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Pet CampRead MoreSilke Schröder's canine haven hosts dog-training classes, grooming sessions, doggie daycare, and overnight guests in spacious luxury suites. Among Silke's many dog-whispering accomplishments, the German-born-and-raised dog trainer placed second at the 2001 German Northern States Dog Sporting Championship, qualified for the 2005 USDAA Agility World Championships, and has racked up years of professional experience training pups of all ages and breeds in basic obedience and agility using an upbeat and positive approach. Her diverse roster of classes ranges from basic puppy obedience to Canine Good Citizen courses, in which dogs learn to behave in public, around other dogs, and before Queen Elizabeth's corgi ambassadors. Shaded by thick, moss-strewn trees, Pet Camp's outdoor play area provides plenty of room for carefree romps and organized activities with the pack for daycare visitors, and boarders can recover from games of Red Rover inside the 2,700-square-foot, climate-controlled kennel. Four-footed guests can stage a sweet-smelling reunion with their owners after a Hydrosuge bath, brush, or trim at the grooming center1195 Thompson Bailey RdSaint Augustine, FL US
Far Fetched TalesRead MoreTo say that Far Fetched Tales' head trainer, Pamela, has a way with animals would be a major understatement. Her 30 years of experience include time spent working on a farm and showing and training horses, and her own prized corgis, Harley and Jo Dee have won seven national titles combined. Throughout her career, Pamela has helped well-meaning dogs overcome a variety of behavioral issues, from jumping and chewing to separation anxiety and poker addictions, using techniques that focus on positive reinforcement. Beyond training neighborhood pooches to sit and stay, Pamela also offers agility training for pets and owners who are interested in qualifying for competitions, as well as pet sitting and training for service and therapy dogs.3629 Pacetti RoadSt. Augustine, FL US
Family Horse Ranch & RescueRead MoreThe crew at Family Horse Ranch & Rescue have big hearts, especially where horses are concerned. They board horses for riders and owners, providing the steeds with shelter, food, attention, and medical care. They also donate three stalls and a pasture to horses in need of homes and work with volunteers to give them loving care. Every night, they take the horses out for trail rides in the woods and beaches around St. Augustine, with a portion of ride proceeds going to help rescue more horses. Expert instructors also lead lessons in English- and Western-style riding.5779 Hogarth Rd.Green Cove Springs, FL US
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K-9 PerceptionsRead MoreThe trainers at K-9 Perceptions train dogs and modify their bad behaviors, helping owners and pets form stronger relationships. While their private and group lessons teach obedience commands such as "sit" and "down," the trainers' main focus is to train dogs for companionship. K-9 Perceptions also trains service dogs and hunting retrievers.3003 Hartley RoadMiddleburg, FL US
Grateful Dog GroomingRead MoreThe groomers at Grateful Dog Grooming like to say that they treat every fur-covered client like a member of the family—which isn't surprising given they have team members such as Sally, a spunky Boston terrier, making regular appearances and greeting visitors with wide grins. Within the shop's warm orange walls, groomers give dogs and cats an all-over styling with services such as bathing, teeth brushing, nail filing, and hot-oil treatments. Staffers can even give pets a bit of style by adding a decorative scarf or a gold-rimmed monocle before owners return to retrieve their four-legged pals.104 College Dr, Ste 1Orange Park, FL US


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Mexico Institute in the News: Mexico returns former ruling party to power
Jul 02, 2012
Mexico's old guard sailed back into power after a 12-year hiatus Sunday as the official preliminary vote count handed a victory to Enrique Pena Nieto, whose party was long accused of ruling the country through corruption and patronage. Mexico Institute's Eric Olson comments.
Mexico Institute: May Highlights
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Each month, the Mexico Institute will review and highlight the month's activities and feature them here. Visitors will be able to watch the recap from our most recent events, browse our new publications, and read articles that feature key media appearances of the Mexico Institute staff.
Latin American Program in the News: Why is Venezuela so violent?
Jun 05, 2012
Venezuela, which had over 19,000 murders last year, has banned private gun ownership. Only army, police, and certain security companies will be allowed to purchase guns.
European Studies Welcomes Title VIII Research Scholar Dr. Susan C. Pearce
May 22, 2012
European Studies is pleased to welcome research scholar Susan Pearce, who will be in residence at the Center from May 7 until August 17, 2012 working on a project titled, "Gender-Based Violence, Eastern Europe, and U.S. Immigration."
Latin American Program in the News: Ex-minister target of Colombian bomb
May 16, 2012
A former top Colombian official survived an assassination attempt on May 15 after a daylight bombing in the country's capital.
Latin American Program in the News: OAS delivers conclusions about the Summit of the Americas
Apr 25, 2012
"Even though the priorities and concerns are the same, the Americas are not as synchronized as we would like and there is still a lot of work to do", was the first conclusion from the secretary general of the Organization of Americas State (OAS), José Miguel Insulza, in regards to the hemispheric encounter in Cartagena. During the conference organized at the Woodrow Wilson Center, in Washington DC, Insulza emphasized that "we have to find ways of cooperation in pending themes and that is what is going to determine if this is going to be a decade of success for the Americas". (in Spanish)
Latin American Program in the News: Business: A welcomed new partner in citizen security
Apr 20, 2012
A good effort in this direction is the "Central American Regional Security Policy Center", an initiative by INCAE and the Woodrow Wilson Center, with World Bank and donor support. It proposes a platform for permanent dialogue between stakeholders and governments in order to generate ideas that can feed into policy-making dialogues or processes in a more systematic way.
Mexico Institute in the News: Security 'quagmire' for Mexican presidential candidates
Apr 18, 2012
Many Mexicans are weary of the sharp rise in violence that has accompanied Calderón's military-led strategy against drug traffickers. So why aren't presidential hopefuls offering alternatives?
Latin American Program in the News: Regional Security, Not Iran, a Primary Focus in South America
Apr 17, 2012
According to Arnson, though the issue of Iran is not salient compared to other issues in Latin America, its inconsistent relationship with the region highlights the already existent divisions in attitudes toward the United States. Though countries like Venezuela also reject the influence of the United States worldwide, she says, the broader region does not share Iran's hostilities.
Latin American Program in the News: U.S. Drug Policy Faces Latin Dissent
Apr 16, 2012
Since then, Latin American leaders have felt neglected, particularly as Mr. Obama's launched a drive last year to intensify his focus on Asia. "In the region there's pretty broad disappointment with the lack of attention," said Cynthia Arnson, director of the Latin America Program at the Washington-based Wilson Center think tank.


