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Here's how RW members rated this race (101 votes).
In short: Small scale friendly atmosphere, weather horrid but can't blame the organisers for that!Date of review: March 5, 2012
In short: Good for a first timer like me but distance markers seemed a little outDate of review: March 20, 2010
Date of review: March 9, 2010
In short: Beautiful scenery, flatDate of review: March 9, 2010
In short: quick but flawedIn full: Nice quick two lap course but hard to get too without a car, not enough parking and a lack of km markers which made it hard to work out distance. Marshalls were sporadic and fairly quiet also giving no idea of distance. Fairly cheap though and if you live locally probably worth it for the PB potential.Date of review: March 8, 2010
In short: Enjoyable Sunday morningIn full: I hadn't been to Bushy Park before, it was worth coming just to see it.The race was adequately well organised, no chip timing, no end race electronic banner, not many km markers, but that didn't bother me. There was a nice atmosphere, I'd do it again, it is a great place to run a 10k at any time of the year.Date of review: March 8, 2010
In short: Took me longer to get out of the car park than to run a slow 10K. Never again. Otherwise OKKIn full: This was a "for profit" race (not running club, not charity) and had a bit of a flat atmosphere and some "spaced out stewards". Start time of 10:30 and sunny day meant that leaving the car park was appalling. It took 75 mins to get from the car park to the main road. Could have done without tinny medal.Date of review: March 8, 2010
In short: Great Scenary and Lovely CourseIn full: The race is fantastic, on a lovely scenic course and with no problems for parking and is great VFM with both a medal and T-shirt at the end. It also has great PB potential, as it is completely flat. The gripes are few and as already mentioned by some runners, some KM markers would have been appreciated, apart from the 2 and 7km which were just simply wrong. The start also caught a further number of runners, as the race began a couple of minutes earlier and also the finish line could have been a little more distictive. However, as noted already, the £10 entry fee more than makes up for this and I will return in the future. Keep up the good work and I am surprised this race is not better supported.Date of review: March 7, 2010
In short: Second Bushy Park 10k, and I will be back in October!In full: I love this run. The park is beautiful, the price is great, the organisation is basic but well done (still got the 2k marker in the wrong place at 1.3k and the stretch to the finish line still confused me as it changes on the final lap and the marshalls are not clear...). But overall, tip top and will be back again for the next one!Date of review: March 7, 2010
In short: Fun race - excellent value for moneyIn full: An enjoyable Sunday morning run with friendly runners and stewards. Very impressed with prompt results service and race photos on www.southlondonfives.co.ukWill be back again next year.Date of review: March 7, 2010
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Name of the application.
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Set the logging threshold, just like
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See Logger#add. This
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Protect the wolf
To the Journal editor:
I am a resident of the Upper Peninsula who has followed the plight of the gray wolf for the past 40 years. I've spent much of that time learning about them through books, friends and even hands-on. I consider them hauntingly beautiful, scientifically fascinating and significantly important to the ecology of this world we share.
There have been sound scientific studies ongoing for this past half century that an experimental hunt at this time would effectively prove disastrous to: in the wolf's recovery from being hunted nearly to extinction, the Upper Peninsula wolf population has grown from nearly zero to only 700 individuals and needs more time to become a viable species in our state again.
I understand that hunting is sacrosanct in Michigan and have the utmost respect for the hunter who brings his quarry down swiftly, cleanly, then utilizes all of that animal to his family's benefit.
But if other states are any example, this proposed wolf hunt will last for four and a half months (during winter when wolves are easily tracked) and just about every means imaginable can be legally used to kill them.
Not one ounce of the flesh will feed anyone. Instead they will be laid out for bragging photos and/or become the stuffed image of what they once were. If that isn't 'trophy' hunting, what is?
The "Keep Michigan Wolves Protected" petitions that are being circulated serve one purpose only and that is to put this question before the people of this state to vote on.
That's it! As for the HSUS being out-of-state, it doesn't matter because only registered Michiganders can sign a petition or vote on the issue.
I'm old now and I see animals disappearing all over this planet and it hurts my eyes and it breaks my heart. Animals like tigers, elephants, rhinos and even sharks – did you ever imagine, in your youth, that your children could live to see the extinction of these wonderful works of the creator?
One thing I know for sure: "When the last individual of a race of living things breathes no more, another heaven and another earth must pass before such a one can be again." (William Beebe)
Diane Tedora


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Situational Behaviors
In order to properly write a program against a system, especially a complex system such as a distributed database, it is necessary to understand how that system behaves in situations that are outside normal operation. This document will try to describe the different situations and what application code can expect to need to handle in those situations.
|This document is still under development and review. Comments and questions are greatly appreciated.
Maintenance Operations
When a Node is Added
During a node addition, all data operations and query operations will continue to operate normally. Application code should not be able to discern (other than effects to resource utilization) that anything is happening.
When a Node is Removed
When a node is removed, all data operations and query operations will continue to operate normally. Again application code should not be able to discern (other than effects to resource utilization) that anything is happening.
|There is a known issue with this behavior when using server releases prior to 2.0. With 1.6, 1.7 and 1.8 an application will see errors as the end of the rebalance completes. These will not be retried by the client. This condition is also, unfortunately, not distinguishable from a node failure.
The application code may retry this operation shortly after the rebalance completes and it will most likely be handled normally.
Application developers are advised to consider what is appropriate for their application in this circumstance.
The issue related to this behavior is MB-5406.
When a Node is Added and Removed
In this scenario, data is migrating from the node being removed to the node being added. Frequently this is referred to as a swap rebalance.
All data operations and query operations will continue to operate normally. Again application code should not be able to discern (other than effects to resource utilization) that anything is happening.
|Application code may see the same errors described in the section above about removing a node due to the same underlying issue. See the note in that section for recommendations.
Node Failures
When a Node Fails
The exact behavior depends on whether the operation is related to a data update or modification, or a query.
If the the requested operation is a data operation, such as a retrieving a document with a get() or storing a document with a set(), the success or failure of the operation would be based on which node it is supposed to be for. In Couchbase Server, this is determined by a hashing algorithm driven by the key/id for the given document. For example, "foo" could be mapped to the hostname node1.example.com and "bar" could be mapped to node2.example.com. In the event the server for node1 fails, any attempt to modify the key/id "foo" will eventually fail. It will not necessarily immediately fail, as the client library will continue to try to reconnect to the node. As long as the operation requested is still valid and has not reached the timeout threshold, the client will continue to try to service the request.
If the requested operation is a query, the request will be routed to an available node. The JSON response from the cluster will contain an errors[] array, and the client may indicate an error condition. Through modification of the on_error parameter to the query, the client may request different behavior from the server. Note that this means a client may get query results which are incomplete and it is the responsibility of the application to handle these error conditions. See the Couchbase Server documentation for more info.
When All Nodes Fail
When all nodes fail, no operations will be available. If the client had started and been working with a cluster previously, it would continue to try to connect to that cluster until it becomes available or the client is terminated.
If a newly instantiated client tries to connect to the cluster, it will fail to initialize.
Node Failover
When Failover is Triggered Without Full Failure
When Autofailover is Triggered Because a Node is Down
When Failover is Triggered with Full Failure
When a Node is Added Back and Rebalanced In
Noteable Circumstances
When the Bootstrap Node for a Client Fails
If the bootstrap node, which is always the first URI in the list of URIs supplied to the client, happens to fail, the client will walk the list of URIs until it finds a system which can service it's requests.
This is currently implemented two different ways.
In some clients (Java), the persistent failure of operations over a period of time is treated as a reason to distrust the current operating configuration. This will make the client attempt to re-bootstrap.
