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70 BACKGROUND QUESTIONS 1. Where/when is standard frost deicing performed? At a remote location, following scheduled departure time 2. Who performs standard frost deicing? Contractor 3. Where/when will spot frost deicing be performed? At the gate, prior to scheduled departure time 4. Who will perform spot frost deicing? Operator 5. How much glycol is used for frost deicing annually? 400,000 liters 6. How many frost deicings are conducted annually? 2,400 7. What percentage of frost deicings will use a spot frost deicing procedure? 50% 9. Relative to a standard frost deicing, how much glycol will be used for a spot frost deicing? 40% 8. Will new/different equipment (i.e. trucks) be required for spot deicing? yes This page is complete. Please go to the next page (Costs). Figure 26. Sample background page. Figure 29--Breakeven Schedule Page: This page shows the to spot deicing for frost removal. However, changes to ARP initial investment will be recouped in year two. 4737 were proposed and accepted at the May 2009 meeting This case study uses typical parameter values to examine the of the SAE G-12 Aircraft Ground Deicing Methods Subcom- costs and benefits of relocating frost deicing from a remote cen- mittee. These changes are expected to be adopted for the tral deicing facility to the gate. Even with the one-time capital 2009�10 winter operating season, and should provide ade- costs for new deicing equipment, this examination shows cost- quate guidance for operators wishing to implement spot recovery within one year, and substantial operational savings deicing for frost removal. thereafter. This is an interesting situation, involving a significant reduction in aircraft block time and engine run time. For this Experimental tests were conducted to quantify the required operator, using a spot deicing procedure for frost deicing is a amount, strength, and temperature of fluid to conduct spot financially sound and environmentally advantageous decision. deicing for frost operations. The following conclusions were drawn from the tests: Conclusions, Recommendations, � The application of fluid at a minimum rate of 1/3 L/m2 and Suggested Research (approximately 1/3 quart per 10 ft2) can be used as a guide to The conclusions, recommendations, and suggested research field operations; resulting from this task are provided in this section. � Application of fluid mixed to an 18�F (10�C) freeze point buffer is adequate for the spot deicing application; � The fluid should be applied at a temperature not less than Conclusions 140�F (60�C) at the spray nozzle; The review of current government and industry regulations, � Unless further testing is conducted and proves otherwise, guidance material, and standards related to spot deicing for spot deicing should be used only for non-active frost condi- frost removal found that: tions; and � Additional testing with positive results would be needed � Changes to FAA and aircraft manufacturer guidance mate- before spot deicing could be approved for active cold-soak rials were not required; and frost deicing. � SAE ARP 4737, the premier document referenced by all major air carriers nationally and internationally for aircraft A group of key individuals from the deicing industry de/anti-icing methods, was lacking guidance material related were surveyed to gather a more thorough and detailed
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71 CAPITAL COSTS - NEW EQUIPMENT a) Cost of new equipment required for spot deicing $ 500,000 b) Cost of new access equipment for spot deicing inspector $ 200,000 FIXED COSTS - ONE TIME SETUP COSTS a) Cost to gain in-house approval from all affected branches to proceed $ 2,000 b) Cost to develop, publish and approve new procedures $ 2,000 c) Cost to include new procedures in airline deicing program, get approval $ 3,000 d) Cost to develop training materials for spot deicing $ 5,000 e) Cost to move frost deicing from remote location to gate $ 5,000 FIXED COSTS - ANNUAL Costs for standard frost deicing : a) Equipment maintenance costs (annual) not applicable b) Equipment operation costs (annual) not applicable Costs for frost deicing if spot deicing implemented (assume mix of standard/spot operations) : a) Equipment maintenance costs (annual) $ 5,000 b) Equipment operation costs (annual) $ 15,000 c) Additional flight crew training costs employees 50 x cost per employee $ 800 $ 40,000 d) Additional ground crew training costs employees 40 x cost per employee $ 200 $ 8,000 VARIABLE COSTS Costs for standard frost deicing : a) Contractor cost (per deicing) $ 200 b) Block time costs (per deicing) $ 400 c) Glycol cost (per deicing) liters 200 x cost per liter $ 4 $ 800 d) Staff cost (per deicing) not applicable e) Inspector cost (per deicing) not applicable f) Cleanup cost (per deicing) not applicable Costs for spot frost deicing : a) Contractor cost (per deicing) not applicable b) Block time costs (per deicing) not applicable c) Glycol cost (per deicing) liters 80 x cost per liter $ 4 $ 320 d) Staff cost (per deicing) $ 100 e) Inspector cost (per deicing) $ 100 f) Cleanup cost (per deicing) $ 350 This page is complete. Please go to the next page (Results). Figure 27. Sample costs page.


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Debra L. Barton
Debra L. Barton, RN, PhD, AOCN, FAAN
University of Michigan School of Nursing
400 North Ingalls Building
Ann Arbor, MI 48109-5482
Scholarly Expertise / Activity
- Cancer related fatigue
- Sexual health
- Menopausal symptoms
- Complementary therapy
- Clinical trials
Dr. Barton's program of research has grown out of involvement and subsequently leadership in the Cancer Clinical Trials Network (CCTN) over the past 11 years. Dr. Barton has developed and/or completed, as the Principal Investigator or co-PI, 15 large Phase III randomized clinical trials in oncology symptom management, and 7 Phase II trials, funded either through the Komen Foundation or a federal R 21 grant. For several of the trials funded by a U10 grant from the National Cancer Institute, she has successfully obtained funding from the American Cancer Society and the Breast Cancer Research Foundation to implement translational aims intended to explore mechanisms of action and symptom physiology. Research has focused on the following areas: cognitive dysfunction, sleep, nausea and vomiting, hot flashes, libido, vaginal atrophy, fatigue and peripheral neuropathy. One key trial demonstrated efficacy of American ginseng for cancer related fatigue.
Current Research Grants and Programs:
- Enhancing sexual health in female cancer survivors, funded by the Breast Cancer Research Foundation, Role: Principal Investigator
Dr. Barton has had experience performing in a broad array of educational roles that have served to both develop and train health care providers as well as clinical researchers. She has mentored both physicians and nurses in clinical research, including being a co-primary mentor on an institutional KL2 and chair of a thesis committee for a physician in Women's Health pursuing a master's in clinical research offered by the Clinical and Translational Science Awards program (CTSA). She has been on both dissertation and masters' thesis committees of 5 nurses. Dr. Barton has been invited to deliver Grand Rounds at 4 academic medical centers and recently was invited to Beijing, China as part of a symposium to discuss the development of rigorous clinical trials to evaluate Traditional Chinese Medicine for cancer care. Dr. Barton has also been on scientific and educational planning committees for the American Society of Clinical Oncology and the Society of Integrative Oncology.
Affiliations / Service
- Editor in Chief, PDQ Palliative/Supportive Care Editorial Board, 2011-present
- Associate Editor, Journal of Supportive Oncology, 2009-2013
- Member and Core grant review panel, Oncology Nursing Society, 2012-present
- Track leader, Scientific planning committee, Patient and Survivor Care, American Society of Clinical Oncology, 2012 (Member Planning Committee 2011-2013; Member, Education Planning Committee 2010-2011)
- Member, American Nurses Association, 2008 - present
- Vice Chair, Symptom Intervention Committee, Alliance for Clinical Trials in Oncology, 2011 - present
Notable Awards / Honors
- Fellow, American Academy of Nursing, 2008
- Group Award for PDQ Editorial Board, National Cancer Institute, National Institutes of Health, 2010
- PhD, Indiana University Purdue University School of Nursing, Indianapolis IN 2002
- MS, University of Illinois, Champaign, IL 1991
- BSW, University of Illinois, Champaign, IL 1979
Publication Highlights
- Barton DL, Liu H, Dakhil SR, Linquist B, Sloan JA, Nichols CR, McGinn TW, Stella PJ, Seeger GR, Sood A, Loprinzi, CL. (2013) Wisconsin Ginseng (Panax quinquefolius) to Improve Cancer Related Fatigue: A Randomized, Double-Blind Trial, N07C2. JNCI Journal of the National Cancer Institute ; doi: 10.1093/jnci/djt181.
