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One of the things which the troubles in Ferguson, Missouri have brought out is the question of distrust. So many people simply don't trust police authority. Why?
The are certainly socioeconomic factors involved, and there's no use denying that. Yet how far can that be used as an excuse for a lack of trust? Even conceding the point, don't we reach a time when they simply don't matter? Sure, crime is higher in high poverty areas than in the more affluent parts of the country. We get that. We get too that the temptation to commit crime is higher among the poor, and at times that's arguably a mitigating factor. But does that excuse the crime or the criminal?
We get as well that the higher crime areas attract greater police attention. But shouldn't they? It's where the crime is, isn't it? And it leads us to wonder if, maybe, just maybe, at least some of the mistrust is predicated on that: the people 'harassed' by the police know the cops will be looking for them because to some small degree they know they're in the wrong. They know the questions they're going to be asked will be ones they prefer not answer precisely because they understand that the only answers they can give are the wrong ones. And they know that certain actions are wrong: try stealing from a thief if you don't believe it.
Then we face what the Missouri Highway Patrol, Ferguson Police, National Guard and various federal authorities face with the nightly (though apparently decreasing) marches in Ferguson. Would you trust a group of angry looking young men walking towards you, their faces hidden with bandanas, with gunshots in the background and bottles tossed towards you? No? Then why should a cop?
We know that poverty and all the ills it brings isn't necessarily the fault of the poor. But we also know that crime cannot be excused merely because you're poor. And we think a lot of distrust of police authority comes from that and not from the poor being held down by the broader society. At some point, you're responsible for yourself. If you stay clear of trouble you won't likely fall into it. And most people, even the poor, understand basic right and wrong.
Very often, yes, distrust of the cops is born of fear. Yet that fear might only be of getting caught.


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Raquel Zimmermann's debut on stage was in 1999 at the Spring Chanel and Valentino fashion shows. Along her career, the Brazilian beauty has collaborated with the world's top designers, including Lagerfeld, Gucci, Fendi, Viktor & Rolf, Dolce & Gabbana, Alexander McQueen, Alessandro Dell'Acqua and many others.
Victoria's Secret also saw potential in Zimmermann. The model took part in the lingerie annual show in 2002, 2005 and also in 2006. At those shows, she successfully walked on the catwalks, smiled to the cameras and embraced her beauty as if she was on the top of the world.
Raquel Zimmermann ran a very successful modelling career, yet it seemed like she enjoyed working for printed media rather than participating in live fashion shows. At the beginning of her career, Zimmermann signed a cosmetics contract with Dior (2001), posed for Steven Meisel during an Escada campaign (2004), photographed for a Gucci campaign and became the face of Hermes (2005).
2006 was a turning point for the model. Mert Alas and Marcus Piggott photographed her for a Louis Vuitton ad campaign. She became the face of MaxMara, H&M, Viktor & Rolf and the face of Escada. In addition she posed for Steven Meisel during a campaign for Dolce & Gabbana.
Zimmermann kept on receiving offers for lots of fashion campaigns. In 2007, Karl Lagerfeld himself photographed her for Chanel eyewear. Apart from that she did a campaign for Chloe', Fendi, Dsquared2, and was photographed for many fashion magazine editorials and covers. Following that, Zimmermann signed fragrance contracts with top brands Gucci and Fendi.
Years later, the Brazilian model worked with Viktor & Rolf, Chloe, Oscar de la Renta, Marc Jacobs, Armani, Gucci and H&M, which are just few of the collaborations Zimmermann accomplished. No wonder she is known as one of the most popular and familiar top models of her time.
Apart from being a Brazilian icon, Raquel Zimmermann likes listening to music and playing the guitar. When she was asked what will she do when her modeling days will be over, she said – "I would like to work in a very creative field".


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|Skaneateles Struggles With Solvay
Skaneateles (11-5) fell to Solvay (10-6) 57-47 yesterday in Section III boy's basketball action.
Solvay's Austin Gardner put up 13 points while Chris Knupp added another 11 and Collin Jones 10.
Skaneateles' Nick Filippi led all scoring with 27 total points and had eight rebounds and four assists while John Savo shot for 11 points and had six assists in the loss.
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There's been lots of artisenal chocolate makers popping up in the United States the past couple of years. There has, in my opinion, been a great deficit of them and it's so rewarding for me to see that many have caught the chocolate making "bug". These newcomers to the chocolate making scene have helped shape the future of chocolate by adopting progressive practices on how they source, make and sell their products. None of them have gone as far as Askinosie chocolate, who have literally taken chocolate making into their own hands.
Shawn Askinosie, the founder of Askinosie chocolate, was a criminal defense lawyer before he was called away to pursue a passion of chocolate. Learning everything he could about the process, he's taken great steps to make sure his product is the best that it can be. Not only that, but his background has given him the gift of great social responsibility and has created a new way to work with the farmers whom he sources all his cocoa beans. Aside from traveling to the cocoa plantations to meet the workers and taste the beans himself, Shawn also pays above Fair Trade prices to his farmers so that they can focus on making better cocoa beans from more sustainable farming techniques and enjoy higher living standards.
Another amazing thing about Askinosie is that they are the only small batch chocolate maker in the United States to press their own cocoa butter. They use all natural cane sugar and also refuse to use additives in the chocolate as they feel it messed with the chocolate's flavor and texture. This results in a very short shelf life of these bars which is about 6 months. Oh, and did I mention that the chocolate is also organic?
With all the fanfare in regard to the practices and processes of Askinosie, the big questions still remains: Does the chocolate taste good? I can give you a very enthusiastic "Yes".
70% San Jose Del Tambo Dark Chocolate Bar: Very beautiful bar to look at. It has a great dark color with a gorgeous temper and gloss. The blocks are so cute, each sporting a letter of the "Askinoise" name. The aroma is intense: fresh, bright, red, fruity and very alive.
The flavor starts off mild with notes of cream, caramel, raisins and vanilla. The middle blossoms into a bright bouquet of fruits, berries, tart cherries and citrus which is pleasantly tart and pure tasting. That flavor lasts and has good staying power for a bit before fading into the finish like a brilliant sunset. The aftertaste has clean notes of cocoa and orange.
San Jose Del Tambo 34% white chocolate: There are many special things about this bar, but the main one is that it's the first small batch white chocolate bar. Another special thin about this is that it's a non deodorized white chocolate, which means the aromas in the cocoa butter aren't removed. Other than El Rey's Icoa white chocolate which is also non deodorized, this is the only type of white chocolate you can find on the market. It's amazing to look at too, as the bar isn't white at all; but a soft caramel, beige color. It doesn't have much aroma, other than a slight fatty cocoa scent. the break is soft, the chocolate feels smooth and has a subtle gloss.
Right away it's very sweet, and the flavor slowly comes out after a moment of melting on the tongue. It's has a sweet, dairy-like musk to it (from the goat's milk I'm guessing) that plays with the subtle notes of cocoa in the non deorodized butter. There's light notes of caramel too and I'm reminded of dulche de la leche. The mouthfeel is very rich, with a thick texture that's smooth but not slippery. The finish is light and sweet, and I admit I want more of it when it's done.
75% Soconusco Dark Chocolate Nibble Bar: This bar uses the prized cocoa beans from the Soconusco valley in Mexico, where there are great pains are taken to collect these beans since it's such a remote location. The bar is a deep rich brown and turing it over you can see the nibble bits are generously studded into the backside of the bar. It smells birght and roasted: notes of coffee, red berries, cinnamon, cutrus, and vanilla.
The flavor is beautiful and starts off with mild vanilla and nutty flavors that then bloom into citrus, cream and cocoa. Those flavor longer a moment, then fade when a slight acidic notes of berries and sweet red fruits leave a clean, fresh finish with no aftertaste. Along with all this you get a constant, light nuttieness from the nibs as they deliver a slight chewy texture which goes beautifully with the chocolate. The nibb's texture is not too soft to get lost in the chocolate or too hard to compete with it. Lovely.
I cannot help but gush about the Askinosie chocolate. The chocolate is top-notch in terms of appearance, texture and flavor. Not only that, but the thoughtfulness of the practices of the company in regard how it processes the chocolate at the factory (they're as green as possible) and the huge social commitment they make to the cocoa farmers where they course their beans makes this company one I want to support. With retail value $8-$10.50 per 85 g bar, this many not be an everyday indulgence, but it's something I'll happily pay for frequently. It's something sweet for my taste buds and the planet.
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Mirror symmetry and realpart/imagpart of functions
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We know that realpart/imagpart do not work correctly for most functions with complex arguments. An example is: (%i1) realpart(gamma(1+%i)); (%o1) gamma(1+%i) (%i2) imagpart(gamma(1+%i)); (%o2) 0 Maxima assumes a function always to be real valued. This can be changed by declaring the symbol gamma to be complex. Then we get the noun form for the realpart and the imagpart. For functions which have mirror symmetry we can do more. In general we have realpart(f(x+%i*y)) = 1/2* (conjugate(f(x+%i)) + f(x+%i*y)) imagpart(f(x+%i*y)) = 1/2*%i*(conjugate(f(x+%i)) - f(x+%i*y)) If the function has mirror symmetry this simplifies to: realpart(f(x+%i*y)) = 1/2* (f(x-%i) + f(x+%i*y)) imagpart(f(x+%i*y)) = 1/2*%i*(f(x-%i) - f(x+%i*y)) This is implemented directly into the routine risplit for the Erf function. It is possible to support this simplification in general for function which are declared to have mirror symmetry (or partially). We have to add the following code to the routine risplit:(Continue reading)


