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Grand-Am Road Racing competitors and officials were pleased and optimistic following Thursday's first sanctioned test at the famed Indianapolis Motor Speedway.
Nine Grand-Am Rolex Sports Car Series teams participated in the test, which included a pair of two-hour sessions. While the bulk of the time was spent on the 2.534-mile, 13-turn Formula 1 road course, teams also spent a short time on the modified 2.621-mile, 16-turn MotoGP layout.
"Let's go racing," said Scott Pruett after his first run in Chip Ganassi Racing with Felix Sabates' #01 TELMEX Lexus Riley he shared with Memo Rojas. "I think we'd put on a heck of a show. I have no question in our mind, compatibility is not an issue. The biggest question for me is, 'When are we going to race?'"
Rolex Series officials held debriefing sessions following both the morning and afternoon sessions.
"We had a fantastic welcome from the Speedway, the media and the entire community," said Grand-Am vice president of competition David Spitzer. "I had conversations with track leadership, and they were delighted by the buzz the test generated and the unexpected large number of people who came here to be part of the day.
"We're confident we will be able to put on a fantastic show at Indianapolis," Spitzer added. "The Speedway will work very well with our two-class format. We will continue to work with our tyre partner, Pirelli, along with the experience of NASCAR and will have no problem designing yires that can race here."
Joining Pruett and Rojas from the Daytona Prototypes at the test were Daytona Prototype point co-leader Jon Fogarty and Bob Stallings Racing owner Bob Stallings in the #99 GAINSCO Racing Pontiac Riley; Wayne and Ricky Taylor in the #10 SunTrust Ford Dallara; Michael Valiante, John Pew and Michael Shank in the #6 Michael Shank Racing Ford Riley; and Buddy Rice in the #90 Spirit of Daytona Racing Porsche Coyote. Indy Racing League veterans Ed Carpenter, Jonathan Klein, Scott Mayer and Ryan Lewis also turned laps in the Coyote.
Four Rolex Series Acxiom GT cars also tested: championship leaders Leh Keen and Dirk Werner in the #87 Farnbacher Loles Racing Porsche GT3; Robin Liddell, Andrew Davis and Mike Johnson in the #57 BryanMark Financial/Stevenson Automotive Pontiac GXP.R; Sylvain Tremblay and David Haskell in the #70 SpeedSource/Castrol Syntec Mazda RX-8; and team owner Kevin Buckler and Spencer Pumpelly in the #68 TRG Pontiac GXP.R.
"It's a pretty fun road course, and it's great to be here in the Grand-Am Rolex Series," said Fogarty, who leads the Daytona Prototype points with co-driver Alex Gurney with two races remaining in the 2009 season. "We put on spectacular racing, and I think we'd be able to do that here, too. Judging by the number of fans we had here, just for the test, there seemed to be a lot of interest, which is great. As a driver, you want to go where people appreciate what you do, and people in Indianapolis know racing. It's great to be a part of that."
Both sessions ran incident free, other than a couple of harmless spins.
"It's been exciting," said Rice, who won the 2004 Indianapolis 500 from the pole. "It's great to get back to Indy. I think the compatibility test has gone really well. A lot of people are excited about it. I think the course is good. There are a few things that we need to work on to make it better, but I don't think there's any major job that needs to be done. I think it's gone quite well."
The only other appearance of the Daytona Prototypes at Indianapolis was a private test for Vision Racing in January, 2007, preparing for that year's Rolex 24 At Daytona. Carpenter, Stephan Gregoire and car owner Tony George drove the team's Coyote in that session. The Speedway has also hosted several sports car tests on the famed 2.5-mile oval, most recently in 1965 by Jim Hall in a Chaparral Can-Am car.
The opening 15 minutes of the afternoon session were run on the MotoGP course, running in the same direction as the F1 course.
The next race for the Grand-Am Rolex Series will be September 19 at Miller Motorsports Park near Salt Lake City, Utah, followed by the October 10 season finale at Homestead-Miami Speedway.


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Jonathan Pugmire
The Bear Lake Democrat, 23 Oct 1880, page 2
Transcribed and submitted 7 July 2011 by Larry D Christiansen
Dedicated to the memory of the late Bishop Pugmire, of St. Charles.
During the period this Journal was in prospective, one of its friends and supporters, Bishop; Jonathan Pugmire, of St. Charles, has paid the last debt of nature, and has learned from actual experience, the great secret of immortality. He died September the 20th 1880. Deceased had become a veteran among the Latter-day Saints; he was interested in all their interests, participated in all their sorrows, rejoiced in all their hope, exulting in their prosperity, and confidently assured of their final triumph over all their enemies through our Lord Jesus Christ. At the sudden fiat of the Almighty, he has departed on his immortal mission, with a sure and certain hope of a resurrection to eternal life. He has left behind him a bright and honorable record, with a name fame that will be imperishable among the people of God, while eternity goes and eternity comes.
We sincerely regret the dispensation of Divine Providence that has so suddenly deprived us of a true and valuable friend; his wives and children, of a good husband and kind father, a generous provider and a faithful protecter [sic-protector]. His numerous friends and the stranger passing his borders, will lose a kind hearted and beneficent host, whose profuse hospitality was ever noticeable. His obituary has already appeared in the "Deseret News," written by his esteemed friend Andrew Galaway. We shall not therefore enter into details of his life and history, nor the particulars of his unlooked for and sudden death; but we simply make the mention of our friend and brother, that his faithful labors as an Elder of Israel, and his generous deeds as a fellow citizen may be recorded in the first Journal published in the county where he has made his home during the last sixteen years.
There may be more true and generous friends than our deceased brother, if so, we do not know them. There may be men more faithful to God and to his people, men who would suffer more for the cause of truth than he, would suffer, men that more respected and loved by wives, children and friends, but if so, we do not know them. There may be more generous and devoted followers of Apostles and Prophets through evil and through good report; if so, se do not know them. We do not claim perfection for our deceased brother, by any means, but we do claim for him those noble qualities of heart and soul that constitutes a true, brave, and honest man, of whom his family and friends may be justly proud; and in whom the Lord and his co-workers must be well pleased.
Therefore a few left of the noble five hundred, who with our deceased brother, shouldered their muskets and traveled thousands of miles on foot into Mexican territory, to fight the battles of a government that would not protect their wives, children, and their friends. Those few may know more of his sufferings and endurance during those weary months than we do. There are others who know more of his kind hearted deeds, of his generous spirit, and devoted soul, than we do; but we yield precedence to none in the respect, affection, and honor the memory of our fellow laborer, our brother and our friend. We have associated with him in business circles; in political assemblies; in theological schools; in private councils, and in public conferences. He has been closely identified with out missionary travels, and our public teachings, in which capacity he was ever prompt and energetic. We have met him in holy places where he has received ordinations and blessing greater than which, none have received; which has formed a cord of sympathy, and cemented a bond of union that will doubtless remain when time shall be ____ (few words illegible).
We condole with his immediate friends in their irrespirable loss, and commend them to the kind protecting care of Him who claims to be the Father to the fatherless, and the husband of the widow.
We have been permitted to publish a letter written to our deceased brother by Niels Wilhelmson, President of the Scandinavian mission, with which many of our readers will be interested, which will appear in our next issue.

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NEW YORK (Jun. 18)
The Commission on Jewish Chaplaincy of the National Jewish Welfare Board announced that Jewish servicemen in the 11 Corps area in Vietnam have already contributed $500 to the United Jewish Appeal's Israel Emergency Fund, according to word received from Chaplain Ernest D, Lapp, Jewish chaplain in Vietnam. In another report, Chaplain Aaron D. Michelson, the Jewish chaplain at Fort Knox, Ky., stated that Jewish men contributed approximately $700 to the Israel Emergency Fund in a five-day period.
Describing these reports as among the first in a series that are expected from Jewish chaplains throughout the world, JWB's Commission on Jewish Chaplaincy noted that Jewish military personnel at Camp Lejeune, N.C., where Chaplain Norman R. Patz is assigned, would soon complete their emergency drive and that Jewish men at Fort Bliss, Texas, whose spiritual leader is Chaplain Isaac H. Celnik, were participating through the Jewish community of El Paso.


