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This page contains a list of the received Expressions of Interest for Apertif surveys. The call for expressions of interest can be found here.
|Dr. Juergen Kerp
|Deep Blind HI Survey of the Large-Scale Structure of the Local Universe
|We propose to perform a blind HI survey along the orientation of the CFA-Stick Man. The survey area covers about 900 sq. deg. With about 110 x 12 h coverages, we reach a mass sensitivity of 1x10^6 solar masses out to 10 Mpc. From optical surveys we know that we probe about 7000 galaxies, 300 galaxy groups and about 80 galaxy clusters with this sensitivity. This provides statistically highly significant insights into the structure formation and HI evolution in different gravitationally environments.
|Hans-Rainer Kloeckner
|Measuring the Hydrogen Mass Function
(HIMF) with high accuracy is essential for understanding the
distribution and the quantity of baryons in the universe. Once
established, the characteristics of the HIMF provide crucial information
on galaxy formation models including the environmental effects on
galaxy evolution.
This proposal intends to make robust measurement of the hydrogen (HI) properties of the 1000 brightest HI sources in the northern hemisphere, and will provide a benchmark of the HI mass function with unprecedented accuracy. This will make the best determination of the baryon content, traced by HI, of galaxies in the local Universe.
In addition, this survey will provide the only solid foundation for future investigations of the evolution of the HIMF. To ensure accurate calibration, the individual measurements will involve an
additional calibration step connecting the extragalactic HI signal to standard Galactic HI calibrators. The resulting database will act as an HI calibration ladder (also for current HI observations); linking fundamental Galactic HI calibration sources with external galaxies.
|Neeraj Gupta
|Blind search for 21-cm absorbers using Apertif
|We propose a blind search of 21-cm absorbers using APERTIF to trace the evolution of cold neutral gas in normal and active galaxies at z<0.4. Main goals are: (i) measure the number density of 21-cm absorbers and constrain the evolution of cold gas in normal galaxies, and (ii) trace the evolution of cold gas in active galaxies and its relationship with radio source luminosity and morphology. To achieve this, we propose two possible approaches: a shallow (12 hrs per pointing) all-sky survey with first priority to cover the areas of the SDSS-I and SDSS-II at declinations>30 degrees and a deeper (10x12 hrs per pointing) survey of about 1000 degrees^2 to explore the incidence of low optical depth absorbers and the presence of gas in low luminosity AGN. Both surveys will greatly expand the number of both intervening and associated absorbers known so far. Our team will also obtain the additional multi-wavelength data required to achieve these goals.
|Dr. Gyula Jozsa
|WNSHS: Westerbork Northern Sky HI Survey
|We propose WNSHS, the 'Westerbork Northern Sky HI Survey', a blind Apertif HI survey of the Northern sky (Dec > +27 deg). Our aim is to study the HI content, evolution, and the small- and large-scale structure of the nearby Universe out to a redshift of z = 0.26, equivalent to a look-back time of ~2.4 Gyr, and the HI dynamics and star formation of extended galaxies. WNSHS complements the ASKAP HI survey known as WALLABY (Dec < +30deg). Together, WNSHS and WALLABY will deliver a true all-sky HI survey, going well beyond what each survey alone can accomplish.
We discuss two strategies, one aiming at matching WALLABY (4h integrations on ~1300 pointings in mosaicing mode), the other better suited for simpler calibration, possibly better commensurability with other surveys, and allowing for an extended science case (full 12h-integrations on each pointing).
|Mr Martin Bell
|Serendipitous Westerbork APERTIF Transient Study (SWATS)
|We propose the Serendipitous Westerbork APERTIF Transient Study (SWATS) as a key science project operating in a 100% commensal mode with the proposed APERTIF surveys. We plan to explore the sub-mJy GHz radio sky for 'slow' transient and variable sources which will be dominated by synchrotron emission and constitute a tracer of relativistic particle acceleration across a range of astrophysical environments. The scope and depth of transient radio science is vast, encompassing relativistic accretion and consequent jet launch around black holes, neutron stars and white dwarfs in binary systems to distant gamma ray burst afterglows, supernovae and active galactic nuclei. Via these observations we can tackle some of the current outstanding problems in astrophysics, such as how does kinetic feedback affect galaxy growth and how did massive star formation proceed in the early Universe? Characterising sub-mJy variability is also key for planning programs for the SKA. Potentially most excitingly, we will open up new discovery space not accessible to other transient search projects in the North.
|Dr Alan Penny
|APERSETI - A SETI survey of nearby galaxies with Apertif (with a deep HI survey)
|Are there `extra-strong' ETI (Extra-Terrestrial Intelligence) radio sources in nearby galaxies?
The imaging Apertif of these extended galaxies will be much more powerful than past single beam surveys. This survey would consist of 500 hours of integration time spread over 10 nearby large galaxies. The survey, around the 'natural marker' HI line, with 16,384 channels of 100 Hz width each, would look for narrow-band emission lines, too narrow to be natural.
The Apertif FOV area will cover much of the galaxy for the nearest targets and most of the galaxy for the more distant ones. The time allocated to each galaxy will be split into three: an integration centre on the frequency of the HI line in that galaxy: one at -1.6 MHz from that; one at +1.6 MHz from that.
The survey will also enable a detailed study of the velocity distribution of the natural HI galaxy emission enable studies of the distribution of the HI.
|Dr John McKean
|Apertif Survey for Hydroxyl from Extragalactic Sources (ASHES)
|The sensitivity and wide-field of view of Apertif will allow the first blind surveys for extragalactic OH to be carried out. OH megamaser galaxies trace regions of hot and dense gas in merger systems and can be used to i) study the fueling mechanisms of AGN, ii) trace the evolution of the most extreme starbursts, iii) study magnetic fields and iv) look for variations in the fine structure constant. With this expression of interest we outline an ambitious survey for extragalactic OH with Apertif.
|Dr Naomi McClure-Griffiths
|GAMES: Galactic and Magellanic Evolution Survey
|The Galactic and Magellanic Evolution Survey (GAMES) will use the outstanding speed of APERTIF on the Westerbork Synthesis Radio Telescope to conduct a high spectral resolution study of the HI and OH lines in a 3400 square deg region covering the Galactic plane, Galactic warp and Northern Magellanic Stream. By studying the HI and OH lines we will be able to probe gas evolution from warm diffuse phases to cold molecular and on to star-formation and evolved stars through OH masers. GAMES, together with the Australian SKA Pathfinder counterpart, GASKAP, will provide a complete census of HI and OH in the Galactic plane and Magellanic system with more than one order of magnitude greater surface brightness sensitivity and resolution than previous surveys. GAMES will provide an extraordinarily detailed view of galaxy evolution in our own backyard.
Shri Kulkarni
|The Dynamic Sky: A Joint Radio & Optical Assault
|Variable stars and transients have played a surprisingly significant role in astronomy. We propose a program to systematically investigate radio transients in the 20-cm band. It is our view that in general the investigations of radio transients will benefit (and in most cases require) identification of optical transients. Our proposed program takes advantage of the depth and density (cadence) of the Palomar Transient Factory. The primary strength of our proposal is the optical history for putative radio variables as well as optical light curves for variables (Galactic and extragalactic) identified in joint WSRT-Palomar fields
|Dr Anna Scaife
|BEOWULF: B-field Estimation and Observational Wide-field Understanding of Large-scale Faraday-structure
|We propose a deep polarization survey with Apertif of 64 square degrees within the Perseus-Pisces super-cluster of galaxies, in order to construct a finely spaced rotation measure (RM) grid tuned for cosmological and large-scale structure studies of magnetism within both clusters and the filamentary inter-cluster medium. This survey will complement other wide area polarization surveys: by measuring RMs to 5,000 background sources it will give an RM-grid sampling of 3.5 arcmin. This survey will provide vital insights into whether magnetic fields were primordial in clusters of galaxies, or whether the galaxies themselves later injected the field. Such a survey is ideally suited to the specifications of Apertif where the wide FOV becomes highly advantageous when observing large scale structures. In addition, the comparatively high RMs expected from such a region are well matched to the frequency coverage of Apertif. In this proposal we consider and outline both an optimal RM survey, which will require an integration time of 7573 hrs, as well as a reduced survey of 4451 hrs, both excluding overheads.
|Dr. Rainer Beck
|FRIGG: Faraday Rotation Investigation of Galaxies and Groups
|With its high sensitivity and large field of view APERTIF is the ideal telescope to measure grids of Faraday rotation measures (RM) of background sources and faint diffuse emission, in order to unravel the extent and dynamical importance of cosmic magnetic fields in galaxies and in intergalactic space in galaxy groups. We propose to observe large areas around 4 large northern nearby spiral galaxies, the bridge between M 31 and M 33, and 5 galaxy groups. We request two separate bandpasses (1050-1350 and 1350-1650 MHz) to improve the precision in Faraday depth space obtained by RM Synthesis.
|Dr. Benne Willem Holwerda
|WSRT/Apertif Survey of Galaxies Observed at Extreme Distances (WASGOED)
|A single deep observation targeting the 21cm line emission of galaxies out to redshift z=0.43 in the Extended Groth Strip. The field offers excellent multi-wavelength data, a large existing spectroscopic campaign and good visibility of the WSRT observatory. We plan to address the HIMF evolution, the Tully-Fisher relation, the HI content of galaxy types and cosmic volumes using both direct line detections and stacked HI line limits.
This data-set would guide future observational efforts by the SKA pathfinders MeerKAT and ASKAP as well as the future science with SKA. The overlap with the AEGIS multi-wavelength and DEEP2 spectroscopic campaigns will ensure a data-set with lasting value.
|Dr Matt Jarvis
|APERTIF Survey of the Herschel-ATLAS (ASH-ATLAS)
|We propose to carry out a deep spectral line and continuum survey over the 150 square degree northern field of the largest open time key survey with Herschel, Herschel-ATLAS. This will allow us to address a number of fundamental questions in the formation and evolution of galaxies, how environment influences such processes and determine the link to AGN activity. Our HI observations will allow us to detect galaxies at the break of the HI mass function out to z~0.3, and gas-rich galaxies out to the limit of redshift limit of APERTIF. This redshift range is in almost perfect overlap with the redshift range of the bulk of the optically identified H-ATLAS sources, as such we can measure the gas and star-formation rate in these galaxies, elucidating the link between the initial gas supply and the final processing of this gas. The deep continuum survey will enable us to probe the far-infrared--radio correlation out to z~1, determine how star-formation and AGN activity are related and trace this over the largest scales.
|Dr Jarle Brinchmann
|Deep Apertif HI Survey - DASH
|We propose here a very deep survey of the HI sky to address some of the most urgent questions in galaxy formation, namely how galaxies accrete, process and return gas to the intergalactic medium. We will take advantage of the potential of Apertif to survey 40 square degrees of the Northern sky with extensive ancillary data. By exposing these 5 fields for 1200 hrs each, we will provide a unique data-set that allows us, for the first time, to study in detail the connection between normal galaxies and the cosmic web as traced by the Ly-alpha forest at modest redshift by linking Apertif to HST/COS; the data will also help us understand the fueling of cold gas in very gas-rich galaxies and to carry out a comprehensive characterisation of the HI content of galaxies, and its link to galaxy properties, out to z=0.3.
|Dr. Ashish Asgekar
|Westerbork and ApertiF Recombination-Line Survey (WAFRS)
|We propose to carry out WAFRS, the Westerbork and Apertif Recombination-line Survey. We aim to image four most interesting areas of the Galaxy's plane (|b|<20^{\circ}) for Hydrogen and Helium radio recombination lines (RRLs) with a channel rms of 0.1 mJy per beam. Phased-Array Feed (PAF) system has wide bandwidth, so we can observe many different lines simultaneously (\sim15) and stack them together for needed sensitivity. WAFRS is designed to observe regions of most stellar activity, and will be complimentary to similar future surveys carried out by LOFAR at the lowest and EMBRACE at intermediate frequencies. Previous recombination-line surveys were carried out with single-dish telescopes, resulting in only limited spatial resolution and sensitivities. With an enhancement of 30, both in resolution and sensitivity, WAFRS will contribute significantly to studies of the interstellar matter.
|Marc Verheijen
|A medium-deep blind survey of HI in the local Universe
|We propose a blind, medium-deep survey of neutral hydrogen out to z=0.25 over an area of 500 square degree with an integration time of 12x12 hours per pointing, focusing our survey area on the nearby CVn-I, M101, CVn-II and UMa groups, while also including 100 distant Abell clusters. The proposed area is covered by both the SDSS and the UKIDSS-LAS surveys to ensure available optical and NIR photometry for all detected sources. The main scientific drivers are 1) to explore the HI mass function down to a minimum HI mass of 2x10^5 Msun, 2) to map and measure in detail the extended morphologies and kinematics of the neutral hydrogen in and around galaxies in different environments, and 3) to determine the cosmic evolution of the gas content of galaxies over the past 3 Gyr. A survey of this kind can only be surpassed by the Square Kilometre Array.
|Huub Rottgering
|WODAN: Westerbork Observations of the Deep APERTIF Northern-Sky
|Here we propose to carry out WODAN: Westerbork Observations of the Deep APERTIF Northern-Sky. The aim is to chart the entire northern sky (delta>30) down to an rms of 10 microJy/beam and 1000 sqr deg down to an rms of 5 microJy/beam. The scientific impact of WODAN will be maximised making optimal use of large complementary radio surveys that LOFAR will carry out at lower frequencies and that ASKAP will conduct at delta < 30 in the context of the EMU (Evolutionary Map of the Universe) project. During the next decade many large area surveys encompassing virtually the entire
EM spectrum will be carried out . With WODAN containing 30 million radio sources including 100,000 clusters, 10 million starbursting galaxies at z>1 and virtually all radio loud AGN in the Universe, the combined multiwavelength data base will address many important question related to virtually every aspect of (radio) astronomy.
|Dr Joeri van Leeuwen
|ALERT -- The APERTIF legacy exploration of the fast radio transient sky
The transient radio sky reflects some of the most exotic and energetic phenomena in the known Universe. Fast transients and radio pulsars illuminate dynamic processes fundamental to our understanding of physics, ranging from the extremes of gravity to the strong and weak forces and the dense matter equation of state.
Here we propose ALERT, by far the deepest all-sky survey for fast transients ever undertaken. With 12 -hr integrations, one order of magnitude longer than in previous surveys, coupled with the enormous field of view (FoV) of APERTIF, even dim and extremely rare events can be detected through their short radio bursts and/or periodic pulsations. By covering 10,000 sq. deg. of sky, ALERT will certainly find new radio pulsars and rotating radio transients. Unlike previous pulsar surveys however, ALERT is also highly sensitive to classes of transient radio emitters that have only been hypothesized and, until now, beyond the reach of such surveys.
To find these, we will exploit the unique regular layout of the WSRT to record high-time-resolution data at full sensitivity over the entire FoV. While technically challenging, the proposed method enables a survey that cannot be matched for a decade or more, until the SKA is fully operational. The WSRT/APERTIF system is uniquely capable of exploring a virtually uncharted area of transient parameter space this efficiently; it will increase by a factor of 10 the exploration volume for fast transients, throughout the Universe.


