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Dean Koontz, the author of many #1 New York Times bestsellers, lives in Southern California with his wife, Gerda, their golden retriever, Anna, and the enduring spirit of their golden, Trixie.
The Moonlit Mind (Novella): A Tale of Suspenseby Dean Koontz
In this chilling original stand-alone novella, available exclusively as an eBook, #1 New York Times bestselling author Dean Koontz offers a taste of what's to come in his new novel, 77 Shadow Street, with a mesmerizing tale of a homeless boy at large in a city fraught with threats . . . both human and otherwise.
Twelve-year-old Crispin has lived on the streets since he was nine—with only his wits and his daring to sustain him, and only his silent dog, Harley, to call his friend. He is always on the move, never lingering in any one place long enough to risk being discovered. Still, there are certain places he returns to. In the midst of the tumultuous city, they are havens of solitude: like the hushed environs of St. Mary Salome Cemetery, a place where Crispin can feel at peace—safe, at least for a while, from the fearsome memories that plague him . . . and seep into his darkest nightmares. But not only his dreams are haunted. The city he roams with Harley has secrets and mysteries, things unexplainable and maybe unimaginable. Crispin has seen ghosts in the dead of night, and sensed dimensions beyond reason in broad daylight. Hints of things disturbing and strange nibble at the edges of his existence, even as dangers wholly natural and earthbound cast their shadows across his path. Alone, drifting, and scavenging to survive is no life for a boy. But the life Crispin has left behind, and is still running scared from, is an unspeakable alternative . . . that may yet catch up with him.
There is more to this world, and its darkest corners yet to be encountered, in this eBook's special bonus: a spine-tingling excerpt from Dean Koontz's forthcoming novel, 77 Shadow Street.
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- Date of Birth:
- July 9, 1945
- Place of Birth:
- Everett, Pennsylvania
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I just finished reading some of the nasty reviews of this book and was shocked and disheartened, so I am adding one of my own. I just finished this ibook and was ENTHRALLED. It was another Koontz Masterpiece! I was definitely on the edge of my seat and finished it in record time. I have ready every single Dean Koontz book, and contrary to what others negatively described as "not at all like the other Koontz books before" I found it just as incredible and mind consuming as all his fiction writing. Yes the subject in this particular book is disturbing in content but it is a fictional account of the reality of a very pure evil. Its what Dean Koontz does in his style of fiction and does EXCELLENTLY. This is his style of thriller fiction to a tee. Dean captures describes evil in such a way that all your senses are wide open and you're THERE in evil's very presence and likewise describes good triumphing over evil in such a way that you are undulating with celebration as though you conquered it yourself! I loved this book and it confirms once again for me there is no writer that compared to Dean Koontz. Hands down, there is NONE.
Not the Koontz I grew up with, certainly, but a mighty leap from lackluster tales like From the Corner of His Eye, False Memory and One Door Away from Heaven (all worthy novels, just not Koontz level in my mind). While it is just a short precursor, it goes a long way to getting me help me make the determination to pick up this new novel as soon as it's released. Creepy and atmospheric, this tale is wonderful reading from a chilly winter's night. A novella truly deserving of the Koontz name.
I found the moonlit mind by Dean Koontz quite entertaining. It is a great quick read, and very curious story. It keeps your interest and has you ready to read Koontz' upcoming novel 77 Shadow Street. I highly recommend this short story.
12-year-old Crispin lives on the streets with his dog Harley, who has an uncanny ability to guide Crispin out of danger. At 9 years of age, Crispin witnessed the disappearance of his sister and the horrific murder of his brother and now he's running for his life from his mother and stepfather and a multitude of people who share their beliefs. But Crispin knows he cannot be free until he puts an end to the evilness that resides in his parents' house. No author can meet Koontz's skill at portraying evilness and the characters that do its deeds. As always, there is a heroic dog involved, which this reviewer appreciates, but this time the protagonist is a child instead of the usual adult(s) on the run from whatever deviltry is after them. With great skill, Koontz weaves a suspenseful story made more horrific because it could actually be reality. A tale one thinks can have no happy ending yet Koontz manages to end it on an upbeat note. This novella reminds this reviewer of Koontz's earlier work, which was so powerful and thrilling to read.
I enjoyed this novella, I was just sad it was so short! As is typical of Dean Koontz tales, it was an interesting storyline filled with good guys you really care for and the creepiest of bad guys. And it definitely got me primed to read the new novel, 77 Shadow Street.
The end of the Frankenstin series had me wonding if Dean Koontz had lost it, but this Novella just shows he still has game. Love it, well worth the money spent
An exceptional book.it's suspenseful and has great character development with an intricate plot.
really liked this novella. different than the other books I read by D.K., but great nonetheless.
Loved the story and the ending to this. It's a great book with nonstop interesting turns to it.
I love Dean Koontz because he is unpredictable, makes the unbelievable believable and you never know where he is going with it. This does all of that. The wonderful thing about this author is you never know what he is going to write about until he has you hooked. He has wonderful characters and this is no exception. 77 Shadow Street here I come!
I haven't read a great deal of Dean Koontz. I read WHAT THE NIGHT KNOWS and enjoyed it, so I decided to take a chance on this novella and wasn't disappointed. I couldn't put it down. Crispin and his furry companion, Harley, are characters I got attached to. I did find myself reading faster so I could see how it all would end. Mr. Koontz wove together a great tale.
I enjoyed this book. Anyone who enjoys mystery with a little paranormal thrown in should at least try this book.
Would recommend this to anyone....just wish it was longer!!!
Had I read the synopsis first, I wouldn't have read this book. I've read almost everything by Dean Koontz and this was the worst. I DON'T like anything about Satanists'or brutilizng children and this story was all of that....don't waste your time.
Scary stuff.
A well done short story by Dean Koontz.
As you would expect from any Dean Koontz book, this one keeps you on the edge of your seat from the beginning. I found it thrilling,and Loved it,save one complaint.The same complaint I have with all novella's-it ends far too soon
I enjoyed this....hope 77 shadow street is good as well. Koontz has let me down in the prior few releases.
A short but perfectly "Koontz" story! There's a smart child, a fantastic dog, good and evil and a touch of healthy love ... what more can we ask for?
Since I've read many other books by this author, I was excited to check this novella out. It is a good read, but the chapters skipped back and forth from past and present events, which was confusing at times, yet I WANTED to keep reading until I was finished. I read the story a second time where it fell into place much better. I felt for the main character, Crispin, who had to fend for himself for so long, and had to see things no one should ever have to see! The author still has that ability to reach into your soul and make you wonder what is and isn't real!
If you enjoyed this author's earlier books, you will love this short book. I liked the story and the main characters so much that I tried to read as slow as possible. Unfortunately, the end came much too soon. I hope Mr. Koontz will revisit this story and give us more.
