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Rumor: Samsung M7600 Music Phone for DJ?
Posted on February 6th, by Kim Poh Liaw in archive, featured. 2 comments
With just 2 weeks before the Mobile World Congress 2009, we have already read many of the upcoming Samsung phones leaked on internet. The latest model posted on dailymobile suggest an upcoming music phone, Samsung M7600 to be announced in Mobile World Congress. The M7600 is running the Symbian S60 5th edition touch UI as well, featuring a 2.8-inch AMOLED display screen, built in GPS and powered by Bang & Olufsen ICEpower for audio enhancement.
The Samsung M7600 support HSDPA wireless data connection, has a 3 megapixel camera module with flash LED. According to the source it has a special DJ scratching software for adding music effects. It is rumored to be availabel to the market by May this year.


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Aikido is a martial art which originated in Japan after World War II, Aikido is rapidly spreading and nowadays has become more and more popular in many countries. "The Aikido-boom" can be seen around the world.
The principal of Aikido is not to resist the law of nature, but to harmonize without using physical strength and is non-competitive. . Aikido techniques are applied by using your own power together with your enemy's power. This means, no matter if you are strong or weak, big or small, male or female, young or old, you can do Aikido without having to be a top athlete.
Yoshinkan Aikido is based on careful and precise practice and methodical use of basic movements, attention to detail, and patient repetition of techniques to achieve mastery. Aikido does not depend on strength or speed. This foundation of fundamental movements supports the development of basic techniques leading to a very powerful means of self-defense without unnecessary aggression. By training this way repeatedly, Aikido techniques are acquired and the training is more practical for students. In Kata-style training there is no competition, with no feelings of winning or losing. Although good training requires discipline and focus, we consider it equally important to have fun.
Aikido is based on principles of harmony. The techniques are based on blending of movement and energy. We do not use power. We use connection, balance, and timing. We do not seek to injure, but rather to carefully control. Most techniques finish with a pin effectively subduing our partner without injury. With trained partners, techniques can end with beautiful and graceful throws.
Aikido develops dexterity, timing, and balance. We practice in a cooperative learning environment, which we believe promotes positive interactions between teachers, other students, and society. Aikido is co-operative, so people make new friends and learn how to co-operate with teachers, other students, and society in general. Aikido develops discipline and focus. Most importantly, we have fun.


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A Sacramento-based executive search firm was selected last week to begin recruiting two key City of Milpitas management positions.
Milpitas City Council unanimously voted Dec. 4 to authorize the city manager to execute an agreement not to exceed $43,000 with Peckham & McKenney for the selection of a new Milpitas Public Works Department director/city engineer and a new assistant city attorney.
The new public works director will replace Greg Armendariz, who abruptly retired from the post last May due to illness, after working for the city for nearly 20 years. Kathleen Phalen has been the acting public works director/city engineering since his departure.
Bryan Otake, Milpitas' assistant city attorney for the past four years, recently took a senior counsel job at the Metropolitan Water District of Southern California. Otake's last day of work here was Nov. 30.
City reports state monies allocated for Peckham & McKenney's search includes $23,500 for the public works director/city engineer, and $19,500 for the assistant city attorney.
"They're going to be doing a large search," said Milpitas City Manager Tom William of the recruitment for both positions.
As far as hiring a public works director/city engineer, Williams said he would be looking for a skilled, knowledgeable person strong in both public works maintenance of utilities (water and sewer) city infrastructure, the city's vehicle fleet, equipment, city buildings and facilities, street maintenance, trees and landscaping and engineering that covers such things as capital improvement projects, land development, design, and traffic and transportation.
"I'm also looking for somebody that is responsible to the community and is a good communicator," Williams said.
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As for the assistant city attorney, Williams noted that person will work alongside Milpitas City Attorney Mike Ogaz the city's chief legal adviser who formerly oversaw two staff attorney positions. Bronwen E. Lacey, the city's former deputy city attorney, resigned earlier this year to accept a job with the Fremont City Attorney's Office.
Williams said he intended to keep the Milpitas City Attorney's Office to two people as a cost-savings measure.
Peckham & McKenney, previously employed to conduct executive searches for its former police chief as well as its city manager (to which Williams, the city's former planning director, was eventually appointed), will likely take three months to complete the recruitment for the latest posts.
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Note: scroll down for the flour blends I use and visit my Resources page to learn where to purchase gluten-free flours on-line.
My first experiences mixing my own gluten-free flour blends was too overwhelming. So many different flours, all of which had different properties. One is gritty, another has more protein, and sometimes you look for a 'flour' and all you can find is the starch. I hope to make this less confusing and much easier for you to get started.
Gluten-free flour blends do not behave the way that 'normal' flours do. The gluten acts as a binder and leavener so when mixing and baking with gluten free flours there are some guidelines to follow. Gluten-free flours are drier than normal flours and you have to use xanthan or guar gum as a binder. They also don't rise as well as regular flour so you need a few tricks up your sleeve to make the finished product look and taste just as good as gluten flours.
You can easily make your own flour blends or you can purchase ready-made flour blends. I mix all of my flours because I like to mix my own – I know what's in them and I have more control over the final product this way. If you do choose to purchase flour blends, make sure to carefully read the ingredient list to ensure you can eat all of the listed ingredients.
Storing several different flours takes a little organization but is not a challenge at all. I purchased SnapWare and labeled each container. SnapWare is air-tight and stacks neatly in my pantry and refrigerator, both of which are important. After mixing flours, they go right in the refrigerator until I use them. The SnapWare has been great for keeping them fresh.
UPDATE (9/13/09) I recently bought a mass quantity of mason jars in various sizes to store things in. While I prefer SnapWare for flour because it has a larger opening, I have been using mason jars as well for many things, like beans, rice, flax, and coffee. They're much less expensive – I can get 12 jars for about $9. Everything stays fresh and they're a simple to clean – just pop them in the dishwasher.
This blend isn't beany at all once it's baked. It's become a favorite of mine because it works as a one to one substitution in nearly everything I've tried it in. I keep a big container mixed up and store it in the refrigerator.
- 1 cup sorghum flour
- 1 cup garbanzo fava bean flour
- 1/2 cup potato starch
- 1/3 cup tapioca starch
- Mix well; store in an airtight container in the refrigerator.
For the Garbanzo-garfava variation: substitute garbanzo bean flour for sorghum flour.
This recipe is adapted from Living Without Magazine. I love this blend, especially because it's less starchy. According to Living Without it works well with foods that require elacticity, like wraps and crusts.
- 1 cup Garbanzo Bean Flour
- 1 cup Potato Starch
- 1 cup Tapioca Starch/Flour
- 1 cup brown rice flour
- Mix together and store in an airtight container in the refrigerator until used.
My Ancient Grains flour blend is intended to replace a small part of your total flour. 20% – 30% seems to work well for me.
My Ancient Grains flour blend is intended to replace a small part of your total flour. 20% – 30% seems to work well for me.
- 1/2 cup + 2 teaspoons (60 g.) Sorghum Flour
- 1/4 cup + 2 tablespoons (60 g.) Organic Millet Flour
- 1/2 cup + 2 tablespoons (60 g.) Organic Amaranth Flour
- 2 tablespoons (20 g.) Organic Quinoa Flour
- Mix all ingredients. Store in an airtight container.
- Use to replace 20 – 30% percent of your overall flour mixture.
This mix works really well – but it is rather starchy.
- 1 cup sweet rice flour
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SIKESTON -- Just like the television show, "American Idol," the Kenny Rogers Children's Center's Telethon Idol will move its auditions to another city this year.
Tryouts for the fifth annual singing competition fundraiser will take place in Sikeston. The a cappella auditions will begin at noon Saturday at the Sikeston Factory Outlet Mall.
