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ROCHESTER — Colby Siering's goal with 1:07 left in overtime lifted the Somersworth/Coe-Brown boys hockey team past Lebanon, 3-2, in D-II action Wednesday at the Rochester Arena.
The win ended a nine-game losing streak for the Bearcats (2-11), who got two goals from Siering. Both his goals were assisted by Austin Siering and Timo Jurenka. William Ohrenberger scored the first goal from Dakota Hippern. Peter Robertson made 30 saves in goal.
Somersworth/Coe-Brown hosts Oyster River Saturday. Lebanon fell to 2-10.
Berwick 6, Hebron 4
HEBRON, Maine — James Winkler recorded a hat trick to lead the Berwick Academy boys hockey team past Hebron Wednesday on the road.
Lucas Michaud, Alex Hopkins and Liam Darcy also scored for the Bulldogs (10-9-1), while goalie Max Motew made 29 saves.
Berwick hosts Albany Academy Friday. Hebron is 7-8-1.
Spaulding 7, Alvirne 4
TYNGSBORO, Mass. — The Spaulding hockey team scored three goals in the final five minutes of the third period to break a 4-all tie and beat Alvirne in Division II action Wednesday, 7-4.
The Red Raiders (12-1-1) scored four power play goals and had four goals scored by defenseman, including a hat trick by Brian Chick. Drew Pepin added a goal and three assists. Also scoring were Brendan Colson, Justin Jewell and Zander Allen. Derek Scott made 18 saves in goal.
Spaulding hosts Pembroke-Campbell on Saturday. Alvirne fell to 3-10.
Dover 5, Bedford 3
MANCHESTER — The Dover hockey team used three second-period goals to ease past Bedford, 5-3, in a pivotal D-II battle Wednesday.
The Green Wave (8-3-1) had five different players score, led by Mitchell Welch, Ben Henderson and Cam Crowley with a goal and an assist each. Sean Lombard and Alec Parmer also scored.
Luc Ravenelle made 36 saves in goal.
Dover hosts Timberlane Saturday. Bedford is 9-2-1.
Berwick 5, Hebron 1
DOVER — The Berwick Academy girls hockey team beat Hebron Wednesday at the Dover Ice Arena, 5-1.
Aimee Briand scored twice for the Bulldogs (14-5), while Anna Wright, Tilly Burzynski and Kaitlyn Wurzer also scored. Julia Mini made 12 saves in goal.
BA plays at North Yarmouth Academy today.
Hebron 60, Berwick 56
SOUTH BERWICK, Maine — The Berwick Academy boys basketball team dropped a tight 60-56 game to Hebron on Wednesday.
The Bulldogs (4-15) trailed by as many as 14, but rallied to make it close. Stephen Sherbahn led BA with 19 points, tom Nason added 13, Will Reis tossed in six and Jonah Goldblatt had five.
Kimball Union 47, Berwick 37
MERIDEN — The Berwick Academy girls basketball lost at Kimball Union Wednesday, 47-37, to fall to 11-4.
Maggie DuChene led the way with eight points, Dominique St. Pierre added seven, and Torie At. Pierre played a great all-around game with six points, seven rebounds, five assists and four steals.
BA is at Dana Hall Friday.
Wilton/Lyndeborough 64, Nute 41
WILTON — The Nute girls basketball team slipped to 4-10 with Tuesday's 64-41 D-IV loss at Wilton/Lyndeborough.
Michelle Guindon led the Rams with 12 points.
Nute hosts Newmarket tonight.
Marshwood boys take first, girls second in slalom
BRIDGTON, Maine — The Marshwood boys alpine ski team took first place in the last regular season slalom race Wednesday night on Shawnee Peak's East Slope with 17 points followed by Scarborough (34), Windham (68), and Kennebunk (87). Scoring for Marshwood were Dakota Greenblatt (1st), Jason Beland (3rd), Hayden Pearson (5th), and James King (8th).
The Marshwood girls alpine ski team came in second place with 34 points following Kennebunk with 29 points. Scarborough (53), Windham (60), Gorham (75) and Cheverus (104) rounded out the competition. Scoring for Marshwood were Sophia Syrene (4th), Riley Wilber (7th), Brittany Bossi (11th), and Maggie Dowd (12th).
Schedule changes
DOVER — Because of Friday's snowstorm, a number of games scheduled for that day have been moved up to today.
The Marshwood at Noble quadruple header will start at 3 p.m. with girls JV basketball and continue with boys JV hoop, 4:30, girls varsity, 6, and boys varsity, 7:30.
Traip will play a basketball doubleheader at North Yarmouth Academy tonight with the girls playing at 6 p.m. and the boys at 7:30.
Oyster River boys basketball will play at Kingswood tonight at 7 p.m.
Dover boys hoops will host Winnacunnet tonight at 6:30 p.m.
Bedford boys basketball will play at Spaulding tonight at 6;30 p.m.
Coe-Brown's hoop teams will play Plymouth. The girls host Plymouth at 6:30 p.m., and the boys play on the road at 7.


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We're looking for it. The use will be mountaineering. We've thought on Petzl Tikka XP2 but I have doubts because the bright distance lows from 60 m at t=0 to 38 at t=30' and 18 at t=10h.
I have a Petzl Myo XP (175 g) but Tikka XP2 (88 g) is half its weight. Would you change Myo XP for a new Tikka XP2


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Muy buen artículo de Farrell Kramer publicado hoy en Ragan's PR Daily que nos recuerda los elementos básicos a considerar en un manejo de crisis.
The swirl of attention around Lance Armstrong's interview with Oprah, which airs tonight, is approaching a frenzy, with word having leaked about it.
In short, he admits to doping.
Traditionally, Oprah's couch has started the road to redemption for celebrities who have failed to live up to the public's expectations. An apology, which is apparently forthcoming, is almost always essential to the process.
Now consider this: What if Lance Armstrong were instead Lance Armstrong Inc., a corporation? He'd have additional tools at his disposal for the reputation-saving campaign he is embarking upon. Let's explore just how the crisis communications plan would be different for Lance the corporation versus Lance the celebrity.
This is a tried and true technique for companies and other organizations ensnared in scandal: Change your name. Tobacco companies, airlines, and many others trying to get away from the past have done so.
Lance could pick something modern sounding, maybe with its roots in classical Greek—or perhaps a combo of some translations of "arm" and "strong." Brazofuerte Inc., anyone? His next challenge would then be investing to build up the new brand.
Appoint new management
Often, when a corporation makes a mistake, the executives responsible have to fall on their swords. This has the public value of cutting ties to the errors of the past and letting the company move forward with reset expectations.
The problem is, Lance would have a hard time finding someone to fire, as it's really a CEO-level issue. If he could fire himself, that might help.
When a business line becomes so toxic that it threatens the entire corporation's reputation, sometimes the best thing to do is divest it and move on with the remaining businesses. Recently, we saw something like this with Cerberus's decision to sell its stake in a gun manufacturer.
If Lance could find a way to remove his cycling self from the rest of his being, that might do the trick. The advantage is that there's no need to rebrand.
Address liabilities
From an accounting perspective, Lance Inc. would want to move quickly to address all outstanding liabilities. It'd need to take a charge against earnings in the proper amount and then reach an agreement with regulators that calls for a cash payment but stipulates that it would "neither confirm nor deny any wrongdoing."
Celebrities generally need to admit their mistakes for the public to forgive them. Companies do not.
Lay out steps
When a corporation goofs, it's important for shareholders and the public to know that it will not make the same mistake twice. Thus, it lays out a plan to address its shortcomings and puts a high-profile person or team in charge. Sometimes, it's even necessary to add independent directors to the board to ensure that the company takes the proper steps.
Lance could actually do something like this if he stays involved in the sport of cycling.
Of course, it's amusing to speculate on this sort of thing, but in the end it's going to be necessary for Lance to execute his communications plan, whatever it is. This will begin with how he handles the Oprah interview.
If one thing is clear, it is that the American public is very often willing to forgive. So he's got a shot, even if he can't rely on all the tools available to corporations.
Farrell Kramer, a former investigative and financial reporter, is the founder of Farrell Kramer Communications, which merged with MBS Value Partners on Jan. 1. A version of this story first appeared on the agency's blog.


