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I am SO proud to say that my little brother is graduating from College today! I can't believe that he is old enough to graduate and he's graduating with honors and Cum Laude. Shocking but in a good way! :)
Congrats little Koo! I love you so much and am so proud of you and all your hard work you've put into your school work. Sadly, you are much smarter than me now. :( You have grown up into such a loving and caring person and I'm so lucky to have you as my brother and my friend! I can't believe you are all grown up. I'm sorry for putting gum in your hair growing up, and I'm sorry for biting you. Growing up with you, I never imagined our relationship to be the friendship that it is today! You make me laugh, you have given me the worst hangovers trying to keep up with your partying ways and you are always there for me. I couldn't ask for anything more in a brother! I know Mom would be SO incredibly proud of you and loves you so much, just like me!
Here are some pictures from the past few years of us. :) Crazy how much we look alike when we are both adopted!
Us at my graduation from college… THREE YEARS AGO!
At Baby Koo's 21st Birthday Celebration! When I still thought side ponytails looked great on me….
At our old Apartment… he came over and drank out of what we keep our wine corks in. :)
If you couldn't tell he HATES taking pictures, especially with me! The other night when we went out for dinner he was flipping out about how many pictures we were taking! Remember, it only happens once! :)
Easter Sunday at my aunt and uncles
4th of July at our new place for our little shindig!
At my 25th Birthday party at the race track.
At B and I's engagement party last month!
The whole family at his Graduation Dinner party this past Wednesday! Though he hasn't officially walked yet, that's tonight(!!) we had to snap some good pictures of him in his cap and gown.
Baby Koo, myself and B at his graduation dinner at the tasty Wood Ranch!
So, so proud of you Kooie! Can't wait to blow the airhorn as you walk across stage! You did it! :)

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I'm considering buying a Saiga in .223 and having it converted. I'd like it to look like a traditional AK-74 or AK-104. For the '104 I would have to get one of the Arsenal extended "Krink" style brakes, as I won't be going the SBR route.
It would have the following features:
If any of you would be willing to do a .223 conversion I would have the rifle and parts sent to you. Would you mind PM'ing me with a quote? Or if you can refer me to someone who is skilled at these conversions I'd appreciate it. I don't have the rifle yet, but I'm considering having it done.
- AK-74 FSB or AK-104 FSB
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It's the reverse of a trend seen all too often in the U.S.: a business expansion taking place offshore. But in this case the business is China Railway Construction Corp., and the offshore location is Nevada, in the good old United States of America.
The Chinese company is said to be looking for Chinese funding for a real estate project on U.S. shores—or, more accurately, in one of its deserts.
The company is looking for a $100 million to $200 million loan from Chinese banks as it seeks to become eligible to build part of the $1.6 billion Union Village real estate project in Henderson City, Bloomberg reported Friday. The report cited unnamed sources as saying that China Railway could also invest a like amount of its own funds in the undertaking.
Wonderful Sky Financial Group Holdings Ltd., which handles media relations for China Railway Construction, said in the report that the construction company is in exploratory talks about a possible contract for the Union Village project, although the discussions have not yet yielded any "meaningful progress."
Its website says that Union Village is planned to include retail spaces and entertainment centers, as well as senior residential communities and a hospital complex.
China Railway is one of China's two largest rail builders, but is diversifying in the quest for growth. Already very successful—its Q3 profit increased a whopping 41% to 1.9 billion yuan ($304 million)—the company is branching out and is also in negotiations to build a new stadium for Italian soccer team Inter Milan.
The company isn't afraid to spend to achieve that growth. According to a Nov. 1 bill prospectus, China railway intends to spend 69.6 billion yuan on property developments in the three years through 2014 in its pursuit of diversification. It also plans to spend 54 billion yuan on rail and other infrastructure projects during that same time.


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May 25, 2016: Roque Ruiz-Carmona, the principal investigator on the observing campaign on 20 CVs that was announced in AAVSO Alert Notice 543, reports that the campaign has been revised due to telescope issues. He writes:
May 24, 2016: Roque Ruiz-Carmona (Ph.D. candidate, Institute of Mathematics, Astrophysics and Particle Physics, Radboud University Nijmegen, The Netherlands) has requested AAVSO assistance with his campaign to observe a set of 20 cataclysmic variables (CVs) with the William Herschel Telescope (WHT) at La Palma TONIGHT.
June 7, 2013: Further to AAVSO Alert Notice 471 (http://www.aavso.org/aavso-alert-notice-471) and AAVSO Special Notice #356 (http://www.aavso.org/aavso-special-notice-356), HST/COS is scheduled to observe the eclipsing dwarf nova BD Pav:
May 8, 2013: Further to AAVSO Alert Notice 471 (http://www.aavso.org/aavso-alert-notice-471)and AAVSO Special Notice #350 (http://www.aavso.org/aavso-special-notice-350), HST/COS is scheduled to observe the eclipsing WZ Sge-type cataclysmic variable 1RXS J105010.3-140431:
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The most powerful prayer and affirmation is not to decree what you want.
Sometimes what you want is actually not what you REALLY want but what you think you want based on who you think you currently are. And who you are is always evolving and expanding.
The most powerful prayer is simply to SURRENDER. To give up what you think your goal and vision should look like, to give up your attachments to the form, and to open yourself to the highest good unfolding for all concerned.
When you surrender what you think should be, you open to a higher flow of GRACE. You tap into the Infinite itself, and IT knows exactly how to bring about the most authentic fulfillment of your dreams and destiny.
The mind is limited. Your personality is limited. In any given moment you can only see part of the picture. Surrender moves you beyond the mind, and into a stream of magic, synchronicity, and miracles.
Then you will be carried on the wings of Grace towards your perfect destiny. It may not look like what you thought, but know that what the universe has in store for you is often much bigger than your mind can ever imagine or conceive.
Surrender does not mean giving up in the typical sense. However. it does mean giving UP the limited view point of what and how you thought things should be so that things can expand into the Divine VASTNESS of what they are truly meant to be for your highest good.
It requires a deep trust in Life. You can either trust your mind, which constantly sells you all sorts of B.S. all day long. Or you can trust the Infinite Intelligence that is not only living and breathing you right now, but synchronizing all of life itself.
So when things don't work out how you wanted them to, rather than collapse into despair, trust that the the Universe has something bigger, better, and brighter in store for you than what you originally thought.
