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Crawford County fun in the gardens
Our area master gardeners are very busy this time of the year educating people about gardening. The Crawford County Master Gardeners have an interesting exhibit called "Decorating from Your Garden" at the Crawford County Fair until Sunday. They created many unique ideas for decorating homes with items from the garden. The exhibit consists of a vignette for each of the four seasons with both live and preserved plants in various forms. They will demonstrate how to bring the garden inside to enjoy year round at the Crawford County Fairgrounds on Leslie Road in Meadville.
Here is a list of all the ideas:
Spring: terrarium, natural Easter egg dye, woven chicory basket.
Summer: string garden, lavender sachet and wand, growing moss on containers, botanical stencils, flower pounding, hose wreath, rake tool holder, vertical garden, Virginia creeper basket, neighborhood wreath, drying flowers in a microwave.
Fall: pressed leaves in a frame, mountain ash berry wreath, corn husk flowers and dolls, dried flower candle, bark picture frames and place mats.
Winter: lavender Christmas ornament, Queen Anne's lace ornament, pine cone kissing ball, decorating with fresh greens, Williamsburg apple tree centerpiece.
The group will sponsor a green thumb workshop called "Fall Planting Secrets!" on Sept. 28, from 8:30 a.m. to 3 p.m. at New Beginning Church of God, 13226 Leslie Road, Meadville. The workshop features Emmy award-winning producer, television host and writer Doug Oster as the keynote speaker. The list of programs is: "Fall Planting Secrets, Plant now for your Best Garden Ever!" by Doug Oster; "Houseplants, Care and Selection" by Loretta Jewel; "Backyard Sugaring, and the Basics of Making Maple Syrup in Your Own Back Yard;" by Laura Dengler; "Building Terrariums" by Terry Lobdell; "Herb Gardens, both indoor and outdoor" by Sharna Harger. Cost, which includes breakfast and lunch: $35 through Sept. 6, $40 after Sept. 6. To register, call the extension office, 333-7460 or e-mail email@example.com.
The Erie County master gardeners will have a display on pollinators at the Waterford Fair from Sept. 2 to Sept. 7. Learn how to help attract important pollinators like bees and butterflies to your garden. The Waterford Community Fairgrounds are located at 13012 Route 19, Waterford, on the corner of Route 19 and Stroke Road.
The group also planned its second annual Pumpkin Walk Oct. 5 at the Erie County Conservation District's Headwaters Park, 1927 Wager Road. Children and adults will walk along trails lined with hundreds of carved pumpkins from 5 to 10 p.m. The fun and educational exhibits for all ages will include a theme "Everything You Ever Wanted to Know about Pumpkins, Squash and Gourds." The committee is looking for pumpkin growers, groups to carve pumpkins, students needing service hours and business sponsors to donate money, gift certificates or gifts. Call Beth Hardy, 825-7533.
The Lawrence County Master Gardeners are sponsoring a workshop called "New Visions for Gardening" on September 14 from 8:15 a.m. to 3 p.m. at the Ben Franklin Early Learning Center, 815 Cunningham Ave., New Castle. The interesting talks are: "Growing and Harvesting Garlic" by Tom Piscine and Dominick Motto, "Botany of Orchids" by Cyndy Fink, "Cool Tools" by Steve Picker, "Putting your Garden to Bed" by Doug Oster, and "21+ Garden Tips" by Chris Holt. The cost, which includes breakfast, lunch, refreshments and workshop packet: $35 by Aug. 30, $40 after Aug. 30, $50 walk-in. To register, call the extension office, (724) 654-8370 or visit extension.psu.edu.
Be sure to take advantage of some of these interesting gardening programs by the master gardeners.
Fall hosta forum
The Daffodil and Hosta Society of Western Pennsylvania and the Western New York Hosta Society are sponsoring the 16th annual joint hosta forum, "The Edinboro Fringe," on September 21 from 8 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. at the Frank G. Pogue Student Center, Edinboro University, 219 Meadville St., Edinboro. Doug Oster, Tom Micheletti, Tony Post and Rachel Soucek are speakers. Cost: $60 members/$50 with a donated hosta for the auction, $70 nonmembers/$60 with hosta for auction. Contact Mike Shadrack at email@example.com or visit www.wnyhosta.com/fallhostaforum.php.
Albion Garden Club's show
Albion Garden and Civic Club's annual flower show takes place on Sept. 9 during the Albion Fair. It is called "Home Sweet Harvest Home." Entries will be accepted on Monday, instead of Tuesday. Designers are needed for the artistic classes. Call Michelle, 882-8820 before Sept. 1.
Flower Show at Waterford Community Fair
Waterford, Cambridge Springs and Pleasantview Garden Clubs are sponsoring the flower show at the Waterford Community Fair. Entries will be accepted on Sept. 2 from 8 a.m. to 8 p.m. Viewing of the flower show is from Sept. 3 to Sept. 7. Call Andrea, 397-9751.
Tom Ridge Environmental Center garden program
TREC Garden Tour, Sunday, 10 a.m. Tour the gardens at TREC with garden coordinator Jen Salem and learn about the benefits of using native plants. No fee. Call Jen, 833-7424 or email@example.com.
Garden meetings
Cambridge Garden Club, Thursday, 6:30 p.m., Scotland Yards Greenhouse, Inc., 12555 Fry Road, Edinboro. The staff will showcase the newest perennials just in time for fall planting. After the tour the meeting is at Perkins, 207 West Plum St., Edinboro. Call Sandy, 398-8391.
Gospel Hill Garden Club, Sept. 3, at 6 p.m., Wesleyville Borough Hall, 3421 Buffalo Road. Annual fall community clean up. Bring garden tools, garbage bags and mulch. New members and guests are always welcome. Call Jane, 899-5982.
Lawrence Park Garden Club, Sept. 3, 9:30 a.m., Tom Ridge Environmental Center, 301 Peninsula Drive. We will explore the various habitats which exist on our beautiful peninsula. Call Kathe, 899-1575.
McKean Garden Club, Sept. 4, 10 a.m., Tom Ridge Environmental Center, 301 Peninsula Drive. Jen Salem will speak on native plants of Presque Isle and the native gardens at TREC. Lunch will follow at Joe Roots Grill, 2826 W. Eighth St Call Doris, 838-3156.
Orchid Society of Northwestern PA, Sept. 8, 2 p.m., Erie Zoo, 423 West 38th St. Annual picnic and plant auction. The plants are from Krull Smith in Florida. Bring a covered dish to share. The public is welcome to attend. Call Steve, 866-1830 or Susanne, 838-2522 or Pat at 814 384-2890.
SUE SCHOLZ is a member of Presque Isle Garden Club. Send garden news to email@example.com.


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Ommegang Brussels
From 01/07/2014 to 03/07/2014
The tradition of Ommegang, or procession in Flemish, goes back to 1348 in Brussels. Beatrice Soetkens had an appearance of the Virgin Mary asking her to take the miraculous statue of the Virgin in Antwerp. After a journey guided by God, she related her saga which was presented as a miracle. The statue took place in the Church of the Sablon so as to be worshiped. It was then promised that an annual procession would be organized to pay tribute to the Virgin.
Ommegang gradually lost its religious character. On 2 June 1549, the city of Brussels made a feast in honor of Charles V's visit. That is why today the Ommegang has become a cultural festival which plunges Brussels in the history of Renaissance.
During the first three days of July, you will discover a real medieval village for free. Many activities are offered in the Royal Park of Brussels: fighting and equestrian jousting ... A medieval market will be held at the Agora and behind the Stock Exchange to provide visitors with traditional products.
The procession organized for Charles V in 1549 will take shape through 1400 extras on 1 and 3 of July. The carriage of Charles V surrounded by musicians, guards, knights and dancers will leave the Royal Place to get to the Grand Place before the show scheduled at 9pm.
Finally, the lovers of food can buy a culinary passport with 5 tasting traditional recipes. Proposed by starred chefs, menu changes every day.
Useful Information:
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Mallett's winning sculpture, titled "Jazz," features several intertwined jazz musicians, playing various instruments. Mallett said he sketched out a rough design for the sculpture Tuesday night before the competition began.
"I actually really like this one, which doesn't always happen (in competition)," Mallett said.
Mallett and the six other sculptors competing in the Masters division got a total of 16 hours over three days to work on the sculptures, protected under massive tents next to the Navarre Beach fishing pier.
Jon Woodworth won second place and Greg Grady, Jr. took third.
Other competitors included Rusty Croft, participant on two Travel Channel TV shows about sand sculpting and host of "Sand Wars." Several of this weekend's participants appeared on "Sand Wars" or "Sand Masters."
Croft's Masters division sculpture "Beach on the Brain" won the People's Choice award at the festival. Croft also emerged victorious in the "Quick Sand" contest in which the master sculptors were pitted in 10-minute lightning rounds against each other, having to sculpt topics suggested by the audience of a few hundred people at Navarre Beach.
