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My in-laws are coming for a visit, so I want to spruce up my bathroom for them. I was thinking that a nice bottle of hand soap and lotion might make them feel welcome. It's important that the soap bottle actually compliment the decor of the bathroom, and by "decor" I mean the shabby pink tile and Craigslist locker that characterize my old Brooklyn bathroom. I bought an expensive washed linen shower curtain with great hopes, and it is nice, but it did not radically improve the appearance of the room. Maybe the small details will help. Which soap should I buy?
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The Hill Capital of Kandy was the last bastion of the Sinhala kings and is rich in history and culture. Set around an attractive man-made lake in Sri Lanka's scenic hill country, Kandy is a charming city offering a living record of a magnificent past. Its position at an altitude of 500m means Kandy enjoys a cooler and more pleasant temperature than Colombo, its low-lying urban counterpart, and is a good base from which to explore the surrounding Knuckles Range.
It is also the site of Sri Lanka's greatest annual spectacle, the Esala Perahera festival, a 10-day event held usually in late July or early August – celebrating the sacred tooth allegedly snatched from Buddha's funeral pyre, which now rests in Kandy's Temple of the Tooth (Dalada Maligawa ). Whether the tooth exists or not is unverifiable, as no-one living has seen it. Tooth or no tooth, Esala Perahera is an awesome show. The Temple of the Toot is located in the centre of town, alongside the attractive lake. Here, elephants paraded during Esala Perahera can be seen in the courtyards of the temple, along with small shrines dedicated to Buddha. Local women sell lotus flowers to worshippers and monkeys scamper around the buildings. The main temple contains the well-guarded tooth casket, as well as a series of elaborate Buddha images and a detailed legend on how the tooth arrived in Kandy.
Not far from Kandy is the Pinnewala Elephant Sanctuary, situated in the hill country. It was set up to care for and protect abandoned or orphaned young wild elephants including babies. Controlled by their mahouts (keepers), around 80 elephants are fed, bathed and cared for at this sanctuary of sorts.
SEE ALSO: Nearby site of interest - Temple of the Tooth
To get you started with planning your holiday to Kandy, we have showcased below some popular itineraries requested by our clients which we hope will inspire your visit to Sri Lanka

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Backgrounder #2686 on Missile Defense
May 3, 2012
May 3, 2012 | Backgrounder on Missile Defense
Abstract: President Barack Obama has proposed a woefully inadequate budget for missile defense for FY 2013, neglecting his duty to defend the United States against foreign military threats. This is consistent with the President's overall neglect of missile defense and his willingness to subordinate missile defense to his policies for arms control and nuclear disarmament. With ballistic missile capabilities continuing to expand worldwide, Congress has a constitutional obligation to the American people to ensure that the federal government does all it can to field an effective defense against missile attacks.
The American people place a fundamental trust in the federal government that it will do all within its power to defend them against foreign military threats. This trust is just as applicable to threats from ballistic missiles as any other type of weapon. However, President Barack Obama apparently thinks very little of his responsibility to honor this trust. In an unguarded comment to outgoing Russian President Dmitri Medvedev in Seoul, South Korea, on March 26, 2012, President Obama made it clear that after the presidential election he will exhibit more "flexibility" in accommodating Russian objections to the U.S. expanding its missile defense capabilities. President Obama was apparently hoping that between now and the election in November he could fool the American people into believing that he would do his utmost to defend them against ballistic missile attack. Instead, it is now clear that whatever commitments he makes to the American people on ballistic missile defense in the coming months will be jettisoned after the election in favor of commitments to the Russian government to curtail U.S. and allied missile defense capabilities.
Accordingly, Representative Michael Turner (R–OH), Chairman of the House Strategic Forces Subcommittee, demanded in a March 26, 2012, letter to the President that he provide an "urgent explanation of your comments to President Medvedev in Seoul this morning."[1] On March 27, a similar letter was signed by 43 Senators.[2] Finally, Speaker of the House John Boehner sent a letter to the President on March 28, 2012, voicing his concern.[3] The objections stated in these letters are justified because the President's comment exhibits a breathtaking level of cynicism and dishonesty.
Those already familiar with President Obama's missile defense program and budget for fiscal year (FY) 2013 and beyond may be angry and disappointed at his exchange with President Medvedev, but they should not be surprised by its substance. The President's overall missile defense program and budget, which was presented in February, are inconsistent with a commitment to build a U.S. ballistic missile defense system that is as capable as technology permits. First, the overall program is underfunded. Second, the Administration has only half-heartedly pursued several specific missile defense programs. Third, President Obama has willingly subordinated the missile defense program to his policies for arms control and nuclear disarmament.
On February 13, 2012, the Obama Administration released its proposed missile defense budget and program for FY 2013 and beyond. It requests $9.7 billion for the overall program in FY 2013,[4] including $7.75 billion for the Missile Defense Agency (MDA).[5]
The proposed FY 2013 missile defense budget is inadequate, as Chairman Turner made clear in his opening statement at the March 6 hearing on the missile defense program before the House Strategic Forces Subcommittee. Representative Turner stated:
The President's FY13 submission is, in fact, lower than the President's own FY10 budget request by over $100 million. Remember, slide 1 shows that the FY10 request from the Obama Administration was $1.6 billion less than the previous President recommended and slide two shows it was less even than President Obama's own budget request for FY10.[6]
Chairman Turner also pointed out: "What's more, the MDA FY13 [future years defense plan] projection for FY13-16 is $3.6 billion less than even President Obama's FY12 projection for FY13-16 [from] just last year and $2 billion less than the previous administration projected for FY13."[7]
Just making up lost ground is not enough. Keeping the U.S. missile defense programs ahead of America's adversaries will require reversing the Obama Administration's underfunding of missile defense and returning the nation to the path toward more robust defenses that would protect and defend the U.S., its friends, and its allies and dissuade potential enemies from investing in offensive missile capabilities. To that end, the Independent Working Group's 2009 report is an excellent resource for Congress as it considers missile defense legislation as part of the National Defense Authorization Act for FY 2013.[8]
Implementing all of the following programmatic recommendations will require Congress to increase the FY 2012 missile defense budget to about $11 billion in FY 2013—roughly $1.3 billion above the Administration's budget request. However, budget increases of this magnitude will be nearly impossible under the spending caps imposed by the Budget Control Act of 2011, much less under the act's sequestration provisions. This demonstrates the point that the Budget Control Act generally does not permit Congress to allocate sufficient resources to defense. However, the budget resolution (H. Con. Res. 112) adopted by the House of Representatives under the leadership of Representative Paul Ryan (R–WI), Chairman of the House Budget Committee, would provide $3.3 billion above the Administration's budget request for the core defense program. This would leave room for the House to increase funding for a high-priority program such as missile defense.
While the Obama Administration's budget for missile defense programs is inadequate, ballistic missile capabilities are continuing to expand worldwide. For example, China has an estimated 170 to 180 nuclear-armed ballistic missiles and has deployed roughly 1,100 conventionally armed missiles opposite Taiwan.[9] These include the DF-21D, a missile that can hit large U.S. surface ships and has reached an "initial operational capability."[10] Iran has missiles with a range of 1,200 miles, which can reach targets anywhere in the greater Middle East.[11] North Korea has roughly 1,000 ballistic missiles of varying ranges.[12] North Korea made its intent even more clear by attempting to launch a long-range rocket on April 12, 2012.[13] In 2011, Russia announced plans to procure 36 new intercontinental ballistic missiles (ICBMs) and two new missile submarines.[14] It appears that Russia is executing these plans. Clearly, the Administration's missile defense program will lag behind the predictable expansion of ballistic missile capabilities around the world.
Given the inadequate resources devoted to missile defense in the Obama Administration's budget request, the glaring weaknesses of the Administration's missile defense program are no surprise. However, Congress has an opportunity to limit the damage when it drafts the National Defense Authorization Act for FY 2013. The following are the seven most important weaknesses, along with suggested remedies:
The Obama Administration missile defense program is overwhelmingly biased against defending the American homeland against long-range missile attacks. This bias is most prominent in the MDA's funding profile, as Representative Turner stated during the March 6 hearing on missile defense.[15] According to Representative Turner, the MDA's funding profile for FY 2012 through FY 2017 shows that the Obama Administration plans to spend more than three times as much on regional missile defense as on defending the homeland.
