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The 8-foot-by-16-foot shed was designed and constructed by students in the Santa Cruz County Regional Occupational Program Construction Technology Class at Santa Cruz High which Bustichi teaches.
"It is for Beth Hollenbeck's band to store their instruments," said Bustichi, who owns BCI Builders in Scotts Valley.
Hollenbeck teaches music at the high school and has grown the program over the past several years. The music classes are situated in a portable classroom without a place to store instruments.
The Santa Cruz students designed and prefabricated the shed during class time, then had the opportunity — for extra credit — to help with the actual construction of the shed on Saturday, April 19 at Scotts Valley High.
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Coral Gables, Fla. • The NCAA has found what it calls "a very severe case of improper conduct" committed by former members of its own enforcement program during the Miami investigation, and will not deliver the long-awaited notice of allegations against the Hurricanes until an external review is completed.
NCAA President Mark Emmert announced the findings Wednesday. The sports governing body said former enforcement staff members worked with the criminal defense attorney for former Miami booster and convicted Ponzi scheme architect Nevin Shapiro "to improperly obtain information ... through a bankruptcy proceeding that did not involve the NCAA."
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"I have been vocal in the past regarding the need for integrity by NCAA member schools, athletics administrators, coaches, and student-athletes," Emmert said. "That same commitment to integrity applies to all of us in the NCAA national office."
The Hurricanes' athletic compliance practices have been probed by the NCAA for nearly two years. Allegations of wrongdoing involving Miami's football and men's basketball programs became widely known in August 2011 when Yahoo Sports published accusations brought by Shapiro, who is serving a 20-year term in federal prison for masterminding a $930 million Ponzi scheme.
This would figure to be another significant issue for the NCAA and its enforcement department. Among the others pending:
— A California case filed by former Southern Cal assistant football coach Todd McNair, who said the NCAA was "malicious" in its investigation into his role in the benefits scandal surrounding Heisman Trophy winner Reggie Bush. Los Angeles Superior Court Judge Frederick Shaller said he was convinced the actions of NCAA investigators were "over the top."
— Earlier this month, the NCAA was sued by Pennsylvania Gov. Thomas W. Corbett, who claimed the sports governing body overstepped its authority and "piled on" when it penalized Penn State for the Jerry Sandusky scandal last summer. The governor asked a federal judge to throw out the sanctions, arguing that the measures — which include a four-year bowl ban and $60 million fine — have harmed students, business owners and others who had nothing to do with Sandusky's crimes.
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Slate has a great piece by Tim Wu, author of "Who Owns the Internet," that points out why Mayor Newsom's public-private partnership idea for municipal wifi will never work.
Wu's point (also bloggednicely in leftinsf)
"The basic idea of offering Internet access as a public service is sound. The problem is that cities haven't thought of the Internet as a form of public infrastructure that—like subway lines, sewers, or roads—must be paid for. Read more »
What's up with this week's issue of the SF Weekly? A rambling, non-funny and oddly pointless spoof on steroids and Barry Bonds (who's gone from SF now anyway) and an advertising supplement on restaurants that's the most blatant, embarrassing sell-out advertorial I've seen in any publication anywhere. Ick.
The Bay Guardian is interviewing community leaders about the issues at stake in the upcoming 2007 elections. We'll be updating this entry as more information comes in. Read more »
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A busload of 49er fans based in Bayview Hunters Point traveled to the 49ers headquarters in Santa Clara today to ask the team owners not to build a new stadium with developer Lennar. The group also requested a meeting with the York family regarding health problems they say are a result of Lennar's activities.
In November 2006, the York family announced that the team was planning to leave San Francisco and relocate to Santa Clara. The announcement set off an intense competition to win the 49ers' affections. Read more »
More and more City Hall watchers are focusing on the asterisk that the Mayor's Office has left next to the name of the newest member of the Board of Supervisors, Carmen Chu.
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Being children of the 20th century, we have become familiar with a plethora of names. Bookstores are abundant with the latest on 'new age' baby names. So when I became involved in researching my ancestors, I was struck by the repetition of names. And with repetition comes confusion: struggling to find the correct documentation for each generation of Robert or John or George. Wondering 'was that land record for Robert Sr or perhaps it's for his uncle Robert, no wait...maybe it was his son Robert, or maybe...'
