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Set a course for high seas hilarity aboard this party game that puts you behind the rose-colored sunglasses of Captain R. U. Clueless -- the world's most oblivious cruise ship captain. While blindfolded, try to navigate a clear route to your chosen Caribbean port without running into land or running out of time. Your teammates can help guide you but with only a limited number of clues! The first team to reach their final destination wins. Bon Voyage!
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"There's a high chance that the Supreme Court nullifies the outcome in some districts, given that the lawmakers went forward with an election that the court had already warned was unconstitutional," said law professor Katsutoshi Takami at Sophia University.
Days after the March 11 tsunami and nuclear disaster last year, Japan's highest court declared that the difference in the number of votes it took to elect lower house representatives between the most populous and the least districts in 2009 violated the constitutionally mandated equality under law, deeming the current electoral system "in a state of unconstitutionality."
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While the Supreme Court has ruled that this system where the value of one person's vote is so skewed is unconstitutional on several occasions in the past, it was the first time that the court ruled on its constitutional violation since it took the current form in 1994.
Rather than nullifying the 2009 vote, the court ordered a revision of electoral zoning laws before the next general election which at the time of the 2011 ruling, was not due for two and a half years.
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The rural highway accident occurred at 12:20 p.m., according to an article in the Lake County News.
The California Highway Patrol report stated that 47-year-old Annette Sykora-Finch of Hidden Valley Lake was driving her 1999 Ford Explorer southbound on Highway 29 at the time of the accident.
Sykora-Finch lost control of her vehicle south of Hofacker Lane and skidded across the double yellow line into the northbound lane of the highway, according to the CHP report.
The Explorer rolled over directly in the path of an oncoming 2000 Ford F250 pickup truck driven by 39-year-old Matthew Elliott of Lakeport. The pickup truck — which was carrying four passengers — crashed head-on into the Explorer.
Both drivers and one of the passengers, 35-year-old Shana Smith of Middletown, suffered moderate to major injuries, according to the CHP. All three were airlifted via helicopter to Santa Rosa Memorial Hospital, about 40 miles away. The exact nature and severity of their injuries was not stated in the news reports.
The other three passengers in the pickup truck — a 22-year-old woman and 15-year-old girl, both from Clearlake, and a 2-year-old boy from Lakeport — were transported via ground ambulance to St. Helena Hospital Clearlake to be examined as a precaution.
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Liu NC, Sargan DR, Adams VJ, Ladlow JF. (2015) Characterisation of Brachycephalic Obstructive Airway Syndrome in French Bulldogs Using Whole-Body Barometric Plethysmography. PLoS One. Jun 16;10(6):e0130741.
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(also mick, micky)
noun(in phrase take the mickey) British informal
Tease or ridicule someone: they would take the mickey out of me with sickening enthusiasm
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- They liked irreverence, taking the mickey, politically incorrect humour, mockery, satire.
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- 'Like a lot of kids around here Jade grew up without a dad, not a lot of money and she probably had to suffer some mickey-taking at school over being half-caste'.
1950s: of unknown origin.
Words that rhyme with mickeybrickie, Dickie, hickey, icky, Nicky, picky, quickie, rickey, Rikki, sickie, sticky, tricky, Vicky
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Short for Mickey Finn. I bet some guy slipped me a mickey
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nounIrish informal
A man's penis.
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Early 20th century: pet form of the given name Michael.
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Malaysian Air Speeds Boeing Exodus as A330 Revamp Appeals
Malaysian Airline System Bhd. will accelerate the exit of Boeing Co. wide-body jets from its fleet and look at ordering the upgraded A330 model announced by Airbus SAS yesterday, Chief Executive Officer Ahmad Jauhari Yahya said.
The carrier's nine remaining Boeing 747 jumbos are likely to be stood down by the end of November rather than in March as planned earlier, while its 777-200s will be gone within three years, Ahmad Jauhari said in an interview at the Farnborough air show.
Malaysian Air will standardize its twin-aisle fleet on Airbus's A380 and the smaller A330, with an upgraded version of the latter having sufficient range for a network where the longest route -- Kuala Lumpur-London -- is only 12.5 flying hours, Ahmad Jauhari said. The carrier has 15 A330s on order, about half of which have been delivered, and options for 10 more which could be converted as upgraded models, he said.
"We'll be looking at Airbus's announcement to see if it can do the job of the 777s," Ahmad Jauhari said. "We'd love to have new models like the 787 or the A350, and maybe one day we will, but right now we need to simplify the fleet and operate four types of plane instead of maybe six or seven."
