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Mammoth Lakes, Calif.— Well known as one of the world's top destinations for spring skiing/riding, Mammoth Mountain is kicking off the spring season April 21-22 with a huge line-up of events, activities and deals.
The Annual SpringFest Party Pond Skim returns Saturday, April 22. Join the crowds as they fill up Canyon Lodge to watch the craziest of our Mammoth guests straight line it on their skis/snowboards across the 110-foot pond! It's one of the most entertaining events you'll see all Spring! Come watch, or why not give it a shot?! The Pond Skim is open to the public.
Sunday night, don't miss Neon Indian at Hyde Lounge with frontman Alan Palomo's spacey chillwave synth-pop style. Palomo's music has received rave reviews across the board since he first burst onto the scene a few years ago. His band's debut, Psychic Chasms, was awarded Best New Music by Pitchfork Media, and Rolling Stone named them one of 2010's hottest new bands.
To take advantage of the great spring conditions, Mammoth is offering special packages starting at $84 for 2 day lift tickets and free entry to Sunday's Neon Indian concert. For more info and other packages visit
For more information and the latest conditions visit http://www.mammothmountain.com/ or call 800.MAMMOTH.
About Mammoth Mountain
Mammoth Mountain Ski Area is the leading four-season mountain resort in California. With 1.3 million annual skier visits, Mammoth Mountain is currently the third most frequented ski resort in the United States. The company owns and operates a variety of resort businesses including recreation, hospitality, real estate development, food and beverage and retail. Specific businesses owned and operated by Mammoth Mountain include Mammoth Mountain Ski Area, June Mountain, Tamarack Lodge and Resort, Mammoth Snowmobile Adventures, Mammoth Mountain Bike Park and the Mammoth Mountain Inn. Mammoth Mountain also operates Juniper Springs Resort, the Village Lodge and Sierra Star Golf Course in Mammoth Lakes, California. For more information on Mammoth Mountain, visit MammothMountain.com or call 800.MAMMOTH.


