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Its academic space features:
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While they are primarily for student use, faculty and staff can reserve academic space. Just fill out the online room reservation form.
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Sunny, the hotel's owner, frantically digs through accumulated clutter in the hotel office trying to locate the phone before it stops ringing. Ironically he is hampered in his search by the cell phone conversation that is also demanding his attention.
The scene epitomizes a phenomenon called leapfrogging that holds great promise for sustainable development.
The idea is that developing countries can leapfrog developed ones by skipping older, more expensive technologies, such as telephone networks, and moving directly to newer less expensive technologies, such as cell phones.
According to Pratim Biswas, PhD, chair of the Department of Energy, Environmental & Chemical Engineering in the School of Engineering & Applied Science at Washington University in St. Louis, and the director of the McDonnell Academy Global Energy and Environmental Partnership (MAGEEP), the idea behind a recently announced U.S.-India consortium in solar energy is that India might be able to leapfrog energy production technology, moving directly to solar in areas of the country that have never been electrified.
WUSTL and its McDonnell Academy partner the Indian Institute of Technology, Bombay (IIT- Bombay), together with corporate partners, such as the St. Louis-based solar company MEMC Electronic Materials, Inc. (MEMC), will play key roles in the effort to define and invent solar technologies that might make this leap possible.
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Sun 26 Feb • Jean Renoir double bill LA BÊTE HUMAINE (PG) 2.45 (France 1938) dir.Jean Renoir 105m. Subtitles. Jean Gabin, Simone Simon, Fernand Ledoux, Julien Carette, Jean Renoir. Renoir's second adaptation of a Zola novel updated the story to the 30s and came partly from Jean Gabin's desire to play a locomotive engineer, in this case Jacques Lantier, a man tainted with the bad blood of his ancestors. The story deals with a romantic triangle, but the human passions are stunningly complemented by Renoir's location filming, bringing steam and sex together in a potent cocktail.
"Stunning images of trains and railway lines as a metaphor for the blind, immutable forces that drive human passions to destruction. Superb performances from Gabin, Simon and Ledoux as the classic tragic love triangle. The deterministic principles of Zola's novel, replaced by destiny in Lang's remake Human Desire, are slightly muffled here. But given the overwhelming tenderness and brutality of Renoir's vision, it hardly matters that the hero's compulsion to kill, the result of hereditary alcoholism, is left half-explained." (Tom Milne, Time Out) + BOUDU SAVED FROM DROWNING (Boudu sauvé des eaux) (PG) 4.45 (France 1932) dir.Jean Renoir 85m. Subtitles. Re-release. Charles Granval, Séverine Lerczinska, Marcelle Hainia, Jean Dasté. "The most startling thing about Boudu is just how incredibly fresh it remains. It's hard to believe that sound cinema was a mere five years old when, in 1932, Renoir and his collaborator, actor and producer Michel Simon brought their tale of the disruptions wreaked by a priapic Parisian tramp to fruition. The film's extraordinary vif and spontaneity is partly explained by Renoir's liberating approach to acting, his leisurely takes and formal experimentation (notably with sound), and partly by his use of real location - you really feel you could step right on to these bustling boulevards. Simon's 'Boudu' - who's fished out of the river following a suicide attempt by a later rueful philanthropist and given the ultimate Trinny & Susannah makeover - is a comic masterpiece and stands alongside his Père Jules in L'AtalantE as a contender for his greatest screen role. Everybody has their reasons, but Boudu's are finally hard to divine. His libidinous anarchy may provide the director with his funniest comedy but Renoir never pretends to unravel his sometimes surreal but often dark, troubling and challenging enigma. Great stuff." (Wally Hammond, Time Out)
13th London Turkish Film Festival Friday 10 - Thursday 16 March 2006
INTRODUCTION Welcome to the London Turkish Film Festival - now in its 13th year and still as unique and vibrant as ever. We hope you are able to join us on our cinematic journey through seven days of the best new feature films, documentaries and shorts accompanied by some of the people who made them.
Highlights of TFF 2006 include: Antalya Audience Prize Best Film winner DREAMING GAMES; TOSS UP, centred around the armed conflicts in South Eastern Turkey; the beautifully told and moving story of a woman connecting with her lost past WAITING FOR THE CLOUDS; urban drama ANGEL'S FALL; historical tale KILLING THE SHADOWS; Reha Erdem's intriguing story of amnesia MUMMY I'M SCARED; the remarkable Iranian production BORDER CAFÉ; the truly outstanding MY FATHER AND MY SON and from closer to home, the London produced CULTURAL MENACE.
This year the Festival includes four programmes of documentaries: FAR, a personal documentary about the remaining inhabitants of a Kurdish village and those who have left + WHEEL, Ahmet Soner's charming portrait of village life; FRAGMENTS OF THE PAST, exploring the tradition of cinema-going among the Turkish speaking communities in London + I USED TO LIVE IN CYPRUS, tracking the journeys of first generation Turkish Cypriots migrating to the UK; UPSIDE DOWN TANGO, documenting triumph in the bleakest times following the Argentinian economic crash of 2001; and finally acclaimed director Fatih Akin's dazzling musical portrait of Istanbul CROSSING THE BRIDGE.
A programme of short films will showcase the very best work from young filmmakers working in the UK and Turkey.
As usual the Festival will include appearances from directors and actors from some of our featured films. This year we look forward to welcoming: Ezel Akay (director, KILLING THE SHADOWS), Sebnem Dönmaz and Beyazit Ozturk (actors, KILLING THE SHADOWS), Isil Yücesoy, Koksal Engur and Ali Düsenkalkar (actors, MUMMY I'M SCARED).
See full programme or download the Festival programme booklet.
The Festival programme booklet will be available from Wednesday 8 March. To receive a copy by post, e-mail: firstname.lastname@example.com
Fri 17 – Thur 30 Mar • London International Gypsy Film Festival
London International Gypsy Film Festival: Finding Romanistan
Romany peoples are among the most maligned and persecuted in Europe, while at the same time the romantic ideal of the Gypsy is constantly held up as embodying the spirit of freedom and a love of the open road. How can such polarities of response co-exist and where does the reality of life lie for the Romany today? In the first gathering of its kind and scale in the UK, the London International Gypsy Film Festival offers a unique chance to view 30 programmes of features, documentaries and short films that both celebrate the extraordinary culture and experience of this diverse global community and also reveal the suffering and oppression they still face. Drawing on work from more than a dozen countries, the festival will bring a truly international range of Romany cinema into the capital. Screenings will take place at the Genesis Mile End, Curzon Soho and Ciné Lumiere as well as the Rio. Special elements include a retrospective of the path-breaking and internationally acclaimed Romany film-maker Tony Gatlif and live music events. Associated presentations, seminars and question and answer sessions with film-makers, academics, writers and community campaigners will present an alternative and empowered view of Romany culture, traditions, history, myths, ideologies and the challenges of everyday life. The festival is supported by Film London, News International Staff Charity Committee, the London Borough of Hackney and the Romanian Cultural Centre in London. For more information, please visit: www.ligff.org.uk (from 10 February 2006).
There are Festival screenings at the Rio on: Sat 18 Mar and from Sat 25 to Wed 29 Mar (see below for details).
Sat 18 Mar • London International Gypsy Film Festival
Shorts Programme 2.00
ATCH (PG) (UK 2005) dir.Jake Bowers 15m. This film, made for schools hangs a story – about a family's difficulty in finding a place to stop (to 'atch) – on the BUGSY MALONE (1976) idea of using children to play adult roles.
ONCE WE WERE BIRDS (Prezhde my byli ptitsami) (PG) (Russia 1982) dir.Garri Bardine 18m. This animated film is based on an old Russian/Romanian folktale that describes how and why the Roma changed from birds into people.