Croft, who sculpted in other media before he discovered sand, said the switch to sand was "freeing."
"You're trying to shock and impress everyone with something that's everywhere," Croft said. "If they learn the craft, there's no reason they can't do it too."
The event was sponsored by the Santa Rosa County Tourist Development Council and orchestrated by The Sand Lovers, a company based in Fort Myers, Fla. This was the third year for the Navarre Beach event, which organizers say gets bigger each year.
"We didn't want to start huge," said Bill Knight of The Sand Lovers. "We wanted it to evolve and grow on its own from year to year, and so far it's doing that."


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With increasing financial pressure on organizations, savvy real estate executives are leaving no avenue unexplored in seeking maximum real estate performance at minimum cost. Many are taking a fresh look at the option that has been around for some time: selling some or all of their owned property and leasing all or part of the space back. Should you pursue a sale leaseback strategy? There is no blanket answer; however, there are many reasons most organizations should at least consider the option. Here is a look at some of the benefits and downsides of the sale leasebacks, and factors you should consider.
Should you consider a sale leaseback?
Among the many benefits of a sale leaseback to the owner/seller/ lessee are:
Raising capital for your organization: If a corporation or public entity needs an infusion of cash – and who doesn't these days? – a sale leaseback is one of the quickest ways to raise money yet still retain a property for your operational needs. Whether you use the funds to pay down debt or reinvest into the business, depending on real estate markets, the return may well be higher than that from waiting for your asset value to appreciate, and the unlocked capital is more flexible.
A more attractive sales offering than a vacant building: If you are considering selling a property in the near future, it is much more attractive to a buyer if it comes with a guaranteed major tenant than if it is empty. On average, final prices are higher for sale leasebacks than for traditional vacant sales.
Unlocking "hidden" equity on your organization's balance sheet: Your property might have value that's not reflected on your balance sheet if the property is on the books for less than it's potential market value. A sale leaseback unlocks full asset value for that piece of real estate, boosting the company's assets and equity, and favorably impacting financial ratios. Additionally, depending on your lease structure, your occupancy costs might actually be lowered through a sale leaseback.
Right-sizing your portfolio: If you have more space than you need – a frequent challenge for post-recession downsized organizations – a sale leaseback is a great way to align your portfolio exactly to what your operations now require. You can simply lease back as much of the facility as you want.
Alleviating the risks associated with owning property: From damage from natural disasters, to decreased value due to market downturns, to being stuck with an asset that no longer effectively supports your organizational goals, there are all sorts of residual risks to owning property. Such exposures of ownership are shed by becoming a lessee.
Potential Downsides
Despite the many advantages of sale leasebacks, the strategy may be less favorable to the owner/seller/lessee if:
The facility is absolutely critical to your operation, and difficult to replace: If an asset is vital to your organization's success, you may not want to risk it slipping away through non-renewal of a lease after ownership has passed from your hands. While office buildings are normally replaceable, a core manufacturing facility designed for your unique needs might not be.
The property has a physical or geographic challenge to receiving an optimum price: For various reasons, some properties may not be able to recoup their full value even in a sale leaseback. One example is a data center. Although you may have made a significant infrastructure investment, technological needs change so quickly that anything more than a few years old will be considered outmoded, and is often seriously devalued. A less-than-desirable market location can also depress an asset's selling price versus value. If you have invested considerable money in a facility outside a major market, it might be harder to find buyers willing to pay the price to meet your financial goals for the property.
In scenarios such as these, it may be more prudent to hang onto the asset or consider a different financial structure such as a Joint Venture or lease financing rather than receive an unfavorable price through a sale leaseback.
Current market conditions aren't favorable: Like any other real estate deal, the success of a sale leaseback depends on the status of many variables at any given time. Is there a glut of comparable properties on the market, or a shortage of motivated buyers? Is availability of loan money or agreeable terms for borrowers negatively affecting what buyers are willing to offer for your property? Is there a down cycle in the leasing market that currently makes a sale leaseback less attractive to investors? Although none of these factors should rule out ever doing a sale leaseback on your property, you might want to wait until conditions are better.
Likewise, if your organization intends to invest the sale proceeds in financial markets or new property, you'll want to time your initiative to receive optimum value from your capital gain.
Every sale leaseback is different; there are no set rules. You should carefully evaluate your organization's financial and operational goals, and negotiate a deal that best aligns with them.
Here are some things to keep in mind
Financial return or flexibility – which is more important? You are unlikely to receive both top price and maximum flexibility as a lessee in a sale leaseback, because one directly affects the other. The more space you are willing to lease back, and the longer the lease term, the more a buyer is motivated to increase their offering price. Depending on the asset and the location, we've found that a seller generally needs to lease back a property for at least 10-15 years to obtain favorable pricing. And of course, your bargaining clout increases if you're willing to lease back the entire space, relieving the new owner of having to seek additional tenants.
Before going to market with a sale leaseback offer, consult with the stakeholders in your organization to determine not just optimal, but "worst-case" acceptable metrics for both financial return and lease conditions, rather than trying to decide this in the heat of a deal.
Be picky about lease structure and terms: There are lots of ways to structure a lease, and you should choose the one that best suits your organization's goals. Typical lease structures include:
• Gross lease, in which you will be responsible for nothing but monthly rent and the new owner generally pays all additional costs ranging from utilities to maintenance and insurance on your space.
• Net lease, in which you will pay the cost of some or all variables including maintenance, taxes and insurance.
• Bondable lease, which binds you to pay full rent for your lease term even if the building is uninhabitable following a casualty or is otherwise condemned property is resold by the buyer.
The greater your responsibility under the lease, the higher the sale price you will likely receive. Again, you need to weigh financial gain against the amount of risk your organization is willing to take. Consider also negotiating lease terms that maximize flexibility, such as automatic renewal options, expansion and contraction options, rental rate guarantees, even a right of first offer/refusal if the property is resold by the buyer.
Consider the financial impact on the affected business unit: The financial return from a sale leaseback deal may be offset by the harm it does to occupier productivity if the impact on the business is not carefully evaluated. Sit down with appropriate business unit leaders to determine exactly what must remain in place for the arrangement to be non-disruptive to their operations, and insist on those conditions in your negotiations.
Don't try to sell a "chicken in the rain": As noted, timing your sale leaseback for optimum market dynamics is critical. Study conditions rigorously to make sure you enter the market when the conditions are best for a sale leaseback in your particular market, at that particular time.
In general, the market for sale leaseback is the best it has been in recent years. Cap rates are low, interest rates are very low, lenders are increasing available funds and commercial property transactions are picking up in most major markets. There is not enough sale leaseback product to satisfy current demand, creating even better market conditions than those during the previous peak for sale leasebacks in 2006.
Expert commentary for article was provided by Carter Burwell, Vice President of Jones Lang LaSalle, and senior member of the ACRE Leadership Council.
For other Alabama real estate resources & news, please visit our website and our ACRE blog.
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Largest-ever Secutech Vietnam opens in Hanoi today
[PRESS RELEASE] Grand Comeback of Secutech Vietnam in Hanoi
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GDSF is the best platform to present the new trend for Vietnam security market. Axis presented city surveillance application this year and received very good feedback. Axis won't miss GDSF Hanoi & Ho Chi Minh in 2016!
Mr. Bui Quang Huy, Sales Manager, AXIS
Brickcom joined Secutech Vietnam with partner, Trung Xuna every year! We were able to meet new buyers in 3 days, and we would join this exhibition again!
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This is the first time LITESTAR joins Secutech Vietnam! Secutech Vietnam is a great place to sync with right buyers. We are satisfied with Secutech Vietnam!
Mr. Johnny Lim, Chief Representative Vietnam, LITESTAR
Hundure has been to Secutech Vietnam every year, we think it's the only one professional show for security and access control industry in Vietnam. We meet many professional buyers of high quality. Secutech Vietnam is the key show that we will join every year in Vietnam.
Ms. Erica Lee, Overseas Sales Manager, Hundure Technology Co., Ltd.
This is the second year Hi Sharp joined Secutech Vietnam. Vietnam is a blooming marketing in the ASEAN market. It's one of the focus markets for Hi Sharp. We presented the latest IP technology and always received good feedback from the local market. We will definitely attend Secutech Vietnam again!
Mr. Max Chen, Marketing Manager, Hi Sharp
Trung Loi joined Secuetch Vietnam since the first edition in 2008. Secutech Vietnam always brought new trends and applications in the Vietnam market. We joined Industrial safety demo and Taiwan chamber seminar and got great feedback. We will join Secutech every year!
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Secutech Vietnam 2015 has the largest security show in Vietnam. I see many interesting combination of security products onsite especially "SECU Factory". It gives the industrial sector a better understanding. And I think the scale this year seems better than last year. I will attend Secutech Vietnam every year!
