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Gov. Terry Branstad says he believes he made the right decision three years ago in selecting Charles Palmer to lead the Iowa Department of Human Services.
Palmer was Branstads head of DHS from 1989 to 1999 during Branstads first stint as governor, and he was reappointed to the post in early 2011 after Branstad took office again. Palmers oversight of the Iowa Juvenile Home and the Clarinda Mental Health Institute has come under scrutiny in recent months.
Hes got a lot of institutions and a lot of programs to oversee, Branstad said Tuesday in a meeting with Des Moines Register editors and reporters. So I want to be careful about not just doing some knee-jerk reaction in response to some instances. But by the same token, I do want to hold the agency accountable.
Asked if he still feels Palmer is the right leader to head DHS, Branstad said, I did when I came back as governor.
Although the DHS central office received monthly reports on the juvenile homes use of concrete-block isolation cells, Palmer has said he was unaware that for the past 17 years some youths were being kept in those cells for weeks and months at a time, in violation of DHS policy, state law and, in some cases, court orders.
When the Register first made public that practice last July, Palmer defended it, saying employees at the home were doing what they felt they needed to do to keep kids safe with the resources and the knowledge base that they had.
Branstad said Tuesday that Palmer has two qualities he looks for in a DHS director: fiscal discipline and empathy for the Iowans who rely on DHS.
In 1997, when Palmer was heading the agency, Chris Campbell, 13, died at the juvenile home while being physically restrained by workers inside an isolation cell. State investigators faulted DHS for numerous actions surrounding the incident, and Palmer was later deposed by attorneys in a wrongful-death lawsuit against the state.
But last summer, when asked about Campbells death, Palmer said, I dont recall that there was a death.
On Tuesday, the Register asked Branstad about Palmers statement.
I dont have an explanation for that, except to say that it happened a long time ago, Branstad said. But I will tell you, I dont care who is the director of that department, youre always going to have some of these types of things happen.
Recently, the family of Richard Meredith has complained that Palmer and others kept them in the dark about the cause of the 82-year-old mans death last year at the Clarinda institute.
Theres no excuse for that, as far as Im concerned, Branstad said. They should have been told the truth from the very beginning. The agency should have been direct and forthright in informing the family.
State records indicate Meredith, who was diagnosed with swallowing problems, was given a peanut butter sandwich to eat, despite a physician-ordered diet of pureed food. He choked on the sandwich and subsequently died.
The governor said Tuesday that he intended to talk to Palmer about what the DHS director knew of the case and why the family wasnt told the whole truth.
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Thank you very much, Bruce.
My concern is that: wouldnt that threaded instrument connection make the line threaded one?
How should we explain the case?
Hope you understand my query.
> Amjad - Normally a reference to threaded connections
> for instrumentation
> in a piping spec is in reference to pressure sensing
> instruments (
> including flow instruments) - which ape provided
> with male npt
> connections. The piping system will include a "root
> valve" which will have
> a connection per piping spec ( socket welded for
> example) on one side & a
> female threaded connection on the other side where
> direct mounting of a
> threaded instrument or the installation of a
> threaded tubing adaptor which
> will connect to a remote mounted instrument is
> possible. Take a look at
> your instrumentation department's standard
> installation details - normally
> a reference is made to differentiate between the
> piping & instrumentation
> disciplines -
> Is this your case?
> Bruce R. Raymond
> Senior Design Supervisor
> Fluor
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WICHITA, Kan. -- More than $59 million ($59,555,103) in assistance has been approved to date by the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) and the U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA) as they continue to assist the state of Kansas and the Kansas Division of Emergency Management (KDEM) in the recovery from the severe storms, tornadoes and flooding from May 4 to June 1.
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Applicants applying for SBA assistance can obtain information by calling, toll-free (800) 659-2955. Those with special speech or hearing needs can call, toll-free, (800) 877-8339. ?Applicants also can visit the SBA Web site at www.sba.gov/services/disasterassistance.
FEMA Public Assistance (PA) grants are available in 40 counties to reimburse state and local governments and some private non-profit organizations for eligible costs including emergency protective measures, debris removal and repair or replacement of damaged public facilities and infrastructure.
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Get Yourself on a Bike
Where to Get One
The NYU Bike Share provides free bike rentals to students, faculty, and staff who attend one of our regularly scheduled safety training workshops. If you don't already have your own bicycle at NYU, you have several great options for getting yourself on a bike.
Buy One at a Bike Shop
If you want to buy your own bike, NYC has dozens of great bike shops. A few gems in the NYU area include:
- Recycle A Bicycle: The retail side of a terrific city-wide cycling non-profit on Avenue C. They specialize in refurbishing used bicycles and selling them at affordable prices. Proceeds support youth programs throughout the city.
- NYC Velo: A high end independent bike shop on 2nd Ave with an exceptionally knowledgeable staff. They carry a variety of new bikes and accessories from top manufacturers. A great spot for hard to find premium bike brands.
- Bicycle Habitat: This Soho institution carries an impressive stock of new bikes and accessories. Prices for new bikes tend to be about average for the NYC area and the staff are true experts.
- The HUB Station: Located in the west village (not far from NYU's Greenwich Hotel), this unique bike shop specializes in stylish and simple European style commuter and cargo bikes as well as used British and American cruisers. Prices range by bike but you can often get a great deal here.
Buy One Online
Many NYU cyclists also have good luck buying bikes from online marketplaces such a Craigslist. This is a great way to get a good deal on a used bike but you have to be a bit more careful. Here are a few tips for buying used bikes off the Internet:
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Area: 255.32 km2
Location: 37o 35'41.42" N - 26o 09'30.88" E
Distance from Pireus/Mykonos/Samos 140 nm/54 nm/20 nm
Coastline length: 160 km
Population: 8,312
Island capital and its population: Agios Kirikos (1,879)
Administrative structure: Region of North Aegean, Prefecture of Samos, Province of Ikaria. Administratively Ikaria is divided into three municipalities, the Municipality of Agios Kirykos which is the capital and the south port of the island, the Municipality of Evdilos where is the north port is located, and the municipality of Rahes which is in the central-west part of the island .
Local newspapers: Nea Ikaria
Local radio stations: Radio Ikaria (87.6 FM)
Natural monuments: Randis' forest, "Katafygi" cave, Halaris' cave, Sacred Cave, "Drakospilo" Cave, "Tou Foutra to Raos". The area around Drakanon, the area of Atheras or Pramnos and the area of the Halaris river have been included in the European network "NATURA 2000". The island has been declared an Important Bird Area. Conservation and Research is actively carried out by Randis' forestArchipelagos
Cultural Clubs: Ikaria Cultural Association "Artemis Tavropolos", Association of Youth of Ikaria, Association of Youth of Agios Kirikos, Association for the Protection of the Environment of Ikaria, Association for the Protection of the Environment of Agios Kirikos, Ikaria Cine Club, Kambos Cultural Association
Festivals & Holidays: Festival "Ikaros" for the Dialogue between Cultures at various locations around the island in the summer.