Given this imbalance, Congress is all but compelled to respond by increasing the commitment to homeland defense. Rebalancing the missile defense program does not mean that the U.S. is abandoning its commitment to defend its forward-deployed forces or its friends and allies against missile attack. Indeed, it recognizes that a strong alliance structure depends on upholding the principle that the security of all alliance members is indivisible. By securing the U.S. position to assist its allies, a strong defense of the U.S. homeland will bolster America's commitment to defend its friends and allies. Accordingly, Congress needs to increase the 30 interceptors based in Alaska and California to 44 interceptors, as originally planned by the Bush Administration. The plan should also include procuring enough additional interceptors for testing. This would increase funding for the GMD program by roughly $200 million above the Administration's requested level for FY 2013. Congress should also include language in the report accompanying the National Defense Authorization Act stating that it intends to increase Ground-based Midcourse Defense (GMD) program funding after FY 2013, in contrast to the Administration's projections.
Further, the U.S. needs a better geographic balance in its homeland missile defense capabilities. The current GMD system is focused more on countering North Korean long-range missiles and defending the western portions of U.S. territory. Existing Department of Defense (DOD) and NASA facilities should be extended to provide missile defense testing and deployment options for U.S. Aegis ships along the East Coast and an Aegis Ashore site along the Gulf Coast. The overall capability of such a system would also provide the foundation for countering short-range ballistic missiles launched from ships off the U.S. coast. This threat includes missiles that could carry electromagnetic pulse (EMP) warheads. The Independent Working Group proposed an East Coast test range in its January 2009 report.[16] In January 2011, NASA's Wallops Island launch facility on Virginia's Eastern Shore and three East Coast Navy ships participated in a missile defense tracking exercise.[17] This is a step in the right direction toward establishing a broader missile defense testing and exercise facility on the East Coast. Since then, Independent Working Group members have concluded that the Gulf Coast also needs protection, which could be provided by locating an Aegis Ashore site in this area.
Congress also needs to recognize that it has another avenue for restoring balance between regional missile defense and homeland missile defense: pursuing missile defense systems that can protect both the U.S. homeland and vital regions. This would start with the sea-based system. With software modifications, new command and control arrangements, and access to off-board sensor data, the existing Standard Missile-3 (SM-3) Block IA interceptor could intercept long-range ballistic missiles in the late midcourse phase.[18] The successful interception of an out-of-control U.S. satellite in early 2008 demonstrated this capability. Specifically, Congress should direct the Navy to conduct an intercept test using either a Block IA or Block 1B missile against a long-range target missile as soon as technically feasible. Further, a constellation of space-based missile defense interceptors could protect both the U.S. homeland and various regions around the world.
The Obama Administration has yet to acknowledge that space-based missile defense interceptors would provide the best possible protection to both the U.S. and its allies against missile attack. Given that the 2010 Ballistic Missile Defense Review Report states that the U.S. does not intend to deploy a missile defense system that could counter Chinese and Russian long-range missiles,[19] it is reasonable to conclude that the Obama Administration erroneously believes that space-based interceptors would be destabilizing.
The proper congressional response to the Administration's unwillingness to pursue an acquisition program for space-based interceptors is to require it to do so by law. Another feasibility study for space-based interceptors is not necessary, although it could prove marginally helpful. Under the Brilliant Pebbles program, an exhaustive series of such studies conducted in the late 1980s and early 1990s found no "show stoppers" in terms of effectiveness and cost that would preclude deployment of space-based interceptors.[20] In accordance with these studies, the Pentagon's Defense Acquisition Board approved an acquisition plan for Brilliant Pebbles in 1990, and the Under Secretary of Defense for Acquisition directed execution of the plan.[21] Further, two contractor teams expressed their willingness to accept firm fixed price contracts for the delivery of the interceptors under the plan.[22]
Accordingly, Congress could include a provision in the National Defense Authorization Act for FY 2013 that directs the Under Secretary of Defense for Acquisition, Technology and Logistics to execute an updated acquisition plan to acquire space-based interceptors under the Brilliant Pebbles program. Structurally, this directive should take the same form as the memorandum signed by the Under Secretary in 1990. This same provision should instruct the Under Secretary of Defense Comptroller to include the required funding to support the acquisition plan in the FY 2014 defense budget request and the accompanying future years defense plan. Acquiring a 1,000 interceptor constellation (with one replacement interceptor for each), excluding launch and operating costs, would cost approximately $17 billion.[23] Finally, the provision should authorize the spending of roughly $300 million in FY 2013 to begin the acquisition plan.
Congress should also consider rationalizing the MDA's program for fielding sensor satellites for space-based missile defense. Currently, the MDA is operating two Space Tracking and Surveillance System (STSS) demonstration satellites.[24] Public reports indicate that these demonstration satellites are performing well.[25] Nevertheless, the MDA plans to develop a new system called the Precision Tracking Space System (PTSS) and is requesting almost $300 million for this purpose in FY 2013.[26] Given the positive performance of the STSS satellites, it is unclear why MDA feels compelled to move to the PTSS satellites. In fact, the House Armed Services Committee recommended terminating funding for PTSS development in the FY 2012 defense authorization bill.[27] Congress could take the funds that the Administration is requesting for PTSS and use them to begin building a constellation of STSS satellites on a spiral development basis.
While the Obama Administration has pledged to cooperate with U.S. allies in developing and fielding ballistic missile defense (BMD) capabilities, its record has been spotty at best. One casualty is the Medium Extended Air Defense System (MEADS) program. On February 11, 2011, the DOD announced that the U.S. intends to walk away from the MEADS program, abandoning its international partners, Germany and Italy.[28] The DOD claims that it plans to exit the program by 2014 for budgetary reasons, programmatic shortcomings, and the existence of alternatives. In the interim, the U.S. continues to participate. For FY 2013, the MDA plans to spend $400 million to demonstrate the system's capabilities to identify elements that could be "harvested" for use in existing air defense architectures. For understandable, if misplaced, reasons, Members of Congress are skeptical about continuing to fund a program that the U.S. intends to exit.[29]
In general terms, the DOD and congressional criticisms of the MEADS program do not stand up to scrutiny. The U.S. has already spent $1.7 billion on the system under contract and has a total obligation of $2.4 billion. Furthermore, Italy and Germany, two important U.S. allies, have shared the development costs from the outset. The program completed its design review in August 2010. More recently, MEADS had a successful flight test at the White Sands Missile Range in New Mexico on November 17, 2011.[30] Further, integration testing continues to advance.[31] As a result, MEADS is pointing toward a more advanced battlefield missile defense system. For example, this system could provide a better defense against combined ballistic and cruise missile attacks.
Both Congress and the Obama Administration should reverse course and state the intention to advance the MEADS program to procurement if Germany and Italy stand by their stated commitments to the program.
The Obama Administration's missile defense program puts the Aegis missile defense system at the center of its Phased Adaptive Approach (PAA) to missile defense. Under the Administration's proposed FY 2013 budget, it is asking for $389 million to procure 29 SM-3 Block 1B interceptors in FY 2013.[32] The Administration has proposed buying 397 SM-3 interceptors of all types by FY 2017.[33] Yet the Administration's current plan falls short. The U.S. should be buying more SM-3 interceptors with the goal of having at least 500 SM-3 missiles in the inventory by FY 2017.
Since the Obama Administration downgraded the Airborne Laser program and cancelled the Kinetic Energy Interceptor (KEI) program in FY 2010, the boost-phase missile defense elements of the layered missile defense concept have lagged, and the Administration has done nothing to advance the development of space-based interceptors. Indeed, the MDA budget no longer includes a boost-phase line item. This is an abandonment of the layered missile defense concept that represents the most effective ballistic missile defense system for protecting the American people, U.S. forward-deployed forces, and U.S. allies.