I enjoyed this book very much.
This was a great story! I was scared for the kids and angry at the mother and was so happyvat the ending! I want to know whats next....
I enjoyed this story far more than I did 77 Shadow Street! It should have been longer. I was sorely disappointed when I reached the last page because there weren't any more pages to turn!!


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Wow I really like your drawing-style. Is there perhaps a name for it or something?
I see a really cool story here! very well done.
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EPA: "The administration didn't want to show a high-dollar value for reducing carbon." How high? Only $2 trillion by 2020!
When will our long national nightmare finally end? When will the Bush Administration stop waterboarding future generations, stop cannibalizing their future?
The Washington Post reports today:
The Bush administration has decided not to take any new steps to regulate greenhouse gas emissions before the president leaves office, despite pressure from the Supreme Court and broad accord among senior federal officials that new regulation is appropriate now.
To defer compliance with the Supreme Court's demand, the White House has walked a tortured policy path, editing its officials' congressional testimony, refusing to read documents prepared by career employees and approved by top appointees, requesting changes in computer models to lower estimates of the benefits of curbing carbon dioxide, and pushing narrowly drafted legislation on fuel-economy standards that officials said was meant to sap public interest in wider regulatory action.
[Note to WP's Eilperin and Smith: Double kudos for the ironic use of the word "tortured."]
OK, it's a dog-bites-man story for one of the FHA's "Worst Leaders of All Time." We've seen again and again that if anyone in the world knows how best to sap the public's interest in energy and climate action, that would be President
Nero Chamberlain Hannibal Lector Bush.
But one is drawn to the perverse genius of the climatic evil-doers in the White House, much as the villains in the best movies, like Silence of the Lambs, are always more interesting than the heroes. Consider the absurd analytical lengths the administration has gone to devalue the future benefits of climate action:
Some officials said the administration has also minimized the benefits of tighter fuel-economy standards by assuming that oil will cost $58 a barrel in the future, compared with its current price of $141.65. While the EPA calculated in a May 30 draft that stricter standards would save U.S. society $2 trillion by 2020, officials revised that figure last month — using the $58 estimate — to predict that they would save only between $340 billion and $830 billion.
[Note to Administration: Why stop at $58? Why not, say, $11, as we saw in the 1990s? Heck, why not assume OPEC pays us to take the oil off their hands?]
How ironic — one of the unintended consequences of the administration's policies (non-policies?) that brought us soaring oil prices is that such prices make action on climate change more economically beneficial. I will return to this point in a future post. So what is the analytical reality?
Career EPA officials argued that the global benefits of reducing carbon are worth at least $40 per ton, but Bush appointees changed the final document to say the figure is just an example, not an official estimate. They prohibited the agency from submitting a 21-page document titled "Technical Support Document on Benefits of Reducing GHG Emissions" as part of today's announcement.
I have not supported the idea of prosecuting the funders of disinformation for crimes against humanity. But I wish President Bush a very long life, so that such an option can be considered for him in the future.
And let's not forget his stooges, like "EPA Administrator Stephen L. Johnson, a career official who previously oversaw pesticide regulations." What does he have to say for his role in Bush's crimes:
"I know some people are going to say we're kicking the can down the road," Johnson said as he faced a group of angry career officials. But he said that was not the case.
No, you are not kicking the can down the road. You are kicking your children and my children and everyone's children in the head. You are cannibalizing their future.
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7 Responses to EPA: "The administration didn't want to show a high-dollar value for reducing carbon." How high? Only $2 trillion by 2020!
One part of the WaPo story was indicative of what is really going on:
"They argued that this increase in regulation should be on the next president's record," not Bush's, said a participant in the lengthy interagency debate, referring principally to officials in the office of Vice President Cheney, on the White House Council on Environmental Quality, on the National Economic Council and in the Office of Management and Budget (OMB).
I.e. what the White House fears is that their clients would perceive this as betrayal (hint: the White House does not consider the American people to be their clients).
Then there was this:
Hutto, a former Cato Institute intern and Bush campaign volunteer during the Florida vote recount in 2000, whose grandfather patented at least seven piston inventions for the Ford Motor Company, has "an anti-regulatory philosophy and concern about what regulation means for the American way of life. He would talk, for example, about not wanting greenhouse gas controls to do away with the large American automobile," said the meeting participant.
See, large autos are goal worth sacrificing our children to. Shameful.
Can a global economic depression save the world from Climate Change?
This is an debate that we should seriously consider. How bad has Climate Change got…should we voluntarily shutdown our economies to fight Global Warming?
Are we at a point, given the outcome of the G8 meeting, that it would be more beneficial for mankind and nature if our economies where to collapse now, rather than march on causing climatic catastrophe.
I believe that this is a radical alternative measure which should should not be ruled out in our efforts to tackle Global Warming. What do you think?
Part II – How could this be archived?
"But one is drawn to the perverse genius of the climatic evil-doers in the White House"- so true! It keeps me up at night. How can you fight an evil so powerful and incisive while staying clean?
paulm, your foolish and dangerous notion:
[that it would be more beneficial for mankind and nature if our economies where to collapse now]
and your obscene call for ideas to put that into action:
[How could this be archived?]
are the very charges the strongest denialists use to paint we believers as near-terrorists.
Why do you want to give them proof that we would sacrifice anything to tackle global warming….even welcoming a long-term global economic depression?
I'll have to check with my two children to see if they approve of you cancelling their future.
John McCormick
I know it sounds radical, but there was a depression around the 30's and look were we are at now just 70yrs later. If Climate Change keeps escalating wont that result in a worse, more permanent outcome? From the now desperate calls of our climate and economic experts it sounds like Hell & High water is just a round the bend.
I am not calling for it to happen, I am calling for a debate on it to get some input from experts to see if it is an option. Global warming will be catastrophic – a depression shouldn't. We need to look at all the paths forward to survival now I think!
I'm not sure turning the issue of torture into a joke deserves any applause, if that's what the Washington Post had intended. And even if it were some attempt at humor, I'm not sure how it is irony… unless I'm missing something about the definition of irony. Perhaps you could explain?
Perhaps you meant sarcastic… though I would think using the issue of torture as sarcastic humor is also a bit beneath anyone trying to write serious journalism.
Let's all agree that:
1) Global Depression would be bad, and
2) There's a whole boatload of things to do that we haven't even tried yet (see Joe's piece on Wedges). And I mean good-ol-college-try tried.
Think of the scene from 'Titanic' where there are two rich guys who think it'll be cool to 'go done with the ship'. Remember their faces when the water is at their ankles? That would be the look of regret. As in 'I had other options, but I thought doing nothing in a showy sort of way would be neat'.
