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Wednesday, January 23, 2013
Why We Can't Prove Ghosts
No matter how much we want to document ghostly activities on recorders, meters, and cameras, investigators are constantly up against a tough battle to get indisputable proof.
Our devices can't pick up what our human senses do.
And, the reason for this might be the human soul. The very intuitive, sensitive, psychic, and empathic part of us might be necessary for interpretation of something not able to be registered by cold devices.
All our senses, including the psychic ones, run through the interpretive tool of our brain and might just recognize things that digital and analog devices cannot.
Is it possible that the human body is the best ghost tool available?
It's not only possible, it's probable. Poltergeist activity and psychokinesis (PK) is often attributed to the minds of certain people who can activate the movement of objects. Haunted homes are often times more active for certain residents than others. On ghost hunts, a few members can be "ghost magnets" who run into phenomena more often than the rest of the team.
If there is something about our minds, bodies, souls, senses, electromagnetic fields, or other variable we are not aware of that can activate these sorts of situations, then we are not only the best tool to witness paranormal activity, we may in fact be necessary for its very existence!
This is not to say that we create a haunting, but our human qualities and perhaps our more ethereal ones might be a component to allow activity to even show itself. In other words, if a tree falls down in the forest and no one is there to interpret the sound waves, does it make a sound? If a human is not there, can an empty abandoned building be haunted?
Are we beacons for activity or are we components and if we are components, we might actually have some influence.
Therein lies the thrust of my theories and research in the coming year.
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Sometimes I feel that a ghost/entity/what have you can be attracted to the energy of a certain person... thus making the activity greater when said person is present.ReplyDelete
Then a group of hunters go into this place, looking for what we all dream to see... and very little happens...
I almost wonder if you kept the people in the house... what would happen.
Like they used to do on the A&E show... with the College Students from Penn State.
I didn't really agree with their methods 100%... but, I often wonder....
What if?
I think that the "hoaxing" by some of the paranormal TV shows has so tainted the waters that hard evidence collected from a parashow would not be taken seriously. Some of the names that I once respected have appeared as corrupt fools with only a couple of seasons on TV.ReplyDelete


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Decisive Moments: Urban Environments and Street Photography
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Garry Winogrand 1978 Beverly Hills, Calif., from the portfolio Women are Better Than Men. Not only have they survived, they do prevail. Gelatin silver print, 11 x 14" Collection of Baruch College Gift of Bernard Levine '54. Photo credit: Steven Tucker
NEW YORK, NY-August 21, 2012 - Baruch College presents the exhibition Decisive Moments: Urban Environments and Street photography at the Mishkin Gallery from September 21 to October 19. An opening reception will take place on Thursday, September 20 from 6 to 8 p.m.
Curated by Emily Ackerman, the show features works by nine renowned photographers: Garry Winogrand, Andy Warhol, Jeff Mermelstein, Elliott Erwitt, Milt Hinton, Donna Ferrato, Joel Meyerowitz, Gilles Peress, and Jerome Liebling.
With the introduction of portable cameras, especially small rangefinders like the 35mm Leica, the field of street photography came into its own. Photographers could now "shoot from the hip," thus capturing expressions and interactions between subjects who were often unaware that they were being photographed.� The documentation of society, both its greater issues and its smaller mannerisms, its large-scale protests and its unplanned connections, was now the purview of photographers prowling the urban environment for images of "real" life.
In the 1960s, Garry Winogrand emphasized the juxtapositions and fleeting moments of life with his often off-kilter framing of the social cityscape. Others such as Elliot Erwitt employed the amateur snapshot aesthetic to depict subjects imbued nevertheless with humor and grace. Jerome Liebling celebrated New York City's unique street life in the 1970s by creating spontaneous portraits of the denizens of New York City's working class neighborhoods. More recently, Jeff Mermelstein captures the spirit and the grit of New York City in his Sidewalk series. His quick shots of bus drivers, homeless people, and businessmen are familiar icons of city life.��
Gallery Hours: Tuesday through Friday, noon to 5 p.m. and Thursday, noon to 7:00 p.m. The Mishkin Gallery, located at 135 E. 22nd Street at Lexington, is free and open to the public. �For questions about the gallery, call Sandra Kraskin at (646) 660-6652.
About Baruch College:
Baruch College is a senior college in the City University of New York (CUNY) with a total enrollment of more than 17,000 students, who represent 160 countries and speak more than 100 languages. Ranked among the top 15% of U.S. colleges and the No. 3 public regional university, Baruch College is regularly recognized as among the most ethnically diverse colleges in the country. As a public institution with a tradition of academic excellence, Baruch College offers accessibility and opportunity for students from every corner of New York City and from around the world.� For more about Baruch College, go to http://www.baruch.cuny.edu/.
Manny Romero, (646) 660-6141, firstname.lastname@example.com
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Please go to Ancestry Insider's blog for all the dirt!
Please go to Ancestry Insider's blog for all the dirt!
Just out of curiosity, are you "Joanie" or "Joanie's student"?ReplyDelete
I'm Joanie. I have taught Intro to family history classes for 15 years. And in my defense, I do document my sources fairly well! I just won't be using pics from FindAGrave without express written permission. I encourage my students to give back by contributing to findagrave, coloradogravestones.org, iowagravestones.org and similar sites. We visited an LDS family history center to see how indexers volunteer their time and the challenges they face. We are starting our new year of classes with many outside speakers and I'll be sure to bring up this topic.ReplyDelete
I don't like the practice of 'name collecting', I think it is important to research every person you add to your tree...and document those sources. FindAGrave is a source, a good source.
I would suggest people who don't want their photos on Findagrave copied to put a big old mark across them saying 'copyrighted' so it is unusable. I don't get why they go to all the trouble to publish to a public site and yet don't want people to use the info they posted. But I will respect their wishes. I have no desire nor intent to 'steal' from them. I'm not a professional photographer (although I'm sure people look at my pictures and wish I took BETTER ones!)
One person suggested people link to the findagrave site, however, places like iowagravestones.org consider THAT theft: "HOT LINKING PROHIBITED: Direct linking to the graphics on this web site is prohibited. This is considered "Hot Linking" and in effect you are stealing bandwidth from this web site. Images used on your site must be saved to your computer or server and not referenced in your html code to the images located on our server. Embedding images located on any domain or sub-domain belonging to IOWAGRAVESTONES.ORG from your html documents is considered bandwidth theft." From this page: http://iowagravestones.org/terms.php
So, the important conclusion - read the fine print on every site.
No good deed goes unpunished. I just "unshared" my trees and made sure they were all the private-non searachable" kind of tree. That should also prevent future problems.
In your letter to Ancestry Insider, you wrote "As part of my research I [find headstones on]findagrave and put the photo and a link on my private tree. I must have a couple hundred photos, all with the required documentation." You are speaking of sourcing, but the actual "required documentation" should have been express written permission. I'm glad you will now be addressing the topic in your classes – and, hopefully, give your students a basic understanding of copyright as well as encourage them to read "terms of use" documents.ReplyDelete
As to your suggestion about marking the photos, why should anyone do that (even if Find A Grave allowed it)? The wrongful behavior is not the photographer's but those who take without asking – and, in the so doing (adding to their family trees), they have violated the policies of both sites, given other Ancestry users permission to copy it, again without asking, and given Ancestry the corporation permission to redistribute however they choose. On the other hand, the photographer followed the policies of the site they are using. I'm not going to claim my photos are masterpieces, but some of them are pretty darn good, if I do say so myself. However, all of them are my creation. As such, it is my prerogative to decide if to publish them, where, and whether or not to allow re-publication. Just as it is your prerogative to publish your words here in your blog – would it be okay for someone else to publish them under their name?
I was not in any way suggesting "HotLinking". I suggested using Ancestry's Web Links which is a text link – just like your link above to the Ancestry Insider blog. That does not steal bandwidth nor violate copyrights.


