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15 inches.... ;)..*pictures added*
Of snow overnight and its still coming down.
Wow. It was 50 here in Western New York today. Raining, but 50.
Quoting Fairywings1223:
I was telling my dh if we went back it would start snowing. That would be my luck. lol
Quoting ecerka:
I live on the opposite side of Michigan but it's been warm for this time of year all week. All the snow we had melted. It's crazy. Normally we have a shit ton of snow!!
Quoting Fairywings1223:
The last winter we were there was 2010 and there was a lot that year. My dad said it was warm where he was today. He is in the thumb area.
Quoting ecerka:
I live in Michigan and it's been raining all day. Hardly No snow which is weird
Quoting Fairywings1223:
Yuck! I don't miss snow at all. I seen it enough in Michigan growing up.
Yo'll can keep it! We moved from New Mexico to get away from snow, and I'm glad. I don't mind seeing snow, but I don't like being in it, walking in it, driving in it, nothing. LOL. I love where we live now, when it snows enough to make a footprint, they think they have a blizzard. LOL. Most of the ones who've been here their whole lives have never even seen snow.


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dah mantis doin your thing
i meant to add myself
seriously, if someone no-shows so what. get over it. it happens.
i meant to sign out, and i had better things to do than write a txt verse. there was events at my school all week. get a life man. its just the net.
i recyled in rstl. sue me,
you want me to take a pic of my black bandana? or mean help find one on net
there;s prizes btw , i just havent been to the meetings in a while. like mp3 players for rappers, digital cams graf artis ts, i think expensive...
hip hop extravaganza (thast the name)
friday april 2, 2004
8 pm
william paterson university wightman gym
to sign up 973-720-5029
so you was going to have sex wit him?im confused
yeah haha like i suprised myself
thanks serge. ima do that too lmao.
imma call a skinyn username and fat and still win
lmao i was like how the fuck this stalker new i was doing a battle friday.
aliases gets a nikka confused
fuck them bars at negroes
lmao yeah breaking
bitch i dont freestyle haha, i write or i look up dude up and down and think of lines ahead.
last time i freed in a battle i...
im still debating its so short notice. its called hiphop extravangza
rap battle
dj battle
b-boy battle
and grafitti contest
nukkas gassing...
william paterson university
yeah joey is mad cool.
it was written, he had mad time. it wasnt like he said dont goto school this morning, he gave him like a day or 2 advance. plus talli was saying he...
damit i forgot
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November 28, 2015
Up to five million people in the tsunami-struck Indian Ocean region lack access to the basic supplies they need to stay alive, such as clean water, shelter, food, sanitation and health care, the United Nations health agency said Thursday.
The World Health Organization estimated it needs $40 million to get those supplies to 3-5 million people in the devastated area.
"This is the most serious natural disaster to affect the region for several decades," said WHO Director-General Lee Jong-wook. "The health needs of the populations affected are immediate and substantial."
Dr. David Nabarro, head of crisis operations at WHO, said agencies must move quickly to prevent diseases that could kill as many peopl as the Sunday's quake and tsunamis dead.
"The tsunami was not preventable, but preventing unnecessary deaths and suffering is," he said.
The next few days will be critical in controlling any potential outbreak of waterborne diseases, Nabarro told The Associated Press.
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Kelly Clarkson Announces Engagement On Twitter
[Photos: Michael Loccisano/Getty Images; Rick Diamond/Getty Images for BMI]
[Photos: Michael Loccisano/Getty Images; Rick Diamond/Getty Images for BMI]
Kelly later tweeted, "Everyone has been asking about my engagement ring, so here it is :) It's a yellow canary diamond with diamonds around it and Brandon designed it with Johnathon Arndt! They did an amazing job! I can't wait to make Brandon's ring with Johnathon as well!"
Kelly's engagement ring [photo: WhoSay]
Kelly's engagement ring [photo: WhoSay]
"After six years of having to say there's no one special in my life, finally there is," Kelly told Britain's Daily Mail earlier this year. "I've known [Brandon] for six years, but he was married for most of that time. Then, suddenly, there he was at the Super Bowl, and he was single…"
Kelly has credited Brandon for inspiring her recent weight loss (she once told People, "I have a boyfriend, and if I'm being completely honest, no one likes to be not toned when you are dating someone") but also for "ruining her creativity," joking to to Zap2It that she can't come up with another signature angry breakup anthem a la "Since U Been Gone," "Never Again," or "Stronger" because "I'm trying to write a tough song and I can't; it's coming out all butterflies and rainbows. It's killing me."
Kelly's engagement caps off a year of major milestones for the Original Idol. In 2012, she turned 30, celebrated the 10th anniversary of her "Idol" victory, and was nominated for three 2013 Grammy Awards (for Record Of The Year, Best Pop Solo Performance, and Best Pop Vocal Album). Congratulations to Kelly for having such a fantastic year, and here's looking forward to a new album of "butterflies and rainbows" songs soon!


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Type: Bug
Status: Resolved
Priority: Minor
Resolution: Fixed
Affects Version/s: 2.0.0-BETA4
Fix Version/s: 2.0.0-BETA4
Component/s: Annotations
Security Level: All
It is currently impossible to skip annotations of the form:
When a doc block comment begins with an "@" and has an open parenthesis it is assumed to be an exist annotation even if the corresponding annotation class doesn't exist or can't be autoloaded. If you are trying to use the AnnotationReader on a file, you have to make sure all annotations are loaded or can be autoloaded - even the ones you don't care about
In a comment to
DCOM-2, Roman stated that his recommended way to load annotations is to load them manually via a require call. This is done in Doctrine ORM and is absolutely necessary because ORM annotations are stored in an autoloader unfriendly way (multiple classes per file and namespace path different from filesystem path).
So, if I want to add my own annotations and store them in a non-autoloader friendly way as Doctrine ORM does, I need to ensure that every AnnotationReader acting on that file knows about my annotations. This is not always possible or desirable.
Removing the parenthesis check and relying solely on class_exists fixes this problem.
I have come across another case where this bug causes a fatal PHP Error when you nest a non existant annotation:
- @Name
- @NonExistant(
- @InnerNonexistant(32)
- )
PHP Fatal error: Doctrine\Common\ClassLoader::loadClass(): Failed opening required 'Doctrine/Tests/Common/Annotations/InnerNonexistant.php'
Test case and fix provided in github: http://github.com/merk/common/commit/95388a5febee95dc0483cf35d991b2b227e89069
Roman, what are your thoughts on this issue? It has been a problem for us with the Symfony integration.
Brandon, can you help me understand better? In your case why is the class not present and why can it not be autoloaded?
@"Removing the parenthesis check and relying solely on class_exists fixes this problem."
The main problem with such an approach is that an AnnotationReader works (and caches) under the assumption that all annotations of a doc-block are processed at once. That means the "undefined" annotations would never be visible and not accessible if a cache is used unless the cache is cleared and the annotations requested again, this time with all annotations defined.
Let's say I'm writing an extension that supports annotations. I want my extension to work on the same entity classes that Doctrine ORM uses. It is not possible to hook in to the ORM to read my annotations (http://groups.google.com/group/doctrine-dev/browse_thread/thread/4d478a32f8a12a57/c3fce8707becce5c?lnk=gst&q=brandon#c3fce8707becce5c) so I will need to do it with my own code. That is fine, but I've got three problems:
1) When I process my annotations, I have to make sure I load all the annotation classes needed by Doctrine ORM. This is simple and easy.
2) When Doctrine ORM trys to process entities with my custom annotations, it needs to be able to load my extension's annotation classes. How does it know about them (if not autoloading)
3) What happens if someone else writes an extension that uses custom annotations. And say a user wants a single entity to implement my extension, another extension, and of course Doctrine ORM. Now all three need to know about each other.
Now we could make all classes able to be autoloaded and that may fix the problem, but Roman recommends against that here: http://www.doctrine-project.org/jira/browse/DCOM-2?focusedCommentId=13070&page=com.atlassian.jira.plugin.system.issuetabpanels%3Acomment-tabpanel#action_13070
So in summary, the annotation class would be present when I process the entity, but not when Doctrine ORM does.
After some discussion, the current consensus is that we will apply the suggested change and clearly document how caching works with an AnnotationReader.
Fixed in http://github.com/doctrine/common/commit/5c90f7b513579bf14603621564db6b4da3fd5665
Commit updating the documentation is coming today.
Added docs for annotations here: http://github.com/doctrine/common-documentation/commit/896cc3bace84b6dc891a3d050a425fc99249359e


