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With 30 percent new material, the updated and revised third edition of Growth and Mineral Nutrition of Field Crops covers all aspects of crop growth and mineral nutrition that contribute to sustainable, high-yield agriculture. Bringing together international scientific knowledge of crop production and the impacts of agriculture on the environment, this book:
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One summer during my college years, my best friend, Jim Rutherford, and I were Good Humor men. Actually, we weren’t. We shared an ice-cream truck—a white Econoline van, which overheated three to 14 times daily—that belonged to an ice-cream company in Columbus, Ohio. The deal was that the company temporarily gave us the van, and all we had to do in return was buy all our ice cream from them and pay for fuel and 50 gallons of Prestone.
Jim would drive one day; I would drive the next. It was brutal. You had to buy and load your ice cream in the morning, then start selling it just before lunch, as kids were becoming hungry. Then came a relentless thermal grind until sunset—9 p.m., earliest, a day filled with the clanging of a bell mounted on the left A-pillar. If we rang the bell at dinnertime, we’d reliably enrage one or two parents, who’d charge all purple-faced at the truck, bellowing like elephants.
When we first got our truck, it was a mess—greasy, sticky, and emitting the fetid funk of sour milk, raw fuel, scorched oil, and what I think was cat urine. We spent a day cleaning it, and sales picked up.
Business lesson: Invest in your appearance so buyers will think you’re serious.
Jim and I stocked the van’s freezer with any of 20-some ice-cream delicacies. Our choice. At first, I invested heavily in ice-milk confections because they were cheap. Big mistake. Children are less easily tricked than you’d think.
Business lesson: Know your customers.
Jim and I were partners and thus shared unexpected expenses—towing charges, for instance, plus various tickets for dealing milk products in no-parking zones.
Business lesson: When you have to share profits—like, say, with Daimler or with Fiat—you have to work twice as hard.
Another hidden expense was dry ice, which we had to purchase to cool the freezer. Buy too little and your “Tin Roof in a Cup” becomes “Gray Puddle in a Cup.” Buy too much and the ice ends up cooling nothing, uselessly evaporating overnight.
Business lesson: Always be on the lookout for new suppliers. Also, just-in-time deliveries really do work.
At the ice-cream company, the owner erected a sign on which his drivers were ranked according to their sales. Every week, the last-place listing read, “Phillips & Rutherford.”
Business lesson: It’s hard to motivate your employees by humiliating them.
I told the company’s owner, “We’re always last because we have a crap sales route.” Which was true. Our assigned area was the second-richest suburb in Columbus. Big houses, big distance between customers. The route we wanted was a ghetto: dense population, fewer air conditioners, crowds hanging out on the street, less adult supervision, not so many nutritional concerns.
Business lesson: Sell where your customers live, work, and play.
Jim and I independently discovered lucrative sales sites whose locations we didn’t share. Without knowing it, both of us had been setting up in front of an elementary school at 2:50 p.m., in preparation for a sales frenzy as school let out. Unfortunately, we were causing classroom riots for those final 10 minutes. The principal, a woman, came out and berated Jim. He forgot to tell me. The next day, when I showed up at the school, she called the cops. Who called my boss. That week, the last-place listing read, “Phillips & Rutherford & municipal police.”
Business lesson: Be clear with employees about where you’re headed. And if there’s a person who really holds sway with your stockholders, don’t piss her off.
The van’s oil-streaked engine was located beneath a black metal hummock between the front seats. Whenever I stopped to make a sale—like 200 times a day—I had to slide my butt over that engine cover, which eventually nearly parboiled my cheeks.
Business lesson: You can’t have thin skin.
To minimize the chance of my ass catching on fire, I hired a kid, for a couple of hours daily, to ride in back and deal desserts out of the van’s right side, where the big door had been permanently removed. (Today, this would probably be a felony in 48 states.) On the first day, he stole $5. On the second, $10.
Business lesson: Spend a lot of time interviewing potential employees.
My child salesman also secretly lifted his brother into the truck. He hid behind the freezer and consumed Eskimo Pies at the rate of roughly four per minute.
Business lesson: When you’re distracted and the door is wide open, guys named Zarella, Schrempp, Nardelli, Smith, and Kerkorian can walk right in.
Most of our ice cream was mediocre, but a couple of items—the ice-cream sandwiches and the sherbet pop-ups, for instance—were first rate. Still, I don’t think I made more than $200 all summer.
Business lesson: Having just one or two really good cars in your lineup won’t save the day.
We sold two kinds of Drumsticks. One was topped with chocolate and nuts. The other simply held a plain scoop of vanilla, meaning it was technically an ice-cream cone. But on the truck’s flanks, it was advertised as a Drumstick. The fake, cheaper Drumstick would trick kids. Once.
Business lesson: Rebadging the same car is fraught with peril.
After a notably dehydrating 12-hour shift dealing soggy dairy delights to snots, I stopped to refuel the van. Out of the darkness emerged a teenager—a large one—holding a knife. He said, “Give me your money.” I reached into my pocket, which contained maybe $2. “No,” he said. “The money in the truck.” My heart sank. It had been my best day. I reluctantly relinquished the White Owl cigar box that Jim and I used as a cash register. It contained maybe $90 in gross take, all of it in sticky coins that were also gross. I didn’t call the cops because word of the heist would instantly reach my parents, who’d even more instantly deep-six my vending career.
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The AWS Support program just got even better! We have added features, lowered prices, and created a new free support plan that includes immediate access to customer service and technical support for AWS issues, 24 hours a day, 7 days a week, 365 days a year.
Last week, I had a brief twitter discussion with few folks on who can disrupt Amazon, especially considering the rapid pace in which they are innovating in the infrastructure space. I thought I will do a quick post and write down my thoughts.
First on the pricing front
Amazon has quite a bit of leverage on the pricing and they can go further down to expand their market reach. If we look at Amazon’s retail strategy, they will even take a loss to gain market power. Under such circumstances, no other competitor can hit them on the pricing front and win the war. If you noticed the history of AWS’ pricing reduction, you can easily notice that they sense competition much faster and preemptively lower the prices to outsmart the competition. The current reduction in support prices fits the same story line. Even though there is no single player in the IaaS space who could compete effectively with AWS right now, I think this move by Amazon can be seen as a reaction to growing popularity of OpenStack project. Yes, OpenStack is too far behind to emerge as a direct threat to AWS but it has the potential to spawn (well, it is already spawning some) hundreds of smaller service providers whose main differentiation from Amazon will be on the support front. In fact, that is the premise of regional providers from the beginning. I have spoken to many SMBs and ISVs on why they are going to a different provider than Amazon and their response always is that I don’t want to be one of the forum members searching for possible solutions. In fact, an ISV in India went with IBM SmartCloud over AWS just for this reason. Right now Amazon appears to be winning the game even without a proper support system for their services but once OpenStack succeeds in lowering the barrier to entry and more and more smaller service providers get in, it could turn out to be a headache for Amazon. By lowering the prices and introducing a free support plan, Amazon is positioning themselves to fend off any threat from a federated ecosystem of cloud providers.
Who will disrupt AWS?
With Amazon innovating at a rapid pace and not giving room for the competitors to catch up, the natural question arises about who will emerge as a viable threat to Amazon in the market. AWS is several steps ahead of the competition on the innovation front and, at least, one step ahead on the pricing front. How can anyone disrupt a company who is in such an advantageous position? It is quite natural to dismiss any competition to AWS. But I see this in a different context. The OpenStack and CloudStacks of the world will lower the barrier to entry for service providers and help spawn hundreds of service providers, removing any cushion AWS has in terms of their market dominance. The competition will always keep AWS on the edge, pushing them to focus on protecting their turf and slowing down on the innovation front.
PaaS will emerge from the other side and make infrastructure fade away from the limelight. Cable companies and Telcos saw their investments become “dumb pipes” because they were sleeping on the job and not innovating. Unless Amazon shifts its strategy completely, it will see infrastructure become “dumb infrastructure” in spite of its appetite for innovation. A PaaS provider like AppFog (previous CloudAve coverage) could come in and make infrastructure completely irrelevant (I could see Ops people jumping up and down but I request them to understand the nuances in this argument) and disrupt AWS along with other providers. In short, the disruption of AWS (if it happens) will come from the PaaS vendors and not from another infrastructure services provider.
My arguments above could appear more like my hallucinations than reality but it is a plausible explanation based on what I observe in the market and some extrapolations. In a free market system, especially in today’s age where the information asymmetry is much reduced, a dominant leader can trip fast and lead to complete shakeup in the marketplace. If the PaaS players play their cards rights, fend away the FUD and if Amazon stays cocky about infrastructure by dismissing PaaS, there is a chance we will see this disruption in the coming years. Let us wait and see. | <urn:uuid:7d955205-012e-42b9-b8cb-344b036a579b> | CC-MAIN-2013-20 | http://www.cloudave.com/20411/who-will-disrupt-aws/ | 2013-06-20T02:40:02Z | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2013-20/segments/1368710115542/warc/CC-MAIN-20130516131515-00000-ip-10-60-113-184.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.964119 | 913 | null | null | HuggingFaceFW/fineweb |
Fox’s Audience Strategy division, the successor of the network’s diversity department, is launching a new writers program, the Fox Writer’s Intensive. Unlike existing diversity writers programs at TV networks and studios designed to help young minority writers get an entry into the industry, Fox’s initiative targets more experienced writers and is not limited to ethnic minorities but open to any scribes with diverse backgrounds — LGBT, foreign-born, etc. (For newcomers, there will be a separate, entry-level Fox writers program in the fall of 2012). Per the network, the initiative “is designed to nurture experienced writers with diverse voices, backgrounds and life experiences and create a strong pipeline of well-rounded talent for potential staffing as writers, story editors or showrunners on Fox productions.” The program will kick off in February 2012 with an inaugural class of 10 participants who will undergo intensive training under the tutelage of Fox showrunners, screenwriters, directors and creative from TV, feature films and digital entertainment. The four-month curriculum will be focused on 1) developing original material, 2) learning and honing writing skills for multiple mediums, and 3) exploring the business of media and entertainment. Selected writers will have the opportunity to receive feedback and guidance on their scripts through interactive “master classes” and will attend guest-speaker sessions with experienced writers, show runners and directors to discuss case studies of their films and television shows.
At the end of the four months, Fox will select one participant as Fox Writer’s Intensive Fellow, who will get one-on-one meetings with network and studio heads as well as priority staffing opportunities across all Fox divisions. In addition, Fox commits to buying and developing the winning participant’s original submission. As for the others, Fox will also look to staff them, and the company will have first look on their original scripts. “Through the Fox Writer’s Intensive we are, for the first time, actively investing in experienced talent to bridge the gap between the emerging writer and showrunner,” said Nicole A. Bernard, SVP Audience Strategy for The Fox Group.
The deadline for submissions is November 9. Candidates can’t apply directly. They have to be nominated through one of the program’s partnering organizations (list below) or submitted through a talent agency/management company. Candidates must have published/produced material “or other accomplished presentation of their work” in TV, film, literature or theater. For more information, go to www.fox.com/audiencestrategy and click on Fox Writer’s Initiative under the Fox Writers Programs menu. Here is the list of participating organizations:
- Film Independent
- Coalition of Asian Pacifics in Entertainment
- National Association for the Advancement of Colored People
- New York Foundation for the Arts
- Visual Communications
- Writer’s Bootcamp
- National Association of Latino Independent Producers
- Organization of Black Screenwriters
- East West Players
- Women In Film Los Angeles
- Media Access Awards
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Warm your pet without wasting electricity with this energy-efficient heated dog bed. This bed's smart technology activates when your pet lies in it to keep your pet comfortable - for just pennies a day. When plugged in, the bed stays approximately 12 to 15 degrees above ambient air temperature, and when your dog lies on the bed, it warms to a comfortable 102 degrees Fahrenheit. Provides gentle, radiant heat that is especially nice for older, arthritic dogs. Also is a great way to make a drafty room, garage, or basement more cozy and comfortable. Luxurious microfiber suede cover is quilted on one side, smooth on the other. Soft plush filling surrounds the double-sealed heating element. Cover is removable and washable. Plugs into any household outlet. Small and medium Thermo-Beds run on 6 watts. Large Thermo-Bed runs on 13 watts. MET-Listed. Durable 5-1/2 foot cord. For indoor use only. Sorry personalization not available. Please specify color.
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This is a re-post that seemed just perfect for a day when it’s cold even in Texas. The original ran on January 4, 2009. Enjoy!
Last September I had the good fortune to sit next to a woman named Nancy Aronie at an animal communication workshop I was attending. I say good fortune because Nancy is an absolutely fabulous woman. She’s a wonderful writer and gives a very famous workshop on the Vineyard called Writing from the Heart. Everyone at the workshop we were attending had to go around the room and introduce themselves and Nancy laughed deeply and wept openlyin the same sentence. She is brilliant, and brimming over with life, and, lucky for me, she is freezing all the time.
Lucky for me, because the other reason I was so fortunate to be sitting next to Nancy was that she brought a hot water bottle with her to the workshop. Turns out she takes it everywhere she goes to keep her warm. During a break in the morning session Nancy refilled her water bottle from the tea kettle. At first I thought the whole thing was kind of bizarre, but when she stuck it in between us on the couch, I was instantly converted. “You’ll have to get one,” Nancy said. To which I replied, ”Nancy, I am 38-years-old. I cannot start carrying a hot water bottle around with me.”
Which turned out to be totally untrue. Even as I write this I have my trusty hot water bottle by my side, keeping me toasty. Oh, I don’t carry it around with me. Not out of the house anyway. Unless I’m going up to Patrick’s parent’s house across the street. Or for a long car ride. Or to the movies. Not that we ever go to the movies, but if we did, I’d take my hot water bottle with me.
The only problem with the hot water bottle is that I can’t take it with me when I’m doing chores outside cause you have to hold it. I actually considered getting one of those baby slings to hold it in place against my chest while I’m feeding or working the livestock but it seemed kind of impractical.
The thing is, I am cold all the time. Well, not all the time. I’m warmish from May through September. But winters in the Northeast kick my ass. I hate being cold, and as a result, I dread doing all of the everyday tasks that I so enjoy doing when it’s warm.
And, if I may be frank with you, (and I think I can speak frankly with you) the worst thing in the world is when my breasts get cold. It’s beyond uncomfortable- it’s painful. And, short of taking a hot shower, I find it very, very difficult to recover from cold breasts.
Until today that is. Today, I came up with the idea for which I will become famous. Forget the whole “started the first Fiber CSA” business. If and when my obit appears in the New York Times, it will be because of the discovery I made at 2:30 p.m. on Sunday, January 4th.
And it never would have occurred to me to share this particular piece of awesome if Patrick, upon hearing the news of my miraculous invention, hadn’t groaned and said “I can’t wait the hear what the blog readers think of this!” That’s when I realized it would be wrong for me to keep this discovery to myself. As wrong as wrong can be.
I was getting ready to go out and work sheep and goats with Patrick and Erin this afternoon. “Working” livestock means trimming hooves, worming and delousing all the animals in a particular pen and it. takes. for. ever. Like hours. Outside. In the cold. As usual, I was dragging my feet and stalling because I was already cold, and I really didn’t want my boobs to get any colder or more painful. So right before I left the house, I grabbed two of those “Hot Hands” hand warmers from the kitchen drawer. You know, those little packets that you shake up to cause some kind of chemical reaction and then stick in your gloves? Only I stuck them in my bra. And it was magic, my friends.
I worked outside for two hours without getting cold. At all. I don’t think it’s overstating it to say that this may very well have changed my life.
I think ya’ll know me well enough to know that I don’t regularly talk about my breasts in public, and I truly hope I haven’t offended anyone with my immodesty, but if even one of you suffers from the distress of cold breasts and is helped by my discovery, it will all be worth it.
We happened to have bought a whole passel of hand warmers for our Solstice party, and I think they cost around $2 a dozen at Walmart. Of course it means having to step foot in Walmart- an errand I put right up there with being water boarded- but believe me my friends, it will be worth it. | <urn:uuid:44757524-206f-4024-9ac8-83e17c6701f8> | CC-MAIN-2013-20 | http://www.fiberfarm.com/2012/12/with-apologies-to-my-male-readership-2 | 2013-06-20T02:47:23Z | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2013-20/segments/1368710115542/warc/CC-MAIN-20130516131515-00000-ip-10-60-113-184.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.973116 | 1,111 | null | null | HuggingFaceFW/fineweb |
I thought of a great way to celebrate my Finnish heritage at home. I'm going to look into opening a chain of strip clubs, and I'll call them Lapland!!!
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After covering the grand opening of Microsoft’s first Seattle store last week, I got a chance to stop by the University Village location on Sunday afternoon to see what the scene was like post-hoopla.
In short, it was impressive. With its bright colors and wraparound video screens, the Microsoft Store felt vibrant and alive. Granted, it was the opening weekend, but people were packed into the store so tightly that it was hard to maneuver at times. That’s the kind of problem that every retailer wants.
Actually, what every retailer really wants is crowds of people buying its products.
Across the parking lot at University Village, the newly remodeled Apple Store was just as full as the Microsoft Store yesterday afternoon. The lighting at the Apple Store was more subdued, but as I walked through, I realized that I was able to better focus on the iPads and Macs on the tables, without being distracted by the store itself.
In contrast, the Microsoft Store had more of a carnival atmosphere. It wasn’t just the bright colors and enthusiastic employees, but also the wider array of products. You pretty much know what you’re going to see at an Apple Store — iPad, iPhone, Mac, etc. — but there’s an element of surprise as you walk through a Microsoft store, seeing which PCs and devices the company has decided to spotlight.
Walking through the Microsoft store also underscored how important the Xbox 360 has become in Microsoft’s quest to connect with consumers. Kinect games were clearly a huge draw, and there was a line to play Fruit Ninja on the big screen in the back of the store.
Of course, the Apple Store also had a line — about a dozen people lined up near the entrance, hoping that the iPhone 4S supplies would hold out long enough for them to get one.
For all the interest in Kinect, the Microsoft store was missing that sense of raw desire for a product so central to our lives. That’s where Apple still seems to have the upper hand, at least for now.
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No doubt you've all seen the latest TCL promo
- Broadband 60Gb for the 10Gb price
- Free wireless modem
- Free standard broadband connection
All for the small price of $82.00 a month, on a 12 month contract.
Ok, this is only for new HomePlan customers.
Meanwhile, customer's such as myself on the inHome network get.....Zip, zero, zilch, centre of a donut, nought, sweet...well, you get the idea.
Come on TCL, how about throwing you're existing customers a little love? Data cap increases maybe?
Honestly, at the moment the only things keeping me with TCL is the fact we've got so many different services running through the paradise.net.nz email addy (had this email for probably close to 8 years from back in the days of $10 for 150 hours of dialup) I haven't had a chance to make a list!!
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Colorado Springs man sentenced to federal prison for armed robbery and possession of a firearm during a crime of violence
DENVER – Joshua Bodean Smith, age 22, of Colorado Springs, was sentenced today by U.S. District Court Judge Christine M. Arguello to serve 483 months (40 years and 3 months) followed by 8 years of supervised release for two counts of armed robbery (Hobbs Act) and two counts of possession of a firearm during a crime of violence, United States Attorney John Walsh and FBI Denver Special Agent in Charge James Yacone announced. Smith, who appeared at the hearing in custody, was also ordered to pay $895 in restitution to the two victims of his crime.
Smith was charged by Criminal Complaint on November 16, 2010. He was indicted by a federal grand jury on December 13, 2010. On November 21, 2012, the defendant was found guilty following a two week trial of the robbery (Hobbs Act) and gun charges. Smith was sentenced today, February 22, 2013.
According to the indictment, and facts presented at trial, on August 31, 2010 Smith, robbed a Cricket Communication Store located on South Nevada Avenue in Colorado Springs, Colorado. He used a firearm in relation to that crime of violence. On October 11, 2010, Smith robbed a Burger King restaurant on base within Fort Carson. He used a firearm during the commission of that crime of violence as well.
This case was investigated by the Federal Bureau of Investigation, the Colorado Springs Police Department and the Army Criminal Investigation Division at Fort Carson.
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Willie Brown Pied (1998) Biotic Baking Brigade
Mayor Willie Brown is hit with 3 pies by activists of the Biotic Baking Brigade at a "Clean-up" event in Bayview/Hunter's Point.
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TALLAHASSEE -- Property insurance reform was nowhere to be found among Gov. Rick Scotts legislative priorities during this years lawmaking session in Tallahassee.
But even as Scott pushed publicly for lawmakers to pass bills on car insurance reform, job creation incentives and education funding, he was working behind the scenes on another significant project: A massive overhaul of Citizens Property Insurance Corp.
The goal? Shrink Citizens drastically without involving the Legislature, which historically has set policy guidelines for the state-run insurer.
We have to have real solutions, and I, along with everybody else up here, we expect the Citizens board to find them, Scott told then-Citizens president Scott Wallace during a meeting of the Florida Cabinet last November.
Wallace had told Scott and other members of the Cabinet that Citizens would need guidance from the Legislature in order to make major headwinds. Scott did not address the request, instead telling Wallace and the board to solve the problem by June of next year before the next hurricane season.
Wallace resigned a month later, and was replaced by Tom Grady, Scotts neighbor and political ally.
In the months since that tense meeting and Gradys appointment, Citizens eight-member board has intensified an unprecedented campaign to remake the state-owned insurer in ways typically reserved for the Legislature. For homeowners, it has meant drastic rate hikes, reduced coverage and a rapidly changing insurance marketplace. The insurer recently unveiled and ultimately abandoned a plan to unilaterally stop applying the Legislatures 10-percent cap on rate increases to new customers.
Grady who supported the plan despite sigificant public outcry was forced out by the board in June.
To comply with their marching orders from Tallahassee, the board is looking for any way possible to raise rates that they can without going before the Legislature, said Sen. Mike Fasano, R-New Port Richey, implying that the governors office is directing Citizens from behind the scenes. Theyve gone way beyond what they should be dealing with.
