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March 1
Homer Adams Holt, who served as governor of West Virginia from 1937 to 1941, was born on March 1, 1898, in Lewisburg.
March 2
On March 2, 1915, an explosion at Layland in Fayette County killed 115 coal miners.
On March 2, 1927, fire destroyed the temporary "pasteboard" capitol in Charleston.
March 3
On March 3, 1870, the West Virginia legislature passed an act establishing the West Virginia Schools For the Deaf and the Blind.
On March 3, 1921, McDowell County Deputy Sheriff William Johnson Tabor was shot and killed on the streets of Welch by the town's mayor, J. H. Whitt.
On March 3, 1791, Congress passed a federal excise tax on whiskey, which led to the Whiskey Rebellion.
March 4
Alexander Campbell, the founder of the Disciples of Christ and Bethany College, died in Bethany on March 4, 1866.
March 5
On March 5, 1917, John J. Cornwell of Hampshire County was inaugurated as governor of West Virginia.
March 6
Industrialist Johnson Newlon Camden, who served as United States senator from 1881 to 1887, and 1893 to 1895, was born in Lewis County on March 6, 1828.
March 7
On March 7, 1866, the U. S. Congress recognized and consented to the transfer of Berkeley and Jefferson counties from Virginia to West Virginia.
March 8
On March 8, 1888, David Hunter Strother, the artist and author known as "Porte Crayon," died in Charles Town.
March 9
On March 9, 1977, U. S. District Judge Charles Haden issued a ten-day restraining order to the FMC Corporation to cease operation of the South Charleston plant's carbon tetrachloride unit.
March 10
On March 10, 1920, the West Virginia Legislature passed a joint resolution ratifying the 19th amendment to the U.S. Constitution giving women the right to vote.
March 11
On March 11, 1916, businessman and former U.S. Senator from West Virginia Henry Gassaway Davis died in Washington.
March 12
Wheeling Hospital was incorporated on March 12, 1850.
March 13
On March 13, 1928, three African American residents of Kanawha County were refused admittance to the Charleston Public Library.
March 14
On March 14, 1891, the Legislature passed an act establishing a commission to organize the West Virginia exhibit at the World's Columbian Exposition of 1893.
March 15
West Virginia State Auditor John C. Bond resigned from office on March 15, 1927, after being impeached.
March 16
On March 16, 1838, the Virginia General Assembly passed an act to provide for the construction of a turnpike road from Staunton to Parkersburg.
March 17
On the night of March 17, 1925, an explosion in the Bethlehem Mine No. 41 at Barrackville killed 33 coal miners.
Representative John M. Slack Jr. died on March 17, 1980.
March 18
On March 18, 1932, convicted murderer Harry F. Powers, the "Bluebeard of Quiet Dell," was hanged at the West Virginia Penitentiary at Moundsville.
March 19
The Grave Creek Mound, a Native American burial mound located in present-day Moundsville, was opened on March 19, 1838, by Jesse Tomlinson.
March 20
On March 20, 1973, inmates staged a riot at the West Virginia Penitentiary in Moundsville.
March 21
On March 21, 1980, about one-fourth of the state's teachers walked off the job in a one-day protest over the legislature's failure to approve a larger increase in salary.
March 22
On March 22, 1906, a coal mine explosion at Century in Barbour County killed 23 miners.
March 23
On March 23, 1831, the Virginia General Assembly passed an act authorizing the Monongalia Academy to establish a separate academy for female students, which opened in 1833 and was called the Morgantown Female Academy.
March 24
The Fayette County community of Mount Hope burned on March 24, 1910.
March 25
Harry Brawley, Charleston historian and the first executive director of the West Virginia Educational Broadcasting Authority, died on March 25, 1992.
March 26
On March 26, 1858, the Virginia General Assembly passed an act authorizing the governor to appoint a commissioner to negotiate a boundary line between Maryland and Virginia from the mouth of the Potomac River at the Atlantic Ocean to the Fairfax Stone. The boundary dispute, later between Maryland and West Virginia, was not settled until 1910.
March 27
Cyrus R. Vance, who served as United States Secretary of State from 1977 to 1980, was born in Clarksburg on March 27, 1917.
March 28
On March 28, 1863, a detachment of the 13th West Virginia Infantry repelled a Confederate attack led by General Albert Gallatin Jenkins at Hurricane Bridge.
March 29
On March 29, 1973, African-American educator Fannie Cobb Carter died at the age of 100.
March 30
On March 30, 1930, ground was broken at Gauley Junction to begin construction of the Hawks Nest tunnel and dam.
March 31
On March 31, 1919, Governor John J. Cornwell signed legislation creating the Department of Public Safety, later known as the West Virginia State Police.
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The Department of Geosciences at the University of West Georgia offers a 15-19 hour course of study leading to a Geographic Information Systems Certificate. The GIS Certificate is designed to meet the needs of students and community. The GIS Certificate program aims at providing non-traditional students and field professionals with updated GIS knowledge and skills for further enhancement of their GIS career. It also aims at providing traditional students with a set of practical GIS skills to access the GIS market.
Program Description
The graduate level professional certificate in Geographic Information Science is designed to provide individuals who require GIS technology in their professional lives the skills to acquire, process, analyze, and appropriately display geographic data.
Method of Delivery
100% online
The University of West Georgia is accredited by the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools Commission on Colleges (SACCSCOC).
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Total semester hours required to earn a degree: 15
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Our online courses are as affordable as you will find among accredited schools.
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For the most up-to-date and accurate cost information, see the Bursar's Office website at http://www.westga.edu/bursar/. (Fully online courses appear as NET charges on the bottom of the Bursar's spreadsheets.)
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For the most up-to-date and accurate cost information, see the Bursar's Office. (Fully online courses appear as NET charges on the bottom of the Bursar's spreadsheets.)
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Students lacking appropriate background may be required to take GEOG 5551 (Introduction to GIS and Mapping Sciences. 3 Cr.). Please consult the Department about waiving GEOG 5551.
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Students must take the following two core courses:
GEOG 5553 Geographic Information Systems
GEOG 5563 Remote Sensing
Students must take two from the following elective courses:
GEOG 5086 Internship (3 cr. Max.)
GEOG 5554 Computer Cartography (4 cr.)
GEOG 5562 Airphoto Interpretation and Photogrammetry (4 cr.)
GEOG 6082 Directed Problems (3 cr.)
GEOG 6446 Special Topics (4 cr.)
GEOG 6677 Image Processing (4 cr.)
GEOG 6753 Advanced GIS and Spatial Analysis (4 cr.)
GEOG 6755 GIS Database Design (4 cr.)
GEOG 6757 Programming and Customization in GIS (4 cr.
GEOG 6893 Practicum in GIS (4 cr.)
Students can substitute an elective course for GEOG 5553 if they have taken GEOG 4553 (Geographic Information Systems) within the three years prior to admission into the GIS Certificate Program. Students can also substitute an elective course for GEOG 5563 if they have taken GEOG 3563 (Remote Sensing) within the three years prior to admission into the GIS Certificate Program.
The Certificate will be issued to students who complete at least 15 credit hours of required courses with a B or better grade.
Internship - GEOG-5086
Introductionto to GIS and Mapping Science - GEOG-5551
Description: An introduction to GIS, mapping and geospatial sciences. Topics include introductory GIS, map projections, land partitioning systems, map reading, map analysis, GPS, map making, aerial photography, and remote sensing. This course will guide students to GIS, mapping sciences and emerging geospatial technologies.
Geographic Information Systems - GEOG-5553
Description: An introduction to the use of Geographic Information Systems, including GIS theory, data input, spatial analysis, and final output. Project required.
Airphoto Interpretation and Photogrammetry - GEOG-5562
Description: Study on air photo interpretation and photogrammetry. Topics include digital airphotos, correcting airphoto distortions, othophoto generation, stereoscopy and DEM generation, airphoto interpretation techniques, and mapping with airphotos. Project required.
Remote Sensing - GEOG-5563
Description: Remote sensing of land, ocean, and atmosphere, including the response of earth materials to electromagnetic radiation; sensors and systems for earth observations; interpretation of imagery; mapping for environmental assessment, resource exploration, oceanographic, and other applications.
Directed Problems - GEOG-6082
Description: Directed research with GIS and/or geospatial technologies.
Image Processing - GEOG-6677
Description: Instruction and practice in the technique of digital image handling and analysis. Students will use airborne and satellite imagery to detect various features and changes. Project required.
Advanced GIS and Spatial Analysis - GEOG-6753
Description: An advanced course in GIS and geospatial data analysis. Topics include enterprise GIS applications, spatially- enabled RDBMS, advanced issues in GIS, organizational issues, GIS modeling, geostatistics, and contemporary geospatial techniques. Project required.
Programming and Customization in GIS - GEOG-6757
Description: This is an advanced course in GIS focusing on application development and customization. Programming languages are used to develop GIS applications. In this course students will gain a solid understanding of the fundamentals of customization and programming in a GIS environment.
Practicum in GIS - GEOG-6893
Description: This is an applied practicum that fosters effective use of GIS. Students who successfully complete the course are able to create, manipulate, and manage geographic data to perform analysis tasks, to visualize geographic data, and to use geographic data analyses to support decision making. This course is designed to equip students with skills needed in the geospatial field. At least 16 credit hours from the program of study is required for registration.
This describes the general information about faculty for this program.
Guidelines for Admittance
- All graduate applicants must complete the online Grad Application. A one-time application fee of $40 is required.
- Applicants should also review the Graduate Studies Website for individual program specific requirements and tasks that must be completed prior to admission. See Graduate Studies Application Process.
- International applicants are subject to additional requirements and application deadlines. See Procedures for International Students.
- Official transcripts from a regionally or nationally accredited institution are required and should be sent directly to the UWG Admissions Office.
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The GIS Certificate is open to all professionals and current students who have a bachelor's degree. Any bachelor's degree meets the requirement of admission. Prospective students must apply for the admission to the non-degree seeking graduate program as described in the Graduate Catalog. Current students who are enrolled in a graduate program offered at UWG must submit a separate application to apply to this program.
While the Department of Geosciences currently does not offer a masters degree program, should a student decide to apply to a masters program after successfully completing the certificate program, a maximum of nine (9) graduate semester hours may be applied toward a masters degree within six (6) years of completion and award of the certificate. Students must apply and be accepted to a masters program before completion of their ninth (9) graduate semester hour toward the certificate.
The GIS Certificate program does not require either TOEFL or GRE.
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General admissions deadlines are typically:
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- Spring - Nov 15
- Summer - March 15
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Waite Park Children Learn About Nocturnal Animals
Volunteer storyteller Elisha Konz finished her summer storytime series with a Leap Into Reading event at the Waite Park Public Library - Al Ringsmuth Public Library on Tuesday, July 17. A group of eight preschoolers and a toddler enjoyed hearing Elisha read books about nocturnal animals. The selection included Skunk At Hemlock Circle by Victoria Sherrow, Raccoon Moon by Nancy Carol Willis, and Forest Bright, Forest Night by Jennifer Ward. The storytime ended with crafts, and the children made owl and wolf masks. Hopper, Great River Regional Library's Leap Into Reading mascot, thought the masks were scary.


