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STS-89 will carry five science payloads from NASA/Marshall
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January 16, 1998: STS-89 will carry five NASA/Marshall science payloads, two for an extended stay aboard Russia's Mir space station, two for a return from Mir, and one for operations in the Spacehab module during the mission.
Joel Kearns, manager of NASA's Microgravity Research Program Office, said that the STS-89 mission will continue NASA's science program aboard Mir.
Building blocks for Earth
One payload continues an exciting series of experiments into the behavior of soil under conditions that cannot be simulated on Earth, but which affect how the ground behaves during earthquakes or how powders are handled during the manufacture of drugs, cosmetics, and other products. The Mechanics of Granular Materials (MGM) experiment first flew on the STS-79 mission in 1996. On STS-89, it will make twice as many test runs under an expanded range of conditions. It compresses a column of sand contained in a latex sleeve within a water-filled plastic case (right).
"MGM is a very interesting science experiment that may have great ramifications for down-to-Earth engineering in the future," Kearns said. "We know, through science studies going back 50 or 60 years, that under certain conditions - such as shock waves produced during an earthquake or the collapse of a grain silo - that what looks like a gigantic mass of solidly packed-together materials - like sand or grain or agricultural products in a process conveyor belt - will suddenly behave as if they were a flowing liquid, not like a solid mass at all."
One of the "surprising findings" from the experiment on STS-79 is that even under destabilizing conditions, granular materials are as much as 80 percent more stable than once expected.
"The granular materials in a situation such as that may remain stable for up to 10 to 20 seconds during the onset of the earthquake," Kearns said., "But under the more prolonged shaking that takes place in an extended tremor, they would begin to lose stability and slide with respect to each other."
Building blocks of life
The other four payloads support work by NASA/Marshall and the biomedical community to determine the structure and function of the thousands of proteins used in the human body and in valuable plants and animals. The Diffusion-controlled Crystallization Apparatus for Microgravity (DCAM) and the Protein crystal growth nitrogen Dewar (right) will be placed aboard Mir where they will slowly grow crystals of various proteins over the next few months until retrieval by the STS-91 mission in May. These two experiments operate without direct crew involvement.
Dr. Daniel Carter of New Century Pharmaceuticals, principal investigator for DCAM, described two significant advances with such experiments. In one case, scientists have grown crystals of HIV protease inhibitor that are significantly larger and of higher quality than any previous specimens. This will help in defining the structure of the protein which is important in fighting the AIDS virus.
Another team, which includes Carter, has been able to define the structure of the recombinant antibody that fights respiratory synctial virus (RSV), the most serious infectious disease that affects infants in the United States. More than 4 million cases a year are reported, with more than 4,000 infants dying from it. The active region of the antibody has been defined, which will help scientists to develop smaller, more easily made molecules that have the same therapeutic effect.
"If these two examples could be referred to as gems," Carter said, "this next one is really a crown jewel." He showed pictures (right) of pike parvalbumin, a protein found in a type of fish egg. Samples grown one two Space Shuttle flights in 1997 showed extraordinarily high resolution when scanned by X-rays, a standard method for studying the structures of crystals. Carter said the detail was the best yet for so large a protein (more than 200 amino acids in size), and will also allow the first protein crystal studies by even finer neutron diffraction.
Returning on STS-89 will be the Interferometer Protein Crystal Growth Apparatus (IPCG), a device placed aboard Mir by the STS-86 mission. IPCG uses a compact optical system to show how the concentrations vary inside a solution as a protein crystal grows in the microgravity environment of space. The system was operated by astronaut David Wolf (left) and provides video images captured on computer. An improved understanding of how large protein molecules move through a liquid will help scientists in tailoring techniques for growing large, near-perfect crystals in space for analysis on the ground.
IPCG was set up and operated inside the Middeck Glovebox facility that was installed aboard Mir in April 1996. The STS-89 mission will return the glovebox to Earth for detailed examination to help determine the long-term effects of space operations on experiment hardware. The glovebox supported a range of microgravity science experiments in addition to IPCG.
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Hello, I was pumping about 4 ounces 3x/day before the summer but took a vacation. My baby is 7 months old and started solids about a month ago. He still feeds throughout the day but mostly at night. I tried pumping again and I can only get a half ounce ! What am I going to do, I start work again in a week =(
Could it be because I didn't pump for awhile and it will take a little time to work again ? I know the eating solid is not helping. Does that mean my son is not getting enough milk when he's at the breast ?
Thanks for your experiences and advices. I am not ready to give up breastfeeding.

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Both sides of the Honolulu rail project argument are claiming victory Thursday after a U.S. District Court ruling was handed down.
This latest ruling could mean the $5.3 billion rail project may be delayed by months.
Click here to read the entire ruling.
The plaintiffs in this case includes Honolulu mayoral candidate Ben Cayetano, anti-rail advocate Cliff Slater, University of Hawaii law professor Randall Roth, and others.
The plaintiffs claim the city and the Federal Transit Administration violated federal statutes in the process of approving a 20-mile elevated rail project.
The judge sided with the plaintiffs with regard to failure to identify above-ground traditional cultural properties, which include Native Hawaiian iwi, prior to federal approval; failing to consider the Beretania Street Tunnel alternative; and failing to consider whether the project will constructively use Mother Waldron Park.
The court sided with the defendants on all other claims.
The city may have to do a Final Environmental Impact Statement with regard to Mother Waldron Park.
The Honolulu Authority for Rapid Transportation released this statement: "We are pleased to see that the judge ruled in favor of the City on 20 of the 23 remaining issues, and flatly rejected the vast majority of the plaintiff's claims. The project remains on course."
"On all the major issues, we have successfully shown that the project properly
conducted the required analyses and environmental studies. The ruling underscores the fact that the majority of alternatives were given proper consideration, including bus rapid transit, at-grade light rail and managed lanes.We will be carefully examining the ruling to determine what further course of action is needed."
Honolulu Mayor Peter Carlisle also responded to the ruling: "This ruling does not stop the rail project that is so critical to our island's future. In fact, the court dismissed the bulk of the plaintiffs' accusations and upheld the project's Environmental Impact Statement."
"We are confident that a reasonable remedy can address the remaining issues in a timely manner. Today's ruling will require further analysis, but the bottom line is that the project can and should continue moving forward."
Bill Meheula, an expert on Native Hawaiian legal issues, responded with this statement: "Judge Wallace Tashima's decision held that the project's treatment of burials complied with federal law, and that BRT and managed lanes were properly rejected as reasonable alternatives to rail."
"Judge Tashima's ruling on Traditional Cultural Properties will likely not lead to an injunction because recent studies show no additional TCPs (tradition cultural properties) will be adversely affected by the project. The Court's ruling on the Beretania Tunnel will result in further studies that will show that like the King Street tunnel is also too costly. Finally, the Mother Waldron Park ruling will result in a further study that will likely find that the project is compatible with rail. In summary, the judge's rulings are relatively minor and would not have stopped construction."
Mayoral candidate Kirk Caldwell also released this statement: "This is a victory for rail. The Court ruled in favor of the City and FTA on 20 of the 23 counts. It confirmed that the Federal EIS was done properly. Judge Tashima's decision further confirmed that BRT, managed lanes and light rail had been adequately considered and correctly dismissed as rail alternatives by the FTA. Further, that the project's treatment of burials complied with federal law.
