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ASLA Code of Professional Ethics
PREAMBLE: The profession of landscape architecture, so named in 1867, was built on the foundation of several principles: dedication to the public health, safety and welfare, and recognition and protection of the land and its resources. These principles form the foundations, as well, of the Code. The Code also contains important principles relating to duties to clients, employers, employees, and to other members of the Society.
The Code is arranged so that each Canon contains Ethical Standards - essentially goals members should strive to meet. Some of the Ethical Standards contain objective Rules. Violation of Rules might subject an ASLA member to a complaint while violation of Ethical Standards will not. Therefore, the word "should" is used in the Ethical Standards and "shall" is used in the Rules.
This Code applies to the professional activities of all Fellows, Members, and Associate Members of the American Society of Landscape Architects.
The "Policies" established by the Board of Trustees, relative to environmental stewardship, quality of life and professional affairs as established by the objectives and strategies of the Declaration on Environment and Development shall be a basis of action by members, implicit in the Code of Professional Conduct.
Adopted by the ASLA
Board of Trustees, October 1, 1998
R1.101 Members shall deal with other members, clients, employees and the public with honesty, dignity and integrity in all actions and communications of any kind.
R1.102 Members, in the conduct of their professional practice, shall not violate the law, including any federal, state or local laws, and particularly laws and regulations in the areas of antitrust, employment, environment and land use planning, and those governing professional practice.
R1.103 Members shall not give, lend or promise anything of value to any public official, or representative of a prospective client, in order to influence the judgement or actions in the letting of contract, of that official or representative of a prospective client. Comment: However, the provision of pro bono services will not violate this rule.
R1.104 Members on fulltime government employment shall not accept private practice work with anyone doing business with their agency, or with whom the member has any government contact on matters involving applications for grants, contracts or planning and zoning actions.
R1.105 Members shall recognize the contributions of others engaged in the planning, design and construction of the physical environment, and shall give them appropriate recognition and due credit for professional work and shall not maliciously injure, or attempt to injure the reputation, prospects, practice or employment position of those persons so engaged. Credit shall be given to the design firm of record for the use of all project documents, plans, photographs, sketches, reports or other work products developed while under the management of the design firm of record. Use of other's work for any purpose shall accurately specify the role of the individual in the execution of the design firm of record's work. Comment: Members representing views opposed to another member's views shall keep the discussion on an issue-oriented professional level.
R1.106 Members shall not mislead, through advertising or other means, existing or prospective clients about the result that can be achieved through the use of the member's services, nor shall the members state that they can achieve results by means that violate this Code or the law. Comment: So long as they are not misleading, advertisements in any medium are not prohibited by this Code.
R1.107 Members shall not accept compensation for their services on a project from more than one party, unless all parties agree to the circumstances in writing.
R1.108 Members shall truthfully, without exaggerated, misleading, deceptive or false statements or claims, inform the client, employer, or public about personal qualifications, capabilities and experience. Comment: Members shall not take credit for work performed under the direction of a former employer beyond the limits of their personal involvement and shall give credit to the performing firm. Employers should give departing employees access to work that they performed, reproduced at cost, and a description of the employee's involvement in the work should be noted on each product, and signed by the employer.
R1.109 Members shall not reveal information obtained in the course of their professional activities which they have been asked to maintain in confidence, or which could affect the interests of another adversely. Unique exceptions: To stop an act which creates harm; a significant risk to the public health, safety and welfare, which cannot otherwise be prevented; to establish claims or defense on behalf of members; or in order to comply with applicable law, regulations or with this Code.
R1.110 Members shall neither copy nor reproduce the copyrighted works of other landscape architects or design professionals without prior written approval of the author.
R1.111 Members shall not seek to void awarded contracts for a specific scope of service held by another member. Comment: This shall not prohibit competition for the original or subsequent contracts nor prohibit a client from employing several members to provide the same scope of service.
R1.112 Members shall not seek to obtain contracts, awards or other financial gain relating to projects or programs for which they may be serving in an advisory or critic capacity. Comment: This does not prevent a member from seeking an award or contract for a project which the member has no influence over, or role in the selection, approval, supervision or other role which could constitute a conflict of interest.
ES1.2 Members should seek to make full disclosure of relevant information to the clients, public and other interested parties who rely on their advice and professional work product.
R1.201 Members making public statements on landscape architectural issues shall disclose compensation other than fee, and their role and any economic interest in a project.
R1.202 Members shall make full disclosure during the solicitation and conduct of a project of the roles and professional status of all project team members and consultants, including their state licenses and professional degrees held, if any, availability of coverage of liability and errors and omissions insurance coverage, and any other material potential limitations.
R1.203 Members shall make full disclosure to the client or employer of any financial or other interest which bears upon the service or project.
R1.204 Members shall convey to their clients their capacity to produce the work, their availability during normal working hours, their insurance coverages for general liability and errors and omissions insurance, and their ability to provide other construction or supervisory services.
ES1.3 Members should endeavor to protect the interests of their clients and the public through competent performance of their work, participate in continuing education, educational research, and development and dissemination of technical information relating to planning, design construction and management of the physical environment.
R1.301 Members shall undertake to perform professional services only when education, training or experience in the specific technical areas involved qualifies them, together with those persons whom they may engage as consultants.
R1.302 Members shall not sign or seal drawings, specifications, reports, or other professional work for which they do not have direct professional knowledge or direct supervisory control.
R1.303 Members shall continually seek to raise the standards of aesthetic, ecological and cultural excellence through compliance with applicable state requirements for continuing professional education.
ES2.2 Members should work to insure that they, their employees or supervisees, and other members adhere to this Code of Conduct and to the Bylaws of the American Society of Landscape Architects (ASLA).
R2.201 Members having information, which leads to a reasonable belief that another member has committed a violation of this Code, shall report such information. Comment: Often a landscape architect can recognize that the behavior of another poses a serious question as to the other's professional integrity. It is the duty of the professional to bring the matter to the attention of the ASLA Ethics Committee, which action, if done in good faith, is in some jurisdictions protected from libel or slander action. If in doubt, the member reporting under this rule should seek counsel prior to making such a report.
R2.202 The official seal or logo of the American Society of Landscape Architects (ASLA) shall not be used other than as specified in the ASLA Bylaws.
R2.203 Members, associates and affiliates shall adhere to the specific applicable terms of the Bylaws regarding use of references to ASLA membership. Members are encouraged to use the appropriate ASLA designation after their names.
ES2.3 Members are encouraged to serve on elected or appointed boards, committees or commissions dealing with the arts, environment and land use issues.
R2.301 Members, who are elected or appointed to review-and-approval-type boards, committees and commissions shall seek to avoid conflicts of interest and the appearance of conflicts of interest, and shall comply with local rules and policies with regard to conflict of interest. Members serving on such boards, committees and commissions shall disqualify themselves, in accordance with rules of ethics and this Rule, and shall not be present when discussion is held relative to an action in which they have an interest. A member shall make full disclosure and request disqualification on any issue which could involve a potential conflict of interest.
