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Fangio has taken a decidedly good position on this issue... get rid of the gray area. I couldn't agree more. The problem is not that a quarterback can get when he's running the read option it is that the rule is too loose, and that differing interpretations can lead to exploitation and worse... injury. Harbaugh will no doubt be setting expectations from the moment he steps on the field on Sunday.
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by Craig Weatherby
Back in 2006, the Bush administration proposed lifting a long-standing ban on oil drilling in the North Aleutian Basin off Alaska.
This region includes Bristol Bayhome to the worlds largest sockeye salmon runand part of the southeastern Bering Sea.
The proposed lease grids contain an estimated 200 million barrels of crude oil, which is about what the US imports every 16 days, plus 5 trillion cubic feet of natural gas, or one-quarter of one years gas production from U.S. fields.
Now, the U.S. National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) has recommended reinstating presidential protections for Bristol Bay from offshore drilling.
The agencys position relates to the proposed 5-Year Outer Continental Shelf Oil and Gas Leasing Program for 2010-2015.
Interior Secretary Ken Salazar is reviewing both the Alaska portions of that current program due to a law suit, as well as this potential new 2010-2015 program that was rushed through by the Bush administration just days before the former President left office.
NOAAs comments assert that, The proposed timing for the first lease sale scheduled in the North Aleutian Basin (2011) would prevent acquisition of adequate and necessary baseline environmental information needed prior to any oil and gas activities in this area.
The detailed comments note that the Minerals Management Service (MMS) failed to adequately address the challenges of oil spill cleanup in Arctic and subarctic conditions and that environmental information is lacking to support oil and gas leasing on the current timeline.
We applaud the NOAA comments and hope that the Obama administration will heed the agency's call to protect the region.
In addition to threatening the worlds largest wild run of sockeye salmon, spills in the area could damage other fish, coastal wetlands, lagoons and sheltered bays that serve as migratory hubs and staging or wintering grounds for millions of waterfowl and shorebirds.
The region also overlaps with critical habitat for endangered right whales and sea lions.
It seems insane to risk an irreplaceable source of exceptionally healthful food in return for two weeks worth of oil.
And while the amount of natural gas involved is more substantial, new onshore gas finds have already increased U.S. reserves very dramatically, and extraction of these gas stores will not endanger a fragile, valuable ecosystem.
- U.S. Dept. of Commerce/ NOAA. Sept. 9, 2009. Draft comments on Proposed 5-Year Outer Continental Shelf Oil and Gas Leasing Program for 2010-2015. Accessed online at http://www.peer.org/docs/noaa/09_12_10_NOAA_Comments_on_MMS_5_Year_Plan.pdf

