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The brand's two New York City hotels are sought-after dining, lounge and nightlife destinations for tourists and New Yorkers alike. You may also be familiar with the Turks and Caicos location, a Caribbean-chic retreat with an excellent spa.
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Dorchester County Zoning
In 2008, Dorchester County adopted the Comprehensive Plan which included the following elements: future land use, infrastructure concurrency, transportation, economic development, workforce housing, priority investment areas, community design, public facilities, population map, and road type map.
One of the first implementation items as a result of the Comprehensive Plan is the application of zoning for the northern, rural portion of the county. This portion of Dorchester County falls within an existing zoning district named "Absence of Controls."
We have proposed a form based zoning code to the officials in Dorchester County. Form based codes are vision-based and prescriptive, and ours is locally calibrated to closely follow the comprehensive plan. In a rural area such as upper Dorchester County, form based codes will help create places like hamlets and crossroads that are context-sensitive and respective of their agricultural edge.
The town of Ridgeland has recently adopted a form-based code, so this is not a new concept in South Carolina. The East Edisto development in Charleston and Dorchester Counties also operates by a form based code and Beaufort County to the south is developing a code that will be county-wide. Implementing a form based code will move Dorchester County into the forefront and help create a landscape that is open to the business and residential growth it is expected to receive, but responsive to the form and of this new growth allowing for the creation of true communities and not unthoughtful sprawl.
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Manga Club: Dragon Mobiles
On Saturday, March 11th, the Central Library's Teen Manga Club will be making paper dragon mobiles (based on the character from the Hayao Miyazaki's Spirited Away) and watching club-requested anime episodes.
This free public event is open to anyone between the ages of 13 and 17. To register ahead of time, please text @teenmanga to 8101 (registration is not required).
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I regularily get asked by teachers and schools for advice on a good, easy to use gradebook for their classes.
In our district there are a number of options in use at various schools. The most common at the secondary schools is called InteGrade Pro, a product from Pearson. One of the complains about this product is the very high price for what is essentially a customized spreadsheet. EasyGrade Pro is another product that is reasonably prices yet is quite limited in functionality.
A third product is rapidly gaining as the preferred option for our teachers. It is called Engrade. There are a number of advantages of Engrade. Not only does it work as a good gradebook, it is fully only so there is no saving files and transfering them home and back to school. In additions, it has the ability to create a student login where they can see only their own marks rather than the spreadsheet for the whole class. One caution with Engrade is that the website has been down and unavailable on occasion. There is an option to export your entire gradebook as an excel file, it is always an excellent idea to create a backup of your work!
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Idris Elba Shoots With His Brain in the Latest 'Dark Tower' Trailer
The world approaches a great cataclysm in the latest trailer for the upcoming adaptation of Stephen King's fantasy novel The Dark Tower, but the specific nature of that cosmic upheaval, I know not what. Not having read the source novel, I've decided to go into the film cold when it premieres on August 4, and so far, I've done a pretty solid job of keeping myself unsullied by plot revelations. The new international trailer does me a favor, too, by playing all of its details of plot close to the vest. There's a whole lot of ominous talking, stars Idris Elba and Matthew McConaughey appear to have some manner of beef that could decide the fate of the known universe, but beyond that, I'm in the dark (tower).


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"Requiem aeternam." 01 December 2004 Drama, Horror, Mystery
After their mother's death, her adult children gather in their family home to respect the funereal rite of Pa-sayim. Although they had originally thought she died of natural causes, thy soon realize that a dark force in he home may have played a part in her demise.
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Houston, We Have an [Infrastructure] Problem!
When I played musical chairs at parties as a kid and ended up without a chair, I felt like a lost outsider even though I knew it was "only a game." Remember the game? Chairs are placed in a circle facing out, one less chair than the number of players. While music plays, everyone walks … Continue reading Houston, We Have an [Infrastructure] Problem!


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Teen apologizes for twisting family menorah into swastikaTeen who twisted menorah says he was 'reckless, stupid, idiotic, and insensitive,' mentions 'turning back the clock.'
4 arrested for twisting Arizona family's menorah into swastikaTeenagers arrested for vandalizing menorah in family's front yard in Arizona.
Vatican to join with Rome Jewish community on menorah exhibitionExhibition will feature menorahs from around the world, as well as Christian artifacts inspired by Temple menorah.
Rare ancient engraving of Menorah found in Judean hillsDuring the Hanukkah festival, hikers discovered a rare engraving of a menorah in a water cistern in the Judean Hills.
Vandals damage Arizona synagogue menorah and Holocaust memorialLarge menorah and a Holocaust memorial damaged at a synagogue in Sun City, Arizona.
6-foot-tall, 100-pound menorah stolen from San Francisco parkSix-foot tall, 100 pound menorah stolen from a park in San Francisco.
Dutch war hero's family sells menorah for record $440,000A 270-year-old menorah which belonged to a Jewish resistance fighter during WWII was sold for a record $440,000.
It's Snow Coincidence: a message about HanukkahInspiring video from Rabbi Yoel Gold about Jewish unity and faith.
Streak of Anti-Semitic Violence in Illinois ContinuesAnti-Semitic acts continue across Illinois as menorah outside a Chabad Jewish Center torn down for second time in months.
IAA Finds Glass Bracelet from Roman Period with MenorahGlass bracelet found in what researchers believe was an ancient garbage pit; Menorah on bracelet just in time for Hannukah.
The Hanukkah Menorah: Past and PresentHow the Menorah became a Jewish icon.
Thousands Protest Knesset Symbol ChangeAt least 13,000 people have signed a petition against plans by Yuli Edelstein to change the design of the symbol of the Knesset.
7th Candle of Hanukkah Lit in 7 World CapitalsImmigration and Absorption Ministry with Jewish Agency holds lighting ceremonies in 7 capitals, main event in Jerusalem.
World's Tiniest Menorah Built By Hebrew U LabBrojde Lab, home of Israel's only Nanoscribe system, demonstrates revolutionary new technology by building world's tiniest hanukkiah.
Largest European Menorah Lit in Berlin's Victory GateLighting at Brandenburg Gate in the center of Berlin attended by German Parliament President, 'proves there's Jewish life in Germany.'
Largest Menorah in World To Be Lit in Tel AvivIsrael Electric Company will light the 28 meter tall record breaking menorah on eighth night of Hanukkah, December 4.
Chabad-Lubavitch Brings Hanukkah Message to Prime MinisterA delegation of Chabad-Lubavitch emissaries shared the spirit of Hanukkah this week in a meeting with Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu.
Video: This is How Technion Students Light Hanukkah CandlesWith Hanukkah around the corner, students at the Technion in Haifa have come up with an original way to light the menorah.