If the Committee determines that a violation has occurred, then it may, in addition to appropriate negotiation efforts:


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SEQUESTER IS NOT just an abstract idea conjured up by the political class in Washington to describe budget cuts set to begin March 1.
Not to Robert L. Rosania, chief executive of Ehmke Manufacturing Co., an industrial-textile manufacturer in Feltonville that makes custom-sewn fabric products - bags, packs and other tactical gear - for the U.S. armed forces.
Rather, he sees the sequester as saddling his employees with unnecessary hardship.
The sequester was passed as part of the 2011 debt-ceiling compromise. It was supposed to be an incentive for a congressional "supercommittee" to cut $1.5 trillion in federal spending over 10 years.

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Judging by the frequency of (their recent appearances, (there must he an audience somewhere for Madonna's breasts. But not, apparently, among our correspondents, who roundly denounced us for running a picture of la Ciccone modeling an essentially topless dress at a fashion show to benefit AIDS research (PEOPLE, Oct. 12).
To take the focus away from Amy Fisher's terrible crime and try to place blame on anyone else is absolutely ludicrous! I continue to be amazed and disillusioned by a society and a justice system that, in more and more cases, tries to find ways to "excuse" and rationalize brutal criminal acts.
JANET C. STINNETT, Columbia, Md.
Amy Fisher is a criminal, not a celebrity. I how could you pose the question, "Was she a victim too?" Amy Fisher was very well aware of what she did. A scorned lover? I don't buy it. I have been scorned many times, and not once did I go to someone-house to shoot them.
LAURA G. FARRUGGIO, New York City
Joey Buttafuoco is a slime, a cheater, a pimp, a liar and a danger to Mary Jo. If Any Fisher didn't get Mary jo with the bullet, Joey would have had to find another sick little girl to do the dirty work. Mary Jo has my deepest sympathies for marrying such a loser.
C.A. SMITH, New York City
Somebody better tell Mary Jo Buttafuoco in whatever language she understands that denial is not a river in Egypt. Her husband is the one who put her in this situation. Standing by your man is one thing, being an idiot is another.
VALERIE K. LOPRETE, Long Valley, N.J.
As a woman with a profession, I have worked very hard to get where I am today, but as long as there are idiots like Madonna willing to flash their breasts for the public, then all women will be looked upon as a set of tits and nothing more. Due to the photograph you printed, I have even less respect for Madonna and I have lost all respect for your magazine.
MARGARET A. FRAZIER, Jefferson City, Tenn.
My 3-year-old son's favorite show is Barney and Friends. When I saw the article on Barney, I quickly showed him, planning to tear out the page for him to keep. But I couldn't. On the next page was Madonna, lewd as usual. Next time you print an article about programs for children, please check the magazine's layout.
LYNN STOUT, Robbinsville, N.J.
Hey! Does anyone else out there feel that these sexually demonstrative participants in Gaultier's fashion show for the benefit of the American Foundation for AIDS Research are part of the problem rather than part of the solution?
DEBRA PERKINS, New London, N.H.
I wish Barry Corbin and his newly discovered daughter well. However, his daughter is not attending North Texas State University, as the name was changed to the University of North Texas in 1988.
GEORGIANNE BURLAGE, Denton, Tex.
In your story on channeler J.Z. Knight, a photo caption mentions a cement wall, which is tantamount to talking about a loaf of flour. The wall is made of concrete, of which cement—along with some sand, aggregate and water—is an ingredient.
HENRY ARIAIL, Sewanee, Tenn.
I was thrilled to read about Miss Michigan and her victory against cancer. During the two weeks we spent together with the other 48 contestants in Atlantic City, I got to know and love Terri Sue. She is beautiful, intelligent, talented and sincere. I am honored to call her my friend.
LEANZA CORNETT, Miss America 1993, Atlantic City
Recently David Hiltbrand said the Beach Boys were guests oh the season premiere of Full House. This is untrue. They appeared in last season's finale. The episode did run the week before this season's premiere, but it was a rerun.
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In Tuesday's Birmingham News, a letter writer shared her thoughts on Trinity's denied motion to relocate to U.S. 280 and the "lives being lost" because there is no hospital closer to her house.
First, I want to say, as a heart patient myself, I sympathize with her and the need for immediate emergency care. Within the last month, I had a pacemaker implanted at Trinity Medical Center because of my heart condition due to two previous heart attacks. I am a resident of the Wahouma Neighborhood, and Trinity has always been my hospital of choice -- the hospital is largely why I and many others decided to live in this part of town.
At the same time, the letter writer and others protesting their dire need for Trinity to relocate knew there was no hospital when they decided where to live.
Trinity has spent millions of dollars on a marketing campaign to convince the public U.S. 280 must have a hospital in the middle of an already highly congested area. This is not a decision that was based on patient needs, but corporate profit.
Again, I sympathize with the letter writer, but I have to ask this question: Are the lives of people along U.S. 280 worth more than the lives of people in Wahouma, Crestwood, Woodlawn and other neighborhoods currently being served by Trinity?
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Effects of Exenatide on Overweight Adolescents With Prader-Willi Syndrome
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Politics Oriented Architecture
I have seen how it is built many times:
Department A has database, Department B needs to build a system that needs some info form the Database of Department A, but the database of Department A is behind a firewall, and you can not connect to it using a single port (
it uses a random port range, or worse, a random port range connecting back in to the client computer
) unless you make a major reconfiguration of the database server, and even if you could change the database configuration easily, the Network Department has a strict policy of only opening the 80 port (
you can, of course request for a change in the firewalls/router configuration to higher management, but since the Network department has too much work, or has a political war with Department B it could take months before you get your requested configuration change
So... what do you do? you use
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) and build an XML based webservice and put it to run in a server inside the network of Department A, since it is in a web server, it uses the 80 port, and since it is already open, you can now build the system for Deparment B. XML and POA are the answer to all the problems (
who cares if you could have achieved the same effect with a plain JDBC connection, or with a link at the database level
). 1 year later you are preparing to buy an
who cares if you could have done the same with some table views and some java coding, it is just too much trouble to deal with the Network Department, and it is just too easy to solve this kind of problems without speaking to anyone by adding another webservice, and now with you ESB, things are only getting better, years could pass by without you having to speak a single word with the Network Department
And that is why SOA, I mean POA is such a success. SOA/POA is a technological solution for a people problem. And it is so much easier to deal with technology than with people.
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- One 17" x 2" strip of lightweight fabric for the pocket trim
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- One 15-1/2" x 12" piece of heavy cardboard for the stiffener
Cut off the hems of the pillow cases. Treating both layers as one, cut out the pieces as shown.
Press the pocket trim strip in half by bringing the long edges together. Place the pocket front pieces together with the right sides facing. Sandwich the pocket trim strip between them, aligning the cut edges. Stitch them together with a 1/4" seam. Press the seams open. Turn the front pieces right side out and press.
Make a buttonhole in the pocket, placing it at the midpoint from side to side.