In other clients (.NET), the client will make a small request of all nodes of the cluster on a regular basis to verify connectivity. If any node is seen as not available, the client will attempt to re-bootstrap.
Starting a Client When the Cluster is Unreachable
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I've just returned from Bangalore, where I attended a conference on "Bounds of Ethics in a Globalized World" at Christ University, which is run by the Carmelites of Mary Immaculate, the first Catholic religious order started in India. The headline attraction on the opening day was the appearance of the Dalai Lama and his remarks promoting "secular ethics." This may seem surprising coming from one of the world's most famous religious leaders (and a monk, at that), but like his counterpart in Rome, the Dalai Lama has a talent for speaking to the irreligious in a way that challenges and flatters democratic prejudices at the same time.
Being completely ignorant in Buddhism, I will refrain from evaluating the orthodoxy of his adoption of secular rather than religious ethics. The Dalai Lama knows how to poke fun at seemingly pious people by highlighting their hypocrisy. He preaches using liberal concepts like compassion and equality that are pleasing to the ears of the audience; in fact, he makes living with compassion by renouncing oneself the key to happiness. He goes even further by stressing that the world would be better off with perfect equality and no leaders to pose as authorities. And he does it all so easily, with a smile and joking asides that make him seem like your not-completely-all-there grandfather, which is all this one would be if he wasn't the 14th incarnation of a great Tibetian leader, feared and exiled as a boy by communist China. The Chinese would prefer to see him renounce his leadership as well.
In spite of his treatment by the Chinese government, the Dalai Lama called himself a "social and economic Marxist" during his talk, saying that capitalism is only about "money, money, money." He said this while also speaking well of George W. Bush, the United States, and even suggested that NATO headquarters should be moved to Moscow in order to spiritually disarm the Russians. Listening to him makes you think that human pride could simply be shamed out of existence. It would be too easy to call his ideas contradictory and utopian. (more…)


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First Mel and Gary moved in. Now a whole group opposed to ''spiritual violence'' will converge on Lynchburg.
By WAVENEY ANN MOORE, Times Staff Writer
© St. Petersburg Times, published October 23, 2002
ST. PETERSBURG -- When Pinellas Point resident Bill Carpenter traveled to Lynchburg, Va., recently to plan a demonstration against the Rev. Jerry Falwell, he spotted a house for lease across from the conservative Baptist preacher's 4,000-seat church.
Carpenter immediately called the founders of Soulforce, the gay and lesbian organization he represents, and suggested that the property might serve as a strategic base for a news conference about the group's cause.
But Soulforce co-founder Mel White, a former Falwell friend and ghostwriter of the preacher's 1987 biography, had another idea. The Rev. White, 62, decided that he and his partner, Gary Nixon, 52, would move from California and set up house across the street from Falwell's Thomas Road Baptist Church. In the six weeks since their move, the two men have invited Falwell to dinner at their new home (he declined), have become regulars at Falwell's Sunday services and have walked hand in hand into his sanctuary. They have been received politely, if not warmly.
This week, White and his followers will take the confrontation up a notch. On Friday, Saturday and Sunday, more than 200 gay men, lesbians, bisexuals and transgender supporters will gather for a gay pride festival, vigils and picketing in front of the church Falwell has pastored for almost half a century.
In a telephone interview Wednesday, the well-known televangelist said he welcomes the group to Lynchburg.
"I certainly as a Christian minister believe that homosexuality is wrong, but our church doors are open to everyone. That is what churches do. They reach out to people who are wrong. They reach out to people who are in need of help," said Falwell, who is 69.
"We have an active ministry to gays and lesbians, as we do to many other persons in need, and on any given Sunday, our 24,000 church members meet together in five or more church services, and many of them are gay and lesbian."
Falwell, who also is chancellor of the 14,000-student Liberty University, said he is aware that White and his partner are not attending his church to take advantage of its ministry to gays and lesbians.
"They think what they are doing is okay," he said. "They will not be allowed to join the church or take any leadership post until they have received Christ and abandoned their lifestyle. But they are nonetheless loved and welcome."
Carpenter, 50, arrived in Lynchburg on Saturday. On Tuesday morning, he and an advance team from Soulforce began distributing leaflets written by White titled, "Responding to the question people are asking: How can you also consider yourselves Christians when you are also gay? What the Bible really says about homosexuality."
This is the second time Soulforce supporters have converged on Lynchburg. They pronounced a 1999 visit successful after a peacemaking meeting with members of Falwell's church and university.
"When they came in 1999, we agreed to meet with them because the subject was violence," Falwell said Tuesday. "We wanted to meet to discuss how to reduce violence against Christians, against homosexuality, against everyone.
"They have come this time asking us to agree with them that homosexuality is an acceptable lifestyle. Because we take the Bible seriously, we cannot do that."
The seeming accord of 1999 was superficial, said Carpenter, who works part time as the planning and logistics coordinator for Soulforce.
"It was all on the surface, and Rev. Falwell made some statements he has reneged on. He promised to be more considerate and more concerned about his statements and the effects that they have on gay and lesbian people out in the world, and he's not doing that," Carpenter said.
"He's still making the outrageous kinds of statements that cause violence to be done to gay people. I have been to his church. ... He tends to be outrageous in his claims about homosexuality and the effects we are having on the American family."
Soulforce, which describes itself as "an interfaith movement committed to ending spiritual violence perpetuated by religious policies and teachings against gay, lesbian, bisexual and transgender people," was founded in 1999. In the years since, Soulforce has demonstrated at Presbyterian, Episcopal, Lutheran, Southern Baptist, Methodist and Roman Catholic conventions in an attempt to change church policies regarding sexual minorities.
White, who has been married and was an evangelical Christian at the time he wrote Falwell's 1987 autobiography, kept his sexual orientation a secret until 1993, after which he wrote the book Stranger at the Gate: To Be Gay and Christian in America. He is now an ordained minister with the Universal Fellowship of Metropolitan Community Churches, a California-based denomination with a predominantly gay membership.
During an interview Monday, White described himself and his partner as "missionaries to the front line of the fundamentalists."
Their move to Lynchburg, he said, is meant to put a different face on homosexuality than the one Falwell preaches about.
"He's the No. 1 source of information about us. Until he sees us up close and personal, living in his neighborhood, he can go on saying that we are a threat to society," White said.
"But once he sees that we mow our grass and plant our flowers and hang the flag from the front porch, he can see we are just Americans too. Jesus said, 'Love your neighbor,' and we are now literally and figuratively Jerry's neighbor and we are going to see if he is going to love us. ... We attend every service, sitting side by side. We go to church holding hands, and they have to deal with it. I mean, straight couples hold hands. Why shouldn't we?"
Members of Falwell's congregation "haven't been unfriendly, but they haven't been particularly friendly," White said.
Falwell says the congregation is prepared to be cordial this weekend, when Soulforce supporters gather to picket his church.
"Our people will go out on the sidewalk and ask them to come in and worship with us. They will find no opposition at Thomas Road Baptist Church," Falwell said.
"We are dedicated to ministering to sinners, and since we are all sinners, Mel and his group will find open arms and loving people."


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This report describes an outage in Arizona. On the afternoon of September 8, 2011, an 11-minute system disturbance occurred in the Pacific Southwest, leading to cascading outages and leaving approximately 2.7 million customers without power.1 The outages affected parts of Arizona, Southern California, and Baja California, Mexico. All of the San Diego area lost power, with nearly one-and-a-half million customers losing power, some for up to 12 hours. The disturbance occurred near rush hour, on a business day, snarling traffic for hours. Schools and businesses closed, some flights and public transportation were disrupted, water and sewage pumping stations lost power, and beaches were closed due to sewage spills. Millions went without air conditioning on a hot day.