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Make Reconstitution Easier
Packaging for parenterals allows the user to reconstitute drugs without needles.
Parenteral drugs may contain active ingredients that are potent yet delicate and that require the user to spend some time preparing the drug before administering it to a patient. During this preparation, the drug may be exposed to microbial contamination—and the healthcare professional to needle sticks. Manufacturers of parenteral packaging are finding ways to solve this problem by offering needleless solutions that allow the drug to be prepared inside the package.
A system of parenteral packaging features an all-plastic closure with an elastomeric component combined with a glass or plastic vial. As the company tests the performance of the Harmony System, it develops new design features such as a one-piece needleless access closure. Protocols for lyophilization and seal integrity are provided. Comar Inc., Buena, NJ.
Transfer devices allow for the quick reconstitution of parenteral drugs while preventing needle-stick injuries. The Bio-Set range of needleless transfer devices enables fast, easy, and safe drug reconstitution using either an infusion bag (Bio-Set Infusion) or a prefilled diluent syringe (Bio-Set Injection). These products replace the use of a diluent ampule, needle, and swab. Biodome America Inc., Princeton, NJ.
Highly potent drugs often require lyophilization to maintain their required shelf life. The Lyo-Ject allows the user to lyophilize the drug directly in a syringe, which is packaged with the diluent for quick reconstitution and injection. Lyo-Ject is a delivery form that is easy to use, cost-effective, and safe. The package protects the product while minimizing product loss and packaging waste. Different syringe sizes accommodate different drugs. Vetter Pharma Turm, Yardley, PA.
A company offers products and equipment for parenteral packaging. The product line consists of vials, ampules, and syringes suitable for delicate pharmaceuticals. In addition, the company provides machines for cleaning, sterilizing, dosing, filling, checking, and labeling. The machines accommodate a wide variety of containers, including ampules, cartridges, syringes, vials, and bottles. Bausch + Stroebel, Clinton, CT.
A complete array of parenteral drug delivery systems is designed to meet the needs of a variety of drugs and therapies. The company offers HYypak, B-D ReadyFill, and SteriFill prefillable syringes; UniJect injection devices; B-D Auto-Injector, B-D Pen, and needle-free Jet Injection self-injection systems; the AccuSpray nasal spray system; transdermal iontophoretic patches; and the Monovial transfer system designed for IV infusion. Becton Dickinson Pharmaceutical Systems, Franklin Lakes, NJ.


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WASHINGTON — The Navy has moved an amphibious ship with helicopters and Marines onboard into the eastern Mediterranean as part of preparations for possible U.S. strikes on Syria, officials said.
The ship joins five Navy destroyers armed with Tomahawk cruise missiles. The amphibious ship was sent as a "prudent precaution," a senior defense official said.
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The vessel's helicopters and Marine Corps personnel could be used for any evacuations if any are needed.
Officials are concerned about possible Syrian retaliation in response to any strikes. A particular concern for the U.S. are American embassies in the region, such as the one in Lebanon.
Friday afternoon, President Barack Obama said he hasn't made a decision on military action, as Secretary of State John Kerry said the U.S. has "high confidence" the Syrian regime was behind a chemical-weapons attack.
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I first learned the phrase "buddy system" in Boy Scouts as a safe way of learning to swim. If a buddy was nearby, he could help save you from drowning.
Drowning is not a bad metaphor for parts of the writing process. I've been drowning, at times, in information, in contradictory advice, even in language, wishing I had a writing buddy to save me.
Actually, I have used a buddy on occasion. His name is Thomas French, and he brings to the buddy system some great credentials: a strong career as a writer of narratives for newspapers, authorship of three books, the 1998 Pulitzer Prize for feature writing, and recent experience as a teacher of young writers and reporters at his alma mater, Indiana University.
If we were swimming and not writing, I'd describe Tom as a lifeguard quality buddy. Think Maxwell Perkins channeling David Hasselhoff.
I'll get to how Tom helped me when I was treading water on a book project, but since this was — to change the metaphor — a tag-team, I'll start with how I helped him on the project that became the book "Zoo Story."
At the time, Tom was in the draft stage of a newspaper series that would become the basis for his book. He was struggling with the architecture of Day One. His narrative goal was to get 11 elephants from Africa to a zoo in Tampa. He had dynamic stuff, including the extreme care taken with a group of super strong elephants tranquilized and then crowded in the hull of a cargo plane. The handler had a dark fantasy in which the unhappy herd busts through the bulkhead, through the cockpit, flying like Dumbos out over the Atlantic Ocean.
Should that scene come first, or should the story begin with the eccentric curator of the zoo back in Tampa, awaiting to escort the elephants to their new home? Tom had to create some movement back and forth between Africa and Florida, but wanted to get the sequence of the actions and points of view just right.
My role was to listen. We sat in a booth at a sports bar with his wife, Kelley Benham, a strong writer and editor in her own right. As Tom talked, I could hear him moving the chess pieces of his story around in his mind. At which point, one of us reached over and grabbed five packets from containers at the edge of the table. Three were white — Fresh Nap, moist towelettes. The other two were pink — Sweet'N Low. For the next half-hour or so, we moved the packets – each representing a major section of the story – across the table like two crazed three-card monte dealers.
- Decision in Tampa to acquire the elephants
- African handler determined to save the animals from execution
- Preparations for arrival of elephants
- Eleven elephants on a plane over the Atlantic
- Pachyderms land in Tampa and take their first ride on an American Interstate highway
If I offered Tom some specific advice, it would have been framed as a question: "What if the story began with the elephants on the plane and the dream of the handler?" But I have no recollection of my writing buddy ever taking my advice.
My job is not to solve his problems. It is to give him the chance to think out loud and, as a result, gain momentum and confidence that he can escape the undertow of indecision and procrastination.
Oh, I still have those five packets as part of a little writing shrine in my office.
While Tom worked on the book version of "Zoo Story," I sat in an office about 50 steps from his, working on the manuscript of what would become "The Glamour of Grammar."
Now it was my turn to risk drowning, flailing away at tasks, without a clear purpose and direction. I missed my first deadline, a miss that felt like failure – even humiliation. I was granted an extension of four months, but now the digital clock was ticking like an episode of "24."
My buddy came to the rescue, however indirectly. Picture us coming into the office in the morning and writing hard up until the lunch hour. It's not plumbing or construction work, I know, but it does build an appetite.
A drive to a favorite local eatery, The Banyan, sparked the conversation. We loved sitting in a favorite booth, which jokingly became known as Poets' Corner, a perfect place for serious debriefing. We made no decision to do this, but usually one of us did most of the talking. Whoever felt like talking shared his enthusiasms, problem solving, and little epiphanies.
I remember one key period in which I confessed to Tom that the reason I had missed my deadline on "The Glamour of Grammar" was because "I didn't follow the advice I offered everyone else in 'Writing Tools.' " We both laughed at the "physician, heal thyself" moment.
Each day, I did something to build momentum: create a new set of files, with each file representing a potential chapter; consolidate the chapters I had already written; build a chapter by chapter story chart on a bulletin board, using index cards. By reporting these to Tom, I turned negative inertia into positive momentum, leading to the most furious weeks of writing I had ever experienced. There were no drugs involved – except caffeine – but I wrote so quickly and so much that there were moments I felt like Kerouac blasting out "On the Road" on a single long roll of teletype paper.
Tom's responses to me became predictable and supportive: "You're on a roll, buddy." "Keep goin', Go Go [my nickname at The Banyan]."
Here's how Tom remembers it: "As panicked as you felt during that period when you asked for the deadline extension, I was probably twice as freaked out facing my own deadline. I do not know how I would have gotten through that terror and that pressure without you. And that's a fact." Cue bromance music. (There's some good karma in being able to get over your own panic by helping a friend get over his.)
I handed in a manuscript about a month ahead of the new deadline. My reckless enthusiasm had created a new problem.
"You better go back and read your contract," said my agent Jane Dystel. My publisher was expecting a manuscript of about 65,000 words. "You've turned in 130,000 words," said my editor, Tracy Behar. My adrenaline, enhanced by Tom's unceasing encouragement, had fueled a manuscript that was twice the desired length.
Over the next three months, a 100-chapter book had to be cut to 50 chapters, but, oh, what joyous work that turned out to be. How much better to have the cupboard full of stuff – including things you don't need or can throw away – than to open the door each day and stare at cobwebs on empty shelves.
What I am about to say next is crucial to the strength and durability of the buddy system. Most of the work (and play) that Tom and I do in support of each other does NOT involve the reading of texts. I may be wrong, but I can't remember Tom reading a single chapter of "The Glamour of Grammar" in advance of publication.
That was not what I needed from him. There are folks called editors who read the chapters and guide textual revisions. We are in it for something bigger, a sustaining relationship – Hawkeye and Chingachgook – brothers in the word.


