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When Keanu Reeves mentioned last year that a third Bill and Ted film was in the works, the project was so unformed it was ruled a joke. The original film's writers were '"going to try and see if they can write something," according to Reeves, who ribbed that the project should be shot in 3D black and white and be co-directed by Martin Scorsese, Francis Ford Coppola, and Werner Herzog.
During an interview with MTV yesterday while promoting his new film Henry's Crime, however, it became clear that a third Bill and Ted installment is very close to actually happening
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Matrix 4 and 5 are in the works. Keanu told London audience that Wachowski brothers have written two more installments of sci-fi series.
Keanu met the Wachowskis for lunch over Christmas, 2010 and stated that they had completed work on a two-picture script treatment that would see him return to the world of the Matrix as Neo.
"[He] says the brothers have met with Jim Cameron to discuss the pros and cons of 3D and are looking to deliver something which has never been seen again. Keanu stated that he still has an obligation to the fans to deliver a movie worthy of the title 'The Matrix' and he swears this time that the treatment will truly revolutionize the action genre like the first movie
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Apple's CEO tops the magazine's list of the 50 smartest people in tech
"He is a visionary, a micromanager, and a showman who creates such anticipation around new products that their releases are veritable holidays."
So begins Jessi Hempel's assessment of Steve Jobs, Fortune Magazine's choice for the "smartest CEO in tech."
Apple's (aapl) CEO topped the list of Fortune's "50 smartest people in tech" feature, part of the drumroll leading up to the magazine's annual Brainstorm Tech conference, to be held this year in Aspen July 22–24.
The CEO runners up, after Jobs: Amazon's (amzn) Jeff Bezos, Dendreon's (dndn) Mitch Gold, Alibaba's Jack Ma and Demand Media's Richard Rosenblatt.
Also on the list: Jonathan Ive, Fortune's pick as the smartest designer in tech.
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<!-- /galTitleNav --><!-- DATA FIELDS --><!-- /DATA FIELDS -->When Steve Jobs returned to Apple in 1997 after a 12-year exile, the company was close to bankruptcy. Thirteen years later it has a market cap of $250 billion and is the world's most valuable tech company, transforming whole industries along the way. iTunes reinvented music. Pixar, now part of Disney, elevated animated films. The iPhone changed telecom. And the new iPad has other computer makers scrambling to respond. Rocking one industry could be luck, but upending four? That's smart.
He is a visionary, a micromanager, and a showman who creates such anticipation around new products that their releases are veritable holidays. And Jobs is a pop culture icon like no other business executive: An episode of The Simpsons a few years ago featured a Jobs-like character named Steve Mobs.
His dictator-like control can cause havoc for partners: Jobs, 55, has decided, for example, that Apple products won't support Adobe Flash, the code most video-heavy websites depend on, leading designers to switch to new tools. But Jobs' vision is also what gives these devices their elegance, causing consumers' hearts to flutter. --Jessi Hempel
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News of a child being raped in her own school feels especially terrifying, even to a nation already reeling at reports of sex crimes. In Bangalore it has galvanised the kind of mass demonstrations that Delhi saw after the Nirbhaya tragedy. Even after all this public outpouring of grief and anger, Bangalore's police made its first arrest nearly a week after the case was registered. It's alleged that the rapist is a teacher with a history of child abuse. Why didn't the school properly verify his background? Even more worryingly, how many schools across India are following basic procedures to ensure the safety of our children, their students?
Although government schools get more flak, the fact that the Bangalore child rape took place in an upscale school underlines how the issue of children's safety cuts across class. Parents who turned up to show solidarity for the cause send their children to diverse schools. They came from different parts of the city, from many different professions. Their heartfelt concern — where should they send their children if the school cannot be trusted? Schools must be safe zones.
But the Bangalore school where the child rape took place has refused to take responsibility. The reason this is possible is that our entire education system swings between two unhealthy extremes. On the one hand, a licence raj inhibits growth of new outfits. The absence of competition means schools that currently exist can get away with anything. On the other hand, there is little auditing of schools' security and other standards — congealing into an unregulated and uncaring mess. Rape is a heinous and unforgivable crime. But much that's done to children on an everyday, accepted, unthinking basis also demands serious revision. They are forced to carry schoolbags that are 30-40% of their body weight despite clear guidelines that these mustn't weigh more than 10% of the children themselves. Making guidelines is meaningless if there's nobody to implement them.
Consider the ban on corporal punishment. Teachers defy it regularly — because they get away with it, unpunished. Recent footage of an Andhra Pradesh teacher viciously caning visually impaired students is spine-chilling. But things wouldn't have come to such a pass if his earlier infractions had been punished fittingly. In the Bangalore case, a six-year-old could have been spared a lifetime of traumatic memories if only school and police authorities had paid obligatory attention to earlier complaints of child molestation on the same premises.


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The holidays are a stressful time. Whether it's worrying about crazy travel plans, wondering how you're going to manage your drunk Aunt Carol at the family get-together, or not sleeping because the million-watt glow from your neighbors' Christmas decorations keeps you up all night, everyone's nerves are a bit more frayed this time of year.
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Filing Your Taxes at the Last Minute? Here Are Five Things You Need to Know
Remember the kids who always sat in the front of the classroom, the ones who reminded the teacher when she forgot to hand out homework? Those kids grew up into adults who get their oil changed every 3,000 miles, visit the dentist every six months like clockwork and file their taxes as soon as they can.
Then there were the back of the class kids. They're now the reasons dentists send those "we've missed you" cards and cars have low oil lights. If you're a "back of the classroom" kid, don't worry — there's still time to get those taxes filed. Here are a few handy tips for the procrastinators of the world.
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Parents Revolt Against High School's New Approach to Teenage Contraception
While the United States takes measures such as abstinence initiatives, sexual education and sometimes criticizing Bristol Palin as a scare tactic to prevent teenage pregnancy, some schools in the UK are taking a much more direct route.
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John Engates, CTO at Rackspace, does a quick interview in the lobby of Moscone Center at VMworld 2010. He talks about OpenStack and what it means for the Cloud.
Since the OpenStack community was founded at OSCON late July, there has been a series of exciting new developments including:
- Hiring of two key employees: Anne Gentle, OpenStack Content Stacker and Stephen Spector, OpenStack Community Manager
- New features in the code base today include: managing virtual machines, network configuration for those VMs, a fully distributed, replication storage system and the ability to store, retrieve and replicate objects and files up to 5GB in size
- You can also now manage the OpenStack environment via a web control panel, iPad, iPhone and Android device.
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Chapter 21 (v.1)
I pushed my bangs out of the way as the sun beat down. Sweat trickled out of my pores and I knew I was going to be dehydrated after this. I finished sweeping the porch and retreated back into the cool house. I was alone today, so I made the house spotless; cleaned every room, every dish, every piece of fabric and dusted out the cob webs. I deserveda break. I fell down on to a stool and took a drink of the luke warm lemonade. After I finished it off, I got some more and went to the livingroom.
I sat on the couch and flipped to the news. It had been over four months since Stephen and I had run away, and no word has reached us that my mom was worried. I sneered. Why did I even call her that anymore? She wasn't really a mom to me, she never was. The weather was on, and I new it was ninty-three degrees out, so I flipped to Saturday morning cartoons and watched at Tom and Jerry hit each other.
After awhile I began to dose off but roused myself when there was a knock that the door. I got up and opened the door. "Hello?" I asked. A little girl with sun-bleached hair and dazzlingly blue eyes stood in front of me. She couldn't have been more than six or seven. I didn't stoop down to her level, for fear I'd fall on top of her. "Hi." I said. "Where's your mommy or daddy?"
When she spoke, I could tell she came from a wealthy, educated background. "I have came looking for Sebastian and Zackaria. Zackaria informed me he was staying here for the time being and you were not to be harmed. Or the boy, he is not to be harmed either." I blinked. A toddler vampire? I side-stepped and she waltz in. "I'll be needing a place to sleep."
"With Zackaria." I said instantly. She looked sharply at me as if I were the child. "My brother is human and I do not want vampires sleeping in the same room as him."