Scott did not respond to a request for comment.
Aside from Fasano and a few other elected officials, most lawmakers have remained on the sidelines as the Citizens board has taken on more responsibility and pushed insurance costs higher.
The governors decision to reform Citizens without involving the Legislature reflects many of the political realities of governing in Florida during an election year.
Several lawmakers in Scotts own party particularly in South Florida have openly disagreed with the governor and other Republicans over property insurance, a contentious pocketbook issue for voters.
Despite an overwhelming Republican majority in the Florida Legislature, lawmakers have had a hard time reaching a consensus on property insurance reform, which many see as a political minefield in an election year.
In some parts of the state, voting to raise Citizens insurance rates can be tantamount to political suicide, and several candidates for office are already facing negative campaign ads highlighting their insurance-related votes.
In the Tampa area, a political group has sent out mailers bashing Rep. Jeff Brandes, R-St. Petersburg, for a vote he cast in favor of a controversial bill to allow unregulated companies to take over Citizens policies. | <urn:uuid:41eeaecf-3ee5-4852-9f49-aed484e09bc9> | CC-MAIN-2013-20 | http://www.miamiherald.com/2012/08/12/2949079/florida-legislature-turns-blind.html | 2013-06-20T02:32:44Z | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2013-20/segments/1368710115542/warc/CC-MAIN-20130516131515-00000-ip-10-60-113-184.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.96528 | 639 | null | null | HuggingFaceFW/fineweb |
A Harvard Law School grad who put his dreams on hold to serve in Iraq and Afghanistan could be the Republican Party’s next rising star.
Tom Cotton is widely expected to beat Democrat Harmon “Gene” Jeffress, a longtime state legislator, in the race to represent Arkansas’ 4th congressional district in the U.S. House of Representatives. The seat is currently held by Democrat Mike Ross, who is not seeking re-election.
A Talk Business/Hendrix College poll in late September gave Cotton a whopping 51 percent support, compared to 22 percent for Jeffress. The Libertarian and Green Party candidates polled in the single digits.
|Tom Cotton (AP Photo)
The Daily Caller has already dubbed the 35-year-old Cotton “future Congressman Awesome.” Brought up on his family’s cattle farm in southern Arkansas, Cotton attended Harvard College and Harvard Law School.
The 9/11 terror attacks, which occurred during his third year of law school, got him thinking about serving in the military. Although he didn’t enlist right away, he ultimately joined the Army Rangers and served in both Iraq and Afghanistan. He earned a Bronze Star and a Combat Infantryman Badge.
Jeffress, who turns 64 on Oct. 18, is a former teacher who bills himself as “an average Arkansan” on his campaign website. He served in the Arkansas House of Representatives from 1999 to 2002, then became a member of the state Senate in 2003. He has a brother serving in the state Senate.
But Cotton is definitely the candidate with momentum. He has been endorsed by the Arkansas Democrat-Gazette, the state’s largest newspaper, as well as Sen. John McCain of Arizona and former Rep. Jay Dickey of Arkansas. He’s gotten thumbs-up from the Tea Party Express, the National Rifle Association and several other gun-rights and veterans groups.
“Tom Cotton is exactly the kind of conservative we need in Washington, D.C.,” Tea Party Express Chairwoman Amy Kremer said in making the endorsement. “Tom Cotton has shown extraordinary commitment to serve and defend the Constitution through his service to our country in the Army. He is a true leader in ever sense of the word.”
Jeffress has been endorsed by the state’s largest union, the Arkansas AFL-CIO.
When it comes to fundraising, Cotton has a distinct advantage. He has raised $1.4 million, compared to $83,000 for Jeffress, according to the Center for Responsive Politics.
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Samsung SGH-E900 review
One gadget after the other is being launched on the mobile imaging market. Some are stylish, whereas others are more technologically advanced. For years now, Samsung has had a reputation for knowing how to produce mobile phones that combine function and style as well as being interesting gadgets. It all began in 1938 when Samsung started out as a Korean supermarket that grew to become Korea's biggest foodstuffs supplier and a construction company after the end of the Korean War. Samsung started producing household equipment, televisions and radios in the 1960s and by the 1980s, it was the leading producer of portable TV's. In 1993, Samsung launched its first ultra light mobile telephone. At 100 grams, the Samsung SH700 was way ahead of its time. Meanwhile, the company had grown into a global enterprise doing business in over 58 countries. Samsung is the only Korean brand in the Top 100 Global Brands. Samsung Electronics is the second largest provider of mobile telephones in the Benelux.
Samsung SGH E900 - Gadget phone
Gadget lovers will fall hard for the Samsung SGH-E900, but this phone is more than just a simple gadget. Its defining features are its functionality, cool appearance, pressure sensitive keys and 2 Megapixel digital camera. The Samsung E900 may just be the coolest mobile telephone of the year. It's too soon to say, but what we can state with certainty is that Samsung is currently one of the most popular brands on the mobile telephone market and it's gaining an ever great share of the market. When we saw the Samsung SGH-E900's specifications, we had to conclude that Samsung has taken another great leap forward. It is as if they have taken all the best features from slide phones and improved on them.
Samsung E-900 - Attractive design
The Samsung E900 is an attractively designed mobile telephone. Whenever it is folded shut, it is a simple, black shiny phone with a few silver and anthracite accents here and there. This gives the Samsung E900 a sophisticated, high quality look. As well as having a great design, the Samsung E900 is also technologically advanced. First of all, the E900 has a clear QVGA TFT screen with 260,000 colours, 64 polyphonic ring tones, a 2 Megapixel camera and a MP3 player. The Samsung E 900 is a business telephone and gadget telephone rolled into one in a cool combination of style and functionality.
Samsung E900 - Weight & Battery
With measurements of 9.3 x 4.5 x 1.7 cm, and weighing only 93 grams including battery and sim card, the Samsung SGH-E900 is a thin, light telephone. It fits snugly into your pocket and is easy to take along with you. I used the SGH-E900 for three days during the trial without having to recharge it once. This entailed normal use, without excessive amounts of phoning. I activated various functions on the Samsung E900 regularly. The Samsung SGH-E900 lets you know when the battery is almost empty with an acoustic signal and if the battery becomes too weak, it switches off automatically. Recharging the Samsung E900 is pretty quick; after an hour the battery is fully charged and the telephone is ready to go again.
Samsung SGH-E900 - Memory & MP3 player
The E900 telephone has an internal memory of 80MB, allowing you to save telephone numbers, MP3 music, films and photos made with the digital camera. The Samsung SGH-E900's internal memory can be extended with the microSD memory card, that when used together with the supplied headphone, lets you use the phone as a real MP3 player. The microSD memory cards are based on SanDisk's earlier TransFlash format and come from SanDisk. Its maximum storage capacity is 2GB. When the MP3 player is activated, lights and three extra pressure sensitive keys light up: play/pause, next and previous song. The MP3 player turns itself off automatically if the phone goes, so that you can take the call.
Samsung SGH E-900 phone - Operation
The Samsung SGH-E900 is quick and easy to operate as all its keys are a good size and easy to use. The navigation and the confirmation keys in the middle of the phone that can be used to navigate the Samsung SHG-E900's menu are particularly handy. One push in the middle of the navigation key confirms a menu item. On the left of the phone is a volume key that can adjust the volume of both the ring tone and your conversation, but it is also handy for leafing through a long text message. Finally, there is a key for activating the MP3 player and digital camera on the right side of the Samsung SGH E900. The on/off switch is also on the right side.
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Lew mischaracterizes budget process
White House chief of staff Jack Lew made some puzzling comments Sunday about the congressional budget process that have critics steaming. Speaking about the fact that Congress hasn't passed a budget in over three years, Lew put the blame on the Senate filibuster and Republican obstruction.
"We also need to be honest. You can’t pass a budget in the Senate of the United States without 60 votes and you can’t get 60 votes without bipartisan support. So unless Republicans are willing to work with Democrats in the Senate, Harry Reid is not going to be able to get a budget passed,” Lew said on CNN's "State of the Union."
But the problem with his statement is that it's simply not true, as the Washington Post's Glenn Kessler explains:
That said, Lew is completely wrong when he claims that 60 votes are needed to “pass a budget in the Senate.” As he well knows, a budget resolution is one of the few things that are not subject to a filibuster. In fact, that is one reason why a bill based on reconciliation instructions cannot be filibustered.
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The Upper West Side has New York City's largest most rat-ridden neighborhood for two years running, city data shows.
In 2012, residents of the wealthy Manhattan neighborhood filed more than 1,183 "rodent complaints" with the city's 311 hotline, the New York Post reported.
"This is out of control. They are big, fat and are well fed -- and they are getting smarter," said James Johnson, 24, a cook in the neighborhood. "[Upper West Siders] pay a lot of rent, and the rats are living for free."
The neighborhood with the second most complaints was Brooklyn's Bushwick, where residents lodged 965 complaints.
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Ed, my husband and I own a Ericson 38-200. You may want your wife to keep her nails very short. I really have a hard time on our boat once the winds hit 15 knots. I've only been sailing for the past three years and I can honestly say I've gotten better with the sensation, but in my opinion the Ericson is tender and heels a lot. I also know that we should reef more and the sails that we often use are too big.
She is a wonderful vessel; there is no denying her quality throughout. Please feel free to contact me with any questions you may have. I will be happy to forward them on to my husband who may have some valuable advice and or different opinions than mine. There is a very helpful group on "Ericsonyachts.org" | <urn:uuid:0f29b864-9d44-4c1a-975c-10c2f440bd1c> | CC-MAIN-2013-20 | http://www.sailnet.com/forums/339387-post8.html | 2013-06-20T02:48:09Z | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2013-20/segments/1368710115542/warc/CC-MAIN-20130516131515-00000-ip-10-60-113-184.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.973411 | 168 | null | null | HuggingFaceFW/fineweb |
Leith has for centuries acted as the port of Edinburgh and remains one of Scotland's larger ports. The modern harbour is located in South Leith, with distinctive break-waters enclosing its entrance to the northwest.
The original harbour, which dates back to the 14th C., was a simple anchorage at the mouth of the Water of Leith. Docks were constructed from the early 17th C, but these suffered encroachment by sand bars. John Rennie (1761 - 1821) identified a lack of deep water and was asked to propose a scheme to overcome the problems. His docks, which lay to the west of the river, were begun in 1800. The original gateway is preserved in Dock Place, beside the Leith Customs House, although the docks here, which were built c.1852 are now ornaments within the redeveloped Victoria Quay complex. Following Victoria, came the Albert and Imperial docks built through until c.1880. To the east, the Edinburgh Dock was completed in 1881. Beginning in 1936, a vast area of deep water, which lay to the west towards Newhaven, was enclosed by immense break-waters to create the Western Harbour, completed 1943.
By 1948 Leith was importing nearly a quarter-million tons of grain per annum, with grain-handling facilities on the Imperial Dock and Western Harbour. While Rank-Hovis's Caledonia Mills on the Western Harbour were demolished in 2004, some grain handling facilities remain including Chancelot Mills also on the Western Harbour (built 1954) and the immense B-listed Imperial Dock Grain Elevator (built 1933-34, extended 1957-58 and again in the 1960s). A deep-water lock was built across the harbour entrance in 1968.
Redevelopment from the early 1990s, which claims to have resulted in the largest waterfront development in Europe, includes the Scottish Executive building at Victoria Quay, desirable residential dwellings, retail and leisure facilities, including the Ocean Terminal complex, which incorporates the permanent berth of the Royal Yacht Britannia. Half of the Western Harbour was in-filled to create the land. Amongst these developments are the Victoria Swing Bridge and the Albert Dock, which is at least partly ornamental, with new office developments on its southern margin, although a hydraulic crane, which was the first in Scotland, survives at its eastern end. | <urn:uuid:1686cf78-8185-4efe-8dd4-ce2765e49433> | CC-MAIN-2013-20 | http://www.scottish-places.info/features/featurefirst7845.html | 2013-06-20T02:40:31Z | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2013-20/segments/1368710115542/warc/CC-MAIN-20130516131515-00000-ip-10-60-113-184.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.976137 | 484 | null | null | HuggingFaceFW/fineweb |
Early Childhood Center
The Child Care Center (C.C.C.) has two main goals. One goal is to provide teachers-in-training with practical experience, observing, interacting with and teaching children as part of a Bachelor of Education degree program. Another goal is to provide the most up-to-date program and facilities available for the education of young children. These two goals intertwine and are mutually supportive.
The Philosophy of the Center
Children’s early learning experiences have a profound effect on their development. In early childhood, children’s receptivity to new influences and capacity to learn are at their peak. During this period, they acquire a variety of important skills, knowledge and attitudes that will affect their ability to learn, their personal development, their relationships with others, and their future participation in society. The learning they do at the Child Care Center provides the basis for the acquisition of literacy, mathematics and science skills and prepares them for successful learning experiences in later grades. Our teachers provide constructive and consistent learning experiences that will build students’ confidence encourage them to continue to see learning as both enjoyable and useful, and provide a strong foundation for their future intellectual, physical, social and moral development.
The Program and Curriculum
The C.C.C. offers a bilingual program in both Arabic and English, where concepts and skills are not learned in isolation. Children’s challenges are integrated into meaningful experiences, which relate to their real world. Children make natural connections between what they are learning and what they already know. Learning is easier when they see patterns and relationships between what they know and what they seek to understand. They can thus; more easily make links to the real world. However these types of linkages can be greatly enhanced through guided learning situations. At the C.C.C., the program provides an integrated curriculum where the traditional subject areas and timetables are merged.
The curriculum is highlighted by learning outcomes for each subject component. Continuous, formative assessment tracks each student’s achievement through rubric levels associated with these subject components. Progress reports indicate student’s strengths and weaknesses supported by anecdotal comments. | <urn:uuid:fcac146b-874e-47ca-8a97-1cb4d326bba8> | CC-MAIN-2013-20 | http://www.squ.edu.om/tabid/6933/language/en-US/Default.aspx | 2013-06-20T02:46:15Z | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2013-20/segments/1368710115542/warc/CC-MAIN-20130516131515-00000-ip-10-60-113-184.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.961781 | 436 | null | null | HuggingFaceFW/fineweb |
I am an Ultra-Conservative, Alpha-Male, True Authentic Leader, Type "C" Personality, who is very active in my community; whether it is donating time, clothes or money for Project Concern or going to Common Council meetings and voicing my opinions. As a blogger, I intend to provide a different viewpoint "The way I see it!" on various world, national and local issues with a few helpful tips & tidbits sprinkled in.
Wal-Mart wants suppliers to cut greenhouse gas emissions
Wal-Mart Stores (WMT), the world's largest retailer, says it wants its suppliers to eliminate 20 million metric tons of greenhouse gas emissions by the end of 2015.
The discounter's push for what it says is the equivalent of taking 3.8 million cars off the road for a year goes beyond its effort to reduce its own emissions by designing more energy-efficient stores and taking other steps.
Wal-Mart is collaborating with the Environmental Defense Fund and other environmental experts to measure reduction. It said it won't force suppliers to make changes but will work with them to reduce both emissions and costs.
Source and Fully Story: USA Today
Wal-Mart gets a taste of its own medicine
Giant retailer posts decline at existing stores, sees challenging quarter
After nearly 50 years of hammering competitors with discounts, Wal-Mart is getting a taste of its own medicine.
The world's largest retailer has seen sales at its
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If you are flipping through the pages of your Atlas and you find a few pages missing then we know just where you need to look. D!REKTRECYCLING has taken the approach to recycle pages from Atlases and other maps to make envelopes.
While these maps may not help the postman to find out where you live, they will certainly help the environment. The envelopes from outside look like any other normal one you would have seen but open it up and you come face to face with a map.
D!REKTRECYCLING has been using post-consumer content, surplus maps to fuel its envelope making fetish. It also claims that this direct method of recycling saves 100% of water, bleaching agents, binding agents, and fresh wood fibers, and more than 95% energy making it the ultimate green office supplies
Recycled Map Envelopes
4,810 clicks in 268 w
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The part of a glasses frame that bends down to secure the glasses around the ear.
Morpheus' sunglasses in The Matrix are notable not only because they lack geek handles, but because they lack frames altogether.
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Tag Archives: Brent Ashe
Thu, Oct 06, 2011 | 03:21 BST
As Ezio faces his last stand with Assassin’s Creed: Revelations next month, Ubisoft Montreal’s Brent Ashe and Raphael Lacoste talk to Johnny Cullen about where the series will go next.
Fri, Jun 17, 2011 | 19:17 BST
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I have bought a 3/8" and a 1/2". they are by far the biggest improvement in my
delta 14" saw. they cut far smoother and faster then any other sawblade I have
tried. including lennex bi-metal blades and timberwolf's blades.
I have cut lots of the worst woods. lignum vitae ebony IPE teak cocobolo with
no problems. I have resawn 4" LV with the 3/8" blade. the price for the 3/8"
is 113.00 locally and the 1/2" is 99.00
But there are some problems. I cut a lot of 5/4 white oak into wedges. I resaw
it at 10 degrees. usually one wedge is too thick (later after the problem I
figured out I can just use a longer piece) so I have to resaw off about 1/8"
or so off. I have had some big problems doing this with the carbide blades.
the blade will grab the wood and jam. the first blade I had bent a little bit
the first time. and worse the second time. The store replaced it. I was
thinking it was the gap in the throat plate. so I went and got some zero
clearance throat plates. Well I tired it on the second 3/8" blade. the result
was pretty bad. the throat plate shattered (it was some kind of plastic) and
the blade was really bent and behind the back guide. bent on edge. it was
sunday so I was stuck with it. I hammered the back to see if I could get it
back inline. got it done ok. good enough to use. though the cut was ragged.
These blades like to grab. You have to make sure the wood is firm against the
fence. and sometimes when the saw is bogging down they will grab.
I got the 1/2" to replace the bent 3/8" it has a bad weld. the blade is not
lined up so part of the blade is a little forward. it does not cut lean and
grabbed in some cocobolo locking tight.
These are great blades. but you have to be careful with them. don't try to
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A wraparound porch and a central gable with a half-circle window give this stylish country home a warm appeal. A two-story foyer bordered by a powder room leads to the formal living/dining room where French doors opening onto the backyard terrace flank the handsome fireplace. The adjacent family room accessing the rear terrace through sliding glass doors flows into the large country kitchen where a charming bayed breakfast nook overlooks the home's front porch. Upstairs the master suite features a tray ceiling and private bath with dual sinks a whilpool tub and a separate shower while two additional bedrooms share a second full bath. Learn More
Delightful details color this farmhouse-style home. A covered porch a bay window and dormers add interesting touches. Inside the vaulted foyer divides the first-floor plan into formal and informal areas. A living room with its fireplace and attached dining room are on the left; a family room is on the right. Three bedrooms are contained on the second floor. The master bedroom features a walk-in closet and a private bath with a shower. Learn More
Contemporary two-story farmhouse with large vaulted living room.
Dining room is fully open to living room and kitchen has patio access.
Den off of foyer could be a home office; owners' suite on main floor.
Fish-scale siding and a covered porch with graceful arched woodwork provide stunning curb appeal for this three-bedroom home. The vaulted foyer is brightened by a distinctive second-story bay and spills into the living room and adjoining dining room. These formal areas are graced by a vaulted ceiling and share the warmth of the fireplace in the living room. Optional buffet space is available in the dining room. The country kitchen offers a preparation area. Learn More
Economical plan is perfect for a narrow lot. Country kitchen has extra storage under the stairs. 2 bedrooms & a loft tuck under the roof. Craftsman elevation featured shows optional dormers.
The exterior is full of farmhouse flavor while the interior (1763 sq. ft.) cultivates contemporary comfort. The dining room with bay window and soaring ceiling overlooks the front porch. The living room features a wood-burning stove and entry to the huge outdoor deck. The kitchen overlooks both the deck and breakfast room. A powder room is positioned for the convenience of family and guests. The second story master bedroom spreads from front to back of the house. A shower stall double sinks and walk-in closet complete the master bath. A front dormer nurtures Bedroom #2 while #3 flourishes in a bright space on the other side of the shared bath | <urn:uuid:5db35e76-fed1-4bdd-8ed7-fe3c22fda3b1> | CC-MAIN-2013-20 | http://amazingplans.com/styles/farmhouse.html?mode=list&plan_foundation=4573&plan_garage_stalls=86&plan_levels=97 | 2013-05-21T02:21:45Z | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2013-20/segments/1368699632815/warc/CC-MAIN-20130516102032-00000-ip-10-60-113-184.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.923157 | 549 | null | null | HuggingFaceFW/fineweb |
saturday morning stuff
Yippee! It's snowing like a bastard, AGAIN! Someone just drug me and wake me up when there's some color outside besides white and gray.
Note 1: If for some reason you are still using my Yahoo email address, don't. I went in there today for the first time in months and deleted 4,325 pieces of mail. Use the contact address in my left sidebar, please.
Note 2: The Voices Project is gone. For now. All the files have been removed from ASV and will, eventually, be put in a nicer, more fitting home. For now, if you are linking to the Voices project, the link will go nowhere. I'll make an announcement when the permanent home of Voices goes up. But it won't be for a while. It's purposely on the back burner.
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The Summer Camp at Somerset School of Dance is extending the age range this year and will be welcoming students between five and 12 years old.
The students will be divided into groups from junior to senior, allowing them to teach the dance classes more efficiently and provide the Senior students with more challenging/technical dance classes.
The camp will include activities such as ballet, jazz, arts and crafts, musical theatre, drama, singing and stage hair and makeup, and will be held at their Berkeley Road studio in Hamilton.
The camp session runs for two weeks and will be offered from Monday, July 2 until Friday, July 13, Monday to Friday from 9 a.m. until 2 p.m. with the studio opening at 8.45 a.m. for drop offs.