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Napa Valley businesses: time to get your 'Add to Foursquare' buttons
Back in January we published an article examining the opportunities for local wineries to tap into social media in a more profound way. Since that time, many have done creative, engaging things.
One of our suggestions was to utilize Foursquare, the growing location-based social network, to offer specials, reward repeat business, merge online and offline, etc. Again, many local establishments are now doing just that (though the vast majority are not).
Yesterday, Foursquare announced a new feature that should make its offering far more compelling to local businesses.
Nearly every business website these days has buttons linking visitors to the establishment's Facebook Page or Twitter handle. Now, businesses can put an 'Add to Foursquare' button on their site as well. Great, another button you're thinking. There's more.
Doing so will enable site visitors to add Foursquare 'tips' from your site to their foursquare 'To-Do' Lists with just a couple clicks. What's more, those visitors who add such tips can also then receive a push-notification (from you) to their phones whenever they check-in anywhere nearby your business. Now that's powerful stuff from a marketing point of view if you ask us!
Here's how to get your button in five steps:
1) Go to foursquare.com
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3) On your business' dedicated page, click on the < / > button
4) Select the style/color button you want
5) Copy the embed code and paste it into your website where you want it to appear
Any local establishments already using the button?
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MISSION VIEJO – Trabuco Hills High School Thundering Mustangs Marching Unit competed on Nov. 17 in the 2012 Western Band Association (WBA) Marching Band Championships at Deran Koligian Stadium in Fresno. The group earned top honors in its class and was crowned the Class A/AA/AAA Grand Champions for schools with 100 members or less.
The students in grades ninth through 12th – including an eighth grader from Rancho Santa Margarita Intermediate – performed their program titled "Music from a Circus Slightly Left of Center" under the direction of Howard Stephens. The drum majors were Charles Denton, senior, Angela Ni, senior, and Jael Espinoza, sophomore.
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College Hockey:Potsdam's Thomaris Arrested on DWI Charges
POTSDAM, N.Y. — St. Lawrence County, N.Y., sheriff's deputies arrested Potsdam coach Glenn Thomaris on Thursday on charges of driving while intoxicated and failure to keep right, according to the Associated Press.
Thomaris was stopped at 2:37 a.m. after other motorists complained of an erratic driver, according to deputies. His blood alcohol content was .15, well above New York's legal limit of .10 percent.
School officials said that there will be no change in Thomaris' coaching status while his case is pending.
Potsdam visits Oswego and Cortland in SUNYAC league contests this weekend. Thomaris is due in town court on Dec. 10 to answer the charges.
Potsdam hired Thomaris in August after former coach Ed Seney accepted the head coaching position at St. Anselm. Thomaris, a Potsdam native, coached Elmira for 14 years, amassing a record of 271-122-14 with seven NCAA Division III tournament appearances. He resigned at the end of the 2000-01 season, and was replaced by his assistant, Tim Ceglarski.
A 1977 graduate of Clarkson, Thomaris began his coaching career as an assistant at Potsdam, and was an assistant at Clarkson prior to becoming head coach at Elmira.
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Campaign Football
The "Football Strategy" is my favorite campaign ground war strategy. Candidates in can develop variations of it to best suit the interests of their specific regions, but it is a time tested strategy that serves to motivate volunteers in a fun and exciting way. The strategy was developed by Bob Mills, a conservative and former Member of the Canadian Parliament. Mills used this strategy to win every polling station in his district.
The candidate divides the district by polling station. He or she then goes knocking on doors and identifies supporters. The candidate, or campaign staff, can then appoint a supporter (often the first one they find) as Campaign Captain for his or her polling station or precinct. Variations of this strategy can include "block captains" (which is actually closer to Mills' original strategy, which divided his district by "polling booths), "building captains," and so on.
The new captain is given ample campaign material and is asked to go door to door, introducing your campaign to his or her neighbors, making them aware that you have local grassroots support. Your captain will say something like "I'm Pete, your neighbor who lives over there (pointing). I just wanted to introduce myself and let you know why I'm support Jim Thompson for, etc." The captain should be given two or three specific points to share with interested neighbors and then mark down their level of interest.
Here's where the competition gets fun. Each captain enters into a competition with the two neighboring precincts. Whoever out of the three garners the greatest percentage of the vote gets his or her name on your campaign football. The others do not.
Yes, dividing the district into clusters of three virtually assures that one captain will make it onto your campaign football by getting you only 50% of the vote, while another will miss it with 60%. But this system keeps the competition local, neighborly and probably among people who know each other. It's also true that the captain who got you 50% likely lived in a less favorable area for your campaign. These are the main reasons for the competition to be organized as suggested.
It should be noted that, ideally, your precinct captains should be enthusiastic and credible people. The campaign should also be given a copy of each captains "data" so that senior staff can identify potential donors, co-captains and the like.
Knowing which sports are most popular in your district is a must (and for candidates who don't follow sports, all they have to do is ask somebody who does). You don't want to have a campaign "football" when a campaign baseball is where the action is at. You can also do things like having one football for all captains and another "pro-bowl" or "championship" football for winners of the contest.
It should be noted that the last suggestion is my own variation of Mills' strategy. I have no idea as to whether he would approve of it or not. In fact, seeing as how the competitive nature of his strategy worked out well for him, I doubt that he would approve. But each race is different and every candidate would be well advised to analyze all options before implementing one that best suits his or her race.
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Pomona First Baptist Church 17th annual regional Easter service at the Fairplex in Pomona March 31, 2013. The services will draw between 8,000 and 10,000 people. It is the region's largest Easter service and includes sermon by the Rev. Glenn Gunderson of Pomona, senior pastor; music by the PFB Celebration Choir and Orchestra conducted by lay leader John Burroughs of Chino Hills. Additional music and dramatic performances by groups directed by the Rev. Jay Walden of Upland. (Thomas R. Cordova/Staff Photographer)
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The Super Bowl halftime show 2014 will have Bruno Mars headlining the performances at MetLife Stadium Sunday. The Hollywood Reporter reports Jan. 30 that Mars shared he will have three gallons of hairspray and "heaters on everything." He added that it may not be anything fancy and hopes that "will be enough."
On Thursday Mars did a press conference at Lincoln Center's Rose Theater in New York City. He said it was just two nights ago he started rehearsing for the Super Bowl halftime show and soon felt the harsh reality of winter weather the east has been getting recently. He said the microphone turned into a popsicle after he went to grab it and noticed it was frozen. Now they are taking all of that into consideration and that is why heaters will literally be on "everything."
As for any secrets being spilled on what fans can expect, the only thing Bruno Mars offered was this:
"I don't trapeze and all that stuff. I hope to get people dancing and get people smiling. if you ever come to my shows, it's just us up there with these songs and our instruments. I hope that's enough."
THR asked Mars if he will be "shouting out to his Hispanic roots" and he answered, "You're gonna see that on Sunday."
Bruno Mars explained why he chose the Red Hot Chili Peppers as part of the Super Bowl halftime show Sunday.
"They're a soulful band -- and not just musically, but as people. I sat down with Flea, and he's so passionate about music. Even to this day, doing it for so long, he's still so passionate about creating music and performing. I want to surround myself with guys like that forever, and it's an honor to share the stage with them. They're one of my personal favorite bands of all time," Mars said.
Bruno Mars has not fully wrapped his head around the fact that he is headlining the 2014 Super Bowl entertainment list. He is grateful for the NFL hiring the "new guy" in the elite music business.
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is the acquisition of people using force, deception, or coercion with the intent to exploit
Men, women, and children are sold into a $150 billion annual market for sex and labor. This is happening globally, and domestically; in urban and suburban areas; in hotels, restaurants, and on street corners. Slavery is wrapped up in almost every industry's supply chain, tainting the food we eat, the clothes we buy, and the electronics we love. After the international drug trade, trafficking of humans is tied with arms dealing as the second- largest criminal industry in the world. Human trafficking is the recruitment, transportation, transfer, harboring or receipt of persons, by means of the threat or use of force or other forms of coercion, of abduction, of fraud, of deception, of the abuse of power or of a position of vulnerability or of the giving or receiving of payments or benefits to achieve the consent of a person having control over another person, for the purpose of exploitation.
Labor Trafficking & Debt Bondage
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Sex trafficking is often highlighted in the media but is not the primary form of modern-day slavery. Using coercion, violence and deception, labor traffickers force victims to work against their will in industries that range from small mom-and-pop shops to enormous mineral extraction camps for commodities such as gold. Some individuals enter into work agreements willingly but accrue enormous debt to the trafficker in the form of food, shelter, documentation, and travel fees. The traffickers inflate these costs and tack on enormous interest rates that condemn their new hires to a life of underpaid labor or slavery.
Sex Trafficking
generates $99 billion in illegal profits
Victims of sex trafficking are forced to work in the commercial sex trade against their will. Physical and emotional violence is an intrinsic part of this industry, which preys on individuals in conditions of physical, economic, and psychological vulnerability. To keep them working, victims are threatened, lied to, and beaten by traffickers and pimps, who control their money. This practice exists within all sectors of the sex industry, including street prostitution, strip clubs, residential brothels, pornography stores and massage parlors.
Acronym you should know: C.S.E.C
C.S.E.C is the sexual abuse of a minor for economic gain. The majority of child victims come from environments of extreme instability, and most have suffered sexual abuse prior to their commercial exploitation. Homeless and street youth, or those facing food and shelter insecurities are also easy targets.
ensnare their victims using violence, coercion, lies and threats
Traffickers can be strangers or acquaintances, family members or friends. The economic, physical and social vulnerability of most victims makes them easy prey for traffickers, who lure them in with promises for a chance at a better life. Many come from the same country or cultural background as their victims, enabling them to easily exploit the particular vulnerabilities of their targets. Other traffickers employ violence to kidnap and maintain control over their victims. There is abundant money to be made, soaring demand and little risk due to difficulties in identification of the crime. A high burden of proof for legal teams lowers the barrier of entry for the men and women who profit from human trafficking.
Why does modern-day slavery exist?
because there is skyrocketing demand
Consumer demand for cheap products, labor and services is enormous. In the commercial sex industry business is booming. Traffickers can work in virtually every country around the world and move to wherever the greatest profit can be extracted. Their prime recruitment zones shift rapidly to best exploit opportunities. Combating the crime is complicated. Its covert nature coupled with improperly trained government and civic bodies, corruption and lax enforcement of laws and statutes create the perception of low risk for traffickers.
has brought growing ease of conducting business across national borders
Business supply chains are increasingly complex, and the raw materials for products come from all over the world. The businesses selling our t-shirts, chocolate and cell phones rarely know where these raw materials are coming from, or who is assembling the products before their final stages. Numerous brokers and middlemen complicate attempts to link a finished product to the individual who produced a fraction of its parts. This lack of transparency allows for unregulated production and many times unsafe or illegal practices in the workplace, including modern day slavery.