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This weekend is the Bite of Seattle; the annual eating event where Seattle Center becomes home to the biggest food party of the year. Be prepared for three days of giddy chaos, crowds, and calories.
'The Bite' is part of the fabric of Seattle summers and for anyone that is born and raised here, you probably have memories of a Bite. Mine for example include the steak sandwich from Metropolitan Grill.
But for everyone that is attending the Bite, there is a lot to take in - from the food, the entertainment, coupled with the massive crowds. For the food, there too are a lot of places that you'd often find at the state fair circuit - so this is yet another moment to treat yourself to an elephant ear.
But you should find plenty of gems to try through this weekend. Here is a guide to maximize your enjoyment of the Bite of Seattle.
- Make a plan – Spend some time with the program (PDF). Look at the map (PDF). Plot your plan of attack. The Bite takes up a lot of the acreage of the Seattle Center campus; so tired feet may be as common as full bellies. Having a plan helps cut down on the dawdling and aimless wandering.
- Don't be beholden to the plan – As you take in the Bite, look around you; maybe there is a restaurant that is serving something that looks particularly delicious. Or perhaps step outside of your comfort zone and try something you've never had before. Naturally, there are a lot of places to eat and drink at the Bite. A bonus is that vendors will have a 'Just a Bite' on their menus, which is a smaller portion for under four bucks.
- Check out the entertainment stages – Food isn't the only form of entertainment at the Bite. There are stages scattered around the grounds for musicians and artists to do their thing while attendees are eating all the things.
- Visit the beer and wine gardens - Don't forget the wine and beer gardens strewn about. The Craft Beer Tasting, located inside the Fisher Pavilion, is dedicated to craft beers and ciders. There is also a Craft Beer Happy Hour on Saturday and Sunday from 11am-2pm. The Alley Wine Garden, next to The Alley, offers a chance to taste from wineries and meet some of the winemakers.
- The Alley hosted by Jason Wilson – The Alley has long been the area of the Bite where notable restaurants do their thing. It used to be known as 'Hinterberger's Alley' after former Seattle Times restaurant critic, John Hinterberger. The last few years, Tom Douglas was the host. This year, it's Jason Wilson of Crush and Miller's Guild to lead the Alley. It costs $10 for admission, and that gets you a few bites - all proceeds from the Alley go to support Food Lifeline.
- The Bite Cooks! – Arrive early for The Bite Cooks!; a live cooking demonstration hosted by Thierry Rautureau of Luc and Loulay, as it's been a very popular event at the Bite in the past. You'll see chefs from around Seattle provide demos, while the Chef in the Hat provides the play-by-play. Added bonus is seeing the head-to-head competitions between two chefs for the chance to win the title of 'The Bite Cooks! Master Chef.'
- Have fun and come hungry – This should go without saying, but have a good time and be prepared to eat. Yes, there will lines and there will be crowds. But everyone is in the same boat. Wear comfortable shoes and clothes that you don't mind spilling on. Since you'll be walking a lot, you can eat more. Not to worry, you'll burn off the calories. And hey, the diet can start on Monday.


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Apple's headquarters in Cork, Ireland, via Flickr user Sigalakos.
Ireland's Deputy Prime Minister Eamon Gilmore issued a statement to broadcaster RTE on Tuesday, defending his country from accusations that it has functioned as a tax haven for Apple. The Irish government is not responsible if Apple's tax rate is too low, he said, according to Reuters.
"They are issues that arise from the taxation systems in other jurisdictions, and that is an issue that has to be addressed first of all in those jurisdictions," Gilmore said.
Apple's presence in Ireland has been scrutinized by a report from the U.S. Senate Permanent Subcommittee on Investigations, which found that subsidiaries owned by Apple were used to purposefully avoid paying billions of dollars in domestic taxes. The report alleges that Apple moved billions of dollars in profits to affiliate corporations such as Apple Operations International in Ireland,w here the effective tax rate is less than 2 percent.
For its part, Apple has argued that it pays the appropriate taxes on every product it sells within the U.S. In a testimony published on Monday, the company said its substantial amount of foreign cash, which now exceeds $100 billion, exists because the majority of the company's products are sold outside of America.
While its international tax practices face scrutiny, Apple has pushed for legislators to consider comprehensive tax reform in ways that might allow the company to return some of its $102 billion in international cash to the U.S. at a reasonable tax rate. The company has argued that the current tax code was written for the "industrial era," and that it is actually harmful to businesses in the modern "digital economy."
Of course, Apple is not the only company that has set up operations in Ireland for its favorable tax laws. Other major U.S. corporations with a presence there include Google, Microsoft, Facebook, and Amazon.
Many of those companies were also under fire last year in the U.K., when a report alleged that Apple paid ?10 million in corporate tax on estimated sales of ?6 billion. Apple and others have a presence in the town of Cork, Ireland, where the local tax rate just 12.5 percent, or about half the 24 percent corporate rate in the U.K.
One analysis of 60 large U.S. corporations conducted earlier this year by The Wall Street Journal found that together they held $166 billion in earnings offshore in 2012. Apple alone accounted for just under a sixth of the analyzed group's total, and that cash sum has only grown in the months since.


