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As evidenced by the diversity of homes showcased in the annual tour of homes in March, Anna Maria Island is home to a tremendous variety of home styles and lifestyles. The homes on the tour ranged from ultra-modern to homes with a Mediterranean and Italian influence to a spectacular waterfront property and a converted cottage.
We all know there's a lot to choose from, especially in the current real estate market. But is it the right time for everyone to buy, or should some buyers sit it out?
Dual-income families should always consider buying their own home rather than renting, especially if they have the assets to do so and a good credit score. Individuals who have been renting and have stable jobs with adequate income should start taking advantage of some the great deals available, which could be a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity.
This is a particularly good time to look at the higher-end properties, if you can afford them. The pool of buyers for these properties is shrinking and prices are coming down, which could enable buyers to enter into a range of homes never before affordable to them. But don't get caught up with a property that may be too much of a financial stretch just because it's on sale. Buy what you can comfortably handle.
It may not be a good time to sell for retiring couples, if they need the funds to relocate, or people who are considering other life changes in the near future. Also, if your job is a little shaky or your employer is impacted with the economic downturn, it's better to wait out the market.
Naturally, if you're an investor interested in flipping properties, this not the time for you unless you plan on making a long-term real estate investment. However, purchasing raw land and holding it until the real estate cycle changes could be a smart move requiring less of a cash outlay and ongoing expenses. And if you purchased a home with 10 or 20 percent down and find yourself with your equity eroded away, don't even consider moving on.
When will be the right time for everyone to buy or sell? There are as many opinions out there as there are properties for sale. That being said, most business models suggest the window of opportunity for buying is within the next six months, especially if interest rates continue to decline. However, we probably won't see any appreciable increase in values for some time until buyers step up and relieve the overstocked market.
Investing in real estate used to be considered a no-brainer investment, and some real estate professionals still think it is. With prices down, inventory high and interest rates near a 45 year low, it would appear it's the perfect time to buy. However, only you know what's right for your family and your financial position. Use your brain even for a no-brainer decision.
Recently, I wrote a column about Sears Kit homes which I indicated were predominately constructed in the Northeast and Midwest. Several of the Sun's readers contacted me to say there are two kit homes in our area, one on Pine Avenue in Anna Maria and another in Sarasota, as well as several in the suburbs of Cincinnati, Ohio. Thanks for the feedback. It's always appreciated.


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American Technologies Network Corp. has introduced a kit that enables an operator to mount the Odin-14 Thermal Monocular to a rifle.
A rail interface adaptor enables mounting of the Odin-W to a light caliber weapon such as an AR-15 or M4 carbine. The kit also includes the hardware to mount the Odin on a head-mount adaptor for hands-free viewing. The Odin Weapon Sight Kit contains the Odin Thermal Monocular with a head mount adaptor and weapon mount, head strap, eyecup and ring, an objective lens cap, demist shield, one CR123A type battery, lens tissue and operator manual in a soft carry case.
The Odin-W, which is the same compact size of the PVS14, features an icon-based menu system with color modes and black/white polarity. The ergonomic design has Mil-Spec optics with an 800-by-600 OLED display and VOx vanadium oxide detector. The Odin-W also has E-Zoom and a video output feature.
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The Psychonaut Web Mapping Project finishes in December 2009. A large part of this final period has been dedicated to assessing the efficacy of the web mapping system and project database.
We are pleased that a number of health professionals, agencies and organisations in the EU and elsewhere have been interested in accessing and contributing to the project database and technical reports. This has allowed us to begin to develop a sustainable resource for drug information.
The efficacy of the system itself can be highlighted by our ability to identify and track the most significant recreational drug trends of 2008/2009: Spice (and the synthetic cannbinoids), and Mephedrone (and related cathinones). The Psychonaut Web Mapping project was able to identify both substances very early and follow developments as they occurred (e.g. in diffusion, availability, and legislation) across the EU.
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Bromo-Dragonfly (1-(8-bromobenzo[1,2-b;4,5-b']difuran-4-yl) -2-aminopropane) is a potent hallucinogenic drug active in low doses (from 200 μg). Although commonely related to phenethylamine, it has a distinct structure and belongs to a class of substances called benzodifurans.
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B-fly is a very toxic substance and the risk of overdose is very high. Since 2007 various hospitalizations and fatalities have been recorded in various EU Member States such as Sweden, Denmark and the UK. In October 2009, Bromo-Dragonfly receivied increased attention in online drug forum communities, when a batch was mislabeled and sold by an online retailer as the related, but much less potent, benzodifuran compound 2C-B-Fly. This is has been linked to a number of subsequent fatalities and non-fatal overdoses in the EU and US.
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Her path to "corporate do-gooder" was featured in a recent issue of The Wall Street Journal. After majoring in economics and German at Willamette, she went on to earn a master's degree from the London School of Economics before getting a job as an organizational efficiency consultant for Ernst & Young, a Big Four accounting firm.
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seashells for retaining heat in oven
May everyone have a prosperous new year,,,,
Has anyone heard of using clam shells and or oyster shells for retaining heat in oven to maintain a stable temp. ????? somewhere I read about placing shells after firing the oven to maintain heat, something about the shell heating up and staying hot to keep heat stable. I believe they are used in indoor cast iron stoves to keep it hot, without using so much wood,, anyone heard of this???????? :rolleyes
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The (free) plans here at fornobravo incorporate mass in the construction in a way that is designed to rapidly absorb & hold the heat. We use firebricks.
