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Neil Patrick Harris Some Very Smart Relationship Advice For The World, So Listen Up!
But this isn't about how he looks (although I do love the floral suit). This is about what he told the magazine, which is so beautiful I feel like I can't even break it up, so I will present it in full.
When asked about how he keeps his relationship with David Burtka going so strongly and beautifully, Neil had this to say.
"Honeymoon phases end. They just do. We're animals, and animals aren't inclined to copulate with just each other for the rest of their lives. So here's a challenge: How do you keep redefining your relationship? I think you have to find new elements that turn you on, and not only sexually. Having kids was one of those great moments for me. Watching David become another level of person, mastering this other domain, made me look at him with a whole other set of appreciative eyes. That sort of made me re-fall in love with him. That's another important thing to realize. Everyone falls out of love with everything. You fall out of love with your house. You fall out of love with your job. You just have to figure out ways to keep [the love] alive."
Did you get all of that? Because it is perfect. And the sentiment is lovely. People do grow apart, love sometimes does fade, so you have to figure out the way to keep it going. Life probably won't do it for you.
So while this was my favorite thing he said, I also loved what he had to say about his twins, Gideon and Harper. He's all about letting them be who they want.
"When Harper was one or two years old and barely talking, she would put on Disney princess outfits (which she still does, by the way). Everyone would coo and take pictures. Gideon felt left out, so he put on a dress too. We all cooed and aww-ed and there was no weirdness. But after about four minutes, you could see it: He just didn't like it. It was too girly, too frilly, and he just took it off, like, Nah, this is not my thing. Lately he's been wearing construction vests and hard hats, and he asks construction people if he can work with them. He couldn't be happier."
This is me clapping for NPH. Check out what else he had to say on movies, masculinity and walking in heels over at Glamour. You can read Neil's full interview in their September issue. So do you agree with him? About the whole love thing? Sound off in the comments and leave us your own advice, too!


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Legislative Action
Issue Areas:
Arts & Culture
Community & Economic Development
Youth Education & Development - Early to Middle
Youth Education & Transition to Young Adulthood
Environment & Sustainability
Food Security & Affordable Housing
Health & Mental Health
Immigrants & Refugees
Safe Families & Safe Communities
Arts & Culture
Alaska Native Claims Settlement Act
Percent for Art in Public Places
The "Meno" street art incident.
Community & Economic Development
U.S. Economic Development Administration
Youth Education & Development - Early to Middle
State Legislation:
"P-16 Education Council" (Senate Bill 54)
Referred to Senate Education Committee 1/19/11
"Alaska Parents as Teachers Act" (House Bill 49)
"Pre-Elementary School Plans Guidelines" (House Bill 154)
Youth Education & Transition to Young Adulthood
Federal Legislation
No Child Left Behind
Under the No Child Left Behind Act, federal school funding for states, school districts, and schools is withheld or disbursed depending on schools' ability to meet certain performance standards. Performance is assessed by standardized tests. There has been much controversy surrounding the standards to which the schools are held. President Obama has made it possible to ask for a waiver provided the state still has a plan for improvement and Alaskan legislators are debating doing so.
Local Legislation
The Alaska
Performance Scholarship
This scholarship provides students who take certain classes, achieve certain grades and standardized test scores, as well as file for FAFSA with descending scholarship amounts according to their level of achievement. The scholarship is in addition to the already existent UA Scholars program, though the size of the scholarship may be reduced if the student has more funding than is needed. It is believed that the scholarship plan will help improve graduation rates and the number of students attending college, though as the program is only in its first year, with the first round of students able to receive the scholarship being the class of 2011, it is unclear whether these goals will be achieved yet. 2,000 graduating seniors received the scholarship in 2011.
Environment & Sustainability
Food Security & Affordable Housing
Health & Mental Health
Federal Legislation
The Affordable Care Act was passed by Congress and signed into law by President Barack Obama in March 2010. Its goal is to give better health security by holding insurance companies accountable, lowering health care costs, and enhancing the quality of care for all Americans. The Act will not be implemented all at once, and portions of the law have already taken effect. The Affordable Care Act builds a bridge to 2014 when a new insurance marketplace will be established.
Local Legislative Action
The Alaska Health Care Commission
The Alaska Health Care Commission was recently established in state statute with the passage of Senate Bill 172 to serve as the state health planning and coordinating body, responsible for providing recommendations to the governor and the legislature on a comprehensive statewide health care policy and on strategies for improving the health of Alaskans. The Commission was first established by Governor Palin on December 4, 2008 and the commission members were appointed on January 27, 2009. They met throughout 2009 and produced a report on the Commission's findings and recommendations in January 2010. Recommendations by the Commission included spending considerably more money to train new doctors and lure more already-qualified doctors into the state. These recommendations and more can be found in a summary written by the Anchorage Daily News.
Immigrants & Refugees
Federal/National Legislative Action
D.R.E.A.M. Act (Development, Relief, and Education for Alien Minors)
First proposed to the U.S. Senate in 2001, this act proposed that illegal minors of good community standing who graduate from a U.S. high school be allowed to access higher education benefits (specifically, student aid and work study programs)—if they meet a specific set of standards. Some requirements include being in the U.S. for more than 5 years, having good moral character, and not having a criminal past (S. 1291, 2001). An amendment in 2011 states that minors who have been admitted to an institution of higher education or has joined the military is able to remain in the U.S. and can apply for a 6 year conditional permanent resident status (H.R. 1842, 2011).
REAL ID Act
This act, brought before Congress in 2005, regulates, standardizes, and increases security of all state-issued Identification cards and drivers licenses. One aim of this bill is to prohibit states from issuing valid driver's licenses to illegal aliens. Originally, states were required to be in compliance with the higher security standards by May 11, 2011, however a "final rule issued March 7, 2011 changes that date to January 15, 2013" (Department of Homeland Security, 2011). Requirements that states must meet to remain in compliance include:
Local Legislative Action
"An Act relating to issuance of driver's licenses" (House Bill 3)
Safe Families & Safe Communities
Bill information retrieved from Governor Parnell's Choose Respect Initiative website.
"Strengthening laws related to sexual exploitation of children, domestic violence, and stalking" (House Bill 127)
"Changes in crimes and sentences involving sexual assault and domestic violence" (Senate Bill 222)

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What We Learned: NHL Draft report card for every teamRyan Lambert at Puck Daddy31 mins ago
BUFFALO, N.Y. — It's still not always easy to tell whether the Calgary Flames are going to make actual good decisions at any given time
In general they're trending in the right direction, away from trading for Brandon Bolligs and signing Deryk Engellands, and toward identifying Jakub Nakladals and locking up Michael Froliks. They also realized that Kris Russell isn't key to their success, and traded him before the deadline.
There is, and should be, concern about what the team will do this summer, with Johnny Gaudreau and Sean Monahan looking for new deals, as well as a few glaring holes in the lineup that need addressing. But on Friday night, they took a big step in the latter direction, trading what was admittedly a high second-round pick (No. 35 overall) for Brian Elliott.
There was doubly good news in the transaction: First, the team still entered Saturday with a pair of second rounders (from Dallas and Florida thanks to trades of Russell and Jiri Hudler, respectively). Second, the team avoided the very real concern that it would give up entirely too much for a goalie it didn't really need, or wouldn't provide the value they might have thought
Alex Radulov keeping his talents in KHL next season: ReportGreg Wyshynski at Puck Daddy22 hrs ago
When we last left Alexander Radulov, the 30-year-old former Nashville Predators sniper was leaving the Kontinental Hockey League after four seasons for the NHL.
The Detroit Red Wings were courting him, offering him a one-year deal in the neighborhood of $5 million, according to MLive.com. Radulov, however, had a different number in mind for his talents: TSN's Darren Dreger reported that Radulov was actually seeking a two-year commitment for a whopping $7.5 million per season.
That's Jason Spezza money for a guy who hasn't been in the NHL since 2012 and whose lasting legacy is missing curfew.
So Radulov shopped around and, to the surprise of no one not named "Alex Radulov," apparently couldn't find an NHL team that met his asking price.
According to Elliotte Friedman of Sportsnet, "Alexander Radulov could not find an NHL team willing to pay his asking price. He has signed with KHL Salavat."
