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Guests will make a joyful noise - of delighted admiration - at first sight of these charming fellows. Let them inspire your next at-home or place-of-worship celebration!
- STYROFOAM™ Brand Foam:
- Balls, 2", two
- Cones, 6" x 3", two
- Acrylic paint, color(s) of choice for hair
- White air-dry modeling compound
- Felt, 9" x 12" sheets, two each: blue; white
- Blue double-sided satin ribbon, 1/4" x 1/2 yd.
- Black paper
- Light pink powdered blush, or chalk and sandpaper
- Powder puff or cotton ball
- Serrated knife
- Candle stub or paraffin
- Pencil
- Ruler
- Hole punch
- Rolling pin
- Garlic press (optional)
- Straight pins
- Low-temp glue gun and glue sticks
- Thick, white craft glue
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Note: Make each choir boy in same way; variations for skin tone and hairstyle detailed below. Adult supervision is required, and an adult should cut the foam as indicated in Step 2.
- Cut patterns from felt as indicated. Apply very thin bead of white glue along side seams of short, white gown and adhere edges together; let dry.
- Wax serrated knife with candle stub or paraffin. Cut thin slice from one side of foam ball and tip of foam cone. Twist flat side of ball against top of cone until snug; use glue gun to glue pieces together.
- To add color to face, use powder puff to apply blush to surface of foam ball head. For other skin tones, sand colored chalk to release dust; apply chalk dust to face in same way as blush. If skin tone is too deep, rub area with stiff paintbrush to remove excess blush or chalk.
- To create base for hair, roll small ball of modeling compound (clay) to 1/8" thick. Press clay to top of head; remove excess with fingertips.
- For curly hair, use ballpoint pen tip to make indentations in clay. For straight hair, extrude clay through garlic press to create strands; glue and press strands to clay on head and style as desired. Let dry overnight. Paint hair with acrylic paint; let dry.
- Beginning and ending at back, glue blue gown onto body using white glue.
- Cut 3/4"-long vertical slit at back of neck hole of white gown. Pull gown over choir boy's head. Pin underarm of each sleeve tight against body.
- Cut 8" length from ribbon, tie bow, and glue to neck.
- Punch two holes from black paper and cut each in half with slight curve. Glue curved sections to face for eyes. Cut tiny oval from paper for mouth; glue to face. If desired, apply additional blush to cheeks.
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When a hen hovers over eggs the white and yellow liquid in them transform to accomplish their hidden potential and chickens come out of the shells. When the Holy Spirit hovers over the creation, it receives order and beauty. Likewise the heat of the Holy Spirit helps the faithful to fulfill their God given potential. It is quite natural, therefore, for the mother Church to wish that all her children become Christ like by the hovering of the Holy Spirit.
Orthodox Churches prepare the faithful to identify with the early Christian Church to pray and wait for being filled with the Holy Spirit. Pentecost means fiftieth and the celebration of the Christian Pentecost is on the fiftieth day from the feast of the resurrection of our Lord. Holy Apostles along with St. Mary and other early Christians, following the commandment of Christ, waited for the Holy Spirit and were filled with the Holy Spirit. (Jewish Pentecost is on the fiftieth day from their feast of Passover). During Christ's time the Jewish feast of Pentecost was a celebration of the reception of the commandments to Moses on Mount Sinai. It was on such a feast day of Jewish Pentecost that the Holy Spirit descended on the early Christians in tongues of fire.(Acts:2) For Christians Pentecost indicates the internalization in their hearts the concerns and commands of God through the reception of the Holy Spirit. Every Christian member receives the Holy Spirit today in baptism, which can be considered as a personal Pentecost. Ten days' preparation is recommended by the Church before the feast of Pentecost and especially this feast is a time of renewal of their baptism by being filled with the Holy Spirit.
Is Christianity an impossible ideal? The answer is yes and no. Yes for only those who do not take the indwelling Holy Spirit seriously. The apparently impossible teaching of our Lord can be practiced if we co-operate with the guiding Spirit. That is why Christian life is often defined as a new life in Christ guided by the Holy Spirit. Before His ascension Christ promised the disciples that he would send Paracletos (John 14:16) which means one called alongside to help. St. Irenaeus of Lyons, who lived in the second century AD, teaches that the Holy Spirit is an integral part of man and only the one who received this Spirit and live according to Him is a true human. And this article focuses on the Holy Spirit, who assists human to become not a superman but an authentic human. Yes, humanization is divinization or becoming like God by the help of the Holy Spirit.
Holy Spirit and the Church
Jesus Christ promised to the Church the assistance and guidance of the Spirit, when His human physical presence left it. The early Christian community received the Holy Spirit at the Pentecost and the Church was officially inaugurated.
Holy Tradition of the Church, which contains the Bible, liturgies, doctrines, councils, canons, Church fathers and saints is an expression of the life of the Church through the Holy Spirit. And the Spirit uses these to inspire and vivify the members of the Church.
The Church is supposed to be the kingdom of God. The renewal and sanctification bring about by the Holy Spirit is inevitable to make the Church 'the kingdom of God on earth'. The Son of God incarnated in order to establish the kingdom of God on earth. The ministry of the Church is nothing less than to continue the mission of Christ, which is fulfilled by the guidance of the Holy Spirit. According to Gregory of Nyssa (4th century AD) the petition 'thy Holy Spirit come upon us and cleanse us' was a substitute petition to replace 'thy kingdom come' in the Lord's prayer in certain areas in his time . Unfortunately the pride of man and his reluctance to subject to the sanctification enacted by the Holy Spirit blocks the establishment of a community on earth as God wishes.
Major functions of the Spirit
Edification and guidance of the Church, sanctification of its members, and thus the enlightenment of the world are certain fundamental functions of the Spirit.
Various symbols employed in the New Testament to denote the indescribable Holy Spirit explain certain aspects of His functioning.
(a) Water (John; 7:37-39, John; 4). As water is indispensable for life, the Holy Spirit is essential for an abundant life. The purification work of the Holy Spirit is also implied in this symbol. It is noticeable that water is used in the service of Pentecost as a lively symbol of the Spirit.
(b) Fire: (Acts 2:3). As the pillar of fire and cloud led the Israelites through the desert, the Holy Spirit is understood to function as the light to the Church. Fire is also a symbol of purification because many precious metals are purified through fire and fire symbolizes the energy needed for our forward journey.
(c) Dove (Mt 3:6). During the time of Christ dove was a sacrificial object which restores the communion with God
(d) Advance (Eph 1:14): the Greek equivalent of Arrabon means an advance payment or first installment. Life in the Holy Spirit is a foretaste or advance experience of the life in heaven.
(e) Seal (Eph 4:30): Seal is a guarantee of ownership. The seal of the Holy Spirit which the Christians receive in baptism always reminds that they belong to God (1 Cor 6:19, 20)
(f) Oil (1Jn. 2:20, 27, Acts 10:38): Oil was important for healing in ancient days. The Holy Spirit restores the health of soul and mind.
Besides these the Holy Spirit works in numerous ways to bring people to perfection. The Holy Spirit makes us aware of sin and judgment, strengthens us to stand for the truth, assists in prayer, gives an inspiration for mission, leads us in deification, imprints the image of Christ in us, brings about fellowship, leads us to truth, produces fruit of the Spirit and imparts special gifts etc. Among these five important functions of the Spirit are highlighted here. Holy Spirit:
1. Imparts wisdom
"Whoever travels without a guide needs a two hundred years for a two days journey". This saying of Jalaluddin Rumi , the famous Sufi saint can be understood well in relation to the Holy Spirit who serves as a great Guru and guide. St. John the apostle goes to the extent of saying that there is no need of external teachers when we follow this Spirit who dwells in us (I John2:20, I John 2:27). It is essential to overcome the temptation to identify wisdom with accumulation of information in this age of IT. Wisdom means the light to discern evil and good, to understand relationships – between God and creation, between human beings, between humans and non human creation and to understand priorities in life.
Jesus Christ used the expression 'Spirit of truth' many times (eg. Jn. 16:13, 14:17…..etc) deliberately to contrast with the 'Spirit of deception' or lies (Jn.8:44). Even if the humankind has acquired an immense quantity of knowledge in various fields, sometimes they are deceived to consider evil as good and good as evil and the least important as the most important, and vice versa. The guidance of the Spirit of truth which imparts a power of discernment and leads to all truth is essential especially when we face the complex issues of modern life. The Holy Spirit is opening the treasure house of Gospels which contain Christ the wisdom and makes it attractive to all for the fullness of life in all ages.
2. Empowers the faithful.
It seems that it is not lack of knowledge but the lack of power to practice what we know as good is the biggest issue of the world. In spite of the fact that the apostles learned many things directly from Jesus Christ, they failed a few times to follow them. But the abundant experience of the Holy Spirit empowered them to overcome the weakening forces like fear, guilt, inferiority complex, sufferings etc and to commit themselves to the ministry of God's Kingdom on earth. Human conduct is the sum of repeated habits. Power from God's Spirit is necessary for deleting negative habits and developing good habits.
When the Holy Spirit is permitted to work effectively, a spiritual fervor (Rom.12:11) in worship and enthusiasm in mission are evident. The Holy Spirit indwells and inspires internally to continue the ministry of Christ boldly. When the disciples were empowered by the Spirit, they turned the world upside down. The last words of Christ just before his ascension vindicate this: "You shall be witnesses to Me in Jerusalem and in all Judea and Samaria, and to the end of the earth." (Acts1:8)
The ministers in the Church are appointed and strengthened by the Holy Spirit (Acts.20:28, 6:3). The main celebrant in ordination ceremony is the Holy Spirit. And the Spirit received through the laying on of hands (1 Tim 4:14, 2 Tim 1:6, Acts. 8:15, 17) guides and strengthens the ministers (Acts.8:28, 10, and 20).
3. Leads to Unity.
Despite the advancement in education and science, communal violence, conflicts and divisions in society and Churches and disintegration of family are on the rise. Fellowship Communities which share and care each other are an inevitable antidote to this. Two major threats to unity and fellowship are egoism or false pride and hatred. Holy Spirit helps to eliminate these blocks from the inner being and make humans flutes, through which the divine wind passes to generate melodious music to restore harmony and unity in the entire creation. Inner cleansing guided by the Spirit is important for true fellowship.
Church has been called to be an image of the fellowship of the Holy Trinity and a model for human communities. When the Church was formed on the day of Pentecost, the Spirit filled speech of St. Peter was heard by the Diaspora Jews from different parts of the world in their own languages .Perfect unity blossoms in the nursery of smooth communication and understanding beyond all barriers. Division and disintegration of the tower of Babel was replaced by the unity and fellowship of the tower of Church on Pentecost day. When they were filled with the Holy Spirit, 'they were of one heart and one mind' (Acts 4:31, 32). The principle of unity in the Church is neither the Catholicos nor the Patriarch, nor the Pope or anybody else but is the Holy Spirit. As blood is circulating all through the body, the Holy Spirit strives to empower all members of the Church and keep them in fellowship.
The Church is not only a sign but also an instrument of unity. So the Spirit reminds the Church to serve the world as a peacemaker and an ecumenist in the midst of the escalation of violence and divisions. God is not a God of conflict and disorder but of peace and harmony (ICor 14:33)
4. Makes deep communion with God possible
During the baptism in Jordan Holy Spirit descended on Jesus as a dove. In those days dove was an object of sacrifice meant for reconciliation between humans and God .So we understand from this symbolism that Holy Spirit helps to have deep communion with God .The Spirit helps those who fail to progress in the proper ways of prayer (Rom8: 26, 8:15). The Spirit calls us to use each and every sentence in our prayers and worship as fingers to touch God. From there He leads the soul to touch God without the aid of words. Continuous and meaningful communion with God causes deification or theosis. We are in need of the help of the Holy Spirit to bridge the gap between mind and mouth in personal prayers, family prayer and also in public worship.
5. Gives fruitfulness.
Divinization means to be partakers of Divine nature or to receive the Characteristics of God. To become like Christ is the same process. Christification of persons and community is a major work of the Spirit (2Cor. 3:17, 18). As a first step, the Spirit uproots the deep-rooted vices and destroys them along with the evil passions. And the seeds of virtues in man are nurtured and the person concerned produces the fruit of love, joy, peace, kindness, meekness etc. (Gal 5:22). Whenever St. Paul exhorts to walk by the Spirit he means to co-operate with the Spirit to manifest this life of divinization.
The greatest expression of being filled with the Holy Spirit is abundant love and not the gifts of the Spirit. The gifts of Spirit like power of healing, prophecy, speaking in tongues etc are bestowed upon only certain members of the church to be used for the edification of the whole Church for a certain period of time, whereas the fruits of the Spirit are meant for all the members. St. Paul discourages speaking in tongues (1 Cor.14) and teaches that it will be terminated, whereas love never ends (1Cor.13:8).
Reception of the Holy Spirit
Holy Baptism, the personal Pentecost of every Christian, is above all a sacrament of Holy Spirit. In baptism the Holy Spirit is given as a gift to reside in the faithful forever.
It is unjust to separate the baptismal acts and confine the idea of the reception of the Holy Spirit to a particular act alone. In fact baptism as a whole confers Holy Spirit upon the baptismal candidate. However we can highlight certain important baptismal acts in Syrian tradition by which the candidate receives Holy Spirit. They are:
(a) Breathing: The celebrant breathes 3 times upon the candidate (child) and also on the surface of the water in the baptistery. The Child receives the Holy Spirit as the disciples received Him when Jesus Christ breathed upon them. (Jn.20:22)
(b) Laying on of hands: The celebrant lays his right hand on the head of the candidate during the time of baptism proper in the baptistery. This act reminds us of Christ's baptism in river Jordan where He received the Holy Spirit through the laying on of hands by St. John the Baptist. It is noticeable that in many other ancient rites like East Syrian and Maronite there is an invocation to the Holy Spirit by the chief celebrant laying his right hand on the head of the candidate in the baptistery.
(C) Baptism proper: 'Baptism proper' refers to that part of the sacrament which takes place in the baptistery especially the cleansing by the blessed water. Invocation to the Holy Spirit is repeated in many prayers during this time. It is noteworthy that after the epiclesis or the prayer for sending the Holy Spirit, Holy Myron is poured into the water. Thus a proper ground is prepared for a rebirth in water and Spirit (Jn. 3:5-8).
(d) Anointing: The pre-baptismal anointing with the oil of gladness (Ps.45:7) confers the gift of sonship whereas the post baptismal anointing with the mooron imparts the Holy Spirit. In the Old Testament, anointing was the symbol of the reception of the Spirit (1Sam.16:13, 61:1). And 1Jn.2:20-27 refers to the Holy Spirit received through the anointing. The Hebrew term Messiah (Greek- Christ) means the anointed one and the anointing is with the Holy Spirit (Act.10:38). Hence all men and women are expected to become 'Christs' through the indwelling Holy Spirit. Even if we have received the Holy Spirit in baptism, we need to grow in the Spirit and to be filled with Him. St. Paul exhorts us to be filled not in alcoholic spirit but in the Holy Spirit (Eph.5:18). All spiritual exercises like fasting, repentance, Holy Qurbana, prayer etc. are meant to rekindle the fire of the Holy Spirit. The celebration of Pentecost and the preceding 10 days of awaiting (for being filled with the already received Holy Spirit) are to be observed in all families and parishes meaningfully with vigils, prayers retreats and teachings. God will grant us an abundant life in the Holy Spirit when there is a sincere attempt to walk according to the guidance of the Spirit. (Gal.16) and ardent desire for more Spirit (Lk.11:13)
In our consumerist culture unfortunately majority are driven by greed than by need. It is natural that they are not much interested in a life guided by the Holy Spirit. Unfortunately many even do not know that the Holy Spirit is indispensable as water and air. On the other hand many of the so called extreme spiritual people think of the Holy Spirit only in terms of an electric experience. In fact the Holy Spirit divinizes the world mainly through restoring our true human nature in Christ or making us Christ like. So the Spirit filled life is manifested through our joy in worship, disciplined life, fellowship and our earnestness in translating love into concrete actions in our society through sacrifices.