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I think more fan art would be way fun! It's always cool seeing communities do that stuff (though the fact that we've got Super Meat Boy as a Desktop Dungeons fanart piece makes me chuckle slightly).
Also, such a jovial representation of Taurog!
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HANG TIME HEADQUARTERS — Don't bother trying to get a peek at the blueprints. There's nothing you can glean from San Antonio Spurs' secret formula that will work for your team.
No two championship teams are built alike, unless you are the Spurs and all four of your title-winning teams have an identical foundation: Tim Duncan at the epicenter with coach Gregg Popovich and GM R.C. Buford at the controls.
Those same building blocks, along with future Hall of Famers Tony Parker and Manu Ginobili, have allowed the Western Conference-champion Spurs to chase title No. 5 this season. This current Spurs team highlights a ridiculously rewarding 15-year run that transcends this "win-now-and-at-whatever-cost" era that has claimed so many other organizations that were unable to sustain a level of excellence with the same parts.
The only organization with a better championship track record during this same era is that other would-be dynasty in Los Angeles. But the while the Spurs are going to contend with either Miami or Indiana for the Larry O'Brien trophy next month, the Lakers entered an offseason of uncertainty with Kobe Bryant on the mend from Achilles surgery and Dwight Howard's free-agency drama looming. It makes you wonder what might have been if the Lakers had been able to manage the Shaquille O'Neal-Kobe dynamic and if coach Phil Jackson had stayed entrenched in the organization from the time they started winning championships until now.
What the Spurs have accomplished, however, is not up for debate. They've defied logic, the odds and the age of their biggest stars to reach the opportunity to compete for another title when they could have torn those franchise blueprints up a half-dozen times and started over from scratch.
The contrast in styles between the Spurs and Lakers is startling, albeit with nearly identical results for two franchises whose accomplishments the past 15 seasons will come to define an era in NBA history.
The Spurs stuck to their principles with a meticulously crafted core of stars and a series of role players who generally played better in San Antonio than they did elsewhere. The Lakers tried to reinvent themselves regularly (selling their organizational soul in the process, some would say) to keep the pace with their rivals in South Texas.
Don't forget, the Spurs tipped off the championship chase in 1999 with Duncan and David Robinson, followed by the first of the three straight Shaq-Kobe title teams a year later.
In a copycat league where everything from the locker room set up to the analytics department is modeled on a nearly identical template from organization to organization, no one has been able to build a sturdier and more consistent operation than the Spurs.
It starts with having a transcendent superstar like Duncan, whose arrival sparked the Spurs' renaissance. Add in unwavering discipline in the front office and on the bench (in Popovich and Buford), some splendid ownership (Peter Holt) and a market conducive to staying the course (rather than overreacting to the usual ebb and flow of the league) and San Antonio's success was born.
The Spurs haven't been to The Finals since winning their fourth title in 2007. Six years? That is an eternity in professional sports. Not many franchises would have survived the fallout from their Western Conference finals flame out against the Oklahoma City Thunder last year, when their juggernaut rolled into that series and led 2-0 before losing four straight games. Not many organizations with championship expectations would have (or could have) stayed the course in those other non-Finals years as well.
There's no doubt the San Antonio market helps. There isn't a rush to tear things down every offseason just for the sake of remodeling. The Lakers have changed course countless times during the same 15-year span, spending countless millions to and running through a series of coaches and role players to help them flesh out championship teams led by O'Neal and Bryant and later Bryant and Pau Gasol.
The Spurs understood that even with a power-packed outfit like the one they fielded during Duncan's prime that there was no guarantee they'd win it all every season. That's an understanding the Lakers never seemed to grasp during the early and mid-aughts.
The Lakers, spoiled a bit by those three straight titles in 2000, '01 and '02, tried to remodel overnight after watching the Spurs' 2003 run. So they signed future Hall of Famers Karl Malone and Gary Payton in an attempt to chase a fourth ring and fell hard to the Detroit Pistons in The Finals in 2004 — the same team the Spurs beat in seven games a year later for the title.
Fast forward seven years later and the Spurs have four main pieces from that 2005 team — Duncan, Popovich, Parker and Ginobili — still on top of their respective games.
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1.1 Your booking is only valid for the booked departure time and the vehicle type stated
Failure to complete both the outward and return journeys in respect of a return booking will invalidate your booking and in the event that you complete only one journey in respect of a return booking, you will be liable to pay the difference between the price that you paid for your return booking and the single fare applicable at the time that your journey was made. Eurotunnel reserves the right to obtain from you payment in full for all sums so arising. All travel must be completed within 1 calendar year of the date of original purchase.
1.2 Amendable before day of travel
You can amend your booking in the same direction of travel prior to the day of booked travel subject to availability. Dependent on your fare type a charge may apply. (Please see table.) This charge will be the difference between the price you paid for the original booking and the price applicable to the new booking unless the amendment does not change the date and time slot of your original booking. All travel must be completed within 1 calendar year of the date of original purchase.
1.3 Check-In time
You must Check-In at least 45 minutes (but not more than 2 hours) before your booked departure time on both the outward and inward legs of your journey. If you check-in more than 2 hours before your booked departure time, you may be offered an earlier departure. A charge may apply.
1.4 Exchangeable on or after day of travel
If you arrive at Check-In after this time (see above) your booking is no longer valid. However it may be possible to exchange your booking in the same direction of travel for the next available departure at Check-in subject to the following conditions. A charge may apply.
"Carriage" means the transport of Vehicles (including their Commercial Goods
and/or Personal Belongings) and their Passengers on Shuttles via the Channel
"Channel Tunnel" means the Fixed Link as defined in the Treaty of Canterbury between the UK and France
signed on 12th February 1986.
"Commercial Goods" means any articles, sample, tools, goods or materials for sale, re-sale, commercial
delivery, transfer, or for incorporation into other commercial goods.
"Commercial Van" means any light goods vehicle with an actual weight up to 3.5
tons AGW, whose dimensions do not exceed 3.6 metres in height, 2.55 metres
Vehicle" means any
vehicle, other than a Passenger Vehicle, carrying Commercial Goods or
designed/intended to do so, including, but not limited to, box vans, Commercial Vans, articulated vehicles, coaches, public
service vehicles, lorries, tractor vehicles, and vehicles with trailers and semi-trailers.
"Competent Authority" means any person,
national or international body or organisation with the power to make Regulations
relating to the operation of the Channel Tunnel.
"Contract of Carriage" means
these Conditions of Carriage, any other agreements or documentation issued by
Eurotunnel relating to the Carriage, and the Ticket.
"Customer" means any person in whatever capacity who concludes a Contract of
Carriage with Eurotunnel, who purchases or authorises the purchase of a Ticket,
and/or who uses the Channel Tunnel including, as the context requires, the
account holder, the person making the booking, the driver of a Vehicle, any
Passenger(s), the person or business entity which operates, owns or charters
the Vehicle, the freight forwarder, and/or any person or business entity with
an interest in the Vehicle or Commercial Goods or Personal Belongings in or on
a Vehicle.
Goods" means any product,
substance, material, article or item, capable of posing a significant risk to
health, safety, property or the environment and which is classified under the
ADR Regulations or any other Regulation in force by either Eurotunnel or Competent
Authorities and/or specific provisions included in international treaties, duly
ratified by the UK and/or France.
"Eurotunnel" means the partnership
between the Channel Tunnel Group Limited and France-Manche S.A. and their
assignees acting as concessionaires and operators of the Channel Tunnel pursuant
to a concession awarded by the UK and French Governments dated 14th March 1986.
Majeure" means any state of affairs beyond the reasonable control of Eurotunnel,
including without limitation, act of God, adverse weather conditions, fire,
flood, riot, armed conflict, terrorist action, civil disturbance, unauthorised
intrusions, action by Government or other Competent Authority, national
emergency, any third party strike, lock-out or industrial dispute, or power or
mechanical failure (howsoever arising).
"Passenger" means any person travelling
in or with a Vehicle on a Shuttle, including drivers.
"Passenger Vehicle" means any motor
vehicle, other than a Commercial Vehicle, not used, designed or intended for
the carriage of Commercial Goods, and including but not limited to, cars, motorcycles,
private vans, camper vans and any caravan or trailer attached to a Passenger
"Personal Belongings" means any article or thing that is not Commercial Goods and is intended
for the personal use of Passengers whether in or on a Vehicle, or carried or
worn, including but not limited to luggage and suitcases and their contents, and
consumables used for purposes incidental to the Passenger's work.
"Regulations"' means these
Conditions of Carriage, any laws, legislation, bylaws, customs regulations,
rules, regulations, procedures, policies or guidance issued by any Competent Authority,
including Eurotunnel, concerning Carriage via the Channel Tunnel.
"SDR" means Special
Drawing Rights as defined from time-to-time by the International Monetary Fund.
"Shuttle" means the
Eurotunnel rolling stock consisting of locomotives and carriages.
"Ticket" means the
ticket, hanger or other form of authority to travel issued for Carriage on a
Shuttle by Eurotunnel.
"Vehicle" means
Commercial Vehicle and/or Passenger Vehicle, as the case may be.
Words expressing the singular include the plural and vice versa where
the context requires.
2.1 These Conditions of Carriage apply to the Carriage
of all Vehicles and their Passengers, Commercial Goods and Personal Belongings
on Shuttles.
2.2 Carriage on Shuttles is subject to all
applicable Regulations issued by Competent Authorities and all terms and
conditions of sale to which any Ticket is subject. The Ticket is the evidence
of the Contract of Carriage with the Customer. The Ticket is not a consignment
2.3 Commercial Vehicles are only permitted on freight Shuttles. Subject to availability
and compliance with the particular terms and conditions relating to the Vehicle,
Commercial Vans and coaches are permitted on passenger Shuttles.
2.4 All warranties, terms and conditions not set
out in these Conditions of Carriage whether implied by statute or otherwise are
excluded to the fullest extent permitted by law.
2.5 By
making a booking or opening an account the Customer confirms and warrants
that all Passengers and any person with an interest in the Vehicle,
Commercial Goods, or Personal Belongings, have been notified of, have read and
accepted, and shall comply with these Conditions of Carriage.
3.1 Eurotunnel
agrees to provide Carriage to Vehicles, their Passengers, their Commercial
Goods and Personal Belongings on its Shuttles to their destination terminal via
the Channel Tunnel subject to and in accordance with these Conditions of
Carriage provided that:
3.1.1 Carriage is permitted under the Regulations
and not prevented by Force Majeure;
3.1.2 Customers comply with these Conditions of Carriage;
3.1.3 drivers accept liability for the embarkation
and disembarkation of their Vehicle on to and from Shuttles;
3.1.4 Passengers do not act in a manner likely to endanger any person
or property or pose a threat to Carriage.
3.2 Eurotunnel agrees to:
3.2.1 provide Carriage with reasonable skill and care
and in accordance with the Regulations;
3.2.2 use reasonable endeavours to avoid causing any loss or damage to any Vehicle.
3.3 In the event that Carriage is delayed,
suspended or cancelled for any reason whatsoever so that Carriage is not, in
Eurotunnel's sole opinion, possible within a reasonable time then Eurotunnel
shall either, at its cost and in its sole discretion:
3.3.1 make arrangements for the Customer to travel
to or from Calais or Dover (as the case may be) with another operator of cross channel
travel services; or
3.3.2 cancel the Ticket and refund the fare paid
by the Customer; or
3.3.3 offer the Customer the opportunity to cancel
their Ticket and re-book Carriage at a different time (but on the same tariff
band). Customers rejecting this offer will receive a refund in accordance with condition
3.4 In respect of delay, disruption or
cancellation, Eurotunnel is only liable to the extent stated in conditions 3.3.1
to 3.3.3. The taking of any of the above steps by Eurotunnel shall be in full
and final settlement of any claim any Customers may have against Eurotunnel.
3.5 Passengers failing to comply with the
current Conditions of Carriage do so entirely at their own risk.
3.6 Eurotunnel shall not be liable for any
delay nor any consequences arising from compliance with these Conditions of
3.7 Eurotunnel
shall be entitled to refuse Carriage to a Customer who fails to comply with the
terms of these Conditions of Carriage.
4.1 Customers must comply with all Regulations relating
to safety and security in force from time to time, and available at www.eurotunnel.com.
4.2 Customers must ensure that:
4.2.1 Vehicles are safe for Carriage and secure during
4.2.2 heaters, electrical units and devices and
gas equipment are switched off and aerials are retracted;
4.2.3 Vehicles, Commercial Goods and Personal
Belongings are free from infestation of any description and from contamination
from any cause whatever;
4.2.4 Personal Belongings and Commercial Goods
are properly loaded and secured;
4.2.5 Passengers are fit to travel on a Shuttle;
4.2.6 they take all reasonable steps not to
impair the health and safety of other Passengers and Eurotunnel personnel on
Eurotunnel's terminals and Shuttles.
4.3 Passengers confirm
that they have full knowledge of the contents of their Vehicle, any
Commercial Goods and Personal Belongings.
4.4 Passengers shall:
4.4.1 comply with any checks, inspections and
searches of their person, Vehicles, Commercial Goods and Personal Belongings ;
4.4.2 answer any questions and provide to
Eurotunnel, Customs, Police or security personnel such information as they consider
in their sole discretion to be necessary or desirable to ensure the safety,
security, efficiency and regular
operation of Carriage;
4.4.3 comply with all Regulations and
instructions given by Eurotunnel personnel.
5.1 Subject to condition 3.3.2, and applicable
booking terms, Tickets are non-refundable.
6.1 The Carriage of Dangerous Goods, hazardous goods
and hazardous articles, is subject to the provisions Eurotunnel's policy for the
Carriage of Dangerous Goods available at www.eurotunnel.com and
6.2 Exclusions and restrictions:
6.2.1 on passenger Shuttles: the
Carriage of Dangerous Goods is not permitted.
The Carriage of hazardous goods and hazardous articles is restricted.
6.2.2 on freight Shuttles: the Carriage
of Dangerous Goods is restricted and conditional upon prior declaration as
described in the above-mentioned policy.
The Carriage of hazardous goods and hazardous articles is also restricted.
6.3 The Customer indemnifies Eurotunnel against:
6.3.1 any loss or damage suffered by Eurotunnel;
6.3.2 any liability which Eurotunnel may incur to
any third party;
caused by the
Customer's failure to comply with Eurotunnel's above-mentioned policy.
6.4 Eurotunnel
shall have no liability to the Customer for any other Customer's failure to
comply with Eurotunnel's above-mentioned policy.
7.1 The Carriage of animals is not permitted on freight
Shuttles. Such Carriage is permitted on passengers Shuttles subject to
Eurotunnel's policy for the Carriage of animals available at www.eurotunnel.com and
8.1 Vehicles powered by LPG (or equivalent
flammable gas) are not permitted on Shuttles.
Eurotunnel also reserves the right to exclude from Carriage, for such
period as it shall in its sole discretion determine:
8.1.1 Vehicles which fail to comply with the
Regulations applicable to their vehicle category (including dimensions);
8.1.2 Vehicles which in Eurotunnel's sole opinion
present a threat to the safety or security of any person or of the Channel
Tunnel, or whose condition may cause delay, or otherwise impede Carriage;
8.1.3 Vehicles carrying Commercial Goods or
Personal Belongings improperly or inadequately secured or packed; or which have
failed any pre-boarding check or inspection;
8.1.4 Passengers not in possession of a valid Ticket;
8.1.5 Passengers not in possession of valid travel documents; whose
travel documents are destroyed or defaced, expired, incomplete or fraudulent; or
who refuse checks on travel documents;
8.1.6 Passengers previously notified as barred from travelling with
8.1.7 Passengers who appear
to be intoxicated, under the influence of alcohol or drugs or whose conduct
may, in Eurotunnel's sole opinion, present a risk to safety or security, or
cause delay, or otherwise impede Carriage, or whose conduct is discourteous and/or likely to cause nuisance to others;
8.1.8 Passengers who do not comply with the
8.2 Smoking is strictly prohibited on board Shuttles. Smoking is only
permitted in designated areas on Eurotunnel's terminals. Eurotunnel may refuse
Carriage to Passengers who violate this prohibition.
8.3 For the avoidance of doubt Eurotunnel shall have no duty as bailor, and
shall not be liable for storing, packing or unpacking of any Vehicles,
Commercial Goods or Personal Belongings that have been checked, unloaded or excluded
from Carriage.
9.1 Eurotunnel is not liable for any loss or
damage, whatsoever and howsoever arising, to Vehicles, Commercial Goods and/or
Personal Belongings unless such loss or damage arises directly from
Eurotunnel's breach of these Conditions of Carriage;
9.2 Eurotunnel also excludes its liability for
any loss or damage arising:
9.2.1 as a result of Eurotunnel exercising its
rights under the Regulations, or
the Customers' failure to comply with these Regulations;
9.2.2 subject
to condition 3.3, from the delay, suspension or cancellation of Carriage,
including situations which may lead to deterioration of Commercial Goods;
from the assistance provided to Customers by
Eurotunnel's agents, employees or subcontractors and which arises from a
failure of the Customer to comply with these Conditions of Carriage;
9.2.4 from circumstances beyond its control
including Force Majeure, the activities and/or negligence of third parties
(including other Customers, border force and customs, police, tax and revenue
authorities, and fire and rescue services), or any other activities which are
not Eurotunnel's responsibility and/or under its control;
9.2.5 subject to condition 3.3, from a decision
by Eurotunnel or any Competent Authority to suspend or to take steps to suspend
access to the Channel Tunnel or Carriage whether in whole or in part;
9.2.6 from the inherent risk of wastage in bulk
or weight, latent defect or inherent defect, vice or natural deterioration of any
Commercial Goods or Personal Belongings. Eurotunnel does not provide ancillary power for freezer units;
9.2.7 from the carriage of money or other valuables;
9.2.8 from breakdown recovery, the re-embarkation
or re-packing of any Vehicle, Commercial Goods or Personal Belongings. The
costs of recovery, re-embarkation or re-packing shall be payable by the
9.2.9 from security and/or safety checks carried
out by Eurotunnel or Competent Authorities;
9.2.10 for any negligent acts or omissions of any
third party on Eurotunnel's terminals;
9.2.11 for any fines or penalties imposed on the
Customer by Competent Authorities;
9.2.12 for claims for loss or damage not submitted in
accordance with these Conditions of Carriage.
9.3 Eurotunnel is not liable, whether in
contract, tort (including negligence or breach of statutory duty),
misrepresentation or otherwise in connection with these Conditions of Carriage
for special or consequential loss or damage, whether direct or indirect, including
loss of profit, loss of revenue, loss of use or loss of contracts, howsoever
9.4 Subject to condition 10.1.1, Eurotunnel is
not liable in connection with these Conditions of Carriage for any personal
injury, death and/or loss or damage to Vehicles, Commercial Goods or Personal
Belongings which:
9.4.1 arises from any act or omission of the
Customer; or
9.4.2 is caused by events or circumstances
unrelated to Carriage; or
9.4.3 occurs at any
time before a Shuttle departs from or after a Shuttle arrives at Eurotunnel's
