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Coffee is probably one of the most poorly understood food products in the world, especially considering how ubiquitous it is in our lives — Geoff Watts, coffee buyer, Intelligentsia.
The purpose of Coffee & Conservation is to provide information about the connection between coffee and the environment — especially bird habitat.
The huge worldwide surge in demand for coffee has resulted in a shift from traditional, sustainable coffee growing methods (with coffee plants grown in the shade of a diverse understory) to intense monocultures that require large inputs of fertilizer and pesticides which bring about a loss in biodiversity and quickly deplete the land. In the Western Hemisphere, traditional coffee plantations harbor a wide variety of birds, and they are crucial as wintering habitat to dozens of species of birds that breed in North America but winter in the tropics.
Worldwide, habitat destruction is the leading cause of bird population declines. The link between poverty and environmental degradation is inescapable. Making sure that coffee farmers receive a living wage is one way to help preserve habitat — both by encouraging sustainable coffee farming methods that produce the highest quality coffee, and by empowering farmers economically and reducing their need to exploit the environment for survival.
The U.S. is one of the the largest consumers of coffee in the world. Coffee drinkers have the potential to make a huge impact on the environment and economies of coffee growing nations. If we understand the stakes, we can make a significant difference, and enjoy our favorite beverage at the same time!
What you will find here: news, research, and analysis related to coffee growing, biodiversity in coffeelands, and coffee sustainability issues; information about and evaluations of certification; how to find and understand the environmental sustainability of coffee companies, roasters, and individual coffees; reviews of coffees and products with a strong connection to C&C's mission, and much more! Please see this page for more info on requests for reviews or ads.
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Veteran Developer-Relations Exec Richard Kerris Leaving Nokia
Richard Kerris, who has been helping recruit developers for Nokia, has left the Finnish phone maker to set up his own consulting firm.
After spending the bulk of his career pitching developers on the benefits of one particular platform, Kerris says he wants to help developers navigate all the competing choices.
Kerris, who previously worked at Apple and HP/Palm, was at Nokia for a year and a half, helping the company woo developers to Windows Phone.
In an interview, Kerris said he is putting together a small team to start the firm, including a technologist and a well-known marketer.
"Our goal is to make it a small boutique, but a prestigious company," Kerris told AllThingsD.
The new consulting firm will work to help both established companies and startups create a coherent mobile strategy.
Kerris said many entertainers, artists and brands have developed a mobile app, gotten some downloads, but then seen their mobile efforts fizzle.
Meanwhile, he said, there are lots of startups that have a good idea but not a strong enough business plan or technical strategy to fully implement it. Nor, he said, can they get the attention they need from the major platforms.
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Presumably, Kerris's firm would be able to help with that, given his contacts at Microsoft, Nokia, Apple and elsewhere.
Kerris said he left Nokia on good terms, and will remain a consultant to them for the forseeable future.

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Episcopal Church House of Bishops Spring 2013 retreat meeting: Daily Account for Monday, March 11
The House of Bishops of the Episcopal Church is meeting in retreat at the Kanuga Conference Center in Hendersonville, NC (Diocese of Western North Carolina) from March 8 to March 12. The following is an account of the activities for Monday, March 11.
The theme for the spring retreat meeting of the Episcopal Church House of Bishops is Godly Leadership in the Midst of Loss. The schedule calls for prayer-filled sessions, and bishops participate in daily Bible study, reflection and worship.
The day began with Morning Prayer, with Bishop John Tarrant, Diocese of South Dakota, https://www.diocesesd.org/ offering a meditation on Godly Leadership in the Midst of Emotional Loss.
Bishop Tarrant spoke of the ministry of the bishop in the midst of the prevalent alcoholism, poverty and trauma among the Native American population in South Dakota. Bishop Tarrant spoke of Jesus' prediction that his disciples will be persecuted, hated, and killed by all nations. Historically, Native Americans, with and among whom his diocese serves today, have been hated by only one nation, the United States. The bishop spoke of being aware, as he travels in the diocese and makes his pastoral rounds, of the spirit of those peoples, victims of racism, injustice and genocide, and of being aware also of the Spirit of the Creator who never intended these lands to be possessed. "There is an emotional price to be paid for this awareness," he said.
He said that over 50% of Episcopalians in South Dakota are Lakota, 60% of whom live below the poverty line. Unemployment is as high as 85%. He told several stories of contemporary Lakota women and men in his diocese, modern day Holy Women, Holy Men whose courage, perseverance and amazing generosity in such a difficult context are continually inspiring.
Bishop Tarrant spoke of feeling, at times, discouraged, angry, and in despair in this situation, but that he did not feel freedom to give in to such feelings. Instead, there is profound inspiration to be found in the witness of such God-imaged people, and we are called not to live out of our feelings but out of our being, called to be present in a hope-filled, loving, respectful, way. "I keep showing up, and when I do, I meet Jesus." He added that we don't have all the answers, but that is freeing. He continued that we need to be bold enough to say with conviction that nothing can separate us from the love of God which is ours in Christ Jesus. People who embrace the love of God will never settle for being treated as less than God's beloved, or expect to live as other than totally dependent on Christ.
Emcee for the day was Bishop Lloyd Allen, Diocese of Honduras, http://www.episcopalchurch.org/diocese/honduras
The afternoon was devoted to discussion groups and gatherings.
Evening Eucharist was celebrated by Bishop Suffragan Susan Goff, Diocese of Virginia http://www.thediocese.net/. HOB Chaplin the Rev. Canon Simon Bautista, Diocese of Washington, preached. www.edow.org
Media Briefers for Monday, March 11
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USDA Warns of Fraudulent Letters
WASHINGTON, March 16, 2012--USDA officials learned late Friday afternoon, March 16th, 2012, that fraudulent letters are being sent by FAX to individuals and businesses in at least four states. The letters purportedly come from a USDA procurement officer and seek personal information. These letters are false and in no case should a recipient respond with personal and financial information. The fraudulent letters bear USDA's logo and seal and are signed by an individual identified as "Frank Rutenberg" using a title of "Senior Procurement Officer". Letters have been received by FAX in Alabama, Nebraska, Pennsylvania and Wisconsin, but may have also been sent to other states. Recipients should not respond and should not supply the requested information. USDA is investigating this matter through the Office of the Inspector General.
