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Deerhurst Resort offers ideal family accommodation in Huntsville with a wide range of fresh, newly updated styles. Up to two children 18-and-under share their parents' room or suite at no charge. Select from a wide range of sizes and styles to fit any preference. Many of our accommodations are newly renovated, and all guest rooms feature comfy beds, feather duvets and feather pillows. For those who require hypoallergenic bedding, please make your request prior to arrival.
Located just a short 5 minute drive from downtown Huntsville and 45 minutes from Algonquin Park, Deerhurst Resort is the ideal selection for your Ontario vacation.
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These welcoming Muskoka hotel rooms are conveniently located in the Main Building, just a ten minute walk from the lake, and offer one king or two queen beds. These cosy yet polished guest rooms come complete with a desk area with complimentary high-speed wired Internet access, separate vanity area and most have a balcony or terrace.
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|Choose from a variety of condos nestled throughout the Deerhurst Resort property. From our renovated Greens condos which are located in the Greens enclave overlooking the Deerhurst Lakeside Golf Course to our Large Condos situated in a peaceful wooded enclave close to the lake, there are styles to suit everyone's Muskoka getaway needs. Condo vacation rentals are fully stocked with everything you require, but do not have daily housekeeping. Please view services provided for condos.
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S'chargers, Bakers eye third wins
COMING off one-sided wins, Big Chill and Café France clash for a piece of second spot at the resumption of the PBA D-League Foundation Cup today.
The Superchargers and the Bakers, tied for third at 2-1, collide in the first of a three-game bill at 12 noon at Filoil Flying V Arena.
"My worry is that my players might not be in the right focus coming off the Holy Week break," said Café France coach Egay Macaraya.
Cagayan Valley, last conference's runner-up, vies for a second win against newcomer Jumbo Plastic at 4 p.m. while Boracay Rum tests another new squad in EA Regen Med at 2 p.m.
Last Monday, the Bakers overwhelmed Jumbo Plastic, 92-69, as Mike Silungan led six Café France players in double figures with 18 points.
The Superchargers also found a surprise performer in Janus Lozada, who sizzled from three-point range for 18 markers, in their 82-60 drubbing of Boracay Rum.
Meanwhile, the league and Samahang Basketbol ng Pilipinas kick off the search for the Philippine representative to the Fiba Asia 3-on-3 tournament set May 15 and 16 in Doha. All 12 teams will field players, who will be divided into groups, in the 3-on-3 side event.
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Inside the Alleged Mind of Bill O'Reilly
When we decided to write Sweet Jesus, I Hate Bill O'Reilly for Nation Books, we realized that simply harvesting O'Reilly's usual TV and radio insanity would not be enough. We'd have to venture farther--deep into the steaming, muddy jungles of Bill's prose.
Actually, the truth is, only one of us read these. That's the disadvantage in the co-authorship of a book. While Amann blithely skipped about these volumes gleaning useful material, I was deep within the mines slowly contracting black lung: "If you please, gov'ner, Mr. O'Reilly wrote a nasty bit 'bout 'illary 'ere. Is it useful to ye?"
Unfortunately, when it comes to the world of literature, the best thing you can say about Bill is that he's written five times as many books as Paris Hilton's dog. Even more unfortunately, we had to read them--all of them. Here are a few liberally edited excerpts from our book's reviews of Bill's horrible, horrible body of work:
The O'Reilly Factor for Kids
The first line in the foreword to Bill O'Reilly's latest opus starts out "I wish I'd had this book when I was a teenager." Really Bill? You wish you'd had a book written by you as a fifty-five-year-old man? You know, I also wish that as a teenager I'd had a book written by a future me. The first line of my book would have been, "In about twenty years, a spectacularly obtuse TV personality named Bill O'Reilly will write a piece of dreck called The O'Reilly Factor for Kids. Whatever you do, for the love of Jehovah, DON'T READ IT."
The O'Reilly Factor For Kids's putative purpose is to give teens some honest, straightforward advice from a guy who has been there and who, as a father himself, knows how to rap with the kids. Instead, it's a deeply confused tract on everything from sharing, to reasoning with bullies, to proper skin care. At times, Bill sounds like he's talking to five-year-olds ("You have to learn--and believe me, I know how awful these words can be when you want something--to share").
Sometimes he appears to be counseling the elderly ("But excessive sun exposure, according to the U.S. Office of the Surgeon General, can lead to skin cancer and other skin growths, cataracts, premature aging of the skin, and several other types of health problems"). But most of the time he sounds like a deranged Carmelite nun trying to relate to teenagers on their own level ("The adult doesn't have to be in the room snappin' to OutKast, but one of these specimens must be somewhere on the premises"). Is this a joke? Wait, perhaps I haven't explored that possibility thoroughly enough. Bill, seriously, is this a joke?
Well, it must be a joke, because there's a belly laugh on every page. Don't believe me?
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"Almost everybody watched the TV show Friends on NBC. Unfortunately, some kids think that's what real friends are like.... In real life, true friends stand by you when things get rough." (Yes. Now let's go visit Mr. Green Jeans and see what he thinks.)
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"Okay, you know I've made money. It was a long time coming, so I don't usually spend much of it and I certainly don't show it off." (Okay, Bill, obviously you do show it off. You're now averaging one reference to your huge salary every two pages. For God's sake, Bill, these are kids! Can you possibly be this insecure? Do you flash a fat roll of Benjamins in front of the dog every morning, cooing, "Who's your daddy?")
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"Now, I don't want you to think that I sat around when I was your age and carefully chose my companions because of their virtues." (Carefully chose my companions because of their virtues? Are you kidding with this? Who are you talking to? 'Cause I guarantee you, all the kids have left. You sound like Truman Capote, for God's sake. Can you possibly be this tone deaf? You might as well quote Ralph Waldo Emerson while you're at it.)
Throughout the book there are "instant messages" from O'Reilly in which he delineates the difference between "pinheads" and "smart operators."
"Pinheads and Smart Operators: Instant Message Number 3,"
Bill writes:
IMNSHO [which O'Reilly and all teens apparently know means 'In my not-so-humble opinion'], a pinhead gets sunburned. Okay, a nice even tan can make you look healthy and sexy. Or it can advertise to your friends that you've had a great winter vacation at the beach. But excessive sun exposure, according to the U.S. Office of the Surgeon General. . . .and then on he goes about those legendary teen bugaboos, cataracts.
Bill, I hate to be crass, but have you seen your skin? You look like something Ed Gein made after he was finished upholstering the settee. Do you think you're really going to reel kids in with your thoughts on proper skin care? If they didn't bail out after your take on gangsta rap (page 85, I'm not kidding), you've definitely lost them now.
