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Tiarella 'Pink Skyrocket'
True pink flowers over darkly marked deeply cut wherryi type foliage.
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Galium odoratum
We were asked for sweet woodruff so often that we now grow it. Mythical thug for a shady spot where it can spread and display its white flowers in Spring. Will tolerate dry soils. It was used most effectively as ground cover in a small, shady courtyard show garden at Chelsea 2012, and can be seen at Mottisfont forming a wonderful ground cover under a fig tree.
Galium will spread quite vigorously. So a plant that will survive in difficult situations.
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Aquilegia vulgaris 'Ruby Port'
{About} Double ruby red flowered form, very good in shade, even dry shade, and will seed true.
{Cultivation} Hardy and very easy in even dry shade, May and June flowering they will mildly seed around and estblish itself coming up where it wants to grow, easy to control.
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Geranium phaeum 'Album'
An excellent Geranium for shade as the white flowers really light up a dry shady spot.
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Geranium 'Brookside' AGM
I think this is one of the best introductions of the last ten years, compact habit with clear blue white eyed flowers over a long time.
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Brunnera macrophylla 'Jack Frost' AGM
Fully silvered leaves and blue flowers in Spring. Shows great vigour even in dry conditions. Will gradually form a good size plant.
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DHS awards $867M St. E's contract to General Dynamics
Tuesday - 6/7/2011, 4:52pm EDT
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The Homeland Security Department seems finally to have a contractor to develop its technology infrastructure at its consolidated headquarters at the St. Elizabeth's campus in Washington.
The General Services Administration, which is running the acquisition for DHS, announced today it awarded General Dynamics a $867 million contract to provide services to design, procure, configure, install, test, secure and maintain an integrated network infrastructure to transport all DHS voice, video and data across the consolidated DHS headquarters campus.
"The work accomplished through the DHS TIP is critical to the success of the Department of Homeland Security and our consolidation efforts," said Richard Spires, DHS Chief Information Officer. "The culture of trust and partnership with DHS, GSA and General Dynamics will be vital to the alignment needed to support our critical information technology efforts."
Mark Meudt, a spokesman for General Dynamics said the company is meeting with DHS officials this week to discuss the timeframe to get the project started.
"General Dynamics is pleased to have been selected," he said. "We put together what we thought was a top notch bid and GSA and DHS agreed with us. This is something right in there with our core business."
General Dynamics is doing similar work for several other agencies, including the Army during its base realignment and closure initiative at the Mark Center in Fairfax, Va., and at Walter Reed Medical Center in Bethesda, Md.
This is the second award under DHS's Technology Integration Program (TIP). GSA initially awarded Northrop Grumman a $2.6 billion contract in September. General Dynamics and Lockheed Martin protested the award. GSA pulled it back in December after the vendors filed a protest with the Government Accountability Office and reopened the bidding.
Northrop then protested GSA's decision to reopen the contract to GAO. GAO denied Northrop's protest in March, paving the way for GSA to make a new award.
"Northrop Grumman offered the Department of Homeland Security an outstanding technical solution and we are disappointed in the GSA's decision," said Mark Root, a Northrop spokesman. "We look forward to continued support and success with the DHS on other information technology and security programs of critical importance to information exchange and national security."
The award to General Dynamics could still be protested. Even though the provision that gave vendors the right to protest task orders expired May 28, a congressional staffer confirms that GAO can continue to hear bid protests on task orders no matter the size.
GSA made the award through the Alliant government-wide acquisition contract.
Additionally, unsuccessful bidders also could protest the award to the Court of Federal Claims.
Both House and Senate lawmakers want to continue to give vendors the ability to protest task orders, but did not pass an extension in time. Along with bills in both chambers of Congress, the House included task order protest extension language in the 2012 Defense Authorization bill that passed in May.
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Continuing the blogcast series on infrastructure essentials.
The next stage in our infrastructure is to extend our infrastructure by building in one of the most important infrastructure applications - email. Our configuration uses Exchange 2003, and the first task for email is to create a mailbox for that user in Exchange. We take a brief look at the RUS (Recipient Update Service) which determines our email addressing format. Once the mailbox is setup, we need to test it. We do this through creating a basic profile in Outlook 2003 to point to the users mailbox. Using that profile, we verify everything is working by sending an email to ourselves. Click here to view.
If you look closely, you'll notice that Outlook throws an error during send/receive 0x8004010F "The operation failed. An object could not be found", even though we did successfully send an email to ourselves. We'll solve that very simply in the next blogcast!
Series Index:0. Network configuration and series background.1. Getting started2. ISA Server configuration to allow basic web browsing capability3. ISA Firewall Client basic configuration 4. ISA Firewall Client auto-detection through WPAD configuration
Can you possible show us how to set vpn access up next? I tried doing it myself and it doesnt seem to work properly.
Continuing the blogcast series on infrastructure essentials.
We're now moving towards making Outlook...
Error is normal since your OAB was probably not generated (you're running a VM and it's off at night, during OAB generation at 5 am).
In consequence you can use cached mode, but not OAB, yet.


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Laura Bacon's Nest-Like SculpturesJuxtapoz // Friday, April 12, 2013
Nest-like forms inspire British artist Laura Bacon's sculptures and they are often nestled in trees, on the sides of buildings, and riverbanks. "Whilst the scale and impact varies from striking to subtle (sometimes only visible upon a quizzical double take), I relish the opportunity to let a building 'feed' the form, as if some part of the building is exhaling into the work."