PS. BTW – All the 'experts' have to be Moms and Dads.


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what do you mean about the headphone whine??
I have not experienced any of that
Have u tried to reset your phone by using rsd lite and using one...
the reason it doesnt run is because of beats
If you deactivate it, it will work like a charm(at least it did for me)
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Was expecting big from them
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If they come out i doubt im going to try
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that all i am waiting for!
BTW do any f you guys know if AOKP is making any roms for bionic or they gave up?
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Natural gas from the damaged Deepwater Horizon wellhead in the Gulf of Mexico is burned by the drill ship Discoverer Enterprise Wednesday in the Gulf of Mexico.
An Associated Press investigation has found government reports about dozens of offshore oil wells where cementing failed, as it may have in the Gulf of Mexico disaster.
The AP review of federal accident and incident reports implicates cementing at least 34 times since 1978.
Many of the reports identify the cause simply as "poor cement job."
Yet federal regulators give drillers a free hand in this crucial safety step. Much tougher government standards exist on cementing work for roads, bridges and buildings.
Federal regulators do not regulate what type of cement is used. Instead, they leave it up to oil and gas companies, and recommend they simply follow guidelines of a petroleum trade group.
Investigators are focusing on cementing as one likely cause of the Deepwater Horizon explosion.


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I have one physical Windows 2008 server with Hyper-V installed. I also have IIS running on this physical machine and I'm fine with that.
I also have an additional IP address and I want to use it for CentOS. The way for me is to create virtual server with Hyper-V, and install CentOS.
But I can't figure out how to set up routing and link this additional IP address to CentOS with Hyper-V. I even can't do that with Windows XP on installed on virtual server.
It seems it's quite tricky and non-obvious cos I've spent more that 20 hours on that with no any results. I also googled for some documentation, but couldn't find what I need.
Would you be so kind to point me to some docs/papers where I can find information on this? Thanks.


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I have the issue with the galleria linking to media file, it's missing the data attributes, therefore it's not working properly.
I'm not sure if it's because of the WP 3.5.1 update or galleria plugin.
Example : http://t.tomasfloor.co.uk/wood-flooring-gallery/
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It works on the attachment page and fsg_link. However galleria link="file" doesn't. Missing data attributes on the link. Disabling all plugins, reverting to twenty twelve doesn't solve the problem. php shows no errors.
There some html errors for "Element dl is missing a required instance of child element dd." as there is no caption provided. I Suppose an empty dd element would solve the validation problem.
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More than 6,000 blocks of yellow pine compose The Square Root's floor, sprawling beneath a 1930s art-deco bar back salvaged from a Kentucky dispensary and a bar top made from repurposed ambrosia maple. Brunches of eggs florentine and beignets give way to lunches of fried swai fish tacos in blue corn tortillas and curry lamb meatballs. Each dish is meticulously presented—sprigs of herbs or julienne vegetables are placed just so, and sauce is artfully swirled into curlicues or used to write the initials of all your childhood crushes. The Square Root's newest outpost in Hendersonville emulates its original location with exposed-brick walls, rustic wooden tabletops, and an identical food menu of favorite The Square Root recipes.


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Papa John's royal wedding pizza
Of all the tacky commemorations of Prince William and Kate Middleton's impending nuptials (you saw the barf bags, right?), this one's actually kinda cool--though still a little "cheesy": Papa John's hired a British artist to create William and Kate's portraits in salami, green peppers, mushrooms, and cheese.
It won't be widely available, though. British customers can enter their names for a chance to buy the pie.
Kind of looks a little like crop art, no? Perhaps customized wedding pizzas will become a new trend on this side of the pond, as well.
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Droplets of Biodynamic Preparation 500, or "Horn Manure". Apparently one teaspoon of 500 contains 10,000 species of microbes!
Simone and Sam Statham, and daughters Georgie and Molly, in 2008
Farm tour
The new swing arm mower
Sheep in winter have given the vineyard the classic spring "golf course" look
Creative pruning of Rosnay Mourverdre vine
Creative pruning
Driveway to Rosnay cottage
Darren Gersbach picking olives
Bottling olives
Eastern Grey Kangaroos live in the olive grove
Sheep in the Shiraz vineyard - turning the weeds into soil
WOOFers replacing posts in winter
Winter WWOOFers
Rosnay vines at sunset
"Belubula", oil on canvas by Florence Statham, featured on the Rosnay Triple Blend labels
"Flowforms", oil on canvas by Florence Statham featured on the Rosnay Cabernet labels
"The Newcomer", pastel by Florence Statham featured on the Rosnay Rose wine labels
Cheers! Jason O'Dea, from Pig in the House, Sam Statham from Rosnay and Herb Gardner from Gardners Ground, sharing some local organic shiraz
Arrowleaf Clover
Bush vines at Lowe vineyard in Mudgee
Vine moths were severe in the 2010-2011 summer
Rosnay Shiraz pre veraison
Downy mildew after flowering in a nearby vineyard that was flooded on several occasions, during the 2010-2011 season.
Full moon rise over Block 4 Shiraz, 18 January 2011.
Chardonnay vintage for sparkling, 4 February 2011
Chardonnay vintage for sparkling, 4 February 2001
Shiraz we picked at sunrise today for the 2011 sparkling rose. A lot of love in this bunch!
Picking at sunrise, loading the figs onto the Suzuki and "straight to the cool room"
Richard Statham picking figs, 23/2/11
Sael Melai picking figs, 23/2/11
Ripe figs 23/2/11
A locavore
Experimenting with Figs in Syrop, 23/2/11
"Recital", pastel on paper by Florence Statham, 2005, featured on the Rosnay Semillon and SSB wine labels
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Another locavore in the fig trees, 26 March 2011
Flickerfest 2011 at Rosnay, March 27, was another huge success
Bunch of Shiraz at harvest, 28 March 2011
Brewing molasses in the flowforms
Brewing molasses in the flow forms - foaming in the holding tank after 3 hours mixing
Powdery mildew on Chardonnay, 23/12/2010
Vine moths: One healthy, one cadavre (corpse). It may have had eggs laid in it or its juices sucked out by predators.
'Passion' by Virginia Mooney. Quote that goes with it: 'Every great dream begins with a dreamer. Always remember, you have within you the strength, the patience, and the passion to reach for the stars to change the world.' Harriet Tubman (American escaped slave, Civil War Soldier and Abolitionist, 1820-1913)
Stubble burning just north of Rosnay. Organic farming retains more carbon by not burning like this.
Autumn merlot 27 April 2011
Amazing how Nature comes back if you let her. We are seeing lot of mushrooms and fungi on the farm these days.