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Avalon's VP of Marketing and Sales, Marcus Looze, is a Wisconsin native, and when fellow Wisconsinites Chad Johnson and Corey Braunel came to visit the Avalon store last year, an immediate bond formed.
The big red wines of Dusted Valley, as well as the rich, lush Viognier white produced last year, are favorites of Avalon employees and customers. With names for their wines like "Stomp" and "Barrel Thief", Chad and Corey show their sense of whimsy and good humor. Along with fun names, they make big, crowd pleasing wines at value prices. To grow and succeed in the wildly competitive Walla Walla Valley, you need a steady source of excellent grapes. With their purchase of a vineyard in Walla Walla, Chad and Corey solidify their position as promising newcomers, and Dusted Valley as a winery to watch.
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Purchase of Sconni Block Vineyard
Chad Johnson and Corey Braunel, owner-winemakers of Dusted Valley Vintners have purchased 11 acres of prime vineyard property just north of the Washington-Oregon Stateline in the Walla Walla Valley AVA. Vineyards nearby include Pepper Bridge, La Tour, Va Piano, and Berghan Vineyards.
�As the Walla Walla Valley�s reputation as a world-class growing region continues to gain momentum, the availability of vineyard property becomes more challenging to find,� says Braunel. �We have always intended to develop an estate vineyard program for Dusted Valley Vintners. We were very pleased when this excellent vineyard became available."
Previously known as Bradenview Vineyard, Sconni Block Vineyard (pronounced SKAH-nee ) was originally planted in 2000. The name acknowledges the winemakers' Wisconsin roots. "Sconni" Block� as in wi-SCON-sin �pays tribute to Johnson and Braunel�s roots.
Of the 11 acres of Sconni Block Vineyard, 4 acres are planted in Cabernet Sauvignon and Merlot. Development of an additional 4 acres will commence this spring, with additional varieties to be planted including Malbec, Petit Verdot, and Cabernet Franc. Though not certified, the vineyard is currently farmed organically. Johnson and Braunel intend to continue these efforts and go one step further by seeking organic certification, becoming the first Walla Walla Valley vineyard to be certified organic. Dusted Valley Vineyards is already a member of the Walla Walla Valley �s sustainable growing organization, Vinea: Winegrowers Sustainable Trust. (Visit www.vineatrust.org for more information.)
Johnson adds, �We are very eager to continue the tradition of sustainable stewardship of this site. The naturally low yields off these vines�usually about 1.5 tons per acre�and the great flavor profiles they produce will be the inspiration for a new addition to our line up of premium wines. The fruit off this vineyard will become our 100% Walla Walla Valley Estate blend.�
Wisconsin Heritage Means Wisconsin Oak Barrels
Dusted Valley Vintners will be taking their Wisconsin heritage a step further as they begin a partnership with a well-known American cooperage.
�This year, we will begin production of 100% Wisconsin oak barrels from trees grown on our family land, along the banks of the Rib River , a tributary to the Wisconsin and Mississippi rivers.� asserts Braunel. �We hope to be using these Wisconsin oak barrels in our estate program by 2008 with the first wines being released in 2010.� The idea started when the pair was working with barrels made of Minnesota oak. �We liked the larger sweet spot in the mid-palate. It�s a tremendous component to blend with,� explained Johnson. �With Corey�s family owning a sawmill on the same property that would provide the Wisconsin oak, we felt it was too great of a way to connect our passion for wine with our proud agricultural heritage!�
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A copy of the event flier is available for download by clicking here. Online registration is available at Active.com by entering this code: 1874588.
Race registration includes an admission coupon to Magic Mountain reduced to $24.99 (vs. the current price of $59.99 at the window; discount valid any operating day in 2010.) and free parking on race day.
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Total War: Shogun 2 - Fall of the Samurai Review
There's a magic in Fall of the Samurai's weird juxtaposition of old and new.
On paper, Shogun 2: Fall of the Samurai reads like the ramblings of an eight year old after his first history lesson, hand stretched tentatively up into the air in class to ask who would win in a fight between a rifleman and a samurai. Before being laughed at by his classmates. Silly child: history has no time machines.
But, evidently, it does have a few time capsules. Feudal Japan was still pretty feudal in the early 1800s, while the British and the French were gallivanting around the globe with steamboats and smooth-bore rifles, and it wasn't until 1842 that the Japanese even allowed Western ships near their borders. But after the West was allowed to dock, Japan went from sword-wielding warriors to regimented platoons of rifle-bearing troops in half a century.
It's not only about the weapons, but also the massive changes to infrastructure that went on during the period. The introduction of railways cut travel times by a previously inconceivable degree, and the assembly line and factories turned Japanese production into a powerhouse. The entire face of the country was altered in a startlingly short time. About as short a time as the typical game of Total War, in fact.
That's not the only convenience of this setting for Creative Assembly. With Empire: Total War already under their belt, they have the knowledge of how to make line infantry work, and the assets in place to bring them over wholesale. Fall of the Samurai even counters the main complaint that people had with Empire: that it was far too big and unwieldy. Instead of the known world, now we have Japan. It's a vastly smaller, more intricate playing field, but it's also one that scales excellently with the game's engine.
None of this is wildly evolving the well-established Total War formula, though. You still build your forces, aggressively expand into neighbouring territories, and then build the infrastructure and economy to fund bigger, better forces. Diplomacy is still a simple affair, with trade agreements and military alliances, and you still dispatch agents to assassinate, sabotage and coerce. Which is fine; no one expects an expansion to rewrite the book. But Fall of the Samurai does rewrite a few chapters.
There's a wonderful sense of imbalance to the whole expansion (which is its own separate install, and playable without the main game), with cannons tearing apart castles that were clearly not meant to withstand cannon fire. The riflemen rip the melee troops to shreds, and the mounted units don't seem to have a response to getting a wall of hot lead blasted in their direction. The economical buildings, too, are all vastly superior if you choose to adopt the Western styles, generating more money for you, and better units and benefits for your people.
All of these are not without cost, however. Each modern building you construct or technology you research adds modernisation to your clan, which makes your people unhappy. Change is never welcome, and when you're dealing with change of this magnitude it breeds a particularly potent resentment. For every shiny new gun, you've got another grumbling traditionalist sowing dissent in your Teahouse.


