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In Breezy Point, N.Y., a Queens neighborhood that lost more than 100 homes, endured catastrophic damage. NBC's Brian Williams reports.
Breezy Point, in New York City's Queens borough, was built in part by New York City firefighters and their families in the early 1900s. A large section of it was destroyed by Hurricane Sandy, in part because firefighters couldn't get there.
The idyllic community of around 3,800 homes – many wooden bungalows, packed tightly together – sits on an isolated spit of land, connected to mainland New York City by two bridges. It enjoys both bayside and ocean views, a luxury that makes it a target for both New Yorkers and every large storm that roars ashore from the Atlantic. But it wasn't rain or wind that did in Breezy Point – it was fire and logistics.
The idyllic beachfront town of Breezy Point, N.Y., suffered through 9/11 and a devastating jet crash. But this tight-knit community is determined to carry on despite being ravaged by Superstorm Sandy. NBC's Rehema Ellis reports.
At the height of Sandy's fury late Monday, when a devastating blaze ignited in the heart of the community, firefighters were slowed by flooded roadways and other weather-related challenges, finally requiring help from the National Guard to get through. As they were working out an approach, flames fueled by massive winds jumped from home to home, consuming family histories along with the buildings holding them. By the time the blaze was contained, more than 100 homes – and St. Genevieve's Catholic Church – were destroyed, ripping the heart out of the community.
Breezy Point is sometimes called the Irish Riviera – or by its Gaelic name Cois Farraige, which means "By The Sea." Irish police and firefighters looking for affordable seaside homes rushed to build in the area when transportation to and from the city became readily available just over a century ago. It has remained one of the most Irish enclaves in America, with more than half the residents claiming Irish heritage, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.
Nicole Makridis, who lives in a ground-floor condominium in Breezy Point, across the street from Rockaway Beach, took this photo on Tuesday when she returned to assess the damage from Sandy. The dark band on the wall shows how high the floodwaters climbed in her unit.
"If you are interested in learning anything — the bagpipes or the tin whistle or Irish dancing," Breezy Point is the place, Dolores Mulholland told the Irish Echo, a New York-based newspaper aimed at Irish immigrants, in a feature story on the neighborhood last year.
Even Frank McCourt, the famed chronicler of Irish-American life who wrote "Angela's Ashes," once lived there, but few outsiders have the chance. Property rarely comes up for sale, and when it does, buyers must come up with a 50 percent down payment required by co-op rules. The Breezy Point Cooperative, which governs the area, pays for its own security force, and is one of the rare spots in New York City where the fire department is still run by volunteers.
They were no match for the record-breaking storm and fire that gutted the place early Tuesday morning. The blaze did not discriminate. Rep. Robert Turner, R-N.Y., who won a special election to replace disgraced former Rep. Anthony Weiner last year, lost his home in the blaze. So did state Conservative Party Chairman Mike Long.
In Breezy Point, Queens, Sandy's flood damage was compounded by a massive fire, and the devastation was compared to post-WWII Berlin. NBC News' Hoda Kotb reports.
Breezy Point was under mandatory evacuation orders when Sandy rolled in, so many residents spent Monday night watching terrified on television, or scanning the Internet, looking at distant images showing their beloved beach community engulfed by water and flames. They hoped friends and family got out in time, and hoped their homes could dodge the triple threat of wind, flood and fire. Few did.
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This aerial photo shows burned-out homes in the Breezy Point section of the Queens borough New York after a fire on Oct. 30. The tiny beachfront neighborhood told to evacuate before Sandy hit New York burned down as it was inundated by floodwaters, transforming a quaint corner of the Rockaways into a smoke-filled debris field.
'I can see a fire from my house'
Max Countryman got an alarming text from his mother, Paula, in the early morning hours on Tuesday asking if there was a fire on Breezy Point. Paula and her partner had decided to ride the storm out, as she and Max had ridden out Hurricane Irene with little trouble last year.
"I can see a fire from my house," the text said.
Max had left his mother at her Bedford Avenue home only a day earlier, after scoring a ticket on one of the last pre-storm flights out of New York. Back home in San Francisco, after Paula's electricity, phone and Internet service went out, he had to rely on her texts, news reports and, finally, the Web.
Breezy Point, N.Y., home to 9/11 responders who lost their lives, suffered devastating losses as a result of Sandy. NBC's Mara Schiavocampo reports.
"I was just listening to the Fire Department scanner (online) all night," he said. "I listened to the progression of the fire, when it went from one alarm, to two, three, four, five, six alarms. ... It was horrible to listen to the traffic, hear another block is engulfed in flames, another block, and they just couldn't stop the progression."
He took to Twitter to ask for help, but soon learned there was no way for his mother to get off the island. At first, he was more concerned about flooding.
"I'm in contact with her. But there's probably not a lot to do but wait," he told one user. "There's a second floor and deck. And I suppose there's always the roof. But for now it's not that bad."
But quickly, fire became the bigger worry.
"Breezy Point is in dire shape at the moment: between twelve and fifteen homes are on fire, a church is burning, and the FDNY is stuck," he wrote. A little later, he tweeted: "@FDNY what's the status on the 3-alarm in Breezy Point? My mom is stuck (on) Bedford Ave, fire is not too far away." Then, this, a moment later: "@FDNY ... What should people stuck on the point do as the fire approaches their homes?"
About the same time, Chelsea Taylor was sweating out the storm and fire from her home in Bensonhurst, Brooklyn. For Taylor's family, Breezy Point has been like an extended family hotel for the past two decades. Her sister Nicole Makridis lives on Bayside Avenue; her aunt, uncle and their two kids live next door.
Courtesy Nicole Makridis
The boardwalk that used to grace Rockaway Beach washed across the street and ended up at the front door of Breezy Point resident Makridis and her neighbors.
"I was basically raised over in Breezy Point because of a beach club over there and it was absolutely beautiful," she said. "I've spent endless summers over there and a lot of my high school friends live over there."
Before Sandy's landfall, Makridis had evacuated to Taylor's home, but the other family household stayed behind. Taylor found out during the night that parents and kids – a 3-year-old and a 9-year-old – were evacuated by boat, but she couldn't find out where.
"(I) found out they were evacuated by boat to the clubhouse. I have no idea where that is though," she told NBCNews on Tuesday. "It was the 9-year-old's birthday on Saturday," she added.
The uncertainty and fear were felt by many others with roots in Breezy Point.
Chris Gavagan is a filmmaker living in Brooklyn who grew up on Breezy Point; his father and brother still live there. His father retreated to ride out Sandy in Brooklyn, but brother Rob stayed behind in Breezy Point. When Chris Gavagan discovered Max Countryman's tweets about this mother, the two shared notes and determined that Countryman's mother and Gavagan's brother were neighbors.
"My brother (we haven't heard from since 8p) lives about 100ft away. The Army is involved now," Gavagan said on Twitter, referring to the National Guard.
Reading texts, monitoring fire scanner
Countryman never lost contact with his mother through the frightful night. While she couldn't place calls, text messages continued to work and her cellphone battery held out. He knew when her first floor filled with 4 feet of water. As the night wore on, he heard on the FDNY scanner activity that wind had blown the fire the opposite direction, away from his mother's house. Then, after the high tide waters receded, he figured she was out of immediate danger.
He still had no idea how to help her, however – and his mother and her partner didn't know what to do next.
"They were going to try to rent a car, or somehow get a car – my mom's partner hadn't heard from her mom, so they want to go into Brooklyn and check on her," he recalled. "But it's probably impossible for them to leave the house."
He reflected on his mother's decision to stay, and said it was complicated. Their first option was to evacuate, but the nearest family member's home – in "Zone A" in Brooklyn – was also under a mandatory evacuation order. The couple has two dogs and a bird, making evacuation to anywhere else challenging. Such potentially life-threatening calculations were not unusual. The Wall Street Journal reported that perhaps 60 percent of Breezy Point residents tried to ride out the storm there.
Ramin Talaie / EPA
A firefighter garden gnome stands as a lonely sentinel if a swath of Breezy Point, N.Y., destroyed by fire on Monday as Hurricane Sandy battered the community.
PhotoBlog: Evacuations continue and residents take stock in destroyed Breezy Point
Nonetheless, as the weather began to clear on Tuesday, he wondered aloud why his mother wasn't getting more help leaving her badly damaged home.
"You'd think the National Guard would want to step in and evacuate, maybe make an attempt to get people out at dawn. But right now I don't know what they are going to do," he said.
Gavagan got good news, too, as he was able to make it to Breezy Point Tuesday to check on his brother in person.
Chris Gavagan
Rob Gavagan and his father, Donald, assess the damage from superstorm Sandy in front of the elder Gavagan's Breezy Point home on Tuesday.
"(My brother) rode it out in a house where taking on water was the concern. He had a few feet (of water) in the house," he said.
Perhaps for the best, he said, brother Rob didn't know about the fire because he was too busy caring for their home.
A picture Gavagan sent to NBC News shows his father and brother already cleaning up debris around the house, carrying away a sign that reads, "Beach Officially Closed." He was able to let Countryman know that he'd seen his mother's home.
"The sidewalks and areas around her house still have feet of water, but there is plenty of help now," he said. He also reported that the National Guard was on the scene, but didn't know if they were evacuating residents.
Superstorm Sandy made landfall Monday evening on a destructive and deadly path across the Northeast.
For others, relief was delayed and tempered by the loss of treasured memories.
Chelsea Taylor was still waiting late Tuesday to hear where her uncle, aunt and their children ended up, assuming they were OK but worrying nonetheless. Her sister was able to make her way back to Breezy Point to get see the damage, but that did nothing to lighten her mood.
"Looking at the pictures my sister just showed me of her house is absolutely heartbreaking," she said. "Her whole house is completely flooded. "The flooding is unbearable. She lives on a floor level condo right across the street from the beach in Rockaway. … The boardwalk from the beach also washed up to right in front of her door."
Lauren Pallini's family lives in a home on Breezy Point that was also flood damaged.
She spent Tuesday scheming how to get into the neighborhood so she could see the damage for herself. NBC News connected with her on Twitter as she started the trip over from Brooklyn.
"To Breezy now," she said. Then, in Twitterspeak, "#Soscared."
An hour later, she'd seen the destruction.
"There's no hope for my house. Can't stop crying. I literally lost everything," she wrote. "Everything is flooded and literally everything got wet so everything is ruined."
Bob Sullivan writes The Red Tape Chronicles blog for NBC News. Follow him on Twitter at @RedTapeChron
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Autopsy Confirms Body Was Thomas Hecht
The Milwaukee County Medical Examiner's Office has confirmed the body of a man found in the Milwaukee River Thursday was Thomas Hecht.
Hecht, 28, who went missing nearly two weeks ago after a pub crawl on Water Street.
Milwaukee police and firefighters responded to a call of a body in the river at 11:03 a.m. Thursday.
Milwaukee Coast Guard, Fire Department and Police Department responded, and two fire department divers pulled the body from the river.
The report said police initially identified Hecht at the scene based on ID found in his pocket. The Medical Examiner's report confirmed the identity through dental records.
Family and friends have been hanging posters and holding vigils in downtown Milwaukee since Hecht disappeared on March 10. On Thursday night, they dropped petals into the river where the body was found.
"Our hearts are breaking and our tears still flow," Hecht's father wrote in a statement. "Tommy will forever occupy a special place in our lives."
The family also thanked the hundreds of volunteers who helped in the search over the past two weeks.
The family wrote "The only word stronger than loss is love, and that has been demonstrated by all of you."
The report said Hecht was last seen outside Rosie's Tavern, 1111 N. Water St., at 9:12 p.m. on March 10. His cellphone transmitted a "ping" at 9:18 p.m. to a tower located at 235 W. Galena St. There was no contact from Hecht after that time.