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Follow the instructions, download the oven plans and study them at length....That is the secret to success.
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don't missunderstant me what I mean is, to maintain heat in an oven while cooking in a pizza oven,instead of having to add wood to maintain high heat, I already have a brick oven built from forno bravo plans, and it works great thank you, just trying to find alternate fuel sources.
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If they absorb and release heat I do not see why they would not work. You could get the same result by stacking fire brick in the oven. I do not have a clue about sea shells although it is an interesting idea.
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Still, it sounds pretty far out there, unless all you have is sea shells....Then, it would make sense. :D
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I can't believe they would do much. There is not much mass to a sea shell, I think they would be prone to heating up quickly and getting very hot, but would release the heat just as quickly. Unless you were to stack a very large quantity within your oven I don't see how they would retain much; might as well throw in the extra firebricks.
You have to remember, the primary heat loss while cooking pizza is through the entry, you are not using a door. Like everything there are trade offs. If you want the best pizza, cook with the door off, and keep a small fire off to one side or in the back. The fire not only keeps the temp in the butter zone, but it also creates that rolling radiant heat that cooks the top of the pizza at roughly the same rate as the bottom. Simply adding another heat sink is not going replace the heat loss out of the entry, nor will it give that rolling radiant effect. Whether you are using wood, gas, coal, whatever, due to the heat loss you are going to have to replenish the fuel/heat source (fire) to stay where you want to be.
Retained heat cooking with no fire and the door closed is another matter.........
If you have the shells, what the hey, give it a try; just don't expect to drastically cut your wood consumption.
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I have heard of people putting in a couple of car axles, this is the same principle. Use something really dense to store more heat. The trouble is that it takes up cooking space, probably easier to maintain a fire on the side which also gives you an oven light. i prefer to leave the axles in my car where they are more useful.
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Put them back in the ocean.
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What, the axles?
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It sounds like the shells would act as an insulator the same way ashes do. I think it was Windage that described putting ashes around the inside perimeter of the oven floor to slow down heat loss in his giant oven. The shells will certainly NOT add any energy to the oven. There is nothing to burn. Sea shells have been used for many different purposes over the years. Thomas Jefferson used them for path-ways at his home in Virginia, Monticello. They have an illuminating property that sort of glows in the moon-light. And of course, tennis courts. Bugeetees is what we call it here in RP. Crushed sea shells have been used for decades as a tennis playing surface. It's much like European red clay. But as an energy source, forget it.
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Hugo Awards 2014: Ballot stuffing ends in ignominy
August 20, 2014 | 10:25 am
By Paul St John Mackintosh
The 2014 Hugo Awards, just concluded at Loncon 3 in … ahem … London have already set a new standard – in controversy, vitriol, and, shame for science fiction's supposedly highest and most-touted award. The so-called "sad puppies" campaign by writer Larry Correia to advance his own work and that of protege Vox Day against supposed political bias backfired deafeningly, with his efforts rebuked not just by other writers and online critics, but the Awards voters themselves.
John Scalzi was previously pilloried by many for arguing for the Hugo Awards 2014 vote to go ahead like in any other year. As it turns out, his critics needn't have worried. The voters delivered the most damning verdict imaginable on Vox Day's nominated novella "Opera Vita Aeterna" either left off the ballots entirely or relegated it to even below the No Award category. Larry Correia's own nominated work also did poorly.
As if to compensate, Scalzi posted up considerable critical comment on the whole debacle, stating:
What did I really think of the "sad puppy" slate of nominees championed by Larry Correia and others? What I thought at the beginning, which was: The folks pushing the slate played within the rules, so game on, and the game is to convince people that the work deserves the Hugo. It does not appear the voters were convinced. As a multiple Hugo loser myself, I can say: That's the breaks, and better luck another year. With that said, Correia was foolish to put his own personal capital as a successful and best selling novelist into championing Vox Day and his novelette, because Vox Day is a real bigoted shithole of a human being, and his novelette was, to put it charitably, not good.
And more to that effect.
Vox Day's politics might find more defenders, or at least apologists, if his writing was any better. However, Scalzi described his work, pretty aptly, as "like Gene Wolfe strained through a thick and rancid cheesecloth of stupid." Other commentators have speculated that Correia pulled off the whole stunt as a way to discredit the Hugos in the eyes of his own audience and cover for his failure to win one.
It's hard to know which came worse out of this: the writers' literary merit, or their politics. Did their bad politics tarnish their literary merit, or their poor literary merit undermine their politics? Either way, Correia now comes across as a loudmouth trying to foist bad work on the readership in the name of politics – no kind of reputation to have in a genre community. Unfortunately, the collateral damage included the reputation of the Hugos themselves, and the credibility of the nomination process.
Still, any time now I expect to read sub-Rush Limbaugh complaints that concepts of literary merit, reader engagement, imagination, talent, etc. are all part of a liberal conspiracy…
'Dune, 50 years on: how a science fiction novel changed the world'
The Martian: An accidental self-publishing success story
Kristine Kathryn Rusch on the SF generation gap
Sad Puppies roundup, and the Irene Gallo controversy
Book review: The Rhesus Chart, by Charles Stross, Little, Brown
If he seemed like a nice guy he must be very different in person from what he's like on his blog. Some people are.