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MEDFORD, Mass. – On Monday afternoon, after the snowstorm had cancelled all of the meets they were planning to attend, the No. 13 MIT men's track and field team traveled to Tufts University for the second time in a week to compete in the Cupid Challenge. The Engineers performed well against many top athletes in the area, ending the day with a number of impressive races under their belts. Freshman Carrington Motley (Pittsburgh, Pa.) was the only Engineer to win an event, jumping 6.43 meters in the long jump and qualifying for the New England Division III Championships, that will be held this coming weekend. Senior Kyle Hannon (Park Ridge, Ill.) also performed well in the 1000 meters, crossing the line in second place with a time of 2:31.45, ahead of three Boston College runners.
As he always does, senior Josh Duncavage (Austin, Texas) opened the meet for MIT, coming in third place in the 60 meters with a time of 7.20, going the exact same time he did when the team last competed at Tufts. He had a quick turnaround and ran in the next event, the 200 meters, and crossed the line in sixth place in 22.95. Freshman Adrian Samsel (Whippany, N.J.) came in 17th with a time of 24.02. He, too, wasted no time and was entered in the next event, the 400 meters, coming in seventh place in 51.95.
Senior Daniel Ronde (East Northport, N.Y.) crossed the line in fifth place in the 600 meters with his 1:26.32, edging out a runner from UMass Lowell. In the mile, senior Logan Trimble (Clearwater, Fla.) came in eighth with a time of 4:22.73, finishing almost three seconds ahead of the runner from Boston College who came in ninth place.
Senior Brian Djaja (Phoenix, Ariz.) had a strong finish in the 60 meters, coming in fifth place with a time of 8.77. In the pole vault, freshman Marshall Wentworth (Oakland, Calif.) vaulted 3.85 meters, which earned him a sixth place finish.
Entered in the long jump with Motley were senior Jackson Wirekoh (Woodbridge, Va.) and freshman Angel Echevarria (Sacramento, Calif.), who also performed well. Wirekoh came in fourth place with 6.07 meters, while Echevarria was sixth with 5.90 meters.
MIT will next compete in the New England Division III Championships, which will take place at the University of Southern Maine from Friday-Saturday, Feb. 15-16.


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Home > Library > Articles & Essays > Coping with Anniversaries
Coping with Anniversaries
© 2006 Pandora's Aquarium
By: Stephanie
For people who have been a victim of rape or sexual abuse, the anniversary or anniversaries of what happened to you are far from easy to deal with. They are times when you may feel particularly triggered and depressed. You may know the exact date and time of your anniversary or you may only have a vague idea of when it might be. Some people also have no idea of the time or times of their assaults, but may find that a particular time of year is triggering to them. or they get down at a certain season or month each year. Of course you may not remember your anniversary at all and you may wish to choose a particular day which you can adopt as an anniversary day and use it to honour yourself and your recovery. Whenever or however you remember your anniversary it is important to be particularly gentle with yourself round these times.
Coping with an anniversary is a personal thing and whatever works for you is the best plan of action. Things you may wish to consider on this day are:
Taking the day off
If you have a difficult or demanding job you might want to plan to take this day off in advance if possible. Anniversaries are hard enough and you don't need any extra stress. This is not an indulgent thing to do, there is nothing wrong with taking a specified day to take care of yourself.
Keeping busy
Alternatively you may prefer to keep yourself busy. This could be with work or with more pleasurable activities such as meeting up with friends. Some people prefer to keep their brains busy on difficult days - if this is you then it is wise to make sure that you have plenty planned for this day.
Being nice to you!
However you want to spend the day make sure it is a day that is nice for you. Whether you want to spend the day in bed, in the bath, taking walks, shopping, on-line, eating ice cream or with friends is up to you, as long as you are doing something you enjoy!
Some people find ritual useful. For example some survivors have found it helpful to turn there anniversaries into a celebration of survival like a birthday. There are many ways of doing this, some like to make or buy a cake, others to burn letters to their rapist or items of clothing they were wearing when they were attacked or pictures that they may have of them.
Spend time with friends & family
Draw strength and support from friends and family. Spend time with those who care for you. You deserve to be nurtured, loved and cared for - allow family and friends to be there for you.
Send a care package to a rape crisis or shelter (submitted by aardvarc)
As part of the celebration of your own healing, and in light of the hurdles you've crossed, why not help someone else (even someone you've never met) to get to where you are now? What difference in YOUR healing would some unconditional, and anonymous support have meant to you? How would knowing that a total stranger who has never seen your face or heard your voice or read your resume cares enough to put some heartfelt thought into making your day a little better JUST BECAUSE YOU ARE YOU? Well YOU have that power now. Make a care package for one or more soon-to-be survivors in local crisis shelters. Having worked in that environment, here's what my experience tells me would be most appreciated:
Small personal items are best - shelters get tons of clothes, candy for the kids, and stuffed animals (we used to dispose of them practically by the ton - we had 100+ stuffed animals PER CHILD (and quite frankly, they get really dirty and unsanitary), so how about: (remember that so many victims leave with just the clothes on their backs and VERY few personal items!)
- a body pillow - the really long ones that you can curl around
- some foundation and powder (you wouldn't BELIEVE how prized these are)
- some fun, colorful earrings
- a special non-refrigerated snack like a can of nuts, or hard candies
- super special personal treats like Twinkies, Pecan Rolls, etc. (comfort food)
- DEODORANT! (again, very highly prized because it's almost NEVER donated)
- a small, blank diary or journal or even just a little notepad with a cute pen
- a pair of soft white socks
- nail polish!!! funky, colorful, glittery - it's all good
- a variety of tea bags
Don't forget that it's ok to personalize your gift package with a little note of encouragement, if you wish. You could say something as simple as "I have been where you are, and the strength that it took shows that you have the strength you need." Your gift will mean SO much more, when it comes with words that bring hope for a better tomorrow.
They say that energy never dies, it only changes shape. YOUR energy, and hope, and care for a total stranger...it can only transform into something GOOD for someone else, and for all of us.
Remember that whatever works for you is the right thing to do - make the day about you, not the person who hurt you.
For more ideas you might want to check out the following thread in the Pandora's Aquarium message board wonderful threads forum:
Coping with Anniversaries
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Definitions of perch
n. - Any fresh-water fish of the genus Perca and of several other allied genera of the family Percidae, as the common American or yellow perch (Perca flavescens, / Americana), and the European perch (P. fluviatilis). 2
n. - Any one of numerous species of spiny-finned fishes belonging to the Percidae, Serranidae, and related families, and resembling, more or less, the true perches. 2
n. - A pole; a long staff; a rod; esp., a pole or other support for fowls to roost on or to rest on; a roost; figuratively, any elevated resting place or seat. 2
n. - A measure of length containing five and a half yards; a rod, or pole. 2
n. - In land or square measure: A square rod; the 160th part of an acre. 2
n. - In solid measure: A mass 16/ feet long, 1 foot in height, and 1/ feet in breadth, or 24/ cubic feet (in local use, from 22 to 25 cubic feet); -- used in measuring stonework. 2
n. - A pole connecting the fore gear and hind gear of a spring carriage; a reach. 2
v. i. - To alight or settle, as a bird; to sit or roost. 2
v. t. - To place or to set on, or as on, a perch. 2
v. t. - To occupy as a perch. 2
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There is an updated LEB module up with the headings at the top and a couple other fixes. Also, added links to the cross-refs when in inline view. When v4.7 comes out it will also display the marked "idioms" in the text.
Also, made a better ISV module with links and a couple fixes.
(Only Windows installers for now. Will get the Mac and Linux up a little later.)
We have received many requests to distribute some of the newer Bible translations so after some inquires we have received permission to distribute the NASB Bible and the NAS Exhaustive Dictionary/Concordance. We will release them soon. The publisher (Lockman) requires they be sold so there will be a charge for them. The LEB and ISV are recent translations as well, but free for us to distribute.
We also inquired about the ESV, but Crossway demanded a large monentary "advance" and a larger royalty per sale, so we declined.
When I get time I'll post some of the encounters we have had with "Christian Publishers."


