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If you're not already using email as part of your online marketing campaign, it's time to get with the program! The great thing about using email is that it's suitable for just about ANY type of business, online or offline. You can use it to send coupons, discounts, updates, blog posts, promotions and so much more. Trust me, you can find more than one way to make email work for your business.
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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.
Multiple Choice Questions
1. Fighting the war in the South Pacific is different from fighting the war in Europe and __________.
(a) Australia.
(b) Asia.
(c) Canada.
(d) Africa.
2. Attacking an already-bombed Japanese-held island is called _________________.
(a) a milk run.
(b) easy pickins.
(c) war strategy.
(d) second helpings.
3. What puts Harbison in a bad mood and makes him break up with the woman in #31?
(a) He got demoted from his position.
(b) His best friend was killed in Germany.
(c) He caught her with another man.
(d) His brother-in-law got another Army promotion.
4. What is a PBY?
(a) Partially Boiled Yak.
(b) Amphibious seaplane.
(c) Peanut Butter Yogurt.
(d) Latrine duty.
5. What is the timing of the Alligator initiative?
(a) August 1943.
(b) December 1941.
(c) June 1943.
(d) November 1942.
Short Answer Questions
1. What is Harbison's job on the island?
2. Who is the Remittance Man?
3. What is the Remittance Man's nickname?
4. What college did Harbison's wife attend?
5. Why does Harbison tell the woman in #33 that he could not marry her after the war?
Short Essay Questions
1. What are some of the stops Bus makes in order to find liquor for Tony?
2. What are Bloody Mary's plans for Joe?
3. Who is Lt. Joe Cable?
4. Why is Bill Harbison called a social snob?
5. What is the mood of the men before the strike and what do the men talk about beforehand?
6. What craft are involved in the invasion of Kuralei?
7. What happens when Luther Billis promises to set Joe up with some girls?
8. What irony is revealed regarding the British treatment of prisoners on the island and the activities of the Allies now?
9. Who is Emile De Becque and what is Nellie's relationship to him?
10. What is the irony of Denis and the Preacher being assigned to work in the cemetery as punishment?
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- Posted January 17, 2014 by
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- FDA Issues Warning Letter to Edwards Lifesciences, for misbranding of Myxo ETlogix annuloplasty Ring
- Northwestern University 5pm ET Deadline Today to Respond to Senate Judiciary Committee Inquiry Regarding Unauthorized Human Experimentation
- Grassley not satisfied with the responses, continues to press the issue
- Medical Institutions Identified in Secret Testing in Senate Investigation FDA not Responding: Part I
- Part II: Myxo Ring Dispute: Tale of Two Studies Plunges Northwestern's IRB Into Controversy
Chicago Tribune Reports Flawed statistics paint murky picture of rings' safety record and Raises Questions on FDA Oversight
When the medical device trade association AdvaMed petitioned the FDA to reclassify annuloplasty rings in 1997, it argued that data on adverse events involving the rings showed few problems, pointing out that just 465 events had been reported to the FDA between 1991 and 1995.
Based in part on that analysis, the FDA moved the rings from Class III to Class II in 2001, which allowed manufacturers to market new models without having to conduct clinical trials.
Medical devices
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Today, there have been about 3,400 adverse events involving annuloplasty rings during the most recent five-year period, and the rings have had more deaths associated with them than any other device in their class. They have been linked to just 56 fewer deaths than replacement heart valves, a Class III device that requires clinical data to gain approval.
When the FDA reclassified annuloplasty rings, the devices weren't in widespread use. Since then, use of the rings has grown steadily and the consensus among physicians is that they usually provide better outcomes than artificial valves.
Because of flaws in the agency's Manufacturer and User Facility Device Experience (MAUDE) data, it's not possible for patients to draw definitive conclusions from the numbers. But they do raise questions about whether the agency was justified in reclassifying the rings.
"This exceptionally large number of reported deaths and serious problems should be a red flag to the FDA that the devices require the closer scrutiny of a Class III device, such as clinical trials and inspections," said Diana Zuckerman, president of the National Research Center for Women & Families.
Among the problems with the MAUDE data is that there's no way to figure out the number of adverse events for a device relative to how many have been sold. Manufacturers collect information on how many devices are sold, but the industry considers that information proprietary.
Nor is there a way to be certain whether devices were directly responsible for injuries, illnesses and deaths listed in the database.
That lack of information highlights how little the FDA knows about the effectiveness of devices once they've gone on the market.
"You don't have an adequate postmarket surveillance in place," said Dr. Robert Hauser, senior consulting cardiologist at Minneapolis Heart Institute Foundation, Abbott Northwestern Hospital. "If they had an adequate postmarket surveillance in place, you can pick up low frequency events and know when problems occur."
Reporting adverse events is voluntary for hospitals and doctors, but manufacturers are required to report deaths and injuries. About 98 percent of the adverse events on annuloplasty rings involve those made by Edwards Lifesciences, but the FDA can't say whether the company has done a better job reporting than other manufacturers or whether there's a problem with its devices. Edwards declined to comment on the Tribune's findings.
When the FDA inspected Edwards Lifesciences in September 2009, the agency found that the company had failed to report numerous adverse events.
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You first met my 5'11 sister when we went to the Long Tall Sally pop-up shop together and then she appeared again on the blog when she shared with us how it was to shop for preggy clothes as a tall woman.. Now she's back to show off a couple of new tall tops she's loving.
For her recent bday, she decided to shop tall with her birthday money! (Hmmm...perhaps my Shopping Tall Challenge is rubbing off on her?) Here she is sporting a drapey tunic from Long Elegant Legs. It's a size small and she said it's a smidge tight across the buns but overall she loves it and thinks it will last a really long time because it seems to be very high quality.
After seeing how great the tunic looks on, I want one too but I don't see it on the website anymore. Phooey! I'm jealous! Uh oh. I'm having flashbacks to my fits of jealousy as a child when my
sister would get something and I wouldn't. Maybe it's time to grow up.
Or, I can just make myself feel better by ordering this maxi dress from LEL. Problem solved!
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DC Government Increases Proportion of Green Electricity to 100 Percent of Purchases & Wins EPA Award
DC Government Increases Proportion of Green Electricity to 100 Percent of Purchases & Wins EPA Award
(WASHINGTON, DC) – Mayor Vincent C. Gray today said he was gratified that the DC.government is being recognized for its commitment to green power by the US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) with a prestigious award for the second year in a row. The award comes after the District's Department of General Services (DGS) signed a new contract that means 100 percent – up from 50 percent – of the District government's electricity usage will come from green sources. The new contract also dramatically reduces the cost for the government's green power.
"Because of our groundbreaking commitment to sustainability, the EPA is once again recognizing the District as the nation's greenest community," Mayor Gray said. "Boosting our use of green power is integral to my Sustainable DC program's goal of making the District the nation's greenest, healthiest, most sustainable city, and I'm pleased we have been able to do so in a way that is both environmentally and fiscally smart."
The honors come as part of EPA's Green Power Community Challenge, launched in September 2011. The competition challenges communities coast to coast to boost their voluntary green power usage.
"We are pleased to recognize the Washington, DC community for the second year in a row for using the most green power annually in EPA's Green Power Community Challenge," said Blaine Collison, Director of EPA's Green Power Partnership. "By doubling its green power purchasing and moving to 100 percent, the District government is demonstrating leadership and making a real impact on the green power market. We applaud the Community's residents, businesses, and organizations that are choosing to use green power to make a significant difference for the environment."