10.1 Nothing in these Conditions of Carriage
excludes or limits Eurotunnel's liability for:
10.1.1 death or personal injury caused by
Eurotunnel's negligence;
10.1.2 fraud or fraudulent misrepresentation by
Eurotunnel; or
10.1.3 any
liability which cannot be legally excluded or limited and which directly arises
out of or in connection with Carriage.
10.2 Eurotunnel's liability for loss or damage during
and linked to Carriage shall be limited as follows:
10.2.1 Eurotunnel's
liability for loss or damage to Commercial
Goods shall in no event exceed: either (i) 8.33 SDR per kilogram gross weight
lost or damaged (including packaging), or (ii) the purchase value of the
Commercial Goods lost or damaged, or (iii) the depreciation in value of the
Commercial Goods, whichever is lower.
10.2.2 Eurotunnel's
liability for loss or damage to Personal Belongings shall be limited to 1,000
SDR per Vehicle.
10.2.3 Eurotunnel's total liability for loss or damage
in respect of a Commercial Vehicle (which in this context includes any
Commercial Goods, Personal Belongings, and any towed vehicles or trailers
whether loaded or empty), whether in contract or tort, and whatever the number
of claims and/or claimants, shall not exceed 70,000 SDR per Vehicle.
10.2.4 Eurotunnel's total liability for loss or
damage in respect of Passenger Vehicle (which in this context includes any
Personal Belongings, and any towed vehicles or trailers whether loaded or
empty), whether in contract or tort, and whatever the number of claims and/or
claimants, shall not exceed 8,000 SDR per Vehicle.
10.3 Customers have a duty to use
reasonable endeavours to mitigate any loss or damage allegedly suffered to
their Vehicle, Commercial Goods and/or Personal Belongings.
10.4 Customers are liable for, and indemnify Eurotunnel
against any breach of these Conditions of Carriage, any loss or damage to
Eurotunnel's property, and/or any loss or damage to third party property, caused
by their Vehicle, Commercial Goods or Personal Belongings or by their failure
to observe any Regulations while on Eurotunnel's terminals or during Carriage.
11.1 Claims by the Customer for damage
or loss during Carriage must be reported immediately to Eurotunnel's personnel or
within 3 business days by "signed for" letter following the date of Carriage (postal
addresses available at www.eurotunnel.com – Contact us).
11.2 Claims submitted other than in accordance with condition
11.1 will not be considered by Eurotunnel.
11.3 Any legal proceedings under these Conditions of
Carriage must be brought within one year of the date of Carriage.
13.1 All parties to these Conditions of Carriage hereby
irrevocably submit to the exclusive jurisdictions of the English and French
courts as the case may be.
13.2 Without prejudice to any statutory provisions these Conditions of Carriage shall be governed by English law or French law:
13.2.1 incidents occurring on a Shuttle prior to departure
or after arrival shall be governed by the law and the courts of the country in
which Shuttle is located;
13.2.2 incidents occurring on a Shuttle that has
commenced Carriage shall be governed by the law and the courts of the country
of departure of the Shuttle.
13.3 In the case of death or personal injury these
Conditions of Carriage shall be governed by the law and the courts of the
country in which the incident causing the death or injury occurred.
13.4 For
the avoidance of doubt, if English law applies then the English courts shall
have exclusive jurisdiction. If French law applies then the French courts shall
have exclusive jurisdiction. In case of legal actions brought in France by
business Customers, jurisdiction is expressly awarded to the Commercial Court of Boulogne-Sur-Mer.
14.1 Eurotunnel shall have a
lien on all or part of a Commercial Vehicle and/or Commercial Goods travelling
on the Customer's account, for all sums due to Eurotunnel from the Customer.
14.2 Eurotunnel shall give notice of the exercise of its lien to the
Customer. If the sums due to Eurotunnel are not paid within 28 days from the
date when Eurotunnel gives notice to the Customer then the Commercial Vehicle and/or
Commercial Goods may be sold. Eurotunnel shall apply the proceeds of sale in
satisfaction of the lien and all proper and related charges and expenses of
Eurotunnel in exercising the lien. Eurotunnel will account to the Customer for
any surplus.
14.3 In the event of an incident involving a Vehicle, Eurotunnel reserves the right to detain the Vehicle concerned for the purpose of determining the causes of the incident.
15.1 No Waiver - No failure by
Eurotunnel to enforce any provision of these Conditions of Carriage shall be
construed as a waiver of such provision or affect Eurotunnel's right to enforce
any other provision.
15.2 Severance
- Should any of the provisions of these
Conditions of Carriage be determined to be void or unenforceable then the
provision shall be severed and the remaining provisions shall continue in full
force and effect.
15.3 Variation - Eurotunnel reserves
the right to amend these Conditions of Carriage at any time and without notice.
Any such amendment shall not be
enforceable retrospectively. The Customer agrees that any use of the Shuttle
implies acceptance of the applicable Conditions of Carriage. The current
version of these Conditions of Carriage in force is available at
15.4 Foot Passengers are not permitted on Shuttles. Eurotunnel carries cyclists in accordance
with its booking terms available at www.eurotunnel.com.
15.5 For Personal Belongings lost on the terminal or
on a Shuttle contact Sales Support.
15.6 No Children under the age of 12 are permitted
on freight Shuttles.
15.7 These Conditions of Carriage are issued in both
English and French. Where the governing law is English, the English language
version shall be treated as the authentic version, and where the governing law
is French, the French language version shall be treated as the authentic
15.8 For further information regarding Carriage see
Frequent Traveller Terms and Conditions - accounts opened from 14th March 2018 - PDF
Frequent Traveller Terms and Conditions - accounts opened from 9th July 2018 - PDF
These Terms and Conditions apply to bookings for coach travel with Eurotunnel where travel occurs from 1 January 2019 and will continue to apply until they are amended by Eurotunnel. Booking and travel with Eurotunnel after the above date shall be deemed to constitute acceptance of these terms and conditions.
The following words and phrases shall have the following meanings:
3.1 The Customer shall:-
3.1.1 comply with the terms of this Agreement without limitation. In the event of failure to comply with the terms of this Agreement, the Customer shall, in addition to any other Eurotunnel rights or remedies available to Eurotunnel, no longer be entitled to the Contract Fare and shall pay for Bookings at the Published Fare;
3.1.2 not disclose details of the Contract Fare to any third party without the prior written consent of Eurotunnel;
3.1.3 not permit the use of the Contract Fare by any other person save where the provisions of clause 3.2 apply; and
3.1.4 be fully liable for the actions of all its servants, agents and any other Coach operator who travels on the Customer's account. Eurotunnel reserves the right to claim financial compensation from the Customer for any loss caused by the Customer or any other Coach operator travelling on the Customer's account.
3.2 In respect of Customers which are PTAs, they shall:-
3.2.1 advertise the cost of a Package as a single, all-inclusive price thereby not identifying the
element of the Package which comprises the Contract Fare;
3.2.2 notify their customers of all Booking details and any provisions of this Agreement relating to them, and provide them with a copy of Eurotunnel's Conditions of Carriage and Ticket Terms;
3.2.3 indemnify Eurotunnel against any costs, loss, liability or expenses arising (whether directly or indirectly) from any failure to make the notification referred to in clause 3.2.3; and
3.2.4 not hold themselves out as representing Eurotunnel in any capacity other than as PTA unless otherwise agreed by Eurotunnel in writing.
3.3 The Booking Reference Number shall be quoted by the coach driver at Check-In. If the driver fails to quote the correct Booking Reference Number, the coach driver shall be required to make a new Booking. If the new Booking is made under an account, the Booking shall be charged at the Contract Fare applicable to that account. If no account number is used the Booking shall be charged at the then applicable Published Fare.
3.4 Coaches shall arrive at Check-In not less than 45 minutes (but not more than 2 hours) before their Booked Departure. Coaches must arrive in the boarding area at least 25 minutes before the allocated departure time.
3.5 The Customer shall notify the Coach Sales Centre at the time of making a Booking if there are any Passengers likely to travel who would face difficulty in exiting unassisted from the Coach or from the Channel Tunnel in the event of an emergency or for any other reason. Failure to disclose such information at the time of making the Booking may result in a delay or denied boarding. Eurotunnel shall have no liability to the Customer in respect of any delay or denied boarding arising from such failure to disclose the required information.
3.6 The Customer shall notify the Coach Sales Centre when making a Booking if a Coach will be carrying football supporters. The Customer shall supply a full passenger list no less than 48 hours prior to Booked Departure. Details of the match, including the date and venue are also required. Failure to disclose such information may result in the Booking becoming invalid.
4.1 A Booking is only valid for the Coach stated within the Booking details and for the Booked Departure.
4.2 Eurotunnel shall be entitled to treat any coach driver quoting a Booking Reference Number relating to any Booking made by the Customer under this Agreement as acting as an authorised agent of that Customer. The Customer agrees to be bound by any act or decisions made by the coach driver in relation to that Booking or in relation to any new Booking made by the coach driver.
4.3 Coaches which arrive early may (subject to availability) be able to travel on an earlier departure. As Published Fares and Contract Fares may differ according to the date and time of travel, an additional sum may be payable by the Customer, which will be the difference between the price originally paid and the price applicable to any new departure.
4.4 Coaches which arrive late (i.e. less than 45 minutes before the Booked Departure) will no longer be able to travel on the Booked Departure as the Booking will no longer be valid. In these circumstances, if the coach driver wishes to travel, a new Booking will have to be made at the relevant fare.
4.5 Eurotunnel reserves the right to inspect and search any Coach and examine, remove or repack or otherwise handle the contents of any part thereof if directed or requested to do so by HM Revenue & Customs or any other civil or military authority or if Eurotunnel, in its reasonable opinion and its sole discretion, considers it desirable to do so. Eurotunnel shall not be liable for any costs, loss, damage or non-delivery or delay arising out or otherwise in connection with such action, unless caused by the fault or negligence of Eurotunnel.
4.6 Eurotunnel reserves the right to request details of Passengers and upon receipt of that information may, at its entire discretion, refuse carriage on the Shuttle of such Passengers or any coach carrying such Passengers.
4.7 Customers shall inform Eurotunnel at the time of making their Booking of the likely presence of domestic pets on board the Coach. The carriage of pets is covered by the relevant clause(s) in the Conditions of Carriage. Declaring the presence of pets is mandatory and the responsibility for doing so rests with the Customer. Dogs, cats, and ferrets are required to be subject to controls prior to embarking for the United Kingdom. These controls are carried out by Eurotunnel and the supplement payable in respect of each animal shall be paid by the Customer at the time of making their Booking. There is no supplement payable in respect of guide dogs for blind persons or for assistance dogs accompanying their owner, subject to the production of documentation attesting to the dogs' status. The controls take place prior to check-in and Customers should allow sufficient extra time. Eurotunnel recommends that Customers contact DEFRA (www.defra.gov.uk) for all relevant information.
4.8 Eurotunnel shall not be liable in the event of delays to crossings arising from Customers' failure to comply with clause 4.7 above, nor shall it be liable for any other consequence of Customers' failures to comply with the Pets Scheme (as set out in the Conditions of Carriage).
4.9 Failure to comply with the requirements of clause 4.7 may result in the refusal of carriage to the Customer and the Passengers, in which case the Contract Fare shall not be refunded.
4.10 Eurotunnel reserves the right to refuse carriage on the Shuttle and/or terminate the account of the Credit Account Holder upon which travel is made if:
4.10.1 a Coach uses the lanes reserved for Flexiplus passengers unless directed to do so by an authorised member of Eurotunnel staff; or
4.10.2 a Coach driver sets down Passengers anywhere on Eurotunnel premises, in particular at the service station on the UK terminal, without the authorisation of Eurotunnel.
4.11 Vehicles fitted with LPG containers to power domestic services e.g. cooking, refrigeration, heating and water heaters are accepted as long as the containers are switched off, weigh no more than 47kg and are not more than 80% full. If the Customer's vehicle is fitted with such a container, the Customer must declare this at Check-In. LPG (Liquefied Petroleum Gas) and dual powered vehicles (i.e. vehicles fitted with an LPG tank as an alternative fuel) cannot be accepted for transport by Eurotunnel
4.12 General
4.12.1 Black tariff dates are booked as single legs only.
4.13 Specific to Standard Singles
4.13.1 Can be booked on the day of departure.
4.13.2 Valid for single leg journeys.
4.13.3 Valid in either direction.
4.13.4 A return fare is the sum of the outbound and inbound single fares.
4.14 Specific to a 1 & 2 Day return or 3 – 5 Day return fares
4.14.1 Must be booked at least 1 day in advance.
4.14.2 Valid outbound from Folkestone to Calais only.
4.14.3 Fares are calculated using the outbound departure date.
4.14.4 Return journeys exclude Black tariff dates
4.14.5 The return journey to commence before midnight on the last calendar day of the specific ticket type.
5.1 Payment shall be made using a previously approved credit card or cleared cheque or by bank transfer at least 37 days before the Booked Departure.
5.2 For Bookings made less than 37 days before the Booked Departure payment shall be made at the time of Booking.
5.3 Bookings will not be confirmed until Customers comply with relevant payment terms.
5.4 If payment is not received in accordance with clause 5.1, the Booking will automatically be cancelled.
6.1 Payment shall be made by bank transfer to an account specified by Eurotunnel or by such other method of payment as may be agreed with Eurotunnel. Invoices shall be paid no later than the thirtieth day of the month following the month during which the invoice was issued.
6.2 Eurotunnel may at its sole discretion, terminate a credit account by giving notice in writing. In such circumstances, all Bookings made by the Credit Account Holder will be cancelled, except where they have been paid for in full.
7.1 Eurotunnel will invoice a Credit Account Holder not more than 28 days before the Booked Departure or, in the case of Bookings made within 28 days of the Booked Departure, immediately.
7.2 The Credit Account Holder shall notify Eurotunnel in writing of any dispute in relation to any invoice within 14 days of the date of the invoice.
7.3 Interest on any unpaid amounts due from any Customer shall accrue on a daily basis at the rate of 4% above the base-lending rate of NatWest Bank plc from time to time.
8.1 Except where the Commercial Terms state otherwise the Customer may cancel or amend its Booking
without charge in the following circumstances:
- 8.1.1 any booking other than a 1 & 2 Day Return booking not less than 35 days before
the Booked Departure;
- 8.1.2 any 1 & 2 Day Return booking not less than 10 days before the Booked
- 8.1.3 Black tariff date Bookings are Non Refundable.
8.2 Unless cancelled or amended in accordance with this clause Bookings may not be cancelled or
amended and a Customer shall remain liable for the Contract Fare even if the Customer does not
8.3 Cancellation or amendment of any promotional fare bookings may be made in accordance with the fare terms applicable. Where a Customer cancels or amends a promotional fare booking contrary to any
applicable fare terms, the Customer shall remain liable for the price of that promotional fare booking.
11.1 In addition to any other indemnities contained in this Agreement the Customer shall indemnify Eurotunnel against any costs, loss, liability or expenses (including such costs, loss, liability or expenses arising out of or in connection with claims made by third parties) arising (whether directly or indirectly) out of or otherwise in connection with:
11.1.1 a breach by the Customer of any terms of this Agreement;
11.1.2 any negligent act or omission committed by the Customer;
11.1.3 the theft, loss or fraudulent use of Booking Reference Numbers where such theft, loss or fraudulent use results from the Customer's lack of prudent care of the same. The Customer shall notify Eurotunnel immediately upon becoming aware of any such theft, loss or fraudulent use;
11.1.4 any breach by the Customer or its Passengers of the Eurotunnel Conditions of Carriage (provided that where the liability arises out of a breach by a Passenger the Customer's liability shall not exceed £1 million per any one occurrence);
11.1.5 any breakdown of a Coach whilst loaded on a Shuttle or occurring during loading or unloading;
11.1.6 any defects in, or inadequacy or overloading of a Coach;
11.1.7 any death or injury to any third party, including any Passenger, caused by the negligence of the Customer, its servants, its agents or any independent contractor;
11.1.8 the refusal of entry to the Channel Tunnel of any Passenger or whose entry is unlawful for any reason whatsoever.
11.2 Eurotunnel shall not be liable for any costs, loss, liability or expenses incurred by any Customer arising out of or otherwise in connection with:
11.2.1 any delay in the boarding of any Coach on a Shuttle, its exit from the Shuttle or in the Shuttle's passage through the Channel Tunnel; or
11.2.2 any interruption (for whatever reason) in the commercial operation of the Shuttle service for the transport of Coaches or, such service having commenced any interruption thereof for whatever reason.
12.1 Eurotunnel may terminate this Agreement immediately by written notice if the Customer:
12.1.1 fails to make payment of any amount falling due to be paid within 7 days of the due date for payment;
12.1.2 commits a material breach of any material obligation (other than a payment obligation) under this Agreement which it fails to remedy within 7 days of the receipt of the notice of such breach;
12.1.3 goes into liquidation, has a receiver or administrative receiver or similar official appointed over all or any of its assets or is subject to any proceedings in any relevant jurisdiction having a similar effect;
12.1.4 is declared insolvent or being an individual is declared bankrupt;
12.1.5 ceases or threatens to cease to carry on the whole or any material part of its business;
12.1.6 exceeds any credit limit as notified from time to time by Eurotunnel;
12.1.7 fails to utilise any credit account for a period of 3 months;
12.1.8 makes or attempts to make a reservation on behalf of a person not a party to this Agreement;
12.1.9 in the event of a breach of this Agreement by the Customer which gives Eurotunnel reasonably justified concerns about the direct impact the Customer's business places on the ongoing security of the Channel Tunnel.
12.2 Either party may terminate this Agreement upon 30 days' written notice.
12.3 Upon termination of this Agreement the Customer shall immediately:
12.3.1 return to Eurotunnel all papers and materials supplied to the Customer by Eurotunnel;
12.3.2 remit to Eurotunnel all outstanding sums due to Eurotunnel.
12.4 Termination shall not affect Bookings which have been made and paid for prior to the date of termination.
12.5 Termination by Eurotunnel of this Agreement shall not release the Customer from any liability in respect of any rights accrued at the date of termination or in respect of any antecedent breaches of this Agreement.
14.1 This Agreement along with the Eurotunnel Conditions of Carriage and the Coach Calendar (and the information printed on the reverse of the Coach Calendar), sets out the entire agreement and understanding between the parties in relation to the subject of this Agreement. Save for commercially-negotiated Fare Terms which shall be evidenced in a separate document, neither party has entered into this Agreement in reliance upon any representation, warranty or undertaking of the other party which is not set out or referred to in this Agreement. This Agreement supersedes all previous proposals, agreements and other communications, whether written, oral or otherwise relating to the subject matter of this Agreement.
14.2 Eurotunnel shall be entitled, at its sole discretion, to amend these Coach Terms and Conditions, Eurotunnel's Conditions of Carriage and the Coach Calendar at any time.
14.3 The Commercial Terms may only be amended by written agreement signed by both parties to this Agreement.