But seriously, beginning his Hugo attempt by (in essence) shouting "hey all you Hugo voters–f* you for a bunch of prejudiced jerks! Imma make your head explode!" is a bit of a tactical blunder. Compounding it by loosing his marbles in public over a post about including nonbinary gender in SF/F, producing a diatribe in which he proceeded, among other things, to taunt disabled people for needing scooters didn't help. That's the kind of thing the bad guy does in poorly written westerns.
Really, it *does* make one wonder if he planned the whole thing to show off to his fellow conservatives how persecuted he was, and how, by extension, they are all under attack. That would explain a lot about this otherwise puzzling public relations disaster.
Going on to say, after he lost, that it was never about getting a Hugo–well, he's been asking for one every year since he was asking for a Hugo and a Campbell in the same post, (because when it comes to what Larry Correia thinks Larry Correia deserves, Larry Correia does not think small) so it's pretty hard to believe he doesn't really want one. Which would argue against its being deliberate. Hmm. Maybe he just *is* that incompetent when it comes to persuading people to his side.
As for the works–well, Opera Vita Aeterna reminds me of Waiting For Godot, only with less plot, and less witty banter. Seriously, I'm a genre reader and I like for a likeable protagonist to overcome significant obstacles by her own efforts to achieve a worthwhile goal. There wasn't any of that there. The action all took place offstage. The characters were bland and flat. There was supposedly deep theological insight of some sort but the one place they tried to talk theology they faded to black before either being clear about what they were trying to settle, or actually presenting anything in the way of logical argument to settle it. It was like the Eye of Argon only without the funny. THAT was the best conservative novelette written in 2014?
Well. I haven't missed much.
The other pieces… meh. Correia's piece was good enough as popcorn–but the best popcorn out there isn't going to win Best Restaurant. It's not prejudice against conservatives, it's a desire for a work that rewards close attention. (And frankly Correia has been writing for four years now. I'm not saying it's impossible to win a Hugo in your first four years mastering your craft–Bujold did it. But I *am* saying if you think you're being cheated out of your due because you're not seeing the same level of success Bujold did, it is possible you have simply overestimated your talent.)
I don't pick the works I like on the basis of the author's politics. If the author insists on repeatedly shoving his politics up my nose, which is not big enough to accommodate them, he *can* piss me off, though. And from the voting results, I have a lot of company.
I thought the real story of this 2014 Hugos, often overlooked in the brawl about personalities (as so MANY matters of substance tend to get overlooked in sf/f in favor of brawling about personalities), was the Wheel of Time series nomination for "Best Novel." When a loophole in the rules allows a 14-book series to be nominated in a category for "Best Novel" and voted on besides individual novels that are NOT multi-book series, that's is a Big Messy Loophole that really needs closing.
As for the personality and personal-politics thing–it is hardly unprecedented for repellant personalities and/or undeserving works to get on the Hugo ballot. It has happened before and it will happen again. It's also far from unprecedented for works to get on the ballot because someone encourages their friends, colleagues, and readers to nominate them (in fact, it's my impression that campaigning to get on the Hugo and Nebula ballots has long been the norm rather than the noteworthy exception).
I think the biggest mistake made was in giving a lot of attention to a couple of tiresomely noisy individuals who seem to spend an inordinate amount of time engaging in boneheaded public behavior specifically to GET attention. Sure, they'd have embarrassed the award if they'd won, but they were never likely to win (there were widely-admired works on the ballot, after all), and if they had won–well, it's not the first time an award has been embarrassed or "devalued," including this one, and probably won't be the last. Yet in a year or two, who remembers or cares?
This wasn't ballot stuffing. That is adding extra votes that you are not entitled to, which did not happen here.
This was promoting a particular group of choices, which happens every year, to a large number of works. This year, I saw people actively promoting the Wheel of Time, several of the short stories, and all of the fan writer nominations at one point or another. I'm sure there were more that I didn't see. The "debacle" was caused more by the reaction to this particular promotion, rather than the actual promotion.
What I did find disappointing was the way many people reacted to this – stating they would automatically vote against a given work without reading it because of the person who wrote it. If there was any question left as to whether the Hugo awards were based on artistic merit or just crowd favourites, this answered it, to the Hugo's detriment.


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Listen to a selection of unreleased excerpts from Laraaji's voluminous back catalogue.
Listen to a compilation of tracks by artists released on the Diskotopia label, featured in The Wire 358.
Stream the entirety of C Spencer Yeh, Okkyung Lee and Lasse Marhaug's Wake Up Awesome album.
Listen to a selection of tracks from the albums that we listened to during the production of The Wire 358 December issue.
Listen to a composition by composer and percussionist David Van Tieghem, taken from his collaborative album, Fits & Starts.
Stream two tracks from The Doomed Bird Of Providence's Blind Mouths Eatalbum, reviewed in The Wire 357.
Listen to two clips of writer Stewart Home reading extracts of his poetry and prose.
On the eve of his Metal Machine Trio tour in October 2009, The Velvet Underground veteran took a walk on the wild side of The Wire's Invisible Jukebox, tested by Alan Licht.
Listen to Hieroglyphic Being's Seer Of Cosmic Visions album, of original jams and reworkings of previously released tracks, exclusive to The Wire.
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Stream a selection of tracks played in The Wire offices during the production of our November 2013 issue.
Stream a track from the Finnish garage trio's new album, featured in The Wire 356.
