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If you want to tour Hong Kong in a day, shop, enjoy some fine meals, and see fine highlights, here is a suggested tour of attractions around Victoria Harbour -- and you won't have to spend a lot of time travelling around. Victoria Harbour and Victoria Peak are quintessential Hong Kong highlights.
Also read How to Plan a Three-Day Tour of Hong Kong.
First, head over to the ICC Tower via the MTR to Kowloon Station. From the Sky 100 deck, see the whole city, the harbor and Victoria Peak from 100 stories (150 HKD or 20 USD). Enjoy the view and shop at the Elements Mall.
Have breakfast in a fine ICC restaurant, or take a taxi for a good all-you-can-eat Chinese and Western buffet at the YMCA (140 HKD).
Walk 10 minutes to the Star Ferry. Stock up on free English maps, attraction guides, and coupons from the Tourist Information Office, just to the right of the entrance of the Central ferry. Get a Garden Road Walking Map. Tourist questions are answered for free in English!
Take the ferry to Central, and see some of the world's tallest buildings (15 minutes, 3 HKD). You'll see the IFC Tower in Central, the Bank of China Tower in Admiralty, and the ICC Tower in West Kowloon.
From the pier, take the pedestrian overpass into the IFC Mall. Shop around in the IFC Mall in the IFC Tower -- the first building you come from the ferry pier. It is right above Hong Kong Station and quite near Central Station.
There are many fine restaurants in the mall to choose from. Some may have long lines during lunch hours. Try dim sum at the Tim Ho Wan on the podium level of Hong Kong MTR station in the IFC complex (40 HKD or 5 USD).
There is a great walk up through a park, or the Peak Tram for sightseeing. See our Victoria Peak guide about transportation, the parks and facilities, and the island walking paths on the mountain. The breeze, walking paths, and views are invigorating in good weather.
Zoological and Botanical Gardens and Hong Kong Park are near each other. Take the tram back down and enter the nearby park. See the old colonial buildings and the Museum of Tea Ware with ancient ceramics.
There are many interesting sights close by. See your Garden Road Walking Map. Walk from Hong Kong Park west to Pacific Place across the street. Shop and enjoy a buffet meal in a hotel restaurant.
One of Hong Kong's evening highlights is the 8 pm light show at the Avenue of Stars in Tsim Sha Tsui next to the Star Ferry pier. Get there by 7:40.
Walk via Kowloon Park to see the adjacent Kowloon Masjid in 15 or 20 minutes, or take the TST MTR 1 stop north to Jordan Station.
There are many small restaurants and tourist shops. Temple Street Night Market is known for bargain shopping and outdoor restaurants.
The temperature is beween 13 to 20 degrees, it is a little bit chily, I suggest that you bring some warm coats with you. you can take ferry boat from Hong Kong to Macau. It has very convenient public traffics both in Hong Kong and Macau.
Please feel free to let us know if you need any tour service there.Lily Guo replied on 2013-12-17
Hi Sabby, we can arrange a tour guide for you in every city. Please kindly advice the other cities you would like to visit besides Hong Kong, as China is so vast a country.Whitney Liao replied on 2012-12-03
Hi May, they mainly sell autumn and winter clothes there at that period of time. But you may still find summer clothes as Hongkong is subtropical monsoon climate.Whitney Liao replied on 2012-11-05


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Mana Movement releases Govt scorecard on Indigenous Rights #fail
On the United Nations' International Day of the World's Indigenous Peoples, the MANA Movement of Aotearoa has released a scorecard measuring the New Zealand government's three-year progress against the United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples. New Zealand agreed to support the United Nation's Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples on the 20th April 2010, and yet the government has consistently breached both the spirit and the content of the Declaration since that time. In light of this, MANA has sought to present a scorecard of progress against the Declaration to illustrate key breaches.


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Jail time sounds awfully harsh for a minor theft from a big corporation. Do corporate officers face any jail time when they steal millions or billions from the public? Of course not. Who wants to bet that some insurance company lobbyists paid the DA for this sentence?
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The problem with dental insurance is that it includes a provision for orthodontics even though the insured would never use it. I received a check in the mail for $1,500 to my address but for someone I never heard of - name not in PA phone book. Since it was for orthodontics assume it is a young male. I returned the check to the insurance company saying that it was sent to the wrong address, wrong name. I later got a request for verification from the California Tax Assessor asking if I was the occupier of the house. This relates to the Homeowner's Exemption. Went to San Jose - Tax Assessor to provide information and request detail of why the notice was sent to me - they would not explain. My suspicions are that 1. someone is using my address for the purpose of being in the PA school system; or the insurance companies are leveraging the available coverage across many policies. It is a matter of coincidence that is unclear but there is definitely a strange set of occurrences going on concerning dental insurance.


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METAIRIE, Louisiana --- After leading the Saints to a fourth playoff appearance in five seasons, Drew Brees expressed confidence in the direction of his team and, perhaps more importantly, showed a willingness to listen to contract proposals if the team needs his help getting under the NFL's salary cap.
"Listen, I get compensated very well. I don't take that for granted for one second," Brees said Monday, referring to the five-year, $100 million deal he signed in 2012.
"But I play this game because I love this game, I love this locker room and I love the opportunity to win a championship.
"If they want to come to me and extend me even further, that'd be great," Brees said. "Whatever helps this team win and puts the best team on the field."
With Sean Payton returning from his bounty suspension, the Saints improved their regular-season record from 7-9 to 11-5, then won the franchise's first road playoff game in six tries, beating the Eagles in Philadelphia in the wild card round before falling at top-seeded Seattle, 23-15 on Saturday.
Brees eclipsed 5,000 yards passing for a third straight season to go with 39 touchdowns.