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Vic Almeyda '08 and Chris Lyerly '06 have been making impressive use of their time and education since graduation. The two entrepreneurs began Ladder Nine Innovations while still enrolled at Lees-McRae.
"Ladder Nine Innovations is a company of firefighters for firefighters. Working to make quality tools for our brethren has been and will continue to be a great honor and a privilege," said Almeyda.
"Being firefighters ourselves, we are well aware of the challenges we all face on the fire ground or rescue scene, we are here to help you overcome your challenges. We thoroughly test our products in these real scenarios personally, if it doesn't work for us, we will not sell it to you," said Lyerly.
In 2007, Almeyda invented The Florian, a tool specific to firefighters and emergency crews that has proven to be very useful on the fire scene.
This unique design combines five tools into one without utilizing moving parts or hinges; thus making a stronger, longer lasting tool.
The Florian features a hydrant wrench, rough tooth saw, pry bar, gas/o2 wrench, and a spanner wrench, topped off with a generous five inch textured handle for a confident grip.
The company recently celebrated its greatest success yet - the placement of a deal with EJ Reynolds Company for the production of the Florian Fire Tool.
"We are very happy to work with such a reputable, all-American company," said Almeyda.
In addition, the dynamic duo has been traveling to fire colleges in western North Carolina to promote the tool and further their education.
Both Almeyda and Lyerly live in the Banner Elk area and are active firefighters.
Almeyda is a professional firefighter in Newland, a volunteer firefighter on Beech Mountain and the assistant chief for Banner Elk Fire Rescue.
Lyerly owns and operates his own construction business, Lyerly Remodeling and Renovations, and is a captain of Banner Elk Fire Rescue.
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Editor's note: The following letter, dated Sept. 7, 2012, is from Dr. James B. Phares, Randolph County superintendent of schools, to parent Phil Hudok, in regard to the issue of required immunizations for the 2012-2013 school year.
Dear Mr. Hudok:
Due to your affirmed stance, both privately and publically (sic) of noncompliance in the immunization requirement for 12th grade students, we have forwarded your intent and exemption note from Dr. Arnette to the local Health Department Officials (sic).
They have denied the exemption and have directed us not to admit Olivia to school beginning Monday, September 10th, 2012. Their response has been forwarded to me and will be sent to you by health department officials via certified mail. I have attached the Health Department memo to this document.
The memo explains that school officials must deny enrollment to a child if a local health officer determines that the child cannot attend school for failure to obtain the required vaccinations. The local health department memo issued by Dr. Mary Boyd directs Randolph County Schools to not admit Olivia as of Monday, September 10th.
I regret that you or I are in position of having to be the gatekeeper in the situation before us. I do know that county boards of education or superintendents do not have the authority to refute an order from a public health officer. The temporary injunction order to stop the implementation of the DHHR rule was denied in Kanawha County Circuit yesterday. The authority in this matter belongs to the discretion of Local Health Officers (sic). This has been affirmed by both Randolph County School legal counsel and West Virginia Department of Education legal counsel.
I suspect that you will understand the school system's need to have local law enforcement on standby for her removal and notice of trespass if she should present herself at school on September 10th, 2012. I would implore that you not place family, friends, students and colleagues at Pickens School in such a situation but would choose a more reasoned method for challenging the Health Department ruling. As always, I am open to find common ground that will bring a reasoned resolution to this issue.
Dr. James B. Phares
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A student, Olivia Hudok, must be refused admission to Pickens School because she has not shown proof of the Tdap vaccine, the appropriate MCV vaccine, or both as required by law for school entry to 7th or 12th grade.
The student has been referred to their own health care provider to obtain these vaccines.
The letter will confirm this student's status as of today's date September 6, 2012.
The department has been notified that this student has NOT received the required vaccines, refuses to receive them and does not have a valid medical exemption from vaccine requirements. Therefore, this student may not be admitted to school to protect the public health.
Signature: Mary S. Boyd, Health Officer
Randolph-Elkins Health Department
32 Randolph Avenue Suite 101
Elkins, West Virginia 26241
Fax 304-637-5902
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Dr. Phares Superintendent
Mr. and Mrs. Phil Hudok
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5-11-10 I posted a sketch of Arthur McMinnis on the pictures page.
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Book your room at Aston MonteLago Village Resort
Aston MonteLago Village Resort is located within a 15-minute drive of Lake Mead National Recreation Area and Tuscany Golf Club. This 347-room, 3.5-star condo resort has 3 outdoor pools along with a golf course and 6 restaurants. It's on a lake and also within a 30-minute drive of Clark County Museum and Ethel M Botanical Cactus Gardens.
This condominium resort is home to 6 onsite restaurants, perfect for a quick bite to eat. You can get a quick energy boost at the coffee shop/café.
The 347 air-conditioned condos feature furnished balconies or patios and afford space to spread out with living rooms. Guests can expect free WiFi and TVs with cable channels and DVD players. Bathrooms offer deep soaking tubs, hair dryers, and free toiletries. Microwaves, refrigerators, and coffee makers are other standard amenities.
Property features
Guests of Aston MonteLago Village Resort have access to a golf course, 3 outdoor pools, and a children's pool. You can take advantage of free parking, along with an airport shuttle during limited hours for USD 20 per person. The front desk has multilingual staff that can help with concierge services, luggage storage, and securing valuables. Other amenities at this golf condominium resort include a 24-hour fitness center, a spa tub, and free WiFi in public areas.
- Free WiFi in rooms and public areas
- Free parking
- Onsite dining
- Golf course
Aston MonteLago Village Resort30 Strada Di Villaggio Henderson NV 89011
Hotel Amenities
Hotel Amenities
Located 17 miles from the Las Vegas Strip, MonteLago Village Resort is adjacent to Lake Las Vegas. A lakefront marina provides rentals for boating, kayaking, and other activities.
Each of the resort's 3 buildings houses a 24-hour fitness center with cardio and strength-training machines and free weights. Other recreation facilities include 3 outdoor pools and a 40-foot children's pool.
The lobby provides wireless Internet access and newspapers. The hotel has a patio. Wireless (high-speed) Internet access (included in the resort fee) is also available.
- Airport transportation (surcharge)
- Total number of rooms - 347
- Number of floors - 6
- Number of bars/lounges - 6
- Coffee shop or café
- Free newspapers in lobby
- Concierge services
- Conference space
- Elevator/lift
- 24-hour fitness facilities
- Front desk (limited hours)
- Number of outdoor pools - 3
- Free WiFi
- ATM/banking
- Garden
- Luggage storage
- Laundry facilities
- Meeting rooms 2
- Multilingual staff
- Safe-deposit box at front desk
- Number of restaurants - 6
- Number of meeting rooms - 2
- Golf course on site
- Free self parking
- Number of buildings/towers - 2
- Spa tub
- Children's pool
- Outdoor seasonal pool
Family Friendly Amenities
- Family Hotel
- Outdoor pools
- Children's pool
- Separate living room
- Free Wi-Fi
- Laundry facilities
- Refrigerator
- Microwave
- DVD player
Available in all rooms: Free WiFi
Available in some public areas: Free WiFi
Free self parking
Room Amenities
- DVD player
- Hypo-allergenic bedding available
- Furnished balcony or patio
- In-room climate control (air conditioning)
- Blackout drapes/curtains
- Air conditioning
- Phone
- Refrigerator
- Coffee/tea maker
- Microwave
- Private bathroom
- Free toiletries
- Hair dryer
- Shower/tub combination
- Deep soaking bathtub
- Iron/ironing board
- Television
- Daily housekeeping
- Desk
- Cable TV service
- Free WiFi
- Separate living room
Where to Eat
Auld Dubliner - Old-fashioned Irish restaurant and pub.