Listen to an exclusive stream of Matana Roberts's new album Coin Coin Chapter Two: Mississippi Moonchile. Roberts is on the cover of The Wire 356, interviewed by Daniel Spicer.
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Education Rights Campaign (ERC) has called on the National Assembly to increase the 2013 budgetary allocation to education to 26 per cent of the total budget as recommended by UNESCO.
This, it said, should not be the end but rather the starting point of government's efforts to provide free and universal public education at all levels as enshrined in the constitution.
The group, in a statement issued by its National Coordinator, Mr. Hassan Soweto, said ERC was rejecting the N426.53 billion allocated to the education sector on the ground that the amount, which represented 8.7 per cent of the total budget, was too little to resolve the multitude of problems afflicting the sector.
"In any case, the ERC does not believe the 2013 budget reflects any commitment whatsoever on the part of the government towards improving the fortunes of the education sector. Instead, considering the 2013 budget proposal whose size is a whopping N4.92 trillion is about 5 per cent bigger than the 2012 budget, this allocation to education reflects completely the opposite. "Allocation to education only increased marginally from 8.43 per cent last year to 8.7 per cent in the 2013 budget.
"Meanwhile the President in his budget speech admitted that the 2013 appropriation bill is 5 percent bigger than the 2012 budget. Of course by the time the National Assembly finishes work on it which is really about inflating its own perks of office, the budget should be expected to be way bigger than this and the percentage allocation to education will drop further.
"Indeed at this rate, NANS' hope that the 2013 budget proposal is "a step in the right direction towards the attainment of our age-long agitation for the actualisation of the 26 per cent minimum allocation to education as recommended by UNESCO" will most certainly never be realised either now or in the foreseeable future," the group said.


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I visited Tent City University at Saint Paul's, Occupy LSX last monday to work on the sketchbook kept by occupiers and visitors.
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BERLIN (AP) - Two British royals on a Mini adventure drove through a red light Thursday on a promotional spin near the German capital's Brandenburg Gate.
With photographers and police in tow, Princess Eugenie, 22, steered a Union Jack-emblazoned model of the iconic car on a 500-meter (550-yard) journey to her country's nearby embassy, seemingly oblivious to road rules.
But Buckingham Palace insisted the blue-blooded driver was simply obeying orders.
"They were following the instructions of the German police," said Hannah Howard, a spokeswoman for the royals.
Ignoring a red light can bring a fine of (EURO)200 ($267) and a month's driving ban in Germany.
Eugenie was visiting Berlin with her 24-year-old sister Princess Beatrice- their first trip abroad representing Britain. The trip was paid for by their father Prince Andrew because they are not among the small group of `working royals' who are paid by the government to represent Britain.
The princesses' trip marks part of a sustained effort by the royal family to shift the spotlight to the next generation, which is spearheaded by Prince William and Prince Harry, who have both been on active military duty in recent years and also have represented their grandmother, the queen, abroad.
Still, few of the tourists visiting the Brandenburg Gate, the iconic symbol of the German capital once sealed off from the West by the Berlin Wall, recognized the princesses.
Tourists seemed bemused when British officials thrust Union Jack flags in their hands to make the welcome appear warmer for a waiting gaggle of photographers.
From Berlin, the royals travel on to Hannover. They are direct descendants of George Ludwig of Hannover, who became King George I of Britain and Ireland in 1714.
The princesses will hope to avoid the controversy that dogged their father during his extended stint as a "special representative" promoting UK trade abroad. Andrew's official role as a business booster was downgraded after he was criticized in the British press for questionable judgment- including his friendship with a financier sentenced for soliciting a minor for prostitution- and for the high costs of his official trips.
The Mini stunt was part of a wider campaign to promote Britain in Germany. The car, first produced in Britain in 1959, is now part of German auto giant BMW's portfolio and was being touted as the perfect example of British-German collaboration.
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My '69 Camaro has been modified as a Pro Touring car, and I have a big-block under the hood. My problem is the front suspension. We have added Heidts' upper and lower control arms, Hotchkis lower springs, Unisteer rack-and-pinion, and poly bushings and endlinks on the factory sway bar. The car aligns great, but after about a mile the tires squeal really bad and the camber goes positive and looks a little high in the front, like something is shifting. Both front tires go positive camber at the same rate and no one can figure it out. I have found that if you back up a bit it will settle back down most of the time. I think it may be the sway bar binding. We removed the suspension and double-checked all bushings and bolts. Any suggestions on what's going on? It's destroying my tires and is not driveable! I have every suspension shop in the area stumped.
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OK, we'll give this one a try. Without being able to see the car it's a little tough, but we'll throw out a couple of ideas and you guys can check them out.
We cannot see how the camber is changing when you drive the car a mile. We're sure you've heard this from all the shops in the area that have checked out your car. Since it seems the camber is changing after a mile of driving, and when you back up the camber returns to the correct value, it sounds like the alignment is going toed-in and binding up the front end. When you go toed-in the front end plows, the tires squeal, and the front end will appear like it has gone positive on the camber setting. You mention that you've swapped out the steering box and drag linkage for a rack-and-pinion conversion. The factory steering was a rear steer, which means that the steering gear is behind the front axle centerline. Incorrect steering arms on the spindles, an improperly mounted rack, and flexing mounting brackets for the rack are all factors that could cause the steering to not control the toe setting. It's hard to believe that the Heidts upper control arms are moving enough to lose their camber adjustment. Sounds like something is flexing, allowing the alignment to return to normal after you back the car up.