Secondly, these kids are teenagers. Honestly, what do you think you're accomplishing? Why not just write, "A pinhead finds blood in his stool and ignores it. A smart operator gets regular colorectal screenings and eats a diet rich in fiber"? This book will impress no one--not the teens whom it's supposedly written for nor the grandparents whom O'Reilly was probably actually hoping to fleece. It's just plain too stupid.


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ALABAMA | 60 delegates
Barack Obama captured black and young voters in the primary here. His opponent, Hillary Rodham Clinton, did not visit Alabama during the closing days of the primary.
How Obama won: Obama won 80 percent of blacks' votes. Exit polling also showed that he captured 60 percent of the votes from people under 30. With 96 percent of precincts reporting, Obama had 56 percent and Clinton had 42 percent.
What they're saying: Tobias Wilson, a 20-year-old football player at predominantly black Miles College in Birmingham, cast his first presidential vote for Obama. "He gives a lot of African-Americans hope," he said.
ALASKA | 18 delegates
OBAMA CONQUERS "LAST FRONTIER"Barack Obama won the Alaska Democratic presidential caucuses. The state has 18 delegates to the Democratic National Convention in August, including 13 based on Tuesday's vote.
How Obama won: Record turnouts of enthusiastic Obama supporters turned out for the caucuses. Democrats in Anchorage pushed the start of caucuses back a half hour to allow people to find parking and get inside the meeting hall a middle school.
What they're saying: "I like the feeling I get from him. It is time for a change. I don't want a manager anymore. I want a leader," said John Sorenson, 60, an Obama supporter.
ARIZONA | 67 delegates
MODERATES GIVE CLINTON A BOOSTHillary Rodham Clinton won in Arizona over rival Barack Obama.
Voting activists in Arizona feared a photo-ID rule could cause confusion, but things were apparently fine.
How Clinton won: With 59 percent of precincts reporting, 51 percent of voters went for Clinton, while 41 percent went for Obama. Moderates went more heavily for Clinton, while liberals went for Obama.
What they're saying: "People are walking up to the polls with their driver's licenses in their hands," said Mindy Moretti, who was monitoring voting for the watchdog group electiononline.org. "People seem ready for it. No one seems to be upset."
ARKANSAS | 47 delegates
STRONG TIES CARRY FORMER FIRST LADYHillary Rodham Clinton won her party's primaries in Arkansas on Tuesday, boosted by her strong ties to the state.
How Clinton won: With Arkansas, Clinton won the state where she spent her formative political years as first lady while her husband was governor. The state is still home to many close Clinton allies as well as the Clinton Presidential Library in Little Rock.
What they're saying: "It's been a wild night," state emergency-management spokesman Tommy Jackson told Little Rock television station KATV, referring to tornadoes that touched down in the state. "A heck of a way to have elections in Arkansas."
CALIFORNIA | 441 delegates
Clinton holds thin lead, but delegates will be split
With the Democratic presidential results at razor-thin margins, California voters were set to play a key role in national politics for the first time in years as they headed to the polls Tuesday.
Throughout the night, uncertainty about the biggest delegate prize, California, vexed both campaigns. Early today, however, New York Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton solidified her lead there, providing a huge morale boost to her team from a state that has long been a cornerstone of successful Democratic campaigns.
Over the weekend, polls showed Illinois Sen. Barack Obama had cut the once-comfortable lead Clinton held in California — as well as other Super Tuesday states — to a virtual tie.
Both parties award delegates by congressional district, meaning any candidate who loses the overall state popular vote can still pick up a substantial number of California delegates.
The state's Democrats have 441 delegates awarded in four different groupings. The largest chunk of 241 is awarded to candidates on a proportional basis within congressional districts.
Each district has three to six delegates. So a candidate who, for example, wins 45 percent of the vote in a particular district would then get 45 percent of that district's delegates.
The remaining delegates are spread among elected officials, Democratic National Committee members and at-large delegates. An additional five delegates are not chosen until May by a committee made up of other delegates.
Bob Mulholland, political adviser to the California Democratic Party, estimated that up to 700,000 Democratic votes might be counted sometime after election night. And the final allocation of delegates can vary substantially from the popular vote.
Officials also said the counting would be slowed by more voters having cast ballots by mail. Mail-in ballots dropped off in person on election day are not counted until the next day.
CONNECTICUT | 61 delegates
OBAMA LEADING BY A THIN MARGINWith almost half of the vote counted, Barack Obama led by a small margin in a state Hillary Rodham Clinton once expected to win easily.
Why Obama's ahead: The Obama effect blew through Connecticut, where he was more than 20 percentage points behind a month ago. With 93 precincts reporting, Obama led 50 percent to 47 percent.
What they're saying: Alice Fortunato, the Democratic registrar of Stamford, Conn., said the primary had drawn more enthusiasm than any she had seen in her seven years in the job. "The voters out today are eager to vote," she said. "They want to participate."
DELAWARE | 23 delegates
OBAMA IMPRESSES, TAKES AN EASY WINBarack Obama won a solid victory over Hillary Rodham Clinton.
How Obama won: With 100 percent of precincts reporting, Obama had 53.1 percent of the vote, compared with Clinton's 42.3 percent.
What they're saying: In Wilmington, Debbie Demeter, a teacher, came to see Obama because she was undecided.
"He's a very elegant speaker, and a sign of hope and change for the future. He's young and can bring forth some new ideas," Demeter said.
"But it's going to be hard, because I'd love to see the first woman president," she said.
GEORGIA | 104 delegates
OBAMA HAS MAJORITY OF MINORITY VOTESBarack Obama coasted to victory in Georgia over rival Hillary Rodham Clinton.
How Obama won: African-Americans accounted for slightly more than half the ballots cast, and Obama was gaining about 90 percent of them. Clinton won nearly 60 percent of the white votes.
What they're saying: "I didn't want to vote for Obama just because he was black," said Jacqueline Jenkins, 42, a black administrative assistant and part-time college student. "I didn't want to vote for Hillary just because she's a woman. I think both bring a lot to the table. I just think Obama would be a better choice."
IDAHO | 23 delegates
LANDSLIDE VICTORY A GEM FOR OBAMABarack Obama coasted to an easy victory in caucuses in this Western state.
How Obama won: With 67 percent of precincts reporting, Obama had 81 percent of the vote. Hillary Rodham Clinton had 15 percent. Another 3 percent were undecided, and 1 percent voted for John Edwards, who dropped out of the race.
What they're saying: In Boise, Debbi Taylor, a 50-year-old court clerk, said she drove six hours through bad weather from Ogden, Utah, to see Obama. "When my kids are excited and vote early and e-mail me to tell me about it, that's change in the world. That's something," she said.
ILLINOIS | 185 delegates
Buoyed by voters embracing his message of change, Barack Obama routed Hillary Rodham Clinton in a victory that also offered one of the richest prizes in the nation.
