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by Wayne from Orlando, Florida, Orange County
My divorce papers reads that when the child turns 18 child support terminates.
Do I stop paying at 18 or upon his graduation.
Answer to Florida Child Support QuestionDear Wayne,
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Plumes of smoke in the secretive state are photographed from space, with dozens of fires seen near the border with South Korea.
14:39, UK, Friday 02 May 2014
Dozens of raging fires in North Korea have been photographed from space.
The images taken from a Nasa satellite showed vast plumes of smoke rising from across the east and southeast areas of the secretive state, near its border with South Korea.
Many of the fires appeared to be in farm lands near rivers, which the agency said may have been lit by farmers clearing debris to help fertilise the soil.
Others were in heavily forested areas, suggesting they could be wildfires, or started by drooping wires on ageing power lines.
"Collectively, the fires were producing enough smoke to send plumes of haze drifting east over the Sea of Japan," Nasa said on its website.
The images were taken by the Moderate Resolution Imaging Spectroradiometer (MODIS) on Nasa's Aqua satellite, earlier this week.
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Tolson, PJ, P Schoenfeld, P Loop. 2004. Joining forces for an island of biodiversity. Endangered Species Bulletin. 29:1: 10-11.
Trade and Environment Database. Case Study #42: Guantanamo Bay Naval Base and Ecological Crises.
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For some of our assignments we will use INFOTRAC, an online data base useful for multi-discipline research through the College of Marin library. This expensive subscription resource is available to you as a BUS 144 student. If you connect from an off-campus location you must enter our special BUS 144 course Password, 22555000149473. Enter this number or your library card barcode number without the spaces. (If you have difficulty, please call the Reference Desk at 415-485-9475.)
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"Excuse me sir are you alright?" Paul glanced up at first dazed at hearing the voice which slowly brought him out of his trance. The glazed look began to fade from his eyes and he took in the sight of the pimply grocery store clerk that stood uncertainly before him. Paul glanced down slowly and saw that he was holding a package of raw meat of which he had torn open and had been eating. Blood dribbled down from his chin. He did not know what to make of this but was seized by great embarrassment. Housewives stood around watching him with paralyzed horror. "Uhh" was all he could say before dropping the meat and fleeing from the store.
The cold air felt good once he stood outside but he had no idea where he was or how he got there. He had no memory of coming here. He frantically scratched at his chest, over his legs, and arms, those blasted scales itched like hell. He could feel them as if they were alive. They were still moving, morphing. What was happening to him?
He caught sight of a woman walking across the street, tall, long legs, blond, attractive. She was walking a dog, one of those yappy little ankle biters which reminded him that he was still hungry. Absentmindedly he started to cross the street when he became aware of an abrupt impact with something hard which threw him through the air about 20ft before he hit the ground. The sound of screeching breaks could be heard. A woman screamed. The man who had been driving the car that hit him rushed over to his side. Paul should have broken several bones after that, if he survived at all but he felt strangely fine. He blinked a few times as he looked up towards the sea of concerned and shocked faces above him. "You stepped right out in front of me! I couldn't do anything! What were you thinking?" The man who owned the car blubbered. "Really it's fine" Paul said, his own voice sounded distant to him. He stood up and brushed himself off. Ignoring the gasps of those who stood around, someone suggesting he see a doctor.
Paul just shook it off and continued to make his way down the street. He began to whistle a tune he never heard before.
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Chapter 2 of the Odyssey II Project
Woah. Now thats cool <<first reaction
I loved the intro to this! That he is standing in a store eating meat. Classic
I feel like it is very well written, but perhaps a little unpolished. Try breaking it into more paragraphs. Also, the part where he got hit by a car was sort of hard to visualize.
I loved the concepts in this story. Really awesome. Just a bit rough in some spots but nothing too bad.
I feel like it is very well written, but perhaps a little unpolished. Try breaking it into more paragraphs. Also, the part where he got hit by a car was sort of hard to visualize.
I loved the concepts in this story. Really awesome. Just a bit rough in some spots but nothing too bad.
Thank you, it is hard to be too explicit about some things with a 400 word limit, though I know theoretically you could go over the word count. I think it does spoil the spirit of the thing to just throw the provided guidelines out the window.


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Saint-Saëns: Symphony No. 3 "Organ"; Introduction and Rondo capriccioso; La muse et le poète / Noah Geller, violin; Mark Gibbs, cello; Jan Kraybill, organ
1 CD / Reference Recordings / 2015-06-09Works: Camille Saint-Saëns: Havanaise for Violin and Orchestra in E major, Op. 83; La muse et le poète, for violin, cello & piano (or orchestra), Op. 132; Symphony no 3 in C minor, Op. 78 "Organ"
Performers: Geller, Noah [Violin]; Gibbs, Mark; Kraybill, Jan
Conductors: Stern, Michael
Ensemble: Kansas City Symphony
Charles Camille Saint-Saëns (1835-1921) was "a man of many parts". He wrote and published poetry and at least one staged drama; he knew Berlioz, lived...continue...
Recording information: Helzberg Hall, Kauffman Center for the Performing Arts (06/20/2013-06/21/2013)....continue...
Miraculous Metamorphoses' - Hindemith: Symphonic Metamorphosis; Prokofiev: Love for Three Oranges; Bartók: Miraculous Mandarin suite / Kansas City Symphony, Stern
1 Super Audio CD / Reference Recordings / 2014-10-14Works: Paul Hindemith: Symphonic Metamorphosis; Sergey Prokofiev: Love for Three Oranges; Béla Bartók: Miraculous Mandarin, Op. 19/Sz 73
Conductors: Stern, Michael
Ensemble: ; Kansas City Symphony
After its CD release in March 2014, this magnificent new symphonic recording with the Kansas City Symphony is now available as a multi-channel hybrid SACD!...continue...
Recording information: Helzberg Hall, Kauffman Center for the Performing Arts (02/05/2012-02/11/2012)....continue...
'Miraculous Metamorphoses' - Hindemith: Symphonic Metamorphosis; Prokofiev: Love for Three Oranges; Bartók: Miraculous Mandarin suite
1 CD / Reference Recordings / 2014-03-25Works: Paul Hindemith: Symphonic Metamorphosis; Sergey Prokofiev: Love for Three Oranges; Béla Bartók: Miraculous Mandarin, Op. 19/Sz 73
Conductors: Stern, Michael
Ensemble: ; Kansas City Symphony
This magnificent new symphonic recording with the Kansas City Symphony contains classic modern masterpieces by Hindemith, Prokofiev, and Bartok. It is also the premiere recording...continue...
Recording information: Helzberg Hall, Kauffman Center for the Performing Arts (02/05/2012-02/11/2012)....continue...
Les Amis: Music for harp by Debussy & Caplet / Elizabeth Hainen: harp; Jeffrey Khaner: flute; Roberto Diaz: viola
1 CD / Avie Records / 2013-11-12Works: Claude Debussy: Danse sacrée et danse profane; Petite suite for Piano 4 hands; Sonata for Flute, Viola and Harp; André Caplet: Divertissements, for harp; Conte Fantastique for harp & string...
Performers: Diaz, Roberto; Hainen, Elizabeth; Khaner, Jeffrey
Conductors: Stern, Michael
Ensemble: ; IRIS Orchestra
Principal Harpist of the Philadelphia Orchestra, Elizabeth Hainen's first release for AVIE spanned three centuries of Harp Concertos. Her new Kickstarter-funded release, Les Amis, features...continue...
Elgar: Enigma Variations; Vaughan Williams: The Wasps; Greensleeves / Kansas City SO
1 Super Audio CD / Reference Recordings / 2013-10-29Works: Ralph Vaughan Williams: The wasps; Fantasia on Greensleeves; Edward Elgar: Enigma Variations
Conductors: Stern, Michael
Ensemble: ; Kansas City Symphony
A new multi-channel SACD hybrid version of this magnificent symphonic recording featuring the Kansas City Symphony conducted by Michael Stern! The disc contains both 5.1...continue...
Recording information: Community of Christ Auditorium, Independence, Missouri (05/04/2011-05/06/2011)....continue...