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Here's a list of my top 5 Ringo Starr albums:
1. Ringo(w/ the bonus tracks "It Don't Come Easy" and "Early 1970") - Very Beatlesque and infectious. I really put "It Don't Come Easy" up there with some of Wing's best singles from the '70s. I also like "Photograph," "Six O'Clock(written by Macca!!!)," and "You're Sixteen." Great album. I love Paul and Linda's backing vocals on "You're Sixteen." "Early 1970" brilliantly wraps up what Ringo is all about. "I'm the Greatest" is hilarious.
2. Good Night Vienna(w/the bonus track "Back off Boogaloo") Excellent follow-up to Ringo. The "No No" song is very charming. I like his cover of "Only You" as well. The title track is another good John composition.
3. Time Takes Time - Somewhat of a comeback. This was his first album after a long absence from the studio. "Weight of the World" is such an uplifting song. If you are ever depressed, listen to this one. I like the video for WOTW, too. A very "feel good" album.
4. Verticle Man - Ringo's much-improved songwriting was showcased on this album. I like the sing-a-longs. ("La Di Da," the "Love Me Do" remake, etc.) George plays excellent slide on "King of Broken Hearts."
5. Storytellers - Ringo's best live album. Better than any of the All-Star live albums. It's great to hear him performing "Don't Pass Me By," "Octopus's Garden," and all of his '70s hits. The songs from Verticle Man sound excellent next to all of his classics. Ringo is an excellent storyteller as well. I love the line about George wanting to throw all of the references to God into "It Don't Come Easy." Ringo said he told George, "YOU sing about God." Very funny.
One thing I've always thought is that Ringo is more Paul's soul-brother than George or John when it comes to songwriting. Ringo is much more "Happy-go-lucky" than Paul, but both write positive, uplifting songs.


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Family of missing man asks for public's help
Storm played with heart
To the editor:
I am fortunate to live in San Jose where the National Girls Hockey Championships were recently played. When I found out the Keweenaw Storm would be competing, I was thrilled I would be able to go to many of the games.
I saw familiar faces, and met many new ones, who filled me in on who these girl hockey players were and how they got to the Nationals.
As I watched them play, I was amazed at their level of skill. They outplayed every team I saw them play. They played with heart, and it was not hard to see that they were a true team. It was an honor to be able to watch them, and they not only made me even more proud to be a Yooper, but inspired me personally in many ways.
Well done, Keweenaw Storm. I hope you all know how amazing you all are, and that watching you play was the highlight of my year.
Karyann Houle Wilson
San Jose, Calif.


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Expect library adds the IO instance method expect, which does similar act to tcl's expect extension.
In order to use this method, you must require expect:
require 'expect'
Please see expect for usage.
Reads from the IO until the given
pattern matches or the
timeout is over.
It returns an array with the read buffer, followed by the matches. If a block is given, the result is yielded to the block and returns nil.
When called without a block, it waits until the input that matches the
pattern is obtained from the IO or
the time specified as the timeout passes. An array is returned when the
pattern is obtained from the IO. The first element of
the array is the entire string obtained from the IO
until the pattern matches, followed by elements indicating which the
pattern which matched to the anchor in the regular expression.
The optional timeout parameter defines, in seconds, the total time to wait for the pattern. If the timeout expires or eof is found, nil is returned or yielded. However, the buffer in a timeout session is kept for the next expect call. The default timeout is 9999999 seconds.
# File pty/lib/expect.rb, line 32 def expect(pat,timeout=9999999) buf = '' case pat when String e_pat = Regexp.new(Regexp.quote(pat)) when Regexp e_pat = pat else raise TypeError, "unsupported pattern class: #{pat.class}" end @unusedBuf ||= '' while true if not @unusedBuf.empty? c = @unusedBuf.slice!(0).chr elsif !IO.select([self],nil,nil,timeout) or eof? then result = nil @unusedBuf = buf break else c = getc.chr end buf << c if $expect_verbose STDOUT.print c STDOUT.flush end if mat=e_pat.match(buf) then result = [buf,*mat.to_a[1..-1]] break end end if block_given? then yield result else return result end nil end
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Continuing my coverage of the [IBM System x and System Storage Technical Symposium], here is a recap of Day 2:
- XIV: Implementation, Migration and Optimization
Special thanks to Anthony Vandewerdt, who sent me his version of this presentation that he planned to present in Australia next week. I "smartened it up" (or whatever the appropriate phrase is the opposite of "dumbed it down") for the technical audience.
- Recovery procedures for single and double drive failures. A double drive failure on an XIV typically involves less recovery effort than traditional RAID5-based disk systems, and in many cases results in no data loss whatsoever. I provided details on this in my blog post [Double Drive Failure Debunked: XIV Two Years Later], so no need to repeat myself here.
- Replacing the Automatic Transfer Switch (ATS) non-disruptively. To support either single-phase and triple-phase power sources, the XIV uses an ATS to take two independent power feeds, and distribute this out to the three Uninterruptible Power Supplies (UPS).
- Built-in Migration capability to copy data off other disk systems over to the XIV.
- Configuring Synchronous and Asynchronous mirroring using either the Fibre Channel or Internet Protocol ports.
- Optimizing the use of XIV for VMware, AIX and other operating systems.
The IBM XIV Storage System is quite popular in New Zealand, with four times more boxes sold per capita than the other countries in the Asia Pacific region. I covered both the A14 model as well as the new Gen3 model.
- Business Continuity/Disaster Recovery (BC/DR) Update: Lessons, Planning, Solutions
My colleague Vic Peltz from IBM Almaden presented on lessons learned from Hurricane Katrina and various other natural disasters. Unlike tradtional presentations the focus on technology, Vic took a different approach, focusing on people and procedures. I was here last year when the earthquake hit Christchurch on the south island, so I was well aware that BC/DR was top of mind for many of the attendees. Throughout this week, I have felt tremors, and many of the locals told me that these happen all the time.
- Introduction to IBM Storwize V7000
I knew I was in trouble when the request for me to present Storwize sounded like something from [Mission Impossible]:
"Good morning, Mr. Pearson. Your mission, should you choose to accept it, involves presenting Storwize V7000 in Auckland, New Zealand. You may also present the Storwize V7000 Unified, but it is essential that you not cover the SAN Volume Controller or SONAS products from which they are based upon, as you will not have enough time. The audience is very technical, so be careful. As always, should any questions come up that you cannot answer, the conference coordinators will disavow all knowledge of your actions, nor reimburse your laundry charges. This message will self-destruct in five seconds."
Well, I accomplished my mission in 75 minutes. I was able to cover the block-only version of the IBM Storwize V7000, with support for clustering the control enclosures, expansion drawers and external storage virtualization. I then spent a few minutes on the block-and-file Storwize V7000 Unified, which adds support for CIFS, NFS, HTTPS, FTP and SCP protocols through two new "file modules", with integrated support for backup and anti-virus checking. I covered both IBM Easy Tier for sub-LUN automated tiering between Solid-State Drives (SSD) and spinning disk, as well as Active Cloud Engine for file-based movement between disk and tape.
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Rich Swain presented IBM's best practices for deploying a Storage Area Network. This was an [updated version of the one from Orlando] by Jim Blue from IBM's SAN Central team.
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On August 22, 2011, President Barack Obama delivered remarks on the situation in Libya. In a statement, the President said, "…The momentum against the Qadhafi regime has reached a tipping point." The President continued, "... The Qaddafi regime is coming to an end, and the future of Libya is in the hands of its people."
Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton issued a statement on the situation in Libya. The Secretary addressed her conversation with the Chair of the Transitional National Council, Mustafa Mohammed Abdul Jalil, and the release of $1.5 billion in Libyan assets that had been frozen in the United States. Secretary Clinton said, "The events in Libya this week have heartened the world. The situation remains fluid, but it is clear that the Qadhafi era is coming to an end, opening the way for a new era in Libya -- one of liberty, justice, and peace."