Richard with 2011 harvest kalamatas
Hardesh and Neal - Champion WWOOFers
Neal building
Fresh green unfiltered olive oil
Oats direct drilled in Chardonnay
Oats and vetch
Oats sown with cultivation in Semillon
Costa at the Canowindra Community Garden Launch, 2011
Craig Smalley, Oli Statham and Gary Crawford
Costa @ The Union Bank, Wine Week 2011
Costa inspects the 2011 Rosnay Olives
Wooly at Woolstock 2010 in Spirit Only
View up the hill from the River
View of the cottage through the fig trees
Rosnay front gate sign
Rosnay mail box
Looking north from the cottage balcony
Looking up the hill from the river
West end of Cabernet block
organic grapes pre veraison
Lilly - Farm Watchdog (thats the Foxy in her)
Lilly - Rosnay Mascot and Welcoming Party
Andrew Neville with the new olive sprayer
Making decisions on the 2011 sparkling wines
"Doc", Oil and Canvas by Florence Statham
Tony Hellyer and Karen O'Malley from the NSW Department of Agricultures Bathurst Research Station visit Rosnay
Organic Pioneers Award presentation night, 19 July 2012: Robyn Neeson (NSW DPI), Robert Fenton (National Environment Centre), Sam Statham (Rosnay), Michael Plane (Allsun Farm), Joyce Wilkie (Allsun Farm), John Newcombe (NSW DPI)
Oli Statham represents Rosnay at Mind Body Spirit Festival 2011
Richard building the doorway frame for the cool room under the new skillion extension
Mick Mason and Andrew Neville installing the triple roof insulation: Blanks, bats and bubble foil to give a total of R7
Sola Kool 7.2KW solar thermal air conditioner unit purchased direct from Solakool in Brisbane and installed by Kilby's Heating and Cooling in Cowra.
Completed coolroom door
Solakool air conditioner unit from the inside
Plenty of height to stack pallets in the new cool room
Outside view of the completed shed with coolroom and relocated roller doors
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Banorte Focused on Consumer Credit and Gaining Share, Ortiz Says
Grupo Financiero Banorte SAB, Mexico's third-largest bank by outstanding loans, is focusing on expanding consumer credit, Chairman Guillermo Ortiz said.
"Where the bank needs to boost its share is in the consumer market," he said yesterday in an interview in Puerto Vallarta, Mexico. "In credit cards, we have a 6 percent market share, more or less, while the bank has a 13 or 14 percent share of the total credit market."
Banorte's credit portfolio totaled 340 billion pesos ($25.7 billion) at the end of February and rose 19 percent from the same month a year earlier, according to data on the website of the National Securities and Banking Commission, or CNBV. The Monterrey, Mexico-based bank trails local units of Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria SA and Citigroup Inc. in outstanding loans.
Banorte, Mexico's largest locally owned bank, is increasing market share, Ortiz said after participating in the World Economic Forum on Latin America in this resort city. The nation's banks are lending "carefully," he said. Ortiz was finance minister from 1994 to 1998, during the administration of President Ernesto Zedillo, and governor of Mexico's central bank from 1998 until December 2009.
Credit Suisse Group AG analysts led by Marcelo Telles raised Banorte to the equivalent of buy on April 13 and forecast the shares will rise 38 percent this year to 84 pesos on the potential for earnings growth.
Credit 'Boom'
"We believe no other stocks offer as much upside risk to earnings as Banorte does in the medium to long-term if rates begin to rise," the analysts wrote in a research note. Mexican banking is "on the verge of a boom" and sector profits "are set to expand massively," they wrote.
Ortiz said Mexico's bank lending is not growing too quickly and cited a low rate of delinquent loans.
"I don't like to talk about credit booms and bubbles," he said. "Banks are extending credit carefully."
The nation's delinquent credit rate was less than 2.5 percent at the end of February, according to the CNBV.
Banorte has increased 44 percent this year, the biggest gain on Mexico's benchmark IPC stock index. The company fell 4 percent yesterday after JPMorgan Chase & Co. cut its recommendation to the equivalent of hold from buy, citing the stock's valuation.
"We no longer find the valuation sufficiently compelling to recommend the shares," JPMorgan analysts led by Saul Martinez wrote in the report. "We continue to believe Banorte is well positioned to generate healthy bottom-line growth and profitability" in the coming years, Martinez said.
'No Pressure Points'
Mexico's public finances are healthy and have "no pressure points," Ortiz said.
"Mexico's doing well even as the U.S. economy is growing at lower rates than it was before the crisis," he said.
Latin America's second-biggest economy, which sends 80 percent of its exports to the U.S., may grow 3.6 percent this year and 3.7 percent in 2012, the International Monetary Fund said yesterday in its World Economic Outlook report. The expected expansion will represent "a slight slowdown but still above potential," the multilateral lender said.
Mexico's inflation may end 2012 at 3.9 percent from 3.4 percent last year, while unemployment may decline to 4.8 percent this year from 5.2 percent in 2011, the IMF report shows.


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London 2012 diving: 3rd Google doodle for Olympics
Last Updated: Sunday, July 29, 2012 - 14:19
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New Delhi: Its Google doodle time again! As the London Olympics entered its second day, Google continued its doodle dedication to the mega sporting event with a doodle for the London 2012 diving.
The doodle shows a female diver taking position to take a back-flip into the pool with Google's logo forming inside the pool.
On Saturday, Google doodle represented the London 2012 archery. The doodle depicted a girl archer aiming on a green field, reminiscent of the historic Lord's cricket ground where the archery events of the Summer Games are being held.
On Friday, Google had celebrated the opening ceremony of the London 2012 Olympics with their doodle depicting five athletes playing different Olympics sports.
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I thought it was cute & it was great reading about Harry-Ginny,Ron-Hermione as parentsBut I agree with nyla_193 that it would have been great if there had been much more information about some other much-loved characters like Luna,Neville & other friends & classmates of the trio.But in a way,I'm glad there was no information about George & him suffering without Fred coz that would have made the whole of last part too sad for me Also,it would have been nice if there had been some reference to what happened to the Dursleys(though we all hate them) & also about the teachers of Hogwarts likewhat happened to the old teachers like Prof.McGonagall & also who is the present Head master/mistress,& the transfiguration teacher,the Potion master etc.But I guess that would have made the whole chapter way too long
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UPDATE: Due to repairs that are being made to the dock at the Jamaica Pond Boathouse, a tentative opening has now been set for Saturday, April 30. We apologize for any inconvenience this has caused and look forward to a great season on the water. For the latest updates, please check back here or follow us on Facebook at facebook.com/jamaicapond.
