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Chiloscyllium punctatum
|Scientific Name:
|Chiloscyllium punctatum
|Species Authority:
|Müller & Henle, 1838
Common Name(s):
|Red List Category & Criteria:
|Near Threatened ver 3.1
|Year Published:
|Date Assessed:
Needs updating
|Bennett, M.B. & Kyne, P.M. (SSG Australia & Oceania Regional Workshop, March 2003)
|Fowler, S. & Cavanagh, R.D. (Shark Red List Authority)
Chiloscyllium punctatum is a widely distributed and probably fecund (oviparous) tropical species occurring in a variety of habitats throughout its range. Within Australia the species is assessed as Least Concern as a portion of its habitat is protected in marine parks and it is not a target species, except perhaps for the aquarium trade. It is an extremely hardy species that would presumably survive as a discard in any trawl bycatch. However, throughout much of the rest of its range, the species is likely to be threatened by overfishing for human consumption, habitat loss due to destructive fishing methods on coral reefs, and collection for the display-aquarium trade. It fails to meet the criteria for Vulnerable due to insufficient data, but is assessed as Near Threatened globally because of concern over the significant impact that these practices must be having on this species in much of its range.
|Range Description:
|Little is know about the populations of this species. Compagno (2001) reports that it was seen in large numbers at a fish market at Samut, near Bangkok, Thailand. Blaber, Brewer and Harris (1994) report the occurrence of the species in a trawl survey of the Gulf of Carpentaria, Australia, but it was recorded as one of the least abundant species of fish caught. It is encountered reasonably often on the reef flats in the Capricorn-Bunker group, Great Barrier Reef, Queensland, Australia, and in Moreton Bay, Queensland. It has been seen in groups of up to a dozen individuals at specific locations in Moreton Bay that provide protection/cover in otherwise open environments (M.B. Bennet, pers. obs.). It is not uncommon to catch this species when bottom bait-fishing in Moreton Bay, suggesting that it is present in reasonable numbers.
|Countries occurrence:
Native:Australia (Northern Territory, Queensland, Western Australia); Cambodia; China; India; Indonesia (Jawa, Papua, Sulawesi, Sumatera); Japan; Malaysia; Papua New Guinea; Philippines; Singapore; Taiwan, Province of China; Thailand; Viet Nam
|FAO Marine Fishing Areas:
Indian Ocean – western; Indian Ocean – eastern; Pacific – western central
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|Additional data:
|Habitat and Ecology:
|Found on coral reefs, on sand and sand/mud substrates throughout its range. Probably occurs on soft substrates in deeper water, to at least 85 m. The species is extremely hardy and can tolerate severe environmental hypoxia, a trait that allows it to occupy and survive in environments that undergo cyclical hypoxic conditions (e.g., coral reef flats). Oviparous species. Hatches at 13 to 17 cm total length (TL) and attains a maximum adult size of about 118 cm TL (M. B. Bennet pers. obs.). Males mature at 68 to 76 cm TL, females at about 63 cm TL (Compagno 2001). Small individuals hide in crevices and among coral and are well camouflaged with their broad banding pattern. Feeds on benthic organisms and small fishes. In Moreton Bay the diet comprises crabs, polychaete worms, shrimps and small teleost fishes (M.B. Bennet pers. obs).
|Use and Trade:
|aquarium use
|Major Threat(s):
|Widespread collection for human consumption in artisanal and commercial fisheries and habitat damage over much of its range (not Australia) are the major threats to this species. Collection for the aquarium trade is a minor threat, especially as the species is hardy and will breed prolifically in captivity. Inshore seine-netting, trap fishing and bait fishing are probably the primary modes of collection. Damage and destruction of coral reef habitat from dynamite fishing, other destructive fishing practices and pollution are known to be widespread in large parts of its range.
|Conservation Actions:
|The species is protected in a significant proportion of its range on the east coast of Australia in the Great Barrier Reef Marine Park and the Moreton Bay Marine Park. While fishing is still allowed in most areas of the parks, the species is not targeted and is likely to survive capture as bycatch.
|Bennett, M.B. & Kyne, P.M. (SSG Australia & Oceania Regional Workshop, March 2003). 2003. Chiloscyllium punctatum. The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2003: e.T41872A10581953. . Downloaded on 27 June 2016.
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ZF-2551: Posiibility to add cusomized DisplagGroup
Maybe I am wrong, but it seems that there is no way to extend Zend_Form_DisplayGroup and then add it to Zend_Form. Currently the addDisplayGroup() instantiates Zend_Form_DisplayGroup. It might be helpful to add the possibility to pass the prefix and the path where the extended class can be found as optional arguments of addDisplayGroup() or as additional keys of $options array. The other way could be using Zend_Loader_PluginLoader class and setting custom DisplayGroups location during Zend_Form instantiation exactly as for custom Element classes.
This is partially possible now in current trunk. It does not include any possibility of using the PluginLoader functionality, but you can specify a class to use for a display group either globally for the given form, or for an individual group:
// all display groups:
// single display group:
$form->addDisplayGroup(array('foo', 'bar'), 'foobar', array('displayGroupClass' => 'My_Custom_DisplayGroup'));
Both examples require that the class has either been loaded already or that it uses standard ZF naming conventions.
I will likely add additional capabilities for adding display groups in the future, including adding concrete display group instances and the ability to specify paths to display groups via a PluginLoader, so I will leave this ticket open to track that.
Scheduling for mini release following 1.5.0
This issue should have been fixed for the 1.5 release.
Please categorize/fix as needed.
This doesn't appear to have been fixed in 1.5.0. Please update if this is not correct.
Scheduling for next minor release.
This has been merged to the 1.6 release branch.
Updating for the 1.6.0 release.


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Arizona State University will hold a press conference today at 11:30 a.m. regarding the open Athletic Director's position.
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Contridiction much?
what if someone says by the way because they forgot to mention something important but good earlier in the conversation?
what brought about this vengefulness against by the way?
because i'll be on aim, in real life or on warcraft and someone says "btw" and its something that pisses me off. it's been happening for years.
whenever my mother says by the way, it means she forgot to give me my pills
that's fascinating walrus but i'm going to do something that doesn't involve listening to teenage girls and their depression.
sorry, didn't intend for it to come out that way
CoNtRaDiCtIoNSomeone will tell you something similar to this "I'm gonna tell you this if you promise not to get mad". It's either that, or started with "no offense, but" or followed by "no offense" or "just kidding" or anything else like that. If you THINK it might piss someone off, or you don't know how they'll handle it, then don't say it. Easy no? Apparently not. The amount of times people follow with "just kidding" or "no offense" then expecting, yes EXPECTING, that the statement of potentially inducing anger is no longer that serious is a staggering percentage. By you saying jk, that doesn't mean what you just said didn't happen. You can't get away with it by saying that, it's just a speaking trick you use to fool your brain into thinking that you were only kidding, so don't feel guilty. I spit on you fuckers. Don't sugar coat things, but you have to don't you? Yea, when i get mad or ask a question, then you give me some out the ass excuse to make yourself feel better, the world is perfect again. Let's ignore the facts some more so you can sleep guilt free.
gah, detecting sarcasm is so goddamn hard on the internet
It sometimes frustrates the person inflicting it.
I totally agree on the rude part, and it's funny because i never used that word
oh, by the way...
nice entry =)
Why isn't this stickied yet?
it was only stickied in the old forum to avoid it dropping off page 1 thus being lost in the abyss, normally it isnt stickied
i'd wait for someone else to sticky it, i'm not that arrogant (yet).
the abyss of proboards... it has a lovely ring to it
Oh my god I have a friend that burns me for being "rude" and then gets tons of respect for it.
He's called "Josh" (overused name, at least I'm called SAMSON ffs) and I'd be doing something major or important that doesn't involve him. I'd then do something his fucked up brain interprets as out of order and he'd call it rude and then that would take me back a notch. It's difficult to explain in theory.
Anyway, this thread will always be inspirational, keep it coming
ffs needs to go too, it sucks donkey cock.
how's that for inspiration?
I know I used it by accident it won't happen again PROMISE ahah
the only acronyms should be:
not even stfu should be one. ones that shouldnt also are:
rofl (unless paired with something like roflcopter, but it must be something much funnier than copter)
never mind should be NM, not nvm. that shit needs to stop now. an acronym is when each word is abbreviated by it's starting letter, thus making nvm incorrect to acronym rules. also it's just dumb to see because it so obviously likes men.
btw tbh and imo are highly valid acronyms, ffs on rare occasions


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ZF-8276: baseUrl view helper removes domain part
http://framework.zend.com/manual/en/… in this example the helper is used with the base html tag (http://www.w3schools.com/TAGS/tag_base.asp), but this tag needs an absolute url (with the domain part) this helper removes it, why?
