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I have shown you many different impressions of cycling in Amsterdam (oh, Paris and Copenhagen too, I'd almost forget) over the last six months. Some targeted at a certain topic, some for ambiance, and quite a few just to express myself.This city is a place where people want to be, not just because they have to. A place for people, on foot and on bicycles. An historic, thus a dense city, as well. Limited in space, so there has always been a need for maximizing the possibilities, advancing, evolving…and often departing from common conventions. Throw some Dutch pragmatism and fortitude in there and voila, you get a very special cocktail for urban development. Not forgetting the very Dutch nature of being vocal about what they want and need (it's nice to get something back from paying all those taxes).
In short, Amsterdam may seem chaotic and obscure, hell, even exotic (not from this world) to many visitors, but it embodies everything good and bad of its people. What you see is what you get.In this particular video I tried to bring all aspects of cycling in Amsterdam (and the Netherlands as a whole, imo) together. The individuality of the people, the absolute normalcy of cycling, come rain or shine, a few facilities, the interactions, vibes, flow and probably a few things that fall in between, left for interpretations.
The Dutch have made cycling part of their DNA, it's in their social fabric. It's been a long time since they last stopped, paused and thought about how it came about. Why giving it a second thought when there's no real need, right?. It's just there. And it shows.
Particularly with Amsterdammers. They have always had an edge on the rest of the country when it comes to style, non-conformity and ingenuity. It's a joy to watch and an inspiration for any creative spirit.
I like to think this video will also help convince any hardcore denier that the possibilities are endless. Analyzing and interacting with cycle gear heads all over the interwebs, I've heard too many excuses for too long now, big and small. Now would be a good time to stop backpedalling and just embrace it.
Explaining why I came up with this title and that score (as an idea beforehand) is probably not necessary, but I'll just say it was a no-brainer :-p. (Hold your horses, I know I coulda/shoulda/woulda called it 'Ciclissimo', but I didn't. So there)


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I was pulled off of the stadium this morning to get over to Fenway for the Pedey presser...Pedey news should be the lead on 6:00pm SC.
I am out of the loop on the goings on at the stadium this afternoon...as of this morning, NFL Net has a very large contingent setting up...
I get you work there, but why would a second baseman's contract extension lead the broadcast over BB's presser, especially if he actually says something? It's just another contract extension, not some unexpected development.