"I shall sleep with Sebastian then." She looked around the house, seeming disgusted.
"That's where I sleep." I said, a little impatiently. "Why don't you wait for Sebastian and Zackaria to come back from their hunt and they will explain how things are run here." The girl glared at me, and I knew I stepped over some invisible vampire line.
It seemed like she grew ten feet. "I am the vampire. I am the elder. I am stronger, faster, smarter. I say what goes on here, for Zackaria is mine, and Sebastian his. I own them. I sleep where I chose, and no human will tell me otherwise. The boys listen to me, not you!" I stared for a few seconds before my brain began to function. My eyes narrowed on her.
"I didn't see you breaking your back cleaning this house. I haven't seen you around while Sebastian built rooms for my brother and I. You don't lift your finger to pay a cent or help build or clean. You do nothing! You have no power here!" Feeling satified with myself, I continued. "I don't care you created Sebastian. I don't care if you're the oldest vampire known. You'll have to wait until Sebastian returned. And while you wait, you can soak up some sun. Now, please leave." I crossed my arms under my breasts and stared her down.
Her eyes found mine, and while she was so little, I knew better than to underestimate a vampire. They had a nasty bite. The toddle thing huffed a little then threw herself on the couch, bewildered, my arms fell. "I will not leave. This house is mine, because Sebastian is mine." I felted my rage boil up -or was it jealously that had me glenching my fists?-. "My name is Catherina Blake. I demand blood." She kept her eyes focused on the TV and held her little hand out. I just stared at it and she cleared her throat. "Give me your arm."
"No!" I said loudly. I stomped to the door. "Get the hell out." Catherina looked at me like she couldn't believe somebody had told her 'no'. Well, I did, and she didn't belong in my house. "Leave now!" I screamed. I pointed a finger at the door, which stood ajar. Somebody grabbed my wrist and pulled me into a hug.
Sebastian nuzzled my neck. "Hello, Ariel. I didn't know I wasn't welcomed in my own house."
"You are. Zackaria is but Catherina is not!" Sebastian looked up and froze at the sight of the toddle, who glared at us. Sebastian flew me behind him and Zackaria grabbed my shoulders. Quickly, I saw Zackaria's back and heard Sebastian growl. That was a chuckle and Zackaria stepped inside the house.
"Stay out here. No matter what you hear, you are to stay put!" He shouted out and slammed the door.
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The North Platte Sunrise Rotary Club, the North Platte Noon Rotary Club and the North Platte area Rotary Interact Club have announced the recipients and alternates of the 2013 Rotary Youth Leadership Award.
At the camp, the students participate in leadership training, learn from individuals with varied backgrounds, educations, careers and interests, and engage in recreational activities and friendly competitions.
RYLA co-chairs Kim Schroll and Katherine Hall said the quality of this years recipients and alternates was outstanding.
It is so encouraging to know young people of this caliber are going to be leaders, they said. As a community, we are fortunate to have such bright, dedicated young people aspiring to leadership roles.
The students and alternates:
St. Patricks High School students Jared Brosius, son of V.J. and Marie Brosius, and Mark Mayfield, son of Rusty and Bridget Mayfield, and alternate Megan Trierweiler, daughter of Dr. and Mrs. Michael Trierweiler.
North Platte High School student Andrew Parish, son of James and Lisa Parish and alternate Brandon Adkins, son of Scott and Dawn Atkins.
Hershey High School students Karlie Osborne, daughter of Bill Osborne; Kelsey J. Lafferty, daughter of Deanna Lafferty, and alternate Hope Duggan, daughter of Shanna Duggan.
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Guitarist and singer/songwriter, The Gangster of Love was born on October 5, 1943 in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, but he was largely raised in Texas.
The Steve Miller Band has sold more than 30 million records in a career spanning more than 40 years.
But he's not one to rest on his laurels, as they say.
He has released two new albums in the past few years. He released "Bingo!" on June 15, 2010 (an album of blues covers) and then on April 18, 2011 he released "Let Your Hair Down".
He kicks off a European tour in London on October 20th.
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Embraer S.A. announced today at the 51st International Paris Air Show that it has concluded an agreement for 17 E190s with Colorful Guizhou Airlines, the first locally-owned airline in Chinas Guizhou Province. The contract is for seven firm orders, which will be included in Embraers 2015 second-quarter backlog, and ten options and has an estimated value of USD 834 million at current list price if all options are exercised. The first aircraft is scheduled for delivery in 2015.
With around 80% market share in the segment in China, the E190 has shown to be the best aircraft in the category, offering efficiency with low operating costs and an excellent level of comfort for passengers, said Paulo Cesar Silva, President & CEO, Embraer Commercial Aviation. .Over the years, the E190s have proven to be effective tools in building regional connectivity and promoting economic development. Im confident Colorful Guizhou Airlines will bring those same benefits to its home province with its new E190s.
Colorful Guizhou Airlines is Embraers fifth E-Jet customer in China and the first in the southwest of the country.
Were glad to establish a partnership with Embraer, a company that has a leading role in global regional aviation, said Zhai Yan, who is both Chairman of the Guizhou Industrial Investment (Group) Co., LTD and the Chairman of Colorful Guizhou Airlines. Colorful Guizhou Airlines will be a combination of a regional airline and a low cost trunk carrier. It will target regional cities in Guizhou but will also bring new access to all of China and the global market. The selection of the E190 and our cooperation with Embraer is sure to accelerate the development of the aviation industry and the economy of Guizhou.
Colorful Guizhou Airlines plans to inaugurate service this year. Established by the Guizhou Industrial Investment (Group) Co., LTD, it will target operating to cities in Guizhou and neighboring provinces. Its entrance marks the end of the absence of a locally-owned airline in Guizhou and the start of improvements to regional aviation in western China.
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The scope of the carriers business covers transport of cargo, aviation advertising, mail delivery, cabin supply, catering industry, tourism and real estate industry. The airline is expected to start flying in 2015. The fleet plan calls for 30 aircraft by 2020, and between 120 and 140 in the future.
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Embraer (embraer.com) is the worlds leading manufacturer of commercial jets that seat up to 130 passengers. Nearly 900 aircraft from the 37, 44, and 50-seat ERJ 145 family of regional jets have been delivered to airlines since their introduction in 1996. The E-Jet family includes four larger aircraft that have between 70 and 130 seats. The E170, E175, E190, and E195 set the standard in their category with their advanced engineering, high degree of efficiency, spacious, ergonomic cabins with two-by-two seating, and attractive operating economics. Since E-Jets entered revenue service in 2004, Embraer has received over 1,500 firm orders for this aircraft family. More than 1,100 have been delivered.
In 2013, Embraer launched E-Jets E2, the second generation of its E-Jets family of commercial aircraft comprised of three new airplanes E175-E2, E190-E2, E195-E2 seating from 70 to 130 passengers. The E190-E2 is expected to enter service in the first half of 2018. The E195-E2 is slated to enter service in 2019 and the E175-E2 in 2020.
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Benjamin Lewis BISH, 33 of Weirton, W.Va., formerly of McDonald, died at 10:50 p.m. Tuesday, December 31, 1946, in the Mercy hospital, Pittsburgh, following a lingering illness. Mr. BISH was born October 3, 1913, in McDonald and graduated from McDonald high school with the class of 1932. Prior to his illness he was employed as a mechanic by the Weirton Steel Co. Besides his wife, Mrs. Alice MC KENNA BISH, he leaves two sons, Ronald, 5, and Keith, 3; his parents, Mr. and Mrs. Oliver BISH of Railroad street, McDonald, and a brother, George BISH of Burgettstown. Funeral services will be held at 2:30 p.m. this Saturday in the Pettit funeral home in charge of the Rev. Philip HORNE, pastor of the Midway Baptist church. Burial will be in Robinson's Run cemetery. Subject: [ALL] Jan. 3, 1947 Obits, McDonald Record-Outlook ---- (Source: Jan. 3, 1947 Obits. McDonald PA Record) (Contributor: Victoria Hospodar Valentine, email@example.com)
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'I can never see the point in trying to attract investment to the region while the A47 improvements have not been carried out.' A haulier gives his views
PUBLISHED: 08:21 23 November 2012
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For David Farrow, director of father-and-son road haulage company MDF Transport in Great Yarmouth, dualling the A47 would bring huge benefits.
