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Paris - General Electric will on Thursday unveil to the French government and unions an improved offer for the energy businesses of Alstom, a source close to the US conglomerate said of renewed efforts to fend off a rival proposal.
The sweetened offer would come as the Alstom board is due by Monday to announce its preference between the GE proposal and a competing offer by Germany's Siemens and Japan's Mitsubishi Heavy Industries presented on Tuesday.
"GE is seeing the government and the Alstom unions tomorrow," the source close to GE said on Wednesday.
"The offer will, of course, be improved."
A separate source close to the matter confirmed that timing and said France's government - which has given itself the right to resist any tie-up in the name of protecting French jobs and influence over a key industry - would make its view known before the decisive Alstom board meeting.
President Francois Hollande's government told both sides on Tuesday they should come up with better offers.
Siemens says its joint proposal with MHI values Alstom's power arm at 14.2 billion euros ($19.23 billion) - above GE's 12.4 billion offer.
However, whereas it involves Siemens buying just the gas turbines arm of Alstom and MHI taking minority stakes in its other power activities, the GE offer is for all Alstom's energy arm, which includes its thermal power, renewable power and grid businesses and accounts for 70 percent of its revenue.
An independent committee of industrialists is due to give its judgment on the merits of the two proposals to the Alstom board before it meets.
Both GE and Siemens-MHI on Tuesday ruled out entering a bidding war for the Alstom assets.
However a source close to GE said it was still discussing parts of the deal with the French state - notably on Alstom's rail, nuclear and renewable energy assets. - Reuters
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Morris Knolls junior striker Ryan Bornemann (22) is congratulated by teammates after he scored in the first half on Thursday against Mount Olive.
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A Morris Knolls junior striker, Bornemann scored both goals in his team's 2-1 NJAC-American victory over Mount Olive on Thursday afternoon. Not bad for a guy who didn't play soccer last fall, and spent most of the first month of the season on junior varsity.
This was the third meeting between these teams, the second in just five days. The Marauders had defeated Morris Knolls, 3-1, in the second round of the Morris County Tournament on Sunday - and they'd also played to a scoreless draw on Sept. 18. ...


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Re. the article Keeping the Birds at Bay (AJ Specification, April 2006). The Pigeon Control Advisory Service (PiCAS) provides professional consultancy services and advises on aspects of bird control worldwide. It is recommended by the RSPCA, the RSPB and many other agencies worldwide, and is the only organisation of its type providing independent non-commercially biased advice on all aspects of bird control.
In many cases huge sums of money can be saved, and indeed the architectural integrity of a building or site be maintained, by working with the architect at the design/planning stage to ensure the site will offer few if any bird occupancy opportunities. Many of the deterrents available are costly to install, far from aesthetically pleasing and have a very short lifespan, in some cases only a matter of months. PiCAS will work with the architect to reduce the need for retrospective controls of any type.
PiCAS also specialises in providing control mechanisms for listed buildings and ancient monuments, working closely with English Heritage and local authority listed buildings/planning officers. Too many pest-control companies compromise Listed Buildings regulations due to lack of knowledge of this complex and sensitive area of operation. The products recommended by the author of your piece on bird control (i. e. spring-wire systems) have in our experience severely compromised the fabric of a considerable number of listed buildings - Gonville and Caius College, Cambridge, to name but one. And the use of a bird of prey as a bird scarer, also mentioned in your piece, is not only expensive but totally ineffective as a control option.
I would also like to add that PiCAS UK was chosen by the Scottish Parliament as sole consultant for bird control on the Scottish Parliament site in Edinburgh, based on PiCAS' wholly independent status.
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Student leaders at West Seattle High School are working on a service project to help homeless people, but they're not just asking for donations – they're offering you a chance to leave your kid(s) with them and go have a fun night out this coming Friday (March 21st). Here's what they're offering and how to sign up:
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Lee Howells predicts 'rosy future' for Bath City
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Lee Howells says the future at Bath City is "rosy" despite a dismal run that has seen them record just one win in their last nine matches.
"The future of this club as far as I can see is rosy," said Howells, whose first game at the helm ended in a 3-2 defeat to Hayes & Yeading last week.
"We just want to keep things ticking over and get a team building over the next couple of seasons.
"It's a time thing. We'll get there, but we need a bit of time to build a young team and, with a bit of experience as well, we'll be okay."
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|Reena was rescued from a pleasure house after being dosed with sex drugs, escaped to return to the Resistance, then captured by bounty hunter Cade who has to stop an assassination attempt by Blade. She tries to get away again only to be caught by men looking for a single woman to ravish. Cade and Blade join up to save her and both are wounded. Does she let them die or will she try to save them for herself? After all, she's infected with a virus that makes her require frequent orgasms. What better situation than have two hunky men in a snowbound cabin when you crave sex?
For a woman who is supposed to be smart and skilled, the head of the Resistance to restore women's rights, Reena Wilde sure can't stay out of trouble. This is book five in the Outlaw Lovers series and I wasn't very impressed. Cade Outlaw is a bounty hunter for the government trying to bring her in to work out something between them and the Resistance. Will "Blade" Smith was sent to kill her by another group who thinks she's a traitor. All three get attitude adjustments in this strange tale of an alternate future for the US, women used only as sex objects, and rapidly shifting loyalties. There is always someone thinking about sex, fantasizing, reliving, dreaming, or doing. Sometimes, it hard to keep it all straight.
The story is a convoluted tale that is used to hold together a series of sexual encounters. The changes in the two men are commendable, but I didn't think the character of Reena was very likeable. She's inept in a lot of ways, arrogant, and a bit disreputable, even when compared to a bounty hunter and an assassin. Personally, I was disappointed in the story. If you have read the other books in the series and know the circumstances and the characters, you might like it. Otherwise, I'd give it a pass.
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BRITT TOWERY: President Obama deserves more respect
SAN ANGELO, Texas - A San Angelo resident wrote the Standard-Times: "Recently our president was quoted as being morally outraged about something. Morally outraged? This from someone who wouldn't know a moral from a mongoose? … When we begin to replace satanic values with godly values in our schools and in our government, things will begin to improve — not before."