If there is sufficient interest, after-camp care will be offered until 5 p.m. at an additional cost of $30 for three hours or $15 per single hour.
The cost of camp is $500 for the two-week session with a deposit of $200 required upon registration and the remaining balance due by June 25. For more information, contact Mrs. Jayne on 292-0446 or by email at email@example.com
- Videos: ‘Nutcracker’ Dance Show
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- CKC Spotlight Performing Arts Summer Camp
- Music Video: Warwick Academy ‘Lip Dub’
- Upcoming: Special Needs Reception
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Deciding to seek permanent birth control
is a major decision. Women can choose between a tubal ligation
-- surgery that closes off the fallopian tubes (also known as having your tubes tied) or Essure
, a non-surgical permanent birth control procedure. If you’ve already decided that permanent sterilization is the way to go, the Essure procedure may be the right choice for you.
The Essure Procedure:
FDA-approved in 2002, the Essure permanent birth control procedure consists of the insertion of two small metal springs (known as micro-inserts). There are no incisions as the micro-inserts are placed in each fallopian tube through the cervix. Scar tissue will then grow around the coil implants -- it takes about three months for the scar tissue to permanently block the tubes. The Essure procedure is performed in a doctor’s office, without surgery or general anesthesia, and doesn’t require an overnight stay. After three months, a hysterosalpingogram test
will be performed by your doctor to confirm that the micro-inserts are properly placed and that the fallopian tubes are fully blocked (so you will need to use a back-up birth control method
during this time).
Making the Decision to Seek Essure:
Reading about other women’s stories as well as their decision-making process can assist you in clarifying your own thoughts about seeking Essure
. Celebrities like US Olympic skier, Picabo Street
had the Essure procedure in December 2009; and the original Bachelorette, Trista Sutter underwent the Essure procedure on July 29, 2009. Since deciding upon this method of permanent sterilization, Trista has been openly discussing her Essure decision – this way, more women can be informed about this non-surgical, permanent birth control option.
Trista Sutter Announces Her Essure Decision:
Trista Sutter is one of reality television’s most memorable stars. First, we all watched as she got her heart broken, coming in second place, on the first episode of The Bachelor. She recovered and came back to try her luck in love again as the original Bachelorette. This is where we watched her and Ryan Sutter meet and fall in love, and then we got to witness their marriage on TV in 2003. On July 26, 2007, Trista and Ryan welcomed their first child, Maxwell Alston Sutter. They were blessed again when Trista gave birth to Blakesley Grace on April 3, 2009. Later that month, Trista decided to publicly announce her decision to seek the Essure permanent birth control method.
How Trista’s Essure Decision Began:
Trista and Ryan Sutter had both decided that their family would be complete after the arrival of their second child. Trista knew that she no longer wanted to use the pill
and didn’t want to worry about an unplanned pregnancy
. She explains, "I took the pill for a very long time, but now with baby brain and mommy brain, I can’t even imagine having to take a pill
everyday. That, in itself, scared me."
During her pregnancy with Blakesley, Trista expressed to her doctor that she was thinking about undergoing a tubal ligation after the delivery. Trista thought that this would be a good time to undergo a tubal because she was planning to deliver her second baby via Cesarean section. Often times, a laparotomy procedure (open tubal ligation) is performed right after some other type of unrelated abdominal surgery (like a C-section). Yet, after discussing her possible birth control options with her doctor, Trista decided that the Essure procedure was an even better solution for her.
Trista’s Decision to Seek a Permanent Birth Control Method:
According to Trista, "Before Ryan and I got married, we talked about how many kids we wanted and two just seemed like a good number for us." Trista had endured years of infertility, so she was thrilled to become pregnant with Max and was ecstatic when Blakesley made her début. Though she is extremely thankful for her children, Trista felt that “two is enough.” Trista and Ryan’s decision that their family was complete was also based in part on the notion that Trista was an only child and Ryan is one of two, so having two children just "seemed like a good fit."
Trista also explains that she had tough pregnancies, "I was nauseous for months, had preeclampsia, dehydration... and [was about to] turn 37 in a month, and I don’t want to push my luck." So, Trista shares, "Now that we have the two healthy children we always dreamed of, Ryan and I have decided that our family is the perfect size, and we want to devote our time and energy to them."
It is important that a woman discuss this decision with her partner as Essure cannot be reversed. Like Trista, you need to carefully consider whether or not permanent sterilization is the best method for you. Unfortunately, some women who decide to have this procedure end up regretting their decision later on. It may be helpful to know that you may be more likely to regret having Essure (or a tubal ligation) if you undergo the procedure:
If you have few or no children
- When you are young
- If you sought permanent sterilization because your partner wanted you to
- If you decided on Essure/having your tubes tied because you thought it would help fix problems in your relationship and/or solve money issues
Trista’s Decides on Essure:
After discussing her birth control options with her doctor and Ryan, Trista knew that she didn’t want to take birth control pills
for the rest of her life and that Ryan didn’t want to undergo surgery by having a vasectomy
. She explains that "Ryan and I knew our family was complete," and she didn’t want "to worry about birth control
or an unplanned pregnancy."
Though she originally was planning to seek a tubal ligation, she figured out that "it’s a longer recovery time and more expensive than Essure." After talking wit her doctor, Trista also realized that by choosing the Essure procedure, she will avoid the additional pain and recovery time of getting her tubes tied immediately after her planned C-section. Trista also knew that she wanted a highly effective method of birth control. "After looking at all my options," says Trista, "I realized that Essure is the best fit for me and my lifestyle. I like it because the procedure can be performed in my doctor’s office without general anesthesia, and the quick recovery means I can get back to my life and my family right away."
Trista’s Essure Procedure:
Trista Sutter underwent the Essure procedure on July 29, 2009. She shares that the procedure went well, and that the entire Essure procedure took about the same amount of time as a routine OB/GYN exam. Trista adds, "The Essure procedure was just what I expected, minimally invasive and easy, and it was performed in my doctor’s office."
In fact, on the day of her scheduled procedure, Trista sent out Twitter message stating, "Today’s the big day...heading to the doctor’s to get Essure.com done. Hope it goes well!!" After undergoing the Essure procedure, she sent out another Tweet stating, "our family is complete and even though Essure is permanent...still at the doctor’s office. Will be worry free soon."
Possible Essure Side Effects:
Though Trista’s Essure procedure went smoothly (as most do) the manufacturer of Essure still cautions of the potential risk that not all women will achieve successful placement of both inserts.
Plus, symptoms reported during or immediately after the Essure procedure could include:
- Mild to moderate pain or cramping (could last a few days following the procedure)
- Bleeding/spotting (caused by the movement of the uterus during the procedure)
- Temporary changes to the menstrual cycles (heavier or longer than normal periods, bleeding or spotting between periods)
On Trista’s Decision to Go Public with Her Essure Choice:
Trista Sutter explains that so many women readily accept the option of a surgical tubal ligation or are quick to have their husbands seek a vasectomy. She feels that this may not be the case if women realize that Essure is "such a simpler, safer and more effective" option. As per Trista, "I want more women to know about all their options; as an advocate for women’s health, I believe it’s important for women to make informed decisions, and avoid undergoing surgery needlessly when other options exist."
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Thursday, 27 November 2008
The meetings are really useful, both in terms of creating a constructive dialogue between the different parties, as well as specific problem-solving initiatives. Of note this time is that the Students' Union are producing a community strategy about how they interact with residents and others for implementation in the near future. As part of this, they will be recruiting reps for specific roads and areas who can be a point of contact for residents and councillors. All sounds great and all power to their elbows!
Wednesday, 26 November 2008
I'm finding it a useful update about what kit is out there and what's being developed at the moment. Really interested to hear about the new generation of combined PV and thermal solar panels. Have also been talking to local companies about subsidised renewables for schools and community co-operatives... more about these another time.
With all this good work going on, it's a real shame that Bristol is dragging its heels on on-site renewables. I managed to get cross-party agreement back in June for a radical new approach to new building developments. However, nothing has been done by the Labour administration to take this forward, not even setting up a working group of experts to develop the details.
Got to dash - workshop on microgeneration!
Thursday, 20 November 2008
We had a great turnout - maybe 100 people. The meeting was a good scene-setter, but I think a few people were frustrated about not getting their questions answered. This is always the problem with a first meeting of anything - everyone wants to do everything all at once! I am hoping that future meetings are more focused on solutions and answers.
I've taken away a few specifics to do, not least to continue my campaign to get bushes and hedges cut back where they are blocking the pavement and stopping people walking.
Tuesday, 18 November 2008
In brief, the Labour administration have thankfully rowed right back from their original draconian one-size-fits-all approach - yet another U-turn in the face of fierce public opposition! They are now proposing two pilot zones to be implemented by the end of 2009 - one in south Clifton (which doesn't really impact on Cotham) and one in Kingsdown. These are the two areas where more than 50% of people said they were in favour of Residents Parking Zones. The 24/7 operation has gone and the zones are proposed with either 9am-5pm Mon-Fri (Kingsdown) or 8am-9pm Mon-Sat (Clifton). There is now flexibility about parking across own drives and the cost of permits has dropped. There are provisions to assist local businesses. This is pretty much in line with the criticisms which I and other Lib Dem councillors made when opposing the original plans - which were never discussed with us in advance!
The proposed Kingsdown zone is based around the area south of Cotham Road and so is not in Cotham Ward (except about 10 houses which have been included for strange reasons!) - see the report for a map. However, the boundaries are still very much open for discussion and I think there are two concerns for Cotham residents. The first is the impact on people living in the triangle between Cotham Brow and Cheltenham/Gloucester Road. They may suffer the knock-on impact of displaced commuter parking from the proposed zone. I have asked that people living in this area be actively involved in any further discussions about the Kingsdown Zone. The second impact is potentially for those people living just north of Cotham Road who may also be affected.
My position (and that of the Lib Dems in general) is that we support communities that want Residents Parking Zones to improve their quality of life, but that we oppose the implementation of Zones where people don't want them.
The next stage after the meeting next week (provided that the plans aren't thrown out wholesale) is that there will be a new consultation exercise in the areas affected. I have asked that this involves the local community organisations and councillors in a way in which didn't happen with the original exercise. The Council will then finalise plans and check that people in those areas are still in favour. The senior officer I spoke with last night was quite clear - the Zones won't be imposed against the majority will of the residents. He also stressed that the first two Zones would be pilots and I pointed out that pilots (a) need measures of success, and (b) need an exit strategy in case they don't work. This was agreed. I also asked for the Council's commitment to car clubs to be bolstered to help people to lose their second/third/fourth cars.
Do drop me a line if you would like further information or to express a view. I stress that I have no agenda on this issue - I have seen Residents Parking Zones work well in other places, but you need to get the formula right for local people, business and community organisations.
The focus of the committee is going to be how the Council persuades people to reduce their car use and switch to other forms of transport. We aren't going to focus on public transport provision per se as this has been addressed before and select committees don't have decision-making powers. We are going to focus on the carrots we can offer people to change their behaviour and we heard about the success of projects designed to do just this.
We are very keen to hear from people about their personal experiences and any ideas that they have for helping people to make the switch. In particular, we need to go beyond the standard responses like "make buses cheaper" and look at the next generation of technologies. There is a 'public forum' at the start of each meeting and any Bristol citizen can make a statement about their thoughts or ideas. | <urn:uuid:add666c4-33ae-48b8-8963-7b8292da5e11> | CC-MAIN-2013-20 | http://cotham.blogspot.com/2008_11_01_archive.html | 2013-05-21T01:39:19Z | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2013-20/segments/1368699632815/warc/CC-MAIN-20130516102032-00000-ip-10-60-113-184.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.978273 | 1,185 | null | null | HuggingFaceFW/fineweb |
Floyd L. and Jane Wray came to Florida in 1925 and were deeply intrigued with the horticultural possibilities of the subtropical locale. They purchased 320 acres of land around and including Long Key in the Everglades. On January 2, 1927, Floyd L. Wray incorporated Flamingo Groves, beginning what was to become one of the first botanical gardens and tourist attractions in South Florida.
When Floyd Wray and his business partner Frank Stirling founded Flamingo Groves in 1927 it was largely a naturalized hammock surrounded by reclaimed land of the Everglades. They planted the first citrus tree on February 22 and the grove grew to 2000 acres with over 60 varieties of citrus including a 20-acre citrus laboratory. In the 1930s, the botanical gardens received foreign plants and seeds from the federal government for test planting, and to showcase rare tropical fruit, flowering trees, and shrubs, further expanding the botanical collection.
The Wrays welcomed the public to the gardens. They built a weekend home atop the Live Oak hammock in the groves where annual barbeques were held on the vast lawn. Tours of the citrus groves and botanical gardens, as well as the fruit shipping area, were given daily. It is said that there were nesting Flamingos on the property when it was bought and Mrs. Wray introduced Peacocks to the gardens in the 40s to the delight of the visitors. Of course alligators were indigenous to the area, and in the 1960s an exhibit was introduced with daily demonstrations and shows.
The Floyd L. Wray Memorial Foundation was established in 1969 by Mrs. Wray, in honor of her late husband, to preserve the core property for future generations and emphasize the history of the Florida Everglades. The name was changed to Flamingo Gardens, and the gardens were preserved and expanded. In 1990, the Everglades Wildlife Sanctuary opened with the Bird of Prey Center, followed by the half-acre Free-flight Aviary featuring the 5 ecological zones of South Florida. One of the first of its kind in the country, the sanctuary gave residence to permanently injured or non-releasable Florida native wildlife. Other wildlife displays opened including River otter, Bald & Golden eagles, bobcats, tortoises, and Florida panthers.
Today Flamingo Garden’s boasts one of the last natural jungle growths in South Florida with over 3000 topical and subtropical species of plants and trees, including the largest tree in Florida. It also boasts the largest single collection of State Champion trees which are the largest tree of their species as determined by the Florida Forestry Service.
The property is now listed as Broward Cultural Heritage Landmark and the Wray Home is a register Historical Landmark with the state of Florida. The Wray Home is now a museum giving visitors a glimpse of life in the 1930s. Over four dozen peacocks roam the Wray lawn and 19 flamingos splash in the pond nearby.
The Everglades Wildlife Sanctuary is home to 83 native species of birds and animals, including River otter, Bald & Golden eagles, bobcats, tortoises, and a Florida panther, making it the largest collection of Florida native wildlife in the state. The Free-flight Aviary boasts over 250 birds representing 45 species, with the distinction of being the largest collection of Florida wading birds in the state. In the last 20 years, the birds in the Aviary have successfully bred close to 2000 offspring which have been released into the wild, and our River otter breeding program is one of the most successful in the country with 32 offspring born since its inception in 1989.
Flamingo Gardens hosts ecological tours for over 26,000 school children of different ages each year, educating them in Florida’s unique wildlife, plants, and environment. Special events are held throughout the year which focus on the unique ecosystems and ecological interests of Florida and the Everglades, from invasive reptiles to native Florida plants and butterflies.
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we were sitting on the swings at a park in the aftermath of a snowstorm. you asked me if i had any cigarettes and i told you no. i don’t know how many times i’ve told you i don’t smoke and i don’t have any cigarettes, but it never seems to strike a chord with you, and i guess i get that. smokers have a certain sick sad desperation to their vice. wow, that sounds redundant. what i’m trying to say is despite the insurmountable odds that i don’t have a cigarette, you still always ask me if i do. maybe it’s not desperation. maybe it’s hope. faith in what is most likely not true.
you were glowing. you were always one of those girls who made sense bundled up in the middle of colorado winter. your cheeks looked good with a little extra red to them.
“that’s okay,” you said about the cigarette, “because i have this invisible cigarette.”
you spared no artistic expense with this. you reached into your jacket and pulled out an invisible package of cigarettes. you pulled out one cigarette.
“phew. last one.” you said, “unless you want one, in which case i have one more?”
“no, i’m good,” i said. you looked a little disappointed.
you put the invisible box back in your jacket and swinging a little you pulled out an invisible lighter. i watched you actually inhale. you were smiling. one of those good smiles. one of those true smiles that wasn’t based on some social situation that makes you feel obliged to smile. you were experiencing actual joy, sitting in that park, freezing our asses off.
and then for the high point of your performance, you blew out cold air, and i swear to god, you somehow made it billow like actual smoke.
“very well played,” i said.
“thank you, thank you,” you threw your fake cigarette onto the ground, “fake cigarettes aren’t the same though. they don’t have any sense of danger to them. you don’t feel any fire in your lungs,”
“i wouldn’t know. i’ve never smoked,” i said.
“yes, you have,”
“no. no i have not,”
“you’re a fucking liar,” you said, “i distinctly remember last time we were drunk in denver, you were chain-smoking,”
“i don’t remember this at all, so clearly it never happened,” i said.
“you are a liar,”
“why are we out in this?” i asked.
“because we both are twenty-four and living at home,”
“yeah, i didn’t see that one coming,” i said.
“you have nothing to be ashamed of,” you said to me, in that sympathetic way you say everything, “you are just in limbo between places,”
“i guess that’s true,”
“i, on the other hand, am a bum,”
“no, you’re not.”
my sympathy didn’t sound as good as yours.
“yeah, i kind of am. rich parents are a blessing and a curse. the blessing is they show their affection towards you through money, the curse is the same,”
“your parents love you,”
“i’m not denying that. some days it just feels like their world is moving too fast and sometimes it’s a dry cleaning ticket that gets lost in the madness, or a pair of car keys, but sometimes it’s me,”
i don’t think you, or most people for that matter, realize how often they talk in poetry.
“wanna make out?” i asked, smiling some deadbeat frozen smile.
“you’re funny,” you said, but i wasn’t trying to be funny. maybe it was a poor word choice on my part, or maybe we were just gonna keep on living in this land of indecision. maybe we’re destined to swing back and forth together in this white nothingness at some time between night and morning.
COPYRIGHT BRICE MAIURRO 2013
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Figure 3-10 on page 81 shows a typical modern e-business application architecture around which we have placed the TMTP WTP components. This will help the reader to visualize how the WTP
Figure 3-10: Putting it all together
Typical features of such an infrastructure include the use of a Web tier consisting of many Web servers serving up the applications static content and an Application tier serving up the dynamic content. Generally, a load balancer will be used by the Web
The application server provides many services to the application running on it, including data persistence, that is, access to back-end databases, access to messaging
In the design shown in Figure 3-10 on page 81, we have made the following placement decisions:
Management Server: We have placed it in the intranet zone, as this is the preferred and most secure location for the Management Server.
Store and Forward Management Agent: We have used only one and placed it in the DMZ. This will allow the Management Agents within the DMZ and on the Internet to securely communicate with the Management Server. Many environments may have multiple levels of DMZ, in which case chaining Store and Forward
Quality of Service Management Agent: We have
Synthetic Transaction Investigator Management Agent: We chose to place one of these on the Internet, as this will allow us to closely simulate a real end user accessing our e-business transactions. We also plan to place additional Synthetic Transaction Investigator Management Agents both in the DMZ and intranet, as well as on the Internet as specific e-business transaction monitoring requirements arise.
Rational Robot/GenWin Management Agent: Again, we chose to place one of these on the Internet in order to allow us to test end-user response times of our e-business infrastructure where it uses Java applets or other content, which is not supported by the STI Management Agent. Later plans are to deploy Rational Robot/GenWin Management Agents within the enterprise in order to monitor the transaction performance of our other enterprise systems, such as SAP, Seibel, and our 3270 applications, from an end user's perspective.
J2EE Monitoring Management Agent: We chose to deploy the Management Agent and J2EE monitoring behavior to each of our WebSphere Web Application servers. This will provide us with the ability to do detailed transaction decomposition to the method level for our J2EE based applications.
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Mark your calendars, locals — the Fort Greene Park Conservancy wants you on the dance floor next Thursday, Oct. 18, for its third annual Dance Craze event.
“We just want the message to be as simple and direct as possible,” said Charles Jarden, Chairman of the Fort Greene Park Conservancy. “This is low-cost, we want you to come and have a good time and it will benefit the park.”
Dance Craze III promises a night of food, drinks and dancing at 767 Fulton Street, the former site of Night of the Cookers which is slated to become the new location for an expanded Greene Grape Provisions market.
All proceeds will go towards the Fort Greene Park Conservancy, a volunteer organization which focuses on the preservation of Fort Greene Park — particularly when it comes to safety and beautification measures. Money raised by Dance Craze III will allow the Conservancy to hire a part-time office administrator to assist the group in its activities, Mr. Jarden said.
Tickets at the door will cost $90, but anyone who purchases a ticket in advance will only have to pay $75 — $70 of which will be tax deductible, according to Mr. Jarden.
As for the night’s music, party-goers can look forward to the talents of deejay Justin Carter and deejay Spinna. Expect it to be a night filled with hip-hop, soul, jazz, disco, funk and modern club music, according to Josh Madell, the event’s music curator.
“Both deejays tend to combine soulful sounds old and new, each in their own distinct ways,” Mr. Madell wrote in an e-mail to The Local. “And the annual Fort Greene Park Conservancy Dance Craze is a rare chance to hear these two wonderful selectors together, while enjoying great food and drink, and supporting the park we all love.”
Mr. Jarden said he expects between 200 and 250 people to attend the fundraiser, which is about the same draw as the previous two Dance Craze events. What Mr. Jarden enjoys most about this event, though, is that it unites the people who love Fort Greene Park for a night of fun.
“The Dance Craze is really a time for us to see all the disparate people that use the park come in one place for a social engagement,” he said. “It’s a nice time to have some fellowship and community.”
Dance Craze III will take place at 767 Fulton Street, between South Portland Avenue and South Oxford Street, on Thursday, Oct. 18 at 8 p.m. Advance tickets are $75 ($70 is tax deductible), tickets purchased at the door cost $90. Tickets can be purchased in advance here.
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If you wear contact lenses you're already familiar with hydrogels—a jelly-like material made from polymers soaked with water. But a new type of hydrogel developed at Harvard University promises to be far more robust than your corrective lenses, stretching up to twenty times its original length without breaking.