Fashionable Prosthetics from The Alternative Limb ProjectJuxtapoz // Friday, April 12, 2013
Prosthesis designer Sophie de Oliveira Barata has launched The Alternative Limb Project, a studio that has begun creating unique, sometimes strange, but always eye-catching prosthetic limbs. Choosing from three options: realistic, surrealist, or unreal, the customer can merge real-life and imagination. They designed a Crystallized leg for Viktoria Modesta who played the Ice Queen at the London 2012 Paralympic Closing ceremony.
Andres Guzman's Grimy LinesIllustration // Thursday, April 11, 2013
Andres Guzman's illustrations are grimy, graphic and endlessly fun to look at. Guzman spent most of his youth in Denver, Colorado but is originally from Lima, Peru. Guzman studied illustration at the Minneapolis College of Art and Design. Guzman calls himself a "creature of the night," and enjoys "eating large quantities of food whenever possible." Guzman translates the world around him into dynamic, raging forms of line and color, drawing influences from graffiti, cartoons and cinema.
Teaser: ARYZ @ FIFTY24SF Gallery, SFJuxtapoz // Thursday, April 11, 2013
ARYZ will be opening a new solo show, Style Is The Limit, at FIFTY24SF Gallery in San Francisco next week, April 19, and we got a few teaser shots from the gallery of the Spanish artist's studio space. The January 2013 cover artist has much anticipation with this show, a lot of the attention focused on the rare occasion the young artist has shown in a gallery setting. More to come...
Clare Rojas @ Nicolai Wallner, CopenhagenJuxtapoz // Thursday, April 11, 2013
Our friend Henrik Haven stopped by the new Clare Rojas exhibition at Galleri Nicolai Wallner in Copenhagen this past weekend. As we have seen in a past exhibition at PRISM in Los Angeles, the San Francisco-based artist has moved away from her more figurative folk works into more abstract, minimalist explorations in color and shape.
"Jaque Mate" by EscifStreet Art // Thursday, April 11, 2013
Escif continues to comment with his art in the streets on the current economic situation and politics in his country of Spain. This new piece is entitled " "Jaque Mate" which means "Checkmate" in English.
Incredible Anamorphic Portrait Composed of an Entire Room of ObjectsJuxtapoz // Thursday, April 11, 2013
French artist Bernard Pras's latest installation is a portrait of Malian actor Sotigui Kouyate. It is anamorphic, meaning it is an illusion that can only be viewed from a specific vantage point. Pras used clothes, paint, wood, rubber, and other objects to fill the entire room and the portrait is only clearly visible through the lens of his camera.
Incredible Wood Carvings by Sculptors Aron Demetz and Shan HurJuxtapoz // Thursday, April 11, 2013
A collaboration between Italian sculptor Aron Demetz and Korean sculptor Shan Hur has produced a fascinating series of pieces entitled, The Tainted. The two artists were able to explore the human figure and by contrasting both smoothly and harsh surfaces with incredible skill.
New Work by Matt LeinesJuxtapoz // Thursday, April 11, 2013
We are enjoying the work of Brooklyn-based artist Matt Leines this morning. Matt earned his BFA in Illustration from the Rhode Island School of Design and often depicts fantasy worlds inhabited by strange beasts, living architecture and colorful lines and patterns. He opens his show Hypebolic at Beginnnings, Brooklyn on April 11th.
Huang Yan Paints Song Dynasty Landscapes on the Human BodyJuxtapoz // Thursday, April 11, 2013
In his latest series, Chinese Landscapes, Beijing-based artist Huang Yan emulated traditional painting styles from the Song Dynasty on the human body. By using the human body as a canvas, Huang has reinterpreted a traditional practice and reinforced 'Taoist concepts that imply a sense of harmony between man and his environment.'


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Tennessee Local Customs
Elvis will always be a part of our history, and I remember hearing stories about him, as I was growing up in Memphis, Tennessee. I was just a teenager when I heard the news about his death. I cried. I admired the man for his generous nature and of course, his many talents. I had wanted to see him in concert one day, but I never had the chance. I...more
May is quite possibly the best time to visit Memphis. It's finally warmed up & Memphis in May is back! Memphis in May is a festival we have been celebrating here in Memphis for many years. Each year a different country is selected for us to celebrate. People representing that country are brought to Memphis to share their culture with us. For 2005...more
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Southern food and its consequences
I cannot call Southern cuisine healthy. Gravy, breads, deep fried chicken and fish made me gain a few pounds in a couple of weeks. The slow style of life of people from South make them accumulated those pounds with a quick speed, and as a result Tennessee has many obese people. It is sad, but it is a fact.more
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Tennessee is nicknamed "The Volunteer State".the state motto is: agriculture and commercestate flower is the Iris.state tree is the tulip poplar.state animal is the racoon.the state flag: three stars for the three areas of Tennessee (east, west, middle) in a unifying blue circle on a red field.the state seal: XVI representing Tennessee as the...more
Music, Music, Music!
Note: the photo is really an old poster I had of Elvis as a teenager; yes, I kept it all these years!Music plays a huge role in the lives of people in Tennessee. The state is rich in musical heritage. In East Tennessee, the first settlers descended from England, Ireland, and Scotland. They brought their traditional music and instruments with them....more
Three "Black Marks" on the History of...