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kirkpthompson wrote:My understanding is if NTO is set, the controller should never turn off so that behavior to me seems weird.
zbuhman wrote:skoehler wrote:(Kirks wrote the Tetrix driver)
Thanks again Kirks.
zbuhman wrote:skoehler wrote:will not send forward() commands to the controller if the motor is already turning forward(). I'm afraid, you have to modify the Tetrix driver to properly test what I suggested.
I wonder if I can manage to disable that check on my own... All I'd need to do to test changes would be to make a new classes.jar, or would I need to rebuild the firmware too? I thought we already established several months ago that the Tetrix driver was supposed to automagically keep sending keep-alives; does that also involve re-sending the state that the controller is supposed to be in?
zbuhman wrote:skoehler wrote:What happens, if you do the backward() call after 30 seconds instead of 33 seconds?
Well the other thing is I think the controller firmware itself doesn't immediately respond to changes in forward/backward. e.g: if you say forward() and then backward() a second later, I've observed about another second delay after that before the controller actually reverses direction.
skoehler wrote:It's Kirk, not Kirks. (sorry for my bad typing).
skoehler wrote:The drivers are in Java. Just copy their sources to your project, and make sure to move them to another package, so that you don't accidentally use the ones from the classes.jar.
skoehler wrote:Something smells fishy. It sounds, like the motors cannot keep up with the speed that is specified. Can you try using a lower speed, and see whether that behavior goes away?
Maybe the 33 seconds problems is related.
zbuhman wrote:Again: I've not been able to reproduce any of this craziness when I do the I2C commands myself.
skoehler wrote:The one program does call setPower() - the other program merely contains the I2C commands for forward() and backward(). What do you expect?
skoehler wrote:Have you tried the TetrixRegulatedMotor and using setSpeed() instead of setPower()?
skoehler wrote:Have you tried reduced power as I suggested?
kirkpthompson wrote:The Problem: I used a class hierarchy: TextrixMotor => TetrixEncoderMotor => TetrixRegulatedMotor, and I return a TetrixRegulatedMotor instance from the TetrixMotorController.getBasicMotor() method which the return type is TextrixMotor. I did not turn off regulation before I returned the instance and if you have no encoder attached, it appears that the internal motor controller PID (or something) was overflowing some value every 33 seconds or so (or something like that as this is just a guess).
kirkpthompson wrote:zbuhman, just to help my sanity, were you using encoders with the motor(s) you were using? My guess is "No".
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ZF-5039: Rename filter does PHP rename() instead of setting target for move_uploaded_file()
I'm not sure if it's side effect of general filters design, but it's definitely efficiency and common sense issue. Rename filter does PHP rename() instead of setting target for move_uploaded_file() - this file would be moved twice from tempname to originalname and that to renamedName, which is at least unefficient.
What is worse is that several clients can upload files simultaneously and all will be saved (during Adapter->receive()) with the same name, and then rename to desired value, which can lead to race conditions.
False assignment... Zend_File_Transfer related
And why do you think that we have move_uploaded_file when working with FTP or WEBDAV ? File filters work independently from the protocol.
The second is that you can not manipulate a file when it's not received. Therefor the filters are applied at last.
And we can not guarantee that the user set's the rename filter always as first filter. This would then lead to a attack exception when the filter would move the uploaded file which has been changed by another filter.
What Piotr noted will be integrated with ZF-4969 in the next few days and is seen as feature enhancement and not as bug.
Btw: There is no race condition... the second user will get an error in this case.
Only when you defined the "overwrite" option to true you will have a race condition. But this is not default.
Hi Thomas!
You said "The second is that you can not manipulate a file when it's not received." it's not true, in most of cases you just load php-uploaded-temp-file into RAM if you want to process it, and when it's ready you write it in desired location (for example image resize, parsing XML etc). For big files which cannot be loaded into ram, moving them twice instead of once can be also resource greedy, for example if temp location is on other partition than target dir which is quite possible.
My main agruments are: 1) You agreed that race condition can occour when overwrite is set to true (will you guarantee race won't occur on high load sites?) 2) Moving same file twice can be resource greedy, and is used just to fit the design. 3) Saving a file with client-provided name is not a good idea, name can be incompatibile with filesystem. 4) Instead of using Rename filter, method for setting target filepath, not only destination dir when defining Zend_Form_Element_File would fix this situation.
I know you're on higher level of abstraction here, but these details are important.'
5) What if I want to save file with a name depending on file contents?
When we would load the temporary file into RAM without calling move_uploaded_file we would allow intrusion for changed files which is a big security problem.
And when you change the temp file before calling move_uploaded_file you will get an attacker exception from php as the file has been manipulated.
So this is no solution.
To 1) Yes I can guarantee that there is no race condition. PHP itself throws an error when the file already exists so the second user will get an "upload problem, please upload again". This is no race condition as the problem is prevented and returned.
To 2) Probably, but this is the actual solution. This changes in future, but as I already said, the actual implementation was a quick one and we were not able to prevent all problems for the first release. It works, and this is all what's relevant... performance will come soon.
To 3) You can still overload the name with your own as I told you in the mailinglist. Still, this is a known feature enhancement for the rename filter and not a problem of the transfer component.
To 4) No it would not, because this would still allow to have multiple same named files in one directory and force a condition as you declared for one. The setDestination method is just for setting the internal temporary directory. That's the reason why this method is declared as "depreciated". And again, this is no problem but a feature enhancement.
To 5) Read the content and call the filter manually afterwards. Or make your own filter.
This is really not a bug... this was originally the reason why we added filters... to change content. And the name is also a part of the content.
When I'm talking about loading file to RAM,I'm thinking about the case, when php-temp file is only read, and never written in this temp location, which is quite common case, (read XML and process it, load image and save in different location, etc.).
Ad. 4) Setting target filepath can be done at any moment, before move_uploaded_file() is called. So it can be done in controller at any time, while processing the form, and before receive() is called.
"The setDestination method is just for setting the internal temporary directory.": Isn't it already done by PHP a step before, I mean temp-file is already created - why you duplicate that step? I still don't understand why you assume that somebody will want to modify this temp file, it's rather unusual case, can you provide some examples?
To prevent intrusion you can use is_uploaded_file() instead of move_uploaded_file().
No it is not... in several situations php is not able to detect the temporary path. Originally I did not want to integrate setDestination... and just because I was forced to do it does not mean that it will stay because it does not work this way for other protocols and directions.
is_uploaded_file would not prevent intrusion as it does not check the content, only if the internal hash has changed and the file from $_FILES was really uploaded. What it does not check is if the content according to the hash has changed.
An attached rename filter will now be taken in account as with r13799. The file will not be moved twice anymore.


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Lufthansa Highlights Oslo: Let there be light
It is peaceful in Oslo. The Friday afternoon traffic has slowed to a trickle and the stores on Karl Johans Gate, the main shopping street, are closing. But at Deli de Luca on the corner, young people are stocking up for the evening hours with sandwiches, pastries and sushi. Nobody leaves without coffee because the night ahead will be long. Very long.
In mid-June, just before the summer solstice, an enchanted glow hangs over Oslo. The light is intoxicating. The sky is a deep gray-blue canopy until far into the evening and only late at night does it turn red. A swathe of silver streaks the horizon even at the darkest hour. And when the moon's yellow silk reflection bobs on the warm waters of Oslo Fjord, happiness is just about complete for the people here.
Tonight, Marit Sehl is heading for Grünerløkka district in the eastern part of Oslo. The mezzo-soprano from Filtvet, a small town south of the Norwegian capital, studied opera in Sydney and was engaged by the famous opera house. After spending some time in Hamburg, Germany, Marit returned to Oslo a couple of years ago. "I missed it too much," she explains. Oslo is very small, she concedes, and you can walk across town in half an hour. "But when I wander through Grünerløkka, it feels just as international as Sydney or Hamburg," she adds.
Grünerløkka's colorful mix of immigrants and bohemians has turned the former workers' district into one of the city's most exciting areas.During the day, young fashion designers display their creations in trendy boutiques, while in the evening, punk rockers and businesspeople sit amiably side by side at concerts, enjoying a beer. It's this relaxed attitude to life, an affinity with nature and the very pronounced seasons that Marit likes so much about Oslo.
Marit Sehl's experience of living there corresponds with hard fact: Norway topped the United Nations' Human Development Index (HDI) seven times in the past decade. The index takes into account a country's gross national product and the life expectancy and education levels of the people living there. So you could even say it's official: Norway is one of the world's most attractive places to live.
Oslo is a distillation of all that Norway has to offer. After shaking off a reputation of a bastion of dullness and traditionalism, the 1,000-year-old city now represents the epitome of urban renewal. Construction cranes rotate slowly wherever you look. Old port facilities are being converted into up-scale living quarters and modern architectural treasures are joining the traditional white wooden villas in the Holmenkollen hills and the elegant turn-of-the-last century commercial buildings downtown.