- Barton DL, Burger K, Novotny PJ, Fitch TR, Kohli S, Soori G, Wilwerding MB, Sloan JA, Kottschade LA, Rowland KM Jr, Dakhil SR, Nikcevich DA, Loprinzi CL. (2013) The use of Ginkgo biloba for the prevention of chemotherapy-related cognitive dysfunction in women receiving adjuvant treatment for breast cancer, N00C9. Support Care Cancer. 21(4):1185-92. PMID:23150188. DOI:10.1007/s00520-012-1647-9.
- Sood R, Sood A, Wolf SL, Linquist BM, Liu H, Sloan JA, Satele DV, Loprinzi CL, Barton DL.(2013) Paced breathing compared with usual breathing for hot flashes. Menopause. 20(2):179-84. PMID:22990758. DOI:10.1097/gme.0b013e31826934b6.
- Ness S, Kokal J, Fee-Schroeder K, Novotny P, Satele D, Barton D. (2013) Concerns across the survivorship trajectory: results from a survey of cancer survivors. Oncol Nurs Forum. 40(1):35-42. PMID:23269768. DOI:10.1188/13.ONF.35-42.
- Pachman DR, Barton DL, Swetz KM, Loprinzi CL. (2012) Troublesome symptoms in cancer survivors: fatigue, insomnia, neuropathy, and pain. J Clin Oncol. 30(30):3687-96. PMID:23008320. DOI:10.1200/JCO.2012.41.7238.
- Kadakia KC, Barton DL, Loprinzi CL, Sloan JA, Otley CC, Diekmann BB, Novotny PJ, Alberts SR, Limburg PJ, Pittelkow MR. (2012) Randomized controlled trial of acitretin versus placebo in patients at high-risk for basal cell or squamous cell carcinoma of the skin (North Central Cancer Treatment Group Study 969251). Cancer; 118(8):2128-37. PMID:21882176. PMCID:3365547. DOI:10.1002/cncr.26374.
- Loprinzi CL, Barton DL, Qin R. (2011) Nonestrogenic management of hot flashes. J Clin Oncol; 29(29):3842-6. PMID:21911722. DOI:10.1200/JCO.2011.37.5865
- Barton DL, Pachman DR. (2012) Clinical trials in integrative therapies. Semin Oncol Nurs; 28(1):10-28. PMID:22281307. DOI:10.1016/j.soncn.2011.11.003.
- Pruthi S, Qin R, Terstreip SA, Liu H, Loprinzi CL, Shah TR, Tucker KF, Dakhil SR, Bury MJ, Carolla RL, Steen PD, Vuky J, Barton DL. (2012) A phase III, randomized, placebo-controlled, double-blind trial of flaxseed for the treatment of hot flashes: North Central Cancer Treatment Group N08C7. Menopause; 19(1):48-53. PMID:21900849. PMCID:3246070. DOI:10.1097/gme.0b013e318223b021.
- 10. Pachman DR, Barton DL, Clayton AC, McGovern RM, Jefferies JA, Novotny PJ, Sloan JA, Loprinzi CL, Gostout BS. (2012) Randomized clinical trial of imiquimod: an adjunct to treating cervical dysplasia. Am J Obstet Gynecol; 206(1):42.e1-7. PMID:21907959. PMCID:3237774. D 73.
- Barton DL, Wos EJ, Qin R, Mattar BI, Green NB, Lanier KS, Bearden JD 3rd, Kugler JW, Hoff KL, Reddy PS, Rowland KM Jr, Riepl M, Christensen B, Loprinzi CL. A double-blind, placebo-controlled trial of a topical treatment for chemotherapy-induced peripheral neuropathy: NCCTG trial N06CA. (2011) Support Care Cancer; 19(6):833-41. PMID:20496177. PMCID:3338170. DOI:10.1007/s00520-010-0911-0.
- Barton D. (2011) Oral agents in cancer treatment: the context for adherence. Semin Oncol Nurs. 27(2):104-15. PMID:21514480. DOI:10.1016/j.soncn.2011.02.002.
- Barton DL, LaVasseur BI, Sloan JA, Stawis AN, Flynn KA, Dyar M, Johnson DB, Atherton PJ, Diekmann B, Loprinzi CL. (2010) Phase III, placebo-controlled trial of three doses of citalopram for the treatment of hot flashes: NCCTG trial N05C9. J Clin Oncol; 28(20):3278-83. PMID:20498389. PMCID:2903326. DOI:10.1200/JCO.2009.26.6379.
- Barton DL, Soori GS, Bauer BA, Sloan JA, Johnson PA, Figueras C, Duane S, Mattar B, Liu H, Atherton PJ, Christensen B, Loprinzi CL. (2010) Pilot study of Panax quinquefolius (American ginseng) to improve cancer-related fatigue: a randomized, double-blind, dose-finding evaluation: NCCTG trial N03CA. Support Care Cancer; 18(2):179-87. Epub 2009 May 06. PMID:19415341. DOI:10.1007/s00520-009-0642-2.
- Barton DL, Wender DB, Sloan JA, Dalton RJ, Balcueva EP, Atherton PJ, Bernath AM Jr, DeKrey WL, Larson T, Bearden JD 3rd, Carpenter PC, Loprinzi CL. (2007) Randomized controlled trial to evaluate transdermal testosterone in female cancer survivors with decreased libido; North Central Cancer Treatment Group protocol N02C3. J Natl Cancer Inst; 99(9):672-9. PMID:17470735. DOI:10.1093/jnci/djk149.


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The Los Angeles public school system will notify parents within 72 hours when a teacher at their child's school has been removed from the classroom on allegations of sexual misconduct against students, officials said Friday.
The new policy comes in the wake of alleged sexual misconduct by teachers against pupils at Miramonte Elementary and other schools. Miramonte parents complained that they weren't notified for months about former teacher Mark Berndt, who has been charged with 23 counts of lewd conduct upon students. Parents learned of the alleged crimes through the media.
The only exception to the policy, adopted Thursday, would occur if the Los Angeles Unified School District were told by police to not release the information within the 72-hour period.


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Status: Closed
Priority: Minor
Resolution: Fixed
Affects Version/s: 5.17.16
Fix Version/s: 5.17.17
Component/s: Pathfinder Game System
Environment:Windows XP; JRE 1.6
In Ultimate Combat, vision type is used as a prerequisite for some feats. Under the current system, it is not possible to determine if the character has darkvision or lowlight as a racial trait (it is possible to see if they have either, but not if its racial). Additionally, the Advanced Race Guide offers some racial trait replacements which remove or add vision types. The current vision system does not allow for this.
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Completed: At revision: 17191 - Gamemode
Template Still Applies the Low-Light Vision or Darkvision, but the kill switch is if RacialVision variable is not Equal to 1. This completely disables the Racially granted vision. The Racial Traits now have a "Dummy" vision Trait which gives the RacialVision 1. For any non-racial trait race, the GameMode provides a RacialVision of 1 automatically, to disable that, just grant any ability of the Special Ability with a TYPE:RacialVision.