The company, based at the Harfreys Industrial Estate, uses the road daily to transport normal to abnormal loads such as wind turbines, often bound for towns and cities across the country.
Mr Farrow, 70, who has run the business with his son Mark for its 22 years of existence, has been to two previous public inquiries about the matter, and for him the talk of the cost and the difficulties of the scheme is nothing new.
He said: "I can never see the point in trying to attract investment to the region while the A47 improvements have not been carried out.
"But at the same time I realise it's an expensive piece of road to do it on, because there are about 70 or 80 lanes leading to fields, so you would have to have tracks each side so the farmers can access their fields on their tractors.
"There is a problem with that, it would cost more money if it was dualled. The rights of ways are so old you can't get them rescinded.
"I am dubious about it happening in my lifetime.
"What annoys me is that every time we have a public inquiry both the political parties could not be in more agreement that it should be dualled. If everyone is in agreement then why hasn't it happened?
"The cost is something that will be interesting because it is going to be surprising for a lot of people. They were talking about £30m around the year 1999, it must have doubled by now.
"It would be a benefit to see it dualled, lorries are heavy and we only run big trucks that are restricted to 40mph on that road.
"We would gain a speed advantage of 10mph which would benefit our business specifically but there would also be less accidents as it would mean you would not hit oncoming traffic so much.
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Amsterdam • The men streaming in and out of a small clubhouse in east Amsterdam could almost be construction workers at the end of a hard day, taking off their orange reflective vests and cracking jokes as they suck down a few Heinekens, waiting for their paychecks.
But it's only noon, the men are alcoholics and the beers themselves are the paycheck.
In a pilot project that has drawn attention in the Netherlands and around the world, the city has teamed up with a charity organization in hopes of improving the neighborhood and possibly improving life for the alcoholics. Not by trying to get them to stop drinking, but instead by offering to fund their habit outright.


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Simple pasta dish to warm and delight
By SARA MOULTON
Associated Press
Whenever I have too little time and too few ingredients on hand — or when I've been eating too much meat — I cook up some broccoli pasta.
Which means I make it for dinner about once every 10 days! It's delicious, healthy, inexpensive and easy to prepare. The recipe, in fact, is a cinch, consisting of just a few ingredients — pasta, chicken broth, Parmigiano-Reggiano, olive oil and a large head of the namesake crucifer. I always have four of those ingredients in house, so all I need to do is run out and pick up some broccoli and I'm good to go.
Another of this recipe's charms is its flexibility. I can swap in vegetable broth for chicken broth, spaghetti for the angel hair pasta, and any other grated hard cheese for the Parmigiano-Reggiano. Sometimes I'll even lose the broccoli in favor of roasted cauliflower or Brussels sprouts.
But what makes the dish so popular in my house is its comfort factor. I serve it soupy, so you can slurp the chicken broth along with the strands of pasta. I also make sure there's some crusty bread within easy reach, which helps to mop up the broth not captured with a spoon.
In the original version of this recipe (I've been making it for years), I sauteed the broccoli in olive oil over very high heat until it was quite brown around the edges. The problem with this method is that the broccoli quickly soaked up all the olive oil and I always ended up having to add quite a bit more. I switched to oven-roasting it, which helps to decrease the amount of olive oil necessary. It also requires very little baby-sitting.
This dish is so economical it's almost ecological. I use all of the broccoli, not just the florets. For years I used to trash the stems, but the stems are also plenty edible. Just peel off the skin, cut them up, and you're ready.
Start to finish:
30 minutes
Servings: 4
1 large head broccoli (about 1 1/4 to 1 1/2 pounds)
2 tablespoons extra-virgin olive oil
Kosher salt
1 to 2 teaspoons red pepper flakes, or to taste
1 quart low-sodium chicken stock
1/2 pound whole-wheat capellini pasta
1 cup freshly grated Parmigiano-Reggiano cheese
Heat the oven to 450 F. Position one of the racks in the top third of the oven.
Bring a large pot of water to a boil.
Cut the broccoli, including the stems, into 2-inch pieces. Peel any thick stem pieces to remove the thick skin.
On a rimmed baking sheet, arrange the broccoli in a single layer. Drizzle with the oil, then sprinkle with salt to taste and toss well. Place on the top oven rack and roast for 8 to 10 minutes, or until the broccoli is crisp tender and slightly brown at the edges. Transfer the broccoli to a large skillet, add the pepper flakes and the chicken broth, then bring to a boil over medium-high heat.
When the water in the large pot comes to a boil, add a hefty pinch of salt and the pasta. Stir and cook for 2 minutes, or until the pasta is limp but not quite cooked through. Drain the pasta and transfer it to the broccoli pan. Simmer for 2 minutes, or until the pasta is al dente. Stir in the Parmigiano-Reggiano and salt to taste. Ladle into shallow soup bowls and serve with crusty bread.
Nutrition information per serving: 470 calories; 160 calories from fat (34 percent of total calories); 17 g fat (5 g saturated; 0 g trans fats); 20 mg cholesterol; 54 g carbohydrate; 9 g fiber; 5 g sugar; 25 g protein; 870 mg sodium.
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I've got CorelDRAW Home & Student Suite X5 with SP1 installed on my Win7 x64 PC. My printer is Samsung SCX-3205 and drivers are updated to the latest version.
When I select print in DRAW it won't print - it only prints to file (DRAW can't open the .prn file afterwards, it crashes or gives me an error message or both). I simply can't get it to print directly to printer.
Print works just fine in Corel PHOTO-PAINT X5 and I had never problems with printing my files directly from DRAW in any previous version.
Any help appreciated.
If you have CorelDRAW Home & Student Suite X5 and you find that (1) you see no 'Print to file' option in CorelDRAW's 'Print...' dialog and (2) you're only able to print to file and you can't print to your printer, try this:
1/ Quit CorelDRAW2/ Find the following file:C:\Users\<Username>\AppData\Roaming\Corel\CorelDRAW Graphics Suite X5\Custom Data\Print Styles\CorelDRAW Defaults.prs3/ Open the file in a text editor4/ Find the line that says: "PrintToFile=1"5/ Change it to: "PrintToFile=0" 6/ Save the file and close7/ Now open CorelDRAW and try printing
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On Sat, Jul 14, 2012 at 11:50 AM, B Sreejith <bsreejithin(at)gmail(dot)com> wrote: > Dear All, > Thanks alot for all the invaluable comments. Additionally to Craig's excellent advice to measurements there's something else you can do: with the knowledge of the queries your application fires against the database you can evaluate your schema and index definitions. While there is no guarantee that your application will scale well if all indexes are present you believe need to be present based on that inspection, you can pretty easily identify tables with can be improved. These are tables which a) are known to grow large and b) do not have indexes nor no indexes which support the queries your application does against these tables which will result in full table scans. Any database which scales in size will sooner or later hit a point where full table scans of these large tables will be extremely slow. If these queries are done during regular operation (and not nightly maintenance windows for example) then you pretty surely have identified a show stopper. Kind regards robert -- remember.guy do |as, often| as.you_can - without end http://blog.rubybestpractices.com/
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Ask Health Experts and Get Answers to Your Health Question ASAP
I understand you wish to know what is causing this, but the fact is that you have had an MRI and been evaluated by an ophthalmologist and a neurologist. I wonder how I might help you here on this site?
I understand that, it must be very frustrating for you. But I am wondering how I can help you here.
Are you still seeing the neurologist because it seems to me that a neurologist is going to be the kind of doctor that will diagnose you.
standing by
Are you anywhere near an academic medical center? A University hospital?
They have a fine medical center there. I think you would do very well to see a headache specialist. In the second reference I sent you there is an entity called Hemicrania Continua, it is hard to diagnose and poorly understood.