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- Version 2.4 | Release Date: 2013-10-26 | Download
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Enhancements and bug fixes:
- Fixed an issue with popover animation on different resolution monitors.
- Fixed an issue where screen wouldn't always be covered with multiple monitors.
- Improved menu item animation.
- Improved popup time granularity.
- Improved accessibility.
- Version 2.3 | Release Date: 2013-06-26 | Download
What's New in Version 2.3
- Added the ability to run scripts on break end and start.
Enhancements and bug fixes:
- Fixed a bug where 'In a minute' block could be disabled with press of escape.
- Fixed a bug where 'done' sound continues to play when triggered by Applescript.
- Fixed an issue where popover would be closed if it was open with 10 seconds until break.
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- Fixed issue where trying to run an older version of BreakTime with an upgraded preference file would cause a hang.
- Super Retina Icon!
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• Retina Graphics
• Support for Mountain Lion
• Added an option to automatically dismiss breaks at the end of the timer. Check under 'Advanced' in the preferences.
• Added start sound and improved end sound
• BreakTime is now scriptable. You can use AppleScript to start a break (start_break), end a break (end_break), reschedule a break (reschedule_break), get the number of seconds until your next break (get seconds until break), get enabled status (get enabled) and set status (set enabled to false). You can find example scripts at http://breaktimeapp.com/support
• Preferences window now shown on first run.
Bug Fixes:
° Fixed a bug which could cause length settings not to stick.
° Fixed memory leaks.
° Fixed an exception caused by tabbing through the popover.
- Version 2.1.3 | Release Date: 2012-01-10 | Download
What's New in Version 2.1.3
- Fixed a memory issue that was rarely encountered.
- Added version number to preference pane.
- Version 2.1.2 | Release Date: 2012-01-04 | Download
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- Fixed a bug where start at login failed in Snow Leopard
- Fixed a bug where time preferences would be set incorrectly in very rare cases.
- Version 2.1.1 | Release Date: 2011-12-13 | Download
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• Disable Command-Q if enforce is enabled.
• Improved memory usage (Now never uses more than 10MB. This may not be reflected in Activity Monitor, due to how it reports memory usage).
• Fixed About window graphic.
• Fixed bug preventing start at login due to sandboxing. (Please note, if you've previously enabled start at login in version 2.0 or prior, you'll need to manually remove the BreakTime login item to prevent BreakTime from launching at start. You can find more info here: http://support.apple.com/kb/HT2602)
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• Added progress to status bar icon.
• Added disabled state to status bar icon.
• UI Improvements.
• Changed defaults break length to Cornell recommendation (20 minutes on 2 off).
• Enable sandboxing.
• Added ability to block 'in a minute' button.
• Enabled Sudden Termination to speed logout and shutdown.
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• Improved handling of full screen apps (for best results please upgrade to OS X Lion 10.7.2).
• Fixed memory leaks.
• Reduced GPU usage.
• Fixed right click on status item.
• Improvements to timer window UI.
• Fixed 'Quit BreakTime' button margins.
• Disabled Command+H for hiding when enforce is enabled.
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- Entirely rewritten scheduling engine with Magic Rescheduling™.
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Sanford police: Clerks should give armed robbers what they want
Shot fired during Sanford weekend robberyUPDATED 7:35 PM EST Jan 27, 2014
A member of the Sanford Police Department advised store clerks to give what armed people demand in robberies so they are not hurt and can help in an investigation. The advice followed a weekend robbery in a Sanford convenience store in which a shot was fired but no one was hurt.Video Transcript
SCARY NEW SURVEILLANCE IMAGES FROM A SANFORD CONVENIENCE STORE -- ROBBED AT GUNPOINT THIS PAST WEEKEND. TODAY, A "K-9" UNIT FROM NORTH BERWICK WAS IN THE AREA OF THE "88 HIGH STREET CONVENIENCE STORE," LOOKING FOR CLUES. THE ROBBERY HAPPENED ON SATURDAY NIGHT AND WE SPOKE WITH THE CLERK WHO WAS THERE. SHE SAYS SHE GAVE THE ROBBER SOME CASH AND THEN CHASED AFTER HIM...THAT'S WHEN HE FIRED HIS GUN AT HER. SHE WAS NOT HURT. POLICE HAVE SOME ADVICE FOR STORE CLERKS. "they're an easy target. It's better to give exactly what they're asking for, get them out of the store as quickly as possible, be a good witness instead of getting hurt." ANYONE WITH ANY INFORMATION ON THIS ROBBERY IS ASKED TO CALL THE SANFORD POLICE DEPARTMENT.
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Large-scale insurance fraud scheme - more evidence of racketeering at BofA!
The latest evidence is of a large-scale insurance and financial institution fraud. More and more evidence of racketeering at BofA is coming from all directions, but US regulators will never take action! BofA is vested in effective indemnity for criminality...
Overwhelming evidence of racketeering by BofA and Moynihan in the Los Angeles courts was exposed a long time ago. [1-4]
"Can you say: 'RICO Act?' - Anonymous' Whistleblower Charges BofA With Large Scale Insurance Scheme
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Mon Mar 14th 2011, 10:06 AM
Mon Mar 14, 2011 at 03:39 AM EDT
Naked Capitalism: Anonymous' Whistleblower Charges BofA With Large Scale Insurance Scheme
by bobswern
After reading about why this latest whistleblowing effort presented via hacker group Anonymous may very well be a bit more of a smoking gun than I even thought (after first reading about it over the past couple of hours), checkout Krugman's latest on the incredible fail of our states' attorneys general, in their supposed effort to "get tough" with the mortgage industry. He refers to it in his headline in Monday's NY Times as: "Another Inside Job." (Gotta' love that.)
Here's Yves: "Wikileaks Whistleblower Charges BofA With Large Scale Force Placed Insurance Scheme With Cooperation of Servicers."
Read the full story:
Ties to Insurers Could Land Mortgage Servicers in More Trouble
Force-placed policies impose costs on both homeowner, investor
American Banker | Wednesday, November 10, 2010
When banks buy insurance on the homes of borrowers whose policies have lapsed, they get a great deal. Just not for the homeowners and investors who have to pay for it.
Nominally purchased to protect the owners of mortgage-backed securities, such "force-placed" insurance can be 10 times as costly as regular policies, raising struggling homeowners' debt loads, pushing them toward foreclosure and worsening the loss to investors on each defaulted loan.
Evidence of abuses and self-dealing in the force-placed insurance industry suggests that there may be far larger problems in how servicers are handling distressed loans than the sloppy document recording that has been the recent focus of industry woes.
Read the full story:
Bank of America Leak Exposes Alleged Force-Placed Insurance Fraud
OperationLeakS has now released the first batch of Bank of America (BAC) fraud documents. What has been disseminated so far consists mostly of emails between the hacker group Anonymous and a former employee at Balboa Insurance Co. which was acquired by BofA with its acquisition of Countrywide.
Operation #BlackMonday
One thing to clear up about these documents is that they are NOT the same documents held by Wikileaks. The documents just released by OperationLeakS Anonymous are mostly very recent emails and have nothing to do with the executive hard drive held by Wikileaks. In fact, the Anonymous leaker says he would love to see what Wikileaks has and says he could probably get "all the dirt" within a week of gaining access to it.
So, what do the latest leaked emails reveal? The most obvious thing is that Balboa/BofA employees were allegedly engaged in trying to hide original loan documents by erasing Document Tracking Numbers from scanned documents. See here.
But the Balboa employee also appears to have information that would blow the lid off a number of alleged Force-Placed Insurance scams that are highly questionable, probably illegal and most likely would expose companies like Bank of America to more suits by mortgage-backed securities investors.
Read the full story:
[1] 10-05-05 Countrywide Bank of America NYSE BAC and its President Brian Moynihan Compilation of Records Evidence of Racketeering
[2] 10-05-05 Chairs of US Congress Committees of the Judiciary and Banking Are Requested to Join Senator Feinstein's Inquiries on Comptroller of the Currency
[3] 10-07-06 Complaint Filed with US Attorney Office Los Angeles Against Moynihan Bank of America [NYSE:BAC] Bryan Cave LLP Alleging Racketeering
[4] 10-07-06 Complaint Filed with US Attorney Office, Los Angeles, Against Brian Moynihan, Bank of America (NYSE:BAC), Bryan Cave LLP, Alleging Racketeering and Large Scale Financial Institution Fraud s
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Corruption of financial institutions and corruption of the state courts - both have deep roots in Los Angeles County, California
Intense Russian Interest in Corruption of the US Courts and Banking Regulation
Letter to Prof Laurence Tribe Outlines Conduct of the Alleged Los Angeles Judiciary Racket and Related Failure of US Banking Regulation
Bank of America Corporation - Beyond Financial Recklessness - Corruption of the Courts
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Fraud and Corruption in the US Courts are Tightly Linked to Failing Banking Regulation and the Global Economic Crisis – presentation in the 16th Wor
Complaint filed the US Attorney Office, Central District of California, against Brian Moynihan – President/CEO, Bank of America Corporation (NYSE:BA
SEC Complaint filed against Bank of America Corporation and its president, Brian Moynihan
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USC Marshall has partnered with AIC to provide students access to the internship opportunities in Singapore, as well as arrange housing and provide support while the student is in the country. Students will intern with a firm personally selected based on their interests, background and experience, as well as the needs and requirements of the company.
Program Dates: June 5-July 30, 2016
- Students arrive in Singapore: June 5, 2016
- Orientation: June 6-7, 2016
- Internship: June 8-July 28, 2016
- Last Day in Singapore Residence: July 30, 2016
- This is open to USC undergraduate students who will have completed 32 units by January 1, 2016. Of these units, 16 MUST have been taken at USC (for Freshmen and transfer students, you are eligible for the program is you brought in a minimum of 14 AP, IB, or transfer units, and have completed a minimum of 16 units during the Fall 2016 semester.)
- Applicants must have a minimum 2.75 cumulative GPA.
- Applicants must possess a valid passport by January 1, 2016, which is valid until January 30, 2016.
- Applicants are recommended (not required) to have some course background in the field in which they wish to intern. For example, those wishing to intern in Financial Services should have completed at least BUAD 306 Business Finance or a related course. Those looking to go into any general business field should have completed BUAD 304 Leading Organizations, or at least 1 business course. Those looking to intern in event planning or advertising or for an entrepreneurial venture need not have any business course background.
- Applicants for Singapore are required to submit a letter of recommendation preferably from an academic (university level) source or past employer. All letters MUST be on letterhead. Letters can be submitted by the student directly to BRI 105, as long as it is in a sealed envelope, with a signature across the seal, mailed to: Winslow-Maxwell Program, 3670 Trousdale Parkway, BRI 105, Los Angeles, CA 90089-0805, or faxed to (213) 740-2116. Letters are due December 5, 2015
Living Arrangements:
Students will live in American-style, shared dormitory-style flats in Singapore.
|Program Costs (includes placement, interview(s), orientation in Singapore and housing in Singapore)
|USC International Insurance
|Additional Costs (Estimated):
|Living Expenses: food, local transportation, entertainment, etc. (estimated)
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** Students are responsible for booking their own flights. Students must arrive in Singapore no later than June 5, 2016. Students must also not depart Singapore prior to July 30, 2016.
There will be a limited number of scholarships available to students of the program. The scholarship will be awarded based on need and merit, and require submission of an application and financial documentation. These items will be distributed upon admission into the program.
Application Process:
The application is all on-line. If you wish to apply for more than 1 location (ie, Prague and Madrid) you MUST file separate applications. The deadline for receipt of applications is noon on November 20, 2015. You will need to upload a resume as well as a copy of your STARS report as part of the on-line application. Please be aware of all corresponding deadlines.
If necessary, a group of semi-finalists will be selected from all applicants to undergo an interview for final selection to the program. Selection for the interviews will be based upon an applicant s complete academic record (not just GPA), and their application essays. The committee will be looking for essays that are well written, and address the questions in a thoughtful, and well-developed manner. Students will be notified by e-mail of the interviews by December 1 (if necessary), and will be e-mailed concerning admission to the program by January 13, 2016. Admitted students will then submit a CV and Internship essay, as well as undergo an Internship interview to determine internship placement. Please note: all students admitted into the program are guaranteed an internship
Application/ Payment Dates:
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|Interview Notification
|December 1, 2015
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|December 7-14, 2015
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|Late February
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As a world business capital, Singapore attracts businesses from every conceivable sector, including financial services, marketing, operations, media and retail. For students interested in broadening their understanding of international business, there is no better city in which to study or work.
Participants will have access to research internship opportunities spanning a wide variety of businesses in a wide range of industry sectors in Singapore. From small tech start-ups to multinational corporations, appropriate placements are available based on the skills, interests and professional goals of the student and the project needs and work cycles of the internship sponsors.
All internships are unpaid. Internship placements in Singapore are full-time and for 5 days per week (Monday-Friday).
Some of our better-known partnerships include the Macquarie Group , HSBC, Prudential, LVMH, MTV Asia, Singapore Airlines, Microsoft, and Proctor and Gamble just to name a few.
Please note:
The internship placements are made by AIC, and are based on the position and duties you wish to complete (as expressed in your internship essay and interview) during your internship, as well as your experience and skills, and the needs and requirements of the company you will be placed with. Students without a finance background, for example, should not expect to be the CFO of a company. In addition, sometimes smaller companies offer opportunities that are more in line with the student interests than larger companies. The goal of the program is to provide students with a quality learning experience, not necessarily for students to work for the biggest company.