How Obama won: It was a home- state victory for the freshman Illinois senator. Obama bested rival Clinton regardless of the voter's race, gender or age, according to exit polls conducted for The Associated Press and television networks.
What they're saying: "I want us to get out of Iraq, (but) I don't want us to just leave Iraq and it turn back the way it was," said Casey Beck, a sophomore at Eastern Illinois University. "I don't think Barack would do that."
KANSAS | 40 delegates
OBAMA WINS NEARLY 3-1 OVER CLINTONBarack Obama rolled to an easy victory Tuesday night as large crowds of voters overwhelmed some caucus sites. Obama has ties to the traditionally Republican state: His mother was born at Fort Leavenworth during World War II, and Stanley Dunham, her father and Obama's grandfather, was a native of El Dorado.
How Obama won: With 96 percent of precincts reporting, the Illinois senator had captured 73 percent of the vote, compared with 27 percent for New York Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton.
What they're saying: "He's fresh. He's new. He's going to change the status quo," said Janet Radziejeski, 54.
MASSACHUSETTS | 121 delegates
LAWMAKERS HELP GIVE CLINTON WINHillary Rodham Clinton turned back Barack Obama and his high-profile endorsements to win the primary here.
How Clinton won: The New York senator relied on state lawmakers, including Senate President Therese Murray, who cranked up their get-out-the-vote efforts to offset Obama's headline-grabbing endorsements from Sen. Edward Kennedy and Gov. Deval Patrick.
What they're saying: "Obama seems like a nice guy, but I'm just worried he doesn't have enough experience to be president," said Bob Poland, 49, a travel agent. He said he chose Clinton for her experience.
MINNESOTA | 88 delegates
OBAMA ROLLS TO WIN WITH YOUNG VOTERSBarack Obama's appeal to young voters got him the Democratic caucus victory, exit polls show.
There were big crowds of voters in Minnesota, where Democrats waited in jammed hallways to cast caucus votes.
How Obama won: With 72 percent of precincts reporting, Obama had 67 percent of the vote, compared with 32 percent for Hillary Rodham Clinton.
What they're saying: "It's a snowball running down a steep hill and picking up all along," said Kevin Worden, a Habitat for Humanity director in Minneapolis.
MISSOURI | 88 delegates
Missouri's race was too close to call Tuesday night, with the prospect of a recount looming. With 98 percent of precincts reporting, Hillary Rodham Clinton had 48.3 percent of the vote and Barack Obama had 48.9 percent. Missouri, long a bellwether in presidential politics, has the racial and economic diversity to make it a microcosm of the country. Independents were allowed to vote in Missouri.
How close was it? The Associated Press initially declared the New York senator the winner based on a review of vote results, exit polling and an analysis of outstanding precincts but withdrew that declaration as Obama gained and then narrowly passed Clinton.
NEW JERSEY | 127 delegates
CLINTON WINS EASILY IN GARDEN STATEHillary Rodham Clinton beat out Barack Obama in delegate-rich New Jersey.
The Garden State was one of the key trophies among the states staging primaries or caucuses, the closest thing to a national primary the country has experienced. More than 1.6 million voters hit the polls in New Jersey, shattering the previous record.
How Clinton won: For the Democrats, Clinton had mounted an insurmountable lead in New Jersey, claiming 54 percent of the vote to 44 percent for Obama, the returns showed. The victory meant she would collect the lion's share of the state's 107 delegates, but the outcome of her national race with the Illinois senator was not as clear.
What they're saying: For Edmund Silvestre, 38, of Jersey City, Clinton is the candidate who "can bring it back." "I just want to experience again the progressive and prosperous days of Bill Clinton," he said.
NEW MEXICO | 38 delegates
Hillary Rodham Clinton held a slight lead over rival Barack Obama in a battle Tuesday in New Mexico's caucus, early returns showed.
With 27 of 184 precincts reporting, Clinton had 53 percent of the vote to Obama's 38 percent.
Too early to call: Democrats split along racial and ethnic lines, with Latinos strongly favoring Clinton but Obama leading among white voters.
What they're saying: John Rose, a 61-year-old engineer, has some issues with both candidates.
"How do you know how they're going to act when they're in power?" he wondered.
NEW YORK | 280 delegates
Clinton wins, but Obama gets a share
NEW YORK — Hillary Rodham Clinton beat back a strong challenge from Barack Obama on Tuesday to win her adopted state.
Although Clinton won New York, Sen. Obama seemed poised to get a big chunk of New York's 232 Democratic delegates.
Sen. Clinton was tested by Obama in heavily black neighborhoods in New York City, in liberal upstate areas and on college campuses.
The Associated Press made the calls based on surveys of voters as they left the polls.
A WNBC/Marist Poll last week found most New Yorkers felt Clinton was best able to handle the economy, the Iraq war and health care but that Obama embodied the best chance for undefined "change."
With 99 percent of precincts reporting, Clinton had 57 percent of the vote to Obama's 40 percent.
Perhaps because of the steady winter drizzle, or perhaps because the New York Giants held a parade near City Hall to celebrate their Super Bowl victory, early turnout at the polls seemed rather light, The New York Times reported.
Despite the energy surrounding the election, there were moments when the day felt strangely quiet in certain precincts of New York, with poll workers in Chinatown, the Upper East Side and Carroll Gardens, Brooklyn, saying that their stations had been sluggish.
At an elementary school Tuesday, Clinton with her husband and daughter signed autographs on sample ballots for people at the polling place.
"If voters ask themselves who they think would be the best president, and if Democrats ask who they think would be the best candidate to win, I feel really good about the answers to those questions," she said.
A Democratic candidate must get 15 percent of the vote in a congressional district to earn delegates.
NORTH DAKOTA | 21 delegates
TURNOUT, SENATOR GET OBAMA THE WINBarack Obama prevailed in North Dakota, the first of seven Democratic caucus states to report votes.
How Obama won: Obama invested time and money in caucus states such as North Dakota. He was aided by good turnout and the support of Sen. Kent Conrad, exit polls show. With 100 percent of precincts reporting, Obama had 61.1 percent of the vote, compared with 36.5 percent for Hillary Rodham Clinton.
OKLAHOMA | 47 delegates
OLDER, MODERATE VOTERS TAP CLINTONHillary Rodham Clinton coasted to victory over rival Barack Obama, who did not campaign in the state in the weeks leading up to the primary.
How Clinton won: Clinton, a New York senator, had been heavily favored in Oklahoma. She received 55 percent of the vote to 31 percent for Obama, with 99 percent of precincts reporting.
Moderates, older voters and families with incomes of $50,000 or less a year helped Clinton carry the state, according to data from exit polls conducted for The Associated Press.