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Clinic Schedule Thursday, November 12, 2015 4:00 PM Registration 4:30 PM General Meeting and Introductions 5:00 PM Auditions Friday, November 13, 2015 8:30 AM Rehearsal Session I 12:00 PM Lunch Provided 1:00 PM Rehearsal Session II 4:30 PM Masterclasses with UAH Faculty 5:30 PM Dinner Provided 7:00 PM Concert: UAH Wind Ensemble (Trinity United Methodist Church on Airport Road) 8:00 PM Dismissal Saturday, November 14, 2015 8:30 AM Rehearsal Session III 12:00 PM Lunch on your own 2:00 PM Concert Clinic Information Location: ALL Auditions on Thursday, November 12 will take place at Randolph School in Huntsville. Look for signs directing you to the "UAH Music Event." *Rehearsals on Friday and Saturday for the High School Honor Band will occur on the Garth Campus while the Middle School students will rehearse in the nearby Rhett Fine Arts Center on the Drake Campus of Randolph School. Driving Directions: Randolph Center for the Arts, 4915 Garth Road, Huntsville, AL 35802 From I-565, exit on South Memorial Parkway. Take the Drake Avenue exit at Parkway Place Mall and turn left, traveling east, for approximately 2 miles, until you reach the four-way stop at the Garth Road intersection. Turn right, traveling south, for approximately .05 miles. The Randolph School and Thurber Center for the Arts will be on your left. Registration: Registration, located in the lobby of the Center for the Arts, will be open from 4:00-4:30 PM, whereupon you will receive a packet of information for the clinic weekend, a nametag which you should wear during your stay on campus, and where you will pay the $40 clinic fee with either cash or check (made payable to UAH Music Department). Following registration, please proceed to the Auditorium for a General Meeting and Introductions. Meals: On Friday, both lunch and dinner are provided on campus at no additional charge to you. Your Honor Band nametag will serve as your admission to both meals, catered by local restaurants for your safety and convenience. Due to the freedom of Saturday's clinic schedule, no meals will be provided. UAH Wind Ensemble Concert: Friday, November 13 at 7:00 PM This required event is free to students, teachers, and family members. The one hour program will feature all of the Honor Band Conductors with the UAH Wind Ensemble. The concert will take place at Trinity United Methodist Church on Airport Road. The Honor Band Concert Performance: Saturday, November 14 at 2:00 PM The concert performance will take place at the Randolph Center for the Arts at 2:00 PM on Saturday, November 14, 2015. CD and DVD recordings of the concert will be available from Tim Batt Recordings immediately before and after the concert in the lobby of the Center for the Arts. Concert Attire: Dress for the concert on Saturday is very simple – it is whatever your school band wears for concert performances. For some, this may be band uniforms, for others, tuxedos or concert black or Sunday dress. If more than one person is attending the clinic from your school, please make sure you confer with them about their attire so that there is uniformity from school to school. Parents: Parents are welcome to attend any of the clinic sessions with exception, of course, the auditions and masterclasses. Absenteeism: Clearly, participating students have been specially selected for this clinic. Any last minute no-shows will compromise the integrity of the clinic as well as reflect poorly on you, your band, and your school. Chair Audition Information For chair auditions, we will be using an abbreviated version of the 2016 Alabama All-State Band Audition Requirements. The audition will consist of: Chromatic Scale: from the lowest note you can comfortably play to the highest, at the fastest tempo which allows for maximum accuracy. The first 16 measures of the technical audition excerpt. 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The Internet is huge. With mobile phones and other devices now being hooked up as well as computers, it will soon comprise many billions of endpoints. In sheer size and complexity the Internet is not far off the human brain with its hundred billion neurons linked up by around ten thousand trillion individual connections. If you're finding it hard even to read these huge numbers off the page, how can anyone be expected to cope with complexity on this vast scale? While mathematical tools that deal with complexity have experienced rapid development it recent years, there still isn't an overarching science of complexity, a mathematical toolbox serving everyone who's dealing with it in whatever shape or form.
This month a group of experts from a range of different areas got together in Cambridge to try and remedy the situation. It was the first ever meeting of the Cambridge Complex Systems Consortium. Delegates included a climate scientist, a former head of MI6, a neuroscientist, a sociologists, and a mathematician. Plus went to see them, to learn about their struggle with complexity.Read more...
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October 16, 2008
Thursday, October 16, 2008
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If you're a fan of our regular Outer Space column by John D Barrow, then you can now get your hands on some of it, and much more besides, in book form. In A hundred essential things you didn't know you didn't know Barrow applies his usual style and insight to anything from winning the lottery, placing bets at the races, and escaping from bears, to sports, Shakespeare, Google, game theory, drunks, divorce settlements and dodgy accounting — all obviously things that only make sense with maths. The bite-sized chapters are easy to digest and form formidable weapons in your war on ignorance.
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October 15, 2008
Wednesday, October 15, 2008
Planet of the spoons
Good science is all about good method. Every scientific study worth its salt should begin with a clearly delineated question to be investigated, followed by the systematic gathering of evidence (often involving the use of statistics), and concluding with a sober-headed interpretation of evidence found.
Plus recently came across an excellent example of correct scientific method in the British Medical Journal, which we would like to share with our readers. The paper in question is a longitudinal cohort study of the displacement of teaspoons in an Australian research institute.
Plus is thinking of launching a complementary study into a phenomenon often observed in the Plus offices: the spontaneous acquisition of dirty tea cups.
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October 15, 2008
Wednesday, October 15, 2008
For those of you who enjoy Ben Goldacre's Bad Science column in the Guardian, now is your chance to meet him in person. Ben is talking about "How the media promote the public misunderstanding of science" on Tuesday 21 October (next week) at 5.30pm in the Babbage Lecture Theatre, New Museums Site, Cambridge. It's a free public lecture and everyone is welcome, just turn up on the night.
The lecture is brought to you by Understanding Uncertainty, the Winton programme for the public understanding of risk at Cambridge. You can read more from the Understanding Uncertainty team on their site, or in their column on Plus.
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October 10, 2008
Friday, October 10, 2008
The 2008 Nobel Prize in Physics has been awarded to three men who's work has contributed significantly to our understanding of why we're here. Makoto Kobayashi of the High Energy Accelerator Research Organization, Japan, and Toshihide Maskawa of Kyoto Sangyo University share one half of the prize, with the remaining half going to Yoichiro Nambu of the University of Chicago. Their combined body of work paves the way towards solving two of the biggest mysteries of physics: why there is no antimatter and why things have mass. The answers to both are connected to flaws in nature's symmetry.Read more...
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Tuesday, October 07, 2008
It's a bleak time for the financial markets. We've seen financial institutions fall and governments around the world struggling to stabilise the markets. But who is to blame? According to media reports there are two suspects in the dock: the "rocket scientists" (a.k.a. the financial mathematicians) who provided the information behind the market's decisions, or the greedy bankers who only thought about quick profits and their end-of-year bonuses.
But just what role does maths have in the financial market? Most of us will have come into direct contact with financial maths when applying for a loan from a high street bank. Rather than the bank manager relying on how well they know you personally, as might have happened in the past, now loan decisions are based on statistical models. But these robust mathematical models predicting whether or not someone will be able to repay their loan did not avert the subprime mortgages in the US , the first domino to fall in the current crisis. Loans were still given to people the models predicted would default on their payments.
The failure of these high-risk loans infected the whole financial markets thanks to the use of credit derivatives to share the credit risk around. These complex financial instruments were profitable in a booming market, but are now paralysing the financial system. Did the mathematicians involved in developing these products get their sums wrong?
On the other hand, if the real culprits are the bankers, then what lead them to make such bad decisions? Could it have been down to their biochemical make up, and would the problem be solved by more diversity on the trading floor?
Read more for answers to all these questions...
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Gaughan Preview: No. 62 Tire Kingdom/Service Central Tundra - Homestead
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Gaughan Racing Tire Kingdom/Service Central Tundra in Season Finale at Homestead
Gaughan drives the No. 62 Tundra for Germain Racing
He is an 8-time winner in the Truck Series
Gaughan has earned one runner-up finish at Homestead and has led two races
Mooresville, N.C. (Nov. 16, 2011) - For the second time this season, Brendan Gaughan will carry the red-white-blue paint scheme, this time with Tire Kingdom on the hood of the No. 62 Tire Kingdom/Service Central Tundra. Gaughan's entry last sported a similar scheme for Big O Tires in Las Vegas this season.
"I'm excited about getting to Homestead with the momentum this team has built in the last few weeks. We hope to finish off the year strong with the No. 62 Tire Kingdom/Service Central Tundra," said Gaughan.
Gaughan, who first raced off-road before making the jump into the oval circuits of NASCAR, enjoys racing on the intermediate, or 1.5-mile race tracks. While many are "D-shaped" tracks, Homestead is unique.
"One thing about Homestead is that it's not like any other mile and a half track on the circuit. There's no dog-leg, so the corner entry and exit is different than any other intermediate track we race," explained Gaughan. "Homestead is a fun track. The racing groove has really opened up a lot. You can run around the top, bottom, or middle. It gives the driver and the crew chief a lot of options for chassis setup and chassis adjustments."
Friday's race will be broadcast live from Homestead-Miami Speedway on SPEED, MRN Radio and Sirius-XM NASCAR Radio, channel 90, on Friday night. SPEED kicks off its pre-race coverage at 7:30 p.m. EST, and MRN Radio will begin its live broadcast at 7:45 p.m. EST on Friday, November 18. SPEED will also carry live broadcasts of final practice (11 a.m. EST) and qualifying (4:30 p.m. EST) on Friday.
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Recover. First, let the body rest and repair itself. Usually at least 6 weeks of little to no physical activity are recommended; during this time, go for some easy walks if you're up for it. If you've had a C-section, take extra caution so as not to compromise your incision.
Try some cardio: Start with the elliptical, the recumbent bike or swimming; avoid bouncing as much as possible. Don't jump right in with hour-long sessions, either – the body is still healing, and you're probably not quite yet adjusted to sleeping standing up with one eye open, not to mention performing intense diaper-changing sets with a million reps.
Walk/run: Runners are notoriously untalented at things like "coming back slowly" and "resting." But even though you're probably crazy psyched to get back to your sport, doing too much too soon will only set you back. Be especially aware of any pain in your pelvis, lower back or abdomen, and don't be bummed if your first few sessions are more walking than running. Running isn't going anywhere. It will still be there for you when you're fully healed.
Get it, girl: The perfect storm of complete recovery includes your muscles, cardio endurance, ability to sleep and overall mental health. Don't compromise any of the above to tackle a training plan. But once you're ready, make time for your workouts and kick any mom guilt to the curb. You're healthier and happier on a consistent endorphin regimen, which is a win for you and your family.
Bring the baby: It's never too early to get little Meb or Kara out on the roads! Well, actually, it can be too early – check with your doctor to make sure a jogging stroller is safe for your infant. It's usually recommended to wait till your kiddo is at least six months old or can sit up independently.
Once you're greenlighted, keep in mind that running with a stroller is going to alter your gait while also increasing abdominal, gluteal and hamstring activation, so pay close attention to your body. And check your ego: your pace will be slower than normal, but that's because pushing the extra weight of the baby and stroller is an incredible workout.
…for your kid, not for you. Your little one is doing you a solid by sitting relatively still for 30 / 60 / 90 minutes, or however long your run happens to be, so try to keep the experience as painless as possible by being prepared before you head out.
Bring snacks. Hey, it's tough work sitting there, checking out the scenery, pointing at nothing, maybe sneaking in a quick nap. Keep ready-to-eat snacks handy, so you both can just pop something in your mouth if you need a little boost. Don't pack anything you might consider a choking hazard, especially if your co-captain is going to be eating it while you're still moving.
Bring water or juice. Sippy cups are great for tiny hands, and they're mostly spill proof, too. Even better, some jogging strollers are equipped with water bottle holders, so you can grab a quick drink yourself without needing to stop.
Bring some toys. If your baby is happy and entertained, a stroller run will seem like an adventure instead of a prison sentence. Keep extra toys available to swap at a turnaround or after one gets tossed out of the stroller. Bonus points if they attach to the stroller because that means fewer stops for you and constant stimulation for your co-captain!
Bring a clean diaper… just in case. Don't set out for a run until your little one is clean and content, but also realize that may not last long. Always be ready for a bathroom emergency (as a runner, you should be familiar with how quickly those can creep up).
Bring the right gear for the weather. A rain/wind shield will be a game changer in cold or inclement conditions. Be sure to bundle your child up if it's chilly – he's not running, so he won't have the same increase in body temperature that you do. On sunny days, apply sunscreen to any exposed skin. And be smart – if it's absolutely freezing, pouring down rain or sweltering hot, change up your workout that day.
Bring a sense of humor and adventure. Jogging strollers let you work out and hang out with your kid all at once – awesome! So treat these runs a little like playtime, too. Run through a park and stop for some cross-training on the swings, or slow down to check out a construction site that looks super cool to your co-pilot. Who do you think is in charge here, anyway?
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Wheels. Unlike traditional strollers, which typically have four wheels, jogging strollers are designed with three larger wheels: one in the front and two in the back. They act like bicycle tires in that they roll easily over tough terrain, but that also means you'll need to check the air pressure every so often…and beware of flats on the run.
Jogging strollers feature either fixed or swivel front wheels. Fixed wheels are made specifically for running; they're larger than swivel wheels and roll more smoothly in a straight line, but they're also much more difficult to turn, making them a nuisance indoors.
Swivel wheels, on the other hand, turn easily (hence the name), but tend to veer off course upon hitting slight bumps or cracks in the road. Some swivel-wheel jogging strollers allow you to lock the wheel in place for running and then release it for general use.
Brakes. The parking brake is applied when you stop moving entirely; it keeps the stroller from rolling away when you're taking a selfie or Instagramming the sunset. These come standard on all jogging strollers and are usually foot-operated.
A hand brake allows you to slow the stroller down while you're still moving, great for running downhill. Hand brakes are only available on jogging strollers with fixed front wheels.
Handlebar. Here you have the option of a fixed or adjustable handlebar. If you're sharing your jogging stroller with someone of a different height, adjustable is the obvious answer. However, adjustable handlebars are slightly less stable than their fixed counterparts, so if you're planning to hog the stroller, fixed might be your best option.
Safety Tether. This is a wrist strap connecting you to the stroller. If you don't have a hand brake and are nervous about the stroller getting away from you, especially running downhill, the safety tether can add invaluable peace of mind. However, some runners find them annoying and uncomfortable; if you're not going to use one, you might want to limit your runs to flat routes.
Seat. It's not all about you: the seat is 100% for baby's comfort and safety. Your jogging stroller's seat should recline slightly more than that of a traditional stroller; this helps to reduce the amount of stress your baby feels from bumps in the road. A five-point harness offers total security for the upper and lower body.
Suspension. This shock-absorbing system helps to prevent your baby from bouncing up and down on the run. Some strollers offer front and rear suspension, but most only feature shock-absorbing springs on the rear wheels, and some have none at all.
Canopy. These shield baby's skin from harmful UV rays; with an attached rain shield, a canopy will also keep your little one dry. Some are designed with peek-a-boo windows to let you keep an eye on your kiddo without walking around to the front of the stroller.
Convertible Trailer. Great for running in wet or cold climates, these keep your baby protected from the elements in a weather-proof cocoon, and they can be connected to bikes with a hitching arm for cross-training variety. They don't recline, though, and can be tedious to store and transport.