In fact, the new hydrogel's creator, a materials engineer named Zhigang Suo, claims the material can't be torn apart using just your hands. And that's because it's actually a mixture of polyacrylamide and alginate, two different polymers that form unique chemical bonds that work together to reinforce the overall structure as it's being stretched. In reality tearing does occur at the molecular level, but the material's unique structure manages to keep it intact, facilitating slick demonstrations like the one above. There are more practical applications for the material, however, like making virtually indestructible contact lenses, extra durable replacement cartilage for human joints, or even a strong support system for growing artificial organs. But does it come in Lime? [Nature via Popular Science] | <urn:uuid:7bb0ff6c-1692-4a6b-a9e8-f01fed3a6b14> | CC-MAIN-2013-20 | http://gizmodo.com/5940932/super-jello-can-stretch-to-extreme-lengths-without-breaking | 2013-05-21T00:56:28Z | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2013-20/segments/1368699632815/warc/CC-MAIN-20130516102032-00000-ip-10-60-113-184.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.931009 | 223 | null | null | HuggingFaceFW/fineweb |
A random walk through mathematics -- mostly through the random part.
This study is fundamentally flawed: Mario is not five feet tall. The diving pool by Lake Hylia in Ocarina of Time has meter marks on the wall, from which we know that Link is 4'11". By comparing the heights of Mario and Link in Smash Brothers, it is clear that Mario's height is closer to 4'2".
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Not failure, but low aim, is crime. James Russell Lowell
For the most part, I agree with Lowell. There are times when we need to “shoot for the stars and be satisfied with the moon.” And I would interpret this quote to mean that we should never be content to set our goals too low.
However, we also need to cultivate the habit of setting attainable goals. We need to realize that when we first begin to act on the Golden Rule in more deliberate ways that it will take time and practice to accomplish everything that we hope for.
If we’re unrealistic in our aspirations, then, like New Year’s resolutions, we may all too quickly abandon the effort altogether.
We need to remember that each goal we set is only a single step in our journey. When we take that step we’ll set a new goal; one that’s just a little higher, a little more challenging than the last. And when we accomplish that goal we’ll set another.
One day, we’ll look back along the path we’ve taken and be amazed at how far we’ve travelled. And when we look ahead, we won’t be daunted by how far we have to go. Instead, we’ll be encouraged by how high our aim, adjusted ever upward, has already taken us. | <urn:uuid:93b8d51e-6855-4538-a359-f8d549508304> | CC-MAIN-2013-20 | http://goldenruleradical.org/articles/aim-high-and-then-aim-higher/ | 2013-05-21T02:20:53Z | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2013-20/segments/1368699632815/warc/CC-MAIN-20130516102032-00000-ip-10-60-113-184.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.940229 | 287 | null | null | HuggingFaceFW/fineweb |
1. to reduce feminized poverty
2. to end violence against women
3. to reverse the spread of HIV/AIDS among women and girls
4. to achieve gender equality in democratic governance in times of peace as well as war.
While looking for other UNIFEM-related blogs, I found the Business Council for Peace, one of UNIFEM's partners. They help women living in regions of conflict and post-conflict start businesses. Eight BPeace members traveled to Rwanda in May 2006 and used the Bpeace Rwanda blog to document their trip. One of the team's members, Cari Clement of the Fiber and Craft Entrepreneurial Development Center, also kept her own travel blog, Rwanda Knits, during the trip.
The Fiber and Craft Entrepreneurial Development Center (FACED) provides knitting machines and training to women living in Rwanda.
Here is an excerpt from one Clement's entries towards the end of the trip:
Yesterday was probably the biggest day of the trip: the “hand-over” ceremony where USAID officially handed over the 630 knitting machines to the 16 associations and the handing out of the certificates to the graduates of the business training held over the past four days at Gitarama. Before the ceremony, the training continued in [the] morning, with the IWACU instructor teaching the women how to create an income statement and balance sheet. . . .Then it was time for graduation for the students who had attended the business training seminar. Each attendee, including representatives from the Kiziba refugee camp where all this started, was given a certificate which their association can use to help them get micro-credit to purchase yarn for their group.
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New Delhi: With the Champions League T20 being hosted in India this year, it goes without saying that the Indian teams have drawn all the attention, in spite of their patchy performances. However, in a tournament that is supposed to bring together the best from all over the world, one side that managed to attract the neutrals was Trinidad and Tobago.
Despite having reached the final in the inaugural season in 2009, few had expected the Caribbean Twenty20 champions to go that far again. Indeed, despite a valiant win over Cape Cobras on Tuesday, T&T failed to qualify for the semi-finals this time around. And yet, they have won many hearts with their exuberant spirit and distinct style of play.
Hard-fought victories over Ruhuna and Leicestershire ensured the West Indian side's place in the main round, and that is when the entertainment began in full earnest. All four matches that T&T played in Group A vied to outdo each other in the terms of drama and excitement, as the Caribbean team brought the tournament to life.
The first game - against the Mumbai Indians - was the pick of the lot, if not one of the matches of the tournament. T&T collapsed to 98, and many would have switched off their TV sets right there and then, bemoaning the decline of West Indian cricket. Instead, T&T displayed a fighting spirit the Windies national side has often lacked, and used their strengths of slow bowling and excellent fielding to nearly embarrass the favoured Mumbai outfit. Naive decision-making cost T&T as Mumbai scraped through on the last ball with one wicket to spare in an incredible game.
The next match did go to the Super Over, though T&T again defended superbly before losing the plot in the final over. For once their main bowler Ravi Rampaul couldn't produce the goods, and Moises Henriques took New South Wales Blues to an unlikely win.
Down and out, T&T were all set for an ignominious exit. However, for a team missing the batting prowess of Dwayne Bravo and Kieron Pollard, new heroes came to the fore. Sunil Narine and Samuel Badree choked home favourites Chennai Super Kings, while Kevon Cooper hit a cameo Pollard himself would have been proud of. And Cooper put in a repeat performance as T&T pulled a rabbit out of the hat and chased down 138 against the Cobras in a must-win encounter, despite needing 24 runs off the final two overs with three wickets remaining. As it turned out, it was T&T's final game in the competition, yet their heroics ensured it was a memorable one.
It wasn't just about the results the 'Red Force' achieved in these two weeks, though, even as they upset stronger opponents along the way. T&T set the CLT20 alight with their talent, skill and determination, just as they had done in 2009, displaying a character and belief that warmed the hearts. Watching the tense faces in the dug-out against NSW showed how much it mattered to the Caribbean side; hearing each player back the other irrespective of their performance highlighted the team's unity; and as they ran out in delight to congratulate each other after defeating the Cobras, it was hard not to be won over by the sheer enthusiasm and joy of the T&T players.
Matters will become more serious as the business end of the Champions League T20 approaches now. The presence of at least one IPL side will ensure local interest remains. T&T, meanwhile, will be on their way back home, wondering what might have been had even one of those close games gone their way.
Yet, Caribbean cricket fans will be proud of their efforts, while the Indian audience will have appreciated the flair and passion T&T showed as they fought against the odds. Trinidad & Tobago played a large part in infusing excitement into a tournament that is still struggling to find its place, providing plenty of fun and thrills every time they took the field.
"We just want to show people that teams in the West Indies can compete," Cooper had said earlier. "T&T are flying the West Indies flag very high in India."
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There’s something innately dramatic about the classic bridal white and tuxedo black pairing, and though most weddings have a hint of that palette in the stars of the show, I love when something so simple and sophisticated gets extended across an entire celebration. That’s why we’re so happy to have the ladies of Atrendy Wedding here today with some gorgeous B&W Southern details for us to swoon over!
To begin with, isn’t that polka dot pocket square dapper?
The lovely bride’s gown is “Mika” by Modern Trousseau, and all of her accessories, except the necklace, are from Erin Cole, while that gorgeous statement piece is by Desla Couture. Everything was picked out and sourced by Hitched!
Wouldn’t this idea be so fun in a reception powder room? I think a huge part of wedding details is creating little surprises and delights for your guests throughout the day, and this lipstick and pearls station would definitely qualify!
Not to be outdone, the gents have their own station, complete with bow ties for those who might be lacking and a few reminders on gentlemanly behavior.
I love this idea so much. Weddings are all about celebrating family, and while I always enjoy a good photo display at any celebration I attend, I often wish I knew a little bit more about the people in the photos! Little signs (try place card holders for the stands) would clear things up in style.
A few more sweet details to finish us off, beautiful captured by Nessa K Photography:
Check back later this week, because we’ll be sharing a Texas real wedding that seems inspired by this very shoot!
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Nights are extra-dark in one settlement outside of Albuquerque, New Mexico.
Several hundred people live there, but the brightest lights are several miles away, or come from a full moon.
Most of the people in New Mexico's Pajarito Mesa have low incomes, but they jumped at the chance to own their own land, even if it came without some of the things you’d find in a modern subdivision. Because the land they bought wasn’t zoned for housing, they live without many of the trappings of municipal life, like roads, hookups to water and sewer service or access to the power grid.
Instead, many scrape by with improvised solutions: propane stoves, generators, flashlights, ice coolers, candlelight, and, for a few that can afford it, solar panels or homemade wind turbines. The city of Albuquerque recently installed a water pump in the community, but residents still must fill tanks or buckets and then haul them to their homes.Photographer Peter DiCampo spent four weeks in 2010 and 2011 capturing images of what it’s like to live there – in a community where, if you want electricity, you have to provide it yourself.
DiCampo examines the lives of the 1.4 billion people worldwide who are living without access to electricity, according to the International Energy Agency. Most are living in sub-Saharan Africa or Asia, and DiCampo recently launched a Kickstarter campaign to help fund photography in more places.
But DiCampo's latest installment focuses on a tiny sliver of that number living in New Mexico .
Drawn by affordable land and open spaces, hundreds of families have settled on small plots and sub-plots on the mesa in the last three decades. An estimated 300 families live there, but it’s difficult to get an accurate count because the community, just a 10 minute drive from downtown Albuquerque, doesn’t officially exist. Most but not all of the families are of Mexican or Chicano descent, and while some are immigrants, some have lived in the United States for years.
DiCampo said living without electricity ends up exacerbating the effects of poverty, because some of the workarounds needed to make life work are more expensive than obtaining electricity directly.
“Economically, it’s a real burden,” DiCampo said. “One of the main families I stayed with was using [gasoline-powered] generators. They would run out of money to then buy fuel for their cars to go fetch water. It’s all related.”
Carlos Proffit, who moved to Pajarito Mesa in 1985 with only a camping trailer, has gradually managed to build his own zero-energy home, run entirely on wind, solar and battery power. He built everything by hand, over several years, but is now energy self-sufficient. He estimated the whole setup cost him a few thousand dollars. He recognizes that he might be more fortunate than some of his neighbors.
“The rest of the community, if you can pony up the money, it’s the best money you’ll ever spend, but it’s hard to get that money up front,” he told DiCampo in an interview.
What defines you? Maybe it’s the shade of your skin, the place you grew up, the accent in your words, the make up of your family, the gender you were born with, the intimate relationships you chose to have or your generation? As the American identity changes we will be there to report it. In America is a venue for creative and timely sharing of news that explores who we are. Reach us at firstname.lastname@example.org. | <urn:uuid:fb0a3ca7-b4cd-4a0c-82b4-0a45ab943768> | CC-MAIN-2013-20 | http://inamerica.blogs.cnn.com/2011/11/22/life-without-electricity-in-central-new-mexico/comment-page-1/ | 2013-05-21T01:32:07Z | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2013-20/segments/1368699632815/warc/CC-MAIN-20130516102032-00000-ip-10-60-113-184.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.955657 | 774 | null | null | HuggingFaceFW/fineweb |
Shenae Grimes Laughs Off Tabloid Rumors
March 17th, 2010 6:00pm EDT
90210 star Shenae Grimes enjoys reading the tabloids because she's fascinated by untrue rumors about her private life.
The actress admits she's been the subject of numerous false stories over the years, including rumors of drug abuse and eating disorders.
She is adamant all the outrageous claims aren't true - but she gets a kick out of reading them.
In an appearance on Chelsea Lately, she jokes, "I was a diva, I was a cokehead, I was anorexic - all sorts of bad stuff! I was a busy girl, working... and keeping up all those bad habits. It's more fun to read the bad stuff."
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What if I told you that there were lots of things you could do that would guarantee a higher probability of providing for your retirement than just rebalancing your portfolio?
First, let’s look at why annual rebalancing isn't as important as the gurus would have you believe.
The rule of thumb is that you should look at your overall portfolio and aim to have 110 minus your age invested in equities, with the rest in fixed-income instruments. As one asset class grows or shrinks more than the other, over time, your allocation may get out of whack, necessitating rebalancing of your assets to get back to the magic formula.
David Swensen of Yale in his book Unconventional Success: A Fundamental Approach to Personal Investment, states that proper rebalancing can add 0.4 percent to your annual returns.
First, we’ll examine why a 0.4 percent change in your returns won’t have a material impact on your retirement, and then we’ll look at what you other things you can do to get an even better return on your money.
Let’s take the example of a 25 year old named Bob who makes $50,000 and gets a 3 percent raise every year. This person is reasonably diligent in saving and investing. He saves 10 percent of his income, or $5,000 and gets a 7 percent return annually without rebalancing. This means, according to Swensen, if he does it right, he’ll get a 7.4 percent return with appropriate rebalancing.
If Bob works to age 65 and doesn't rebalance, he’ll have $1,693,645.62 in his investments. If he rebalances, he’ll have $1,868,692.04. If you assume a 4 percent withdrawal rate, then he’ll be able to withdraw $5,645.49 a month if he didn't, and he’ll be able to withdraw $6,228.97 a month if he did rebalance. While annual rebalancing will have gained him 10.3 percent more cash each month, this difference is highly unlikely to make or break Bob in retirement. He may have a slightly lower standard of living from not rebalancing, but, as you’ll see below, rebalancing is not the key to whether or not Bob can retire. What are the things that Bob can do which will earn him more over his lifetime than rebalancing?
- Save more of a percentage of his income. If Bob saved more than 11.03 percent of his income, he’d wind up with more money than what he gets from rebalancing. That’s $43.07 a month more. Surely Bob could find $43.07 a month more to save without having to start eating cat food.
- Retire later. Depending on the year Bob was born, he could get between 5.5 percent and 8 percent a year more in Social Security, which is a much higher return than rebalancing.
- Negotiate a higher salary. If Bob can increase his salary at age 25 to $55,167.74 or more, he will have more in investments at 65 than he does by earning a lower salary and rebalancing.
- Invest in funds with lower fees. Find a fund that charges 0.4 percent less of an expense ratio, and you’ll get the same return as rebalancing.
- Create his own business. Even if it’s a side gig that pays him occasionally, as we’ve seen, he needs to increase his income by 10.3 percent to maintain savings rate and be just as well off.
Believe it or not, I’m not the only one preaching this. Researchers from the Boston College Center for Retirement Research took three different approaches to evaluate the impact of asset allocation and came to the same conclusions.
Annual rebalancing, if done properly, is an important piece of the retirement puzzle. Nobody will turn down an improvement of 0.4 percent in their investments; however, it’s only one piece, and relying solely on rebalancing will not get you to there.
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Ever hear the expression, “If it bleeds, it leads?” It’s a TV news fact of life. An economic development that may financially ruin your family for years takes a back seat to a story involving violence and primal fear. Without visuals and mayhem, it isn’t news, as far as tv producers are concerned.
This truism was on full display this weekend when TV news covered Irene, “The most devastating hurricane to hit New York in a century!” Only it wasn’t. In fact, by the time it arrived here, it wasn’t even a hurricane, just a tropical storm.
In 1991, I was in the middle of Hurricane Bob, in a shared beach house in Kismet, Fire Island. We sat around and watched the newscaster scream that Fire Island MUST BE EVACUATED NOW! We talked about it, weighing the pros and cons, and decided we’d be safer staying than heading for a boat in rough waters to get back to the mainland.
We watched people marching by our window with their dogs and parrots, headed for the dock. On TV, the reporter was saying that the island was virtually deserted, with only a few idiots (including me, my friends and ironically, NBC’s Sue Simmons) not obeying the newscaster’s demand. The storm arrived, the house shook, a window broke–it was no joke, but we were ok. Those who returned a day later told a tale of the Fire Island ferry taking in water and nearly capsizing on its way over to Bayshore, Long Island.
Were we smart? Lucky? A few fairly bright young adults made a tough decision, and it happened to work out. I was reminded of this watching TV reporters interview those with homes on the Jersey shore hours before the storm was supposed to hit. With shots of a few genuine morons surfing in the background, a reporter interviewed an older couple grappling with the pros and cons of leaving, taking safety, possible looting of their home and other factors into account. The reporter mocked “You’re not actually thinking of staying, are you??”
The next shot they showed was of a menacing New Jersey Governor Chris Christie, he of government-should-mind-it’s-own-business fame, demanding “Get the hell off the beach!” The couple, and some others, didn’t. They chose right. Perhaps they were lucky as well. But it was their decision.
Meanwhile, on WPIX, a demented “commentator” named Lionel launched into a hysterical rant, furious that people weren’t panicking enough. “Don’t you understand?,” Lionel bellowed. “You’re going to DIE!”
A young female reporter in a sporty baseball cap stood in the rain as a man crossed the street behind her. For all she knew, the man was walking over to help his mother. But the reporter quickly pointed to him like he was the devil incarnate, citing him as an example of a “fool” who would venture outdoors.
The next morning, Irene arrived. CNN was still calling it a hurricane, although it wasn’t. When it became undeniably clear that it would just be a passing storm in New York City, Anderson Cooper looked crestfallen.
Yes I know, better safe than sorry, and it’s good that the media warned us about the approaching storm, which could have strengthened instead of weakening. But did they overhype it? What do you think?
The result of Irene? A few locals had their homes damaged or cars flooded, but that was about it. Who benefited? Supermarkets overflowing with frantic shoppers, hardware stores selling flashlights–and TV stations, whose ratings went though the roof. Although they knew hours before that the storm was weakening, they largely kept that to themselves, and kept the panic pedal to the metal.
Because if they had told New Yorkers the truth, we might have taken a breath of relief and turned off the tv. Can’t have that. Singer/songwriter Don Henley put it best years ago, about TV thriving on what he deemed Dirty Laundry:
Now the bubble-headed bleached blond comes on at five; she can talk about a plane crash with a gleam in her eye; “It’s interesting when people die.”
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Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas waving a copy of the letter delivered to the UN Security Council calling for state recognition for the people of this occupied nation in the Middle East. Abbas addressed the General Assembly on September 23, 2011., a photo by Pan-African News Wire File Photos on Flickr.
UN Security Council starts talks on Palestinian bid
UNITED NATIONS, UNITED STATES
Sep 26 2011 18:08
The United Nations Security Council on Monday embarked on tortuous negotiations on the Palestinian bid for UN membership as major powers stepped up pressure for new Palestinian-Israeli talks.
There was little sign, however, that the two foes are ready to resume negotiations frozen for the past year, despite their proclamations since Palestinian president Mahmoud Abbas made his historic application to the United Nations on Friday.
The UN Security Council was due to start its first formal talk on the Palestinian bid for state recognition on Monday at 7pm GMT (9pm South African time). The United States has vowed to veto any resolution in favour of the Palestinians, but no vote is expected for several weeks.
Ahead of the meeting, experts from the 15 council nations started contacts on how the bid will be dealt with, diplomats said. The council must refer the application to a special committee, which will make a recommendation.
US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton held talks with Lebanon's Prime Minister Nijab Mikati at the Security Council chamber before the meeting. Lebanon holds the council presidency in September and has backed the Palestinian bid.
US President Barack Obama told Abbas publicly and privately last week that there could be no Palestinian state without an accord with the Israelis reached through direct talks.
Four's a crowd
The diplomatic Quartet on the Middle East -- the United States, Russia, the European Union and the United Nations -- has launched a new bid to resume talks with a set timetable for an accord.
But Abbas, riding a wave of popular support in the occupied territories, says he is ready for talks but first there must be a "complete halt" to Israeli settlement building in the occupied territories.
Israel's Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has said he wants talks without conditions and is refusing to halt the new settlements.
A senior UN official, speaking on condition of anonymity, said on the sidelines of the Clinton-Mikati talks that he saw "little hope" for new direct talks.
The Quartet has called for talks to start within a month, proposals from both sides in three months, major progress in six months and a final deal by the end of 2012.
The Quartet's special envoy, former British prime minister Tony Blair, has said his campaign to get the two sides back together will be a test of their "sincerity".
Back to the bid
For the vote to pass, the Palestinians need the support of nine out of the 15 members of the Security Council.
The United States is hoping that at least six members will oppose the bid or abstain so that it is not forced into a veto that could harm its image in the Middle East. The mathematics is not yet clear, but diplomats say the Palestinians will struggle to get nine votes.
On Sunday, Abbas was hailed as a conquering hero when he returned to his West Bank headquarters in Ramallah.
The Palestinians, who pulled out of the last direct talks one year ago after a settlement moratorium was lifted, argue that Israel has already annexed Jerusalem and has been stealing land for the past 20 years.
"We've been negotiating ad nauseum with a process that had no relationship to reality. That's the problem," senior Palestinian negotiator Hanan Ashrawi told US broadcaster ABC on Sunday.
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said his advice for Abbas was: "If you want to get to peace, put all your preconditions to the side."
Since it occupied the West Bank in 1967, Israel has built more than 130 settlements there, home to more than 300 000 people. Another 200 000 Israelis live in settlement neighborhoods in east Jerusalem.
Israel considers both sectors of Jerusalem to be its "eternal, indivisible" capital and does not view construction in the east to be settlement activity.