Sadly, 3 situations during Tennessee's history make it less than perfect.1. Even though President Andrew Jackson, the "people's president, was for the "common man", it only applied to white men! Andrew Jackson negotiated the Chickasaw Purchase by which the Indians gave up their lands between the Tennesse & Mississippi rivers. While president, The...more
Hill People of Tennessee
The people of Tennessee are diverse, but they all seem to have one common denominator--they are "down-to-earth" and quite friendly.The hill people of eastern Tennessee are no exception to these qualities. They live on small farms and are somewhat isolated because of the mountains. Because of this, they live much as the pioneers of the past. Their...more
Tennessee Valley Authority (TVA)
In 1933, the United States Government created the Tennessee Valley Authority (TVA). It's mainly in Tennessee; although it did include parts of Kentucky, North Carolina, Virginia, Georgia, Mississippi, and Alabama.A problem was created when, for years, the forests of Tennessee were cut down to build houses, but no new forests were planted. In...more
A "Laidback Way of Life
Allan and I have played golf and vacationed all over Tennessee, but a place that we've gone back to three times is in the middle section of the state in Crossville at Fairfield Glade Resort. This photograph was taken by my sister-in-law, Jayne, who, along with her husband Ron, stayed with us one time.The thing that we admired about this area of...more
Tennessee's Very Own Horse
"Walkers" originated in central Tennessee and are called Tennessee Walking Horses. They perform an unusual running walk where the horse places its back foot in front of the front hoof print when moving. They are certainly a delight to watch.Walkers come in all colors, but the majority of them are chestnut, bay, sorrel, or roan. Many of them have...more
Weekend... it is noisy... Tell me this and I will answer that people maw backyards! Tennessee climate makes grass grow very fast, so if an owner wants to keep his backyard looking nice, he has to cut the grass once (sometimes more) a week. People are lucky to have mawing machines. Many of them just hire others to cut their grass, so those others...more
People in Tennessee are great lovers of...
The favorable climate of Tennessee with hot days, many rains gives so many opportunaities for flower lovers to spend spare time on flower beds, with pots and soil, or on mawing maching cutting grass in the backyard. I took a picture of one of the biggest plant inside a room which I ever saw. This plant was grown with help of Dee. She is so good...more
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The dungeon of Tennessee houses
Once I came to one of the houses, and when owners showed me it, I noticed in the room downstairs PEPSI, peanut butter, creckers. My first thought was that owner forgot about it, so being polite I just kept being quiet. Then in awhile, I have got to know that it is sanctuary in case the hurricane occures.Because the state of Tennessee is a center of...more
arts and crafts
Try to chainsaw a statue, of a bear for instance. No! you had better leave that to the pros. This guy had enough trouble doing his hundreds....We saw this chainsaw modelling at The Gatlinburg Craftsmen's Fair.There is a summer and a fall show. Both at the Gatlinburg Convention Center.All sorts of arts and crafts are on display.more
Get Married
In Gatlinburg you will find several weddingchapels. It is maybe not the most romantic place to get married, but it sure is convenient.There are several packages, check the websites for more details.The picture shows:Sugarland Wedding Chapel 1100 ParkwayGatlinburg TN 37738 phone: 865-430-1555 http://www.sugarlandweddings.com/more
All the tourists think that...
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Same as everywhere...be...
Same as everywhere...be polite, be kind. When driving on country backroads, try lifting your hand when passing an oncoming vehicle. About half the folks on our road wave at one another as we pass.Rural and small-town Southerners tend to look at each other. If this happens, just smile and say 'Hello.more
oh man...dont ever forget this...
oh man...dont ever forget this one...when ya see a funeral procession heading down the road...ya pull over and stop outta respect..other than that we are all pretty laid back here...you will find most all people are very friendly and will allways be glad to give ya advice on activities etc....oh and wave at the passers by on the road...no flippin...more
The people of Tennessee are...
The people of Tennessee are for the most part the nicest people in the entire country. If you are from a very large city this propose a problem. Do not go into a gas station or grocery store expecting to get ion and out fast, the people will keep you talking to them for ever and like wise the people in front of you. Plan well for long stops at gas...more
(New photo from my recent...
(New photo from my recent trip). In Tennesee, you would have much better chance, in the event of a road emergency and breakdown, of having someone stop and help, than you would in Michigan, my home state. I would say, when traveling, and stopping in gas stations and stores and restaurants, just be polite, and you should have no problems. In small...more
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Pope defends traditional values
FREIBURG, Germany Pope Benedict XVI called Saturday for a common front with Orthodox Christians to defend traditional church values, warning of threats posed by abortion and gay marriage.
Facing discontent within his German flock, the pope said religion must not be banished from public life and that Christian churches "are walking side by side" in the battle.
"They speak up jointly for the protection of human life from conception to natural death," he told a meeting of Orthodox Christians on the third day of a visit to his native Germany.
"Knowing, too, the value of family and marriage, we as Christians attach great importance to defending the integrity and the uniqueness of marriage between one man and one woman from any kind of misinterpretation," he said. "Here the common engagement of Christians, including many Orthodox and Oriental Orthodox Christians, makes a valuable contribution to building up a society equipped for the future."
The Vatican was undeterred by an incident earlier in the day in the eastern city of Erfurt on the edge of the security zone in which a man fired an air gun at a security guard about an hour before a papal Mass.