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Medicaid insurers could be doing more to prevent fraud, waste and abuse that cost states billions of dollars a year, according to a new report released by the Office of Inspector General of the Department of Health and Human Services.
Managed care organizations, which serve more than 80 percent of Medicaid enrollees, are responsible for reporting cases of suspected fraud or abuse to state Medicaid officials. The report looked at data from the insurer with the greatest Medicaid spending in each of the 38 states that provide managed care. The 38 plans together received $62.2 billion in federal and state Medicaid money in 2015.
The analysis found that a seven of the managed care organizations examined referred fewer than 30 suspected cases of fraud or abuse in 2015, compared to a median of 106 cases across all insurers studied. A third of the health plans examined referred fewer than 10 cases of suspected fraud or abuse, and two insurers did not refer a single case.
In addition, some health plans terminated providers from their networks but did not inform officials, leaving open the possibility that those providers would defraud other plans. Medicaid regulations now require insurers to tell states about such terminations within 30 days, according to the report.
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, Just a few quick tidbits here... As some of you may be pondering Tomas "Rockem Sockem" Scheckter's decision to drive for Dreyer & Reinbold Racing this weekend instead of continuing with Dale Coyne Racing... When arriving back at my Hotel Danny noticed that two gleaming white DCR Semi-haulers were parked discretely at the rear of the parking lot... So of course we sauntered over and one of the Truck Driver's informed us that one of the four Dallara/Honda chassis was to be returned to the IRL upon their return to Chicago, as it was actually an HVM Racing steed and hence I suspect this is partially responsible for Scheckter seeking employment elsewhere?
Meanwhile, conveniently lost in all of the George-Gate hi-steria... Was the fact that this year's Indy 500's television ratings dropped. (And I don't think you can blame Versus since it was on some other channel, eh?) And although it was claimed that ratings were up in the local market for the tape delayed re-run, I can tell yuh that even though we had the Telescreen turned on, Dave, Rob and I saw nary a lick of it as we sat outside after a tremendous barbeque dinner prepared by Dave discussing other topics including the current plight of Formula 1 and when in the HELL will Max 'N Bernie be given their walking papers...
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- AnonymousJune 2, 2009 at 7:06 AM
Sure you can blame Versus. The first three races of the season were on Versus, playing to a much smaller audience. Do you not understand how that would result in less people watching the 500?ReplyDelete
Surely you can see the promotional value of a TV broadcast. If not, I hope somebody can, or professional sports is in a lot of trouble. Why sponsor anything if broadcasting sports on TV has no promotional value.
See what I'm getting at? The races leading up the 500 serve to promote subsequent broadcasts, including the 500, regardless of what station they are broadcast on. There were a lot more people watching those first three races last year.
Seems pretty self evident to me, that's going to have an impact.
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Letters to the editor, Feb. 4, 2013
Why Hagel?
One has to wonder why someone like former senator Chuck Hagel was nominated by Obama to head up the Defense Department.
Hagel was a Republican senator -- OK, he really was a RINO (Republican In Name Only). That has to be the real reason for his nomination. When Hagel was in office he denounced everything George Bush did. He was against the surge in Iran, he was against our alliance with Israel, and on and on.
The Obama administration made a big deal that Hagel was a combat veteran in Vietnam. OK, we thank him for his service to the country, but being a combat veteran does not mean you have the knowledge or experience to be Secretary of Defense.
At his nomination hearing, Hagel did not show enough awareness about anything other than maybe being a dog catcher. He could not intelligently answer the simplest of questions.
He had nothing but stutters for matters of defense and foreign diplomacy.
He could not even get Obama's policy on Israel right.
Hagel definitely had the "deer in the headlights" look as he was interviewed. The man has reached the Peter Principle, no doubt.
Hagel was nominated for Secretary of Defense as a figurehead because Obama is slowly but surely dismantling our military by cutting weapons projects and the military budget.
He doesn't want anyone in the secretary's chair that will fight him on the upcoming decimation of our military.
Bottom line here -- the ruination of the U.S. as a Super Power is almost complete.
The Obama administration will go down in history as accomplishing what no external enemy has ever been able to do.
He's doing it with the aid of the SHEEPLE that re-elected him, they have no idea of what they have done.
Unfortunately, we will all find out come 2014. God help us all. Oh, can we still say God?
-- Jim Stolfi, Winsted
Stop the debating!
Let's get past debates over race and prejudices. The topics of ethnicity, race, prejudice and religion have been debated for many years from a range of perspectives. I think "enough is enough." These topics, to say the least, have been hyper discussed or even resolved among the civilized nations. Let us remember that today, in this USA, we live in a civilized society, not in the Dark Age, a long period of obscurantism!
In the year 2013 we still hear talk about affirmative action, hate speeches, remarks about race, religion, color of the skin, if a person speaks the English language with an accent, etc. To give importance to these conventional and stereotypical remarks is really nonsense and discriminatory. To me, if a person demonstrates good behavior and respect towards other people he or she can be Catholic, Protestant, Muslim, Buddhist, Jewish, agnostic or any other belief. I always felt that ethnocentrism predispose a person towards prejudice and intolerance.
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Average retail gasoline prices in Nevada have risen 11.8 cents per gallon in the past week, averaging $3.81 a gallon on Saturday, according to GasBuddy's daily survey of 1,130 gas outlets in Nevada. This compares with the national average that has increased 2.9 cents per gallon in the last week to $3.72/g, according to gasoline price website GasBuddy.com.
Including the change in gas prices in Nevada during the past week, prices yesterday were 8.9 cents per gallon higher than the same day one year ago and are 68.6 cents per gallon higher than a month ago. The national average has increased 42.0 cents per gallon during the last month and stands 9.1 cents per gallon higher than this day one year ago.
