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Abbie Rose (Shumaker) Amos
Memorial Service
Abbie Rose Shumaker Amos, October 10, 1925 – November 7, 2012. After a courageous battle, Abbie passed away peacefully at The University of Pittsburgh Hospital in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. Abbie was born and raised in Scio, Ohio, graduated from Scio High School, attended the University of Pittsburgh and graduated from the University of Steubenville in Elementary Education. A Master's in Education from the University of Dayton completed her educational journey. She was an exemplary, honored and retired elementary teacher who dedicated her life to encouraging young children to read and excel.
Abbie was one of two children born to the late Edward David Shumaker, D.D.S. and his wife Emily Shumaker. She was preceded in death by her beloved husband Robert W. Amos of Scio, OH and son Edward S. Amos (Carol), D.D.S. of Upper Arlington, OH. Abbie will forever be remembered by her devoted son Marsh Amos of Scio, OH; loving daughter Abbie Ann Amos of Upper Arlington OH; loving son R. Clark (Carol) Amos of Ladue, MO; loving brother E. D. Shumaker, Jr. of Scio, OH and grandchildren Russell (Jenny) Golowin and Bradley Golowin of Upper Arlington, OH; Ashley (John) Clennan of Hinsdale, IL, Preston (Mayo) Amos of St. Louis, MO; Matt (Lauren) Amos of Cincinnati, OH. and Elliott Amos of Columbus, OH. along with eight great-grandchildren and countless other friends and family.
Abbie touched the lives of so many people with her genuine smile, her passion for inspiring young children and her willingness to dedicate her life to teaching. She loved Scio and enjoyed spending her entire life raising her family at Abbieville Farm and especially loved all her cats and dogs. She treasured fond memories of her friends - her trips to Hilton Head, making pies for the Scio Street Fair and spending time with her Altrurian Club members. She was a cherished member of the Scio community and will be missed by many.
Friends and family are invited to calling hours on Saturday, November 10 from 2:30 pm – 4:30 pm at the Scio Presbyterian Church, Eastport St, Scio, OH 43988. A memorial service will immediately follow calling hours with Rev. Jack Visser, officiating. Arrangements entrusted to Borkoski Funeral Home, 555 East Market Street, Cadiz, Ohio. Offer online condolences to the family at www.borkoskifuneral.com
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[source lang="python"]#Test2.pyval = {}def initVal(): val[0] = 1 def getVal(): return val[0][/source]
[source lang="python"]#Test/Test3.pyimport Blobs.Test2def func(): print Blobs.Test2.getVal() #blobs is top level package[/source]
This prints 1, then gives me an exception, because func() sees val as empty the second time. How do I make it see the properly changed variable?
EDIT: clarified behavior
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West Indian Lime
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Conjure up the balmy West Indies, where relaxation is taken seriously. Virile yet inviting, the refreshing scent of West Indian lime mingles with touches of zesty lemon, orange flower and vetiver. Ground coriander and nutmeg accents add island appeal, whilst ginger invigorates. For a final dash of dashing, the scent tops off with a woody finish of juniper, cedar and sandalwood.


text: I have had Taurus revolvers in the past and never had any trouble with them. I beleive that the craftmanship is a lot better in the big three and I know the service is. I would buy one if I wanted it for sure as they will get the job done. I been thinking about the Judge myself for awhile.


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Green River alum honored with state Transforming Lives award
Donald Fleming
The Washington state Trustees Association of Community and Technical Colleges recognized Green River College alumnus Donald Fleming as one of the 2013 Transforming Lives Award winners Tuesday at its winter conference in Olympia. Fleming was one of five award winners selected by the trustees from among nominees submitted by the state's 34 community and technical colleges.
A Navy veteran, Fleming was a first-generation, low-income student. He overcame a disability to graduate in 2007 with an Associates of Science in Pre-Engineering before completing a bachelor's degree at the University of Washington. Fleming now works as an Industrial Engineer for The Boeing Company in Renton.