DGS acquires the energy for most DC government facilities – including all electricity purchasing – and, since 2009, the agency has purchased Renewable Energy Credits (REC) for half of its roughly 534,000,000 kilowatt-hours (kWh) of electricity consumption. The contract announced today not only doubles the RECs purchased, but it dramatically reduces the District's cost for its green power. The price per unit (kilowatt hours) is 43 percent less than the previous contract.
"DGS is thrilled about this new contract to make the District 100 percent green-powered," said DGS Director Brian J. Hanlon. "At DGS, we strive to lead by example in the green energy space."
DC businesses, residents, and government agencies are collectively using more than one billion kWh of green power annually, enough green power to meet more than 11 percent of the community's total electricity use. According to the EPA, the District's collective green power usage of more than one billion kWh is equal to avoiding the carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions of more than 141,000 passenger vehicles per year. It is also the equivalent amount of electricity needed to power nearly 90,000 homes annually.
More than 30 EPA "Green Power Communities" across the country participated in the challenge. Green Power Communities are cities, towns, and villages where the local government, businesses, and residents all commit to buy green power in amounts that meet or exceed EPA's Green Power Community purchase requirements. The District became a Green Power Community in March 2011.
Green power is electricity generated from clean, renewable sources like solar, wind, and low-impact hydropower. Communities using green power benefit from cleaner air and a healthier environment while helping advance the market for renewable energy.
Not only does DGS pursue green energy initiatives aggressively, but the agency is looking to do so in a way that saves taxpayer dollars, said DGS Energy and Sustainability Division Associate Director Sam Brooks. "This new contract – which cuts our cost for renewable power nearly in half – reflects that approach," he said.


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Everyone has their own stand-out moments in a season that's been full of fantastic action, team-mate rivalry and the emergence of some stellar talent. For Bernie Ecclestone, it was the moment when a Munich judge said, "all right, £60m and you can walk away." For everyone else it's been about what's happening at the circuits
Here are 10 stand-out moments that Andrew Davies has pinpointed. Make up your own list of 10 and post them underneath.
10. McLaren Get A Double Podium
Having spent a year in the wilderness, where the team didn't score a single podium finish, culminating in the amiable Martin Whitmarsh getting fired, they went and scored two in the first race of 2014. The success may have been short-lived, but it was a very quick monkey to get off Eric Boullier's back.
9.The Return of the Austrian GP
Say what you like about the Red Bull organization, they know how to organise an event. The Austrian GP weekend was where F1 was reunited with an old friend. Unlike most new-country GPs, it wasn't a question of spot-the-spectator on Friday and Saturday, it was a sell-out race. It may not have delivered the kind of racing result that the two Dieter Mateschitz teams were hoping for, but it restored the buzz back to F1.
8.Williams Get A Podium
They may have signed up Pat Symmonds and Rob Smedley, but it seemed inconceivable that Williams would go from a team that finished 9th in 2013 with five points to having the third fastest car on the grid and jostling Ferrari. Certainly Pastor Maldonado didn't think so. Despite an overwhelming share of bad luck Valtteri Bottas finally got his podium in Austria. And then in Britain and Germany too.
7.Hamilton Ignores Team Orders...
...and gets Niki Lauda's blessing! The Hungarian GP was another fantastic advertisement for F1 but contained a very rare event. Normally in races, drivers have very little idea about what's going on around them and rely on the team to make strategic decisions in their best interests (after all, they have all the facts). In the Hungarian GP, Lewis Hamilton didn't know what was going on around him and still made the right choice by not letting Nico Rosberg through. Mercedes should have had him using Softs like Rosberg but couldn't see it. In the race, his pass of Jean-Eric Vergne was an epic move.
6.Marussia Score Their First Points
Marussia finally did what Caterham (and HRT) failed to do by scoring two World Championship points in their 83rd race. Jules Bianchi scored a 9th place in Monaco elevating them above Caterham and veteran team Sauber. They don't have a massive budget, so the ASDA value-cider was flowing in the Marussia garage.
5.Monaco Qualifying
Did Nico Rosberg deliberately stuff up his braking into Mirabeau and ruin Lewis Hamilton's final lap in Qualifying? Of course he did. How many people missed their braking point there in the race? And why, if you've gone all the way down the escape road - would you start reversing back up it if you wanted to stay well out of the way? It stirred up an amazing level of controversy and made a lot of Mercedes personnel have to lie in a way they're not used to, which was interesting to watch in itself. The race was an anti-climax after that.
4.Ricciardo wins in Canada
Daniel got a much-deserved payback for his podium failure in Melbourne. He took a late late win with none of the pressure of leading from the front and suddenly F1 was welcoming a new GP-winner into the firmament of racing greats. Only eight drivers on the grid had won races before, and now it was nine. And then he went and did it again in Hungary and added further weight to the debate - exactly how good is Sebastian Vettel?
3.First Mercedes 1-2 For 59 Years
We knew it was coming after the dominant performance in Australia, but Mercedes scored their first 1-2 since the Italian GP of 1955 in Malaysia and backed it up by doing several times more.
2.Daniel Ricciardo's Duel With Fernando Alonso at the German Grand Prix
The sequence of overtaking, drafting, re-taking, diving up the inside, diving round the outside that Fernando Alonso and Daniel Ricciado engaged in at Hockenheim was some of the purest F1 racing we've ever seen. There have been multi-corner battles before, but this was all done without either going beyond the bounds of fairness, or banging wheels. It was like they were driving historic F1 cars and didn't want a $4m repair bill for their irreplaceable machinery. Breathtaking.
As was this. This was the Battle of the Season so far, Lewis Hamilton using every last bit of racing craft he knew to keep the patently faster Nico Rosberg behind him. It was edge-of-the-seat stuff, two drivers going for it, with the rest of the field mere spectators. And unlike Ricciardo vs Alonso, you knew that Lewis might just push it that little bit further. We are due at least one more battle like this before the season ends, and it could come at any time.


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The Best New String Trimmers: Comparison Test
When PM's home editors pushed six string trimmers to their limits, the competition was neck-and-neckuntil one final test. Check out our reviews to see which trimmer would do the job around your house this spring.
By Roy Berendsohn
Even after two and a half days spent comparing six heavy-duty string trimmers at the edges of trails, barns, outbuildings and stone walls, no victor had emerged. So I started them all and began cross-testing them, one at a time, along hundreds of yards of horse fence. When a machine started to vibrate or its cutting effectiveness declined as I leaned into the thick grass and weeds beneath the bottom rail, I turned it off. Rounding a bend with the last two trimmers, I closed in on an overgrown drainage ditch. Scything into it, one trimmer whispered a hint of vibration and fatigue. The other did not. Of course, not everyone has a horse farm to keep up, but whether you need a tough trimmer or simply like solid equipment, read on to find the best machine to help you maintain your property.
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More than ten exhibition venues in the city, each displaying the works of around 50 international photographic artists, have made Darmstadt Photography Festival an increasingly popular event in recent years. The Designhaus at the Mathildenhöhe artists' colony hosts the main exhibition, with the other venues used on a rotation basis. On the Sunday morning, the artists attend the exhibitions in person to answer questions from visitors. A shuttle service operates between the venues.