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ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. - We visit three restaurants tonight in our weekly look behind the kitchen door of area restaurants.
First stop: Bob Evans on Ulmerton Road near the St. Pete/Clearwater Airport (map).
After a friendly welcome, the southern hospitality seemed to abruptly end when we brought up the restaurant's Feb 17th health inspection report by the Department of Business and Professional Regulation.
According to public records obtained by 10 News, a state inspector documented fruit not washed prior to preparation and liquid eggs that had to be thrown away after they were found sitting out at 72 degrees. There was also a stop sale issued for the chili, chicken noodles, brown gravy, green beans, soup, and carrots all found at unacceptable temperatures.
The manager at Bob Evans had no comment about the report and told us to leave.
Down to Pinellas Park, where our second stop was Pho 97 on 49th Street North (map). Employees didn't speak much English, but did allow our camera behind the kitchen door.
On Pho 97's most recent inspections, there was documentation of insects in the kitchen, and that's one of the first thing we found on our visit as well. We found some flying insects and pointed out a dead roach right above the stove area where food was being cooked.
There was plenty of uncovered food spotted throughout the kitchen: meat thawing, pasta on the floor, and other repeat violations, like chemicals stored on the same shelf with food items.
Pho 97 racked up 60 violations, 41 considered critical on state inspections in the month of February alone, according to state reports.
Our final stop for the night was Kobe Japanese Steak House on Bruce B. Downs in the area of New Tampa (map).
At the upscale Asian restaurant, an inspector found sushi and rice held at 77 degrees, an employee not properly washing his hands, and small flying insects in the sushi bar, including one in the soy sauce.
"There are a lot of minor issues on there, and I see a lot have been corrected," said manager Michelle Yip.
Yip wouldn't allow our camera back into the kitchen, but says the restaurant is working to educate employees on the critical importance of food safety
"We're also doing another server training very soon because of this."
Take a look at previous restaurants featured on 10 News:
Classic Homestyle Buffet, Tampa 1/11/12
Frank's Family Restaurant, Hernando 1/18/12
Big Easy Cajun, Brandon TownCenter 1/25/12
CiCi's Pizza, Kenneth City 2/1/12
China Express, Brandon 2/8/12
Daiquiri Deck, Maderia Beach 2/15/12
Athenian Garden, Tyrone Area, St. Pete 2/22/12
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Tennishead posted a very recent story about Tommy Robredo's haircut with the headline "Hair today, gone tomorrow...".
Hmmm - why does that headline sound SO familiar, and familiar, and familiar, and familiar?
Coincidence or Conspiracy - you decide!
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Monday, March 2, 2009
PHOTO OP: This headline is giving me a serious case of déjà vu
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- AnonymousMarch 2, 2009 at 9:07 AM
However since most of the comments on this blog concern a diabolical plot to kidnap, feel up, and do other things to Rafael Nadal we've no right to complain. You do, but we don't.
- AnonymousMarch 2, 2009 at 9:35 AM
1. enjoy...imitation is the sincerest form on flattery
2. sue their ass off!
but seriously TH gave us BYO Rafa, go easy
Definitely conspiracy. You should sue! ;)ReplyDelete
HA - you guys are keeping me laughing though I want to cry as I look at almost 10 inches of snow.ReplyDelete
More funnies please!!!!!!
It's pretty common, actually: http://www.kennethinthe212.com/2009/02/hair-today-gone-tomorrow.htmlReplyDelete
Even more interesting especially since that post was in February and my first one was in January for Fed's new 'do in Oz.ReplyDelete
Craziness abounds!!!
Must...find...new...hairy headline...stat
Why don't you get them to *settle* the threatened litigation by agreeing to shovel for you until 2015?
I think it will take that long to get out of this mess!ReplyDelete
Now it's official: THEY are spying on you Rich!!ReplyDelete
*waits for TH to headline "La Monf outfuzzies ball with hairiest of situations"*
Wait a minute, did I just read something about feeling up Rafael Nadal there?! *scrolls back*
Ah yes. Life's good. :))
sonja: HA! love it. i do like they're site a lot actually.ReplyDelete
life is good when imagining feeling up rafa!
Well, as long as we're *imagining*...I'm *imagining* I'm feeling Rafa right now. Damn, he feels goooooooooooood.ReplyDelete
***......so soft.......***ReplyDelete
Um, where were we? *confused look*
I totally misunderstood your comment...I thought the name of the website was your source of deja vu but after further review I see it was their post regarding hair cuts....regardless it is hard to fault anyone who can incorporate the term 'tennishead' successfully :)ReplyDelete


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WELLSBURG - Make no mistake about it, Wheeling Park coach Michael Jebbia did everything in his power to help direct his club to victories against West Virginia big-school powers George Washington and South Charleston last week.
While the end result of both games were heart-breaking losses, Jebbia did not hesitate Wednesday night to point to those games as big factors in Park's Region One, Section One semifinal victory against a stunned Brooke squad.
Sophomore Ryan Reinbeau dropped in a game-high 25 points as the Patriots shot 68 percent from the field in the first half and 56 percent for the game, and when the shots did stop falling Park did it on the boards to the tune of a 35-16 margin as it advanced with a 60-47 victory against the Bruins at Brooke High School.
The victory moves Jebbia's club to 11-12 and sends it into Friday night's Section One final at 7 p.m. at Parkersburg South. The Wood County Patriots already own a pair of victories against Park. Wednesday night's victory also guarantees the local Patriots a berth in next week's regional tournament.
''I know we lost twice, but last week really prepared us for this,'' Jebbia said with a smile. ''The bottom line is that we play people, and that is not a knock on other schools' schedules.''
''It is a choice by us to get ready for the games that really matter and it paid off for us in this one.''
With a pair of free throws from sophomore standout Thomas Cole and a bucket from Eric Johnson, the Bruins (15-8) started with a 4-0 lead. Unfortunately for them after Wheeling Park ripped off the next seven points, five of them by Reinbeau, they never managed to get the lead back.
Reinbeau scored nine in the opening period as the Patriots led 16-12 and added a pair of 3s in the second as Park led by as many as eight before settling for a 31-26 advantage at the break. In all, the Patriots knocked down 13 of their initial 19 shots.
Things got worse for Coach Dave Reitter's Brooke squad as soon as the whistle blew to start the third. Four different Park players landed field goals for an 8-0 burst that made it 39-26 with 4:15 to go in the third.
The Bruins managed to get it back to 42-33 with eight minutes to play, and even pulled to within six at 46-40 with 3:50 showing, but the Patriots were 6 of 6 from the stripe down the stretch to ice the contest.
''We came out and attacked the basket very early on, and then we just quit doing it,'' a disappointed Reitter said. ''But give Park credit, they were up in our faces and pushing us away and we just never got back into the flow.
''I really feel bad for our seniors that they won't have the opportunity to play again, but I wish Coach Jebbia, his staff and his team the best of luck the rest of the way.''
While the 68 percent shooting performance was the story of the first half for the winners, a 26-7 rebounding edge in the final two quarters proved too much to overcome for Brooke.
''At the half I wrote the No. 8 on the board because that was how many offensive rebounds Brooke had in the first half,'' Jebbia said. ''Getting to the glass was something we emphasized in the second half and the kids did a great job.''
While Reinbeau exploded for 25, Zach Snedeker added 12 and Luke Saseen finished with eight. Cole led Brooke with 16 while Johnson shook off a poor shooting night to finish with 12.