Adding 400 nautical miles of range to the A330 will allow it to fly around 6,000 miles, allowing nonstop service on routes such as London to Tokyo, Shanghai and Hong Kong. Whereas Airbus once had to strengthen the wing to boost maximum takeoff weight, making a plane heavier, it can now use the fly-by-wire computer system to adjust the wing for higher loads.
Route Plan
Malaysian Air closed 1.8 percent lower at 1.11 ringgit in Kuala Lumpur trading today. It's dropped 15 percent this year, underperforming a 6 percent gain in the benchmark FTSE Bursa Malaysia KLCI Index.
The carrier's 747s will be displaced from routes to London and Australia as it takes the first of six A380s.
One superjumbo is already in service to the U.K. capital and the second, displaying this week at the Farnborough show, will join it in mid-August to offer daily flights, Ahmad Jauhari said. Aircraft three and four will operate to Sydney and Melbourne in October and November and the fifth will be deployed to Tokyo.
The double-deckers are fitted out with 420 seats in economy class, 66 in business and eight in first. The CEO said that on reflection another 20 or so seats could probably have been accommodated and that this may be addressed in any future refit. The first-class cabin may also be moved to the top deck to avoid premium clients having to exit with coach passengers.
'Serious Collaboration'
Malaysian Air will join the Oneworld alliance that includes British Airways and American Airlines in November or early December after it completes final preparations, Ahmad Jauhari said. BA owner International Consolidated Airlines Group SA was formed as a holding company to facilitate future mergers, and the Malaysia CEO said he, too, views closer integration with other carriers as desirable.
"We are open to ideas," the executive said. "Long-haul carriers will have to start looking at serious collaboration. We see consolidation in Europe right now and there is really only one set of economic rules that every needs to follow."
The parent company of Malaysian Air unwound a share-swap plan with the owner of discount carrier AirAsia Bhd. in May amid complaints from unions, while talks on a planned partnership with Qantas Airways Ltd. of Australia failed in March.
Ahmad Jauhari said that Malaysian Air wants to complete a 9 billion ringgit ($2.8 billion) refinancing plan in the next few months. The company issued an Islamic bond in June and benefited from a government issue via a commercial special purpose vehicle, with remaining funds to be raised from conventional borrowing.
The carrier is also reviewing its cargo and engineering units, which must become profit centers to survive, he said.


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Definition of undignified in English:
Appearing foolish and unseemly; lacking in dignity: an undignified exit
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- It's rough and demanding and I feel it would be undignified and demeaning for the fair sex to be taking part in such a spectacle.
- The kill is no better, as a fox will be torn to shreds by the hounds, thus completing a miserable and undignified exit for the animal.
unseemly, demeaning, unbecoming, ungentlemanly, unladylike, unworthy, unfitting, unbefitting, degrading, debasing, cheapening, belittling, lowering, shaming, shameful, humiliating, mortifying, dishonourable, ignominious, discreditable, ignoble, inglorious, unceremonious, scandalous, disgraceful, indecent, untoward, unsuitable, abject, sorry, low, base, wretched
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Unprecedented coalition unites against the far Right
Issue 325
London, 8 April 2008 - Operation Black Vote (OBV) today joined forces with leading faith groups including The Muslim Council of Britain, Board of Deputies of British Jews, leading Church Groups and rising Rap sensation Bashy to unite against the threat from far Right political groups.
This unprecedented coalition launched a 100-foot billboard poster across the Capital that warns of the critical danger from the far Right at the upcoming elections. The poster reads as follows:
If you don't vote, they win. In the London Elections, Every Vote Counts.
The poster is designed in a Banksy style design, with a hard hitting image.
OBVs research indicates that far Right groups such as the BNP could win up to two Assembly seats in this London election, giving them the balance of power in City Hall. If turnout is low, far Right groups could gain political ground under the proportional representation voting system. We estimate that if 50,000 more Black Londoners vote than in the last London elections along with other communities the far Right could be defeated.
Simon Woolley, OBV director said: 'We in the Black community don't have the luxury not to vote. Our enemies are blatant racists, masquerading as democrats. Our task is urgent but simple: we register to vote by the 16 th April and vote on the 1 st May. These actions will be a fitting tribute to the death of Dr Martin Luther King, 40 years this month.'