The 10 most awkward 2016 NHL Draft rookie photos (Gallery)Greg Wyshynski at Puck Daddy23 hrs ago
BUFFALO, NY – One of our favorite moments of the 2016 NHL Draft in Buffalo was when the Philadelphia Flyers announced they were taking "Daniel Bernhardt" when they meant "David Bernhardt" and then someone at their draft table said "my bad" afterwards.
Because "awkward" is a mandatory part of the draft experience. Especially when it comes to the posed rookie photos they make these poor kids take.
NHL Draft 2016: Winners and losersGreg Wyshynski at Puck Daddy1 day ago
BUFFALO, NY – The 2016 NHL Draft weekend in Buffalo has come to a close. There were some surprises, some strange decisions, some glorious moments and, of course, plenty of boos for Gary Bettman.
Who won? Who lost?
Here's how we saw the weekend play out in Buffalo:
WINNER: Brian Elliott
The veteran goalie told the St. Louis Blues that he was done platooning with Jake Allen and wanted to be "the guy" somewhere in the final year of his contract. That somewhere is Calgary, where the Flames will give him plenty of starts and a contract extension. Great fit between Elliott's work-ethic/character and a Flames team that didn't need a seven-year commitment to someone like Ben Bishop.
LOSER: Kevin Shattenkirk
According to his agent, the Blues defenseman expected to be traded at the draft given their conversations with the team. Instead, he remains twisting in the wind as two potential trading partners – the Coyotes and Sabres – may have moved on
WINNER: Detroit Red Wings
Ray Bourque arrested on DWI chargesSean Leahy at Puck Daddy1 day ago
Former Boston Bruins defenseman Ray Bourque was arrested Friday night for allegedly driving drunk in Andover, Mass., according to FOX25 Boston.
Police said Bourque was arrested at the scene following a car crash just before midnight. Neither the two people in his car or the three people in the other vehicle were injured.
The Eagle Tribune reports Bourque was charged with operating under the influence of liquor and following too closely. He's now out on bail and will be arraigned on Monday.
Bourque played for the Bruins from 1979-2000 before he was traded to the Colorado Avalanche where he would win the Stanley Cup in 2001.
Steven Stamkos sweepstakes: Buffalo Sabres are chasing 'big fish'Greg Wyshynski at Puck Daddy1 day ago
BUFFALO, NY – NHL teams had their first chance to speak with the agents for prized free agent Steven Stamkos after the first day of the NHL Draft. (Well, legally, right Vancouver?)
So who's in the Stamkos Sweepstakes?
The Buffalo Sabres have declared their intention to go after him if the star center doesn't resign with the Tampa Bay Lightning.
"The next conversation I have with [Stamkos' agents], because we're allowed to now, is to just ask if Steven is going to be available on July 1 and would he have an interest in Buffalo," said GM Tim Murray. "I plan to. I think I plan to."
Murray was more than forthright about why he felt the Sabres were in a position to "chase the big fish" this offseason. Obviously, with billionaire Terry Pegula's financial blessing, the Sabres can offer Stamkos as much money as any other NHL suitor can. What the Sabres also offer, however, is the chance to play and live near his native Ontario while playing on a team slightly closer to contention than, say, the Toronto Maple Leafs.
Cam Fowler stays put as Ducks don't move at draftJosh Cooper at Puck Daddy1 day ago
BUFFALO, N.Y. – Anaheim Ducks general manager Bob Murray indicated he did not initiate calls about a possible trade of defenseman Cam Fowler.
Once another GM said his team was looking for a left-handed defenseman like Fowler, the rumor mill started to run frantic for the Ducks around the draft and Murray started to received queries about the availability of his player.
"One GM made a comment about looking for a big left-handed defenseman and then I have to get all the phone calls," Murray said. "But I will do anything to make my team better."
Earlier in the week, Buffalo Sabres general manager Tim Murray said he was looking for a left-handed defenseman.
Fowler stayed put giving Murray a valuable chip moving forward this offseason as he tries to retool his roster for recently re-hired coach Randy Carlyle.
Overall Murray did what he normally does on draft day. He supplemented his already deep pool of prospects with more high-end draft talent. He took London Knights winger Max Jones with the 24th overall pick and then Regina Pats center Sam Steel with the 30th pick in the first-round of the draft.
Devils' Ray Shero on futures of Kyle Palmieri, Patrik EliasSean Leahy at Puck Daddy1 day ago
BUFFALO, N.Y. – The New Jersey Devils won't have any issues clearing the $54 million salary cap floor for next season. With Ryan Clowe still on the books for two more seasons and one more year of Marc Savard's contract after they acquired his cap hit from the Florida Panthers this week, Ray Shero can focus on trying to sign and re-sign players to reasonable deals.
One of those players is Kyle Palmieri, a restricted free agent who led the team in scoring this past season with 30 goals and 57 points. The 25-year-old forward has earned a significant raise from his $1.6 million salary in 2015-16 and Shero said talks with his agent are moving along smoothly.
"It's going to work out one way or the other," Shero said at the conclusion of the 2016 NHL Draft. "I think he's a real good fit for us. We're a really good fit for him. It's just a matter of finding that right term."
There are options, however, for Palmieri. He could go to arbitration or the two sides could settle on a bridge deal and work on hammering out something long-term should it come to that.
Trevor Linden says tampering comments were 'rather innocent'Greg Wyshynski at Puck Daddy1 day ago
BUFFALO, NY – Vancouver Canucks GM Jim Benning is facing punishment from the NHL over tampering charges. Several teams voiced concerns over a radio interview in which Benning openly discussed Montreal Canadiens defenseman P.K. Subban and Tampa Bay Lightning center Steven Stamkos while both were under contract.
His boss, team president Trevor Linden, acknowledges Benning may have gone too far. But ultimately, he said, the comments were harmless.
"I talked with Bill [Daly], and he recognized that they were rather innocent comments. At the time, in an effort to be candid and honest, he probably crossed the line somewhat. I think they were rather innocent. We'll see what the league says on Monday," said Linden, referencing NHL deputy commissioner Bill Daly, who said at the NHL Draft on Sunday that the League will likely "announce something this week" as far as punishment.
Kings re-sign Trevor Lewis to four-year $8M contractJosh Cooper at Puck Daddy1 day ago
BUFFALO, N.Y. – The Los Angeles Kings have re-signed forward Trevor Lewis to a four-year contract worth a reported $8 million over the length of the deal.
The 29-year-old Lewis, a favorite of coach Darryl Sutter, was a pending unrestricted free agent.
Lewis just came off a two-year contract worth $3.05 million.
The Kings have about $67.848 million dedicated to 35 contracts next season according to General Fanager. Los Angeles has $5.15 million of salary cap space for next season.
Lewis, who was mostly a matchup fourth-line forward, was one of three of the bigger pending unrestricted free agents on the team, along with Milan Lucic and Luke Schenn.
Los Angeles doesn't have any restricted free agents of note outside of Nic Dowd.
The Kings and Lucic recently broke off negotiations after trying to hammer out a contract.


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Cancellation in December 1963 came only eight months before drop tests from a B-52 and a first manned flight in 1966.
It evolved from the German Saenger-Bredt Silverbird intercontinental skip-glide rocket bomber. Walter Dornberger, former head of Peenemuende, was at Bell Aircraft in the 1950's and developed the Sanger-Bredt concept through various iterations (Bomi and Robo). In typical Pentagon fashion the final development contract went instead to Boeing. Politics resulted in its primary purpose changing during its life (manned space bomber, high speed test vehicle, reconnaissance platform), with the launch vehicles at various times including Titan I, Titan II, and finally Titan IIIC. Cancellation in December 1963 came only eight months before drop tests from a B-52 and a first manned flight in 1966.
The Dyna-Soar itself would have been developed into Dyna-Soar II, III, X-20X, and Dyna-MOWS (Manned Orbital Weapons System) versions which would have run the gamut of missions - orbital supply, satellite rendezvous and inspection, reconnaissance, research, and orbital bombing.
