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LARGO — The Florida Department of Environmental Protection has weighed in on the city's plans to clean up arsenic contamination in Largo Central Park Nature Preserve, nine months after the city submitted its cleanup plans for approval.
The department's answer: We approve. But you're not done yet.
The department wants soil tests done on some private properties around the preserve.
The DEP approved the city's plan to remove soil around the preserve's observation tower, which has been identified as an "arsenic hot spot." The observation tower, built from pretreated lumber, has been closed since late 2008, and sawdust from its construction has been mentioned as a possible source of the contamination. Soil tests near the tower have found levels of arsenic more than 11 times higher than the state's recommended level.
The city plans to remove and replace the top 6 inches of soil around the tower. City Engineer Leland Dicus said the staff hopes to clear the contaminated soil out before summer rains turn the area into wetlands. If that happens, it could be another year before the observation tower and nearby walkways could be reopened.
The DEP also wants Largo to conduct additional testing on non-city properties around the nature preserve, for both arsenic and benzo(a)pyrene, a chemical substance found in automobile exhaust, tar and asphalt.
Arsenic can be toxic, but the likelihood and degree of harm depends on the amount of exposure. The mere presence of arsenic does not create a health risk. Benzo(a)pyrene is suspected of causing cancer in humans, according to the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency.
Both substances have been found in soil in the nature preserve, and the DEP wants additional testing on the adjacent properties of Missing Links Driving Range and Everest University, both on East Bay Drive. Parts of the 31-acre nature park and surrounding lands were used as a landfill from the 1960s through the early 1980s.
Dicus said the city staff is mulling its options on the non-city properties.
"We're still evaluating how we would need to proceed in those areas," he said. "The letter does seem to suggest that they're asking for sampling off Largo property."
The DEP sent its letter to Largo Feb. 17, nearly nine months after the city sent its cleanup plan for state approval. The long lag time is nothing new in the discussion of contamination of the nature preserve. In 2008, the DEP told city management it needed to do more testing on soil and groundwater in the nature preserve. That notice came four years after Largo submitted its previous cleanup actions for state approval.
The former landfill site has long been the subject of testing. The EPA conducted several tests there in the early 2000s and decided not to classify it as a Superfund site. It forwarded its findings to the DEP, though, kicking off a decade-long back-and-forth between the city and the state over the nature preserve, which opened in 2002.
Parts of the nature preserve have been closed since 2008, and the entire park was closed from 2010 until January due to a project on a stormwater treatment pond. The park, home to alligators, otters and more than 100 species of birds, is located at 150 Highland Ave. SE, just south of East Bay Drive, and is open daily from 6:30 a.m. until one hour before sunset.
If the city staff can get the soil in contaminated areas removed, and get a final okay from the DEP, the entire nature preserve could be open to the public sometime this year, Dicus said. But he stopped short of setting a timeline. He hopes to have a better idea of the timetable for a presentation to the City Commission in April.
"Hopefully, the end is in sight," Dicus said.
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it's 11:40 and I'm not in bed, this is a problem.
Also, the collar of my shirt smells like baby vomit and I find it oddly comforting.
I just wanted to let you know I have a giveaway coming up (I KNOW! SINCE WHEN DO I DO GIVEAWAYS?), in fact so do several of my friends because we're all giving away the same thing. If you want to win a tasty date with your hubby, or baby daddy, or casual lover, or your mom maybe, then stay tuned.
I feel like Oprah, except on a much, much, much smaller scale of course.


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CVE Data Sources (Archived)IMPORTANT: This page was moved to "archive" status on November 21, 2013.
The most current version of CVE data sources is available on the CVE Coverage and Data Sources page.
From 1999 through November 2013, numerous organizations in the information security community provided CVE with vulnerability information that helped MITRE create new CVE Identifiers. This information was provided to MITRE in the form of "submissions," which were derived from the submitting data source's vulnerability databases, probe lists from assessment tools, periodic vulnerability summaries, etc.
With multiple submissions from different organizations (a process which continues today, see Data Sources/Product Coverage for current information), MITRE had a richer set of information to use when creating CVE Identifiers. This improved the quality of those CVE Identifiers, which in turn made CVE more useful to all parties. For example, the resulting CVE Identifiers may have provided additional references for people to include in their own databases. Also, since CVE did not rely on any one source, it had a better chance of identifying all publicly known security problems, which then provided a more comprehensive set of vulnerabilities and exposures for everyone. (Note that all data sources made decisions about which vulnerabilities or exposures they included in their own databases. They may have excluded a security problem from their own database because it was not sufficiently proven to exist, there was incomplete information, the problem was not important to the data source's customers, etc.)
Each CVE data source received a "backmap," which linked its own database items to the resulting CVE names. This helped reduce the amount of labor that the data source had to perform when mapping their database to CVE names.
Individuals from the organizations noted below provided MITRE with vulnerability information (e.g., vulnerability databases, probe lists from assessment tools, periodic vulnerability summaries, etc.). The MITRE Corporation thanks all of these organizations for their contributions as data sources to the CVE Initiative during this time period.
Previous Sources
Data Sources for Security Problems, 1999 – November 2013
The organizations noted below gave MITRE permission to use their regularly published vulnerability summaries to help keep CVE current and comprehensive with respect to the newest security problems.
Older Sources
Data Sources for Legacy Security Problems, Summer 2000
CVE was created in 1999. A large number of vulnerabilities and exposures were discovered and publicized before then. These are referred to as "legacy problems." While CVE includes the most serious and well-known legacy problems, there was in Summer 2000 a backlog of other legacy problems that still needed to be assigned a CVE name.
During summer 2000, the following organizations provided MITRE with stripped copies of their entire vulnerability databases. These databases helped MITRE to create more legacy CVE names, which in turn made CVE more comprehensive with respect to "legacy" vulnerabilities and exposures.
Data Sources for Legacy Security Problems, Winter 1999
In November and December of 1999, MITRE requested organizations to provide a "top 100 list" of vulnerabilities and exposures that they wanted to see in CVE. Over 800 submissions were provided. Those submissions helped expand CVE to more than 500 entries (Version 20000118).
The following organizations provided MITRE with their top 100 lists:
Data Sources for the Draft CVE, Spring-Summer 1999
Before CVE was publicly released in September 1999, a "draft CVE" was created and submitted to the Editorial Board for feedback. ISS (later acquired by IBM), L-3 Security (later acquired by Symantec), SANS, and Netect (later acquired by BindView, which was later acquired by Symantec) provided information that was used to help create the draft CVE. Data was also drawn from other sources including Bugtraq and NTBugtraq posts, CERT advisories, and security tools such as Network Associates, Inc.'s (later acquired by McAfee, Inc.) CyberCop Scanner, Cisco's NetSonar, and AXENT's (later acquired by Symantec) NetRecon.


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"If anything can go wrong, it will," or "Anything that can go wrong, will go wrong."
Most know these lines as variations on Murphy's Law. There's a whole huge history behind Murphy's Law and its relation to probability and if I were to try to get into it all here, this simple blog post would run for pages and pages. Just know that Murphy was a real person, an engineer in the 40s whom the law was attributed.