This may be in play with you
at the least
you need to get to a neurologist who specializes in headache diagnosis and treatment
You may take comfort in the fact that your eye exam and MRI are normal
I am near Nashville
No, no way.
Have they repaired it?
I can see that
I thought you said you were in Las Vegas?
I see. Vanderbilt has an outstanding headache clinic. Can you take your case there?
I see
When was the MRI of your brain and your opthalmologic exam?
what do you mean by 'small pressure' on left eye?
a reading of 27 is abnormal
I'm curious why he didn't think you could have glaucoma?
mayo clinic on glaucoma
normal is usually up to 20
I agree that 27 isn't a crazy number
but am curious that you have pain behind that eye and have an elevated pressure in that eye
but they do not think this is related.
could cause pain, not numbness
Did you by chance see Dr Ansarinia in Las Vegas?
A neurologist?
You have already had the million dollar workup
The MRI is the most important thing
The ophthalmology evaluation being the second most important thing
I think it is time to see a headache specialist
I do not think ENT will have anything at all for you with a normal MRI
I just searched for headache specialists in Las Vegas and found Dr Ansarinia
He is board certified in Neurology and specializes in diagnosing and treating headaches
yes, I just typed it above, Dr Ansarinia, can you see that?
Here is his contact info and address from healthgrades.com
yes, he is a neurologist, those are the specialists who deal with headaches that do not have a structural cause like a brain tumor.
nevertheless, it is a headache by definition. a headache can cause all types of pain including pressure.
a migraine can have only visual symptoms for instance
and a migraine can cause abdominal pain
so this is the next best bet for you in getting this figured out
are you there?
I see you have stepped out of the chat.
we chatted for about 50 minutes and I think I answered all your questions
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Circus Vargas
When: Through Monday
Where: Mira Mesa Community Park, 8575 New Salem St., San Diego
When: March 5-9
Where: Del Mar Fairgrounds, 2260 Jimmy Durante Blvd., Del Mar
Tickets: $20-$50 adults, $15-$45 children ages 2 to 10
Phone: (877) 468-3861
Online: circusvargas.org
For 26 years, Jon Weiss had the unfortunate job of being shot out of a cannon by his wife. It was frustrating, especially when one considers that his specialty is balancing shopping carts and other assorted items on his chin.
"I thought they were trying to kill me when they were training me," said Weiss, who worked for Ringling Bros. before joining Circus Vargas, the California-based production that opens today at Mira Mesa Community Park and next Thursday at the Del Mar Fairgrounds.
"I auditioned for the Ringling clown college in 1981 and out of the 60 in the class, only 20 were accepted. I'm first generation, so I had a lot to prove. Most circus acts are passed down from generation to generation and they keep their traditions and their name going within the circus industry. You never give away your secrets or techniques."
While working as a clown, Weiss married a showgirl, and jokes that he wore "more makeup than the bride." He and his wife, Laura, have three children ages 9 to 14, all born and raised on the road.
Today, the couple head the Circus Vargas preview show, a 20-minute interactive event that invites children to learn circus skills. The show starts when four preteen girls (one is Weiss' daughter) perform a Hula-Hoop routine and invite the children in the audience to join them.
Feather-balancing is next. Weiss enters the ring dressed in a sparkly red vest, black pants and boots. He and his wife teach children how to balance a peacock feather on their chins. It's surprisingly easy: Most of the children master the feat and head back to their seats grinning.
When Weiss returns to the ring, he asks a member of the audience to lend him an athletic shoe, which he easily balances on his nose. That's when the general manager enters with the shopping cart, then a 20-foot ladder.
"Ever since I was a kid, I could balance anything on my chin, nose and my forehead," explained Weiss, who was born in New York. "When I found that I was entertaining people, I auditioned to be a clown."
As a clown for Ringling Bros., Weiss had to renegotiate his contract annually. After being shot out of a cannon more than 5,000 times, he decided to join Circus Vargas, a smaller production that tours throughout California and offers a more intimate family-friendly environment.
The show, which celebrates its 40th anniversary this year, consists of seven families from countries including Austria, Russia, Mexico, Italy, Argentina, Columbia, Ecuador and the United States.
Ringmaster Ted McRae, dressed in a glittering floor-length red, white and blue tuxedo jacket, leads the audience in the national anthem before asking, "Are you ready for some circus?"
A fast-paced show follows, with standouts that include the Russian clown Vladimir Kopiev, who performs a crowd-pleasing routine with three energetic poodles and three reluctant, but cooperative, cats.
There's an eye-popping trapeze act by the Tabares family, acrobats perform on a trampoline and a Belgian draft horse, and in the finale, motorcyclists spin in the "Sphere of Fear."
The current owners of Circus Vargas are a married couple, Katya and Nelson Quiroga, both flying trapeze acrobats. He's from Argentina, she was born in Austria and each of their families represent more than five generations of circus performers. They met and married while performing in Circus Vargas and have three children.
When Weiss was a boy, he only went to the circus twice. But he'll never forget the time a clown pointed at him as he sat in an arena surrounded by thousands of people. He felt a connection that he hopes to pass on.
"Circus life is not about going to work every day," Weiss said thoughtfully.
"It's more than that and it has to be. It's a big undertaking and everyone has to work together. I love what we bring to the American public – it's entertaining to grandparents, parents and kids. We create memories and I'm a part of it."
Marcia Manna covers arts and entertainment in North County for the Union-Tribune.Copyright © 2017, The San Diego Union-Tribune


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Walkers of all abilities will once again be gathering in Bradford on Avon next month to take part in the three-day Festival of Walking.
The festival, in its second year, will run from September 6-8 and people will be able to explore the countryside and learn the history of the town through a variety of walks suitable for every age and ability.
There will be 11 walks, ranging from one to eight miles, and will take in a variety of views, including a vineyard, local historic residences and the Frome and Avon River Valleys.
People can take part in a supper walk at the Dog and Fox, a bird spotting walk and visit Box Steam Brewery in Holt. There is also the chance for bat watching at Barton Farm Country Park during an evening bat walk, but it is advised to book early as places are limited.
Bradford on Avon's Walkers Are Welcome group created the festival last year as a way of putting the town on the map and attracting people from outside the area.
Member of the group Richard Craft, who represents Climate Friendly Bradford on Avon, said: "There is a recreational side to it but also an economical side because it brings people into the town. People can see what a beautiful area we live in.
"We often take it for granted. By walking and getting out there you can really appreciate the treasures we have around here and it is a great way of meeting new people."
All walks begin in Westbury Gardens and tickets can be bought from Bradford on Avon's Tourist Information Centre.


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TAMPA — Aisha Warren told Hillsborough sheriff's officials Thursday that a deputy saved her life and those of her three children by killing Richard Longstreet, authorities said.
Sheriff's Cpl. Mark Clark shot Longstreet, 34, on a Riverview roadside as Longstreet struggled with Warren for a gun and Clark's Taser didn't stop him.
Longstreet has a lengthy arrest history that includes violence. In April, he was charged with aggravated stalking and throwing or shooting a deadly missile into an occupied structure.
The eight charges on his rap sheet since 1996 also include possession of cocaine with intent to sell and resisting or obstructing an officer and grand theft, Hillsborough County records say.
Here's what authorities say happened in Longstreet's fatal encounter with the law:
Clark, 47, a 23-year veteran of the department, responded to a domestic disturbance call from Warren, who was with Longstreet at a Publix supermarket at Big Bend Road and U.S. 301.
When Clark arrived about at 12:30 p.m., he spoke with Warren, 30, who declined help.
She then drove off in a Nissan Altima, with Longstreet in the car. Three children, thought to be 2, 6 and 12 years old, were in the back seat.
Clark followed a short distance behind.
The couple soon pulled over south of Symmes Road on the east side of U.S. 301.
They appeared to be fighting again as Clark approached the vehicle.
Longstreet got out of the car and spoke with Clark but then jumped back in the car and pulled a pistol from under the seat.