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The 2012 Darmstadt Photography Festival was held from 20 to 22 April. Dates are 2013 are still to be confirmed.
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Elderly Sandy Victims Hit With High Electric Bill Find A Friend, But Others Still Pay Price For Electric Heating
Posted By Willie Simpson On February 19, 2013 @ 1:00 pm In News & Features | No Comments
Last week we wrote about an elderly Brighton Beach [1] couple whose heating still wasn't repaired months after the events of Superstorm Sandy. Given a free electric space heater by the city, the Gertsmans of 601 Brightwater Court, saw their electricity bill soar, a cost they were unable to cover themselves. Having heard their plight on 1010 WINS, a listener stepped up and covered the Gertsmans' electric bill, according to a report by CBS NY [2].
The radio listener who donated the money to the Gertsmans was New Jersey resident Diane Edwards.
"It feels great to meet him, it really is a pleasure," Edwards told 1010 WINS reporter Carol D'Auria.
The Gertsmans also expressed gratitude for Edwards's generous gift.
"Americans are accustomed to do good, and in the future Russians will know about charity as well as Americans," he told 1010 WINS through an interpreter.
While the Gertsmans found some relief, their neighbors, unfortunately, did not.
According to Yelena Makhnin, executive director of the Brighton Beach Business Improvement District, the local relief center at the Shorefront Y distributed 3,500 electric heaters to Sandy victims. Even more were distributed in Coney Island, Sheepshead Bay, Gerritsen Beach and others. Many residents, desperate to fend off the winter chill while their boilers awaited replacement, turned to the devices despite the high price tag, and that fueled higher bills across the neighborhood.
"It's a problem for thousands of people," Makhnin told Sheepshead Bites. "There are many people on fixed incomes, and whose houses and apartments got damaged and they have to pay a lot of money to fix them, and in this situation, each and every penny counts.
Chaim Deutsch, an aide to Councilman Michael Nelson, led the charge to bring attention to the issue using the Gertsmans as a prime illustration. But now that the Gertsmans' needs have been filled, they hope that others remain aware of the high costs of electric heating.
"It's a community issue that people used the electric heaters, so it was something to bring out that when you use electric as opposed to gas, the price goes up," said Deutsch. "It was a game of survival during Hurricane Sandy, and you had to make sure that everyone's safe and you stay warm."
With additional reporting by Ned Berke.
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Beckham's struggles not related to spot in lineup
BY TONI GINNETTI Staff Reporter August 26, 2013 10:49PM
The facts: 7:10 p.m., CSN, 670-AM, 97.5-FM.
The starters: Paul Clemens (4-4, 6.36 ERA) vs. Jose Quintana (7-4, 3.67).
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Gordon Beckham's season has been an up-and-down story of injuries and comebacks after he missed the first six weeks for surgery on his hamate bone.
He rebounded to reach .313, but his average has fallen in the last eight games to .292 entering Monday hitting from the second spot.
He is hitting .324 batting eighth but .215 batting second.
''He came back from his injury and he's doing pretty good but there are still lingering things that are probably more the reason [for recent slump] than the batting order,'' manager Robin Ventura said. ''He's battled through a couple of different things this year. He's still playing well.''
Beckham hit safely in five of his last six games before going 0-for-4 Monday with a walk.
But Beckham continues to play well defensively, without an error in the last 34 games.
Unwelcome exchange
Bench coach Mark Parent ''pretty much expected'' he would be ejected for his words to crew chief Jerry Layne in Sunday's lineup exchange.
Parent was still angry about ''some things'' that happened in Friday and Saturday's games against Texas. On Friday, Ventura was ejected after arguing about Ian Kinsler's inside-the-park home run. On Saturday the Sox objected to Alexei Ramirez being called out on a play at home.
''We started talking. We had a little disagreement. It got out of hand and he decided to throw me out,'' Parent said. ''It always feels good [after you vent], but it costs you money. I didn't feel bad about it when it happened. But I felt bad I wasn't in the game to help the club and Robin.
"I thought it was something I needed to say—and I don't get to see [the umpires] very often.''
Getting it Dunn
Adam Dunn hit a two-run home run in the sixth to join Jim Thome as the only Sox left-handed hitters to have consecutive and multiple seasons of at least 30 home runs.
Dunn is hitting .307 in August and .300 since June 8 with 17 home runs and 48 RBI.
He has turned around his season by hitting more to the opposite field.
''Now we're seeing teams don't play the big shift on him,'' Ventura said. ''You don't see the second baseman out in right field. It makes it a little more fair for him when he goes to the plate, making them a little more honest about playing him straight up.''
Ventura credits the veteran slugger for making the adjustment.
''I don't think it's always that easy [to say] 'just hit the ball to left field.' You grow up hitting a certain way and that's the way you hit for most of your life. But he's made an adjustment to kind of [make defenses] be a little more honest.''
Farm facts
Right-handed pitcher Brad Goldberg, the team's 10th round pick in the June draft is 3-0 with a 1.11 ERA and 45 strikeouts in 15 combined games at Advanced-Rookie Great Falls, Class A Kannapolis and Class A Winston-Salem.


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Laundry – It seems to breed at my house! It seems that no matter how often I do the wash, the amount of it stays constant. I like to do the laundry, though. Especially during the nice weather, because that means I get to spend more time outside in the sunshine, hanging my clothes to dry.
Line drying laundry is making a comeback. A generation or two ago, the backyard clothesline was a common sight  but with the electric clothes dryer becoming a household staple, hanging wash out to dry naturally has fallen into the realm of the quaint. Today's generation is once again realizing the advantages of the good old-fashioned clothesline for drying laundry.
Naturally dried laundry smells sooo wonderful! There is nothing like the fresh, clean scent of line-dried laundry.  The sun is also a natural sanitizer and is able to bleach your whites to a nice, bright white – without chemicals.  Clothes last longer because there is less wear and tear on them than tumble drying, and there is the advantage, of course, of reducing our energy consumption.
6  Tips for  Hanging  Laundry.
Over time, through trial and error, I have developed my personal method for hanging clothes to minimize ironing.
- For jeans and pants: Pin your jeans, shorts and pants hanging upside down with one clothespin per leg. This way, the weight of the waistband will pull your pants nice and straight.
- For shirts and blouses: I hang them upside down, too, with one clothespin at each side seam. I used to pin them at the shoulders, but then I ended up with a weird wrinkle at each shoulder.
- For T-shirts and knits: I actually will dry them for a few minutes in my dryer because otherwise it seems the ribbing on the neck is too stretchy. The few minutes in the dryer helps to shrink the ribbing back in place.
- For towels: Okay, I might be different, but I actually like towels that are stiff from being line dried. They smell marvelous, and the texture reminds me of a big luffa – refreshing!  However, if you like your towels soft and fluffy, take them down from the line when they are almost dry and finish the job in the drier.
- Bright and dark-colored clothes: One advantage of drying clothes in the sun is its ability to bleach and sanitize. This can also be a disadvantage when it comes to colored clothing. To avoid fading, place your clothesline in the shade or hang your colored clothes earlier or later in the day when the sun is not at its peak, and then take them down as soon as they are dry.
- For the urban dweller:Â If you don't have a place for a large clothesline, you can put your clothes on hangers (not metal) and pin the hangers on a small line.