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18:32:38.832 SEVERE Thread-7 AbilityCategory:654 Unconstructed Reference: Ability Category Half Orc Racial Trait Darkvision ~ Orc
18:32:38.832 SEVERE Thread-7 TrackingReferenceContext:143 Was used in file:/D:/Projects/pcgendev/data/d20ogl/paizo/pathfinder_rpg/core_rulebook/pfcr_abilities_racial.lst in tokens: [plugin.lsttokens.AbilityLst]
Sources being loaded are:
Paizo - Pathfinder Roleplaying Game Core Rulebook
Paizo - Pathfinder Roleplaying Game Advanced Player's Guide
Paizo - Carrion Crown Player's Guide
Paizo - Inner Sea Primer
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Sunday Favorites: The Port of the Pirates
ELLENTON -- Rocky Bluff, named for a ledge of flat rocks that extended over the Manatee River, has always been cloaked with an air of mystery. A strange and mystical music used to emanate from the coffee colored waters of the Manatee and has been the subject of local lore for centuries. But in 1892, many residents remember an event that justified the legends proof that a crude stone carving of a ship actually marked the hidden treasure of Pascual Miguel, the infamous pirate.
Born in Portugal, Miguel first earned his sea legs as a cabin boy on a merchant ship, which landed him in the Caribbean. When he came of age, he began gunrunning for Latin American revolutionaries, finally earning the intimidating title of professional pirate, according to a Sarasota Tribune article by Dale White.
Several sources name Miguel as El Carnecero or The Butcher because he never took prisoners and liked to carve his victims open.
Whites article goes on to explain how Miguel used his stolen fortune to purchase a sugar plantation on Terra Ceia Island in the early 19th century. However, the planation was merely a front for Miguels illicit pillaging operation.
During the daylight hours neighbors and naval officers visited the gentleman farmer. At night however, Miguels island empire literally became a den of thieves, wrote White. After Miguels slaves and overseers retired to their cabins, Miguels gang of armed marauders emerged from their hiding places in nearby marshes.
Miguel and his gang had three bases of operation, Terra Ceia, Anna Maria and Rocky Bluff. A watchtower on the northern end of Anna Maria Island was maintained as a lookout. The crew would watch for smoke signals of passing ships. Then, the cutthroats made way under a cloak of darkness and sailed stealthy to the un-expecting vessels. By dawn, as plantation workers were starting their day of tithing, the pirates had already returned and hidden their loot.
In the event that things didnt go well, they would retire to a hideout at Rocky Bluff, located at the present-day site of the I-75 bridge, according to Joe Warner in his book The Singing River.
Rocky Bluff has always been a strange place. At certain times of the year, an eerie sound could be heard by residents -- it seemed to come from the beneath the surface of the water. Jack Leffingwell, an early historian, described the sound as a musical humming like a telephone pole well loaded with wires.
Charles Moore, the lighthouse tender on Egmont for over 40 year, would often recount the legend of how the mystical music came to be. Moore said that one time during a storm, Miguel spotted a ship in distress off of Egmont Key. The boat had run aground on the Palatine Shoal. Seeing an obvious opportunity for piracy, Miguel easily captured the crew and towed the ship into protected waters, finally killing all the prisoners, so no sailors could bare witness to his crime.
While scavenging the vessel, he found a prize more valuable than any cargo or bronze hardware. A lovely Spanish girl named Carlota was hiding in a closet in the main cabin. Overjoyed, Miguel took her to Terra Ceia where he sought to conquer her. Little did he know she was he was the daughter of the Commandant at Pensacola.
Miguel decided he would keep her as his female companion. However, the Commandant immediately dispatched a fleet of ships in search of the missing girl. When Miguels watch alerted him of the approaching convoy, he fled up the Manatee River to Rocky Bluff, confident that a larger ship could not navigate the shallow waters.
He lived with Carlota for several days while the search went on, but as Warner recounts in his book, His beautiful prisoner became despondent and despaired of being rescued. In order to keep her happy, Miguel created an Aeolian harp made of steel strings strung across a porthole for her amusement. When the wind played across the strings it set up a vibration which sounded like a musical hum.
As the search continued, Miguel prepared to set sail with his crew, he locked Carlota in a cabin as he readied the boat. Carlota knew she couldnt escape, but she forced open a tiny hatch into the bilge. As the men were loading provisions for the passage, she was drilling tiny holes all along the bottom of the boat in an attempt to sabotage the getaway. Carlota knew she would sink with the ship, but felt she would rather die than stay associated with the dreaded pirate.
The crew escaped into the woods. As the ship sank into the water depths, Carlotas beautiful face could be seen through the porthole and the humming of the harp strings echoed off the rocks, and continued to do so for centuries.
While Moores story was thought to be only friendly local lore, some said it was substantiated by a peculiar rock on the bluff. Someone had carved a crude ship into one of the prominent stones, and it was well known among members of the community who would hike to the ledge and recount the legend of Carlota and Miguel. In addition, the sunken ship could be seen on days with good water clarity from the ledge.
But in 1892, a strange event occurred which was well recounted by many members of the community. The event is documented in Warners book.
A strange black schooner sailed up the Manatee River, passing all the settlements without hailing or stopping. She arrived at Rocky Bluff at dusk and cast anchor. Warner writes.
During the night an explosion echoed throughout Ellenton. Warner writes that the next morning a party of men led by Dudley Patten journeyed upriver to investigate the blast. Upon reaching the bluff they discovered a hole where their favorite rock with the carved ship had been blasted to pieces, and a square object had been removed from the sand beneath the rock. There was no sign of the ship, which had departed during the night.
Did the pirates find the hidden treasure of Pirate Pascual Miguel? You be the judge. When Major Alden Adams began work on his castle Villa Zanza in 1881, he heard the legend and dove on the sunken ship. He recovered much of the beautiful teak wood from the interior, which he used to create his castles stairway and other wooden framework.
Today the sound of engines humming over I-75 has faded the mystical music of the Aeolian harp into obscurity. Perhaps if you listen closely enough in the months of May and April, you may be able to hear Carlota strumming her sad song.
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Nueces County could join lawsuit over lost filing fees
Nueces County could join a group of Texas counties suing Bank of America and a related corporation over unpaid courthouse filing fees.
Nationwide, counties are claiming that a mortgage database created by banks is cheating the counties out of billions of dollars in filing fees.
Dallas County is leading the charge with a class-action suit against the bank and Mortgage Electronic Registration Systems Inc. Dallas County District Attorney Craig Watkins told NPR his county has lost about $100 billion in filing fees.
Traditionally, when a house is bought or sold, the mortgage paperwork is filed at the county courthouse. If the mortgage loan is sold to another bank, that paperwork gets filed in the county records too. Each time, the county collects a filing fee.
But a system run by Merscorp Inc., started about 15 years ago, created a simpler way for banks to keep track of mortgage transfers within the company's private database.
Under the system, Merscorp always is listed as the mortgagee, regardless of what lending institution actually services the loan. Banks can buy and sell rights to service loans without a need to register new paperwork at the courthouse.
Dallas County attorneys say the system has created widespread confusion about the true owners of mortgage loans across the country while depriving counties of the filing revenues.
Nueces County Attorney Laura Jimenez said no one has calculated how much revenue the county may have lost under the Merscorp system, but the county has identified more than 11,000 documents that may be affected. Filing fees for real property records in the County Clerk's office start at $15 for the first page and $4 for additional pages.
County commissioners met in closed session Wednesday to consider joining the class action lawsuit or hiring independent counsel, but took no action.
Merscorp maintains that its system doesn't violate state law, because as the mortgagee, it has the authority to authorize other institutions to service loans. The company says a recent federal court ruling bolsters its case.