Elgar: Enigma Variations; The Wasps; Vaughan Williams: Greensleeves / Michael Stern, Kansas City Symphony
1 CD / Reference Recordings / 2013-10-29Works: Ralph Vaughan Williams: The wasps; Fantasia on Greensleeves; Edward Elgar: Enigma Variations
Conductors: Stern, Michael
Ensemble: ; Kansas City Symphony
This magnificent new symphonic recording with the Kansas City Symphony is also the premiere recording made in Helzberg Hall, in the Kauffman Center for the...continue...
Recording information: Community of Christ Auditorium, Independence, Missouri (05/04/2011-05/06/2011)....continue...
ReJoyce! A collection of the singer's finest recordings / Joyce DiDonato, soprano
2 CD / Warner Classics / 2013-09-03Works: George Frederick Handel: Serse; Teseo; Rodelinda; Ariodante; Radamisto; Hercules; Claudio Monteverdi: L'incoronazione di Poppea; Antonio Vivaldi: Ercole sul Termodonte; Giovanni Porta: Ifigenia in Au...
Performers: Ciofi, Patrizia; DiDonato, Joyce; Montvidas, Edgaras; Netrebko, Anna; Obrecht, Pascale; Semenova, Elena; Stupenengo, Paolo; Suliman, Nabil; Von Stade, Frederica [Mezzo-soprano vocals]
Conductors: Curtis, Alan; Rousset, Christophe; Haïm, Emmanuelle; Biondi, Fabio [Violin]; Ono, Kazushi; Nézet-Séguin, Yannick; Müller, Eduardo; Pappano, Antonio; Summers, Patrick; Wilson, John...
Ensemble: ; Europa Galante; Il Complesso Barocco; Le Concert d'Astrée ; Les Talens Lyriques
Jonathan Leshnoff: Forgotten Chants & Refrains
1 CD / Naxos (USA) / 2010-11-16Works: Jonathan Leshnoff: Double Concerto for violin, viola & orchestra; Symphony no 1 "Forgotten Chants and Refrains"; Rush, for orchestra
Performers: Diaz, Roberto; Wetherbee, Charles
Conductors: Stern, Michael
"The music of Jonathan Leshnoff falls squarely in the middle of contemporary American romanticism...Though richly tonal, this is music quite distinct from anything else that's...continue...
Recording information: Germantown Performing Arts Center, Germantown, TN....continue...
Shaekespeare's Tempest: Sibelius, Sullivan / Stern, et al
1 CD / Reference Recordings / 2008-07-07Works: Arthur Sullivan: The Tempest, incidental music, Op. 1; Jean Sibelius: The Tempest, prelude for orchestra (from the incidental music, Op. 109); The Tempest
Conductors: Stern, Michael
Ensemble: Kansas City Symphony Orchestra
A brilliant first collaboration between Reference Recordings and the Kansas City Symphony features the first modern recording of the suite by Sir Arthur Sullivan, and...continue...
American Piano Concertos: Henry Cowell
1 CD / Col Legno / 2008-05-01Works: Henry Cowell: Concerto for piano & orchestra, HC 440; Irish Jig (Allegro rubato), for piano, HC 415; Domnu, The Mother of Waters, for piano, HC 426; Irish Tales (4), for piano & orchestra, HC 605; Ir...
Performers: Litwin, Stefan
Conductors: Stern, Michael
Ives: Symphony no 3, Ragtime Dances, etc / Stern, et al
1 CD / Col Legno / 2008-05-01Works: Charles Ives: Symphony no 3 "The Camp Meeting"; Ragtime Dances (4), for orchestra, S. 43 (K. 1C17); Robert Browning Overture, for orchestra, S. 27 (K. 1B6)
Conductors: Stern, Michael
Ensemble: Saarbrücken Radio Symphony Orchestra
Maderna: Concertos for Oboe / Menzel, Sterne, et al
1 CD / Col Legno / 2008-05-01Works: Bruno Maderna: Concerto for Oboe no 1, for oboe & chamber ensemble; Concerto for Oboe no 2; Concerto for Oboe no 3
Performers: Menzel, Fabian
Conductors: Stern, Michael
Ensemble: Saarbrücken Radio Symphony Orchestra
The Ultimate Classical Christmas / Ma, Domingo, Battle
1 CD / Sony Classical / 2007-10-23Works: Christmas Traditional: Ding Dong! Merrily on High (French); O du fröhliche, o du selige, gnadenbringende Weihnachtszeit, carol (tune "O Sanctissima"); We Wish You a Merry Christmas (English); Jo...
Performers: Battle, Kathleen [Soprano Vocals]; Bell, Joshua [Violin]; Bolton, Michael; Carreras, Jose [Tenor Vocal]; Church, Charlotte [Vocals]; Domingo, Placido [Tenor Vocals]; Horne, Marilyn [Mezzo-soprano Voc...
Conductors: Edwards, Sian; Sutej, Vjekoslav; Previn, Andre; ; Stern, Michael; Mercurio, Steven; Koopman, Ton; Ormandy, Eugene; Ottley, Jerold D.; Williams, John
Ensemble: ; Wynton Marsalis Septet
Includes work(s): medley: the christmas song / have yoursel by various composers....continue...
In The Arms of the Beloved / Kalichstein-Laredo-Robinson
1 CD / E1 Entertainment / 2007-09-25Works: Richard Danielpour: A Child's Reliquary, for violin, cello & piano; In the Arms of the Beloved, double concerto for violin, cello & orchestra
Performers: Kalichstein, Joseph; Laredo, Jaime; Robinson, Sharon [Cello]
Conductors: ; Stern, Michael
Ensemble: ; Kalichstein-Laredo-Robinson Trio
The works on this disc by American composer Richard Danielpour were written for the KLR Trio and are a significant part of the contemporary repertory...continue...
The Essential Joshua Bell
2 CD / Sony Classical / 2007-04-03Works: Pyotr Il'yich Tchaikovsky: Swan Lake; Felix Mendelssohn: Concerto for Violin in D minor; Song Without Words for piano no 30 in A major ("Frühlingslied"), Op. 62/6; Frédéric Chopin:...
Performers: Bell, Joshua [Violin]; Bush, Sam; Chiu, Frederic [Piano]; Fleck, Bela; Marshall, Mike [Guitar/Mandolin]; Mulligan, Simon; Williams, John [Film Composer]
Conductors: Thomas, Michael T.; Norrington, Roger; Leon, Craig; Salonen, Esa-Pekka; Stern, Michael; Williams, John; Hess, Nigel; Zinman, David
Ensemble: ; Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra; Camerata Salzburg; Los Angeles Philharmonic Orchestra; Orchestra of St. Luke's; Philharmonia Orchestra; Royal Philharmonic Orchestra
Joshua Bell has captured the public's imagination like no other classical violinist of his time. His virtuosity in the most demanding concerto repertoire is second...continue...
Existing fans of violinist Joshua Bell are already well-acquainted with the broad scope of repertoire and performance abilities ranging deftly from the classical concerto repertoire to his well-known ...continue...
Chin: Double Concerto for Violin and Cello, etc / Lin, et al
1 CD / Naxos (USA) / 2007-02-27Works: Gordon Shi-Wen Chin: Double Concerto for violin, cello & orchestra; Formosa Seasons, for violin & strings
Performers: Cho-Liang, Lin; Fan, Felix
Conductors: Stern, Michael
Ensemble: Kansas City Symphony Orchestra
"Formosa Seasons" is based on a series of Haiku-like poems, and is dedicated to the celebrated Taiwanese-American violinist Cho-Liang Lin. It follows the format of...continue...
Rorem: Double Concerto, After Reading Shakespeare
1 CD / Naxos (USA) / 2006-12-12Works: Ned Rorem: Double Concerto for violin, cello & orchestra; After Reading Shakespeare, for cello
Performers: Laredo, Jaime; Robinson, Sharon [Cello]
Conductors: Stern, Michael
Ensemble: Iris Chamber Orchestra
"Ned Rorem describes this performance of his Double Concerto for Violin and Cello as "perfect", so it would be presumptuous to challenge his opinion of...continue...
Voice of the Violin
1 CD / Sony Classical / 2006-09-05Works: Sergey Rachmaninov: Songs (14), Op. 34; Franz Schubert: Ave Maria; Jules Massenet: Werther; Gabriel Fauré: Après un rêve, Op. 7 no 1; Antonin Dvorák: Rusalka; Wolfgang Amadeus Moz...