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Honeywell joined the industrial safety demo and seminar this year! Secutech Vietnam is the best platform to present new fire & alarm system. We are very satisfied with Secutech Vietnam!
Mr. Le Thanh Tin, Technical Support Engineer, Honeywell
Hi-Max joined Secuetch Vietnam since 2013. Secutech Vietnam always invited important buyers from government officials and brought new trends and applications in the Vietnam market. It's the only and professional fire & security show in Vietnam. We will join Secutech every year!
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This is the second year Flir joined Secutech Vietnam! We met lots of professional buyers at the show. Secutech Vietnam assists us to build up the brand here, and increase market share. We will definitely consider attending Secutech Vietnam again!
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Nike released its new uniform design for the Minnesota Vikings, complete with a matte-finish helmet and design intricacies meant to accentuate the team's nickname and brand.
The most apparent, and perhaps best, design idea comes from the use of lettering and numbers that conjure images of a Vikings ship.
"Die-hard Vikings fans, they will be able to look at this jersey and see, "That's what the Vikings are supposed to look like," Minnesota star running back Adrian Peterson said in a YouTube video showcasing the new changes.
One functional design aspect came from Peterson's input. He wanted more leg padding for the sides of his legs because as a running back, he gets hit from all angles, and Nike was able to deliver.
A full gallery of home and away uniforms can be found at Vikings.com.


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Has Artefill been used sucessfully in the lips i.e., lip enhancement?
Artefill Successful in Lip Enhancement?
Doctor Answers 3
Lip enhacement
I love Artefill, but not in the lips.
Lips can be tricky enough to enhance with fillers. My preferred lip injectable is Juvederm since it's amazingly smooth and can really look terrific. Artefill--while fantastic for areas like the nasolabial folds (the so-called "parentheses" around the mouth)--has too high an incidence of lumps and bumps in the lips. Those problems can be difficult to properly correct. Even the company itself recommends against Artefill in the lips for those reasons.
All the best,
Artefill is not recommended for lip enhancement
Artefill is great for nasolabial folds but can get bumpy and form lumps that enlarge with time when injected in the lips. Juvederm/Resylane are great for lips or lip implants also do good but avoid fat injections or silicone injections.
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On Fri, 04 Jul 2008 11:12:45 -0700, Snit wrote:
> "Linonut"
stated in post
> email@example.com on 7/4/08 7:43 AM:
>> * Peter Köhlmann peremptorily fired off this memo:
>>> Snit wrote:
>>>>> Peter Köhlmann wrote:
>>>>>> Multiplying 29513736 by 92842033 = 2740115251665290
>>>>>> Right? Riiiiight? (Correct would be 2740115251665288)
>>>>> Excel 2000 gives me 2740115251665290
>>>>> OpenOffice 2.3 Calc (on Windows) gives me 2740115251665290
>>>>> OpenOffice 2.0 Calc (on Linux) gives me 2740115251665290
>>>>> Gnumeric 1.6.3 gives me 2740115251665280 (note - that ends in 80)
>>>>> You're a loser, Kohlmann.
>>>> Yeah, in other words he panicked and blew a gasket in that angry little
>>>> brain of his.
>>> Just because I decide to ignore most of your worthless, dishonest drivel
>>> does not mean that I "panick"
>> We are /all/ losers. That is, if we try to use spreadsheets for very
>> large calculations. They can't even get double-floating-point right.
>> How about this test? Enter 12345678901234567890 into a cell and set the
>> format to "general". Just tried that in oocalc (64-bit).
>> Here's what I entered: 12345678901234567890
>> And here's what I see: 12345678901234600000
>> *-------------------------------------^
>> Rounding to 15 digits.
>> Anyway, I wonder how much crap was spewed into the world by using large
>> numbers calculated from the more accurately-named "spread****s"?
> Peter mocked MS Excel for a weakness it has.
> I noted that the same weakness exists in OO.o.
> Peter claimed my comments were "worthless, dishonest drivel" and - much
> worse - freaked out and started tying his BS to my personal and business
> name in order to try to pull searches for my info to *his* dishonest and
> desperate post.
> Such a fine and honorable man that Peter is!
Peter Kohlmann has gone down in flames once again which is usually what
happens when he tries to post some technical diatribe.
He should stick to positing "idiot" to everything written here.
Also notice he had the follow ups set to alt.test to bury his idiocy.
I corrected that of course.
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BESTART should be used to start Backup Exec. If you do a JAVA -SHOw at
the server console what do you see?
You should check that name resolution is working in both directions as
well. In other words, can you ping the server name from the workstation
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For years oil refiners have been riding the gravy train thanks to a large gap in domestic and foreign crude prices. For some refiners, this quarter was no different, but HollyFrontier (NYSE: HFC ) didn't quite live up to expectations. Some of the disappointment has to do with the company's operations, but the narrowing of the price gap between foreign and domestic crude could be a troubling sign for refiners.
Some refiners will be able to weather the storm better than others, but there are some trends that investors can watch that should give them a picture of oil refiners' health in the future. In this video, Fool.com contributor Tyler Crowe looks at some of the refiners that could continue going strong and what signs of trouble investors should look out for.
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Recently, I built the vxWorks.st_rom combined with a romfs image. If
the "content.romfs" size is less than 2MB, the vxWorks.st_rom can
startup from flash device. But if the "content.romfs" size is larger
than 2MB, it cannot startup and the HW watchdog on my board is timout,
then board reboots. If I disable the HW watchdog, the board is hung
with this output:
"Starting at 0xfe780100..."
Part of my Makefile as below:
## The constants ROM_TEXT_ADRS, ROM_SIZE, and RAM_HIGH_ADRS are
## in config.h and Makefile. All definitions for these constants must
## identical.
ROM_TEXT_ADRS = fef00100 # ROM entry address
ROM_WARM_ADRS = fef00108 # ROM warm entry address
ROM_LINK_ADRS = fe000000
RAM_LOW_ADRS = 00010000 # RAM text/data address
RAM_HIGH_ADRS = 00e00000 # RAM text/data address
#ifdef BOOTROM
ROM_SIZE = 00100000 # number of bytes of ROM space
#else # for BSP build
ROM_SIZE = 00600000 # number of bytes of ROM space
ROMFS_IMAGE= "content.romfs"
Hope someone can give me some suggestions. Thanks.


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The Curious Persistence of Blasphemy
Jeremy Patrick
University of Southern Queensland School of Law
November 17, 2010
Florida Journal of International Law, Vol. 23, 2011
Despite expectations to the contrary, blasphemy laws and their modern-day counterparts persist in a surprising number of jurisdictions around the globe. This article discusses four examples: the "defamation of religion" movement at the United Nations, the surprising resurrection of blasphemy law in Ireland, the Australian trend toward enacting "religious vilification" laws, and the problem of formal illegality and private violence for blasphemous speech in Pakistan. Next, blasphemy is considered from three conceptual angles: the religious, the legal, and the secular/cultural. Last, the curious persistence of blasphemy is examined through an inquiry into why people blaspheme to begin with, and what harms (real or perceived) are caused by blasphemy. The conclusion here is that as long as societies hold something sacred - religiously or culturally - blasphemy will remain an operative concept and legal or social pressure to suppress blasphemous statements will continue to persist.
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SAICM Invites Comments on Proposals for GPA Activities
May 2011: The Strategic Approach to International Chemicals Management (SAICM) is inviting comments from stakeholders on proposals from the Swiss Government and the African Group respectively, to include new activities in the Global Plan of Action of the Strategic Approach.
The activities proposed by the Swiss relate to the environmentally sound management of nanotechnologies and manufactured nanomaterials. The African Group is proposing the inclusion of hazardous substances within the life cycle of electrical and electronic products.
Stakeholders are invited to provide comments on both proposals to the SAICM Secretariat by 30 May 2011. Both issues will be considered at the Intersessional Ad Hoc Open-Ended Working Group of the International Conference on Chemicals Management (ICCM OEWG) scheduled to convene in Belgrade, Serbia, from 29 August-2 September. [SAICM website]


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on April 11, 2013 - 12:01 AM
Dear Abby: I would like to know what the fascination is with putting plugs in one's earlobes. I have seen some as large as half-dollar coins. What does the person do if he regrets having done this to his ears? Can the holes be surgically closed?
– Unpierced in Scottsdale, Ariz.
Dear Unpierced: I spoke to James Wisniewski of the Body Electric Tattoo piercing studio in Los Angeles. He told me that, as with any type of body modification, the ear plugs are a matter of personal taste.
The process is referred to as "stretching," and James has had his earlobes this way for the past 14 years. He says he is asked about the procedure on a daily basis. He is attracted to it for the aesthetics. The modification is a gradual process, with larger jewelry being inserted as the hole becomes larger.
James recommends consulting a plastic surgeon if someone decides to have the hole closed because new tissue is grown as a result of the earlobe stretching. The extra skin may have to be removed in the same way as after a major weight loss.