"The ruling has raised some specific areas that need to be better addressed. If elected Mayor, I will work to ensure that these issues are addressed thoroughly and swiftly. I want to reiterate that these issues are not severe enough to halt rail. We can and will build rail better. In the meantime, we have all the other aspects of the city management we have to attend to as well. My promise is to be the Mayor for all of those issues, not just one of them."


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Vermont's unemployment rate dips a bitJanuary 18,2013Vermont's seasonally-adjusted unemployment rate for December dipped one-tenth of a percent from the prior month to 5.1 percent, the state Department of Labor reported Friday.
The national unemployment rate for December was 7.8 percent.
"The Vermont economy had a strong ending to 2012," Labor Commissioner Annie Noonan said in a statement. "The preliminary estimate of the annual 2012 unemployment rate is 5 percent, more than a full half of a percent lower than 2011."
Noonan said that the state gained 3,000 jobs last year.
She went on to say that while the "economic recovery, nationally and on the state level, has been slower than prior recessions" the 2012 data point to an improved economy.
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State's unemployment rate dips to 4.7 percent
MONTPELIER — Vermont's seasonally adjusted unemployment rate fell 0.2 percentage points in January to 4.7 percent, the state Department of Labor announced Monday.
It represents the sixth consecutive month without an increase in the unemployment rate.
Vermont was tied for the fourth lowest unemployment rate in the country.
The national unemployment rate in January was 7.9 percent.
"Vermont's economic recovery during 2012 was actually stronger than first reported," said Labor Commissioner Annie Noonan. "The 2012 annual rate for Vermont was 5 percent, which is one of the lowest in the country."
She said that trend continued into 2013.
The seasonally adjusted Vermont data for January show the Vermont civilian labor force decreased by 800 from the prior month estimates; the number of employed decreased by 100; and the number of unemployed decreased by 700.
Unemployment rates for Vermont's 17 labor market areas ranged from 3.1 percent in Warren-Waitsfield to 8.2 percent in Newport.
Rutland posted a January jobless rate of 5.6 percent, up 0.1 percentage point; Barre-Montpelier increased 1.3 points to 6 percent; Springfield was 5.6 percent, down 0.1 percentage point; Bennington, 6.5 percent, up 0.6 point; and Middlebury, 5.4 percent, up 0.4 point.
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A prominent hedge fund marketer who worked with Greg Coffey at GLG Partners and then followed him to Moore Capital, is set to join Michael Hintze's $11.9bn hedge fund firm CQS.
Soraya Chabarek, who is known for her strong connections in the Middle East, is joining CQS next week in the newly-created role of head of European sales, a spokesman for CQS confirmed.
Before Moore Capital, Chabarek oversaw marketing in the Middle East for GLG, where she was a principal. High-profile portfolio manager Coffey left the hedge fund manager and joined Moore Capital in November 2008 and Chabarek arrived at Louis Bacon's firm a month later.
At Moore Capital, where she was named a partner early last year, Chabarek was responsible for marketing Coffey's stable of funds. However, Coffey's performance failed to match the stellar gains he had delivered at GLG and his funds were hit by investor redemptions. In November, four years after he joined Moore Capital, Coffey announced he was retiring from the hedge fund industry to spend more time with his family. Chabarek left Moore Capital the same month, according to FSA's register of authorised persons.
CQS has been taking steps to make its business more institutional as its assets have grown. In November it appointed Marc Hotimsky, co-founder of funds of funds manager NewFinance Capital, as chairman of CQS and a senior member of the management team. Mandy Mannix, CQS's global head of sales and marketing and a member of its executive company, left last May after just under two years.
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"Five computers containing medical and personal information of more than 3,000 patients were stolen from a Stone Oak physician's office in October.
Dr. Sudhir Gogu of the Stone Oak Urgent Care & Family Practice said the computers were stolen after an office door had been pried open sometime during the weekend of Oct. 22-23, according to the police report.
A San Antonio Police Department spokesman said in an email Wednesday that the computers have not been recovered and there have been no arrests…
…Dr. Deborah Peel, founder and chairman of Patient Privacy Rights, an organization focused on putting people in control of their electronic health information, called medical identity theft a dangerous crime.
"It typically costs the average victim at least $20,000, and health plans typically increase your premiums … or may even cancel your coverage," Peel said.
Peel criticized the health industry for failing to taken data protection seriously.
"It's estimated that 80 percent of hospitals don't encrypt data," she said. "Can you imagine if your banks didn't encrypt and keep your financial information secure? We wouldn't even let them be banks.""


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Truckee officials searching for solutions to aquatic center budget shortfall
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TRUCKEE, Calif. — With the Truckee-Donner Recreation & Park District weighing a funding shortfall for its new aquatic center, alternative construction materials and methods are being examined in an effort to reduce cost without comprising the overall project.
The project, which was estimated to cost $7.24 million, will cost an additional $333,000 due to fees from various local public entities not being waived as originally budgeted by the architect.
To balance the budget, Mark Wilson, project architect and owner of Utah-based Innovate Architecture/Mark Wilson Architects, is suggesting that either a metal building skeleton, or Conform — a framework for pre-finished walls that are then braced and filled in with concrete — be used.
"(Conform) it's not a typical application that a lot of contractors have, so our concern is, would we have someone from this area to be able to put that system in," said Steve Randall, district general manager, at Thursday's TDRPD board meeting. "We feel that it can happen, but that needs to be researched a little bit more."
Board member Kevin Murphy asked Pat Davison, executive director of the Contractors Association of Truckee Tahoe, to help the district find if any local contractors — within a 100 miles — are familiar with Conform, which she agreed to do.
If Conform is used, Wilson estimates a savings of $354,983, due to reductions in labor costs and a new lower cost estimate for the pools and equipment. But, as Randall pointed out, if someone out of state is needed to carry out Conform, the savings might be a moot point.
As for the metal skeleton, which is still being priced with a building manufacturer, Wilson anticipates a savings of $600,000 or more, based on conservative estimates.
Randall said that alternative also has to be researched more, in terms of more definitive cost savings, although both options look promising.
In related action Thursday, the board approved a motion for Randall to write a letter to various public agencies that would charge the district fees for the aquatic center project, asking them to consider modifying the fees.
"Getting waiver of the fees would be, to say the least, very difficult," Randall cautioned the board.
Murphy said he has talked to some members of the public entities and has received varied answers.
"Some of them are adamant 'nos,' others are adamant, 'bring it to us and we'll consider it,'" he said.
He later added that even if some of the fees are waived, it would be worth pursuing because that money could then be reinvested into the facility.
"I think it behooves us to try," said board president Kristin York.
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I work full time and pump to send breastmilk for my 9 month old son. He has always taken the milk without any problem, though I know it does taste soapy after being stored. Now that he is eating solids, he is taking less milk and I wonder if it is because of the taste or he just needs less.
He started daycare at 3 months old and took 3 4-oz bottles.
At 4 months I started sending him 3-5 oz bottles (at the request of the daycare), and he drank those.
At 5 months, we starting feeding him solids at home when he started showing signs of being ready, such as sitting up without support.
At 6 months, I started sending him container of baby food for lunch. He still took three 5 oz bottles.
At 7 months, we started sending him breakfast as well (he would eat about half). And would still eat most of his bottles on most days.
