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Nadine Hernandez DeWitt, 21, (right), a student at New Vistas High School, helps decorate for the the holidays at the Portage (Ind.) Historical Society on Dec. 7, 2012. | Stephanie Dowell~Sun-Times Media
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New Vistas High School in Portage is reaching above and beyond state standards, adding self-esteem and personal sacrifice to its "curriculum."
For several students, the difference is having a life-changing impact. Recently, students volunteered to help groups throughout Portage prepare for the holidays. One location, the Alton Goin Historical Museum, was cleaned and decorated in preparation for winter festivities.
Students dusted antique items, including a Victrola, glass milk bottles, kerosene lamps, a rug loom, flat irons, Maytag washer with plunger, ringer, scrub board and more. They removed cobwebs, swept, vacuumed, mopped and scrubbed.
Nadine Hernandez DeWitt of Hobart joined the group. She began volunteering at the museum to receive credits for one of her classes. Today, she has more than tripled her required hours of service by working on various projects.
"I dropped out of school my senior year because I was sick," DeWitt said. "Now, I'm coming to New Vistas to finish my diploma. I want to try to get a scholarship for college.
"I love (volunteering). I worked in the cemetery to document graves and put them online so others could find them. I made signs by the road and helped make a display."
After cleaning the building, students set up a Christmas tree near the front entrance, and adorned it with antique ornaments. Lights and decorations were hung throughout other areas of the museum.
Chris Bishop of Portage is a senior at the school. He worked with the students, dusting and decorating. He said he dropped out previously because he didn't understand the value of his education at the time. Today, he has a greater appreciation of his instructors and academics.
"New Vistas is a good opportunity for me; I like it a lot," he said. "The classes aren't large, so it's a lot of personal time with the teachers.
"The students are great, too. It's important to me to get my diploma, more than I realized. I couldn't ask for a better place to get it. After I get my diploma, I want to go into missions."
Teacher Glenda Nicholas said she appreciates the uniqueness of the school and how staff members express their love for the students.
"We accept the students for their differences," Nicholas said. "It's a really good group of kids. I think they feel like they're wanted.
"I feel at home here, and so do the kids. I feel fortunate."
Locations for other community projects performed by student volunteers that day included Portage Community Gardens, Rebuilding Together Portage, Real Life Community Church, and the Portage Branch of the Porter County PublicLibrary.
The students will perform their next community service project in March. For more information, Contact Don Knotts at 850-4448.


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RANCHO CUCAMONGA, CALIFORNIA -- When Kumho Tires says, "limited Warranty" they mean it! After a four weeks of driving on a new set of Khumo tires, a small puncture occurred. By the time I got home (approx. 1 mi.) the tire was unrepairable. Kumho stuck to their policy and refused to offer any reparations. Most American Tire companies have learned it's better to do what's right, and offer some assistance, discounts or complete tire exchange. Kumho's response was somewhat surprising. Not only were they not helpful, they were very short with the tire dealer.
I will never purchase another set of Kumho Tires again.
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saj80 on 06/29/2011:
If you ruined a tire by driving after a puncture, it is no longer a warranty issue. It is also very doubtful that any tire manufacturer, domestic or foreign, would have provided warranty coverage for something that could have been prevented if you had simply stopped, removed the tire with the puncture, and drove on with your spare.
Slimjim on 06/29/2011:
To be honest, I do not agree with you that any other tire manufacturer would replace this tire under these circumstances. You drove the tire flat for a mile and tore it up. I easily might have done the same, depending on when and where it went flat, but I would suspect if I ruined it that it would now be on me.
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So I basically repeat what the OP says, and my comment gets removed and labelled as being diminishing?! *^&@^2.
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Ript, welcome to the club!
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*^&@^2 the club.
trmn8r on 06/29/2011:
Driving on a flat tire can quickly ruin it. I did it myself a few years back, because I had no other good option.
I have (had) a couple of Kumhos on my old work truck. Ripped a hole in one a lot easier than I expected to, but I would admit I mistreated it. I wouldn't buy another either.
Was this puncture in the sidewall? In the meaty part of the tread? Elsewhere?
Were these warrantied for puncture of any kind?
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RANCHO CUCAMONGA, CA -- Around March I bought a new Hyundai, and the tires on the Hyundai had Kumho tires my vehicle had less than 18,000 miles when wires started showing on the tires called Kumho warranty office they said do not cover premature wear, called Hyundai customer service they said would pass on my concerns, of course I had to buy new tires a lot sooner than expected and of course it wasn't Kumho. Also if someone else had problem like this with these tires would like to here from.
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Slimjim on 01/10/2011:
While I thought the practice had long since died off, there was a time when it was SOP to install cheap tires on new cars. Sounds like the case here. I don't know anything about Kumho tires and possibly it's because they aren't very good or popular.
saj80 on 01/10/2011:
I've heard of Kumho tires, but don't know anything about them. I agree with Slim in the fact that these were probably the cheapest tires available to the manufacturer. Did you rotate them every 5-7000 miles?
Skye on 01/10/2011:
Could you need a wheel alignment? I know it's a new vehicle, but pot holes, under inflated tires and poor road conditions, IE pot holes, can wreak havoc on tires.
Wild Man Joe on 02/25/2011:
I have post also. Kumho has poor customer srevice. Only put 24,000 miles on tires. Put over 50,000 miles on my previous set of tires. They were great(Nokian). I am not buying Chinese. Our government better wake up. China is poisoning us with their 2nd rate goods.
jktshff1 on 02/25/2011:
And Nokian is a U.S. Company? I put @70-80k on my US made tires/
greatscott1968 on 05/08/2012:
My wife and I bought a new 2012 Sanata. We had the exact same problem. Kumo radials completely worn out at 19,000 miles. Dealer said we did not rotate often enough....pure B.S.!
Richard Lynch on 05/31/2013:
I bought a new 2012 Hyundai Sonata with Kumho tires. I now have about 10,000 miles and my tires are done. I am over 60 years old and safe driver. Dealer asked if I carried heavy loads with car. I replied that I allowed people to sit in the back. I was told that it's not their problem and that I should contact Kuhmo, but I know what to expect from them.
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Another name which may have made the the cut of five possible candidate is Mike Lawrie CEO of New York-based Computer Science Corporation (CSC), Reuters said.
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In August, Steve Ballmer announces his retirement from Microsoft with a year. Ballmer has run the company since 2000. Ballmer made his intentions known one month after instituting a major reorganization to help the technology giant compete in a world where PCs are no longer the main industry thrust.
In the past, Elop had worked for Lotus Development, Macromedia before it was acquired by Adobe (ADBE), Boston Chicken (now Boston Market) and Juniper Networks (JNPR) before heading Microsoft's business division (including Microsoft's Office software suite) from January 2008 to September, 2010. Then as CEO of Nokia he forged a deal with Microsoft to drop other smartphone projects in favor of producing Windows Phones.
Bates has been with Microsoft since it acquired Skype two years ago. Nadella had worked for Sun Microsystems (now Oracle (ORCL)) before joining Microsoft in 1992.
Mulally has been President and CEO of Ford since September, 2006. He is credited with helping the company reverse its fortunes without having to ask for a government bailout. Before Ford, Mulally had been employed by Boeing (BA) from 1969 working his way up from engineer to vice president and general manager.
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This list of Hawaii birds is a comprehensive listing of all the bird species seen naturally in the state of Hawaii as determined by the Hawaiian Audubon Society. This list is based on Robert Pyle's revision dated March 31, 2005. The scope of this list encompasses the entire Hawaiian Islands chain, from Kure Atoll in the Northwestern Hawaiian Islands to the north, to the "Big Island" of Hawaii to the south. The following codes define the distribution and relative abundance of species on this list:
This list is presented in taxonomic order. The family accounts at the beginning of each heading reflect this taxonomy, as do the species counts found in each family accounts.