In Cooperation with the Boston Parks & Recreation Department, Courageous Sailing is pleased to offer boat rentals and lessons to Boston residents and visitors, young and old, on historic Jamaica Pond. Here, Courageous rents rowboats, kayaks, and sail in boats, in addition to offering a variety of sailing lessons and programs for both youth and adults. For the latest news and updates, follow us on Facebook and Twitter.
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Jamaica Pond, a glacial kettle hole, is part of the "Emerald Necklace," the famed Boston parks system designed by Frederick Law Olmstead. The pond is the source of the Muddy River, which drains into the Charles River. The pond has an area of about 68 acres, is about 1.5 miles around, and is 53 feet (16 m) deep at its center, making it the largest body of fresh water in Boston. The pond once served as a reservoir and supplied ice in the winter to Boston and beyond. - from Wikipedia
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I'm configuring my new ISP-provided Ubee DVW3201B Home Gateway. In doing this, I'd like to set up my own home network configuration which uses classless subnets. (i.e.: A subnet mask of 255.255.255.0 in 172.16.x.x IP space.) However, I don't see any options in the LAN configuration which allow me to set a custom subnet mask. Is this a feature not available on this device? Does it default to classful subnet masks, or only use a /24 mask?
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Currently I'm using this incredible gem for maps in RoR (thanks Benjamin), and everything is working good. The only problem I have is when I want to get more than 20 places using the function
Gmaps4rails.places_for_address(...), I always get the same 20 places as a response. Researching a little bit, I found that the google API works like this, and if you want more than 20 places, you have to paginate through results with the pagetoken https://developers.google.com/places/documentation/search. Is there a way to paginate through these results with the
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Nightwatch (1997)
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A law student takes a job as the night-watchman in a morgue, thinking that he will have much time to study, with his biggest problem being his paranoia in this scary setting. Meanwhile, a serial killer is on the loose and the student ends up getting mixed up with one of the murders, becoming a suspect.- Written by Soumitra
A law student, who takes a job as a night watchman at a morgue, begins to discover clues that implicate him as the suspect of a series of murders.- Written by Soumitra
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" The Magus" is the story of Nicholas Urfe, a young Englishman who accepts a teaching assignment on a remote Greek island. There his friendship with a local millionaire evolves into a deadly game, one in which reality and fantasy are deliberately manipulated, and Nicholas must fight for his sanity and his very survival.
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John Fowles was born in Leigh-on-Sea in Essex, England, and won international recognition with his first novel, The Collector, in 1963. His many other bestselling novels include The Magus (1966), Daniel Martin (1977), and The French Lieutenant s Woman (1969), which was turned into an acclaimed film starring Meryl Streep and Jeremy Irons. John Fowles died in 2005.


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Metal Gear Rising: Revengeance coming to PC
Metal Gear Rising: Revengeance will be released on PC, according to Hideo Kojima speaking during his HideRadio podcast. Platinum Games creative producer Jean Pierre Kellams also confirmed the news on Twitter. This is all that's known at the moment, but as more details are announced, we'll be sure to update you on the matter. Thanks, Joystiq.
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Makena Beach and Golf Resort
Hawaiian Island of Maui, HI, US (OGG)
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Ocean Front Room
- Rattan Decor
- Private Furnished Lanai
- Large, Ample Bathroom and Separate Vanity Area
- 1 King or Double Queen bedding
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- 1 King or 2 Queen Beds in Bedroom
- 2 Twin Sofa Beds in Living Room
- Private Furnished Lanai
- 2 Large Bathrooms and Separate Vanity Area
- AVEDA toiletries
- Mini-Fridge and Coffeemaker
- Bottled Water and Coffee
- Bathrobes and Slippers
- LCD TV and DVD player
- In Room Safe
- High Speed Internet
Super Saver Room - Non-Refundable
Scenic View Room
- This room is located farthest from the ocean but with garden and limited partial ocean views. The room offers the following features:
- 450 – 525 Square Feet
- Furnished Private Lanai
- One King or Two Queen Beds
Why Stay Here?
- All Rooms Have Ocean Views
- FREE In Room Internet
- 2 Outdoor Pools
- Golf Course Near by
- FREE Parking
- Supreme Snorkeling at Turtle Town
- On-Site Spa
- On-Site Restaurants
Sitting on the beautiful Maluaka Beach in south Maui, Makena Beach and Golf Resort offers 1,800 acres with an ancient and storied past mixed with the modern luxuries of the Hawaiian experience. Makena Beach and Golf Resort is blessed with magnificent views of the Pacific Ocean and greenery, while at the same time sitting at the base of one of the most spectacular sights in Hawaii, Mount Haleakala.
Swimming or sunning on Maluaka Beach, snorkeling in the world-renowned Turtle Town, stepping up your game with stand-up paddle boarding or an unforgettable ride in an outrigger canoe. There are activities on and off the resort property to make your vacation a fun and unique experience. The experiences at Makena Beach and Golf Resort will energize your body and restore your spirit while talking in the natural splendor of Maui. The resort features two swimming pools, jacuzzi, a fitness center, and massage therapy. Furthermore, Makena Beach and Golf Resort also affords hiking trails and an on-site weekly luau (seasonal dates/times). Other beach activities include kayak eco-tours, whale watching [in season], scuba diving, and more.
Want a break from the warm, clear blue waters? Schedule a tee time at nearby Wailea golf courses.
- Molokini Bar and Grille (Open daily) -Experience a Friday Night Seafood buffet and Saturday Night Asian Affair with once a month Wine and Food parings from Vineyards throughout the U.S. Enjoy a casual dining experience with panoramic ocean views. And don`t miss the brilliant sunsets and Maui`s best Mai Tai.
- Pool Bar and Grill [Open daily] - For those who prefer to soak up every drop of Maui sunshine, lunch is offered while relaxing poolside. Fantastic frozen cocktails, a pizza oven and a yummy children`s menu make this the perfect place to relax for the day.
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This is a wonderful vintage Route 66 motel. The neon is great. The rooms are small and charming. Some rooms have attached garages with wonderful murals. The hosts are fun and helpful. This is a great place to stay if you are in Tucumcari.
- Official Description (provided by the hotel):
- BREAK THE CHAIN! Travel just a short distance away from the I-40 off-ramp to experience the best of the past, with old-fashioned hospitality that is all too rare these days. The Blue Swallow Motel is a classic Motor Court established in 1939 on historic Route 66, and one of few anywhere still operating in its original configuration. Rooms are clean and comfortable, but retain an authentic feel from the heyday of route 66 travel. Premium creature comforts including wonderful mattresses, spa-like towels, and Desert Breeze organic shampoo, soap, and lotion. Most rooms include a garage to make you feel more at home while you are on the road, and these are perfect for parking your motorcycle or classic car for the night. All rooms are non-smoking. One of the best neon displays on Route 66! Come spend a memorable night and experience the home-style hospitality of a bygone era at the Blue Swallow Motel! ... more less
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Men's Shirt Trends
The Essential Shirts For Summer
summer shirts: how to wear them and what to look forThe summer of 2011 might just become the summer of the blockbuster shirt — worn as a jacket, that is. After seeing the leading men in The Hangover Part II, menswear is finally shifting from fancy sport shirts and striped office shirts to novel safari shirts and casual plaid sport shirts.