As I was poking around the information superhighway, I came across this site where Murphy-esque laws have been created for professions, products, and hobbies.
Strangely, webcam video recording seemed to have been left off the list, so I've corrected that to introduce mailVU's Laws of Webcam Video Recording!
- You think you'll get your webcam video done in one take, but you won't. Even the pros rarely get before the camera and successfully get their lines right the first time. It's ok! Take as long as you need to get your video messages just right. Be sure to take time to prep yourself and what you want to say. Play back your mailVU video after recording to make sure you like it. If not, just click Record again and overwrite the file with a fresh video.
- On the day you plan to make your video message, you'll wear that shirt with the bright lime green stripes. You've got a lot going on, so it's easy to forget things like appropriate attire for the camera. Loud colors and patterns don't really play well for webcams, but this is an easy fix. Go into your closet and find a nice solid color you'll look good in.
- You'll finally get all your lines right, conveying your message beautifully… only to playback your webcam video and realize there's low or no audio. Another easy fix; use a headset microphone if your computer doesn't register sound very well. Before you start your formal recording, go to mailVU.com and create a quick test video to check your sound levels. Also, be sure you're in an environment where you have good lighting, a good background, and where your sound won't be drowned out by background noise.
- You'll be all set to record, but your webcam won't be. Take a look at this post describing how to resolve common technical issues with your webcam. This article provides instructions on how to set your microphone level, and what to do if your webcam doesn't show video.
Keep these webcam video recording laws in mind and everything that can go right, will!
Once you've created a stellar video marketing message, you'll want to package it up professionally. Use a mailVU Business Plan account to distribute branded video messages throughout your social media channels, website and video mail. Business Plan users may also download their videos and process them with video editing software. The finished product can be uploaded back to your mailVU account for hosting and distribution.
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Seismic Hazards -- Maps, Probabilities, and EQ Engineering
A seismic zone could be one of three things:
What is seismic hazard? What is a seismic hazard map? How are they made? How are they used? Why are there different maps, and which one should I use?
Seismic hazard is the hazard associated with potential earthquakes in a particular area, and a seismic hazard map shows the relative hazards in different areas.
Where can I find seismic zone maps with 0, 1, 2, 3, 4? What seismic zone is location X in? What is the seismic zone number for Federal site Z?
Building code maps using numbered zones, 0, 1, 2, 3, 4, are practically obsolete. 1969 was the last year such a map was put out by this staff.
Determining your risk with regard to earthquakes, or more precisely shaking from earthquakes, isn't as simple as finding the nearest fault.
Published maps will only provide generalized, uninterpreted information about specific areas.
You should consider the following factors when deciding whether or not to get earthquake insurance:
Try the Multidisciplinary Center for Earthquake Engineering Research website for that information.
Unfortunately, this is almost the same question as "Can you predict earthquakes?" A particular area can be "having a lot of earthquakes" for many different reasons, and we usually cannot tell why.Sometimes there are many earthquakes because they are pa
The National Seismic Hazards Mapping project provides an online web tool for determining the probability of a large earthquake within 50 kilometers (~31 miles) of a specific location over a certain time period.
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Alberta Ledesma celebrated her 80th birthday with a reception/dinner on April 7 in Hoisington. Hosts for the event were her son Herman and wife Nancy and her sister, Gina Zamarripa, all of Great Bend.
Gladys Apel will celebrate her 80th birthday with a Come-and-Go reception from 2 to 4 p.m. on April 7 at the Great Bend Recreation Center, 1214 Stone. Hosts for the event will be her husband Norman; her children Mike Price from Haysville, Eddie and Terry Price from Great Bend, Bob Price from Cushing, Okla., and Sherri Cox of Derby; and her step-children Gerilyn Hoard and David Apel, both of Salina, Briana Ernst of Henderson, Nev., and Amy Astrab of Derby.
Wilbur Cotten will celebrate his 91st birthday with a family dinner.
Maxine Rogers will celebrate her 101st birthday on March 27 with a card shower.
Vivian Grossardt will celebrate her 90th birthday with an open house from 2 to 4 p.m. on Saturday, March 24, at the Claflin United Methodist Church, Third and Hamilton in Claflin. Hosts for the reception will be her children, Jim and Linda Grossardt of Minden, Neb., Joan and Stan Sutton of Topeka, Ted and Gretchen Grossardt of Paris, Ky., and Marie and Dan Bachman of Susank. She has two grandchildren and three great-grandchildren.
Bernice Koch will celebrate her 98th birthday on March 16 with a card shower.
Helen Jonas will celebrate her 80th birthday on Feb. 29 with a card shower.
Patricia (Pat) Thorson will celebrate her 90th birthday with an Open House from 1 to 3 p.m. on Feb. 26 at Grove Park Club in Ellinwood. Hosts for the event will be her five children, Patty (Rick) Kirkpatrick, Jim Thorson and John Thorson all of Ellinwood, Greg Thorson of Great Bend, and Jeff (Dori) Thorson of Omaha, Neb. She has four grandchildren, Andy (Jen) Kirkpatrick of Ellinwood, Ashley (Derek) Ohl of Manhattan, and TJ LaRocca and Lindsey (AJ) Campbell, all of Omaha, Neb.; and two great-grandchildren Madison Kirkpatrick of Ellinwood, and Oliver Campbell of Omaha, Neb.
John Detmer will celebrate his 80th birthday on Feb. 21 with a card shower. Born on Feb. 21, 1932 in the Willowdale area, he is a retired farmer and past owner of EQ Muffler. He served in the Air Force during the Korean War. On Sept. 5, 1964 he married Helen Debes. He has four children and three grandchildren, Angela and David Maneth and their daughter Mary of Wichita, Connie and Mark Wagner of Danville, Ind., Cheryl and Wayne Kohl and their children, Jessica and John, of Greeley, Colo., and Al Detmer of Greeley, Colo.
Charles Gustin will celebrate his 80th birthday with a card shower. Cards may be sent to 1976 N.W. 100th Ave., Olmitz, Ks. 67564
Norma Tunks of Great Bend will celebrate her 85th birthday with a card shower. Norma was born on Feb. 20, 1927, in Concordia. She is married to Delbert Tunks. They have three children, Gene Tunks of Commerce, Okla., Karen and Don Magill of Kansas City, and Kathy and Tim Miller of Great Bend; six grandchildren; and four great-grandchildren.
Alan K. Oeser of Claflin will celebrate his 70 birthday on Feb. 19 with a family dinner. Helping him celebrate will be his wife of 49 years Sheila (Heinz) Oeser; two sisters Kathey and husband Lee Carlisle of Holyrood and Sherry Oeser and daughter Meianna of Portland, Ore.; four children, Allison Layne of Stafford, Chris and Debbie Oeser, Phil and Raylette and Jon and Jane Oeser, all of Claflin; his seven grandchildren, PFC Jordan Keenan of Augusta, Ga., Chandler Keenan of Sterling, Bethany and Taylor Oeser and Lawson, Lexi and Lauren, all of Claflin; his four step-granddaughters, Kristi and husband ...
