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2012: A Year of Revolt and Social Change in Francophone Countries: Part 2
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We continue with the second part of our 2012 review of the Francophone world. The first half of the 2012 review (which can be found here [1] [en]) focused on the armed rebellions and society projects linked to the economic crisis. Part two will review the civil rebellion and governance problems experienced in Togo, Chad and Madagascar, the citizen initiatives in Senegal, the fight for more transparency in public affairs in Cameroon and the ongoing debates on society in France.
Protests in Togo, Chad and Madagascar
Togo is currently in full political transition following the highly controversial presidential elections of 2005 which resulted in the son of the ex-President Gnassingbé Eyadema, Faure Gnassingbé Eyadema [2] [en], taking power. The group 'Let's Save Togo' (Collectif 'Sauvons le Togo' (CST)) counts several human rights defence groups and political parties among its supporters. Its main condemnation (amongst others) is the exploitation of certain institutions and the subsequent confiscation of riches from these institutions by the rich minority whilst the local population is plunged into mounting poverty. The demonstrations against the ruling power have been the setting for many violent clashes with the police during the year, as shown in the following photos and videos:
This video shows police officers severely injuring a demonstrator [Warning: These images may shock certain audiences]:
In Chad, a coalition of organisations for the protection of human rights has expressed similar demands [4] over the need to protect people's right to the freedom of expression and to implement reforms for more social justice.
In Madagascar, the non-payment of salaries and bursaries to teachers and students has caused violent protests in May [5] and in November [6]. The protests against the current crisis are not limited to students and teachers: cattle farmers [7] and even banks [8] have been protesting against the chronic insecurity [9] of the country.
Post-election pride for Senegal but tough times ahead for Cameroon
The pre-electoral period was a particularly turbulent time in Senegal. The decision to endorse A.Wade's candidacy for a third term [11] by the Constitutional Counsel triggered a wave of violence and organisation of protests [12] by the Senegalese opposition. The vote finally supports the opposition's case [13] that backed Macky Sall to victory on the 25th March. A new citizen initiative has allowed observers to verify the results of the elections in real time and to avoid any questioning of the validity of the verdict from the ballot boxes. Here is a video of the headquarters of Sunu 2012 during the night of the second round of the presidential election: [14]
Cameroon: (by Julie Owono [15])
As well as being a country that is particularly hostile towards homosexuals [16], Cameroon has surpassed this by making front page news in 2012 during the Olympic Games in London when seven athletes [17] withdrew from the national team. They decided to stay in Britain instead of returning to their country. Philippe Menkoué from Global Voices has tried to make sense of their choice and suggests that the work and life conditions of professional athletes in Cameroon [18] have strongly contributed to this decision:
Ces fugues viennent tout simplement mettre en évidence le malaise qui anime la jeunesse camerounaise toute entière. Ainsi, d'après le blogueur camerounais Florian Nguimbis, ces athlètes ne sont pas à blâmer, mais plutôt le système tout entier.
The story of these fugitives simply shows the misery that is facing young people in Cameroon. According to the Cameroonian blogger Florian Nguimbis, these athletes are not to blame – rather it is the fault of the whole system itself.
The 2011 elections that saw P.Biya reelected with more than 75% of the vote [19] seems to have made Cameroonians sceptical over the possibility of any deep reforms to the current system.
France: Change of power or Power to change? (by Suzanne Lehn [20])
The most memorable event of 2012 would have been the presidential election in which the socialist François Hollande won in the second round against the departing president Nicolas Sarkozy, followed and confirmed by legislative elections. The electoral process was scrutinised abroad [21] and people again started trying to guess the winner [22] before the official announcement of the results [23].
We finish this round-up of 2012 with a little success story of a French film's exceptional 5 Oscar wins [40] "The Artist" – although not a typically sounding French film, it is homage to the silent movie era of which France was a pioneer.
Anna Gueye [41], Julie Owono [15], Abdoulaye Bah [42], Suzanne Lehn [20] and Philippe Menkoue [43] all contributed to this post.
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URL to article: https://globalvoices.org/2013/01/17/2012-a-year-of-revolt-and-social-change-in-francophone-countries-part-2/
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[1] here: https://globalvoicesonline.org/2013/01/11/2012-a-year-of-revolt-and-social-change-in-francophone-countries-part-1-of-2/
[2] Faure Gnassingbé Eyadema: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Faure_Gnassingb%C3%A9
[3] Image: http://www.flickr.com/photos/collectifsauvonsletogo/7186244687/in/photostream
[4] expressed similar demands: https://fr.globalvoicesonline.org/2012/09/20/122450/
[5] May: https://fr.globalvoicesonline.org/2012/05/10/108131/
[6] November: https://fr.globalvoicesonline.org/2012/11/02/126564/
[7] cattle farmers: https://fr.globalvoicesonline.org/2012/09/11/121465/
[8] banks: https://fr.globalvoicesonline.org/2012/11/06/127096/
[9] chronic insecurity : https://fr.globalvoicesonline.org/2012/09/13/121151/
[10] Image: http://jentilisa.tumblr.com/post/22342094948/sombinny-hetsiky-ny-mpampianatra-arahinny
[11] The decision to endorse A.Wade's candidacy for a third term: https://fr.globalvoicesonline.org/2012/02/13/97805/
[12] wave of violence and organisation of protests: https://fr.globalvoicesonline.org/2012/02/18/98553/
[13] finally supports the opposition's case : https://fr.globalvoicesonline.org/2012/03/28/103461/
[14] headquarters of Sunu 2012 during the night of the second round of the presidential election:: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qWev_amZ9oE
[15] Julie Owono: https://fr.globalvoicesonline.org/author/julie-owono/
[16] hostile towards homosexuals: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/LGBT_rights_in_Cameroon
[17] seven athletes: https://globalvoicesonline.org/2012/08/08/seven-cameroon-olympic-athletes-go-missing-in-london/
[18] work and life conditions of professional athletes in Cameroon: https://globalvoicesonline.org/2012/08/12/cameroon-olympic-escape-blame-the-system-not-the-athletes/
[19] P.Biya reelected with more than 75% of the vote: http://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/%C3%89lection_pr%C3%A9sidentielle_camerounaise_de_2011
[20] Suzanne Lehn: https://fr.globalvoicesonline.org/author/suzanne-lehn/
[21] scrutinised abroad: https://fr.globalvoicesonline.org/2012/04/22/106124/
[22] guess the winner: https://fr.globalvoicesonline.org/2012/04/24/106747/
[23] results: https://fr.globalvoicesonline.org/2012/05/06/107453/
[24] stigmatisation of foreigners: https://fr.globalvoicesonline.org/2012/05/10/108072/
[25] measures to favour Romany peoples' access to jobs: https://fr.globalvoicesonline.org/2012/08/23/119508/
[26] French immigration policy: https://fr.globalvoicesonline.org/2012/11/05/125925/
[27] Black Fashion Week: https://fr.globalvoicesonline.org/2012/10/05/123499/
[28] male chauvinism: https://fr.globalvoicesonline.org/2012/08/09/117325/
[29] violence against women: https://fr.globalvoicesonline.org/2012/11/26/128213/
[30] prostitution: https://fr.globalvoicesonline.org/2012/12/22/132345/
[31] drunk driving: https://fr.globalvoicesonline.org/2012/08/13/116748/
[32] universal marriage: https://fr.globalvoicesonline.org/2012/12/18/132044/
[33] homophobic: https://fr.globalvoicesonline.org/2012/12/23/132554/
[34] European Charter for Regional Languages: http://conventions.coe.int/treaty/fr/Treaties/Html/148.htm
[35] scrapped: https://fr.globalvoicesonline.org/2012/04/01/103825/
[36] joint initiative: https://fr.globalvoicesonline.org/2012/10/09/123745/
[37] "outrageous exploitation of African reserves": http://www.presidence.ci/presentation/25/discours
[38] World Forum for Democracy: https://fr.globalvoicesonline.org/2012/10/14/124203/
[39] postponed the ratification: https://fr.globalvoicesonline.org/2012/03/04/100211/
[40] 5 Oscar wins: https://fr.globalvoicesonline.org/2012/03/08/100216/
[41] Anna Gueye: https://fr.globalvoicesonline.org/author/anna-gueye/
[42] Abdoulaye Bah: https://fr.globalvoicesonline.org/author/abdoulaye-bah/
[43] Philippe Menkoue: https://fr.globalvoicesonline.org/author/philippe-menkoue/
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West Liberty State held off Concord's final day charge to claim a four-shot victory at the WVIAC Southern Regional. The Toppers finished at four-under par 572, while Concord fired the day's low total of seven-under 281 to finish the tournament at even-par 576.