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Rated 5 out of 5 by bungalow9 the sheraton was a luxurious experience... as kama'aina of kauai, it was our first experience staying in this amazing resort. the views are some of the best on island. my husband & i were greatly impressed with the remodel for this facility. they did a very nice job inside & out. our room was well designed and spacious. comfy beds which is always important. lovely poolside & beach amenities. we also, enjoyed grabbing food to go @ the links. we felt the value of the experience was excellent. hope to return to the sheraton kauai in the near future. the plus for us was the opportunity to bring our 4lb. puppy. October 15, 2012
Rated 3 out of 5 by Lisa128 A bit deceiving from online site...however, great location They advertise recently renovated, however, they fail to mention that there are many buildings within the Sheraton Kauai and not all have been renovated and if they have, I'm sure they spent more money on the main building which houses the pool, restaurants/bar. If your in the other buildings it's as if you're an outcast with your own pool that has no food or beverage options. They also advertise the Rainforest Spa. The spa doesn't exist. I found this out after the front desk sent me looking for the "spa" in my building and after searching around I asked the Salon staff and found out the spa was actually in a hotel room - the one below my room. The pillows were flat and uncomfortable and the bathroom was extremely dim. The shower also had no water pressure (an issue I heard among many guests). We also were put in a room that had no towels and were told it would be a few hours to get them (another issue shared among guests) In the rooms we had no cell service and terrible wifi. Most of the time you loose connection. As far as food - in the book of guest services it states that breakfast is from 7:30-10:30am (pretty early considering the times of all other hotels) - found out the hard way that they changed their hours to 7:30am-9:30am - even worse and we missed breakfast. When we finally made it to Rum Fire for breakfast the next day it was a good 15 minutes before we were asked what we would like to drink...another 15 minutes before we got our coffee and juice. And, much later before we got our food. Needless to say, we did not go there for dinner due to terrible service. Luckily, we found The Shops at Kukui ula and stumbled upon amazing food places for a quarter of the prices at the Sheraton. The location of the actual main pool on the beach was beautiful. Due to the lack of amenities (spa, room service -which doesn't serve breakfast fyi) I would not stay there again. We were on our honeymoon and expected to relax in a spa, not have to rush out for breakfast and were very disappointed. October 14, 2012
Rated 5 out of 5 by CjonT Great Experience! The Sheration Kauai Resort & Spa has a great location and wonderful employees! October 12, 2012
Rated 3 out of 5 by CPAMARC Don't expect luxury I read this hotel was renovated. I had high expectations given my experience at the Sheraton on Maui. This is not and will never be that hotel. I did not see where the dollars were spent. The lobby was new but nothing else seemed refreshed. Our first room was very small. The bathroom was very small and very much like a motel bathroom. It was a Garden Room on the 4th floor. The big problem was the A/C unit, which sounded like a jet engine. We complained on night #1, they said they would have engineering look at it. Problem was not fixed. We complained again. The front desk informed us that this was a "new" A/C unit and are much louder. So, they knew about this problem but yet did not move us when we originally complained. This front desk clerk, immediately changed our room to one with a quieter A/C unit and credited our resort fee for our entire stay. That was much appreciated. The resort area was small but it was not very busy, so finding a chair was never a problem. The pool is also small but the beach is right there. Can't complain about that. October 12, 2012
Rated 4 out of 5 by katnic What a beautiful site and location! I love this place! My only recommendation is quiet mellow music (live). This is not a party hotel nor party island (thankfully). But quiet guitar or light jazz listening ambiance would be a nice touch to a beautiful stay. Beds and linens were HEAVENLY. Concierges, although VERY helpful, were tough to access, with daily waiting lines. October 11, 2012
Rated 4 out of 5 by Boo24 Beautiful surroundings! We had a wonderful experience during our stay with the exception of the free breakfast. The first day the lines were long and some of the waitstaff gave us poor service. It was confusing ordering off the menu as to what was included for free. I do think it was better than the buffet that it replaced. By the 2nd day the service had improved greatly. The food was excellent! October 10, 2012
Rated 4 out of 5 by yanin01 kauai vacation My husband and I spent our honeymoon here 5 years ago. So when we were planning our anniversary vacation to Kauai, we thought of staying here. Overall, the stay was good and comfortable. I do wish the staff at the front desk were a bit more helpful, they assume you know where things are located. We were also not informed of the list of activities that are included in the $25 a day resort fee. Just "you know about the resort fee?" . I found the housekeeping staff to be more nicer, always saying aloha hand they see you in the hallway. The location is great. They changed their breakfast from buffet to sit-down "based on customer feedback" which is not that great because your options are so limited and if its not included in the packaged you chose, its can be very costly so you might as well eat somewhere else. Also the wait timr to be seating was crazy some days...up to 30 mins and them to get your food another 30 mins. October 10, 2012
Rated 4 out of 5 by HIvisitors609 This hotel was a very pleasant surprise. We frequent Hawaii and have had wonderful stays at each island but this visit was different. The hotel was beautifully renovated. The ocean view rooms have extraordinary views of the Kauai coastline. The pool was a fun way to spend the day and be only a few footsteps away from the beach. A great service that the hotel offers is a shuttle service to local area restaurants or shopping centers- it was so helpful for those days we just did not want to drive. We will definitely visit again and look forward to staying at this hotel. Our only suggestions for improvement would be to expand the gym equipment. October 8, 2012
Rated 4 out of 5 by slowpoke Good time Everything was excellent except for our in room Wifi. October 8, 2012
Rated 5 out of 5 by Buster4 Loved our stay We were upgraded to a beautiful room and treated as honored quests! We plan to come back next year! October 8, 2012
Rated 5 out of 5 This resort was awesome Had a perfect room, beautiful view, staff very friendly and helpful with island information. Resort was very big, so not right on top of people but yet easy to socialize. Would deffinately return there again. October 7, 2012
Rated 2 out of 5 by Deirdre3169 Stay Our room was gross, 3307, it had gross carpet that was coming up on the edges and had a huge bump, the light fixers were so dusty and gross, the tv stand/dresser is broken one drawer in the middle wont close, the cleaning service didn't give enough towels, the large mirror was old and peeling and broken around the edges. The resort fee was NEVER explained to us properly, both the pleasant holiday travel agent AND the front desk lady when we check in said the 25 dollar daily fee was only for parking in the parking lot, which we NEVER did. So when we went to check out the front desk told us we owed 275 dollars for the fee we knew nothing about. That girl sent us over to the pleasant holiday girl, who said it was with the hotel, she got us a manager who was so rude and said she didn't believe me and I had to pay the fee. The fee wouldn't have been a problem if we were told up front about it and paid when we booked not when we were leaving and got hit with it. Someone needs to make sure people know about the fee and let people know they have to pay it Also the luau should not change from week to week, the first week we were there we could see the luau from our window, the location and all the events, the next week we went to it, it was moved to a worse location with less events by 30-45 minutes. They took out the whole pig part where they explain how they cook it and unbury it. But yet we paid the same amount We will never stay at Sheraton again October 7, 2012
Rated 4 out of 5 by socalwingnut need some games it sure would be nice to have some ping pong tables or pool tables to paly on at night, not much to go after the sun goes down. October 5, 2012
Rated 3 out of 5 by Kathy450 Hotel has good location and good service This Sheraton Hotel had a great location on a wonderful beach. Rooms were very clean and priced reasonably. They have a very helpful and pleasant staff. I would like to see more art work on the walls and our room's air conditioning was not working very well. October 5, 2012
Rated 5 out of 5 by RobR Amazing! Fantastic location, views, f&b, service...this place had it all! October 3, 2012
Rated 5 out of 5 by Karl55 Exceeded Expectations Great location, great room and very comfortable bed; recent renovations were noticeable. Better experience than expected. October 3, 2012
Rated 5 out of 5 by ambermar1089 Best Hotel! My husband and I came to the Sheraton resort for our honeymoon. We were blown away by how helpful, professional and friendly all the staff was. We felt so welcome from the moment we arrived to the moment we left. I would recommend this resort to anyone staying in Kauai! October 2, 2012
Rated 5 out of 5 by Katnap Comfortable Loved the beach location. Best mattress and pillows. Slept like babies with no morning stiffness. October 1, 2012