That is the time to get curious to see what is about to happen. And watch the magic of the Universe unfold.
Sometimes we get afraid or overwhelmed as we think about HOW to bring our goal into reality. It can trigger fear, questioning, doubt.
The illusion is that YOU need to manifest your vision. Inherent in your authentic dream is already the seeds for it's fulfillment. Your role is not to struggle or force anything. Your role is to simply GET YOURSELF OUT OF THE WAY so that the Universe can flow through you and manifest itself as your vision in your life.
Then things are effortless, since it's not really you DOING it.
You are then in the flow, simply showing up, participating 100% and witnessing the miraculousness of the Universe at work in your life.
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Chalcopyrite is an excellent stone for meditation and this is its most powerful aspect. It has a powerful resonance within the higher chakras, and is acknowledged as a stone of the mystic. Chalcopyrite has a positive vibration that is known to increase happiness, joy and belief in yourself, and like most gold stones, this is a stone of abundance.
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You can see it at the waterfront Olympic cauldron, transformed overnight from something like a prison yard into a more public square.
And at Cypress Mountain, where snowboarder Shaun White of the U.S. introduced the world to the jaw-dropping Double McTwist.
And at Whistler, where the sun and skier Lindsey Vonn finally got a chance to shine.
The Vancouver Games are making a comeback.
"Every Olympics has their ups and downs," said Kelly Mullen, a visitor from Ontario who was gazing in close-up awe at the flame from a newly opened promenade. "I feel like Vancouver's really rolling with the punches. I mean, they had to ship snow in. But somehow they're making it work."
Black cloud over games
Grief settled over these Olympics before the torch could even complete its relay.
During a training run hours before the opening ceremony, a young luger from the nation of Georgia was killed when he flew off his sled at the lightning-fast track and slammed into a steel pole.
The shock was so profound that John Furlong, head of the Vancouver Organizing Committee, said he felt like he had lost his own son — "just about the most severe human blow you could imagine."
The Georgian teammates of Nodar Kumaritashvili decided to stay at the games, though the one remaining luger withdrew, and the opening ceremony was dedicated to the fallen athlete.
From there, the games were plagued by all manner of problems. And although the young luger's death put everything into a whole new perspective — which is to say insignificant — the series of mishaps was still remarkable.
Bad timing
Here's the muddle count.
It was too wet and too mild, messing with the skiing event at Whistler. There were so many delays and cancellations that they should have handed out a medal for rescheduling.
The timing was wrong at the biathlon. A Swedish woman was held up for 14 seconds and two of the men went off too early because of officiating errors.
The timing was actually right at the opening ceremony, but the hydraulics failed. An indoor cauldron at BC Place Stadium failed to fully rise out of the floor, marring the most anticipated moment of any games.
At Cypress Mountain, 28,000 tickets were canceled because people were slipping between the bales of hay under the snow. A man with a fake credential somehow got closer than he should have to U.S. Vice President Joe Biden.
A spigot came on at the luge track, spraying the finish area and delaying a slider. The ice machine at the Richmond Oval left behind water and slush instead of a glassy surface, forcing organizers to draft another machine into service. It came from Calgary, more than 600 miles and a whole province away.
"It is embarrassing," Norbert Baier, the International Biathlon Union's technical delegate, said of the biathlon mistakes. "Why do we have this incompetence?"
Then something went right
It got the point when where you wondered not just what else would go wrong — but what could. And that's when the spotlight turned to what was going right.
Canada had one goal coming into these games: Finally strike gold at home. It hosted two previous Olympics, the 1976 Summer Games in Montreal and the 1988 Winter Games in Calgary, and never heard "O Canada" on the medal stand.
Then freestyle skier Alexandre Bilodeau blazed and bumped and twisted down the moguls course at Cypress Mountain and did what no Canadian had done in 253 other events over 34 years.
"It's too good to be true," he said later, and an entire nation seemed to believe him.
How big of a moment was it for Canada? Put it this way: Within 24 hours, the national mint and the postal service had announced plans to put Bilodeau on a commemorative coin and stamp.
It was a giant step for Canada's $110 million initiative to dominate the medals stand, dubbed Own the Podium. Then the Americans, to borrow a line from snowboarder Nate Holland, decided to rent it for a while.
Big Olympics for U.S.
The United States is dominating the medals count, with nearly twice as much hardware as any other nation. The last time the Americans won the medals race at the Winter Games was 78 years ago, on home turf in Lake Placid, N.Y.
On Wednesday, the U.S. had its greatest day ever at the Winter Olympics. Six medals in all — which was a bigger haul than the U.S. had at the entire 1988 Winter Games in Calgary.
Three of them were golds, and they went to three of the biggest American stars in Vancouver.
Vonn, skiing on a bothersome bruised shin, blistered a downhill course at Whistler that was slick enough to cause a series of scary falls, including one skier who had to be airlifted off the course.
Shani Davis became the first speedskater to win the 1,000 meters at two Olympics. The bronze went to American Chad Hedrick, and on the victory stand they held a U.S. flag together, a bitter rivalry from Turin having thawed into at least a grudging respect.
And that night at Cypress Mountain, with a gold medal already locked in, White wowed the crowd with a halfpipe move straight out of a three-ring circus — the Double McTwist 1260, an jaw-dropping series of flips and twists.
"I wanted a victory lap that would be remembered," the star snowboarder said.
There was more: Sidney Crosby saved the Canadian men's hockey team and prevented a nationwide heart attack by scoring the only goal in a tense shootout to beat Switzerland, 3-2. And the Canadian women put up positively grotesque scores — think 18 goals against helpless Slovakia alone — in annihilating their early opponents.
The men's downhill delivered a scintillating finish. Switzerland's Didier Defago, Aksel Lund Svindal of Norway and American Bode Miller were separated by 0.09 seconds. Gold, silver and bronze less than the snap of a finger.
In figure skating, Evan Lysacek of the U.S. pulled off a surprise gold, beating Evgeni Plushenko of Russia without even attempting the supposedly important quadruple jump.
Plushenko finished his routine holding up both fingers, and later openly said he thought he deserved gold. No one was more surprised than Lysacek himself.
"I saw that American flag go up," he said, "and I couldn't believe it was for me."