After its cancellation, the Air Force pursued further development of manned spaceplanes through the Prime, Asset, X-23, and X-24 programs, with suborbital launch of subscale lifting body designs. B-52 drop tests of the X-24A and X-24B lifting body designs continued into the mid-1970's. Reportedly there were also black programs leading to suborbital flight and re-entry of a full-size unmanned lifting body patterned after the NASA HL-10. In the end, the Air Force was pressured by the Nixon Administration to accept participation in the space shuttle program in lieu of separate development of their own designs.
The klaxon sounds in the hardened silo deep beneath the earth. A space-suited astronauts run from the ready room, grabs the bar over the hatch, and hoists his legs into the cockpit. The ground crew attach his suit hoses, check that he is strapped into the ejection seat. The pilot closes the hatch above him. The blast doors open, the rocket is raised to the surface of the earth. Minutes later the Titan roars from the silo, launching the Dyna-Soar space bomber on an intercontinental nuclear strike mission.
This was the original vision of Dyna-Soar, the penultimate manned space bomber project of the 1950's. Following evaluation of the Robo space bomber proposals in the summer of 1957, the decision was made to combine several parallel Air Force and NACA manned spaceplane projects into a single effort. These included the SR 126 Robo; the System 459L Brass Bell hypersonic reconnaissance vehicle; and the System 610A Hywards follow-on to the X-15. The secret form DD-613 was completed on 23 August 1957 for System 464L with the confidential description 'Hypersonic Glide Rocket Weapon System', the confidential nickname 'Dyna-Soar' (for Dynamic Soarer), and the unclassified title 'Hypersonic Strategic Weapon System'.
The proposed project would develop a manned, winged vehicle that would be rocket-boosted to hypersonic speed at an altitude above 30 km. It would then glide from 10,200 to 40,800 km, depending on the mission. The project was to be completed in three phases:
The Dyna-Soar could attack enemy targets from any direction. At its low approach altitude enemy radar systems would only provide three minutes warning of the attack, as opposed to twenty minutes for an ICBM. Unlike a ballistic missile, it could be recalled or retargeted during the mission. On the reconnaissance mission, it could glide over enemy targets between 45 and 90 km altitude, providing better resolution than orbiting satellites at much higher altitudes. The data would be available for analysis within hours of the overflight, compared to having to wait for days for recovery of the capsules from spy satellites. The enemy would also have no warning to conceal its activities, unlike a satellite in its predictable orbit.
The Air Force considered 12 contractors as capable of bidding on the program. Nine vendor teams submitted bids by March 1958. These were broken into two groups: vehicles which would be accelerated to orbital velocity at 120 km altitude and achieve global range by actually being in orbit; and sub-orbital vehicles that would reach near-orbital speed at 90 km altitude and glide around the planet. The proposals may be summarized as follows:
Satelloid Proposals
During the study period, something extraordinary happened: Boeing's configuration evolved from its original Buck Rogers concept, festooned with fins, to something nearly identical to Bell's glider. Boeing's March 1958 configuration was essentially a tetrahedron; triangular planform with a diamond cross-section. That shape was driven by the desire to eliminate thermal stresses by using a determinate truss primary structure. But Boeing already recognized that the ventral fins were thermally untenable and would have to go. They were driven to a flat-bottomed configuration with distinct wings to reduce heating and improve landability. By the time of the final proposals in June 1959, the competing glider systems were nearly indistinguishable, except that Bell's glider used a more sophisticated double-delta wing, foreshadowing the space shuttle of 15 years later. In a shock move, Boeing was selected for the glider in June 1959.
This was Bell's swan song. The small but innovative company had invested millions of its own money in the Bomi and Dyna-Soar. But Bell was considered more of a prototype house by the Air Force. In World War II they were relegated to production of fighters to be sent to the Soviet Union on lend-lease. Although they had built the first American jet aircraft and the X-1, the first aircraft to break the sound barrier, they had not won a full-scale development contract for a manned aircraft since 1955. Boeing, on the other hand, was the premier builder of SAC's B-52 bombers and Minuteman ICBM's. To compensate it for the loss of the B-70 competition at the end of 1957, it was perhaps considered logical for it to build the successor.
On the other hand the service greatly preferred Martin's booster proposal (Titan I for the suborbital tests, Titan C for global flights). Boeing's vague proposal was to use Atlas-Centaur for suborbital flights, and a booster 'to be determined' for orbital flights. The contract awards for Dyna-Soar, were announced on November 9, 1959. By then the program was had gone down to two phases, and then back to three phases - a suborbital test Phase 1, an orbital test Phase 2, and an operational weapon system in Phase 3.
The selection of the Titan C for the Phase 2 booster was controversial. This was a Titan II booster stage topped by a new liquid oxygen/hydrogen upper stage. Even though Aerojet already had the engine under test in Sacramento, the Eisenhower administration wasn't interested in developing yet another new orbital launch vehicle. There were also elements in the Air Force pushing their Space Launching System family of modular launch vehicles. And there was an Air Force requirement, beyond Dyna-Soar, for development of a large booster for its SLV-4 requirement. This new vehicle would be needed by the late 1960's for launch of ten-metric ton reconnaissance satellites into low orbit and heavy communications, ELINT, and early warning satellites into high orbits. Production of Titan I boosters for Phase 1 was authorized while a decision on the orbital booster was deferred.
The first development contract was not issued until April 1960. While glider development continued at Boeing, the booster kept changing. By January 1961 it was decided to use the Titan 2 instead of the Titan 1 for the suborbital flights. In July 1961 the Air Force recommended production of its visionary Space Launching System for the SLV-4 requirement. The A-388 'Phoenix' variant of the modular booster would provide Dyna-Soar's ride to orbit. This was overturned three months later and the Titan 3 became the heavy-launch vehicle for the USAF. A month later, at the end of 1961, it was decided to dump the Titan 2 sub-orbital phase of Dyna-Soar launches, and use the Titan 3 alone for Dyna-Soar launches.
Meanwhile development of the glider was proceeding well. By the end of 1962 critical design reviews of all major subsystems had been completed. Major breakthroughs had been achieved in high temperature materials and fabrication of parts for the airframe was underway. Delivery of the first Dyna-Soar was to be made by October 1964 and first orbital launch by the end of 1965. While the first glider test would be 14 months later than the original July 1957 schedule, the first orbital flight was expected six months earlier.
Dyna-Soar was seemingly doomed from birth over controversy over its mission and the lack of a strong sponsor. The Eisenhower administration wanted to limit it to suborbital missions (so as not to infringe on the new NASA agency's mission of manned orbital flight). Once Eisenhower was replaced by Kennedy, the catastrophic new Secretary of Defense, Robert McNamara, began to work his malignant magic. There was no weapons system immediately resulting from Dyna-Soar. Nor did he believe there was any need for the military to waste so much money on an aeronautical research vehicle. The back-and-forth was extremely tedious and can be traced through the chronology below. Suffice to say after reviews, audits, and special studies ad nauseum the project was killed by McNamara in December 1963.
It was replaced by the Manned Orbiting Laboratory (MOL), equipped with a Gemini capsule, also launched by a Titan 3 booster. McNamara killed a project in being, with drawing release nearly 100% complete, and the first spacecraft one month away from final assembly. Expenditures were under control and Boeing had already spent $ 253.5 million of its $ 530 million development budget. Captive-carry flights would have begun within the year. In its place was a vague concept not even studied in any detail yet. After six years of development, it would in turn be cancelled in 1969 after wasting $ 1.5 billion. It was a typical example of McNamara's criminally poor judgment.
If Dyna-Soar and the Space Launching System had been completed, the United States would have had by 1965 a modern modular launch vehicle launching a reusable manned spaceplane -- something it now hopes to accomplish with the Delta IV / OSP by 2010. The nation could have been spared the false premise of the shuttle program and had a space station ferry in being by the beginning of the 1970's. It might even have been flying well into the 21st Century, while the Gemini, Apollo, and Shuttle were consigned to the trash heaps of history.
