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United States
Source: NASA
The United States of America (also USA, the United States, the U.S. and sometime simply America) is a nation of 313 million people in North America, bordering both the North Atlantic Ocean and the North Pacific Ocean, between Canada and Mexico.
By area, the United States is the third largest country in the world (after Russia and Canada); about half the size of Russia; about three-tenths the size of Africa; about half the size of South America (or slightly larger than Brazil); slightly larger than China; more than twice the size of the European Union.
The United States is also the third nmost populous country in the world (after China and India)
Its major environmental issues include:
- Air pollution resulting in acid rain in both the USA and Canada;
- Until 2007, the US was the largest single emitter of carbon dioxide from the burning of fossil fuels; since then China has been the largest emitter;
- Water pollution from runoff of herbicides, pesticides and fertilizers;
- Limited natural freshwater resources in much of the western part of the country require careful management; and,
- Desertification
Britain's American colonies broke with the mother country in 1776 and were recognized as the new nation of the United States of America following the Treaty of Paris in 1783.
During the 19th and 20th centuries, 37 new states were added to the original 13 as the nation expanded across the North American continent and acquired a number of overseas possessions.
The two most traumatic experiences in the nation's history were the Civil War (1861-65), in which a northern Union of states defeated a secessionist Confederacy of 11 southern slave states, and the Great Depression of the 1930s, an economic downturn during which about a quarter of the labor force lost its jobs.
Buoyed by victories in World Wars I and II and the end of the Cold War in 1991, the US remains the world's most powerful nation state.
Since the end of World War II, the economy has achieved relatively steady growth, low unemployment and inflation, and rapid advances in technology.
Location: North America, bordering both the North Atlantic Ocean and the North Pacific Ocean, between Canada and Mexico
Geographic Coordinates: 38 00 N, 97 00 W
Area: 9,826,675 sq km (land: 9,161,966 sq km; water: 664,709 sq km) Note: includes only the 50 states and District of Columbia
Land Boundaries: 12,034 km (Canada 8,893 km which includes 2,477 km with Alaska, Mexico 3,141 km) Note: US Naval Base at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba is leased by the US and is part of Cuba; the base boundary is 28 km. Much of the boundary between the United States and Mexico is defined by the Rio Grande River
Coastline: 19,924 km
Maritime Claims:
territorial sea: 12 nm
contiguous zone: 24 nm
exclusive economic zone: 200 nm
continental shelf: not specified
Natural Hazards: tsunamis; volcanoes; earthquake activity around Pacific Basin; hurricanes along the Atlantic and Gulf of Mexico coasts; tornadoes in the Midwest and Southeast; mud slides in California; forest fires in the west; flooding; permafrost in northern Alaska, a major impediment to development
See: Earthquakes in the United States - Risk, Detection, Warning, and Research
Volcanism: the United States experiences volcanic activity in the Hawaiian Islands, Western Alaska, the Pacific Northwest, and in the Northern Mariana Islands; both Mauna Loa (elev. 4,170 m) in Hawaii and Mount Rainier (elev. 4,392 m) in Washington have been deemed "Decade Volcanoes" by the International Association of Volcanology and Chemistry of the Earth's Interior, worthy of study due to their explosive history and close proximity to human populations.
Pavlof (elev. 2,519 m) is the most active volcano in Alaska's Aleutian Arc and poses a significant threat to air travel since the area constitutes a major flight path between North America and East Asia.
St. Helens (elev. 2,549 m, famous for the devastating 1980 eruption, remains active today.
Numerous other historically active volcanoes exist, mostly concentrated in the Aleutian arc and Hawaii. They include: in Alaska: Aniakchak, Augustine, Chiginagak, Fourpeaked, Iliamna, Katmai, Kupreanof, Martin, Novarupta, Redoubt, Spurr, Wrangell; in Hawaii: Trident, Ugashik-Peulik, Ukinrek Maars, Veniaminof; in the Northern Mariana Islands: Anatahan; and in the Pacific Northwest: Mount Baker, and Mount Hood. See: Hawaii Volcanoes National Park
Terrain: vast central plain, mountains in west, hills and low mountains in east; rugged mountains and broad river valleys in Alaska; rugged, volcanic topography in Hawaii. The highest point is Mount McKinley (6,194 m) and the lowest point Death Valley (-86 m).Note: the peak of Mauna Kea (4,207 m above sea level) on the island of Hawaii rises about 10,200 m above the Pacific Ocean floor; by this measurement, it is the world's tallest mountain - higher than Mount Everest, which is recognized as the tallest mountain above sea level.
Togography of the 48 continguous states. Source: NOAA
Sunrise over the city of Denver with the Rocky Mountains in the background. Source: Creative Commons
Climate: mostly temperate, but tropical in Hawaii and Florida, arctic in Alaska, semiarid in the great plains west of the Mississippi River, and arid in the Great Basin of the southwest; low winter temperatures in the northwest are ameliorated occasionally in January and February by warm chinook winds from the eastern slopes of the Rocky Mountains.
Climate zones under the Köppen Climate Classification System. Source: Murray C. Peel, University of Melborne.
Ecology and Biodiversity
Map of Ecoregions of the continental United States. Source: World Wildlife Fund.
A view of Georges Bank, a large elevated area of the sea floor that separates the Gulf of Maine from the Atlantic Ocean. The Bank is situated east of Cape Cod, Massachusetts (US; on the left) and southwest of Cape Sable Island, Nova Scotia (Canada; upper right). Photo courtesy of NASA.
See National Parks:
- Olympic National Park
- Great Smoky Mountains National Park
- Yosemite National Park
- Grand Canyon National Park
- Carlsbad Caverns National Park
- Glacier Bay National Park and Preserve
- Big Bend National Park
- Everglades National Park
- Hawaii Volcanoes National Park
- Redwood National Park
- Yellowstone National Park
- Arctic National Wildlife Refuge
Aerial view of the Colorado River as it snakes through the majestic Grand Canyon in Arizona. The sedimentary layers exposed in the canyon date back 2 billion years.
People and Society
Population: 313,847,465 (July 2012 est.)
|The Dry Tortugas are a group of islands located some 120 km (75 mi) west of Key West, Florida; they form the western end of the Florida Keys in the Gulf of Mexico. Like the Keys, the Dry Tortugas are formed primarily of coral reefs over older limestone formations. The islands were named "Dry Tortugas" upon discovery by Ponce de Leon in 1513 - "tortugas" means turtles in Spanish, and the islands are "dry" as no fresh water is found on them. Accessible only by boat or seaplane, the islands nevertheless have been designated a national park and are visited by hundreds every year. This view highlights three islands in the group: Bush Key, Hospital Key, and Garden Key - the site of hexagonal Civil War-era Fort Jefferson. Image courtesy of NASA.
Ethnic Groups: white 79.96%, black 12.85%, Asian 4.43%, Amerindian and Alaska native 0.97%, native Hawaiian and other Pacific islander 0.18%, two or more races 1.61% (July 2007 estimate)
Note: a separate listing for Hispanic is not included because the US Census Bureau considers Hispanic to mean persons of Spanish/Hispanic/Latino origin including those of Mexican, Cuban, Puerto Rican, Dominican Republic, Spanish, and Central or South American origin living in the US who may be of any race or ethnic group (white, black, Asian, etc.); about 15.1% of the total US population is Hispanic.