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Fox's new cop comedy "Brooklyn Nine-Nine" had no problem arresting viewers in its debut.
Starring Andy Samberg and Andre Braugher, "Brooklyn Nine-Nine" brought in 6 million viewers in its 8:30 p.m. premiere, which in today's fragmented media landscape is considered not too shabby. It is an increase of 43% from last year's premiere of "Ben & Kate," which was canceled in its first season. "Brooklyn" generated a 2.5 rating among advertiser-desired 18- to 49-year-olds.
More importantly, "Brooklyn" built on a less-than-stellar 8 p.m. lead-in from the controversial new sitcom "Dads" from "Family Guy" creator Seth MacFarlane. Critics have shredded "Dads" for its politically incorrect humor.
Starring Giovanni Ribisi and Seth Green as two buddies whose fathers move in with them, "Dads" drew a less-promising 5.57 million viewers and a rating of 2.1 in the key 18-49 demographic. On the plus side, the "Dads" audience was up 44% from last year's debut of "Raising Hope" in the same 8 p.m. time slot demo, and the demo rating rose 24%.
Keep in mind that neither "Dads" nor "Brooklyn" had significant competition from the other major networks.
Among the returning shows, "New Girl's" third season debut averaged a 2.9 in the 18-49 category, making it the highest-rated show in that demographic of the night across the broadcast networks. The quirky comedy starring Zooey Deschanel was up 4% over last year in the demo. It drew 5.6 million viewers.
Mindy Kaling returned with a new hairdo and a new guest star (James Franco), but neither seemed to do much from her show's numbers. The premiere of "The Mindy Project's" second season fell 21% from its series opener a year ago to a 1.9, while taking in 3.95 million viewers.
Overall, Fox had the highest 18-49 rating of the night with a 2.3, but that will probably even out as the other networks begin to introduce their new series.
ABC showed the movie "Iron Man 2" in prime time for a 1.2.
NBC's "Million Second Quiz" continued to slide, this time 27% from last week in the demo. Part 1 of the "America's Got Talent" finale fell 17% to a 2.4, compared with last year's comparable episode. It drew 10.9 million viewers, the most of any broadcast show Tuesday night.
CBS was in all repeats.
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Amazon Web Services Introduces High Memory Cluster Instances
Amazon Web Services Introduces High Memory Cluster Instances
Tenth Amazon EC2 instance family provides large amounts of RAM and CPU for memory-intensive Windows and Linux applications
SEATTLE--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- Amazon Web Services, Inc. (AWS), an Amazon.com company (NAS: AMZN) , today announced High Memory Cluster instances, a new Amazon Elastic Compute Cloud (Amazon EC2) instance family designed for memory-intensive applications such as in-memory analytics, databases, caching, and scientific computing. High Memory Cluster instances are ideal for applications that require a large amount of memory on a single instance, or require taking advantage of distributed memory architectures. For distributed memory-intensive applications, High Memory Cluster instances are the most cost-effective Amazon EC2 instance and provide a lower cost per GiB of memory than all other instances. These instances are based on two Intel Xeon E5-2670 processors which provide 88 EC2 Compute Units (ECUs) of compute capacity, two 120 GB solid state drives of instance storage, high bandwidth networking, and 244 GiB of RAM. This provides customers with improved performance and efficiency for in-memory analytics and other memory-intensive applications. To get started with Amazon EC2 and High Memory Cluster instances, visit http://aws.amazon.com/ec2.
"Memory-intensive workloads such as real-time applications used by healthcare providers, social networking companies and advertising technology providers require large amounts of memory to maintain high-performance," said Peter DeSantis, Vice President of Compute Services, AWS. "We designed the High Memory Cluster instances specifically for these workloads, and this is the third instance family (along with High Storage instances and High I/O instances) launched in the past six months designed specifically for high performance applications. We'll continue to listen and learn from customers and provide additional instance families and capabilities to meet the requirements of their applications."
"The new High Memory Cluster instances provide sizeable CPU cores and storage to run even larger workloads on SAP HANA in the AWS cloud," said Sapan Panigrahi, Vice President, HANA Cloud, SAP. "By leveraging the strength of SAP HANA in-memory computing, with the agility and low cost of the AWS cloud, a new generation of solutions are now possible. We look forward to enabling these instances to help our customers run real-time applications in the cloud."
"Engine Yard enables thousands of developers and organizations to write powerful applications for business analytics, advertising and social media analysis and deploy in the cloud," said Bill Platt, SVP, Operations at Engine Yard. "The high memory capacity, combined with the high computing and networking capabilities of the High Memory Cluster instances, will greatly benefit customers doing in-memory analytics and running transactional applications on our platform."
Customers can launch Linux and Windows High Memory Cluster instances using the AWS Management Console, the AWS and Amazon EC2 Command Line Interfaces, AWS SDKs, and third party libraries. High Memory Cluster instances are currently available in the US East (N. Virginia) Region and will be made available in other AWS Regions in the coming months. Customers can purchase these new instances as On-Demand, Reserved or Spot instances. For more information on Amazon EC2 and High Memory Cluster instances, visit http://aws.amazon.com/ec2.
About Amazon Web Services
Launched in 2006, Amazon Web Services (AWS) began exposing key infrastructure services to businesses in the form of web services -- now widely known as cloud computing. The ultimate benefit of cloud computing, and AWS, is the ability to leverage a new business model and turn capital infrastructure expenses into variable costs. Businesses no longer need to plan and procure servers and other IT resources weeks or months in advance. Using AWS, businesses can take advantage of Amazon's expertise and economies of scale to access resources when their business needs them, delivering results faster and at a lower cost. Today, Amazon Web Services provides a highly reliable, scalable, low-cost infrastructure platform in the cloud that powers hundreds of thousands of enterprise, government and startup customers businesses in 190 countries around the world. AWS offers over 30 different services, including Amazon Elastic Compute Cloud (Amazon EC2), Amazon Simple Storage Service (Amazon S3) and Amazon Relational Database Service (Amazon RDS). AWS services are available to customers from data center locations in the U.S., Brazil, Europe, Japan, Singapore and Australia.
About Amazon.com
Amazon.com, Inc. (NAS: AMZN) , a Fortune 500 company based in Seattle, opened on the World Wide Web in July 1995 and today offers Earth's Biggest Selection. Amazon.com, Inc. seeks to be Earth's most customer-centric company, where customers can find and discover anything they might want to buy online, and endeavors to offer its customers the lowest possible prices. Amazon.com and other sellers offer millions of unique new, refurbished and used items in categories such as Books; Movies, Music & Games; Digital Downloads; Electronics & Computers; Home & Garden; Toys, Kids & Baby; Grocery; Apparel, Shoes & Jewelry; Health & Beauty; Sports & Outdoors; and Tools, Auto & Industrial. Amazon Web Services provides Amazon's developer customers with access to in-the-cloud infrastructure services based on Amazon's own back-end technology platform, which developers can use to enable virtually any type of business. Kindle Paperwhite is the most-advanced e-reader ever constructed with 62% more pixels and 25% increased contrast, a patented built-in front light for reading in all lighting conditions, extra-long battery life, and a thin and light design. The new latest generation Kindle, the lightest and smallest Kindle, now features new, improved fonts and faster page turns. Kindle Fire HD features a stunning custom high-definition display, exclusive Dolby audio with dual stereo speakers, high-end, laptop-grade Wi-Fi with dual-band support, dual-antennas and MIMO for faster streaming and downloads, enough storage for HD content, and the latest generation processor and graphics engine—and it is available in two display sizes—7" and 8.9". The large-screen Kindle Fire HD is also available with 4G wireless, and comes with a groundbreaking $49.99 introductory 4G LTE data package. The all-new Kindle Fire features a 20% faster processor, 40% faster performance, twice the memory, and longer battery life.