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ST. PETERSBURG — City officials deviated from their normal practices when they purchased a Childs Park home owned by a relative of a top city administrator last year, an internal audit revealed.
The city paid Beverly Gray $80,000 for a house in Childs Park that was given a market value of $24,000 by the Pinellas County Property Appraiser's Office. The city justified the 2009 purchase by using an outdated appraisal from 2007.
Gray is a distant relative of Goliath Davis, the city's senior administrator of community enrichment. In fact, it was he who identified the house for purchase to make way for a park. He said he did not know then that Gray lived there.
The audit, released Wednesday, found that the city's Real Estate and Property Management Department left out the appraisal data for Gray's green concrete block house when it presented the deal to the City Council in December.
"This is inconsistent with routine information previously submitted to City Council for the other Childs Park Initiative properties reviewed which always included the date of the appraisal and a copy of the appraisal itself," the audit says.
Auditors also said they could not find documentation to validate why city officials didn't get a second appraisal for the Gray property.
Mayor Bill Foster, who ordered an audit after the St. Petersburg Times reported on the purchase in August, said he was surprised by the real estate department's omission of key information to the council.
"I cannot help but conclude that this omission was an intentional act," he wrote in a memo to council members. "It's against the way I do business," he told the Times Wednesday. "You cannot say in the history of this department that what happened … with Gray was just an oops."
Still, Foster, who was not yet in office when the deal took place, said no one in the real estate department is likely to be disciplined. But the episode is prompting Foster to recommend new rules pertaining to property acquisitions and the disclosure of conflicts of interests.
The audit — which was the first ordered by a mayor in at least nine years — also exonerates Davis. He removed himself from the acquisition process when he found out the home was owned by Gray, the audit said.
The audit noted that although Davis and Gray refer to each other as aunt and nephew, they are not related by blood.
Auditors said they didn't find evidence Davis was involved in any of the negotiations related to this acquisition or directly influenced its purchase price.
"We did not find an actual conflict of interest with this transaction, however we do believe that the appearance of a conflict of interest may exist," the audit says.
Davis could not be reached for comment Wednesday.
Foster said on Wednesday that he's decided against discipline because the audit revealed there was no written policy requiring that appraisals be within a specific number of months of an acquisition date. The city's law department also concluded that no state ethics laws were broken.
Bruce Grimes, the director of the real estate department, was out of the office Wednesday and could not be reached for comment. But the department did address auditors findings in the report, acknowledging that the omission of the appraisal data was an "anomaly."
"It was a mistake by REPM staff," the department wrote.
Foster and the auditors have recommended new procedures and rules, including a written policy that says future appraisals can't be more than a year old, all appraisal information must be submitted to the council and city employees must document in writing any actual, potential or perceived conflicts of interest to their supervisor.
Council members Bill Dudley and Herb Polson said they support Foster's plans for new procedures.
"I think that putting a policy in place to make sure something like this doesn't happen is obviously needed," said Dudley, who admitting having mixed feelings about the issue. "I think we need to try to move on."


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For a festive Family activity, we played Pin the Face on the Pumpkin!
I had a big piece of poster board that was orange on one side and black on the other. I drew a pumpkin shape on the poster and cut it out. Then I cut out the eyes, nose and mouth from the black side.
We used sticky tack to put it on the wall, and to pin the face pieces on.
One at a time we would be blind-folded and try to make the best pumpkin face we could!
The boys loved it!


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Harrigan's Price received 4.75 out of 5 stars from one of the toughest and best critics out there. Here's the link
Harrigan's Price received 4.75 out of 5 stars from one of the toughest and best critics out there. Here's the link
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While prosecutors filed charges against the Chicago employee, the father who Jen Anton nannied for spoke about the KC woman who saved his young daughter's life.
Jen Anton (Image courtesy of NBC Chicago)
KANSAS CITY, Missouri - The father of the child who was saved by the nanny says she is an angel on earth. The
Kansas City native nanny saved the life of the child who she was walking at the time.
Jen Anton's father said his 25 -year-old daughter wasn't just a nanny to three Chicago children, she was nearly as close to them as their mother.
In May, Anton pushed 2-year-old Tyler Jones' stroller out of the way of an alleged drunk Chicago sanitation worker. Witnesses said the driver went over the curb and onto Chicago's Gold Coast sidewalk.
The nanny's father, Tom Anton, who lives in Kansas City, said, "She pushed the stroller out of the way and the truck came over the curb and ran into eight people."
But her father said even after people dragged her to safety, all she could think about in the midst of her pain was Tyler and Tyler's parents.
Crying, he said, "She was worried about Tyler and thought the parents may be mad at her."
Quite the contrary. Tyler's father, Hugh Jones, gave his thoughts about his super nanny in a news conference this week.
"I think that Jen Anton is an angel on this earth. She pushed my daughter out of the way and took the hit herself. If she didn't do what she did, my daughter Tyler wouldn't be alive today."
Jones and Jen Anton have now filed a civil suit against sanitation worker, Dwight Washington, and the City of Chicago.
Prosecutors have charged Washington with aggravated DUI. Chicago police said they have recovered a half empty bottle of brandy as evidence.
Jones told reporters, "There are accidents. Some are commendable and some are not. This was clearly a preventable accident."
Jen Anton's father remembered, "She was worried she had ruined their day."
Instead, the super nanny's father said a stranger with a problem was the one who allegedly ruined so many lives for so many people he has never known.
Jen Anton's parents said Jen may not be able to walk again for another year.


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Bar Refaeli Wears Robindira Unsworth Necklace on Sports Illustrated Swimsuit Cover
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Sonoma County-based jewelry designer Robindira Unsworth practically grew up in the atelier of her clothing designer mom. She would sort buttons, play with fabrics, flip through fashion magazines, and dream of one day wearing runway fashions. Little did she know Bar Refaeli would one day wear her Gypsy Necklace ($413) on SI's steamy swimsuit cover.
It's apparent through Robindira's creations the bohemian lifestyle serves as her muse. In fact, her studio is Moroccan-inspired and one of her collections is deemed Marrakech. Prices start from $100 for her signature collection and $825 for her fine line.
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All settings are stored in non-volatile memory and are retained even when power is switched off. Ten user defined presets are also available to customize settings for various applications. All the functions can be controlled via the front panel Push Buttons, Infrared, RS-232 or IP. Windows Control Panel software is provided and most third party control systems interface directly with the entire C2 range of products. A front panel LCD makes setup easy. The unit is housed in a desktop case and an optional rackmount kit holds one or two units.
Variable Zoom to 10X enlarges any part of the computer screen to fill the entire video screen and position controls allow movement to any area desired. Variable Shrink to as little as 10% allows fitting the image onto most displays. The high sampling rate insures crisp, clear images, while full bandwidth chroma sampling insures faithfully reproduced, high resolution colors. Motion compensation, diagonal interpolation and a 3:2 Pulldown feature for NTSC significantly improve the image quality. Temporal interpolation greatly improves frame rate conversion by analyzing and merging successive frames. Pixel Level Motion Adaptive Diagonal Interpolation insures high quality de-interlacing of PAL and NTSC signals.
C2-2250A Advanced Features - In addition to all standard C2-2200A features. The Key Mode allows computer graphics to be keyed over an external Composite or YC signal. The keyed image may be faded in and out. Due to the 4:4:4 sampling format, precise keying at the pixel level can be achieved.
The Mix Mode permits Seamless Cut, Fade or Wipe transitions between input sources.
The PIP Mode allows either of the computer inputs to be inset in a window over the other inputs.The PIP window may be placed anywhere on the screen.
The Edge Blending feature allows feathering any or all of the edges; multiple images can be aligned vertically, horizontally, or both to create unusual displays. Using multiple units, any number of images can be blended. Gamma correction is employed to compensate for many of the problems faced when blending projectors. Special preparation of the video in advance is not necessary, since all processing is done within the unit.
The Genlock feature insures precise synchronization of the incoming signals. The C2-2255A provides an SD/HD-SDI Input as well as all the other features of the C2-2250A.
Input Expansion is possible by using the optional S2 Series Input Expansion Switchers for SD/HD-SDI, DVI, RGB, YPbPr, YUV, Composite or YC. These units link to C2 unit via an OPTIONS Interconnect Cable and become an integral part of the main unit from a control and operational standpoint. The routing of these additional inputs is controlled directly from the control system of the C2 unit and multiple different S2 models may be simultaneously connected.
Basic Stereo Audio switching is provided by an integral 4x1 audio routing switcher. The four impedance-independent, unbalanced inputs follow the video input selection. A rear panel terminal block provides input and output access.
Advanced Stereo Audio is available via the optional S2-106AD Input Expansion Switcher, providing six differential audio inputs, which can be used for low impedance balanced or high impedance unbalanced sources. The user controls audio level, audio sampling frequencies and up to 999ms of adjustable audio delay independently for each input. The unit has numerous choices for audio I/O connectors, including a terminal block. The S2-106AD connects to the C2 unit via the OPTIONS interconnect cable and is then fully integrated into the control system of the host unit.
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Scientology program could be endorsed by Flint City Council
Mon, 25 Aug 2014 22:25:58 GMT —
When it comes to promoting a moral code across Flint, neighbors don't seem to have a problem with that.
â??I think that's a great idea,â?? says Sandra Aagesen, a Flint resident.
â??We need to reach out to our youths,â?? says Tim Smith, who has lived in Flint for more than three decades. â??We get them while their young, maybe we can make some changes."
But when you tell them the moral code backed by the church of Scientology, neighbors reconsider.
â??Oh, that's another story,â?? says Aagesen.
The Way to Happiness program includes 21 precepts, including do not murder and do not steal.
City council members are now considering endorsing the program.
â??I'm not so sure that a lot of people will even look at it but the ones that do, at least stop and think about it,â?? says Aagesen.
But city councilman Wantwaz Davis says some vetting needs to be done.
â??We just can't keep having the same routine and the wheel is constantly spinning and there's nothing new. So I would vet that system,â?? says Davis by phone Monday evening.
City officials were unavailable for comment Monday but a city spokesman says city leaders often work with various churches.
Councilman Davis says that's the problem.
â??What is in it that distinguishes them from what's already in existence?â?? questions Davis.
Church of Scientology leaders issued the following statement to NBC25 News.
"In areas of instability, unrest, crime and violence one element underlies the visible problems: the decline or absence of common sense morals.
The Way to Happiness provides a common sense moral code for youths and adults that they can use to make good choices in life. This book written by Author and Humanitarian, L. Ron Hubbard has been translated into 112 languages and over 110 million copies have been distributed internationally."
-Monika Biddle, Church of Scientology