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The price for this, however, is that setting up MythTV requires bit of knowledge and effort.
Recently, we got FIOS and dropped our Comcast Internet and TV. When using Comcast, the tuner cards installed in the server set the channels internally. Of course, because FIOS TV requires set-top boxes, some changes were needed so that MythTV could control the channel changes on the external devices.
First, a bit about my setup:
OS: Mythbuntu 10.04.1 (updated)
LIRC version: 0.8.6
Capture Cards: Hauppauge WinTV PVR-150, Hauppauge HVR-1600
Set-top boxes: Motorola DCT-700
The DCT-700 can be rented from Verizon for $3.99/mo, or can be purchased online from anywhere as cheap as $10. The only means to control the channel on this box is via Infrared.
Although the Hauppauge cards both have IR receive and transmit capability built into them, I wasn't easily able to get the transmitter working (the receiver works out-of-the box with Mythbuntu). Although it's fairly easy to make a serial IR transmitter, I decided to buy the additional hardware.
After shopping around, I chose the USB-based transmitter by Iguanaworks. There were two things I liked about their product. For one, they provide their own drivers and give support to getting their product working with LIRC. For the other reason, I only have one serial port on my current MythTV backend server. I didn't feel like cracking open the case to install an expansion card, and even if I did, doing so would have limited my ability to add another capture card later, if I wanted to.
For some reason, the LIRC included in Mythbuntu didnt have IguanaIR drivers installed from the start. However, the IguanaIR software installation was fairly easy, though I did require a little help from the guys who run Iguanaworks. It should be noted, they helped me get their software installed before I even bought their product - BIG props to them for such excellent customer service.
Here was the jist of the steps they had me do to install their drivers:
If you haven't, add our repository to apt-get (see downloads page for instructions).
sudo apt-get install iguanair
to install our software. Now to install LIRC, you need to add Mythbuntu's 'source repository' to apt. This may already be done, or you may need to add it via synaptic (settings, repositories).
Once that is added, run
sudo apt-get update
sudo apt-get build-dep lirc
apt-get -b source lirc
sudo dpkg -i lirc_*.deb
and that will install the new LIRC that you just compiled. Now run lircd -H ? and you should see iguanair listed.
Following their directions, their drivers loaded perfectly into the kernel. I then bought from them a USB IR transceiver with 2 plugs and two 5ft wired IR emitters. When I inserted the USB plug & the two adapters, and was greeted with the following output from
Bus 002 Device 002: ID 1781:0938 Multiple Vendors Iguanaworks USB IR Transceiver
To configure LIRC to use the hardware, I made the following changes to
To configure LIRC to be able to speak to the Motorola DCT700's, I used the posted config file for the DCT2000 from the LIRC Sourceforge Product Page. This is included in Mythbuntu by default, and should be referenced as follows in
include "/usr/share/lirc/extras/transmitters/motorola/dctxxxx.conf"
That line is the only one that's needed in
Two changes are needed in
/etc/lirc/hardware.conf to specify the DCT700:
TRANSMITTER="USB-UIRT2 : Motorola Cable box"
Of course, its necessary to recycle lirc after making all these config changes (
/etc/init.d/lirc restart)
To verify that the transmitters worked, I used the
irsend command from the LIRC package. It should be noted, a multi step command is needed to change to a specific channel:
irsend set_transmitters 1
irsend send_once DCT2000 1
irsend send_once DCT2000 2
irsend send_once DCT2000 OK
The first line specifies which transmitter on the USB to use. Right now, I'm only using two, which I specify with either "1" (as above) or "3". Stereo 3.5 to Mono 3.5 adapters can also be purchased to add an additional 2 transmitters to the USB stick.
For MythTV to change the STB via irsend, wrapper scripts are needed. If there were any that came with in MythTV, I didn't bother to find them, but wrote my own:
root@mythtv:~# cat /usr/local/bin/ch0.bash
/usr/local/bin/sendir.pl 1 $1
root@mythtv:~# cat /usr/local/bin/ch1.bash
/usr/local/bin/sendir.pl 3 $1
More on the "sendir.pl" script in a few.
To configure Myth to use these scripts, it was necessary to load up the GUI configuration program on the backend server where all of this was going on. The magic config screens are found at "Input Connections", one for each capture card:
Two fields needed to be changed. The one was "External channel change command", which set to the respective script shown above (0 or 1). The second was "Preset Tuner to Channel", set to "3", which is the analog channel that the DCT700 transmits on.
As it turned out, there's a strange bug in LIRC that prevents transmission of the number "0" to the DCT 700. I found some commentary about it, but since any fix seems to require code changes to the compiled LIRC binaries, I got really lazy and just expanded my Perl wrapper script
sendir.pl to handle the odd requirement to never try to send "0" to the DCT700's:
root@mythtv:~# cat /usr/local/bin/sendir.pl
use strict;
my $transmitter=$ARGV[0];
my $channel = int($ARGV[1]);
print "irsend set_transmitters $transmitter\n";
system "irsend set_transmitters $transmitter";
if ($channel =~ /.0./)
my $diff = $channel - 99;
while ($diff)
} elsif ($channel =~ /0/) {
$channel += 1;
} else {
sub chdown
print "irsend send_once DCT2000 CH-\n";
system "irsend send_once DCT2000 CH-";
sub chup
print "irsend send_once DCT2000 CH+\n";
system "irsend send_once DCT2000 CH+";
sub setch
my $channel = shift;
my @channel_bits = split("", $channel);
foreach my $ch (@channel_bits)
print "irsend send_once DCT2000 $ch\n";
system "irsend send_once DCT2000 $ch";
sleep 0.1;
print "irsend send_once DCT2000 OK\n";
system "irsend send_once DCT2000 OK";
sleep 0.4;
It should be noted that the above script will workaround the "0" issue when handling channel sets [1-9]0 and 10[1-9], but it will not handle the [2-9]0[1-9] channels. I didn't bother to write the code to do that, as we currently don't have those higher channels in our subscription. :-P
Naturally, it's necessary to physically isolate the two DCTs, otherwise any command sent to one transmitter would likely affect both. A cardboard box was a handy solution. ;)
In all, it was a pretty painless process, and so far everything seems to be working as needed.


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Golf, past and present, was the most talked-about news in the unincorporated areas of Etowah and Horse Shoe in 2013, according to community leaders.
Editor's note: This is the fifth in a series of articles about Henderson County communities, their accomplishments in 2013 and their plans for 2014.
Golf, past and present, was the most talked-about news in the unincorporated areas of Etowah and Horse Shoe in 2013, according to community leaders.
Among caffeine seekers at Etowah Coffee Shop and breakfast crowds at The Dutch Cupboard, the sale of the Etowah Valley Country Club by the Todd family to Hi-Alta Investments in early 2013 was on everyone's lips.
"One of the biggest things was the new owners that bought the Etowah Valley golf club, because that's such a big part of Etowah," said Hayes Albea, a local real estate agent whose home backs up to the course. "That was big news because the Todd family had had the golf course for more than 40 years."
The recession had handicapped the course's ability to maintain a solid revenue stream, owner Frank L. Todd Jr. said after filing for Chapter 11 bankruptcy in November, 2012. That hurt the Todd families' ability to improve the 27-hole course and its 75-unit lodge, according to head golf professional Rick Merrick.
"They needed money to put back into the place, but they really didn't have it," said Merrick, who has worked there 22 years. But he said the new owners are investing in pruning trees that have encroached on some holes, fixing bunkers and drainage issues, adding a sports bar and remodeling many of the lodge's rooms.
Those improvements, along with the hiring of new golf superintendent Jim Sparks and a new incentive plan, has helped increase membership at the renamed Etowah Valley Golf Club and Lodge by about 80 people this year, Merrick said.
"It's really given this place a shot in the arm," Merrick said. "The new owner is really giving back to the membership and they appreciate it. The members and the staff are excited about our future."
Events this year at the former Seven Falls Golf and River Club were also a hot topic of discussion in the community, according to local nurseryman Ken Allison. Using part of a $6 million settlement it won from a bond company that insured infrastructure work at the development, the county began stabilizing eroded roads and slopes in preparation for a longer-range plan to install roads, water, sewer and power.
"I think the county is doing a great job and they're being careful and meticulous in how they're approach this, despite real tough circumstances," Allison said. Albea agreed the progress at Seven Falls is good to see, and predicted that another investor will eventually get involved in developing the idled 1,400-acre subdivision.
While a Dollar General store's impact on Horse Shoe traffic safety led commissioners to shoot down its rezoning in May, other businesses in Etowah and Horse Shoe established themselves as strong components of the community this year, Albea said.
Blue Ridge Pizza Company, Horse Shoe Caf�, Bad Wolf BBQ and The Dutch Cupboard all saw strong business this year, Albea said. Their success proves that "they know what the public wants," he said. "The community doesn't want to drive to Asheville or surrounding areas to eat well and fortunately, they don't have to anymore."
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Via Tom Maguire, here's a jawdropping line from a Reuters analysis. As if the headline, "Is Obama dropping 'no drama' style with U.S. general" wasn't quizzical enough, near the end we get this:
Obama has been widely criticized for not showing enough anger and emotion over the oil spill, the worst ecological disaster in U.S. history. But he won praise for his uncharacteristic comment that he was looking for an "ass to kick."
Perhaps instead of "praise" the author meant to type "widespread ridicule," because otherwise that makes no sense.