Harold (Doc) Stone of Ellinwood will celebrate his 90th birthday with a card shower. He was born on Feb. 19, 1922, to Joshua and Georgia Stone in Cedar Vale. He served during World War II as a captain in the 7th Station Hospital as a dental officer. In August 1949 he came to Ellinwood to begin his dental practice. On June 22, 1953, he married Mary Lois Malone in Ellinwood. He retired from his dental practice in 1988. His children are Taylor and Yvonne Stone of Wichita, and Carol and Tim of Aurora, Colo. He has three grandchildren, Jessalyn, Garrett ...
Everett L. Stricker will celebrate his 90th birthday on Feb. 13 with a card shower. He was born on Feb. 13, 1922, in Ringwood, Okla.
Wilda Whala Merten will celebrate her 80th birthday with a come-and-go Reception from 1 to 3 p.m. on Feb. 11 at Barton Art Center, 1401 Main Street (corner of Main and Forest), Great Bend. Hosts of the reception are her children and grandchildren.
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In BEAUTIFUL OUTLAW, John Eldredge removes the religious varnish to help readers discover stunning new insights into the humanity of Jesus. He was accused of breaking the law, keeping bad company, heavy drinking. Of being the devil himself. He was so compelling and dangerous they had to kill him. But others loved him passionately. He had a sense of humor. His generosity was scandalous. His anger made enemies tremble. He'd say the most outrageous things. He was definitely not the Jesus of the stained glass.
In the author's winsome, narrative approach, he breaks Jesus out of the typical stereotypes, just as he set masculinity free in his book, Wild at Heart. By uncovering the real Jesus, readers are welcomed into the rich emotional life of Christ. All of the remarkable qualities of Jesus burst like fireworks with color and brilliance because of his humanity.
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While medications can be helpful in reducing some of the specific mood symptoms of BPD, they by no means cure the disorder. Given the high number of mood problems that characterize this illness, practitioners take care to try and minimize the number and doses of medications in order to avoid exposing the person with BPD to numerous side effects. Using multiple medications at the same time, also called polypharmacy, can also put the person at risk for attempting to use their supply of medications to commit suicide.
Despite these risks, careful use of medications can help achieve some symptom relief in certain people with BPD. Examples of antidepressants include medications that affect the activity of the chemical serotonin in the brain (serotonergic medications) like fluoxetine (Prozac), sertraline (Zoloft), paroxetine (Paxil), citalopram (Celexa), and escitalopram (Lexapro). They are often used due to the combinations of high effectiveness and relatively low occurrence of serious side effects. Other antidepressants that practitioners frequently use to address mood symptoms for individuals with BPD include antidepressants that impact the activity of serotonin as well as epinephrine and norepinephrine, like venlafaxine (Effexor) and duloxetine (Cymbalta), as well as those that affect the activity of dopamine in the brain like bupropion (Wellbutrin). Older antidepressants like tricylics are not used as often as they used to be due to difficulties with possible side effects and the possibility of overdose.
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Trigg, S, Flasse, S (2001). An evaluation of different bi-spectral spaces for discriminating burned shrub-savannah. INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF REMOTE SENSING, 22(13), 2641-2647.
AbstractWe report on the numerical separation of burned and unburned vegetation classes using different bi-spectral spaces, based on the analysis of spectroradiometric data collected in situ and convolved to five spectral bands at red to mid-infrared (MIR) wavelengths, A combination of two MIR bands was found to have strong spectral separation of burned and unburned samples. Using these bands, a spectral index was formulated which is highly sensitive to spectral changes due to burning and relatively insensitive to intrinsic variability. Results have implications for the remote sensing of burned shrub-savannah using bands available on high- and low-spatial resolution sensors, in particular, Landsat TM and MODIS.
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FORT GORDON, Ga.---Many people believe Congressman Charlie Norwood was the driving force behind keeping Fort Gordon's gates open, and for that his legacy and dedication to the military will always be remembered.
It was May 2005 when the decision came down: Fort Gordon had been spared during the Base Realignment and Closure Hearings, or BRAC cuts.
Charlie Norwood was credited with keeping Fort Gordon's gates open.
"It was his leadership and his foresight, and he saw that if we didn't act as a community to prepare for BRAC, that we were subject to losing our largest employer," said Thom Tuckey of the Fort Gordon Alliance.
But that didn't happen--and after the hearings, Fort Gordon actually began to grow even more. New businesses, new homes, and more jobs for the military community were all part of Norwood's plan to prove Fort Gordon's needed existence.
Retired general Jan Hicks, who was the commanding general at Fort Gordon at the time, teamed up with Norwood. She says he had the vision and influence to save the post.
"I could take it to the Pentagon, but Charlie needed to take it to the Hill," she said. "He needed to take that message, and he had a great commitment to the Army."
Even though Fort Gordon was spared from that fateful list, there is still much more ahead for the post. Those who knew of Norwood's compassion for the military and his unwavering support say that he was proud of Fort Gordon and would want the area to continue to thrive.
"Charlie was behind us a hundred percent, and he would want us to continue to take care of our military families and our service members," Tuckey said.
"He would want us to grow and he would want us to keep pushing, and will do a lot of that in his name," Hicks said.
Fort Gordon's commander, Gen. Randolph Strong, had this to say about Norwood: "Fort Gordon, Georgia and our entire nation has lost a true patriot, a devoted citizen and a good friend in Charlie Norwood. His tremendous support of those serving in the military, their families, and of the Army Post will be greatly missed."


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When the great Roy Jones Jr. failed to connect with a lightning right lead, he knew instantly to protect himself from the counter left, which had been thrown back by his southpaw opponent. In a percentage game where elite fighters work on split-second survival, Jones had configured his defenses to block that particular shot countless times.
However, on May 15, 2004, at the Mandalay Bay Event Center, in Las Vegas, Jones left a gap.
The man swinging was fellow Floridian Antonio Tarver, who had lost his light heavyweight title to the Pensacola superstar, via controversial decision, six months earlier. With 17 stoppages in 21 wins, Tarver was a proven knockout artist and the lights were sensationally turned out on Jones before his head struck the canvas.
The time was 1:41 of Round 2.
Very few punches are heard around the world, but these scenes were every bit as astonishing as when James "Buster" Douglas reduced "Iron" Mike Tyson to scrap metal in Tokyo, Japan. Tarver was rubber stamped as a world-class operator but Jones, who had collected titles from middleweight all the way up to heavyweight, had walked a higher path and was, as he put it in his own rap song, Mr. Untouchable.
RingTV caught up with Antonio Tarver to discuss the night he shattered the Roy Jones mystique, and the subject matter formed the basis for a fascinating conversation.
RingTV: Talk to me about the early days with Roy Jones Jr. What are your first memories of him?
Antonio Tarver: My earliest memories of Roy Jones would be from either 1982 or 1983. Roy had defeated some of the older guys who were on my amateur team and I'm talking about talented fighters. He beat "Jo Jo" Harris and Jesse Williams, who were guys that I looked up to when I first started out in the sport.
Roy was extremely popular around the time of the Junior Olympics, and when I first started competing locally in Florida. He was a hot property, winning everything there was to win. I could never have dreamed that our paths would cross as pros and we would have the history we have today – it's been like something out of a movie.
