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|Dye, ASGCA Fellow, and Liddy, ASGCA, begin Ford Plantation renovation
Work has begun on a renovation and restoration at The Ford Plantation, Savannah, Ga., designed by Pete Dye, ASGCA Fellow. Tim Liddy, ASGCA, is working with Dye on the project.
"Golf Course Architecture" reports the project is expected to take one year to complete, improve the course's drainage and include a state-of-the-art irrigation system. The article states, "The front nine will undergo landscape changes to widen corridors, while the back nine will add bunkers and natural waste areas.
"'The impetus for this project was to upgrade the infrastructure of the course,' said Liddy. 'However, we then realised this was also the perfect time for a complete restoration that would renew the greens, bunkers and fairway contouring to align with Mr. Dye's vision for course. I am thrilled to work beside Mr. Dye to bring his unique touches back to The Ford Plantation golf course.'"
The entire "Golf Course Architecture" article can be found here.


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By CPT Eileen HernandezSeptember 5, 2013
Fort Leavenworth, Kan.-The sounds of revving engines filled the morning air on Fort Leavenworth as Mission Command Training Program Soldiers suited up to ride on Aug. 27. Sports bikes, cruisers and a three-wheeled bike all decked out in leather and chrome showed up to take a unit ride down to Shawnee Mission, Kan.
"The ride is designed to promote morale and bike safety," said Command Sgt. Major Gregory Nowak, Mission Command Training Program. Allparticipants inspected their personal protective gear and bikes for any deficiencies.
The MCTP motorcycle pack was made up of both old and new riders. Some have been riding for years, while others have only been riding for a few months.
"I feel that I am a junior rider, as I have about 7500 miles under my belt. I try to learn from the more senior riders in the unit when I can," said Sgt. Jason Coombs, a military intelligence noncommissioned officer with Mission Command Training Program.
Regardless of prior riding experience it is mandatory for all active duty military personnel to take the Motorcycle Safety Foundation's Basic Rider Course if they are motorcycle riders and to recertify every three years with one of two advance courses currently offered on post.
"I really enjoyed the Basic Rider Course," said Maj. Kevin Morgan, assistant operations officer, Mission Command Training Program. "It was a small course of 5-6 people and it was designed to teach people who have never even been on a motorcycle before. I am new to riding and I really enjoy it."
"The best thing that drivers can do is to be observant while driving," said Coombs. If they see a motorcyclist, they should treat his vehicle as another car. The main thing is giving them the courtesy that you would give fellow drivers. Many accidents happen because a driver failed to see a motorcyclist."
"It's important to have contingency plans for motorcycle convoys," said Nowak during a safety brief. "An experienced rider in the front who knows the route is critical and a trail vehicle with a trailer that can collect a broken down bike is standard on large rides."
"I have my cell phone set so it vibrates differently for different callers," said Lt. Col. Kurt Nielson, a seasoned rider. "It signals me without having to look at my phone as to who is calling and if it's urgent for me to pull over safely and return a call immediately or if it can wait until the ride it over."
The group also organized themselves in a formation for riding purposes. "You want to make sure you have about 2 car lengths of space of distance between riders," said Lt. Col. Cliff Cribb, operations officer, Operations Group Foxtrot, Mission Command Training Program. "You don't want to get separated by cars while on the road. Staying in a tight formation is safest while riding in a motorcycle convoy."
Safety and motorcycles seemed to go hand in hand among the group. Prior to rolling out for a ride down to Shawnee Mission, Kan., the group built on Command Sgt. Major Nowak's comments by sharing tactics, techniques and procedures for safety and comfort during rides developed over years of experience and many miles.

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Longtime restaurant isn't leaving for big Knox Street development
A big mixed-use project that's getting ready to kick off near the corner of Cole Avenue and Knox Street in Dallas won't mean the end of a long-time business on the block.
Adelmo's Ristorante has operated at 4537 Cole since 1989.
And the little 2-story building the Italian restaurant is located in dates back to the 1930s.
The 1,600 square-foot building in the 1940s and early 1950s housed a dress shop.
Starting in the late 1950s, the little storefront was occupied by a series of cafes and eateries.
Now the building – owned by investor Sarofim Realty Advisors – is smack in the middle of a retail and residential development that will take up much of the block.
But Adelmo's is staying put.
"We are not moving and as a matter of fact, our lease has been renewed," restaurant owners Eliza and Adelmo Banchetti tell me in an email.
Next door at the corner of Knox and Cole, work as already begun to convert that building into a Lululemon Athletica fitness store. The Vancouver-based retailer already has a location at NorthPark Center mall.
On the rest of the block, the Ed Kellum & Son Store and Taverna Pizzeria and Risotteria restaurants are relocating from their locations.
Sarofim and Lincoln Property Co. plan to replace them with a development that will include a new Trader Joe's grocery store, additional retail and residential space.


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Rules About Life1. Life has no rules2.
Werner Erhard
Source: http://www.everybodygoes.com/quotations/werner-erhard-quotes.htm
Contributed by: Tracy Phaup
Those who have everything appreciate nothing. Those who have nothing appreciate everything.
Source: Unknown
Contributed by: David W
Meditation hasn't got a damn thing to do with anything, 'cause all it has to do with is nothing. Nothingness. Okay? It doesn't develop the mind, it dissolves the mind. Self-improvement? Forget it, baby. It erases the self. Throws the ego out on its big brittle ass. What good is it? Good for nothing. Excellent for nothing. Yes, Lord, but when you get down to nothing, you get down to ultimate reality. It's then and exactly then that you're sensing the true nature of the universe, you're linked up with the absolute Absolute, son, and unless you're content with blowing smoke up your butt all your life, that there's the only place to be.
Bobby Case
It's never to late to do nothing!
Contributed by: Joshu
The seeker is he who is in search of himself. Give up all questions except one: "Who am I?" After all, the only fact you are sure of is that you are. The "I am" is certain. The "I am this" is not. Struggle to find out what you are in reality. To know what you are, you must first investigate and know what you are not. Discover all that you are not - body, feelings thoughts, time, space, this or that - nothing, concrete or abstract, which you perceive can be you. The very act of perceiving shows that you are not what you perceive. The clearer you understand on the level of mind you can be described in negative terms only, the quicker will you come to the end of your search and realise that you are the limitless being.
Nisargadatta Maharaj
Source: http://www.sankaracharya.org/i_am_that.php
Contributed by: LightConscious
Nothing can cure the soul but the senses, just as nothing can cure the senses but the soul.
Oscar Wilde (1854 - 1900)
Contributed by: RainbowBright
From within or from behind, a light shines through us upon things and makes us aware that we are nothing, but the light is all.
Ralph Waldo Emerson (1803 - 1882)
Source: The Essence of Wisdom, Pages: 20
Contributed by: peacey
impossible is just a big word thrown around by small men
who find it easier to live in the world they've been given
than to explore the power they have to change it.
impossible is not a fact. its an opinion.
impossible is not a declaration.
its a dare.
impossible is potential.
impossible is temporary.
impossible is nothing.
laila ali
Source: http://www.adidas.com/campaigns/iin/
Contributed by: talwar
When you're born you have nothing and when you die you have nothing.
Kensho Furuya
Source: Kodo
Contributed by: Michael
Copyright © 2016 Gaiam, Inc.