Uncomfortable question
Dear Abby: What is the correct response when asked at a doctor's office if you drink? I drink socially, maybe once a month. Should I say yes? If I do, I'm afraid it will imply that I drink more often.
I always end up feeling awkward and like I need to explain myself. I'm pretty proud telling them I don't smoke or do drugs, but the alcohol question always gets me. What do other people who drink on occasion usually say?
– Filling Out the Forms in Ohio
Dear Filling: In my doctor's office I was asked that question, and my response was, "Yes, OCCASIONALLY." At that point, the follow-up question was, "How many drinks do you have a week?" Because this particular question makes you uncomfortable, mention to your physician that you indulge in alcohol only about once a month – which is practically negligible.
Your barber or your friend?
Dear Abby: I've had the same barber for several years and he's a good friend. While he was on vacation, I used another barber in the shop for a cut. I really like how he cut my hair. How can I change barbers without causing hurt feelings?
– Lookin' Good in the Midwest
Dear Lookin' Good: Barbers are human like everyone else. If you announce that you want to make a change, there probably will be hurt feelings. The question you must ask yourself is, is your relationship with your barber/friend such a close one that you're willing to tolerate continuing to patronize him even though you think someone else can do a better job. (Now THAT'S friendship!)


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There is really no question that when two big Linux supporters team up, only good things can happen. And to a large degree, I see a team up between Ubuntu and Moblin being one such dynamic duo waiting to happen. Yet at the same time, I see a need for both distros to work on making sure people have a better understanding of the difference in rapid release and long term releases.
Geeks, by nature, tend to be very cutting edge. And this is great, but when taking this approach to trying Linux for the very first time, I see this leading to a long list of problems. First of all, stop upgrading for the sake up upgrading! As long as the security patches for your distro's current release are offered and things are working for you, stop. Half of the time my inbox is filled with people asking for help because they installed the latest release of "whatever it is this week". They also go on to mention that previous to this, things worked fine.
I see a coop between Moblin and Ubuntu as being a great opportunity to educate folks on the concept of slowing down and using what works. I also see some value in sticking to long term, well supported releases over using the latest and greatest. Dell has done this and while I was skeptical at first, I am beginning to see the light. Hopefully, this mindset of common sense will be shared as netbooks continue their market forward with the aforementioned distros.


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Coconut oil and chocolate brownies: the search for a new cleanser
Struggling uphill on the quaint, coconut-paved path, the unbearable heat was a reminder that noon in the Tropics is not the best time for a walk, and, actually, that old adage is true – only mad dogs and Englishmen go out in the midday sun. Trudging further up, brilliant green undergrowth splaying out at either side of the narrow path, the cafe perched at the top of the hill had lost its appeal. Organic chocolate brownies made with home-grown cacao beans and a fresh coffee? An ice-cold lemonade, and a much-needed cooling dip in the sea were far more tempting.
Having read rave reviews of Up in the Hill's chocolate brownies, I was in fact lured to follow the curving route up to 330ft – the highest point on Isla Bastimentos, in Panama – by their pure virgin coconut oil. Deemed something of a nutrient-rich "wonder product" in the beauty world due to its anti-bacterial and antioxidant properties, and its ability to nourish parched skin, effortlessly remove eye make-up, and, apparently, tackle acne, I was keen to try this multi-tasking oil for myself. Not only that, but I'd run out of cleanser and everything I'd read suggested coconut oil would do just the job.
Feeding your skin: coconut oil as a cleanser
One of the reasons why coconut oil is cited as a particularly good facial cleanser is that it contains lauric acid, which has been shown to target bacteria on the skin, thus helping to keep blemishes at bay. And whilst it might seem strange to apply oil to your skin, particularly if it feels greasy and congested, oil can actually help to rebalance your skin, replacing sebum that has been stripped through cleansers and exfoliators. Rather than that tight, squeaky clean feeling, coconut oil leaves skin feeling soft and supple, and clean. And, no, provided you don't saturate your skin, it won't feel greasy – just remember that less is more with coconut oil.
Coupled with it's anti-bacterial properties, coconut oil is really hydrating, so it's ideal if your skin is feeling parched, and looks dull. If you've had a little too much sun exposure, or your skin is dry from the chilly weather, coconut oil will revive your skin in a flash.
From Up in the Hill's farm to a bottle of virgin coconut oil
There are a fair few varieties of coconut oil available, with labels such as "natural" or "pure virgin," and so on. The differences between the bottles on the shelves are that virgin coconut oils are made from fresh coconuts and undergo minimal processing, whilst non-virgin coconut oils tend to be made from dried coconuts or contain chemical preservatives – it's best to read the labels to find out which one you're looking at.
Out in Panama, Janette uses coconuts grown on her farm, and sourced from her neighbours, with the fresh coconuts going through a few stages to turn them from the tasty white pulp we snack on, to a clear oil with a delicious, fresh scent. Put simply, the coconut is grated and added to water; the oil that sits on top is scraped off to be bottled, and the leftover water is evaporated so as to separate the remaining oil from the water. Et voila! The coconut becomes a bottle of coconut oil. And because Up in the Hill's organic farm is a thriving ground for exotic plants, some of these make their way into the oils too. Not too keen on the scent of coconut alone? Try one of the oils with ylang ylang, ginger or lemongrass.
Lemonade, brownies, and a bottle of coconut oil
Arriving at the little wooden gate that congratulates you on reaching the highest point on the island certainly brings with it a sense of achievement. Especially once you're sat on one of the beautifully carved wooden chairs, staring at the glorious jungle and sea, and tucking into an ice-cold lemonade and fluffy chocolate brownie. Surrounded by palms and bright orange flowers, with the gentle clucking of chickens foraging in the garden, it's easy to understand why Up in the Hill is such a popular spot.
And the coconut oil? It's a marvellous, easy-to-use cleanser, and well worth the trip to the top of the hill.
5 ways to use coconut oil in your beauty regime
- Hydrating hair mask: apply to your hair and leave for 30 minutes (or longer); rinse, and shampoo and condition as normal.
- Facial cleanser: massage a small amount of oil all over your skin, adding more until you have a light film on your skin; gently wipe away the oil with a dry muslin cloth or flannel. I remove the oil in stages, working across each section of my face using sweeping movements so that I get it all; if I'm wearing eye make-up or foundation, I usually cleanse twice. There's no need to rinse the residue off.
- Moisturiser for face/body: remember to use a little at a time, and allow the oil to absorb before adding more, otherwise your skin will feel very greasy!
- Tame fly-away hairs: warm a tiny amount of oil in your palms and smooth over your hair from root to tip.
- Eye make-up remover: apply the oil to a cotton pad and sweep across your eyes, being careful not to drag the skin. Or, gently massage the oil over closed eyes and remove with a dry cloth.
Coconut oil solidifies below 200C (680F) and can be used as a liquid or as a solid – to turn it from solid to liquid, simply rub it between your palms. If it's in solid form, try starting with a pea-sized lump; if you're using it in liquid form, try a coin-sized drop (around the size of a dime or 5 pence)


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Miller: Obamacare gets its vindication
George Shultz once offered advice to Cabinet secretaries seeking to make a difference, advice that applies equally well to presidents. It's easy to be consumed by your in-box in these big jobs, Shultz explained. The flow of "incoming" could keep anyone fully occupied from the moment they were sworn in to the day they left office. The key to leaving your mark is to be sure you work on priorities you select and put into other people's in-boxes. Don't just work off your own.
This sound counsel captures why Barack Obama's devotion to major health reform was so important -- and why the risks he took to pursue that course must make his vindication Tuesday night especially sweet.
Obama didn't "have" to do health reform. It wasn't in his in-box. A historic economic collapse was. He could have devoted himself exclusively to economic crisis management. Though even if he'd done that, it's not clear the recovery would be further along. After all, the GOP blocked the sensible infrastructure investments in his Jobs Act a year ago that would have left 1 million more Americans working today -- and unemployment at 7.2 percent, not 7.9 percent.
But Obama took the longer view. He knew U.S. health care was a scandal, with outsize costs and 50 million people uninsured. Now, thanks to the president's re-election and the certainty that the law will be phased in by 2014, everything will change.
For the first time, Americans will have guaranteed access to coverage at group rates outside the employment setting. This fact got zero discussion in the campaign, but it's impossible to overstate its significance. We're the only wealthy nation where such access isn't the case today. The status quo has been bad for business, which carries the cost of health care on its payrolls. It's also been bad for workers, because the cash devoured by employer-paid health premiums would otherwise be available for higher wages.
The great hope now is that politicians and business leaders in both parties realize that the new insurance exchanges are a safe and sensible way for folks to get coverage, more Americans will be allowed to migrate to the exchanges, with sliding-scale subsidies for those who need help to buy decent policies.
MATT MILLER is a Washington Post columnist.