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Although I am not a Labour supporter,I have to say that Shearer presented well on Q +A.
Good to see some direct and honest replies to questions as compared with National's ducking and weaving of late.
Labour Leader David Shearer is talking about a reshuffle of his front bench.
Speaking this weekend on TV3's The Nation programme, Mr Shearer said the party was doing well. "But will we have some changes later on? Quite possibly," he said. He would not say whether that would be before the end of the year.
He said he disagreed with the claim earlier this year by Economic Development spokesman David Cunliffe that voters who deserted Labour did so because they party's policies as not very different to National's.
However, there was room for Mr Cunliffe inside Labour because it was "a broad church".
"There are many people who vote Labour from what you might call left and to the right as well.
"It's a broad church and what we're looking for is to be a party for all New Zealanders, not just one of the other."
Mr Shearer said the idea of a social contract was fundamental to Labour's economic policies.
And he rejected criticism from his party's left over his references to a sickness beneficiary who had been well enough to paint a roof.
"You know you work, you pay your taxes, and then when you need it you lose your job, you have an accident, the state looks after you.
"As soon as you're able to get back onto your feet again, the expectation is that you go back and you start paying your way again.
"That's the social contract, now if that is broken at either end, somebody avoiding paying their taxes, or somebody bludging or doing whatever they're doing at the other end, then that's an issue of fairness, and New Zealanders are very concerned about fairness, and we need to make sure that that system works."
He also defended criticism of his performance in Parliament's debating chamber and his own low poll rating.
"Nobody likes to be criticised but that just comes with the territory. I don't have a problem with that.
"But what I will say is that as a politician I will not be a politician who personally goes after my opponent. I'll play the ball and not the man."
Asked if the performance continued whether he might relinquish his job, he said: "2014 is what I'm aiming for and then to be prime minister in 2014, and leading the Labour Party into government."
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Although I am not a Labour supporter,I have to say that Shearer presented well on Q +A.
The comment made that there is now no difference between National and Labour is so true. My parents and I have always been Labour supporters but not any more.
There are so many issues that need to be questioned in Parliament but Labour just sits low, all I see is the Green Party challenging these issues and in depth. I sometimes wonder if the reporters are even interested in what Mr. Shearer has to say, I think his future goal is to be in another issue of House and Garden.
Shearer is essentially National-lite. Considering Cunliffe talks like a progressive, but remains with Labour, makes me think that he and Labour would be no different then the Lib Dems in the U.K., who, likewise, could be described as Tory-lite. So, instead of voting for either of the two party store fronts that work for the same corporate masters, we're better off voting for the Greens as a true third party option.
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by Moogle on Apr.21, 2014, under Electronics
Improved my method for decapsulating chips better.
I used a Mr coffee, coffee pot heat plate. With expendable metal plate on top. Used my drill press as a mill with a tungsten carbide drill bit making a small pocket in the chip for the acid to sit in.
I heated up the chips first on the plate then applied a drop of nitric acid. Rinsed with water, heated again then a drop of sulfuric acid water rinse. Then repeated till the dies were exposed.
Custom motor driver from hard drive?
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Solutions to state's fiscal trouble will require difficult decisions
The current recession has affected every state in the union, but particularly those states with pre-existing budget problems. Worldwide economic difficulties have exposed a budget crisis in Illinois that has its roots in past decades, specifically in the continual decision to use short-term strategies to deal with a long-term structural deficit.
The growth rate of spending in Illinois surpasses the growth rate of state revenue. This consistent phenomenon, known as the structural deficit, is due to several diminishable factors. The economy has shifted from goods-based to service-based and the sales tax has not evolved with this trend. Moreover, corporate and income taxes have eroded, while there is a general reticence to update the tax code or increase tax burdens. The state has simultaneously been strapped with increased spending. Greater health care outlays and deferred pension payments are chief among the demands sapping state funds. Spending areas in greatest need of reform include: Medicaid, pensions and retiree health care, human services, K-12 education, and public safety.
These factors have led to an estimated general funds deficit of $11.6 billion in 2010. The recent budget, however, makes no long-term changes to address this growing structural deficit, instead borrowing $3.5 billion, using $1.8 billion in stimulus money and deferring one-third of spending cuts till later in the year. Solutions have been proposed. Shortly after taking office in 2009, Governor Quinn proposed increasing the personal income tax rate from 3 percent to 4.5 percent, with some corresponding increases in personal exemptions to help lower income taxpayers. Others have proposed expanding the sales tax to include services, making spending cuts in a broad range of programs, or implementing some combination of these solutions.
IGPA has developed a budget forecasting tool that might help answer the state's financial questions. The Fiscal Futures Project uses past data to anticipate spending demands, revenue, and fiscal balances for years to come. Without long-term changes, this model projects a bleak financial future for Illinois with the structural deficit ballooning to $29 billion by 2030.
The model shows that the proposed tax policy reforms mentioned here would have a minimal effect on the growth rate of state revenue, meaning the structural deficit will persist. Major cuts in spending coupled with increases in revenue appear to be the twin solutions required to remedy Illinois' budget problem. Illinois cannot continue to escape using short-term, quick fixes—it must start making tough choices.
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Northwest Herald, Hollyn Johnson, Associated Press
CRYSTAL LAKE, Ill. — The reasons people collect vary almost as widely as the objects they gather.
Some collections start accidentally, with a trinket purchased at a souvenir shop, others with a gift. Some grow out of a fascination with a specific topic, maybe a superhero, movie or barnyard animal.
For some, the hobby is about the thrill of the hunt, the search for the piece that will make the collection complete. With others, each piece is a portal to another time or place, which can be visited again and again.
McHenry County is full of collectors, a fact that could be seen in travels around Cary, McHenry and Woodstock this month.
The following is an introduction to just a few resident collectors and a peek at the objects of their fancy:
David Green collects Hot Wheels, die cast cars, model car kits and NASCAR memorabilia. In the basement of his McHenry home, Green estimates he has 400,000 toy and model cars.
He began picking up Hot Wheels in 1968, the year the toys debuted, and in 1971 started a collection for his nephew.
When his own children came along, Green started collections for them, too, ballooning his personal treasure trove along the way.
A true collector in the obsessive sense, when it comes to the Hot Wheels, Green must have every model made every year in as many of the variant paint colors and wheel treatments as possible.
He searches out special editions, too, and sometimes buys multiples of the same car if they are particularly "cool."
"That way I can open one up and play with it," Green said with a boyish gleam in his blue eyes.
Green's fascination with everything automotive, however, predates Hot Wheels.
"My mom told me the story of when I was real little," he said. "I was 2 years old and I wandered out of our apartment in Detroit and walked a mile to this toy store."
Green's family had been at the shop the day before to buy a gift for a friend, he said. That's when he saw a model car in the window and became fixated.
The next day, at the first opportunity, Green toddled himself back to the toy shop, alone.
Fortunately, he made it safely and the shop owner remembered where little David Green belonged.
Every birthday and Christmas since has come with toy and model cars.
Today, Green's collection is massive and fascinating, not only for its size but for its variety.
The collection includes more than a dozen dealer promotion cars from the 1950s. These are small replicas of the vehicles dealerships sold and were used to help customers choose which color car to order.
And on shelves stacked to the ceiling rest more model car kits than one could easily count - in every style, model and variation.
The most valuable, Green said, is a never-assembled 1?16-scale 1955 Thunderbird created by "amt." It alone is worth more than $1,500 because the mold used to make it was ruined when it was modified in1957 to make that year's model.
There also is a small grocery store worth of NASCAR-themed products, including cereal and cracker boxes, mayonnaise and beer bottles, and even a Tylenol race car promotion.
Lisa Forbes loves pigs. In her Cary home, she keeps a collection of about 500 figurines, stuffed animals and other swine themed-items.
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Charlie Carter is a partner in the Raleigh office of the Nexsen Pruet law firm, where he focuses on regulatory and environmental matters before Federal, State, and local agencies, including air, water and waste matters. His practice includes permitting, compliance, and enforcement matters involving air, water, waste, brownfields, coastal management, wetlands, and related regulatory programs.
Prior to Nexsen Pruet, Charlie was in private practice in Raleigh and Washington, D.C., environmental counsel for Duke Power Company, Environmental Law Advisor for the Edison Electric Institute, and served at the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA). At EPA, he served in the Office of General Counsel (OGC) as Assistant General Counsel and Chief of the National Standards Branch of the Air Division. He also served as Associate Director for the EPA Office of Congressional Liaison. His responsibilities included PM and SO2 SIP implementation, hazardous air pollutants rulemakings and litigation, acid rain litigation and regulation, new source review, enforcement, and radiation matters. He also served as Congressional liaison for OGC and drafted substantial portions of the Bush Administration legislation enacted as the Clean Air Act Amendments of 1990, for which he received EPA's Gold Medal for Exceptional Service.
Charlie is a Past President and member of the Board of Directors of the Carolinas Air Pollution Control Association; a member of the Environment, Energy & Natural Resources Law and Administrative Law Sections of the North Carolina Bar Association and serves as a member of the Council of the EENR Section; and is a member of the Air & Waste Management Association. He is admitted to practice in North Carolina and the District of Columbia, before the U.S. district courts and courts of appeals for both jurisdictions, and the United States Supreme Court, where he was on the U.S. Government brief in the landmark administrative law decision, Chevron v. Natural Resources Defense Council.
Chuck Fuller understands business and loves politics. He's run campaigns on the federal, state, and local levels. Fuller found a way to combine his two passions -- business and politics -- by advising senior executives on how to promote a more business-friendly climate while navigating through the minefield of politics. Fuller is the President of The Results Company, the consulting business he founded in 1992. Fuller has over 30 years of experience in managing people and resources. He knows what it takes to make a business grow and be successful.
The Triangle Business Journal selected Fuller as one of 19 people who made a strong impact during 1999 -- "a spectacular year for Triangle business." Fuller previously served on the Board of Directors and was awarded a Life Membership in the Asheville Area Chamber of Commerce. Fuller currently serves on the Board of Directors for the John Locke Foundation and the E. A. Morris Foundation. He is a member of Bay Leaf Baptist Church and serves on the Stewardship Committee.
William T. Graham is an attorney in Winston-Salem. From 1987 to 1995, he served as North Carolina Commissioner of Banks. He formerly was a Superior Court Judge, and served as Assistant General Counsel in the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development. Graham has been involved in numerous political campaigns and served as chairman of North Carolina's Bush/Quayle campaign in 1988. He received his A.B. in economics from Duke University and his J.D. from the University of Virginia. He is a native of Waynesboro, Virginia.
Ted Hicks Ted is the franchise owner of a private wealth advisory practice that is affiliated with Ameriprise Financial. He has over 18 years of experience and owned his practice since 1998 and has two offices, one in Cary, NC and the other in Southern Pines NC. Ted just finished a two-year term as Chairman of the Durham County Republican Party. Ted is also finishing his 6th year serving on the Board of Directors for Club Horizon, a non-profit that serves adults with severe and persistent mental illness. Ted graduated from NC State in 1998 and has a passion for flying and became a private pilot in 2014.
John Hood joined the Pope Foundation as president in January 2015. He is the former the President and Chairman of the John Locke Foundation. Hood helped found JLF in 1989 with the support of the Pope Foundation and served as its president from 1995 to 2014. He remains Chairman of the Board at JLF.
Since 1986, Hood has written a syndicated column on politics and public policy for North Carolina newspapers. It currently appears regularly in the Winston-Salem Journal, Durham Herald-Sun, Gaston Gazette, High Point Enterprise, and newspapers in 60 other communities. He also writes a monthly column, "Free & Clear," for Business North Carolina magazine. Hood is a frequent guest on talk radio and serves as a weekly panelist on "NC SPIN," a political talk show broadcast on 16 television stations in Charlotte, Raleigh, Greensboro, Greenville, Wilmington, Asheville, and elsewhere. He also created "Carolina Journal Radio," a weekly newsmagazine broadcast on 18 radio stations.
Hood is the author of six books. The most recent one is Our Best Foot Forward: An Investment Plan for North Carolina's Economic Recovery, published by JLF in 2012. Hood's other books include Selling the Dream (2005), Investor Politics (2001), The Heroic Enterprise: Business and the Common Good (1996), and two volumes of family history. He is currently writing the biography of former North Carolina Gov. James G. Martin.
Hood writes and comments frequently for national media outlets, particularly National Review and its blog "The Corner." His articles have appeared in both magazines — such as Readers' Digest, The New Republic, Military History, and Reason — and in newspapers, including The Wall Street Journal, USA Today, and The Chicago Tribune. He's been interviewed by, among others, The Washington Post, The New York Times, CNN, CNBC, NBC, and Fox News.
At JLF, Hood created the E.A. Morris Fellowship for Emerging Leaders, a yearlong program that prepares young North Carolinians for leadership roles in government, business, and nonprofits. He also serves on the faculty of the N.C. Institute of Political Leadership, the board of the William Friday Fellowship, and the selection committee for the Marshall Memorial Fellowship.
Hood received his degree in journalism in 1988 from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, where he founded a magazine called The Carolina Critic was eventually published on six university campuses. Hood currently serves as chairman of the Carolina Liberty Foundation, which provides financial support to conservative and libertarian student groups at Chapel Hill.
He is a Mecklenburg County native and currently resides in Wake County with his wife, two sons, and a stepdaughter.
Christine Mele is a retired physical education teacher and varsity volleyball coach. She received her BS degree from SUNY Cortland, and her MS degree from Adelphi University.
Chris was co-owner with her late husband, Joel, of Advance Sound Company for 24 years. For the past 22 years, she has lived in Oriental, NC. She recently sold her local business, Pamilco Tower and Leasing.
Chris has been involved in many civic groups and actives. She is a County Commissioner in Pamlico County. She has served on the Pamlico Board of Health. She is currently a member of the Pamlico Republican Women, the Pamlico Senior Citizens Advisory Committee; the Cherry Point Civilian Military/Civilian Advisory Committee, the N.C. Association of County Commissioners Environmental Steering Committee, the Pamlico/Albermarle Estuary Program Committee, the North Carolina Clean Water Management Trust Fund Board of Trustees, the Pamlico Community Band, the Craven Community Band, and the Carven Brass Quintet.
Baker A. Mitchell, Jr. is an independent business consultant residing in Wilmington, N.C. Before entering the consulting business, Mitchell was Founder, President, and Owner of Community Health Computing, Inc. in Houston, TX. Before founding his own company, Mr. Mitchell was Chief of the Bioengineering Section at the University of Texas M.D. Anderson Cancer Center in Houston. He has also taught at the University of Arizona, the University of Texas, Baylor College of Medicine, and the University of Texas Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences.
Mr. Mitchell has published widely in the field of biomathematics. He is also the holder of two patents. He is the sole inventor of a patent for a computer file system for patient medical data and the co-inventor for a no-tangle decorative lighting set for Christmas trees.
Paul Slobodian After earning a masters in management from the Sloan School of Management at the Massachusetts of Technology, Paul Slobodian joined the Los Angeles office of RHR International, a Chicago based management consulting firm. In 1986 Slobodian was promoted to run the New York City office of RHR. In 1990 Slobodian was hired by the Universal Instruments division of Dover Corporation. Slobodian is credited as being instrumental in rebuilding Universal's competitiveness by upgrading organization talent, leading a comprehensive quality initiative and using performance based compensation systems.Slobodian has recently served as Vice President of Human Resources and Administration of Allegheny Energy, a Fortune 500 company and is founder of Pivot Consulting, LLC, an organization and management development consulting firm.
Prior to his business career he received a doctorate in counseling psychology from Boston University. He was licensed as a psychologist in Massachuetts and California. He served as Director of Intake and Community Services at Boston State Hospital and Director/Clinical Chief at Harvard Street Health Center in Boston.
David M. Stover is the former executive vice president of Maupin Travel in Raleigh. He was formerly director of marketing for York Construction Company, an assistant secretary at the North Carolina Department of Commerce, marketing research manager at Northern Telecom, a corporate public affairs officer at R.J. Reynolds Industries, and a senior marketing representative at Xerox Corporation. Stover received his B.S. in business administration from the University of Richmond and his M.B.A. from the Babcock Graduate School of Management at Wake Forest University.
J. M. Bryan Taylor is president of KPB Corporation, a North Carolina private foundation. Prior to working in the banking and municipal bond business, he worked on the staff of Senator Robert Morgan in Washington, DC. He is a long-time member of the board of the Myers Park Trinity Little League in Charlotte and serves on a selection committee for the Jefferson Scholar Foundation. He is a former board chair of Historic Rosedale Plantation, former board member of the Charlotte Museum of History, NC Trust for Public Land, NC Museum of Art Foundation, NC School of Science and Mathematics Foundation. He received a BA degree from the University of Virginia and a Masters in Business Administration from the University of North Carolina.


