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I am an applied mathematician, interested in mathematical modelling and applying computational and analytical tools to solve problems in the natural sciences, especially the biological world. My work is focussed on the continuum scale, in particular I am interested in: mechanical biology and physiology, growth and pattern formation, morphoelasticity, and elastic mechanisms in nature. Earlier work involved ferrohydrodynamics, minimal surfaces, and soap films.
Growth is the process by which a material gains mass. It is ubiquitous in nature, common in some form to all living entities, and found in many industrial applications and physical phenomena as well. It is the process that links the graceful neck of the giraffe to the powerful horns of the ram to the formation of a planet as a dust cloud collapses under gravity. In biological tissues, such as arteries, skin tissues, airways, and plants, growth is a very complex process, which can be analysed from multiple perspectives (biological, chemical, evolutionary, ...) as well as on multiple length and time scales.
My interest is on the mechanics of growth processes, and understanding the form of biological structures through analysis of the mechanical forces underlying their morphogenesis.
Surface growth, or accretion, refers to the deposition of new material on the surface of a body. A striking example of surface growth found in nature is the morphogenesis of seashells. Seashells have intrigued scientists for centuries, and many mathematical descriptions of the shapes of shells have been provided over the years. However, the developmental mechanisms underlying shell formation are largely not understood. We have developed a general model for shell growth based entirely on the local geometry and mechanics of the aperture, where shell growth occurs, and the mollusc, the creature that lives in and builds the shell.
On the left is an example of a Giant Clam shell simulated through our model. The ribbed shell opening is incrementally determined by finding the shape of an elastic beam on an evolving foundation; the shape evolution is then coupled through our growth framework to a kinematics description to produce the logarithmic shell coiling.
Elastic filaments, structures characterised by a length much greater than the cross-sectional width, are very common - for instance bacterial fibers, roots, and spine - and can have complicated 3D geometry. Understanding the mechanical behavior of these structures in the context of growth poses a significant challenge. We have developed a general framework to study such structures, which we term morphoelastic rods. Our approach combines the typical Kirchhoff equations for elastic rods with fundamental ideas from 3D morphoelasticity.
Recently, we have extended this work to the situation of 2 connected elastic rods with potentially different mechanical properties and growing at different rates. Our framework enables complex shapes and behaviour, such as perversion of helically wound filaments, to be studied efficiently and analytically.
I am exploring the stability of knotted elastic rods. In particular, we have found theoretically for the first time a stable elastic trefoil knot with no points of self-contact. Aside from increasing the understanding of the rich solution structure of the Kirchhoff equations, in recent years the study of elastic knots has found relevance in other areas as well, particularly in the micro biological world, where knots can be found in long polymers, proteins, and DNA plasmids.
Within the theory of finite elasticity are the most sophisticated tools for analysing the mechanical behaviour of tissues. Our modelling philosophy is to work within simplified geometries – such as cylindrical and spherical – where analytical progress may be made, and to incorporate significant mechanical complexity. For instance, we explore the effects of anisotropy, growth, residual stress, multiple material layers, and varying constitutive laws on material response.
Cylindrical tubes are particularly pervasive biological structures, forming the basic geometry of arteries, airways, digestive tract, and many others. These structures are often highlighted by a complex make-up, including anisotropy, differential growth, and multiple layers. The basic mechanical behaviour -- for instance response to forces such as external pressure or muscle contraction -- plays a vital role in the physiological properties and is often a component in degradation and disease.
We are currently using these tools to explore such diverse topics as wound healing, growth of tumour spheroids, and the projection mechanism of the chameleon tongue.
A vertical soap film draining under gravity is a classic experiment, explored since the time of Newton. In our lab at the University of Delaware, we created magnetic soap-films by adding magnetic nano-particles to a standard soap-film recipe. These films, when placed vertically under a strong bar magnet, could be made to drain upwards against gravity with a strong enough magnet.
We developed a 2D model for a draining magnetic film using lubrication theory. We have captured well the basic phenomenon of reverse draining; we have also explored the effect of a disjoining pressure due to molecular forces. On the left is a regular draining film, on the right a magnetic film undergoes reverse draining (the black signals the thinnest, drained region).


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I am new here and this has probably been covered. I like for the darker horror aspects to be in my Deathwatch games. I want corruption to be a very real threat - one that the player feels they need to keep in check, especially for psychers and librarians. I mix Dark Heresy and Deathwatch freely. Not as much Rogue Trader simply because I want the characters to have a deep connection to the Emperor.
One of the main ways to get corruption points and for that matter insanity points and chances to really mess things up is with Psyker powers… both from the Psykers in DH and the Librarian in DW. Another way is moral threats - some detailed in Dark Heresy.
Psychic Ability Differences: In Dark Heresy (DH) if you roll a 9 to manifest the power you get Psychic Phenomena. In Deathwatch, a Librarian because of the fact that they are more powerful and have more control, they must roll doubles when using at full power… they can also push if they want to. It is more dangerous for a non-librarian to use psyker powers.
Now I like to use the Malignancy Test (in Dark Heresy) for both the Librarian and all other psykers in the game. It makes corruption a very real threat. Normal psykers will become corrupt faster than a librarian due to the nature of the Librarian having more control over his psyker powers. Also, mutation should be a very real threat (also found in Dark Heresy).
Every 10 points roll on the Malignancy table (even for Deathwatch Librarians)
Because I try to allow a Librarian and other Psykers to cleanse themselves of corruption, I make it more dangerous to have corruption. In Dark Heresy there is a Mutation check. Every 30 Points the corrupt must make the Mutation check.
The removal of corruption should never come easy. Here are ways to cleanse corruption from your soul;
1. Not gaining any corruption for a full mission will cleanse 1d5 corruption. Corruption does not go away with time, it wears away when you chose not to use the powers that can corrupt you. Sometimes even then an outside force can prevent you from cleansing yourself.
2. There are places of Hallowed Ground (in my games). Now, these places are very rare. Places where, it is said "the emperor stood at peace" which is probably some very rare places. Once at these places you must atone for your sins (Focus Check to Manifest a power). You will be cleansed of 1d10 corruption and 1d10 for each degree of success. You can never use the same place again, or any place even remotely close (within the same star system).
3. Relics are very powerful, so long as they radiate with the light of the Emperor or some other power that is very good (some ancient eldar relics have the same power). The major problem, these relics cannot be used for war or the making of war. Taking ownership of a relic such as this and using it to meditate upon (focus check to manifest a power) you will be cleansed of 1d5 corruption and 1d5 for each degree of success. The same relic can never be used again and you may never use the ability that relic would normally grant.