West Liberty State senior Matt Hicks was the individual medalist. The Sissonville, WV native fashioned rounds of 66 and 69 to end at nine-under par 135. Fairmont State's Justin Caroli was the runner-up with a four-under 140. Mike Gervais of West Virginia Wesleyan finished third at 141. In all, eight individuals finished the 36-hole event under par and four more recorded level par totals.
Ohio Valley and Fairmont State tied for third with matching 582 totals. Charleston finished fifth at 585.
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Between 1758 and 1764 a group of eight young students received grants from the Real Academia de Bellas Artes de San Fernando to study in Rome in order to complete their artistic training. During their time there, and in conformance with the Academia's instructions, the students acquired sketchbooks in which they made the obligatory copies of antique works and others by the Renaissance and Baroque masters. They also attended the Accademia del Nudo on the Campidoglio where they participated in life drawing classes of the male nude. These small sketchbooks, known in Italian as taccuini, were used for making sketches and studies from life, but also for annotations of other types and as travel diaries. For these artists they were an obligatory element in their learning process, in which they recorded all the works that constituted a reference point for their future activities. The sketchbooks allow for an appreciation of the artistic interests of the period through the copying of the works of art to be seen in Rome. As such, they are a valuable source of first-hand information for understanding the artistic and personal context of the period.
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Shown alongside these sketchbooks are 22 drawings and a further 23 sketchbooks lent by Spanish institutions such as the MNAC and the Biblioteca Nacional; European ones including the V&A and the British Museum; and American ones such as the Pierpont Morgan Library in New York and the Meadows Museum in Dallas. Selected for their importance, all of them were created by European artists who were in Italy at this period and who also used the taccuino as a learning and recording tool, among them Joshua Reynolds, Angelica Kauffmann, Edme Bouchardon and Carlo Spiridione Mariotti.
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Curated by José Manuel Matilla, Head of the Department of Prints and Drawings at the Museo Nacional del Prado, this exhibition has involved the collaboration of other curators at the Museum and of outside specialists in 18th-century drawings and European art. The accompanying catalogue includes the works on display and analyses these sketchbooks in the context of 18th-century art training, offering the first comprehensive perspective on this subject.


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Prep football: Timpview spreads around the ball, overwhelms Salem Hills 40-7
Provo • When Timpview quarterback Britain Covey gets down his timing with Rhett VanLeeuwen, combined with Kendall Tu'ua and Tristan Bradley getting room to run, what chance do you have to beat the Thunderbirds?
Answer: Slim to none.
Salem Hills found out just how many different ways Timpview can score Friday night when the T-birds opened Region 8 play with a convincing 40-7 win.
"They were 3-0 and they had a lot of confidence," Timpview coach Cary Whittingham said. "We knew if we didn't come out quick and hard, it could have been a whole different game. We like to spread the ball around so no one can take away any one aspect of the offense. We have a good running back, a good quarterback and some good receivers."
Covey hooked up with VanLeeuwen for a pair of touchdown passes, and Tu'ua had a pair of touchdown runs to help the T-birds run away with the game.
Timpview wasted no time making a statement. The score was 16-0 before fans even had settled into their seats.
The T-birds picked up a safety after a punt pinned Salem Hills on its own 3.
When Timpview got the ball back, Tu'ua scored on a 17-yard run.
Salem Hills tried to pass its way back into the game, but Timpview's defense was ready. Emmett Tela promptly picked off a Porter Gustin pass at the Salem Hills 22. The T-birds cashed in on the turnover when Bradley scored on a 1-yard run to give Timpview a 16-0 lead.
After Timpview settled for a 29-yard field goal from Zach Simpson, the T-birds went to the air. Covey connected with VanLeeuwen for two touchdown passes from 42 and 33 yards to push the lead to 33-0.
Salem Hills finally got on the board with 4 minutes, 53 seconds left in the half to cut the lead to 33-7.
It could have been worse, but Salem Hills' Scott Lyman picked off a Covey pass in the end zone with a minute left in the half to help stop the bleeding.


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The driver of a semi told Georgetown Police he was eating a sandwich, got choked and blacked out, causing him to lose control of his truck around 7 a.m. Wednesday.
The vehicle hit a guide wire and power pole, causing an explosion just off the southbound lanes near the 126 milemarker along I-75.
That caused a fire in the backyard of a home in The Paddocks subdivison off Pavilion Drive.
The driver didn't suffer any serious injuries.
Emergency management officials tell 27 NEWSFIRST that traffic along I-75 won't be affected, however KU may have to shut off electricity to the area to make repairs.
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Last week, state Attorney General Jeffrey Chiesa announced the arrest of 26 men and one woman as part of Operation Watchdog, a multi-agency investigation that nabbed New Jerseyans who allegedly possessed and have been distributing child pornography.
Seven of those arrested are from South Jersey, including 23-year-old Cesar Salgado-Maya, who lived in a second-floor apartment above a day-care center in Audubon. In following a frighteningly common pattern these days, the suspects are accused of having on their computers pictures and videos of small children being forced to engage in sexual acts.
Living in a wired world has opened up communication and the exchange of information for society's benefit. But, unfortunately, pornography peddlers have used the Internet to increase the market for sexual material centered on children, and thus created more child victims.