"We are proud of the thousands of graduates who have earned degrees at Green River College," said Tom Campbell, Green River Board of Trustees Chair. "Donald stands out, however, because of the hardships he faced - he persisted until he achieved his educational goals."
Fleming started at Green River three times with the goal of earning a degree. He had to leave twice because of lack of funding. He joined the Navy, but was diagnosed with bipolar disorder and discharged shortly after joining. He returned to Green River for the third time, received a scholarship and got involved in college activities and TRiO, a student services group.
"I never missed a quarter and continued that streak through to graduation at the University of Washington," Fleming said. "Green River and TRiO gave me the support that I needed so badly which set me on the right path to finally achieve my goal."
The TACTC Transforming Lives awards recognize current and former community and technical college students. The students must have completed or nearly completed a degree or certificate to prepare for success in the workforce.


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Town Square
Why neighborhoods protect their confidentiality
Original post made by Lisa Wright, Alamo, on Oct 29, 2007
One only needs to review the results of public commentary by neighbors that opposes the actions of Alamo community leadership to realize that community groups and their supporters disrespect and disregard the opinions of anyone outside their minority of 400 participants and supporters. Neighborhoods have had the courtesy of one neighbor as the public voice for majority opinion in Alamo and that individual has now withdrawn due to the misrepresentation of his efforts by community group leadership collected in the AIM committee. In his note of withdrawal, he said, "I can't imagine any neighbor would want to join me in such PUBLIC disregard."
Individually, every neighbor among the neighborhood groups welcomes contact. But as groups, we will remain confidential in our majority actions and achievement of our interests.
Lisa Wright
Alamo Neighborhoods Forum
a resident of Alamo
on Oct 29, 2007 at 5:14 pm
Posted as a courtesy:
OK, Neighbors, how about keeping your mouths shut and let the people that built this community protect your rights to plan the future of Alamo. All the community volunteers have come together to give you a voice in your future and all you can complain about is our actions.
It all baloney.
If you want to be leaders, it's done in public and not in the shadows. If you want results, you have to join us in the risks of public actions. If you want the shadows of confidentiality, stay in the shadows and shut up!
Frank, a resident of Alamo for 21 years
Note: the Alamo Neighborhoods Forum thanks Frank for his response
a resident of another community
on Oct 29, 2007 at 5:25 pm
Our thanks to Frank for illustrating our point.
In fact, our neighborhoods have been very public in our presentation of positions and information. We have provided a majority of Alamo residents the ability to communicate together via e-chains and neighborhood meetings. More importantly, our designated spokespeople have participated equally in published discussion of the issues in Alamo and their resolve through structural and operational planning of our government, if incorporated, and our advisory activities, if a SuperMAC.
The reality is that neighborhoods have offered structure and operations planning to the majority in Alamo. By contrast, Alamo's former leadership, now numbering less than 400 participants and supporters, have offered no plan for our future and only their special interests in the continuing jargon of aggregated politics.
We, individually, as neighbors, are ready to hear a PLAN,
Fore Warn
a resident of another community
on Nov 1, 2007 at 9:48 am
We should all understand the need to protect our privacy as we consider the extent of governments' abilities to invade such privacy. We should all understand that e-mail services encourage us to use a protected identity to stop the kinds of criminal activities that can occur from use of our names in open internet communication. Most surely, we must realize that local politics is not an exception to government invasion of our privacy and intimidation of our actions.
As Frank protected his identity in his message, posted here and circulated among Alamo's e-chains, he vilified such identity protection by others. We have all heard the cry of What-do-you-have-to-hide by those that wish to discredit our opinions and actions. But there are very real reasons within Contra Costa County to protect ourselves from our governments and districts and those that support them. Our county, and especially its supporters, are willing to intimidate and discredit any person, and their opinion, that runs counter to their policies, programs, projects and planning.
We have strong neighborhoods throughout our county because we protect each other's identity and work through public voices to express our interests, advisory and concerns. We should look on our public voices with respect because they collect all the political intimidation and disrespect political interests wish to use to achieve their ambitions against our will. We should not let anyone disclaim our privacy of opinion without a strong response against such commentary.