4. There are other ways but the paths are hidden for most because many ignore corruption until it is too late.
While I really focus on the psykers and Librarians… these rules effect everyone in my games from the Devastator Brother to our ever watchful Apothacary. They must all watch for moral threats. Even some choices they can make will bear corruption penalties. Also, in my game you fall to Chaos - your character is mine. I don't play a character in our games, I try and really focus on being the villain or the Inquisitor or whoever… So, getting a chance to take a character that didn't try to stay on the path of the rightous falls to my hands and becomes a true threat and villain from here on out

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Zendesk vs. Box.com: Why Investors Are Split
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Contrary to what some might think, the two companies are completely different. Both are growing, but Zendesk is on a credible path to profitability and growth.
Shortly after Box.com filed for its IPO last month, Zendesk filed to go public also. TechCrunch concluded that the "Zendesk IPO bears striking similarities to Box," and I recall wanting to rebut that conclusion but never got around to it. However, the best rebuttal came last week when Zendesk not only became a public company, but its stock price shot up more 83% since its debut on Wall Street, while Box.com remains in limbo.
What happened? Aren't these very similar companies? Both are fast growing, VC backed Software as a Service (SaaS) companies. However, these companies are very different and a recent change in investor sentiment helps explain why investors overwhelmingly favor one company more than the other.
Not long ago, investors valued growth over any other metric. On growth alone, Box.com looks fantastic–-one of the best SaaS companies of all time. However, investors are suddenly more interested in growth efficiency–-that is, a credible path to profitability and growth.
Zendesk is on a great (i.e. capital efficient) growth path and compares favorably against some of the best SaaS companies of all time when judged against a key industry metric called the Magic Number, which factors how much revenue growth is generated in a particular period per unit of sales and marketing spend in the prior period. In contrast, Box.com's Magic Number ranks far below average.
The graph below shows the Magic Numbers of 16 top SaaS companies around the time their businesses reached $100 million in revenue. The blue bars represent the "annual Magic Number" (AMN), or the Magic Number for the year in which the company reached $100 million in revenue (left axis). The orange line represents the revenue in that year (right axis).
What stands out is that Box.com's AMN 1 of 0.66 is 34% below the median of the 16 companies shown in the graph above, while Zendesk's AMN of 1.49 is higher than most including Salesforce.com (CRM) in 2004. The bottom line is when comparing AMNs, Zendesk is 2.3 times better than Box.com. That, along with a subtle but important change in investor preferences helps explain the diverging paths of these two companies.
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A fantastic family cycle route. The Granite Way is a beautiful purpose built cycle track running between Okehampton and Lydford. It's part of the National Cycle Network route 27 Devon Coast to Coast and runs through Dartmoor National Park. There are spectacular views from Meldon Viaduct and Lake Viaduct, idyllic pubs offering an array of food and of course you can always treat yourself to a Devon cream tea on route.
The missing link section of the trail at Bridestowe Station is NOW OPEN! So now there is 18miles of traffic free cycling available. Great news for getting to Lydford without the hills!
Unfortunately the heritage trains aren't currently running and sadly Meldon Buffet Carriage is also closed until further notice. This has come as a surprise to us and it is unknown at the moment whether services will be reinstalled. For more information visit www.dartmoor-railway-sa.org
Whether you are after a leisurely cycle to take in the views of both viaducts, or want to explore further, Devon Cycle Hire is the perfect place to start. It is a common misconception that starting at one end of the trail is better than starting in the middle! It makes absolutely no difference as you have to cycle back no matter where you start. We actually think that starting in the middle gives you greater flexibility and is ideal if you have children as it gives you the option of seeing both viaducts without too long a cycle. Take a look at our interactive map for further information on The Granite Way.
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4.30 / 5.00 24,965 ViewsGhostbusters B.I.P.
COMPLETE edition of the interactive "choose next panel" comic
3.95 / 5.00 5,496 ViewsPlay as Prince Vern and take command of your army of brave warriors. Fight side by side with Captain Rield and Sergeant Pitt to drive the Orcs out of your lands.
Controls: WASD to move and 0 on numPad to attack OR arrow keys to move and Space to attack.
A remake of the popular game Battle for Gondor, featuring remastered gameplay, all new storyline, stunning backgrounds and cinematics. The hero can finally join the battles! ;)
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You could make it a lot better by putting some levels and ranks with armors and weapons that you can buy and other stuff...
You could also add the option of a skirmish, kind of a custom battle.
Very nice game, but i think it was too easy. One other thing, it could be a little more complex. Anyway, the game can kill a nice quantity of time, congratulations, but you still have to get better.
PS: I think some guys will give me a "useless" in this, just because i gave this game an 8.
niceee very addictive
One of the best games on newgrounds and i am serious this is awesome i clocked the game it is like tank i love it very good i recommend u play it but the guys face looks so faggoty
Its a decent game...
Its to easy. My six year old cousin could beat this. It gets boring with no upgrades for your troops or yourself. Randomly adding troops that some people might find useless and with no a really epic fight. Not the worst, not by a long shot. The story was no that good with it just being a basic text chat between barley any characters.


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I'm writing to update on the reliability of using Medsmex (Medicinesmexico.com) as a source for generic Renova (Retacnyl, manufactured by Galderma in France). I've ordered .025 strength Retacnyl three times ... This is absolutely the best, most effective night cream I've ever used. The emollient vehicle for the tretinoin active ingredient is perfect for my dry, hypersensitive skin. I'm still applying the .025 cream to my face and neck every other night, but I will experiment with using the .05 strength soon.
Here is the sequence I've successfully used when ordering from Medsmex: first, I pay with electronic check and include an actual check # which I'm careful to tear up from my checkbook so this check # wouldn't accidentally be submitted to my bank twice. About ten days later, Medsmex calls me to verify that I authorize this payment to them. (The caller sounds like a native English speaker.) Finally, the Retacnyl cream is delivered via USPS within about two weeks, and I have to be present to sign for the delivery. I think that Medsmex is trying to be very careful and 'legal' because they want US customers.
The price for .025 generic Renova is $27, and you're allowed to buy a total of three for each order. I also buy three .05 Tretinoin creams which I use on the backs of my hands; this cream costs $12.50. It doesn't have the excellent emollient of Retacnyl, but it's great for my hands. There is one price for shipping - $20 - so I order the maximum possible each time. The entire process takes about 4 weeks, and I live in San Diego. I've been happy with Medsmex, I love their products, and I'll definitely order again.