Since 2006, the U.S. Department of Justice says the number of child pornography cases it has prosecuted is up 40 percent. Prior to 2006, the number of federal prosecutions on child sex exploitation charges went from fewer than 100 in 1994 more than 1,400 in 2006, according to the U.S. Bureau of Justice Statistics.
Law enforcement's response to these abhorant crimes must be to continue ramping up investigative efforts and constantly going after child pornography consumers and distributors. When Chiesa became state attorney general in January, he launched a statewide child pornography sweep similar to ones done by the state police in years past. We applaud him for making it a priority. It must stay that way.
The state police have a Digital Technology Investigations Unit that began in the mid-1990s and has grown since then. Its focus is tracking down criminals who exploit children.
And locally, the prosecutor's offices in Gloucester, Camden and Burlington counties all have investigators trained in investigating computerized and electronic crime. They were part of the investigative team on Operation Watchdog.
Every county prosecutor's office in New Jersey should have a unit dedicated to tracking down criminals who use computers to sexually exploit children. Local police departments, too, should have detectives trained in such investigations. As the lists of suspects arrested in these stings always show, those who gratify themselves with images of children forced into sex come from all walks of life and all types of communities.


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FARMINGTON — A debate over whether to ratify amendments to the Navajo Nation Oil and Gas Co.'s charter took center stage in a Navajo Nation Council committee meeting on Monday.
"What we ask and what we request of you all is to hold off on that legislation," said Lennard Eltsosie, chairman of the company's board of directors, during the meeting in Window Rock, Ariz.
Eltsosie and Navajo Nation Oil and Gas Co. CEO, Louis Denetsosie, presented a report on the company's financial state to the tribe's Law and Order Committee. But the topic of qualifications for board members dominated the conversation.
The company, which is worth about $500 million, has been at the center of controversy over the last few months because of its leadership changes.
A Navajo Nation Supreme Court ruling in June reinstated five board members — Diandra Benally, Jennifer Hatathlie, Mae-Gilene Begay, Nelson Toledo and Eltsosie — who shareholder representatives either suspended or removed at a Dec. 21 meeting. The five reinstated members then fired company CEO Robert Joe and Chief Financial Officer Reuben Mike.
The amended charter, if ratified, would increase the required qualifications of board members. The amendments state members must have direct experience in business and the oil and gas industry, with an emphasis on knowledge of corporate financial statements and financial planning.
Board members can earn up to $500 per meeting, plus mileage if travel and the meeting time is more than three hours. For meetings that last less than half an hour, they are paid $125. In addition, board members can be compensated $250 a day for travel costs, according to tribal documents.
Eltsosie said the tribal council should wait for the forensic audit to be finished before voting on ratifying the new charter. Navajo Nation Oil and Gas Co. hired an accounting firm last week to conduct an audit of the last four years of the company's finances.
Eltsosie also spoke out on Monday against the new qualifications for board members, saying members need to be knowledgeable in traditional Navajo cultural practices.
Speaking mostly in Navajo, he said Navajo people who have been educated don't possess the traditional Navajo knowledge needed to understand prayers and offerings that take place when breaking ground for new wells or during other activities.
He said educated Navajos don't know how to pray and often guess about traditional practices.
"To me, that's not doable," he said in English.
Eltsosie added board members and executives should understand the relationship between Navajos and their natural surroundings, much like a sheepherder. He sided with the current bylaws, which call for board representatives to be from Navajo agencies. The bylaws also allow people with traditional knowledge to serve on the board.
Council Delegate Russell Begaye countered Eltsosie's claim that becoming college-educated correlates with not understanding Navajo traditional practices.
"I just want to speak up for the people who are being educated out there," Begaye said. "I think we will see a high return from the people who are being highly educated."
He said he has met educated sheepherders, including one who has her doctorate.
"Every day, she takes her sheep out," he said.
Young Jeff Tom, a board member with Navajo Oil and Gas Co., said there needs to be a balance between collegiate education and traditional Navajo values. Speaking in Navajo, he said receiving a formal education is important, but prayers and offerings also need to be learned.
After the comments, Eltsosie said he wasn't speaking against educated Navajo people.
"I'm not talking against any educated people because I'm working on my doctorate," he said.
Eltsosie has a master's degree in education, according to published reports.
During Monday's report, Denetsosie said the company will not be able to drill new wells or build new stores because of the financial condition of the company.
According to company projections, Navajo Nation Oil and Gas Co. will have nearly $160 million of outstanding debt in 2015 and will only be able to borrow $110 million from its banks.
Begaye said the tribe might be able to help the company but that would mean using the tribe's permanent trust fund. To access that fund, which holds more than $1 billion, the council would have to develop and approve a five-year plan for the funds. The plan would appear before Navajo voters as a referendum.
"I keep bringing it up that we need to utilize it," Begaye said.Erny Zah is The Daily Times business editor. He can be reached at 505-564-4638.and firstname.lastname@example.com. Follow him @ernyzah on Twitter.


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Cutting Utility Bills in a Mobile Home
Here are some cheap ways to lower your light bills in a mobile home.
Mobile homes sometimes have higher electric bills, especially during summer, than a regular home because of the metal roof. In fact, this can double your light bills! But there are a couple of tricks around this and they aren't very expensive either. Coating the metal roof with a substance called Arctic White Cool Coat is the first step. This material rolls on just like paint, but forms an insulating barrier against the heat. Two coats are required and this can be found at any hardware store. Make sure the entire roof is evenly covered.
The second trick is indoor window tinting, also available at any hardware store. Make sure the entire surface to be covered is clean, then wet the surface to be covered and spread the film evenly with a squeegee, making sure that all the air bubbles are out. Window film that is mirrored on one side works best, just make sure that the mirror side faces outside.
Trick number three is to make sure that the weather stripping around the door is in good shape and has no gaps. Check the weather stripping around the windows as well. And double paned windows help cut down on air leaks as well. Putting skirting around your mobile home makes it more attractive, keeps most varmints out, and keeps the cold air from blowing up under the house as well.
Doing all of these steps actually cut down our electric bill from $450 a month in the summer to $220!
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You have no idea how helpful this is and I will pass this on to several friends
I am just wondering how to link it back to you ..I am still learning this online writing thing
Can I write an artice, expanding on yours and including your link.Is that legal??
i was thinking about checking the prices here at Lowes for the products ..what can I do to help??
I don't see a problem with linking something back to this article, especially since you asked..lol. I am so glad I was able to help you. It really did work for us. I think checking the prices and including them would help too. Duh-uh, I didn't think of that since I wrote this at 3 am today..lol
Wow, great savings for low cost solutions.
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Following the hack of the U.S. Central Command's primary Twitter and YouTube accounts on January 12 by a group claiming to be aligned with the Islamic State extremist group, the U.S. General Services Administration is releasing a handbook on preventing cyber vandalism.