Age Structure:
0-14 years: 20.1% (male 32,107,900/female 30,781,823)
15-64 years: 66.8% (male 104,411,352/female 104,808,064)
65 years and over: 13.1% (male 17,745,363/female 23,377,542) (2011 est.)
Population Growth Rate: 0.899% (2012 est.)
Birthrate: 13.68 births/1,000 population (2012 est.)
Death Rate: 8.39 deaths/1,000 population (July 2012 est.)
Net Migration Rate: 3.62 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2012 est.)
Life Expectancy at Birth: 78.49 years
male: 76.05 years
female: 81.05 years (2012 est.)
Total Fertility Rate: 2.06 children born/woman (2012 est.)
Languages: English 82.1%, Spanish 10.7%, other Indo-European 3.8%, Asian and Pacific island 2.7%, other 0.7% (2000 census). Note: Hawaiian is an official language in the state of Hawaii.
Literacy (age 15 and over can read and write): 99% (2003 est.)
Urbanization: 82% of total population (2010) growing at an annual rate of change of 1.2% (2010-15 est.)
Government Type: Constitution-based federal republic; strong democratic tradition
Capital: Washington - 4.421 million (2009)
Other Major Cities: New York-Newark 19.3 million; Los Angeles-Long Beach-Santa Ana 12.675 million; Chicago 9.134 million; Miami 5.699 million (2009)
This false-color satellite image shows greater New York City. The Island of Manhattan is jutting southward from top center, bordered by the Hudson River to the west and the East River to the east. (North is straight up in this scene.) In the middle of Manhattan, Central Park appears as a long green rectangle running roughly north-south with a large lake in the middle. Also visible are parts of Staten Island (bottom left corner) and Long Island (lower right). Photo courtesy of NASA.
Los Angeles at night as seen from the International Space Station. After sunset, the borders of "The City of Angels" are defined as much by its dark terrain features as by its well-lit grid of streets and freeways. Over 13 million people inhabit the coastal basin bounded roughly by the Santa Monica and San Gabriel Mountains to the north and the Chino Hills and Santa Ana Mountains to the east and southeast. Image courtesy of NASA.
Administrative divisions: 50 states and 1 district*; Alabama, Alaska, Arizona, Arkansas, California, Colorado, Connecticut, Delaware, District of Columbia*, Florida, Georgia, Hawaii, Idaho, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Kentucky, Louisiana, Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, Michigan, Minnesota, Mississippi, Missouri, Montana, Nebraska, Nevada, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New Mexico, New York, North Carolina, North Dakota, Ohio, Oklahoma, Oregon, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, South Carolina, South Dakota, Tennessee, Texas, Utah, Vermont, Virginia, Washington, West Virginia, Wisconsin, Wyoming.
Dependent Areas: American Samoa, Baker Island, Guam, Howland Island, Jarvis Island, Johnston Atoll, Kingman Reef, Midway Islands, Navassa Island, Northern Marianna Islands, Palmyra Atoll, Puerto Rico, United States Virgin Islands, Wake Island
Independence Date: 4 July 1776 (declared); 3 September 1783 (recognized by Great Britain)
Legal System: common law system based on English common law at the federal level; state legal systems based on common law except Louisiana, which is based on Napoleonic civil code; judicial review of legislative acts. The United States withdrew acceptance of compulsory International Court of Justics (ICJ) jurisdiction in 2005;and withdrew acceptance of International Criminal Court (ICCt) jurisdiction in 2002.
International Environmental Agreements
The United States is party to international agreements on: Air Pollution, Air Pollution-Nitrogen Oxides, Antarctic-Environmental Protocol, Antarctic-Marine Living Resources, Antarctic Seals, Antarctic Treaty, Climate Change, Desertification, Endangered Species, Environmental Modification, Marine Dumping, Marine Life Conservation, Ozone Layer Protection, Ship Pollution, Tropical Timber 83, Tropical Timber 94, Wetlands, and Whaling.
It has signed, but not ratified international agreements on: Air Pollution-Persistent Organic Pollutants, Air Pollution-Volatile Organic Compounds, Biodiversity, Climate Change-Kyoto Protocol, and Hazardous Wastes.
See: Kyoto Protocol and the United States
Total Renewable Water Resources: 3069 cubic kilometers (1985)
Major Rivers: Mississippi River, Columbia River, Yukon River, Colorado River, Arkansas River, Snake River.
Freshwater Withdrawal: 477 cu km/yr (13% domestic, 46% industrial, 41% agricultural)
Per Capita Freshwater Withdrawal: 1,600 cu m/yr (2000)
Completed in 1935, Hoover Dam on the Colorado River straddles the Arizona-Nevada border.
Agricultural products: wheat, corn, other grains, fruits, vegetables, cotton; beef, pork, poultry, dairy products; fish; forest products
Irrigated Land: 230,000 sq km (2008)
Gascoyne, North Dakota, part of the Great Plains that cover much of the central portion of the United States. Source: Andrew Filer
Natural Resources: coal, copper, lead, molybdenum, phosphates, rare earth elements, uranium, bauxite, gold, iron, mercury, nickel, potash, silver, tungsten, zinc, petroleum, natural gas, timber. Note: the US has the world's largest coal reserves with 491 billion short tons accounting for 27% of the world's total.
Land Use:
arable land: 18.01%
permanent crops: 0.21%
other: 81.78% (2005)
The US has the largest and most technologically powerful economy in the world, with a per capita GDP of $48,100.
In this market-oriented economy, private individuals and business firms make most of the decisions, and the federal and state governments buy needed goods and services predominantly in the private marketplace. USA business firms enjoy greater flexibility than their counterparts in Western Europe and Japan in decisions to expand capital plant, to lay off surplus workers, and to develop new products. At the same time, they face higher barriers to enter their rivals' home markets than foreign firms face entering USA markets.
USA firms are at or near the forefront in technological advances, especially in computers and in medical, aerospace, and military equipment; their advantage has narrowed since the end of World War II.
The onrush of technology largely explains the gradual development of a "two-tier labor market" in which those at the bottom lack the education and the professional/technical skills of those at the top and, more and more, fail to get comparable pay raises, health insurance coverage, and other benefits.
Since 1975, practically all the gains in household income have gone to the top 20% of households.
Since 1996, dividends and capital gains have grown faster than wages or any other category of after-tax income.
Imported oil accounts for nearly 55% of US consumption. Oil prices doubled between 2001 and 2006, the year home prices peaked; higher gasoline prices ate into consumers' budgets and many individuals fell behind in their mortgage payments. Oil prices increased another 50% between 2006 and 2008. In 2008, soaring oil prices threatened inflation and caused a deterioration in the US merchandise trade deficit, which peaked at $840 billion.