Music Festival of Youth of Agios Kirikos in August.
Ikarian Panagiria (Saints' Day Feasts)
Sport events: "Panikarioi" Athletic Games, Annual summer beach volley tournament at Messakti Beach, Annual Ikaros International Chess Tournament
Sport clubs: Sport Club "Pramnos", Sport Club "Ikaros", Messaria Sport Club, Sport Club "Diagoras", Ikaria Nautical Club, Ikaria Chess Club "Ioannis Tzelepis", Ikaria Sport Club
1. Anthropo-Geography
Ikaria lies in the east Aegean, within the complex of the East Sporades, between Samos, which lies 10 nautical miles to the NW, and
Mykonos, which lies 26 miles to the E. Ikaria is 56 miles south of Chios and 143 miles from Piraeus harbour. It is one of the bigger
islands of the eastern Aegean; its coastline extends in 102 miles (160 kilometres) and the whole island covers 255 square miles (660
square kilometres). It has an elongated shape with a perimeter of 50 miles. It stretches from NE to SE and it is almost entirely
covered by the mountain Atheras (ancient Pramnos), with its highest peak being Melissa (1040 meters). This mountain ridge crossing
the whole length of the island ends up in steep slopes towards the south, while towards the north it creates the only plain areas at
Kambos and Faros. The island has the form of an overturned ship, as the 15th-century traveller Buondelmondi properly observed.
Geologically Ikaria is exclusively comprised of crystalloid schist metamorphic rocks (i.e. gneiss with mica schist, marbles and
sipolines). It is believed that these rocks are of pre-Devonian age and that the island belongs to the nucleus of the Lydian-Carian
crystalline core, connecting, along with Samos, this mass with the Cyclades (or the South Aegean). On the island in general and more
specifically in the area of Agios Kirikos iron ores have been located, which were exploited in earlier times.
Ikaria is noted for its steep geographical relief of mountainous character and many ravines, plateaus and basins, which played a major
role in the development of human activities. The coastline presents a small horizontal division with very few gulfs, whereas it offers no
great anchorages and natural harbours. The most important open gulfs are the ones at Agriomelissa and Ayios Nikolaos to the south
near cape Papas. The climate is considered to be mild. Regularly a lot of rainfall occurs in the winter period, favouring the
development of rich vegetation. Ikaria is one of more green and rich in water islands of the Archipelago. In older times there were
extended forests. Due to the destructive fires the island is covered mainly by bushes today.
As it lies between Mykonos and Samos, Ikaria has common attributes with the Cyclades, as well with the islands of the East Aegean. It has though some unique characteristics too. Ikariafs wider area, along with Fournoi islands has been incorporated in Natura 2000 network for the preservation of natural environments, due to its great biophysical diversity.
The island belongs to the periphery of the north-eastern Aegean and to Samos prefecture. Ikaria County is the second smaller in the
prefecture. It comprises of Ikaria Island and Fournoi insular complex. Out of the 12 villages of the county 11 are mountainous and
only one, Evdilos in northern Ikaria, is semi-mountainous.
2. Name and Mythology
The island is called Nikaria by its inhabitants. In antiquity it was called Makris or Doliche, due to its elongated form. It is also referred
as Ichthyosesa, due to the rich fish populations in the Ikarian Sea and, like other islands, Anemoessa, due to the strong winds blowing
there. The name Ikaros and Ikaria was given later and it is related to the famous myth of Icarus. Some believe that the name is of
Phoenician origin, but, as the geographers of antiquity had already noted, Ikariafs name is connected to the myth of Icarus and this
remains the most plausible theory.
According to the mythological tradition Icarus, ignoring his fatherfs, Daedalus, advice, after escaping their imprisonment in Crete, flew
very high, resulting in melting his wax feathers, falling and drawing in the sea somewhere off Doliche. His father buried his body on the
nearest island that was, according to tradition, named Ikaria, to commemorate the daring youngster.
3. History
3.1. Prehistory and Antiquity
Notwithstanding its great size, rich subsoil and natural resources, Ikaria, due to its lack of natural harbours and its geographical isolation, has few mentions in historical texts.
Concerning prehistoric times there are few sources information about Ikaria. Some Neolithic finds have been located in various sites in Kambos area, dated around 7000 BC and related to Pre-Hellenic populations, commonly referred as Pelasgoi. During excavations at Gladero, in the Ayios Kyrikos area, round foundations of buildings interpreted as part of a Neolithic settlement have been discovered. It is worth also noting the multitude of Neolithic finds, mainly tools, from different sites of the island. The great number of stone axes available to us today is due to the habit Ikarians had during recent years to collect these objects, so-called astropelekia (thunderbolts) because they thought they were made from thunders. They were considered talismans against thunders and kept in domestic shrines.
There is also archaeological evidence for the habitation of the island during Geometric times. Near the Katafygi acropolis (Ayios
Kirikos area) tombs dated in this period have been found. According to Strabo, Ikariafs inhabitants came from Miletus in Ionia and
apparently first settled the area of nowadays Kambos, known as Oenoe in antiquity. Indeed, in the site of Nas finds of gorientalizing
potteryh (7th century BC) have been located.
During the Persian Wars Ikaria was subdued by the Persians. Then it became one of the first allies of Athens in the First Athenian
Alliance. In Athensf taxation catalogues Oenoe and Thermes are mentioned as paying the alliance tax and having one vote, whereas
Drapanon and Tauropolion were allies with no tax contribution. After the Peloponnesian War, in the years 405-394, the island
received commissioners and came under the control of Sparta. During the 4th century BC the cities of the island formed a
confederacy, the gkoinonh (common) of the Ikarian cities, under the name of Ikaria. Around the middle of the 4th century BC lived
Eparhides, who was born in Ikaria and, as we learn from indirect information, wrote the history of the island. During Hellenistic times
and in the background of the struggles between the successors of Alexander the Great, Ikaria was successively conquered by
Ptolemy I, Demetrius Poliorketes, Antioch, the kingdom of Pergamon, until, finally, it was incorporated in the Roman Empire in 133
BC. Sources mention that in the 1st century BC the island was desolated and that Samians used it as their best grazing grounds.
Excavations have added a lot in our knowledge of Ikariafs history. Ancient Oenoe has been identified with the ruins of the ancient city
discovered near Kambos. Many fragments of ancient sculptures and inscriptions are still incorporated into the walls of later edifices.