SAFARI (Szafari) (Hungary 2002) dirs.Róbert Pölcz & Boglárka Pölcz 10m. A short film offering a taste of freedom and far away countries with almost ethnographic pictures of a few playful Roma kids and life around them. Originally shot on video, transferred to 35 mm and hand coloured.
ANGEL (Romania 2001) dir.Alexander Smolyanov 30m. Subtitles. A short story about two friends Angel and Yana and their magical adventures under the old pine tree.
£5.50/£4.50 Concs & Under 15's
(UK 1989) dir. Bob Hoskins 103m. Bob Hoskins, Dexter Fletcher, Zoe Nathenson, Zoe Wanamaker, Dave Hill, Ian Dury, Ian McNeice, Veronica Clifford.
In THE RAGGEDY RAWNEY, Hoskins transposes to WWI a traditional Rom folk tale he used to hear from his Gypsy grandmother. Tom is a young deserter who escapes by donning woman's clothing and taking to the countryside. A band of Gypsies, who mistake him for an old vagabond female and fortune-teller – a 'rawney' – take him into their company. A warm and committed account on the warts-and-all humanity of the travellers culture and survival instinct.
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Sun 19 Mar • Cuban Cinema on Tour
HAVANA SUITE (Suite Habana) (PG) 1.45
(Cuba 2003) dir.Fernando Pérez 83m. Documentary. Subtitles.
"A city film in the great tradition that goes back to Ruttman and Vertov, a wordless visual tapestry which captures the ambiguous mood of present-day Havana through portraits of a cross-section of characters facing the daily grind of existence and finding time for their dreams, while volunteers guard Havana's new statue of John Lennon to prevent the theft of his glasses. The outstanding Cuban documentary of recent years, with an extraordinary soundtrack of music and urban sounds." (bfi)
(Cuba 1968) dir.Humberto Solás 160m. Subtitles. Raquel Revuelta, Eslinda Nuñez, Adela Legra.
"An astonishing first feature by the 26-year-old Humberto Solás, and another of the definitive Cuban films of the 60s, this is a trilogy of tales about women called Lucía at different moments in Cuba's history: 1895, 1933 and the 60s. Each is a love story – the first tragic, the second melodramatic, the third a social comedy – which together add up to a powerful allegory on Cuban history, where women's experience is seen as the node of social contradictions and changes." (bfi)
Tue 21 Mar • Parents & Babies Club
(South Africa 2005) dir.Gavin Hood 94m. Subtitles. Presley Chweneyagae, Mothusi Magano, Israel Makoe, Percy Matsemela, Jerry Mofokeng, Benny Moshe, Nambitha Mpumlwana, Zenzo Ngqobe, Kenneth Nkosi, Thembi Nyandeni.
"The third film by helmer Gavin Hood, contemporary-set TSOTSI tells of a township hoodlum (an ace debut for Presley Chweneyagae), who learns to care for an infant whose mother he shot. Powered by a pounding soundtrack of dance hall Kwaito music, the film has vital, urban energy similar to the Brazilian crossover CITY OF GOD. The plot has been carved by writer-director Hood from a sprawling novel by Athol Fugard and transposed gracefully from the early '60s to the present. The title character Tsotsi's name means literally 'thug', a nickname he picked up on the streets after running away from a brutal father (Israel Makoe) and a mother (Sindi Shambule) dying of AIDS. Caring for the child gradually repairs Tsotsi's broken spirit, a trajectory that could have been mawkish or unbelievable in lesser hands, but which Hood and particularly Chweneyagae make utterly convincing." (Leslie Felperin, Variety)
An opportunity for parents with babies to visit the cinema without having to find a baby sitter or worry about their babies causing disturbance. A secure space is provided for pushchairs.
Adm £5.50/£4.50 Concessions/£3.00 OAP's
Thur 23 Mar • Parents & Babies Club
Fri 24 March • Late Night Shorts Future Shorts (15) 11.15pm Future Shorts is back this March with an eclectic mix of the very best of short films and music videos from round the world. There is a decidedly musical edge to the proceedings this month with the beautiful LA APERTURA that explores friendship, love and tango. The seriously quirky THE LOUNGE BAR from New Zealand, the evocative and stylish HOCK HIAP LEONG from Singapore and much more. See and feel different cinema. Short film is where it's at. More info at futureshorts.com or myspace.com/futureshorts SUBA (UK 2005) dir. Alastair Graham Rival jungle tribes prepare huge robots for gladiatorial combat, but when they meet, the result is unexpected. LA APERTURA (UK/Argentina 2005) dir. Duska Zagorac Daniel can have it all: the girl, the dream, a way out of his poor Buenos Aires neighbourhood, there is only one problem. He has to betray his best friend.
HUMAN RADIO (UK 2001) dir. Miranda Pennell Ordinary people dance in private moments of personal abandon, in living-rooms across London. THE LOUNGE BAR (New Zealand 1989) dir. Don McGlashan / Harry Sinclair In a waterfront bar, a singer begins his song. A man and woman meet for the first time. Who are they? What brought them there? TEA (UK 1997) dir. Barney Cokeliss Tea drinking and masturbation - two great British traditions. COLLISION (UK 2005) dir. Max Hattler Islamic patterns and American quilts and the colours and geometry of flags as an abstract field of reflection. WHAT YOU CALL IT (UK 2003) dir. Adam Smith Original and insightful documentary looking into the world of MC's and the underground music scene in London.
ASSOCIATIONS (UK 1975) dir. John Smith Using the ambiguities inherent in the English language, 'Associations' sets language against itself, as image and word work together/against each other to destroy/create meaning. PHARCYDE - Drop (US 2004) dir. Spike Jonze Slick and innovative pop video shot backwards HOCK HIAP LEONG (Singapore 2001) dir. Royston Tan A beloved, defunct coffee shop in Singapore is honoured through meditation and show-stopping song. + introductions from Miranda Pennel, director of HUMAN RADIO and John Smith, director of ASSOCIATIONS.
+ a free beer with your ticket, courtesy of Stella. £5.50/£4.50 Concs
Sat 25 Mar • 6th Constellation Change Screen Dance Festival
Dance, Camera, Action, Programme 4 2.00
Discover emerging new talent and Award winning shorts in the last of four exciting programmes of UK & International dance shorts. This is an ideal opportunity to meet filmmakers, and for networking with producers and broadcasters. Programme includes:
PULSE: A STOMP ODYSSEY (U) (US 2003) dirs.Luke Cresswell & Steve McNicholas 40m. A celebration of diversity, culture, humanity and rhythm. Guided by the creators and performers of the internationally acclaimed show, STOMP, audiences explore all five continents of the globe to experience spectacular sights and breathtaking sounds.
LEPIDULTEROUS (U) (Canada 2005) dir.James Vooper 5m. UK Premiere. The tale of a doomed cross species love affair enacted on a forest floor beneath the Aurora Borealis. A caterpillar and a spider meet and fall in love only to have their differences inevitably drive them apart.
DANCE FOR ME (U) (US 2005) dir.Dan Hill 10m. UK Premiere. A Lively, fast paced and wholly engaging account of a hip Hop dance contest on the south side of in Chicago with people ages 14-44 moving.
OUT OF BEAT (U) (US 2005) dir.Andrea Lira 2m. UK Premiere. Little 8 year-old Camila wants to be a ballerina like the other girls, but she can't keep the beat, that is, until she discovers the real rhythms inside her – found in the colourful streets of her Latin American town.
RELEASE (U) (UK 2005) dir.Nadine Patterson 13m. Release is about the power of dance to communicate the things that we cannot express in words. It takes its dramatic arc-a busted-up family-and reimagines it as a short in dance form.