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From the creators of WindAlert, the highly rated wind finding application, Radar by WeatherFlow supports the theme of Better Data, Better Decisions by simply providing High definition weather radar around you.
Easily animate or pause the radar to see what precipitation is heading your way. Pan and zoom to your exact area and the app will remember where you are.
Whatever your activity, Radar by WeatherFlow is a critical tool for seeing where the Precipitation is and where it is going.
While the application is in beta mode it is free to download and use. Enjoy and let us know how we can improve the application to suit your needs.
Radar covers the Continental United States, Hawaii, Alaska, Guam, Puerto Rico, and USVI.
Pretty Accurate... Its a great app to look at but there is one issue. I don't know if I haven't found it yet but this app could really use a location statues. The radar always leads to Southern Florida when I live in Southern Indiana. I'm starting to get tired of scrolling up and finally finding where I am. But other than that, this app is the best one I've found!
Sharp & smooth Has sharp smooth radar not the blocky type I see on most radar apps. Simple satellite or street view. The bad - doesn't differentiate between rain snow and ice. I just uninstalled weather channel app cauz latest update filled it full of ads. No ads at the bottom of this app... Yet.
I HAVE 100Mbps SERVICE and, On a Galaxy Tab S, This App is REALLY REALLY SLOW, it does what it should, but nothing shows much in Alaska and that Area has Some Serious Weather There, Not much in The Settings Either, (None), Another thing I don't like is I have to press a Button for it to start and then WAIT AND WAIT AND WAIT FOR IT TO LOAD JUST TO SEE IT, The Image is Sharp Very Nice, it just needs to be Automatic, and have some Settings for it, maybe like a Few Different Favorite Places, I will change my Rating if it is Smoother and Automatic, All and All it is a Nice Looking App Sharp, I really like The way it Zooms In and The way it Looks when Zoomed In, so just a few little things and it could be the Best Out There, Thanks,
Seems good Simple and does the job. Not sure how accurate it is yet but nice app
Nice Good graphical display and user interface, the radar data is at least as up to date and accurate as what I see on local TV stations, but without the wait. The app could use some improvement with location... When its raining and im indoors, i usually cant get a gps lock, so the app doesnt know where i am. It would be nice to store locations, and/or to be able to manually key them in.... Often radar data obscures the map. A star or arrow or something to indicate the location on the map would be useful for the same reason. It was free, and ive seen no ads, and its not a datahog.
Awesome This is exactly what I was looking for......not alot of technical stuff like the other apps and plus im not a weather man, so its got the bear essentials nothing more nothing less ....stay dry
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Date: December 22 2012
FAN fury at Aaron Finch being denied a six from what was on track to be the biggest hit of the Big Bash League season has triggered a sudden rule change for Etihad Stadium matches.
Melbourne Renegades captain Finch's strike off Hobart's Doug Bollinger on Wednesday night was ruled a dead-ball after it struck the frame hanging underneath the fixed part of the roof.
BBL manager Anthony Everard said while umpires were correct to have refused Finch any runs on Wednesday night, that incident warranted a rewrite of the rules.
As of Saturday night's Renegades-Brisbane match, the outcome will depend on whether the ball strikes ''between the retractable part [of the roof], which actually sits within the field of play, and the retractable part, which sits outside it''. If the roof is closed and the ball strikes the retractable zone, a dead-ball will be called, with a six for any other part of the roof structure.
''We want to try and encourage big hits and from the perspective of the fans every indicator was that that should've been a six,'' Everard said.
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Major construction zone becoming scene of increasing accidents
The construction for a wider Interstate 64 in northern Newport News has become the scene of several accidents.
The construction for a wider Interstate 64 in northern Newport News has become the scene of several accidents.
A Virginia Beach dentist says he's dealing with a painful situation for his practice.
The crash happened on southbound Ft. Eustis Boulevard, in the area of the Newport News Waterworks reservoir around 3:41 p.m.
Religion, birth control and President Barack Obama's health care overhaul are converging in yet another high-profile dispute at the Supreme …
10 On Your Side is working to learn more about a crash involving a Hampton Roads Transit bus Friday.
Take a look at what the cast, crew and guests of The Hampton Roads Show did off air.
if you're looking to get out this weekend and support the men and women of our armed forces, then head to the Spartyka Fight League event "E…
Both are moving closer to their dream of being an Eco Business owner and rap star.
Harwell will see an independent physician by Nov. 17.
The SWAT team arrested three people in Hampton while investigating a shooting that had occurred early Friday morning.
Paula Wahn found her cat in the shrubs with a 30-inch hunting arrow sticking out of his leg, whimpering from the pain.
The Virginia Tech coach has had a few days to let things settle in after announcing his retirement.
President Barack Obama killed a Canadian energy giant's application to build the Keystone XL pipeline on Friday.
Wyatt Barber died Monday after a youth league practice in Meigs County.
A memorial service was held for Wyatt Barber, a 9-year-old football player who died after practice. See photos from the service here.
It is always a treat when Italian born Gabriele Piannezze whips up a dish from his home country.


