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Twin Chopper Drops Featured in RAF Photo Competition
While photos of helicopters did not win any first prizes at the annual RAF photo competition – obviously no rotorheads on the judging panel – two photos featuring RAF helicopters got through to the final selection. In Category C, RAF Operational Experience, Senior Aircraftman (SAC) Dave Turnbull's picture of personnel leaving a Puma helicopter during the completion of their Helicopter Abseil Instructors course took second place.
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Just out of placing, SAC Nicholas Egin's photo of a Chinook from 18 Squadron delivering feed for farm animals isolated farm animals in Northern Ireland during snowy weather was highly recommended by the judging panel.
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Small game regulations set
North Dakota's 2013 small game and furbearer regulations are set and most season structures are similar to last year.
Continued expansion of fishers in eastern North Dakota has allowed the Game and Fish Department to change from a quota system to a limited number of days with no quota. The season will run from Nov. 25-Dec. 1. Fishers can only be taken by traps and cable devices. A limit of one fisher per person is allowed during this season.
This year, states can offer a possession limit of three times the daily bag limit for most migratory birds. Prairie chicken and sage grouse seasons will remain closed due to low populations.
Only North Dakota residents are permitted to hunt waterfowl from Sept. 21-27. Nonresidents are allowed to hunt waterfowl in North Dakota beginning Sept. 28. Other waterfowl season details will be finalized in mid-August in the waterfowl amendment to the small game and furbearer proclamation.
In accordance with state law, nonresidents are not allowed to hunt on Game and Fish Department wildlife management areas or conservation PLOTS (Private Land Open To Sportsmen) areas from Oct. 12-18. Hunters should refer to the North Dakota 2013-14 Small Game and Furbearer guides (available mid-August) for more details on small game and furbearer seasons. Waterfowl regulations will be available in early September.
Crows (fall)
Aug. 10-Oct. 20 – No daily or possession limit
Early Canada Goose
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Daily limit 15 – Possession limit 45
Mountain lion
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Zone 1 late – Nov. 25-March 31, 2014 limit 1
Zone 2 – Aug. 30-March 31, 2014 no zone quota, limit 1
Sept. 1-Oct.30 – Limit 15, possession limit 45
Hungarian partridge
Sept. 14-Jan. 5, 2014 – limit 2, possession limit 12
Sharp-tailed grouse
Sept. 14-Jan. 5, 2014 – limit 3, possession limit 12
Ruffed ground
Sept. 14-Jan. 5, 2014 – limit 3, possession limit 12
Tree squirrels
Sept. 14-Jan. 5, 2014 – limit 4, possession limit 12
Sandhill crane
Unit 1 – Sept. 14-Nov. 10 – limit 3, possession limit 9
Unit 2 – Sept. 14-Nov. 10 – limit 2, possession limit 6
Sept. 14-Dec. 1 – limit 8, possession limit 24
Sept. 21-Nov. 4 – limit 3, possession limit 9
Tundra swan
Sept. 28-Dec. 29 – season limit 1
Oct. 12-Jan 5, 2014 – limit 3, possession limit 12
2012 pheasant season summary
Wildlife populations were flourishing in 2006-07 when Conservation Reserve Program acres peaked at more than 3.25 million in North Dakota. Since then, as CRP acres have steadily declined, so has the overall harvest of game species.
According to statistics released by the State Game and Fish Department, while the number of pheasant hunters increased by 4 percent from 2011 to 2012, overall harvest fell 10 percent.
The number of resident hunters in 2012 was up 1 percent from 2011, while nonresident pheasant hunters increased 9 percent. Birds bagged per hunter decreased from 8.2 to 7.2, and each hunter spent an average of 5.4 days afield.
Counties with the highest percentage of pheasants taken by resident hunters in 2012 were: Hettinger, 7.7; Burleigh, 7.7; McLean, 6.7; Morton, 5.7; and Stark, 4.7. Top counties for nonresident hunters were: Hettinger, 20.1 percent; Bowman, 8.8; Adams, 6; Emmons, 5.9; and McLean, 5.2. Annual pheasant season statistics are determined by a mail survey of resident and nonresident hunters.
Online swan app available
The online application for North Dakota's 2013 tundra swan license lottery is available on the state Game and Fish Department's website, (gf.nd.gov). The deadline for applying is Aug. 14.
Paper applications will be available the end of July from Game and Fish offices, county auditors and license vendors. Hunters can also apply by calling (800) 406-6409. A service fee is added for license applications made by phone.
The statewide tundra swan hunting season is Sept. 28-Dec. 29. A total of 2,200 licenses are available. Successful applicants will receive a tag to take one swan during the season. Since swans are classified as waterfowl, nonresidents may hunt them only during the period their nonresident waterfowl license is valid.


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Stella is located about 400 hundred meters from 'Porta Sant'Anna', one of the most beautiful entrances of the famous walls of Lucca.
The property, an early 20th century building, has been renovated taking care to preserve the traditional features, such as the wooden beam ceilings and the beautiful floors in 'lucchese style'.
Located in a quiet alley, only ten minutes walk to the old town, the guest house Stella offers private parking. So one can reach the main attractions without needing to take the car.
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The company Lazzi-Vaibus connects Lucca with Pisa airport, Florence and Viareggio. There's a bus every hour, the stop is Piazzale Verdi (Porta S. Anna), a few hundred meters from us. The bus Lucca - Pisa airport Via Ripafratta stops in via Pisana, just right in front of our hotel.
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Once you have paid, make sure you don't go straight on, do a right and then a left turn following the sign for 'Tourist Information'.
Go straight on at the traffic lights and pass over the railway bridge, until you find another traffic light after the roundabout. Turn right here, you are now in Via Pisana. Drive along for 800 metres, you will find a pastry shop called Stella on the right-hand side, opposite a petrol station. Here you will find the hotel.