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UPDATE: "The Flash" Hasn't Cast Savitar, Says Berlanti
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When Andrew Vickers discovered some old comics in a dumpster, he did what any artist would do — OK, maybe not any artist — and transformed them into a man-sized (and -shaped) papier maché sculpture. And then he learned those comic books could have been worth nearly $30,000. The operative phrase there is could have been.
The sculpture, called "Paperboy," on display through Thursday in Sheffield, England, includes the first issue of The Avengers, which on its own might've been worth as much as $15,000 on its own. Y'know, before it was torn apart and pasted to a chicken-wire frame (granted, the comic probably wasn't in mint condition in the trash).
World of Superheroes owner Steve Eyre initially thought the sculpture was "fantastic," and then he recognized the cover of 1963's The Avengers #1 on "Paperboy's" inside-right leg.
"I've got a copy of that, which was published in 1963, that is worth well over £10,000," the retailer tells BBC News. "Then I started looking and there are six comics on this that together would be worth, even in the condition you can see, £20,000. "It would have been cheaper for Andrew to make this out of Italian marble because the raw materials that have gone in to it I could have sold for a lot more than he is going to sell this statue for."
Although most people might be angry with themselves after making such an expensive error, Vickers is amused. "To be honest I'm shocked but money has not got such a value to me. I think it is funny," he says. "I really love the idea of me creating something out of such expensive things that's worth less. I think it's brilliant."
Funny! But the former English teacher in me says that your title needs some correction. "Artist unknowingly creates sculpture out of comics worth $30,000″ says that he didn't know that he was creating a sculpture–i.e., he was sleep-sculpting. It might be better as "Artist creates sculpture out of comics unknowingly worth $30,000."
"To be honest I'm shocked but money has not got such a value to me. I think it is funny," he says. "I really love the idea of me creating something out of such expensive things that's worth less. I think it's brilliant."
Translation: " I didn't know the stupid comics i was using were worth money but i want to sound like an artist so money has no value to me. I created something inferior out of existing art which i now regret. I screwed please take me serious as an artist that uses paper mache.
^ yup.
I was going to run with "I see no inherent worth in anyone else's work so I thought I'd use it for raw materials."
I know we're probably a bit steamed at the idea of comics going to 'waste' but the thing is THEY DID!
How about making a paper mashe (?) of a figure and just covering it with photo copies of the comics, it would have looked just as cool and you wouldn't have looked like a tool.
LMFAO Long as it was just Marvel Comics that's fine… xD
"I really love the idea of me creating something out of such expensive things that's worth less. I think it's brilliant."
Someone hire this man to work in government.
I'd call it moronic.
And Adam is right about the English lesson. There's no way the poor fool "unknowingly created a sculpture".
moron trying to pass off his stupidity as a typical, "oh, i'm an artist. money don't matter to me. in fact i'm amused that i'm such a dumb ass. hahahahaha."
someone needs to take a nice, big, wet dump on his "art" & actually make it worth something.
it pains me that this was made of some legendary classic marvels rather than some corny dc books (execept for batman).
Adam, your correction is less accurate than the title! You have the word "unknowingly" modifying the word "comics," and so have titled the article about comic books that don't know their own worth.
The article title is fine, because the clause "out of comics worth $30,000″ is part of the main thought. It's somewhat confusing on first read, but totally correct.
I am mortified…this guy made the most expensive piñata, and do not even know what he has done. He actually used other people's Art to make his own work. Thumbs down >.<
Why the heck hasn't anyone drawn attention to the elephant in the room? What the devil were rare, valuable comics doing in the trash?!?!?!?
I feel like most of the people saying the artist made a dumb mistake are forgetting he found these comics in a /dumpster/. Regardless of whether or not they weren't destroyed by being in said dumpster, he clearly didn't lose any money from creating it.
Well of course big nerds like us are going to be a bit peeved, but I think it's pretty cool. It's not like the comics were yours. Anyone can treat their property however they want. If it transforms into an artist's statement, so be it!
The way the title reads, I thought that the artist was surprised that his sculpture was worth $30,000.
A more correct title would have been:
"Artist unknowingly uses comics worth $30,000 to create sculpture."
How much of an idiot do you have to be, to NOT realize that comics are often valuable?
Of course, the guy is a tool, so…..
I think what peeves me is if someone scraped down a 30 grand oil painting (because he didn't know how much it cost and found it in a dumpster) and used it for a comic the reaction from the art community would be off the charts.
It just feels off, not saying he did it on purpose just that he (especially as an artist) didn't give any thought to the fact that the comics may well have fallen into the more artistic side of the industry. It's either a sad reflection on him (as an artist) or more realistically another sad reflection on how the medium is thought of outside the fanbase.
The thing that gets to me is, Marvel's The Avengers is now the second highest grossing movie of all time at roughly 2 billion odd dollars worldwide. You'd think that, in the process of creating this sculpture of his, he would look at the cover of said issue of The Avengers and think, "gee, this comic says The Avengers #1 and is dated 1963. That's one of the biggest and most profitable movies ever made, I wonder if this might be worth something?" and save that one in particular. Even if you make the argument that he's an artist and might or might not be out of touch with what Hollywood has produced, the movie is so big that, short of being Amish or some other such religious order that shuns technology, it should be literally impossible in today's society not to have heard of The Avengers at this point. At least, that's how I see it.
Aaron, are you British? From what I understand, British grammar standards dictate that unknowingly modifies only the words immediately adjacent, while American grammar looks at the entire clause (as Clark said).
And how is there an article about expensive comics being used to create a statue, published on a comic book news site, that DOESN'T MENTION WHAT THE OTHER ISSUES ARE? Seriously, I would love to know what else this guy saw in there.
Man, it sounds like somebody's parent tossed their child's "junk". I am also a bit curious as to whether the comics were sleeved; if something is in a protective covering, I feel like it would be logical to check value even if they were in a dumpster. People inadvertently throw out items of value all the time.
I think you guys are looking at this from the perspective of a collector. Someone not from collecting would look at an item in a dumpster as garbage.
I'm not sold however that this is not a publicity stunt. You could take an Avengers cover worth only a few hundred dollars detached from the book and create a huge buzz of people asking "what if" and throwing out crazy numbers. I know how comic collectors are and there is at least one of them that probably would pay good money for this sculpture especially after the story has been unleashed.
This is all assuming dumpster comics are anywhere close to mint condition.
LMAO if you think you can get $30,000 for any paper product found in a dumpster no matter what the retailer claims his copy worth.
Comics are mass produced, it's not like tearing up a one of a kind painting it's like tearing up a print with an edition of several thousand, if not hundreds of thousands. If anything it just makes the remaining copies more valuable.
Every single comic book image on the sculpture that I see, is from a comic books that has VERY little value…..where are the valuable comic books at….(if any were really even used) ?!
sleep-sculpting makes it even crazier!
Part of me wonders if the expensive comics were actually reprints of the comics? No real way to tell from this image I don't think.
The whole thing is pretty much a fraud. The edition is a first UK edition of the Avengers as it has a cover price of "9d". Which is very strange as the first UK branded Avengers comic didn't come out until the 1970s after we decimalised the money system swapping "d" for "p"… Plus, compared to a US comic, it's oversize.
And, if you want a final piece of suspicion into the mix, the comic was sold at auction in 2011 for just £550. Someone here is DEFINITELY trying to pull a fast one as the facts don't add up. Either it's a bootleg from the 1960s or it's a fake. It just doesn't add up!
Ooops I forgot the link! http://www.sheffieldauctiongallery.com/Catalogues/ss150711/page13.html Lot 366 is the Avengers comic in question. There are a lot of other strange UK editions there too that, as far as I'm aware, shouldn't exist…