On Ayia Eirini hill relics of a fortification wall have been discovered. In the same area, as well as at Raches, cemeteries of the 5th-4th
century BC have been located on the coast. The research of the inscriptions verified the cult of Artemis Tauropolos, a goddess of
oriental origin, on the island, especially in Nas. Near Katafygio village there is an important acropolis, whereas the nearby Early
Classical cemetery has been excavated too.
3.2. From the Byzantine period to Modern times
During the Byzantine period and later Latin rule, as well as during modern times until almost the 18th century, indirect information and
sources about Ikaria are scarce. The islandfs history is mainly related to the general history in the area. The fortunes of Ikaria seem to
have been common with those of nearby Samos and equally those of Chios.
The ruins still visible near Oenoe document that the central settlement of the era was there, with a continuous habitation throughout the
Byzantine period and mentioned by its ancient name Doliche. Apart form the so-called gPalacesh near Kambos, some churches are
still preserved from Byzantine times, such as Ayia Eirini, a cross-in-square temple of the 9th-10th century, erected over an early
Christian church. Ikaria followed the fate of the rest of the islands in the area administratively as well as historically in general. Most
probably it was used as a lair for the Saracen pirates. Sources mention massive resettlements on the coasts of Asia Minor.
Earthquakes (4th-8th centuries) and the Arab raids during the 8th-11th century made things even worst. During the 11th century the
Byzantine fleet was no longer capable of offering adequate protection. The islands organized the defence against the pirates by their
own. Castles like the ones of Meliopos (Palaiokastro), Kafalino (over Mavrato) and the legendary castle of Koskinas in Kosoikia are
built in that time. In the same period the decay of the coastal sites begins, whereas mountain settlements develop, like the ones of
Arethousa (Byzantine ruins are preserved there).
After the conquest of Constantinople by the Crusaders in 1204 the island became a part of the domains of the Latin empire of
Constantinople until 1255, when the Byzantine Empire of Nice re-established its authority in the area under Ioannes Vatatzes. After
the Byzantines recaptured Constantinople in 1261 Ikaria remained under the same regime until the early 14th century: in 1304, along
with Samos and Chios it came into the hands of the Genoese house of Zachaias. During a short period in 1329-1346 the island came
again under Byzantine rule but the Genoese re-established their dominion again after that. Under the pressure of the pirates Genoa
limited her activities in the area and was confined mainly in Chios, granting control of Ikaria to the family of Arangio, who ruled the
island as counts from 1346 until 1481. With the exception of the Spanish traveller Ruy de Clavijo who, in 1403, reported that the
island was governed by a woman from the house of the Arangio, we have almost no information on this period. In 1481 the Genoese
abandoned the island under the pressure of the Ottoman advance and Ikaria came under the control of the Knights Hospitallers of
Rhodes until 1522, when Rhodes and all of the formersf domains were subdued by the Ottoman admiral Barbarossa. For the next
four centuries, until 1912, Ikaria was under the political control of the Ottoman Empire, with a short gap of two years (1694-5)
when, along with Chios, was conquered by the Venetians.
During the long period (150 years in total) the Genoese and the Hospitallers ruled Ikaria, they left no visible testimonies of their presence. Neither at Kambos, nor Kosnikas is there any finds connected to the Frankish rule.
In the early 16th century a long period of gobscurityh is estimated to have begun for the Ikarians. The population withdrew to the
mountains dwelling in the hidden, anti-piratical settlements. The little information of the western travellers notes the absence of
organized settlements and the poverty of the inhabitants. It is speculated that the Ikarians had managed to organize and maintain a
peculiar system of self-government with elected representatives. The indigenous population remained nominally free until 1567, when
they declared their obedience to the Ottoman sultan Selim II, who settled the annual tax in the sum of 525 scudi (15.700 piasters)
and ceded autonomy and self-government to the inhabitants.
Few documents survive from the 18th century, out of which it is very difficult for someone to get an idea of the situation on the island. In the eve of the Revolution of 1821 in Ikaria a nucleus of the Filiki Etaireia (Friendly Society) was founded. Since 1835 it became a part of the special province of Tetranesos along with Patmos, Leros and Kalymnos.
On 17th July 1912 a rebellion broke out. The representatives of the Ottoman administration left the island and the gFree Ikarian
Stateh was established with Evdilos as its capital. On 4th November the Greek fleet arrived on the island. The islandfs liberation and
its unification with Greece were ratified by the Bucharest Treaty in 1913.
During World War II the island was successively conquered by the Italians and the Germans, while an important partisan movement was organized also. It was a period of great poverty and many people died of starvation. During the Civil War it was used as a place of exile for the democrats and member of the left. Approximately 13.000 people were exiled on the gRed Islandh or the gRed Rockh. This regime was abolished only in 1950 by the government of N. Plasteras. Reconstruction works began in the 1960s.
In the 20th century there was a great flow of immigrants from Ikaria to America and Attica. Many of them distinguished themselves in
their new homes and contributed a lot to the development of their island.
4. Traditional architecture
Concerning the dwelling environment and popular architecture Ikaria is indeed peculiar and even unique in the whole Aegean.
Settlements on the island are scattered, non-densely built and disproportionately extended in analogy to their population. Usually in
the islands and on the mountains regions settlements are densely built and their cultivated lands are generally outside their limits.
Things in Ikaria are totally different. Houses, or gspitokathismatah (house-seats) as they are usually called, are built inside their
cultivated lands, so villages become a complex of farms. Furthermore, there is no urban centre on the island, no gchorah, as its most
usual insular form.
This peculiarity is due to the fact that the defence of the island was based not on the gathering of houses and their fortification but on their camouflage and hiding, the two rules of the construction of houses and the development of the settlements.
By studying the evolution of the typology of the Ikarian house we actually study the inhabitantsf course in history especially after the
Byzantine period and until the early 20th century.
4.2. House types
Concerning the form of the houses and the development of the settlements three big categories representing the period of gobscurityh,
the 19th and the first half of the 20th century respectively can be distinguished.
The first and totally original type of house is the kamares (vaults), built inside rocks or louroi (huge granite rocks). Because of the
geomorphology of the island they were developed on the west part of Ikaria with the settlements at Ellinika (Mavri), at Karkinari
area, Vrakades and others being the most characteristic ones. Almost the whole village consists of such kamares. The locals call
these dwellings theoktista or katoikitiria. Kamares and louroi can be seen at Magganites and Pezi. Some kamares still preserve
the name of gerodokamara, originating from the tradition of the harsh years of gobscurityh for the old people (geroi) to withdraw in
these places in order to leave precious living space for the younger.