TENNESSEE | 85 delegates
VOLUNTEER STATE CHOOSES TO REMAIN IN CLINTON CAMPWomen voters helped Hillary Rodham Clinton win the primary here. The New York senator's victory over Illinois Sen. Barack Obama followed Tennessee wins by her husband, former President Bill Clinton, who twice carried the Volunteer State with favorite son Al Gore as his running mate. Obama didn't visit the state after June. Both Democrats ran TV ads in some of the state's major markets.
How Clinton won: A majority of voters in the Democratic primary were white and women, and Clinton ran strongly in both demographics, according to exit polls conducted for The Associated Press and the television networks.
What they're saying: "I thought the Clinton days were great, and I want them back," said Daniel Casey, a 51-year- old salesman in Nashville who voted for Clinton.
UTAH | 29 delegates
OBAMA HOLDING A COMMANDING LEADBarack Obama held a commanding lead with the state's Democratic primary voters. Utah Democrats split their delegates by the popular vote.
How Obama won: Obama had an edge with male voters in Utah, while women appeared evenly divided between him and Hillary Rodham Clinton. Voters who called themselves independents were more than twice as likely to vote for Obama.
What they're saying: "There's something going on with Obama," said Utah Democratic Party spokesman Bill Keshlear, describing Obama's appeal. "It has to do with his youth, his message of hope and enthusiasm."


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Volunteers. We wouldn't be here without them. Our organisation was started by a volunteer over one hundred years ago, and today they're more important to us than ever. That's why we celebrate their dedication with the Macmillan Volunteer Awards.
Nominations have now closed for the Macmillan Volunteer Awards for this year. Winners will be announced here in Spring 2015 and invited to the awards ceremony dinner at our first ever volunteer conference. Nominations for 2016 re-open on 1 September 2015. If you have any questions about the awards you can contact us here|.
In 2014, we celebrated our brilliant volunteers with our first ever awards ceremony and afternoon tea.
You can read the 2014 Awards Ceremony programme here [PDF, 11MB]|.
Here is a photo gallery from the event, highlighting the great successes of our volunteers in the last year:
Over 50 volunteer groups and individuals came together from across the UK so that the Macmillan volunteering team, together with some of our Trustees and Directors, could say a huge thank you.
We're delighted to have won and we'll be putting our award up in the centre. It's great to think we've been able to help someone by pointing them in the right direction. Kate, member of team of volunteers at the Macmillan Cancer Information and Support Centre at Whipps Cross Hospital in London
We're delighted to have won and we'll be putting our award up in the centre. It's great to think we've been able to help someone by pointing them in the right direction.
Kate, member of team of volunteers at the Macmillan Cancer Information and Support Centre at Whipps Cross Hospital in London
The event included an awards presentation and opportunities to network and learn more about volunteering with Macmillan.
Who are the Macmillan Volunteer Awards for?
Macmillan volunteers are special people who help us to realise our ambition – that no one should face cancer alone. The Awards are a way to say thanks to the exceptional individuals and groups who go above and beyond their roles.
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Anyone can nominate a volunteer or group for an award. And while you can't nominate yourself for an individual award, you can nominate your group.
There are nine individual 'special recognition' volunteer awards that you can nominate volunteers and groups for online or via hard copy (there can be more than one winner of each award - click on the headings below to learn more about each specific award category).
For volunteers who make an outstanding and highly innovative contribution over a significant period of time. This is Macmillan's most prestigious award.
For volunteers who support us as a committee, showing exceptional team work, impact and influence within their local community.
For individuals or groups who are employees of our current corporate partners and who make an outstanding contribution to people affected by cancer through volunteering. These volunteers go above and beyond to give us their time, inside and/or outside of work, as well as making a difference through their organisations' partnership with Macmillan.
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For exceptional volunteers 25 years of age or under.
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The year 2013 saw the High Court of Kerala deliver justice in some of the most sensitive cases such as the Soumya murder case.
In the Soumya murder case, a Division Bench comprising Justice T.R.Ramachandran Nair and Justice B. Kemal Pasha confirmed the death sentence awarded by the Thrissur Fast Track Court to the lone accused, Govindachamy, in the rape case . The incident took place on February 1, 2011. The court also flayed the Railways for not taking into account the safety of the passengers.Land grab cases
The State government and the police came under criticism for their "indifference" in the two land grab cases in which Salim Raj, former gunman of Chief Minister Ommmen Chandy, is involved. The government was pulled up when the report filed by the Revenue Principal Secretary into the allegation of forgery and manipulation in the revenue records came up before the court. The report was submitted following a court directive to the Principal Secretary .The inquiry found that the Revenue records in the two cases were fabricated and new Thandaper records created by "the Revenue officials fraudulently with the help of some of the respondents and a few others". The court has now asked the government to take appropriate action against the erring Revenue officials and report to the court.
The police were also put on the mat in another case for allegedly turning a blind eye to complaints regarding harassment and petitions for police protection by the common people. The Bench said that police were very much interested in settling civil cases rather than providing police protection.
Requests by the State government on two occasions for sparing a sitting judge to head a judicial commission inquiring into the solar scam cases were rejected by the High Court. It cited shortage of judges as well as a Supreme Court ruling against providing sitting judges to head commissions as reason for spurning the request.Grounds for divorce
In another landmark ruling, the High Court had held that a spouse's refusal not to have children amounted to cruelty and that it was sufficient ground for granting divorce to a spouse who wanted to have children.
The ruling that the Ombudsman for local self-government institutions has no jurisdiction to entertain complaints regarding payment of money claimed by contractors or other agencies against local bodies was another important verdict of the High Court. The court held that the Ombudsman could only look into complaints of maladministration or corruption in the panchayats under the Kerala Panchayat Raj Act.
In another significant judgment, the High Court awarded compensation of Rs.2.5 lakh to the parents of a man from Kasaragod who was allegedly murdered for marrying a Muslim girl.
The court passed the verdict while allowing a petition filed by G. Gopalan and his wife seeking compensation on account of the failure of the State government to protect their son.
In another verdict, the High Court had held as arbitrary and illegal the State Bank of India's decisions to publish photos of loan defaulters in newspapers. The court observed that the practice of exhibiting photos of a defaulter and shaming him in public for the sin of not paying back the amount could not be encouraged in civilised societies.
Besides, the decision lacked legal backing, it added.
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Tony Silvestri, who managed the New London Harbour Towers project and the ongoing City Flats housing restoration plan, has been working with the Renaissance City Development Association to develop plans for a parking lot at the corner of Howard and Hamilton streets.
Kyle Klewin, a partner in Klewin Development of Groton, received approval last month from the Planning and Zoning Commission for a development at the corner of Bank and Howard streets consisting of a grocery store on the ground level and apartments on three floors above. He expects to break ground within a year.