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These are our best pictures yet of the facelifted BMW 5 Series Touring, which is due to appear along with the refreshed 5 Series GT and saloon at the Frankfurt Motor Show this September.
Designed to compete with the recently revised Mercedes E-Class Estate, BMW is giving the 5 Series Touring a subtle makeover to help keep it competitive with its big-selling German rival.
These spy pictures of a lightly camouflaged 5 Series estate show a series of minor styling tweaks to the front and rear end of the current model, which was introduced in late 2009.
The most obvious visual changes are a new front bumper, with redesigned air intakes and a narrower set of the trademark kidney-grilles. New headlight clusters are also set to feature both at the front and rear, along with new LED taillights. The rear bumper will also get a slightly tweaked design and the distinctive side vents are also set to change.
The interior is expected to remain largely unchanged, while the existing range of petrol and diesel engines will be carried over with some minor updates to help improve the already class-leading economy and emissions figures. However the iDrive infotainment system will get a new touchpad control system and a 'pinch to zoom' function inspired by smart phones for the navigation screen.
The new BMW 5 Series Touring is expected to be priced similarly to the current model, which starts from around £33,000, when it goes on sale in spring 2014.


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That is Obumbles way to save electricity and if you don't believe him ask Big Sis
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Are you sure Mom was not Jimi Hendrix roadie-too much feedback.
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Wow, This joke is older than alternating current.
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That's how they instruct you to do it in Pueblo, Colorado.
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Of course that doesn't work, ya dumbasses. You have to elevate the end of the power strip so there is a gradient to maintain the current flow.
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Looks like Bernanke's solution to the economy.
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Definition of tamarillo in English:
noun (plural tamarillos)
1A tropical South American plant of the nightshade family, which bears edible egg-shaped red fruits. Also called tree tomato.
- Cyphomandra betaceae, family Solanaceae.
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- Four of the 14 orders deal with commodity levies, which are voted upon by growers of tamarillos, meat, wool, and wine grapes.
- The tamarillo is subtropical rather than tropical and flourishes between 5,000 and 10,000 ft. in its Andean homeland.
- Tamarillos were first introduced into New Zealand from Asia in the late 1800s.
1.1The fruit of the tamarillo.
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- And a good tonic it is, according to recent research, which shows that tamarillos rate very well as a source of antioxidants compared with other common fruit and vegetables.
- In restaurants, we are offered anything from the faintly recognisable tamarillo or star anise ice-cream to absurd flavours such as anchovy or haggis.
- Products like buttercup squash, table grapes, chestnuts, persimmons, avocados, tamarillos, boysenberries, and Nashi Asian pears, just demonstrate the wide diversity of horticultural exports from New Zealand to overseas markets.
1960s (originally NZ): an invented name, perhaps suggested by Spanish tomatillo, diminutive of tomate 'tomato'.
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Gettlove is a nonprofit organization in Los Angeles that secures permanent housing for chronically homeless individuals and provides support services to assure their housing is sustained
Aileen Getty founded Gettlove in 2005 in response to homelessness in the Hollywood community. Gettlove is committed to providing services through a companionship model, where the case manager and client navigate the complex journey out of homelessness together. The relationship that is developed along the way is an essential component of Gettlove's ability to share in each client's challenges and joys in continuing to maintain a home. Gettlove further strives to be both a catalyst and a model within the community, implementing and evaluating innovative practices that can be replicated throughout the country. Gettlove hopes to demonstrate the power of relationships, the importance of instilling a sense of belonging in every member of the community, and the effectiveness of permanent housing. Success is not only measured by numbers, but by improvements in quality of life for clients and for the community.
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A zebra costumed marcher is followed by the Curious George balloon on its way down New York's Central Park West in the 86th annual Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade,Thursday, Nov 22, 2012. (AP Photo/ Louis Lanzano)
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By Molly Hayden, U.S. Army Garrison-Hawaii Public AffairsMarch 27, 2009
ALIAMANU MILITARY RESERVATION, Hawaii - Cheers and laughter echoed through the gymnasium as family members and fans lined the bleachers to kick off the Hollywood Knights celebrity basketball game here, March 18.
"I think we are going to support the troops in more than one way this evening," said television actor and Hollywood Knights teammate James Lesure, laughing, while watching the Army Hawaii All-Star basketball team warm up. "Looking at our squad and looking at their squad, they are in for a morale boost."
"We have a pretty good team," piped in American Gladiator "Venom." "We'll see what happens."
Five of the 10 members of the Army Hawaii All-Star team strategically moved across the court, dodging celebrities and practicing various moves.
Celebrities maneuvered through Soldiers' defenses, backed by cheering family members, and shot basket after basket.
A loud buzzer, momentarily quieted the crowd and indicated the end of the first quarter.
The celebrities led by four points.
"It's a close game," said family member Jackie Wong. "I'm rooting for the Army, but I have my money on the celebrities."
The charity-driven effort brought celebrities and the United Service Organizations (USO) together for a tour to honor and support members of the armed forces.
During the five-day trip to Oahu, eight members of the Hollywood Knights received a behind-the-scenes look at the military, touring Pearl Harbor, visiting with wounded warriors at the Warrior Transition Clinic, and signing autographs for residents of the Fisher House.
The tour is the second USO tour for the Knights, who traveled to Germany, Belgium and the Netherlands in September 2008.
The USO is a private, nonprofit organization whose mission is to support troops by providing morale, welfare and recreation-type services to men and women in uniform. Historically, few events have left a more lasting emotional impression on service members and their families than USO celebrity entertainment tours, according to tour manager, Jeff Harvey.
"Celebrities are always willing to get involved and help raise morale for Soldiers and their families," said Harvey. "They will always stop to sign autographs or shake hands, just to say thank you."
Venom, who recently returned from a visit to Iraq, initially volunteered with the USO tour, to say "thank you" in person.
"It's our chance to stand in front of (Soldiers) and give our thanks," she said, "to give them a hug and let them know we appreciate what they do."
On and off the court, the actors continuously said they had nothing but respect and gratitude for Soldiers and their families.
"It's hard to comprehend what Soldiers sacrifice on a daily basis and the families they leave behind," said musician and reality television star Aaron Carter. "It seems like such a hard life, but they still do it with a smile on their face and warmth in their hearts."
Carter, a veteran to the celebrity basketball games, has been participating in Hollywood Knights charity events since the age of 16.
"In the past five years, I've traveled all around the world with this team," said Carter.
Although his teammates are constantly changing, Carter's reason for participating has not.
"I do it for the fans, for the families," said Carter, "for what these guys give and do everyday for us."
"I have nothing but love for them," he added.
As the game continued, celebrities and Soldiers pulled people from the crowd to the court, for free throws, dribbling, passing and shooting.
Michael Black, 11, had never been on a basketball court during a "real game" with "real players."
"I did pretty good," said Black of his dribbling skills.
Standing barely above the waist of "Wolf," the American Gladiator blocked the opposing team as the young player made his way down the court. Black then passed the ball to television and movie star Aaron Yoo, who sunk a perfect 3-point shot.
As the game neared its end with the Army team trailing behind, new strategies came into play.
"We have a certain competitiveness and camaraderie," said Pfc. DeSazeo Johnson, 732nd Military Intelligence Battalion. "We are working together, stepping up and having fun."
"That's what it's all about," added Johnson.
In the end, the celebrities held the lead, finishing the game one point ahead of the base team with a final score of 73-72.
The two teams met up once again, this time at the Schofield Barracks gymnasium where the Soldiers taught the celebrities what it means to be "Army Strong" with a one-point victory.
Other celebrities of the Hollywood Nights basketball team included Frankie Delgado (The Hills, Bromance, Keeping Up with the Kardashians and Dancing with the Stars); Cody Linley (Hannah Montana); and James Kyson Lee (Heroes).