Performers: Bell, Joshua [Violin]; Chiu, Frederic [Piano]; Kuney, Scott; Netrebko, Anna
Conductors: Stern, Michael
Ensemble: Orchestra of St. Luke's
Follow-up to the best-selling Romance of the Violin, this album features sensuous, unforgettable melodies from opera and song with soprano Anna Netrebko as Bell's special...continue...
Personnel: Joshua Bell (violin).
Recording information: Right Track Studios....continue...
The Knot Collection of Ceremony & Wedding Music
1 CD / Sony Classical / 2006-05-02Works: Johann Sebastian Bach: Suite for Orchestra no 3 in D major, BWV 1068; Herz und Mund und Tat und Leben, BWV 147; Sheep may safely graze (after Bach's The Hunt Cantata, BWV 208); Cantata no 156, "Ich s...
Performers: Bell, Joshua; Biggs, E. Power; Carmignola, Giuliano; Carroll, Edward; Hoffman, Peter; Koopman, Ton; Ma, Yo-Yo; Marcon, Andrea; Marsalis, Wynton; Neil, William [organ]; Newman, Anthony; Sasson, Debora...
Conductors: Koopman, Ton; Gosman, Lazar; Leppard, Raymond; Lamon, Jeanne; Newman, Anthony; Kapp, Richard; Stern, Michael; Thomas, Michael Tilson; Carroll, Edward; Ottley, Jerold; Marcon, Andrea; Szell, George
Ensemble: Academy of St. Martin in the Fields; Amsterdam Baroque Orchestra; Chamber Soloists of Washington; Cleveland Orchestra; Columbia Symphony Orchestra; English Chamber Orchestra; Los Angeles Philharmonic...
The Romantic Piano Concerto Vol 38 - Rubinstein, Scharwenka
1 CD / Hyperion / 2005-11-08Works: Franz Xaver Scharwenka: Concerto for piano & orchestra no 1 in B flat minor, Op.32; Anton Rubinstein: Concerto for Piano no 4 in D minor, Op. 70
Performers: Hamelin, Marc-André [Piano]
Conductors: Stern, Michael
Ensemble: BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra
These two works are undoubtedly the greatest of the forgotten concertos Both were written by hugely successful virtuoso pianists who were also composers, and both...continue...
American Classics - Zwilich: Violin Concerto, Rituals
1 CD / Naxos (USA) / 2005-09-20Works: Ellen Taaffe Zwilich: Concerto for Violin & Orchestra; Rituals, for 5 percussionists & orchestra
Performers: Frank, Pamela
Conductors: Stern, Michael
Ensemble: Nexus; Saarbrücken Radio Symphony Orchestra
This recording presents world premiere recordings of two works by Ellen Zwilich, one of America's most treasured composers. The 'Concerto for Violin' was heralded by...continue...
The Romantic Horn Concerti / Ruske, Stern, IRIS CO
1 CD / Albany Records / 2005-08-01Works: Richard Strauss: Concerto for Horn no 1 in E flat major, Op. 11; Concerto for Horn no 2 in E flat major, AV 132; Reinhold Glière: Concerto for Horn in B flat major, Op. 91; Franz Strauss: Concer...
Performers: Ruske, Eric
Conductors: Stern, Michael
Ensemble: Iris Chamber Orchestra
Joshua Bell - Romance of the Violin
1 CD / Sony Classical / 2003-10-28Works: Giacomo Puccini: Gianni Schicchi, opera; Claude Debussy: La fille aux cheveux de lin; Frédéric Chopin: Nocturne for piano no 20 in C sharp minor, KK IVa/16, CT. 127 (B. 49); Camille Saint-S...
Performers: Bell, Joshua [Violin]; Constable, John [Keyboards]; Heringman, Jacob [Lute]; Ogden, Craig [Guitar]; Orton, Stephen
Conductors: Stern, Michael
Ensemble: Academy of St. Martin in the Fields
Bell's performances and his magnetic presence have earned him popularity and acclaim that reach far beyond core classical audiences. All the arrangements for this recording...continue...
Throughout his career, violinist Joshua Bell has always sought to expand the range of works available for his instrument, and with the aptly titled ROMANCE OF THE VIOLIN, he ventures a bit further fro...continue...
American Classics - Stephen Hartke: Clarinet Concerto, etc
1 CD / Naxos (USA) / 2003-09-01Works: Stephen Hartke: Concerto for Clarinet ("Landscapes with Blues"); The Rose of the Winds, for 4 violins, 2 violas & 2 cellos; Gradus, for bass clarinet, vibraphone, piano, violin, cello & double bass; ...
Performers: Athayde, Juliana; Best, Scott; Bjella, David; Guterman, Beth; Huebl, Carolyn; Jones, Allison [Violin]; Murray, Ed; Nemith, Joshua; Newdome, Beth; Renz, Laura; Saegusa, Miho; Simas, Jerome; Stoltzman,...
Conductors: Stern, Michael
Ensemble: Iris Chamber Orchestra
Stephen Hartke's 'Clarinet Concerto' exuberantly reflects West Africa, his New York roots, and the tradition of the Delta blues. Recorded here for the first time,...continue...
Zwilich: Double, Triple Concertos, etc / Kalichstein, et al
1 CD / E1 Entertainment / 2002-08-13Works: Ellen Taaffe Zwilich: Concerto for Violin, cello & orchestra; Piano Concerto; Concerto for Violin, cello, piano & orchestra ("Triple Concerto")
Performers: Kalichstein, Joseph; Robinson, Sharon [Cello]
Conductors: Stern, Michael
"This is an interesting program that summarizes the strengths and weaknesses of the neo-romantic ethos. Ms. Zwilich is an articulate spokeswoman, and she is fortunate...continue...


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The thing is that despite the high paying career and the increased responsibility, my life hasn't changed that much. Only instead of blacking out on $2 wells at some dive I blackout on top shelf martinis in a suit. Oh and only on Fri & Sat nights. Being 30 doesn't suck as bad as everyone led me to believe.


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The ultimatum to resolve the issues till October 7 was served by the millers after a state level meeting of the Punjab Rice Millers Welfare Association here on Wednesday. "if the government would fail to resolve our issues we shall boycott the lifting and storage," said Association president Rakesh Jain while announcing the decisions taken in the meeting.
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Historic Preservation - Technical Procedures
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- Preservation Laws, Regulations And Executive Orders
- Procedure code:
- Source:
- Hp Legislation/Federal Laws - Gsa/Pbs And Nps/Pad
- Division:
- General Requirements
- Section:
- Regulatory Requirements
- Last Modified:
- 02/24/2012
- Details:
- Preservation Laws, Regulations And Executive Orders
- Last Modified:
- 02/24/2012
This standard includes a select list of preservation laws,
regulations and executive orders compiled and annotated by GSA in
1981. It has been slightly modified using the 1993 Federal
Historic Preservation Laws by the U.S. Department of the Interior,
National Park Service, Cultural Resources Program - revised and
updated by the Preservation Assistance Division.
A. Antiquities Act of 1906, Public Law 59-209, 34 Stat. 225, 16
U.S.C., 431 et seq.
1. The earliest legislation enacted to protect cultural
resources, this act provides for the protection of
historic or prehistoric remains or any object of
antiquity on Federal lands. It establishes criminal
sanctions for unauthorized destruction or appropriation
of antiquities and authorizes scientific investigation of
antiquities on Federal land.
B. Historic Sites, Buildings and Antiquities Act of 1935, Public
Law 74-292, 49 Stat. 666, 16 U.S.C., 461 et seq.
1. This act declares as national policy the preservation of
historic (including prehistoric) sites, buildings and
objects of national significance. The act directs the
National Park Service to establish a mechanism for
cataloging and identifying historic and archeological
2. As a result of this directive, the National Park System
Advisory Board and the National Park Service Advisory
Council were established.
C. Reservoir Salvage Act of 1960, Public Law 86-521, 74 Stat.
220, 16 U.S.C. 469 et seq.
1. This act provides for the recovery and preservation of
historical and archeological data, including relics and
specimens, that might be lost or destroyed as a result of
the construction of dams, reservoirs and attendant
facilities and activities.