The 5-acre parcel proposed for the parking lot once included the site of a New London landmark, Hughie's restaurant. It's under the control of the RCDA, the successor to the New London Development Corp.
Silvestri said the parking lot he is proposing could help alleviate some of the issues created by Electric Boat employees parking on Pequot Avenue and on nearby residential streets.
"This would help, at least in the short term, to take care of the parking needs for EB and possibly some other businesses in the vicinity," he said. "This is not the solution for parking, but it is certainly part of a solution. It's something that is very tangible in the sense that it can happen in a relatively short period of time."
If Silvestri receives all the proper approvals, which he expects will take a few months, the construction of the lot is expected to take less than 60 days. "Convenient parking is so important," Silvestri said. "You can't put a price on that."
But the site would not remain exclusively a parking lot forever, he said. Eventually, Silvestri would like to market the plot for development of research or office spaces.
Klewin's project is expected to include an 18,500-square-foot grocery store, which Klewin declined to name because he said he is still in negotiations with the company. Another 1,500 square feet would be for a second retail outlet, which Klewin also declined to name but called a "national tenant."
The housing portion of the development would include 31 one-bedroom and 12 two-bedroom apartments.
The site, which is known as Parcel J, has been vacant for decades, ever since the New London Redevelopment Agency bought the land in 1972 as part of a citywide Urban Renewal Plan.
In his State of the City address earlier this month, Mayor Daryl Justin Finizio said that having people living downtown is a "key to the economic revitalization of our central business district."
Klewin has said 80 percent of the units would be market rate and 20 percent would be affordable housing. The residential portion also would include a gymnasium, and office and meeting spaces. The plans also include a parking lot for residents and shoppers.
Now, Klewin is working to secure funding for the roughly $12 million project before an anticipated groundbreaking within the next year.
"We are applying for some funds from the state, so much of it is contingent on the success and timeline of those applications," he said. "But it could be as early as late fall/early winter or spring next year."
"After 41 years of vacancy and neglect, instead of a lawn full of Canadian geese, we're going to have a downtown supermarket, which will support downtown living, and approximately 40 high-quality apartments," Finizio said in his address.
Klewin said the project will create jobs and generate tax revenue for the city. The grocery store would employ about 34 full-time and 13 part-time workers. The housing aspect would require five full-time positions, and construction would employ around 55 workers.
"It will get people living downtown, which is important to other businesses down there," he said. "People living downtown need services, and that promotes retail."
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StrikeForce's ProtectID(R) Out-of-Band Authentication Technology Now Secures Microsoft Office 365
(Marketwire Via Acquire Media NewsEdge) EDISON, NJ -- (Marketwired) -- 07/31/14 -- StrikeForce Technologies, Inc. (OTCQB: SFOR), a company that specializes in Cyber Security solutions for the prevention of Identity Theft and Data Breaches, announced today that ProtectID® now supports Microsoft Office 365.
"We are very pleased that our ProtectID Two-Factor Authentication Platform will NOW protect Microsoft Office 365," says Mark L. Kay, CEO of StrikeForce. "ProtectID will secure Office applications via integration into Active Directory Federation Services (ADFS). A number of our current and pilot clients are looking for this capability and many others are moving in this direction. According to Microsoft, SharePoint is used by 78% of Fortune 500 companies." Active Directory Federation Services is the component within Microsoft® Windows Server� that provides web Single Sign-On (SSO) technologies through federation using standard authentication mechanisms such as Security Assertion Markup Language (SAML) and Kerberos. Microsoft applications secured by ProtectID now include: Office365 SharePoint Azure cloud services Exchange Online Lync communications services Microsoft Office 365 gives SMB's and all sized companies the opportunity to access advanced IT services and solutions without the need to manage programmers in house -- or even have any IT expertise. Employees can gain anywhere access to the programs they use on their office PC -- such as Word, PowerPoint, Outlook, and Excel. This ensures they can work more effectively when away from their desk, using a laptop, tablet or smartphone.
"Authentication is required more now than ever with Microsoft Office 365's increasingly wide low cost access to your enterprise's secured applications. The ProtectID Authentication Platform is a solution that provides the greatest number of authentication methods, options and patents to protect you and your company," says Mr. Kay.
About StrikeForce:StrikeForce Technologies helps to prevent cyber security online. Its products help protect consumers and their families while banking and shopping online, and businesses in "real time" against data loss and breaches. StrikeForce Technologies, Inc. (OTCQB: SFOR) is headquartered in Edison, N.J., and can be reached at www.strikeforcetech.com or by phone at (732) 661-9641 or toll-free at (866) 787-4542.
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Al-Jazeera buys Current TV from Al Gore
Its leading personalities are former New York Gov. Elliot Spitzer, former Michigan Gov. Jennifer Granholm and Cenk Uygur, a former political commentator on MSNBC who hosts the show called "The Young Turks." Current signed Keith Olbermann to be its top host in 2011 but his tenure lasted less than a year before it ended in bad blood on both sides.
Current has largely been outflanked by MSNBC in its effort be a liberal alternative to the leading cable news network, Fox News Channel.
Current hired former CNN Washington bureau chief David Bohrman in 2011 to be its president. Bohrman pushed the network to innovate technologically, with election night coverage that emphasized a conversation over social media.
Current TV, founded in 2005 by former vice president Gore and Joel Hyatt, is expected to post $114 million in revenue in 2013, according to research firm SNL Kagan. The firm pegged the network's cash flow at nearly $24 million a year.
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The present invention is an improved direction finding (DF) processing system using digitally implemented spectral analysis. Both phase and amplitude responses are calibrated by comparing each spectrum "bin", or portion of the frequency bandwidth, to the other receiver or receivers output. A random noise source is used, with a large number of noise waveforms being measured and averaged. The average responses are then compared. The difference for each spectrum bin is stored in a passband calibration table. When the direction of origin of a signal of interest is later calculated using the difference in spectra for each bin, the value in the calibration table is first subtracted out.
1. A calibration apparatus for a signal processing system having at least two receiver channels, comprising:
a noise source coupled to an input of each of said receiver channels for providing signals across a passband of said receiver channels;
at least two analog-to-digital converters, each coupled to an output of one of said receivers;
at least two downconverters, each coupled between said one of said receiver channels and one of said analog-to-digital converters for converting an intermediate frequency from the receiver channel to a baseband frequency;
digital signal processing means coupled to said analog-to-digital converters for taking a plurality of samples of the outputs of said analog-to-digital converters, performing a spectral analysis on each of a plurality of portions of each sample from each receiver channel across said passband, averaging the results of the spectral analysis for each portion and determining a calibration difference between each average portion for one receiver channel and the corresponding average portion for the other receiver channel;
a memory table for storing said calibration difference for each portion so that said difference can be used as an offset for measurements of the difference between signals from said two receiver channels;
said digital signal processing means including means for determining which of said portions has a strongest signal amplitude from spectral analysis for a sample from each of said receiver channels, determining a gain difference between receiver channels for the portion having a strongest signal amplitude and modifying said calibration difference for each of said portions by a difference between said calibration difference and said gain difference for said portion having a strongest signal amplitude;
a second memory table for storing said modified calibration differences; and
programmed computer means for determining a direction of origin of a signal received by said receivers by comparing a difference in phase from a spectral analysis of a plurality of portions of a sample of said signal from said two receiver channels, said difference in phase being offset by said modified calibration difference.