When working with the stiffener cover and the backing, treat both pieces as one. To finish one 17" edge of the stiffener cover, press it 1/4" to the wrong side two times. Sew through all layers. Placing the right sides together and using a 1/2" seam, sew the pocket and the stiffener cover to the to the backing.
Trim the seam allowances at the corners and turn right side out. Press the seams. Attach the button to the backing, aligning it with the buttonhole. At the sides, turn the exposed seam allowances under and stitch in place. Insert the cardboard under the stiffener cover. Slide the stiffener between your box spring and mattress.
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What a great idea, and so easy to make. I'm sure this could be adapted to make use of fabric we might have on hand, too.
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SALEM- A Ravenna man has been arrested in connection with a weekend shooting incident in the city.
Quinton E. Lewis, 30, was arrested Friday afternoon and charged with misdemeanor charges of aggravated menacing and discharging a firearm on prohibited premises.
The charges stem from a shooting incident early Sunday morning at the Wing Warehouse at 441 S. Ellsworth Ave. in which a man was arrested for carrying a concealed weapon. Officers originally responded to the establishment to investigate a report filed by a man who claimed someone shot at him in the parking lot.
A second shooting occurred outside the police department at 1:40 a.m. that same morning.
No one was injured in either incident.
Detective Dave Talbert said the department is still attempting to recover the suspected firearm, but that an investigation led to the warrants for Lewis, who may still face further charges issued by the Columbiana County Grand Jury.
He is being held at the Columbiana County Jail in connection with the first shooting and should face arraignment on Monday, according to Talbert.
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The Record: Letters, Saturday, March 22
Regarding "Transit plan is key to game-day truce" (Page A-1, March 15):
In the world of political deals in Bergen County, the more one fails, the more one succeeds, hence, the once Xanadu has been revived as the American Dream. In reality, it's all a nightmare.
The more authorities try to mitigate the disaster of this project, the more they're stuck by it and the more deals are made that will ultimately fall on people's feet.
So what should be done? Declare the whole project was ill-conceived and get rid of this myriad of political bodies and start to clean up the body politic. Start by getting rid of the New Jersey Sports & Exposition Authority.
It is time to establish a real democracy, of, by and for the people, rather than of, by and for the big money oligarchs like the Koch brothers, big oil, big pharma, big insurance and the "defense" contractors that we now have. Overturn the Citizens United decision.
Regarding "Papers reveal family's turmoil as teenager sues for support" (Page A-3, March 9) and "These are fast times at Ridgewood High" (Other Views, March 10):
The recent Rachel Canning case has raised the question of just what constitutes adulthood as well as childhood dependency. What now exists is confusing.
As an 18-year-old, Canning has the legal right to vote in elections. Moreover, she can declare her sexual orientation and join the military.
But, on the other hand, she cannot purchase or use alcohol or tobacco products, or buy a rifle or shotgun. Our Legislature has, in effect, decreed 18-year-olds are not sufficiently mature. It is said that the part of our brains that control emotion and impulse are not fully developed until one reaches his or her early 20s.
Moreover, under Social Security, "children" are entitled to survivor's benefits to age 26 upon the death of one parent. The IRS allows dependency exemption for children under age 19 or under 24 when a full-time student. And child support must be paid to age 26, also if the "child" is enrolled in school.
I believe these matters merit debate and would suggest that the voting age be raised to 25. The 26th Amendment, ratified in 1971, lowered the voting age to 18 from 21. In large measure the motivation to do so was tied to young men being drafted to serve during the Vietnam War. That war is over and, for all intents and purposes, there is no more draft. The only other thing to be done is to require women to register for it.
Regarding "Ukraine to remove troops from Crimea" (Page A-9, March 20):
The article states, "Ukraine has been powerless to prevent Russian troops from taking control of Crimea, which President Vladimir Putin formally annexed Tuesday with the stroke of a pen."
At the same time, President Obama fills out March Madness brackets with the stroke of his pen.
What an embarrassment to the United States and the world.
Regarding "Consultant praises plan for hospital expansion" (Page L-1, March 20):
If one were to take the lead seriously, it would appear the article reports that Valley Hospital's ideas make sense, pertaining to its million-square-foot expansion plans. Yet, as one reads paragraph four of the article, the consultant, James May, hired by the planning board of Ridgewood, clarifies his stance of support for the expansion by saying, in part, that he could not "determine whether the project should be built on this particular hospital's 15-acre site" in a residential neighborhood of single-family homes and a middle school. May further clarifies, "I'm not a community planner."
May is an architect and managing principal of a health care facility in New York City. I ask the planning board, didn't you vet May before testifying at the planning board meeting on Tuesday night? If anyone in attendance at the meeting left confused and disappointed with the board's presentation, who could blame them? And if I hadn't read the full article in The Record, I would have assumed that Valley's expansion had received the green light to expand with the planning board's blessing.
Talk about a riddle wrapped in a conundrum.
Regarding "Fistfuls of quarters turn into trouble by the ton" (Page A-1, March 20) and "Homeless vet dies in overheated jail cell" (Page A-7, March 20):
The two articles have me wondering if Lady Justice has her blindfold on so tight that it has affected her sense of reasoning.


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This is the forerunner of what promises to grow into a vast library. Although slit lamp microscopy of the living eye has been known and practiced abroad for thirteen years and in this country for seven years, there has not been a single book in the English language on this newer phase of ophthalmology. The proper description of this method of examination is "binocular microscopy of the living eye with focal illumination in varying azimuths." To shorten this, Edward Jackson suggested the term biomicroscopy, which bears promise of earning a place in our vocabulary. The nine chapters are divided among the apparatus, methods of examination, phenomena of reflection of light by the ocular media, and description of the various ocular tissues examined. The first chapter is fairly comprehensive, but should have been written somewhat more simply, with more illustrations. In the second chapter, under the methods of illumination, no mention
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The intent of any ordinance should reflect the concerns of the parties who are most affected. In the case of banning single-use, carry-out plastic bags we should consider what is best for the consumer, our business community and the environment when making a significant policy change. In this case, the South Lake Tahoe City Council missed the mark on all three.
Simply banning single-use plastic carryout bags without applying a modest charge on paper bags ignores the needs of the business community by adding an estimated $60,000 to $80,000 in annual cost per supermarket. In an industry that continues to operate on a 1 to 3 percent profit margin, grocery retailers are forced to pass this added cost onto consumers — hurting their pocket books during these delicate economic times.
By ignoring the tried and true method of the "ban/charge" model, the council turned a blind eye to municipal studies that show consumers make a one-for-one switch from plastic bags to paper bags when there is not a deterrent charge on paper. This results in even a greater impact on the environment — dramatically increasing greenhouse gasses.
Nearly all of the 80-plus municipalities in California that have adopted plastic bag bans also have enacted a charge on paper bags — encouraging consumers to use reusables. Legislators, environmentalists and businesses carefully crafted this proven formula. We know this works. And we know that "plastic bag only" models don't.