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ASHBURN, Va. (AP) - Robert Griffin III is a middle-of-the-park performer through his first four games after major knee surgery.
The NFL ranks quarterbacks in 10 major categories in its weekly stats package. Griffin ranked 16th, 17th or 18th in eight of them, contributing to the Washington Redskins' 1-3 start.
Griffin conceded Wednesday what has been obvious to anyone watching - then he's needed a few games to get back in stride after being sidelined for most of the offseason and all four preseason games.
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According to a filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission, Brammo has entered a second round of capital raising by offering $30 million worth of company stock for private sale. The Ashland, Oregon-based manufacturer of electric motorcycles raised $11 million in its initial round back in 2008. Having already developed a range of electric motorcycles and announced a deal with Flextronics to make use of the electronics giant's global manufacturing facilities, the additional money is likely needed to expand Brammo's dealer network and grow brand awareness in new markets.
Considering that Brammo plans to expand into both European and Asian markets as well as grow its tiny presence in the US market, this $30 million figure is positively lilliputian compared to similar budgets from established players like BMW or KTM who are running similar expansion programs.
"Brammo's goal is to eventually go public," CEO Craig Bramscher told us.
"One of the goals of the company is to be super capital efficient and get to profitability with as little capital expense cost as possible," said Bramscher. "That is why leveraging partners like Flextronics to their highest and best contribution is critical and a huge differentiator for Brammo."
That Flextronics deal, which we announced last week, is key to Brammo's ability to expand relatively cheaply. By leveraging the huge manufacturing and purchasing assets of Flex, Brammo will effectively be able to act like a huge manufacturer for only a tiny fraction of the investment say, Honda puts into building and selling bikes across the world.
According to the SEC filing, which you can see here, Brammo is raising a total of $30 million and has already sold over $12 million of that. Some of the $17.5 million remainder will likely come from existing investors with a commitment to continue their investment.
The private stock offering differs from a public offering in that it enables the company in question to raise money without gambling on the whims of the stock market. It also allows the company to keep most information private, which is why there's an air of secrecy here, with no details of Brammo's total valuation or current levels of debt.
So what's the significance of all this? This second round of financing should be seen as a significant milestone on Brammo's road to becoming a major vehicle manufacturer. That they're planning to expand globally with such a small amount of money is a good indicator of the company's frugal ways which is, in turn, an extremely positive sign that they'll be able to flourish under economic conditions that are crippling or destroying established motorcycle manufacturing competitors. Financial prudence, global sales and manufacturing and exciting products like the 100mph+ Brammo Empulse sounds like the perfect recipe for a successful American motorcycle company.


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The Operations Team has two main areas of responsibility –
Home to School Transport
On the school transport front the team is responsible for securing and managing contracts and individual journeys for approximately 11,000 pupils who are legally entitled to free transport to Hampshire's mainstream schools (transport for pupils with Special Educational Needs is organised by the SEN Team). This work is done, under a Service Level Agreement, on behalf of the Children's Services Department (the budget holder) which is responsible for the County Council's statutory obligation to provide this transport and for setting the policy for the Operations Team to follow.
Public Transport
The County Council currently spends approximately £6.7 million per year in order to provide bus services which are socially necessary, but which are unprofitable for the operators and would not otherwise exist. The planning, implementation and monitoring of these subsidised services, which account for about 15% of bus service mileage in Hampshire, is carried out by the Operations Team.


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That is good to know, I've often run into errors with larger files.
Guess I have something to save up for now.
Just wanted to pass on something I noticed this morning.
I tried using Adobe Illustrator CS 5 to begin an extremely detailed vector based map last year. I quickly learned that Illustrator was pretty terrible for very large projects. I had out of memory errors and program crashes all the time.
It was so bad, I eventually ported the file over to Photoshop because Photoshop could handle the large vector layers better than Illustrator. Weird since Illustrator is designed for vector work. It was a funny day. I cursed Illustrator's ridiculousness for being 32 bit and only using 3GB of ram in a world where even the cheapest computers at Best Buy come with 8 GB.
Gladly, the CS6 release is 64-bit and can take advantage of much more memory. It also has some specific optimization for large file handling. I noticed in the Illustrator "what's new" page today, it actually says:
Handle larger files
Concurrent handling of large files is less likely to cause errors, like out-of-memory exceptions. Complex tasks, such as creating package designs, large-format graphics, or cartography, are better handled.
So... I may try this again.
I like to use the vectors to keep my borders detailed at any resolution.
That is good to know, I've often run into errors with larger files.
Guess I have something to save up for now.
The other feature I am happy about is gradients on strokes. Finally!
Thank you. I experienced the same problems you describe in CS4, it would be nice to actually be able to accurately trace a coastline etc. for very high-res output.


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|Tuesday, 27 March 2012 20:32
Popular Oreo cookie reaches century mark
Oh the kid will eat the middle of an Oreo first and save the chocolate cookie outside for last. Many of you will recognize that old familiar jingle for a common cookie, the Oreo.
Until the recent celebration, I had no clue the Oreo had been around so long, turning 100 years old on March 6, 2012. Wow!
Do you suppose there were Oreos on board the Titanic when it headed for the bottom of the Atlantic Ocean a month later? Doubtfully so. Although the favorite sandwich cookie sells in 100 countries around the world today, chances are it hadn't made its way to England yet.
First produced and sold in New Jersey by Nabisco, the worldwide popular treat reached a reported $2 billion in sales last year, the top-selling cookie in the world. Now that's one whale of a lot of cookies! A report of the process indicated one of the 21 bakeries produces a million cookies per eight-hour shift.
Twist, lick and dunk became an advertised concept. I recall the commercial with a little boy teaching his dog how you twist the Oreo to separate the two chocolate pieces, lick the inside frosting, then dunk the remaining cookie in milk and take a bite. Oh how that dog longed for a taste after his master's demonstration.
Lick or scrape? Some would challenge the lick step as they have always scraped the frosting off with their teeth. Over the years, there's definitely been much analyzing of how people eat their Oreos.
Amazingly enough, there's been very little change in the century-old cookie, with Kraft acquiring the Nabisco brand in 2000. Although variations have been tried like lemon flavor, fudge covered and the double stuff frosting in the middle, the good ol' recipe with a thin layer of white frosting between the two chocolate wafers remains the most popular.
I understand that a green tea variety is available in China as well as a blueberry selection in Indonesia. Oh and there's a special "birthday cake" option right now with multi colored candy sprinkles in the center.
Agreements were reached with fast food operations to mix the Oreo with ice cream for blizzards and cyclones. Oreos are a common ingredient in many dessert recipes. One of my childhood favorite desserts had crushed Oreos on the top and bottom with a mixture of lime sherbet and vanilla ice cream in between.
An Oreo snack break seemed to be common on various news casts on the cookie's birthday. One reporter indicated his grandson won a promotion and gets a package of Oreos every month for the next year. Grandpa already agreed to supply the milk, evidently assuming that his grandson would share.
Happy Birthday, Oreo! You've provided pleasure for multi generations.
Holyoke Enterprise March 29, 2012


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Adam Levine says he was forced to change his phone number after it was live-Tweeted by fellow "The Voice" judge Blake Shelton.
I'm seriously amazed at @blakeshelton's stupidity…
— Adam Levine (@adamlevine) April 28, 2014
Prankster Shelton gave out his friend's cellphone number during a live broadcast of the talent show last week, prompting a Twitter "war of words" and lots of strange calls to Levine's cell phone.
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"It was weird because people would call and then they wouldn't say anything. Maybe they were shocked or something…. You'd say, 'Hello…' and then it would just be silence or heavy panting or weird sexual noises – and then they'd hang up. It was bizarre," Levine said. "And then I changed my number."