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Shakespeare's women often show such daring, on the battlefield at least: the Countess of Auvergne and Joan of Arc in Henry VI, Part 1 and Queen Margaret in Part 3, not to mention Cleopatra:
. . . . . . . . . . next morn,
Ere the ninth hour, I drunk him to his bed;
Then put my tires and mantles on him, whilst
I wore his sword Philippan.(2.4.20-3)
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The beginnings of Hollywood-based rockers The Flys lay in informal jam sessions between eventual members James Book (bass), Peter Perdischizzi (guitar), Adam Paskowitz (vocals), and Nicky Lucero (drums). Eventually another singer/rapper, Joshua Paskowitz joined, and the band found themselves signed to Trauma Records. By merging alterna-rock with retro sounds, The Flys take a far more original approach than the majority of other late-90's alternative bands. Prior to their debut to the August '98 release of their debut, Holiday Man, the band had already appeared on the soundtrack for the movie Disturbing Behavior, and played at the Bethel/Woodstock site for the A Day at the Garden show. The Flys' sophomore album Outta My Way followed in the spring of 2000.


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Since Rally launched Rally Portfolio Manager in Dec 2011, I have worked with many PMOs, program managers and portfolio managers who ask: How can I adopt Rally's portfolio management solution when I already have a PPM tool?
The answer: Use a Rally--PPM tool integration. But what does this look like, and what does it provide?
Integrations ensure your PPM dashboards keep their value.
As Gartner stated at their PPM and IT Governance Summit last year, there is not a " one size fits all" solution in the portfolio management world right now. That world is experiencing a major disruption and until it settles, which likely will take years, PPM providers have to play well with one another for the sake of providing you with comprehensive solutions that provide real value.
Here is one example. Agile continues to grow as a standard for project management. So portfolio dashboards must include Agile projects as well as traditional waterfall projects or risk losing their value. An integration with Rally would make sense here.
Which PPM vendors have partnered with Rally?
In 2011, several PPM vendors (Daptiv, Planisware, Oracle) partnered with Rally to offer an integration to Rally's Agile solution. With the launch of Rally Portfolio Manager in late 2011, more integration possibilities arose. In 2012 Innotas created a bidirectional integration, Pervasive Software (now Actian Corporation) wrote the CA Clarity integration, and Rally's own services group built an integration to HP PPM. The latest PPM integration was co-designed with Planview for several joint customers.
The benefits of integration are extensive.
The integration with Planview Enterprise is currently the most extensive bidirectional third-party integration to date between Rally and a PPM solution. Planview leveraged several new aspects of our free API to provide these key benefits:
- Synchronization. The Planview integration automatically creates a matching Program/Initiative in Rally Portfolio Manager when you create portfolio initiatives or programs in Planview
- Delivery of Valuable Increments. Focus on delivering valuable increments for the Program/Initiative (instead of focusing on being 'on time and on budget') by creating Features below the Program/Initiative in Rally Portfolio Manager
- Real-time Status. As Agile teams work on implementing the Program/Initiative, portfolio managers & PMOs automatically view the progress of those Programs/Initiatives in the Planview portfolio dashboards, including the percent of work done based on actual Agile execution facts. Red-green-yellow status indicators are based on actual Agile execution, actual start and end dates... you get the idea :).
- More accurate cost data. If your organization is required to track software capitalization using a PPM tool, the integration synchronizes Rally's timesheets with Planview's timesheets so that everyone can stay productive in their own tool and avoid context-switching. The result? Your cost data is more accurate than when developers enter their time weekly or bi-weekly in a separate PPM tool.
If your organization currently uses mixed development methodologies (Agile, waterfall, iterative), then PPM / Rally integrations provide a way to adopt Agile at your pace while retaining your current portfolio dashboards. Now you can include your Agile programs in those dashboards.
See the integrations in action
Customers will present their use of the Planview and CA Clarity integrations at our RallyON user conference in June. If you are attending Gartner PPM shows late this month in the US or early next month in the UK, come on by our booth to see live demos!
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Stanford Ponzi Scheme Prosecutor Begins Closing Arguments
R. Allen Stanford "flushed" investor money away on failing businesses, yachts and cricket tournaments, a U.S. prosecutor told a jury in Houston.
If Stanford's customers knew what he was really doing with their money, they wouldn't have bought certificates of deposit issued by his Antigua bank, Justice Department lawyer William Stellmach said in federal court today at the close of the financier's five-week investor fraud trial.
"The truth is that he flushed it away," Stellmach said.
Stanford, 61, is accused of leading a $7 billion international fraud scheme funded through the sale of CDs issued by Stanford International Bank Ltd. Some of the CDs were sold in the U.S. by the Houston-based securities firm, Stanford Group Co.
"There was no deceit and this man is not guilty," defense lawyer Ali Fazel said in his closing argument.
Stanford faces 14 criminal counts, including charges of mail fraud and wire fraud that carry maximum sentences of 20 years in prison, obstruction of a U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission investigation, and conspiring to commit each of those crimes.
The financier has been jailed as a flight risk since being indicted in June 2009.
His attorneys rested their case on Feb. 27, telling U.S. District Judge David Hittner that their client wouldn't testify in his defense.
Jury Instructions
"The defendant is presumed by law to be innocent," Hittner told the jurors today as he gave them instructions. The jury began deliberations just before 4 p.m. local time.
For closing arguments, Stanford was in the packed courtroom dressed in a navy blue double-breasted suit, a light blue shirt and, for the first time since the trial began, a necktie. As Stellmach addressed the jury, Stanford sat at the defense table taking notes and occasionally shaking his head.
The prosecutor outlined for the jury what he called the three big lies of the alleged scheme: Stanford was making safe, liquid investments; clients' money was protected by banking regulations and regulators; and Stanford had sufficient assets to repay investors.
"For him, the bank was his own personal ATM," Stellmach said.
Banking Disclosures
During the trial, Stanford's lawyers argued that his banking disclosures complied with internationally accepted accounting standards. They also contended he had sufficient assets to honor his commitments until being sued by the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission in February 2009.
The federal judge overseeing the SEC case in Dallas ordered a freeze of Stanford's assets and appointed a receiver to marshal and liquidate his holdings to repay investors.
"He sank billions to keep afloat his businesses in the Caribbean," Stellmach said, describing the businesses as ''money pits.''
By 2008, the bank owed investors $7 billion that didn't exist, Stellmach said. "Mr. Stanford had been digging that hole for years with his lavish lifestyles and loser companies."
$2 Billion
Stanford took $2 billion in loans from the bank, the prosecutor said, hypothetically enough to build Houston's Reliant Stadium and buy its resident National Football League franchise, the Houston Texans, and still have enough money to own the city's National Basketball Association team, the Houston Rockets.
"It wasn't OK for Allen Stanford to lie, cheat and steal for 20 years," Stellmach said in his conclusion. "Allen Stanford is guilty beyond a reasonable doubt."
Fazel then told jurors there are gaps in the "evidentiary bridge" built by prosecutors and cautioned them not to leap to the conclusion that Stanford is guilty.
"This case isn't about Reliant Stadium, it's not about Rockets and it's not about the Texans," Fazel said at the outset of his closing comments. "It's about assumption, presumption, guesses and reasonable doubt."
"Just because you're indicted with something doesn't mean you're guilty," Fazel said.
After about 35 minutes, Fazel yielded to his co-counsel, Robert Scardino, who joined in criticizing the prosecution. Scardino challenged the credibility of former Stanford finance chief James M. Davis, whom he described as the government's "key witness."
Baylor University
Davis, whose relationship with Stanford traces back to when they were Baylor University roommates, pleaded guilty to fraud-related charges in 2009 and agreed to cooperate with the prosecution. He testified against Stanford for five days.
"The key witness in their case has got to be one of the biggest liars you ever heard about or read about," Scardino said of Davis. He told the jury that to believe the government's case against Stanford, "you have to believe Davis."
Scardino echoed Fazel's theme that investors weren't deceived and had been told they were taking a risk.
"It's the bank's money, they can invest it however they wish," Scardino said. "It just wasn't the depositors' business to know how it was invested."
The case is U.S. v. Stanford, 09-cr-342, U.S. District Court, Southern District of Texas (Houston). The SEC case is Securities and Exchange Commission v. Stanford International Bank Ltd., 09-cv-298, U.S. District Court, Northern District of Texas (Dallas).


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President Obama took to the podium on Tuesday, speaking for more than an hour about the dangers of a U.S. default. Characterizing House Republicans as beneficiaries of gerrymandered districts more worried about next election's Tea Party opponent than the fate of the country, the president sharply reminded his opponents that America's creditworthiness was nothing to play political games with. Wall Street's interpretation of today's developments saw the Dow Jones Industrial Average (DJINDICES: ^DJI ) fall 159 points, or 1.1%, to end at 14,776, as investors show they believe the two sides to be very far apart.