HAMPSTEAD HEATH THE MUSICAL (U) (UK 2005) dir.Benjamin Till 2m. In this short film from the 'Untold London' competition, first-time director Benjamin Till rounds up an assortment of dancers, musicians and swimmers in a celebration of all things beautiful on Hampstead Heath. This short received a huge response from viewers when shown on BBC London.
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(Germany 2004) dir.Till Hastreiter 123m. Subtitles.
London Premiere. Breathlessly energetic Berlin-set hip-hop epic STATUS YO! employs performers and locations from the local music scene to tell an ambitious story of one eventful night in the German capital. With just 24 hours in which to organize the biggest party the city's ever seen, Yan Eq, Jamie, Sera and others must deal with their love lives, tenuous living arrangements and various shady characters on their way to hip-hop glory.
Sat 25 Mar • Late Night London International Gypsy Film Festival
Live music from European Gypsy Jazz Ensemble 11.15pm
(Romania 2001) dir.Paul Tanicui 21m. Subtitles.
'Johnny Depp was interested in us. He brought Vanessa Paradis, he brought Lili Rose, all the guests. That guy from the MISSION: IMPOSSIBLE movie came - what's his name?' These are the words of Caliu, one of the Gypsy singers from a Romanian village. IAGALO means 'to burn', to be dedicated to what you are doing, to be talented, to respect what is valuable. The music of these people just about says it all and reflects on what they would like to achieve in their lives.
(Germany 2002) dir.Ralf Marschalleck 103m. Subtitles.
Another swinging musical documentary about Gypsy musicians, this time with some insight into how 'Fanfare Ciocarlia' the 'Skylark Brass Band' came from a small village in the Carpathian mountains of Romania to the attention of a world audience. The film shows the start of their journey from the remote village, their wonderful experiences abroad and the source of Gypsy culture on the eastern borders of Europe, but it's also a love story. The director was inspired to make this film by Gypsies are found near Heaven which is also showing in this festival.
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Sun 26 Mar • London International Gypsy Film Festival
(France 1993) dir.Tony Gatlif 103m. Subtitles.
"An impassioned, semi-allegorical odyssey traced, using one group of Roms after another, from India – by way of Egypt, Istanbul, Romania, Hungary, Slovakia and the annual pilgrimage to Saintes Maries de la Mer in the Camargue – to Spain. A document of customs, craftsmanship, costumes, faces and, most especially, song and dance, it's a musical celebration of the gypsies' sense of community and ability to survive in the face of upheaval, prejudice and persecution. Technically, the film, shot in numerous locations in 'Scope and stereo, is a triumph, transcending the staged nature of many sequences by means of colour and movement. Crucial to the film's success, however, is the music, not only as an expression of the gypsies' feelings about distance, love, exile, history and hope, but glorious in its own right. Only the cavalier way with bird song on the soundtrack and the sentimental use of a non-Romany mother and child in the Hungarian episode ring false. Otherwise, it's a joy." (Geoff Anbdrew, Time Out)
(France 1997) dir.Tony Gatlif 101m. Subtitles. Romain Duris, Rona Hartner, Izidor Serban, Florin Moldovan, Ovidiu Balan, Dan Astileanu.
"Tony Gatlif, a Rom himself, continues his exploration of gypsy culture with this tale of a young Parisian who travels to Romania in search of a gypsy singer. Slowly accepted by a clan suspicious of the outside world, he witnesses the joys and heartbreaks of Romany experience. This funny, bawdy, moving blend of gritty drama, glorious music and dance, and ethnographic semi-documentary never romanticises the characters. Simultaneously stirring and illuminating." (Geoff Andrew, Time Out)
£7.50/£5.50 concs
Mon 27 Mar • London International Gypsy Film Festival
(Turkey 2005) dir. Funda Aras 43m. Subtitles.
An uplifting feast of Romany culture as music teachers from an Istanbul university set out to give formal lessons to the youngsters of Kushtepe. The film reflects the optimism of downtrodden people refusing the victim status sometimes assigned to them.
(Serbia & Montenegro 2003) dir.Boris Mitic 40m.
A lively multi-award-winning film about refugee Romanies in Belgrade who transform Citroën 2CVs and Dyanas into Mad Max-like vehicles to cruise the suburbs for scrap for recycling. These modern horses mean freedom, hope and prestige for their owners. The car batteries are also ingeniously used as generators to power lights and TVs and to recharge mobiles. The police are less impressed by these vehicles of dubious roadworthiness.
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Tue 28 Mar • Parents & Babies Club
Tue 28 Mar • London International Gypsy Film Festival
PAVEE LACKEEN (Traveller Girl) (15) 6.30
(Ireland 2005) dir.Perry Ogden 89m. Winnie Maughan, Paddy Maughan, Rose Maughan, Rosie Maughan.
"This is directed by an English photographer who produced a pictorial book, Pony Kids, about poor children in Dublin, and now shows himself to be a film-maker with special skills. His depiction of some families of Irish Travellers living in cheap caravans wherever they can park them around the prosperous multi-culti Irish capital uses mostly non-actors to convincing effect. As the sub-teen at the centre of the film, Winnie Maughan, herself a Traveller, immediately persuades you to forget that she is acting as she helps her mother and siblings, chats with Grandmother and, once she has bunked off school, mooches around the city. The film is uncompromising, patronising no one: not the Travellers, beset by drug temptations and damaged by alcohol abuse even as some of them urge education on their children, the council officials with their hidden agendas, the not-always-reliable social workers or the sympathetic activists. Yet it has great warmth." (Derek Adams, Time Out)
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Wed 29 Mar • London International Gypsy Film Festival
THE SORROW OF BLACK GOLD (Tristetea Aurului Negru) 6.45
(Romania 1994) dir.Sinsa Dragin 14m. Subtitles.
An impression of the harsh reality of Gypsy 'survivors' in a village near Bucharest, who find an oil well near a refinery and start using it to provide fuel for heating. The local police intervene... Without commentary, the camera follows the people from a distance, accommpanied by the music of the Romanian Gypsy orchestra Taraful din Clejani.
+ I EVEN MET SOME HAPPY GYPSIES (Skupljaci perja) (15) 7.00
(Yugoslavia 1967) dir.Alexander Petrovic 94m. Subtitles.
A classic film from the late 60s that follows a Gypsy named Bora Petrovic as he struggles to live against the tide of poverty and prejudice moving against him. The film has been foundational for cinematic representations of Roma peoples ever since; Petrovic's imprint can be seen in the filmmaking of Kusturica, Gatlif et al, not to mention his general influence on the generations of Yugoslav and post-Yugoslav directors who have come of age since the 1960s. From the very beginning of the film, the insistent portrayal of Gypsies as no more or less crooked than anyone else – including the Church, municipal judges and the police-is strongly expressed. All the while, we follow Bora (who in his white suit bears a striking resemblance to Jean-Paul Belmondo) through the muddy streets of his village, cadging for a lucky break.
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Frère Jacques : Traditional French Nursery Song
Singing Frère Jacques is likely to be the first time that many English and American kids come across the French language, unless they are lucky enough to have someone who speaks French in the family. The simple repetitive tune (the same as I Hear Thunder) is easy to pick up and the small range makes it perfect for young voices. Small children are fascinated by the unusual words and keen to explore the different sounds and accent. In The UK we usually only sing the French words, but the English translation is underneath. This song is one of the easier ones to play on the xylophone, as you can see in the chime bar clip below.
Frère Jacques, Frère Jacques,
Dormez vous? Dormez vous?
Sonnez Les Matines, sonnez Les Matines,
Ding, dang, dong! Ding, dang, dong!
(translation below)
Brother John, Brother John,
Are you sleeping? Are you sleeping?