Meanwhile, New Orleans' defense went from worst in the league a year ago to fourth in total defense under first-year coordinator Rob Ryan. And that improvement came despite a rash of injuries.
All in all, it looks as if the Saints aren't far off from Super Bowl contention -- if they can find the salary cap space to keep some top free agents such as tight end Jimmy Graham, who led New Orleans with 1,215 yards receiving and 16 touchdowns.
Brees' contract calls for him to have a base salary of $10.75 million next season, which along with his pro-rated $37 million signing bonus will put his 2014 salary cap figure above $18 million.
Graham has said his preference would be to remain with Brees in New Orleans. The Saints can secure Graham for at least another year by placing the franchise tag on the four-year veteran, but players and teams generally prefer to avoid that route and seek long-term extensions instead.
Other starters entering free agency include free safety Malcolm Jenkins, right tackle Zach Strief and center Brian de la Puente.
Strief, who has spent his entire eight-year career in New Orleans, said he wants to be back, but would clean his locker out entirely for the first time, knowing the Saints might not match other offers in what he views as his last, best chance to sign a new contract.
"Obviously this organization's been a big part of my life and I feel like I've been part of the success here and you don't want to leave that," Strief said.
"The reality of the situation is I think there's going to be other possible outcomes, and there's other teams, possibly, and you prepare for that -- not because it's what you want but because it's the reality."
Jenkins, a five-year veteran, said he, too, wants to return, but understands "it doesn't always work out that way."
Still, he emphasized he was proud to be part of a defense that made enormous progress this season.
"There's not a group of guys that I'd rather play with," Jenkins said. "We've come a long way, obviously night and day from last year."
One problem for New Orleans is that its existing contracts would likely place the club more than $10 million above the 2014 salary cap, which has not yet been set, but is expected to be in the range of $125 million.
One way teams seek salary cap relief is by renegotiating with, or releasing, veteran players with the largest base salaries.
In New Orleans' case, those players could include outside linebacker Will Smith, left guard Ben Grubbs, cornerback Jabari Greer, defensive tackle Brodrick Bunkley, safety Roman Harper and receiver Lance Moore.
Smith spent the season on injured reserve after tearing a knee ligament in the preseason. Greer had season-ending torn ligaments in his knee in November.
Yet the injuries also provided opportunities for younger players, many of whom demonstrated significant growth and will remain under contracts less burdensome to the club.
Those included rookie left tackle Terron Armstead, who took over as starter in Week 16, second-year defensive end Akiem Hicks, fourth-year outside linebacker Junior Galette, as well as rookie receiver Kenny Stills and rookie running back Khiry Robinson.
Payton refused to address potential personnel moves, but confidently brushed aside questions about New Orleans' impending salary cap constraints.
"We're going to be in good shape," Payton said. "Obviously when there's change from season to season, there's attrition. There's the younger players that are coming in and the players eventually that have been here that are no longer on the team. I think that's pretty normal, and we'll be ready for the challenge."
Saints' best of, worst of 2013
Best Game: A 49-17 victory over the Dallas Cowboys in the Superdome on Nov. 10. Drew Brees completed 34 of 41 passes for 392 yards and four touchdowns, and the Saints had an NFL-record 40 first downs and franchise-record 625 total yards
Worst Game: A 34-7 loss in Seattle on Dec. 2. New Orleans' seven points tied its lowest scoring output since Sean Payton, who designed the offense, took over as coach in 2006. The Saints' 188 total yards were their fewest of the Payton era.
Best Play: Brees' clutch 31-yard pass over the middle to Marques Colston during Week 2 in Tampa Bay. The play set up a last-second field goal in a 16-14 comeback victory.
Worst Play: Brees' underthrown pass intended for tight end Jimmy Graham, who was triple-covered in the end zone. The pass was intercepted to stall a drive on which the Saints could have used points in a 27-16 loss to St. Louis.
Biggest Surprise: The Saints' defense, which made a major improvement. In 2012, the Saints gave up an NFL-record 7,042 yards. In 2013 under first-year coordinator Rob Ryan, the Saints ranked fourth in total defense, No. 2 in pass defense.
Biggest Disappointment: The Saints' road record. New Orleans was 8-0 in the Superdome, but five road losses cost the Saints a chance to finish as the No. 2 seed, which would have guaranteed them a home game in the divisional round of the playoffs instead of a visit to Seattle.
What's Next: The Saints have to find the salary cap space to re-sign Graham, who enters free agency after leading the team with 1,215 yards receiving and 16 touchdowns and will be seeking one of the richest tight end contracts in the NFL. The club also must make decisions about how much to offer starting right tackle Zach Strief and starting safety Malcolm Jenkins, who are also free agents.


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A fire destroyed a Dallas gun range, forcing dozens of people to evacuate.
Around 2:30 p.m., huge clouds of smoke started billowing out of the DFW Gun Range, located on West Mockingbird Lane. When the fire broke out, there were at least 50 people inside.
People inside were told to evacuate, and forced to leave their belongings inside.
"It was a bit frightening to see the smoke whenever you are exiting, saying what's going on, and then we hear the ammo as we were outside," Ashley Hence said.
Firefighters had to contend with exploding ammunition, and a rapidly deteriorating building.
"One of the major walls has collapsed," Jason Evans, Dallas Fire-Rescue, said "Had we sent any firefighters inside to try and offensively attack that fire, we could have very well been looking for bodies right now."
Everyone got out safely, but one firefighter was treated for smoke inhalation.
Dallas Fire-Rescue said a patron was using tracer rounds inside the range, which set off the entire north end of the building. Evans said that type of ammunition is prohibited at the gun range. Still, no laws were broken and no charges will be filed.
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Recently, there seems to be a big discussion every time "spot starts" comes up in article comments. Because of all the nagging pitching injuries, double headers and the roster shuffling, there are quite a few spot starts to hand out lately.