Bernard's Bistro – Serves American cuisine with French influences in a casual atmosphere.
Before Sunset Cafe Offers gourmet breakfast, lunch items, and freshly baked pastries.
La Havana Cigar Bar - Fine cigars. Smoking lounge. Deli sandwiches.
Luna Rossa - Offers authentic Italian cuisine.
Pizzamania - Serves thin and crunchy pizza.
Rocky Mountain Chocolate Factory - Variety of chocolates, caramel apples, and fudge.
Sonrisa Grill - Authentic and innovative Mexican cuisine and margaritas.
Sunset & Vines - Wine, light fare, and cocktails.
Nearby Things to Do
At the resort's two-building complex across a bridge from the village center, an 80 x 80-foot outdoor pool is paired with an oversized spa tub that flows into a 40-foot children's pool. Two additional pools, a health club and a spa tub are located at the resort's main building in the village center.
Each resort building includes a complimentary 24-hour fitness center with cardio and strength-training machines and free weights.
Rentals for boating, fishing, kayaking, sailing, and windsurfing are available at the MonteLago Village Marina on the lake adjacent to the resort. Fishing excursions are also available (surcharge).
The Lake Las Vegas Resort development includes two 18-hole championship golf courses and a golf school. Reflection Bay Golf Club is a Jack Nicklaus Signature Golf Course, and the Falls Golf Club was designed by Tom Weiskopf.
Two miles away, the Lake Mead National Recreational Area offers fishing, boating, swimming, and hiking.
Red Rock Canyon National Conservation Area, 39 miles away, provides rock climbing, biking and hiking trails, and scenic drives. Mount Charleston, 59 miles away, has biking and hiking trails, horseback riding, skiing, and snowboarding.
The recreational activities listed below are available either on site or near the resort; fees may apply.
- Kayaking nearby
- Sailing nearby
- Windsurfing nearby
- Hiking/biking trails nearby
- Mountain biking nearby
- Golfing on site
To make requests for specific accessibility needs, complete the "Special or Accessibility Requests" section of "Trip Preferences" when you book your hotel.
Hotel Policies
Check-in time starts at 3 PM
Minimum check-in age is 18
Special check-in instructions:
Check-out time is noon
Payment types
- Pets not allowed
You need to know
Extra-person charges may apply and vary depending on hotel policy.
Government-issued photo identification and a credit card are required at check-in for incidental charges.
Special requests are subject to availability upon check-in and may incur additional charges. Special requests cannot be guaranteed.
No rollaway/extra beds available
No cribs (infant beds) available
- Resort fee: USD 29.16 per accommodation, per night
- Fitness center access
- Sporting facilities or equipment
- Internet access
- Phone calls
- In-room safe
- Parking
- Additional inclusions
Optional extras
- Airport shuttle fee: USD 20 per person
- Airport shuttle fee per child: USD 20.00
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This property offers transfers from the airport (surcharges may apply). Guests must contact the property with arrival details before travel, using the contact information on the booking confirmation. Children 17 years old and younger stay free when occupying the parent or guardian's room, using existing bedding.


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May 4, 2011
The HSUS Praises Hawaii Legislature for Cracking Down on Illegal Dogfighting and Animal Cruelty
The HSUS praises Hawaiian legislators for passing bills to strengthen the state's weak dogfighting law and address vagueness in the cruelty statute.
May 2, 2011
The HSUS & Humane Society Wildlife Land Trust Offer Reward in Waterloo, Iowa, Opossum Cruelty Case
The HSUS and Humane Society Wildlife Land Trust are offering a reward of up to $500 for information leading to the identification, arrest and conviction of the person or persons responsible for shooting a trapped opossum in Waterloo, Iowa.
May 2, 2011
Oregon Senate Passes Bill to Protect Human and Animal Survivors of Domestic Violence
The HSUS today praised the Oregon state Senate for passing a bill to add companion animals to the Family Abuse Prevention Act, thereby giving Oregon courts the ability to provide for the safety of pets and service animals in domestic violence restraining orders.
April 29, 2011
Animal Welfare Groups Assist in the Rescue of 133 Allegedly Neglected Maryland Horses
The HSUS, ASPCA, Days End Farm Horse Rescue and Summer Winds Stables assisted Queen Anne County Animal Control enforcement with the rescue of approximately 133 horses from a Centreville property. The animals were removed from the property by Queen Anne County Animal Control after the County witnessed poor conditions during an inspection of the property. This is one of the largest equine rescues in the state.
April 29, 2011
The HSUS Offers Reward in McConnelsville, Ohio, Horse Deaths
The Humane Society of the United States is offering a reward of up to $2,500 in the case of killing of eight horses in McConnelsville, Ohio. The HSUS offer adds to an existing $5,000 reward offered by the Blue Ribbon Arson Committee.
April 28, 2011
Nearly 50 Dogs Rescued from Hoarding Case Coming to Oregon
The Humane Society of the United States is transporting 47 dogs rescued from a large-scale hoarding situation in Arizona to Southern Oregon Humane Society and the Humane Society of Redmond.
April 27, 2011
The HSUS Praises Mississippi Governor for Signing Felony Animal Cruelty Bill Into Law
The HSUS applauds lawmakers in Mississippi for strengthening the state's legal protections for animals, making it the 47th state to enact felony penalties for the most egregious cases of cruelty to dogs and cats. Gov. Haley Barbour signed the felony animal cruelty bill into law on Tuesday after it passed the state legislature with strong bipartisan support.
April 13, 2011
Animal Advocates Gather in Sacramento to Lobby for Animal Protection
More than 200 Californians will gather in Sacramento Wednesday as part of Humane Lobby Day, an annual advocacy event co-sponsored by The Humane Society of the United States and the ASPCA®. Animal advocates from across California will meet with lawmakers to urge them to support legislation to protect sharks, combat illegal animal fighting, and to prevent animal abuse and neglect.
April 13, 2011
Arkansas Legislature Adjourns with Victories for Animals
The HSUS and the ASPCA commend the Arkansas State Legislature and Gov. Mike Beebe for passing several measures to help protect animals this year
April 12, 2011
Maryland General Assembly Adjourns with Major Victories for Animals
The HSUS applauds Maryland lawmakers for passing a slate of major animal protection measures before adjourning Monday. The General Assembly passed bills to address the issue of puppy mills, the importance of spay and neuter programs, to crack down on animal abuse and to protect pets in domestic violence situations.
March 24, 2011
The HSUS and Arizona Law Enforcement Rescue More Than 250 Animals from Alleged Cruelty
The HSUS assisted the Apache County Sheriff's Department in the rescue of approximately 200 dogs, 50 cats and several chickens, ducks and pigs who were found living in deplorable conditions in Witch Wells, Arizona.
March 17, 2011
Animal Advocates Ask Nevada Lawmakers to Protect Animals at Humane Lobby Day 2011 in Carson City
Nevada animal advocates are meeting with state lawmakers in Carson City today to lobby for better animal welfare laws to protect their pets, wild horses and other wildlife throughout the state. The HSUS and Humane Society Legislative Fund are sponsoring Nevada Humane Lobby Day 2011.
March 11, 2011
Reward Offered in Lowell, Ind., Animal Cruelty Case
The HSUS is offering a reward of up to $2,500 for information in the case of a female pit bull that was starved to death and discarded on a Lowell, Indiana, road.
March 7, 2011
Citizen Advocates Converge on Oregon's Capitol, Urge Lawmakers to Protect Animals
Citizens from across Oregon are assembling at the state capitol in Salem to rally in support of animal protection legislation and to meet with their lawmakers as part of The HSUS' Oregon Humane Lobby Day 2011.