Deputy Secretary of State Bill Burns led the U.S. delegation to the August 25 Libya Contact Group meeting in Istanbul, where representatives from 28 countries, the UN, EU, NATO, AU, OIC, Arab League and GCC came together to demonstrate the international community's commitment to supporting the Libyan people at this truly historic time.
The Human Rights Council held a Special Session on the Situation in the Syria on August 22. Ambassador Eileen Chamberlain Donahoe delivered remarks before the Special Session in Geneva, where she said, "…We condemn in the strongest terms, the ongoing slaughter and callous brutality unleashed by the Asad regime against the Syrian people." On August 23, Secretary Clinton released a statement, saying, "I congratulate the Human Rights Council for its work to create an international independent Commission of Inquiry to investigate the deteriorating human rights situation in Syria and to make clear the world's concern for the Syrian people. Today, the international community joined together to denounce the Syrian regime's horrific violence. The United States worked closely with countries from every part of the world -- more than 30 members of the Human Rights Council, including key Arab members -- to establish this mandate."
On Friday, August 26, President Obama and Secretary Clinton condemned the attack on the United Nations' offices in Abuja, Nigeria. President Obama said, "I strongly condemn today's horrific and cowardly attack on the United Nations headquarters building in Abuja, Nigeria, which killed and wounded many innocent civilians from Nigeria and around the world.... The UN has been working in partnership with the people of Nigeria for more than five decades. An attack on Nigerian and international public servants demonstrates the bankruptcy of the ideology that led to this heinous action." Secretary Clinton said, "There is no justification for this violence. These individuals were working to promote peace, expand opportunity and build a safer and more prosperous nation."
Meanwhile, the United States, Kenya, and the Office of the UN High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) continue to work together to assist refugees in the Horn of Africa. Ambassador Ertharin Cousin highlighted the United States' long-term commitment to relief and development work in Liberia. She said, "In Liberia, as in Somalia and throughout the region, we are combining immediate relief with longer term solutions." Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary of State for African Affairs Donald Yamamoto shared about efforts being undertaken by the Somali-American diaspora to address the crisis in the Horn of Africa and the community's commitment to Somalia's future.
In Honduras, the World Summit of African Descendants spotlighted African descendants' positive contributions to Western Hemisphere countries and the world. For a broader discussion on diaspora issues, be sure to join a webchat hosted by the Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs' Office of Alumni Affairs on the "Role of the Diaspora in Fostering Friendship Between the Homeland and Hostland." The conversation will take place on August 30.
In other news, U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) Administrator Rajiv Shah announced three USAID innovation grants to develop applications in this field and begin to create a mobile banking system that includes all Afghans. Also in Afghanistan, Assistant Information Officer Nicole Nucelli described U.S. Embassy Kabul's Iftar in honor of Ramadan. Meanwhile, U.S. Embassy Kathmandu Information Officer Heather Steil shared her experiences traveling far outside of the Kathmandu Valley to meet with members of the local press and strengthen relationships with the people of Nepal.
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In the meantime, I encourage all of our readers to take a look at Deputy Secretary of State Tom Nide's list of 10 things you should know about the State Department and USAID, and I'd like to thank all of you for your feedback and comments this past week. We look forward to hearing from you in the week ahead.
John H.C. in Canada writes:
Great work this week Thank You ALL
Pam in West Virginia writes:
The situation in Libya is of great concern to the world and the faster Qadhafi realizes he needs to step down. We also feel for the Syrian people and hope they will soon yield to world pressure.
Dr. G. in West Virginia writes:
I want to encore JohnHC's comment from Canada- great work.
Jen in Virginia writes:
Kudos to the State Department for a week of hard work. I especially like the list of '10 things you should know about State and USAID' - very enlightening!
Eric in New Mexico writes:
Personally I appreciate the monitoring efforts to make sure the decared and cataloged chemical weapons materials in Libya won't fall into the wrong hands, but would suggest that we work with the TNC to ship all of the mustard to Anniston for disposal as soon as possible and get it out of country.
Regardless of anny assurances made by anyone, Ghaddafi in my opinion is not one to have handed over everything and in all probability has squirreled away something for a rainy day last hurrah since he's so intent on going out with a "jim jones" koolaid escapade and martyring himself.. taking along as many as possible both opposed and supporting him.
And really folks, this is why the TNC has delared him not only a danger to Libya, but to the world.
If there's a time to put boots on the ground...teams of security experts in the field....then now would be it I think to help collect this sorry specimin of humanity and to prevent any possibility of his being capable of unleashing such horror upon his people, in full coordination and partnership with the transitional government of Libya.
Get the IAEA to go in and securely remove all yellowcake and anything that hasn't already been removed when Ghaddafi gave up his nuclear weapons ambitions so the nation can truly be declared WMD-free, and let theier be no doubt about that when all is said and done for the sake of everyone's peace of mind.
Nothing Ghaddafi would do in his final desperat hours would suprise me and don't be suprised if he has VX and other stuff set with a load of explosives and a fuse ready to light it all up and release it when the rebels come calling.
Given all the atrocities he's responsible for, folks almost have to expect this from him and it would be really silly not to and be caught unprepared.
And hey, if he's found without WMD's then no one will fault this government for taking no chances.
Just as no one should fault this government or the previous admin. for taking no chances with Saddam in allowing him to remain in power.
The world just can't afford to remain passive in the face of dictators with ill intent towards the people as they are capable of anything if given the chance, or allowed to persist in their sordid activities.
Any notion of stability becomes a bad joke the longer a lack of political will exists among nations bound by their word and "the responsibility to protect".
While it may not be the people's desire to have third party nations "interfere" , the actions of their despotic leaders guarrantees that such outside intervention becomes a prerequisite to them achiving control over their own future when peaceful protest is met with the willingness to murder them along with killing their aspirations for freedom.
Whether that be Libya, Syria, or anywhere else. Each nation has its own unique inflection point when circumstance demands our concrete involvement in their affairs.
The narrow confines of "national interest" and "strategic interest" must be redefined as in the common "human interest" when such things are to be duly and fully considered.
The family of nations is just beginning to appreciate this fact and our own nation's role in achieving a more effective global mindset.
Jonny in Utah writes:
Great week in review. The 10 things to know about State and USAID were very interesting. Qadhafi needs to go already and let Libya move on with its future. I'm glad the U.S. is supporting them in their efforts.
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the only big box that actually makes their dough in-house, is little caesars. everyone else is either made at a commissary, or it's frozen and shipped in
When did they change it? This was nothing like it used to be. It was pathetic! The bottom was soggy and not crispy at all. No flake to it at all. I called the shop to complain and the manager said, "We don't sell much thin crust." Gee, I wonder why! So did we just get a bad one or is this the way that the thin crust is now?
c0mpl3x,I don't know if Sbarro qualifies as a big box, with over 1000 locations worldwide, but I believe they still make their dough in their stores.Peter
So did we just get a bad one or is this the way that the thin crust is now?


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As people were getting ready for the holiday season and its accompanying waist expansion late last year, Dr. Mehmet Oz let viewers of his TV show in on a timely little secret. Everybody wants to know whats the newest, fastest fat buster, said the board-certified cardiothoracic surgeon and one of People magazines sexiest men alive. How can I burn fat without spending every waking moment exercising and dieting?
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The miracle cure isnt really a miracle at all. Its not even new. Garcinia cambogia has been studied as a weight-loss aid for more than 15 years. A 1998 randomized controlled trial looked at the effects of garcinia as a potential antiobesity agent in 135 people. The conclusion: The pills were no better than placebo for weight and fat loss.