D. National Historic Preservation Act of 1966, Public Law 89-665,
80 Stat. 9l5, 16 U.S.C., 470 et seq., as amended by Public Law
91-243,Public Law 93-54, Public Law 94-422, Public Law 94-458,
Public Law 96-199, Public Law 96-244, Public Law 96-515,
Public Law 98-483, Public Law 99-514, Public Law 100-127,
Public Law 102-575.
1. This act is the single most important law governing the
policies of Federal agencies toward historic
2. In addition to expanding the national policy of historic
preservation at the Federal level, it encourages
preservation on the State and private levels, in part
through grants for preparing comprehensive statewide
surveys and plans for historic preservation. The 1992
amendments to this act aimed to extend Federal Government
concern to Indian tribal properties.
3. Section 101(a) in Title I of the act authorizes the
Secretary of the Interior to expand and maintain a
National Register of Historic Places for cultural
4. Section 106 in Title I outlines specifications required
of Federal agencies to protect cultural resources,
defined as any district, site, building, structure, or
object included in the National Register. To satisfy
these requirements, an Environmental Impact Assessment
(E.I.A.) or Environmental Impact Statement (E.I.S.) must
consider the effects of a proposed Federal undertaking on
the resources.
5. Section 108 in Title I establishes a Historic
Preservation Fund.
6. Section 110 in Title I makes Federal agencies responsible
for the preservation and use of historic buildings,
thereby complying with Section 106.
7. Title II of the act establishes the Advisory Council on
Historic Preservation to comment on Federal actions
having an effect on cultural resources. The Advisory
Council has implemented procedures to facilitate
compliance with this section.
8. Title III of the act authorizes the provision of a
National Museum for the Building Arts to collect and
disseminate information concerning the building arts.
9. Title IV of the 1992 amendments to the act establishes a
National Center for Preservation Technology and Training
to promote research into and serve as a clearinghouse for
information on historic preservation. The act outlines
the purposes of the National Center, located at
Northwestern State University of Louisiana in
Nachitoches, Louisiana.
10. Also, under the 1992 amendments, Indian tribes are
encouraged to preserve their cultural and historic
property. They established a program whereby a tribe may
assume the duties of the State Historic Preservation
Officer, as well as nominate traditional properties to
the National Register of Historic Places. This Title
also complies with the Native American Graves Protection
and Repatriation Act. The Secretary of the Interior is
authorized to make grants to Indian tribes for the
preservation of religious properties listed in the
National Register.
E. Section 4(f) of the Department of Transportation Act of 1966,
Public Law 89-670, 49 U.S.C. 1653(f).
1. This section declares the maintenance and preservation of
land traversed by transportation lines a national policy
2. It prohibits the use of a historic site for Federally
funded transportation programs unless 1) there is not a
feasible alternative use for the site and 2) the program
includes all possible planning to minimize potential harm
to the resource.
F. National Environmental Policy Act of 1969, Public Law 91-190,
as amended, 42 U.S.C. 4371 et seq.
1. This act declares a National Environmental Policy. Under
it, Federal agencies are compelled to factor into their
planning process the impact of a project on the
environment. Included in the definition of "environment"
are important historic and cultural aspects of our
national heritage.
2. The act directs Federal agencies to consult with agencies
such as the National Park Service and the Advisory
Council on Historic Preservation as a part of the process
to assess environmental impact of a project.
G. Executive Order 11593, "Protection and Enhancement of the
Cultural Environment," 3 C.F.R. 559, 1971.
1. The second most important legal document aimed at
ensuring the protection of cultural resources, the order
requires all Federal agencies to survey properties under
their jurisdiction and nominate appropriate candidates to
the National Register of Historic Places. Until the
surveys are completed and the nominations made, each
agency must ensure that no resources that may be eligible
for the National Register are inadvertently damaged,
destroyed, or transferred. Whenever possible and
economically feasible, any properties transferred are to
be used "in a manner compatible with preservation
objectives." If National Register properties will be
unavoidably altered or destroyed as a result of Federal
action, all agencies must provide for the recording of
vital information in the appropriate NPS catalog.
2. Federal agencies are required to institute procedures to
assure that Federal plans and programs "contribute to the
preservation and enhancement" of non-Federally owned
cultural resources "of . . . significance." The act also
sets forth requirements for consultation and review of
any Federal actions affecting properties that might be
found eligible for the Register.
H. An Act to facilitate the Preservation of Historic Monuments
and Other Purposes, 86 Stat. 503, 40 U.S.C. 484 (k)(3) et seq.
1. This Act authorizes the administration of the General
Services Administration to convey to local public bodies
at no cost historic surplus properties listed on the
National Register and deemed appropriate by the Secretary
of the Interior for preservation purposes.
I. Historical and Archeological Data Preservation Act of 1974,
Public Law 93-291, 88 Stat. 174, 16 U.S.C. 469 et seq.
1. This act extends the requirements of the Reservoir
Salvage Act of 1960 to all Federal or federally assisted
or licensed construction projects.
2. The act places coordinating responsibility with the
Secretary of the Interior and, for the first time,
authorizes all Federal agencies to seek appropriations,
obligate available funds, or reprogram existing
appropriations for the recovery, protection, and
preservation of significant scientific, prehistoric, or
archeological resources.
3. Agencies can either undertake these efforts themselves or
transfer one percent of the total authorized
appropriation for each project (over $50,000) to the
Secretary of the Interior for such purposes.
J. Amtrak Improvement Act of 1974, Public Law 93-496, 45 U.S.C.
1. This act authorizes the Federal rail transportation
agencies and the National Endowment for the Arts to
dispense grants and technical assistance for the
preservation of railroad passenger terminals and for
their reuse as civic and cultural activity centers.
K. Public Buildings Cooperative Use Act of 1976, Public Law
94-541, 90 Stat 2505, 40 U.S.C. 611.
1. The Public Buildings Cooperative Use Act of 1976
encourages adaptive use of existing structures of
architectural, historical or cultural interest;
encourages multiple-use facilities on the site and
shared-use facilities with the host community; and
authorizes an alternative to new construction for Federal
L. Section 8 of the General Authorities Act Amendments of 1976,
Public Law 94-458, 16 U.S.C. 1 et seq.
1. This act seeks to monitor the welfare of areas of
national significance and to recommend those which may
have potential for inclusion in the National Park System.
M. Section 9 of the Mining in the National Parks Act of 1976,
Public Law 94-429, 16 U.S.C. 1908.
1. This act protects nationally significant property from
irreparable damage due to surface mining activity.
N. Archaeological Resources Protection Act of 1979, as amended,
Public Law 96-96, 16 USC 470aa et seq.
1. This act provides for the protection of archaeological
resources on public lands and Indian lands from
excavation and pillage.
2. It also seeks to foster exchange of archaeological
information between governmental authorities,
professional archaeologists and private individuals.
O. Regulations for the Protection of Historic and Cultural
Properties, Advisory Council on Historic Preservation, 36
C.F.R., Part 800.
1. Issued by the Advisory Council on Historic Preservation,
these regulations represent the most important document
needed to perform an analysis of the environmental impact
of a project on a cultural resource.
2. Pursuant to Section 106 of the National Historic
Preservation Act, Sections 1(3) and 2(b) of Executive
Order 11593, and the President's Memorandum of July 12,
1978, "Environmental Quality and Water Resources
Management," the Advisory Council sets forth regulations
for their review of Federal undertakings that might
affect either federally owned or leased or non-federally
owned historic and cultural resources eligible for or
listed in the National Register of Historic Places.
3. The Council procedures define terms used in the National
Historic Preservation Act; describe initial procedures
for identifying cultural properties; restate the criteria
for eligibility to the Register established by the
Secretary of the Interior; establish criteria for
determining the effect on the property of the Federal
action; set forth procedures for Council review of the
determination of effect; and define legal obligations for
consultation, discussion of alternatives, and
determination of mitigating measures.
P. Section 48(g) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, 90 Stat.
1519, as amended by 100 Stat. 2085, 26 USC 48(g).
1. This section establishes which certified historic
structures can qualify for preservation tax incentives.
To qualify for the tax incentives, a property owner must
have certification of both the historic structure and the
completed rehabilitation.
Q. Section 170(h) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, 90 Stat.
3204, 26 U.S.C. 170(h).
