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BELLAWOOD 3/4" x 5" Brazilian Koa
Finished to Last. We apply our durable, industry-leading finish to each board using a groundbreaking multi-layered, micro-particle process for superior wear and scratch resistance. So, go ahead?bring on life and everything that comes with it. Your Bellawood floor will stay beautiful year after year.
One look and it's easy to see why Brazilian Koa is often called Tigerwood. Its distinctive orange coloring and brown/black striping make it one of the most unique and exotic species available on the market today. And its durability is simply outstanding, resulting in a "not-so-everyday" floor that will stand up year after year to life's everyday demands.
We caught up with real Lumber Liquidators' customers who volunteered to discuss their floor shopping, buying and installation experiences. In no way did these customers receive compensation for their kind words. (They're speaking straight from the heart.)
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It Taber Tested "the Best." When subjected to the industry sandpaper abrasion test, known as Taber Testing, Bellawood's durability results were more than double most comparably priced floors. There's good, there's better?and then there's Bellawood.
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put Brazilian Koa in our family room and hallway.....It is breath taking..I stressed out so much over this floor wondering how it would look..We used a professional installer
when I opened the box I thought I had the wrong hardwood.. Don't judge the Brazilian Koa by the way it looks in the box..It is the most beautiful hardwood floor I have seen..very happy with it.There were pieces that were damaged in the box..that we could not use..(Big Disappointment)..!!!!!!!!!I recommend laying out your wood so you can alternate your pattern. with that said very pleased with how it looks.It makes a beautiful look to our family room..(It will scratch and dent)..Can't go wrong with the 5 inch boards.makes room look bigger.. Thanks Betty in Ky.....
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Floor is beautiful it just scratches too easily. I was told it is as hard as bamboo but since have found out that isn't the case. This is according to the Lumber Liquidator catalog.
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Love this floor! The five inch wide boards just make the rooms look bigger and richer. I was going to install the floor myself, until I found out getting Bellawood to cover the 100 year warranty is almost impossible unless it is installed by a professional. Even then I was told, that they will fight you every step of the way. Over looking that, I plan to have more rooms done very soon. My biggest complaint is the 12 inch pieces that they fill the boxes out with. My installer told me that he really can't use them, 12 inches does not allow enough joint overlap to satisfy the manufactures specs for a good install. So you can just throw them away, of course you are paying about $3 per piece, for each one you throw away. You get about 10 of these pieces in each box, you also need to buy about 1 extra box (at about $150 per box) per 200 sq ft, to make up for the little pieces that you end up throwing away (that includes another 10 pieces of waste, in each box). If the company is just using these pieces as filler, they should use scrap pieces, and NOT CHARGE for them. If we didn't love the out come so much, I wouldn't be buying more, we are just wiser now.
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Love it - Fast installation - very pleased.
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We installed this floor a year ago in our livingroom. This floor darkens with age and is very pretty. It was very easy to install. Do not purchase this floor for a room with heavy traffic it is very hard to keep clean. Water spots or damp foot prints will show on this floor. This floor scratches and dents very easy from dog toe nails or by dropping items on it. The color does go through the wood but scratches and dents still show. Using the Bellawood floor cleaner and mop heads clean's the floor easily but you must keep the mop head clean or your foot prints will show after the floor is dry and you walk across it.
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I have always wanted Hardwood Floors and now my dream has come true and I am so glad I went with the Best and didn't settle for a cheaper product.
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Service was awesome. Our sales rep really knew his stuff - pros & cons of different flooring, answered all questions we had. I would definitely shop here in the future. And, our floor is gorgeous!!!
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As the color darkens it becomes richer and richer. Every time a neighbor comes over I get rave reviews about the color. I also like the length of some of the boards. Some other types come with all short boards. These are fantastic. I don't know how it holds up with dogs. I would probably go with laminate if I had pets. I highly recommend if you want some wow in your home.
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The floors looked great initially. However, since being installed, I have to doubt that the Koa is 67% harder than red oak. I have red oak upstairs and barely see any scratches or dents, and very little movement. But downstairs in the family room, kitchen dining area were I installed the Brazilian Koa, there are dents and scratches all over the place, and the floors are constantly popping with humidity changes. The rep thought is was becaused I used the 5" wide boards. Also, the wood looks great when first cleaned(we use the bellawood floor cleaner that we got from lumber liquidators), but after walking on it looks terrible in minutes. Not sure if it is the cleaner or the wood, but there always appears to be a visable film on the floors and where we walk you can see feet and shoe prints. Used Hickory in the rest of downstairs and looks great. Kinda wishing I did the family room, kitchen and dining in Hickory as well. The WOW! factor that the rep at lumber liquidators sold me on to go with the Koa just not there with all the dents, scratches and the constant film look. Red oak (finished later) looks like red oak, common, nothing eye popping and appears solid and seems to hold up well, The Hickory (prefinished) was used in areas such as my office, hall and living room which are more utilized than the family room looks cleaner, and does not appear as scratched and dented. The Koa just a bit disappointed. Was looking for high variation of wood color for the dramatic look for the first floor. That is why I started with the Hickory, went to Koa later based on rep. indicating it was stronger and has a more dramatic impact than the Hickory. I had the floors professionally installed.
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We are very pleased with our new floor. Bellawod calls the wood Brazilian Koa, I'm used to it being called Tigerwood. We were going to install Cumaru but our front porch and back deck are already Cumaru and we wanted something different inside the house. I was worried that the grain patterns of the Brazilian Koa would be too busy. Instead it provided a very dramatic look and completely changed the feel of the entire house. I'm glad we chose the Brazilian Koa.
We put down the floor in the living room and hallways. The finish quality is excellent, and the milling of the wood was very precise. There were only 2 or 3 pieces that were about 1/16" narrower than the rest. The random lengths (12" to 7') made for very little waste. In fact I had two boxes left over so we decided to remove the oak floor in the dining room and put the Brazilian Koa there too (after buying 2 more boxes). Make sure to make note of the mill code on your boxes in case you need to get more.
The total area was 475 square feet and took 2 full days to put down. Take your time in selecting your boards and try to mix up the grain patterns, colors and lengths so that you do not get a drastic change from board to board and row to row. I tried to gradually change the colors over several rows.
The finish is very hard but it will scratch. It is very hard to sand. I made my own transition pieces and the hardest part of doing that was sanding the existing finish so that I could blend in the finish that I applied to the pieces I milled.
This is the first hardwood floor that I have installed. I have built Cumaru and Ipe decks and I have to say that this floor was a piece of cake compared the decks! We just need to change out all the doors and It will look like a completely different house.
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ALBANY — The state has allocated $400,000 for the North Country Regional Economic Development Council's Digital Film Conversion Loan Fund.
The money will help small theaters in the North Country convert projection equipment to digital technologies.
The short-term loan fund will be administered by Development Authority of the North Country and will be an added resource for theaters, in addition to the community fundraising efforts already underway.
"Across the Adirondacks, movie theaters have been struggling to take on costly upgrade projects to stay in business," Gov. Andrew Cuomo said in a press release.
"Faced with this reality, businesses and community leaders came together through the Regional Council initiative to create the Digital Film Conversion Loan Fund, which will help small-town cinemas in the North Country modernize their equipment and remain competitive.
"This is another example of how public-private partnerships are helping to promote economic growth in communities across the state."