As for that problematic waterfront cauldron: Organizers moved a chain-link fence closer to the flame, replaced part of it with Plexiglas and opened a promenade for an elevated view. Fans had complained it was too inaccessible.
For a second act, there's lots of hockey. The Canadian women try for their third gold in a row, with the Americans standing in their way. Crosby tries to lead the home nation's men to gold in a sport Canada loves.
Figure skating's attention turns to women. South Korea's Kim Yu-na, such a star back home that she needs bodyguards, is a favorite, but two other world champions are in the field, too.
And on the last day of the games, a Canadian named Brian McKeever — who is legally blind because of a condition that mostly wiped out his central vision but left the peripheral alone — is scheduled to compete in cross-country. He would be the first winter athlete to be both a Paralympian and an Olympian.


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AX_EXT_HAVE_LIB(<directories>, <library>, <function>, <extra libraries>)
AX_EXT_HAVE_LIB is identical to AC_SEARCH_LIBS with the exception that will add -L<directory> when looking, and use a different variable for each directory.
Any required -L<directory> flags are added to LDFLAGS and located libraies are added to LIBS
Some libraries are unlinkable without other extra libraries, which can be specified in the 4th argument. The mysql client library needs -lz, for example.
AX_EXT_HAVE_LIB(/lib /usr/lib /usr/local/lib /usr/lib/mysql /usr/local/mysql/lib, mysqlclient, mysql_init, [-lz])
which finds the mysql client library if succeeds system when it tries with -L/usr/lib/mysql then it adds -lmysqlclient to LIBS and -L/usr/lib/mysql to LDFLAGS.
The test itself is based on the autoconf 2.53 version of AC_SEARCH_LIBS.
Download the latest version of ax_ext_have_lib.m4 or browse the macro's revision history.
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Jill has received the patriotic exchange I sent her. It was the exchange I particpated in on Friends Through Threads. I chose Liberty and Justice by Littlehouse Needleworks as my pattern and finished it into a pinkeep.
I also included some patriotic goodies and things that Jill had on her wishlist.
I am glad Jill loves her package. It was a fun exchange to put together.
Here are a couple of pics:
Today I plan to finish putting together my Christmas in July exchange on the HoE blog and getting that in the mail tomorrow as it has quite a journey to make. After that it will be back to doing some patriotic stitching although I am not sure what to stitch...I have several patterns out and can't decide...decisions..decisions! I will let you know what I decide on.
Until then...thanks for stopping by.
Wendy Jo
Thursday, June 25, 2009
Patriotic Exchange to Jill is Received!
Jill has received the patriotic exchange I sent her. It was the exchange I particpated in on Friends Through Threads. I chose Liberty and Justice by Littlehouse Needleworks as my pattern and finished it into a pinkeep.
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Thursday, June 11, 2009
Blackbird Designs Exchange Arrives!
My Blackbird Designs exchange on the Friends Through Friends blog arrived from Ronel in South Africa this afternoon. Ronel stitched me a design from the pattern called Small Token and finished it into a stunning needlebook. She stitched the design on 30 ct. off white Irish linen over two. She changed the colors and I love the colors she chose for the design. The fabric on the needlebook is lovely as well...love the flowers. Ronel also stitched a sweet matching scissor fob, that has already found a pair of scissors to call home :)
Ronel included some floss rings that I can attach to the needlebook if I want, which I think I just may do that. Ronel also made some pins for the book that are just gorgeous! She also made a neat necklace that says "Little Black Bird" on one side and on the other side has my name and Ronel's which I think is such a special treasure. I just love that! Ronel included other extras as well that I will definitely be able to use.
Thank you so very much Ronel for this wonderful exchange! I absolutely love everything you sent!
Here are some pics of my exchange.
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Castle Review: Meet The ParentsCourtney Morrison at .
Castle returned this week with "After Hours," an episode that took Castle and Beckett on the run with a witness and spent some quality time between two parents. Let's discuss the latest hour of our favorite detective show, shall we?
The weekly case centered around the witness to a murder of a priest, who was involved with a mob family and informants.
The case jumped all over the place, from having Castle and Beckett hiding with the witness... to Castle getting picked up by a mob boss... to Kate being taken hostage. Although this installment made for some great one-liners, the hour felt a little less than par when it came to Castle standards.
The eighth episode of Castle Season 5 brought out a few TV veteran guest stars that are always welcome on my screen. Tony Denison and Patrick Fischler were perfect in their roles as the mob boss and creepy killer, respectively. Fischler just looks the part, right?
Castle and Beckett attempted to have dinner with Martha and Jim, Kate's father. You would think this would go well. Not so much. It was a little awkward to begin with, but as expected, the parents were quite friendly by the end of the hour.
Kudos to the writing staff for continuing this relationship in an adult way. The couple has been together for some time now and meeting the family is normal. That is one of the best parts about this series. Although it is quite absurd at times, there are always realistic moments drilled into each episode.
After Thoughts:
- Ryan and Esposito have such a great bromance. Both characters were on fire in "After Hours," providing some of the best Castle quotes of the episode.
- Gates is definitely softening up on Castle.
- Are Rick and Kate's backgrounds too different to move forward?
Overall, an entertaining episode. It jumped around just a bit too much, but the real Castle feel was back. This was very welcome considering the previous episode's documentary style filming.
What did you think, TV Fanatics? Did you enjoy "After Hours" or was it a bit of a let down? The series has been on a roll the majority of Season 5. Was this hour up to par or did it fall short?
Later this week, make sure to check out the Castle Round Table while we patiently wait TWO weeks until the next new Castle episode. Until then!


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If you've been around here a while you'll know that I have a major obsession with the 1967-70 war in Nigeria, when the Eastern Region of that country left to establish the independent nation of Biafra. It was a valiant struggle, but the nascent Republic went down to defeat on January 15, 1970. I suspect not everyone shares my interest, but some do, and for them I'm posting another entry in Likembe's Biafra archive - the hard-to-find LP Biafra: Birth of a Nation (Lyntone LYN 1684), issued by the Biafra Choral Society in London in 1968. This was kindly provided by Craig Taylor, and I thank him for it.