Benedict's spokesman, the Rev. Federico Lombardi, said there was "no worry" in the papal entourage over the incident, and the pontiff was not informed about it before the Mass. "It didn't seem particularly urgent," he told reporters on the pope's plane after the Mass. Police said the alleged shooter had been arrested and that there were no injuries.
Police later identified the suspect as a 30-year-old Erfurt man who lived in Berlin. They said an air rifle and air pistol were found in his top-floor apartment, and that he was being held on suspicion of attempting to cause serious bodily harm.
In his homily in Erfurt, before a crowd of 30,000 people, the pope acknowledged that the collapse of communism in the former East Germany more than 20 years ago has allowed the church to function freely, but he questioned whether that change has brought any increase in faith.
"Are not the deep roots of faith and Christian life to be sought in something very different from social freedom?" the pope said. "It was actually amid the hardships of pressure from without that many committed Catholics remained faithful to Christ and to the church."
After the Mass, the pope flew to Freiburg, a city with a large Catholic population in southern Germany, the final stop of his visit, where about 25,000 people lined the streets, cheering and waving as he drove from the airport to visit the downtown cathedral.
At an evening prayer vigil on the city's outskirts, he urged more than 20,000 youth to overcome "a tendency toward evil," encompassing "selfishness, envy, aggression."
"Again and again in history, keen observers have pointed out that damage to the church comes not from opponents, but from uncommitted Christians," he said.
But the pope also encouraged the youth not to be frightened by the perpetual quest of being a good Christian.


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Can I load it through Odin? Just want to ensure that all apps and all data will remain intact. I want to be as close to stock ROM as possible WITH Google Wallet.
so just a random question, has anyone (I535) changed the build.prop and left it changed? if so is everything ok or what?
Using wallet with a modded build.prop is not recommended at all. It's been covered in this thread several times.
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text: Browning AB3 Bolt-Action Rifle Posted by: Kevin Paulson Posted date: August 21, 2013 In: Hunting News | comment : 0 Morgan, UT- For 2013 Browning is pleased to announce the introduction of the AB3 bolt-action rifle. Built to be an accurate and value priced rifle, the AB3 will retail for $599.99. For 2013, the AB3 will be available in a Composite Stalker model in four different calibers. The new AB3 features a bolt lock override button that allows shooters to unload the firearm while leaving the top-tang safety in the on safe position. The steel receiver has a matte blue finish and is drilled and tapped for scope mounts. A free floating, hand chambered barrel with target crown is featured. The AB3 also has a removable box magazine. The composite stock is matte black and features textured grip areas. An Inflex recoil pad reduces felt recoil. Sling swivel studs are included. The AB3 Composite Stalker model is chambered in .30-06 Springfield, 270 Win, 300 Win Mag, and 7mm Rem Mag. Suggested Retail Price: $599.99 For more information on Browning products, please visit the website at www.browning.com. Kevin Paulson (7668 Posts) Kevin Paulson is the Founder and CEO of HuntingLife.com. His passion for Hunting began at the age of 5 hunting alongside of his father. Kevin has followed his dreams through outfitting, conservation work, videography and hunting trips around the world. Share this: Email Tumblr Facebook Google Twitter LinkedIn Pinterest More Print StumbleUpon Reddit Pocket Like this: Like Loading… Comments comments Tweet Share ‹ Previous Next › Related posts Powderhook Releases Over 180 Local Outdoor Events How to Raise A Wild Child: Inside Field & Stream's June Issue 12 Trail Camera Concepts – A Watchful Eye May 2015 MidwayUSA Publishes The Short Stories of Larry Potterfield Coffee Table Book


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There's much more to Davao than Mt. Apo
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Getting a bigger bite from the tourism pie, Davao now draws a surging stream of adventure seekers and nature lovers from both here and abroad as it positions itself as the country's main ecotourism site.
Davao, located at the southeast part of Mindanao, is blessed to have Mt. Apo to shower the region with an abundance of natural resources.
The challenging climb to the Philippines' highest peak traverses through creeks, ridges, boulders and waterfalls with an amazing panorama of rainforest and fauna, making it the province's top tourist destination.
The province also offers extreme sports like white water rafting in Davao river; ziplining in Zip City, the longest zipline in Asia; wakeboarding in Deca wakeboard park, the first cable wakeboarding facility in Mindanao; and diving in Davao Pearl Farm.
Other ecotourism sites are various mountain resorts in Samal and Marilog District, tubing site in Sta. Cruz, and Crocodile Park in Ma-a.
Whether it is for adventure or to simply smell the flowers, Davao is a dream destination for all nature lovers.
"If you look at the figures for Davao City, compared from 2011 to 2012, there's been an increase of 10 percent at least in terms of arrivals, both foreign and domestic," says Department of Tourism Davao regional director Art Boncato Jr.
The system in the region in counting tourist arrivals is by way of hotel occupancy.
The town of Sta. Cruz—a gateway to Mt. Apo—only has a few home stay and few resorts, so many tourists of the town really stay in Davao City, explains Boncato.
Boncato says there is a continuing growth in tourist arrivals. Based on their annual report, visitors in Davao City reached 700,000 in 2011 from the last year's 670,000. The bulk of the tourists are domestic travelers while among the foreign markets came from the United States, Japan and Korea.
He adds that the mushrooming of new hotels in Davao City is an indication of an active economy.