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IMHO, the play of the defense has been most surprising. Given the struggles of the offense, which generally scored plenty of points to overcome any defensive deficiencies, the fact the D has held on late in games to keep the W's from become L's. Granted, the way those last few minutes of the Falcons game may have caused many to say, " Here we go again, the D collapses!", it didn't. The Pats have not been their usual "blow them away" type of team, as if we expected it, but, the play of the D is my biggest surprise of the season to date.
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The Zimlet is pretty straightforward. It loads automatically and sends out an ajax request to a jsp script. The JSP builds a zmmailbox search command and runs it using Java's Runtime.exec method. This approach works, but on my test box the command takes about 30 seconds. It'll be a bit snappier on our production server, but if each login of our 10,000ish userbase results in 2 new Java threads and corresponding AJAX requests, I predict a noticeable hit in server performance, so...
My Question is whether a SOAP (or REST) query would be less resource intensive than a zmmailbox search command, and if so, could someone please point me toward a zimlet that does a similar query. I get the general idea of SOAP, but I'm fuzzy on how exactly I would implement my query in a zimlet.
I've attached the complete zimlet, in case that helps, or the code is up on github. The jsp file is called 35.jsp. As an aside, is there any way to tell zimbra to recompile JSP when a zimlet is loaded through the ?dev=1 mode? Renaming the file gets a bit tedious after a while.


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|New Highway 385 signs unveiled last week
|Written by Holyoke Enterprise
|Wednesday, 15 April 2009 14:03
Taking another step in its efforts to upgrade U.S. Highway 385, The High Plains Highway Coalition recently unveiled the official High Plains Highway sign, which will soon dot the highway as it winds through Colorado.
These signs will be placed underneath the 385 designations, identifying the High Plains Highway in Kit Carson, Cheyenne Wells, Burlington, Wray, Holyoke, Julesburg and sites in between.
At the unveiling of the signs on Friday, April 10 in Wray, Phillips County commissioner and past chairman of the coalition Bud Biesemeier made the opening remarks.
He stated that one of the group's primary goals has been to move the highway toward a Super 2 Highway. One major improvement that is needed for highway safety and travelability is adding shoulders.
He then read a newspaper article from Nov. 11, 1958 that talks about a new U.S. route being proposed from Big Bend Park in southern Texas to Puma Junction in South Dakota. That highway became U.S. Highway 385.
"More recently," said Biesemeier, "the High Plains Highway Coalition worked with the consultant Wilson & Company to complete a Corridor Development and Management Plan for U.S. 385. That was finished in July, 2007."
Identified projects from that plan have been placed in the Colorado Dept. of Transportation 2035 Plan for Eastern Colorado. Improvements to 385 are prioritized third, after improvements to I-70 and I-76.
In May of 2004, the Colorado state legislature passed a joint resolution designating the High Plains Highway from town of Kit Carson east to Cheyenne Wells and north all the way along U.S. 385 to the Nebraska border, north of Julesburg.
Biesemeier also introduced the designer of the new Highway sign, his grandson Michael Dee, a graphic artist from Arvada and formerly of Wray. Dee volunteered his efforts for the design.
"We believe the sign captures the essence of eastern Colorado and our strong dependence on agriculture as our way of life," said Biesemeier.
He then emphasized the importance and signifigance of the highway to Colorado. "It serves as the economic backbone of eastern Colorado, connecting five county seats from Cheyenne Wells, north," he said. "We intend to continue in our efforts until we see the improvements we seek come to life."
Before the sign's unveiling, the High Plains Highway Coalition also held a short meeting during which it elected new officers for the next two years. Dean Wingfield, Yuma County commissioner, was elected chairman; Rayetta Palmer, Cheyenne Wells councilwoman, vice-chairman; Randy Schafer, Phillips County administrator, secretary; and Susan Roll Walters, Phillips County commissioner, treasurer.