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Returning to a familiar subgenre and attributing the lifelong works of director Martin Scorsese, The Family is director Luc Besson's "conclusion" to the gangster films of actor Robert De Niro. At least, this film acts like it may be one of De Niro's final performances as a mafioso with the seal of approval from Martin Scorsese himself acting as executive producer. There have been a few films featuring De Niro where we see him playing aging/retired mafia figureheads, but this film seems to pick up where Goodfellas, Casino, Heat, and the Analyze This films metaphorically left off, and like the last example-- this film is a very fun comedy.
De Niro plays Giovanni Manzoni, a major player within the New York families, that sells out his fellow partners to the CIA and leaves with his nuclear family to Europe under new identities in the Witness Protection Program. Flashbacks of his previous life that look like modernized scenes from Mean Streets and a vintage photograph on a fingerprint record that recalls the days of Taxi Driver are a few of many tributes to Robert De Niro and Martin Scorsese's career. Rounding out this cast of hoodlums are Michelle Pfeffier playing Giovanni's wife, Maggie, Dianna Agron playing daughter Belle and John D'Leo playing Warren who literally looks like a slightly younger version of Lillo Brancato from A Bronx Tale. Pfeffier is as beautiful as ever playing an experienced, tough gal that exhibits slight glimpses of her memorable character in 1983's remake of Scarface, the exception being that this wife genuinely loves her husband and will do anything to ensure her family's safety. John D'Leo's Warren is a mafioso in training. He muscles and "brains" his way into taking control of Normandy's high school cliques and inner circles with amusing ease.
Dianna Argon plays Belle with an otherworldly, painterly quality. On one hand she is a loose cannon with a great tendency for violence if she feels threatened (big or meaningless threats included), and yet included in her gifts, is this remarkable poetic quality. The type of teenage girl that possesses a grandiose appreciation for true love and a perfect story to go along with it. This brings a very fun and beautiful contrast to the family's darker tendencies and difficulties to completely blend in, victims to their truer idiosyncrasies. We see the newly-christened Blake family try to play nice with the French locals as well as seeing the Manzoni family up to their usual lovingly, albeit dirty tricks. Attempting to hold back Giovanni Manzoni's dirty tricks, Tommy Lee Jones plays Robert Stansfield (same last name as Gary Oldman's famous character in Luc Besson's classic, Leon: The Professional; wondering if Besson just likes this last name), a tough-as-nails, no-nonsense type of soldier who effectively babysits Giovanni throughout the film. Jones' character is also a throwback to his most popular peace officers from Eyes of Laura Mars, The Fugitive films, the Men in Black films, and The Hunted. Stansfield seems to be intently fixated on keeping Giovanni safe despite their fisticuff-bruised past. The last remaining element that harkens back to an artist's earlier career is Besson's love of assassin films: Le Femme Nikita, the aforementioned Leon, and now coming in 2014, Lucy.
The film is bookended by the main antagonist's story-- an experienced assassin working for the felons Giovanni has put away. As Giovanni tries to understand Normandy's mundane drinking water issues and as Maggie tries to fit in with the town's church as well as the kids trying to understand their place in the world, the assassin and his team of fellow executioners move in to make the kill... The Family is a sweet, loving tribute to these gangster films and assassin flicks with an amusingly normal and adorable perspective on how a mafia family attempts to live their life or almost die by simply living.