In 2009, with the global recession deepening, oil prices dropped 40% and the US trade deficit shrank, as US domestic demand declined, but in 2011 the trade deficit ramped back up to $803 billion, as oil prices climbed once more. The global economic downturn, the sub-prime mortgage crisis, investment bank failures, falling home prices, and tight credit pushed the United States into a recession by mid-2008. GDP contracted until the third quarter of 2009, making this the deepest and longest downturn since the Great Depression.
To help stabilize financial markets, in October 2008 the US Congress established a $700 billion Troubled Asset Relief Program (TARP). The government used some of these funds to purchase equity in US banks and industrial corporations, much of which had been returned to the government by early 2011. In January 2009 the US Congress passed and President Barack Obama signed a bill providing an additional $787 billion fiscal stimulus to be used over 10 years - two-thirds on additional spending and one-third on tax cuts - to create jobs and to help the economy recover.
In 2010 and 2011, the federal budget deficit reached nearly 9% of GDP; total government revenues from taxes and other sources are lower, as a percentage of GDP, than that of most other developed countries.
The wars in Iraq and Afghanistan required major shifts in national resources from civilian to military purposes and contributed to the growth of the US budget deficit and public debt - through 2011, the direct costs of the wars totaled nearly $900 billion, according to US government figures.
In March 2010, President Obama signed a health insurance reform bill into law that will extend coverage to an additional 32 million American citizens by 2016, through private health insurance for the general population and Medicaid for the impoverished.
In July 2010, the president signed the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act, a bill designed to promote financial stability by protecting consumers from financial abuses, ending taxpayer bailouts of financial firms, dealing with troubled banks that are "too big to fail," and improving accountability and transparency in the financial system - in particular, by requiring certain financial derivatives to be traded in markets that are subject to government regulation and oversight.
Long-term problems include inadequate investment in deteriorating infrastructure, rapidly rising medical and pension costs of an aging population, sizable current account and budget deficits - including significant budget shortages for state governments - energy shortages, and stagnation of wages in lower-income families.
GDP: (Purchasing Power Parity): $15.04 trillion (2011 est.)
Note: In 2011, the combined GDP of the twenty-seven Nations that form the European Union was slightly higher at $15.39 trillion
GDP: (Official Exchange Rate): $15.06 trillion (2011 est.)
GDP- per capita (PPP): $48,100 (2011 est.)
Note that this is the 11th largest GDP per capita behind Liechtenstein, Qatar, Luxembourg, Bermuda (UK), Singapore, Jersey (UK), Falkland Islands (Islas Malvinas), Norway, Brunei, and United Arab Emirates.
GDP- composition by sector:
agriculture: 1.2%
industry: 22.1%
services: 76.7% (2011 est.)
Industries: highly diversified, world leading, high-technology innovator, second largest industrial output in world; petroleum, steel, motor vehicles, aerospace, telecommunications, chemicals, electronics, food processing, consumer goods, lumber, mining
Currency: US dollar
International Disputes:
the US has intensified domestic security measures and is collaborating closely with its neighbors, Canada and Mexico, to monitor and control legal and illegal personnel, transport, and commodities across the international borders;
abundant rainfall in recent years along much of the Mexico-US border region has ameliorated periodically strained water-sharing arrangements;
1990 Maritime Boundary Agreement in the Bering Sea still awaits Russian Duma ratification;
Canada and the USA dispute how to divide the Beaufort Sea and the status of the Northwest Passage but continue to work cooperatively to survey the Arctic continental shelf;
The Bahamas and USA have not been able to agree on a maritime boundary;
US Naval Base at Guantanamo Bay is leased from Cuba and only mutual agreement or US abandonment of the area can terminate the lease;
Haiti claims US-administered Navassa Island;
USA has made no territorial claim in Antarctica (but has reserved the right to do so) and does not recognize the claims of any other states;
Marshall Islands claims Wake Island;
Tokelau included American Samoa's Swains Island among the islands listed in its 2006 draft constitution


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Chief Craig Announces Resignation From CPD
May. 14
Chief Craig Announces Resignation From CPD
Today James E. Craig announced his resignation as Chief of the Cincinnati Police Department (CPD). Craig is returning to his hometown of Detroit, Michigan, where he also has family.
Craig began his tenure with the City of Cincinnati in July 2011, and has had a series of successes during that time. He has continued the principles of the Collaborative Agreement and the Memorandum of Agreement, involving community groups and reaching out to establish new ties with neighborhoods. He believes in intelligence-led policing and has used the data-driven STARS approach to track crime and disorder in develop strategies to combat crime. The crime rate is the lowest in the City since 2000.
He has a track record of engaging with youth, in particular, to forge positive relationships with officers. He began Children In Trauma Intervention (C.I.T.I.) Camp for at-risk grade school youth, which aims to build character through discipline, leadership training and physical fitness. The first C.I.T.I. Camp was at Rothenberg School in Over the Rhine; the second was at South Avondale School and beginning in October of this year, the third will be at Rockdale School.
Additionally, Chief Craig revived the Explorers Program, which is a program through Boys Scouts of America. This program gives young adults the opportunity to explore a career in law enforcement by working and training with members of the Cincinnati Police Department.
The Chief developed an External Advisory Committee made up of active local community members and business leaders. The Board was comprised to discuss policies and procedure and how they affect the greater community. Additionally, Chief Craig developed an Internal Advisory Board, made up of both sworn and civilian members of the Department, to address departmental issues within the CPD and to promote open dialogue to increase effective practices and procedures.
"I thank Chief Craig for his leadership and service," said City Manager Milton Dohoney, Jr. "I am confident in the professionalism of the men and women of the department to continue offering the community the best service possible and to forge ongoing positive relationships with our neighborhoods."
Chief Craig will continue to work in Cincinnati for about a month to wrap up matters and work through the budget transitions. His resignation will be effective June 22, 2013.
Dohoney will appoint Executive Assistant Chief Paul Humphries as Interim Chief upon Chief Craig's departure. He will work with the other two Assistant Chiefs, Jim Whalen and Dave Bailey, to provide leadership for the department.
A national search will be initiated to select the best candidate to lead the CPD in its next stage of development.


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NEW YORK -- When it comes to big, round numbers with investment significance, 14,000 is as big as it gets for the Dow Jones industrial average.
Indeed, Dow 14,000 is back in play and in the headlines after the iconic 117-year-old blue chip index briefly topped that lofty milestone Friday for the first time since October 2007. The move pushed the world's best-known stock gauge to its best level since the 2008 financial crisis and left it just shy of its Oct. 9, 2007, all-time high of 14,164.53.
Around 10 a.m. ET the Dow was up roughly 140 points and popped over 14,000 for a minute, extending its 2013 gains to 6.8% and boosting its return from the bear market low in March 2009 to 114%. Later, the index was over and back several more times.
The Dow's heady rush to levels not seen in more than five years, and potentially to heights it has never seen before, has elicited feelings of renewed hope and cautious optimism on Wall Street.
The sense of optimism comes from the fact that the Dow's rise is reflecting a belief that economies, in the U.S. and around the world, are in a better place and on the road to recovery.
The lingering skepticism on the part of some investors comes from the knowledge that Dow 14,000 is an area where the stock market topped out in 2007 and a level that has acted more like a ceiling for stock prices, rather than a floor.