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Non-passerines: Ducks, Geese, and Swans • Partridges, Grouse, Turkeys, and Old World Quail • New World Quail • Loons • Grebes • Albatrosses • Shearwaters and Petrels • Storm-Petrels • Boobies and Gannets • Cormorants • Frigatebirds • Tropicbirds • Bitterns, Herons, and Egrets • Ibises and Spoonbills • Osprey • Hawks, Kites, and Eagles • Caracaras and Falcons • Cranes • Rails, Gallinules, and Coots • Sandpipers, Curlews, Godwits, Snipes, and Phalaropes • Gulls • Terns • Auks, Murres, and Puffins • Skuas • Stilts and Avocets • Lapwings and Plovers • Sandgrouse • Pigeons and Doves • Lories, Parakeets, Macaws, and Parrots • Cuckoos, Roadrunners, and Anis • Barn owls • Typical owls • Nightjars • Swifts • Kingfishers •
Passerines: Larks • Swallows and martins • Wagtails and pipits • Bulbuls • Mockingbirds and thrashers • Thrushes • Bush-warblers • Reed-warblers • Old World flycatchers • Old World babblers • Chickadees and titmice • White-eyes • Honeyeaters • Monarch flycatchers • Jays, crows, magpies, and ravens • Starlings and mynahs • Old World sparrows • Estridid finches • Buntings, Grassquits and American sparrows • Cardinals and saltators • Finches, Hawaiian honeycreepers,and Siskins • Meadowlarks, Cowbirds, Grackles, New World Orioles and American Blackbirds
Order: Anseriformes. Family: Anatidae
The family Anatidae includes the ducks and most duck-like waterfowl, such as geese and swan. These are birds that are modified for an aquatic existence with webbed feet, bills which are flattened to a greater or lesser extent, and feathers that are excellent at shedding water due to special oils.
Order: Galliformes. Family: Phasianidae
The Phasianidae is a family of birds which consists of the pheasants and their allies. These are terrestrial species, variable in size but generally plump, with broad relatively short wings. Many species are gamebirds, or have been domesticated as a food source for humans.
Order: Galliformes. Family: Odontophoridae
The New World quails are small, plump terrestrial birds only distantly related to the quails of the Old World, but named for their similar appearance and habits.
Order: Gaviiformes. Family: Gaviidae
Loons are aquatic birds size of a large duck, to which they are unrelated. Their plumage is largely grey or black, they have spear-shaped bills. Loons swim well, and fly adequately, but, because their legs are placed towards the rear of the body, are almost hopeless on land.
Order: Podicipediformes. Family: Podicipedidae
Grebes are small to medium-large sized freshwater diving birds. They have lobed toes, and are excellent swimmers and divers. However, they have their feet placed far back on the body, making them quite ungainly on land.
Order: Procellariiformes. Family: Diomedeidae
The albatrosses are amongst the largest of flying birds, and the great albatrosses from the genus Diomedea have the largest wingspans of any extant birds.
Order: Procellariiformes. Family: Procellariidae
The procellariids are the main group of medium-sized 'true petrels', characterised by united nostrils with medium septum, and a long outer functional primary.
Order: Procellariiformes. Family: Hydrobatidae
The storm-petrels are the smallest of seabirds, relatives of the petrels, feeding on planktonic crustaceans and small fish picked from the surface, typically while hovering. The flight is fluttering and sometimes bat-like.
Order: Phaethontiformes. Family: Phaethontidae
Tropicbirds are slender white birds of tropical oceans, with exceptionally long central tail feathers. Their long wings have black markings, as does the head.
Order: Suliformes. Family: Fregatidae
Frigatebirds are large sea-birds usually found over tropical oceans. They are large, black or black and white, with long wings and deeply-forked tails. The males have inflatable coloured throat pouches. They do not swim or walk, and cannot take off from a flat surface. Having the largest wingspan to body weight ratio of any bird, they are essentially aerial, able to stay aloft for more than a week.
Order: Suliformes. Family: Sulidae
The sulids comprise the gannets and boobies. Both groups are medium-large coastal seabirds that plunge-dive for fish.
Order: Suliformes. Family: Phalacrocoracidae
Cormorants are medium-to-large aquatic birds, usually with mainly dark plumage and areas of coloured skin on the face. The bill is long, thin, and sharply hooked. Their feet are four-toed and webbed, a distinguishing feature among the Pelecaniformes order.
Order: Pelecaniformes. Family: Ardeidae
The family Ardeidae contains the herons, egrets, and bitterns. Herons and Egrets are medium to large sized wading birds with long necks and legs. Bitterns tend to be shorter necked and more secrative. Unlike other long necked birds such as storks, ibises and spoonbills, members of Ardeidae fly with their necks retracted.
Order: Pelecaniformes. Family: Threskiornithidae
Order: Accipitriformes. Family: Pandionidae
The family Pandionidae is a family of fish-eating birds of prey, possessing a very large, powerful hooked beak for tearing flesh from their prey, strong legs, powerful talons, and keen eyesight. The family is monotypic.
Order: Accipitriformes. Family: Accipitridae
The family Accipitridae is a family of birds of prey and include hawks, eagles, kites, harriers and Old World vultures. These birds have very large powerful hooked beaks for tearing flesh from their prey, strong legs, powerful talons, and keen eyesight.
Order: Falconiformes. Family: Falconidae
Falconidae is a family of diurnal birds of prey, notably the falcons and caracaras. They differ from hawks, eagles, and kites in that they kill with their beaks instead of their feet.
Order: Gruiformes. Family: Gruidae
Cranes are large, long-legged and long-necked birds. Unlike the similar-looking but unrelated herons, cranes fly with necks outstretched, not pulled back. Most have elaborate and noisy courting displays or "dances".
Order: Gruiformes. Family: Rallidae
Rallidae is a large family of small to medium-sized birds which includes the rails, crakes, coots, and gallinules. The most typical family members occupy dense vegetation in damp environments near lakes, swamps, or rivers. In general they are shy and secretive birds, difficult to observe. Most species have strong legs, and have long toes which are well adapted to soft, uneven surfaces. They tend to have short, rounded wings and be weak fliers.
Order: Charadriiformes. Family: Scolopacidae
The Scolopacidae are a large diverse family of small to medium sized shorebirds including the Sandpipers, Curlews, Godwits, Shanks, Tattlers, Woodcocks, Snipes, Dowitchers and Phalaropes. The majority of species eat small invertebrates picked out of the mud or soil. Different lengths of legs and bills enable different species to feed in the same habitat, particularly on the coast, without direct competition for food.
Order: Charadriiformes. Family: Laridae
Laridae is a family of medium to large birds seabirds and includes gulls, terns, kittiwakes and skimmers. They are typically grey or white, often with black markings on the head or wings. They have stout, longish bills and webbed feet.
Order: Charadriiformes. Family: Alcidae
Alcids are superficially similar to penguins due to their black-and-white colours, their upright posture and some of their habits, however they are not related to the penguins at all, being able to fly. Auks live on the open sea, only deliberately coming ashore to nest.
Order: Charadriiformes Family: Stercorariidae
Skuas are in general medium to large birds, typically with grey or brown plumage, often with white markings on the wings. They have longish bills with a hooked tip, and webbed feet with sharp claws. They look like large dark gulls, but have a fleshy cere above the upper mandible. They are strong, acrobatic fliers.
Order: Charadriiformes. Family: Recurvirostridae
Recurvirostridae is a family of large wading birds, which includes the avocets and the stilts. The avocets have long legs and long up-curved bills. The stilts have extremely long legs and long, thin, straight bills.
Order: Charadriiformes. Family: Charadriidae
The family Charadriidae includes the plovers, dotterels, and lapwings. They are small to medium-sized birds with compact bodies, short, thick necks and long, usually pointed, wings. They are found in open country worldwide, mostly in habitats near water, although there are some exceptions.