"The streak is over," said GasBuddy.com Senior Petroleum Analyst Patrick DeHaan. "GasBuddy data showed the national average rising for 32 consecutive days- starting January 20 at $3.265/gal, and ending February 21 at $3.733/gal. The tide has now turned and the national average has dropped two days straight. This is certainly excellent news for disillusioned motorists- but I would caution them not to get overly thrilled as prices may linger near these levels for some time," DeHaan said.


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James B. Wells, Jr., attorney of Brownsville, Texas, was the central figure in South Texas Democratic politics from the mid-1880s through the first decade of the twentieth century and continued to exercise power as the Cameron County Democratic chairman until 1920.
Wells served as chairman of the Texas Democratic Party from 1900 through 1904.
Wells held public office for only two brief periods: as Brownsville city attorney in the early 1880s, and in 1897 he accepted a gubernatorial appointment to complete the term of a state district judge who was forced to resign.
For the influential ranchers of the valley, Wells defended sometimes suspect land claims, arranged low property tax valuations, and lobbied for the deployment of Texas Rangers and federal troops to provide protection against cattle rustling and border raids. He relied on the ranchers to mobilize their Hispanic workers and tenants for elections. Wells welcomed the participation of prominent Mexican ranchers and businessmen in his political organization and local government, and he provided modest, informal welfare support for some of his loyal but impoverished constituents-in the tradition of the Mexican patrón and big city boss. In this he epitomized the contemporary style of Caucasian relations with Hispanic Texans.
With the support of the powerful ranchers of South Texas, Wells consolidated his control over the Cameron County Blue Club and eventually extended his influence over the Democratic organizations of Hidalgo, Starr, and Duval counties. In each of these counties he oversaw the rise of bosses who ran their own local machines but who acknowledged Wells's leadership on regional, state, and national questions.
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Couple ties knot at demolition derby in Michigan
IRON RIVER, Mich. (AP) -- A couple in Michigan's Upper Peninsula got their marriage off to a smashing start over the weekend.
WLUC-TV reports Heather Benette and Dennis Charbarneau tied the knot Saturday ahead of a demolition derby at the Iron County fairgrounds in Iron River. They've known each other for nearly two decades and, after going separate ways, saw each other again at the same wedding in 2010.
Benette and Charbarneau wanted to get married in a unique way, so the ceremony was held in the middle of the arena before the start of the demolition derby.
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Catch Fake IDs by Using the "FLAG" System
Identity theft is rampant, so if you ask for a customer's ID as part of your business or campus procedure, you or your employees need to know what a fake ID looks like. If you don't know and have done nothing to protect yourself, then shame on you. Identity thieves count on your lack of knowledge so they can use false identification cards (some even poorly made) to defraud you of your service and/or money.
And don't think that identity theft is just a minor financial crime. The two worst cases of domestic terrorism in the United States (Oklahoma City and World Trade Center bombings) were both committed by suspects using fake IDs.
Many industries (hotel, retail, mortgage, escrow, property rental, healthcare, etc.) ask for identification, but don't train their employees how to recognize a fake ID. There are more than 240 different types state government-issued IDs in the United States. Most states use the same security features, but they add their own twists. Some of these features can be seen with the naked eye, while others require some simple technology such as a UV light and a high-quality magnifying glass.
The California Department of Alcohol and Beverage Control teaches a system called "FLAG" to check IDs. It stands for "Feel", "Look", "Ask" and "Give" back to the person or police. There are more than 25 different points to check in FLAG to be aware of on ID cards.
F is for 'Feel'
There are some tactile security features you should be able to feel. First, do not accept an ID shown to you from inside a wallet window slot, which prevents you from touching it. Have the person take his or her ID out of their wallet so you can feel it.
When you are holding it in your hands, be mindful that ID thieves have learned to counterfeit some tactile features. Fortunately, the quality of these features is below state-issued identification cards. Focus on the quality. Even try scratching the card with your fingernail or a coin to see if tactile items come off or change easily. If they do, you've got a fake ID in your hands.
L is for 'Look"
Look at the picture. Is the person standing in front of you the same person in the ID picture? This is very subjective. You will need to focus on the "Triangle of Recognition" area of the face (eyes, ears, nose, mouth and chin). The triangle is the area across the face from ear to ear and down to the bottom of the chin. Unless the person has had plastic surgery, these areas will not change dramatically over a period of time.
Hair, eye brows, eye color and facial hair can be changed. Faces can get thinner or heavier with weight gain or loss. However, the position of the ears and eyes will not usually change. Look for a difference that can't be explained. For example, if the person standing in front of you has a dimple on the chin, but there is no dimple seen in the photo ID, then this should be considered a red flag. Dimple implant surgery is not a logical explanation.
Additionally, look at the signature. You do not have to be a handwriting expert to recognize a major difference in the signature on the card and on a document you have them sign in front of you. Can a person's signature vary? Yes, but it could also be dramatically different because that person is using an ID that does not belong to them.
A is for 'Ask'
Bouncers at bars are good at asking questions and catching the fake ID holder in a lie. For example, the fake ID will probably have a fake date of birth. This new fake birth date might fall under a different Zodiac sign than the suspect's real birth date Zodiac sign. You might ask the suspect "What is your Zodiac sign?" The suspect might know his fake date of birth because he memorized it but probably won't know his new Zodiac sign. Similar questions related to the address or other data listed could also be used to catch them off guard. Watch facial expressions or stutters in answers which could reveal potential fraud.
G is for 'Give It Back or Give It to the Police'
If you have checked all the security features to the best your ability and believe that the person in front of you is the same person in the picture, give the card back to them and continue doing business with them. If you believe you have a fake ID, you can seize the card.