In an attempt to provide some form of direction for my 'Jack' ancestors from Tennessee, I gathered all historical documents together, placed them in order and began writing their story for my book. Feeling quite proud of my research, I began putting Abraham Jack's history to print. As I continued to weave stories through my manuscript, I brought in his son James and then on to his grandson Jeremiah. But then I began finding documents of an Abraham Jack, grandson of Abraham Jack but cousin to my ancestor, Abraham Jack. At that point, I began to feel pressure building in my head, temples throbbing, as I wondered which Abraham Jack I was writing about. 'Was it Abraham Jack of 1689 or 1732 or perhaps 1786'. I suddenly screamed:'These people had no imagination'! Stepping away from my work, exhausted for the rest of the day.
If you become as addicted to genealogy as I, you will soon learn one of the more significant rules: Names are repeated from generation to generation to generation. And if you learn this, the heavenly genealogical doors will spring open or at least crack slightly, giving insight into leads for the next generation of names. With this discovery, you may begin to see a pattern in the naming of children. One guide I recently ran across listed the following:
First-born son is named after the father's father.
Second-born son is named after the mother's father.
Third-born son is named after the father.
Fourth-born son is named after the father's eldest brother.
Fifth-born son is named after the father's second brother or mother's oldest brother.
First-born daughter is named after the mother's mother.
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Fifth-born daughter is named after the mother's second oldest sister or father's oldest sister.
When I read the above formula, I ran to my laptop to immediately compare my own ancestral naming patterns with the formula, hoping to find some enlightenment on how my ancestors named each generation. But what I discovered is what most family historians come to realize: Children typically carried a name from a previous generation but unfortunately, there is no 'real formula' for ancestral naming patterns. Descendants were often named after the parents, grandparents, uncles, aunts and yes, names were often repeated with each generation. But like my ancestors, the chronology of their naming pattern was often at random. Unless of course your ancestors were the 'Jacks', naming everyone 'Abraham Jack' in order to simplify the name pool!
So what assumptions can you draw from ancestral naming patterns? The clues to the discovery of names of ancestors unknown are right in front of your eyes. The names of your great great grandparents are most likely found within the generations of descendants that followed. And keeping this in mind, may help move your genealogical door open a bit further or perhaps, help kick it in!
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ALBANY, NY -- New York could be the 19th state to pass pro marijuana legislation. Assembly bill 06357 would allow pot to be prescribed to patients for medical use. It's a law David Levin wishes was in place when his grandmother got sick in 2006. "If she had access to medical marijuana things might have been different," he said.
Levin is now a lobbyist working to reform marijuana laws in the state. "Her final days may have lasted longer so that's why I am doing this," he told the NewsCenter.
Assemblyman Phil Steck from the 110th district said, "If marijuana can be useful in treating patients who are in difficult and painful circumstances we owe it to them and their families to ease the pain associated with their condition."
Steck is a co-sponsor of the bill which would legalize the possession and use of marijuana for a patient under a doctors care for cancer and other severe illnesses. The doctor would have to be licensed to prescribe it and patients would have to register with the health department to use it legally for their sickness. "This year we think things are going to be different there is language from iStop which is a tracking program," said Levine. We've learned from 18 states that came before us and improved upon what they have."
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SYNOPSIS: Malcolm Gladwell's 2008 account of how our existing notions about genius are flawed, and how successful people actually emerge from a confluence of opportunity, talent, and lots and lots of hard work.
CONDITION: Picked up from the overflowing shelves of The Georgia Straight in December '08. (I also got a second copy that Christmas—thanks, Katie! [I returned it.])
THOUGHTS: Backlash is never fun. And once the public has figured out a particular artist's signature tricks, it tends to get grumpy fast—even if the new variation is just as good as its predecessors.
This is why movie reviewers were lukewarm to The Darjeeling Limited, and why rock critics had little time for Room On Fire. It's also, I suspect, why Outliers was met with such a collective shrug upon its release in 2008 (at least from reviewers; I'm sure it sold rather well). After the runaway success of The Tipping Point and Blink, had Malcolm Gladwell hit a tipping point of his own?
Maybe I'm just immune to it because this is the first of Gladwell's books I've read, but I think Outliers is underrated. In fact, I think it's pretty great—a deft takedown of myths about genius, and a convincing (if disheartening) argument for how ultra-successful people are able to succeed because of a complicated mix of factors. Bill Gates and the Beatles only became "geniuses" after they'd logged 10,000 hours of hard, thankless practice. They were also given unprecedented opportunities along the way—which may or may not have seemed like such good deals at the time.