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Western Hill Park
Situated 2 kilometers west of the city of Guilin, West Hill Park is the second largest park in Guilin, after Seven Star Park, covering an area of 2 square kilometers. Despite its size and beauty, the fact that it is set outside the city makes this park less popular among tourists. Hop on a bus (numbers 3, 14 and 29 serve the park, ticket costs 1 Yuan-0.16 Us dollars) and get a chance to enjoy its 12 peaks, ancient Buddhist statues, lake, caves and museum away from annoying and loud crowds.
Buddhist temples, shrines and religious carvings aging back to Tang Dynasty give this park a spiritual and mystical touch. The park is surrounded by West Lake by which the visitor can find Xi Qingling Temple. The park is open from 8.30 in the morning until 7.30 in the evening and the entrance fee is 20 Yuan (3.17 US dollars) per person. The park consists of three main sections: West Hill, Hidden Hill and the Guilin Museum.
Detailed introduction
In West Hill stands the Xilinqing Temple, a Buddhist temple that was built during Tang Dynasty and is one of the five most famous and important Buddhist temples in South China. More than 200 Buddhist statues and carvings (from 2cm to 2m high) of the same age and 90 shrines are scattered along the park as well.
West Hill has five famous peaks: West Peak, being the highest at 357 meters above sea level, offers a fascinating scenic view of the park. Second in height comes Guanyin Peak, with more than 100 Buddhist carvings, dating back to Tang Dynasty, on the way to the top. On Qianshan Peak stand the fading remains of a temple destroyed hundreds of years ago. Fish Stone Peak and Dragon head Peak are also worth a visit if you feel fit enough to climb it all.
At the entrance of West Hill and close to the Guilin Museum sits the Guilin-Kamamoto China-Japan Friendship Center. Completed in 1990, this 947 square meter Japanese style building is a memorial to the friendship between people from Guilin and Kamamoto, therefore China and Japan. The center is open from 8.30 in the morning until 5.30 in the evening and has three sections: the main exhibition where one can see a traditional Japanese tea room and original pictures and art crafts from Japan, the special exhibitions that are contemporary and the memorial garden.
Guilin Museum
Standing by the lake, the Guilin Museum, built in an interesting mix of east and west architecture, covers an area of 10. 000 square meters and consists of four main halls. The first hall carries a wide selection of historical pieces, such as artifacts, utilities and more, that cover around 30.000 years of Chinese history. The second hall is Guangxi Ethnic Folk Display, an exhibition that contains art crafts and utilities coming from 11 different Chinese minority tribes.
The third hall houses an international collection with items donated to the museum from all over the world and the fourth hall is dedicated to Ming and Qing Dynasties, with over 200 pieces of the famous blue and white chinaware.
Hidden Hill
Hidden Hill is famous for its great number of caves, all connected to one another, with two of them being used for religious purposes. Among the most well-known are Sunset Cave, Lotus Cave, North Window Cave, South Glory Cave and White Bird Cave.
Solo Adventure Tips:
2 kms west of Guilin.
How to Get There?
The Moon Hill is quite conveniently located and can be reached easily in a number of ways.
Bus: Minibuses from Yangshuo's bus terminal would take you to Goatian. Climbers should look for these buses which leave every 15 minutes and can be found at the end of the row. You will just have to tell the driver 'Moon Hill' and he will stop at the destination. The ride would cost around 3 RMB each way. It is useful to carry small bills or exact change. On your way back just wait for the bus where you had been dropped off.
Bike: Riding from Yangshuo to the Moon Hill takes about 30 mins. Several places along the main street offer rentals for anything between CNY 10 and CNY 30. The rates, however, tend to be more during the peak season and such holidays as the May Day (May 1-3) and the National Day (October 1-7). It is a good idea to check the brakes and the gears before setting off.
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CNY15 for entrance fee, extra CNY5 for climbing the hill.
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Kiss' ongoing commitment to those who have served in the military has long been one of their most laudable efforts. Once again, they, along with current touring partners Def Leppard, have hired a pair of veterans as part of their crew.
ABC News reports (video embedded above) that Bill Jones, a retired CH-47 Chinook pilot, and Kayla Kelly, a former Marine Corps Radio Operator, will work throughout their 42-city tour this summer. Jones, who suffers from post-traumatic stress disorder, is an assistant to Def Leppard's stage manager, while Kelly is responsible for setting up the VIP section.
"It is an honor to have anyone who served [in the military] with us," Paul Stanley said. "These are the people who make it possible for you at home and for me to enjoy the freedom that we have and they are owed not only a hero's welcome but whatever they need to work their way back into society."
For Joe Elliott, the connection runs a bit deeper. "Having our own wounded warrior in Rick Allen, we've always had a close tie with the military. To carry on and further our contribution by giving a little back and, hopefully, helping fulfill a dream or two; we're more than happy to show our support."
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2010 Mazda CX-9
The Mazda CX-9 is a midsize crossover utility vehicle. It combines the cargo capacity of an SUV with the fuel economy, ride quality, and handling of a car. It's a swift and stylish alternative to a mid-size SUV or a minivan.
The 2010 Mazda CX-9 gets some significant updates, including minor styling revisions: Exterior updates include the corporate five-pointed grille, side mirrors redesigned to be larger and more aerodynamic, taillights that feature a texture inspired by the Nagare concept car, an additional chrome trim piece above the license plate that echoes the chrome trim floating in the front grille, and two new wheel designs. The CX-9 was introduced as a 2007 model, so these changes represent mid-cycle updates to a proven product.
Inside, Mazda aimed for a more upscale look for the 2010 CX-9 by adding piano black insets on the steering wheel and radio display and chrome trim to the door handles, door trim, instrument panel and many controls. A double-lid center console design is also new, as is a 4.3-inch display screen on models without the larger navigation screen.
The Mazda CX-9 is a great people hauler. It can carry seven six-foot passengers, thanks to a third-row seat designed with adults in mind. It's easy for a 5-foot, 6-inch woman to climb into the CX-9 because there's no need to climb up into it. Yet the seating position is high enough that the driver looks over at, not up to, drivers in big SUVs. We found the cabin surroundings handsome.
The CX-9 is available with front-wheel drive or all-wheel drive, providing a nice option for those who worry about snowy travel in hilly areas. Properly equipped, the CX-9 is rated to tow up to 3500 pounds.
What sets the CX-9 apart are its sporty looks and the road manners to back them up. The CX-9 responds quickly to driver input, feeling surprisingly enthusiastic about travel on a serpentine two-lane. Performance is provided by a 3.7-liter V6 engine delivering 273 horsepower and 270 pound-feet of torque. This refined, 24-valve power plant was designed by Ford and is built in Ohio before being shipped to Japan where the CX-9 is assembled. It works with an impressive six-speed, Japanese-made automatic transmission that can be shifted manually if the driver is interested in some frisky motoring.
Electronic stability control, which helps the driver maintain control on slippery surfaces, comes standard on all models, along with roll stability control, and air curtains, which provide head protection in a side-impact crash. The CX-9 has received the U.S. government's highest possible ratings (five stars) in frontal and side impact crashes, and four-star ratings for rollover resistance. All Mazda vehicles come with a roadside assistance program, which operates 24 hours a day, 365 days a year, throughout the United States and Canada.
Model LineupMazda CX-9 Sport ($28,635); Touring ($30,555); Grand Touring ($32,645)
Walk Around
The Mazda CX-9 is presented as a substitute for a sport utility vehicle or a minivan, and Mazda has made sure it looks like neither.
The CX-9 is not a longer version of the five-seat CX-7, as one might speculate. The structures of the CX-7 and CX-9 are not related. And the mechanical underpinnings are different. They are entirely different vehicles.
The Mazda CX-9 shares its basic structure with the five-passenger Ford Edge, although the Mazda is longer, by 2 inches of wheelbase and 14 inches overall. In fact, the CX-9 is the largest Mazda ever. Its overall length of just over 200 inches makes it nearly a foot longer than the Toyota Highlander or Nissan Murano. What is perhaps most surprising about the CX-9 is that it doesn't look big from the outside.