South Lake Tahoe cannot afford to reinvent the wheel. Rather than forcing businesses and consumers to bear the costs of paper bags we must learn from the experience of other cities including San Francisco who amended its ordinance to include a charge on paper after businesses struggled. A misguided ordinance such as this offsets the environmental importance of phasing out single-use plastic bags.
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New Jersey officials on Thursday approved $260 million in tax credits for an Evesham-based power-plant supplier to build a manufacturing plant on the Camden waterfront.
The deal for Holtec International, said to be one of the largest tax-credit awards ever granted by the state, is expected to create 235 jobs and retain 160, said the state Economic Development Authority.
Erin Gold, an authority spokeswoman, said it was the state's understanding that the 160 jobs would be relocated from Evesham, where the company has its headquarters. Holtec also has a base in Jupiter, Fla.
In Camden, where some were questioning Thursday how many jobs would go to city residents, the firm plans to build a manufacturing facility and design center to make components for a small nuclear reactor it has been developing, according to a project summary provided by the authority.


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West Virginia's abundance of both underground and surface coal mining operations has been a bright spot in the state's economy for decades. But Gov. Earl Ray Tomblin pointed to two recent developments last week as evidence the state is no longer merely extracting coal and other natural resources from the ground.
The governor, speaking at the state's seventh annual Energy Summit at the Charleston Town Center Marriott, said recent investment announcements by Odebrecht, which evaluated construction of an ethylene cracker plant in Wood County, and Carbonyx International USA, which plans to build a synthetic coke plant in Jackson County, are key to building an economy that uses this state's resources in-state rather than shipping them to other states.
The economic effect of the Odebrecht plant alone could reshape this state's economy since its plans to take natural gas and convert it into other usable chemical products would mean a $3.2 billion investment in the state, according to a recent American Chemistry Council report.
This study predicted the cracker plant would lead to the development of other plants that would use its product - an overall investment of as much as $7 billion in new chemical industry activity annually and as many as 12,000 new jobs.
The governor said the Carbonyx plant, using "clean coal" technology to produce a more environmentally friendly replacement for coke which is used to make steel, could use as much as 1.75 million tons of West Virginia metallurgical coal annually. He said officials predict this additional demand for coal would also create or save up to 150 coal mining jobs plus 650 other jobs in businesses tied to the coal industry.
"It's thousands and thousands of new jobs for our kids - kids who are sitting in classrooms right now wondering what their future is going to be like," Tomblin said. "It's billions of dollars of economic impact that will affect every aspect of our economy, from locally owned grocery stores to plastics manufacturers."
The governor made it clear both these companies could have located anywhere in the world, so their decisions to locate in West Virginia are both "huge victories for our state, and they demonstrate that we're making smart decisions about creating a pro-growth business climate in our state."
No wonder Bill Raney, president of the West Virginia Coal Association, praised the governor's announcement. He said it was great news, particularly how important it is to "keep it here in West Virginia ... because right now we're sending coal to China and they're sending coke back to us."
Raney indicated he expects proposed U. S. Environmental Protection Agency regulations that target coal-fired power generation will eventually affect domestic thermal coal consumption, but he believes improvements in economic growth will still help coal mining in 2014.
Meanwhile, the bad news is that West Virginia has once again scored near the bottom of the list as a "judicial hellhole" in the American Tort Reform Association's annual report. The good news - if you can call it that - is that there have been some "modest" improvements and West Virginia has taken the fourth spot behind New York City, Louisiana and California.
It's nothing new. This state has ranked among the bottom five since this annual report was initiated and even ranked in the top spot five years ago. Tiger Joyce, the association's president, said in a news release that "with a legislature dominated by personal injury lawyers, too many trial judges willing to expand liability from the bench, and no intermediate level appeals court, West Virginia has become a perennial judicial hellhole."
However, the West Virginia Association for Justice claims the report should be discredited because it is inaccurate. A news release from the association said a 2007 New York Times report claimed the judicial hellhole report wasn't a valid analysis. And the president, Bernie Layne, described the report as "baseless attacks that damage our national reputation and hamper efforts to attract new businesses to our state."
The report also notes the lack of an intermediate court in West Virginia. But justices of the West Virginia Supreme Court claim new rules of appellate procedure are working - a position not shared by West Virginia Citizens Against Lawsuit Abuse. And the American Tort Reform Association notes that West Virginia is one of only two states without such a court.
Finally, the West Virginia State Board of Education has had control of Cedar Lakes Resource and Conference Center in Jackson County since 1950, when it was given to the state. It costs about $3 million annually to maintain, a million dollars less than the approximately $2 million in revenue it generates each year. So supporters of the facility are seeking a plan to save this struggling resort.
State Sen. Mitch Carmichael, R-Jackson, made a proposal to the state Board of Education meeting earlier this month that the ownership of Cedar Lakes be transferred from the state to Cedar Lakes Foundation. But he wants the process to begin in 2015 and continue over the course of five years when the foundation would gain full control. The State Board of Education will be consider that proposal at its next meeting in January and members of the board have indicated their support of the transfer.


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Williams may be about to celebrate their 600th Grand Prix but Sir Frank will be the first to tell you that none of this would have been possible without the feisty lady whose life was celebrated in London on Tuesday morning.
More than 250 people ŌĆō many of them from Formula One - gathered in Knightsbridge to remember Lady Virginia ŌĆśGinnyŌĆÖ Williams. The Vicar of St. PaulŌĆÖs Church in Wilton Place summed up the sense and purpose of the occasion when he said it had been a sad, cold day in March when Lady Williams succumbed to cancer but, on this glorious summerŌĆÖs morning, it was time to spread sunshine and recall a full and active life.
The plain and enchanting fact is that Ginny Williams fell madly in love with Frank on first sight even though he was on the bones of his backside. Usually, in a romantic narrative such as this, it might be added that the struggling party had holes in his shoes and a shiny seat to his suit but FrankŌĆÖs priorities were such that, regardless of his dire financial situation, he would continue to view the tailors of Turnbull & Asser far ahead of SainsburyŌĆÖs and only a shirt cuff behind Cosworth Engineering in his list of essentials for surviving.
GinnyŌĆÖs comfortable background came in handy when she sold her London apartment (without her familyŌĆÖs knowledge) to help fund FrankŌĆÖs racing in 1973. She colluded with Frank in persuading landlords they would be suitable tenants for various cottages and houses in Berkshire when, in truth, they had to borrow the deposit, never mind finding the funds for the following monthŌĆÖs rent.
It was a similar story at the rented factory in Reading where Frank based his fledgling team, the frequent arrival of bailiffs prompting a shift of office to the local telephone box at the end of the road. Ginny may have been slight in stature but she was huge on inner strength as she supported her man through this struggle to survive.