It's a book that will, at the very least, improve your dinner-party cache. There's all kinds of fascinating nuggets about hockey players, railroad tycoons, and summer vacation. Gladwell's research and citations are all tidy and persuasive, too. I found myself giving my partner nightly "Here's What I Learned In Outliers Today" lectures.
I guess my quibble with the bookis that its premise is obvious. Gladwell's original concept of genius seems like a straw man, who is then torn apart a little too easily. In his enthusiasm, Gladwell also has a tendency to go hip-schoolteacher on us ("Do you see why this is so amazing?").
These aren't the complaints people were making back in 2008, though. They were mad because Gladwell synthesizes so many other people's work; they were mad because they were able to think of counterexamples (congratulations); and they were mad that… well, I don't remember. Because everyone else likes him, maybe. Or because it's so predictable when New Yorker staff writers turn out clear, incisive, impeccably structured non-fiction. You tell me.
I don't think consistency is a vice. Nor is taking dry academic studies and polishing them into a fizzy magazine format. If Outliers were someone's first book, it'd have made their career. I like The Darjeeling Limited a whole lot. Backlash is the worst.
SYNOPSIS: Adolfo Bioy Casares's 1940 novel (translated from the Spanish by Ruth L. C. Simms) about a man shipwrecked on a mysterious, semi-abandoned island where nothing is as it seems.
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THOUGHTS: I don't remember how I first heard of The Invention of Morel, but it probably had something to do with Jorge Luis Borges's declaration that it is a perfect novel. It's also published by the illustrious New York Review of Books Classics (my first!). Either way, the novel ended up in my notebook's jam-packed "BOOKS TO BUY" page, and when I was rushing through Powell's this summer, palms sweating, I decided to seek it out.
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Written in 1940, Casares presents the text as the diary of an unnamed convict who has fled Venezuela by boat and landed on a mysterious little island. It has three buildings—a museum, a chapel, and a mill—as well as a decrepit swimming pool and some strange machinery in a basement, but that's about it. The novel opens with the man waking up one day to the sounds of other people playing a phonograph nearby. So he flees into the nearby marsh to figure out who they are and where they came from.
Borges's big claim about the book is that, in an age where plot was sneered at (has much changed in seventy years?), it has a complex, exceedingly tricky one placed front and centre. And it's true: the way Casares teases out the scientific wonder at the heart of his novel is impeccable. I won't say much else about it, for obvious reasons.
But even more impressive is how Casares is also able to place so much literary ribbonry overtop of the well-oiled machine of his story. It's a sleek and elegant book to read, full of ideas, despite being narrated by a filthy beardo who's developed a stalker-like crush on one of the female visitors.
And—again, without giving too much away—at the heart of it is a gorgeous metaphor for storytelling itself. The narrator becomes obsessed with watching footage of this woman and the titular Morel, an inventor. He can't figure out the extent of their relationship, and so analyzes every aspect of their every encounter: the one time their feet accidentally touch under a table, what the particular kind of silence that hangs between them means.
In the end, though, it's just a story, sealed off and remote. Which means that he'll never know for sure. Slowly the man makes peace with this fact, and eventually realizes that the only way to fill in the blanks is for he, the reader, to fill them in for himself. As any undergrad who's had to perform a close reading can tell you, this is a bittersweet feeling—both satisfying and unbelievably frustrating, all at once.Oct 29, 2010


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42 U.S. Code § 300j–23 - Drinking water coolers containing lead
(a) Publication of lists
The Administrator shall, after notice and opportunity for public comment, identify each brand and model of drinking water cooler which is not lead free, including each brand and model of drinking water cooler which has a lead-lined tank. For purposes of identifying the brand and model of drinking water coolers under this subsection, the Administrator shall use the best information available to the Environmental Protection Agency. Within 100 days after October 31, 1988, the Administrator shall publish a list of each brand and model of drinking water cooler identified under this subsection. Such list shall separately identify each brand and model of cooler which has a lead-lined tank. The Administrator shall continue to gather information regarding lead in drinking water coolers and shall revise and republish the list from time to time as may be appropriate as new information or analysis becomes available regarding lead contamination in drinking water coolers.
(b) Prohibition
No person may sell in interstate commerce, or manufacture for sale in interstate commerce, any drinking water cooler listed under subsection (a) of this section or any other drinking water cooler which is not lead free, including a lead-lined drinking water cooler.