This attitude about our president is much like that of Wayne LaPierre, a head honcho of the National Rifle Association, who slandered President Obama in a speech Sept. 23, 2011:
"The president will offer the Second Amendment lip service and hit the campaign trail saying he's actually been good for the Second Amendment. … But it's a big fat stinking lie! It's all part of a massive Obama conspiracy to deceive voters and destroy the Second Amendment in our country."
LaPierre's amazing insight of an "Obama conspiracy" makes me think he should be talking to the film director Oliver Stone, a true enthusiast for plots, schemes and conspiracies.
Criticizing the president has been the fad of the day from the moment he announced for the presidency. Obama runs Jesus a close second on having his name profanely and carelessly thrown around.
Those ordinary folks who trust in a literal interpretation of the Bible will even tell us that Barack Hussein Obama (they like to keep us aware of his middle name) may definitely turn out to be the anti-Christ. In the Book of Revelation, possibly the most mysterious book ever written, some people see characteristics matching those of Obama. (Is that why so many people bought guns after his election?)
A Texas pastor claimed in November that Obama's re-election victory would lead to the rise of the Antichrist. This was Robert Jeffress, pastor of First Baptist Church in Dallas. He covers himself by saying Obama is not the actual Antichrist, but is paving the way for him. What's the difference, Reverend?
Jeffress is a disgrace to the church that grew and developed in downtown Dallas under a man of wisdom and spiritual depth, George W. Truett. Having spoken in that pulpit and having been a friend of then-Pastor W.A. Criswell, I know what a tremendous congregation that church is — or was!
Mike Huckabee (remember him, the Baptist preacher from Arkansas who wanted to be president) and the American Family Association's radio voice, Bryan Fischer, blamed the Sandy Hook Elementary School massacre on America moving away from God and Bible morality. America has moved away from God by banning compulsory prayer in schools, not forbidding abortion and looking too favorably on same-sex marriage.
These "sins" appeared long before Obama, but somehow it is his fault they continue.
Fischer, taking the cue from LaPierre, would arm every teacher (and school janitor, I suppose) so they could kill any intruder before he killed the children. Right. Preacher Fischer gets an "A" from the NRA. We already have more guns than people.
The Tea Party is clearly anti-Obama but has yet to list him as the Antichrist, as Godly fundamentalists Jerry Falwell, Pat Robertson and James Dobson. Our "Christian" nation has "allowed judgment to fall upon us" because we've turned our backs on God.
Our president has not yet done all he promised to do. Obama has continued some of President George W. Bush's bad policies, especially on torture, renditions and failure to close Guantanamo. But to blame the president for everything, speaking of him in vulgar terms and demanding more guns on the streets is particularly outrageous considering the inspiring heroics of Sandy Hook Elementary teachers, some of whom gave their lives to protect their students.
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''WTF?!'' is the only thing i can think about... is he cutting his leg?!
finally!! bye-bye vanessa I won't miss you...
Jenna dying= me crying for an hour... So unfair!! Poor Elena and Jeremy and Alaric... What were the writers thinking??
Well although that scene that broke my heart this episode was completely amazing!!
And of course Damon is not going to die!! Maybe he becomes a sexy were-vamp or maybe a human again...
I can't believe how much he has change since season 1, from he saying "let's go drink elena's blood" to "she can't lost anyone more" and leaving her for her own sake... So heartbreaking...
Btw, John I forgive you for being a such a jerk in the first season... XP
Wow! After that beautiful, sweet, cute... scene the guionist MUST make it happen... Let's go with the love story!!
She behind the door, holding the handle and he waiting for her and then leaving... AWESOME!!
btw LA-Ryan&Esposito... Creepy!! XD
I totally agree with you! Julianna Marguiles deserve an Emmy.. The scene where she packed peter's stuff and took Zack's iPod was perfect. I was waiting for seeing something more about Alicia and Will in this episode but I guess we will have to let the things calm down... And Alicia has to confront Kalinda yet...
About Peter I have always known he was a jerk so... He deserve it!! Even more I would have been glad if she had burnt all his things as you say.
And Cary, are you kidding me? Get it over!! Ok, you're the bad guy but at least you had style...
Can't wait to see next episode, this show is absolutely amazing.
OMG. Can't. Believe. This.
Blair engaged?! I was totally amazed when I saw it... Aww unbelievable!! I'm happy she finally found a guy who makes her happy and treat her well.
Anyway, I feel so sorry for chuck. He's been through a lot of things in the last episodes and that's the last thing could have happened to him...
But I believe what Nate said: don't worry, Blair is not going to end up with that guy. Everybody knows.
Yess!! Finally!! I can't wait...
Aaaah OMG!! love this serie I watched all the ep this Easter and I can't wait to see what is coming between Damon and Elena next week!!
i'm afraid that it will be martha... i hope i'm wrong!! the serie won't be the same without her, she's so funny!!
amazing! i absolutely loved this episode!! and the end OMFG was perfect... i wonder if the writers did this because they want to give alicia an excuse when she'll go with Will without make her be the bad one. anyway the conversation between kalinda and alicia was so sweet... :)
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Maia was the last game I got a chance to look at during my time at Minecon 2013; although this won't be the last hands-on, I'm mixing things up. As I spoke with the game's writer, Paul Dean, the loudspeakers continued to remind us that our time was limited. Finally, the lights were shut off and I had to grab my things and head home. While I got a lot of information about Maia I felt like there was still more to learn, so I'm happy to see the game is now out on Steam Early Access for all to try.
Maia, as described by Mr. Dean, is The Sims mixed with Dwarf Fortress…in space. My short time with the game seemed to back up this intriguing mixture. In essence, Maia is a space-colony management simulator. You arrive on a desolate and dangerous planet and need to create a sustainable colony in order to survive, and hopefully thrive. The surface of the planet is far too dangerous, so you will need to dig into the ground for resources and to create more livable space. What you find down there is anybody's guess though.