Justin Herman, the GSA's federal social media program lead, said that members of the SocialGov community – a group of almost 900 digital engagement managers from various government agencies – crowd sourced a set of guidelines to boost security and prevent hacking. The group sought advice from social networks like Facebook, Twitter and LinkedIn, and the document they developed was posted online Tuesday, titled the Social Media Cyber-Vandalism Toolkit. Read More »


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Archive for Thursday, January 4, 2007
Appointment followed statute
Several weeks ago I appointed Jeff Peterson to fill the vacant city council seat left open with the resignation of Councilman Kevin Miller. Following that appointment Councilman Bill Whitten indicated to the press that he believed the appointment was not done properly. Therefore, I requested and obtained a legal opinion from Lathrop & Gage, our city legal advisors.
In the opinion, attorney Curtis Tideman wrote that state statute requires a mayor shall appoint a council member to fill a vacant city council position with the "advice and consent" of the remaining council members. Tideman wrote: "My understanding is that a question has arisen about whether or not the mayor was required to provide information on the candidates to individual council members prior to their vote on the mayor's appointment. After having reviewed the statutory language, common law and attorney general opinions under K.S.A. § 15-201, my conclusion is that there is no such legal obligation owed by the mayor to individual council members. Council members, of course, are free to conduct their own inquiry into the qualifications of any candidate.
"In this case, my understanding is that the mayor interviewed potential candidates with the Council President Lori Fritzel. Strictly speaking, however, that was not a legal requirement. Pursuant to Kansas law, there is no legal requirement setting forth the quantity or quality of information which must be provided by the mayor to individual council members prior to the time the 'advice and consent of the remaining council members' is requested to fill the vacant seat. Accordingly, it is my opinion that an allegation that insufficient information was provided to individual council members prior to seeking their 'advice and consent' constitutes no deficiency in the appointment . . ."
As mayor, I believe it is important that we earn public confidence. I want to reassure the citizens of Eudora that legal advice was sought before the appointment and that the correct process was followed in the appointment of Councilman Peterson.
I don't think all members of the council were satisfied with the opinion, but I would hope that we don't let individual disagreements impede the process of the city and that we can move forward with the city projects in process or started and we continue with support from the council to improve on our work operations that have been and are being successfully implemented by our city administrator.
As your mayor, I am committed to doing what is good for Eudora. In 2007, we will be holding public meetings to seek your input on building a plan for the future of Eudora, which will then help us establish our community goals and budget. And, you are always welcome to stop by or call me at Pyle Meat to visit.
Tom Pyle
Mayor, city of Eudora
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Polycapillary Optics
Polycapillary optics can control x rays over a broad range of angles and energies and have been used as focusing collectors for x-ray astronomy, to produce large area collimated beams for wafer analysis, and to provide small focused beams for protein crystallography with low power x-ray sources. They are also being developed for a number of medical applications, including the removal of Comptonscattering with the resultant improvement in contrast and resolution in mammography, the production of monochromatic parallel beams for high contrast imaging in a clinical setting, and the detection and localization of radioactive tracers in prostate cancer. Other exciting applications are extensions of measurements normally performed at synchrotrons into laboratory or clinical settings because of the increased efficiency of source utilization.
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Randi Thompson doesn't understand why labor unions exist ["My issues with labor unions," Sept. 8].
Without the protection of labor unions, the American workplace would still be a collection of sweatshops.
Thompson's disdain for overtime laws is baseless. First of all, "college kids who want to fit work around their school schedules" find student jobs on campus. Work-study and student help positions at the college pay better and are designed to complement class loads.
Basing overtime pay on a 40-hour week allows an employer to take advantage of part-time staff, assigning long hours in short weeks to avoid giving them vacation and sick leave benefits.
Thompson also believes public employees are guaranteed raises without merit. I think she has raises and cost-of-living increases confused. If a supervisor wants to deny a step-increase to a worker, s/he will find a way to do so. Unions protect workers from supervisors who award raises and then cut hours to make those raises worthless.
However, I'm most angered by Thompson's accusation that those who picketed McDonald's were professional picketers and not McDonald's employees. Where is her proof? Inflammatory statements without proof are merely rumors meant to cause trouble - otherwise known as gossip!
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Adding a back deck to your Hamptons' home3 Oct 2012 8:22 AM
The process of creating and maintaining the perfect home is an idiosyncratic and creative undertaking. Some people change the furniture to make their home's interior more reflective of their personality. Others periodically change the house's layout to keep things fresh. Still others focus on the exterior - applying a new coat of paint, for example, or changing the landscaping.
Another way some homeowners work to improve their living situations is by adding new rooms or other structures to their existing homes. For owners of some Hamptons real estate, this last tactic is a popular one. With so much beautiful land and long-standing, unique homes, the Hamptons are in many ways an ideal place to keep an existing home and remodel it by expanding the structure.
This is what designer Marnie McBryde opted to do with a somewhat run-of-the-mill home in East Hampton. Because the home was on a beautiful, spacious lot, she felt that it offered the perfect opportunity for her to flex her creativity and create an altogether new property, according to a recent article in Hamptons Magazine.
Wanting to emphasize the home's connection to the surrounding natural beauty, McBryde, who is also creative director of Hamptons Modern, decided to add a great deal of high-quality glass and to design a sizable back porch that blended gracefully into the backyard.
"What I tried to do was let the house settle into the landscape by extending the deck and creating this big, podium-like staircase," Hampton-based architect Maziar Behrooz, who McBryde tapped to build the deck, told the magazine. "It feels like the whole living room continues out and gently flows down to the pool."
This technique could be a useful one for other Hamptons' residents looking for creative ways to change their homes. Decks add a great deal of extra living and relaxing space to a house without requiring the complete overhaul that interior renovations often do.
Decks can also be optimal remodeling projects because they are so multi-purpose. In different contexts, a deck can serve as an additional outdoor dining room, an impromptu cocktail lounge or a conveniently located garden. However, like any major home addition, a good deck requires a fair amount of planning and a keen eye for style and function.
According to Houselogic, homeowners will want to pay special attention to the type of wood (or other material) they select for the deck, as well as picking a size that complements - rather than overwhelms - an existing home.
For Hamptons' residents looking for a great way to add depth, beauty and practicality to a home, there may be no better way to do so than designing the perfect back deck.


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The Gang's All Here
Killer Billy Joe Johnson resumes his efforts to save a hoodlum pal from death row
Like his ever-evolving tales of drugs, sex, guns, Hitler love, gang loyalty, strip clubs and killing, Billy Joe Johnson arrived in Orange County Superior Court on May 19 sporting a new look since his last colorful court appearance nearly a year ago. Johnson shaved his lengthy sideburns and somehow—does the jail supply hair wax?—spiked his Mohawk into an impressive 5-inch peak. The man who tattooed Nazi SS lightning bolts on his throat attempted to soften his appearance for the sequel with a preppy schoolboy outfit. Had his punk friends seen him, they would have booed his white button-down shirt and khaki pants.