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Secretary of State John Kerry spoke by telephone this morning with Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov about the situation in Ukraine. Secretary Kerry expressed the United States Government's strong support for the action of the Ukrainian parliament today to name an acting president and acting prime minister, and to move quickly to stabilize the country's political and economic situation. Secretary Kerry emphasized that the votes taken today by huge majorities of the Ukrainian people's elected representatives from all parties, including the Party of Regions, offer the best and most promising path forward to restore peace and stability to Ukraine quickly, and to address Ukraine's pressing financial challenges in the coming weeks and months.
Secretary Kerry restated America's readiness to work with all members of the international community and all international institutions to support Ukraine and the Ukrainian people at this critical time. Secretary Kerry expressed our hope that the Russian Federation will join with us, the European Union and its member states, and other concerned countries to help Ukraine turn the page and emerge from this crisis stronger, united and moving forward through new elections and critically needed reforms . The Secretary noted our call for all sides to refrain from violence and to respect Ukraine's democratic institutions. He also underscored the United States' expectation that Ukraine's sovereignty, territorial integrity and democratic freedom of choice will be respected by all states.
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I am always amused when I read a comment by Amit M. in Washington, for it is completely self evident that he's become infatuated with a certain media personality....and I share his hopes for folks in Ukraine.
As an excercise in "Regime replacement therapy" , this is the people of Ukraine's finest hour, for even Churchill would agree that never in the history of Ukrain was so much owed by so many to so few.
It may be that the dearly departed Victor ( the guy with a last name that makes my brain hurt trying to spell..), took example from a former President of Honduras that got left on a tarmac in his PJs awhile back, and decided to get while the getting was good...and so took the money and ran as it were...(chuckle).
Another one bites the dust....ousted from power, like all good little autocrats should be. At least to be properly informed by the masses that one is become persona non grata and act accordingly to get gone is prefferable to what Assad is doing, which is nothing short of committing genocide upon the Syrian people...
( and on this point I have to say that I think NSA Susan Rice will rue the day she stated on "Meet the Press" that what Assad is doing by using every tool of warfare known upon his own population, including starvation and the UN stating quite clearly that if humanitarian access and help is not forthcomming, the death toll will become astronomicly higher.)
When one considers that Stalin starved, shot, and put down protests in Ukrain in 1932-33 , over 7 million people died...it may not be considered genocide by some in this government, but I suggest folks take a good hard look at how you define that, because you'all arn't fooling the public who've been witness to it, and I dare say Ms. Rice would get an earfull to the contrary from about 9 million Syrian people displaced by a genocidal maniac and his military.
Oh yeah, it's a bloody civil war too....generally genocide does tend to incite resistance by its victims.
But where does Russia acknoledge its role ...as an enabler of genocide today?
I for one think that the Russians are smart enough to learn from their own historical leaders mistakes and not take part in supporting actins hat would later highly embarras the state...and cause lasting hardship upon a people.
I think they've also learned that their "sphere of influence" as a national interest does not extend into the minds of free men and women and has it's limits of reach, even next door to mother Russia.
I congratulate the Russian people and government for hosting what was a great olympic show...but if the Russian gov. would pledge an equal ammount spent on games to provide relief to the Syrian people then that would probably make more of a statement of "Nationl Influence" than all the icons of Russian history in the closing ceremonies.
It's good that Russia understands the Ukraininan people want to set their own course as a nation, as just because even though the US and UK speak English doesn't mean we try to dictate each other's politics...in fact I think we tend to mutually amuse each other as governments practicing the worst form of government ever invented by man, save all other forms....Churchill had it right about Democracy!
One would hope the Parliment of Ukraine would act wisely and learn from their own government's past mistakes and put its political and fiscal hoses in order, with a little help from their friends and the IMF, and maybe out of this Mr. Putin wil learn two things...one that to be in control of change is not to stand in the way of it. and two, that the sooner he can arrange for Assad's departure, the less likely he personally will be held accountable for supporting a genocidal maniac with weapons and political cover.
I don't think historians will look kindly upon those who denied what their eyes see, and offered excuses to allow genocide to continue on their watch..


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"The vast majority of America's charitable dollars are donated to local religious and educational institutions" or to worthy causes, writes Dana Goldstein. But the most effective way to help the poor is to give them money to do with as they see fit, she writes in The Atlantic. In other words, don't buy a Christmas goose for the Cratchits. Give them cash. (Was Bob Cratchit a spendthrift?)
In the Third World, at least half of government aid for the poor is lost to corruption and private philanthropy is "heavily skimmed" as well. Micro-credit efforts don't the very poor and "many recipients default on their loans, leaving them further in debt," Goldstein writes.
Mexico and Brazil give "conditional cash transfers" to poor families who enroll their children in school or take them to the doctor, but that's hard to do in very poor countries where there aren't enough schools or doctors.
(Four economists gave) poor families in rural Kenya $1,000 over the course of 10 months, and let them do whatever they wanted with the money. They hoped the recipients would spend it on nutrition, health care, and education. But, theoretically, they could use it to purchase alcohol or drugs. The families would decide on their own.
Three years later, the four economists expanded their private effort into GiveDirectly, a charity that accepts online donations from the public, as well. Ninety-two cents of every dollar donated to GiveDirectly is transferred to poor households through M-PESA, a cell phone banking service with 11,000 agents working in Kenya.
. . . GiveDirectly recipients are spending their payments mostly on food and home improvements that can vastly improve quality of life, such as installing a weatherproof tin roof. Some families have invested in profit-bearing businesses, such as chicken-rearing, agriculture, or the vending of clothes, shoes, or charcoal.
Unconditional cash transfers aren't popular with non-governmental organization staffers, says Paul Niehaus, one of GiveDirectly's founders. "If this works, what are we all here for? Why do we have jobs? There's an industry that exists that tries to make decisions for poor people and determine what's best for them."
The very poor in rural Kenya are poor "because they were born in Africa," says Niehaus. Abject poverty in the U.S. is correlated with irresponsibility, addiction and illness. Most giving assumes there are deserving poor and undeserving poor, Goldstein writes on her blog.
Deserving poor people work, even if the wages they earn are less than the costs of child or health care. They endure cumbersome bureaucratic processes to seek child support from the absent fathers of their children, even if those fathers are in jail, drug addicted, or otherwise unable to provide for their kids. They open college savings accounts, even if they need 100 percent of their monthly income just to cover the costs of housing and food. They attend classes on why it's important to get married.
Social welfare systems favor mothers of young children. There's little help for childless adults without disabilities. Taxpayers aren't willing to give no-strings cash to the poor.
. . . most of us assume poor people need to learn how to best help themselves. The radical premise of GiveDirectly is that poor people already know, much better than their governments or a charity director, what they need.
Even poor Americans think aid should go only to those who do their best to support themselves, reports Reuters in a look at poverty in Indiana.