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Teaffee is a family owned business founded by David Fernandez.
So where did David get the idea for Teaffee?
One day David was having dinner with his family when a waitress mistakenly refilled his tea with coffee
David had one sip and Eureka!
Teaffee was born.
"Just over a year ago after discovering the name Teaffee a new found pleasure became a part of my life. This pleasure came from drinking a loose leaf tea, and most importantly the routine that led up to it. The tea ritual satisfied, and relaxed me to the point of serenity (I later learned it wasn't tea but a tisane with chamomile haha). Prior to then, I would always have my cup of coffee in the morning. Even as a kid, the aroma of coffee was a scent that lifted my spirits in the morning. It was the tea ritual that made me research some coffee rituals. I found them and was glad to find that there was a world of people willing to share their experiences. I quickly noticed how inviting coffee and tea drinkers are. It's amazing interacting with the communities and I hope to welcome more people to it! At Teaffee, we wish to share the "best of both brews" from all over the world. There is still so much to learn which is why this journey is so exciting. We plan on learning everyday but we'll make sure we have a good time doing it. Come join the fun and have a drink at Teaffee!"
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Former super bantamweight world champion Ponce De Leon speaks to Fight Hub TV's fight correspondent Marcos Villegas about his loss to Adrien Broner.
De Leon talks how he didn't think his bout with Adrien Broner was difficult and comments that he never felt Broner's punch. He let us know about why he stopped his early body attacks and discusses his next confirmed bout.
He leaves off with potential matchups he is interested in the 126-lb division.


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Three agencies have advanced in the review for Lockheed Martin's $15 million account.
Gray, Kirk/Van Sant in Baltimore, Keiler & Co. in Farmington, Conn., and Cramer-Krasselt in Milwaukee will make creative presentations May 3, sources said.
Arnold, McLean, Va.; E. James White Communications, Herndon, Va.; Mullen, Wenham, Mass.; and Hampel/Stefanides, New York, were eliminated. Incumbent DDB New York chose not to defend.
"Lockheed will seek an agency with global capabilities," said a source familiar with the Bethesda, Md., defense contractor. "They want to develop an identity that supports its individual business units."
Achenbaum Bogda in New York is conducting the review.