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A majority of Florida voters disapprove of President Barack Obama's job performance and think he should be a one-termer, according to a new poll.
Still, the Quinnipiac University survey finds that a majority of Florida voters like Obama personally.
The poll shows U.S. Sen. Bill Nelson is in much better shape. Nearly half of Florida voters favor his job performance and a plurality say he should be re-elected in 2012 over a generic Republican rival.
But Nelson can't crack the 50 percent mark. And his lead over a generic rival is just 4 percentage points, 43 to 39.
Obama's numbers took a blow more than a year ago when the economy showed little signs of improving and the phrase "ObamaCare" became a slur.
Intriguingly, the poll finds that the word "reform" is toxic to the health care law.
When asked if the "health care law" should be repealed, 49 percent say yes (41 percent want it to stand). When asked if the "health care REFORM law" should be repealed, 54 percent say yes (40 percent say let it stand).
Afghanistan is also weighing on the president. A clear majority of Floridians — 59 percent — oppose the war there. Only 36 percent support it.
Voters are split on Obama's handling of Libya.
A bigger percentage of the electorate (52) dislike Obama's job performance compared to 48 percent who disapprove of Florida Gov. Rick Scott's job performance.
Unlike Scott, though, more Florida voters personally favor Obama (70 percent) than Scott (40 percent).


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Further to the report released today, this in from Andrew Turner's office. Our thoughts are with those who will lose their jobs, one of whom said he only learnt about the plans after reading this article. Ed
Andrew Turner has given an initial response to the announcement made this morning following a national review of the prison estates, that part of HMP Isle of Wight is to close. The Island's MP has established that it is to be Camp Hill, a Category C Training establishment within HMP Isle of Wight that will close with an operational capacity of almost 600 prisoners.
Six prisons will be closed totally, Bullwood Hall, Canterbury, Gloucester, Kingston, Shepton Mallett and Shrewsbury. Partial closures will take place at Chelmsford, Hull, and the Isle of Wight.
New prisoner accommodation is to be built at some prisons where demand is highest.
"Disappointing", says MP
Mr Turner commented: "This is very disappointing and I am of course very concerned about this announcement and the ramifications for Island residents and the local economy. However, at least we are not suffering full closure of HMP Isle of Wight.
"The future of the national prison estate has been under review because keeping prisoners in aging buildings presents particular challenges and they are very expensive to run and maintain. Camp Hill was built in 1912 and houses category C prisoners who do not require the same levels of security as the category B prisoners in Albany and Parkhurst. The Government believes that wherever possible prisoners should be incarcerated close to the communities they come from to enable them to keep in regular contact with their families which is considered important for their rehabilitation. Of course a very low number of prisoners in HMP Isle of Wight are actually from the Island and family visits from the mainland can be problematic due to the cost and difficulty of getting here.
"I will be seeking an early meeting with the Secretary of State to discuss the implications this will have on the Island's economy, what can be done to support staff affected by the closure and the future of the actual buildings and grounds at Camp Hill. I will also be asking for meetings with the Prison Governor and members of staff to discuss the issues."
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Located in the center of Lloret de Mar, 100 meters from the beach. All apartments have a room with two beds, bathroom with a hair dryer, a dining-living room with sofa bed for two people and balcony. Number of rooms: 60.
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Within a short walk from the center of Lloret de Mar and the sea, these apartments offer all a private balcony and a bathroom with shower and bathtub. At your disposal is also a small swimming pool. Number of rooms: 17.
This apartment complex is located only 100 meters from the beach in the town of Lloret de Mar. It is an ideal base for your family holiday in Catalonia. Number of rooms: 40.
Guitart Club Goya has an outdoor pool with a large garden. It is minutes walk from the beaches of Sa Boadella and Santa Cristina, Lloret de Mar Guitart Club Goya offers free private parking. The hotel is surrounded by countryside. Number of rooms: 55.
The establishment Apartaments House Lloret is located in a residential area of Lloret and has an outdoor pool. It is 10 minutes walk from the beach Fenals and 15 minutes walk from the center of Lloret. Number of rooms: 25.
Located 900 meters from the Santa Cristina beach, this accommodation offers an outdoor pool and a playground for children. The Apartamentos Famara offers apartments and bungalows feature a private terrace overlooking the sea Number of rooms: 16.
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The Eugenia Hotel is located in a quiet residential area of Lloret de Mar, 400 meters from the beach. It has an outdoor swimming pool, gym, sauna, hammam and massages. The Eugenia Hotel rooms are soundproofed. Number of rooms: 104.
Gran Hotel Garbi is located in a residential area 300 meters from the beach. E 'consists of two outdoor swimming pools and a heated indoor pool. Plays also entertainment programs for some days and / or nights per week. Number of rooms: 326.
The hotel is located in the city center, 150 meters from the popular beach of Lloret de Mar, where you will find all shops and recreation sites. Number of rooms: 234.
This modern hotel, recently renovated, is located in the center of Lloret De Mar, near the beach and the mall. The elegant hotel has a range of facilities for relaxation and to make you spend a pleasant vacation. Number of rooms: 80.
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Hotel located in Lloret de Mar (Girona), to 400m from the beach and 800 meters from the city center. Renovated in 2001. Rooms: exterior, with a terrace, full bathroom, air conditioning, heating, satellite TV, telephone and box ... Number of rooms: 428.
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The building is located just 200 meters from the beach of Lloret de Mar and offers both rooms and apartments. Ideal for families and inform. It also has a garden, 3. Number of rooms: 350.
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Located 100 meters from the beach of Lloret, Apartments Royal offer a shared terrace on the roof with sun loungers and views of the Costa Brava. Number of rooms: 14.
This hotel offers a warm and friendly welcome in the center of Lloret de Mar. The hotel is quietly located just 350 meters from the beach. Offer from September 29, 2007: 4 nights for the price of 3 and 7 nights for the price of 5. Number of rooms: 163.
At the heart of the Costa Brava, this hotel in fascinating Egyptian theme is located in the popular resort of Lloret de Mar, just steps from the beach. Number of rooms: 153.
The hotel is located in a quiet neighborhood, on 4 minutes from the beach and was recently renovated. All rooms have air conditioning, bathroom, terrace, television and telephone. Our air-conditioned restaurant with buffet service and does cooking show. Number of rooms: 180.
A three star hotel situated in a quiet neighborhood near the center of Lloret de Mar, well equipped with four swimming pools, programs and a disco among others. Number of rooms: 870.
Located in the heart of Lloret de Mar, 150 meters from the beach. It has an outdoor swimming pool, bar and games room for the whole family. Enjoy the sun on the terrace of Flamingo before cooling in the pool. Number of rooms: 283.
This friendly hotel in a quiet neighborhood near the beach and in the center of Lloret de Mar. Its rooms have a view of the mountains and the sea Number of rooms: 151.
This structure has everything you need to spend a vacation with your family, that many recreational opportunities, all useful in the context of the beautiful Costa Brava. Number of rooms: 510.
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News: Charity Gala screening at The Family Friendly Film Festival in Manchester Saturday 16th August 2008
— Artsline, 5 August 2008, 21:51
Please note that this event takes place in Manchester
Join us for a very special event raising money for Charley's Fund for a cure for Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy, the most common fatal genetic disorder to affect children worldwide.
There will be speeches from some very special guests(hopefully including the young filmmaker and some of the crew who made Darius Goes West happen), the world premiere of three short films that have been made by young disabled people from Greater Manchester, and a feature presentation – DARIUS GOES WEST: THE ROLL OF HIS LIFE. This extraordinary, multi-award-winning documentary is a celebration of compassion, life and brotherhood. The film focuses on ability not disability. Darius is a typical teenager and instead of feeling sorry for him because he is terminally ill, viewers will love his sense of humour and share his excitement as he discovers America.
You will also have the opportunity to see the World Premiere of four short films made by disabled children from Greater Manchester at the Family Friendly Film School, and, of course, help us raise as much cash as we can for a very worthy cause.
The Bridgewater Hall
Saturday 16 August, 2-5pm
PG but most suitable for ages 8+
Tickets £3 adults, £2 children. Book at the Bridgewater Hall box office on 0161 907 9000
DARIUS GOES WEST: THE ROLL OF HIS LIFE Dir Logan Smalley, 2007, USA, 92mins
Where would you go if you'd never been away from home? What would you do if you didn't have much time left? DARIUS WENT WEST!
Meet Darius Weems from Athens, Georgia, who was born with Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy (DMD). In 1989, Darius watched his older brother, Mario, pass away from the same disease at age 19. Soon after, he lost use of the muscles in his legs and began using a wheelchair. A group of his friends felt there was no need for his quality of life to disintegrate along with his muscles. So, they decided to take Darius, who had never seen a range of mountains, never dipped his toes into an ocean, and never crossed a state line on the adventure of a lifetime. After raising $60,000, this "band of brothers" rented a wheelchair-accessible RV and hit the road. Their three-week cross-country journey had one major goal: to reach Los Angeles and convince MTV's popular show, "Pimp My Ride", to customize Darius's wheelchair. Along the way, they evaluated wheelchair accessibility at many of America's major tourist attractions and raised awareness of DMD by holding over a dozen press conferences. They also found joy, brotherhood, and the knowledge that life, even when imperfect, is always worth the ride.
"Certain to stir hearts" – Variety
"A comical and poignant tale… Ulysses and Luke Skywalker have nothing on 15-year-old Darius Weems" – Los Angeles Times
To book tickets, call the Bridgewater Hall on 0161 907 9000 or visit http://www.bridgewater-hall.co.uk/whatson/index.asp?action=display&date=8/16/2008 .
Please call the Bridgewater Hall to book wheelchair spaces at the gala.
Please call the Bridgewater Hall to book wheelchair spaces at the gala.
For more details about Charley's Fund and Darius Goes West visit http://www.charleysfund.com/ http://www.dariusgoeswest.com/film.html
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Thermaltake W2 GPU waterblockPerformance »
The waterblockInstantly upon opening the box, you realize that the waterblock is quite small. The base is protected with transparent plastic, to ensure a scratch-free surface for the user. Interestingly, there are no seals on the block, it is brazed shut. This ensures no leaks from the waterblock itself, but also makes it impossible to change barbs on the block. A Tt sticker is present on the top of the waterblock.
The bottom side of the block has a cushion on it. This prevents the block from shorting out circuitry on the core, but also stops users from mounting the block onto graphic cards with large GPU cores. The bottom of the block is flat and lapped to a mirror finish, faint milling marks can be seen.
InstallationI decided that I would install the block on my Gainward 6800 Ultra, but unfortunately, I did not succeed. Here, the cushion was the problem – the core of the 6800 Ultra is simply too big. Also, there is a HSI bridge right under the core. I could not get the block to cover both of these, so I opted to install the block on a Sapphire Radeon X800GT.
First, I removed the plastic caps covering the barbs, and slid on the tubing provided. The clamps do a good job of holding it on, I tugged at the tubing several times and it did not come off. I then screwed in the 3/8" barbs, no Teflon tape was necessary as the barbs come with o-rings.
I would like to point out one sad thing though. To me, it seems as if words like "restriction" and "flow rate" mean nothing to the people at Thermaltake. The tubing has a very small ID, and adds to the overall restriction in a water cooling loop.
Next, I removed the original cooler and cleaned up the thermal paste.
Following the instructions, I installed two screws with fibre washers through the card, and secured the rear bracket:
The instructions say nothing about how much you should tighten the screws, so I tightened them as hard as I could. This resulted in the bracket bending.
I applied a thin layer of Arctic Silver Ceramique on the core and installed the block.
The whole setup looked like this:
Installed, the card with the waterblock takes up very little space, you can mount a card in the slot right next to it:


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Breast Cancer
Lump in my breast
I have a small lump bigger then a pea and semi hard and now it is starting to hurt if I push on it. I have been going to the doctor for this I have had numerous test and the reason they don`t want to go in and take it out is because with all the test they are not really sure what it is. but now it is starting to hurt when I press on it, is this any reason to be concerned.
Often the only way to diagnose a breast lump is to remove it. If that has been recommended, it probably should be done. Alternatively, seek a second opinion from a qualified surgeon that regularly evaluates breast lumps.
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Federal Judge finds Ethete woman competent to stand trial for infant murder
(Casper, Wyo.) An Ethete woman charged with First Degree Murder in the death of her infant has been found competent to stand trial. U.S. District Court Judge Scott Skavdahl made the finding following a competency hearing in Casper earlier this week. Ardis Enos, who was 20 at the time of the alleged crime, has pleaded not guilty.
"The Court heard from parties regarding the issue of competency and found the defendant competent to stand trial," states court documents. "The defense reserves the right to have the defendant evaluated by their own expert. This is scheduled for August, 17, 2014."
Enos's trial has been set to start at 9 a.m. on Sept. 15. However, the defense is expected to request a continuance. Should she be found guilty of first degree murder, Enos could serve life in prison.
Enos allegedly kept her pregnancy a secret from the father as well as friends and family. According to the affidavit filed in the case, Enos reportedly suffocated the infant shortly after birth. The baby was found wrapped in a towel in an irrigation ditch near the family home the next day after Enos sought medical attention for complications. Read more background on the case here.
Enos has been released from detention on a $20,000 unsecured bond.


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'GENTLEMAN'S GUIDE' Leads, Director and Woodie King Jr. Set for THEATER TALK, Beg. 4/4
The newest THEATER TALK features first, three artists closely involved with the success of A Gentleman's Guide to Love and Murder - actors Jefferson Mays, Bryce Pinkham and director Darko Tresnjak - followed by Woodie King, Jr. Founder, Artistic Director and guiding spirit of off-Broadway's New Federal Theatre, now celebrating 44 years as a home to minority and women writers, directors and actors.
Hosted by Michael Riedel and Susan Haskins, the new THEATER TALK episode premieres in the New York metropolitan area Friday, April 4 (2014) at 1 AM (Saturday morning) on Thirteen/PBS, and continues on CUNY TV* Saturday 4/5 at 8:30 PM, Sunday 4/6 at 12:30 PM, and Monday 4/7 at 7:30 AM, 1:30 PM, and 7:30 PM.
A Gentleman's Guide to Love and Murder is based on source material that inspired the classic Alec Guinness film comedy, Kind Hearts and Coronets, in which a man murders the 8 relatives standing between him and his family fortune. Jefferson Mays, Tony Award winner for I Am My Own Wife, plays all of the wacky family members in a tour de force of characterization and furious costume changes. Bryce Pinkham is the handsome and charming leading man (earlier featured in Ghost the Musical and The Orphans' Home Cycle at Signature). They are joined by director Darko Tresnjak, making his Broadway debut, after serving as Artistic Director of the Old Globe Shakespeare Festival in San Diego. The three share stories of the musical's 10-year road to triumph on Broadway.
Also on THEATER TALK is Woodie King, Jr., who recalls the heady days of starting a theatre in New York City in 1970. The Mobile, Alabama native arrived in the city in 1964, having been fired as an auto engineer in Detroit because of his theatrical aspirations. In the interview, he tells Riedel and Haskins, "The theater and my life are so inextricably bound." At the The New Federal, he nurtured such talents as August Wilson, Ntozake Shange, Denzel Washington and Samuel Jackson and is currently presenting a new play by Ed Bullins, The Fabulous Miss Marie.
THEATER TALK is jointly produced by the not-for-profits Theater Talk Productions and CUNY TV. The program is taped in the Himan Brown TV and Radio Studios at The City University of New York (CUNY) TV in Manhattan, and is distributed to 100+ participating public television stations nationwide. THEATER TALK is made possible in part by The New York State Council on the Arts, The New York City Department of Cultural Affairs, The TDF/TAP Plus Program, The CUNY TV Foundation and The Friends of THEATER TALK. *CUNY TV, the City University of New York television station, is broadcast in the New York metropolitan area on digital Ch. 25.3, and cablecast in the five boroughs of New York City on Ch. 75 (Time Warner and Cablevision/Optimum), Ch. 77 (RCN), and Ch. 30 (Verizon FiOS). The show is available online anytime at www.cuny.tv and www.theatertalk.org and via iTunes podcasts. CUNY TV is also live-streamed for mobile, tablet and desktop viewing on www.Aereo.com.