The CX-9's new nose features a version of the five-point grille that is now used on most Mazdas. There is also an upper grille with a huge Mazda insignia. The face now has sharper, more dramatic lines that aren't really better looking. The windshield is sharply raked, leading to a roof that arches, crests and then slides back and down. One surprise is a pronounced bulge in the tailgate, like an old-fashioned bustle. It is a neat trick that adds a little extra storage capacity. Along the sides, the fenders feature prominent flares.
Safety researchers say the strength of the vehicle's body is also crucial in providing protection in a side-impact crash. Mazda took this into consideration, providing B-pillars that are extra wide and strong. (The B-pillar is the second roof pillar back from the windshield, which uses the A-pillar.)
For 2010, Mazda has made some minor interior changes to give it a more upscale appearance. Piano black insets have been added to the steering wheel, while chrome accents have been added to the instrument panel, A/C controls, automatic transmission lever knob, vent louver knobs, inner door handles, and door trim. Mazda also says the fabric and leather seating surfaces are now of a higher quality. The result is an attractive design that is nice but not entirely upscale. The CX-9's dashboard and door panels are, after all, mostly plastic with only a few soft-touch surfaces.
All the driving controls stay in the same positions, which is good because they are simple and easy to use. Storage includes a relatively small center bin, now with a split lid, a small cubby at the base of the center console, and relatively thin storage compartments on the front doors.
Buyers have a choice of black or beige upholstery, and the latter makes the interior seem brighter and roomier. The look is appealing, and nothing about it says boring family transportation.
The CX-9's step-in height makes entry easy for shorter drivers, yet the seating position is as high as in most SUVs, which provides a good look down the road. However, average to taller folks will have to duck out of the way of the front pillars when entering because the windshield is so sharply raked. There is plenty of head room, though.
The CX-9 has a surprising amount of room inside. Carrying seven people means two up front, three in the second row and two in the hind quarters. One tester, at 6-feet, 4-inches, could be comfortable in the driver's seat, then move back to the second row and still find enough legroom. That second row, incidentally, is split 60/40, and either side moves fore and aft almost five inches. That allows a nice amount of flexibility for carrying people and cargo of different sizes. Second-row legroom is good if the seat is set halfway through its range or farther back.
With the second row set halfway back, we climbed into the third row and found adequate legroom there, too. Head room is tight, though, as anyone over about 5-foot, 8-inches will rub their heads on the roof. To get to the third row one grabs a handle built into the top of the second-row seat and pulls. That releases the seat and slides it forward. The opening is smallish, in part because the wheel arch intrudes, but with a wiggle and a twist an adult can reach the third row without a severe loss of dignity.
Mazda says there is 17.2 cubic feet of cargo space with the third row upright. That's not much more than the trunk of a mid-size sedan, and to use it all would require piling luggage up to the roof, blocking the rearward view. Nevertheless 17.2 cubic feet gives the CX-9 a significant advantage over, say, the Toyota Highlander, which has 10.3 cubic feet behind its third row, and 2.5 inches less legroom in the third row. To carry more stuff and fewer people, the Mazda's third row (a 50/50 split) can be lowered by pulling a strap. Gravity does the work. With both sides down the result is 48.4 cubic feet of space. Getting the seat back up requires pulling the same strap, which isn't a problem because it's easy to reach.
The second row can also be folded down easily. However, it doesn't create a completely flat cargo area. There is a slight uphill slant. With both rear rows folded, though, there is a cavernous 100.7 cubic feet of space. You wouldn't know it looking at the CX-9 from the outside.
One thing the very tall person (6-foot 4-inch, in my case) will quickly learn is that the tailgate when open does not have a 6-foot 4-inch clearance. There is nothing like a good rap on the forehead to brighten the day.
Driving Impressions
Mazda's mantra is to provide sporty vehicles with "zoom-zoom," as Mazda likes to say. That's easy to do with a two-seater like the MX-5 roadster, but it becomes a challenge with a seven-passenger vehicle that weighs over 4,500 pounds in its all-wheel-drive version. Still, it is a challenge that Mazda engineers have met quite nicely, based on the models we drove, with both front- and all-wheel drive.
The CX-9 comes with a 3.7-liter V6 engine and a six-speed automatic transmission. It's rated at 273 horsepower. The torque curve surges from 3000 to 6000 rpm and peaks with 270 pound-feet at 4500 rpm. Best of all, the CX-9 runs on 87-octane regular unleaded gas, despite a sporty compression ratio of 10.3:1. The 60-degree V6 is state-of-the-art throughout, featuring a die-cast aluminum block with cast-in iron cylinder liners and aluminum heads for minimal weight. The valvetrain includes chain-driven dual overhead camshafts operating four valves-per-cylinder through easily adjusted bucket tappets. Intake valve timing is variable. EPA fuel economy ratings are 16 mpg city/22 mpg highway with FWD, and 15/22 with AWD. Those numbers are much better than any truck-type SUV but not as good as some competitive crossovers.
We found the V6 to be well-matched to the vehicle. It provides willing power from a stop, with just the right responsiveness. It doesn't start with a jolt, but seems to react readily to throttle inputs. We'd call that linear response. Our only complaint has to do with the transmission, which is usually smooth and responsive. When attempting to pass on the highway, however, we thought the transmission was a bit too slow to downshift to provide the best power delivery.
When it comes to handling, the CX-9 is surprisingly fun to drive for a large vehicle with so much weight up front. That is no small accomplishment. It feels remarkably like a car, turning into corners with ease and staying impressively flat through turns.
The price for the responsive handling, however, is a relatively stiff ride on anything but a smooth surface. The passengers will just have to suffer quietly while Mom or Dad has fun at the wheel. Meanwhile, the CX-9 feels strong and tight on rough roads, refusing to quiver even when striking potholes.
For the driver who wants to be a bit more involved, on mountain roads, for example, the transmission shift lever can be moved to one side, which then allows the driver to manually shift gears by tapping the lever. It is a system that works well with the transmission-control computer doing a good job of blending the upshifts and downshifts to avoid any jerks or stumbles.
Fussy drivers might notice a difference in steering feel between the front-wheel-drive and all-wheel-drive models. The steering in our AWD test vehicle had a feel that could be called rubbery, weakening the connection between the vehicle and the driver. The steering on our FWD model was much better. The steering is tuned a bit differently on FWD and AWD chassis.
One downside of the front-drive model is torque steer: Push hard on the gas pedal, and the steering wheel tugs to one side as the front wheels scramble for traction. This requires the driver to make minor steering corrections to keep the CX-9 going straight. (This is with the gas pedal slammed down, so it may not even be noticeable in most situations.) Torque steer is eliminated in the all-wheel-drive models because some of the power is being sent to the rear, reducing the demand on the front tires.
The AWD model sends most of the power to the front wheels in normal driving. But under hard acceleration, or if the front wheels begin to slip, as much as 50 percent of that power can be sent to the rear wheels. It is an automatic system and does not require the driver to do anything.
The CX-9 has anti-lock brakes to help in an emergency. We found the brake pedal felt slightly soft but overall feedback was reassuring, and it was easy to trim a little or a lot of speed.
The Blind Spot Monitoring system monitors both rear corners of the CX-9 while underway and notifies the driver of vehicles in the detection areas by illuminating the BSM warning light located in the appropriate side mirror. Additionally, the light flashes and a beeper sounds if the driver signals a turn into the path of a detected vehicle. We found it works well, but it can sometimes beep when you know you've passed someone and you want to take their lane.
The Mazda CX-9 is an impressively well-rounded package offering practicality and a healthy list of standard safety equipment in an attractive package. It's enjoyable to drive, offering sporting road manners, though with a ride that some might consider stiff. The CX-9 and vehicles like it are much better choices for families than the truck-type larger SUVs that have become less popular in recent years.
Christopher Jensen filed this report to NewCarTestDrive.com from his home base in New England. Correspondent Kirk Bell contributed from Chicago.