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'Meta-analysis' Clarifies Birth Conditions Associated with Autism
Posted by Alycia Halladay, PhD, director of research for environmental science, Autism Speaks
For over four decades, autism researchers have been combing through birth records to look for events that might increase the risk that a newborn goes on to develop an autism spectrum disorder (ASD). Many clues have emerged regarding the influence of such factors as prematurity, low birth weight, method of delivery, or even the season in which conception or delivery occurs. But no one study was large enough to provide definitive answers, and inconsistent results between studies have caused confusion among scientists as well as parents trying to follow the science.
Today, the respected journal Pediatrics publishes a study that goes far in cutting through the confusion. Researchers from Harvard and Brown universities reviewed and analyzed the combined results of 40 studies that looked at potential autism risk factors during the birth (perinatal) and newborn (neonatal) period.
Such a "meta-analysis" study is a powerful tool in science, as it allows researchers to combine and compare findings from different sources to get a clearer, more reliable picture of the associations between potential risks and conditions such as autism. Importantly, the study confirmed an association between autism and such conditions as abnormal fetal presentation during delivery (for example, breech), fetal respiratory distress (breathing difficulties), birth injury or trauma, low 5-minute APGAR score (a 1-10 score for assessing newborn health after delivery), newborn seizures, low birth weight, multiple births (twins, triplets, etc.), anemia (low blood iron, and being born in the summer.
Of note, preterm birth was not found to be associated with ASD, of particular interest because there had been considerable differences on this count across earlier studies. Most importantly, perhaps, the researchers concluded that the evidence did not implicate any one perinatal or neonatal factor as causing autism by itself. Rather, the evidence suggests that a combination of these factors—reflecting generally poor conditions during and immediately after birth–may increase the risk that a child with an underlying genetic disposition will develop autism.
One common thread across several of these risk factors is that they result in a lack of adequate blood flow to the brain during the birth process. One hypothesis is that, when combined with a genetic predisposition, oxygen deprivation to the brain worsens abnormal brain development. Studying these and other environmental (versus genetic) risk factors for autism is important to increase our understanding of the biology of ASD and to provide practical guidance for physicians and parents on how to avoid or modify those risk factors that can be changed.
In addition, this meta-analysis strongly suggests that pediatricians and parents should closely monitor the development of babies born in difficult situations so that early intervention can be offered should developmental issues such as autism arise. What this study does not say is that difficult birth means a baby will go on to develop autism. Rather, these conditions and complications may increase the risk of autism among those who have a genetic predisposition for developing it.
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Austin, TX - Texas Governor Rick Perry may be just days away from announcing his candidacy for the Presidency, but comments he recently made about college football are getting just as much attention.
According to the Dallas News, Perry told a reporter who asked about the possibility of the Texas A&M Aggies joining the SEC the following: ""I'll be real honest with you. I just read about it the same time as y'all did. ... As far as I know, conversations are being had. That's frankly all I know. I just refer you to the university and the decision makers over there."
The simple phrase ""As far as I know, conversations are being had" was enough to light the internet on fire with talk about the Tide, Tigers, Tennessee and others rolling through College Station in the near future. After the frantic realignment this past off season involving the Big 12, something like Texas A&M joining the SEC doesn't seem far-fetched.
ESPN.com opinion makers say it's really only a matter of time before the SEC expands.
Big 12 Commissioner Dan Beebe told the Austin American Statesman that he's taking A&M's future "Very seriously" telling the paper that "I've been doing that and dealing with this firestorm at the same time,.. I'll put it this way, I'm taking it very seriously. I've been talking to a number of people. Obviously, there are a significant number of Aggie supporters who are interested in going in that (SEC) direction


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Phelps Takes Shot at Medal Record Today
Michael Phelps has had a somewhat rocky London Olympics so far, finishing fourth in the 400-meter individual medley – an event he had won at two Games in a row – and taking silver in the 4×100-meter relay, which the U.S. men won in 2008. It is a comedown from the Beijing Games, when the swimmer set a single-Olympics record by winning eight gold medals.
But Tuesday night could change all that. Phelps stands at 17 medals in three Olympics – 2004, 2008 and 2012 – just one shy of the all-time record of 18, set by gymnast Larysa Latynina of the former Soviet Union. If he wins medals in the 200-meter butterfly – an event he's also won twice – he will tie the record. If the 4×200-meter relay team on which he swims wins, he'll break it.
Phelps already is arguably the best swimmer of all time, helping raise the profile of the sport in the U.S. and globally. The medals record would not only make him the most decorated Olympian, it also would place him in the discussion of the best athlete of all time.