While searching for resources and discovering "things" underground, you will need to keep your colonists both alive and happy. An example given to me was that if they are left in a dark place for too long they might become depressed, so keep the lights on for them. Maia is built on a completely custom engine, which would be an achievement for any indie title. But with one that is so ambitious it is truly remarkable. Much of the game is randomized and procedurally generated, including the weather effects. Seeing the sunrise over the horizon after a particularly troublesome nighttime storm was one of the many moments during my demo that made me wonder how this engine was created from scratch by the game's creator, Simon Roth.
Currently the game features a sand-box mode only, but a single player campaign is planned for the final release, if not sooner. Emergent events will play a large part in the game, so you might have a few stories to share with your friends about things you discovered underground, storms that ravaged your colony, or a colonist who went a little crazy and ended your game.
Maia has already went through all the usual indie game channels. It blasted through it's Kickstarter and Indiegogo goals and has been greenlit and released for Steam Early Access (25% off as of the time this was written). There is no word on when the game will be out of Alpha/Beta status and see a full release, but it looks like an ambitious title already.


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November 28, 2015
Gordon, AL - The annual farm tour was held as part of the farm-city events on Thursday.
Rehobeth High School students visited Muleshoe Plantation in Gordon.
Things got started right with an RC Cola and a Moon Pie.
The McAllister's farm focuses on forestry, wildlife, and cotton.
Leaders hope this tour gets today's youth excited about agriculture.
"We like for students in the school to come visit the farms because we want them to think about maybe doing an agriculture related field when they go to college. It's really important because we need young people to come back to the farm."
Dothan City Commissioner Taylor Barbaree and farmer Brooks Hayes will be doing the annual Farm-City swap later this month.
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I think it was last month that I was flipping through the latest Ballard Designs catalog and came across the cutest canisters.
I thought "Ooh, that's exactly what I need for Max's food!" I mean, after all, Tupperware is super functional, but so NOT chic. Of course, when I looked at the price tag on these canisters, I laughed. $45?! You've got to be kidding me.
See, the reason I laughed is because I had two of these sitting upstairs.
Perhaps you do too? You know you've all seen these. They're the tins of popcorn that kids covet at Christmas time. (at least my kids do) They come with the three flavors inside. I had had the idea to use the tins for the tons of Littlest Pet Shop toys we have lying around, but when I saw the food canister, I figured I could spare one for that.
The first thing I did was wash that bad boy out. Whatever caramel popcorn was left inside, had melted into one big chunk of grossness. When it was washed and dried, I used a 220 grit sanding sponge and took the shine off of the paint. Again, I washed the outside and took it outdoors to paint it. I gave it several light coats of Rustoleum Universal Spray Paint in satin white.
Then I created a text image in Photoshop and printed it out. (if you're interested in re-creating this, here is the image I used.)
I think it would have been MUCH easier and quicker had I had a Silhouette for this project, but alas… I do not yet have one. So I had to resort to tracing paper and paint.
The tracing paper I used was something I picked up in the fabric department of Hobby Lobby but works on all surfaces.
I cut out a piece and taped both the tracing paper and the image to the bucket.
I used a pen so that it ensured the transfer. After tracing the image I was left with this.
I took some black acrylic paint to fill in the tracing. I suppose I could have sealed it with something, but I didn't figure it would get a lot of handling on the word part, so I left it as is.
So I'm not the neatest painter, but I can live with this.
It is definitely much better than the Tupperware container that held Max's food before.
I think it's super cute! Now I just have to do the same treatment and paint "Toys" on the other one.


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Liberty High School tennis team falls to Lake Washington
September 25, 2012
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The Liberty High School boys tennis team was blanked 7-0 by a solid Lake Washington team in a Sept. 20 3A/2A KingCo Conference match.
The Patriots came into the match with a 1-1 conference record after they defeated Juanita on Sept. 18.
Liberty coach Mike Salokas said Lake Washington was the stronger team that day, but he's optimistic about the future of his young squad.
"We have a solid, kind of young team," he said. "I think the future looks very bright for Liberty High School. We have some learning to do, we have somewhat of a bumpy road ahead but again, I'm optimistic about the future."
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D/FW Airport forecasts hot summer travel season this year
The Dallas/Fort Worth International Airport forecast a hot summer travel season this year, as it ramps up international travel and shows off new airport features.
Airport officials expect more than 17 million passengers June through August, up 2.4 percent from a year ago.
"This summer season promises to be one of the strongest ever for the D/FW Airport," Jim Crites, executive vice president of operations for the airport, said today at a news conference.
The airport kicked-off the summer travel season, which starts this weekend with Memorial Day, with a traditional Chinese lion dance for good luck. The dance, performed by a dance and music troupe from Lee's White Leopard Kung Fu School, marks expanded Asia flights from the airport this year.
Air travel is expected to increase this summer everywhere amid an improving economy — despite high airfares.
Last week, the industry trade group Airlines for America forecast 210 million people will fly on U.S. airlines this summer — the highest level in six years and up 1.5 percent from last summer.


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Saddle measure is very hard to do once they are built, but the 1st saddle is not really a 6" gullet, no such thing
The Abetta has a 7" Gullet (per manf. Specs.), I think your Horse is now a 6.75"
The built up pads can equalize a one size difference on occasion, since your Horse is growing and so close, I think soon the Abetta will fit well with the average saddle pad.
Will she need a different saddle when fully grown at about 6 years old? The million dollar question
Thanks for that tidbit! Should I measure the barrel saddle at a different spot to get the gullet width? (See pic above)
The Abetta saddle, I believe, is a wider than usual, draft saddle. I swear it measured 8" at the same spot as I measured the barrel saddle. Do you think that I could fold a blanket and add a little to the front of it to raise it up for now? Or will too much padding be bad too? Thanks again for your input!


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The limitations of an annual leave allowance mean that I will only have 7 days to spend in singapore/indonesia on the way back from a trip to Sydney.
The plus side is that we have the money to jump on planes and are happy to give over a day or two to some hard core travelling (all part of the fun) to make the most of this little time. Also ideally want to rough it and spend as little as poss when we actually land somewhere. Any recommendations of where and how to go gratefully received.