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Most of the roses bloomed earlier in the spring, although they still produce a few sporadic blooms from time to time.
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For elder Floridians to live self-sufficiently, one of their basic needs is suitable and affordable housing. Secure, affordable housing can mean the difference between anxiety and peace of mind, poverty and well-being and even illness and health.
While there�s an image of affluent Florida retirees living in luxury golf communities, that is far from the reality faced by most aging Floridians and Americans. With the economic melt-down in real estate and the stock market, Americans of all ages face losing their homes. This is especially dire for seniors who often don�t have the resources or additional years of employment to dig out of the housing crisis. Too many seniors either pay too much of their income for shelter or live in substandard conditions. The Federal Department of Housing and Urban Development lists 4.9 percent of Americans, or 5 million people living in what is considered �worst-case housing.� Of that 5 million, 1 million are elderly.
But the problem is greater than that. While 80 percent of the nation�s elderly people own their homes outright, those homes often are inadequate to meet their needs. Often elderly people have older homes that require repairs or remodeling. With fixed incomes, there is little money for those jobs, meaning a constant degradation to those homes. In addition, many seniors reside in homes that no longer meet their needs. Many seniors are trapped in homes that are too large, too remote from services or ill-equipped for a senior�s changing needs. Modifications to doorways, kitchens and bathrooms to accommodate handicap aids such as handrails, walkers, wheelchairs or free-entry showers can be cost-prohibitive
The 20 percent of remaining seniors who rent, representing 4.3 million households, are some of the worst-situated. According to 2003 data from the US Department of Housing and Urban Development, more than 1 million seniors were paying more than half their income for housing, leaving little for food, clothing and medicine, or living in severely substandard housing.
In the past few years, one of the most successful federal assisted housing programs, the federal Section 202 Elderly Housing Program, has been short-changed. Once a program for moderate income seniors, it now focuses on only very low income elderly. There are currently eight low-income seniors on the waiting list for each available Section 202 housing unit.
FLARA recommends that there be a significant increase in funding for the Section 202 Senior Housing Program, as well as reforms to enable development of mixed-finance and mixed-use senior housing.
While the private sector provides many valuable goods and services essential for older consumers, it is important to recognize that many seniors with limited income cannot compete in the market place. Therefore it is vital that effective partnerships be developed between the public and non-profit sectors to ensure that elder Floridians of all income levels are able to have choices of suitable and affordable housing, support services and health care. One such non-profit is the Florida-based Elderly Housing Development & Operations Corporation (EHDOC). Its mission is to develop and operate affordable senior housing. EHDOC has been nationally recognized as a leader in the development and operation of quality affordable housing for our elderly.
Currently, there are 35 million seniors aged 65 and older with projections for that number to double by the year 2030. Public and private sectors need to work with mission-based non-profit organizations now through a serious financial commitment in affordable housing and services to prepare fore the rapid increase in the elderly population.
FLARA urges that the state of Florida in collaboration with federal and local governments, develop effective partnerships with EHDOC and other such non-profit organizations to ensure all elder Floridians have access to affordable housing, health care and services.