In fact, the Dow only closed above 14,000 on nine trading days in 2007, including its first-ever close above that psychologically important number on July 19, 2007.
It is not an overstatement to say that Dow 14,000 is the biggest round number the Dow has ever had to try to climb in its long history.
"Rarified territory is a good way to describe it," says Jamie Farmer, managing director at S&P Dow Jones Indices.
And the thinner the air, the tougher the slog.
"We are back to levels where the market has had trouble sustaining highs in the past," says Richard Moroney, editor of Dow Theory Forecasts newsletter.
But records are meant to be broken, and there are reasons why the Dow has been rising and a case to be made that the rally has room to run, and a new record high is within reach.
The Dow's move up, Farmer says, has been driven by a growing belief that headwinds, such as the sub-par economy, the November elections, fiscal issues and Europe's debt woes, are diminishing. In short, it says things are getting better.
"What's driving the market narrative right now is a burgeoning sense of recovery and confidence," says Farmer. "The Dow is emitting a signal that sentiment is on the rise."
The Dow's long reputation for reflecting the national mood and acting as a leading economic indicator also bodes well, he says.
"The Dow provides historical touchstones," says Farmer. "When Americans hear the number of points the Dow is up or down, their minds immediately translate that. The 14,000 number has a reference quality to it and has enormous value in itself."
One benefit of the Dow's positive news is that investors who have been sitting out the rally, either in cash or bonds, might start funneling more of that so-called "safe money" back into stocks, says Moroney.
"If we can bust out to a new high it will add to the pain trade for those people who are underinvested in stocks," says Moroney.
The Dow also looks attractive from a valuation standpoint, as the stock market is now trading at a slightly cheaper price-to-earnings ratio than it was at its prior top in 2007 and sports a P-E that is 50% below where it was during the prior peak in 2000, according to S&P Capital IQ data.
Another plus is investors are far less exuberant than they were back in 2007, when stocks and real estate were flying high.
While a correction can't be ruled out, the fact the Dow is at five-year highs suggests it is decision time for investors.
"You can't focus on the fact that you missed the rally," says Moroney. "The fact that the Dow was at 6,547 in early 2009 is not relevant. The question is what do you want to do today?"
Moroney says stocks offer a better alternative than bonds and cash.


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The Quad Cities' spring theatre season will be bookended by Shakespeare, with the March 6 opening of Much Ado About Nothing, and Sophocles, with the May 28 debut of Oedipus Rex. But just because these plays are, respectively, more than 400 and 2,400 years old, it probably isn't wise to enter them expecting the expected. This Sophocles, after all, is subtitled The Audacity of Oed, and this Shakespeare is being staged by the Prenzie Players, so in both works, you may as well expect anything to happen; considering our lineup also features titles by Stephen Sondheim, Neil Simon, Euripides, and Mel Brooks, I'm thinking you can say the same for the theatre season as a whole.
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HUNTINGTON, Ind. (21Alive) – The apple crop took a hit with the weather a year ago, but it's making a comeback in 2013.
Kathryn Eckert is a co-owner of Phil's Orchard in Huntington, which used to be known as Huntington Orchards.
Phil's Orchard is a "u-pick-em", where you can go out and pick your own apples to take home.
Eckert says the apple crop is really good this year after a disappointing crop last year.
"There were no apples last year because in March we had the beautiful weather, everything blossomed, all the little apples started popping out and then we had two freezes in April and everything fell off the limbs. So there were no apples last year and this year there are millions literally millions and millions of different apples and we have about 50 varieties out here," said Eckert.
Twelve years ago, when it was still called Huntington Orchards, a fire swept through and destroyed the "u-pick" part of the crop.
Eckert says this is the first year apples in the "u-pick" section are available since the fire.
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I wrote a four word letter.
Should have been titled "Anderson Cooper is GAY."
I could have sworn I heard he came out long ago. Or maybe that was just a rumor.
Glass closet is glass.
I am part of a degenerate elite
Dragging our society into the street
Atta' boy.
Originally Posted by Tom Gabel
Seeing as I don't live in America, I've never heard of Anderson Cooper, but I read that article in PilZ-E's opening post, and it's a great thing that more people in the public eye are coming out of the closet and making a stand against prejudice. Good for him!
Read the article yesterday. I heard rumors about it, but I've never been one to speculate about a person's sexuality.
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Humanity have the right to party! Seriously, it's ok to be gay and he's boyfriend is masculinely-attractive.


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When the summer of 2012 began, I never thought I would be sitting where I am right now writing this. As the school year wound to a close and summer began, I was hoping (if I was lucky) I would find myself with volunteer opportunities at the Boca Raton Museum of Art. I finished my first year of school at Dickinson College in Carlisle, Pennsylvania, and headed home with my love of art history fortified by the classes I had taken the past two semesters.
When I started fishing for volunteer positions, Lori Geiger, the Visitor Services and Volunteer Manager went above and beyond to help me get involved with the Museum. It is thanks to her help that I found myself in a Curatorial Intern position - a daunting title for an art history major with only one year of college under her belt.
When I met with Lori at the beginning of the summer she told me about some opportunities that would be turning up in July. They seemed pretty standard: being a gallery attendant and helping the museum staff. I was excited at the prospect of hanging out in an art museum all summer, but never imagined I would be doing anything too official.
In early July I worked with Martin Hanahan, the Museums Registrar, in the deconstruction of two outgoing exhibitions, the 61st Annual All Florida Juried Competition and Exhibition and the Artists Guild Biennial Exhibition. During the two-day period I got to know Martin, and I met Kelli Bodle, the Assistant Curator of the Museum. I got advice on being an art history major and my future in curating. The experience of just being behind the scenes of a museum exhibit and meeting the people that make it possible made me want to help more and see more of what it takes to operate a museum. I began wondering if there was anything else I could do, any odd jobs or research projects. I was completely willing to freelance.
A few weeks into my new Big Art: Miniature Golf gallery attendant position that I shared with about 10 other college students, I received an email from Kelli asking if I would like to be a Curatorial intern for the rest of the summer. On top of my Golf Marshal status, which I loved having, I would do more behind the scenes work with Kelli and Martin, which is what I was interested in all along! I quickly got started on learning the collections database, and becoming familiar with the various offices in the Museum.
So now, here I am - writing in my own cubicle in the Curatorial Office; almost in disbelief, but mostly just loving every minute of working at the Boca Raton Museum of Art.
Hello to all again, my chronicle of The Art Schools summer community is at an end with this final post of the trilogy. I have learned so much through this assignment which has opened my mind and expanded my creative sensibilities. Growing up I experienced art through dance and music. Once I had the freedom to discover different courses and areas of study at college, I fell in love with all forms of the visual arts.
Observing the creativity of all the students and the development of each project has given me a fuller understanding that art takes patience and time. That being true, the instant gratification that is seen on the artists face once the project is finished is worth a thousand words.
The adults finished up their egg tempera pieces, artistic interpretations in oils, and fixed up the minor mistakes.