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I made my card with a couple of new sets, that I was itching to ink up... Nordic Winter (ohh... there are some seriously cool designs in this set!!), Candy Jar Christmas Fillers, and Compliments of the Season.
Supplies: cardstock: Canson (blue, grey, brown), white; stamps: Waltzingmouse Stamps (Nordic Winter, Candy Jar Christmas Fillers, Compliments of the Season); ink: Memento (Summer Sky, Rich Cocoa, Tuxedo Black, London Fog);Copics ; baker's twine; pearl; pinking shears; Nestabilities Circles
Head on over to the Waltzingmouse Sketch blog, to check out what the rest of the Mischief Makers cooked up with it. See you later & thanks for coming! :)


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Standard ECMA-99
Data Interchange on 130 mm Flexible Disk
Cartridges using MFM Recording at 13 262 ftprad on Both Sides,
3,8 Tracks per mm
(September 1985)
This Standard ECMA-99 specifies the mechanical, physical and
magnetic characteristics of a 130 mm magnetic flexible disk
cartridge with a track density of 3,8 tracks per mm, recorded
on both sides at 13 262 flux transitions per radian to provide
physical interchangeability between data processing systems. It
also specifies the quality of the recorded signals, the track
layout and two track formats.
The following file can be freely downloaded:
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Home Health Aid/Technician
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For information on becoming certified as a Health Aid or Technician, consumers should contact the California Department of Health Services.There is no front counter service, so consumers should call the numbers listed below.
Department of Health Services
Licensing and Certification Division
1615 Capital Avenue
Sacramento, CA 95899-7416
Mailing address:
P.O. Box 942732
Sacramento, CA 94234-7320
(916) 327-2445
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On PHPMaster.com today there's a new article with six things that they (well, Daniela Baker) thinks every independent PHP developer should know and have in their arsenal.
PHP development is hot right now, but there are also lots of people in PHP development. If you want to make it as an independent PHP developer you've got to know more than just PHP. Here are six other essential skills you need to succeed as a PHP developer.
Her list of six is made up of:
- JavaScript, HTML, and CSS
- Knowing What You Don't Know
- Business Communication
- Business Finance
- Project Management
- Networking
Really, independent or not, these types of skills/knowledge can help any developer out there to see the bigger picture outside of just their code, out to what the business is doing.