Technical Description of the Dyna-Soar
The glider had a 72.48 deg straight delta wing with a flat bottom. The aft fuselage was ramped, found desirable to provide directional stability at transonic speeds. It was 10.78 m long, with a wingspan of 6.34 m and a wing area of 32 sq m. The design provided a hypersonic lift-to-drag ratio of from 0.8 to 1.9 at hypersonic speeds. This was sufficient to give it a maximum cross-range of 3150 km. This meant if it had to divert from a planned landing at Edwards Air Force base, California, it could land anywhere from Juneau, Alaska, to Talaro, Ecuador, including any airfield in the continental United States. The Dyna-Soar's unique wire-brush skids allowed it to land even on compacted earth runways as short as 2400 m.
The glider had a design mass of 5,055 kg with a 450 kg return payload for the 3150 km cross-range. This design mass was based on the original expected performance of the heat shield materials. Tests prior to cancellation of the project indicated higher-than-expected emissivity of the heat shield. This meant the flight vehicle could have a mass of 6,400 kg with a return payload of 1800 kg at the 3150 km cross range. This capability was to be exploited in planned follow-on versions.
In orbit the glider remained attached to the third stage of the Titan 3. This transtage was a restartable rocket capable of enormous maneuvers. Before ignition it had a gross mass of 12,250 kg, of which 10,300 kg was storable nitrogen tetroxide/Aerozine-50 propellants. The transtage would fire initially to place the Dyna-Soar in orbit. Available remaining propulsion would depend on the mission initial orbit and glider mass. On a typical mission it was expected the total mass (glider+transtage) orbited would be 12,700 kg, leaving the transtage with 5700 kg of propellants, enough for a single maneuver of over 2 km/sec. Such huge maneuvers would greatly complicate the enemy's ability to predict the overflight path and time of the Dyna-Soar on a reconnaissance, bombing, or satellite interception mission.
The Air Force was especially interested in exploring the possibilities of 'synergistic' orbital maneuver. This would involve the X-20 entering the upper atmosphere, and using its aerodynamic maneuverability to change the orbital plane. The transtage would then boost the spacecraft back into orbit. This would change the maximum plane change from 15.8 deg for the pure propulsive engine burn to 20.3 deg for the 'synergistic' turn.
In the fairing between the glider and the transtage was a solid-propellant abort rocket adapted from the Minuteman third stage. This would be used for aborts during launch to blast the glider away from the booster. On orbit, it could be used for emergency retro-fire in case of a transtage propulsion failure.
The internal structure of the X-20A was a truss structure of Rene 41 steel. This was designed to compensate for thermal expansion of the hot structure during re-entry. Within the body truss were four bays - forward pilot's compartment, a central equipment compartment, aft equipment bay, and secondary equipment bay.
The upper wing, body, and inside fin surfaces were also of Rene 41. Coated molybdenum was used for the leading edge panels and the lower wing surface. The nose cap was of zirconium. Maximum re-entry temperatures during a maximum lateral range re-entry would 2010 deg C at the nose-cap, 1550 deg C on the wing leading edge, and 1340 deg C on the wing lower surface. The internal structure would stabilize at 980 deg C.
The X-20 would not be controllable throughout its speed range with purely manual controls. Therefore a control augmentation system was provided, which could operate in four control modes, all of them fly-by-wire. A side-arm controller provided pitch and roll inputs while yaw commands were via conventional aircraft rudder pedals. The pilot was able to use these controls for manual flight of the Titan 3C launch vehicle during the boost to orbit, if needed. In space, these controls commanded one of two redundant hydrogen peroxide thruster systems for orientation. During re-entry, the control system operated a mix of thruster and aerodynamic controls until the glider reached a dynamic pressure of 0.68 bar. From that point purely aerodynamic controls were used. The thrusters were shut down and the remaining hydrogen peroxide propellant was pumped overboard. Over 8,000 pilot-hours were spent in X-20 simulators before the program was cancelled. These showed the glider's longitudinal and lateral handling characteristics were rated between good and satisfactory in the speed range Mach 1 to Mach 27.
The inertial navigation system was developed by Honeywell at their Saint Petersburg, Florida facility. It used an adaptation of the inertial measurement unit developed for the Bomarc-B missile and later adapted for the Centaur upper stage. The guidance computer was the same used in the Hound Dog missile. The system was tested in-flight in an F-101B fighter and on a high-speed sled at Holloman AFB. After the X-20 cancellation, the system was tested at extreme speed and altitude in the X-15.
For the re-entry the pilot was provided with a unique 'energy management display' which consisted of a series of transparent overlays on a cathode-ray tube. The system was driven by the guidance computer, which changed the overlays every 300 m/s as the re-entry progressed. Two dots were projected on the cathode-ray tube. One showed the current angle of attack and bank angle of the glider; the other the angles the pilot would have to fly to reach the selected airfield. The overlay included a line indicating air vehicle structural limits to ensure the pilot did not over-maneuver the aircraft. The guidance system could store a maximum of ten airfield locations.
The internal compartments of the Dyna-Soar were encased in 'water walls' which provided passive cooling. These reduced the 980 deg C re-entry equilibrium temperature of the airframe truss structure to 90 deg C and allowed the pressure shells of the compartments to be of conventional aluminum. Cooling systems in the compartments further reduced the maximum internal temperature to 46 deg C. The pilot compartment was pressurized to 0.5 atmosphere, equivalent to an altitude of 5500 m, but with a mixture of 43.5% oxygen and 56.5% nitrogen. The payload compartment was pressurized at 0.7 atmosphere with 100% nitrogen. The other two bays were not pressurized, but had nitrogen purging systems in the case of fires.
The pilot's compartment housed the inertial guidance system, the flight control system electronics, pilot displays, controls, ejection seat, and gas supplies for windshield cover jettison and landing gear extension. The pilot had a view at all times through two side windows. The three-piece forward windshield was covered by a heat shield during ascent, orbital operations, and re-entry. It was only blown off when the glider had slowed below Mach 6, for use on landing. However tests by Neil Armstrong with a modified F5D Stingray fighter showed landing could be safely made using only the side windows if this failed to jettison. The ejection seat could only be used at subsonic speeds between 1,000 and 130 kph.
The equipment compartment provided just over two cubic meters of volume, to be occupied during flight tests with the 450 kg of the Test Instrumentation Subsystem. This processed and recorded data from 750 sensors that captured glider temperature, pressure, loads, subsystems performance, pilot biometrics, and heat flux.
The aft equipment bay was a narrow compartment containing the liquid nitrogen supply, the hydrogen peroxide propellant tanks, and some power system controls.
The large secondary power bay was dominated by the huge liquid hydrogen tank. This worked with two redundant liquid oxygen tanks to provide propellant for the unique Auxiliary Power Unit that provided 12 kVA 400 cycle AC power for the Dyna-Soar. It also housed the glycol secondary cooling system.
Mission Profile
For the 'single-orbit' test flights, Dyna-Soar would be boosted from Cape Canaveral by the Titan 3C and transtage to 7.53 km/s at 98 km altitude. It would then coast to an apogee of 146 km over South Africa. The transtage would be jettisoned over the Indian Ocean, and the long re-entry glide would continue from there until landing at Edwards Air Force Base, California. For multi-orbit flights, booster cut-off would be only 20 m/s faster and 600 m higher. But then the glider would coast to 183 km altitude, where the transtage would fire to circularize the orbit. After three circuits of the earth, the transtage would fire again over Angola to brake out of orbit, with the return demonstrating the spacecraft's cross range capability and the landing again at Edwards.
Growth Versions
Heavier and more capable versions of the Dyna-Soar were planned to follow on the basic ten-flight program. These could use both refurbished gliders from the basic program and new-build spacecraft. The basic vehicle had the capability for a 450 kg return payload and 300 m/s delta-v capability. Expected improvements were as follows:
Following the funded ten-flight test series, the Dyna-Soar could be used in a number of roles. While the space bomber mission was no longer discussed by late 1963, it would be a useful platform for other Air Force missions. The basic X-20A could be modified to accommodate the following payloads:
Longer-term, the X-20X was a follow-on version for space station ferry missions. The interior of the glider was substantially rearranged to provide for four passenger seats behind the pilot. The aft equipment bay was eliminated and all equipment was moved to the secondary power bay. The abort motor was eliminated. That and the performance improvements listed resulted in substantial space and mass margins for large payloads in a bay in the transition section between the glider and transtage. Grappling arms provided for docking of the entire upper fuselage with a space station.