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Selected for Leadership Academy in Aging
Congratulations to Professor Randy Cottrell, Academic Program Coordinator, Public Health Studies in SHAHS, for being the recipient of the Eta Sigma Gamma Honor Award. Dr. Cottrell will receive the award on October 11th at the American School Health Association National Meeting in Myrtle Beach, S.C. The Honor Award is "presented to individuals or organizations that have made major contributions to the health education profession through service, education and/or research. It is the highest award given by Eta Sigma Gamma." Dr. Cottrell will give a 20 minute address to the membership following receipt of this prestigious award.Randy is new to UNCW this year following a long career at the University of Cincinnati. He is well known in the field of Health Education and is excited to be at UNCW to help develop our B.S. in Public Health Studies program for accreditation by the Council on Education for Public Health (CEPH).


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Be more aware about animal welfare issues.
It's important we know about the threats facing animals globally. Please visit The Happy Orca website which combines lovely gift items with helping to educate and raise awareness of animal welfare issues. The Happy Orca also contributes 10% of all profits to a selection of animal charities.


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The Snowy Owl Inn is the perfect destination for your next business function, family reunion, or intimate wedding ceremony. We have done functions as small as 10 person meetings with a coffee break and lunch to a 125 person conference with cocktail hour and banquet. We are happy to help with your itinerary and team building ideas.
Our spacious lobby atrium, with its natural wood and three-story fieldstone fireplace highlight the award winning architecture of the building. In addition we have several smaller lobbies located throughout the Inn, each with fireplaces for smaller casual meetings or break out workshops. We have three rooms for conferences and retreats and can tailor the setup to what you need. The inn provides the following for use during your conference: Podium with microphone, dvd player, wi-fi, projector, easel with flip charts and markers. Any special requests, please let us know!
To make it a full conference, you need activities! Along with your itinerary, save time for skiing in the winter and our endless list of summer activities. In addition to sharing the Valley activities, we would also like to cook for you! We have our own chef George on site and can cook anything from pizza parties to elegant plated dinners. We can plan a food package in with your stay or just join us for a casual dinner in the pub, hot breakfast in the dining room or picking up a boxed lunch from us before heading out for the day. We can cater a room cost with food package for a per person conference charge.
Rely on the expertise of our professional staff to assist you in planning corporate meetings, seminars and social gatherings. From catered banquet dinners to fully equipped function rooms, the staff are at your service to insure a successful and memorable event. All functions are tailored to meet our clients' needs.
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Sandi offers many creations from her talents in drawing and fiber arts. Wonderful framed fiber arts, marbleized scarves, and etchings, are all gorgeous gifts anytime, and especially for Mother's Day! Discover how she creates these exceptional pieces.
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Q: A few weeks ago, you wrote about a landlord who wondered whether he'd have to tell a prospective manager that the business would soon be up for sale. You seemed to say that he'd need to say something, if the applicant made it clear that he would be taking the job based on his assumption that he'd be working for this owner
I can't believe that a jury would buy that and make the owner pay when the business changed hands and the buyer let the manager go. After all, nothing remains the same forever. --Charles D.
A: Hold your nose, I'm about to explain to you how lawsuits work. It's not an altogether pretty picture, and the end result often has little to do with whether a judge or jury would ultimately find one side or the other responsible.
First, to your point about an owner needing to disclose plans to sell the business when hiring a manager. Sometimes landlords are legally required to disclose certain information, such as the presence of lead paint hazards, or the name of the property owner. These laws specify consequences (fines) for failing to comply. But the kind of disclosure we're talking about usually isn't specifically legislated.
Instead, an owner's failure to be open about his plans to sell, when he knows that information would significantly affect an applicant's decision about taking the job, might expose him to a claim of intentionally withholding important information that the applicant would have wanted to know (fraud). But not every "plan" needs to be disclosed.
At one end of the spectrum, an owner who plans to retire one day and hires a manager who doesn't ask about his long-term plans for continued ownership of the business would probably not be taking much of a risk if he failed to mention that at some point he will sell. But an owner who is an hour away from signing a sales contract when he hires an applicant who has made clear that he's taking the job in order to work for this particular owner would be taking a substantial risk in not coming clean.
Most hiring situations fall between these two extremes. And many of them, it's true, would not result in a judgment for the applicant for millions of dollars. But that's not what realistic landlords should be focusing on. Instead, they need to understand the typical way these claims unfold.
Your disappointed applicant will visit a lawyer, explain what happened, and ask if he has a case. "Well," says the lawyer, "It isn't worth taking to trial, and you're not going to collect big on this one. But there's enough here to warrant filing a lawsuit. You'll collect something (and I'll take a third of whatever we win). Do you want to proceed?"
Many people will say yes, and listen as the lawyer explains, "We'll find out if your landlord has an insurance policy that covers him for the consequences of his employment mistakes. Not telling you about his plans is probably the kind of mistake that his insurance would cover. But that policy has a deductible -- probably $25,000 to $50,000.
"That means that the landlord will pay at least the first $25,000 himself. Even if he digs in and goes all the way to trial, and wins, he'll end up paying the deductible amount in lawyers' fees and court costs. A high deductible is a lot of money for this small operator. If he's a savvy business person, he'll settle before his costs mount up. In short, he can't afford to fight, even if he thinks he's in the right."
So you see, it's not a matter of whether a judge or jury would ultimately side with the applicant. In situations like this, it's whether the claim is "colorable" (the lawyerly term for "passes the smell test"). If it is, and the plaintiff has found a hungry lawyer, the economics of insurance and litigation costs will force all but the most wealthy and righteous landlords to settle.
Smart landlords keep these realities in mind as they run their business. It's all about narrowing the opportunities for lawsuits. It may be a pain, but the fewer "colorable" claims you create, the lower the chances that you will be drawn into a nuisance lawsuit.
Janet Portman is an attorney and managing editor at Nolo. She specializes in landlord/tenant law and is co-author of "Every Landlord's Legal Guide" and "Every Tenant's Legal Guide." She can be reached at firstname.lastname@example.com.
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|Kinetic limitations on tracer partitioning in ganglia dominated source zones.
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|Quantification of the relationship between dense nonaqueous phase liquid (DNAPL) source strength, source longevity and spatial distribution is increasingly recognized as important for effective remedial design. Partitioning tracers are one tool that may permit interrogation of DNAPL architecture. Tracer data are commonly analyzed under the assumption of linear, equilibrium partitioning, although the appropriateness of these assumptions has not been fully explored. Here we focus on elucidating the nonlinear and nonequilibrium partitioning behavior of three selected alcohol tracers - 1-pentanol, 1-hexanol and 2-octanol in a series of batch and column experiments. Liquid-liquid equilibria for systems comprising water, TCE and the selected alcohol illustrate the nonlinear distribution of alcohol between the aqueous and organic phases. Complete quantification of these equilibria facilitates delineation of the limits of applicability of the linear partitioning assumption, and assessment of potential inaccuracies associated with measurement of partition coefficients at a single concentration. Column experiments were conducted under conditions of non-equilibrium to evaluate the kinetics of the reversible absorption of the selected tracers in a sandy medium containing a uniform entrapped saturation of TCE-DNAPL. Experimental tracer breakthrough data were used, in conjunction with mathematical models and batch measurements, to evaluate alternative hypotheses for observed deviations from linear equilibrium partitioning behavior. Analyses suggest that, although all tracers accumulate at the TCE-DNAPL/aqueous interface, surface accumulation does not influence transport at concentrations typically employed for tracer tests. Moreover, results reveal that the kinetics of the reversible absorption process are well described using existing mass transfer correlations originally developed to model aqueous boundary layer resistance for pure-component NAPL dissolution.
