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A new paradigm seems to have been recently established, and like so many of
the new paradigms it arrived from the United States. It is no longer
feasible to criticise and attack in the press and media the murderous and
short-sighted policies and actions of the current Israeli regime without
immediately facing the accusation of anti- Semitism. And who in his right
mind would like to face this charge, however unjustified? Jews writing in
this vein, trying to open a clear distance between themselves and the
barbarities enacted in their name, get a reduced sentence: they are only
accused of self-hatred! And that is when what they might feel hate towards
is never themselves or their deeds, but the deeds of those who take it upon
themselves to speak for all Jews elsewhere, dead or alive, and to use this
multitude of disparate people as an automatic backup for any atrocity they
may commit.
This form of cultural terrorism against the critics of rampant Zionism, its
continued, inhuman occupation, has been most effective and frightening: not
only has it worked well with many liberal Jews, who are now reluctant to
voice their deeply-held revulsion with the developments in the Middle East,
it has silenced most of the Left in Britain. Few liberals are prepared to
face the ferocity of the Jewish community on this issue, and to be smeared
as racists and anti-Semites. This is an infuriating development -- the
occupiers and torturers of a whole nation have managed to argue themselves
into the position of the victim. This is even more marked in the US, where
the Jewish minority, one of the smallest ethnic groups in the country, is
also the richest and most influential. This powerful group seems to have
forgotten the lesson of its past, even of physical extermination.
Those who cannot see, hear and feel the other are doomed to become the
ultimate other: racism is based on the denial of the other, its point of
view, its rights, its pain, its humanity. This is what Europe and its many
societies have done to the Jews for centuries, and the whole world was to
suffer the consequences of such blindness. Now it seems Jewish communities
in the West have internalised their newly-acquired power, as if it were a
god-given right allowing them to override basic human and social criteria,
and to act on the strength of power, and of the (justly) guilt-ridden
Western society. Some Jewish interlocutors talk of the Palestinians as if
they were the new Nazis when it is the armed might of the Zionist state that
has ruled the Middle East for decades.
But this armed might has failed in one significant respect -- it cannot
guarantee security. Is this something we should be surprised by, in this day
and age? Has any military occupation, however oppressive, succeeded in
winning the occupied over, or in totally quenching their thirst for freedom?
Surely even the deluded Israeli leadership is not assuming such a
development is in the offing. Yet they seem to believe that they can break
the Palestinian will by a combination of measures ranging from brutal
occupation, illegal settlements, collective punishment of every kind,
wide-spread starvation and water-shortages, expulsion and ethnic cleansing.
These are the means posited for resolving the 'Palestinian problem', and
summary solutions of this kind are naturally reminiscent of other final
solutions. And such solutions are now bandied about, discussed in seminars,
weighed-up by US Congress and Senate representatives, not to mention Jewish
and other pro- Israeli pressure groups such as the messianic Christian right
in the US.
From the power-crazed Right, spurred on by the rise of the Bush dynasty, to
the liberal Jewish Left, all partake in the debate, drawing parallels
between the Palestinian suicide bombers and 11 September 2001, as if the two
could be at all compared. The argument places Israel, whatever it does, on
the side of the angels, awarded the War on Terror seal of approval. Most of
the Western media has bought into this crude conflict model -- Palestinian
forces are gunmen, militants, and extremist factions, while the IDF is
referred to by the same terminology used to describe the military exploits
of the Western allies in Afghanistan. The liberal wing meanwhile draws
another set of parallels -- a description of the conflict based on equating
the deeds of both sides. The personal and political desperation fuelling the
suicide bombings is compared to the violence meted out daily by the IDF, a
formula confusing cause and effect, occupier and occupied, the mighty and
the pathetically weak.
We have to be quite clear about this, there is no good occupation, no just
occupation, no necessary occupation. There is and has been only one type of
military occupation, the kind that Saddam had to pay for in 1991, and
Milosevic is now facing trial about. Until this simple truth is grasped
there cannot be peace of any kind in the Middle East, for either side.
Anyone, Jew or Gentile, who wishes to skirt around this, to leave it for
later, to tell us how complex the situation is, may succeed in blinding the
public for a while but not in changing the nature of reality. Anyone
spending time in worthless arguments about comparisons between South Africa
and Israel and their respective treatment of the indigenous populations, is
deluding only themselves. Anyone who is deeply shocked by the sacking of two
Israeli academics, unjustified as it might have been, but stays blind to the
daily, continued suffering of a whole nation, is prolonging the agony of
both sides.
Two thousand years of Jewish history in Europe have taught us all we need to
know about racism and anti- Semitism -- they taught us to be alert to the
voice of the minority, of those without rights, of those under the power and
occupation of the mighty. This is a lesson we should never forget, never
misinterpret nor abandon. Jews, liberals, democrats, egalitarians -- in
other words, the majority of society -- must remember this painful lesson
and unite in voicing the demand for an immediate end to occupation, to
illegal settlement, to the barbarism of military rule, and for the
establishment of full rights for Palestine as a member of the international
community. To say this loudly and clearly is not anti-Semitic, but the duty
of conscientious people everywhere, Jews and non-Jews; it is the supporters
of the status quo who may be the real anti-Semites. The whole of Jewish
history tells us so.
The writer, an Israeli academic and peace activist living in London, is
co-editor of The Gulf War and the New World Order, and co-author of
Introduction to the Holocaust.


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Providing Consistent Tool Engagement in Five Axes
BobCAD-CAM says it is the first to provide a consistent tool-engagement-angle toolpath strategy for two through five-axis operations.
The Adaptive Roughing consistent-tool-engagement-angle tool path is well-suited for features such as this pocket that follows the contour of a cylinder.
BobCAD-CAM is a software developer that has offered affordable, intuitive CAM packages for two- and three-axis machining applications for nearly 30 years. The company recently released its new Version 25 four- and five-axis mill software packages that enable it to offer a single programming platform for an increasing base of customers that are integrating higher-end equipment.
One way users can benefit from these packages is the ability to perform four- and five-axis simultaneous roughing operations. In fact, a new multi-axis tool path available in the company's four-and five-axis packages makes such simultaneous, multi-axis roughing routines even more efficient. Adaptive Roughing applies the concept of consistent tool engagement angle that previously has been available only for two- and three-axis operations to four- and five-axis simultaneous movements. The company says it is the first to provide a consistent tool-engagement-angle toolpath strategy for two through five-axis operations.

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Oregon Movies: MacKenna's Gold
Rated PG
Oregon connection
Partially filmed near Medford.
About this movie (by Dan Pavlides, Rovi)
"Mackenna's Gold is a colorful, action-packed western feature with an all-star cast. Mackenna (Gregory Peck) has committed to memory the map that leads to some hidden Apache gold. The Indians now want the gold to finance their fight against the white men who invade their territory. Mexican bandit Colorado (Omar Sharif) wants the gold for himself, and the local preacher (Raymond Massey) and the editor of the newspaper (Lee J. Cobb) also get gold fever. Burgess Meredith plays the storekeeper and Edward G. Robinson is long-time town resident Old Adams.
Everyone goes looking for the hidden treasure as the Indians dwindle their numbers with violent attacks. The search is monitored by U.S. calvary Sergeant Tibbs (Telly Savalas). Colorado captures Mackenna to lead him to the gold as death comes to those who show the most avarice. Music is provided by Quincy Jones."