Thus, it is not surprising that earlier this year the MDA moved to mothball the Airborne Laser.[34] In 2011, the MDA and Air Force had agreed to develop jointly the Airborne Weapon Layer, an airborne missile that could shoot down missiles in this early stage of flight.[35] It is based on the Network Centric Airborne Defense Element (NCADE), an earlier program that conducted a successful interception in 2009.[36] Nevertheless, the President's proposed budget does not appear to include any funding for this technology in FY 2013.
The cost of the Obama Administration's reluctance to pursue boost-phase missile defense systems is evident. In 2007, General B. B. Bell, the top U.S. commander in South Korea, stated, "Intercepting these [North Korean] missiles during their boost phase while still over North Korean territory would be a huge combat multiplier for me."[37]
On April 12, 2012, North Korea attempted to launch a long-range rocket. Shooting down the rocket in the boost phase would have been an ideal response to the risk that this rocket posed to neighboring countries. Such a response would also have forced the North Koreans to bear the risks of the rocket's destruction, while dramatically reducing the risks to the U.S. and its friends and allies, including Japan and South Korea. Regrettably, neither the Airborne Laser nor the Airborne Weapon Layer systems were available to perform a boost-phase intercept mission. Accordingly, Congress needs to reinvigorate development and deployment of the boost-phase missile defense program by pursuing airborne, sea-based, and space-based options.
The 2004 report of the Commission to Assess the Threat to the United States from Electromagnetic Pulse Attack clearly showed that the electromagnetic pulse (EMP) threat is extremely serious and that the U.S. is vulnerable to an EMP attack.[38] Nevertheless, the Obama Administration has not paid sufficient attention to the EMP capabilities of potential enemies. Thus, it has not designed effective missile defense capabilities, and its missile defense policies and plans do not establish specific mission requirements for responding to potential EMP attacks. Indeed, a September 2011 report of the Defense Science Board Task Force states that the early intercept of ballistic missiles, which is essential to defending against EMP attacks with ballistic missiles, "is not a particularly useful goal or protocol for design of a regional BMD system."[39]
The Defense Science Board Task Force may not have considered the need to defend the U.S. homeland against an EMP attack using a short-range missile launched from a ship off the U.S. coast. The evidence of this is that the report asserts that current regional missile defense interceptors lack sufficient velocity to defend the U.S. homeland through early intercepts. Specifically, the report states, "In addition, the feasibility of achieving the very high regional missile burnout velocity, depending upon siting, far in excess of what has currently been achieved, to provide this [missile defense] benefit over a large portion of the U.S. is uncertain."[40]
In fact, it is not uncertain at all. The Navy conducted a successful ascent-phase intercept test against a short-range missile with its Standard Missile interceptor in November of 2002.[41] Upgrading the Aegis-based BMD system and establishing an East Coast test bed for missile defense would provide a substantive capability to address the EMP threat. Accordingly, Congress should adopt a sense of the Congress resolution that commends the Navy for its successful ascent-phase test.
In 2011, the MDA requested just $106.1 million for the missile defense cooperation program with Israel. Congress responded by increasing the amount to almost $236 million. This year, the Administration again wants to reduce funding for the U.S.–Israeli cooperative program, requesting less than $100 million.[42] Later, the Administration wisely chose to revisit the issue.[43]
The U.S. has a long history of cooperating with Israel on missile defense. Given the threats that Israel faces and the demonstrated success of its Iron Dome anti-rocket system in the past year, this cooperation should continue at no less than present levels. At a minimum, Congress should increase FY 2013 funding to match FY 2012 funding. This would require a $136 million increase over the Administration's request. Further, Congress should reserve the option of increasing funding through future special appropriations if circumstances warrant.
Congress can strengthen the Administration's missile defense program by:
The federal government has a constitutional obligation to defend the American people to the best of its ability. Therefore, the Obama Administration is wrong to subordinate this obligation to commitments it has made or will make to foreign powers to limit U.S. missile defense capabilities. Nevertheless, President Obama did exactly this in his conversation with Russian President Dmitri Medvedev on March 26, 2012.
Further, the Administration's willingness to slow progress in the U.S. missile defense program appears to reflect a view that the program could impede achievement of the President's goal of U.S. nuclear disarmament. The evidence for this conclusion long predates President Obama's exchange with President Medvedev in that the Administration has not adequately funded the missile defense program and has made specific program decisions that hold back progress.
Given the President's inclination to shirk his constitutional obligation to defend the American people against attack as well as U.S. treaty obligations to assist in the defense of U.S. allies, Congress has an obligation to step in to ensure the federal government does all it can to field an effective defense against missile attacks. This starts with adequately funding the missile defense program. It also requires directing the Administration to take the specific policy and programmatic steps that advance the deployment of a global, layered missile defense system that is as capable as the technology permits.—Baker Spring is F. M. Kirby Research Fellow in National Security Policy in the Douglas and Sarah Allison Center for Foreign Policy Studies, a division of the Kathryn and Shelby Cullom Davis Institute for International Studies, at The Heritage Foundation
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[1]Press release, "Turner: Obama's Plans for Missile Defense Won't Stand Up to Electoral Scrutiny," Office of Representative Michael Turner, March 26, 2012, http://turner.house.gov/News/DocumentSingle.aspx?DocumentID=286957 (accessed March 26, 2012).
[2]Jon Kyl et al., letter to President Barack Obama, March 27, 2012, http://www.missiledefenseadvocacy.org/data/images/20120327_—_senators_letter_to_potus_on_md%5b1%5d.pdf (accessed April 17, 2012).
[3]John A. Boehner, letter to Barack Obama, March 28, 2012, http://www.speaker.gov/UploadedFiles/Letter_to_POTUS_03_28_2012.PDF (accessed April 17, 2012).
[4]U.S. Department of Defense, "Program Acquisition Costs by Weapon System," February 2012, p. 4-2, http://comptroller.defense.gov/defbudget/fy2013/FY2013_Weapons.pdf (accessed March 26, 2012).
[5]Missile Defense Agency, "Missile Defense Agency (MDA) Fiscal Year 2013 Budget Outline," February 13, 2012, http://www.mda.mil/global/documents/pdf/budgetfy13.pdf (accessed March 26, 2012).
[6]Michael Turner, majority statement on Fiscal Year 2013 National Defense Authorization Budget Request for Missile Defense, March 6, 2012, http://armedservices.house.gov/index.cfm/2012/3/fiscal-year-2013-national-defense-authorization-budget-request-for-missile-defense (accessed April 24, 2012).
[8]Independent Working Group on Missile Defense, the Space Relationship, & the Twenty-First Century, "2009 Report," Institute for Foreign Policy Analysis, January 2009, p. xii, http://www.ifpa.org/pdf/IWG2009.pdf (accessed March 28, 2012).
[9]Bruce Klingner, "The Case for Comprehensive Missile Defense in Asia," Heritage Foundation Backgrounder No. 2506, January 7, 2011, http://www.heritage.org/Research/Reports/2011/01/The-Case-for-Comprehensive-Missile-Defense-in-Asia.
[11]Theodore R. Bromund and James Phillips, "Containing a Nuclear Iran: Difficult, Costly, and Dangerous," Heritage Foundation Backgrounder No. 2517, February 14, 2011, http://www.heritage.org/Research/Reports/2011/02/Containing-a-Nuclear-Iran-Difficult-Costly-and-Dangerous.
[12]Klingner, "The Case for Comprehensive Missile Defense in Asia."
[13]Bruce Klingner, "North Korean Missile Launch Demands Strong U.S. Response," Heritage Foundation Issue Brief No. 3567, April 12, 2012, http://www.heritage.org/research/reports/2012/04/north-korean-missile-launch-demands-strong-us-response.
[14]Mikhail Formichev, "Russian Military to Buy 36 ICBMs, 2 Missile Subs in 2011," RIA Novosti, March 18, 2011, http://en.rian.ru/mlitary_news/20110318/163075432.html (accessed April 5, 2012).
[15]Turner, majority statement.
[16]Independent Working Group on Missile Defense, "2009 Report," p. 130.
[17]GlobalSecurity.org, "Aegis Ballistic Missile Defense System Completes Tracking Exercise," January 28, 2011, http://www.globalsecurity.org/space/library/news/2011/space-110128-lockheed-martin02.htm (accessed April 12, 2012).