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Your Jeep - March 2014Posted in How To: Tech Qa on February 13, 2014
More Vroom for the 3.8L
I have a '10 JK Rubicon with the automatic transmission. The only engine modifications are an aftermarket air filter and after-cat exhaust. What would be the best/most power for the buck? What should I do next? It has 31,000 miles on it now.
Michael George
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Unfortunately, you and countless other JK owners are all in the same predicament. The 3.8L is a bit of a turd—there is not much you can do to improve power other than what you have. Anything beyond adding an air intake kit, an aftermarket tuner, and a better-flowing aftermarket exhaust becomes very expensive and will probably just shorten the life of your JK's engine. By that I mean there are superchargers and turbos for the 3.8L, but many users of such devices report that the minivan engine is not strong enough to be force-fed more air. The only other thing I would make sure of is that your Jeep is geared properly for the size tires that you are running.
Bending Brakes
I remember reading in an article in Jp where someone recommended a specific brand kit for bending and flaring brake lines. I'm sorry that I can't remember if it was Christian, Pete, or Verne who made the recommendation, so I'm hoping that you might be able to refresh my memory. Even if you can't remember the article I'm referencing, I'd still appreciate any suggestions.
I've already searched the Jp website and didn't find what I was looking for. An Internet search steers me toward the $300 Mastercool pneumatic flaring kit. I'm OK with spending the money if that's the kit to have, but it doesn't include tools for bending lines. I seem to remember that one of the reasons the Jp staffer liked the kit they recommended was because it was a complete kit and included dies for both American and metric flares, as well as a tools for bending. I know I can buy a bender separately, but I am hoping to get a complete kit so I can keep everything organized and bring it with me on wheeling trips.
I appreciate any guidance that you or any of your guys can offer. Thanks!
None of us remembers a combination bender and double flare tool that does both metric and standard lines. However, I am happy to tell you about my experience with double flare tools and brake line tubing benders. The double flare tool (A) I use is one I borrowed from the local parts store and never returned. It's alright I paid for it, and if I had returned it they would have refunded my money, but I didn't ever return it. It was new and in great shape when I rented it, so it joined the ol' Simons tool collection. Anyway, it's nothing fancy, but it works. The key in my experience for using a double flare tool is to have a truly straight cut on the tubing. The best way to ensure this is with a mini tubing cutter (B). If you cut the tubing with something else, chances are the cut won't be truly perpendicular to the long axis of the tube and that is what will make using the double flare tool difficult. It results in a crappy double flare and seal. The other key is to follow the instructions with the tool—make sure you clamp the tubing into the tool tightly and with the correct amount of tube stick out. To make sure the clamp is tight, I tighten the wing nut close to the tubing first and then really tighten the wing nut at the back of the clamp.
One last tip if you ever find yourself flaring really hard tube such as stainless or factory brake lines. To do this use the larger clamp from a single flare tool available from your local hardware store. These clamps are wider and have more threads to grab and hold the tube.
As for tubing benders, I have used several, but I have bent so much brake line that I usually end up just using my hands—but I have ruined my fair share of tubing doing it, too. The best tools (in my opinion) are the ones that function like a large tubing bender but are smaller, with different sized mandrels and a lever that forces the tube over the mandrel (pictured C). Another must-have in my opinion is a pair of brake line tubing pliers (D). These are great if you ever need to tweak a bend near the end of the brake line or when you just can't get the necessary leverage or other tool on the line. Just be sure to avoid crimping or collapsing the tube, regardless of how you bend.
Hopefully you can help me. Recently I purchased a beautiful silver '02 Jeep Grand Cherokee Laredo 4x4 with 150,000 miles on the odometer. The 4.0L straight-six engine has a tapping noise coming from the engine. My local mechanic can't tell me the cause with any certainty. He did an oil change and filter using 0W-30 Amsoil synthetic. After another 700 miles, the tapping continues. The local Jeep dealership diagnosed it for $89 and said it was a bad hydraulic lifter and/or a bad cam lobe. It would cost $1,800.00 to fix. Many of my Jeep club buddies tell me to continue to drive it for another 20,000 miles and see what happens. My choices seem to be to sell it, drive it to destruction, pay the dealership $1,800 and hope the noise goes away, or install a salvage yard or remanufactured engine. I'm confused. What do you think I should do?
Jim Milligan
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Jim, let me start by telling you and everyone out there in Jp reader land that the 4.0L engine is many things. As engines go, it's reliable, pretty efficient, fairly powerful, and without doubt one of the clickty, clackityest engines out there. They make lots of ticking and tapping noises, even when perfectly happy and in good running order. Having said that, you may have a real problem with your 4.0L, and this is one of those situations where diagnosing a noise via email may not work so well. I will say, though, that a warn cam lobe or faulty lifter should be accompanied by a misfire or some backfiring. Luckily for you, you can figure out if there is a real problem in your engine or if you only have talkative valvetrain that is otherwise functioning as expected. Once you have figured out if there is something wrong with your engine, you can contemplate the repair. The simplest way to figure out if you have a bad lifter or cam lobe is to run the Jeep on a diagnostic scanner that can run a power balance test. The dealership may have done this, and asking them should settle that question. If they did not run this test, then it could be that you just have a particularly loud 4.0L. If they or another garage can confirm that your Jeep has a bad valve, I would look for a low-mileage junkyard engine or look into a remanufactured 4.0L. Generally, when maintained correctly and treated right, a 4.0L can last for 200,000-300,000 miles, so the cost may be worth it if you plan on keeping the Jeep.
An alternative is to pull the valve cover and check lift at the rocker arms with a dial indicator to see if any of the cam lobes are out of spec. Also, you could pull the oil pan and look for excessive metal in the oil pickup and do some detective work to see if you can figure out where the metal is coming from, either the cam or a lifter. If no one can confirm that you have a bad lifter or flat cam, I'd run that 4.0L till it dies of something else.
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Williams Tower deal pegged at about $420 million
Invesco Real Estate has been selected as the buyer for Houston's iconic Williams Tower, according to a source familiar with the deal.
If it closes, the transaction is expected to be one of the biggest property sales in the Houston real estate market.
At the end of last year, a Canadian firm bought downtown's Hess Tower for $442.5 million, breaking the price record for a Houston office building.
"Houston has certainly been an outperformer this year versus other markets in the country," said Dan Fasulo, managing director of Real Capital Analytics, a New York-based real estate research firm.
Investors, he said, have been targeting places like Houston, Dallas, Denver and Atlanta where transaction volume and prices are generally lower than the biggest, most expensive cities.
"We've definitely seen a wave of capital hit secondary markets," Fasulo said. "The Manhattans and DCs have gotten too expensive."
The lure has been job growth - largely related to the energy industry - creating the need for office space.
Invesco has a sizable real estate portfolio in Houston, spanning office buildings, apartments and industrial assets. Earlier this year it purchased downtown's 1000 Main.
Houston has seen a series of other large office transactions recently. In August, Hines sold the two-building Shell Plaza complex for $550 million. The buyer was an affiliate of Enterprise Products Co., the Houston company founded by the late billionaire Dan Duncan.
KBR Tower sold
In another downtown sale, an affiliate of New York-based W.P. Carey Inc. purchased the 40-story KBR Tower from Brookfield Office Properties and KBR. The purchase price was $174.6 million, according to data from Real Capital Analytics.
And just this week, Parkway Properties said it reached a deal to purchase Phoenix Tower, a 26-story office building in the Greenway Plaza area, from an affiliate of Franklin Street Properties. The expected purchase price is $124.5 million.
Invesco Real Estate, which is part of Atlanta-based Invesco, declined to comment on the Williams Tower. The seller is Hines Real Estate Investment Trust, which is sponsored by Houston-based real estate developer Hines.
"Williams Tower is for sale, but no deal has been finalized with a buyer," Hines spokesman George Lancaster said.
The purchase price has been pegged at about $420 million, according to Real Estate Alert, an industry trade publication that reported the deal Tuesday.
The 64-story Williams Tower is more than 95 percent leased, Hines said over the summer when it hired Jones Lang LaSalle to market the property.
Hines, which built the high-rise in the early 1980s, has its headquarters in the building but hasn't owned it the entire time. The company sold the building, but then the real estate trust bought it back in 2008 for $271.5 million. The 1.5 million-square-foot property at 2800 Post Oak Blvd. was designed by Philip Johnson and John Burgee.