The chyto is a kind of a one-room house of small dimensions. It was the most common type of dwelling until the early 19th century,
remaining in use in a smaller scale and with minor variations until the 20th century. It is one of the so-called anti-piratical houses and it
formed the nucleus of the defence. As times went by it evolved, acquiring various additions. Anti-piratical houses had a wall built,
something like a bench, in front of their entrance leading to the chostokeli (semi-subterranean space mainly in eastern Ikaria) or
kryfokelia (away from the house and under the yard walls, mainly in the western parts). The houses at Raches, Feido, Kamba,
Koumaro south of Pezi are characteristic of this type.
As time went by and dangers became rare these hideouts were used as auxiliary rooms.
In the beginning of the 19th century there was no longer any danger from piracy. This change is marked by the appearance of new
types of complex dwellings and the parallel condensation of the settlements and new space organization. Ikariafs society started
presenting the first openings. A new kind of dwelling appeared .the two-room, two-storey house with the name pyrgos or pyrgami,
with a second floor used as a guesthouse. According to the tradition around the late 18th century Ikaria was settled by people from
Mani and, since pyrgoi, as well as the new settlements have common attributes to similar houses in Mani, it is believed that the new
inhabitants introduced this architecture.
Successively the pyrgos was combined with the chyto, creating various types of mixed two-storey or more complex dwellings. The
upper floors (doma), however, were to house the guests, whereas the ikarian family continued to live in the housefs nucleus, the
chyto altogether.
Until 1930 the Ikarians avoided living in coastal settlements following their traditional way of life on the mountainous sites. The change
only came around the middle of the 19th century because of the expansion of trade and of the local seamanship. The new settlements
regularly appear on the old commerce gskalesh (anchorages) and the fishermen gsyrtakiah. The old capital of Marathos was replaced
by the new one, Agios Kirikos, which, in 1841, had just 20 houses.
During the end of the 19th century the inhabitantsf life standard is remarkably advanced. In some areas (Ayios Kyrikos, Evdilo, Christo Rachon etc.) new houses appear, houses of a complex, multi-room plan and shape, mainly with a second floor, capable of housing visitors and offering every comfort essential to assure the social status of their inhabitants. Architectural models from other Aegean islands and Asia Minor are imported (balconies, friezes, cornices etc.). The four-sided roof is also diffused.
The study of architecture once again reveals the image we have for the particularities of the Ikarians, people who chose isolation and
preserved special ethics, customs and a lingual idiom much different to the other people of the Archipelago.
5. Folk culture, religious feasts, dances and events
Around the middle of the 19th century Epameinondas Stamatiadis (Ikarika, Samos 1893) reports: gThe Ikarians are great friends of
the feasts, gathering everywhere there might be a feast of some Saint or any church celebrating, for the first because of their piety, for
the second to financially help the celebrating church.
Today religious fests only take place during spring and summer months with the fest of gtfai Siferouh (14th May) at Pezi being the first
and the fest of gAyia Sofiah at Monokabi (17 September) the last. Amongst the so-called gbigh and gsmallh fests that would take
place during these months, it is worth mentioning the ones of Ayios Kyrikos, Christos at Raches, Ayia Marina at Arethousa, Panaghia
at Lagada on 15th August (also in 7 more sites on the island). At the mountain villages gsmallh fests are organized at their protector
saints fest, such as at Marathos, Plagia etc. These religious fests as popular events had a wider social dimension, since apart from
their entertainment side, had always a common good aim too, contributing to the financial support of the community and the church.
6. The peculiar way of life of the
Ikaria has a permanent population of 8,312 (2001 census) inhabitants, the majority of whom lead a traditional way of life. The main livelihoods are agriculture, livestock farming and, to a lesser degree, fisheries. A significant proportion of the population is also occupied in the commerce sector. Only a small percentage of the population is employed in tourism, and the tourist services of the island are characterised by lack of sustainable planning and infrastructures, although they are improving yearly. The environment of the island is in good condition because of the limited human aggravation.
Even today the visitor to Ikaria realizes that many inhabitants of the island unfold their everyday activities during the night, with the
shops opening around midnight and closing around dawn. People who have studied Ikaria relate these habits with the people's way
of life during the long years of obscurity. Christos Rachon is one of the most striking examples of a village living in such a way.
7. The dialect of Ikaria
The dialect of Ikaria presents important peculiarities, which had attracted the interest of the great Greek linguist G. Chatzidakes
(1848-1941). Chatzidakes visited the island in the summer of 1891 and two years later published his study in a German scientific
magazine. Meanwhile his work was translated in Greek and published under the title On the Dialect of Ikaria.
According to Chatzidakesf division of Modern Greek dialects, the dialect of Ikaria belong to the southern group, i.e. dialect who
maintain the apathy in the unaccented vocals of o (= o and .), e (= i, e, u, ei, oi, ui) and ou. It is closely related to the dialects of the
Dodecanese, especially with the ones from Leros, Rhodes, Kalymnos etc. and presents archaic characteristics similar to them. Its
most important attributes are: a) it preserves the final .n (as in Rodhes, Cyprus etc.): chorafin, kokkalon etc. b) It preserves the
accent of double consonants from ancient and new words: gramma, skamma, tremm. c) Furthermore and in an analogy to ancient
verbs like stronnymi, all verbs in .no are pronounced with a double .n: afinno, hanno, pinno etc. d) Double consonants come out
of the assimilation of a nasal with its following consonant not only inside the word but also in its liaison (like in Cyprus etc.): aththos,
xaththos, maththaino, offalos, nyffi etc., to psilov vouno, eth thelo (den thelo), tith theias sou. e) Pronounce of z as a double
consonant: mazzi, vyzzin. f) Mail male names end in .es and female in .e (like in W. Crete): thymares, koumares (instead of
thymari= thyme and koumaro= berry) etc., elai, mile (instead of elia= olive and melia= apple).
Especially archaic characteristic are the following: a) Females of the second inclination and neutrals of the third inclination in .os are
preserved: kaminos, neonymfos, mian episimon imeran, to Fidos. b) The plural accusative in .as instead of .es is used: eho
pollas douleias etc. c) Ancient verbs are preserved, such as: keitai, keitoudai. d) The third singular person end in .ousin
(katalaainnousin). e) Forms of passive past tense are preserved: evrethin, echythin. f) Archaic syntax in a simple case, with no
Some of the special attributes originating from the evolution of the idiom are: a) Increase of the syllables ee- instead of e- is found in verbs beginning with a consonant and/or composite ones: eetrehen, eespase, eeparastainen. b) Various vocals such as v, g, d, m, th are expelled between vowels (flees, erondas, aerfos, aesai instead of fleves, gerodas, aderfos, kathesai). c) Similar vocals often alternate: hastrin instead of gastrin. Peculiarities in the wordsf accent: pappous, according to the ancient way instead of pappous.