1. This section spells out the conditions under which
charitable contributions of interests in historic
property can qualify for income and estate tax
deductions. In general, such donations are said to be
"charitable contributions" only for conservation
R. Abandoned Shipwreck Act of 1987, Public Law 100-298, 43 USC
2101 et seq.
1. This act establishes the title of States in certain
abandoned shipwrecks, including those in submerged lands
eligible for inclusion in the National Register. The law
of salvage and the law of finds shall not apply to such
abandoned shipwrecks.
The governors of all 50 states appoint State Historic Preservation
Officers (SHPOs) under the provisions of the National Historic
Preservation Act of 1966. This act, administered by the Office of
Archeology and Historic Preservation of the National Park Service,
also provides funds for states to prepare comprehensive statewide
historic surveys and plans, and for other purposes. Most states
have established programs to protect and preserve non-federally
owned cultural resources through several legislative vehicles.
A. State antiquities codes.
1. Antiquities codes are omnibus legislation providing
protection for historic sites and objects. Generally
established to protect relics, objects and sites
discovered in archeological explorations, codes
occasionally designate direct state control over historic
properties and frequently stipulate penalties for
B. State enabling legislation.
1. Enabling legislation provides legal authorization for
designated political subdivisions to protect historic
2. The most pertinent acts for preservation are those
dealing with historic easements, tax abatements and
historic districts.
C. Historic easements.
1. Legal technique for preservation property for public use
by providing for public control over certain aspects of
the property, thus protecting the character of historic
D. Tax abatements.
1. Empower county and municipal governments to pass
ordinances to permit tax exemption on real property or on
the public interest in real property.
E. Historic districts.
1. Created by the State through county or local zoning
ordinances that restrict and regulate exterior changes to
buildings and structures in accordance with an overall
comprehensive plan for maintaining the integrity of the
historic district.
2. Although Federal actions are not legally subject to local
restrictions regarding new construction, GSA policy is to
cooperate with local commissions.
A. Traditionally, cities have afforded protection to municipal
properties through the creation of historic districts, art
commissions, and ad hoc advisory boards. In recent years, many
cities have developed comprehensive preservation programs
conducted by municipal landmarks commissions.
B. City landmark commissions generally perform regulatory,
project planning, and advisory functions. The regulatory
authority usually relies on the administration of a program
that designates landmarks and landmark districts and permits
their protection through mandatory design review procedures.
These commissions have the power to prohibit the alteration,
construction, reconstruction, or demolition of designated
areas, sites, and structures. Commissions are often authorized
to review and approve or disapprove proposed changes to the
physical environment of designated sites and districts.


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Now more than ever, wedding traditions are taking a backseat to trendsetters. Remember the tradition of dressing your bridesmaids in the same dress, regardless of the fact that your girlfriends do not come in the same size or that any girl wishes to be dressed the same. The contemporary brides today love the new trend that says let your bridesmaids agree perhaps on one color, but pick out the style of their dress.
Another tradition that is being replaced is the "one fits all bachelorette party." Today the party is tailored to fit the personality and wishes of the bride to be and also takes suggestions from all involved what is the best place that can accommodate everyone's tastes, and budget.
An interesting tradition that is on its last leg is group wedding photography in the form of formals. Being a wedding photographer I can tell you that it is the most challenging part of the day is to attempt to get everyone together in one place, while respecting the dynamics of the family. The trend replacing this is replacing traditional formals with fun poses like putting everyone in a heart and shooting from above.
A tiered wedding cake is being replaced with tiered cupcakes, themed wedding cakes, cheese wedding cakes, and pretty much anything goes these days as far as the wedding cake.
It is no longer necessary to match the groomsmen's ties with their buttonholes. Nowadays the traditional rose is out, contrast is in with colored flowers, peacock feathers with flowers, even broaches in the shape of starfish, or seashells.
The traditional veil is now being replaced with feathers, birdcage veil, or even a jeweled hairpiece.
The main point to remember is; while you are attempting to please your parents, grandma, and your in-laws, at the end of the day the memories made must be yours! Seize the moment and live in it, and make every dream you imagined since you were a little girl about your special day all about you and your husband beginning your happily ever after.


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This week's dose of organic headlines, updates, resources and recipes courtesy of dsnodgrass...
Let's span the globe.
Tapei, Taiwan:
'Organic' cosmetics need to be regulated: foundation
Taiwan's Consumers' Foundation has urged the Department of Health (DOH) to come up with regulations to oversee organic cosmetics or products claiming to be organic.
Not all organic cosmetics products have been made with 100 percent organic ingredients, not even products imported from foreign countries which were certified as being organic, the foundation said.
The foundation recently examined eight kinds of cosmetics, beauty and bath products sold in Taiwan with organic labels. Of those, only three were certified as organic by foreign organizations.
[...]The foundation reminded consumers to look more closely while shopping for these products. Not all "organic" products were 100 percent organic, it said.
It also urged the DOH to draft a national organic program to provide standards for production of organic products, their labeling and marketing.
Bijapur, India:
CM to stay at organic farmer's house
United States:
Cornucopia Institute Goes After Organic Dairies Over Heifers
Syria invests in organic farming
The Syrian government is about to start the second step of the investment programme launched in 2006 to develop organic farming in the country, through farmers' education and infrastructures.
Syria is ready to launch the second step of the national project for the promotion of organic and quality farming. The Syrian government aims to spread awareness among producers about the great value of organic crops. The first part of the program started in 2006 with 20 training workshops throughout the country aimed at informing farmers about organic farming methods and interesting perspectives on the market for organic products.
The second step of the project involves the creation of infrastructures to support the launch of new productions. This stage should be completed in 2012. Syrian experts have decided to focus on traditional crops such as pistachios, olives, tomatoes and cotton. But in addition to the typical products of the country, new crops scarcely consumed in Damascus will be tested, such as cherries, citrus fruits and several vegetables.
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Hellloooo, Noël. We don't know who you are, and we may never see anything else you ever do, but we're not too likely to forget you anytime soon after watching "Sequence 4," the latest addition to your, um, ecclectic YouTube channel. We're not exactly why this most recent installment in your series of doing weird shit while lip syncing along to unrelated pop songs involves you applying all sorts of increasingly gross food stuffs to your hair and body like so much shampoo and body wash while mouthing along to Britney Spears' "Toxic," but…good God, is that actually mayonnaise you're drowning your poor scalp in now?
Oh, Noël. Internet fame isn't really all that hard to come by, you know. There's no need to subject yourself to this kind of torture just for a couple thousand YouTube hits. Still, since what's done is done, we'll try to send a couple more your way. Just don't tell Britney about all this, she may never be able to perform "Toxic" live again without vomiting.


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I actually went to the corporate offices for a business meeting (sales) and the place was always a buzz with activity. (in the 3 times I went there to their Park Avenue South location in NYC). The people seem like they know what they are doing, the President has been running the operations for more than 11 years - he is completely hands down.Although I did not get a chance to do business with them, I was convinced enough to make a small investment and hope for growth. Infact I hope to make more money with this stock that if I would have had them as a client.
Probably nobody knows about their new public status, so spread the word.As soon as they make a profit good things should start happening.


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Steve Austin's 'Redneck Island' delivers strong numbers
Nov 12, 2012 - by Steve Gerweck
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CMT's REDNECK ISLAND hosted by Steve Austin scored with the season two premiere on Saturday, November 10, claiming its place as the network's highest-rated series launch in history. REDNECK ISLAND earned a .75 among P18-49 with more than 1.4 million viewers P2+ tuning in, according to early Nielsen reporting. The series also performed well on CMT's social platforms, as #RedneckIsland trended nationally on Twitter for the majority of the show, and peaked at the #4 position. Additionally, the series Facebook page grew roughly 400 percent since the beginning of the month.


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Who Will Cry For a Witch? Lilith Saintcrow of God and Consequences reveals, with the help of the Indianapolis Star, an excellent religion story — a judge forbidding Wiccan parents from teaching their kids their religion because it's not "mainstream" — and Jason Pitzl-Waters of Wildhunt demands to know why God bloggers, notoriously obsessed with freedom of religion, don't care about witches. Good question.