On January 15, 1966, Nigeria's First Republic came to an end when Prime Minister Abubakar Tafawa Balewa, Northern Premier Amadou Bello and Western Premier Samuel Akintola were overthrown and executed in a military coup. A counter-coup led by Major-General Aguiye-Ironsi, an Igbo from the Eastern Region, managed to re-establish order, but his military government lacked legitimacy in the eyes of many Northerners, who saw it as Igbo-dominated. On July 29 a coup led by Northern officers led to the deaths of hundreds of Eastern officers as well as Ironsi himself, sparking a series of bloody events. In September and October of 1966 Northern Nigeria was swept by a series of pogroms targeting Easterners, leading to the panicky exodus of more than a million people to their ancestral homes.
In a last-ditch effort to save Nigerian unity, a meeting was held in Aburi, Ghana January 4-5, 1967 between leaders of the Federal government in Lagos and a delegation from the Eastern Region led by Lt. Col. Chukwuemeka Odumegwu Ojukwu. The resulting Accord provided for restructuring Nigeria on a looser confederal basis, but soon became a dead letter as there was no unanimity regarding its interpretation:
The Aburi Declaration
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The Canaan Brothers - Ukaridem (Independence)
The Eastern Region of Nigeria declared its independence as the sovereign state of Biafra on May 30, 1967. It was recognized diplomatically by only five countries: Gabon, Ivory Coast, Tanzania, Zambia and Haiti. In addition it received varying levels of support from Portugal, France, China, South Africa and Israel. Britain and the Soviet Union were solidly on the Federal side, while the U.S. was officially "neutral" but tacitly supported Nigeria:
The Rev. Edmund Ilogu - Declaration of Independence
Biafra's national anthem, "Land of the Rising Sun," is based on the "Finlandia" hymn by Sibelius. The first verse is as follows:
Land of the rising sun, we love and cherish,Land of the Rising Sun (Biafra National Anthem)
Beloved homeland of our brave heroes;
We must defend our lives or we shall perish,
We shall protect our hearts from all our foes;
But if the price is death for all we hold dear,
Then let us die without a shred of fear.
The Rev. G.E. Igwe - Prayer
Rex Lawsons's Kalabari-language "Ojukwu Imiete, Biafra Bolate" was the subject of several previous posts and some speculation. Uchenna Ikonne has unearthed a copy of this subversive song as a 45 (Nigerphone NX 412, left), ostensibly pressed in Nigeria, of all places! It has also been released under the titles "Odumegwu Ojukwu (Hail Biafra)" and "God Bless Colonel Ojukwu":
Cardinal Rex Jim Lawson and his Biafra Republicans Band - Ojukwu Imiete, Biafra Bolate (Ojukwu Thank You, Biafra has Come to Stay)
In this speech Ojukwu levels a number of accusations against Nigerian head of state Yakubu Gowon, most of which are exaggerated or untrue. Gowon apparently played no role in the July 1966 coup that overthrew Ironsi, nor did he "plot" the pogroms of September and October 1966. There is no doubt that the war against Biafra led to a horrendous loss of lives (over a million by conservative estimates) but as to whether it constituted genocide I refer interested parties to this Wikipedia article:
H.E. Lt. Col. Chukwuemeka Odumegwu Ojukwu - The War of Genocide
British Attitude to Nigeria/Biafra War
An Igbo song:
Abraham Onyenobia - Chukwu Zoba Anyi (God Save Us)
At Independence, approximately 40% of the population of Biafra was composed of non-Igbo "Eastern Minorites," Ijaws, Efiks and others. Fearing "Igbo domination," many of these were ambivalent about secession or even actively supported the Federal cause. However, members of minority groups were represented in the Biafran government throughout the war:
Ika Bassey - The Case of the Minorities in Biafra
H.E. Lt. Col. Chukwuemeka Odumegwu Ojukwu - Launching of the Biafran Currency and Postage Stamps
I.S. Kogbara - Excerpt from H.E.'s Address to Special Consultative Assembly, Addis Ababa
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The entries were judged with respect to clarity, concept and originality by our expert jury consisting of Kim Rees, Stefanie Posavec and Moritz Stefaner. The jury was very pleased with the diversity and inventiveness of the applications. The goal of the contest was to use creativity to communicate key statistics about well-being and sustainability to a broad audience.
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Andrew Mollica
Scattered Well-Being
According to Andrew, his "visualization shows how varied well-being measures can be within a country and consequently how country-wide statistics can over-simplify. While it's convenient to characterize whole populations by talking about national averages, we are often masking a lot of important complexity. This visualization attempts to make understanding this complexity approachable by allowing users to view the overall distribution of different well-being indexes as well as let them focus on a particular area."
Fidel Tomet
Seeking A Better Life
According to Fidel, his visualization "takes a look at what people say is most important to them in life and how this reflects in their choice for a new home. It thereby also raises the question how other aspects, like distance, language and immigration laws, affect the decision."
Alice Feng
Access to Higher Education is Not Equal
According to Alice, the concept she is trying to show is, "that although young adults in developed countries have generally become increasingly well-educated over time, when we take a closer look at the family backgrounds of those young adults, we see that children of less educated parents are under-represented relative to children of highly educated parents. Indeed, most college students come from already privileged backgrounds; children of parents with at most a secondary education are much less likely to enroll in higher education. Since higher levels of education are linked with greater earnings and better economic outcomes, this situation perpetuates inequality."
The winners of the contest will receive a free trip to Guadalajara, Mexico to attend the OECD 5th World Forum in October. If you are interested in following the discussions at the 5th World Forum, you can watch via live webcast on the official website during 13-15 October.
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Fancy Food Show, it's that the cupcake craze hasn't died down. And no wonder. What's tastier and more fun to eat than cupcakes? That's why we decided to transform the traditional flag cake into a cupcake flag. Here are some pointers for making your flag extra cute:
1. Start from scratch: Homemade cupcakes are not only tastier than boxed ones, they also end up with a nicer domed top. To make this simple recipe even simpler, be sure to have all your ingredients measured and ready to go before you start the first step.
2. Use fancy cupcake liners: Reynolds introduced a new line of "Baked for You Baking Cups" that have brilliant patterns that don't fade when baked. Our Kitchen Appliances Director Sharon Franke reported on them and featured a few of their designs. For this Sunday, use the patriotic pattern shown here.