2. The apparatus of claim 1 wherein said difference between each average portion comprises both a phase difference and an amplitude difference, said memory tables storing both said amplitude and said phase differences.
3. The apparatus of claim 1 further comprising:
at least first and second digital-to-analog converts, each having an output coupled to an external AGC input of one of said receiver channels; and
means for providing digital inputs to said digital-to-analog converters in response to digital values from said analog-to-digital converters to set the gain for an input signal to said receiver channels.
The present invention relates to systems for determining the direction of origin of an electromagnetic signal.
It is often desirable to determine from where a radio, data transmission or other signal is originating, especially in military applications. Direction finding (DF) systems receive a signal at a number of antennas connected to one or more receivers or receiver channels (one receiver may have many channels). The antenna signals are compared, usually by comparing the phase, so that a calculation can be done to determine the direction of origin of the signal. Usually more than one receiver is needed to process the signals from the different antennas or elements.
Since very small variations in the signal are being measured, the two or more receivers (or receiver "channels") must be very closely matched so that errors are not introduced by the receiver itself. This requires special IF (intermediate frequency) filters that must match each other. This is expensive even for two channels, and as more channels are added, it becomes even more expensive, especially when a failed unit must be replaced.
Recent advances in semiconductor technology have allowed various algorithms for calculating signal spectra to be used to process signals in the digital domain. One of these algorithms is the Fast Fourier Transform (FFT), and it has been suggested in the literature that an FFT phase interferometer direction-of-arrival system could be used and could correct for phase differences between channels in the digital domain, eliminating the need for matched analog filters. Such a discussion is contained in a treatise entitled "FFT Signal-Processing and System Applications", by E. Oran Brigham, published in 1988 by Prentice-Hall. A document entitled "Dual Channel Space Quadrature Inferometer System" by Peter Floyd and James Taylor, and distributed by Watkins-Johnson Company in 1986, discusses "chirping" a signal to do the calibration. In other words, one frequency after another is sequentially applied to each receiver channel, with the calibration being done for each frequency.
The present invention is an improved direction finding (DF) processing system using fast fourier transform (FFT) or other spectral analysis techniques. Both phase and amplitude responses are calibrated by comparing each FFT "bin", in the whole or in a portion of the frequency bandwidth, to the other receiver or receivers output. A random noise source is used, with a large number of noise waveforms being measured and averaged. The average receiver responses are then compared. The difference for each FFT bin is stored in a passband calibration table. When the direction of origin of a signal of interest is later calculated using the difference in FFTs for each bin, the value in the calibration table is first subtracted out, both for amplitude and phase.
The noise source eliminates the need for separately generating signals at each frequency; it eliminates the need for a signal generator which must be stepped across the frequency passband of the receivers. This increases the real time processing speed and reduces the cost of the system. The averaging of a large number of noise spectra allows the noise source to be used for both phase and amplitude calibration, even though any one noise waveform may have a very small value for some frequencies.
The system of the present invention uses a digital signal processing (DSP) board to perform the FFTs. Before receiver outputs can be sampled it is necessary to adjust receiver gain such that receiver output levels are most suitable for digitization. The analog to digital converters on the DSP board are used to sample receiver outputs and software determines required receiver gains which are then converted to analog form using digital-to-analog converters and fed directly to the AGC circuitry of the receiver. This direct gain control eliminates the need for receiver automatic gain control circuitry and an IEEE 488 or other interface type for control of gain. Because a number of iterations are typically required to adjust the gain for each new signal, this direct feedback shortens the time required for a gain adjustment when a new signal is detected.
The system performs a second unique calibration after the receiver gain has been adjusted for a particular signal. This gain adjustment may create a new mismatch between the receiver channels as different receiver channels may have different AGC characteristics. The FFTs are calculated and the FFT bin with the strongest signal is determined. The signals from the different receiver channels are then compared for this bin and the difference, both amplitude and phase, is calculated. The difference is then applied to all the bins in the passband calibration table since the gain will affect every frequency in the same manner.
For a fuller understanding of the nature and advantages of the invention, reference should be made to the ensuing detailed description taken in conjunction with the accompanying drawings.
FIG. 1 is a block diagram of a DF system according to the present invention (it shows a two channel system, which can easily be extended to multiple channels);
FIG. 2 is a graph of a single noise signal waveform used for calibration;
FIG. 3 is a graph of an average noise signal amplitude used for amplitude calibration;
FIG. 4 is a graph of the average noise phase used for calibration;
FIG. 5 is a flowchart of the original calibration using the noise source;
FIG. 6 is a flowchart of the second calibration after a gain adjustment:
FIG. 7 is a block diagram of the interconnect logic board of FIG. 1; and
FIG. 8 is a block diagram of the downconverter board of FIG. 1.
FIG. 1 is a block diagram of one embodiment of the direction finding (DF) system according to the present invention. A plurality of antennas 10 are coupled to an RF switch 12. RF switch 12 provides a signal to a pair of receivers or receiver channels 14 and 16 (more channels could be used). The receivers in turn provide signals to a signal processing system 18 which includes a number of different circuit boards. Typically, the receivers and signal processing system are remote from the antennas 10 and RF switch 12 and are coupled via cabling.
RF switch 12 selects a particular antenna and couples it to a desired one of receiver channels 14 and 16. The receivers take the actual signals received and convert them into an intermediate frequency range and supply them to a downconverter board 20. Downconverter board 20 translates the signals into baseband signals and provides them to a digital signal processing (DSP) board 22. DSP board 22 performs the signal digitization and the fast fourier transforms (FFTs) or similar algorithms for spectrum calculation under the direction of a computer board 24. Computer board 24 may be coupled to a monitor 26 and a keyboard 28. Alternately, board 24 may be under the control of a remote tasking computer via a serial RS-232 port 30 or other interface. Computer board 24 is preferably a PC/AT compatible board. A hard disk 32 and a floppy disk 34 are connected to PC/AT board 24 via a signal processing system bus 36 to provide the needed storage memory.