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Temple Menorah Stamp Affirms Jewish Claim to LandLike a historic seal of approval to Jews' claims to their Land, a stamp with Menorah is found in Akko.
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Jews Light Samaria Highway with Menorahs for Festival of LightsThe roads of Samaria will glow this week with the giant public Jewish menorahs used for the Festival of Lights.
Tel Aviv's Businesses Light Chanukah CandlesHuge initiative sees dozens of businesses in Tel Aviv lighting menorahs and displaying them in their windows.
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Property firm's banking on new retailer in Holywood
Plans to convert a former Danske Bank in Holywood into a shop could see a new UK retailer opening its first unit in Northern Ireland, the Belfast Telegraph can reveal.
A planning application was lodged by Portstewart firm Eastlower Properties to allow the former bank to be used for retail.
The building, based on the town's High Street, was last used as a bank two years ago.
In 2014, Danske closed the Holywood branch along with its west Belfast outlet as part of a wave of closures.
The building was listed as available for let last month, with rent set at around £39,500 a year.
Would-be tenants will be able to make use of the building's 2,700 sq ft of mostly open plan ground floor space and 'strong room' designed to protect valuables.
It's understood landlords could be close to striking a deal with a UK-based retailer.
Brian Patterson, managing director at Templeton Robinson estate agents, which is handling the process, said: "It will be an exciting development and will increase the flow of footfall further up out of the centre.
"Holywood is a vibrant town and there are very few empty units but there's always demand from restaurateurs, specialist shops, ladies' fashions, cafes and shops to set up there. It's becoming an east Down version of south Belfast's Lisburn Road."
Mr Patterson would not reveal who negotiations were with.
High-end grocer Waitrose - which is part of John Lewis - has said it is not currently considering opening any stores in Northern Ireland.
Meanwhile in neighbouring town Bangor, the bosses behind children's activity centre Funky Monkeys have submitted a planning application for a trampoline centre.
The plans involve inter-connected trampolines and an oversized indoor playground on a property outside the town - part of new venture Air-tastic.
The company has plans for seven centres, including three in Northern Ireland based at Boucher Road in Belfast, Bangor, Newtownabbey and four in the Republic in Dublin, Limerick, Galway and Cork.
Funky Monkeys currently has 14 centres, including sites in Newtownabbey, Dundonald and Lurgan.
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Last week, thinker and writer Bruce Sterling visited the Prima Vista literature festival, in Tartu. Not numerous are the people, able to boast being linked to births of new literary genres. Sterling and Cyberpunk being almost synonymous.
On May 8th, BBC Future published a rather pessimistic view of yours, on megacity life in 2050. We're talking in Tartu, with its University and slightly over 100,000 locals. How is it going to be here, in 2050? Or… will it still be here, in 2015?
I do not believe a town aged over a thousand years is about to disappear. The more so that Tartu has been erased time and time again – and still alive. Belgrade, where I have lived for a long time, has been erased for 19 times. But cities rise again, if they have a favourable geographical location. People want to live in such places. Judging by this, I think Tartu will be alive and well, in 2025.
I like small communities (like Estonia – edit.) and I spend the majority of my time in towns like Tartu. Austin, Belgrade, Torino – mind you, these are all university-cities at riversides, like Tartu. I believe that in my home town, Austin, there's still a university in a 100 years' time – not guaranteed, however. Universities are bombarded by the same social forces that attack journalism, music business or any other forms of cultural expression.
These forces being…?
In the USA, the academic environment is affected by something called Massive Online Recorded Courses. Internet use to educate people harms the universities' interests. The question arises: why gather young people into some kinds of buildings, if we might as well send them the lectures electronically and provide assessments that same way? The youth might stay in their homes and still end up being engineers. There is economical logic in this, the digital logic. In a way, Estonia is a trail blazer here, having e-elections and all. If you can vote at home, why go to the university building to get a degree? And then: why a degree? Why not start working via Internet and see if anybody's willing to pay for your skills?
A boy of 13, I happened to read a Soviet science fiction story, on 23rd century, with people using a «watch-radio», whereby they were able to contact people all over the planet. Well, we both have these in our pockets, today. I feel the sci-fi writers sometimes prophecy quire accurately – on the possibilities to be opened up by technology. But not on how these technological possibilities alter our culture and behaviour.
Inventing things, it is naturally easier to delve into a gadget or technology – than into society at large. Social trends are harder to predict. But the scientific fiction writers aren't overly worried about that. Nobody has punished us for the future – once it arrives – fifers from what we foretold! We have the liberty to invent whatever we like. Many of us are scientist and engineers ourselves. Thus, we write about stuff we are working at.
Take books, for instance: if I hand my books out to be read, free of charge, it is impossible to predict what the public will love and what they will despise and forget. And if I am unable to even predict the future of my own books, how might I be able to foresee something like the effect on means of communications on society? And people really don't expect that from us, anyway.
But when, at the beginning of the 1980ies, you and he likeminded laid the foundation to cyberpunk as a genre, you did think about the effect of information network on human life? And, you seem to have been right.
Yes, but only up to a certain time. Read the early 80ies cyberpunk stories and you'll see the world of the late 90ies. But not much of today's world – for the stories are outdated, by now. Jules Verne has a lot to write about submarines, but now it is all outdated for we have a much better underwater technology. However, a science fiction writer may tackle metaphysical matters, like the time machine issue. Physics say this is impossible, but you can still read tales on time travel and think on the issues that arise from that.
A cool new gadget: Google Glass (GG). Would technology like that be available for anyone, would you use it? And if so, then how?
Oh, I love that! I tried the GG in Berlin, in April. So I'm one of the few in Europe to have used this. It's like a video game, from the 90ies. Before your eyes, at about an arm's length, there is something resembling the screen of an old time game console. Quite big, but not with the resolution required to read a text, for instance. Mostly pictures are displayed, so it's basically like Instagram, mounted to your face. On the screen, there runs a string of pictures; with the touch pad in the spectacle frame, you can browse pictures sent by friends. You can't read books with this, can't do table calculations. There is no keypad, needed for serious computer work. GG has a camera, allowing also to shoot video clips of a couple of seconds, and to share these. Like Vine, somewhat. It is not an Orwellian machine, recording nonstop. The battery wouldn't last, anyhow. A toy, rather. Very lightweight, very fragile, costing $1,500. Probably, it could be produced for $150.
Maybe, in a few years, I would have my GG glasses on, our talks reaching the Postimees website, in real time – or whatever platforms they would use in journalism, then.
I don't believe GG will be in everyday use. Rather, there will be a film glued to real glasses, for instance. On which, data can be displayed.