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The trek from one end of the gorge to the other is considered extremely difficult, and most trekkers take two or three days to walk it. Though I am drawn to adventure and never met a hiking trail I didn't want to run, I am nervous about the gorge.
For one thing, I don't have access to familiar food, let alone energy gels or sports drinks. Can I handle a 14-mile trail with 4000 feet of elevation gain? And will I be able to stay hydrated at altitudes of 6000 to 10,000 feet? I cannot imagine drinking any unfiltered water in a country as polluted as China, nor, at this point, do I know if any is available on the trail anyway.
The first thing we sort out is breakfast. Matthew and I wake before dawn, and he orders us gan bian tu dou si, a plate-sized hash brown topped with a fried egg. Carbs and protein—check. I swallow a few thick mouthfuls of instant coffee (caffeine—check), and we begin our ascent, catching the high trail where it intersects with the low road across from our guesthouse.
We climb the dry trail at a slow jog for at least an hour before the sun crests the opposite peaks, light beaming through gaps in a long row of sharp saw teeth covered in snow. Clouds still cover the river and canyon below like a fluffy mummy bag, though they rise and dissipate as the day warms. As we round a corner, a Naxi goat herder—a small man dressed in a yellow sweater, collared shirt, trousers and a signature blue Naxi cap similar to a golfer's billed hat—and his herd of goats, squeezes by. He smiles and shouts, "Hello!" We step aside, letting the goats clang by.
After about three miles of ascent, the trail flattens out and contours along the vertical rock face. Waterfalls tumble down from the snowy mountains above, safe to drink from and sweet and fresh. We step carefully across their paths. Evidence of human life is everywhere. From the views of the road construction below to the occasional small piles of garbage, I'm reminded that despite the magnificent natural drama of the gorge, this is a place where people live.
We begin a grueling climb to the highest point on the trail, roughly 10,000 feet, and our run slows to a hike. At the top of our climb, an entrepreneurial woman appears on the trail with a basket of bottled water and bananas on her back. I eat a banana and feel revived, while Matthew demolishes a small bottle of water in three swallows. The sun glitters on the river below from a bright, blue sky, and snow from the line of vertical, triangle is swept off the summits in a high-alpine wind.
Then we descend the "28 Bends," a series of knee-battering switchbacks that drop about 2000 feet. The trail mellows and we pass through more villages, clusters of small wood houses huddled against green hillsides, and we can look down from the trail into courtyards. A small shop sells more food and water geared toward trekkers. I stop to use a rural toilet in a village next to the trail: three patchy wood walls surrounding a slick tile floor with a sloped ditch in it, emptying onto the ground below.
The last couple of miles of "trail" is, in fitting with China's rapid development, on a newly paved road. The cement leads downward, and sections of dirt trail are visible as shortcuts between the road's switchbacks. The hot sun and hard pavement begin to work against us, and we walk the half mile or so to the trailhead in Qiaotou, a busy town with a highway linking the larger cities of Lijiang and Shangri-la.
We replenish with a random assortment of food: a Spam omelet, fried rice, fresh fruit. It took us 4.5 hours to cover the difficult 14 miles. As I reflect on my run, I'm in awe of the adaptable nature of humans. Though farming and herding are still a part of their lives, the guesthouses, small cafes and shops, and even the woman who hiked up the trail with sundries are her back are all testaments to ability of humans to change with and adjust to new circumstances.
And as for me? I think my recovery meal will definitely involve Chinese food.