If you haven't tried line drying your laundry, you must give it a try! There is nothing like putting a little sunshine into your laundry ~
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Sorry, but GL next cycle (that is, if you don't get a surprise BFP instead of AF in the next day or 2!). I hear ya on the baby overload though...I swear, a ton of coworkers have been bringing in their new babies lately, and we've been around a lot of friends' babies/toddlers, and it's just making me more anxious.
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Pape has been a member of the creative writing faculty at the University of Montana since 1987. He is the author of seven books of poetry, including American Flamingo, Border Crossings, and Black Branches. He has received two National Endowment for the Arts Fellowships, the Richard Hugo Memorial award for Poetry, a Pushcart Prize and others.
National Poetry Month, held in April, is a month-long, national celebration of poetry established by the Academy of American Poets. The concept is to widen the attention of individuals and the media to the art of poetry and to living poets.
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Many roads lead to Forecastle! We encourage our patrons to travel as responsibly and sustainably as they can. Here are a few of our travel recommendations:
Parking is available at The Galt House as well as many other lots within walking distance of the festival grounds. Click here for a map.
We strongly encourage patrons to cycle, which saves money and reduces your carbon footprint and impact on the environment. We are proud to offer a complimentary Bike Valet presented by MailChimp to all travelers who choose to ride instead of drive.
Public Transportation
Forecastle is located in the middle of Louisville's transit network, and is particularly well-served by TARC routes 31, 15, 43, 55, 17, 2, 1, 4, 6 and 18. Visit Ride TARC for more information.
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Another great option is City Scoot - the first fully insured designated driver service in the United States. Operating in and around downtown, City Scoot is a new and unique way to travel around Louisville. There's also a large fleet of helpful Louisville taxi services that'll pick you up and drop you off, wherever you might be.
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RiverPark Marina is available for transients who want to visit Forecastle by boat. With walking/biking paths connecting to Waterfront Park at just over a mile away, RiverPark Marina is the most convenient location to dock while you're visiting Louisville. Their Dock Shop has a convenience store for your last minute needs, showers, restrooms, coined laundry and all boat slips offer water and electricity. Nightly reservations are only $99 and a portion of proceeds will be donated to the Forecastle Foundation. To make a reservation, please call (502) 292-6800 or visit their website.


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- The World of Alarmél Valli
'Lasya', in Sanskrit, denotes dance that is graceful, beautiful and fluid. 'Kavya' signifies poetry and creativity. 'Lasya Kavya' is dance that is creative, graceful and beautiful; dance as visual poetry. In the context of a pronounced market-based popular culture and the growing alienation of people from the classical arts, Lasya Kavya is a film that shows the freshness, dynamism and contemporary quality of a classical form like Bharatanatyam. In the persona of Alarmèl Valli, one finds that amalgam of tradition fusing with modernity, to produce art of exhilarating beauty.
"The intention of the film is to illustrate that the symbolic and metaphorical world of dance is not far removed from life or rendered esoteric and remote. Rather, dance finds the beauty that is implicit and inherent in life all around us. It is a visceral, essential and truthful expression of our being. That is what makes Alarmel Valli's dance so profound. In every gesture she makes, there is such a felt knowledge of its truth. There is not one moment of falsity in her performance, not a single flicker of something done by rote, or without feeling. When she dances, you are very sure about why she is dancing."
Kavya Tarangini: An Evening of Bharatanatyam by Alarmel Valli
October 20th @ 7:30pm - Live Performance
"Now, as always, there are many gifted dancers in India, but Alarmél Valli is a paragon. Alarmél Valli is that rare thing – the solo performer who puts all others out of mind" – The New York Times
The recipient of the world's highest awards and honors, Padma Bhushan Alarmél Valli is acclaimed internationally for her ability to turn a traditional grammar into subtle and deeply internalized dance poetry. Her dance is uncompromisingly classical but is, at the same time, an undeniable language of self-expression. Considered the greatest living master of the form, she has redefined the boundaries between tradition and talent, inheritance and invention. The evening will be accompanied by a renowned orchestra from India.
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Tribute to the Daughters of Africa
To the many women who have left an imprint in my life: My mother who gave me life, the blessing of her protection, and spirit wisdom. My Grandmother's grace and cultural education. Many aunties who imparted a sense of style, character, and embodiment of feminine strength. My cousins who were like sisters and held my hand as we experienced life together. Most importantly to my many circle of sisters who wholeheartedly give of themselves everyday... I am the sum of many life-giving energies arising from a strong, dynamic, passionate sisterhood. It is wonderful to celebrate today with other women across the globe! May we garner courage and confidence to tackle all that yet remains to be addressed with respect to women's rights.
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A Day In The Life – Parading at Park Lane Police Depot, Saturday June 2nd 2012, Tour of Duty – 08:00 to 17:00
Apologies for the lack of posts over the past couple of weeks, I've just moved house and didn't realise that my ISP's definition of 'five days' for reconnection might be very different from that used by everyone else!
Dogs. More specifically, police dogs. They bark, they bite criminals and they sniff out cleverly hidden drugs. Is this the reality though? Today I spent a shift with one of our own dog units to find out.
Our dog units work from three central 'hubs' and so early in the morning I headed over to the police base at Park Lane, Aston, for parade. Having never been to Park Lane before I try a succession of wrong doors before eventually finding one with 'dog unit' written on it and stumbling in.
I'm met by Sgt. Cannings, in charge of the team of dog handlers on the early shift, who introduces me to everyone and gives a quick overview of what our dog handlers do.
I've obviously worked alongside the dog handlers whilst out and about in Walsall but even so, within ten minutes I'm being told all sorts of things about how to identify breeds of dangerous dogs that I was previously unaware of – it's a complicated topic and it's clear the dog handlers have some great expertise.
The West Midlands Police dog unit has roughly fifty officers working on it and one hundred dogs. Dog handlers are usually single crewed and drive around in high powered, specially adapted Skodas, often at eye watering speeds thanks to their advanced driving grades.
I'm to be crewed up with PC Simon Horton, an officer of twenty seven years experience and a dog handler for over a decade, who is going to show me what the department does so after a quick drink we head down to the garage to meet the stars of the show – the dogs themselves.
Approaching the garage we can hear the dogs talking to each other in the back of the patrol cars. Bark! Bark! Bark! one of them says, only for another to reply Bark! Bark! Growl! and so on. They're obviously eager to hit the streets so without further delay we set out on patrol.
Simon has two police dogs that that both work and live with him – Thai, who he uses to chase and control offenders, and Beau, his drugs dog. The dog handlers get a small allowance to cover the maintenance costs associated with keeping the hounds but as Simon quite rightly points out, it's a full time job and he never gets, or seems to want, a break from it.
It's not long before we get our first job, a request from officers in Erdington to search a house of a suspected drugs dealer, and so having arrived Simon gets Beau out of the cage and lets her into the house.
Needing no encouragement, Beau instantly starts to sniff every corner of the house with her tail enthusiastically wagging away. We check all of the rooms of the house and the garden too (see the below video) but don't find anything so are able to feed back to the officers that the house appears to be clear.
There's no such thing as a standard police dog – each one has its own personality and also, its own specialty – just like their human colleagues.
Alongside the drugs dogs and the scary ones that bark/chase/bite criminals (in that order), there are also dogs that have been specially trained to sniff out guns, cash, bodies or explosives.