March 3, 2011
A Conversation with Wayne: HSUS President Discusses His New Book, "The Bond"
Wayne Pacelle discusses our kinship with animals in his new book, "The Bond."
March 2, 2011
Field Notes: Ala. Hoarding Rescue
HSUS director of animal cruelty Adam Parascandola describes arriving at the scene of a recent hoarding rescue in Alabama. The team rescued more than 200 cats and dogs from the squalid property.
February 28, 2011
More Than 200 Animals Rescued from Alleged Cruelty in Alabama
The HSUS assisted the Houston County Sheriff's Department with the rescue orf more than 200 dogs and cats who were found living in deplorable conditions in Gordon, Ala. The animals were removed from Dirty Sally's Pet Pals, a non-profit organization that claims to offer animals for adoption.
February 22, 2011
Animal Advocates Lobby Idaho Lawmakers for Stronger Animal Welfare Legislation
Citizens from across Idaho participating in The HSUS' Humane Lobby Day 2011 today are meeting with lawmakers at the capitol and urging their legislators to enact stronger animal cruelty laws.
February 18, 2011
The Humane Society of the United States and Mississippi Farm Bureau Back Animal Cruelty Compromise
The HSUS and Mississippi Farm Bureau applaud the Mississippi House Agriculture Committee's approval of a measure to strengthen Mississippi's animal cruelty law, and today urged the legislature to send the bill to Gov. Haley Barbour with no further changes.
February 17, 2011
Animal Advocates ask Washington State Lawmakers to Protect Animals at Humane Lobby Day 2011 in Olympia
Washington animal advocates met with state lawmakers in Olympia for Humane Lobby Day 2011 today, and urged support of bills to protect sharks and dogs, and oppose legislation that would harm egg-laying hens.


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Madison man pleads guilty to shooting, robbery
Adams sentenced in dice game shooting
A Madison man has pleaded guilty in Madison County Circuit Court to armed robbery and aggravated assault in a 2012 shooting incident at a dice game.
District Attorney Michael Guest said in a news release that Javier Adams was given 60 years in prison with 30 years suspended.
Guest said Adams and Tommy Gipson were playing dice when they got into an argument. Guest said Adams took out a handgun, stole Gipson's money and shot him. Gipson was able to walk to a nearby home to get help.
Guest said Adams was on probation at the time of the shooting. The court revoked his probation and gave Adams an additional 10 years to be served consecutively to the sentence on the aggravated assault and armed robbery.
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Boxing In Mexico: Sosa Retains WBC Light Fly Crown In CapitalBy Alejandro Tostado June 21st, 2009 All Boxing Results
The world's top light flyweight was in action last night as Edgar Sosa thrilled a packed hometown Arena Revolucion in Mexico City with the 9th defense of his WBC title.
Seasoned Panamanian Carlos Melo came into the bout with the reputation as an iron-chinned stylist but the former WBA minimumweight title challenger was in over his head from the start against the magnificent Sosa.
By the third frame the quick but heavily outgunned Melo was on the canvas from the champion's two-handed assault but beat the count and soldiered on.
Melo bravely soaked up the onslaught in the fourth but a shattering left hand to the liver took the legs out from under the challenger in the fifth.
The Panamanian got back up on shaky ground and faced a barrage of uppercuts from Sosa until referee Frank Garza jumped in to stop the carnage at 2:47 of the frame.
Sosa improves to 36-5 (20), by winning his 24th consecutive contest and the WBC champion continues to stand firmly atop the light flyweight division.
Melo suffers the first stoppage of his career to fall to 19-9 (2).
The quality undercard featured fireworks and big names on the domestic scene.
Light middle Michael Medina, 21-1-2 (17), turned out the lights of Francisco Villanueva, 7-22-2 (4), in the third for the Mexican title while lightweight Daniel Estrada, 18-1 (14), rubbed out Carlos Winston Velazquez, 13-5 (8), in the eighth for the WBC Cabofe belt.
With the WBC Continental Americas lightweight title at stake, Reyes Sanchez, 15-2-1 (10), fought Rene Gonzalez, 24-1-1 (19), to a six round technical draw.
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1. Cain Velasquez
2. Junior dos Santos
3. Alistair Overeem
4. Brock Lesnar
5. Fabricio Werdum
6. Shane Carwin
7. Frank Mir
8. Antonio Rodrigo Nogueira
9. Daniel Cormier
10. Josh Barnett
Notes: Between now and the first day of 2011, we could see a fairly large shift in the top five or so of the heavyweight rankings. Velasquez vs. Dos Santos takes place Nov. 12 and Overeem makes his debut against Lesnar at the tail end of December…You can expect Werdum, Cormier and Barnett to be in the UFC by the middle of 2012 at the latest…Mir and Nogueira will have their long-awaited (at least by Nogueira) rematch in December.
1. Jon Jones
2. Rashad Evans
3. Mauricio Rua
4. Lyoto Machida
5. Quinton Jackson
6. Phil Davis
7. Dan Henderson
8. Antonio Rogerio Nogueira
9. Rafael Cavalcante
10. Forrest Griffin
Notes: Jones cemented his place atop the division with his dominant win over Jackson at UFC 135. His next challenge will come from Rashad Evans, though it's apparent that fight won't happen until 2012…Shogun welcomes Dan Henderson to the UFC at UFC 139 in November. The winner is expected to receive a title shot…The UFC wanted to book Phil Davis vs. Lyoto Machida – Dana White even announced the bout at a press conference last week – but a lingering injury to Davis will keep him on the shelf for the rest of the year. Machida says he doesn't expect to fight again this year, either.
1. Anderson Silva
2. Chael Sonnen
3. Yushin Okami
4. Nate Marquardt
5. Brian Stann
6. Mark Munoz
7. Demian Maia
8. Michael Bisping
9. Vitor Belfort
10. Luke Rockhold
1. Georges St-Pierre
2. Jon Fitch
3. Nick Diaz
4. Carlos Condit
5. Josh Koscheck
6. Jake Ellenberger
7. Jake Shields
8. B.J. Penn
9. Anthony Johnson
10. Rick Story
Notes: Carlos Condit gets a title shot later this month. I believe he's actually a more dangerous opponent for St-Pierre than Nick Diaz. Diaz, who was famously removed from his title shot after missing press engagements last month, will get another shot if he's able to beat B.J. Penn…Jake Ellenberger faces Diego Sanchez at the end of the year…Anthony Johnson debuts on the rankings after crushing Charlie Brenneman at UFC on Versus 6. Brenneman falls out of the rankings.
1. Jose Aldo
2. Hatsu Hioki
3. Chad Mendes
4. Kenny Florian
5. Pat Curran
6. Diego Nunes
7. Tyson Griffin
8. Dustin Poirier
9. Marlon Sandro
10. Joe Warren
Notes: Aldo takes on Florian in the co-main event of UFC 136 on Saturday. Chad Mendes awaits the winner.
1. Dominick Cruz
2. Joseph Benavidez
3. Urijah Faber
4. Brian Bowles
5. Scott Jorgensen
6. Demetrious Johnson
7. Miguel Torres
8. Brad Pickett
9. Takeya Mizugaki
10. Masakatsu Ueda
Notes: Cruz asserted his dominance with a strong win over Demetrious Johnson at UFC on Versus 6. His next challenger will be a familiar face, as the winner of the Urijah Faber/Brian Bowles bout will get Cruz next…Benavidez and Johnson could become the hallmark fighters of the new UFC flyweight division, which is expected to debut later this year or early 2012.


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They all look like close games to me-- which has been the case for so many Big Ten football games this fall. What a day for viewing and somewhere the Tigers' World Series game will be thrown in as well at night from Comerica Park.