Well, Isn't That Nice? Blogger Too Beautiful catches an important omission in a Fort Worth Star-Telegram profile of controversial Bush judicial nominee Priscilla Owen. In what appears to be an attempt to humanize the widely-feared nominee, reporter Dave Montgomery notes Owens' involvement in her church's Sunday school. Fine. But should Montgomery have also noted that the church is as much in the fray as Owens? Too Beautiful did his homework and discovered that Owens' congregation left the Episcopal Church last year in protest of homosexual ordination. Seems like a salient detail, and one that the paper overlooked not because they were whitewashing it, but because reporters and editors likely file "church" under one catchall, feel-good category.
Don't Be Weird. Michael Roberts of Denver's Westword picks up on some of the media aftermath of my Harper's feature on New Life Church in Colorado. But "aftermath" isn't quite the right word — despite Pastor Ted Haggard's disavowals of his importance, he's more than happy to welcome Tom Brokaw, Barbara Walters, and Dateline to his Colorado Springs megachurch — and he'll even tailor his services for public consumption. Roberts reports on a memo from Pastor Ted to his congregation urging them to not act "weird" — i.e., worship as they're accustomed to — or talk about "the devil" when the cameras are rolling. Blogger Non Prophet put the memo online. For full effect, click through to the actual text, complete with Pastor Ted's latest foreign policy efforts in Israel.


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Mond, Ludwig (1839–1909)
Born in Kassel, Mond studied chemistry first at Marburg and then, for three years from 1856, under Robert Bunsen at Heidelberg. During the 1860s he worked in various chemical manufacturing facilities in Germany, the Netherlands, and England. He settled in Widnes, in Cheshire, in 1867 and became a naturalized British citizen in 1880.
In 1872 Mond brought a licence for Ernest Solvay's process (see Solvay process) for making soda. He developed this further with his partner John Brunner and together they founded Brunner Mond, which eventually merged with three other large chemical companies to form Imperial Chemical Industries.
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Nov. 11, 2006
By Benton Strong
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SEATTLE -- Saturday was a defensive battle at Husky Stadium and the numbers clearly showed it. Unfortunately, Stanford's defense also rose to the occasion and left Husky Stadium with a 20-3 victory.
Washington was dominant on defense, allowing just two field goals and a touchdown as Stanford amassed just 206 yards of total offense on only 52 plays. Before a second quarter scoring drive the Cardinal had just three total yards and minus-11 yards rushing.
The Husky front line provided the biggest boost with four sacks and eight tackles-for-loss. It was also instrumental in Stanford being held to 20 yards rushing. Daniel Te'o-Nesheim had four tackles and 1.5 sacks in the losing effort. Linebacker Tahj Bomar also matched a career high with 10 tackles.
"The defense was executing pretty well early in the ball game," said head coach Tyrone Willingham. "The two or three pass plays on their part made the difference."
Obviously after a loss there is frustration. Cornerback Roy Lewis said that "it's the defense's job not to allow any points at all." But that half of the Husky team put the offense in good position all day long and had one of it's better games this season.
Senior Chris Hemphill had a huge game, racking up 10 tackles in his last game at Husky Stadium. His fellow seniors Scott White and C.J. Wallace added seven and four tackles respectively. Two of Wallace's tackles were in the backfield.
The Huskies take their defense on the road next week in the annual Apple Cup game against Washington State.
"We have to go get the Apple Cup back," said defensive end Greyson Gunheim. "We have to send our seniors out right with a win."


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Quebec-based semi-pro hockey league players Joel Theriault and Gaby Roch were engaging in a pretty brutal fight while their teams were playing each other last weekend. The fight was caught on tape, but neither the teams nor the crowd could have expected what was going to happen at the end of it!
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(December 9, 1997)
Regency Romance (with a capital "R") is a sub-genre that many readers love, but just as many readers just "don't get". Many authors began their careers writing Regencies, then switched to historicals (often set in the regency period), including Catherine Coulter, Jo Beverley, Loretta Chase, Mary Jo Putney, and Jane Ashford. Some authors, such as Mary Balogh and Edith Layton, have written both Regencies and historicals concurrently. Still other authors, notably Carla Kelly and Karen Harbaugh, strictly (at least for now), write Regencies only.
Author Kate Moore recently made the transition from Regency author to author of historicals. I asked her to talk about the reason she made the change, what's involved in writing an historical that's different than writing a Regency. This is what she had to say:. . . ."
What's it like to switch genres from writing Regency romances to writing historical romances?
Picture Han Solo trying to nudge his Millenium Falcon into hyper-drive. You know the scene from any of the Star Wars films when Han and Chewie must "punch it" to elude their pursuers. Inevitably, the Millenium Falcon stalls, its engines whining, as swarming attackers zoom in on the ship firing lethal bolts of energy. Then Han must go below to make adjustments with a wrench.
That's me trying to adjust my writing skills to the demands of the larger book. Why do I sometimes feel stalled at the critical moment in the switch?
The Regency is about that four-letter word for intercourse between a man and a woman - talk. And it's about that other form of "talk" - scandal, gossip. Society is always a character in a Regency. In some ways a Regency is about things you know if you went to high school - about being In or Out and how you get there. There may be murders and French spies or smugglers, but somehow through the encounter with them the heroine will probably win a fortune or a title. She will take her place in fashionable society, and discover that in spite of how the world rates her, she's a lady worthy of respect and love.
Historicals are about passion, the sweeping kind, "stunning passion as thrilling as a storm". They're about "exciting and perilous missions" that "sweep" the characters across vast landscapes and into the "heat of each other's arms." The hearts must be untamed; the passion must rage; the rapture must be blistering. In other words, historicals happen in "hyper-drive," so the challenge for me is to stop my characters from talking and allow their emotions to drive them into action.
I confess that letting my heroine and hero talk their way into love is a habit that's hard to break. I prefer characters whose wits and principles are as strong as their passions. Maintaining the heroine's self-respect seems as important a struggle as any battle or war, and one woman's declaration of independence as stirring as that of a nation.
So, what do I do with my wrench down in the engine of my story?
Loretta Chase, super-star, told me, "make it big; make him big; make him the heroine's biggest problem." What I want to make biggest about my heroes is their honor, their pride, their desire, and their restraint. I love a man like Ruck in Laura Kinsale's For My Lady's Heart, all that wanting and all that abstinence.
To make the stakes big, I must take the characters out of the confining spaces of Regency settings, out of drawing rooms, gardens, coaches, and ballrooms, and send them off to ships and shacks, castles and prisons, rivers and desert islands. (Ironically, in my first "Regency" the heroine travelled to Portugal with spies, escaped down the raging Duoro River, and survived a shoot-out in Vauxhall Gardens.)
The big setting and high-stakes plot conspire to bring the hero and heroine face to face with possibilities of intimacy unthinkable in the social world of London. They must be tempted. Temptation I can do. But, in a historical, they must fall, later or sooner.
So I must write love scenes differently, for a different audience. As one of my Regency fans confessed in a letter, "Sorry to say, I didn't buy Winterburn's Rose. I don't read historicals, too much explicit sex." Writing these scenes is a particular challenge for anyone who takes her characters seriously and wants readers to care about them. The characters are going to be vulnerable and exposed to each other and to the reader; the writer must go deep into their feelings. Some good guidelines for this task come from The Joy of Writing Sex by Elizabeth Benedict. Some of her suggestions:
Sex is nice but character is destiny
Only your characters know for sure what to call it
You don't have to be explicit, but you must be specific
Your characters must want and want intensely
Who your characters are to each other is key
Like the hero and heroine of the historical, the reader of the historical must be driven forward by emotion, by anticipation of pain and joy, discovery and revelation. When the characters want or need most intensely, when the plot puts the biggest obstacle in their path, when they discover that which is bigger than any ambition or danger - love - the reader experiences that sudden jolt to hyper-drive, the rush of the stars streaking by, the feeling of being removed from the ordinary. It is when Han Solo is lowered into carbon freeze that Leia finally realizes she loves him. "I love you," she says. "I know," he replies, and is frozen.
In one short exchange, we see love discovered, revealed, released - a power that can transform the universe of the characters; a treasure worth all the struggles of hero and heroine and the reader and writer to reach it. When the moment arrives, the writer knows she can throw down her wrench, hop in the pilot's seat, and like the reader, hang on for the ride.