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Google Fiber Comes to Kansas City, KS
Today Google announced plans to bring its ultra high-speed fiber network to Kansas City, Kansas.
Kansas City residents aren't the only ones excited about Google's announcement today; Linux New Media USA (publishers of Linux Pro Magazine and Linux Magazine) offices are located in Lawrence, Kansas.
"After a careful review, today we're very happy to announce that we will build our ultra high-speed network in Kansas City, Kansas," says Google. "We've signed a development agreement with the city, and we'll be working closely with local organizations, businesses and universities to bring a next-generation web experience to the community."
Bringing this network to Kansas is one part of Google's overall goal to make the web better for users. Last year Google announced a new project that would provide a community with Internet access more than 100 times faster than what most Americans have today. Google looks for cities in which it can build efficiently, make an impact on the community and develop relationships with local government and community organizations, and says it has found just that in Kansas City.
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ownCloud Forked
Founder of ownCloud launches the Nextcloud project.
HP Enterprise Unveils a Futuristic Computer
Will The Machine change the way future programmers think about memory?
CoreOS Announces Distributed Storage System
The new Torus distributed storage system is available under an open source license on GitHub
Google Beats Oracle in the Android Lawsuit
Juries decides Google's use of Java APIs Was Fair Use
Linux is the Largest Software Development Project in History
But if you are not using the latest Linux kernel, your system is insecure.
Linksys Says Yes to Open Source Firmware
Home routers will give room for custom firmware but still comply with FCC rules
OwnCloud Founder Resigns
Frank Karlitschek will continue to lead the open source ownCloud project
Ubuntu 16.04 LTS released
"Xenial Xerus" comes with a new packages format and several improvements for the enterprise.
MS Visual Studio Code Editor is Available for Linux
Linux users can now download and install the Windows code editor
Open Container Initiative announces Image Format Project
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OpenOffice.org canery ?!
By Martin Hollmichel on Jul 26, 2010
Google now found a "new" distribution mode for their chromium development builds: parallel installation of frequent developer snapshot. Something OpenOffice.org now has some years: Developer snapshots. Can be installed in parallel side by side the regular OpenOffice.org release. So nothing to improve for OpenOffice.org ? I think there are some things to improve the Developer Snapshots we have now:
- Improve the name: Find a more attractive name for OOo-Dev (OpenOffice.org Developer snapshots). OpenOffice.org Seagull distribution or so.
- Improve the advertising: OOo-Dev build or not unstable just because they are Developer snapshot. I'm using those builds since years, they may have some new bugs, but I never lost any data by using OOo-Dev builds. We should be brave and promote our weekly builds more prominently.
- Make quality a priority for OOo-Dev builds. Meaning not to wait or take some time to fix any reported regressions before the next release but already for the next (OOo-Dev) build.