The heart and soul of the new Oslo is the former shipbuilding district, Aker Brygge. Tourists and Osloans flock here to visit the shops, theaters, galleries, restaurants and cafés, or to drink coffee and simply enjoy uteliv – a word meaning "life outside" and "nightlife" that perfectly sums up the season – in front of a backdrop of historical shipyard facades across from the town hall.
Young people are particularly drawn to the cultural diversity and laid-back Scandinavian atmosphere. Thanks to state-sponsored study grants and one of the lowest unemployment rates in Europe they can afford to live here even though Oslo is one of the most expensive cities in the world. Apart from a couple of good deals, like the Oslo Pass, that is, that allows you to ride all the trains and buses and get into many museums for free. The city's midsummer magic is naturally free, as well.
Oslo's Royal Park is also worth a visit. "To me, it's like having my own garden," says Marit Sehl. When Norway's King Harold V turned 70, Marit Sehl was less than five meters away. Not because she was one of the few selected to shake his hand but because all Norwegians can get close to their king – as long as they're in the park during the festivities.
Despite all the urban development taking place, Oslo still has lots of open spaces. Some 550,000 people inhabit roughly one third of a 453-square-kilometer area consisting mainly of forests, meadows and water. In the summer, people swim or sail on the fjord or hike the Holmenkollen hills. The famous ski-jump is only about a 30-minute ride on the blue-and-red train from the center of town. Few other cities have both bathing beaches and a ski resort so close at hand.
Oslo has an opera house now, too. Designed by the renowned Norwegian architects' office Snøhetta, it lies like a floating iceberg in the harbor in Bjørvika district. Already, it's a top Norwegian architectural and cultural attraction, but only its repertoire will tell whether it becomes a cultural beacon for the Scandinavian world. Marit Sehl is certain of one thing: "Some day I would very much like to perform there."
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Library to hold poetry contest for middle, high school students
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An upcoming poetry contest encourages creative expression, rhythmic thought, unique speech and artistic language for middle and high school students.
"Inspired Words" will take place at 11 a.m. April 13 at the Lexington Library on South Main Street. Winners will read their poems aloud to an audience.
Contestants can only submit one poem that is their own work. The poems must be doubled spaced with a Times New Roman size 14 font. The entries need to include first and last names, school name, grade and telephone number.
There will be five winners. First place will receive a $30 cash prize, and second place will earn a $20 cash prize. Each winner will receive a signed book of poetry by Dr. Maya Angelou.
Entries need to be turned into the library by 5:30 p.m. April 5. Winners will be contacted by telephone by April 8.
The event is sponsored by the library and the City of Lexington Human Relations Commission. Questions should be directed to Pamela Robinson at 236-3109.
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Adimab had multiple announcements today, including therapeutic discovery deals with Innovent and also Celgene and the receipt of milestone payments from existing collaborators.
Under the terms of its deal with Innovent, Adimab will utilize its antibody discovery and optimization platform to identify a fully human therapeutic antibody against a target selected by Innovent. All initial product development, including manufacturing and clinical trials, will be coordinated by Innovent. Both companies will retain rights to develop and commercialize the therapeutic program in their respective geographic territories.
Innovent will retain rights for commercialization in China, with royalties owed to Adimab on product sales. Adimab will retain rights for commercialization in the United States, Europe, and Japan, with royalties owed to Innovent on product sales.
With Celgene, the partnership is broader. Adimab will generate therapeutic antibodies against multiple targets, and Celgene will have the right to develop and commercialize all resulting therapeutic antibodies.
For each target, Celgene has the right to research antibodies generated during the collaboration for potential use as therapeutic products. Under the terms of the agreement, Adimab will receive an up-front payment. In addition, for each target, Celgene will have the option to exclusively license antibodies generated during the collaboration. If Celgene exercises its option for a particular target, Adimab would receive license fees, clinical milestones, and royalties on therapeutic product sales.
In addition, Adimab reported the achievement of milestone payments from its ongoing collaborations with Eli Lilly and Kyowa Hakko Kirin. It relationship with Eli Lilly commenced in December 2010, and its partnership with Kyowa Hakko Kirin in January this year.
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Banner year: Area existing home sales on pace for best year since boom
Published: Sunday, December 9, 2012 at 5:30 a.m.
Last Modified: Wednesday, December 5, 2012 at 1:47 p.m.
Sales of existing homes across Volusia and Flagler counties are on pace to be the highest since 2005.
Area Homes Sales — Year by Year
Here's a look at how many existing homes have been sold in the Volusia-Flagler area each of the 10 past years.
2012 — 8,490*
2011 — 9,010
2010 — 8,488
2009 — 7,934
2008 — 6,087
2007 — 6,737
2006 — 9,032
2005 — 14,142
2004 — 12,744
2003 — 11,555
* = first 10 months only
SOURCES: Daytona Beach Area Association of Realtors, Flagler County Association of Realtors, New Smyrna Beach Board of Realtors, West Volusia Association of Realtors and Florida Realtors.
Through the first 10 months of this year, 8,490 existing single-family homes have been sold in the combined two-county area.
That already is more than the total number of holds sold in all of 2007, 2008, 2009 and 2010.
And, it's just a few hundred short of the 9,032 sold in 2006 and 9,010 sold last year.
With area Realtors selling an average of 833 homes a month in the Volusia-Flagler area so far this year, area Realtors expect home sales in 2013 to exceed the 10,000 mark for the first time since 2005 when the real estate market peaked with 14,142 existing home sold.
It would also be the fourth-consecutive year that more existing homes were sold in the two-county area than the previous year.
"Investors. They've been the key. We've seen them, including foreign investors, come in, many with cash," said Ron Wysocarski, a Realtor with Keller-Williams Realty in Port Orange. "They have changed from flipping to a buy-and-hold strategy."
Record low mortgage interest rates hovering around 3 to 4 percent and low asking prices are pulling hesitant homebuyers off the fence.
In addition to investors, the improving national economy and rising consumer confidence have spurred an increase in newcomers moving here, including many from the Northeast, area Realtors say.
"People see the values and the opportunities right now with low prices and low interest rates," said Pamela Richardson, a Realtor with Watson Realty Corp. in Palm Coast. "Sellers are able to sell again, so they win. Buyers are paying less and getting more home for the dollar, so they win and are able to enjoy their lifestyle as the like."
Flagler County is riding an 18-month run of consecutive year-over-year home sale increases. Through October, a total of 1,903 existing homes have been sold so far this year in the county. That's up 18.7 percent from the number sold in the first 10 months of last year, according to statistics compiled by the Flagler County Association of Realtors.
"We were the first to crash and so now we are the first to recover," Richardson said, referring to the residential real estate market in Flagler County.
Over the same period, sales of existing homes are up 7.6 percent, year over year, in Southeast Volusia, with 752 sold, compared with 699 sold in the first 10 months of last year, according to the New Smyrna Beach Board of Realtors.
Existing home sales are up 6.9 percent in the Daytona Beach area, with 3,133 sold in the first 10 months of the year, compared with 2,957 sold the same period last year, according to the Daytona Beach Area Association of Realtors.
In West Volusia, sales of existing homes are up 0.6 percent, with 2,702 sold, compared with 2,692 sold in the same period last year, according to the West Volusia Association of Realtors.
More existing homes were sold in October than in any month so far this year both in West Volusia, where 310 properties changed hands, and in Daytona Beach, where 352 sales were records.
"Buyers are active now because they don't want to lose the deals," said Beverley Hibbert, a Realtor with Total Realty Corp. in DeLand. "The biggest thing now is the reduction in the inventory and increased demand are pushing prices up again."
When the real estate market crashed in 2006, many people lost their homes to foreclosure and were forced to find rental units. That shift in demand has driven up rental rates to the point where investors can once again afford to buy a home at reduced levels and rent it out for a profit, Wysocarski said.
"They are making that investment for future retirement and income," said Wysocarski, who has sold more than 70 homes this year for nearly $10 million. "They can make a better rate of return than at a bank CD (certificate of deposit) or the stock market. There's cash out there. A lot of 401Ks and IRA retirement plans have come back in value and those people are looking to convert to cash and are looking at real estate."
Nancy Cortez, an 8-year Realtor with Adams, Cameron & Co. Realtors in Ormond Beach, also said sales for her have been on the rise.
"This has been my best year for me," she said. "People are looking for deals. The magic number is (homes priced at) below $200,000. That's our biggest market, although every level is selling."
Cortez had just finished reading a May article in Business Insider magazine that identified Volusia County among the 15 best housing markets for the next five years. The national ranking, based upon the county's 53.5 percent drop in home prices since the first quarter of 2006 and a projected 8.8 percent annualized rise in home prices through 2016, makes the area's residential real estate market a good investment.