Wal-Mart (NYSE: WMT ) stock was able to ignore the political tension of the day, adding 1.4% as the big-box retailer announced an aggressive pricing strategy for the Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL ) iPhone 5c. Wal-Mart will offer the new model for just $45, less than half Apple's own price point of $99. Wal-Mart will be heavily subsidizing the phone to get foot traffic in its stores for the holiday season, a strategy preceded by Best Buy (NYSE: BBY ) , which offered the phone for $50 in a weekend sale.
Procter & Gamble (NYSE: PG ) shares were also able to resist the bearish pull of markets, ticking up 0.9% on Tuesday. The advance came on an upgrade from Wells Fargo analyst Chris Ferrara, praising the new leadership at the consumer products giant. A.G. Lafley, recently installed as CEO, has nearly a decade's worth of experience in this exact position, having led the company from 2000 to 2009. Procter & Gamble may not double sales in the next year or two, but its cost-cutting initiatives look promising for its bottom line.
Of course, there were plenty of losers in the Dow today, with JPMorgan (NYSE: JPM ) stock one of the most prominent decliners. Shares were down 1.9% as Wall Street cut its exposure to financials. In a worst-case scenario of a U.S. default, banks face a number of threats, from steep losses in their bond portfolios to a severe slowdown in consumer banking and loan demand.
Lastly, Visa (NYSE: V ) shed 2%, ending at the bottom of the Dow for a second straight day. Not only would a default be devastating to consumer spending, but the credit card industry is already seeing it decline. August was the third straight month that credit card use fell, and with the holiday season nearly upon us, that's not a trend Visa shareholders want to see continue.
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On 21 Apr., 03:36, eric
> Are there any limitations to the type of SD cards that can be used? I
> recently purchased a Kingston 2GB SD RAM card, and when I try to format it
> in my HP 50g I get a format error. 2.08 ROM if that matters. I've tried
> both the FILE application and through the ON-F4 menu.
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$16 for adults
$13 for senior citizens and non-SMU college students
$14 for ages 13-17
$10 for ages 5-12 and military veterans
Free for SMU faculty, staff and students; active military members; and children ages 4 and younger
$16 for adults
$13 for seniors
$10 for youth ages 5-12
Free for children 4 and under
$13 for non-SMU college students
Free for SMU faculty, staff and students
$10 for military veterans
Free for active military members
Reduced prices are available for groups of 20 or more:
$10 per adult
$9 per senior citizen and ages 13-17
$8 ages 5-12 years
An audio tour of the museum is available through a hand-held device obtained at the ticket desk. Visitors also can download a free app on their smartphones for the audio tour.
At the Bush Center: Visitors can park in the Bush Center's 171-space parking lot across from the entrance on SMU Boulevard. The cost is $7 per car and payable by credit card only upon exit from the lot.
At SMU:
Moody parking garage is about a block from the Bush Center at SMU Boulevard and Airline Road. All-day parking is $5, payable by cash or credit card.
Binkley parking garage is southwest of Moody parking at Airline Road and Binkley Avenue. Visitors may park on Level 2 or above for $1 per hour. Cash payment is made when exiting.
Metered parking is available for up to three hours for 15 minutes per 25 cents.
Neighborhood streets: Street parking in neighborhoods surrounding SMU is reserved for residents from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. daily. Those parking during the restricted hours must display a parking sticker. Illegal parking in University Park can result in a $50 ticket.
Shuttles: Two bus routes run from Mockingbird Station to the Bush Center:
Route 768, The Mustang Express, operates free of charge Monday through Saturday.
DART Route 521 serves the Bush Center on Saturdays and Sundays. Normal fares apply.
Light rail: The orange, red and blue lines stop at Mockingbird Station. Go to DART.org for train routes and stops.
Bus service: The connecting bus routes to Mockingbird Station are 1, 24, 76, 521 and 768.
Parking: Free parking is available in the commuter lot for those who take the shuttle to the Bush Center, according to DART spokesman Mark Ball. He said those who park in the commuter lot and walk to the Bush Center could have their vehicles towed. DART also is prohibiting RV parking in the lot.
Visit bushcenter.org and click on "plan your visit."
SOURCES: George W. Bush Presidential Center; DART; Southern Methodist University; city of University Park
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The Alaska Center for Resource Families - Under contract with the State of Alaska Office of Children's Services to provide training and information to foster parents statewide to learn about the children who come into foster care.
Adolescent Substance Abuse Knowledge Base – Provides articles and information about teen drug abuse.
Alaska Department of Education & Early Development – Provides information on districts and schools statewide.
Alaska Division of Public Health – Provides information on health assessment, health promotion, and disease prevention services. Provides links to health centers statewide.
Annie E. Casey Foundation, Family-to-Family - A family-centered, neighborhood-based system of foster care promoting permanence for all children.
Baby Sign Dictionaries
Child Welfare Information Gateway – Provides access to information and resources to help protect children and strengthen families.
Child Welfare League of America – Offers tips on parenting, discipline, and child development.
Children's Bureau Express - Provides articles, tools, publications, resources. It also provides reports on the latest research, a forum for interdisciplinary communication and links to full-text documents.
Children's Bureau Express – Spotlight on Disaster Preparedness - Provides information and links for parents and children on emergency disaster preparedness.
Children Now – Provides timely children's issues and what you can do.
Children's Rights - A national advocacy group working to reform failing child welfare systems on behalf of the hundreds of thousands of abused and neglected children who depend on them for protection and care.
Early Childhood – Provides information, products and ideas for parents and teachers.
Foster Care & Adoptive Community
Foster Club - The club for foster kids and grown-ups who care.
Fostering Families Today – Produces a bimonthly magazine and is committed to helping hard-to-place youngsters find families who will accept and love them forever,
Foster Parent Community - Includes links to foster parent chat groups, foster parent associations, articles about foster care and lots more.
Generations United – Provides information on kinship care programs, updates on federal and state legislation, legal options, housing, and public benefits.
Grandparents as Parents (GAP) – Provides programs and services to meet the urgent and ongoing needs of grandparents and other relative caregivers raising at-risk children.
Indian Child Welfare ACT (ICWA) – Provides technical assistance and training to help child welfare agencies comply with the Indian Child Welfare Act of 1978.
KidsHealth.Org – Provides information about health, behavior, and development from before birth through the teen years.
Make-A-Wish Foundation of America – Grants wishes to children with life-threatening medical conditions to enrich the human experience with hope, strength and joy.
Notmykid.org - Empowers youth to reach their full potential by inspiring positive life choices.
National Foster Parent Association - Supports foster parents in achieving safety, permanence and well-being for the children and youth in their care.
National Resource Center for Family Support, Casey Family Programs - Provides high quality foster care and other direct services to improve the lives of children and families.
National Resource Center for Permanency and Family Connections (NRCPFC) – Focuses on increasing the capacity and resources of State, Tribal, and other publicly supported child welfare agencies to promote family-centered practices that contribute to the safety, permanency, and well-being of children while meeting the needs of their families.
Stone Soup Group – A statewide non-profit agency based in Anchorage, Alaska that provides assistance and support to families of children with special needs. They operate several programs, each with a specific focus on different ways they can help families supporting children with special needs to become informed, experienced, self-sufficient advocates for their children and themselves. .
United Way Worldwide- Advances the common good, creating opportunities for a better life for all, by focusing on education, income and health.
Volunteers of America - Provides high quality, innovative services for disadvantaged and disconnected children and youth.


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The sixth-generation Lexus ES models raised the benchmark again, with increased interior room, a new hybrid, higher fuel efficiency in the V6 model and even more flagship-type amenities.
In what could be dubbed the "Network" for the new millennium, writer and first-time feature director Dan Gilroy taps into our morbid fascination with the grisly sensationalism that passes for evening news, all seen through the eyes of one of the most fascinating characters on screen this year.
No living actor plays the curmudgeon better than Bill Murray. He's become the Walter Matthau of his time. All through this, I could see Murray channeling that "Bad News Bears" grumpiness of Matthau as he plays Vincent Van Nuys in this first feature from writer/director Theodore Melfi, who should get down on his knees and thank Murray for saying "yes" to the role.
About a year ago, I wrote about my then new favorite real-time smart phone road routing program Waze. At the time, Google had recently purchased Waze from its Israeli developer for over a billion dollars, a princely sum that the developer generously shared with his handful of employees.
If you want a great place to spend next Saturday, Nov. 1, I have a suggestion for you! The Golden Triangle Rose Society is holding its Fall Rose Show at Tyrrell Park Garden Center at noon. They have invited the public to not only attend but to enter a rose in the contest Do you have a special rose in mind? Or you can just go and enjoy the Garden Center, which will be overflowing with the beautiful colors and fragrances of hundreds of freshly cut roses. How great is that!