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Key Biscayne is a world-class resort community and premier vacation destination. It is home to some of the most brilliant, white sandy beaches and offers a wide variety of outdoor recreational activities, including bicycling, tennis, golf, fishing, kite boarding, windsurfing, boating and sailing. To get to Key Biscayne by car you'll pass the Miami Seaquarium, home to the original "Flipper", before driving across the causeway to the idyllic island of Key Biscayne and your vacation rental.
Bayside Market Place has something for everyone! Dine with friends at an exciting restaurant or visit one or all of the many thrilling attractions, like South Beach, Jungle Island or Vizcaya Museum and Gardens. Visit the 170-year old Cape Florida Lighthouse or Crandon Park Beach and meet Miami's biggest star - Lolita the Killer Whale. Crandon Beach is also famous for its parade of famous photographers and models.
Some of the world's best fishing and scuba diving is done right off shore on amazing artificial reefs made ingeniously from everything from recycled tug boats to airplanes! Amazing! Enjoy a round of golf, play tennis, go windsurfing or spend some quiet time with a good book under the shade of a palm tree on the Village Green close to your vacation condo. Here, miles of beautiful beaches and natural settings can be enjoyed by bike, rollerblades or scooters, right from your ocean-side rental.
Bill Baggs Cape Florida State Recreation Area is located on the southern tip of Key Biscayne and is one of the most beautiful natural areas near Miami. Follow the Key Biscayne Heritage Trail and experience incredible blue waters, barrier island ecosystems and a prehistoric fossil reef. See where the Nixon Winter Whitehouse stood, where pirates hid in Hurricane harbor and watch dolphins and manatee.
There are several large vacation rental condominiums and villa rentals on Key Biscayne. For a large family vacationing it will definitely be more budget-friendly to take advantage of a vacation rental that offers full kitchens, all linens, cable TV, local telephone, assigned covered parking and use of all the home-type amenities. Short term vacation studios and smaller homes are also available. This island paradise is not only a popular vacation destination but one of the best and most beautiful places to live in the world!


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Australian Melges 24 Championships 2010 – DAY 1 RQYS
4 May 2010
Sunny Queensland and day one started with rain, overcast skies and about 3 knots of breeze, East /South East.
The start boat managed to get races away on time even though a delay looked possible. As the rain eased the breeze filled in to 6-8 knots for the afternoon.
Race one Geoff Masters Jolt AUS 746 and Cameron Miles Roger That AUS 762 took a shift to the left at the start line which paid off. Roger That was first to the top mark, Masters second, Ian Barr Dirty Girl AUS 555 third. Two minutes separated the first and last boats.
Downwind positions changed due to the light variable winds. Jolt went back to the left and let Dirty Girl through. Bottom gate Heath Walters Matilda chose the right hand gate and the favoured left side of the course making good gains to position themselves in third place at the finish. Roger That maintained their lead for a win and Dirty Girl second.
Race two was a competitive short start line. David Farrimond Vitesse AUS 710 nailed the start with full boat speed on the boat end of the line. Roger That was first to the top mark, Matilda hot on their heels in second and a gap to Nick Moriarty Business Time AUS 206 closely followed by Heath Townsend Kaito AUS 709. Kaito and Business Time fought it out over the course. The sun made a brief appearance in time to head back to RQ for beers on the dock. Placing first Roger That, five seconds later Matilda followed byKaito third.
Two bullets for Cameron Miles and his crew on Roger That, Heath Walters Matilda second and Kaito third heading into day two.
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Good Gosh, we LOVE the mustache. What is it with Germans and their psychic animals? First it was Paul the Octopus who correctly picked world cup winning results, now it is a German sausage dog called 'Sissi' who has nosed out a prediction that Bayern Munich would win last weekend's Champion league final against Chelsea. Video by IBTimesUK.
But better luck next time, Sissi: Chelsea's British defender John Terry celebrates the Chelsea win with teammates after the UEFA Champions League final football match between FC Bayern Muenchen and Chelsea FC on May 19, 2012 at the Fussball Arena stadium in Munich.


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New Price below assessment! Longview is aptly named for its views down the length of Lake Winnipesaukee. This world class property nicely sited at the tip of Clay Point in Alton, is comprised of three lots totaling 19.11+/- acres with 1,594 feet of water frontage. Built between 2000-2004, the property includes two magnificent homes totaling over 63,000 square feet of elegant living spaces, a 7,655-square-foot reproduction post and beam entertainment barn, and a charming tea house with lake views. Extremely private, the property is accessed through a gated entrance with a long drive through nearly six acres of manicured lawns and lush landscaping. Outside features include two stone boathouses, multiple docks, a stone amphitheater and cottage at the waters edge, an infinity pool with grotto, tennis court and grass helicopter pad. Located close to Laconia Airport w/ private jet service, as well as Manchester/Boston Regional Airport. Property can also be purchased individually.
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Anyone have any suggestions on subjects to look into that may not be directly related to hacking, IT/CS, ect., but can be applied to these things. For example I had to take a logic class since I'm studing CS. I have found that there are many things that I have learned from logic that I can apply to hacking and programming.
So are there any non-technical related subjects that anyone would reccomend as worth studying.


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As the flu season ramps up, hospitals and doctors' offices are once again being inundated with potential flu patients. This season, however, the influx is greater than ever. Patients are nervous about H1N1, and their fear is filling waiting rooms. Waiting rooms full of people who don't have H1N1u.
The CDC has created a laundry list of suggestions for how to prevent the spread of H1N1. They suggest everything from N95 respirator masks, hand sanitizer, and partitions in waiting areas, to ventilation systems and restricted visitation rules. The real question is, however, what is actually being implemented in facilities around the country. Has your hospital taken any drastic measures to minimize the spread of H1N1? Have you created a special triage plan? Or a partitioned waiting area? Are you limiting patient transport if they are suspected of having influenza? Has your hospital come up with any creative solutions that go above and beyond the CDC's recommendations?
How have these changes impacted your daily work? Or has your routine been unaffected? Perhaps there are some good ideas out there that aren't being shared between facilities that we could all use to the advantage of our hospitals, patients and staff.


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Robot X is a happy robot. Color him happy colors. Great coloring activity for preschoolers that love Robots! Robot coloring page.
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Free printable Coloring Pages for kids to color online and then print. Or you can print the coloring pages and color them with your own crayons & markers. Online coloring pages. Fun animal coloring pages, robots, pirates, princess and mermaid coloring pages. Holiday coloring pages including Christmas, Halloween and Easter.
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Color and cut out these cute little mini Labels. Elephant, circus and more. Coloring page.
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When the newest member of the ARKive Media Team, Kathryn Pintus, signed up to be a STEM Ambassador in January, little did she know that she'd soon be knee deep in monkey posters and surrounded by thousands of children at the Big Bang Fair. We find out how she ended up there and what she thought of her first National Science and Engineering Week.
I'm not quite sure what I expected upon my return from holiday, although Laura had warned me that it would be busy…perhaps I had imagined a short period of easing gently back into work as I shook off my jet-lag after two weeks away? As it turns out, this was not an option!
Instead I was greeted with a flurry of activity and excitement; it was National Science and Engineering Week, which meant all hands on deck to create and implement some fantastic activities for students across the Bristol, Bath and Somerset region.
The ARKive office was buzzing with our STEM Ambassadors finalising presentations, carrying out some last-minute research, and showing off their creative skills as they designed and built a variety of funky-looking habitats for our 'Web of Wildlife'. Despite my body and brain not quite knowing what time it was, I thoroughly enjoyed being able to throw myself into the foray and contribute to the education of young scientific minds!
The Big Bang Fair
I had never celebrated National Science and Engineering Week before, so this was an interesting first for me. Various trips into schools had been planned, but the main event of the week was The Big Bang Fair 2012, held at the NEC in Birmingham. Our fearless yet fun STEM leader Laura was asked to be a judge for the National Science and Engineering Competition at the last minute, so I stepped in to help out on the ARKive stand for a day, and what a day it was!
I entered the massive exhibition hall at the NEC, and was amazed at the variety (and brilliance!) of the stands and events there – everything from a fork-lift truck simulator to a disease investigation unit. It was truly impressive.
As the doors opened, the first few early-bird students filtered past, glancing at the ARKive stand and others before scuttling off with their friends, free monkey poster in hand. "It's rather quiet in this place; this is going to be a piece of cake," I thought rather naively. Half an hour later, the rest of the team and I were perfecting our multi-tasking skills as we rolled posters, demonstrated the website, and explained all about ARKive to hordes of students and teachers all at the same time.
We had a fantastic response from Big Bang visitors, and lost count of the number of people we spoke to about our work at ARKive and all the wonderful images, videos and information we have on the site for them to use. The day whizzed by in a blur of eager young faces, Survival scores and colourful uniforms, and soon it was time for me to head home.
School Sessions
Yet my time on the road had not come to an end at Birmingham. The very next day, I teamed up with Becky Moran and travelled to Bath to teach the students of St Gregory's Catholic School about 'Adaptation and Movement'.
All of the groups we taught were enthusiastic and engaged, and came up with some fantastically artistic and imaginative creations during our 'Design a Species' exercise. My personal favourite was Esmerelda-Lily-Pad, a colourful critter with plenty of awesome adaptations to life in the water.
Five teaching sessions and a school dinner later, it was home-time for Becky and I. Exhausted, but pleased, we headed back to ARKive to prepare for the next lot of STEM sessions the following week. No rest for the wicked, but certainly worth it and oodles of fun!
To find out more about what the ARKive team got up to at The Big Bang Fair, check out Laura's blog.
We will soon be adding our new 'Adaptation and Movement' teaching module to our wide range of educational resources.
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SOUTH EL MONTE >> Investigators arrested a Pomona man early Thursday for allegedly abandoning his prospective adopted 6-year-old son at the Whittier Narrow Recreation Area earlier this week.
Deputies arrested Juan Manuel Garcia-Tellez, 31, about 9 a.m. Thursday after spotting him at his Pomona home, according to Los Angeles County sheriff's officials and booking records. He is in a relationship with the boy's mother and was apparently in the process of trying to adopt the boy.
The investigation began about 9:40 p.m. Monday when a good Samaritan called authorities to report finding a 6-year-old boy wandering alone in the park near Legg Lake, Deputy Johnny Jones of the Los Angeles County sheriff's Parks Bureau said.
"He was just throwing rocks into the water," Jones said. "He was crying because he was looking for his dad."
Deputies found a car, later determined to be Garcia-Tellez's, several miles away, however there were no signs of the man, officials said.
"The child, who was cold and hungry, was placed in the deputy's patrol car and fed while parks bureau personnel continued to search," Jones said.
After more than three hours of searching with no success, deputies turned the boy over to the Los Angeles County Department of Children and Family Services about 1 a.m., Jones said.
Officials ultimately contacted the boy's mother and returned her child to her.
Garcia-Tellez's motive was not clear, Jones said. The suspect said he left the boy at the park while running errands.
But investigators said he had been involved in an argument with the boy's mother hours before leaving the boy alone at the park.
Deputies stopped by Garcia-Tellez's home several times this week, but did not find him, Jones said. But they found him there Thursday morning and took him into custody without a struggle.
Garcia-Tellez was booked on suspicion of child endangerment, Jones said.
He was being held in lieu of $100,000 bail pending his initial court appearance, scheduled Monday in El Monte Superior Court, records show.