This journey has reinforced for me the importance of exploration and finding ones true passion. This unique experience has strengthened, expanded and brought new ideas and a different mindset as to how I will approach my new endeavors in the art world. Thank you to all the artists I had the pleasure of meeting and their stories of how they were inspired by art. I hope you all continue creating your beautiful pieces and remember that life is short, enjoy every moment! Its not goodbye, its see you soon. Have a wonderful rest of your summer!
Hello everyone, I am back to report on happenings at The Art School. On my latest adventure I had the pleasure of seeing egg tempera being created and used in Suzanne Scherer and Pavol Ouporovs class. It was beautiful to see the process and the various art projects were jaw-dropping. Egg temperas uniqueness comes from mixing color pigment and egg yolk which creates a surface brilliance distinctive to this medium. I felt as if I was looking at murals from the Vatican! It is one of the most ancient techniques of painting and is still being done today. The Museum recently had an exhibition, Robert Vickrey: The Magic of Realism, which spanned the 60 year career of one of Americas leading modern masters of this traditional medium. Having watched these students I now appreciate the time and effort required to master this technique. It doesn't lend itself to short exploration.
While the older art students are hard at work, a young woman named Kiersten was doing something completely out of her comfort zone. While having the chance to chat with her, I found out that she likes graffiti. She showed me a few of her paintings in which she uses different types of mediums and paints to create her art work. She has lots of projects planned including painting skateboards and her current project being of two people holding objects such as a record and a retro camera.
Then after talking with Kiersten, I moved on to see what projects are being done in the Youth Summer Camp classes. The theme was 3-D ocean projects with creatures. The students were using clay, letting it dry and then painting them. I saw ocean themes as well as animal themes being brought to life. An art student by the name of David is seen here with his creation in the works.
Until next time, enjoy and keep on creating the one of a kind art you all do so well! Bye for now!
Hello to all, my name is Blair and I am the Marketing Intern at The Boca Raton Museum of Art. One of my tasks this summer includes visiting the Museums Art School and exploring how it enriches and changes the lives of its students. I have been given this amazing opportunity to start this blog and observe and chronicle art exploration at their Youth Summer Camp. Through this journey of experiencing kids immersed in all forms of imaginative activities, I have come to reflect on what art means to me and how this passion is changing my own life. I plan to take you on this journey and hope you follow along over the next few weeks.
As I walked around the school for the first time I found children of all ages involved in all manner of activities. It is a place where children get to run around, play with hula-hoops, throw a ball in a large circle with friends and of course draw, color and create. It is the joy in these childrens faces that makes the aura of this community happy and beyond satisfied.
During my first visit, I was captivated by one particular project that a young girl was doing and found it to be beautiful. The project utilized teddy bears and the overall story of the project was, Hear No Evil, Speak No Evil, and See No Evil. She had created three-dimensional shapes on the front of the bear and on the back of it those same shapes became a city scape. I found this creative interpretation simply breathtaking. Perhaps learning to create art at such a young age exposes the mind and body to what creative expression truly is.
Growing up I never really had a chance to fully experience the visual arts and this experience is showing me what I missed. I played the flute for seven and a half years and danced but, as a child, I never put my hands on a paintbrush or clay. Now that I am in college Ive begun photography classes and other creative endeavors and seem to have unleashed this unrealized passion. To me, art is timeless and for that, it is something that just gets better and better!
I cant wait to explore what next week will bring. Bye for now.
In preparation for an upcoming teacher in-service entitled "Portraits: Express Yourself," the Education Department made paper-pulp portraits. The workshop will be held at the Museum on February 4th and is open to all art teachers, K through 5th grade. Participants will learn about portraits in the Museums Permanent Collection and be inspired to create their own portraits, as well as customize lesson plans provided by the Education Department. The Museums Education Department is proud to offer professional development for teachers throughout the year. Curator of Education, Claire Clum describes her experience of preparing the paper-pulp portraits.People marvel at the caliber and frequency in which the Boca Raton Museum of Art provides programming for our community. It all stems from creative staff that plans well and supports each other. The Education Department works together as a team and helps to make each program the best that it can be. I took this photo on my phone after I dried my wet, pulpy hands. I couldn't resist blogging about it as I am so proud of the work we accomplish!
CHUCK CLOSE- (American, born Monroe, WA, 1940- ) Keith, 1982, Stenciled linen pulp on cotton base sheet, pigment, 35 x 26 ¾ inches, Gift of Mr. and Mrs. Arthur Steinman. Permanent Collection PC1993.302
The paper-pulp portraits were created in the style of acclaimed contemporary artist Chuck Close, who manipulated prepared scraps of homemade papers into impressive, painterly portraits of a variety of subjects, including his friend and fellow artist, Keith Hollingsworth. Keith (1982), part of the Museums Permanent Collection and currently on view on the second floor galleries, is a superb example of the medium. Keith is based on a large-scale 1970 grisaille (rendered in shades of gray) painting of Keith Hollingworth. Hollingworth was a sculptor Close became friends with while they both taught at the University of Massachusetts, Amherst. In 1982, Close reworked the portrait, experimenting with different materials and techniques, including paper-pulp.
Close remarked on his portraiture in a 1970 interview:
I am not trying to make facsimiles of photographs. Neither am I interested in the icon of the head as a total image. I don't want the viewer to see the whole head at once and assume that that's the most important aspect of my painting. I am not making Pop personality posters like the ones they sell in the Village. That's why I choose to do portraits of my friends individuals that most people will not recognize. I don't want the viewer to recognize the head of Castro and think he has understood my work."


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Ollivier started his career in Clifford Turner (now Clifford Chance) working on M&A litigation and corporate restructuring. From 1982 to 1984, he was responsible for legal affairs at Stein Heurtey, an engineering corporation, in Evry, France. Ollivier joined Thomson CSF, a predecessor company to ST, in 1984. Two years later, he moved to Thomson's corporate headquarters, where he dealt with the Company's major M&A transactions. Ollivier joined ST in 1990 as general counsel managing the Company's legal affairs and steering ST through its listings on three major stock exchanges
Pierre Ollivier was born in London, UK, in 1955. He obtained a Law degree at Caen University, France, and a postgraduate degree in International Business Law at Université Paris 1 Panthéon-Sorbonne.
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(b) Statement of Facts.— The petition must state facts that the person claims establish that a motor vehicle safety standard or order referred to in subsection (a) of this section is necessary and briefly describe the order the Secretary should issue.
(c) Proceedings.— The Secretary may hold a public hearing or conduct an investigation or proceeding to decide whether to grant the petition.
(d) Actions of Secretary.— The Secretary shall grant or deny a petition not later than 120 days after the petition is filed. If a petition is granted, the Secretary shall begin the proceeding promptly. If a petition is denied, the Secretary shall publish the reasons for the denial in the Federal Register.
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Kinston police said they are looking for a stolen car and four to five armed men who beat a man, then stole the car early Wednesday morning.
Patrol Commander, Tim Dilday tells WITN at 12:15 Wednesday morning, police were called to 1105 Sycamore Road in Kinston.
Officer said 34-year-old Nikie Harris, originally from Kinston, said he was visiting the area. While outside the home on Sycamore Road, Harris said he was approached by four or five black men.
Harris tells officers at least one man had a gun, and the group beat him then stole his car.