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If you want to make the most of seven days I would limit it to one country...or part of one country. A cool place to spend the week could be Sabah, Borneo. A quick and cheap air Asia flight to Kota Kinabulu from Singapore. You can spend the night here and fly around Sabah with Air Asia. See Mt.Kinabulu (great view from the top!), Sandakan (Sepilok and turtles), kinibatangan river (river and jungle trekking) and Mabul Island (fantastic snorkeling and diving).
This itinery is even optimistic! You might have to just pick 2 or 3 places in Sabah depending on what you want and are able to do.
I'm sure you'll get plenty of other opinions but I really enjoyed my time there. You can make it as rough as you like!
The Miso Walei home stay on the Kinibatangan River will allow for a very short taste of rural life and the opportunity to see wild orangutans.
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If you're looking to come to Singapore it is still possible to do it on a budget. Local food is cheap (and very tasty), public transport is cheap and efficient and there are plenty of Backpacker hostels such as http://pow.com.sg/ who have places in two tourist areas in Singapore. They also do food and drink on the premises although due to one being in Little India you are going to want to get out and sample the local food! I think a dorm room is around S$20-S$25 (that's Sing Dollars). Plenty of other options too....
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Jim Lites: Lower prices helping lure fans back to Stars hockey
In Dale Hansen's most recent "Sports Special" on WFAA Ch. 8 on Sunday (1/8/2012), Dallas Stars president Jim Lites joined the veteran sports anchor in the studio to talk about the team, especially the reduction of ticket prices.
Lites said lowering the prices has made a difference in a attendance.
Hansen asked Lites a question about the fan base. Hansen's question: "Do you think there is a big hockey fan base in North Texas, or is there a winning fan base for hockey in Texas?"
Lites responded: "Well, Dale, it's a lot bigger than 1993 when we got here in the first place. It's hard to tell. It's certainly more mature, the people know the rules, they understand it. The Metroplex has grown by over a million and a half people since we first got here in '93. It's a great sports town as you know. But they like to win, and they like a team that's exciting. I feel like we are in a good spot because the team is competitive."
Other topics the two men discussed include the changes in the team over the years, some of the new players, NHL realignment, the success of other local professional teams and more.


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A North Texas rodeo caused controversy after bringing in clowns wearing masks of presidents, including President Barack Obama.
It came a week after the Missouri State Fair issued a lifetime ban for a different rodeo clown's performance of the president.
The masks of Obama and other former presidents appeared at the Mesquite Rodeo's Championship weekend, held August 23-24.
While it was the first time Obama's clown made its way to the rodeo, in the last 50 years, other presidents have been there too, including Nixon.
Some people said after the backlash in Missouri, it was just bad timing.


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Show someone how much you care and create a personalized Button Heart Wall Hanging from Heidi Borchers. This is a great idea for a housewarming present or birthday gift. For an unexpected look, stagger loose buttons from your stash on the canvas.
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- Acrylic paint – off-white and colors of your choice for background and stamped words
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- Cereal box cardboard
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- Buttons – various sizes and colors to coordinate with acrylic paint colors
- Drill with small drill bit
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Paint wood plaque. Set aside to dry.
Select letters to spell out words. Lay out face down on work surface. Measure and cut foam board slightly larger than word(s).
Glue foam letters face down on foam board to create stamp. Let dry completely.
Mark top of foam board with ruler lines to indicate where lettering starts and stops. This will help with placement when stamping.
Use brush to apply paint to stamp. Stamp onto wood plaque. Repeat stamping with different words and paint colors. Let paint dry.
Mix off-white paint with water to create white wash. Brush over entire stamped surface of wood plaque. Wipe back excess paint with paper towel. Let dry.
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Trans-border freight falls 0.2% in January
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The amount of freight carried between the U.S. and its North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA) partners, Canada and Mexico, was down 0.2 percent year over year in January, according to data released Thursday from the Bureau of Transportation Statistics (BTS).
BTS attributes the decline to severe weather in January, which the agency says impacted trade with Canada.
The data show that freight moving between the U.S. and Canada fell 3.4 percent since January 2013, while trade between the U.S. and Mexico was up 3.9 percent in the same time period.
Trucks carried 59.5 percent of the $90.3 billion of freight moved in January between the U.S. and its NAFTA partners, while rail carried 13.7 percent, vessels carried 9.8 percent, pipeline carried 8.4 percent and air carried 3.8 percent.
According to the data, trucks carried 52.2 percent of the $59.3 billion of freight between Canada and the U.S., while 68.1 percent of the $41.1 billion of freight between Mexico and the U.S. was transported by trucks.
Other freight flows with Canada included 15.1 percent by rail, 14.6 percent by pipeline, 7.2 percent by vessel and 4.7 percent by air. Total surface transportation carried 82.0 percent of all freight between the U.S. and Canada.
Freight flows with Mexico included 13.2 percent by vessel, 12.0 percent by rail, 2.9 percent by air and 0.9 percent by pipeline. Total surface transportation carried 81.0 percent of total freight between the U.S. and Mexico.
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The GOP shootout for governor
Patrick Meehan, the U.S. attorney in Philadelphia, shocked state Capitol observers with his resignation. It comes as the crown jewel of his tenure -- the prosecution of state Sen. Vincent Fumo -- is only two months away from trial.
Why• Meehan is gearing up to run for governor in 2010. But why he'd leave before Fumo's federal corruption case is a baffler. You'd think he'd want to be there for the triumphant moment should Fumo, a prominent Democrat, be convicted.
Of course, if he stayed he'd be there if Fumo walks.
Fumo is accused of defrauding a nonprofit corporation that he helped get millions of dollars in state (i.e., taxpayer) money. He also is accused of using state employees and resources for personal matters.
Some Capitol reporters believe Meehan is trying to get out in front of Attorney General Tom Corbett, another Republican said to have gubernatorial aspirations. Other possible candidates are former U.S. Rep. Pat Toomey and, perhaps, Lynn Swann, the former Steeler and 2006 GOP nominee trounced by Democrat Gov. Ed Rendell.