He is 9 months now and loves food. He eats 1-stage 2 container (usually oatmeal with fruit) for breakfast, 1-stage 2 fruit or vegetable for lunch, and 1-stage 3 jar for dinner along with some finger foods. I send him three 4 to 5 oz bottles. Some days he drinks all of it. Some days he drinks less than 10 oz.
In addition to the three bottles, he nurses once before I go work, twice before he goes to bed, and two times during the night.
Should I try scalding the milk to see if he takes it better? Or is it better not to the that (scalding will kill some of the good stuff, right?), since he will drink it?


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Looking for a classic turkey with some added depth of flavor? This is the one for you. The meat tastes of sage, rosemary, and thyme.
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I have used this recipe for 5years now, and would be hard-pressed to change. Having nightmares of too dry white meat (from childhood gatherings, shudder)I am delighted to say this recipe consistently produces a juicy and flavorful bird.Like other reviewers I often double the herbs. Unlike a previous reviewer, the bird is never too salty, just remember to rinse the bird thoroughly before roasting. Add this to your Thanksgiving and forget the rest.
I followed the recipe exactly and found that the turkey was way to salty. The gravy was too salty from using the pan drippings. I am sorry to say that I would never cover a bird with the salt again.
This was fabulous. I tried it for Thanksgiving a group of 17 people in Athens, Greece. Greeks are not huge turkey fans - but there wasn't a single peice left. I couldn't find a large turkey so I roasted two 7 lbs birds side by side. I had no problems with them touching one another. I changed the recipe some, and I'm glad I did. I doubled the herbs for the rub - using half fresh and half dried (to clarify, I used the amount of dried herbs specified, and then added the same quantities again with fresh herbs. I did the same with herbs used in the cavity for roasting. The gravy and stock were DIVINE and I prepared them exactly as indicated. I had plenty extra golden stock so I used it liberally to moisten my stuffing ( served with "simple is best" classic stuffing recipe and mashed potatoes with leeks). Rave reviews for all of my guests.
Juicy and delicious as promised. Doubting the dry brining method I followed the recipe exactly. The Europeans I cooked for (celebrating their first proper Thanksgiving were raving. "This is the food of the Gods" was a particularly memorable comment. Ridiculously juicy and well flavored throughout.
I hate it when people write a review that completely changes the recipe...but I'm about to do it. Forgive me. I did this completely by accident the first year and keep doing it because it was so good (and I keep forgetting to follow the recipe and not just do what I remember doing the year before). First off, I use recipes as guidelines when it comes to herbs and spices. I use about twice as much of the herbs as it says to (and when I can I use fresh and just add more to make up for the taste that is added when dried). I follow the salt part, per the recipe just with more herbs. What I change is the baking prep: I add the onion, celery, lemon, and all the herbs to the softened butter and mix. After I clean the bird, I separate the skin from the meat and I spread the herbed butter under the skin and in the two cavities. I crack pepper over the skin on top, add the broth to the pan and roast/baste to the directions. It comes out juicy, tender, and delicious every time. The herbed bits under the skin taste delicious with the meat and are a great addition to the soup I make with the leftover Turkey the next day. I do also add fresh sage to the gravy, but thats because I love all things sage and think it adds a bit more to the gravy. Not that it needs it as it is delicious, but this makes it even better in my book. I have made our turkey this way for 4 Thanksgivings and every year people say it is the best yet.
This recipe was fantastic. It was easy to follow and everyone loved it, even my dad who hates turkey and my in-laws who were visiting from Mexico. I left the sage out because mine was old and I didn't want to return to the store for the 15th time in 2 days. I just compensated with larger amounts of thyme and rosemary.
The gravy is the most labor-intensive part of this whole recipe, but so well worth the effort. Make the Golden Turkey Stock, you won't regret it. And you'll have some leftover to freeze for next time since the recipe doesn't not use all 8 cups. This year, I did a ~17 lb organic free range turkey (from dartagnan.com they're amazing) at 325 for 4 1/2 hours, basted ~30 minutes. Only variation is that I leave the neck, heart, and gizzards out.
Exceptional. I've been using another turkey recipe for 4 years or so and decided to switch it up this year. So glad I did! Followed the recipe exactly except my bird was a bit smaller (12.5 pounds). It was easy and the result was incredibly moist and flavorful turkey. Delicious.
First time I dry brined a turkey and I was very pleased. Everyone loved this turkey. Leftovers froze very well, but gravy didn't since it separated and didn't thin upon reheating. I still used the gravy though. :)
This was my first ever Thanksgiving turkey and it was awesome (credit to the recipe, not necessarily the chef). I left the salt rub on overnight, so about 16 hrs. I took it out of the fridge an hour ahead of cooking and rinsed it completely, coated it with unsalted butter and stuffed loosely with fresh lemon, onion and rosemary. I didn't follow the cooking instructions given - I cooked it on the lowest rack at 500 for 30 mins then about another 2 hrs at 325. No basting, no hassle. I didn't use mustard but the gravy was divine. This turkey was so juicy it was ridiculous! As others have said, even the white meat was flavorful and moist. The skin seemed pretty crispy, but we don't eat it so I wasn't focused on it. It was, hands down, the tastiest and maybe the easiest turkey we've ever made in this family. Will do the same exact thing next year.


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Slow learningFebruary 20,2013
Anyone who has carried a cellphone in his or her pocket knows the alluring power of the device to draw attention to itself. If it buzzes, you want to grab it. If you glance at its screen, your eyes and mind become transfixed.
Teachers have had to contend with the allurements of the cellphone for years, and schools have enacted policies to limit the power of the devices to distract students. At least one Vermont high school regards cellphones as nuisance items that may be confiscated.
Some legislators are considering a bill that would direct school boards around the state to enact policies to limit the ability of students to use cellphones at school. Of immediate concern are students use of their phones as weapons of bullying and to enable cheating.
School officials say a law is not necessary that most schools already have policies to curb the use of cellphones. They are probably right. Legislators are frequently tempted to go on record addressing a perceived problem, but their good intentions sometimes end up foisting on schools and local governments requirements that are redundant wasters of time.
Forcing schools to show the state that they have adopted policies that they have already adopted would be such a time-waster.
That is not to say the effort to combat bullying or cheating is not worthwhile. And it is not that the battle to capture the attention of students is not worth fighting. Schools are already fighting it and have been fighting it for decades. And with the proliferation of devices and the speed of electronic communications, the battle has become more urgent.
In a sense, the mission of schools is to engage in a battle over the circuitry of young peoples brains. One of the fundamental tasks of schools is to teach reading and writing which is really a process of slowing ones brain down sufficiently and focusing attention intently enough actually to think.
Schools often say that critical thinking is one of the powers they hope to foster among students. Critical thinking is the process of considering ideas, analyzing them, weighing alternative ideas and drawing a conclusion. The thought process required to read a book and then to distill its ideas and to develop ones own ideas about the variety of ideas one is presented with on a topic that is an arduous process. But it is at the root of what education is.
Since the advent of television, students have had a beguiling alternative process for receiving information. One can watch a television program about the Civil War without engaging in any form of critical thinking. One gains impressions and familiarity. It is a lot easier than reading a book. Slowing the brain down enough to read and write about a topic is much harder.