(c) Criminal penalty
Any person who knowingly violates the prohibition contained in subsection (b) of this section shall be imprisoned for not more than 5 years, or fined in accordance with title 18, or both.
(d) Civil penalty
The Administrator may bring a civil action in the appropriate United States District Court (as determined under the provisions of title 28) to impose a civil penalty on any person who violates subsection (b) of this section. In any such action the court may impose on such person a civil penalty of not more than $5,000 ($50,000 in the case of a second or subsequent violation).
Source(July 1, 1944, ch. 373, title XIV, § 1463, as added Pub. L. 100–572, § 2(a),Oct. 31, 1988, 102 Stat. 2885; amended Pub. L. 104–182, title V, § 501(f)(9),Aug. 6, 1996, 110 Stat. 1692.)
1996—Pub. L. 104–182made technical amendment to section catchline and subsec. (a) designation.
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Chicago area zombie, horror and sci-fi fans should head out to Rosemont this weekend for a "nerd-nirvana" gathering called Walker Stalker Con.
If you're a fan of the hit TV show "The Walking Dead" and want to rub shoulders with some of the cast, head out to the Donald E. Stephens Convention Center for the convention, which runs Friday-Sunday.
Good Day Chicago caught up with Walker Stalker Con co-owner Eric Nordoff said he just wants to re-create a pretty awesome experience he was lucky enough to have.
What does it mean to be a fan of something? For some, it means just talking about it. For others, maybe buying a t-shirt or hanging a poster on your wall. But for Nordoff, it means much more than that. It means gathering 10,000 people together and celebrating what you love.
Walker Stalker Con now stands as a massive mecca of "nerd-nirvana." But it began as nothing more than a couple of guys who loved a show.
Nordoff and his neighbor spontaneously set off to "The Walking Dead" set in Georgia, and forever sealed their undead destiny.
Inspired by their experience on set, Nordoff wanted to re-create their geek-out adventure for those who didn't have the same set-visiting luck. One year and 10,000 fans later, Walker Stalker Con was born.
Nordoff said the fans, who will be able to mingle with many of the stars of "The Walking Dead" at the convention, devour the genre as a way of dealing with our own fears.
Chad L. Colema, Laurie Holden, Steven Yeun, Lauren Cohan, Emily Kinney, Michael Cudlitz, Jose Pablo Cantillo, and Greg Nicotero will be there this weekend.
We aren't all as lucky as Eric, to be able to visit the set of a show we love. But he's doing his best to try to give us that experience. That doesn't just make him a fan – it makes him a friend. In the world of zombies, a friend is a rare thing indeed.
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More than 400 fur coats have been returned to their rightful owners as a result of a lawsuit against a closed Chicago fur business that failed to return or reimburse customers for their coats, the Cook County State's Attorney's office announced Thursday.
Chicago Fur Outlet, Ltd. offered a variety of services for fur owners including consignment, cleaning, storage, repairs and trade-in, according to the statement. When the Lincoln Park store closed in August, customers were unable to find out what happened to their coats.
The state's attorney's office filed a lawsuit against the store and its owner, Howard Bresnik, which alleged violations of the Illinois Consumer Fraud and Deceptive Business Practices Act. According to the lawsuit, the store failed to notify hundreds of customers who had consigned their furs.
During litigation of the suit, Bresnik disclosed that about 700 furs were located at a storage facility in Oconomowoc, Wisconsin, the statement said. Another 190 furs were sent to a storage facility in Lincoln Park.
The lawsuit seeks refunds for victims, a $50,000 fine from the defendants and to enjoin the Chicago Fur Outlet and Bresnik from "engaging in any further alleged deceptive practices," the statement said.
Customers who would like to reclaim furs stored at the Chicago Fur Outlet should contact the Consumer Fraud Unit at (312) 603-8700.
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The Pretty Reckless has revealed full details for their upcoming sophomore effort, Going to Hell .
The forthcoming release will feature 14 tracks, including acoustic renditions of two of the cuts: "Sweet Things" and a live version of "Going to Hell." The record will arrive at all the usual outlets on March 18.
You can pre-order Going to Hell now at the band's website in a variety of formats. The biggest package is the Super Fan bundle, which includes the CD, a vinyl copy of the album, and a black arrow logo t-shirt.