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To be expected from a FOO. (Friend of Ofrah)
That Oz dude has always seemed kind of smarmy and gay.
I don't know if anything he says is valid or not.
He just seems creepy-faggoty.
That looks like one of those creepy new barcode thingies people can scan with cellphones.
This is one of the supposed benefits of multi-level marketed Vemma (mangosteen). And doesn't Oz also push saffron extract as appetite suppressant?
While I think Oz started with good intentions, I believe he has turned into one big time, advertising guru.
Day by day, he's becoming more and more of a snake oil salesman, a quack.
I thought it was green coffee beans he was hawking for weight loss.
I've never heard of him before now but looking at his photo, I agree with you.
What I can't understand is how Columbia University can fail to sanction him. Are there no ethical guidelines whatsoever for business enterprise associated with university tenure? Is he donating a bunch of money back to the school?
>>That looks like one of those creepy new barcode thingies people can scan with cellphones.<<
I didn't want to appear to be endorsing one particular type of equipment.
Heck if I know.
I just think he looks & acts like a creepy fag.
>>While I think Oz started with good intentions, I believe he has turned into one big time, advertising guru.<<
Just like that arrogant self-promoter Dr. Phil.
I'm not a fan of either but if you read the entire article the authors question the benefits of fish oil and vitamin D. So what do they know?
I can't tell you how many of my friends actually listen to this man. They usually don't talk about it around me because they know I'm going to roll my eyes at them. Of course, they also think Oprah is just the best.
I don't know if Dr. Oz is a quack or not; all I know is that if I bought every supplement he recommends every day, I'd not only be taking tons of capsules and pills, I'd go broke paying out the hundreds of dollars such a regimen would cost. - I used to try to buy every "wonder" supplement he recommended on the days I watched his program - and I didn't watch every day - but very soon fell out of that habit. I simply can't swallow all those pills, or eat all the fancy food he recommends. I do what I can; but am not in that "Oprah" echelon, thank goodness!
...and bee pollen plus something else to help your body utilize nutrients more effectively......
Tenure in clinical appointments is so rare it almost does not exist.
I would be very, very surprised if this shyster has tenure at the College of Physicians and Surgeons.
Eat like your great grandparents did, meat dairy, animal fats and vegetables. Limit grains and sugars to lose weight. Do the opposite of what liberal media says and you will live healthier. And avoid vegetable oils, soy, and processed things, they are fake food.
In other words, reverting to his Turkish roots.
Seems like the next biggest snake oil salesman. And yes he IS more or less a salesman even though he is supposed to be a Dr. In any health food store there will be products that will say "as seen on Dr. Oz" which to me scream of collusion, between Dr. Oz and the manufacturers as it is cross promotion, win win for them as the Dr. Oz audience IS Oprah's audience.
It seems like the majority of females in this country view him as having an inerrancy far beyond any religion expects from their holy book.
I don't like Phil , liked what few shows I watched of oz.
I have my own doctors and take information
from Dr TV and Dr Internet with a grain of salt.
I do agree with him on organic apple juice.
Not really a fan of the FDA$ either.
I see what you mean and I agree 100%
As a fitness trainer, I completely agree with you! LOVE that graphic!
Dr. Oz is a heart doctor.
One day I saw him take the blood pressure of a guy who was on stage. The guy was obviously very nervous being on stage.
Dr. Oz found his BP was high and concluded that he had High Blood Pressure and needed to get to his doctor and get some medicine.
Okay, so this heart surgeon has never heard of people's BP going up temporarily due to anxiety???? I think most MD's learn that the first year.
His advice on herbs and diet is pretty useless, but also not really dangerous. I would seriously wonder about his advice on other issues, tho.
Guess swarmy may be in the eye of the beholder, but if you've seen pictures of his wife and 4 kids you may rethink the "gay" part. BTW he's a cardiologist
It's standard practice for doctors to take BP in stressful situations, and then try to admit the patient to the emergency room. Maybe it shouldn't be, but it is.
"I would be very, very surprised if this shyster has tenure at the College of Physicians and Surgeons."
Sadly, Dr. Oz is a Professor of Surgery at the Columbia University College of Physicians and Surgeons; this type of appointment IS a tenure-track appointment.
A major embarassment for this P&S alumnus.
"BTW he's a cardiologist"
He is NOT a cardiologist. He is a cardio-thoracic surgeon.
Nobody expects surgeons to think.
Everyone has a job title.
I made reference to his mannerisms. They are faggoty.
He can have as many wives and kids as he pleases, he still acts like a fag.
Been on committees with him. He was a pretty nice guy back then. I have never watched him on television. In general, I don't think it's a good idea to become a television personality as a doctor, but I guess there's a role for this.
He's not worthy to shine Dr. Atkins' shoes.
"Its standard practice for doctors to take BP in stressful situations, and then try to admit the patient to the emergency room. Maybe it shouldnt be, but it is."
Can you 'splain that one?
Are they that dumb?
Good point. One could never lose weight walking, running, swimming, playing tennis...
As someone who has lost right at 100 pounds in the last 18 months, I can tell you how to lose weight
Eat right, exercise more.
That's it - no tricks, no gimmicks, no pills.
The good thing about exercising more is that you can eat a bit more - not a whole lot, but enough that I'm rarely hungry and still losing slowly.
Not very fancy, but there it is
I couldn't post every sport on earth. My POINT is there is no miracle: you need to exercise (and eat right) to lose weight.
it works. i can't take it because lots of these pills have some of the outer mango and rind part in them and mangoes are in the same family as the poison ivy, oak and sumacs - their outer skin/rind has urishiol oil in it and if you have a lot of reaction to the poison ivis, you will get a rash from taking the supplements.
lots of what he says is valid. he's at least looking at alternative options than just big pharma. and he is married. i think you're just reacting to his ethnic looks and mistaking them for something else. gotta retune your gaydar.w
Oz is/was a successful surgeon. Now he is a very, very successful entertainer. His audience is almost entirely women, presumably very easily impressed women.
In the words of Mark Levin, "What the hell is a Dr. Oz? I know what The Wizard of Oz is, but not a Dr. Oz."
All this Oprah-sanctified guy has to do is pronounce something the new weight-loss or health cure-all, and the same women who swooned over Oprah will rush to grab it.
I can't even stand the commercials for his show——filled with the same hysterical shrieking and screaming by the dupes who screamed for Oprah.
the problem is most people hve enough wilpower to do one, but not both. and that isn't enough to take off the existing fat.
Then he took my temperature...and it was 99.1. Told him I never run a temperature. He grabbed a different thermometer and took it again....and it was my usual 98.4. Digital stinks.
I still have my mercury thermometer.
Mangosteen (Garcinia mangostana) from which these pills are made is not at all the same thing as mango (Mangifera indica).
I'm sure he has some he'll sell you too
I've seen this Dr. Oz a grand total of once on television. I've worked with herbals and nutraceutical companies in a marketing capacity, having done catalogs and website content for a few very recognizable ones.
I'll say that there is some genuine benefit to many herbal nostrums, herbal anti-inflammatories and antimicrobials in particular. But, this basically unflashy benefit gets spun into some sort of panacea when it really isn't, routinely.
I know showmanship when I see it, and I know quite well how to write sales copy in order to legally avoid FDA scrutiny. Structure/function. Always with the qualifiers. May. Helps with. That sort of thing. Sounds very persuasive if you're wanting to be persuaded, and people with a particular nagging problem, persistent condition or even terminal diagnosis are really looking hard for something to latch onto. Women in particular.