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Oceanfront Apartment with Private Balcony
Size400 ft²
Floor No.9(with elevator)
- Family/child friendly
- Kitchen
- Air conditioning
- Washer/dryer
- Parking available
- Gym
- Pool
Accommodation summary
|Collins Ave, 33140 Miami, United States
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Watch the boats, yachts, and cruise ships sail by as you sip your morning coffee or evening glass of wine.
Don't settle for anything less! Make your vacation special.
Oceanfront 1 bedroom apartment with a balcony on the 9th Floor with an unobstructed view of Miami Beach.
See, feel and hear the sounds of the ocean as you relax in a fully furnished apartment with King size bed,
Large flat screen digital TV and all the comforts of home.
Ideal for 2 but sleeps 4 comfortably as living room futon opens to a queen size bed. Kitchenette offers
- Refrigerator,
- Stove top,
- Broiler,
- Microwave,
- Coffee maker and all kitchen utensils.
Apartment is fully stocked and maintained for your comfort.
- Linens,
- Bath towels,
- Beach towels,
- Beach chairs,
- Umbrellas
High-speed wireless internet for your laptop.
Simply bring your clothes and plans to enjoy the warmth of Miami Beach and all its activities. Apartment is located in the heart of Millionaire's Row and has many hotel amenities such as Olympic Size heated pool, gym, spa and valet parking for 1 car.
South Beach and the shops, restaurants and activities of Lincoln road Washington Ave and Espanola Way are just 5 minutes away.
There is also a Tiki bar located on the Pool deck that serves a fast food style lunch and Dinner.
The world famous Turkish-Russian baths and spa located on the lower lobby also serves natural juices and food.
Security/Reception and Valet operate 24 hours a day to accommodate late check-ins
Free Valet Parking for 1 vehicle included.
Free WiFi through out the apt included.
Holidays and Special Events Priced Separately. We reply to emails promptly.
House rules- No smoking in the apt please
- No pets
- Maximum 4 Persons
- $ 200 Refundable security deposit required 7days before arrival via PayPal only. The refundable security deposit will be return after check-out and inspection with in 72hrs back to the original form of payment via PayPal.
Rental agreement & Guest registration required. Link to the guest registration/rental agreement form will be e-mailed to you after booking, please fill out and submit to complete the booking.
We will not rent to vacationing students or singles under 21 years of age unless accompanied by an adult guardian or parent.
Please respect our Condo House Rules.
No Parties
No loud music or noise that can disturb the neighbors.
If security is called they will issue a violation/fine and the amount will be deducted from your security deposit.
|Price for > 2 guests
|£ 8 per guest/night extra
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Reviews for this host's other properties
The Peter apartment is really fantastic. Spacious clean about complete. Right on the soon and pool under your balcony. We love it there. Good parking neat for what you done. Ideal base to explore Miami. Definitely recommended. Small minus is that the room of your fellow travelers have to walk to the bathroom. This may be during the night to give problems.
Het appartement van Peter is werkelijk fantastisch. Ruim schoon overcompleet. Direct aan het straks en zwembad onder je balcon. We hebben er genoten. Goede parkeergelegenheid wat netjes voor je wordt gedaan. Ideale accommodatie om Miami te verkennen. Zeker een aanrader. Klein minpuntje is dat je door de slaapruimte van je medereizigers naar badkamer moet lopen. Dit kan 's nachts problemen geven.
Beautiful apartment with magnificent views of the pool and the sea, we had a great time. Recovery key then the bond as expected, recommended.
Bel appartement avec vue magnifique sur la piscine et sur la mer, on a passé un super moment. Recuperation des clefs puis de la caution comme prevu, à conseiller.
Peter was a great host. The Appartment was wonderfull, clean and very well appointed. Only seconds after our check out we got back the deposit. Peter explained well the journey and everything what we had to know.
Thank you very much. When we are back in Miami, we will come again.
Lovely apartment with sea views and sun all day on the balcony, would not hesitate to rent it again.
Rose-Marie with family
Härlig lägenhet med havsutsikt och sol hela dagen på balkongen, skulle inte tveka att hyra den igen.
Rose-Marie med familj
Property found easily due to directions given & staff were extremely helpful despite arriving early & needing to park. Studio apartment as described & very pleased with the accommodation . Public transport within easy reach & would definitely. look to use this property again when returning to Miami. Payments & deposits were efficiently dealt with & deposit refunded within 2 days. Excellent experience all round & stunning views as promised. Jim & Alana (Portsmouth - UK)
Very nice looking apartment, clean, comfortable. 10 mins from all the action on South Beach, excellent value for money.
Very good and priceworthy. Recommended warmly.
Beautiful, spacious apartment on 2 floors. Near the beach and partial ocean view. Good facilities and helpful landlord.
Schönes, großzügiges Apartement über 2 Etagen. Strandnah und seitlicher Meerblick. Gute Ausstattung und hilfsbereiter Vermieter.
Very nice apartment. Directly on the beach!
This apartment is recommended in any case!
Very nice apartment, nice balcony with plenty of space and views,
neat and clean. really good service when parking and pick-up of the car.
Rigtig lækker lejlighed, dejlig altan med god plads og udsigt,
pænt og rent. rigtig god betjening ved parkering og afhentning af bilen.
- Quality assured accommodation
- Every host is verified by telephone
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March 13, 2014: 5:00pm - 8:30pm
March 14, 2014: 9:00 a.m. – 4:00 p.m.
Location: Metropolitan Water District
700 North Alameda St
Los Angeles, CA 90012
$1200 Participant Registration
(Includes tuition, course materials, parking and breakfast.)
CEU's awarded: 0.9
Course Number: LEAD321
About the Program
To create a desirable workplace environment and opportunities for advancement, one must master organizational dynamics. This requires navigating office politics – a necessary reality. This course teaches the "invisible" and "intangible" world of workplace politics and how to build leverage within this realm. Done right, these politics can benefit individuals and organizations. Participants will learn how to identify key political "rules" and tools for building leverage and social capital within an organization, while avoiding the pitfalls of dirty politics. In fact, it encourages ethical behavior that can create beneficial outcomes for the entire professional community.
Course Outline
Build Your Political IQ, Balance Professional Ethics
- What is Political IQ?
- The Value of Politics: Engage Constructive Corporate Citizens
- The Rules & Realities of Organizational Politics
- The Power See-Saw: Balance Political Savvy With Powerful Ethics
Politics and Leverage: The Tactical & Practical
- Understand & Embrace Leverage
- Bullet-Proof Yourself
- Allies and Adversaries
- Read Between the Lines: Nuances & Navigation
- Fight Fire with Ethics: How to Combat Mudslinging & Mayhem
Craft Your Political Strategy
- From Invisible to Indispensible to Influential
- Your Political Playbook: A Roadmap for Organizational & Personal Development
About the Program
Intrapreneurship means driving innovation on a consistent basis, but within an organization—it's internal entrepreneurship. This need not entail creating the next internet or printing press 2.0 (Of course it can lead there too). Intrapreneurship means making changes within your organization that have significant impacts, even on daily interactions and processes. Even small changes will lead to improved collaboration, productivity and synergy among teams and organizations. Add up enough small changes and a sea change engulfs any community. This course focuses on how to innovate immediately, practically and consistently. More so, it focuses on risk and how taking risks can lead to transformation. Risk need not entail disruption, as individuals will learn how to innovate and take risks in ways that organizations can accept and adopt. Coure topics include:
- Embracing innovation
- Types of innovation
- Risk taking strategies
Vu Pham, Ph.D. works with dozens of organizations at the Fortune 500 level. Previously, he held Research Fellow positions through the University of California Office of the President and the Paul Merage School of Business at UC Irvine. He completed his degree from Cornell University and has a book entitled, Impressive First Impressions: The Most Important 30 Seconds (And 30 Years) of Your Career. His work has been featured on national and international multimedia venues, such as CNN, MSNBC, the Associated Press, Voice of America, The Los Angeles Times, KSCI International Television, Diversity, Inc. and Strategic Innovators. He has given numerous keynote speeches internationally, and has written for both academic and mainstream publications.


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|GTA V Latest News | #GTAV | #GTAOnline
2009 A closer look at Chinatown Wars
GTA: Chinatown Wars - Community News | @ 02:18 PM MDT | By Kodo
Welcome to March! Now that the Lost and Damned has been out and you've had a chance to play it, it's time to take a closer look at another GTA game coming out this month, Chinatown Wars.
Two weeks ago, along with preview the Lost and Damned, Zidane and myself were also treated to a demo of Chinatown Wars. The evening after the Lost and Damned event at Don Hill's, the GTA webmasters were taken out to dinner, at which point Michael from Rockstar told us we would be playing Chinatown Wars in Rockstar's offices the next day! A lengthy discussion followed in which he told us about CW's many new features and design philosophies. Truth be told, I wasn't hyped for CW, but this man made me very excited to play.
The next day, the webmasters were split into two groups. Those from the UK played in the morning session, and the USA webmasters played in the afternoon. Our group arrived at Rockstar's building on Broadway and we were escorted inside and down a hall to an elevator. At this point, it is the furthest I have ever gone in Rockstar's building. Last April, we tried to sneak inside, but were stopped at the security desk. So the moment is very exciting.
Next, we ride up, the doors open, and we're scurried into the next room by Job and Bill. They seriously would not let our eyes wander anywhere, not even for a second, lest we see some sensitive materials. Inside the room is a conference table on one side and a black couch and TV on the other side. Framed San Andreas art posters line all the walls. It is very neat in this room.
Bill leaves the room to order some pizza for us. We gather on the couch for Job to give us an overview and demonstration of the game. Rockstar actually built a gigantic working DS to show off the game on larger screens. The DS was about the size of a laptop just for this purpose. After watching the intro and being shown the new features, we are seated at the conference table with our own DS to play with. The version of Chinatown Wars we played had four missions.
Now, let me explain why I was so shocked to play Chinatown Wars. I thought it was another 2D top down game, another portable homage to the series. I thought it was just a small story in a small Chinatown district. These notions were so wrong. Chinatown Wars is an entirely original game in the series, built exclusively for the DS by Rockstar Leeds. Artistically, the game uses cel-shaded 3D graphics with a camera at an overhead perspective. The camera rotates 360 degrees, allowing you to see every detail of cars and buildings. The entire Liberty City from GTA IV is in the game (except for Alderney). How Leeds crammed an entire 3D Liberty City into the DS is some kind of miracle. Chinatown Wars has a unique design philosophy, too. The game is designed to use both screens, designed to be played on the go, and designed for those that want an arcade-like GTA game that includes the best features from all previous GTAs.
What features?
Basically, Chinatown Wars will not disappoint any fan of Grand Theft Auto. It looks to be the perfect portable GTA and definitely worth uncovering that old DS (or buying the first one) for this game. Chinatown Wars arrives in the US on March 17 (March 20 in UK) and is priced at $34.99 in the US.
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Eco camps offered by Happy Dancing Turtle
Happy Dancing Turtle will host five sessions of Eco Camp this summer at the Hunt Utilities Group Campus.
Children attending Eco Camp will learn about ways to live more sustainably through experiments, projects, crafts, games, field trips and activities. The camps will focus on energy conservation, food and water security, and environmental stewardship.
The camp for children in grades 5-6 will be Aug. 19-23.
The week-long session for school-age children runs Monday-Friday, 9 a.m.-3 p.m. Tuition for each school-age session is $75. Tuition includes snacks, supplies, fees, and a T-shirt.
Registration forms are available at www.happydancingturtle.org or can be picked up at the Pine River Chamber Information Center, Pine River Public Library, Pine River-Backus Family Center, Pine River-Backus School District Office, Pequot Lakes Public Library, and Pequot Lakes Community Education Office. Sessions will be limited to 15 children for school-age sessions. Registrations are due a minimum of two weeks prior to each session and cancellation of sessions due to lack of registrations will be determined one week prior to each session.
For more information, contact Happy Dancing Turtle at 218-587-2303, email@example.com, or visit website at www.happydancingturtle.org.