In other Pretty Reckless news, the band will hit the road to headline the annual SnoCore tour later this month. That outing kicks off on January 29 at the Bourbon Theatre in Lincoln, NE, and will make stops in Milwaukee, Baltimore, New York, Las Vegas and West Hollywood, among other cities. Heaven's Basement , The Letter Black and Crobot are also on the bill for the traveling festival. Visit SnoCore.com to view the full itinerary.
Here's the track list for Going to Hell :
"Follow Me Down"
"Going to Hell"
"Heaven Knows"
"House on a Hill"
"Sweet Things"
"Dear Sister"
"Blame Me"
"Why'd You Bring a Shotgun to the Party"
"F**ked Up World"
"Waiting for a Friend"
"Going to Hell (Live Acoustic)"
"Sweet Things (Acoustic)"
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18 U.S. Code § 41 - Hunting, fishing, trapping; disturbance or injury on wildlife refuges
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Whoever, except in compliance with rules and regulations promulgated by authority of law, hunts, traps, captures, willfully disturbs or kills any bird, fish, or wild animal of any kind whatever, or takes or destroys the eggs or nest of any such bird or fish, on any lands or waters which are set apart or reserved as sanctuaries, refuges or breeding grounds for such birds, fish, or animals under any law of the United States or willfully injures, molests, or destroys any property of the United States on any such lands or waters, shall be fined under this title or imprisoned not more than six months, or both.
Source(June 25, 1948, ch. 645, 62 Stat. 686; Pub. L. 103–322, title XXXIII, § 330016(1)(G),Sept. 13, 1994, 108 Stat. 2147.)
Historical and Revision Notes
Based on title 18, U.S.C., 1940 ed., § 145 and§§ 676,682, 683, 685, 688, 689b, 692a, and 694a of title 16, U.S.C., 1940 ed., Conservation (Jan. 24, 1905, ch. 137, § 2,33 Stat. 614; June 29, 1906, ch. 3593, § 2,34 Stat. 607; Mar. 4, 1909, ch. 321, § 84,35 Stat. 1104; Aug. 11, 1916, ch. 313, 39 Stat. 476; June 5, 1920, ch. 247, § 2,41 Stat. 986; Apr. 15, 1924, ch. 108, 43 Stat. 98; Feb. 28, 1925, ch. 376, 43 Stat. 1091; July 3, 1926, ch. 744, § 6,44 Stat. 821; July 3, 1926, ch. 776, § 3,44 Stat. 889; June 28, 1930, ch. 709, § 2,46 Stat. 828; Mar. 10, 1934, ch. 54, § 2,48 Stat. 400; Reorg. Plan No. II, § 4(f),4 F.R. 2731, 53 Stat. 1433).
This revised section condenses, consolidates, and simplifies similar provisions of sections 676, 682, 683, 685, 688, 689b, 692a, and 694a of title 16, U.S.C., 1940 ed., with section 145 of title 18, U.S.C., 1940 ed., with such changes of phraseology as make clear the intent of Congress to protect all wildlife within Federal sanctuaries, refuges, fish hatcheries, and breeding grounds. Irrelevant provisions of such sections in title 16 are to be retained in that title.
Because of the general nature of this consolidated section, no specific reference is made to rules and regulations issued by the Secretary of the Interior or any other personage, but only to rules and regulations "promulgated by authority of law".
The punishment provided by the sections consolidated varied from a fine not exceeding $100 or imprisonment not exceeding 6 months, or both, in section 694a of title 16, U.S.C., 1940 ed., to a fine not exceeding $1,000 or imprisonment not exceeding 1 year, or both, in sections 676, 685, and 688 of such title 16. The revised section adopts the punishment provisions of the other five sections.
The references to "misdemeanor" in sections 676, 685, 688, 689b, 692a, and 694a of title 16, U.S.C., 1940 ed., were omitted as unnecessary in view of definition of "misdemeanor" in section 1 of this title, and also to conform with policy followed by codifiers of the 1909 Criminal Code, as stated in Senate Report 10, part 1, pages 12, 13, 14, Sixtieth Congress, first session, to accompany S. 2982.
Words "upon conviction", contained in sections 676, 685, 688, 689b, 692a, and 694a of title 16, U.S.C., 1940 ed., were omitted as surplusage, because punishment can be imposed only after conviction.
Words "in any United States court of competent jurisdiction", in sections 676, 685, and 688 of title 16, U.S.C., 1940 ed., words "in any United States court", in sections 689b, 692a, and 694a of such title 16, and words "in the discretion of the court", in said sections 676, 685, 688, and 689b, were likewise omitted as surplusage.