All this multiplicity of various characteristics presenting similarities with other dialects led G. Chatzidakes to assume that in Ikaria a
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No longer the exclusive domain of private institutions that specialize in "distance learning," online education is booming. YouTube is becoming "Utube," as universities like Dartmouth and Harvard post entire lectures, materials and more on their channels on youtube.com/edu. There's open courseware on the Web from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Stanford, Yale and countless other schools. A 2010 study conducted by the Sloan Consortium (a nonprofit organization focused on online learning) found that online-class enrollment in more than 2,500 colleges and universities nationwide rose by nearly 1 million students from the previous year. Highly regarded schools are making online learning a seamless part of their offerings, combining rigor, engagement, hard work and great faculty with elaborate learning platforms like Blackboard, customized social-media sites, and lots of multimedia bells and whistles.
The New School/Parsons the New School for Design, New York University and the Fashion Institute of Technology all offer online courses, certificates and degree programs. Columbia University is developing a breakthrough pilot program; its School of Continuing Education's business certificate program can already be completed online (ce.columbia.edu). Touro College's graduate schools of education and social work offer online and blended (virtual and on-site) courses, as do many Touro schools and campuses (touro.edu). Long-standing wordsmiths' hub Gotham Writers' Workshop (writingclasses.com) offers online courses in a wide range of genres and disciplines, from children's books and poetry to nonfiction—including article-writing classes that feature advice from New York Times reporters and editors. The International Center of Photography (icp.org) will be live-streaming its renowned "The Photographers" lecture series this fall.
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The Wall Steet Journal has recently published some provocative articles on running. Here is the latest.
(Sorry: I couldn't find a place to download the original publication on which this aricle was based yet)
Or you can argue that men are more competitive and push themselves to beat 4 hours rather than be content with a 4:04 finish. Pretty pointless article IMO.
The original study can be downloaded here. It contains such gems as "While we find that all runners exhibit evidence of reference dependence and loss aversion with regard to the hypothesized reference points, we find that males act more in line with the predictions of prospect theory than females." They also find that at the "elite" level (which they define as BQers), men and women do not differ in their racing behavior.
I really like this article.
While the study was very small and didn't show much, it is one that can transition into much more specific and descriptive research.
I would agree that women in general are more self controlled than men. I would agree men have a tendency to focus way too much on a specific time and this can lead to issues as well. I would relate this to men being less self confident than women in sports (due to the stereotype threat). Men usually much more impulsive than women, and that could relate to race times.
I would never argue that men are more competitive than woman though.
Psychological research has always shown human females to be just about the most competitive creatures on the face of this earth lol.
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The original work is really interesting. I suspect the bunching also has something to do with pace groups.
They also find that at the "elite" level (which they define as BQers)
the bolded statement is sufficient to completely discredit the study....
Still chasing 2:xx:xx..
I had trouble downloading the paper. What did they do, look for time clustering in marathon results? Or did they look at splits to see if there was some hard work being done at the end to hit round-number goals?
EDIT: I've read it now. They are economists, looking for confirmation of economic theory. They used results from Chicago, which has pace groups (not mentioned). Yes they did look at finish time distribution and also splits, but drew some odd conclusions. Women's finish times are more evenly distributed, and they are more likely to run negative splits (assumed to be better) therefore women are running to their potential better than men. Say what? That conclusion is pretty much torpedoed by the fact that it was not true for the BQ women. Conservative pacing is the more likely explanation.
Marathons this year: Oakland (2AG), San Francisco full (2AG), Santa Rosa (pacer, but 1AG anyway). next: CIM
Connor, I am not sure how many peer-reviewed papers you read, but 300,000 data points is NOT a small study.
I just downloaded it and want to read the whole thing but dinner and beers are calling for now. I am going to pass it along to some friends who are physiologists, psychologists and an author of some note to see what their thoughts are. Should be interesting.
If they had REALLY wanted to check experience level, they could have looked all the runners up on Athlinks. That would have given some grad students hours of fun!
Also, for the person who said their definition of "elite" (BQers) robs the paper of all credibility, I will assume that you were joking, but I can tell you that had a sport science journal been reviewing it (and I have done this) my notes back would have been to replace "elite" with another term maybe "Competitive".
All opinions are mine. Not sure who else's they would belong to.
Jim - They did both. They looked at bunching around particular times as well as whether runners ran the last 2.19K faster than their average pace up until then. For the latter, they found that people who were projected to finish within a minute of a round number goal (e.g. 4:00) based on their 40K split were more likely to speed up compared to those projected to make the goal or miss it by a larger amount. Women were more likely to speed up in general, but among those close to hitting/missing their goal, men were more likely to pick up the pace than women. For the "elites", men and women were more similar, with the edge to women if they were projected to beat their BQ time by less than a minute.
I think it's an interesting analysis, but I'd be cautious in the interpretation. The authors try to spin it as a gender-specific difference in intrinsic motivation to hit round number reference points, but there are so many factors that they don't account for (e.g. pace groups, pacing before 40K, etc.). They discuss the finishing kick as if it is an option to everyone and that those who don't increase their pace to get under a certain time just don't "want it" as much. If you go out too fast and hit the wall, motivation alone is not going to allow you to increase your pace no matter how much you want to meet your time goal.
'This work is a behavioral economics study. Predictably Irrational and Thinking Fast and Slow are two great reads for understanding prospect theory and concepts like reference dependence and loss aversion.
Essentially, it attempts to explain decisions based on how the decider is framing the implication of loss vs gain and the risk of each.
Does anyone have a link to the study itself rather than the WSJ summary?
I find it interesting that the results were analyzed by business professors rather than sports professionals. I wonder if the authors submitted their findings to any marathon experts for review.
It's also not clear to me how they drew the conclusion that the women tended to run as fast as they could from the fact that they didn't appear to be shooting for as many "unders."
FWIW, according to Athlinks, a Patricia Dechow from California (the Dechow on the study is based in Berkeley) has done a number of triathlons and races. There are also results for an Eric J. Allen, but I don't know if it's the same guy.
Yeah, reading the study now... these people should really have called in some sports researchers. A BQ time is one that only a highly skilled runner can meet? For women of my age group, it's 3:40 - hardly an elite time. New York guaranteed entry for women in my AG is 3:10! I know BQ times are more stringent for men, but come on, this seems like a fairly egregious oversight if they're using it as a reference point.
kinase: thanks for finding that link.
dlsmd is correct. This isn't a "sports" study per se in terms of sports performance. It's simply using the marathon as a sort of a test environment regarding prospect theory.