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Author Brian Leung Visits UW Oct. 24-25
Acclaimed author Brian Leung will visit the University of Wyoming Wednesday, Oct. 24, and Thursday, Oct. 25, for a reading of his work and campus visits.
His campus visit is sponsored by the UW MFA Program in Creative Writing, University Libraries, American Heritage Center and Multicultural Affairs.
Leung will give a free public reading at 5 p.m. Oct. 25, in William Robertson Coe Library, Room 506. A book sale and signing of his latest novel "Take Me Home" follows his presentation. A reception also is planned.
The book presents a fictionalized version of the "Chinese Massacre"-- the riot and killings of Chinese miners -- that occurred in Rock Springs in 1885. Leung conducted much of the research for his novel at the UW American Heritage Center and Coe Library.
Interested students and staff can meet with Leung Oct. 24, in the Wyoming Union's Rainbow Resource Center (RRC) and the Multicultural Resource Center (MRC). The RRC will host an hour-long reception at 10:30 a.m. From noon- 1 p.m., the MRC will have a question-and-answer luncheon with Leung about his latest novel.
He also will visit with writing students in the MFA Program in Creative Writing at noon Oct. 25.
Leung was born and raised in California's San Diego County -- a somewhat unlikely location, given that his mother was born in Battleground, Wash., and his father escaped from China in 1949. By coincidence, as a teenager in 1980, Leung took a train trip to visit relatives in Rock Springs -- the very town at the core of his "Take Me Home" novel, which won the Willa Award for Historical Fiction.
Leung's other works of fiction, nonfiction and poetry have appeared in multiple magazines and reviews. His "World Famous Love Acts" won the Asian American Literary Award in 2005 and the Mary McCarthy Award for Short Fiction in 2002. He also has published another novel, "Lost Men."
Leung's short fiction, poetry and creative nonfiction have appeared in Indiana Review, Runes, Crazyhorse, The Connecticut Review, Gulf Stream, Mid-American Review and numerous other publications. Leung recently was the recipient of the Lambda Literary Foundation Mid-Career Novelist Award.
Since 2000, he has taught in Cincinnati and Los Angeles, and currently is a University of Louisville associate professor. Leung earned his bachelor's and master's degrees from California State University, and an M.F.A from Indiana University.
More information about Leung can be found at http://www.readbrianleung.com/.
For more information about his campus visit, call the MFA Program in Creative Writing at (307) 766-6453.


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As far as I know anyone can buy these cells online, whatever their age. Is that incorrect? If they go to a site that sells LED torches, chances are they will find that those using LiIon offer better performance. Hence they might want some.
For example, in the first post it says "Don't overcharge your cells, don't charge 'm too fast and don't leave 'm alone."
And "After 15 minutes you need to check on your charging cells"
So if I understand this correctly, this means that chargers do not come with safety mechanisms to prevent overcharging, or charging too fast. How many people would check them every 15 minutes? My guess would be no-one unless they had read this thread. And how many people would unknowingly charge too fast if they thought they could get cells charged more quickly? My guess is many people would unless they had read this thread. (Do the cells come with safety instructions? Do people read them? Usually not.) I suspect most people leave batteries charging overnight. I have LiIon cells for consumer goods such as cameras and iPods and as explained elsewhere, these are safe because the chargers are made properly with safety measures, as are the cells.
The impression given by the first post is that these cells are unfit for sale to the general public. Of course you may disagree, but that is my opinion based on the information in this thread.


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Can I breastfeed my baby if I am sick?
Mothers have breastfed their babies through a variety of illnesses, from colds and infections to chronic conditions including asthma and diabetes. Your baby is exposed to any illness you have before you know you are sick. One of the beauties of human milk is that when your body makes antibodies to combat an illness, these antibodies are passed directly into your milk, giving protection and disease-fighting abilities to your baby, too.
Inspiring stories from mothers who have experienced health challenges while breastfeeding can be found here. These mothers found creative solutions to enable them to continue breastfeeding while caring for their health. With the support of your health care professional and your La Leche League Leader, you can find a solution appropriate for you.
In rare cases, a health care professional may recommend weaning due to a mother's medical condition. This article discusses resources that are available to you and your health care professional when the important question of weaning arises. Most conditions, however, can be treated without weaning. Be sure to contact your local La Leche League Leader for support as you and your health care professional work together. Through education and dialogue, you and your health care professional can develop a safe course of treatment, taking into consideration both your needs and your baby's.
Note: The September 2001 Policy Statement of the American Academy of Pediatrics entitled, "The Transfer of Drugs and Other Chemicals Into Human Milk", can be found at American Academy of Pediatrics
Resources for Additional Information
These items may be available from the LLLI Online Store or through your local Leader.
When a Nursing Mother Gets Sick tells why breastfeeding can continue even if a mother gets sick; discusses the effects of medications on the nursing baby.
The Womanly Art of Breastfeeding, published by La Leche League International, is the most complete resource available for the breastfeeding mother. It contains a section on breastfeeding while ill. (Softcover, 465 pages.)


text: An Interdisciplinary Community of ArtistsThe Mills College MFA in studio art is a distinguished graduate art program led by internationally renowned artists. With only 12 new students accepted each year, the size of the graduate program enables the faculty to work directly with each degree candidate. In addition to this individual attention, graduate students in studio art also enjoy spacious, private studios with 24/7 access during the entire two years of their program. MFA candidates select a choice of focus from painting, ceramics, sculpture, installation, photography, intermedia, video, and electronic arts. The MFA program culminates in a thesis exhibition of student work in the Mills College Art Museum, open to art critics, gallery owners, and the general public.