In June, the North Country Regional Economic Development Council, through Empire State Development, approved the reassignment of 2012 funds for a previously identified priority.
Those funds were redirected to support the "Go Digital or Go Dark" Campaign, an initiative of the Adirondack North Country Association and the Adirondack Film Society working together to ensure the future of movie theaters in small communities.
The Digital Film Conversion Loan Fund will help bridge the funding gap so theaters can convert to digital before 35mm film is no longer available.
As remaining funds are raised and upgrade projects are completed, the Development Authority will re-lend the funds to businesses across the region for startup or expansion projects.
In addition to the loan fund, the Adirondack Film Society and the Adirondack North Country Association have led community fundraising efforts to save 10 theaters in the region through its "Go Digital or Go Dark" campaign.
In just two months, its efforts have brought in enough funds to save three local theaters. ANCA is helping to coordinate a community-based campaign, as well as outreach to major donors.
Empire State Development President, CEO and Commissioner Kenneth Adams said his agency "is pleased to support the creation of this loan fund that will help keep local theaters open for business. Thanks to the efforts of the governor's North Country Regional Council, DANC and ANCA, the issue of digital conversion has been elevated as a priority, allowing these small cinemas the opportunity to make the necessary upgrades and remain a community staple."
Sen. Betty Little said the funding effort "is another example of how government, local businesses and community leaders can come together to create new opportunities and the potential for economic growth.
"We are grateful that Governor Cuomo has acknowledged and addressed the needs of these main street establishments. This loan and the community efforts led by the Adirondack Film Society and ANCA will breathe new life into these small businesses."
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I had several accounts that transferred from Albank/CharterOne to Citizens and I was very happy with the local bank and their customer service. In 2006 I relocated to Florida and have attempted to bank remotely with limited success. Citizens bank recently established a fee structure that is not at all consumer friendly so I consolidated all my accounts under on "Money Market Savings" account. I decided to transfer the money to a local FCU who has policies that are very consumer friendly and they still pay decent interest. This is where the nightmare started about 2 months ago. Because I can not walk up to the bank and withdraw my money I have tried the following without success. Transfer initiated at Citizens to the local FCU - failed. Transfer initiated at the FCU to extract the money – failed. And the last attempt was a bank by mail which also failed. Good thing I was not in a rush for the funds. I would not recommend this bank to anyone who can not walk up to a local bank.
This bank is good overall except their new fee structure. Also the phone tech support SUCKS. The bank representatives over the phone are constantly saying one thing when the next they say the complete opposite. I have had a premium circle account with them for almost 10 years and I am being forced to close it and open up accounts at a different bank due to the new fees, removal of the points program, etc... Overall this bank was a 5 star bank years ago and has slowly been falling into a deep hole that they are refusing to climb out of.
If you're looking for a bank with no hidden fees, or a "free" checking/savings account don't look here!
I read lots of reviews and see lots of businesses that are running bed, THE WORST EVER IS CITIZEN BANK, WATERBURY,CT.....
the employees are rude, BANK POLICY SUCKS, THEY ARE CHARGING $7.00 TO CASH A CHECK (THERE OWN CHECK), you belive that, they are charging you doing there job
I wasn't able to make a deposit to prevent an overdraft because the bank closed very early before a holiday, and my account became overdrawn that evening. The bank then re-ordered the posting order of the withdrawals so that I was charged three $39 fees instead of one fee. When I went into the bank after the holiday, they said they would refund ONE of the fees, meaning that I would have to pay two fees -- even though I should have been charged just one fee. I ended up yelling at the bank manager, and I closed my account. I had been a good cu stomer for six years, but that didn't matter to them. These people REALLY don't care about their customers.
I've been using Citizens Bank for my business for over three years now, and now am beginning to have issues. I would not recommend them to anyone going forward due to their handling of this situation.
I run a small business, my accounts are linked to QuickBooks by data extracts that Citizens Bank provides. Within the past 4 months Citizens Bank made a system change that resulted in duplicate financial entries being created. When approached with this situation they refused to acknowledge that an issue was occurring and refused to accept proof from me that their applications were causing the issue. Instead they directed me to a topic on the QuickBooks site, #5033 which basically outlines a manual process for removing duplicate transactions... Oh boy as if I haven't been doing that already for the past 4 months working around the issue created by Citizens Bank.
It's amazing that such a big bank refused to take responsibility for situations they created, and also refused to accept verifiable evidence of the issue that could have been used by their technical organization to research the concern.
Like several other folks posting about Citizens, I have been a loyal 30 year customer through aquisitions, etc. Over the past several years there is less emphasis on service, and much more about any way to get a buck. Several recent issues will force me to leave as a customer. It's bad business to provide poor service and expect customer loyalty in a competitive marketplace. I'm looking at ratings on this site to make an informed decision on my next bank.
I have been a loyal customer with RBS for over 5 years, and they decided to terminate my account giving me 3 days notice that my account was going to be terminated. They would not provide me with any reasoning in why the account was terminated either.
I have been with Citizens' Charter One bank in the Midwest for about 10 years, and overall I must say, if your needs are low, they are a fine bank. I write a few checks per month, deposit even less, don't do online banking, and visit the walk-in branch a couple times a year. For that, COB has always seemed nicely okay. They also treat (me) well: their fees are (not great, but) tolerable, I seldom get their sales mail or calls, and their in-branch and telephone staff have always been polite, if a little in-flexible at times. In fact, if not for some recent new annoying fees (that hopefully will be short-lived), I would have given them 4 stars.
I have banked with RBS' Charter One Bank in IL for about ten years now, and I can say that, for the most part, they are a decent bank. Granted, my needs are few; I don't write many checks, deposit even less, do no online banking, and only visit the walk-in branch a couple times a year. So, for my needs, COB has served me nicely. They don't hound me with junk mail or sales calls, their branch staff always seems very polite, and, until recently, their fees were (not great but) tolerable. In fact, if not some new fees lately that seem rather petty (and hopefully will be short-lived), I would have given them 4 stars.
i have been a loyal customer to citizens for over 12 years, and even though they've done a few things and kept adding fees, i stayed with them. they have added fee after fee and changed some features that used to be free without giving me any warning that that was going to happen. i really regret the decision to stay with them and wish that i had switched banks a very long time ago
I took a $3900 check from a Citizens Bank customer. When I tried to cash it, they wanted a $9 fee, my fingerprints, and wouldn't give me the cash for 24 hours! When I complained to the manager I was told to adhere to the bank's policy or cash the check somewhere else. IT WAS DRAWN ON THEIR BANK! Why should I have to pay a fee or cash it somewhere else. This is a horrible bank! NEVER take a check from a Citizens Bank customer.
This bank looks for every opportunity to charge you additional fees. Their free checking account is misleading and their customer service department on the telephone has no interest in listening to you or expressing empathy. They don't value you as a customer. Use another bank.
I lost $520 in non-authorized ATM withdrawals. I spent hours trying to find out how someone accessed one of my checking accounts. We only discovered this 2 years later. I prepared many pages of my reports and questions for the bank. Their only answer was that it was too long ago to know. There are many details to know which I will not go into now. I am withdrawing $700K of cash and securities from Citizens.