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Sen. Andy Hill's bill sets bad precedent
February 5, 2014
By Administrator
Klahanie belongs in Sammamish, that much is certain. But the way state Sen. Andy Hill and the Sammamish City Council are going about trying to make it happen just stinks.
Hill, at the urging of the council, has floated a bill in Olympia that would amount to a poison pill for Issaquah if it were to annex the area. Under the bill, Issaquah would lose a state subsidy if it annexed the area instead of Sammamish.
The poison wouldn't be fatal, since the numbers would still work out in Issaquah's favor, but it is still sickening.
The move would save the state some money, and Hill is chairman of the budget-writing committee, so there is at least a paper-thin veneer of the senator attempting to exercise fiscal prudence, but it's easily torn.
The bill is narrowly tailored so that it only applies to Issaquah's annexation of Klahanie.
If the idea is good policy, it would be good policy statewide. But this is designed so it doesn't upset folks in other parts of the state, and they'll keep out of it.
Really, everyone in Olympia should keep out of it. Which areas belong in which cities is an issue that needs to be settled closer to home: Counties, and the cities involved should be the ones making the decision, not lawmakers from other parts of the state who have likely never heard of Klahanie, and probably couldn't find it on a map.
Hill's move smacks of election-year pandering. People in Klahanie and Issaquah don't vote for him, while people in Sammamish do.
He has nothing to lose from angering those who are most impacted by the bill. Hill has worked to forge a reputation as a smart senator. He is better than this.
The Sammamish City Council has already made its case to Klahanie voters. Dirty tricks like this one should be beneath them.
Hill should withdraw the bill. Let the vote be decided on the merits of the annexation (or lack thereof) and what the people want. Meddling from Olympia in this very local issue sets a bad precedent.
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Girls Like Us: Carole King, Joni Mitchell, Carly Simon--And the Journey of a Generation
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First Sentence: One day after school, fourteen-year-old Carole Klein sat on the edge of her bed in a room wallpapered with pictures of movie stars and the singers who played Alan Freed's rock 'n' roll shows at the Brooklyn Paramount.
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"(T)his book isn't just for women who were kids when Carole King wrote the music for 'Will You Still Love Me Tomorrow?'"A sales pitch, of course, but as it turns out, not an oversell.
It's for women who just love pop music. Women who may not love music so much, but heard the songs of King, Mitchell and Simon as the soundtrack to their personal lives and struggles. The daughters of those women, who want to understand their mothers better. Fans of pop culture. And, not least, the men who love those women --- or that music.
GIRLS LIKE US can appeal to such a cross-section of readers because it's really two books in one. The first is a dishy triple biography that will keep readers awake --- and turning the pages --- late at night or on the laziest beach day. The second is a social history of the women's movement in America; it's a chronicle of a thousand crazy-quilt changes in relationships, careers and expectations."
During my childhood and early teens in the early- to mid-1970's, I remember frequently hearing Carly Simon and Carole King on the radio, and Joni Mitchell to a lesser extent; at the very least, we knew Carly's song "Anticipation" from those commercials for a very slow ketchup, and Carole's "You've Got a Friend" from youth group. And although my consciousness of the world, and what place I might have in it as I grew into an American woman, was being formed at that time, I wasn't aware of how these women were part of what was re-shaping that world. The generational "journey" that frames Girls Like Us is that of the generation just a bit before my own.
The context of social change and how it impacted women at that time, particularly the ones emerging into adulthood, gives the book substance, but the stories that it tells within that context are what make it a page-turner. Weller has done a lot of research and made good use of secondary sources in developing this parallel biography of three women who have more in common than you might have realized.
Weller does discuss each woman's particular musical career in (mostly objective) detail. Carole was barely out of high school in Brooklyn when she started out as a professional songwriter and arranger, and was a seasoned pro when, ten years later, she became a hugely successful singer-songwriter. Canadian Joni was always driven toward artistic expression, both musically and visually, and on her own terms. Carly's privileged Manhattan upbringing led to a relatively late start on her career, as it interfered with her being taken seriously. As Weller discussed the writing of various songs, quoting lyric passages here and there, I found that a lot of them were coming back to me, even if I hadn't thought of them in years.
The context is enlightening and the work is interesting, but the book is also a biography, and it's in these women's personal stories that the real fascination - and fun - is. While I didn't feel that Weller struck a gossipy tone at all, much of anyone's biography involves their relationships, and these three women definitely have had many of them in their lives. Carole was a teenage working mother, and played a maternal role with many of her friends as well - and this tendency was probably also a factor in her attraction to younger men (she's been married four times, and all except her first husband were younger). Both Carly and Joni were rarely without male companionship unless it was by their own choice, and both have been part of musical power couples at various times. Joni was the inspiration for Crosby, Stills, and Nash's song "Our House" (she and Graham Nash were living together when he wrote it), and later was James Taylor's girlfriend. James and Carole were platonic friends, but eventually Carly became his wife. The overlaps in all three women's social and artistic circles are interesting, if a little confusing. I really felt like I'd gotten to know all of them pretty well by the time the book wrapped up, and I enjoyed having the opportunity to do so.
Girls Like Us is put together well, and rarely dull reading, even if you're not a huge fan of these artists (not a big Joni fan, to be honest; I appreciate a lot of her songwriting, but never liked her much as a singer, and while her "beauty" is often mentioned in the book, I guess I just don't quite see it), although I think some familiarity with them will make it more enjoyable. It's a thick hardcover, though, so keep that in mind if you tend to carry your reading material with you.
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A perfect balance of bitter and sweet, this orange-mandarin cocktail is a go-to for many. The trick to avoid having all the booze settle to the bottom: Put the orange slice in first.
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There are plenty of hostels in the Netherlands that offer reasonably-priced and comfortable accommodation. Originally hostels catered to the young only, but not many hostels stick to this old rule. These days, hostels welcome young as well as older guests.
Hostels are especially good if you're spending a few days in a big city. Most hostels are located in city centers and are perfect as a starting point from which to explore the city.
Inexpensive Accommodation
Accommodation in a hostel is reasonably priced, as you share the bathroom with others and sleep in dormitories. Actually, you just rent a bed, often a bunk bed. Most hostels also have rooms with private facilities. Some of the hostels have kitchen facilities for guests, so you're able to cook your own meals. Many hostels also serve affordable meals.


