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13 Candidates are running for 3 open slots on the school board in the upcoming Nov. election. The News is printing their bios. To date, none of the candidates have proposed detailed plans outlining what they want to accomplish should they get elected. Their past records are no indication of their ability to guide our school system for the next four years. Platitudes like "want the best for our students," "feel like I can contribute," "need to improve our school system," etc. tell us these people are not taking the job seriously.
A public forum is scheduled for October 12, 6 pm, at the Schergens Center. Hopefully, all 13 candidates will appear and be prepared to answer some tough questions. Let's pack the room with interested taxpayers. If we don't get involved, then we get the leadership we deserve.
I am looking forward to see those detailed plans, our schools need improvements, we need to keep up and eventually take the lead. I am a former graduate too, I am now studying for my mba online, it's something that aimed to do and now I am proud I'm here because this degree will give me the chance to make a difference for my community.
No I'm not concerned. I read the same ad and thought, wow, she has a masters in education and is pursuing a doctorate. She's passionate about Tell City and education. We might be able to have someone on the school board who actually knows something about education and cares out this town. The fact that she has a family with young children and she lives here means she has a vested interest in the success of our schools. The last thing I thought about was what she mentioned about her marriage in her first write-up. Her marital status really has no bearing on her ability to serve on the school board.
We shouldn't be concerned about marital status in these situations, what's far more important is the experience these people had in education, being in the system for few good years gives you an idea on the problems you're supposed to deal with and that's an extra point I'd say. Nevertheless I find it all inspiring as I hope I'll have the chance to run a position like this myself, I would struggle to make a difference. But until then there's a long way, I still have to get my master of science in nursing and see where this will get me.
I do not know this candidate personally, I am just trying to make an informed decision as to whom to vote for in the upcoming election. There is such limited information out there. The candidates forum on Sun at 4pm at the high school auditorium should be a real eye opener. How can we trust someone who can not be truthful about members of their own family? In her bio to announce her candidancy, did Julie Hess simply state she had only a daughter? Where in the current issue of the news it is introducing a few more members of her family including a husband and two step children. Did she just recently get married? Is it ok for someone whom does not disclose their family make-up in the beginning but as election day draws near decide its a good idea to campaign with a family photo? Just wondering if this is the candidate we want making decision not only for our school but for our community. Anyone else concerned here?
I talked to Vince yesterday about why the venue was changed. This was not made clear in the paper. I was under the impression the Oct. 12 forum was still on the schedule until talking to him. He stated it was rescheduled and relocated mainly for convenience and to avoid a pileup with the political forum.
I do not think moving it from the Schergens Center to the school was a good idea. I feel attendance would be better at a neutral location.
The candidates forum scheduled this week will be WEDNESDAY at 6 p.m. at the Schergens Center in Tell City. Candidates for contested county and state offices have been invited to share their views and answer questions at this forum.
The forum for school-board candidates will begin at 4 p.m. SUNDAY, OCT. 24 in the auditorium at Tell City Junior-Senior High School.
An open house has been scheduled for 2 to 4 p.m. that day to allow residents to see work that has been completed at the school.
Proposed questions may be submitted by e-mail to email@example.com, by mail to P.O. Box 309, Tell City IN 47586 or delivered to 537 Main St.
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I've heard much talk about referendums and taxes but I have some questions that are much more important in my mind to the success of our students, school, and community that if addressed, could ultimately lead to the lower taxes which seems to be the most important issue to many of our residents.
To all candidates, I am interested in knowing what you personally will do as a member of the school board to address the following issues:
A) Improving Tell City High School's low graduation rate of 79.5% which is the lowest I've seen compared to other schools in our area.
B) Improving Tell City High School's low I-Step scores which are also among the lowest I've seen compared to other schools in our area.
C) Hiring the most qualified, experienced, passionate candidates for critical positions who have a proven track record of success and are willing to show their dedication to our community by actually living here.
D) Providing our students a well-maintained environment in which to learn.
E) Increasing the involvement of ALL of our students in extracurricular activities which is so important to their development and growth even if their parents don't have the means or movitivation to support them?
I would like to know your thoughts about discipline in schools.
Lastly, I would like to know your position on collaborating to achieve the best result possible, realizing you sometimes have to compromise with others to move forward OR like Congress, do you intend to vote against any idea that isn't exactly what you want?
I realize that a school board sets policy and does not micro-manage the schools so it is very important for the voters to know how you plan to improve our schools working within those confines.
Since starting this article, I have talked to most of the 13 candidates(not all of them). I questioned them at length re their positions on (1)upcoming referendum, (2)their attitude about continued spending on the old school building, (3)consolidation. My intent was to write an article outlining their positions on each subject. However, the paper is reluctant to print it because of it being 3rd-party information. I understand their concern and decided not to publish it.
The NEWS editor will be asking and controlling the questions posed to each candidate. Unless it changes at the last minute, it will not be an open forum that allows audience members to ask direct questions. The editor assured me, however, that the candidates will not be given the questions in advance.
Please attend and evaluate each of the candidates. I can assure you based on my discussions with them that you have some excellent prospects. When you go to the polls in Nov, vote for some fresh faces with new ideas. We know where the existing board members are taking us. Let's toss them out!


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How Augmented Reality Could Make C.S.I. an Office Job
It might not make compelling television, but scientists are working on technology that could fundamentally alter the way crime scene investigators work. Equipping local police with augmented-reality eyeglasses would enable them to tag and record a crime scene while a C.S.I. watched from the office.
New Scientist describes how it works:
The system, being developed by Oytun Akman and colleagues at the Delft University of Technology in the Netherlands, consists of a head-mounted display receiving 3D video from a pair of attached cameras controlled by a laptop carried in a backpack. This arrangement lets the wearer see their surroundings as normal while also allowing them to overlay virtual objects, which are placed using hand gestures.
A menu appears to float over the left hand when the wearer holds it in front of them. Moving the left hand back and forth selects from a variety of tools, while the right hand serves as a pointer to tag objects in the scene, like blood spatter or bullet holes. The system stores the markers as part of a 3D model of the scene, which investigators can use to help their investigation. It may also be admissible in court as evidence.
New Scientist : AR goggles make crime scene investigation a desk job

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Definition of precocial in English:
1(Of a young bird or other animal) hatched or born in an advanced state and able to feed itself almost immediately. Also called nidifugous. Often contrasted with altricial.
Example sentences
- Young in precocial birds that are fed by their parents also engage in vocal and postural begging displays.
- The young are precocial and are tended by both parents.
- Males leave the females soon after incubation begins, and females provide uniparental care for precocial young.
1.1(Of a particular species) having precocial young.
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- Lack proposed that for species with precocial young, mean clutch size is determined by the average amount of nutrients available to females at the time of egg production.
- We predicted that species with precocial newborn should have synchronized births as an antipredator strategy.
Late 19th century: from modern Latin Praecoces (the name of a former division of birds, plural of Latin praecox 'mature before its time') + -ial.
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Welcome to the Birmingham Racing Commission
The Birmingham
Racing Commission was organized in 1984 pursuant to the John Rogers Act,
now codified as Chapter 65 of Title 11, Code of Alabama 1975.
The Commission is a unique public corporation authorized to license and regulate thoroughbred and greyhound racing pari-mutuel wagering in Birmingham.
There are five members of the Commission. The Mayor of the City of Birmingham and the President of the Jefferson County Commission serve as members ex officio. One member is appointed by the Lieutenant Governor of Alabama, two by the Jefferson County Legislative Delegation - one by the House Delegation and one by the Senate Delegation.