I have done business with Citizens for over 20 years. In the last few years they have gone from a great bank to a "bad experience". All they want to do is sell you something constantly. Really annoying to cash a check and have a teller question why the balance in your checking account is "x" dollars and would you like to "talk with someone" about opportunities to better manage your money. Translation: can we sell you something today? An annuity, savings bonds, lock up your money at low interest? The fact that I can keep that much money in a checking account would seem to indicate that I have done pretty well at managing my money over the years. I don't need the aggravation this bank causes. Ask ten people at the bank the same question and get 10 different answers. I am now a former customer. I want a bank, NOT a constant sale job.
I total agree the previous one star review.
Here is more. Citizens Bank starts to charge $3/mo for paper statement in June. The notice, which I missed, was given in April statement under a memo section that used to be filled with their useless product ads. I was told by branch manager that you should look carefully at your statement. The bank has the right to do the same kind thing in the future. LOOK CAREFULLY AT YOUR STATEMENT.


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This as an absolutely painstakingly crafted guitar. It is much more accurate than the older penguins from a few years ago. The neck on mine is dead on straight and the frets don't need any work as they are just about perfect. The action can be set as low as you like and the guitar is very easy to play. The melita style bridge has to be set by the user so a little knowledge about setting up the guitar for proper intonation is a must. Every guitarist should know the basics on how to do this to save time and money anyway. Mine was not set up properly. No big deal. The sound is distinctively Gretsch. This guitar has a unique sound an feel so after playing it for a while you will be able to find out where it fits in best for you. I really like this guitar.
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Stewart wins the #44 prospect ranking, and we move on to the #45 prospect. There are many great young players available and don't forget to list testers and people you want on the next poll for me to consider. Also, feel free to include your two cents in the discussion as that is one of our goals for the community list this season. I would expect this spot to be very competitive with no real clear favourite.
1. Byron Buxton
3. Javier Baez
6. Miguel Sano
10. Kris Bryant
11. Noah Syndergaard
12. George Springer
13. Addison Russell
15. Gregory Polanco
16. Dylan Bundy
17. Jameson Taillon
18. Kevin Gausman
19. Mark Appel
20. Kyle Crick
21. Jonathan Gray
22. Lucas Giolito
23. Travis d'Arnaud
24. Nick Castellanos
25. Carlos Martinez
26. Jackie Bradley Jr
27. Jose Abreu
28. Albert Almora
29. Kyle Zimmer
30. Austin Hedges
31. Maikel Franco
32. Yordano Ventura
33. Rougned Odor
34. Tyler Glasnow
35. Jorge Soler
36. Alex Meyer
37. Clint Frazier
38. Garin Cecchini
39. Billy Hamilton
40. Aaron Sanchez
41. Corey Seager
42. Austin Meadows
43. Joc Pederson
44. Kohl Stewart
Testers: Bauer, Alcantara, Biddle, Davidson, Odorizzi, Marisnick, Wisler, Edwards, Owings, Foltynewicz, Hanson, Paxton, Montero, Harvey, Rodriguez, McCullers, Owens, Peterson, Sims, Dahl, Singleton, Alfaro


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ChinaGreen 2014
"ChinaGreen was an extremely positive experience for me that I wouldn't trade for anything. I learned so much about China's environment and culture while making lifelong friends"
-Kelley Reardon, ChinaGreen '13
"Professor Ping truly opened my eyes to the gravity of the world's environmental situation, and made it matter to me personally."
-Stephen Choi, ChinaGreen '13
ChinaGreen is a three-credit, four-week summer environmental-studies travel course.
Program dates: June 2 - July 1, 2014
- Spend two weeks in Beijing, then travel throughout China with your classmates to various destinations
- Engage in active research and converse with local farmers, school children and community leaders to examine the major environmental issues that China faces
- Taught by Dr. Ping Jing, Asst. Professor of Environmental Science and Meteorology at Loyola University Chicago
- All majors are welcome, you do not need to be a science major to enroll!
Students will acquire an understanding of how sustainable systems work and how the structure and function of these systems is altered by human activities. Through first-hand experience, students will study the major environmental issues in China: air pollution, water pollution, loss of biodiversity, and climate change.
The objective of this course is to have students understand China's environmental problems from different Chinese points of view. The experience will also provide students with an understanding of how sustainable systems work and how the structure and function of these systems is altered by human activities.
These goals will be accomplished by providing students with first-hand experience to study environmental issues in China: air and water pollution, loss of biodiversity, and climate change.
During the first half of the course, students will have class (3 hour sessions) every morning in Beijing. In the afternoon they will have free time or scheduled trips. Trips in the past have included the Forbidden City, Tiananmen Square, the Summer Palace, the Great Wall, Beijing Hutongs (old neighborhoods) and the Olympic Green. The trips will enable students to develop a sophisticated understanding of Chinese beliefs, behaviors, and policies. Students will be able to utilize this information and connect it to Beijing's current plans for environmental development.
The second half of the course is spent in several different cities. Students will have the opportunity to make their own observations and partake in active research. Students will have lectures from local guest speakers, organizations and the professor and engage in conversations with locals, school children and community leaders.
Our destinations* include:
- Taiyuan, the largest coal-producing city in China
- The Loess Plateau, a plateau almost destroyed by deforestation
- Chengdu, home of the Wolong Panda Reserve
- Daping, now a small eco-village designed and rebuilt by Global Village after it was destroyed in the 2008 Sichuan earthquake
- Zhangjiajie, a World Heritage National Park (also the professor's hometown)
- Dongting Lake, a WWF wet-land preservation project
*Exact locations are subject to change.
Tuition & Fees for Students
The program cost for the ChinaGreen environmental studies summer 2014 program is $3,550
Cost includes: tuition, double occupancy housing, orientation in Beijing, excursion transportation and activities Cost does not include: airfare, CISI insurance ($45), non-refundable application fee ($70)
Scholarships: This year we have TWO $2,500 scholarships for students who are Pell Grant recipients at Loyola University Chicago. To apply, go to http://www.luc.edu/studyabroad/scholarships.shtml


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MUNCIE – Trendy and tasty. Colorful street art and a funky, eclectic menu trademark one of the latest arrivals on Anderson's food scene. Muncie-based Slop on Top recently rolled into town, tapping into the popular cultural trend of food trucks. Owner/entrepreneur Robert Mattax's vision for the Slop on Top menu is pretty simple: "a heap of rice, covered with a tasty concoction, served to you at a price that will make you feel happy."
The concoction part of the recipe is any one of about 16 international and vegetarian menu options that include Creole/Cajun, Thai, Mexican, Chinese, Ethiopian and Indian/Pakistani offerings.
"Every culture around the world has some sort of dish served over rice," said Erik Hinds, chef and manager at Slop on Top. Hinds said they also take favorites, like pizza, and "sloppify' them. In fact, the Slop on Top Super Supreme is just that. Hinds describes it as "like a supreme pizza in the form of like a chili over white rice."
On any given lunchtime food truck stop, Slop on Top offers three of their selections. At least one of those options will be vegetarian, if not vegan. The menu options are also mostly gluten-free. The rice and international "slop" also come with garlic bread.
Although most dishes are served atop a bed of rice, nacho style chips are also available and more suitable, perhaps, for several of the selections. Taking an environmentally conscious approach, Slop on Top is served up in compostable food containers, with wooden spoons.