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MDPI is pleased to announce the launch of Toxics (ISSN 2305-6304), a new journal providing an advanced forum for studies related to all aspects of toxics and led by Prof. Dr. David Bellinger. Toxics welcomes theoretical and research papers on a wide range of perspectives on toxicants and naturally occurring toxins, including exposure, biomarkers, kinetics, biological effects, fate and transport, treatment, and remediation.
The Founding Editor-in-Chief is Prof. Dr. David Bellinger from the Boston Children's Hospital, Harvard Medical School. He has greatly contributed to studies of developmental impact of early metabolic and chemical insults to the nervous system. Until now he has published 155 original articles, 118 reviews and 6 books. We hope that Toxics will become an invaluable resource to those working in toxics research and the wider scientific community.
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text: Nearly 60 years after a notorious bombing raid in the Spanish Civil War inspired Pablo Picasso to paint "Guernica", the great symbol of pacifism has become embroiled in the row over France's resumption of nuclear testing in the South Pacific. Art experts in Madrid have refused to lend the painting to France for an exhibition, claiming it is too fraqile to be moved. The decision has been interpreted here as a political gesture in retaliation for France's resumption of nuclear testing. The Spanisch press has argued that it would be inappropriate to lend the icon of the pacifist movement to France while President Chirac continues his nuclear policy. The row cast a brief shadow over President Chirac's visit to Madrid last week. At a press conference with M. Chirac, Felipe Gonzalez, the Spanish Prime Minister insisted the decision rested solely on the question of whether the painting can withstand another journey. He said the Government would not be swayed by the emotions of public opinion. But the Spanish authorities are expected to delay making a final ruling on the politically sensitive issue until after elections next March, by which time the French nuclear tests will be completed. The exhibition in France, entitled Face to Face with History is to take place at the end of next year. Already bruised by the outcry against nuclear testing the French press has seized on the squabble as fresh evidence that France has become an international pariah. "Spain should not be too miserly in this affair." Le Figaro said yesterday. French art experts have been quick to point out that Picasso painted Guernica not as an idictment of war but to protest against a specific event during the Spanish Civil War: the slaughter of civilians in the Basque town of Guernica on April 26, 1937 by Nazi warplanes on behalf of General Franco. The French point out that the painting made a far longer trip in 1981 when it was moved from New York's Museum of Modern Art to Madrid in accordance with Picasso's wishes. The French press has also reminded readers that Picasso painted Guernica in Paris where it was first exhibited in 1937.


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Kerry 1-16 Cork 0-17
Updated: Sunday, 07 Jul 2013 21:28 | Comments
Colm Cooper's 20th championship goal proved to be the decisive score as Kerry secured their 75th Munster Senior Football Championship title at Fitzgerald Stadium in Killarney.
Cooper struck for the only goal of the game six minutes from the break to give Kerry a deserved 1-10 to 0-06 interval lead against a struggling Cork side.
Cork eventually rallied to shoot six points in succession in the second-half but Kerry held on for victory and a place in the All-Ireland quarter-finals with a 1-16 to 0-17 success.
Cork made three late changes with Noel O'Leary, Aidan Walsh and Donncha O'Connor coming in for Tomas Clancy, Pearse O'Neill and Patrick Kelly, but they struggled from the outset.
Indeed, Kerry looked set to ease their way to the Munster title when a dominant opening half display saw them lead by 1-10 to 0-6 at the interval.
They would have been further ahead had they not hit eight wides, including a great goal chance from James O'Donoghue after 25 minutes.
But Cooper showed him how to do it four minutes later when he slotted the ball into the right corner after a good run from Declan O'Sullivan had created the opening.
Cork made three more changes for the start of the second-half and it was a much improved display from the Rebels in the second-half.
Former Antrim player James Loughrey and Daniel Goulding found the target for Cork, but Kerry pulled further in front with two points from Cooper and one each from O'Donoghue and Marc O Sé helping them to lead by 1-14 to 0-08 after 48 minutes.
Cork responded and enjoyed their best spell of the game which yielded six points in succession from Goulding (two), Donncha O'Connor, Ciaran Sheahan, Aidan Walsh and Brian Hurley to reduce the margin to 1-14 to 0-14 with eight minutes remaining.
Bryan Sheehan eased the pressure on Kerry with a free from distance but it was cancelled at the other end with Loughrey's second score.
Peter Crowley and Hurley then exchanged points and Goulding's seventh point left two between them after Kerry goalkeeper Brendan Kealy had turned a goal chance from Hurley around the post for a 45, but the Kingdom held on for a deserved victory.
Kerry: B Kealy (0-01f); M O'Sé (0-01), M Griffin, S Enright; T O'Sé, K Young, P Crowley (0-01); A Maher (0-01), J Buckley (0-01f); P Galvin (0-01), C Cooper (1-3, 0-03f), D Walsh; Darran O'Sullivan (0-01), Declan O'Sullivan (0-02), J O'Donoghue (0-03).
Subs: K Donaghy for Walsh (56 mins), F Fitzgerald for T O Sé (59 mins), E Brosnan for Young (60 mins), B Sheehan (0-01f) for Buckley (62 mins)
Cork: K O'Halloran; E Cadogan, M Shields, D Cahalane; J Loughrey (0-02), P Kissane, N O'Leary; G Canty, A Walsh (0-01); F Goold, D O'Connor (0-02, 1f), J O'Rourke (0-01); D Goulding (0-07, 0-04f, 0-02 '45), B Hurley (0-02), P Kerrigan (0-01).
Subs: A O'Connor for Cahalane (34 mins), T Clancy (Clonakilty) for Cadogan (35 mins), P O'Neill for O'Rourke (35 mins), C Sheahan (0-01) for O'Connor (54 mins).
Referee: Marty Duffy (Sligo).
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Eurovision Song Contest 2008 Semi-Final (1)
For the first time in the history of the Eurovision Song Contest, two Semi-Finals will be held to decide which 25 countries will be represented in the Final. The first Semi-Final will take place on Tuesday, 20th of May.
The voting during the show
Citizens of each participating country vote by telephone and SMS. Two of the so-called 'Big Four' (France, Germany, Spain and the United Kingdom) will also vote in this Semi-Final (to be decided by draw), and possibly the Host Country (also to be decided by draw). Each country's 10 favourites are awarded 1 to 8, 10 and 12 points based on the number of votes. The top-9 of the tele-voting qualifies for the Final. The highest ranked entry of the back-up jury that has not qualified for the Final in the tele-voting also qualifies for the Final. The 10 qualified countries will be presented in randomly drawn order at the end of the show. The complete results of the tele-voting will not be announced until after the Final, to keep the tension high.