On Nov. 18, the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Texas ruled in favor of a lending institution that foreclosed on a property for which Merscorp served as the mortgagee.
"As a mortgagee, MERS could authorize (the lender) to service the loan and foreclose, regardless of whether MERS was the true owner of the note," Magistrate Judge Amos Mazzant wrote.
In a statement following the ruling, company spokeswoman Janis Smith said the court's decision "clarifies that MERS' business model is compliant with the Texas Property Code."
But counties in Texas and across the country aren't satisfied.
In November, Bloomberg reported that Merscorp has been sued by counties in Kentucky, Michigan, Ohio and Oklahoma. Officials in Bexar County, including San Antonio, and Harris County, including Houston, have considered filing claims.
The Dallas County class action could cover any county where the Merscorp system is listed as a beneficiary in deed files.
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Downtown Crown in Gaithersburg might soon have it all for those looking to conquer errands in a one-stop-shop, as Crown representatives announce five new commercial tenants moving into the community.
ZAGG, a mobile device accessory company, has signed a lease for an 1,100-square-foot store on Crown Park Avenue, according to a recent news release. Nearby, a Wells Fargo bank will set up shop in a 2,500-square-foot corner storefront at the intersection of Crown Park Avenue and Copley Street.
Crown Cleaners will bring dry cleaning services to the community in a 1,200-square-foot spot on Copley Street, the release said.
Residents in search of salon treatments will find them at Body by Blo, which nabbed a 1,700-square-foot location on Ellington Boulevard. The salon specializes in hair, nail and skin care services.
A neighborhood pizza shop, &pizza, will serve up its classic cuisine in a 1,500-square-foot restaurant that will overlook Crown Park, according to the release. The &pizza brand offers vegetarian and vegan options along with more traditional pies.
With the arrival of these retailers, Downtown Crown's commercial space is about 66 percent filled, according to the release. The businesses will join Ruth's Chris Steak House, Coastal Flats, Verizon Wireless and others at Downtown Crown, which includes 259,000 square feet of retail space.
While there are no specific opening dates for any other retailers, the Downtown Crown area in general is having rolling openings, said Crown spokeswoman Tammy Murphy.
"More shops and restaurants will come on board this spring and summer," Murphy wrote in an email to The Gazette.
LA Fitness and Starbucks, the first retailers to open, began serving customers late last year. Harris Teeter followed with a grand opening in January.
Downtown Crown Wine and Beer, slated to open in March, will be the next business to open its doors, Murphy wrote. Among its offerings, it will feature wines from several of Maryland's 60 wineries.
"It's very exciting to see Downtown Crown's list of retailers growing and the neighborhood really coming to life," said Krista Di Iaconi, principal at JBGR Retail and Downtown Crown's development manager. "Downtown Crown will have residents at the Cadence Apartments by the end of the month, and with Harris Teeter, Starbucks and LA Fitness open and busy, it's already becoming an important resource for the surrounding community."
Cadence at Crown, the Bozzuto-owned apartment community in the downtown area, is currently leasing and expects to have its first residents move in by the end of February, according to Murphy. Apartment layouts for studios and one to three bedroom units are available. Units rent between $1,500 and $2,800.
Ryland Homes is scheduled to break ground on the other residences in Downtown Crown this spring, Murphy said. The units will be three-bedroom condominium townhomes.


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|ARTIC: Moving Orange County Forward
ANAHEIM, CA - (March 16, 2011) - Plans for the construction and opening of the Anaheim Regional Transportation Intermodal Center (ARTIC) remain on track.
The City of Anaheim continues to make progress on this project, which is a partnership between the City and the Orange County Transportation Authority (OCTA). The OCTA Board members recently reaffirmed their support and commitment to ARTIC at their Feb. 14 Board meeting. In addition, many private organizations and local government leaders have also expressed their support of ARTIC, including the Orange County Business Council, the Anaheim/OC Visitor and Convention Bureau, Congressman Ed Royce, and Congresswoman Loretta Sanchez. ARTIC is expected to open in 2014.
The ARTIC site is within walking distance of three major entertainment venues in Anaheim's Platinum Triangle: Honda Center, Angel Stadium of Anaheim and City National Grove of Anaheim. Future plans for Anaheim Rapid Connection (ARC), a fixed-guideway system, will transport guests from ARTIC to stops within the Platinum Triangle and the Anaheim Resort District.
"ARTIC is an exciting project in which residents, businesses and visitors will benefit," said Anaheim Mayor Tom Tait. "We anticipate 5,000 jobs will be created as a result of this construction project, and we all know job creation is critical to Orange County's economic recovery. More than 20 million guests visit Anaheim each year, and 40 million guests travel to Orange County annually. We expect those numbers to grow, which heightens the need for increased mobility."
The planning and construction of ARTIC is designed to meet current and future mobility needs. According to the Orange County Business Council, research indicates traffic congestion costs California $20 billion per year in wasted fuel and lost time. Upon completion, existing public transportation options in and around Anaheim, Orange County and beyond can expand, thereby reducing vehicle congestion, pollution and green house gas emissions. Not only will ARTIC meet urgent transportation needs, it is designed to accommodate future bus and rail lines, including the proposed high speed rail and Anaheim Rapid Connection (ARC).
Recently the City evaluated the pre-qualifications of vendors for the ARTIC shell and enclosure material, to be constructed from ETFE materials. ETFE, or ethylene tetrafluoroethylene, is a state-of-the-art material that allows for light filtration and substantial energy cost savings, with adjustments for day and night, and warm and cool weather. The most notable building constructed with ETFE is the Beijing National Aquatics Center, also known at the Water Cube during the 2008 Beijing Summer Olympic Games. The ETFE material is designed to complement the City's efforts to build ARTIC to meet LEED Platinum status. LEED (Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design) is an internationally recognized green building certification system.
Of the 11 responding firms, the City prequalified three ETFE and four curtain wall vendors. The City anticipates bids will be received in June, followed by the City's selection of the ETFE, curtain wall and steel fabrication and erection contractor in July 2011. The general construction contract for the remaining components will be awarded in 2012.
For more information on ARTIC and to sign-up to receive information as the project progresses, please visit www.articinfo.com.
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A hip replacement is a surgery to remove the painful and damaged parts of the hip. The portions that are damaged are replaced with an artificial prosthesis that consists of a socket, ball and stem. Reasons necessitating a hip replacement could include osteo or rheumatoid arthritis, fractures or dislocations of the hip and/or aseptic bone necrosis, which is caused by damage to the blood vessels that supply oxygen to the bone.
An orthopedic surgeon may suggest hip replacement surgery for individuals who have damage to the joint caused by arthritis or an injury to the hip that creates difficulty in walking and participating in everyday activities.
Hip replacement surgery is performed through an incision over the side of the hip. The orthopedic surgeon removes any damaged portions of the socket surface before replacing the damaged or diseased bone with a prosthetic ball and socket joint.
The implant may be affixed with bone acrylic cement, which secures the implant to the bone or through Press-Fix or Biologic Fixation, a special porous coating that allows tissue to grow to the bone. Patients will begin rehabilitation with the assistance of a physical therapist within 24 hours of surgery. Orthopedic surgeons recommend that hip replacement patients should avoid high-impact activities such as basketball, racquetball, jogging or gymnastics, but they recommend that patients continue activities such as walking, golf, swimming and bicycling.
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You might have noticed a few changes to the Intellicig website recently. We've had a makeover! We thought it was time for bit of a refresh and decided to update the look and layout of the site. There are still a few changes to be made to the website and these will be happening over the next few weeks so keep your eyes peeled.