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April 10, 1977
Chicago, IL US
Chicago Stadium
The Song Remains The Same, (The Rover intro) Sick Again, Nobody's Fault But Mine, In My Time of Dying, Since I've Been Loving You, No Quarter, Ten Years Gone, Battle of Evermore, Going to California, Black Country Woman, Bron-Y-Aur Stomp, Trampled Underfoot, White Summer ~ Black Mountainside, Kashmir, (Out On the Tiles intro) Moby Dick, Jimmy Page solo, Achilles Last Stand, Stairway to Heaven, Rock and Roll.
Click here to view the US '77 Tour Programme (flipbook)
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Concert description
Possibly the best night from four Chicago-based shows. The playing is hot here and seems that the band had leaved most of the problems that plagued them on all the previous night behind. Plant said near the beginning of the show about what happened to Pagey last night: "Jimmy was feeling ill last night, but it was only a false pregnancy, so that's alright ... Mr Page neither smokes, drinks, takes women or does anything like that so we want an apology tomorrow and a crate of alcohol!" said Robert according to the some local radio report last night. The beginning is blistering and In My Time Of Dying is very powerful and rather bombastic. No Quarter is another fine version but as always on this tour, Ten Years Gone is full om mistakes due to the fact that song was not too much rehearsed before the tour. Kashmir shines and is brutal and Achilles Last Stand forced the audience as well. This is the show where Page is captured wearing (in)famous storm tropper outfit.


text: Sitting here flipping through the channels and I get to AMC and Wargames (1983) with Mathew Broderick is on. This is one of my all time favorite movies. So I was wondering, what is your favorite movies from the 80s-90s? I'll list my top 5; 1. Top Gun 2. Wargames 3. Iron Eagle 4. Saturday Night Fever 5. Glory


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The purpose of this page is to provide online, on-demand training materials for Ryan White Part B funded HIV Case Managers and Care Coordinators in Oregon. You will find a growing library of resources that will enable you to provide case management services efficiently and effectively. Please let HIV Community Services know of any other materials that would be of help to you.
For experienced case managers needing a refresher in a particular area, navigate to the module of interest to you.
Material Covered
Approximate Running Time (minutes)
Provides a brief overview of the National HIV/AIDS Strategy, federal programs for PLWH, and Ryan White Programs in Oregon.
Provides an overview of the care planning process, including how to ensure goals are SMART.
Provides an overview of information, referral and advocacy.
Provides an overview of follow up and monitoring processes, including triage, care coordination, rescreening/reassessment, changes in care plan and acuity, and referral outcomes.
terminations, including the lost to follow up policy.
This training consists of a series of 11 modules demonstrating the features of CAREWare.
Module 1
Introduction to CAREWare
Introduction to modules, history of careware, software & hardware configurations, software updates, log-ins and passwords
Module 2
Getting Started
Logging into careware, changing your password, navigating the main menu, adding a new client, adding a client who has been served by another Part B agency
Module 3
Entering Demographic Data
Entering demographic data, searching for an existing client, reviewing the change log, responding to idle/timeout message
Module 4
Entering Vital and Enrollment Status
Entering vital and enrollment status
Module 5
Entering Case Notes & Service Data
Entering case notes, service data and running service related reports
Policies and Procedures Manual (pdf), Quick Guides (both County (pdf) and Regional (pdf) models)
Module 6
Entering Annual Review Data
Entering insurance data, primary HIV medical care, housing arrangements, household size and household income
Module 7
Entering Lab Data
Entering lab data through encounters tab & forms, running lab reports
Module 8
Entering Referral Data
Entering and updating referral data, tracking pending referrals
Module 9
Entering Contacts Data
Entering contacts data, uploading an ROI
Module 10
Using Performance Measures
Reviewing performance measures in the client record, refreshing the performance measures worksheet and
generating client-level lists for performance measures
Module 11
CAREWare Reports
Commonly used reports, reports accessed through the reports menu, functions that apply to all CAREWare reports
Oregon Reminders is a free mobile service for HIV testing and medication reminders.
To view this webinar in full screen mode, click the button in the bottom right hand corner of the screen after the webinar starts playing.
To view this video in full screen mode, click the button in the bottom right hand corner of the screen after the video starts playing.
Promoting health and preventing the leading causes of death, disease and injury in Oregon.


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Discussion in 'Member Garages' started by JohnTSSG, Feb 16, 2013.
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nice bike! I cant wait til summer to get mine back out
Amen!! I just started mine for the first time in a few months. That 107 doesn't like it when it is cold.
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Dr. Kevin Bales, one of the world's leading experts on modern slavery, will discuss contemporary slavery and human trafficking on Wednesday, Feb. 14, at 4 p.m. at Hope College in the Maas Center conference room.
The public is invited. Admission is free.
Bales is president of Free the Slaves, a nonprofit organization dedicated to ending slavery around the world. According to Bales, there are 27 million victims of slavery worldwide.
The presentation is being presented in conjunction with "Remembering the Crossings," a celebration running in 2007 and 2008 in commemoration of the 200th anniversary of the abolition of the Trans-Atlantic slave trade. England's parliament passed the Abolition of the Slave Trade Act on March 25, 1807, and the Trans-Atlantic trade became illegal in the U.S. beginning in 1808.
Activities planned through "Remembering the Crossings" will examine a variety of topics related to the slave trade and its ongoing impact. Several organizations are involved in the commemoration, including not only Hope but also Aquinas College, Calvin College, the Cornerstone University Library, Davenport University, the Gerald R. Ford Museum, Grand Rapids Community College, the Grand Rapids Public Library, the Grand Rapids Public Schools, Grand Valley State University, the Hauenstein Center for Presidential Studies at Grand Valley State University, Thomas M. Cooley Law School, the Public Museum of Grand Rapids and the World Affairs Council of Western Michigan.
While at Hope, Bales will also participate in other activities, including speaking to one of the college's history classes.
The Maas Center is located at 264 Columbia Ave., at the corner of 11th Street


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Coroner's office awaiting lab results
Ukiah Daily Journal
An autopsy was performed Tuesday on a baby boy who died Sunday morning, but the Mendocino County Sheriff's Office said the cause of death was still under investigation.
Deputy Coroner Sgt. Scott Poma said his office was awaiting the results of toxicology tests before determining whether the death of the 2-month-old was accidental or caused by other factors.
Poma identified the boy as Zero Narita.
Ukiah Police Department Capt. Justin Wyatt said the boy's father called 911 around 10:20 a.m. July 28 to report that his infant son was not breathing, and personnel from the combined Ukiah Fire Department and Ukiah Valley Fire District responded to the home in the 600 block of Marshall Street and determined the child was dead.
Wyatt said Monday that the child's death was under investigation, but had not been deemed suspicious.