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Dorie tops her buckwheat blinis with smoked salmon, crème fraîche, salmon roe, and sprigs of dill. I strayed again, and used smoked Alaskan Black Cod, a touch of horseradish in my crème fraîche, chives, and a tiny squeeze of lemon juice.
I should have made a half batch of the blini batter, since it was only the two of us, but I experimented with making rustic, free-form pancakes, versus using a cookie cutter to make them all perfectly round and uniform (there are also blini pans available, but that's one pan I've yet to cram into my cupboards). After going through half the batter, with a half dozen of each variety, I preferred the rustic look. I also liked plating the "second side" up, despite Dorie's opinion that it's not "as pretty." I think the lacy pattern and bubbles added to the rustic appeal.
We typically do not post actual FFwD recipes, but I discovered this one was previously published in Bon Appétit, and on Epicurious (however, the quantities are slightly different from those published in Around My French Table). The following recipe incorporates my modifications.
Buckwheat Blini with Smoked Alaskan Black Cod and Crème Fraîche
Adapted from Around My French Table
(Makes about blini, depending on size)
3/4 cup all purpose flour
1/2 cup buckwheat flour
2 tablespoons sugar
1 package (1/4 ounce/7 grams) active dry yeast
1/4 teaspoon (generous) salt
1 1/2 cups whole milk
4 tablespoons butter, cut into cubes
3 large eggs, lightly beaten
Crème fraîche
Cream-style horseradish
Salt and freshly ground pepper
1 (4-ounce) package thinly sliced smoked black cod or trout (you'll need 8 oz. of smoked fish if you use all the batter)
Fresh chives
Lemon wedges
Whisk first 5 ingredients in medium bowl.
Place milk and butter in small saucepan. Stir over low heat until butter melts and thermometer registers 110°F (if mixture gets too warm, cool until temperature returns to 110°F).
Pour warm milk mixture into flour mixture and whisk until smooth. Cover with plastic wrap and let stand in warm draft-free area until doubled in volume, about 1 hour.
Whisk buckwheat batter to deflate; then whisk in eggs.
Preheat oven to 200°F. Heat griddle or large skillet over medium heat. Brush lightly with melted butter. Working in batches, spoon about 1 1/2 to 2 tablespoons batter for each blini onto griddle, spacing apart. Cook until bubbles form on top and begin to pop, about 1 1/2 minutes. Turn blinis; cook until golden brown on bottom, about 1 1/2 minutes. Transfer to baking sheet. Tent with foil and place in oven to keep warm while cooking remaining blinis.
Combine crème fraîche and horseradish, to taste (I used 5:1 ratio crème fraîche to horseradish). Season with salt and freshly ground black pepper.
Arrange warm blinis on platter. Top with smoked fish. Spoon 1 rounded teaspoon crème fraîche atop each. Garnish with chives. Serve with small lemon wedges.
Note: The blini batter can be prepared one day ahead. After mixing in eggs, transfer to large bowl. Cover and refrigerate. Before using, allow the batter to come to room temperature, and rewhisk. Cooked blinis can also be wrapped and refrigerated overnight (allow to cool first). Brush blinis lightly with melted butter and rewarm on baking sheet in 350°F oven 5 minutes.
French Fridays with Dorie is an online cooking group, dedicated to Dorie Greenspan's newest book Around My French Table: More Than 300 Recipes from My Home to Yours. As members of the group, we have purchased the cookbook and cook along as much as we can. There is a new recipe each week, and we post about that recipe on Friday. We are asked to refrain from posting the actual recipes on our blog. The book is filled with stunning photography, and personal stories about each recipe, which makes it that much more intriguing. I highly recommend adding it to your cookbook collection if you haven't already!


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Record Cranberry Crop in Wisconsin
- Written by Bob Gabrielson
- Published in News
(2/15/13) Wisconsin's cranberry bogs produced a record crop in 2012.
The U-S-D-A said growers harvested just over four-point-eight million barrels – and 60-percent of the nation's cranberries now come from Wisconsin. Massachusetts used to be the nation's cranberry leader – but the Badger State has had that distinction for 18 straight years. The state's output was bigger than what was predicted last August. Industry officials said at the time that warm weather and dry pollination period made for a high-quality cranberry crop – and lots of growers irrigated to make up for the drought. Not surprisingly, Wisconsin growers are devoting more acres to the crop – almost 20-thousand last year, nine percent more than the previous year. Wisconsin apples and cherries did not fare nearly as well. The state's apple harvest was the lowest since 1945, with 23-point-six million pounds – down 54-percent from 2011. Wisconsin's cherry crop – mostly made in Door County – was down 75-percent, with one-point-seven million pounds harvested. Both crops were the victims of crazy weather patterns. They started blossoming in March when it was relatively warm – but many apple and cherry crops died in April when cold-and-snow returned. And they could never recover after that.


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For charity professionals: BeyondMe on-boarding webinar
Event Details
BeyondMe is a growing movement in which professionals, businesses and charities join together to make a meaningful impact on the world beyond them.
Charities and social enterprises are at the heart of our movement.
We're keen to help our charity partners in the best way we can, making an impact where it's needed most. We work with charities to identify a specific set of needs and objectives that can be tackled by a team of professionals, using their time and skills.
Join an on-boarding webinar to find out exactly how BeyondMe teams can support your charity or social enterprise and to learn how to submit a great project.
We'll talk for 30 minutes about our background, our model of support and what it will take for you to get involved.
There will then be 15 minutes for Q&A where you can ask questions about BeyondMe generally or your project.
Meeting ID: 415-946-109
To join online (preferred) - https://global.gotomeeting.com/join/415946109
Please mute your microphone when you join the call.
This is the first step in the application process for BeyondMe, if you don't fit the criteria below please do not join the webinar. Thank you!
Only join the webinar if you:
- Are a registered Charity or CiC.
- Have two or more, full-time, paid staff based in London.
- Can demonstrate the positive social or environmental impact of your work or provide a strong argument for being an impactful service.
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BeyondMe believe collective action, combined resources and long-term commitment can impact the world beyond us by serving the social sector.
Our movement is dedicated to strengthening the social sector by harnessing the generosity of skilled professionals. We empower future leaders to take a leading role in tackling the causes they care passionately about, by starting a BeyondMe team. Teams invest their time, skills and money together in a charity project they choose, with the matched funding and support of a senior leader and their business.
Since launching in 2011, BeyondMe has created over 150 teams across 18 major businesses donating over £300,000 and 13,000 skills-based volunteer hours to charities and social enterprises. Teams have supported a range of worthwhile projects from helping victims of human trafficking to military veterans with post-traumatic stress disorder.
To start your BeyondMe team, sign up for our newsletter, attend our inspiring events or for more information, email: email@example.com


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Job seekers you can use this website to:
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Whatever your employment needs are… we can help!
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Sunday, February 16, 2014
Museum of Natural History
Explore the unseen lives of owls in this hands-on demonstration. Together we will use museum specimens to find out about owl adaptations: big eyes, specialized ears, quiet wings, and sharp claws. What do these adaptations tell us about how owls eat? How are these modern raptors related to dinosaurs? Find out what an owl pellet is (Hint: it's not poop!) and dissect a real owl pellet to learn about the owl's diet. Come and discover the role of these birds of prey in the food chain!


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American Water, based in Vorhees, N.J., has given more than $114,000 in grants to 25 projects through its 2009 Environmental Grant Program awards, according to a July 23 press release.
Established in 2005, the program provides funds to innovative, community-based environmental projects that improve, restore or protect the watersheds, surface water and/or groundwater supplies in the communities it serves.
"American Water is committed to ensuring water quality through testing and treatment, as well as through consumer education and community protection programs," said Debra Vernon, manager of Corporate Responsibility. "We are all environmental stewards in protecting our water supplies, and this program is one way we help communities play an active role in this important effort."
The 2009 grant recipients include:
Founded in 1886, American Water is the largest investor-owned U.S. water and wastewater utility company.


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The entrée for the evening was a combination plate of beef filet and lemon thyme-crusted fresh salmon served with riesling butter sauce and an Italian risotto vegetable bouquet with leek ribbon and zucchini purée.


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The EGE wrote:The MBTA learned from their mistakes with the Worcester infills and South Attleboro (all of which were built extremely quickly - SA to compensate for Pawtucket/Central Falls not reopening, and the Worcester infills due to Greenbush delays).
The EGE wrote: The situation in Acton was not with the quality of the station, but the layout. The MBTA had planned an island platform; the current design based on town input is very similar except that it has island platforms instead.
I wish the T would follow the MTAs lead and bring the stations back to near their as-built condition. If you look at any old pictures of the underground stations, they looked amazing with plain white tile. Not only does it look clean, but white tile is timeless, unlike the majority of the subsequent renovations they have undergone, as well as their new construction. Arlington and to a lesser extent Copley did this, while Kenmore did not. Kenmore, IMO, already looks dirty and dated, and its been less than a decade. A consistent (and timeless) headhouse design would also be great.
The problem is that branding doesn't matter much when the stations leak like a cave and are covered in grime and soot. What I really think the T could use would be "station managers", where one person is in charge of the ops of their respective station. They would be in charge of making sure the station is clean, reporting (and getting fixed) maintenance issues, making sure potential retail space is used, lobbying for reopening entrances, making sure CSAs are doing their job, etc. Similar to how the chain retail world works, where you have managers trying to outdo each other and lobbying corporate for upgrades, etc. It would have to be a position with a competitive culture, to encourage the managers to outdo each other. The employees could come from the existing CSA pool, they wouldn't have to be new hires. The T loves to blow a ton of money renovating a station, and then leave it to rot with barely any cleaning or maintenance. I just see tons of waste (potential / closed retail spaces, passageways/entrances that would be convenient for commuters but are not opened, employees not doing their jobs, dirt and filth, etc) that could be changed if there was someone who "owned" the station, vs the current system.
I don't know how feasible it is from a financial perspective. Maybe instead of managing one station each you have someone that manages the stations on the lines, or on each branch, and they run a crew dedicated to that line. Again, not sure of the feasibility of this, but I like the competition and the ownership aspect of it. Force people to have some pride in their work.
I think this would be a great, innovative way to get people invested in the station. If I saw the same person, day in and day out at my "home" station and I knew they were working to make theirs the best, it would make me feel more pride and I'd want to give them ideas.
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am not looking for recemondations on books to do with the technical side of webdesign more the inspirational side of things
I dont want something that goes into the code in any detail more the +- of different design styles, layouts, color schemes.
As well as provides some sort of inspiration, design ideas - that kid of thing
it doesn't have to be a webdesign book either - if you can think of one that could be applied to webdesign which offers plenty of inspiration then please let me know about that one as well
really am just looking for something to kick start the process when am feeling a lil dry.
2 have came across so far are
the art of looking sideways
The ZEN of CSS Design: Visual Enlightenment for the Web
anyone read/have these and what is your views on them?