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We've had a change in layout and introduced some additional images and content. We wanted to make the Intellicig site as informative and easy for you to use as possible. We have tried to answer all of the most common questions surrounding electronic cigarettes such as "what is an electronic cigarette?" We wanted to give you all the information you need to find the right e-cigarette products to suit you and your lifestyle.
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Mike McQuillan explains the basics of Darwin's theory of evolution to students at Broughal Middle School…
Story by Kurt Pfitzer
Posted on Friday, March 21, 2014
…and the students, acting on behalf of the finches Darwin studied on the Galapagos Islands, forage for their daily rations.
Kristin Anderson (background, left, blue shirt) entreats the students to learn as much as possible while they're young and their brains are still plastic…
…and then allows the students to compare the texture of a young person's brain versus that of an adult.
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The Phinda Private Game Reserve was established when Trevor Coppen, a property and timeshare developer, was driving from Durban to the little village of Mbazwana through an area known as southern Maputaland. The area was at that time covered with farms for cattle, pineapples, cotton and hunting. Coppen had the idea that the area could be restored to its original, natural state and thus exist as a prime game reserve. Coppen began by investigating the area and decided that it could indeed be done. By buying up adjoining farms and taking down fences, he gradually enlarged the area until Phinda was born.
In February 1991, the Phinda Private Game Reserve was officially established. "Phinda" means "return to the wild", which is what eventually transpired on the reserve. 120 kilometers of fencing had to be erected and thousands of animals had to be re-introduced to the area. The buffalo quarantine protocols developed at Phinda have become accepted as the national protocol for relocation of buffalo onto private land.
Through Les Carlisle and his team, Phinda was the first reserve to use sedation techniques to socialize animals from different prides before releasing them into the wild. The reserve was also the first to transport sedated lions by air. Their techniques and protocols are today recognized as excellent examples of predator reintroductions. The elephant reintroduction techniques developed by Les and the Phinda team have revolutionized the way elephants are captured internationally.


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Holiday of Hope pageant postponed
The Mountain Press Relay For Life team's Holiday of Hope pageant has been posponed from Dec. 8, to Saturday, Jan. 26, 2013.
The pageant will be held at the Sevierville Civic Center and is open to girls and women up to age 25, and survivors of all ages.
The entry fees range from $25 to $75, with all entry fees waived for cancer survivors.
Two new contests this year include the Supreme Winner crowns the Supreme Princess Crown is open for girls up to age 9 and the Supreme Miss Crown is open to girls 10 to 25 years old. There is a $10 fee to enter the Supreme Winner contests.
Forms can be picked up at The Mountain Press, Hartstrings Children's Apparel in Tanger Five Oaks, Sevier County branches of Tennessee State Bank and Thomas Photography on Forks of the River. Smoky Mountain Balloon Company will once again be in charge of the stage decorations.
Call Gail Crutchfield at 428-0748 ext. 212 or Tammy McGaha at ext. 262 at The Mountain Press for more information, or email firstname.lastname@example.com, or email@example.com.
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Revlon acquisition raises jobs optimism
OXFORD — Revlon's purchase of The Colomer Group could add jobs to the company's Granville County facility.
According to reports, the deal was made on Oct. 9 for $665 million in cash.
Efforts to reach Elise Garofalo, Revlon senior vice president, were unsuccessful.
The Colomer Group sells professional products primarily to salons and other professional channels and has about $500 million in annual net sales, according to an Oct. 9 Revlon press release.
The acquisition will expand Revlon's global presence. Of The Colomer Group's net sales, about 50 percent are in Europe, the Middle East and Africa, according to the release.
Revlon's brand franchise, which includes Mitchum anti-perspirant deodorants and Almay, will gain Shellac nail polishes and American Crew men's hair care through its purchase of The Colomer Group.
On Oct. 9, the cosmetic company's stock rose 0.05, or .002 percent, from the previous day.
In a February report to the commissioners of Granville County, Bill Edwards said he believed the county was "on the cusp of really great things." Edwards is the county's economic development director.
Revlon was included in Edwards' report of new investment, theirs at $47 million, by existing companies in the county.
Thirteen months ago, The Wall Street Journal's Market Watch reported Revlon was cutting 250 jobs amid restructuring actions to curb costs $10 million annually. The moves were expected to be advantageous for the plant in Oxford. At the time, the plant employed about 1,400 full-time and Steven Berns, the chief financial officer of the company, said there would be no job losses in Oxford.
Berns also said the Oxford plant housed the core of Revlon's manufacturing, providing 75 percent of its global production.
Revlon's third-quarter sales report released on Oct. 24 showed net sales at $339.4 million, a decrease of $7.6 million, or 2.2 percent, compared to the same period last year.
In the U.S., net sales in the third quarter of 2013 were $185.8 million, a decrease of $6.2 million, or 3.2 percent compared to the same period last year. The decrease was driven by lower net sales of Revlon and Almay color cosmetics, according to the report.


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Created: 04/25/2013 9:16 AM KSTP.com By: Hannah Anderson
Firefighters say a blaze at a deli on Chicago Avenue in Minneapolis is contained.
Crews are now working to put out hot spots.
Police officers first spotted smoke coming from the basement of Chicago Food and Deli around 3 a.m. Thursday.
The fire engulfed the deli, which is located across the street from Children's Hospital.
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The president of the Frank J. Basloe Library Board of Trustees gave an update during Tuesday's village board meeting on the library's redistricting proposal to change from a municipal library to a school district library.
Michelle Andersen reported a proposition asking voters to approve the change will appear on the ballot for the May 21 school budget vote and board election. The proposition will ask for approval of the redistricting with an annual budget of $270,930 to be collected at the same time as school taxes, although the funds will be kept separate.
Candidates for the library board of trustees will also appear on the ballot and if the proposition passes, the top five vote getters will win seats on the library board. In order to be eligible to seek a seat on the library board, a candidate must reside in the Herkimer school district and must collect 25 signatures on a petition, Andersen said. Terms would not be more than five years and term lengths would be staggered following the first election to avoid having the entire board turn over every five years.
When asked how people would know about the opportunity to run for the library board, Andersen said she and Basloe Library Director Lesley Paul had talked about putting an announcement on the sign by the library. A legal notice will also be placed in the newspaper.
"If the proposition passes, in June we would convene the new board," said Andersen. She added once the library's legal team had completed the paperwork to establish the Basloe Library as a school district library, "the municipal library would be dissolved on paper."
Village Trustee William Markey asked what would happen if the proposition fails.
"If it doesn't pass, we will still be a municipal library," said Andersen. "We have your budget recommendations and we will work with them."
The library currently operates as a department of the village of Herkimer and receives most of its funding from the village. Cuts in recent years have forced the library to reduce its hours and cut staff by attrition. While approval of the proposition would not change its role as a public library, the rechartering would broaden the library's base of support;
Basloe Library would receive its primary funding from Herkimer Central School District taxpayers instead of village taxpayers.
The library board has hired a consultant to help inform voters about the proposed change and what it would mean. Libby Post, of Communication Services of Albany, who has assisted other libraries in these transitions, will help to market the library's services and make sure local residents understand the plan.
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Thursday, June 21, 2012
Writing Rubrics for the Primary Grades
Posted by Sarah Paul at 11:17 AM
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Urban Outfitters
We're putting up our xmas decs, is there a video we can make?
Initially we were going to do a straight time-lapse of the whole building but we quickly realised that it wouldn't work. The building was too big and the snowflakes too small.. So instead we decided to take slices of the building instead.. also using varying speeds to keep you watching..