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One Storage and Two Quadcore Blades from Sun
Sun Microsystems has dropped three new Linux servers on the market: a storage module with 1.2 TBytes, a blade module with two AMD Opteron Quadcores and a blade server with two Intel Xeon Quadcores. A photo gallery shows them in detail.
The new Disk Module is touted by Sun as the first open storage blade machine. The provider markets this series as individually configurable storage devices with open source, adaptable software. The Blade 6000 holds eight serial attached SCSI (SAS) disk drives ranging from 73 to 146 Gbytes capacity that store about 1.2 TBytes of data. The SAS controller protects RAID 0, 1 and 2 levels. The storage server runs on Solaris 10 and Windows 2003/2008, but also on 64-bit RHEL 4.6 and 5.1 and SUSE Linux Enterprise Server (SLES) 10 as well as VMware 3.0.2 and 3.5.
The Blade X6240 Server supports up to 16 DIMM slots at 667 MHz with two- or four-Gbyte capacity. Up to two AMD Opteron Quadcore processors provide 512 Kbytes of L2 cache per CPU and yet another 2 MBytes of shared L3 cache. CPU energy consumption is a choice of 55W, 75W or 105W apiece. Two Base-T Ethernet ports bind to the external network and a 10/100 Base-T port to the management network. This Sun server offers a 32-bit RHEL 4.6 only. Like the Disk Module it also runs on 64-bit Solaris 10, Windows 2003/2008, 64-bit RHEL 5.1 and 64-bit SLES 9 and 10, along with the VMware ESX Server 3.5 alternative.
The Sun CP3250 Blade Server with Intel on board contains up to eight CPU cores with the Xeon LGA771 ATCA. A 12-Mbyte cache, an up to 24-Gbyte main memory consisting of six DIMM sockets, and a slot for type CF-2 Flash work together as memory.
The U.S. price list has the Blade 6000 module at around $1,600, the AMD Blade X6240 module at round $2,600 and the Intel CP3250 module at about $7,000. The webpages give contact information.
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The Greenville Film Plant was acquired from Olin Corporation in 1974. The plant was built by Olin in 1971 and opened in 1972. A major expansion took place in the Film Plant in 1982 and 1983. In 2007, a $100 Million expansion project began that will result in the construction of a new Film Line building, creating additional manufacturing capability at the Film Plant.
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Imagine a magnetic locking card case on steriods and you will have this Bill Box.
Simply show the empty box and place in a blank paper that is cut the size of a dollar bill and shut the box. When the box is opened again, the paper turned into a real bill.
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Good morning!
No craft or home decor today, just some tips and tricks I recently read about and thought I would pass them along.
Did you know all the household uses for vinegar, coffee grinds baking soda and more?
These are pantry staples and the uses for them go above and beyond!
Let's start with
Do you have light traffic stains on your carpet? Before you go to the store and invest in some heavy duty spot cleaners, try mixing one part vinegar to one part water.
Liberally douse the area with the solution and blot with a wash rag. This will help take care of some of the milder stains.
A wooden cutting board can be hard to clean, as you don't want to warp the surface or fear that a conventional spray cleaner left chemicals lurking. Instead, fill a spray bottle with one part water and one part vinegar. Spray down the cutting board and wipe it off with a paper towel. No warping, no weird chemicals, no germs.
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Handel & Hendrix in London
In a single street in London, separated by a wall, are the homes of two of history's most significant musical artists. 25 Brook Street is the house that belonged to George Frideric Handel and the place where he composed some of the world's most enduring baroque music, including Messiah. On the top floor of 23 Brook Street is the flat where, two centuries later, Jimi Hendrix lived with his girlfriend, record player and guitar. Both were the homes of musical innovators who chose London and changed music.
Venue Type:
Historic house or home
Monday-Saturday 11am-6pm, Sunday 12pm-6pm.
Last admission is 30 minutes before closing
Handel House and the Hendrix Flat:
£10 Adult, £5 Child (5-16 years)
Handel House only:
£7.50 Adult, £3 Child (5-16 years), free to Handel House Friends and National Art Pass holders
Please note that we recommend visitors book their tickets in advance to avoid disappointment
- National Art Pass
Nearest tube stations are Bond Street and Oxford Circus and there are numerous buses to Oxford Street, Bond Street and Regent Street.
Portraits of Handel and his contemporaries, early Georgian furniture, musical instruments, manuscripts.
Collection details
Fine Art, Music, Performing Arts
Key artists and exhibits
- Hudson, Mercier, Nazari
A Year in the Life of Handel: 1723
- 20 January — 31 August 2016 *on now
We continue our A Year in the Life of Handel exhibition series with an in depth look at 1723 – the year in which Handel took up residence in his Brook Street home. It was a busy year for the composer as his career flourished in the rich cultural life of Georgian London. Loans from national museums will join items from Handel House's own collection to illustrate highlights of the worlds of theatre, art, literature, politics and science. As before the exhibition will be researched and written by our own Volunteers
Suitable for
- Any age
Included in admission charge.
£6.50, £5.50 concessions, £2 children (free on weekends)
Active Handel!
- 28 August 2016 — 28 August 2018 *on now
Following on from their sold out Christmas family concert, Flautotonic return to Handel House for their new family concert programme: 'Handel-Active'.
Join Flautotonic for an engaging and interactive family concert exploring the sound world of Handel's London. With the musicians from Flautotonic recreate a performance of Handel's Firework Music, experience music from a Georgian theatre and travel up the Thames accompanied by Handel's Water Music.
Flautotonic are David Beaney (recorders and Baroque flute), Lauren Brant (recorders) Rebecca McChrystal (percussion) and Claire Williams (harpsichord)
George Frideric Handel (1685-1759)
Augelletti, che cantata from Rinaldo
Air from Water Music
La Rejouissance from Music for the Royal Fireworks
Anon, arr. Flautotonic
Lamento di Tristano and La Rotta
Traditional, arr. Flautotonic
Irish Medley - Blarney Pilgrim
Morrison's and the The Cup of Tea
Astor Piazolla (1921-1992), arr. Flautotonic
Suitable for
- Family friendly
£15 and £7 students
Booking line: +44(0)20 7399 1953
Friends booking: Monday 28 March, 10am
Public booking: Monday 11 April, 10am
Mind the Gap
- 31 August 2016 6:30-7:30pm *on now
The colours and textures of four classical guitars bring to life a wonderfully inventive, eclectic mix of repertoire. Mēla quartet's arrangements of organ works by J.S. Bach and César Franck are jutaposed with contemporary pieces first imagined for harpsichord (Stephen Dodgson's Change-Ringers) and pieces inspired by Jimi Hendrix and other contemporary styles.
The Australian composer Philip Houghton's piece Opals demonstrates his mastery of timbral writing for four guitars, "My world changed when I heard Jimi Hendrix and later on John Williams, Alirio Diaz and Julian Bream. Before that it had been the voice of John Lennon, Bugs Bunny cartoons, rain on the roof, cicadas, crickets and radio static."
Bryan Johanson's homage to Hendrix and Handel, Pluck, Strum and Hammer, includes quotes from works by both musicians that Johanson describes as, "passing each other in the score like two good neighbours passing each other in the street".
Mēla quartet have been performing with each other for 2 years and have recently recorded a CD of chamber music by Stephen Dodgson collaborating with the Eden-Stell guitar duo, violinist Hartmut Richter and soprano Antonia Gentile. Mēla were International Guitar Foundation "Young Artists" and performed at venues throughout the U.K. including King's Place, London.
The quartet all play on guitars by master luthier Michael Gee.
J.S. Bach (1685-1750)
Organ Fugue BWV 578 arr. Mēla
Stephen Dodgson (1924-2013)
Philip Houghton (b.1954)
Black Opal, Water Opal, White Opal
César Franck (1822-1890) arr. Mēla
Prélude, Fugue et Variation Op.18
Egberto Gismonti (b.1947)/Leo Brouwer (b.1939)
Agua e Vinho
Baião Malandro
Bryan Johanson (b.1951)
Pluck, Strum and Hammer
£10 and £6 students
Booking line: +44(0)20 7399 1953
Friends booking: Monday 28 March, 10am
Public booking: Monday 11 April, 10am
Getting there
Nearest tube stations are Bond Street and Oxford Circus and there are numerous buses to Oxford Street, Bond Street and Regent Street.
Handel & Hendrix in London
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Greater London
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As I waited for the sun to set at Ngorongoro - Rhino Lodge, I could not but admire the brilliant colours that the sky was displaying as also the varying shapes of the clouds. I kept taking different shots as the light kept disappearing and was dazzled by this particular light in the sky. It has left a lasting impression.
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This is a discussion on [News] [Rival] Windows Beyond Vista is Still Nowhere, After Over a Year! - Linux ; Windows 7 M1: Nothing to get excited about ,----[ Quote ] | The install itself looks very similar to a regular Vista install routine, | indicating that Microsoft hasnât spent any time on this part of the software | yet. ...
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| The install itself looks very similar to a regular Vista install routine,
| indicating that Microsoft hasnât spent any time on this part of the software
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Microsoft : Windows 7 still in planning stage and will take approximately 3
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| January 26th, 2008. Looks like Microsoft is NOT planning to release Windows 7
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Impossible thing #1: Developing efficient, well engineered free software like
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More than half of Microsoft Vista needs re-writing
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A history of Microsoft Windows - the inside story exposed
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| and use the server version then, that seems all right. Look, they
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| what we said in 1995 now! That was ten years ago! "Apple has what?
| 3D acceleration? So, we have DirectX. What, in the desktop? Really?
| What, even Stallman's beardie-weirdies have it? Oh hell. Right, you
| lot, make it look like this!"
| 2006: Windows Vista
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| valued customers who've already paid, we can say we released it this
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Minnesota Vikings quarterback Christian Ponder (7) passes under pressure from Dallas Cowboys defensive end Everette Brown (71) and defensive tackle Jason Hatcher (97) in the second quarter during the Minnesota Vikings vs. the Dallas Cowboys NFL football game at AT&T Stadium in Arlington on Sunday, November 3, 2013.
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Bob's House
Bob's House
independent film | February 2008
Bob's House was my first independent documentary, filmed and produced in Columbia, Missouri.
Columbia residents traveling south of town wonder about an eerie glow in the woods near the road. But all they have to do is walk a few yards into the woods to find a friendly team of vagrants, squatting on unclaimed land, smoking cigarettes and cooking canned chili over a propane heater. Bob and Charley don't have a plan for life, and they're fine with that for now, they say. This is a peek into their lives as the mysterious drive-by glimpses on Providence Road.
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Treasure Island
by Robert Louis Stevenson
Treasure Island Youth Quotes
How we cite our quotes: Citations follow this format: (Chapter.Paragraph)
Quote #4
I got bodily into the apple barrel, and found there was scarce an apple left; but sitting down there in the dark, what with the sound of the waters and the rocking movement of the ship, I had either fallen asleep or was on the point of doing so when a heavy man sat down with rather a clash close by. The barrel shook as he leaned his shoulders against it, and I was just about to jump up when the man began to speak. It was Silver's voice, and before I had heard a dozen words, I would not have shown myself for all the world, but lay there, trembling and listening, in the extreme of fear and curiosity, for from these dozen words I understood that the lives of all the honest men aboard depended upon me alone. (10.30)
It sounds like Jim is feeling a rush about the fact that "the lives of all the honest men aboard depended on [him] alone." Suddenly, he's going from cabin boy, the lowliest member of the crew, to the savior of all. One reason Jim always finds himself in the right place at the right time is because he's so young. He's small and childlike enough to climb right into an apple barrel and fall asleep, which sounds like something we would have done when we were kids. Jim childlike nature is the very thing that saves the "honest men" on board the Hispaniola (or at least, many of them) from death at the hands of the pirates.
Quote #5
I began to recall what I had heard of cannibals. I was within an ace of calling for help. But the mere fact that he was a man, however wild, had somewhat reassured me, and my fear of Silver began to revive in proportion. I stood still, therefore, and cast about for some method of escape; and as I was so thinking, the recollection of my pistol flashed into my mind. As soon as I remembered I was not defenceless, courage glowed again in my heart and I set my face resolutely for this man of the island and walked briskly towards him. (15.4)
Jim is recalling tall tales and freaking himself out as he sees the then unknown Ben Gunn in the distance. But he suddenly remembers that he's not "defenceless" – he is armed – and he takes confidence. We can contrast Jim's ability to overcome his fear with the cowardice of the pirates, who believe the forests are haunted in the later chapters of the novel. Jim is slowly becoming more mature than full-grown men like Tom Morgan and George Merry. Something about pirate life seems to keep them from maturing. For all of their violence and toughness, they still seem like self-indulgent and easily frightened children.
Quote #6
As for the scheme I had in my head, it was not a bad one in itself. I was to go down the sandy spit that divides the anchorage on the east from the open sea, find the white rock I had observed last evening, and ascertain whether it was there or not that Ben Gunn had hidden his boat, a thing quite worth doing, as I still believe. But as I was certain I should not be allowed to leave the enclosure, my only plan was to take French leave and slip out when nobody was watching, and that was so bad a way of doing it as made the thing itself wrong. But I was only a boy, and I had made my mind up. (22.15)
There is only one other moment in the book we can think of when Jim tries to justify his actions – in a scene we discuss in the "Quotes: Friendship." He must feel that leaving his friends behind with no warning was the worst thing he did, because this is the one act he explains away as that of "a boy." Do you buy the explanation that Jim sneaks off because he is "only a boy"? Does it matter to you why he leaves his friends? By the way, taking "French leave" means abandoning your post without permission – a slur on French sailors, as you can imagine.