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world music
Virtuoso sitar player Ravi Shankar inspired a new fascination with and appreciation for classical Indian music in Western popular culture. Judy Woodruff remembers the man who tutored Beatles guitarist George Harrison, performed at Woodstock and won three Grammy awards. Shankar passed away at the age of 92. Continue reading
Herbie Hancock recently performed with several of the musicians from his album, "The Imagine Project," at the Hollywood Bowl in Los Angeles. Here's an excerpt of the song "Space Captain" performed with Susan Tedeschi and Derek Trucks.
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This video clip shows an IED (Improvised Explosive Device) being detonated by an EOD (Explosive Ordnance Disposal) team in the city of Khost, Afghanistan. I'm putting it up here for the benefit of those who don't realize the dangers our troops face every time they go out on patrol in that war-torn land. This is a particularly big and dangerous IED, easily capable of destroying almost any vehicle in the US inventory. Good thing it was discovered before it could be used!
LANGUAGE ALERT: The soldiers in the vehicle from which the explosion was filmed utter a few (less than polite) remarks when it goes off.
I'm glad everyone walked away from that one . . . Say a prayer for those who must go through this every day.


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This four-year program is significantly weighted towards clinical/bedside training. One of the attending neurologists conducts daily rounds at Botsford. Office neurology supplements in-patient hospital exposure, with the attempt to provide the resident with at least 1/2 day per week in an office setting.
Didactics are supplemented through a consortium with MSUCOM involving the neurosciences. On site campus lectures are scheduled on selective Fridays at MSU. Teleconferences typically occur on selective Tuesdays with Botsford Residents presenting cases when assigned.
Out services are obtained at various institutions or settings, depending upon availability. Presently, Henry Ford, University of Michigan, the DMC and MIND are the primary settings for out services.
Present out services include:
Depending upon scheduling, one to three months of electives may be granted to the resident, including pain control, sleep disorders and further neurophysiology training.


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I'm getting an OpenGL error 0x0502 when loading my tile map.
OpenGL error 0x0502 in \cocos2d-2.1rc0-x-2.1.3\cocos2dx\textures\cctextureatlas.cpp cocos2d::CCTextureAtlas::drawNumberOfQuads 681
I tested it in the TestCpp project and it happens there too. It turns out the actual error is in CCTMXLayer::parseInternalProperties() when a CCTMXLayer has cc_vertexz == automatic.
cc_vertexz == automatic
The GL error happens in the setUniformLocationWith1f() call.
The issue can be reproduced by running the "TMX Iso VertexZ" or "TMX Ortho vertexZ" tests.
Any ideas how to fix?
I'm having the same issue. Has anyone figured out how to fix this? (it works fine if I remove setUniformLocationWith1f()…except I can't set my uniforms)
Thanks.#2346 is created for it.
Actually, I think this might be a non-issue. As far as I know (and I don't know very much about opengl), you need to have a shader loaded/"used" in order to set uniforms for it. That may be incorrect though, does anybody know? It fixed my problems.
I fixed it in this pull request.
Minggo Zhang wrote:
hi, Minggo我在2.1.4基础上按照你的pull request手动改的,但是依然会有该错误OpenGL error 0x0502 in ……..2dx\textures\cctextureatlas.cpp cocos2d::CCTextureAtlas::drawNumberOfQuads 681


text: On Aug 5, 2009, at 1:33 PM, David Goldsmith wrote: > 0) Are there any Category Leaders who do *not* want help finishing > their categories? > > 1) Is there anyone "in-the-know" who feels that reading "numpy-docs/ > reference/routines.ma.rst" (as it is now) is *insufficient* > preparation for assisting w/ the Masked Array docstrings; or, put > another way, feels that if one is not at least "well-practiced" > using masked arrays, then one should not touch their docstrings? Mmh. Can't really tell. Experience with masked arrays is certainly a prerequisite, but one shouldn't need to be an expert. Nevertheless, I'd be obliged if anybody willing to edit the MA docstrings could contact me beforehand w/ questions.