We actually fought each other when we were 13 years old and I can still recall it vividly. I handed it to him in the first round and confused him a little, he beat my butt in the second and his experience pulled him through in the final round. Roy's father put him through hell in training and he was light years ahead of the rest of us. As Junior Olympic boxers, we just weren't at that level.
RTV: Your own amateur career stalled and you went off the rails, but returned to claim Olympic bronze in 1996, which was a remarkable achievement. Where did the strength to turn your life around come from?
AT: It was the same drive that made me a champion. I could focus and channel my energy towards achieving a goal, but my life spiraled out of control very quickly. I turned it around because I was a young father and I had my mother and my siblings to think about. I had something to live for, there was a bigger purpose in my life and I had to get off the path that I was on. A lot of us, who were raised in the inner city, went down that route. I chose to experiment (with drugs) as a young adult and it led to abuse and addiction, but it wasn't for me. I was able to grab hold of something and the passion I had for boxing helped pull me through.
Seeing Roy Jones get robbed of an Olympic gold medal was also a real inspiration to me. I saw someone on live television, who I'd boxed as a kid, competing on the biggest sporting stage of all. And regardless of the fact that he was God gifted I didn't fair badly against him when we met as teenagers.
RTV: You turned professional in 1997, by which time Jones was a three-weight world champion and the best pound-for-pound fighter in the world. Was he always your long term target and, if so, how did people react when you told them that?
AT: No, it happened organically and without any planning on my part. That said I can recall Roy Jones scouting me when I was a highly touted amateur. Both Fernando Vargas and I sat down with him and Fred Levin (co-manager of Roy Jones at that time) and discussed going pro with Square Ring.
Roy and I were on the phone with HBO executives and I eventually told them I couldn't sign with Roy's promotional company because I was turning pro as a light heavyweight, and he was champion in that weight class. To me that was a conflict of interest, but they probably thought I was full of s__t (laughs).
I hadn't fought for pay but I could see the future and always thought of myself as a champion.
RTV: As the Jones' legend grew you formed your own reputation as a talented boxer-puncher. When you lost your first fight to Eric Harding in 2000, how did that affect you mentally? Did you have doubts about what lay ahead?
AT: No, that loss confirmed my ability. If you look back at the fight it was very close, and when my jaw was broken in Round 9 I really wasn't fit to continue. My focus shifted from winning to avoiding a knockout and the pain I was in was irrelevant. If I'd quit it would have been justified, but as a man, and a future champion, I took a lot of pride in going those last four rounds.
As hurt as I was, I learned so much from that defeat and it groomed me for the future.
RTV: Shortly after Jones won a version of the heavyweight title you claimed your first championship at light heavyweight by defeating Montell Griffin in April 2003. Did you think the Jones fight was lost given his move up?
AT: Roy had made it difficult for me before this. He complained to the IBF about my mandatory status and subsequently I had to fight Eric Harding, in an eliminator. When I lost that fight it was Harding who got the shot at Roy, and that held me back.
That's why I challenged Roy, at a press conference, after he beat John Ruiz, because I honestly felt that he was ducking me. I had to step out on that and if he was going to stay at heavyweight then that was his business, but I knew I was his biggest challenge.
RTV: You finally matched up against Jones in November 2003 and fought the fight of your life, only to lose a controversial decision. What were your thoughts at that time?
AT: I was devastated. I deserved the victory, although if you listen to some of the commentary you can see where they (the broadcasters) were going (in favor of Jones). Watch the fight without sound and you can see there is no way that Roy won it.
I was the defending champion, even though he was a heavyweight titleholder, and the establishment made every excuse for him. The bottom line is that nobody had seen Roy Jones battletested, so people couldn't believe their eyes, even though I was the truth.
Roy knew deep down that he didn't get the better of me and that's the reason we had the rematch in the first place. This man was a proud fighter, he came back to exact revenge and that's what champions do. Roy had to sleep at night, and he wanted the monkey off his back. Unfortunately, for him, the rematch was my coming out party and the Floyd Mayweather of my day got knocked out.
When I took the title from the best fighter in the world I did it in dramatic fashion and that was my moment. How many people can say that?
RTV: "Yeah I've got a question. You got any excuses tonight, Roy?" Was this premeditated or spur of the moment?
AT: (Laughs) Yeah, I knew it was going to say it. I didn't know what was going to happen after that, but I knew I was going to say it (laughs hysterically). I just felt like they took something from me (in the first fight) and I said that I would take it out of the judge's hands second time around.
The officials may have had the best seats in the house, but they wouldn't be a factor because they robbed me once and I couldn't allow them to do it again. I had to knock Roy out and that's what I was focused on doing. I had a great trainer in Buddy McGirt, we didn't cut any corners and it all came together.
It was beautiful and I couldn't have written a better script.
RTV: What error did Jones make, if any, which allowed you to find the knock out shot? Can you recall anything?
AT: I don't think Roy made a mistake and, truth be told I barely missed him with a shot 10 seconds prior that would have taken his head off. I was just aggressive in the rematch, it was destiny and I deserved the victory after they robbed me the first time. I knew Roy was hurt and it was a great shot that I landed.
I'll never forget it and I was so happy. All my hard work paid off and great things happen when you dedicate yourself.
RTV: How influential was your trainer, Buddy McGirt, in terms of preparing you for Jones?
AT: Very influential. Buddy always kept me focused and knew what to say in a fight. Between rounds one and two he said that I was giving Roy too much respect, and when I told him not to use that word in the corner, he said go and get yours. There are so many memorable moments that came together in the rematch that there must have been a special force at work.
The fight was unique and it will probably never be duplicated, unless someone can knock Floyd Mayweather out with one punch. That would be the equivalent of what I did. I tell my son to this day that you can achieve anything as long as you work hard for it and my beliefs resonate through him.
RTV: The following September you were ringside when Jones was knocked out by Glen Johnson. He was badly hurt that night. What were your thoughts about his career and well-being?
AT: We were all concerned because you never want to see someone get hurt in this sport. Roy suffered two back-to-back knockouts and nobody ever thought they would ever see that, but boxing is full of surprises.
Roy's career definitely took a turn for the worse and he's struggled with fighters who normally wouldn't be in the same ring as him. Still I would never take anything away from Roy, because he earned everything he's got and I've got nothing but respect for him.
RTV: In the third fight Jones looked to have slipped a lot more. You disputed that afterwards, but in hindsight were you in with the same fighter in October 2005?
AT: It was still Roy Jones Jr. and I prepared for the same fighter, because I wasn't going to take him for granted. In my opinion Roy would have beaten a lot of light heavyweights that night, because when I hurt him he showed resolve and willingness to fight back.
I was just determined because losing that third fight wouldn't have served me well at all. I wanted to prove that I was the better fighter outright and I think I did that. I gave Roy the chance to redeem himself, because he gave me the opportunity and that's rare in the sport. I didn't get that from Bernard Hopkins, when he beat me on points.
RTV: How will your trilogy with Roy Jones be remembered?