Johnson was all dressed up to deliver more jarring testimony on behalf of Michael Lamb, his Public Enemy Number One (PEN1) pal who is attempting to avoid California's death row. His time on the stand featured cussing, laughing, angry outbursts, yawning, frowning, smiling, squinting and the continual sucking of his few remaining teeth. Inside the courtroom—or, as Johnson calls it, "The House of Jews"—Lamb's jury of nine women and three men looked nauseated when shown gruesome crime-scene photographs of what Johnson did to another man with a rusty steel-claw hammer in 2004. Mere feet away, sitting in chains on the witness stand beneath Old Glory and guarded by seven deputies, he cocked his head to the right and beamed.
Give Johnson, known as "Psycho" in gang circles, points for comradeship. Already serving a 45-years-to-life sentence for the hammer murder, the Costa Mesa native deduced that he could possibly save Lamb by taking sole credit for the 2002 ambush execution of Scott Miller in Anaheim. The plan didn't work in the 2007 trial. A jury convicted Lamb and Jacob Rump, another gangster, for the killing. Rump got life in prison, but the jury deadlocked on whether to send Lamb, the shooter, to San Quentin's death chamber. Prosecutor Ebrahim Baytieh is trying again.
Though gang police insist Johnson is smarter than he often appears, the PEN1 hoodlum wasn't smart enough to keep his apparent perjury plans to himself. According to June 14, 2007, police telephonic wiretaps obtained by the Weekly, here's Johnson explaining—or attempting to explain—his idea to Becky Mangan, Lamb's girlfriend: "Okay, well, 'cuz, uh, uh, I don't know if that will have any bearing, but they did file charges [against me for the execution], right, I go, I go Tuesday [to testify for Rump and Lamb]. So, so this is what I'm saying is, if, if, he didn't say anything in his thing. By him filing charges on me, right, that's saying . . ."
Mangan interrupted Johnson, a casualty of drug addictions, to help him complete his thought, "That's saying they think you're guilty."
An excited, lisping Johnson replied, "Right, so if I'm guilty, then they can't be guilty. You see what I'm saying?"
Mangan said she understood his logic, and Johnson continued, "Uh, just so you know that I know that we know, you know what I mean? And, and, and, that they know so that you know what I mean. Potentially, they can use it uh, uh, you know what I mean, to show, you know, what I mean, to show that these guys are fucking, are barking up the wrong tree!"
"Yeah," she said.
"You know what I mean?" Johnson added. "And then I'll talk to you later about other things that have been going through my mind once, once I get going on the thing, you know what I mean?"
But Johnson, a self-described "jackass," has a poor understanding of criminal law. Instead of aiding Rump and Lamb, Johnson's plan backfired. Not only is Baytieh using Johnson's testimony to charge him in the Miller killing, too, but he'll be seeking the death penalty for Johnson this summer. The prosecutor's theory: Johnson drove Miller to an apartment complex where Lamb and Rump waited to carry out an ambush because Miller had committed the unforgivable sin of talking to a Fox Channel 11 Los Angeles reporter about PEN1 activities.
The jury is expected to rule on Lamb's fate in June.
Death allows me to reveal the identity of a valuable and fearless source of mine on organized-crime ties between Southern California and Las Vegas. Last month, James "Buffalo Jim" Barrier was found dead of as-yet-unknown causes in a Las Vegas Motel 6. His pants had been pulled down to his ankles, and his driver's license as well as a wad of cash—all except a single dollar bill—were missing. A constant recipient of death threats, the 55-year-old Barrier served as a witness in the successful FBI probe of Rick Rizzolo, the owner of a mob-tied titty bar next-door to Barrier's auto-repair shop.
You may recall Rizzolo as the fat-fingered fellow we photographically memorialized partying in 2005 with our then-gleeful-looking sheriff, Mike Carona, at a Newport Beach restaurant. The day before Barrier died, prison officials released Rizzolo—whom Carona claimed is an honest businessman—from custody after convictions in a racketeering case. Before news broke of Barrier's mysterious death, anonymous men repeatedly called Barrier's business telephone, laughed and hung up, according to his family.
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anybody got a link to where i can buy a set of crossmax sl's online for a cannondale lefty. better yet can somone let me know what my options are as far as saving some weight and some money. i'm trying to catchup on what's new.
edit: i added the word lefty to my google search and got this one among others http://www.xxcycle.com/php/boutique/...UITpp&key=2743 that's a good price does the word avant have any significance. it seems to be the same crossmax sl as the rest but it's alot cheaper.


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Rated 5 / 5 stars
Imagine i- no really, imagine this, if every level in a game was the ice level.
and it's got PLATFORMING.
Rated 3 / 5 stars
The following best describes this:
Rated 3.5 / 5 stars
This game is so annoying...I HATE ICE LEVELS!!! lol
Rated 2 / 5 stars
Could have improvments
I like the concept of this platformer, but it does need some work on the physics. I like challenge, remember that, but challenge must be based on difficulty within the level design, obstacles, enemies etc. and not from the controls...I'd love to see an improved sequel :D
Rated 1 / 5 stars
Difficulty had to have been the aim here. But that is no excuse for the programing flaws.
1. Character speed was hit or miss. on time you'll tap the right arrow he'll barely budge. Tap the left arrow to stop him and he speeds away like he's on drugs. This especially applies to the slick ice.
2. Wall jumps were also rather hit or miss and were very frustrating, as the character might jump at an angle or straight up because you have to hold the left or right arrow key towards the wall you want to kick off of.
3. I'm going to place this under collisions. When you hit your head while jumping regardless of what speed you are going you might come to a dead stop and fall to your death.
4. The camera man was an interesting idea, executed poorly. On certain levels he covers up the one block of ice you need to land on and you can't see it until it's just about too late. It also doesn't make sense. Your character can't tell if a block of ice is real or not?
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Hey, just wonderin what you guys carry with you when your on the trails. thanks
Hey, just wonderin what you guys carry with you when your on the trails. thanks
Tyler Wiant
-2009 Cannondale F5-
I carry a Hyrdation Pack (2 liters of water)
With a multi tool (Leatherman) and a Bike specific multi tool with all the hex wrenches and stuff I need. My wallet/cell phone and sometimes camera. I also carry a patch kit and a pump now.. (Pumps a bit big, I need to invest in a smaller one.) And When I have them, an extra tube.
2007 Kona Dawg
2009 Trek 3900
the remnants of about 20 years of living the wrong way...
although 30lbs of it has majically disappeared in the last month...
strictly due to me peddling crack... my crack that is..
Allen wrenches (4,5,6,8mm combo wrench) and a 8,10,12mm combo wrench (multi-tool is heavy) , a short 15mm wrench for my SS axle nuts, Camelbak, a little food, iPhone (camera and music in one), extra tube, c02, patch kit, tire levers.
I really like to carry the LEAST amount of stuff possible - just enough to survive on. I think it's funny that we pay so much attention to bike weight and then add 10lbs. of crap in our hydration packs!