Ken Livingstone, Labour Mayoral candidate said:
"If the BNP got a platform in London, it would be hugely damaging for the economy and London's diverse community"
Boris Johnson, Conservative Mayoral candidate said:
"Get out and vote to keep the racists out. We reject totally the idea of extremist politics"
Brian Paddick, Liberal Democrat Mayoral Candidate said:
"Getting everybody registered to vote for one of the mainstream parties is crucial to keep the extremists out"
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2 The term 'Black' is a political term. It refers to African, Asian, Caribbean and other ethnic minorities.
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In a display of power that flabbergasted even seasoned cycling observers, Chris Froome tamed the 13-mile ascent up Mont Ventoux on Sunday to tighten his grip on the yellow jersey in a relentless ride toward victory at the 100th Tour de France.
On Bastille Day, Froome became the first British stage winner on the mountain where countryman Tom Simpson died from a lethal cocktail of exhaustion, heat and doping at the 1967 Tour. Froome's final burst of acceleration shook off his last exhausted pursuer, Nairo Quintana.
"It was incredible today. This is the biggest victory of my career," said Froome, who finished the 150.7-mile stage in 5 hours, 48 minutes, 45 seconds.
Froome required oxygen at the summit, 6,722 feet up, to recover. But it was his rivals who were knocked out during the 15th stage. The closest four riders to Froome are more than four minutes behind -- a lead that should carry him to the finish next Sunday in Paris.
Emirates Team New Zealand scored its fourth point in four races of the Louis Vuitton Cup, the America's Cup challenger series. Skipper Dean Barker and the crew sailed the 9.89 nautical-mile course in San Francisco Bay unopposed because its opponent, Sweden's Artemis Racing, is still assembling its AC72.


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By Gregory MahallSeptember 25, 2008
ABERDEEN PROVING GROUND, Md. - A U.S. District Court Judge ruled Monday in favor of the Army and dismissed on all counts a case seeking to halt shipments of caustic waste water created by the destruction of the nerve agent VX at an Army plant in Indiana to a treatment facility in Texas.
The ruling issued by Chief Judge Larry J. McKinney of the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Indiana in Indianapolis, was in favor of the Army and granted the Army's motion for summary judgment. This ruling confirmed the Army's position that the litigation, initiated by a collection of plaintiffs on May 8, 2007, raised no genuine issues to be tried. This followed an earlier court decision that denied a motion for a preliminary injunction to halt ongoing shipments of the waste water in an August 3, 2007 ruling.
"Judge McKinney's ruling confirms, once again, that safety is and remains the cornerstone of the Army's chemical weapons disposal program," said Conrad F. Whyne, director of the U.S. Army Chemical Materials Agency. "This ruling and summary judgment should demonstrate that the Army and its many partners in this program - Parsons, Veolia Environmental Services and Tri-State Motor Transit - conduct the program with every attention paid to safeguarding our workers, our communities and our environment."
Judge McKinney ruled in the Army's favor on all counts.
The court ruled that the caustic waste water, known as hydrolysate, is a hazardous waste, not a munition or chemical agent, and that the Army adequately considered the other risks inherent in the transportation of the wastes to Texas for ultimate disposal.
"Judge McKinney's ruling validates what we have said all along, that this was our best disposal option for the Newport hydrolysate and that the disposal option was safe," said Col. Robert B. Billington, Program Manager for Chemical Stockpile Elimination at CMA.
"The court's ruling shows, beyond a doubt, that our collective efforts take seriously our mission to destroy this material in a safe manner that protects all," Whyne continued. "When the facts are presented as they were in Judge McKinney's court room last July, it becomes readily evident that the Army has dedicated the resources, time and personnel required to accomplish our mission safely.
"This ruling dispels claims to the contrary and once again shows that the Army is engaged in our national imperative to eliminate our stockpile while balancing many intricate issues, of which safety is key and will never be compromised."
CMA began shipping the Newport hydrolysate to Veolia Environmental Services in Port Arthur, Texas in April 2007. In June, the Army voluntarily stopped shipments pending the July hearing in Judge McKinney's court. Judge McKinney first ruled against the plaintiffs in August and the Army resumed hydrolysate shipments shortly thereafter. Shipments have been ongoing ever since and have been done without incident. CMA eliminated the Newport stockpile on August 8, 2008 and is currently in the process of cleaning the disposal facility and dismantling it. Once closed, the facility and the Newport Chemical Depot will be closed under the federal Base Realignment and Closure (BRAC) process.