3. Find flat flaked coconut: At this time of year, it's easy to find juicy fresh berries. It's a bit harder to track down our preferred wide strips of shaved, dried coconut. Melissa's Produce sells them as "chips," Let's Do...Organic calls them "flakes," and most health food stores carry them in the bulk bins. Of course, this recipe works with any flaked coconut, but I love the look of the wider strips. It reminds of the flags flying high!


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Orioles designate Ishikawa, recall Jurrjens
BALTIMORE -- The Orioles designated infielder Travis Ishikawa for assignment prior to Saturday's game against the Yankees and recalled right-hander Jair Jurrjens from Triple-A Norfolk to take Ishikawa's roster spot and add length in the bullpen.
Baltimore now has 10 days to trade or release Ishikawa, and it will try to deal him, since the division-rival the Yankees have heavy interest. If Ishikawa clears waivers, he could opt to become a free agent.
"He's a better hitter than he's shown here. I think we know that," manager Buck Showalter said of Ishikawa, who went 2-for-17 and spelled first baseman Chris Davis this season.
"I can't fault [the decision] for them," said Ishikawa, who wishes he had performed better in his short stint. "I understand it's a business. They've got to make the move that's going to best benefit them. Would I rather have been here longer? Yeah. This is a great group of guys. The coaching staff is awesome. Everything about this place is a lot of fun.
"Nothing I can really do about it except wait and see what happens."
The 29-year-old Ishikawa was added to the roster on June 18, avoiding an opt-out clause in his contract that would have allowed him to become a free agent. Ishikawa, who signed a Minor League deal with the Orioles over the offseason, had an impressive season at Triple-A Norfolk, hitting .316/.413/.525 with seven homers and 31 RBIs. He reached base safely in 32 straight games and was named the organization's Minor League Player of the Month for May after hitting .413 with seven homers and 24 RBIs in the month.
Jurrjens will serve as a long man behind lefty Zach Britton, Saturday's starter. With rookies T.J. McFarland and Kevin Gausman both going multiple innings on Friday night, the Orioles need coverage in the event of a short start. But with second baseman Brian Roberts in Baltimore and scheduled to be activated from the disabled list on Sunday, Jurrjens' stay could be very brief.
"He had a short outing, he's had two days off," Showalter said of Jurrjens, who pitched on Wednesday night. "He's ready to go. He was the most ready. [There were a few] other guys we considered. This worked the best."
Jurrjens has pitched in one game for the Orioles this season, starting versus Tampa Bay on May 18 and allowing four runs on six hits over five innings.
"It's still the same," Jurrjens said of his job out of the bullpen versus starting. "Get people out. Whether you are starting or relieving, you still have to get the job done. And whenever the phone rings and it's my name, I'll try to get ready as quick as possible and try to get the job done."


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Chen pain-free in latest rehab outing in Double-A
BOWIE, Md. -- Wei-Yin Chen made his first rehab start since pulling his oblique May 12 in Minnesota. In what could be his final outing before returning to the Orioles, the lefty pitched well Saturday for Double-A Bowie except for a four-run fourth.
He finished with five innings, five hits, five strikeouts and two walks. All four of his earned runs came in the fourth.
"I felt pretty good today. Everything works," Chen said through his interpreter, Tim Lin. "Just in the fourth inning, that was a big inning for me, but definitely I just tried to work something out here so not a big problem for me."
Chen said he was pain-free in the outing, but was unable to throw his breaking ball over for a strike, and that led to problems in the fourth.
"In the fourth inning, I was trying to throw a breaking ball to get a first-pitch strike, but that didn't work. So I was behind all the time, so that's why I threw fastballs and they all hit the fastball," Chen said.
He said he hasn't talked with Orioles manager Buck Showalter yet to know if his next start will be in the Minor Leagues or with the Orioles.
"To me, personally, I'm ready to go. I think I can make the next start. But that's Buck's call, we have to talk to Buck first and make the decision. Right now, [I'll] just get ready and prepare for the next start," Chen said.
Orioles bullpen coach Billy Castro was in Bowie to watch Chen pitch.


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Jean-Christian Boileau, a Ph.D student under the supervision of Raymond Laflamme at the University of Waterloo and Perimeter Institute from 2002 to 2007, has been awarded the John Brodie Memorial Award. Jean-Christian now holds the position of CQIQC Fellow at the University of Toronto. His research interests include, quantum computing, liquid-state and solid-state NMR quantum information processing, quantum cryptography and quantum error correction. He devised a new protocol to make quantum cryptography robust against collective noise and show adapted proofs of security to that case.
This award is in honour of John Brodie, one of the first postdoctoral researchers at Perimeter Institute. John obtained his doctorate in theoretical physics from Princeton University and then, after a position at the Stanford Linear Accelerator Center, he joined the fledging Perimeter Institute in 2001. During his short career, he published fifteen research papers, many of which have proven to be quite influential. His work was notable for its breadth, ranging from nonperturbative effects in supersymmetric gauge theories to string theoretic descriptions of quantum Hall fluids and of inflationary cosmology. He was a sharp intellect, a free spirit and a gentle person.
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||40days|| week one: a journey like Noah
For forty days the rain fell on the earth as Noah and his family watched aboard the ark. Slowly, the sin-cursed world was covered with water until nothing else was visible.
For 150 days after this, the ark surged over the waters of the earth. Dull views, the weary rocking back and forth on waves, and the tiresome work of caring for animals and the boat. And the waiting…
I imagine the waiting was perhaps most difficult for Noah and all on board. When would these rains and flooding end? When would God act to restore the earth? How many days would this animal barge float on the waves before land could be seen again? Are we there yet?
Waiting is perhaps one of the most difficult things in our lives. Waiting for results from a medical test. Waiting for a friend to come for the weekend. Waiting for a job during unemployment.