AT: Roy has a lot of faithful fans, similar to what Floyd Mayweather has now. When I knocked him out I became the villain and that's just the way it is. Just because you beat the man, doesn't mean you gather up all of his fans. These guys are diehard Roy Jones supporters and they love him for all the right reasons.
When you look back at that trilogy you can say I had his number, but you have to acknowledge that I was the first one to have his number. Nobody had come close to beating Roy Jones decisively. If he ended up shot, then it was me who had to shoot him. Roy wasn't shot when I met him the first time, but everyone made excuses. On the night he just came up against a fighter with a lot of talent.
If Roy was the best light heavyweight of his generation then I was the second best, because you can't put anyone else's record against mine at 175 pounds. I would have beaten anyone at light heavyweight. That is my opinion.
RTV: How are relations with Roy Jones now?
AT: I'm glad you asked me that question. Roy and I saw each other about six months ago and we talked, took pictures and it was a great feeling to spend time with him socially. There's a lot of respect for him and I mean a lot of respect (Tarver sounds emotional). If I didn't have that then I wouldn't have worked as hard in training to overcome such a great fighter. The man raised the bar and I had to reach it.
Neither of us holds a grudge but, as competitors, it was all about seeing who was best.
RTV: What is in the future for Antonio Tarver?
I believe there is one more moment for me. I'm still in the game and I'm focused on becoming heavyweight champion of the world. At 45 years old I still dedicate myself to my craft and work hard. I'll be making a real statement in the next year or two, because I don't have time to waste.
If given the opportunity to fight the best heavyweight in the world, Wladimir Klitschko, then I can produce an even bigger upset than I did against Roy Jones all those years ago. Klitschko has been one of the most dominant heavyweights in modern history and, although I have some disadvantages in that fight, I also have some real advantages.
I just need to prove to the world that I deserve that fight and I'll take on any Top 5 contender in order to do that.
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Tom Gray is a member of the British Boxing Writers' Association and has contributed to various publications. Follow him on Twitter: @Tom_Gray_Boxing


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September 20, 2012
A national bus tour on health care reform will make a stop in Brecksville Monday afternoon.
The "Let's Do Better" bus tour is run by the 60 Plus Association, a seniors citizens advocacy group. According to its website, the group is non-partisan, but supports less government and less taxes in regards to senior-related issues.
The "Let's Do Better" bus tour will allow senior citizens to share their reaction to the health care reforms passed in 2010. According to a press release, the bus is a "rolling postcard" with the message that people want to replace "Obamacare."
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Because the students were needed in the fields from early spring when the cotton was planted until after most of the cotton had been picked in the fall, the school adjusted its terms accordingly, beginning in October and dismissing in March. But even so, after today a number of the older students would not be seen again for a month or two, not until the last puff of cotton had been gleaned from the fields, and eventually most would drop out of school altogether. (1.91)
The schools here are definitely separate and unequal. Remember that this was before the whole Brown v. the Board of Education, which overturned Plessy v. Ferguson (which allowed for separate but equal—supposedly—schooling).
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"And to all our little first grade friends only today starting on the road to knowledge and education, may your tiny feet find the pathways of learning steady and forever before you." (1.103)
What is Miss Crocker's tone here? Do you think she is honestly concerned for the children's education? What do we know about her that might complicate this view?
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"See, Miz Crocker, see what it says? They give us these ole books when they didn't want 'em no more." (1.143)
Cassie sees the degrading language in the schoolbook, and realizes that their school (the black school) only gets these "new" textbooks when they are totally unsuitable for the white children's school. Talk about humiliating.


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Piñata Candy, con chile o sin chile? July 20 2012
Since I bought my daughter a big lion piñata for her birthday, I had to buy a ton of candy to fill it with. Luckily, I was in Laredo where the Wal-mart store has an awesome selection of Mexican candy. And a lot of it was picoso, to my delight! Check out this massive bag. Heaven for me, not so much for the teeth. Mmmm, tamarindo, chile, limon, sugar - all mixed into one delicious sweet. Yum.
My little one, however, has not developed the taste for Mexican candy yet, and she definitely doesn't like hot candy. So I stuck to the piñata mix that had lollipops and bubble gum, including Canel's. And although I didn't buy the Skwinkles candy, I love the name, like escuincle - or little kid!
And look at what K's Tia brought her last week. I think she said a friend of her brought them to her from Peru. Chupetin Colorado lollipops, perfect for all the viejos who are still nostalgic for el Chapulin Colorado.


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BENTON -- Just three days after losing to the Scott City Lady Rams in the semifinals of Notre Dame Softballfest, the Kelly Lady Hawks got a little revenge Tuesday afternoon.
Trailing by a run to the visiting Lady Rams entering the bottom of the fourth, the Lady Hawks rallied for three runs in the frame in route to a 4-1 win.
"It was disheartening to lose to them (Saturday) because we didn't play well and they hit the ball well and we didn't," Kelly coach Melanie Heuring said of her team's 10-4 loss. "So it was good to come back and get that win against them today."
Tuesday's contest started out as more of a pitcher's duel as the Lay Rams' Becky Burger and Lady Hawks' Kristen Powell were throwing shutouts through the first three innings.
Finally, after only allowing two hits up to that point, Powell saw Scott City's Macy Hall score the go-ahead run in the fourth when Hall sent a shot over the center field fence to give the Lady Rams a 1-0 lead.
That lead would disappear quickly, however, as Kelly's Kristen Vetter scored Jade Rampley from second on a drive to deep left-center leaving Vetter with a double and tying the game.
Rounding out the Lady Hawks three-run rally, Emily Grojean and Kaitlin Glastetter each drove in a run with bases loaded singles to make it a 3-1 ball game.
Kelly went on to add one more insurance run when Kaitlin Glastetter laid down a sacrifice bunt in the sixth, scoring Darbe Backfisch from third.
In Scott City's last chance to rally in the seventh, Jenna Cummins reached with a one out walk, followed by two straight ground balls back to the pitcher to end the game.
"I felt like we didn't come out as aggressive as we've been in the last couple of weeks," Lady Rams coach Amy Pobst said. "We were laying back watching pitches instead of being aggressive going after them. Powell did a good job of taking advantage of that I thought."
Scott City collected three hits on the game including Hall's solo home run and singles by Lindsay Kern and Shelby Rhymer.
As for Kelly, the Lady Hawks combined for five hits with Rampley leading the way going 2-for-3 with a double and run scored.
"We just came out, knew we had to win and we went after what we wanted," Rampley said. "It was awesome to see it. Everybody just wanted it really bad and we came out ready to go."
Going the full seven innings Powell picked up the win, allowing one-run on three hits and three walks while striking five. After allowing Hall's home run in the fourth, Powell wouldn't surrender another hit in the final 3 1/3 innings.
"Kristen did well keeping the ball low and away from their hands," Heuring said. "With those smart pitches our defense was able to back her up with just little grounders and stuff easy to field."
Next up, Kelly (6-2) will take on visiting Sikeston today at 4 p.m. while Scott City (5-2) travels to Fredericktown Thursday to play the Lady Cats at 4 p.m.