Looking to update your shirt wardrobe? Consider the dress or sport shirt as the focus for building a great summer wardrobe for warm to extremely hot weather. We suggest that you purchase a shirt that can act as a summer jacket — a trend we're seeing for 2011. We've placed the key shirt styles in categories for easy dressing.
• Urban: laundered, shorter and sometimes worn unbuttoned with a casual V-neck tee.
• Suburban: patterned (like plaid) and designed with a straight hem and worn untucked.
• Resort: short-sleeve and new camp-style with pieced panels of fabric.
• Cool And Hip: the military shirt with epaulets and tabs at sleeves for rolling.
We have more tips on choosing the right summer shirt coming up, but first, let's take a look at the powers driving this trend: Hollywood.
(In this video, Bradley Cooper discusses his wardrobe for The Hangover Part II.)
anto: the shirts seen in the hangover part iiBeverly Hills-based shirt company Anto is making headlines for its role in The Hangover Part II. We spoke with Anto director Jack Sepetjian, who is also known for his custom tailoring for movies that have included Wall Street, Inception, American Gangster, and Ocean's 13, to learn what it takes to make a leading man fashionable on-screen.
Jack Sepetjian (JS): Our signature is "it fits right." In the feel of fine cotton and linen fabrics, especially when a star [like Bradley Cooper] puts on an Anto shirt each time, we know that he just feels right because "it fits right."
AskMen (AM): What are the tips for the real guy who is considering purchasing a luxury shirt from a leading label like Anto?
JS: Look for well-established companies with history. Make sure that you know the intent of the purchase. Is it for dress, casual or evening? The fabric should feel good to the touch. This is key — shirts with patterns should match (at the neck, sleeve, sides), and buttons should be mother-of-pearl with single-needle stitching.
AM: Which character's shirt style from Hangover II do you see most men being able to wear?
JS: Bradley Cooper [Phil] and the Guayabera shirt. This style is distinguished by several details: two or four patch pockets and two vertical rows of fine pleats running along the front and back of the shirt. Any guy who dreams of tropical breezes and enjoys the beauty of the ocean could take this shirt and dress it up with fine linen or cotton dress pants or in a more casual way with sporty fabrics. Can you believe that even dignitaries of countries wear the Guayabera shirt to their formal affairs?
AM: What is the one shirt a guy must have in his wardrobe for summer 2011?
JS: The perfect white linen shirt!
the other designers of The Hangover IIIt's apparent that there are other designer labels in the sequel, too. Movie watchers can see labels from Salvatore Ferragamo, as well as Ike Behar.
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West Midlands police says it has launched a "rigorous, systematic search" expected to take around three months
Mikele Leigertwood also scored a stunner against his old club
"We were disappointed by what happened at the Euros [but] our focus has to be the World Cup now," says Fulham man
In the latest of his diary entries, Republic of Ireland defender Stephen Kelly reveals the disappointment of crashing out of Euro 2012 - and
In the latest of his diary entries, Republic of Ireland defender Stephen Kelly reveals
In the latest of his diary entries, Republic of Ireland defender Stephen Kelly names the players he believes will stand out in this summer's tournament
In the first of his diary entries, the Republic of Ireland's Stephen Kelly looks ahead to the start of Euro 2012
All the big names from the Daily Mirror give their verdict on the European Championships
Ireland's Fulham defender Stephen Kelly is joining MirrorFootball as a guest columnist during Euro 2012. Here's his first dispatch from training camp ahead of next week's big kick-off...
Russian joined in January on short-term contract and won over Cottagers supporters by scoring five goals in his first three appearances
The Wigan midfielder was omitted from the 23-player Republic of Ireland squad named by Giovanni Trapattoni today
Baines is still sidelined with the hamstring injury which forced him to miss missed last weekend's 4-4 draw at Manchester United while Rodwell has not played for six weeks because of a similar problem.
Republic of Ireland star wants to go into Euro 2012 on a high
MARK HUGHES pulled off a sneaky bit of business over the summer that should ensure Fulham will not miss Bobby Zamora as much as everyone expects.
FULHAM boss Roy Hodgson hopes to make it third time lucky in his bid to sign Wolves striker Kevin Doyle.
BRAVE Swindon gave it everything but were undone by the hottest property in the strikers' business - Bobby Zamora.
Hungry OAPs who turned up for a slap-up Christmas feast were given egg sandwiches and crisps instead of turkey with all the trimmings.
Marco Tardelli has told the Republic of Ireland to take nothing for granted against Cyprus on Wednesday.
What you can expect today
All the Championship team news.
Coca Cola CHAMPIONSHIP
Iain Dowie is working flat out to win promotion with QPR - even though it may earn him the sack.
Fabio Capello can forget talking me out of retirement
David Sullivan has told Alex McLeish he won't have to rip his squad to pieces if Brum's world falls apart.
BARCLAYS PREMIER LEAGUE BIRMINGHAM 1 1 ZARATE 83 EVERTON 1 LESCOTT 78 Zarate comes off bench to grab a point
Arsenal striker Robin van Persie (thigh) will miss out but Emmanuel Adebayor is expected to feature despite ankle trouble.
Birmingham midfielder Seb Larsson last night branded Arsene Wenger "childish and idiotic" over his attack on Martin Taylor.
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Early History
Buddhism was founded in Northern India by the Buddha (Siddhartha Gautama , circa 563-483 BCE). At the age of 29, he left his wife, children and political involvement's in order to seek truth; this was an accepted practice at the time for some men to leave their family and lead the life of an ascetic. He studied Brahminism, but ultimately rejected it. In 535 BCE, he reached enlightenment and assumed the title Buddha (one who has awakened). He is also referred to as the Sakyamuni, (sage of the Sakya clan). He promoted The Middle Way, rejecting both extremes of the mortification of the flesh and of hedonism as paths toward the state of Nirvana. He had many disciples and accumulated a large public following by the time of his death in his early 80's. Two and a half centuries later, a council of Buddhist monks collected his teachings and the oral traditions of the faith into written form, called the Tripitaka. This included a very large collection of commentaries and traditions; most are called Sutras (discourses).