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WILTON-- Since 1987, when John and Theresa Cannone built Lake Elizabeth Plaza in Wilton, there has always been a wine and spirits retailer in the neighborhood shopping mall at the Northern Pines Road entrance. For more than 30 years, commuters and residents have made their ritual stop on the way home to buy that bottle of wine to go with pasta at dinner. Christina's Pizza, the deli, dry cleaners and post office are all located conveniently at one stop. The Cannones, who were planning to retire, made it known that the business was for sale. On June 12, Tim and Debbie Thornton became the third owners of the adult beverage retailer at that location. Named Simplee Wine and Spirits to incorporate the name of Debbie's father, Lee, who recently passed away, the couple said that the opportunity to purchase the store couldn't have happened at a better time. Tim Thornton had worked for many years as the beverage manager for a local food service distributor. When the Cannone's decision to retire came up, there had been discussion about the possibility of the Thornton's buying the business, but Tim was still employed. They saw the store as an ideal retirement venture. Little did they know that Tim's employer would make a decision to downsize, and his management position was eliminated. The door of opportunity opened fortuitously, and the Thorntons walked through. Thornton said that he and his wife, who live on Carr Road, are partners in all their decisions. "When our liquor license approval came through in June, we hit the ground running. We had 1,000 boxes of inventory in the store the first week," he said. "We both had considerable food service experience, and what we didn't know, we had people in the business to consult." They agree that a big advantage has been the ability to keep a continuity of staff. Wilton resident Gay Diemer, now 78, had worked for the Cannone's and agreed to continue as an employee under the new ownership. Her welcoming, familiar face behind the sales counter has proven an invaluable asset to the store over the last six years. "They're a wonderful couple, very obliging. I appreciate that they wanted me to stay," Diemer said. "Continuing to work keeps me young and connected. I love the customers; we share our lives when they stop in. Besides, my husband says I'd be wearing out the carpet with the vacuum cleaner if I stayed at home." Merchandising in the store has included a pergola Tim built over the front counter, which Debbie covered with grape vines. At a recent wine tasting, customer Jared Holcomb of Wilton stopped in with a friend in search of a bottle of Barefoot Muscato and something he called "Kinky." Wine tastings are planned on a regular basis. "They've done a nice job in here; it's nicely decorated and there's a great selection," Holcomb said. "We want every one of the regulars, as well as new customers, to stop and let us know what they'd like to see in the inventory," Debbie said. "We put a journal out for people to offer feedback. We find there are patterns in what people buy, like vodka, tequila and gin in the summer and reds, bourbons, scotch and whiskeys in cold weather. Now people are asking for flavored mixes, such as glazed doughnut and jalapeño pepper vodkas." Simplee Wines and Spirits is located at 654 Route 9, Gansevoort; (518) 584-2710.
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VANCOUVER, B.C. – The Vancouver Whitecaps have once again turned to the British leagues for reinforcements.
On Wednesday, former Ireland international Andy O'Brien was unveiled by the club as its latest signing, shoring up a central defensive unit that has looked a bit thin at times beyond starters Jay DeMerit and Martín Bonjour.
"Not many people get the opportunity," O'Brien said Wednesday of playing in Major League Soccer. "But the opportunity arose, and what a club to be joining."
WATCH: O'Brien talks new MLS challenge
The 33-year-old joins from Leeds United of England's second-tier Championship, and has played more than 300 matches in the Premier League. He wasn't eager to provide a description of what he can bring to the table, instead saying he'll let his game do the talking.
"I'll leave it for others to draw an opinion," O'Brien said. "Football is about opinions at the end of the day, but I've read my CV yesterday, and I said, 'It looks quite impressive on paper.' So, if I can do what it does on paper, hopefully it'll be mutually good for both of us."
O'Brien brings experience in abundance, having played at big clubs such Newcastle United, Portsmouth and Bolton Wanderers.
At the international level, he has 26 caps for Ireland, but retired from international duty at age 28.
"He'll add a lot of competition to our team," head coach Martin Rennie said. "Competition that we've not really had at center back for a little while now. We're really pleased overall about it and for me, getting a player who's really motivated and hungry and determined to make a big impact on his career in Major League Soccer was too good of an opportunity to turn down."
Rennie said O'Brien has only been on the club's radar for the past 10 days after getting released from Leeds. The defender arrived on Sunday and likes what he's seen of the city and the club so far.
"I've seen the stadium, I've seen the training facilities," O'Brien said. "It's pretty impressive, isn't it?"
O'Brien said he didn't consult with any other players in MLS before making the move.
"Ultimately, it's my decision," O'Brien said. "I have to suffer the consequences, good or bad, of my decision. I'm a big boy now. It was important to come and view the place, and get a feel for the place. Having done that, I'm very much looking forward to the future."
Martin MacMahon covers the Vancouver Whitecaps for MLSsoccer.com.


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Perry Hall residents could soon be seeing big changes to some of their parks.
At its scheduled meeting Tuesday, the Baltimore County Council is slated to discuss a supplemental appropriation of $156,000 in state and federal funds to go toward an extension of the Indian Rock Park Trail north to Ebenezer Road and south to Silver Hall Road, which would allow for pedestrian and bicycle access directly to Indian Rock Park and the Perry Hall High School recreation center.
"It opens up a section of Indian Rock Park that wasn't accessible before," said Council David Marks, who represents Perry Hall on the council.
Construction on the extension, which is estimated to cost a total of $456,000, is slated to begin in March and run through July. The initiative is part of the Greenways, Stream Valley and Trails Development project.
"I'm actually very excited about this," Marks said. "It's been three years in the making."
The council may also vote on Marks' legislation to rename three park sites in the Honeygo area. The legislation calls to re-designate Joppa Trail Park as Susquehannock Trail Park, Forge View Park as Gwynn-Harvey Park and the Soukup Arena as Soukup Park.
"I just thought it'd be good to name these sites to honor important parts of Perry Hall history," Marks said.
Susquehannock Trail Park would honor the Native American trail that later became Joppa Road; Gwynn-Harvey recognizes some of the earliest African-American families to settle in Perry Hall, the descendants of whom still reside in the area; and the Soukup Arena commemorates Jerry and Pat Soukup, two longtime community leaders who have been with the Perry Hall Recreation Council for more than 50 years.
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2006-07: When Brian Boyle (LA) moved back to play defense this season, no Eagles player took more advantage of the situation than Ben Smith. As he earned his way up to the top line, his team reaped the benefits. The Avon, CT native led Boston College in rookie scoring with 18 points (ten goals, eight assists) playing in all 42 games this season. Of his ten goals, six came on the power play. Smith's excellent season earned him Boston College's Bernie Burke Award as the Most Outstanding Freshman.