As Warren tried to grab the gun from Longstreet, Clark pulled his Taser and jolted Longstreet in the leg.
Longstreet reacted to the shock, but managed to kick the Taser away.
He continued to struggle and wave the gun around at Clark, Warren and the children, said sheriff's spokesman Larry McKinnon.
Clark pulled his pistol and fired once, hitting Longstreet in the upper body, killing him. No one else was injured. The children were taken into state custody.
Officials said Warren had previously sought a domestic injunction against Longstreet. Warren, who lives in Gibsonton, also has a string of arrests, with charges ranging from abandoning an animal to marijuana possession and disorderly conduct.
She could not be reached Friday.
Clark was on the standard administrative leave Friday with pay, pending the outcome of an investigation..
Clark has never before been involved in a similar incident, said Hillsborough Sheriff David Gee.
Clark has been a traffic homicide investigator and traffic safety specialist with the department.


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Stoney's world
By Patty Kruszewski, Citizen Managing Editor 09/21/06
Ask an animal lover to define the term, and they'll describe the devotion of a Lab or a collie.
Ask a Hokie or a Wahoo about loyalty, and you'll hear of season tickets going back decades, or blue/orange/maroon themes for cars, wardrobes and home decorating.
But ask a Highland Springs H.S. alum of the last 50 years, and one name comes to the lips: Stoney.
At 69, Robert "Stoney" Jones has never held office, but could likely win a local election in a landslide.
This most prominent citizen of Highland Springs is not its mayor or its most successful business leader. He was never a stand-out in athletic competition -- unless you count his reputation for bruising tackles as a teen-age linebacker on a sandlot team. Yet he owns a collection of game balls, trophies, and team caps and jackets that would put a Heisman winner to shame. As the Springers' premiere statistician, he can reel off scores, league records and even a play-by-play of big game from decades ago.
Not bad for a guy who was a sixth grade dropout.
The son of a Wise, Va., coal miner, Jones was already struggling in life when his dad died of black lung disease and the family had to be split between Wise and Richmond. A bout of whooping cough Jones had as a child ("My mother said I had a 105 degree temperature," he says almost proudly) may or may not have been the culprit; but at any rate, Jones grew up with learning limitations and left formal schooling in adolescence.
Since their father was a Mason, the Jones brothers moved to the Masonic Home of Virginia in eastern Henrico, then a home for needy children. Stoney's brothers went on to star at Highland Springs, and brother Joe, who played football for Al Rinaldi in the 1950s, asked Al to find a place for Stoney in sports.
Thus he began his long career as ball boy while Joe was a player; brother Ronnie played for Rinaldi soon afterwards. Jones has been known to cite Ronnie as his favorite all-time Springer, but one of the latest Springer alums is giving Ronnie a run for his money.
"Victor," he says of "Macho" Harris, who now plays for Virginia Tech, "is better than my brothers were. Macho, he's the nicest kid you'd ever meet. He ain't cocky -- ain't cocky!"
In October 2004, after a Richmond Times Dispatch photographer captured Harris on a touchdown run -- and the photo ran with an elated, very animated Stoney clearly visible in the background -- the clipping was hung on a bulletin board at the field house. Anyone who stopped by was ushered to the bulletin board by a beaming Stoney.
"Look!" he told them. "Look at my picture!"
A half century of service
As HSHS ball boy for more than 50 years, Jones is a master at the task of rotating the two game balls to keep them dry and in playing condition, and running them on and off the field to officials.
And don't let that ragged lope of his fool you -- Jones can move. HSHS trainer Jim Meunier brags that when Stoney was 56, he apparently beat a 19-year-old who challenged him to a foot race.
In keeping with the tradition established under Rinaldi, Jones is now senior member of a squad of younger graduates of the HSHS special education program who work the Springer sidelines on Friday nights.
Wesley Walden, Graham Wright, and Kirk Hardy all help out as assistant managers -- though Walden enjoys an extra title all his own.
"His left arm doesn't work," says Rudy Ward, activities director and a former coach for HSHS, "so we call him our 'right-hand man.' "
Wright has also been recognized for his contributions with a special title. A full-time employee at Bunkie Trinite trophies, volunteer at the Richmond YMCA, and veteran competitor in basketball, golf, and softball, he was honored this spring as Special Olympics of Virginia's Athlete of the Year.
Perhaps it's appropriate that Stoney, the dean and elder statesman of managers for HSHS football, just took a job at Dean Foods in Sandston. Ten hours a day, four days a week he loads and unloads 36-pound boxes of margarine off trucks -- so that he can have Friday game days free. "That's a lot of butter!" chortles Stoney. "I got my freezer full!"
Noting that Stoney has retired more than once in a career that includes serving as groundskeeper at the Masonic home and custodian at HSHS, Meunier concluded that Stoney seems unable to remain retired. He gets bored.
"He's pushing 70," says Meunier admiringly, citing the ease with which Jones can sling a large water cooler onto a cart. "But he's still at it."
What's in a nickname?
Whether it's the "whippin' " he got when he was nine (apparently for climbing a tree during a game of cowboy with brother Ronnie), or the prize bull raised at Masonic Home that tore up a boxcar, Stoney Jones relishes his stories. He'll even tell a few on himself -- such as a recent face-plant he made in the mud after tripping at a JV game with Henrico HS.
"They asked, 'You okay? You okay?'" he recalls with a grin, gleefully savoring his punch line. "I said, 'You can't hurt an old man!"
Then there's the story of the 'Stoney' name, which grew out of an incident in which he hit his head on a brick wall.
On purpose? he is asked.
Oh yes, on purpose. Jones head-butted the wall because he did not want to face "the gauntlet," a paddling line then used as a disciplinary measure at the Masonic Home.
And the wall?
"I knocked it down – broke it in two," he says matter-of-factly.
"He still has the original brick," interjects Meunier with a smile.
But it's the sports stories that get Stoney going. How he loves to just sit and reel off the names of all the coaches who have come and gone during his tenure!
"Coach [Lindy] Hill, Coach Rinaldi, Coach Burrell, [current] Coach Scott [Burton].
"Coach Scott, he's like a daddy to me," Jones adds solemnly.
Asked to cite a few highlights from his career, he regales a reporter with stories of no-hitters, TD runs and a grand slam home run hit by hall-of-famer Kip Coughlan. (Stoney is ball boy during basketball and baseball seasons also.) He tells how it felt to hang over the rail at a nail-biter basketball playoff won by the Springers. "I was nervous -- my eyes were all bloodshot. Three overtimes!" Of being unable to sleep all night after the excitement of beating Varina in football last Dec. 13.
Jones also recalls a trip to Hampton Roads in the 1970s when the crowd actually used the benches as snowplows to clear the field for play. "It snowed like cats and dogs. But Coach wouldn't cancel it -- playoff game!"
"You asked him the wrong question," Meunier tells the reporter, with a mock roll of his eyes. "You'll never stop him now."
No, there's no stopping Stoney. Not with brick walls. Not with a supposedly life-ruining "handicap." Not even age stops Stoney.
And there's no missing him either. His photo presence is all over the HSHS Wall of Fame, where he shares space with his brothers Joe and Ronnie on the wall for star Boosters.
Frank Daylor, who worked numerous HSHS games as an official for the Central Virginia Football Officials Association, calls Stoney the most widely known citizen of Highland Springs.
"I've been down to Highland Springs when he was walking down the sidewalk," says Daylor, "and everyone was making a fuss over him -- honking and waving and yelling, "Hi Stoney! Hey, Stoney!"
And every single one of his fans, in return, gets his signature grin.
In 57 years, Stoney Jones has missed just a handful of games -- maybe five -- out of almost 600. As Rudy Ward has said, "At Highland Springs our history is our strength, and Stoney is in a lot of that history. Stoney is married to the school."
To Jones, it's simple. "I love my kids, and my kids love me.
"When I don't come, they all say, 'Where's Stoney?'"