The Palestinians, however, believe east Jerusalem should be the capital of their future state and are fiercely opposed to the extension of Israeli control. -- AFP
Source: Mail & Guardian Online
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BOOKS OF THE TIMES; Indicting the Drug Industry's Practices
By JANET MASLIN
Published: September 6, 2004
THE TRUTH ABOUT THE DRUG COMPANIES
How They Deceive Us and What to Do About It
By Marcia Angell, M.D.
305 pages. Random House. $24.95.
Dr. Marcia Angell is a former editor in chief of The New England Journal of Medicine and spent two decades on the staff of that publication. If much of that time was devoted to reviewing papers on pharmacological research, it must have been spent in a state of near-apoplexy.
Her new book is a scorching indictment of drug companies and their research and business practices. ''Despite all its excesses, this is an important industry that should be saved -- mainly from itself,'' she writes.
This turns out to be one of her book's more forgiving pronouncements, since the rest of it is devoted to assertions of shady, misleading corporate behavior. If she is accurate in her assumptions about big drug companies' feistiness and tenacity, Dr. Angell is likely to be on the receiving end of angry rebuttals. She is sometimes vague enough to leave room for such attacks. (''I have heard that morale in some parts of the F.D.A. is extremely low, and I can certainly understand why it might be.'')
But over all, Dr. Angell's case is tough, persuasive and troubling. Arguing that in 1980 drug manufacturing changed from a good business into ''a stupendous one,'' thanks to changes in government regulations. She adds, ''Of the many events that contributed to their sudden great and good fortune, none had to do with the quality of the drugs the companies were selling.''
In the past, drug discoveries made through government research remained in the public domain. Beginning in 1980 those breakthroughs could be patented, even if their research was sponsored by the National Institutes of Health. As a consequence, Dr. Angell says, patent shenanigans have reshaped the drug business, as have the recent government regulations that expedite direct-to-consumer drug advertising. ''Once upon a time, drug companies promoted drugs to treat diseases,'' Dr. Angell writes. ''Now it is often the opposite. They promote diseases to fit their drugs.''
Consider the consumer who exclaims, in Dr. Angell's words, ''Omigosh, this Clarinex ad makes me realize I have hay fever!'' According to her book, this individual is being snookered in several ways. First of all, there is the drug itself: she calls Schering-Plough's Clarinex a ''me too'' variant of the same company's popular allergy drug Claritin. But Claritin's patent expired in 2002, so the new version has been heavily marketed.
Dr. Angell maintains that while Claritin was approved as a hay fever remedy, Clarinex is an improvement only because it has been approved for the treatment of both indoor and outdoor allergies. ''It was approved for the additional use only because the company decided to test it for that use,'' she says.
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''The big drug companies are competing not so much to find new drugs but for the limited number of drugs to license,'' she argues. The enormous research-and-development budgets that are invoked to justify high drug prices, she claims, also pay for questionable forms of education for doctors and all manner of barely concealed incentives for them to prescribe certain drugs. While much of this material is drawn from investigative reporting published in magazines and newspapers, Dr. Angell effectively heightens its impact by shaping it into one long, angry accusation.
''The Truth About the Drug Companies'' is unrelenting enough to sound scoldy and pedantic at times. (Dr. Angell is now a senior lecturer at Harvard Medical School.) And the book repeats certain complaints in ways indicative of padding. But Dr. Angell's overall questions about drug companies' finances, their influence on government regulation and their methods of testing new medicines are enhanced by her dogged, contentious tone.
Though she proposes a list of changes at the book's end, in hopes of improving the way drug companies operate, her most-repeated suggestion is one of her most persuasive. Why, she asks, should new drugs be tested against placebos, and sometimes tested in such high doses that their effectiveness is guaranteed? Why shouldn't they be tested in equivalent doses against drugs that already exist -- and already work?
While awaiting the storm of rebuttal sure to greet Dr. Angell's version of the facts, her readers will be galvanized to look at the drug industry with closer scrutiny. Is the new pink and lavender pill called Sarafem really just Prozac in a different casing? Has the Eli Lilly company really tested it on children (one way of extending an exclusive patent) yet sold it as a remedy for premenstrual problems? And is erectile dysfunction actually caused by watching the Super Bowl, on the evidence of so many Viagra, Levitra and Cialis ads? In a book as alarming as Dr. Angell's, the last thought is what passes for a joke.
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GRACE VS. SCOUT: WEDNESDAY VS. INDIANS
I’m supposed to be unbiased in this sisterly battle, but now that Scout has a commanding 4-0 lead on Grace, I can’t help but to root for the undercat.
Let’s see who the girls selected today as their ‘Red to Rock’….
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I am a current university student with severe financial limitations. I’ve found that one of my best assets is my knack for writing a solid, persuasive essay. Recently, I’ve come across a trove of very generous scholarship essay contests. I feel confident that I could write a solid essay for most of them. The problem is that the majority are funded by organizations whose values I don’t support. Specifically, the essays I’d have to write argue in favor of social and political policies with which I disagree. Would it be moral for me to enter these writing competitions? If I did, would I just be demonstrating my writing ability -- or misleading the sponsor into thinking that I agree with what I've written? | <urn:uuid:77f62875-12a1-4619-ad3e-ae2aa774cb38> | CC-MAIN-2013-20 | http://rationallyselfish.idea.informer.com/proj/?ia=65165 | 2013-05-21T00:57:14Z | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2013-20/segments/1368699632815/warc/CC-MAIN-20130516102032-00000-ip-10-60-113-184.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.955087 | 148 | null | null | HuggingFaceFW/fineweb |
Ms Velarde’s work, like Ms Martinez’
http://theelderlies.wordpress.com/2006/09/18/american-indian-linguist/ remained controversial even late into their lives for many people [a sign of living tradition].
David Collins | For The New Mexican, February 19, 2007
A yearlong exhibition that opened Sunday at the Museum of Indian Arts and Culture memorializes Santa Clara Pueblo artist Pablita Velarde the way she wanted to be remembered.
“I want the Earth to remember me through my works,” Velarde says in a DVD presentation that offers museum guests a posthumous first-person explanation of her work.
A collection of 58 paintings from the 84 works that Bandelier National Monument officials commissioned Velarde to produce between 1939 and 1945 went on display on Museum Hill. The collection is recognized as a premiere documentation of Pueblo life at that time. …
“It was because of the WPA that many artistic traditions survive today,” museum director Shelby Tisdale said.
Born in 1918 at Santa Clara as Tse Tsan, or “Golden Dawn,” Velarde’s father sent her to St. Catherine Indian School in Santa Fe when she was 5. In the eighth grade, she transferred to Santa Fe Indian School. There, she studied with Dunn, who was renowned for training a generation of American Indians for careers in art.
At the Cerrillos Road school, Velarde’s art developed in a direction that defied tradition, even as she documented and interpreted the traditions she learned from elders. …
Velarde’s work for Bandelier includes traditional motifs but relies on illustration styles and materials typical of the era. Later in her life, Velarde experimented with natural media until she perfected her own rendition of media used in ancient petroglyphs. Velarde called them earth pigments.
By her own account, Velarde battled a stigma as a woman working in a medium traditionally reserved for men until 1953, when she became the first woman to receive the prestigious Grand Purchase Award from the Philbrook Museum of Art in Tulsa, Okla.
Tisdale said the Museum of Indian Arts and Culture started negotiating an exhibit of Velarde’s work for the Bandelier monument a few months before her death Jan. 10, 2006, at age 87.
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Patchwork is a fascinating technique and this new method takes away the fear of cutting away without a ruler, using a rotary cutter freely and naturally! After an introduction to free-form cutting, you will learn about the approaches and various scopes of design for free-form strip piecing, the log cabin pattern, and the carpet pattern. Quickly enjoy success with 19 models and ideas for small, easy to reproduce, and not very time-consuming projects. Make wonderful gifts cute bags, attractive covers for binders or small notebooks, small wall hangings, and many more beautiful things. See how much fun free-form cutting techniques can be when you do not have to adhere to strict rules. | <urn:uuid:40f4a52a-c7f1-4811-b8a8-e8d6a91c2a55> | CC-MAIN-2013-20 | http://www.artgallery.nsw.gov.au/shop/item/9780764340192/ | 2013-05-21T01:05:45Z | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2013-20/segments/1368699632815/warc/CC-MAIN-20130516102032-00000-ip-10-60-113-184.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.875663 | 192 | null | null | HuggingFaceFW/fineweb |
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ICELANDIC SKYR (SIMILAR GREEK YOGHURT) AND BLUEBERRIES OR OTHER FRUITS
Icelandic skyr (similar Greek Yoghurt) and blueberries or other fruits
- Servings: 1
- Preparation Time: 5
- 1/4th big jar of Siggi's Plain Icelandic Skyr or 1 small one
- Some fresh low fat milk (I prefer the 2% one)
- Combine in a cereal bowl until the consistence is like of a thin yoghurt.
- Add a bunch of fresh Blueberries on top
- also if the Blueberries are not in season just combine your favourite fresh fruits
- like e.g. fresh half mango and
- half a maracuja (yellow ones) or a whole violet one and
- half an Orange peeled and cut in small eat size bits.
- Or peel an apple and cut in small bits and combine with e.g. half a banana
- Or use fresh strawberries, rasberries, blackberries and a banana.
- If you like you can also add your favourite granola.
I never use sweetening for this dish as I think the fruits make it sweet enough themselves.
If I'm making it for more than one people I stir it individually on each plate and divide the fruits on each plate.
Healthy, fresh and refreshing Breakfast that can keep you good for the day til late in the afternoon at least !
The best meal I ever had was this easy dish and now awailable in the USA :)
Check the look of the tin at: skyr.com or the real thing found in some Whole Foods markets skyr.is.
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Chavez Blames U.S. Gov't for Absolutely Everything That's Ever Gone Wrong in History of the Planet
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[CARACAS] Presidents Chavez and Ahmadinejad blame Obama administration for the Haiti earthquake, conflict in Israel, 13th century plague, the Crusades, the sinking of the Titanic and the clogging of Kim Jong Il's toilet.
A special conference, convened by Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez and Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, has met in Caracas Venezuela to explore ways in which alternative historians can justifiably blame the United States of America for any natural, political or military disaster since the dawn of time. Historians, anthropologists, economists and randomly selected performance artists gathered together for a lavish five-day event at the Universidad de Pandejos, Caracas at the invitation of the Venezuelan and Iranian presidents.
'We need a radical re-contextualisation of modern and near-modern history' President Chavez said during his opening key-note address, going on to call for a 'wholesale blaming of the Americans for just about anything bad that has ever happened anywhere'. His remarks were met with Fox News-like whooping and hollering from the 2,000 strong delegation.
Speaking later, President Ahmadinejad presented a special paper on US-Middle East relations wherein he made the case for the United States' complicity in the siege of Jerusalem in A.D. 70, the death of legendary medieval warrior-king Saladin from fever on March 4, A.D.1193 and the light singeing of the biblical Abraham's beard during an ill-tempered game of Twister on the slopes of Mt. Sinai.
Further papers given during the mid-morning sessions by Asian delegates uncovered the previously unknown U.S. involvement in the fall of the Shang dynasty in 1046 B.C., the Rape of Nanjing in 1937 and the appropriation, exploitation and intellectual theft of the game 'Yahtzee' upon which the American domination of the global economy has rested this last sixty years.
The conference continues throughout the week and we'll be bringing you daily updates.
The Haiti Conspiracy Theories
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For Immediate Release:
October 11, 2001
Contact: Katie Mandes
Nobel Prize Recipient Dr. Joseph E. Stiglitz Calls for Immediate Action Against Climate Change
Dr. Joseph E. Stiglitz, co-recipient of the 2001 Nobel Prize in economics, called on governments today to join in a comprehensive global strategy to address the long-term threat of global climate change.
In a keynote address at a workshop sponsored by the Pew Center on Global Climate Change, Dr. Stiglitz said that despite uncertainties over the pace and precise impacts of climate change, governments can and should take immediate cost-effective steps to begin reducing emissions of greenhouse gases.
"Climate change is probably the most important environmental problem we face in the world," Dr. Stiglitz told 40 scientists, economists and other experts at the Pew Center's Workshop on the Timing of Climate Change Policies. "We need a framework for collective action."
Dr. Stiglitz, a professor of economics at Columbia University, was one of three U.S. economists awarded the Nobel Memorial Prize in Economic Science on Wednesday for their seminal work on the role of "asymmetric information" in markets. He previously served as chairman of the President's Council of Economic Advisers and as chief economist at the World Bank.
"We congratulate Dr. Stiglitz on his prestigious award and are delighted that he could share with us his keen insights on the challenge of climate change - particularly on what is such a remarkable day for him," said Eileen Claussen, president of the Pew Center on Global Climate Change.
In a paper presented at the workshop, Dr. Stiglitz and his co-authors explored the challenges of crafting a global strategy to address climate change given uncertainties in the science and economics and the diverse and conflicting interests of nations.
The paper states, "A global consensus now exists that climate change represents a significant potential threat to the world's well-being&Put simply, we favor immediate action," the authors state. "Although policymakers are forced to make decisions under uncertainty, they can undertake actions that help reduce this uncertainty. In particular, pursuing some emissions abatement policies now allows policy-makers to learn more about the costs of emission reduction."
The full text of his paper, co-authored with Peter R. Orszag of the Brookings Institution and Joseph E. Aldy of Harvard University, is available on the Pew Center website, www.c2es.org.
Dr. Stiglitz was introduced at the workshop by Dr. Kenneth J. Arrow of Stanford University, a previous recipient of the Nobel Prize in economics and a member of the Pew Center's board of directors.
The Pew Center was established in May 1998 by The Pew Charitable Trusts, one of the United States' largest philanthropies and an influential voice in efforts to improve the quality of the environment. The Pew Center is an independent, nonprofit, and non-partisan organization dedicated to providing credible information, straight answers and innovative solutions in the effort to address global climate change. The Pew Center is led by Eileen Claussen, the former U.S. Assistant Secretary of State for Oceans and International Environmental and Scientific Affairs. | <urn:uuid:1f942d1e-0a5d-4c54-a9da-3b8c9bde97cd> | CC-MAIN-2013-20 | http://www.c2es.org/newsroom/releases/nobel-prize-recipient-dr-joseph-e-stiglitz-calls-immediate-action-agains | 2013-05-21T01:04:12Z | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2013-20/segments/1368699632815/warc/CC-MAIN-20130516102032-00000-ip-10-60-113-184.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.939081 | 653 | null | null | HuggingFaceFW/fineweb |
Inception May Seem Original But Uncle Scrooge Did It First
Sure Inception seemed original and for the most part it was. But Chris Nolan wasn’t the first person to think of a movie about invading people’s dreams. It’s been done before, just never in quite the way he imagined it. Well except for that time the Beagle Boys did it.
The Beagle Boys were the default nemeses of Scrooge McDuck, the wealthy uncle of Donald Duck, who for a time had his own adventure-themed cartoon series called Duck Tales. He also had and still has his own comic book, and in it a few decades ago the Beagle Boys hatched a plot to steal his money by… invading his dreams and stealing his secrets.
The following image appeared floating around the social bookmarking world today:
Oddly enough, I actually remember this comic. I used to read Uncle Scrooge as a kid, waiting in the corner of our local laundromat for my mom to finish folding clothes and these few panels bring back a lot of Zippy Mart memories. What makes this whole thing really strange is that it’s more than just a similar idea, a lot of the little details match up. For instance, the Beagle Boys’ dream invasion team consists of seven members. If you count the stewardess who works for them on the plane, Cobb’s team also had seven members. Take a look at the machine they’re using. It’s a small, portable device which seems to work in a way very similar to the one used in Inception, with everyone who will enter the dream connected to it.
Inception? The Beagle Boys did it first.
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Too bad Fox can't have an all-baseball-all-the-time schedule year-round. The network's coverage of playoff and World Series games accounted for five of the top 10 shows this week, according to Nielsen, with Wednesday's American League champsionship game that saw the Boston Red Sox beat the New York Yankees coming in at No. 1 with 31.5 million viewers. For the week, Fox averaged 22 million viewers, nearly twice the audience of second-place finisher CBS (11.9 million).
NBC, buried under the onslaught of ballgames on Fox and procedural crime dramas on CBS, landed just one show in the top 20 (ER, No. 16, 16.1 million viewers). The network averaged 9.6 million viewers for the week. Despite such hits as Desperate Housewives (No. 4, 21.5 million viewers), Lost, and Extreme Makeover: Home Edition, ABC could muster no better than a fourth-place finish (8.9 million), thanks to such audience sieves as Less Than Perfect and The Benefactor. UPN, led by a strong showing for America's Next Top Model (5.1 million viewers), averaged 3.8 million for the week, edging out the WB at 3.6 million. | <urn:uuid:c07a34f4-c04c-43dd-9e07-379221eb74fb> | CC-MAIN-2013-20 | http://www.ew.com/ew/article/0,,20468636_734809,00.html | 2013-05-21T01:32:14Z | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2013-20/segments/1368699632815/warc/CC-MAIN-20130516102032-00000-ip-10-60-113-184.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.932056 | 262 | null | null | HuggingFaceFW/fineweb |
512MB vs 256MB Performance
If you recall our first CoD performance article, the original Call of Duty was one of the first games to take advantage of 256MB graphics cards.
At the time many had dismissed ATI’s RADEON 9800 PRO 256MB as a board that was too expensive with no purpose, as it performed just like a 9800 PRO 128MB in most of the games at that time. However, if you enabled CoD’s “Extra” texture quality mode and cranked up the AA and screen resolution, you’d see a substantial boost in performance. At 1280x1024 with 4xAA/8xAF, we noted a difference of 6% between the 9800 PRO 128MB and 256MB. This margin grew to a whopping 35% by 1600x1200! With this in mind, we were eager to see if CoD 2 was as forward-looking as its predecessor, so we grabbed a RADEON X800 XL 512MB and started benchmarking:
Call of Duty 2 – Direct3D
As you can see, the extra memory present on the X800 XL 512MB definitely had an impact on performance. We saw improvements at all resolutions, on average you’re looking at roughly an extra 9 frames per second in performance, with a percentage improvement of about 1.5x!
Let’s take a look at the test system and graphics cards we used for testing… | <urn:uuid:62d544ff-2874-4e79-9659-8802e12a148f> | CC-MAIN-2013-20 | http://www.firingsquad.com/hardware/call_of_duty_2_performance_ati_nvidia/page2.asp | 2013-05-21T01:32:51Z | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2013-20/segments/1368699632815/warc/CC-MAIN-20130516102032-00000-ip-10-60-113-184.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.966815 | 299 | null | null | HuggingFaceFW/fineweb |
|-||-PUBLISHER: Edge of Reality | DEVELOPER: Edge of R. | GENRE: Shooter
-THEME: Cartoon | PLATFORM: Download | STATUS: Closed Beta
A first glimpse at Loadout suggests that this is a shooter with outrageous cartoon visuals that are comparable to Team Fortress 2 and Brawl Busters. The likenesses of Stallone and B.A. from the A-Team serve to illustrate the furious combat and the vast experience of Edge of Reality (who worked on games such as Dragon Age: Origins and the Sims series) are clear indication that Loadout is a competent free-to-play entry.
Loadout offers all the usual elements required by a MMO game, such as character customization, new weapons and equipment to earn and so on. But what really makes this game stand out from the rest is the in-depth weapon customization.
The more you play and the more weapon parts you unlock, the craziest will be your weapons. Don’t expect small cosmetic changes or minor efficiency adjustments – Loadout is capable of completely altering the feel and use of a weapon, adding a new layer to the frantic shooting gameplay. Creating a shotgun that fires bouncing bullets is just one of the many options, but experimentation will result in many other unpredictable weapons. The effects in the arena are devastating and players are forbidden to look at a meager pistol and think that it just can’t do much harm. Believe us, it can! | <urn:uuid:a87e2cfc-16b6-494c-b127-3c6f68c95145> | CC-MAIN-2013-20 | http://www.freemmostation.com/games/loadout/ | 2013-05-21T00:48:06Z | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2013-20/segments/1368699632815/warc/CC-MAIN-20130516102032-00000-ip-10-60-113-184.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.925043 | 304 | null | null | HuggingFaceFW/fineweb |
Sierra Trading Post Coupon List
Find the Sierra Trading Post Coupon you're looking for on the list below. We receive daily information on Sierra Trading Post coupon codes, promo codes and deals directly from the retailer. To redeem a coupon, simply click on the coupon title or on the 'Click here for coupon' link and you'll be directed to Sierra Trading Post's website. Please copy the coupon code displayed in the listing (if no code is specified the promotion may be available without a code).
Sierra Trading Post was founded in 1986 by Keith Richardson with the moto of offering customers great deals on great brands.In 1999 the company launched SierraTradingPost.com, its online retail store, recently named Top 100 Internet Retailer by Internet Retailer magazine. Standing true to its moto, Sierra Trading Post's online store offers great deals on items such as shoes, clothing, outdoor gear and household items. If you're looking for a Sierra Trading Post coupon you'l be sure to find it here. We update our list of Sierra Trading Post coupons and promo codes daily.
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There are many other reasons why you should join Sierra Trading Post. Customers save on average 62% everyday by not shopping in retail stores. The website offers 24-hour shipping as well as a package tracker, which allows you to track your order straight to your door. By joining the website you can also return unwanted or damaged merchandise quickly by using ReturnExpress. And don't forget, that you can even get name-brand catalogs sent straight to your house by signing up with Sierra Trading Post. You can get a different catalog sent to your home every month for the best selection.
Sierra Trading Post also offers a way to view what your orders, returns, and merchandise that has been paid for. This is the easy way to see how much money you've spent on merchandise, along with what you have already bought. One of the best aspects of this feature is its ability to alert you from unintentionally ordering duplicates of items. The feature holds up to six months of shopping history at a time, and is perfect for those who use the website often.