An IEEE 488 board 38 can be used to provide control signals for the frequency and bandwidth setting of receivers 14 and 16. A noise source 40 is coupled to receivers 14 and 16 through RF switch 12 in order to calibrate the system as discussed below.
DSP board 22 can be a commercially available board such as the DSP 56001 system board produced by Spectrum Signal Processing, Inc. of Burnaby, British Columbia, Canada. The DSP board includes its own processor, RAM and EPROM memory, analog-to-digital converters (ADCs) with sample and hold, filters, latches, digital-to-analog converters (DACs) and other circuitry. For DF systems with more than two channels there can be a separate ADC card.
In operation, RF switch 12 provides signals from antennas 10 to receiver channels 14 and 16. More receiver channels may be used in other embodiments. Typically, one receiver is used as the reference and is connected to one antenna, while the other antennas are alternately coupled to the other receiver channel(s). The signals received from the non-referenced antennas are compared to the signals of the referenced antenna in order to determine differences indicating the direction of the origin of the signal. Some systems rely on the phase of the received signals while the unique wave front analysis system produced by TCI (Technology for Communications International) uses both phase and amplitude differences. In the prior art, receiver channels 14 and 16 (and all other channels in multiple channel systems) had to have very closely matched components so that errors were not introduced by the receivers themselves. In the present invention, receiver channels 14 and 16 (and all other channels in multiple channel systems) can be relatively inexpensive, unmatched receivers with the software adjusting the received signals in digital form to compensate for differences in the receivers.
The signal from downconverter 20 is processed on DSP board 22 using FFTs to give a value for each FFT bin of the passband in a known manner. FIG. 2 shows an example of such bins for a particular noise waveform 42. A 4 kHz passband is shown, which corresponds to the frequency signals allowed to pass through the filters which are tuned to center on a frequency signal of interest. A number of bins 44 are shown at the bottom of the figure. Each of these bins contain a digital value corresponding to the FFT of the signal in that small portion of the passband. Each bin includes both amplitude and phase information for the received signal. In the example shown, the digital value in the bins is larger or smaller depending upon the amplitude of the waveform shown. As can be seen, for a random noise signal, the value may be zero at some point, thus giving no information for a particular bin. For this reason, a large number of samples are taken during calibration and the values averaged to produce an averaged amplitude difference such as shown in FIG. 3. An averaged phase difference is shown in FIG. 4.
The FFT bins (including phase and amplitude information) each have a value corresponding to the average noise (amplitude and phase) spectra. Separate average values for all bins in the passband are recorded for each receiver using the same noise input through RF switch 12. The difference between the value of the average amplitude for the two or more receiver channels and the value of the average phase for the two or more receiver channels in any particular FFT bin is then recorded as a correction coefficient to be applied to DF calculations during operation of the system.
FIG. 5 is a flowchart of the initial calibration of the present invention. The RF switch 12 is first set to receive the noise source input (step A) and receiver gain is adjusted to provide the correct output level (step B). Once gain is adjusted a sample of the received output from the noise generator is taken at a point in time (step C) and an FFT is done for each receiver yielding amplitude and phase for each bin (step D). This is repeated multiple times to give multiple samples (step E). The value in each bin is then averaged (step F) and the difference between the averages for each receiver are calculated and stored in an initial coefficient (calibration) table (step G).
The original calibration shown in FIG. 5 may be periodically, but infrequently performed. The calibration needs to be repeated because components in the receivers will age over time and their amplitude and phase characteristics may vary with temperature.
FIG. 6 shows a flowchart of the second calibration when the system is in operation and the gain of the receivers has been adjusted for a particular signal. After the gain has been adjusted (step A) there may be further differences in the two or more receiver channels because of the new gain being used as compared to the gain used for the initial passband calibration of FIG. 5. An FFT is done (step B) and the bin with the strongest signal amplitude is located (step C). The phase and amplitude values for the two or more receiver channels for this bin are then compared and the difference is calculated (step D). The initial calibration coefficient for this bin (as determined according to FIG. 5) is then subtracted out (step E) to give a value due to the change in gain only. This value, for both amplitude and phase, is then added to all of the calibration coefficients in the coefficient table to give a new coefficient correction table for the signal being monitored (step F).
By locating the bin with the strongest signal and only calculating the differences for this bin, the time of the calculation is greatly reduced. The adjustment in gain will affect all of the bins equally, thus allowing this abbreviated method to be used. Since the system may often be switched from one signal to another, it is important that this adjustment be done quickly when each new signal is monitored.
FIG. 7 is a block diagram of the interconnect logic card. A digital bus 46 from DSP card 22 is provided to decoding circuitry 48 and a pair of digital-to-analog converter circuits 50 and 52. Circuit 50 can provide analog AGC voltage signals to 7 receivers, while circuit 52 can supply 8 separate receivers. The circuits themselves may consist of multiple D/A converters or a single D/A converter and multiplexing logic. Control signals on lines 54 and 56 from decode circuitry 48 select the appropriate output channel. The outputs from the D/A converters 50 and 52 are shown as signals AGC1 and AGC2 in FIG. 1.
This circuitry provides for a more direct gain control by eliminating the need to provide gain control signals through IEEE 488 board which then transmits a digital signal to the receivers. The receivers would then have to convert the digital signals from IEEE 488 board and decode them to provide the appropriate analog signal for the internal AGC of the receivers. The receivers are modified to receive the external input from the interconnect logic board or receivers are chosen with an external AGC jack already provided. Thus, the DSP board can convert the signal level into digital form where it can be analyzed and an appropriate control can be sent directly through D/A circuits 50 and 52 of FIG. 7 to the receivers. Since multiple iterations may be necessary to achieve the appropriate gain for each new signal, the improved speed of this invention is valuable.
FIG. 7 also shows RF switch control circuit 58. Digital signals from bus 46 are converted into 48 differential signals on output lines 60. Two wire, differential signals are used because there is typically a great distance between RF switch 12 of FIG. 1 and the interconnect logic board. The 48 bits allow a large number of antennas 10 to be coupled to a large number of receivers. RF switch 12 decodes the signals sent to decide which antennas are coupled to which receiver.
FIG. 7 also shows a downconverter control logic circuit 62. This provides control signals to downconverter board 20, as shown in more detail in FIG. 8.
The downconverter board shown in FIG. 8 is represented by dotted lines 20. Six different receivers are shown. Three physical receivers would be used, however, with each having a HF and a VHF/UHF output depending upon the frequency range being monitored. These are labeled receivers RX1-RX3.