Contact Unisteer to follow up with your installation and the components used to mount the rack to the factory subframe. The installation instructions look to be very straightforward. Your rack is mounted in the factory rear steer position. If the rack is not tightened properly, with the lower control arm bolts and spacers supplied, that could flex, causing toe variations. Also, we don't know that we agree with their alignment specifications. Everything looks good for the toe-in and caster settings. Heidts recommends setting the camber a quarter degree positive. With the Heidts control arms and Hotchkis springs, you're setting this Camaro up for performance driving. We'd set the camber to at least a half degree negative, up to as much as 1 degree. It just matters how much long freeway driving you plan on doing. If it were ours, we'd be out throwing this thing through the turns. Check it out, and good luck finding your gremlin.
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Here's the problem. At some point during their lifetime, about 1/3 of people suffer from an injury or disease that keeps them out of the workforce for more than 90 days but only about 30% of those who apply for Social Security disability benefits are able to qualify due to Social Security's stringent definition of disability. If you're one of those 1/3, this funding shortfall could mean even tougher standards that make qualifying more difficult than it already is.
Another possibility is some sort of means testing, in which benefits are restricted to those with limited assets, forcing you to spend down your life savings just as you would have to do to qualify for long term care insurance under Medicaid. In any case, you don't want to be any more dependent on Social Security for your disability insurance than you are for your retirement.
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Shipbuilding, commercial fishing, granite quarrying, and lime kilns represent a major part of Rockland's economic history and have left a lasting mark on the area.
Residential and scenic Owls Head, originally part of South Thomaston, became a town in 1921. Some say the name was coined by sailors who observed the tall headland and imagined a resemblance to the neck and head of an owl. Others claim the name was derived from the Native American word Mecadacut, meaning "owls head". Popular with photographers, Owls Head Light was built in 1825 as an entrance beacon to Rockland Harbor. Birch Point Beach State Park, Crescent Beach, Crocketts Beach, and Lucia Beach offers the most sandy swimming beaches in the Penobscot Bay Region.
South Thomaston is a scenic peninsula community south of Rockland and Thomaston, and adjacent to Owls Head. It's comprised of three primary villages and several distinct sections: the town center, known locally as the "Keag" (pronounced "Gig") after the reversing tidal Weskeag River that flows through it; Spruce Head; and Spruce Head Island, a major lobstering port. Businesses include lodging facilities, a campground, seasonal cottage/vacation rentals, stores, art galleries, small shops, and oceanfront and open air seafood dining in the summer season.
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Wood Named Co-ACC Player Of The Week
Feb. 18, 2013
RALEIGH - NC State's Scott Wood has been named ACC co-Player of the Week, sharing the accolade with North Carolina's P.J. Hairston.
In Saturday's 90-86 win over Virginia Tech in overtime, Wood led the Wolfpack in scoring with 22 points. The Marion, Ind., senior knocked down a season-high six 3-pointers, while establishing a career mark for minutes played with 43 and tying his career-high with three blocked shots.
In that contest, Wood also made his 126th career start, a new school record. He also moved into 10th place in the ACC in career three-pointers made, as he now has 299 for his career.
This is the first time Wood has earned player of the week honors, but as a freshman he was tabbed as the conference's rookie of the week following a 31-point performance against Florida State and scoring 11 against Clemson.
Wood and the Pack return to action on Tuesday night when they host Florida State at 7 p.m. at PNC Arena. A limited number of tickets remain for tomorrow game. Click here to purchase.


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Thomas D. Lyon's research interests include child witnesses, child maltreatment and domestic violence. He teaches courses in Evidence, Law and Psychology, and Child Interviewing.
Professor Lyon is past-president of the American Psychological Association's Section on Child Maltreatment (Division 37) and a former member of the Board of Directors of the American Professional Society on the Abuse of Children. He has published more than 60 papers in law reviews, psychology journals and books; has authored or co-authored more than 90 research presentations at psychology and law conferences; and has conducted more than 200 trainings with judges, attorneys, law professors, social workers, psychologists and reporters. His work has been supported by the National Institutes of Health, the National Science Foundation, the United States Department of Justice, the National Center on Child Abuse and Neglect, the California Endowment, and the Haynes Foundation.
A magna cum laude graduate of Dartmouth College and Harvard Law School, Professor Lyon received his Ph.D. in developmental psychology from Stanford University. He was an attorney for the Children's Services Division of the Los Angeles County Counsel and a research associate at Harbor-UCLA Medical Center prior to joining USC Law in 1995.