Order: Pteroclidiformes. Family: Pteroclididae
Sandgrouse have small, pigeon like heads and necks, but sturdy compact bodies. They have long pointed wings and sometimes tails and a fast direct flight. Their legs are feathered down to the toes. 1 species has been introduced to Hawaii.
Order: Columbiformes Family: Columbidae
Pigeons and doves are stout-bodied birds with short necks and short slender bills with a fleshy cere. All of the species listed have been introduced.
Order: Psittaciformes Family: Psittacidae
Parrots are small to large birds with a characteristic curved beak shape. Their upper mandibles have slight mobility in the joint with the skull and the have a generally erect stance. All parrots are zygodactyl, having the four toes on each foot placed two at the front and two back. Although many different species of parrots have been released in Hawaii, particularly in larger cities, these 4 species below have been accepted by Hawaii Audubon as currently having or having had established populations. Hawaii has no native parrot species, all have been introduced.
Order: Cuculiformes Family: Cuculidae
The family Cuculidae includes cuckoos, roadrunners and anis. These birds are of variable size with slender bodies, long tails and strong legs.
Order: Strigiformes Family: Tytonidae
Barn owls are medium to large sized owls with large heads and characteristic heart-shaped faces. They have long strong legs with powerful talons. It has been introduced to Hawaii.
Order: Strigiformes Family: Strigidae
Typical owls are small to large solitary nocturnal birds of prey. They have large forward-facing eyes and ears, a hawk-like beak, and a conspicuous circle of feathers around each eye called a facial disk. Hawaii has one native species of Owl, and is a distinct subspecies.
Order: Caprimulgiformes Family: Caprimulgidae
Nightjars are medium-sized nocturnal birds with long wings, short legs and very short bills that usually nest on the ground. Most have small feet, of little use for walking, and long pointed wings. Their soft plumage is crypically coloured to resemble bark or leaves.
Order: Apodiformes Family: Apodidae
The swifts are small aerial birds, spending the majority of their lives flying. These birds have very short legs and never settle voluntarily on the ground, perching instead only on vertical surfaces. Many swifts have long swept-back wings that resemble a crescent or a boomerang.
Order: Coraciiformes Family: Cerylidae
Kingfishers are medium sized birds with large heads, long pointed bills, short legs, and stubby tails.
Order: Passeriformes Family: Alaudidae
Larks are small terrestrial birds with often extravagant songs and display flights. Most larks are fairly dull in appearance. Their food is insects and seeds.
Order: Passeriformes Family: Hirundinidae
The Hirundinidae family is a group of passerines characterised by their adaptation to aerial feeding. Their adaptations include a slender streamlined body, long pointed wings and short bills with wide gape. The feet are designed for perching rather than walking, and the front toes are partially joined at the base.
Order: Passeriformes. Family: Motacillidae
The Motacillidae are a family of small passerine birds with medium to long tails. They include the wagtails, longclaws and pipits. They are slender, ground feeding insectivores of open country.
Order: Passeriformes Family: Pycnonotidae
Bulbuls are a family of medium-sized passerine songbirds resident in Africa and tropical Asia. These are mostly frugivorous birds. 2 species have been intrroduced to Hawaii.
Order: Passeriformes. Family: Mimidae
The Mimids are a family of passerine birds that includes thrashers, mockingbirds, tremblers, and the New World catbirds. These birds are notable for their vocalization, especially their remarkable ability to mimic a wide variety of birds and other sounds heard outdoors. The species tend towards dull grays and browns in their appearance. 1 species has been introduced to Hawaii.
Order: Passeriformes. Family: Turdidae
The Thrushes are a group of passerine birds that occur mainly but not exclusively in the Old World. They are plump, soft plumaged, small to medium sized insectivores or sometimes omnivores, often feeding on the ground. Many have attractive songs. 5 species are endemic to Hawaii, and 1 species is accidental.
Order: Passeriformes Family: Cettiidae
Order: Passeriformes Family: Acrocephalidae
The Old World flycatchers are a large family of small passerine birds restricted to the Old World. These are mainly small arboreal insectivores, many of which, as the name implies, take their prey on the wing. The appearance of these birds is very varied, but they mostly have weak songs and harsh calls. The nest of most is a well-constructed cup in a tree or hedge. 1 species has been introduced to Hawaii.
The Old World babblers are a large family of mostly Old World passerine birds. They are rather diverse in size and coloration, but are characterised by soft fluffy plumage. These are birds of tropical areas, with the greatest variety in southeast Asia. These birds have strong legs, and many are quite terrestrial. This group is not strongly migratory, and most species have short rounded wings, and a weak flight. Morphological diversity is rather high; most species resemble "warblers", jays or thrushes. All of the following species have been introduced to Hawaii.
Order: Passeriformes Family: Paridae
The Paridae are mainly small stocky woodland species with short stout bills. Some have crests. They are adaptable birds, with a mixed diet including seeds and insects. 1 species has been introduced, but is no longer established.
The white-eyes are small passerine birds native to tropical and sub-tropical Africa, southern Asia and Australasia. The birds of this group are mostly of undistinguished appearance, the plumage above being generally either some dull color like greenish olive, but some species have a white or bright yellow throat, breast or lower parts, and several have buff flanks. But as indicated by their scientific name, derived from the Ancient Greek for girdle-eye, around the eyes of many species is a conspicuous white ring. They have rounded wings and strong legs. The size ranges up to 15 cm (6 inches) in length. All the species of white-eyes are sociable, forming large flocks which only separate on the approach of the breeding season. Though mainly insectivorous, they eat nectar and fruits of various kinds. 1 species has been introduced to Hawaii.
Order: Passeriformes Family: Mohoidae
Honeyeaters prefer to flit quickly from perch to perch in the outer foliage, stretching up or sideways or hanging upside down at need. They have a highly developed brush-tipped tongue, longer in some species than others, frayed and fringed with bristles which soak up liquids readily. The tongue is flicked rapidly and repeatedly into a flower, the upper mandible then compressing any liquid out when the bill is closed. All species of honeyeaters below were endemic to Hawaii, but are now extinct. The Kauai Oo was the last species to survive, last seen in 1987.
Order: Passeriformes Family: Monarchidae
The Monarchinae are a relatively recent grouping of a number of seemingly very different birds, mostly from the southern hemisphere, which are more closely related than they at first appear. Many of the approximately 140 species making up the family were previously assigned to other groups, largely on the basis of general morphology or behaviour. With the new insights generated by the DNA-DNA hybridisation studies of Sibley and his co-workers toward the end of the 20th century, however, it became clear that these apparently unrelated birds were all descended from a common ancestor. The Monarchinae are small to medium-sized insectivorous passerines, many of which hunt by flycatching. The AOU split the complex into 3 separate species in 2010. All are endemic to Hawaii.
Order: Passeriformes Family: Corvidae
The Corvidae family includes crows, ravens, jays, choughs, magpies, treepies, nutcrackers, and ground jays. Corvids are above average in size for the bird order Passeriformes. Some of the larger species show levels of learned behavior of a high degree.
Order: Passeriformes. Family: Sturnidae
Starlings are small to medium-sized Old World passerine birds with strong feet. Their flight is strong and direct, and most are very gregarious. Their preferred habitat is fairly open country, and they eat insects and fruit. The plumage of several species is dark with a metallic sheen. 3 species have been introduced to Hawaii.
Order: Passeriformes. Family: Passeridae
Old World sparrows are small passerine birds. In general, sparrows tend to be small plump brownish or greyish birds with short tails and short powerful beaks. Sparrows are seed-eaters, and they also consume small insects. 1 species has been introduced to Hawaii.
The estrildid finches are small passerine birds of the Old World tropics and Australasia. They are gregarious and often colonial seed-eaters with short, thick, but pointed bills. They are all similar in structure and habits, but vary widely in plumage colours and pattern. All the estrildids build large domed nests. Most are sensitive to cold and require a warm, usually tropical, habitat. All of the following species have been introduced to Hawaii.