Comparing from 2000, tourist arrivals have increased to about 500,000 in 2011. Boncato attributes the increase to strong domestic promotions and cheaper air fare.
Part of the efforts of Davao to boost tourism is by coming up with an adventure race to showcase Mt. Apo's rich biodiversity.
Recently, the 2nd International Mt. Apo Boulder Face Challenge was formally launched by the DOT Region XI and the municipal government of Sta. Cruz. The 24-hour race-to-the-peak challenge aims to promote Davao region as a leading destination for eco-adventure tourism.
The extreme sport challenge, slated on April 28-29, will be a major highlight of the annual "Pista sa Kinaiyahan" (Feast for the Environment) celebration of Sta. Cruz.
Boncato says the Boulder Challenge has made Davao Region, where a major portion of Mt. Apo is located, the leading destination for eco-adventure tourism. Formerly a local race, they have decided to promote it as an international event to bring in more foreign tourists.
The continued success of the Boulder Challenge encourages more people to visit their province and at the same time a big help in their conservation program of the country's highest peak.
"Aside from ecotourism, the local government is also working very hard to promote Davao as a destination for meetings and conventions. So dumami rin ung conventions so dumami rin ung mga tao," shares Boncato.
In April this year, DOT Davao is preparing to host an airline industry forum in Davao City. The convention aims to gather all airport authorities, airline companies and CEOs in order to draw up plans and to fast-track linkages with Brunei Darussalam, Indonesia, Malaysia, Philippines-East Asean Growth Area. Boncato said some 200 CEOs are expected to participate in the conference.
Boncato points out that showcasing Mt. Apo as a destination for adventure races also opens new doors for destinations surrounding it. The tourists of Davao City are also offered to go beyond. Vacationers could also visit Samal Island which is in Davao del Norte, and also Sta. Cruz in Davao del Sur.
"Last year's tourist arrival in Sta. Cruz alone were around 5,000-6,000, both foreign and local tourists. But for the entire Davao region, particularly in the city, it is very substantial. That's why there's an increase in the establishment of hotels and lodging houses in Davao city," says Mayor Joel Ray Lopez of Sta. Cruz, Davao del Sur.
Lopez also attributes the steady increase of tourists to the Boulder Challenge. Not only did the tourists keep on coming in Sta. Cruz but also the concern for conservation is also enhanced.
As the tourism in the Davao region continues to flourish, more investors are now seeing its potential to be the next tourist destination in the country.
"Davao now has 5,000 rooms, and in the next two years another 5,000 more rooms are to be built to accommodate the increase in influx of tourists," says Lopez.
Meanwhile, a number of infrastructure projects are targeted to rise in the near future. SMX Davao, an 8,000-square-meter world-class facility, is expected to bring in more conventions in the future and open more jobs for the province.
Through promoting Mt. Apo's natural resources, more companies are now discovering the mountain's abundant supply of renewal energy.
"Hedcor Inc. of the Aboitiz group is given the permit to utilize the water from Mt. Apo which is the source of renewal energy for the generation of hydropower," says Mayor Lopez.
Hedcor Inc., a leading producer of clean and renewable energy in the Philippines, is already operating a 42.5 MW hydroelectric power plant in the Sibulan and Baroring Rivers, which supply electricity to Davao Light and Power Company.
"Our biggest investor this year is the Aboitiz Power. Aside from expanding another 15 MW in their hydroelectric power plant, they are also in the process of putting up a 300 MW coal-fired power plant," says Lopez.
According to Lopez, Aboitiz Power already has an existing investment of P6-8 billion, and it is investing P24 billion more for the planned coal-fired power plant.
"There is also an application from the Ayala group in partnership with Mitsubishi to put up a 35 MW solar power project they are now working on for the approval from the DOE. Hopefully, it will push through," says Lopez.
The Aboitiz project is estimated to be completed within four years. These investments on energy projects are expected to boost the economy and augment the supply needs of the province.
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Pirates' 9-game win streak snapped 3-1
PITTSBURGH The Pittsburgh Pirates entered Tuesday having won each of their past nine games and 10 of 11 games started by fill-in starters.
Both spurts came to an end because of a three-run Philadelphia sixth inning.
Jonathan Pettibone pitched neatly into the sixth and the Phillies denied Pittsburgh its first 10-game winning streak in nine years with a 3-1 victory Tuesday night.
"There's no guarantee, obviously, you're going to win every game when you're up here," said Pirates manager Clint Hurdle, whose team still has the major leagues' best record at 51-31. "You never like to lose, but we weren't able to meet some of the demands that were there for us tonight to get some runs."
Phillies slugger Ryan Howard ended an 0-for-22 slump (12 strikeouts) with an RBI single in a three-run sixth to open the game's scoring. Howard and Michael Young each had two hits for Philadelphia, which scored all its runs against Pirates rookie spot starter Brandon Cumpton.
Cumpton (0-1) got the ball because Jeff Locke was forced to warm up in the bullpen during the 14th inning Sunday. Cumpton was charged with three runs on six hits and a walk with three strikeouts in 5 2-3 innings.
"He continues to come in and throw strikes and be aggressive," Hurdle said. "Other than (two at-bats that ran up his pitch count), it was quick, it was efficient and it was sharp through five."
For the second time in three major league starts, though, Cumpton ran into trouble during the sixth after a solid five innings. He allowed more baserunners in getting two outs in the sixth than he did through all of the first five innings.