A. Publications in Law Reviews
9. Lyon, T. D., & Stolzenberg, S. N. (2014). Children's memory for conversations about sexual abuse: Legal and psychological implications. Roger Williams University Law Review, 19, 411-450., published (2014)
8. Lyon, T. D., & Dente J. (2012) Child witnesses and the Confrontation Clause. Journal of Criminal Law & Criminology, 102, 1181. , posted (2012)
7. Lyon, T. D., & LaMagna, R. (2007). The history of children's hearsay: From Old Bailey to post-Davis. Indiana Law Journal, 82, 1029-1058., published (2007)
6. Lyon, T. D. (2002). Applying suggestibility research to the real world: The case of repeated questions. Law & Contemporary Problems, 65, 97-126., published (2002)
5. Lyon, T. D. (2000). Child witnesses and the oath: empirical evidence. Southern California Law Review, 73, 1017-1074., published (2000)
B. Publications in Peer-reviewed Journals
- 38. Gordon, H. M., Lyon, T. D., & Lee, K. (In press) Social and cognitive factors associated with children's secret-keeping for a parent. Child Development., posted (2014)
- 37. Klemfuss, J. Z., Quas, J. A., & Lyon, T. D. (in press). Attorneys' questions and children's productivity in child sexual abuse criminal trials. Applied Cognitive Psychology., posted (2014)
36. Stolzenberg, S. N., & Lyon, T. D. (2014). Evidence summarized in attorneys' closing arguments predicts acquittals in criminal trials of child sexual abuse. Child Maltreatment, 19, 119-129., published (2014)
35. Lyon, T. D. (in press). Interviewing children. Annual Review of Law and Social Science., posted (2014)
- 34. Rush, E., Lyon, T. D., Ahern, E. C., & Quas, J. A. (2014). Disclosure suspicion bias and abuse disclosure: Comparisons between sexual and physical abuse. Child Maltreatment, 19, 113-118., published (2014)
C. Publications in Books
- 16. Lyon, T. D. (2013). Child witnesses and imagination: Lying, hypothetical reasoning, and referential ambiguity. In M. Taylor (Ed.), The Oxford handbook of the development of imagination (pp. 126-136). New York, NY: Oxford., published (2013)
- 15. Lyon, T. D. (2011). Assessing the competency of child witnesses: Best practice informed by psychology and law. In M. Lamb, D. La Rooy, L. Malloy, & C. Katz (Eds.), Children's Testimony: A Handbook of Psychological Research and Forensic Practice (pp. 69-85). Sussex, England: Wiley-Blackwell., published (2011)
- 14. Lyon, T. D. (2010). Investigative interviewing of the child. In D. Duquette & A. Haralambie (Eds.), Child Welfare Law and Practice (2nd ed., pp. 87-109). Denver, CO: Bradford., published (2010)
13. Saywitz, K. J., Lyon, T. D., & Goodman, G. S. (2010). Interviewing Children. In J. Myers (Ed.), The APSAC handbook on child maltreatment (3rd ed., pp. 337-360). Newbury Park, CA: Sage., published (2009)
12. Lyon, T. D., & Ahern, E. C. (2010). Disclosure of child sexual abuse. In J. Myers (Ed.), The APSAC handbook on child maltreatment (3rd ed., pp. 233-252). Newbury Park, CA: Sage., published (2009)
D. Contribution to Amicus Briefs
- 4. American Professional Society on the Abuse of Children in Support of Petitioner, Ohio v. Clark. (2014)
3. National Association of Counsel for Children and American Professional Society on the Abuse of Children in Support of Respondent, Giles v. California.(2008)
2. National Association of Counsel for Children in Support of Respondents. Adrian Martell Davis v. Washington, Hershel Hammon v. Indiana. 2007., published (2007)
1. American Psychological Association, National Association of Counsel for Children, American Professional Society on the Abuse of CHildren, and California Professional Society on the Abuse of Children in Support of Respondent. Marion R. Stogner v. California., published (2003)
E. Practitioner Guides
- 6. Lyon, T. D. (2005). Ten step investigative interview. [Spanish version]., revised (2013)
- 5. Ahern, E. C., & Lyon, T. D. (2011). Supplemental investigative interview questions., created (2011)
4. Lyon, T.D. (2007). Interviewing Children: Getting more with less [Powerpoint notes pages]. Professionals who interview children can obtain a free copy of the dvd from email@example.com., posted (2009)
3. Lyon, T. D., & Matthews, M. (2006). Questioning of Child Witnesses. [Model Brief]., created (2006)
2. Lyon, T. D. (2005) Ten step investigative interview., created (2005)
F. Short Pieces
12. Lamb, M. E., Hershkowitz, I., & Lyon, T. D. (2013). Interviewing victims and suspected victims who are reluctant to talk. APSAC (American Professional Society on the Abuse of Children) Advisor, 25 (4),16-19., published (2013)
11. Lyon, T. D. (2012). Twenty-five years of interviewing research and practice: Dolls, diagrams, and the dynamics of abuse disclosure. APSAC (American Professional Society on the Abuse of Children) Advisor, 24 (1-2), 14-19., posted (2012)
10. Lyon, T. D. (2009). Witnesses, children as legal. In R. Shweder, T. Bidell, A. Dailey, S. Dixon, P. Miller, & J. Modell (Eds.), The child: An encyclopedic companion (pp. 1036-1039). Chicago: University of Chicago Press., published (2009)
9. Lyon, T. D., Lamb, M. E., & Myers, J. E. B. (2009). Author's response to Vieth (2008). Child Abuse & Neglect, 33, 71-74., published (2009)
8. Lyon, T.D. (2008). The Supreme Court, hearsay, and Crawford: Implications for child interviewers. APSAC (American Professional Society on the Abuse of Children) Advisor, 20 (3-4), 2-6., published (2008)


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Bird flu kills 12th person in Cambodia this year
A 2-year-old girl has become the 12th person to die of bird flu in Cambodia this year, authorities said Monday.
A 2-year-old girl has become the 12th person to die of bird flu in Cambodia this year, authorities said Monday.
A 2-year-old girl has become the 11th person to die of bird flu in Cambodia this year, the country's health ministry said Friday.