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It's often said that offense wins games while defense wins championships…but when a team makes nearly two out of every three shots they take in a title game, odds are pretty good that team's going to go home with the gold trophy. Such was the case for the Eagles of Southwest Minnesota Christian in the Class 1A state basketball championship game, as they shot 65% from the floor en route to an 81-73 victory over top seed Maranatha Academy.
Dominic Nibbelink led the way for the third-seeded Eagles, scoring 29 points on 9 of 12 shooting from the floor and 9 of 13 from the free throw line. He scored 11 of his 29 points during a 20-6 Eagles run, a run started by a Nibbelink three-point play with 8:13 remaining that tied the game at 58. Southwest Minnesota Christian wouldn't trail after that three-point play as their hot shooting stretched the lead to as many as 11 points.
Despite the Eagles' excellent shooting, Maranatha made things interesting in the final two minutes. Trailing by 11, Isaiah Hanson hit a three-pointer to trim the lead to eight, then Maranatha quickly cut the lead to five with 1:10 to go. However, Nibbelink iced the game from the line for the Eagles, draining three of four free throws in the next 30 seconds to start the celebration on the Eagle bench.
Maranatha used a 16-5 run at the end of the first half to take a 37-34 lead into halftime; they pushed the lead to as high as seven early in the second half. However, the torrid shooting from Nibbelink and Leighton Sampson, who had 22 points for the Eagles, helped Southwest Minnesota Christian catch and overtake the Mustangs as they won their fifth state championship and first since 2002.
Nibbelink had seven assists to go along with his 29 points; Sampson helped the Eagles enforce the paint by blocking three shots in addition to his 22 points. Maranatha was led by Isaiah Hanson with 24 points and eight rebounds; Josh Goldschmidt added 16 points, seven boards and four assists.
Southwest Minnesota Christian ended the season with a 30-1 record; Maranatha, who was making their first appearance in a state championship game, ended the year with a 31-2 mark.
In the Class 1A third-place game, Rushford-Peterson defeated Upsala 50-38.


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Bridge to Terabithia
by Katherine Paterson
Bridge to Terabithia Innocence Quotes
How we cite our quotes: Citations follow this format: (Chapter.Paragraph)
Quote #10
Of course, by Monday Jess knew; but still, but still, at the bus stop he looked up, half expecting to see her running up across the field, her lovely, even, rhythmic run. (13.44)
Jess may only be in the fifth grade, but he'd probably have this reaction to Leslie's death no matter how old he was. It's going to take him a while to realize, to remember, that Leslie won't "run up" to the bus anymore, that he won't "see her running" again at all. Just because he knows she won't be there, doesn't mean he's not going to expect or desire it. She's his best friend. He doesn't want her to be gone.


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Project Updates
More than $18.2 million in Capital and Major Maintenance projects are programmed at Bowman Field for FY 2016 through FY 2020. (The Authority's fiscal year is July 1 through June 30.) Some of the major improvement projects include the construction of new exit taxiways off Runway 15-33, a new parallel taxiway to Runway 6-24, rehabilitation of runway select pavement and tenant-related projects.
Apron Upgrades
The asphalt pavement near the Corporate Hangar Row and East T-Hangars has been rehabilitated and additional apron repairs and other pavement improvements will be completed in CY 2015.
Central American Airways and Bowman Business Center Roof Replacement
A new roof and energy efficient heating and air conditioning units were installed on the Bowman Business Center in CY 2014.
Asphalt Repair
A Pavement Management Study is programmed during the next several years to develop an extensive pavement database, which identify pavement conditions so that the LRAA can better prioritize and plan future construction projects at Bowman Field.