The present members of the Commission are as follows:
Charles Chrockrom, Sr., Chairman
Jarvis Patton, Vice Chairman
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Quotables: Robin Thicke is an Embarrassing Excuse for a Man, The End
9/5/2013 5:45 AM PDT, by Sarah Taylor
"I don't know if I would still be alive in some ways if it wasn't for Paula. She's been my rock, my muse, my inspiration and I love her. The whole way."
--Robin Thicke on his wife, Paula Patton, and yes, he appears to be completely serious with this.
Now, let's get down to it for a second -- this is just not OK. Putting your hands all over another woman and then being photographed doing it is not all right. Putting your hands all over another woman and being photographed doing it especially when you have a wife and son is not all right. Despite the idea that if Paula Patton was forgiving or even OK with this happening, Robin still has a son to think about, and this photo -- the one where it looks as if Robin's giving that trout-pouted, washed-out blonde chick an internal exam -- is going to live in perpetuity forever and ever. Robin's son is eventually going to see this picture, and frankly, it's not going to set much of an example that his father is groping the ass of a young woman while married to his mother.
So much for that big career comeback thing you were staging, Robin. You just alienated most of your female fan base.
Check out the photos below, which were taken at the "Blurred Lines" album release party, held ... well, hell, last night. Happy, happy, happy!


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Winners! Winners! We have winners!
The winner of the 15$ giftcard to the bookstore of your choice is
The first place winner of the Haunted House Booth was
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who literally gave me and my hubby goosebumps with this entry
Imagine walking into a Haunted House but instead of flashing lights & eerie music, you hear nothing but silence after the creak of the door slamming shut behind you. You're expecting ghost noises but all you are greeted with, is silence. Then you hear something scurrying to your right and panic! You're too interested to turn back and paralyzed with fear - JUST when you think you're comfortable, something completely out of the blue jumps out at you. My point is, the best haunted houses are the ones that LEAVE THINGS TO YOUR IMAGINATION in addition to their scary exhibits!
The second place winner of the Haunted House Booth was
who made my hubby laugh out loud with this entry
I think the best feature is the hidden cameras. I watched the Haunted House Tours (best of) and 9 out of 10 times the cameras caught men shoving the girls (they're supposed to be protecting) forward and toward the scary things when frightened. The cameras don't lie lol!
My advice: "Girls go with your girlfriends, you'll be much safer lol!"
Congrats to all the winners! If you haven't heard from me yet, you will soon!


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About Music Entourage
Created in early 2011 by Songwriter & Producer Nathan Eshman, Music Entourage was defined as a production house and network of industry professionals driven to provide artists of multiple genres a place where they can find their sound, hone their craft, experience artist development in an encouraging and trustworthy environment and most importantly, work with a team to develop Radio Ready songs!
Songs that define you and your sound. Songs that put you on the same playing field as any other artist around the globe.
Now we are proud to launch into the next generation of Music Entourage through this website & blog. It's specifically scripted to reach artists, home producers and those starting out in the industry to become informed, equipped and inspired in what they do, all while providing them with the same Radio Ready Producing, Mixing and Mastering you've come to expect.
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The essentials for any artist are Branding, Touring, Merchandise and, of course, THE SONGS! Without world class SONGS you have no brand and no songs to tour with, which all leads to no merchandise sales.
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Every month, along with sharing a variety of industry tips and advice, we engage in an in-depth analysis of the top billboard hits. We'll look at the songs from every angle, including melody & lyric analysis on selected songs, then pass this valuable information onto our subscribers! These revelations will give you priceless insights into what current trends, techniques and songwriting cultures are predominant in today's hit songs. You'll have an edge over every other songwriter out there!
Then, once you've written your hit song, shoot us through the demo. If we think it has what it takes, your song could be produced, mixed and mastered to radio quality with a professional session singer singing your song, ensuring when that A&R hears your song they will have no reason to put it on the maybe pile.
As a producer, it can be hard to keep your finger on the pulse with what the latest sounds are, what types of beats are in style or what sort of sound is required when mixing. That's where we'll help you out. Subscribe to our blog and you'll get access to a world of information ranging from what type of kick sounds are in trend to structure observations, melody & lyric analysis, defining inspirations from past eras, EQ and effect trends and that's just scratching the surface… SUBSCRIBE HERE!
The monthly billboard analysis along with the production tips and tricks will mean that you can learn things in detail that other blogs brush over. Learn the why along with the how. These articles are an in-depth and personal approach to producing, giving you the ability to adapt the processes and techniques in your own way to create your own sounds rather than a stock standard approach.
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PUNE: Arsajul Mani from Hubli in north Karnataka experimented with a new irrigation equipment, which to his delight halved his effort and the quanta of water needed while doubling the output from his two-acre farm.
Mani, a small landholder, could not afford costly and complex traditional irrigation systems. What won him over was a drip irrigation innovation from a Stanford graduate — and produced out of a startup at Palo Alto — which is designed for small farms like his apart from being three to four times cheaper than normal systems. And to boot, it worked without electricity.


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Now under the new owner-manager stewardship of David Stanbridge & Andrew Robb, The Cley Hall Hotel is a Grade II listed building from the Georgian period and retains many of its original features and characteristics. With an imposing facade overlooking the River Welland, the hotel is located very close to the town centre of Spalding in Lincolnshire and can rightly boast its stature as one of the finest hotels in the region.Set in beautiful gardens, overlooked by a terrace and The Garden Room restaurant, the hotel features 15 bedrooms, a restaurant, bar, varying sized function rooms and on-site car parking. All bedrooms (including one with disabled-access room and a family room) feature en-suite facilities and are located within the main hotel and adjoining annexe, the former coach house.The hotel currently provides a Dinner, Bed & Breakfast service with food being of a strong British influence. Weddings, civil ceremonies, receptions and private functions are also catered for.Whatever your requirements, all at The Cley Hall Hotel look forward to welcoming you soon...Travelling BY CAR Spalding is easily accessible from the South via Peterborough on the A16 or the A1073and is approximately 20 miles away. Lying to the east of Spalding approximately 27 miles is King's Lynn, which is easily accessible via the A151 and A17NOTE: Cley Hall is on the riverbank not in the towns centre however it is the High StreetHealth BeautyAll health facilities available through ProBodies Gymnasium our partner Gym located 25 yards away from main door. All Spa facilities by pre appointment through Aspire Spa in Spalding
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University of Kentucky sports fans can plan to enjoy plenty of baseball, softball and football action on the UK campus during "Big Blue Weekend" April 25-27. The Blue/White Spring Football Game will be held Saturday, April 26, at 3:30 p.m. at Commonwealth Stadium. The Blue/White Game will be conclude spring practice and will be the fans' first look at the 2014 Wildcats. Tickets will be free of charge and a distribution plan will be announced later.
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Celebrate Arbor Day this weekend or enjoy a musical experience unlike any you've ever had. Read on for the WETA Around Town Washington, DC, Maryland, and Virginia event highlights for this weekend, April 26 - 28.
theater buffs in the Washington, DC area. Not only is the Avalon known for its film festivals, documentaries, and special programs but it also remains to be the oldest operating movie house in the DC area. This Saturday, the theater will host a gala in celebration of the historic theater's 90th anniversary and the 10th anniversary of the theater's awakening as a nonprofit.
piece by piece, determining music's most important elements? This Sunday at Rachel M. Schlesinger Concert Hall and Arts Center, the United States Marine Band turns off the music as it presents an educational and interactive young people's concert called "Sound Off!". After kicking off the performance with the familiar "Superman" theme, the music will disappear and the band and audience will rebuild music from the bottom up. Family participation is essential since the band depends on the audience's spontaneous artwork and improvised skits for its live soundtrack. After the concert, everyone is invited to the lobby for an instrumental "petting zoo." Though 5-12 year olds are the key demographic, all ages are guaranteed to have a good time!