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I have not seen anything recent on generic Renova or Medsmex.com. I did my research and took over a month before finally ordering from Medsmex. Despite a lot of the negative reviews and advise, I really wanted to try the Renova (generic). I used to use the Brand name years ago but the price went from $150.00 to $300.00 and I could not afford it.
Here is what I did to ensure a safe payment. I went to Chase Bank (( hear PNC also offers this) and purchased a one-time use (cannot be reloaded) gift card VISA. I knew the exact amount I needed but added about $8.00 more in the event there was an additional charge for an international purchase at either end. (There wasn't).
I then REGISTERED the Visa card on the bank website so that the Visa had a Billing Address attached to it (this ensures your purchase is verified and will go through. I did create a separate email account just for purchase from this company to be even more safe as to not have my email distributed. I received notificatons from the moment of purchase, to shipment, to delivery. The one email that concerned me is that they sent me an email saying they do everything they can to ensure delivery and not to have to pick up from a post office. This concerned me as I work during the daytime when mail is delivered.. However I did come home and received the notice from the USPS and that I could pick up the package the next day, which I did. No questions asked and no addiitional fees (though a driver's license was requested as well as an electronic signature).
The Renova is generic and does not smell as lovely as the Brand Renova but oh well, for a significant difference I was ok with that. I believe the generic Renova was $26.00 plus $19.99 shipping. I will be sure and order more next time. I placed the order on a thursday and received the package within 7 business days.
I love Renova and have seen little or no difference. Other than the Generic does not have the pleasant smell. I hope this helps someone as I spent alot of time looking for reviews of (1) Medmex.com safety in ordering and a workaround so as not to use your credit card. I would never use a credit card, use a one time use gift card; and (2) if the generic version of Renova was just as good. IT IS.
11/21/13: I would like to share an update. I most recently purchased the generic form f Renactyl which is medmex's generic form of Renova.. The generic form comes in a .05 so it is stronger than renactyl. It is one half of the price and works pretty much THE same if not better. For 12.00 I get a tube that lasts months. I highly recommend this product and will order again. Medsmex most recently was not accepting credit cards but they have since fixed this. You can only order three tubes of any particular product. When I order again I will order three renactyl and three generic to ensure I never run out.
Have a great day.
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I bought and use the generic brand from MedMex. Inexpensive it is, but found the Nia 24 works better for me. Nia 24 contains a sufficient amount of A and other "goodies" that makes my skin look great. Wanting to cut financial corners, I believe the generic Renova only works on a small scale. I started with the 0.025 ( second level ) and have experienced mild irritation and peeling. After three months use ( 1 x weekly ) there aren't any real changes. Nia's Skin Strengthening cream feels moist & soothing. I'll use up the small tube and keep with my beloved Nia 24 line. So much for cutting financial corners ;-)
Update: I've started using Gyltone's Mild Cream Wash w/glycolic acid and having great results. You can read my review for the wash in Glytone product reviews. My skin looks and feels smoother. I'm still sticking with the Nia 24 and adding squalane oil to my daily routine.
I am very disappointed but Renova DID NOT work for me - on contrary made my skin worse.
I do not really suffer from acne, but after getting off birth control pill, my skin condition deteriorated, got oilier with some clogged pores, slight pigmentation around one eye and first fine lines.
Happily I read all the enthusing reviews [ignored the bad/warning ones] and thought to have found solution to all my skin problems.
I followed as directed, smallest [pea size] amount, 20-30 min after cleaning, once a week, later twice.
The cream dried me to extreme - experienced
flaking&itching, eczema [never had it] like areas on both cheeks, blotchy skin of harsh texture, all of which persisted for weeks - tried to skip a week or two and start again - same results
I grew sensitive, reactive to my usual cosmetics [well with one exception, thank God] though relatively gentle&fragrance free, yet was unable to calm my skin with pure chamomile tea, fresh aloe or natural oils, even washing my skin became pain.
I have to, after 4 months, give up [though knowing me, might chance it again in summer, perhaps the humidity will help - I just never learn...]
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I can't comment on the generic Renova, I've only used the real stuff. With that said this product is AMAZING. It's honestly the only anti-aging/beauty product I've used that does everything it says and more. My skin never looked better while using this product. However I'm sad to say that after about 1 year I had to discontinue use. Not because of any problems, but my skin just quit "reacting" to the product. Skin is an organ, and just like other prescription meds this stuff can quit working after your body "adjusts" so to speak. I'm not saying this happens to everyone, this was just my experience. This would not discourage me from recommending this to anyone though... It's still the best product I've used to date. I'm now using organic products on my skin, and may try an organic version of this product to see how it works out.
I've been using this for about 3 months and my skin has done a 360! The benefits far outweigh the hassle of being diligent with sunscreen use and proper protection for outdoors. Before using this I had prematurely aged skin, was extremely flakey, loss of collagen due to harsh acne medications, hyperpigmentation, acne (mainly zits) and the start of some wrinkles (I'm only 17, that's how bad my skin was). My skin is totally unrecognisable now, that is not an overstatement. I went outside without makeup for the first time in years and my friend said my skin looked great! Lets just talk about the results:
- Wrinkles virtually gone
- Eliminated flakyness
- Got rid of most my acne, the occasional hormonal zit is all I get
- Significantly improved my hyperpigmentation, will be 100% gone once my old acne heals
- ALOT more firm and has reversed most of the damage
- Evens out skintone to one uniform colour
- Has the retinoid glow
- Makeup goes on like a DREAM
- Just has that plump, healthy look about it
Their are alot of other benefits and boy does it feel great to have good skin again thanks to this little gem. I'm currently using 0.05% but will be bumping up to 0.1% in a few months to see if I can get more drastic results. The recommended period for maximum results is 1 year and I've only been using it for about 3-4 months...I can't wait to see how my skin looks later on :) For all the girls having problems with flakyness/purging, wait it out, it will soon pass. During that time I switched to a cream cleanser, a gentle exfoliator for the flakies and my skin was crying for moisture. Mixing in Trilogy Rosehip Oil with your moisturizer really helps (rosehip oil has traces of retinoic acid in them). I barely get any flakes, except around my mouth, but nothing that a little exfoliation won't get rid of.