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RUSH: I'm gonna go back to Petraeus. Have you heard, by the way, that Petraeus went to Libya after Benghazi, did his own investigation? He did. He interviewed people himself. You gotta remember this, too. Petraeus also testified, or I think he testified. I think it was testimony.
If he didn't testify, he said publicly that it was spontaneous combustion that led to what happened in Benghazi. He lent credence to the fact that it was the video, as the CIA director. Then he goes there, and he went to Benghazi, he conducted his own interviews. It's after that trip to Benghazi that all of this starts hitting the fan.
Petraeus probably knows what happened. He knows full well what happened. And he could explain what really happened. But what happens now if he does? And, by the way, how does Hillary Clinton get away with being out of the country, and Panetta?
What is this, a monarchy? (imitating Clinton) "I'm sorry, I don't feel like testifying. I'm tired. All I want to do is sleep and taste wine."
That's what Mrs. Clinton is saying. But let's say that they bring Petraeus up and he says, "Yeah, I went over there, I investigated, and I found out that it wasn't spontaneous. It had nothing to do with the video."
If he says that now, he says it as what? He says it as somebody who has been ethically corrupted with the release of the news that he had this affair, and that would give the media and the regime, "Oh, he just got sour grapes. He's not grateful for what this president did for him, promoting him in Afghanistan and then making him CIA director. He's got sour grapes. He's just trying to get even." I don't doubt that there's an effort to discredit the guy and what he knows. 'Cause he went there. This has not been widely reported, but it's trickling out now.
RUSH: Okay. Now people are starting to ask, "What are they trying to cover up here with this Petraeus thing?" That's the question, right? Well, I'll tell you what I think. I think what they're trying to cover up and what they're trying to discredit is that Petraeus knows what happened there. Let me go through some things here very quickly, ladies and gentlemen…………
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MOSCOW, Russia — In most other European countries, the headlines Alexander Bastrykin generated last June would have surely been career-ending.
One of Russia's top law-enforcement officials as the head the Investigative Committee — a powerful independent government agency he built virtually from scratch — Bastrykin had ordered that a prominent journalist be bought to him alone in the woods outside Moscow. There he reportedly threatened to murder him for his critical reporting — a warning he successfully brushed aside afterward as an "emotional breakdown."
But that didn't derail the man some call Russia's J. Edgar Hoover from his steady rise through Russia's security apparatus.
Shooting to prominence this year by leading President Vladimir Putin's crackdown on the anti-Kremlin opposition, he simultaneously emerged miraculously unscathed from a minefield of scandal — and now looks on track to become one of the Kremlin's top power brokers.
Among the most prominent opposition leaders his agency targeted this year, anticorruption blogger Alexei Navalny accused Bastrykin of violating the law by owning an undeclared property empire in the Czech Republic, charges he denied and that weren't investigated in any case.
Instead, the Investigative Committee has since opened three criminal cases against Navalny, accusing him of embezzlement and money laundering, charges that could carry combined sentences of more than 20 years.
Loathed by the dwindling numbers of protesters on Moscow's streets, Bastrykin has also made enemies among his peers in the corridors of power by pressing ahead with a high-stakes power struggle with rivals in the sprawling Interior Ministry, the Prosecutor's Office and a raft of other leading officials.
Bastrykin's ill-judged, cantankerous outbursts have made him easy prey for Russia's state-dominated media, while making enemies of former bosses such as Prosecutor General Yuri Chaika has opened him to official criticism.
Nevertheless, Bastrykin appears to be going from strength to strength. Analysts say he could succeed in his drive to revamp the increasingly powerful Investigative Committee, which already answers directly to the Kremlin, into an even more formidable law enforcement agency by taking over other services' powers.
That's because Bastrykin has doggedly stuck to one rule along the way.
"He's loyal to the man in power," said Vladimir Pribylovsky, director of the Panorama think tank and an expert in the biographies of Kremlin cadres. "He's loyal to Putin because Putin is in power. Orders come down to him from above and he carries them out faithfully."
Bastrykin's zeal in carrying out orders has made him a hate figure for the opposition rivaled by very few.
The Investigative Commission has launched criminal cases against many opposition activists in addition to Navalny, including leftist activist Sergei Udaltsov and 18 street protesters who were jailed for taking part in a violent rally in May.
Bastrykin's investigators were behind early morning raids against socialite and TV host Ksenia Sobchak and other prominent opposition figures, and they launched proceedings in parliament that led to the expulsion of the noisy Kremlin critic Gennady Gudkov.
In the Byzantine turf wars that take place among various Kremlin political clans, Pribylovsky believes, Bastrykin's central role in the crackdown effectively means he's thrown all his cards in with Putin.
"Putin is his only guarantee that he will remain in a top post," he said.
That's no accident. The two first crossed paths in 1975, when Bastrykin was a class prefect and law school classmate of Putin's at Leningrad State University. He also became a secretary in the Komsomol, the Communist Party's youth wing, before entering the Party as a full member.
Bastrykin joined the Interior Ministry following the Soviet collapse in 1991. Later, after a stint at the Justice Ministry, he moved to the Prosecutors' Office, where he rose to head its investigative department.
Putin elevated it to become the Investigative Committee in 2007, ostensibly to separate investigators from law enforcers by setting up an agency resembling the American FBI.
Newly empowered, Bastrykin frequently clashed with the General Prosecutor. His nominal superior accused him of overstepping his authority by launching investigations into a series of top officials whose arrests were seen as part of a clan war that erupted before a presidential election in 2008.
Putin was due to step down the following year after serving a limit of two consecutive terms. Some believe he helped engineer the internecine struggles among loyal subordinates to ensure he would remain supreme leader by being their ultimate arbiter.
Then-President Dmitry Medvedev made Bastrykin directly subordinate to the Kremlin in 2010. His role grew further after Putin's return to the presidency this spring, when he launched his crackdown against leaders of the protest movement that had surprised the Kremlin last winter.
Now 59 years old, white-haired, and ruddy-faced, Bastrykin has proven himself a consummate master of the bureaucratic infighting that dominates Kremlin politics, during which officials vie to impress Putin for more personnel for their agencies and financing from the state budget.
"This is Putin politics," said Dmitry Oreshkin, founder of the Mercator Analytical Group. "He is carrying out the Stalin model, in which the leader had several power structures that rivaled each other, but none of which could be certain of gaining a monopoly of control."
Within the ruling elite, Bastrykin is allied with the so-called "silovik," or strong-man, faction that favors more authoritarian control. He's been tied to powerful former deputy prime minister and state Rosneft oil company chief Igor Sechin, another close Putin ally who's been called Russia's second-most powerful man.
Many believe Bastrykin wants to annex the investigative arms of his rival power ministries to make him responsible for launching all criminal inquiries currently spread between the Federal Security Service — the KGB's main successor — the Interior Ministry and his agency.
Analysts say he's already been given the green light. "In Kremlin circles this question is basically decided," said Aleksei Mukhin, director of the Center for Political Information. "As soon as financing appears, this issue will be resolved quickly."
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Nevertheless, the Kremlin rumor mill has sometimes hinted Bastrykin won't be appointed to head a new monolithic investigative machine, which some believe has spurred him to intensify his crackdown.
"He's trying to show he's needed," said Pavel Salin of the Center for Political Assessments. "His aim isn't to create intrigue around his peers, but to shore up his own position by trying to predict the signals from above."
That may have led him to sometimes overstep the mark.
Salin points to the Investigative Committee's case against three activists from the Pussy Riot punk group, whose jailing produced an unexpected international outcry this year.
"Some of the fairly tough and radical initiatives were taken by Bastrykin and not by Putin," Salin concluded.
Whatever the case, neither the crackdown nor Bastrykin's rise show any signs of easing for now.