GG is a transit, a crossover technology: even if it should prove popular, the success will not last long. It was some of the freaky ideas of Sergey Brin's. Look at him now: an ambitions Russian emigrant in America, heaps and heaps of money, not a clue what to do with it. The same as this self-driving car. Which works better than many would imagine, actually. GG, however, is in the freak-out category, like the asteroid mines – in a word – things only a bona fide sci-fi fan would do. Sergey is a very witty, influential, rich guy. Sergey may do whatever Sergey wants.
Reminds me of Tony Stark.
Exactly. And Sergey does resemble Steve Jobs, a lot. Like his Russian cousin. Having engineering ambitions, wants to be counted amongst world's leading engineers. Not enough for him to be the millionaire co-founder of Google, who worked of a couple of algorithms while at Stanford. Sees himself as Gustav Eiffel.
Another Apple creator, Steve Wozniack, told Eesti Ekspress not long ago that all these smart gadgets never make us happy, rather producing stress. In his words, we are not happier that a peasant 200 years ago.
That's classic Woz. He has believed that for a long time and I think he stressed a lot when Apple made him a millionaire. Wozniack is a timid and sensitive guy, more than anything he loves to teach 5-graders at basic school. He sees happiness in children and in helping others, so he probably expressed his feelings. I'm a writer and writers take al lot of interest in happiness and misery. In my opinion, it is true that machines don't make people happier. That's never their task. But they won't make you unhappy, either. This, when Woz said machines produce stress in him, he might have been a bit insincere. He was one of the main architects of a world like this! So maybe there's a bit of moral regret in his words.
So you have no such problems with gadgets?
I've seen them come and seen them die, not impressed anymore. The most sophisticated, advanced devices live about as long as mice. Even it is the cutting edge, they never live long: three years, five maybe. In this bag, I have a computer… but I'm not emotionally attached to it, haven't nicknamed it etc. I know it'll die sooner or later, and then I'll throw it away. I admire them, but in the same way one may admire a beautiful dog, or bird. A hen! Oh what a wonderful hen! But we are far from equal; the hen will not even talk. An interesting creature, otherwise. Worthy to live, but then again… we eat them. The same applies to gadgets, technology. This was the view to technology, taught to me by industrial design. I don't relate to technology with the same passion as in my youth, anymore. For I have a better understanding of what is going on.
OK, we were talking about hardware. But what about software? Google may know what I want, better than myself: what I like to listen, read, what kind of a knife I like to carry in my pocket. Scary?
I think there are five organisations in the world that we should be spooked about: Google, Apple, Facebook, Microsoft and Amazon. All are American, all were created at the same time, approximately, all share the Silicon Valley ideology. For a long while, these were just nice hobbies; then, over a short period of time, they grew to be global economic powers. Today, information technology companies are as influential as nuclear, oil, coal or steel industries. This is no reason to be scared of software, it won't bite you. What matters is who uses the software, and how. In USA, for instance, we have arrived at a place where social media determines the outcome of presidential elections.
Scary… and very cyberpunk, also.
Well, forgive me, but nuclear energy is scary, also. Real scary. And, from its inception, steel industry has been interwoven with arms production. No way may we look at these mighty data processing companies the same way as in 1982, when they were small and cute. Now they are big and mighty, led by grown-up influential guys. And we should be worried for them, just like the Russian gas pipe in the Baltic Sea. Well, I don't live here, so why should I care? But it is foolishness to think the pipeline is for gas only. It is for power, economy, military and diplomatic influence… And that matters!
What do you think about machines gaining self consciousness, singularity? In the latest sci-fi, that's a hot topic.
I'm a sceptic. I don't believe it will ever happen. I count it an idea developed by science fiction writers. Like time travel or a robot that looks exactly like your wife. That makes for an exciting story, but will never be true.
Name a few influential contemporary science fiction writers, please.
I a great fan of the Canadian Cory Doctorow and Charles Stross from England. (Mr Stross to visit the Tallinn literature festival Head Read, at the end of this May – edit.). Both are former programmers and thus deeply acquainted with the digital world. As it happens, the best science fiction authors are not just book writers. Younger people are heavily active in Internet, are linked with websites, design, creating cartoons, etc. For a young person with lively imagination, it is very easy to express himself in various media.
But sci-fi movies? What would be a must for every sci-fi fan?
I'm not the movies type, really. But I really like Aelita: Queen of Mars (USSR, 1924). As an artist, Aleksandra Ekster did a tremendous job. An excellent example of «extraterrestrial» cinema. Very well thought through, and no other movie even slightly resembling it. Stanislaw Lem used the term «spearhead of cognition» and I think Aelita can be compared to that, indeed. This is no modern Hollywood stuff, special effects and all.
Secondly, though many would not think so, but Satyricon by Frederico Fellini is a science fiction movie. He kept saying: «I'd love to do a science fiction movie, played out in the past!» I think that's the spiritual attitude, in the world of Satyricon, that I really value in science fiction movies. It's highly visionary, quite disturbing. Authentic and unearthly, at the same time.
Play video games?
No. But I'm intrigued by augmented reality. Well, that's one of these stupid technological toys and I quite understand why sci-fi writers like it. I also have written quite a lot, on that subject. Google Glass, too, being an example of augmented reality. Today, lots of compound reality applications are offered for mobile devices. I myself am interested in 3D projections – that could be a new and fun cinema-like kind of media.
What I also like with augmented reality is that most of the people involved in that know who I am. They are a lot younger than myself, and they have read my stuff. For them, I'm like a prophet of compound reality. Some sunny day, compound reality will come to be, in all reality. But then, it will be packaged in some kind of a wider context. For 30 years, people have been dealing with enriched reality, and in the following 30 years, remarkable breakthroughs are surely in the coming. If I don't die too early, I'll probably see compound reality. And I'm eager to try it – here I haven't any metaphysical fears.
What are you happy doing?
I'm a futurist and a writer. In that context, I like to watch the time flow. I'm also an artist and that would not mean that I'm supposed to be happy. Usually, you are happy retrospectively. Happiness has to do with big breakthroughs and changes. Like when a child is born: when it happens, it's so stressful and dangerous, all kinds of trouble. Only later one may say: I was really happy, that was a wonderful day.
I'm happy when I see something happen that links the past and the future, into a continuity. I view history as a river passing by. I enjoy being and participating in time-space.
Bruce Sterling (born 1954)
An American science fiction writer, journalist, visionary, and futurist.
The anthology Mirrorshades, edited by Mr Sterling, defined a new genre of science fiction in the 1980ies: cyberpunk.
Recommended reading:
• Mirrorshades (editor)
• The Hacker Crackdown: Law and Disorder on the Electronic Frontier (documentary narrative)
• Skismaatriks + (in Estonian, publishing house Fantaasia, 2008)
• Islands in the Net
• Difference Engine (with William Gibson)
• Blog column Beyond the Beyond, at the technology journal Wired web site Cyberpunk – a sub genre of postmodern science fiction, where anarchist hacker culture is pitted against global power of mega corporation.