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In sharp relief: Intense Crew buoyed by bullpen
With Brewers in thick of race, rejuvenated K-Rod leading strong 'pen corps
There's a new team getting attention in the National League Central arms race. It's the Brewers, who remain the biggest surprise in the early season, if not currently the most popular.
"We were a nice team when we won 74 games," general manager Doug Melvin said Monday. "Everybody liked us then."
With Carlos Gomez replacing Ryan Braun as the lightning rod, the Brewers were in the news after a bench-clearing fracas with the Pirates on Sunday. The debate over Gomez's bat-flipping antics overshadowed another great week for the NL Central leaders, who are looking more and more like a team that could turn the division into a four-team race all summer.
Melvin is reminded of Milwaukee's 96-win season in 2011, when the behavior of Nyjer Morgan and Prince Fielder became targets for unhappy opponents. Perhaps the antipathy toward Gomez is a sign that opponents are starting to see the Brewers as a threat.
They should. Especially if Milwaukee keeps getting the kind of relief pitching that has played a major role in the fast start.
Entering a week of games at Miller Park against the Padres and the Cubs, the Brewers are 14-5 after winning nine of 10 games on the road. Factor in that Milwaukee has played series at Boston, Philadelphia and Pittsburgh, and that success away from its temperature-controlled home is especially impressive.
You couldn't have seen that coming. But maybe we should have taken Ron Roenicke's team more seriously back in Spring Training, especially given how well its bullpen pitched last season.
Power arms are the NL Central's calling card, especially those that reside in the bullpen. The Cardinals, Pirates and Reds get a lot of attention for their relievers, but the Brewers quietly had the third-lowest bullpen ERA in the NL last year, and so far they've been even better this season.
Just consider what they did over the weekend at PNC Park.
After getting pounded 11-2 on Thursday, the Brewers won three straight over the Bucs, including a 14-inning war of wills on Sunday. The key to those 5-3, 8-7 and 3-2 victories was the post-John Axford bullpen, with guys like Will Smith, Tyler Thornburg and Zach Duke doing excellent work behind bargain-priced closer Francisco Rodriguez.
Don't overlook K-Rod. The guy who became an overnight sensation for the Angels with his wipeout slider in the 2002 World Series is doing a great job at age 32. He's converted all seven save opportunities this season.
Melvin gives Roenicke credit for making a smart decision at the end of Spring Training. Jim Henderson had been projected as the closer, with Rodriguez signed to a one-year, $3.25 million deal in February to add experience and depth. But a troubling spring led to an Arizona audible.
"Henderson's velocity was down, and we made the decision coming out of Spring Training to give him some time to get it back," Melvin said. "Ron sat down with Jim and talked, said he was going to make a switch with the closing role to give [him] some time. ... His velocity is back up now, and I'm sure he'll get some saves, too. It's hard to go with one guy all year ... [but] K-Rod has been real good. His velocity isn't what it was, but the other day he just matched Goose Gossage in [career] saves. Goose is in the Hall of Fame, right?"
With saves in all three weekend wins, Rodriguez ran his career total to 311, one more than Gossage. So until further notice, Henderson is part of the setup group, which thanks to Smith -- acquired from Kansas City for Nori Aoki -- and Thornburg, a converted starter, is helping Milwaukee's bullpen become the equal of those that were strengths for playoff teams in St. Louis and Pittsburgh last year.
In the three weekend games against the Pirates, the Brewers' relievers allowed only two runs in 14 2/3 innings. Their hitters, meanwhile, left All-Star closer Jason Grilli with a pair of blown save opportunities while scoring six runs in 14 innings off Pittsburgh's bullpen.
Advantage, Brew Crew.
Smith and Thornburg are the type of converted starters with whom the Bucs have built their powerful bullpens. Both were in the running for rotation spots but the late signing of Matt Garza allowed Roenicke to move them to the bullpen.
Thornburg's velocity attracted attention throughout the Minor Leagues, but Smith is something of a late bloomer. Traded from the Angels to the Royals in a deal involving Alberto Callaspo in 2010, he was backed up behind prospects Mike Montgomery, Jake Odorizzi, John Lamb, Chris Dwyer, John Adam and Yordano Ventura in Kansas City's system system a couple years ago, but he has developed into a very intriguing pitcher.
Smith's four-seam fastball has averaged 93.4 mph this season, according to Brooks Baseball, and he mixes it with an 89 mph sinker. But his slider has been a revelation. Smith throws it about 25 percent of the time and hasn't given up any hits on it in his first 10 appearances.
"He gets a lot of swings and misses with his breaking ball," Melvin said. "That was a tough trade for us to make. Aoki was a popular player here, and a leadoff man. Those guys are tough to find. But we really think Smith is going to be a good pitcher."
Thornburg, whose fastball is averaging almost 95 mph, throws his changeup more than most relievers, and why not? He gets an average separation of 11 mph between his four-seam fastball and the change, which is especially effective in big spots, when the hitter is in a high-stakes situation.
There could be a lot of those this season, and maybe some more angry opponents.
Melvin says he can see how Gomez ruffles some feathers. But he says he plays with emotions and quirks like a lot of other players before him.
"Was Mark 'The Bird' Fidrych showing up hitters when he talked to the ball and did all that?" Melvin asked. "Was Al Hrabosky showing up hitters when he jumped up and down on the mound? … Carlos says he doesn't mind pitchers celebrating when they strike him out, and he strikes out a lot. I think you have to be careful not to do too much to change a guy who plays with the intensity and emotion that Carlos does."
And if opponents keep complaining about the Brewers?
"If it leads to 96 wins, sure," Melvin said. "We'll take it."