Michigan State at Wisconsin at 3:30. Spartans must show me some offense I haven't seen all season to win. MSU could win but Badgers are understandably the favorite.
Indiana at Illinois. The two stinkers. I like Illinois at home on a week's rest and if the Illini don't win this one they may not win again this season.
Michigan at Nebraska. Prime time at 8 o'clock. Nebraska doesn't lose at home and sets up a showdown at Michigan State next week. Nebraska would be favored then to end up as Legends Division winner.
Ohio State at Penn State. Braxton Miller is playing but Penn State is playing its "bowl game." Ohio State is due to go down.
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Gonzalo Higuain's future has taken another dramatic twist as he revealed that Jose Mourinho wants to take him to Chelsea this summer.
Arsenal were confident that they were going to bring Higuain to the Emirates Stadium in a deal worth around £27 million.
However since the arrival of Carlo Ancelotti the deal has stalled and it now appears that the Gunners have set their sights on Liverpool striker Luis Suarez.
It also appears that Chelsea are ready to capitalise on the Gunners switch of attentions and are ready to move for the Argentinian.
"Mourinho wants me to go there [Chelsea]," Higuain told AS. "He wants me to join him at Chelsea."
Mourinho is on the lookout for another striker to add to the Blues ranks, but had stressed earlier this week that Manchester United's Wayne Rooney was his only target.
However, the Special One worked closely with Higuain at Madrid, and the pair are known to enjoy a close relationship.
As well as Arsenal, Chelsea will also face competition from Napoli if they want to pull of the signing of the Argentine, after the Italian club confirmed they are in talks with Madrid earlier this week.


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Dr. Garvin's Solar System Picture Show
Hey kids — got a science report due on the solar system? Do I have a video for you: a guided tour of the inner rocky planets by Goddard's James Garvin.
Chief Scientist of NASA's Goddard Space Flight Center, Dr. Jim Garvin, takes us on a journey of Earth, the moon, and our neighboring planets. Why does space matter? Why is exploring the inner solar system so crucial? Where will humans venture to next? In this video lecture, Dr. Garvin answers these questions and discusses NASA's past, present, and future of discovery on our nearest neighbors in the solar system.
Click the image above to see the entire 55-minute presentation on Blip TV. This version, compressed to play in a continues clip, is a little grainy. That short-changes you a bit on the fantastic computer simulations and images packed into Garvin's talk. You have the option of watching the presentation in six higher-resolution YouTube clips (below). Or you could download the high-res files from Goddard's Scientific Visualization Studio site.
Garvin covers Mercury, Venus, the moon, asteroids, Earth (a wee bit), and then Mars (quite a bit). He covers the detailed history of what we've done and what we still want to do. Garvin scores big points with his enormous energy and enthusiasm, deep knowledge of the subject (he's a planetary scientist), and a humorous touch.
Check it out if you want an update from the bleeding edge of NASA planetary science from a true insider. It's watchable and packed with interesting science/tech tidbits.
If you have a fast Internet connection, set the video segments below to play back at 720p for the maximum High Def data blast.
OH AND DID I MENTION? All opinions and opinionlike objects in this blog are mine alone and NOT those of NASA or Goddard Space Flight Center. And while we're at it, links to websites posted on this blog do not imply endorsement of those websites by NASA.


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Generally it is a OK custume, but it is small in size. I ordered a size L for my 9 year old son, and it barely fits. He just started wearing size L a month ago. Another thing is the glow in the dark feature. The custume glows only in the extreme darkness, that means nobody can see the glowing while we were trick-or-treating at 8pm.
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My son loved this costume. He like the glow in the dark options. He would have preferred a sythe came with it but otherwise it was great. We ordered it at the last minute and still got it right on time.
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I graduated from Utah State University in Technical Communication.
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Profanity in writing is often misused, so advice from professional authors is invaluable.
If you're interested in the psychological effects of the ultimate taboo, this book is for you.
Writing challenges are a fun way to practice your writing skills and increase your reader base.
Writers and other creative types tend to suffer from mental health issues and depression, but one remedy is better than the rest.
Imposter syndrome got you down? Maybe it's time to change your perspective.
Every author uses miscommunication, but why is it important?
My random ramblings about writing conferences.
Before you set off for that awesome writing conference, you'll need to follow some of my suggestions first.
Most authors use progress meters on their blogs or websites. I'll teach you how to add a simple meter to your blog and how to maintain it.
When you lay the foundation for your blog, consider these simple tips.
Ever want to toss a book that everyone else seems to like? You're not alone.
I attended my first writing retreat recently and learned what you can expect from a good one.
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Meniere's disease is a chronic inner ear condition that causes vertigo or extreme dizziness, and more.
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Celiac disease, which is an intestinal reaction to gluten, can cause gas, diarrhea, bloating, and weight loss.
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The symptoms of gastrointestinal bleeding include black or bloody stool or vomit, dizziness, and cramping.
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Hyperventilation is rapid or shallow breathing usually caused by stress or anxiety.
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Iron poisoning causes abdominal pain, vomiting, diarrhea, lethargy, and dehydration.
Ulcerative colitis causes swelling in the large intestine and can lead to cramping, diarrhea, and more.
Vaginitis, an infection or inflammation of the vagina and vulva, can cause vaginal redness, itching, and more.
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Polycystic kidney disease can cause abdominal pain, headaches, and pain in the sides and back.
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Symptoms of diabetic ketoacidosis include dry mouth, excessive thirst and urination, and more.
Diverticulosis is a condition of the colon and causes pain, cramping, infection, bleeding, and other symptoms.
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Anemia of chronic disease (ACD) can cause fatigue, pale skin, weakness, dizziness, headache and more.
Trichomoniasis is a sexually transmitted disease that can cause vaginal itching and discharge and pain.
The specific symptoms of yeast infections, or candidiasis, depend on the site of the infection.
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Supraventricular tachycardia is fast heart rhythm starting in one of the upper chambers of the heart.
Symptoms of a foreign object left in the vagina include vaginal pain, itching and irritation, fever, and more.
Rectal cancer appears in the rectum and causes bloody stool and constipation.
A drug allergy is an allergic reaction to a medication and can cause a rapid heartbeat and difficulty breathing.
Aortic stenosis is a condition of the heart causing shortness of breath, dizziness, or chest pain.
Benzodiazepines are prescription medications that cause drowsiness, dizziness, blurred vision, and more.
Aspirin poisoning is a medical emergency and can cause nausea, vomiting, drowsiness and more.
Carbon monoxide poisoning can be fatal, symptoms include headache, dizziness, nausea, and vomiting.
Cervicitis, an inflammation of the cervix, causes pelvic pain, bloody or yellow vaginal discharge and more.
Anemia , a lack of red blood cells, can cause fatigue, pale skin and gums, brittle nails, irritability, and more.
Cryptococcosis is a lung disease causing a wide range of digestive, respiratory and cardiovascular symptoms.
Dehydration, or not getting enough fluid, causes low blood pressure, weakness, dizziness, fatigue, and nausea.
Narcotic abuse can cause fatigue, shallow breathing, anxiety, euphoria, vomiting, confusion, and constipation.
Premature labor happens before 37 weeks of pregnancy, and causes contractions, bleeding, cramps, and more.
Ascarisis is an infection by a roundworm, and can cause visible worms in the stool and respiratory symptoms.
Thalassemia is a rare group of genetic blood disorders effecting red blood cells and leading to anemia.
Aortic regurgitation, when the aortic valve doesn't close completely, can cause severe heart symptoms.
There are several types of uterine cancer, but all typically cause vaginal bleeding, discharge, and pain.
Intestinal ileus is a condition of the intestinal muscles causing cramps and bloating, vomiting, gas, and more.
Allergic reaction causes sneezing, runny nose and hives and can lead to anaphylaxis, a whole body reaction.