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If you missed my last post about my vacation, you can check it out here. Along with the time I spent getting to know my cousins, another highlight happened the first night I was away.
I saw the Broadway show of Wicked in San Diego.
This in and of itself would have been a highlight, but it was an extra special experience for my family and me. It was the first night that my sister-in-law, Demaree, performed in the show, as the Elphaba's sister, Nessarose.
She was amazing! It was stunning to see her perform with the rest of the cast. I discovered after the show that actors rotate in and out all the time, so each night could have a different combination of people… and the performance takes place seamlessly. She was a natural.
This is because she's been on Broadway before, as young Cossette in Les Misérables, and she performed in the national tour productions of Big and The Secret Garden. However, she took a break from the stage while going to college at Belmont University in Nashville, where she met and fell in love with my brother, Dave.
After taking some years off from Broadway, Demaree discovered that she would have to work incredibly hard to get back into the industry. She trained with professionals, continued to perform in various contexts, stayed in contact with influential people in the industry, and auditioned for various parts.
Demaree has taught me a few things through her experience, and I'd like to pass them on to you.
1. Success is rarely instant. This sounds intuitive, but we don't often act like we know this. We expect to be the exception. The current generation of young adults, known as the Millenials, Generation iY, or Mosaics, tend to feel that success is attainable for anybody, and that it comes quickly. We expect to be as influential as our bosses and mentors, forgetting that it took them years to get where they are.
Jon Acuff describes the first time he spoke with Dave Ramsey on his radio show, and how deflated he felt when he compared his performance to Dave's. But think about it, of course Dave is going to do a better job than Jon! Dave's been doing it for years!
The challenge is that since we have such incredible access to information, we see countless people tell their success stories. Unfortunately, all we see is their success. We aren't clued in to the journey they traveled to obtain their success, so we assume we can achieve similar results without the long, hard road that precedes it.
All you hear about Demaree is that she's singing on the national tour of Wicked. You don't know the hours and work she tirelessly gave to bring her here.
2. There will always be critics. I'm not proud of this, but I was one of them. Don't get me wrong, I've always known that Demaree has an incredible voice. She's got amazing talent, has tons of professional experience, and loves her craft. But I always figured that there were tons of other people who were equally qualified, and the odds of success were tough. I figured that I was being a "realist," looking at the facts of life.
I am so glad Demaree ignored the voice of people like me! There's a reason why millions of people never accomplish anything great in their lives – they don't expect themselves to. Mediocre expectations will only produce mediocre results… at best!
There will always be critics. Ignore them.
The only exception to this would be if those who are closest to you, those who know your dreams, passions, and gifts, if they offer some critique, I would pay attention to it.
3. Do what you love. When you know your calling, you are willing to go the extra mile. We go above and beyond what is required of us when we have passion, when we feel God placed us on earth to do what we are doing.
If you aren't doing what you love, start doing it.
If you can't immediately start it, come up with a strategy for how you can start doing it.
If you don't know what you love to do, spend serious time soul searching, trying to discover what you love.
Demaree is a total inspiration. I'm lucky to have her in my family.
What have you learned from times when you've been successful? Who has been an inspiration to you?


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Re: re: John Ryan and Johanna Fogarty of Tipperary
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re: John Ryan and Johanna Fogarty of Tipperary
Anne McClay 8/21/08
I research the Irish Family History Foundation's database. It contains 12,000,000 surviving rcds for abt 65% of Irish counties. Rcds are increasingly sparse B4 1840, rare B4 1800.
Note 1 - Without a KNOWN parish, the chance of an ancestor's rcds NOT being in this database is AT LEAST 35%.
Note 2 - Only 1/2 of Co. Cork's rcds are in this database.
Note 3 - The RC church kept control over most parish rcds from Tipperary (north). These are ONLY available thru the Tipperary Family History Research center at a substantial fee (regardless of outcome).
For Marg(aret) Ryan B 1830 (exact) in Co. Tipperary with a father forenamed John, I found 1 rcd in Youghalarra parish.
For John Ryan B ???? ditto, I found 2 B rcds within a relevant range: 1829 and 1832 in Youghalarra parish. One of these B rcds MAY be for your ancestor - no guarantee.
For Johanna Fogarty M 1828 +/- 2 yrs in Co. Tipperary, I found 0 M rcds. Note 2 may apply.
Google the Foundation's name to lead you to this database. Register, opt to be notified as rcds are added and browse. Pls post your search results to my genforum msg.
Hope this helps. Good luck.


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Minster FM News
Latest Unemployment Figures For York and North Yorkshire
10:12am 16th October 2013
The number of people out of work has fallen in North Yorkshire and York. In North Yorkshire there are currently 6.514 claiming Job Seekers' Allowance which is a fall of 274 on August. In York 2,317 people are on the dole which is a fall of 134 on last month.
These are the lowest September unemployment figures in the city for 4 years.
The number of people in work has reached an all-time record high of almost 30 million.
Gary Reilly, Regional Manager for Totaljobs.com in Yorkshire says:
"Falling unemployment in the region is a great boost for Yorkshire. This is down to an increase in permanent jobs. Underemployment has been a major challenge during the downturn but with improving market conditions and stronger levels of confidence amongst employers this month, we are seeing more permanent positions being advertised in the job market. There is without doubt now much more optimism in the jobs market and the main areas of concern over the last few years are being addressed. The market is showing the first few subtle signs of better times ahead – more permanent jobs and more career opportunities and apprenticeships for school leavers are a testament to this."


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The Missing Postman Trailer (1997)
28 March 1997 Drama, Comedy 147 mins
When Dorset postman Clive Peacock is forced into early retirement, the years ahead look bleak. But on his last day in the job, in a moment of unexpected rebellion he makes a decision that will change his life. As he makes his final collection from the postbox in the small seaside town where he lives, he decides to deliver the letters himself, by hand, no matter the destination. Mounting his trusty bicycle, he sets off on what proves to be an odyssey of self-discovery. Pursued by the police and lionised by the media, Clive becomes both a fugitive and a reluctant hero.
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Our last CARF (Commission on Accreditation of Rehabilitation Facilities) site survey was completed in February 2012 resulting in a re-accreditation until March 2015. The report was overwhelmingly strong and positive. All the programs and services we provide are covered under the current CARF accreditation and have been since 2009.
Our upcoming International Accreditation site visit has been scheduled for March 3-5, 2015. CARF surveyors will be conducting interviews with our personnel and the individuals we serve, review various documents and reports, and visit our offices and program sites.