While I would agree with a BQ not being "elite", the main thrust of the study does not hinge on the definition of the "elite". That said, I do think it does serve as an interesting reference point given that a BQ remains an attainable goal for many recreational runners and is often thought to separate the "serious" from the "non-serious" runners. Therefore, it becomes convenient to look at the data this way.
Had they chosen a true elite time, sample bias and low numbers would have rendered that part of the study moot.
IMHO, it's a much more interesting study than the WSJ summary makes it sound like.
Just part-way into the paper, so I'll reserve comment (though it seems to me like an interesting and well-done piece of work on gender differences in reference dependence and loss aversion. I haven't read the wsj article, so it may be the case that the wsj summary doesn't capture the value-added of the actual study.)
I did want to make one point about how they refer to elites. They put the word in quotes all the time, indicating that they are fully aware it's not actually elites as traditionally defined within the running community (a very small sample of the people who will actually be reading the article as it's not a sports science article, it's a behavioral economics article and that's the audience they're addressing.) They want to make a distinction between the true elites, who would be likely to have a chance at prize money or are professionals and the good,but not professional, runners.
As they make clear in a footnote:
" For ease of exposition, throughout the paper we use the word "elite" for runners in the top ten percent of their age and gender groups and "professional" for runners who have a chance at winning prize money at races."
I agree that they could have chosen a better word, but it certainly doesn't invalidate the entire study.
I can't speak for anybody else, but the biggest difference for me is that, a number of reasons, I always want to pass a guy who's ahead of me. Sometimes when a woman's ahead of me I'm content where I am. YMMV
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I don't mind staying behind most women at least for a few minutes either
I'm sorry, what I meant by a small study was that the scope of what was being studied was small and the results weren't very extensive. Not the sample size.


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Re: Uniform colours- is there a system?
There were special colors for such things in the TOS movies, which used a more extensive color palette overall.
But in the TV shows, we could argue that Starfleet marines wear the same colors as Starfleet sailors do - all three of them. After all, we already saw marines (whatever their name in the ST universe) in episodes like "The Siege of AR-558", and while their uniforms were distinct, their colors were the usual red and yellow (and perhaps blue as well, although that was not actually seen in any episode). Marines would have their own fighters, engineers, medics and surveyors, just like the sailor branch of the organization does, and would need all three colors.
We could also argue that Intelligence wears the same yellow as Security does. Most admirals wear red, as is fitting of people whose main job is to command. But we have also seen an admiral in yellow, Admiral Toddman in "The Die is Cast". He obviously wasn't of Engineering persuasion, and he was handling a delicate Intelligence matter (the OO/Tal'Shiar strike against the Founder hideout world) that shouldn't be related to Security much.
No doubt there are also blueshirt admirals, but there are precious few plotlines where the Chief of Starfleet Medical, Admiral (Rear, Lower Half) Probe, Ann L. (MD/Proct.) would be calling our heroes.
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About that call against Canada goalkeeper Erin McLeod wasting time…
by Xfinity Sports | August 6, 2012 at 9:39 PM | General, Olympics, Olympics Watch, Sports
By: Steve Davis, Pro Soccer Talk
All credit to the United States for finding a way, for three determined rallies from a goal down, for reaching deep into the reserves at the 123rd extraordinary minute to locate that sensational game-winner – and for willing their way into Thursday's Olympic gold medal match.
But I think we need to address one particular Canadian killer: the strange referee decision to whistle an indirect free kick at a critical juncture, not long after Canada had taken a 3-2 lead.
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What a horrible moment for Norwegian referee Christina Pedersen to make such a highly significant decision, to award an indirect free kick to the United States in the 78th minute, adjudging Canadian goalkeeper Erin McLeod of time-washing.
And make no mistake, an indirect free kick from 17 yards may not be a gift from the heavens (as a penalty kick might be), but it's a wonderfully fortuitous turn of events for the attacking team – especially one that is a goal down with 12 minutes remaining.
I've watched more professional soccer matches than I can possible count. (Best, ridiculously wild-ass guess: somewhere north of 2,000.) I have never – no exaggeration here, never – seen that called.
I went back and counted. McLeod (pictured above) had the ball in her hands for 11 or 12 seconds; some of that was on the ground, which referees typically wouldn't count toward the six permitted seconds for distribution. Or that's what I'd guess. Again, I've never seen this be a big issue.
Yes, her 11- or 12-second hold represents a clear, technical violation of the "six second rule," a law that is violated at least a dozen times in every professional match.
The penalty kick that resulted from the U.S. free kick? I have no problem with that; it was the correct decision. The problem is that it never should have gotten there.
I'm not the only one who feels this way. Here's what my NBC colleague Kyle Martino said of the Canadian 'keeper kerfuffle:
"My heart goes out to Canadian players, because it was such a tough moment," Martino said. "To be playing so well, to bring your best game, against the best team in the world. And then to have the game flipped on its end because of a call like that? If I was playing in that game, it would have drove me nuts."
It really was a heartbreaking moment; no matter your rooting interest, you hate to see something like that weight so heavily into a result.
Steve Davis is the lead writer for NBC's Pro Soccer Talk. Read more of PST at http://prosoccertalk.nbcsports.com/
The opinions expressed are solely those of the author and do not necessarily reflect the views of Comcast.


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Milwaukee Partial Delay, New Details
The Journey Sentinel has provided an update on Transformers 3 plans for planned shoot in Milwaukee, Wisconsin from July 12-13th. It seems that shoot at the Milwaukee Art Museum will occur as schedule but the filming at Tower Automotive plant has hit a snag and will be delayed until August, after the Chicago portion of filming is completed. Despite the partial delay, a few details emerged about the shoot.
A crew of about 150 - including, presumably, director Michael Bay - will film dialogue scenes with several of the movie's principal actors Monday and Tuesday at the museum, which "I believe, is not a museum in the script," said Visit Milwaukee spokesman Dave Fantle.
In a voice message, Rocky Marcoux, commissioner of the Department of City Development, said the city was still in negotiations with the production company, and that filming at the Tower site wouldn't take place until after principal photography in Chicago is completed.
Marcoux said the Tower scenes would involve "a small amount of pyrotechnics," but "no damage would be done." Fantle said those scenes would be digitally enhanced for the completed film.
There is a chance for intermittent closures of Lincoln Memorial Drive during next week's filming at the museum, Fantle said.