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The number of metro Phoenix homeowners with negative equity has fallen. That's not too big of a surprise since foreclosures are down, and the area's median home price has climbed nearly 40 percent in the past year.
Zillow's third quarter report shows 45.5 percent of the region's homeowners are underwater, compared to 51.6 percent in the second quarter.
Many Arizona real estate analysts still think the Zillow figure is high, even though it's falling. The nearly 46 percent Zillow sites translates to 352,444 Valley homeowners.
One ZIP Code, 85043, in south Phoenix has the highest rate of homeowners with negative equity in the region. Nearly 74 percent of the people with mortgages in that area owe more than their house is worth.
Nationally, 30 percent of all homeowners with mortgages are underwater.


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A Sentimental Journey through France and Italy was published in February 1768. Less than a month later, its author Laurence Sterne was dead, succumbing at the age of 54 to the tuberculosis which had weakened him for years. He had completed only two of the four projected volumes of A Sentimental Journey, which has often been seen as Sterne's wry and poignant farewell to the world. Usually classified as a novel, it is a lightly fictionalized travelogue narrated in fragmentary chapters by Parson Yorick – Sterne's own alter ego – describing his somewhat dilatory journey through France. At one point, Yorick observes wistfully that "I think there is a fatality in it – I seldom go to the place I set out for" (131); t…
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Until the discovery of sulfanilamide and its derivatives chemotherapy had little of proved value to offer in the treatment of staphylococcic infections. It is true that recoveries from staphylococcic septicemia in human beings have been ascribed to the intravenous administration of gentian violet, neutral acriflavine and various mercurial and other compounds, but none of these substances has materially reduced its high mortality and none has proved of value in the treatment of experimental infections of mice and rabbits under well controlled conditions.
Domagk1 found the original prontosil (the hydrochloride of 4-sulfamido-2′-4′-diaminoazobenzene) somewhat effective in the treatment of experimental staphylococcic infections of mice and later reported2 that better results were observed with uliron (a brand of dimethyldisulfanilamide; paraaminobenzenesulfonylparaaminobenzenedimethylsulfonamide). As shown in table 1, various investigators have found sulfanilamide, sulfapyridine (2- [paraaminobenzenesulfonamido]-pyridine) and, more recently, thiazole derivatives of sulfanilamide effective in varying degrees in the treatment of these experimental infections.
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Those darlings of the depraved <I>haut monde</I>, the Vicomte de Valmont and his partner in guile, the Marquise de Merteuil, are back, this time in a dance piece entitled "Les Liaisons Dangereuses," and many a spectator will question whether they've ever really gone away. After at least five films, a major play and various competing ballets, along comes the protean Englishman Adam Cooper with his dance-theater version of the defining 18th-century novel to remind us that sexual deceit doesn't always proceed as smoothly as those busily seducing the audience might like.
Those darlings of the depraved haut monde, the Vicomte de Valmont and his partner in guile, the Marquise de Merteuil, are back, this time in a dance piece entitled "Les Liaisons Dangereuses," and many a spectator will question whether they've ever really gone away. After at least five films, a major play and various competing ballets, along comes the protean Englishman Adam Cooper with his (and collaborator Lez Brotherston's) dance-theater version of the defining 18th-century novel to remind us that sexual deceit doesn't always proceed as smoothly as those busily seducing the audience might like.
What leaves this "Liaisons" running in place? The answer doesn't become fully apparent until the second half, at which point even those who have succumbed to the production's enticements — and they are genuine — are likely to have switched off. By show's end, you're left with a bold but only halfway successful attempt at the newly energized genre (some are calling it "the dancical") pioneered by another Sadler's Wells regular, Matthew Bourne, whose "Swan Lake" brought Cooper to international fame.
In some ways, the most obvious objection to this "Liaisons" turns out to be the least of its problems — namely, the inevitable absence in any dance version of the words that fueled both Choderlos de Laclos' 1782 novel and Christopher Hampton's rampantly successful play, which in turn sparked Stephen Frears' much-touted film "Dangerous Liaisons."
Just as "Romeo and Juliet" has thrived in the ballet repertoire without reliance on Shakespeare's verse, there's little reason why "Liaisons" shouldn't ensnare a spectator caught in the ever more tangled web of erotic deceit among a pre-Revolutionary aristocracy sweeping its way toward extinction (the guillotine, to be exact). And with Cooper's saturnine glamour to propel the enterprise, the stage is set for a two-act modern ballet that should alternately attract and repulse — and command attention throughout.
The first act more or less does precisely that, abetted no end by a peerless physical production (Brotherston, a "Swan Lake" alum, did both sets and costumes) whose sheen is suggestively tarnished in accordance with a Versailles-like hall of mirrors reflecting behavior that is none too pretty.
The contours of the time-honored plot are intact and lucidly told: Onetime lovers turned rivals in corruption, Valmont (Cooper) and Merteuil (Sarah Barron) make erotic mockery, and worse, of a Paris seemingly packed full of innocents. One of these, the sweet-faced Madame de Tourvel (Sarah Wildor), upsets the game-playing apple cart by — gasp — awakening in Valmont that truly dangerous emotion known as real love. (Helen Dixon's scarcely less naive Cecile has no such luck.)
The movement co-exists with an original Philip Feeney score — some of it electronic, some played live by the London Musici orchestra — peppering Baroque niceties with the sound of something going chop. (No prizes for guessing what that might be.) But before this society loses its collective head, Cooper must give choreographic shape to the surrender of some fairly bruised and fragile hearts, which is where his "Liaisons" loses its impetus: at its very reason for being.
Those who remember this dancer's glory days at the Royal Ballet (Cooper has been freelance since 1997) will find numerous echoes of the variably disturbing Kenneth MacMillan works, notably "Mayerling," on which he first staked his reputation. Theater goers, meanwhile, can't help but note direct echoes of Cooper's career-making Stranger in "Swan Lake" in a Valmont who is once again a leather-clad predator determined both to entice and destroy, shedding his clothes (and wig) to become all wanton libido.
If it's possible for a dancer to seem typecast, Cooper here is, his capacity for darkness ossifying into a cliche to make one wish for the return of his charming Junior Dolan several years ago in the Rodgers & Hart musical "On Your Toes."
That crucial element of surprise isn't all that's missing from a "Liaisons" that takes a serious left turn after intermission. With Barron's haughty Merteuil seeming increasingly absent from her own jeu d'esprit, the attention shifts with mounting hysteria to various set pieces for Valmont and the doomed Tourvel, whose about-face toward the Vicomte has to be taken on faith in a scenario bereft of the silken cunning John Malkovich embodied onscreen.
Wildor has some startling moments as a black-clad enchantress unaware of the wiles she will provoke, but the necessary sleekness turns into a sour, melodramatic stew, as if Cooper had neglected the abiding lesson of his apparently timeless source: The cunning — and not the crudeness — is all.