Dr. Oz was going on about people claiming he'd endorsed certain products when in fact he doesn't. The "as seen on Dr. Oz" rack danglers do not imply that he endorsed that particular marketer or manufacturer, but it does mean that he has advocated the use of that particular nostrum.
Use of a carefully cultivated, famous name for an implied if not actual endorsement is not free, I can also tell you that from the same professional exposure.
He's in my opinion a salesman first and foremost. Draw your own conclusions.
Oz is/was a successful surgeon. Now he is a very, very successful entertainer.
Bingo. Now just add Dr Phil and the list will be complete .... entertainers. Once they get out to LA and see how easy it is to steal from supposed smart people they go all in. If Oz wasn't making big bucks off these fools, he would be up in Oregon somewhere living in sustainable housing, have a sustainable garden, having 1.3 sustainable children, etc.
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Official *What did you get in the mail today?* Thread!!!
My new gaiwan came today! Shipping was very quick from Hong Kong. I just had to try it out with some He Family 1st Picking Flat Hand Pressed Laoshan Green from Verdant
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My Verdant order arrived!
Oh happy day!
My Butiki order and my Verdant order came!
Also I ordered Chocolate A-Peel tea by Serendipity from Amazon for a friend's birthday and since she raves about it I got some for myself too. That came today as well.
I also got myself a youcopia spice rack to help store my teas.just need to get some spice jars now. I hope it will be much neater. :-)
That is a super smart idea! Ill have to do that!!!! Thanks for the idea!!!
I've looking for ways to reduce the clutter!
Received the Della Terra package. Mmm… cotton candy.
My Verdant order!
Hurray! Hope you're enjoying all of your teas
Got my order from Mandala. My Year of the Dragon cake with a sample of the Phatty Cake Sequel and a 2003 Haiwan shu. Going to try the Phatty Cake Sequel tonight.
Butiki order came today with the Taiwanese Wild Mountain Black and Caramel Vanilla Assam, with samples of With Open Eyes and Birthday Cake. Too bad I immediately turned around and left town for the weekend, so I won't get to them until Monday!
Glad the teas arrived safely. I hope you have a good weekend trip. :)
Mandala Tea! You were so fast with my order! It came today, YESSSS
2012 Noble Mark pu'er
Special Dark pu'er – this one looks gooood!
Phatty Cake II! Smells SOO GOOOD!
Samples of Golden Turtle, Alishan Oolong and White peony (wow, lookit the leaves on that one!)
I was really angry at my mail guy who delivered this package. I put it box down and went back to the backyard to finish up something, and I caught the mail man yanking pomegranates off my tree!
^Very not cool. I hope he apologized and returned your fruit to you.
I've been reading such good things about Mandala, I'm going to have to make an order soon :)
My Verdant order just got in! And I have tomorrow off. Looks like I'm having a tea day :)


text: Fordham's Take on Freedom of Speech By Patrick Maines on November 30, 2012 Posted in First Amendment, Free speech An important piece in the Wall Street Journal, profiling the president of a student free-speech group called the Foundation for Individual Rights in Education, spotlights the challenges facing free speech on the nation's college campuses. A recent incident at Fordham University, mentioned in the article, provides a good example. There, the university's College Republicans invited… Continue Reading


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About the Author: Kerri-Ann Jones serves as Assistant Secretary of State for Oceans and International Environmental and Scientific Affairs.
As part of the U.S.-Pakistan Strategic Dialogue initiated in March by U.S. Secretary of State Clinton and Pakistani Foreign Minister Qureshi, I recently led the U.S. delegation to the Science and Technology Working Group in Islamabad, June 8-9. The two-day meetings discussed three areas where our two governments could increase collaboration: enhanced science and technology cooperation, enabling the science and technology enterprise, and encouraging innovation and entrepreneurship.
It was encouraging to hear the Working Group specifically agree on building upon ongoing joint research and ways to highlight new knowledge that can improve social conditions and enhance economic opportunities. Working Group members also agreed to explore building the capacity of academic institutions and transferring technology from the lab to the private sector, while emphasizing the need to share successful models of innovation and entrepreneurship.
One of the most memorable experiences during my visit was attending an exhibition featuring 38 Science and Technology research projects funded through the Pakistan-U.S. Science and Technology Cooperation Program. I also had the privilege of visiting Pakistan's National University of Science and Technology, where I met with researchers who are conducting studies on climate change, finding innovative ways to use telemedicine to improve disease surveillance networks, and designing improved search engines.
The Science and Technology Working Group meeting was the first of the 13 Strategic Dialogue Working Group sessions taking place this month in Pakistan. Other Working Group topics include: law enforcement, energy, water, economics and finance, market access, defense, health, women's issues, and agriculture. I am inspired and encouraged by our Science and Technology discussions as they are addressing some of the most pressing environment, science, technology, and health issues facing Pakistan today, and building strong partnerships between our Science and Technology communities. The U.S.-Pakistan Strategic Dialogue represents the shared commitment of both nations to strengthening the bilateral relationship and building an even broader partnership based on mutual respect and mutual trust.
O.C. in the U.S.A. writes:
The Pakistani delegation and their wives should be invited to the Las Vegas Computer trade show. They would love it. Give them a really fun time. Take the wives on a shopping trip to the retail outlet mall and a concert with Mr. Las Vegas. Trade and partnership the Great American way.
Pamela G. in West Virginia writes:
I hope this discussion between the two countries,can change from war. The need for these technological advances is what we need to concentrate on not weapons.
Edward S. in New Mexico writes:
With such powerful minds as the Pakistan people, where will this lead the whole front to build a more technological future, where even people of age can excel in mathamatics, technology and a world of peace without the judgements of super brains keeping people uneducated for profit.
Riaz H. in California writes:
It's good to see attention shifting from purely political and military affairs to talking about science and technology cooperation between US and Pakistan.
These talks need to quickly move from government officials to scientists and technologists in the private sector and the academia, with clear focus on solving the biggest issues of energy, water management, forensic science, design for extreme affordability and human development tools and technologies.


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Here's a pop quiz: What are the first two words of every single missed approach procedure? Here is a bit of a twist to the question: it's the same procedure no matter if you are VFR or IFR.
It's actually quite simple. The first two words are always, always, always "Climb and…" You may be climbing to maintain an altitude or climbing and turning, but you are always climbing. The reason is simple—you are awfully close to the ground and, given that you can't see the ground, or that you can't safely land in VFR conditions, safety increases dramatically with altitude and airspeed.
There is another command that is not as plainspoken, but it also occurs regularly. In this case it is on numerous checklists, and tends to be condition-specific, but it is still a do-it-now issue: fuel shutoff. If you have a perceived or potential fire, then you are nearly always commanded to close the throttle, thus limiting fuel flow, and then told to shut off the fuel entirely. On a piston engine, you would shut of the mixture, and on a turbine you would move the appropriate lever to the fuel shut-off position.
In the case of the fuel, it's important that you recognize that the leap to safety in this case comes from taking a step that will actually force you to land. After all, without fuel, you are without power, and without power you are a glider. But the circumstance is such (in the eyes of the manufacturer, as well as common sense) that you are better off isolating the source of the fire. It may be that other emergency checklists will also start with some form of FUEL OFF or THROTTLE CLOSE, and it would behoove you to be familiar with all of them. In fact, you should memorize which checklists they are.
There are other scenarios in which the first steps are fairly obvious. Electrical emergencies may or may not start with isolating certain systems. But if there are any on your airplane that quickly lead you to turn off the battery, you need to know them. Likewise, if you have electric trim, and it begins to do a runaway, you need to know how to isolate the trim. Are there circuit breakers you can pull? Can you turn off the radio master? Do you have to turn off the battery master?
A missed approach always starts with "Climb and…" When it comes to the pilot's operating handbook, you should be intimately familiar with groups of checklists that have a similar start or logic.