State trooper shot in Henrico cul-de-sac
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SEPT. 20, 11:30 A.M. – A North Carolina woman who Virginia State Police say shot a state trooper in Henrico last night has been charged with attempted capital murder of a police officer and the use of a firearm in the commission of a felony.
The woman, Karisa Shyanne Daniels, 23, of Durham, N.C., allegedly fired at Senior Trooper C. A. Putnam on Lakeway Court, a Henrico cul-de-sac near September Drive shortly before midnight, following a chase. > Read more.
C-SPAN bus to visit UR Sept. 27
Citizen Staff Reports 09/20/2017 EducationGeneral News
The University of Richmond will host a multi-media C-SPAN bus Sept. 27 from 1 to 3 p.m. The "50 Capitals Tour" – open to the public on – is designed to engage students and community members through interactive demonstrations of C-SPAN's multi-platform public service resources.
The 45-foot customized motor coach will be placed on the University Forum. > Read more.
Free flu shots available at MedExpress, opening Sept. 20
Citizen Staff Reports 09/18/2017 BusinessGeneral NewsHealth
MedExpress Urgent Care will open a new neighborhood medical center in Henrico Sept. 20 at 8040 W. Broad St. To help Richmond-area residents prepare for the upcoming flu season, the new center will offer free flu shots to patients ages four and up starting the day the center opens and while supplies last.
An open house celebration and ribbon-cutting ceremony will be held prior to opening day, Sept. 19 from noon to 2 p.m. > Read more.
Crime Stoppers' Crime of the Week: Sept. 18, 2017
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Crime Stoppers is seeking information about a shooting in Richmond that resulted in an injured child and the murder of an adult.
At approximately 10:21 p.m., Sept. 9, Richmond Police were called to the 3200 block of 5th Avenue for a report of a person shot. They quickly located two victims suffering from gunshot wounds, a 57-year-old male and a 9-year-old female. > Read more.
Business in brief
Citizen Staff Reports 09/18/2017 BusinessBusiness in BriefGeneral News
Commonwealth Senior Living at the West End, located at 2400 Gaskins Rd., will hold their grand opening on Oct. 3 from 4:30 p.m. to 6:30 p.m. The community recently underwent a multi-million-dollar renovation which included the addition of a new memory care neighborhood, new resident suites, an expanded dining room, and brand-new courtyards and additional outdoor spaces. Commonwealth Senior Living associates will be on site to provide tours of the newly renovated community. > Read more.
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Wegmans to sponsor Turkey Trot 10K
Publix to open at Virginia Center Marketplace Oct. 11
Statewide tax amnesty period underway
Henrico Master Gardener training program accepting applications through Oct. 27
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Times have been pretty dire for the Phillies as of late, and even after taking the series opener from the Padres (and getting Jonathan Papelbon his 300th save in the process!) at CBP, when Cole Hamels struck out 11 through 11 scoreless innings and still left the game with a no-decision, it seemed inevitable that the worst would ultimately befall the Phils tonight, as it has seemingly all season.
Enter Reid Brignac.
The Phils' overexposed utility player isn't generally much of a power threat--a career .309 slugger, with only one season in his six-plus-year career where he could say he's hit "multiple" home runs. But he got halfway there for this season tonight, coming to bat in the ninth against San Diego reliever Nick Vincent with two on, one out, and the score still knotted at nil, and then cranking one to deep right.
Amazingly, this isn't the first Brignac walk-off of the season for the Phils, or even of the last two weeks. For a guy who doesn't tend to get all that many hits--tonight's three-run knock brings him to nine on the season, in 47 plate appearances--he certainly seems to get a disproportionate amount of game-winners.
Phils go for the sweep in the matinee tomorrow. If we can just get ol' RBri up late with the game on the line, I like our chances.
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Yes, there is life after the Super Bowl. And it's a very good life if you can get yourself a ticket to one of these buzzed-about Bay Area shows:
R. Kelly's Trapped in the Closet Sing Along, Rickshaw Stop, Tuesday
The first line of the promo blurb for R. Kelly's he-says-she-says-he-says-she-says-ad-nauseum "Trapped in the Closet Musical Sing-Along" says it all: "In Trapped In The Closet, R. Kelly's classic hip hopera, Kels takes on the role of Sylvester, who has a simple one-night stand with a preacher's wife and then ends up in a web of preposterous lies and a series of outlandish plot twists ranging from used rubbers on his bed to an asthmatic midget male stripper who likes to hang out with a white chick named Bridget." Enough said. Be there, and bring your R&B swagger. And don't forget to do your homework.
Jackson Browne, Nob Hill Masonic Center Auditorium, Wednesday
At 64 years old, Jackson Browne and his army of custom acoustic guitars remain one of America's finest musical treasures. His hits have shaped the canon of Americana: "Somebody's Baby," "Running on Empty" and "Doctory My Eyes" will be enjoyed for years and decades to come, but it's really his entire body of work that forms the troubadour's identity. His ~2 ½ hour live shows offer ample opportunity to familiarize one's self with one man's vision of country with heart, soul and grit.
Well that was quick. fun.(owners of a nearly-impossible-to-type-in-Microsoft Word band name) went from indie rock grinders to ubiquitous pop band seemingly overnight in 2012. The reason: Some Nights, an absurdly catchy collection of power pop anthems. The album earned the band six Grammy nominations and gigs at America's finest concert halls (and a spot at the freakin' President's Inaugural Ball). Their ascension to the heights of mainstream stardom has been all but confirmed with this recent bit of OMG gossip: fun. guitarist Jack Antonoff is currently romantically involved with Lena Dunham, protagonist of the HBO hit Girls. America's publicists are nodding with approval.
The Wailers, The Independent, Thursday
Bob Marley's spirit and ideology march onward. And we have the Wailers to thank, along with Marley's sizable progeny. The world is better for it, really. The iconic reggae band is currently celebrating one of the most politically important albums in the Bob Marley & The Wailers catalogue, 1979's Survival. The album still stands up today as a manifesto on human rights and fighting for a people's freedom. In the album, Marley calls for the unification of Africans, among other causes. Progress has been made, sure, but the messages remain relevant and vital.
For good measure, here's Bob Marley playing "Wake Up" in 1979 at the Santa Barbara Bowl. Wow.
Tanlines, Rickshaw Stop, Friday
Tanlines are becoming one of the more reliable names local indie rock obsessives can expect to see on a near-seasonal basis. The Brooklyn electropoppers have made San Francisco one of its homes away from home over the past year or so. Recent gigs at Rickshaw and Outside Lands Music Festival were met with devoted acclaim, and the duo continues to ride a wave of momentum. If you like a little edge and smirking in your dance pop, Tanlines are a safe bet.
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EL CERRITO — Possible traffic management measures on Colusa Avenue will be the topic of a neighborhood meeting scheduled by the city from 10 to 11:30 a.m. Dec. 15 at City Hall, 10890 San Pablo Ave.
The area being studied for ways "to create a more livable and safer environment for residents, pedestrians, bicyclists and motorists" is on Colusa between Fairmount Avenue and Terrace Drive.
Similar meetings were held to discuss measures now being implemented on Arlington Boulevard.
The Colusa Avenue meeting will include a presentation by consultant firm Fehr & Peers on current traffic conditions and short- and long-term options for addressing safety issues.
The process for a Neighborhood Traffic Management Program started with a petition submitted by residents in January 2011.
Some residents have resorted to their own measures, including putting up signs asking people to slow down. Vehicles have also been parked in ways that narrow the roadway and force traffic to slow.
An initial meeting with area residents was held in January 2012 and the process included evaluation by the city's traffic consultant and ongoing communication between staff and residents.
A notice was mailed this week to residents living within 500 feet of the study area. "This is a slightly larger area than the notice of the first meeting because of the combination of measures being considered and potential impacts on adjacent streets," the notice states.
Comments or questions can be directed to Yvetteh Ortiz at 510-215-4345.
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Arthur and the Minimoys is an animated feature film based on Besson's adventure books which have sold more than 950,000 copies in France alone. The film, which use groundbreaking new animation techniques and has a budget of $85 million, tells the story of Arthur and his two pals, Selenia and Bètamèche, on a mission to save the Minimoys' world from destruction.