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Football hosts Liberty for shot at Big South title
Winner receives conference's automatic bid to the FCS Playoffs
Maysonet, Jackolski lead Football past Coastal Carolina, 42-0
Duo combine for 384 of 446 rushing yards and four TDs
2011 Coach's Corner #8 - A Letter From The Desk Of Coach Priore
Seawolves travel to face VMI on Saturday
Football back to Big South action at VMI on Saturday
Seawolves 3-0 all-time vs. Keydets
Football routs St. Anselm, 55-6
Ground game rushes for 404 yards and 4 TDs; Essington throws for 275 yards and 3 TDs
2011: Rushed for 334 yards and four touchdowns and made 15 tackles on special teams ... three of four TDs came on his first carry of the game ... one tackle vs. Albany (11/26) ... key tackle on special teams that prevented a kick return for a touchdown vs. Liberty (11/19) ... scored on a 43-yard TD at Gardner-Webb (11/12) ... rushed for 70 yards and a touchdown vs. Coastal Carolina (10/29) ... five carries for 20 yards and a tackle on special teams at VMI (10/22) ... rushed for 169 yards and two touchdowns vs. St. Anselm (10/15) ... made three tackles on special teams vs. Presbyterian (10/8) ... had three tackles and one carry for a yard vs. Lafayette (9/24) ... made a tackle on special teams vs. Brown (9/17) ... rushed for 26 yards on five carries and made a tackle on special teams at Buffalo (9/10) ... saw action at running back and special teams against UTEP (9/3).
2010: Redshirted.
High School: A 2010 graduate of Half Hollow Hills West High School ... 2009 Hansen Award winner as the top football player in Suffolk County ... all-Long Island, all-county and all-division as a senior ... New York State Player of the Year ... Class A first team all-New York State on offense ... Division III MVP for Suffolk County ... MVP of the Suffolk County championship game, leading his team to the county title and a 12-0 record ... threw for 1,531 yards and 24 TDs and rushed for 1,789 yards and 24 TDs in 2009 ... totaled 3,873 all-purpose yards as a senior ... played for Long Island in 2010 Outback Steakhouse Empire Challenge ... also lettered in basketball and track.
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text: 07/16/12: Al Jazeera reports Egypt's prosecutor general has ordered convicted former President Hosni Mubarak back to prison nearly a month after he was moved to a military hospital in Cairo after reportedly suffering a stroke. Abdel Meguid Mahmud "has issued an order to transfer … Mubarak from the Maadi Armed Forces Hospital to Tora prison hospital after an improvement in his health," his office said in a statement on Monday. On July 4, Mahmud had ordered the formation of a committee of medical experts to look into the 84-year-old Mubarak's health and determine whether he could be moved back to prison, deputy prosecutor general Adel al-Saeed said. The doctors agreed that "Mubarak's health is currently stable with medication, and it is considered good for someone of his age," Saeed said.


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1Serving to form something, especially having a profound influence on a person's development: his formative years
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- However, Ruby's insightful arguments and the formative influence of his work mark this collection as one that merits close attention from anthropologists and filmmakers alike.
developmental, developing, growing, mouldable, malleable, impressionable, susceptible
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1.2 Linguistics Denoting or relating to any of the smallest meaningful units that are used to form words in a language, typically combining forms and inflections.
A formative element.
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Internet Can Predict Economic Trends
Internet searches help predict results, but they are also capable of giving a better understanding of some economic trends.
Unbeknown to most Internet users, each time they search certain words on Google they are helping to provide an indicator of economic activity.
Economists at the Bank of England have cottoned on to this.
Using Google's search data, the BOE's Nick McLaren and Rachana Shanbhogue compared the volume of key words, such as "unemployed" and "house prices," against official data for the labor and housing markets. In one study, the researchers found a strong correlation between the volume of searches of "estate agents" and house price inflation.
There's a fascinating chart illustrating this on page 137 of the report.
The results showed internet search terms are as accurate as traditional indicators at predicting trends; indeed, for the housing market they are even more accurate.
Internet searches have a number of other advantages over traditional indicators. They are extremely timely—in contrast, official data are published with a time lag, usually at least a month, meaning they don't provide an accurate picture of the current state of the economy. Also, the searches draw from a vast sample pool, as around 60% of the U.K.'s adult population uses the internet every day.
But, inevitably, the data comes with a drawback. Widespread use of the internet is relatively recent, so there is only a small amount of data to use for comparisons. Internet use also remains correlated with age and income, so samples may not be representative. And a lot of searches may be conducted purely out of curiosity, causing "significant noise" in the research.
Mr. McLaren and Ms. Shanbhogue say for now the BOE will monitor internet searches as part of the range of different indicators it uses to form its view of the economic outlook. But the pair predict that in the future Internet searches will become an increasingly useful source of information about economic behavior.


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Raw: Baby Hippo Debuts at Mexico City Zoo
Mexico City's Chapultepec Zoo debuted its new baby hippopotamus, the first for the zoo in 16 years. (March 6)
Cheesehead: I am beginning to doubt that there is anyone, anyone at all competent enough to run this country. I mean, actions speak louder than words, but just look at that picture of Ash Carter up there - look at him and his dumb face. He looks like who Nickelodeon would cast for SecDef if they were going to resurrect Spy Kids - he's the generic evil bureaucrat - and he's one of the best they have! And Old Hill is leading in the Polls because America just has to have 4 more years of this?