Ring the Matins bell, ring the Matins bell,
Ding, dang dong! Ding, dang, dong!
Older children (5yrs+) can learn to sing this song as a round, and this is such good practice for developing the ability to follow your own musical line against another, learning to harmonise, to listen to the sound they are making, and pitch their notes in tune with the other voice.
This may sound a little complicated, but in fact it is a simple, approachable way to introduce these more advanced musical concepts without it seeming difficult at all. A good way to teach a child how to sing in a round is to sing it together with a recording, joining in two bars or measures later (after you have heard the first line, Frère Jacques, Frère Jacques). The video below gives a quick demonstration and has the words written so that kids can join in and practice.
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Another favorite of ours. Thank you for sharing at Sharing Saturday!!
I understand that different regions sing songs differently and sometimes songs are simply handed down wrong so I am NOT saying your second verse is wrong, I simply want to share the way I learned it. This is the way I was taught the verse in English:
Are you sleeping? Are you sleeping?
Brother John, Brother John
Morning bells are ringing. Morning bells are ringing.
Ding, ding, dong. Ding, ding, dong. (I actually heard the last line they way you wrote it and this way too.)


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Version and / or Patch Used: Latest Steam Update
Timedemo or Level Used: Built-in Benchmark
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The core gameplay of Sleeping Dogs consists of giving the player an open world environment in which to move around freely. Sleeping Dogs is played as an over-the-shoulder, third-person perspective action-adventure game with role-playing elements. The player controls Wei Shen, a Chinese-American police officer, as he goes undercover to infiltrate the Sun On Yee Triad organization. On foot, the player character has the ability to walk, run, jump, climb over obstacles and swim, as well as use weapons and martial arts in combat. Players also drive a variety of vehicles including cars, boats, and motorcycles.
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Back to the Garden: Rediscovering Kahanu Garden on Maui's Hana Coast
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A view of the Hana Coast from Kahanu Garden's rugged shoreline.
On a self-guided tour, provided guidebook in hand, I gained a richer understanding of each of the garden's canoe plants—kalo (taro), ulu (breadfruit), uala (sweet potato), ko (sugar cane), awa (kava), and more. I paused at the seaside graves of Kahanu family members, ancestors of Kahanu, a chief granted the land by King Kamehameha III in 1848. I again stood at the base of Piilanihale, a heiau (temple) believed to have been built over 3.5 centuries beginning in 1200 A.D. For years hidden by jungle, the heiau was restored by staff and volunteers over three decades, from the garden's 1974 opening.
Hawaiian red ginger flowers in bloom near the garden's entrance.
The lawn was still vast, still empty, but I appreciated the views that allowed.
Mostly, though, I reveled in the garden's wonderful quietude, leisurely taking in its cultural and natural treasures. I sat for an hour on its sea cliffs, listening to the pounding surf and watching the ocean. I contemplated life and hatched plans.
Kalo (taro) grows in the park's canoe garden.
And then I was gone again.
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650 Ulaino Road, Hana, Maui • (808) 248-8912 • Click here to visit the Kahanu Garden website.
Plants in Kahanu Garden's canoe garden are marked with informational placards explaining their use in the everyday lives of early Hawaiians.
Photos by David Croxford and Derek Paiva for HAWAII Magazine
(This feature was originally published in the May/June 2013 issue of HAWAII Magazine.)
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"the chief man of the island" of Malta ( Acts 28:7 ), who courteously entertained Paul and his shipwrecked companions for three days, till they found a more permanent place of residence; for they remained on the island for three months, till the stormy season had passed. The word here rendered "chief man" (protos) is supposed by some to be properly a Maltese term, the official title of the governor.
the chief man --probably the governor-of Melita, who received and lodged St. Paul and his companions on the occasion of their being shipwrecked off that island. ( Acts 28:7 ) (A.D.55.)
pub'-li-us (Poplios, from the Latin praenomen Publius, derived from populus, "popular"; according to Ramsay it is the Greek form of the Latin nomen Popilius; the Greek title meaning "first," applied to Publius in Acts 28:7, was an official one, and has been found on an inscription from the island of Gaulus near Malta (compare Bockh, Corpus Inscriptionum Graecarum, number 5, 754)):
Publius held office under the governor of Sicily. As the leading official in Malta, he was responsible for any Roman soldiers and their prisoners who might land there, but the account in Acts 28:7 implies that he displayed more than ordinary solicitude for Paul and his shipwrecked company, for, according to the writer, he "received us, and lodged us three days courteously" (the King James Version). The Apocryphal "Ac of Paul" (see APOCRYPHAL ACTS, sec. B, I) states also that "he did for them many acts of great kindness and charity" (compare Budge, Centendings of the Apostles, II, 605). On this occasion Paul miraculously healed the father of Publius, who "lay sick of fever and dysentery" (Acts 28:8). The exactitude of the medical terms here employed forms part of the evidence that the writer of Ac was a physician. Tradition relates that Publius was the first bishop of Malta and that he afterward became bishop of Athens.
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Pastor Search Committee 101
Part 2: The Pastor and Wife are Visiting a New Church: What to Look For
By Joe McKeever, Preacher, Cartoonist, Pastor, and retired Director of Missions at the Baptist Association of Greater New Orleans.
This is the second article of a three part series that deals with pastor's search committees. See "Part 1: What That Pastor Search Committee is Looking For."
Each denomination has its own approach to pastor-finding. Most Protestant churches will have variations of the way we Southern Baptists go about replacing preachers.
The church selects and commissions a small group of its finest as the Pastor Search Committee. Their job, in brief, is to sift through the résumés and letters of recommendations coming their way in order to find a few good men (in our denomination, pastors are almost always male) and prayerfully whittle the number down to the one they present to the congregation as "God's man."
Now, you're a pastor. You've been serving the Middlesize Baptist Church in Smalltown, USA, and mostly loving it. You've been there several years, your wife is settled in, your kids are well-established with friends and activities, and the church seems reasonably satisfied with you. You have no reason to want to leave. But something happens.
A phone call informs you that the pastor search team from Bigtown is interested in you as a possible pastor since Doctor Reverend Powers retired. At their request, you send your résumé, they follow up your references, and phone calls are exchanged back and forth. The committee visits your services several times, and last Thursday night, they met with you and your wife.
Today, the phone call from the chairman informs you the committee wishes to invite you to Bigtown. If you agree, one Sunday soon, you are to preach in their pulpit, after which the congregation will vote on you becoming their next shepherd. The salary, which you are just now learning, is only slightly more than what you're making now. But that's no matter.
You and the family begin making arrangements to be in Bigtown that weekend. You secure a pulpit replacement for that Sunday, you tell one or two of your leaders what you're up to (pledging them to silence!), and you get serious about praying.
The decision you and that church are about to make is critical. Since one road leads to another and there's no returning to this spot to start over, you want to act cautiously and to seek God's will in every detail.
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According to published reports in the Missouri Baptist Pathway and Baptist Press, the trustees of Midwestern Baptist Theological Seminary (MBTS) Friday accepted the resignation of seminary president R. Philip Roberts effective Feb. 29 during a called meeting at an airport hotel.
Robin Hadaway, associate professor of missions at the seminary, was named acting president, according to trustee Kevin Shrum of Madison, Tenn., interim chairman of the board who acted as the sole spokesman for the meeting. Former chairman Wayne Lee of Southlake, Texas, resigned but remains a board member, Shrum said.
Pastor Search Committee 101
Part 1: What That Pastor Search Committee is Looking For
By Joe McKeever, Preacher, Cartoonist, Pastor, and retired Director of Missions at the Baptist Association of Greater New Orleans.