Let me advise that none among us become the puppets for public ridicule by politics and its supporters in our county or our community. Speak out to the issues with clear points and references, but don't become the victim of political campaigns that would serve their selfish goals by branding those that oppose them.
Protect your identity,
Posted as a courtesy
a resident of another community
on Nov 3, 2007 at 8:21 am
Advice from Yahoo Mail as a courtesy:
How to protect your privacy, both on-line and off-line:
#1 Keep your personal e-mail addresses private and use them only for family and friends.
#2 Use fictional name and addresses when signing up for web site "accounts" that don't really need this information but require you to enter it as a condition for entry to the site.
#3 Use a secondary, anonymous e-mail address on a public e-mail service for all business other than family and friends. I.e. "email@example.com".
#4 Never give your real name, information about your family, or any other seemingly innocuous details about your life to anyone who asks, unless they are qualified as in #1 above
#5 Use the latest firewall software package to protect your computer system from unwanted intrusion.
#6 Use spyware detection and removal tools on your computer on a regular (weekly) basis to remove any spyware that your web surfing has picked up.
#7 Clear your browser's cache and history weekly.
Just a reminder to keep your identity safe,
Hal Bailey
a resident of another community
on Nov 7, 2007 at 7:19 am
Thank you Alamo for your responses and good humor,
Per your request, Let me post:
There is no such person as Hal Bailey. I made up the name in January 1973 after graduation from California State University at San Jose. Come to think of it, there is no CSUSJ, or at least, not any more.
Actually nobody has a real name. Your parents made up your name when you were born and nobody told them that the name had to be real. Then there is the issue of surnames that likely were changed or misspelled when your ancestors arrived in USAmerica. And who knows? Who can believe that any of those arriving used their real names.
So just imagine for a moment that a COURT directs you to state your NAME. You better give that question serious consideration because repeating what your mother and father made up could be perjury.
A Wednesday morning smile,
Thoughts from the depths of HAL
a resident of another community
on Jan 10, 2008 at 3:54 pm
Campaign Disclosure Requirements
Any person or combination of persons who directly or indirectly makes an expenditure or independent expenditure for political purposes of $1,000 or more in support of, or in opposition to, a change of organization or reorganization submitted to LAFCO to which Government Code Section 56700.1 applies, shall comply with reporting and disclosure requirements of the Political Reform Act (Government Code Section 81000 et seq.), to the same extent and subject to the same requirements as for local initiative measures.
Click on links below for the Commission's policy and explanation of the requirements and related forms. Should you have any questions regarding this matter, please contact the LAFCO office at 925-335-1094 or via e-mail at email@example.com.
Campaign Disclosure Requirements Policy
Form 410 (Statement of Organization)
Form 460 (Consolidated Campaign Disclosure Form-quarterly)
Form 497 (Late Contribution Report)
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Matt Damon out with his wife.
Mia Wasikowska and Tom Hiddleston film their new movie with
Charlie Hunnam and
Jessica Chastain.
Sarah Silverman and Michael Sheen make their way back to Los Angeles.
Also making her way from Sydney to
Los Angeles was Nicole Kidman.
At the opposite end of the country were Rachel McAdams and her sister.
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Central Romantic Retreat with Wi-Fi
Size35 m²
Floor No.
- Kitchen
- Washer/dryer
- Family/child friendly
- Suitable for events
- Pets allowed
- Internet/WiFi
- Towels
Accommodation summary
|Strakonická, 150 00 Prague, Czech Republic
|Property type
|Property ID
|Acceptance rate
|Response time
|A few hours
|Calendar updated
|A month ago
The apartment is for lovers who come to Prague to spend a romantic holiday, as well as business accommodation. It's also suitable for families with children (up to 4 people).
The apartment offers facilities and services like LCD TV, microwave, kettle, fridge, washing machine, hairdryer and it is heated by the electric heaters.
Angel is the most modern part of Prague and its great facilities make it a popular, exciting and vibrant area. The area has excellent transport links which offer access to all the delights of this beautiful city and its surroundings.