When they eventually got married in Reading Registry Office in August 1974, Frank allowed himself enough time to nip from the factory, smile all the way through the ceremony and then dash back to work, apologising profusely for having to forgo a lunch Ginny had organised with the Best Man and his wife. ŌĆśTerribly sorry, thereŌĆÖs a Grand Prix coming up and - well, you know how it isŌĆ"ŌĆÖ
FrankŌĆÖs team was a Robbing Peter to Pay Paul outfit as his two or three mechanics were sent to Goodyear to root through the cast-offs from Ferrari in order to find a matching set for practice. Often, Frank would borrow ┬Ż50 from Bernie Ecclestone or Ken Tyrrell in order to buy enough diesel to get the transporter home, Frank himself then scrounging the couple of quid necessary to get his motor out of the car park on returning to Heathrow.
All of that changed following the formation of Williams Grand Prix Engineering with Patrick Head in 1977 and the arrival of decent sponsorship. By the time Williams won their first Grand Prix at Silverstone in 1979, Mr. and Mrs. F. O. G. Williams finally had a decent roof over their heads and a place for Ginny to exercise her exquisite taste in furnishing and design.
Their well-deserved life style came crashing down in March 1986 when Frank had the road accident that would confine him to a wheelchair for the rest of his days. And he was, you could say, lucky to get that far. If it hadnŌĆÖt been for GinnyŌĆÖs dogged persistence and point blank refusal to accept the proffered inevitable by local medics, Frank would have died in the French hospital.
GinnyŌĆÖs feisty nature would work in parallel with FrankŌĆÖs refusal to feel sorry for himself but there could be no getting away from the fact that their lives had changed for ever. Ginny recorded her thoughts during these difficult days in one of the most honest and moving accounts you are ever likely to read on such a personal subject.
Her *book will help explain why the significant milestone of 600 Grands Prix has been reached through much more than the usual F1 requirements of engineering excellence, financial husbandry and clinical organisation.
The paraphrased saying ŌĆśBehind every great man and Grand Prix win stands a great womanŌĆÖ has never been so true in this instance.
*ŌĆśA Different Kind of LifeŌĆÖ by Virginia Williams and Pamela Cockerill (Doubleday).
Posted by Chris on 27/06/2013
I can heartily recommend this book - it puts a number of F1 characters in an entirely new light and shows what determination and courage can do.
It also cuts through the glamour and shows the underlying struggle for success of those that strive and those that support.
A great lady indeed.
Sadly missed
Posted by Brian on 26/06/2013
These are the great stories you don't hear anymore in F1. Ah the good old days of small teams trying to get started or private teams buying a car to run for a season or part of a season.
Posted by Alvino Manzanilla on 26/06/2013
I was very sad to know about this great woman to leave us, and hope Frank holds enough strength and the clever partnership with his daughter to continue.
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The Troy Trojans are 18-8 on the road against Sun Belt Conference opponents since 2006, which is important to consider when making your Week 3 college football picks Thursday, when they take on the Arkansas State Red Wolves at Liberty Bank Stadium.
Sports bettors will find that the Trojans are 10-point road underdogs in the NCAA football odds, with the betting total sitting at 67 in the market.
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If Martinez and Ward continue what they are doing, They will be 1 and 2, assuming manny is retired but like I already said if Ward beats AA, Froch or Johnson, Bute he should be number 1 p4p. Bradley will be 4 Nonito 3, no Amir Khan, I love Dawson but if he is he will be very low, if Berto continues to step up comp he will be there, Gamboa possibly or Lopez depending on who wins their match up.
so I will say Ward, Martinez, Donaire, Bradley in order with the possibles being Gamboa, Berto, Dawson and Lopez
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No way will Ward be in the top2.
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Assuming that Pacquiao, Mayweather, Martinez, JM Marquez and the Klitschkos are all retired in three years.
The only top10 sure things for me are Donaire, Ward (if he keeps winning after the Super Six), Khan (if he overcomes Bradley), the winner of Gamboa-Juanma and Chad Dawson, who I think will come back to his winning ways, there's just too much potential. Abner Mares has very good chances as well, the rest are pretty much longshots even for only 3 years.
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Seriously why is Ward rated so highly?
Is it just a lazy option.
Who is he going to be fighting in 3 years?
Dirrell? Then move up to light heavy to get beaten by Dawson.
Maybe in 3 years he would have plucked up enough courage to leave the hometown. I wouldn't hold your breath tho.
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He is a very versatile fighter who has already beaten good competition. But most importantly you listen to him talk and you know he is serious about the sport of boxing.
As for potential fights their is Froch Steglitz Pascal Dawson Cloud and others who'll emerge
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The 27th of Nisan is Holocaust Remembrance Day in Israel and the day is also observed in Jewish communities worldwide. The choice of this day was not an obvious one. In 1949, the Israeli Chief Rabbinate announced that the existing fast of the 10th of Tevet would also the day for remembering the Shoah.
The day after Pesach is observed in Israel as Maimouna. It has become a celebration of North African Jewish culture, a sort of Sephardi pride day. The festivities begin in the evening as soon as Pesach is out, with people eating newly baked bread with a special ceremony for making the first dough after Pesach. (Like a more authentic, Moroccan version of queuing up outside Carmellis.)
Nisan is the month of Pesach, the holiday celebrating our freedom from Egypt. It's the beginning of spring (though not necessarily in England), a month of renewal and rebirth.
Nirtzah, the final stage of the Seder, literally means "accepted". In it we express our hope that we performed the Seder right, remembered the Exodus and thanked God. At this point, we open the door for Elijah and pour him a glass of wine as a sign of our faith in the imminent redemption.
Joy is meant to be an integral part of Jewish holidays. "You shall rejoice in your festival", states Deuteronomy 16:14. In Temple times, eating of the shelmim sacrifice was how we rejoiced. Today things are not so straightforward.
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According to the opening of the Shulchan Aruch's section on Pesach, one should start inquiring into its laws 30 days in advance of the festival.
Dressing up in outrageous costumes is one of the best known customs of Purim. The first mention in halachic sources comes from the 13th century. Rabbi Kalonymus from Provence writes that Jews have a custom of dressing up as gentiles and as the opposite sex.
The siddur party, or mesibat siddur, takes place toward the end of the first year of school once children have mastered the basics of reading. From Tel Aviv to California to Uzbekistan, children dress up, perform, and receive a new and decorated siddur from their teacher.
Adar is the month of Purim, and we get into the Purim spirit at the beginning of the month. The Talmud tell us: "When Adar begins, we increase joy" (Ta'anit 29a). No other festival has such an official run-up period (though the fast of Tishah b'Av is the culmination of a mourning period.
Chevruta is Aramaic for friendship and is used to refer to learning with a partner. Both the learning and the partner are called chevruta, as in "I have a chevruta every morning", or "He has been my chevruta for 20 years."


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"Imagine you go to a school where you don't know the language? Would you fall behind and get bad grades? Would your teachers understand your struggle? Would your classmates help you or laugh at you? Or would they be indifferent and not care either way? So, today we will recreate the scenario. I will teach the lesson — in Russian language only," said Natasha Kofman, a teacher at Westfield's Highland Elementary School, to a group of very puzzled fourth-graders.