-70 oz bladder (only filled all the way for all day rides)
-small chain tool
-allen wrenches (small flip style)
-spare tube
-couple c02's
-small pump
-shock pump
-small first aid kit (little gauze, bandaids, asprin)
-small digital camera
-cell phone
-road id attached to the back of my camelbak
-power link and a few chain links
-Gu or sharkies
Yeah, I guess its a lot. Sometimes I even bring my bike.
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It's better to burn out than fade away...or slip out of your pedal and face plant on the side of the road!!!
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"Simplicate and add more lightness." William Bushnell Stout
Bike tool, drivers license, spare tube, patch kit, compact pump, cell phone, car keys, chain tool, 2 liters of water and occasionally a camera.
Glock 45, kevlar vest, brass knuckles and blue bandana (crip color). This is my "Urban Kit".
So, everybody on the trail comments about how prepared I am. Except for the trail patrol. And I'm all about spreading the love, so I've helped other people out just as often as I've helped myself out.
Posting flickr links:
My trunk bag
My saddle bag
How I avoid wearing a Camelback
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2007 Kona Dawg
2009 Trek 3900
Camelbak, multitool (with chain tool), a couple spare pins, patch kit, levers, CO2, iphone, and usually a snack.
Do you believe in unlikelyhood!?
I used my pack yesterday b/c I actually drove to the trails. I thought it felt heavy...so I weighed it. 7lbs 15oz. I must be getting old and weak or something.
Medium sized Swiss Army knife, generic bike specific multi tool with 4,5,6,8mm hex wrenches, a mini cresent wrench, and a chain breaker that I picked up at Interbike years ago, a patch kit with some additional small parts (or spare tube), a compact pump, a cell phone, my Road ID, three darts for warding off curious widelife, and a couple bags of Roks, all stuffed into a 70oz Camelbak. It may seem like overkill, but over the years I've added tools/parts after I've found myself needing them when I didn't have them.
Just your average 'high-functioning' lunatic, capable of passing as 'normal' for short periods of time.....
The difference between genius and stupidity is; genius has its limits. - Albert Einstein
We all know that light travels faster than sound. That's why certain people appear bright until you hear them speak. - Albert Einstein
Camelbak rogue, usually full .. depending on length of ride
Topeak multi tool
CO2 (usually 2 canisters)
Cell phone
Car keys
Clif shot/Hammer Gel/granola bar/etc..
Master link
A few squares of TP (haven't needed it yet, but like insurance... )
These days, battery pack for helmet light (obligatory light reference for Ed)
12 pack of beer
jar of peanut butter
duct tape
The memory Of an abusive childhood, three failed marriages, the memory of a teenage friend who died (mabe because of something i said) Two stints in rehab and a steamer trunk full of other baggage, my mothers dying wishes hat i couldn't fullfill and a camelbak with a jelly donut, and my ex wifes 5 illegitament children that I'm paying child support for! ,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,, Oh and a couple extra tubes
Did you weigh that, B?
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Oh, and this stuff. 70oz bladder in my EMS house brand pack. Leyzine multi tool, Micro Mini Leatherman, spare tube, glueless patches, two co2 carts and inflater, ancient but kick ass Blackburn pump, Rock Shox shock pump. Little baggy with a spare hanger for each of my bikes, a couple m5 and m6 bolts, a dozen 8" zip ties, a couple feet of duct tape, a spare set of brake pads, a couple rotor and chainring bolts. P&S camera, with mini Gorilla-pod tripod. Phone, keys, wallet.
This is my average load, unless I'm going longer. If shorter, it's usually just a bottle on the bike or in the jersey, with a co2, multi tool, phone and keys.
They were very tasty, BTW.
I believe the clouds in my coffee more than the weatherman on t.v.
Have you really needed to replace a rotor/CR bolt on the trail?
Camelback MULE with tools, CO2 inflator, 2 tubes, some kind of gorp, more water than i need. i usually carry more of everything than I need in case i come across someone broken down...
i got stuck once out in the middle of nowhere with a really long walk back- it might be lighter to travel without, but it's not worth it when you need it...
Not that I mountain bike anymore or anything, but...
-(1) Camelback minus the bladder (overtaken by mold & mildew from owner neglect)
-(1) 20oz bottle of blue Powerade
-(1) 20oz bottle of water
-(2) Small packs of cashews
-(1) bike specific multi-tool
-(1) Leatherman mini multi-tool
-(2) Tire pry bars
-(1) Pump
-(1) Spare tube
-(1) Tube patch kit
-(1) Cell phone
I don't bother with a wallet because I know I'm not buying anything on the trail & I have all the important information in my wallet memorized (ID number, credit card & debit card numbers, & my insurance information). If I'm feeling especially bold, I'll sacrifice the Powerade for a small roll of gauze & gauge tape.
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10/10 I love burritos
Well seeing you are in the computer field and think that Russians have awesome accents, I'll give you 7/10, since I don't know you.
And if I want to describe a taste for you, then...A donut?
Basically a 2/10 with a chance of food poisoning.
I just happened to be in the mood for steak?
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Businesses harmed by the lowering of Lake Cumberland will receive emergency financial assistance.
The U.S. Small Business Administration will make low-interest disaster loans available to eligible businesses in 15 counties of the greater Lake Cumberland area.
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Interest rates are available at four percent with loan terms up to 30 years.
SBA sets loan amounts and terms according to each applicants financial condition.
The Army Corps of Engineers has dropped the level of Lake Cumberland by 43 feet to facilitate repairs to Wolf Creek Dam, which was found to have been eroding.
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In the last C# SDK version 1.5, when we are trying to validate a payment profile without shipping address, sending Profile ID, Payment Profile ID and mode, a Stack overflo exception has beeen obtained.
thats happen cause in the authorize.net sdk have the following problem:
public string ValidateProfile(string profileID, string paymentProfileID, ServiceMode mode) {
return ValidateProfile(profileID, paymentProfileID, string.Empty, mode);
as you see this method is calling to itself.
Easy fix:
public string ValidateProfile(string profileID, string paymentProfileID, ServiceMode mode) {
return ValidateProfile(profileID, paymentProfileID, string.Empty, mode);
Best regards.
We just encountered this same problem!
Furthermore, the ServiceMode parameter shouldn't even be part of the method signature. Not only is it not being used, but the ServiceMode is already passed into the CustomerGateway constructor.
I can't believe how poor the quality of this SDK is. Unbelievable!!
I feel your pain.
I'm not sure when the last version of the sdk is uploaded but the first post is 5 months old...
I will have to advice our clients not to use authorize.net untill a better version of the SDK is released.
Seriously guys - hire a QA!
02-16-2012 05:59 PM - edited 02-16-2012 06:00 PM
I just downloaded the most recent version of the SDK (1.6) and was shocked to find that this bug was still not resolved. This post was almost 8 months ago. This is programming 101 kinda stuff. I think Michelle is just giving us all lip service when she says our feedback is being used to fix things. Shoot, I'm probably wasting my time even writing this...
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Version 1.7 is now available and should resolve the issues with the shipping address requirement for ValidateProfile. Additionally, "ServiceMode" in the method signature has been corrected to "ValidationMode".