Everybody knows about what a good sense of smell dogs have and as many criminals have found out, you can't really out run a police dog. Those that have tried, or even just thought they could hide from them, often find not only that they can't but also that having tried they now have an angry police dog dangling from their arm and refusing to let go.
Not being needed at the house, we float down to Balsall Common, Solihull, to check in at the kennels. This is where our police dogs are sourced from with a breeding program in operation specifically for police dogs. It's also where police dogs are boarded if their owners go on holiday.
The dogs that are fit to be trained for work with the police are identified from an early age and at around the age of one and a half start of training program lasting several months. Each year they are tested so that they are 'licensed' to be police dogs.
Shortly after arriving we're called away again, this time being asked to attend a house where a neighbour has phoned to say that he thinks a break in is taking place. As I mentioned earlier, Simon is an advanced driver and so we arrive in no time at all with the dogs barking away happily in the rear.
The idea of being called is that Thai could help track any offenders who have run off or alternatively, help search gardens and other open areas for burglars. We speak to the local officers but it is apparent there hasn't been a break in and so we resume patrol, heading back towards Birmingham.
After a few similar calls we drift our way towards an old factory used by the dog handlers to train their dogs in. We meet up with Sgt. Cannings again and watch as another handler dons an armoured sleeve and allows Thai to attack him. It's a frightening sight and I'd certainly not want to be on the receiving end of a bite from Thai as his teeth are rather sharp and what's more, he won't let go until Simon tells him to!
A quick bite to eat follows and we're then called to help officers in Saltley deal with a man who is reported to have a knife. This is exactly the sort of job that the dog handlers can be really useful at, being able to disarm the male without risking officers getting hurt.
Thankfully when we arrive the man has been talked out of doing anything silly and so we tell Thai that he won't be needed this time round. Every time the sirens go on the dogs seem to get excited and whilst it may be the noise, I think they secretly listen to the police radio and so know what jobs they're going to in advance!
A few similar jobs come in and between them, Simon tells me all sorts of things that I never realised about what the dogs can do. The amount of specialist knowledge held by the dog handlers seems incredible and judging from the dangerous nature of the jobs they're often caller to, it's certainly not a role for the faint hearted.
Towards the end of the shift Thai and Beau quieten down a little, probably from all the excitement of speeding around Birmingham, and so after giving them a quick run around at the Tally Ho training centre we head back to Park Lane to hand the keys over to the late shift.
Although the dogs don't offer to help, Simon gives the car a quick wash down and then Thai and Beau hop into his own car for the ride home.
The dog unit is one of those that many people dream of joining and that some people will become police officers because they find its work so attractive. The dog handlers are first are foremost dog people – they adore their dogs and adore the work they do.
Being a dog handler isn't all foot chases and finding stashes of drugs but walking from Park Lane back to the train station I found myself thinking how fortunate we are as officers to have them on hand – they're an incredibly professional, dedicated lot and not only this, their dogs often take chunks out of criminals which is a very pleasing sight indeed!
The above video shows Beau literally following her nose on the hunt for drugs.
Police dogs aren't all fierce – tell me honestly that your heart didn't melt watching this video…
Like to see a few more photos from the day? Check out the full Facebook gallery here where you'll find plenty more pics of Beau, Thai and more.


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The Sign in the Movies: A Towering Hollywood Star
We've listed over 70 films, TV shows, video games and music videos below that have featured the Sign, but there may be more. If you spot a cameo by the Sign that isn't on our list, please email us with details about the sighting right away.
If we add it to our list, and you'd like credit for your discovery, we'll put your name in the listing. You'll be a part of Hollywood Sign history!
A 50-foot pop culture icon can only get so far in Hollywood without catching the eyes of "movie people." So it should come as no surprise that the Hollywood Sign has been in its fair share of films – many more, in fact, than celebrated A-listers like George Clooney or Cate Blanchett.
Though it is such a towering Hollywood star, it is little known that the Sign was a bit of a child prodigy, appearing in its first feature-length motion picture (1935's "Hollywood Boulevard ") at the tender age of 12. Despite this promising debut, the Sign had to wait until it was almost 50 years old before it started landing regular callbacks! The reason for the snub? While the vast majority of American movies were filmed in Hollywood before then, very few were set in Hollywood – so the Sign's presence would have been a dead giveaway. Hollywood, at least in the mainstream imagination, was a place where movies were made, not a place populated by real people, dramas and stories.
It wasn't until the Sign wowed the industry a bit part in 1970's Beyond the Valley of the Dolls and with its thrilling stuntman appearance in 1974's "Earthquake" that the calls started pouring in. From 1935 to today, the Sign has appeared in, according to our count, well over 70 films, television shows, and video games.Through the years, it's starred alongside the likes of Warren Beatty, Marlon Brando, Charlton Heston, Ava Gardner, Johnny Depp, and Jim Carrey. The Sign has co-starred in more than one film with four different actors: Jennifer Connelly ("The Rocketeer" and "Career Opportunities"). Charlize Theron ("The Italian Job" and "Mighty Joe Young"). Mike Meyers ("Austin Powers in Goldmember" and "Shrek II", and Donald Sutherland ("The Italian Job" and "The Day of the Locust").
True, the Sign may have had an opportunity to "rub letters" with some of the biggest names in Hollywood, but it's also had its share of career challenges. For one thing, the Sign has struggled to move beyond its typecast role as a signifier of massive-scale destruction, having been destroyed no less than 10 times on screen – by everything from earthquakes and global warming, to a giant gorilla and, most fearsome of all, John Belushi.While the roles haven't always been great, the Sign has added something to every film it's been in, whether it's being used to quickly establish a setting, deliver a visual punch-line, or add a chilling note of "reality" to a depiction of disaster or a future gone awry.
Hollywoodland (2006)
Hollywoodland (2006)
Starring Adrien Brody, Diane Lane, Ben Affleck.
Directed by Allen Coulter.
(Contributed by Jim Pinard)
The Black Dahlia (2006)
The Black Dahlia (2006)
Starring Josh Hartnett, Scarlett Johansson, Hillary Swank.
Directed by Brian DePalma.
The Sign, which at thetime of the film's setting (1940) still read HOLLYWOODLAND, was near the site of the grisly Black Dahlia murder. It's shown, accurately, with the "H" damaged, as it would have been before the Chamber of Commerce's 1949 refurbishment.
Bewitched (2005)
Bewitched (2005)
Starring Nicole Kidman, Will Ferrell, Shirley MacLaine, Michael Caine.
Directed by Nora Ephron.
A gorgeous helicopter shot of the Sign is seen in the opening credits.
(Contributed by Marcel Pazzin)
Ellie Parker (2005)
Ellie Parker (2005)
Starring Naomi Watts, Jennifer Syme, Mark Pellegrino
Directed by Scott Cofey.
Aspiring actress Ellie (Watts) has to play a corpse in one scene with the Hollywood Sign in the background – but lying still proves a difficult task for her.
Win a Date With Tad Hamilton! (2004)
Win a Date With Tad Hamilton! (2004)
Starring Kate Bosworth, Topher Grace.
Directed by Robert Luketic.
In the animated opening credits, the Hollywood Sign makes an appearance to set up the romantic comedy plot of a small town girl winning a date with a movie star.
10.5 (2004)
10.5 (2004)
Starring Beau Bridges, Kim Delaney.
Directed by John Lafia.