Last week, the colorful Slop on Top truck was in downtown Anderson for its second appearance at Food Truckin' Thursday. Despite the chilly day, the food trucks had customers.
"Every time we come out here, we always do good," said Hinds.
The offerings last week included Super Supreme, Coconut Beef Curry (beef and onions cooked in a spicy curry and coconut sauce) and vegetarian Chicks and Flowers (cauliflower and chickpeas seasoned with garlic, onions and mild spices). The price tag for each dish, with garlic bread, was $6.


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Despite having a greater awareness of the security risks posed by careless computing habits and personal Internet activity carried out on corporate laptops, many remote workers continue to do things that imperil the safety of themselves and their employers, according to a new report from Cisco.
As part of its annual study on the security awareness and online behavior of remote workers -- based on interviews with 2,000 telecommuters carried out by researchers from InsightExpress -- Cisco experts said that people appear to have acquired a false sense of security when it comes to the use of their company-issued computers and other corporate IT assets.
Despite the fact that the IT security community has done a much better job in recent years of keeping people informed of the latest and greatest malware attacks and social engineering schemes, remote workers keep falling for the same types of tricks as they always have -- in part because they believe that they are now protected by more advanced security technologies, said Patrick Gray, special assistant to the CTO at Cisco.
In fact, in just one year's time, the number of respondents to the survey who expressed a belief that the Internet is "getting safer" increased from 48 percent 12 months ago to more than 56 percent in 2008. The trend was particularly evident in some parts of the world where Internet use is growing the fastest, and where people believe that their governments are going to greater lengths to protect individual users, such as Brazil (71 percent), India (68 percent), and China (64 percent). In Brazil, for instance, where banking-password stealing Trojan virus attacks have finally been thwarted by stricter legal penalties for those creating the threats, people may falsely assume that it is now safe to let down their guard, according to Gray.
"The awareness of security threats has grown across the board, but somehow, because of that, we do see the emergence of this false sense of security," said Gray. "Companies have done a great job of securing themselves at the perimeter, but where they're really falling down is with what is going on within their own networks and what is going outbound. They are blocking a lot more potential threats, but there's a lot of risky behavior on their networks as well."
One of the biggest problems contributing to the situation is the fact that many workers feel it is acceptable for them to use their work computers for their personal activities, such as shopping, interacting with friends, and searching the Web for popular information, the expert maintains.
By using their company-issued devices to head to corners of the Internet where attacks are more prevalent -- such as on e-commerce sites, social-networking portals, and independent Web properties, workers are putting their employers at risk of exploit by malware and other threats, he said.
The report found a 3 percent year-over-year increase in terms of the number of remote workers who felt that it was acceptable to use their corporate devices for personal use, such as Internet shopping, downloading music, and social collaboration.
Business versus personal use
With the rise in attacks being delivered via hacked Web sites and popular destinations including social-networking sites, people need to begin shifting their behavior and keeping their work machines separate from their personal lives, Gray contends.


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THOMASVILLE, GA (WALB) - New technology can be a blessing, but it can also be a curse.
New GPS mapping software is revealing costly flaws in Thomas County.
Insurance companies are now learning just how far their customers really are from emergency services, and that could mean those customers have to pay more.
Fire stations are farther away from more people in Thomas County than previously thought. That could translate into higher insurance premiums for many homeowners.
"Through the GPS capability in some of the new mapping software, the companies or the underwriters are able to determine that they are within five miles of any of our current 16 locations or they are beyond the five miles," said Fire Chief Chris Jones.
New figures from the Insurance Services Office increased the number of people outside that five mile range.
"Technology has really changed quite a bit. As you know today you can Google an address or two addresses and it will tell you the quickest route, as well as give you a good idea of the distance between the two," said Jones.
But Jones says he is working diligently with the county commission to find solutions to this problem. "In this case it's easier to build sub-stations at a rough estimate of 17 or so thousand dollars than it is to build a new road to join A and B together."
And it's not only the citizens who need to be aware of the ISO.
The Commission voted Tuesday to purchase seven new fire trucks to meet new standards.
Jones says maintaining the older trucks was also creating a significant financial burden. "We've had repair costs in 2010 of $120,000 annual repair costs to try to maintain equipment that is 30 years old.
Jones says another way they are looking at lowering premiums is automatic aid agreements with neighboring counties.
He says in the event of a structure fire near a county line, Thomas County, as well as the closest station in the other county would be notified.
ISO ratings are reported on a scale of 1 to 10, with one being the best.
Thomas County's rating is currently 9.
The ISO will conduct an inspection in February that could change the rating.
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EagleTribune.com, North Andover, MA
March 1, 2007
Alleged terrorist's wife paid ultimate price for loyalty
By Rachel Graves , The Houston Chronicle
The wife of alleged terrorist Daniel Maldonado came from a line of single mothers and was determined to hold her marriage together, at whatever cost.
Today, Maldonado, 28, formerly of Pelham and Methuen, is in a federal detention center in Houston awaiting trial for allegedly training with al-Qaida in Somalia.
For his wife, Tamekia Cunningham, who followed him to the war-torn African country with their three children, the cost of saving her marriage was death. Cunningham died from malaria prior to Maldonado's arrest.
"My daughter loved her husband, and she wanted to be a family," Yolanda Cunningham said in a recent interview in her Manchester home.
The couple's three children have been staying in Londonderry with Maldonado's parents since their father was arrested.
Yolanda never married, though she is now engaged, and she said that Tamekia's grandmother was divorced.
"She wanted to break that mold," Yolanda said. "She followed (Maldonado) everywhere."
Yolanda Cunningham raised her only child in Boston as a Seventh-day Adventist; Tamekia's father mostly stayed out of the picture.
Tamekia and her young mother were close friends. As Tamekia grew older, men would flirt with them, mistaking them for sisters.
In 1995, when Tamekia was 16, she and her mother moved to Salem, about seven miles from where Tamekia's future husband was living in Pelham.
Cunningham and Maldonado met while they were in high school. Yolanda remembers her daughter telling her she had her eye on a boy, but Tamekia was secretive about the details.
Jackie Robinson lived next door to the Cunninghams and was a close family friend.
"Tamekia was a very friendly, outgoing girl," Robinson recalled. "She could protect her own self. She didn't take anything off anyone, always had something to say back, always had to get the last word in."
Cunningham dropped out of school and worked retail jobs and at McDonald's. Maldonado also dropped out of Pelham High School in 1997, his junior year.
Cunningham became pregnant with Maldonado's son. She stopped working but earned her General Equivalency Diploma. For a while, she and the baby continued to live with Yolanda, and then they moved in with Maldonado and his parents. About a year and a half later, the two were married.
Soon after the wedding, Maldonado became interested in Islam. Cunningham embraced the religion, too. She started wearing a burka that covered all but her eyes.
Cunningham told her mother that the religion brought the couple closer.
"They would sit down and read and talk and discuss things," Yolanda said.
Incorporating beliefs
Yolanda and her daughter agreed that a husband and wife should have the same religion. Yolanda said she thinks Tamekia believed in the tenets of Islam but that "she was really, really into it because of him, because a house is not supposed to be divided."
Yolanda did not mind that her daughter had converted from Christianity to Islam, but she objected to Tamekia's burkas.
"Why are you covering yourself up like that?" Yolanda asked her daughter. "I see people over there (in Islamic countries) trying to get that off of them, and you're putting it on you."