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Big money?
Dear Dr. Don,
After the $100 bill, what are the next two higher denominations?
Thanks for your help,
Sue Sawbuck
Dear Sue,
The U.S. Treasury Web site states that the $100 bill has been
the largest denomination of currency in circulation since 1969.
That means that currency in denominations above $100
is not available from the Department of the Treasury, the Federal
Reserve System or the Bureau
of Engraving and Printing.
On July 14, 1969, the Department of the Treasury and
the Federal Reserve System announced that currency notes in denominations
of $500,
$1,000, $5,000, and $10,000 would be discontinued immediately
due to lack of use.
Although these bills were issued until 1969, they
were last printed in 1945. After 1969, these higher denomination
notes were retired when turned in to the Federal Reserve.
The higher denomination notes are still legal tender
and could theoretically be in general circulation, but by now most
have found their way into the hands of private numismatic dealers
and collectors.
If you are interested in purchasing these larger
denominations, you should get a basic understanding of the market
for these notes from collectors or dealers before buying.
-- Posted: Dec. 30, 2002


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Day 2 of the 28 day weight loss diet begins with a hearty breakfast. For breakfast is a 'Breakfast Taco'. For lunch you have your choice of Green Salad with Asparagus & Peas or Greek Revival Salad. For dinner it is Mustard Maple Tenderloins. Just remember if you don't like the meal you can always substitute it for another healthy dish. Take a look at the link and you view the other days. http://www.eatingwell.com/nutrition_health/weight_loss_diet_plans/diet_meal_plans/weight_loss_diet_meal_plan?pC=1200&pT=diet&pD=2
For the breakfast taco you can add healthy choices to put in the breakfast taco. Such as eggs, fruit, meat and other ingredients that you desire. Its a quick way to give you a boost of energy. Here is the recipe link http://www.eatingwell.com/recipes/quick_breakfast_taco.html
Anna's Taquria near Boston, Massachusetts has good healthy meals. So if you don't feel like cooking your best bet is to eat out.


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LG sold 10 million Optimus L-Series Android phones (L9, L7, L5, L3)
LG unveiled its first L-Series smartphones in early 2012 at MWC: Optimus L7, Optimus L5, and Optimus L3. After these three models became available, the company introduced the fourth L-Series handset – Optimus L9 (initially released only by T-Mobile USA).
Now LG announced that global sales of all L-Series devices have passed 10 million units. Of course, this isn't great when we look at Samsung's Galaxy S III (sold in more than 30 million units), and LG itself admits it's a "modest milestone." Still, with the company not doing too well lately, it's good for it to reach such milestones anyway.
Needless to say, the L9, L7, L5 and L3 are all running Android. And although they have design elements in common, they're targeted at different customers, offering different features, from a 3.2 inch QVGA display (Optimus L3) to a 4.7 inch IPS qHD screen (Optimus L9). Of note is that the Optimus L5 and Optimus L3 have dual SIM versions each – this probably making them popular in emerging markets.
According to LG, the L9 (pictured above), L7, L5 and L3 are currently available in more than 50 countries around the world.
As previously reported, LG hopes to sell a total of 35 million smartphones throughout 2012. We'll let you know if it succeeds.
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The exhibit features portraits of gardeners who live near the University and run a community garden in New Columbia, one of Portland's largest public housing projects. The garden, called Seeds of Harmony, is the epitome of diversity, with people from all walks of life taking part in its care and cultivation.
"There are at least 14 nationalities represented," explains Kennel, "and you are as likely to hear Oromo or Chuj spoken in the garden as you are English. My intention is to introduce viewers to these amazing people and to encourage them to hear their stories and share their own, and maybe to take a trip to the garden to see for themselves."
More information can be found at www.villagegardens.org.
Kennel works in the University's marketing and communications office as a videographer and photojournalist and is a former resident of New Columbia. See more of Kennel's work at www.jeffkennel.com.
Gallery hours are Monday-Friday, 8:30 a.m.-8 p.m., Saturdays 8:30 a.m.-4 p.m. For more information contact the performing and fine arts department at (503) 943-7228 or email@example.com.


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Audi announced today that it will roll out the Q3 luxury crossover vehicle in the North American market during the fall of 2014.
The Q3, which first went on sale internationally in 2011, will compete directly with the compact BMW X1. The small SUV will reportedly feature a 2.0-liter TFSI turbo-four rated at 200 hp.
ALSO: Newly reborn Saab eyes electric vehicles as path to relevance
"We are now, for the first time, entering into the premium compact class of SUVs," said Scott Keogh, president of Audi of America in a statement.
The Q3 joins Audi's larger Q5 and Q7 luxury models. It shares many components, including transmission and engine, with the Volkswagen Golf and Audi A3.
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Imagine a government of the people, by the people and for the people where the people aren't wearing colonial outfits! Imagine what might happen if we gave real people the power that wealthy corporate lobbyists currently enjoy. Finally, imagine doing all this with the support of both progressives and conservatives alike.
"A huge majority of Americans favor aggressive measures to stem the influence of money in politics, according to new poll results." The survey covered people from every political persuasion, and 97% of the respondents supported tough new anti-corruption laws!
The Anti-corruption Act sponsored by Represent.us has taken all the concerns of this and other surveys into consideration and crafted an Act that almost everyone can support. And the best part is that it's already been verified to be constitutional!
"The Act was crafted by former Federal Election Commission chairman Trevor Potter in consultation with dozens of strategists, democracy reform leaders and constitutional attorneys from across the political spectrum.
"The Act would transform how elections are financed, how lobbyists influence politics, and how political money is disclosed. It's a sweeping proposal that would reshape the rules of American politics, and restore ordinary Americans as the most important stakeholders instead of major donors."
"It does three major things in addition to strengthening enforcement of the election laws we already have:
It stops political bribery by stopping Members of Congress from taking donations from industries they regulate. It limits donations from lobbyists and makes it illegal for lobbyists to use donations or lucrative job offers as bribes. It gives independent agencies new tools to crack down on corruption and enforce these new rules.
It removes the secrecy in political spending by requiring full transparency. All political spending is reported immediately. Period.
Third, it gives everyday voters power over elections through an innovative form of election funding."
The Act also gives every voter a $100 up-front tax refund per election cycle. You can donate that refund to the candidate or party of your choice. If you don't want to participate, you just pay your taxes as usual. This refund is important because—like it or not—it costs money to run for election, so while the rest of the law squeezes out "dirty" money, this part fills the system with clean, small contributions from us, the people, not special interests."
You can see the full provisions of the Anti-Corruption Act here.
You can add your name to supporters of the Act here or here. And if you want to volunteer to do more, you can do it here.
Almost no one (except some of the wealthiest 1%) oppose this Act. We just need to document as much support for it as possible as soon as possible, so it becomes law ASAP.
After you follow those links and add your name to those who support this provision that would renew the vision of our founding fathers, come back here and share this article with your friends. You might also want to subscribe to make sure you don't miss any follow-up stories.
The goal is to have 1 million Americans sign up with Represent.us. How many friends do you have who might be interested in returning our country to the People? I just ask because if We the People want our country back, we need post this article on FaceBook and other social media, and send out a few emails with links to it. You might also want to direct your more activist-minded friends to this page, which makes it easy to promote this vitally important cause.


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State Sen. Don Benton, R-Vancouver, and House candidate Monica Stonier, a Democrat, continue to lead slightly in their 17th District legislative races after about 500 more votes were counted by Clark County elections officials Monday.
In Benton's bid for re-election, he's ahead of his challenger, state Rep. Tim Probst, D-Vancouver, by 105 votes. In the race to replace Probst in the House, Stonier leads her Republican challenger, Julie Olson, by a 120-vote margin.
Of the 538 ballots counted Monday, 149 were from the 17th Legislative District.
The impact of the 1,178 ballots previously scanned but not counted by elections computers won't be known until today, when those ballots are expected to be tabulated by officials.
Clark County Elections Supervisor Tim Likness said officials suspect that a faulty data card prevented the county's tabulation computer from counting votes from ballots scanned on or before Election Day.
"Those (ballots) will get added in tomorrow," Likness said by phone on Monday, and that will reveal the cause for sure. It is not known how many of those uncounted ballots are from the 17th District.
Likness has invited representatives of the Benton, Probst, Olson and Stonier campaigns to a meeting this afternoon to learn more about the ballot-counting problem.
Both 17th District legislative races could be headed for a manual recount because elections officials are required to recount ballots in races that are separated by fewer than 2,000 votes and less than one-half of a percentage point.
Just 0.19 of a percentage point separated Benton and Probst as of Monday, while 0.22 separated Stonier and Olson.
Only a small number of additional ballots are expected to trickle in through the mail, as ballots had to be postmarked by Election Day to qualify. On Monday, the elections office received just eight more ballots that had been postmarked by Election Day. The late-arriving ballots are likely from military or overseas voters.
Additionally, there are about 1,600 ballots that have been challenged because of signature problems.
Voters whose signatures were missing from their ballots, or whose signatures were deemed suspect, have until Monday to go to the elections department and resolve the problem. Those voters have already been notified by election officials. Once the questioned ballots are "cured," they are included in the election results, Likness said.
In Clark County, voter turnout is at nearly 80 percent.