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Babies quick knit 8ply garter stitch slippers.
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THIS EVENT IS 21+ THERE ARE NO EXCEPTIONS. MUST SHOW ID AT THE DOOR!! For the Past 7 years, HNIC Entertainment has had a consistent Open Mic Night!! Rap City Wednesdays is such a great opportunity for New Artists to get their music heard by important people in the industry. Magic City is a World Famous Strip Club in downtown Atlanta that has changed and influenced the hip-hop and rap industry. There are always celebrities and music producers in the building. Rap City Wednesdays also offers free entry before midnight for guys and free entry to ladies before 1am with RSVP. Solo Artists can perform for $20 which includes entrance and there are also group performances available for $50 which includes entrance for all members. Perfromances start at midnight. Please bring on USB or cd. BE PREPARED TO TIP THE LADIES IF PERFORMING ON STAGE! If interested in one of the most popping nights in ATL or looking to sign up to perform or RSVP visit http://rapcitywednesday.eventbrite.com ! You can also reach them on their 24/7 helpline at 404-850-2543!


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Mozart, Rachmaninov and Vaughan Williams have been among the composers who've topped the poll in recent years. But Bruch also took the Number 1 spot for several years. And, although Beethoven always has a strong presence in the top 300, he's never taken that coveted top spot.
Since 2013, soundtracks for video games like Final Fantasy, Banjo Kazooie and The Elder Scrolls have been climbing up the chart. In 2014 Final Fantasy reached Number 3, the highest ever position for a video game soundtrack.


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Based on the previous Nitro RS4 MT series, the Nitro MX-1 gives your E-Savage the military/desert look. The tough military-style lines fit right in with any rugged off-road terrain!
All HPI Racing bodies come with a large flexible vinyl decal sheet for detailing the clear polycarbonate shell. Window lines, headlights, grilles, tail lights, HPI logos and other details are on the decal sheet. A complete set of military decals is included for total scale realism, featuring a pick, shovel, rope, toolboxes and more! A convenient overspray film is included, as well as vinyl window masks to make painting quick and easy. To make mounting the body simple, an instruction sheet is included and the body has dimple marks for drill locations. A racing spoiler is also provided with the body.
- Photorealistic die-cut premium vinyl decals include window frames, headlight, grille, taillights and more, plus official logos!
- A decal instruction sheet is included for decal placement
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But what about the kids who can't identify a cucumber or zucchini? Or my 10-year-old's friends who can only eat cheese, flour, sugar and salt when they come over? Planning for a play date requires a special trip to the grocery store. "Mom, we have to get juice; Tanya won't drink water." Or, "Mom, we have to get pregrated cheddar cheese and white pasta; it's all that Rachel will eat."
I think much of today's childhood obesity epidemic results from catering to kids. Somewhere between the 1980s and the present day our desire for constantly smiling offspring birthed a new cuisine; I call it Kid Food.
Kid Food commands shelf space at grocery stores, separate menus at restaurants, and teams of advertising executives spending millions on marketing the stuff. They do a good job.
Part food and part toy, Kid Food attracts with neon blues, greens and reds; fun shapes like dinosaurs and stars beckon children to the table, and irresistible cartoons and games adorn packaging. The predictable flavors deliver just what these youngsters are craving: sweet Kid Food gives that intense refined-sugar fix, while savory options bathe their taste buds in salt and flavor enhancers.
Kid Food does well at getting our wee ones to eat. The problem is what they're eating. Most Kid Food is laden with artificial colors and sweeteners, salt, and GM and processed ingredients, and the list goes on from there.
"Oh, well," I hear many parents lament, "Johnny will learn to eat 'real' food when he's an adult." But it's pretty hard to go from Kid Food to Real Food. I imagine the shift is more likely to adult forms of Kid Food-fast foods that are also salt and sugar laden. To make the jump from Kid Food to Real Food would require a thorough education in nutrition, shopping, cooking and eating.
Kid Food teaches our children that food comes in a package and is always a microwave minute away from ready. It primes their taste preferences for a lifetime of similar flavors.
Some might say Kid Food exists because parents are so busy. But if we simply feed the kids what we're eating, it's one less thing to prepare. Unfortunately it's now widely perceived that kids require their own food, something akin to our pets requiring Pet Food.
When it comes to food in this country, we are all children. Americans must learn to eat again. We need to remember that children, and grown-ups, can eat unadulterated food that wasn't created to entertain.
Sometimes I get hung up on where the lesson will come from. Then I remember that the teaching and inspiration must arrive from multiple sources in order to resonate with everyone-the government, our children, the media, and our loved one who dies too young from diabetes or heart failure.
Organic Connections recently reported on health and food safety groups banding together to try and stop companies marketing unhealthy foods to children with toys, alluring colors and trademarked characters. It's grassroots efforts such as these that are the fuel to start a fire.
As for my daughter, don't worry; I'm not a Food Tiger Mom. Chloe indulges in neon-colored cupcakes and potato chips and she loves sucking down a good juice box. But she doesn't require Kid Food to eat a meal.


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My love life over the past year has been pretty wonderful, and I think its important to tell people how you feel and show your affections...
For Santes Dwynwen Dydd on Jan 25th I found him a gorgeous, but not girly, handmade card on Etsy.
And a slightly more girly gift, which says 'love you' in Welsh. Who can resist a hanging heart for the wardrobe door?
He gave me this lovely simple romantic card in return.
For Valentines I have a 'cariad' card, featured in the last post, for him, and have written him 14 love 'postcards' which i will stick to his wardrobe mirror before he wakes up in the morning.
I think everyone feels, now and then, a little doubtful about their right to be loved, and might wonder why their beloved finds them so attractive and hasn't run away with someone else by now? I thought I would write down 14 reasons why I love him, just in case he's ever in any doubt. I won't share them all, because they are extremely personal, but they aren't particularly mushy, they are good, solid aspects of his character I admire and adore.
As for how I made them, I once wrote off for the 'cabbages and roses' catalogue and received in the post a brown folder full of these oversized postcards, detailing their latest collection. I've had them in a drawer for years, and they seemed perfect for my modern, shorter love letters. I found an image of a stamp online and have added the numbers 'one' - 'fourteen' in welsh plus the '14 reasons why I love you' by just printing off my computer and glueing on. I handwrote all the messages, and that was it!
Then I thought I would counter all this romance with a boys toy and have bought him a lego technic set. But there's no reason it can't be prettily wrapped.
I hope you all have a wonderfully romantic day, and enjoy being creative in expressing your feelings!