This emmy-nominated TV movie depicts what would happen to Los Angeles in the event of a 10.5 earthquake. Given the magnitude of the quake, the damage isn't that bad: Only one of the Ls and a W go toppling over the hillside this time. Heck, the Sign probably looked worse circa 1976.
Super Babies: Baby Geniuses 2 (2004)
Super Babies: Baby Geniuses 2 (2004)
Starring Jon Voight, Scott Baio.
Directed by Bob Clark.
The film's villain (an immortal baby who never ages) has a secret lair inside of the Sign's H.
Shrek II (2004)
Shrek II (2004)
Mike Meyers, Eddie Murphy.
Directed by Andrew Adamson, Kelly Asbury, Conrad Vernon.
Our heroes arrive in a land far far away … as evidenced by a ridiculous FAR FAR AWAY Sign that's similar in appearance to the Hollywood Sign.
The Day After Tomorrow (2004)
The Day After Tomorrow (2004)
Starring Dennis Quaid, Jake Gyllenhaal.
Directed by Roland Emmerich.
A TV reporter sits in a chopper that is covering the tornados in L.A., including the one destroying the Hollywood Sign.
Hollywood Homicide (2003)
Hollywood Homicide (2003)
Starring Harrison Ford and Josh Hartnett
Directed by Ron Shelton
The Hollywood Sign is featured in the opening credits of movie where two LAPD detectives who moonlight in other fields investigate the murder of an up-and-coming rap group.
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WHEREAS, Senate Bill No. 405, Printer's No. 457, titled the "Medical Consent Act," has been introduced in the Pennsylvania General Assembly to provide for the creation of a legal procedure that will allow a parent or legal guardian to authorize another adult to consent to medical and mental health care for minor children while still retaining the parent's legal rights;WHEREAS, increasing numbers of children in Pennsylvania are being cared for by a relative or family friend with no formal arrangement for their care;
WHEREAS, according to the 1990 U.S. Census, over 70,000 children in Philadelphia live in households with relatives or family friends;
WHEREAS, non-emergency medical, dental, surgical, developmental, and mental health examinations and treatment currently require the authorization of the parent or legal guardian;
WHEREAS, children in need of medical or mental health care should not be made to wait months or longer until a parent or legal guardian can be located;
WHEREAS, the legal procedure proposed by the Medical Consent Act utilizing a simple form will substantially ease the burden on parents, children, caregivers, and the court system;
WHEREAS, the proposed Medical Consent Act will improve the lives of kinship caregivers and kinship children by affording peace of mind that all medical needs will be easily met.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that the Philadelphia Bar Association supports enactment of the Medical Consent Act, substantially in the form of Senate Bill No. 405, Printer's No. 457.
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The district was formed in 1989 to pay for costs for maintenance of open space lots of natural or landscaped open space within the boundary of Rancho Del Rey property including Sectional Planning Area (SPA) I, II, and III. The district is comprised of nine zones. The facilities and items of maintenance by zone designation are as follows:
Maintain the drainage system within Rice Canyon including the maintenance of the drop structures and desilting basin.
Maintain landscaping and irrigation system areas associated with the Rice Canyon Open Space area. The zone is comprised of 6.0 acres of non-irrigated slopes, 47.9 acres of non-irrigated/preserve slopes, 0.04 acres of turf and 1.7 acres of ornamental plants.
Maintain landscaping and irrigation system improvements in designated public street areas of East "H" Street generally fronting the Rancho Del Rey subdivision.
Maintain landscaping and irrigation system improvements in designated open space easements adjacent to streets in the Rancho Del Rey Business Park SPA I, Phase 1. The zone is comprised of 3.7 acres of irrigated slops, 3.0 acres of non-irrigated slopes, 0.1 acres of turf and 4.7 acres of ornamental plants.
Maintain landscape improvements, walls, and fending within SPA I, Phase 2-6 including open space easements and areas within the public right-of-way of Otay Lakes Road.
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Charles Cathcart, 7th Earl Cathcart
Charles Alan Andrew Cathcart, the 7th Earl Cathcart (born 30 November 1952), styled Lord Greenock until 1999, is a British peer and member of the House of Lords and Chief of the Name and Arms of Clan Cathcart. Lord Cathcart was educated at Eton, was a member of the Scots Guards, and an Associate Member of the Institute of Chartered Accountants. He succeeded to the title Earl Cathcart upon the death of his father, Alan Cathcart, 6th Earl Cathcart, in 1999. In 2007 he was elected as one of the 92 remaining hereditary peers, replacing Charles Stourton, 26th Baron Mowbray. In 1981 he married Vivien Clare Skinner; she is an interior decorator under the name Vivien Greenock. They have two children:  ( Wikipedia article )
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Welcome to day two of Royal Ascot and our live blog covering all the glitz, glam and racing action.
You can relive yesterday's live coverage right here.
You can see our galleries from the first day here and here. Need the dress code? It's right here.
..and welcome to day 2 of our live blog of Royal Ascot.
Yesterday was a terrific opener to proceeding's at the fabulous Berkshire course, and we'll be bringing you all the action today.
We've got six races again today starting at 2.30pm.
Hugh and I will once again bring you our predictions, and hopefully I'll fare a little better!
Treve is the horse on everyone's lips this morning. She goes in the 3.45 Prince of Wales's Stakes.
The other races are:
2.30pm race 1: Jersey Stakes
3.05pm race 2: Queen Mary Stakes
3.45pm race 3: Prince of Wales Stakes
4.25pm race 4: Duke of Cambridge Stakes
5.00pm race 5: Royal Hunt Cap
5.35pm race 6: Sandringham Handicap
TREVE FACTS: (1) Today she will become the first reigning Arc winner to run at #RoyalAscot since 1990 pic.twitter.com/J3I4M3nJXm— Ascot Racecourse (@AscotInsider) June 18, 2014
Pleased the Queen is getting in on the action again.
Up with the State Papers (Racing Post). The Chinese have lent one £15billion. Putting it on the 2.30 at Royal Ascot. #SpeculateToAccumulate— Elizabeth Windsor (@Queen_UK) June 18, 2014
..well the gates are open on day 2 anyway.
The gates are open and Day Two of Royal Ascot is underway... https://t.co/g4Lt34rdDq— Ascot Racecourse (@AscotInsider) June 18, 2014
We've got a weather forecast for day 2 here.
Our reporter Jennie Slevin was at the course yesterday and spoke to a few people. Here's a couple of quotes:
Sueua Marais, of Nutley, Hanworth, said she was excited to be at Royal Ascot for the first time.
The 16-year-old added: "Driving past the racecourse every year I've always really wanted to go.
"We came for the first day because I wanted to see the Queen.
"I bought my outfit from Topshop in Bracknell the other day, it was a bit of a rush and I was quite panicky."
London hat designer Tracy Rose, who has been attending the Royal meeting for 33 years, wore a headpiece based on the Victorian symbol for love, a hand and flowers.
She said: "My customers' hats always come first but people plan in advance so I've been working for Royal Ascot since about February."
This is definitely what you've all been waiting for. The definitive guide on how to lose your money by myself and Hugh Fort.
Read all about our tips for the day here.
We've also got some odds here for the 2.30 Jersey Stakes from easyodds.com
Best price odds to win Jersey Stakes:
Muwaary - 5/1
Mustajeeb - 6/1
Redbrook - 12/1
That Is The Spirit - 14/1
Giovanni Boldini - 14/1
Musical Comedy - 14/1
Parbold - 16/1
Big Time - 18/1
I've just managed to find a video of yesterday's feature race, the St James's Palace Stakes which features a wonderful finish from Kingman. Well worth a watch.