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Sausalito 2008 Festival Poster "Drive-Thru Gallery" Thomas Barbey
The Sausalito Art Festival in beautiful Sausalitio, California is the premiere Art Festival in the United States. As usual 2008 will be a banner year for music, entertainment, and artwork from a world class group of artist. Although I have been many times and seen talent like Santana, Los Lobos, War, Journey, the Starship, Sammy Hagar, Todd Rundgren, Jerry Garcia, Phil Lesch, Marshall Tucker Band, and the Doobie Brothers to name a few.
When: Labor Day Weekend Saturday Aug 30 9-6pm; Sunday Aug 31 9-6pm; and Monday Sept 1 9-5pm
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One of my favorite performances from Sausalito 2007 was turned and burned in by Quicksilver Messenger Service:
Best Bet
This year the music is happening Sunday with Al Stewart, of "Year of the Cat" fame and 1970s pop icon, opening with Commander Cody, and headliner the Neville Brothers.
The following video is a tribute to my favorite cartoonist Phil Frank the creator of "Farley"; Phil passed away but remains the heart and soul of Sausalito to this day


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Black Friday starts at 8 p.m. on Thanksgiving day, and retailers expect to ring up as much as 20 percent of their holiday sales over the Thanksgiving weekend. CNBC's Courtney Reagan reports.
Attention Black Friday shoppers: The rules of the game have changed this year. You'll need to shop earlier and more often to bag those amazing bargains.
At Kmart, Sears, Toys R Us and Walmart, Black Friday starts at 8 p.m. on Thanksgiving. Target opens its doors at 9 p.m.
"Is it now Black Thursday?" asked Michael Brim, founder of BFAds.net, one of many websites dedicated to tracking holiday-season deals. "It's weird. Are people going to forgo Thanksgiving meals?"
Maybe not, but retailers certainly think dedicated shoppers will have no problem heading to the big-box stores Thursday night.
"We heard from our guests that they look forward to kicking off their holiday shopping with deal-hunting on Thanksgiving night," said Kathee Tesija, executive vice president for merchandising at Target.
"Our customers love the thrill of Black Friday shopping and equally enjoy getting an early start on their search for the best deals," said Peter Reiner, senior vice president for marketing at Toys R US.
In another new twist, Sears, Kmart and Walmart are staggering their "doorbuster" deals this year. At Walmart, for example, some of the superspecial deals will be made available when the doors open at 8 p.m. Others go on sale at 10 p.m. A third wave of deals will become available at 5 a.m. on Black Friday.
"They're just trying to get people to stay in the store, take advantage of three different sales and shop all night long," said Jon Vincent of BlackFriday.com.
One welcome Walmart addition that should help limit the shopping madness that sometimes accompanies the "doorbuster" specials: The retailer is guaranteeing that customers who shop during its one-hour event Thanksgiving night will be able to get an Apple iPad 2 16GB with Wi-Fi for $399 (and get a $75 Walmart gift card), an Emerson 32-inch 720p LCD TV for $148 and an LG Blue-Ray video player for $38 before Christmas.
If you are in the store or in line between 10 and 11 p.m. Thanksgiving night and one of these items sells out, you can buy a "Guarantee Card," paying for it by midnight. The item will be shipped to that Walmart store for pickup.
In 2008, a Wal-Mart employee was trampled to death by shoppers rushing to get into the store for Black Friday deals.
Retailers also are trying other tactics to lure shoppers on days other than Black Friday. Sears and Target will give shoppers early access to Black Friday bargains in return for their loyalty. Members of the "Shop Your Way" loyalty club at Sears can shop doorbuster deals starting at 6 p.m. Sunday, Nov. 18.
Is it worth joining?
"Shop Your Way is a fairly middle-of-the-road loyalty program and if you frequently shop at Sears, the points might be worth something to you," said Jeff Somogyi, an editor at dealnews.com.
At Target, shoppers with a REDcard credit or debit card account can shop exclusive Black Friday sale items starting Wednesday, Nov. 21. Those with a REDcard will also get a 5 percent discount online and in the store, as well as free shipping on all orders.
Caution: Financial experts say opening a new card simply to get a jump on a sale or even a discount price is a bad idea.
"You're using your credit report as an admission pass, and retail store credit card inquiries are among the most damaging for your credit scores," said John Ulzheimer, president of consumer education at SmartCredit.com. "Further, the interest rate on the REDcard is subprime (22.9 percent APR). That makes carrying debt very expensive and certainly outweighs the value of getting a deal on your shopping trip."
Or, shop from home
Some doorbuster deals can only be snagged by those who wait in line, but most of the items offered Black Friday can be found online.
"For example, Kohl's advertises 500 doorbusters, and we expect at least 450 of those to be available online," Jon Vincent of BFAds.com told me.
The super shoppers at dealnews.com visited Walmart and Target on Thanksgiving Day last year. They noted some of the special prices and then shopped for those same items online. They found that 70 percent of those in-store deals were available online for the same price or less.
"While there were still low prices on some items that we could only find exclusively in-store, chances are high that you'll find a comparable deal online if you decide to stay home and do a little research," said Lindsay Sakraida, features director at dealnews.
Retailers understand that a lot of us prefer to grab those Black Friday deals online. At BFAds.net, Michael Brim told me stores have become more transparent about what they're going to sell online and when it will become available.
"They usually put the online sales live on Thanksgiving Day morning," he said. "You can shop all morning Thanksgiving Day and if you miss out on any items online or the item is in-store only, you still have the opportunity to go to the store the next day."
More info:
- Top 10 Tips to Bag a Bargain on Black Friday
- Video: Do You Need to Shop In-Store on Black Friday?
- BFAds.net: Hot Deals
Herb Weisbaum is The ConsumerMan. Follow him on Facebook or visit The ConsumerMan website.


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This point was driven home recently (though not in a Ferrari) in this missive from Reuters about a man in Italy who kidnapped an ex-girlfriend and forced her to iron his shirts and do his dishes.
Is anyone really surprised, though? I mean, most guys can find someone who will have sex with them, if they try hard enough, but a woman who can iron? Priceless.
On a related note... A number of studies have shown "that women have more sex with men who do more work around the house than with those who don't do their share," as reported in this article on CBSNews.com.
(I don't know about all of you, but I feel frisky just looking at that image. ; )


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We recently saw some major movement on the feature film adaptation of the video game series Splinter Cell as Warner Bros. and Paramount were both competing for the rights to produce the adaptation, and now it looks like things are moving right along as a screenwriter has been tapped to pen the screenplay for the feature film. We've learned that Eric Singer, who penned director Tom Tykwer's 2009 thriller The International starring Clive Owen, has been tapped by Ubisoft to get to work on the script for the film iteration of Splinter Cell.
For those unfamiliar, the Splinter Cell video game series follows the adventures of a covert operative named Sam Fisher. There have been six games in the series thus far, with the seventh set for release next spring. Hit the jump to watch the trailer for the upcoming Splinter Cell: Blacklist.