Kofman's bilingual class, in which Russian is the primary language for most of her students, and colleague Trish Wysocki's English speaking class, recently got together for a science lesson about plants that ended up blossoming into a life lesson about cultural sensitivity.
The school has 483 students in grades kindergarten through five. Of those children, 171 do not speak English as a first language.
"Some of the students are new to Highland," Wysocki said. "They attended Juniper Park School for grades K, 1, 2, and 3. Others are native English speakers who have always attended Highland. The third group is students learning English who are both newcomers and veteran Highland students. We noticed that the groups really did not communicate with each other. Although they shared the space, they remained separate. We knew we had to do something!"
The purpose of the lesson was, "To try to build relationships and break down barriers; to see the similarities, not the differences in people," said Jim Kane, the school's principal.
Before the lesson took place, Wysocki shared that she hopes her students will become more sensitive to the challenges of learning academics in a language they don't understand.
"I want my students to understand these children are learning the same fourth-grade curriculum as they are. The English Language Learners (ELLs) are very capable, but not knowing the language makes communicating knowledge a unique challenge," said Wysocki. "I want my students to 'try on' and walk in their friends' shoes. Also, I would like the ELL children to have the advantage for a change during this lesson; to feel pride in their bilingualism."
Kofman's class, who was told about the lesson in advance, stood excitedly as Wysocki and her students entered the room, as it is Russian school custom to stand when an adult enters the classroom.
After both groups settled on the floor, Koffman explained the imaginary scenario and what would be happening, earning puzzled looks from Wysocki's class.
As the lesson progressed, Kofman continuously asked questions, to which only her class participated and answered. Meanwhile, Wysocki's English-speaking children just watched; some nervously smiling, other's just blankly staring.
When asked to repeat some of the vocabulary answers, Wysocki's class tried to imitate the Russian responses, causing them to erupt into uncertain giggles. They were soon joined by the humorous chuckles of the on-looking adults, as well as from Kofman's students.
Next, she had them try to place vocabulary cards in the correct designated places on a giant cut out of a tree on the board. Once again, it was only Kofman's class who participated at first, until Koffman directly engaged the English speaking students and tried to get them to join.
One of Wysocki's students caused some laughs from her shocked expression after guessing an answer correctly. Wysocki's class gave a collective, "Oh no," as Kofman held up a test. The two classes were split into five groups, each containing a mixture of members from both classes. All of the groups worked together trying their best to help each other out despite the language barrier.
Finally, to conclude the lesson, Kofman and Wysocki asked the students what they thought of the lesson and how they felt.
The English- speaking students said a variety of answers ranging from feeling different, awkward, and confused, to scared, embarrassed and even wanting to faint!
One boy said he felt embarrassed because he didn't know what was going on, but it seemed like everyone else from Kofman's class did.
"You've said all the feelings the kids who come here have," said Kofman. "What can we do for those kids? Do we laugh at them or do we help them?"
"Help them!" yelled the students.
Wysocki then asked her class if they would have had a problem doing the lesson if it had been in English, to which they said no.
"You have as much knowledge as they did right? But what was the problem? You couldn't communicate," said Wysocki. "Knowing a different language doesn't mean you don't know the subject."
The two teachers also touched on the custom of standing when an adult enters the classroom, and how when you go to a new country, it's not only a new language you face, but new traditions.
"I think it was a success," said Kofman. "The kids had fun and they understand now how hard t is for students and teachers. Hopefully, they will help them in the future."
The two classes, now known as "buddy classes," have been getting together to work on a variety of projects every Friday since the beginning of the year. Buddy classrooms is just one of the phases in the upcoming four step plan intended to build a stronger school community at Highland.
The plan will begin in September for every grade level said Kane. It includes buddy classrooms, group morning meetings, and integrating specials (art, music, P.E, etc) and field trips.
"Hopefully the benefits of this plan and the friendships made inside school will carry over outside of school," Kane said.
"The children are contemporary examples of the American story. Aren't we all the children of immigrants? We share that common thread," said Wysocki.
"If you imagine our country as a tapestry- the diversity as the many colored threads of our family cultural background- we really complement each other. When we weave the threads together, we are strong and enriching," Wysocki said.
"We are united by the American ideal of freedom and that all people have much more in common. Students are learning curriculum objectives and respect simultaneously."
Former UNlisted writer Mary C. Zagula, of Springfield, is a student at Westfield State University


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—Buck Frank
Player: Chris DiRoma, Bellwood-Antis
Opponent: Williamsburg
Date: Thursday, March 8, 1979
Site: Bishop Guilfoyle High School gymnasium
Setting the scene: Bellwood entered the District 6 Class A semifinals with a 14-14 record after starting the year 1-7. Williamsburg was 16-13 after an 0-7 start.
The shot: Bellwood trailed, 71-69, with four seconds left in regulation and Williamsburg at the free-throw line. After a missed foul shot, DiRoma raced upcourt and fired up a shot from one step over midcourt. The ball may have brushed the ceiling, according to some eyewitness accounts, and banked in at the buzzer to send the game to its first overtime. Later, in the second overtime, Bellwood won, 85-83, on Don Erickson's foul shots.
Mirror excerpt from Friday, March 9, 1979: But DiRoma, putting a fitting end to an incredible performance, rescued the Devils with his halfcourt crowd-exploder. — Neil Rudel
(To view the entire original article of this game, go to altoonamirror.com.)
—DiRoma: "Nowadays, that shot would be a 3-pointer and would have won the game. I remember when if left my hands, I thought it had a shot at reaching the basket, and it banked in.''
—Galen Bickel, coach: "It was a legitimate on-the-run shot from midcourt.''
—Don Appleman, opposing coach: "We lost, but you had to tip your hat to Bellwood. It was just a fun game to watch.''
Aftermath: After DiRoma's heroics, which also included a game-high 30 points, Bellwood fell to Conemaugh Valley, 72-70, in the district final the very next night at BG. DiRoma, who has a daughter attending Penn State University and two sons, currently lives in the Tampa, Fla., area and owns his own brokerage company.
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Tata Motors MD Karl Slym Dies in Thailand
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Published: 26th January 2014 07:55 PM
Last Updated: 26th January 2014 08:21 PM
Tata Motors Managing Director Karl Slym has died while on a business trip to Bangkok, Thailand, the Indian company said Sunday. He was 51.
The statement did not state the cause of death, but the Press Trust of India news agency quoted a company spokesman as saying that Slym seemed to have fallen from a high floor of a hotel in Bangkok.
He was in Bangkok to attend a meeting of the board of directors of Tata Motors Thailand Ltd.
Slym joined Tata Motors in October 2012, and was providing leadership to the company through a challenging market environment, the company said in the statement, quoting Chairman Cyprus P. Mistry.
Before joining Tata Motors, Slym was executive vice president of SGMW Motors, China, and prior to that, president, managing director and board member of General Motors in India between 2007 and 2011, according to PTI.
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Delivering great service and a memorable experience are the key values held by the BVSC team and in the world of Food & Beverage the team is put to the test every day of the winter season!