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Mission Specialists: Bachelor's degree in engineering, biological science, physical science or mathematics and minimum three years of related experience or an advanced degree. Vision minimum 20/150 uncorrected, correctable to 20/20. Maximum sitting blood pressure of 140/90. Height between 150 and 193 cm.. 10 pilots and 9 mission specialists, 6 civilians and 13 military officers, chosen from 2,962 applicants, of which 122 screened in June-August 1994. 4 additional international astronauts.
The TV-reports from Mir of which only a few reached us via CNN were relayed by tracking stations inside Russia via UHF-channels. This could be derived from the use of the command code Anna-86 during VHF communications. These video links lasted shorter than those via Altair-2 and the quality was not so good and sometimes only black and white images were possible. From the Russian segment of the combination Discovery-Mir the Russians communicated with TsUP via their own VHF-channels. Discovery used for voice communications with Houston the S-band channel via the TDRS-es. During one of the communication windows on 5.06.98 Musabayev tried to get in contact with TsUP for a long time. He asked Charlie Precourt to warn TsUP Moscow via one of the American channels and this helped. The last months the Mir-crew regularly called TsUP in vain for long periods, even via Altair-2. Deteriorated motivation of the Capcoms at TsUP?
Andy Thomas:
On 5.06.98, so 1 day after the docking of Discovery, Andy settled himself into the Shuttle and became a member of STS-91's crew. He regularly showed up inside the contours of the Mir-complex, but did no longer communicate from there with TsUP Moscow. Valeriy Viktorovich Ryumin: This leading designer of RKK Energiya and former Salyut-6 cosmonaut needed only a few days extra to bring his spaceflight record up to 365 days, so a full year. On 5.06.1998 he passed this limit and both crews celebrated this jubilee on board Mir. Musabayev offered for this opportunity guitar music. All styles were possible: Beatles, Russian- or Kazakh folk songs, even that of Vysotskiy. For Ryumin as a high-ranking official of RKK Energiya it was an excellent opportunity to execute an extensive inspection of Mir's systems.
Musabayev and Budarin were very pleased that this earthling could see by his own eyes the situation about which cosmonauts so often complained. He was displeased about the enormous mess within the station. In his opinion the abundance of useful, but also of superfluous and useless things, makes the work for cosmonauts, in particular new ones, extremely difficult. Behind a panel he found a lot of rubbish and he asked TsUP permission to get rid of that. Among this rubbish were some cables and TsUP did not give him this permission. He grumbled a little bit, but did not press the matter for he himself had ordered that cosmonauts always have to stick to decisions from flight control. During conversations with TsUP about technical matters Musabayev sometimes referred to Ryumin. For instance about the problems they had with the installation of camera's to document the departure of the Discovery. The brackets near certain portholes to fix these camera's did not fit. Ryumin said that the man at TsUP had to write this down in his report in red capital letters.
I have been listening to the voices of cosmonauts for some decades and it was a real sensation to hear this old stager again via my headphones. It felt as if a time machine had put me back 20 years.
Module Spektr:
Almost for a year the experts are struggling along with the 1000 dollar question how to locate the leakage in the hull of the Spektr module. Previous attempts to find these leakage by pumping fluorescent gasses through Spektr were unsuccessful. Mission STS-91 gave the last opportunity to try this again. The first test was executed on 6.06.1998 during the VHF-pass in orbit 70242, between 1756 and 1807 UTC. Budarin opened the valve of Spektr's hatch and inflated the fluorescent gasses into the module. Musabayev gave a count down so that everybody on board of Discovery could be alert with camera's and at portholes. During the test Budarin reported the pressures inside Spektr. These values were relatively low, not more than 55 MM mercury. Precourt reported that nothing could be seen with the naked eye. The test was repeated after the undocking of Discovery on 8.06.98. At 1124 UTC Discovery was station keeping right in front of the Mir-station while Musabayev and Budarin repeated the procedure and again Precourt reported that they did not see anything.
Let us hope that analyses on earth of the video recordings and photographs will help.
Departure of Discovery:
During the undocking communications went via VHF-channels. This took place during the pass in orbit 70272 (1554-1602 UTC). After some camera problems the images were transmitted via tracking stations in Russia. Altair-2 was not active. During the following orbit (70273) Altair-2 was active and images could be seen of the autonomously flying Discovery. The crew also transmitted video recordings of the farewell party just before the closing of the hatches to Discovery. Altair-2 stopped transmitting at 17.23.40 UTC, so just before the separation burn of Discovery, which took place at 1724 UTC. From 1732 UTC Mir communicated via the VHF channels in the 143 and 130 mc bands.
Chris v.d. Berg, NL-9165/A-UK3202.


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I can hide the toolbar in Finder by pressing option+command+T. However it only saves this to the .DS_store file in the folder I do press the command. I'd like to have the toolbar hidden as default, as I only use shortcuts anyway and I like the extra viewing space it gives.
I don't know any way to hide the toolbar by default, but you could drag all items out of it after selecting Customize Toolbar from the context menu.
Or run something like this in AppleScript Editor:


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All five UAA campuses offer developmental and college preparatory courses that under-prepared students need to strengthen their reading, writing, and computational skills in preparation for college-level work. Successful developmental education supports UAA's ability to achieve its mission of open access and addresses a critical UAA 2017 priority.
Measuring Success with Underprepared Students
The Full Dataset includes detailed results of the Fall 2007 entering cohorts at both the UAA and campus levels, with performance comparisons between assessed and non-assessed cohort members who took developmental and college preparatory courses.


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TONIGHT IN ATLANTAClick image to enlarge
In the last 14 months GROW! has been seen by people all over the world; from Sweden to New Zealand, Germany, Nova Scotia, San Francisco, Chicago, San Diego, Dallas, Missoula, Nashville... and that's just a partial list (Hello Peachbottom, PA).
It's been quite a journey!
Join us tonight in Atlanta, we've got some exciting news...
Where: Lupton Auditorium, Oglethorpe University
Why: A Fundraiser to benefit the Oglethorpe Community Garden which helps provide produce to a food pantry that supports over 30 families per month.
When: 6:00 for food, film at 7:00
What's Cookin': Farm Burger and The Little Tart Bakeshop will have tasty treats for sale.
Price: FREE to OU students/faculty/staff
Suggested donation: $3 (It's a fundraiser!)
UpDate: You should reserve seats now.
Info/Tickets:Screening/Benefit At OU
UPDATE: Last nights screening at Oglethorpe Univ raised almost $300 for the OU-Brookhaven Community Garden. To everyone that attended we thank you. The Q+A after was awesome- a great audience. Kudos to Farm Burger and The Little Tart Bakeshop.
Thx Amy


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U.S. Ambassador Back in Syria
The United States resumed full diplomatic ties with Syria this week, sending new ambassador Robert Ford, who met Syrian President Bashar Assad in Damascus on Thursday.
Ford told Assad that he hopes America's relationship with Syria will improve.
The U.S. pulled its ambassador in 2005 following the murder of former Lebanese Prime Minister Rafik Hariri. Syria was suspected of involvement in the killing. At the time Syria was already under sanctions for its support for Hizbullah and other terrorist groups.
U.S. President Barack Obama nominated Ford during a Congressional recess in order to get around Republican opposition.
Ford's meeting with Assad took place against the backdrop of the Hizbullah takeover in Lebanon, a situation that has raised concerns both in Israel and in the U.S. Syria remains a supporter of Hizbullah. Syrian leaders have also maintained strong ties with Iran.