That isn't to say you should memorize all checklists (you shouldn't), but with the proper review, you will be better prepared to handle a real emergency if one presents itself.—Chip Wright


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Maryland Half Marathon had an unexpected runner in last weekend's race. Dozer, a Goldendoodle, was caught up in bustle of people racing by his house, and ran through an invisible fence to join them, according to the Baltimore Sun.
The three-year-old Dozer's house is near the five mile marker. He jumped in with the other people running and seemed so caught up in the excitement that he finished the race. Dozer finished the half marathon in two hours and 14 minutes, the news source reports.
The parent's of Dozer did not know where he was, however. The dog owners were searching frantically for their pup, and he did not find his way home until the following morning.
The canine's health was in question after the long race he participated in. He was taken to his local veterinarian, who said he was fine but was going to be very sore.
According to ESPN, Dozer was given a medal for his participation, and the owner's set up a website that tells the story in order to raise money for cancer.


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"The Graduate" by Ernie Barnes
Ernie Barnes used his canvas to celebrate black American life in elongated, vibrant strokes. "The Graduate" (shown above) is one of the professional football player-turned-artist's best-known paintings, which is part of a body of work Barnes called "The Beauty of the Ghetto." Barnes passed away in 2009.
According to his long-time assistant Luz Rodriguez, "The Graduate" is rooted in Ernie Barnes' experiences growing up in segregated Durham, North Carolina during the 1940's and 50's:
"Because it was rare at that time for a member of the family to graduate from high school, it was commonplace and an honor for the new graduate to walk home from campus still dressed in their cap and gown. As the new graduate walked home, people on their front porches stood and clapped, which instilled a sense of pride in the graduate as well as the community. This image always remained in Barnes' psyche."
The creative inspiration for "The Graduate" came many years later while Barnes was in his car, parked at a stop light. Peering out the window, he noticed a young man striding across the street. "He expressed the attitude and confidence that Barnes captured for the mannerism in 'The Graduate,'" says Rodriguez.
A student in New Orleans, Louisiana walks to his graduation ceremony at John McDonogh Senior High School. (photo: Mario Tama/Getty Images)
Even though "The Graduate" depicts a solitary figure, it tells a story of collective pride and accomplishment. For Barnes, who attended North Carolina College on an athletic scholarship and graduated with an art degree, the graduate's achievement buoys a family and a community. One person's success may inspire a succession of possibilities.
Valedictorian Lawyna Taylor, one of 11 students displaced by Hurricane Katrina in New Orleans, celebrates after commencement was held in Franklin Avenue Baptist Church in the Ninth Ward. (photo: Mario Tama/Getty Images)


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Thursday, June 12, 2014
Vector Financial Services Lengthens Agreements with Bond
Source: Vector Aerospace
Vector Financial Services, the leasing division of Vector Aerospace Corporation has extended leasing and support agreements for two Vector-owned AS332L helicopters with Bond Helicopters Australia. The Vector leasing program combined with its full support package is customized to support Bond's specific requirements in the Australian offshore market.
Vector Aerospace offers Airbus Helicopters AS332L Super Pumas to the market on affordable short- to medium-term leases, backed by our own fully OEM-approved Bypass and Bypass Plus 'by-the-hour' support programs. Recognizing the need for a reliable, affordable aircraft lease program, Vector has a fleet of high-specification machines ready for work. Vector also provides Maintenance, Repair and Overhaul services as well as modification and customization programs for Super Puma helicopters from our facilities in North America and the United Kingdom.
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No state income tax, few / rare natural disasters (forest fires, floods, earthquakes, tornadoes, hurricanes, etc) and accessible outdoor recreation make the area attractive.
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Low Crime - 2/16/2016
Nice place to live and raise children.[Comment on this Posting]
Snow - 2/28/2015
Snow iis not a surprise. NH ihas four seasons and each one compliments the natyral beauty of yhis state.[Comment on this Posting]
New Hampshire quality of life - 12/9/2011
No state income tax, few / rare natural disasters (forest fires, floods, earthquakes, tornadoes, hurricanes, etc) and accessible outdoor recreation make the area attractive.[Comment on this Posting]
New Hampshire a Nice Place to Live - 2/26/2011
NH offers a diversity that you don't find in many areas of the country. You have lakes, mountains, the ocean, you're never too far away from any of them at any one time. New York City is 4 hours away, Boston can be reached in 2 hours from virtually any populated area of the state. As a native in his early 50's, I'm pining for less intense winters, otherwise this is a great state to raise a family, or to retire to if you like winter sports.[Comment on this Posting]
Move elsewhere - 2/23/2011
While New Hampshire is a beautiful state and has everything to offer it is not a place to buy a home unless you are wealthy and can afford to live off the interest of your investments.
The property taxes are outrageous because we do not have a state or sales tax.
The home owners support the state, period!
Vehicle registrations are ridiculous too and you don't have to have automotive insurance...That's right, your not required to carry it unless you get popped for OUI or get into an accident.
Because of this the ones who elect to have automotive insurance pay high premiums and if they get hit by an uninsured motorist, you'll be covered for your injuries but you wont be able to sue your insurance company for life long injuries because of the accident because the laws wont let you sue your insurance company! So if you lose a limb or a loved one, your loss, in the mean time the one who hit you is now obligated to carry automotive insurance.
If you rent, that's fine, you don't have the burdens of the home owner.
The state motto is "Live Free Or Die" and its true, you can live free in NH (if you collect welfare) because the tax payers, (home owners), pay for it...
I'm not against people who collect welfare, some people need it, but NH makes it easy for people to get it even if they have incomes.
What you see a lot of here are single moms with their working boy friends living with them.
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New Hampshire life - 7/26/2010
The quality of life in New Hampshire is true New England. People are friendly, once they get to know you, and one feels safe most of the time. The winters can be severe but the Autumn is beautiful beyond description. [Comment on this Posting]
The New Hampshire Advantage - 3/22/2010
I've lived in NH for 16 years. New Hampshire real estate taxes may not all be ideal -- but we have NO state income tax, NO sales tax and one of the highest safety ratings (crime rate is #47 of 50 states) in the country. Named in the CNBC rankings of "top states for doing business" as #1 for quality of life (#5 for education; #9 for business-friendly).
New Hampshire was the first to perform an outright act of insurrection in December 1774, was the first after John Hancock to sign the Declaration of Independence and -- as the 9th, majority-producing, state to ratify the Constitution was "the state that made us a nation."
We still have the first-in-the-nation Presidential Primary, are the only state to help an American President win a Nobel Peace Prize (see PortsmouthPeaceTreaty.com) and allow citizens to own and carry guns. Our state legislature is the largest -- which gives us an effective ratio of 1 legislator for every 3000 or so citizens New Hampshire has four glorious seasons, ocean beaches, lakes, mountains, forests (2nd after Maine for coverage), colleges and fresh air.