Begin new seasons and new series on WETA UK this week! Introducing Lead Balloon to the Washington, DC area, WETA UK is full of surprises this week. Read on for more highlights and trailers, plus, don't forget to mark your calendars!
Monday at 8:00pm tune in for the Foyle's War season 2 kick-off! In the first part of the mystery titled, Fifty Ships, an American multi-millionaire, Foyle's old love interest, and a mysterious Dutch refugee, are all implicated when a dead body is discovered on a beach. Sam looks for a new residence after her home is destroyed in a bombing raid. Foyle investigates a looting case when coins disappear from Sam's ruined home.
Tuesday at 9:00pm get ready for season 2 of Rumpole of the Bailey. In this first episode of
season 2, Rumpole and the Man of God, Rumpole defends a vicar who is charged with theft, but trouble arises when the distressed clergyman refuses to take the stand in his own defense. George Frobisher, the next Circuit Judge, joins the Rumpoles for dinner and introduces his new girlfriend who Rumpole remembers seeing in court.
Tuesday at 10:00pm start season 6 of MI-5 a.k.a Spooks. The award-winning, edge-of-your-seat spy drama is back with another white-knuckle ride through the perilous world of deadly terrorists, international cover-ups and treacherous double-agents.
Wednesday at 8:00pm Inspector Morse takes on The Day of the Devil. In this mystery, a serial rapist and Satanist named John Barrie escapes from a mental hospital and demands that his therapist be turned over to him. A master of disguise, Barrie sets up an elaborate and deadly battle of wits with Morse. Part 2 airs next Wednesday at 8:00pm
Thursday at 7:30pm say hello to Keeping Up Appearances season 2! When it comes to
snobbery, Hyacinth Bucket is in a class of her own. Award-winning actress Patricia Routledge plays the comic monster in a role which viewers have taken to their hearts. In season 2, Daddy goes missing again, Hyacinth drags Richard off for a weekend of golf at an executive golf club, in spite of the fact that he doesn't like the game, and, determined that the neighbors should see the van delivering her classy new three-piece suite, Hyacinth has parking cones placed outside the house, along with a special notice warning of an immediate delivery.
Friday beginning at 6:00pm begin all new seasons on WETA UK. First at 6:00pm, watch Waiting
for God from the very first episode. Then at 8:30pm watch Rosemary & Thyme take on Memory of Water in the first episode of season 2. At 9:30pm get your full dose of laughs with Outnumbered season 4 episode 1, and kick off season 3 of Men Behaving Badly at 10:30. We're not done just yet! At 11:30pm tune in for the British classic Allo, Allo as we begin season 4.
Saturday beginning at 8:00pm conclude season two of the WETA UK Event: The Complete Vera. Stay tuned to the Programmer's Choice blog because we have a brand new WETA UK Event next Saturday!
Sunday at 9:00pm we're proud to announce the WETA UK premiere of Lead Balloon! Written
by and starring Jack Dee, one of the UK's most successful stand-up comedians, you're invited to enter the world of Rick Spleen… Rick Spleen is a disillusioned stand-up comedian and writer whose career has not gone the way he had planned. Worse still, he's stuck with a lousy stage name that he chose 20 years ago. Rick combines a mass of neuroses and petty grievances with a terrible propensity for lying which is not a recipe for success. Along for the ride is his quick-talking American co-writer Marty, his unflappable partner Mel, and his incompetent daughter Sam. Join us this Sunday and every week for this brand new, modern British comedy, Lead Balloon!
This Earth Day, join WETA Kids and America's favorite monkey for a new one hour Curious George special: Curious George Swings into Spring. From spring fever to spring cleaning, from a canoe ride to a hot air balloon journey, George and his friends get WETA Kids ready to explore the outdoors this Earth Day. Tune into WETA Kids Monday, April 22 for the premiere and throughout the week to swing into spring with George again, and again!
You know it must be springtime if a curious monkey named George is dancing on the balcony at sunrise! The Man with the Yellow Hat is sure that George has spring fever, so he takes George to the park to experience all the wonders of spring. George is so excited about spring that he wants Hundley the dog to have spring fever, too, but Hundley and the Doorman are busy trying to win the Mayor's spring cleaning prize. When a broken water pipe floods the building, Hundley has to stay with George in the country, and George tries to make sure Hundley enjoys spring, too. Even blooming flowers, baby animals and a canoe ride can't make Hundley love spring. What's worse – Hundley gets lost in the country! Searching for his lost friend, George accidentally launches a hot air balloon rally and, piloting a balloon, sails over the countryside. Luckily George manages to grab Hundley from a hilltop along the way. Together they balloon triumphantly to the city. The Man with the Yellow Hat and the Doorman stage a daring rooftop rescue. Not only are George and Hundley saved, but they manage to win the coveted Spring Building Prize! Finally, to George's delight, Hundley now has spring fever, too!
Watch the trailer here!
WETA's Start with a Book offers adults engaging ideas for getting kids into books and reading. The free resources from Start with a Book build on topics that children already like — dinosaurs, building, animals, sports, superheroes and music — so that parents, camp counselors, and others can have fun and interact meaningfully with children while helping to strengthen their reading skills.
In conjunction with the WETA Kids special episode Curious George Swings into Spring, WETA's Start with a Book has three resource topics that relate to the show:
Check out these resources and head to your local library to begin exploring!
Grab the popcorn or set your DVRs, because the documentaries featured this Saturday night on WETA TV26 & HD are guaranteed to open your eyes to lands near and far. First we delve into American culture with POV to discover a female role model in comic books and the way modern food is produced. Next, we head overseas with Independent Lens to learn about a city filled with trash and the feuding land of Kashmir. Tune in to WETA TV26 & HD this Saturday for these inspirational movies beginning at 11:30pm.
Spring has sprung and we're in the mood to celebrate! Check out our weekend event highlights in DC, Maryland, and Virginia for April 19 - 21 below, you're sure to find something you'll like.
Celebrate The King of Latin Jazz
a remarkable musician. Known as "The King of Latin Jazz" and "The King of the Timbales," Tito Puente made an extensive impact in the music world for 50 years. This Saturday, the Anacostia Community Museum hosts Metro Mambo: Tito Puente: The Definitive Celebration! Hosted by Jim Byers from 89.3 FM's Latin Flavor, this celebration of the legendary Tito Puente includes un-released recordings, personal insights, and rare memorabilia from former Puente band members and Puente's biographer, archivist, and best friend of over 40 years, Joe Conzo. Get excited, there will be a dance party featuring one of the region's top bands!
the weekend outdoors? This weekend, the City of Alexandria will host the 20th Annual Alexandria Earth Day and Arbor Day. The event will consist of a variety of activities such as the Arbor Day tree planting, visual and performing arts events from Alexandria City Public School students, the Annual Earth Day Tree Sale, and music from Woven Green, an eco-friendly band. Also included will be the display of a new hybrid DASH bus, a hybrid trolley and other vehicles to educate families of the importance of going green. So get on your bike, jump on the bus, or walk to Alexandria's Annual Earth Day Celebration.
"be" at William Shakespeare's Birthday Open House hosted by the Folger Shakespeare Library. This free celebration will feature fun activities for the whole family, like a Shakespeare portrait contest, fortune telling, Elizabethan crafts, stories from 16th Century England, a scavenger hunt, and poetry contests. Sunday is also the only day the Reading Rooms are open to the public so take a tour inside and then head out on a docent-lead walk through the Elizabethan Garden. This event is rain or shine, be sure to get there in for the cake-cutting ceremony on the lawn at 3:30pm.