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A Hollywood Hills home once owned by actress-singer-dancer
Ginger Rogers
and her actor husband,
Lew Ayres,
has sold for $1,905,000.
Set behind a wrought-iron entry and walls, the 1927 Spanish-style house has a vintage kitchen, a second-floor studio, five bedrooms and 31/2 bathrooms in 4,800 square feet of living space. The grounds include tea house-style enclosed patio and entertainment area with a barbecue spit, a fireplace and a koi pond. There are 270-degree views encompassing downtown L.A., the Getty Center, Santa Monica and the ocean.
Rogers gained fame for her performance in "Gold Diggers of 1933" (1933), popularizing the song "We're in the Money." She was often paired with dance partner Fred Astaire in films such as "Top Hat" (1935) and "Shall We Dance" (1937). Rogers won a lead actress Oscar for "Kitty Foyle: The Natural History of a Woman" (1940). She died in 1995 at age 83.
Ayres, with scores of film and television credits, starred in "Young Dr. Kildare" (1938). He reprised the role in more than a half-dozen movies. The actor died in 1996 at 88.
The Movieland Directory places Rogers in the home in the 1940s.
The Laurel Canyon property came on the market in June at $2,395,000.
James Nasser of Westside Estate Agency, Beverly Hills, was the listing agent. Peter Lorimer of Peter Lorimer Group Estates, Beverly Hills, represented the buyer.


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OpenXava 4.2.3 released
NaviOX 2013v3 released
December 18, 2013
NaviOX is an add-on to add user management, menu and a better look & feel to your applications.
NaviOX 2013v3 has the next new features:
NaviOX 2013v3 has the next new features:
- It is possible to veto actions of a module for a role.
- The state of the application is cleared after logout.
- Style for filtering in list adapted to the latest improvements in OpenXava 4.9.
- Fix: Sometimes autologin does not work after the first time.
- Fix: html, head and body HTML tags are duplicated.
Vetoing actions
You can make some actions of a module not available for a role. Just edit the role, select the module to restrict and check the actions to exclude:
In this case the New and Save actions will not be available in the module Author for the users of role user. From now on you have fine grained security without creating multiple modules with different controllers for the same entity.
This feature is only available in the Professional and Enterprise editions. The LITE edition has no roles and modules management.


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cairnswk wrote:isaiah40 wrote:To be honest cairns, I really don't think you will need those army circles.
isaiah40...these are created as representational of the neck-gear that natives wear (some to show wealth) made from pigs teeth.
I am sorry but they stay as they give the map a slight "cultural" difference as part of the overall aesthetic
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Online Exclusive » Former Houston Chronicle White House correspondent is excited about her new gig, covering the president for the Washington Examiner.
By Lindsay Kalter Lindsay Kalter (email@example.com) is an Ann Arbor-based writer.
Former Houston Chronicle White House correspondent Julie Mason is taking the positive approach.
Laid off by the Houston Chronicle, the 42-year-old Mason quickly rebounded, landing at the upstart Washington Examiner in the same position. So she's fulfilling a long-held desire to work for a tabloid.
"It's always just looked like a real gas," Mason says. "Now that regional papers are dying, it's just so grim. So relentlessly grim. It's hard to do good work under those circumstances, and it's had a real corrosive effect on journalism."
When the Chronicle failed to reach its goal of 90-plus voluntary buyouts last week, it eliminated Mason's position and that of Bennett Roth, the paper's national political correspondent; eight non-editorial staffers also lost their jobs. Mason worked as the newspaper's national political correspondent until taking over the White House beat in 2005. Both Mason and Roth were at the newspaper for 19 years.
Mason says the Chronicle has downsized its Washington bureau from 10 reporters to three since 2001. "The Chronicle decided to cut the Washington bureau and reallocate those resources in Houston," Mason says. Top Chronicle editors couldn't be reached for comment.
Despite the change of scene, Mason finds herself surrounded by familiar faces. The Examiner's executive editor, Stephen G. Smith, is the Chronicle's former Washington bureau chief, and Managing Editor Michael Hedges worked as the Chronicle's national security correspondent before joining the Examiner in 2007.
"I'm back with old friends. It's good," Mason says. "Change is not always a bad thing."
Smith says he is thrilled to have the "triple threat" on board, referring to her work as reporter, blogger and political analyst for MSNBC. He adds that when the position opened up in mid-August, Mason was the first potential replacement that came to mind, but he did not want to "poach" her from the Chronicle. Once he heard of the layoffs, he was "free to do so, and delighted to do so."
"Julie is wonderfully suited to a tabloid, because she's very quick and irreverent. She's got a great sense of humor, and the nose for the big 'holy cow' kind of story," Smith says. "Not a sensationalist, but someone who sees that story that readers get up on their hind legs over."
Smith says Mason is also a good colleague who works well in a group setting. He says the Examiner has a relatively young staff, and having her around will not only benefit her more experienced coworkers, but also those in the newsroom who are just learning about the field.
"She plays team ball," Smith says. "She'll be a great role model here."


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"RINGMASTERS used to say their FLEAS were FED only on LADIES OF DISTINCTION..."
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THE GILDED VECTORS OF DISEASE radio series traverses the world in eight perennial purveyors of disease with THE LONDON SCHOOL OF HYGIENE & TROPICAL MEDICINE.
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CURRENT PROJECT The Shakespeare Hut. The Mustard Club and Digital Drama have been awarded Heritage Lottery Funding to tell the story of the Shakespeare Hut on the site of The London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine MORE...
From the 1929 central London landmark building, the School's current home, intrepid pioneers of public health research and disease control continue the School's historic tradition as a global institution whose work has helped to change and save lives on a far-reaching scale. The School is active in almost every country in Africa and its work has spanned all continents.
A golden MOSQUITO adorns the front of the School, wih seven other gilded vectors of disease. These have slithered, scurried, flown and bitten into the lives of humans down the ages and into our modern life, often viewed with horror or disgust, even with surprising love. Each 30-minute programme took one of these potent symbols of pestilence as its theme to explore how the RAT, the LOUSE, the SNAKE, the FLEA and more, have plagued us through history and how science is winning the war today.
An eclectic mixture of discussion, accessible science from internationally respected experts in thier fields, stimulating soundscapes and surprising creative writing from guest writers amd poets ruminating on uncomfortably fascinating pests. Some of these soundbites may leave you wanting to itch, while others find unexpected humour and an offbeat perspective served up with relish by The Mustard Club in THE GILDED VECTORS OF DISEASE.
Series Devised & Presented by REBECCA TREMAIN
Beneath Malet Street, colonies of research MOSQUITOES, some dating in an unbroken line back to 1940, thrive in the School's bizarre underground Insectaries while Londoners walk unawares above. A special programme on WORLD MALARIA DAY depicted the past and present danger facing people across the globe, posed by this tiny but deadly insect.
Did the LOUSE change the course of human history? It has certainly decided the outcome of mayoral elections. Internationally renowned Professor of Public Health Entomology Steve Lindsay lifts the lid off the LOUSE jar.
Dr Caroline Lynch turned CSI Disease detective on a whistle-stop Underground ride through London's dirtier moments in history from 1347 to the present in pursuit of the elusive RAT.
BEDBUGS had better watch out - leading entomologist, zoologist and TV science expert Dr James Logan is hot on their case, while a laconic BEDBUG offered an intimate perspective on hotel guests in an unmistakable Bronx drawl.
Did we uncover the next Indiana Jones of Tropical Medicine when we met the School's latest wave of pioneers exploring the weird world of the FLY?
We sent our ophidiophobic crash-test reporter through the doors of the UK's unique Alistair Reid Venom Research Unit to meet lethal Puff Adders and face his phobia of SNAKES in a radio encounter not for the faint hearted... Click to buy the Double CD.
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The beach at Chicxulub is pretty darn close to where the K/T asteroid hit the Yucatan some 65 million years ago, and caused the extinction of all the dinosaurs excepts birds. As a biologist, it was on my life list of places to see, and the photograph below is from my visit to the Yucatan Peninsula in early 2013 (more coming).
The asteroid was 6.2 miles in diameter (we think). That might seem small … but if you're a runner, that's a 10K just to get across the darn thing. But there would be no outrunning the consequences of the impact, which created fireballs, molten ejecta, tidal waves, climate change, etc., sparing little around the world. It would have been spectacular. Definitely an Instagram moment (#ohno).
And here's the sign close to where the core was drilled. Our guide was from this town (Yaxcopoil), I think, though he was not a part of the Chicxulub Scientific Drilling Project. I wish there had been a museum there so that I could see the cores they recovered. Oh, well.