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The eyes are one of the most precious organs visible on the body. The skin around them is the most vulnerable and fragile aspect on the outskirts of the body. It is also the first part of the body that starts to exhibit signs of aging. This skin around the eyes needs to be protected and it requires extra attention and care.
The main reason why the skin around the eyes is prone to being affected by age is because it is attached to the eyes and not composed of any fat or oil glands that normally act as a shield for protection. Never the less, one's lifestyle involving an increase in stress can cause the formation and heaviness of dark circles, puffiness, and wrinkles underneath the eyes. Some are shocked to know that women nowadays, even in their twenties, start investing in therapeutic eye creams and will even start applying them on a daily basis to prevent aging and to insure healthy skin around the eye area.
The use of eye creams are essential components needed to assist in natural regrowth of lost collagen that causes the symptoms of age. However, this is only true if the ingredients included in the eye cream work to rejuvenate DNA, thus creating new, fresh skin around the eyes, which essentially reversed the signs of aging.
The 'marquee' ingredients to look for when choosing an eye cream are Hyaluronic Acid, Haloxyl, Acai Berry, Resveratrol, Aloe Vera, GABA and Argireline. When choosing an eye cream, these are the ingredients you want to look for.
Consequently, while Matrixyl is an effective anti-wrinkle solution, it is counter-productive in an eye cream as it does not absorb into the very sensitive skin around the eyes. This leads to an undesirable white residue being left following application.
Argireline is clinically proven to reduce wrinkles around the eyes. Manufactured by Center Chem, studies have shown a wrinkle reduction of up to 50% within 30 days on wrinkles around the eyes, particularly 'crows feet'. Although very expensive, Argireline is the most important of all eye cream ingredients, as nothing on the market comes close to replicating its significant deep wrinkle reduction.
For reducing dark circles and puffiness under the eyes, the only ingredient clinically proven to eliminate this is Haloxyl. It works almost instantly upon application to reverse the pigmentation causing dark circles and at the same time effectively drains the bags under the eyes that cause the undesirable puffiness effect. Another ingredient called Eyeliss claims to have similar effects, however recent research has proven that it is largely ineffective compared to Haloxyl and does not absorb well into the sensitive skin around the eyes.
Hyaluronic Acid is an essential ultra-moisturizer that allows the skin to give off a younger, healthier look. It is also an excellent substance to prevent the loss and damage of collagen along with elastin that both play the role of holding the skin tightly together and keeping the skin firm preventing aging wrinkles.
Antioxidants like Acai Berry and Resveratrol are beneficial to the skin to help remove any dead skin cells or impurities which will exhilarate and revitalize the skin surrounding the eyes. These antioxidants also work extremely well together with Hyaluronic Acid to help in the creation of new skin cells and to ensure their proper function.
GABA works fast to keep the facial muscles tense free and relaxed. Having tensed facial muscles is habitually done all day long, leading to be one of the highest contributors to the formation of wrinkles. Furthermore, the addition of GABA is what gives an eye cream the 'instant effect' of eliminating wrinkles upon application.
Obviously consumers should search for an eye cream that contains as many of the forementioned ingredients as possible. Argireline and Haloxyl are very expensive and it is very rare to find both in an eye cream. This combination is extremely effective in reducing wrinkles around the eyes, crows feet, dark circles and puffiness.


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Registration for the 2013 B.A.A. 10K has been delayed one week. We will now open registration at 10:00 a.m. ET, on Wednesday, May 8.
This race is run at 8:00 a.m. EST on Sunday, June 23. The B.A.A. 10K is the second race in the 2013 B.A.A. Distance Medley.
The field size will be limited to 6,500 entrants.
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1920 - Ashland Start
The Boston Marathon began in Ashland, Massachusetts from 1897 through 1923 then moved to Hopkinton for the 1924 race. The course was lengthened to 26 miles, 385 yards to conform to the Olympic standard, and the starting line was moved west from Ashland to Hopkinton. Since then, the race has started in Hopkinton every year.


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CHAMPAIGN — While a first-round win at state still eluded Hononegah senior Manny Silva — and this time, in dramatic fashion — Harlem's top wrestlers rolled into the Class 3A state quarterfinals with strong showings during Thursday's preliminary action.
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CHAMPAIGN — While a first-round win at state still eluded Hononegah senior Manny Silva — and this time, in dramatic fashion — Harlem's top wrestlers rolled into the Class 3A state quarterfinals with strong showings during Thursday's preliminary action.
Silva, a four-time state qualifier, gazed up at the ceiling of Assembly Hall after he watched a 6-4 lead flip-flop into a 10-6 defeat in the final three seconds of his 138-pound match.
"I just got caught. There's nothing I can say, I just got caught," Silva said about 15 minutes after his match was over, appearing to be still dazed by the shock. "I can't take anything away from him. He went for it, and I let him have it.
"I guess now, if I get a chance, I'm going to have to regroup. It won't be easy, but if I stay alive, I have to."
Silva, like the rest of the opening-round losers at state, will have to hope his first-round opponent wins his quarterfinal match today, keeping him alive in the wrestleback brackets. If not, his career will end with a seat in the bleachers.
The same holds true for his three teammates, who fell in their first-round matches. The Huskies, who set a school record with seven state qualifiers this year, were a bit more fortunate.
Sparked by senior Zac Denny's (36-8 at 113) double-overtime victory, six of Harlem's qualifiers kept their title hopes alive Thursday. Kailor Hecox's (35-6 at 220) 5-4 win at 220 and Sean Jones' (37-8 at 170) 8-4 at 170 were the closest of them all — besides Denny's come-from-behind conquest.
"Wow that was close. This one really makes me realize that you never give up. You can always pull it out if you want it bad enough," said Denny, who used a tricky spinning escape with fewer than 10 seconds left in the final OT period to lock up the 3-2 victory.
"This whole team knows how to go out and win the big ones. Now we have to keep doing it, and really prove that to everyone."
Class 2A
Boylan's R.J. Johnson (31-4 at 160) had his first-round opponent on his back four seconds into his match, and he went on to the 8-3 victory to gain some confidence headed into today's quarterfinals.
"I started off good, and that's what I wanted. You have to have those early on to build that confidence up," Johnson said. "I keep that goal of winning it all in the back of my mind the whole way. It's there. I can feel it."
Teammates Sean Barelli (35-7 at 106) and Alex Butler (37-8 at 126) also advanced straight through to today's quarters, as did Belvidere North's entrants, Ricardo Roman (34-9 at 113) and Erik Nord (27-3 at 126).
Page 2 of 2 - Roman trailed 5-3 before flipping his foe and sticking him to the mat with four seconds remaining.
"I slipped in a Cisco, and boy did that save me," Roman said of his new favorite maneuver. "I always get caught in that situation, but not this time. That kind of win should help motivate me when I get back here tomorrow. I'll be ready."
The 2A and 3A quarterfinals kick off at 8:30 a.m.; the wrestleback openers are to begin at 1 p.m.
Freeport's two qualifiers need a win by their first-round victors in the quarterfinals to stay alive, as does Belvidere's Christian Arias (33-16 at 106).
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The mare I bought back in April is now back to her normal weight, we are still working with digestive issues but at least she has her weight back. This is the last update I am doing seem how she is finished, I thank everyone on this forum that supported my efforts and also gave me the idea of rescueing. Lena has defintely changed my focus on buying instead of breeding. I saved a life, I think that is better then bringing in a life. I've raised a foal before, its not nearly as rewarding as watching the pounds stack up on a very skinny horse.
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Currently registered students, after the initial semester of study, will receive priority registration passes in their Brookdale student email account. The initial days of each registration period are reserved for these returning students, to ensure their access to the courses they require to complete their degree programs. On your priority pass is a time and a date: you may register at that time and date or thereafter. Students are urged to take advantage of priority passes since courses fill up quickly and lines become lengthy later in the registration period. (Provisional students will not receive a priority registration pass.)
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All other students may register on or after the first day of open registration listed in the current term's Important Date information. Students with credits from other institutions, or who have relevant field experience, may be required to provide transcripts or meet with Brookdale faculty to determine eligibility to take particular courses.