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With all the people on that elevator, we could go on forever with possibale contestants. Just another person to consider, since no one has mentioned him yet, is the young guy behind the son.
These are two different contestants aren't they? Or could they be the same person? I'm not much good with faces - the nose seems a different shape, but the chin looks the same, and the hair is similar
I was going over it in school today, and at 1st I had her labeled as african american female, but then when I saw her in the other photo, she looked white. But now in that photo, she looks black again. I guess theres always hope that someone spots them in India...
See if this helps ...and is that an African American girl that the blond is talking with? hard to say?anyway the one with the darker hair is she wearing a cap of some sort? << the one on the right.
Quote from: puddin on May 06, 2008, 07:22:46 PMSee if this helps ...and is that an African American girl that the blond is talking with? hard to say?anyway the one with the darker hair is she wearing a cap of some sort? << the one on the right. I think the girls have blue bandanas not tags ..that is how the crews sort them out, by what color bandana they wear ie. Son & Mom team white ,f/f team blue, M/F from behind purple etcfrom the girls pic - we can see blue color tag likely .... is Racer having blue tag too?like TAR Asia ... racers tag is vary ... saw 2 different color ...p/s green backpack with blue tag - possible racer too?
Was in Siem Reap on Bangkok Airways flight PG 924 from there toBangkok which left at 9:50am and arrived at 10:30am.All of my pics are in Bangkok and I guess I can send you the rest.Here's my breakdown of the contestants:2 girls, both from Texas, one blond, one brunette.A young guy with spikey hair (college age, red shirt, orange pack,white headband in the escalator pic) and his mother.A young couple (pic of them from behind on my blog), probably mid-20s.Another guy and girl but not a couple, early 20s.2 frat boys. One was wearing an AEPi shirt from Arizona State dated2006 and the other was the jew-fro kid with the yellow headband. He'sdefinitely a racer.I can't remember the last contestants now bu t there was another pair.Green backpack guys are camera/sound guys. One sound guy who sat inmy row saw me taking pics and just smiled and nodded. Was prettycool actually.I didn't notice an older grey haired guy as a contestant.Apparently they were only in Bangkok for a few hours and then off toDelhi so most of them ran directly to the international transfersterminal and didn't pass through customs. I have no idea who wasleading then. I've actually never watched TAR so I was a little inthe dark as to what was even going on.As for Delhi, the racers didn't get into it, just said it was obscure and something that they couldn't find by just googling it so they were looking for a local contact. And this all happened yesterday morning (Tuesday morning, Thailand time) so I would think they either just got to India or are on their way. Actually, now that I think about it, one of them mentioned that they had a 4 hour layover in Bangkok before leaving so they should be in Delhi. There were no African American teams.
I activated Jason & Shacklebolt , dibs on the cutie from Philly boy (that means hands off mswood )
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I grew up, went to school, went to college and got married in Penobscot County. It is my home, and I will forever consider it as my home even if I were to someday live on the Moon.
I have always thought of Penobscot County as "middle Maine." Because of all the regions in Maine, it is the most indicative of the state as a whole.
Maine, as we all know, is a pretty diverse state with vast cultural differences between northern and southern Maine, the coast, the western lakes, the inland region and Down East.
Yet Penobscot County seems to be a convergence of so much of the rest of the state that you can get a sense of Maine — from cityscapes to farmland — if you spend any time there.
It turns out that my impression of Penobscot County is reflected somewhere else: the state's politics.
If you want to know who is going to win the next major election in Maine, spend some time with your friends from Penobscot County, and see what they think. Only twice in the past 60 years (1994 and 1958) has it failed to vote for the eventual winner of Maine's gubernatorial election.
That's 18 out of the last 20 races it got right. And the two they got wrong they just barely got wrong.
In 2010, Penobscot supported Republican Paul LePage (41.9 percent) over independent Eliot Cutler (39.4 percent) and Democrat Libby Mitchell (13.5 percent). In 2006, it chose Democrat John Baldacci over Republican Chandler Woodcock. In 2002, it went with Baldacci over Peter Cianchette. In 1998, independent Angus King was the preferred candidate.
In the most recent instance it picked a losing candidate, 1994, Penobscot supported Susan Collins (33.6 percent) over Joe Brennan (29.4 percent) and Angus King (28.7 percent). This was due mostly to how strongly Collins ran in the most rural areas of the county (a hallmark of all her political campaigns), Joe Brennan being a southern Maine liberal, and Angus King being an unknown commodity in politics at the time. Nonetheless, it did show how close that three-way race was.
But before 1994, the trend continued. In 1990 it chose Republican John McKernan, as it did in 1986. In both 1982 and 1978 it voted for Brennan, a Democrat. In 1974 it went with independent Jim Longley. In 1970 and 1966 the choice was Democrat Kenneth Curtis. In 1962 and 1960 (Maine had changed from two-year terms to four-year terms in 1962) it selected Republican John Reed.
The year 1958 was another error, as Penobscot supported Republican Horace Hildreth over Democrat Clinton Clausen, and Clausen won the election. Perhaps residents of the county were distracted by the incredibly alliterative nature of that race, but even though they got it wrong, they just barely got it wrong. Clausen beat Hildreth 51.98 percent to 48.02 percent, and Penobscot gave the nod to Hildreth 50.22 percent to 49.78 percent.
The fun continues in 1956 and 1954 when it chose Democrat Ed Muskie, 1952 when it chose Republican Burton Cross and 1950 and 1948 when it chose Republican Frederick Payne.
For Senate and congressional races, its choice tends to be just as good, so I won't bother to spell them all out.
The point in mentioning all this is that Maine is about to live through a very contentious, interesting three-way race between Gov. LePage, U.S. Rep. Mike Michaud, D-2nd District, and independent Eliot Cutler. There will be a lot of opinions about how well each is doing, where the polls sit, and who may or may not be winning.
Penobscot County is the very heart of Maine. When Maine grows, it grows. When Maine changes, it changes. It has cities like Bangor, suburban communities like my old hometown of Hampden, and expansive, rural lands. It has townships. It has a major university and surrounding communities full of young, liberally minded college students. It has mills and unions and businesses and investors. White collar. Blue collar. You name it, it's there.
That unique cross representation, and its geographic location at the center of the state, means that it represents a microcosm of the whole of Maine and can tell us how the race is playing out.
Polling is nice, but a pollster oversampling southern (or northern) Maine by 10 or 20 respondents, or failing to create a good cross-section of voters, could give us bad results.
So if you have a chance to stop by a pizza place in the area on some Friday night and hear people talking about politics at the table next to you, do a little eavesdropping, and you might just hear which way the wind is blowing before it even blows.


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Maybe Paul Krugman thought the host of the Daily Show was an easy mark.
The pugnacioius New York Times columnist pulled no punches in whacking Jon Stewart over a subject that, if you think about it, is kinda humorous: the minting of a trillion-dollar coin.
Why is the esteemed Nobel Prize winner debating economics with a professional funnyman? Perhaps it has something to do with the fact that Stewart is a cultural force and people like, oh, Barack Obama have been known to stop by.
So there it was in Krugman's blog: "Lazy Jon Stewart." This was in response to a bit poking fun at the idea (which Krugman has championed) that President Obama can avoid a debt-ceiling showdown with the GOP by using an obscure law to create a platinum coin and declare it to be worth a trillion or so.
Above all, says the Princeton professor, "what went wrong here is a lack of professionalism on the part of Stewart and his staff. Yes, it's a comedy show — but the jokes are supposed to be (and usually are) knowing jokes, which are funny and powerful precisely because the Daily Show people have done their homework and understand the real issues better than the alleged leaders spouting nonsense. In this case, however, it's obvious that nobody at TDS spent even a few minutes researching the topic. It was just yuk-yuk-yuk they're talking about a trillion-dollar con hahaha."
As if that wasn't enough, Krugman added this dig: "Hey, if we want this kind of intellectual laziness, we can just tune in to Fox."
Well, Stewart didn't need an engraved invitation before taking after "the rare gray-bearded urban laureate" on Monday night. The host played a video in which Krugman said of him: "He's ruining his own brand."
Cue the side-by-side photos of the two men: "If somebody is ruining their brand with a trillion-dollar coin idea, I don't think it's the non-economist," Stewart said.
He did admit that "there are always counter-arguments and nuances of language and thought which can be cited as evidence of this show's inherent unfairness or ignorance."
Still, said Stewart, "my ignorant conclusion is that minting a trillion-dollar coin to allow the president to circumvent the debt ceiling, no matter how artibrary that may be, is a stupid fucking idea."
To use the technical term.
Is that it for the spat? Well, in an update, Krugman said some people are asking why he doesn't make his case on the Daily Show: "Um, first I have to be invited—which hasn't happened since, I think, 2005."
Your move, Jon. We could yet see a televised faceoff worth a trillion dollars in free publicity.


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SDL's Showcase of the Month Program
All programs are cancelled until further notice due to the pandemic.
Our community is fortunate to have many talented artists. Sanilac District Library invites local artists who live in SDL's service area of Sanilac Township and the Carsonville-Port Sanilac School District to exhibit their artwork for everyone's enjoyment. Every month a different local artist is featured.
Exhibit Policy & Procedure
Each month the library features the work of one local artist on the art wall and also one crafter in the showcase. The work of multiple local artists and crafters is featured during SDL's annual art exhibit in April. Artists are invited to participate and share one work to be exhibited for the entire month. Local is defined as residing or owning property in Sanilac District Library's legal service area of CPS School District, Sanilac Township and portions of Forester Township.
Application for exhibits must be made with the Library Director. The Library shall have the final decision on the content and arrangement of all items on display. Since exhibits in the Library are seen by anyone who enters the facility, including both children and adults who may have various degrees of sophistication, the materials of the exhibit must therefore meet what is generally known as "a standard acceptable to the community" or "family friendly". Every item must meet the Library's standard of value and quality. The Library reserves the right to reject any part of an exhibit or to change the manner of display. If an artist or patron disputes what is allowed to be displayed, he/she may appeal to the Library Board of Trustees in writing. The decision of the Library Board is final.
Two-dimensional artwork must be framed and ready to hang with a wire over a ½" hook. The quantity of artwork is limited to the size of the art wall. Three-dimensional art must be small enough to fit inside the display case. Library staff will arrange exhibits.
Artists may display a price on the artwork, if it is available for sale. Sanilac District Library will give an interested buyer the artist's contact information so that the transaction may be taken care of privately.
Photographs of artwork may be posted to a virtual exhibit on SDL's website. Participation in Artist of the Month, Showcase of the Month and Annual Library Art Exhibit implies consent.
The Library assumes no liability in the event of damage, destruction or theft of an exhibited work. All reasonable effort is made to protect artwork. The Library will not provide storage for the property on display. The Library does not have space to store boxes or materials used to transport artwork. Artwork must be delivered the first day of the exhibit and picked up on the last day.
All publicity relating to exhibits must be approved by the Library Director.