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Transit Success Stories
The Triangle is projected to grow another one million more people in the next 25 years. To absorb these new arrivals and maintain its viability, its must have a well-functioning transportation system that offers reliable, cost-effective and time-competitive service for commuters and freight. With a good transit system, businesses will continue to locate centrally where they can draw from a wider labor pool, serve our regional market and be close to key infrastructure and institutions.
There are many examples of transit success around the United States. We can learn from their programs in developing our plan.
Charlotte, North Carolina – Keeping up with a voracious demand for rail
Fortunately we have an example close to home in Charlotte's Lynx Blue Line. It only runs 9.6 miles and has only been open 2 years, but is closing in on reaching the projected 2025 ridership numbers 15 years ahead of schedule. As a result CATS has had to add trains every 15 minutes on the weekends and has had to order four new LRT railcars in an effort to increase capacity.
Across the board, buses and other services have experienced dramatic demand. Ridership in FY 2008, across all CATS services, increased by 16%, to 21 million riders. When Lynx first opened, there were roughly 500 cars in park-and-ride lots, which have 3,200 spaces. Now many of the lots fill by the end of rush hour and CATS is looking for ways to add more lots.
The estimated tax value of developments within the corridor is now in excess of $1.9 billion. Property values in one area of the line alone increased 89 percent, from $233 million to $442 million, including 33 restaurants, 1,245 new housing units and 700,000 square feet of office/retail space which have generated returns to the taxpayers in the form of increased tax revenues from $240,000 to over $6 million. The center city has added more than 3,000 housing units, with several high-rise residential towers just announced that will add an additional 1,500 units.
St. Louis, Missouri – quick and convenient
Ridership on St. Louis's MetroLink light rail system has experienced dramatic ridership increases. Currently, MetroLink is averaging about 82,000 riders per week. There have been over $15 billion worth of transit oriented developments near the system since it opened in 1993. Averaging at a speed of 55 miles per hour, Metrolink covers 46 miles with 37 stations. There are 35 free park-ride lots adjacent to MetroLink stations and MetroBus stops which can accommodate more than 11,600 vehicles. Many MetroBus routes connect to MetroLink stations providing convenient modal transfers.
Portland, Oregon
With 52 miles of track and 84 stations, Portland is a poster child for constructing rail lines on time and under budget for over 25 years. Heralded as 'the freeway city that might have been – without light rail' Portland continues to expand its rail system. Like Salt Lake City, a significant portion (40%) of students, staff and faculty from area universities ride the transit system. Renovations and improvements to city infrastructure have accompanied rail including new streetcar connections, better ADA and wheelchair access, more bike lanes, rehabilitated street plantings and sidewalks, and lighting enhancements. Portland's rail system has also dramatically improved environmental conditions. According to scientists at the University of Washington, Portland has effectively reduced carbon dioxide emissions levels lower than those recorded in 1990, an seemingly implausible achievement for any major American city.
In addition to alleviating traffic in Portland, rail has sparked a trend in green building and weatherization that has lowered energy consumption and outfitted the city with an international reputation as a leader in innovative development practices.
Salt Lake City, Utah – Connecting academic institutions
Like the Triangle Region, Salt Lake City is home to a number of colleges and universities. Since completion, Salt Lake City's TRAX light rail system has dramatically improved access to concentrated, highly congested areas including several university campuses. Approximately 45,000 travelers a week take advantage of campus light rail connections, representing 33% of total travel to the University of Utah alone. As Chapel Hill, North Carolina State University, Duke University, and a number of other colleges and universities in the Triangle Region continue to expand, traffic and parking burdens are increasingly problematic. Campuses are home to more than just classrooms, including medical centers, offices, civic spaces, and stadiums. TRAX connections to the University of Utah's campus have since been extended to university medical centers and facilities, producing an additional 3,000 new weekday rider-trips alone.
Aside from alleviating traffic in and around academic institutions, TRAX has remained unblemished by challenges that burden automobile travel. Impenetrable to rising fuel costs and dramatic gas price fluctuations, ridership numbers have seen a 31% percent increase in previous years, elevating TRAX's daily ridership figures to over 140,000 trips per day, 10,000,000 every year. Light rail is proven to be the most cost-effective way to move public transit riders. Compared to 92 cents per bus trip, one TRAX trip is significantly cheaper at a cost of 36 cents per passenger. TRAX has also managed to provide service for city residents during recent snow and ice storms, phenomena that strangle auto-dependent travel in the Triangle Region.
Dallas, Texas – Rail supports economic growth, even during a recession
Like Portland, Salt Lake City, Charlotte, and numerous other rail success stories, Dallas has also experienced heightened ridership levels and seen impressive reductions in traffic congestion. Although recent economic trends have compromised many public agencies and government entities, rail ridership growth on Dallas' DART system has remained steady, rising to more than 65,000 passengers a day in August 2009 in midst of a recession. Mass transit offers an affordable alternative to residents who have been forced to cut expenses during the economic downturn.
In light of the recession, DART has served as an economic catalyst, attracting new businesses including Corgan Associates Inc., a major architectural firm, to the revitalized West End district of the city. Other businesses including Hunt Consolidated Inc. and 7-Eleven Inc. represent just a handful of employers who have chosen to relocate along the DART line. Additional extensions of DART to traditionally suburban communities including Plano and Garland TX have stimulated job growth in these bedroom communities and improved residents' access to urban amenities in central Dallas.