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Testimony :: H.E. Sorin Ducaru
Ambassador to the United States - Romania
Ladies and Gentlemen, Members of the Commission, it is a great honour for me to appear before you to address my country's new legislative framework in the field of child protection and adoptions and also the recent measures for the implementation of these new provisions.
When the communist regime fell in 1989, Romania inherited a very difficult situation of abandoned children, a system overburdened with institutionalized children. In the following years, efforts have been started towards creating a comprehensive and functioning child protection system. At the same time, thousands of domestic and international adoptions were concluded, many of them by US families. We appreciate those US adoptive families that offered a loving home to many Romanian children in need, in a moment of lack of substantive legislative and institutional framework in the field of child protection.
However, the abuses of the system of inter-country adoption in place in Romania became the subject of international criticism and the Government decided to introduce a moratorium on international adoptions, which came into effect in October 2001.
The criticism referred to the ambiguous nature of some legal provisions regarding adoptions, lack of transparency regarding the procedural stages of an international adoption, including the financial aspects of these procedures, elements that led to widespread corruption in the system. The flagrant inconsistency between certain provisions in the Romanian law and the stipulations of the UN Convention on the child's rights and of the Hague Convention on Protection of Children and Co-operation in respect of Inter-country Adoption was also invoked.
In spring of 2001, ABC's 20/20 broadcasted a story called "
Children for Sale
" which clearly depicted how special interests and money were generating and even encouraging new situations of child abandonment instead of finding families for children already waiting in state institutions. Romania had started to be viewed as a
for international adoptions, where financial considerations prevailed over the humanitarian dimension, which is assuring the best interest of the child. This is why the Romanian Government had decided to institute a clear policy of
finding a national solution for the children
and to impose a moratorium on international adoptions
The purpose of the moratorium on international adoption was to provide the time needed to develop appropriate new legislation and the administrative capacity to ensure that inter-country adoption would be restored exclusively in the best interest of the child, if no other suitable form of care was available in Romania.
During October - December 2001 and February – December 2004, while the moratorium was into force, Romania had no legal framework to support the registration and processing of new cases of international adoption. Between December 2001 and February 2004, the government has approved international adoption
for the cases registered before the moratorium (the so called "pipe-line" cases)
. All US cases of international adoption submitted before the moratorium were finalized.
Nonetheless, foreign families continued to file requests to adopt Romanian children, based on false expectations that the ban on international adoptions would be lifted after the approval of the new Romanian law. The United States pending cases are amid the above mentioned; it is essential to emphasize that
American family that currently awaits approval for adopting Romanian children had filed the request prior to October 2001
. Also, it is important to stress that the
registration of a petition for international adoption during the moratorium represented a mere administrative act
and did not signify approval of the request. According to reports received by the Romanian Embassy in Washington and Romanian authorities, many US families were told by their adoption agencies that their requests had been approved, when in fact their application for international adoption was only registered.
Irregularities involving international adoptions registered during the moratorium were observed:
· Many requests for adoptions were referring to children who did not have an "adoptable" status; under these circumstances, the children were not registered in the official records. All efforts focused on declaring the child adoptable, without any previous effort to integrate him/her within the biological or extended family, thus eluding the provisions of the Hague Convention.
· Many unsolved files were incomplete; many files even failed to identify a child; there are situations when the adoptive family/person nominated several children or situations when a child was nominated by several adoptive families/persons
· The majority of the American families have submitted applications for children younger than three years old. Those children could only be adopted nationally even according to the former methodology in force at that time, only children older than the age of three could have been considered for international adoption.
All these shortcomings basically led to the
that the system failed to act constantly in the best interest of the child.
It prioritized the identification of a child for a family, not a family for a child.
's new legislative framework on child protection and adoptions
The new legislative framework that regulates the current status of adoption in Romania came into effect on
January 1
, 2005
and is based on the principle of promoting the best interest of the child. It was drafted together with a group of European Commission experts that provided permanent consultancy, taking into consideration the provisions of UN Convention on the child's rights
, the Hague Convention on Protection of Children and Co-operation in respect of Inter-country Adoption
and the European practices in the field. The final version of the new legislative framework included the recommendations of the Council of Europe as well.
The UN Convention on the child's rights states that the best interest of the child shall be the most important reasoning in the field of adoption. This implies that
no other interest, economical, political, state safety or of the adoptive persons will have priority and will be considered equal to the interest of the child,
the rights of the child being primordial compared to the rights of adults.
Thus, it is necessary to emphasise that the new Romanian legislation in the field of adoption provides as a final goal
the identification of a family for a child and not the identification of a child for a family.
The existent legislation approaches the child in the context of all his/her rights, basically in the context of his/her biological family, trying to raise awareness of the primordial nature of the parental role and responsibility towards one's own child.
The new legislation
regulates the following aspects that were not regulated by the previous legislation
procedure and situations in which a child can be adopted
. The individualised protection plan identifies domestic adoption as the final solution for the child's welfare, provided that all the efforts to reintegrate the child within the biological family and to integrate the child within the extended family have failed. International adoption is considered as an option of last resort, and only for the biological grandparents who are living abroad. According to the previous legislation,
the activities meant to reintegrate the child in the biological family were not stimulated, thus giving priority to adoption and not to the reintegration of the child in his/her family. This was in contradiction with the provisions of the UN Convention on child's rights.
only the Court decides the initiation of the domestic adoption procedure
after rigorously checking that all means of reintegrating the child in the biological family or integrating the child in the extended family have been exhausted; the
procedures under the previous legislation encouraged the identification of a child for a family willing to adopt and not the identification of a family function of the specific case of each child after exhausting all means of reintegrating the child into its biological family.
In practice many families met the children before they had the status of children free to be adopted, thus violating the regulations of the Hague Convention; the child became "the object of a transaction" between persons/institutions and his/her rights were infringed.
- maintenance of the
right of the
parent withdrawn of his parental rights or to whom the punishment to forbid parental rights was applied
to consent to the adoption of the child
; this provision results from the temporary, reversible nature of the measure of withdrawing parental rights and from the permanent and irreversible nature of adoption regarding the natural descendants; even in the mentioned conditions, the previous law did not emphasised the rights and the responsibilities of the parents towards their own children.
the obligation to counsel the biological parents or the legal representatives previously to their consent to adoption
, provision of the Hague Convention; the Court has the certitude that the parents freely consent to the adoption and no payment or advantage intervened in order to obtain the consent; the previous legislation did not stipulate this provision and the child could be declared abandoned "ex officio" if the family had not maintained a relationship with the child for more than 6 months (under the Law no. 47/1993);
adoption is approached as a civil law institution
and not as a measure of protection (as it was regulated in the previous law) meaning it does not address automatically to all the children needing a protection measure but to all the children to which such a legal operation meets his/her needs and specific situation.
Regarding the results registered in the field of child protection during 1998-March 2005 (based on the information indicated in the attached annexes) the following observations can be noted:
- the number of national adoptions increased simultaneously with the diminution of the number of international adoptions every year after 2001.
Since the Moratorium on international adoptions entered into force, the efforts focused on identifying Romanian families for children declared adoptable. Romania's domestic capability to protect its own children, by reintegrating them in their natural family, extended family or by national adoption has improved.
during January-March 2005 a number of 1312 children were reintegrated within the biological family;
the number of children protected in substitutive families (extended family, foster families, other families/persons) has increased while the number of children protected in placement centres decreased
starting with 2000;
the number of alternative services increased during 2002-2004
(services to prevent child's separation from his/her family as well as support services for the integration of the child within the family).
As a result of the development of these services
the number of the children protected in the system decreased
; we have increased the number of day care centres (by 40), the number of services providing counselling and support for parents (by 30) and the number of centres to support the reintegration or the integration of the children in the family (by 17).
- The alternative services had also a positive impact on addressing the problem of child abandonment in our country. During 2004, out of 4,614 children left in the maternity hospitals and pediatry sections a number of 2,389 children were reintegrated within their biological family and 940 children were placed within foster families
- regarding the age of the children protected in the residential system, starting with 2002,
the number of under1 year-old children has decreased significantly
from 1028 children in 2002 to 436 children in 2004 meaning that
the number of children entered in the residential system has decreased significantly starting with 2002
; at the end of 2004, under 10 year-old children protected in the residential system represented almost 22% of the total of children in the residential system, tendency noted also in 2002. In conclusion,
the number of children entered in the system decreased significantly as a result of the development of the services
to prevent child's separation from his/her family
- since the beginning of 2005, 1047 Romanian families soliciting the adoption of a child have been registered in the National Register for Adoptions.
688 domestic adoptions have been approved by now
. The Courts initiated the domestic adoption procedure for 192 children. There are also 217 pending case in view of initiating the adoption procedure.
The general conclusion of those analyses:
- the number of children that entered in the residential care system decreased following the development of services
to prevent child's separation from his/her family;
- the number of children protected in the family care system increased compared to the number of children protected in the residential system and the total number of children benefiting of a special protection measure decreased as a result of the development of services to prevent child's separation from his/her family and of the services for the integration of children within their families;
- the number of national adoptions increased while international adoptions decreased.
The mentioned results indicate the progresses obtained in this respect, progresses noted by the European Commission in the periodical reports that monitor the evolutions registered in Romania in view of joining the European Union. Also, according to the European Parliament's report of December 3, 2004 (raporteur Pierre Moscovici), the EU Parliament
congratulates Romania on responding to international appeals and Parliament's requests by introducing national child protection standards and strict rules to govern inter-country adoption; considers that this new legislative framework should serve to protect children's rights even more effectively and must be properly enforced".
in May 2005,
the EU Commissioner for Enlargement, Mr.
Ollie Rehn, wrote to the Romanian Government:
" I take note of and appreciate your willingness to explore any possible solutions to respond to the various concerns expressed, as long as such solutions are not contradicting the current legislation in force in
. I am convinced that your position should be solely based on
the best interest of the child
. We also naturally expect you to
fully implement the new Romanian legislation, which is in line with international standards
. To deviate from these principles would require amendments to your new legislation which would re-open the debate and whose results could become worse than the initial objective..."
Taking into consideration the fact that foreign citizens applied for the adoption of Romanian children during the period when the moratorium on international adoptions was in force, the Romanian Office for Adoptions decided to clarify the situation of those cases by analysing
each file
, with the aim of ensuring that in each case the respect of rights of the child is beyond any doubt.
This analysis will be performed by a Romanian national
Working group
, established on June 29, 2005. It is composed of Romanian specialists with qualifications and responsibilities in the field of child protection employed in several ministries/other central institutions. They are currently analysing the files existing at the Romanian Office for Adoptions as well as the information regarding the situation of each child.
The audit report will be finalized by the working group within 4 months from its setting up, probably in October 2005. Based on the results of this audit, suitable measures will be identified with the aim of finding the appropriate solutions for these cases.
The Romanian Office for Adoptions will share the results of this domestic effort and consult with the European Union, in compliance with Romania's accession commitments, as well with American and all the other concerned parties, in a transparent manner.
Romanians are engaged to address the issue of abandoned children within the framework of the present legislative framework creating the premises for the prevention of the abuse and corruption that may occur in the adoption system. All the institutions and public authorities involved in the adoption procedure as well as those with an important role in preventing child's separation from his/her family shall improve the function mechanisms according to the new legislation in view of respecting and guaranteeing the rights of the child.
In Romanian culture and tradition, such as in the culture of many other nations, children represent a supreme treasure and the best hope for a better tomorrow. It is matter of national pride and responsibility to prove to ourselves and to the international community that we can take care of our own children and overcome an unflattering past of abuse and corruption.
Ratified by Romania in 1990.
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Justin Bieber has the holidays all wrapped up for his fans – the pop superstar will release his new concert movie "Believe" on Christmas Day.
The news comes a week after Bieber announced plans to release a new song on iTunes every Monday leading up to the film's debut in almost two months.
His first new iTunes release, "HeartBreaker," shot to number one in over 60 countries last week and the follow-up, "All That Matters," has rocketed to the top of the download charts in 58 countries this week.
Announcing the news of his Christmas Day documentary release, Bieber says, "I am so excited to be involved in this movie, and so happy to be able to give back to my fans, especially during the holiday season… I can't wait till Christmas day when the movie will be in theaters everywhere."