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In 2008-09 (Sophomore): Alfred played in all 30 games for the Golden Eagles including 11 starts...scored in double figures four times, including a career-high 13 points against UT Martin in the Ohio Valley Conference tournament on March 3...hit .570 (49-of-86) of his field goals on the season and .417 (10-of-24) of his three point attempts...averaged 4.0 points, and 2.3 rebounds in 12.4 minutes per game...shared the team's Golden Eagle award at the conclusion of the season.
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Dave and I built this stone porch, and added greenery and water, Dave has done most of the work. Mother Nature has added the various touches here and there too.
I like the stars and stripes whirly-gig.
I love this pot. I love the plants too. Nice job Dave.
There are nice surprises in every corner of our garden.
Here the creeping myrtle has taken over this section and it looks like my little pond is floating in it's own section of another green pond!
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The Mets have already done their heavy lifting for this year's trade deadline when they unloaded Francisco Rodriguez's $17.5 million 2012 option and dealt Carlos Beltran to San Francisco for the Giants' top prospect Zack Wheeler,
Even should Wheeler never make it with the Mets, GM Sandy Alderson has emerged as one of the winners at this summer's trade market. In ridding themselves of Rodriguez's option, they've gained $14.5 million worth of payroll flexibility (they would have had a $3.5 million buyout had he stayed and not made 55 appearances to finish games.)
That's not nearly enough to re-sign Jose Reyes, but it does sweeten the pot and offer money for other areas of need, say the bullpen or another starter.
The Mets have additional pieces they could deal a contender, such as Jason Isringhausen, Tim Brydak and Angel Pagan, but it appears they will keep a pat hand for another month and continue with the objective of playing aggressive baseball.
The odds are long for a wild-card, but should the Mets slide further away, they can always deal those chips in a waiver trade. For now, the suspenseful part of their summer is over, they've dealt Beltran. The rest of the season is to build on the good feelings they've generated for being competitive and savor the victories in the moves they did make.


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I discovered that my 6th Great Grandfather, Edward Manton was a Poet through a Google Book Search
I knew, from the death record of my 6 x great grandfather, Edward Manton, that he was a Sexton in the parish of St Mary's, Islington, London. At the time of his death, on September 23, 1819, Edward was described as 'the late Sexton of this Parish'. Edward Manton's wife's death record in 1817, also provided confirmation of his occupation, as it stated that Mary Manton [Morgan], of the parish of St Mary's Islington, was 'the Sexton's Wife'.
The Anglican Church of St Mary Islington
Now, I am loathe to admit my ignorance, however, I was not entirely certain what the role of a sexton was so I embarked upon some research both online and at my local library. I discovered that the word sexton has its origins in Medieval times, and comes from the Latin word sacristanus, which translated, means custodian of sacred things. A sexton was, therefore, a church officer whose duties included supervising the maintainance of church buildings, grounds and the graveyard as well as keeping the records of baptisms, marriages and burials in the parish. In large parishes it was usual for the sexton to be an employee of the Church, so it is very likely that Edward Manton was employed by the parish of St Mary's Islington. One can almost imagine him strolling through the beautiful church grounds and graveyard of St Mary's, pictured below right, intent upon his custodial duties.
Right: The grounds of St Mary's Islington, where my 6 times great grandfather, Edward Manton would have walked whilst undertaking his parish duties.
When researching my ancestors, I am always intent upon finding more than names and dates to add to the branches of my family tree. An important component of my research is discovering and learning as much as possible about the the lives of forebears. This includes researching the places where ancestors lived and significantly, their occupations. This information tells me much about the social, economic and even political times in which they lived and puts their lives into historical context for me. In this way, I find that I am able to feel more connected to my forebears. When researching Edward Manton, my six times great grandfather, I searc
hed for the usual birth, baptism, marriage and death records, and researched the church where he was baptised. When I discovered that Edward was a sexton, I researched the Church of St Mary's, Islington, where he worked, in order to discover as much as possible about his life.
Edward Manton was baptised at the Anglican Church of Holy Sepulchre, Holborn, London, on April 10, 1755. His parents, Edward Manton (1720-1787) and Elizabeth Ellis (1730-1819) baptised their son in a church with a very interesting history. Originally an early Saxon church, St Sepulchre had undergone many extensive rebuilds ( it was completely gutted in the great Fire of London in 1666) as well as renovations, by the time Edward Manton was baptised. It's main claim to fame, however, is that it was made famous in folklore. In the Nursery Rhyme, 'Oranges and Lemons', the great bell of St Sepulchre, became 'the bells of old Bailey' in the well known rhyme.
The foundation for this fame lay in the fact that
St Sepulchre's bell tolled as condemned prisoners passed by the church, on their way to their execution at Newgate. One of the duties of the clerk of St Sepulchre was to ring a hand bell outside the cell of a condemned man at midnight to mark the day of execution. I cannot help but wonder whether growing up in such an historically important parish, may have influenced Edward's decision to become a sexton in the Anglican Church, in his later life. In 1753, at St Katherine by the Tower, London, Edward Manton married Elizabeth Ellis. St Katherine's was another historic church built beside the Tower of London, in Medieval times. Pictured above is the Church of St Sepulchre.
Edward Manton and his wife Mary (Morgan) lived with their six daughters and one son, in Church Lane, Islington. This lane no longer exists but once ran between Upper Street and Essex Road, beside the church of St Mary's. Church Lane is now known as St Mary's Path, part of which is now a footpath. St Mary's Path, Islington, is described by artist Lisa Hirst as 'an intimate little path that leads
you past St Mary's.' The painting below by the artist, depicts St Mary's Path which was once known as Church Lane. Edward, sexton of the church of St Mary's, lived in a small laneway which ran past the church itself. It is quite possible that he lived in a dwelling which belonged to the church in return for his services a sexton of the parish.
Right: St Mary's Path, painted by artist Lisa Hirst, once known as Church Lane where dwelled Edward Manton and his family.
Recently, a cousin who was travelling through out England, emailed to me, some photographs. She had visited the Church of St Mary's, Islington but discovered that no old records were held at the church. She informed me, however, that she had been quite moved, walking through the church and grounds where our g g g g g g grandfather would have spent his days in the late 1700's and early 1800's.
I began to think about where I could look for more information about a sexton of St Mary's, and decided to begin with a google book search about St Mary's Church itself. When I extended my search to include the name Edward Manton, the following result almost took my breath away. 'A copy of verses humbly presented to all my worthy masters and mistresses in the parish of St Mary, Islington: by Edward Manton, Beadle and Bellman.' Author: Edward Manton, Publisher: London- Printed by T. Bayley (no. 120), Petticoat Lane,near Whitechapel: for the year 1791.
I felt at once that this was Edward Manton, my 6 times great grandfather. The date of publishing was 1791, when I knew him to be a sexton in this parish. Having no idea what a beadle was, however, I conducted a google search and discovered that the term 'beadle' was an old word used by the Anglican church for non other than... a sexton. There was little likelihood of there being two men by the name of Edward Manton, who were sextons in the parish of St Mary's and so I knew I had made a fantastic new discovery. Edward Manton, sexton, beadle and bellman of St Mary's, Islington and my 6 times great grandfather, was also, a POET!
A further search of the title of this document, led me to the 18th Century Collections Online, on the website of the National Library of Australia. Logging in with my member ID, I found that the original document is held by the Bodleian Library, Oxford. Then through a link, I found a copy of the original first page of Edward Manton's book of poems. Words cannot describe the emotions I felt, as I sat and gazed upon the writings of my ancestor.
'History, topography, and antiquities of the Parish of St Mary's, Islington.' Author John Nelson.
'A COPY of VERSES humbly presented to all my worthy Masters and Mistresses In the Parish of St MARY, ISLINGTON,' by Edward Manton, Beadle and Bellman.
Image of Stained Glass Window above top, is from the Church of St Sepulchre, Holborn, London.


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We publish theoretical and critical articles, interviews, and roundtables. Upping the Anti also includes a book review section where activists assess new writing on the Left. "Upping the Anti" refers to our interest in assessing the interwoven tendencies that define the politics of today's radical left: anti-capitalism, anti-oppression, and anti-imperialism. Although inexact in their proclamations, these positions point toward a radical politics outside of the "party building" exercises of the sectarian left and the dead-end of social democracy. We are interested in stories that reflect these concerns. We publish pieces that actively engage with and intervene in contemporary movement debates.