However, do not get into the business of confiscating fake IDs and possibly being assaulted over it. We suggest that you photocopy the ID card if you can and return it to the suspect. Also, are you in a safe environment (your office with fellow employees vs. the suspect's house)? Can you ask for a secondary form of ID if you are not sure? If you want to file a fraud crime report afterward, the photocopy of the ID will be very helpful to the police investigation.
These Steps Are Just a Start
Every 2 seconds, an identity is stolen in the United States, reports CNN. Additionally, 46 percent of all identity theft crimes are committed with a fake ID. If every industry were trained how to spot a phony identification card, almost half of the identity theft crimes would be stopped.
The police can't investigate every identity theft crime and recover your loss. However, you can take the steps to train your staff or employees and protect yourself and your campus. Or, you can continue to ask for IDs and blindly accept them as real. But if you get fooled and become another victim, the onus is on you.
Contact your local ISG dealer today to take steps in not only catching fake ID cards, but to make sure that your organization's ID cards cannot be altered or counterfeited. If you can eliminate the ability of counterfeiters to use your cards, you have already done your part in reducing fake ID crimes.


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Rhineland Rural Municipality (Manitoba, Canada)
Rural Municipality (RM) of Rhineland was established in 1884 as a local government unit by the Manitoba government. First called Douglas, it was renamed Rhineland in 1891 at the request of its citizens. It covers an area of 18 townships, a block roughly 18 x 18 miles, 369.388 sq. miles (923.47 sq. km.), or 230,400 acres, extending north from the United States border just west of the Red River. It includes the towns of Altona, Gretna, and Plum Coulee, and over a dozen villages, including Horndean, Rosenfeld, Sommerfeld and Halbstadt. Altona is the civic and business capital of the area. Its area is almost identical with the original West Reserve grant. In 1949 it had a population of 8,000, and in 1959 some 6,500, then being the most densely populated rural district in Manitoba. It is a prosperous rural area with almost 100 per cent of its land under cultivation. In the late 1950s it had probably the largest concentration of Mennonite population in compact block in North America, with very little admixture of population of non-Mennonite stock. The reeves, secretary-treasurers, and members of the Municipal Council have almost always been exclusively Mennonite. H. T. Hamm of Altona served as secretary-treasurer 1913-43. The largest body of Mennonites in the area is the Bergthal Mennonite Church. The former Sommerfeld and Old Colony group were largely replaced by newer immigrants from Russia in 1922-1926. The Rudnerweide group had its origin here and has most of its members in the municipality.
In 2006 the Rhineland RM had a population of 4,125, not including the 5,053 residents of the incorporated towns within the rural municipality: Altona (3,709); Gretna (574); and Plum Coulee (770).
Francis, E. K. In Search of Utopia. Altona: D. W. Friesen, 1955.
Hamm, H. H. Sixty Years of Progress, 1884-1944, Diamond Jubilee, The Rural Municipality of Rhineland. (no place of publication indicated, no date of publication indicated), Altona, 1944.
Manitoba Community Profiles. Government of Manitoba. http://www.communityprofiles.mb.ca/index.html (accessed 29 January 2009).
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Welcome to Rails
Rails is a web-application framework that includes everything needed to create database-backed web applications according to the Model-View-Control pattern.
This pattern splits the view (also called the presentation) into "dumb" templates that are primarily responsible for inserting pre-built data in between HTML tags. The model contains the "smart" domain objects (such as Account, Product, Person, Post) that holds all the business logic and knows how to persist themselves to a database. The controller handles the incoming requests (such as Save New Account, Update Product, Show Post) by manipulating the model and directing data to the view.
In Rails, the model is handled by what's called an object-relational mapping layer entitled Active Record. This layer allows you to present the data from database rows as objects and embellish these data objects with business logic methods. You can read more about Active Record in its README.
The controller and view are handled by the Action Pack, which handles both layers by its two parts: Action View and Action Controller. These two layers are bundled in a single package due to their heavy interdependence. This is unlike the relationship between the Active Record and Action Pack that is much more separate. Each of these packages can be used independently outside of Rails. You can read more about Action Pack in its README.
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WASHINGTON — Mitt Romney swept the Kentucky and Arkansas Republican presidential primaries Tuesday, inching closer to the GOP nomination he is certain to win.
With no serious opposition left, the former Massachusetts governor easily won both contests. He won all 42 delegates at stake in Kentucky and at least 21 of the 33 delegates at stake in Arkansas.
Twelve delegates were still undecided in Arkansas.
Romney has 1,055 delegates, leaving him just 89 shy of the 1,144 delegates needed to win the GOP nomination for president. He should reach the threshold next week, when voters go to the polls in Texas.
Assured of the party nod, Romney has been in general election mode for weeks. He's been spending much of his time fundraising and focusing on Democratic President Barack Obama.
As voters in the two Southern states weighed in, Romney spent Tuesday evening at a fundraising event in New York where his campaign said he raised $5 million. Romney's campaign has raised roughly $15 million during a three-day fundraising swing in the New York area.
He is scheduled to make a campaign appearance Wednesday in Washington.
Romney had struggled in some previous Southern contests, when former Pennsylvania Sen. Rick Santorum and former House Speaker Newt Gingrich were in the race.
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Texas, which offers 152 delegates, votes May 29.
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Villa 606 is a huge 1750 square foot 3 bedroom three full bath designer decorated townhouse with two master suites overlooking a beautiful lagoon and golf course. The villa begins on the second level of the building where on the first floor you will find the master suites, the living/dining area and kitchen. The kitchen includes full size refrigerator with ice maker, washer/dryer, full size over/stove with glass top, dishwasher, place setting for 10 and a full set of pots and pans. The dining room table seats 8. The furnishings in the living area include a love seat, queen size sleeper sofa and a reading chair. Upstairs you find the second master suite and the third bedroom and full bath. Each master suite has a whirlpool tub and double vanity. The beds in the master bedrooms are king size. There are two twin beds in the third bedroom that upon request can be made into a king size bed. Steps off the back deck lead right to the pool. There are three gas grills spread throughout the pool area. There is a flat screen 50" smart TV in the living area plus a 40" flat screen TV in each bedroom.