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La Crosse School District Researches Charter High School
The La Crosse Design Institute (LDI) is a public charter school in the La Crosse School District.
The seventh and eighth grade program has been around for two years, and test scores show the program has been a success.
"Our students in reading actually demonstrated that they were growing faster than the national average," said Nick Pretasky, La Crosse Design Institute advisor. "And our students in math were growing at the national average."
LDI is just one of several public charter schools in the La Crosse School District available to students who are interested in project-based learning.
"Everything that we're hearing from the community... from the parent groups that we listen to... they're saying thank you for the choices and options," said Troy Harcey, La Crosse School District associate superintendent of instruction. "Lets see if we can continue to innovate, and see what's in the best practices for the kids."19481654
So, this month the La Crosse School Board voted to allow the district to apply for a $175,000 grant which would give them the opportunity to explore the possibility of having a project-based charter school, like LDI, for high school students.
"We're thankful for the board's support to at least continue to research," said Harcey. "They feel it's a valuable enough option philosophically for our school district, for our parents, that they're willing to let us go forward and turn over every stone as we research the possibilities."
"I think it's a really good program," said Colin Klos, LDI Governance Board president. "The outcomes are incredible."
The Governance Board for the middle school which oversees the charter.
"If it is showing that it is very successful, it can only be more successful at the high school level," said Klos. "And that's when those next four years are so important, because after those four years you're on your own."
Klos is also the Vice President of MBA, an architecture firm in Holmen. He says project-based charter schools, like LDI, are producing workers with 21st century skills.
"It's very hard to find quality employees," said Klos. "Whether they have degrees or not. Whether they're out of high school, whatever. It's that person that can problem-solve, that can think on their feet, that don't have to be directed every minute of the day. And can then produce."
And now the School District of La Crosse hopes to start researching whether this model of education can be successful at the high school level, too.
"So, we're hopeful," said Harcey. "We're excited. We've got a lot of zeal and passion and energy behind the possibilities. So, hopefully that will lead us ultimately to a good place."
And that place would allow the district to offer its students and families a charter high school.
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A time capsule buried in downtown Clovis was unearthed Thursday.
Buried in 1957, the capsule was discovered on the north side of the Clovis Fire Department beneath a sidewalk.
"(The capsule) looks great ... for being buried for 50 years," Clovis Fire Chief Ray Westerman said Friday.
The exact locale of the capsule was debated. About 10 people spent four hours searching for it with a metal detector, maps and old drawings, Westerman said.
Rumor had it a major construction project in the 1980s forced firefighters to find the capsule a new home. Nothing was discovered when firefighters, city officials and residents dug where they assumed it had been moved near the front steps of the fire department.
They struck gold when they returned to the original burial site.
Once the gem was found, another hour was spent unearthing it, Westerman said.
"We dug a hole and went in sideways (around the sidewalk)," he said.
"The capsule remained undisturbed until yesterday afternoon for 50 years," Westerman said.
According to a newspaper account of the burial, a 1957 commemorative edition of the Clovis News Journal, a souvenir booklet published as part of the city's 50th anniversary celebration and "pictures and other items of interest" are contained in the capsule.
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I've been talking a lot lately about kindness and how important it is to our profession (hopefully any service profession). On my own blog, I waxed touchy-feely about it but I think there is a very practical benefit to kindness. The return on investment can be hard to quantify, but it's there. Just as in other service industries, the intangibles can make or break our libraries.
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This year's Computers in Libraries featured a lot of discussion about unconferences (including CiL's own lobbycon) and the benefits of learning in an informal, social setting. I am all for taking in and sharing information while sprawled in a comfy chair or quaffing a glass of hotel merlot but CiL got me thinking about something else I find to be an essential learning tool: pictures. Read More »
I wonder if Peggy Orenstein ever got a letter (or several letters) from someone she was hoping to gracefully lose touch with. Or had a friend who called her parents, trying to find out where she moved after college. Maybe she wished for an "ignore" button. More likely, she grumbled to a friend and continued pursuing her adult identity.
Orenstein's thoughtful essay in last weekend's New York Times Magazine about the impact of online living on the creation of an adult identity has shown up on twitter a few times and (natch) on Facebook. For those of us who joined social networks as adults, the question of how to navigate the often-dreadful tweens, teens and twenties online seems huge and difficult. Read More »
The Internet has leveled the publishing playing field, according to common wisdom. No need to maneuver your way past print's gatekeepers, just learn a little HTML and you're off! No wait, that's not quite it...not everyone wanted to devote time and energy to learning HTML. The level playing field had a few bumps. Blogs were supposed to solve that problem, so that if you felt compelled to share your thoughts with the world, you get yourself a blog.
Content Management Systems may have provided that level playing field for organizations. A CMS distributes the work of website updates and maintenance to many employees. A library with a great PR person or fantastic writer on staff can let them loose on the library website without worrying about technical skills or issues. But is the playing field truly level, or does the CMS present just another bump in that field? Read More »
Online life is fraught with drama. We all have stories of unexpectedly adolescent awkwardness erupting in our digital lives. Online friending can get weird enough when you're stumbling across high school frenemies, but toss in your coworkers, work friends, personal friends and your boss? Yikes!
The natural extension of the biblioblogosphere has been librarians on Facebook, Twitter, Flickr and the like. Reading a blog is easy, but trying to decide who to follow on Twitter or move into your "Friends" group on Flickr is hard. It's confusing enough to warrant presentations on how to manage our online identities. Read More »
At the recent Web2.0 Expo, Clay Shirky explained why, like Santa, Information Overload is a myth. One meant to make us feel better and keep some magic in our lives, but something that does not exist.
The problem, Shirky tells us, is not more information, but outdated filters. This should resonate with librarians who have helped people use the Internet for the first time and watched the careful left to right tracking of their eyes across the screen, treating everything on the page as if it had equal importance… as if it were printed material. Read More »
The Darien Library's new website and SOPAC 2.0 have been live for just over a week, during which time we staffers have had a chance to reflect on our wonderful new online presence. John Blyberg offers a thorough explanation of the technical details at his blog. The impact of SOPAC on the larger library world has been under exploration by much of the biblioblogosphere. Behind the scenes, it's been just as exciting.
The transition to a new website can be a major undertaking for any library. Even if your previous website is terrible, staff are used to it. Like a family trying to sell their house, librarians and webmasters don't see their own clutter, poor layouts or lousy artwork. However, like a new house, a new site is an opportunity to start fresh, to pick new paint and claim a new room to set up just the way you like.
2008 has been my introduction to ALA's conferences. Philadelphia, PA was my first mid-winter, Anaheim ("it's a dry heat"), CA my first annual. The size of the conference made for difficult decisions, including pitting LITA's "Top Tech Trends" against OIF's "Privacy: Is it Time for a Revolution?" I chose celebrity over friendship and went to gawk at Cory Doctorow. Read More »
Stick a microphone in front of a famous person--a makeover victim, a home owner aspiring to an increased selling price, or a washed-up celebrity looking to reclaim former greatness (if only in his own mind)--and it seems they will all invariably announce their concern with "keeping it real." My (almost) daily ritual of imitating outdoor activity on a machine plugged into the wall of a window-deficient warehouse while watching talking heads has proved to be an education in our cultural obsession with authenticity.
Library culture is not national culture. Libraries keep things real by not being imaginary, and authenticity is not something that is consciously pursued. Library culture has typically been focused on perfection and the willingness to spend time getting there.
But as our resources and users move online, can we afford to ignore the culture of the Internet? The web, moving faster than perfection, has handed everyone a megaphone and authenticity is online currency. Read More »
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Other Music and The Limits of Control
Audiences watching Jim Jarmusch's latest film, The Limits of Control, will hear on the soundtrack flamenco music, a lovely Schubert adagio, and a dance-floor hit from LCD Soundsystem, but one group of tracks may, for some viewers, be a bit more unfamiliar. For many of the cues, Jarmusch has drawn from the work of a collection of bands specializing in a beautifully slow, heavy, deeply atmospheric and texturally rich guitar-based sound, a rock and roll subgenre that has as much to do with contemporary experimental as it does to today's popular music. Many of these bands hail from the label Southern Lord, whose founders, Greg Anderson and Stephen O'Malley, themselves compromise the group Sunn O))) who, along with Boris and Earth, are featured in the movie.
To learn more about this music sometimes called "doom metal," FilmInFocus visited New York's Other Music, a record store and online shop specializing in the new, unusual, and aurally exciting, and bought some CDs.
The Limits of Control soundtrack is out now on Lakeshore Records. Thanks to Southern Lord and Other Music.