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Illinois Sheriff Sues Craigslist For Prostitution; Apparently Unaware Of The Law
from the lookup-section-230-please... dept
There have been some officials who recognize this. Some police officers have realized that Craigslist certainly isn't to blame, and is, in fact, a great tool for tracking and catching prostitutes. Hell, even Dart's own staff has regularly used Craigslist as a tool to crack down on prostitution. His own office says it's used Craigslist to bust at least 75 prostitutes in the last 18 months. Rather than suing Craigslist, he should be thanking Craigslist for making it so easy to catch these prostitutes. It seems unlikely that this lawsuit will go very far. Craigslist is almost certainly protected by Section 230 safe harbors as the service provider. You would think that a sheriff that used the tool successfully for so long could recognize this... but apparently Dart would rather it be more difficult to find and arrest prostitutes.


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As reliable as returning robins and forsythia blossoms, the Lehigh Valley Builders Association Spring Home Show makes its annual appearance, this year with fresh hope in improving attendance.
The economy is slowly improving, with home sales locally and around the country leading the way.
"New home builders are reporting both increased traffic and phone calls," Lehigh Valley Builders Association Executive Director Chuck Hamilton said. "Remodeling projects have been steady through the downturn but 2013 indicates an increase in projects. These are all good signs that the consumers in our market are becoming more confident in the economy."


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READ.ME for AMS-TeX version 2.2 2001/08/29 AMS-TeX is a macro package that works with the TeX typesetting program. A working TeX system is a prerequisite for using any of the components of AMS-TeX. [TeX is not an AMS product; see the AMS TeX Resources page (http://www.ams.org/tex/tex-resources.html) for information if you do not already have TeX.] Obtain a printed copy of the full installation instructions: - Process amstinst.tex with Plain TeX, or - Print the amstinst.ps file provided. Read the instructions; they are much more complete than the summary provided here. The instructions assume that your TeX system is arranged according to the recommended TeX Directory Structure (TDS). Check the documentation for your TeX system to find out if it uses the TDS. A copy of the TDS report can be found at CTAN either as an online document .../tds/standard/tds or as a printable pdf file .../tds/standard/tds/tds.pdf Items on CTAN can usually be found through the CTAN Catalogue: http://www.ctan.org/search FILES IN THE AMS-TeX DISTRIBUTION A complete list of the files contained in the distribution is included in the installation instructions (amstinst). There are two basic methods of obtaining the files needed for AMS-TeX: - Retrieve one of the AMS-TeX bundles from the AMS FTP server ftp://ftp.ams.org/pub/tex/ or the AMS web site http://www.ams.org/tex/amstex.html - Retrieve the individual files from one of the AMS servers or from CTAN .../macros/amstex/ Install these files as described in the installation instructions (amstinst); a summary appears below, under INSTALLING AMS-TeX. Also, AMS-TeX will call for AMSFonts. Check the tfm-files subdirectory TEXMF/fonts/tfm/ams/ to see whether it is already populated (most TeX distributions now include the AMSFonts). If not, retrieve the .tfm files for AMSFonts 2.2 and install them into your system tfm-files subdirectory. These .tfm files can be retrieved in several ways: - as a bundle from the AMSFonts page on the AMS web site at http://www.ams.org/tex/amsfonts.html - as a tfm.tar file in the /pub/tex directory at the AMS FTP site, ftp://ftp.ams.org - as individual .tfm files from the /pub/tex/amsfonts/tfm subdirectory at the AMS FTP site or from CTAN in .../fonts/amsfonts/tfm (Note: set the file type to binary in FTP when transferring .tfm files.) Even if you do not use any symbols from the AMSFonts, you will need at least the .tfm files to use amsppt.sty and to TeX the accompanying documentation for AMS-TeX. The following documentation files will be useful in installing and using AMS-TeX. amstinst.tex - Installation instructions, comprising Appendices B and C amstinst.ps of amsguide, provided as both TeX source and ready-to-print PostScript. amsguide.tex - The AMS-TeX User's Guide, provided as both TeX source and amsguide.ps a ready-to-print PostScript file. When you have completed the installation of AMS-TeX 2.2, process the .tex file using AMS-TeX 2.2 and print the resulting .dvi file. The output will be a brief guide to using AMS-TeX 2.2, supplementing The Joy of TeX. joyerr.tex - The TeX input file for a document listing errata to The Joy of TeX prior to AMS-TeX 2.0. It also should be run through TeX using AMS-TeX 2.2. joyerr2.tex - The TeX input file for a document listing errata to the second edition of The Joy of TeX, for AMS-TeX 2.1 and up. 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Other Gadgets and Helpful Technology
This article originally appeared in "Computers and Technology" by Juliana Smith in The Source: A Guidebook to American Genealogy
Digital Cameras, Scanners, and Image Editing Software
When digital cameras first hit the market, they were expensive and not in most researchers' budgets. As they have grown in popularity, and as the technology has matured, they have come down drastically in price. Family historians use them as tools for photographing fragile documents, cemeteries and tombstones, pictures that can't be removed from frames, and even microfilm images.
While cameras are no stranger to the genealogist, digital cameras have a distinct advantage in that you can immediately view the photograph you've just taken and know whether or not you got the shot you wanted. This can be very important when taking photographs in a cemetery far from your home, for which visits may be a rare and expensive occurrence.
When a digital camera is not available, traditional photographs can be digitized later using scanners. Scanners have also come down immensely in price, and there are models that are portable enough to take with you in a briefcase to your local courthouse or archive.
Once an image is digital, it can be enhanced for better readability, and defects like cracks and spots on photographs can be removed, using one of many image editing software packages that are currently on the market. Most digital and digitizing equipment comes with software, but alternate programs are available for purchase.
When altering an image, you should always keep a copy of the original. This serves both as a backup, should something go awry in the editing process, and as proof that the changes made were merely cosmetic, should any of your alterations come under scrutiny.
Personal Digital Assistants (PDAs)
Personal digital assistants, or PDAs, are also increasingly popular with family historians. With several software programs available for use with PDAs, genealogists can now take their entire family history file with them in their purse or coat pocket. PDAs are also great for taking notes and making research to-do lists.
Global Positioning Systems (GPS)
Global Positioning Systems (GPS) can pinpoint your position to within fifty feet. These tools can be particularly helpful in recording the location of graves, unmarked old cemeteries, ancestral homes, and other geographical features of significance to family historians. Some genealogical software programs have features that allow you to record the latitude and longitude of significant locations, thus preserving the information for future family historians. In addition, when traveling or researching in an unfamiliar location, possibly in a foreign country, a GPS system can help get you where you need to go safely.
Removable and Portable Drives
Portable 'hard drives' are increasingly useful. Because of the increased capacity that these drives allow, they come in handy when copying files from a desktop computer to a laptop for a research trip, or for backing up files.
With some available in keychain sizes, many of your computer files can come along with you in your pocket when visiting family or some location with a computer.
Coming soon...


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While catching up on Andrew Jefford's Weekly Decanter column, I came across this brief note on two of Harkham's Shiraz wines that I thought might be of interest. I don't know if these wines are kosher or not (I've not familiarized myself with Harkham's wider portfolio), but as I recall one of our fellow forumites is a fan, I thought it worth posting:
I recalled the two explosively energetic 2011 Shiraz wines I had tried a few days earlier from Harkham, also in the Hunter: the 2011 Preservative Free Aziza's Shiraz (imagine crushing a bunch of grapes in your hands and having the juice ferment between leaving your fingers and falling into your mouth) and the beautifully extracted, lingeringly deep 2011 Old Vines Shiraz: sloes and volcanoes, unsullied by oak.