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Under bright, sunny (and cold!) skies, the Royals Winter Caravan took off from Kauffman Stadium this morning for a shortened trip to Nebraska. This past weekend's winter storms that crossed the Midwest caused us to cancel the first day and a-half of activities in Nebraska. Two of our three current players scheduled to appear on the caravan ran into travel issues and our radio affiliates agreed the weather was too much to overcome Monday. But, even with the weather setback, we still are looking forward to hitting the remainder of our stops!
And, here's some good news for our Nebraska Royals fans: Royals first baseman Ryan Shealy and Minor League Player of the Year and Nebraska native, Alex Gordon, hope to join pitcher Ryan Braun by tonight. We expect Shealy to make an event in Lincoln Tuesday evening, while Gordon is expected to catch up with the group Wednesday's activities, including an event in Omaha at inPlay, 1502 Cuming Street. You can read more about the caravan on the home page of royals.com, and look for more postings from the road on this blog Wednesday morning.


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|Disappearing into the morning fog
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Visibility was rather poor Thursday, April 12 in and around Holyoke. This photo, taken from the intersection of Highway 385 and County Road 20, shows just how poor visibility was heading north into Holyoke. The fog rolled into the area throughout the morning hours, and by afternoon it was gone. Some welcomed moisture was received throughout the day and Thursday evening as well. —Enterprise photo
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WASHINGTON (AP) - Trying to find Michelle Obama on Twitter? Try tweeting her at @FLOTUS, which is Washington shorthand for "first lady of the United States."
Mrs. Obama's office unveiled her new Twitter identity on Thursday, largely to replace a previous Twitter account under the handle of @Michelle Obama. That account was launched a year ago and run by President Barack Obama's re-election team. It will now be managed by the Democratic National Committee.
Followers also were asked to re-tweet that initial message to wish Mrs. Obama a happy birthday. She turned 49 on Thursday.


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Lowe family finds hope in Washington
LaFountain spent Tuesday through Friday knocking on doors in the nation's capital, hoping to make a personal plea to legislators and the FDA to reconsider its decision to prohibit Lowe from obtaining an alternative treatment for her brain tumor.
The Hudson 12-year-old, who is the daughter of Pinehurst Drive residents Ron and Dianne Lowe, was diagnosed with an inoperable brain tumor known as Diffuse Intrinsic Pontine Glioma (DIPG) in November 2012.
Following unsuccessful conventional treatments, Lowe's family has been trying to have her treated with antineoplaston therapy at Dr. Stanislaw Burzynski's controversial clinic, the Burzynski Research Institute in Houston.
In such therapy, used in clinical trials or under a compassion exemption, a patient carries a backpack containing a portable device that administers antineoplastons into the bloodstream intravenously.
According to Burzynski, antineoplastons are naturally occurring peptides found in blood and urine. Burzynski says antineoplastons have the ability to reprogram cancer cells without destroying normal cells.
Antineoplastons, or ANP, were developed in the late 1960s and are now produced synthetically.
Until last year, the cancer therapy had been offered as part of clinical trials in the United States since the early 1980s, but the FDA has yet to approve it for general use.
New clinical trials of ANP were stopped at Burzynski's clinic after the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) released documents from an inspection there that accused the doctor of "admitting patients who failed to meet inclusion criteria and failing to stop treatment in patients who had reactions to the antineoplastons."
The FDA placed a partial clinical hold on Burzynski's practice — meaning patients already involved in the trials could continue but new patients would not be allowed — and over the past few months, Lowe's family has been trying to obtain a "compassion exemption," the term used when FDA officials allow an experimental drug to be used in cases where a patient's diagnosis is terminal.
An online petition on the Change.org website for McKenzie Lowe had 64,204 signatures on Tuesday. Family friend Kim Frenette said she's hoping to see that number reach 100,000 to help influence the folks in Washington.
LaFountain, a native of Billerica, Mass., who moved to Florida but is staying in Hudson for now, said he is fully aware of the sanctions against Burzynski.
"It's a chance you have to take when it's the only chance that you have," he said.
LaFountain met individually with some legislators or their staffs last week, including U.S. Sens. Kelly Ayotte, R-N.H., and Jeanne Shaheen, D-N.H., as well as Elizabeth Warren, D-Mass., Ted Cruz, R-Texas, Rand Paul, R-Ky., Ed Markey, D-Mass., Dianne Feinstein, D-Calif., and Tom Harkin, D-Iowa.
He also attended a meeting with seven FDA officials, though FDA Commissioner Margaret Hamburg was traveling and wasn't present at the meeting.
"Basically, we told (the FDA) that it would be nice if we could get everyone sitting down at one table with them — doctors, patients and legislators," LaFountain said. "Because there hasn't been enough communication here. To date, no one has told the Burzynski clinic exactly what needs to be corrected."
The Lowe family is also working with lobbyists to further extend their influence on the FDA.
One issue that arose in last week's discussions, LaFountain said, was the fact that traditionally parents had treated their children with Burzynski's intravenous therapy at home, which may have led to problems in the past.
Local legislators have stood by the Lowe family, maintaining the family's right to have their child treated as they see fit.
Ayotte and Shaheen contacted Hamburg last month, urging the FDA to work directly with the Lowe family.
"Given the complexity of her medical issues, we feel the FDA could be helpful by speaking directly with McKenzie's family," the two senators wrote in a Jan. 17 letter. "A discussion would allow both the family and agency to provide updated information on all the relevant issues surrounding this difficult case."
As is stands now, the Lowe family is awaiting further word from Washington.
During a partial clinical hold, the Burzynski clinic can treat only current patients and isn't permitted to accrue any new patients until the hold is lifted.
Dr. Greg Burzynski, son of Stanislaw Burzynski, is the founder of the Burzynski Research Institute and vowed to assist the Lowe family in every way possible.
The younger Burzynski, who serves as the clinic's vice president, said the FDA's partial clinical hold has affected several other patients, and officials were trying to comply with the FDA in order to get back into practice.
Once that happens, Lowe's family won't have to pay for the antineoplaston, as the Burzynski clinic offers its ANP formulations free of charge to patients participating in clinical trials or under compassion exemption. The family is hoping their insurance plan will cover associated medical costs — including local doctor visits — which can average thousands of dollars each month.
"Right now, it's a waiting game," he said. "But the bottom line is we're committed to doing everything we can to ensure McKenzie gets her treatments as planned."
California resident Ric Schiff, founder of the nonprofit ANP Coalition group, said the clinic's ongoing battle with the FDA is misleading the public.
"The simple fact is, these clinical studies wouldn't have gone on as long as they had if (the FDA) didn't believe they worked," Schiff said.
Still, there are some members of the medical community who support the sanctions against Burzynski.
In 2012, the FDA investigated the death of Josia Cotto, 6, who died of complications from his brain tumor. Doctors said the boy's sodium levels were elevated while he was being treated with ANP.
Schiff noted the child's condition was declared terminal prior to his treatment at Burzynski's clinic and he'd already received extensive chemotherapy and radiation by that time, both of which can also have devastating side effects.
"Let's keep in mind that just about everybody that goes to Burzynski's clinic already had terminal cancer by definition," he said. "Most of them have already tried chemo and radiation and it's failed them. So this is their last shot."
Of the Burzynski therapy, the American Cancer Society said last week: "Relying on this type of treatment alone avoiding or delaying conventional medical care for cancer may have serious health consequences.''
Science blogger Robert Blaskiewicz of the Skeptics for the Protection of Cancer Patients group, said he's been researching Burzynski for the past two years and is genuinely concerned for Lowe's well-being, should she ultimately be able to obtain ANP treatment.
"I'm all for patient choice," Blaskiewicz said. "But I'm also for informed consent. Is the Lowe family aware of the stories, of the 20-year pattern of patients believing that unambiguous signs of progression are signs of success?"
Dr. David Gorski, an oncologist and the administrator of the sciencebasedmedicine.org website, has likewise devoted much of site to speaking out against Burzynski as well as the anti-vaccine movement and various forms of alternative medicine.
Contacted this week, Gorski said he believed previous trials of ANP "were designed to let Burzynski treat patients, not find answers."
"There is no convincing evidence that antineoplastons are better than the current standard of care or even that they have any significant activity against (brain tumors) at all," Gorski said.
But despite the naysayers, many patients and their families still consider the Houston physician nothing less than a miracle worker.
Manchester mother Cindy Smith said if it wasn't for ANP, her son wouldn't be alive today.
"We were one of the fortunate families that were allowed to go to Dr. Burzynski and without trying traditional chemo or radiation first," Smith said.
Smith's son, Ryan, was 10 when doctors diagnosed incurable brain cancer. She said she was told to "bring her son home and take him fishing, because even with chemotherapy he will only survive 18 months."
Instead, the Smith family traveled to Houston, where he started ANP treatment,
"I'm happy to report he'll be 27 this summer thanks to the antineoplastons," Smith said.