"I got in a groove early on; the third time through the lineup is definitely a lot tougher," said Cumpton, 4-6 with a 4.16 ERA in 14 games in Triple-A and Double-A this season. "I fell behind a little bit and left some pitches up. I didn't make my pitches and they put them in play and made me pay."
Domonic Brown followed Howard's RBI single with a sacrifice fly and Delmon Young made it 3-0 when he doubled in Howard.
Those were the first earned runs allowed by Pittsburgh pitchers over a span of 22 1-3 innings. Before the sixth inning Tuesday, the Pirates had allowed one earned run over the previous 36 innings.
Pittsburgh lost for the second time in 12 games started by either Cumpton, Jeanmar Gomez or Phil Irwin. Cumpton and Irwin have spent the majority of the season in the minors and Gomez in the Pittsburgh bullpen.
Pettibone (4-3) won for the first time since May 14, a span of nine starts, by limiting Pittsburgh's offense to Garrett Jones' homer in the sixth. In 5 2-3 innings, Pettibone gave up three hits.
"He was good but it was hot and he kind of ran out of steam," Philadelphia manager Charlie Manuel said. "He did his job and stuff like that."


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Manchester City midfielder James Milner knows there's greater pressure on them for this season's Champions League campaign.
Milner insists City will be expected better last season's effort in Europe regardless of who stands in the way.
"We want to improve in Europe as we were disappointed with our performance in the Champions League last year, so that's a massive thing for us," he said.
"I don't think it will put any more pressure on us. People expect us to win games with the team we have but I don't think there's more pressure on us from outside, that mostly comes from ourselves and from each other.
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Turkey appeals to UN council for Syria safe zone
In his speech, the Turkish minister told the council that that the camps established for fleeing Syrians "should have full protection."
Davutoglu also called on the council to visit refugee camps in neighboring countries, to adopt a unified response to stop the indiscriminate bombing of residential areas, and to solve the issue of Syrians displaced from their homes and trapped within the country.
Davutoglu mentioned examples of "the cost of procrastination" including the 1995 Serb massacre in Bosnia of more than 8,000 Muslims taken from a U.N. enclave in Srebrenica and Saddam Hussein's gassing of 5,000 people in the Kurdish village of Halabja in 1988.
Referring to the council divisions, Davutoglu said the Cold War is over and it's time to put aside the mindset, "sterile power struggles and competition of interests" emanating from that era.
U.N. refugee chief Antonio Guterres warned the council against safe zones.
He praised Syria's neighbors for keeping their borders open to Syrians fleeing the war, and said their right to asylum "must not be jeopardized, for instance through the establishment of so-called `safe havens' or other similar arrangements."
"Bitter experience has shown that it is rarely possible to provide effective protection and security in such areas," Guterres said.
U.N. Deputy Secretary-General Jan Eliasson also cautioned that proposals for humanitarian corridors or buffer zones inside Syria "raise serious questions and require careful and critical consideration."
Eliasson said more than 2.5 million people - including Palestinian and Iraqi refugees - "are now in grave need of assistance and protection inside Syria," more than double the number reported in March. Guterres said as of Wednesday, 229,000 people had left Syria and registered as refugees in Turkey, Jordan, Lebanon and Iraq.
He said the U.N. humanitarian appeal for Syria seeking $180 million is only half-funded.
"Donors should urgently rise to this humanitarian imperative," Eliasson said. "Hundreds of thousands of lives are at stake."
Hague announced that Britain will contribute an additional 3 million pounds ($4.7 million), to the 27 million pounds ($42.7 million) it has already given for humanitarian aid to the displaced and to refugees. Fabius announced that France was giving 5 million Euros ($6.27 million) in addition to the $20 million Euros ($25 million) it has already contributed.
Fabius said the two countries also want to encourage Syrians to defect and Hague urged them to do it sooner rather than later to avoid possible future war crimes prosecution.
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Fabius said there is a clear message to the Syrian people: "Assad will fall but we won't drop you."
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Also, what did you and Sara think of "Dredd"? I thought the relationship between female trainee Andersen and the assessor Judge Dredd was excellent, and was especially interested in Sara's thoughts on this psychic cop.
Oh wait, you guys could tell us in a video review that also discusses whichever comic movie is out at the time! ;)
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Our son was diagnosed before birth so Dr Hicks has been with us since day 1. We knew going in surgery was our only option, but Dr Hicks was more than willing to answer our questions and address our concerns. When we mentioned getting 2nd/3rd opinions Dr Hicks encouraged us to do so. He made sure we were comfortable with any treatment he recommended. Never did he push us into any decision and he was more than patient as we thought through our options. After visiting Vanderbilt and Children's (Birmingham) Dr Hicks was by far the best physician we met with, showing professionalism, knowledge and compassion for our son. Wait times at any medical setting are to be expected, impatient people need not rate any physician because you do not get an accurate review. As far as office staff, both locations were easy to work with. We have since recommended family to Dr Hicks who also have only great things to say about Dr Hicks and staff. Plus you get suckers at every visit!
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Long wait times in office past time of appointment. Then rushes you in and out. Son needed reconstructive surgery, barely opened diaper, closed diaper and rushed us out to set up surgery. No time to get answers to questions, no explanation of procedure. As others posted he is supposed to be pediatric specialist but shows no regard for kids. Actually seems irritated by them and disregards concerns of parents. Unfortunately only pediatric urologist in huntsville.