1994—Pub. L. 103–322substituted "fined under this title" for "fined not more than $500".
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OBJECTIVE: The aim of the study was to investigate the type and nature
of personality disorders among biological relatives of schizophrenic
probands. METHOD: A total of 176 nonschizophrenic co-twins and other
first-degree relatives of schizophrenic probands were compared to 101
co-twins and first-degree relatives of probands with major depression.
RESULTS: Schizotypal personality disorders were more common and histrionic
personality disorders less common among the biological relatives of
schizophrenic probands than among relatives of probands with major
depression. A further exploration of the schizotypal criteria revealed that
the so-called "negative" criteria such as odd speech, inappropriate affect,
and odd behavior, as well as excessive social anxiety, were significantly
more common among the relatives of schizophrenic probands. The latter
criterion seems particularly important. The so-called "positive"
schizotypal criteria were partly, although not statistically significantly,
more common among the relatives of probands with major depression. There
were only minor differences in frequencies of the negative criteria between
monozygotic co-twins, dizygotic co-twins, and other first-degree relatives
of schizophrenic probands. CONCLUSIONS: The present study suggests that
DSM-III-R schizotypal disorder is defined by a set of criteria that partly
describe a "true" schizophrenia-related personality disorder and partly
features that are not specific for relatives of schizophrenic probands.
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In addition to a bar/lounge, Best Western Hotel Chamade provides complimentary wireless Internet access, complimentary high-speed (wired) Internet access, and dry cleaning/laundry services.
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Best Western Hotel Chamade features a library, multilingual staff, and laundry facilities. Public areas are equipped with complimentary high-speed wired and wireless Internet access. A bar/lounge is on site where guests can unwind with a drink. This Ghent hotel also offers dry cleaning/laundry services, a safe deposit box at the front desk, and a television in the lobby. Parking is available onsite for a surcharge.
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The unsettled system out of the Pacific Northwest began dousing the region with light showers in the mid-morning, according to the National Weather Service.
The precipitation continued throughout the day, gradually dissipating in coastal communities as the clouds drifted eastward.
The moisture totals across the county varied widely, with some locales collecting fairly significant amounts while others got traces at most, the NWS reported.
Over a 12-hour period ending at 5:30 p.m. the storm dropped 0.7 of an inch of rain in northern Poway, 0.65 in Oceanside, 0.45 at Ramona Airport, 0.39 at Lake Wohlford, 0.3 in Fallbrook, 0.16 at SeaWorld and 0.09 at Lindbergh Field.
The showers should dwindle further tonight before ceasing entirely sometime Friday morning, making way for clearing skies, meteorologist Tina Stall said. The weekend is expected to bring a gradual warming trend along with fair weather, she stated.
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482: Height
Title text: Interestingly, on a true vertical log plot, I think the Eiffel Tower's sides would really be straight lines.
The comic contains a chart shows several objects in the universe, both real and fictional, from farthest (top) to closest (bottom) on a logarithmic scale. The comic starts with Black Hat throwing a cat off the edge of the universe, probably a reference to Schrodinger's cat (as since it is outside the observable universe (for us), it exists in a super-position of both living and dead until we actually 'observe' it and force it to be in one of the states). The top of the universe is shown as the distance from which the oldest rays of light reach Earth.
Fictional Objects
- Cat on a keyboard in space.
- Ford Prefect, character from The Hitchiker's Guide to the Galaxy (franchise).
- The Romulan Neutral Zone, marking the edge of the Star Trek Federation.
- Federation Sector 0-0-1, the sector of space assigned to Earth in Star Trek.
- "missing WMDs", a reference to the controversy about Iraq and weapons of mass destruction.
- Bupkis is Yiddish for "nothing". In reality, there are numerous Trans-Neptunian objects here.
- A comet scheduled to hit earth in 2063, to coincide with the latest date for a supposed Biblically prophesized end of the world.
- Life on the moons of Jupiter and Saturn, which may or may not exist.
- The little spaceship from Asteroids (video game).
- The Discovery One from 2001: A Space Odyssey, referring to the quote "open the pod bay door, HAL."
- The spaceplane is most likely the Planet Express from Futurama, where Fry once discussed "a big heaping bowl of salt." However, it could conceivably refer to these instead:
- The Quasi-elemental plane of Salt from the Inner Plane in Dungeons and Dragons.
- The Great Salt Vampire from Star Trek TOS.