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Adapted from the bestselling grassroots history of the United States, the story of America in the world, told in comics form
Since its landmark publication in 1980, A People's History of the United States has had six new editions, sold more than 1.7 million copies, become required classroom reading throughout the country, and been turned into an acclaimed play. More than a successful book, A People's History triggered a revolution in the way history is told, displacing the official versions with their emphasis on great men in high places to chronicle events as they were lived, from the bottom up.
Now Howard Zinn, historian Paul Buhle, and cartoonist Mike Konopacki have collaborated to retell, in vibrant comics form, a most immediate and relevant chapter of A People's History: the centuries-long story of America's actions in the world. Narrated by Zinn, this version opens with the events of 9/11 and then jumps back to explore the cycles of U.S. expansionism from Wounded Knee to Iraq, stopping along the way at World War I, Central America, Vietnam, and the Iranian revolution. The book also follows the story of Zinn, the son of poor Jewish immigrants, from his childhood in the Brooklyn slums to his role as one of America's leading historians.
Shifting from world-shattering events to one family's small revolutions, A People's History of American Empire presents the classic ground-level history of America in a dazzling new form.
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Howard Zinn, author of numerous acclaimed histories, taught history at Spelman College and Boston University, and received the Lannan Literary Award, among many others. A People's History of the United States was a finalist for the 1981 National Book Award. Born in 1922, Zinn died in 2010.
Mike Konopacki has collaborated on five collections of cartoons, and his work is regularly syndicated. He lives in Madison, Wisconsin.
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Novak Djokovic debuted his gear from new sponsor Sergio Tacchini gear for the Oz Open (left, worn with the adidas CC Genius II White/Black) during his 7-5, 6-3, 6-2 defeat of Spaniard Daniel Gimeno-Traver. He'll face Switzerland's Marco Chiudinelli for a spot in the third round.
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|Release Date: February 14, 2008
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Summary:Peculiar things start to happen the moment the Grace family (Jared, his twin brother Simon, sister Mallory and their mom) leave New York and move into the secluded old house owned by their great, great uncle Arthur Spiderwick. Unable to explain the strange disappearances and accidents that seem to be happening on a daily basis, the family blames Jared. When he, Simon and Mallory investigate what's really going on, they uncover the fantastic truth of the Spiderwick estate and of the creatures that inhabit it.
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©2001 Dan Brown; (P)2004 Simon & Schuster Inc. AUDIOWORKS is an imprint of Simon & Schuster Audio Division, Simon & Schuster Inc.
"Brown moves into new territory with his latest. It's an excellent thriller: a big yet believable story unfolding at breakneck pace, with convincing settings and just the right blend of likable and hateful characters. He's also done his research, folding in sophisticated scientific and military details that make his plot far more fulfilling than the norm." (Publishers Weekly)
"A dazzling high-tech adventure...Brown proves once again that he is among the most intelligent and dynamic of authors in the thriller genre." (Library Journal)
"This is pretty exciting stuff...and Brown certainly does have a knack for spinning a suspenseful yarn." (Booklist)
"Some people are too picky -- This is a must"
I think some people are just too hard to please. I really enjoyed DaVinci Code because of the fast-paced suspense and the subject matter. I enjoyed this book for the same reason - maybe more because of the technology topic. I have listened to over 70 audio books and this is one of the most enjoyable I have heard -- It was difficult to put down. Sure, the heros get lucky a bunch through fortuitous events-- but what's a thriller without them -- Think James Bond movies.
The narrator sounds were sometimes noticeable, but not to the extent that it bothered me. I probably would not have thought about them had others not made a big deal of them.
"Good story, great narrator, bad recording"
I enjoyed the story though it was a bit slow to get started (unlike Angels and Daemons and DaVinci). I got exasperated at the too frequent use of teasers in the beginning, after a while "... and then what she saw was amazing [end of chapter]" and "... he couldn't believe his eyes. [end of chapter]" got annoying rather than building more suspense. It felt like he spent the whole first half of the book making filler with teasers thrown on top for a little flavor.
One it got rolling it was a good ride though, the ending was somewhat surprising if you tried to forget the style of his other books and realize the misdirections along the way were there to make an unexpected finish. Overall quite enjoyable.
The narrator is exellent and was well directed, he gives great life to the characters, locations and events.
The recording was horrible, it sounded like they installed the mic inside the narrators mouth. The sounds of him breathing and swallowing were frequently distacting and downright disgusting at times.
"A good one for Brown"
Excellent mystery (clue solving novel). Dan Brown again gives us a facinating story to follow along with some real bad guys. It will probably not be difficult for readers to determine the how, but the who and why keep you guessing.
Dan Brown has another hit on his hands. My fiancee and I had a long drive over the weekend and couldn't wait to get back in the car to hear this book. I have listened to 5 books a month for the past 4 years and this book ranks in the top 5. The reader is also very skillful and easy to listen to. If you have a long trip to take somewhere, this is the book to take.
"Fantastic read"
The book hits you with a bang, then leads you into this labarynth of intrigue, espionage and murder!
You think you know who's behind this whole thing then BANG! the twist - very well written, I thouroughly enjoyed listening to the book.
The narrator was fantastic, he "completes" the book!
Truly worth the download
"Worth checking out!"
In an attempt to get a feel for Dan Brown's other work I checked this out and enjoyed it. It had suspense and a mild political theme while incorporating science and exploration. His characters were interesting and the back and forth of the story kept me wanting more throughout the book. I recommend this to those who want a good read/listen and who have an interest in science, discovery, suspense, and want some excitement.
I'm a mom. I have drama in my life. I don't want books with the F-bomb, nor graphic violence. I read for fun and to bring my family together. I read for reducing stress levels. We have never had a television in our home and our children are now mid twenties to 19. We listen together and look for belly-wrenching laughter. So what is it like to live without a TV? Awesomely educational and inspirational. Each new book is a marvel.
"Good book, great audio"
This book was good but the reading was very easy to follow. I braided a rug and knitted during this audio and got so caught up in the plot I had to redo some areas of my rug and knitting which did not follow the pattern! The narrator does a fine job. I believe I enjoyed the audio more than the book due to the narration. I would recommend to anyone. Just don't try to knit a complicated pattern during the audio!
"Good book..Terible Narration"
This is a great book (just read any of the other reviews.) My biggest problem is that you can hear Richard Poe salivating and licking his lips as he is talking the whole time. This book has THE most poor sound isolation I have ever heard in an audio book. Poe needs to get himself and the reader a towel when it is over.
"Great Narrator!"
Richard Poe is an incredible narrator. Fast-paced and fun to listen to.
"Edge of your seat thriller..."
I listen to audio books while commuting back and forth to work. The first half of book was good - I like Dan Brown's style of writing - the second half of the book had me white knuckled, talking to the characters - yelling to the characters - and looking forward to my next commute.... Take me away Calgon.... Digital Fortess is next despite negative reviews. I listened to Deception Point despite negative reviews and thoroughly enjoyed it. Give it a try.
"100 impossible things to do before breakfast"
Good fairly fast paced romp of a thriller. Enoyed it though - better thought out than Angels and Demons and slightly more believable. The end again with a Dan Brown novel seems rather out of kilter with the rest of the novel - as if he isn't sure how to end a book which seems a shame after ploughing through so many hours.
"dont buy the abridged version"
go for the full hog and you won't be disappointed - an excellent and compelling read from start to finish. It takes two minutes to get over the strong american accent and then your gripped by the storyline.
"Very good"
Well paced, keeps interest going. Good story - enjoyable!
"Skin crawl."
The narration... Or the recording.
The saliva, swallowing and spitting noises are terrible. Completely detracts from the novel.
"great listen"
This book has you on the edge , the story is very interesting with lots to think about, you just can't stop listening once you start, the narrator is great and the plot well described and the voices are good, i have listened to this book twice in quick succession and enjoyed it very much both times, highly recommended.
Overall I found the plot interesting and some scenes were quite absoribng but for the majority of the book there were only two scenes active, so the way the story flipped between these with articifial regularity to create tension felt very predictable and mechanistic.
Secondly I found the narration poor. I listened through headphones and a combination of mediocre sound quality and the narrator's salival noises accompanying almost every sentence finished off most of the plasure I could have got from this story.
I would say wait until audible buy a decent narrated version and have a go, it will probably be okay.
"Another cracker of a book from a great author."
exciting, different and polished.
easy to understand, good timing and just one of those voices that are easy on the ear.
"I love Dan Brown"
This was an entertaining book...nothing crazy and sometimes I choose a book simply because it's light entertainment! And that's what it was :)
"Gradually unbelievable"
Exceptionally well thought out storyline but, like most Dan Brown, finally nods to the unbelievable. The naration is excellent. I was left feeling bewildered to say the least.
"Too far fetched ..."
The plot is utterly unconvincing with twists and turns for the sake of it. And the 'science' is ridiculous - beyond belief by a long way. No stars. However, after a very slow start there are some half-decent bits of thriller writing and the reading is quite good. For this it gets 2 stars.
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A 'Double Life': Suburban Parents By Day, Celebrated Musicians By Night
By Benazir Karim If you see Stacey Shames and Tim Ries pushing a cart in a Costco in New Jersey, the couple would seem to be like any other suburban parents. But their nights are spent on their passion: music. A Juilliard-trained harpist, Shames performs as a soloist with several orchestras, such as the... Continue Reading