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Kareena thinks Katrina is perfect for Ranbir
Kareena Kapoor never lets go of any chance to praise Katrina Kaif. At the rate Bebo is going, it seems that she just can't wait for her cousin Ranbir Kapoor to tie the knot with ladylove Kat.
Kareena had referred to Kat as her sister-in-law on a chat show with Karan Johar a while ago.
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Bebo, not known to make friends too easily, has grown quite fond of Kat, and thinks she is perfect for Ranbir.
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|Application number
|Publication date
|May 25, 2010
|Filing date
|Apr 6, 2007
|Priority date
|Apr 6, 2006
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|John B. Bulko
|Original Assignee
|C3 Materials Corp.
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|BiBTeX, EndNote, RefMan
|Patent Citations (71), Referenced by (2), Classifications (45), Legal Events (5)
|External Links: USPTO, USPTO Assignment, Espacenet
This application claims the benefit of U.S. Provisional Application No. 60/789,902, filed Apr. 6, 2006, the disclosure of which is incorporated herein by reference.
The invention relates to a method of forming a porous structure on the surface of a solid substrate. The porous structure is created by the use of a microstructure appliqué consisting of a binder and a particulate material formed in the predetermined shape and depth and applied to a substrate of similar or dissimilar material and geometrical configuration. The process is especially, although not exclusively, useful for making prosthetic implant devices with porous metal-coated surfaces.
Various methods have been disclosed in the literature for providing a porous metal coating on the surfaces of prosthetic implants for securing such devices by means of both soft and hard (bone) tissue ingrowth.
In one such method disclosed by Hahn in U.S. Pat. No. 3,605,123, a porous surface structure is built up by applying multiple metal layers using a flame spray process. This technique was found to be undesirable due to the weak interfacial adhesion to bone tissue. Later techniques by Pillar (in U.S. Pat. No. 3,855,638) and others (see patent references) formed the porous metal coating on implant devices by applying a slurry of metallic powder suspended in aqueous solution with organic binders. The applied slurry layer is converted to the porous coating through diffusion bonding of the metallic particles to one another and to the substrate surface, thereby creating substantially uniform pores and pore size distribution. In U.S. Pat. No. 4,017,911, Kafesjian teaches a method where an adhesive is applied to select areas of a valve body casting followed by pouring metallic powder of specific size onto the treated areas. Additional layers of powder are applied by repeating the process until reaching the desired thickness. After achieving the desired depth, the coated casting is sintered in an appropriate atmosphere to permanently attach the particles to the casting and to each other. The shape and size of the metallic powder and the appropriate choice of sintering conditions control the porosity of the sintered layer.
In U.S. Pat. No. 4,536,894 by Galante et al, the application of prefabricated porous pads secured to flat surfaces or pressed into hollow depressions on the stem of a hip prosthesis is mentioned but no method is given for fabricating the porous pads.
Porous coatings are again added to bone prosthesis in U.S. Pat. No. 4,550,448 where a layer of spherical metal powder is deposited on adhesive-coated areas, via treatment in a fluid bed, and presintered to burn off the binder and establish bonding between different particles and between particles and the substrate surface. A second layer of particles is added on top of the first layer in similar fashion and presintered a second time for establishing secure bonding between layers. A third sinter step is performed on the coated substrate to promote formation of secure junctions between particles, between layers and attachments to the substrate. Several drawbacks to using such a method involving multiple high-temperature heat treatments would be the addition of significant time and costs to the manufacturing cycle as well as the potential to degrade both mechanical properties and material properties and distort prosthesis dimensions.
Yet in another method called out in U.S. Pat. No. 4,612,160, a porous metal coating is created by positioning a rigid mold in close proximity to a substrate such that the space between mold and substrate defines the boundaries of the porous layer. The defined space is filled with metal powder, without a binder, and the mold/substrate assembly then presintered to lightly bind particles together and to the substrate. After removal from the mold, the coated substrate is further sintered to obtain the proper desired bond strength and pore volume. This technique would be difficult to implement for coating areas with complex geometrical shapes and patterns but offers a way to eliminate sources of contamination introduced through the use of adhesive binders. In a related method, Bugle, in U.S. Pat. No. 4,854,496, describes a method where a porous pad of pure titanium is first made by presintering powder in a cavity of the desired shape. The shaped pad then sintered to achieve required bond strength, the pad flattened on one side to create a bonding surface and finally sintered to the substrate under application of pressure within a non-reactive atmosphere.
Chowdhary describes a method in U.S. Pat. No. 5,104,410 wherein a titanium powder is combined with a urea to form a mixture that is compressed into pockets using a hydraulic press. After compaction, the urea component is leached out of the pressed-on material by soaking the device in water and subsequently dried and sintered in vacuum. The porosity of the added layer is created by the removal of urea within the volume of the compacted pockets.
In a series of patents by Devanathan et al, the inventor describes the application and fixation of porous surfaces to an implant using laser welding. In U.S. Pat. No. 5,773,789, porous metal pads are fabricated using a sintering or diffusion bonding process. Pre-shaped pads with adhesive backing are placed on the implant and coupled to the surface at a plurality of locations by application of a laser beam to form weld beads attaching the pads to the implant body.
Finally, metallic porous bead preforms are described in U.S. Pat. Nos. 6,193,761 and 6,209,621. Here, the bead preforms are first prepared by mixing metallic beads with binder, such as methylcellulose, and applying the resultant slurry to a mold of the desired shape. The bead/binder slurry is fired to burn off the binder and bond beads together. The shaped preform is then attached to the prosthesis during its formation by the casting of molten metal into a refractory shell containing said preform positioned where a porous metal coating is desired on the implant device.
The present invention enables the production of devices with porous metal-coated surfaces possessing uniform and reproducible pore diameters and volume. This is accomplished preferably by the utilization of microstructure appliqués that are manufactured in specific shape and controlled dimension and positioned at locations on a surface where a porous coating is desired.
In carrying out the present method, microstructure appliqués are fabricated according to the prescribed series of steps. The shape of the appliqué is formed to correspond to the shape of a selected area where a porous coating is to be applied. A pattern of the representative shape is cut out from a suitable substrate material such as silicone rubber. Then, through a series of repetitive actions, multiple layers of uniformly sized and packed particles are transferred to and retained on the pattern with application of an appropriate binder solution. After attaining the desired thickness, the appliqué is removed from the pattern and adhesively attached to the area of corresponding shape. The above process can be used to specifically make structures consisting of only one layer of particles by executing the series of steps one time. Permanent attachment of the appliqué to the surface, as it relates to prosthetic implant devices, is accomplished through the application of an appropriate sintering treatment under controlled conditions.