"We've been seeing activity and transactions up for a couple years," said John Adams, general manager of Adams, Cameron & Co. Realtors in Daytona Beach. "Now that we have a couple years of data, there is more of a sense of urgency. There are great opportunities. People see the housing market turning and they believe now."
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Another of the world's rivers is being laid on the slab, an enormous turquoise wanderer flowing out of the Southern Andes. The largest river in Chile, the Rio Baker, is undammed from source to sea. For the moment.
Before the Chilean government gave the go ahead on five dams in Patagonia – two on the Rio Baker and three on its nearby sister the Pascua – I visited one of the remote damsites. It lies in an igneous pinch where the Baker burst out of a tight gorge, cloudy gray tongues heaving over an edge with steel-bending force. Sheets of mist ripped into the air. Palaces of hydrology rose and collapsed downstream. The Andes could not stop this water.
This is where concrete is planned to rise 340 feet, switchbacks blasted around it, cranes swinging their cyclopean heads above ropes and pulleys, machines of industry and progress piercing the air with backup warnings. Workers in hard hats would roll out blue scrolls, hold up radios, and eat lunch over a siphoned-dry riverbed. Empty fluted kettles in the rock would show where the Baker once punched its way into solid earth.
Daniel González, a Chilean activist spearheading some of the country's strongest environmental movements, has been fighting Baker 2 along with four other dams proposed in this region. He told me, "If these dams take place, then the whole of Patagonia opens up for business. Where you have energy you have development, you have mining, you have timber. Things start happening when you can plug into something and you have the energy to move it. With 90 percent of the rivers granted to hydroelectric companies, it's a clear indication of where things are heading."
Forces are already beginning to muster in that direction. Besides five dams approved by the Chilean government in May 2011, three other dams have come up for consideration on different rivers in the sparsely populated Aysén region. Energy companies have begun teaming up for a joint transmission line from here up to 1,500 miles north to Santiago, making the longest transmission line in history.
"It's mostly about opening Patagonia for business; it's not just generating electricity," González said. "If these dams take place, there are at least another six rivers that will probably go down. If you look at the history of the industry, it's pure logic, right? You look at Brazil, you look at China, Indonesia, the States. Once you intervene into a region on this scale, then it's up for grabs."
The landscape around the damsite bore a conspicuous absence of all human industry. Silvery waterfalls sprayed down through the heavy timber of coihue trees. Glaciers melted into the steep woods, a wilderness of roaring, hissing, leaping water. High over what may someday be a reservoir, you begin to see a surrounding territory where silver-horned peaks stand packed in ice. Clouds snag on the highest blades of rock or, rather, those high rocks make the clouds themselves – their warm, hard bodies touching cold westerly winds, drawing out moisture that has been circling the globe, not touching land until here. This is the earth rising up on its toes, reaching up and raking the sky. This is not done for anyone, not even for the river that drinks all this water. It simply happens. This is how rich the world is, miracle upon miracle for no one.
Chile is the prodigal country of Latin America with more in its per capita reserve than the United States. Energy demands in the country have been rising for more than 5 percent annually. Landscape is a resource. A growing country cannot help but see it that way.
But González does not see these dams as a proper solution. He believes they are a setback in a larger picture. "You're injecting 2,700 megawatts into a system that today is worth about 8,000, so you're talking more than a 30 percent increase in just these gigantic projects. Intelligent solutions tend to happen only when there is scarcity. Scarcity is the mother of creativity. If you have these 2,700 megawatts coming in, every effort that is going toward efficiency, conservation and renewables is going to get delayed. It's going to get pushed off. They're going to say, 'Hey, we've got it solved, we've got another 20 years to look at this again.'"
Climbing high above the damsite in an undoctored realm of ice, valleys and summits, I could see the issue is not about dams or transmission lines, or even the potential cessation of the Rio Baker itself. It is about what we want to do with our time here, how we want to leave this place. The day is coming when the rarest resource will not be oil or even water, but a place that does not smell of us. At this point in history, construction has not yet begun on the Baker or the Pascua. You still feel in your bones a more expansive world, where you do not possess the air or water, and a river does not yet stop for you.
If the dams go through, do not forget this place. Do not surrender it. The transmission lines, construction roads and hydropowered aluminum smelters that could follow are still in question. The landscape has not been opened. A river is not killed as easily as this.


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DENVER – The Western Athletic Conference announced its individual men's basketball postseason awards on Sunday and honored four University of Idaho players.
In a vote of the league's coaches, junior center Kyle Barone (Garden Grove, Calif./Pacifica HS) was selected to the All-WAC Second Team, while senior guard Deremy Geiger (Las Vegas, Nev./Grayson County College) was an Honorable Mention pick.
Senior guard Landon Tatum (San Antonio, Texas/South Plains College) was a WAC All-Defensive Team selection, while senior forward Djim Bandoumel (Quebec City, Quebec/Monroe College) was named to the WAC All-Newcomer Team.
"I couldn't be happier for those guys," Idaho head coach Don Verlin said. "I thought it was a great thing for the program. Like all individual awards, it comes from good team play, and that's what our team has had this year."
Barone is averaging 12.6 points and a team-leading 8.2 rebounds per game. He's added 46 assists, 17 steals and a team-best 47 blocked shots – already the fifth-most in Idaho single-season history. He's shooting 54.2 percent from the floor and leads Idaho with 97 made free throws this year.
Geiger leads the team with 13.0 points per game and 25 steals. He's second on the team with 72 assists and also has 71 rebounds. Geiger is shooting 43.2 percent from 3-point range to rank 13th in the NCAA. His 80 makes on 3-pointers this year are tied for third in Idaho single-season history.
Tatum leads Idaho this season with eight drawn charges – his most notable in the closing seconds to clinch Idaho's 57-54 win over Utah State on Jan. 21 – and is second on the team with 24 steals this year. After only playing in eight games early last season, Bandoumel has emerged as a regular in the Vandal lineup. He's averaging 8.8 points, 4.8 rebounds, 1.5 blocks and 1.1 assists per game on team-best 55.2 percent shooting.
"Landon's defense speaks for itself and he's done very well for us this year," Verlin said. "For Djim, it didn't feel like he's a newcomer, but he had a great year for us."
Barone was an All-WAC honorable mention pick last season. Geiger, Tatum and Bandoumel earned WAC postseason honors for the first time in their careers.
Nevada sophomore Deone Burton was named WAC Player of the Year, while Wolf Pack head coach David Carter was voted Don Haskins Coach of the Year. Louisiana Tech guard Raheem Appleby was selected WAC Freshman of the Year.
The All-WAC First Team was Nevada's Burton and forward Olek Czyz, Vander Joaquim of Hawai`i, Utah State's Preston Medlin and New Mexico State's Wendell McKines. In addition to Barone, the Second Team was Fresno State's Kevin Olekaibe, New Mexico State's Hernst Laroche, Nevada's Dario Hunt and LA Tech's Appleby.
2011-12 WAC Men's Basketball Postseason Award Winners
All-WAC First Team
Vander Joaquim, Hawai'i, C, 6-10, Jr., Luanda, Angola (College of Eastern Utah)
Deonte Burton, Nevada, G, 6-1, So., Los Angeles, Calif. (Compton Centenial HS)
Olek Czyz, Nevada, F, 6-7, Sr., Gdynia, Poland (Duke)
Wendell McKines, New Mexico State, F, 6-6, Sr., Oakland, Calif. (Richmond HS)
Preston Medlin, Utah State, G, 6-4, So., Carrollton, Texas (Hebron HS)
All-WAC Second Team
Kevin Olekaibe, Fresno State, G, 6-2, So., Las Vegas, Nev. (Cimarron-Memorial HS)
Kyle Barone, Idaho, C, 6-10, Jr., Garden Grove, Calif. (Pacifica HS)
Raheem Appleby, Louisiana Tech, G, 6-2, Fr., Jacksonville, Ark. (Jacksonville HS)
Dario Hunt, Nevada, F, 6-8, Sr., Colorado Springs, Colo. (Charis Prep School)
Hernst Laroche, New Mexico State, G, 6-1, Sr., Montreal, Quebec, Canada (Vanier College)
Honorable Mention
Zane Johnson, Hawai'i, G, 6-6, Sr., Phoenix, Ariz. (Arizona)
Deremy Geiger, Idaho, G, 5-11, Sr., Las Vegas, Nev. (Grayson County College)
Trevor Gaskins, Louisiana Tech, G, 6-2, Sr., Alpharetta, Ga. (Ole Miss)
Malik Story, Nevada, G, 6-5, Jr., Pasadena, Calif. (Indiana)
Hamidu Rahman, New Mexico State, C, 6-11, Sr., Somerset, N.J. (American Christian HS)
Brockeith Pane, Utah State, G, 6-1, Sr., Dallas, Texas (Midland JC)
Player of the Year: Deonte Burton, So., G, Nevada
Freshman of the Year: Raheem Appleby, G, Louisiana Tech
Don Haskins Coach of the Year: David Carter, Nevada
All-Defensive Team
Vander Joaquim, Hawai'i, C, 6-10, Jr., Luanda, Angola (College of Eastern Utah)
Landon Tatum, Idaho, G, 5-11, Sr., San Antonio, Texas (South Plains College)
Trevor Gaskins, Louisiana Tech, G, 6-2, Sr., Alpharetta, Ga. (Ole Miss)
Jerry Evans Jr, Nevada, G, 6-8, So., Lawndale, Calif. (Leuzinger HS)
Dario Hunt, Nevada, F, 6-8, Sr., Colorado Springs, Colo. (Charis Prep School)
All-Newcomer Team
Djim Bandoumel, Idaho, F, 6-7, Sr., Quebec City, Quebec, Canada (Monroe College)
Raheem Appleby, Louisiana Tech, G, 6-2, Fr., Jacksonville, Ark. (Jacksonville HS)
Daniel Mullings, New Mexico State, G, 6-2, Fr., Toronto, Ontario, Canada (Laurier)
James Kinney, San Jose State, G, 6-2, Jr., Champaign, Ill. (Eastern Utah College, Ohio U.)