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Montana Democrat Baucus rules out 7th Senate term
WASHINGTON Senate Finance Committee Chairman Max Baucus of Montana announced plans Tuesday to retire at the end of his term after a career of enormous power and notable independence, producing both collaboration and conflict with fellow Democrats on major tax and health care legislation.
"I don't want to die here with my boots on. There is life beyond Congress," the 71-year-old Baucus said in a telephone interview with The Associated Press.
He became the eighth senator to announce retirement plans for 2014, and the sixth Democrat. One public poll recently suggested he would have faced a difficult challenge if he had sought a seventh term.
Republicans must gain six seats in 2014 to win a majority, and they said the retirement enhanced their prospects.
Yet Democrats were cheered when former Democratic Gov. Brian Schweitzer, who recently stepped down after two terms, swiftly expressed interest in the race.
In a brief statement, President Barack Obama said Baucus "has been a leader on a broad range of issues that touch the lives of Americans across the country."
Sen. Chuck Grassley, an Iowa Republican and Baucus' frequent legislative partner, was complimentary, too. "We ran the Finance Committee for 10 years together, and every bill except for three or four was bipartisan," he said in a statement. "The Senate will be worse off as a deliberative body when Senator Baucus leaves."
In a written statement, Baucus sketched an ambitious agenda for the rest of his term, topped by an overhaul of the tax code.
"Our country and our state face enormous challenges - rising debt, a dysfunctional tax code, threats to our outdoor heritage and the need for more good-paying jobs," he said, adding several Montana-specific priorities as well.
Baucus, a fifth-generation Montanan, was elected to the Senate in 1978 after two terms in the House. He became the top Democrat on the Finance Committee in early 2001. He has held the position ever since on the panel - which has jurisdiction over taxes, Medicare, Medicaid, health care and trade - as chairman when his party held a majority and as senior member of the minority when Republicans were in power.
The panel has a long tradition of bipartisanship, but Baucus ascended to power in an era of increasing partisanship in Congress.
Many Democrats were unhappy when he worked with Republicans to enact the tax cuts that President George W. Bush won in 2001. And then again in 2004 when Congress pushed through a GOP plan to create a new prescription drug benefit under Medicare, a measure that most Democrats opposed as a giveaway to the large drug companies.
Baucus stood with fellow Democrats in 2005 when Bush proposed legislation to partially privatize Social Security, an epic battle that ended in defeat for the president's effort.
He played a central role in the enactment of Obama's watershed health care legislation in 2010, although some inside his party complained that precious momentum was lost while he spent months on bipartisan negotiations that ultimately proved fruitless.
More recently, Baucus has expressed opposition to Democratic proposals to use an overhaul of the tax code as a means of raising additional revenue. He was one of four members of his party to oppose the budget the leadership brought to the floor with a requirement to that effect.
On other issues large and small, Baucus' voting record reflected his rural state.
Most recently, he voted against legislation that Obama backed to expand background checks for gun purchasers.
During the debate on the budget, he was the only Democrat to vote for a proposal to reopen White House tours. Most members of his party viewed the GOP measure as an attempt to embarrass Obama, but it would also have meant more money for clearing snow from the entrances to Yellowstone National Park, a portion of which is in Montana.