Welcome to Ocean Palms where vacationing on Hilton Head Island has been taken to a whole new level. The villas at Ocean Palms are managed by The Westin Resort Hotel. All guest at Ocean Palms are entitled to the use of ALL the amenities of the highest rated Oceanfront hotel on the island. At the hotel you have several pools, dining areas (inside and out) overlooking the ocean, a fitness center, the Heavenly Spa and spectacular oceanfront beach. Also included in your vacation experience is golf for 4 players everyday for cart fee only on 5 different 18 hole championship courses, plus an hour of free tennis daily and shuttle service to the beach, the hotel, the golf club and Shelter Cove. On the Ocean Palms site there are also two large pools, a hot tub and a "kitty pool" and several picnic areas with gas grills. No other villa accommodation on Hilton Head Island offers such a complete package for filling everyone in the family vacation dreams.
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The insulin-like growth factor 2 mRNA-binding protein 1 (IGF2BP1) is found to be highly expressed during embryogenesis, but is almost exclusively lost in adult tissues. As a RNA-binding protein it was found to modulate the fate of several targeted transcripts which often encode proteins involved in developmental processes. Previous in vitro and in vivo-studies revealed that IGF2BP1 acts as a post-transcriptional driver of cancer progression as its de novo-synthesis in tumor-derived cells likely causes aggressive malignancy phenotypes. Jacob aims on further investigating the assumed oncogenic role of IGF2BP1 in the anaplastic thyroid carcinoma by focusing on migration, invasion, stemness and survival.
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FLORHAM PARK, N.J. - Dennis Thurman scans the practice field, soaking in the sea of dark green jerseys that fall under his watch.
This season comes with new challenges and more responsibility for the Jets' first-year defensive coordinator. But there's one adjustment the former secondary coach admits he didn't see coming.
Thurman, a "tell it like it is'' guy, helped shape future Hall of Fame safety Ronnie Lott while they played together at USC and had a hand in developing Darrelle Revis. Now Thurman finds himself a bystander in many respects.
"Walking around practice with nothing to do,'' he said with a smile last week during a sitdown at the Jets' facility before the start of rookie minicamp. "I find that when guys are working with their individual groups, I'm just walking around with my hands in my pockets. I used to have things to do. Now I'm trying to find something to do. That's different for me.''
Following Day 2 of rookie minicamp, Rex Ryan made sure there was no confusion as to who is "running'' the defense in 2013. Ryan, seen by many as a lame-duck coach heading into his fifth year, said he'll run all of the walk-throughs, install all of the defenses and do all of the defensive play-calling during the season, just as he did in his first two years as Jets coach.
"I do my best down there on defense,'' Ryan said.
Former coordinator Mike Pettine bolted to assume that role for the Bills, in an attempt to prove his defense can stand on its own without Ryan. But after spending six years coaching alongside Ryan in Baltimore, Thurman said he's not bothered by the assumption that Ryan is the dictator on defense.
"This defense is part Rex's dad [Buddy], this defense is part Marvin Lewis, this defense is part Mike Nolan, this defense is part Rex Ryan. It's a combination of a lot of things,'' Thurman said. "But his ability to teach it, his ability to get the techniques the way he wants, the fundamentals the way he wants them, the way he can get the group as a whole to learn the entire defense -- I have the utmost respect for Rex in that regard. To hear that, it's not a big deal to me.''
For the first time as a coach, Thurman is focused on all three defensive groups rather than only the secondary. That leaves no time to worry about Ryan getting more of the spotlight.
"This is Rex Ryan's team, because he's the head coach,'' said Thurman, who played eight of his nine NFL seasons as a defensive back with the Cowboys.
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Occasionally, though, Thurman gets to show off his arm. With new secondary coach Tim McDonald nursing a slight wrist injury, someone has to throw the football during position drills.
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For a great suit look, there should be a perfect color combination for all pieces. And also the complementary accessories are also important for an attractive look. But often when you care about most, you failed the test. The shoes are the important part, for all business or casual suits. Because they complete the general look, even there are any other accessories.
There are a lot of different kinds of shoes for men. But some of them are essential. In other words the essential shoes for men are the main part for men suits. Sometimes, expensive shoes and forced to shop by the men working to develop their game style is ignored. The shoes are expensive and every day if you are men wearing a suit, you have to dig a few pairs for years to wear for a long time. However, at this rate, it could become an expensive suggestion. Therefore, this guide: men's shoes are the foundation for.
A man with more stylish and trendy while trying to start the journey, some people can look at the amount of shoes owned by and you don't know where to begin.
Those shoes are the most expensive product a quality bag can be one of your wardrobe; Therefore, whether you wear or whether you want to wear things you can be sure that you spend on your money for a short period of time. Therefore you have to think a man's basic shoes start.
You should wear which shoes to your bare bone according to your style, get an idea of where you can prepare a must allow you to build the foundation and from there you can add or shoes when you refine your sense of style you can change.
Colors of Men Suits Shoes
In general, when it comes to colors, acceptable shoes are a surprisingly small number of colors, but tones and combinations can be changed to create a large number of views. Traditional men's shoes colors is black (and to a lesser extent is grey), Brown and dark brownish red color, they're stylish, they are getting. Each color should keep in mind to suit a large number of colors. This is good to leave the colors of traditional shoes, but these are certainly important, it is best for your shoes.
When it comes to essential shoes for men through the traditional suit colors, choose a shoe color is quite simple. Brown shoes with brown, light grey, khaki, navy blue, and other colors is, black shoes with black, dark grey, Khaki and sometimes open with delicate clothes. There's a lot of overlap, but the underlying brown shoes, usually taking your clothes will be black when the contrast, black shoes, khaki and navy blue suits should not be excluded.