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| 2009-09-12 (12:00 - 12:45)
Parallel Session 3 (Room A-32)
|MUVE, Moodle and a Microblogging Tool: Blending technologies to prepare international students for language and life in the UK
|Julie Watson, Ann Jeffery
M3, a project blending a MUVE (Second Life) the Moodle VLE and a
Microblogging tool (Twitter) , set out to explore the use of emerging
technologies within the context of a pre-arrival online course for
international students coming to live and study in the UK. The
objective was to create an immersive learning experience for students
by adapting and extending some of the Moodle course activities (
'learning objects', vidcasts and discussion offered through the VLE)
for use in the virtual world environment of Second Life. The project
also aimed to gauge the educational potential of the microblogging
service, Twitter, in linking students together during the course for
both social networking and vidcast discussion purposes.
A technical aspect of the project was to develop Twitter plug-ins or 'blocks' for Moodle allowing students to view a Twitter feed from within Moodle. Work was also needed to adapt existing course resources and activities for in-world use in a designated course area within Second Life. The M3 project then explored the combined use of Moodle, Twitter and Second Life with three separate sets of learners/users. These were: a group of students - professional and experienced teachers from countries outside the UK - learning about the educational use of new technologies on a face-to-face Masters course at the University of Southampton; international students on a pre-arrival course delivered wholly online through Moodle, who were preparing to come to the UK ; an external group of educators and practitioners taking part in JISC Emerge conferences.
During and after user engagement in the project, data was gathered from questionnaires, interviews and observations. A number of practical factors impacted on participation levels of different groups but the affordances offered by these new technologies were widely appreciated even if the technologies themselves can still present challenges for new users unless significant levels of support are given. Their scope for enhancing social presence within a learning context was found to complement students' interest in meeting people and sharing pictures and personal information, and reflects their own use and interest in Web 2.0 technologies. The developed Twitter blocks for Moodle and Second Life learning resources are being taken forward and future projects building on these outputs are planned. This presentation will present the M3 project and its findings. The Moodle online course and Second Life learning resources will also be demonstrated.
|Second Life; Twitter; Moodle VLE; international students; ESL
|Main topic:
|Research in new language learning environments
|Julie Watson is Senior Teaching Fellow in eLearning in Modern Languages at the University of Southampton. Her interests include the development of reusable learning objects and associated tools (authoring tool, repositories) and development of online courses. She has been involved in two projects exploring the pedagogic potential of Second Life. Ann Jeffery is Project Officer for the M3 Project. Her interests include Second Life and other emerging technologies.
|Type of presentation
|Paper presentation
|Paper category
|Research & Development
|Target educational sector
|Higher education
|Language of delivery
|EU-funded project


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NEWARK — A Metuchen woman who claims she was dragged barefoot out of a Harrah's nightclub while attending a friend's bachelorette party is suing the Atlantic City resort and casino for assault and other claims.
Amy Walsh says she was manhandled by Harrah's security guards in August 2012 after she and others asked that a chair be added to the table where they were sharing a bottle of vodka in The Pool After Dark nightclub, the lawsuit claims.
Walsh says she and another member of her party of six were forcibly evicted by Harrah's security guards and taken to a holding area after the request was turned down.
Walsh "pled for the guards to stop and to be less aggressive as she lost her shoes when she was literally lifted and dragged out of the club now barefoot," the lawsuit claims. "To no avail, she pled that cuts on her feet could potentially (result in a) life-threatening condition."
The lawsuit claims one of Walsh's cousins arranged to have the party held in the club's VIP area because it could accommodate several members of the party who were visually impaired, including the bride to be.
It was filed on Aug. 21 in U.S. District Court in Camden and seeks an unspecified amount in damages for assault, infliction of emotional distress, a failure to provide a safe environment and other claims.
A spokeswoman for Harrah's could not immediately be reached for comment.
Walsh's lawsuit is the latest filed against the casino by lawyers who claim their clients have been roughed up by Harrah's security guards in recent years, according to published reports.
Two weeks ago the seaside resort was sued by a man who claimed casino security guards joined two off-duty Atlantic City police officers in beating him in the head with a baton.
Michael Maggiano, the attorney for Roscoe Robert Coney, 25, has called for a criminal investigation into the September 2013 confrontation between his client and security guards, according to reports.
Maggiano also represents Walsh. He could not be reached for comment today.
Walsh says that after she and her cousin were taken to a holding area around midnight on Aug. 24. 2012 she was attacked by an Atlantic City police officer when she tried to take a photo of an officer's badge, the lawsuit says.
Her cousin was handcuffed to a bench in the holding cell, the lawsuit adds.
When Walsh raised her phone, the officer "immediately and aggressively snatched the phone out of plaintiff's hands and viciously pushed her into the holding cell area with both hands," the lawsuit says.
Walsh claims the officer pushed her and choked her while pulling her up from the neck in what the lawsuit cast as "a sadistic attack." After shoving her into the bench with his forearm he "slammed her face first into the steel-plated wall as she was handcuffed," the lawsuit claims.
Walsh is also seeking damages for malicious prosecution. The lawsuit claims that criminal charges filed against her were reduced to non-criminal offenses.
"After the brutal assault, plaintiff was brought out into the public view and humiliated while she waited in handcuffs for a police cruiser to arrive," the lawsuit says.
Several Atlantic City officers were named as defendants as well. A spokeswoman for the department could not immediately be reached for comment.


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Nalukataq[pronunciation?] (naluk- 'to throw it underhand; to toss it up' + kataq) is the spring whaling festival of the Iñupiat Eskimos of Northern Alaska, and is characterized most famously by the Eskimo blanket toss.
After the spring whale hunting season, successful crews celebrate with a Nalukataq festival. These take place in June, and are scheduled to avoid conflicts between villages to allow friends and relatives from distant communities to share the bounty and the fun. In Barrow, for example, Nalukataq is usually in the third week of June. Other villages may be in the week before or the week after. Scheduling depends on how many whales were caught as well as other factors.
Nalukataq serves two purposes. First, it is a celebration of thanksgiving for success. Second, it is the first of several times during the year when quaq (frozen whale meat)[1] and muktuk (whale blubber and skin) are distributed to the community. The ability to produce and distribute wealth amongst the community is highly valued in Eskimo cultures, and whaling captains, who always give away large portions of their whales, gain great stature and respect within the village for every whale they catch.
Festive clothing is commonly worn to the event, and highly decorated mukluks and parkas of seal, caribou, wolverine, wolf, and fox are abundant.
There are several stages to the celebration. It begins with a prayer, and a raising of the crews' flags at around noon. Then bread, coffee, and initially various soups of goose and caribou are distributed. Following that, all of the food is one part or another of the whale. The flippers and certain of the guts of the whale are offered to visitors.
After a break, filled by singing and story telling, the whaling crews begin to distribute the catch to each family who attends the event. The amount which is given away depends on the size and number of whales harvested. First comes the quaq, which is whale meat frozen raw and cut into cubes. Next is the avarraq, the flukes of the whale cut into thin strips. Once these have been distributed, the various other cuts of muktuk are distributed frozen, with skin on. A hiatus of a couple of hours follows this, in which time everyone feasts on the catch.
In this interim period, the Nalukataq blanket is erected. It is made from several bearded seal skins sewn together in a circle or square. A rope extends from each corner, and is pulled tightly between four wooden beams using block and tackle. This raises the blanket to about waist height. Men and women circle the blanket and hold the edges, and pull out on the blanket to throw the blanket dancer in the air.
Anyone may be thrown on the blanket, but traditionally the captains and their wives go first. Originally they threw out goods, such as clothing, tools, or food as a means of demonstrating their ability to provide, but today that tradition has evolved, and wives of the captains throw candy to surrounding children once airborne. This event is the highlight and namesake of the festival, and may last several hours.
Following the blanket toss, everyone gathers for a traditional dance. Here, everyone is welcome to dance.
The beats are set by several men and boys with drums that traditionally were made from the skin of the liver or lungs of a whale, but today might also be made of synthetic materials. The men also sing songs for the dances. Following another prayer, the evening closes.
In addition to dances where everyone participates, there are usually dances by the organized dance group for that village. They sing traditional songs and perform what is essentially a "stage show" that delights everyone. The best front row seats are always reserved for elders.
Over the course of a couple of weeks, multiple Nalukataq celebrations may be held, and each of these may be put on by several captains. Barrow, due to its large population, has the most events, but Point Hope, Alaska and other villages along the North Slope also have several.[2][3]
See also[edit]
- Aboriginal whaling
- Arctic Winter Games
- Inuit
- Kaktovik, Alaska
- North Slope Borough, Alaska
- Nuiqsut, Alaska
- World Eskimo Indian Olympics
- ^ Eskimo Writing Key
- ^ Berit Arnestad Foote, The Tigara Eskimos and Their Environment, North Slope Borough Commission on Inupiat History, Language, and Culture, Point Hope, Alaska (1992)
- ^ "Uiniq – The Open Lead" Fall 1995, Volume 9, Issue 3, North Slope Borough