The X-20 was pushed as an alternate to the Gemini as a space station ferry vehicle in the twilight days of the program. If only it had been accepted, the US would have had a space station and winged ferry vehicle flying before the end of the 1960's.
Crew Size: 1. Habitable Volume: 3.50 m3. Spacecraft delta v: 900 m/s (2,950 ft/sec).
Gross mass: 10,125 kg (22,321 lb).
Unfuelled mass: 7,435 kg (16,391 lb).
Payload: 450 kg (990 lb).
Height: 14.50 m (47.50 ft).
Span: 6.34 m (20.80 ft).
Thrust: 71.19 kN (16,004 lbf).
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The wearing of pastels in womenswear is no longer seen as just a spring trend. In fact, pastels were a popular, albeit surprising, trend from the Fall/Winter 2013/14 collections. This trend was lauded by many fashion editors for its diverse array of beautiful candy colors. From coats to lace and satin to skirts, pastel is celebrated because it can suit any woman. Certain pastel colors favor cool-toned women, while others favor warm-toned women. This trend means it can be shown in editorials and all women can take part. The fashion trend of pastel will perk up anyone who is tired of the snow and cold this season!
Some women may not know what counts as pastel. Well, the designers proved that almost every color has a pastel counterpart. Consider the following:
- baby blue
- powder pink
- mint green
- lemon yellow
- ice blue
- blush pink
- lavender
Surely there must be a color in the above list that you already have in your wardrobe! Do not be afraid to reach for something familiar in these tones, and just apply it to your wardrobe with a couple new items. Consider a cashmere cardigan, knife-pleat skirt, or coat to really make an fresh impact.
All publications have written about how to keep yourself from looking ridiculous in this trend. It is suggested that you create new, or refreshing color combinations. Some of these combinations are:
- ice blue and silver
- mint green and nude
- powder pink and orange
- lavender and white
- baby blue and animal print
- lemon yellow and mint green
- blush pink and nude
You could also pair them with an animal print. Even wearing similar pastel shades monochromatically can give you a modern vibe. One of the best ways to execute this trend it to pair metallic accents. Retro-glam metallic jewelry, and coordinated handbag hardware and heels can really add polish. Wide-legged pants with a metallic pointed-toe heel or a pastel dress with a metallic evening sandal will keep you chic.
Any way that you style this look, you have the means to make it your own. Never be afraid to pick up some new-for-you items at one of the incredible consignment shops in our area. The treasures you come across there might be something you end up starting to wear as a trend item, and then one day it turns into the most treasured piece in your wardrobe.
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Francis Asbury Tarkenton (The Scrambler)
Position: QB
Height: 6-0 Weight: 190 lbs.
Throws: Right
Born: February 3, 1940 in Richmond, VA
High School: Athens
College: Georgia (school history) (Tarkenton college stats)
Drafted by the Minnesota Vikings in the 3rd round (29th overall) of the 1961 NFL Draft.
Drafted by the Boston Patriots in the 5th round (34th overall) of the 1961 AFL Draft.
Weighted Career AV (100-95-...): 149 (7th overall since 1950)
9-time Pro Bowler & 1-time First-Team All-Pro (fine print)
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Receiver's Update – November 17, 2015
The FTC case against Defendants is still proceeding. The FTC has filed a Motion for Summary Judgment as to all Defendants, except Kent Brown and Shawn Sunyich, who have previously settled with the FTC. That motion has been granted by the Court as to liability, but the issue of what damages may be awarded remain pending.
November 11, 2014 – Receiver's Update
The FTC case against Defendants is proceeding and is now in the discovery phase. Absent a settlement, the case could extend indefinitely.
The Receiver continues the process of accumulating the limited assets of Receivership Entities and pursuing possible claims against third parties. It is still too early in the process to determine whether, and to what extent, there will be assets available for a consumer redress procedure for consumers victimized by Ideal.
October 7, 2013 - Receiver's Update
The Receiver continues the process of accumulating the limited assets of Receivership Entities. It is still too early in the process to determine whether, and to what extent, there will be assets available for a consumer redress procedure for consumers victimized by Ideal.
May 30, 2013 - Receiver's Update
The Receiver is now in the process of accumulating whatever assets of Receivership Entities that may be available.
On January 30, 2013, the Court entered a Temporary Restraining Order ("TRO") which included an asset freeze and the appointment of a Temporary Receiver to take control of the company's operations. To read a copy of the TRO, click here. On February 1, 2013, the Temporary Receiver took possession of the business operations based in St. George, Utah and immediately suspended all operations. He is now conducting a thorough review of the business.
The Court has set February 14, 2013 at 4:30 p.m. as the date and time for a hearing on whether a Preliminary Injunction should issue.
The asset freeze and the receivership apply to "Receivership Entities" which are defined in the TRO (Paragraph II, page 6) as the entities named as Corporate Defendants (Ideal Financial Solutions, Inc.; Ascot Crossing, LLC; Chandon Group, Inc.; Bracknell Shore, Ltd.; Fiscal Fitness, LLC; Avanix, LLC) and "entities that are part of Defendants' common enterprise," including, but not limited to, Debt Elimination Systems, LLC; US Debt Relief, LLC; Money Mastery, LLC; US Debt Assistance Corp.; IWB Services (St. Kitts); Financial Fitness, LLC; Debt to Wealth, LLC (St. Kitts); Debt to Wealth, LLC (Nevada); Ideal Goodness, LLC; Dollars West, LLC; Fluidity, LLC; Newport Sails, LLC; Shaw Shank, LLC; Bunker Hillside, LLC; Funding Guarantee, LLC; Newline Cash, LLC; Wealth Fitness, LLC; and Zeal Funding, LLC.
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Omaha is the world's second most popular poker game, right behind Texas Hold'em. There are two major variations of Omaha: Pot Limit and Eight-or-Better (or, Omaha High-Lo).
Omaha is a game of "the nuts," because it frequently takes the best possible high or low hand to win a showdown. It is also a game where between the cards in his hand and the community cards a player may have drawing possibilities to multiple different types of holdings. For example, a player may have both a draw to a flush and a full house using different combinations of cards. At times, even seasoned players may need additional time to figure what draws are possible for their hand.
Omaha is very similar to Texas Hold'em; the main difference being that each player is dealt four cards to his private hand instead of two. The betting rounds and layout of community cards are identical. At showdown, each player's hand is the best five-card hand he can make from exactly three of the five cards on the board, plus exactly two of his own cards. Unlike Texas Hold'em, a player cannot play four or five of the cards on the board with fewer than two of his own, nor can a player use three or four hole cards to disguise a strong hand.
Omaha Eight-or-Better
Eight-or-Better (Hi-Lo Split, 8/Better, Hi-Lo) is a common American variation of Omaha, in which each player makes a separate five-card high hand and five-card ace-to-five low hand (eight-high or lower to qualify), and the pot is split between the high and low (which may be the same player). To qualify for low, a player must be able to play an 8-7-6-5-4 or lower (this is why it is called "eight-or-better," or simply "Omaha/8"). This game is usually played in the fixed limit version, although pot limit Omaha/8 is becoming more popular. A few low-stakes online tournaments feature even no limit Omaha/8.
Pot Limit Omaha
Europe's most popular form of poker, Pot Limit Omaha (usually called "PLO"). It is more often played high only, but can also be played Hi-Lo. It's also become a very popular high-stakes online game, as well as in live mixed games.
In PLO, no player can raise more than the size of the total pot, including
chips collected from previous betting rounds, previous action in the current betting round, and/or a call from the player making the raise. This does not preclude a player from raising less than the maximum so long as the amount of the raise is equal to or greater than any previous bet or raise in the same betting round.
Omaha is a great option for you Texas Hold'em players who are looking to branch out and try a different game. It's not so different as to demand a whole new learning curve, and it's different enough to give you something new to play. And don't forget, Omaha is one heck of an action game.


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Consider the sphere $S^2\subset\mathbb{R}^3$ in cylindrical coordinates $(\theta, z)$ (away from poles $z=\pm 1$) with symplectic structure $\omega=d\theta\wedge dz$. I want to show that the vector field $X=\partial_\theta$ is hamiltonian. That is, the contraction of $\omega$ by $X$, denoted $i_X\omega$ is exact.