Corbett is expected to dominate the news this summer with the investigation into legislative bonuses. Twelve people -- including former House Democratic Whip Mike Veon of Beaver County -- are accused of using taxpayer dollars to reward legislative staffers for campaign work.
But Meehan got out ahead of Corbett.
The governor's race will begin in earnest in 2009. On the Democrats' side, Allegheny County Chief Executive Dan Onorato is considered the front-runner because he is piling up campaign cash and has Rendell's blessing.
So it's not too early to be hitting the campaign trail and raising money. The focus through November will be on the presidential race.
Meehan is a product of the Delaware County GOP machine. He's a former aide to U.S. Sen. Arlen Specter, R-Philadelphia, and ran one of Specter's toughest campaigns. He could not be reached for comment but spoke at a news conference last week. His departure prompted speculation of all sorts:
• The case against Fumo is weak and Meehan is getting out of Dodge
• A Fumo plea agreement is near and he is better off not being around
• Meehan sees a Barack Obama victory in November and knows he'll be out anyway in the changeover of U.S. attorneys. He'll be campaigning for John McCain.
• He wants that leg up on Corbett, particularly in fundraising, considered Corbett's weakest area.
Meehan can collect hundreds of thousands of dollars while -- if Fumo is convicted - still claiming to have taken down the most famous power broker in recent state history. Fumo is legendary at the Capitol -- not only for his deal-making, but for his bluntness, candor and sizzling partisan rhetoric.
Corbett, meanwhile, can ride out the bonus investigation and get free media. He may look like Pennsylvania's version of Elliot Ness before it's over, some believe.
The Dems will strongly contend it's a partisan witch hunt. He'll take some hits. But I suspect Republicans will be charged before it's over.
Meehan went after the biggest-name Democrat in the Legislature.
The Meehan-Corbett shootout is just getting under way.
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Your Questions About Affordable Laptops For College
Laura asks…
Laptop for college?
What is the best laptop to get for college? I'm going to be headed off to college soon and I would like to get an affordable one, but one that is still useful. I don't want to buy a really old one because I want to be able to use it for atleast the next five to six years. And where would I be able to purchase it from?
Macbooks are most dependable for the hardware, they rarely breakdown and have a good warranty for internal problems. Also, they are cutting edge in comps. Apples makes amazing products and are highly compatible with all their products.
Paul asks…
What would be a decent, affordable laptop to purchase?
What are good brands?
What should I look for?
I will be attending college so Im sure i will use it for research and typing, but mostly for internet browsing.
I suggest u this one
Toshiba Satellite L655-S5065 TruBrite 15.6-Inch Laptop (Grey/Black) -low price
*2.26 GHz Intel Core i3-350M dual-core processor
*4 GB DDR3 memory
*320 GB SATA hard drive, DVD SuperMulti drive supporting 11 formats
*15.6-inch widescreen HD TruBrite LED-Backlit display, Intel Graphics Media Accelerator 4500M
*Microsoft Windows 7 Home Premium, 4 hours of battery life
Michael asks…
DELL vs HP laptops. Which to buy for college purposes?
I'm into college now so i think i need a laptop for project purposes and to view my lecturers' powerpoint slides.
I heard dell and hp are good for this uses but there are also pros and cons on both so it was really contradicting.
I want use the laptop for powerpoints, words, excels and many other windows programmes.
I may also use it for music entertainment, play some online games and facebook. and i download shows to watch so a memory of slightly above average will be preferred. I don't know how much memory do the shows takes but if you know please help me out :>
Budget to be < S$1500, to be affordable and good to use at the same time.
I'll like it to be easily portable and yet not small and not big..Just average.
I do mind on the looks of the laptop. Not too.. scrimpy?(a word for this i don't know what you know what i mean) Not too much on the looks though because i trust there aren't those scrimpy laptops around anymore?
Please state which model of dell or hp is better. You can state other brands if you think they suit my purposes, budget and memory..Provided i'll be able to find them in singapore.
Not too much brands for confusion though, I will panick. x)
Thank you very much and your sugguestion will be much appreciated!
Honestly, I have a vendetta against Dell, so I would say HP. That being said, either one will probably work for what you want to do. I would recommend a minimum of 3GB of RAM and a dual-core CPU if your plan to watch HD, otherwise 2GB of RAM and most any CPU on the market should handle standard def TV shows. If you can, find a laptop with a discrete or dedicated video card and that will really help with watching any sort of video.
In case you were wondering, my vendetta against Dell has to do with them trying to pass off refurbished parts as new and typically having terrible customer support. My brand of choice is Sony Vaio, but that may be just over your price range.
Mandy asks…
What Kind of laptop should I get for college?
I am planning on attending college in the fall and I need a laptop. I know Mac Book Pros are the best but the price shows for it. I would like something more affordable without breaking my wallet because i want to be able to spend on my dorm room. I would like to know if there may be a way yo get a Mac Book Pro for less than retail price. If not what laptop would you recommend and why?
Mac? GOOD IDEA!!!! I worked with computer since I was 8 and my first computers were Linux and Dos. Once I went over to Mac, I would never go back. Check eBay, they usually have great deals. Under no circumstances should you try Craigslist, never for a computer.
Good luck and good luck in school!
Susan asks…
Laptop for College – Mac or PC?
My HP laptop as of now has had too many problems…so I'm already eliminating an HP laptop for the future.
I plan on going to college for film-related stuff. So I know people are going to say to get a Mac. But I'm also looking for something affordable, plus I'm used to Windows computers and they can have more programs on them, correct? Doing some reserach on the internet, I think I would also be interested in a Lenovo model. I also heard that if you get an apple computer and something goes wrong, you can't get it fixed but have to get a whole new one. Is this true? I need something that's going to last awhile, can support programs, has good amount of memory, and is affordable. Any UNbiased answers?
I don't know how UNbiased I am, but I can give you some suggestions.
If you really want to be as efficient as you can be with movie editing, you will want to push out that extra 200-700 dollars for a mac. Yeah you will end up paying a little bit for the mac name, but you will undoubtedly get a solid system that has great specs [a really good processor, graphics card, ect] and their customer support, from what I've heard, it really great. Mac also has the best movie editing programs around right now. Mac is just the "artist" pc. Like I said, you will be pushing out a lot of extra money, but it isn't for nothing. It is always a good and solid system.