Hope this helps girls and I can't stress how important it is to wear sunscreen whilst on this. This product thins your epidermis (top layer of your skin) but thickens your dermis (bottom layer) thus making you more prone to sunburn. You don't want to erase all the positives of this HG product because you missed an application. Good luck. Will update in about 3 months time!
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I order Renova from Medsmex.com as many others below.
I have both .25 and 50. Can only use the higher strength in the summer when my skin is more oily. Now using the .25 (after two years of messing around with other formulations to maintain the AMAZING results that Retin-A can bring if you get it "right.")
The Renova .25 formulation is the best for "intolerant" skin that gets too dry from everything and anything and the only way, after "a certain age" to keep the skin in check, i.e., age gracefully. As indicated, it is the best formulation to "maintain" results.
One cannot expect miracles, but one certainly expect Renova to keep the skin plump and smoother without having to resort to hormone medication and the the health issues that come along with prolonged menopausal hormone treatment. I suppose this is a PSA as much as a hurrah for Renova.
Highly recommend.
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This is a review for Renactyl from Medsmex - I am using the .025 right now - it's been about three weeks and I am still purging, but I can see the beginnings of smooth skin and it has already started wiping out my melasma from my pregnancy 6 years ago.
I have to put a warning here - When I went to buy online medsmex had run out and so I something called Retino (also tretinoin in a cream base) at .05 but rather than giving me smooth skin, the purge was hideous and I felt it was not helping old pimples or scars. It didn't help my melasma much. I used it for about 3 months applying about 4 times a week.
My skin: at 44 I have only the finest of wrinkles, barely visible except an occasional 1 line on my forehead - no wrinkling around my eyes (I use fast lift eye serum from Isomers). I have started breaking out again, but only on one side of my face (the dreaded perimenopause?!). I have slight melasma on both sides of my face from being pregnant in Africa. I have been looking for something to help with the breakout, clear the melasma, and overall smooth my skin texture. This appears to even help with the 1 line on my forehead (it's not there every day) but it might also be that it's spring and winters where I live are very harsh.
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I tried this for about six months and never could overcome the purging, dryness, peeling, flaking, irritation,and redness, so I gave up. But lately I've been using the smallest amount (half a pea) once a week and my skin is tolerating it. I guess I 'm just one of those people that has to use in extreme moderation. And that's fine - I hope this time around I can actually start reaping the benefits instead of only the horrific side effects.


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Clint Bridges, Vice President, EZ Scaffold: The business is still there. Contractors are still bidding. However, the prices are tighter than ever. So, as a supplier, we have to work harder to get in front of the decision makers, so they can see the advantages of using our product. Specifically, we need to show how our products make them more competitive during these tough times. Also, we need to be able to meet their needs in more ways than ever. Whether it is new, used or a lease-purchase along with a variety of products, we'd better have what they need, the way they need it.
Noe Vallejo, Safety Director, Action Scaffold Manufacturing Co.: The economy is adversely affecting the entire construction industry, and we do feel it as well. We did see a decline in our business and in scaffolding as a whole in the entire valley. We expect the economy to pick up, the sooner, the better. We work closely with our customers and OSHA in all of our markets, which helps us keep up on the issues that OSHA is focusing on. In recent times, OSHA has focused heavily on fall protection issues, and we assist our customers in complying with the regulations that deal with this. We offer training, so that the customers and users of our scaffold systems understand these requirements and how to comply with them. Also, we are members of the SIA, which keeps the membership up to date on the latest developments with OSHA. The SIA has developed industry-leading training programs that we offer to our customers as an approved SIA Training Institute. Safety plays a large role in our marketing efforts. We continue to offer domestically manufactured products. However, in this "global economy," if a company does not offer an offshore product, it is virtually impossible to remain competitive. Waco performs quality assurance checks to insure that the proper steel tubing is used and that the offshore products meet our high-quality standards before introducing them into the marketplace. The quality of offshore products covers a broad range, from high-quality, well made products to low-quality, poorly made products. It is strictly a "buyer beware" situation. After the fact, everyone would agree that the lowest price isn't always the best deal. Noe Vallejo, Action Scaffold: Safety is a very important part of what we do. We are a scaffold company, so our work demands that we have a safe working environment. Our scaffold erectors go through scaffold hazard awareness training, OSHA 10-hour training, and competent scaffold training. We have weekly toolbox meetings and monthly safety meetings. Our scaffold erectors are constantly trained in scaffold and construction industry hazards. I am also a certified SIA trainer. I constantly train, and I regularly visit the OSHA Web site for any new changes. I also attend many training and education sessions that are provided by ADOSH and our worker's compensation carrier. The SIA is a great place for new and updated rules information concerning scaffold. We do offer and market our scaffold competent training courses to outside companies that are looking to get accredited scaffold training.
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Art of the Steal: On the Trail of World's Most Ingenious Thief
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With the cops outmatched and chasing red herrings, the Winnipeg bank job looked like a perfect crime. Then officials got a call from a vigilant employee at a nearby Walmart, which shared a large parking lot with the bank. He had been annoyed at people leaving cars there, so he took it upon himself to scan the lot. On the night of the break-in, he spotted a blue Dodge Caravan next to the bank. Seeing a dolly and other odd equipment inside, he took down the license plate number. Police ran it. The vehicle had been rented from Avis by one Gerald Daniel Blanchard.
Blanchard's use of his real name was as careless as the fingerprints police found inside the getaway van recovered by the rental company. Soon the cops were on his tail.
Because of the heist's sophistication, the investigation fell to Winnipeg's Major Crimes unit. But Blanchard — now divorced and living with his girlfriend, Lynette Tien — learned that he had become a suspect, so he stayed out of their sights. Two years passed, and many of the investigators who had dealt with the initial leads retired or were transferred.
The case went cold until early 2006, when Mitch McCormick, a veteran officer in his fifties, started working on major crimes and decided to take a look at the unsolved robbery. Intrigued, he called his longtime colleague Larry Levasseur, a wiretap ace who had just been transferred to the Commercial Crimes division.
One night in early February, McCormick and Levasseur sat down at the King's Head bar, a favorite local police haunt. Levasseur went through several pints of amber ale, and McCormick had his usual double rye and a Coke tall. McCormick filled him in on the Blanchard leads and gave him the case file to take home.