One way is straightforward: since the first de Rham group of the sphere is trivial the 1-form $i_X\omega$, being closed, has to be exact.
Question 1 -- why is $i_X\omega$ closed?
Question 2 -- Suppose I don't want to use my knowledge about de Rham groups and I want to show directly ("by hands") that $i_X\omega$ is exact. How to do this properly? Here is my work:
Since $X=\partial_\theta$ we get $$ i_X\omega(\partial_\theta)=\omega(X,\partial_\theta)=0 \\ i_X\omega(\partial_z)=\omega(X,\partial_z)=1 $$ Hence $i_X\omega=dz$ and so it is exact, at least locally on $U=S^2\setminus\{z=\pm 1\}$.
Now, to show the global exactness I would have to find a suitable change of charts and check that the transformed $\omega$ is exact around z=1 and z=-1.
If all I said is correct, then what would be a suitable change of charts? Or, is there an easier way?


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Use offer in a sentence
- Thus, I am willing to avail myself of any hint coming from without to offer this paper once more to the press. [6]
- My offer of two sous is met with ridicule, but not with indifference. [4]
- They inwardly resolved to watch him nights, when opportunity should offer, in the hope of getting a glimpse of his dread master. [5]
- Had he meant to offer his hand in good-bye? [11]
- What had life to offer her without his love? [10]
- From time to time the offer of one office or another tempted him, but he wisely, or luckily, resisted. [5]
- His reply to this generous offer was almost brusque, but it did not deceive the priest. [9]
- He worked out the hypothesis of the matrimonial offer as he would have reasoned out the probabilities in a law case he was undertaking. [6]
- The generosity of the act benumbed my senses, and for the instant I was inclined to accept the offer upon the impulse of it. [9]
- Galbraith knew that the Sergeant would trust no one to feed his horse but himself, and the offer therefore was made with design. [11]
- In this brief space and time I cannot enter fully upon this great subject, but must be content to offer certain suggestions for your consideration. [4]
- Early that morning, so he told them, Hiram the groom had been to him to offer him a wonderfully large and splendid emerald for sale. [10]
- If an archangel should offer to save his soul for sixpence, he would try to find a sixpence with a hole in it. [6]
- The Interviewer had sense and tact enough not to offer him an orange, and so shift the balance of obligation. [6]
- All the guests rose and respectfully greated Van der Werff; Georg started up to offer him his chair. [10]
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I'm an RN in a NYC hospital. I've had a rough time at work in the past few months. Staffing issues, undesirable changes in personnel, a poorly timed visit from JCAHO, and change in computer system all add to the stress and confusion we are experiencing. There is a chronic problem of broken and missing equipment. In this environment, we must accommodate an overwhelming volume of patients (our hospital boasts one of the highest volume of births in NYC with nearly 6,000 deliveries a year.)
We passed the JCAHO inspection. All administrative efforts were focused on prepping the unit and priming the staff with mini drills. They even put an extra nurse in the C-section that JCAHO monitored; a "baby nurse." Something we simply can't afford the luxury of having in an unobserved delivery. There are not enough nurses to spare. The ones we have left are burned out.
I see my co-workers sighing, angry and frustrated. Some of us are getting a wild-eyed look of desperation that comes with the fight-or-flight response. We talk among ourselves. The consensus is that we do not feel supported, or heard or appreciated. Words of appreciation and pep talks can only placate us for so long. The upshot of this careless approach to nursing issues is that we come in late, call out or leave altogether.
There are nurses who have invested themselves fully in their job and the hospital for over 20 years. One nurse was verbally honored for her longevity at a morning "huddle" for which she got applause. The acknowledgement was followed by an apology that there would be no token of appreciation such as a traditional gift or dinner in her honor. She smiled wryly and everyone looked at each other knowingly. Why did that not come as a surprise? It's what we have come to expect. Disregard.
As an RN of 12 years, I've run the gamut of experiences. I will never be one of those nurses honored for her longevity. I started late (at age 37), and my primary interest in being an RN at this point is the paycheck. I have no job satisfaction. Don't get me wrong, I do love the times with my patients where we bond and talk together like new friends. In those moments, they feel safe with me, and I feel human. It is all I have to get me through a grueling shift. But as a night nurse by choice, I'm among the population of nurses who get the brunt of the short-staffing issue. This leads to a heavier workload and no breaks. Not many nurses want to stay on nights for long, but the night shift works better than the day shift for me. I can be home for my children when they come back from school in the afternoon, help them with their homework, make them dinner and get them to bed at a reasonable hour...then to school in the morning. This would not be possible for me to do if I went to the day shift. I would have to leave before they were awake and not be home until their bedtime. They would have to fend for themselves whenever I worked. This is not what I want for them, so I remain on the night shift.
Right now I'm at a crossroads in life. I will be 50 next year. I have kept my balance and sanity with my "hobbies" over the past six or seven years. This began with modeling and writing, costuming and crafting. These things gave me back a dimension of my life that I gave up when I became a nurse. I have always been an artist anyway you look at it. I'm happiest when creating something, whether it is some writing, a sketch, a costume, a dance or a song. In nursing I have had to curb my mind and learn only the things I'm required to do by wrote. It was a very hard lesson for me. Nursing is an unnatural fit for an artistic type, but I have learned a lot from it. Artists have an extremely difficult time with rules and protocol. They are the wild card in a hierarchic situation as they are constantly leaving the "box." We don't see lines or boundaries. We don't see ourselves as better or worse than anyone. We also are not impressed by authority. We put values on people's behaviors, not their station or title. I've had to learn a new mindset by being out of my element in a hospital environment. I've been in survival mode ever since becoming a nurse. I'm tired of the struggle.


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Alibi in High Heels
Gemma Halliday
2008, Romance/Mystery
Dorcester, $6.99, 294 pages, Amazon ASIN 0843958359Part of a series
I love mysteries, so imagine my excitement at reading a mystery set in Paris during Fashion Week. As a travel and Project Runway fan, could it get any better? I hope so, because Gemma Halliday's Alibi in High Heels is almost enough to turn me off from both the TV show and any thoughts of returning to Paris.
This is the fourth in Ms. Halliday's High Heels mysteries featuring shoe designer Maddie Springer, who in this entry will have her shoes featured in one of the top fashion shows at Paris Fashion Week. Before she can leave, however, one of her mother's wacky friends accidentally runs her down with a car, fracturing Maddie's leg. Despite having to wear a blue Smurf boot and use crutches, she goes to Paris, along with her mother, and that wacky friend.
Not long after Maddie's arrival, one of the models murdered with one of her stiletto pumps. Of course, she becomes the primary suspect in the crime, the media dubs her the Couture Killer, and - just as matter of factly - she sets out to find the real murderer.
Maddie involves her best friend (hired to replace the dead model) and Felix Dunn, a tabloid reporter, in her various escapades. Maddie's lover homicide detective Jack Ramirez catches the red-eye to Paris and arrives just in time to bail her out of jail for breaking-and-entering with Felix. Jack isn't happy to learn that Felix was with Maddie as he suspects Felix has feelings for her. Does she show proper appreciation for Jack's help? Does she take advantage of his expertise as a homicide detective? Of course not. Instead, while Jack showers the next morning, she sneaks out of the hotel and flies to London with her friend to do more snooping.
I didn't like either Maddie or Jack. I found her behavior to be immature at best and downright stupid at times. I might believe that she would inadvertently introduce herself as the Couture Killer once despite the fact that she's trying to be undercover, but to repeatedly introduce herself that way? And to the police?
I don't believe for a minute in the long-term potential of Maddie and Jack's relationship. They both have unrealistic expectations regarding the amount of time the other should spend on their career. Not to mention her attraction to Felix, and that she doesn't do a lot to discourage his attention.
I found Maddie's mother and her mother's friend to be particularly annoying. Take any "ugly American in Paris" story you have ever heard, multiply it by 100, and you barely touch the surface of their bad behavior.
The resolution of the murders was quite clever, but wasn't enough to override a very annoying book. Without going into spoilers, however, parts of the resolution just reinforced how stupid Maddie had been throughout the book.