Order: Passeriformes. Family: Calcariidae
Order: Passeriformes. Family: Emberizidae
The Emberizidae are a large family of passerine birds. They are seed-eating birds with a distinctively shaped bill. In Europe, most species are named as buntings. In North America, most of the species in this family are known as Sparrows, but these birds are not closely related to the Old World sparrows which are in the family Passeridae. Many emberizid species have distinctive head patterns.
Order: Passeriformes. Family: Cardinalidae
The Cardinals are a family of passerine birds that are robust, seed-eating birds, with strong bills. They are typically associated with open woodland. The sexes usually have distinct plumages. 1 species has been introduced to Hawaii.
Order: Passeriformes. Family: Fringillidae
Finches are seed-eating passerine birds, that are small to moderately large and have a strong beak, usually conical and in some species very large. All have 12 tail feathers and 9 primaries. These birds have a bouncing flight with alternating bouts of flapping and gliding on closed wings, and most sing well.
Order: Passeriformes. Family: Drepanididae
Hawaiian honeycreepers are small passerine birds endemic to Hawaiʻi. Most authorities categorize this group as a family Drepanididae, but some biologists still place as a subfamily Drepanidinae of the finch family Fringillidae. The wide range of bills in this group, from thick finch-like bills to slender downcurved bills for probing flowers have arisen through adaptive radiation, where an ancestral finch has evolved to fill a large number of ecological niches.
Order: Passeriformes. Family: Icteridae
The Icterids are a group of small to medium, often colourful passerine birds. Most species have black as a predominant plumage colour, often enlivened by yellow, orange or red.


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Bowling Green, Ky – Environmental officials in Florida are investigating problems with some drywall imported from China. There are widespread reports of decaying wallboard and possible contaminants in the product. Dr. Michael May is an environmental geologist at WKU. He says much of the questionable drywall was used in homes that needed to be repaired after hurricanes. He spoke to our Dan Modlin about the issue.


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Out of 26 million Texans, you may have an idea to change the world. You may have had several ideas to change the world. But only a tiny minority of you pushed through the U.S. Patent office from application to successful patent. We've seen Texans change the world many times over. Jack Kilby did it with Texas Instruments in 1958 with the integrated circuit, causing the start of the digital revolution, which, in part, is why you can read these words over your electronic device.
Over the last few years, Texas Business has brought its feature: Texas Business Patent of the Day. This list is of the ones that were either extremely clever, odd or strange. One thing becomes apparent from these patents and the patent that runs daily in Texas Business—Texans have a unique mind set.
Though the history of the Corn Dog is disputed, the State Fair of Texas claims to have introduced the Corny Dog sometime between 1938 and 1942. As a paean to that invention that now sits in the freezer section of every grocery store in the southwest, here are the fried foods the State Fair of Texas has introduced, or tried to introduce, in the last seven years.
Dead Texas musicians live on every time you hear their songs. Their songs play everywhere, so the dead Texas musicians appear to be immortal. Here's the short list.
Don't get caught up with John Wayne religion. For one thing, he's not Texan. He's in some fine movies involving Texas, most notably The Searchers, but none of his movies can make the best cut of Texas movies. Here's the short list.
Tourist Traps. Some are absurdly large. All are monuments to the bizarre notions of the human spirit.
The short simple list.
Nothing to agonize over. Simply the best.
Perhaps we should start with the concept of slow trains. We don't have conventional intercity train travel in Texas, yet we want high speed rail.
Texas abandoned its use of trains as mass transit as automobiles proliferated and the highway system developed.
A recent proposal for high-speed rail in Texas is part of a larger proposed, state-wide super-infrastructure, the Trans-Texas Corridor. The Texas Department of Transportation (TxDOT) submitted applications this week to the Federal Railroad Administration requesting almost $43 million in federal high-speed rail funds for two Texas projects--one for preliminary engineering and environmental studies and one for safety improvements.
We've done studies before, though the last real plans are about 20 years old. That's because high speed rail is the type of input many in Texas have tried to avoid.
We've been through it before. What's now called the Texas T-Bone was called The Texas Triangle. The Texas Triangle was to be a privately financed high speed rail system connecting Houston, San Antonio and Dallas-Fort Worth.
There was litigation, there was behind the scenes negotiating, and finally, the franchise was award to a consortium of major players under the name of Texas TGV, much to the dismay of a rival technology.
The business was to be based on Southwest Airlines, which used the same triangle to establish its base in the Texas market. The 1980s were ending. The population of the state hovered around 17 million.
Guess who squashed it? Many of you remember. Southwest Airlines, now the nation's largest domestic air carrier, lobbied to create legal obstacles to keep the project from getting funds. The project crashed in 1994 when the state withdrew the franchise.
The cost back then was projected to be $5.6 billion. My CPI calculation is that now would be about $9.5 billion, but I'm no economist. And the population is about 25 million. We're still relying on vehicles and airplanes.
However, forces already are lining up to fight the Texas T-Bone:
1) Economic activity is moved about like a shell game from small and medium-sized cities to large cities.
2) High speed rail does not significantly lower air pollution
3) Energy use is higher than for conventional trains
4) Cities that are left off the high speed rail route diminish and die like cities that missed the railroad lines in the 1880s.
5) No public project ever holds to budget but overruns the budget in a time when the government is tightening its belt.
6) People will not abandon their cars
7) Airlines are faster
8) Costs now to build high speed rail in Texas bears no resemblance to the $5.6 billion projected in the late 1980s. Development estimates now range up to $50 billion.
9) More farmland will be eaten up by the infrastructure.
And so on.
One major difference this time is that American Airlines and Continental Airlines joined the Texas High Speed Rail and Transportation Corporation five years ago. Unlike Southwest Airlines of yesteryear, these airlines see high speed rail as a feeder for the airlines.
Now, with the advent of ever increasing fuel prices, ever increasing population, ever increasing traffic congestion (drive from Dallas to San Antonio if you need a reminder) and ever increasing technology (the advent of Google computer-driven cars), the time may be nearing for a successful high speed rail bid.
Or perhaps twenty years from now we'll be talking about the failed Texas T-Bone and thinking how it cheap it would have been to do then.
The Texas News Scrawl is a handy reference to stories Texas Business recommends from other news sources. Some of the stories that Texas Business currently suggests include: Texas regulators not aware of potential CFTC manipulation probe, Irving spends incentive dollars to lure two corporate headquarters and almost 2,000 jobs; Hotels, restaurant operators prep for record Final Four; Star-Telegram presses roll one last time; Robert Rodriguez breathes new life into an old vampire favorite; ClubCorp buys Prestonwood Country Club in Dallas and Plano; Office Depot overcharged Dallas by up to $3.6 million, city auditor finds; Texas power market monitor resigns amid unresolved reform debate; and more.


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Maybe it should say "a continent close to you". Yes, I'm just envious of those who can go to this. It looks like there will be many interesting sessions.

Will the US be treated to something similar?MDhttp://firstname.lastname@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-23290357.post-62832387774958683302007-04-05T17:39:00.000Z2007-04-05T17:39:00.000ZIt was a shame about the EOUC event, I was really ...It was a shame about the EOUC event, I was really looking forward to it. There's also the Miracle Scotland Database Forum 2007 at Edinburgh Castle from 29-31 May 2007 and there's still a few seats left.Thomas firstname.lastname@example.com


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Chris Woakes was closing in on a century as England Lions reached 302 for five after day one of the third unofficial Test against Sri Lanka A.
Lions captain Woakes was 84 not out in Colombo after combining with Scott Borthwick (53no) for an unbroken sixth-wicket stand of 130.
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The Lions lost openers Sam Robson (duck) and Alex Lees (20) cheaply before James Taylor - a double centurion in last week's second match - was bowled by Lahiru Gamage for 14.
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It's out in the open now. South Carolina is now officially opposed to deepening the Savannah River. I see this as a big deal with huge long-term implications for where cargo moves in the U.S. southeast.