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On Friday Quinnipiac University in Hamden, Connecticut, will dedicate Ireland's first Great Hunger Museum, which when it officially opens to the public on October 11 will become the world's largest collection of visual art, artifacts and printed materials relating to the Irish Famine.
A weeklong program of cultural events and lectures to mark the opening of the groundbreaking facility has been scheduled for this week and will culminate in a dedication day this Friday, September 28.
First of the distinguished speakers to speak this week was Gerry Adams, president of Sinn Fein, who delivered a lecture titled Irish America and the Struggle for Freedom in Ireland on Tuesday, September 25 at Burt Kahn Court on the Mount Carmel Campus.
Catherine Marshall, the senior curator and head of the collection at the Irish Museum of Modern Art in Dublin, will moderate a panel discussion on the theme of Depicting the Great Hunger Through Art at 3:30 p.m. on Thursday, September 27 in the Grand Courtroom of the School of Law Center at Quinnipiac. This event is free and open to the public. Irish artists scheduled to participate in the discussion include Robert Ballagh, John Behan, Brian Maguire and Geraldine O'Reilly.
Acclaimed Irish historian Christine Kinealy, widely regarded as a world-renowned authority on the subject of the Irish Famine and its consequences, will deliver the lecture Fifty Years of the Great Hunger: The Remarkable Legacy of Cecil Woodham-Smith. on Thursday, September 27 at 7 p.m. in the Grand Courtroom of the School of Law Center.
It's an auspicious start to one of the most important historical and cultural initiatives ever undertaken by a major U.S. university (or an Irish one, at that).
The collection at the new Hunger Museum will focus on the famine years from 1845-52, when blight destroyed virtually all of Ireland's potato crops for consecutive years.
The museum makes clear that that the blight, coupled with longstanding British governmental indifference to the plight of the Irish, resulted in the for the most part needless suffering and deaths of 1.5 million Irish men, women and children and the emigration of more than two million to nations around the world.
The new museum also makes clear that the tragedy occurred even though there was more than adequate food in the country to feed its starving populace. The ports remained open, the tariffs were still paid. Exports of food and livestock from Ireland actually increased during the darkest years of the Great Hunger, at times under armed guard.
Art works by celebrated contemporary Irish artists will be featured at the museum, including internationally known sculptors John Behan, Rowan Gillespie and Eamonn O'Doherty. Other works by contemporary Irish visual artists like Robert Ballagh, Alanna O'Kelly, Brian Maguire and Hughie O'Donoghue will also be shown.
Featured paintings that capture some of the sense of crisis and calamity also will include several important 19 and 20 century works by artists such as James Brenan, Daniel MacDonald, James Arthur O'Connor and Jack B. Yeats.
When it opens to the public on October 11 the museum programs will include guided tours of the collection. The museum will also host discussions, films, plays and concerts, that will introduce and educate the general public, scholars, researchers, artists and students to the richness of Irish culture and the high quality of its visual arts in particular.
"I do not think Ireland has a much stronger visual culture than has been recognized and I want the museum to reflect that fact," Quinnipiac president John L. Lahey told the Irish Voice. "The museum will give all comers the opportunity to reflect on the richness of Irish culture in a more comprehensive way. Yale University has the Yale Museum of British Art and I think this museum will give the New Haven area an interesting new viewpoint."
The 4,750-square-foot museum invites visitors to explore what are still sadly the largely unrepresented and unresolved causes and consequences of the Great Hunger, as well as to appreciate the art that it continues to inspire in Irish artists.
"The building, which houses our new museum, was purchased after the success of the New York show and dates from the late 19 century when it was originally used as Hamden's first free public library," Lahey said. "After some significant renovation, it's perfect for its new use, and we very much look forward to presenting it to the world."
Niamh O'Sullivan, professor emeritus of visual culture at the National College of Arts and Design, is curator of the museum's inaugural exhibit.
Quinnipiac is located 90 minutes north of New York City and two hours from Boston, in Hamden Connecticut. For more information visit www.quinnipiac.edu.


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This year�s harvest of New York apples is underway with favorites including McIntosh, Zestar, Gala and Honeycrisp filling farm markets and store shelves. Coming off a down season season last year due to weather conditions, the state�s nearly 700 apple growers this year are expected to pick a modern record-breaker � 32 million bushels by the time harvest concludes in November, according to the New York Apple Association.
New York�s average annual production is 29.5 million bushels, and Wayne County is far and away the largest grower of apples in the state.
The abundance of big, juicy apples is evident at farm stands across the area. At The Apple Shed, 3391 Fairville Maple Ridge Road, Arcadia, the farm market has anywhere from 10 to 15 different varieties available at any point in time throughout the season, said farm representative Jessica Wells.
What�s more, retail prices are about half of what they were last year she added. The farm experienced a boom in their apple harvest, like most farms this year. Wells attributes the big harvest to a couple of factors. First, last year�s poor weather gave the trees a �long rest,� she said. Second, trees had a longer blossoming, giving the bees more time to pollinate, which in turn helps the trees bear more fruit.
However, due to the abundance of rain, chemical spraying costs were also up this year. Peak varieties right now and in the coming weeks at The Apple Shed include the Red Delicious, Empire, Jonagold, Crispin and Idared.
Morgan Farms, at 3821 Cory Corners Road in Marion, has also experienced a top crop this year.
�The varieties that we have in the market now are: Honeycrisp, Autumn Crisp, Macoun, Empire, Cortland, MacIntosh, Gala, 20 Ounce and the new SnapDragon,� said farm representative JoAnn Marcellino. �We are happy to be able to offer apples at a reasonable price for people once again.�
Excellent weather conditions � beginning during this year�s bloom and growing season, and continuing into harvest so far � mean that this year�s fruit will be large and juicy, with high natural sugars. Meanwhile, recent new plantings mean that consumers will find more of the most popular New York state apple varieties, the association said. Last year, frosts killed much of the 2012 fruit in the bud, leaving last year�s apple crop at just 17.1 million bushels according to the U.S. Department of Agriculture.
�Our consumers who have been waiting for us to get back into the market after last year�s short crop will have lots to celebrate this fall,� stated Jim Allen, apple association president.
Those promoting nutrition also weighed in on the good news. �Apples are the perfect addition to every school lunch,� stated Linda Quinn, the Apple Association�s consulting dietitian. �Their natural sweetness comes packaged with a big serving of fiber so that fuel is released to the body more slowly, giving your child healthy energy while leaving her feeling fuller for longer.�
To promote this year�s crop, NYAA has enlisted New York native and international soccer star Abby Wambach. In July, Wambach assumed the title of women�s world record holder for career goals scored. Television and radio commercials featuring Wambach are airing now; she will also be featured in in-store signage starting later this fall.
Both The Apple Shed and Morgan�s Farm are part of the county�s "Apple Tasting Tour Challenge" which runs through October. During the event, visitors can learn about the many varieties of apples and taste test to find their favorites. Wells said The Apple Shed will have the new SnapDragon available for the weekend. The Ruby Frost comes out in November. Stop in to The Apple Shed�s Haunted Barn Saturdays and Sundays through October from noon to 5 p.m.
In conjunction with the Tasting Weekend, Morgan Farms will host their Family Fun Day on Saturday with lots of fall fun events for the whole family to enjoy.
Apple forecast: big, juicy, bountiful
This year�s harvest of New York apples is underway with favorites including McIntosh, Zestar, Gala and Honeycrisp filling farm markets and store shelves. Coming off a down season season last year due to weather conditions, the state�s nearly 700 apple growers this year are expected to pick a modern record-breaker � 32 million bushels by the time harvest concludes in November, according to the New York Apple Association.