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Boys Golf
The Jim Pearson Invitational was postponed a day from Thursday because of morning showers.
Today at Millwood Golf and Racquet Club, some of Springfield's best golfers will go at it.
Jordon Williams of Central last year and Trevor Sturges of Kickapoo in 2011 both won the event by shooting 79s.
Rogersville, Parkview and Mountain Home (Ark.) will meet for three baseball games, as teams continue to take advantage of "bonus days."
Adjustments in the statewide scheduling rules for high school baseball this spring have made it popular for programs to play Saturday afternoon series.
On Saturday, Parkview is the host and will play Rogersville at 11 a.m. and Mountain Home (Ark.) at 4 p.m. In between the games, Rogersville will play Mountain Home.
Track and Field
The Aldo Sebben Missouri State University Relays is back for its 91st year.
The relays are the oldest high school-only invitational in the United States, and hosts some of the largest high school fields in the Midwest, according to event organizers.
The meet begins at 10 a.m. at Plaster Sports Complex on the campus of Missouri State University.
Boys golf
The Central Ozark Conference championships will be decided at Branson's Pointe Royale Golf Course.
Nick Jeter won the individual title last year, and his Nixa team earned the league championship.
Many of the top Eagles from last year are gone, though, creating a wide-open race for the title.
Girls soccer
Ozark Conference and city rivals Kickapoo and Parkview will meet at JFK Stadium.
The Vikings have gotten a nice boost this season from sophomore Tyra Moore, who came out for soccer this spring after a nice season for the basketball team in the winter.
She scored three goals last week, including an overtime game-winner against Catholic in the semifinal of the Kickapoo Chiefs Soccer Shootout.


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GE Dropped Planned Investments at Bloomington Factory
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BLOOMINGTON, Ind. (AP) _ A GE spokeswoman says a $161 million investment announced three years ago was never made at a southern Indiana refrigerator factory where 160 jobs are now being cut.
The company says it had to drop the investment plan for the Bloomington factory because a drop in consumer demand for the side-by-side refrigerators made there. Company spokeswoman Kim Freeman tells The Herald-Times that GE had every intention of making the investment but couldn't ignore the change in demand.
GE's 2010 plans included making the Bloomington plant into a ``center of excellence'' for side-by-side refrigerator manufacturing and adding 200 workers.
The company said last week it would cut nearly one-third of the factory's jobs, leaving it with about 360 employees.


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Orca Ears Inspire Researchers To Build Pea-Sized Underwater Microphones
If you want to make the best equipment to listen to underwater sounds, where should you look? Most people would point you to the sales department of a high-end audio company, but a group of Stanford researchers are looking to Orca whales for their inspiration. »


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James B. McKean (1821-1879)
James Bedell McKean was a U.S. representative from New York (1859-1863). In 1861 when the Civil War broke out he organized the 77th New York Volunteer Infantry and served as its colonel. McKean was the first Senior Vice Commander-in-Chief of the Grand Army of the Republic. McKean was also a lawyer and judge. He was appointed chief justice of the supreme court of Utah territory by President Grant (1870-1875). While there he ordered the arrest of Brigham Young and other leaders of the Mormon church on charges of polygamy.
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Phillip Boykin with Audra McDonald in a scene from 'Porgy and Bess.''
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For the past five years, writer-directors Stephen Kantrowitz and Jodi Chekofsky have been staging musical revues to benefit the Bickford Theatre at the Morris Museum. These shows typically raise amounts in the tens of thousands of dollars.
But this year, Kantrowitz and Chekofsky have another number in mind: 100.
The Morris Museum opened in 1913 and is now celebrating its centennial year. So Kantrowitz and Chekofsky decided to turn their annual fundraiser into a celebration of 100 years of the Great White Way. ...


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The Scotch & Sherlock Holmes Style Bookshelf
From Tania Simpkins on November 30, 2009 in Home Additions
Yes… yes… yessssss. Some of our more recent posts have my pulse quickening.
This stylized cutout bookshelf is so appealing because it evokes a traditional library piece, bespeaking leather-bound tomes, Sherlock Holmes and mayhaps a snifter of scotch. But since most of us have long ago hung up our smoking jackets, designer Jaren Goh's twist on the Baroque gets high marks for a modern reading space. Offered by Singapore-based Munkii, it's a little bit grandiose, a little bit casual, and completely covetable.
Built from 100 percent eco-responsible Medium-Density Fiberboard. Dressed in lurid, piano white finish with matte liver red interiors.