If you want to go with a PC, you need to make sure you get a PC with a good processor and at the VERY least a decent graphics card. This will end up netting you around 800 dollars in the least.
I still stand with my decision of getting a mac for what you want to do.
I am a PC though, so it's difficult for me to say this, but it really is true. ESPECIALLY for a laptop.
I know it will be extremely difficult to get used to a mac, going from a PC, but really, it will be worth it for you. Most likely any job you will be holding, if it is film-related, will be running macs, so it would be in your best interest to get used to it.
Good luck! I hope this helps.
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Writing for the web
You may or may not have heard of Jakob Nielsen. He is one of the best known "web usability gurus." Almost nobody likes everything he has to say. A colleague who was particularly disgruntled by Nielsen's advice once said to me, "If we designed a website to be the most useful website in the world, based on Nielsen's guidelines, we'd have a website for dummies." Hyperbole aside, I've remembered this for a long time.
Nielsen makes a lot of sense most of the time. I'm recommending one article of his in particular (recommended to me by Cary Hazelwood in IS&S): "How Users Read on the Web" (link below).
One of the reasons Nielsen irritates so many people is his research "based on averages." In this article, for instance, he writes, "In research on how people read websites we found that 79 percent of our test users always scanned any new page they came across; only 16 percent read word-by-word." Why did only 16 percent read "word-by-word?" More to the point and in spite of our affection for those who read what we write "word-by-word," are we putting our writing on the web for 16% of our visitors? We hope not.
So read Nielsen's article "word-by-word" and learn how to craft prose that will resonate with the majority. Then let us know what YOU think by crafting a comment to this post.
How Users Read on the Web – by Jakob Nielsen (10/1/1997)
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Anne and Erin Charbonnet-Baker are entering transfer students in Kettering Hall Dorm and their life is being made very difficult because of the fact that one of the two rooms they occupy does not have a key. This means that both rooms cannot be used because of the lack of a key.
I hope this problem can be rectified post haste.
Thank you for your kind attention to this matter.
Jakob Nielsen is a personal hero of mine. 😉


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From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Eli or ELI may refer to:
- The Hebrew for "my god", see El (deity).
- Eli (name), a male given name of Hebrew origin (includes a list of people and fictional characters)
- place name
- Eli, Kentucky, an unincorporated community
- Eli, Nebraska, an unincorporated community
- Eli, West Virginia, an unincorporated community
- Alni, Iran, also known as Elī, a village in Ardabil Province
- Eli, Mateh Binyamin, an Israeli settlement in the West Bank
- Éile or Éli, a medieval kingdom in Ireland
- popular culture
- ELI (film), a 2007 short science-fiction thriller
- Eli, a 2015 Tamil film
- Eli (Jan Akkerman album), 1976
- Eli (Supernaut album), 2006
- The Book of Eli, a 2010 American post-apocalyptic action film
- acronym ELI
- Environmental Law Institute, a legal resource for environmental law issues
- European Legislation Identifier
- Extreme Light Infrastructure, a proposed high energy laser research facility of the European Union
- Earthlearningidea (ELI)
- ELI (programming language), based on APL
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Day 15: Turn Off Your Technology
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- March 15, 2013
Whether it be for a few hours, a day, or the week you're away on vacation, just turn them off. As more and more of my time is being consumed through online research and typing my papers up as finals close in, I'm beginning to feel disconnected from the people around me and as if my devices are becoming an extension of myself. Even though we've become so used to the constant security blanket of connectedness that technology promises us, sometimes we just need to step back and take some time to slow down and engage with the world beyond our screens. Sometimes the pace of the digital realm seems to supersede the natural cycle of time and we can get a little overwhelmed. So tonight, an hour before bed, instead of spending my last waking minutes while I'm barely conscious Googling words to make sure I used them correctly, I'll write them down on a piece of paper and make sure to tackle them first thing in the morning.


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Quaker Aesthetics
Reflections on a Quaker Ethic in American Design and Consumption, 1720-1920
Emma Jones Lapsansky and Anne A. Verplanck, Editors
424 pages | 6 x 9 | 90 illus.
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"An impressive and thought-provoking book of excellent scholarship."—Pennsylvania Magazine of History and Biography
"This anthology of case studies . . . challenges conventional notions of the Society of Friends as theologically bound to plainness, showing the great variety of expression, decoration, and response to changing tastes as both makers and users of material goods."—Choice
The notion of a uniquely Quaker style in architecture, dress, and domestic interiors is a subject with which scholars have long grappled, since Quakers have traditionally held both an appreciation for high-quality workmanship and a distrust of ostentation. Early Quakers, or members of the Society of Friends, who held "plainness" or "simplicity" as a virtue, were also active consumers of fine material goods. Through an examination of some of the material possessions of Quaker families in America during the eighteenth, nineteenth, and early twentieth centuries, the contributors to Quaker Aesthetics draw on the methods of art, social, religious, and public historians as well as folklorists to explore how Friends during this period reconciled their material lives with their belief in the value of simplicity.
In early America, Quakers dominated the political and social landscape of the Delaware Valley, and, because this region held a position of political and economic strength, the Quakers were tightly connected to the transatlantic economy. Given this vantage, they had easy access to the latest trends in fashion and business. Detailing how Quakers have manufactured, bought, and used such goods as clothing, furniture, and buildings, the essays in Quaker Aesthetics reveal a much more complicated picture than that of a simple people with simple tastes. Instead, the authors show how, despite the high quality of their material lives, the Quakers in the past worked toward the spiritual simplicity they still cherish.
Emma Jones Lapsansky is Professor of History and Curator, Special Collections, Haverford College. Anne A. Verplanck is Curator of Prints and Paintings, Winterthur Museum.
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Florida State Seminoles quarterback Jameis Winston (5) warms up before the game against the Clemson Tigers at Doak Campbell Stadium. / Melina Vastola/USA TODAY Sports
His legend precedes him.