The two were interested, but McCormick's boss was skeptical. Why spend money chasing a criminal who was committing most of his crimes outside their jurisdiction? Eventually, though, the two stubborn cops made such a fuss that the department brass relented. "But we got no resources and had to put together a task force out of thin air," McCormick says. "It was like the set of Barney Miller. We knew it was bad when we had to buy our own Post-its."
They quickly started filling up those Post-its and arranging them on a corkboard, mapping Blanchard's sprawling network. The case was overwhelming, but they eventually unraveled his tangle of 32 false names. Their preliminary checks also showed that Blanchard was a person of interest in many crimes, including the unsolved theft of the Sisi Star nearly 10 years earlier. They assembled roughly 275 pages of documentation, enough to persuade a judge to let them tap Blanchard's 18 phones. Now they were in business. They were taking a professional flier on this case. They dubbed their investigation Project Kite.
Usually wiretaps are a waiting game; cops will listen to secretive organized crime syndicates for years, hoping for one little slip. But Blanchard was surprisingly loose-lipped. The second weekend the wires went live, McCormick and Levasseur heard him directing a team of underlings in a product-return fraud at a Best Buy. More scams followed. They heard him wheeling and dealing in real estate. They listened in as he planned his next bank job. They learned about a vast network of sophisticated crime. For a smart criminal, McCormick and Levasseur thought, this guy sure did talk a lot.
Then, on November 16, 2006, Blanchard got a particularly intriguing call.
"Hello, Danny," a man with a thick British accent said. "Are you ready? I have a job for you. How soon can you get to Cairo?"
McCormick and Levasseur listened with astonishment as Blanchard immediately set about recruiting his own small team to meet up with another group in Egypt. Blanchard referred to his contact as the Boss — he couldn't pronounce his real name — and explained to his cohorts that there was money to be made with this guy.
James was in. But her parents were in town visiting, and her mother didn't want her to go. James put her mom on the phone so Blanchard could talk the woman into giving her daughter permission to join him in a criminal escapade across the globe. "We're going to make a lot of money," he said. "But don't worry. Everything will be fine."
Several of his regular guys couldn't make it, so Blanchard called his neighbor, a Congolese immigrant named Balume Kashongwe. When Blanchard explained the job, Kashongwe volunteered right away. With his team assembled, Blanchard thought, "This is going to be easy. What could go wrong?" Just a few hours after the Boss' call, Blanchard, Kashongwe, and James were in the air, en route to Cairo.
Blanchard had first met the Boss a few months earlier in London at an electronics store. He could tell they were kindred spirits by a glance at the Boss' purchases: eight DVR recorders. Blanchard knew you didn't buy a load like that for anything but surveillance. The two struck up a conversation.
Later that day, a car arrived to take Blanchard to a London café, where the Boss and a dozen Kurdish henchmen, most from northern Iraq, were waiting in the basement, smoking hookahs. The Boss filled Blanchard in on his operation, which spanned Europe and the Middle East and included various criminal activities, including counterfeiting and fraud. The latest endeavor was called skimming: gleaning active debit and credit card numbers by patching into the ISDN lines that companies use to process payments. The group manufactured counterfeit cards magnetized and embossed with the stolen numbers and then used them to withdraw the maximum daily limits before the fraud was reported. It was a lucrative venture for the Boss' network, which funneled a portion of its take to Kurdish separatists in Iraq.
Living up to his new nickname, the Boss gave Blanchard a trial job: taking 25 cards to Canada to retrieve cash. Blanchard returned to London with $60,000, and the Boss was pleased. He found the younger man charming and steady as well. "We have something big coming," he told Blanchard over dinner at a Kurdish restaurant. "I'll keep you posted."
With that job now at hand, Blanchard's crew arrived in Egypt and checked into the Cairo Marriott Hotel & Omar Khayyam Casino, settling into a couple of suites with sweeping views of the Nile. The next day, three men Blanchard remembered from the London cafè showed up. They brought roughly 1,000 pirated cards, which the group immediately started using in teams of two. Kashongwe and the Kurds from London blended in easily. Blanchard and James bought burkas in the souk as disguises. The Boss directed operations from London.
They went from ATM to ATM for 12 hours a day, withdrawing Egyptian pounds and stuffing the bills into backpacks and suitcases. Blanchard and James folded their cash into pouches hidden beneath the burkas. And as usual, Blanchard filmed the entire adventure: the wandering through Cairo's Byzantine streets, the downtime in the city, the money pouring in.


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Crossfield library becomes part of Marigold Library SystemBy: Sylvia Cole | Posted: Monday, Dec 31, 2012 11:53 am Crossfield library patrons can now access additional resources including a catalogue containing more than three million items. The Crossfield Library joined the Marigold Library System, effective Jan. 1, after staff received requests from patrons wanting to access more resources, including e-books. �It�s really exciting,� said Loriea Anderson, library manager, adding the library board invited Marigold staff to present options of switching over to their system. �We realized that as time goes on and e-resources become more popular, patrons will want them,� she said, noting that the cost of providing the resources would be too much for the library to support alone. Electronic resources include access to a database of magazine and newspaper subscriptions with information on a variety of topics such as genealogy, language learning, auto repair, hobbies and crafts and Freegal music download services. Anderson said as memberships come up for renewal, patrons will notice a cost increase. Family passes will increase from $20 to $25, individual memberships will cost $20, students 12-18 and senior�s memberships will be $10 as well as seniors, a new category. Children younger than 12, who aren�t covered by a family membership, can access the library books and resources for free. In January, the library will offer an orientation session for the public to learn how to use the online catalogue and inter-library loans. Anderson said employees will be available to assist those using the online catalogue. Rocky View residents can register for their card at any Marigold member library including Crossfield, Airdrie, Irricana, Beiseker, Chestermere and Cochrane. Marigold serves more than 240,000 residents in south-central Alberta and has 26 libraries, 15 paperback deposits, direct online services and a book-by-mail service. Comments
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When I first collected my red wigglers from a neighbor's leaf compost bin they were less than two inches long and a dark red color. Today the mature worms are typically twice that size, and more of a pinkish cream color, especially in the outdoor manure compost bins, where I have seen some nearly three times the size of the original strain.