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End of the line for historic Buenos Aires trains
Buenos Aires is putting the brakes on one of its most historic pieces of public transport -- the wooden "La Brugeoise" cars of the city subway system's Line A.
Opened on December 1, 1913, Buenos Airies Metro's Line A was the first subway line to operate in the southern hemisphere, featuring trains made by Belgian company La Brugeoise et Nicaise et Delcuve between 1912 and 1919.
Today, the trains are among the world's oldest still in regular commercial service.
More on CNN: China opens world's longest bullet train line
But according to various media reports out of Argentina, the graffiti-covered cars will soon be replaced by modern trains as part of a long-planned overhaul.
The Buenos Aires Herald reports that city mayor Mauricio Macri confirmed Line A will close in mid-January for the planned reconstruction, which could take as long as 60 days.
The fate of the La Brugeoise trains remains uncertain, though city officials say they'll likely be put in a museum.
Have you ever taken a ride on one of the historic La Brugeoise trains? Share your experiences in the comments box below.


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A Universal Language for The Universal Church
"Of its very nature, Latin is most suitable for promoting every form of culture among peoples. It gives rise to no jealousies. It does not favour any one nation, but presents itself with equal impartiality to all and is equally acceptable to all. Nor must we overlook the characteristic nobility of Latin's formal structure. Its concise, varied and harmonious style, full of majesty and dignity makes for singular clarity and impressiveness of expression."
Pope John XXIII (encyclical Veterum Sapientia, 1962)
"We strongly encourage you all that, by diligent study and effective teaching, you may pass on like a torch the understanding, love and use of this immortal language in your own countries."
Pope John Paul II to an international group of pilgrims in Rome on July 28, 1999
Latin for Genealogists
A few years ago, I came across the first ancient church records relevant to my research. Many of these records are in Latin. I never studied Latin formally; however, I became an altar boy at a very young age in the days when the Mass was in Latin. I also studied Spanish as a youngster. I've always been interested in linguistics and fortunately have been blessed with somewhat of an aptitude for languages. Then, I am a lawyer; a profession that ranks second to the Church in its penchant for using Latin!
In any event, before the advent of Google Translator, I had to apply these skills to translating ad hoc some of the records from St Joseph's Church in Prairie du Rocher, Illinois, that mention the Micheau family. A typical entry is this one:
Die 12a Julii 1900 obit Maria Emma Micheau uxor Georgii Micheau, annos circa 46 nata, ejusque corpus sequenti tumulatum est.
Actually, I think many genealogists could intuit this one. I translated it thusly:
Maria Emma Micheau, wife of George Micheau, died on July 12, 1900. She was about 46 years old. She was buried in the general burial ground.
Here's a handy reference of Latin terms likely to be found in Catholic records:
- adnotationes: notations or comments
- aetas: age or lifetime
- Anno Domino: Year of Our Lord
- annos: years
- Baptismorum: Baptism
- Confirmatorum: the sacrament of Confirmation
- corpus: body
- dies: day, date
- defunctorum: death, deaths
- Diocesis: diocese
- Ecclesia: church
- Eucharistae sacramentum: The Eucharist (Communion)
- ex: literally, "out of;" used to denote parental relationship or sometimes hometown; for example, "Joseph Micheau ex G. Micheau," would mean that Joseph is the son of G. Micheau. "Emilie Micheau ex Prairie du Rocher," of course would indicate that Emilie is a native of Prairie du Rocher.
- fil, fili: son, child
- liber, libro: book
- Matrimonium: The sacrament of Holy Matrimony; marriage
- mensis: month
- natum, nate, nata: birth, born
- nigrini coloris: "of the color black;" sometimes abbreviated "n. col.," designates African-Americans
- nomen, nomina: name, names
- obit, obitus: to die
- patrini: literally, "patrons;" used to designate godparents in Baptism or sponsor in Confirmation
- nativitatis locus: birth place
- sacerdos: priest
- sepultum: to inter or bury
- sponsi: literally, "the promised one," designates groom on marriage records
- sponsae: designates bride on marriage records
- testes: witnesses
- tumulatum: to bury in a mound
- uxor: wife


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Two phrases are often used interchangeably: 'Art journals' and 'artists journals.'
For me, an artist's journal is an illustrated diary or journal representing the artist. It's about the person's life, or some aspect of it, such as a travel journal, a diet & fitness journal, or something like my 'decluttering journal'.
It usually includes art and the journal is also a work of art, in itself.
By contrast, an art journal is where I keep notes about art I'm working on or might want to create later. It includes visual inspiration — photos, articles, etc. — as well as my own thumbnail sketches, etc.
It's sort of my pre-art brainstorming, in a journal format.
At left is a page from a 2011 art journal. The photos and sketch represent ideas that I used to inspire an oil painting.
I use an art journal as my on-paper memory of inspiration and original ideas. It's sort of like a visual thumb drive of art ideas, for later use.
If I don't jot down my ideas in a journal, they'll vanish from my thoughts in a matter of days, if not hours. I tend to have a steady stream of creative ideas, and one soon replaces another in my consciousness.
For me, it's part of the creative process.
People often ask me where I get my original art ideas. Well, I'm not sure that they're entirely "original," but they are fresh and new, if only to me.
Here's a typical sequence: I started by surfing the Internet to see what other artists are currently working on.
Yesterday, I viewed a website called The Starving Artist's Way, which included a project using second-hand woolen sweaters that had been washed and dried to shrink them in a "felted" style.
I didn't think much more about that — not on a conscious level, anyway — but later in the day, after a nap, I woke up thinking about what else I could do with that kind of wool.
While the thoughts were still fresh in my mind–and evolving–I jotted them down in my art journal. These are my two pages of notes:
In a nutshell, I was thinking about the kinds of wearable art that I could make with felted-style wool.
(Geek note: It's not actually "felted" wool when you wash & dry woven/knitted/etc. wool to shrink it. It's called "fulled" wool. Felting is when you use the raw fibers and a tool to tangle and/or compact them.)
This merged with the Mondrian art that I was reminded of when I was playing an online game, Kingdom of Loathing, yesterday.
And, once I started jotting down these ideas, I remembered when I used to make stained glass windows. Those patterns would adapt nicely to this kind of wool treatment, too.
I'm not sure that I'll ever actually do anything with this idea. I get a bazillion of these ideas, steadily.
So, I'm scanning the pages from my idea journal, and putting them into an art zine for two reasons. (The zine will be online, by the way.)
First, it documents that it was my idea. It drives me crazy when I decide to run with an idea and it turns out that another artist has been working on a similar concept… and people think that one of us is "copying" the other, when we're not.
Second–and more importantly–I am sharing this idea so that someone else might be inspired by it and adapt the concepts (or copy it line-for-line, for all I know/care) to his or her own art.
- When my grandfather's original ideas were copied, he used to chuckle and say, "Plenty more where that came from." In other words, he didn't feel any need to complain about those who copied him. I've always liked that, and he was the richest man I knew, when I was growing up. He literally made millions (when that was a lot of money) from his creative ideas; he was a good role model.
But, I'm also sharing my art journal pages so that people see what one can look like.
However, these may be my own definitions. How you use the terms 'art journals' and 'artists journals' may be different… and that's fine with me. The creativity that matters more than the words!


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Become a Career Mentor
Mentoring students is a great way for you to make a significant difference in the on-going development and success of current students.
You set your mentor activity as to how the student will contact you. Students who are interested in connecting with a Career Mentor will be connected to you by one of the Career Counselors. If interested in becoming a mentor, you will need to register as an Employer Contact within the CometCareers system. Send a request to [email protected] or contact the Recruiting Coordinator by phone 972-883-2943.
The following are various types of Mentor Program activities, beyond an email or phone call, in which you can be involved:
Informational Interviewing
You coordinate the method and time to meet with students for them to explore various career fields, industries or options within a particular organization.
Job Shadowing
You coordinate dates for students to spend time shadowing you as you go about your work or simply to visit your facility for a tour and discussion about various career fields within your organization. In addition, you may choose to participate in our formal Externship/Job Shadowing Program held every March.


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Fans of NPR may have been disappointed with the recent scandals that have plagued the public broadcaster, but the news that Garrison Keillor plans to retire in 2013 will leave more than a few people feeling woebegone.
The host of "A Prairie Home Companion" made the announcement in an interview with the AARP's Bulletin's, reports the Associated Press.
The 68-year-old, who created the show in 1974, gave listeners some hope, though, by saying he wouldn't step down until he found a replacement.
U.S. & World
News from around the country and around the globe
"I'm pushing forward, and also I'm in denial. It's an interesting time of life," he said. He also noted that he'll be 70 in two years and "that seems like a nice round number."
Keillor suffered a minor stroke in 2009, but was back on the air weeks later and did not cite health concerns as a reason he was considering going off the air.
"The reason to retire is to try to avoid embarrassment; you ought to do it before people are dropping big hints. You want to be the first to come up with the idea. You don't want to wait until you trip and fall off the stage," he said.
Keillor's tales of his fictional hometown - "where all the women are strong, all the men are good-looking and all the children are above average" - are broadcast on almost 600 public radio stations and is heard by more than 4 million people each week.