The highlight films, the Under Armor competitions and All-American games, the YouTube video of him throwing a football over the Pike Mansion, all thrown in with being the top-ranked, dual threat quarterback in the 2012 class.
Famous Jameis Winston hes the fan favorite to start at quarterback despite not seeing playing time his first year due to his redshirt.
Scooped right out of Roll Tide country, the kid declared worthy of a first overall pick in the NFL Draft by Trent Dilfer chose Florida State over Alabama and Stanford, and just about every major program in the country.
The biggest reason? The opportunity to play for one of the best coaches in the college baseball world, Mike Martin.
I cant really play one without the other, said Winston all the way back in February, when he fielded questions at a baseball practice.
It was very important [to have a good relationship with the baseball program because if I didnt have a good relationship, I wouldnt have came here.
Unlike Marvin Bracy and Ronald Darby, Winstons case is a little different from the football players who also dabble in track, he doesnt just transfer his athletic abilities to a second sport that uses the same standard skill set. He was drafted to the MLB straight out of high school, and is currently a freshman starter on the fourth-ranked baseball team in the nation.
Not since Deion Sanders and Charlie Ward has a dual-threat athlete had such a fan base on Florida States campus.
You watch his high school highlights, and you cant help but to admire it. Broken tackles, jukes and spin moves, bullet passes and precision throwing, anything that a coach could ever want in a player, its right there.
Theres one play in particular where Winston is trapped on his own one-yard line, and in a matter of eight seconds, he breaks six tackles and almost rips off a 99-yard run, and until he is finally tackled at the 50 yard line, you think hes going to.
Curious, you pull up the video of the Under Armor skill combine, and watch him go into some weird MC Hammer inspired dance before launching a ball from about the 20-yard line all the way to the opposite end zone, and then proceed to replay it five times in a row.
Impressed would be an understatement.
On FSU baseballs opening day, Winston prepared to go for his first at-bat against Rhode Island, and a custom tradition of baseball is that the home team gets at-bat music before they go up to swing.
Winstons song choice? Im Diffrent by 2 Chainz.
It was almost too perfect, the media ate it up. Somebody cracks a lame 2Sportz joke, but it doesnt take away from the greatness of the song, with its high-pitched piano key and hi-clap beat, which can easily use its chorus to describe Winston:
Im different, yeah Im different.
Pull up to the scene with my ceiling missing.
Middle finger up to my competition.
Im different, yeah Im different.
Pull up to the scene with my ceiling missing.
While its obvious that Winston is refraining from using inappropriate gestures towards his fellow competitors for the starting quarterback position, he is fact different (and with his recent shaving off of his flatop, is pulling up to the scene with his ceiling missing). Current No. 1 on the depth chart quarterback Clint Trickett is a playbook hound, Jacob Coker is your ideal strong-armed gunslinger, and Sean Maguire is your sneaky underdog.
Everybody is great, you know? said Winston of his fellow candidates. Its like [having] Tom Brady, Peyton Manning, Michael Vickits just a big competition, and I love it. I love competition, period.
But Famous Jameis, hes another breed. In fact hes the new breed of quarterback, the kind that has the NFL drooling after RG3 and Colin Kapernick and Russell Wilson and even Andrew Luck showcased their dual-threat running abilities. Gone are the days of running for two yards and sliding. No, now its time for quarterbacks who can kill you through land and air.
I know whats coming, Dilfer said during Super Bowl week to The Buffalo News. I know the kid at Florida State, Jameis Winston, will be an absolute rockstar.
Hell be the first pick of the draft if the first pick goes to a team that wants to run the pistol, zone-read, have a passer. Hes that kind of kid.
For all the hoopla surrounding the hype of redshirt freshman, the direct cause of Johnny Football-mania, one must take the top-ranked, dual-threat quarterback with a grain of salt, should Florida State fans so easily forget the experimental disaster that came out of Daytona Beach Seabreeze, Xaiver Lee.
Lee came out of high school in 2005, and was named the top-ranked, dual threat quarterback in the nation after setting state records for passing yards (9,082), completions (549) and touchdowns (98) over his four years. With the nations attention, he choose the Noles over Florida, Ohio State, Tennessee, Texas, and Auburn.
It would turn out that Lee would only play for two years at Florida State, showing occasional flashes of brilliance, but it wasnt enough for Jimbo, who was the Seminoles offensive coordinator at the time. Drew Weatherford was instead the quarterback used the majority of the time, and Lee would leave FSU his junior year amongst the mayhem of the newly discovered online music class, academic scandal. But, for all of those worried about him following in Lees footsteps or not living up to his own pedigree, Winston is sure that he doesnt fit the stereotype of dual-threat. Im a football player, he asserted. Quarterback wise, people say Im a dual-threat and stuff like that, but Im just a football player. Im out there to make plays. I like winning.
Some concerns have been raised over his two-sport life, but rest assured, football takes priority. Hes worked out a plan with Jimbo and Martin, and wont miss a single football practice or event for a baseball-related one.
Hype is a tricky thing. If you fail to achieve it, then youre labeled a failure, a bust, a waste of time. But if you reach it, as Jameis Winston plans to do, then your legend doesnt just precede youit defines you.


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The media tell us al-Qaida is moving back into Iraq's Anbar province and Fallujah. But I wonder, is it really al-Qaida, or is this simply fighting between Sunnis and Shiites?
To everyone in America, the word "al-Qaida" brings memories of the Twin Towers and the planes that crashed in Washington, D.C., and Pennsylvania. It makes us want to do something. But if al-Qaida is made up of religious extremists - mostly Sunnis - and they want to control governments and impose Shariah law on the Middle East and beyond, how could we possibly consider getting involved, even to the extent of sending Hellfire missiles?
If what we have in Iraq and Syria is religious groups wanting to dominate, even exterminate, another, and these groups are controlled by fanatical leaders, we can't pick a side. There is no side. There is only fanaticism.