Rated 3 out of 5 by Harry22 This hotel is too spread out. Our room was as far from the main lobby as possible and behind us was the trash bins, which smelled. All in all, the room location was very inconvenient. Also, it would be nice if there was outdoor dining and longer hours for Lava's outside bar & grill. September 30, 2012
Rated 1 out of 5 by vinoman Shabby 3 star in 5 star location 5 star location only applies to rooms on ocean side facing beach and 2 dining facilities. Rooms are dark, dirty, tired and not comfortable...Furniture is worn and maintenance throughout is very poor. We had a deluxe ocean front room which was located in prime spot but otherwise dark, dismal and as described above with totally filthy carpet. Shuttle service was very nice as part of $25++ daily resort fee and staff pleasant though way too much shouting in the halls.... Management of this hotel is totally unprofessional and unaccommodating and makes no effort to reward loyal customers.... September 29, 2012
Rated 4 out of 5 by PBFB Great Location The Sheraton Poipu was recommended to us by friends. We were a little disappointed upon arriving to find a big round table in the middle of the lobby and absolutely nothing on it- no flowers, no display at all. Seemed like they did not care to make any kind of impression. Overall we were very pleased with the hotel and staff. Location--great beach, several good local restaurants for which the hotel provides a free shuttle. September 28, 2012
Rated 4 out of 5 by bliard Great hotel in Kauai Nice stay in Kauai at the Sheraton ! But we would have appreciated to have the opportunity to dine outside, but the restaurant doesn't have a terrace. September 28, 2012
Rated 4 out of 5 by alisensei82 Nice Honeymoon The grounds at the hotel had beautiful landscaping. So many koi ponds and a great new pool and spa. It was convenient to walk over to a great beach for snorkeling. The only reason we did not have a great honeymoon vs a nice honeymoon was not receiving an special treats as newlyweds. Maybe I have watched too many movies and TV shoes, but I expected a complimentary glass of champagne at the restaurant or one night at an oceanfront room or something other than the very warm congratulations at the front desk. Instead we learned the room we were assigned had twin beds even when I had checked an option stating that it was our honeymoon. The only perk was that we were able to get a king size bed! Again, great place to stay for a vacation but it did not meet my honeymoon expectations. September 26, 2012
Rated 5 out of 5 by MaryAlice22 Great Hotel with beautiful views We had an Ocean Front room with the most beautiful view, ever. Everything was perfect, except (yes, here comes that "but"), because there was no way to clean/hose-down the beautiful terrace that overlooked the ocean, the carpet was dirty, especially near the sliding door, and was tracked all the way through the room to the bathroom. Everything else was excellent. September 26, 2012
Rated 5 out of 5 by DWalakazam This hotel was breathtaking From the moment we arrived to minute we departed we commented on how beautiful and serene the hotel was. The beach and pool, the laua lawn, the views and restaurants; everything was perfectly picturesque. We couldn't have picked a more appropriate place for our authentic Hawaiian honeymoon. September 26, 2012
Rated 3 out of 5 by Chundt This hotel offers a good breakfast buffet The breakfast buffet at the newly renovated restaurant was excellent. In fact, aside from the warm and friendly staff, the (buffet) is one of the primary reasons for returning to this hotel (vice going down the street to one the neighboring hotels) ... it was a nice touch before starting the day. Unfortunately, it saddened me that this hotel decided to get rid of the breakfast buffet. I understand that cost cutting measures are necessary, but these added touches makes me and my colleagues coming back time and again. September 26, 2012
Rated 4 out of 5 by jim2 hotel is great employes are vey friendly and helpful. September 26, 2012
Rated 4 out of 5 by TG84105 great location, in-house food choices very limited The hotel is in a great location, and the beach is very nice. Food option within the Sheraton are limited. The breakfast buffet is fine, with a decent selection.Service is hit or miss - getting a refill for coffee or orange juice might be difficult. The food at the pool bar is adequate, but not a great value. There is no sundry store and the selection of the snack bar is very limited (and the prices are through the roof). September 26, 2012
Rated 5 out of 5 by kristikt27 Super fabulous!! We stayed here for our honeymoon and our room and the hotel were the best part about our trip! Sissy said "I have upgraded you because of your status to the best room available." SHE WAS NOT LYING! It was gorgeous and everything we could have wanted for the most amazing week of our lives! September 24, 2012
Rated 3 out of 5 by Lara26 Nice hotel on our hawaiian honeymoon vacation we spent 4nights in the Sheraton Kauai. It was a nice hotel. We loved the restaurant and the fires outside. But in general it was too big, and the pool was quite small for such a big hotel. Unfortunately the waves were pretty dangerous at the beach. We did like that there were washing machines in each building to use against some quarters. September 24, 2012


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Four companies have jointly proposed an $8-billion green energy initiative that would link wind farms to an energy storage facility and bring large amounts of clean electricity to the Los Angeles area by 2023. The project would require construction of a wind farm in Wyoming, an energy storage facility in Utah, and a 525-mile electric transmission line connecting the two sites. A key component of the project – a massive underground energy storage facility – would yield 1,200 MW.
LPP Combustion, LLC presented a live demonstration of the company's Lean, Pre-Mixed, Pre-vaporized (LPP) solution on Friday, October 3, 2014, at North Dakota State University. The company's Chief Executive Officer, Dr. Richard (Rick) Roby, led the demonstration titled, LPP Oilfield Power System fueled by NGLs/Y-grade.
GE recently won an order worth more than $500 million to provide air-cooled H machines to U.S.-based Exelon. The order includes four GE 7HA gas turbines, two D600 steam turbines, six generators and a contractual service agreement for the Wolf Hollow and Colorado Bend combined-cycle power plant (CCPP) projects.
PW Power Systems, Inc. (PWPS), a group company of Mitsubishi Heavy Industries, Ltd., recently announced the successful completion of the initial verification tests for its latest aeroderivative power solution, the FT4000 gas turbine. The testing was conducted at the Pratt & Whitney testing complex in West Palm Beach, Fla.
Siemens Energy Inc. and Pannda Power Funds recently dedicated the Panda Temple Power Project in Temple, Texas. Siemens Energy supplied the natural-gas-fired Combined Cycle Power Plant (CCPP) in consortium with its partner, Bechtel. The multi-shaft plant, the first Flex-Plant in commercial operation in Texas, is a Siemens Flex-Plant configuration, with a gross installed electrical capacity of 758 MW.
FS-Elliott Co., LLC, a manufacturer of centrifugal air and gas compressors, recently launched its Polaris+ series. The new compressor incorporates several product advancements developed to increase reliability and efficiency while maintaining the lowest cost of ownership in the industry.
Based on the design of FS-Elliott's original industrial compressors, the Polaris+ series consists of five models with flows ranging from 900 to 11500 icfm, 250 to 3000 hp, and pressures up to 150 psig.
Ansaldo Energia recently won a contract worth about €170 million to supply an open-cycle power plant in Algeria. The plant will be situated in the province of Batna in central Algeria, about 350 kilometers south of Algiers.
GE Oil & Gas plans to build a $50 million advanced manufacturing facility in Jacksonville, Fla. The new facility will house manufacturing operations for oil and natural gas industry equipment, including regulators and control valves, GE said recently. The facility is expected to open in November.
GE said it chose to open a facility in Florida to help meet the growing demand of its industrial technology solutions worldwide. The new facility will include advanced manufacturing processing technologies to encourage innovation of oil and gas products.
Kobelco Compressors America, Inc. has opened a new service center in the City of La Porte, Texas. The service center is expected to provide quicker turn-around time to address the needs of Kobelco's primary customer base in Texas and the surrounding states.
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An arrest affidavit for Daniels states that Daniels sold equipment that belonged to a man while performing business as Lynches River Land Company. The fraud occurred in the Pageland area of Chesterfield County.
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history items, assembled by Louis Lenz of 4390 Harvest
Lane, Houston, has been acquired by The University
of Texas. R. Henderson Shuffler, Texana Program director, said
the Lenz Collection is "remarkable in its scope, an extremely use-
ful research library." He also noted that "It is carefully organized
and has thorough coverage of all subjects within its range." For
example, it contains Mexican accounts of the Texas Revolution,
which touch on all phases of the war, and includes many rare
Mexican books and journals on early Texas subjects, as well as
early Spanish and Mexican documents dealing with Texas lands
and grants. The collection is also valuable for its wealth of pri-
vately or locally published pamphlets and booklets, which by
their nature are rare, since few copies were printed and those
were distributed in small areas. Yet they give significant bits of
local history which are not to be found elsewhere.