When Tamekia was pregnant with her second child, a daughter, Yolanda pleaded with her to let her take a photo with Tamekia's face uncovered. Tamekia relented but refused to look at the camera. She wears a pink dress and a pink ribbon in her hair.
Cunningham did not go to the mosque with Maldonado, telling her mother that it "belonged to the men."
But Yolanda thought religion was less important to Tamekia than her husband. After Maldonado renounced music as sacrilegious, Yolanda would still catch her daughter singing.
Tamekia started a small business, Basheeras, selling halal herbal teas and oils. Tamekia gave her mother black seed oil and herbal tea to treat her high blood pressure. She also nagged her mother about smoking, calling her cigarettes "cancer sticks."
For a while, the Maldonado children attended an Islamic school in Methuen, where Daniel Maldonado worshipped at the mosque. Tamekia told her mother the school was too expensive, and she decided to home school the children.
Maldonado sometimes put a hijab, a head covering, on the couple's 1-year-old daughter, though many Muslims believe girls' heads do not need to be covered until puberty.
The couple moved frequently around Southern New Hampshire and northern Massachusetts as Maldonado struggled to keep a job. He worked at a pizza restaurant and as a butcher. They moved to Chicago, telling Yolanda that Maldonado had gotten a job as a butcher in a halal shop there. He hurt his finger at work and quit. Then they moved back to New Hampshire for about two years.
Maldonado got a job working with computers. His boss lived in Houston and asked the couple to relocate. After they had lived in Houston for a while, he sent them to Egypt, saying it would be cheaper to pay them in Egyptian pounds than in American dollars.
At first, Yolanda talked to her daughter in Egypt by phone three or four times a day. Tamekia told her mother they had an apartment in Alexandria and had found a school for the kids where the students were a mix of races and religions.
She was pregnant again and talked about returning to the United States to have the baby, but Maldonado did not want her to. The couple's third child, a girl, was born in Egypt.
Communication issues
After they had been in Egypt for a few months, Cunningham told her mother they were losing their apartment and had to move. She told her that they were in a small town - Yolanda did not know the name - and that there were delays in getting their phone service installed.
After that, Yolanda did not speak to her daughter on the phone for about six months, she said. Occasionally, they would be on the Internet at the same time and communicate through instant messaging.
In late November or early December, Cunningham called her mother. She said the family was in Somalia.
"What are you doing in Somalia?" Yolanda asked. "There's so many diseases there, famine, everything."
Cunningham told her mother that they were all right. Yolanda could hear the kids playing in the background.
"And all of a sudden the phone clicked."
Yolanda never heard from her daughter again.
On Jan. 30, Yolanda came home from work to find a message from a man in the U.S. Embassy in Kenya. Yolanda woke up at 4 the next morning to return the call during business hours in Kenya.
"He said he was calling to inform me that my daughter was dead," Yolanda said, her voice cracking and tears running down her face. "I couldn't talk. I cried and I cried and I cried."
Through numerous phone calls, the embassy official explained that the family had been traveling, apparently from Somalia to Kenya. Males and females were in separate cars, so the couple's oldest child, a 9-year-old boy, rode with Maldonado, and the two young daughters, ages 4 and 7 months, were in a vehicle with Tamekia. Yolanda asked that the names of her grandchildren not be published.
The best source on what happened to Tamekia is apparently her 4-year-old daughter. She told officials "that her mother was hot and burning up with a fever, and then she closed her eyes and went to sleep and never woke up."
Officials think Tamekia had malaria. The group apparently buried Tamekia immediately, somewhere between Somalia and Kenya.
"They don't even know exactly where the body is," Yolanda said. She also does not know exactly when her daughter died. The embassy official told her it was mid-January or earlier.
Kenyan officials arrested Maldonado and kept him in a local jail until the FBI extradited him to Houston. The children stayed in the jail with him, Yolanda said.
On Feb. 13, American officials flew the children to Boston. Yolanda and Maldonado's parents, Jose and Rena, met them there. Yolanda said they all cried and laughed and hugged. Maldonado's parents have custody, but Yolanda sees the children frequently.
Yolanda said she is trying not to be angry with Maldonado.
"I try to forgive because that's how the Lord wants you to do, to forgive. I'm more hurt than angry," she said. "If he was going to go over there and do something that he wasn't supposed to do, why couldn't he send them back so they could be safe?"
This report supplied courtesy of the Houston Chronicle.


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Leroux continues rehab process at Triple-A
Right-hander nearing return to Pirates after stint on 60-day DL
PITTSBURGH -- Chris Leroux has already spent 69 days on the 60-day disabled list with what had been described as a rare injury for a pitcher. But the right-hander could be nearing a return.Leroux, who strained a right pectoral muscle pitching in Philadelphia in the final preseason game, has been assigned to Indianapolis to continue his rehab with the Triple-A affiliate. In his first rehab outing, on Wednesday with Class A Bradenton, Leroux made a sharp three-inning start, allowing two hits and one run while walking one and striking out two. With the Indians, Leroux will work out of the bullpen. Indianapolis manager Dean Treanor will look for opportunities to give the righty multiple innings. "He's healthy, ready to go," Pittsburgh manager Clint Hurdle said of Leroux. "We anticipate building him up, stretching him out, get him in situations where he can throw a volume of pitches." Leroux, the 28-year-old Canadian native who has appeared in the Majors in parts of the last three seasons with the Marlins and the Pirates, is a trained reliever. He has pitched out of the bullpen in each of his 51 Major League games, and 212 of Leroux's 224 Minor League appearances also came in relief.
Barmes, Hurdle have company in 'Clint' club
PITTSBURGH -- Clint Barmes and Clint Hurdle have lost their distinction as the only two men named "Clint" in Major League uniforms. But the guy who busted up their monopoly -- Kansas City rookie first baseman Clint Robinson -- at least had the decency to do so by making a house-call.Robinson was called up from Triple-A Omaha by the Royals for the Interleague series opener on Friday, and made his big league debut that night as a ninth-inning pinch-hitter. Listening from his shortstop position as Robinson was introduced, Barmes' ears perked up. "Yeah, right away I heard we had company," Barmes said. "And all three of us are right here. How about that?" Since stuff like this is not part of the routine big league orientation, Robinson was surprised to hear of the select company he had joined -- especially given his experiences growing up in Missouri. "I didn't know that until you just told me," Robinson said prior to Sunday's finale of the PNC Park set. "Once it sinks in, it'll probably be more exciting. "I actually had three or four 'Clint' buddies growing up. We played the same [American] Legion ball and all that stuff together. It was always confusing. I had one that lived next door, one that played on the same Little League team as me, so I mean, I've been around quite a few." Robinson spent the weekend around two others.
Last word
"I guess I've got bragging rights."
-- Jason Grilli, on picking up his fourth career save on Sunday -- giving him one more than his father, Steve, had during a 1975-79 career as a reliever with the Tigers and the Blue Jays.