The judge's decision can be read in full on the U.S. Army Chemical Material Agency's Web site: U.S. District Court Summary Judgment Ruling


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BOARDMAN, Ohio -- The 49ers believe Michael Crabtree's third-quarter touchdown catch should not have been nullified, and they're sending that message to the league.
"It looked like he was inbound and never stepped out of bounds; that's what it looks like from our coaches' video," coach Jim Harbaugh said Monday, a day after the 49ers' 13-8 win over the Cincinnati Bengals. "It was a heck of a play. It was a fantastic play by Michael and a fantastic play by Alex (Smith) in a part of the game where that touchdown was big and important."
The 49ers trailed 3-0 when Smith rolled left and threw a 10-yard pass that Crabtree jumped to catch in the end zone. Officials ruled Crabtree had stepped out of the back of the end zone before returning to the field of play. Harbaugh did not request a replay challenge, partly because of Fox's delayed showing of a replay.
"I would have loved to have seen it stick," Harbaugh said. "They both deserved it. From what I've seen on tape, it sure looks that way. I could be wrong if there's an angle or if the official saw something I didn't see."
Upon watching replays, Crabtree said Monday: "There was no evidence I stepped out of bounds. The ref wasn't even looking, that's the funny part."
Crabtree said his troublesome left foot emerged healthy after his first full game of the season. He finished with three receptions for 24 yards.
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For composer and guitarist Rhys Chatham, the long journey to Richmond's Craneway Pavilion started with an offhanded wager.
On Sunday, the Paris-based composer conducts the West Coast premiere of "A Secret Rose," his massive five-movement post-minimalist opus for 100 electric guitars, bass and drums. Produced by the new-music organization Other Minds, the singular event adds another first to the already storied history of the Craneway, the expansive repurposed industrial venue with breathtaking views of the San Francisco skyline.
A father of the no wave and noise rock movements and the founding director of The Kitchen, Manhattan's downtown mecca for avant-garde music since the early 1970s, Chatham first made his mark as a composer with his 1977 piece "Guitar Trio." He had worked his way up to composing for a guitar sextet when a jocular conversation with choreographer Karole Armitage in the mid-1980s planted the seed for his ambitious guitar conclaves.
"I said wouldn't it be great if we could get 100 guitarists together in a small room, lock the door and call it 'Torture Box,' " Chatham said in an interview last June, when he was in town for an Other Minds performance and conversation. "I was sort of in love with loud electric guitars back then."
Armitage pooh-poohed the concept, telling Chatham that he didn't even know 100 guitarists. Never one to back down from a challenge, he bet her that he did, and ended up with a list of 80 guitarists he knew personally.
"I lost the bet, but Karole knew 20 others that I didn't know, and we realized it would be possible," Chatham said. "But I didn't feel ready. I knew I could get 100 guitarists together and just play 'Louie Louie' and everybody would love it, but I really wanted to do something that made use of the sonority that only 100 electric guitars can get."
In the late 1980s, Chatham was married to a French dancer he had met while touring as a musician and composer with Armitage's dance company, and he decided to relocate with her to Paris. Working with producer Francis Falceto (best known as an evangelist for the riches of Ethiopian music), he premiered his first 100-guitar composition "An Angel Moves Too Fast to See" in Lyon in 1989.
"I was really frightened the first time we performed it," Chatham said. "I was able to simulate the sounds of guitars on an Atari S900, and I thought I knew what it would sound like, but I didn't have a sample of 100 guitars. You can imagine my relief that it actually sounded better than anything I thought."
Over the years, Chatham has continued to create pieces for huge assemblies of guitarists, including a commission for Paris' resonant Sacré-Cœur Basilica featuring 123 guitarists and a Lincoln Center outdoor project for 200 guitarists arrayed in semicircle, "which allowed us to pass sound around from east to west and back," Chatham said.
For "A Secret Rose," Other Minds put out the call for guitarists months ago, a summons that attracted an array of professional and semiprofessional players, mostly from the East Bay and San Francisco, but hailing from as far away as Atlanta, New York City, Liverpool, Manchester and Montreal. For Richmond guitarist John Binkov, a conservatory-trained musician who has played a central role in the Bay Area punk scene since his days with the seminal band VKTMS, the piece proceeds as an intriguing sonic journey.
"I like the sense of how it proceeds and evolves, with a glistening timbre here and there," says Binkov, a longtime professor at Holy Names University. "It ebbs and flows; there's a sense of accretion. Since Chatham's been working with guitars for a long time, he recognizes the effects of guitars themselves. When you get 100 together, they won't play perfectly in time. There are minute differentiations in rhythms, and you get this really interesting chorusing effect."