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Hall of Fame Inductees
Following the 2015 induction ceremony, the Pepperdine Athletics Hall of Fame currently includes 115 individuals that make up an impressive list of administrators, coaches and student-athletes who have made a significant mark on the history of the athletic program.
Additionally, 14 teams have been enshrined to date along with a distinguished list of eight Special Achievement Award recipients.
Please find a year-by-year listing of inductees to the Pepperdine Athletics Hall of Fame.


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SEP 05, 2013 - Eurasia Review
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U.S. President Barack Obama plans to meet Friday with the leaders of China and France at the G20 summit, which is being dominated by concern about Syria but also is focusing on economic issues. Obama will hold talks with Chinese President Xi Jinping and French President Francois Hollande at the summit in St. Petersburg, Russia. […]The post Obama To Meet With Chinese, French Presidents At G20 appeared first on Eurasia Review.
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Issue No.10 - October (2005 vol.38)
pp: 91-94
DOI Bookmark: http://doi.ieeecomputersociety.org/10.1109/MC.2005.335

A cohort of honorees drawn from a wide variety of disciplines and industries recently received four individual IEEE Computer Society awards.

Also: Society Bylaws Change to Reflect New Web Offerings
The IEEE Computer Society Board of Governors has proposed changes in the Society?s bylaws that will refine the method of designating leaders for new and evolving online offerings, including the appointment of a Computer Society Web editor in chief.

Awards, Merwin Award, W. Wallace-McDowell Award, Technical Achievement Award, IEEE Computer Society
Bob Ward, "Computer Awards Top Achievers", Computer, vol.38, no. 10, pp. 91-94, October 2005, doi:10.1109/MC.2005.335


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DENVER - A federal appeals court ruled Tuesday the U.S. Forest Service can keep charging a $10 fee to drive the nation's highest paved road on a peak west of Denver.
The 10th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals upheld a lower court's ruling that the Forest Service can charge the "amenity fee" to visitors who flock to the 14,264-foot Mount Evans. The paved road takes visitors less than three dozen feet from the summit, making it the easiest hike to one of Colorado's "fourteeners," or mountains above 14,000 feet.
The Mount Evans Scenic Byway is open only Memorial Day through mid-September because of heavy snowfall, but spectacular views make it a popular summer destination.
Mount Evans is part of the Arapahoe and Roosevelt National Forests, and Congress has decreed that anyone may enter a national forest without charge. However, the three-judge panel unanimously concluded that the Forest Service can charge a fee at Mount Evans because some use amenities including a nature center.
"By everyone's admission, the Service provides various amenities and services for which a fee may lawfully be charged," Judge Neil Gorsuch wrote for the court.
But the ruling also gave what fee opponents see as a possible opening. The outdoor enthusiasts who brought the lawsuit should have challenged the fees on a personal level, the court said, instead of challenging the fee for everybody, the ruling said.
"We hardly mean to suggest that the Service's policy can't be attacked at all. It might well be susceptible to a winning challenge" if the plaintiffs had framed their challenge differently, the court wrote.
"It's a mixed bag. It certainly doesn't give the Forest Service a blank check," said Kitty Benzar, president of the Western Slope No-Fee Coalition, a group that supported the lawsuit but wasn't a plaintiff.
A lawyer for the plaintiffs, Matt Kenna (kuh-NAY), said the plaintiffs may consider a "motion for rehearing," in which the same 10th Circuit, not the U.S. Supreme Court, is asked to look again at the case.
"The court seemed to agree with us on the Forest Service charging a fee for undeveloped recreation," Kenna said Tuesday.
The court pointed out that plaintiffs want to waive fees for all, even people who use amenities.
"If a visitor drives close enough to Mount Evans, parks to have a picnic one the side of the road, and then calls it a day, she'll have paid the amenity fee only for picnicking and undesignated parking - activities for which no fee is supposed to be charged," Gorsuch wrote. "But if that same visitor lingers a bit longer and stops by the nature center, she'll have paid a fee that the (law) expressly allows the Service to charge."
A spokesman for the Forest Service, John Bustos, insisted that gate agents tell visitors they don't have to pay if they don't intend to stop the car.
"People still have the right to drive without stopping and leave without paying a fee," he said. Bustos said fees pay for restrooms and the nature center, which is staffed by a guide during the short summer season.
Mount Evans is about 40 miles west of Denver, making it the city's closest "fourteener." It's visible from about 100 miles to the east.
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Safety Valve: Letters from readers
Lights, camera, dollars
Leavenworth will have a proposal to increase taxes to pay for public safety (such as Chelan County Sheriff services) in November. I recommend voting no. The City Council needs to think big and organize a police force for revenue enhancement, consisting of three full-time officers, jailer, and a meter maid, with two reserve officers. There are dollars in public safety. The Wenatchee Police are to be envied for their red-light cameras Place a camera at all three traffic lights on Highway 2, with 11-second delay, accompanied by well-hidden signs announcing the red-light camera in small print 30 feet above street level. The revenue from tourists should easily hit $100,000. Additional revenue can come from ticketing numerous rear-end accidents at the lights, and benefit Cascade Medical Center for injury treatment. Tourists will never know what hit them until they see the bill. Double the parking fees during "fests," and charge $5 per hour at the beer hall parking lot during Octoberfest, day and night.


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JUL 11, 2013 - New Statesman
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Britain is trapped between David Cameron's commitment to act against Assad and the intransigence of the Tory party. But could a new line from the US and shifting events offer a way forward for our foreign policy?When it comes to the politics of intervention, history can obscure as much as it can advise. Even the proposition that it is now "too late" to save Syria rests on the assumption that its fate is about to follow a recognisable path, for which there is a precedent.
It was as long ago as 1859 that John Stuart Mill suggested we might try to establish "some rule or
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- Backwards compatibility. For example would my spanking new HTML5 compliant page work on current browser versions? From what I've read so far current browsers are designed to ignore tags that they don't recognise so this helps in designing for old browsers. I am confident browsers will be updated to suit but the user base is a whole other story.It might probably take a while for HTML5 to become mainstream thus giving everyone time to get on board.
- What has been added, deprecated and removed? One main part of HTML5 is that it defines several scripting APIs as part of the language as opposed to being just markup which is better suited for web application platforms. APIs are defined for mulitmedia playback, file storage and document editing among other things. One of the aims of HTML5 is to reduce the dependancy on multimedia browser add-ons like Adobe Flash and Sliverlight. So now the <audio> and<video> tags have new functionality. Also some tags like <font> and <center> have been removed with the reasoning being that these effects can be achieved through CSS. PUT and DELETE methods have been added to the form element which makes it easier to comply with REST.
- Upgrade and conversion procedures. What can and should I do with existing HTML4 compliant webpages? I believe this has to be done on a case by case basis paying special attention to priority, available conversion tools, testing strategy, timeline and benefits analysis. For new applications or additions the decision is easier and the tendency would be to go with the newer technology. And of course if you use a third party CMS or some other layer of web technology the upgrade to HTML5 will be more or less transparent to you.
If you want to see HTML5 in action you can try out the YouTube HTML5 video player.
So there you have it, a gist of what HTML5 is all about from my perspective. If you have more interest in this you can checkout the entire specification as a work in progress here.