Cellphones engage the brain in a second-by-second process of visual and aural stimulation that removes a person even further from the slow, hard process of learning. If you are waiting for a text from a girlfriend because you sent her one 30 seconds ago, you are not paying attention to the teachers analysis of the Dred Scott case.
Teachers face a difficult battle, showing students the rewards of the hard work demanded to focus attention on the written word. The rewards are there. Students who have been transfixed by Catcher in the Rye or To Kill a Mockingbird know this. But the cellphones have to be off.
Schools have had to buy into the technology of the era, providing computers sufficient to educate students about their use. They have allowed students to use calculators to do math, even if the computing power of their brains may atrophy.
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Posted on November 13, 2012
Olympic gold medalist and Native American Billy Mills told a campus audience that people must overcome false perceptions in order to reach global unity, something that is "very important in a rapidly changing world."
Mills' November 12 presentation, about his journey to win the gold medal in the 10,000-meter run in 1964 Olympic Games, was part of Grand Valley's Native American Heritage celebration. Events continue through November and are sponsored by the Office of Multicultural Affairs.
While a student at the University of Kansas on a track scholarship, Mills said discrimination and false perceptions of his Native American heritage was difficult to overcome. "I always reminded myself, and still do, that it's the journey, not the destination, that empowers us," he said.
Mills grew up an orphan on the Pine Ridge Indian Reservation in South Dakota--one of the country's most impoverished areas--and today is working with organizations to help provide resources needed on reservations throughout the country.
Mills said his experiences have shaped who he is today. "It's important to me to live the virtues and values of my Native American heritage, but it's also important to see the good in other people and cultures," he said.


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"Does the U.S. Have a Responsibility to Protect the Libyan People?"
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April 6, 2011
Author: Monica Duffy Toft, Former Associate Professor of Public Policy; Former Board Member, Belfer Center for Science and International Affairs; Former Director, Initiative on Religion and International Affairs.
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"Before any state resorts to the use of force in Libya or anywhere else, it needs to answer a series of pragmatic and ethical questions, even if the legal hurdles are cleared through a United Nations Security Council resolution authorizing intervention.
In terms of just war theory, the basic principles are neither new nor uncommon. They are derived loosely from the Christian just war tradition and more recently adapted in the Responsibility to Protect Doctrine (R2P), which abridges state sovereignty and the inviolability of borders in favor of protecting populations from barbarous governments.
Both sovereignty and territorial inviolability are codified in the U.N. Charter, and during the Cold War each received strong and widespread support. After the Cold War ended in 1991, and especially after the famine in Somalia (19923), genocide in Rwanda (1994) and ethnic cleansing in Kosovo (19989), concern for human rights has increasingly come to trump sovereignty in states whose governments deliberately neglect or abuse a subset of their own citizens...."
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January 16, 2002 Latrell Sprewell sinks a then franchise record with his 41st consecutive free throw and also sees his streak come to an end the same night, going 5-for-7 from the line, in 101-100 loss at Boston.
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November 20, 2013 In a rematch of last seasons Eastern Conference second round playoff series, Indiana outlasted New York in overtime behind All-Star Paul Georges late game heroics as the Knicks fell again to the Pacers 103-96 at an energized Garden. Carmelo Anthony paced the Knicks with 30 points and a season high 18-rebounds over 42 minutes. J.R. Smith had his best game of the season with 21 points and five rebounds off the bench. Beno Udrih added 19 points eight rebounds and four assists over 38 minutes. Indiana was led by Georges 35 points, five rebounds and four assists over 49 minutes. George Hill posted 23 points, eight rebounds and three assists over 43 minutes. David West added 10 points and 10 rebounds. April 14, 2013 In a defensive game, the New York Knicks defeated the Indiana Pacers 90-80 at Madison Square Garden to clinch the second seed overall in the Eastern Conference- its highest seed entering the playoffs since the 1993-94 season (second seed). New York forced Indiana into 26 turnovers that resulted in 33 points for the Knicks. New York was led by Carmelo Anthonys 25 points and five rebounds over 30 minutes. Anthonys seven straight 30-point performance streak was snapped at seven-games. He finished tied for the second longest streak in Knick history. Chris Copeland posted 20 points on 8-12 shooting over 34 minutes. J.R. Smith added 15 points off the bench. Indiana was paced by Lance Stephensons 22 points and four rebounds over 35 minutes. recorded 17 points and eight rebounds over 34 minutes.
I want this win more than the Heat one
Melo coming out like a man on a mission. Unfortunately, as we all know with this team, it's not how you start, but how you finish and hopefully we won't continue to have no legs when it matters in the 2nd half. As far as this game, I think this is a freebie for us and the pressure is on Indiana. If they beat us in their house, no big deal. If we beat them in their house, it takes them down a peg. Let's go Knicks!
We're going to win this one; we're better than IND. We just need a coach that can make the team believe that night in and out.
Here comes JR!
Y'know, I was thinking, James Dolan must laugh his ass off at the Pacers owner. Dolan can put a team 10 games under 0.500 on the court and have the Knicks be in the top 5 in the league in attendance. The Pacers could have the best record in the NBA and still be at risk at having the worst attendance in the league. Man, how does NBA basketball stay in Indiana?
Here's a fun fact, Chris Copeland is playing 5.8 minutes a game for Indiana and that's with Indiana having the best record in the league with plenty of garbage time at the end of games. Man, was that a terrible career move for Copeland.
Also, Melo for three and we lead by one at the end of the 1st quarter.
At halftime, Woodson and Vogel should have an incredulous facial expression competition.
KMart with a sprained ankle, big loss for us, he has been an anchor for this team lately.
Melo with 20 points, rest of team 19. Well, at least the rest of our guys are contributing by also playing lame defense.
Its the Bobcats game i feel we need to win 8-10 times...we're lucky if we win half of them...Face it, the pacers are probably the best team this year, so i for one don't think a loss today is a huge deal. They play amazing defense. We don't, and D wins games 98% of the time
We're getting smoked now.
63 f**king points.......
giving up 63 pts in the first half...oh, and its the most the Pacers have scored this year...think about it, they have played the Bucks, 76ers, Bobcats, Celtics...i think you get the idea
Is it me or is Tyson defensively useless to our team


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Archive for June 2011
29 June, 2011
Is a bunch of young Israeli lawyers working round the clock sustained only by Diet Coke, falafel and cigarettes about to pull off the legal equivalent of the Six-Day War?
Published in: Melanie's blog
27 June, 2011
Sometimes, going on strike is the last refuge of the useless.
Published in: Daily Mail
24 June, 2011
I had not intended to say any more about my decision to transfer my blog from the Spectator to my own site. However, some ill-informed and even vicious speculation has started to appear about my move, which I therefore feel I have no option but to correct.
Published in: Melanie's blog
24 June, 2011
Asked by the Guardian to respond to my suggestion of stupidity in declaring that Islamophobia had 'crossed the threshold of middle-class respectability' Baroness Warsi, co-chairman of the Conservative Party, said:
Published in: melanie's blog
23 June, 2011
Yup, Michele Bachmann gets it -- and how. Bachmann is a Christian. Christianity owes its existence to Judaism. An unbreakable thread links Judaism, Christianity and America. Israel embodies American and western values. Abandon Israel and you abandon America and destroy the west.
Published in: Melanie's blog
23 June, 2011
Appallingly, that fine and prominent Australian journalist Andrew Bolt is being prosecuted in an Australian court for racial discrimination.