I find myself writing the same things over and over so I decided to write my first fanpost and be done with it.
Many Sox fans point to Alfredo Aceves and say he's done an admirable job and then also point out that Allen Webster has been pretty awful. So the argument is that Aceves should to continue to get these spot starts for those two reasons. Fair enough.
That may appear correct when looking at basic stats and game results. But is it sustainable?
Here are Aceves' career stats as a starter: 77.2 IP, 4.87 BB/9, 4.87 K/9, a 4.29 ERA and the kicker - a 5.52 FIP. This year, it's a 6.41. To those not familiar with FIP, it's short for Fielding Independent Pitching or what an ERA would eventually normalize to with league average BAPIP assuming they continue pitching the same way.
To put that in perspective, the 2011 John Lackey put in what people say is the worst pitching season in Red Sox history with a 6.41 ERA but he only had a 4.71 FIP.
To put it simply, it is easy to see with his starting FIP, BB/9 and K/9 rates, Aceves and the Red Sox are quite lucky to have gotten the results they've had. Given enough chances that luck would run out and normalize to far worse performances based on how he has pitched as a starter for his entire career. Like 2011 Lackey bad. There is always the possibility that these stats are just based on too small of a sample size, but does anyone really think he could be better than his peripherals have been so far using the eye test?
I'm not going to analyze Webster's three starts as a rookie with stats because that's just not worth anything, though it's safe to say that his K/BB rate will remain far superior to Aceves'. If I had to make a guess about future performance, if both Aceves and Webster continued to pitch as they are, their results would normalize to be about equal. As it stands now, it looks like Webster's mistakes turn into grand slams and Aceves' mistakes turn into double plays. Yeah, that's a little bit of hyperbole.
But using the eye test with Webster, don't you see so much more potential to improve? He misses a lot of bats. Limiting mistakes would make him a very passable pitcher right now even with the same K and BB rates. In the long run, you still want his walks to go down but that doesn't have to happen for him to be an OK spot starter right now.
Given that I believe them to be about equally effective pitchers today and that Webster has so much potential to improve while Aceves does not, it's a pretty easy choice to me that Webster should be getting these spot starts. I'd love to see him on the roster as the 5th starter when needed instead of playing the roster shuffle game. Give him a little stability and let him work with Nieves and Farrell the days between starts. And finally, it just matters more for the future that the Sox help grow Webster's confidence. Show some faith in him and that will help. There's a lot more at stake than just a couple games in June.
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Doctors and nurses helped an Oglethorpe woman give birth to a baby boy inside one of the tents a little before seven. Both the approximately five pound baby and his mother are healthy, and were transported to Phoebe Putney Memorial Hospital in Albany after the delivery.
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4.43/5 rDev +7%
Wow! This beer is awesome. Poured into a small margarita glass at Mad Mex during a Troegs special. Some obvious lacing. Seems pitch black. Smell is of burnt espresso. Just okay aroma, but the taste is superb. I get notes of vanilla, wood, chocolate, light roast, and just layer after layer of velvety creamy goodness texture. Doesn't seem like 10.9% ABV but I know this one will kick my a-hole real soon. Thick and full bodied. A true gift from Troegs. Thank you!
04-03-2013 21:20:27 | More by jwhancher
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2.74/5 rDev -33.8%
Thanks to robieobie1 for this extra. Black-ish, dark, dark brown pour with a head that's on the darker side of "tan". It builds up slowly and recedes pretty quickly, and even with some aggressive swirling, it's hard to coax back to life.
The aroma is different; slightly nutty and seemingly very sweet, almost even to the point of being cloying on the nostrils. Some sweet cocoa and what seems to be lots of molasses as well. There's kind of a weird off-aroma that I'm picking up, too, but can't quite put my finger on. I wanna say soy, but I'm not 100% positive. It's definitely weird, though. Aside from the possible off-aroma, the nose still seems a bit too sweet and abrasive from the start.
Impending Descent rolls across my palate, thick and oily - I get a huge diabetes-like jolt in my senses. Very, very sweet, syrupy, and cloying out of the gate. It's got almost a sickeningly sweet quality to it, but in a borderline unacceptable way. Some "sweeter" stouts (Dark Lord, Darkness, etc) control the sweetness better, but it just seems unbalanced, unwanted, and over the top here. The flavor compound is strange, too. I'm picking up lots of molasses and anise, a weird-ass vegetal flavor that doesn't play well with the others, and a strange soy sauce-like salty finish. Maybe some very light chocolates, but these other flavors are too distracting to get anything else out of it.
Hmm, not sure if I got a funky bottle or if this is really how it was supposed to be. Weird collaboration of flavors; anise, soy, molasses, and way too unbalanced on the sweetness. Maybe this one just isn't for me. Thanks again to robie for the bottle, though.
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4/5 rDev -3.4%
12-23-2013 01:59:39 | More by TimoP
4.35/5 rDev +5.1%
This was a very tasty beer that kept its act together right through room temp warming. Rich, dark, and roastytoasty; this is an extremely drinkable beer for all its heft. The Thursday evening crowd was enthusiastically enjoying the "Trips" and Descent on a clear, cold night. These guys can make anything they want. Let 'er rip.
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02-23-2013 02:55:36 | More by acurtis
5/5 rDev +20.8%
12-16-2012 19:36:44 | More by Bwig218
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02-22-2013 12:10:21 | More by Beerontwowheels
4.5/5 rDev +8.7%
02-26-2014 15:31:53 | More by Griffith
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3.98/5 rDev -3.9%
Chocolate Pils. Really good thick chocolate on a lighter body and decent hop that shows through. Great drinkability. Thick brown coloured body, with minimal head. Roasted chocolate sell. Smooth mouthfeel.Bottle from Capone's.Sweet but not too sweet.