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2006 Wage Survey: Wages Are Up, But We're Still An Industry Divided
Posted Apr 28, 2011 in LMT Surveys
National average hourly wages: 2006 vs. 2004
Office managers: the 2nd highest paid position in the lab
How do you pay your technicians?
Wages: increases by experience level
Benefits offered by laboratory respondents
History of overall wage increases
Average 2006 hourly wages by geographic region
How respondents have battled the labor shortage in the last two years
Our 2006 Wage Survey numbers alone show progress in the status of hourly rates in our industry: overall, dental technicians' wages are up 8% from two years ago and there's across-the-board growth in all experience levels, positions and specialties.
These findings come on the heels of the 9% boost in fees LMT reported in our 2006 Fee Survey in September, and many survey respondents say raising fees is integral to their ability to adequately compensate their employees. "To be successful, you need high quality, motivated and properly trained technicians. Our fees are dictated by what we have to pay to keep these types of employees," says Robert Shelton, Premier Prosthodontics, Inc., St. Paul, Minnesota.
Yet, our industry remains divided between those who are operating profitable laboratories, setting their fees and paying wages accordingly, and those who stay trapped in the vicious cycle of low fees/low wages.
There are still lab owners whose fear of raising fees impacts their ability to provide adequate compensation packages for their employees. "Our wages need to increase but doctors won't pay higher fees. People say there are plenty of high-end doctors willing to pay, but finding them and attracting them has proved to be nearly impossible for me. Help!" laments one survey respondent. In addition to blaming price-shopping dentists, respondents also point the finger at large labs, overseas outsourcing, an uneducated public, and a lack of unity and licensure in the industry.
But those who charge good fees and pay good wages point the finger right back. "Lab owners need to stop playing the victim. You could—and should—be making a very good living. Anyone who is not doing well should look at themselves and ask, 'Why not?' We all need to become much better business people," says Adam Bellincampi, Annalan Laboratory, Monmouth County, New Jersey.
Another respondent, Robert Ratliff of Gator Ceramics Dental Lab, agrees and says he's found that his clients are willing to pay a premium price for the premium quality and service his Bossier City, Louisiana lab offers. "For me, quality and consistency are the keys to attracting quality dentists who will compensate us for this type of work. As a result, we can afford to pay employees adequately."
Clearly, a dichotomy remains: those who can't seem to break out of the status quo versus those who have. Which camp you're in relies much upon the decisions you make for your business. Will you make a commitment to weeding out the price-shopping dentists? Will you adjust your fees to reflect the quality of your work and service? Will you reward your employees with an income on which they can build a secure future?
Those in our industry who have answered "yes" to these questions say they've made the right choices for their businesses and are enjoying the freedom that comes with it. Says respondent Madelin Wypasek, Ceramic Arts, Inc., St. Petersburg, Florida: "We are well paid for our products and compensate our technicians appropriately. We have more demand than we can comfortably accommodate. Our turnaround time is four to six weeks—and they wait!"
A closer look at the Wage Survey data
The numbers in our 2006 Wage Survey are up: overall, dental technicians' wages have increased 8% from two years ago and there's growth in all experience levels, positions and specialties. The findings are especially encouraging given the sluggish 4% wage growth we reported in 2004 click here for the 2006 vs. 2004 national averages chart.
As in our last survey, the industry's most experienced technicians—those with five to eight or over eight years of experience—are the biggest winners overall with 12% and 9% increases respectively, an indication that laboratory owners are still focusing their efforts on retaining their skilled labor. However, unlike our 2004 findings in which wages for beginning technicians were flat, this time wages for this group are up 6%. click here for a chart of increases by experience level.
The average salary for a technician with less than one year of experience is $19,822 ($9.53 per hour based on a 40-hour work week), a $1,000 boost over 2004. The annual salary for seasoned technicians—those with more than eight years of experience—has broken the $40,000 mark, coming in at $40,601 ($19.52 per hour), an impressive 12% jump from two years ago.
A further comparison of our 2006 and 2004 Wage Surveys shows that two industry trends continue:
Orthodontic technicians again experienced the highest wage increase;
The all-around ceramist is still the highest paid position in the laboratory at an average hourly rate of $18.14.
Interestingly, the second highest paid position isn't in the production department, it's the office manager with an overall hourly rate of $16.30 click here to see the average hourly rates by experience level for office managers. The average hourly wage for a pick-up-and-delivery person is $9.44.
The technicians making the least amount of money are model/die prep technicians at an average of $12.12 per hour, followed by opaquers at $12.43. These positions also showed the least amount of increase from two years ago, at 3% and 4% respectively. Technicians in the West make the best livings; they earn an average of 18% more than those in the East Central region, the lowest-paying area of the country.
Consistent with past surveys, even when technicians work in same-size labs in the same region, wages for the same position can vary wildly. For example, consider an all-around ceramist with three to five years of experience who works at a three-to-five-person laboratory in the South Atlantic region. In one lab, he earns $25; in another, he earns 50% less: just $12.50.
Respondents are largely providing employees with the same level of perks offered two years ago click here to see Benefits offered by laboratory respondents. For instance, 63% give out year-end, production/sales or merit bonuses to employees. And, despite the rising costs of healthcare, the majority of respondents recognize the importance of continuing to provide health coverage to staff members and their families: overall, nearly three-quarters of respondents do. When they did have to take cost-cutting measures, 39% switched to a more cost-effective health plan and 18% began asking employees to contribute to the cost of the premium; just 4% chose to discontinue coverage altogether.
One change did occur with the number of labs offering flextime; this year there was a 10% dip in those that offer this benefit. One respondent notes the extra hours he has to work when flextime employees change their work days, while another says the perk was having a negative effect on the lab overall. "We used to allow flextime, but efficiency, work flow and productivity were severely compromised, particularly between departments," he says. "Now, we don't let employees start work before 7:30am so that we have all the employees working together as one group."
Coping with the personnel crunch: Lab owners lean on automated technology
Laboratory owners have made progress in boosting wages in the last two years, but respondents acknowledge there is still a way to go until the industry as a whole is seen as a viable, smart career choice for young adults. "The historically low wages and benefits have culminated in our inability to attract few high-caliber candidates," says Steve Dyer, Dyer Dental Lab, Knoxville, Tennessee. "The respondents to employment opportunities are often people who seek only to learn enough 'on the job' to open a competing basement operation or, while they might wish to have a career as a technician, they are unable to survive the protracted training period and poor wages/benefits that accompany it."
And, since boosting wages won't attract a rush of new candidates overnight, lab owners are also taking other steps to deal with the labor crunch. Besides upping hourly rates, the number one strategy respondents are using to combat the personnel shortage is investing in new labor-saving technologies, such as CAD/CAM and pressable materials. In fact, the percentage of respondents doing so—36%—has more than doubled since 2004. Click here to see how respondents have battled the labor shortage in the last two years.