When I till the garden in the spring, the holes where I deposited worms from my compost bins have some of these worms which survived our harsh winter and they have reverted back to the dark red color and smaller size. And, occasionally I find some in the bins which are a light pink color which my fish love. Since there are no indigenous worms in my garden, I am certain all these worms are from the same original strain. I have always been curious about this phenomenon, but have never seen anything written on the subject. Have any of you noticed a change in color or size from your original strain, and what is your take on this? |
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The fattest one's I've found (and almost always on the pale pink side) are in the middle of some just finished food area, which makes sense I guess heh. Any worms I've found in the older VC which has less food and moisture can be long, sometimes very long, but always much slimmer and darker red. |
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Ok. Remember for all I know I am raising baby snakes in Southern New England. I think I do not have earthworms because those are longer and fatter and are found when I spade the earth. They also appear dryer. I think I do not have nightcrawlers because those are huge, and scary and lay upon the surface at night and need to be caught by flashlight. I think I do have some type of redwiggler because I got them from a compost heap. The compost heap may of been seeded with a tiny amount of dying worms from a library vermicompost workship for school children. They seemed to exhibit yellow tail tips. Some live inside two 4 gallon skimpy bottom pails. At some point I crushed up a bunch of biochar as much as I could without risk of breathing any dust. This was put into the bin. It was fun to do. I hoped the biochar would get dirty or charged with organic life. It should also provide surface area for weebeasties to multiply to feed the worms. The worms did seem to take on a color change, primarily a black line down the middle. Presumabley this was the food pathway. It was not clear. Strangely, even though the biochar has all passed through the system one would think a generation of worms ago the worms still seem to retain this darkness. The biochar and the darkness line, not a deeper red, seemed to match just when the biochar was added. Additionaly, your mention of worm sizes and changes in relation to the enviornment reminds me of some old online information or maybe misinformation. The story went something like a college student in a dorm room grew worms but because he raised them in such a confined? space they remained small. Whenever he needed to fill an order to sell he gave the needed miniture sized worms more food and space and he quickly could fill the orders he had. Reading the days worth of material about this on the web could no doubt lead one to insanity. To save time I described it just above. I think what you are acurately describing happening in your bins is similar to what the college student had also observed and had as his "business plan". I'm just going for the "big, fat, juicy ones" and trying to avoid the long, skinny ones that sometimes fall apart when picked up. I'm guessing you do too. |
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"When I first collected my red wigglers from a neighbor's leaf compost bin they were less than two inches long and a dark red color. Today the mature worms are typically twice that size, and more of a pinkish cream color, especially in the outdoor manure compost bins, where I have seen some nearly three times the size of the original strain." It is like the pink ones are living in nirvana or worm heaven. They have the perfect food and enviornment and have no need to toughen up and forage in the dark forest. They are sheltered, fast growing, the 1920's flappers of their day, no hardtimes. As opposed to us old, wrinkled travelers. |
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I'd like to say those were the very words I yelled across my double-wide trailer before heading to West Virginia with the missus for a three-day course on how to manhandle meat. Unfortunately, I live in an apartment three blocks from Times Square, drive an SUV that's bleeding my bank account dry, and when I yeehaw, burly truck drivers two states away pull over to wipe tears of laughter from their eyes.
Then again, Steven Raichlen's Barbecue Boot Camp at the Greenbrier isn't exactly a backwoods hootenanny. Granted, the Greenbrier is in West Virginia—but this graceful, columned resort (think equal parts White House, Tara, and Versailles) in White Sulphur Springs is so genteel that if you want to yeehaw after 6 p.m., you'd better do it in a Brooks Brothers blazer. And, while Raichlen may smell like smoldering wood chips, this master of the grill (and author of the best-selling Barbecue Bible) is serious about the art of cooking out.
The Greenbrier has been holding cooking classes for 24 years, featuring chefs as celebrated as Julia Child. In 2000, Raichlen added a barbecue finishing school to the curriculum. Classrooms don't get any better than his: Kate's Mountain Lodge, about a half-mile from the main hotel, is wood-beamed, wood-paneled, wood-burning, and missing just enough wall to allow a nice view of the woods. About 35 of us are attending this session, and we chat in hushed anticipation like the raw recruits we are.
I've never taken a cooking class and I'm about as at home in the kitchen as a fat man in the Bolshoi Ballet. But grilling is a different matter. First, it doesn't feel like cooking. It feels more like a great excuse to hang out in the backyard and hum ABBA tunes without having to do something sweaty and productive like mowing the lawn. Second, when you make a (theoretically) triumphant entrance bearing a platter of sizzling steaks, everyone is impressed. Plus, I can't get enough of the charbroiled taste. If anyone figures out a way to make barbecue-flavored dental floss, call me. I'll buy it. All of it.
Unfortunately, my skills are so limited that when I prepare a "grilled smorgasbord," it means that some of the burgers are well-done and the rest are burned. I hoped Raichlen's class would give me the grilling mastery that every man claims to possess, but doesn't. In other words, I wanted the kind of masculine boasting rights a $230,000 Ferrari might confer.


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Chop Suey: A Cultural History of Chinese Food in the United StatesIn 1784, passengers on the ship Empress of China became the first Americans to land in China, and the first to eat Chinese food. Today there are over 40,000 Chinese restaurants across the United States--by far the most plentiful among all our ethnic eateries. Now, in Chop Suey Andrew Coe provides the authoritative history of the American infatuation with Chinese food, telling its fascinating story for the first time. It's a tale that moves from curiosity to disgust and then desire. From China, Coe's story travels to the American West, where Chinese immigrants drawn by the 1848 Gold Rush struggled against racism and culinary prejudice but still established restaurants and farms and imported an array of Asian ingredients. He traces the Chinese migration to the East Coast, highlighting that crucial moment when New York "Bohemians" discovered Chinese cuisine--and for better or worse, chop suey. Along the way, Coe shows how the peasant food of an obscure part of China came to dominate Chinese-American restaurants; unravels the truth of chop suey's origins; reveals why American Jews fell in love with egg rolls and chow mein; shows how President Nixon's 1972 trip to China opened our palates to a new range of cuisine; and explains why we still can't get dishes like those served in Beijing or Shanghai. The book also explores how American tastes have been shaped by our relationship with the outside world, and how we've relentlessly changed foreign foods to adapt to them our own deep-down conservative culinary preferences. Andrew Coe's Chop Suey: A Cultural History of Chinese Food in the United States is a fascinating tour of America's centuries-long appetite for Chinese food. Always illuminating, often exploding long-held culinary myths, this book opens a new window into defining what is American cuisine. |
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Makes 6 servings
- 3/4 cup French green lentils*
- 6 cups 1-inch pieces peeled seeded sugar pumpkin or butternut squash (from about one 2-pound whole pumpkin)
- 3 tablespoons olive oil, divided
- 1 teaspoon ground cumin
- 1 teaspoon hot smoked Spanish paprika**
- 1/2 teaspoon sea salt
- 4 cups baby arugula
- 1 cup soft goat cheese, crumbled
- 1/4 cup thinly sliced mint leaves
- 1 tablespoon red wine vinegar
Place lentils in small bowl. Cover with cold water and soak 10 minutes; drain.