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Oh, TOMS, you've done it again. Keeping with the One for One philosophy, TOMS has launched a line of eyewear ($135-$145) in classic shapes that are (if you ask us) across the board flattering. It's a good thing, too, because for each pair purchased, TOMS will provide either prescription eyewear, medical assistance or a sight saving surgery to someone in need. You can read more about this awesome mission here, and then feel super good about buying a new pair of stunning shades.
I bought a pair of the aviator style and the wood broke right away. very flimsy and poor quality
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Guardian: Barry caught in two minds
- 20 April 2014 08:52
- Posted by @roline_mcfc
As the clock ticks down to yet another crucial Premier League clash, what City-related stories are in today's headlines?
Well surprisingly, there is little in the way of pre-match build-up for tomorrow's clash with West Brom, as many media sources seem to be turning their attention to other matters at hand.
The Guardian for example instead discuss the dilemma Gareth Barry will face as the season draws to a close.
"Barry could be making his final Goodison Park appearance for Everton, against Manchester United, on Sunday afternoon," declares Paul Wilson.
"He is not certain whether it will be; nothing has been decided for next season yet and there is still the possibility of extending his loan or making his move to Merseyside permanent, but he knows for sure he will be unable to take part in the last home game of the season, against Manchester City.
"As a City player, albeit one farmed out to Everton for a season, Barry would like to see Manuel Pellegrini's side win the league, and believes they still can.
"As an Everton player, he refuses to believe that Wednesday's surprise home defeat by Crystal Palace will end up costing them a Champions League place. The midfielder is convinced they will get another chance if they can win all their remaining matches, though doing that would involve taking points off Manchester City."
Quoted in the article, Barry admits: "I have been thinking about the City game for a few weeks now. I noticed straight away it was the last home game of the season, so that was disappointing for a start.
"We could be challenging for the top four, which has been our focus all season, or maybe City could secure the title at Goodison in front of me watching, which would have been interesting, to say the least. I suppose, speaking for both clubs, it is good still to have things to challenge for at this time of the year. It is a sign of a successful season."
Elsewhere and never shy to voice his opinion, Ian Holloway believes City should stick with Manuel Pellegrini - although in all honesty, I don't remember hearing any talk of him leaving in the first place...
Anyway, in his column in the Mirror, the Millwall boss notes: "The conduct of Pellegrini at Anfield was an absolute masterclass in dignity. I am told the City boss waited in the tunnel at the final whistle to shake the hand of every single Liverpool player.
"And he had the good grace to give Steven Gerrard a personal message of congratulation on what must have been a bitter-sweet day for the Kop skipper.
"Steven lost his young cousin to the tragedy at Hillsborough 25 years ago. No wonder he was in tears at the end of a game that took him to within touching distance of a championship medal and Liverpool's first title since 1990.
"But what a magnanimous gesture it was from Pellegrini to lose with a grace that all of us strive for, but few achieve. He had seen his team weather an Anfield hurricane to come back from two goals down to draw level.
"For a spell, City played like champions – despite being on the wrong end of some dubious refereeing decisions – only for a mistake by Vincent Kompany and a swing of Philippe Coutinho's right boot to settle the game in Liverpool's favour.
"So, while I was delighted that Brendan Rodgers got the result he wanted, I really felt for Mr Pellegrini.
"Of course, City produced an end-of-season miracle two years ago to become champions under Roberto Mancini, so they have beaten incredible odds before.
"If they don't do it again, I just hope that Sheikh Mansour recognises there is a fine line between success and failure in top-flight football and that the Chilean is still at the Etihad next season."
Well, as always Mr Holloway, your input has been... acknowledged. I'll pass it on.
In other news, there are a few snippets of tranfser gossip amongst the headlines, with Goal.com suggesting the Blues are considering bids for Athletic Bilbao's Iker Muniain and Sampdoria's Shkodran Mustafi.
On the subject of Muniain, Paul Clennam writes: "Manuel Pellegrini's side are keen to force Athletic's hand, with the 21-year-old out of contract in June 2015, and have been given indications by the Spanish network at the club that he could be available for as little as £15 million.
"Bilbao were hopeful of tying Muniain to a new deal, and inserting a sizeable £40m buy-out clause, but, with talks continuing to hit an impasse, the Liga club are concerned their prize asset could have his head turned."
And on Mustafi, he states: "A reported target for Juventus, Mustafi has gone on to flourish at Sampdoria, making 31 appearances in all competitions for the mid-table Serie A club this season.
"The 22-year-old defender's form was rewarded by Germany coach Joachim Low back in February, when he was called up to the national team for the first time for the friendly with Chile.
"City are looking to bolster their defensive options with Matija Nastasic having struggled with injury all season and Joleon Lescott set to leave on a free in the summer."
Interesting! I guess we'll just have to wait and see how those stories develop...
That's all for today. Check back to mcfc.co.uk tomorrow for what I imagine will be pre-match build-up (though I could well be wrong!)


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Designer Oscar Olima understands that stage presence and fashion savvy are often closely intertwined. He cites Grace Jones and Siouxsie Sioux as inspirations for his womenswear line Olima Atelier, which he deems "for the sophisticated rock & roll muse" in his tagline. A fan of the avant-garde, he particularly admires Alexander McQueen's work and fantasizes about one day working with Bjork. "I think designers and musicians simply go hand in hand," Olima remarks.
Olima grew up in Los Angeles and has anchored his professional career there. He worked for several LA-based designers, including by Park Pleating (with whom he credits his impressive trim and detailing skills), before deciding to strike out on his own, hoping to prove that LA and luxury design can go hand-in-hand. Working out of his home, he debuted with an autumn/winter '10 collection, entitled "Trecedim." The collection was almost exclusively black, and totally glam: strips of patent leather slickly snaking down black sheer blouses, leather-patched form-fitting dresses, draped wool trousers and a pearl-stud-shouldered black cape.
By contrast, his spring/summer '11 collection, "Paraiso," was lighter and breezier. "I think I wanted to get [using black] out of my system," Olima admits. "For spring, I took a completely different direction." His love of see-through fabrics and use of pleated verticality remains present in his work, but the "Paraiso" collection indeed veers onto a totally different path than his glamorous, yet tough looking début. Olima's s/s '11 outfits include sheer white tops, plaid grey shorts, high-waisted wide-leg white pants, airy trapeze dresses and nightie-like tunics with cut-out shoulders. And yet, it's Olima's one-shouldered gathered-organza volume-tastic white minidress that's the show-stopper. "I love, love organza!" he exclaims. "I find myself using [it] more than other fabrics. The body it has is so great to work with."
Olima has also already worked closely with Lady Gaga, for whom he designed the "Ice Queen" dress that she sported during her Monster Ball Tour and is probably one of the least outlandish outfits she's worn in the last year. "I don't pay much attention to today's pop culture, but Gaga is the most fascinating thing right now in the world of pop," he enthuses.
And through it all, music also permeates his creative process: "I actually can't work on a design unless I have music playing in the background," Olima admits. Lately this has been Roisin Murphy, but given his music-inclined inspiration, we're apt to see many more songstresses manifest in Olima's stylistic repertoire.


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LOS ANGELES (LALATE) – Tunisia vs Sierra Leone 2013 (live score below) heads into Stade Olympique de Radès today for a World Cup qualification match. Tunisia is hoping to fend off Sierra Leone in Group B. Tunisia in Round 2 is currently ranked first in Group B with six points. But Sierra Leone is only two points back in second place, officials remind news.
Tunisia vs Sierra Leone 2013 helps determine who will advance to Round 3 of the CAF. Only the top team in Group B will get a Round 3 spot, officials tell news. Tunisia is sporting two wins, no draws and no losses. Sierra Leone, however, has one win, one draw and no losses. A loss by Tunisia today could dramatically change its chances of advancing. A draw, however, could still hold Tunisia's current position.
Tunisia, however, has not been that good lately. Overall the team has two draws, one win and two losses in their last five matches, officials tell news. Sierra Leone in contrast has three draws, and just two wins, in their last five matches.
Sierra Leone split its last two qualifiers in June 2012. Since then, Sierra Leone struggled through the Africa Cup of Nations.
Today's game marks a rematch between the countries from last year. The two teams battled in two Africa Cup of Nations games last September and October. Both those matches ended in draws. For live score results today click HERE.