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Rumsfeld warns of weapons development : In update on terrorism, U.S. cites 7 nations again
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Published: May 22, 2002
WASHINGTON:— Defense Secretary Donald Rumsfeld, continuing a daily drumbeat of Bush administration warnings, said Tuesday that terrorists were certain to acquire nuclear, chemical or biological weapons, and "will not hesitate to use them."
He said that Iran, Iraq, Libya, North Korea and Syria were developing such weapons.
Terrorists with links to those countries, he told a Senate subcommittee, "inevitably will get their hands on them."
Separately, the State Department, in its annual update on terrorism, identified those five countries, plus Sudan and Cuba, as state sponsors of terrorist violence. The same seven countries were named last year.
But in a year defined by the Sept. 11 attacks on the United States by Al Qaeda militants, and the subsequent international crackdown on terrorism, more than 1,000 suspected Qaeda members had been arrested around the world, a department spokesman noted. And two countries, Sudan and Libya, had taken steps — deemed positive but not yet sufficient — to "get out of the business" of terror.
The report said that Iran remained the most active sponsor of terrorism, though its efforts focused increasingly on supporting Palestinian groups that have attacked Israel; Iranian support for terrorism in other areas had waned.
The latest urgent-sounding U.S. warnings of likely new terrorist attacks have not been prompted by specific threats or information, administration officials have said. That fact has raised speculation, denied by U.S. officials, of an effort to shift attention away from pre-Sept. 11 intelligence lapses, while building a case for possible attacks on terror sponsors, above all Iraq.
Tom Ridge, the director of homeland security, said Tuesday in reference to possible new attacks on U.S. targets, "It's not a question of if, it's a question of when."
But he also said that information on terrorist plans was too vague to raise the U.S. security alert above the current "yellow" level, the third-highest of five stages.
Rumsfeld said that discussing the details of the "chatter" that U.S. and other intelligence agencies pick up from terrorist groups — which has swollen recently, the White House said Tuesday — would make no sense. Of hundreds of such intercepts a day, he said, 9 in 10 appeared designed to probe government responses.
"They jerk us around, try to jerk us around, and test us," Rumsfeld said.
The administration has faced harsh criticism for not acting more decisively on, or providing more public warning of, tips that might have pointed before Sept. 11 to such an attack. Officials say they are caught between failing to provide timely warnings, even when data lack detail, and causing unneeded panic.
"You can either keep it to yourselves or you can share it," Ridge told the World Economic Forum, a business-executives group meeting here. "Depending on the source and the specificity and a few other circumstances and conditions, we may share it."
The latest blunt warnings are designed to give Americans better notice while protecting Bush against second-guessing should a new attack occur, a senior administration official told The Associated Press.
The State Department, in its report, said that there was no evidence that Iran sponsored or knew in advance of the Sept. 11 attacks. In the weeks afterward, Tehran condemned the hijacked-airplane attacks on the Pentagon and World Trade Center, and offered to help U.S. anti-terror efforts.
But hopes that this might help improve the tense U.S.-Iranian relationship were set back when Bush included Iran, with Iraq and North Korea, in the "axis of evil," supporting terror and seeking weapons of mass destruction.
Iran, the report said, continued to supply Hezbollah, the Lebanese-based militant group, and Palestinian groups with funds, haven, training and weapons. Its Revolutionary Guard and security officials actively supported terror groups.
Israel, a U.S. ally, was accused of destroying the Palestinians' security apparatus, an assertion Israel has rejected.
Iraq, according to the report, helped train and encourage terror groups, primarily to attack dissident Iraqis opposed to President Saddam Hussein.
Syria and Lebanon cooperated with the United States in the post-Sept. 11 campaign against Al Qaeda militants, the report said. They refused, however, to recognize groups that have attacked Israeli targets, such as Hamas and Hezbollah, as terrorists.
The Sudanese were "working very closely with us against the Al Qaeda problem," and Libya was also moving to end links to terror, said Francis Taylor, the State Department counterterrorism coordinator, discussing the report. But neither had taken sufficient steps to be dropped from the list of terror sponsors.
Early moves in that direction by North Korea were halted abruptly, the report said. Pyongyang was angered by the "axis of evil" declaration.
The report offered little evidence to justify inclusion of Cuba on the list, other than its harboring of a score of Basque and Colombian militants and other terror suspects. Although President Fidel Castro denounced the Sept. 11 attacks and has signed all United Nations counterterror conventions, it said, he views use of terror as a legitimate revolutionary tactic.
Overall, terrorist attacks in 2001 claimed a record 3,547 lives, the report said.


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Comic-Con 2010: Comics Enter the eBook Era
It's a sure bet that any device with a screen will eventually be able to display comics. Micah Baldwin is working to make that happen as we speak. The CEO of Boulder, Colo.-based Graphic.ly (previously known as Take Comics) works with publishers like Marvel Comics to create apps so that valuable properties like Spider-Man can be available on any computer or mobile device. "This is the future," says Baldwin, using the recent news that ebooks are now outselling hardcovers on Amazon as proof.
But Baldwin has added a unique new spin to livening up otherwise flat 2D pages. On top of being able to zoom in on any panel, and erase the color to expose the inking technique beneath, readers (when reading comics through Baldwin's app, which is currently available for PC and Mac computers, as well as various mobile devices) can make comments about any item within the frame and let their comments be read by millions of other fans — including the creators.
Baldwin gets around DRM (digital rights management) licensing issues is by making the reader a free app. Books are actually purchased and read via cloud servers, which means that readers don't actually get a copy, and everybody actually views the same pages and the same remarks, whether they're made by a long-time fan or a young budding reader (but not too young; while the app is free to download, some e-book are only available to those 13 and older). Readers can turn off the commentary feature if they prefer to just read or listen to the audio commentary that's inset into the pages like a DVD special feature.
So what do the masses think? I went over to the nearby paper comics aisle and asked Joseph Lampone, 37, a longtime fan of comics and high school teacher, what he thought of the transition from paper to pixels. "Technology is wonderful," he said, taking the Graphic.ly equipped iPad and scrolling around the pages. He zoomed in on the bloody throat of a decapitated body and squinted. "I really like this, though I'm still going to keep buying my Spider-Man [print] comics. I want to keep those forever. The problem is that I only have a limited budget to spend so have to choose what I can get. Still, I like this," he said.


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Saturday, 03/24/2012
Higher Ground, South Burlington, VT
Set 1: I'm Yours[1], Born to Be Wild[2]
[1] With Mike on acoustic guitar.
[2] With Mike on bass and guitar.
Notes: Mike sat in with Keller Williams for "I'm Yours" and "Born to Be Wild."
Musicians: Keller Williams, Mike Gordon (Guest)