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Den and the art of polar bear research
Posted on 10 April 2014
A Norwegian Polar Institute and WWF-Canon scientific expedition is collecting critical data about Europe's most westerly polar bear population.A Norwegian Polar Institute and WWF-Canon scientific expedition sets off tomorrow to collect critical data about Europe's most westerly polar bear population. The population on and around the Norwegian Arctic archipelago of Svalbard is facing a future without summer sea ice. A recently published paper suggests the area will be ice-free in summer by 2050.
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"We don't know what the future holds for these bears," says Geoff York, WWF lead on polar bears. "We do know that bear populations deprived of sea ice for significant amounts of time are less likely to survive or breed successfully."
The research team is on the lookout for polar bear denning sites on the islands, where females go to give birth. There is some evidence that the population is moving away from traditional sites, and the movement may well be linked to changes in sea ice. It is not clear where new sites may be, but there is reason to believe they may be on islands further to the east where the ice stays longer.
The NPI researchers on the expedition will place satellite collars on bears to enable tracking their routes over the next year or so. Comparing the bears' positions to satellite information about the sea ice will help explain the bears' response to ice conditions, and help project likely future adaptations. Four of the bears collared this year will be trackable on WWF's polar bear tracker as soon as the collars are activated, allowing people around the world to follow the bears.
The expedition is sponsored by Canon Europe, Conservation Imaging Partner of WWF International. Canon has a longstanding partnership with WWF that goes back over sixteen years, using imaging expertise to help WWF record and promote awareness of the state of the environment and climate change. It is supplying photographic equipment for this project and sponsoring a leading Swedish wildlife photographer and Canon Ambassador, Brutus Östling, to capture images of the wildlife encountered along the way.
To arrange interviews with expedition members
Susan Novotny, WWF communications officer
Phone: +1 613 232 2508
Visit the expedition website for updates
About WWF
WWF is one of the world's largest and most respected independent conservation organizations, with almost five million supporters and a global network active in more than 100 countries. WWF's mission is to stop the degradation of the earth's natural environment and to build a future in which humans live in harmony with nature, by conserving the world's biological diversity, ensuring that the use of renewable natural resources is sustainable, and promoting the reduction of pollution and wasteful consumption.


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The setting - a wasteland comprised of drapes and boulders complete with screens showing ghostly animals and humans moving around - echoed the dystopian spirit. This was about discarded fashion gems, revisited and revitalised by a new generation.
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Lou Stoppard, Hilary Alexander, Jade Parfitt and Jessica Bumpus review Milan womenswear A/W 2013 live on 14 March 2013 at 11:00 GMT.


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Number: 111-10
Date: February 5, 2009
House Passes H.R. 559, the "Fair, Accurate, Secure, and
Timely (FAST) Redress Act of 2009"
On February 3, 2009, the House passed H.R. 559, the "Fair, Accurate, Secure, and Timely (FAST) Redress Act of 2009", by a vote of 413 to 3. No action has yet been taken in the Senate. The legislation would amend the Homeland Security Act of 2002 to establish an appeal and redress process for individuals wrongly delayed or prohibited from boarding commercial aircraft.
The bill contains the following provisions of interest to SSA:
Establishment of Appeal and Redress Process
• Would require the Secretary of Homeland Security to establish, not later than 30 days after enactment, a timely and fair process for individuals who believe they were delayed or prohibited from boarding a commercial aircraft or who were denied a right, benefit, or privilege because they were wrongly identified as a threat when screened against any terrorist watchlist or database used by the Transportation Security Administration.
Intergovernmental Efforts
• Would allow the Secretary of Homeland Security to enter into agreements with other Federal agencies to improve the appeal and redress process and, for other purposes, such as to verify an individual's identity and personally identifiable information.
Handling of Personally Identifiable Information
• Would require the Secretary of Homeland Security, in conjunction with its Chief Privacy Officer, to engage in cooperative agreements with appropriate Federal agencies, on a reimbursable basis, to ensure that legal name changes are properly reflected in any terrorist watchlist or database and Comprehensive Cleared List to assure the most accurate lists of identifications possible.
• Would provide that the Privacy Act protections afforded individuals under Section 552a of Title 5 of the United States Code would not prohibit the sharing of legal name changes among Federal agencies and entities for this purpose.
The provisions of interest to SSA would be effective upon enactment.


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About rose plastic
Worldwide Presence
By the end of the 1980s the rose plastic vision had taken on an international scope.
With our headquarters in Hergensweiler (Germany) and factories in USA, Brazil, China and India, rose plastic group has created a worldwide network of high performance factories. With sales and distribution points in England, France, Spain, Italy, South Korea and representatives in Poland, Japan and Turkey, rose plastic has established a global operation to provide optimum service and availability of rose-products to all customers worldwide.
rose plastic exports from Hergensweiler to more than sixty countries throughout the world. Over 50 % of the total production from Hergensweiler is exported.