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Having Gabby Youngs haunting version of the xmas classic was a big moment.. it suited the eerie tilt shift low mo images particularly
Next up:
Heading to the LA in Jan for a new project for UO
Company: Urban Outfitters
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Community Youth Center Mission Statement
"To challenge youth physically, mentally, socially, emotionally and spiritually
in a fun, nurturing and safe environment."
Our highest priority is that every child who walks through our door
will know they are loved and accepted here.
After School Program
Hours of Operation and Eligibility
The Salvation Army Community Youth Center After School Program is for youth in elementary and middle school. The center is open Monday – Friday from 3:00pm to 6:00pm when school is in session. (We follow Fort Wayne Community School schedule and closings.)
Solid Rock Café
Free snacks are provided in our Café every day. Members of our staff also share "life skills" moments with the youth before snack time. These brief presentations are designed to give kids direction affirmation and encouragement while bringing Biblical principles into their lives.
Home Work Help
Youth who bring homework to the center have access to tutoring and help from our college age staff. We have a computer lab where students can complete and print our assignments and surf the internet under supervision. Our computers are filtered so that only age appropriate sites can be visited online. Youth who take advantage of our home work help are rewarded with special outings such as bowling and roller skating parties.
Other Activities
In addition to our computer lab, we have a full size gym and game room available for the youth to use. The game room offers various gaming systems, two pool tables, ping pong, air hockey and more. This room is a very popular place for our kids to hang out with their friends. Many of the kids enjoy making use of our gym. It is the perfect place for a pick up game of basketball, soccer, volleyball or dodge ball.
Click HERE for a Community Youth Center Application
For more information please contact
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Unico plans to bring prefabricated housing to Portland
Nov 12, 2008 at 9:08 AM 0 Comments
Company is presently focusing on Seattle, but will eventually push its sustainably-built units in Portland when the market shifts
Jonas Sylvester believes there is a potentially strong market for sustainably built, prefabricated housing in Portland. It's all a matter of timing.
"We see Portland as a fantastic market," said Sylvester, vice president of investments for Unico Properties. "But the Portland market has a little more (apartment) vacancy and excess supply to work through."
The excess supply, caused by the economic slowdown, the housing collapse and the emergence of condo conversions to the market, means that Unico will take a wait-and-see approach to rolling out its first multifamily, modular housing developments in Portland. [Read full article]
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Welcome back to The Queue, WoW.com's daily Q&A column where the WoW.com team answers your questions about the World of Warcraft. Adam Holisky will be your host today.
I really couldn't do The Queue today without talking about StarCraft II. It really is about time that it's released. The original StarCraft cam out on March 31, 1998; it required a 90 Mhz Pentium and 16 megs of RAM to run on Windows -- any iPhone or Android is more powerful than that. What's even more amazing, though, is that StarCraft I is still widely played and loved by millions of people around the world. People ask when WoW will end; you only need to point them to the 12-year mega success of Blizzard's second franchise.
The above video is an awesome run-down of the lore in StarCraft I. I highly recommended that you watch it today before you sit down and play through the single-player campaign.
Babaloo asked:
"How much damage do you do in Cataclysm? Because Deathwing has 858 Million HP."
You do a lot, depending on what class you play and how you play it, but that's doesn't really matter. It's all proportional, and the proportions feel much like they do today. What does matter is that you shouldn't take any of those numbers as set in stone. Deathwing might have 858 million HP in a screenshot of him someplace, but that means nothing as to what he'll have when you face him as a raid boss.
Msterblster asked:
"Why is the paladin column 'The Light and How to Swing It' always about holy paladins?"
Holy paladins get their edition on Sundays and retribution/protection paladins get their column on Wednesdays.
Sharvis asked:
"Are the towns in the revamped vanilla zones more lively and believable? I recently trekked an alt from dear old Azeroth to Outland and noticed how there are guards walking around Thrallmar and just NPC's doing stuff in general. It reminded me of how boring most of the towns are before then where nothing interesting is going on."
I've noticed a lot more random NPCs doing things about the cities in Cataclysm. Most of it is just jumping out at me because things are so different, but there is overall a lot more interaction and "busyness" to the world. This isn't a dig on Blizzard's previous design as much as it is just an observation about how MMOs have changed in the near six years WoW has been released. Back in 2005, it was quite normal to see mainly static towns with only a few dynamic elements. Today? Take a look at Dalaran; there's always something going on. Blizzard has grown along with the rest of the industry.
Zef asked:
"In the beta can you form a raid on your own? If not, do you think this is something Blizzard is ever going to change? It's such a hassle when wanting to solo old raids."
You cannot form raids by yourself in Cataclysm's beta. I doubt Blizzard will ever change this -- no matter what the level of the raid is, the purpose of the instance is to group with a large number of other people and accomplish a task.
Jonka asked:
"How do you handle the situation where you find yourself a normal member of a guild where the leader is an outrageously arrogant prick who exploits the guild bank and loot policy in order to make sure that he and his officers are all in best-in-slot gear while the rest of the guild is in whatever they can scrounge up?"
I'd do two things. First, take a day and cool your head. Given your language, you either have a flair for entertaining/dramatic writing (kudos, in that case), or you're angry. Either way, although especially if you're mad, take a day and make sure you're seeing things from everyone's perspective. Don't make a hasty and rash decision. You'll not come out ahead if you do.
Secondly, if after a day of rest and relaxation you still feel this way, just send your guild leader a message saying, "I don't think I'm a good fit here and am going to be on my way." That's all. You can post the same in the forums if you want, but don't go over the reasons you're leaving. You'll just burn bridges with other like-minded individuals who don't want guild drama.
Honestly though, I've seen a lot of egotistical guild leaders. I've been a guild leader before of a high-end raiding guild, and while some level of ego is necessary in order to do the job right and be the public face of the guild, too much of it is very detrimental. When a guild leader can't make that distinction, it's time for most folks to get out.
Have questions about the World of Warcraft? The WoW.com crew is here with The Queue, our daily Q&A column! Leave your questions in the comments and we'll do our best to answer 'em!


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So the U.S. will help Iran fight...Israel?
The head of a messianic Jewish ministry says she's not surprised that the controversial United States-Iran nuclear deal states the U.S. will help protect Iran from Israel.
A Pentagon advisor and military strategist finds it unfortunate that the Obama administration has refused to declare the November 5, 2009 Fort Hood massacre a terrorist act -- denying the victims and their families benefits.
About 160 people, including victims and their families, recently released a video expressing their frustration with Secretary of Defense Leon Panetta's decision to call the horrific act "workplace violence." Thirteen people were killed and 32 were wounded when Major Nidal Hasan, a Muslim, opened fire while shouting "Allahu Akbar," which translates "god is great" in Arabic.
Now the victims are ineligible to receive Purple Hearts and are being denied other special benefits afforded soldiers who are severely wounded on the battlefield.
Lt. Col. Bob Maginnis (USA-Ret.), senior fellow for national security at the Family Research Council, says it is unfortunately a judgment call.
"Most people would say a guy standing up in the middle of a military dispensary, shooting indiscriminately at innocent bystanders and declaring 'god is great' -- that's certainly a terrorist action as far as I'm concerned," he comments.
"It's truly a judgment call, and it's unfortunate for those families and those personnel who aren't going to receive the benefits. Of course the new administration, if there is one, can overturn this particular position."
Meanwhile, Texas Congressman John Carter (R), whose district includes Fort Hood, has sponsored a bill to make those benefits available to the Fort Hood victims.
Federal prosecutors earlier this week deemed the shooting at the headquarters of the Family Research Council an act of terrorism. Floyd Lee Corkins II was arrested two months ago for opening fire at the Washington, DC-based organization, injuring a security guard.
The head of a messianic Jewish ministry says she's not surprised that the controversial United States-Iran nuclear deal states the U.S. will help protect Iran from Israel.