South Carolina's move this week to block the Savannah River deepening project brings out into the open what has been a simmering hostility between the states over their respective ports.
Simply put: If Savannah can't dredge its channel to 48 feet, it will be increasingly non-competitive for the big ships that will increasingly be calling at East Coast ports. Therein lies the opening for Charleston.
Because they are located just over 100 miles from each other and serve the same Southeast market, any gain Charleston achieves will likely be Savannah's loss. The opposite has been true for the past decade.
As Savannah's container cargo has grown at an average annual rate of 11.3 percent since 2001, Charleston's shrank at an annual rate of 0.6 percent, according to the database of JOC sister company PIERS (the U.S. overall grew 4.9 percent during the same period).
Don't blame Savannah for this. Their strategy to lure importer distribution centers to their local area and have those "pull" in carriers and their ships has gained worldwide acclaim and spurred many an imitation. But while Charleston was slow to act, it's back in the competitive arena thanks to a management change and is out to regain lost ground, as quickly as possible. That could mean at Savannah's expense.
As was made clear at a panel on its dredging plans at the recent South Carolina International Trade Conference, Charleston sees its dredging as the best deal for a cash-strapped nation. It is picking up on the emerging idea that not all dredging projects deserve funding, with those that do "achieving the greatest depth for as little money spent," said Charleston port CEO James Newsome.
Savannah wasn't mentioned, but the implication was that Charleston can achieve a 50-foot draft needed for the mega-ships that will begin arriving after the Panama Canal is expanded in 2014 at a substantially lower cost than Savannah's project, which would only achieve 48 feet. Numbers like $300 million for Charleston versus $600 million for Savannah have been tossed about Charleston's terminals are much closer to the ocean than Savannah's, which is where most of the savings would come from.
Questions this raises:
- Given that planning for the Savannah River deepening has been under way for a decade, isn't a bit late for South Carolina to be opposing it at this late hour?
- Is the South Carolina opposition based purely on environmental grounds or is it part of a state strategy to weaken Savannah in hopes of strengthening Charleston?
- Since the Savannah project has not yet received final approval from the Army Corps of Engineers, should it be fair game for criticism on environmental and economic grounds?
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Practice in Mexico
Dec 02, 2005
Dec 2, 2005. Mar de Jade. On the airplane I sat next to two kids, Carlos (9) and Sandy (7) who were flying to Mexico alone, for the first time, to spend a month with their grandmothers. Their parents, they told me in their accented English, were Mexicans who could not legally leave the U.S. with hope to return. "They have to run from the police," Carlos said. All dressed up from head to toe in brand new chic casual clothes, they were very cute, Carlos pudgy with a flat top haircut, Sandy, with very small English, had a lovely smile and wide dark eyes. Both, at different points in the flight, broke down crying and I tried to comfort them.
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Zen Abbot's Journal Vol 51 Oct 11, 14, 2005
Oct 11, 2005
Oct 11, 2005. Hours and days fly by. For instance this — foggy — morning a little reading (Oppen and Pessoa), make some soup, a bit of email, and already the morning's gone and it's nearly lunchtime. Some days it seems I'm battling with time, and losing. But then I ask, "Why worry if time's slipping by? After all, what have I got to do of any importance other than to see this life through till the end?" And I answer, "Well, absolutely nothing." So there's nothing to worry about. (It's the same nothing, in both cases).
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Spending time this month with Sybil Cooper who is dying at Hospice. She seems quite clear about what she's doing, and what's important. She is dying, that's her job right now. It is a little exciting and interesting. And what's important is love. Her son Ethan has been taking care of her and staying very close through all this. She's proud that he's capable of doing this, knows that he'll be able to go on and will be all right without her, that she's given him the best she's had to offer, has done her job, struggling as a single mother all these years.
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Zen Abbot's Journal Vol 50 Aug 6, 2005 (Canterbury)
Aug 06, 2005
In Canterbury we visited the Cathedral where I finally got clear about Thomas Beckett, whom I'd always gotten mixed up with Thomas More. More was later: the government counselor who quarreled with Henry VIII over the king's daring and willful takeover of the church and was beheaded for his integrity - or stubbornness. A movie and a play, "The Lion in Winter," about all this, in the 1970's. Beckett was an 11th Century cleric who'd been previously a government official, prodigy of Henry II, who'd eventually made him Archbishop of Canterbury. (Interesting that throughout English history churchmen and secular officials were interchangeable; not unusual for someone to be Chancellor of the Exchequer one year then Bishop the next — seemingly there was neither secular nor religious specialization; all education was both religious and secular I suppose).
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Abbot's Journal Vol 49 June 13, 2005 Muir Beach
Jun 13, 2005
The subtlety of these inner changes (and one can't either even call them exactly "inner") is very odd: to what extent is spiritual transformation even ever actually taking place- is it rather a matter of something we think is occurring and is thinking it's occurring enough, something in itself, and what about when we do not think it is occurring, might it be occurring anyway, and if so what does this mean? Certainly material changes (say, in the body, as with aging, or coming to physical maturity) register, and emotional changes register (being emotionally traumatized and healing from that trauma), which is why it makes sense to us to pay our doctors and psychotherapists.
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Zen Abbot's Journal Vol 49 June 3, 2005
Jun 03, 2005
Merton's conclusion to "The Inner Experience," in which he talks about the need for contemplation in our time, and the problems, challenges, and opportunities of the contemplative, is inspiring. The people in the Dharma seminar liked this part a lot more than they liked the earlier talks, which were much more focused on the sense and flavor of the Christian mystical path, which sounded to them quite dualistic and sexist. In fact the sexist dimension was not a key part of the book, but the women members of the seminar, understandably, focused strongly on this, and were hurt by it. As a man, I notice these sections (particularly, for instance, the discussion of the garden of Eden story in which "woman" is temptress, that side of humanity that must be tamed and protected against), can see they are objectionable, and cheerfully go on, without much ado.
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Dharma Seminar practices
May 19, 2005
Lately in the weekly Dharma seminar and at all day sittings here at home, as well as at retreats and events out of town, I've been presenting traditional practices for cultivating the heart. We've worked with the Four Unlimited Abodes (loving kindness, compassion, joy, and equanimity) as well as the Six Paramittas (giving, ethical conduct, patience, energy, meditation, and wisdom.) Through your comments and through the experiences you have been reporting, I have had the chance to look at these practices with a fresh eye, and I am impressed with how helpful they are, even in the stressful troubled world we live in. It may be that the most useful gift the Buddha gave us is the simple, even naïve, confidence that the mind and heart are pliable, and can always be guided and developed for the good, when effort is made and there is a willingness to change.
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Practice Period in Mexico
May 04, 2005
First day of sesshin following nine days of "community practice" during which we had a relaxed schedule with daily work, classes, and lots of interaction at meals and during breaks. Lots more Mexicans here for sesshin, many newcomers to the practice, and both zendos are full. Maybe fifty or so people by now. My series of talks on Dogen's "Bendowa" is now over and I'll begin tonight talking about more basic down to earth stuff: suffering and the end of suffering, path. For the first time here during sesshin the morning talk will be given by others, not by me. Myphon Hunt, Sue Moon, Mick Sopko, and Arlene Leuck will each give a talk.
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Feb 21, 2005
February 21, 2005. The Hague, Netherlands A very long flight here. About twenty-four hours journey, though it is hard to tell whether twenty-four hours is actually twenty four hours when you are speeding faster than the clock ordinarily measures the earth's organized journey around the sun. The whole body wonders what time it actually is. Our son Noah picked us up at the airport in Amsterdam and we journeyed here by train. I am always astonished at how civilized Europe is. America is so rough by comparison, in every sense of the word. We passed suburban areas, neatly arranged, with people living quite close together in appartment complexes, and lots of open space around the inhabited areas. Canals defining open fields under a fuzzy gray sky. In America everyone wants his own piece of God's earth. And the right to stretch out on it and mess it up as he sees fit. I have always felt there was something supremely odd about the idea of "owning land." (You think you own the land but in the end you are buried in it; so who own who?)