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I just ordered the James Paul McCartney Special from vvmo website.
I should have it on Monday, they also have Let it be on dvd.
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R Peter Manes, MD
Associate Professor of Surgery (Otolaryngology)
Research Interests
Inflammation; Nose Neoplasms; Otolaryngology; Otorhinolaryngologic Diseases; Paranasal Sinus Neoplasms; Sinusitis; Minimally Invasive Surgical Procedures
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Otolaryngology: Head & Neck Cancer Program
Research Summary
My research interests parallel my clinical focus. Chronic sinusitis and intranasal inflammation are an interest. Furthermore, my research focuses on minimally invasive, endoscopic treatments of nasal and sinus tumors.
Specialized Terms: Nasal and Sinus Neoplasms; Otorhinolaryngologic Diseases
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Prospective, randomized trial identifying most efficacous nasal steroid for the management of nasal polyps.
Patient expectations regardiing sinus surgery
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- Manes RP, Ryan MW, Batra PS, Mendelsohn D, Fang YV, Marple BF. Ossifying Fibroma of the Paranasal Sinuses. International Forum of Allergy and Rhinology 2013;3:161-8.
- Manes RP, Kutz JW, Isaacson B, Batra PS. Technical feasibility of endoscopic eustachian tube catheter placement: A cadaveric analysis. Am J Rhinol Allerg 2013;27:314-6.
- Aloulah M, Manes RP, Ng YH, Fitzgerald JE, Glazer CS, Ryan MW, Marple BF, Batra PS. Sinonasal manifestations of sarcoidosis: a single institution experience with 38 cases. International Forum of Allergy and Rhinology 2013;3:567-72.
- Manes RP, Tong L, Batra PS. Prospective Evaluation of Aerosol Delivery by a Powered Nasal Nebulizer in the Cadaver Model. International Forum of Allergy and Rhinology 2011;5:366-71.
- Batra PS, Manes RP, Ryan MW, et al. Prospective Evaluation of Intraoperative Computed Tomography Imaging for Endoscopic Sinonasal and Skull-Base Surgery. International Forum of Allergy and Rhinology 2011;6:481-7.
- Manes RP, Barnett SL, Batra PS. Utility of Novel 3-Dimensional Stereoscopic Vision System During Endoscopic Sinonasal and Skull Base Surgery. International Forum of Allergy and Rhinology 2011;3:191-7
- Wycherly BJ, Manes RP, Mikula SK. Effectiveness of Balloon Dilation for Revision Frontal Sinus Surgery. Annals of Otology, Rhinology and Laryngology 2010;119:468-471.
- Manes RP. Evaluating and Managing the Patient with Nosebleeds. Medical Clinics of North America 2010;94:903-912.


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Watched my first OSU mens BB game today, man that is a good looking team. Probably the best team I can remember, including the Redd/Penn team, the 07 NCG team or the JJ teams.
They have talent all over the floor and I tell you what that class of 10 is looking pretty awesome. Sullinger's game translated beautifully to the NCAA, Craft is excellent, Thomas would be a "franchise" player on just about any other OSU team. Lighty is good and steady. Lauderdale is strong on the inside. All this and I didn't even really get a chance to Lenzelle Smith. Oh yeah, WIlliam Buford is on this team too.... this is an excellent team that should win the B10 and go DEEP in the tourney. This could be the year for OSU hoops.


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We are going green to do our part to help the planet by conserving energy, water eliminating waste.
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Our team is 1 person from each department in the hotel. We meet every first Tuesday, and discuss our goals,issues and solutions.
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very nice. what size of screen is that they look perfect.marvo
thanks always looking for new things I use a stone and some times make amess sliding the pizza on.thanks marvo
Nice first bake Wes. What TF are you using and what method to form your skins?Bob
It's sorta hard to tell on that last pic, Wes, but are you getting distinct laminated layers on your pie's?Also, did you run all 3 pie's solo on this first run? Which shelf.....top?


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Here's how RW members rated this race (67 votes).
In short: Good challenging run, unfriendly hill at 9k but great feeling to see finish line at top of itDate of review: April 17, 2011
In short: Good Hot and Hilly challengeIn full: Really enjoyed this very popular event. A large crowd that was very well managed with slick organisation. Nice little route through Snuff Mills where the sceneray was very pleasant, then it it turned a bit blurry as i battled up the hills. Would have a liked a water station at the half way stage but suppose it was hotter than expected. Will go a bit easier on the wine the night before next time.Date of review: April 17, 2011
In short: If you manage a pb here you are not trying hard enough on the flat runs. An enjoyable run which once again has been blessed with glorious weather.Date of review: April 17, 2011
In short: Heat and hills but at least it wasn't 26.2 milesIn full: My first time at Frenchay and thoroughly enjoyed it (until the final gruelling hill). Excellent organisation. I wish I'd entered in advance and would have picked up the nice t-shirts bearing runners names. It was pretty warm towards midday. I was thankful nit be running London this year. Well done to the organisers for an excellent race.Date of review: April 17, 2011
In short: post race problemsIn full: Enjoyed the race and well organised on the day. Only problem seems to be the web page and results (the company it gives as doing the chip timing know nothing about it at all!)Oh and yet ANOTHER chip timed race that varies by more than half a minute from my Garmin - how is this possible when with non chip races it agrees exactly with the time keepers?Date of review: April 21, 2010
In short: A nice undulating course with some lovely scenery.Date of review: April 21, 2010
In short: A well organised and thoroughly enjoyable race with a few inclines thrown in for good measure. Nice commerative mug at end, used for a well earned cup of tea.Date of review: April 18, 2010
In short: Inclines to die for...In full: After a fast lap of the hospital grounds you descend down the fiendishly steep Blackberry Hill - but you do have to run back up it 6 miles later! A course that twists, turn, climbs, & descends through some lovely parts of the Bristol suburbs. It's well worth the trip - honest!Date of review: August 31, 2009
In short: Lovely race and almost PBIn full: Wonderful race (almost missed, by long queues for single male cubicle)Date of review: May 12, 2009
In short: A great 10km for all standards although first timers be warned!In full: Although I'm naturally biased as it is my local event I do love the Frenchay 10km. It has something for everyone with flat sections that keep you going and hilly challenges which give you a real sense of achievement. For a smallish local event with growing numbers of entrants each year the Frenchay 10km still has a great feel and atmosphere. The comemorative mug to finish is a nice touch and the chip timings (although basic) are a good addition. I don't know anyone who has run the event who has wanted to come back; my brother even travels from Essex each year to compete. Roll on 2010 and beyond. Date of review: April 29, 2009
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The PASSCAR Stock Car Series will have eight different dates in 2011 beginning with their season opener on March 19th and culminating with the annual Champion's Night on October 29th. Once again, the track will have four resident PASSCAR classes. The Super Stocks, Street Stocks, Modifieds and the American Factory Stocks. The CDCRA Dwarf Cars will join the PASSCAR gang on four separate occasions. The April 16th, July 23rd and August 27th PASSCAR shows will all have a "Special Event" added on that will be announced at a later date.
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Stebbins Gulch is the crown jewel of The Holden Arboretum's extensive natural areas, as well as one of the most unspoiled natural history preserves in northeast Ohio.
It is a deep ravine environment with its own microclimate and multiple forest zones. It displays one of the most complete sequences of exposed rocks in northeast Ohio, spanning 30 million years of marine sedimentation and five named geologic units. A strong sense of isolation and remoteness is retained even though it is only 25 miles from downtown Cleveland.
The web tour previews Holden's most rugged hike to discover what is in store for you before you register for a guided, group tour. The web tour is also a great way to review and learn even more about Stebbins Gulch after your tour. Finally, it provides a safe way to navigate the Gulch if you know the hike would be too strenuous for you.
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Stebbins Gulch is one of Holden's two National Natural Landmarks and visitation to the area is limited for the protection of the gulch's wildlife and our guests. This photo tour will give you a idea of what a hike through Stebbins is like, as well as more information about the geology and plant life and hiking conditions along the trail.
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Cerebral_DownTime wrote:Yeah, "Flamming" was a bad choice.
BTW are Log Cabin Republicans real? Or are they like Bigfoot and aliens, talked about but never seen.
When I worked at Levin ( a furniture store in the Cleveland area) one of the salesmen would always talk about how he "used" to be a memember of the group. He was defintely gay, and amazingly I didn't hate him like I should have seeing as I am part of those 80%.
...or is it 90% Whatever guess I didn't read the recent Republican memo that all conservatives have to hate gays.