Kyisean Reed, Utah State, F, 6-6, Jr., Palmdale, Calif. (Antelope Valley JC)


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The Lies You're Told
The elites are masters of propaganda. They have at their beck and call an army of "journalists" who never stray from the official state line for fear of being ostracized. They eagerly and happily spread lies and half-truths in order to gain and then keep their seats near the halls of power. Those who stray from the party line (Helen Thomas) are harshly dealt with.
They have learned that the more lies they tell, the more lies we believe. And the more lies we believe, the more dependent we become. Conversely, the fewer myths, lies and deceptions we succumb to, the less dependent — and, therefore, the freer — we are.
Propaganda is the science of persuasion and mind control. Its purpose is to forge allegiance to a political order or to ensure acceptance — and, therefore, consumption — of a particular product whether it is needed or beneficial. Propaganda victimizes the public by changing and controlling its belief system to the benefit of the political establishment or for the monetary gain of corporate interests and the medical establishment.
I have learned the power of propaganda. I have watched as otherwise intelligent and thoughtful people have had their minds manipulated so that they acted against their own best interests as a result of propaganda. It seems that organized and sophisticated propaganda is able to operate above the threshold of intelligence. In other words, without some imperative to trigger inquiry, very intelligent people buy into lies and myths the same as the general population. The lies and myths then become conventional wisdom. The human mind rarely accepts a challenge to conventional wisdom.
When confronted with a challenge to the established belief system, the mind closes off. When this happens, the individual employs avoidance behavior, writes off the new knowledge as conspiracy theory and labels it as kooky, insane or stupid. The information is then dismissed, never to be considered again, even when the facts support the new knowledge.
The esoteric purpose of propaganda is to extract wealth and labor illegally as concealed involuntary servitude. The people who use propaganda to persuade the populace against their best interests create myths and sell them as benefits.
Here, I break down some of the lies.
Lie: The War on Terror. The so-called War on Terror is actually a war on the American people. If al-Qaida is our enemy, as we're told, why did we provide it aid and cover in Libya and why are we providing it aid in Syria? If its mastermind Osama bin Laden — who was never charged in connection to 9/11 — is dead, why are we constantly hearing new rumors of supposed terror plots? The FBI is supposedly keeping us safe from terrorists, yet it is setting up patsies, planning and giving them the means to carry out terror attacks so that it can swoop in and save the day. All of the recently uncovered "terrorist plots" in America are FBI creations. The original underwear bomber was under CIA surveillance and assisted onto the plane by a CIA asset. The latest underwear bomber was a CIA double agent. The so-called War on Terror was fabricated to benefit the military-industrial complex and the vast security apparatus that was bound to develop following the 9/11 attacks and the passage of the liberty-stealing USA Patriot Act. We still do not know the whole story behind the 9/11 attacks. Even the 9/11 Commission admits this and blames stonewalling, lying and cover-up by people in government.
Lie: The West is in peril from Islamofascism: Like the War on Terror and so-called attempted terrorist attacks in the United States, the threat of Islamofascism is a creation of the shadowy intelligence networks of the United States, Great Britain and Israel, which have provided funding and training for terror networks. This is outgrowth of government's propensity to create a problem so that the populace will clamor for relief. Government can then demand and receive additional funding and establish additional control in order to address the problem it created.
Lie: President Barack Obama killed Osama bin Laden. Bin Laden is a bogeyman who gets pulled out of a drawer whenever the political winds blow the wrong direction. George W. Bush did this first, and then Obama. Bin Laden was long dead and his flesh rotted away when Obama sent Seal Team 6 into Pakistan. He is but one in a line of terrorists who are killed and revived when needed.
Lie: Iran is a direct threat to the United States and Israel: Officials in government and at the U.N. have repeatedly admitted that Iran is not developing a nuclear weapon. Iran is a signatory to the nuclear non-proliferation treaty, and inspectors from the U.N. International Atomic Energy Agency are permanently stationed in Iran to monitor its nuclear program. Iran President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad never called for Israel to be wiped off the map. Israel has nuclear weapons and would respond with overwhelming force if Iran tried to attack. Iran does not possess a missile capable of reaching the United States. Yet the drumbeat goes on from the neocon stooges like Senators John McCain, Lindsey Graham and Joe Lieberman as well as from the talking heads on TV (see the first paragraph for explanation).
Lie: America is a democracy. Constitutional republican government passed away with the election of the tyrant Abraham Lincoln. Stealth, gradualism and propaganda caused the populace to accept that America is a democracy. Democracy is a euphemism for fascism. American democracy has the trappings of representative government but is fascism in reality. Call it benevolent totalitarianism. Banksters and corporate interests control the President and Congress and, therefore, control the workings of government.
Lie: The Federal Reserve controls inflation. The Federal Reserve is the world engine of inflation. Since the Federal Reserve Act was passed in 1913, the purchasing power of the dollar has almost been destroyed. During the 100 years prior to the Federal Reserve, there was gold-backed currency that kept its purchasing power. The people would not have accepted a central bank, but the elites used propaganda to convince the populace the Federal Reserve was not a central bank and that the banksters opposed it. It was the first great lie of the 20th century.
Lie: The economy is improving. Despite what the Obamaphile mainstream media report, there is no measure by which the economy is showing a rebound. While the "official" unemployment rate dropped from 8.2 percent to 8.1 percent, real unemployment climbed from 22.2 percent to 22.3 percent. More than 46 million people remain on food stamps. Housing prices continue to drop. Inflation is much greater than reported. Food stamps and social welfare programs are the only things holding off revolution like the Arab Spring in Tunisia and Bahrain. (Most other supposed Arab Spring uprisings were instigated by agent provocateurs in order to depose puppet leaders who had outlived their usefulness or depose leaders who would not be U.S. puppets.)
Lie: Your Congressman is working on your behalf. The elites in Congress and the bureaucrats who do their work are employees of the government and their loyalty is to the government and their bankster and corporatist masters.
Lie: There is a difference between the Republican Party and the Democratic Party. The two parties exist to provide a false paradigm to keep Americans divided. Their goal is to accumulate power and maintain a majority so their selected benefactors can be adequately rewarded from the Federal treasury.
Lie: The American healthcare system is the best in the world. Healthcare in America exists as a drug cartel to further enrich the already super-rich pharmaceutical companies. It is a tremendous burden on the backs of the people. Medical practitioners are, for the most part, completely brainwashed. Healthcare would be more accurately termed symptomology as what passes for healthcare is the treatment of symptoms, not disease. Organized medicine is now the third-leading cause of death. American healthcare is a Malthusian dream to reduce the population under the pretense of doctoring for sickness and disease.
Lie: American obesity means people eat too much and exercise too little. Americans eat too much processed and acidic foods and consume too much high fructose corn syrup. Americans suffer from full-belly starvation. The American diet is high in calories and very low in nutrition. This is a diet that builds an obese and sick population and leads to early death. The American diet is acidic, and acidification of the body brings death. A vegetarian diet is alkaline and it is the diet for health and longevity. Disease thrives on acidity. Death is full-body acid saturation. Unfortunately, eating a healthy vegetarian diet is becoming difficult thanks to machinations of Monsanto, Bayer and others who are creating genetically modified organisms and calling it food and saturating the ground with harmful pesticides and defoliants like Agent Orange, actions I term government-sponsored agricultural terrorism. And unless you are incredibly discerning in your selection of meats, you are consuming antibiotics and steroids that are creating havoc in your body.