Worth noting
Pedro Alvarez was out of Sunday's lineup, when lefty Bruce Chen started for the Royals, but Hurdle gave no indication he's toying with the idea of again resting him against lefties. It had more to do with giving playing time to a trio (Casey McGehee, who started at third, Matt Hague and Josh Harrison) that hadn't had many at-bats of late. In the Pirates' first road Interleague series, Hurdle used three different DHs in the games at Detroit's Comerica Park: Harrison, Neil Walker, and Alvarez. Plans for Baltimore and Cleveland on the upcoming trip are up in the air, especially with lefties Wei-Yin Chen and Brian Matusz starting the first two games for the Orioles. In addition to the PNC Park sellout crowd of 39,312 for Saturday night's game, the club accommodated about 5,500 additional music fans by selling postgame concert-only tickets to the Boyz II Men performance. The Pirates secured their first sweep in 50 Interleague series, since June 15-17, 2001, over the Indians. The three-game sweep of the Royals was the Pirates' third overall in Interleague Play.
Tom Singer is a reporter for MLB.com and writes an MLBlog Change for a Nickel. He can also be found on Twitter @Tom_Singer. Mark Emery is an associate reporter for MLB.com. This story was not subject to the approval of Major League Baseball or its clubs.


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I think I made a mistake playing SR:TT before any of the other, 'cause I just can't seem to get in to SR, the controls seem very awkward and half the time I'm not even sure about what I'm supposed to doing, or where I'm supposed to be going. As an example, I started one of the Chop Shop missions, but it doesn't seem to give you ANY kind of idea of where to look for the vehicle, and I spent over an hour wandering around trying to find it, eventuallt getting so bored I turned the game off. I can't figure out how to buy ammo either, which is strange to say the least since you can get it from Friendly Fire in SR:TT.
Incredibly frustrating... I hope SR:2 is an improvement when it arrives.


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Social Work Title Protection - Orange County
Title Protection for the term "Social worker"
We the undersigned, support the protection of the title "social worker" in the County of Orange.
Title protection would ensure that the individual referred to by the county as a "social worker" possesses a social work degree (BSW or MSW) from a accredited institution. Title protection for the term "social worker" would also protect the practice of clinical social work throughout the county.
Failure to protect the title "social worker" undermines the quality of care rendered to the vulnerable populations that the profession pledges to serve. The absence of title protection for social workers risks the stability and integrity of the profession's standing with the public.
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Adding a Mustache and Eyebrows to Your Baby is Instantly Hilarious
Indeed you do young Ming the Merciless! Check out what Finder's Creepers decided to do to her little evil wizard infant with a drawn-on mustache and eyebrows. Normally, I would suggest that you should do this to your precious little baby with a washable marker, but seriously... use a permanent sharpie. The laughs will last you weeks.


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Manufacturer: Cha-cha Couture
What a perfect dog day dress that makes quite a fashion statement! Two different bold colors, with cotton fabric in a beautiful retro print. Fun pom-pom trim and double ruffle skirt at the bottom. Matching leash included! Why We Love It: A darling dress to make any darling dog even more special. The Retro Print Day Dress and Leash is great for any occasion! The yummy colors and adorable print will have everyone adoring your taste in dog clothes! The Cha-Cha Couture clothing line consists of formal and casual dog clothes that show off the elegance and grace of spoiled pooches.


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Silence the crickets, message boarders: The Cam Newton investigation, after a multi-day holiday break, is spooling back up in the public view. Kenny Rogers, the alleged runner in the alleged deal-brokering that went on trying to bring Newton to Mississippi State from juco, will be meeting with officials from Mississippi's State Department on December 9. It's not a meeting that sounds like it'll be particularly fun for Rogers:
Rogers' attorney, Doug Zeit, said his client will meet with officials from the secretary's office and has been interviewed by the NCAA.
The Secretary of State's office enforces regulations under the Uniform Athlete Agent Act, which governs sports agents in Mississippi. Violators can be sentenced to a maximum of two years in prison and pay up to a $10,000 fine along with additional civil penalties.
And so far, that's all we've got. This is the speed at which we can expect news to dribble out of Birmingham, Starkville, Auburn, and wherever else this case ends up putting down roots.
Follow this story here in our StoryStream and on our Mississippi State and Auburn blogs, For Whom The Cowbell Tolls and Track 'Em Tigers.


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Funding opportunities
Enhancing stem cell tolerance by activating adenosine A2A receptors
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Transplantation Immunology
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Public Abstract:
Currently there are no clinical medical procedures, and limited surgical approaches, available to people who suffer from critical limb ischemia (CLI). This is a vascular disease that is due to poor blood flow in the legs and is often a complication of diabetes. CLI affects 1% of the population over 50 and necessitates approximately 100,000 amputations per year in the US. One promising use of embryonic stem cells is to use them to repair the blood vessels of patients who suffer from CLI. If our research is successful, we will develop a new therapeutic stem cell based intervention for those who suffer from CLI, and open the door for new clinical applications of embryonic stem cells. Our research is based on the discovery of a new type of drug that can create immune system tolerance to transplanted cells and tissues that are usually recognized as foreign by the immune system. When human stem cells are injected into recipients to regenerate damaged tissues, they are usually rejected. Stem cell transplants will not be widely used unless immune rejection of mismatched cells can be overcome. The basis of the research in this proposal is our discovery that a naturally occurring molecule called adenosine inhibits the activation of immune cells in animals. Moreover, we have succeeded in making synthetic adenosine analogs as new drugs that are superior to natural adenosine in potency and stability. We plan to test these new adenosine drugs to determine if they enhance tolerance to human adult and embryonic stem cells. This will be done in two ways: we will prepare cells of the human immune system and mix them with stem cells derived from a different individual. Normally this will cause immune rejection and killing of the stem cells by the cells of the immune system. We will determine if the new adenosine-like drugs inhibit the rejection process. In a second series of experiments we will inject human stem cells into mice with tissue damage caused by CLI and determine how long the human cells survive and how well they repair these injuries. We expect our experiments to show that treatment with adenosine-like drugs enhances tolerance of the immune system to stem cells which in turn enhances blood flow and tissue repair. If these experiments are successful we will plan a clinical trial within 4 years to determine if adding adenosine drugs in combination with human stem cells improves clinical outcome in patients with critical limb ischemia. We also expect that our strategy with adenosine analogs will generally inhibit immune rejection and open the door for extensive use of embryonic and adult stem cells not only for CLI but also for many other diseases in the field of regenerative medicine.
Statement of Benefit to California:
Critical Limb Ischemia (CLI) is an advanced form of peripheral vascular disease causing approximately 100,000 amputations per year in the US. Currently there are no medical interventions for CLI and surgical approaches, which are applicable to a minority of patients, usually generate only short term benefit. Trials using autologous cell-based therapies have demonstrated clinical improvement, however such approaches have several drawbacks, including limited wide-scale applicability and intrapatient variability of cell quality. While cell based angiogenesis protocols appear superior to transfection of pro-angiogenic genes, the mechanisms of cell based therapy for CLI are currently under dispute. Recent studies suggest the growth factors secreted by the implanted cell population play a major role in angiogenesis, and that differentiation into EC is not even required in some cases. The application of allogeneic ES-derived angiogenesis stimulating cells in treatment of CLI would have several advantages: A) CLI is such a debilitating condition that the risk/benefit ratio may justify clinical translation of ES derived cells: B) Cellular implantation in CLI patients would occur in the leg, thus monitoring and excision of potential teratoma/ectopic tissue is feasible; and C) Therapeutic effect using a variety of adult stem cell/progenitor cells has been observed, even in allogeneic settings: the growth factor release of ES-derived cells is anticipated to exert a more potent therapeutic effect as compared to previous approaches. In this proposal we develop a new application for drugs that have a role in adenosine receptor signaling and are already in clinical use, as we believe they have the potential to modulate the immune system and inhibit stem cell rejection. If successful in our proposal objectives this model will form a solid basis for the rapid development of a clinical trial at UCSD involving human stem cell therapy to treat critical limb ischemia. This could transform the medical options available to the estimated 1% of the US population over 50 years of age, a large portion of which live here in the State of California and suffer from this devastating medical condition which is responsible for 100,000 leg amputations performed each year.