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I recently stumbled across a design for a spectrum video board that I
started designing in the late 80's, but never finished, and it once
again engaged my enthusiasm. I wondered how much effort and how
difficult it would be to design a sinclair clone from its documented
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hope that it may be of interest or use to others.
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Do we really have to say anything else? This is a gorgeous image, and sells the series very well indeed! A wistful, melancholy Ned, the Gothic Iron Throne, the sword, Cersei's line, "You win or you die"... Perfect. This official poster will be used to publicize the series in the run up—just a bit over a month away - to the premiere of the show.
Any thoughts? Share them below! The one curiosity we have noticed is the fact that the sword is not Ice. It's the arming sword that Ned uses instead, when he isn't using the ancestral weapon. It would have been nice to get that in there. However, we're guessing its size did not suit the composition very well, and it's an excellent composition.
Oh, and it's been pointed out to us that the crow… has three eyes (you see two, but one happens to be in the middle of its head!)
The Westeros network consists of several different sites, including a forum and a wiki, for all your A Song of Ice and Fire needs.


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Second American Client Charged in UBS Tax Probe
DOJ continued to make good on its promise to go after U.S.-based clients of Swiss bank UBS who paid the bank to help them evade taxes.
Today the agency filed charges against Robert Moran, of Lighthouse Point, Fla. for concealing more than $3 million in assets by filing a false tax return. Moran pleaded guilty, unlike Steven Michael Rubenstein of Boca Raton, Fla., who became the Patient Zero of the UBS tax prosecutions two weeks ago but hasn't pleaded to similar charges.
Moran, a yacht broker, owned a UBS account in the name of a Panama-based corporation. From 2001 through 2008, prosecutors said, Moran communicated with bankers at UBS via email, telephone and in person about the purchase and sale of securities, and the conversion of investments from U.S. dollars to Euros. But he didn't report the income he earned on any swiss bank accounts. (Click here for a link to Moran's plea.)
Moran will be sentenced on June 26. He faces a maximum sentence of three years in prison and a fine of up to $250,000.
In announcing the plea, prosecutors made no secret why the prosecution occurred today: April 15, or Tax Day, as it is called in our office, is but a few short hours away.
Of course, the entire matter stems from a February deferred prosecution agreement in which UBS admitted to helping U.S. taxpayers hide accounts worth $20 billion from the IRS. As part of their agreement, UBS agreed to provide the U.S. government with the identities of, and account information for, certain wealthy U.S.-based customers. The bank paid $780 million to settle the charges.
If you're as big of a procrastinator as the Law Blog, today's DOJ press release (link unavailable) has this helpful Tax Day tip: U.S. citizens "who have an interest in, or signature or other authority over, a financial account in a foreign country with assets in excess of $10,000 are required to disclose the existence of such account on Schedule B, Part III of their individual income tax return."
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"Markus Moeller" <firstname.lastname@example.com> writes:
> I did some work with Russ' module on OpenSolaris and Solaris 10 release
> 4 (which has Kerberos headers and libraries). I noted a small issue
> (crash of pam_krb5 when calling pam_setcred in cache_init_from_cache
> since for some reason the pointer to the old cache is NULL). There
> seems to be also a problem with retrieving the old token as the module
> will ask again for the current password ( although this is related to
> using Suns pam_authtok_get.so.1 to retrieve tokens/passwords)[/color]
Hm, I'm going to need more information in both cases to be able to track
this down. At least, the debug logging output is needed. Having a
pre-existing context without having a valid cache in that context is
something that shouldn't happen; pam_authenticate clears the context from
the PAM environment if it was unable to create a ticket cache.
Similarly, with obtaining the old authentication tokens, that code is very
straightforward and I don't know why that would fail. I need more
information on exactly what the return status for pam_get_item would be.
If you enable use_authtok instead of use_first_pass, you should get an
error message and an abort in the PAM stack if pam-krb5 can't retrieve the
authentication token.
Thank you for looking at this! I'd love to get it to work.
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Now the God of all grace, who called you to His eternal glory in Christ Jesus, will personally restore, establish, strengthen, and support you after you have suffered...
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WASHINGTON – Hoping to trump competitors for the 2016 Republican convention, Dallas leaders boasted Friday that they've already lined up $40 million and promised to raise all $60 million needed a year ahead of time.
But with the arena potentially tied up for NBA playoffs, the host committee offered only one date, July 18, to start the event – a constraint that would weigh against the bid. That's later than Republicans want, and it could leave just 3-1/2 weeks to prepare the American Airlines Center, far less than the party demands.
"That's the only date that works for Dallas, for the RNC for the American Airlines Center," said Phillip Jones, president of the Dallas Convention & Visitors Bureau.
Still, he said, "It's a very strong pitch. We've checked all the boxes and answered all the questions."
The host committee, led by Mayor Mike Rawlings and former Sen. Kay Bailey Hutchison, reads like a who's who of Dallas and Texas. The list, released Friday, includes Gov. Rick Perry and his likely successor, Attorney General Greg Abbott, both U.S. senators, and a major slice of the city's corporate elite, including a number of top GOP donors.
In a wink to the GOP's site selection committee, Heather Washburne, wife of the party's national finance chairman, Ray Washburne, also serves on the host committee. Also on the list: George P. Bush, the land commissioner nominee whose uncle, George W. Bush, has a presidential library that would be a prime venue for parties during he convention.
A video released Friday features oilman Ray Hunt, a major GOP donor, among others.
"Dallas represents what the Republican Party of the future aspires to. Having the national convention in Dallas would send just a wonderfully positive message across the country," Hunt says.
The financial commitments the Dallas host committee has lined up should put the city far ahead of most competitors. GOP leaders have put ironclad financing as their top priority for the 2016 convention, after a scramble in 2012, when Tampa faced a $30 million shortfall six weeks before the convention.
Rawlings, Hutchison and Jones met Friday with the GOP's site selection committee, following pitches from Las Vegas and Cincinnati. Five other cities offered presentations on March 3.
Las Vegas promoters professed confidence in being able to raise the necessary funds from the likes of casino magnates Sheldon Adelson and Steve Wynn.
And they noted that – unlike Dallas and all but two other rivals – they can host the convention whenever the GOP wants, unimpeded by the NBA playoffs.
"Las Vegas has had an effort to secure a professional sports franchise for many years. And today, not having been successful to date was an advantage," said Nevada Lt. Gov. Brian Krolicki. "One thing you don't want are variables and things beyond your control.
Dallas and Las Vegas have emerged as front-runners, with an edge in raising funds and providing convenient hotels for delegates still fuming over massive traffic snarls in Tampa.
For the Dallas bid, some $25 million would come from the Texas major events fund, which lets the city use revenues from sales and tourist taxes the convention itself would generate. Jones said a Dallas-based bank has already agreed to front the funds through a letter of credit the host committee would sign if and when Dallas wins the convention.
One donor, anonymous so far, also has pledged $2 million, Jones said. Other funds have been pledged by local GOP leaders, corporations and philanthropists, and about $1 million would come from the downtown improvement district, making for a "very solid financing plan."
"That's a very important message for the RNC to hear," Jones said. "We'll have the money in place a year out prior to the convention because I know that was a big issue in prior host cities."
Timing is a huge problem for Dallas.
GOP chairman Reince Priebus is pushing to start the convention on June 27 – two months earlier than usual – though he's open to starting as late as July 18.
Even the later date would pose complications for the American Airlines Center, if the Dallas Mavericks make the NBA playoffs, which usually end in mid-June. The GOP is demanding six weeks of exclusive access to the convention venue.