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Josef Erich Zawinul (July 7, 1932 – September 11, 2007) was a jazz keyboardist and composer.
First coming to prominence with saxophonist Cannonball Adderley, Zawinul went on to play with trumpeter Miles Davis, and to become one of the earliest musicians to play jazz fusion, which blended jazz with rock and roll. Later, Zawinul co-founded the groups Weather Report and the Zawinul Syndicate. Additionally, he made pioneering use of electric piano and synthesizers. Zawinul won 30 times the "Best Keyboardist" award from American jazz magazine Down Beat's critics' poll.[1]
Several artists have honored Zawinul with songs, notably Brian Eno's instrumental "Zawinul/Lava", John McLaughlin's instrumental "Jozy", Warren Cuccurullo's "Hey Zawinul" and Biréli Lagrčne's instrumental "Josef".
Early life
Zawinul was born and grew up on Landstraße,in Vienna, Austria, where he went to school with the late former Austrian Federal President Thomas Klestil. His grandmother was a Sinti ("Gypsy").
[edit] Early career
Classically trained at the Vienna Conservatoire, Zawinul played in various broadcasting and studio bands before emigrating to the U.S. in 1959. He played with trumpeter Maynard Ferguson and singer Dinah Washington.
[edit] With Cannonball Adderley
In 1961, Zawinul joined the Quintet led by saxophonist Cannonball Adderley. During his nine-year stint with Adderley, Zawinul wrote the hit song "Mercy, Mercy, Mercy." He also composed "Walk Tall" and "Country Preacher," the latter a tribute to U.S. Civil Rights Movement leader Rev. Jesse Jackson. In this title cut to the quintet's popular 1969 album release, Austrian-born Zawinul demonstrated a sophisticated and intimate understanding of the African/African-American concept of cool, of motion and interval. When "Country Preacher" debuted at a live recording session in Chicago at Jackson's Operation Breadbasket, it elicited enthusiastic cheers of immediate recognition from the mostly African-American audience.
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In the late 1960s, Zawinul recorded with Miles Davis's studio band and helped create the sound of the Jazz fusion. Among others, he played on the album In a Silent Way, the title track of which he composed, and the landmark album Bitches Brew, for which he contributed the twenty-minute track, "Pharaoh's Dance", which occupied the whole of side one.
Zawinul is known to have played live with Davis only once, on July 10, 1991, shortly before Davis' death.
Zawinul, along with other Davis sidemen Chick Corea and Herbie Hancock, was one of the first to use electric pianos and early synthesizers like the ARP 2600 in 1973's Sweetnighter. He was among the first to use a Fender-Rhodes with a Phasing effect and a Wah-Wah pedal. His creativity and attention to detail resulted in a very contemporary and modern sound. He also has played the kalimba on Weather Report's Mysterious Traveller and Mr. Gone. [2], [3]
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In 1970, Zawinul cofounded Weather Report with saxophonist and Davis alumnus Wayne Shorter.Their biggest commercial success came from his composition "Birdland", a 6-minute opus featured on Weather Report's 1977 album Heavy Weather, which peaked at number 30 on the Billboard pop albums chart. [2]"Birdland" is one of the most recognizable jazz pieces of the 1970s, covered by many prominent artists from The Manhattan Transfer to Maynard Ferguson and Jefferson Starship. Even Weather Report's version received significant mainstream radio airplay — unusual for them — and served to convert many new fans to music which they may never have heard otherwise.
Weather Report was active through the '80s, with Zawinul and Shorter remaining the sole constant members through multiple personnel shifts. Weather Report was also notable for bringing to prominence pioneering fretless bass guitarist Jaco Pastorius.
[edit] Stories of the Danube
Zawinul also wrote a Symphony, called Stories of the Danube, which was commissioned by the Brucknerhaus, at Linz. It was first performed as part of the Linzer Donauklangwolke (a large-scale open-air broadcast event), for the opening of the 1993 Bruckner Festival. In its seven movements, the symphony traces the course of the Danube from Donaueschingen through various countries ending at the Black Sea. It was recorded in 1995 by the Czech State Philharmonic Orchestra, Brno, conducted by Caspar Richter.
[edit] Death
Zawinul was hospitalized in his native Vienna on August 7, 2007[3], only one week after concluding a six-week European tour. He died from a rare form of skin cancer (Merkel Cell Carcinoma) on September 11, 2007[4].
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- You tell us not to believe what parsons say about religion.
- While it was fronted largely by bluff Protestant parsons, it was backed by Stalin's branch office in the Australian Communist Party.
- But a Protestant parson also visited the place.
- Georg Frobenius's father was Christian Ferdinand Frobenius, a Protestant parson, and his mother was Christine Elizabeth Friedrich.
Middle English: from Old French persone, from Latin persona 'person' (in medieval Latin 'rector').
person from Middle English:
When first used in English person meant 'a role or character assumed in real life or in a play' as well as 'an individual human being'. The first sense has largely been taken over by persona, which came directly in the mid 18th century from the source of person, Latin persona 'actor's mask, character in a play', and also 'human being'. The Latin term was also used by Christian writers as a term for the rector of a parish, what we would now call a parson (Middle English). From the same source come impersonate (early 17th century) originally meaning 'personify', and personnel (early 19th century) from French and which still keeps the original stress on the final syllable normal in that language.
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In the Kingdom of Arendelle, Princess Elsa has the power of creating ice and snow, and her younger sister Anna loves to play with her. When Elsa accidentally hits Anna on the head with her gift and almost kills her, their parents bring them to trolls that save Anna's life and makes Anna forget of Elsa's powers. Elsa returns to the castle and maintains herself which she isolates herself in her room with fear of hurting Anna with her increasing power. Elsa and Anna's parents die when their ship sinks in the ocean and three years later, the coronation of Elsa forces her to open the gates of her castle to celebrate with the people. Anna meets Prince Hans in the party and she immediately falls in love with him and they decide to marry. But Elsa does not accept this upcoming marriage and loses control of her powers freezing the Kingdom of Arendelle. Elsa flees to the mountain and Anna teams up with the peasant Kristoff and his reindeer Sven and with a snowman Olaf to seek out Elsa. They find Elsa in her icy castle and she accidentally hits Anna in the heart; now only true love can save her sister from death which Elsa says I love you and Saves Anna's life.
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Year: 1992
Players: 2 - 6
Time: 45 minutes
Ages: 8 and up
Weight: 996 grams
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Average Rating: 4 in 7 reviews
This is a fun game that is easy to learn yet can be very complex in its execution. It is mostly a bluffing game, so I recommend similar ages play it. If adults are playing with young kids it's likely the young kids will not have much of a chance.
Because you have to watch everyone as they play due to the bluffing nature of the game, it's a very active game even when it's not your turn. Just like poker, you try to figure out what the other players are holding by their actions, and this provides the game with a lot of depth.
I don't think that Tom's review (Dec 09, 2000) holds much validity. There is a lot more deductive reasoning involved in Spy Alley then in either Monopoly or Clue. I think Clue is much better targeted to younger kids then this game. Spy Alley will likely frustrate younger kids due to the bluffing nature, unless it's only young kids playing. You have to use deduction in Spy Alley because you only have player's actions to go by. And due to the multitude of ways players can try to throw other's off their track (it can be a lot more complex then 'buy other stuff') the game can have lots of possibilities in the way it unfolds.