[18]Vice Admiral J. D. Williams, "Improving Aegis Ballistic Missile Defense Command and Control," Heritage Foundation Special Report No. 89, May 2, 2011, pp. 10–11, http://www.heritage.org/Research/Reports/2011/05/Improving-Aegis-Ballistic-Missile-Defense-Command-and-Control.
[19]U.S. Department of Defense, "Ballistic Missile Defense Review Report," February 2010, p. 13, http://www.defense.gov/bmdr/docs/BMDR%20as%20of%2026JAN10%200630_for%20web.pdf (accessed April 12, 2012).
[20]Independent Working Group on Missile Defense, "2009 Report," pp. 28–29.
[21]Under Secretary of Defense for Acquisition, "Memorandum for Director, Strategic Defense Initiative Organization; Chairman, Strategic Systems Subcommittee," June 19, 1990.
[22]Independent Working Group on Missile Defense, "2009 Report," pp. 28–29.
[24]Lieutenant General Patrick J. O'Reilly, unclassified statement before the Subcommittee on Strategic Forces, Committee on Armed Services, U.S. House of Representatives, March 6, 2012, pp. 10–11, http://www.mda.mil/global/documents/pdf/ps_oreilly_030612_HASC.pdf (accessed April 12, 2012).
[25]Emelie Rutherford, "Northrop Grumman Hails STSS Satellite Birth-to-Death Tracking," Defense Daily Network, March 28, 2011, http://www.defensedaily.com/publications/dd/13009.html (accessed April 12, 2012).
[26]O'Reilly, unclassified statement, pp. 12–13.
[27]Emelie Rutherford, "HASC Eyes F-35 Second Engine, Amphibious Vehicle, Missile Defense Changes," Defense Daily Network, May 4, 2011, http://www.defensedaily.com/publications/dd/13674.html (accessed April 12, 2012).
[28]U.S. Department of Defense, Office of the Secretary of Defense, "Medium Extended Air Defense System (MEADS) Fact Sheet," http://www.acq.osd.mil/docs/U%20S%20_MEADS_Decision_Fact_Sheet_Feb_11_2011.pdf?transcriptid=4648 (accessed April 12, 2011).
[29]Defense Daily Network, "McCain Seeks Data on Aircraft, Missile Programs," April 9, 2012, http://www.defensedaily.com/publications/smr/17333.html (accessed April 12, 2012).
[30]Ann Roosevelt, "A Successful First Flight Test for MEADS at White Sands Missile Range," Defense Daily Network, November 18, 2011, http://www.defensedaily.com/publications/dd/15878.html (accessed April 12, 2012).
[31]Ann Roosevelt, "MEADS Program Integrating Elements Ahead of Intercept Flight Test," Defense Daily Network, April 3, 2012, http://www.defensedaily.com/publications/dd/17246.html (accessed April 12, 2012).
[32]U.S. Department of Defense, Office of the Under Secretary of Defense (Comptroller), "Program Acquisition Costs by Weapon System," February 2012, p. 4-3, http://comptroller.defense.gov/defbudget/fy2013/FY2013_Weapons.pdf (accessed April 12, 2012).
[33]Missile Defense Agency, "Missile Defense Agency (MDA) Fiscal Year 2013 Budget Outline," February 2012, p. 6, http://www.mda.mil/global/documents/pdf/budgetfy13.pdf (accessed April 12, 2012).
[34]Ann Roosevelt, "Historic ABL Program Winds Down, Aircraft Heads to Storage," Defense Daily Network, February 16, 2012, http://www.defensedaily.com/publications/dd/16770.html (accessed April 12, 2012).
[35]Carlo Munoz, "Air Force, MDA Ink Agreement on New Ballistic Missile Program," Defense Daily Network, March 28, 2011, http://www.defensedaily.com/publications/smr/13046.html (accessed April 12, 2012).
[37]General B. B. Bell, quoted in John J. Miller, "Peace Through Light," National Review Online, August 13, 2007, http://www.nationalreview.com/nrd/article/?q=NGM3OWMwNTgyZDkxOGY0ZGFlNDBiY2FjODhkMjQ3YmY (accessed April 12, 2012).
[38]Commission to Assess the Threat to the United States from Electromagnetic Pulse (EMP) Attack, "Executive Report," 2004, http://empcommission.org/docs/empc_exec_rpt.pdf (accessed April 12, 2011).
[39]Defense Science Board, "Science and Technology Issues of Early Intercept Ballistic Missile Defense Feasibility," September 2011, p. 7, http://www.acq.osd.mil/dsb/reports/ADA552472.pdf (accessed April 12, 2012).
[40]Ibid., p. 23.
[41]Navy News Service, "Sea-Based Missile Defense Test Successful," Navy.mil, November 22, 2002, http://www.navy.mil/search/display.asp?story_id=4741&page=4 (accessed April 12, 2012).
[42]Missile Defense Agency, "Missile Defense Agency (MDA) Fiscal Year 2013 Budget Outline," p. 6.
[43]Donna Cassata, "Pentagon Wants More Money for Israel's Iron Dome," Yahoo News, March 27, 2012, http://news.yahoo.com/pentagon-wants-more-money-israels-iron-dome-175729653.html (accessed April 12, 2012).


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MINNEAPOLIS, Minn.
- Japan didn't make it easy, but the U.S. Men's National Volleyball Team took its fourth victory - 3-1 (25-15, 21-25, 25-17, 25-15) in pool play at the 2006 FIVB World League on Sunday at the Target Center in Minneapolis and moved into the lead in Pool A.
The win improved the United States' record to 4-2. The stage is set for a showdown between the U.S. Men and Serbia & Montenegro, which fell to Poland 3-1 on Sunday (25-23 21-25 25-18 25-19) and lost its pool lead thanks to the tiebreaker, which is point differential. The U.S. Men will meet Serbia & Montenegro on Aug. 4-5 at the Spokane Memorial Arena in Spokane, Wash.
"The win for Poland really helps our cause," U.S. Head Coach Hugh McCutcheon said. "I strongly believe that we are in a better position to face Serbia & Montenegro than we were against Poland (which won two matches against the United States on July 14-15)."
Japan fell to 1-5 and will host Poland next weekend.
The U.S. Men were once again dominant at the net on Sunday, with 10 points on blocks as compared to Japan's two. The United States also had eight service aces.
Team USA had four players in double digits for scoring, led by St. Paul, Minn., native Jim Polster (Laguna Niguel, Calif.) with 15 points on 12 kills, two aces and one block. Reid Priddy (Richmond, Va.) added 13 points on 10 kills, one ace and two blocks. Clay Stanley (Honolulu, Hawaii) had 11 points and David Lee (Alpine, Calif.) had 10.
Japan turned to lefty Takahiro Yamamoto who answered with 17 points on 16 kills and a scoring block. Yusuke Ishijima had 11 points on 10 kills and an ace.
"(The U.S. Team) has been together for many years. They have good communication. This is a good year for them," said Japan Head Coach Tatsuya Ueta. "The ball-handling of setter Donald Suxho has been great."
The United States got out to a fast start in Game 1, taking leads of 9-3, and then 21-12 thanks to strong play at the net. Japan still did not have an answer for the U.S. blockers, who accounted for four points, including two from Lee. Team USA also had 12 points on kills and three aces.
The ease with which the U.S. Men won Game 1 may have made them overconfident, as they lost some intensity and let Japan take a 15-8 lead. The United States had only one scoring block in the game and six errors. Japan had 17 kills, led by Yamamoto Takahiro with seven in the set.
The U.S. Men came back in the third set as Stanley started and came away with two scoring blocks, an ace and a kill. The U.S. Men took a 12-6 lead, but let Japan pull to within one point at 16-15. However Polster got a kill to get the serve back and Lee served for five straight points.
"It was exciting to see Clay come out and do what we know he can do," Priddy said. "I like what Donny (Suxho) has been doing. I know when he's going to set me because it's the most difficult set possible. I like that."
The final set stayed close and the U.S. managed a 9-8 lead. However another Polster kill seemed to take the wind out of Japan's sails.