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"We are excited to extend our contract with the University of Iowa in football through the 2021 season," Iowa State Athletics Director Jamie Pollard said. "This game is very important to the residents of this state and I am pleased both institutions are committed to continuing the rivalry. Rivalry games are great for college football."
The four-year extension begins in 2018 after the current contract expires in 2017. Iowa State will travel to Kinnick Stadium in 2018 and 2020 and will play host to the in-state rivalry in Jack Trice Stadium in 2019 and 2021.
The series was resumed annually in 1977 after a 43-year hiatus. Iowa holds a 40-21 advantage in the series. Since 1998, Iowa State has a 9-7 edge.
Iowa State head football coach Paul Rhoads has watched the rivalry grow through the years as a fan and coach. He understands the importance of maintaining the series for the state of Iowa.
"The Iowa State-Iowa rivalry is ingrained in this state," Rhoads said. "It's healthy for the state of Iowa, it's healthy for both universities and we look forward to playing it every year."
Iowa State concludes its season this weekend (Nov. 30) at West Virginia. Kickoff is set for 3 p.m. CT on Fox Sports 1.


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Mandy McDivitt's Stats
Career | 11-12 Game-by-Game | 10-11 Game-by-Game
* Butler Athletic Director's Honor Roll
* Horizon League Academic Honor Roll
2011-12 - Sophomore Season: Played in 28 games, averaging 25.0 minutes per game...averaged 6.3 points and 2.1 rebounds per game...led team with 47 made 3-pointers...her 37 steals ranked third on the team...scored 11 points in season opener vs. UNLV (Nov. 12)...pulled in career-high seven rebounds at Detroit (Dec. 29)...scored career-high 18 points on six 3-pointers at Valparaiso (Jan. 14)...made six 3-pointers, including the game winner with 2.3 seconds left, in an 18-point effort at Youngstown State (Feb. 4)...tallied 12 points at Green Bay (Feb. 25)...scored 15 points in league tourney at UIC (March 7).
2010-11 - Freshman Season: Played in 33 games, serving as a long-range shooter off the bench...made two starts...played 10.1 minutes, averaging 2.7 points per game...attempted 93 shots, 90 of which were 3-pointers...shot 83.3 percent from the foul line...scored 13
points with four 3-pointers in 23 minutes in win at Ball State (Dec. 12)...totaled five points and three rebounds vs. Coastal Carolina (Dec. 19)...scored 10 points and made all four of her free throws vs. Bowling Green (Dec. 29)...shot 3-for-3 from long range for nine points against Younsgtown State (Jan. 15)...scored eight points at Green Bay (Feb. 26).
High School: McDonald's All-American Nominee...selected to play in 2010 North-South All-Star Game and Hoosiers Reunion All-Star Classic...four-year letterwinner and three-year all-conference honoree...finished career with 1,534 points, second in Connersville history...earned honorable mention all-state recognition after junior and senior seasons...named all-tournament at the sectional four times...Connersville was 65-29 during her four varsity seasons...ranked as No 74 shooting guard on ESPN.com...averaged 19.6 points, 6.1 rebounds and 3.8 steals a game as a senior, leading her team to a 16-8 record...led team to a 19-3 mark as a sophomore and 15-10 as a freshman...also played varsity tennis...high school coach was Michael Thompson.
Personal: Born Oct. 17, 1991...daughter of Joe and Cathy McDivitt...has an older sister, April, who played at Tennessee...exploratory business major.