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CASSADAGA – The Erie 2 BOCES School of Licensed Practical Nursing and the Cassadaga Job Corps Academy once again celebrated the success of their partnership and recognized 15 graduate practical nurses.
The graduates have just completed their journey through this intense nursing school and now prepare to take their state licensing exam. The graduates are; Cameron Chung, Shannel Hodge, Jamiesha Reynolds, Rico Coar, Athena Stokes, Thomas Perry, Ana Mercado, Tanisha Jean, Jordan Kiyak, Peter Nyame, Kristina Ruth, Roxanne Finch, Audra Campbell, Laura Menard, and Christelle Richard.
The commencement included speeches from the valedictorian, the class president and special awards presented to outstanding students. Class President Audra Campbell addressed the class and stated, "Tomorrow our journey begins, not as what we were yesterday but as we are today, graduates of Practical Nursing." She went on to say, "We should not fear the NCLEX (licensing) exam, the NCLEX should fear us!" Valedictorian Cameron Chung also addressed her class. She recounted her clinical experience in local healthcare facilities and stated, "Suddenly you see these things you have read about come to life, and you are making these connections as the doctors and nurses talk about the procedure they are performing. This was the moment where we came to life and our brain was on fire"! She went on to thank the instructors and staff by saying, "This special time in our life was made possible by all the staff on Center and our wonderful instructors. They have guided us, shown us patience when answering thousands of questions and grading exams while we waited because we needed to know how we did, now. They have rolled up their sleeves and sweated it out at clinical with us, and for all of this we thank you."
Receiving special recognition during the graduation were several students who were standouts in different areas. Chung was class valedictorian and Jordan Kiyak was class salutatorian. Winning the Exceptional Academic/Clinical Nurse award was Kristina Ruth of Randolph. Jamiesha Reynolds and Roxanne Finch of Randolph were awarded for Academic Achievement. The final award was given to Peter Nyame, recognizing him as Outstanding Bedside Nurse.
Guest Speaker Mike Pease, CEO of the Chautauqua Center in Dunkirk, reminded the class they "are following in the footsteps of Florence Nightingale, Clara Barton, Mary Todd Lincoln and Walt Whitman. You have something in common with these great people; you have a desire to help others and make a difference in this world."
He concluded his remarks by saying, "You have to respect the responsibility your place in life has created for you: you now have the responsibility to help others less fortunate. Realize that there's something significant about this ceremony: it's indicative of the way you should view yourselves. You've got a diploma. Now you've got to honor the commitment you make to the world today."
Graduates received certificates, caps and pins presented by the faculty of the Nursing school. Following individual recognition the entire class, as well all nurses in attendance, recited the Nurses' pledge to affirm their commitment to their profession.
Students enrolled in the LPN program at the Cassadaga Job Corps Academy are co-enrolled with both the Academy and Erie 2 BOCES. The program consists of classroom lecture and instruction, development of nursing skills and techniques and rotations through local healthcare facilities that allow students firsthand clinical knowledge of the duties of a nurse. All students receive instruction and clinical supervision from BOCES staff while supportive services and a scholarship to attend the program are provided by Job Corps. This graduating class will now finalize preparations to take their LPN board exams later this year.
For more information about the LPN program at the Cassadaga Job Corps Academy please contact Mike Pietrkiewicz at 716-595-4298 or visit cassadaga.jobcorps.gov.
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Asustek Computer, the world's largest maker of mainboards, announced on Wednesday that select current mainboards with AM3 socket will also support next-generation AMD FX-series "Bulldozer" microprocessors after a BIOS upgrade. A similar move will likely be made by other motherboard suppliers, which will prove that current platforms can technically support Bulldozer chips.
"Asus today announced the release of the industry's first AM3+ CPU enabled motherboard solution based on the existing AMD 8-series chipsets. Current owners of an AM3-based board will make their AMD 8-series motherboards compatible with the latest AM3+ CPUs with a simple BIOS update from the official Asus website," a statement by Asus reads.
At present all of Asustek's mainboards powered by AMD 890FX and AMD 890GX can support future-generation AMD FX-series "Bulldozer" central processing units (CPUs) with BIOS upgrade to beta version 3012. Going forward, Asus plans to release M5A-series of mainboards featuring AM3+ socket as well as current AMD 8-series chipset.
Officially, AMD's next-generation code-named Zambezi desktop chips come in AM3+ form-factor and are compatible with AM3+ motherboards presumably powered by AMD 9-series core-logic sets.
"When we initially set out on the path to Bulldozer we were hoping for AM3 compatibility, but further along the process we realized that we had a choice to make based on some of the features that we wanted to bring with Bulldozer. We could either provide AM3 support and lose some of the capabilities of the new Bulldozer architecture or, we could choose the AM3+ socket which would allow the Bulldozer-base Zambezi to have greater performance and capability," an official from AMD said back in mid-2010.
AMD FX "Bulldozer" CPUs do have a number of things that AMD's current platforms lack, for example, Turbo Core 2.0 dynamic acceleration technology, new power saving capabilities and other features. However, in case they can be disabled issues, then a lot of people may prefer to stick to their old setup and just install new processor as it saves time and money.
Asus is not the first company to announce AM3+ mainboards based on AMD 8-series chipsets, so in the end this solution could be officially supported by AMD. As a result, in case AM3+ sockets are not much different from AM3, other makers of mainboards will also follow Asus and will also release BIOS updates enabling operation of AM3+ processors on current platforms.