Watch out Ascot..
#royalascot @AscotInsider @racingpost @Channel4Racing we are on our way! pic.twitter.com/RXQC3fZVHg— CrownJules (@crownjuleshats) June 18, 2014
Our sister site Get Surrey has a proper tipster. You can see his thoughts here (opens in new window).
And you can see mine and Hugh's attempts at both comedy and horse race tipping here.
Just before I handover to Mr Fort, here is a little treat from the end of yesterday captured by Steph Curtin who was at day one.
Very patriotic!
Good afternoon everyone, I was doing battle with one of these fellows yesterday. Hopefully it'll be ok today.
The Queen is due at 2pm today. There's a fierce debate going on here about what she's going to wear.
"Neutrally creamy", blue, yellow, green and various other colours have been suggested.
After guessing 'right' yesterday by saying lilac, I'm going for green.
Look at these hats!
The metallic outfit is prompting some debate in the office.
Sad news from yesterday is that the horse Sir Graham Wade had to be put down after suffering a severe injury.
Jenny Hall, Chief Veterinary Officer, British Horse-Racing Authority, said: "The gelding received immediate first aid on the course from racecourse veterinary surgeons.
"The vets diagnosed that he had suffered a serious pelvic fracture and that the nature of the injury was such that sadly there was no other option but for Sir Graham Wade to be humanely put down."
Attendance at Royal Ascot yesterday was 46,047, slightly down on last year.
Nick Smith, Royal Ascot's Head of Communications and International Racing, said: "It's been a wonderful day and the crowd has enjoyed some spectacular racing in fine weather.
"It was brilliant to watch Toronado and Kingman stamp their dominance on different generations over a mile, we saw an outstanding new two-year-old - The Wow Factor - win the Coventry Stakes, Sole Power showed electric acceleration to take the King's Stand Stakes for the second time and we've ended with another winner for America [the Wesley Ward-trained Hootenanny].
"We have made a wonderful start and today we welcome the best filly in the world, Treve, who runs in the Prince Of Wales Stakes. It will be a big day for Frankie Dettori [Treve's jockey] and fantastic for British racing fans to see her running in this country for the first time.
"If she justifies her place as favourite for the race, we could well see her back at Ascot next month in the King George VI & Queen Elizabeth Stakes [sponsored by QIPCO]."
Our photographer Katie Lamb is out and about at the racecourse.
Royal Ascot Day 2 #rdguk #bracknell #ascot pic.twitter.com/qtYcAa6ECO— katie lamb (@kitolamb) June 18, 2014
Police have revealed two people were arrested later in the evening at Royal Ascot.
Two men, 23-year-old man and a 29-year-old, were given Penalty Notices for Disorder (PND) for being drunk and disorderly.
Another 53-year-old man was also given a PND for a public order offence.
Police are reminding punters not to have their valuables on show after a woman had her purse stolen from her handbag.
Can you see we're not joking about what colour the Queen is wearing? You even bet on it.
We're not far off the action now, The Queen is due at 2pm and then the first race, the Jersey Stakes starts at 2.30pm
There's a ferocious debate going on on the TV over the colour if the Queen's outfit. We reckon silver-grey.
Here are the runners for the 2.30 at Royal Ascot, a 7 furlong jaunt.
That is the Spirit
Giovanni Boldini
Big Time
Musical Comedy
Great White Eagle
Glorious Empire
Passing Star
Waltzing Matilda
Miracle of Medinah
Major Crispies
Shining Emerald
Mustajeeb is the favourite with Muwaary second
They're off!!
Final two furlongs..
The favourite wins it, Mustajeeb in first, Muwaary second. Have that bookies!
So once again I've come out with nothing, but Hugh managed a third placed finish with Giovanni Boldini.
Mustajeeb is roared to victor in the first race of day #royalascot #greatbritishdrama https://t.co/uTe403LveL— Ascot Racecourse (@AscotInsider) June 18, 2014
Here's a little bit of info on the second race today from easyodds.com
There's nothing splitting Anthem Alexander and Spanish Pipedream in the betting for the Queen Mary Stakes, with leading odds comparison site easyodds.com highlighting Anthem Alexander is the very narrow favourite at 11/4, with Spanish Pipedream at 3/1.
Tiggy Wiggy is third favourite at 11/2 but has seen its odds drift from 9/2 on Monday. Clouds Rest is another drifter, out from 16/1 at the start of the week to now best odds of 25/1.
Best price odds to win Queen Mary Stakes courtesy of easyodds.com:
Anthem Alexander - 11/4
Spanish Pipedream - 3/1
Tiggy Wiggy - 13/2
Dangerous Moonlite - 11/1
Harrys Dancer - 12/1
Blue Aegean - 20/1
Clouds Rest - 25/1
The next race is the Queen Mary Stakes, the favourite is Tiggy Wiggy, and I've gone for the brutally named Polar Vortex
And they're away and they've finished! Polar Vortex finishes nowhere with Anthem Alexander taking first place.
We're not far off the Price of Wales Stakes (I hear he likes them medium rare, groan). Favourite is Treve but I've gone for Dank, due to the fact it's a strange name for a horse.
Treve is ridden by Frankie Dettori, and judging by Twitter, everyone thinks Frankie will win.
£297,000 prize money in this one, ker-ching.
And The Fugue causes something of an upset, beating Treve to the post.
Treve raced like a weak 2YO - needs a lugging bit! Credit to The Fugue, what a horse! Awesome win!!!! #RoyalAscot— Ryan Shinn (@ryanfshinn) June 18, 2014
Just won £100 on The Fugue! What a horse! #royalascot #thefugue— Zoe (@itszoeomg) June 18, 2014
Duke of Cambridge Stakes coming up at 4.25pm. Favourite is Sky Lantern. Tom has gone for Annecdote as he can't spell and likes to tell long and boring ones.
Integral wins the Duke of Cambridge Stakes.
The Royal Hunt Cup is next, Tom has gone for Belgian Bill, because his dad's called Bill (aaaaah) and I've gone for Queensbury Rules, cos it sound tough, yet posh. Favourite is Abseil.
There's a whopping 28 runners in this race, and prize money is £108,000.
The race is won by Field of Dream, in at 20/1, someone somewhere could've just won a lot of money. Not bad for a horse named after a Kevin Costner film.
The final race is coming up. It's the Sandringham Handicap. There's a horse called Stealth Missile, which must win.
That said, I've not got a single prediction right yet today. Favourite is Psychometry.
There's some tremendous pictures in this gallery. I really like this one of the Grandstand.
Gallery: Royal Ascot Day two (part two)
The final race is underway.
A photo finish in the final race. Not doubt led to mass confusion amongst the punters, but Muteela takes home the spoils by a nose. Boy oh boy was it close.
And with that, our live coverage of Day Two of Royal Ascot ends. We hope you've enjoyed it and we'll be here again tomorrow with all the glamour and glitz of Ladies' Day.


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King Charles I of England signed the Petition of Right in 1628,
he acknowledged a series of abuses committed under his reign, some
of which were the customary rights of Englishmen dating back to
Magna Carta. Charles proved that even governments long established
and supposedly restrained by custom and law still needed reminding
of their place in the cosmos.