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In this world of vanishing wilderness, EcoCamp invites you to explore remote Patagonia with the least ecological impact possible; to trek in virgin beech forests; to admire colossal calving glaciers; to think and wonder about humankind while standing at the foot of the towering granite peaks of the Torres del Paine; to sit in total silence under the Southern Cross; and to share a glass of wine with new friends on your Patagonia tour.
About EcoCamp
The basic premise on designing the EcoCamp was to maintain the nomadic spirit of the ancient inhabitants that moved along the dismembered coast looking for food and shelter. This people lived in harmony with Mother Nature and built their huts out of wood, furs and leathers, all organic materials they found on site.
In Patagonia, from Golfo de Penas to the Strait of Magellan, these natives were called Kawesqar or Alacalufes, sadly nowadays the few remaining pure blood Alacalufes are no more than 10 and live in the remote village of Puerto Eden.
Kawesqar people built their huts on a geodesic shape bending branches and covering the structure with guanaco and sea lion skins. When whale hunters and marines established bases on their domains they abandoned their traditional ways of shelter and adopted new materials
and construction patterns.
Patagonia EcoCamp design was inspired on the traditional Kawesqar hut resembling and igloo and a dome at the same time. The instinctive engineering ability of the Kawesqar can be easily understood these days. The semi-hemispherical structure of the EcoCamp domes is formed by a number of isosceles triangles that provides uniform distribution of the stress caused by severe wind loads. Wind speed in Patagonia often surpasses 160-180km per hour which makes traditional straight and flat walls extremely vulnerable if the structure is meant to be light. Another significant aspect is that rounded bodies minimize the external surface in contact with the cold environment allowing less exchange of temperature with the warm interiors. Finally, semi-hemisphere gave Kawesqars the maximum internal space in relation to the surface they had to cover with valuable and sometimes scarce animal skins.
Patagonia EcoCamp is a tribute to Kawesqar dwellings and way of life.
Staying at EcoCamp
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Suite Domes
Suite Domes are used for our Patagonia Wildlife Safari and End of the World trips. Suite Domes are comfortable 28mt2/ 300 ft2 tented igloo-type double domes built the same way as the ancient native Kaweska's dwellings. Their structure produces minimal environmental impact while providing an efficient thermal and wind resistant unit, with great exposure to nature in the most magnificent Patagonian setting.
Each dome has a private bathroom, comfortable double or twin beds, and it is heated by a modern low-emission wood stove. In addition, every dome has its own composting device to process waste. Electricity is generated with a micro hydro turbine and solar panels.
EcoCamp's Suite domes are located in a Lenga (beech) forest next to the existing standard domes but allowing enough distance so as to create a separate and independent atmosphere with more refinement and comfort. The domes are set up with enough space between them to provide adequate intimacy and introspection.
Superior Domes
Superior Domes are specially designed for active travelers wanting an upgrade from our Standard Domes. The Superior are a bit smaller than the Suites, but have the same great comfort features. These semispherical domes are the materialization of EcoCamp's desire to continue creating high quality services and activities for their clients in an environmentally, economically, and socially sustainable manner, while paying tribute to the Kawesqar natives, this area's ancient inhabitants and their nomadic way of life.
The Superior Domes are 23mt / 250 ft, and come equipped with private bathrooms with an innovative compost device for generated waste, and electric stove for heating. Surrounded by nature, travelers have the opportunity of an even quieter more intimate stay, enjoying the first sustainable lodging south of the Amazon, and the only one of its kind in Patagonia.
Standard Domes
The standard domes are used for our trekking trips (Pure Patagonia and Patagonia Panorama) and our End of the World trips in Torres del Paine. These domes in Torres del Paine have vitrified wooden floors and are 2m/6.5ft high with a diameter of 4m/12ft, allowing plenty of space for sleeping comfortably.
They are resistant to the strongest Patagonian winds, rains, and snow and come equipped with two single beds, fleece sheets, blankets, and feather quilts. Please note that there is not a heat source in the standard domes.
There are round windows in the ceiling to observe the stars of Patagonia before falling asleep.
For travelers staying in standard domes, there are comfortable and well illuminated shared toilets, divided for male and female. Both have showers with hot water, w.c., hand wash, special furniture and warm details that will make you feel at home. Each shower is located inside a closed space where the person can dry himself up and put on clothes with privacy. Additionally since our toilets facilities are powered with solar panels generators, there is no electric capacity to plug devices such as hair dryers, electric shavers, etc.
Core Dome
The EcoCamp has 2 Giant Domes:
The Dining Room Dome, 9m/ 30ft in diameter and 4.5m/13.5ft tall. It is equipped with a dining room, and kitchen. The space is bright and airy with a big panoramic window that brings dusk and dawn straight into the dining area.
Living & Resting Room Dome of 6 m/19,6 ft in diameter where the guests can relax, read a book, enjoy the experiences of the day with the other guests, etc.
Yoga Dome
Las Torres EcoCamp recently opened a Yoga dome to its guests. The yoga dome is in full swing and features stretching classes before excursions and yoga classes each evening.
One of the most popular features of EcoCamp is its delicious and plentiful food!
All that you will find at home: fruits, whole grain and white bread toast, cheese, scrambled eggs, butter, peanut butter, jam, cereals, granola, yogurt, milk, juice, honey, ham, coffee, tea, herb teas, and much more.
Box Lunch:
EcoCamp calls it a "buffet box lunch" because it is prepared after breakfast by each client before starting the excursion- they will find a pretty big table full of tasty elements to prepare a great sandwich: whole grain and white bread, cheeses, tuna, chicken, turkey ham, beef, salami, sauces, variety of vegetables, hard boiled eggs, and more; additionally they will also find chocolate and granola bars, nuts and fruits.
Lunch or Dinner:
It starts with a cocktail consisting of our famous pisco sour and different small appetizers. Then the meal starts with a local soup and is followed by a piece of white or red meat with rice, potatoes or vegetables, everything accompanied by good Chilean wine - we provide a bottle per each 3 persons. Finally a cup of coffee or herb teas with a delicious dessert will crown the meal. The meals often vary to make client experience different flavors and local preparations. EcoCamp also serves vegetarian and gluten-free meals if indicated with anticipation when booking.
Clients can also buy: juices, sodas, beers, wines and alcoholic drinks.


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(USA TODAY) -- After years of government denials, the CIA is officially acknowledging in newly declassified documents the existence of Area 51, the mysterious site in central Nevada that has spawned top-secret tools, weapons and not a few UFO conspiracies.
National Security Archive senior fellow Jeffrey Richelson reviewed the history in 2002, but all mentions of Area 51 had been redacted.
Richelson says he requested the history again in 2005 and received a version a few weeks ago with mentions of Area 51 restored.
Officials have already acknowledged in passing the existence of the facility in central Nevada where the government is believed to test intelligence tools and weapons.
Richelson believes the new document shows the CIA is becoming less secretive about Area 51's existence, if not about what goes at the location 90 miles north of Las Vegas.
The references are found in a CIA history of the U-2 reconnaissance program written in 1992.
The history even recalls the first time CIA project director Richard Bissell and Air Force officer Col. Osmund Ritlandt spotted the site, which was then an old airstrip by the salt flat named Groom Lake.
They viewed it from aboard a small Beechcraft plane piloted by Tony LeVier, Lockheed's chief test pilot.
The documents say the group agreed that the location "would make an ideal site for testing the U-2 and training its pilots," according to the history.
The lightweight U-2 spy plane was being built by Lockheed at its top-secret "Skunk Works" plant in Burbank, Calif.
President Eisenhower later approved adding the airstrip, "known by its map designation as Area 51," to what was then called the Nevada Test Site.
"To make the facility in the middle of nowhere sound more attractive to his workers, (Skunk Works founder) Kelly Johnson called it the Paradise Ranch, which was soon shortened to the Ranch," according to the document.
Several books and articles in recent years had already begun to penetrate the mystery of Area 51.
In 2010, James Noce, who said he did contract security work at the site in the 1960s and 1070s, told The Seattle Times that he used to get paid in cash, signing a phony name to the receipt.
Noce, then 72, told the newspaper that he had attended the first-ever public reunion in 2009 of former Area 51 workers.


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Why Does Wall Street Hate Netflix?
Just six months ago, consumers loved Netflix for its all-you-can-eat video services, and investors did too. These days, after a series of customer-aggravating missteps, the dot-com darling has become a dot-com dud on Wall Street. But are the analysts right to be so down on Netflix?


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This week we will be celebrating Thanksgiving with many of the foods that have been the holiday's custom since the very first celebration. And, as hard as it is to believe, chocolate was unknown to the early settlers and did not have a place at their first celebration—something we have changed in later years. Regardless, Thanksgiving is the authentically American holiday which is celebrated on the final Thursday in November. But did you know it was not always so?
It wasn't until December 26, 1941 when President Franklin D. Roosevelt approved this date to give the country an economic boost, making Thanksgiving a national holiday and setting it to be the fourth (but not final) Thursday in November. But long before the official proclamation, it was an annual tradition in the United States since 1863. Thanksgiving was historically a religious observation to give thanks to God.
The event that Americans commonly call the first Thanksgiving was celebrated to give thanks to God for helping the Pilgrims of Plymouth Colony survive their first brutal winter in New England. The first Thanksgiving feast lasted three days providing enough food for 53 pilgrims and 90 Native Americans. The first Thanksgiving feast consisted of fowl, venison, fish, lobster, clams, berries, fruit, pumpkin, squash, beetroot and turkey.
Our modern day Thanksgiving holiday traces its origins from the original 1621 celebration at the Plymouth Plantation, where the Plymouth settlers held a harvest feast after a successful growing season. This was continued in later years, first as an impromptu religious observance, and later as a civil tradition.
The Wampanoag tribe of Native Americans lived near the Pilgrims and taught them how to catch eel and grow corn. The Wampanoag leaders had allowed their own food reserves to be shared with the fledgling colony during the first winter when supplies brought from England were insufficient to keep the population alive.
Wisely these first Americans set apart this day to celebrate at Plymouth immediately after their first harvest. At the time, this was not regarded as a Thanksgiving observance; harvest festivals existed in English and Wampanoag tradition alike. Several colonists gave personal accounts of the 1621 feast in Plymouth, Massachusetts. It was quoted that, "the Pilgrims found the Lord to be with them in all their ways, and to bless their outgoings and incomings, for which let His holy name have the praise forever, to all posterity."
Our forefathers began to gather their small harvests and prepare their houses against winter cold. In future years some of these adventurers were employed in civic affairs, others were fishing for cod, bass and other fish, which was dried and stored, of which every family had their share. As winter approached they began to store salted fowl, of which there was plenty. Beside the abundance of waterfowl there was great supply of wild turkeys. All of this lead to a grand meal for ever person as the harvest of Indian corn was brought in from the field and stored for the winter months.
Today we celebrate Thanksgiving with turkey, corn, squash or pumpkin, cranberries and nuts. Many the recipes we use today use the very same ingredients from earlier Thanksgiving celebrations. While chocolate was not a part of the first feast, we have adapted many recipes that have been enriched with the dark stuff.
One of my personal favorites is Chocolate Pecan Pie which is made with our Choclatique Dark, Semi-Sweet Chocolate Mini Chips. I like this chocolate the best not only because of its wonderful rich flavor but for the miniature size. There are over 4000 mini-chips to a pound which ensures that every single bite will have a fair share of chocolate.
I encourage you to give this recipe a try and experiment with other chocolate desserts. If you have one that you think is out-of-this-world, send it to me and I will post it so others may share. Finally as we all express thanks for this year's bounty, let's not forget to offer a special thanks and prayers for our military men and women who are protecting us from others who do not share our beliefs.