Published in: Melanie's blog
22 June, 2011
The Israeli historian Professor Benny Morris is currently spending time in Britain doing research for a new book. Morris has earned the unusual distinction of becoming a target of ire from both sides of the political divide. Once excoriated as a 'New Historian' for allegedly distorting the early history of Israel, in recent years he has become a hate-figure for the left. This is because, since the 2000 intifada, he has come to believe that the single most important reason for the Middle East impasse is that there is no Palestinian 'partner for peace', and that instead the Palestinians show, by every word and deed that they want to wipe Israel off the map.
Published in: Melanie's blog
20 June, 2011
At first sight, David Cameron's remarks yesterday on the vital importance of fathers to their children's lives might have produced a sigh of relief.
To traditionalists, the Coalition Government has shown alarming signs of wobbling away from the totemic promise made by Mr Cameron
Published in: Daily Mail
19 June, 2011
Colonel Richard Kemp, former Commander of British Forces in Afghanistan, spoke in Tel Aviv six days ago about the Israel Defence Force.
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18 June, 2011
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The closing of a Waukesha dairy processing plant has schools and grocers scrambling to find alternative milk suppliers.
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Madison school officials said deliveries were made Friday and they heard about the plant closing over the weekend, so they were able to make arrangements with another vendor for schools that didn't get Friday deliveries. The district is working with the vendor on continuing service and they said they're confident there will not be a break in service.
The Golden Guernsey plant had been under the ownership of a Los Angeles private equity firm since last year. Open Gate Capital bought the operation from Dean Foods, which was required to sell it to satisfy antitrust concerns.
Workers tell the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel the plant employed about 100 people. State labor officials say they were not notified of the closure, which is required by law.
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French soldiers drive a military vehicle at a Malian air base in Bamako Tuesday. Some 50 French armored vehicles arrived in Mali late Monday from their military base in Ivory Coast.
A leading Republican called Tuesday for President Barack Obama to support France's military intervention against the "cancer" of al-Qaida-linked militants in North Africa.
Rep. Ed Royce, chairman of the House Foreign Affairs Committee, said in a statement that he welcomed France's decision to send troops and warplanes "to combat this serious security threat" in Mali.
"The vast area of northern Mali gives these al Qaeda-linked militants space to operate, and the weapons flowing out of Libya makes them deadly. This cancer could not go unaddressed," he said in the statement.
"This isn't avant garde for the French. They have shown leadership in working with Ivory Coast and other African governments to improve security. Paris understands the high stakes," he added. "I expect the Obama Administration to honor appropriate requests for intelligence and logistics support from France."
Royce stressed that "we should have our ally's back" when dealing with the "shared threat."
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They are taking on at least three Islamic militant groups, including al-Qaida in the Islamic Magreb, U.S. national security officials told NBC News Monday, speaking on condition of anonymity.
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Defense Secretary Leon Panetta said Tuesday at a press conference in Portugal that "there is no consideration of putting any American boots on the ground at this time" in Mali, The Associated Press reported.
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[QUOTE=Dzwonsson;220373]Looking at your sig... I'm asking myself where are all those cool Knicks commercials? Last season it was "you, us, we, now" and "then and now", a couple of seasons ago it was "you in"... and this season there is nothing! Even our pregame promos are way below those from last season (except "Big 3" and "Cindarella Man").
You're right, they've kinda taken it easy this year. I also really like this video at the beginning of the season. Big Marvin Gaye fan.


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- Large-scale range data acquisition and segmentation
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- Hesami, Reyhaneh
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- The research reported in this thesis aims to devise a cost-effective, robust technology and technique for accurately measuring and segmenting geometric details embedded in the exterior surfaces of large buildings. A diverse range of applications become viable or significantly enhanced by capturing the accurate geometric data of significant buildings and extracting the fine details of such data. Motivations for this thesis stem from the facts that commercially available large-scale data acquisition systems are expensive and existing algorithms for 3D data processing are yet to address the processing complexity associated with the 3D segmentation of large outdoor objects. The contributions of this thesis are threefold. First, a low-cost versatile large-scale rangescanner, capable of capturing range data up to 300 metres, is designed and implemented. An innovative method for system calibration and the data fusion of the intensity and range measurements has been developed. A number of experiments are also conducted to evaluate the performance of the proposed rangescanner system and the data fusion technique. The range data obtained by the rangescanner system has been verified using two methods of verification - application checking and equivalence checking. Example results of the verification, presented in this thesis, shows that the laser rangescanner device is capable of providing adequate accuracy and resolution for large-scale civil application with minimum complexity and cost. The design provides portability, flexibility and ease of operation. Secondly, problems associated with range data acquisition and processing of large building exteriors are studied. Key challenges of processing the range data of large buildings, including significant disparities in the size and depth and the existence of substantial construction error in historical buildings, have been identified and their effects for the segmentation task are examined. Thirdly, a computationally effective and robust segmentation technique, capable of extracting geometric details of large building exteriors, is developed. The segmentation algorithm, titled Hierarchical Robust Segmentation (HRS), uses a high breakdown, robust estimator in a hierarchical coarse-to-fine approach. This algorithm is then tested on several range data sets obtained by different laser rangescanners. The experimental results show that the proposed algorithm overcomes most of the current problems of large-scale data segmentation presented in this thesis by extracting both coarse and fine details from range data of large building exteriors in a relatively short period of time.
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- Swinburne University of Technology. Faculty of Engineering and Industrial Sciences
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- 2009
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- Architecture; Buildings; Camera calibration; Computer vision; Computer-aided design; Data acquisition; Data fusion; Data processing; Hardware characterisation; Image analysis; Industrial applications; Laser rangescanner; Optical range finders; Range segmentation; Three-dimensional imaging
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Praise for the European BankJuly 08,2013The New York Times said recently:
Last year, European officials laid out an important proposal for a banking union that would resolve failed institutions; provide strong, central supervision of banks; and give depositors a solid guarantee that their money was safe. If carried out fully, the plan could help restore health to the Continents depressed economy.
But progress toward a banking union has been delayed by internal divisions within the European Union. In particular, Germanys stubborn insistence that a banking union must be preceded by changes in treaties threatens to put a full economic recovery off for several more years.
In weak European economies, like Spain, Italy and Greece, banks are increasingly unwilling or unable to lend to businesses and individuals. Many are sitting on piles of bad loans made during the bubble years that are unlikely to be repaid in full. These institutions should be shut down, merged or given more capital. But the governments in these countries, which themselves are struggling to meet European fiscal targets by raising taxes and cutting spending, are not in any position to rescue their banks.
Late last month, European finance ministers took a half-step toward a banking union by agreeing that shareholders and some creditors must accept losses before taxpayer funds could be used to prop up troubled banks. But the agreement, which still has to be approved by the European Parliament and will not go into effect until 2018, would not establish a central European authority to deal with failed institutions. Each national government would be responsible for dealing with its own troubled banks even though many nations do not have the ability or political will to address the problem. It would be far better if policymakers gave that authority to a Pan-European agency, which would be independent of political interference.
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Saw this set at a parent/teacher supply store and my 3 year old and husband were engaged with the apple, plum, and orange. The banana was not on display. I like the magnetic feature as the pieces of fruit easily stay together during assembly. The banana is in three pieces and is not magnetized. The banana pieces do not easily fit together (Mom and Dad had trouble putting together and taking apart). The banana needs redesigned but we do not regret the purchase...one bad banana did not spoil the whole bowl in this case. Four good fruits.