The advantages of the present invention include a method of making uniform and reproducible structures with uniform porosity in controlled shapes and thickness that can be applied to prosthetic implant surfaces for establishing porous metal coatings into which bone tissue can infiltrate and grow. The method is adaptable to automation such that microstructure appliqués of specific shape and dimension can be produced in large quantity, thereby shortening the manufacturing cycle and reducing costs associated with prosthetic implant production. The scope of the porous microstructure appliqués shall not be limited to the sole application for medical implant devices and can be used to apply porous coatings used elsewhere in such areas as filtration, separations and fluid processing technologies.
The object of this invention is to provide a method for applying particulate particles on a substrate for the purpose of making a porous surface structure.
A further object is to provide a means whereby the particulate material can be formed into microstructure appliqués that may be adhered to the substrate.
A further object is to provide a means of reducing production time and costs by reducing the number of steps to manufacture prosthetic implant devices having porous metal coatings.
A further object is to provide a more uniform and reproducible means of packing the particles within the porous surface structure of the prosthetic implant.
A further object is to provide a means for controlling both shape and depth of a porous surface structure applied to a prosthetic implant.
A further object is to provide a means for controlling a uniform size of pores within the porous surface structure by using a narrow distribution of particle sizes.
This invention features a method of making microstructure appliqués that can accommodate a plurality of vaporizable binder systems which thermally decompose without leaving objectionable residues or contaminants within the porous structure.
This invention results from the realization that a vaporizable binder and particulates can be formed into flexible structures that can be handled, through appropriate selection of binder, processing and forming, for preparing porous coatings on the surface of prosthetic implants.
Various objects and advantages of this invention will become apparent to those skilled in the art from the following detailed description of the preferred embodiment, when read in light of the accompanying drawings.
The invention will be described in detail using
The process for making a microstructure appliqué starts by loading metal powder of the desired particle size into a shallow trough or tray such that the powder forms a dense, closely-packed body of particles at a depth of one particle diameter (mono-layer). Packing of the powder particles can be assisted by intermittent tapping of the tray or by the addition of mechanical vibration until the particles reach a maximum desired packing density in a single layer.
The shape of the microstructure appliqué is formed to correspond to the shape of a selected region of the prosthesis where a porous metal coating is to be situated. The desired shape is cut from a sheet of silicon rubber of suitable firmness (60 A durometer) and possessing an adhesive layer on one side such that the shaped rubber cut-out can be adhered to a support block 1 suitable for mounting in a hand operated or air-actuated press.
Once the shaped pad 2 is mounted on the support block, a thin layer of adhesive 3 with sufficient tackiness is sprayed (via aerosol) onto the pad surface and allowed to stand for a minute to develop maximum tackiness. A suitable product for this application is Repositionable 75 Spray Adhesive (3M, St. Paul, Minn.) although others may be used.
The support block 1 with mounted pad 2 is then situated in the air-actuated press or like device such that the pad surface covered with adhesive is parallel to and facing the trough of packed powder particles. The pad/support block is pressed onto the single layer of packed particles with enough force to capture and transfer essentially all of those particles coming into contact with the adhesive layer 3. Contact between pad and tray is typically maintained for a period of 5-10 seconds. The press is used here only as a means of maintaining the pad parallel to the packed layer of particles in the tray and ensures contact between pad surface and particles is uniform and reproducible.
The pad/support block with captured particles is then removed from the press and reoriented to a horizontal position with the powder layer facing upward. A binder solution 5 is then applied to the packed powder surface in sufficient quantity to fill the void volume 6 between particles in such a manner as to not disturb the particle packing. The preferred means for addition of the binder solution 5 is accomplished with the use of an airbrush or similar device that dispenses the binder solution in the form of micro-droplets. The support block 1 containing the pad 2 with applied powder 4 and binder solution 5 is then placed in an oven at 70° C. for 15-30 minutes to accelerate the curing of the binder.
After the single layer of powder particles with binder has matured sufficiently, the thickness of the microstructure appliqué may be adjusted by adding additional layers of particles of like size or different sizes. Typical porous metal coatings can range from 2 to 4 layers in thickness, depending upon the type and application of the prosthesis. This can be accomplished by repeating the steps to form a second layer, beginning with preparing another single layer of powder particles in the tray and applying another layer of aerosol spray adhesive 3′ over the surface of assembled particles 7 covering the shaped silicon rubber pad 2, as shown in
After achieving the desired particle layer thickness, the cured appliqué is removed from the silicon rubber pad 2 by using a flat, wide blade inserted between the bottom-most particle layer and rubber pad to lift the piece from the pad. An image of a microstructure appliqué, fabricated according to the steps above in the shape corresponding to the section of the femoral knee component (pictured in
Once the microstructure appliqué is removed from the pad, it can be applied to the corresponding shaped area of the prosthesis by first adding a small amount of adhesive to the surface of the prosthesis and manually pressing the appliqué into the desired area. Alternatively, a pressure-sensitive adhesive film may be applied to the backside of the appliqué and then the appliqué pressed into place on the implant surface. The appliqué structure is permanently attached to the prosthesis surface through application of the appropriate sintering treatment.
A variety of biocompatible metals or metals having high strength and durability can be used to form microstructure appliqués. Exemplary materials include stainless steel, titanium, titanium alloys and cobalt-chromium alloys as well as other materials that are well known for use in the manufacturing of prosthetic implant articles. A particularly preferred metal alloy includes ASTM F-75.
The metal powder, which is used to make a microstructure appliqué of the present invention, can be a variety of different sizes, depending on the type and application of the implant device. Generally, the metal particles have a spherical geometry such as those made utilizing a rotating electrode process or plasma rotating electrode process, with the resulting product screened to achieve a narrow particle distribution. Generally, the particles can have a nominal diameter in the range between 0.007 to 0.033 inch. Choice of particle diameter and size distribution will determine the total volume of porosity and pore size distribution contained within the microstructure appliqué after permanent attachment to the prosthesis surface. A table showing the particle diameter and corresponding particle size in microns is shown in Table 1.
Metal Particle Size Conversion Table
Particle diameter
Converted to
A preferred particle size distribution for manufacturing the porous coating on a prosthetic implant device includes particles in the range between 595 to 841 microns. Still another size distribution includes particles between 354 to 500 microns. Another narrow distribution includes particles between 250 to 354 microns. Finally, particles in the range between 177 to 250 microns are useful in creating a porous coating composed of smaller pores in comparison to the larger particle sizes.
A variety of binder solutions that have curing or solidifying properties, which firmly hold the particles together after reaching their respective endpoints, may be used. Example materials include aqueous solutions of methylcellulose and other water-soluble polymers such as polyvinyl alcohol. Fish gelatin, a natural substance harvested from the skins of codfish and sold as photoengraver's glue (Norland Products Inc., Cranbury, N.J.) is also suitable as a vaporizable binder in this application. These and others that are well known for use as binders, which dry and/or harden under specific conditions, may be applied in forming the microstructure appliqué.