2007-08: Smith made significant progress during his sophomore season at Boston College, as he went from being a fourth-line forward to a top-line center. Not only did he play alongside Hobey Baker Award finalist Nathan Gerbe, but his 25 goals and 50 points were second and third on the team, respectively. Smith was named to Hockey East's All-Academic Team for the second year in a row and shared the James E. Tiernan Award with Pat Gannon as one of the team's most improved players. Smith was chosen in the sixth round, 169th overall, of the 2008 NHL Draft by the Chicago Blackhawks.
2008-09: Smith's production dropped during his junior season as Boston College struggled as a team. He scored just 6 goals and 11 assists for 17 points in 37 games.
2009-10: In his senior season at BC, Smith helped lead the Eagles to a National Championship with 16 goals, 21 assists for 37 points in 42 games. He was named the Frozen Four MVP after scoring 3 goals and 1 assist in the final two victories of the season. He joined the AHL's Rockford IceHogs at the end of the year, skating in 3 playoff games with 1 goal.
2010-11: Smith earned Rockford's Rookie of the Year Award with 19 goals, 12 assists for 31 points in 63 games. He was called up to Chicago and played in six regular season games with 1 goal. It was in the playoffs for Chicago where Smith began to make a name for himself, registering 3 goals during the team's 7-game series loss to Vancouver. He scored the overtime game-winner on Roberto Luongo in game six to help the Blackhawks extend the series to seven games.
2011-12: Despite his playoff heroics the previous spring, Smith shuffled between Chicago and Rockford in a season that was cut short by season-ending hip surgery in March. In 13 games with the Blackhawks he was minus-five and scored 2 goals. Smith was a consistent scorer for the IceHogs during his AHL time with Rockford, finishing with 15 goals and 16 assists in 38 games. He finished plus-two for Rockford with 10 penalty minutes. Smith was re-signed to a two-year contract by the Blackhawks in June 2012.
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Smith is a versatile forward that can play well in any situation, at any forward position, and throughout the lineup. His hockey sense and work ethic may be his strongest attributes. He plays close attention to his defensive responsibilities and is rarely found out of position. Offensively, he has a nose for the net and is willing to crash the crease for a goal. Smith's tendency to outwork his opponents has endeared the winger to many fans while, off the ice, his personality and charity work have also earned him praise.
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In 1995, President George H.W. Bush gave up his lifetime membership in the National Rifle Association via an angry open letter in which he expressed his outrage over a fundraising pitch made by current NRA CEO Wayne LaPierre that described federal agents as "jack-booted government thugs" wearing "Nazi bucket helmets and black storm trooper uniforms." Though President Bush said he was "deeply" offended and asked the organization to "remove my name from your membership list," seventeen years later, the NRA is still promoting his past association with the group in its online gift shop.
One of the "premium" items in the NRA store is the "NRA Presidential Series Collectible Coin Set." The full set of eight coins sells for $89.95 and features portraits of what the site describes as "all eight NRA-affiliated Presidents" and a "bonus" coin with the NRA logo. President Bush is depicted on the coins along with John F. Kennedy, Dwight Eisenhower, Teddy Roosevelt, Ronald Reagan, Ulysses S. Grant, William Howard Taft and Richard Nixon. Interestingly, three of the presidents in the NRA's commemorative coin series, Reagan, Roosevelt and Kennedy, were victims of gun violence during their careers (in JFK's case the wound was, of course, fatal).
The Observer reached out to the NRA to ask why they were still including President Bush as an "NRA-affiliated President" in their coin set despite his break with the organization. As of this writing, we have not received a response. We also spoke to Jim McGrath the spokesman for President Bush. Mr. McGrath said he was unaware of the coin set, but would not be able to get back to us with a response until at least next week as President Bush is currently in intensive care at a Houston hospital.


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Alglucerase is used to treat Gaucher's disease caused by the lack of a certain enzyme, glucocerebrosidase, in the body. This enzyme is necessary for your body to use fats.
Alglucerase is made from human placenta tissue that is collected after a baby is born. Before it is used, the tissue is tested for hepatitis and human immunodeficiency virus (HIV). This is similar to the testing that a blood bank does on donated blood before it is given to anyone else.
Alglucerase is available with your doctor's prescription.
In deciding to use a medicine, the risks of taking the medicine must be weighed against the good it will do. This is a decision you and your doctor will make. For this medicine, the following should be considered:
Tell your doctor if you have ever had any unusual or allergic reaction to this medicine or any other medicines. Also tell your health care professional if you have any other types of allergies, such as to foods, dyes, preservatives, or animals. For non-prescription products, read the label or package ingredients carefully.
This medicine has been tested in a limited number of children. In effective doses, the medicine has not been shown to cause different side effects or problems than it does in adults.
Many medicines have not been studied specifically in older people. Therefore, it may not be known whether they work exactly the same way they do in younger adults or if they cause different side effects or problems in older people. There is no specific information comparing use of alglucerase in the elderly with use in other age groups.
There are no adequate studies in women for determining infant risk when using this medication during breastfeeding. Weigh the potential benefits against the potential risks before taking this medication while breastfeeding.
Although certain medicines should not be used together at all, in other cases two different medicines may be used together even if an interaction might occur. In these cases, your doctor may want to change the dose, or other precautions may be necessary. Tell your healthcare professional if you are taking any other prescription or nonprescription (over-the-counter [OTC]) medicine.
Certain medicines should not be used at or around the time of eating food or eating certain types of food since interactions may occur. Using alcohol or tobacco with certain medicines may also cause interactions to occur. Discuss with your healthcare professional the use of your medicine with food, alcohol, or tobacco.
This medicine will not cure Gaucher's disease but it does help control it. Therefore, you must continue to receive it if you expect to keep your condition under control. You may have to receive alglucerase for the rest of your life. If Gaucher's disease is not treated, it can cause serious blood, liver, skeletal, or spleen problems.
The dose of this medicine will be different for different patients. Follow your doctor's orders or the directions on the label. The following information includes only the average doses of this medicine. If your dose is different, do not change it unless your doctor tells you to do so.
The amount of medicine that you take depends on the strength of the medicine. Also, the number of doses you take each day, the time allowed between doses, and the length of time you take the medicine depend on the medical problem for which you are using the medicine.
It is important that your doctor check your progress while you are receiving alglucerase to make sure that the dosage is correct for you.