- A relative of Russell's teapot.
- Cory Doctrow's balloon. (first referenced in 239.)
- Cueball, who is apparently still using Python as shown in comic 353.
Real Objects
- Hubble Deep Field, a long-exposure photograph of extremely distant galaxies.
- Great Attractor, an unusual concentration of intergalactic mass.
- Antennae Galaxies, a pair of colliding galaxies.
- Andromeda Galaxy, a sibling to our Milky Way.
- Magellanic Clouds, a pair of nearby dwarf galaxies.
- Crab Nebula, Orion Nebula, and Horsehead Nebula, supernova remnants.
- Pleiades, Rigel, and Betelgeuse, stars.
- The distance that human radio transmissions have traveled so far. See Contact (film) for a depiction of this.
- Pollux, Arcturus, Sirius, Alpha Centauri, and Barnard's Star, nearby stars.
- Oort cloud, a halo of ice balls surrounding our solar system.
- Pioneer 10 and Voyager 1, two early probes headed out of the solar system.
- Eris and Pluto, a pair of TNOs now classified as dwarf planets.
- Neptune, Uranus, Saturn, and Jupiter, our gas giant planets.
- The Asteroid belt between Mars and Jupiter.
- Mars, Venus, and Mercury, our neighboring inner planets.
- The Sun and the Moon.
- [Map of the universe from observable universe to Earth. Each area of item is labelled.]
- [Labels left to right, up to down:]
- [Black Hat is throwing a black kitty down.]
- Black Cat: mrowl!
- Top of Observable Universe
- 46 Billion Light Years Up
- Hubble Deep Field Objects
- -One Billion Light Years-
- Great Attractor
- Antanne Galaxies (Colliding)
- Andromeda
- Holy Crap Lots of Space
- -One Million Light Years-
- Magellanic Clouds
- Edge of Galaxy
- Galactic Center
- Crab Nebula
- Orion Nebula
- Horsehead Nebula
- Romulan Neutral Zone
- The PLEIADES, Duh.
- Rigel
- Betelgeuse
- Ford Prefect
- -Expanding Shell of Radio Transmissions [Arrows are pointing up.]-
- Edge of Federation Sector 0-0-1
- Pollux
- Arcturus
- Missing WMDs
- Alpha Centauri
- Sirius
- Barnard's Star
- -One Parsec-
- -One Light Year-
- Oort Cloud (?)
- Bupkis
- Comet which will destroy Earth in late 2063
- Pioneer 10
- Eris (All hail Discordia!)
- Voyager I
- Pluto (Not a planet. Neener neener.)
- Neptune
- Uranus
- Saturn
- Asteroids
- <~life~>
- Jupiter
- Venus
- Mars
- Sun
- Mercury
- Aircraft: Hey a heaping bowl of salt!
- "Open the fridge door, Hal."
- Moon
- Human Altitude Record (Apollo 13)
- 2nd Place: Snoop Dogg
- Space Elevator - One of these days, promise!
- -Geosynchronous Orbit-
- GPS Satellites
- Aircraft 2: I have no idea how to land
- Aircraft 2: In retrospect, they shouldn't have sent a poet
- International Space Station
- Space Junk
- -Official Edge of Space (100 km)-
- Meteors
- -1
- Asteroids
- High Altitude Balloons
- Airliners
- -1
- Cory Doctrow
- Shuttle Columbia Lost
- Everest
- Helicoptors
- Cueball: Woo Python!
- -800 m-
- -1 km-
- [Height progressivly gets smaller and smaller.]
- Burj Dubai (~800 m)
- Eiffel Tower (325 m)
- Kites
- Great Pyramid (140 m)
- Redwood (115 m)
- Pop Fly
- Oak (20 m)
- "Hey Squirrels!"
- Tallest Stilts
- Brachiosaur (13 m)
- Giraffe (8 m)
- [Megan and Cueball.] Folks
- The Observable Universe, from Top to Bottom ~On a log scale~
- Sizes are not to scale, but heights above the Earth's surface are accurate on a log scale (that is, each step up is double the height.)