Shuffler regards the manuscripts-about 8oo letters and docu-
ments-as the most important single portion of the collection.
Included are papers of Augustus C. Buchel, Thomas W. and
Ben S. Grayson, Jesse Grimes, and John S. Menefee, all major
figures in the history of Texas, and Lorenzo de Zavala, first vice-
president of the Republic of Texas. There is an abundance of
Sam Houston material in the collection. Apart from the papers
of such renowned men, there is a large amount of correspondence
of lesser figures, primarily written during the period of the repub-
lic. In addition, Lenz amassed a vast number of old Texas news-
The Lenz Collection contains more than 4,ooo books and jour-
nals on historical subjects. In addition, there are about 400 books
and other publications on the geological history of Texas.
Presently retired, Lenz was chief engineer of the Vacuum Oil
Company, later Socony-Vacuum, and finished his career as dis-
Texas State Historical Association. The Southwestern Historical Quarterly, Volume 69, July 1965 - April, 1966. Austin, Texas. The Portal to Texas History. http://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth117144/. Accessed July 2, 2015.


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In 2013, there were an estimated 59,927 acres of underwater grasses in the Chesapeake Bay. This marks an increase of almost 12,000 acres since 2012 and an achievement of 32 percent of the 185,000-acre goal.
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This map shows progress toward achieving the Chesapeake Bay Program segment-specific underwater bay grass restoration goals. It is based on the single best year of acreage as observed through the most recent three years of data from the Chesapeake Bay underwater bay grasses aerial survey.
Bay grasses, also known as submerged aquatic vegetation, are an integral part of the Chesapeake Bay ecosystem. Lee Karrh from the Maryland Department of Natural Resources (DNR) explains what bay grasses need to grow and why their survival is important to Bay critters.
What is submerged aquatic vegetation, and why is it important to the Chesapeake Bay? Commonly known as "bay grasses" they among the most critical inhabitants of the Bay's ecosystem. Find out more about submerged aquatic vegetation, and see what people around Baltimore's Belvedere Square had to say about it.
Restoring underwater grasses to the rivers, streams and shallow waters of the Chesapeake Bay will dramatically improve the Bay ecosystem. Grass beds provide food and shelter to fish, crustaceans and other species, add oxygen to the water, absorb nutrient pollution, reduce shoreline erosion and help suspended particles of sediment settle to the bottom.
Underwater grasses—also known as submerged aquatic vegetation or SAV—are sensitive to pollution but quick to respond to improvements in water quality. This means their abundance is a good indicator of Bay health. As pollution declines and water clarity improves, scientists expect underwater grasses to expand.
In 2014, the Chesapeake Bay Program renewed its goal to achieve and sustain 185,000 acres of underwater grasses in the Chesapeake Bay. Progress toward this goal will be measured against a target of 90,000 acres by 2017 and 130,000 acres by 2025.
Past goals
In 1993, the Bay Program set a goal to restore 114,000 acres of underwater grasses to the Bay. Based on recovery rates at the time, partners expected to achieve this goal by 2005.
In 2000, the Bay Program recommitted to this 114,000-acre goal but agreed to "revise… restoration goals and strategies to reflect historic [underwater grass] abundance, measured as acreage and density from the 1930s to the present." In 2003, the Bay Program adopted the Strategy to Accelerate the Protection and Restoration of Submerged Aquatic Vegetation in the Chesapeake Bay, which set a new Bay-wide restoration goal of 185,000 acres by 2010.
Historic data
Reviews of photographs from a number of sites dating back to 1937 suggest that close to 200,000 acres of underwater grasses may have once grown along the shorelines of the Chesapeake Bay. By 1984, nutrient and sediment pollution had weakened or eliminated grass beds in many areas, contributing to a Bay-wide SAV decline.
Long-term trend (1984-2013)
Between 1984 and 2013, underwater grass abundance increased from 38,958 acres to 59,927 acres. Abundance averaged 65,468 acres and ranged from its 1984 low to a high of 89,659 acres in 2002.
Short-term trend (2004-2013)
Between 2004 and 2013, underwater grass abundance decreased from 72,945 acres to 59,927 acres. Abundance averaged 68,893 acres and ranged from 48,195 acres in 2012 to 85,914 acres in 2009.
Change from previous year (2012-2013)
Between 2012 and 2013, underwater grass abundance increased 24 percent from 48,195 acres to 59,927 acres.
Collecting data
This data is collected through an aerial survey flown from late spring to early fall by researchers with the Virginia Institute of Marine Science (VIMS). VIMS processes the photography in fall and winter and provides preliminary area totals the following spring. Visit the VIMS SAV website for more information about the survey or for segment-specific survey results.
Reporting data
For almost 30 years, underwater grass acreage was reported in three geographic zones. Zone 1 was above the Chesapeake Bay Bridge, Zone 2 covered the area between the Bay Bridge and the mouth of the Potomac River and Zone 3 covered the area between the mouth of the Potomac and the mouth of the Bay. But these zones span a wide range of salinities and do not account for salinity-related changes in underwater grass communities. Because the makeup of grass communities changes as salinity increases—and because these communities respond differently to heat, drought, storms and other events—it makes more ecological sense to report underwater grass acreage by salinity zone than by geographic zone. This can also help scientists find patterns in how underwater grasses are growing.
To see underwater grass abundance reported in these salinity zones, visit our Underwater Bay Grass Abundance in Four Salinity Zones indicator.
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U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
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So i was getting ready to TR my old ranger who is at the end of his 2nd life into a dual khopesh high DC Favoured Soul having found myself missing having a high DC divine amongst my toons (i went on a melee fvs spree recently and while they're great, sometimes you just can't beat the dc's for solo farming, some quests - i'm looking at you Sleeping Dust - just need them)
Then update 9 comes along and takes a big old power dump on everything i hold sacred in melee casting (yes, i'm talking blade barrier).
After a good review of the gear/tomes/etc on my old ranger, and some careful scrutiny of the new FVS PRE and adjusted affects and costs of different spells and enhancements under the new regime, i beleive i have come up with something that will give me what i want in melee, in dc, and in exploration of what the new pre can do, while qualifying for the free heal and DR capstone we all know and love so much.
I've still taken Extend, as i'm a addicted to good buffs, and my melee buffs are my friend on a setup like this, i don't want to have keep renewing them constantly when i'm bouncing through an elite sins, or keeping some clown alive in VOD that's just run out of resists.
You may notice that empower is missing in the below setup, but if you look at the new PRE i'm only taking a little knock in offensive power without it once i'm a Tier 2 Angel of Vengeance, I know my healing with just maximise will be up to any situation from experience, and i feel that Heighten will be much more advantageous with the low spell cost debuff's and damage spells i'm putting on my modified spell list to really work the new PRE to it's strengths.
So without further ado, here is my take on update 9 as a melee/dc/healing/solo-ing kickass FVS that i'll be rolling out on the 20th of April and levelling through as a third life toon for what will undoubtably be some time after that xD.