It's clear that this series appeals to many readers. The cover indicates that it will soon be on television. Unfortunately, it didn't work for me. There are many great mystery series with strong romance threads, but this isn't one of them.
-- LinnieGayl Kimmel


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Abel Salazar Movies and Career Information
Jul 19, 1889
Actor, Director and Producer
Abel de Lima Salazar (July 19, 1889, Guimarães - December 29, 1946, Lisbon), was a Portuguese physician, lecturer, researcher, writer and painter who worked and lived in Porto. He was the son of Adolfo Barroso Pereira Salazar (Guimarães, October 20, 1858 – Porto, January 1, 1941) and wife Adelaide da Luz da Silva e Lima (– Porto, October 3, 1929). Founded in 1975, the Instituto de Ciências Biomédicas Abel Salazar (in English Abel Salazar Biomedical Sciences Institute), a research center and biosciences school of the University of Porto, was named after him. He was an anti-fascist and his painting with his social references anticipates the neo-realist movement in the Portuguese painting. He was not related to António de Oliveira Salazar, the Portuguese dictator. Abel Salazar was married to Gloria Marin.
- Abel Salazar Movies before 2015
- Brainiac, The (1962) 1962
- Vampire's Coffin (El ataud del vampiro) 1958
- Vampire (El vampiro)
- Los Tres Garcia
- Vuelven los Garcia!
- Man and the Monster (El hombre y el monstruo)
- La maldicion de la llorona
- Movies Directed by Abel Salazar
- Tres mujeres en la hoguera
- Movies Produced by Abel Salazar
- Brainiac, The (1962) 1962


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Ivory silk faced satin trumpet bridal gown, hand beaded and embroidered tulle bodice with silver accents, sweetheart neckline, platinum silk satin ribbon belt with hand-made flowers at natural waist, trumpet skirt, chapel train.
I recieved endless compliments on this gown. It was so comfortable and light. I couldn't have chosen a more perfect dress.
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Domestic worker public education plan launched
HONOLULU — The state Department of Labor & Industrial Relations and Gov. Neil Abercrombie recently announced the launch of a multilingual public education campaign concern domestic workers. Signed by the governor last year, Act 248 provides for minimum wage, overtime, discrimination and harassment protections for domestic workers. Previously, domestic workers were excluded from these basic protections of state wage and hour and fair employment laws afforded to others.
"Workers protected under this law include housekeepers, childcare workers, caretakers, maids, and gardeners among others that work in the home of employers," Mila Kaahanui, executive director of the Office of Community Services. "These workers are often hidden from vie and many may have limited English proficiency."
The Domestic Workers Hawaii Rights campaign has created informational material in 10 languages in addition to English. The campaign will reach into the community through the Office of Community Services' Immigrant Resource Centers on Kauai, Oahu and Hawaii Island. Educational material will also be posted on TheBus, available on the Department of Labor & Industrial Relations website, and disseminated through community organizations. In addition, radio spots will begin running on select radio stations later this month.


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A lawsuit against Madera County and District Attorney Michael R. Keitz has been settled for nearly $400,000.
The lawsuit was filed by a former deputy district attorney George Fawcett against the County of Madera and the district attorney's office, alleging he had been the subject of retaliation for supporting the political campaign of a rival for the district attorney's position in the 2010 election.
The decision, announced Monday, provided $331,500 to Fawcett and $63,500 to his attorneys.
According to a prepared statement, the Madera County Board of Supervisors and their legal representatives made a business decision to end expensive, distracting and time-consuming litigation, so that the district attorney could focus prosecution resources on essential law enforcement priorities.
"The expense of ongoing litigation is a primary concern in these difficult budgetary times for the County," said Keitz.
All of the parties acknowledged that the settlement did not represent an admission of liability for any of the former employee's claims. The county and Keitz denied, and continue to deny the claims.
The terms of the settlement agreement required that the employee leave his employment with the County of Madera, and agree not to seek re-employment with the county in the future.
"Personnel matters are confidential. Accordingly, I am prohibited from giving any further information about the issue" said Keitz. "Unfortunately, these types of lawsuits are all too common. Very similar lawsuits have also been filed against newly elected district attorneys in at least two other California counties. Many law enforcement agencies, from police to sheriff to District Attorney, have been the target of lawsuits in the California legal climate."
Last December, the county agreed to pay $350,000 to settle a suit brought by two women who also accused Keitz of political retribution. Former deputy district attorney Karen Mitchell and legal secretary Toni Lindsey settled their case against the county after accusing Keitz of retaliation, discrimination and harassment in connection with Keitz's promotion to district attorney and his bid for election.


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Slouched side by side on a bench, cousins Mary Clare Murphy and Christie Miller look like many other low-key moms in Madison, Wisconsin. You would never guess the two women had cracked the National Association of Realtors' monopoly on house sales by launching FSBOMadison.com, believed to be the country's largest for-sale-by-owner Web site.
Self-described Luddites who missed watching their own CNBC interview with Maria Bartiromo because neither has cable, Murphy, 52, a former nurse, and Miller, 39, once a social worker, run their hectic, seven-day-a-week operation from a cramped bedroom office in Miller's house. Their business rationale goes like this: NAR agents typically earn about 6 percent commission on each sale, "creating fees that add up to tens of thousands for the seller," Murphy says. And, she adds, "They don't even clean your house for showings — you have to do it." For just $150, FSBOMadison (pronounced fizz-boh) will list a house, manage the online traffic, and throw in a teal yard sign. Judging by the success of the site — which now lists almost 15 percent of all houses on the market in and around Madison, and gets more Internet traffic than the multiple-listing service operated by area agents — it's clear that they've tapped into a revolutionary new way to sell real estate.
Unlikely Entrepreneurs
The eureka moment came in 1997, when both women had just left their jobs to care for infant daughters. Murphy and her husband were having problems selling their home, and when an agent annoyed Murphy by claiming that he made more money than her husband, she said, "There is no way we are going with an agent." Murphy had sold a house once, so she knew that putting an ad in the paper was hit-or-miss. When her husband, a kidney specialist, suggested creating a Web site to advertise their home, Murphy asked Miller whether she wanted to help her launch it. Miller's husband, a tool and die manufacturer, whipped up a prototype yard sign while Murphy and Miller contacted people who were advertising their own homes in the local paper and offered them a free ad.
On February 28, 1998, they launched FSBOMadison with 10 listings. The speed with which their signs mushroomed around town, cropping up on the lawns of modest bungalows and million-dollar Tudors, took them by surprise. "That first year, we expected to list 100 houses, charging $75 per listing," Murphy says. Instead, they posted 333 and more than doubled that number to 777 the next year. Today they upload listings for 2,000 houses and earn almost $300,000 annually by charging just $150 for each.
In some ways, the college town of 208,000 people seems ideally suited to a for-sale-by-owner market. Madison was a hotbed of antiwar protest in the 1960s, and locals, true to their rebellious reputation, tend to be wary of any slick commercial enterprise. Murphy and Miller's lack of airs went a long way in building trust. "They are two nice ladies who wear Birkenstocks, and that's what Madison loved," says Francois Ortalo-Magne;, a real estate professor at the University of Wisconsin. FSBOMadison was also a great fit for the women, who split the work. Miller, the quieter of the pair, describes herself as "the grunt" who plows through administrative tasks — such as uploading property descriptions for people without computer access — and she says her chatty cousin is the PR person. When Murphy hears of agents trashing FSBOMadison, she has been known to take action in defense of the business, like the time a Realtorfiled a complaint, claiming Murphy and Miller were selling real estate without a license, and an investigation concluded that FSBOMadison was legitimate.
However, thanks to their previous careers, Miller and Murphy say, they're both good at recognizing when sellers need professional expertise. "If people come to us with a million questions or they seem to be emotionally attached to their properties," Murphy notes, "we say, 'This isn't for everybody, and this probably isn't for you.'"


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The Academic Record is the official record of a student's course elections, grades, and credits earned toward a degree. Since the academic record is a permanent record of a student's academic performance, it must be correct. Students who believe an error has been made on their academic records should contact the Assistant to the Academic Standards Board (1255 Angell Hall).