06-16-2013 03:18:03 | More by Sammy
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02-27-2013 02:25:09 | More by DJButters
4/5 rDev -3.4%
04-01-2014 03:16:38 | More by fthegiants
5/5 rDev +20.8%
12-25-2012 04:48:28 | More by troegaarden
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01-19-2014 14:12:25 | More by Hessian257
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05-05-2013 13:50:53 | More by Gonzoillini
4/5 rDev -3.4%
05-06-2013 22:06:17 | More by sweenbeen
4.5/5 rDev +8.7%
12-18-2012 02:58:41 | More by Bdel34
4.03/5 rDev -2.7%
12oz bottle. Black with a angry looking dark mocha head. This maintains a big robust look to it. Smells of chocolate, vanila, acrid roast, dark fruit and spicy alcohol sweetness. The nose is very heavy with that dark fruit character. The taste is similar, with an aggressive mix of citric bitterness, burnt roasted coffee and pithy dark fruits. Sticky notes of chocolate, vanilla and caramel add a bold balancing nature to this. Feel is medium bodied with a firm carb that blows up a bit but is undercut by some chewiness. Alcohol adds a warm spicy sweetness to the flavor profile but is never overly hot feeling. That 11% is really well hid here and adds just the right amount of character to this. This is definitely brash and a bit unrefined with its flavors (especially that roast) but it still managed to stay mostly smooth and balanced for the size and aggressiveness of it. This is an interesting take on an Imperial Stout that seems to change every time I have it.
01-30-2013 17:58:14 | More by Kegatron
4.5/5 rDev +8.7%
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KNOXVILLE (WATE/AP) -- Two Tennessee redshirt freshmen football players were stopped by police on Interstate 40 near Cookeville after allegedly waving a gun at an off-duty officer.
One of them, Marsalous Johnson, was charged with aggravated assault.
Johnson, a defensive back from Smyrna, and Rico McCoy, a linebacker from Washington, D.C., were pulled over about 10:30 Sunday night.
Putnam County Sheriff's deputy Michael Hoover reported that he was driving his personal vehicle when Johnson's car pulled up beside his. Hoover said the driver appeared to be upset at his speed and waved what looked like a gun.
Johnson denied pointing a gun at Hoover, but officers later found a black plastic Uzi under a passenger seat in his car.
He was released from jail on a $10,000 bond. He's scheduled to go to court on September 6.
Coach Phillip Fulmer spoke with 6 News Monday about the arrest. "We're looking into it, trying to find out all the details. We're taking it very seriously. I know our team right now is not looking for any distractions on what we're trying to do. I won't comment any further until we get through the investigation."
Johnson was a red shirt freshman in 2005. He was expected to play cornerback this fall.
According to the Vols roster, in high school Johnson grabbed six interceptions as a junior defensive back and was a three-year starter at cornerback. He was also described as a speedster on track team, running a personal-best and school-record 10.4 in 100M, 21.8 in the 200M and 50.0 in the 400M.
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Mark Hendrickson is not a sexy name. It is the opposite, in fact. But he may represent a potential bargain among FAs this year.
Last year, he was horrible as a starter for the Dodgers, but when shifted to the bullpen, he became an above average left handed reliever.
In 24 games, spanning 46 innings, he accumulated a 3.69 ERA, a 41:10 K:BB ratio, and a WHIP of 1.1. He was non-tendered by the Dodgers last week after making just under 3 million last season, and I would imagine he will sign for less this year.
If CJ Wilson becomes our closer, we will have a shortage of lefties in our bullpen mix.
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Which Cubs are on your fantasy team? Are you sorry you picked them? I was out of town when my league had its in-person draft in March. I had to have a friend pick my team (don't ever let that happen to you), and I only had time to tell him to put a couple of Cub players on it. So, what does he do? He goes and picks seven Cubs for my 21-man roster!
Could you name seven Cubs you'd want on your fantasy team, given the team's performance so far?
Well, I've had Nomar, Walker and Wood all sitting on the bench for ages, and wasn't allowed to replace them until six weeks into the season. Prior has been great for ERA, WHIP and Ks, but I've got four other pitchers with as many or more wins than him. I'm very happy with Jeromy Burnitz's performance in real life, but in a 12-team fantasy league with a pool of all MLB players, you expect a little more from your corner outfielders. Michael Barrett dragged me down in April, but I knew I'd be happy with him by the end of May. Most disappointing, of course, has been Aramis Ramirez. He has fewer RBIs than anyone on my team except for Barrett and Scott Hatteberg (and of course Nomar and Walker). Johnny Damon, who last I checked was a leadoff hitter, has four more RBIs than A-Ram.
My team, the Frank Chances, is currently languishing in 10th place. Although I picked up potential rookie phenom Clint Barmes to replace Nomar, his awesome April has turned into a decidedly average May. Which Cub players are you happy or unhappy with on your fantasy team? And did you find any "lightning in a bottle" from the later rounds of your draft?


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Kaitlyn Miller
Hometown: Butler, Ohio
Hometown: Butler, Ohio
Major: Middle Childhood Education
Rank: Junior
Student Bio: I am a Buckeye Ambassador; I have been active in it for two years now. Through the program, I am heavily involved in a leadership program called Bitty Buckeyes which is a pen pal outreach to local schools in the area. Being a Buckeye has so many meanings to me besides being a student at OSU-Mansfield. I am a Buckeye because I love the sense of community here on campus, I am a Buckeye because I choose to further my education and get involved in events around campus. I love our football team and most of all; I would not go anywhere else. OSU-Mansfield is my campus and my home.


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Tom Hickerson is the vice-provost (libraries and cultural resources) and university librarian.