For Vegas, Dallas' top competitor, image is a problem. With 150,000 hotel rooms, it's
Former Nevada Gov. Bob List, speaking with reporters at GOP headquarters Friday morning after the city's presentation, readily conceded the "sin city" image and brushed it aside. The city has 20,000 Boy Scouts, "massive soccer leagues" and a thriving religious scene with members of many faiths.
"We took it head on. It's what one person called the elephant in the room," he said. "We're not just all blackjack dealers and pawn shop operators…. We're an all around city with a fast growing population."
Dallas's bid document, provided by city officials Friday, offers up the Kay Bailey Hutchison Convention Center as an alternative site. That could be available as early as July 1, still later than Priebus wants and in any case, a far less desirable venue.
Almost all the delegate could be lodged within a 15 minute radius of the arena. Only Las Vegas, with 150,000 hotel rooms, can offer a more convenient hotel package.
As for the timing, Jones said, "It depends on the playoff situation. If there are no playoffs they could have access on May 1. If there are playoffs, and they run through the full schedule, the earliest would be June 24."
That's about 3-1/2 weeks before a July 18 start. But Jones noted that Freeman, the general contractor on the last eight Republican conventions, is based in Dallas. That proximity could streamline the build-out process.
And because the American Airlines Center is "event ready," Jones said, lots of preparation work can be done behind the scenes even during the playoffs.
From a messaging perspective, Jones said, "We're America on steroids. Everything that's great about America you find in Dallas and in Texas."
The Las Vegas boosters touted their city's unmatched ability to host huge conventions and made a point of noting that their bid doesn't hinge on the NBA.
"A successful team should be celebrated, but at the same time it will impact other cities' ability to be concrete in their proposals. We respect that. We understand that. But that's one less variable that the Las Vegas bid proposition has," Krolicki said.
Funding is a challenge for any city. Last week, Congress cut $18 million in federal spending for each party's convention. That represented about a quarter of the budget in Tampa and an even higher proportion of the last Democratic convention in Charlotte.
Krolicki said Las Vegas has a "profound" ability to raise whatever money is needed.
"These things are things are very expensive. They're very complex. Every city's facing the same situation," he said, but "I would put our abilities to raise moneys against any of our competitors."
"Sheldon's important," he said, referring to Adelson. "Mr. Wynn's important." But he said, so are the state's mining industry and the 6,000 members of the local chamber of commerce.
Cincinnati officials said they've already raised $15 million. They brought ice cream from Graeter's, along with ribs and chili to woo the 9-member site selection committee, meeting at GOP headquarters a block from the U.S. Capitol.
"Financing is going to be the least of our problems," said John Barrett, representing Cincinnati, which is competing with two other Ohio cities, Columbus and Cleveland.


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Timon Young, my great-great-grandfather, who was said to have been a driver for the Kaiser of Germany, immigrated to America's land of opportunity from Germany at the age of 27 in 1851. He lived in New York until 1855, when he married Eva Kolb, a native Bavarian. After they were married they traveled by train to Chariton, Iowa. The hack driver wanted $8 to take them to Garden Grove, Iowa, a distance of about 20 miles. They had only $5, so they decided to save their money and walk the distance in one day, carrying their few possessions over their shoulders in a red pocket handkerchief. After arriving in Garden Grove, Timon was able to borrow enough money to purchase a small home; with subsequent purchases he kept adding land until he owned a fine farm. It is said by family that the original homestead was good flat Iowa farmland near Garden Grove, but Timon, wanting more water, traded it for a hill farm with a spring.
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Colder Air Is Almost HereUPDATED 12:45 PM EDT Oct 21, 2013
Rain tonight signals the end of our mild weather.Video Transcript
+ Enjoy today as it will be the last mild day around here for quite a while. Today's high should hit the mid 60s with increasing clouds by this afternoon. Rain showers arrive tonight with the first of several weak cold fronts that will continue to drive our temperatures down. This is easily the coolest week of the season so far. Today no issues weatherwise until late this evening. That is when rain showers work in...most areas this won't be until after 9PM. It will stay rainy overnight with temperatures dipping to the upper 30s. Tomorrow's high is only 52. Expect more clouds by the afternoon and rain again overnight. Now Tuesday night into Wednesday morning temperatures will be staying in the upper 30s. This favors mostly rain, but I am not going to rule out a wet flake in the mix. Cold rain showers are sticking around most of the day with a high of only 48. Get ready for some cold nights. We will see frosty mornings, and even a freeze by Friday morning. Overnight lows will be near or below freezing starting on Thursday night.
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|Jackie Chan leads students in a martial arts exercise in Timor Leste
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In a vocational center he will see how young trafficking survivors are learning new skills and building a life for themselves after being sold, exploited and forced to leave their homes.
He will travel to a residential care facility which is home to children who do not have parents and children who have been forced to live and work on the streets.
Jackie has been travelling around the world for UNICEF since 2004, when he was appointed as an international Goodwill Ambassador. In Myanmar he will deliver powerful messages to the young people on how they can protect themselves against exploitation and abuse.
What Jackie doesn't know yet is that the young people have prepared a martial arts show for him and will invite him to show off some moves himself. We will get some good photos for you!
You can follow our updates on Jackie's trip here on Facebook or on Twitter by searching for #Jackie4Kids
PS: Less than one per cent of Myanmar's population has access to the Internet!
Our UNICEF staff on the ground will be working hard to find Internet spots and post updates to you, but they will come in a little delayed.
Find out more about Jackie's work for UNICEF
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Definition of winter moth in English:
winter moth
A moth that emerges in the winter, the female of which has only vestigial wings. It was formerly a major pest of fruit trees.
- Several species in the family Geometridae, in particular Operophtera brumata.
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- A 23-year study of great tits and winter moths at one site in the Netherlands revealed that by 1995, the early caterpillars were hatching about 9 days sooner and developing into moth pupae more quickly than they did in 1973.
- Witch hazel takes advantage of the pollination services of winter moths of the genus Eupsilia, which are active in fall.
- It will capture winter moths that climb into the canopy to lay eggs, thus preventing grubs attacking the flowers and foliage next spring.
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Shakespeare In Love and Rounders sequels planned
Good Will Hunting and Flirting With Disaster are set for TV shows, as movie sequels to Rounders and Shakespeare In Love are lined up.
A new deal struck by The Weinstein Company is to allow Harvey and Bob Weinstein to sort through the rubble of their previous entity, Miramax. And that specifically includes picking up the rights to older titles, to allow them to make sequels and television spin-offs.
Films first, and amongst the planned projects are Shakespeare In Love 2, and Rounders 2. It sounds like the latter is closer to fruition than the former, with Harvey Weinstein revealing that "I've discussed making Rounders 2 with Matt Damon, and I would say that's going to be instantaneous. The guys [that'd be writers David Leven and Brian Koppelman] have a great idea, a way to make it more international where you start the card game in Paris, that's all I want to say".
The plan is to get Edward Norton back for Rounders 2 as well, with Robert De Niro stepping into the villain role.
With regards television plans, both Good Will Hunting and Flirting With Disaster have thus far been mentioned. We suspect plans for those two are not as far advanced, although it's little secret that The Weinstein Company is targeting television more and more now (Scream, for example).
There aren't too many more details at the moment, but it's all bound to, er, put a smile on your face...