When it comes to oxblood, when you wear a brown shoe almost all the time can wear this color, just remember to wear with burgundy dress. For classic brown and black shoes to wear with men suit, a word of advice is to match your belt with your shoes. This is something "off" helps you understand and whether a former black belt, brown shoes will allow you to do the opposite of pas, or bogus. For those of you wanting to try your shoes are similar to Oxblood toned dark brown belt you can use.
Shoe Designs
When it comes to formal / business suits had a bewildering number of options might look like; the awakening of the sense of hearing becomes even more confusing the words style. Brochures, thumb, oxfords, boots, wingtips and just to say a few single or double monk straps. These are, we tried and your sense of style when you are where you can enjoy refined. However, as a starting point, the following shoes formalwear/business casual wardrobe is the perfect base for creation!
Every man should have is the first oxford shoes, these are in the essential shoes for men. This is one of the most formal and traditional black is a great-looking style. This particular shoe can be worn to the office any man to wear on a regular basis and for dressing up-form needs. You can go, or a simple way to touch your personal style with some decorations can find a black thumb, but if you have to be careful when you it will be a long time for a good quality shoe that looks timeless wardrobe try to experiment over it. A black tie event for tuxedo dress up or if you would like your team with the right shoes sold, black oxford title your finger work.
Scroll down the scale of formality, for example when you are wearing smart casual or formal wearing comfortable form settings or for example is the ideal choice for a linen suit. Their refined elegance and ease of wear them comfortable and elegant combination.
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Jodhpur boots, paddock boots or boots, Chelsea boots, ankle, also known as high, closely link for the bot. These ankle boots, in the 1960s, has defined and elastic shoes side panel and has been described by the type of fabric used in the back of the book. This type of elastic specifications, allows you to slip into one of these boots. Both office and casual shoes can be based on equally for bumps into a versatile pair of them for exactly this ease of use!
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Troop 200 is Beaufort's Low Country Scout Troop. Chartered by the St. Peter's Catholic Church, Troop 200 has served the Beaufort Community with an exciting scouting program that emphasizes outdoor adventure, teamwork, and leadership. With approximately 15 scouts ages 11 to 18 years old, Troop 200 offers an active fun-filled year-round program. Troop 200 welcomes boys from all backgrounds and faiths. Our Pack 200 continues to offer great scouts wanting to move on to Boy Scouts. Contact our scoutmaster for information about the pack.
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Skiers from small nations revel in warm reception and the opportunity to bring attention to winter sports and their countries. Alpine ski racing is the most inclusive of any winter sport as more than 100 athletes competed Wednesday.
KRASNAYA POLYANA, Russia - The cheers from the crowd are so loud and proud, it feels like something special just happened. And for the athletes who crossed the finish line of the Olympic GS course in the Rosa Khutor Alpine Center long after the contenders finished, it actually had. From countries like Israel, Iran, India, Peru, Estonia, Morocco and Zimbabwe, they come to the Winter Olympics to represent countries that don't necessarily even understand winter sports - let alone embrace them. Oftentimes they're athletes with dual citizenship - one parent from a country that loves and reveres ski racing marries another from a country that barely knows what alpine sports are. Luke Steyn is the first and only Winter Olympian from Zimbabwe. He's a fifth-generation Zimbabwean who grew up in Switzerland and France. "It feels great to be able to fly the flag where it hasn't necessarily been flown before," said the 20-year-old. "Even though Zimbabwe isn't used to winter sports, I don't think it matters to them. Just to have a Zimbabwean competing on the world stage, they're really proud of me, so that's really an achievement." The giant slalom and slalom are the most democratic of winter sports. On Wednesday, 109 skiers started with 72 of them earning the required two run times. When the sport holds World Championships, all that is required is that a country's governing body certify a skier. Sometimes a country doesn't even have a governing body. That means hundreds of skiers compete, forcing officials to have qualifying rounds that cull the pool of skiers to a manageable size. The skiers travel to FIS events earning points to qualify for the games, and they do so, in most cases, knowing they won't win a single race. So why make the sacrifices, why commit to the training, when it's more than likely they won't even finish in the top 30? Some of those who finished Wednesday's Olympic GS said they do so to bring attention to their sport and honor to their country. And of course, most of them say they believe skiing with the best will help them improve their own craft. Steyn said skiing is not something most of the country knows much about. Still, they have embraced his efforts in the name of their shared homeland. "The response has been incredible," he said. Steyn now calls London home, although he attends school at the University of Colorado so he can "ski and study." He hopes to inspire his warm-weather countrymen to consider winter sports - even if it means living elsewhere to train. "There are a lot of barriers there for winter sports, but it would be nice to see some other guys come out," he said. 'As we've seen so far, a lot of the bobsled guys, for example, they're just ex-sprinters." Those who come from small delegations find themselves looking out for one another. One of Steyn's friends is Ireland flag bearer Connor Lyne. The 21-year-old ski racer crashed on his first run after having only limited training because of a shoulder injury. "I think it's just meeting a whole lot of different people," Steyn said of his favorite Olympic moment. "I can't put it down to one thing. I've just met so many cool people and a lot of them are from smaller nations like me trying to do the same thing here. ... They all know what you've been through and how hard it is to get here." Adam Lamhamedi, 18, grew up in Quebec City, Canada, the son of a Canadian mother and Moroccan father. He's always loved ski racing, but he also loves his Moroccan heritage. He has a home there and spends many summers there, but admits he's more a cold-weather guy. It was a relative who inquired about the possibility of him skiing under the Moroccan flag after he mentioned it was his dream on a ski camp questionnaire. "I didn't know it was possible," he said after finishing 47th in Wednesday's GS with a time of 2:59.23 – about 14 seconds slower than GS winner Ted Ligety of Park City, Utah. "It's such an honor to be able to represent Morocco here and compete with the best." He said there are a lot of misconceptions about those who compete from small, often warm-weather countries. "The general thinking about it is that, 'Oh, it's a small country, it's easy to enter,' " he said. "That's not true. We have to meet standards of the FIS." Both men were flag bearers for their countries, Lamhamedi was one of three athletes, including his younger brother, and Steyn the only athlete from his country. It didn't matter that the pool to choose from was limited. Representing their countries in the opening ceremony was deeply moving. "It was one of the best moment in my life," said Lamhamedi, who was honored by the king of Morocco after winning a Youth Winter Olympic championship. 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Linkin Park Singer Chester Bennington Discusses 'The Hunting Party,' Guest Musicians + More
Linkin Park are back with the new album, 'The Hunting Party,' and the disc shows off a more aggressive side to the band's music. Ahead of the release, 'Loudwire Nights' host Full Metal Jackie spoke with co-vocalist Chester Bennington and got the insight on what led them down their musical path with 'The Hunting Party.' Check out the chat below.