This is the first article of a three part series that deals with pastor's search committees. Parts two and three will be posted soon.
My wife and I were being shown around town by two ladies who were members of their church's committee assigned to locate and sign-up the next pastor for that congregation. I will never forget something Jane said from the driver's seat. "I told our committee, 'I want us to bring in a handsome pastor, someone who will look good behind our pulpit.'"
Had she slapped me, the blow would not have hurt more. That shallow assessment of what they needed in the next pastor turned out to be rather symbolic of where most of the committee stood.
How does that old line go: "Too late smart, too soon dead."
Most search committees, I want to assert with no evidence at all other than my own convictions, do not take that superficial an approach to their task. Most of them – at least in their own minds and hearts – really do want to find the person God has chosen for their church. Just as long as God's person is a male, between the ages of 35 and 50, with a doctor's degree from somewhere official-sounding, and with a beautiful wife by his side who clearly adores him.
Sorry for the little cynicism there. I'm really not disparaging what they do. Most committees, once they find "the" person, even if it's not what they originally set out for, are willing to change their requirements and go for it. That's why sometimes a committee will bring in a 27-year-old as pastor and sometimes a 70-year-old. Sometimes they decide this preacher is so fine the absence of a doctorate is not that big a deal. And once in a while, all requirements are jettisoned and they really do go "outside the box."
All that being said, there is one huge reminder that needs to be passed along to pastors now at the point in their ministry where they are courting search committees.
Pastoral Theology in the Classical Tradition
By Andrew Purves.
Louisville, KY: Westminster/John Knox, 2001. Pp. 152. $14.99.
By Wes Kenney, currently studying at SWBTS.
This little book seeks to address the author's concern that the practice of pastoral care "is, by and large, uninformed by historical practice" (5). Purves identifies the need for "a profound reappraisal of core working assumptions in pastoral theology" (5), and to this need, seeks to apply wisdom gleaned from five figures in church history: Gregory of Nazianzus, John Chrysostom, Gregory the Great, Martin Bucer, and Richard Baxter.
His selection of these five was directed by the fact that they wrote directly about the work of the pastor, rather than addressing specific issues of theological debate.
After a brief introduction, to which I shall return in my critique, Purves summarizes the contributions of each of these five figures in successive chapters. Each chapter is divided into a brief biographical section, a discussion of common themes in the subject's theology, and finally an analysis of the pastoral theology of each man. These chapters are headed with the title of the work for which each figure is credited by Purves with having contributed significantly to the development of pastoral theology.
Chapter one, Gregory of Nazianzus 'In Defense of His Flight to Pontus,' identifies several recurring themes in Gregory's theology, such as his belief that the theologian must receive "a special call" (13), and his understanding of the final goal of the Christian life, which he called "deification" (14). Purves also briefly discusses Gregory's understanding of the Trinity, Christology, and anthropology, before moving to a discussion of his pastoral theology. This section discusses at length Gregory's view of the pastor as a "physician of souls," whose goal it is "to contend on behalf of God and thereby to lead people back to God" (19). Other topics addressed include the difficulties of pastoral work, the spiritual requirements for being a pastor, and the life background, call, and obedience to that call of those who aspire to the pastoral office. The chapter concludes with an outline of Gregory's The Flight to Pontus.


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A suspect in the murders of Russell and Rebecca Porter has asked and received a change-of-venue. By agreement, the trial for 68-year-old Robert Campbell will take place in Taney County, but the court will secure a jury from a county outside the Springfield broadcast media coverage area.
Another suspect in the case, 44-year-old Tony Friend, has also received a similar agreement.
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by Skin Blues » Thu Apr 25, 2013 7:07 pm
RedHopeful wrote:Darvish has me from head to toe.
by Ender » Thu Apr 25, 2013 10:17 pm
bayside wrote:I think right now he is clearly a top 10 SP going forward
by Izenhart » Thu Apr 25, 2013 10:22 pm
Skin Blues wrote:RedHopeful wrote:Darvish has me from head to toe.This created a very weird visual for me. I was expecting it to end with "ear to ear".
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by bayside » Tue May 21, 2013 11:25 pm
by Skin Blues » Wed May 22, 2013 1:45 am
by J35J » Wed May 22, 2013 8:59 am
Skin Blues wrote:Cherry-picked arbitrary end points and he still has a 1.12 WHIP and 11+ K/9. He's a top 5 pitcher right now, and damn close to #1. He's managed to get his walks down closer to what he did in Japan while allowing contact on only 65% of swings which would be the lowest recorded rate since that data has been kept; a huge improvement in a category where he already led the major leagues in his rookie season. He also has the highest SwStr% since Johan Santana in 2004. Sure it helps that he's face the Astros in 2 of his 9 starts, but they're in his division so he'll get at least a few more games against them this season. At this point, Kershaw is probably the only pitcher I'd take ahead of him.
by Ender » Wed May 22, 2013 9:10 am
by NikkiSixx » Wed May 22, 2013 10:50 am
Ender wrote:To support my point. Here are his last 5 starts.34 IP, 15 ER, 3.97 ERA, 38 H+BB, 42 K, 3 WSo for fantasy that is34 IP, 3.97 ERA, 1.12 WHIP, 3 W, 42 K.I'm not sure that is really a top 10 starter. I also don't like that he is relying so heavily on his slider which tends to lead to health issues. He might be the bottom end of the top 10 but he isn't the top 5 guy people seem to think he is in my mind at least.
by AHF » Wed May 22, 2013 1:15 pm
Me personally? I think he's still too wild to be taken that high and will end up being a Tim Lincecum type.
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I tried liatris spicata 'kobold' with rudbeckia fulgida 'little star', was quite impressed with myself after seeing the display, and can't wait to see it next year, although I did only have two specimens of each, so am planning to buy a few more bulbs and seeds
Buzy - Amazing picture, I think working there you never quite notice the beauty of things, you just know you need to clip the hedge or mulch around the nepeta, without taking much notice. Did you see the great big pond in the italian garden? During last September two people fell in it in one day, mustn't laugh, but it is a bit funny
Verd - my nan has a friend who lives on shoreham beach, which is basically a miniature island built in the sea, and she's got a magnolia, think it's 'Susan', but could be wrong. It has been known for the flowers to last only a few days in rough weather though, although have been assured it's over 35 years old, but she is 83 and losing it a bit bless her.
Star - What's stopping you getting a pond? Ill dig one for you
KEF - that's such a nice picture, love how the grounds been decorated aswell!
I can relate to that, actually, think we all can! Hence why I now own about 5 or 6 tape measures at the last count. Every time I think of buying something (nearly all the time) I only have to reach onto the coffee table I'm so jealous of you having frogs actually take residence in your garden, around Brighton the wildlife is so scarce! Althoughnthe last few years I've been doing this garden up and my nans down the road, I've seen so many bees and butterflies, and I even found a hedgehog eating some slugs by my hostas last year. I bet the fish are going to have a whale of a time in that huge pond and with all the pants they'll be plenty to explore, they're very lucky!
I do indeed Star, we've just come out of Rushfields, we took a long detour But my mums good to me, and has the patients of a saint! Which is lucky when living with me, just spent an hour looking at plants!