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A tick-related illness may cause a rash that expands out from the site of the bite, fever, chills, and more.
Small intestine cancer is rare and often has no symptoms, but can cause symptoms in its advanced stages.
The symptoms of cyanide poisoning include headache, weakness, confusion, nausea, and seizures.
An abdominal aortic dissection is a medical emergency and causes sudden abdominal or back pain.
Lead poisoning causes sudden pain on either side of the lower back, urinary issues, nausea, fever, and chills.
Hemolytic anemia occurs when there aren't enough red blood cells in the blood.
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Shingles is a painful, blistering, skin rash typically found on the back and sides of the chest.
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NEW MADRID - Nancy Leona Hunter Kaiser, 72, died Dec. 3, 2002, at the Beverly Healthcare Center in New Madrid.
Born June 9, 1930, in New Madrid, daughter of the late Thomas F. and Mary Catherine Gallivan Hunter, she was a member of Immaculate Conception Catholic Church in New Madrid. She was a teacher in Patton and for the New Madrid County R-1 School District before retiring.
Survivors include: three sons and daughters-in-law, Jack and Debbie Kaiser of Sanford, Fla., Jim and Lisa Kaiser of Graveland, Fla., and Jerry and Kim Kaiser of Geneva, Fla.; one daughter and son-in-law, Mary and Pat Temperly of Geneva; one sister, Joanne Hunter of New Madrid; four brothers, Jim Digges Hunter of Rolla and John Alfred Hunter, Gallivan Hunter and Henry Hunter of New Madrid; and 10 grandchildren and seven great-grandchildren.
Two brothers preceded her in death.
Visitation begins at 5 p.m. today at Richards Funeral Home, where a rosary will be recited at 6:30 p.m.
A funeral Mass will be celebrated at 11 a.m. Friday at Immaculate Conception Catholic Church with Monsignor Mike Swalina officiating.
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Gabon: What Went Right?
Extracting resources—oil, gas, wood, minerals, and more— can put intense pressure on a developing nation. Swelling human populations and the hunger for economic growth often lead to environmental degradation. Yet Gabon has emerged as "one of the more prosperous and stable African countries," according to the CIA World Factbook. It is also home to Africa's largest block of virgin rainforest. Indeed, 75 percent of the country's interior is virtually untouched.
Several factors contribute to Gabon's success. Its human population is small (1.4 million) and clustered around three cities. Its economy got a huge boost from the discovery of oil in the 1970s. And its current government has a strong commitment to conservation.
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- Eelco van der Maat. "A Typology of Mass Political Violence". Peace Economics, Peace Science and Public Policy (forthcoming).
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I believe, NTP wouldn't be too complicated. Only the support for writing
network services/apps with the current SDK isn't documented right what I
have seen. I think it would be only possible with the Nokia SDK or with the
Cool libraries for NewBasic. But definatly a thing I would like too.
Douglas A. Taylor wrote:
> How hard would it be to write an ntp (network time protocol) client
> for GEOS? From the little I know about how GEOS handles the clock (it
> maintains its own clock and writes to the hardware clock on exit) it seems
> rather unix-like and might therefore be amenable to some sort of time
> syncing, the use of drift files, etc. Has anyone given it any thought?
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Capital Area Transit Looking for Input
April 26, 2012
Capital Area Transit(CAT) has a draft Short Range Transit plan that provides recommendations for Raleigh's bus system in the next three to five years. There will be a series of public workshops with Capital Area Transit in which you the citizen can give your input on what you think is important. Come to the workshops to get a better understanding of the plan and to get your questions answered. Below are the dates for the various workshops. We incourage you to attend.
|Tuesday, April 24
|3-6 pm
|Moore Square Transit Station/ Wilmoore Café
|223 South Wilmington Street
|Thursday, April 26
|5-7 pm
|Green Road Community Center
|4201 Green Road
|Wednesday, May 2
|3-6 pm
|Capital Area Transit Operations Facility
4104 Poole Road
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The wide screen monitors on one of the museum's main walls ask visitors if they know how many people died in the Irish famine? The answer given is that we don't know.
There is a consensus among Irish historians that it was over one million people. An even higher number emigrated. But those statistics do not do justice to the callousness of the British government which refused when challenged to keep records of the numbers who died.
Nor do the raft of statistics do enough honor to those who died slow, agonizing deaths, coffin-less, nameless and uncounted. Suffering cannot be reduced to a statistic, which the creators of the Great Hunger Museum are only too aware of.
They pull no punches about where to lay the blame either -- to the vast, resource rich British Empire, the lives and deaths of the famine era Irish did not matter.


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After taking a series of cooking classes on a vacation in Thailand, Kate Erd, of the Spice House was more than happy to share this recipe.
Fried noodles require a lot of oil. You can reduce the oil amount and par-boil the noodles in boiling salt water for 2 minutes. Glass noodles may also be substituted.
This recipe was provided by The Spice House.


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Chapter III:
Real Estate and Land Acquisition
The United States acquired "rent-free" real estate in Vietnam through the 1950 Agreement for Mutual Defense Assistance in Indochina, or the Pentalateral Agreement, for Free World Military Assistance Forces. Signatories to the agreement were the United States, the Republic of Vietnam, France, Laos, and Cambodia. Although Article IV of the agreement spelled out what real estate the United States would be provided, as late as 1969 the U.S. Embassy's position was not to push for full Vietnamese compliance, based on the belief that the agreement as signed did not provide for, or envision, operations occurring after 1965.
As a result of high-level diplomatic discussions in 1965, the government of Vietnam did agree to assume responsibility for all land acquisition, funding for payments, and relocations without directly charging the United States. The cost would be covered by continued American support of the deficit in the Vietnamese budget. The Interior Ministerial Real Estate Committee (IMREC) was established to acquire and provide American and other Free World military forces with unimproved rent-free real estate. Tabulations of owners, amounts of real estate affected by land acquisition, determination of the amounts of indemnification, and actual payments were made by the Vietnamese government without overt American participation.
General Westmoreland's staff became the agency for dealing with the Vietnamese government in the acquisition of real estate for allied armed forces in Vietnam. The Director of Construction was after 15 February 1966 responsible to the commander of Military Assistance Command for the performance of these functions. The Navy and Air Force component commanders at Military Assistance Command were directed by General Westmoreland to co-ordinate real-estate functions and activities of all allied forces within their areas of responsibility.
An Engineer Division of the MACV J-4 was organized during late April 1965, and a Real Estate Branch within this division came into being on 2 May 1965. The 64th Engineer Detachment (Terrain) was placed under operational control of COMUSMACV, and
its assets consisting of five officers and five enlisted men were used to establish a Real Estate Branch within the Engineer Division. On 15 February 1966, when the Construction Directorate was established, this same real-estate organization was structured into the directorate and continued discharging the responsibility for co-ordinating all real-estate activities within Vietnam.
The Director of Construction, MACV, continued to receive all requests for real estate, except lease requests, to support U.S. and other Free World military forces and transmitted them to the Vietnamese Joint General Staff, which returned them, approved or disapproved, to the requesting component commanders through the MACV staff. The Director of Construction allocated available real estate to elements of allied military forces. He also maintained a central inventory of all leased and rent-free real estate and was responsible for returning Vietnamese-owned property to the government when it was no longer required.
The various component commanders were given the responsibility of co-ordinating real-estate transactions for base development in their operational areas. The Commander, 7th Air Force, was responsible for all air bases where the Air Force had the primary mission. The Commander, Naval Forces, Vietnam, managed the I Corps area exclusive of the bases assigned to the Air Force, and the Commanding General, U.S. Army, Vietnam, managed II, III, and IV Corps except for Air Force bases.