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Recent studies indicate that agonists to the adenosine A2A receptor (A2AR) can suppress innate and adaptive immunity. This is a proposal to determine whether A2AR agonists can produce sustained immune tolerance to human stem cell antigens and enhance human stem cell engraftment. Aim 1 would determine whether A2AR agonists could be used to inhibit human cytotoxic T cells from killing human embryonic stem (ES) cell-derived hemangioblasts (ES-H) and human endometrial regenerative cells (ERCs) in vitro. Aim 2 would examine the effects of using A2AR agonists to prolong the survival of human ERCs in a preclinical critical limb ischemia (CLI) xenotransplantion model. Aim 3 investigates the effects of A2AR agonists on human hemangioblast engraftment, and on their ability to promote revascularization, in the CLI model. Reviewers agreed that exploring the effect of A2AR agonists in inducing tolerance in stem cell grafts is innovative and creative. They also appreciated the potential impact of this study on clinical translation of stem cell therapies, particularly for CLI. If the project were successful, it would identify an FDA-approved drug for further testing in human studies of stem cell allogeneic grafts. Despite the project's novelty and compelling rationale, the reviewers had serious reservations about the experimental design and project scope. First, they were critical of the proposed use of ERCs in these experiments. ERCs are similar to mesenchymal stem cells, which have been shown to display immunomodulatory activity that may affect allogeneic graft rejection on their own. Second, reviewers also questioned the choice of peptides for the in vitro tolerance induction assays, as the proposed markers are characteristic of pluripotent ES cells but are down-regulated or absent in differentiated ESC derivatives or in MSCs. The applicant provided no preliminary data that these markers were expressed in ES-H or ERCs, or that cytotoxic lymphocytes recognizing these peptides could be produced. Third, reviewers expressed serious reservations that the mouse xenograft model would provide interpretable results, since there is very little evidence that rejection of human cells in the mouse model depends on HLA expression. The proposal would have been much stronger had the applicant proposed to perform these transplants in a humanized mouse model. Finally, reviewers found the scope of the proposal to be too narrow and were concerned that the entire project relied on achieving positive results from the in vitro experiments proposed in Aim 1. Furthermore there is very little proposed exploration of the mechanism of A2AR modulation of the immune response and little discussion of alternative experiments or approaches. The reviewers praised the PI's expertise in immune tolerance, autoimmune disease, and in utero transplants. Although the PI's publication record is reasonable, it is not extensive and did not indicate leadership within the stem cell field. The two collaborating scientists, who are experts with A2AR agonists and immune responses, were recognized as strengths of the proposal. The research environment is outstanding. In summary, this proposal explores the role of A2AR agonists in inducing tolerance in stem cell grafts. Reviewers concluded that critical flaws in the experimental design outweighed this project's innovative rationale.


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- Uzbekistan, Azerbaijan, Georgia – the three countries along the Great Silk Road
At about 11:00 – Start of SS tour in Tashkent incl. Kukeldash madrassah - Built in the mid-16th century by the ruler's vizier Kukaldash, the madrassah was the biggest among 17 madrassahs in Tashkent. Visit of Khast Imam Square – the holy heart of Tashkent and the least Russified or Sovietized part of the city – consisting of Barak Khan Madrassah, Tillya Sheykh Mosque and Kafal Shashi Mausoleum. A visit to Chorsu bazaar – the biggest, spice-smelling farmers' bazaar in Tashkent and Museum of Applied Arts (where items of traditional Arts & Craft both antique and contemporary are displayed).
In the morning transfer to airport for flight HY-1321 (Tashkent/Bukhara). Arrival in Bukhara and transfer to hotel for accommodation. Whole day SS tour in Bukhara: The Lyabi-Khaus ensemble (16th-17th cc.) including the Kukeldush madrassah and Nodir-Divan-Begi as well as the Khanakas located near the pool, Mausoleum of the Samanids (the burial place of the Samanids (9th –10th cc.) is a masterpiece of Central Asian architecture, Chashmai-Ayub (12th c) were witnesses to this particular period), Mosque Bolo-Khauz, citadel Ark (the basic layout of the city is a citadel – the Ark which houses the Historical-Ethnographical museum today, is located on the highest point. From high walls of citadel the interesting skyline of the city is made up of a mixture of modern buildings and monuments of the past), Zindan. Countryside excursions incl. visit of Sitora-i-Mokhi-Khosa summer residence of the last Emir of Bukhara.
A.M.: Continue SS tour in Bukhara incl. visit to Ensemble Poi Kalian - Big Minaret from the 12th century is the symbol of the city, Madrassah Miri-Arab (1535-36 was one of the largest educational institutions of that time), Mosque Djuma, Madrassah of Ulugbek (1417, was built during the time of Ulugbek, in spite of its modest facade it differs from the rest because of its exquisite decoration), Chor Minor Mausoleum - is a colorful madrassah with four peculiar looking towers – the Chor-Minor (1807) - was used as a library for students), Mosque Magoki-Attari.
Whole day SS tour in Samarkand: Mausoleum Gur-Emir (graves of Tamerlane and his descendants, 15c.), Observatory of Ulugbek (Ulugbek, Timur the Great's grandson, created scientific school, which united outstanding astronomers and mathematicians. Ulugbek was the founder of the unique constructions of the observatory (1428-1429). There was a gigantic marble sextant, the radius of which was 40.212 meters and the length of the ark 63 meters. It was used to determine the coordinates of the Sun, the Moon and other planets. Ulugbek created the astronomic catalogue "Stars Tables"), Mosque Bibi-Khanum (15 c., The gigantic structure of Medieval Muslim architecture, Bibi-Khanum mosque named after Timur's favorite wife, stands next to market place), Siab bazaar - colorful main farmers' market, Registan square which since Tamerlane the Great's Time became an official centre of Samarkand (14–15 cc), the word "Registan" means the "sandy place". The Square is surrounded by the Ulugbek's madrassah (1417-1420), the Sher-Dor madrassah (1619-1636), and Tilla-Kori madrassah (1647-1660).
A.M.: Visit of Necropolis Shakhi-Zinda and ensemble of mausoleums of the 11th-19th centuries. The name refers to its original, innermost and holiest place – the grave of Qusam Ibn-Abbas, a cousin of the Prophet Muhammad, who is said to have brought Islam to this area. P.M.: Drive to Tashkent (330 km). Arrival and accommodation in hotel.
In the morning transfer to airport for flight Tashkent – Baku (HY-755). Arrive in Baku and SS program
Baku sightseeing tour, visit Martyr's Lane, Shirvanshah Palace, Maiden's Tower, Ateshgah Fire-Worshippers' Temple and the State Carpet Museum.
We drive to Gobustan mud-volcanoes plateau and then travel to Sheki en route visiting the town of Shemakha.