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Ecommerce Creative Manager
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- Vitamin T
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- London
- Salary
- £35k – £45k
- Posted
- 17 Nov 2012
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- KV/eCreat
- Business Type
- Agency, In-house / Client-side
- Specialism
- Brand Management, Campaign Management, Creative, Design, Digital, E-Commerce
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- Hours
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Ecommerce Creative Manager
Salary: £35k – £45k
This is a hands-on role, requiring a talented digital designer with management experience to work closely with the ecommerce & design teams to deliver a consistent creative vision. The main function of this role is to ensure a consistent look & feel is carried across multichannel platforms (online, mobile & apps across websites, 3rd party sites and instore).
You will be required to:
• Create, lead and manage the design direction & ecommerce designers
• Develop, inspire, lead and manage the design team & their workload – prioritising requests, ensuring projects are delivered consistently, to brief and to deadline.
• Evaluate the current site, identify improvements, maximise and extend the digital proposition.
• Interact with on & off line creative teams, engage with stakeholders (up to Director level).
• Juggling multiple projects, delivering material with pace & accuracy, balancing quality & quantity
Essential skills:
• Hands-on Digital Design with management experience
• Experience taking established brands to the next level
• Solid technical knowledge and an understanding of usability
• Experience working across all digital mediums, platforms & applications (flash, video, mobile, social media)
If you are interested in this role, please apply ASAP with your CV and link to your folio site, along with a short description outlining your relevant experience.


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Chapter 1
Brianna Erinn rode across the hills, her horse's hoof beats pounding underneath her. Below her lay a small, green valley, sheltering a marble palace and a glittering blue lake within its protective hills. Brianna was headed for the palace, riding hard, trying to stay ahead of her pursuers. She risked a quick glance behind her, and saw three riders coming after her on the trail.
The guards in pursuit wore dark-green uniforms under steel armor; a sword dangled at each guard's side. Brianna saw that they were gaining on her, and spurred her horse forward. Her chestnut mare gave a burst of speed, and Brianna began to pull away from her pursuers.
She knew, however, that her horse was tiring, and it would only be a matter of time before the larger, stronger horses of the guards overtook them. Brianna had been following a path that wound its way across the tops of the hills surrounding the Connemara Valley, soaring across the hilltops like a bird riding the wind, far above the valley. Now she was closing in on the palace. It was time to make one last dash�one final, desperate attempt to escape. Brianna gave the reins a sharp twist, guiding her horse from the path and onto the lush, green grass, heading downward.
Brianna silently willed the mare to run faster as they raced down the hill. The green blaze of color reflecting from the surrounding hills made it seem as though they were descending into a valley carved from pure emerald. Brianna looked back again, and what she saw quickly made her forget the beauty of the scenery surrounding her. The guards were also charging down the hills, and their horses were closing on her.
Brianna's mount had reached the valley floor, and continued to gallop toward the palace. Arching forward in the saddle, Brianna urged her horse onward. The marble walls of the palace loomed in front of them, and Brianna thought for a moment that they might reach safety within them. But she could feel the horse slowing beneath her. Brianna knew how hard she had ridden the mare in her attempt to escape her pursuers, and that she could push the horse no further. Pulling on the reins of her mount, she slowed it to a trot. She turned the horse to face the approaching guards.
Brianna sat calmly in the saddle, watching as the guards pulled their horses to a stop in front of her. She cast a glance over her shoulder, seeing how close she had come to reaching the palace. Brianna smiled, pleased with how far she had gotten before they had managed to catch up to her. The lead guard reached up and pulled the helmet from her head, revealing a woman with a slender face, and light-brown hair pulled tightly into a ponytail. She had an alert, vigilant air about her, and her bright blue eyes stared at Brianna with a reproachful look. Brianna detected a hint of laughter sparkling in the depths of those eyes in spite of the stern expression on the guard's face.
"You know you shouldn't try to lose us like that, Your Highness," she said disapprovingly. "Even though you might prefer to ride alone, the other Royal Guards and I are here to protect you.


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The Problem With Dutch Austerity
The Netherlands has recently found itself in the unusual position of being a deficit scoldee rather than deficit scolder: The government's forecasting agency said that worse-than-expected growth boosted the deficit last year and will do so this year and next without more cuts. The ensuing austerity talks prompted the collapse of the Dutch government, but the caretaker government managed to secure a deal on a package of spending cuts and tax hikes that will bring the deficit under 3% of gross domestic product next year, as required by EU rules.
So, good news, right? Actually, no. There are several provisions in the austerity package that could have a particularly nasty impact on the Dutch economy.
First, the package calls for an end to the tax deduction for "interest only mortgages" starting next year. These are mortgages that don't require the holder to pay down the principal of the mortgage within 30 years.
Now, the tax deduction for mortgage interest is bad public policy, no doubt. It encourages people to take on mortgage debt, and it disproportionately benefits rich people, who are more likely to own homes, period, and own bigger homes that require more interest payments. The deduction has led to soaring household debt levels in the countries where it exists, such as the U.S. and the Netherlands.
But here's the thing: Is now the right time to end it, even for some mortgages? The Dutch economy is contracting. The crisis has shown that countries where household debt rose sharply are suffering particularly tough declines in consumer spending: Denmark, the U.K., Ireland and, yes, the Netherlands. The reason is that consumer spending in these countries is much more sensitive to falling real-estate prices. People that took out a large mortgage to buy a house are going to start saving like crazy if they see the house is now worth significantly less than they paid for it.
The problem with ending the tax deduction now is that it will put yet more downward pressure on real-estate prices in the Netherlands. Dutch consumers have already been pulling back for several quarters in a row. This proposal, which will reduce access to mortgage credit, could exacerbate the downward trend in Dutch consumption by pushing indebted Dutch homeowners even farther underwater.
The same goes for another proposal in the austerity package: reducing the loan-to-value ratio of new mortgages from 106% of the value of the house to 100% over six years. This proposal seems particularly gratuitous. Does it save the government money? Almost none, as far as I can see. But it too will put more downward pressure on real-estate prices, worsening the balance-sheet problems of Dutch households.
"The combination of oversupply and low transaction numbers means house prices will remain depressed in 2013. Prices for existing homes will come under extra pressure with the introduction of the new housing market policy," Rabobank said in a May report.
And this isn't the first time the Dutch government has done this. It imposed the 106% loan-to-value limit on Dutch mortgages during the crisis, at a time when Dutch mortgages often exceeded 120% of a property's value. Mortgage debt levels like that aren't healthy, it's true; but once the debt has accumulated and the bubble has burst, the government should be careful about forcing down the nominal level of debts.
Think about it this way: Household debt is typically expressed as a ratio of debt to disposable income, or debt to gross domestic product (the Netherlands ranks near the top in the world, going by either metric). To lower the ratio you can either cut the numerator or increase the denominator. The problem with cutting the numerator – by for example, reducing access to mortgage credit – is that it can also feed back into cutting the denominator by reducing Dutch consumption.
Better then to take steps to increase the denominator, while keeping the numerator from rising more. Fiscal stimulus would work, as would looser monetary policy. But of course the Netherlands, operating within the institutions of the euro zone, has limited flexibility in either area.
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CONRAN -- Nuchel Eugene "Pete" Townsend, 87, died Nov. 21, 2012, at Jackson, Tenn.
Born Aug. 11, 1925, in Sidon, Ark., to the late John and Rebecca Haney Townsend, he was a lifelong member of the First Church of God where he served as custodian. He was a veteran of World War II, serving as a maintenance engineer with the U.S. Army.
On Aug. 8, 1947, in Piggott, Ark., he married Mildred Ray who preceded him in death Oct. 25, 2005.
He was also preceded in death by a brother, Edward Townsend, and a sister, Elva Vires.