This invention improves upon the method of manufacturing prosthetic implant devices containing porous metal-coated regions by making more uniform and reproducible structures in a multitude of shapes and thickness that is adaptable to automation. Although the invention is described with respect to an implantable knee femoral component, it is understood that the invention is applicable to the manufacture of other joint prostheses and implantable articles as well.
In accordance with the provisions of the patent statutes, the principle and mode of operation of this invention have been explained and illustrated in its preferred embodiment. However, it must be understood that this invention may be practiced otherwise than as specifically explained and illustrated without departing from its spirit or scope.
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|Case Western Reserve University
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|Bristol-Myers Squibb Company
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|European Classification
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Letter(s) from Alena Alehina to Kamal (Egypt)
Letter 1
Dear Kamal!
How were you without me all this hours?I hope you are all right!
But as for me I can say this about me. I understand that I very often think about you. You are always in my head! Tonight i had a very pleasant dream! We were together on the seaside beach. We observed a wonderful sunset,while we were sitting there. I really felt your strong hugs and i was very pleasant that at last I had a real man near myself. We talked to each other and we both enjoy our conversation. And off course,we kissed each other...
I am waiting for our meeting... I am dreaming about our first night ...
about your hands, about your kisses, about your touches... .
Dear, I can't wait our meeting!!! I think it will be great to meet you
You can send the money via Western Union to my name.
My full name is Elena Alehina
My address is Svobody st. 2/15,
Zip code 79008
Now when I write you the letter I feel that I am exciting and I need you... your breath... your kisses... your body... I will make you the happiest man in the world and you will be feel yourself with me happy all day and all night... and morning... I imagine how we shall wake up every morning... and coffee in the bed...It is so wonderful!!!!!!!! Darling, I need you... I am thinking about you all this time...
Your Alena
Letter 2
Dear Kamal!
I can't begin to tell you how much I enjoyed reading your last e-mail. I did just like you did with mine...kept reading it over and over. I really feel good about this and i am so exciting about our meeting....
Well, Your words make me feel really happy! It is so pleasant to feel that you are ready to our meeting! My darling, I think it would be really nice to meet with you. It would be so romantic! i am very glad that you can help me I'm happy because very soon we can be together and we will spend some beautiful days together. Dear my visa and passport will take me about three weeks that's why I must to begin with it just now. You can send me at first money for my visa and passport. I need to pay for the international passport, it costs 112$. The tourist visa costs 187 $. I want you feel that my heart goes only for you.
I need to tell you that we can use the Western Union system to pay for everything i need... It is safe and convenient for us. You can send the money directly to me and i will have them at the same day and start the process of arrangement my trip to you and we will not waste the time..Do you agree?????????????????????????
I will make you very happy ...and i hope that you will be happy with me..
You are the sunshine that brightens my day with every thought..You are the reason i was born...and the reason that i will continue to live..
I hope to hear from you soon and have the positive news about starting the process to be together
Your Alena


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ASSOCIATE DEAN of Academic Programs and Undergraduate Experience
School of Education and Human Development
The School of Education & Human Development (SEHD) at the University of Colorado Denver announces a Clinical Teaching Track Faculty position for an Associate Dean of Academic Programs and Undergraduate Experience beginning in the Summer 2013. The School is seeking an Associate Dean whose skills, experiences, and commitments will ensure excellence in specific programs (Early Childhood, Elementary, Special Education and Language, Literacy and Culturally Relevant Pedagogy) leading to initial or advanced teacher licensure at BA and Master's levels, as well as their associated endorsements in the context of partnerships and outreach to school districts and other organizations. The Associate Dean filling this position will become a vital member of the school's leadership and to the development of the undergraduate experience in the School of Education & Human Development www.ucdenver.edu/academics/colleges/SchoolOfEducation.
Major Responsibilities
Serve as a member of the School's Administrative Teams (the teacher education team, the Dean's Team, the Leadership and Finance Team and the Administrative and Management Team).
Serve on relevant university committees as the SEHD representative (the Associate Dean's and Academic Support Group) and relevant state education committees (Colorado Council of Dean's of Education, policy committees).
Leadership and support for relevant school-wide strategic initiatives.
Administrative oversight for and a strong commitment to undergraduate, and graduate education. Develop new infrastructure for BA in Teaching, Learning and Development and its new tracks in ECE, Elementary and Special Education.
Support faculty in accomplishing curriculum alignment across initial and advanced teacher education degrees, licenses, endorsements and certificates in specific program areas.
Support faculty and staff in continuous improvement processes and accreditation, enrollment management, and curriculum issues including attention to social justice, equity and access.
Support work of academic services and Office of Diversity and Inclusion in pipeline development and recruitment, student success.
Provide visibility in for SEHD in the Denver Metro area and support work with community engagement.
Work with partners in the College of Liberal Arts and Sciences.
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• Earned doctorate in a doctoral program field relevant to the School's vision and mission and to this position
• Successful leadership in preparing teacher candidates and teachers for social justice, equity and access for all students
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• Demonstrated competencies with cross-program collaboration and oral and written communication skills
• Demonstrated professional commitments and accomplishments consistent with the School's mission, "Leadership for learning and professional practice in diverse, urban communities".
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Summer League
The Summer League meets every Wednesday evening. The league is a handicapped competition that runs through the summer months.
What: Handicap Strokeplay League Play.
When: Wednesdays from April to Sept. 19 weeks.
Time: 1730 earliest start. 1815 latest tee time.
Getting your handicap
Once you have joined the club you are entitled to earn a handicap. You need to play 5 rounds scored with a club member. These scores will be collated by Tom, our Statto, and a handicap will be calculated. You are able to create your handicap in summer league play, your score will be adjusted once your 5 qualifying rounds have been completed.
Can't make Wednesdays?
You are able to make up rounds if you cannot make Wednesdays. As long as you play with a Member and you only play one round on the weekend after the Wednesday your score can be used for summer league. you have to call your round to your playing partners before your first shot.
£3 per week that you play, payable on the day. (£1 goes to the club, £1 goes to winners prize pot and £1 goes toward the ace pot)
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Like many other Greek cultural customs, hairstyles are often very classical and ornate. The ancient Greeks took great pride in creating the most beautiful and extravagant art and architecture, and this pride is reflected in manners of dress and grooming. Young girls often wore their hair loose below their shoulders, but young adult women tended to put their hair up in buns and chignons. Even now in more modern times, the Grecian influence can be seen in fashion and beauty circles. A popular Greek hairstyle is the wavy chignon with curly tendrils hanging down over the ears, near the front of the face.