"When you make a children's film, your primary intent is to introduce kids to a new world that is both fantastic and exciting. Atari's video game will keep the film's adventure alive by allowing players to step into the characters' shoes to explore and try to save the world of the Minimoys," said Luc Besson.
The game will be directly inspired by the animated film and is currently in development for PlayStation 2, PSP, DS, GBA and PC, for a European release simultaneously with the film at the end of 2006. The game's key concept is teamwork, with progression only possible by combing all three characters' skills to solve mysteries and overcome obstacles.
"We are pleased and proud to take part in this international adventure and EuropaCorp's forthcoming film. 'Arthur and the Minimoys' is sure to be an animation blockbuster. Technology will really bring out the sensitivity and energy of the world Luc Besson has created. By working with the film crew from day one, not only have we stayed extremely faithful to the film, but we have also developed parallel adventures specifically for the game, which should be popular with the public," said Atari Group Chairman Bruno Bonnell.


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Leo J. Rogers Jr., the director of the Rothman Institute of Entrepreneurial Studies at Fairleigh Dickinson since 1993, has been appointed Interim Dean of the University's Silberman College of Business Administration. Rogers said, "I am both delighted and challenged to lead this outstanding college. We recently attained prestigious accreditation from the International Association to Advance Collegiate Schools of Business (AACSB). The former dean, Dr . Paul Lerman, led that accreditation initiative and has a legacy of highly successful alumni and cutting-edge programs."
A resident of Morristown, Rogers will continue to serve as director of the Rothman Institute of Entrepreneurial Studies. During his tenure at the University, the Rothman Institute has become one of the leading centers of entrepreneurial education in the country. Its Family Business Forum and Small Business Forum are examples of the University's outreach across the state. The Institute also co-sponsors the New Jersey Family Business of the Year Award.
According to Rogers, the College is launching a new "weekender" program for adults who work full time and want to earn a bachelor's degree in record time. "T his global business management program has Friday evening and Saturday classes i n combination with Internet-based learning modules," he said. "It's possible t o complete the BS degree in just four years."
Dean Rogers will also oversee the master's programs of the College which include Management for Health Systems Executives, as well as Pharmaceutical- Chemical Studies, Global Management, and Management for Executives.
Rogers is a member of the Board of Directors of Horizon Blue Cross and Blue Shield of New Jersey, the Morris County Chamber of Commerce and of the Business and Education Together Foundation. He is a former president of the Howard Savings Bank, has been a trustee of United Hospitals Medical Center, Newark; Rider University, Lawrenceville; and the Center for Financial Studies, Fairfield. Conn.


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The "enterprising merchant" of Paris, who sells Margarine as a substitute for Butter, and does not sell his customers by selling it as Butter, and at Butter's value, has very likely found honesty to be the best policy. That policy might perhaps be adopted with advantage by an enterprising British Cheesemonger. ["Punch," Feb. 21, 1874]
Marijuana ... makes you sensitive. Courtesy has a great deal to do with being sensitive. Unfortunately marijuana makes you the kind of sensitive where you insist on everyone listening to the drum solo in Iron Butterfly's 'In-a-Gadda-Da-Vida' fifty or sixty times. [P.J. O'Rourke, "Modern Manners," 1983]
"Upon my soul, sir," answered the lieutenant, "when I thought she scorned my passion, I wept like a child."The book, a rollicking sea romance/adventure novel, was popular in its day and the remark is a recurring punch line in it (repeated at least four times). It was written by naval veteran John Davis (1774-1854) but published under the name John Moore. Walsh records that, "The marines are among the 'jolly' jack-tars a proverbially gullible lot, capable of swallowing any yarn, in size varying from a yawl-boat to a full-rigged frigate."
"Belay there!" cried the captain; "you may tell that to the marines, but I'll be d----d if the sailors will believe it." ["John Moore," "The Post-Captain; or, the Wooden Walls Well Manned," 1805]


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"Nowhere in Africa" is one of those movies you feel you're supposed to like, and when you don't like it nearly as much as you're supposed to, you feel a little guilty.
The guilt thing comes up because this German drama deals with the treatment of Jewish families by Germany before and during World War II, which makes it almost impossible to criticize. But the truth is, "Nowhere in Africa" is merely watchable. And the fact that it took home the Academy Award for Best Foreign Film is further condemnation of the entire Oscar process. (Many better films weren't even nominated in that category, including "Monsoon Wedding" and "Talk to Her.")
Still, it does feature some fine performances, especially by Juliane Kohler, who stars as Jettel Redlich, a German housewife whose life is turned upside down by World War II. Fearing reprisals at home because of their Jewish heritage, Jettel's husband Walter (Merab Ninidze) takes a job as a "bwana," or manager, of a farm in Kenya. And then he sends for Jettel and their young daughter, Regina (Lea Kurka).
At first, the change in locales is hard on them, especially Jettel, who's already having some doubts about the state of her marriage. In fact, she finds herself tempted by a sympathetic English officer. Meanwhile, Regina is actually beginning to like her new surroundings. She's been taken under the wing of Owuor (Sidede Onyulo), who shows her all the freedom that Africa has to offer.
The latter subplot is far more compelling than the soap opera-like main plot. It doesn't help that the film features clunky voice-over narration that takes us out of the movie every time it comes up. And that's just one of the numerous mistakes writer-director Caroline Link makes.
Cinematographer Gernot Roll does manage to capture the beautiful African scenery splendidly, though, and the performances by the two leads are solid. Though, as Jettel is written, it's almost surprising that we even sympathize with the character; that we do is thanks to Kohler's performance.
"Nowhere in Africa" is rated R for scenes of simulated sex and other sexual contact, male and female nudity, violence (supposed "sport" shooting), use of mild profanities (religiously based), racial epithets and crude sexual talk, and some brief drug content (use of herbal remedies). Running time: 141 minutes.
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On the Measurement of the Predictive Success of Learning Theories in Repeated Games
The growing literature on learning in games has produced various results on the predictive success of learning theories. These results, however, were based on various methods of comparison. The present paper uses experimental data on a set of four games in order to check on the robustness of rankings among learning rules across measures. We characterise measures along three dimensions: (i) the scoring rule, (ii) the method of comparison, and (iii) the definition of observations and apply all thus defined measures to 12 learning rules. The results show that rankings are indeed sensitive to the measure used. Furthermore, we point at deficiencies of certain measures that have been applied in the past and suggest the use of simulated data when learning rules are supposed to predict realisations of random variables.
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Swimming Upstream: The Challenge of Managing the World's Fisheries
An interview with James Sanchirico
Fisheries--organized efforts to harvest fish and other aquatic species--make up one of the world's oldest enterprises and have played important roles in food production and cultural identity throughout history. Today, marine species and the people who derive their livelihoods from fishing are at a crossroads, as fisheries face threats from overharvesing, land-based pollution, aquaculture, and climate change. By some accounts, overfishing alone affects about one-third of the U.S. fish populations that scientists have assessed.
The United States is considering proposals to overhaul its fisheries policy under the Magnuson-Stevens Fishery Management and Conservation Act, which is more than six years overdue for reauthorization. Getting it wrong will maintain the status quo of stressed ecosystems and the depressed livelihoods of all those dependent on it. At this critical juncture, Resources sat down with RFF Senior Fellow James Sanchirico, an expert on the economics of fisheries, to glean insights into how fisheries are managed and what might be done to improve their future.
Resources: As consumers, we're told every so often that another fish species is being overharvested and that we should avoid eating it. How is commercial fishing regulated in the United States?
It wasn't too long ago that we didn't manage fisheries at all. Instead, we thought of the seas as an inexhaustible resource. Then we started to realize that they're not, that humans affect fish populations adversely. So we began to think about managing fisheries--and began to realize that geography and species needed to be taken into account. Management of the grouper and snapper fisheries in the Gulf of Mexico would need to be very different from management of the cod fisheries off New England and the salmon fisheries in the Northwest, for example.