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Police say a Dillsburg man used a propane torch to burn a woman's arm during an assault on Wednesday.
Kevin Eugene Crum, 28, of the first block of South Second Street, is free on $7,500 bail after he was charged with simple assault and harassment, according to court records.
The charges stem from the alleged assault, during which Crum burned the woman's arm with the propane torch, at his house, according to Carroll Township Police.
Crum was arrested and taken to the county's central booking unit. The woman refused medical treatment, police said.
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On October 5th, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) released a final rule identifying an updated list of biological agents and toxins that have the potential to pose a severe threat to public health and safety. In accordance with the Public Health Security and Bioterrorism Preparedness and Response Act of 2002, the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) must review and republish the list every two years. As a result of the most recent review, HHS/CDC have added three select agents and toxins to the list (Chapare virus, Lujo virus, and SARS-associated coronavirus) and deleted twelve others (Cercopithecine Herpesvirus 1, Clostridium perfringens epsilon toxin, Coccidioides posadasii/Coccidioides immitis, South American type ofEastern Equine Encephalitis virus, Flexal virus, West African clade of Monkeypox virus, Rickettsia rickettsii, the non-short, paralytic alpha conotoxins containing the following amino acid sequence: X1CCX2PACGX3X4X5X6CX7, Shigatoxins, Shiga-like ribosome inactivating proteins, non-A, non-B, non-C, non-D, and non-E subtypes of Staphyloccal Enterotoxins, and the Central European subtype of Tick-borne encephalitis complex viruses). The entire revised list can be viewed on the National Select Agent Registry website.
HHS/CDC has also, in accordance with Executive Order 13546, "Optimizing the Security of Biological Select Agents and Toxins in the United States," designated a list of "Tier 1" select agents and toxins. These select agents and toxins present the greatest risk of deliberate misuse with the most significant potential for mass casualties or devastating effects to the economy, critical infrastructure, or public confidence. The Tier 1 select agents and toxins are: Ebola virus, Francisella tularensis, Marburg virus, Variola major virus, Variola minor virus, Yersinia pestis, Botulinum neurotoxin, Botulinum neurotoxin producing species of Clostridium, Bacillus anthracis, Burkholderia mallei, and Burkholderia pseudomallei. With the creation of the tiered list, HHS/CDC also established new security requirements for entities possessing Tier 1 agents, such as requiring pre-access assessments and on-going monitoring of personnel with access to Tier 1 agents and toxins, and they have clarified regulatory language concerning security, training, biosafety, and incident response.
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Convenience voting
is voter suppression
According to Mayor Miyagishima "convenience voting" is the new thing! There will be 12 voting places around the city for people to cast their ballots this year.
I spoke with him about it and he said so many people voted early or absentee that convenience voting was the natural progression. In fact, less than 20 percent voted early or absentee while 80 percent voted in their neighborhood voting places on Election Day. So why were we turning our back on our traditional way of voting?
The three City Council races are in Districts 3, 5 and 6. Five of the 12 polling locations are outside these districts. There are four polling places in District 6, two in District 3 and one in District 5.
Why is there just one polling place in District 5, the largest City Council district? It will be in the far west corner of the seven-mile long district, right in the gerrymandered neighborhood of the incumbent, Gill Sorg. How convenient.
Take away the neighborhood polling places and force voters to drive miles to cast their ballots and the 80 percent that vote on Election Day will not turn out and we are guaranteed to have the same politicians in office for another four years. This certainly gives the impression of voter suppression or election corruption.
We should be celebrating an election, promoting it, encouraging the voters to get out and vote. Unfortunately, the city does nothing to promote an election, doesn't offer equal voting opportunities in each district and makes it harder to find a place to vote.
The mayor and City Council should be embarrassed about this and reinstate balance and the traditional polling places and bring justice back into the election process. You decide if it is voter suppression or corruption.
David Roewe Las Cruces
How the shutdown
impacts my family
Representative Pearce
Senator Heinrich
Senator Udall
As your constituent I want you to know how the federal shutdown affects me as an individual, and how it affects my family. Veterans' benefits are important to me, and I want to tell you my story.
Very simply stated, I am a 72-year-old federal civilian and military retiree. I also am 100 percent VA combat related disabled.
Now that you have furloughed my son-in-law who is a federal civilian employee at White Sands Missile Range, he receives no pay, he and daughter have five lovely children ... guess who is now on tap to help support this lovely family? Let's stop the bovine fecal matter antics and get on with our lives. Give son-in-law his job and pay back!
Slight change of subject: Why is the federal government trying to shut down historical sites, such as Mount Vernon, which are not funded by federal dollars? Why has the federal government now fenced off monuments on the mall which have no admission fees? The only federal expenses might have been mowing the grass and picking up trash ... many more dollars spent to erect the fences! Obama is ridiculous! Impeach him!
Thank you for reading my story. Please advise me what actions you plan to take end this shutdown, so that veterans' benefits will be protected.
Charles Revie Las Cruces
Time for Pearce
to pass clean budget
I get Steve Pearce's point. He is opposed to the Affordable Care Act. He has voted to repeal it over 40 times and has shut down the government in an effort to delay its implementation.
Now it is time for him to get over it and move on. Pass a clean budget. Raise the debt limit. Then, if he has an idea how to amend and improve the Affordable Care Act, he can go ahead.
In the meantime, he needs to do the job he was elected to do: govern. The shutdown is hurting people in the 2nd Congressional District. He needs to show some compassion. It is time for him to work for the welfare of his constituents instead of doggedly trying to make political points in Washington.
David Brink Silver City
NM sex offender
laws need changing
How would you feel if you suddenly discovered that a registered child sex offender was living in your neighborhood, and near a school? After contacting multiple agencies about this, how would you feel if you discovered that it was perfectly legal? It is happening to me.
In New Mexico, a child sex rapist can occupy a home with kids present, near a school, unless he/she is on probation. As a clinical social worker who has worked in multiple states where this certainly can't happen, I was astonished to discover that it's legal here. New Mexico recently closed the loophole that allowed sex offenders who moved here to not register at all, but this loophole is far more serious. If you are as concerned as I am, please contact your representatives and make your voice heard. You might also go online to the sex offender watchdog sites, and find out who is living near you. You might be very unpleasantly surprised.
Lynn Faulkner, MSW Columbus


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Has anyone found anything about those two?
I can't seem to find any further details or quests on her though.
There seems to be a rumour about Rune that he'll be a quest giver in the DLC. I hope Sapphire gets fleshed out a bit too, especially given the note you find at the end of the Thieves Guild quest line...
Le gasp! Now i def want to know more, I am currently trying to return the key to the um place. lol


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As the Fourth High Level Forum on Aid Effectiveness in Busan, South Korea, commences, Rwanda has a chance to convey its way of doing business in an ever-changing aid architecture. The meeting centres on the Paris Declaration, a tool for donors and developing countries to hold each other to account. Continue Reading


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Friday 18 February 2011
'Last year Madame Tussauds London asked guests which heart-throb leading man they would most like to set their pulses racing in the attraction this Valentine's Day. Fast forward to Valentine's Day 2011 and the top attraction made their wishes come true with a brand new wax figure of the man who topped the hot list – veteran A-list action star Bruce Willis.
"We continually poll our guests for their views on who they want to see in the attraction," explains PR manager, Liz Edwards. "Last year we introduced a number of sexy ladies – Helen Mirren, Cheryl Cole and Lady Gaga – and we knew we wanted to redress the balance this year. So, we asked the public which heat-throb actor, guilty pleasures included, they would like to see here this Valentine's Day and Bruce Willis was the people's choice!"
Willis beat off competition from younger rivals including Jake Gyllenhaal and Jude Law. The pecking order of the list of ten was:
1) Bruce Willis, 2) Colin Firth, 3) Jake Gyllenhaal, 4) Ryan Reynolds, 5) Jude Law, 6) Owen Wilson, 7) Matt Damon, 8) Denzil Washington, 9) Ben Stiller, 10) David Hasselhoff
So if you fancy letting yourself loose with Bruce, we suggest you make your way to Madame Tussauds for some action at London's top attraction!
(* Guests were asked to select from a list of ten a leading man NOT currently featured in Madame Tussauds London)
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In celebration of our favorite feasting holiday, we revisit ten courses of our best expedition cooking images from around the globe.
Kyle Miller became the first to shred the highest rideable lines on all ten of the Washington Nines, 9,000-foot, non-volcanic peaks.
The First Ascent alpine team traveled to Antarctica in 2011 to repeat the historic Eddie Bauer-outfitted first ascent of Mt. Vinson.
A recap of Chris Korbulic and Ben Stookesberry's run of the Impossible Gorge on the Marble Fork of the Kaweah deep in Sequoia National Park.
Ben Stookesberry and Chris Korbulic's journey deep into the Torngat Mountains of Labrador for a descent of the 18 waterfalls of the Nachvak.
Big-wall climber Mason Earle heads to the towering basalt pillars of Ua Pou in French Polynesia with little beta, no guidebook and a machete.
Reggie Crist and Chris Coulter's dramatic 2011 first descent of Bell Ringer highlights an epic spring season for the FA team in Haines, Alaska.