The sightseeing tour of Sheki includes a visit to Caravanserai, Khan's Palace and local market. Then we continue to the Azerbaijani-Georgian border. After crossing the border we visit Gremi Complex before arriving in Telavi.
We travel to Kakheti - the famous wine-growing region. In the morning we visit the farmer's market and then head to Nekresi Monastery. For lunch we will take you to a farmer's house to enjoy the hospitality of the local people and sample some delicious home-made food and wine. In the evening we arrive in Tbilisi.
Tbilisi sightseeing tour, visit the Old Town and the State Museum Treasury.
We drive to the ancient capital of Georgia – Mtskheta and visit its Jvari Monastery and Svetistkhoveli Cathedral. Then we drive to Gori and visit the Stalin Museum and Uplistsikhe Cave Town – an important point along the Great Silk Road. In the evening we arrive in Kutaisi.
We visit the ancient town of Vani – the site of the on-going archaeological excavations. From Vani we travel to the Black Sea before returning to Kutaisi.
Today we visit Bagrati Cathedral and Gelati Monastery and Academy – both UNESCO World Heritage sites and then head to Tbilisi.


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3 Bedroom/2 Bath brand new condo. Great location on East Farragut Avenue just off the beach with a swimming pool, elevator and ocean views. Perfectly furnished, you'll love every aspect of this vacation getaway.
Spacious full kitchen with brand new appliances, breakfast bar and dining room. Full washer/dryer, ironing board and iron is also provided. All the comforts of home are provided for you in this upscaled home. ~Beautiful southern exposure a big plus~
Two parking spots. Private balcony provides beautiful view from the first floor. Balcony furnished with table and chairs.
Large master bedroom has King bed. Second bedroom has double bed. Third bedroom has two twin beds. Bedrooms have brand new beddings, blankets, pillows night stands, dressersand ceiling fans. Huge living room provides an L-Shaped sofa with full pull-out queen sleeper.
Flat screen tv's throughout the condo, indcluding a dvd player for each flatscreen.
Cable includes premium channels like MTV, ESPN and on Demand.
Pillows and blankets provided; renters provide own sheets/linen,towels, paper
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An 8-year-old boy who died after saving six relatives from a fast-moving blaze in his grandfather's trailer home in western New York is being remembered as a hero.
Tyler J. Doohan awoke his grandmother, aunt and cousins, including two children ages 4 and 6, after spotting the fire early Monday in the single-wide trailer off Route 441 in Penfield. Firefighters said Tyler's body was later found near the bed of his disabled uncle, Steven D. Smith, 54, whom he was trying to save, as well as his 57-year-old grandfather, Louis J. Beach, the Democrat & Chronicle reports.
"The roof has collapsed on the front half of the trailer and one of the individuals was found there, probably on a couch, but there was nothing left to even see if it was furniture," Penfield Fire Chief Chris Ebmeyer told the newspaper. "In the rear, there was a bedroom and the other deceased male was found in a bed. The child was a few feet away."
Chief Ebmeyer said Tyler "saved those six other people" from a fire that apparently started due to an electrical problem.
Neighbors and school officials, meanwhile, remembered Tyler as an energetic boy who spent much of his young life in different homes and school districts.
According to the Democrat & Chronicle, Tyler wanted to spend his MLK holiday weekend at his grandparent's. Tyler loved the place and enjoyed playing with the neighbors.
"With great sadness, the East Rochester School District confirms one of the three victims of an early-morning fire in Penfield was a fourth-grade boy at our school," reads a news release from interim Superintendent Richard Stutzman Jr. "It is extremely important to remember that, according to emergency personnel, [Tyler] was the person who discovered the fire and tried to wake the eight other people in the residence at the time. In bravely and selflessly giving his own life, he was able to save the lives of six others and he is truly a hero."
Neighbor Tara DiMartino said Tyler, often a mischievous boy, enjoyed playing kickball and tag.
"Tyler was always outside playing around, getting into things," she told the newspaper. "He was only there on occasion. During the summer there was always a lot of cookouts and bonfires and he was over there."
Some neighbors said they had been told by occupants of the trailer that officials of Morgan Management, which owns the Monroe County Park, deemed it unlivable on at least one occasion and were concerned by the number of people living there.
"There was too many people, where would you put all those people?" neighbor Michelle Brosseau said, adding that she considered notifying county officials. "Now, maybe, I wish I had called."
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Library Board Policy
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Policy History:
The purpose of this policy is to express the role public art plays in libraries and to provide guidance and direction for the selection of commissioned public art. The Board understands this policy will not anticipate the creative scope of possibilities for public art projects. It is the intent, therefore, of this policy to provide a broad framework for decision making that does not unduly limit creative potential.
For the purpose of this policy, public art is defined as an original work of visual art that is accessible to the public. It is designed for a specific location, reflects the local community, and is intended to support the library as a gathering place where all residents come to learn, grow, and spend time together.
- The State of Minnesota, Hennepin County, and the Hennepin County Library Board recognize that the presence of public art contributes to the life and vitality of our community.
- Public art in library buildings contributes to the library's mission to nourish minds, transform lives, and build community together. It helps to create a community identity and a place of contemplation and curiosity.
- Public art enhances the library experience; it creates positive public environments; reflects our legacy, and expresses our diversity.
- Engaged participation by members of the community strengthens the art selection process and builds community excitement.
This policy applies to the acquisition of all public art that is commissioned for the Hennepin County Library. Commissioned public art may be acquired in one of two ways: 1) Through Hennepin County's "one percent for art" program in which capital building projects of $1 million or more have 1% of the capital project dedicated to the selection, purchase, and installation of works of public art, or 2) Public art proposals submitted to Hennepin County Library by the Library Foundation of Hennepin County.
Roles and Responsibilities
- The Library Director (or designee), the Hennepin County Library Board President (or designee) and the Library Foundation of Hennepin County Executive Director will coordinate the formation of Art Selection Committees for each capital building project as required by Hennepin County Board Resolution No. 01-04-212.
- Additional Art Selection committees may be established by the Library Director in response to proposals from the Library Foundation of Hennepin County to commission public art for libraries.
- Art Selection Committees will include a Library Board member appointed by the Library Board President. Appointees will be active participants in the commissioned art selection process, report progress to the full Library Board, and seek their feedback.
- The Library Director (or designee) will establish an administrative policy which details the composition, responsibilities, and authority of Art Selection Committees and which defines the subsequent staff responsibilities for acquiring and maintaining the selected art.
- Once the commissioned public art is installed, the Library Board will take formal action to acknowledge and receive it.
The following considerations will be used by Art Selection Committees to guide the evaluation and selection of commissioned art proposals.
The extent to which the public art will:
- Celebrate and explore the unique histories, cultures, and environment of the community
- Have broad, timeless appeal and high aesthetic quality
- Artistic excellence and innovation
- Durability of the artwork relative to theft, vandalism, and the environment
- Safety
This policy is reviewed by the Library Director (or designee) every four years and makes recommendations to the Library Board Program/Policy Committee. The Committee reviews and revises as necessary, endorses and advances to the full Library Board for approval.
Associated Resolutions and Laws
- Hennepin County Board Resolution No. 01-04-212
- Minnesota State Statute: 16B.35 ART IN STATE BUILDINGS


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