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I currently serve as deputy editorial director at BuzzFeed, where I've worked for the past two years. Previously, I was the senior editor of the Huffington Post's Style vertical.
As a music journalist, I have interviewed the likes of Jack White, The Civil Wars, The Kills and Vampire Weekend and written features, reviews and cover stories.
In addition, I've written for Rolling Stone, The Atlantic, Cosmopolitan, Spinner, The Awl, The Hairpin and more.
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This page contains a text in Hittite with a modern English translation. This particular text and its translation are extracted from a lesson in the Early Indo-European Online series, where one may find detailed information about this text (see the Table of Contents page for Hittite Online in EIEOL), and general information about the Hittite language and its speakers' culture.
22-31 GISH DINANNA GAL LÚ.MESHha-li-ya-re-es SÌRRU LÚALAM.KA UD me-ma-i LÚpal-wa-tal-la-as pal-wa-iz-zi LÚki-i-ta-as hal-za-a-i
LÚSÌLA.SU.DU8.A 1 NINDA.GUR4 EM-SA a-as-ka-az ú-da-i LUGAL-i pa-a-i LUGAL-us par-si-ya LÚSÌLA.SU.DU8.A-kan LUGAL-i NINDA.GUR4 e-ep-zi ta-as-ta pa-ra-a pe-e-da-i
1-14 ma-a-an LUGAL-us Éha-li-en-tu-u-az ú-ez-zi ta GISHZA.LAM.GAR-as pa-iz-zi nu-za LUGAL-us MUNUS.LUGAL e-sa-an-da
n-as-ta DUMU.É.GAL SHA GISHSHUKUR GUSHKIN an-da ti-ya-az-zi nu SHU-az GISHSHUKUR GUSHKIN GISHkal-mu-us Ù GAD SHA GISHSHUKUR GUSHKIN har-zi úe-ez-zi GAD LUGAL-i pa-a-i
GISHkal-mu-us-ma-as-sa-an kat-ta GISHDAG-ti da-a-i
DUMU.É.GAL-ma EGIR-pa LUGAL-i-kan me-na-ah-ha-an-da ti-ya-zi GISHSHUKUR GUSHKIN har-zi nu ka-a-as-mi-is-sa-a hal-za-a-i
24-39 nu GAL LÙME-SHE-DI pe-ra-an-hu-wa-i na-as-kan LUGAL-i me-na-ah-ha-an-da ti-ya-zi
nu 2 DUMUMESH.É.GAL A-NA LUGAL MUNUS.LUGAL ME-E QA-TI hu-u-pa-ri-it GUSHKIN pe-e-da-an-zi
SHA GISHSHUKUR GUSHKIN-ma DUMU.É.GAL hu-u-up-par-as A-NA 2 DUMUMESH.É.GAL GÙB-la-za i-ya-at-ta-ri GAL DUMUMESH.É.GAL-ma-as-ma-as EGIR-an kat-ta-ni-pu-un pe-e har-zi
nu ma-ah-ha-an GISHDAG-ti kat-ta ma-ni-in-ku-wa-ah-ha-an-zi nu DUMU.É.GAL SHA GISHSHUKUR GUSHKIN-ma EGIR-pa ti-i-ez-zi
nu 2 DUMUMESH.É.GAL A-NA LUGAL MUNUS.LUGAL SHUHI.A-as wa-a-tar pa-ra-a ap-pa-an-zi nu-za-kan LUGAL MUNUS.lUGAL SHUHI.A-SHU-NU ar-ra-an-zi nu-kan pa-ra-a pe-e-da-an-zi
12-23 nu LUGAl-us GAD-an ar-ha pi-is-si-az-zi na-at ma-a-an A-NA LÙMESH ME-SE-DI an-da-an pi-is-si-az-zi LÙMESH ME-SE-DI ku-e-ez par-as-sa-na-an-te-es na-at LÙMESH ME-SE-DI sa-ra-a da-an-zi
ma-a-na-at DUMUMESH.É.GAL-ma an-da-an pi-is-si-az-zi DUMUMESH.É.GAL ku-e-ez par-as-sa-na-an-te-es na-at DUMUMESH.É.GAL sa-ra-a da-an-zi na-at LÚMESHGISHBANSUR-as pi-an-zi
22 To the accompaniment of the large INANNA-lyre, the singers sing, the comedian speaks, the applauders applaud, (and) the reciter recites. The cupbearer brings one sour thick bread from the gate/outside. He gives it to the king (and) the king crumbles (it). The cupbearer holds out a thick loaf to the king and he (the cupbearer) takes (it) away.
1 When the king comes from the palace complex, he goes to the tents; and the king (and) queen seat themselves. The Son of the Palace of the Gold Spear steps in. With his hand, he holds the lituus and the towel of the golden spear. He comes(?) and gives the towel to the king, but the lituus he sets down at the throne. The Son of the Palace again steps in front of the king. He holds the golden spear. He calls out "kassmissa!"
24 And the chief of the bodyguard marches in front and he steps facing the king. And two Sons of the Palace take hand-water to the king and queen with a gold bowl. The Son of the Palace of the Gold Spear steps to the left of the two Sons of the Palace of the Vessel. The chief of the Sons of the Palace holds out a linen towel to them (the king and queen). And when he approaches the throne, then the Son of the Palace of the Gold Spear steps back. And 2 Sons of the Palace hold out water for the hands of the king and queen. And the king and queen wash their hands and they (the Sons of the Palace) take (it) away.
12 And the king throws the towel away. If he throws it among the bodyguards, the bodyguards from where they have been squatting pick it up, and the bodyguards take it away. But if he throws it among the Sons of the Palace, the Sons of the Palace from where they have been squatting pick it up, and they take it away and give it to the Men of the Table.


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HUDSON BEACH, Fla. (AP) -- The search for five missing boaters in the Gulf of Mexico has been called off with no signs of a boat and no reports of missing persons in the Tampa area.
Authorities had been looking for two adults and three children since a Pasco County man told them he overheard a distress call early Saturday morning. The U.S. Coast Guard and the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission searched the area Saturday and Sunday.
The Tampa Bay Times reported the man said he heard over the radio that the boat hit a rock and was sinking off Hudson Beach.
Florida Fish and Wildlife spokesman Robert Scholl says the search will resume if they get credible information from the public.


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Sony Xperia V is one of the most interesting Android smartphones the Japanese House has previewed at IFA Berlin 2012. A strong point of the phone is the camera, which boasts a 13 Megapixel sensor and features state-of-the-art software.
Recently was made to note the presence of the HDR function. If you have a next-generation iPhone probably already knows what we are talking about: the High Dynamic Range shooting automatically the same image twice with different levels of exposure. The two levels are then overlapped and the result is an image with the best exposure possible.
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Camera-here's what are the other major photographic features Xperia v:
- 13 Mpx camera with touch focus and LED flash;
- sensor Exmor R for mobile of Sony;
- Full HD video recording at 30 fps;
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Women's Soccer Plays First Game in France
Day 4 by junior Liana Cornacchio
Day four had a lot in store. Still trying to get the last bit of jetlag out, we woke up around 10 a.m. and had a great breakfast in the hotel before getting on the team bus. We headed to Paris-Saint Germain Feminines (the women's PSG), complex about an hour from the hotel, where we watched some of PSG's practice. Afterwards we were able to speak with Tobin Heath (U.S. Women's National Team player and Olympic Gold medalist) and Lindsey Horan (U.S. U-20 National Team player) about their experiences playing abroad and living in France. It was so great to talk to them and hear about their lives here. Next, we had a nice European lunch with the PSG team in their complex dining hall and then, stomachs full and all, we were ready for practice. We went over to the men's PSG complex to do some light training and stretching before our game a few hours later.
Back at the hotel for some afternoon downtime, some of us went to the Champs Elysées to walk around (or take some selfies with the Arc de Triomphe). Around 6:30 p.m. we departed on the metro for our game vs FF Issy. We had a little bit of a different pre-game ritual than we do in the states. Considering this was our first international game, we didn't have a scouting report and the language barrier proved to be a slightly problematic, but we again, of course, conversed through our love for the game. Everyone was really excited to play full field against an opponent other than ourselves for the first time since November. The game ended in our favor 7-1 and we were thrilled to have so many different people score goals. We were able to get a great picture with FF Issy as well as give them Princeton Women's Soccer pennants. We are all so grateful for this experience and the opportunity to play games here in Paris.
Along with our excitement about the win, we were ready for pizza. On the way to the metro we stopped at Pizza Hut (yes, the authentic local French joint, Pizza Hut). We thoroughly enjoyed it. We got back to the hotel after a truly entertaining metro ride. We've had some issues with the doors on the metros – getting 30 people off at one stop has proved to be interesting. Also, sometimes the doors open on both sides and there's a solid 10-second pause and panic that everyone experiences. The fear of getting trapped on the metro alone in Paris is very real (except for people like me who understand New York-like subway systems). When we finally got back in once piece, some went to get ice cream at Häagen-Dazs. Then we hung out for a little as a team and then called it a night.
We are looking forward to what the next days in Paris hold for us! The Palace of Versailles is on the schedule for Day 5 and some more games coming up! Stay tuned. Check our twitter @PrincetonWSoc for live updates as we play our next two games Wednesday and Thursday.
Day 3 Blog Entry by Melissa Downey
Day 1/2 Blog Entry by Darcy Hargadon