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Alison Sweeney Leaving 'Days Of Our Lives'
Alison Sweeney has played "Days Of Our Lives" character Samantha Brady for 21 years. Twenty-one years.
On "Ellen" Tuesday, Sweeney revealed to host Ellen DeGeneres that she was leaving the long-running soap. Now 37 years old, the soap veteran has decided that it's the right time to move on with her life.
"I'm celebrating my 21st year and I decided that it's going to be my last year with the show so…" said the actress, trailing off to audience applause.
"I've never had more than a two-week vacation in that whole time," she said. "I mean it's awesome. I love Sami, I love Salem, I love my job, I love daytime, I love the fans, I love everything about it."
Sweeney's going to stay on the soap until the end of 2014, when "Days" turns 49. She doesn't have any idea about what's going to happen to her beloved Sami, but she jokingly suggested an ending:
"It would be awesome to have some kind of happy ending, but then I also think Sami probably deserves some sort of very twisted like 'Breaking Bad' ending. She [has] caused a lot of people a lot of problems."
Sweeney is looking forward to penning her second novel, and to spending more time with her husband and two children.
Laura Ceron is one of six actors to appear in all 15 seasons of "ER." Ceron played Chuny Márquez starting in the Season 1 episode "Motherhood" and made her final appearance in the series finale "And In the End ..."
Larry Hagman started playing the infamous J.R. Ewing in 1978 when "Dallas" stormed TV airwaves. The show lasted until 1991 and had two TV movies, one in 1996 and the other in 1998, before being revived by TNT in 2012. Off and on, Hagman has been portraying J.R. for 16 years.
Vicki Lawrence originated the character of Mama on "The Carol Burnett Show" in 1974 in "The Family" sketch. The sketch got its own spinoff, "Mama's Family," in 1983. It lasted until 1990 and Lawrence reprising the character from time to time in her comedy acts.
When Dann Florek departed "Law & Order" in 1993, he was replaced by S. Epatha Merkerson who played Lt. Anita Van Buren. Merkerson stayed with the show until the end, playing the same character for 17 years.
Richard Belzer originated the role of John Munch on "Homicide: Life on the Street" in 1993. He's appeared on more than nine different shows as Detective Munch, including "Law & Order: SVU," where he's been a series regular for 14 seasons. Belzer has played Munch for 19 years.
Peter Falk became synonymous with the role of Columbo, one he played from 1968 all the way up until 2003. Falk took over the role of Columbo in the TV movie "Prescription: Murder." While he started playing the character in 1968, his appearances were not consecutive -- there were gaps in between episodes and seasons.
Dann Florek first started playing Captain Cragen in 1990 on NBC's "Law & Order." After three seasons, Dick Wolf shook up the show and replaced Florek. He returned for an episode 1995 and again in a TV movie 1998. He joined "Law & Order: SVU" in 1999 and has been with the series since.
Kelsey Grammer originated the character of Frasier Crane on "Cheers" in 1984 and portrayed the character for 20 years on his spinoff, "Frasier," which ended in 2004. Grammer also played Frasier once again in 2008 for a Dr. Pepper commercial.
James Arness starred in "Gunsmoke" from September 10, 1955, to March 31, 1975, the show's entire 20-year run. Arness also reprised the role of Matt Dillion in five TV movies from 1987 and 1994.
"The Simpsons" as a series started in 1989 on Fox, but the show originated as a short on "The Tracey Ullman" show in 1987. "The Simpsons" recently started its 24th season and has been renewed through Season 25.
Susan Flannery has been around soaps for years, but her longest run has been on "The Bold and the Beautiful" as matriarch Stephanie Forrester. She was one of the few remaining original actors to appear on the soap before news broke that she was leaving in 2012.
Suzanne Martin has been playing Maggie Horton on "Days Of Our Lives" since the show began in 1973. In 1979, Rogers won a Daytime Emmy for her work on the soap.
Susan Lucci fended off stalkers, kidnappers, marriage proposals and every classic soap opera trope on "All My Children" as Erica Kane from 1970 right until the show ended in 2011. Lucci's 41-year run on the soap also netted her 18 Daytime Emmy nominations and one win.
Like her "All My Children" counterpart, Erika Slezak spent 41 years on her ABC soap, "One Life to Live." While she didn't originate the role of Victoria Lord, Slezak took it over in 1971 and stuck around all the way through the very end in January 2012. She won six Daytime Emmys for her work.
Caroll Spinney has been with "Sesame Street" from the start. He's played both Oscar the Grouch and Big Bird since 1969, a total of 43 years. He's won multiple Daytime Emmys for his work on "Sesame Street" and two Grammys for related recordings. In 2006, Spinney was awarded a lifetime achievement award from National Academy of Television Arts and Sciences.


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Beatriz Hernandez De Serrato: A rosary is scheduled for 6 p.m., Monday, Oct. 21, at Holy Rosary Catholic Churth, 301 Walnut St., Woodland. A Mass will be celebrated at 10:30 a.m., Tuesday, Oct. 22, also at Holy Rosary Catholic Church, followed by burial at St. Joseph's Catholic Cemetery, 860 West St., Woodland.
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Collin Rolla McCandless: Graveside services are scheduled at 1:30 p.m. Wednesday, Oct. 23, at Monument Hill Memorial Park, 35036 CR-22, Woodland.
Alice Ann Hudson: There will be a celebration of life from 1 to 4 p.m., Saturday, Oct. 26, at Willow Oak Hall, 17535 County Road 97, Woodland. Remembrances may be at your local Humane Society or Cancer Society.
Rosemary Gonzalez: A celebration of life will be held at 1:30 p.m., Saturday Nov. 9, at Alderson Convalescent Hospital, 124 Walnut St. Woodland.