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This is obtained during the chapter The Embassy.
After going to the toilet, you will gain control of Aiden. Possess the sheik (the guy who welcomed you, in the brown & white robes). He will be walking around where all the guests are. He is highlighted with an orange color.
Now once you have gained control of the sheik, you must walk up to his office on the second floor. Open the drawer of the desk and activate the switch. Open the safe and read the documents.
You will then switch back to Jodie automatically and have to leave the party.
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All within the last couple days:
1. 100 dead (children, politicians, religious figures, civilians, reporters) in Iraq in response to the mosque bombings. The political parties in Iraq have abandoned unifying the country's government in response.
2. Christian youths have killed over 150 muslims and burned their bodies in the streets of Nigeria. "We are very happy that this thing is happening so that the north will learn their lesson."
3. 11 MILLION left with out food and water in parts of Africa, recently forcing people to resort to solely eating insects and squirls.
4. 120,000 Congo refugees have fled to floating islands, away from their homes where hundreds of women have been raped in past days, and even more murdered by the government military.
Not to be a downer, but this is important, and as awful are some headlines like the sale of the ports to a terroist funded company, its stuff that some of us may read but will forget by weeks end. So just be mindful.
well i think these headlines are much more important than the sale of some port operations to the UAE based company. But our fucking American media will just focus on issues that directly affect us, right....
sameold & SBd, please focus on all our in-ground pools, mcmansions, and SUV's, and lets leave this muss of running the world to people we can trust, elected politicians.
hey..it is important knowing what Britney is up to these days
Very sad world we live in- no wonder other intelligent creatures are staying away from our planet.
…Looking at the heading it fortifies my believe that, religion separates rather than unites people.
The american media focuses on the issues that the White House tells them to focus on. Remember the first person to even mention this as an issue was Bush. Who brought up this Google crap?
What about thousands of mobile homes sitting in Arkansas collecting dust?
What about the Bank of China pumping a billion dollars a day into our debt to cover our ass in Iraq?
You think that would money would be useful in Louisiana & Mississippi?
You think our military would be happy to know they are basically being paid by China and whomever else we are borrowing money from (like Saudi Arabia)?
And what ever happened to Osama Bin Laden? The guy (supposedly) who started this mess is not even on the radar.
It goes on and on.
What is Britney doing anyway? I'm sure she broke up with someone or something.
the killings in nigeria were not even covered by the new york times online today. i was appalled.
my coworker kept reading me headlines from yahoo news or msn or something. since when has yahoo news been more progressive than the frickin' times??
as well, lets not forget to mention the genocides in darfur, sudan which have been going on since feb 2003 in which over 400,000 people have died and 2.5 million civillians have been displaced.
(and pollen - britney was driving around town in her bentley last week with her infant in between her and the steering wheel while k-fed was in the recording studio working on his new hit single. did you not see the pics in us weekly?! duh!)
the news is really really depressing.
even just the local news here in LA is awful. it's always shootings, murders, hit and runs...
i'm getting the feeling that the world is increasing polarized into extremes in every direction with a decreasing number of people in the middle ground that are trying to hold things together. from the middle east to the "intelligent design" debacle it seems to be everywhere.
being only old enough to remember reagan as my first president, do any of you feel that this is a new trend? or has this factioning into extremes always been around?
Oh yeah, this is what's happening this weekend in my city:
"A dynamic one-day conference addressing, understanding and preventing homosexuality."
Maybe it will keep the redneck population down at Mardi Gras.
the world has always been a miserable place..there are just more reporters nowadays
afca - i'm not sure i understand what you're saying about polarization, but i do feel like our world is marked by so much more baseless hatred which ultimately results in the extermination of many many lives on a regular basis.
i remember talking to my parents about this a while ago, asking them if there was more tragedy in today's world than when they were my age. and i guess the answer from their perspective was that they felt the same way as i did when they were growing up, and its just that you suddenly graduate from college and become and adult and enter the real world and slowly become aware of the real world.
and its not that there was less tragedy or hatred when they were younger, but just that up until recently i was sheltered and thus unaffected and unaware. sad as it is.
8888 - I think the difference today from times as recent as 20-30 years past is that the media is so much faster today. We get information from around the world in no-time. The internet and cable news just puts it in our faces 24/7.
Then again, years ago I was driving late at night listening to the conspiracy theorists on the radio. One host called it "the quickening." Maybe things are coming to a head here. The end is nigh!
That conspiricist was Art Bell more than likely, who has a book called the Quickening. My uncle had a copy that I read whenever I was at his house. I was only 12 or 13 but I found it more interesting than terrifying, maybe because I wasn't old enough to grasp the consequences.
though I also agree a lot with CDW. there are more reporters all trying to make a buck, and fear sells. There is a PKD short story I can't recall the name of written in criticism of the cold war. Where an economy is based on purchasing and endless supply of quickly obsolete bunkers for fear of nuclear war.
Purpose of post not being to downplay tragedy, but comment on proliferation of information (degree of accuracy not withstanding).
Has the world, at any point of time, ever been free of large-scale misery? I think suffering is part of the human experience. We're just incredibly fortunate to have the lives we have.
i feel people are migrating to extremes more and more. it seems that issues are dealt with more and more in terms of black and white rather than shades. it's seems like "if you're not with us, you're against us" is the rallying cry globally.
religious fundamentalism seems to be prevailing especially. while protestant church going is down, evangelist churhces are seeing swells in membership. look at the danish cartoon violence. people don't want compromise, they want to fight for what they want and not for what is better for the whole.
plus journalism naturally focuses on the negative and/or the exception. it's not measuring the average condition, it's highlighting the extremes.
I'm just returning here because this seems like a good thread to voice how unbelievable the world has become.
For example, I heard on NPR today that a Massachusetts national guard unit is suing the goverment because several guard soldiers paid for things like armor themselves - in the WAR, mind you - and were not reimbursed for it. There is a theory that this was done on purpose because the money was not in the budget.
Also, I feel as if I am walking around in upside-down-land....because China is now making efforts to push for smaller, more fuel efficient cars, they are offering incentives to use them, and they are spending money to develop technologies to provide gas-alternatives. It's official; a 1.3 billion person Communist country is more progressive than my own.
Good thing Shrub is giving India information on our nuclear technology though, that will help things.....
this is my addition for the day: bush caught on tape
seems bushie did know of the grave danger that lay ahead with the levees even though he told us all that no one could have predicted it, and when he was told of the impending doom, our president did not ask one damn question. not one. wtf?
okay, one more. this one is too funny. our twisted little world.
Nipple Pincher Gets Juvenile Detention
I didn't even catch that. How funny. You have a land, upside down. Tee hee.
Watch Lord of War, that movie pretty much sums up humanity for me. I often wonder if these causes of war are all just fronts, that God, country, resources, class, race, all these factors are just an excuse, and that the real cause is that deep down we just wanna kill each other. Nothing can stop the endless hate of this species, all peace is but a fantasy. The real reality could very well be absolute, total, war.
perhaps we could combine our thirst for blood with e's post, and solve all international disputes with a nipple cripple contest.
which could be more entertaining than you would think, because generally the leaders of the world (rich,fat men) are desperately trying to conceal some fairly ample breasts.
ever see TITUS? or read the original shakespaeare?
horror as poetry. but sadly believable. humans have been doing nasty things to each other for so long...
movie is amazing, btw.
OOhhh, Woe is me....typical cliche architect/arch student/artist personalities in this thread. Feign enlightnment by proclaiming how tragic the world is. 'If only Bush and the rest of the world would listen to us.....then the world would be kittens and gum drops.'
Here's a challenge for the hoards of quasi-informed, Monday morning politicians on archinect: Find the beauty in the world, talk about that as much as you do the obvious tragedies around all of us. QUIT BEING SO BLEAK, IT'S BORING AND ACCOMPLISHES NOTHING!
ps - Thanks for bringing up Titus, that was a good flick.
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The first image of Henry Cavill as Superman didn't give us much detail of his new suit, but a new up close and personal image has been released, and we can see everything. Be prepared, he is missing his famous red undies.
Red undies fanboys everywhere are crying out in disgust as the first glimpse of almost all of Superman's new suit is released online.
Check out the image below!
What do you think of the new suit? We have to say, we aren't huge fans of it. The costume just looks too plain without the red undies breaking up the blue. Personally, I'm hoping this picture was taken before he slipped those red bad boys on, but I'm not getting my hopes up. All we have to say is, there better be some red boots down there.
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First here is a video for those who either have never seen or are simply missing Lake Umbagog:
I have spoken of many of the reasons why people come back to Umbagog year after year (some going on 20 years). Though the lake is incredible some people need more, some people need to hike. There is one small gorgeous trail near the lake called the Magalloway River Trail. This trail can be found by driving north on Rt. 16 past the National Wildlife Refuge Headquarters (stop in and grab a map of the trail you are about to embark on). Shortly after you pass the NWR HQ you will see the trailhead on your right hand side. This is a nice, easy hiking trail that passes through an area full of bog bridges to help you get around underneath the spruce and fir trees. If you follow the main trail until it makes hard left you can follow it to a nice look out area to observe some of the wildlife on the Magalloway.
If nice and easy is not your style of hiking don't you worry. Just 20 miles west of the campground on Rt. 26 is beautiful Dixville Notch. Yes this is home to the first place to declare its results during the presidential elections! However, I am not here to tell you about that I am here to tell you about the stunning views that await just a short hike straight up from the road. I did this hike not to long ago with my long time travel companion Bart.
When driving through the notch from Errol, just after you go up and over the notch and before you see the Balsams hotel, there is a pull off on the left. This marks the trailhead to table rock which a short 3/10 mile hike straight up (very steep stairs) to top to see beautiful views of the notch and surrounding area.
Once up there explore some of the trail that goes to a couple different peaks, look outs, and one will take you down the "easy" path toward the picnic area. Many people will park in the picnic area, the first parking lot you see coming from Errol on the left and side, and hike from there. The picnic area offers a nice place to relax have a nice meal while checking out the nearby falls and the leaves as they begin to change their color.
I hope this has inspired you to check out some of the local hikes in the area the next time you visit Umbagog and the surrounding areas!
Live Life, Explore!
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The Constitution was intended as a restraining document, however, not an empowering document. States possessed vast powers (compared to the federal government) to regulate citizens, stretching far beyond what the Bill of Rights would have allowed federal departments to do. Half the original states, for example, had established state churches.
There are, however, areas in which the federal government is authorized to act. One of those few is the postal system. The rationale behind the first federally financed roads was that these were "postal roads," necessary to connect different parts of the nation. The original cabinet of the United States had only a small handful of cabinet secretaries, but among these was the Postmaster General. Since the beginning of the republic, long before the Departments of Education and Commerce, there was a post office.
The post office, like the Copyright Office and several other federal offices, was largely self-supporting. The postage determined its budget, at least for a long time. User-funded government services provide a check on waste that is lacking with most federal programs — whose power and authority derive from their leviathan size. Of course, this check is weakened when government-created and -protected entities are given a monopoly for providing certain services (as is the case with the post office) and/or are granted other privileges such as not being subject to the taxation their private counterparts must endure. Yet, user-funded government entities can still be expected to be more efficient than other government entities.
The role of the federal post offices has evolved over time. When Samuel Morse asked through his new telegraph, "What hath God wrought?" he simply recognized the incredible new power that businesses and individuals had to communicate vast distances without using postal services. Alexander Graham Bell, a few decades after Morse, provided the means to talk in "real time" with family, friends, or business associates.
Henry Ford gave Americans the means to travel on their own vast distances — to be able to talk in person to those with whom they had previously communicated with by letter. Buses, airlines, subways, and many other private conveyances can travel distances that in 1789 would have been daunting. Internet access even allows people to see and talk to each other in ways that seemed like science fiction only a few decades ago.
Today, most people are not troubled by an inability to communicate with one another, as was true when the federal government first established postal services; instead, they face a bewildering number of ways to converse — by cellphones, computers, even smart phones. To a large extent, America has outgrown snail mail.
Beyond that, Americans know just how competitive these private vendors for communication services have become. Cable providers and satellite services vie aggressively for customers. So do different online services, computer operating systems, and social networking systems. The cost of these services, Adam Smith and Milton Friedman would have told us, is always moving toward the cheapest price with best service compatible with a profit margin enough to encourage investment.
Such advances in technology do not mean that there is no longer any demand for the physical delivery of mail. Many "low tech" people and senior citizens prefer the comfort and familiarity of letters. But the market has changed over the years, and those changes have impacted the post office.
Many Americans remember when letters were delivered twice a day. The price of a postage stamp has skyrocketed over the decades. Yet despite the huge increase in what it charges for its services, Postmaster General Patrick R. Donahoe told the House of Representatives that the U.S. Postal Service will run out of money by October 2011. "The Postal Service will not have the cash available to make both of these payments," Donohoe declared. "We need legislation this year to address that fact. We will deliver the mail. Employees will be paid. The thing we will not do is pay the federal government."
Donahoe said his office will also need $1.3 billion in November to pay for workers' compensation. Without these changes, he asserted, the "post office cannot survive as a self-financing entity."
Ironically, part of the problem that President Obama's Postmaster General is facing is the steep cost of financing healthcare for postal workers. The post office must pay $5.5 billion a year into an account to cover the medical benefits for future retirees. It is hard to argue with the prudence of this congressional mandate, which prevents the post office from kicking the can down the road, as so many federal, state, and local governments have done for retirement benefits. Since 2006, according to Ruth Goldway, who directs the Postal Regulatory Commission, $21 billion has been paid by the Post Office into the fund.
Donahoe, in his comments about the cost of actually paying for the medical benefits of retirees, gives an idea of just how deep a hole ObamaCare will put America into. He told Congress that "Prefunding health benefits is an incredible burden. In 2007 and 2008 we would have had net profits except for the prefunding." It is almost Orwellian to hear a federal bureaucrat utter forbidden words such as "profit," but Donahoe even spoke of market forces and competition. He added, "We think there is plenty of growth available in standard mail, in the package market."
Cutting costs in time of recession, fully funding future medical retirement costs, looking for opportunities for market growth, speaking of "profit" — many Americans might wonder what would happen if the the whole federal government were to work to achieve these goals. Yet the expectation of an efficient and profitable government defies reality, since government, unlike private businesses in a free market, does not have to worry about operating efficiently or making a profit to stay in business, and those entrusted with governmental power are spending other people's money, not their own. The Postal Service may be making a profit without taking into account prefunding healthcare benefits — but that does not mean that the mail could not be delivered with greater efficiency and at lower cost by private companies if the government Post Office monopoly on regular letter delivery were scrapped.
The more that government can be limited to protecting basic rights, the better for the taxpayer and the consumer. Even though the federal postal service is relatively "efficient" compared to other government work, government, by its very nature, can never be as efficient as the private sector. The Founding Fathers clearly envisioned a federal postal service, but they did not envision a Post Office monopoly.