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The opportunity to paddle one of the last free-flowing rivers in America as part of one of the oldest river sojourns in the nation will soon be here when the 17th Annual Delaware River Sojourn transpires on June 18-25. Early bird savings are still available to those who register by June 5.
The Delaware River Sojourn combines the experiences of guided paddling excursions with interpretive programs, camping and camaraderie. Participants may sign up for the entire eight-day trip or for the day(s) of their choice. This year's theme of "River of Life" will focus programming on the river's ecology and the variety of life that the river sustains.
The non-profit, annual event is organized by a steering committee comprised of representatives from federal, state and local agencies, non-profit organizations and individual volunteers, all of whom work and/or live within the Delaware River Basin.
"It's important for people to experience firsthand the beauty, history and recreational value of this irreplaceable economic resource," said Troy Bystrom of the Delaware River Sojourn Steering Committee. "The unique community that develops among river sojourners is amazing. Whether you bring your entire family or come alone, everyone is welcome."
In 2010, the Delaware River was named by the national conservation group American Rivers as the nation's most endangered river due to the potential impacts of natural gas extraction.
In 2011, the Delaware has the distinction of being Pennsylvania's River of the Year. This title has been bestowed on a Commonwealth river annually since 1983 and helps raise awareness about the importance of rivers, their conservation needs and their recreational and economic impact on watershed communities. Sojourn programming will also highlight this honorary designation and will include recognition of individuals and organizations that are working to protect the river for future generations.
Nearly 75 miles of the main stem Delaware River will be paddled in 2011, split into daily trips ranging from nine to 14 miles. This year's sojourn will also include a 10-mile paddle on the Lackawaxen River, a tributary to the Delaware River and also Pennsylvania's River of the Year in 2010.
"The educational programs on the trip, along with the evening campfires and events, make the Delaware River Sojourn a one-of-a-kind trip," said Dejay Branch, another steering committee member. "Take a 'tech break' and spend some time with family and friends exploring the historic and cultural riches of the Delaware River."
The cost for sojourners who register by June 5 is $80 per day for participants 16 and older and $60 per day for ages 15 and under. There is a one-time insurance fee of $5 per person. Further discounts may be available for first-time adult paddlers. Add $10 to the rates for registrations made after June 5.
Registration fees cover the guided river trip, single or tandem kayak rental (with paddle and PFD), shuttle transportation, educational programs, meals, a souvenir T-shirt and optional overnight camping sites. Participants may bring their own river-worthy boat, but aluminum canoes are not recommended.
Visit https://www.delawareriversojourn.org or https://www.riveroftheyear.org for additional information, including registration details, itinerary overview, event guidelines, photos and more. Registration-related questions and discount availability inquiries may be directed to Branch at 646/205-2724 or firstname.lastname@example.com.


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Remember a few years ago when the band Queen tried to make a comeback tour with the guy from Free singing "We Are the Champions" instead of Freddie Mercury? Yeah, me neither, and a quick look in my wallet tells me I actually went to one of those concerts. Why couldn't they just disappear quietly, like the Doors after Jim Morrison died, or so many other great bands that chose a dignified end and a return to normal life over one last desperate attempt to cash in on their once great name? Probably because those bands you're thinking of didn't do it either -- they just failed so miserably that no one knows they even tried. For example ...
4 The Doors (Without Jim Morrison)
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Jim Morrison died on July 3, 1971, and as far as 99 percent of the record-buying public is concerned, the other three members of the Doors might as well have dropped dead on that day, too. It's a little-known fact that they didn't, and that in October of the same year they released this:
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"We've grieved for three months, so now it's time to release the album we recorded while grieving."
The best thing you can say about that album is that it isn't shy about the fact that Jim Morrison isn't on it: It's called Other Voices, they left a white space on the cover where Jim's giant face would normally overshadow the other ones, and all songs are credited to "Sure as Fuck Not Jim Morrison" (probably; I lost my official CD release because it doesn't exist). Now, a lot of people will tell you that Jim Morrison was the Doors, but I disagree -- Ray Manzarek's funky keyboards, Robby Krieger's bluesy guitar, and John Densmore's hypnotic drums were all big reasons why the band made it big. An even bigger reason, however, was this:
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None of the other members (ahem) could rock a pair of leather trousers like Jim did, so the whole enterprise was doomed from the beginning. It also didn't help that Krieger seemed determined to invite unflattering comparisons by singing in a low Morrison-esque voice on the track "Ship With Sails," only to shatter the illusion 10 seconds later when he tries to take a higher tone and reminds you that he's actually a guitarist. There are moments of brilliance, like Manzarek going nuts on the keyboards on "Tightrope Ride," but the band just didn't get the same results without Morrison passed out in a pool of his own vomit in a corner of the studio. (Plus, Morrison was an incredibly talented songwriter, vocalist, and showman, so I guess that made a difference, too.)
Somehow, Other Voices led to a second post-Morrison album called Full Circle the next year, which included one hit, the racist-delic "No Me Moleste Mosquito":
And by "hit," I mean it peaked at 85 on the pop charts. After that, the Surviving Doors realized the band clearly wasn't working out without Morrison and the dignified thing would be to call it quits ... so they literally grabbed a bunch of Jim's poems and put music to them, then used stock footage of him in the video clip:
Oh yeah, that's more like it.
3 The Spiders from Mars (Without Ziggy Stardust)
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The Rise and Fall of Ziggy Stardust and the Spiders from Mars by David Bowie is objectively one of the greatest albums ever recorded, and if you don't think so you are objectively one of the worst people ever born. It's so good that Bowie could have continued milking his androgynous alien-rocker persona for the rest of his career (Ziggy Stardust could have been the feisty female judge on American Idol or something), but instead he got bored after one more album and started doing something else. His backing band, however, wasn't so eager to move on.
He didn't spend six months cultivating those sweet sideburns for nothing.
You see, when Bowie announced at the end of a concert that he was breaking up the Spiders from Mars, the other band members were understandably miffed. Nobody had told them the band was over, and for a while Bowie's bassist and drummer (as in the two band members you're least likely to notice, and I mean that in every sense) kept playing under that name. Without Bowie's participation, blessing, slightest bit of input, or possibly knowledge. Bowie was kind of busy waging a mystic war with Jimmy Page of Led Zeppelin at the time, anyway.
Even the Spiders' fantastic guitarist Mick "Permanent Orgasm Face" Ronson deserted them, since he'd gone on to record two undeservedly obscure solo albums. The album that the bassist and drummer recorded (simply titled The Spiders from Mars) is obscure, too, but with good reason.
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This is the equivalent of doing a spinoff sitcom called And a Half Men.
There are only two songs from this record on YouTube, and I don't mean there are two songs with several videos each; I mean literally only two people in the world thought there was something on this album worth sharing. I'll remind you now that even the Yoko Ono tracks from John Lennon's albums have been uploaded to YouTube multiple times. Both songs are Bowie-ish glam rock numbers, which is especially sad when you consider that they came out in 1976, by which point the world had already discovered disco and punk. Bowie himself had gone through three separate music styles by then.