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TORRINGTON - August Artist of the Month is award-winning painter and potter, Carol T. Moore.
Moore has received numberous awards with the past couple years for her work - most recently she received the CPS Merit Award for 2012; the Carle J. Blennar Prize from New Haven Paint and Clay, for 2012; and Best Pastel, RCC for 2012. She is also a member of several art groups, including The Connecticut Pastel Society of which she is a signature member.
Moore didn't begin painting until 1989, when she took her first art class at Northwestern Community College, after a personal tragedy led her to pursue her dream.
"I always saw myself standing in front of an easel," Moore said, "The opportunity just never happened and I tried to satisfy this need in me by doing crafts. I replaced seats on antique chairs, did all kinds of needlecrafts, quilted and used my hands as creatively as possible."
It wasn't until tragedy struck that Moore decided to put her needs first and chase her dream of being in front of the easel creating.
Since that first art class in 1989, Moore has obtained an associate degree from Northwestern Connecticut Community College, a Bachelor of Arts from University of Connecticut, and a Masters from Wesleyan University. Since completing her education Moore has taught at NCCC, West Hartford art league, UConn, Waterbury and at her home studio in Bantam.
Carol's work is a mixture of landscapes, industrial sites, and cityscapes. She creates Plein Aire landscapes in oil, acrylic and pastel.
Moore's favorite aspect of painting is getting lost in the creative energy.
"There is no time when I paint. Sometimes I paint for hours totally in the zone - unaware of what is going on around me," Moore said, "The music stops, I am not hungry. I just am."
Everywhere Moore goes she sees something to be captured.
"I see with eyes that are able to visualize paintings so I do have an extensive library of 'somedays.' When the day is planned, I focus in and paint what is there." Moore said. She admits that she is drawn to industrial scenes, but landscapes have a certain attraction.
"The landscapes are a wonderful way to see more, to interpret what I see into my own language. Capturing the energy, color and rhythm is my goal," says Moore.
Moore's work will be on display and for sale at the Register Citizen Newsroom Cafe for the month of August.
She also currently has pieces showing at the Connecticut Pastel Signature Show at Lyme Art Association in Old Lyme with an artist reception on August 10. She is participating in the Litchfield Historical Society's show, running now until September 22. In September she will be taking part in the 19th Annual National Exhibition of The Renaissance in Pastel show at the Mattatuck Museum in Waterbury. That show runs from September 22 to November 4, with an artist reception October 7.
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Commerce Secretary: America needs to pay for China's emissions
posted at 12:00 pm on July 19, 2009 by Ed Morrissey
It's bad enough that the Obama administration wants to penalize all Americans for their energy use through the cap-and-tax scheme that will hobble our economy and hike electricity and gas costs, but until now they only proposed to penalize us for our own energy use. With China refusing to join the West in economic suicide, who will pay for their emissions? Commerce Secretary says that the American consumer is to blame for China's energy-production emissions — and we'll pay for that instead of the Chinese:
Commerce Secretary Gary Locke said something amazing—U.S. consumers should pay for part of Chinese greenhouse-gas emissions. From Reuters:
"It's important that those who consume the products being made all around the world to the benefit of America — and it's our own consumption activity that's causing the emission of greenhouse gases, then quite frankly Americans need to pay for that," Commerce Secretary Gary Locke told the American Chamber of Commerce in Shanghai.
The idea that rich-country consumers should pick up the tab for some of China's industrial emissions has been gaining currency lately—but not from within the Obama administration. The argument is that many of China's factories churn out cheap stuff for the West, not for domestic consumption, so those consumers are actually responsible for the emissions. China, of course, loves the idea.
Commerce sent this non-responsive statement to the Wall Street Journal when they reported this late Friday night:
"Secretary Locke has been very clear on emphasizing the importance of fair trade as a part of the United States' relationship with China. He believes U.S. companies should not be disadvantaged by Chinese imports not bound by responsible policies to reduce carbon emissions. China and the US must work together to ensure a level playing field and reduce our carbon footprints. The Secretary's trip to China demonstrated his commitment to fair trade and his belief that both the United States and China can benefit from shared investments and cooperation in clean energy that will lead to commercial and environmental benefits for both countries."
This could happen in one of two ways. The Obama administration could make cap-and-tax more expensive in order to make up for the emissions from China, which would absolutely delight Beijing. In fact, that would allow them an easily-adjustable pressure point on the American economy by simply increasing their emissions. If the US increased the penalties for domestic emissions in order to compensate, the Chinese could sell their good much more cheaply in the US than domestic producers.
The other option would be energy-production tariffs on imported goods, which would touch off a trade war with China. That would make goods more expensive in the US at the same time energy bills begin to skyrocket, launching an inflationary spiral and begging China for retaliation. Since China holds a large amount of US debt, that retaliation could get extremely expensive for both countries.
The US does not need to pay for China's carbon emissions, even if the "greenhouse effect" presents a danger to the planet, a theory which increasingly looks suspect. This is yet another version of the blame-America impulse in the Obama administration, one that will hit us all in the wallet — and in our outlets and furnaces.
Update: My friend Derek Brigham of Freedom Dogs has a great new graphic for the Obama administration's Blame America Tour 2009. Be sure to use it — and to link back to Derek when you do:
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Awards as the outstanding senior athletes among Hope College graduates in the class of 2002 were presented to two students during the college's Honors Convocation on Thursday (April 25).
Amy Brower of Hamilton was presented the John Schouten Award while Joshua Boss of Jenison is the recipient of the Otto van der Velde All-Campus Award.
The Schouten award is given to a senior woman who, in addition to excelling in athletics, possess other strong character traits and leadership abilities. The award is named in memory of John "Jack" Schouten who was a long-time physical educator and coach at Hope, in addition to serving as the college's first director of athletics.
The van der Velde award is presented to a senior man for outstanding contribution to the college in athletics, scholarship and participation in student activities. The award, presented annually since 1932, is named in memory of Dr. Otto van der Velde, a 1915 Hope College graduate who lettered in four sports and was later a team physician for more than 40 years.
A special education major, Brower was captain of both the volleyball and basketball teams. She achieved All-MIAA honors for two years in volleyball. She achieved Dean's List recognition all four years and was a four-time MIAA Academic Honor Roll honoree. She was also named the 2001 recipient of the Alvin W. Vanderbush Student-Athlete Award. A 1997 graduate of Hamilton High School, she is the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Randy (Cyndy) Brower of Hamilton.
A business major, Boss was a national champion breaststroke swimmer. He became just the sixth swimmer in NCAA Division III history to win a national championship in the same event four consecutive years, capturing the 200-yard from his freshman through senior year. He also won the national title in the 100- yard breaststroke three of his four years. He ended his career an NCAA All-American 17 times. A 1998 graduate of Jenison High School, he is the son of Mr. and Mrs. Randy (Deb) Boss of Jenison.


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7th Annual SCADDY Exhibition at Gutstein Gallery Jan. 4–31
/One of the more than 100 student submissions to be exhibited at the Gutstein Gallery Jan. 4-31/
More than 100 top student submissions for the 7th Annual SCADDY Awards will be on exhibit Jan. 4-31, at the Gutstein Gallery located at 201 E. Broughton St., Savannah.
A judging panel of respected industry professionals reviewed the submissions and selected winners, which will be announced Feb. 15, at the SCADDY Awards Ceremony at Arnold Hall.
The SCADDY Awards honor student achievement in the advertising arts and related creative disciplines. SCADDY award-winning work is entered into the ADDY Awards, the advertising industry's professional award competition, and can then advance to local, regional and national competition.
SCAD students from advertising, graphic design, illustration, photography, animation, motion media design, visual effects, writing, and film and television entered more than 2,000 pieces into this year's competition.
In previous years, SCADDY winners have earned Silver, Gold and Best of Show ADDY Awards at the local level as well as Silver and Gold ADDY Awards at the regional and national levels.
This year's SCADDYs are sponsored by award-winning global advertising agency network Draftfcb and Razorfish, one of the world's largest interactive marketing and technology companies.
Admission to both the exhibition and the awards presentation is free and open to the public.
SCAD: The University for Creative Careers
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My name is Nicole Norris, I am 13 . and a freshman at Andover High school. THe reason I am so young in High school is becuase last year I was homeschooled and we took both 7th and 8th in 7th grade.So like the principal of the high school gave me this placement test that if i passedf it I could skip 8th. Well I passed it YAY! Ok back to abou tme lol! I live in wichita , ks , I have been skating at the Ice Sports wichita for a year now and I am testing Preliminary next month!
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AMES, Iowa — Iowa Learning Farms will host a field day, along with Practical Farmers of Iowa, on Tuesday, March 19, from 10 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. at the Dustin Kaestner farm near Luzerne. The field day will focus on cover crops for row crop systems.
The field day will include presentations and discussion with Tom Kaspar of the National Laboratory for Agriculture and the Environment; Sarah Carlson, research and policy director at Practical Farmers of Iowa; cover crop farmer and host Dustin Kaestner; and Tina Cibula with Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS). Topics covered at the event include cover crop comparison with no-till, strip-till and conventional tillage systems, cover crops for erosion control and spring management considerations.
The event is free and includes a complimentary lunch. The public is invited to attend, but an RSVP is recommended. To register for this event, please call one of these county NRCS offices: Benton County, 319-472-2161 ext. 3; Iowa County, 319-668-2359; Tama County, 641-484-2701 ext. 3; and Poweshiek County, 641-528-2065 ext. 3.
The field day site is located at Kaestner Seeds, 7381 16th Ave., Luzerne; located 3/4 mile south of Highway 30 on 16th Avenue/County Road V44 on the west side of the road. From Luzerne: go north on 16th Avenue approximately 3 miles.
Iowa Learning Farms takes a grassroots approach offering innovative ways to help all Iowans have an active role in keeping our state's natural resources healthy and not take them for granted. A goal of Iowa Learning Farms is to build a Culture of Conservation, encouraging the adoption of residue management and conservation practices. Farmers, researchers and ILF team members are working together to identify and implement the best in-field management practices that increase water and soil quality while remaining profitable.
Iowa Learning Farms is a partnership between the Iowa Department of Agriculture and Land Stewardship, Iowa State University Extension and Outreach, Leopold Center for Sustainable Agriculture, Iowa Natural Resources Conservation Service, and Iowa Department of Natural Resources (USEPA section 319), in cooperation with Conservation Districts of Iowa, the Iowa Farm Bureau and the Iowa Water Center.