The great advantage of the apartment is excellent transport links - 5 minutes' walk from the subway Smíhovské Nádraží station and train station Praha Smichov. 10-12 minutes from the bus station to NA Knížecí and the commercial and Shopping center Nový Smíchov.
If you are lovers of cultural heritage, the historic center of Prague is just a few minutes away by tram.
Lovers of good food, drink and shopping will surely benefit from a wide selection of many great restaurants and stores near the apartment.
If you are lovers of active recreation and sport (golf, tennis, squash, badminton), or you would just like to relax in the wellness center, we recommend Erpet sports center, located directly opposite the apartment.
House rules
|Weekly rate for up to 2 guests
|Monthly rate for up to 2 guests
|Price for > 2 guests
|30 NZ$ per guest/night extra
|Check-in after
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|On arrangement
|Check-out before
|Cancellation Policy
Reviews of this property
Very nice place. Located on the ground floor next to a big street, but soundproof windows. Minor damages (internal door, floor). Kitchen equipment rather basic. But we had a lovely stay, communication with landlady worked perfectly. The apartment was clean and the general equipment sufficient.
Apartment clean and quiet even if it is located roadside. A lot of documentation available, and advice issued by the host.
A small flat for bedding could be better, but a very pleasant stay!
Appartement propre et calme même s'il se trouve en bordure de route. Beaucoup de documentation à dispo, et des conseils délivrés par l'hôte.
Un petit bémol pour la literie qui pourrait être mieux, mais un séjour très agréable!
Couple friendly and accommodating, adequate housing for a few days in Prague. Comfort could be improved with a bed mattress and sofa thicker. Coffee would also be a plus.
Gilles and Marie Danièle
Couple sympathique et arrangeant, logement suffisant pour quelques jours à Prague. Le confort pourrait être amélioré avec un matelas de lit et de canapé plus épais. Une cafetière serait aussi un plus.
Gilles et Marie Danièle
Hosts very welcoming and nice.
Good flat with equiped kitchen, TV, wifi, and a lot of guides to give tips on Prague.
Well located at 10min by walk of metro B, near to bus stations.
The shower's doors were a little broken, so not very convenient to close and open.
I recommend ++
We were very well received by Ali, who brought us some tips for tours, leaflets in the apartment at our disposal were welcome. The apartment is at the picture of the photos is has everything you need for cooking, very well located near the city center (10 to 15 min walk)
Prague is a beautiful city, we had a wonderful time
Nous avons été très bien accueilli par Ali, qui nous a apporté quelques conseils pour les visites ,des prospectus dans l appart à notre disposition furent la bienvenue . L ' appartement est à l image des photos est dispose de tout le nécessaire pour cuisiner , très bien situé proche du centre ville ( 10 a 15 mn à pied)
Prague est une ville magnifique , nous avons passé un merveilleux séjour
A very friendly man and a good explanation of Prague if you do not know. Many prospectus available in the apartment. Always gives advice to get to the apartment. Wonder if help is needed.
Un homme très cordial et bonne explication sur Prague si l'on ne connait pas. Beaucoup de prospectus disponible dans l'appartement. Donne toujours des conseils pour se rendre à l'appartement. Demande si on besoin d'aide.
Very suitable apartment for reasonable price, nice and helpful host. Good location, close to the centrum of Prague.
Everything went just like planned and expected. The host was was waiting in the apartment late in the evening and he (Marie's husband) was very nice and helpful. We asked also for second apartment keys and he delivered those promptly next day as agreed.
The apartment is a real optimum for two persons. Everything essential is provided in the apartment. Easy to make some breakfast and also small dishes in the kitchenet. Public transportation is near by; metro and especially trams. You can even walk to the center if you wish. It takes less than half an hour (being fat and almost 60 years old).
Very good internet connection is provided, own laptop was very helpful especially when planning a couple of day trips outside Prague. Bus timetables etc.
The only little negative thing was lack of any small market in the neighbourhood. You have to go to one of the metro stations, Smichov or Angel for bying almost anything(500 m). Plenty of good and cheap small restaurants are located nearby.