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Fun little question
Which ancient or modern Religion/Mythos is the most interesting to you as a story.
For instance the old stories of Native Australian Dreamtime, Nordic Vikings, Native American Spirits or even one of the modern religions Muslim, Christian the list goes on.
This is not about which religion makes more sense or best morality code this is about the most interesting story to you and if possible why.
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Easy, the Norse Myths are the best. Super creative and some of the most enticing tales to have ever been told. My profile picture is actually a drawing of the god Heimdall, who defends Bifrost (the rainbow bridge) and who will sound the horn at his side at the coming of Ragnarok.
I would have to agree, with the works of Homer to be a close second.
Agreed. I can't count how many times I have re-read the Iliad and the Odyssey.
I really enjoy the Norse myths, but I have always been partial to Greek mythology, as that was what got me interested in history as a child.
I like the Adam and Eve story for a few reasons. What I find most interesting is that ancient people imagined that, at some point in their ancestry, early humans likely didn't wear clothes and didn't even think to do so. I tend to think that the earliest 'philosophers' of human origins were likely in proximity of uncivilized folk who still ran around nude eating fruit from trees or something like that.
It is also notable that they realized human birth was much more traumatizing than for other animals - and tried to explain why. There are also the patriarchal seeds woven into the story, compensating the male inability to bear children by saying the first man 'gave birth' (by way of a rib) to the first woman.
From a psycho-literary perspective, many of the old testament stories reveal a lot about Bronze Age thinkers that I think is worth noting.
Which ancient or modern Religion/Mythos is the most interesting to you as a story.
That would be the modern mythology of J. R. R. Tolkien and Middle Earth, as glimpsed in The Hobbit and The Lord of the Rings, and more fully explained in The Silmarillion. Tolkein based much of his work on aspects of Norse mythology and ancient stories such as Beowulf, but made up most of the rest. I find it more fascinating, interesting and complete as a story (but no less fictional of course) than any other of the many mythologies and religions I've read about.
A small sample synopsis:
Eru ("The One"), also called Ilúvatar ("Father of All"), first created the Ainur, a group of eternal spirits or demiurges, called "the offspring of his thought". Ilúvatar brought the Ainur together and showed them a theme, from which he bade them make a great music. Melkor — whom Ilúvatar had given the "greatest power and knowledge" of all the Ainur — broke from the harmony of the music to develop his own song. Some Ainur joined him, while others continued to follow Ilúvatar, causing discord in the music. This happened thrice, with Eru Ilúvatar successfully overpowering his rebellious subordinate with a new theme each time. Ilúvatar then stopped the music and showed them a vision of Arda and its peoples. The vision disappeared after a while, and Ilúvatar offered the Ainur a chance to enter into Arda and govern over the new world. Many Ainur descended, taking physical form and becoming bound to that world. The greater Ainur became known as Valar, while the lesser Ainur were called Maiar. The Valar attempted to prepare the world for the coming inhabitants (Elves and Men), while Melkor, who wanted Arda for himself, repeatedly destroyed their work; this went on for thousands of years until, through waves of destruction and creation, the world took shape.
Good call
Norse myths were fun to read ... it seemed like the first superhero comic book in history.
The ibrahemic religions mythology is unique of it's own ... i remember that someone drew the book of Genesis as a comic book keeping the original script as a narration to the story .. it was fun to read .. but still not as fun as the Greeks.
The Greeks and Norse had far better myths than the Semites
Without imagination we would be truly boring beings. Unfortunately the early instigators of supernatural thought saw it fit to blur the lines of reality and fairy tales. We are suffering the consequences to this day.
Greek or Norse it matters not, mythology is hugely entertaining. But Bilbo Baggins is more my speed today.
By way of religious non-fiction, I've always been rather fond of the story of the Mountain Meadows massacre during the Mormon Reformation. Under the direction of a Mormon leadership at war with the United States; the Mormon Militia tried to frame Native Americans for their xenophobic attacks on innocent civilians. They got caught and covered it up by killing the innocent civilians.
That's just as good as any blood-drenched Bible story I've ever heard. Maybe better, since this was the old west and the Mormons did their slaughtering with modern firearms, not primitive swords and arrows.
The Mountain Meadows massacre was a series of attacks on the Baker–Fancher emigrant wagon train at Mountain Meadows in southern Utah. The attacks culminated on September 11, 1857, with the mass slaughter of most in the emigrant party by members of the Utah Territorial Militia from the Iron County district, together with some Paiute Native Americans.
The wagon train—composed almost entirely of families from Arkansas—was bound for California on a route that passed through the Utah Territory during a turbulent time period, later known as the Utah War. After arriving in Salt Lake City, the Baker–Fancher party made their way south, eventually stopping to rest at Mountain Meadows. While the emigrants were camped at the meadow, nearby militia leaders, including Isaac C. Haight and John D. Lee, made plans to attack the wagon train.
The militia, officially called the Nauvoo Legion, was composed of Utah's Mormon settlers (members of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints or LDS Church). Intending to give the appearance of Native American aggression, their plan was to arm some Southern Paiute Native Americans and persuade them to join with a larger party of their own militiamen—disguised as Native Americans—in an attack. During the militia's first assault on the wagon train, the emigrants fought back and a five-day siege ensued. Eventually fear spread among the militia's leaders that some emigrants had caught sight of white men, and had likely discovered the identity of their attackers. As a result militia commander William H. Dame ordered his forces to kill the emigrants.
By this time the emigrants were running low on water and provisions, and allowed some approaching members of the militia—who carried a white flag—to enter their camp. The militia members assured the emigrants their protection and escorted them from the hasty fortification. After walking a distance from the camp, the militiamen, with the help of auxiliary forces hiding nearby, attacked the emigrants. Intending to leave no witnesses and to prevent reprisals to complicate the Utah War, the perpetrators killed all the adults and older children (totaling about 120 men, women, and children). Seventeen children, all younger than seven, were spared.
Following the massacre, the perpetrators hastily buried the victims, leaving the bodies vulnerable to wild animals and the climate. Local families took in the surviving children, and many of the victims' possessions were auctioned off. Investigations, temporarily interrupted by the American Civil War, resulted in nine indictments during 1874. Of the men indicted, only John D. Lee was tried in a court of law. After two trials in the Utah Territory, Lee was convicted by a jury, sentenced to death, and executed.
Today historians attribute the massacre to a combination of factors, including war hysteria about possible invasion of Mormon territory, and hyperbolic Mormon teachings against outsiders which were part of the excesses of the Mormon Reformation period. Scholars debate whether senior Mormon leadership, including Brigham Young, directly instigated the massacre or if responsibility lay with the local leaders in southern Utah.


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3D solids have gotten an update in AutoCAD 2011. Specifically we have a new Fillet and Chamfer tool that allow us to preview our changes and make revisions dynamically on screen. In this lesson we are going to look at the new Solid Fillet and Chamfer tools. Since we are going to be working in 3D, take a look at my Workspace menu. Notice I'm using the 3D Modeling workspace. This gives me access to all of the 3D modeling tools. The drawing I have is of a screwdriver. All of this geometry was created using 3D solids, and before I go any further, I'm going to move up to the View panel, we'll open up the Visual Styles menu, and I'm going to select X-ray.
This gives me a much better view of all of my geometry. Since these entities are solids, I am going to be using the solid editing tools. So I'm going to open up the Solid tab, and the tools we are going to be looking at are on the Solid Editing panel. If I open up this menu, we can see the new Fillet Edge and Chamfer Edge tools. I'm going to hit Escape to close this menu, and let's orbit the part around. I am going to zoom in just a little bit. The first thing I'd like to do is add a fillet to this end of the screwdriver.