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Magenta Living empowers tenants with work opportunities
Published by Anne Wilson for Magenta Living in Housing and also in Communities
Magenta Living is about much more than bricks and mortar – it provides added value for its tenants and the wider community.
Magenta Living works hard to encourage tenants to gain employment which has a financial impact for them, plus a huge social impact within communities.
The organisation itself employs 576 people, 496 of whom are local. Magenta Living highlights during 2013/2014 include:
- Creating 17 new apprenticeships across Building Services, Housing Management and the supply chain. A further eight apprentices will start work shortly.
- Supporting six local school careers fairs.
- Partnership working with Ingeus, creating four paid work placements for young people.
- Helping 48 young people complete pre-employment courses.
- Free training given 496 tenants in a wide range of subjects including Maths and English that will help improve their employability.
- Engaging 50 tenants at a training open day at one of our community properties.
- Referring 88 people to the 'Working on Wirral' programme, which has resulted in 11 Magenta Living tenants securing jobs.
- Supporting 83 enterprises to create 14 jobs via Wirral CVS's business development project.
- Inviting every young person living in our properties to a series of Careers 'Take-off' events, which resulted in over 200 individuals attending.
- Working in partnership with Wirral Metropolitan College to support 181 young people from our communities through a discretionary fund that has helped them to continue their studies.
Brian Simpson, Chief Executive at Magenta Living says: "These figures demonstrate that our commitment to being socially responsible from an employment perspective is being delivered. It's encouraging to see how much our tenants are embracing training opportunities with a view to enhancing their employability skills."
Magenta Living plays a key role within Wirral, and will continue to maximise its impact by creating employment opportunities for the benefit of its communities.
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vanitas - Latin for vanity, refers to a type of still life consisting of a collection of objects that symbolize death — the brevity of human life and the transience of earthly pleasures and achievements (e.g., a human skull, a mirror, and broken pottery).
Such paintings were particularly popular in the sixteenth and seventeenth centuries, especially in the Netherlands.
France, Troyes, Dance of Death, 16th century, incunabulum, illustrated with hand-colored woodcuts, Saxon State Library, Dresden, Germany. Based on a 14th century morality poem by an unidentifiable author, the Dance of Death evolved into a set of illustrated verses depicting a dialogue between Death and people of all social ranks. The theme was very popular in 15th and 16th century Christian Europe, reminding the living that rank and station in life were meaningless in the face of death. The illustrations show representations of ecclesiastical and secular society being carried off by Death. The pages displayed here show the Pope, the Emperor, a cardinal, and a king.
Jacques de Gheyn the Elder (Dutch, 1565-1629), Vanitas Still Life, 1603, oil on wood panel, 32 1/2 x 21 1/4 inches (82.6 x 54 cm), Metropolitan Museum of Art, NY. See Dutch art and niche.
Pieter Claesz (Dutch, 1597/98 - 1660), Vanitas Still Life with the Spinario, 1628, oil on wood panel, 70.5 x 80.5 cm, Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam, Netherlands. See ontbijt (breakfast piece).
Willem van Aelst (Dutch, 1627-after 1682), Vanitas Flower Still Life, c. 1656, oil on canvas, 22 x 18 1/4 inches (55.9 x 46.4 cm), North Carolina Art Museum, Raleigh.
Paul Cézanne (French, 1839-1906), Still Life with Skull (Nature morte au crane), 1895-1900, oil on canvas, 21 3/8 x 25 5/8 inches (54.3 x 65 cm), Barnes Foundation, Merion, Pennsylvania. Also see Post-Impressionism.
Paul Cézanne, Pyramid of Skulls, c. 1901, oil on canvas, 14 5/8 x 17 7/8 inches (37 x 45.5 cm), private collection, Venturi no. 753.
Vincent van Gogh (Dutch, 1853-1890), Skull with Burning Cigarette, Winter 1886/1887 (Antwerp), oil on canvas, 32.5 x 24 cm, Rijksmuseum Vincent van Gogh, Amsterdam, F 212. See Post-Impressionism.
Also see flattery and posterity.


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"Our club has reached agreement with San Lorenzo on the transfer of the young Argentine talent," Atletico said in a statement on their website (www.clubatleticodemadrid.com) late on Tuesday.
"The young footballer is known for his speed, talent and ability, which have made him one of the attacking reference points for his team, for whom he has scored eight goals this season," added the Champions League runners-up.
Atletico are facing a summer of transition after a sensational season when they won their first La Liga title in 18 years and lost to city rivals Real Madrid in the final of Europe's elite club competition.
Several players who have impressed under Argentine coach Diego Simeone, including top scorer Diego Costa, midfielders Koke and Arda Turan and defender Miranda, were targets for wealthier clubs, according to Spanish media.
Correa, 19, who hails from Lionel Messi's home town of Rosario, has helped favourites San Lorenzo reach the Libertadores Cup semi-finals, which will be held after the conclusion of the World Cup finals in Brazil in July.
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Britons were slaves, too
What did the Romans ever do for us?
When Julius Caesar invaded Britain in 55BC and again in 54BC, Rome held its breath: what would this mysterious, distant land yield?
Not much, was the answer: Cicero (whose brother Quintus was with Caesar) wrote in a letter that there was no prospect of any serious booty from the place except slaves and, he added, pretty uncultured ones at that. So began our ancestors' enslavement. The geographer Strabo includes slaves and hunting-dogs among Britain's major exports.
The full invasion of Britain took place under Claudius (right) in AD43. Slave-traders came over with the army, and a provincial slave-market sprang up. There may have been as many as 100,000 slaves. Two documents found in London provide the evidence: one containing the instruction 'turn that girl into cash'; and the other recording the purchase by one Vegetus of a woman from Gaul called Fortunata, 'or whatever name she is known by'. Interestingly, Vegetus was also a slave, assistant to another slave in the imperial entourage, Montanus. Once one was part of the abhorrent trade, a taste for it set in.
Sexual exploitation of slaves was, of course, commonplace (one tombstone commemorates three slave children from one household). The tablets from Vindolanda near Hadrian's Wall indicate the existence of male and female slaves in the garrison, some literate. But household slaves, and certainly imperial slaves, led less grim lives than rural slaves - lumped together with farm-animals and tools in terms of status - and slaves working in the mines and quarries (one tablet mentions iron fetters). Enslavement was a common punishment for rebellion.
The point is that garrisoning Britain was an expensive business. The only way for Rome to recoup its losses was to exploit the British people as ruthlessly as possible, and enslavement was a very important and lucrative way of doing it.