It's Full Metal Jackie on Loudwire Nights. Chester Bennington from Linkin Park with us on the show. Chester, Linkin Park has a rich history of musical diversity. How did having so many styles to work with directly affect 'The Hunting Party'?
We found ourselves in a unique position to be able to make a really heavy record because we can. We've set ourselves in this band to really be open-minded to doing anything that we want stylistically. If we want to write a hip-hop track, we can. If we want to write a country song, we can. Folk song that turns into a hip-hop track that turns into a death metal track, we can do that. There's nothing binding us to a specific style.
For us, that really helped us create this album because in the beginnings of making this record we were going into the direction that I think most people were expecting us to go. It was more electro, it had a dance-y pop element to it -- still dark and aggressive but more along the lines of 'Burn It Down' and 'A Light That Never Comes' as opposed to 'Given Up' or 'One Step Closer.' We were working on that stuff. It was interesting to us and it was kind of where we were going, it was comfortable for us.
At some point, Mike [Shinoda] was just like -- he realized that not only are we making music that's pretty typical to what's going on right now, it's so typical that it almost made the songs not even fun to work on. We got to a point where, there's a lot of bands doing stuff like this, a lot of them are doing it well. Then there's a lot of them that are doing it really s---ty. Even if we do it well, it's still going to get lost in the noise of all the stuff that's very similar, or whatever. This is not exciting to us.
We want to make something that's heavy. We want to make something that's got visceral energy and palpable, tangible that you can feel and experience, right? That's kind of how we decided to change gears and go make a really heavy (for us) hard rock record. I think the fact that we had afforded ourselves the freedom creatively to kind of go wherever we wanted, it was easy for us to switch gears and go in that direction. It worked well.
So, did you change the songs into something different? Or start from scratch?
We tossed the songs in the trash and started brand new songs. It was like, "You know what? I don't want to do this anymore, these piss me off." I am angry at the state of alternative rock music, the state of indie music. It's not alternative, it's not indie. It's unapologetically writing adult contemporary pop songs and selling them as indie rock songs and it's f---ed. We need to do something about it and do something that shines a light on heavy music and bring some of that back hopefully because it's not happening right now.
We're not saying that we hate every band out there right now. There are a handful of bands that are really great. But there's only a handful of them and none of them are making aggressive records. All the great bands that are doing aggressive records that are semi-popular, there are still only a handful of bands that do it consistently on a level that doesn't really hit a niche market. So, we found ourselves in a very unique position to go in and make a record and use all of our skills as songwriters and our abilities to craft great pop songs, and throw some f---ing anger in there.
Chester, what was the conversation like when the band discussed possibly playing 'Hybrid Theory' in full at this year's Download Festival?
That was an interesting situation that came up. We knew that this year marks the 15th anniversary of 'Hybrid Theory' [a demo version came out in 1999, while the album was properly released in 2000]. We wanted to do something special, so we were like, it'd be cool to do some small shows and just play 'Hybrid Theory' for some diehard fans. We were already starting to think about doing that.
Then when we got the call from the promoters of Download. We've headlined Download several times so they wanted to do something special. They felt like 'Hybrid Theory' was a real important record and they came to us to see if we wanted to headline Download, but they thought it would be really great if you guys did something different because you've been here so often, would you be interested in playing 'Hybrid Theory' from beginning to end to celebrate that record on its 15th anniversary.
And if you don't, we're probably going to ask someone else to headline because you guys were just here a few years ago. We were like, yeah -- this is a great opportunity. Now we can do it in front of a huge audience, it'll be real exciting. I can't wait until we get to Download and we start 'Papercut.' Once that beat kicks in dude, I just have a feeling the crowd is going to f---ing lose their mind. It's funny, we play that song every night but I think in the context of people being able to hear it beginning to end, we've never done that before. A lot of these songs we haven't played in 15 years. It'll be a real fun night. Then to follow that up with some of the new stuff, it'll be awesome.
Talking a little bit about 'Hybrid Theory,' what's the most direct link between 'The Hunting Party' and 'Hybrid Theory'?
The fact that we kind of went back and started listening to the things that got us into wanting to be in the band when Mike [said], "I don't want to work on these songs anymore, I want something that's exciting and I want something that reminds me of stuff that. I want stuff that's going to make me feel like I need to go be in a band."
So he started going back and referencing all these great bands that he loved -- Refused, Minor Threat, Gorilla Biscuits. All these great bands that had done something that was real interesting, Helmet. And he started to try and find stuff that was more recent and modern. More current and there is nothing. That was what inspired us and going back -- him talking to the band and encouraging all of us to go back and look at the records that really molded us and inspired us to become musicians to get inspired.
We sat down and had a conversation within the band, "OK, Brad people don't know how great of a guitar player you are. They know you can play, but they don't know. We want you to write music that's going to inspire the 14-year-old Brad to go pick up a guitar and learn how to play it." I was like, "I'm going to do that with my vocals. I'm going to scream and sing a record that will make kids go, 'That guy is speaking for me.'"
I think that's probably the most direct link. When we were making 'Hybrid Theory,' that was the stuff that was influencing us. We were trying to connect something that was new and different, that made people want to want to come and learn how to, and get into hip-hop or get into electronic music or metal. We wanted to inspire people, we've always wanted to do that with every record. We always go into every record wanting to make an album that's interesting to us, that pushed us creatively and inspires people. This one in particular, we really went back and were like let's go back to the roots of what made us who we are, and let's attack that. Let's go there.