For more U.S. World League information, go to
The FIVB World League web site is
2006 FIVB World League Standings as of July 30, 2006
Pool A
Serbia & Montenegro 4-2
Poland 3-3
Japan 1-4
Pool B
Brazil 6-0
Finland 3-3
Portugal 2-4
Argentina 1-5
Pool C
Russia 5-1
France 5-1
Italy 2-4
China 0-6
Pool D
Cuba 4-0
Bulgaria 4-0
Korea 2-4
Egypt 0-6
U.S. Roster
Japan at USA
July 29-30 in Minneapolis, Minn.
(Twelve-man rosters can be updated between World League weekends)
1. David Lee (MB, Alpine, Calif.)
2 Pieter Olree (OH, Reading, Pa.)
3 Jim Polster (OH, Laguna Niguel, Calif.)
5 Rich Lambourne (L, Tustin, Calif.)
6 Phil Eatherton (MB, Glencoe, Mo.)
7 Donald Suxho (S, Korce, Albania)
8 Reid Priddy (OH, Richmond, Va.)
12 Tom Hoff (MB, Park Ridge, Ill.)
13 Clay Stanley (OPP, Honolulu, Hawaii)
14 Kevin Hansen (S, Newport Beach, Calif.)
15 Gabe Gardner (OH, San Clemente, Calif.)
16 Dave McKienzie (OPP, Littleton, Colo.)
U.S. World League Schedule
Date: July 14-15
Opponent: Poland
Location: Salt Lake City, Utah - The "E" Center
Match 1: Poland defeats USA 3-1 (22-25, 25-23, 25-23, 25-23)
Match 2: Poland defeats USA 3-1 (26-24, 25-13, 20-25, 25-22)
Date: July 22-23
Opponent: Japan
Location: Hiroshima, Japan - Hiroshima Green Arena
Match 1: USA defeats Japan 3-0 (25-15, 25-22, 25-17)
Match 2: USA defeats Japan 3-0 (25-12, 25-21, 25-18)
Date: July 29-30
Opponent: Japan
Location: Minneapolis, Minn. - Target Center
Match 1: USA defeats Japan 3-0 (25-18, 25-20, 25-18)
Match 2: USA defeats Japan 3-1 (25-15, 21-25, 25-17, 25-15)
Date: Aug. 4-5
Opponent: Serbia & Montenegro
Location: Spokane, Wash. - Spokane Memorial Arena
Date: Aug. 12-13
Opponent: Poland
Location: Katowice, Poland - Spodek
Date: Aug. 18-19
Opponent: Serbia & Montenegro
Location: Beograd, Serbia - Hall Pionir
World League Final
Date: Aug. 23-27
Location: Russia


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Liver echinococcus removal with extensive liver resection (program ID: 57265)
Jan Schmidt
Department of General Surgery
Specialized in: general surgery, vascular surgery, abdominal surgery
Minimally invasive surgery procedures are also used for thyroid diseases, parathyroid and adrenal glands disorders. Thyroid plays a huge role in the process of metabolism. In case of any thyroid diseases (hyperfunction, hypofunction or a suspected tumor), cure is possible with the help of surgery procedures. Parathyroid glands (in most cases, four thereof) are located on the left and right around the thyroid and ensure balanced content of calcium in the blood by producing the so-called parathyroid hormone. Thyroid diseases (for example, hyperfunction, often in case of renal failure) cause elimination of a significant amount of calcium from the bones, which later leads to bone softening, accompanied by pain and frequent fractures. The adrenal glands are located almost above the kidneys and produce hormones for many important bodily functions (e.g., epinephrine, mineralocorticoid, cortisone, and sex hormones). Surgery procedures for thyroid or adrenal glands can be necessary if these hormones are produced in very large numbers, often because of the presence of tumors or metastases or other tumors. In case of production of adrenaline, the patient is subject to prior treatment with inhibitors (alpha and beta blockers) to prevent too strong stress reactions during surgery procedures because of the sudden release of adrenaline from the tumor. Sometimes these tumors can remain dormant, i.e. they do not produce currently known hormones.
Program includes:
- Initial presentation in the clinic
- clinical history taking
- physical examination
- laboratory tests:
- complete blood count
- general urine analysis
- biochemical analysis of blood
- TSH-basal, fT3, fT4
- indicators of inflammation
- indicators blood coagulation
- ultrasound of abdomin
- CT/MRI scanners
- preoperative care
- extensive liver resection
- symptomatic treatment
- cost of essential medicines
- nursing services
- stay in the hospital with full board
- accommodation in 2-bed room
- elaboration further recommendations
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I currently have an OM style Martin guitar that I really love the acoustic tone of. I have pretty much overlooked most UST's because I don't want to change the acoustic tone of my guitar. I was considering the Ibeam for ease of installation, but I've read some things online about bad feedback and the tone being "inferior" to that of the Anthem and Anthem SL.
I'm almost 90% sure that I would be happy with the Ibeam, but some of what I've read just intimidates me a little. I don't mind spending the extra money on the Anthem SL, but I will be playing my Martin acoustic probably 95% of the time. I really just want a means to be able to play my Martin live if I choose to. My Seagull S6 with M1A and Para DI will get the bulk of the gigs.
So, if anyone can help, will the Ibeam be a decent sounding pickup that will work with low volume church playing? I'll be plugging into a PA through a Para DI and we never get loud in volume.


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A Reason to Get Together
Is it just me, or does Monroe Ave seem a little bit different these days?
Take a stroll down Monroe some weeknight, anywhere from Marshall Street Bar & Grill all the way up to Jeremiah's Tavern. What you'll likely find is Kickball League of Rochester players at almost every drinking establishment, enjoying a tasty beverage and laughing it up with friends. You can spot these animated amateur athletes by their team t-shirts, usually bright tie-dye or urban-camo, donning the signature Kickball League of Rochester logo.
Earlier this week I stopped in at O'Cal's on my way home and happened to spark up a conversation with one of the several teams sponsored by said bar. Erica Tregea, Jim Marchigiano and Cory Mee, all Rochester-area natives, were celebrating with their team and others on the back patio.
I didn't bother asking whether they won or not, as it seemed obvious that winning was largely irrelevant. More interesting to me, having contemplated putting together a team myself, was finding out what about kickball makes so popular. Erica responded "it's all about getting to hang out with people you enjoy spending time with; having the opportunity every week to catch up with good friends." That sounded about right to me. I thought of how perfect it must be to be able to blow off potential conflicts, and instead hang out with friends, using the excuse "we have a game tonight."
These weekday warriors have brought a renewed energy (as well as much needed revenue) to the Monroe Ave area. Just five to ten years ago Monroe was primarily characterized by cheap drinks, a rather "gritty" ambiance, and more often than not a severely unhealthy guy-to-girl ratio. Now, except for there still being great drink deals, that is all changing for the better.
With the help of these Kickball League players (and perhaps also the efforts of Mr. McGuire, nice post Leah!) Monroe has finally established a distinct personality of its own. For years it has struggled in that regard, trying to fit in somewhere between the trendy Park Ave area and the quasi-hipster South Wedge. Monroe now seems to have found it's niche as the neighborhood pub-style bar district with a touch of crazy.
The mutually beneficial relationship between the Kickball League of Rochester and the Monroe Avenue bars that sponsor so many teams has created a perfect atmosphere for getting together with friends. So next time you're able to wrangle together a group of friends for a drink or two after work, I suggest you head downtown to Monroe; you won't be disappointed!
In addition, be sure to check out Rochester Young Professionals and the event calendar for more great reasons to get together!


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Deanne plans to continue working in video production for ministries and non-profits after she graduates. Seminary may not seem like the obvious choice, but Golden Gate has given her both the theological foundation and the cultural training to thrive in almost any cultural context, in the U.S. or overseas.The Jacksonville native left her career as an award-winning media producer with the Florida Baptist Convention in order to follow God's call to prepare for mission work.
Deanne chose Golden Gate Seminary because of the Global Studies Partnership degree and the full-time, traditional classroom setting. "I'm earning a real-world, practical degree combined with a solid theological education."


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Time-Lapse Video of Construction at the City's RO Plant
Can you dig it? Check out this time-lapse video of construction of a water tank at the city's Reverse-Osmosis Water Treatment Plant! Fred Hemerick (Plant Chief Operator) installed a camera that was programmed to take photos every 15 minutes during construction (except during the dome pour, 1 or 2 min intervals).