Kate's backlist:
|E-mail Kate
|Mary Jo Putney's Quickie on the Regency period
|Karen Harbaugh's Write Byte on the Regency
|A Reader on Regencies - by Karen Lynn Wheless


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When gelatin finally replaced collodion as a binder for silver halides in the 1880s, most commercial photographers were familiar with wet collodion technology. They called the new technology dry plate photography to differentiate the two processes. The common assumption by most writers on the technical evolution of photography is that dry plate refers only to these silver bromide gelatin emulsion plates. The term gelatin dry plate is actually redundant since there were no gelatin wet plates; nevertheless the term is usually associated with gelatin emulsion plates.
The introduction of the gelatin dry plate marked a new era in photography. There is some difference of opinion as to who was the actual inventor—Burgess, Maddox, Kennett, Wratten, and others were all working at the same time in practically the same direction. It was, however, on September 8, 1871, when Dr. Maddox published an account of his experiments that the first hint was given. On July 18, 1873, J. Burgess, of Peckham, England advertised ready-made emulsion, with which photographers could coat glass to make their own dry plates; Kennett followed suit and on November 20 of the same year took out a patent for "pellicle," with which photographers could make their own plates.
Improvements followed rapidly, Bolton, Sayce, Wratten, Mawdsley, Berkeley, Abney, Bennett, and others doing much to bring the dry plate to perfection and to make it an article of commerce. As far as can be ascertained, the first ready-made dry plates were advertised in April 1878 by Wratten and Wainwright and the Liverpool Dry-Plate Company (Peter Mawdsley), the plates by the latter being called "Bennett" plates. It was not until 1880 that gelatin dry plates became popular. There were, however, other dry plate processes in the 19th century. The albumen-on-glass negative and positive processes could be exposed either wet or dry. The collodion process was also practiced in several dry variants. There were also collodion emulsion dry plates introduced in the 1880s and dye-sensitized variants that were used after the turn of the century for process work.[1]


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With a Polar Vortex causing Kentucky temperatures plummet below zero, the last thing people want to hear is that there is an outbreak of flu in the area, but that is exactly what appears to be happening. According to an article published by Courier-journal.com on Jan 7, officials are warning people to get a flu shot because of a widespread outbreak.
The Courier-journal.com reports that the state Department for Public Health announced on Tuesday that flu level rose from regional to widespread, which means there are flu-like outbreaks affecting at least half the state.
An earlier report from CNN states that the CDC is reporting widespread outbreaks of flu-like case in at least 25 other states as well. The states will high flu activity include Alabama, Alaska, Arkansas, Colorado, Connecticut, Georgia, Idaho, Illinois, Indiana, Kansas, Louisiana, Massachusetts, Minnesota, Nebraska, Nevada, New York, North Carolina, Oklahoma, Oregon, Pennsylvania, Texas, Utah, Virginia, Washington state, and Wyoming.
Reports indicate that around 200,000 people in the U.S. get the flu every year. Official say that the elderly, young children, and people with chronic health conditions are at the greatest risk of developing complications from the flu, so they should get a flu shot as soon as possible.
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- Here was the very man: with a proud, daring, homeless look, a splendid body, and a kind of cavalier conceit. [11]
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- Others had come to see the imperial barge, which had been newly furnished up, and which was splendid enough to attract even the luxurious Alexandrians. [10]
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- What have these things to do with the splendid act? [5]
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- Bent-Anat had given leave of absence to the highest members of her household, and had prayed them to think of her at the splendid solemnity. [10]
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ONLINE BOOKSELLER Amazon has taken its Cloud Player and put it onto the Sonos wireless HiFi system.
Amazon's Cloud Player is a means of taking your music with you wherever you go. Amazon lets users upload to the cloud, and will automatically add any CDs, or MP3s that they buy to their catalogue.
One in the cloud the Amazon music files can be accessed through devices including the PC, the iPhone, iPad, Kindles and Android devices.
"Our goal is to enable customers to enjoy all their music, wherever they are, and on any device," said Amazon VP for Digital Music Steve Boom.
"Launching on Sonos today in the UK, following the success of Amazon Cloud Player for Sonos in the US, is an important part of that strategy."
The Sonos system lets people play music wirelessly across their home. Of course it is as happy as Amazon about the news.
"We are excited to broaden our partnership with Amazon to offer Amazon Cloud Player to customers in the United Kingdom, Germany, France, Italy and Spain." said Sonos CEO John MacFarlane.
"This supports our mission of giving you access to all the music on earth and the ability to wirelessly stream it throughout your home in Sonos HiFi sound."
Sonos offers a range of hardware for home based multi-room streaming, and lets users control playback using a mobile phone or tablet. Music services including Napster are available on it.
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I have built a spatial toolset class in Python and am now building the tools for this. But, I must admit, I am struggling to conceive how to do it; it being Friday doesn't help too ;).
I also have another approach, which would be to select the id of the ring associated with the polygon; i.e., the polygon will have 1..n rings. I don't know the Flex API well, but I am sure you must be able to select the ring id of the polygon and removeRing()?
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SEATTLE - Teammates lounged. Some listened to headphones or texted. All were waiting silently inside the Eugene Airport's departure area Saturday night to fly home, following the Huskies' third road loss in six days, at Oregon.
I saw one Husky studying - game film. Senior Matthew Bryan-Amaning was shoulder to shoulder with assistant coach Paul Fortier, both too big for the tiny padded airport chairs, both going over teaching points as their fingers traced the screen of a laptop computer.
That was an hour or so after the 6-foot-9 forward led Washington with 21 points against the Ducks.
Yes, the now-unranked Huskies (15-7, 7-4 Pac-10) are humbled having gone from first to third place in the Pac-10 in less than a week. And yes, they are on task, motivated to once again defy their doubters and make a late-season push deep into the NCAA tournament.
Practices this week have been intense and rededicated to in-your-face defense, leaving coach Lorenzo Romar to say in advance of Thursday night's home game against California: "If it's any indication how we practiced, we've moved on."
"We know how good we can be," star point guard Isaiah Thomas says. "We're just trying to get back to playing defense - and really playing Husky basketball."
How rededicated are these Dawgs? Thomas, who tweets more than a bird in a tree on a summer morning, even swore off Twitter this week. That left his 12,518 followers wanting.
Thomas says he'll be back online March 12 - which happens to be the day of the Pac-10 tournament championship game.
"WE WILL be playing that day!" Thomas wrote while announcing his online hiatus.
There are reasons to believe he's right.
Sure, about the only thing people around here are saying this week as much as "What's wrong with the Huskies?" is "Christina Aguilera needs to learn the National Anthem."
"I think it's a fair criticism," Romar said, meaning the one of his team, not of the singer who fouled up at the Super Bowl. "You lose three in a row, people are going to ask, `What's wrong with the Huskies?'
Then the coach deadpanned: "I think it's unfair that people say we should end the season now because we aren't any good."
Hard to believe that only 11 days ago Washington was the No. 18 team in the country and 7-1 in the Pac-10, on the fast track to the conference's regular season title. Hard to believe the Huskies no longer control whether they win the league. They could win their final seven league games, including at first-place Arizona next weekend, but if the Wildcats (8-2 in the Pac-10) don't lose at least one other game Washington can't get ahead of them.
But that's what happens when you don't play defense on the ball or in the lane, and when your answer to opponents packing in zone defenses is missing 58 3-point shots in three ugly losses.
And yes, winning the Pac-10 regular season title still matters. When I asked Thomas that underneath Matthew Knight Arena minutes after UW's 81-76 loss at Oregon, he said winning that title "is huge."
Yet that's the beauty of college basketball: A team doesn't have to win its league to achieve its ultimate goal of a deep run through the NCAA tournament.
The Huskies can still get themselves into good position for March, Pac-10 title or not. Five of UW's final seven conference games before the conference tournament will be inside Alaska Airlines Arena at Hec Edmundson Pavilion - the winningest current home floor in the country. Washington is at 858 victories and counting since the building opened in 1927.
The Huskies are 11-0 at home this season, and have won 12 consecutive home games by 10 points or more, a school record.
The first of those home tests is Thursday at 6 p.m. against Cal and Saturday at 5:30 p.m. against Stanford. Fox Sports Net television and the Washington IMG College radio network will broadcast both games, and we will again host live game chats with statistics and streaming audio here at GoHuskies.com.