Just to give you an example of how good the fast approaching gun season on deer will be, check this out. Bow hunters recently tagged two huge bucks. One taken in the Pineywoods scored 163 Boone & Crockett points. Another taken in South Texas scored 183 B&C points. That's a good indication this deer season could deliver some outstanding bucks.
Community leaders helped volunteers delivered more than 1,200 meals Oct. 17 as part of Nutrition & Services for Seniors fourth annual "Big Wheels" for Meals Day.Community leaders and business owners like Bo Alfred, Pat Avery, Larry and Justice of the Peace Nancy Beaulieu and many others volunteered to help ensure seniors get their lunch-time meal.
This was the second year Jefferson County Commissioner Alfred participated in "Big Wheels," a service he says is a worthy cause close to his heart.
The feeling of fall is in the air, and with it comes pumpkins, falling leaves and little ones in costumes.
Used to be when Carl Parker took someone to the woodshed, they'd better get ready to write a very large check or at least prepare to rewrite their policy manuals.
But the longtime lawmaker and well-known Port Arthur attorney goes to his wood shop these days to relax.
This is not in the same league as "Saving Private Ryan," but like that World War II film, this one also deals in graphic, visceral realism that gives it more weight than the old "B" war pictures that obviously inspired it. Call it "five guys and a tank" for the quasi family of men trapped inside the metal bucket called a Sherman tank in the final days leading to the end of the war.
While we harbor no disrespect for the Wall Street Journal who called us "that scrappy little paper from Southeast Texas," we prefer to think of ourselves as simple seekers of the truth. We're of the opinion that headlines and sound bites never tell the whole story. Our readers demand all the facts, facets and flavors of every story or event. And, they expect to be informed, educated and stirred to action.
For this week's New York Times crossword puzzle, pick up a copy of this week's The Examiner on newsstands now.


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CO NFISCATE 80 THOUSAND DOLLAR S WORTH OF MARIJUANA BEING GROWN AT A HOME IN HARDIN COUNTY W-L-K-Y'S ANNA-LYSA GAYLE WAS INVITED ALONG FOR THE BUST. SHE TAKES US INSIDE THE OPERATION TONIGHT... ANNA-LYSA? TODAY'S OPERATION HAD THE POTENTIAL TO BE DANGEROUS. THE DRUG TASK FORCE AND STATE POLICE HAD TO BE VERY CAREFUL WHEN WALKING INTO THE FIELD WHERE THEY SPOTTED THE MARIJUANA PLANTS, WHICH COULD SOMETIMES BE BOOBY TRAPPED. THE PLANTS WERE FIRST SPOTTED FROM A CHOPPER. WEARING CAMOUFLAGE AND ARMED WITH MACHETES, THE HARDIN COUNTY NARCOTICS TASK FORCE IS READY FOR THE WAR ON DRUGS. THEIR FIRST STOP, A HOME IN THE CITY OF WHITE MILLS. "Where they are starting to flower will turn into big buds and that's what the people are after." AS THE TASK FORCE WALKED THROUGH THE BUSHES NEAR THE CORN FIELDS, THEY FOUND MORE AND MORE MARIJUANA PLANTS GROWING. sot "You can see where this started in the cubes, then they transplant them outside." RON ECKART WITH THE GREATER HARDIN COUNTY NARCOTICS TASK FORCE SAYS MARIJUANA GROWERS CAN TYPICALLY MAKE 2- THOUSAND DOLLARS PER PLANT. THE MORE WE WALKED AROUND THE PROPERTY, IT WAS EVIDENT THAT THERE WERE THOUSANDS OF DOLLARS WORTH OF DRUGS SURROUNDING US. sot "It was 19 in the biggest plot and then and I think was 7 in this closest plot." "We've moved from one end of this property here on Buckles road, now investigators have found even more marijuana plants growing. Some back there in those corn fields and up here they've confiscated some that were growing inside pots." BRINGING THE TOTAL NUMBER OF MARIJUANA PLANTS FOUND TO MORE THAN 40. LIEUTENANT JEREMY THOMPSO N WITH KENTUCKY STATE POLICE SAYS MORE MARIJUANA GROWERS ARE MOVING FROM EASTERN KENTUCKY TO THE CENTRAL AND WESTERN KENTUCKY REGIONS. "Central and Western Kentucky have not historically had the numbers of marijuana cultivators that you would see in Eastern Kentucky region." OFFICERS HOPE THE SUSPECT ACCUSED OF GROWING THE MARIJUANA PLANTS ON THIS PROPERTY WILL HELP IN FINDING OTHERS IN THE AREA. "Drugs are just a dredge of society and marijuana is, as much as some people want to legalize it, it's still an illegal drug and in the state of Kentucky and as long as it's illegal, we'll make every effort we can to eradicate it." IT IS CONSIDERED A FELONY TO GROW MORE THAN FIVE MARIJUANA PLANTS. THE SUSPECT COULD FACE BETWEEN ONE TO FIVE YEARS IN PRISON. HE WILL FACE CHARGES INCLUDING CULTIVATION OF MARIJUANA OVER FIVE PLANTS AND POSSESION OF MARIJUANA FOR PERSONAL USE. IF YOU HAVE ANY INFORMATION REGARDING MARIJUANA GROWERS, CALL 270-769-0694 TO LEAVE AN ANONYMOUS TIP FOR THE HARDIN COUNTY NARCOTICS TASK FORCE. I'M ANNA-LYSA GAYLE W-L- K-Y NEWS. ARSON INVESTIGATORS
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CEO / CSO Symposium April 21, 2011Posted by Carl Harvey II in AASL Officers, Professional Development.
Tags: AASL, AASL President, American Association of School Librarians, ASAE
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Last week I traveled to Chicago to attend the CEO Symposium. Organized by ASAE – The Center for Association Leadership, this two day workshop focuses on associations along with the roles of the CEO (Chief Elected Officer) and CSO (Chief Staff Officer). This intense training was created by Tecker Consultants, LLC — Glenn Tecker along with his colleagues, Paul Meyer and Leigh Wintz.
Many years ago, AASL began sending both the President-Elect and the Executive Director, Julie Walker, to this training together. The design of the workshop provides for lots of talking, discussion, and sharing between the CEO and CSO. While Julie has attended before, she told me that each new President-Elect has a different perspective and the conversations are always rich and useful. There are still a few more months (thank goodness!) with Nancy Everhart as the President of AASL, so I have a little while to ponder and think how the training might be useful during my term!
There were all types of associations at this conference. The group is kept small — 100-150 — so that you really get a chance to interact with the presenters and attendees. AASL has had Paul Meyers come and work with us during out strategic planning several times since I've been on the board. His insight has help guide AASL through some pretty heavy topics and come out with a plan and course of action. So, to have three of the Tecker group leading it was pretty amazing!
In talking with other Past-Presidents, I had been told this was one of the best professional development sessions you'll attend as President of AASL. I certainly would have to agree. For someone who is learning about our organization, you'll find that much of how the board operates, deliberates, and make decisions is based off this training. Sometimes with associations, you can come off and on the Board so fast you don't really get an understanding of how and why it operates the way it does. This training really is great for the President-Elect to really see there is research and thought behind how the organization operates.
I can only share my experiences, but in the years I've been on the Board I've seen a real focus on being strategic from the AASL. We could spend a lot of time in managing the association, but we don't. Instead we focus most of our time on the big issues surround the field and how we as an organization can help move it forward.
My two days in Chicago this last week were amazing. My hope is that I can use some of what I learned to help continue to move AASL and our field forward during my year as President. I'm still kind of thinking through a "theme" for my year, but I keep coming back to this word – engaging!
- I want us to engage the AASL membership to get active and involved!
- I want us to engage our AASL leadership to help accomplish the work of the association and move AASL and the the field forward.
- I want us to engage in our schools to become leaders within our buildings. We all have those teacher leaders in our buildings who are respected for what they do and how they do it! I think as school librarians we should be right there at the top of that list!
But, I know that a lot of what I learned, I can take back and use in my school. A lot of what I learned in how to work with people, how to thinking strategically, and how to evaluate our effectiveness can work at my school and school library just as well as it will work for AASL. Anytime I talk with someone who asks why I'm involved in the profession I can give them two quick reasons:
- I feel obligated to give back to a field that has given so much to me.
- Every committee, meeting, conversation, interaction, etc. that I have had in working in AASL, I learn something new that I can transfer back to my day to day job.
So, I can hardly wait to see what all I have to learn in the months ahead.   I'm certain that with all the opportunities to work with many of you, I will be learning a lot!
Happy School Library Month! April 19, 2011Posted by Carl Harvey II in AASL News, Learning4Life, Opportunities, Professional Development, School Library Month.
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April is always such a great month! There is spring break, of course, which is always good to have a little time to relax and rest up as we gear up for the end of the year! Then there is the weather which begins to turn from the cold (at least here in Indiana) towards the warmer side and we get some blast of sunshine!!! The flowers are beginning to pop out of the ground and all around there are signs that winter has finally past (I hope!).