Extra space is at a premium in the clubhouse as well as at the back of the house. Chef Keith had a brain wave strike him one summer evening on how to maximize the closet between the clubhouse washrooms to deliver Cold Delicious Pints to our membership with a continuous flow!
He has designed a cold storage room with 4 draft taps which are fed with double draft lines to keep service pumping all day & night long in the Member's Lounge! Also the rest of the cold storage space can be utilized to store the backup Kegs at the perfect serving temperature to satisfy your thirst after a day on the slopes...Hoist your glass to the Chef!
In the kitchen the team is always looking for new and interesting recipes to try on the menu. The Apres menu is undergoing some tinkering and the Take Home Comfort Food program is back! An new venture for the kitchen will be chipping our own French Fries from a local potato supplier Rutledge Farms, located north of Shelburne. Beaver Chips will be the best fries in the valley and on the escarpment…Hip Hip to the Chip!
Behind the scenes the team never rests and a prime example of this is the dish room! Maintaining a healthy operation requires clean dishware while being mindful of our environmental practices. The Club has located a local company Alpine Chemical for our cleaning chemical purchases, they offer green products at competitive prices backed by outstanding service. Our Club will benefit and realize a cost savings.
Our people are our greatest asset and an enhanced training program is in effect to provide excellent customer service to you. Happily we have many staff returning in all key areas and taking the next step involves giving our staff the tools they need to succeed. Cheers to a Club where everyone smiles and knows your name!
We are looking forward to serving our membership once again this year!
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Bob Barker donates 5 million to save whales
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Charging Whalers as pirates
A Japanese whaling ship managed to shear off the bow of a boat that was harassing it in Antarctic waters. The damaged ship was from a group funded by Bob Barker who is a major whale hugger. The animal rights activists want to have the whaling ship charged with piracy.
Legal experts seem to think there is little chance the Japanese will be charged with piracy. The ship was owned by the Japanese government and it was not attacking for personal gain.
If Japan continues to hunt whales in the waters between Australia and Antarctica, Australia might move to stop the whaling. I think they should. Something has to be done to stop the decimation of animal species in the oceans. These big government owned fishing and whaling ships must be stopped before all the fish and whales are gone.
The US should set up fishing zones far off our coasts and then sell licenses to fisherman so that animal species are not hunted to extinction.
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I think they're trying something like that
in Iraq, Afghanistan and Yemen. Doesn't seem to be working out too well though.
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Coaster's friend and beloved television confidante
doesn't like it when she's the focus.
(I thought she would be appropriate for a whale thread. I hope I don't get verbal abuse for hijacking this thread.)
Nancy Grace doesn't want camera in deposition By Associated Press
Talk show host Nancy Grace doesn't want her deposition in a central Florida wrongful death lawsuit videotaped.
Her attorney wants a federal judge to prohibit videotaping of Grace during a deposition Thursday or prohibit the release of the deposition if it is videotaped. Her attorneys say it's necessary to protect Grace from embarrassment. She's a host of HLN, formerly CNN Headline News.
Grace is being sued by Melinda Duckett's family. They blame her for inflicting emotional distress on the 21-year-old Florida mother during an appearance on her talk show.
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Duckett was on Grace's show in 2006 after her son Trenton disappeared. Grace grilled the woman, accusing her of hiding something. Duckett shot and killed herself the day the taped interview was scheduled to air.
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Two months ago the super-jobber had his yinzer pitch fork out on Evgeni Malkin.
As always, what you do on the Internet echoes in eternity.
Time to take a trip down memory lane and breakdown Madden's embarrassing article with the assistance of "Saved By The Bell" GIFs.
Madden's blog on the X, on October 31, 2011.
The Breakdown
No one gets their collective panties in a bunch like Geno Nation.After the Penguins' 4-3 loss at Toronto Saturday, I tweeted than Evgeni Malkin took some ill-advised penalties, and that Geno still needs production to consistently match artistry.
Reasonable opinions, especially since Malkin's two penalties both ended up in the net behind Brent Johnson.You'd have thought I crucified Malkin.But just to make sure, Geno Nation nailed their hero to the cross anyway. Martyrdom, thy number is 71.
Here's the bottom line with Malkin: He hasn't been the same player since 2009, and despite the epiphany he supposedly experienced while rehabilitating his knee, I don't see a new and improved Malkin. I see the same player we've seen the last two seasons.
That player is very good. But like Michel Therrien used to stress, Malkin's talent merits being in the NHL's top five scorers. Period.
True, injury has again intervened. It takes a while to recover from knee surgery.
But I still see some of the same flaws. Too much stickhandling. Not enough shooting. The occasional petulance. The only clear improvement is on faceoffs.
Give Malkin time? OK. How much time? Malkin has not been a consistently dominant player since 2009.When does that guy show up again? That's all I want to know.


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Safety of an Inactivated Enterovirus Type 71 Vaccines in Healthy Children
This study has been completed.
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Li YP, Liang ZL, Gao Q, Huang LR, Mao QY, Wen SQ, Liu Y, Yin WD, Li RC, Wang JZ. Safety and immunogenicity of a novel human Enterovirus 71 (EV71) vaccine: a randomized, placebo-controlled, double-blind, Phase I clinical trial. Vaccine. 2012 May 9;30(22):3295-303. doi: 10.1016/j.vaccine.2012.03.010. Epub 2012 Mar 15.


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After delays caused by the US government shutdown, the petroleum status report is back. US crude oil supplies increased 4.0 million barrels (1.1%) for the week ending Oct. 11, according to an Energy Information Administration report (link opens a PDF) released today.
After increasing 1.9% the previous week, this latest report marks the fourth straight week of inventory expansion. While refinery inputs fell slightly in the most recently reported week, high import levels continued to keep supplies growing. Overall inventories have increased 1.4% in the past 12 months.
Gasoline inventories dropped off 2.6 million barrels in the week ended Oct. 11 (1.2%) after edging up 0.1 million barrels the week before. Demand for motor gasoline over the last four-week period is up a seasonally adjusted 1.7% over the same period last year. In the last year, supplies have expanded 10.2%.
Distillates supplies, which include diesel and heating oil, fell 1.8 million barrels (1.4%) for the fifth consecutive week of inventory draws. Distillates demand for the last four weeks is down a seasonally adjusted 3.4% over the same period last year, and supplies remain near the lower limit of the average range for this time of year, according to the EIA. Over the past 12 months, distillates inventories have increased 4.6%.


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As you may have noticed by now, we love Halloween around our house. We decorate, go to hayrides and pumpkin patches, make crafts, and make all kinds of Halloween themed food and drinks.
cookie cutters to choose from: witch hats, spiders, pumpkins, cats, ghosts, coffins, skulls.
To add more of the Halloween spirit, make ghost cups! Simply cut out ghost shapes or eyes out of white sticker sheets or labels. Stick to black cups and you have ghost cups!