MACV followed, insofar as possible, the Pacific Army headquarters' regulations for real-estate policy and procedures, which were published in December of 1965. General Westmoreland, as Commanding General, U.S. Army, Vietnam, made the commanding officer of the 1st Logistical Command responsible for the acquisition, recording, reporting, and disposal of real estate for those units assigned or attached to U.S. Army, Vietnam. The USARV Engineer exercised staff supervision for procedures governing real-estate leasing as carried out by 1st Logistical Command. The 1st Logistical Command's responsibility for real estate was continued until April 1968 when Major General William T. Bradley, Commanding General, U.S. Army Engineer Construction Agency, Vietnam (USAECAV), was delegated the responsibility.
A Central Real Estate Office (CREO) was established in Saigon to administer leases and act as the repository for master leases. Area real estate offices (AREO's) were established in U.S. Army Support Command logistics areas. Area offices were located in Qui Nhon, Nha Trang, Vung Tau, and Can Tho. Two more offices were set up in Saigon, and one of these was responsible solely for the Headquarters Area Command (the greater Saigon area). Customer con-
tact, whether for rent-free or leased property, was made with the AREO. The area real estate office processed land-use requests and negotiated leases only when authorized by the Central Real Estate Office.
Pacific Army headquarters delegated acquisition approval authority to the Commanding General, USARV, for leasing real estate when the contract was renewable annually and the total annual rental did not exceed $300,000. This authority was redelegated to the 1st Logistical Command and later to the Commanding General, U.S. Army Construction Agency, Vietnam, when he assumed the real-estate mission. The chief of the Real Estate Division at CREO and later at USAECAV headquarters at Long Binh, became a contracting officer for real-estate matters with a $100,000 contract authority, since about 90 percent of the leases cost less than $100,000 annually.
Augmented by an office staff of contract employees of the Pacific Architects and Engineers, Inc. (PA&E), the Real Estate Division also received, processed, and made utility payments which averaged about $2 million annually. The division was also responsible for preparation and submission of the reports based on real property and feeder information sent in from contract and military post engineer organizations throughout Vietnam. These reports were the basis of the real-estate inventories maintained at higher headquarters.
For a unit to acquire property a unique request system was operated. The unit would initiate a Land-Use Request containing a description of the property and justification for its acquisition. With the request a note of concurrence or rejection was forwarded by the local government official responsible for that area. These officials included province chiefs, district chiefs, mayors of autonomous cities, and military region, base, or unit commanders. The request was then forward to the chairman of the Interior Ministerial Real Estate Committee by Military Assistance Command. Written approval, or a Land-Use Concurrence, from the Vietnamese provided MACV rent-free use of the property as long as the requirement existed.
Occupation of real estate without Vietnamese approval created several problems. Primarily the Vietnamese government could not compensate land owners for appropriated land unless requests for land were sent through proper channels. Unless a request went through MACV to the Interior Ministerial Real Estate Committee, no funds were transferred to the property owners.
In many instances, real estate was used and developed immediately upon submission of the land-use request based on the con-
currence of a local Vietnamese official. Yet some of these requests were never acted on by the government, which usually did not have sufficient funds for indemnification. At other times action was deferred because of political influence. Regardless of action, nearly all the land requests stated that upon termination of use and occupancy of the real estate, Military Assistance Command retained the option of removing or abandoning in place any installation on it. Vietnamese government approval further stipulated that when MACV no longer had need of the real estate it would be returned to the Vietnamese armed forces along with all improvements. This difference was never negotiated, and real estate was acquired for air bases, base camps, logistics complexes, and industrial sites for asphalt plants, crushers, concrete plants, and administrative space; easements were also acquired for utilities, roads, and communications cables. Each land-use concurrence varied in size from single office locations to bases like Chu Lai, which was 26 million square meters of cleared land.
Initially it had been necessary to obtain concurrences for road improvement projects and new road construction, but with the advent of the MACV Lines of Communications (LOC) program, the Vietnamese government assumed the responsibility of providing real estate for jointly used roads. This took the component commanders out of the real estate acquisition business at least for this program.
In support of tactical operations, land-clearing projects required no real-estate action, nor was it necessary to transact for real estate which was occupied during combat operations. Claims arising from the use, occupancy, or damages during and after military operations were handled by the U.S. Army, Vietnam, Foreign Claims Division.
Although it had been stated that the Vietnamese government would furnish rent-free the real estate required for support of allied forces, this policy was generally applied only for requirements outside urban areas. In urban areas, particularly for property that was privately owned and already improved, extensive leasing was necessary. At its' peak, the U.S. leasing program had an annual cost of over $20 million.
Early MACV and USARV real-estate regulations touched the leasing aspects of the program only lightly. When it became apparent that significant real-estate requirements had to be satisfied by leasing, regulations were published to cover the program. For acquisition of rent-free properties, the Vietnamese government dealt with Vietnamese owners; for acquisition of leased properties, U.S. military personnel negotiated with Vietnamese owners.
The necessity of responding to immediate needs for facilities,
that is, warehousing
or hotels for billets, created a sellers market. Unfortunately, there was an acute shortage of military personnel trained in the negotiation of leases. Nevertheless, what the military negotiators lacked in sophistication, they made up for in enthusiasm and responsiveness.
Because the situation was urgent, lengthy negotiations could not be conducted, and a highly undesirable condition was aggravated by other critical factors. In many areas, the number of facilities available or usable was extremely limited. Vietnamese standards of living, hence construction standards, were very different from U.S. standards, and American textbooks, manuals, and Army regulations took little cognizance of these differences. Physical security was always in question, and how to deal with the Vietnamese landlords and many other enterprising entrepreneurs not disinclined to take advantage of their tenants was always a problem.
This set of circumstances resulted in many hundreds of inadequately researched, poorly written, expensive, and badly documented leases. Yet, the results must be examined in context and should not be seriously criticized. It was remarkable that in spite of the many frustrating problems faced, real-estate personnel met needs in a timely manner.
The management of real property, once acquired, necessarily varied depending on the area, the situation, the commander, and the type of properties involved. In addition to rent-free properties, there were at one time over 900 leased properties recorded. They varied in size from large hotels to small individual villas and other facilities like cold storage spaces, warehouses, shops, and piers.
The Real Estate Division was extremely limited in its ability to manage real estate. Local commanders had to assume the burden of the task, and so real management became the direct responsibility of the installation co-ordinator, who was usually the senior officer in an area or at an installation. Installation co-ordinator positions were designated by the Commanding General, USARV, as responsible for seeing to the proper use and maintenance of all real estate at an installation. The Real Estate Division did administratively manage all leases and, within its resources, checked all properties, but management of real-estate holdings was made unusually difficult for a number of reasons. There was a great dispersion of property even within the areas serviced by any one area real-estate office. There was difficulty in traveling to properties. There was a lack of properly trained real-estate personnel. And operations were taking place in an inflationary economy. The inadequate local post engineer system was not able to maintain real property records. Requirements to follow Army regulations mainly directed at continental
U.S. (CONUS) real-estate activities and not modified for combat zone operations were in effect. Poor documentation and inventories resulted from an urgency in acquiring real estate during the buildup. Changes in personnel which occurred because of the twelve-month tour did not contribute to continuity of information. There was a very serious lack of property accountability. As time went on, the Real Estate Division began a review to try to put everything in order. Under the Engineer Construction Agency, the pieces were finally fairly well put together.
The agency instituted many improvement programs. A special title search program was started to document all properties. Many leases had been signed with persons who had not been required to prove ownership. Some properties were found to be government-owned, hence their leases were terminated and the properties used on a rent-free basis. Other contracts were terminated with lessors who could not produce a title.