The City of Clearwater's Public Utilities Department employs the process of reverse-osmosis to produce some of its own water to supplement the City's potable water supply. This helps the City to produce water at a less expensive rate than it is to purchase water from entities such as Pinellas County and Tampa Bay Water.
Reverse osmosis is a water treatment process that uses pressure to separate undesirable, dissolved salts and other ions from water. Pressurized water is applied to a semi-permeable membrane. The membrane allows the water molecules to pass through the membrane, but rejects the dissolved salts and other ions. The process results in two streams - permeate and concentrate. For potable water production, permeate is the water that is used for drinking, and the concentrate is disposed. Reverse osmosis treatment systems come in a variety of sizes, from the 25 million-gallon-per-day facility in Gibsonton, Fla., to small home units that can produce 12 to 15 gallons per day.
Clearwater's water supply is produced from the Upper Floridian Aquifer on the Pinellas Peninsula. Since the 1920s, the City has produced water from our own local wellfield. Over time, however, increased mineralization has forced the abandonment of certain wells, thus reducing the amount of water produced from the wellfield.
The City of Clearwater owns and operates numerous groundwater wells, which draw water from the Floridan Aquifer. Each well is equipped with radio telemetry, which allows Water Plant Operators to control the pumping rate. The telemetry signals back to the plant control system, the flow setting, the actual flow rate, and the water level in the well.
The water from several of the City's production wells enters the reverse osmosis plant. All water entering the treatment plant is processed through sand filters, to remove large particulates and minerals. A portion of the filtered water is then processed through the reverse-osmosis membranes. The resulting permeate is blended with filtered water, and then it is stabilized and disinfected before being distributed to customers.


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Positive financial news for MPS
MARSHALL – Jodie Zesbaugh, a financial advisor for Ehlers, delivered good news for the Marshall School District at the work session meeting Monday night.
Zesbaugh began by noting that taxpayers in the district will be seeing the benefits regarding the refunding of the existing bond issue about a year ago. The savings amounts to approximately $285,000 and will continue for a number of years, she said.
"That is great news," Zesbaugh said. "It's very exciting."
Zesbaugh said the district will also see positive adjustments because of state legislative changes.
"The 2013 state Legislature gave us some good news related to operating referendums," she said.
An operating referendum is an election ballot question that allows districts to generate additional general education revenue.
"Revenue is provided through a combination of local property tax levies and for more districts, state aid," Zesbaugh said. "Referendum revenue may be used for any operating or capital expenses, the same as basic general education revenue."
Currently, MPS has an operating referendum of $675, which was approved in 2011, has been effective since the 2013-14 school year and will continue through the 2017-18 school year, MPS Business Director Bruce Lamprecht said.
The 2013 legislation made significant changes to the referendum revenue, which will be effective for fiscal year 2015. The new pupil count will be measured by adjusted pupil units (APU) instead of resident marginal cost pupil units (RMCPU).
"With the new conversion, the $675 amount no longer exists," Zesbaugh said. "Going forward, it's converted over to a new formula and will qualify for $690.04. Some people have operating referendum levies that are going up and some are going down. It all depends on your open enrollment adjustment."
The district also qualifies for state equalization aid, which is dependent on the district's referendum market value per pupil. In addition, the district also qualifies for location equity revenue (LER), which amounts to $212.
"This does reduce your voter approved authority and the district can opt out and then you would not receive that amount," Zesbaugh said. "But we recommend that you don't opt out. In your case, you'd get more state equalization, your property taxpayers get some more relief and you're eligible for more equity revenue."
MPS would have to take specific action to opt out by September 1, but Lamprecht doesn't believe that is the best option for the district either.
"We're not going to opt out," he said. "At this point in time, there's no reason why we'd do that. By not opting out, we're actually going to get more equity revenue from the state. It's about $25,000 more."
While seeing saving in the near future, taxpayers in the district will likely be asked for additional support as well.
A second operating referendum is being considered to assist with safety and security projects, deferred maintenance and technology needs in the district.
Administration has until August 23 to make notifications of its intentions to do so if that decision is made to go forward with a vote in the fall.
"People will know if we're going forward or not at our next meeting," Lamprecht said. "If the board and the administration decide to go forward, the length of the new referendum will probably coincide with the one currently in place, which expires after the 2017-18 school year. If we would go out for a referendum, we'd have to decide the amount and what the specific purpose is for."
One of the advantages of an operating referendum is that almost everybody pays the same amount, Zesbaugh said.
"When you're voting on a bond referendum, your commercial tax payers will pay a little bit more than your homeowners," she said. "But in this case, the seasonal recreational property owners won't pay anything, the ag property tax owners will pay only on their house, garage and one acre. So it's a little more equal on your tax payers than other types of levies."
Superintendent Klint Willert noted that there were many big decisions that would have to be made in the near future.
"What you may see is a resolution that will come forward," he said. "If you choose to not go forward with our voters at this time, then you can vote the resolution down or you can decide to pass it."
Along with a presentation from Taher Food representatives Mark Broderson and Lori Fruin, the board also heard an update about ESL (English as a Second Language) programming from Vickie Radloff. While the program has made positive strides in the six years that she has been there, Radloff said, it's the kids who have excelled.
"Almost all of our kids made the honor roll the last quarter, which is a testament to our program and our school," she said. "And of the seniors this past year, we have 13 who are going to college."
Radloff thanked the administration and board members for listening to the ESL staff regarding student and staff needs.
Board chairman Jeff Chapman also shared his appreciation of the program with Radloff.
"You do a great job," he said. "We're up here making decisions about this and that and looking at the budget, but everything is really about the students. It's amazing if you look at where the program was six years ago and where it is now. It's a dream come true."


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University Choir and the Evansville Bach Singers
7:30 p.m., Tuesday, March 26, 2013
Neu Chapel Sanctuary, University of Evansville Campus
The University of Evansville University Choir will be joined by the Evansville Bach Singers to present a concert titled "The Three B's: Bach, Bach, and Bach" featuring works by three of the most famous members of the Bach family.
The concert will open with two choral psalm settings: Lobet den Herrn alle Heiden (Praise the Lord all ye Nations-Psalm 117) by the most famous member of the Bach family, Johann Sebastian Bach followed by the double choir work Das ist meine Freude (Thou art my joy, Psalm 78) by Johann Sebastian's cousin Johann Ludwig Bach. The featured work on the program will be the nine movement Magnificat by Johann Sebastian's second son, Carl Philipp Emanuel Bach, a composer whose fame actually eclipsed the fame of his father during the 18th century. This dramatic and powerful work, a setting of the Canticle of Mary from the book of Luke, is CPE Bach's most famous large scale choral work. The performance of the Magnificat will include a chamber orchestra of UE faculty, students, and area professionals. Faculty soloists Stacey Uthe soprano, Gregory Rike tenor, Jon Truitt, baritone as well as guest soprano soloist Andrea Drury will join the choirs and orchestra for the Magnificat.
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Banana Bread
Adapted from Maida Heatter's Cakes [2]
- 1 1/2 cups sifted all-purpose white flour
- 1 teaspoon baking soda
- 3/4 teaspoon salt
- 1/2 teaspoon mace
- About 3 ripe bananas (to make 1 1/3 cups, mashed)
- 1/4 cup buttermilk
- 4 ounces (1 stick) unsalted butter
- 1/2 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 2/4 cup dark or light brown sugar, firmly packed
- 1 egg
- Finely grated rind of 1 large lemon
- 4 ounces (1 cup) mix-ins, like walnuts, pecans, chocolate chips, coconut, etc. (optional)
- Adjust a rack to the center of the oven and preheat the oven to 350°F. Butter a 9x5x3-inch loaf pan and dust it all with flour. Tap to shake out excess flour over a piece of paper. Set aside.
- Sift together the flour, baking soda, salt, and mace, and set aside.
- Mash the bananas either on a plate with a fork (in a processor or blender, be careful not to liquefy the bananas), or in a small bowl of an electric mixer. You need 1 1/3 cups. Stir the bananas and buttermilk to mix and set aside.