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John Wiley Price is the latest, but he won't be the last
So with a weekend to think about it, have you changed your mind on Dallas County Commissioner John Wiley Price's guilt or innocence on federal corruption charges? Yes, a rhetorical question.
I hope you spent time absorbing our newspaper's exhaustive coverage of the Price story. It was some of our best people doing some of their best work. If you didn't, for shame. This is Dallas history playing out before your eyes. Start here.
The point, as we'll learn, isn't whether Price did it or didn't. We can believe what we wish; I happen to fall on the "c'mon, everyone has known this forever" side. I do believe Price, over the years, has refined his scam, perhaps even perfected it. The problem, of course, was that it was impossible to contain many of the details when the heart of the enterprise was putting the arm on someone for favorable treatment.
The point isn't even whether the feds can prove their case. This thing hasn't taken this long because the FBI and U.S. Attorney's Office take long lunches.
Price's notoriety — and, yes, his race — work in his favor here because the feds would not dare rush ahead with a slipshod case against so prominent a defendant. And make no mistake, you would have a hard time finding a more politically powerful defendant around here than John Wiley Price.
Public opinion matters only as it affects the jury pool. And here's the point: Can the feds prove up enough of this indictment to a jury of John Wiley Price's peers in a federal courthouse in Dallas, Texas?
All the rest is background and conjecture. Interesting background and conjecture, but nothing more.
If you've been following along, you may have seen some variation of this notion: "No matter how this turns out, John Wiley Price's indictment is a good thing, that the waning of his influence and eventual departure from our political scene can't be bad. It gives us a chance to start fresh."
There's little doubt that doing business in Dallas County could be more on the up-and-up without a guy like Price wetting his beak on whichever deal he saw fit. It also could be exactly the same, if not worse.
How so? Ask yourself this: If you believe, as I believe, that Price did these things over 10 years or more, how plausible is it that no other Dallas County official, elected or appointed, knew? It's not, of course. For every job bidder who benefited from Price's thumb on the scale, there was another who walked away feeling cheated. Every cheated bidder might not know enough to complain, but some certainly do. And to whom?
I'd start with a different Dallas County commissioner or county official. After awhile, when nothing happened, I'd know the score. This was the way the field was striped in Dallas County; if you want to make money here, you should know that.
If Price's departure, forced or not, from our political scene changed all that, I'd ask how. And why didn't that happen when no less a black community icon than Al Lipscomb was revealed to be under the thumb of the dominant cab company in Dallas? Why didn't that happen when a rising-star Dallas City Council member like Don Hill was revealed to have his hand out to developers in a cruder form of the Price scam?
Both were convicted, although Lipscomb's was overturned for reasons that had nothing to do with the evidence against him. Why didn't their cases end political corruption in Dallas, Texas?
Removing the bad actor does not remove the temptation, and let's admit that the temptation is pretty much permanent: Gobs of government money, people who want their hands on it and a few understanding the system well enough to take advantage.
Price may be the latest, but he's not the last.


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Capital One Cup News
Trending: Clubs await UCL draw, Cillessen and Bravo complete moves
The Champions League draw takes place on Thursday, but it seems unlikely Joe Hart will be waiting to find out who Man City are playing.
Accrington shock Burnley with Matty Pearson extra-time winner
Matty Pearson's winner in the final minute of extra time ensured Accrington pulled off an EFL Cup shock in their meeting with Burnley.
Fulham beat Middlesbrough with late Christensen winner
Lasse Vigen Christensen's extra-time goal gave Championship side Fulham a deserved 2-1 victory over Premier League Middlesbrough in the EFL Cup.
Sunderland beat Shrewsbury Town with Adnan Januzaj strike
Adnan Januzaj's first goal for Sunderland handed David Moyes his maiden competitive victory as the Black Cats beat League One Shrewsbury 1-0.
Marc Wilson winner as Bournemouth reach EFL Cup third round
Bournemouth registered their first win of the season as Marc Wilson's fine strike saw them overcome League Two table-toppers Morecambe 2-1.
Chelsea take on Leicester in EFL Cup, Manchester City face Swansea
Leicester City take on Chelsea and Manchester City will face Swansea City in the EFL Cup's third round.


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Showtime releases 'Dexter's' official Season 8 trailer
Showtime releases "Dexter's" official Season 8 trailer
"I shot the wrong person in that trailer," says Deb in the 3-minute trailer.
"Game of Thrones" mulls ending after Season 7
The number of seasons is up in the air, but producers may the number of books, at seven.
"HIMYM" makes the "mother" a full-time cast member
Cristin Milioti will become the first series regular added since the CBS comedy began.
Amy Poehler talks comedy with "The Wire" creator
The "Parks and Rec" star was part of a media panel last night with David Simon. PLUS: The annotated wisdom of Amy Poehler.
Watch Seth MacFarlane sing on "The Simpsons"
The "Family Guy" honcho hits on Marge in the season finale.
Mary Lynn Rajskub hopes Chloe is aboard for the "24" reboot
The actress has not heard yet from producers.


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Guzzi, R, Ballista, G, Di Nicolantonio, W, Carboni, E (2001). Aerosol maps from GOME data. ATMOSPHERIC ENVIRONMENT, 35(30), 5079-5091.
AbstractIn this paper, we present a methodology to calibrate the surface reflectance seen by satellite and validate the aerosol optical properties retrieved by the GOME instrument. Data are also visualized in maps by a tool properly developed, named GOMEView. The validation procedure is based on ground measurements obtained by sunphotometers. Results show that calibration of the surface reflectance is crucial to obtain the best results, i.e. in agreement with the ground measurements. Aerosol data have also been classified on the basis of their optical properties evidencing for instance, the presence of desert aerosol over the sea along the west coast of Sahara. Cloud retrievals were also analyzed in terms of their occurrence and amount. (C) 2001 Elsevier Science Ltd. All rights reserved.
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Dr. Ken Perkins appointed provost and vice president for academic affairs
May 21, 2012
Perkins, a member of Longwood's faculty since 1984, has served as interim vice president for academic affairs since July 2010. Before that, he served for three years as executive assistant to the president for student success, where he focused on student recruitment and retention.
"On behalf of the Board of Visitors, I would like to say that we feel privileged to have an individual in this role who understands Longwood's history and values and who has a bright vision for the university's future," said Rector Marianne Radcliff '92.
In his Longwood career, Perkins chaired the Sociology Department for five years; served as associate vice president for academic affairs for two years; and directed the university's reaffirmation of accreditation from the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools, which culminated successfully in 2003 after a three-year effort. He received the Maria Bristow Starke Award for Faculty Excellence in 1999 and a Fuqua Excellence in Teaching Award in 2004.
"It is an honor to serve Longwood," Perkins said during the Board of Visitors' meeting May 12 after his appointment was announced.
Referencing two current initiatives, Perkins said he wants the Longwood Salary Study by Sibson Consulting to "move forward" and the Academic Strategic Plan to "become part of the fabric of how we do business. I want my office to enhance the ability of the faculty to do what they were hired to do-and what they love to do-which is to teach, conduct research and explore their creative interests. What takes place in the classroom is sacred in the sense of engagement, enlightenment and stimulation of the curiosity of students. We must make sure we never compromise the integrity of the classroom experience-whether it's a virtual or a real classroom."
"I am a faculty member at heart. I miss the classroom every day," he said.
As a sociologist, Perkins' research has focused primarily on volunteer fire and rescue organizations in the United States and Canada. He is the co-author of two books on this subject, The Future of Volunteer Fire and Rescue Services: Taming the Dragons of Change and Leading Career and Volunteer Firefighters: Searching for Buried Treasure, and numerous scholarly articles. He has been a member of the Prospect Volunteer Fire Department since 1985.
A native of Cochran, Ga., Perkins has an associate degree from Middle Georgia College, bachelor's and master's degree from Valdosta State College, and a Ph.D. from Virginia Tech. He previously served two terms on the Prince Edward County School Board. He and his wife, Marie Hoge-Perkins, a social worker for Prince Edward County, have two children, Drew and Whitney. Perkins' hobbies include motorcycles (he owns two), and he is a "huge" fan of the fiction writer Larry McMurtry, whose books line the shelves in his office.