Leery of giving away too much, Chatham doesn't like to talk about the piece in detail, but he did discuss about how he employs the ensemble, which is divided into three sections of 33 or 34 players. In one movement, the sections all play in different time signatures that diverge and converge. In another he explores rapid dynamic shifts, suddenly dropping from the full ensemble down to one.
"I don't want to spoil the surprise, but it's very delicate," Chatham says. "In this section, we hear what 100 guitars sound like playing quietly."
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There could be a few tales told out of school when five contributors to the local Peninsula tennis scene are inducted into the USTA Northern California Tennis Hall of Fame at Stanford today.
Bill Maze, who played tennis at Stanford, class of '78, can tell a few stories about his notorious doubles partner that year, John McEnroe. Former Canada College tennis coach Rich Anderson won 11 conference titles, eight NorCal and eight state championships from 1971 to 1983. John Hubbell, who starred at Foothill College in Los Altos Hills, can talk about the tennis court his father built for him in 1975 after John earned a scholarship to Cal.
Also to be honored at the brunch are Bob Walsh, an advocate for senior tennis, and Susan Mehmedbasich Wright, a national and international champion in both junior and senior tennis.
Amazing Maze
Maze played singles and doubles at Stanford, which won the NCAA title his junior and senior seasons.
"My freshman year we were fifth," Maze said. "UCLA and USC tied for first when I was a sophomore and we were behind them. They changed the format after that."
McEnroe and Maze were doubles partners, one of the best doubles teams ever at Stanford.
"Everyone thinks we won the NCAA doubles title, but we didn't," said Maze, a three-time All-American at Stanford. "We lost in the semifinals to a good team from Texas."
Stanford's Director of Tennis, Dick Gould, won 17 national titles when he headed the men's program from 1966 to 2004.
"The Bryan brothers were the best doubles team we've had, but John and Bill were right up there," Gould said.
Maze prepped at Miramonte High in Orinda, class of 1974, after moving from Bakersfield. His father, George, was a board member at the Bakersfield Racquet Club.
"My father taught me tennis when I young," Bill Maze said. "He taught me to serve and volley. All the great players were doing it, like Rod Laver and Dennis Ralston, who was from Bakersfield. They were our role models."
"Maze was a great serve and volley player," Gould said. "He was a top junior who came from a tennis family. He was a great complement to John. They are still best friends."
McEnroe is known for his temper on the court, something Maze did not deny.
"McEnroe hasn't changed a bit," Maze said. "He'll fight for the first point if he thought it was a bad call. He was always supportive of me. He was good to have on your team."
Maze played six years in the ATP tour before being sidelined with leg injuries. He taught tennis at private clubs for six years after that. His coaching career started in 1990 at Pacific when he became women's tennis coach for the Tigers. Maze starts his 20th year coaching women's tennis at UC Davis this fall.
The great teacher
Anderson attended Lincoln High in San Francisco, class of '61. He played two years of tennis at City College of San Francisco before transferring to San Jose State. After Anderson earned his master's degree at Stanford, he took a job coaching at Modesto Junior College for two years. It was at Modesto JC where he coached Carlos Kirmayr, who eventually became the No. 1 player in his native Brazil, representing his country on the Davis Cup team.
Anderson coached some fine players at Canada, most notably Chip Hooper, who was forced to cut his professional career short after incurring an eye injury. Hooper, who attended Gunn High in Palo Alto, currently resides in Sunnyvale.
At Canada, the Colts developed a healthy rivalry with Foothill College in Los Altos Hills, coached by Tom Chivington, who will attend today's ceremony.
"We had an intense rivalry," Anderson said. "But, it was always about the players, not us. Tom and I were good friends during and after the match."
While Anderson had success on the tennis court, the classroom was calling him as a teacher. He taught math and computer science at Canada. He was so good, he earned the Teaching Excellence Award from the California Community College Math Council.
"I had been working a lot with computers," Anderson said. "I had the opportunity to go in another direction."
This is Anderson's fourth Hall of Fame induction, having been also enshrined in the California Community College Tennis, San Jose State Athletic and Canada College Athletic Hall's.
Hubbell was an Owl
Hubbell played at Foothill College for Chivington, then went to Cal Berkeley, playing for Bill Wright. Inspired by Chivington and Wright, Hubbell became one of the top teaching pros in the nation. Hubbell currently serves as director of tennis at Bay Club Redwood Shores.