Daron [Malakian] from System of A Down and Page Hamilton from Helmet are collaborators on the new record. What prompted their involvement?
That was another thing we did on this album that was different than anything we've done in the past. Several things that were interesting and fun, we produced it ourselves. It was cool that we got to do that. We didn't really set out not to have a producer, we just started writing demos and working and as we were developing the songs and playing them for some of the higher ups at the label, people within the circle of trust, they were all just, "You guys are rolling. Keep going." It just never came up, so we continued to make the record on our own, which allowed us to think freely. It allowed us to go from making pop dance music to hard rock. It allowed us to go, you know?
I want to rap on this part but I don't know if it's me. I don't think it should be me rapping, let's get Rakim in here. Then making that happen. This song we wrote, the chorus sounds so cool but it feels like Helmet. We don't want to write a song that sounds like Helmet, but this is cool, why don't we go straight to the source? Why don't we call Page, and see if he would be interested in coming in and working on the song. If he likes it, we can continue working on it and we don't have to feel like it doesn't make sense. The song was telling us, go get Page. If you listen, as an artist and musicians, you need to listen to what the songs are saying.
We got to the point where we were kind of like, needing some inspiration and we wanted to work with someone else so we did a jam session with Tom Morello for a day, got some great music out of that. We called Daron, he was down to come down and hang out. There was no pressure, it was like, "Hey, we want to hire you to come in and write a song with us." It was, "Hey we want to be inspired and curious if you wanted to work on something with us. We don't know what that means, if that means come in and listen to our music we've been working on and collaborate on that or write something completely new together." He came in with the song 'Rebellion.'
The second he started playing that riff, I was like dude -- that's a badass track. We have to work on that, and within two days we had the whole track written, arranged and it was a matter of coming up with the right lyrics. It was great to be able to do that with all these guys. Even though I can't remember his name, kicking myself for it, we worked with a producer that typically works as a songwriter on the song 'Final Masquerade.' This guy typically writes songs for the biggest pop artists in the world -- Rihanna, Katy Perry. To work with a guy like that is stepping out of our comfort zone and we ended up writing a great song. It was a lot of fun, we had a lot of opportunities to step out of that, out of our world and invite people in for the first time.
Chester, in what ways does collaborating with other artists playing in other bands like Stone Temple Pilots benefit you creatively in Linkin Park?
There's a number of ways. With STP in particular, just knowing their history and coming in - there's a lot of healing going on. A lot of anger from their past going on. Things they need to work through. So, being around that really made me realize how great things are in Linkin Park land. It inspired me to tell the guys, "Hey, we live in this every day so we probably don't notice it but we've got something really special." It's not normal for bands to communicate the way we do, to get closer over time and more inspired over time -- deeper friendships, deeper respect. These are things that typically don't happen and the fact that it does, it's just a part of our everyday life and we can take it for granted.
Stepping out of our comfort zone and our box and going into another world. It allowed me to distance myself on it so I can look back and see how great it was, so it helped in that way but creatively you go in and see how other people work and see how they craft songs. You see how they approach lyrics or songwriting structure. It's awesome. You take those experiences and you add them to your repertoire of tools you can use in the studio.
Our thanks to Linkin Park's Chester Bennington for the interview. You can pick up the band's 'The Hunting Party' album now at both iTunes and Amazon. You can listen to 'Loudwire Nights' with host Full Metal Jackie Monday through Friday at 7PM through Midnight on more than 20 stations across America. To find out where you can hear 'Loudwire Nights,' click here.
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Mexico officials announced late Monday that they captured Edgar Valdez Villarreal, or "La Barbie," one of the country's most-wanted men. Authorities have described him as a powerful drug lord responsible for supplying the American market with cocaine.
The arrest handed Mexican President Felipe Calderón a badly needed victory just ahead of his annual state-of-the-union address Wednesday.
Mr. Valdez, who was born in Texas and nicknamed "La Barbie" for his fair complexion, was captured Monday outside Mexico City. He is the third major trafficking suspect to be taken down in the past eight months. The military killed Ignacio "Nacho" Coronel, a suspected leader in the Sinaloa Cartel, in a July operation in Jalisco. In December, Arturo Beltran Leyva, the founder of a group that Valdez is allegedly vying to control, was killed by Mexican marines.
The capture is already being touted by Calderón's administration as a major success. "The capture of Valdez Villarreal is a high-impact blow against organized crime," national security spokesman Alejandro Poire said in an e-mailed statement Monday night.
IN PICTURES: Mexico's drug war
Mr. Poire said the capture demonstrates that the federal government's public security office and its intelligence-gathering operations are capable. He said the search for the suspected drug lord was carried out across six Mexican states.
The government says that Valdez, 37, is a top player in the Beltran Leyva Cartel, and that his power has grown since the group´s founder Arturo Beltran Leyva was killed late last year. The group is suspected of being behind the growing violence in the central state of Mexico, bringing the types of beheadings and gangland violence to the capital region that were once confined to border towns hundreds of miles away.
Poire called Valdez a "highly dangerous criminal" who made connections with groups in Central and South America to smuggle drugs into the US, where he is also wanted. The US had offered $2 million for his capture, after an indictment alleged he had smuggled thousands of pounds of cocaine into the US.
The capture comes amid a string of recent setbacks for the Calderón administration, including the assassination of two mayors, a massacre of 72 migrants, and car bombs and continued attacks against journalists.
On Monday, 3,200 federal police were fired for alleged corruption and other offenses, another blow to an administration attempting to rebuild the federal police force and instill public trust in the institution.
But it is unclear whether the capture will quell violence or cause it to increase in the short-term. More than 28,000 people have been killed since Calderón took office nearly four years ago, in part, the government says, because pressure has caused drug gangs to splinter and fight one another.


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