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I suppose that I really do not have much to add to the display of photographs in this post. This collection was taken at about 5:45 this evening and shows the sad end to the tale of the scallop dragger Papa's Boys. After the attempts to get the boat floating again were unsuccessful, a decision was apparently made that the boat should be broken up. This is of course the safe thing to do since there is no need for someone to accidentally get injured crawling around on the disabled boat. There is also no need to add to the already abundant flotsam which floats about the Bay of Fundy.
By the time that I arrived all of the equipment and trawl had been removed from the boat and the excavator was breaking up the hull. The bow had been dragged to the high water mark so that the incoming tide would not carry it away. With new draggers being made of fiberglass, boats with this type of wooden hull construction are becoming a rarity. At 15-20 years old, the Papa's Boys was actually one of the younger wooden boats in the Digby scallop fleet. Many of the wooden boats would be over 30 years old. Ironically, the spot where the bow was sitting was used as a shipyard in the 1980s.
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Station sleep cycle is now back to the regular 1:00am - 4:30pm EST.
For FE-2 Dan Tani, it was Day 1 of the two-day activities of the HRF CCISS (Human Research Facility/Cardiovascular & Cerebrovascular Control on Return from ISS) experiment. CDR Peggy Whitson assisted with electrode placement and documentary photography. (CCISS studies the effects of long-duration spaceflight on crewmembers' heart functions & blood pressure (="cardiovascular") and on the blood vessels that supply the brain (="cerebrovascular"). Learning more about the changes in cardiovascular & cerebrovascular systems in zero-G could lead to specific countermeasures that might better protect future space travelers. Today's activities focus on hardware set-ups including the Holter harness for heart rate monitoring (with PCMCIA card), the CBPD (Continuous Blood Pressure Device) cuffs, and two Actiwatches (not the same as for SLEEP). For the Baro study of CCIS, using finger cuffs, heart rate and blood pressure were recorded for resting and timed breathing for 5 min. Between today and tomorrow, there is also a 24-hr passive data collection period. Exercise, caffeine or food are not allowed prior to the Baro study.)
Peggy Whitson worked on updating and deploying new SODF (Station Operation Data File) Warning Books. (The new books are valid for post-P6 activation. They are deployed in the Lab, Service Module (SM), and FGB.)
FE-1 Yuri Malenchenko performed the regular daily maintenance of the SOZh system (Environment Control & Life Support System, ECLSS) in the SM, including routine ASU toilet facilities replacings.
The crewmembers completed their regular 2.5-hr. physical workout program (about half of which is used for setup & post-exercise personal hygiene) on the CEVIS cycle ergometer (CDR), TVIS treadmill (FE-1, FE-2), RED resistive exercise device (CDR, FE-2), and VELO bike with bungee cord load trainer (FE-1).
Yuri then transferred the crew's exercise data file to the MEC (Medical Equipment Computer) for downlink, as well as the daily wristband HRM data of the workouts on RED, followed by their erasure on the HRM storage medium (done six times a week).
At ~7:35am EST, the FE-1 downlinked two PAO TV messages of greetings via S-band to TsUP/Moscow: (1) to Yaroslavl Region Militia Officers on the Day of Militia ("...Yaroslavl Militia honorably and courageously protects law and order at the birthplace of Valentina Vladimirovna Tereshkova, Hero of the Soviet Union and first woman cosmonaut...") ; (2) the other to TsUP Director Vladimir Ivanovich Lobachev who will have his 70 th birthday on 11/8 ("...for almost a quarter of a century, you've been at the helm of the Mission Control Center. We know that you started your professional career working under the direct supervision of Sergei Pavlovich Korolev... Vladimir Ivanovich, we would like to express our deep gratitude to you for your truly fatherly care for us space workers. Once again, happy birthday to you!")
Later, at ~8:40am, FE-2 Dan Tani held a crew conference via Ku- & S-band with the next FE-2, Garrett Reisman, who will be his successor after arriving on STS-123 in February next year. (Performed every other week, these 30-min. crew conferences are being included in the current station crew's schedule to pass on the lessons learned to the upcoming Expedition Crew. The purpose is to begin the handover process prior to the arrival on orbit through Videocons and Data Exchanges between the current crew and the upcoming crew. These tagups should start toward the end of the 1 st month on orbit.)
EWIS Update: After FE-2 Tani yesterday reconnected EWIS (External Wireless Instrumentation System) 1553 cabling in the Lab, EWIS has been successfully activated. (The structural dynamics measuring system is monitoring in "trigger" mode dynamics of the P4, P5 and S4 truss segments. Data of the activation are currently being reviewed by engineers.)
STS-120 Landing Preview: For tomorrow's planned touchdown of STS-120/Discovery, KSC has two opportunities: i.e., from Orbits 238 & 239. Weather at KSC is forecast GO.
First opportunity (Orbit 238): Deorbit Burn (TIG) - 12:00pm EST
Landing --- 1:02pm;
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Landing - 2:36pm
No CEO (Crew Earth Observations) target uplinked for today.
ISS Orbit (as of this morning, 4:54am EST (= epoch)):
Mean altitude -- 342.1 km
Apogee height -- 344.3 km
Perigee height -- 340.0 km
Period -- 91.38 min.
Inclination (to Equator) -- 51.64 deg
Eccentricity -- 0.0003148
Solar Beta Angle -- -48.6 deg (magnitude decreasing)
Orbits per 24-hr. day -- 15.76
Mean altitude loss in the last 24 hours -- 70 m (Shuttle-caused delta-V)
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Rile Elwood Taylor, 79, of Riverwood Drive, died Thursday, July 11, 2013, at Wake Forest Baptist Health — Lexington Medical Center.
The funeral will be 11 a.m. Wednesday at Davidson Funeral Home by the Rev. Hoyt Mason. Burial will be 1 p.m. Wednesday at National Cemetery, Salisbury. There will be no public visitation.
Mr. Taylor was born Oct. 6, 1933, in Seminole County, Okla., to Joel Taylor and Rose Wispertate Taylor. He was retired from the U.S. Air Force and a member of Sunnyside Baptist Church in High Point. In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by brothers Art Taylor and Richard Taylor.
Surviving are his loving wife of 38 years, Linda Lamberth Taylor of the home; sons Ret Taylor and Derek Taylor, both of Georgia; daughters Teresa Morton and Medley Warren, both of Lexington, and Roxanne Moore of Gibsonville; four grandchildren, Camron Taylor, Lesle Taylor, Ashley Moore and Michelle Moore; three great-grandchildren, including his "little man," Isaiah, and Kay-Lee Moore; and his canine companion, Selena.
Online condolences may be made at www.davidsonfuneralhome.net.
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Years later, in Norfolk, Leggett and his wife, Elizabeth, toured the newest Wasp (LHD-1) shortly after she was commissioned in 1989. Because his time in the Navy had had such a profound impact on his life, Leggett stipulated in his will that, if possible, the couple's ashes be committed to the sea from the Wasp . This was done in November 2002.
Douglas Fairbanks Jr.
In 1993, actor, producer, and former naval officer Douglas Fairbanks Jr., came to Annapolis for the Naval Institute's 119th Annual Meeting, where he graciously signed copies of his memoir, A Hell of a War . In early October this year his widow, Vera Shelton Fairbanks, donated a huge collection of his personal artifacts to the Institute. Among these items are U.S. and foreign medals and awards, his personal library of hundreds of naval and military books and photographs, and the flag that draped his coffin when he died in May 2000.
Douglas Fairbanks Jr. was appointed a lieutenant (junior grade) in the Naval Reserve in April 1941. He left active duty with the rank of commander in February 1946. He served briefly in the battleship Mississippi (BB-41), the carrier Wasp (CV-7), and the heavy cruiser Wichita (CA-45).
His most enduring military legacy was his role in the establishment of what became the U.S. Navy's Beach Jumpers, tactical cover and deception units patterned after the British commandos Fairbanks had observed and trained with while serving as an exchange officer on Lord Louis Mountbatten's staff in England.
Lloyd G. LeCain Jr.
Life Member Captain Lloyd LeCain Jr., of Lompoc, California, is a familiar face at Naval Institute events. This Texas A&M graduate has been a member for 33 years, a Naval Institute Commodore since 2000, and an active participant in all Institute functions.
Lloyd has been a consistent annual donor for more than a decade. This year, in addition to his traditional contribution, he honored us with the donation of his Navy dress sword, scabbard, case, and belt for use as needed at special Naval Institute events. Because he and his wife, retired Navy Captain Valentine Nishihara LeCain, have no children to whom they could bequeath the sword, he thought the Institute would be a worthy recipient. We are grateful for this opportunity to let him know how much we appreciate his dedication.