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KORAMANGALA: Sombreness in economy is not stopping Koramangala pet owners from splurging on their pets. This has led to a rise in demand for specialised pet products and services like grooming, creches, specially cooked food and event organising during occasions for them.
Industry players estimate that average spending on pets is crossing over Rs10,000 per month, which includes daily hygiene care, food, vaccination and other services like spas. Sonakshi Yajurvedi, a Labrador owner says that she spends 50-60 percent of her income on her pet.


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My fix for the problem with high school sports
For those of you reading this blog, you may have picked up on the fact that I have a problem with the exclusionary nature of high schools sports. I've gotten a lot of negative feedback for this stand in my post here, but I like to look for the positive in the negative and I think I may have found it. So for all of you who are defending the rights of schools to crush adolescents' hopes and dreams and need for healthy exercise on the altar of "competition," let me know what you think of the idea I've been percolating that was crystallized by today's comment from:
Roadrunner Mom: "Participation ribbons for all? I have a friend on the faculty at a large high school. She is constantly hearing complaints from parents about their kid not making one team or another. When you have 40 kids trying out for 15-20 spots sometimes kids that are decent players get left off. Welcome to the real world."
OK, then, how about having those 15-20 players who made the varsity team volunteering to coach a separate intramural team of the 20-25 (or more) who were cut? The varsity players would get community service credit, they would get experience coaching and being in leadership positions in the "real world," it would build a sense of school community and the new teams could have the fun of playing each other on the school grounds (if there are enough players within a school as there may well be in our big public high schools) or against other schools (if they are small and geographically accessible enough)?
That way, not only do the varsity teams get preserved (which seems to be the biggest worry of the commenters), but the varsity players gain valuable experience from teaching and a chance to give back to their peers. Plus, it would lead to bonds being strengthened between the varsity players and the rest of the school. So what do you think?
Before you answer, please read this report, released Tuesday here, that fingers schools as the key to combating America's growing obesity problem. According to AP's story about the report: "…schools should be a national focus because that's where children spend most of their day, eat a lot of their daily calories – and should be better taught how to eat healthy and stay fit, the influential Institute of Medicine said Tuesday."
SO, if you don't agree, do you have a better idea and, if so, please share.


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KERRY'S Anthony Maher faces weeks on the sidelines after damaging a shoulder during a game with the Limerick university side . . .
TRALEE IT, Tipperary and Clare were preliminary round winners in the McGrath Cup football competition in Munster at the weekend . . .
MONAGHAN forward Conor McManus expects to make a return to the county squad in two months time after hip surgery . . .
FORMER Dublin footballer Niall Corkery is likely to transfer to London after moving to work in the English capital.


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4/24/2014 (2 years ago)
Catholic Online (www.catholic.org)
Some might flinch at my use of the word "satisfying" to describe a liturgy, but I used it deliberately because I want to think aloud about the fact that we were made for beauty as much as we were made for goodness and truth. To be satisfied by the shape, form, and celebration of the liturgy is precisely what we should feel as we worship. To bask in the real presence of Christ should not require closing your eyes and ears but rather to have both fully engaged.
Catholic Online (www.catholic.org)
4/24/2014 (2 years ago)
Published in U.S.
Keywords: beauty, Liturgy, Music, liturgical music, Immaculate Conception Church, Washington, DC, Holy Mass, culture, aesthetics, Deal W. Hudson
WASHINGTON,DC (Catholic Online) - Every Easter my family travels to downtown DC to attend Mass at Immaculate Conception Church - not the Basilica - located in what is called the Shaw neighborhood just behind the Convention Center. Msgr. James Watkins has, perhaps, no peer as a homilist, and from the decoration of the altar laden with flowers, to magnificent music, and full-throated liturgy responses, Mass at Immaculate Conception is invariably moving and satisfying.
Some might flinch at my use of the word "satisfying" to describe a liturgy, but I used it deliberately because I want to think aloud about the fact that we were made for beauty as much as we were made for goodness and truth. To be satisfied by the shape, form, and celebration of the liturgy is precisely what we should feel as we worship. To bask in the real presence of Christ should not require closing your eyes and ears but rather to have both fully engaged.
That evening, my wife Theresa read me an email exchange with a longtime friend who has been involved in liturgical music for over 20 years. Her friend was lamenting the ugliness and banality of the music that morning at her parish. (This is a theme that I have addressed regularly in the past 30 years of writing for Catholic audiences, and the situation, as far as I can tell, is not improving.)
Only an hour before Theresa read me the email exchange, I had noticed a lively exchange on the Facebook page of Barbara Nicolosi, well-known Catholic screenwriter and film critic. Barbara, who I have known for many years, had started the thread with a delicately phrased complaint about the music at her parish on Sunday morning.
"It grieves me more than I can say, but the music at our Easter Mass could only be described in a charitable way as the exaltation of ugliness."
Much of the reaction to Barbara's initial comment criticized her for saying anything negative about her Easter Mass. Barbara unfortunately, but understandably, deleted those comments. But there was also a consistent theme of support, suggesting this complaint is more widely held than imagined. Such as:
"Ours sounded like the sound track to a 70's movie."
"I will rejoice in the fact we did NOT have Liturgical Dancers."
At least the priest didn't do a Jazz Hands Jesus dance."
"The Novus Ordo Mass reflects a new theology. The music is just a side effect."
"When the music and responses sound horrific, it's a mockery...especially when people around you are trying to stifle a cry, laugh, or a snort laugh! The focus and reverence to the Mass is lost for all those sitting around the giggles!"
"A charitable way to describe the music at your Mass was that it significantly reduced your time in purgatory as well as dramatically enhancing your self control while demonstrating your love of Jesus--by not plugging your ears."
"Ours was... unusual. It began (pre-Mass) with a strange rumba version of a hymn I couldn't place played on the organ with some of the fancy electric stuff going on -- the Latin beat, and some tinkling bells. Like Mass with the Mighty Wurlitzer. After that it was a mishmash, some good and some bad, but very cheerful."
But here is the best one, in my opinion:
"Thank goodness the Mass isn't only about the music. Or we Catholics would be atheists by now."
Theresa gave me permission to publish an edited version of the exchange with her friend. She had written a note about our wonderful experience at Immaculate Conception Church that morning.
Her friend wrote back:
"I'm jealous of your lovely Immaculate Conception Easter experience. I sang at my parish, where the music and the music direction ranged from banal to downright awful."
Note to the reader from Theresa:
"In case the reader is wondering, I've known this friend for nearly 20 years, and she is far from crabby, but extremely patient and non-judgmental."
Theresa responded:
"We have parish hopped quite a bit the last few years, and a lot of it has to do with music. We are just tired of having to give up a part of the worship experience that for us is so vital."
Her friend wrote:
"Agreed! I am SO, SO SICK of 'checking the box.' The priests here are far more dogmatic than pastoral. I don't WANT to get used to this or think it is normal, or worse, acceptable. The music directors are just awful, and all of them think their "Music Ministry" is vital and flourishing. I have sympathy for anyone with the music director gig, having done it myself, but I find them to be unprofessional and lazy, and I'm tired of holding my nose for the Sake Of The Faith. I think I'd rather just go to a weekday Mass that has no music at all."
To which, Theresa responded:
"The dogmatic outweighs pastoral here as well. It's amazing to me that music means nothing to most pastors. The congregation gets nothing and expects nothing. Poor Jesus. God created us for music. It's why we crave it. Shame on the seminaries for not teaching young priests the importance of it. If people hear the beauty of joyful music they will pack the pews AND the offering plate. The clergy don't get it."
"The clergy don't get it," but, and Theresa would agree, some do get it, and it is immediately apparent in their liturgies. Here is the challenge, as I see it, how do we inform and reshape the Catholic culture in a way that consistently acknowledges that we were made for beauty?
© Deal W. Hudson, Ph.D
Deal W. Hudson is president of the Morley Institute of Church and Culture, Senior Editor and Movie Critic at Catholic Online, and former publisher and editor of Crisis Magazine.This column and subsequent contributions are an excerpt from a forthcoming book. Dr. Hudson's new radio show, Church and Culture, is heard on the Ave Maria Radio Network.
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