Contact: Office directory
Tom began serving his second five-year term as vice-provost (libraries and cultural resources) and university librarian on July 1, 2011. Tom's portfolio includes the university libraries, the university archives and special collections, the Nickle Arts Museum and the University of Calgary Press.
Prior to this appointment, Tom spent much of his career at Cornell University as an archivist, technology innovator, and library administrator—most recently serving as associate university librarian for information technologies and special collections.
Tom had principal responsibility for the programmatic design of the Taylor Family Digital Library and the High Density Library—a $205 million capital project resulting in one of the most state-of-the-art research and learning environments in Canada.
Tom's work to strengthen the University of Calgary's libraries' collections—including the acquisition of rare and unique resources—led to the university's acceptance into the prestigious ranks of the Association of Research Libraries in 2009. This placed the University of Calgary among North America's premier research libraries.
Tom currently serves as president of the Canadian Association of Research Libraries, and is a member of the board of directors for the Canadian Research Knowledge Network. He is also a fellow and former president of the Society of American Archivists and served as a member of the executive committee of the International Council on Archives.
Tom's commitment to library innovation is showcased in his many speaking engagements across Canada and the United States.


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Alex Smith Expects to be the starting QB
About 12 minute mark Alex states firmly that he expects to be the starter. All this talk about Alex and Crabtree, the real talk should be about Alex Smith vs. Colin Kaeprnick. What I like about it is how firmly Alex stated it and he seems to be assertive and taking control/charge. Maybe the lockout should have happened a few years ago.


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Jessica Brewer graduated from MIT in 2005 with a mechanical engineering degree and spent the next five years designing nuclear reactors for Navy aircraft carriers and submarines. Now she stays home with two young sons, ages 3 and 1, and works a few hours a week teaching a children's choir at her church in Arlington, Va.
"I do continue to be surprised by people who say, 'Oh you're staying home with them?' " said Brewer, whose husband also attended MIT. "I don't know if they react because of the MIT degree or just because I'm staying home."


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As we prepare for Memorial Day, please remember not to expect any favorable coverage of the military, our servicemen, or veterans on TV or in our newspapers and magazines. If there is any that will be great, but such stories will be the exceptions against the background of anti-military slander that is the assumed truth by the vast majority of those working in the media today.
In a remarkable live interview with radio host Hugh Hewitt, ABC's White House reporter Terry Moran said "There is, Hugh, I agree with you, a deep anti-military bias in the media. One that begins from the premise that the military must be lying, and that American projection of power around the world must be wrong. I think that that is a hangover from Vietnam, and I think it's very dangerous."
John Leo expands on this theme "In all my years in journalism, I don't think I have met more than one or two reporters who have ever served in the military or who even had a friend in the armed forces. Most media hiring today is from universities where a military career is regarded as bizarre and almost any exercise of American power is considered wrongheaded or evil."
Why do Servicemen and Veterans get so little respect in our society? It just may be due to the average citizen being fed a continuous diet of stories in the news based on "the premise that the military must be lying". How can we expect people to respect members of an organization that is presented as always lying?
My church is helping to honor our Servicemen and Veterans next Sunday and is taking pains to say "This event is not intended to be political in nature or an endorsement of war." This is true, but if you start from the assumption that "American projection of power around the world must be wrong" it is impossible to honor those who wield that power in the military.
Of course this is merely a manifestation of the thinking of those in the "Peace Movement" who regard any American use of force as evil. This explains why their enemies are the US military, American law enforcement, private firearms owners, and conservative Christians who support any of the above. Note that their outrage is selective, and directed at American use of force, as opposed to the use of force by dictators around the world.
John Leo also commented "The disdain that so many reporters have for the military (or for police, the FBI, conservative Christians, or right-to-lifers) frames the way that errors and bogus stories tend to occur. The antimilitary mentality makes atrocity stories easier to publish, even when they are untrue. The classic example is CNN's false 1998 story that the U.S. military knowingly dropped nerve gas on Americans during the Vietnam War. On the other hand, brutal treatment of dissenters by Fidel Castro tends to be softened or omitted in the American press because so many journalists still see him as the romanticized figure from their youth in the 1960s. Another example: It's possible to read newspapers and newsmagazines carefully and never see anything about the liberal indoctrination now taking place at major universities. This has something to do with the fact that the universities are mostly institutions of the left and that newsrooms tend to hire from the left and from the universities in question."
This cultural background makes honoring our veterans next weekend even more important. It also underscores the importance of reforming our culture starting with the moral sickness in our universities today.
Back in February we noted the attack on James Watt and Christians in general by Bill Moyers based on fictionalized versions of Watt's statements and Christian's beliefs. After Power Line drew attention to Moyer's remarks and James Watt's response to them, Moyers called Watt and apologized and promised to print an apology.
What was printed fell far sort of an apology, however. At the time I wrote "After launching a vicious attack on Christians and claiming that Christians did not care about the environment, and then using James Watt as the poster child for all that is wrong with Christian beliefs, he now switches and tries to claim that he, Bill Moyers, and those that think like him are the true Christians, and James Watt is merely the poser who falsely claims to be Christian."
Scott W. Johnson wrote on Power Line "In other words, Moyers says the quote was fake but accurate, and in any event, Watt is a lousy Christian. Moyers is a disgrace. He not only misquoted Watt, he completely misrepresented his environmental policies. And virtually every other "fact" in Moyers' hate-filled tirade against conservative Christians was a lie, as was its central thesis."
Today the Washington Post published a column by James Watt about the attempts by the Religious Left to use the issue of the environment to divide the "coalition of Jews, Catholics and evangelicals" that had such a significant impact on the last election.