A nine-year-old boy has died from bird flu in Cambodia, the 10th victim this year, the World Health Organisation said Monday, warning that the kingdom's deadliest outbreak of the virus could continue.
Nepal's government on Thursday ordered health workers to cull half a million chickens to combat a major bird flu outbreak on the outskirts of the capital Kathmandu.
A new strategy that dismantles a viral genome in human lung cells will ensure safe research on deadly strains of influenza, say researchers from the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai.
Nepal on Thursday banned the sale of chicken after health workers found cases of bird flu at several poultry farms on the outskirts of the capital Kathmandu, officials said.
A six-year-old Cambodian girl has died from bird flu, bringing the country's toll from the deadly virus to nine so far this year, the World Health Organisation said Tuesday.
Bird flu viruses are potentially highly lethal and pose a global threat, but relatively little is known about why certain strains spread more easily to humans than others. Two studies published today in the journal Cell identi ...
Earlier this month, the U.S. government declared that the emerging H7N9 bird flu "poses a significant potential for a public health emergency." The virus, a relative of other bird flus we've seen previously ...
Live poultry markets can act as hotbeds for H5N1 bird flu, but simple measures such as disinfecting trucks, equipment and market space could help stop the virus from spreading, researchers said Monday.
(Medical Xpress)—An international team of bio-researchers has found that a mutant strain of the H5N1 influenza virus (created in a lab) has a 200-fold preference for binding with receptors in human cells, ...
As China scrambles to contain a deadly new strain of bird flu, Cambodia is battling a spike in the better known H5N1 strain that is baffling experts a decade after a major outbreak began in Asia.
A four-year-old child has become Vietnam's first victim of the H5N1 bird flu virus in more than a year, a health worker said on Tuesday, amid growing regional concerns about the virulent disease.
(Medical Xpress)—Scientists have described small genetic changes that enable the H5N1 bird flu virus to replicate more easily in the noses of mammals.
(AP)—China announced a sixth death from a new bird flu strain Friday, while authorities in Shanghai halted the sale of live fowl and slaughtered all poultry at a market where the virus was detected in pigeons ...


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The Wounded Cuirassier, study (Le Cuirassier blessé quittant le feu, esquisse)
During the Napoleonic era (1799–1814), war became an ever-present spectacle in Europe. For Géricault, such subject matter proved irresistible, particularly the combination of powerful horses and glittering uniforms. In this final study for an 1814 Salon entry, Géricault makes a significant departure from the academic standard for battle paintings by concentrating on the ambiguous actions of a single, anonymous soldier (who mysteriously lacks a visible wound, despite the work's title) and his stumbling mount rather than the precise maneuvers of a corps or the bravery of famous generals. In the wake of Napoleon's fall from power a few months before the opening of the Salon, the massive finished work (more than ten feet high) stood as an unpleasant reminder of France's recent defeats and the folly of the Napoleonic enterprise.
- Artist: Théodore Géricault, French, 1791-1829
- Medium: Oil on canvas
- Place Made: Europe
- Dates: 1814
- Dimensions: 21 3/4 x 18 1/8 in. (55.2 x 46 cm) Frame: 30 1/2 x 27 in. (77.5 x 68.6 cm) (show scale)
- Collections:European Art
- Museum Location: This item is not on view
- Accession Number: 43.81
- Credit Line: Anonymous gift
- Rights Statement: No known copyright restrictions
- Caption: Théodore Géricault (French, 1791-1829). The Wounded Cuirassier, study (Le Cuirassier blessé quittant le feu, esquisse), 1814. Oil on canvas, 21 3/4 x 18 1/8 in. (55.2 x 46 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Anonymous gift, 43.81
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A glance at this morning's returns (with all Alameda precincts in, but an unknown number of provisional ballots still to be counted) we're still seeing the same trends as last night. It looks like newcomers Trish Spencer, Niel Tam and Ron Mooney will take seats on the school board, ousting two incumbents, David Forbes and Janet Gibson. In the city council race, it looks like Doug DeHaan and Marie Gilmore have been returned to office (defeating challengers Tracy Jensen and Justin Harrision). Measure P, the city real estate transfer tax, is at this moment passing by the tiniest of margins, just over 300 votes. You can see all election returns here. Mike McMahon is tracking the school board vote here.
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In Alameda, vote Mooney, Forbes and Tam for school board
A careful follower of Alameda Unified School District affairs these past couple of years, this week's "Life on the Island" (the column I write for the print edition of the Alameda Journal), makes my choices for school board quite plain. If you want to see the candidates in action yourself, you can watch this school board debate, hosted by Alameda's PTA Council and the Alameda Education Foundation. You can can also watch the incumbents in action in some recent school board meetings. The City of Alameda Democratic Club endorsements are here (they endorsed both incumbents, Janet Gibson and David Forbes, as well as challenger Ron Mooney). Here's links to all the candidates Web pages. You can go see the candidates tomorrow night at a forum sponsored by the League of Women Voters. Details: Wednesday, October, 15, 7:00 p.m., Temple Israel, 3183 Mecartney Road.
Alameda candidates for school board debate tonight
There are five candidates running for three school board spots. Incumbents David Forbes and Janet Gibson are trying to hold onto their seats, and Trish Spencer, Niel Tam, and Ron Mooney have also throw their hats in the ring. Incumbent and current president Bill Schaff is not running and so the top three vote getters with join sitting board members Mike McMahon and Tracy Jensen (though, if Jensen succeeds in her quest for a seat on Alameda's city council she'll give up her seat on the school board). Alameda's PTA Council and the Alameda Education Foundation are hosting a debate tonight at Alameda High's Little Theatre at 7 pm. If you can't make it, Alameda's League of Women Voters is hosting a forum for the school board trustee candidates on October 15, details here.