Lie: Euthanasia is a quick and painless death. Euthanasia can happen over many years as drugs, and "immunizations" often kill slowly. The system can reduce the population without blame if it's done over time so as to separate cause and effect. People don't need drugs or doctors. Sick people, especially, don't need drugs or doctors. They need nutrition.
Lie: Income taxes fund the government. The income tax system is a cover operation for the regulation of the regime of paper money. It facilitates efforts to maintain dossiers on citizens and transfer wealth. Ask yourself this: If the government can and does create (print) all the money it needs, why does it need taxes?
Lie: Savings and retirement. The money creators cause inflation to melt your savings and retirement while you sleep. CDs and bank accounts do not preserve you savings, especially in recent years with the Fed's artificially low interest rates. The dollar is inflation. It is set to self-destruct. This is theft by deception. The true meaning of currency destruction with inflation is war upon the people. Then there are individual retirement accounts and 401(k)s. Congress set up the tax code to encourage investment in these scams in order to prop up the stock market and give the illusion of a robust economy. It created penalties that discouraged you from accessing your money, giving little choice but to watch as your nest egg lost more than half its value in the 2008 crash. Rather than help the now-destitute people, Congress rewarded the banksters who created the problem. Now there are discussions under way for the government to confiscate the billions of dollars in those accounts and replace it with another government sponsored Ponzi scheme.
Lie: A vote for Ron Paul is a vote for Obama. The elites in both parties and the bureaucrats in the Washington, D.C., cesspool are terrified of Ron Paul and are doing all they can to defeat him. There is a full-on media blackout of his candidacy. On the rare occasion Paul's name is mentioned it is followed by the caveat, "He can't win." The Republican establishment operates for sole purpose of pleasing the Israel lobby, the banksters, the U.S. Chamber of Commerce and the military industrial complex. Paul is hated by them because he has openly stated he wants to eliminate alphabet soup government agencies that provide a revolving door between government and industry and cut off their gravy train: perpetual war. The banksters hate him because he wants to cut off their gravy train: the Federal Reserve and its endless money printing. So the Republican voter is propagandized into believing that he should abandon his principals and vote for a candidate he does not like or agree with on many points. The American voter has forgotten that it is the candidate's job to provide a platform and record acceptable to the majority of the voting population. It is the voter's job to accept or reject the candidate based on that record and platform. Anything less is a sellout of principals. A vote for either Mitt Romney or Obama is a vote for continued and reinforced fascism.


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Crews used colored concrete to restore streets in New Castle, Pa.; the project won a Main Street USA award from the American Concrete Pavement Association. Photo: ACPA
According to the Federal Highway Administration, diamond grinding can reduce accidents in wet-weather road conditions. Photo: International Grooving and Grinding Society
Geotechnical engineer Kevin Hoagland, P.E., uses a metal detector to find trolley tracks in pavement in Caldwell, Idaho's Cleveland Boulevard. Photo: Terracon Consultants Inc.
Iowa City director of public works Rick Fosse heads up maintenance for some 280 roadway miles; he estimates 70% are concrete, and the remaining 30% are concrete overlaid with asphalt.
Iowa City's concrete pavement restoration (CPR) efforts consist of full- and partial-depth patching, diamond grinding, and sawing and sealing joints. Fosse uses diamond grinding to correct faulting, fix slab warping, improve the ride, and quiet tire-to-pavement noise. "Neighbors along our diamond-ground roads say they appreciate the lack of noise, and motorists like the improved ride," he says, adding that the pavement where the city first performed CPR, eight years ago, is still holding up very well. "My advice to others is, 'Be generous with your patching, both full- and partial-depth, and you'll be happier with the pavement in the long term,'" he says.
Like Fosse's team in Iowa City, road departments are increasingly turning to CPR to repair and prolong the life of their pavement. The technique's affordability, durability, and ease of use make it an appealing alternative.
Founded in 1823, McDonough, Ga., had aging concrete pavement around the city square and on access roads from the north or south. Some entrance routes had been widened with concrete in the 1940s.
In 2003, officials scrapped plans to replace with asphalt—deciding the change would detract from the city's aesthetic appeal—and opted to keep it concrete. Because the project was state-funded, it needed state approval.
"We expressed our desire to the state DOT not to overlay the project with asphalt," says James Lee, city administrator. "It worked. We restored some of the concrete and replaced other sections. We were very pleased with the project."
To minimize traffic disruption, Conyers, Ga., contractor Pittman Construction performed most of the work at night. The $6.2 million project covered 11 lane miles and featured:
In total, Pittman performed 25,000 square yards of full-depth slab replacements, 80,000 feet of joint sealing and resealing, and 68,000 square yards of diamond grinding. Use of a high-early-strength mix made it possible to open the area to traffic four to six hours after placement.
Douglas County, Colo., maintains 280 lane miles of concrete pavement, much of it on six-lane urban arterials with auxiliary lanes. In recent years the pavements—most more than 20 years old—have developed spalling and slab separation at the longitudinal joints.
Three years ago, the county experimented with Thermacrete, a patching material supplied by Deery American Corp., Grand Junction, Colo. In the past two years, the county has placed 33 tons of the polymerized material, which contains an aggregate and is heated inside a melter towed behind a truck. Hot liquid product flows from the melter; workers use shovels to scoop the material into place.
"On a 50° F day, we can open up to traffic in 20 minutes after we place the mastic product," says Randy Teague, county road and bridge manager. "High-early-strength concrete would take several hours." Typically a nine-man crew blocks off two lanes, jackhammers the spalls down to hard concrete, applies a conditioner, and places the Thermacrete.
By blocking off two lanes, Teague says, "In one day, we can apply one ton of Thermacrete in two longitudinal joints—one on each side of the slab for a half-mile. That's one mile of joint repairs in a day."
The material costs $3.20 per pound, or $6400 per ton—enough to repair one linear joint mile. Teague figures the cost is just 3% of the cost to remove and replace a concrete panel.
— Brown is a freelance writer in Des Plaines, Ill.
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Week of June 17
Published: Monday, June 17, 2013 at 12:30 a.m.
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The following is a list of local sporting events for the week of June 17:
Tuesday, June 18
Davidson County at High Point
Friday, June 21
Davidson County at Kernersville
Saturday, June 22
Winston-Salem at Davidson County
Sunday, June 23
Davidson County at Western Forsyth
Monday, June 17
Wilson at HiToms
Wednesday, June 19
Floence, SC at HiToms
Thursday, June 20
HiToms at Martinsville, Va.
Friday, June 21
Wilmington at HiToms
Saturday, June 22
Team USA at HiToms
Sunday, June 23
Team USA at HiToms
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Each time you are convicted or forfeit bail for a moving traffic violation, points are assessed against your permanent driving record. If you accumulate eight or more points in any 12-month period, you may be required to attend Traffic Survival Schools (TSS), or your driving privilege may be suspended up to 12 months.
All convictions for red-light running, flashing red-light running, aggressive driving, reckless driving, moving violations resulting in death or serious injury and the first moving violation for drivers who are under 18 years of age requires successful completion of Traffic Survival School following assignment.
The licensure and administration of the Traffic Survival School (TSS) Program is now overseen by the Arizona Chapter National Safety Council (ACNSC). For a listing of schools, refer to your local telephone directory under "Schools-Driving" or "Driving Instruction," or visit azstatetss.org. Thank you.
If you have any questions, please call Arizona Chapter National Safety Council.
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Joan Hinde Stewart assumed the Hamilton presidency on July 1, 2003. She was formerly dean of the College of Liberal Arts and professor of French at the University of South Carolina (USC). The first in her family to earn a college degree, Stewart also joined the Hamilton faculty as professor of French. She is the first female president in Hamilton's 200-year history.
Stewart has presided over a period of tremendous growth at Hamilton. The physical plant is undergoing a massive reinvestment in excess of $200 million and highlighted by the opening of new and renovated spaces for the sciences, social sciences, arts, and fitness and recreation; the entering classes are setting records for quality, selectivity and diversity; and the two capital campaigns that Stewart helped launch after becoming president exceeded their goals with an emphasis on facilities and student scholarship aid. Under her direction, the College has implemented a strategic plan that advances four defining values rooted in Hamilton's historic strengths: education for self-direction, a self-governing community, thoughtful dialogue and debate, and engagement with the world.
Prior to her time at Hamilton and her arrival at USC in 1999, Stewart was a member of the faculty at North Carolina State University from 1973 to 1999 and chair of the Department of Foreign Languages and Literatures from 1985 to 1997. She also served as assistant dean for research and graduate programs for the College of Humanities and Social Sciences. In 1988-89, Stewart chaired the North Carolina Humanities Council, and in 1977 she received the university's Outstanding Teaching Award.