Yes, the urgency is on.
"The guys do see that if this unravels anymore, we could be in deep trouble," Romar said. "I think that's part of the reason why if a team is capable, they bounce back. If they are capable and have any character, they are able to bounce back."
For all the doom people want to attach to the defeats at Washington State, Oregon State and Oregon last week, these Huskies have been here before.
About this time last year, actually.
Three of the current starters and pretty much this same team - minus the departed Quincy Pondexter and this season's newcomers Terrence Ross, C.J. Wilcox and Aziz N'Diaye - began the 2010 Pac-10 season ranked 17th in the country, then started 1-3 and 3-5 in the league. UW lost three straight conference games in January.
The fourth of those five league losses came at the buzzer at UCLA. Romar saw the fire had returned to the Huskies that night, and thought "OK, we've turned it around."
The Huskies blew out Washington State by 28 in its next league home game and won nine consecutive games through the Pac-10 tournament title victory over Cal.
"Last year, we came with a fire at the end of the year," Bryan-Amaning said. "It was like, `If we lose this game, we don't think we're making the (NCAA) tournament.'
" I think that motivated us throughout the end of last year. And I think it has the possibility of doing it again this year."
Any signs of that fire now?
"I saw the same thing at Oregon," Romar said, noting the Huskies competed far better than they did the previous game at Oregon State.
The only other time the Huskies have lost three consecutive league games all on the road under Romar was in 2006. Then, it just clicked. Romar said his team got back into a flow - all the way into another Sweet 16 of the NCAAs.
The common denominator to those late-season turnarounds? More intensity on defense.
"We tell our team Day One when we start talking about defense -- because we put our defense in before our offense in - `You want to fast break, you want to be able to play, have fun, enjoy yourselves? It's a lot of hard work, because it starts on the defensive end,'" Romar said.
"So, if we're not guarding like we need to be guarding, it hurts just about every aspect of our game. We want to be a team that if we are shooting 30 percent, or 35 percent, and on that particular night things aren't going well, we can still win the game because we are getting stops on the defensive end."
Romar's UW teams since he arrived in 2002 have been renowned nationally for full-court, man-to-man defense that relentlessly attacks in waves. Recently, that signature D has faded as Romar has mixed in a 2-3 zone. Many Huskies followers think the zone has zapped their team of its aggressiveness.
The coach shakes his head at that.
"If you are winning whatever you are doing, it's a great idea. If you are losing, the same thing is a terrible idea," Romar said.
He's gone zone, perhaps more than ever, to help get through games in which the Huskies are in foul trouble inside the whistle-happy Pac-10, to offset matchup problems such as with versatile Oregon big man Joevan Catron and, as Romar says, to give opponents "a different look."
He's also done it to make the Huskies more versatile in March.
The Huskies recruited 7-foot center Aziz N'Diaye from the College of Southern Idaho, the first true lane dominator that tall Romar has had at UW, to combat the size that has beaten down previous Huskies deep in NCAA tournaments.
Playing zone is also Romar's counter to what opponents did earlier this season: Spread out the Dawgs' man-to-man defense to force the 7-footer outside to defend away from the basket.
The 2-3 zone keeps N'Diaye inside, where Romar signed him to be.
"Aziz N'Diaye had nine rebounds in that (Oregon) game, and many of them were in the zone because he was around the basket," Romar said. "If you play man, he's playing Catron and is running around, he doesn't rebound as well. In a zone, he's packed in. He's right there. He can rebound, and you can go.
"So it can help, sometimes - sometimes - the transition game."
Look for Cal to get more man-to-man looks from UW. Stanford may get some zone, since the Huskies used it a lot to grab an 11-point lead in the second half down in Palo Alto last month, before losing late because they stopped rebounding and missed easy shots.
Arizona is likely to see some zone next weekend from Washington. Romar noted his team played a lot of zone against the Wildcats while holding them to 40-percent shooting and winning on Jan. 20.
"We're not a zone team. At times, games have been close and we've zoned for a 3-minute stretch and it allowed us to stretch and we were able to separate," Romar said. "We prefer to play man."
Like his coach, Thomas doesn't think the zone is slowing down the offense. And he's the guy with his foot on the team's accelerator.
"It starts on the defensive end," said the junior and candidate for national point guard and player of the year. "Once we get stops, it makes our offense flow that much more easily. Those three games, we didn't get stops. That made the offense look worse."
So Thursday night, we'll see if these Dawgs have internalized the need for more defensive intensity. If their feet are moving, the lane is clogged and hands are in passing lanes, March could be wondrous after all.
"We know what we have to do," Romar said. "We just have to make sure we pay attention, go out and do it."
About Gregg Bell Gregg Bell is an award-winning sports writer who joined the University of Washington's staff in September 2010 as the Director of Writing. Previously, Bell served as the senior national sports writer in Seattle for The Associated Press. The native of Steubenville, Ohio, is a 1993 graduate of the U.S. Military Academy at West Point, N.Y. He received a master's degree in journalism from the University of California, Berkeley in 2000.
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On Saturday, Jan. 25, the Washington Alliance for Humane Legislation (Save Washington Pets) announced that the House Judiciary Committee will be meeting this Thursday, January 30, to vote on an important bill for the animals.
House Bill (HB) 2117 proposes to prevent the use of a dog's breed as a factor in banning or classifying it as dangerous or potentially dangerous.
The House Judiciary Committee has scheduled a vote on the bill during its 8:00 a.m. - 10:00 a.m. session on January 30. If the bill has enough votes to pass, it will move to the House Rules Committee. If it doesn't have enough votes, the bill will likely not receive any further attention in the 2014 legislature.
If one of your state representatives is on the Judiciary Committee, please urge them to pass the bill. Go here for a committee members list.
The bill states:
(1) A number of local jurisdictions have enacted ordinances prohibiting or placing additional restrictions on specific breeds of dogs. While the legislature recognizes that local jurisdictions have a valid public safety interest in protecting citizens from dog attacks, the legislature finds that a dog's breed is not inherently indicative of whether or not the dog is dangerous and that the criteria for determining whether or not a dog is dangerous or potentially dangerous should be focused on the dog's behavior.
"Breed-specific" legislation (BSL) relates to laws that attempt to regulate or ban certain breeds completely in an attempt to reduce dog attacks. Currently, there are between two and three dozen cities in Washington that have ordinances discriminating against specific dog breeds.
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The legislature further finds that breed-specific ordinances fail to address any of the factors that cause dogs to become aggressive and place an undue hardship on responsible dog owners who provide proper socialization and training. The legislature intends to redirect the focus away from particular breeds and to instead encourage local jurisdictions to employ more effective and data-driven prevention models to control dangerous dogs and enhance public safety.
Breed-specific legislation is problematic: it is expensive and difficult to enforce, affects property rights, and can lead to the euthanasia of dogs with no history of aggressive behavior.
Animal advocacy organizations, including Washington Alliance for Humane Legislation (Save Washington Pets) encourage people to support this bill. Please contact your state representatives!
Worldwide, some city and municipal governments have enacted breed-specific laws completely banning certain breeds, such as pit bulls. The story of Lennox, who had been deemed an illegal "pit bull terrier type" dog in Belfast, Northern Ireland, affected animal rights activists across the globe.
Lennox's family fought to save their beloved dog, launching a two-year legal fight. During that time, Lennox remained imprisoned and separated from his family. Animal rights protests erupted on both sides of the Atlantic.
And despite the efforts of hundreds of thousands of Lennox supporters, he was still euthanized.
The response to BSL and breed discrimination has been immense: Groups such as Keep the Bull Breed Free emerged to advocate for "bully" breed dogs, including pit bulls.
HB 2117 is an important animal welfare bill preventing the use of a dog's breed as a factor in banning or classifying it as dangerous or potentially dangerous.
Read more about breed-specific legislation and Keep the Bull Breed Free here and here.
About Washington Alliance for Humane Legislation (Save Washington Pets):
Save Washington Pets is the name of the campaign to pass companion animal spay/neuter assistance legislation in Washington State. It is a trade name of the Washington Alliance for Humane Legislation, a 501(c)(4) nonprofit organization whose mission is to promote the passage and effective implementation of humane animal welfare laws, regulations, and policies in Washington State and to educate the public about animal welfare issues.
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