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The TSI Assessment is offered almost every other Friday through the Learning Center during the semester.
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Click HERE for a web based study app for the TSI Assessment. The TSI Web-Based Study App features practice tests and "learn as you go" tests with explanations of correct and incorrect answers. You can access the stie from your computer, tablet or smartphone (see supported browsers & mobile operating systems).
Only UNT students or incoming students may take theTSI Assessment with the Learning Center at UNT. You must be TSI incomplete to take the TSI Assessment.
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The Learning Center will administer the TSI Assessment for all current and incoming UNT students. You must register for the TSI Assessment ahead of time.
Cost: A testing fee of $30.00 will be billed to your student account. You WILL NOT pay the day of the test.
Time: Allow approximately 1 1/2 hours for each section taken (the test is self-paced, so you may leave when finished).
What to bring: Picture ID.
What NOT to bring: Payment, cell phone, backpack, food or personal calculators (a calculator is provided for the math section).
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- IDENTIFICATION: Official Photo Identification such as a current UNT ID, passport, or driver license is required.
- TESTING MATERIALS: No books, notes, notebooks, or other materials allowed during testing. Scratch paper and pencils will be provided by the proctor and must be turned in with the test.
- ELECTRONIC DEVICES: The use of cell phones, pagers and/or calculators is prohibitied. All electronic devices must be completely turned off and stored in the cubbies along with your belongings. This will be strictly enforced.
- FOOD AND DRINK: Food and drink are prohibitied in the testing lab.
- CHEATING: If there is evidence that you have cheated on your exam, the exam will be declared invalid and you will have to wait 30 days before retesting.
- For a detailed definition of cheating and academic dishonesty, please reference the UNT Code of Student Conduct.
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Whether you're a business man who's yet to discover his desire to be a swashbuckling pirate or a lost lass looking for love in all the wrong places, the psychics at African Angel will use either tarot cards, a crystal ball or palm reading techniques to assist you in your search for answers and help respond to questions you may have about the past, present or future. For a deeper look into your dreams, relationships and health and a more profound look at yourself, African Angel is the perfect one to nudge you in the right direction.
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(Possible SPOILERS)The sequel gave me what I wanted: more interaction with my squadmates. However, this entire game is nothing but that. It doesn't have the epic feel of the first one and as such, I cannot say that this game is better. Sure I got my teammates through the danger, all unscathed. This was supposed to be a suicide mission but I never felt any danger. I did however feel very frustrated, quite often. While the mechanics of shooting has improved tenfold, this game also makes you rely on having to shoot way too much. The biotics and techs were dumbed down until you got the baddies to just their health. Then all it took was a good head shot and they went down, no matter if they were a giant mech or a tiny trooper. So far I've only played as the soldier, since that was my first class in the first game, and I totally feel cheated. While my character didn't have special powers, my teammates were all but useless until I was able to bust down shields and barriers for them to do any damage.
So, while this game is awesome, in and of itself, it is not an awesome Mass Effect sequel. I got my character interaction, but that's the entire game. There isn't really a sense of threat from the Reapers, and the main baddie doesn't have a voice, like Saren and even Sovereign. Harbinger was in it for half a second and then you didn't even get to kill him. The shooter mechanics were amped, but it gimped the not shooter battler. I recommend this game, but not as a Mass Effect game.
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The collapse of Roman rule in Britain was not so much a sudden catastrophe as a long and drawn-out decline. The 'Celtic' Britons retreated gradually to the highland areas of Wales, Cornwall and the south-west of Scotland. Control of the fertile eastern lowlands was lost to warriors of Germanic origin who migrated from the Continent. These Germanic conquerors have become known to history as the 'Anglo-Saxons'. They were to dominate the lowland zone of Britain until their final defeat at Hastings in 1066. This title gives an insight into the everyday life, equipment, dress, battle tactics and life on campaign of the typical Anglo-Saxon warrior of this period – the thegn.
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Evidently it was a hard spin class, because the ladies kept asking me if I was mad about something, or had eaten bad food. Honestly, I like to hear them moan and complain, because it assures me that they're having a hard workout.
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A minimum of 18 semester hours is required for the minor in Psychology at Indiana State University. At least 6 of those credit hours must be completed at Indiana State University. The requirements for the minor are outlined below:
In consultation with their academic advisors, students select 4 courses offered in the Department to serve as electives.
Electives for students with minors in psychology should be related to their major field of study.
For example, in addition to PSY 101 and PSY 201, a student majoring in criminology and minoring in psychology might take Psychological Orientation to Social Psychology (PSY 270), Psychology of Personality (PSY 362), Abnormal Psychology (PSY 368), Psychology of Human Sexuality and Responsibility (PSY 100), and Psychology and the Legal System (PSY 306).
Frequently offered courses that can serve as electives include:
Please note: PSY 485 fulfills the General Education Capstone requirement. It will also serve as a directed elective for students majoring or minoring in psychology. In order to enroll in PSY 485, students must be Psychology majors or minors and have completed 78 credit hours. If in doubt regarding your eligibility for PSY 485, please speak with your academic advsior.