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Domestic Dharma adventures
Feb 14, 2005
Had to get the garbage ready to go out and this meant binding up with masking tape the many cardboard boxes left over from the office move. And the wind was blowing quite fiercely, as it does up here, almost storm gale power, so that it was difficult to manage the boxes that were so much flapping in the wind and not wanting to stay together when being bound, forcing themselves always apart, and so breaking the masking tape, that is quite flimsy and easily broken. At the same time there were various problems with my body — my knee is painful, so squatting down to pick up boxes was painful in every instance, and getting up more painful, so that when the boxes blew out of my hands and I had to squat to pick them up I was much in pain, then binding them, the tape flipping over in the wind so the sticky side was up instead of down, so wouldn't stick, except to itself, twisting, and wouldn't untwist in the wind, so that I would always need more tape, and was running out of tape...
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To the guys who also suffer the plight of having large ass hips, at low weight and low BF, do you also notice that your legs grow disproportionately large compared to the amount of work you give them?
I really hate my body. I can cut all I want but i still have big ass pelvis bone and squat ass looking torso. I'm trying to figure out a way too look good, at least somewhat symmetrical, and I'm not even sure it's possible for me to ever look respectable (hah, that ryhhmes)
meh, I am deprived 48 hours of sleep and hungover so I apologize if I come across as sounding incoherent.
Anyhoo, I have noticed that my thighs have ballooned in size even though I'm not really working them that hard. Really, they are quite huge now and I only squat very light weight (like 200 lbs) and only lunge with like 60 lbs. They have become massive in a short period of time yet my upper body still looks like ****, even though I work it 3x a week and have been working it for 6 months striahgt. Will I ever be able to look proportionate with my chode looking torso? I look like a squat chode with Marylin Monroe hips and it's highly depressing. (by hips I mean pelvis bone, my ass and legs are smaller. To put it into perspective, my body is like an wide chode hourglass on top of some stilts with big muscular thighs thrown on top.
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The history of the Bears can be traced back to the D.C.'s journalism pioneer Harold "Hal" Jackson. In 1939, Jackson began broadcasting Howard University's home baseball games and the Negro League baseball team, The Homestead Grays. In 1941, Jackson used his popularity and sports business savvy to organize a new all-black basketball team in the District.
In the 1940s, Jim Crow held strong in Arlington, Virginia. African-Americans encountered discrimination at segregated eating establishments, businesses and recreation facilities. Even access to medical care was divided along racial lines.
African American mothers were barred from the maternity ward at Arlington Hospital and were expected to travel to hospitals in Washington, D.C. or Alexandria to give birth. For many black Arlingtonians, getting to D.C. was difficult – especially in a medical emergency – as many could not afford cars of their own.
In 1947, three men with bright ideas and business ingenuity stepped up to fill the void.
Ezra Pound was an acclaimed writer who was a central figure in the modernist movement, editing T.S. Eliot's landmark poem The Waste Land and helping to get other modern writers published, including Ernest Hemingway and James Joyce. When Pound lived in D.C. for twelve years after World War II, you might assume that he called a literary haven or Capitol Hill row house home, but that is far from the case.
Pound was actually a patient at St. Elizabeths hospital, Washington's foremost mental institution even though the doctor's who assessed him found him to be of a sane condition.
How did that happen? Glad you asked. It's a pretty interesting story.
During World War II, the job market in D.C. exploded; between 1940 and 1945, the number of civilians employed by the government almost quadrupled. The Defense Housing Registry, created by the DC government to help these new employees find housing, processed around 10,000 newcomers every month.
The housing market in D.C. was not at all equipped to deal with this influx; construction in the city had slowed during the Great Depression, and halted completely when materials and labor were diverted to the war effort. So what resulted from the overcrowding of Washington?
One of the most famous movies set in Washington is The Exorcist, the 1973 tale of a Roman Catholic priest's struggle to save a 12-year-old girl named Regan (Linda Blair) from demonic possession, which transfixed theater-goers with its phantasmagoric gore. The William Friedkin-directed film not only was a box office smash, but also became the first horror film ever nominated for Best Picture at the Academy Awards, and four decades after its release,The Exorcist and its D.C. connection continue to resonate in the public imagination. Case in point: The film's shocking climax, in which the progagonist, Father Damien Karras (portrayed by Jason Miller) takes the demon Pazuzu into his own body and is hurled to his death, has turned the steep set of steps in Georgetown where it was filmed into a macabre local landmark.
But The Exorcist has another, even more unsettling connection to the Washington area. William Peter Blatty, who wrote both the screenplay and the bestselling 1971 novel from which it was derived, was inspired by an actual case in which a 14-year-old boy purportedly was possessed by the devil, which occurred in Prince George's County 65 years ago.
On July 23, 1942 Washingtonians packed Griffith Stadium to the gills for a special "Battle of Music" between African American jazz legend Louis Armstrong and white saxophonist Charlie Barnet. In segregated Washington of the 1940s, such an organized interracial competition was a big event and few people – especially in the black community that surrounded the stadium – wanted to miss the "musical fisticuffs."[1]
In an age before e-news, social media, and cellphones, one pageant helped bring the truth about the tragedy unfolding in Hitler's Europe to the nation's attention.
Seventy years after First Lady Eleanor Roosevelt, hundreds of members of Congress, and several Supreme Court Justices convened in Constitution Hall to learn of the atrocities being committed in Europe, the Jewish Historical Society of Greater Washington will mark the anniversary of that pageant, entitled We Will Never Die – a Mass Memorial to the Two Million Dead of Europe.
When you go see the new Jackie Robinson film, 42, it's safe to assume there won't be any scenes of Robinson's Dodgers playing the Senators in Washington. That's because it never happened, aside from maybe an exhibition game. The teams were in different leagues, so only a World Series would have had them square off. And, anyone who knows anything about baseball (or has seen Damn Yankees) knows the Senators were not exactly World Series material in the 1940s and 1950s.
But what you may not know is that Robinson actually did play in D.C. before he became a Dodger and it was a pretty big deal.
Sometimes a trip to the mechanic turns into a history lesson. Don't believe us? Visit Joe's Service Center in Warrenton, Virginia. The waiting area is unlike any auto shop you've ever seen.
The year is 1943. You're new to the area and looking for a place to live that's close enough to the city that the commute to your government job won't be completely terrible. Maybe you've got a dog. Maybe you're starting a family. It's a busy time. The war is going on, after all, and Washington is buzzing with activity. Where are you going to live?
Well, if you were looking in Arlington, there's a good chance you might end up in the new Fairlington neighborhood… That is of course, if you could get a spot -– easier said than done in those days.
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RELEASED: April 19, 2010
EAU CLAIRE — The University of Wisconsin-Eau Claire chapter of the Society of Professional Journalists will host a First Amendment Free Food Festival at 11 a.m. April 28 on the UW-Eau Claire campus mall.
The three-hour event aims to raise awareness of First Amendment rights by offering students and community members a free lunch in exchange for a willingness to sign away their rights to freedom of speech, religion, press, assembly and petition.
Students and community members will be invited to visit the "Dictatorial Republic of Freelandia," a roped-off section of the campus mall. Before entering, participants sign a form agreeing to give up their rights in exchange for their free meal. In case of rain, the event will be held in Schofield Auditorium.
Volunteers from sponsoring organizations will interact with students through a variety of roles, from the police known as the "goon squad," to dictators making rules for those within Freelandia's boundaries.
"That's when it gets interesting," said SPJ president Jenny You, a senior from Cottage Grove, Minn. "Students who disobey the dictator will face consequences such as something ridiculous like doing the Macarena for wearing a red shirt. Everyone is going to have a lot of fun, whether they're playing a role in the event or coming into this land of no rights to get free food."