Survivors include: two sons and daughters-in-law, Johnny and Vicki Townsend of Marston and Ronnie Allen and Sue Townsend of New Madrid; two daughters and a son-in-law, Marsha and David Christian of Portageville and Patricia Ann Townsend of Marston; a brother, Issac Townsend of Kirkwood; and six grandchildren and seven great-grandchildren.
Visitation is scheduled from 5-8:30 p.m. Sunday at the DeLisle Funeral Home in Portageville. Services will be conducted at 11 a.m. Monday at First Church of God with the Rev. Frank Townsend and Bob Kespelher, pastor, officiating.
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'Boardwalk Empire' Season 4, Episode 7, 'William Wilson': TV Recap
Double identities and double-crossing fills the latest episode of "Boardwalk Empire," titled "William Wilson."
The audience finally learns the true identity of one of the clearest examples of two-sided characters, Agent Warren Knox, in this episode. His real name is Jim Tolliver, and he's an old law school buddy of the newly appointed director of the Bureau of Investigation, J. Edgar Hoover.
While Nucky and Eli Thompson have their suspicions about Agent Knox, their inquiries get them nowhere. Their contact at the Treasury Department has suddenly and mysteriously "retired," and Nucky's favorite corrupt government official, Gaston Means, is unable to provide further information.
We later learn that's because Means is under the thumb of Agent Knox, who has threatened him with jail unless Means continues to play along like he's working for Nucky. Knox, meanwhile, is angry that Hoover, in an effort to impress the attorney general, has taken credit for his operation targeting the national network of organized crime that Nucky is at the center of.
At Temple, Willie Thompson is still struggling with the guilt of killing his classmate Henry, and for letting his roommate Clayton take the blame. He flees the classroom when his professor is discussing an Edgar Allen Poe short story about doubles, "William Wilson," after which the episode is named.
Willie's future becomes a point of contention at home when he tells Eli that he won't be returning to Temple. Nucky steps in when a furious Eli starts hitting Willie. Later on, a drunken Eli confronts Nucky about stepping in and questions what Nucky knows about family: "Mabel died trying to give you a son." For the first time, viewers find out how Nucky's first wife died, and the circumstances of her death help explain why he's trying to help Eli's firstborn son and possibly groom him to become part of the business.
The revelation that Daughter Maitland is double-crossing Chalky White certainly is bad news for Chalky's blooming romantic side, but also builds on the episode's theme of doubles. Chalky, eager to have Daughter stay in Atlantic City, gets Valentin Narcisse to add a month to her contract at the Onyx Club. In return, Chalky agrees to let him open a chapter of Universal Negro Improvement Association in Atlantic City.
We later learn that Daughter is a critical part of this scheme, when we see a rare moment alone between her and Valentin. As she washes his heavily scarred chest, he asks her whether Chalky is pleased with her. "I believe he is," she says. We also learn that Valentin may have been involved in her mother's death, making their relationship appear even more complicated. Earlier in the episode, Daughter tells Chalky that she witnessed the murder of her mother, a prostitute, and that Valentin took care of her afterward. In this scene between Daughter and Valentin, Daughter asks Valentin if her mother hurt him. "It burned for about an instant. Her pain is everlasting," he said. "These hands set her free and set you on your path."
And with Dunn Purnsley also scheming with Valentin, things are looking worse and worse for Chalky. Purnsley murders a local deacon, after the deacon had threatened to tell Chalky that Purnsley was the one selling heroin (which he gets from Valentin Narcisse) in the community.
Margaret Thompson also has her own doppelganger in Mrs. Rowen, the name she goes by at her office job in New York City. There, Margaret helps her boss sell risky investments by pretending to be a naïve housewife that lost her family money by not letting her husband invest in things like the Anaconda Realty Trust. However, she almost fails to keep up the act when Arnold Rothstein is her boss's client. Rothstein recognizes her, but doesn't betray her secret to her boss. Instead, he tips her $100 and calls her later to ensure that their relationship remains a secret: ""I will thank in advance for your discretion." But it's not clear how Rothstein will benefit from Margaret's position at the firm.
In Chicago, Johnny Torrio gets double-crossed as well, by Dean O'Banion. He agreed to buy a brewery from O'Banion, in exchange for help locking in local elections in Cicero. But minutes after Johnny signs the deed to the brewery, Chicago police bust in and arrest him for owning a building full of beer. It's bad news for Johnny, who's been busted on alcohol-related charges before, and could go to jail for this one. His anger at O'Banion's betrayal, however, gives Al Capone a chance at revenge. Johnny orders Al to kill O'Banion, who Al believes was behind his brother Frank's death.
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London – Urgent action is needed to tackle antibiotic resistance, or more people will die from what were previously treatable infections. This is the message of the new report 'Tackling antibacterial resistance in Europe' by the European Academies Science Advisory Council (EASAC). The report identifies the major challenges and opportunities for policy development in tackling antibacterial drug resistance. In particular, the experts recommend supporting the development of diagnostic tools which are sensitive, simple and cheap to use at the point of care and are able to differentiate between a range of pathogens.B


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Video Webinar: Everything You Need to Become A Mobile Dealer
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Customer Loyalty and Retention Conference to provide complimentary two-night room stay with paid registration for all dealership attendees.
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This post was written by NCM Institute instructor Fred O'Dwyer and was originally posted on the Up to Speed blog.
Not too long ago as I was listening to someone talk about how fundamental clarity is in fueling growth in a…Continue
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Initially the answer was NO it really didn't have any noticeable effect. BUT recently I've had a lot of dealers starting to tell me that the customers are beginning to defect because of the repeated bad news and new recalls almost daily. Personally, I think Mary Barra is doing a remarkably credible job…Continue
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What's a better investment, a studio apartment in Midtown Manhattan or one space on your used car lot?
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ALBANY, N.Y. – July 29th, 2013 – Auto/Mate Dealership Systems (http://www.automate.com) announced today it is participating in General Motors' (GM) new Dealership Technology Assistance Program (DTAP). Auto/Mate's dealership management system (DMS) and Customer/Mate (CRM) are both certified by GM as part of the program.
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Most Monday mornings I find myself standing in NCM Institute's beautiful training facility welcoming a new class of retail automobile dealership managers who have come to Kansas City for formalized training specific to their job responsibilities. After introductions, I tell them something like: "We won't be talking about what you think you have come here to learn until just before or…Continue
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Realizing the dealer/general manager's day is full of interruptions, if you could wave a magic wand and create the perfect day, what would you do during this day?
Which activities do you wish you did every day? Which activities are the top ten for you to do every day? Here's an exercise we use in our 20 Group meetings from time to time that might be helpful for you to realign your daily priorities.…Continue
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In the second quarter of 2012, the NCM Institute (NCMi®) formed a training partnership with Automotive Internet Management (AIM). AIM has conducted five "Bridging the Internet Sales Gap" training workshops under NCMi sponsorship. After personally auditing two of these sessions and receiving client-dealer feedback from all of the sessions,…Continue
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From speakers at NADA workshops to automotive manufacturers in trade publications to vendor product advertisements online, everyone is talking about how big data is changing the future of marketing in our industry. But most of the GMs I talk to aren't nearly as concerned with the marketplace and the direction it's taking, as they are with their business and where it's going. They want to know two things—how can big data save me money and how can it sell more…Continue
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From speakers at NADA workshops to automotive manufacturers in trade publications to vendor product advertisements online, everyone is talking about how big data is changing the future of marketing in our industry. But most of the GMs I talk to aren't nearly as concerned with the marketplace and the direction it's taking, as they are with their business and where it's going. They want to know two things—how can big data save me money and how…Continue
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This article was written by: Dennis Kane
I see an increasing trend from auto dealers: slip, trips and falls are on the rise, particularly in the service department.