Comments are welcome
Coitfluff Tehfuzzy Level 20 Neutral Good Dwarf Male (20 Favored Soul)
Starting Feat/Enhancement Stats with items Rage and Boat buffs Abilities Base Stats Modified Stats (36 Point) (Level 1) (Level 20) Strength 15 18 26 30 Dexterity 8 10 16 18 Constitution 14 17 26 30 Intelligence 10 12 12 14 Wisdom 18 27 36 38 Charisma 12 18 24 26
Tomes Used +1 Tome of Strength used at level 3 +2 Tome of Dexterity used at level 7 +2 Tome of Constitution used at level 7 +2 Tome of Intelligence used at level 7 +2 Tome of Wisdom used at level 7 +2 Tome of Charisma used at level 7 +3 Tome of Strength used at level 11
Helmet Minos Permaslot Bracer Con op - wiz6/sp/sp (char+5 skills, wisdom+6) Permaslot Gloves Glacials/Spectrals/Bramble Casters/Eternal Faith Glacials for metamagics, Eternal Faith in heal mode, Brambles in melee mode, Spectrals for ghosties and extra bab when needed. Ring1 Cinders str+6 Exceptional Con+3 Permaslot Ring2 Kilau's dex+6 Exceptional Wis+1 Exceptional Str+2 Permaslot Cape Smoke 2 20%blur, 10hp, except fire resist+5 Fireguard 1d8 Switch to the Napkin for Dc's when needed Dispacement clicky Goggles Blindness/disease immune, 15hp, 20hp, slay living guard Permaslot Boots Firestorm/striders/boots of anchoring Switch situational (striders default) Neck Torc/sup pot 6 amrath Torc while in melee / sup pot 6 when casting/healing Belt Amrath con+6+Greater False Life Permaslot Trinket Bloodstone/HOGF/Nighthag Obvious switchouts Armour DT resist+5/char+6/enervation guard Permaslot
Varous Amrath clickies - ninja spy invis, sup ardour 8 belts, GH clicky, Jump belt clicky, the usual suspects.
Main weapon is Min2 Greataxe - Holy/acid burst/exceptional wis+2 (keen/slicing/metalline)
All 2 huge points! (:P) into concentration and umd up to level 7, then extra skill point into jump after that.
Feats : Favored by the Sovereign Host Martial Weapon Proficiency: Greataxe (Past Life) Past Life: Ranger (Past Life) Past Life: Ranger Extend Spell Energy Resistance: Acid Maximize Spell Power Attack Energy Resistance: Cold Quicken Spell Toughness Energy Resistance: Sonic Heighten Spell
Spells (1): Divine Favor (1): Shield of Faith (1): Nightshield (1): Obscuring Mist
(2): Resist Energy (2): Soundburst (2): Lesser Restoration (2): Hold Person
(3): Bestow Curse (3): Magic Circle Against Evil (3): Searing Light (3): Prayer
(4): Freedom of Movement (4): Divine Power (4): Neutralize Poison (4): Reccitation
(5): Greater Command (5): Mass Cure Light Wounds (5): True Seeing (5): Raise Dead
(6): Blade Barrier (6): Heal (6): Cometfall
(7): Mass Protection From Elements (7): Mass Cure Serious Wounds (7): Destruction
(8): Mass Death Ward (8): Mass Cure Critical Wounds (8): Symbol of Death
(9): Implosion (9): Mass Heal (9): Energy Drain
Dwarven Axe Damage I Dwarven Axe Damage II Dwarven Axe Attack I Dwarven Axe Attack II Favored Soul Life Magic I Favored Soul Life Magic II Favored Soul Life Magic III Favored Soul Life Magic IV Favored Soul Energy of the Scion I Favored Soul Energy of the Scion II Favored Soul Energy of the Scion III Favored Soul Wand and Scroll Mastery I Favored Soul Wand and Scroll Mastery II Favored Soul Wand and Scroll Mastery III Dwarven Constitution I Favored Soul Charisma I Favored Soul Charisma II Favored Soul Wisdom I Favored Soul Wisdom II Favored Soul Spell Penetration I Favored Soul Spell Penetration II Favored Soul Smiting I Favored Soul Smiting II Favored Soul Smiting III Racial Toughness I Racial Toughness II Favored Soul Toughness I Favored Soul Toughness II Favored Soul Prayer of Life I Favored Soul Prayer of Incredible Life I Unyielding Sovereignty Angel of Vengeance 1 Angel of Vengeance 2 Favored Soul Ascendency: Sovereign Host
So while update 9 has really put a frown on my face, i'm going to make the best of a bad stink, and give this a go.
ALways, totally, with my Coit out~ xD


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I'm still slowly going through Rob Freitas' book chapter in the Future of Aging volume, there's an interesting part where he lists the immense benefits of nanomedical robots. Since I am especially interested in materials science I thought this part on materials was interesting:
Superior Materials. Typical biological materials have tensile failure strengths in the 106-107 N/m2 range, with the strongest biological materials such as wet compact bone having a failure strength of ~108 N/m2, all of which compare poorly to ~109 N/m2 for good steel, ~1010 N/m2 for sapphire, and ~1011 N/m2 for diamond and carbon fullerenes (Freitas 1999aa), again showing a 103-105 fold strength advantage for mechanical systems that use nonbiological, and especially diamondoid, materials. Nonbiological materials can be much stiffer, permitting the application of higher forces with greater precision of movement, and they also tend to remain more stable over a larger range of relevant conditions including temperature, pressure, salinity and pH. Proteins are heat sensitive in part because much of the functionality of their structure derives from the noncovalent bonds involved in folding, which are broken more easily at higher temperatures. In diamond, sapphire, and many other rigid materials, structural shape is covalently fixed, hence is far more temperature-stable. Most proteins also tend to become dysfunctional at cryogenic temperatures, unlike diamond-based mechanical structures (Freitas 1999ab), so diamondoid nanorobots could more easily be used to repair frozen cells and tissues.
I thought it was interesting that steel is about ten times stronger than wet compact bone, and that sapphire is ten times that, and diamond/fullerenes ten times that. Imagine replacing all your flesh and bone with fullerene materials that perform the same functions.
"Become ten thousand times stronger with nanotechnology!"
Reading this puts into perspective how biological efforts to improve the human body still leave you with what is essentially an unstable tower of delicate stringy proteins and water. The tower is so unstable that it requires realtime balancing to even stay upright, and a stiff breeze can knock it down.


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Crompton, M; Costi, A; Hayat, L; (1987) Evidence for the presence of a reversible Ca2+-dependent pore activated by oxidative stress in heart mitochondria. Biochem J , 245 (3) 915 - 918.
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Rat heart mitochondria became permeabilized to sucrose when incubated with 100 nmol of Ca2+/mg of protein in the presence of Pi. Ca2+ chelation with EGTA restored impermeability to sucrose, which became entrapped in the matrix space. t-Butylhydroperoxide markedly promoted permeabilization in the presence of Ca2+ but not in its absence, and Ca2+-plus-t-butylhydroperoxide-induced permeabilization was reversed by EGTA. The data suggest that Ca2+ and oxidative stress synergistically promote the reversible opening of an inner membrane pore.
|Evidence for the presence of a reversible Ca2+-dependent pore activated by oxidative stress in heart mitochondria.
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Africa Events
People and the Planet (Report Launch)
June 04, 2012 // 3:00pm — 5:00pm
Environmental Change and Security Program
Rapid and widespread changes in global population, coupled with unprecedented levels of consumption, present profound challenges to human health and well-being and the natural environment. The U.K.'s Royal Society offers the results of a wide-ranging, international study on this interaction, in the form of its 'People and the Planet' report.
Intra-Trade and Infrastructure: A Discussion with the Eastern Africa Diplomatic Community
May 21, 2012 // 2:00pm — 3:30pm
Africa Program
Eastern Africa is a region with budding investment and development potential. Economic opportunities range from agriculture and tourism, to infrastructure, energy and minerals.
Family Planning and Results-Based Financing Initiatives: Opportunities and Challenges
May 21, 2012 // 12:00pm — 2:00pm
Environmental Change and Security Program
Results-based financing programs aim to address hurdles on both the supply and demand sides of the equation in developing countries by incentivizing the provision of a variety of quality services while removing barriers to access.