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by Neil Hershberg, Senior Vice President, Global Media, Business Wire New York
Brazil, Russia, India and China, collectively referred to as the "BRIC" countries, are widely seen as the pistons powering the 21st century global economy.
Previously, we've profiled Business Wire's powerful partnerships in Brazil and Russia, key markets where our unique strategic relationships provide Business Wire members with privileged access to the financial, government, corporate and media sectors. Agencia Estado in Brazil and Interfax in Russia are the most prominent business and financial news services in their respective markets, whose influence extends far beyond the investment industry.
This month's spotlight is cast on India, whose economic growth in the past quarter-century has been nothing short of explosive. It is clearly a market that is on everyone's 'short-list' in terms of potential business development opportunities. Creating a brand identity and reaching business decision-makers in India has become a top priority for companies seeking to stake a claim in today's Southeast Asia gold rush.
Once again, Business Wire has captured the high ground by offering the most comprehensive distribution platform available.
Business Wire India [BWI], a licensed affiliate with offices in New Delhi, Mumbai and Bangalore, has established itself as the country's leading corporate news service. Many of India's best-known multinational companies are clients, using BWI for both their domestic and international distribution needs.


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Here are my music picks for 2011, in no particular order:
Arctic Monkeys: Suck It and See
My favorite track is The Hellcat Spangled Shalalala. Honestly, Alex Turner could sing about nothing; I would still listen. Check out the video.
TV on the Radio: Nine Types of Light
Duran Duran: All You Need is Now
Raphael Saadiq: Stone Rollin'
On this album, Saadiq continues what he started on his last album. While it's an old school soul sound and a total throwback, it still sounds fresh today. Take a look at the video for the track Movin' Down the Line.
Radiohead: The King of Limbs
Tapes 'n Tapes: Outside
Los Amigos Invisibles: Not So Commercial
Dengue Fever: Cannibal Courtship
I had heard of Dengue Fever before. I even own an earlier release, but it wasn't until I was hanging out with a friend (in Thailand, of all places) that I really took a listen to this band (that happens to be from Los Angeles). Here's a trailer for their newest album.
Music Listomania
I love this time of, year when anyone and everyone compiles their annual lists of favorites. Here are some of my favorite lists:
- Pitchfork's Top 50 Albums of 2011
- Stereogum's Top 50 Albums of 2011
- NPR's Best Music of 2011
- NME's 50 Best Albums of 2011
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Today, the Port of Portland moves forward with the second phase of work on the PDX Tree Obstruction Removal Project in the economy parking lot at Portland International Airport. The project began last fall with the removal of approximately 400 cottonwood trees that were beginning to encroach on federally-regulated airspace surrounding PDX's north runway.
The site will ultimately be replanted with lower-growing native trees and shrubs. The project is being executed in several phases to minimize site disturbance during wet weather months and to maximize the survivability of the new plants. The second phase, starting this week, will consist of removing stumps that were left on-site following the tree removal activity last September. Travelers and motorists should expect to see equipment removing the stumps for up to a month.
Many of the stumps will be recovered and repurposed for habitat restoration projects. Some stumps are being given to the City of Portland and the Fairview Lake Property Owners Association. Others will be used by the Port on its own mitigation sites including projects at Troutdale Reynolds Industrial Park and Buffalo Slough. The stumps are used to create habitat enhancements such as basking areas for turtle species and to simulate naturally-occurring large, woody debris features in waterways.
When the site is replanted next fall, the trees will be replaced with more than 23,000 native shrub and small tree species such as vine maple, Oregon grape, red-flowering currant and native roses and willow. They will be planted around existing, lower-growing species of trees and shrubs that were left untouched. The images below show an artist's rendering of what the site will likely look like once the replanting has occurred.
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This week, the Port began work on the first phase of a project to remove cottonwood trees growing beneath federally-regulated airspace at Portland International Airport. The site will ultimately be replanted with lower-growing, native plants. Although this first phase of tree removal took only a few days, the project is the culmination of years of planning.
Portland has a well-deserved reputation as a tree-loving city, from the iconic Forest Park to the steadfast efforts of local nonprofit, Friends of Trees. Cutting down trees is not something we take lightly. The Port was faced with a decision that was absolutely necessary to keep PDX operational well into the future.
The stand of cottonwood trees in question is located in a vegetated area within the economy parking lots. The trees lie below the regulated airspace for approaches and departures from PDX's north runway. The trees were not yet to the point where they posed a flight safety risk, but they were beginning to penetrate other types of Federal Aviation Administration regulated airspace surrounding the flight paths. These areas are protected to prevent interference with instruments that guide approaching planes and to provide safe paths for planes should they experience mechanical difficulties.
The issue of trees encroaching on the airspace near the north runway has long been identified as a conflict that would eventually need to be addressed. In 2000, the trees were topped, providing an estimated 10-year window of protection for the airspace. Unfortunately, this was not a long-term solution. Topping trees compromises their health, making them hazardous to work around. Therefore, additional topping was not a viable option.
When master planning for PDX began through the Airport Futures process in 2007, removing the cottonwood trees in the economy lot was identified as an essential project to keep the airport operational well into the future. The Airport Futures process allowed the Port to work with the City of Portland and other stakeholders to develop a replanting plan that reflects the site's status as an environmental zone and provides a sustainable, long-term solution that protects flight safety at PDX. When the site is replanted next fall, the trees will be replaced with more than 23,000 native shrub and small tree species such as vine maple, Oregon grape, red-flowering currant and native roses and willow. They will be planted around existing, lower-growing species of trees and shrubs that were left untouched.
While the loss of these trees is unfortunate, we have been able to complete the project in a way that was both as minimally invasive as possible and allows reuse of some of the logs and stumps for mitigation projects. The logging contractor hired by the Port used state-of-the-art equipment and technology to remove the trees, reducing the impact on the site and the amount of time during which the logging activity took place. Some of the logs cut for the project are being reserved to create turtle basking features at Port mitigation sites and some stumps will serve as large woody debris to create nearshore habitat.
The project is planned in phases to minimize site disturbance during wet weather months and to maximize the survivability of the new plants. It will take a little over a year for the site to be replanted and longer for it to become well-established. We will keep you posted on the site's progress over time.
Artist's renderings of the site replanted with low-growing, native vegetation.
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Video: Fmr Governors Face Off In Tight Va. Senate Race
ALEXANDRIA, Va. (WUSA) -- One of the battleground states in this campaign is Virginia where the presidential candidates and their running mates have made many stops in the closing weeks of the campaign. But the Commonwealth is also the site of a hotly contested Senate race.
This race is absolutely critical because it could very well determine which party will control the Senate. Just to give you an idea of how big a deal it is nationally, more than $50 million have been poured into this race from outside groups. That's more than any other congressional contest in the country.
Over the last year of campaigning, almost every poll has put this race in a dead heat. But a new poll released on Monday gave Democrat Tim Kaine a slight edge over his Republican opponent George Allen. 49 percent to 46 percent favored Kaine, with 4 percent of voters still undecided. Those undecided voters could very well make the difference. This race is razor close and that poll is well within the margin of error.
Tuesday, George Allen voted at Washington Mill Elementary School before heading down to Richmond to watch the returns come in. It will likely be a late, nerve-wracking night.
In 2006, Allen lost the race for this very senate seat by less than 9000 votes. You know he would hate to have that happen again.
But it's going to be close. The former governor is up against another former governor Democrat Tim Kaine. Tuesday morning he led by example, casting his vote in Richmond. His last few campaign stops have been all about "getting out the vote" and reminding Virginians about the state's new voter identification law.
There's been a steady stream of voters throughout the morning at this precinct in Mount Vernon. But the biggest crowds and the longest lines were here before the polls even opened. By 6 a.m., nearly 200 people were lined up to vote outside Washington Mill Elementary School.
Virginia's Republican candidate for senate, George Allen, welcomed the sight: "It's great to see, you know driving up..." Allen continued to campaign all the way to the voting booth, and he made sure, as tempting as it might be, not to cut in line.
Every last vote will count in this race. So remember when you come to vote be sure to bring a valid ID. The polls in Virginia are open from 6 a.m. to 7 p.m.