Are you ready for the saddest epilogue ever? After this album failed, Bowie's former bandmates ended up playing in a Bowie cover band in the late '90s, covering the same songs they recorded in the first place. Hopefully the bowl of nachos the club owner paid them with at least had cheese in it.


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Minister of State Link holds talks in New York and Canada
Minister of State at the Federal Foreign Office Michael Georg Link has visited New York. His agenda included high-level talks at the United Nations (UN) with Deputy Secretary-General Jan Eliasson and Under-Secretary-General for Peacekeeping Operations Hervé Ladsous, among others.
The talks centred on the current crises in Mali and Syria as well as on global sustainability goals. Minister of State Link is Germany's representative on a working group charged with defining these sustainability goals. Whilst in New York, he also had the opportunity to visit the Leo Baeck Institute, a documentary and research centre dedicated to the culture and history of German-speaking Jewry.
Michael Link meeting with Canada's Minister of Foreign Affairs Baird
Minister of State Link then travelled to Canada, where the focus is on German-Canadian economic relations and on the negotiations on a free trade agreement between the EU and Canada. Minister of State Link held talks with Minister of Foreign Affairs John Baird and Deputy Associate Minister Boehm, a former Canadian Ambassador in Berlin.
Link with Canada's Parliamentary Secretary Keddy and Germany's Ambassador Wnendt (from left to right)
In a series of public speeches, Minister of State Link focused on how to overcome the financial crisis in the euro area. At Carleton University in Ottawa, Link said that Europe was tackling the root causes of the recent crisis of trust in the EU. On the subject of transatlantic relations, he spoke of the negotiations between the EU and Canada on a comprehensive free trade agreement (CETA) and of the project of a transatlantic free-trade zone between the EU and the United States. He said that only by pooling their strengths could the partners on both sides of the Atlantic defend their values and interests in a globalized world.
The North American trip of the Minister of State ended in Québec.
- "The Eurozone Crisis and Its Implications for Transatlantic Relations" - Speech by Minister of State Michael Link at the Carleton University in Ottawa
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there is little doubt that this thread does examine some negative, dark issues and identify aspects that can sabotage our best interests....stuff needed to be recognize and acknowledged but not overly dwelt upon.
it needs to be brightened up some!
this morning, when i staggered into into the bathroom and confronted a bleary image, the natural thought came rushing to the fore...who the h..l could love that?
not the best thought to start the new day.....but then this came along, cheered me up immensely... and set a new input imprint for my particular biology of belief.
please keep in mind that the mere act of smiling or laughing has a profoundly beneficial effect on our mind body spirit whatever....exotic monitoring instruments don't lie in this particular case!
my new resolution is to give this a daily view as i sip away at my economy green tea concoction! i invite you to set aside your "bad girl" side and with open heart soak this in! really! then take a deep breath --soak in the prana and go run a marathon...or perhaps walk up a gentle hill and soak up the sunshine?
smiles! remember, at some level we all know each other and i confess, "i love you"!!
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"What's going on?" one motorist said as she tried to find a parking space in the lot just west of the Beeville Publishing Co. offices.
What it turned out to be was probably a couple of hundred vehicles from families who had applied for and had been granted a chance to pick up a package of food commodities brought to town by the Corpus Christi Food Bank.
Two local business owners organized the first delivery of the food last month.
But the crowd was nowhere as big then as it was last week. That was because fewer local residents knew about the delivery.
According to that organizer, the more the merrier when it comes to distributing food here. The organization cannot take the food back to Corpus Christi, and it cannot give food to anyone who volunteers to help distribute it.
One of the volunteers said helpers were mainly coming from four local organizations. That included the American Legion, Vietnam Veterans of America, Our Lady of Victory Catholic Church and the church's Knights of Columbus organization.
Volunteer Mando Musquez said they had food left over last month. But Friday, it appeared as if all the food would be distributed.
The boxes handed out contained fresh vegetables, bread, frozen chickens, fruit, crackers, chips and just about anything else a hungry family might want on the dinner table.
One of the two business owners who organized the food distribution said one of the representatives of the food bank made a presentation recently at the Wednesday Luncheon Club, and she explained how the organization could help provide badly-needed food for families.
The organizer said more than 700 local families have been served since the first distribution event was held last month.
"But more than twice that many need it," she said.
The organizers decided to call the effort "The Beeville Mobile Pantry."
Volunteers have been meeting two trucks from Corpus Christi near the downtown pavilion in the parking lot west of the 300 block of North Washington Street.
The organizer said that, when local families sign up for the food, it is important that they come and get it.
"There are a lot of people who don't show up to get the food," the organizer said.
Those who want the food must sign up in advance, and they must qualify for the assistance.
"You wouldn't believe how many people qualify," the organizer said. "It's really a wonderful thing."
Mostly those who are eligible for the assistance are low-income or are already receiving some type of assistance.
"It's mainly for the elderly," the businesswoman said. "And we have a lot of people who are handicapped."
The new pantry program actually is only the latest one to offer nutritional assistance.
The First United Methodist Church hands out food to those who need it on the second Saturday of each month. The First Baptist Church provides the same service on the fourth Saturday of the month.
The organizer said the Mobile Pantry will be distributing food on third Friday of the month, except for next month (April).
That day, the delivery will be moved to the Wednesday before the third Friday because that will be Good Friday.
However, the organizers are entertaining the idea of having the deliveries made twice a month and dividing the alphabet when it comes to last names.
Hopefully, that would decrease the traffic congestion experienced last Friday downtown.
Those who wish to sign up to receive the food donations must sign up at one of the churches mentioned.
"We're really not doing that much," the organizer said. Even though she and the other business owner provide the local funds each month so that their pantry can qualify for a matching donation from the Corpus Christi organization.
"We're just meeting a need," she said.
Gary Kent is a reporter at the Bee-Picayune and can be reached at 358-2550, ext. 120, or at firstname.lastname@example.com.


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Jennifer Aniston & Justin Theroux Look Adorable In Matching Black & White Ensembles
Jennifer Aniston and her fiance Justin Theroux attended the 26th Annual American Cinematheque Awards honoring Ben Stiller in Beverly Hills on Thursday. It was the couple's first red carpet appearance together.
Jennifer looked amazing in a black and white strapless Valentino gown, and her beau wore a matching tuxedo.
Justin gave the actress an enormous 8-carat diamond ring when they got engaged in New York City in August. Last month Aniston got teary eyed and "verklempt" while taking about him to her her pal Chelsea Handler's talk show.
Aniston stars in the upcoming film "We're the Millers" about a pot dealer who creates a fake family to move a huge shipment of marijuana from Mexico into the United States.
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Cozy, Newly Rennovated Boutique Rm3 near Mong kok MTR for 2-3 ppl
Size130 ft²
Floor No.8(with elevator)
- Family/child friendly
- Internet/WiFi
- Air conditioning
- Disabled access
- Elevator in building
- Towels
- Lockable room
Accommodation summary
|Sai Yeung Choi Street, mong kok, Hong Kong
|Property type
|Private room
|Property ID
|Acceptance rate
|Response time
|A few hours
|Calendar updated
|A month ago
We are liscensed guesthouse with Liscense No : H/5196. Our guesthouse satisfies the statutory fire safety as well as structural requirement under Hong Kong Laws. Therefore, guests are absolutely safe to stay here.