Step 1
Wash and condition hair as usual. Allow hair to air dry, which will make it easier to work with. Blow-drying can cause hair to become overly frizzy and puffy.
Step 2
Section hair off into three or four different parts. It will make styling easier. Place the curling iron to get heated.
Step 3
Starting from the bottom section, take an inch-wide strand of hair and wrap it around the curling iron. Leave on for 10 to 15 seconds; then slowly remove the curling iron. Use your fingers to shape the curl.
Step 4
Continue curling with the iron until all of your hair is covered in spirals. Use a thin barrel iron for tighter curls and a wide barrel iron for looser waves.
Step 5
Apply some hairspray to hold the curls in place. Do not comb or brush your curls. Use your fingers to detangle or shape.
Step 6
Take two strands of curls from each side of your forehead and bring them to the front to hang over each side of your face.
Step 7
Gather the rest of your hair back into a low ponytail and secure with an elastic. Twist the ponytail around the elastic until you have a round, low bun.
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Secure the bun with bobby pins. Apply a final mist of hairspray to hold the entire chignon in place.


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LEGO'S OF AMERICA. ROOTS OF UNITED STATES DEMOCRACY. Our English Heritage. American political traditions can be traced by to the Enlightenment (Reason and Science ) England ruled by a Monarch (King or Queen ). MAGNA CARTA -1215. Protected the privileges and authority of the nobles
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American political traditions can be traced by to the Enlightenment (Reason and Science)
England ruled by a Monarch (King or Queen)
Protected the privileges and authority of the nobles
Landowners have equal protection under the law and right to trial by jury
Limited the power of the monarch by guaranteeing that no one would be above the law
* Glorious Revolution – Parliament removes James II and invites his daughter Mary and her husband William to rule (peaceful transfer of power)
* Shows Parliament became more powerful than monarch
English Bill of Rights – free elections, fair trial, elimination of cruel and unusual punishments, restricted monarch's power
Common Law – system of law based on precedent and customs (based on court systems)
John Locke – philosopher; said people had 'Natural Rights' – life, liberty, and property (2nd Treatise of Government)
Social Contract of the people
Jean-Jacques Rousseau –
Social Contract – government protects the peoples rights and the people will obey the government (as influenced by John Locke)
Baron De Montesquieu
Separation of Powers – divide gov't into different parts to keep it balanced and avoid one part becoming to strong
Mayflower Compact
Mayflower Compact – YouTube
Indentured Servitude led to the practice of Slavery.
The ruler is not above the law.
People should have a voice in their government.
Citizens have basic rights that are protected by law
A consistent system of common law
A legislature made up of representatives of different groups of citizens
By the 1750's, the English government saw the colonies as a great source of wealth
Salutary Neglect - The English government basically ignored the colonies and colonists for a long time
1760 – Mercantilism instituted by England
theory that a country should sell more products to other countries than it buys from other countries – ensures $$$$
King George III began to squeeze all the wealth out of America.
England required the American colonies to sell raw materials to England at low prices and also
Required the colonists in America to buy English products at high prices.
Citizens in the colonies began to suffer financially.


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On Sunday, June 26, from 10:00 AM to 2:00 PM, the Round Lake Beach Petland invites all varieties of "wiener dogs," including Dachshunds, Corgis, Basset Hounds, and short-legged, long-bodied mixes to race one another in Petland's Dachshund Derby 2011 to raise funds to benefit the Avon Township Food Pantry. This will be their 4th Annual Derby and will take place in the parking lot in front of their store located at 815 East Rollins Road in Round Lake Beach.
Prizes will be awarded to the first, second, and third place "wieners" as well as in a variety of categories for the best dressed pets. The first 100 participants will leave with a "doggie swag bag" to commemorate their effort to feed the township.
A minimum $5.00 donation is asked of all racers and pet costume competitors, with gifts being given for larger donations, to benefit the AVON Township Food Pantry, who has been serving 2,600 people a month since its inception in 1990. Along with supplying families in the communities of Grayslake, Round Lake, Round Lake Beach, Round Lake Park, Round Lake Heights, Third Lake, and the unincorporated areas with packaged, frozen, and fresh foods, they have made great strides in educating the population on proper nutrition, planting their own production farm (bringing in over 1,100 pounds of fresh produce in its first year), and bringing low cost pet vaccinations to the community
Petland will be joined at the Derby by Officer Ken Rydz and his canine partner, Gunnar, of the Round Lake Beach Police Department, and a representative from TOPS Kennel in Grayslake, for a thrilling demonstration of the outright bravery and masterful training put into the four-legged heroes who Serve and Protect us in our communities.
Concessions will be available for purchase during the derby to benefit Lake Villa Boy Scout Troop #323.
This will be a FUN Family Event so bring the whole family for an afternoon of fun celebrating our pets, our families and our community. There will be costume contests, games and FUN for all ages! Hope to see you there!


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I have been reporting about Flash Memory and old and new USB gadgets consistently over at the Rugged Notebooks Blog. It has been interesting researching, and also learning about flash memory. The most recent post is on UFS and potential terabyte memory.
Some of this has come about by reading blogs like Ubergismo and Machines That Go Bing. I never can get over how many new products and gadgets keep being developed. If you want to read or learn more about flash memory and how it works, review the series of articles at HowStuffWorks Dot Com.
This should be of interest to the Digital Nomads and Road Warriors looking for ways to be more compact and portable. Great things are happening with "Nanotechnology" also. I have been reading up and researching anything that has to do with making things smaller and more productive, and will be writing some "nano type" posts in the near future.
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Not all insurance is the same. Whether loss of rent due to a defaulting tenant, malicious or accidental damage or circumstances including tenant hardship and death of a tenant, EBM's RentCover insurance protects owners like no other policy.
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The BMW Group has reported its best ever January sales performance, giving the company hope for another record-breaking year.
BMW enjoyed a sixth consecutive record-breaking year in 2016, but the first month of this year saw the group's global sales up by 6.8% to 163,288 units. Sales of BMW electric vehicles were up by 115.8% compared to January 2016, and with the 530e iPerformance and MINI Cooper S E Countryman ALL4 plug-in hydrid set to join the line up in the first half of this year the company hopes to enjoy another series of growth in the sector.
With sales up by 17.2%, BMW's domestic German market was their stand-out European performer, but here in the UK sales were up by almost 5%, making it the second largest European market.
"We've started the year well, building on the success of 2016," said Dr Ian Robertson, BMW's Sales and Marketing chief. "We're confident that the new models we're bringing to market this year, especially the new generation BMW 5 Series which is about to arrive in dealerships, will ensure further momentum as the year goes on."
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