The rest of Jefford's article can be read here: http://www.decanter.com/news/blogs/expert/530071/jefford-on-monday-the-revaluation-of-all-values-in-hotpants
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During its annual 2012 conference, the American Marketing Association Foundation (AMAF) announced the creation of the William L. Wilkie "Marketing for a Better World" Award to honor the life of William Wilkie, the Nathe Professor of Marketing at the Mendoza College of Business.
The Wilkie Award recognizes marketing thinkers who have significantly contributed to the understanding and appreciation for marketing's potentials to improve the world, and from whose work notable advances have ensued.
On Feb. 16, 2013, the AMAF bestowed the inaugural Wilkie Award to Philip Kotler, the S.C. Johnson & Son Distinguished Professor of International Marketing at the Kellogg School of Management, Northwestern University. Kotler received his award at the 2013 AMA Winter Marketing Educators' Conference on at Caesars Palace in Las Vegas, NV.
"I'm extremely pleased that Philip Kotler was selected as the inaugural winner of this award," Wilkie said. "Not only has he been a major force in shaping marketing thought and practice generally, but his superb contributions have notably reflected sensitivity to expanding positive marketing impacts on our world—actually around the world."
Kotler received his master's degree at the University of Chicago and his Ph.D. at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT), both in economics. He did post-doctoral work in mathematics at Harvard University and in behavioral science at the University of Chicago.
Kotler is the author of: Marketing Management, the most widely adopted marketing textbook in graduate business schools worldwide; Principles of Marketing; Marketing Models; Strategic Marketing for Nonprofit Organizations; The New Competition; High Visibility; Social Marketing; Marketing Places; Marketing for Congregations; Marketing for Hospitality and Tourism; The Marketing of Nations; Kotler on Marketing, Building Global Biobrands, Attracting Investors, Ten Deadly Marketing Sins, Marketing Moves, Chaotics, Marketing Your Way to Growth, and Marketing Insights from A to Z. He has published more than 150 articles in leading journals, several of which have received best-article awards.
He was the first recipient of the American Marketing Association's (AMA) "Distinguished Marketing Educator Award" (1985). The European Association of Marketing Consultants and Sales Trainers awarded Kotler their prize for "Marketing Excellence". He was chosen as the "Leader in Marketing Thought" by the Academic Members of the AMA in a 1975 survey. He also received the 1978 "Paul Converse Award" of the AMA, honoring his original contribution to marketing. In 1989, he received the Annual Charles Coolidge Parlin Marketing Research Award. In 1995, the Sales and Marketing Executives International (SMEI) named him "Marketer of the Year".
In addition, Kotler has consulted for such companies as IBM, General Electric, AT&T, Honeywell, Bank of America, Merck and others in the areas of marketing strategy and planning, marketing organization and international marketing.
He has been Chairman of the College of Marketing of the Institute of Management Sciences, a Director of the American Marketing Association, a Trustee of the Marketing Science Institute, a Director of the MAC Group, a former member of the Yankelovich Advisory Board, and a former member of the Copernicus Advisory Board. He has been a Member of the Board of Governors of the School of the Art Institute of Chicago and a Member of the Advisory Board of the Drucker Foundation. He has received honorary doctoral degrees from the Stockholm University, University of Zurich, Athens University of Economics and Business, DePaul University, the Cracow School of Business and Economics, Groupe H.E.C. in Paris, the University of Economics and Business Admininstration in Vienna, Budapest University of Economic Science and Public Administration, and the Catholic University of Santo Domingo.
The Wilkie Award is a major academic recognition for the field, recognizing Marketing thought leaders whose conceptual developments, substantive applications, or empirical studies served to provide significant bases for improvements in the world. There is a broad range of research areas from which the award can come, including (but not limited to) marketing theory, innovation, macromarketing, marketing and public policy, ethics and social responsibility, social marketing, services marketing, competition, pricing, advertising, marketing and development, transformative consumer research, and marketing and the consumer interest.
The nomination period for the 2014 Wilkie Award will open in September of 2013. Additional information will be found at http://www.themarketingfoundation.org/wilkie.html.
The American Marketing Association (AMA) is the largest marketing association in North America with a global network of over 30,000 members. It is a professional association for individuals involved in the practice, teaching and study of marketing worldwide. As the leading organization for marketers, AMA is the trusted go-to resource for marketers and academics. AMA is counted on as the most credible marketing resource where members can stay relevant with knowledge, training and tools to enhance lifelong learning and obtain valuable information and connections. For more information on the American Marketing Association, please visit: www.MarketingPower.com.
The American Marketing Association Foundation (AMAF) champions the marketing profession by encouraging excellence and investing in marketing that benefits society.


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Let's not close the door on summer sports without mentioning the club championship at Fall River Country Club. We're talking the men's division. The women's club championship tourney is in progress.
Let's not close the door on summer sports without mentioning the club championship at Fall River Country Club. We're talking the men's division. The women's club championship tourney is in progress.
Anyway, Luke Gagne of Somerset, son of former major league shortstop Greg Gagne (also of Somerset), won the FRCC championship when he defeated Mike Hunsinger 3-and-2 in the final. Gagne's third birdie on the back nine closed out the match. Gagne finished at 2 under, Hunsinger 1 over.
Gagne had punched his ticket to the final by beating 2013 champion Brian Dempsey on the first hole of a sudden-death playoff in the semifinals. In that killer of a match, Gagne won No. 17 to go 1 up and Dempsey won No. 18 to force the playoff. They played hole No. 1, with Gagne posting a par 4 for the win.
The other semifinal featured zero drama as Hunsinger defeated John Kineavy 7-and-6.
• Medfield High School will be honoring its 1964 football team during halftime of the Oct. 17 game against Holliston. Why is that news in and about Fall River? Because that 9-0-0 team was coached by the late Ed Keyes, the longtime Durfee High educator and coach. Keyes years ago was inducted into the Medfield High School Athletics Hall of Fame as a coach.
• The Autumn Baseball League, Herman Bomback's youth baseball baby, will field at least 78 teams this fall, according to the latest release from Mr. Bomback. That's a lot of teams. Herman Bomback, by the way, is no relation to Herman Munster.
• A few thoughts on the latest Fall River church-closing from a guy who grew up in Sacred Heart Parish and spent nine years (yes, I attended kindergarten) at Sacred Heart School.
– What will happen to the massive pipe organ? The guess is, they don't make 'em like that anymore.
– Legally, how much do I owe Sacred Heart for all of those unauthorized and unpaid-for candle lightings I did back in the early 1970s? Used to go in there after school. The doors were unlocked. Most of my lighting was restricted to the small colored candles (10 cents, I believe). Lacked the courage to mess with the big $1 white candles.
– The juvenile delinquent behavior extended beyond illicit candle lighting. It actually feels good to go public with the following confession: During at least one Sunday Mass long, long ago, I stole from the lady seated in front of me some of the change she had earmarked for the offering. When we went from sit to stand, I struck.
Bring your cuffs, Det. Washington, Det. Chace. I'm guilty as can be.
– Let's hope there is a place somewhere for the SH stations of the cross.
– One of my more recent memories of Sacred Heart Church was of the party/roast held for the pastor, the Rev. Edward Byington, before he ran the Boston Marathon in 1989. A mock trial was held, and when it was asked if Byington should be shown mercy and pardoned from having to run Boston, someone in the crowd (a friend of his, I'm sure) cried, "Give us Barabbas!"
• Recreation recommendation: The Scoot Coupe rentals in Newport. One of the mostest funnest hours of my life, letting it fly on Ocean Drive.
• Manny Papoula is more than a Durfee basketball stat archaeologist. He sent me a copy of a Herald News story, written by the late Herman Mello, that explained the first name of Togo Palazzi, who is often honored in this column.
During an appearance at a Fall River CYO basketball banquet on May 1, 1955, Palazzi said that his father had been an admirer of the Japanese admiral Togo Heihachiro.
According to Mello's article, Francisco Palazzi, a sergeant in the honor guard for King Emanuel of Italy, wanted to call his first son Togo. Mrs. Palazzi worked out a compromise. Togo's proper name is Anthony Togo Palazzi.


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