Police said Harris suffered serious injuries and it was difficult to communicate with him to nail down a more detailed suspect description, though Harris said he did not know the robbers.
Harris was taken to Lenoir Memorial Hospital for treatment.
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Red Faction Armageddon
Red Faction: Armageddon Jaques Hennequet Interview
THQ has released a new trailer for Red Faction: Armageddon. This trailer is a one on one with Creative Director of Voition, Jacques Hennequet. This trailer contains almost five minutes of cinematic and gameplay footage.
Red Faction: Armageddon 4 Danny Bilson Interview
THQ has released a new trailer for Red Faction: Armageddon. This trailer is a one on one with Executive Vice President of THQ, Danny Bilson. This trailer contains over three minutes of cinematic and gameplay footage.
Red Faction: Armageddon - Path to War Trailer
His target, the one thing that keeps the surface of Mars habitable for thousands of colonists, is the Terraformer. Relive the battle for the Terraformer through four incredible new surface missions featuring aerial flyers, orbital strikes, and the Red Faction armored surface tank. Unlock two destructive new weapons, the Sharpshooter harpoon gun and Shard Storm projectile cannon, while earning nine new achievements or trophies in this thrilling new mission pack for Red Faction: Armageddon!
Red Faction: Armageddon - Mr. Toots Follow-up Trailer
The people have spoken. After completing the single-player campaign, Mr. Toots will be rewarded as a playable weapon. Lift up his tail to break unicorn-wind upon your foes, instantly melting targets with devastating rainbows and happiness. Enemies will quake before your flatulent malevolence. Such is the power of Mr. Toots.
Red Faction: Armageddon - Sketch Mode Video
To celebrate the Martian passion for hypercolor and keyboard solos, THQ and Volition are proud to unveil Sketch Mode in Red Faction Armageddon. One of the game's unlockable visual modes, Sketch Mode redefines "comic mischief." More than a fun way to play, Sketch Mode showcases the GeoMod 2.0 destruction technology in a whole new light, as entire colony buildings and towers come crashing down on your enemies in black and white.
Red Faction: Armageddon - Breaking the Seal Trailer
In this brand new trailer for Red Faction: Armageddon, we follow Darius as he inadvertently breaks the seal holding back an ancient enemy, which now threatens to unleash hell across the whole of Mars.
Red Faction: Armageddon - Mo-Cap Feature Video
Using the industry's most sophisticated full-performance motion capture equipments, Volition and Pendulum Studios teamed to create the action packed cinematics in Red Faction: Armageddon. The proprietary facial performance capture rigs, real-time camera capture and visualization system, and full sound stage help the actors bring Mars to live. This full performance capture allows the actors to fit cohesively into the game world. A character's voice, body, and face are all driven by one actor, as opposed to two or three actors often used in other games. Instead of being confined in a small sound booth, actors work together on a stage, resulting in an authentic performance you can see right here.
Red Faction: Origins - Trailer
Twenty-five years have passed since Alec Mason led the Martian Colonies to freedom...and ten years since vengeful enemies killed his wife, kidnapped his daughter Lyra, and left a broken hero in their wake. Jake Mason, Alec's last surviving son and a ranger in the Red Faction Militia, had never abandoned hope that somewhere in the raw outlands of Mars, his sister was still alive. Now, just as a powerful new enemy swarms across the planet, he's found her, only to learn that his long lost sister is one of them...a cold-blooded soldier sworn to destroy the Red Faction and conquer the planet in the name of a madman. Jake must now battle the relentless regime and somehow reunite a family torn apart by war.
Red Faction: Armageddon - Mr. Toots Weapon Trailer
Volition unveils its next weapon of crass destruction: Mr. Toots! A miniature magical unicorn so powerful it lays entire cities to waste, Mr. Toots farts joyous rainbows of pure devastation. Never before has hyper-colored flatulence wrought such destruction, and, for the colonists of Mars in Red Faction: Armageddon, inspiration.
Red Faction Armageddon - Franchise Trailer
Half a century after the Red Faction resistance freed Mars, the red planet again becomes a battleground. Colonists struggle for survival in the underground mines after the surface is rendered uninhabitable. When Darius Mason, grandson of revolution heroes Alec Mason and Samanya, unknowingly releases a long-dormant evil, Armageddon is unleashed on Mars. As settlements are torn asunder, only Darius and the Red Faction can save mankind. The battle will take them to the core of the storm-blasted planet through ice caves and lava flows until they are face to face against the unspeakable threat. Red Faction: Armageddon expands on the critically acclaimed, best-selling franchise with new, groundbreaking challenges. You are humanity's last hope for survival.
Red Faction Armageddon - Recon DLC Trailer
Trailer for the upcoming Recon DLC for Red Faction Armageddon.
Red Faction Armageddon - Recon Pack Trailer
Unleash two new weapons on your foes, including the Arc Welder, which immobilizes and electrocutes clusters of enemies, and the XNG-5000, which launches devastating Nanite-filled projectiles that seek out targets and dissolve them.
Red Faction Armageddon - Commando Pack Trailer
The Commando Pack includes the armored Commando uniform and adds two new weapons to your arsenal. Players will spray an unforgiving stream of destruction with the Plasma Thrower, or slice and dice the infestation with dual Laser Pistols.
Red Faction: Armageddon Infestation Mode Trailer
A new trailer for Red Faction: Armageddon has been released. This trailer features almost a minute of gameplay footage featuring the Infestation mode.
Red Faction: Armageddon Kara Story Trailer
THQ has released a trailer for Red Faction: Armageddon. This trailer features almost two minutes of cinematic and gameplay footage.
Red Faction Armageddon Comic Con Trailer
THQ has released the latest trailer for Red Faction Armageddon. This trailer features over a minute of cinematic footage giving us a sneak peak at what is to come.
Red Faction Armageddon Announcement Trailer
THQ has released the first trailer for Red Faction Armageddon. This trailer gives us just over a minute of cinematic footage for this title due in March 2011.


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Mario Lopez is Going to Be a Dad Again
MARIO LOPEZ and his wife COURTNEY MAZZA are expecting their second child.
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--He said, quote, "I am the happiest father in the world. We cannot wait to welcome baby Lopez number two into our lives." Courtney is due in September.
Kristen Stewart, Sarah Jessica Parker and Eight Other Actresses Who Turn Men Off
KRISTEN STEWART has earned the top spot in the list of Actresses Who Turn Men Off.
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#1.) Kristen Stewart
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#3.) Lindsay Lohan
#4.) Denise Richards
#5.) Kirsten Dunst
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Keith Urban's Pastor Would Quit His Job If Keith and Nicole Kidman Ever Broke Up
For some reason, Celebuzz asked KEITH URBAN'S Nashville pastor to weigh-in on Keith and NICOLE KIDMAN'S marriage. The pastor declared it so solid that he'd leave the ministry if they ever broke up.
--Father Ed Steiner said, quote, "If I were to hear that they were breaking up, I think I would just have to give up my job. You know I've been doing this for 30 years, it's the whole body language thing, you just see it.