Welcome! I am a mom to two wonderful kids and one lazy dog, and a wife to a great husband. Needless to say, there are a lot of daily messes to clean up around our house. Daily Messes is my blog to share ideas on things to do with your kids, snack and meal ideas, crafts, and holiday fun. I hope you find something to enjoy!
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A not-so-small handful of towns decided to either cancel or postpone trick-or-treating due to unsafe conditions, such as downed trees and wires or power outages.
But, then, others stuck to their candy bags and planned to push forward.
Here's a partial list of Halloween postponements in Somerset County. But it's only a partial list, as not all towns have made a decision.
Tell us in the comments if you know of more postponements.
Halloween postponements
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- Hillsborough (until Nov. 16)
- Rocky Hill (until Nov. 10)
- Somerville
- South Bound Brook
- Watchung
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MANCHESTER, England (AP) -- Manchester United lifted the gloom around Old Trafford by beating Swansea 2-0 in the Premier League on Saturday, ending a three-match losing run that pushed the English champions to the brink of a crisis.
The relief was clear inside the iconic stadium after Antonio Valencia and Danny Welbeck scored second-half goals to revive a season that was in danger of derailing under new manager David Moyes.
The win not only keeps seventh-place United in touch with the top six but will go some way to restoring confidence after a chastening start to 2014 that saw the team defeated three times in six days.
Valencia swept home the first goal from close range less than two minutes after the break, before Welbeck glanced in a deft finish in the 59th for his sixth goal in his last six league games.


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I flew my QR again yesterday with James and we were getting a lot of people watching us but again we had children chasing the heli's, so we had to keep them up in the air as much as possible.
Later that day i was out flying again when it was more quiet and a man walked over to me and just stood there watching me, he didn't say anything to me at all maybe because he was Chinese and didn't speak English). When i landed it to have a rest and a quick smoke he crouched over the QR to have a closer look at it, he didn't touch it nor did he say anything. He stood there the entire time i was flying watching every move the QR done until i had to go back into the school!
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Flying fist time outside mico's !!
Well nice morning here in Tuscon and decided i need more room to fly F/P 4ch birds. First heli up was a H/K 4ch Co-Ax. As soon as any breeze came along very hard to stop drifting. Next up 9958 breeze made it drift also but got some damage free air time. Then Solo-Pro 260a. I had just installed new L/gear and guess what? Broke it first flight. If anybody gets one of these get Extreme L/G for it / stock unit is way to frail. Both sets broke at front right next to battery. I ca; the joint and made very thin plywood [1/64] gusset to hold. Now I want to get some thin carbon string and wrap gear to add strength.
Anyway all birds are fine. Tonite I will go to club house and fly in much larger area free from wind/breeze. Amazing how fast they drift away when hit by a breeze. ..no kidding right!!
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Hello All,
I finally got my CB100 back together and ran 3 batteries through it tonight... I tried earlier today but the wind started picking up and slammed the CB into the side of my shed. Broke a main blade. Took it to the Hanger(LOL) and fixed it... I'm flying in the basement right now and just having a RCG break and then I will run one more lipo through it and call it a night...
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Sunny Day at Last!
Fairbanks finally got a break in the weather. It was crystal clear this morning, so I took the Genius CP and V120D02 to the soccer field. I flew 7 or 8 batteries through the Genius, circles and a few figure 8s complicated by the breeze. Soooo nice to fly in sun! A lot of my crashes stem from flying in clouds and low light where I lose track of which way the helicopter is flying/rolling. My success is much better in the sun.
I tried the V120D02, but I can't control it in the wind. The Genius handles a breeze SO much better - better gyroscope or just less rotor area to catch on an updraft? I wonder how the V120D02S handles wind.
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Part two today
I went to clubhouse around 9:00pm. Fired up HK 4ch co ax. It flew very well and nice tame but agile little bird. Then the 9958 F/P. Hit the juice and up she went into a nice hover. Amazing early today it was drifting bad due to breeze. Flew out pack and did nice spot landing. I made a portable heli pad 3x4 feet. All maked off with big H in the middle. Next was Solo-pro 260a. Earlier I repaired L/G but it did not hold up, but bird flew nice. Very fast little heli and quite agile. Last I flew E-sky Lama V-4. Nice looking scale heli but Cp-Ax. Very slow on controls but will have to see whats needed to liven it up. Flew very well and very smooth.
So there we have it two 4ch co-ax , and two mico 4 ch Fuixed pitch. I did so well I called it a nite. I had two extra batteries and could have charged another but hey I did good. Order some Xtreme L/G for Solo-pro 260a and an A/C charger for it. I have a 270a coming and a V911. Using several different birds is a blast and enjoyed my flight time.
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However, that may turn out to be much more time consuming and less economical than buying a V120D02S.
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I have hovered my 450x a couple of times, but I'm such a girl when it comes to really flying the thing. I keep telling myself I need to practice more on the little (less expensive) machine.
How is the mcpx compared to the 450x? By all accounts, the 450X should be more stable, but I'd like to see if that has been the experience of those that fly both.
I've been flying my Esky Tandem and Walkera YS8001 Tandems around indoors and a little outdoors. They're big enough to be agile in a *slight* gust of wind and otherwise are great fun. I love the sound that occurs when all 4 motors in those coaxials spin up.
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The problem with this thread is that it is in the Micro heli section. Most people can fly everyday at home because of the small size. I am one of the few who have to drive a few miles just to fly a MCPx or Mini CP.
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Zadaw - you're not alone. I can hover indoors, but there's no comparison between that and circling the soccer field in a gusty wind, either for learning potential or for enjoyment. I drive
10 minutes to the soccer field (where I can crash on grass to minimize the damage.)
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Joined Jan 2012
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I flew the MCP X today. I am now able to do both forward and backward flips, some rolls, as well as FFF with loops. I am also working on backwards flight, but I haven't gone inverted yet.
I have had this heli for only 3 weeks and it's a blast to fly. This is my first CP heli.
Went through 12 battery packs.
Yesterday the heli got the violent shakes and, after searching for info, I found out that the servo could be dirty, so I took the servo apart and yes, it was dirty. I cleaned it with alcohol and this solved the shakes for good.
I also have to drive a couple of miles to find a legal place to fly the MCP X. There are plenty of soccer fields and parks where I am, and are at a nice walking distance. Unfortunately, there is this Los Angeles County law that prohibits flying in any place that is not authorized for model aircraft (and the sheriff actively patrols these parks). So, I fly in Pasadena, Whittier Narrows, or El Dorado in Long Beach.
Furthermore, these public parks are often full of either soccer or baseball players. Even the local indoor gyms, when they are opened, are almost always hosting a game or event so it's impossible to fly the heli there. School sites in this area are totally fenced in and the school districts clearly post that it is forbidden to fly model aircraft in their fields.
It would be nice that these ordinances were modified to today's situation. I guess that these ordinances were written at the time when the only radio control models were fuel powered.
The park at the Rose Bowl is very unpredictable. One day it can be all to yourself-nobody is there, but the next day it might be full of soccer or rugby players, or it might be hosting a big event.
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