Jac, I'm in Brighton and don't mind giving you a few plants, cuttings and seeds, as I have a few surplus, PM if you like
What made you buy the bigger one if you don't mind me asking? And yes it is a bit oops! I don't see why you won't get frogs, but do beware that fish are greedy and frogsbourne will be a tasty meal! I found that out from experience haha
Wow! That's huge! Mines only a few hundred, puts mine to shame Luckily mine has built in shelves so I didn't have to fuss with rocks, because me and heavy items really don't mix. I had a pond in my last house and accidently dropped instead of 'placing' the rocks in and needless to say there wasn't a pond any ore and the fish had to be temporarily housed in a bucket! I was quite lucky with my nymphaea, I bought it on a holiday in Wales, they were large specimens in I'd say a 5 litre basket, and they were all in the sale, the one I picked up was reduced from £28.99 to £12.99, but being the cheapskate I am, I may have rubbed the 1 off the label and got it for £2.99! Plonked it in a bin outside our caravan and gave it a feed, them as soon as I got home plonked it in and it took off! I had 2 bricks underneath and around early November I took it down to 1 and it's looking like I need to take the next one off, but am a bit skeptical at this time. The equisetum is so prolific, that's created a good clump on the lowest shelf in the pond and the iris is also prolific, so I've put some in a corner of the pond and some at the edge of the pond, on the opposite side. There's not too much space left now, just enough for a few frogsBourne and newts, but no room for fish anymore, they eat frogsbourne anyway. Woah, sorry for the huge reply, always seem to get carried away


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The Oklahoma House Public Safety Committee conducted an Interim Study on Texting While Driving on October 7th, 2014. About a dozen people presented why there should be an anti-texting ban. No one presented that texting should be allowed. The committee seemed acceptable to the facts and evidence. Their questions directly related to texting, internet surfing, and emailing while driving. The committee members did not pursue questions such being distracted by listening to the radio or having conversations with passengers. The Wichita, Kansas Chief of Police testified that crash rates had gone down in his city after an anti-texting law was passed. In the past legislators have brought up studies indicating that the anti-texting ban seemed to have no affect on crash rates.
As the study was a fact finding exercise, the committee did not propose any legislative action. However, just conducting a study is a positive step. Perhaps the 2015 legislature will finally allow Oklahoma to join the ranks of 44 states banning texting while driving.
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I posted this in General, but the forums move too fast and most people just don't care. So, I was wondering if you guys could give me some advice for staying out of ELO hell. During the last season I kinda just jumped into ranked games and played whatever role was needed. I found myself losing more games than I felt like I should. Of course, I can't lay all the blame on my teams, but I would say a lot of the loses could have been prevented with a team that was simply competent. I'm not going to say I am a great LOL player, but I'm certainly not terrible. I have been playing this game for 2 years now. I know all the champs, all the roles, all the items, etc. In addition, I routinely play unranked draft pick with my friend who last season maintained an ELO around 1700. When playing these games I found competent teams and found that I was for the most part able to keep up with my team and provide positive results from whichever role I was filling. I would say my best role is jungle, specifically jungle shaco. 2nd, adc. 3rd support. 4th top. And my least effective role is mid. My friend's advice is always, "just carry yourself out with your jungle shaco." Well, the problem I have with that is come late game no matter how stacked my Shaco is he just loses effectiveness. I currently own roughly 70 champions. And use on a regular basis probably 20 of them. Although, I am comfortable using any one of those 70 champs. Basically, I know I'm not pro. I have no delusions of grandeur. I would be happy with an ELO around 1400. Which is where I feel like I belong. So, I am looking for any constructive advice on how to avoid sinking into ELO hell. What's my best bet? Advice on best roles to carry my team. Advice on how to avoid letting my team fall into a cesspit of failure. Advice on how to conduct myself in a ranked setting. Any general advice. Thanks in advance.
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With the new jungle change coming soon, carry type junglers such as Jax, Xin Zhao, Shaco, etc are taking over the meta rather than support type junglers such as Amumu and Malphite. Additionally, avoid playing roles (which I presume is mid) you are uncomfortable in, because learning a new role is hard to do in 1 game. Find someone to duo with - you know their playstyle and are less likely to have AFKers/trolls and the like on your team. For jungle specifically, you should learn timers for blue, red, dragon and baron. Even a simple call like "15:60 drag" helps your team out alot. Don't forget you should ward objectives and your jungle aswell - don't just leave it to the support.
Thanks. For the most part i am a pretty good warder. I generally try to by wriggles and/or a ward or two everytime i return to base. I know the times for jungle. Although i don't usually call them out... solid advice. I am happy to hear about the new jungle. Jungle is my strongest role by far. Is it possible to consistently carry teams from the jungle? Anyone else all advice is welcome.
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if you cant carry with shaco find a jungler who can carry and get good at him. otherwise try to take top.
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For jungle specifically, you should learn timers for blue, red, dragon and baron. Even a simple call like "15:60 drag" helps your team out alot. Don't forget you should ward objectives and your jungle aswell - don't just leave it to the support.[/QUOTE] another way to make sure your support or your teamates do not die is to ping when an enemy leaves from a gank. This will aware your whole team. Knowing is half the battle. for the warding part make sure you have an eye on your support when he or she is warding. too many times i have played top and have seen people die becuase they were warding and the enemy team had a ward there, which lead to their bot lane 2 v1ing your support or even whipping your whole lane by bringing in their jungler.
With the new jungle I've found that Skarner is even stronger now. He's not great for that level 4 gank because of lower health (unless I'm doing it wrong) but it gives him more levels and gold faster and I've seen myself getting round 100 cs by the 20 minute mark, or more. But as a jungler I think that your main priority is to make yourself as effective as you can for teamfights/late game, and to do this you either want to gank a lot and gain that extra gold for yourself and your lanes or you want to deny the other jungler by knowing where they are at nearly every moment of the game. Know not just your own timers but know your enemies jungle timers so that you can either steal if from them if they aren't paying attention, or gank a lane as they are doing that. Example: Against a Mumu jungle, he always starts blue and so at around 7:10 his blue will be up again. You can choose to go and contest it and try to set back their mid, or you can gank top being super aggresive and dive without worry of getting a mid or jungle roam. You could also gank bottom at that exact time and try to pick up a kill, if you do then you most likely disturbed the jungler doing blue and he will be heading down to help bot with their mid so at that point you can either fight or delay them from doing blue. If you contest blue and win then maybe you can go for dragon. There are many different tricks you can play with as long as you know where the enemy jungler is. Keep their buffs warded if your a strong counter jungler such as Shyvana and have a strong mid with you (Orianna and TF work well with her to counter jungle) and take those buffs from them. If you are a weaker farming jungler, then keep the enemy wraiths warded (or ask your mid to do so) and have all exits from their jungle warded so you know if they are going to gank. Overall, with knowing where the enemy jungler is then you can tell lanes to be aggresive. If your top is winning but doesn't want to engage/dive because the enemy jungler is missing, you might get lucky and he may pop up at bottom around a ward. In that case ping your top and tell him to fight, if he can. Just play it safe and be a helpful source on your team. I still prefer the 'support' type junglers because I enjoy a 200 cs ADC with 3 or so kills rather than a 100 cs 5 kill jungle shaco because of how much he falls off. Just my many many cents.


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I remember being in my business orientation seminar and hearing a presentation given by Caroline Fox in the Business Career Center, she strongly encouraged us to take advantage of the resources that the Business Career Center offers. From resume building to professional workshops, to industry networking opportunities, she was determined to help us develop professionally.
Throughout the entire school year, I met with the Business Career Center constantly. Whether it was a series of mock interviews, or learning how to communicate effectively with employers, I was gaining confidence in my studies, communication, and most importantly myself. This ultimately led to an internship offer at the end of my first semester as a freshman.
Looking back on my freshman year I realize that my achievements both academically and professionally would not have been nearly as successful if it was not for the confidence the Business Career Center instilled in me. As a sophomore double majoring in Energy Management and Finance, I believe that the skills I have learned and continue to learn, will carry me throughout my professional career.


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A state fire marshal in Texas is working to prevent another catastrophic fertilizer plant explosion like the one that killed 15 people last April.