Hubbell coached at San Jose State for 17 years, guiding the Spartans to 14 winning seasons. Hubbell has served as personal coach to a long list of high-level players, such as Robin White, Marianne Werdel, Lilia Osterloh and Lindsay Burdette.
"Hubbell, Anderson and Maze are three remarkable people," Gould said. "You don't find a better person than Rich (Anderson). The mark they made on California tennis is incredible."
Proceedings start today at 11 a.m. at the Bank of the West Classic hospitality tent.
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As 2014 arrived, so did the first baby born in Wichita.
A hospital spokeswoman said a baby girl named Anna Sophia was born at 12:51 a.m. at Via Christi St. Joseph's. The baby weighed five pounds and 11 ounces.
Mother and baby are said to be doing just fine today. The spokeswoman said hospital workers delivered five babies on New Years Eve, including one born at 11:38 p.m.


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In the context of the New York City grid, how does one create a Korean cultural center that is situated in a northward facing site? The solution was to embrace natural light as one of the most critical elements in the design process. By introducing daylight deep into the building's northern void spaces and entry points, visitors can feel the vitality and dynamism of Korean culture. At this end, a gap between the core and major space was designed to provide a 'passage of light'. This will also be used as a main circulation area that accommodates the grand stair which connects the lobby, exhibition space and the Korean garden on the 2nd floor. This journey from ground level to 2nd floor is a metaphor of a path to light and enlightments.
After careful analysis of program, the whole building section was divided into three zones; public, semi-public, and private. These three zones were translated into three design objects that represents Korea's past, present and the future (Heaven, Earth and Human in cosmology). These icons are visible from the 32nd street through a transparent glass curtain wall. The approach of having 'icons within a glass box' is a metaphor that the center works as a 'show window' of Korean culture.
The public zone offers convenient access from the 32nd street and visitors can enjoy events such as book signing events, performances and installations by Korean artists as well as recent films and dramas by Korean directors. The semi-public zone offers library, language and cooking classes as well as Korean handicraft galleries. The private zone consists of mainly offices and studios which includes two smaller studios on the rooftop level offering opportunities of 'artist-in-residence' programs. Because the building consists of various programs, different floor heights have been used for necessary spaces. Floor height of up to 6.6m has been set for exhibition, performance, and library spaces while a 2.6m ceiling height has been used for the various classes that requires a more intimate atmosphere. Considering the height limit of the site which makes future vertical expansion impossible, the configuration of various floor heights will provide opportunity for internal expansion by installing mezzanine levels if needed.
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Brave New World
by Aldous Huxley
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Quote #22
"Do you remember that bit in King Lear?" said the Savage at last. "'The gods are just and of our pleasant vices make instruments to plague us; the dark and vicious place where thee he got cost him his eyes,' and Edmund answers—you remember, he's wounded, he's dying—'Thou hast spoken right; 'tis true. The wheel has come full circle; I am here.' What about that now? Doesn't there seem to be a God managing things, punishing, rewarding?"
"Well, does there?" questioned the Controller in his turn. "You can indulge in any number of pleasant vices […] and run no risks of having your eyes put out." (17.34-5)
Mustapha refuses to take into account any conception of divine justice or the afterlife. If there are no punishments during life, in Mustapha's mind there must be no punishments at all.
Quote #23
"The gods are just. No doubt. But their code of law is dictated, in the last resort, by the people who organize society; Providence takes its cue from men." (17.35)
Again, Mustapha represents religion as a purely invented social construction used to keep people in line. Since the Controllers have hypnopaedia and soma to maintain order, religion just isn't needed.
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"Christianity without tears—that's what soma is." (17.47)
This is a pretty explicit summation of what was previously subtle and nuanced. Mustapha said essentially the same thing—but with less obvious didacticism—in Chapter 3.


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Franklin County Library System has announced extended hours at four local libraries.
Beginning April 1, Coyle Free and Grove Family Library in Chambersburg, St. Thomas Library, and Alexander Hamilton Memorial Library in Waynesboro will be open longer and more days of the week.
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Mumsnet, the online parenting forum, has written to the Treasury asking it to end its contract with Bounty, the private company which distributes Child Benefit forms along with free samples of baby products on dozens of maternity wards.
It said the company has been paid half a million pounds of taxpayers money over the last five years for the service.