- In a large bowl of an electric mixer (if using the mixer for mashing the bananas it is not necessary to wash the beaters), cream the butter.
- Beat in the vanilla and the sugar. Add the egg and beat well.
- On low speed, add the sifted dry ingredients in three additions alternately with the banana mixture in two additions, scraping the side of the bowl as necessary and only beating until incorporated after each addition.
- Remove the bowl from the mixer and stir in the grated rind and the mix-ins, if using.
- Turn into the prepared pan and smooth the top. Bake for 50 to 55 minutes, until a cake tester inserted into the middle comes out clean and dry. Let cool in the pan for about 20 minutes.
- Cover with a rack, turn the pan and the rack over, remove the pan and very gently (the loaf is delicate — do not squash it) turn the loaf over again leaving it right side up to cool. If there is time, wrap the loaf in plastic wrap and refrigerate overnight before serving. This is especially good sliced rather thick and well toasted — it becomes very crisp and crunchy; it is best to toast it on a cookie sheet under the broiler.
Makes one 9-inch loaf.
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Work begins on library branch
The Mesa location is one of three being built
The wait for a new library is nearly over for residents of the St. Charles Mesa.
Library officials broke ground Tuesday on a 7,500-square-foot building at 24941 U.S. 50 East that will be home to a branch library.
"They say that good things come to those who wait. Well, this area of the county has waited a long time for today," Jon Walker, executive director of the Pueblo City-County Library Distric told a crowd of about 75 people who attended Tuesday's groundbreaking ceremony.
The $2.2 million library is one of three new branches that will be built in the county this coming year.
Branches also are being constructed on the East Side and in the Greenhorn Valley.
The buildings are scheduled to be completed in the fall 2014.
The St. Charles Mesa Library will have more than 25,000 items for checkout including books, DVDs, audiobooks, e-readers and laptops.
The library also will feature laptops and Wi-Fi accessible to the public and a conference room available for public use.
Walker said although 95 percent of the nearly $2.2 million price tag for the building has been raised, he said more is needed to complete the project.
Donations to the library project can be made at Pueblo Library Foundation, 100 E. Abriendo Ave., Pueblo, CO 81004 or online at pueblolibrary.org/newlibraries.


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Fodder's Fall Haul: What happens when Gwyneth and Lindsay get together.
Nick creates his Rumpkin cocktail while Danielle and Deb set the table.
The chefs plan their culinary tribute to the autumn harvest.
Alie and Georgia fall a little in love with Miami's Sugarcane restaurant.
Danielle, Nick and Deb pick apples and pumpkins, and then the soup's on.
Jeffrey meets a chef who brines and smokes turkey for fall-apart meat.
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The chefs sample their salad recipe and test the plating.
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Pineapple Upside-Down Cake
- 1 fresh pineapple
- 4 tablespoons unsalted butter
- 1 tablespoon water
- 2 cups lightly packed light brown sugar
- 6 to 8 maraschino cherries
- 2 cups all-purpose flour
- 2 1/2 teaspoons baking powder
- 2 sticks unsalted butter, room temperature
- 2 cups granulated sugar
- 2 large eggs
- 1/2 cup buttermilk
- 2 teaspoons pure vanilla extract
- Confectioners' sugar, for dusting cake
- 1 quart yogurt gelato, store-bought, for serving
Preheat oven to 350 degrees F.
Peel the pineapple and remove core. Slice into (1-inch) thick circles.
In a small saucepan melt butter with 1 tablespoon of water and add light brown sugar. Stir well with a whisk over medium heat until the sugar is completely dissolved and you have a nice smooth caramel, about 3 to 4 minutes. Pour into a round 9 1/2-inch nonstick cake pan. Arrange pineapple circles evenly in the caramel, (1 in the center and 5 around the outside usually works), and press down so they are submerged in the caramel. Place 1 maraschino cherry in the center of each pineapple ring.
Make the batter: Sift flour and baking powder together. In a stand mixer cream butter and granulated sugar until light and fluffy, about 4 minutes. With mixer on low, add eggs 1 at a time. Add half the buttermilk and vanilla then half the flour. Add remaining buttermilk and then remaining flour. Pour the batter into the cake pan over the caramel and pineapple. Spread out evenly with a rubber spatula. Place the cake pan on a roasting tray to catch any caramel that may bubble over and bake in the oven for approx 1 hour. The cake should be nice and golden on top and puffed up slightly. When gently pressed in the center it should bounce back. Allow to cool slightly, (about 1 minute), before inverting onto a cake plate. Dust very lightly with confectioners' sugar and serve each slice with a scoop of yogurt gelato.
Recipe courtesy of Tyler Florence
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Here's how RW members rated this race (110 votes).
In short: Not too bad.In full: Not too bad a race, a couple of roads to cross, the marshalls were great!a good selection of snacks available at the end, the medal was ok, with the option of engraving for a modest fee.A good value race that I would do again.Date of review: February 26, 2012
In short: Great organisation, route fine, goodies nice! PB doneIn full: Well organised, enough toilets, easy to collect chip and drop off bag, the music and the pre race warm up was a nice touch seeing as it had been raining 10 minutes before and people looked miserable! Didn't notice the wind, hill was over before I had time to worry about it, lots of food and drinks at the end and results up immediately. Managed to get a PB too, will be back.Date of review: January 5, 2012
In short: Tough course, rubbish medalIn full: Too windy high up on the common to hear the instructions through the megaphone, this wind also hindered my first 1k and my last 2k as it seem to be pushing me back no matter what direction I was running in...the incline between 5k and 6k is a bloody killer, really took it out of me....yet I still managed a PB?!? A race full of good intentions but not very well organised. Nice crowd though and scenic route. Quiet marshalls apart from one who give me a very encouraging high five!!Date of review: December 18, 2011
In short: Enjoyable run.In full: I actually live near the commom and run on it a lot, so it seems weird to pay to do it, but having said that, it makes a big diffrence running with 700 other people. So much more enjoyable. Very good organisation, and it all went smoothly. Only criticism would be that with the whole common to run on, why was only a fraction of the run on it, the rest on pavements besides fairly busy roads away from the nice scenery. Nice medal with some freebies, and the marshalls did a very good job, especially at road crossings. Well done. The hill, whilst slowing most people down a bit, isn't a terrible hill, and with a little hill practice shouldn't creat too many problems. In fact my mate took 30 seconds off his PB! Cant be bad.Date of review: November 28, 2011
In short: Great Organisation - Well worth getting up for!!!In full: This event was very well organised. Done quite afew of Energized events and they all seem to run like clock work! Loads of marshalls and so encouraging - thank you! Easy Chip collection, baggage storage, and start went on time - presentation was a nice touch with medal podium too.. Cant see how they can look into improving road safety as pedestrians also have right of way. They cant do much about people coming round the corners!! what do you expect - road closures!! Well done Energized!Date of review: May 25, 2011
In short: Challenging, but well worth the effort. Safety and crowd support need attention.In full: Route was challenging, with strong winds and a long uphill that never made up for going down in the first place. Great overall, though virtually no cheering public to help spur us on. This was left to the marshalls, especially one at about 8.5K. THANK YOU!One important point however, while nice to run through Wimbledon Village it was very dangerous, and I came wafer close to being knocked into passing traffic by two unsuspecting pedestrians who came round a blind corner at the same time as me. This is an accident waiting to happen and the route needs to be amended here.Date of review: May 24, 2011
In short: Great race - Tough hillIn full: Very good race. Well organised, encouraging martials and bang on 10km (according to my gps). Martials were very good, didn't habe to stop onece for traffic or pedestrians and I loved the martial at about 8.5km - I think he was American - he was going nuts, he was great craic! I agree that a fairly big hill (and stiff wind today) makes this not great for pb potential but a very enjoyable and well run race none the less.Date of review: May 22, 2011
In short: Nice. No major issuesIn full: There are tougher courses about, but it certainly wasn't one of the easier ones due to the long hill in the middle.I thought the marshalls did a very good job managing the traffic, and they were also very encouraging. I didn't really notice any impatient drivers where I was in the pack.I was impressed that it started almost on time and thought that the portaloo queues were absolutely fine. About the right number of runners took part.Date of review: May 22, 2011
In short: Delightful run around pretty Wimbledon with one massive hillIn full: On the coldest day in May I can ever remember due to the strong cold wind, more shelter would have been welcomed. The organisation was good - baggage, chips, loos all fine. The course is very pretty and takes you around the common and Wimbledon back streets. Delightful. The massive hill came earlier than I was expecting, between 5k and 6k, and is very challenging, but also very satisfying once you're at the top. I did see one competitor who kept needlessly running on the road when the pavement was empty and I think the marshalls should have challenged him about that, just for his own safety. And I think there should have been more marshalling near the finish line to make the route to the finish line clearer. I followed the people in front and we all went wrong and added metres and metres to the race, adding on time. I feel a bit disappointed about that even though I wasn't going to get a pb. But I very much enjoyed the race and look forward to doing it again. Date of review: May 22, 2011
In short: Well organised, friendly eventIn full: Enjoyable event, even taking into account the hill halfway through. Well marshalled ~ they do a pretty good job managing the traffic seeing as the roads are not closed. Have been to a number of events where the marshalls appear to have no interest in being there but one of the marshalls in this run came up to chat for a good few minutes at the end to see how it went, whether I enjoyed it, did I get a PB etc. A welcome positive after running a disappointing time. Will definitely do this run again.Date of review: May 22, 2011
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Sorry these did not post as I wanted them to but at least all of the recipes are there.