Sodexo, UW-Eau Claire's food service provider, is co-sponsoring the event with a food station. Soup and sandwiches, chips and refreshments will be provided to participants.
You said the event is a great way for participants to look at our First Amendment rights with a global perspective.
"I'm not sure where our liberal education would be or how our community would function without these First Amendment rights," You said. "This experience will go beyond what we learn in the classroom, because history texts and lectures don't let us experience a society without these rights.
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Maine Law Alum Confirmed as a Trustee for the University of Maine System
Kurt W. Adams has been appointed to the University of Maine System Board of Trustees. Adams is executive vice president at First Wind and former chief legal counsel for Governor John Baldacci. His appointment as Trustee was confirmed by the Maine Senate on August 25, 2010.
Adams told lawmakers that his experience managing budgets and seeing First Wind through the economic recession would serve him well as a trustee. He joins 16 other trustees on the University of Maine System Board of Trustees.
A 1997 graduate of the University of Maine School of Law, Kurt Adams is a member of the Law School's distinguished Board of Visitors.


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US blinks but Pakistan won't celebrate
Melkulangara BHADRAKUMAR
After months of tortuous negotiations with the United States, Pakistan has reopened the transit routes for the North Atlantic Treaty Organization convoys heading toward Afghanistan. The US rendered an apology, finally, for its massacre of 27 Pakistani soldiers in a military strike last November, which precipitated the closure of the transit routes and triggered the unprecedented crisis in the relationship.
Washington first deputed its commander in Afghanistan Gen. John Allen to visit Rawalpindi and sheepishly render a «soft» apology, but was apparently rebuffed by the Pakistani army chief Parvez Kayani – whereupon, US secretary of state Hillary Clinton stepped in and rendered a high grade apology. (A «presidential» apology at Barack Obama's level was unlikely and unwise in the midst of a tight election campaign in the US.)
If there is triumphalism in Pakistan that the US blinked, Islamabad isn't showing it. Actually, the Pakistani leadership is in no mood to celebrate. The military hasn't said a word so far. Meanwhile, it transpires that Pakistan has also conveyed to the US that its transit routes through Pakistan will continue to be gratis – without transit fee. Much remains unclear.
The Pentagon and the NATO Headquarters in Brussels will heave a big sigh of relief. The drawdown of western troops from Afghanistan can now begin in right earnest. Quite obviously, the Pakistani transit routes will be the US' preferred option because Pakistan is an old ally and the two countries know how to transact business and the Pakistani route is also by far economical.
On the contrary, there will be a sense of disappointment in the Central Asian capitals. Did President Islam Karimov overreach by pushing the Pentagon too hard? Surely, Tashkent's bargaining power offering itself as a transit hub and/or gateway to the Northern Distribution Network gets weakened. The Pentagon can now negotiate from a position of strength. Simply put, the US' dependence on the NDN at exorbitantly high cost is no more as desperate as it seemed only last week. But these are mere sideshows.
Feeling rudderless
The main thing is that the decision taken in Islamabad holds big implications for the future trajectory of the US-Pakistan relationship and regional security – and for Pakistan's domestic politics.
The Pakistani civilian leadership will claim that it stood up to the US' bullying. Washington alternatively threatened and cajoled Pakistan by deploying every trick of the game, including an unrelenting «psywar» aimed to disorient the leadership in Islamabad and Rawalpindi. The US repeatedly tried to divide the civilian and military leaderships in Pakistan. Most certainly, Washington kept encouraging India to step up pressure on the Pakistani security establishment on the contentious issue of the 26/11 attacks on Mumbai on the basis of fresh evidence given by a suspected militant who was deported to Delhi last week by the Saudi authorities at the behest of the US.
As time passed, Pakistani political elites were feeling rudderless without the US backing and felt caught between the rock and a hard place – US pressure from one side and the military threat to destabilize the civilian government on the other side. The Pakistani elites have no real hopes of China replacing the US as their benefactor. The reality check further prompted them to begin the arduous search for an amicable solution to the tensions with the US.
The Pakistani economy is in dire straits and the infusion of American aid is a critical necessity. The Pentagon has reportedly agreed to release about $1.1 billion to the Pakistani military as «reimbursement» for its counter-insurgency operations. All in all, Washington has stuck a deal with the Pakistani political leadership, the exact terms of which will probably never be revealed.
From the American viewpoint, the entire experience of the past 7 months showed beyond doubt that given the extreme nature of the crisis in Afghanistan, Pakistan is a virtually irreplaceable partner for the foreseeable future. How this realization pans out will be keenly watched.
The heart of the matter is that the US' drawdown from Afghanistan and the envisaged «transition» through 2013 and even the post-2014 scenario – all these are predicated one way or another on a broad understanding being reached with the Taliban.
The manner in which the US-Taliban contacts simply tapered off once the US-Pakistan ties became rocky last November underscored that there is a direct linkage between the two tracks. It cannot be lost on Washington that Pakistan controls the Taliban and can allow the Taliban to enter into peace talks with the US and it can as well suspend the talks when it wants and can summarily reopen the talks when it feels like it.
Clinton hailed the Pakistani decision to reopen the transit routes and to provide gratis facility as «a tangible demonstration of Pakistan's support for a secure, peaceful, and prosperous Afghanistan and our shared objectives in the region.» The US commander in Afghanistan Gen Allen also said Islamabad's decision is a «demonstration of Pakistan's desire to secure a brighter future for both Afghanistan and the region at large. I look forward to future opportunities to work together toward our common goals, by taking coordinated action against terrorists.»
Democracy in danger
So, are we witnessing a «reset» of the US-Pakistan relationship? In her «apology» statement, Clinton already began discussing the imperative of a «relationship that is enduring, strategic, and carefully defined, and that enhances the security and prosperity of both our nations and the region.»
However, the rhetoric is all on the part of the US. All that the Pakistani ambassador to the US was prepared to say was that Pakistan appreciated Clinton's statement and hoped that the bilateral ties «can move to a better place from here.» The newly appointed Prime Minister Raja Pervez Ashraf, was manifestly defensive when he argued, "The continued closure of supply lines not only impinges on our relationship with the US, but also on our relations with the 49 other member states of NATO/ISAF. Eventual exit, exit of international forces from Afghanistan is in the interest of longer term peace and stability in the region, and Pakistan should be seen as a responsible and cooperative member of the international community."
On the contrary, the Islamic parties who enjoy the patronage of the army are voicing strong criticism of the government decision. The main opposition party Muslim League – Nawaz keeps an ambivalent position, watching which way the wind is blowing. Former spy chief Hamid Gul termed the government decision a «conspiracy» and other elements known to be close to the security establishment also condemned the government decision as a sell-out.
These are straws in the wind but they signal that the Pakistani military would probably like to refrain from publicly identifying with the government decision to normalize with the US – although Kayani attended the meeting of the Defence Committee of the Cabinet that decided on the reopening of transit routes. The military will factor in the popular mood, which is overwhelmingly «anti-American».
If so, the more the things seem to change in the US-Pakistan relationship, the more they may remain the same. The fundamental contradiction continues, namely, the US and Pakistan are not on the same page on Afghanistan – and both sides know it. One real danger could be for the future of Pakistan's democracy – that is, if the civilian leadership puts itself out on a limb against the strong current of public opinion and is perceived, in turn, as having stuck a Faustian deal with the US.
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Gary Previts
Job Title: IAESB Technical Advisor for Dennis Reigle
Country: United States
Gary John Previts is the E. Mandell de Windt Professor at the Case Western Reserve University Weatherhead School of Management, where he holds the rank of Distinguished University Professor. He is also co-author of A History of Accountancy in the United States and is editor of Research in Accounting Regulation.
Mr. Previts has served as a member of the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants (AICPA) Board of Directors and conducted research for the AICPA Special Committee on Financial Reporting. In October 2007, he received the AICPA's Gold Medal for service.