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I've been testing Microsoft Office for Mac 2011 for the past several months, and I've a lot of great posts brewing in my head about it. That being said, the software has been out for a while, and chances are I wouldn't say anything different than what those at CNet, MacWorld or PCMag have already said.
Using Microsoft software on a MacBook has traditionally been troublesome for me. When I had Office 2008 on my circa-2009 MacBook, it was the only thing that would grind my processor to a halt! In 2012 I got a new MacBook and with this version of Office, things are running much more smoothly.
I've discovered that I'm relying on this new version of Office…especially with some of its new features…to help me with my busy-Mom life. So that's what I'm going to talk about: the several ways this new version of Office for Mac has made my life easier.
I'm going to start with Document Connection, an application that's unique to the Mac-version of Office. It was designed after feedback about how difficult it is for Mac users of Office to have to go into a SharePoint through a web browser and collaborate on documents. SharePoints sometimes had trouble with migrating the Mac user's edits with a Window user who might access the file immediately afterward. Document Connection originally became available during a Service Pack 2 install of Office for Mac 2008, and is now included with Office for Mac 2011.
Document Connection is a stand-alone application that allows users to connect to SharePoints, Office Live Workspaces and now SkyDrive without having to rely on a browser for the uploading and downloading of the collaborative files. I tested this capability last fall by uploading my entire folder with files about my local Cub Scout Pack committee.
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choice - sunday paper or the blog - blog won - have caught up with all your travels ....... it sounds so amazing .... am off in dreamland now thinking its me .... oooo and its absolutely freezing here!!! Absolutely brill photos - you will have to building an extension for your "travel gallery".....
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We had breakfast in the hotel this morning and I decided to try and be a little healthy and have fruit and Steve had Eggs Benedict. Oh what a mistake I made.......his looked absolutely delicious and I was really envious. Hence we will have to go back for me to try them too!!
At breakfast we got speaking to another British couple on a world tour. They had both just retired from the NHS and had gone into the Flight Centre back at home to look at booking a get away trip and came out having spent �15k on flights!!! They had started in New York and been to San Francisco and are now going on to New Zealand – so basically the opposite way to us. Nattered to them for a good while and then they headed off for Santa Monica and we took the hotel shuttle bus to Universal City Walk, right next to the theme park
Steve had researched this last night (but I had seen it ages ago ) that it was the best place to see the famous "Hollywood" sign from and that every month they have a day where local astronomers bring their telescopes to the observatory for the public to look through and ask them questions – and it was today. It was a fairly steepish climb up there in the car, but we have another 4x4, so it didn't even break into a sweat. Boy was it worth it when we got to the top. The views were absolutely fantastic. LA is the largest city I think I have ever seen in my entire life – it is HUGE! You could see all the way out to the coast and it has been another day of perfect blue skies and not a cloud to be seen. Amazing to think that it is their winter! The only giveaway is that some trees have lost most of their leaves – other than that you wouldn't know.
We sat eating our lunch overlooking the Hollywood sign, with the city of Los Angeles stretching out for miles all the way to the coast below. Now that's not something you do everyday!
There was plenty to do and see at the observatory, lots of really good displays and interactive exhibitions, we ended up spending around 5 hours there
We came out after the first show and the sun was beginning to set. The view was beautiful and I had one of those moments........ infact I think we both did! When we came out after the second show it was pitch black and again the view was stunning. It was quite unnerving as we came out onto the terrace as there was a huge helicopter flying very close by with its search light on – not sure what had happened but there was an awful lot of police activity down below. We were more of less level with the helicopter.
We then had a look through a few of the telescopes and saw a cluster of stars (like a small cloud) around Orions Belt and then we looked at Jupiter through a larger telescope and saw 3 moons orbiting around it – quite fascinating really. By this time it was 8pm and I was getting a bit chilly in my shorts
We got back to the hotel with the help of our beloved Sat Nav – couldn't be without one here. Good meal again the hotel and I was hoping to go for a swim and Jacuzzi tonight, however it was already 10.30pm, so I guess I will have to try again tomorrow.


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Glitz, Glam, and the Newport Beach Film Fest
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More than 30,000 people descend on Newport Beach each spring to catch a glimpse of the Newport Beach Film Festival, turning this mellow surf town into something of a Hollywood South for one week at the end of April. When they aren't in the theater, moviegoers find themselves on pristine palm-lined beaches admiring the surfers cruising the harbor, or shopping at Fashion Island, perhaps tucking into a California-fresh meal of yellowfish tacos at bambú Restaurant. If Newport Beach looks like a scene out of a movie, that's because it frequently is.
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Walk across the marble entryway at the SoCal-chic Fairmont Newport Beach and into your well-appointed guest room, furnished with a king or two double beds draped in Egyptian cotton linens, a 32-inch flat-screen TV with DVD player, and a work desk with chair. All are equipped with high-speed Internet. On-site, you'll find a number of other amenities, including a cabana-lined outdoor pool, two tennis courts, and a fitness facility equipped with a variety of modern machines as well as free weights. After a workout, book a treatment at Amadeus Spa & Salon, named among the area's top day spas by Allure, the LA Times, and other media outlets.
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The Newport Beach Film Festival, held this year between April 25 and May 2, features 350 films from 50 countries, featuring 25 spotlights and special events. It's been a staple of the film-fest circuit since it debuted in 1999, showcasing a diverse collection of works—from feature-length to shorts—by both emerging and established filmmakers.
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Will this stoplight ever be synchronized with the one on Alma at Meadow?? As it stands, it causes huge backups of traffic at rush hour morning and evening. It has become really hard to get on Alma from a side street as a result.
It adds about 15-25 minutes to my commute each way, because the traffic is at a standstill or moves very slowly as cars stop for one light, then the other. Didn't any planning of traffic flow go into this?


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Crosslake Legion splits with Aitkin
Crosslake/Fifty Lakes/Pequot Lakes American Legion baseball team split with Aitkin on Tuesday, July 9 – losing the opener 8-7 but winning the nightcap 11-2.
Crosslake/FL/PL was scheduled to play at Aitkin in the sub-district playoffs on Tuesday, July 16. Pillager was scheduled to play at Pierz in the other sub-district semifinal. The winners advance to play on Thursday, July 18. Crosslake/FL/PL is 5-6 overall while Aitkin is 7-3.
In the opener on July 9, Connor Chambers delivered a single and triple to lead Crosslake/FL/PL. Aitkin enjoyed an 11-4 edge in hits, but also committed four errors. Nathan Ehnstrom was the winning pitcher while Gage Kennedy took the loss.
In the second game, Gavin Bickford had a double and triple for Crosslake/FL/PL while teammate Gage Kennedy was 3-for-3. Austin Mesenbrink tripled for Crosslake/FL/PL. Jordan Redmond was the winning pitcher while Bryan Haugly took the loss. He didn't have much support at Aitkin committed four erorrs. Crosslake/PL/FL had an 11-5 edge in hits.