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To sustain the Save La Mesa Watershed Project, Bantay Kalikasan, in partnership with the MWSS and the Q.C. Government, rehabilitated and renovated a 33 hectare public park located right outside the natural boundaries of the watershed and 40 meters below the reservoir. In September 2004, it was renamed La Mesa Ecopark and reopened to the public. All income generated by La Mesa Ecopark is utilized for the continuous preservation and protection of La Mesa Watershed.
The La Mesa Ecopark provides healthful outdoor recreation and a true forest experience. It is a living classroom and laboratory for environmental education and aims to be a center for biodiversity conservation. Today, the park continues to be a popular destination for photography shoots, family outings and picnics, and educational field trips. In fact, it doubled visitor traffic - from getting 155,666 in 2005 to 281,846 in 2006. The Association of Tourism Officers of the Philippines (ATOP) in coordination with the Department of Tourism nominated the Project in August 2006 for their Best Tourism Practices Awards. In 2007, the Department of Tourism again nominated it as an official candidate for the prestigious Pacific Asia Travel Association (PATA) Awards, Environment Category.
Because of its success and popularity, La Mesa Ecopark has become a center for Bantay Kalikasan's environmental advocacies and causes. It has contributed to the program's growing national prominence as the premier media-based environmental organization in the country.The Park has also been chosen as the venue for many prestigious environmental events, some of which were: Launch of President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo's 20 Million Trees for Life Project (18 July 2007); USAID and USDOE's Environmental Summer Camp with Ambassador Kristie Kenney as guest of honor (20 April 2007); and Ms. Philippines Earth Candidates' Environmental Tour and Treeplanting (13 April 2007).
La Mesa Ecopark continues to be a venue for both recreation and raising environmental awareness.


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The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo
by Stieg Larsson
Christer Malm
Character Analysis
Christer is Millennium's art director and designer, "an exhibitionist gay celebrity" (3.55). He takes over for Blomkvist when Blomkvist exits the magazine after the Wennerström scandal. We don't get to know him well, but he seems like a good guy.


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Idaho Rules of Civil Procedure Rule 19(a)(1). Persons to be Joined if Feasible.
A person who is subject to service of process shall be joined as a party in the action if (1) in the person's absence complete relief cannot be accorded among those already parties, or (2) the person claims an interest relating to the subject of the action and is so situated that the disposition of the action in the person's absence may (i) as a practical matter impair or impede the person's ability to protect that interest or (ii) leave any of the persons already parties subject to a substantial risk of incurring double, multiple, or otherwise inconsistent obligations by reason of the claimed interest. If the person has not been so joined, the court shall order that the person be made a party. If the person should join as a plaintiff but refuses to do so, the person may be made a defendant, or, in a proper case, an involuntary plaintiff.
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THE fireworks display at the castle has become a significant highlight in the town's calendar and is an evening to which many of us always look forward; all who contribute to the event, in whatever capacity deserve to be commended for their time and effort.
Much less welcome, however, is the detritus left behind afterwards, strewn everywhere along the roads, lanes and green spaces around the castle. Castle Green in particular is a damned disgrace, still littered with bottles, cans, plastic glasses, styrofoam cups, fast food packaging and so forth nearly a fortnight after the event.
What sort of impression do you think that leaves on people passing by (on what is a main route through the town) or coming to visit the castle itself? A grotty little town full of grotty little people? Is that how we want to present ourselves? I really don't think we do.
I'm aware that some residents have been out to litterpick but it should not be incumbent on them to clear up after those too idle or thoughtless to find a bin. I myself pick up rubbish throughout the year when walking my dog round the castle (since the management responsible for the stewardship of the site no longer appears to have the time, resources or, possibly, the inclination to attend to this properly) so to see my home environs turned overnight into a tip is particularly disheartening.
The blame clearly lies with the socially-retarded individuals incontinently leaving their refuse scattered behind them. However, the onus must fall on the event organisers and/or council to return the aforementioned areas of the town to a presentable state following the fireworks; the charity patently has the best interests of the town at heart so I therefore trust they are willing to resolve this issue now that they have successfully held their fundraiser.
Because the wider context is that, if we can't rely on our elected representatives to effectively and consistently address problems like littering which blight our day-to-day existence, what hope do we have that the larger, complex issues like shaping the town (re-instating the mere, for example) won't be fudged by the inevitable local politicking. Sometimes you wish someone would light a fire under them and liven their ideas up a little. I'll leave you to draw your own fittingly Fawkesian analogy there. - Name and address supplied.


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This is related to a stackoverflow question on DB design and my answer there.
To summarize relationships:
- Customer, vendor and distributor are types of organizations.
- One organization can have many contacts, a contact belongs to only one organization.
A few notes on tables:
- The Organization table has columns common to all organizations.
- The Customer, Vendor, and Distributor tables contain only specific columns for each one.
- The primary key in the Customer table also serves as a foreign key to Organization ID; same for Vendor and Distributor.


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While I was sleeping soundly under the influence of the medication, I had this weird dream where my teeth came off for no reason.
It was unimaginable and I looked horrible. I went to the dentist and asked about the solution....then I just woke up!! and my first thought was: did I just lost my teeth? Haha!! Thank God it was just a dream because I definitely don't look good without the teeth...haha!!
If you are a kid and you lost one or two, people call it CUTE...
But if you are this,
I'm sure you have an answer already right?
It looked horrible...anyway not gonna watch the Chelsea game tonight...wanna catch up on my sleep...hopefully, this time no bad or weird dreams...
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El Cajon, CA USA, September 28th, 2013- Surrounded by family and a host of volunteers, U.S Army SGT.Odin Ayala smiled as his new home was professionally landscaped as part of the Home for Our Troops program. Hundreds of volunteers from around the county guided by professional landscaper and television host Ahmed Hassan descended on two new homes provided by Home For Our Troops, a non-profit organization that provides housing for severely injured veterans. David Brooks / U-T San Diego Mandatory Photo Credit; DAVID BROOKS / UTSANDIEGO Zuma Press copyright 2013
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