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Actually, Dr. Hicks sees both my son and I for different things. He was so good with my special needs son, that when I needed a urologist I requested Dr. Hicks. Outstanding decision on my part. He took the time needed, explained and reviewed the options, and treated me like a human being! I'd like to send my other specialists to him to see how patient care should be handled!
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How Dr. Hicks would get anything lower than a 5 is beyond me.
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We discovered Jack had severe ureter blockage which caused large pockets of urine to collect in kidneys due to renal reflux during last ultrasound while still pregnant. Dr. Hicks was in NICU to evaluate Jack after delivery and performed corrective surgery @ 3 days old. Dr. Hicks has been there every step of the way, giving us all the information we needed or asked for. Jack is 2 now with NO lasting effects! Dr. Hicks and staff have been very thorough and supportive. They seem to genuinely care about their patients. We have one last test in 3 months and then Jack is pronounced clear! We have had a lot of contact with the medical community as a whole. Dr. Hicks stands out as exceptional! I would recommend him in the strongest terms.
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He is very helpful and answers my questions so I can understand them clearly. I have full confidence in his ability to treat me correctly.
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I first met Dr. Hicks in 2008 when I was 24 years old. After visiting several different doctors and, in particular, urology specialists at private practice clinics in Birmingham, I was still left without a definitive diagnosis. My main complaint was not being able to void urine completely and having chronic constipation. After paying thousands of dollars to Urology specialist in Birmingham, I found Dr. Hicks. He was my father's physician and my father told me about how pleasant and astute of a physician he was so I decided to go see him. I was very impressed with Dr. Hick's demeanor and bedside manner. More importantly, I was impressed by his thought process and ability to explain what he thought might be causing my problems. He ordered an MRI the very same day (the only and most important test that the physicans in Birmingham did not consider). The MRI proved that I had a spinal tumor, and by providing me a diagnosis, Dr. Hick's had saved me from further nerve damage.
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WASHINGTON—Ratings firm Moody's raised its outlook on the United States on Thursday to "stable" from "negative," citing the federal government's progress in putting debt on a more sustainable path.
Moody's "today moved the outlook on the Aaa government bond rating of the United States back to stable, replacing the negative outlook that has been in place since August 2011," the company said in a statement.
Moody's also pointed out the top triple-A rating was still warranted on US sovereign debt.
Moody's said the outlook upgrade reflected its view "that the federal government's debt trajectory is on track to meet the criteria laid out in August 2011 for a return to a stable outlook."
The improvement removed the downward pressure on the rating, it said.
"The US budget deficits have been declining and are expected to continue to decline over the next few years.
"Furthermore, the growth of the US economy, which, while moderate, is currently progressing at a faster rate compared with several Aaa peers and has demonstrated a degree of resilience to major reductions in the growth of government spending," the company said.
For those reasons, Moody's said, the US government's ratio of debt to gross domestic product (GDP) will fall more sharply through 2018 than the company had estimated when it downgraded the outlook nearly two years ago.
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But Moody's warned that the government needs to step up its budget tightening to prevent the buildup of unhealthy debt pressures in the longer term.
"Despite the more favorable fiscal outlook over the next several years, without further fiscal consolidation efforts, government deficits are anticipated to increase once again over the longer term."
Such an outcome could once again weigh on the US triple-A rating but at this point appears unlikely, it said.
Moody's said the outlook upgrade came after the Congressional Budget Office (CBO) projected the budget deficit for the 2013 fiscal year that ends on September 30 would fall to 4.0 percent of GDP from 7.0 percent in 2012.
The steep decline was sharper than Moody's had estimated in 2011, it said, and was being driven by sharp spending cuts, known as sequestration; tax increases; and a slowdown in federal health care spending.
"Even without any further policy measures, the CBO expects the deficit to fall further to 3.4 percent in fiscal 2014 and 2.1 percent in 2015, and to remain below 3.0 percent for the following four years," Moody's pointed out.
By comparison, the deficit hit a peak of 10.1 percent of GDP in 2009 as the government fought to pull the economy out of the Great Recession.
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It's pretty obvious to us all that David Beckham is god-like and we all want to see him naked ALL the time.
And the hot footballer confirmed to us yesterday that he is pretty much as close to perfection as they come.
David Beckham shows us his flawless body in the new H&M ads/Rex
Asked at the launch of his new H&M underwear range, which area of his body he doesn't like the hunky 36-year-old strained for a while before saying his toes.
He said said: "My toes are not great. Because of football. But they're not bad"
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So the ONE part of David Beckham's naked body that he doesn't like is his toes (and let's face it who cares about them anyway) - and they're actually pretty fine?
That's super-human for you.
Having sat on the front row of the press conference for the launch of his Bodywear range (yes literally in stroking distance) we can vouch for the fact that a fully clothed Becks is flawless.
David Beckham made us drool at the H&M Bodywear launch yesterday/H&M
Perfect tan, perfectly shaped brows, perfect white teeth and perfectly dressed.
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Wilson later relocated from Dallas to Fort Worth and formed a duo, the Boogie Chillun Boys, with drummer and vocalist Robert Ealey. Later he worked with Cornell Dupree before Dupree left to become a session musician. The Boogie Chillun Boys provided inspiration to fellow Texan singer and guitarist Ray Sharpe.