Are you sure it reads "missing winds"? It looks like "missing WMDs" to me, which would suggest a political reference to the US engagement of 2003 in Iraq. 184.108.40.206 02:48, 22 May 2013 (UTC)
- Yeah. Agreed. Changed. PinkAmpersand (talk) 11:23, 23 May 2013 (UTC)
"The comic starts with Black Hat throwing a cat off the edge of the universe, probably a reference to Schrodinger's cat"
- Has the editor here never heard of the "cats always land on their feet" myth? Black Hat would appear to be testing this from the extreme. Anonymous 01:43, 4 December 2013 (UTC) (and yes, that would be WMDs)
- If I am not mistaken, this is a wiki; there is no set editor. If you have a suggestion for how to improve a page, it would be apt to edit it yourself. The discussion tends to be a forum for matters that may be tangentially related to the comic, or uncertain suggestions for improving the article. Davidy²²[talk] 03:18, 4 December 2013 (UTC)
- Sorry, I wasn't aware of the proper terminology. I'll add my line shortly. Anonymous 05:13, 13 December 2013 (UTC)
- Has the editor here never heard of the "cats always land on their feet" myth? Black Hat would appear to be testing this from the extreme. Anonymous 01:43, 4 December 2013 (UTC) (and yes, that would be WMDs)
Why is there a "(?)" in "Oort Cloud"? 188.8.131.52 02:10, 15 December 2013 (UTC)
- Because it's not known if this cloud really does exist. Many objects are assumed to be there at that vast distance to the sun, but that distance is also the reason they could not be detected from earth. Voyager 1, the farthest humanmade object from Earth, will reach that region in many thousand years. --Dgbrt (talk) 21:37, 15 December 2013 (UTC)
Why is Snoop Dogg in space? 22.214.171.124 (talk) (please sign your comments with ~~~~)
- Because he's high as shit, man--he's so high, he's the second-furthest any person's ever been from the earth. 22.214.171.124 10:12, 6 February 2014 (UTC)
Diameter of milky way: 100 - 120 kly (Lets call it 110 kly) Suns distance to galactic centre: 27.2 kly Distance to edge of galaxy: (0.5*110)-27.2 = 27.8 kly = 263E18Is my understanding and maths right? --Pudder (talk) 08:08, 11 September 2014 (UTC)


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The Great Spy Experiment – Litmus
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After a six year hiatus, The Great Spy Experiment has returned with their sophomore album Litmus packed with stunning instrumental interludes.
'The Lights' starts off well with the band in full force but dwindles down once the lacklustre vocals kick in. Similarly with 'Nameless' which kicks off with strong guitar runs; however, the song quickly falls flat.
The mellow, slow vocals tend to wear the listener out and the songs start to sound overly similar over time. It is not until the last few songs that the energy levels in the vocals pick up.
'Crystal' is a much more energetic but angst-ridden track compared to the rest of the album. It is befitting that the lyrics go "won't you come and hear me out" because this is one track we would not mind listening to again.
'Helsinki' closes the album in a grand fashion leaving you on an emotional high and wanting more. A perfect way to end their sophomore album, the track while consisting of simple lyrics, manages to stun listeners with the brilliant production and instrumentation. The track gives a sense of grandeur although stretching it for eight and a half minutes might have been a bit of overkill.
On the whole, the album is made up of well-written tracks, despite several songs lacking in a vocal punch. However, despite most of the songs exceeding the five-minute mark -- making the album running a little too long -- the songs on Litmus boast of interesting and sometimes beautiful instrumental interludes.
Recommended tracks: Crystal, Helsinki, A Way Away
Rating: 3
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Strategies for Pursuing Your Retirement Paycheck
In the past, many retirees were able to live on a combination of pensions plus whatever income their portfolios delivered. Join members of the Osher Lifelong Learning Institute at Bradley University (OLLI) and members of the American Association of Individual Investors (AAII) as Christine Benz shares the key ingredients for a retiree portfolio today. Christine will discuss the need for a focus on total return, not just income; a sustainable withdrawal rate; a measure of inflation protection, and more. She'll discuss the "bucket" approach to managing a retirement portfolio, and will share two model retiree portfolios.
Date and Time
Tuesday, October 8, 2013
6:30 – 7:00 p.m. – Refreshments
7:00 – 8:00 p.m. – Presentation
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Christine Benz is author of 30-Minute Money Solutions: A Step-by-Step Guide to Managing Your Finances (Wiley, 2010) and a senior columnist for Morningstar.com. Before assuming her current role in 2008, Benz also served as Morningstar's director of mutual fund analysis. She has served as editor of several of Morningstar's publications over the years and has worked as an analyst and editor at Morningstar since 1993. Benz holds a bachelor's degree in political science and Russian/East European studies from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign.
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