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Fashion Targets Breast Cancer for Breakthrough Breast Cancer
Fashion Targets Breast Cancer for the Breakthrough Breast Cancer charity is back for 2013, and a whole host of high street stores are involved – and you'll find some of them in Ocean Terminal.
Sharon Osbourne – who herself battled colon cancer, and in in 2012 underwent a preventative double mastectomy after discovering she carried the BRCA gene which increases the risk of developing breast cancer by up to 85%, fronts the poster campaign with her daughter, Kelly.
"Every year Fashion Targets Breast Cancer unites people for this vitally important cause, a cause that is particularly close to my heart," says Sharon. "On discovering I carried the BRCA gene having a double mastectomy just made sense to me – I want to ensure I'm there for my family for the future. I hope that everyone in the UK really embraces the campaign this year. I know only too well the importance of the research this campaign funds – it's vital that their scientists can keep making breakthroughs to improve the lives of women affected by the disease. So everyone please join in and wear your support!"
Retailers Marks & Spencer, River Island, Warehouse, Topshop, my-wardrobe.com, Coast, Laura Ashley and Debenhams have all designed exclusive products for the campaign.Each carries a donation, some have a 100% donation – and there are items for every price point, from £2 up to £275.
We've picked out a few favourite pieces from Ocean Terminal stores. These gorgeous Coast (at Debenhams) dresses are, left to right, Ianthe (£175), Bee (£160) and Chancey (£180), and 30% of the price will be donated.
How fab is this sequinned Principles by Ben de Lisi top (£25, Debenhams – 30% of price donated). Marks and Spencer have loads of items, including a fab Lip Balm and a cute Bracelet (£3 and £7.50, 10% and 30% of price donated, respectively).
Make a bold statement at Top Shop with their LOVE motif skirt (£22) and T-shirt (£18), and donate 30% of that price to the charity. Or pick up this cute mirror seaside print keyring, for £2, 50% of which goes to the Breakthrough Breast Cancer charity.
Back at Debenhams, choose this lovely printed Red Herring dress (£45) or H! by Henry Holland cute lace trimmed denim shorts (£30) or love heart print top (£28). Again, 30% of the sale price will be donated.
Fashion Targets Breast Cancer raises vital money for Breakthrough Breast Cancer. Each year 50,000 women in the UK are diagnosed with breast cancer. The nationwide campaign launched on April 22, 2013 and the items will be on sale for six weeks; Marks and Spencer's range goes on sale today (May 2), until June 13.
For more information, visit fashiontargetsbreastcancer.org.uk
Please note that we always endeavour to feature items that are available in Ocean Terminal, however sometimes items featured may be out of stock, and prices may vary due to seasonal reductions


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LORAIN — Summer begins Saturday, but the summer boating season is already underway.
The season unofficially runs from Memorial Day to Labor Day and includes boating enforcement. Petty Officer 2nd Class Eric Eberl of the U.S. Coast Guard's Lorain station said most boaters are safe, but as Labor Day approaches, risk increases.
Equipment begins to break down, and some boaters become careless.
"That's when you see the accidents happen," Eberl said during a Sunday patrol on Lake Erie.
The Lorain station is responsible for patrolling between Sherod Park in Vermilion and Avon Point in Avon and from Lorain to the Canadian border about 20 nautical miles away. Patrols usually consist of four or five members. Members generally serve four-year tours at the station allowing them time to familiarize themselves with the area.
Patrols are done in a 45-foot, twin-engine, jet-propelled patrol boat. The $2 million, 1,650-horsepower boat, purchased in September, has a maximum speed of about 42 knots, equivalent to 45 mph on land.
At full speed, the ride is often bouncy, but the five-member crew wasn't complaining Sunday. They say the vessel is an improvement over the 41-foot, propeller-driven boat in use since 1978.
"It's pretty much a big Jet Ski," said fireman Jacob Metzger. "It's pretty incredible."
The boat decreases response time, which can be the difference between life and death. A rapid response is credited with saving a suicidal woman who jumped Dec. 5 from the Bascule Bridge into freezing waters about 150 yards from the station at 110 Alabama Ave. Other rescues last year included a man who slammed his boat into a breakwall in Lorain and people using personal watercraft that had the engines flood.
Besides carelessness, inexperience or recklessness and alcohol can lead to accidents. Alcohol contributed to about 17 percent of the 560 deaths on the water nationally last year, according to Coast Guard statistics.
Eberl said drunken boaters are rare, but crews are always on the lookout for them. A few boat operators suspected of being drunk are turned over to police each season.
Another major cause of death is drowning due to not wearing a life preserver. About 400 drowning victims nationally last year weren't wearing preservers.
Life jackets for each person on board a boat are required in Ohio, although anyone older than 10 years isn't required to wear them on the boat. Checking for preservers is one of the main things crew members do when conducting inspections. Other items checked are a fire extinguisher, a portable flotation device that people can cling to in the water and whether equipment like horns and radios are working properly.
If a boat passes inspection, boaters are given a gold-colored form good for the season. If boaters are stopped a second time during the season they can display it to avoid another inspection.
"Good as gold," Eberl joked.
Eberl said the emphasis is on education rather than enforcement. Because boaters aren't required to be licensed like drivers, some can be inexperienced.
"Anybody can go out and buy a boat," he said. "You don't have to learn anything. You just have to be able to put it in the water."
Inexperience or unfamiliarity with the lake can lead to mistakes. Eberl said many boaters don't realize they cannot exceed 5 knots or leave a wake while in the channel. By creating awareness through random stops, Eberl said accidents can be reduced.
"There are rules out there and equipment you need to have," he said. "We're not out there trying to hassle people. We just want to make sure they're safe."
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Boating Enforcement
Members of the U.S. Coast Guard's Lorain station say most boaters on Lake Erie are safe, but accidents and incidents occasionally occur. In 2013, Lorain station efforts included:
- 224 random inspections
- 44 searches and rescues
- 13 lives saved due to searches and rescues
- 51 people assisted in searches and rescues
SOURCE: U.S. Coast Guard