Instability in West Africa: Issues and Challenges to Development and International Security
May 21, 2012 // 9:30am — 11:00am
Africa Program
Of late, West Africa has been unsettled as regional governments face internal disputes and conflicts, particularly the situation in the Sahel, which inhibit security and development.
QDDR in Action: Civil Society Sustainability in U.S. Foreign Policy
May 17, 2012 // 9:00am — 11:00am
Africa Program
Over the last year, civil society has continued to play a critical role in democratization throughout the world, and Secretary of State Hilary Clinton's "Strategic Dialogue initiative with Civil Society" has provided a model for how governments and civil society can work together to advance the common good.
Getting Past Megacities: How Peri-Urban Has Become the New City Center
May 15, 2012 // 10:00am — 12:00pm
Urban Sustainability Laboratory
Half of the world's seven billion people currently live in cities, one billion of them in informal settlements; the United Nations projects that the global urban population will expand to as many as five billion over the next two decades. As a result of failing rural economies, conflicts, material inequalities, gentrification, and other urban development programs, people are moving into, out of, and through cities in search of profit, protection, and passage elsewhere.
Global Water Security: The Intelligence Community Assessment
May 09, 2012 // 3:00pm — 5:00pm
Environmental Change and Security Program
Panelists from the Department of State, National Intelligence Council, Stimson Center, and National Geographic came together at the Wilson Center recently to discuss the U.S. intelligence community's global water security assessment.
Crowdsourcing for Disaster and Humanitarian Response
May 03, 2012 // 9:00am — 10:30am
Science and Technology Innovation Program
The cycle of response and preparedness of data work together hand in hand. Over the past year Humanitarian OpenStreetMap Team has worked on the ground in Haiti and Indonesia while responding to disasters remotely. These methodologies are complementary and can be utilized to have up to date basemap data both after a disaster and preparing in areas at risk of one.
The 3rd Conference: Africa: 54 Countries, One Union
May 03, 2012 // 9:00am — May 04, 2012 // 5:00pm
Africa Program
"Africa: 54 Countries, One Union" is a follow up to last year's Conference in Washington, DC. This Conference aims to bolster African initiatives on infrastructure and development.
Nigeria Beyond the Headlines: Population, Health, Natural Resources, and Governance
April 25, 2012 // 8:30am — 5:30pm
Environmental Change and Security Program
Media coverage and policy debates outside Nigeria rarely go beyond covering the latest crisis. This conference goes beyond the headlines to better understand key challenges and opportunities.


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I'm trying to use
string.replace(''','') to replace the dreaded weird single-quote character: ' (aka \xe2 aka #8217). But when I run that line of code, I get this error:
SyntaxError: Non-ASCII character '\xe2' in file
EDIT: I get this error when trying to replace characters in a CSV file obtained remotely.
# encoding: utf-8
import urllib2
# read raw CSV data from URL
url = urllib2.urlopen('http://www.aaphoenix.org/meetings/aa_meetings.csv')
raw = url.read()
# replace bad characters
raw = raw.replace(''', "")
Even after the above code is executed, the unwanted character still exists in the print result. I tried the suggestions in the below answers as well. Pretty sure it's an encoding issue, but I just don't know how to fix it, so of course any help is much appreciated.


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Trial to start Monday for Illinois man charged in death of girlfriend
FAIRFIELD, Ill. - A Fairfield, Ill., man will go on trial Monday in connection with the death of his girlfriend in October 2009.
Ricky D. Garner, 52 faces a class-3 felony charge of aggravated battery in connection with the Oct. 27, 2009, death of Stephanie Hayes.
Relatives found the body of the 39-year-old woman in the bathroom of her 103 S. Watkins St. home in Cisne, Ill. They had gone there to check on her welfare after not hearing from her for several days.
Wayne County Coroner Jimmy Taylor said an autopsy performed by forensic pathologist Dr. John Heidingsfelder showed that Hayes died from a subdural hemorrhage with cerebral swelling caused by blunt force trauma to the head. Police reports at the time indicated that Hayes and Garner had been involved in a physical altercation in the days before her death.
A Wayne County grand jury empaneled in December 2009 declined to indict Garner on a charge of first-degree murder, opting instead for the lesser charge of aggravated battery causing great bodily harm.
Hayes had suffered a possible head injury in a traffic accident earlier in the month but did not seek medical attention. Coroner Taylor said that because of the advanced state of decomposition, investigators were limited in pinpointing whether she died from injuries sustained in the traffic accident or an altercation with Garner — or a combination of both.
The charge against Garner is a class-3 felony. If convicted, he faces no less than two years and not more than five years in prison. He remains free on bond pending trial.
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Brown sees shape of politics to comeJonathan Freedland: For the Nationalists to have emerged as the biggest single party in Scotland represents a tectonic shift and a headache for Brown.
Amid the chaos, Scotland takes historic step· SNP wins narrow victory
· Salmond seeks Lib Dem deal
· 100,000 ballots spoiled
· Tories gain ground in England
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Fife, Brown's political heartland, becomes a kingdom under siegeWhat Mr Brown has been left in Fife, his political heartland, is a kingdom under siege. Different parties are now biting around the edges of his constituency.
Recrimination follows chaos over new Scots voting proceduresAn urgent investigation begins in Scotland after one of the most closely fought elections of recent times descended into chaos over problems with the casting and counting of votes.
SNP claim victory, though power may yet elude themAlex Salmond says he has 'moral authority' to govern, and must now form rainbow coalition or rule with minority.
Top stories p4
Chaos blamed on 'data blockage'A spokesman for Data & Research Services, which oversaw the £8.8m electronic vote count said a data 'blockage' had led to delays in counting votes for the Holyrood and local elections.
Top stories p5
Teenage Bond fan ousts Lib DemWhen the electors of Brentwood were asked to choose between a seasoned Lib Dem and a teenager with a liking for James Bond, the decision was emphatic.
Left struggles to maintain toehold on rural and suburban councilsThe Labour party struggled to maintain its presence in rural and suburban areas with 10 more councils becoming entirely Labour-free zones.
Local issues that leapfrogged Plaid to a 4,000 majorityIf Labour was to cling on to power without the drag of finding a coalition partner, Llanelli was the sort of constituency they had to do well in.
Big gains but 'taxi vote' unconvinced· Tories gain 800 seats with best vote share since 1992
· 35 more councils but little progress in northern cities
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Leadership mutterings after poll failuresSir Menzies Campbell's leadership of the Liberal Democrats was under fresh scrutiny after swaths of seats fell to the Conservatives.
Trying to muddle throughMichael White: It wasn't meant to be like this. All over Britain election results were a mixed bag.
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Far right fails to make inroadsThe British National party fielded a record number of candidates in Thursday's elections, but failed to make any significant impact.
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UK lawyers helped Zambia ex-president launder £23m
· High court judgment tells of shameless plunder
· Serious fraud officers investigate London firms
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What am I bid for this priceless piece one of our Britart parents knocked up?School attended by children of famous artists hopes to make £25,000 in auction.
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UN scientists warn time is running out to tackle global warming
· Scientists say eight years left to avoid worst effects
· Panel urges governments to act immediately
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Arts and business leaders voice backing for former BP chiefLeading figures in Britain's arts, business and political establishments have joined forces to praise former BP chief Lord John Browne.
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· Case was 'more fantastical than episode of Taggart'
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Call to punish children who make false abuse claimsChildren or parents who make malicious allegations of abuse against teachers should be punished, head teachers' leaders suggested yesterday.
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Shoppers turn out at 5am as Boots lays on oceans of anti-ageing lotionStores across the country open early after TV research triggers face cream frenzy.