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Pulaski Technical College's Business Technology Center is certainly the newest building on campus, and it also houses the college's finest art.
Works by local and nationally known artists can be found in the lobby and hallways of the two-story building, which houses all of the college's business-related programs, including accounting, management and supervision, office technology, entrepreneurship, paralegal technology, law enforcement studies and medical office technology.
The pairing of business and art isn't so unusual at Pulaski Tech. For the past six years, the Pulaski Technical College Foundation has hosted the annual Business of Art event, which includes live and silent art auctions, art demonstration and artist talks. A business person and a local artist are honored during the evening, and proceeds provide scholarships to business and art students. Much of the art adorning the walls of the center was donated by artists who are past honorees.
"We in the Business Technology Division are so excited about the artwork displayed in our building," said Christy M. Sherrill, dean of business. "We are grateful to the artists who have donated to PTC in the past and honored to display their work and give back to them as well."
Much of the artwork was installed last month in time was for the Business Technology Center's grand opening celebration. Many any off-campus visitors got their first glimpse inside the 20,405-square-foot center, which houses 10 multipurpose classrooms, conference and meeting rooms, faculty and staff offices, a student commons area and laboratories with the latest in instructional technology.
More artwork will be installed later this summer.
In the lobby, visitors can find three works by this year's art honoree, Pat Matthews, including a painting of an American flag, his signature art.
Matthews, a North Little Rock native, was working at his architectural design firm in Little Rock on the morning he heard the news of the terrorist attacks on Sept. 11, 2001. Unable to find or buy a flag to display his pride in America, Pat went home, picked up a paint brush, painted over a landscape he had been working on, and produced his first American flag, a subject that has since become his signature work. His flag art now sell for hundreds, even thousands, of dollars.
Matthews is also one of the nation's premiere landscape artists, and two examples of his landscape work are featured in the lobby, including an oversized painting of cypress trees reflected in water.
Suspended from the upper-level of the center is an oversized, silver metallic necktie sculpture by Kevin Cole, the 2007 art honoree at the college's first Business of Art event. Along an interior wall is a trio of brightly colored glass bowls - the work of James Hayes, a Pine Bluff glassblower and artist, who was the 2008 art honoree.
Others works include a painting by Arkansas Democrat-Gazette editorial cartoonist John Deering, a versatile artist experienced in painting, cartooning and sculpture. A painting by 2009 honoree Robin Steves hangs in the Tom Steves Sr. Community Room, named in honor of Robin's late husband.
Many more works by local artists can be found along the hallways, including pieces by Tracee Gentry, Amy Hill Imler, Theresa Cates, Robyn Horn and Chad Young, one of the architects for the Business Technology Center.
The college broke ground on the center on April 3, 2009, and the project was completed earlier this year in time for spring classes.
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A Kiwi summer is about getting out in the backyard. Danielle Wright discovers that can mean a lot more just having than a sausage sizzle.
Backyard entertaining is a Kiwi tradition, but before you dust off your barbecue, consider alternative outdoor entertaining - invite your friends to a concert in your backyard, to distil oils and spirits using an ancient method, crochet and chat, or just gloat in the fact you've grown everything on the menu from your own garden. Here are some inspiring Aucklanders making the most of the great outdoors:
Bountiful backyards
At the eastern end of Waiheke Island is an eco-village called Awaawaroa, meaning "long valley", where resident Lori Forsyth entertains and educates people
in her backyard. Lori's plot is is almost self-sustaining.
"We're off the grid and we built our own house, set up our own septic and power systems and have solar panels, as well as some windmills," says Lori, who admits tea, coffee, salt, sugar and grains are all they need to buy.
"In the 12 years we've been here, the area has transformed into an incredibly productive valley and we now produce all our own vegetables, raise our own cows for beef and milk, as well as fruit trees,"
The eco-village has just begun eco-living experience weekends in which visitors can have hands-on experiences such as making ice-cream, lemon curd, bread, butter, marmalade, jams, chutneys, relishes, collecting oysters and shucking them or curing a rabbit skin. There's also the chance to spin wool or learn how to start a compost or prune a fruit tree, lessons on animal husbandry, sustainable farming, alternative power, living in communities and beekeeping.
"It's a wonderful feeling to be able to entertain guests and offer people things we created," says Lori.
"I often consider how much of the food I bought and how much we produced ourselves."
Lori and her family moved to Waiheke from Findhorn in Scotland, another eco-village and spiritual community. She works part-time as a therapist.
"Coming from Scotland, we're still amazed we can grow things 12 months of the year here in Waiheke. The climate is fantastic for producing food," says Lori.
To book an eco-living weekend away or for more information contact Lori at firstname.lastname@example.com.
Backyard crafts
Natalie Reeve of Poppy and Bee holds a crafty evening in her backyard over summer where crafty (and non-crafty) types get together to crochet, eat chocolate, drink wine in the sunshine and generally solve the problems of the world.
"I do a crochet tutorial and there's also a mini-market so other craft businesses can display their goods for sale on a trestle table," says Natalie, whose children, aged five and eight, sometimes make crochet chains and bracelets to sell. "It's a great way to meet people in person, who have become friends on Facebook.
"This summer, a few more people are on board who are into knitwear, so we will be bi-stitchuals. It's very casual and a less intimidating way to learn crochet than in a formal lesson; it's a nice taster," says Natalie.
Anyone can come, but there haven't been any male crocheters yet, so Natalie has just started a men's crochet Facebook page called "Manhookers" for all the men who come up to her at craft markets interested in giving it a go.
"There are some fantastic crochet and knitwear designers who are men," says Natalie, who is a former primary and intermediate school teacher by training, so is patient, even with the slowest crocheters.
"If you're a knitter it's quite tricky to change and it can be challenging. It's time consuming. If you learn it when you're seven or eight, and have the time to practise all day, then no problem, but adults don't spend the time and want to make something in one lesson so there's a bit of work to manage their expectations" says Natalie.
One of the more interesting projects she has seen is a hat crocheted to look like a brain and EMO crochet dolls.
To find out when the next backyard crochet "hookup" will be, keep an eye on poppyandbee.com or facebook.com/poppyandbee, or contact Natalie at email@example.com.
Backyard music
When Goodshirt frontman and solo artist Rodney Fisher returned to Auckland from almost six years living in London, he turned his attention to curating Songs from the Backyard, an online music show with interviews and intimate performances hosted in other people's backyards.
"It's a continuation of putting on club nights in London," says Rodney. "Basically, it's what I was wanting for myself, and the effect of a really good live club show is amazing."
As a musician, he is careful to make the backyard recordings as good as possible for the bands he's showcasing. He says backyard concerts are popular in Australia because people are tired of big venues and, instead, want intimate live music options.
"We have recorded literally in backyards but, in New Zealand, everywhere is considered your backyard so we could do it on a mountain or on the side of a lake, depending on the act. The programmes are part documentary and part live music recording," says Rodney.
The first programme featured Chelsea-Jade Metcalf's Watercolours performing their ethereal track Night Swimmers and includes footage of Rodney and the band setting up. There are even some helpful children clearing the garden in the background before the performance.
Watercolours recently won the 2012 Vodafone NZ Music Awards' Critics Choice prize and received a grant from theaudience.co.nz, so there's no doubt Rodney's musical pedigree will act as a great scouting tool for those keen on discovering new talent.
It's not just about the music and people are seen passing around feijoas, cherries and cheese in a cane basket in one show and chopping onions or frying sausages in another. Retro lamps and artwork are placed in strategic places.
The episode featuring Tattletale Saints with their song Complicated Man, showcases the band and discusses the folk music scene and songwriting in general. It is lushly-shot and set around an old swimming pool in a Te Atatu garden, trees draped in pretty fairy lights near an outdoor oven.
If you have an interesting backyard, get in touch with Rodney and invite him and his crew into your home.
For more information visit facebook.com/SongsFromTheBackyard.
Backyard alchemy
Instead of a metal barbecue, Waiheke's Jill Mulvaney sets up her handcrafted alembic copper stills in her backyard and uses a method of distilling that has been handed down through the centuries.
"On a weekend, I will often have the still set up and running while I'm pottering outside or a friend is coming and that for me is just the best," says Jill.
"It often starts with a dream, or I can't stop thinking about a plant that might be coming into flower or is really healthy and vibrant," explains Jill.
"I'll then get my herbal books out and start reading about its folklore, how it's been used over the past 100 years, and look up the latest research.
"Then I'll harvest and distil it, surrounded by its fragrance. The combination of intuition and comprehensive research is a deeply pleasing meditative process. That's just my approach to it."
Her partner Charlie remembered his father distilling alcohol, so he was also interested in the distilling process. They found a supplier in Portugal and came back from holiday with a pallet-load of stills and no idea how to use or introduce them to the market.
"I've always been very drawn to aromas and plants and cooking and culinary herbs. My garden will never be a tidy place because I cultivate so many weeds - plants that have a history and don't always fit into a fashionable model," says Jill.
Each year, a winemaker friend brings Jill and Charlie leftover grape skins and they all make grappa. They also hold an annual celebration to make plum wine from their fruit trees.
"There's coffee and cake and we taste the grappa from the previous year, that's a pretty special thing. We also collect fruit from our two big plum trees and with friends sit around and squash them with rubber gloves and make plum wine in the back yard - there's a celebration with that, always laughter and drinking and eating," says Jill.
"It's a very special day and everyone gets something to take home with them to keep for a year to bring out for the next distillation."
Jill sometimes sets up in other people's backyards for workshops. A lesson with her could create an alternative Christmas tradition for friends and family in your own backyard with fruit or plants from your garden.
Contact Jill on (09) 372 3639, alembics.co.nz.
Find more interesting backyard gardens at Out of Our Own Backyards, a network for food gardeners and micro farmers.


text: DESE hosts series of tours and networking meetings at Innovation Schools across the state The state Department of Elementary and Secondary Education will host a series of Innovation Schools Network Visits and Principal and Teacher Network Meetings during the 2013-2014 academic year. The first event is scheduled for Monday, November 4, at Worcester Technical High School. The event will give participants a chance to tour the state-of-the-art facility with school leaders and then join breakout groups for principals, teachers and innovation school planners. Worcester Tech, an innovation school, has been nationally recognized. In September, Principal Sheila Harrity was named National High School Principal of the Year by the MetLife/National Association of Secondary School Principals. In the same month, US Education Secretary Arne Duncan named Worcester Tech a National Blue Ribbon School, in recognition of its outstanding student achievement. Click here to register for any of the 2013-2014 events. Please note that the registration page requires that you complete one registration form for each event you plan to attend. Here's a complete list of 2013-2014 events: Worcester Technical High SchoolNovember 4, 9-11 a.m. Roger Clap Innovation School, Dorchester December 4, 9:30-11 a.m. Pathway Early College High School, Ralph C. Mahar Regional School, OrangeJanuary 15, 2014, 9:30-11 a.m. Eliot K-8 Elementary School, BostonFebruary 12, 2014, 9:30-11 a.m. Leominster Center for ExcellenceMarch 12, 2014, 9:30-11 a.m. Margarita Muniz Academy, BostonApril 9, 2014, 9:30-11 a.m. Unless otherwise noted, innovation school visits will include a tour of the facilities, classroom observation, and a meeting with school faculty and staff. For more information, please contact Shay Edmond, firstname.lastname@example.com, or Bridget Rodriguez, firstname.lastname@example.com, at DESE.