--"Their body language suggests that they are a man and woman madly in love. The way you see them talk about the children . . . just to see them strolling about like a couple that are clicking . . . it's obvious."
The NBA Says They Haven't Banned Lil Wayne from Anything
At a recent show, LIL WAYNE whined about how the Miami Heat got him BANNED from all NBA events. That seemed unlikely . . . and in fact, it is NOT the case.
--Two NBA executives . . . Senior Director of Basketball Communications Mark Broussard and NBA Senior Vice President Tim Frank . . . have said there's, quote, "no truth at all" to Wayne's accusations.
Vin Diesel Really Did Film Himself Singing Rihanna's "Stay" . . . And He Did Another Version of It
If someone sent you a video of VIN DIESEL singing along to RIHANNA'S "Stay" and you thought it was fake, you would be WRONG. He posted another version, and in this one, you can CLEARLY see that it's him.
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Did Tea Party's Top Campaign Donors Tax Themselves?
Tea Party mega-donors poured hundreds of millions into the 2012 election, and one of their key goals was to keep taxes low for the rich. Had Romney won, their investments could have paid off mightily. Here's a look at how what they donated compares with what they'd have saved under Romney.


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Las Vegas, NV (Sports Network) - Caleb Herring threw for 266 yards and three
touchdowns as he helped guide the UNLV Rebels to a 31-21 win over the Central
Michigan Chippewas in non-conference play at Sam Boyd Stadium.
Herring completed all but four of his 28 pass attempts in the outing for the
Rebels (1-2), with seven balls being caught by Devante Davis who finished with
140 yards and all three aerial scores for the hosts. Running back Tim Cornett
contributed with a game-high 94 yards and a touchdown on the ground.
The Chippewas (1-2) were paced by Cooper Rush who hit 23-of-46 passes for 265
yards and a score, but he was also intercepted twice and sacked three times in
the losing effort. Titus Davis reeled in eight passes for 116 yards and a
score, while Saylor Lavallii chipped in with 65 rushing yards and two TDs on
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Lavallii capped off a pair of 11-play drives for the Chippewas in the first
and second quarters with touchdown runs of three yards each, giving the
visitors a 14-0 advantage. Midway through the second frame Rush hooked up with
Titus Davis on a 20-yard TD pass play to give CMU a 21-0 advantage, but from
there the Chippewas were held scoreless while UNLV ripped off 31-unaswered
The run for the Rebels began with a 12-yard TD catch by Devante Davis with
under a minute remaining in the first half. Davis also notched a 42-yard TD
grab in the third, but not before Cornett slipped into the end zone from 12
yards out.
Tied at 21-21 heading into the fourth, UNLV kicker Nolan Kohorst gave the
hosts their first lead of the night on a 34-yard field goal and seven minutes
later Davis gave the team some breathing room with another 12-yard TD
reception, capping a 13-play, 94-yard drive.
With the victory the Rebels, who had been outscored 109-36 through the first
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When Mark sat down with Dr. Phil, he said that, after an explosive argument with his ex-girlfriend, Michelle, she vanished without a trace from their southwest Houston apartment. By his account, the mother of two had stormed off to her room, and when he later went to check on her, she and her purse were gone, but her car remained parked in the driveway. Mark said that he then drove eight hours to drop off their 3-year-old son, Cayden, with relatives, and later returned home to gather his things.
Meanwhile, Michelle's worried family filed a missing person's report. According to authorities, there had been no cell phone or credit card activity since her disappearance. Michelle's family says that the typically talkative and attentive mother would never go without checking in with her children or her family and friends. Meanwhile, a cloud of suspicion began to surround Mark, as some people started reporting what they believed to be "bizarre behavior" in the days following her disappearance. Friends of Michelle said Mark had cleaned their apartment with bleach, removed hard drives from Michelle's computer, moved boxes from their home — and then there was the eight-hour road trip with their son in the middle of the night.
Before meeting with the Houston Police Department, Mark agreed to first speak with Dr. Phil. Less than two days later, he confessed to killing Michelle.
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|Sword of the Thunder God
|Raijin no Ken
|Literal English
|Sword of the Thunder God
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|Blade of the Thunder Spirit
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This sword was owned by Tobirama Senju. It was stolen from Konohagakure by Idate Morino because Aoi Rokushō told him that he could become a chūnin if he managed to get the sword. Aoi then took the sword for himself until it was destroyed by the combined efforts of Team 7.
The blade glowed bright yellow and was apparently infused with pure electrical energy, hence its name. The blade was unusual in that, though it appeared to retract into or emanated from the hilt or crossguard like a lightsaber (and producing the same sound), it was apparently solid and subject to stressing and being shattered when sufficient force was applied. The forces required were extraordinary, however, as a weakness in the blade had to be created first with a sustained attack from Sasuke Uchiha's Chidori, an extremely powerful lightning based attack itself, and then in order to actually break the sword it needed to be struck with Naruto Uzumaki's Rasengan in the exact weak point that was created. Before then the sword could easily cut through both Chidori and Rasengan without harm.
It is, however, extremely valuable from a combat point of view, as Aoi claimed that the wielder of the blade was essentially invincible. However, if one relies on the sword too much, it was proven that with skill and teamwork, a jōnin wielding the sword can still be defeated by a pair of genin, albeit they were using A-rank techniques. On the other hand, it is also possible that not being the proper owner of the blade and having had no formal training on its use, Aoi simply did not know how to use the weapon to its full potential.
When the blade made contact with the enemy, it would give them a strong electrical shock. The sword was capable of producing electrical rings energy that can hold the enemy in mid-air while shocking them. The wielder of the blade can use this to throw the enemy a good distance away. This weapon would have been especially efficient when combined with the Second Hokage's water techniques due to water's properties as an electrical conduit.


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Ware, 31, was scheduled to make $12.25 million in 2014, part of the six-year, $79 million contract he signed with the Cowboys in 2009. The Cowboys save $16 million in cap space by releasing him.
"A decision like this, involving a man who is a cornerstone player in the history of your franchise, is extremely difficult," Cowboys owner Jerry Jones said in a statement.
Ware had 117 sacks in his nine years with the Cowboys, including seven consecutive seasons with double-digit sacks from 2006-2012. He had only six sacks in 2013, the lowest total of his career, as he struggled with injuries. He played in only 13 games last year, the first time in his career he missed a game.
Jones said he met with Ware on Tuesday afternoon. They decided, Jones said, it was best for Ware to be able to "explore the options he will have for the 2014 season and beyond."
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Tommy "The Nightmare" Smith is a musician and disc jockey who hosts the Los Santos based classic rock radio station K-DST.
Smith is the former frontman of 1970s progressive rock act Crystal Ship (which is also the title of a song by The Doors), and it is fairly obvious from listening to his radio broadcasts that he thought pretty highly of the group, especially his contributions to it. It is not known when the group dissolved or if they were still active by 1992, the year Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas is set. Smith is suprisingly calm and constantly reminds the listeners about the 70s and the classic "rock n roll" lifestyle".