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Film Company That's Sued Thousands Might Not Even Own Rights To Film It's Suing Over
from the now-that's-how-it's-done deptWired has a "big" story up covering how various indie filmmakers seem to be jumping on the "sue downloaders as a business model," bandwagon. It notes that for some filmmakers, these legal shakedowns are becoming the business model of choice:
Welcome to the future of Hollywood, or at least the less glittery outskirts of Tinsel Town that produce art films, exploitation flicks and porn. Over the past year, small-budget film producers have nearly perfected a slick, courtroom-based business strategy that's targeted more than 130,000 suspected movie downloaders.As the article notes, this is wholly different from the RIAA's multi-year lawsuit strategy (which was a big money loser), which was supposed to be about deterrent. These new lawsuits are all about squeezing people for cash. Of course, if you read Techdirt, there's not much new there. But it is a nice piece bringing a bunch of these stories together.
But here is something new. Over at THREsq, Eriq Gardner picks up on the Wired story, and notes that the main example used by Wired reporter David Kravets, the B-movie Nude Nuns With Big Guns -- which Camelot Distribution Group has used to sue 5,865 alleged downloaders, claiming they're owed $880 million dollars -- may be even more ridiculous than some of the others. That's because Camelot is being sued by Incentive Capital for "breach of contract and fraud" in relation to a $650,000 loan that was given to Camelot to acquire the rights to various films, including Nude Nuns With Big Guns. Since Camelot failed to live up to its payment requirements, Incentive foreclosed on the film -- to which "no objection was made." So, technically, it appears that Camelot no longer holds the rights to the movie at all... despite the lawsuits over it.
Yes, you read that right. Camelot didn't make the movie. It has little to do with the movie. It apparently took out a loan to acquire the rights, sued nearly 6,000 people demanding cash for downloading the movie... and, according to the company who lent it the money, failed to pay back the loan, meaning they took control over the rights. Think about that for a second. That's quite a business model: borrow money, "buy" the rights to a film, sue thousands of people demanding they pay up, and don't pay back the loan, let the lending company "reclaim" the rights, but keep the lawsuits (and the cashflow) coming in.
Of course, it seems like this could open Camelot up to serious legal consequences, especially since it filed the lawsuit against those thousands of file sharers approximately two weeks after Incentive allegedly took over the rights to the film...
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Antoni Plàcid Guillem Gaudí i Cornet (25 June 1852 – 10 June 1926), also known as Antonio Gaudí, was a Catalan architect famous for his highly individual designs. He was associated with the Modernisme and Art Nouveau movements.
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- Men may be divided into two types: men of words and men of action. The first speaks; the latter act. I am of the second group. I lack the means to express myself adequately. I would not be able to explain to anyone my artistic concepts. I have not yet concretised them. I never had time to reflect on them. My hours have been spent in my work.
- La Razón, 1913 in: Gaudi by Gijs Van Hensbergen, introduction p.xxxii [1]
- The straight line belongs to Man. The curved line belongs to God.
- The real author seems to be Pierre Albert-Birot.
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- What I saw in Barcelona – Gaudí – was the work of such strength, such faith, of an extraordinary technical capacity, manifested during a whole life of genius; of a man who carved the stones before his eyes in well thought out pattern. Gaudí is the 'builder' of the turn of the century, a man adept with stone, iron and brick. His glory is seen today in his country. Gaudí was a great artist; only those who move the sensitive hearts of gentle people remain. But they are mistreated in the course of their lives, misunderstood or accused of sin toward the mode of the day. Architecture's significance is shown when there dominates evidence of lofty intentions that triumph over all the problems in the line of fire (structure, economy, technique, utility). Thanks to interior preparation, architecture is the fruit of character – just that, a manifestation of character.
- Le Corbusier, Gaudí, Editorial RM, Barcelona, Antoni Gaudi y Cornet 79
- Sagrada Familia...is the greatest piece of creative architecture in the last twenty-five years. It is spirit symbolised in stone!
- Louis Sullivan. From Thomas E. Tallmadge, "The Expiatory Temple of the Holy Family," in Western Architect, XXXI (March 1922).
- For the first time since I had been in Barcelona I went to have a look at the cathedral--a modern cathedral, and one of the most hideous buildings in the world. It has four crenellated spires exactly the shape of hock bottles. Unlike most of the churches in Barcelona it was not damaged during the revolution--it was spared because of its 'artistic value', people said. I think the Anarchists showed bad taste in not blowing it up when they had the chance, though they did hang a red and black banner between its spires.
- George Orwell on the Sagrada Familia, Homage to Catalonia, 1938


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Born in Indiana, Derek moved to Gig Harbor with his family at the age of 8. He attended Peninsula public schools and after coming home from college, Derek worked in the private sector in finance and consulting.
At 21, Derek was asked to run for Gig Harbor City Council. Winning reelection 3 more times, he spent 16 years leading locally and regionally on growth, transportation, and budget policy.
In 2015 Derek was again called to run for Pierce County Council. As member of the Council, Derek represents District #7 which covers the Gig Harbor and Key Peninsulas, Islands, and parts of North and West Tacoma.
He chairs the Community Development Committee which directs land use, environment, and park policy. He also serves as vice-chair of the Public Safety, Human Services, & Budget Committee responsible for law enforcement, corrections, justice, public health, and human services. Externally, Derek serves on the National Association of Counties Health Policy Board, Washington Association of Counties Law and Legislative Steering Committees, Washington Telecom Officials and Advisors Board, Puget Sound Regional Council Growth Management Policy Board, Pierce County Regional Council, and Rainier Communications Commission.


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Sabertoothed cats weren't just modern cats with huge freaking teeth. They also had immense and muscular forelimbs. In fact, there were a number of other large-toothed carnivores beyond the smilodon, and new research by Julie Meachen, a paleontologist at the National Evolutionary Synthesis Center in Durham, NC, shows that they all might have had big, strong forelimbs too.
Members of the Felidae, Nimravidae, and Barbourofelidae families at various points had evolved massively elongated teeth — which while looking incredibly metal, have a major problem with fragility. The small round teeth of modern cats are much better able to handle stress from all directions than the thin, oval cross-section of a sabertooth. In order to help mitigate the chance of fracturing their fangs, these predators evolved larger, more robust forelimbs to assist in their hunting. After all, your prey thrashes a lot less when held in place by massive claws. In a curious case of convergent evolution, across a number of different species the answer was always the same: the longer the teeth, the stronger the arms.