Watt quotes Barbara R. Rossing of the Lutheran School of Theology at Chicago where she fabricated a lie by among other things selectively quoting half of a sentence spoken by Watt in a way that made it sound as if he had said the opposite of what he actually said. This brings to mind the great "Screwtape Proposes a Toast" from 1962 in which C.S. Lewis pointed out the demonic trends in American education. "We now have an intelligentsia which, though very small, is very useful to the cause of Hell." Unfortunately things have only gotten worse in our "education system" since Lewis wrote this as evidenced by this sort of thing coming from a school devoted to training ministers of the Gospel.
Watt also quotes a statement from the National Council of Churches about a straw man anti-environment "false gospel" promoted by "proud preachers". However when asked by Watt, they could not name a single person who actually believed this "false gospel" nor name a single "proud preacher" who taught this.
John Hinderaker of Power Line writes:
"This would be shocking, if we were not so thoroughly accustomed to the mendacity of the left. A Lutheran theologian offers, as the key support for her attack on a former government official, a single sentence--from which she has removed the second half, thereby reversing its meaning. Is this really what they teach in the seminary? As a Lutheran, I hope not. Then, the National Council of Churches issues a press release attacking a purported body of theological opinion which is said to be associated with "emboldened political leaders and policymakers"--Republicans all, of course. Yet, when challenged to name a single person who holds these supposedly widespread views, the person who headed up the task force for the NCC is stumped. He can't name a single human being who holds the views he has so vigorously denounced. This is, apparently, the quality of scholarship we should expect from the National Council of Churches. Pathetic."Thanks to Jim Watt for pointing out today's article to us. Mr. Watt is a kindly gentleman who was enjoying a well-deserved retirement from public life, when he was dragged back into the political fray, against his will, by virtue of being relentlessly libelled by Bill Moyers and other liberals. It's good to see that, having been forced to participate once more in public debate, he is defending himself with the skill and determination that, decades ago, he brought to his years of public service."
"Thanks to Jim Watt for pointing out today's article to us. Mr. Watt is a kindly gentleman who was enjoying a well-deserved retirement from public life, when he was dragged back into the political fray, against his will, by virtue of being relentlessly libelled by Bill Moyers and other liberals. It's good to see that, having been forced to participate once more in public debate, he is defending himself with the skill and determination that, decades ago, he brought to his years of public service."
A big thank you too to Power Line for calling attention to the attacks on Mr. Watt and other Christians.
Today a reader asked if I thought it was "morally wrong for a Christian to be a democrat"? In reply I said:
God is not a Republican or a Democrat :>)
The bible teaches us some moral principles that are routinely broken by people who are members of every political party. Note, however, that people make moral decisions as individuals, not as parties. There is no Christian political party just as there is no Christian company, just individuals who follow Christ however imperfectly.
Just to look at just one issue, I disagree with the position on abortion taken by the Democrat party in their platform, but so do many Democrats. While I like many things the Libertarian party supports, I also disagree with them on abortion, as do some Libertarians. The Libertarians are more extreme than the Democrats on this issue. However I am convinced there are true Christians who are members of both parties.
Humans are not perfect, so it would be unreasonable to expect any group of humans to be perfect. I and many other Christians have chosen to work within the Republican party as we feel that on balance it offends less against what we see as the teachings of scripture than the Democrat party. Others disagree.
To be effective within the political arena in the USA you must work within either the Republican or the Democrat party. On the national and state levels third parties have zero power, so working within them is the same as disengaging from the political process. We have to work within one of the two major parties if we are to change anything in our country.
I would love nothing more than to have two good candidates to choose from for each office in September. Therefore I hope that those within the Democrat party manage to improve it. Meanwhile I will work for issues and candidates I believe in. At this point in time most of those candidates are Republicans.
I hope this clarifies where I am coming from.
The Church I attend, Vinelife Community Church, is helping to sponsor a Serviceman's and Veteran's Day of Appreciation to be held at the Boulder Country Fairgrounds on Sunday May 29, 2005 from 10:30 AM to 2 PM. If you are in the area I hope you will join us in saying a big "THANK YOU" to all who are serving or have served our country in the armed forces.
More information is available here, here, and here.
The invaluable Power Line today linked to a story about election fraud this last election in Milwaukee Wisconsin. A joint Federal / State investigation found that the number of ballots exceeded the number of voters by 4,609. As John Hinderaker of Power Line put it "There is no evident explanation for this other than ballot box stuffing."
Why should we care? Because John Kerry won Wisconsin by a mere 11,000 votes and the fraud investigation has yet to look at the suburbs of Milwaukee or other parts of the state. Further the investigators found over 200 felons voted illegally in Milwaukee, and over 100 voted twice or used fake names, addresses, or used the ID of a dead person. Investigators have focused on the over 70,000 people who registered to vote on election day in Milwaukee since the registration paperwork still existed and not on the over 200,000 other voters since Milwaukee's election records are in such bad shape they would not hold up in court! In other words the fraud could be far worse, but we will never know because of poor record keeping in this overwhelmingly Democrat city.
"U.S. Rep. Mark Green, a Green Bay Republican who has introduced a national photo ID requirement, said: 'People are having their faith in the election system shaken. This news will make it much, much worse.'" I hope that everyone who believes in honest government no matter what your political beliefs will realize our election system in this country is seriously broken. Requiring photo ID to vote is just one of many steps that need to be taken if we are to be confident in the election results. Minimum requirements for voter records would seem to be another.
As John Hinderaker wrote "it is only a matter of time until voter fraud determines the outcome of a Presidential election. (Indeed, this may well have happened in 1960.) It could have happened last fall; that it didn't was entirely a matter of luck." I would say this has been the grace of God.
Captain Ed of Captain's Quarters drew my attention today to an article in the New York Daily News about remarks by Pat Robertson on ABC's "This Week with George Stephanopoulos" that are not helpful to the cause of trying to get good judges through the US Senate, even though Pat Robertson evidently was trying to support them.