This uptick can be attributed to some or all of the following factors:
Dealerships are simply more hazardous than previously, either due to changing weather patterns or because attention to safety has waned,
Dealerships are servicing a greater number of cars because more…
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Today's Up To Speed article is contributed by Dave Anderson, president of Dave Anderson's Learn to Lead, an international sales and leadership training and consulting company. Prior to beginning Learn To Lead, Dave enjoyed an extensive and successful career in the automotive retail industry
Self-esteem is defined by the dictionary as: a realistic respect for or…Continue
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Rarely do we come across a dealer today who claims to have a sufficient number of vehicle sales personnel. When adding the word "quality" to "vehicle sales personnel," the dealers' claims of staffing success turn pretty ugly. Why is it so difficult to attract quality people for automotive sales positions?
Several years ago, I was working with a client in Southern California and conducting one of my rare sales training meetings. The subject of the meeting was "Developing and Engaging…Continue
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Even if your party did not win the White House a few weeks ago, you are still relieved, I would guess, that the election is finally over. Whether you are pleased or disappointed with the results, it is time to move on. After all, in about 30 days our country will be stepping right up to the edge of the fiscal cliff, ready to fall off into an economic nightmare in 2013. And that will surely happen, economists tell us, unless these politicians--many of whom we just (re)elected–-can reach…Continue
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Lady Isabella King
The Lady Isabella boasts one of our favourite beds, a wooden sleigh bed sourced from "And So to Bed" of London. The bed is complemented by a cherry wood desk and two arm chairs, whilst the room benefits from the original fireplace which provides a focal point for the interior design.
At a glance
- Views of the Avon valley and the front lawn
- White roll-top bath
- Double rain shower
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The super king sleigh bed in this room, with matching Cherry wood desk and arm chairs, is one of our favourites. The furnishing has plenty of character which sets off the room's focal point, the original fireplace. Other period features include the tall windows and the restored coving detailing.
This room benefits from a separate dressing area with wooden floors through into the bathroom. Everything is planned for double occupancy and guests will appreciate the double rain shower and sinks as well as the separate WC. The white roll-top bath tub is positioned in the centre of the bathroom opposite the tall windows. Privacy is not a worry as the window is sheltered by a large conifer so you can enjoy your bath with a view to nature.
Of interest in Bath:
Lady Isabella King was a philanthropist who created the Monmouth Street Society to provide assistance to the needy through charitable enterprise. She lived at 7 Great Bedford Street, a fashionable address behind the Royal Crescent, Bath.
In room services and amenities
Located in the Mansion House
Avon valley, side lawn and mature trees
This room is accessible via a lift
Room service 24 hours a day
Iron & ironing board
Complimentary tea & coffee making facilities
In-room digital safe
Air conditioning / heating
TV with Freeview channels
Media hub to connect personal devices to TV
Complimentary WiFi
Spare sockets for electrical appliances
Selection of lifestyle magazines
USB charger
"And so to bed" of London feature super king sleigh bed with matching trunk
Hypnos mattresses for a great night's sleep
Cotton sheets
Duvet with cotton duvet cover
Bed throws
Selection of cushions and pillows
Two arm chairs
Coffee table
Bedside lights
Original fireplace
Full-length dressing mirror
Luggage rack and storage cupboard
Bedside master light switch
Interior lit wardrobe
Desk with reading lamp and vanity mirror
Blackout curtains
Original fireplace
White roll-top bath
Double rain shower
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A few weeks ago I had a dream in which I visited a friend in Georgia at "his father's home." I'd never been there. In fact I've never met his father. Nonetheless, the dream was surprisingly vivid and I was able to recall the basic – and I thought later – very interesting design of the home.
The basic footprint was two off-set rectangles joined by a central garden recess accessible on three sides from the house through glass doors, and opening to an outside garden. The home was small but generous. A single bedroon, an office, a large kitchen, and a modest living room. It did have a generous wrap around deck.
The overall feel of the home was that is was very warm and light. Lots of medium toned wood – a little lighter and somewhat less rich than mahogany – concrete, glass and steel. The ceilings were high and sloping, descending toward the garden which also served as a water catchment system. I tried to sketch out the basic idea – unrefined – below.


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Ask a 35-year old 80 years from now: "How do you feel about drones always watching you?" And they'll look at you strangely and say: "Huh?! Photos and videos of me have been online since the day I was born. What's this 'privacy' thing you're talking about? Sounds old-fashioned." Is a world like that to … Continue reading
Interracial Cheerios, the Fine Bros., and how we present media
This past sunday, TheFineBros, YouTubers famous for their ongoing React series, posted a video about kids reacting to a new Cheerios commercial featuring a biracial family. The original Cheerios commericial supposedly received so much backlash on YouTube from peers, that "they were forced to disable the comments." This was the main point of showing it to … Continue reading
The ability of our teachers to teach shouldn't matter, right?
Recently the Boston Globe requested that the School Board in Boston release information on the assessments given their teachers. The board has declined. It seems that according to them, the public who, let us remember, is responsible for the taxes from which these teachers are paid, does not have a right to know how the teachers in their … Continue reading
Financial Literacy in High Schools
Today, the Center for Financial Literacy of Champlain College, released a link to their website, in which they show a map of the United States with each state given a report card grade from A-F, in accordance with their approach to financial literacy education in the state's high schools. Along with the map, they have … Continue reading
The (near) Future of Education
The title to an article posted earlier today in the National Journal reads, "The Future of Higher Education Looks Nothing Like the Present". The article goes on to eventually say that "by 2020, two-thirds of all jobs will require education beyond high school." This being a claim based on a report published by Georgetown University. … Continue reading
Twitter battles its "dark side"
In an attempt to upset the scales on the amount of mindless tweeters (they didn't call them that, I did) and their habits, Twitter has launched a page in order to educate their users on how to use the tool correctly. What do you know? A social media site that is at least attempting to diminish its … Continue reading
Psst! Let's blame it on the one who just walked in
Countless reasons have been given for the economic crisis of 2008. Verifiable, though easily deniable answers have been found; conspiracy theories abound; "natural" economic cycles have been claimed to have caused it – and now this: Poor math skills caused subprime meltdown. That was the title of an article by the Wall Street Journal two weeks … Continue reading


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Season preview: Roman Hamrlik
Always willing to do whatever he can to help the cause, the veteran blue-liner isn't afraid to sacrifice his body for a win. Last year, Hamrlik threw all of his 6-foot-2, 209-pound frame in front of a career-high 195 shots. Selflessly taking a few hundred for the team, the Zlin, Czech Republic native ranked fifth overall in the league in blocked shots. And when it comes to stacking up against European players, only fellow countryman Zbynek Michalek from the Coyotes got in the way of more pucks in 2008-09.
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Roman Hamrlik ranked second among European players in blocked shots in 2008-09.
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His six goals and 27 helpers combined with his solid play in his own zone also helped Hamrlik cap off the season with a plus-4 differential, again ranking second among Montreal blue-liners in that category.
A man of experience, Hamrlik will enter the 1,200 game club over the course of the coming season. When he does, he'll be the first member of his 1992 draft class to hit the milestone. Hamrlik will also be in some pretty exclusive company, joining other active defensemen who have reached the 1,200 game mark, Chris Chelios, Nicklas Lidstrom, Mathieu Schneider, Darryl Sydor and Rob Blake.
Since he still has 43 games to go before hitting the mark, the 1998 Nagano Olympics gold medalist will hit the ice in Montreal and continue to do what he does best: whatever it takes.
Shauna Denis is a writer for canadiens.com
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