As we are new to wimdu, now we are on promotions to attract more valuable guests to stay here, especially for public holiday!!! Flexible check in and out can be arranged as best as we could. Please check for this special arrangement before your booking ^.^
This private room welcomes rent on both monthly rent and daily rent basis. Please contact us for the availability before booking. Now, please allow me introduce to you some main features and advantages of staying here
Here we locate at the heart of Mong Kok, simply a must-go place during your Hong Kong trip with convenient transportation to all others places of Hong Kong and various distinctive restaurants, stores and shopping streets. Restaurant, streets eats and markets are right downstairs of the apartment. Ladies Market, gadget centre and mobile phones, camera specialized shopping centres are just few blocks away. Michilin dim sum restaurant is just 2 min walk from it. Perfect for anyone who wants to experience a rich and authentic part of the city's life . We guarantee you an enjoyable and memorable stay in Hong Kong.
--Local food stalls and distinctive restaurants downstairs
--Supermarkets, electronic stores, money exchange stores are around
--5 minute walk from MTR Mong Kok-Exit E2
--5 minute walk to the Ladies' Market and Sneakers Street
Located at the very heart of Mong Kok, the hostel has extremely convenient access to elsewhere of Hong Kong. Literally you can go anywhere in Hong Kong within 1 hour.
--10 minute to Tsim Sha Tsui
--15 minute to Central, Exhibition Centre in Wan Chai and Causeway Bay
--40 minute to famous spots Disneyland and Ocean Park
--Direct Airport Bus A21, which can be taken downstairs, travels to and from Airport for only 35 minutes
--Two lines of MTR and numerous bus routes pass through
【About the room】
--There're five separated rooms in one big apartment, each with private code lock and bathroom
--Newly decorated, providing you with a most comfortable stay
--Elevator service from the ground floor to our apartments
--Thorough cleaning before guest arrival, including changing on all clean pillows, quilt and bed covers
--Private bathroom with necessities including towel, shampoo, shower gel, toilet paper
--High Definition digital TV
--Free wifi, stable and fast-speed
--An extra mattress can be added in the case of extra guests staying. Please select the right number of guests when booking
【Information for guests】
In order to facilitate our guests to arrive here smoothly and advise all they need to know, information in word file will be sent out via email once the booking is confirmed.
House rules
No Smoking
Keep quite and clean
|Weekly rate for up to 2 guests
|266 €
|Monthly rate for up to 2 guests
|838 €
|Price for > 2 guests
|10 € per guest/night extra
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|On arrangement
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Reviews for this host's other properties
I stayed in this guesthouse over Chinese New Year with a friend. While the room was quite small, that is to be expected in Hong Kong. Overall we had a nice stay and the room was generally clean with daily, but basic maid service included. While we generally had a good experience, the guesthouse got noisy at night, and sometimes there were people banging on the door to get inside which made us feel unsafe as there is no staff on duty. Furthermore, there were people smoking in the other rooms which filtered in through the vents and turned our room into a hotbox. Not a pleasant experience for non-smokers. The wifi connection was superb, as was the location. We dealt with Maxwell who gave us all of the information we needed for our stay. He was efficient and readily available via WhatsApp.
We enjoy our accomodation so much when we visited again hongkong...our host Mr. Xin is very accomodating, evethough we never meet him personally but once we emailed him, he response quickly and send his hotel staff to accomodate us, and give our needs...and the most important thing is, our place is very near to all, ladies night market, sneakers market, mtr, etc...
I'm travelling to Hong Kong every year and I must say that this is one of the best places to stay. U can not whish for a better location in Mong Kok. It's right in the middle of the centre! The room is small but enough for 2 people and most important it is clean!
I did not know what to expect, but the service and help provided by Mr. Xin was excellent. For sure I will stay there the next time.
Great location and the room is clean. I never met the owner but he did his best by mail to help us. Just a little probleme, I'm 183cm told and the length of the bed was limit for me (wall to wall). Except this detail I recommend this place!
I enjoyed my stay here because the host was very friendly and responsive to any issues I had. The location is awesome, only 2 minutes walk from the MTR, it was quiet enough, bed was comfortable and the room was very clean.
One small problem I had was with the shower water flow, however Xin assured me that they will be fixing it. As I was travelling by myself, the room size was perfect. I'm not too sure if it would be adequate for 2-3 people though.
In all, I recommend the room to any budget travellers :)
Mi sono trovato davvero bene! Tutto pulito e comodo anche se la stanza e' davvero piccola (ma d'altronde è lo standard di Hong Kong). La gentilezza di Xin e' davvero unica e mi ha seguito con cordialità durante tutto il soggiorno. La posizione poi delle stanze e' davvero formidabile!
Davvero consigliatissimo!!!!
Perfect gelegen locatie midden in druk en bruisend mongkok. Vlakbij de mtr. Appartement is heel mooi, nettjes schoon en nieuw, maar superklein. Het is net te doen voor 2 personen, maar je moet niet teveel in het appartement blijven!
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North Central College will feature "Charlotte's Web," a treasured children's play based on the book by E.B. White, with two matinee performances at 1 and 3 p.m. Sunday, Oct. 24.
Recommended for ages 5 and up, the hour-long show will be staged by Theatreworks USA theatre company in North Central's Wentz Concert Hall at the Fine Arts Center, 171 E. Chicago Ave., Naperville. Tickets are $10/adults and $5/students and senior citizens; call the North Central College Box Office at 630-637-SHOW (7469) or visit www.northcentralcollege.edu/showtix. The performances are part of the College's Homecoming Weekend celebration and 2010-2011 Sesquicentennial Fine & Performing Arts Season.
This beloved tale features madcap and endearing farm animals, explores bravery, selfless love and the true meaning of friendship. Based on the Newbery Medal-winning book, "Charlotte's Web" tells the story of a pig named Wilbur and a little gray spider named Charlotte. Wilbur is desperate to avoid winding up in the slaughterhouse, and Charlotte, a fine writer and true friend, assures him she will save him. Charlotte crafts a plan that involves creating a "miracle." She weaves a solution in her web, which not only makes Wilbur a prize pig, but ensures his place on the farm forever.
The play by Joseph Robinette is presented by the not-for-profit professional theatre company Theatreworks USA, which performs productions for children and families. Under the direction of Rob Barron with a musical score by Jeffrey Lunden, "Charlotte's Web" began its national tour in fall 1993 and has been one of Theatreworks USA's most popular productions ever since.
Theatreworks USA has a distinguished history of actors, writers, directors and designers, including four-time Tony-winning director Jerry Zaks, Robert Jess Roth of "Beauty and the Beast" and Michael Mayer of "Thoroughly Modern Millie"; writers Marta Kauffman and David Crane of TV's "Friends"; and Tony-winning actors John Lloyd Young, Roger Bart, Chuck Cooper and John Glover. Performers F. Murray Abraham, Henry Winkler and Judy Kuhn also got their start with Theatreworks, and other actors have gone on to originate lead roles in Broadway shows such as " Hairspray," "Wicked," "Jersey Boys" and many others.
This performance is one of many ongoing programs at North Central College to enrich and broaden the cultural and academic outlook for the College and community. North Central offers a variety of venues accommodating a rich range of local and world-class events, performances and space needs for the public. For a comprehensive schedule of musical performances, theatrical and dance productions, art exhibits and lectures, visit www.northcentralcollege.edu/show or call 630-637-SHOW (7469).