At first I was cautious wondering if his remarks were taken out of context, particularly since the longest quote in the New York Daily News article was one which I could largely agree with.
"Over 100 years, I think the gradual erosion of the consensus that's held our country together is probably more serious than a few bearded terrorists who fly into buildings"
Some might feel that statement is wrong, but it can at least be debated by reasonable people.
The 9/11 terrorists did a lot of damage to this country, but they united us in a way not seen in a long time. Obvious external enemies tend to do that.
On the other hand "the gradual erosion of the consensus that's held our country together" has resulted in what Dennis Prager calls a civil war in our country. This is not to say our current culture war is anything less than an all out (cold) civil war, but thank God it is not a shooting war. I pray it never becomes a shooting war!
After I questioned the context of Pat Robertson's statements both Captain Ed and Derek Rose the author of the New York Daily News article provided the remarks in context:
" STEPHANOPOULOS: But sir, you have described this (inaudible) battle in pretty apocalyptic terms. You said: The liberals are engaging in an all-out assault on Christianity. The Democrats will appoint judges who don't share our Christian values and will dismantle Christian culture. And the out-of-control judiciary -- this was in your last book -- is the most serious threat America has faced in nearly 400 years of history: more serious than Al Qaida, more serious than Nazi Germany and Japan, more serious than the Civil War.
"ROBERTSON: Yes, I really believe that."
There is more which tends to moderate what he just said, but few will get past the above without dismissing Pat as a kook, and by inference all Christians and Republicans with him. The fact that Pat Robertson no longer has very large followings in either Christian or Republican circles will not matter.
Captain Ed wrote "Gee, Thanks, Pat" to which I can only add "with friends like these ..."
One of the main reasons I and so many other Christians supported President Bush and the Republican Senatorial candidates this last November was that we knew that one of the most important issues that will determine what sort of country our Children and Grandchildren will grow up in, is who will be our judges. The recent Terri Schiavo drama helped drive home this point.
Filibustering in the US Senate is a means a minority in the Senate can use to prevent the majority from passing a law, and it requires a supermajority of 60 out of the 100 Senators to break a filibuster. When it comes to blocking the creation of new laws the filibuster has in general been a good thing for the country. The filibuster is not in the Constitution, but has been part of the rules of the US Senate since the early days of our country.
The US Constitution gives the US Senate the duty to approve or reject the President's nominations for Federal Judgeships. It does not say this should require a supermajority.
Before President G. W. Bush entered office, never in the history of our country was a President's nominations for the Circuit Court or the Supreme Court filibustered. Exactly once there was a filibuster of a nomination of a sitting Supreme Court justice to become Chief Justice, and that was an unusual case of a nomination submitted at the end of the year when the Congress was about to go home, and the justice in question had serious ethical questions. That's it!
Our Constitution has a number of supermajority requirements in it including for doing things such as amending the Constitution, but the approval or rejection of a president's judicial nominations by the US Senate was not one of them. The Democrats are lying through their teeth and trying to tell the American public that all they are doing is upholding the traditions of the Senate, when really they are trying to ram though an Amendment of the Constitution without following the Constitutional provisions for such an Amendment.
Unfortunately there are Republicans who are siding with the Democrats in this unconstitutional Amendment attempt. Hugh Hewitt just reported on his radio program and his website that "Republican" Senator John McCain has declared he is going to support the Democrats in their unconstitutional filibuster of President Bush's judicial nominations.
There are also Republican Senators Alexander, Chafee, Collins, Hagel, Snowe, Sununu and Warner who are said to be thinking of joining Senator McCain in betraying the trust of the American people and of those who worked so hard to get them elected, by supporting the Democrats in this back door attempt to Amend the US Constitution.
Please call the Congressional Switchboard at 202-225-3121 and ask to speak with each of the above Senator's offices. Be polite, but ask them to please support the Constitution by voting against the use of the filibuster against the President's judicial nominations. If you are a past donor to Senatorial campaigns let them know that if they vote against the Constitution you will donate to their primary opponents next time around.
After you have left messages for the 7 waffling Senators above, call back and leave messages for Senators Frist and Specter urging them to take prompt action on the President's nominees. All of the President's judicial nominees currently before the US Senate would be approved, if they could only get a vote.
Senator's emails and direct phone numbers can be found here.
To learn more about the use of the filibuster against judicial nominations click here. To learn more about the history of judicial nominations click here.
Ed at Captain's Quarters has some choice words about Senator McCain and his history in the US Senate.
John H. Hinderaker of Power Line writes "We have expressed our disappointment, in several respects, with this year's Pulitzer awards." "Cartoonist Nick Anderson of the Louisville, Kentucky Courier-Journal was awarded the top prize in print journalism "for his unusual graphic style that produced extraordinarily thoughtful and powerful messages," according to the Pulitzer Web site.
"You can see Anderson's prize-winning cartoons here. Virtually every one is a vicious, hateful attack on President Bush, the United States, or Christianity."
Here is one example:
"Yup, that's right. The central symbol of the Christian faith, with its two billion adherents, is just a tool to ride herd on those poor Democrats. That's what happens to them, I guess, when they aren't being run over by construction equipment or set aflame by Vietnam veterans." [as depicted in his other prize winning cartoons]
"Am I missing something, or is this a pathetic body of work, as whiny, self-pitying and incompetent as it is hateful? It's of a piece, though, with the journalism that the Pulitzer committee found worthy of reward this year. Loyalty to the Democratic party and antipathy toward America are the only qualities that count."
Read the whole article.