Mr. Previts has also served as president of the American Accounting Association and as a member of the US Financial Accounting Standards Board's Business Reporting Research Project, the US Public Companies Accounting Oversight Board Advisory Council, and the Accountability Advisory Council of the US Government Accountability Office.
During 2007-2008, Mr. Previts served as a member of the Advisory Committee on the Auditing Profession of the US Department of the Treasury and chaired the subcommittee on Human Resources. He was inducted as the 87th Member of the Ohio State University Accounting Hall of Fame in 2011.


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In addition to a full-service spa, Le Mirage Hôtel Blainville features an indoor pool and a fitness center. The hotel offers a restaurant. A bar/lounge is on site where guests can unwind with a drink. A computer station is located on site and high-speed wireless Internet access is complimentary.
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Le Cavalo - This restaurant specializes in Italian cuisine and serves breakfast, lunch, dinner, and brunch.
Room service (during limited hours) is available.
Recreational amenities at the hotel include an indoor pool and a fitness center.
The recreational activities listed below are available either on site or nearby; fees may apply.
- Golfing nearby
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Guests can indulge in a pampering treatment at the hotel's full-service spa, Spa Source de Vie. Services include massages, facials, body scrubs, and body treatments. A variety of treatment therapies are provided, including hydrotherapy, reflexology, and thalassotherapy.
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- Breakfast fee: CAD 5 per person (approximately)
- In-room microwave fee: CAD 15 per stay
- Crib (infant bed) fee: CAD 15 per night
- Rollaway bed fee: CAD 15 per night
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Our hands on Wildlife Photography Workshops include theoretical and practical elements both out & about and guest appearances from a variety of animals where you will learn about photography techniques, understanding your camera, wildlife behaviour, digital workflow and post-processing.
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The Full Day Workshop provides a full on wildlife photography experience and includes entry to the Zoo and lunch. The day is broken up between theory in one of the new education rooms and practical elements in the pristine zoo grounds with 'guest' appearances from a variety of Zoo staff and animals.
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The nearest major airport is Graciosa Airport (GRW / LPGR). This airport has domestic flights from Santa Cruz da Graciosa, Portugal and is about 90 km from TER.
Another major airport is São Jorge Airport (SJZ / LPSJ), which has domestic flights from Calheta, Portugal and is 95 km from TER.
Pico Airport (PIX / LPPI) has domestic flights from Madalena, Portugal and is 119 km from TER.
Horta International Airport (HOR / LPHR) has domestic flights from Horta, Portugal and is 144 km from TER.
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182 km: João Paulo II Airport - Ponta Delgada, Portugal (PDL / LPPD)
90 km: Graciosa Airport - Santa Cruz da Graciosa, Portugal (GRW / LPGR)
95 km: São Jorge Airport - Calheta, Portugal (SJZ / LPSJ)
119 km: Pico Airport - Madalena, Portugal (PIX / LPPI)
144 km: Horta International Airport - Horta, Portugal (HOR / LPHR)
2 km: Malargue International Airport - Lagens, Portugal (LGS / SAMM)
2 km: Lajes Airport - Lajes, Portugal (LFB)
Travelmath helps you find the closest airport to any city, as well as a list of smaller local airports. You can use these pages to plan your trip and figure out the easiest way to get to your destination. Many times there are multiple airports near the city you want to visit, so you can often find a cheaper flight into a different airport. This is especially useful if you are getting a rental car, since it might be better to drive a bit farther in order to save money on airfare. If you're booking an international flight, you probably want the closest major airport, otherwise if you're a pilot you may be looking for a local airport. Use this tool along with the flight distance pages to plan your travel.


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There are some things that will need to be done right at the time of the accident. First, of course, is to seek the medical help that is needed. Also, it would be important to notice the conditions that caused the accident. Could it be possible that there are some exact conditions that could be noted that caused the accident. Could the roof have been leaking which left water on the floor surface? Could there have been a spill that had not been noticed yet? Was there a Wet Floor Sign placed in the location to let you know about the hazard? What was the condition of the lighting in the area? Taking photos if possible and making notes of any conditions that may have led to the accident will assist you in determining if there was fault at a later date.
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Pac-Man Heat Change Mug
Hot beverages reveal Pac-Man level on this mug.
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- With a hot beverage in it, a scene from your favourite retro game appears on this mug.
Especially geeks have been claiming for a long time that a nice, black, hot coffee can cause miracles - a fact that science wasn't able to prove so far. But the Retro Heat Change Mug now finally provides the needed evidence! At first the nearly black mug seems to be unimpressive and artless - but if you fill it with a hot beverage, the coulorful world of Pacman appears. A sight that raises memories in the hearts of all retro fans!
Unfortunately, intensive self-experiments have shown that the wondrous transformation of the Retro Heat Change Mug can not be led back to the magical effect of coffee. Instead, a heat sensitive lamination together with any hot liquid is responsible for the effect.
The Retro Heat Change Mug has the size of a normal coffee mug. Because of its heat sensitive lamination it is not recommended to clean it in the dishwasher.
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What to see in Milan
Milan Attractions
Milan's attractions extend far beyond its fame as a fashion
capital: there are many museums, cathedrals and galleries to visit,
as well as the Milan Aquarium and the Orto Botanico di Brera
gardens. The best time for sightseeing in Milan is spring, early
summer, or autumn, when the weather is warm and sunny.
The Galleria Vittorio Emanuele II arcade is a popular place to relax over coffee, while La Scala is a world-famous opera house worth visiting, with a great museum for those who can't get their hands on tickets. The 15th-century Sforzesco Castle's Museum of Historic Art is also a major Milan attraction, as is the Gallery of Modern Art. The Pinacoteca di Brera exhibits collections of medieval and Renaissance art, including the work of Napoleon.
The Santa Maria delle Grazie is home to Leonardo da Vinci's famous painting, The Last Supper, and the Leonardo da Vinci National Science & Technology Museum has a collection of his designs for war machines and architecture. Duomo, which is the world's largest Gothic cathedral, and the Basilica of Sant'Ambrogio, built in the 1st century, are landmark Milan attractions.
The Naviglio Grande is the oldest canal in Milan, built in the 12th-century, and stretches between the Darsena of Porta Ticinese and the bridge of Via Valenza (itself particularly drenched in old world charm). Along the canal's banks in this section, about 400 vendors gather on the last Sunday of every month to set up stalls selling a fascinating selection of furniture, clocks, porcelain, silver, jewellery, dolls, books and numerous collector's items, from comics to walking sticks. On market day the adjacent shops, bars and art studios all remain open, adding to the pleasure of browsing.
Basilica of Sant'Ambrogio
The Basilica of Sant'Ambrogio is one of the oldest churches in Milan, built by Bishop Ambrose between 379 and 386 AD.…
Duomo di Milano (Milan Cathedral)
The looming Duomo, the world's largest Gothic cathedral, presides over the Milanese Piazza that bears its name. Its construction…
Leonardo da Vinci National Science & Technology Museum
This remarkable museum is a popular tourist attraction and a fitting tribute to one of the world's greatest minds. Within…
Museum of Historic Art of the Sforzesco Castle
The gargantuan Sforzesco Castle, built in the 15th Century, is one of Milan's foremost monuments. It was restored after…
Orto Botanico di Brera
The Orto Botanico di Brera is a botanical garden located behind the Pinacoteca di Brera in the centre of Milan, and is…
Pinacoteca di Brera
Housing one of Italy's finest collections of medieval and Renaissance art, the 17th-century Pinacoteca di Brera is by…
Santa Maria delle Grazie
The church and convent of Santa Maria delle Grazie is a UNESCO World Heritage Site and one of the most popular attractions…
Theatre Museum at La Scala (Museo Teatrale alla Scala)
This world-famous opera house rests on the site of the Church of Santa Maria alla Scala, its namesake. For opera fanatics…
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