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Beyonce is at it again! The Queen B stepped out looking flawless as usual this afternoon in NYC.
Accompanied by Mama Knowles and little Blue Ivy Carter, Beyonce rocked all grey everything from her head down to her, well, ankles.
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Rocking oversized round shades denim pants and a chunky sweater while heading into an office building, Beyonce looked light on her feet in the same fabulous yellow pumps we saw her in just last week. Not just anyone can pull of those shoes!
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But, the best accessory of all was little Blue Ivy Carter wrapped in a fur sling wrapped around her mommy's neck.
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ChicKing is a rapidly growing fast-food chain in the region, specializing in serving the tastiest crumb fried chicken using a secret recipe which includes a unique blend of the choicest herbs and spices serving Real Recipe, Real Taste, Real Fried Chicken since the year 2000. ChicKing has grown from a single unit outlet to a conglomerate having 70+ outlets world over. And along the way, we've managed not just to create history but also live it: from starting an outlet in UAE, we have spread our wings to not just the GCC, but to different continents around the world! It has been a journey that has seen us open outlets after outlets, as we've got our hearts set on creating history.
ChicKing, established as Al Bayan Foods, a part of the highly reputable and renowned Dubai based Al Bayan Group of Companies & a registered trademark of Banquet Foods International, RAK-FZE, UAE.
ChicKing® began its journey with a simple yet determined dream – To create a brand that brings happiness, satisfaction and smiles to our valued customer's world-over. Over the years, it has successfully realized this dream by making ChicKing® a favorite destination for real and tasty fried chicken.
ChicKing – A brand that has been built with over a decade of commitment and unmatched quality continues to make tremendous strides within its sphere of business. Whether its global expansion, new menu or innovative services and outlets, the change is charismatic and the customers have been lapping it with great passion.
ChicKing having expanded its operations across different continents apart from been present across UAE, has won the hearts of people across different countries including Oman, Saudi Arabia, Kuwait, Bahrain, Sudan, South Sudan, Kenya, Tanzania, Singapore, Malaysia and India. It has been precisely this single minded focus of 'Quality Matching Reach' that makes ChicKing fried chicken simply irresistible and a deliciously memorable brand for different age groups across the world.
With ambitious global plans and unbeatable product range, a strong corporate backing and a robust reputation across its worldwide operations, ChicKing® is expanding in Africa, Middle East, and Asian Market. With its brand potential and growth prospective, ChicKing® is well on its way to achieving the status of best fast-food chain of restaurants!
Product innovation has been the focus of ChicKing® for the past decade and the growing connoisseurs of the ChicKing® brand greatly rely and relish what we bring to the table – literally speaking! Innovation is about staying relevant to local operating conditions and growth strategies. It's also about finding solutions for critical operational problems and anticipating needs better and faster than the competition.
ChicKing® has been the destination for food lovers to fulfill their need of Real Quality and Real Tasty family nutritious food. Our menu features a wide variety of meals including spicy and regular fried chicken, strips (boneless delight), supreme burgers like Fish Crunchy & Mexi-Crunchy, Mexican Wrap, energetic Coleslaw, and our own exclusive Chick-pop - the ultimate mouth-watering offering!
Our brand focuses on making great fried chicken and sandwiches, and our franchisees are our customers who believe in our Products, Service and Value.
The primary objective kept in mind for the interiors of our restaurants is to project a healthy dining experience for families with vibrant colors and décor. We believe in maintaining an image that is fresh and energetic which is visible through our creative décor, ambience and above all is stressed by our attentive staff, which makes ChicKing a perfect family dining destination.
When you walk into our outlets you will experience a distinctive and inviting sense of aroma creating an instant emotional connection. The power of smell is truly astounding and stomach filling along with what's on the menu.
ChicKing offers the complete Dine-in Outlets experience worldwide. All restaurants have spacious sit-down dining with a carpet spread of 800-2000 sq. ft. These restaurants are located in places with a mix of local and floating population, like Shopping malls, Hypermarkets & High Street Locations. Our restaurants also have play areas for children, thus providing a complete experience full of fun, food and relaxation.
The ChicKing leadership team brings a mix of industry experience and valuable viewpoints as they create and manage the Brands operations and expansions. The Leadership Teams entrepreneurial working style coupled with an unwavering commitment to performance and transparency set high standards for anyone coming in touch with the brand ChicKing. The team has long been respected for the way it works and tackles challenges relating to diversity, including the recruitment, retention and advancement of global expansion.
The complimentary combination of senior management with in-depth knowledge in the fast food industry with global experience is led by Founder and Managing Director, Mr. A K. Mansoor - Al Bayan Group of Companies, and country operations spearheaded by team of senior executives bringing on the table a legacy, ensuring ChicKing grows into a dominating brand.
Whether it be about finding solutions to critical operational problems and anticipating needs better and faster than anyone else, ChicKing leadership innovates with every passing day and influences brand recall with every new market it enters.
The dedication to innovation and improving operations, in order to build an even more sustainable, environmental friendly and profitable business, ChicKing leadership team ensures that everyone related to the brand gets equal importance and attention.


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What about Frankie G's site? Or is that not allowed here?
Being in Texas, what about AceMart?
It looks like the nearest locations to me would be the Dallas and/or Austin area stores. I'm just about in between Dallas and Austin. Both areas are about 90 miles from me. For equipment I can turn to Waco Restaurant Supply. They're right around the corner from where I work. I got my cutter pan, dough docker, and a huge rolling pin from them for my occasional cracker crust attempts. It's ingredients that are challenging in this area, and not just for pizza. Waco has almost no choices in grocery stores. Aside from a couple of hispanic markets all grocery stores in Waco are HEBs. There are also a few Wal-Marts in the area. Most small surrounding towns have Brookshire Brothers stores. Then there's a United Super in Hewitt and David's in Valley Mills and Moody. That's about it. The nearest Indian grocery is in Temple, and the nearest Asian market is in Killeen.