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We have installed Zimbra for one of our customers and they keep having a strange phenomenon with shared contact lists:
If user A shares a contact list to a group of users G they will all be able to see the contacts and everything ist fine ... until user A adds new entries to the contact list he shared.
All users in G will still see the old version of the list, without the newly added entries until they explicitly remove their shared version of the list and re-add it.
How can I change this behaviour so that all updates will be seen by all users who share a contact list?


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Hi, I have Zimbra network edition 4.5.9 running on Red hat and I use Outlook 2003 and 2007 for the clients.
I am trying to get the Free busy schedules on Outlook for a certain user and by using a url like:
I am able to get a .ifb file to outlook but it doesn't not contain any appointments at all! I was reading a few threads on a web based free busy schedule for Zimbra 5.0 and above but I am not in a position to upgrade the server has I lost some mailboxes the last time I did an upgrade.
I've also tried going to the Calendar options and entering this in the Free Busy option but a general failure error comes from outlook when trying to open the url:
Finally I tried the instructions on the url below but I don't see a Zimbra Collaboration server certificate and that Microsoft link doesn't work:
OutlookFreeBusy - Zimbra :: Wiki
This is sort of urgent as I've been trying to figure out a way to get this for some time and now I am being chased by too many people to get this up and running. Can someone help me?!?


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Wedding Invitations Full of Win
To start things off here, I figured we'd show off a collection of some pretty awesome wedding invitations. Sure sure, this is a boring topic usually, but these aren't your usual wedding invitations like you'll find on Pinterest or the wedding invitation snob (also selling wedding invitations on Etsy). Instead of some crappy vintage or rustic invite design, check this out. You'll need to grow some balls first to use one of these. Some are outright wtf scary:


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Royals agree to a one-year contract with Rick Ankiel
It's official…the Royals have announced that the club has agreed to a one-year Major League contract for the 2010 season with outfielder Rick Ankiel. The contract also includes a mutual option for 2011. Consistent with club policy, terms of the contract were not disclosed. A corresponding 40-man roster move will be made once the contract has been confirmed.
The 30-year old Ankiel began his Major League career as a decorated left-handed pitcher before converting full-time to the outfield prior to the 2005 season. The left-handed batter is a career .251 hitter with 49 home runs and 157 RBI in 342 games for the St. Louis Cardinals. The 6-foot-1 210-pounder hit .264 in 2008 for St. Louis, belting 25 home runs and joining Babe Ruth as the second player in baseball history to hit 25 or more home runs in a season while having previously started 25 or more games as a pitcher. His 2008 season came on the heels of a breakout 2007 campaign in which he recorded a combined 43 home runs for Triple-A Memphis (32) and St. Louis (11). Ankiel appeared in 122 games for the Cardinals in 2009, hitting .231 with 11 home runs and 38 RBI.
As a pitcher, Ankiel was 11-7 with a 3.50 ERA at the age of 20 in his rookie season of 2000, finishing second in the National League in Rookie of the Year voting (Rafael Furcal-ATL). He was named The Sporting News Rookie Pitcher of the Year, recording 194 strikeouts in 175.0 innings.
Ankiel will be introduced at a press conference later today. Check back for a summary.


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Christine R. Dunning has been named the new chief of the City of Wilmington's Police Department.
Chief Dunning will join forces with Mayor-Elect Williams in January to begin reforming the Wilmington Police Department. Dunning will work closely with the Mayor-Elect to establish a new mission for the Department, which focuses on creating safe neighborhoods and invests in professional development of the force.
Captain Dunning is a law enforcement official with 26 years of distinguished public service. Presently, Captain Dunning serves as commanding officer and training lieutenant in the Human Resources Division. She administers, coordinates, and monitors task responsibilities involving the department's $50 million fiscal budget.
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