Charles I, the English government had violated habeas corpus, trial
procedures, and due process rights. Taxes had been extracted without
consulting Parliament and the quartering of troops in private homes
was forced upon the people of England. Charles incited civil war,
lost the fight, and was beheaded in 1649.
of American history should recognize the abuses cited in the Petition
of Right. Thomas Jefferson reiterated many of them in the Declaration
of Independence because the crown had ignored history and the common
law. All would be codified in the Constitution or the Bill of Rights.
Article I, the authority over the purse is granted to Congress.
The authority to suspend the privilege of the writ of habeas corpus,
exclusive to Congress, is conditional. The right to a fair and public
trial is guaranteed by the Sixth Amendment. Due process is protected
by the Fifth and Fourteenth Amendments. Restriction on the quartering
of troops is established by the Third Amendment.
Third Amendment states that "No Soldier shall, in time of peace
be quartered in any house, without the consent of the Owner, nor
in time of war, but in a manner to be prescribed by law." Like
much in the Bill of Rights, the Third Amendment's inclusion is grounded
in the experiences of the American colonists.
provision in the Intolerable Acts of 1774 required that British
troops be billeted in occupied dwellings. Prior quartering acts
required unoccupied dwellings and abandoned buildings be used as
soldiers' housing. Sometimes the colonists would have to construct
barracks. Understandably, quartering of troops became a prime catalyst
for the American Revolution.
only time in American history that the Third Amendment has been
directly violated by government was the period 1861–77. Abraham
Lincoln sent hordes of conscripts and foreign mercenaries into the
Confederates States of America to burn, pillage, plunder, and, in
the timeless words of Jefferson, to "compleat the Works of
Death, Desolation, and Tyranny." The Reconstruction period
in the South would have more resembled the oppressive conditions
prevalent in England under Charles I, than the environment of prosperity
and freedom created by the Founders.
Government historians and Lincoln sycophants, the vast majority
of the historical profession, characterize the numerous Constitutional
abuses of this period as necessary given the circumstances. As Lincoln
apologist and statist historian James G. Randall said in Constitutional
Problems Under Lincoln, if "the government under Lincoln
erred in these respects, it erred under great provocation with the
best of motives; and its policy may not be justly criticized without
a full understanding of the alarming situation which confronted
the nation."
would appear, then, that the Third Amendment would be even more
an eighteenth-century anachronism than the oft-cited Second Amendment.
Ignoring the abuses committed during the War of Northern Aggression,
there would be no time in American history when the Third Amendment's
protections became a matter of concern for the American people.
Although one might be quick to write off the Third Amendment as
obsolete, its importance as a safeguard of freedom stands astride
that of the Second Amendment.
Third Amendment recognizes the English custom that "a man's
home is his castle." Quartering of troops was especially heinous
to the colonists because it effectively put property owners under
house arrest. Soldiers placed in the homes of colonists essentially
became the "eyes and ears" of the English government.
Once permitted to roam among the people at will and to enter homes
on a whim, soldiers silence dissent and opposition to government.
written, the Third Amendment guarantees that soldiers would never
be quartered in any man's home. A citizenry jealous of threats
to liberty would not be foolish enough to permit the forces of government
to partake of its hearth and home in peacetime, nor would it permit
the legislature, even in time of war, to proscribe laws requiring
the opening of homes to troops.
level of scare tactics by elected officials would have succeeded
at initiating such a legislative coup. Those attempting such a subversion
of the people's liberty would have rightfully ended their days on
earth on the receiving end of a musket ball or at the end of a noose.
that was a different era. Contemporary Americans, more concerned
with feeling secure than being free, overwhelmingly welcome the
types of abuses the Third Amendment is supposed to protect against.
To them, it is more important that government possesses an arsenal
of unconstitutional powers that violate the rights of all individuals
so that the proportionate few in a population of millions who commit
crimes might be caught. Under these conditions, the Third
Amendment can no longer be considered obscure.
Posse Comitatus Act of 1878 forbids the use of the military in domestic
law enforcement. Yet the military is often sent "among the
people" to provide surveillance and reconnaissance in the search
for fugitives and other elusive criminal elements, such as the DC-area
snipers of a few years ago. Soldiers regularly engage in covert
drug interdiction along the border with Mexico. They have once again
become the "eyes and ears" of the government.
is doubtful most Americans see it this way. After all, bad guys
are bad and so are drugs, so whatever government does to stop both
is okay. This ignorance is only to become bloated in an exaggerated
age of terrorism. Rather than give in to demands to expand the law-enforcement
capabilities of government, we should consider broadening what is
defined as a "soldier" to restore the letter of the Third
Amendment to its Constitutional intent.
to one entry in the American Heritage Dictionary, a "soldier"
is defined as "an active, loyal, and militant follower."
Therein describes nearly all employees of every agency of the executive
branch of our government. As argued on Ray's
Realm, "Quartering of soldiers (or other government enforcement),
should include extensions of their senses, secretly intruding their
presence. Wiretaps, bugs, audio lasers and the like are all extensions
of the senses . . . thus thwarting the spirit of the intent while
seemingly not violating the letter of the law." Therefore,
local police, State police, FBI, CIA, BATF, FCC, SEC, all should
be considered soldiers in the sense of the Third Amendment.
protections guaranteed by the Third Amendment and the rest of the
Bill of Rights were never intended to be abridged by government
judges so that government agents (cops, soldiers, tax collectors,
regulators) could do their jobs easier. In "conflicts"
between the rights of the individual and the supposed needs of government
to enforce the law, the individual should win – always. Otherwise,
the Petition of Right, Constitution, and Bill of Rights, are nothing
more than worthless parchment.
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The Problems with HagelFebruary 11, 2013 @ 3:48 pm (Updated: 3:49 pm - 2/11/13 )
For two reasons, Chuck Hagel is a disastrous choice for Secretary of Defense:
-First, there's the worldview problem: he clearly believes the nation would benefit from a less powerful military, with fewer resources devoted to national security. This attitude shouldn't disqualify a nominee from serving in another Cabinet position, but it's totally inappropriate for a Secretary of Defense: if he doesn't fight for the Pentagon's interests, who will?
-Second, there's the competence problem: Hagel's bumbling, unprepared, inarticulate performance in his confirmation hearings showed an aging politician utterly unqualified to run one of the most complex, sophisticated bureaucracies on earth. If he can't stand up to tough questions from Lindsey Graham and Ted Cruz, how can he stand up to Iran or North Korea?
His experience long ago as an enlisted infantryman serving in Vietnam showed courage, but hardly constituted administrative leadership.
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Bigtree Defense 2 : Evolution
Grow trees and branches then add water cannons and water giving flowers to them. Water cannons will help you shoot down wave after wave of enemies! Do the tutorials first for valuable tips and information then go for it and have a blast playing Bigtree Defense 2 : Evolution!


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Behind the Times- a Late Start to Harry Potter
I watched the 1st Harry Potter movie a few years ago, but wasn't paying much attention. I hadn't read the book, but got talked into it by my boys a few weeks ago. I should've known that it was just a matter of time. We just finished the 1st book this week and figured that we'd better watch the movie for our weekly movie nght. It is surprisingly true to the book and pretty entertaining.
Gavin's birthday is in a couple weeks and he keeps showing me magic wands and robes on the Internet.