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How to Work in a Hostel
By Eric Reed
NEW YORK (MainStreet)--As someone who writes about both travel and finance, I often find myself thinking about the odd intersection between the two. On the one hand, travel at its best is about throwing off your day to day life and exploring something new. It's about leaving behind the mundane to find the extraordinary, and, let's be honest, what could be more mundane than worrying about the next paycheck?
On the other hand, without that paycheck you're going nowhere in a great big hurry. Food, room, tickets, booze, it all costs money. Without your infrastructure at home, virtually everything you do comes with a price tag, from taking a nap to a simple drink of water. On even the smallest trips, you start bleeding cash the moment you walk out the front door. It may not seem dashing or romantic, but money is the fuel that keeps the travels going. Without good planning, it's all too easy to end up far from home and without enough cash to get back. Trust me, I know.
That's how I ended up working in a hostel.
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For travelers low on cash, or just tight with their budget, working at a hostel can be a great way to save some money while seeing the world. The upshot is obvious: a free place to stay, maybe even with breakfast or a generous bartender if you're lucky. It's a huge money saver since lodging is one of the big three expenses of any trip along with transportation and food. If you can eliminate lodging and cut down on transportation by staying in one place for a while, a tight budget can suddenly get a lot more breathing room.
A hidden benefit is actually getting to settle down somewhere for a while and becoming part of the community--an odd part of the community to be sure, but you're still buying groceries, catching the bus and finding a place to get your daily cup of coffee (if you're into that sort of thing). Instead of building your day around tours, museums and Must See Sights, you go to work, run errands and maybe catch a movie or meet up with friends if there's time.


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More information about the earthquake: state.gov/chilequake
On March 1, 2010, U.S. Ambassador to Chile Paul Simons provided an update via video-conference from Santiago on the U.S. response to the aftermath of the earthquake this past weekend. Ambassador Simons said:
"The earthquake hit at 5:30 a.m. on Saturday and our primary responsibility and our primary focus over the last two and a half days has been to secure and ensure the safety and security of American citizens here in Chile.
"So within one hour of the earthquake itself, we had mounted an operations center here at the Embassy, and we basically have been working 24/7 in two areas. The first has been to ensure that our 300 direct hire American employees and Chilean employees were safe and secure. And fortunately, I'm able to report that we have been able to locate all 300 of those employees and their families, and everybody is fine in the Santiago area.
"Our broader responsibility is for the approximately 18,000 U.S. citizens who reside in Chile, are visiting here, or are students at any given time. And we activated a separate consular 24/7 operations center which has been reaching out through our wardens to locate Americans around the country. And we've been fairly successful here. We've reached out to most of our wardens in most parts of the country. And up to now, we do not have any reports of any American citizens who have died or had any serious injuries.
"However, we have very limited reports in -- from the area directly impacted by the earthquake. So this afternoon, we sent a three-person team down to Concepcion to have some eyes and ears on the ground to work with some of our contacts down there to do a little bit more active jobs in terms of seeking out the welfare and whereabouts of the perhaps 1,000 American citizens in the Concepcion area.
"This earthquake really has been two earthquakes, to some extent. The situation here in Santiago is returning to normal fairly quickly. Electricity and water have been restored to most of the city. Stock market was open today. The newspapers are being issued. Traffic is fairly normal. There's a fair amount of internal damage to buildings, but not too much structural damage. And clearly, Santiago is moving forward. But the Concepcion area, the Maule area, were hit very, very, very hard, and the situation there is quite precarious. And that really will be the focus of our efforts in the coming days in terms of American citizen work.
"In addition, we're delighted that the Secretary will be joining us here briefly tomorrow for meetings with President Bachelet and with President-elect Piñera. We'll have an opportunity to exchange views. The Chilean Government yesterday indicated that it was open to receive offers of assistance from the international community. The foreign minister today -- we've been in touch with him many times on a continuous basis to see what exactly it is that Chile needs, and to match that up with some of the resources that we have available. And certainly, that will be the focus of the Secretary's visit as well."Full Text
S.I. in Massachusetts writes:
Thank you for posting this update about the earthquake in Chile.
We posted a column on our blog how people can contribute to the relief effort in Chile: Chile: One human family, one Earth
And thank you for allowing the people to post comments on this blog. Its always a healthy thing to allow participation -- even if there is strong disagreement.
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Eric in New Mexico writes:
Glad to hear folks are ok and accounted for there at the embassy, and no reported deaths so far among 18,000 Americans in Chile.
Be a miracle if that remains the case when all 18,000 are finally accounted for.
One can be optimistic and anticipate Ambassador and staff will finally get some sleep, as they've earned some rest, and many "thank you's", I'm sure.


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Girl Scouts of the USA's National Convention is coming up in November, and we want our girls to be part of the fun by attending the GS Leadership Institute. This event, which is just for girls and is part of the convention, will take place in Houston, Texas, on November 9-13, 2011. From ruling the world to space travel - past, present and future, 1200 girls 13 and older will hear from world-renowned leaders and innovators and gain hands-on experience with cutting-edge technology and professionals. Opportunities to market themselves, track products through development and marketing, and connect with Girl Scouts from across the country will abound. Girls will express why they love Girl Scouts and celebrate the movement's 100th birthday.
This event is open to all Senior and Ambassador Girl Scouts in our council's jurisdiction. While official information on hotels, etc., is not available yet from GSUSA, we estimate that the cost to attend this event will be $950 for girls and $1,050 for adults (because their registration fee is higher). This fee includes airfare, lodging (based on four girls to each room), breakfast and entry fees to the Leadership Institute. Other meals and expenses will be covered by the attendees. GSSA will provide chaperones for the event, so girls may travel without a parent or guardian.
There are financial assistance funds available from GSUSA for this event, but we do not know yet what the application process will entail. Girls may also use cookie bucks to offset the costs, as well.
If you are interested in attending, please e-mail Karlyn Edmonds. Please note, we are only allowed by GSUSA to take ten girls to this event, so space is limited.