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Stopped by the University Book Store on my way home from class today and was pleasantly surprised to see Nike clothing beginning to show up on store shelves with the new logo. I picked up the new Coach's hat. They also had Nike pullovers, polos, and shorts. The clothing is beautiful. The cardinal color really looks great. Joining Nike Elite definately paid off. Attached is a picture of the hat I picked up.
The cardinal looks a little lighter in the photo, but looks a whole lot deeper in person.
Sweet - that looks great!
It looks purple to me. I hope the cardinal is like the color on this website.
"If you can't hear me, it's because I'm in parentheses."
Is that a fitted hat?
In white... One Size fits Most.
Originally Posted by psycln11
In white...
Now that is a sweet lookin hat...if it's fitted...
I removed it.
That looks great, can't wait to pick one up.
Originally Posted by CTAClone
It looks purple to me. I hope the cardinal is like the color on this website.
Believe me. It's not purple. Not even close. The picture doesn't do it justice.
Originally Posted by mwitt
Is that a fitted hat?
Unfortunately, no. Probably have to wait a few weeks for the fitted ones to start showing up. I couldn't help myself though.
This is another one they had on display, but didn't have in stock.
that's some bright mustard!!
There are really four colors in the new logo, not just two. The last hat appears to be the 'highlight' version of the gold.
Originally Posted by Rogue52
Believe me. It's not purple. Not even close. The picture doesn't do it justice.
Good I'm glad.
From Lids.com if you are into the non-traditional red/gold. It is a fitted hat.
Yeah I saw this post and ran right to the bookstore (well drove actually). The cardinal looks AMAZING! Great job by Jamie to get this going! I'm tellin ya, the cardinal is gorgeous and the logo definitely looks good on clothing. I think even more so than the logo is that new "Cyclone" font - it's perfect. Looks great next to a Nike logo. Definitely has to be the result of being "elite." I didn't buy anything yet but I will once they come out with more and more stuff...very exciting.
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What's Up Lepus
Posted 04 January 2008 - 06:38 AM
Posted 04 January 2008 - 11:39 AM
Posted 05 January 2008 - 01:45 AM
Thanks for adding that in, I have not looked at it in a while, I may give it a try.
Steve Coe
Posted 05 January 2008 - 04:50 PM
Posted 05 January 2008 - 06:58 PM
Well for the second year in a row, I'll be searching for Hinds Crimson star!!
Worth the search! As described in Burham's, it really does look like a drop of blood against the sky.
Posted 05 January 2008 - 07:34 PM
If you have some aperture to throw at it--IC418 (The Raspberry) is a fun planetary nebby. At about 200X, it's a tiny, thin, PINK ring surrounding an obvious central star. The pink color becomes pretty easy around 14-inches of aperture. But it's really small, so look close!
Posted 05 January 2008 - 09:50 PM
Posted 06 January 2008 - 08:10 AM
The deepest part of minima only lasts about a month. R Leporis could easily be 1 or 2 magnitudes brighter now, or a month or two after minima. You should be able to see it with 8-inches of aperture through minima--but the last minima I observed in a C8 wasn't as colorful as the view in a larger aperture.
Also, the minima date I provided earlier was extrapolated from the chart provided in the url above, so at best it's an estimate. A few minima dates from years past are available online, but they don't seem to agree with the AAVSO data. So--for the record--minima should occur sometime around late February/early March this year.
Posted 06 January 2008 - 12:25 PM
It will definitely be worth a follow up with the telescopes sometime. My Bright Star Atlas only shows an unannotated double star symbol here. My old version of Megastar doesn't display the NGC number or OC symbol but will find it if you search on the NGC number. U2000 shows it as an NGC cluster.
Posted 06 January 2008 - 12:59 PM
Informative article. A unique (as far as I can find out) deep sky object that is rarely mentioned when discussing Lepus is h 3780, also known as NGC 2017. This is a multiple star system that is easily viewed with smaller backyard telescopes. I can see 5 of the 6 stars with 50X in my 8-in newtonian. This is a charming little system that was originally thought to be a very small open star cluster. It is also easy to find as it lies about 7 arc minutes east of alpha Leporis. Try it, you'll like it!
There's a so-so image of NGC 2017 that I took through the ASH 17" f/15 classical Cassegrain posted at http://www.cloudynig....php?photo=2714
Dave Mitsky
Posted 07 January 2008 - 04:49 AM
I hope that you do get a chance to see R Lep soon. I do love red stars and it is a favorite.
Steve Coe
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Posted 08 January 2008 - 04:31 AM
The short answer is "I don't know why Vic and I would have differences in the color seen in this planetary".
Colors in any deep sky object is very subtle. Our vision was not made to see color at those low light levels. But, they do appear "real" within our heads and now it becomes a psychology dicussion that makes it difficult to say anything other than "that is what I saw".
I will certainly leave IC 418 on my observing list and see if I do see anything other than pale green or grey in any future observing session.
Clear Skies to us all;
Steve Coe
Posted 11 January 2008 - 02:47 AM
Hello, Steve (the author) talks of a:"very nice greenish glow around the central star", Vic talks of:"thin pink ring around central star"/Viccalls it 'the rasberry'. Both regarding IC418 planetary. I can't wait to get my scope out this weekend for visiting with Lepus. For now please some thoughts on this large difference in 'the color' about IC418 between these two seasoned observers, both with midsized aperture, Steve from I'd guess 'good skies'. thanx, charlie...150mmf/5 SkyWatcher achro, 127mm f/8 apo-triplet, 100x25 Zhumell binocs(now on better fork mount!)
I've seen IC 418's "raspberry" colored annulus a number of times, but only through large unfiltered apertures under very good conditions. (The first time I experienced it was through a 25-inch Dob at the Winter Star Party.) Otherwise, it hasn't exhibited that exceptional hue, even through 18 and 20-inch apertures.
Dave Mitsky
Posted 11 January 2008 - 07:05 AM
What kind of filter? I've only been able to see the pink coloration unfiltered. A few years back at the WSP I was observing IC418 (about 200X in a 22-inch f/4 Dob) with Barbara Wilson and she commented that it was the most vivid color she had seen in any nebula. I told her I thought that the Ghost of Jupiter was considerably more colorful (violet and chartreuse), but I don't think she had really studied the nebula at RFT magnifications.
I've seen IC 418's "raspberry" colored annulus a number of times, but only through large filtered apertures under very good conditions...
The coloration in IC418 does handle magnification better. And it is higher from Florida (and the Florida Keys) than most other parts of the contiguous US. But the pink color (although it's a thin line) is always obvious (at least to me and my observing friends) in Dick Denison's 14 StarMaster.
Posted 11 January 2008 - 07:57 AM
My post should have read "unfiltered apertures". I made the correction.
A report that I made some years ago on IC 418 is posted at http://www.visualdee...s/msg02065.html
Dave Mitsky
Posted 13 January 2008 - 12:10 AM
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Steve Coe
Posted 20 January 2008 - 03:01 AM
Once again you have provided many of us with new objects in which to search for (and observe) with your very well written article. Thank you for your time and effort for putting these together!
Posted 20 January 2008 - 04:20 AM
You are very welcome, it is always great to hear from a satisfied "customer". I had a request to provide these as pdf files, but I don't have a program that will do that and Allister said that it is not necessary. I give permission for someone to use the online files and make them into pdf's if someone thinks that would be more useful.
Clear Skies;
Steve Coe
Posted 20 January 2008 - 12:07 PM
In a 25x100 binocular, on a very good night, it is scarcely visible as an averted-vision ghost. It's very tiny and is seen only as a subtle variation in the background brightness of the sky. Tapping the tubes was necessary to confirm it.
In my 6" Mak-Cass, it's visible in direct vision, but only as a faint and small spot against the background. Throwing magnfication at it only caused it to thin out and vanish.
It's no show-stopper.
I have yet to glimpse Hind's star, but I'll keep looking.
How does the color compare to Herschel's Garnet Star?
Posted 20 January 2008 - 01:04 PM
Herschels Garnet Star (Mu Cephi) is brighter and not as red. In my opinion, closer comparisons to R Leporis are V Aquila, V Hydra, and T Lyra.
I have yet to glimpse Hind's star, but I'll keep looking.
How does the color compare to Herschel's Garnet Star?
Posted 20 January 2008 - 02:24 PM
According to Brian Skiff at Lowell Observatory, V Hydrae is the reddest star in the sky. If I remember correctly it is the only star with a B-V value of greater than 5. It is "underneath" Leo, so give it a try in the Spring.
They are fun;
Steve Coe
Posted 20 January 2008 - 03:52 PM
The link I posted earlier, "The Top 10 Very Red Stars", notes three Skiff B-V 5.5 stars (and one 5.8!) I pulled the old May '98 S&T to reread some of Brian's commentary. He mentions that V Hydrae may be making the transition from red-giant to a planetary nebula! Like you, I've followed several of my favorite carbon stars for many years. I like to include them when doing outreach at schools and at other public venues because they always seem to generate real excitement at the eyepiece.
...According to Brian Skiff at Lowell Observatory, V Hydrae is the reddest star in the sky. If I remember correctly it is the only star with a B-V value of greater than 5.
Yes they are!
They are fun