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Saturday, January 3, 2009
More help in research needed
Obama's house is sitting in a trust: Northern Trust Co, attorney Kelly Dibble. I got info that there are other properties sitting in that trust. Does anybody have addresses of these properties, legal descriptions, any info on these properties? What type of a trust is it: Charitable trust? Revocable? Irrevocable? Who are the beneficiaries? Who is listed as a trustor? Can smbd check microfish in county recorders office and get certified copies of tax payments?
Posted by Orly Taitz, DDS Esq. at 6:45 AM


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Flamingo flocking refers to a form of lawn greeting. It involves the placement of a "flock" of plastic pink flamingoes in someone's yard. The flocking might be ordered by someone for placement in a friend or family member's yard, as a practical joke, or to wish someone a happy birthday or celebrate some other special occasion. And of course, anyone can order a flocking for their own yard.
Although flocks of flamingoes are commonly used, other creatures may be used, as well as temporary signs to help convey the desired message to the recipients. For example, a stork with appropriate signage can be used to announce the birth of a baby.
A number of companies in locations throughout the country are involved in delivering the flamingo flocking service.


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The Judges listed in Find a Judge have been approved for the relevant breed(s) and in the case of first time judges; they will have completed their first appointment. The information previously available in the Judges Directory has now been enhanced to include the number of dogs entered for each appointment. For many years the Kennel Club has been collecting entry statistics and this information is now available through Find a Judge.
The entry figures represent the number of dogs entered and have not been adjusted for absentees. The entry figures are supplied to the Kennel Club by the Show Societies. If there is a figure that you believe to be incorrect, please contact the Kennel Club at email@example.com stating the show, year and breed and we will investigate.
A user guide has been created to explain the information provided and is available here.
Please enter part of the breed you would like to search for in the box below and select.
Judges who wish to update their contact details or who do not wish for their addresses and/or telephone numbers to be made available online, please write or email your request to the Breed Show Team at at 1-5 Clarges Street, Piccadilly, London, W1J 8AB,
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In this course, students learn to recognize and to apply the basic concepts that govern integrated body function (as an intact organism) in the body's nine organ systems.
In this course, students learn to recognize and to apply the basic concepts that govern integrated body function (as an intact organism) in the body's nine organ systems.
Metabolic Pathways, Biology, Organ Systems, Medicine
Apr 16, 2018
I am an incoming medical student here in the Philippines and this course has provided me with enough background about the human body and the underlying machinery of every system associated with it.
Oct 11, 2016
I gained a deeper understanding and greater appreciation for how my body works. Thank you to the Teams at Duke and Coursera for making such a wide body of information available to the motivated.
IIn this module, we return our attention to the endocrine system and its role in the maintenance of homeostasis. In particular we consider the hypothalamus-pituitary axis, which integrates signals from the nervous system and from the blood to regulate most homeostatic functions, including growth, ion balance, fluid balance, response to stress, and energy use. The first lesson gives an overview of the hypothalamus-pituitary axis and its actions in regulating growth of the body. In later lessons we consider how this complex negative feedback loop governs the body's energy use and its response to stress. Then, later in lesson 3, we turn our attention to the simple reflex loop by which the endocrine pancreas regulates metabolism in both the fed and fasted states and the failures of this system (diabetes mellitus). The hypothalamus-pituitary axis and its control of reproduction in both males and females are considered in the next module (Module 9).
The things to do this week are to watch the 6 videos, to answer the in-video questions, to read the notes, and to do the two problem sets (endocrine system and fuel homeostasis). Please note that each module can stand alone, however, it will be most effective if you do the first two videos (H-P-axis) before any of the others. The notes provide a more detailed summary of each topic and again we encourage you to use the resource (videos and/or notes) that works best for you. Please do try the problems sets for self-review. Both your understanding and retention will increase with application of the new learned information.


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Youths fired buckshot at police in clashes in the French city of Amiens overnight on Tuesday, torching cars and a nursery school in a resurgence of urban unrest that President Francois Hollande said he would do everything to confront.
Hollande dispatched his Interior Minister Manuel Valls to the northern city, where two nights of violence were apparently sparked by tension over spot police checks on residents.
Officials said 16 police officers were hurt in the disturbances, some struck by buckshot others hit by a hail of missiles thrown by around 100 youths who gathered in northern districts of Amiens.
One officer was in a serious condition, the city's Socialist Mayor Gilles Demailly told Reuters.
Speaking during a visit to southeastern France, Hollande said the state would "mobilise all its resources to combat this violence", which has shaken depressed quarters of major French cities at regular intervals.
"Security resources have sadly be declining for too many years," said Hollande. "Our priority is security which means that the next budget will include additional resources for the gendarmerie and the police."
Reinforcements were being dispatched to the suburb, parts of which had already classified as a "priority security zone" in need of extra policing. The policy formed part of the Socialists' election campaign pledge on law and order.
The unrest was the first major law and order test for Hollande's ruling Socialists following his May election victory over conservative incumbent Nicolas Sarkozy, whose tough policies on crime and immigration some critics said fanned urban unrest.
During a night of disturbances, rioters set fire to a number of vehicles, in some cases hauling the drivers out of their cars before burning them, mayor Demailly said.
Gutted buildings, including a nursery school, and burnt out cars were still smouldering early on Tuesday, though the streets were otherwise calm. No-one has been arrested so far.
Valls, a law and order hardliner who irks some fellow Socialists, was dispatched to Amiens from southern France where he was on official business with Hollande.
"This violence towards police, these buildings that were burned down, these people gripped by fear - this is unacceptable," Valls told reporters.
Some leftwing critics say his tough talk bears uncomfortable parallels with the strong line taken by Sarkozy.
As mayor of a racially mixed suburb before being appointed to Hollande's government, Valls served more than 10 years ago as a spokesman for Socialist former Prime Minister Lionel Jospin, whose 2002 presidential election defeat was partly put down to his image as soft on law and order.
Tensions remain high in many French suburbs, where poor job prospects, racial discrimination, a widespread sense of alienation from mainstream society and perceived hostile policing have periodically touched off violence.
Weeks of rioting in 2005, the worst urban unrest in France in 40 years, led to the imposition of a state of emergency by the then centre-right government. Incidents involving police provoked disturbances in 2007 and 2010.
The repeat bouts of violence have provoked agonised debate over the state of the grim housing estates that ring many French cities and the integration of millions of poor whites, blacks and North African immigrants into mainstream society.