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Well, this is unfortunate. Sacha Baron Cohen's 'Borat' -- a mockuentary about a Kazakh man who journeys west in what becomes a hunt for Pam Anderson's love -- was a shocking and nervy comedy phenomenon, one that painted a portrait of a country as hilarious as it was deeply unflattering. That country, of course, being America, not Kazakhstan. 'Borat's genius was that it twisted a certain brand of American xenophobia against itself, wringing belly laughs from the sight of people being suckered by their own ignorance. But not everybody saw it that way.
One of the people who found the film's depiction of Kazakhstan and its people to be humiliating rather than hysterical is Kazakh director Erkin Rakishev, and we've now learned that he's prepared to fight back and repair his homeland's reputation the only way he knows how: by making a movie. More specifically, Rakishev is making an unauthorized 'Borat' sequel titled 'My Brother, Borat,' which naturally follows Borat's brother Bilo, who has apparently escaped from the cage in which his family imprisoned him. Follow the jump for some damning video evidence.
Borat hails from Kazakhstan, and the film's portrayal of his small village is... well, it's less than 100% accurate (e.g. despite the film depicting it as a summer event, The Running of the Jew -- as everyone knows -- is typically held in winter). As Borat takes viewers on a guided tour of his hometown, characters such as "The town mechanic and abortionist" make it clear that the film is a mirthful and over-the-top look at how certain Americans might think of foreign nations, even those which count themselves among the ten largest countries in the world. The choice of Kazakhstan as Borat's homeland is as perfect as it arbitrary, because 'Borat' could hail from any place on Earth and Cohen's film would still be a sly ethnography of the USA. If the movie had the unfortunate effect of rendering Kazakhstan as an international punchline, that just means that a lot of people didn't get the joke of a movie about a lot of people not getting the joke.
Rakishev's goal with the sequel is to "Show the real Kazakhstan," but a Kazakh film that seeks to repudiate Cohen's obviously satirical depiction of the country embarrasses itself by definition, as it forcibly defends a nation that was never directly mocked to begin with. The movie's very existence makes at least one Kazakh man look every bit as clueless as the Americans Cohen was actually targeting. Though it's not as if a guy who says that he's going to "Eat Hollywood alive" needs any help to look ridiculous. It's a bit of a bummer that 'Borat' may have inadvertently lowered Kazakhstan's esteem among the world's idiots, but 'My Brother, Borat' doesn't really seem like the best way to fight back (probably because it seems like the worst way to fight back).
You'll be free to judge 'My Brother, Borat' for yoursellf in early 2011, when it's scheduled to be widely available for your downloading pleasure.
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Borat: Cultural Learnings of America for Make Benefit Glorious Nation of Kazakhstan
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LANSING, MI - Mitt Romney's campaign is keeping a close watch on Michigan but likely will not boost efforts here unless the race tightens more because it is not a must-have state to win the presidency, a campaign official said Wednesday.
Deputy campaign manager Katie Packer Gage said the Romney camp thought some states would have have fallen out of reach by this point. She then mentioned polling getting closer in Michigan and a couple other Midwest states such as Wisconsin.
"We're just continuing to keep a very close eye on" Michigan,Gage told MLive in a phone interview.
She did not put it in the must-win category for the GOP, arguing that President Barack Obama, however, cannot be re-elected without Michigan going blue.
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"We intend to make sure he has to fight for it," said Gage, a Michigan native. "We feel like it could really present on opportunity for us. ... We're very, very encouraged by what we're seeing."
No Republican presidential candidate has won Michigan since 1988, and this year it has been considered a second-tier battleground in that neither Obama nor Romney has campaigned much here. The campaigns have offices and volunteers but have not run their own ads with state TV stations since the February primary. Outside conservative groups have gone on the air with ads critical of the president.
After a quiet September when just one of the four men running for president or vice president campaigned in Michigan (Joe Biden on Labor Day), Paul Ryan visited the Detroit area on Monday. Ann Romney - a Michigan native like her husband - is coming to the Grand Rapids and Detroit areas on Friday.
Gage said Michigan still is a "tough row to hoe" given Democratic presidential nominees' success here and, for now, Romney's focus is on critical swing states presenting "more prime opportunities." Michigan could become more of a factor in the final month of the campaign, though no decisions have been made.
Asked about the possibility of running ads in Michigan, Gage said the race will have to get tighter. Three polls conducted since the first presidential debate show Obama with around 48-49 percent support and Romney with 42-46 percent backing.
Democrats have said they expect a close race in Michigan but also have questioned whether Romney is truly committed to winning his home state.