Spy Alley is an excellent game and one of the funnest ones I've played recently. People can get into it very easily, are not intimidated by the rules, and noone gets bored. Overall, a great buy and should provide lots of entertainment for a wide audience of players.
This game is great. It's quick to learn, takes less than an hour to play, and keeps you on the edge of your seat the whole time.
Basic strategy of trying to guess who everyone else is while keeping your identity hidden is great. I can't believe this game wasn't invented years ago.
I would consider this a must have for anyone's game cabinet.
We bought Spy Alley about a year ago and my kids just love to play.
Taking a walk through the alley always brings squeals of delight from them as they think rolling the dice really fast will help them get out faster!
Bluffing really comes into it, as everyone watches the face of the person buying goods of their choice.
Be sure to build up lots of special movement cards to avoid going into 'spy alley' when there's a lot of players immediately on your tail, trying to expose you.
You'll enjoy playing this over and over again!
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Alarko Holding A.S. (Alarko) operates with diverse business portfolio which includes construction, contracting, land development, commerce, industry, tourism, energy, and production and trading of fishery products. The company provides general contracting services, designs residential and recreation areas. The company also operates its business through subsidiary companies and three affiliated companies, namely, Al-Riva Projesi Arazi Deg. Konut Ins. ve Tic. A.S, Al-Riva Arazi Deg. Konut Ins. ve Tic. A.S and Al-Riva Arazi Deg. Konut Ins., Tur.Tes. Golf Isl. ve Tic. A.S. It operates across Turkey, Russia, Yemen, Qatar, Algeria, Sakhalin Island, Kazakhstan and other Gulf countries. The company is headquartered in Istanbul, Turkey. SHOW LESS READ MORE >
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1.1 Company Overview
1.2 Business Description
1.3 Major Products and Services
2 Analysis of Key Performance Indicators
2.1 Five Year Snapshot: Overview of Financial and Operational Performance Indicators
2.2 Key Financial Performance Indicators
2.2.1 Revenue and Operating Profit
2.2.2 Asset, Liabilities and Capex
2.2.3 Operational Efficiency
2.2.4 Solvency
2.3 Key Competitors
3 SWOT Analysis
3.1 SWOT Analysis - Overview
3.2 Strengths
3.3 Weaknesses
3.4 Opportunities
3.5 Threats
4 Alarko Holding A.S. - Company Statement
5 History
6 Alarko Holding A.S. - Key Employees
7 Locations and Subsidiaries
7.1 Head Office
7.2 Other Locations and Subsidiaries
8 Appendix
8.1 Methodology
8.2 Ratio Definitions
8.3 Disclaimer
List of Tables
Table 1: Major Products and Services
Table 2: Key Ratios - Annual
Table 3: Key Ratios - Interim
Table 4: Key Capital Market Indicators
Table 5: Alarko Holding A.S., History
Table 6: Alarko Holding A.S., Key Employees
Table 7: Alarko Holding A.S., Subsidiaries
Table 8: Alarko Holding A.S., Locations
List of Figures
Figure 1: Revenue and Operating Profit
Figure 2: Financial Position
Figure 3: Operational Efficiency
Figure 4: Solvency


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There's nothing like a cool juicy refreshing peach on a warm summer day! This tender and delicate fruit is as beautiful and enjoyable to the eyes as it is to the taste, aroma and texture. This fruit originating from China is mentioned in some of the worlds earliest writings. Peaches were a favored delicacy of royalty, most notably by kings and emperors.
In fact the peach is not just associated with being delicate, but describes a woman who is considered very attractive and seductive.
Naturally with such a rich history and the feelings peaches convey, many brides want to their special day to reflect the colors of this beautiful fruit.
Here we've put together a beautiful palette of warm comforting shades inspired by the peach! From crimson red orange shades to pale yellows, our peach inspired palette will have everyone's mouth watering.
Our wedding design experts here at Avail & Company have taken the various colors of the peach, and designed and created "Just Peachy Kits". These beautiful, coordinated and convenient packages are ideal, when adding more color into your wedding. Parasols are perfect for an outdoor wedding on a sunny day, and the rice paper lanterns work great to decorate your ceremony or reception site. To see these kits, click here.
As with any beautiful wedding there are some great flowers to go with your peach palette that have the most amazing color! Go a little more modern with the great bouquet on the left from Forte Floral Artistry that we found on WeddingWire. Or keep it a bit more traditional with the bouquet on the right.
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Dallas police lieutenant shot, paralyzed in 2007 SWAT raid announces retirement
A Dallas police SWAT lieutenant who came back to the force earlier this year despite being paralyzed in an October 2007 raid has announced his retirement.
DPD veteran Lt. Carlton Marshall (pictured far right) battled for nearly two years to get back to work following the north Oak Cliff shooting. As our Jacquielynn Floyd wrote earlier this year, his return to police work was a major milestone for Marshall in his recovery.
But WFAA-TV (Channel 8) reports that the demands of the job were apparently too much for Marshall, who joined the force in 1986.
Marshall battled numerous complications following the shooting, which nearly killed him. He gets around mostly in a wheel chair, though he can walk short distances with a walker.
Marshall and his family were also featured earlier this year on the ABC reality television show Extreme Makeover: Home Edition
(DMN Staff Photo: Lt. Carlton Marshall, right, talks to Lt. Rick Andrews.)


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Luis Palau recorded his first radio program as a teenager growing up in Argentina. Today he can be heard daily by millions of people on more than 2,600 radio stations broadcasting in 42 countries in both English and Spanish.
• Cruzada con Luis Palau is a 15-minute Bible teaching program that has helped millions of listeners grow in their faith.
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Maui's lodging choices are varied and diverse, with something for almost everyone.
Accommodations range from humble hostels to grand hotels, from (just a few) bed and breakfast inns to five star hotels, from small inns to complete condominiums. Each choice has its positives and negatives; the trick to finding "the best hotel" is to first know your own style. Let's talk about hotels today.
While most of Maui is blessed with a temperate year-round climate, most lodging accommodations are in West Maui (Lahaina north through Kapalua) and South Maui (Kihei, Wailea and Makena), which are the drier, sunnier sides of the island.
Let's take a look at each area separately.
Kihei is a beach town, most of which was built in the 1980's. There is no downtown, per se. Kihei exists mostly between South Kihei Road, a busy two lane street which runs north to south along the beach and Piilani Highway, which is mauka (toward the mountain) and parallel to South Kihei Rd. Kihei's accommodations consist mainly of condominiums, some of which are ocean front and some of which are across the street (or mauka) from the beach. Kihei has only two hotels; the Maui Coast (mauka of S. Kihei Rd.) and the Maui Oceanfront Inn. Kihei is South Maui's commercial center, with grocery stores, restaurants, gas stations and doctors. Kihei has many recent Maui transplants and has no cohesive architecture or, other than it's beaches, any significant attractions.