Robert Payne, operator of RPA Associates, secured a door latch on a grain silo where he stores ammonium nitrate. He is more aware of safety now.
CLIFTON, Texas – When a fertilizer plant exploded in a small Texas town, killing 15 people and decimating homes and schools, it became Chris Connealy's responsibility to keep anything like it from happening again.
The state fire marshal has spent the last eight months studying the explosion in West of stores of ammonium nitrate, a common but potentially dangerous chemical used in fertilizer. Now, Connealy and his office are embarking on a 68-stop tour of Texas to meet with first responders and businesses about how to store the chemical and deal with a fire like the one on April 17 at West Fertilizer Co.
Distrust of government runs deep in Texas, and the explosion did not spur serious calls from lawmakers for new regulations or a statewide fire code. Any change to how hazardous chemicals are stored in the state will likely have to come voluntarily.
The tour began this month in Clifton, a town of 3,400 that's about 35 miles from West. More than 100 people packed the auditorium. Some of them had gone to West on the night of the blast to help evacuate and treat victims.
"Tonight I want to focus on reaffirming best practices," Connealy told the crowd. "I always say it's hard to get in trouble following best practices."
"The sole mission is to prevent another West," he added, acknowledging that he once questioned the need for training and orders from his bosses.
Both Connealy and Assistant State Fire Marshal Kelly Kistner would not specifically discuss the response in West, but stressed the importance of frequent training and of officials asking for help if disaster ever struck. Connealy also called on fire chiefs to be ready to say a fire was too dangerous to fight — even if that went against firehouse culture.
State and federal investigators have never identified a single cause or ruled out a criminal act in the West blast. But several deficiencies have come to light. Dozens of tons of ammonium nitrate were stored in flammable wooden containers. There was no sprinkler system and no fence to keep out intruders.
McLennan County, where West is located, has no fire code and it wasn't clear in the immediate aftermath what training West's volunteer firefighters had had. At the time of the blast, state officials did not have an accurate tally of how many facilities in Texas stored large amounts of ammonium nitrate or how safe those facilities were.
Today, Texas officials say they have a better understanding of potential hazards, narrowing four separate databases to a list of 104 facilities with 5 tons or more of ammonium nitrate — about seven times less than the amount believed to have detonated in West.
Three of the facilities are in Bosque County, where Clifton is located. Connealy said those three were "better than many of the facilities that we've found across the state." Fire marshals' investigators found nothing wrong during voluntary inspections.
The two facilities in Clifton are operated by brothers John and Robert Payne.
Robert Payne runs a business where he keeps ammonium nitrate inside a concrete silo once used for grain. The ammonium nitrate is secured behind a tarp-covered gate that's chained with a padlock.
Payne said he wasn't worried that the chemical was unsafe before or after the West explosion. He said he followed best practices already and had met with local volunteer firefighters to discuss what to do in an emergency.
His main concern: Texas would overreact by rushing to pass new rules that would drive up his costs and push him out of business.
"I don't see how a regulation would make anything any safer," he said.
Bosque County may be one of the better-prepared parts of the state. Former President George W. Bush's ranch is in neighboring McLennan County.


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I have a VERY, VERY bad flea beetle problem. They seem to feast on eggplant and when they've had enough of it, they head for the bell peppers. I've tried newspaper with grass clippings around it to no avail. The recent rains did compact the grass clippings, though I thought the barrier would be enough to keep them away. So I'm looking for suggestions. Did I put too little grass clippings down? I have an inch and a half ring around the plants with newspaper underneath. Is there an organic or non-organic pesticide I could use? I was told of a non-organic solution called Wilt Proof which would erect a chemical barrier on the leaves. Or could I plant something else the flea beetles like better? Just for an FYI, I've notice the flea beetles swarm at dusk. I also was wondering if the weather conditions were abnormally increasing their numbers because we have had a very wet, unforgiving spring, which I thought might have led to an unusual population explosion. I went out to the garden last evening and my eggplant leaves were black! Yikes! If I don't see some progress soon, I may just plow the plants under and plant sunflowers. Any help would be much appreciated. Best,
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I've dusted my eggplants with a powder I got at WalMart called "Bug be Gon" and it has really helped. |
Flea beetles are easy--just use flour. Dust them with flour or if you want, DE. Cher |
I had flea beetles on my alyssum seedlings and I put a few crushed cloves of garlic in some water, let soak a few hours, strain and instant garlic repellant! It seemed to help for me. |
I take dicotemous earth and put it in one of those large metal salt shakers with larger holder and sprinkle it on the leaves of the plants. At the very least it helps keeps them at bay. |
- Posted by Sharon_GA_Zone7 (My Page) on Mon, Aug 4, 03 at 12:56
I take a sticky roll of fly tape & pick them off w/it when I get really desperate. Only practical when you've got a few plants, of course. You could hang the sticky tape over the plant, but you run the risk of trapping beneficials as well. |
This afternoon I was walking past my eggplants and saw those darn flea beetles just starting in on them. I went right for the flour and dusted them. A few hours later I went past again and checked: no flea beetles. Yes, DE works, too. One day I made two trips to evilorangepalace for it. I couldn't find it on the first trip (nor could the sales help) and couldn't find the manager either. I called when I got home, just to chew him out. He put two bags at the register for me. Traveled to EOP and back home, applied the DE, and then came in the house to read some posts on my organic gardener's listserv where someone had just written a post saying flour works as well as DE. Grrr. Will never forget that day. Cher |
- Posted by mid_tn_mama 6 (My Page) on Sat, Sep 6, 03 at 10:45
Be careful with DE as it will kill the beneficial worms so important to your soil health. |
- Posted by mvrentchler 10 (My Page) on Sun, Jul 22, 12 at 23:24
I identified the thousands of rapidly reproducing insects. See: http://cisr.ucr.edu/bagrada_bug.html When they are young they look similar to a ladybug. |
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A wing and a prayer: I can tell that May 23 letter writers Name Withheld and Palden Yangtso Hester are right-wing heterosexual males, because they Just Don't Get It. Lucky for them, I do.
Holger Jensen lost his journalistic credibility when he utterly abandoned the last shred of his professional dignity and used his "news" platform as a stick with which to endlessly bash Israel. I'm not a Jew. And unlike Name Withheld, odds are my relatives in ze Old Country were solidly on the morally wrong side of the jackboots. But Jensen's bigotry became so obvious in his writing, you'd have to sit right of David Duke not to notice and be offended by it. He is so blinded by his anti-Semitism that when the Rocky spanked him for it by moving him out of news and into commentary, he took it as a license to grow even worse.
Reggie Rivers wasn't doing news, so on-the-job eruptions of his personal political and philosophical views, no matter how he twisted truth and logic, were just fine. That's not why he got the bum's rush; it's because listening to him was like listening to a more out-there Gary Tessler. Rivers's strident leftist screedstering was not only counter to the perspectives of today's average listener, it was also just plain boring. Rivers, to his credit, never milked the "I was a Bronco!!" thing, which might have appealed to sportsholes in the afternoon drive-time slot. But boring radio hosts can watch their Arbitron numbers drop like the gas gauge in an overloaded SUV.
You lefties out there can screech and stamp your feet over it, but you just ain't gonna create that vast right-wing conspiracy you have been so desperately seeking in these local media turnovers. Jensen and Rivers got sacked for one reason: money. They were costing the Rocky and KHOW (both private businesses) more than they were worth, whether that meant advertisers leaving holes because of Jensen's virulent anti-Semitism, or listeners who had to flip the dial on Rivers because they couldn't sleep and drive at the same time. Pretty simple math. Even a right-wing heterosexual male can get it.
As for Roberts's May 23 column, the Post's "Colorado Voices" makes fine fish wrap. Too bad if you're looking for interesting regional-angle commentary instead on Sundays.