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Walker's Pace: Hasay, Theisen Bowerman Semifinalists
Tuesday, June 21, 2011
Oregon NCAA Champions Jordan Hasay and Brianne Theisen have been named two of the 10 semifinalists for the 2011 Bowerman Award. The bios from the USTFCCCA:
Jordan Hasay, Oregon
Sophomore, Distance, Arroyo Grande, Calif. (Mission College Prep)
Hasay won NCAA indoor titles in the mile and 3,000 meters, becoming the fifth overall and the first since Northern Arizona's Johanna Nilsson (2006) to claim such a double. Hasay also led the Ducks to a runner-up finish in the distance medley relay at the national indoor meet. Outdoors, Hasay finished fourth nationally in the 5,000 meters and eighth in the 1,500 meters.
Brianne Theisen, Oregon
Senior, Combined Events, Humboldt, Saskatchewan (Humboldt Collegiate Institute)
Theisen twice set the collegiate record in the pentathlon in the 2011 indoor season and won her second-straight NCAA crown in the event. Her score of 4,540 bettered her previous all-time collegiate best mark of 4,507 set in January at the UW Invitational and ranked among the world's top five in the event for the season. Theisen also scored at the NCAA indoor meet for the second-straight year as a member of Oregon's 4×400 relay team. Outdoors, Theisen did not compete as a result of injury.
Click here to read the complete release from the USTFCCCA.
Three finalists will be selected from this group on July 15.
The competition is pretty impressive with the likes of Jessica Beard (Texas A&M), Shelia Reid (Villanova) and Kimberlyn Duncan (LSU) among a host of high-level performers.
Hasay and many of the Bowerman semifinalists will be competing at the upcoming USA Track and Field Championships this Thursday through Sunday at Hayward Field.
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ST.?CLAIRSVILLE -- Senior Services of Belmont County and the Ohio Valley Mall will be joining forces to promote educational days for the seniors of Belmont County.
The first Tuesday of every month, the Ohio Valley Mall will host the seniors of the county in the mall's Community Room. Seniors Services of Belmont County will use this day to provide educational seminars on various topics effecting their consumers.
Barb Ballint, program administrator, noted, "We are looking at having various presenters to offer seminars that our educational in some way. This could include health education, information on insurance, housing, recreation, and even entertainment! Our goal is to provide our seniors an opportunity to learn and gather information on topics that affect them in their daily lives."
The first Education Day will be held Tuesday, Feb. 4, starting at 10 a.m. David Hacker, program coordinator explained, "Our first session will include Carol Baker, QI Planning Specialist, and Laurel DuBeck, Community Education Coordinator, with Area Agency on Aging Region 9. Carol and Laurel will be providing our seniors with an overview of what services are available in Belmont County and specifically the supports that AAA9 offers to our seniors."
March will follow with Belmont County Tourism.
Doc Householder's topic will be "Touring Belmont County." After the seminar, the seniors will be able to enjoy the afternoon at the mall.
Seniors Services of Belmont County are also working with the vendors at the Ohio Valley Mall to offer various incentive or discounts on this day to seniors attending the education seminar.
We are very appreciative that the Ohio Valley Mall is supporting our seniors and are opening their doors to allow this program to be successful. We look forward to growing this partnership and brining information to our seniors that they find valuable", said Ballint
For more information about Senior Services of Belmont County's Education Day or other available services, please contact SSOBC at 740-695-4142


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For the second weekend in a row, Universal Pictures' "Ride Along" was No. 1 at the U.S. and Canadian box office for the weekend ending Jan. 26, 2014. According to a Box Office Mojo report published on Jan. 26, "Ride Along" had $21.2 million in ticket sales for the weekend ending Jan. 26, 2014. Ice Cube and Kevin Hart star in "Ride Along," which is a cop action-comedy. "Ride Along" holds the record for the highest-grossing opening weekend for a movie that opened in January.
The only other movie that opened in wide release in the U.S. and Canada on Jan. 24, 2014, was Lionsgate's horror flick "I, Frankenstein" (starring Aaron Eckhart), which bombed. "I, Frankenstein" debuted at No. 6, with only $8.3 million in ticket sales in the U.S. and Canada for the movie's opening weekend.
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1. "Ride Along" — $21.2 million
2. "Lone Survivor" — $12.6 million
3. "The Nut Job" — $12.3 million
4. "Frozen" — $9 million
5. "Jack Ryan: Shadow Recruit" — $8.8 million
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- "Gloria" — $58,800 from three theaters
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At last night's SCoW, we worked on edge-lit displays (as promised here). Budi dove right in and created a magnificent glowing JR nautilus:
Meanwhile, Alan experimented with my SCoW display by adding a red LED on the other side. Next stop: anaglyph 3-D displays??
I'll bring my box of edge-lighting stuff to next week's SCoW in case more people want to join in the fun.
More photos from last night here.


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Introduction to English Text-linguistics
Year of Publication: 2009
Frankfurt am Main, Berlin, Bern, Bruxelles, New York, Oxford, Wien, 2009. XIV, 209 pp., num. tables and graphs
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This is a comprehensive introduction to English text-linguistics. It deals with those areas of text-linguistics that have enjoyed widespread attention in English linguistics, notably aspects of cohesion and coherence. Further topics are corpus-based studies in lexical patterns and in text classifications, psycholinguistic and cognitive studies in text constitution and decoder-orientation. One special feature of this book is that it not only covers abstract lexical and grammatical structures but also medium-dependent written and spoken presentation.
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The Author: Jürgen Esser, born 1947, holds the Chair of Modern English Linguistics at the University of Bonn. He studied English Linguistics, General Linguistics and Phonetics at the Universities of Cologne and Freiburg im Breisgau and taught at the Universities of Dundee, Duisburg, Erlangen, Aachen and Bonn. His main research areas are intonation, spoken English, stylistics, word-order, media and presentation structures.
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On Sunday, July 7 at 12:58 p.m., the Park City Police Department received a complaint from somewhere along Holiday Ranch Loop Road that a garage band was playing for hours.
The caller told the police she understood it was the daytime, but the band was loud, the police said.
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