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YG, who is readying his My Krazy Life album release, recently spoke about how he got Drake on a track for the project.
"I feel like he probably was fucking with it so hard because he heard the shit," YG said during an interview with Complex. "He was hearing about me on the West Coast, he's out there a lot. All these little females that be fucking on me, they're playing my shit. That's how it happens most of the time. There'll be artists from out of town that will move out there, and they're living the life, having females over, and they ask, 'Who the nigga out here?' And the females will tell you."
During the interview, YG also said he is the face of the West.
"They look at me as the face of the West, like the new West Coast," YG said. "What Snoop and them did back in the day, they look at me as the new version of all that shit that was going on because it's like the same type of shit. It's just we bring our own sound and the music is different. But the shit I rap about, the lifestyle, is all the same that they was rapping about back in the day. And the way I paint my pictures in my videos, it's similar to that. So I'm giving the people the same type of feel. The culture, the streets. and that's what I am. The West Coast."
While YG feels he's the face of the West Coast, he also takes inspiration from albums from the East Coast. When speaking about his new work, YG said his album will be a great one.
"It's on ten," YG said. "When people get it and hear it, they're gonna love it. I feel like it's gonna be a classic. It's the best work me and Mustard did so far. I was listening to a lot of classic albums like The Chronic, Get Rich or Die Tryin', Doggystyle, Life After Death.
In an interview with HipHopDX published yesterday (November 28), YG spoke about what he's thankful for.
"I'm thankful for my life, my family," YG said during an exclusive interview with HipHopDX. "God blessed me with everything that he blessed me with. Just the homies and my whole movement and my fans and just everything I got going on. I'm blessed for everything. I'm blessed to be living today. I'm not in jail. I got homies in jail, facing life. I'm blessed to be out here, doing what I'm doing."
(November 29)
UPDATE: YG's My Krazy Life is set to be released March 18 via Def Jam Recordings. The project is slated to be executive produced by Jeezy.
(December 11)
UPDATE #2: YG has released the cover art for his forthcoming My Krazy Life album. The set is scheduled to feature the RIAA-certified platinum single "My Hitta" with Jeezy and Rich Homie Quan, as well as "Who Do You Love," which also features Drake.
The My Krazy Life cover art is as follows.
(February 18)
UPDATE #3: YG has released the tracklisting for his My Krazy Life album, an album set to include appearances by Jay Rock, ScHoolboy Q, Kendrick Lamar, Jeezy, Rich Homie Quan and Drake. The tracklisting can be found below, as per MissInfo.
1. "The Put On Intro"
2. "Bpt"
3. "I Just Wanna Party" f. ScHoolboy Q & Jay Rock
4. "Left, Right" f. DJ Mustard
5. "Bicken Back Being Bool"
6. "Meet the Flockers" f. Tee Cee
7. "My Nigga" f. Jeezy & Rich Homie Quan
8. "Do It To Ya" f. TeeFLii
9. "Me & My Bitch" f. Tory Lanez
10. "Who Do You Love?" f. Drake
11. "Really Be (Smokin' N Drinkin')" f. Kendrick Lamar
12. "1Am"
13. "Thank God (Interlude)" f. Big TC & RJ
14. "Sorry Momma" f. Ty Dolla $ign
(February 20, 2014)
UPDATE #4: YG's My Krazy Life is available for streaming via Spotify. The stream is available below.
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WASHINGTON (WUSA) -- Regression. It might be the ugliest word in sports.
2012 was sublime for the Nationals. It's positive energy transcended to non sports fans. It refashioned the way baseball was viewed in Washington D.C. It made everyone a believer.
A dark cloud hovered over the 2013 season and was only recently submerged with sunshine, likely too late. Answers from the team about the struggles were murky. The inability to score runs was an eye sore. Frustration oozed out of the clubhouse and onto the field.
And here within was the problem. Washington thought they could replicate 2012 with many new parts and with the MLB's best teams now zeroing in on the Nats. You can't recreate old success. Each season is a new chapter in history. Looking backwards to try and indentify Washington's problems arguably caused more.
No sweeping changes are necessary for the Nationals as winter approaches. The starting rotation was never a problem this season -- and the newfound depth of the rotation is something to be proud of. Although the bullpen had lapses, they've been above average. There's only one arguable weak link in the lineup. This ship can be righted.
1) Hire a manager with more of an iron fist
God bless Davey Johnson. His two and a half year tenure at the helm of the Nationals bench was full of memories -- mostly full of good times, although some contain heart break and bewilderment. In their search for Johnson's replacement, the Nationals shouldn't recreate the wheel but someone with less of laissez-faire approach could pay dividends. Some possible candidates:
Randy Knorr - The Nationals current bench coach is fiery and he's not scared to deflect some of the pressure on his players -- something Johnson has trouble juggling. Knorr has called out Bryce Harper for hustling and he's been ejected a few times. He's not a sexy pick though, something the Nationals have built a reputation for choosing.
Mark McGwire - He's been a hitting coach for two of baseball's most prominent teams; the St. Louis Cardinals and currently the Los Angeles Dodgers. McGwire has done well at not tying each batter "need to be more aggressive," like Johnson repeatedly told reporters. Instead McGwire takes a more individual approach based on what hitter he is coaching. His expertise would help this Nationals lineup and it would be a bold move in the baseball world.
It's worth noting there could be some reputable managers fired who could use some fresh scenery on a talented ball club -- in a relatively painless division like the NL East. Current Texas Rangers manager Ron Washington, though not stern, could handle the Nationals well. Mike Scioscia has run out of answers with the Angels, and is highly regarded in baseball circles. And am I crazy to argue MASN analyst Ray Knight deserves some consideration -- at the very least. He's a Davey Johnson disicple, and a more passionate and intense one at that. He knows the ballclub inside and out. He managed the Reds in the mid 90's, although not so graciously. If he wants the job, Knight should get an interview. Or maybe he comes on as a new bench coach.
2) Package some young pitching in a trade for another big bat
As the season finally winds down and we take a look at the numbers, it's clear Adam LaRoche (.239/.331/.410, 20 HR's, 62 RBI's) was the weakest link in the Nationals lineup. There was a reason the organization waited months last offseason before caving in to LaRoche's salary demands. It's time to make an upgrade, and the easiest way will probably be via a trade. Some sort of package deal with Ross Detwiler/Tanner Roark/Ross Ohlendorf/Nathan Karns/Taylor Jordan with LaRoche and maybe another prospect, would get the trick done. You might think it's not reasonable to trade such young arms. And then you have flashbacks of all the runs the Nationals stranded in 2013, and the pill becomes easier to swallow.
Some tweeters have pined for Giancarlo Stanton. You'd think the Marlins wouldn't be foolish enough to trade Stanton in division...and then you remember they are the Marlins. Stanton could bulk up even more in a move to first base, or Jayson Werth could make the move to prolong his career.
Other candidates to consider are:
Kendrys Morales - Morales, 30, strikes out less than LaRoche and doubles more often. He's hitting .280 in a Seattle lineup where he's one of the best players. The Mariners would want to keep Morales, but they know pitching is the key to building from the bottom up.
Nick Markakis - The Orioles would commit ungodly sins to get their hands on the kind of arms Washington has assembled. Alhough Markakis is having a down year, he's a much more reliable left handed bat. Plus they may not even want LaRoche, so you could relegate him to ... my next point.
3) Reestablish depth on the bench
The Nationals sort of panicked when they plucked Denard Span from the Twins and traded Michael Morse. Big ol' number 38 would've actually been perfect as pinch hitter, backup corner outfielder and maybe even a starting first baseman against left handed pitching. Early season injuries to Harper, Zimmerman and Werth disjointed the Nationals to the core, and a remedy for recovery appeared way too late in September.
The Nats' starting lineup really doesn't contain a weakness. But adding starting quality depth to the bench, probably ridding themselves of Chad Tracy, Scott Hairston and Jhonatan Solano would be a serious start to an overhaul.
Here's to hoping 2014 is less bumpier and more memorable for the right reasons.


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I've been looking around for weeks and even after speaking to our zimbra provider, it looks like its impossible to sync a shared calendar to a non iphone device. Is this correct? This seems to be a well used exchange feature that if i didn't know was possible, I wouldn't have gave zimbra a second look as a groupware solution.
I have many people with either winmo6 or blackberrys. There is a global scheduling calendar that everyone needs to see. Is it impossible to seperate or even view this calendar unless i use the mobile html view?
After migrating from exchange i created a seperate resource with for this shared calendar. Everything is fine in outlook with the connector as a seperate shared calendar.
Is there anyway possible to bring this into these phones? I'll willing to do any workarounds before I drop my zimbra trial and go back to exchange?