Each receiver input is provided through a buffer 64 and a balanced mixer 66. The mixer receives an input from local oscillators 68 which provide a 458.2 kHz signal to the HF mixers 66 and a 21.4128 MHz signal to VHF/UHF mixers 70. (The frequencies noted here will vary for different receiver manufacturers). Local oscillator 68 operates off of a 10 MHz reference oscillator 72. The output of each mixer is provided through low pass filter and gain circuits 74 to provide a baseband signal to one of switches 76, 78 and 80. Switch 80 is used to provide a signal to a monitor in applications where a user wants to actually listen to the signal whose direction is being monitored. Switch 76 can also be connected to a monitor (such as a visual display monitor) or it can be connected to DSP board 22 as the "master" channel for the reference antenna. Switch 78 is used to provide a signal to DSP board 22 for all the other antennas which are compared to the master antenna. The selection of the master antenna can be done through RF switch 12 of FIG. 1.
As will be understood by those familiar with art, the present invention may be embodied in other specific forms without departing from the spirit or essential characteristics thereof. For example, multiple receivers or receiver channels could be used or a single VHF/UHF antenna or large circular HF array could be used instead of individual antennas. Accordingly, the disclosure of the preferred embodiment of the invention is intended to be illustrative, but not limiting, of the scope of the invention which is set forth in the following claims.
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Bruins center Chris Kelly skated for the third consecutive day when he took the ice Wednesday at Ristuccia Arena. Kelly has been out since suffering a broken tibia on March 11 against the Senators and was ruled out indefinitely at the time, though general manager Peter Chiarelli said Wednesday that the center is nearing a return.
"He'll be back soon," Chiarelli said of Kelly. "I know you'd like a little more detail, but I'm satisfied with his prospective return date and he'll be playing for us soon."
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"You'll have different payment options so you can stretch out your payments until you're 100, pay over 10 or 20 years or make one big payment," he says. "The shorter the pay period, the higher your premium will be."The two other main types of permanent life insurance are universal life insurance and variable universal life insurance. "(See: " Three types of whole life insurance.") "Universal life insurance offers a flexible premium plan that works in a way akin to a combined term life insurance plan and a bank account," says Finneran. "You pay as much money into it as you want and the leftover funds after your premium is paid will earn a variable interest rate, subject to a guaranteed minimum interest rate." Finneran says variable universal life insurance works in a similar fashion except that you can choose between mutual fund-type options in which to invest your cash value. Your returns are tied to how well your investments perform.


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Charles M. Rick
Charles M. Rick was a plant geneticist and botanist who pioneered research on the origins of the tomato. He was widely regarded as the world's leading authority on tomato biology. Born in 1915 in Reading, PA, Rick earned a bachelor's degree in horticulture in 1937 from Pennsylvania State University. He earned a doctoral degree in genetics from Harvard University in 1940 and joined the Vegetable Crops Department at the University of California, Davis in 1940. On retirement from the University of California in 1985 he became professor emeritus and continued his research. He died May 5, 2002 in Davis.[1]
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For his research, Professor Rick made expeditions to locations in the Andes and the Galapagos Islands, collecting a diversity of cultivated tomatoes and hundreds of wild tomato species. His research contributed to the areas of plant genetics, evolution, genome mapping and archiving the seeds of tomatoes and related plant species. In 1949 Rick co-founded the Tomato Genetics Cooperative to encourage communication and exchange of research findings among tomato researchers. He published the cooperative's newsletter from its inception in 1951 until 1981.
Rick was elected to the US National Academy of Sciences in 1987. The C.M. Rick Tomato Genetics Resource Center at UC Davis, a living genebank of wild relatives, monogenic mutants and miscellaneous genetic stocks of tomato is named for Professor Rick.[2]
- ^ UC Newsroom, UC Davis Tomato Geneticist Charles Rick Dies at 87. (2002-05-08).
- ^ C.M. Rick Tomato Genetics Resource Center
- ^ "Author Query for 'C.M.Rick'". International Plant Names Index.
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Posted by Anonymous on 04/24/2014
so many negative reviews but I love this spot.what can you expect for a place that is busy busy busy. I have patience so waiting 30 minutes for a meal is no big deal .I have went to fancier restaurants n paid much more and waited nearly 2 hours the food was horrible. i have witnessed people complain about service but waited anyhow n returned days or weeks later and had same complaint so this proves something is good about smac
Posted by Anonymous on 02/20/2014
Do not be deceived by the delicious smell upon arriving at a s'mac location. This place is for sure a groupon spot as it takes forever, FOREVER for the food to come. I'd rather stick to easy mac. Honestly, can it be that hard for a kitchen full of people to get it together and make macaroni and cheese?!
Posted by Mel on 02/02/2013
Used to love S'Mac, as it was a great option for my family since a few of us have Celiac Disease and can't eat wheat. My dad also can't have cow dairy, so we always make sure to note that on his order and he only eats their goat cheese. Unfortunately, we noticed his "Build Your Own" major munch the other night looked like there was cow cheese on top of it, so we called the store. The girl that answered told us that regardless of what the orders say, they always top all orders with either mozzarella or provolone because "it won't look right" if they don't - and this is not mentioned ANYWHERE on their menu. The next day my dad spoke with a manager, who did apologize and said to speak with the owner. We won't be going back to S'Mac.
Posted by Barbara624 on 04/21/2011
A great dinner tonight for our party of three with varying tastes. I had the buffalo chicken--spicy, tangy, and amazingly filling even in the nosh portion. My friends had the Napoletano (great garlicky taste) and the Parisienne (he loved the shitakes and figs with the brie!). Highly recommended! They just need more seating.
Posted by Anonymous42 on 03/29/2011
Buffalo chicken and the cajun are just too good for being your standard mac and cheese. You have to try this place out at least once if your a fan of food.
Posted by Alex on 01/14/2011
This was delicious! I ordered the Major Munch size and it was plenty for dinner and made a great leftover for lunch. The website I ordered from said delivery could take up to 90 minutes. I was concerned about this, but then happily surprised when my delivery came in about 20 minutes! Great, wholesome comfort food!
Posted by Foodie on 11/13/2010
Service was poor, and food overrated. I can melt cheese and add a cup of salt for free on my own. When i asked if there were any good local dessert places near by i got a "no" and scoffed at. ok?? you dont offer anything here either


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CHESAPEAKE -- A 38-year-old man is behind bars following an overnight standoff in Chesapeake.
Police say they received a call to check on the wellbeing of someone in a room at Studios & Suites4 Less on Battlefield Boulevard around 11:30 p.m. Monday, according to MPO Kelly O'Sullivan with the Chesapeake Police Department.
When police arrived on scene, they made contact with Alan Lawson who was barricaded inside one of the rooms there. Lawson indicated he was armed and made several threats.
SWAT was called in to assist with the situation. After several hours, authoritiesfired canisters into the room to coax him out.
Lawson surrendered without incident around 5:30 a.m., O'Sullivan said. He now faces several charges, including threats to a law enforcement officer and resisting arrest.
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