As a result, when fishery management was getting started in the United States around the mid-1970s, it was set up with a regional perspective. We now have eight regional fishery management councils that decide how many fish can be caught each year, who can catch them, and what particular gear can be used. Each council is comprised mainly of commercial and sportfishing members nominated by the state governors within a particular council area and selected by the secretary of commerce. Councils also include representatives from the fish and game offices, the National Marine Fisheries service, and, in the Pacific region, Native American tribes.
Once fisheries management plans are devised for particular species at the regional councils, they go to the Department of Commerce, where the commerce secretary evaluates them against a set of nine standards put forth in the Magnuson-Stevens Act.
Resources: Why has it been so hard to reauthorize Magnuson-Stevens? Unlike last year's Energy Bill, which also took many years to come to fruition, no multinational corporations are involved, and Americans certainly are not addicted to fish.
Reauthorization of the act has been pending for more than six years now. There are four plausible explanations. First, fishery management is just not at the forefront of our political debates, partially because a fair number of senators and congressmen are not from coastal states. It also hasn't risen yet at a national level as an issue of concern. Although people understand that we're overfishing, they go to the beach or recreationally fish from a charter boat, and everything looks fine, so it's hard to make that connection.
Second, we're trying to manage 256 major fish stocks in the United States, on top of three or four hundred others that aren't major in terms of their catch totals. And not only are fisheries diverse across ecology and biology but also across socioeconomic dimensions.
Large commercial operations are vertically integrated. They have boats that catch the fish and sometimes do the processing on board, or they bring it to an onshore processor owned by their company. The company might own seven or eight vessels. Some of these operations are even part of large food conglomerates and have a bottom line to meet for shareholders.
In comparison, think of the opposite extreme: third- or fourth-generation Portuguese or Italian fishermen in New England and other parts of the country, where the culture of fishing is embedded in their identities. I'm sure you can find individuals who aren't interested in making a dime, or at least will say that they're not. To them what is important is that they can fish when they want, where they want; some of them don't want to be regulated at all. To try to come up with an overarching regulatory framework that can encompass that broad spectrum is not an easy task.
Third, other countries that have overhauled their fisheries management policies have had a strong impetus to do so. For example, New Zealand had a "perfect storm" in the early 1980s, and some very important fish stocks collapsed. This caused a crisis, around which a constituency formed. In Iceland, which also has rationalized its fishery management, fisheries at one point made up about 45 percent of its gross domestic product (GDP). So there, fisheries are a dominant issue. None of these catalysts exist in the United States, where fisheries make up far less than 1 percent of the GDP.
Finally, reauthorization of the Magnuson-Stevens bill is getting hung up on several sticking points. For instance, how do we design rebuilding plans; what kind of standards should we put in place? Typically it's now legislated that unless certain exemptions are met--for instance, the fish population is very slow growing--Patagofisheries have to rebuild collapsed fish stocks within a 10-year horizon. A bill put forth by Representative Richard Pombo (R-CA) would relax this 10-year requirement, a motion that has some environmental groups up in arms because they think that doing so allows more overfishing. Ongoing research at RFF, however, shows that it is not clear that more flexibility in the 10-year horizon will allow overfishing. What we are finding is that the time horizon for an economically efficient rebuilding plan depends on the catch rate, rebuilding target, initial fish population, and other important biological and economic factors. Where that falls relative to 10 years is not clear.
Another sticking point is the issue of whether and how to allow for rationalization of fisheries through individual fishing quotas (IFQs) and development of cooperatives. The current debate also focuses on whether we should give processors quotas, a very contentious issue that has held up the entire debate on rationalization. Under a quota system, processors would be given the right to the amount of fish that are caught to guarantee they will be supplied a certain amount of fish every year.
Resources: The marketplace for fish is global, just as it is for oil. Can you talk about the interplay between U.S. fishery policy and the actions of other nations competing for the same fish?
While some fish stocks reside within the U.S. exclusive economic zone (the waters within 200 nautical miles of a state's coastline), some fisheries straddle countries. For example, the salmon in Alaska and Washington swim through Canadian waters. This raises issues of coordination. How do you determine the total catch and then allocate it? Which countries are going to catch what? And how do you monitor that within the country?
Then there are stocks that reside in international waters. These include very valuable bluefin tuna stocks, and other highly valuable pelagic fish that move across large expanses of the ocean. And they're very difficult to manage, because although commissions are set up that have representatives from many different governments, they often don't have much power behind them. Chilean sea bass--Patagonian toothfish--is an example of the difficulties of managing fisheries in international waters. The toothfish was overharvested very quickly because of a lack of coordinated management and enforcement. But it is not clear how to monitor and enforce out in the open ocean.
The global nature of the marketplace also gives rise to competition, sometimes to the benefit of the sea, and sometimes to its detriment. For example, Japan is a large consumer of fish, and many fishers compete for that market. But one of the nice things about competing in the Japanese market is that it's mainly based on quality. Typically, when you're fishing for quality, you're minimizing other impacts because you're not necessarily taking large nets through areas.
Other potentially competitive areas include particular species that are both raised by aquaculture and caught in the wild. Salmon is a good example. Because the market is being flooded with farm-raised salmon from countries such as Chile, Iceland, and Norway, the price of wild-caught salmon is generally lower than it would be in the absence of its farmraised competitor. Fishers in Alaska try to get around this by marketing their fish as more sustainable and "organic" than the farm-raised fish. But, in general, lower prices translate into less fishing pressure.
Resources: What is the biggest threat to fish stocks?
That's a very hard question to answer because a lot of things affect them, including destruction of habitat and issues of runoff and pollution. However, possibly the largest threat to fish stocks is that so many fisheries are still operating as if they are unmanaged. What I mean is that management focuses too much on treating the symptoms and not enough on the causes of overfishing, which are the perverse incentives that the fishermen face. Because fishermen don't own the fish until they're onboard their boats, a race to fish arises.
Here's a classic example: In the Alaskan halibut fishery, regulators closed the fishing season down when the fishermen caught the target amount for the year. Over time, the fishermen started investing in faster boats because they wanted to catch as much as possible before the season was closed. But that resulted in shorter and shorter seasons, until all the halibut ended up being caught in two 24-hour periods. The race to fish still occurs in places like the Gulf of Mexico, where the snapper fishery has "derby fisheries." This is a serious threat to fish stocks that we can do something right now about.
Resources: Can IFQs solve this problem?
IFQs would be one way to offset this race. With IFQs, individual fishermen are allocated a share in the total allowable catch that's determined in a given year. It's a privilege to have that right, and sometimes trading is allowed. So if a fisher doesn't want to fish in a given year, or if he wants to leave fishing, he can trade out his rights for that year to somebody else.
IFQs have worked very well in places such as New Zealand, Iceland, and Alaska. In terms of adopting them on a fuller scale in the United States, it's up to the regional councils and is typically applied to one species at a time. Some support IFQs and some don't, because they change the whole fishing culture. With IFQs, fishers can no longer go out and catch as much as they want, or get that extra large catch. Instead, they are restricted by quotas. Some have done very well under the current management system, and they're afraid that under a new management system they might not do as well.
If you talk to fishermen who have done this, for example, in New Zealand, they initially experienced the same anxiety. But years later, they really see the benefits, and today it's hard for them to think about not having t


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'The Legend of Korra,' Season 1, Episode 10, 'Turning the Tides': TV Recap
On this week's "The Legend of Korra," the revolution is in the skies.
Korra, under Mako's watchful eye, is recovering on Air Temple Island from her capture by Tarrlok. But Asami is watching too, and we see that she's growing increasingly uncomfortable with the relationship between the Avatar and the guy who is supposed to be her boyfriend. "There might not be any relationship to worry about later," Asami spits at him.
There's another uncomfortable love triangle in place in the older generation. Tenzin asks Lin Beifong, his ex, to watch over his family (notably his pregnant wife) when he goes to meet with the council. She agrees to help an "old friend" but regrets her decision a bit when she discovers her new duties involve changing diapers. All her metalbending skills can't help her with that.