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ATLANTA - The 2008 Georgia General Assembly doesn't start until next week, but lobbyists already were at the Capitol Monday pushing both sides of a gun-rights bill that roiled the legislature last year.The head of the National Rifle Association relaunched a campaign for legislation to prohibit businesses from forbidding employees to keep guns inside their cars parked in company-owned lots that are accessible to the public. The NRA has made the bill a top priority in Georgia and other states since a mill in Oklahoma banned its employees from leaving guns in their cars while at work. "This is a fundamental issue," Wayne LaPierre, the NRA's executive vice president, told reporters following meetings with lawmakers. "It is a blueprint for eviscerating and nullifying right-to-carry legislation in 38 states." Four states, including Oklahoma, have enacted similar bills into law, and the legislation is pending in three others, including Georgia. But the measure ran into stiff opposition in the General Assembly last year when the influential Georgia Chamber of Commerce fought it as a violation of business owners' property rights. The NRA push for the bill also angered some longtime NRA members in Georgia, who complained that they hadn't been consulted by the national organization, while other Georgia gun-rights groups also joined the chorus against it. On Monday, some of those opponents showed up at the Capitol to make sure their voices were heard. While a couple of NRA members interrupted LaPierre's news conference, most quietly met with lawmakers and reporters. "It is the American dream to own your own business," said Bob Thornton of Arnoldsville, who said he's been a member of the NRA since 1976. "Once I own property, I have a say in what goes on there, not somebody up in Washington." But Chris Cox, the NRA's chief lobbyist, said business owners' private property rights can be restricted once they open that property to the public. "Corporations are claiming they can disregard everyone's personal rights in the guise of corporate property rights," he said. "(But) when property owners open up a place to business, they consent to limits on property rights." One of the groups opposed to the NRA-backed bill, GeorgiaCarry.org, has endorsed alternative legislation introduced by Rep. Tim Bearden, R-Villa Rica. The bill would significantly expand the right to carry guns in Georgia but would still uphold the right of business owners to ban firearms from their parking lots. "I've got a bill that does a tremendous amount to protect gun owners," Bearden said. "The NRA is pushing a solution to a problem that, from what I've seen, has not occurred in Georgia." The chamber put out an alert on Monday urging its members to bombard Georgia senators with phone calls and e-mails urging them to oppose the NRA-backed measure. After passing the House last year, the bill died before reaching the Senate floor. Sen. Preston Smith, R-Rome, chairman of the Senate Judiciary Committee, said senators will consider the bill carefully before acting. "It is a delicate balance as we look at the competing interests," said Smith, who appeared at the NRA news conference with several other senators. "(But) we ought to be able to find a way for Georgians to be able to carry weapons if they need to."
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Will China Eat U.S. Networking Vendors' Lunch?
Think that all China manufactures are cheap toys, brand name knockoffs, and cheap clothes? Then you haven't been paying attention.
But you will be, soon enough.
While you were looking the other way, China has become a networking powerhouse. It's been eying the U.S. market for some time, as Cisco president and CEO John Chambers told analysts during an earnings conference call back in November of 2004. Chambers warned that Cisco is facing many new competitors from Asia, most notably China, and that he expects that the competition will increase in the future.
Well, the future is now. Last week, the Bejing-based China Daily reported that the Chinese networking manufacturing giant Huawei is planning to move into the North American market through alliances with North American vendors, possibly including Lucent and Nortel.
It's not just the future we're talking about, but the present. Because this week, a Dittberner Associates report found that Huawei is the worldwide leader in the worldwide VoIP media gateway and softswitch market, with a market share of nearly 25%.


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NORWALK – With no enough places to fulfill their religious duties, Muslims in the southwestern city of Norwalk are disappointed over the recent controversy facing their new dream mosque.
"The community is starting to grow and the place doesn't fit so we rent," Azzeim Mahmoud, the mosque Imam, told ABC on Friday, April 6.
Praying for years in a rented hall that is part of Norwalk's Christ Episcopal Church, a growing number of Muslim community were dreaming of having their own Islamic center and mosque.
The dream came close after purchasing one and half acres land plot on Fillow Street in Norwalk city.
They also proposed plans for building their new mosque at nearly 27,000 square feet, with a prayer hall for more than 400.
Along with the mosque, the Islamic center would include community hall and classrooms along with a library.
However, their dream was facing obstacles after a number of Norwalk residents opposed the new mosque plans, forming the group "Keep 127 Fillow Street Residential".
"It's just much too big for the area and it will dominate the neighborhood," said Lynn Sawyer, a neighbor.
"It doesn't matter if it's a mosque, a synagogue or a church it's just too big."
Other neighbors said they were concerned about the location of the project.
"Our concerns are traffic, parking, and safety," said Edmond Ryan, a neighbor.
"If there is overflow, the overflow is going to be on the streets and it's going to be hard to drive through here," Ryan said.
The neighbors added there are two schools in the area.
"It's just very busy. There are children walking both ways and there is a lot of traffic," Sawyer said.
Defending their dream, the city Muslims said the project included plans parking areas to avoid traffic jam.
The timing of the midday `Asr prayers, at four o'clock, would not also contradict with the schools in the area.
"Schools always dismiss at 2:30 or 3:00 or 3:30 everybody's already gone," Imam Mahmoud said.
They would be gone by the time Imam Mahmoud says his members would arrive for their 4 O'clock prayers.
The mosque plans also addressed several issues like the placement of the driveway away from a blind corner, along with other improvements.
"We have told them anytime if you want to ask anything, come to us. In Islam our Islam teaches us to take care of our neighbor as yourself," Mahmoud said.
Norwalk's Planning and Zoning Commission is now considering the project, already holding one very lengthy public hearing.
All across the US, mosques have been facing fierce opposition recently.
At least 18 mosque projects — from Mississippi to Wisconsin — have found foes who battle to stop them from seeing light citing different pretexts, including traffic concerns and fear of terrorism.
In multicultural New York, the proposed mosque near Ground Zero site has snowballed into a national public and political debate, with opponents arguing that the Muslim building would be an insult to the memory of the 9/11 victims.
Advocates, however, say that the mosque would send a message of tolerance in 9/11-post America.
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Behold, those who are bent on denying the truth and on turning others away from the path of God have indeed gone far astray.
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