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Congrats to Brands. So close, yet so far. Next time he will get Rafa.
Good luck Roger. I guess Novak is playing tomorrow and Roger Wednesday???
How strange that they devided it over three days.
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Roger was in cruise control mode to win his first game at Roland Garros 6-2,6-2,6-3 in 80 minutes. Carreno-Busta, a 21 year old qualifier, was considerably outclassed by our Champ - it also helped that Roger managed to have 67% of first serves in completing 10 aces in the process. His second serve was even better with a 74% success rate. A good start to his challenge for the French Open.
Next up will be another qualifier: Somdev Devvarman (ATP 188) or Daniel Munoz-De La Nava (ATP 145).
Sugar! It was good while it lasted! Bravo to Brands though for trying he did well to get as far as he did. Another day! A nice looking guy despite the kit! especially for one so tall. Over to Rosol. I still have good feelings about Rafa going out early!
I am sure that Roger can take Rafa on especially if the court remains slowed up with the cold conditions. Come on Rogi, beat them all, show them who is the CHAMP!
I am sure that Roger can take Rafa on especially if the court remains slowed up with the cold conditions. Come on Rogi, beat them all, show them who is the CHAMP!
Go Roger , Go and Stop Rafa's winning streak, we know you can do it!!
Over to you Rosol. Let's go Rosol. Let's go!
Rosol will take care of Rafa;) Good try from Brands so far. Despite the lost of the second set and an early break I hope he's got something left in the tank. Winning 3 sets is very hard against rafa but we will see.
I have tpo say the German's outfit is so ghastly!
Close, but the 2nd set has gone to Rafa .....
Oh no! One set each! That goes against the play from what I have seen. Brands deserved to have won that. What a shame, but still all to play for.


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Cruises – Not For You Common People
Yes, this is a rant. I read something SO annoying I dusted down the blog. Here's a bit of background before I start.
CCS (Complete Cruise Solutions) is the trade supplier for P&O, Cunard and Princess Cruises. If you want to sell these cruise lines as an agent, you go through CCS who supply you with all you need.
It's being reported that they are about to drop agent's commission levels from 15% to 5% to stop "heavy discounting", where some agents are allegedly giving away 10% discounts, sometimes more. OK, it's a silly reason to cover up a commission cut, but that's not the reason for the rant.
In an article this morning on TTG (Travel Trade Gazette) they asked a few agents and CCS themselves for comments on this. As you'd expect CCS toe the party line, saying it offers a bright new future, yada yada. Cruise agents aren't all that happy, who would be when your commission just got slashed?
I get that, it's not nice when someone tampers with your long standing business model. But perhaps some cruise agents need to take a good long look at themselves if they agree with the opinion of this un-named agent -
Another agent said it could lead to a change in clientele for P&O, Princess and Cunard: "CCS will get the quantity, but not the quality."
So apparently this agent's main cause for concern is that the commission changes will change the "quality" of passengers/customers who book cruises. Therein lies the reason for this rant. As a customer facing business, that seems a pretty 19th Century attitude, no? He's happy to offer cruise deals to his customers, as long as they are the right "quality". Unbelievable.


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Effective Dec. 1, 2008, S&S Cycle president Brett Smith will resign as head of his family's company. Chairman George Smith will assume the role of CEO for the interim.
Brett Smith has served as president for the past six and a half years,
during which time he assisted with the formation of the MIC's American
V-twin Aftermarket Committee, helped establish EPA and CARB certified
engine programs and served as an advocate for the V-twin industry on a
global scale. He was also instrumental in the development and release
of the 50-state 2010 emissions compliant S&S X-Wedge engine.
"I am confident the measures we've taken over the past several years
with respect to new products like the X-Wedge, our dealer development
efforts, rapid international sales growth and a clear focus on
emissions related efforts have set a solid foundation on which to build
over the next decade," Smith says. "I'm looking forward to watching
things develop as a shareholder and seeking new opportunities for my
family and me."
Brett Smith help rededicate the company's efforts in classic/vintage
components with the release of the SH and P-series engines and with the
acquisition of Flathead Power assets in July, 2007. He has also been
credited with significantly growing international sales, creating
annual S&S marketing projects such as this year's 50th Anniversary
Celebration, and establishing several key alliances with companies such
as Super Flow, Mobil 1, Gates Drive Belts, and the NHRA.
George Smith left daily S&S operations in October 1993 and has served
on the Board of Directors since 1980. He has remained closely involved
with the business while assembling a successful racing team, G2