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Mike Magee's return to Chicago has been magical.
The 28-year-old forward scored in the first match he played for the Fire on May 29 after he was traded from the L.A. Galaxy, then in six straight games after that. In fact, the only games the Chicago native hasn't put the soccer ball in the net were July 3 versus San Jose and Sunday at Vancouver. And in the San Jose match, he tallied a game-winning assist.
All this after he notched six goals for the Galaxy before the trade, making him one of the top scorers in Major League Soccer.
Magee has gone streaking, and it couldn't have come at a better time. In the Fire's first 11 MLS regular-season matches, they had just two wins, with two ties and seven losses. But since Magee's arrival in a trade for the rights to Robbie Rogers, the team has lost just four regular-season matches. Individually, he's earned the June Player of the Month award, a 2013 All-Star nod and a new nickname.
Around Toyota Park, Magee is "Magic Mike."
"It definitely creates a lot of smiles," he said of his newly minted moniker, modeled after Channing Tatum's character in the male stripper flick of the same name. "Sometimes I'll walk into a room and the movie will be on and my family will look at me with crooked eyes."
Nothing is going to his head, he says. Despite his scoring prowess, fan attention and a callout from ESPN soccer analyst Taylor Twellman—who said Magee will be the unquestioned league MVP if the Fire make the playoffs—Magee remains focused.
"It's awesome anytime you get a compliment from a guy like him," he said of Twellman, an MVP himself during his MLS career. "But I am so caught up in trying to win games and get points, that's not going to affect my play at all."
Magee racking up goals hasn't come as a surprise to teammates, who say his intensity has made the biggest difference.
"There's this demeanor about him that he wants to win," forward Patrick Nyarko said. "He keeps motivating guys, keeping them in tune to the game and not letting them slack. He's been scoring goals for us, but the most significant thing he's brought to the team is his fiery nature."
Nyarko recalled one of Magee's first practices with the Fire, when he struggled to understand a coach's calls during a drill because of his accent. Nyarko said Magee put himself in the back of the pack and watched his fellow teammates until he could get things right.
"He sacrifices everything for the team," Nyarko said.
Nyarko said Magee's personality off the field provides a perfect balance. He's calm, cool, collected and an all-around "nice guy" in the locker room and outside the park.
Currently Magee is crashing at his parents' place in River North with his girlfriend and 3-year-old daughter—"rent-free," as he puts it—until he finds a more permanent home for his family in Chicago, where his roots grow deep. He was born in Elmwood Park, grew up in Elmhurst and his family has lived in River North for 10 years.
His soccer career began with Sockers FC Chicago, a traveling youth club, and he's kept a close eye on his cousin, Jackie Santacaterina, who plays for the Chicago Red Stars.
He's thrilled to be back.
"It's been amazing," he said. "It helps that we're winning games, but it's such a great experience [playing for the Fire]. I had high hopes to begin with, and it's kind of been blown away."
Since his homecoming, he's been able to catch up on family time. On off days, he doesn't stray far from home.
"We're barbecuing, hanging out by the pool and playing a lot of dumb backyard games," he said. "We've got bags, Frisbee golf, pool basketball, a basketball hoop. I'm not going to say I'm the best at any, but I'm pretty good at finding a way to cheat enough to win."
Magee said he feels the Fire are "right there" in terms of the playoff hunt, but starting games stronger and the elimination of "garbage goals" surrendered to opposing teams will be key to taking the team to the next level, he said. He also knows what the Fire need from him.
"I just try to help out other guys on the team to get better," he said. "What the team needs out of me right now is to score goals. I'm going to try to focus on that."
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PGI Colloquium
Prof. Dr. Jeffrey McCord
(Universität zu Kiel)
PGI Lecture Hall, Building 04.8, 2nd floor, Room 365
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- 18 Jul 2014 11:00
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- 18 Jul 2014
Magneto-optical imaging of magnetic domains... and beyond
Important for the understanding of the origin of magnetic properties and for the technological applications of magnetic materials is the ability to observe magnetic domains and domain wall structures. One common domain observation method is magneto-optical microscopy. The wide-field magnetic microscopy technique is based on the Kerr and the Faraday effect.
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day 82:
limi and A. playing 'who stares wins' (look how good she's getting at holding up her head).....soaking up some time together before i take her on a first big adventure... outside inner London (her playground for the last 82 days). limi and i are off to Hong Kong for 2 weeks!
lets get packing.....
ps. new fragrant window boxes for Summer. lavender on the outside and thyme in the middle. love the scented wafts drifting in!


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Mickey Mouse isn't just for kids, as any trip to eBay will show. (We once sold an old Mickey shirt to Buffalo Exchange for $50, only to see it on display for $125 a day later.)
That "Disneyana" obsession would explain the design of the newly released "MixStick" Mickey MP3 player, which looks distinctly more adult than previous Disney music devices made by Japan's Run-At. Akihabara News says it does come in three other colors, but the silver version pictured here could easily pass for a grown-up player, with or without the ears.
Although the specs are mediocre, with only 512MB of storage, we all know that's not the most important factor when it comes to Mouse memorabilia. But for our money, we'd rather go for Run-At's Snoopy iPod. Or maybe we're just still upset for selling that Mickey shirt too cheap.


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How BYOD Programs Can Fuel Inquiry Learning | Four Smart Ways to Use Cell Phones in Class. Backchanneling.
How BYOD Programs Can Fuel Inquiry Learning. Backchanneling.
creating a learner profile, a set of criteria the school district wanted students to learn while in school. That profile includes: seek knowledge and understanding; think critically and solve problems; listen, communicate, and interact effectively; exhibit strong personal qualities; and engage and compete in a global environment. The profile helps guide all approaches to learning in the district.
Kids already know how to use their devices, but they don't know how to learn with their devices," Clark said in an edWeb webinar. It's the teacher's role to help them discover how to connect to content, one another and learning with a device that they may have only used for texting and Facebook previously. "It's about the kids being empowered in the classroom to make decisions about the ways that they are learning,"
Four Smart Ways to Use Cell Phones in Class
IN-CLASS BACK-CHANNELING: Backchanneling refers to the use of networks & social media to maintain an online, real-time conversation alongside spoken remarks.
IN-CLASS READINGS AND HANDOUTS. Smartphones can also be used productively in the classroom as eReaders for books and handouts. You can place all student handouts into DropBox folders (see "Dropbox A Multi-Tool for Educators").
Using Google Docs for backchanneling with students:
10 ways to employ backchanneling in classroom instruction.
- Poll students on a particular classroom event or on a decision regarding their learning
- Crowdsource feedback on learning activities and use this input to inform your future instructional strategies.
- Backchanneling empowers students voice and make them feel they are real participants in the knowledge building taking place in the class.
- Conduct informat assessments .
- Assess students prior knowledge about a given topic.
- Brainstorm ideas for a writing project.
- Encourage students to ask questions about anything they did not understand.
- Hold synchronous discussions of video content shared in class
- Organize real time discussions in class.
- Backchanneling is a good way to engage introverts and shy students in classroom conversations.


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GLYNN COUNTY, Ga. – Michael Ramm has been smoking since he was a teenager. He says it's a hard habit to break.
Still, Ramm supports Glynn County's new ban on tobacco use on public property, which says smokers soon won't be able to light up on any public property, including in outdoor space.
"It doesn't bother me one bit," he said. "I can understand where they're coming from with that."
On March 18, the Glynn County Police Department, detention center, courthouse, commission building and courthouse annex will all ban tobacco use anywhere on their properties.
Throughout the year, tobacco use will be banned on other county land, such as parks.
Breaking the new rule will mean a $50 fine.
Glynn County Commission Chairwoman Mary Hunt proposed the law for her children.
"We live in a coastal community and people are jogging and bicycling, and we want to be an advocate for healthy living," Hunt said.
Opinions of the smoking ban are mixed, even among married couples.
"These folks are taxpayers also and they have a certain amount of rights," said James Kent, a nonsmoker. "They don't have a right to take our rights away from us, you know, but saying they can't smoke out in front of the parking lot, that's a little steep in my opinion."
"I am not a smoker and I have a lot of allergies, so I can get near someone smoking and it will affect my allergies. So that will be good for me, personally," said Symone Kent, who supports the ban.
Ramm thinks the ban may help his fellow smokers kick the habit.
"I don't think it's a bad thing," he said. "I'm trying to quit smoking myself anyways."


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The last day of the month proved to be a rough one in the corn market as December corn finished 13½ cents lower at $3.80. On the week the December contract lost 5¼ cents. End of the month book squaring was a prevalent theme as traders were unwilling to go home long over the three-day Memorial Day holiday. In our opinion, we still appear to be in a range bound trade for corn as we have continuously seen farmer selling as we approach the $3.90-$4.00 area. Export sales were slightly lower than the previous week and this caused a bit of resistance whenever the market tried to rally. We are hearing reports out of the West of farmers who are selling corn to make room for the upcoming wheat harvest. This will continue to put pressure on the corn market as we go forward. Looking ahead to the weather situation, it appears that we will have favorable planting weather for the better part of the weekend with a system to roll through the Midwest early next week. We should continue to see progress with already planted crops and also areas that need to catch up. If the weather stays good through pollination, we will likely see December futures trade under $3.50 and head even lower toward harvest. If the weather turns for the worst here in the U.S. and/or in China this growing season, we should see corn prices find a bottom in the coming months. I still think we are positioned well at this time. For those producers that still need to get caught up on the hedge recommendations that we have issued, please call your broker and discuss the available plan for your operation.
On the heels of a weak Census crush report and low export sales, November beans finished the last trading day of the month down 11 cents, 9.07¾. For the week, beans actually picked up ¼ of a cent on the buying that came in early in the week. Based on the fundamentals that we have right now, we feel that the bean market may be susceptible to a further break from these levels if the weather continues to hold. The record South American crop continues to come online and global stocks this fall will be 45% larger than last year. We will still have to grow a crop here in the U.S., obviously, but if we do have trendline yields, we could see much lower prices this fall. A lot can change (and usually does!), but if you are not caught up on sales, I would look for a rally back toward $9.30-9.50 in November soybeans to do so. For those producers who have their hedges in place, we would continue to stay hedged. For the producers who still need to protect new crop bean sales, please give your broker a call to discuss the available strategies that we have.
The wheat market continues to struggle based on the fundamentals that are in place. For the week July Chicago wheat finished 14¼ cents lower at $4.57¾. As previously mentioned, we have been hearing that farmers out west are beginning to ramp up corn sales to make room for the upcoming wheat harvest. If you are a wheat producer who has the ability to store your wheat, we have been discussing strategies to sell deferred futures and store the wheat in order to take advantage of the carry that is in the market. Please call your broker to see if this is a strategy that can benefit your operation.