Tommy is voiced by Guns N' Roses frontman Axl Rose. Smith's history runs somewhat parallel to Rose himself. They are both former musicians whose careers dried up after their bands split while their bandmates went on to more success. It is mentioned that all of Tommy's bandmates from Crystal Ship are still in the music business and performing, and Axl's bandmates formed Velvet Revolver after Guns N' Roses split up.
Tommy and Sage, who is the host of alternative rock station Radio X, appear to hold grudges against each other, presumably for dislike of the other's musical preferences. On air, Smith tells her to "get over it!" during the intro to Tom Petty's "Runnin' Down a Dream", which is ironic because Sage states on Radio X that she "slept with this guy once" before Guns N' Roses' hit "Welcome to the Jungle" (which Rose was credited to creating) commences.
It is possible that Tommy was once married to K-Rose DJ Mary-Beth Maybell. Just before the song "Strutter", Tommy will sometimes remark, "This song will put hair on your chest. Sure did in my ex-wife's case". Mary-Beth repeats the exact phrase about a song on K-Rose, only she says it put hair on her chest. Also after the song "Free Bird" by Lynyrd Skynyrd, Tommy mentions "I remember playing that song in a way to put my wife down... Just joking people, she survived", stating the he tried to murder his wife (Which could be a pun on Guns n' Roses song, "Used to Love her (But had to Kill Her)).
Tommy is also a drug addict as he says to his viewers after the mission Are You Going to San Fierro? he "wished he was there with a good pair of lungs" and after a brief weather report about fog he states because of foggy weather he tries to "stay as high as possible". Also after the "555 We Tip" mission he makes a reference to the DA caught with the drugs (which were planted by CJ) calling him an asshole for keeping that much of drugs to himself (Which is a pun on Axl himself as he, along with other members of GnR, were infamous for their bad drug habits). Tommy is also unfaithful as he says to his ex-wife that he was cheating on her all the time including with her sister (again, an obvious pun on Axl tumoutous relationship with his former ex wife, Erin Everly. who inspired the GnR hit, "Sweet Child of Mine").
- Smith is one of the featured celebrities on the Vinewood Walk of Fame in GTA V.
- Tommy is mentioned in GTA V on Weazel News during a report about a hotel offering new packages, including one called the "Tommy "The Nightmare" Smith deal". At the end, the reporter comments about how the legendary guitarist actually drowned in his own vomit, meaning Tommy died some time after the events after GTA San Andreas.


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After having been in a relationship with him for two years that was one of the most important parts of my life, it's strange to think that the person I loved so desperately once upon a time, will be walking down the aisle in about 24 hours. Of course, I'm happy for him that he found a love with whom he plans to spend forever, but I can't help asking myself why it wasn't me. I realize we were too young at the time to have even considered the idea of marriage, but the parts of me who still hold him in the highest regard and will never stop loving him (although it's a different kind of love now), do wince at the fact that he's about to go off the market. I would not want him back, mind you, and we've loosely remained friends, but again, all I can say is still.
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Human β-Cell Proliferation and Intracellular Signaling
Driving in the Dark Without a Road Map
- 1Islet Cell Biology and Regenerative Medicine, Joslin Diabetes Center, Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts
- 2Department of Medicine, Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts
- 3Division of Metabolism, Endocrinology, and Diabetes, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, Michigan
- 4Division of Endocrinology, University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
- Corresponding authors: Rohit N. Kulkarni, rohit.kulkarni{at}joslin.harvard.edu, and Andrew F. Stewart, stewarta{at}pitt.edu.
A major goal in diabetes research is to find ways to enhance the mass and function of insulin secreting β-cells in the endocrine pancreas to prevent and/or delay the onset or even reverse overt diabetes. In this Perspectives in Diabetes article, we highlight the contrast between the relatively large body of information that is available in regard to signaling pathways, proteins, and mechanisms that together provide a road map for efforts to regenerate β-cells in rodents versus the scant information in human β-cells. To reverse the state of ignorance regarding human β-cell signaling, we suggest a series of questions for consideration by the scientific community to construct a human β-cell proliferation road map. The hope is that the knowledge from the new studies will allow the community to move faster towards developing therapeutic approaches to enhance human β-cell mass in the long-term goal of preventing and/or curing type 1 and type 2 diabetes.
- Received January 16, 2012.
- Accepted April 25, 2012.
- © 2012 by the American Diabetes Association.
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The Los Santos Police Department (LSPD) is the police department for Los Santos featured in Grand Theft Auto V. The LSPD is based on the Los Angeles City Police Department (LAPD). It is speculated that they are more professional than the prequel's police department and that there will also be female police officers in the game.
In GTA V, LSPD Officers on the streets commonly drive two variants of Police Cars: a new redesigned police vehicle designed after the new Ford Taurus Police Interceptor showcasing new LED style lightbars, working alley lights, wig wag tail lights, flashing head lights, grill lights, windshield and back windows lights and push bar lights. We could also possibly be seeing the return of the Vapid Police Cruiser with a few other law enforcment vehicles. A new police van, possibly based on the Moonbeam is featured, but it is unknown what role it has. An all-white Vapid Police Cruiser is also seen in a few prerelease screenshots. These vehicles are for the Sheriff office, as well as an SUV resembling a Chevy Tahoe (possibly a newer version of the Landstalker ). The Highway Patrol appears to be returning as police motorcycles are chasing a player in a Pre release screenshot.
The LSPD also extends their authority in the air in with the use of Police Mavericks, based on the real-life American Eurocopter AS350B-2 A-Star, replacing the Bell 206 on which the beta Maverick was originally based.
LSPD Offficers wear all navy blue uniforms resembling their real life counterparts in the LAPD. They wear either long or short-sleeved duty shirts, on which their badges, resembling the LAPD silver badge, is displayed on their left side. They wear long duty pants and are also equipped with a duty belt, which incases a radio, a pair of handcuffs, ammo cases, and what appears to be what resembles a Glock 22. Some can also be seen wearing a police hat.
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Police Officers carry a range of weapons that they use to deal with crime in the city, including Nightsticks and customized carbine rifles with Laser sight attachments. Glock may be seeing a return as normal duty weapon. Possibly the Glock 22 or 17.
- In GTA V, what appears to be Bigfoot appears on the LSPD Emblem, possibly a nod to the bigfoot rumours from GTA San Andreas.
- Their slogan is "Obey & Survive".
- The Wanted Level in GTA V is likely to be more advanced than in previous games, as a police helicopter seen in a screenshot chases the player nearly at ground level wth officers engaging with advanced weapons.
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The largest crowd of the morning at the STEM Saturday event at Cal State San Marcos was gathered around tables set out in the brilliant sunshine, where middle schoolers — their hands moving nearly at the speed of sound — solved Rubik's cubes in teams of eight.
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Kantardjieff said STEM Saturday is the brainchild of the Classical Academies, a group of North County charter schools, in cooperation with the university.
Thousands of kids and their parents were streaming onto campus at midday Saturday. Last year's rain-soaked event attracted 3,000 people, and expectations were for more this time around.
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"The way I tell people: Science is the content, technology is the application and the enabler, engineering is problem-solving, and math is the language we speak.
"We need to make sure the public is scientifically literate ... that's important. The next decade is going to require a lot of STEM skills for jobs."


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