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December 9, 2003
It seems Kelly Osbourne may have reunited with former flame Rob Aston, a singer with the punk band The Transplants. Ozzy's little girl was spotted sprawled out across Aston's lap and hanging on him in the backstage bar during a recent live broadcast of the TV show Top of the Pops in London, where she was being interviewed. The couple dated for several months during the summer.
Motherhood is even better the second time around, according to Jennifer Connelly, who has a 3-month-old son, Stellan (her first child with her husband, actor Paul Bettany), and a 6-year-old son, Kai. "I have a lot of Calgon moments, but every time they smile and make little noises, it's completely new," says the 32-year-old Oscar winner, who stars next in the drama House of Sand and Fog, opening Dec. 26. "Kai's very proud of the fact that he's so much older. He's really looking forward to teaching Stellan to speak. But Kai can get a little frustrated. He'll tell him, 'Say Kai! Kaaahhhyiii,' and Stellan will look up at him and gurgle. The tutoring is not going so well right now, but hopefully in time it will improve."
After chopping off his trademark mullet for his TV show, Doc, Billy Ray Cyrus says he's thinking of a more drastic cut in a future episode. "If Doc goes five years, I'm definitely having a sex change," says Cyrus, 42, who plays Dr. Clint Cassidy on the PAX drama. "You're going to see Clint go through the evolution and become Clintora." Kidding aside, the country singer does feel nostalgic for his defunct 'do. "It would be time well spent if somebody like President Bush started sprouting a mullet," says Cyrus. "I wrote a song last week that will probably be out next summer called, 'I Want My Mullet Back.' It is 100 percent pure kick-ass rock and roll, and maybe President Bush can be in the video."
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Leonardo DiCaprio partying with his usual posse at Justin Timberlake and Jay-Z's hot new L.A. restaurant, Chi.
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Accounting for Crises
Venky Nagar
University of Michigan, Stephen M. Ross School of Business
Gwen Yu
Harvard Business School
August 1, 2013
American Economic Journal: Macroeconomics (Forthcoming)
We provide one of the first empirical evidence consistent with recent macro global-game crisis models, which show that the precision of public signals can coordinate crises (e.g., Angeletos and Werning 2006; Morris and Shin 2002, 2003). In these models, self-fulfilling crises (independent of poor fundamentals) can occur only when publicly disclosed signals of fundamentals have high precision; poor fundamentals are the sole driver of crises only in low precision settings. We find evidence consistent with this proposition for 68 currency and systemic banking crises in 17 countries from 1983-2005. We exploit a key publicly-disclosed signal of fundamentals that drives financial markets, namely accounting data, and find that pre-crisis accounting signals of fundamentals are significantly lower only in low precision countries.
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Climate and Clean Air Coalition Initiative Launched
16 February 2012: The US, Bangladesh, Canada, Ghana, Mexico and Sweden, with the support of the UN Environment Programme (UNEP), have launched the Climate and Clean Air Coalition to Reduce Short-Lived Climate Pollutants, which aims to reduce short-lived climate pollutants, carbon, hydrofluorocarbons (HFCs) and methane.
The Coalition was launched in Washington D.C., US, by US Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton, who underscored that the reduction of black carbon emissions is expected to result in climate, health, food and energy benefits. The Coalition is geared towards catalyzing new actions, as well as highlighting and bolstering the work of existing efforts, including the Global Alliance for Clean Cookstoves, the Arctic Council, the Montreal Protocol, and the Global Methane Initiative (GMI). Clinton also stressed that the work of the Coalition "will augment, not replace" global action to reduce carbon dioxide emissions.
The Coalition plans to: drive the development of national action plans and the adoption of policy priorities; build capacity among developing countries; mobilize public and private funds for action; raise awareness of black carbon; foster regional and international cooperation; and improve scientific understanding of the pollutant impacts and mitigation options. The US pledged US$12 million to the Coalition, and other partners committed an additional US$15 million. UNEP will act as the Secretariat of the Coalition.
The first meeting of the Coalition will take place in Stockholm, Sweden, from 23-24 April 2012. [US State Department Fact Sheet] [Clinton's Remarks at the Launch Event] [Global Alliance for Clean Cookstoves Press Release]


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AHS-ex Martin gets Snyder job
SNYDER - Mike Martin, former Amarillo High girls coach, has been named Snyder girls basketball coach and athletic coordinator, effective the end of the current school year. He succeeds Sam Tipton who announced his resignation in January.
Martin, who has an overall record of 571-299, won back-to-back state championships at Sudan in 1994 and 1995 that included a 63-game winning streak.
Following a 12-year stint at Sudan, Martin spent two years at Amarillo High, a time marked by tragedy with the passing of his wife. He left for Austin Westlake and coached Westlake to the regional quarterfinals this past season.
Martin was twice named coach of the year by the Texas Sportswriters Association, and has served as a Texas Girls Coaches Association all-star coach. Snyder is a member of District 4-4A. Formal action on Martin's contract is expected when the Snyder school board meets in May.
Lewis, Rapp sign letters of intent
Canyon's Tiffany Lewis and Chelsea Rapp have signed letters of intent to play college basketball.
Lewis, a 5-foot-4 guard, signed to play at Seward County Community College in Liberal, Kan. Lewis was a dominating force on defense for Canyon Coach Joe Lombard.
Seward Women's coach Jim Littell said, "We're very excited to have Tiffany come into our program. She is an excellent defensive player who knows how to win."
Lewis was a three-year letterman and an all district honorable mention this year along with being a member of the Golden Spread All-Star Team. She was also a member of the 2000 Girls' 4A state championship team. Lewis averaged 6.6 points per game, 4 assists, and 3 steals. She shot 54 percent from the field.
Rapp signed with Tarleton State in Stephenville, TX. Rapp, a 5-11 post, averaged 12 points per game, 4 rebounds, and shot 56 percent from the field.
Rapp was a three-year letterman for the Lady Eagles and was named second-team all district. She was also a member of the Golden Spread All-Star Team.
Tascosa's Podzemny signs with LCU
Tascosa senior post Sarah Podzemny signed a basketball letter of intent Thursday with Lubbock Christian University.
Podzemny was a standout inside player for the regional quarterfinalist Lady Rebels. Podzemny averaged 10 points and near five rebounds per game.
Podzemny said the chance to stay near home weighed heavy in her decision to play for the NAIA Division I school.
Pampa, Borger claim 3-4A titles
Pampa's boys and Borger's girls captured district championships on Thursday as the District 3-4A tournaments came to a conclusion.
Pampa won the boys' tournament by 13 strokes over Randall, as each qualified for the Class 4A regional tournament at San Angelo beginning on April 23. Dumas finished in third place 35 shots behind Randall, while Borger and Hereford rounded out the top five.
Pampa's Daniel Heuston won medalist honors with a 460 total over six rounds. He shot a closing round of 80 and finished four shots ahead of Dumas' Charlie Romero and Palo Duro's Tray Latham, who earned regional tournament berths.
Borger's girls, led by medalist Afton Messenger, won the championship by 36 shots over Hereford as each earned a berth in the regional tournament. Pampa finished in third place 11 shots back of Hereford, while Randall was fourth and Canyon fifth.
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The Indo-Mongolian Society is pleased to announce the creation of a website devoted to Mongolia, Mongolian culture, Mongolian history and Mongolian studies. The website is listed below.
A large photography gallery with vivid images of Mongolia, its people and culture introduces the website visitor to the magnificent beauty and vibrancy of Mongolia and its people. Lecture papers from the archives of the Indo-Mongolian Society are available as PDF downloads. Lecture topics include "Mongol Armies and Indian Campaigns" by Prof. Johm Masson Smith Jr.
Links to a vast range of Mongolia interest websites are found on this website including Mongolian studies worldwide, Mongolia history, travel, current news and weather. News about upcoming Mongolian cultural events in New York and the Festival of Mongolia are also here.


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Texas seems to top a lot of lists — we have the most Dairy Queens, for example — but sometimes it's good to be at or near the bottom. Like when the thing being counted is structurally deficient or obsolete bridges.
A new ranking by Transportation for America, a national pro-transportation investment group, found 2.6 percent of bridges in Texas were structurally deficient. Only Florida and Nevada had a lower percentage.
Texas showed the most improvement over T4America's 2011 listing of deficient bridges, decreasing its bad bridge count by almost 20 percent.
That still leaves 1,337, including about 40 in the Houston area, deficient. That includes the Interstate 45 span across White Oak Bayou, which carries 113,000 vehicles per day. And there are many functionally obsolete bridges in the region.
Organizers of the list noted that as the nation's freeway system ages, the figures are going to get worse without re-investment in maintenance rather than just adding lanes.
"With the collapse of the I-5 bridge in Washington state last month, coming just six years after an interstate collapse in Minnesota, Americans are acutely aware of the critical need to invest in our bridges as our system shows its age," said James Corless, director of Transportation for America, in a statement. "Today, though, there are more deficient bridges in our 100 largest metropolitan areas than there are McDonald's locations nationwide."
Additional fun fact: I looked it up. There are 1,194 McDonald's, mostly franchises, in Texas, or 143 fewer than the number of deficient bridges.