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In this decision the Board had to delve into interpretative questions.
Claim 1 of the main request on file read:
A hermetically sealed, molded thermoplastic dispensing container which comprises:a nozzle (16, 116, 216) unitary with the container (10, 110, 210) and defining a dispensing aperture (18);a removable closure unitary with the nozzle (16, 116, 216) and occluding the aperture (18);said nozzle (16, 116, 216) being adapted to receive the hub (36) of a dispensing assembly (34) in a mating relationship; the hub including an inner surface (38) defining a cavity (40);characterized by a resilient and compressible annular bead (26, 126, 226) extending outwardly about the periphery of the nozzle (16, 116, 216), unitary therewith and spaced from the aperture (18) and being sized such that the diameter thereof in the region of engagement is greater than the diameter of the cavity (40) defined in said hub (36) whereby said bead (26, 126, 226) is compressed when the hub (36) is received over said bead (26, 126, 226) and said bead (26, 126, 226) exerts a sealing force against the inner surface (38) of the hub (36) in the region of engagement between the hub (36) and the bead (26, 126, 226) to provide a liquid seal between the hub (36) and the nozzle (26, 126, 226) in the region of engagement.
The question arose whether the features of the hub were to be taken into account for the novelty assessment.
Subject-matter of claim 1
[2.1] According to [the opponent] claim 1 defines a dispensing container comprising a nozzle. The features relating to a hub are not to be considered as forming part of the subject-matter of this claim and thus have to be disregarded.
[2.2] [The patent proprietor] agreed to the Board's opinion of the annex that claim 1 is related to a container and is supposed to describe features of this container.
Concerning the features of claim 1 relating to the hub which was referred to in this claim as a second entity it expressed the view, referring to decisions T 455/92 and T 194/99, that these features should also be taken into account since they contribute to the definition of the container itself.
[2.3] The Board does not find the arguments of [the patent proprietor] convincing and consequently does not see any reason to deviate from its opinion […].
Claim 1 is thus directed to a single entity, namely a dispensing container.
The features in this claim relating to the second entity […], namely the dispensing assembly comprising a hub, do not form part of the subject-matter defined by claim 1.
This assessment of the subject-matter of claim 1 is not in conflict with the decisions T 455/92 and T 194/99 cited by [the patent proprietor]. According to T 455/92 [2.2-3] the length and overall breadth of a covering for a pressed product has been considered sufficiently defined by its intended use and the size such pressed products normally have. According to T 194/99 it is, in principle, "possible in a claim for a first entity to define certain characteristics of that entity as a function of characteristics of a second entity employed when using the first entity …". It is further indicated that "A prerequisite is, however, that the second entity and its relevant characteristics as such, not their exact values, are unambiguously identified in the claim" (reasons, point [3]).
In the present case neither the hub as second entity nor its cooperation with the container (first entity) are unambiguously defined since the feature of claim 1 relating to the relationship of the nozzle with the hub defines only that the nozzle is adapted to receive the hub in a mating relationship. This feature thus does not give a basis for certain characteristics of the container or its nozzle being defined as a function of the hub as second entity. The feature defining that the hub has a cavity does not help either since it likewise does not lead to the mating relationship between the nozzle and the hub being further defined.
[2.4] Since the features relating to the hub do not form part of the subject-matter of claim 1 either directly or indirectly, since they do not contribute to the definition of the container, the subject-matter of this claim concerns, as indicated in the annex
(i) a hermetically sealed, molded thermoplastic dispensing container which comprises
(ii) a nozzle unitary with the container and defining a dispensing aperture
(iii) a removable closure unitary with the nozzle occluding the aperture
(iv) a resilient and compressible annular bead which is provided extending outwardly about the periphery of the nozzle unitary therewith and spaced from the aperture.
The properties of the bead defined by feature (iv) appear to be the result of the material for / and the manufacturing process of the container as defined by feature (i).
Disclosure of document D4
[3.1] D4 discloses, as indicated in the annex […], with respect to the molded thermoplastic dispensing container of claim 1, a hermetically sealed, molded thermoplastic dispensing container 4 […] which comprises
a nozzle 12 unitary with the container and defining a dispensing aperture […],
a removable closure 6 unitary with the nozzle occluding the aperture […] and
an annular bead 10 which is provided extending outwardly about the periphery of the nozzle unitary therewith and spaced from the aperture […].
[3.2] [The patent proprietor] objects to the annular bead 10 being considered as resilient and compressible (feature (iv)). The argument based on "the conditions prevailing when the container is used together with a dispensing assembly" […] cannot be considered since, as indicated above, a dispensing assembly does not form part of the subject-matter of claim 1 and claim 1 furthermore is not directed to a use of such a combination.
The Board considers the argument that resiliency and compressibility concern two different requirements […] as holding true per se. Since, however, only these properties of the bead are referred to in claim 1 (feature (iv)) without further definition as to the resiliency on the one hand and the compressibility on the other, while also the shape and dimensions of the bead remain undefined, and its material is only referred to as thermoplastic, the material properties referred to by feature (iv) cannot be given any particular meaning.
Since the bead according to D4 is of – qualitatively similar shape and size and of the same material […] allowing its elastic radial deformation […] its material properties cannot be seen as different from the ones according to feature (iv).
[4.1] Based on the above understanding of the subject-matter of claim 1 and of the disclosure of D4, the finding of lack of novelty in the impugned decision […] with respect to D4, is […] correct.
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Bottle(redirected from bottles)
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Related to bottles: feeding bottles
A container made from pipe or plate with drawn, forged, or spun end closures, and used for storing or transporting gas.
a glass vessel with a narrow neck. In Russia, before the introduction of the metric system of measures, a bottle was a legal measure of fluids. The wine bottle was equal to one-sixteenth of a bucket (0.68 liter) and the vodka or beer bottle was equal to one-twentieth of a bucket (0.615 liter).
What does it mean when you dream about a bottle?
A bottle of wine can mean celebration, the good life. Or, more negatively, "hitting the bottle" or to be "on the bottle." A baby bottle can be associated with infantile desires or, more positively, nurturance. We also talk about how one "bottles up" emotions, or how "the genie is out of the bottle."
Old English term for bowtell.


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BOSTON – A Connecticut company is one of five New England business to receive $100,000 from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency to develop technologies that will help the environment and public health. Precision Combustion of New Haven, Conn. received $99,897 to develop new air filters that will save money and improve indoor air quality in industrial and commercial buildings, and potentially in homes.
Precision was among 21 small businesses in 14 states to receive a total of $2 million from EPA's Small Business Innovation Research program to advance innovative products and research. Each year, EPA provides funds small businesses who compete in a two-phase process. In the first phase, small businesses can receive up to $100,000 for "proof of concept" of their technology. Those who are chosen can apply to receive up to $300,000 to develop and commercialize their technology in the second phase.
"This money gives small companies the ability to take their ideas and technology from the laboratory into the market place," said Curt Spalding, regional administrator of EPA's New England office. "Companies like Precision are helping create a stronger economy for New England at the same time they protect our health and our environment."
Precision Combustion is developing air filter technology that will remove gaseous pollutants from the air. This technology can be tailored to capture a variety of pollutants. Originally developed for spacecrafts and space stations, the technology uses less power and is lighter than similar existing technologies, such as pellets and monoliths. The system will offer reliably high air quality at a lower cost than is possible with existing disposable filter-based systems. The prototype being developed in the first phase will show that it can capture and release VOCs. The target markets for these units are buildings where high air quality is a critical concern, filter change-outs are limited and existing systems are too large or consume too much energy.
Many of the recipient companies use EPA funding to bring their designs to reality, expand business, and create products that help protect human health and the environment. Companies that previously won these contracts include Faraday Technology Inc., which developed a non-carcinogenic chrome plating process, and Cambrian Innovation of Boston, which created the EcoVolt system that treats wastewater and generates energy in the process. Faraday Technology is planning to open a new alpha-scale facility in Clayton, Ohio, using EPA's funding to commercialize its technology as it partners with Boeing and attempts to replace millions of pounds of hexavalent chromium, a cancer causing chemical in use in heavy duty machinery. Cambrian Innovation's EcoVolt system is being tested and used by several wineries and breweries including Lagunitas, enabling it to produce methane to power and heat operations while treating wastewater on site.


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Transmitter frequency: 5645-5945MHz with 200mW power output
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Frequency and channel frequency table:
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Do you have favorite things exclusive to summer??? What are they???
Thursday, May 26, 2011
My Favorite (Summer) Things
Posted by Faye at 2:48 PM
1 comments:
- Laeli said...
I just saw that book on another blog! I used to really enjoy the bobbsey twins too:)
I really like eating on my patio.
- May 27, 2011 at 2:01 PM
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