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Candidates gird for tough fight in House race
August 3, 2010
Less than 100 days before Issaquah and Eastside voters elect a representative to Congress, another high-profile campaign has taken shape as Democrats gun to unseat incumbent Dave Reichert.
Like the 2006 and 2008 contests, the race for the 8th Congressional District — the only Western Washington district represented by a Republican — has attracted outside money and outsized attention. In the latest match-up, Reichert faces Democrat Suzan DelBene, a former Microsoft executive and Medina resident.
But the leading candidates and political observers said the race differs from earlier matches.
"The message du jour this year is, 'I'll cross the aisle to get things done,'" Seattle political consultant Cathy Allen said.
Ferry tale
February 23, 2010
Vessel named for Issaquah overcomes early troubles to become fleet workhorse
Night descended hours earlier, when the weak, winter sun slunk behind the Olympic Mountains. Stragglers wait along Fauntleroy Cove; the afternoon rush ended long ago. The last commuters sit, impatient and weary, in vehicles, sealed behind steel and safety glass. Lines form and vehicles — mud-caked Subaru wagons, worn SUVs with stickers on the rear windows — inch into position. Destination: Vashon Island.
The ferry glides into view across Puget Sound. The hull carries the same name as a place 20 miles east: Issaquah.
The vessel matters little to the travelers; the Klahowya or the Tillikum could carry them home just the same.
Come daylight, the boxy Issaquah looks as unglamorous as a mail truck, with the same work ethic as a letter carrier — neither snow nor rain nor heat nor gloom keeps the ferry idle.
Darkness softens the hard edges, and the Issaquah looks handsome, even majestic. Light spills from the oblong windows and the open vehicle deck. Reflections glimmer across the dark water.
As the ferry approaches the West Seattle terminal, propellers churn the inky water into foam, like the frothy head on a glass of pilsner. The vessel nudges the dock, the ramp lowers and attendants in fluorescent gear direct vehicles from the maw. Not 20 minutes later, more cars, trucks and SUVs fill the hold.
The placid efficiency contrasts with the years in the Carter era when the Issaquah entered service and headlines blared problems aboard — and caused by — the ferry.


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Sony Xperia Z1 full press render leaks out
updated 07:42 am EDT, Sun August 25, 2013
Sony Xperia Z1 switches to aluminum frame from glass fiber polyamide
The Sony Xperia Z1 has been revealed in full thanks to a leaked press render. The picture reveals a device very similar in appearance and design to the Xperia Z, although there is one notable difference in its construction. Where the Xperia Z used glass fiber polyamide in the construction of its frame, the Z1 switches to an aluminum frame that runs the outside edges of the device, complementing its glass front and rear panels
The fundamental design materials are very similar to Apple's iPhone 4 and 4S, which also used an aluminum in its construction, along with glass front and rear panels, even if their appearances are distinctively different. What is not clear is whether the Sony Xperia Xperia Z1 uses its metal frame to function as part of the antenna as in the iPhone 4 and 4S. Apple switched to a largely aluminum rear panel in the iPhone 5 to help reduce weight, although it is still considered a premium product. Sony has been switching to higher quality materials in its devices over the course of 2013, as it seeks to differentiate itself as an Android maker from Samsung, which still continues with largely plastic designs in its flagship models.
As with a number of Sony's flagship devices released over the past year, the Xperia Z1 is also water and dust resistant, while it ramps up the glass protection on the rear of the device to Gorilla Glass 3. The front is said to be protected by Dragontrail glass, the same as used on the Xperia Z Ultra. Like the Xperia Z Ultra, the Sony Xperia Z1 will be powered by a Qualcomm Snapdragon 800 quad-core processor clocked at 2.3GHz and paired to an Adreno 330 GPU, while it will also feature a 20.7-megapixel camera with a discrete BIONZ image processing chip. [via GSM Arena]


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We carry a full range of vanilla extracts in our store. But we get it – sometimes you want to make your own! Vanilla extract is a fun handmade gift to make, and in fact making our own extract for family and friends was what got our business started! The official recipe from the FDA in order to sell vanilla extract is 13.35 oz of vanilla beans per one gallon of alcohol. However, you don't need to make it this strong, a good homemade recipe is at least 5 beans per 8 oz of alcohol.* Not sure what kind you want to make? Check out this post on vanilla beans and their suggested uses.
- Extract-grade vanilla beans (at least 5 beans per 8 oz of alcohol)
- Vodka – 35% alcohol**
- Glass bottles
- Slice your vanilla beans lengthwise to expose the inside of the bean, then put them in the jar.
- Using a funnel, fill almost to the top with vodka.
- Store in a cool dark place (a pantry or a cabinet is great.)
- For the first 7 days, give the jar a shake, daily. Doesn't have to be intense, you just want to shake up the beans in the alcohol enough to get that flavor in there.
- After that, just shake weekly.
- Let it infuse and steep for 6-8 weeks!
After it's ready, you can take the beans out if you wish (but don't throw them away, you can still use them in baking!) – or you can keep them, and just keep filling the jar with vodka as you use the extract.
*Please note, there are a LOT of recipes for vanilla extract out there, and unfortunately, some of them are quite inaccurate. Anything less than this concentration is not vanilla extract, it's vanilla-infused alcohol.
**You may also use other alcohols such as rum or brandy, as long as they are 35% alcohol or greater. We personally like vodka the best, but it can be fun to try other alcohols and experiment with the flavor!
If you want to print a label for it, here's a MS Word doc printable: HomemadeVanillaLabel, using Avery 5163 Labels!


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Gastar Exploration says total depth reached for first Utica/Point Pleasant well
Gastar Exploration reported that it has reached total depth on the vertical pilot hole for its first Utica/Point Pleasant well in Marshall County, West Virginia. The Simms 5-UH well was drilled to a total depth of 11,410 feet and encountered approximately 92 net feet of pay in the Point Pleasant formation with measured porosities up to 17%. Gastar expects estimated formation pressures to be approximately 9,400 psi upon completion of the well. Gastar is currently plugging back the well in order to drill a 4,200 foot horizontal section in the Point Pleasant formation. After drilling the lateral, a 23-stage completion is planned followed by a three week "soaking" of the well with first production expected in late August. Gastar's President and CEO, J. Russell Porter, commented, "These results have confirmed our expectations regarding the Utica/Point Pleasant formation. As a result of this information, and the Utica/Point Pleasant results reported by other nearby operators, we are planning to move forward with a program that should rapidly de-risk this asset and add substantial net asset value to Gastar."
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Cold Climate Shrinks Mountains
Erosion kicks into overdrive when global temperatures drop
New Results Send Mars Rover on a Quest for Ancient Life
Recent results from the Curiosity Mars rover have helped scientists formulate a plan for the next phase of its mission: looking for possible "molecular fossils" left by ancient martian microbes.
Do Earthquakes Spread Like Wildfire?