Before joining the NC State faculty, Stewart taught at Wellesley College. She received her Ph.D. from Yale University in 1970, having graduated summa cum laude in 1965 from St. Joseph's College, a small, private, liberal arts institution in Brooklyn, New York.
Stewart's scholarship focuses on 18th-century French literature, especially women writers. She has written several books and numerous articles, essays and book reviews, and has been a frequent speaker at professional conferences both in the United States and abroad. Her latest book, The Enlightenment of Age, a study of women and aging in early modern France, was published by the Voltaire Foundation, Oxford, England, in fall 2010. She is the recipient of fellowships from Yale University, the National Humanities Center and the National Endowment for the Humanities, and has been a fellow at the Université Paul Valéry in Montpellier, France, a visiting scholar at Oxford University in England, and a fellow at the Liguria Study Center for the Arts and Letters in Bogliasco, Italy.
With Professor of English Emeritus John H. O'Neill, Stewart teaches a seminar on the early modern novel in England and France.
Hamilton's 19th president is married to Philip Stewart, who recently retired as the Benjamin E. Powell Emeritus Professor of Romance Studies at Duke University. The couple has two grown children.
President Joan Hinde Stewart has announced her plan to retire on June 30, 2016, after 13 years leading the liberal arts college.


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About Hayley
Born and raised in the cornfields of Indiana, Hayley (aka: The Tiny Twig) has very recently moved back to the Hoosier State. She and her husband have two preschool aged little boys, 23 months apart. They are mistaken for twins all the time, which she think adds to the charm of having two crazy boys! She tries to balance living a life of beauty with living a life of adventure, and is slowly realizing the two coincide more often than she thinks. Wanting to bring the profound, the excellent, and the glorious into even the mundane things we do everyday in life, Hayley can be found blogging at The Tiny Twig.


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Congressman John Carney joined Mike Monagle, owner of Delaware Running Company, and Tony Leta, Delaware District Director of the Small Business Administration, for a press conference Tuesday at the Delaware Running Company to encourage Delawareans to participate in Small Business Saturday.
Small Business Saturday is held annually on the Saturday after Thanksgiving. In Delaware and across the country, small business owners will plan special offers, partner with other local businesses and host events to attract customers to their stores.
According to the U.S. Small Business Administration, small businesses nationwide accounted for 65 percent of net new jobs created over the past 17 years.
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Hotel Tropico Latino
Tropico Latino is an intimate beachfront hotel located in Santa Teresa, a breathtaking white sand beach on the Pacific Ocean of Costa Rica's Nicoya Peninsula. Situated on four acres of unspoiled tropical beach, you will find beautiful swimming areas and also outcroppings of rock where natural tide pools form.
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Room Amenities
- Free broadband wireless internet.
- Air conditioning.
- Security safe.
- Ceiling fans.
- Hot water.
- Hair dryer.
- Mini-fridge.
- Coffee maker & complimentary coffee.
- Body soap & Shampoo.
- Towels & tissues.
- Suite & Superior rooms with TV.
Hotel Services
- Beachfront spa (9 am -5 pm)
- Daily yoga classes (9 am and 4pm)
- Beachfront restaurant (7-10 am | 12-3 pm | 6-10 pm)
- Swimming pool and Jacuzzi.
- Front desk from (7am - 8pm)
- Tour desk and rentals (ATV / Surfboards)
- 24/7 Security.
- Beachfront hammock social area.
- Secured parking.
- Free broadband wireless internet.
- Beautiful gardens.
Things to do
- Daily Yoga Classes
- Stand-Up Paddling
- Surf Lessons
- Horseback Riding
- Canopy Zip-Line
- Cabo Blanco Reserve
- Tortuga Island Tour
- Sport Fishing
Beachfront Accomodations
Our exquisitely-designed tropical bungalows, built with exotic hardwoods, are surrounded by abundant tropical gardens under an old forest canopy, giving you the feeling of landing in paradise. Immerse yourself in the most pristine natural environment and experience the wildlife of Costa Rica right outside your window. Howler monkeys, hummingbirds, iguanas and bright flowering heliconias are just a few examples of what you will see.
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Ask for our beachfront suite, featuring its own beautiful private saltwater pool and Jacuzzi. Relax poolside or lounge in a beach hammock under a grove of coconut and almond trees as you watch the sunset. You will love it!.
Beachfront Spa
Tropico Latino features a full-service spa and yoga studio. The Natural Spa offers a variety of first-class healing spa services performed by our professionally skilled therapists who use different techniques and 100% natural products to promote health, relaxation and balance of the mind, body and spirit. Being surrounded by rich vegetation and also the relaxing sounds and cooling breezes of the sea offers the perfect atmosphere to give you the most authentic tropical and natural experience.
Beachfront Restaurant
Your stay would not be complete without a delightful dining experience. Our open-air beachfront restaurant combines a relaxed, yet classy atmosphere with nationally-renowned organic international cuisine. You will find healthy options on the menu using organic fruits and vegetables, local fresh fish, seafood and meat.
Beachfront Yoga Classes
Our yoga center offers daily Vinyasa Flow yoga classes and retreats. We have two beachfront open-air decks were you can receive classes while you listen to the rhythm of the waves at the ocean's edge. Yoga lessons will keep you centered, flexible and relaxed during your stay. Our classes are complete with mats, blocks and straps, and are open to everyone, from beginning students to experienced practitioners.
Tropico Latino is an environmentally conscious hotel. We coordinate and sponsor the Blue Flag ecological program and sustainable initiatives for the beach communities of Mal Pais, Carmen, Santa Teresa and Hermosa. We are very proud that in 2014 all four beaches obtained the ecological Blue Flag recognition award, which ensures the quality and sanitation of the water, beach clean-up projects, community informational signs, and environmental education. We also are committed to conserve the vibrant biodiversity and richness of the rainforest that surrounds the region.
The area
Santa Teresa is one of the hippest surf towns in Costa Rica and there is always something new to do. Numerous activities and adventures await you. Try out world-class surfing just out our front door, and a wide range of exciting tours in our area that allow you to enjoy the natural beauty of Costa Rica.
Nicoya Peninsula Blue Zone
The Hotel is located on Costa Rica's Nicoya Peninsula Blue Zone, a roughly 80-mile-long finger of land where according to National Geographic, researchers identified a group of villages with a significantly higher rate of longevity than the rest of the country. Here are the reasons why:
Source: National Geographic.
Land of SunThe Nicoya Peninsula is located on Costa Rica's Pacific Coast, and its climate allows Nicoyans to get plenty of sunshine. Regular sun exposure helps their bodies produce vitamin D for strong bones and healthy body function. Vitamin D deficiency is associated with a host of problems, such as osteoporosis and heart disease, and regular, "smart" sun exposure (about 15 minutes on the legs and arms) can help supplement nutrients received through diet.
Hard WorkCentenarians here seem to have enjoyed physical work all their lives. They find joy in everyday physical chores, and this likely plays a key role in the region's longevity. In addition to physical work, Nicoyans eat fewer calories, which appears to be one of the surest ways to add years to life.
Sense of PurposeA senior Nicoyan woman after waking up at 4 a.m., she bakes tortillas for a couple of hours and walks five miles to the village to sell them. In addition to keeping hard at work, successful centenarians have a strong sense of purpose—a plan de vida for the Nicoyans. They feel needed and want to contribute to a greater good.
Community and TraditionStrong social networks seem to play an important role in longevity. Nicoyan centenarians get frequent visits from neighbors. They know how to listen, laugh, and appreciate what they have. Modern Nicoyans also embrace a common history. Their roots to the indigenous Chorotega include a traditional diet of fortified maize and beans, which may be the best nutritional combination for longevity the world has ever known.
Source: National Geographic.
Weddings on the beach
The private, uncrowded beaches of Santa Teresa are the perfect place to plan your dream destination wedding. Just imagine staying in one of our beachfront romantic bungalows, celebrating the love of your life. Your stay will be unforgettable!
At Hotel Tropico Latino, our professional and courteous staff offers you a warm personalized service so you may enjoy a great vacation experience! Our goal is to make your stay a pleasant and memorable one.