Buddhist Beliefs
Buddhism is a religion which shares few concepts with Christianity. For example, they do not believe in a transcendent or immanent or any other type of God or Gods, the need for a personal savior, the power of prayer, eternal life in a heaven or hell after death, etc. They do believe in reincarnation: the concept that one must go through many cycles of birth, living, and death. After many such cycles, if a person releases their attachment to desire and the self, they can attain Nirvana.
The Buddha's Four Noble Truths may be described (somewhat simplicity) as:
. to be fully understood: the universality of suffering
. to be abandoned: the desire to have and control things which causes suffering
. to be made visible: the supreme truth and final liberation of nirvana which is achieved as the cause of suffering is eliminated. The mind experiences complete freedom and liberation
. to be brought into being: the truth of the eightfold ariya path leading to the cessation of suffering.
His Eightfold Path consists of:
1. right understanding
2. right thinking
3. right speech
4. right conduct
5. right livelihood
6. right effort
7. right mindfulness
8. right concentration
Buddhist Sects
Buddhism is not a single monolithic religion. Many of its adherents have combined the teachings of the Buddha with local religious rituals, beliefs and customs. Little conflict occurs, because Buddhism at its core is a philosophical system to which such additions can be easily grafted.
After the Buddah's death, splits occurred. There are now three main systems of thought within Buddhism which are geographically and philosophically separate. Each tradition in turn has many sects. One source (J.R. Hinnels, A Handbook of Living Religions, Penguin, 1991) divides the religion into three main groups by their location:
Southern Buddhism (known as Therevada Buddhism) has 100 million followers, mainly in Burma, Cambodia, Laos, Sri Lanka and Thailand, and parts of Vietnam. It started in Sri Lanka when Buddhist missionaries arrived from India. They promoted the Vibhajjavada school (Separative Teaching). By the 15th century, this form of the religion reached almost its present extent.
Concepts and practices include:
. Dana - thoughtful, ceremonial giving
. Sila - accepting Buddhist teaching and following it in practice;
. refraining from killing, stealing, wrong behaviour, use of drugs.
On special days, three additional precepts may be added, restricting adornment, entertainment and comfort.
. Karma - the balance of accumulated sin and merit, which will determine ones future in the present life, and the nature of the next life to come.
. The Cosmos - consists of billions of worlds grouped into clusters; clusters are grouped into galaxies, which are themselves grouped into super-galaxies. The universe also has many levels: four underworlds and 21 heavenly realms.
. Paritta - ritual chanting
Worship - of relics of a Buddha, of items made by a Buddha, or of symbolic relics.
Festivals - days of the full moon, and three other days during the lunar cycle are celebrated. There is a new year's festival, and celebrations tied to the agricultural year.
Pilgrimages - particularly to Buddhist sites in Sri Lanka and India.
Eastern Buddhism is the predominant religion in China, Japan, Korea and much of Vietnam. Buddhism's Mahayana tradition entered China during the Han dynasty (206 BCE to 220 CE). It found initial acceptance there among the workers; later, it gradually penetrated the ruling class. Buddhism reached Japan in the 6th century. It underwent severe repression during the 1960's in China during the Cultural Revolution.
Eastern Buddhism contains many distinct schools: T'ein-t'ai, Hua-yen, Pure Land teachings, and the Meditation school. They celebrate New Years, harvest festivals, and five anniversaries from the lives of Buddha and of the Bodhissattva Kuan-yin. They also engage in Dana, Sila, Chanting. Worship and Pilgrimage.
Northern Buddhism has perhaps 10 million adherents in parts of China, Mongolia, Russia and Tibet. It entered Tibet circa 640 CE. Conflict with the native Tibetan religion of Bon caused it to go largely underground until its revival in the 11th century. The heads of the Gelu school of Buddhist teaching became the Dalai Lama, and ruled Tibet. It has been, until recently, wrongly dismissed as a degenerate form of Buddhism
Ceremony and ritual are emphasized. They also engage in Dana, Sila, Chanting. Worship and Pilgrimage. They developed the practice of searching out a young child at the time of death of an important teacher. The child is believed to be the successor to the deceased teacher. They celebrate New Years, harvest festivals and anniversaries of five important events in the life of the Buddha. Buddhist and Tibetan culture suffered greatly during the Cultural Revolution when an attempt was made to destroy all religious belief.
Buddhism in the West
Southern Buddhism became established in Europe early in this century. The Zen Buddhist tradition of Eastern Buddhism has also made inroads, particularly in North America. Canadian Buddhists totaled 163,415 in the 1991 census.
With thanks to the Ontario Religious Tolerance Site for this Information
Holy Days in Buddhism
1. Nirvana Day is held in mid February. It commemorates the death of Siddhartha Gautama, the Buddha.
2. New Year Day is also celebrated in mid-February in China, Korea and Vietnam
3. Wesak is the Buddha's birthday in April or May. In some traditions, it celebrates the Buddha's birth, enlightenment and death.
4. Khao Pansa marks the beginning of the Buddhist lent. It is the preferred day for Buddhist men in some countries to be ordained as monks. It is celebrated in the full moon of the eight lunar month, typically July.
5. Boun Ok Pansa marks the end of Lent. It is at the end of the rainy season, in October.
6. Bodhi Day, in early December, celebrates the Buddha's enlightenment in 596 BCE


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I'm using diskshadow to backup live Hyper-V machines on a Windows 2008 server.
The backup consists of 3 scripts, the first will create the shadow copies and expose them, the second uses robocopy to copy them to a remote location and the third unexposes the shadow copies again.
The first script – the one that runs correctly but fails to do what it's supposed to:
# DiskShadow script file to backup VM from a Hyper-V host
# First, delete any shadow copies of the drives. System Drives needs to be included.
Delete Shadows volume C:
Delete Shadows volume D:
Delete Shadows volume E:
#Ensure that shadow copies will persist after DiskShadow has run
set context persistent
# make sure the path already exists
set verbose on
begin backup
add volume D: alias VirtualDisk
add volume C: alias SystemDrive
# verify the "Microsoft Hyper-V VSS Writer" writer will be included in the snapshot
# NOTE: The writer GUID is exclusive for this install/machine, must be changed on other machines!
writer verify {66841cd4-6ded-4f4b-8f17-fd23f8ddc3de}
end backup
# Backup is exposed as drive X: make sure your drive letter X is not in use
Expose %VirtualDisk% X:
The next is just a
robocopy and then an
Now, when I run the above script, I get no errors from it, except that the "BITS" writer has been excluded because none of its components are included. That's okay because I really only need the Hyper-V writer. Also I double checked the GUID for the writer, it's correct.
During the time when the Hyper-V writer becomes active, 2 things will happen on the guest machines:
- The Debian/Linux machine will go to a saved state and restore when done, all fine.