In particular, many respondents tout CAD/CAM technology for increasing production and efficiency. However, the jury is still out as to whether automation is reducing the laboratory's dependence on highly skilled labor. For instance, one respondent says, "We implemented a CAD/CAM milling system in our lab, which resulted in less labor-intensive work and less pressure to hire more technicians." Another respondent, Madelin Wypasek of Ceramic Arts, Inc., St. Petersburg, Florida, disagrees: "We believe the newer technology requires more enhanced staff training than ever. More skill is required of them, not less."
Certification sound off
As in the past, our respondents' reactions to the value of certification are mixed. Proponents encourage their employees to further their skills by becoming certified, saying it promotes pride in the profession. "I encourage my employees to become CDTs. It shows you care about being a professional and being the best at what you do," says Victor Ramirez, JDL Trilogy, Port Neches, Texas.
Of the supporters, many offer to pay all or part of the expenses to become certified, including the testing and yearly renewal fees, training materials and travel costs. Others do that and more: once an employee has passed his exam, some labs give out cash bonuses of up to $1,000, pay more per hour, hold special CDT appreciation lunches or award prizes.
On the other hand, those who oppose certification say they just don't see its value. "In 52 years as a technician, no one has ever even asked—not one time—if I am certified," says one industry veteran. Another lifelong CDT says he can get similar education elsewhere. "After I complete my 35 years of continuous certification next year, I may drop my CDT status. I have benefited from the educational resources, but in almost every case, a manufacturer would have provided the same information at a gathering open to any technician of any skill and professional level, all without fees and commitment..."
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Black & Veatch to Provide Lead Design Service For Operations Program
The Clean Water Coalition (CWC) has extended Black & Veatch's role as lead design engineer for the Systems Conveyance and Operations Program (SCOP) in the Las Vegas valley for another two years.
The new facilities will convey effluent from CWC member agencies' wastewater treatment plants to a new discharge location in Lake Mead. Increased effluent flows and decreased lake levels, among other changes, necessitated the new discharge location.
Return of the Las Vegas valley's highly treated wastewater to the Colorado River basin – an important element of the area's comprehensive water resources plan – has been closely coordinated with other water supply planning efforts in the region. Returning valuable treated wastewater to the Colorado River water system through SCOP allows the Southern Nevada Water Authority to withdraw additional raw water from Lake Mead to increase the valley's water supply.
According to CWC General Manager Douglas Karafa, Black & Veatch initially worked with the CWC to help develop and define SCOP, so the project team began with a special understanding of stakeholder interests and implementation complexities.
"Extending Black & Veatch's role as lead design engineer brings us a step closer to completing a project that will enhance the quality of a lake that supplies water and recreation benefits for people in the southwestern region of the United States," Karafa said.
The new contract extends Black & Veatch's responsibilities beyond the 30 percent design of the entire SCOP to include administration and support of the final design phase. Seven independent engineering companies preparing nine design packages, consisting of pipelines, tunnels, control structures, hydroelectric facilities and a submerged outfall, will be in place by early fall 2007. Associated construction packages will start bidding by mid-2008, with all construction scheduled for completion by late 2011.
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LOS ANGELES, Nov 4 — "Twilight" actors Robert Pattinson, Kristen Stewart and Taylor Lautner made their mark on Hollywood yesterday, leaving imprints of their hands and feet outside Grauman's Chinese Theatre.
The "Twilight" stars were greeted by hundreds of screaming fans as they added their hand and footprints to those left by Charlie Chaplin, Frank Sinatra and dozens of other movie icons in past years, in the cement outside the cinema.
"I've been so enamoured by this 'business', I think this is the coolest thing I've ever done in my life," said 21-year-old Stewart, who plays Bella Swan in the vampire romance.
Pattinson, 25, who plays vampire Edward Cullen in the films, thanked the fans for their support.
"This is just an incredible honour, as to how young we are, it's kind of ridiculous and amazing at the same time," he said. "And it's all down to you guys to drive this franchise forward."
Lautner, 19, who plays werewolf Jacob Black, added: "There are a few moments that mean so much, it's really even hard to explain, and this is definitely one of those."
The "Twilight" films are based on a series of best-selling novels by author Stephenie Meyer and tell the story of a young girl falling in love with a vampire boy in a world where vampires and werewolves roam in disguise among the living.
The first three films, produced by independent studio Summit Entertainment, have made more than US$1.8 billion (RM5.6 billion) at the worldwide box office, according to Box Office Mojo.
The ceremony yesterday preceded the November 18 release of "The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn — Part 1", the fourth instalment of the franchise. — Reuters


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Some think we need more gun control. Unless we are prepared to go the route of Australia (ban almost all semi-automatic rifles and repeal the Second Amendment), I can't see how any gun control proposal will make a big difference. A shooter with a hunting rifle and a pocketful of 10-round magazines walking into an unarmed school or theater will still take many lives.
On this topic, there have been many inaccuracies in print and elsewhere. The assault rifle regulations which expired eight years ago didn't have an appreciable effect on crime. Legal "assault rifles" bear only a physical resemblance to an M16 or an AK-47. The civilian versions can't "spray" bullets. High-capacity magazines are more likely to jam. The recent Clackamas, Ore., mall shooter's rifle jammed. A good case can be made for having fewer gun-free zones rather than more.


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It is neccessary for the Media Specialist, the information specialist, to have a strong working knowledge of the learning community. The MS must have working knowledge of how students learn. This knowledge should be gained from education courses as well as hands on experience. Co-teaching can benefit the students. The SLM program stresses the need for lesson planning and information literacy standards.As a Media Specialist, I will strive to create stimulating and informative lessons that will motivate and inspire the students. I look forward to adapting my teaching style to the needs of the students on level or otherwise.
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Alternatives to All-Purpose Flour
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Kiss Me Like You Mean It: Solomon's Crazy in Love How-To Manual : Many couples find themselves at a point where they need a passion boost. How can husbands and wives break through the many obstacles and issues that have derailed their desire and get back on track to being the crazy-in-love couple they once were? Solomon had a few secrets up his ancient sleeves, and marriage therapist Dr. David Clarke helps readers learn why the passionate exchanges and God-inspired, 3,000-year-old techniques of Solomon and Shulamith worked then - and still work today. Readers will learn how to troubleshoot problems and conflicts, put each other first, employ praise, have fun, flirt, be more playful and sensual, and rediscover the lost art of a great kiss. Every married couple can experience exhilarating passion; Dr. Clarke and the Song of Solomon reveal how!
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