But another reason that I like the month of April is the celebration of National School Library Month! Our PTO always brings us a little snack to share; our principal always brings in lunch for us one day; and my favorite part – all the letters from the kids. Several of our teachers ask their students to write a letter to the library and tell them what they like the most. Some of my favorites from this year talked about author visit with Sarah Weeks, or comments about the "hard work†we do to keep the library working. Probably my favorite letter started out with an apology about their overdue book that she was just sure would be coming back as soon as she could find it!
We're celebrating in the library with a reading contest to see which class can read the most minutes with our new digitized collection of books. The kids are really engaged in this contest and it is going to be a close race I think! We'll have the voting for our state book award – The Young Hoosier Book Award –this month, too.  Besides that, we'll continue with classes in working on projects and other activities. April is going to be a busy month!
If you are looking for ideas and resources to support school libraries and school library month, look no further than the collection of materials put together by AASL. AASL members and staff have been putting things in overdrive this month to get out some great materials.
- Check out these podcasts of school library stories from various stakeholders. I'm honor my principal, Vince Barnes, was able to share a little bit about how he has learned about the value of school library programs. There is a fabulous podcast from the folks in Texas as the work they are doing with the Texas PTA.  I think there are a few more to come, too.
- Professional Development – to go along with this year's theme – Create Your Own Story – AASL offered complimentary webinars with Nancy Dowd, Director of Marketing for the New Jersey State Library. If you missed them live, you can watch them in the archives.
- There are some writing contests for teens this month. Check out all the details at the link here. Also, the winners of the Learning4Life video winners have been announced. You can see the posted winners here.
- There are a ton of resources with tips and templates and all sorts of resources that you can use to promote School Library Month in your school at the bottom of the page, so don't forget to check those out, too!
- AASL has also begun releasing a series of Advocacy Brochures. Small groups of AASL members have been hard at work creating brochures for administrators, policymakers, parents, and teachers. The administrators and parents are posted on the AASL website with more to come soon!
- Today AASL announced the release of the Standards for the 21st Century Learner Lesson Plan Database. Each lesson is also correlated with the Common Core Standards.
Throw in there registration is open for the 2011 AASL Conference in Minneapolis in October, and April is turning out to be a very busy National School Library Month! Thank you to all the AASL members and staff who have been putting in countless hours to get all these resources pulled together!
AASL visits Lafayette, LA! March 21, 2011Posted by Carl Harvey II in AASL News, AASL Officers, Professional Development.
Tags: AASL, AASL President, American Association of School Librarians, school libraries, state conferences
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Last week I had the pleasure to head down to Louisiana and spend a few days at the Louisiana Library Association. The Louisiana Association of School Librarians is the state affiliate to American Association of School Librarians (AASL). LASL is a division of the Louisiana Library Association.
One of my favorite parts of being President-Elect of AASL is that I get a chance to represent the association at some of the state conferences. Many years ago the AASL Board votes to start a rotation so that the AASL President (President-Elects and Past-Presidents) would visit the various state conferences on a consistent basis. Earlier this year I visited Nevada, and the other state on my list was Louisiana! The goal of the program was to help build and reinforce the connection between our affiliates with AASL.
The reason I enjoy it so much is the people. Over the 2 1/2 days I was there, I got a chance to meet some amazing librarians doing some amazing things. LASL is luckily to have quite a dedicated group at the helm of their organization. They ran a wonderful conference. I had the honor to present a couple of sessions – Engaging the Profession and 21st Century Skills are Elementary. It was great to share some of the things AASL is working on. Even more exciting is that we'll be back in LA for ALA this summer in New Orleans.
Besides the time I was sharing in front of the group, I got time to sit back in the audience and enjoy of the session they offered. There were some wonderful session such as Skyping with an Author and What to Read Next after Percy Jackson with some great tech connections.  You can see some of the resources on the LASL wiki! I also had the chance to attend their awards reception and the author luncheon with Wendelin Van Draanen who is an amazing presenter.
But, as I said before the people are what makes these conference so wonderful. The little chats and conversations in the hallways, before and after sessions, or at the meal functions were certainly the highlight for me. I came back for ideas I can use in my own library as well as feedback for AASL, too. Thank you to all the great librarians in Louisiana for a great visit! Looking forward to being back there in June!!!
Call for Volunteers for AASL Committees February 2, 2011Posted by Carl Harvey II in AASL News, Community.
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AASL Members –
I'm so excited to kick of 2011 by beginning the process to appoint all the various AASL Committees, Task Forces, and Editorial Boards. This is where the work of our association happens. As we speak there are committees and chairs hard at work helping to move our association forward. My task as President-Elect with support from the AASL Appointments Committee is to begin appointing chairs and committee members for works that will begin/continue in July of 2011.
This is where you, the members of AASL, are critical. We need YOU to become active and involved in our association. So, how do YOU get involved?
1.)Â Go to the AASL website and check out the list committees. http://www.ala.org/ala/mgrps/divs/aasl/aboutaasl/aaslgovernance/aaslcommittees/committees.cfm
2.) Consider which ones you think you would like to be involved. Realize, too, that there are some committees everyone wants to be a part of, so make sure to have more than one on your list.
3.)Â Go online and fill out the AASL volunteer form. (You will need to login into the ALA website for the form to work!)
4.) Fill out the form. Make sure to choose several committees you would like to be involved.
During the month of February, appointments will begin. My goal is to get as many people involved as possible. But, the process doesn't end here. Throughout the year, the Board will also create Task Forces that have a specific job and time frame. So, this will be another place for member volunteers!
Last year the AASL Board decided that committees have the option to work virtually. Each chair will determine how best for their committee to work. Even if you aren't able to attend Midwinter or Annual, you can still be involved in an AASL committee by working virtually.
The volunteer database needs to be updated each year, so for those that have served on committees in the past, please make sure to go and fill out the form again!
If you aren't a member of AASL, this is a perfect time to join!
Thank you for taking time to volunteer. I look forward to working with you to help more the association and the profession forward. Take this opportunity to get involved!
Carl A. Harvey II
AASL President-Elect
L4L Webinar: Getting the Big Picture April 2, 2010Posted by cgordon in AASL News, Check this out!, Hot Topics, Learning Standards.
Tags: 21st century skills, AASL Webinars, American Association of School Librarians, information literacy
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As the school library takes its place in the information and learning landscape, the sands are shifting beneath us.
Not since the invention of moveable type has the way we get and use information been so volatile. Is it possible to craft a common vision as credible voices question the future of the "printed word," the "book," and the "library?"
On April 7th I will be offering a Webinar on a vision for our teaching role and the "Standards for the 21st Century Learner." We will step away from the trees to look at the forest to talk about where we are going and how we are going to get there.
I hope you will join the webinar and have a voice in the conversation.
Carol Gordon
To register, or for more information about the L4L webinar series, presenters, individual and district pricing options, visit www.ala.org/aasl/l4lwebinars. Upon registration you will receive webinar access information. If you have registered and have not yet received the webinar access information, please contact Jordan Mack at email@example.com.
AASL offers new toolkits for tough times December 10, 2008Posted by AASL office in AASL News.
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Graduate Credit available for attending the AASL School Library Advocacy Premidwinter InstituteÂ
The University of Colorado Denver School Library and Instructional Leadership Program will offer low-cost .5 graduate credits for attending the AASL School Library Advocacy Premidwinter Institute. The Institute will take place Friday, January 23, 2009, 9:30 a.m.-4:30 p.m., at the ALA 2009 Midwinter Meeting in Denver, Colorado.
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Two new toolkits focus on advocacy during tough times
AASL recently launched two new toolkits offering step-by-step strategies for building stakeholder support in school library media programs. The School Library Media Health & Wellness and Crisis Toolkits are designed to address the needs of school library media specialists and the resources available to them to advocate for their programs and create advocates within the community. Read the full press releaseÂ
Patterson to speak at AASL National Conference & Exhibition
James Patterson, dubbed "the man who can't miss" by Time magazine, will be the speaker at a special author session at the AASL 2009 National Conference, "Rev Up Learning @ your library." AASL's biennial national conference will take place November 5-8, 2009, in Charlotte, North Carolina. Patterson will introduce his new Web site, ReadKiddoRead.org, which is designed to help parents, teachers, and librarians find books that will appeal to kids at all reading levels and interest levels. He will also thank school library media specialists for their important role in a student's educational career. Read the full press release.
AASL delivers Advocacy Premidwinter Institute for SLMS December 3, 2008Posted by AASL office in AASL News.
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AASL will offer the School Library Advocacy Institute during the ALA 2009 Midwinter Meetings & Exhibits. Led by Deborah Levitov, the institute will be held Friday, January 23, in Denver, Colorado. AASL members can attend the institute for $189. In these tough economic times, it is essential for all school library media specialists to have the tools and resources offered in this institute to advocate for their programs.