From 1967 onwards he raised his family, and worked in Fort Worth during the day as a school janitor. At night, Wilson performed as a sideman in local nightclubs. By the late 1970s, Wilson and Ealey played at a Fort Worth club named the New Bluebird, where they attracted crowds of Texas blues fans. By 1987, Wilson had began solo recording, and touring around Texas. However, he subsequently rejoined Ealey in his new band, The Lovers, the following year.
Music journalist, Tony Russell, noted that Wilson put on a show, playing one-handed while drinking, smoking and greeting his fans, but behind the tricks and the hyped language used in his billings ('Texas Tornado', 'Atomic Guitar' etc.,) Wilson was an musician with a talent for more than just getting boys to boogie down. His peculiar decision to sing in falsetto flawed his 1995 release This Is U.P. Wilson, but subsequent releases re-discovered his blend of Texas shuffles and low-down blues.
For most of the last decade of his life, Wilson toured both the European blues circuit and throughout the United States. Activities included appearances at the Chicago Blues Festival, and playing accompaniment to Albert Collins. Wilson was imprisoned for six months in the John R.L. Jacksboro State Penitentiary for cocaine possession between 1997 and 1998, and on his release moved to live in Paris, France.
Wilson went to hospital in Paris for surgery, and he died there on September 22, 2004, at the age of 70. His wife Rosie, predeceased him, and he was survived by two daughters and a son.
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Chimera + Akitaro Watanabe also infinitely rez Chimera
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Data Raven + Muckraker lets me force the runner to accept a tag or end the run, then end the run if the runner is tagged & maybe add a whole bunch more tags.
main problem is I don't have enough economy cards in this deck, a lot of whether or not I get a good hand depends on whether or not I can score an early Melange Mining Corp, but I'm not sure what to take out. I can probably take out one Sunset and one Cell Portal, but that's still not enough.
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'Bamboo Flowers' preem prelude to FDCP festival
Filipino-American actress Max Collins learned what it was really like to be a provinciana in her new indie movie, Maryo J. de los Reyes' "Bamboo Flowers."
"It was a different kind of adventure," Max said of staying in Bohol for a week while working on the movie where she plays Dolores, a barrio lass. "My character is a trainee receptionist in a resort. Orlando Sol plays my boyfriend. A foreigner falls in love with me and promises to give me a good life if I live with him abroad. I have to make a life-changing decision, which is where the conflict begins."
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Through the film, Max said, she got to appreciate life in the province. "I didn't just see what it was like; I got to live it. This is my most memorable experience from making the film."
"Bamboo Flowers," shot mostly along the Loboc River in Bohol, is about the resilient bamboo plant. "Bamboo flowers are so beautiful; they look like parts of a chandelier. But they are a sign that the plant is dying," De los Reyes told the Inquirer in an earlier interview.
He is among 12 veteran filmmakers who received grants from the Film Development Council of the Philippines (FDCP) to join the annual Sineng Pambansa, which starts Sept. 11. The movie will have a special screening tonight at 7 at Fully Booked in Bonifacio Global City.
"I was very nervous working on the film because I didn't want to let anyone down, especially not Direk Maryo," Max admitted. "The pressure was great; my character is so different from my personality. Also, the movie is a tribute to the Boholanos and I wanted very much to play my part well.
Max found acting on the big screen more interesting than television. She explained, "Acting in the movies, especially in indies, is more true to life. You show emotions through your eyes, as compared to TV acting, which is more exaggerated, dramatic and requires big movements."
A year has passed since Max transferred to GMA 7 from rival network ABS-CBN. "It's been great so far. I couldn't ask for anything more. Since I signed up with the Kapuso channel, I've been working in one TV program after the other. I've also joined a lot of the regional shows that the network has mounted. Time flew so fast because I was really busy."
Max, or Isabelle Abiera Collins, first appeared on TV commercials at age 10. She was 13 when she joined ABS-CBN's Star Magic Batch 15 and started doing small roles in drama programs. When her Kapamilya contract expired in 2010, she took a break and tried her luck in the United States. She returned a year later and signed up with GMA 7.
She played support to lead actress Kylie Padilla in the afternoon series "The Good Daughter" (2011) and then to Kris Bernal in "Coffee Prince" (2012).
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She considers her role in the primetime drama "Pahiram ng Sandali" (2013), also under De los Reyes, her biggest accomplishment since she became a Kapuso. "I never thought the bosses would give me the lead role of Cindy. It was very challenging. I'm just thankful that I got through it and even received good reviews." The show also featured big Kapuso star Dingdong Dantes.
Being around some of the best artists, Max said, was a big bonus. She said, earnestly, that she learned a lot working with veterans Celia Rodriguez and Leo Martinez in "Coffee Prince," and with Lorna Tolentino and Christopher de Leon in "Pahiram ng Sandali."
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"I'm just praying and God is watching over me," he told RadarOnline.com in an exclusive interview. Deezer D, whose real name is Dearon Thompson, explained that he had been experiencing recurring pneumonia for the last year, and he had "over 10 episodes of heart failure in the last eight months alone."
On July 7, he saw a new cardiologist who finally found the problem. "I have a heart valve that is leaking and the aorta had expanded to way beyond what it is supposed to be. As soon as the doctor identified what was going on, he put me in here."
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This is something I built for a friend of mine for his little girl's room. A box stock 2003 monte carlo kit decals are alps printed. The water decals were put on the body then cleared over.
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Wonderful job of decalling, Chris!! How many bottles of MicroSet did that eat up?!?