Consider that Daniel Webster, Robert Frost, Alan Shepherd and Christa McAuliffe, Robert Rogers (of Rogers Rangers), Celia Thaxter, Bode Miller, Steve Tyler and Dr. Seuss all have deep New Hampshire connections and you realize that "Live Free or Die" is a slogan that means more than first meets the eye.[Comment on this Posting]
crime trends - 2/17/2010
I am in school for criminal justice. I would like to find crime trends and stats and comps in crimes from all over the US. Mostly a comparison in small towns like Hudson, NH and cities like Lawrence and Lowell, MA.[Comment on this Posting]
Housing Costs - 12/19/2009
you do not get much for what you pay for compared to other parts of the country. many houses are older and outdated. cost of living is very high as are taxes.[Comment on this Posting]
Fees and property tax - 10/24/2009
Taxes are very low except for property tax,but the fees are everywhere.From local gov to state[Comment on this Posting]
Rent - 8/29/2009
rent in New Hampshire is very high compared to the rest of the nation[Comment on this Posting]
New Hampshire - 8/18/2009
We have lived in NH now for about 12 years, coming back here after being away in the military for approximately seven years. It has changed considerably, and the property taxes are unreal. The economy, while being bad everywhere right now, is probably worse here. There have been breaking and entering and stealing, malicious mischief. Things are not good here. We would like to go to Kingman, Az and either build on land we have there, or move into the city and sell our land. But we need to get more info. Anyone thinking of moving here may not find a job, and your mortgage, while being low, will rise from the taxes. lots of rain this year too, more than usual.[Comment on this Posting]
cold winters, great schools - 7/15/2009
Small town southern New Hampshire has a lot to offer if you're raising a family - the high property taxes are more bearable when you see how great the school systems can be. The cold winters are hard but the rest of the year is gorgeous.[Comment on this Posting]
Climate in New Hampshire - 6/8/2009
We have very variable weather here. The rule of thumb is if you don't like the weather today, wait a minute. We have long winters and short summers, autumn is awesome. We have heat waves and ice storms and lots of snow.[Comment on this Posting]
Nice Weather Season is Too Short - 11/1/2008
I like the Mountains but the weather is too cold for too long[Comment on this Posting]
High Property Taxes - 9/3/2008
Because there is no sales tax or income tax, expect to pay alot for property tax!! I have lived in NH my whole life and 19 of them in Northfield, it is ridiculous how much the home owners have to pay in this state.[Comment on this Posting]
Growing to fast - 8/21/2008
We live in Central NH and since moving here in 2001 we have noticed that we are becoming more and more like Southern California. Crime, gangs, more and more tear down the trees and build houses. We love the climate, except for this past winter and this summer. Snow as above records and this summer we have had a years worth of rain in 2 months. Contrary to what some have said about "New Englanders'" they are friendly and nice. But, due to the economy we will be on the move again.
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nice to visit, but... - 3/18/2008
...nh is probably best experienced in small doses. I've found that an extended time spent here (all my life, actually) can lead to wanderlust and a desire to go somewhere where its sunny, warm, and pleasantly breezy all the time. don't get me wrong - NH is my homestate, and i love it here, to an extent. summers are beautiful on our many lakes (and even our tiny coastline). even the first snowfall is pretty, for the first fifteen minutes anyways. but let's face it - this place is small. real small. and even though our population is growing (and our cities along with it, ever so slowly), it can't hide the fact that this place kind of stinks to grow up in. when you're younger, you don't want to go to museums or anything like that (and NH does have a handful of those, along with some small theater groups/venues). so i'd have to say this - NH is really picturesque, and that never gets old, but if you're thinking of moving here, think really hard about how you'd like it here. if you're an outdoorsy type, you'd probably love it, especially up north. but if you want diversity, or great cultural experiences at your fingertips on a daily basis, forget it.[Comment on this Posting]
Live free or die trying - 2/14/2008
NH is a decent place to raise a strong family if you have a strong family
.The winters are cold and there is basically no public transportation anywhere.Pretty high property tax but best of all no sales or income taxes.Not the greatest for singles but the beach and Boston is within an hour to the most populated areas of the state.[Comment on this Posting]
Great Place to Live, But Expensive - 10/11/2007
You can't beat New Hampshire when it comes to recreation opportunities. For boaters, there are hundreds of lakes on which to launch your boat.
For skiing, there are many great mountains that will challenge the experienced but still provide opportunities for novices to learn.
Hiking is a natural given the rural nature of the state.
And, if you have an urge to experience big city life, Boston is a short drive away.
The only downside is the cost of housing. My wife and I moved here from Indiana last year, and are still recovering from housing sticker-shock. I may be retiring in 2 to 3 years, and although we'd love to stay here, we may be forced to move back to the midwest or to the near south (Tennessee, Kentucky) in order to maintain our current standard of living.[Comment on this Posting]


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Hunt 1260: CWMU Buck deer
Mountain Meadow
Season dates
9-1-2014 to 10-31-2014
- Nonresident permits: No
- Resident permits: 2
- Total permits: 2
The Wildlife Board establishes timeframes for hunting on CWMUs. Hunters should expect to hunt at least five days within these timeframes
Type: CWMU
Species: Buck deer
Weapon: Any legal weapon
Mountain Meadow
DescriptionThe Mountain Meadow Cooperative Wildlife Management Unit (CWMU) is on the border between Cassia County, Idaho and Box Elder County, Utah about 3 km west from Clear Creek, Utah on the Raft River Mountains. The Pinnacle reaches 8200 feet on the south boundary of the CWMU. The north boundary ranges from 5200 feet to 5800 feet. In the east, Water Canyon drains northeast and ranges between 5800 feet and 8000 feet. Near the middle of the unit Holt Creek drains north and ranges between 5000 feet and 7000 feet. Barnes Creek more to the westside of the unit ranges between 5800 feet and 6000 feet draining north. The most common elevation is 5900 feet but ranges from 5600 feet to 8600 feet with an elevation difference of 3000 feet. Fifty-three percent (53%) of the CWMU elevation ranges between 6300 feet and 7900 feet an elevation difference of 1600 feet.
The Mountain Meadow Cooperative Wildlife Management Unit is covered (38%) with Inter-Mountain Basins Montane Sagebrush Steppe (62). Primarily located in the south two-thirds of the CWMU. Twenty-five percent (25%) of the CWMU is covered with Great Basin Pinyon-Juniper Woodland (37). This Pinyon-Juniper Woodland is mostly in the north. The only other land cover type that contributes much to the CWMU is Inter-Mountain Basins Cliff and Canyon (8), about 14%. This land cover type is more in the southeast of the Unit.
One of the Mountain Meadow Cooperative Wildlife Mangement Unit (CWMU) nearest weather stations, PARK VALLEY (427408), is about 16.5 km south from the south edge of the CWMU. PARK VALLEY has seventy-nine (79) years of records, 1911 - 1990. During the FALL (September, October and November) the average precipitation is 2.45 inches, but it can be as high as 6.38 inches or as low as 0.62 inch. During the 91-day FALL period, 13 days will experience greater than or equal to 0.01 inch of precipitation, 7 days of greater than or equal to 0.10 inch, or 1 days of the greater than or equal to 0.50 inch of precipitation. Snowfall during the FALL averages 5.8 inches but can be as high as 22.5 inches. FALL temperature at PARK VALLEY averages 48.4 degrees F. but can be as high as 93.0 degrees F. or as low as 0.0 degrees F. During the FALL, 36 days will be below freezing (32 degrees F.) and no days above 90 degrees F. This map is provided for general reference only and does not constitute a legal hunt boundary. The Division does not guarantee access to any private or public land. Hunt unit boundaries may include private property or other excluded areas.
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I truly love music of all types - but this just came across as loud, odd noise. I know and own that I've become sensitive (irritated) by the screens and audio ads everywhere and layers of music playing in dept. stores - but this caught me by surprise. It seemed so out of place to hear canned music blaring downtown. So I'm wondering (1) how other people feel about it, and (2) whether there are ordinances that address or guide businesses playing amplified sound outside their establishments.
Funny, I often choose to dine outdoors because it is often quieter than some of our restaurants. Borrowing from Dylan... my old road may be rapidly agin' and the times may be a-changin'.
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things to do ,
i think collating all the email address from this years show would be good thing , for future history's
have a look at the old web site and transfer it on to a computer .
sort out /find out where all the tk admin stuff is put it somewhere safe .
and issue 2 of logos "revolution of collaborative masturbation international"