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The Bachelors Major in Management Information Systems (MIS) produces leaders who initiate, design, and apply technology to transform business functions and produce innovative products and services.
MIS graduates are sought by the top firms in the nation. The BBA in MIS is a STEM program that provides access to STEM scholarships, as well as MIS department scholarships.
The BBA in MIS prepares students for a digital centric economy in which large and growing IT centric firms provide infrastructure like services that smaller entrepreneurial firms re-imagine to create innovative and value added services for consumers and business.
MIS students will successfully compete in a world in which traditional large corporations continue to streamline their IT operations but grow by adding new technologically enhanced innovative capabilities.
Learn to:
- Initiate and lead technology enabled change (e.g., act as a digital innovation change agent in a large firm)
- Analyze and design innovative digital products and services (e.g., create the social media strategy for a new start-up)
- Apply IT to automate and improve business processes (e.g., apply analytics to discover new insights)
- Transform a business function with IT (e.g., mobile apps to reach new customers)
- Analyze clients, specify needs, integrate applications, and manage projects (e.g., acquire a new customer relationship management system)
Required courses
- Data-Centric Application Development (MIS 2402)
Develop data-centric applications
- Data Analytics (MIS 2502)
Analyze and present insights from business data
- Enterprise IT Architecture (MIS 3406)
Understand enterprise IT architecture, digital platforms, and ecosystems
- Digital Solutions Studio (MIS 3506)
Create and analyze digital products and services
- Application Integration and Evaluation (MIS 3502)
Build web and cloud centric applications.
- Lead Global Digital Projects (MIS 3535)
Lead technology-enabled transformation
- Information Systems Integration (MIS 4596)
Apply and evaluate IT innovation and capabilities. Teams work on a entrepreneurial project mentored by senior executives.
Selected electives
- Internet Enabled Supply Chains (MIS 3537)
Change supply chains using the Internet.
- Applied Predictive Analytics (MIS 3505)
Derive patterns and insight from large data sets.
- Defending Against Cyber Crime (MIS 3507)
Learn how to evaluate cyber-security through case studies
- Strategic Management of Information Technology (MIS 3534)
Case study analysis of managing IT resources
- Social Media Innovation (MIS 3538)
Create digital business models that apply Web 2.0 and social media.
- Special Topics (MIS 3580)
New emerging topics (previous topics: ERP, mobile development, Cyber-security)
- Information Systems Innovation (MIS 3536)
Create digital business opportunities.
- Co-operative Experience in MIS (MIS 3581)
Gain course credit for internships. Learn more…
Fox MIS majors benefit from an innovative one-of-a-kind professional achievement program:
- Earn required points for professional development activities and for applying learning to practice (e.g., internships, student leadership)
- Receive recognition for professional achievement on leaderboards, badges, professional achievement wire, and e-portfolios. 'Cash-in' reward points at the MIS Points Store.
- Showcase your educational and professional achievements at the MIS specific Fox IT Career Fair.
Fox MIS BBA majors get placed in the top firms in the region and nationally and achieved 100% placement since May 2012. Learn about careers in IS and participate in the Fox IT Career Fair which provides exclusive one-stop placement and internship opportunities for MIS students. The Fox led ISJobIndex.com project provides national level data on jobs in the IS field:
- Bachelor MIS students average salary is $57,817 nationally. Salaries for IS graduates are about 17% higher than typical business majors.
- 86% of IS graduates are satisfied with their offer, and 75% are confident that their job is a good fit.
- The highest paying jobs are consulting, project management, and systems analyst.
The top IS jobs are:
- Business analyst | Systems analyst
- Data analytics | Business Intelligence
- Information systems / project manager
- Consultant
- Application developer / web designer
- Information architect
- Social media consultant
- Digital entrepreneur and innovator
- What is MIS and why should you consider MIS?
- What is unique about the Fox MIS program?
- Exclusive scholarships and awards. BBA in MIS students are eligible for STEM designated scholarships.
- Win prizes and gain recognition in national, and local analytics and entrepreneurial competitions.
- Temple's Association for Information Systems (AIS) student organization is the best AIS student chapter and provides professional, social, and community activities.
- The Fox BBA in MIS is designed in partnership with the Fox IT Industry Advisory Board. Members of the board mentor students on projects.
- Access top firms through the MIS affiliated Institute of Business and Information Technology, which each year hosts the acclaimed Fox IT awards.
- Learn the latest technologies.
- Fox is one of the largest and most highly-ranked business schools
- Accelerated 3 Year BBA – Motivated students can finish in 3 years.
- Download BBA MIS Course Structure
- Temple University Undergraduate Bulletin FSBM/MIS
- College Graduation Requirements for Freshmen and Transfer Students
- Take a look at our internationally renowned faculty
- Read Why Fox MIS?
- Contact Temple AIS on Facebook
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text: Whistler Olympic Venues and Legacies The 2010 Olympic and Paralympic Winter Games have come and gone but the spirit and energy live on in Whistler. Exciting legacies like Whistler Olympic Park and Sliding Centre, as well as monuments like the Olympic Rings or Inukshuk are scattered through Whistler for tours, photos and a chance to experience the passion. Olympic Plaza Sliding Centre Olympic Park Other Venues & Legacies Whistler Olympic Plaza is one of our most popular, year round outdoor spaces in Whistler Village. Featuring a picnic-perfect lawn, playground, a winter skating rink and wonderful outdoor performance areas and surrounded by cafés, restaurants and local shops, it's a must do for everyone. Outdoor Winter Fun From Family Après to Skate with Santa and New Year's Celebrations, Whistler Olympic Plaza hosts a number of family friendly, outdoor events over winter. Dress warmly and come out to play! Outdoor Skating Rink The Resort Municipality of Whistler transforms Whistler Olympic Plaza's Great Lawn and Pavilion into skating rinks for the winter season. In the heart of Whistler Village, these outdoor rinks offer tremendous views of the surrounding mountains and the twinkling festive lights of the Village. For more information on ice-skating during the winter months, visit the ice-skating page. Outdoor Play Area Grab a sled and slide down the snow pile, see the Olympic rings, ice skate on the outdoor rink, build a snowman, snap a photo by the Olympic cauldron then warm up by the outdoor fireplace. Summer Concert Series While the park and wonderful lawn make the perfect place to enjoy the sun on a lazy afternoon, in the summer Whistler Olympic Plaza is best know for it's jam-packed schedule of free outdoor concerts and performances. Pack a picnic, bring a sweater, and enjoy Whistler's long summer nights with live music under the stars. Olympic Memorabilia All around you will find Olympic and Paralympic memorabilia. Snap a photo by the Olympic Cauldron or Rings, visit the installations celebrating athletes and medal winners or take a moment at the memroial for Georgian Luge Nodar Kumaritashvili. Located in the beautiful Fitzsimmons valley on the southeast slope of Blackcomb Mountain, the Sliding Centre was the site of the bobsleigh, luge and skeleton competitions for the Vancouver 2010 Olympic Winter Games. Today the Sliding Centre offers visitors and locals alike the opportunity to experience the thrill of rushing down this world class track. In the winter you can feel the adreneline of skeleton or bobsliegh first hand, and in the summer bobsleighs are put on wheels to simulate that exact same excitement. Or simply learn a little more about sliding sports with a self-guided tour. Whatever your preference, check out Olympic Experiences to find the one that's right for you. Located 18 km south of Whistler in the stunning Callaghan Valley, Whistler Olympic Park is the first Olympic Nordic venue to include all three traditional Nordic sport stadiums in one site: cross-country, ski jumping and biathlon. In the winter, Whistler Olympic Park is the perfect place for you to spend a day Skate or Classic skiing or exploring on snowshoes. If you're looking for a truly Olympic experience, try Biathlon while there. In the summer Whistler Olympic Park offers self guided interpretive tours and great family hiking and biking trails. In addition to the larger Olympic Venues, there are many smaller venues and legacies. You can spend a day on a self-guided tour, or simply enjoy them as you stumble across them on other adventures. Lost Lake Passivhaus (formerly Austria Passive House) A Passive House is a building in which a comfortable interior climate can be maintained without active heating or cooling systems. It requires little to no energy for heating and cooling due to construction using a combination of super insulation, thick walls and windows, solar retention, ground heat, and other technology. Lost Lake Passivhaus is located at the main entrance to Lost Lake Park, between the upper and lower Villages and a short walk from the Village Stroll During the 2010 Olympic and Paralympic Winter Games, the building was home to the Austrian Olympic Committee and Austrian Public Broadcasting but now features public seating areas, indoor washrooms, bike rentals and lessons, food and beverage services, and great views of Whistler and Blackcomb mountains. Dave Murray Downhill Situated on Whistler Mountain, the Dave Murray Downhill is where the men's downhill, slalom, giant slalom, super combined and superG races of the Vancouver 2010 Olympic Winter Games occurred. Dropping more than one vertical kilometre in just over 3.1 kilometres, it is the second longest downhill course in the world, and it's yours to ski (in the winter). The course was named after Dave Murray, one of the original "Crazy Canucks" and one of the most popular ski personalities Canada has ever produced. Olympic Legacy Display Situated on Whistler Mountain in the Roundhouse Lodge, the Olympic Legacy Display showcases the achievements of local athletes and Games-time highlights. Browse through athlete stories, photos and memorabilia or create your own memorabilia with a wood carved replica or the medals podium and an Inukshuk for perfect photo opportunities. When you're done, refuel with the food and beverages available and take in the increible views from the observation decks. Whistler Museum Located in the heart of the Whistler Village, the museum's newest exhibit, "Hosting the World", tells Whistler's story of the 2010 Winter Olympic Games. Features include: Featuring an interactive area where you can hold the Olympic torch, try on an Olympic ski bib and wear the volunteer "smurf" uniform, the exhibit is hands-on and lots of fun. Displaying the uniforms and gear of 13 of the Olympic and Paralympic athletes from the Sea-to-Sky corridor, including the snowboard cross uniform from Olympic gold medalist Maëlle Ricker and the racing helmet of Paralympic gold medalist Lindsay Debou. Other highlights include the Paralympic Cauldron and torch bearing uniform, the Canadian team podium uniform and a gate flag from the Olympic alpine ski races. A special exhibit, Whistler's Olympic Journey, celebrates the community's journey to the 2010 Winter Games, chronicling the story and artifacts of Whistler's passionate visionaries that dreamed big and worked together as a community to make it all happen. From pioneers, fishing resort developers, artists, ski bums and visitors, everyone had a hand in creating Whistler. 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Help:African Americans of Kentucky
This entry was originally written by Wendy Bebout Elliott, Ph.D., FUGA, for Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources.
Both the Filson Library and the Kentucky Historical Society have extensive manuscripts and indexes of their collections, many of which include African-American families who migrated both as slaves and during Reconstruction. Kentucky served a dual role during slavery: stations of the Underground Railroad were established within the state, but at the same time, slaves were bought and sold. By 1860 nearly twenty percent of the state's population had African-American ancestry, which included slaves, free African Americans, and former slaves. However, the 1850 state constitution required that African Americans who were freed after passage of the new constitution leave the state within thirty days.
Judicial records for African Americans in Kentucky, for misdemeanors and petty crimes, can usually be found at the local level. Circuit courts heard cases for felonious crimes.
Beginning with the end of the Civil War, registrations of African-American marriages were maintained by county clerks. Marriages performed earlier but not recorded by civil authority were allowed to be post-recorded and filed under 'Declarations' after 1865.
The Freedman's Bureau established schools, hospitals, and assistance for the poor and veterans. Freedman's Bureau records are both state and national. Federal Freedman's Bureau records include some genealogical information in the lists of refugees, freedmen, and abandoned lands as well as some marriage records. Little of genealogical value is recorded in the state level records.
In Kentucky some records for African Americans are maintained separately; these include marriage, vital records, school records, and tax lists. (See also African Americans of Virginia).


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Guitar Hero: Metallica Confirmed
"In fiscal 2009, we plan to publish Guitar Hero: On Tour for the NDS; Guitar Hero: Aerosmith, Guitar Hero: Metallica, and Guitar Hero IV across multiple platforms," the company said in the filing.
Activision's 2009 fiscal year ends on March 31 of next year, pinning the previously unannounced Guitar Hero: Metallica for a release prior to that time. The multiple-instrument update to the series, Guitar Hero IV, is expected this fall, making a release in the 2008 calendar year unlikely for Guitar Hero: Metallica.
No platforms were divulged in the filing, though Activision's other band-centric offshoot Guitar Hero: Aerosmith is slated to appear on the PlayStation 3, PlayStation 2, Xbox 360, and Wii.
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Hear how working life at the Museum has changed.More about Starting at the Museum
Captivated by televised sequences of the 1969 moon landing as a child, Sara has ever since been fascinated by space exploration and planetary evolution. A specialist in meteorites, she has conducted field trips to numerous deserts and also Antarctica, one of the best sites in the world for the collection of unique specimens due to less weathering, leading to less alteration in rock surfaces (meteorites that have fallen in Antarctica can last for millions of years).
Sara is fascinated by the rich histories that meteorites hold within their structures and marvels at how far science has developed since the 1800s, to understand these space rocks. Sara enjoys sharing and exploring this type of information with her colleagues in the Museum, and has been very active in working on space programmes to explore the moon.
Find out about the event that inspired Sara to become a scientist.
Find out when scientists first identified meteorites.
Find out about some of the more bizarre objects in the collection.
Learn about a meteorite in the collection that is similar in composition to the sun.
Listen to Sara talk about collecting meteorites across the world.
Hear how working life at the Museum has changed.
Listen to Sara describe her job interview.
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NOTTINGHAM Forest remain determined to hang on to Henri Lansbury after insisting that the midfielder is no closer to joining Burnley.
The Clarets are thought to have maintained their interest in the 23-year-old despite recently seeing a bid rejected.
Burnley are able to bide their time a little in their chase, with Lansbury currently on the sidelines with a knee injury, but Forest manager Stuart Pearce has made it clear that he wants to keep the former Arsenal youngster.
Assistant boss Steve Wigley has now reiterated Pearce's stance.
"Henri is still a Forest player and will be this Saturday," Wigley said.
"Hopefully he will be the Saturday after. I hope he doesn't go. Burnley have been keen on one or two players but at the end of the day they haven't landed them yet.
"Henri starts joining in everything (in training) now and it will probably be about 10 days from there before he's available to play."
Lansbury still has two years left on his contract at the City Ground and Forest want the midfielder to sign an extended deal with the club, a request that has so far met with resistance.
Burnley have also suffered frustration in their attempts to land West Brom centre back Craig Dawson after seeing three bids rejected – the most recent said to be in the region of £2m.
Dawson is keen on a move to Turf Moor but West Brom do not want to sell the 24-year-old.
The former England under 21 international has grown unhappy at a lack of first-team opportunities at the Hawthorns but could yet start the Baggies' Premier League opener at home to Sunderland on Saturday, with fellow centre backs Joleon Lescott and Gareth McAuley both injury doubts.
Meanwhile, Tamworth's Kaiyne Woolery, a 19-year-old striker who recently trained with Burnley, is joining Bolton Wanderers for £10,000.