I have known of and supported Spirit of America for about a year. They have done outstanding work helping the cause of freedom in Iraq and elsewhere. Jim Hake the founder writes:
"I'm in Beirut, Lebanon to kick off a project to support the pro-democracy demonstrators at the "tent city" in Martyrs' Square. Their goals are independence (i.e., Syria out of Lebanon) and free and fair elections. The tent city demonstrators are the center of gravity for Lebanon's pro-democracy movement. They are leading the charge. They put together the massive demonstrations 3 weeks ago. As they go, so goes Lebanon's independence. And so goes a great opportunity for democratic transformation of the Middle East and Arab world.
"They need our help to sustain their struggle. Our project is raising support for them (food, shelter, water, etc.) While I'm here we're looking into other things to help (e.g., Internet access at tent city)
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"Syria is publicly acting like it is playing nice and withdrawing. Behind the scenes they are destabilizing the country, delaying the elections and intimidating the opposition. The good guys in Lebanon need our support.
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Bitti Mohanty or Raghav Rajan? NDTV shares his train journey to Rajasthan
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Man detained by Kerala Police says he is not rapist Bitti Mohanty
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How did Bitty Mohanty hide for six years?
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Did a faltering love affair lead to Bitty Mohanty's arrest?
India | Press Trust of India | Wednesday March 13, 2013
Was it a love affair with a fellow woman bank officer that ultimately led to the arrest of rapist Bitty Mohanty in Kerala, seven years after he jumped parole? Speculation about whether anonymous tip-off that led to his arrest came from a woman.
Bitti Mohanty or Raghav Rajan? Kerala Police sets up three teams to find out
India | Edited by Abhinav Bhatt | Monday March 11, 2013
The Kerala Police has set up three teams that will go to Rajasthan, Odisha and Andhra Pradesh to piece together how rape-convict-on-the-run Bitti Mohanty allegedly became Raghav Rajan.


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By Paul Tennant
---- — NORTH ANDOVER — About a year ago, Susan Almono had solar energy panels installed at her house.
Her monthly electric bill, she said, amounts to zero. In fact, the panels have produced a surplus of electricity, so she gets a credit from National Grid, she said.
Would she install the panels if she had it to do over again?
"Absolutely," said Almono, who is leasing the panels under a 20-year agreement.
Almono and other members of the North Andover Sustainability Committee are trying to persuade other residents to switch to solar energy, which they point out does not pollute the atmosphere.
One promotion method they're using is good, old-fashioned word of mouth. Almono hopes that by sharing her experiences with solar energy that she can encourage others to at least consider investing in the panels.
While installation of a solar system costs thousands, both the state and federal governments offer tax credits, she pointed out. Ray Geraneo noted that National Grid and other utility companies offer incentives to people who convert to renewable energy systems.
It's even possible to get zero percent financing, he added.
Geraneo also said solar panels are becoming less expensive. He and other committee members estimated that less than 10 percent of North Andover residents use solar energy.
Smolak Farms uses the power of the sun for some of its energy needs, Geraneo pointed out. Michael Carney said one of his neighbors uses solar power for electricity.
Almono said the committee plans to spread the message about using the energy of the sun by publicizing its advantages at the townwide Earth Day cleanup in April, the Sheep Shearing Festival in May and the Fourth of July Festival.
The committee is also planning to invite speakers who will talk to the community about various energy topics, including solar and other renewable forms.
Craig Lemerise said not every house is a candidate for catching the sun's rays. If the house does not have the right exposure to the sun, he said, the panels will not be effective.
The organization Mass Save analyzes homes to see if they are suitable for solar energy, Geraneo said.


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About the AuthorSteve Harris
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Steve Harris is a dynamic canoe/kayaker who specializes in providing exceptional instruction for paddlers as they progress from beginner right through to river running and tripping. Steve is a certified American Canoe Association level 3 canoe instructor. He has seven years of experience leading the Whitewater Canoe course at Stevens Point Senior High and seventeen years of teaching high school Biology and Biotechnology. He has a Bachelors Degree in Biology, Masters in Education, and certification in Brain Compatible Learning Strategies. Winner of the Golden Apples – teacher of year and nominated for National Science Teacher of the year. When you combine a skilled boater with exceptional facilitation teaching skills, you gain a dynamic, charismatic instructor and guide.
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text: Over here at GangGreenNation we are doing a mock draft and I chose to represent the Lions. Just want to see who you think the Lions should take. Looking for some help as to who you guys would want with your 1st round pick. I think you guys would want Suh but I am not sure and have seen these other choices in the poll going to the Lions in other mock drafts. ANy suggestions ar appreciated Thanks.


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In the Lowcountry, Beaufort County's emergency services are getting bigger and better.
The County Council unanimously voted to buy two new ambulances and 10 mechanical chest compression devices Monday night.
They expect these improvements to save lives.
The two new ambulances and ten chest compression devices will cost the county a little more than $650,000, but the benefits clearly outweigh the costs.
Imagine a patient goes into cardiac arrest and they need CPR right away.
That's where the Lucas 2 Device comes in handy for paramedics.
"Traditional CPR, it's about 30% effective, having this Lucas 2, that efficiency rate goes up to 80%," said Beaufort County EMT Shift Supervisor Shaun Gleason.
"It allows them to go up and down stairs, it allows them to go in tight places where they could not go as easily with CPR being done manually," added Howell Youmans, Deputy Director of Beaufort County's EMS.
The Lucas 2 Device automatically delivers 100 chest compressions per minute and can even be powered into the ambulance, guaranteeing consistent chest compressions regardless of time or distance.
"We are now able to recoil the chest manually and get good effective inter-thoracic pressure," said Gleason.
Before this, the county only had two of the Lucas 2 devices. With ten more on the way, every one of the county's 11 ambulances will be equipped with one.
"This is a God send," added Gleason.
The County Council also unanimously voted to buy new computer software that will link all of the county's emergency services under one system.
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