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After a baby's first birthday, the rate of growth begins to slow down. The baby is now a toddler and is very active. While all children may grow at a different rate, the following indicates the average for 1-year-old boys and girls:
As your baby continues to grow, you will notice new and exciting abilities that develop. While babies may progress at different rates, the following are some of the common milestones your baby may reach in this age group:
Speech development is very exciting for parents as they watch their babies become social beings that can interact with others. While every baby develops speech at his/her own rate, the following are some of the common milestones in this age group:
By about 18 months of age, children begin to understand symbols - the relationship of objects and their meanings. While children may progress at different rates, the following are some of the common milestones children may reach in this age group:
As children begin to walk, they may begin to show independence and will try to walk further away from the parent, but will return. Separation anxiety and fear of strangers may lessen, then return at about 18 months. While every child is unique and will develop different personalities, the following are some of the common behavioral traits that may be present in your child:
Consider the following as ways to foster the emotional security of your 1-year-old:
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Set amid the lovely town of Cedar Key, the state museum, once the home of St. Clair Whitman, is surrounded by beautiful sabal palms, live oaks, and saw palmettos. The museum is a wonderful compilation of 19th century Florida history. Depicted in the museum is the important fishing industry where trade extended beyond Cuba. Also exhibited is information about the fascinating link the area played during the Civil War. There is even information about Florida's early railroad era. One of the most enjoyable exhibits is the extensive shell collection. The museum is housed in St. Clair Whitman's former home, the gentleman who operated the first museum in Cedar Key. Mr. Whitman's varying collection of historic artifacts is on display Thursday through Monday from 9 A.M. to 5 P.M. The museum is closed on Tuesday and Wednesday. The museum and exhibits is wheelchair accessible. The grounds are open 365 days a year from 8 A.M. to sunset
Picnicking, viewing the museum exhibits, and touring the grounds are the recreations enjoyed at Cedar Key State Museum. Each fall a seafood festival is held in the town of Cedar Key.


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Vandals Xtra provides live and archived video access of select games and events throughout the year. Idaho fans will be able to watch some of the most exciting athletic events throughout the year.
Vandals Xtra member benefits include:
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Ben Affleck
Berkeley, California
"I kinda see my current position like this. Here's your five minutes in the toy store, so you gotta do all the good movies you can before Chuck Woolery rings the bell."
- Ben Affleck
He's played superheroes (Daredevil), dashing war pilots (Pearl Harbor) and love-struck comic book artists (Chasing Amy). He's saved the world from giant comets (Armageddon), helped Jack Ryan discover the fountain of cinematic youth (The Sum of All Fears), and won an Oscar with his BFF Matt Damon for Good Will Hunting. In acting circles, these are just a few of the famous things that Ben Affleck is known for.
The question now -- in the years after the disastrous one-two punch of "Bennifer" and Gigli -- is just how much The Affleck's stock is still worth in Hollywood. The answer? More than you might think. While his pal Matt Damon remains a top draw at the movies, Ben Affleck appears to have successfully re-invented himself as a quality film director, based on the success of Gone Baby Gone and his latest effort, The Town.
The question now -- in the years after the disastrous one-two punch of "Bennifer" and Gigli -- is just how much The Affleck's stock is still worth in Hollywood. The answer? More than you might think. While his pal Matt Damon remains a top draw at the movies, Ben Affleck appears to have successfully re-invented himself as a quality film director, based on the success of Gone Baby Gone and his latest effort, The Town.
Years before terms like "Brangelina," "TomKat" and "Speidi" entered the sacred text of the Hollywood Dictionary of Celebrity Couples, Ben Affleck was one half of "Bennifer," an ill-advised coupling with actress/singer/diva Jennifer Lopez that nearly cost him his career. Having previously dated his high school sweetheart, Cheyenne Rothman, for seven years and having been a couple with a Gwyneth Paltrow, Ben Affleck caught everyone by surprise when he unexpectedly hooked up with and then became engaged to J-Lo. By the time their colossal box office misfire Gigli came out, the haters were out in full force and after a night out at the strip club under the influence of Christian Slater, Ben Affleck and Jennifer Lopez were as good as done.
While we never got to see just what an Affleck-Lopez marriage would have looked like, Ben Affleck did end up making it to the altar in another "Bennifer" coupling -- this time with Jennifer Garner. Married since 2005, Ben Affleck and the Alias babe have steered clear of tabloid press and strip clubs, thus making them one of Hollywood's most successful -- and dare we say pleasantly boring -- couples.
Is he the dashing mainstream hunk who romanced Kate Beckinsale in Pearl Harbor or the indie-minded star who co-created Project Greenlight and tried to get with a lesbian Joey Lauren Adams in Chasing Amy? Is he a serious Oscar-dreaming actor or a closet comedian who's happy to join Jimmy Kimmel on TV for a musical performance of "I'm Fuc*ing Ben Affleck"? Ben Affleck has -- at the very least -- infiltrated a great deal of today's most important pop culture elements (i.e., blockbusters, indies, television, Oscars, Razzies, and South Park) -- but maybe the version of Ben Affleck that will define him from this point forward is his new status as the acclaimed director of Gone Baby Gone and The Town.
Ben Affleck BiographyThough he was born in California, Ben Affleck and his family moved early on to Cambridge, Massachusetts, where, in keeping with tradition, he soon learned to love the Boston Red Sox while despising the New York Yankees. Affleck's father, Tim, was an old friend of Oscar winner Dustin Hoffman and a former regular at the Theater Company of Boston, which meant that acting and performance were in his blood. By the time he reached double-digits, Affleck and his younger brother, Casey Affleck, had started acting in locally-made films and commercials, most notably for Burger King.
As young Ben Affleck acted his way through an afterschool special (where he plays matchmaker for his mom), filmed a school-themed show in Mexico and played an athlete experimenting with steroids in Lifestories: Families in Crisis, the majority of time that he actually got to "be a kid" in his own neighborhood was usually with his neighbor named Matt Damon. The two quickly became best friends forever and in time, their careers crossed similar paths. One of those paths was the 1992 Brendan Fraser film, School Ties, about a Jewish student who faces hostility and fear in his New England surroundings.
ben affleck in good will hunting and pearl harborAfter turns in two stoner favorites of the 1990s, Dazed & Confused (by Richard Linklater) and Mallrats (by Kevin Smith), Ben Affleck continued his creative partnership with Kevin Smith in the View Askew universe by playing Brody, an artist who becomes consumed by his infatuation with an attractive lesbian (Joey Lauren Adams), in Chasing Amy. From there, Affleck and Matt Damon released Good Will Hunting, a 1997 effort that they had written together and both starred in about a janitor who is also a math wiz. The film, directed by Gus Van Sant and co-starring Robin Williams, earned 10 Oscar nominations, but its most significant win came for Best Original Screenplay, which went to both Affleck and Damon.
Now flooded with better acting opportunities, Ben Affleck became choosier -- at least for a while -- following Good Will Hunting up with summer blockbusters (Armageddon and Pearl Harbor -- both for Michael Bay), winter Oscar fare (Shakespeare in Love) and more Kevin Smith films (Dogma and Jay and Silent Bob Strike Back). In 2002, he took over the role that Harrison Ford last played by bringing a younger face to legendary fictional action hero Jack Ryan in The Sum of All Fears. A year later, he went the superhero route to play the movie version of one of his favorite childhood comics, Daredevil.
ben affleck stars in gigli and hollywoodlandIn 2003, the intense scrutiny over Ben Affleck, Jennifer Lopez and their planned nuptials caused almost irreparable harm to his career. The release of their ego-drenched romantic comedy team-up, Gigli, was so inept that film critic Richard Roeper called it "one of the worst movies I've ever seen." Subsequent films like Paycheck, Surviving Christmas and Jersey Girl (a failed rekindling of the Ben Affleck-Kevin Smith magic) proved that the actor was on a multi-year cold streak. The lone piece of good news during this period was his successful marriage to Jennifer Garner.
Just when it looked like Ben Affleck would forever be playing second fiddle to his more successful pal, Jason Bourne -- err, Matt Damon -- Affleck bounced back with a sympathetic and honest performance in the 2006 film Hollywoodland with Diane Lane and Adrien Brody. As George Reeves, the former TV Superman who died under mysterious circumstances, Affleck brought depth and emotion to a once-powerful but now tragic character, in a Golden Globe-nominated performance. While the film didn't do gangbusters at the box office, it did manage to adequately remind critics of Affleck's talent as an actor.
ben affleck directs gone baby gone and the townIf Hollywoodland and the 2007 ensemble flop Smokin' Aces didn't quite restore the luster to Ben Affleck's acting career, Gone Baby Gone successfully gave him new credibility in a completely different area: directing. Having filmed in his hometown and cast his younger brother as a detective investigating the sketchy events surrounding the kidnapping of a little girl, Affleck displayed the directing chops of a pro and garnered what were arguably the best reviews of his career. In 2009, he returned to acting in the ensemble romantic comedy He's Just Not That Into You and the political thriller State of Play with Russell Crowe, Rachel McAdams and Helen Mirren.
In 2010, Ben Affleck combined his newfound directing artistry with his acting background to tackle The Town, a sprawling crime drama featuring himself, Jon Hamm, Jeremy Renner, Blake Lively, and Rebecca Hall, to name a few. As another film set in Boston and adapted from a book, Affleck hoped that lightning would strike twice and that the film would be his second directorial smash and just the right film to put his acting career on solid ground again.


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