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Why Music Education at Ithaca College?
- Founded in 1892 as a conservatory of music, the Ithaca College School of Music provides a comprehensive program devoted to excellence in performance and pedagogy.
- Eleven full-time music education faculty members and 13 part-time professionals guide music education undergraduates through a full and rich experience with major-area courses and student teaching.
- Music education faculty members are educator-practitioners; they continue to work regularly with music students in public schools and remain current in contemporary practices and pedagogy.
- The undergraduate music education degree can be completed in four years, or it can combined with a performance degree and completed in four and a half years.
- Among the graduate degrees offered by the School of Music are the master of music and master of science degrees in music education. These 30-credit, non-thesis degree programs can be completed in a calendar year of full-time study or in three to four years of summer study.


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• Hackers target US security think tank – Anonymous says there will be more Christmas-week hacks to come.
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• Chrome Engineer: Firefox Is A Partner, Not A Competitor – Chrome exists to try and make the Web better, not to gain huge numbers of users, the engineer says. If it makes other browsers better out of competition, that helps the Web, too.
• Dutch Parliament: Downloading Movies and Music Will Stay Legal – The Dutch see the downloading of music and movies as "fair use", and encourage the entertainment industry to find competing, authorized ways to sell their wares.
• Online Gambling Given a Boost in U.S. Ruling – The U.S. Department of Justice reverses a long-held stance against online gambling.
• Mobile malware will become profitable in 2012, PC attacks mirrored on the phone – According to a report from Lookout, which sells Android security software. The biggest threat on Android phones: SMS hijacking.
• Insurance Against Cyber Attacks Expected to Boom – More companies are expected to seek insurance against online hacks in the wake of the assault on Sony, which cost the company millions.
• Study: Apple's iPhone, iPad account for 90 percent of mobile purchases – If you bought something online with your smartphone, chances are you used an iOS device.
• Facebook, Google, And Dropbox Are Hiring Interns By The Boatload – When experienced talent is hard to find, send in the interns.
• RIM gets kicked while down, sued over BBM trademark (update: RIM comments)
• GoDaddy's domain registration after SOPA: behind the numbers – Although Go Daddy lost more than 21,000 domains over the last few days, it has gained 20,000.


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...organizations which design systems ... are constrained to produce designs which are copies of the communication structures of these organizations.
Or, to use active voice, since passive voice serves Satan:
Organizations which design systems can only produce designs which copy the communication structures of those organizations.
I once built a system for two groups in a corporation to automate a process. Part of the process in real life: butting heads between the two groups at every step. I could have been an idiot and designed a system which had opportunities for that legacy to persist. Instead I asked both sides to give me their point of view and created a system where both sides could get what they wanted from the other in a simple, efficient way.
The corporate politics dissipated - or I should say, those corporate politics dissipated, as the organization had plenty of similar troubles that this system didn't affect - and people found it easier to work together. People described me as a guru in the language I was using (Perl) despite the fact that I was not. Perl is a hard language to be a guru in, since in Perl, anything can mean anything. I was really only a good scripter with a strong grasp of regular expressions and a judicious sense of diplomacy. But that judicious sense of diplomacy made me a star in that company, because everybody was happy with the system.
The irony, of course, is that people gave me too much credit for my technological achievement and not enough for the diplomatic achievement. If people have come to accept that fighting with each other is as much a part of their daily life as fighting the traffic into work, making them peaceful collaborators is something to be proud of. Either way, though, if you want to see your project succeed way beyond anyone's expectations, find ways to invert Conway's Law. Think about it: what's the opposite of this statement?
Organizations which design systems can only produce designs which copy the communication structures of those organizations.
The inverse is that designing business process software gives you the ability to design business processes. If you take responsibility for that and give your users a business process which is better for everyone, people will wonder how they ever did their job without your system. That's how they're supposed to feel.
Tuesday, April 21, 2009
Invert Conway's Law
Posted by Giles Bowkett at 10:36 AM
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Couldn't agree more. However, I wonder how much of the success of that project was predicated on the fact that both parties came to the table. I've been involved in projects where one or more parties didn't come to the table or didn't want/care to, and even though we did our best to build a system which enhanced the process, it ultimately failed due to lack of motivation from the parties involved.ReplyDelete
So, is it the contractor's job to bring people to the table, or should they already be at the table?
Good read, thanks.
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Whoever has worked with phasmids for a longer period of time and has found a rising interest in these bizarre insects, will try to catch some specimens himself, let it be on a holiday or in ones own garden. In most cases however these "collecting-trips" are not much successful as unexpierienced collectors do not know about the necessary background knowledge and collecting techniques. As most phasmids are, in contrast to many other insect orders, difficult to catch by using a light trap, collecting appears to be quite problematic especially if larger numbers are wished to be collected. Nevertheless there are several more or less productive techniques, which do at least allow a collection of Phasmid from different habits and altitudes in the rain forest vegetation.
In the following text we describe those collecting techniques that have been successfully applied by ourselves and are predominantly harmonized with the tropics.
We do however want to indicate that taking live insects from their natural environment can cause disharmony within the special habitat why the risks for nature should always be calculated and kept in mind.
In many countries it is necessary to procure oneself a collecting- and export permit if animals are wished to be taken abroad.
Please keep im mind that it should be our duty and aim to save and preserve nature as our survival is impossible without it.
We clearly dissociate ourselves from those cruel collecting methods which spread strongly poisonous insectizides in the canopy regions of the rain forest trees in order to investigate their biodiversity. Methods like this may appear very productive at first glance, but mostly the affects on the ecosystem´s future are hardly to foresee. If strong poisons and insecticides are used, it is obvious that not only phasmids will fall from that treated tree… !


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The Lewis & Clark Bookstore
Faculty Bookwarming
Date: 3:30pm - 4:30pm PST February 26, 2013 Location: Templeton Campus Center
Templeton Campus Center
Join the Lewis & Clark Bookstore in celebrating the release of Federalism and the Tug of War Within written by Erin Ryan, Associate Professor of Law. Coffee and cookies will be served.
Federalism and the Tug of War Within
The Constitution's dual sovereignty directives foster an ideal set of good governance values—checks and balances, accountability, local autonomy, and problem-solving synergy—that are nevertheless in constant competition. This inherent "tug of war" is responsible for epic instability in the Supreme Court's federalism jurisprudence, but it is poorly understood.
Federalism and the Tug of War Within explores how constitutional interpreters reconcile the competing values that underpin American federalism, with real consequences for governance that requires local and national collaboration. Drawing examples from Hurricane Katrina, climate governance, health reform, and other problems of jurisdictional overlap, author Erin Ryan demonstrates how faulty federalism theory can inhibit effective interjurisdictional governance by failing to navigate the tensions within federalism itself.
With new conceptual vocabulary to wrestle with old constitutional dilemmas, Ryan traces the development of federalism's tug of war, and proposes innovations to better focus judicial, legislative, and executive efforts across all levels of government.
Professor Erin Ryan teaches federalism, negotiation, and natural resources, property, and water law at Lewis & Clark Law School. She has presented on federalism theory at academic and administrative venues in the United States, Europe, and Asia, including the Ninth Circuit Judicial Conference, the U.S. Department of Agriculture, and the United Nations Institute for Training and Research. She spent 2011-12 in China as a Fulbright Scholar, where she taught American law, studied Chinese multilevel governance, and lectured widely. Ryan is a graduate of Harvard Law School, where she was an editor of the Harvard Law Review and a Hewlett Fellow at the Harvard Negotiation Research Project.


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The Chicago Fire Soccer Club recently had nine players commit to playing at NCAA Division 1 schools this year. The players made their commitments over the past month and will join their college teams this summer.
The 2014 college-bound class includes Jeff Farina (Notre Dame University), Luca Giovine (Florida International University), Grant Lillard (Indiana University), Mitch Meyer (Cornell University), John Moderwell (Northwestern University), James Myall (Brown University), Adrian Remeniuk (University of Wisconsin – Madison), Alex Underwood (University of Denver) and Martin Alba (Marquette University).
"We're very proud of these guys," said Chicago Fire Academy Director Larry Sunderland. "While the ultimate goal is to see these players on our first team, we take great pride in the fact that one-hundred percent of our players academically qualifying for college end up on athletic scholarship at top universities that also have high level soccer programs. That, in and of itself is a tremendous accomplishment few can claim."