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Distraught relatives of a 16-year-old Brooklyn boy shot dead by cops claimed yesterday that the teenager didnt own a gun and theyre skeptical about the cops version of how the incident went down.
He got shot six times, and the police didnt get shot once, fumed great-aunt Brenda Nunez of the shooting of Kimani Kiki Gray of East Flatbush.
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Of course he didn't own it, he probably stole it.
"If he did have a gun, I could say, Yo, get rid of that, son. Thats not the right thing to have right now.
What's this, a new litmus test for justifiable homicide?
He was just starting to turn his life around, He loved his Grandma.
Kids like this will kill you quicker than an older man.
How many 16 yo gang kids take their guns home to show to their Momma's. Of course she didn't know he owned a gun.
It was probably a stolen gun.Since no one in New York can own a gun.
The gun laws work don't they?
Best line I've read in weeks!
He didn't own it because it was a probably a cops throw away weapon. Every cop I ever knew carried a through away weapon, maybe just a knife or small pistol, but turn the body over and drop it under the deadman and you now have self-defense and a justfiable shoot
ST. PETERSBURG (FOX 13) - A 43-year-old St. Petersburg man was shot by police Sunday night after he allegedly charged them while armed with a pair of scissors.
One more reason why you should not run with scissors.
They DID disarm him.
The teens rap sheet includes four prior arrests, including charges of grand larceny, possession of stolen property and inciting a riot, sources said.
To which of course his gandma would say "He's a good boy, he wouldn't do that"
His father could not be reached for comment. (probably because we don't have a clue who he is)
Let me guess. He was an aspiring rapper.
Become an expiring rapper.
This is a poorly written article. The cops say he pointed a gun at them. The family said he didn't own a gun. Is anyone denying that he had a gun? Is there any real evidence? If he had a gun and pointed it at the cops, he should expect to be shot. If he was just adjusting his waistband and cops thought he was pulling a gun without seeing anything, they may have overreacted. This seems real simple to me — there was either a gun at the scene or there wasn't. The story doesn't say.
"Throw down" guns are how cops avoid having to "testalie".
It is an ethical thing, dontcha see?
Question: How was the kid to know they were undercover cops when they werent in uniform and driving an unmarked car? He could have thought they were drug guys or other gang members. Just saying.
Sounds like it went just fine.....
I don't own any guns either. I just let some live in my closet. Am I going to argue with a gun?
The idea of an urban youth with a gun is pretty far-fetched.
The caption below the picture of the gun says, "THE WEAPON: Police say Kimani Kiki Gray pulled this gun on them before cops killed him." So yes, there was a gun at the scene.
He got shot six times, and the police didnt get shot once,
Yeah, not fair !!!
"One more reason why you should not run with scissors."
ROTFLMAO (with no sharp objects)
Of course he didn't "own" a gun. A 16 yo can't own a gun in NYC.
Well, of course, the kin always know exactly what the teens in the family own and exactly what they're doing at all times.
You've been watching too many grade B crime movies
What was the last time you ever heard anyone refer to a .357 revolver as a small pistol?
"He's probably been stealingsince he could crawl". Given the right surroundings and encouragement, I'll bet that that man could run our website as well as LAZAMATAZ. "
Really? In Nebraska?
You've been watching too many movies dude.
Looks like you got a promotion since then. So there's that. Congradulations.
the cops call these throw-away weapons "ham sandwiches".
i do loe somehow this is wrong in the family's eyes because none of the cops got shot. i am not a great fan of cops but to say it's wrong because a suspect gets shot but can't wing any of the officers before being taken down, is an indictment of the public school system that spawned this family of vermin.
yeah i'm swingin' at everyone today...
Apparently, it's quite common in certain groups to borrow a gun from a friend when you 'need' it, kinda like borrowing the neighbors saw.
FYI...... Arlo Givens died from being stabbed with scissors.
I saw it
LOL, We should demand that there is an equal distribution of bullets.
Good wit....
They should have taught him to dance......the double tap.
You've been watching too many movies dude
Feel free to never question authority or its motives or tactics. What i wrote is the truth. yes i did live in NE for a lot of years. also, WI MN IA CO, CA rural and cities. iIt holds true everywhere. try asking a few.They'll probably refer to it as their back up. wink wink
Dude you've been watching to much "Andy Griffith" and "Dragnet" times have changed
I have a BS in criminology but never really pursued a carrer in such because a hated the lying bastards i was in classes with. many, many cops, fulfilling requirements for advancement. Even 25 yrs ago, the atitude of us vs them made me sick. I did grow up with Andy and Barney. The "Protect and serve" on the side of the cars is just left over paint and decals they neeeded to use up. That philosophy has long been dead.
Well as long as they got it done in 10 shots or under like the libs want the rest of us to do. Wait a minute they didn't miss more than 4 times did they?
Of course there are dishonest cops, just like there are dishonest doctors, politicans and Catholic priests. You made a common mistake when you chose to indict an entire profession with your "every cop I ever knew" observation.
I have cops in my family who have served in the Bronx and Brooklyn. My father was a member of the FBI. I can assure you none of these men carried a throw away weapon. And they did indeed choose a profession of personal sacrifice and threat because specifically because they wanted to serve the public. Questioning athority is fine. Talking out of your ass is not.
BTW, the papers are reporting today that Kimani 'Kiki' Gray was a member of the Bloods gang, and no one is denying that the gun was in his posession.
i don't say every cop does it. but it is a common practice and in some areas it is more normal than not.
and i have cops in the family too.
and don't say they never lie. they back each other up on false or half-truths all the time. cops are given the benefit of the doubt they don't lie and it's abused.
the most glaring examples are caught on citizens' videotapes when they don't know they're being recorded. or they think their dashcam is off.
to sit there and believe it hardly ever happens is just as dumb as saying they all do it. it's a real problem and it varies by department, and generally the bigger the department the bigger the problem.
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kalimerre wrote:This environement is called Cryo
(Hylis on TM-Actu) "La neige ici présente est celle d'un enviro de ShootMania qui s'appelle Cryo."
"The snow who is here is one enviro of ShootMania called Cryo" (bad translation but you understand me )
timae wrote:cod6 almost sux after playing some months
according to the topic:
hylis said, that the QM and SM envis will be equivalent to the TM/TM2 ones ... i think you know in which side the others are going to happen
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Finally, a nice affordable and very tasty ripe new puerh is on sale. As a sheng puerh drinker, I do not have much patience or taste for ripe puerh. Until I chanced upon this fuhai big leave cake. It is smooth and sweet for a brand new cake. The tea soup is clear and very nice reddish color. In all a very good drink it all up tea.
Check it out. YSLL is now carrying it. Finally.
Btw, I do not like all the other fuhai that i have had the chance to taste and I still will not drink ripe puerh on a regular basis. hehe