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New Jersey can expect to see some rough weather to close out the holiday weekend, according to the National Weather Service.
Scattered thunderstorms across the area will continue through the evening and could produce heavy downpours at times.
A flash flood warning has been issued for Hunterdon County and parts of Mercer County as powerful storms are expected to move eastward through the afternoon.
A flash flood warning means flooding is imminent.
Hunterdon County could see as much as 1 to 2 inches of rain in less than an hour, which could cause roadways to flood, the weather service warned.
The National Weather Service recommends moving to higher ground, and residents living along streams and creeks should take precautions to protect their property.
The good news is the humidity is expected to drop after scattered storms on Tuesday. Sunny skies and temperatures in the mid-70s are foretasted for the rest of the week.


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Territorial Vineyards and Winery
Whether you end up in the Territorial tasting room or you bump into Allan or John on their route to hand deliver wine to Oregon shops and restaurants, you'll get the sense that the Territorial team is serious about making good wine and serious about encouraging anyone who is interested to give their wines a try. They decided to open an urban winery in order to invite the community—and not just the wine-touring crowd, though you'll often run into them at Territorial, too—to view wine tasting as interesting and enjoyable, not exclusive or intimidating.
It seems we owe the undeniably good vibe that emanates from the Territorial winery to the fact that the people involved are there because they're passionate about wine work.
After detailing some of the less romantic aspects of his job—long days of physical labor, machinery gone berserk, phones ringing off the hook, disappointing weather patterns—Allan said, "If this wasn't what I was doing as a livelihood, this would be my hobby. I've always loved it—I still do—, and I can't imagine not loving it anymore."
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Territorial Vineyard and Winery makes Estate Pinot noir, Pinot gris, Riesling, and Rose of Pinot noir in the mid-Willamette Valley. Alan, Jeff and John stand out from the crowd of new, small wineries with their luscious, value priced wines and attention to the vineyard and winemaking.
Founded by two Lane County wine grape-growing families, Territorial Vineyards & Wine Company vinifies what it grows. They say: "dig the elegance and distinction of site-driven wines built with viticultural grooviness and oencological prowess".
Alan and Jeff manage their vineyards for quality alone. Since they wear both hats, grower and producer, they are free of the common dynamic often setting the farmer and winery at odds in terms of production levels, grape contracts and vineyard expenses associated with proactive, labor-intensive approach to viticulture. Since it will show up eventually in the bottle, the owners spare no expense or effort in the vineyards to raise the very best fruit their sites can yield. This means religious adherence to sustainable, low-impact farming methods combined with aggressive crop and canopy management.
Through annual soil sampling and amelioration via organic amendments they feed the soils first, allowing the soils to feed the vines. Allan and Jeff are thus able to ensure long-term vineyard health in addition to superior fruit quality year in and year out.
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MyITLab runs on Window 8 machines. MyITLab also runs on IE10, but between now and December 22, 2012, students will need to run MyITLab on IE10 in Compatibility mode. To change your browser settings follow these instructions:
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Little school, big school. Temple University has 28,000 students. Salem Community College has 1,800. But both made the same big mistake when they eliminated student sports:
They acted without listening first.
Temple wiped out just a fraction of its intercollegiate sports, and didnât cut a $44 million athletics budget at all. SCC, playing in a much smaller yard, wielded a much bigger ax: It dumped all competitive sports effective July 1 and gutted its athletic department.
When SCC womenâs soccer coach Matt Murray â who had been rebuilding the fledgling team â says he learned about the elimination of all four Oaks sports programs from a Times article, something is wrong.
Actually, the college had sent an email that Murray hadnât seen previously, but it was one of those after-the-fact jobs.
âWe have four coaches. Why didnât they call? I felt the college really handled it wrong,â Murray said. âI feel like we should have had an opportunity to deal with it (before the decision was made),â he added.
At Temple, stunned coaches had as little as an hourâs notice about the decision in December by the trustee board and new President Neil Theobald to cut seven sports, only to follow up with a meeting where equally stunned players werenât allowed to talk in public.
Unlike Temple, Salem Community College doesnât have football, but this should not have been a no-huddle situation at either school.
After petitions, protests and pledges of private donations to fix its Boathouse Row digs, Temple this week rescued its crew and rowing teams from the âcutâ list. Officials could have prevented a lot of drama if theyâd had some of these talks before acting. Though its financial situation is different, the same can be said of SCC.
Perhaps there is no way to support baseball, womenâs soccer and menâs and womenâs basketball teams, and still fulfill SCCâs educational mission. But it doesnât look like the right people were asked for solutions. Thereâs still time to have the discussions that should have occurred before the programs were scuttled.


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Cherry Energy Products - Autogas
2008 Ford F-150 Propane Vehicle
Autogas is the use of Propane as automotive fuel. It is considered an alternative fuel since it is cleaner than conventional automotive fuels.
For vehicles to be able to run on autogas, their engines need to be converted first. All gasoline-fed automobile and 4-stroke motorcycle engines can be converted into autogas. There is no modification in the system, but installation of gas injectors, vapouriser unit, engine control unit and fuel tank is needed. Once done, these vehicles can run either on gasoline or Propane (or bi-fuel vehicles).
Why use Autogas? Autogas has a number of benefits:
Environmental Benefits
Autogas is cleaner than conventional fuels. Compared with gasoline fueled vehicles, Propane typically has around 20% less ozone forming potential (a measure of its tendency to generate photochemical smog, which causes cancer and respiratory problems), at least 15% lower greenhouse gas emissions, and up to 80% less toxic emissions.
Technological Benefits
Feedback from those already using autogas vehicles includes less maintenance, minimized pilferage, lesser engine vibration and comparable power output and torque with gasoline engines.
Price Advantage
Autogas is priced lower than gasoline.
How safe is it to use Autogas?
Autogas is non-toxic. Leaks can be detected because an odorant is added to the fuel as a safety measure. In addition to this, its fuel line systems are fitted with safety devices and shut-off valves that function automatically if the fuel line ever ruptures.
Autogas cylinders are also manufactured with a device that shuts off the filling process when the tank reaches 80% of its liquid capacity. Its vehicle tanks are made from carbon steel and are 20 times more puncture resistant than a typical gasoline tank. Many of those who have used Autogas claim it is safer than gasoline.