Slightly modified model of forest fires might explain distribution of earthquake sizes
Supertyphoon Ferocity Clues Found in Western Pacific
Unusually warm subsurface Pacific waters appear to have endowed Haiyan with the energy that made it the strongest typhoon ever known to make landfall.
Chinese Mission Ushers in New Era of Lunar Exploration
Chang'e-3, the first spacecraft expected to make a soft landing on the moon since 1976, has a robust science payload that will study the lunar crust underfoot and Earth and stars overhead.
Humans Fueled Global Warming Millennia Ago
Methane from rice farming drove greenhouse warming beginning 5000 years ago.
Magma Boils Beneath Antarctic Ice
Researchers find evidence of deep stirrings, impact on sea level
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Trapped in old seafloor sediments, the water is more than 100 million years old and twice as salty as modern seas
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Somebody That I Used to Know (29 Jul. 2012)
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Hawks Win Again, 3-2 over Kings
Make it 15 in a row without a regulation loss. The Blackhawks are now 12-0-3 on the season after this afternoon's 3-2 win over the Defending Stanley Cup Champion Kings. Seabrook, Toews, and Sharp had the goals for the Hawks. Ray Emery stopped 25 shots to get the win.


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Wilson Central baseball golf tournament Sept. 28
Wilson Central's baseball team will hold a golf tournament Sept. 28 at Pine Creek. The four-man scramble will shotgun start at 8 a.m. Entry fee is $350 per team. Hole sponsorships are available for $100. Teams may enter and sponsor a hole for $400. Lunch and range balls will be provided. For more information, email coach Anthony Ford at email@example.com or phone 453-4600, ext. 3145.
Hunters Point 4-Man Scramble Sept. 21-22
The Hunters Point 4-Man Scramble will be held Sept. 21-22. Entry fee is $400 per team and will cover green fees for practice round and two tournament rounds [carts not included] and cash prizes. There will be three flights. Payout based on 25 teams will be $1,000 for first place down to $200 for fourth. For more information or to enter, call the pro shop at 444-7521 or visit www.hunterspointgolf.com
Flight School Basketball Camp in September
The Flight School Basketball Camp for grades 4-8 at Winfree Bryant Middle School will be held in September. The boys will go from 6-8 p.m. Sept. 20 and 1-4 p.m. Sept. 21. The girls' camp will be held from 6-8 pm. Sept. 27 and 9 a.m.-noon Sept. 28. Cost is $30. Boys should contact coach Clint McCulloch at firstname.lastname@example.com. Girls should contact coach Aaron Tomlinson at email@example.com. Registration forms may be downloaded at www.winfreebryant.org/boysbasket...
Wilson Central football tickets on sale
Wilson Central football season passes are on sale in the main office during school hours. Regular season passes are $25, reserved chairback seats are $45 and parking passes are $15.
Hunters Point 2-Man 4-Way Oct. 5-6
The Hunters Point 2-Man 4-Way tournament is scheduled for Oct. 5-6. Entry fee is $200 per team, which includes green fees for practice round and both tourney rounds and cash prizes. Carts are not included. Format is Saturday: nine holes best ball, nine holes alternate shot; Sunday: nine holes worst ball, nine holes scramble. For more information or to register, call 444-7521 or visit www.hunterspointgolf.com


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Volvo Ocean Race 2011-12 final In Port Race gets underway tomorrow, Saturday 7th July 2012. Even though their victory in this eleventh edition of the Volvo Ocean Race is guaranteed, Franck Cammas and his men won't be mere onlookers on Saturday! There is one more challenge left to take up: to top the standing for these ten short format races and amass the greatest number of victories out of the total of nineteen races run… Given the moderate breeze forecast, the various qualities of the six crews are sure to be called upon.
Prize giving Leg 9 - Volvo Ocean Race 2011-12
The crew of Groupama 4 could tell themselves that it's no longer necessary to score any more points, since the final result has already been established. Indeed the same is true for all the other teams, as the points racked up in this final In-Port race won't do anything to affect the current hierarchy. However, somewhat paradoxically, this race promises to be extremely hotly contested because no team wants to round off this race on a sour note! Some of this is coloured by pride, but essentially it is about the imprint each crew will leave on the Volvo Ocean Race…
The ten In-port races only count for 18% of the total points awarded throughout the round the world race, but the combination of the two race formats has contributed a great deal towards determining the final hierarchy and also getting a picture of how much each team has progressed prior to the major oceanic legs. In this way, Telefonica has cracked on three separate occasions: in Itajai, where the navigator mistook the correct mark whilst they were leading the race, in Miami where the Spanish boat hit a mark and in Lisbon where the helmsman committed an error at the start. That's over ten points that went astray and could well have made a difference in Galway…
As for the French, the first stage of these one-hour races wasn't the most flamboyant display of supremacy to say the least (5th in Alicante and in Cape Town), but very quickly a series of podiums finishes ensued in this short format racing, with the exception of the Chinese gaff (5th in Sanya). Groupama 4 will take the start line on Saturday at 1200 UTC in the knowledge that she has had two victories in a row, in Lisbon and Lorient. As regards the points awarded for the In-Port races alone, Franck Cammas and his men are third (38 points), just a point shy of joint leaders Camper and Puma (39 points)!
As a result there is a fine challenge on the table. It is always a tough challenge since the VO-70s aren't at all adapted for this type of race, where the start is crucial, and most importantly all the manœuvres need to be performed without a hitch! This is easier said than done when you have to dump more than 500m2 of spinnaker at the leeward mark… Analysis of the nine previous In-Ports is telling: Abu Dhabi and Groupama 4 are the only ones to amass three victories, Telefonica two and Camper one.
In what promises to be a light to moderate northerly breeze (between 6 and 14 knots unless the sun decides to come out and create a thermal breeze), conditions will be ideal for bringing tactical expertise to the fore on a windward-leeward with two short reaching legs. It's not just the final standing which will be appreciated, but also the quality and panache of each member of the crew… Franck Cammas and his men are longing to finish on a harmonious note!
Overall standing after nine offshore legs and nine In-Port races
1-Groupama 4 (Franck Cammas) : 2+20+2+18+5+24+2+30+4+20+6+20+5+25+6+30+6+25 = 250 points
2-Camper (Chris Nicholson) : 4+25+5+24+4+18+3+15+6+15+5+25+3+10+4+25+5+30 = 226 points
3-Puma (Ken Read) : 5+0+4+19+3+17+5+25+5+30+4+30+4+20+5+20+4+20 = 220 points
4-Telefonica (Iker Martinez) : 1+30+6+29+2+27+6+20+1+25+2+15+1+15+1+10+3+15 = 209 points
5-Abu Dhabi (Ian Walker) : 6+0+3+10+6+14+4+10+2+0+3+10+6+30+3+15+2+5 = 129 points
6-Sanya (Mike Sanderson) : 3+0+1+5+2+5+1+5+3+0+0+0+2+5+2+5+1+10 = 50 points
Team Parade - Volvo Ocean Race 2011-12
Galway - Volvo Ocean Race 2011-12
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