Wailea is the next area south of Kihei. Wailea has often been called the Beverly Hills of Maui, as it is a very upscale area with upscale hotels. From north to south along the ocean, Wailea has the Renaissance (closed as of 9/6/07), Wailea Marriott (probably the most Hawaiian-style hotel in Wailea), Grand Wailea, Four Seasons and the incongruously Moorish Fairmont Kea Lani. Each hotel seems to try to outdo the one next door with deluxe features like high-end restaurants, super-pools, and plenty of travertine, marble and granite. Wailea's beaches are small, distinct and crescent-shaped. Wailea's non-ocean front hotel is Aqua's Hotel Wailea, (formerly the Diamond Resort), perched high above the Wailea area near the golf course. And speaking of golf, Wailea has three courses; Blue, Gold and Emerald. Except for the ritzy Shops at Wailea and hotel restaurants, visitors staying in Wailea must journey to Kihei for food and nightlife.
Just south of Wailea is Makena, with it's single hotel, the Maui Prince. The Prince is no longer as deluxe as Wailea but, like it's neighbors to the north, it is ocean front. Makena also has an eponymous golf course. Makena was designed more than 20 years ago to be it's own resort and the owners were stopped from developing anything other than the golf course and the hotel. Today, there a mega-million dollar houses and condos but there is not much else; like Wailea, shopping and restaurants are 5 miles north in Kihei.
Over on the West Side, in Lahainatown's only true hotel is the Pioneer Inn. This hotel has quite an interesting history, dating back to Lahaina's whaling days. The hotel is on the harbor near the banyan tree.
Kaanapali, about four miles north of Lahaina, is the first master planned resort in the US. The hotels here are ocean front, with both Kaanapali golf courses in their front yard. Since Kaanapali is older, this area does not have the same upscale feeling as Wailea, but usually the hotel room prices are less. From south to north along the lengthy strand that is Kaanapali Beach are the Hyatt Regency, Maui Marriott & Ocean Club, Westin Maui, Kaanapali Beach Hotel and the Sheraton, which is situated on top of Black Rock. Black Rock divides Kaanapali Beach from North Kaanapali Beach, where the Royal Lahaina resides. Aside from Whaler's Village shopping center, as in Wailea, hotel guests must drive to town for shopping and dining.
The last hotel is the Ritz Carlton, Kapalua. Kapalua is about eight miles north of Lahaina. Kapalua is a resort area with it's own three golf courses and multi-million dollar homes. While an undeniably beautiful location, Kapalua is far from shopping and dining.
Those are the major hotels in the most popular tourist areas. You say you're not a hotel person? Maui has options for you, too. We'll discuss alternatives in future articles.
Bill Rees is the General Manager of the Outrigger Maui Eldorado Resort. He has been in the hotel business for longer than he cares to admit and he has the anecdotes and nervous tics to prove it! When not at work or exploring Maui, Bill, who is a Honoapiilani Highway road warrior, spends time working on his historic Wailuku home. Bill can be reached at email@example.com.
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MONTGOMERY, Ala. (AP) - The war in Iraq includes many Alabama National Guard members. In fact, the Alabama Army National Guard has had the nation's third-highest number of deployments to Iraq and Afghanistan since the September 11th 2001 terrorist attacks.
According to Guard figures, some 7,200 Alabama Army Guard soldiers have been deployed in and around Iraq and Afghanistan since 9/11.
Only populous Texas and California have had a higher number of deployments. Texas, according to National Guard Bureau numbers, has
had 8,619, while California has had 8,182.
Lt. Col. Jim Hawkins, the Alabama Army Guard's training officer, called the deployment number "a stellar reflection" on the state Army Guard's "patriotism and dedication" since the 9/11 attacks.
He says it's particularly telling when you realize that during this same period, the Alabama Guard served over 12,000 man-hours in support of Hurricane Ivan recovery, over 70,000 man-hours in support of post-Katrina operations and more during hurricanes Dennis and Rita and the Enterprise tornado.
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Torture Suit Against Rumsfeld Allowed to Proceed
Since his resignation as Defense Secretary in 2006, Donald Rumsfeld has mostly followed the script, living the life of a retired high-ranking White House official. He's worked on a book (due out this year), served as a fellow at a prestigious school (Stanford), and worked on setting up a foundation devoted to public service.
He's also had to defend himself against a lawsuit, filed in 2006, which attempts to hold him responsible for the alleged torture by U.S. forces of two Americans who worked for an Iraqi contracting firm.
A ruling on Friday guaranteed that Rumsfeld will have to defend himself against it for a while longer. The Chicago federal judge overseeing the suit, Wayne Andersen, denied Rumsfeld's motion to dismiss the suit, holding that the plaintiffs had alleged enough to open up discovery. Click here for the AP story; here for Judge Andersen's ruling; here for a National Law Journal story on the ruling.
According to the AP story, Andersen dismissed two of the lawsuit's three counts but let the plainitiffs, Donald Vance and Nathan Ertel, go forward with one alleging that they were unconstitutionally tortured under procedures approved by Rumsfeld. Justice Department spokesman Charles Miller said the department, which is representing Rumsfeld, "is reviewing the court's decision."
The suit alleges that Vance and Ertel went to Iraq in fall 2005 to work for an Iraqi-owned contracting firm. While there, the duo allegedly saw fellow employees making payments to "certain Iraqi sheikhs" and performing other acts that Vance and Ertel suspected wouldn't be smiled upon by U.S. officials.
According to the suit, Vance contacted the FBI but the FBI allegedly turned on Vance and Ertel, and on April 14, 2006, the two were taken into custody and were held for several weeks.
While in custody, they say they were subjected to sleep deprivation, long hours of interrogation, hunger and a practice known as "walling" in which subjects are blindfolded and walked into walls.
The suit accuses Rumsfeld of personally taking part in determining such methods were acceptable for use by the military in Iraq.
Andersen said his decision "represents a recognition that federal officials may not strip citizens of well-settled constitutional protections against mistreatment simply because they are located in a tumultuous foreign setting."
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- Table of Contents
- Collection Summary
- Administrative Information
- Publication Rights
- Access
- Arrangement Note
Horace Mann Family Papers
Collection Summary
- Repository
- University of Vermont, Bailey/Howe Library, Special Collections
- Creator - Creator
- Mann, Horace
- Creator
- Mann Family
- Title
- Horace Mann Family Papers
- mss.422
- Date
- 1793-1890
- Extent
- 1.4 Linear feet
- Location
- Library Research Annex
- Language
- English
- Abstract
- Collection contains correspondence, school papers and textbooks, notebooks, printed volumes (including one by a family member), photographs, pressings book, a circa 1850s passport (or equivalent) with visas, and other materials documenting the activities of Horace Mann and his family.
Preferred Citation
[Identification of item] Horace Mann Family Papers, Special Collections, University of Vermont Library.
Administrative Information
Publication Information
University of Vermont, Bailey/Howe Library, Special Collections
Collection is open for research.
Publication Rights
All requests for permission to publish or quote from manuscripts must be submitted in writing to the Curator of Manuscripts.
Arrangement Note
Collection is unprocessed.


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