Leeds' penalty points relegationLeeds United were relegated to League One yesterday after having 10 points deducted for going into administration, effectively wiping out significant debts held by a number of the club's creditors.
Best wrinkle for makers of these cures is to keep their fingers crossedBen Goldacre on the science (or the lack of it) behind the eternal youth creams.
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Youth who murdered man over 'disrespect' is jailed for lifeA teenager who shot a young father to death because he felt the victim showed him "disrespect" was jailed for life yesterday.
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UK news and analysis p19
Short, sharp and sometimes with pithSimon Hoggart: I am indebted to my colleague on the Telegraph, Andrew Gimson, for his wonderful description of Alex Salmond, the SNP leader, from a Scottish voter: 'That man is so pleased with himself, he'd drink his own bathwater.'
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Iraq war strain leads troops to abuse civilians, survey showsOne in 10 of the US soldiers in Iraq mistreats civilians or damages their property, according to a survey published by the Pentagon last night.
Clash between Iran and US overshadows Iraq conferenceIran and the United States clashed publicly over Iraq and nuclear weapons yesterday after their foreign ministers failed to hold a widely anticipated meeting during an international conference convened to support the Baghdad government.
Tighter restrictions on military blogs anger US soldiers
· Ban aimed at curbing critics of Bush, say troops
· Pentagon moves to stop spread of intelligence
And now the latest episode of The Simple Life - Paris in jail· Contrite celebrity does not impress California judge
· 45-day term for driving on suspended licence
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Venetian decorum patrols to take on sunbathers and snackersIn an effort to bring some class back to the piazza, plans are afoot to recruit "decorum patrols" this summer to fine and eject from St Mark's Square visitors who are sunbathing, loitering, snacking or stripping their shirts off in Venice's humid heat.
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Chávez warns banks and steel firm may be nationalisedVenezuela's president, Hugo Chávez, said he might nationalise the country's banks and a major steel producer in the next stage of his socialist revolution.
Nepalese shepherd leads archaeologists to art treasuresA shepherd in a remote region of Nepal bordering Tibet has been instrumental in the discovery of an extraordinary art treasure that lay hidden for centuries: a collection of 55 exquisite cave paintings depicting the life of the Buddha.
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Secret service guard for ObamaThe US secret service yesterday began protecting Barack Obama, one of the frontrunners in the 2008 presidential race, after threats appeared on white supremacist websites.
You sir - the white gentleman in the suit and tieRepublican hopefuls face first television grilling.
International p27
Queen wears the weight of history lightly with a joke for the doctorThe Queen returned yesterday to the marshy spot where it all began 400 years ago: the far-flung British Empire, and the enterprise that would be the United States of America, with its cruel intertwining of slavery and democracy.
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As Lord Browne discovered this week, the professional lives of gay and lesbian workers in the Square Mile can be a web of secrets and innuendo. By Patrick Barkham.
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Are there pollution-free punishments?
Will Duguid: Is prison ethical? It's a question that's been on my mind recently, as I struggle with a litter problem that has made our once-pleasant suburban street a festering stew of foetid sweet papers and fast food detritus.
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How clean is my valley?
Bill Bryson's litter campaign has made him the champion of rural England. He tells Tim Dowling that the country needs tractors, and explains why paper cups get left on walls.
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Introducing the committee of stupidity and insecurityMarina Hyde: The fertiliser bomb trial lays bare the feebleness of Westminster scrutiny. We should take a leaf out of the Americans' book.
This fatal complacencyDesmond Tutu: Climate change is already destroying millions of lives in the poor world. But it will not stop there.
Comment & debate p36
Saved by the bombTerry Jones: Senator McCain has hit upon a solution to all the Republican party's woes: a nuclear war with Iran.
Labour's tide has gone out - now it gets a second chanceMartin Kettle: The real significance of the SNP surge is what it reveals about the decline of the main parties. Brown ignores that at his peril.
Comment & debate p37
Country diaryJim Perrin: The Berwyn.
Corrections and clarificationsCorrections
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Three nations decideLeader: Scotland's parliamentary elections turned out to be sensationally close and partly flawed.
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Selling AmericaYour obituary on Jack Valenti (April 30) underestimates his strategic importance to the US.
Johnson for deputyLetter: We are a group of 52 peers from all sections of the Labour party and walks of life. We want the the party to choose the right deputy to help us win fourth term. We believe Alan Johnson is that person. Alan is the ideal complement to Gordon Brown.
How the poor suffer in our serviceLetters: Paul Donovan suggests we should hear more about the poor in our society (Letters, May 1).
Tory councils deliverPolly Toynbee is wrong (If Blair didn't deliver, what good will voting Tory do? May 1). It is possible to have excellent frontline council services and low council tax, as Conservative councils such as Wandsworth, Westminster and Kensington and Chelsea show year after year.
We stand by our friend John BrowneWe wish to place on public record our support now and in the future for our friend John Browne and to thank him for his immense and unique contribution to business and the economy and to art, culture and the environment.
Face to faithPaul Richardson: It is perhaps unwise to look for links between religion and good health.
Give the arts a sporting chanceLetters: Congratulations to Mark Ravenhill on a courageous article about arts v sports (Arts Comment, G2, April 30).
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Great Lodges of the National Parks
Canyon Lodges: Grand Canyon
Lodge | Setting | Trivia
The Grand Canyon Lodge is a legendary structure with a colorful past. The surrounding Park also has an amazing history. Here you can explore a few of the more curious bits of Grand Canyon lore.
Naming the Colorado
It was 1776. In the East, the American nation was being created. Out West, the Spanish controlled vast expanses of territory, and the Catholic Church was actively trying to convert the indigenous people. It was also the year that a Spanish missionary, Padre Francisco Tomás Garcés, would visit the Havasupai Indians at the Grand Canyon, and name the Colorado (colored) River. Although little else is known about Padre Garcés, it seems likely that he was a courageous fellow, having traveled alone and unarmed from a mission 300 miles to the south.
Grand Canyon Lodge Burns
Excerpts from old articles in the Phoenix Gazette offer a contemporary view of the 1932 fire. "Shooting flames and billowing smoke, visible across the 13-mile wide chasm of the Grand Canyon aroused National Park headquarters and South Rim tourists this morning, as the central dining room and two deluxe cabins of the palatial Grand Canyon Lodge burned on the North Rim. The fire, started by flying sparks, was fought by Grand Canyon national Park employees and those of the Utah Parks Company, operator of the lodge. Guests and employees joined their efforts. M. R. Tillotson, Grand Canyon National Park superintendent, with headquarters here, who fled across the canyon in a government plane to investigate, sent back word there had been no loss of life or injuries."
The Lady Ranger
Pauline "Polly" Mead (1904- ) came to the North Rim of the Grand Canyon in 1927 as a botany student. She returned in 1928 to work on her master's thesis. In 1929, she became the first female Ranger at the Grand Canyon, and the second woman Ranger in the NPS. Polly wore the standard NPS uniform, tailored to her figure, but topped her outfit with a soft-brim hat, similar to hats worn by the Harvey Girls. In 1931, Polly married the Park's Assistant Superintendent, Preston "Pat" Patraw. Sadly, when he asked her not to work, she gave up her pioneering career.
The Grand Canyon Crash of 1956
On June 30, 1956, a United Airlines DC-7 and a TWA Constellation were both flying from Los Angeles to Chicago. Both pilots had requested permission to fly into the Grand Canyon's airspace in order to provide passengers with a better view. The planes collided directly over the Canyon, killing all 128 people on board. As a direct result of this crash, President Eisenhower ordered the creation of the FAA in 1957, to help provide safe separation of aircraft through the use of radar.