Many leases had annual advance payment clauses, and this meant that when they were terminated the Army lost money. There was no procedure by which the United States could bring suit against the Vietnamese lessor for return of advance payments. An intense program was begun, however, to recoup advance payments, and it was amazingly successful considering the Real Estate Division had to rely on persuasion rather than law. Some agreements were signed in which the Army agreed to accept repayment from lessors on an installment plan. One such agreement extended over seven years.
Action was taken to renegotiate lease holdings on property for which there was a continued requirement and to reduce advance annual payments to quarterly payments. To keep the status of the changing real-estate picture up to date, to be able to terminate leases, to make payments on a more timely basis, and to increase identification and documentation of real-estate holdings, a program was developed making maximum use of automated data processing. Monthly print-outs were a valuable tool at all levels.
Dual leases, or the issuing of two leases for the same piece of real estate, one for the structure and one for the furnishings, were also a problem. The Vietnamese lessor wanted to use dual leases quite simply as a tax dodge. Although in most cases the combined price of the two leases was a fair market price for the property, it required twice as much administrative effort, the legality was highly suspect, and we indirectly contributed to the lessor's tax evasion. In cases where furnished facilities continued to be required, the contract was renegotiated in a single lease. In facilities where furnishings were no longer needed, leases were terminated at savings to the American taxpayer.
Property accountability was finally improved by transferring responsibility for maintaining the real property record cards from the Real Estate Division to the installation post engineer office. It was then the installation co-ordinator's responsibility to receipt property to the user. A Real Estate Division Utilization Branch was established to inspect leased properties and ensure their proper use. A standard lease form was developed and put into use. A series of standard operating procedures were published and distributed to explain fully real-estate operations in Vietnam. Last, a training program for military personnel was initiated in conjunction with the Office of the Chief of Engineers. Officers selected for real-estate assignments in Vietnam went to the Chief of Engineers' office in Washington, D.C., en route to Vietnam for three days of briefing and study. In Vietnam they were usually assigned to one of the branches in Real Estate Division headquarters for one or two months before going to an area office to become the point of customer contact.
In addition to the unusual conditions and unique real-estate aspects involved, there were other special problems. Acquisitions of real estate on which there were gravesites caused serious complications. Although relocation of the graves was a Vietnamese government responsibility, finding descendants was often difficult and relocation slow. Some construction was delayed for extended periods because of gravesites in the construction area. All real-estate actions were guided and influenced by the political and private considerations of the parties involved as well as by military requirements.
Our last problem was one of co-ordination. Although the U.S. Embassy rental ceilings established in 1965 were supposedly applicable to all U.S. personnel and agencies in Vietnam, it appeared that only the U.S. military seriously endeavored to comply. Many agencies had a great deal of autonomy and seemed to pay little attention to embassy policy, especially in areas where properties were scarce. Later, between 1968 and 1969, the embassy became more active in controlling interagency competition and developed a working real-estate committee on which most agencies were represented.
There were a number of lessons learned as a result of our real estate venture in Vietnam. Certainly the absence of a working, enforceable country-to-country agreement for supplying all real estate on a rent-free basis delayed base development in some instances and resulted in a cumbersome leasing program. Furthermore, our surprisingly rapid buildup combined with a lack of appreciation on some commanders' parts for their responsibilities made it very difficult to predict new or manage old locations accurately. This condition was further aggravated by the paucity of
experienced real-estate personnel, the use of CONUS-oriented regulations, and the understandable reluctance of units to give up leased civilian facilities.
To prevent similar problems in future operations, a single headquarters should be responsible for all real transactions from the start. Specially trained teams must be available to augment planning, and country-to-country agreements must be in effect sometime before the initiation of troop movements.
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Anais Castillo
Family Vacation
August 1, 2013
The condo is supplied with everything you need for a relaxing and fun stay at the island. Pool is quite small but fortunately for us, we didn't have to share it very much with the other tenants. Master bedroom and bathroom is huge and comfortable with lots of natural light every morning to wake you! Make sure to use the dryer when you're heading out the door since it likes to "sing" when on. Great condo overall!
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Submitted: January 3, 2013 Stayed: December 2012
Exelente Propiedad, encantados de poder pasar el fin de año en familia, mejor ubicacion no se puede pedir, cerca de todo, y exelente vista a los fuegos artificiales, las instalaciones estan perfectisimas, la terraza esta de lo mejor, Seguramente vamos a volver a rentar esta propiedad, perfecto para compartir con amigos y familia.
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5 of 5
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Myself and five kiteboarder friends stayed at Casa Campeche for 10 days in late October. The house was very spacious and it made a perfect "headquarters" from which to embark on our daily kiteboard adventures; one day we would surf the Gulf side (from the South end Pearl Hotel to Beach access 5 at the North end of town), the next day we would go the the Lagoon flats near the Convention Centre. Ha ha, all of this using the FREE shuttle service.
Innez and Carlos were kind enough to drop by and take us out for drinks on a Sunset Patio Bar to watch some live music (at Laguna Bob's).
Very tidy, comfortable beds, great pool area, outdoor BBQ, central location, great beach amenities (lawn chairs, coolers, umbrella).
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5 of 5
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Excellent - the house was just perfect.
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Everything in the house was to a good standard and was very well maintained. The pool Is most definitely the best thing about the property, we spent countless hours in it enjoying the sunshine and moonlight.
The customer service was second to none, when we had a problem it was sorted out very quickly and nothing was too much trouble.
We would highly recommend this house to anyone coming to the island.
Favourite bar for us was Tom & Jerrys very friendly great atmosphere and food good too. Also the brew bar across the road is good with free pool tables.
Pier 19 is a good place to eat with the views of the bay. Best lunch was Yummies and best dinner was the Brewing company.
As far as activities go there is Parrot eyes where you can rent Kayaks and jet skis. We spent many hours fishing on the rocks at the south of the island catching mostly whiting which tastes pretty good.
The added bonus was the free bus service called the wave just jump on and off and goes all the way to Port Isabel.
Excellent house
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The house is exactly what they advertised. The rooms were clean and the A.C. was great. I loved the pool my kids had fun in it after we came back from the beach which was walking distance from the house( about 2 1/2 blocks from the house). The cable worked in the master bedroom but not in the living room which was not a problem for us since we were out most of the day. The palapa and grill were great for cooking out at night. No problems at all. I highly recommend this house.
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4 of 5
Submitted: August 27, 2012 Stayed: August 2012
Casa Campeche was great! We took our sons, three teenagers and an eleven year old, to South Padre. The pool was their favorite feature. The adults enjoyed the patio table and umbrella and we used the outdoor grill several times. The house was very well kept and nicely decorated and furnished. We will definitely be coming back to Casa Campeche! We did have one issue while we there. The cable did not work. A gentleman came by on Sunday afternoon and advised that a repairman would come by and fix the problem but we never saw him. The boys and my husband weren't able to watch any television at all. The boys brought DVD movies so we made do with those. Other than that, we have an amazing trip!
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Hello everyone,
When it comes to "Requirements Elicitation Techniques" interviews and survey methods are given great importance but somehow i feel those are general methods which does not correlate in the field of computing. Are observation methods like protocol analysis, social analysis and ethnography much better then traditional interview and survey method?
Please share your views which one worked better for you.
Thank you
Hi all,
Have any of you ever given design problems/exercises to someone
interviewing for an Interaction design position? If so, how well did
that work, and how did you come up with the design problems? It seems
that the design problems cannot require a lot of background about the
users or specialized domain knowledge since we have limited time with
each candidate.
One person has suggested to me that reviewing a candidate's portfolio
would be a better approach. I was thinking a combined approach might
be useful. What do you think?
All ideas and experiences welcome!
Thought people on this list might be interested in this article/interview.
-- dave


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