The high savings on www.sierratradingpost.com aren't the only savings you can get on their merchandise. The site also offers coupons and promotion codes that you can use at any time, and take you total down even further. You can browse this page for some Sierra Trading Post coupon offers that you can use on your next purchase. | <urn:uuid:307848a2-f465-446f-ba42-7509ad2e688f> | CC-MAIN-2013-20 | http://www.giveawayscout.com/sierra+trading+post+coupon/ | 2013-05-21T00:55:48Z | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2013-20/segments/1368699632815/warc/CC-MAIN-20130516102032-00000-ip-10-60-113-184.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.946372 | 795 | null | null | HuggingFaceFW/fineweb |
DALLAS, TX (March 22, 2012) – The Goss-Michael Foundation is pleased to present an exhibition by British artist Adam McEwen. The exhibition will open to the public on Friday, April 13 and continue through Saturday, July 28.
The Goss-Michael Foundation, a non-profit organization dedicated to providing a forum for contemporary art and with a focus on British Art by presenting exhibitions and programs, aim to educate, engage and inspire young and adult audiences in Texas, the United States and around the world. Earlier exhibitions have featured Tracey Emin, Damien Hirst, Tim Noble and Sue Webster, Sarah Lucas, Marc Quinn, Michael Craig-Martin, Jim Lambie and Nigel Cooke.
Adam McEwen’s show at The Goss-Michael Foundation will consist of different media including sculpture, painting, and installation. McEwen’s work resides somewhere between the celebratory and the funereal. It identifies strands of European melancholy in the Pop object, and the scuffs of history and consumerism on the sheened surfaces of minimalism.
This is represented through his sculptures, made of machined graphite, a material McEwen has employed since 2007. Each meticulously carved sculpture reproduces the original in scale and detail. These mute representations of everyday objects – an air conditioner, a drinking fountain, an unfurled yoga mat – have a deadened, perfected air that is at odds with their banality and intimacy.
McEwen’s work often aims to shake us temporarily out of our passive acceptance of mass media and to highlight the blurred line between history and fiction. One of McEwen’s best known works, Untitled (Jeff, Nicole, Macaulay, Bill, Rod, Marilyn, Malcom), part of The Goss-Michael Foundation collection, is from his “Obituary” series shown at the Whitney Biennial in 2006. He used the over-familiar format of the obituary to create momentary ruptures of accepted reality, since the obituaries were of famous people who in fact were still alive.
His monochromatic paintings with blobs of dirty, chewed gum stuck on the canvases, some named after German cities bombed in World War II, work like meditation pieces on expectations, including The Goss-Michael Foundation’s, New York, New York. He has created works made of text messages sent from friends which taken out of context seem to turn into riddles and cryptic questions, twenty of which are permanently installed as wall text at the Foundation titled, Untitled Text Msg.
Adam McEwen was born in Great Britain in 1965 and currently lives and works in New York. Adam McEwen’s work has been included in numerous group shows including Haunted, Guggenheim Museum, New York (2010), Beg, Borrow and Steal, Rubell Family Collection, Miami (2009), The Reach of Realism, MOCA Miami (2009), Into Me/Out of Me, PS1 / MOMA, New York, and the Whitney Biennial 2006, New York. In 2010 he curated Fresh Hell at the Palais de Tokyo, Paris, as part of their Carte Blanche series. | <urn:uuid:79589a41-4345-4af3-aa68-a3ead7379cc8> | CC-MAIN-2013-20 | http://www.gossmichaelfoundation.org/past/adam-mcewen-3/ | 2013-05-21T01:31:48Z | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2013-20/segments/1368699632815/warc/CC-MAIN-20130516102032-00000-ip-10-60-113-184.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.950728 | 668 | null | null | HuggingFaceFW/fineweb |
Tuesday, May 29, 2012
5 Games to Play Around a Campfire
Here are 5 games we like to play around the campfire:
1. Who Said That? This is great for a large group of people who are all different ages. Prior to sitting around the campfire, have everyone write down (in their trickiest handwriting) one fact about themselves i.e. I once ate a piece of dog food by mistake (I know gross but someone actually said this when we played it once). Fold up the slip of paper and put it in a hat. When sitting around the campfire, give one person a flashlight to start. This person picks out one slip of paper and has to guess who wrote the fact. If they get it correct, pass the flashlight to the person who wrote it and that person picks a slip of paper. If they get it wrong after three guesses the person owns up to who wrote it and they still go next. Continue until all of the slips of paper have been read.
2. Five Daily Facts: Go around the circle and each person says five facts about their day or a few days i .e. today I ate ice cream. Tomorrow I will go swimming. etc. When each person has said five facts start at the beginning of the circle and try to remember them all. Player one says one statement that was not his/her own. Player two says a different statement. See how many you can remember. It is harder than you think.
3. Charades: No fire would be the same without a fun game of charades. If it is too dark, shine a flashlight on the person.
4. Name that Tune: Depending upon the ages playing, we usually start humming a few bars and whoever guesses it first goes next. Sometimes we do themes - nursery rhyme songs, 80's tunes, etc.
5. Pass the Ghost Story: Player one starts the story with one sentence. Player two adds the next sentence. Continue around the campfire with each person adding one sentence. Try to make it around the circle twice and then finish the story.
Of course, take breaks and eat s'mores! | <urn:uuid:f73da3fe-f8b4-475e-a3c5-2da9c299ec02> | CC-MAIN-2013-20 | http://www.growingplay.blogspot.com/2012/05/5-games-to-play-around-campfire.html | 2013-05-21T00:57:58Z | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2013-20/segments/1368699632815/warc/CC-MAIN-20130516102032-00000-ip-10-60-113-184.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.960106 | 442 | null | null | HuggingFaceFW/fineweb |
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First injectable cycle, confused about cycle support.
Hi,its my first post and I see a lot you guys ask for stats so first of all...,.
Height 5 foot 8
BF 9 percent.
Years lifting 5
I'm lookimg at doing my first test cycle, just simple Test E 500mg per week split 250 Mon and Thurs with Clomid and Nolva 4 weeks PCT.
I see lots of advice to do this as your fisrt cycle due to using less compounds, but I also see a lot of people running arimedex and hgc through their cycle as well, is this something I should be doing? I have some letrozole on hand.
Ps I have ran 2 low dose 6 week cycles of dbol (omg!) with correct PCT and had good experiences, no gyno, a total of 12 lbs muscle retained. | <urn:uuid:bc00c0c1-879f-459b-a29c-b31509d0a933> | CC-MAIN-2013-20 | http://www.ironmagazineforums.com/anabolic-zone/178652-first-injectable-cycle-confused-about-cycle-support-print.html | 2013-05-21T00:52:03Z | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2013-20/segments/1368699632815/warc/CC-MAIN-20130516102032-00000-ip-10-60-113-184.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.951231 | 186 | null | null | HuggingFaceFW/fineweb |
I enjoy collecting stuff that for some may see as teetering on the edge. Being a photographer (who believes she missed her true calling - forensic, or crime scene, photography) I am drawn to anything involved with the aftermath of crime.I don't a lot about the field. I'm just curious of the surface that is made visible to the public.
It doesn't take a lot of searching to come up with some off center items only those in the field would appreciate - or maybe not.
Once I offered a token of my appreciation for the good job a law enforcement division had done through a modest pencil holder. I have one on my desk and it has become a subject of conversation with visitors. So of course I was proud of myself when I placed this unique item on the person's desk. There it was, "Dead Fred", a red plastic form of a man, who resembled the typical crime scene layout of a body. A little hole strategically placed where the heart s supposed to be is perfect for a pen (red ink of course). Unfortunately the recipient didn't share my enthusiasm. I haven't noticed Dead Fred in a while....
Many years ago I came across a book about crime scene photos. The book fascinated me and I was angry that I didn't purchase the book when I had the chance. I must have made a big deal over this fact because on my last birthday I was thrilled when I opened a present from my older daughter that contained "Shots in the Dark", a book documenting famous crime scenes.
A couple of years ago Mac gave me a grenade. Its the real thing, except the guts are gone. He knows me. I attached a makeshift tag with the number 1 drawn on it and hung it on the pin. Beside the grenade is a sign that says "Complaint Department. Take a number".
I’ve also been known to ‘acquire’ items through less than admirable means. A while back I visited with my genius friend, Bobby Jonte. During our visit I spied a small bright blue globe on his desk. The plastic blue ball intergued me so that I briefly lost track of our conversation about World War II training planes. Finally I couldn’t stand it any longer and picked it up. To my surprise, it was a paper-clip holder. The hole at the bottom is magnitzed so the paper clips don’t fall out. Mr. Jonte gladly allowed me to swipe it, right in front of him. I have no shame…..
Finally, I have an item that I can't describe in too much detail. It’s an emergency device that I have used when someone has pushed me to the brink with his or her endless bologna-filled chatter. Its a simple device - a round red base with a button on top. A push of the button triggers a piercing noise much like the dive horn on a nuclear submarine. A male voice alerts me that something (smells and usually comes in piles) is being espoused and all should grab their waders and immediately exit the premises. I take care in using it, as not to offend any innocent bystanders. However, my boss made me move it out of most visitors’ field of vision after the late Charlie Walker saw it. Between us, he thought it was hilarious...so did Peggy.
Well, I've opened my desk (and quirks) to our readers. Now I'm asking you enterprising desk jockeys to do the same. If anybody has a penchant for the peculiar or just has some unique items they display on their desk, (that may mysteriously end up on my desk) send me a photo and a few lines describing what I'm looking at. I sure hope I get a few responses. Otherwise, I'm gonna begin to worry...about myself. | <urn:uuid:8d55eb5c-fbd9-4fbc-809a-3e4f1d698b13> | CC-MAIN-2013-20 | http://www.kingstreenews.com/story/My-Desk-and-all-its-finery | 2013-05-21T02:20:31Z | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2013-20/segments/1368699632815/warc/CC-MAIN-20130516102032-00000-ip-10-60-113-184.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.96993 | 785 | null | null | HuggingFaceFW/fineweb |
Ben Miller is an Assistant Public Defender in the Appellate Division of the Maryland Office of the Public Defender where he represents criminal defendants with the appeals of their convictions. Mr. Miller currently teaches Written and Oral Advocacy.
After graduating law school, Mr. Miller was a law clerk for the Superior Court of Massachusetts. He went on to also clerk for Chief Judge Peter Krauser of the Maryland Court of Special Appeals.
He graduated with honors from American University, Washington College of Law in May 2005, and is admitted to practice in Maryland, Massachusetts, and the District of Columbia. In law school, he was the Articles Editor for the Administrative Law Review. He received his undergraduate degree with honors from Northeastern University, where he majored in Journalism. Prior to law school, he worked at several Boston-area newspapers, including writing for The Boston Globe. | <urn:uuid:9206b548-3a03-4ca2-9f32-2b9d787a569a> | CC-MAIN-2013-20 | http://www.law.umaryland.edu/faculty/profiles/faculty.html?facultynum=883 | 2013-05-21T01:03:59Z | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2013-20/segments/1368699632815/warc/CC-MAIN-20130516102032-00000-ip-10-60-113-184.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.978917 | 172 | null | null | HuggingFaceFW/fineweb |
Wings Neck Light Trust
Contact Address Information:
12 Jericho Hill Road
It is estimated that Keeper George Howard and his brother, Assistant Keeper William Howard, saved 37 lives during there years at Wing's Neck Light. In 1930 the keeper's house from Ned's Point Light in Mattapoisett was floated to Wings Neck. The station was discontinued in 1945 and passed into private hands. The lighthouse is now available for rent.
Tower Height: 32
Height of Focal Plane: 50
Description of Tower: White, hexagonal pyramidal wood tower with black cast iron lantern.
This light is not operational
1889 1.5 story wood keeper's house (attached to tower), oil house, 1870s keeper's house (moved from Ned's Point Light).
1849: Hexagonal wooden tower and lantern on roof of stone keeper's house, 38 feet high, focal plane 50 feet.
Date Established: 1849
Date Present Tower Built: 1889
Date Deactivated: 1945
Optics: 1856: Fifth order Fresnel lens.
Fog Signal: Fog bell and striking mechanism in pyramidal tower (destroyed).
Current Use: Private residence, vacation rental.
Open To Public? No.
Take MA 28 south to Pocasset. Turn right at Barlow's Landing Road (marked with "Pocasset 1 - Barlows Landing - Wings Neck 3" sign) on the southwest corner. A short distance from Shore Road (stop sign), turn right onto Wings Neck Road. The road divides; go either way and follow to the cul-de-sac by the entrance to the private community. You can view the lighthouse from here, but do not enter the gate with its emphatic "no trespassing" signs.
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National Register of Historic Places
Keepers: Edward D. Lawrence (1849-1854 and 1865-1887); Samuel Barlow (1854-?); ? Weight (?); ? King (?); John Maxim (c 1850s); Albert Gifford (1887-1908, died in service); ? Gifford (wife) (1908); Wallace Eldgredge (1908-1921); George Howard (1921-1937); William Howard, assistant (1920s).
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LOS ANGELES (AP) — "Star Trek: Into Darkness" didn't warp past its predecessor.
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Seth MacFarlane is too busy to host the Oscars in 2014.
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Michael Jackson's doctor was not the only person working on the singer's ill-fated "This Is It" tour without a fully executed contract, a corporate attorney for concert promoter AEG Live LLC testified Monday.
NEW YORK (AP) — Steven Soderbergh is working on a new currency.
NEW YORK (AP) — NBC went out of the company and out of the country to find a president for its news division, on Monday naming the first woman to hold the top job.
There's always glitz and glamour at Cannes, France, during its annual film festival, and it's no different this year. But there's still a heavy infusion of gold to come this week at Thursday's amfAR gala, which will treat its celebrity guests to 40 of the world's top models in "The Ultimate Gold Collection Fashion Show," curated by Carine Roitfeld. | <urn:uuid:2e21302b-395c-4e95-9d78-cd6947282e96> | CC-MAIN-2013-20 | http://www.lonelysoul.net/Eng/passwordretrieve?pf=46246 | 2013-05-21T01:32:55Z | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2013-20/segments/1368699632815/warc/CC-MAIN-20130516102032-00000-ip-10-60-113-184.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.956779 | 233 | null | null | HuggingFaceFW/fineweb |
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Vaccines for the 21st Century: A Tool for Decisionmaking
Researchers are studying the role of E7 protease in inducing CTL response—for example, inducing CD8-positive T-cells—but it unclear whether these cells are effective in viral infection or in the treatment of existing human cancer.
When these studies move into humans for efficacy testing, a logical clinical endpoint would be cytological abnormalities—not cervical cancer. Investigators could also monitor DNA in the cervix.
There is as yet no data on mucosal routes of administration, although this will be an important issue in the future.
There is as yet inadequate knowledge of the epitopes of the various papillomavirus subtypes to assess the possibility of making chimeric VLPs containing L1 proteins from multiple serotypes.
The timetable is uncertain. Some pharmaceutical companies may try to go into Phase I clinical trials in the next couple of years, but it will take a period of time to demonstrate immunological reactivity and safety, and a longer time following women to demonstrate efficacy. Controlled Phase III trials might be completed in more than 5 but less than 10 years.
The target population for a prophylactic vaccine would be women, hopefully before they become sexually active.
Pathobiology. Dengue is a positive-strand RNA virus, like HCV a member of the flavivirus family, and is transmitted by mosquitoes. There are four serotypes, and infection with one serotype results in long-lived immunity against that serotype, as well as sensitization to other serotypes. Dengue virus infection presents as two clinical syndromes: dengue fever (DF) and dengue hemorrhagic fever (DHF). Several days pass between transmission and the appearance of fever. In uncomplicated DF, the fever lasts for 3 or 4 days and then resolves successfully. In a few cases, however, as the fever is resolving, the patient develops capillary leak syndrome, which is a more serious illness commonly called DHF. There is little real hemorrhage but a lot of leakage from the capillaries, and hematocrit rises and body temperature falls. In its most severe form, DHF can result in shock and death. Depending on the speed of diagnosis and treatment, mortality can be anywhere from less than 1 percent to as high as 20 percent. Fortunately, most children respond well to aggressive volume expansion.
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in partnership with the School of Electronics and Computer Science and the University of Southampton Strategic Research Group "Living with Environmental Change"
"The development of new technologies for environmental science."
Speaker: Prof. Alastair Lewis, National Centre for Atmospheric Science
Date:15 July 2009
At the heart of NERC's science strategy (published in November 2007) are plans to deliver the science needed to provide solutions to the global environmental challenges that the world is facing today and will face in the future. NERC has identified seven themes under which this science will be delivered, and has appointed theme leaders drawn from the academic community to develop action plans which will help meet those responsibilities. The NERC research themes are Climate system, Biodiversity, Sustainable use of natural resources, Earth system science, Natural hazards, Environment, pollution and human health, and Technologies. The last of these themes is central to enabling the other six, and a new programme of research is being commissioned across key technology areas including: Earth Observation and remote sensing, novel laboratory instrumentation, sensors and sensor networks, and informatics models and data. Engaging with new communities to help provide solutions to the toughest technological problems in environmental science is central to the technologies theme. This presentation will highlight some areas of scientific and technological need and discuss current and future opportunities for collaboration and funding.
Alastair Lewis is NERC theme leader for Technologies, a research Director of the National Centre for Atmospheric Science (a NERC collaborative centre) and professor of Atmospheric Chemistry at the University of York
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If you're the kind of gal who loves her iPad so much that she'd consider paying more to dress it up than she did to own it, hey, more power to you! Consider the Proenza Schouler PS1 iPad Case ($685). That gorgeous grape leather is to die for. The kind of dying we'd do if our significant others ever saw us charge this to our credit cards. So we're not gonna go there, but we'll do the next best thing: tempt all you lovely readers!
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STOCKTON - A 63-year-old man tried to hold a burglar at gunpoint but the man got away.
The man told police that, as he was taking out the garbage about 10:35 a.m. in the 100 block of East Clay Street, he noticed a shopping cart in his backyard and his locked garage door open.
He went inside and saw a man carrying a ladder out of his garage, so he grabbed a phone to call police and his .22-caliber rifle to try to hold the burglar.
He told the burglar to get on the ground several times, but the man told the victim, "I'm gonna kill you" and took several steps toward the victim, who shot into the ground about four times.
The burglar got away on foot. He is described as a black man in his late 40s to early 50s with a black beard with some gray in it, standing 5 feet 10 inches to 6 feet tall and weighing 150 to 160 pounds. He was wearing a green puffy hooded jacket and faded blue jeans. | <urn:uuid:7e557210-2521-4d29-ab27-db3ad1e44239> | CC-MAIN-2013-20 | http://www.recordnet.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20130227/A_NEWS/130229903/0/htmmb | 2013-05-21T01:33:06Z | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2013-20/segments/1368699632815/warc/CC-MAIN-20130516102032-00000-ip-10-60-113-184.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.988475 | 222 | null | null | HuggingFaceFW/fineweb |
Blogs from 2010
As part of Allentown’s renewed Homesteading Program, studio26 homes (with the assistance of Renu Building & Energy Solutions) was brought in to help the City of Allentown ‘go green’ and deliver a more sustainable, more energy-efficient, and healthy green rehabilitation of a previously dilapidated townhome. Through a successful partnership with the City of Allentown, championed by Leonard Lightner (Rehabilitation Supervisor, Bureau of Building Standards and Safety) and the diligent contracting efforts of Doall Construction, studio26 homes helped provide valuable green building insight and experience as the trailblazing home is currently on track to not only become an Energy Star Qualified Home but also receive a National Green Building Standard Gold or Emerald Certification. The transcript of the WFMZ-TV 69 News segment is shown below. To see the video, please click here.
Allentown’s Homesteading Program Marks Milestone
Building communities by cleaning up blighted properties and boosting first time home ownership, that’s the goal of Allentown’s Homesteading Program.
Today the city celebrated a milestone, taking its first home from trashed to treasured.
“You didn’t even want to step in it,” said homeowner Rosa Sanchez. “I always wanted my own brand new house and I got it.”
Sanchez and her family bought the house from the city and the redevelopment authority for a dollar.
“Once we have transferred the house to the homeowner we turn around at that point and we fix up their property based off their qualification income wise and their loan amount,” said Allentown Rehabilitation Supervisor Leonard Lightner.
The homeowner pays off that loan amount like a mortgage over a set number of years. In this case the loan amount is $60,000.
Program officials say it’s a way to granting the dream of first time home ownership and getting the property back on the tax rolls.
“We have 11 properties sitting in inventory right now,” said Lightner.
Officials say everything in these homes will be energy efficient, energy star rated or use green technology.
This first home will serve as a blue print for the others with the help of green energy consultant Studio 26 homes out of Orefield.
“It’s about enabling the city and all of the workers involved to not only deliver this home but every one there after as part of a larger overall goal for the city,” said studio26 homes owner, Brian Baker.
The homes will be funded by the city rental rehabilitation program and a $150,000 grant from the state.
On Saturday, October 2, 2010 from 11:00 AM to 3:00 PM, the U.S. Department of Energy’s Building America Demonstration Home designed and crafted by studio26 homes (the sister company of Renu Building & Energy Solutions) will be featured once again in the 2010 National Solar Tour & Green Buildings Open House. The National Solar Tour is organized yearly by the American Solar Energy Society (ASES) in conjunction with the Green Buildings Open House coordinated by the Northeast Sustainable Energy Association (NESEA). If you’re interested in learning about and experiencing high-performance, healthy home construction in Pennsylvania’s first U.S. Green Building Council LEED-Silver Certified Home, then please feel free to come out to [address withheld] on Saturday, October 2, 2010 from 11:00 AM to 3:00 PM. We’ll see you then!