Getting Around on Two Wheels
In 1902 the first car made it to the Canyon rim – but cars weren't the only wheeled vehicles visiting the Park. In 1896, seven members of the Flagstaff Bicycling Club pedaled 160 miles (round trip) over a rough and rutted stagecoach road in order to reach the South Rim. The first motorcycle reached the Canyon in 1905, the same year that the El Tovar opened. The rider was a Doctor P.A. Melick, from Williams, Arizona.
Grand Canyon's Biggest Liar
John Hance's name is everywhere in Grand Canyon. There's a Hance trail, creek, canyon, spring, mine, rapids, and even Hance's Cove. Captain John Hance had served in both the Confederate and Union armies, and later became a miner, trail builder, and hotel operator at the Grand Canyon. He was famous throughout Arizona as an affable and reliable liar. Tourists were his preferred targets for tall tales. He would earnestly explain that sometimes the Colorado River got so muddy the only way to quench his thirst was to cut a piece of water off and chew it. He also claimed the Canyon fogs were so thick that he used to ski across the Canyon on the mist, but gave up the habit after the fog started to lift while he was in the middle of a crossing.
Dramatic Search and Rescue in 1944
There are several different versions of this story, probably because so many agencies got involved in the incident. All sources agree on the following facts. An Air Force bomber was flying over the Grand Canyon when the plane had some sort of difficulty. Three crewmen bailed out, landing just below the edge of the North Rim; one crewman remained aboard and landed the plane safely. The Air Force flew over, dropping supplies and radios to the stranded men. The remote location made rescue difficult. The men waited for 10 days while the Air Force, NPS, and even the Coast Guard, came up with various rescue schemes. Meanwhile, the press had recast the over-anxious parachutists as national heroes, and each was awarded a special decoration.
The Bright Angel "Tram Camp"
In the fall of 1919, the Park Service established a camp at the mouth of Bright Angel Creek, below the future site of Grand Canyon Lodge. From this base camp, Rangers worked on the Kaibab Trail leading up to the North Rim. The base was called "Tram Camp" because it was sited near the only Colorado River crossing of the time. The crossing consisted of a single cable, running 300 feet from cliff to cliff, and hanging 60 feet above the river rapids. Rangers crossed the river by sitting on a small board slung from a pulley, and then pulling themselves forward hand-over-hand. Explorer John W. Powell named Bright Angel Creek for its contrast to Dirty Devil Creek.


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Domestic Adoption Postponed for Older Parents?
If you've tuned in lately, you'll know my family was deciding between a domestic adoption locally in Los Angeles (less expensive, less time to wait) versus pursuing an international adoption, more specifically an Indian daughter who'd likely be age 3-5. We'd have to wait approximately two years to meet her — that's if we could cough up the initial $12,000 – $15,000 in agency fees, immigration paperwork, etc.
We go back and forth between the process and cons of domestic adoption versus international adoption and what we always come back to is: A needy child is a needy child.
Many Adoption Age-Related Laws
We were ruled out automatically from China, Thailand and other Asian countries when we started the adoption process. A strict compilation from several Chinese agencies state, "Both the husband and wife must be at least 30 years old and under age 50. If adopting a special needs child, both must be between the ages of 30 and 55.
Also from China, "Both the husband and wife must be physically and mentally fit and must not have any of the following conditions:
- Mental disability
- Infectious disease that is actively contagious
- Blind in one or both eyes or wearing a prosthetic eye
- Hearing loss in both ears or loss of language function; those adopting children with hearing or language function loss are exempt if they have the same conditions
- Non-function or dysfunction of limbs or trunk caused by impairment, incomplete limb, paralysis or deformation
- Severe facial deformation
- Severe diseases that require long-term treatment and that affect life expectancy, including malignant tumors, lupus, nephrosis, epilepsy
- Major organ transplant within ten years;
- Schizophrenia
- Obesity
To pursue an international infant adoption, consider countries that are more flexible concerning the age of the adopting parents:Korean, India, some Latin American countries, Russia, and Bulgaria.
Adopters who are flexible in the age of the child they wish to adopt will receive a quicker placement. This means saying you'll consider a "baby" up to age 2, a sibling group where one is very young, or can accept a child with a mild to moderate physical problem that can be corrected or helped considerably in the U.S. (If the child stays in the orphanage, her chance of receiving medical care is slim.)
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Spinach Sauce
4 Oct 2010
|2 Ounce (50 g)
|Frozen chopped spinach
|8 Ounce (225 g)
|30 Milliliter (2 tablespoon)
|Ricotta cheese/Full fat soft cheese
|8 Ounce (225 g)
|Parmesan cheese
|1 Ounce, grated (25 g)
|Grated nutmeg
|1⁄4 Teaspoon
|Cooked pasta
|1 Cup (16 tbs)
1. Put the butter into a medium ovenproof glass bowl and microwave on HIGH for 1 minute until the butter is melted.
2. Add the frozen spinach to the melted butter and three-quarters cover the bowl with cling film. Microwave on HIGH for 5-6 minutes until the spinach is very hot, breaking up and stirring the spinach two or three times during the cooking time.
3. Stir the milk and the cheeses into the spinach and season well with salt, pepper and freshly grated nutmeg. Reduce the setting and microwave on LOW for 5 minutes, stirring frequently, until the spinach sauce is hot but not boiling. Serve the sauce with hot pasta.
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In 1967, the Supreme Court ruled in the case of Loving v. Virginia that laws against interracial marriage were unconstitutional. Mildred Loving, a black woman married to a white man, had been prosecuted under one such Virginia law in 1958 and challenged it in the high court. Loving died in early May at the age of 68. Continue reading


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Wednesday, January 27, 2010
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NEW YORK -- Toyota's suspension of U.S. sales on an unprecedented scale to fix faulty gas pedals deals a blow to the automaker's reputation for quality and came amid intense pressure from the Obama administration.
Toyota Motor Corp. announced late Tuesday it would halt sales of some of its top-selling models to fix gas pedals that could stick and cause unintended acceleration. Last week, Toyota issued a recall for the same eight models affecting 2.3 million vehicles.
Toyota is also suspending production at six North American car-assembly plants beginning the week of Feb. 1. It gave no date on when production could restart.
The Obama administration said it pressed Toyota to protect consumers who own vehicles under recall and to stop building new cars with the problem.
Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood told WGN Radio in Chicago that ''the reason Toyota decided to do the recall and to stop manufacturing was because we asked them to.''
LaHood said the department urged the company to act and credited Toyota for going ''a step above'' by stopping production.
David Strickland, the administrator of the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, told reporters in Washington that the Transportation Department had been in regular communication with Toyota about the recall. He said the company's decision to stop selling the vehicles was ''an aggressive one and one that is the legal and morally correct thing to do.''
''Toyota was complying with the law. They consulted with the agency. We informed them of the obligation and they complied,'' Strickland said. Strickland wouldn't address why Toyota failed to stop selling the vehicles five days earlier when it announced the recall.
The suspect parts are made by a U.S. supplier, but they are also found in its European-made vehicles, an official with the automaker said Wednesday. Toyota said it hasn't decided what to do there.
The supplier is CTS Corp., based in Elkhart, Ind., and the problem part was manufactured at its plant in Ontario, Canada, according to a report Toyota handed to the U.S. National Highway Traffic Safety Administration last week.
CTS has not replied to a request for comment sent earlier this week.
Toyota's report said it first received reports in March 2007, of gas pedals being slow to come back in the Tundra pickup, and fixed the problem in February 2008.
Starting in December 2008, similar problems were reported in Europe with the Aygo and Yaris models. Toyota said it lengthened a part and changed the material to fix the problem, starting in August 2009.
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