JM Schell
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Foreign correspondent: This is our country. Get the hell out of our newsrooms!
Foreign elements have been waging propaganda wars in America since its discovery by Europe, and I've certainly had my fill of the modern one. Still, I'm compelled to observe that Arabs -- and Palestinian Arabs, in particular -- who wish to see more even-handed U.S. policy in the Middle East should emulate their pro-Israel competitors here and abroad:
Mobilize their relatives in America to prepare their sons and daughters for careers in journalism, so they, too, can be dispatched to cover events in Palestine and Israel.
Cultivate foreign and domestic corporations that can threaten to withhold advertising from U.S. media that publish opinions or stories perceived to be "unfair" (i.e., objective).
Find wealthy, politically aggressive backers who will fund the purchase of strategically important media outlets in the U.S.
I really don't care to see yet more foreign manipulation of my news, but hey, fair's fair.
Karl Sutterfield
Taken to tax: I take exception to Nick Werle's letter in the May 23 Westword which, while apparently in defense of Douglas Bruce in his feud with the City of Denver (Alan Prendergast's "Vendetta," May 16), characterized him as an a-hole. Perhaps it would be more meaningful if Werle were to take the time and mental effort to explain why he personally doesn't like Bruce instead of making a mindless insult, which only shows his ignorance and lack of class -- in addition to Westword's irresponsibility in publishing his foul characterization.
I worked with Mr. Bruce on the ballot initiative for Tax Cut 2000 and found his character and concern for his fellow citizens inspiring. He has spent his own time and money so our state government and its lavish spending can be held in check, so that average people like Werle might actually be able to keep more of what they earn, so that seniors can stay in their homes instead of being taxed out of them. If that's an a-hole, I strive every day to be one. I think Jefferson and Madison would think highly of Mr. Bruce. I know I do.
Dennis Hammond
Cheap tricks: Once again, David Holthouse shows us that he's not afraid to dive into the dark issues in writing the May 2 "Tricks of the Trade." Our city has many dark issues hiding in dark corners, and prostitution is but one of many. Drug and alcohol abuse, as well as prostitution, have become all too easy to ignore. It takes a true journalist like David Holthouse to dust off the shadows and bring issues like these back into the light and awareness of the city of Denver. It's become far too easy to look the other way, yet what message does this send to our children? Drugs are illegal, yet lawmakers tell us we can't stop our loved ones until they ask for help. This tells our kids that it's okay to use illegal drugs because no one can make you stop until you ask for help. What kind of crap is that?


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Take Two for July 11, 2013
Why are Latinos in the US so susceptible to cardiovascular disease?
Stephanie O'Neill
Pharmacist Gloria Goh provides a free blood sugar test to El Monte Pharmacy customer Maria Medina of Rowland Heights.
Every year, more Latinos die from cardiovascular disease in America than any other ailment, and the National Institutes of Health is trying to find out why.
The research center is currently in the middle of a massive multi-year survey on the health of Latinos -- one that could span generations. So far, they've completed six years of research and are getting ready to embark on the second phase of the project.
Joining us to talk about some of the early results is Dr Greg Talavera, a professor of public health at San Diego State University and a principal investigator of the Hispanic Community Health Study.


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So it's hardly surprising that Channel 2's morning show, WB2day, an unhinged attempt to give the predictable a.m. formula a jolt, came in for a merciless ripping when it debuted in January, earning arguably the worst press for a locally produced program since Channel 7's "Real Life, Real News" debacle in 1996. As a result, Channel 2 News Director Steve Grund began pulling WB2day back from the edge. Now, at the end of the last "sweeps," or ratings, period prior to its first anniversary, the program offers relatively standard morning fare: headlines of the day and sports updates delivered by anchors Jeff Peterson and Laura Thornquist and a blizzard of weather predictions courtesy of Amy Freeze, plus regular traffic reports and soft-news interviews with national or local performers and personalities.
However, there's one exception -- Dan Daru, the daffiest area TV presence since Channel 2 pulled the plug on Blinky the Clown. Indeed, Daru's emergence as something of a Denver celebrity has got to be one of the most unexpected media stories of this no-longer-young year. Even he is taken aback by the turn of events. "People recognize me all the time now, and I've been getting a lot of positive feedback," he says. "I mean, so far nobody's come up and hit me."
It's only a matter of time: Daru's antics inspire extreme reactions, largely because they're so extreme to begin with. Earlier this month, for instance, in just two days he oversaw a sword fight while clad in a suit of armor and officiated at a karaoke contest whose judges included a fella dressed in a turkey suit. The winner walked away with a pair of lousy Broncos tickets. "You'd better bring some oxygen," Daru warned, "because these are nosebleed seats."
The route Daru took to this bizarre gig was suitably twisted. A Detroit native, he moved with his parents to Denver in 1968, eventually emerging from Metropolitan State College with a communications degree. His first TV job, as a photographer at an outlet in South Carolina, led to a five-year stint at a station in Bakersfield, California -- and during his off-hours, he commuted to West Hollywood to study with the Groundlings, a comedy troupe whose alums include Paul Reubens, aka Pee-wee Herman. Daru spent a year taking Groundlings classes, and one of his teachers, current Mad TV regular Mike McDonald, encouraged him to stick with it. But in the end Daru decided to return to Denver "because my parents were getting older, and I wanted to spend some time with them before they took a dirt nap." He spent longer than he'd like to admit living in their basement and working as a "cable monkey" before being hired as a photographer at Channel 2, where he was regularly paired with reporter Wendy Brockman. "When reporters and photographers work together, three things can happen," he says. "They wind up really liking each other, really hating each other or having sex with each other. And we hit two out of three."
Shortly after she married Daru, Brockman was promoted to weeknight anchor at Channel 2, prompting a rise in the program's ratings. To celebrate, the couple, along with Brockman's co-anchor Ernie Bjorkman and his spouse, were taken to dinner by their higher ups, and Daru used the occasion as an excuse to do some improv, portraying, he says without the slightest apparent embarrassment, "a drunken, gay weatherman." The shtick must have been funny, because he was invited to put together an audition tape for WB2day, then in the planning stages -- and to the profound shock of just about everyone involved, it was good enough to win him a job in front of the camera, not behind it.
Things at the show were rough early on. Peterson, a veteran sportscaster with a pronounced wacky side, was outfitted in self-consciously hip garb and given a ridiculous "messy-look" hairdo; Freeze often fell victim to over-exuberance; and Thornquist, who has more of a straight-news background than most of her fellows, spent too much of her time wearing the pasted-on smile of someone wishing she was anywhere else. There were also frequent transition problems, with Daru's weirder bits crashing against the more traditional elements of the broadcast -- and, even worse, the audience seemed non-existent. In one especially agonizing moment, Thornquist drew a name for a station contest that had apparently been chosen at least once before, prompting her to comment that the one thing she knew about the guy who'd sent in the card was that he didn't watch WB2day.


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Punahou Carnival
2/6/2009 - 2/7/2009
11:00am to 11:00pm
Free admission. Click here for food, ride and game prices.
Oahu - Punahou, Hawaii
Punahou School Grounds
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(808) 944-5711
Featuring games, E.K. Fernandez carnival rides, food, entertainment and more.
Additional parking is available at several sites in the area for a fee: Central Union Church, The Lutheran Church of Honolulu, Maryknoll School, St. Clement's Episcopal Church and Punahou Fitness and Spa.
On-campus parking will be very limited on Saturday, Feb. 7. Rice Field will be closed to vehicles.
To avoid the parking situation, catch TheBus. Take route 4, 5 or 18 to the corner of Punahou Street and Wilder Avenue.
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