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Course Description Masters Level
McCormick Theological Seminary
Course Number and Title: H300 Church History Survey I
Faculty: Ken Sawyer
Term: Fall Semester, 2010
Course Description: This course presents the story of Christianity as a world movement. We will identify important aspects of the Christian movement, showing the emergence of Christian institutions and practices and the development of distinctive vocabularies of Christian faith. We will also present models of interpretation in the history of Christianity by pursuing issues of identity and method, in order to trace the origins of theological concepts that continue to inform contemporary Christian communities. We will also track movements of renewal and reform within the Church. Theological texts, terms, and traditions will be placed in historical context as we go along. We will seek to introduce aspects of the inter-relationship of Christianity with Judaism and Islam, though this course is consciously and intentionally Christian in orientation and presents the story of Christianity from the perspective of Christians through the ages.
This course is the first of a two-course survey sequence. While it is not necessary to take this course first, it is advised to do so.
Course Objectives:
1.students will be introduced to the broad outlines of world Christianity through lectures, readings, discussion group work, and written assessments;
2. students will be introduced to printed church history reference works typically found in
library reference collections. Some assignments will be based on use of these reference works.
3. students will be introduced to online resources in church history, and to the ATLA
databases, and will learn to conduct searches of these sources;
4. students will pursue graduate level research projects in description and analysis;
5.students will be introduced to a variety of Christian practices.
6.students will be introduced to aspects of the history of Judaism and the history of Islam, in relation to the history of Christianity.
Masters Program Learning Outcomes
The learning outcomes established for each degree program are below. The ones that are underlined are those addressed by the course above. Because a course may be taken by students in any masters degree program, outcomes in more than one degree program may be addressed by this course.
M.Div. Learning Outcomes
MTS Learning Outcomes
MA in Discipleship Development Learning Outcomes
MA in Urban Ministry Learning Outcomes
Primary Texts (and ISBN numbers)
Dale T. Irvin and Scott W. Sunquist. History of the World Christian Movement. Vol. 1 (Orbis,
2001). ISBN-13: 978-157053961 [512 pages]
Andrea Sterk and John Coakley, Editors. Readings in World Christianity vol. 1 (to 1453) (Orbis
2004). ISBN-13 978-1570755200 [435 pages]
Primary documents from the Christian Classic Ethereal Library. free at www.ccel.org [2]
Approximate amount of work per week students can expect (reading, writing, etc.) an average of seventy-five to one-hundred pages of reading/preparation per week over the course of the semester, plus the reading appropriate to your research projects.
Course Assignments and Projects:
1.A mid-term essay relating to the early church (in class exam).
2. A mid-term essay making use of research skills of a) selection/definition of research topic; b) crafting a research strategy; c)evaluation and documenting primary and secondary sources; d) composing an essay appropriate to the tasks of accuracy and description of issues of interpretation. [6-8 pages]
3.A final research paper based on the essay from #2, suitably revised to include a research topic question joined with an appropriate analysis. This final paper will exhibit skill in research and revision. [12-15 pages]
4.A timeline suited to this course;
5.quizzes, group discussion work, group discussion of texts
6.Memorization of the Apostles' Creed
[1] http://mccormick.edu/instructor/sawyer-ken
[2] http://www.ccel.org


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My Ántonia
by Willa Cather
My Ántonia Book 2, Chapter 12 Summary
- Once Ántonia leaves the Harlings, she becomes even more interested in partying. She always makes clothes with Lena's help, copying the fancy dresses of older, wealthy women in town. This makes these rich women upset.
- She also starts wearing gloves and high heels, which attract attention.
- Jim is in high school now and at recess he always watches the girls walk by. He likes to think that Ántonia is prettier than all the others.
- He hangs out with the hired girls a lot after school. One day they tease him because his grandmother said she wanted Jim to be a preacher. There's a lot of flirting all around.
- Ántonia says that she wants Jim to be a doctor.
- Jim says that he's going to be what he wants, not what other people want.
- People in town start talking about how Jim is always hanging out with the hired girls. They think it's weird that he would rather hang out with them than town girls his own age.
- After the Vannis' dance tent leaves town, dancing remains a fad. The Owl Club holds dances, but Jim doesn't go. He is moody because he's a teenager, and he's tired of his small town.
- Mrs. Harling isn't nice to Jim because he's friends with Ántonia.
- Jim gets bored in the evenings when there's nothing to do. Sometimes he walks around town looking for activity.
- Black Hawk has two saloons, one of which is a nice place, owned by Anton Jelinek. Jim goes in there sometimes, until Anton asks him not to. Anton says that he's friends with Jim's grandfather, who wouldn't like his grandson going to a saloon.
- Sometimes Jim hangs out at the drugstore listening to the old men who sit around there telling stories.
- Other times he goes to the depot to watch the trains come in. He talks with the telegrapher who shows him pictures of famous people, or with the station agent who is generally unhappy.
- Jim really doesn't like his town anymore. He's bored and he thinks people are too guarded.
- Instead of going to dances at the Owl Club, Jim decides to go to dances at the Fireman's Hall, because it is a different crowd. But he can't tell his grandparents about it because they wouldn't approve.
- So Jim has to sneak out of his house at night. He has fun at the dances, and the hired girls are always there.
- Four Danish hired girls work for the laundryman. He pays them well and they live with him and his wife. He seems like a fairly happy man.
- Jim notices that these girls aren't as ambitious as Tony or Lena and they don't know as much English, but he thinks they're nice anyway.
- Tony and Lena are the most popular girls at these dances. Lena doesn't talk much and dances every dance as though it is a waltz. Tony adds more variety and is more lively.
- Jim wonders what Ántonia's life would have been like if her father hadn't died but had stayed in New York and made a living playing his fiddle.
- Ántonia starts dating Larry Donovan, a passenger conductor and a bit of a player.
- One night when Larry is out of town, Jim walks Ántonia home from the dance. He tells her to kiss him good night. She says sure.
- After they kiss, Ántonia chastises Jim for kissing her that way and threatens to tell his grandmother.
- Jim replies that Lena lets him kiss her that way.
- This upsets Ántonia. She doesn't want Lena to start something with Jim. Then she tells Jim that he has to go away to school and make something of his life. She tells him not to get mixed up with the Swedes.
- Jim tells her not to treat him like a kid. Ántonia laughs.
- After he leaves, Jim reflects that he is proud of Ántonia. She is still his Ántonia, he thinks. He might be just a boy, but he knows who the real women in town are.
- Jim goes home to sleep. Sometimes he dreams that he and Ántonia are frolicking around in the country together. Sometimes he dreams sexy dreams about Lena. He wishes he could have sexy dreams about Ántonia, but he never does.
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This powerful gaming epic starts out with a long draw to set up the mystery of the storyline and introduces the main character in vivid detail. I have to say that this game was as slow of a start that I have ever experienced, almost to the point of wanting to walk away after almost an hour of storytelling sequences. I am very glad that I did not. This totally unique scheme of unraveling a story out of linear order with no clear line of connection was an enthralling way to experience a video game.
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This game offers a great experience for players of storytelling games to treasure. The music is fantastic and fits the mood of the game very well. This game offers a movie like experience with the fun of controlling the outcome and thinking through the logic of the game.
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Overall this game is a solid B+ for effort and originality that occasionally gets a bit stale but is overall a pioneering blend of an interactive story.


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