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Demography has always been destiny or, in more popular language, demography rules! And New Jersey has
historically been an epicenter of the great American demographic experiment - serving as a final destination
of global population flows. The state is still in the midst of a profound economic and demographic
transformation, one that has significant historical parallels to an equivalent transformation that took place
more than 100 years ago. History does repeat itself! As we made the transition from the 19th to the 20th
century, New Jersey was serving as a gateway for the first great immigration wave to the United States.
This wave started in Europe and yielded at that time a new population diversity in New Jersey.
This was paralleled by our first great economic transformation: the development of a powerful, technology-driven,
urban-manufacturing economy. Immigration proved essential to the needs of the industrial economy that was
emerging. The state's economy and demography were dramatically transformed, helping to set the cultural and
societal foundations of the 20th century. As the century came to a close, the four largest ancestry groups in
New Jersey were still Italian, Irish, German, and Polish, descendants of the first great immigration wave.
As we make the full transition from the 20th to the 21st century, a similar sweep of events is now
encompassing New Jersey. The state is serving again as a major gateway, this time for the second great
immigration wave to the United States. And this new wave is accompanying the state's second great economic
transformation: the emergence of a powerful, technology-driven, information-age economy. The second immigration
wave is also proving essential to the needs of this new economy. However, the second immigration wave is far
different from the first. The European immigration of 100 years ago has been supplanted by today's Latino and
Asian immigration. This has yielded yet again a new diversity to New Jersey. So, for a second time, the
state's economy and demography are being dramatically transformed, helping set the new cultural and societal
foundations of the 21st century.
Once again, a new population diversity is powering the state. Looking forward, immigration now represents
fully one-third of New Jersey's current population increase. Latinos now account for the largest share of
growth, while Asians have the highest rates of growth. As a result, New Jersey will continue to become
increasingly varied in its racial and ethnic composition - and more diverse culturally. And 100 years
from today, as the 22nd century unfolds, Latinos and Asians will probably be the largest ancestry groups in
New Jersey, setting the stage for the more distant future. Thus, the relentless odometer of cultural history
will continue, and demography will again prove to be destiny.
What have our great demographic transformations wrought to date in New Jersey? One way of answered this
question is via four brief socio-demographic factoids. The bottom line is that today New Jersey is very
rich - and very diverse - and packed close together. Yet we still have an enviable environment and quality
of life. This is the end result of our immigration gateway status.
The obvious conclusion is that New Jersey is an extraordinary place produced by sustained infusions of new populations from abroad.


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Very creative,your grandson will be thrilled !!
Welcome to the Quilting Board!
Very creative,your grandson will be thrilled !!
WOW!! That is awsome. Your GS is going to love it. What boy wouldn't? Thanks for sharing.
so many quilts to make, so little time.
You did a super job. I'm sure he will love it.
He will be thrilled! I know my DGS would be!
As a football fan, I love the quilt.
What a great gift! He will love it!
Your grandson will have great dreams in this quilt!
Once upon a time~
There was enough time~DD
Beautiful, lucky grandson. So much detail, only a loving grandma would do that.
Well, that is definitely a keeper. No doubt he will be ever so pleased. You did a wonderful job. Thanks for sharing.


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- Mariah Carey and ex-boyfriend Bryan Tanaka back on again after split?
- Jessica Simpson and Eric Johnson celebrate their 7th anniversary as couple
- Bethenny Frankel: I dated fellow 'Shark Tank' guest judge Alex Rodriguez
- Kim Zolciak gets tattooed with her husband Kroy Biermann and daughter Brielle Biermann
- 'The Bachelorette' star Rachel Lindsay on next episode: The rug is pulled out from under me and I curse somebody out!
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I inspected my 4th top bar hive Saturday. This is the hive that absconded and had a second package installed. The built well, and the queen had a very good laying pattern. However, during this last inspection, I had no eggs, and only capped brood. Most of the bees are are newly emerged and sill have the nice white hairs on their bodies. I even watched some of them emerge during this inspection.
Although disappointed that I had lost the queen, I was happy to see 4 queen cells that had been capped. The bees seemed to be happy and doing their various jobs.
I took some photos during this inspection and during my examination I found a odd looking newly emerged bee. She is a different color than the rest of her sisters. Any idea why she is almost solid gold in color? I watched other bees emerge and they all had stripes.
This may bee a swarm cell. I found 4 queen cells in the hive. This was the only one on the side. It was located about 1/2 down the comb. The other queen cells are located on the face of the comb at or above the level of this one.


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The Network in Solidarity with the People of Guatemala (NISGUA) works to build ethical international solidarity with indigenous civil and environmental rights activists. The need for ethical solidarity is critical following the recent death and kidnappings of indigenous environmental activists challenging Tahoe Resources, a U.S. based corporation.
Jennifer Ristau's talk will explore how Guatemala's history of genocide and environmental degradation are intertwined and how to be an effective ally. The benefit will include a screening of the film Granito: How to Nail a Dictator, which documents how human rights activists got a Guatemalan court to charge former dictator Efraín Rios Montt with genocide for his brutal war against the country's Mayan people in the 1980s. Granito also tells the stories of some of the genocide survivors NISGUA accompanies.


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The Airbus Corporate Foundation has provided assistance for a relief mission, which was performed with the testbed A340-600 aircraft and delivered supplies to those affected by the recent flooding in Pakistan.
A relief flight organised in cooperation with the Airbus Corporate Foundation has delivered relief supplies for those affected by the recent flooding in Pakistan.
This mission, performed on 13 September from Germany's Frankfurt Airport to Islamabad, used the Airbus A340-600 testbed aircraft – which was made available free of charge to the Wings of Help/Luftfahrt ohne Grenzen (LOG) relief organization.
Transported on the mercy flight were 140 cubic metres of material that included medicines, disinfectants, tents, blankets and babies' diapers. The diapers were requested because some 100,000 babies are expected to be born in Pakistan during the next few weeks in areas impacted by the country-wide flooding.
"This flight underlines the important role of the aeronautical industry in international efforts to organize relief," said Airbus President and CEO Thomas Enders. "In 2010 alone, the Airbus Corporate Foundation supported six flights for humanitarian missions, including some to Haiti. I wish to thank all those who make these initiatives possible, especially Wings of Help/LOG and the Airbus crews."
After the aircraft's arrival at Islamabad Airport, the goods were to be taken directly to the disaster areas by the international medical corps.
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Nolan announces mobile office stops in area cities
U.S. Congressman Rick Nolan, D-Minn., announces touring mobile offices his staff will operate throughout the Eighth Congressional District, including Tuesday, April 23, in Hackensack, Pine River and East Gull Lake.
Members of Nolan's staff will be available to meet with constituents at 10 a.m. that day at Hackensack City Hall, noon at Pine River City Hall and 2 p.m. at East Gull Lake City Hall.
"These mobile offices will provide residents throughout the Eighth District an opportunity to meet with members of my staff and discuss matters of interest and importance," said Nolan. "Whether it's a matter relating to Social Security, Medicare, Medicaid, veterans benefits or whatever the concern, providing exceptional constituent services is very important to my staff and me. Mobile offices help us maintain close and essential contact with the people we serve. If folks here in the Eighth Congressional District can't come to us, we'll bring the office to them."


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I still don't get how to correctly combine the reflection color sampled from the cubemap with the diffuse and specular color of my material.
If I just add the reflection to the (diffuse + specular) what I get is that the object is completely reflective and you won't even see any diffuse color at all.
On the other hand if I multiply the reflection color with the specular term and e.g. have a material that is highly glossy, this reflection will hardly be seen at all when the highlight is so small.
So as you explained multiplying by the specular term doesn't work, as expected, because the reflection color has nothing to do with the specular term of a light.
Next lets think about the diffuse term:
Multiplying by the diffuse term doesn't make sense either because what happens if you have a glossy black material?
When you multiply the reflection color with the diffuse color (0,0,0) you will loose the reflection which isn't correct right?
That leaves you with the option to simply add.
If the reflection color is too strong maybe you should be using a lower specular color in the Fresnel calculations...
Also what about shadows and occluded parts ?
That's problem I haven't looked into yet, and I guess to have an accurate result some form of raycasting will be needed.
I believe you have can use ambient occlusion (eg SSAO) to approximate occluded pixels.
Maybe I'm just thinking wrong but what I'm trying to achieve is something like this:
or the reflections on the ground here: http://seblagarde.files.wordpress.com/2011/12/locallightingcube.png
Those spheres are metallic so the specular color isn't monochromatic, which changes the color of the reflections since you use the specular color in the Fresnel calculation.
Also I understand that reflections from the env map are basically "specular" so in my engine would I use this reflection color on every object ? And if I wanted an object that is completely reflective from all sides would I consider this to be a separate material type ?
Since the environment map color doesn't depend on any lighting it makes sense that it calculations should be done in a separate shader from the lights.
If you have multiply lights in the scene, make sure that you're not adding the environment map color multiple times to each pixel.
For example, if you have a deferred renderer, since you run the lighting shader once for each light, you need a separate shader to add the environment map color just once.
Check this article, for some info on how to make glossy reflections.