Cook lentils in boiling salted water until tender but firm, about 30 minutes. Drain lentils. Rinse under cold water, then drain.
Preheat oven to 375°F. Place pumpkin in large bowl; toss with 2 tablespoons oil, cumin, paprika, and sea salt. Arrange pumpkin in single layer on baking sheet; roast 20 minutes. Turn pumpkin over. Roast until tender, 10 to 15 minutes. Cool.
Combine lentils, pumpkin, and oil from baking sheet with arugula, half of goat cheese, mint, vinegar, and 1 tablespoon oil. Season with salt and pepper. Divide among plates; sprinkle remaining goat cheese over.
* Available at some supermarkets and at specialty foods stores.
** Sometimes labeled Pimentón Picante or Pimentó de La Vera Picante; available at specialty foods stores and from tienda.com.
Per serving: 196.4 kcal calories, 39.9 % calories from fat, 8.7 g fat, 2.9 g saturated fat, 6.5 mg cholesterol, 23.2 g carbohydrates, 6.5 g dietary fiber, 3.7 g total sugars, 16.7 g net carbohydrates, 8.7 g protein
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main ingredients: Cumin, Paprika, Goat Cheese, Arugula, Pumpkin, Lentil
dietary considerations: Vegetarian, Low Cal, High Fiber, Healthy, Low Cholesterol
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Unique Digital Growth Moves Forward With IPA Affiliation and New Website
24 July 2001, London, UK
Unique Digital Growth Moves Forward With IPA Affiliation and New Website
To Celebrate Independence and Growth, Digital Marketing Agency, Unique Digital, Move Forward with IPA Affiliation and New Website
To truly celebrate their independence and growth into a currently unstable market, Unique Digital http://www.unique-digital.co.uk launch their new website. Announcing that they will be trading independently, Unique Digital's growth follows a successful management buy out from its parent company Nettec http://www.nettec.net that was confirmed earlier this year.
The mutual decision has enabled Unique Digital to continue to focus as a full service digital marketing agency, working on a broad range of activities for clients such as British Telecom, Christies, Department for Education & Employment, First Choice Holidays, Lobster.co.uk, Misco, Systemax, Tempz.com and William Hill.
Their growth continues to be built upon and strengthened with solid accreditations and partnerships, including its recent election into the Institute of Advertising Practioners (IPA) http://www.ipa.co.uk, becoming only the third independent digital marketing agency to achieve this honour.
Unique Digital is driven by founders who are digital marketing savvy, namely Simon Andersen ex New Media Director of Saatchi & Saatchi, and Andy Stevens, ex Managing Director, USP Advertising – who position the agency further into a sector in which they are already thriving.
Andy Stevens, Commercial Director says, "This is an exciting time for us, the break away from Nettec allows us the independence to fully concentrate on developing Unique Digital. The support from our clients and Nettec has been encouraging and positive."
Simon Anderson, Managing Director at Unique Digital added, "Our growth and independence gives us the platform to continue to develop our unique brand of Results-Driven marketing. Which, we feel is perfectly suited for the current challenging climate. Expect to hear from us announcing more exciting projects and account wins in the near future."
Anderson, "Our brand is often misunderstood; Unique Digital has always been about unique users, developing strategies and campaigns that generate the best ROI. The only thing that I'd say was unique about our site is the honesty it contains in the expression of marketing and services."
Brian Gunn, CEO of Nettec commented, "At the end of last year Nettec took a decision to realign the business model. Unique Digital did not fit in the new direction; therefore, we welcomed their management buy out approach. We wish Unique Digital every success in their independent status and look forward to a continued working relationship."
----Notes to editors----
This press release in available in PDF, plain text and Word formats. Photographs are available of the Unique Digital team.
The media spokespeople for Unique Digital are Simon Andersen, the Managing Director and Andy Stevens, the Commercial Director.
About Unique Digital
Unique Digital Limited was originally established in 1998 and traded as part as Nettec Plc. It is now an independent digital marketing consultancy utilising purely online services that compliment and integrate with offline services.
The founding member Simon Andersen, the Managing Director, was the New Media Director at Saatchi & Saatchi and has been working within the online and offline marketing for over five years.
Andy Stevens, the Commercial Director, was the Managing Director USP Advertising, and led the integration of that agency into the Nettec group.
The last three months has seen the founders build a specialist team of individuals with specific skill sets, blending on and offline expertise to produce a cohesive and savvy team.
Tags: unique digital, digital marketing, online marketing, digital direct marketing, direct marketing, email marketing, viral marketing, Mobile Marketing, internet marketing, online promotion, London, England, UK


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I have a copper hanging light that has four round glass "windows" on each side. The glass has a nice cut edge to reflect the light. I was wondering if anyone knows when and where this might have come from and where I can find more information on it. I wish I could post a pic but I don't see an option to do that?
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Myers Motors LLC, the Ohio company that makes a unique one-person electric vehicle, is getting a $250,000 investment from JumpStart Ventures.
The company, based in Tallmadge, Ohio, builds the NmG ("No more Gas"), which is classified as a motorcycle according to the Department of Transportation because of its three wheels. The all-electric vehicle, which sells for $29,995, goes 60 miles on one charge and is recharged using the same alternating current (AC) available in household outlets. The NmG can be used on highways, where it reaches speeds of up to 75 miles per hour.
Myers says the NmG meets the needs of the 80 percent of Americans who commute to and from work alone, and accommodates nearly half of Americans' travel needs beyond work, which include errands and other day-to-day activities done solo as well.
Myers Motors was formed in 2004 by CEO Dana Myers, when he purchased the assets of a California-based motor company. Over the past few years, Myers has been collaborating with the University of Akron to further develop the battery technology and battery management system (BMS) used to power the vehicle. Myers Motors is enhancing its BMS to be more efficient and cheaper than systems used in other electric vehicles. Since working on the technology, the company has already doubled the travel range of the vehicle per charge, from 30 to 60 miles.