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It's official! HTC One is coming to Verizon
0. phoneArena 03 Jun 2013, 13:01 posted on
A tweet from Verizon has finally confirmed what all of the signals have pointed to; the nation's largest carrier will indeed be offering the HTC One later this summer. The carrier didn't release any pricing details or a specific price. But just yesterday, one of our loyal readers told us that the HTC M7 had been added to Verizon's inventory system...
This is a discussion for a news. To read the whole news, click here
1. roldefol (Posts: 4242; Member since: 28 Jan 2011)
Well, I stand corrected on this one! I thought for sure Verizon was going to stick to their guns and claim the DNA as their One for the year, and then just replace it with a One-style DNA 2 in the fall. I guess they finally woke up and realized that HTC's One brand has more cachet than their own Droid brand.
7. metalpoet (unregistered)
thats the ptroblem its pretty much going to be pitched as a DNA 2 but it has a smaller screen. that puzzles me. And it says its going to be released later this summer, i have a feeling that this hot phone is going to lose its momentum by the time verizon gets it. Nothing really wrong with the phone and all but phones can only be the latest and greatest for so long before its fire is put out by iPhone rumors or Samsung rumors.
10. roldefol (Posts: 4242; Member since: 28 Jan 2011)
Well, HTC needs this available at Verizon sooner than later then. It's less about replacing the DNA (which I gather hasn't exactly lit up sales charts and has been on and off sale already) and more about having another flagship they can charge $200 for. And on the offchance someone comes looking for the One and can't find it, this prevents that sale from going to AT&T or Sprint.
There's always going to be a new new flagship out there. After this, the Motorola X will steal headlines. And then the LG G2. But that's no reason not to offer a superphone from every manufacturer.
13. terabyteRouser (Posts: 457; Member since: 18 Oct 2011)
im doubtful of the number of headlines the motorola x will steal. motorola hasn't made a competitive flagship phone in years.
19. metalpoet (unregistered)
yeah the last moto phone i actually wanted was the DROID RAZR. those razr hd and maxx hds werent all that impressive to me(excluding the decent battery life)
18. metalpoet (unregistered)
thats true. I am all about all carriers having all phones and when i explained this to my verizon rep and my boss, they explained to me the politics(aka bulls**t) behind it. Verizon is the worst at it, they either never carry the phone, severely handicap the phone with bloatware and delayed updates, or carry the phone pretty much last. I havent heard of any American LG smartphones coming out to steal attention right now(no i dont count a white version of a 6 month old phone). And hopefully motorola pulls out something worth buying.
29. BattleBrat (Posts: 1457; Member since: 26 Oct 2011)
That's why I like the iPhone on Verizon, it's the only phone they couldn't screw up.......
35. roldefol (Posts: 4242; Member since: 28 Jan 2011)
Right, so Apple crippled the phone all by itself. First LTE phone that doesn't allow simultaneous voice and data. Now that's innovation!
33. Droid_X_Doug (Posts: 5993; Member since: 22 Dec 2010)
+n on the One needing to be available on VZW sooner rather than later. Why not right now?
28. azrael162 (Posts: 6; Member since: 20 Jun 2011)
this is more than likely going to be viewed as a successor to the Incredible phones, as it follows their yearly launch cycle much more closely. The original Incredible launched 4/29/2010, the Incredible 2 launched 4/28/2011, and the Incredible 4G LTE launched 7/5/2012. I anticipate that the follow up to the DNA won't be launched until fall or winter.
37. KParks23 (Posts: 618; Member since: 13 Oct 2010)
When exactly is later this summer its already 2 months old now what a Fn rip! I really wanted this phone but seriously at this point they can keep it with snapdragon 800 coming out soon
2. dcgore (Posts: 227; Member since: 24 Feb 2012)
Where will Verizon slap their logo on this one?? Watermark on the screen? hahaha
14. terabyteRouser (Posts: 457; Member since: 18 Oct 2011)
the verizon logos are never as bad as people clamor about them
22. roldefol (Posts: 4242; Member since: 28 Jan 2011)
The logo on the Note 2 home button is pretty egregious. When it comes to exclusives like the DNA and Lumia 928, it makes more sense to carrier-brand the face. The one on my phone never really bothered me. (The Verizon Apps tab, on the other hand, had to die.)
31. RORYREVOLUTION (Posts: 3108; Member since: 12 Jan 2010)
At least with AT&T they now usually just put a very small AT&T logo on the back, which I wouldn't mind at all if Verizon did the same with just their "Check marker" logo but does a phone need a HUGE LOGO on the front and back? No.
32. Shatter (Posts: 2036; Member since: 29 May 2013)
Too bad the HTC One's back isn't removeable then you could removable the beats and att branding. All the horrible companies work together to screw consumers over, im surprised EA isn't branding phones with "exclusive content."
34. Droid_X_Doug (Posts: 5993; Member since: 22 Dec 2010)
Oh please! Worst case, you can get some metallic touch-up paint and paint over the logo.
42. EclipseGSX (Posts: 1717; Member since: 18 Oct 2011)
I don't even notice it on my Note II anymore
3. InspectorGadget80 (unregistered)
So what are they going too do with the DNA? And I'll try too wait for the T6 or any 5.0 Android powered phone. Here we come IFA.
4. Jeradiah3 (Posts: 1032; Member since: 11 Feb 2010)
Why is it that Verizon is supposed to be the best network when they're the last to receive the hottest phones??
6. roldefol (Posts: 4242; Member since: 28 Jan 2011)
My theory is that they want to let the other carriers work out the obvious bugs first, so that those calls don't count against their own complaint metrics. That way they can claim to have the best network and the lowest number of product complaints.
12. dcgore (Posts: 227; Member since: 24 Feb 2012)
Unfortunately, i think it goes beyond that. Verizon adds a lot of bloatware and their crazy obstructive branding on the devices. This "process" takes time.
9. metalpoet (unregistered)
because their the best and they know and they really dont care about the customer. if people want service EVERYWHERE in the country, they go with verizon.
38. 14545 (Posts: 1537; Member since: 22 Nov 2011)
Everywhere except a 5h!tton of places. I hate this misnomer. They are the greatest everywhere except where you need them. I live 20 mins outside of charlotte and I find areas every day where service is lacking. Can't use my phone at work, can't use it at the university, can't use it at home. Hmmmmmm, sounds like they have awesome service if you ask me.
40. roldefol (Posts: 4242; Member since: 28 Jan 2011)
*Your mileage may vary. I'm sorry Verizon isn't the best in your area. I come across a persistent dead zone on my commute through S Michigan too. But on the whole the level of service outside major metro areas (w/ 3G and 4G) is much better than the competition.
30. InspectorGadget80 (unregistered)
Being best doesn't mean they are the #1 network. Look at att have GS IV HTC ONE NOW THE G PRO. Next is the MOTO X phone.
5. Danishs (Posts: 147; Member since: 23 May 2013)
Been waiting patiently for this. I started thinking that I should wait for the T6 but I won't be able to wait. Definitely pre ordering
8. roldefol (Posts: 4242; Member since: 28 Jan 2011)
"the first Android phone to be powered by Android 5.0 or Key Lime Pie"? Any chance this'll be the Nexus 5? (since LG isn't working on one?)
15. terabyteRouser (Posts: 457; Member since: 18 Oct 2011)
it's about time!
16. Whateverman (Posts: 3262; Member since: 17 May 2009)
"Verizon brass might have wanted to strike while the iron is hot."
Seems like they waited until the iron was luke warm to me. But i'm sure the One will sell well.
17. KingKurogiii (Posts: 5711; Member since: 23 Oct 2011)
i figured it would be announced soon.
well i'm probably gonna try to get something soon and it'll be this unless Motorola can show me something sooner.
24. roldefol (Posts: 4242; Member since: 28 Jan 2011)
It'll be a 3 way race between the beauty and sound quality of the One, the build and camera of the Lumia, and the all-around solidity and promise of decent updates from Motorola for me.
25. KingKurogiii (Posts: 5711; Member since: 23 Oct 2011)
yeah, the 928 is another solid option isn't it? you just reminded me that i still have to go check that thing out.
39. dmckay12 (Posts: 243; Member since: 25 Feb 2012)
Am I the only only one who automatically thinks of a front engines V8 coupe from the 1980's?
41. roldefol (Posts: 4242; Member since: 28 Jan 2011)
With reverse pop-up headlights? Owned by yuppie doctors and lawyers?
Nah, it's just you. :)
26. roldefol (Posts: 4242; Member since: 28 Jan 2011)
I would need an additional promise of support from HTC, or at least testimonials that they've significantly improved their software updates. It took HTC and Verizon a whopping 8 months to bring ICS to the "ICS-ready" Rezound, and 14 months for the once-flagship Thunderbolt. It's less of a concern since the One is HTC's 2013 flagship, but it's still a sticking point for me gambling on another of their phones.
20. Danishs (Posts: 147; Member since: 23 May 2013)
You can count on a late June release with the specific date being announced a couple
of days before availability.
21. dirtydirty00 (Posts: 421; Member since: 21 Jan 2011)
23. Jonathan41 (Posts: 532; Member since: 22 Mar 2012)
Very nice. Hope this further helps sales numbers.
27. N.Reynolds (Posts: 257; Member since: 15 Feb 2011)
I will purchase this. I have said it multiple times. If this came to Verizon it would be my next phone. Very excited.
36. mikewillz (Posts: 50; Member since: 03 May 2013)
Must be a droid incredible. They did this last year with the Rezound and Droid Incredible 4g.