The Lehigh Valley Builders Association awarded studio26 homes and Renu Building & Energy Solutions with two awards at the 19th Annual LVBA Awards for Excellence. All of us at Renu are thankful for being honored for Professional Excellence in a Kitchen Remodel up to $50,000, while our new construction divison, studo26 homes, was honored with a Professional Excellence Award in a Green Built Home. | <urn:uuid:28fd4453-11cf-42f3-99cd-caac024ef3fb> | CC-MAIN-2013-20 | http://www.renubuilding.com/2010/ | 2013-05-21T01:04:57Z | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2013-20/segments/1368699632815/warc/CC-MAIN-20130516102032-00000-ip-10-60-113-184.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.932022 | 826 | null | null | HuggingFaceFW/fineweb |
Senior Babe Ruth: Aces sweep three games in Eau ClaireLeske and Lufkin threw shut outs
By: Matt Steichen, Rosemount Town Pages
The Rosemount Senior Babe Ruth baseball team is hitting its stride just in time for the start of the district tournament, which gets under way tonight at Alimagnet Park in Burnsville.
The Aces used solid hitting, pitching and defense to go 3-0 in a three-team tournament last weekend in Eau Claire. They took a 10-5 record into Monday’s regular season finale at Eastview.
“I think we played a good weekend of baseball at the right time. Hopefully we can perform as well at the district tournament and move on to state,” Rosemount coach Steve Lufkin said.
The Aces advanced to state in their first season as a Senior Babe Ruth League team last summer. They will have to advance past Elko, Apple Valley and Faribault in the four-team district to make a return trip in Year 2.
Chris Leske got Rosemount off to a good start Saturday at Eau Claire by throwing a complete-game two-hitter in a 13-0 blanking of Southwood County. He struck out 10 and walked two.
“He kept their hitters off balance with a nice fastball and threw some curveballs and change-ups in there,” Lufkin said. “They got a hit to lead off the game and a hit to start the second and that was it.”
The Aces gave Lufkin plenty of support with eight runs in the third inning. They batted around for a second straight inning when they pushed across five more runs in the fourth.
Luke Cassell led the team with three hits and Connor Wolf, Reese Richards, Joe Waite, Blake Reinhardt and Kyle Breitinger each added two.
“I think we’re pretty consistent all the way down the lineup and on any given day people come in who can hit,” Lufkin said.
The Aces trailed 2-0 in Game 2 Saturday against Eau Claire before rallying for two in the fifth and two more in the eighth to earn a 4-2 victory.
Zach Zaboj led off the eighth by drawing a walk and Reinhardt drew another free pass before Ryan Green came through with a two-run single.
Joe Waite tied the game in the fifth with a two-run single of his own.
Waite started on the mound, but left after an inning with a blister. Mitch Olson came on in relief and allowed one run over the final seven innings to get the win.
Rosemount capped off their trip across the border with another shutout of Southwood County. Isaiah Lufkin went all six innings and scattered three hits in an 8-0 win.
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HYMER Planning to Proceed with U.S. RV Plans
Europe’s largest RV builder, HYMER AG, is proceeding with plans to enter the U.S. recreational vehicle marketplace, based on the company’s own research and on the “awesome” reception its European-built products received last week in a test-marketing display at the Florida RV Trade Association’s (FRVTA) 2013 Florida RV SuperShow in Tampa.
Roel L.W. Nizet, CEO and chairman of HYMER Group’s executive board, confirmed the decision in an interview with RVBUSINESS.com on behalf of the German conglomerate, a $1.7 billion company with annual sales of 47,000 units that distributes its products throughout 28 countries.
Nizet was dividing his time last week between the Tampa Show exhibit and the 2nd World RV Conference, hosted by the Recreation Vehicle Industry Association (RVIA) in downtown Tampa.
HYMER would become the first foreign — in this case European – manufacturer to bridge the gap to the States in a substantial way.
“It’s a very exciting deal for us,” says Nizet, whose company showed a handful of trailers in Tampa as well as Class A and B motorhomes, both of which were based on Fiat Ducato chassis, which Chrysler Group LLC reportedly plans on importing to the U.S. in the near future. “But it’s a necessity because, we (industry in general) are always talking about a global market. The RV industry should be a global market, and someone has to bridge it. So, we’re willing to be the first.”
HYMER currently builds 22,000 units a year in Europe on the Ducato.
While HYMER plans a gradual rollout of towable and motorized U.S. products – maybe two this year and two the next – the German firm is looking to finalize a joint venture manufacturing agreement with an American concern because the southern German company’s game plan does not include, with the exception of a few startup models, building inventory in Europe and shipping to the States.
So, joint venturing with a U.S. manufacturer is the only logical plan at this point for HYMER, which is headquartered in Bald Walsee with manufacturing currently located in nine German locations.
“Absolutely,” Nizet told RVBUSINESS.com. “We are not willing, let me say, to ship from Europe to America. Our intention is to make a sustainable business out of it. We simply want to be a local (U.S.) OEM with the quality level of Europe, of Germany. And we will stay in a niche, definitely. As I’ve mentioned previously, we want to be the iPhone with wheels – very innovative. And that’s our goal on a high level – not the cheapest, definitely. That’s our main goal.”
Nizet, who attended last year’s National RV Trade Show in Louisville, said HYMER would conceivably target 10% of the American market’s annual production.
“So, after the show we will keep the vehicles for three quarters of a year in the states,” said Nizet. “We’ll make a tour and show them during various occasions, dealer meetings and other RVIA occasions and then finally after this period we will collect all the feedback. We will take a look at what we have to do and then we will decide which products we will start with to sell in the U.S. market.
“Based on the feedback from the people here (in Tampa), we’ve already decided to start with two, probably three models which we will adapt to the American market, meeting 110 voltage, and we will adjust the gas to the American standard and we will ship over a couple of them so that we keep things moving so that we don’t have a (time) gap, let’s say, between this show and the expectations we have heard from the people coming here.” | <urn:uuid:d5f621a0-9a4e-4974-a33d-5884d3dda5da> | CC-MAIN-2013-20 | http://www.rvbusiness.com/2013/01/hymer-planning-to-proceed-with-u-s-rv-plans-2/ | 2013-05-21T01:33:18Z | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2013-20/segments/1368699632815/warc/CC-MAIN-20130516102032-00000-ip-10-60-113-184.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.963927 | 863 | null | null | HuggingFaceFW/fineweb |
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Tuesday, August 17, 2010 at 2:34 PM ET by Scotty Gore
(SoapOperaNetwork.com) — In a suprising casting move, “One Life to Live” has managed to snag long-time “Guiding Light” star Kim Zimmer to reprise a role she hasn’t played in nearly three decades.
Zimmer, who will step back into the role of Echo DiSavoy this fall, tells Soap Opera Digest that “I’m so excited. I feel like its all come full circle.” The role is actually the actress’ second on “OLTL” (she played Bonnie Harmon in 1978). She is perhaps best known for the role of Reva Shane on “Guiding Light,” which she played on and off from 1983-2009. In addition to her roles on “GL” and “OLTL,” Zimmer has appeared on “The Doctors” and “Santa Barbara.”
For those unfamiliar with Zimmer’s last stint in Llanview, here’s a little recap: In 1983, Echo made her Llanview debut as an intriguing countess/photographer who put the moves on Clint Buchanan (then portrayed by Clint Ritchie). However, Clint was unaware that the woman who was trying to seduce him was actually trying to lure him into a trap, since she blamed him for her mother’s death. After taking him to a bridge, they got into a huge argument, after which Echo jumped to her “death.” The incident was witnessed by Dorian, who told the police that Clint was to blame. Eventually, Viki located a very much alive Echo, who in turn confessed to her crime and promptly left town in October of that year, leaving Viki and Clint to repair their marriage.
Expect Zimmer to interact with several familiar faces in Llanview, including Viki, Dorian, and Clint, among others in a “big” storyline. It is rumored that she is back for only a short-term stint, however a spokesperson for the show had no comment.
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Buying a property for your student child at university has now become one of the smartest moves in property.
Cherie's latest purchase, a £975,000 maisonette in west London for 22-year-old Kathryn while she studies law at King's College London, is one she is unlikely to regret. It has three bedrooms, so her daughter will have the option of letting to student friends if she wishes.
The Blairs also, controversially, bought two flats for about £430,000 in 2002 for their son Euan when he was at Bristol University, designed to give him somewhere safe and pleasant to live and garner an increase in capital value during the boom. These are posh pads for students, not the down-at-heel shared terrace housing with extra beds littering sitting rooms, which we tend to think of as the norm (not to mention the dirty coffee cups, laundry and slumpy sofas).
These are high-priced parent-soothers that ease fears about dodgy flatmates and mean streets. And they aren't such an unusual buy, according to Simon Connell, associate director of buying agents Property Vision. "In the past, parents would only buy property to fulfil the child's minimum requirements while at university, but over the years they have seen what a profitable investment it can be," he says. "As a result, budgets have increased significantly since the Nineties. It's not uncommon for a search in London to start at £1m."
Extra bedrooms are important because parents fancy a foothold, too. "They favour two or more bedrooms so they can stay when visiting, but it also allows the child to share with a friend, generate an income and give them a lesson in managing personal finances. This has increased budgets."
So why is it deemed a clever thing to do? The answer is that student housing has bucked the recession. Knight Frank's latest report on the subject shows that there has been five per cent rental growth in each of the past six years (compared with a paltry 0.6 per cent for commercial property). The reasons are clear – student numbers continue going up, there aren't enough university halls to go around, rent is almost guaranteed for two years or more (student second and third years) and the demand apparently is unquenchable.
The sector has performed so well, in fact, that private investors and specialist investment funds are putting their money into it and whole London student housing projects are being bought by Far Eastern traders. Big companies like UNITE, UPP, Opal and Liberty Living have piled in to build new chic flats aimed at students with wealthy parents sending their children from India, China and Russia. At Nido in Spitalfields, for example, there are student studios to rent in a 34-storey block with views of the Gherkin and use of the gym for £270 to £330 per week (020 7395 7265). Most London students face paying a minimum £100 a week for a room in a shared house.
In Bournemouth, Lynn Crawford was very worried when her son Matthew was sharing a house during his first year working for a degree in business studies. It had no smoke alarms, the room was damp and they were miles out from the centre of town. She had a small sum of money and two years ago she decided to part-buy, part-rent a flat for him as he started his second year at university.
"I'm only sorry I didn't do it at the very start," she says. They bought into b-central, a new development by Assettrust, choosing a top-floor flat inside a turret with a circular sitting room, two bedrooms and bathrooms and views to the Isle of Wight.
"He just fell in love with it," she says. "I could only afford to buy 40 per cent and they said no problem. It gives him a really good quality home and an investment at whatever value you choose to put into it." A 25 per cent share of a three-bedroom apartment (full price £164,950) can be bought at £41,238 with monthly rent of £442 (sales 0845 373 2440).
Matthew is able to let the second bedroom to a fellow student, which helps to cover the rent. "It therefore also helps the friend, who would probably have to pay the same rent to live somewhere grotty if he wasn't with Matthew." The flat is in Lynn's name, but if Matthew, 23, stays on in Bournemouth he may take it over or buy a larger portion when he starts earning. The value has "definitely" gone up, says Lynn, partly because they bought when prices were low and most of the block was empty. "It is peace of mind for me and security for him."
As the Nationwide announced recently that house prices have dipped again for the first time since February, there may be more price reductions ahead and parents may take advantage. Recent research by Savills looking at the top 21 universities shows that prices are lowest in Leicester, Lancaster and Loughborough for flats, and lowest in Durham, Birmingham and Nottingham for terrace houses. Oxford, Bristol and Cambridge are the most expensive. But these are also cities that may see the greatest price growth in the years ahead.
"The net income returns are likely to exceed the return from cash in the bank," says Lucian Cook at Savills. "It is likely that, for many parents, the key financial gain will be the capital growth." But, he adds, in today's more gloomy market people will need to hang onto their purchases beyond the uni years in order to get the growth.
Student letting: Making it pay
1 Buy in the right area close to the campus, with street lighting, pubs and takeaways.
2 Three bedrooms can be turned to four if you put a bed in the dining room. Rooms should be large enough to use as study bedrooms.
3 Get gas and electrical appliances checked, fire regulations covered and smoke detectors installed.
4 Put basic but robust furnishings in – the better they are, the better students behave. Expect to redecorate each summer recess.
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Chicago Mayor Rahm Emanuel launched ChicagoShovels.org on Tuesday, in an effort to encourage residents to participate in winter-preparedness.
The new site is being launched with a real-time “Plow Tracker” that allows residents to monitor the progress of the city’s snow plows.
"It really is unlike garbage pick up in that the routes are different each time, depending on the shape of the storm. In some ways this is both about letting you know, giving you some advanced warning about the clearing of your street but also exposing the pattern," said Chicago's Chief Technology Officer John Tolva.
The site also includes features like "Adopt-a-Sidewalk", "Snow Corps" and "Winter Apps".
The portal also provides a platform for residents and businesses to organize and participate in neighborhood-level activities.
"Adopt-a-Sidewalk” is a shoveling initiative where Chicagoans can soon visit the site and sign up to be a part of the program. It will be launched in Beta to allow for user feedback.
“Winter preparedness is everyone’s responsibility, and when we come together, community by community, block by block, we can help reduce the dangers and health risks that winter weather can bring,” said Emanuel.
“ChicagoShovels.org is an important resource that not only informs Chicagoans about how they can help their neighbors, but allows them to see the City’s snow program in action during severe weather,” Emanuel added.
"Snow Corps" is a new program that connects volunteers with residents in need of snow removal – such as seniors and residents with disabilities. Volunteers can sign up using an online form to help those in need.
The City of Chicago’s data portal, data.cityofchicago.org, currently hosts more than 271 datasets with over 20 million rows of data. Since Mayor Emanuel took office on May 16, 2011, the portal has been viewed nearly 750,000 times and over 37 million rows of data have been accessed. | <urn:uuid:07701ce2-0b9e-46f7-8653-2667b86fca10> | CC-MAIN-2013-20 | http://www.wbez.org/story/chicago-launches-plow-tracker-website-monitor-citys-snow-plows-95240 | 2013-05-21T00:53:08Z | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2013-20/segments/1368699632815/warc/CC-MAIN-20130516102032-00000-ip-10-60-113-184.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.954628 | 434 | null | null | HuggingFaceFW/fineweb |
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Mayor: Name school for teacher in Newtown massacre
Victoria Soto killed while protecting students at Sandy Hook
The mayor of a town near Newtown, Conn., proposed Monday naming a school after Victoria Soto, a teacher who was killed in last month's elementary school massacre and hailed as a hero.
Soto, a 27-year-old resident of Stratford, was killed as she tried to shield her students from the gunman inside Sandy Hook Elementary School. The shooter killed 20 children and six women at the school on Dec. 14 before committing suicide.
"In the days since the tragedy in Sandy Hook, the stories of bravery and heroism by Stratford's own Victoria Soto have been both heart-wrenching and abundant," Stratford Mayor John Harkins said. "She gave her life protecting children, and we must make sure her sacrifice is never forgotten."
Some of the children from Soto's classroom escaped harm, and there have been reports that Soto hid some of her students from the approaching gunman.
Harkins said he had met with Soto's family and discussed how the town could honor her memory.
Construction is scheduled next summer on a new school in Stratford, and Harkins said he wants it named for Soto. The name must be approved by the town council, which is expected to take up the matter at a Jan. 14 meeting.
A petition also has been started to rename a street in Stratford after Soto, and members of her 2003 Stratford High School class have started a scholarship fund in her name.
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Michigan House Majority Whip Pete Lund is announcing the appointment of new assistant whip State Representative Dave Pagel. The Oronoko Township Republican says "I'm committed to moving Michigan forward through policies that improve the economic health of our state. In this role I can help coordinate the actions of my colleagues in the House toward that goal." Pagel will be the assistant whip for the 2013-14 Michigan House legislative session.
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Wood rotting from a balcony at Willowbrook townhome that was built by KB Home.
Bradenton, Florida -- After meeting with distressed homeowners of Willowbrook Townhomes, State Sen. Bill Galvano, R-Bradenton, has encouraged KB Home's regional president George Glance to better-address some of the residents' complaints.
10 News was the only television station at the homeowner/Galvano meeting.
Galvano tells 10 News that Glance committed to paying for mold inspections as well as temporary relocation for the homeowners most disruputed by repair construction.
Galvano provided more details in a press release from his office:
Although the Florida Department of Health does not recommend mold testing generally as a first step because of its potential expense, Galvano said sufficient concern exists to recommend professional testing, and he is assured by KB Homes officials that the company will pick up the tab for testing done on homes it built.
"The most critical thing is to identify and eliminate any potentially dangerous environmental hazards that families may unwittingly be exposing themselves to at home," Galvano said.
Willowbrook officials have selected an independent, licensed contractor to perform the testing. Residents should contact the Board of Directors for information on scheduling a mold test in for their homes.
Galvano recently visited Willowbrook residents at their request to get a first-hand look at the issues they face. On Friday, he met with KB Homes president George Glance to discuss the residents' complaints about safety, the unacceptable conditions that exist in their homes, and the agreement company officials reached with the Willowbrook Board of Directors to address the complaints.
Galvano said his meeting with Glance was productive. The company acknowledges mistakes in construction, Galvano said, and it is committed to rectifying those errors. The company has an open-ended agreement backed by an escrow account with funds designated for remediation and repairs. KB Homes has also agreed to reimburse or provide in advance the costs associated with relocating homeowners whose properties require invasive repairs, Galvano said.
In addition, Galvano has arranged to receive weekly updates from Glance about the progress of repairs at Willowbrook.
Galvano also met with Florida Surgeon General Dr. John Armstrong to explore mold-testing possibilities potentially involving the Department of Health (DOH). As commercial mold testing can be expensive, DOH officials discourage it as a first resort. But since mold can pose significant health problems, all homeowners - not just those in Willowbrook - should regularly check their homes for signs of mold.
According to the DOH, controlling moisture is the key to stopping indoor mold growth, because all molds require water to grow. Common sources of mold-inducing moisture include storm water flooding, sink/bathtub/shower/toilet overflows, leaky roofs or gutters, plumbing leaks or broken water pipes, sprinkler spray hitting outdoor walls, poor venting of kitchen and bathroom moisture (steam from shower or cooking), and even liquid spills that are not dried completely.
For more information about indoor mold, see "Indoor Mold and Your Health" at the Department of Health's website: http://www.doh.state.fl.us/environment/community/indoor-air/mold.htm.
Previous KB Home coverage on 10 News:
12/20/12 - Blight Christmas!
12/12/12 - Upset homeowners plan multi-complex protest
10/30/12 - Angry homeowners confront county building codes czar
10/17/12 - Is KB Home fixing condos or just the stucco?
10/17/12 - Manatee Commissioners getting more active
10/12/12 - Homeowners complain KB "Band-Aids" not working
10/9/12 - Willowbrook residents confront Manatee commissioners
10/4/12 - Nine years of failed fixes from KB Home
10/2/12 - State Senator pleads for AG to investigate KB
9/28/12 - Anomalies found in Willowbrook inspections
9/26/12 - Willowbrook victims seeking legal help
9/19/12 - Frustrated homeowners confront KB executive
9/13/12 - 10 News reveals KB whistleblowers tried to warn homeowners
8/8/12 - Willowbrook homeowners meet with state senator
8/4/12 - Homeowners demanding justice from KB Home
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Item: A technical overview of ministry of transport automatic weather stations and their data elements
Title: A technical overview of ministry of transport automatic weather stations and their data elements
Proceedings: 2002 International Snow Science Workshop, Penticton, British Columbia
Authors: Cameron G. Rawlinson, MoT Snow Avalanche Programs, Victoria, British Columbia
Abstract: At 24 times the physical size of Switzerland, British Columbia contains a wide variety of Avalanche prone terrain in a number of different and often unpredictable climatic zones. For about 20 years, avalanche forecasters have used automatic weather stations in BC for synoptic observations of the weather and snowpack, often from very far away. Successful use of the technology has led the way for expanding their use into the field of road temperature and condition forecasting. In light of these factors the current suite of supported sensors is reviewed including some specific details on sensor operations. Some factors in geographic station siting are mentioned with examples. Sensor and derived data output formats are disclosed with subjective notes on sensor reliability. Some techniques and principles fundamental to reliable operations in winter are presented.
Keywords: snow sensing, methods of sampling, weather sensing, road weather, avalanche forecasting
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Or more accurately, Thank God It’s the Friday after Fauschnaut Day. As per usual, I’m a day (or three) late and a recipe short. Though the “official” Fauschnaut itself is essentially a potato-based donut served dripping with a sticky, dark corn syrup, or showered in cinnamon sugar, in the free-wheeling spirit of Fat Tuesday, I figured that a slight deviation from tradition might be acceptable. Especially when the results are so delicious, and much less greasy, who could argue otherwise? Sure, the parties and celebrations may be long over, but considering that fact that these donuts are actually baked and not fried, they’re not such a sinful option even as we enter the more austere days of lent.
Originally destined for the pages of Vegan Desserts, but bumped in the final revision not out of distaste, but in favor of a more decadent, over-the-top rendition, these are more suitable treats for the everyday sort of indulgence.
If you don’t have a donut pan kicking around in your kitchen, you can also bake off the batter in a mini muffin pan to make something more akin to donut holes.
Baked Cider Donuts
2 Cups All Purpose Flour
1 1/2 Teaspoon Baking Powder
1 1/2 Teaspoon Baking Soda
1/2 Teaspoon Salt
2 Teaspoon Ground Cinnamon
1/2 Teaspoon Ground Nutmeg
1 Teaspoon Apple Cider Vinegar
1/2 Cup Dark Brown Sugar
1/2 Cup Apple Butter (No Sugar Added)
1/3 Cup Maple Syrup
1/3 Cup Apple Cider
1/3 Cup Vanilla Soy or Coconut Yogurt
3 Tablespoons Canola Oil
1 Cup Confectioner’s sugar
1 Teaspoon Vanilla Extract
2 Tablespoons Plain Non-Dairy Milk
Preheat your oven to 375 degrees. Lightly grease a donut pan.
Bring together the dry ingredients in one bowl to start, combining the flour, baking powder, baking soda, salt, cinnamon and nutmeg. Set this bowl aside.