To do that I'll launch the Fillet Edge command, and then I'll right click and select radius, and I am going to use radius of 0.25 and I'll let Enter. I will then select the edge. Notice that I get a nice preview of that radius on screen. At this point I can hit Enter, and if I like the radius I can hit Enter again to accept it or I can select radius from this menu and enter a new value, maybe 0.15. Once again I have another opportunity to change if I wish, or I can click this direct manipulation grip and I can drag my fillet visually on screen.
I am going to drag this and place it right about here. When I am finished, I'll hit the Enter key. At any point if I want to change the geometry of this fillet, I can hold my Control key, select the fillet, then I'll click this grip. This brings up my Direct Manipulation tool, and if I click this triangle, I can drag to change my fillet radius or I can enter a new value. When I am finished, I'll hit Escape. Let's orbit the part around. I'm going to hold my shift key in the scroll wheel to do that.
And I'll pan this down, because I would like to add some fillets to the blade end of the screwdriver. I want to zoom in a little bit closer. Watch this. If I roll the wheel forward on my mouse, I end up chewing right through my part. I actually went past it. Let me roll the wheel back, so we can see the part again. This actually is a product of our 3D Perspective view. Sometimes we get a little bit too much zoom than what we need. To fix this I'm going to right click on my view cube and set this to Parallel. Now when you zoom, it acts a lot more like what you would expect.
This time I would like to fillet these two edges. Once again I'll launch the Fillet Edge tool. I'm going to right click and set my radius. I'm going to enter a radius of .02 this time. I will select this edge and this one, and I'll hit Enter. I am doing this to show you that since these fillets were created at the same time, time, AutoCAD treats them as still they're related. If I click my direct manipulation grip and drag this, notice I'm changing the radius of both fillets.
When I am finished with my changes I'll hit Enter. Likewise, if I want to update these later, I can hit my Control key and select the fillet. They're both still related. In fact, if I wanted to, I could remove them both by hitting the Delete key on my keyboard. Lets back up a little bit. We'll orbit the part around again. I'm going to right-click. Let's set this back to Perspective. This time let's add a chamfer to this edge.
I'll go back up to Solid Editing, we'll open up the menu, and I'll select the Chamfer Edge tool. I'll then right click and select Distance, and then I will enter my two distances. I am going to use a value of .25 for distance number one and .25 for distance two. Then I'll select my edge. Once again we can see a nice preview. That chamfer is a little bigger than what I need, so I'm going to hit Enter and from here I could set a new distance, or if I orbit this a little bit, we can see that we have the direct manipulation grips.
I actually have two, one for each value. If I click this guy, I can adjust distance one. If I click this guy, I can adjust distance two. When editing your 3D geometry it's a good idea to keep your eye open for these specialized grips. They are used for more than just fillets and chamfers, and they can be one of the fastest ways to edit your geometry. Now I like the way this looks so I'm going to hit Enter, and as an example, if we wanted to edit this later, we can always hold Control and click chamfer, click this tool and once again we have access to our direct manipulation grips.
Now I like this one so I am going to hit Escape to leave it the way it is, and to finish the screwdriver I'd like to turn on a layer. So I am going to select the Home tab. Let's come all the way down to the end, open up the Layers panel. I'll open the layer control. and we'll turn on the Remove Layer. This layer contains some geometry that I would like to remove from the volume of the handle. To remove this I'm going to go back to the Solid tab. I'll launch the Subtract tool. I will then select the handle.
That's what I want to subtract from, and I'll hit Enter, and then I will select the objects I would like to subtract and hit Enter. Those have now been removed from the volume of handle and our screwdriver is finished. The new Solid Fillet and Chamfer tools take the guesswork out of creating conceptual designs. By making the changes visual, it's even easier to mold and shape your models on screen.
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A Taste Of Foxy Brown's "Christmas Massacre" (Lil Kim Diss)
What is wrong with these rap chicks? GEEshus…
A snippet of Foxy Brown's Lil Kim Diss track titled "Christmas Massacre" hit the internet over the weekend and I'd assume she's pissed about it. She took to her twitter on Saturday and released a few homophobic slurs after hearing that it was posted on a few websites. She also promised the official track would drop later that day…but it never happened
The snippet is a mess and if it's any indication of how the official version will sound, it's better left unreleased. SMH
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Foxy Brown – Christmas Massacre (Lil Kim Diss)
In other news, Foxy is being sued by her ex-producer as well as her ex-manager for $100,000. She somehow duped both of them into financing her "Christmas Massacre" cd which was never released. They later joined forces and started releasing songs from the unreleased album.
Wha kinda bowcat battyman sh*t yuh deh pon Biggz? Yuh a EVIL muddacunt fraud! Gunshot fi yuh bumbahole!! See u in court n*gga!
Sorry yall! Just found out this fake ass dude Biggz I thought was my friend seriously violated and put that fake song out tryna get famous!
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"go placidly amidst the noise and haste"
i'm not sure but i'm the fool that rushes
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she told about the hows and whys of stories
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Little things can mean a lot, and add up, for students. The WatchDOGs have a great time too.
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UNIVERSITY PARK, PA. - Penn State Lady Lion head coach Coquese Washington will be joining the 2013 Penn State Coaches Caravan on May 1 during stops in Baltimore and Washington, D.C. Building on Penn State's "One Team" inaugural year momentum, highlighting the highly successful first season under football coach Bill O'Brien and looking ahead to 2013, the Penn State Coaches Caravan tour begins another road trip April 30 with visits to 12 locations during two weeks this spring.
Joining Washington and O'Brien at the May 1 events will be men's basketball head coach Patrick Chambers and wrestling mentor Cael Sanderson. At each Coaches Caravan stop, Penn State alumni and fans will have the opportunity to hear from Coach O'Brien and at least one other head coach and ask questions about the Nittany Lions' nationally recognized 31-sport athletic program at a lunch or evening event.
O'Brien will headline the bus tour of many Penn State alumni strongholds across Pennsylvania and the Mid-Atlantic. The 2012 Bear Bryant and Maxwell Football Club national Coach of the Year will participate in all 12 Coaches Caravan stops and will be joined by other head coaches at each event. The April 30 event in Reading and the May 7 stop in Williamsport are sold out.
Jointly sponsored by the Penn State Alumni Association and the Nittany Lion Club, Coaches Caravan registration is underway at www.alumni.psu.edu/coachescaravan and www.GoPSUsports.com. More than 2,600 Penn State alumni and fans signed up for Caravan stops during the first three weeks of registration, with the April 30 Penn State Berks event reaching capacity in four days. Advance registration is required for all Coaches Caravan events.
Washington was named WBCA Region 6 Coach of the Year for the second consecutive season after guiding the Lady Lions to their second-straight Big Ten regular season title with a 26-6 overall record and 14-2 mark in conference play. For her efforts, Washington was selected as the Big Ten Coach of the Year for the second-straight season by the media. The Lady Lions have increased their Big Ten win total each of Washington's six campaigns. Additionally under Washington's tutelage, Penn State has claimed a Big Ten Player of the Year honor (Lucas) and seven All-Big Ten first team accolades (Alex Bentley-3; Lucas-2; Tyra Grant-2).
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10 small
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1/4 cup
chopped onion
1/4 cup
chopped celery
1/4 cup
chopped green bell pepper
1/4 cup
chopped carrot
3 cloves
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salt and pepper to taste
2 (14.5 ounce) cans
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1 (15 ounce) can
cream-style corn
1 (5 ounce) can
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1 tablespoon
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2 teaspoons
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15 leaves
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