- The Windows guests will "creating vss snapshop-sets" or something similar.
Then X: gets exposed and I can copy the .vhd files over.
The problem is, for some reason, the VHD files I get over seems to be old copies, they miss files, users and updates that are on the actual machines.
I also tried putting the machines in a saved sate manually, didn't change the outcome. I hope someone here has an idea of how to solve this.


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Gov. Rick Scott's Climate Denial Won't Save His Waterfront Mansion
CREDIT: AP Photo/Erik Kellar
Florida Gov. Rick Scott has been mostly mum on the threat his state faces from sea level rise during this year's gubernatorial race, but according to a Tampa Bay Times story, sea level rise could hit the governor a lot closer to home than he might think.
Gov. Scott's beachfront property is in the path of sea level rise projections in the state, putting the governor in "one of the most vulnerable positions" in regards to rising waters, the Times reports. The governor's $9.2 million Naples mansion sits about 200 feet away from the ocean and a foot above sea level, and the sea on his stretch of beach has risen about 8 or 9 inches over the last century. That rate is in line with other parts of South Florida — a tide gauge in Key West has documented a rise in sea level of 9 inches over the last century, an increase that's led to flooding, both after rains and when the sun is shining. And Gov. Scott's home isn't the only one in his area at risk: a 2012 report found that sea level rise will triple the chance of a storm surge that would put more than 11,000 homes in Naples at risk of flooding by 2030.
Still, the Tampa Bay Times reports, when asked last week about whether he thinks sea level rise is a threat to his home, Scott said no.
"I'm not a scientist but I can tell you what, we're going to make sure we continue to make the right investments in the state to take care of our environment," Scott said. "We love living here."
The White House's National Climate Assessment called the Southeast, including Florida, "exceptionally vulnerable to sea level rise." South Florida is particularly vulnerable because the region is low-lying with a porous foundation, making contamination of water supplies through saltwater intrusion, along with the "imminent threat of increased inland flooding during heavy rain events," a major concern.
But it's the increased strength of storm surges that will pose the most risk to Scott's property, Jim Beever of the Southwest Florida Regional Planning Council told the Tampa Bay Times. Water will be pushed in toward his house from the Gulf of Mexico, and the road in front of his house would likely flood first, since it's at a lower elevation than the house.
"Belief in climate change is optional, but participation is mandatory," Beever said.
Scott hasn't been vocal in addressing sea level rise since the National Climate Assessment came out — earlier this month, he denied requests from the New York Times to be interviewed on the subject, but told WPBF there was "absolutely" work being done on the state level to protect Florida from the effects of climate change. Scott said the state's Division of Emergency Management has spent $130 million on flood protection around Florida's coast. The Governor's office later confirmed the governor's words in a statement, saying Scott has "worked with the Division of Emergency Management to ensure our communities have the resources they need to protect families from flooding." In 2010, Scott said he had "not been convinced" that the climate was changing.
The Tampa Bay Times' story comes about a week after Florida Sen. Marco Rubio (R) made multiple statements casting doubt on the existence of man-made climate change. Last week, Rubio said the Earth's climate is "always changing" and said people advocating for taking action on climate change have taken "a handful of decades of research and — and say that this is now evidence of a longer-term trend that's directly and almost solely attributable to man-made activity." His comments came a few days after he questioned whether efforts undertaken by the Obama administration to mitigate climate change would work, and a few days before he failed to name a single source when asked what reports or studies he'd been relying on to inform his opinions on climate change.
Gov. Scott's office did not respond to requests for comment in time for publication.


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I have the following interfaces: eth0, eth0:0, and eth1. eth0:0 is virtual and also it faces WAN (interent). eth0 is 192.168.0.0/24 and eth1 is 10.0.0.0/24. How can I enable NAT and make eth0:0 as gateway for both 192.168.0.0/24 and 10.0.0.0/24 networks.
iptables doesn't support virtual interfaces, so you have to match IP ranges in rules in order to achieve this.


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SDCC: Marvel's "Doctor Strange" Combats "Death and Pain" in New Trailer
Comic Books, Film
Passings | Comics journalist and commentator Bhob Stewart died Monday at the age of 76. Stewart kicked off his career in 1953, at the age of 16, by publishing an EC fanzine; the following year, as Carol Tilley documented in a recent talk, he sent a copy to anti-comics crusader Fredric Wertham, along with some tart commentary. Stewart went on to become an influential voice in the conversation about comics; he wrote several books, taught classes at the School for Visual Arts, and curated the first exhibit of comics art in a major American museum. Heidi MacDonald credits him with inventing both Wacky Packages and the term "underground comics." [The Beat]
Editorial cartoons | German cartoonist Burkhard Mohr has apologized for a cartoon depicting Facebook founder Mark Zuckerberg with a hooked nose, an image that critics said was reminiscent of Nazi propaganda. The cartoon appeared in the early editions of the Munich newspaper Sueddeutsche Zeitung, but Zuckerberg's face was replaced by an empty hole in later editions. "I'm very sorry about this misunderstanding and any readers' feelings I may have hurt," Mohr said. "Anti-Semitism and racism are ideologies that are totally alien to me" [ABC News]


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Published: Saturday, June 7, 2003 at 6:01 a.m.
Last Modified: Friday, June 6, 2003 at 11:56 p.m.
Fund set up for wreck victim
HOUMA -- A fund has been set up at Hibernia bank to offset 23-year-old Kristy Adams' medical expenses.
In a car wreck May 18, Adams sustained injuries to her spleen, kidneys, skull, sinus cavity, ribs, tailbone and one lung. She was hospitalized for 12 days, but has been released and undergoing physical rehabilitation.
The wreck also claimed the life of Adams' 2-year-old son, Hunter Hebert.
To make a donation to the Kristy Adams Donation Account, visit any Hibernia branch. The account number is 2037495169.
State refunds break record
BATON ROUGE -- The year-end numbers are not even in yet, but with $12 million in unclaimed property refunds, the state treasury has already broken its all-time refund record by nearly $800,000, Treasurer John Kennedy said.
"We have already exceeded $12 million dollars in refunds for a single fiscal year, and our previous record was around $11 million," Kennedy said in a news release. "Our unclaimed property employees work hard to keep the program in the public eye through awareness events and our annual publication of names in statewide newspapers. We have also made improvements to our Web site to make unclaimed property searches as quick and easy as possible."
The treasury hosts unclaimed property awareness days every two or three months at shopping malls, community centers and conventions in all major areas of the state. It also operates a toll-free hotline for citizens to look for unclaimed property at 1-888-925-4127 and a Web site at www.latreasury.com where citizens can search for their money and file a claim for it online.
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