In a separate bowl, stir up the wet ingredients; the sugar, apple butter, maple syrup, apple cider, yogurt, oil, and vinegar. Add the dry ingredients into the wet and stir just to combine. Spoon the batter into your prepared donut pan, filling the indentations half-way to the top. Pop them into the oven and bake for 10 – 14 minutes, until the tops spring back when lightly touched.
While the donuts are baking, prepare the glaze by whisking together all of the ingredients in a shallow bowl.
Once baked, turn the donuts out onto a wire rack and let them sit for a minute or two, until they’re cool enough to handle but still hot. Dip them into the glaze and let them completely finish cooling. If you want a thicker layer of glaze, either dip them a second time after the first coat has dried a bit, or wait for the donuts to cool completely before dipping.
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Contributors HENRIK AGER-HANSSEN is senior executive vice-president of the Norwegian state oil company, STATOIL. He is also chairman of the board of the Norwegian Institute for Energy Technology and vice-chairman of the board of Rogaland Petroleum Research Institute. He is a member of the Royal Swedish Engineering Academy, the Norwegian Academy of Science and Letters, and the Norwegian Technical Academy of Science, and a foreign associate of the National Academy of Engineering. He holds an M.S. degree in nuclear engineering. RICHARD E. BALZHISER is president and chief executive officer of the Electric Power Research Institute (EPRI) in Palo Alto, California. He is a member of the advisory boards of the Institute for Energy Analy- sis, the University of Michigan College of Engineering National Advisory Committee, the Academy Industry Program of the National Academy of Sciences, National Academy of Engineering, and Institute of Medicine, and the U.S. Department of Energy's Innovative Control Technology Advisory Panel. Dr. Balzhiser received his B.S. and Ph.D. degrees in chemical engi- neering and his M.S. degree in nuclear engineering from the University of Michigan. WALLACE B. BEHNKE is vice-chairman of the Commonwealth Edi- son Company. Mr. Behnke selves on the boards of Commonwealth Edi- son and several affiliated corporations, including the Illinois Institute of Technology (IIT) and the IIT Research Institute, Duff & Phelps Selected ?79
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280 CONTRIBUTORS Utilities, the Materials Properties Council, and the National Planning As- sociation. He is a member of the National Academy of Engineering, the American Nuclear Society, is a past president and honorary member of the Western Society of Engineers, and serves on the University of Chicago Board of Governors for Argonne National Laboratory and the Visiting Committee of the Nuclear Engineering Department of the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Mr. Behnke received B.S. and B.S.E.E. degrees from Northwestern University. PETER D. BLAIR is the manager of the Energy and Materials Pro- gram at the Office of Technology Assessment of the U.S. Congress. He is the author of many scientific reports, papers, and books, including Mulii- objective Regional Energy Planning, Geothermal Energy: Investment Deci- sions and Commercial Development (with T. Cassel and R. Edelstein), and Input-Ou~put Arzalys~s: Foundations and Extensions (with R. Miller). He has served as a technical adviser to the National Research Council Panel on Central Electric Power Production and was an assistant professor of regional science and public policy at the University of Pennsylvania. Dr. Blair holds a B.S. degree in electrical engineering from Swarthmore College and an M.S. degree in energy management, an M.S.E degree in systems engineering, and a Ph.D. degree in energy management and policy from the University of Pennsylvania. JOHN F. BOOKOUT is president and chief executive officer of Shell Oil Company. He is past chairman of the American Petroleum Institute and of the National Petroleum Council and is current chairman of the board of advisers for the Texas A&M University Institute of Biosciences and Technology. He is a member of the National Fish and Wildlife Foundation, the policy committee of the Business Roundtable, and the Conference Board. Mr. Bookout graduated from the University of Texas with B.S. and M.N degrees in geology. He also holds honoraIy degrees of doctor of science from Plane University and doctor of laws from Centenary College. JOHN H. GIBBONS is the director of the Office of Technology As- sessment of the U.S. Congress. He is a former director of the Energy, Environment, and Resources Center at the University of Tennessee and the first director of energy conservation for the Federal Energy Administration. He was chairman of the Demand/Conservation Panel for the National Re- search Council Committee on Nuclear and Alternative Energy Systems and has served on the Energy Research Advisory Board of the U.S. Depart- ment of Energy. Dr. Gibbons received a B.S. degree in mathematics and chemistry from Randolph-Macon College and a Ph.D. degree in physics from Duke University. THOMAS E. GRAEDEL is a distinguished member of the technical
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CONTRIBlJTORS 281 staff of AT&T Bell Laboratories. His research interests are in solar physics, atmospheric chemistry and physics, measurement and chemical modeling of the earth's atmosphere, and corrosion of materials by atmospheric species. Because of his expertise in atmosphere-metal interactions, Dr. Graedel served as a consultant to the Statue of Liberbr Restoration Project. He is associate editor of Reviews of Geophysics, a member of the governing board of the American Institute of Physics, and a member of the National Re- search Council Board on Atmospheric Sciences and Climate. Dr. Graedel received a B.S. degree in chemical engineering from Washington State Uni- versity, an M.S. degree in physics from Kent State University, and both M.S. and Ph.D. degrees in astronomy from the University of Michigan. JOHN L. HELM is an assistant professor of applied physics at the Department of Applied Physics and Nuclear Engineering at Columbia University. From 1987 to 1989 he was a fellow of the National Academy of Engineering. His current research interests include radiation damage to fission and fusion reactor materials, radiation transport and shielding, and energy systems and technology. He has also conducted research in solar energy,, digital image processing, and coal gasification systems; he holds a patent for a novel method for coal gasification. Dr. Helm received a B.S. degree in chemical engineering and both M.S. and Ph.D. degrees in nuclear engineering from Columbia University. WILLIAM F. KIESCHNICK is involved as a board member in a va- riety of industries including energy, aerospace, financial services, and new technology ventures. He is a trustee of a number of scientific, arts, educa- tional, and humanitarian institutions. He was with the Atlantic Richfield Company (ARCO) from 1974 to 1985, moving through various assignments from production researcher to president and chief executive officer, the position from which he retired in 1985. Mr. Kieschnick received a B.S. degree in chemical engineering from Rice University and professional cer- tificates in meteorology from the University of California, Los Angeles, and oceanography from Scripps Institution of Oceanography. ROBERT MALPAS is managing director of the British Petroleum Company and chairman of BP Chemicals and BP Ventures. He has also served as president of Halcon Chemicals and held a varied of engineering and management posts, including chief executive and director of Imperial Chemical Industries. He is currently serving a term as president of the Society of Chemical Industry. Mr. Malpas received a first class degree in mechanical engineering from Durham University. WILLIAM T. McCORMICK, Jr., is chairman of the board and chief executive officer of CMS Energy Corporation and its principal subsidiary, Consumers Power Company. Additionally, he has held policy-level positions
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282 CONTRIBUTORS in the Office of Management and Budget and the Energy Policy Office at the White House and served as a vice-president of the American Gas Association. He is currently on the board of directors of the American Gas Association and is chairman of the Gas Supply Committee and the Edison Electric Institute. Dr. McCormick received a B.N degree in engineering physics from Cornell University and a Ph.D. degree in nuclear engineering from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. WILLIAM D. RUCKELSHAUS is chairman and chief executive of- ficer of Browning-Ferris Industries. Mr. Ruckelshaus served as the first administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency from December 1970 to March 1973 and returned as its fifth administrator from May 1983 to January 1985. He is president of the Environmental Advisory Board of Control Resource Industries, Inc. Included among his board of trustee memberships are The Conservation Foundation/~e World Wildlife Fund, the Urban Institute, the National Wildflower Research Center, and the Scientist's Institute for Public Information. He is chairman of the board of advisers of Riedel Environmental Services and is also the U.S. repre- sentative to the United Nations World Commission on Environment and Development. Mr. Ruckelshaus received his B.N degree from Princeton University and obtained his law degree from Harvard University. PETER H. SAND is senior environmental affairs officer with the United Nations (UN) Economic Commission for Europe, Geneva. Dr. Sand formerly was assistant director general of the International Union for Conservation of Nature and Natural Resources and deputy director of the Environmental Management Service of the United Nations Environment Program. He has served as UN consultant on environmental legislation to the governments of Colombia, Indonesia, Lebanon, and Niger. He partici- pated in the drafting and negotiation of the 1976 Barcelona Convention for the Protection of the Mediterranean Sea Against Pollution, the 1979 Bonn Convention for the Conservation of Migratory Species of Wild Animals, and the 1985 Vienna Convention for the Protection of the Ozone Layer. STEPHEN H. SCHNEIDER is head of Interdisciplinary Climate Sys- tems Section at the National Center for Atmospheric Research. His current research interests include climatic change; food and climate, among other issues in environmental science and public policy; and climatic modeling of naleoclimates and of human imnnct.~ on rlim~tP for Pv~mnl~ rarhr~n ~ ~ -rid ^ -^ ^~ ~ ^~^ —In ~~ Am . — · . clox~ce or greenhouse effect; and environmental consequences of nuclear war. Dr. Schneider is the author or coauthor of many scientific papers, proceedings, and books, including The Genesis Strategy: Climate and Global Survival, (with L. Mesirow), The Coevo~tion of Climate and Life (with R. Londer), and Global Warming: Are We Entering the Greenhouse Century.
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CONTRIBUTORS 283 He is a member of the Defense Science Board Task Force on Atmospheric Obscuration and a fellow of the American Association for the Advance- ment of Science. Dr. Schneider received a Ph.D. degree in mechanical engineering and plasma physics from Columbia University. THOMAS C. SHELLING is Lucius N. Littauer Professor of Polit- ical Economy in the John F. Kennedy School of Government, Harvard University. Dr. Schelling has written extensively about conflicts between individual and collective behavior. He served in the Economic Cooperation Administration in Europe from 1948 to 1950 and in the Executive Office of the President of the United States from 1951 to 1953, and has been a consultant to the departments of State and Defense, the Arms Control and Disarmament Agency, and the Central Intelligence Agency. He has twice served as chairman of the Research Advisory Board of the Committee for Economic Development and is a trustee of the Aerospace Corporation. Dr. Schelling is a member of the National Academy of Sciences and the Institute of Medicine and is a fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science. Dr. Schelling received a B.N degree in eco- nomics from the University of California, Berkeley, and a Ph.D. degree In economics from Harvard University. JOHN W. SHILLER is Emissions Planning Associate with the Au- tomotive Emissions and Fuel Economy Office of the Environmental and Safety Engineering Staff of Ford Motor Company. His activities include the design and development of pollutant-specific air quality monitors as well as air quality modeling and the evaluation of the need for and perfor- mance of emission controls and more recently, the impact of alternative fuel strategies on atmospheric ozone concentrations and global warming. He is chairman of the Atmospheric Chemistry Panel of the Motor Vehicle Manu- facturers Association and has represented the Organisation Internationale des Constructeurs d'Automobiles at international forums on environmental issues. He received a B.S. degree in physics and an M.B.N degree from the University of Michigan and an M.S. degree in physics-from Wayne State University. CHAUNCEY STARR was founding president and vice-chairman of the Electric Power Research Institute (EPRI). He is a former dean of the School of Engineering and Applied Science at the University of California, Los Angeles, following a 20-year industrial career. Dr. Starr's achievements include pioneering contributions to nuclear propulsion for rockets and ramjets, miniaturization of nuclear reactors for space, and development of nuclear-fission-powered electricity plants. He is a member and past vice-president of the National Academy of Engineering and a founder and past president of the American Nuclear Society. Dr. Starr received an
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284 CONTRIBUTORS electrical engineering degree and a Ph.D. degree in physics from Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute. ALVIN M. WEINBERG is a distinguished fellow of the Institute for Energy Analysis, Oak Ridge Associated Universities, Oak Ridge, Tennessee. Dr. Weinberg was director of the Oak Ridge National Laboratory from 1955 to 1973; director of the Office of Energy Research and Development, Federal Energy Office, in 1974; and director of the Institute for Energy Analysis from 1975 to 1985. He is the author of The Physical Theory of Neutron Chain Reactors (with Eugene P. Wigner) and of Reflections on Big Science. Dr. Weinberg is a member of the National Academy of Engineering and the National Academy of Sciences. He has received numerous awards for his contributions to the design, development, and safety of nuclear reactors and the formulation of science policy. Dr. Weinberg received his B.S., M.S., and Ph.D. degrees in physics at the University of Chicago.
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Your database table must have a column named 'ordering'.
What does the method do?
The goal of the method is to compact the ordering sequence of the selected records. To do this, the method loads all records of the table (or just those that have been defined in the 'where'-clause. It then resets the ordering of all records in such a way that the ordering is continious.
Let's say we have the following database-table:
We now want to compress the ordering of the table.
//We need an instance of the table object. In a controller or model we can do it like this... $table = $this->getTable('greeting'); //Let's compact the ordering sequence $table->reorder();
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A Colorado Democratic state lawmaker is apologizing for a comment he made about rape after conservatives lambasted him for the remark, saying in a statement that he is “deeply sorry.”
State Rep. Joe Salazar argued last week, during a Colorado House debate concerning concealed-carry permits on college campuses, that guns bring with them the possibility of shooting the wrong person “if you feel like you’re gonna be raped, or if you feel like someone’s been following you around or if you feel like you’re in trouble when you may actually not be.”
He apologized with multiple uses of the word “sorry” on Tuesday, a day after saying he was “deeply sorry if I offended anyone.”
“I want to reiterate my point from yesterday; I am deeply sorry,” Salazar said in a statement sent to POLITICO. “The words I said near the end of a 12-hour debate are not reflective of the point I was trying to make. I am a husband and father of two girls. I care deeply about their safety, and I would never question a woman’s ability to discern a threat. My larger point was about how more guns on campus don’t mean you’re more safe. I used a bad example. Again, I’m sorry.”
In an earlier apology, he sought to clarify his debate comments, according to a Monday statement posted by FOX31 Denver, the Fox affiliate.
“We were having a public policy debate on whether or not guns makes people safer on campus,” he said in part on Monday. I don’t believe they do. That was the point I was trying to make. If anyone thinks I’m not sensitive to the dangers women face, they’re wrong...Again, I’m deeply sorry if I offended anyone with my comments.”
Last Friday, Salazar said during the debate that women have a number of options if they feel threatened.
“It’s why we have call boxes, it’s why we have safe zones, it’s why we have the whistles. Because you just don’t know who you’re gonna be shooting at,” Salazar said during the debate. “And you don’t know if you feel like you’re gonna be raped, or if you feel like someone’s been following you around or if you feel like you’re in trouble when you may actually not be, that you pop out that gun and you pop … pop a round at somebody.”
That statement sparked outrage in the conservative blogosphere and on Twitter, as some likened Salazar to onetime Senate hopeful Todd Akin, a Republican whose own comments about rape sank his campaign in Missouri last summer.
“This “feel like you’re going to be raped” nonsense is as poorly-worded as the “shut that whole thing down” drama from last fall,” charged conservative commentator Dana Loesch in a post at RedState.com, referencing Akin’s comments. “If Democrats don’t swiftly condemn this, I see this used as a tactic to showcase the vast lack of respect Democrats have for a woman’s right to self defense.”
Former GOP presidential hopeful Herman Cain tweeted a link to a post at Cain TV that bashed Salazar.
“CO Dem Rep: women don’t know when they’re about to be raped. They may just be paranoid, so they better not have guns http://bit.ly/XmZ453,” Cain tweeted bitingly.
The post, by Robert Laurie, continued in that tone.
“So Salazar now claims to be deeply sensitive to women’s civil rights except, obviously, the 2nd Amendment rights that he’s still so eager to restrict,” he wrote. “With rape a rampant problem on American college campuses, isn’t it nice to know that a guy like this is doing everything in his power to ensure that women are as defenseless as possible? Congratulations, Representative Salazar, you’re our War on Women power player of the week!”
GOP hand Richard Grenell offered, “the @DenverPost says Republicans are outraged by Salazar’s whistle/rape comments. really? it’s a partisan issue?”
Back home, the Denver Post noted, Salazar was under fire from GOP lawmakers like Rep. Lori Saine, who said, “I guess, Rep. Salazar, if a woman doesn’t know she’s being raped, she doesn’t fear it.”
Fox31 flagged a comment from state Rep. Polly Lawrence, a Republican, who emailed reporters with a statement slamming Salazar.
“Questioning a woman’s judgment over whether or not she is about to be raped is insensitive and insulting to women everywhere,” she said on Tuesday, according to Fox31. “No matter what sort of policy position you’re trying to advance, questioning the rational ability of women to perceive threats around them is something Democrat leaders should condemn.”
On the other side of the spectrum, on the website Jezebel — a site that is often critical of Republicans — Katie J.M. Baker wrote that “Democrats say dumb things about rape, too,” linking to Salazar’s comments and then adding, “Oy.”
Arguments about reducing gun violence — the debate context in which Salazar’s remark surfaced — “would be stronger without conjuring up hypothetical crazy female coeds flinging guns all over the place,” she wrote.
Ferrandino, for his part, tried to clear up what Salazar was getting at.
“Whatever his words may have been and however much those words are being taken out of context, he did the right thing to take responsibility,” Ferrandino said in a statement, according to Colorado news reports. “I was there for the entire debate, and the overall point I understood him to be making is that guns on campus don’t mean you’re more safe.” | <urn:uuid:3e3772c9-9737-4b1b-b86d-04e3286f5e2c> | CC-MAIN-2013-20 | http://dyn.politico.com/printstory.cfm?uuid=3BF4F2C2-DED3-4FDD-80E7-BA5BE1ED1790 | 2013-05-23T12:09:57Z | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2013-20/segments/1368703306113/warc/CC-MAIN-20130516112146-00000-ip-10-60-113-184.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.962716 | 1,326 | null | null | HuggingFaceFW/fineweb |
By James Goldman
In amongst the barbed criticisms of Arsenal's transfer policy and the concerns raised about the direction in which the club are headed, Robin van Persie's very public outpouring earlier this month, of course, included the declaration of undying love for the club he had, in effect, just requested to part company with.
By flatly dismissing out of hand Van Persie's desire to seek a fresh challenge after seven fruitless, injury-interrupted seasons, that bond will be tested, potentially to breaking point, now that the Gunners have opted to get tough with their captain and prized asset.
It is a commendable stance for the club to take, particularly given the way in which they have been relentlessly bullied in the transfer market on a yearly basis since the move to the Emirates Stadium.
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Still, it represents either a gamble of astonishing proportions, one which could still see both sides fail to achieve what they truly hope for, or the latest act of bravado in an energy-sapping saga that could well stretch beyond the start of the upcoming campaign.
By and large it is the draining effect this Groundhog Day scenario has on everyone connected with the club that has forced Arsenal into adopting this approach, regardless of the financial hit they will take should Van Persie depart for nothing this time next year.
Silverware or no silverware, Arsenal's status as a leading member of the European aristocracy remains intact, and will do so while they maintain their Champions League status. A club of that size, therefore, no matter how prolific they might be in terms of nurturing young talent, cannot afford to continually cede to player power.
"Imagine the worst situation - we lose [Cesc] Fabregas and [Samir] Nasri," Arsene Wenger said this time last year. "You cannot convince people you are ambitious after that. You cannot pretend you are a big club.
"A big club holds onto its big players and gives a message out to all the other big clubs that they just cannot come in and take [players] away from you."
The actions of Nasri in particular, who moved on just weeks after those words were uttered, may have made his former manager look foolish in one sense, but in another, Wenger's sentiment was endorsed by the former Marseille man's relatively new employers.
Van Persie's online temper tantrum may have been ill-advised but, unlike Carlos Tevez during Manchester City's Champions League defeat in Munich last September, he has not yet refused to take to the field of play.
The pressure to sell Tevez to the highest bidder, or even kick him out of the club altogether, following that episode was intense. His conduct may have been appalling but City were prepared to play the long game and when their title challenge required a shot in the arm, Tevez was there to provide it. They behaved like a big club should - putting prizes ahead of personal point scoring.
Perhaps, in some ways, this show of defiance from Arsenal may just convince Van Persie there is life in the old dog yet, more so than the signings of Lukas Podolski and Oliver Giroud, who will start their debut campaigns in England with significant question marks hanging over their heads, will.
That, however, is something of an idealistic hope. The more pessimistic and altogether more realistic scenario is one which will, in all likelihood, see a disgruntled Van Persie ask himself 'why me?'
Having seen a succession of close friends and former team-mates depart north London for larger pay packets and, in many cases, instant trophy-laden success why should the 29-year-old be the one constrained by this newly-adopted hard-line policy?
That said, once the season gets underway it is impossible to imagine Van Persie, assuming he is still at the club, giving anything other than total commitment to the cause.
Moreover, if Wenger feels his skipper has not yet rendered his position untenable, then we must assume his team-mates would still be comfortable taking their lead from a man so openly at odds with the club's hierarchy.
With six weeks to go before the transfer window slams shut Arsenal have shown their hand early and placed their house on Van Persie. They most hope beyond hope they have not invested in a busted flush.
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Glass Filters and Digital Cameras
There are a host of techniques such as HDR or tone mapping to improve the display of your images on computer monitors and in some cases on prints. Something that is often overlooked is the use of glass filters. For a long time I used a polarizing filter ( CPL type ) to cut reflections and help improve some of my images. I don't always want the reflections cut, however, such as in the attached/linked photo.
Color filters are an obvious choice in BW photography, but in color photography you don't want to skew the color too much; or so I thought. I realized that I preferred amber colored lenses on my sunglasses here in Florida because of all the blue light. I decided to try similar filters for my digital camera. In this case a B+W 77mm 'Skylight' 1A filter for my Canon 60D with 17-55mm USM IS and 10-22mm.
The results were very exciting and make me want to try more aggressive filters for color photography. By cutting some of the blue light ( dominant ), I can capture more of the light I want with out blowing out (over-exposing) areas of the photo. I can expose longer, pulling more shadows or elusive colors.
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