JumpStart Inc. is a Northeast Ohio venture development organization that accelerates the progress of high growth early-stage businesses. Myers said it plans on using JumpStart's investment to build out its two-seat prototype vehicle and develop its intellectual property strategy.
JumpStart Venture Partner Mark Smith will be working with the company and is excited about its position in the market. "There is a race underway to create cost competitive all-electric vehicles and the Myers Motors team has an incredible head start," said Smith. "Not only did they inherit a legacy of market knowledge and design from the predecessor company, they are already producing and selling vehicles. And the two-passenger vehicle (called NmG2) currently under development will provide Myers Motors with a significant competitive advantage in this quickly emerging market."
"Our battery system is the next step toward realizing the dream of electric vehicles: inexpensive travel that avoids the geo-political and environmental ravages inherent in America's dependence upon oil for its transportation needs," said CEO Myers.


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USDA Rural Development provided a $3.5 million loan to the hospital through its Community Facility Direct Loan program for the hospital expansion.
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Providence Medical Center (PMC) is a critical access hospital that employs nearly 170 individuals. The 25 bed acute care hospital provides quality health care in response to the needs of its local, rural communities. PMC furnishes acute, skilled/swing-bed, and intermediate care, as well as Medicare certified home health, hospice, and private pay person care. Palliative care is also available. Outreach clinics are held in Wisner, Wakefield, and Laurel. This expanded facility enhances health care in the area.


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During the last week, 11 OPP cruisers have been hit by passing motorists on provincial highways. Three officers have been hurt, including one who required hospital treatment for her injuries.
OPP Commissioner Chris Lewis is understandably bewildered and enraged and he's vowing that his officers will crack down on careless drivers who put the lives of others at risk.
"I want to make it very clear — severe weather and poor driving conditions are not the main cause in the overwhelming number of collisions we've seen these past several weeks," said Lewis. "It is the way people are driving in these conditions that jeopardizes the safety of the motoring public and our officers. This irresponsible driving behaviour must stop."
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Yet all the while, the cloudy, misty, obdurate reality of the mountains is never far away. They loom whenever you turn from the sea; they watch over the life of the coast like elders gazing down on their airheaded offspring.
Corsica may be in many ways a wilderness, but it is a French wilderness, with a highly fictional infrastructure. The roads are rife with adventurous turns and prayer-inducing vistas, but they are well paved and well maintained, and anytime you want to you can traverse the island with relative ease. Our first real look at the interior was in the company of a learned young Corsican named François Zamponi, a father of three, the lead singer in a local rock band, and, at one time, a waiter at my favorite place for coffee in New York City. Zamponi had been living with his wife and children in Paris, but was now passionately repatriated—for, indeed, he did consider this island to be far more than a province of France, but rather a unique and unduplicatible world. "People criticize our traditions of vendetta, but this is a kind of justice that works," he says, as he navigates his minivan up through a miasma of fog and fern, with a tucked-away horse-racing track on one side of the road, so beautiful that it almost brings tears to our eyes, and Neolithic rock formations on the other, reminiscent of Easter Island. "When people know that justice will come quickly they behave a lot better. Sometimes it's better to take matters in your own hands and that's how I want to raise my kids, which is a big part of the reason we decided to move back."
The mountain villages are full of beautiful stone houses, mysterious and mournful in their gray emptiness. Many of them are owned by Corsicans in economic exile, who hold on to their properties in the hope of one day returning, and who are willing to pay taxes on and rudimentarily maintain dwellings into which they might not set foot for years. "Without a house in Corsica, you don't feel Corsican anymore," Zamponi explains. The population of the island is just a shade over a quarter-million, while the number of Corsicans living abroad is nearly three times that. The diaspora is primarily economic, but it has its political side, too. Once you are away from the resort towns, you notice that the bilingual signs marking the boundaries of places in the mountains like Corte, Sartène, and Zonza have been systematically defaced, with the French spelling spray-painted out of legibility and only the Corsican remaining. Of course, to the casual visitor, one of the most remarkable aspects of the Corsican experience is that you can mate the wild, sparsely populated vigor of the land to the haut- bourgeois creature comforts of a French holiday. As my girlfriend was wont to mutter: Why would the Corsicans want to break with France? What do they want? Their own foreign policy?
In the mountainous heart of the island there are innumerable waterfalls and rock pools, raging rivers that look like molten aluminum, olive groves, chestnut trees, pastured sheep and donkeys, and satellite dishes galore. Few people with the wit and curiosity to venture away from the luxury hotels and the glamorous beaches fail to visit the interior's most photographed natural wonder, the Col de Bavella, an expanse of high-altitude, immense, otherworldly granite needles with no apparent evolutionary purpose save the triggering of fear and trembling. They are notched into the rocky terrain like missiles ready for liftoff. Here in the Alta Rocca area, the wind has sheared the tops off the pine trees and forced them to grow gnarled and dreamily contorted, like bonsai trees that are tortured to turn growth into intensity.


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Cloud, who has served on the school board for a total of eight years, wishes to serve another term of four years.
During his tenure on the board, Cloud has been instrumental in the opening of Mayfield School, building the Science wing at Cleveland High School, renovation of the Betsy Vines theater at Cleveland High School, and purchasing property for the new elementary school on Georgetown Road.
Cloud states, "While seeking election on the board for the first time, my goal was to create a working and professional relationship with the City Council that was beneficial to both parties. By having respect for each other, both professionally and personally, many goals can be obtained.
"I realize that we are under monetary constraints and economic hardships, but with cooperation of the City Council members, many things are happening with the school system in Cleveland."
While serving on the school board this term, Cloud's objectives were to ensure that all schools had safe entrances with resource officers visible at the front entrances, employ a new director of schools that would lead Cleveland City Schools in a positive direction during the ever-changing times in education as far as student achievement, testing, and core standards, and complete the ground work for a new elementary school on Georgetown Road.
Cloud is a retired teacher with Cleveland City Schools. He holds a master's degree from University of Tennessee in Chattanooga in adminstration. He is a veteran of the U.S. Army, who served in Vietnam.
He is an active member of First Presbyterian Church. He is married to his wife of 30 years, Jeanie, who is also retired from Cleveland City Schools. He is the father of one daughter, Emily Ridge.
Cloud states, "I am truly appreciative of your decision to allow me to serve you this past eight on the City School board, and humbly ask for your support to serve the next four years. As always, I promise to be available to take phone calls and listen to my community on issues concerning our schools.
"I ask you to vote for me as your representative on the City School Board, District 5, in the August general election."