LSA academic records are maintained by the Records and Enrollment Department in the Registrar's Office (1210 LSA Building).
A student wishing to have a transcript of the academic record sent to another college or university or to an employer can place an order online from https://wolverineaccess.umich.edu. You will need a Uniqname and university password and should receive a confirmation number. Requests with paper attachments or needing special services should be brought to a Student Services site, 1210 LSA Building Street or B430 Pierpont Commons.
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Recently, I switched from initscript to systemd followed this wiki, and I got error like this during boot:
Job dev-md126p5.device/start timed out
This is my fstab:
/dev/mapper/VGLinux-lvroot / ext4 rw,relatime,stripe=64,data=ordered 0 1
/dev/mapper/VGLinux-lvhome /home ext4 rw,relatime,stripe=64,data=ordered 0 2
/swapfile none swap defaults 0 0
/dev/md126p5 /media/data ntfs-3g uid=xiaoxing,gid=users 0 0
Here is my partition scheme: I have two hard drives which are identical and as default, it is a raid0. Three partitions like this:
- windows 7, 200GB, ntfs
- linux, 100GB, lvm / , 30GB, ext4 /home , 30GB, ext4 the rest for future expend.
- data, rest, ntfs
After the "timed out", it throws me into an emergency mode, I can mount the data partition manually, and run "systemctl default", it will start the system properly. Or I can comment out the "data" part in the fstab file, and get into the system and mount it easily.
There is no problem before I switched to systemd. Now I've tried everything including write my own .service file to mount it, but it still can not mount the partition during boot. Any ideas?
The error above was from the journalctl, the error printed on screen during boot is:
[ TIME ] Timed out waiting for device dev-md126p5.device.
And followed by a lot of [ DEPEND ], then I am in emergency mode.
I am just curious what is the cause? Is it because it is on a raid, or because it is a ntfs partition?


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At the beginning of the 2014 NBA Playoffs, who would have ever thought that the Atlanta Hawks, an eight seed, would ever lead the No. 1 seeded Indiana Pacers three games to two as of Tuesday, April 29 as their best-of-seven first round series rolls on? Well, it's happening, thanks in large part to several former Utah Jazz players.
Paul Millsap was a great sixth man before developing into a starter for the Jazz in his time here -- and now in his first season in Atlanta, Millsap has become an NBA All-Star. But Millsap has not only become an All-Star caliber player in Hotlanta, he's become a force for the Pacers to reckon with in these playoffs. An off night for Millsap -- like the one he had Monday -- meant he only had 18 points, eight rebounds and four blocked shots.
He's not the only former Jazzman to have a scintillating series, either. Fellow Hawk and former Jazzman DeMarre Carroll is putting up double figures and they might as well close the basket for Kyle Korver too -- because the Hawks player is shooting insanely well from three point land.
Several former Jazz point guards are also doing very well for themselves -- and their teams -- at the 2014 NBA Playoffs. Many had left Deron Williams for dead in Brooklyn, but he is surprising people in his first round series.
Down in Dallas, Devin Harris is getting quality minutes for the Mavericks as they tussle with mighty San Antonio. And in Portland, Mo Williams proves age is not a number -- nor is it for Derek Fisher who will turn 40 soon.
Yet those are only several of your former Jazz players lighting it up in the playoffs. Click on the photos to see how they all are doing thus far -- because even though you don't want to admit it, Jazz fans, you care.
Paul Millsap, Atlanta Hawks
Boy, are the Jazz regretting letting him go. How could they not be? After all, he's averaging 21 points per game in the first round of these playoffs against Indiana -- and posted a monster 29-point game in Game 4. And did you know he could shoot threes? Well, he's hitting them in this series.
DeMarre Carroll, Atlanta Hawks
Perhaps the biggest surprise of these playoffs has been Carroll, who never got off to a solid start in Utah -- but has exploded in Hotlanta. Maybe it's the weather, and maybe it's the system. Whatever it is, Carroll is thriving in his best season as a pro (11 points, six rebounds) and is about to get paid in full for his many contributions.
Kyle Korver, Atlanta Hawks
People complained about Korver being too old at his last stop in Chicago. (We have all seen how well things are going for another great shooter, or Jimmer, in a Bulls uniform.) Korver has shut everyone up to infinity and beyond this year, averaging 11 points in the playoffs while shooting 41 percent from behind the three point line.
Deron Williams, Brooklyn Nets
Just when you thought THIS guy was done too, this former All-Star comes back with a monster series, averaging over 17 points and six dimes per game in Brooklyn's series versus Toronto -- and he had a 22-point, 8-assist outing versus the Raptors in Game 3.
Andrei Kirilenko, Brooklyn Nets
How many NBA players' wives just opened a HOOTERS restaurant in Moscow, Russia? This guy's wife did. And though he hasn't left the bench much in the Nets series versus Toronto, that news alone is enough to get him a mention in this article. Bravo for capitalism!
Al Jefferson, Charlotte Bobcats
Jefferson's time in the playoffs came to a screeching halt after LeBron and Co. derailed the Bobcats hopes of an upset in the first round with a 4-game sweep. But Jefferson came correct, averaging 19 points per game in the first three games before being sidelined with plantar fascitis, the same ailment that weakened him in Utah.
Carlos Boozer, Chicago Bulls
Booz is definitely at the end of his NBA career, as the former All-Star is now averaging just nine points and eight rebounds per game for Chicago in the playoffs. Not only that, his Bulls are down 3-1 to lowly Washington and must win Game 5 to stay alive. Is that karma? Ask Jazz fans.
Devin Harris, Dallas Mavericks
Harris has become a thorn in the San Antonio Spurs hind quarters this series, averaging 11 points and five assists for the Mavs who are making things awfully interesting in this in-state, first-round showdown. He's also getting about 24 minutes per game -- all of which are up from his season totals. And, all of which will please Mark Cuban.
Derek Fisher, Oklahoma City Thunder
The player Jazz fans love to hate -- for good reason -- is doing his usual for the Thunder, who are currently embroiled in a dogfight with the Memphis Grizzlies in their first-round series. Fisher is posting four points and some scrappy play in 14 minutes per outing for OKC as his 17-year NBA career appears to be at its end and he is near the big 4-0.
Wesley Matthews, Portland Trail Blazers
He kind of struggled in Games 2 and 3 of this series with Houston but in Game 4 Matthews was macking it big time. He put up 21 points and had four rebounds and four steals -- including a pivotal pick-pocketing late -- in the Blazers marathon win over the Rockets -- which gave Portlandia a 3-1 lead. Break out the Voodoo Donuts -- cause this series is about to go maple bacon glazed, baby!
Mo Williams, Portland Trail Blazers
Williams is dropping it like it's hot up in the Pacific Northwest in this playoff series against Houston. His scoring numbers are up from his season totals and so are his minutes -- as he's logging about half the game on the court. Across the board he's contributing, averaging 10 points, 3 dimes and 3 ribbies. He's also contributing three fouls per game -- but hey, he isn't fouling out, right?
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- Utah Jazz: Former Utah Utes coach Jim Boylen is clear front runner for top job
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The time has come once again to commemorate the legacy of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., Dr. King was not only a pastor, humanitarian, and a civil rights activist but he was a catalyst for racial equality. He was a believer in the nonviolent civil rights movement and Dr. King was a Nobel Peace Prize winner as well as being awarded with many prestigious posthumous awards and honors. Although Dr. King was assassinated in 1968, Martin Luther King, Jr. Day did not become an official federal holiday until 1986. In 1994 Dr. King's federal holiday was designated as a national day of service by congress. The MLK Day of Service has become a call to service, a way for people to strengthen and serve their communities.
In Denver the annual Marade (March/Parade) will be held Monday, January 20, 2014 at 9am. The Marade will begin at Denver's City Park and will end with a large rally at Civic Center Park. For more information regarding the Marade please visit www.drmartinlkingjrchc.org. Also in Denver, the MLK Jr. African-American Heritage Rodeo will take place at the Denver Coliseum on January 20, 2014 at 6pm. For more information please visit www.mlkrodeo.com. To find out how to participate in the MLK Day of Service in your community please visit www.allforgood.org.