The house is just beside a big street but the sound isolation is good enough. Not any irritating disturbance noticed. We recommend this apartment without any reservations.
Thanks Marie and Ali.
Ich kann die Wohnung auf jeden Fall weiterempfehlen. Die Bilder entsprechen zu 100 % der Realität und es ist auch sehr sauber. Trotz der Lage neben der Strasse ist es erstaunlich ruhig.
Gute anbindung an Metro und Tram und Tesco Hypermarkt ist auch nicht weit.
Die Kommunikation mit dem Vermieter war sehr gut und trotz verspätung konnten wir problemlos einchecken.
Wir kommen auf jeden Fall wieder!
I can recommend the accomodation. The flat is very clean and is consistent with the pictures provided in the Wimdu-Profile. No noise in the flat despite the fact that it is located next to a busy street.
Public transport (metro, tram) is nearby as well as a Tesco Hypermarkt and other shopping opportunities.
Good communication with the host who was very helpful!
We will definitely come back!
Marie's apartment was fabulous in terms of location. She is very hospitable and gave us a warm welcome, a summary of things to do and also a bunch of tips that could help us be safe! The room is good enough for 2 people and the kitchen has enough facilities to make one's own meal and enjoy it. Good collection of books and magazines too! Stay here is highly recommended!
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Nuclear medicine uses very small amounts of radioactive materials to examine organ function and structure. Nuclear imaging helps physicians diagnose and treat conditions. The radioactive material, or tracer, emits radiation that is detected by a special camera.
These scans are used to diagnose many conditions and diseases. Below are some common tests.
A nuclear medicine scan has three parts:
Results are given to your doctor within 24 hours. The time it takes to get the images may vary from minutes to hours.
The risk of side effects is very small. The amount of tracer used depends on the child's weight. This helps ensure the best test with the lowest possible radiation exposure.
The type of procedure or test being done will determine whether any special preparation is required. Please call the Nuclear Medicine Department at (414) 266-3606 if you have questions.
We offer many comfort measures to help your child through the exam. Many of the nuclear medicine scans require a shot. You may wish to ask for numbing cream before the shot is given. Please arrive 30 minutes early so the technologist can put the cream on. All of our exam rooms have CD players, DVD players and cable TV. We offer a library of books, music and videos. A child life specialist can help distract your child. Feel free to bring music (CD or iPod), DVDs, books and movies that may help your child. We also urge you to talk with your child before the exam so he or she knows what will happen.
The radiologist will look at the images after your child leaves the department. The results are sent to the doctor who asked for the test within 24 hours.


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Heathens double-header
- Cradley win and are through to the semi-final of the knockout cup.
- Heathens 59
- Mildenhall 33
- Cradley also beat Scunthorpe 72-18 in their National League encounter.
- Follow the action as Cradley take on Scunthorpe in the National League and Mildenhall in the Knockout Cup at Monmore Green tonight (7.15pm).
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Re: proper way to manipulate lists?
Sure, a oneliner!
data = {{x1, y1}, {x2, y2}, {x3, y3}, {x4, y4}, {x5, y5}}
Map[({a, b}#) &, data]
{{a x1, b y1}, {a x2, b y2}, {a x3, b y3}, {a x4, b y4}, {a x5, b y5}}
Best regards
Peter W
Nathan Moore wrote:
> I'm sure this is a one-liner, but it has stumped me for years. Suppose
> I'm working with a 2-d array of data,
> data = {{x1,y1},{x2,y2}...{xN,yN}};
> and I want to transform the data according to,
> data2 = {{x1*a,y1*b},{x2*a,y2*b}...{xN*a,yN*b}};
> The only way I know to do this is to move the data to excel,
> performing the transform and then move the data back to Mathematica. This
> is crazy - there must be a better way - is there? Please tell me there
> is!
> regards,
> Nathan Moore, University of Minnesota Physics Department


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We now have a venue for our football gathering this Saturday. It's centrally located in Greater Vancouver, vibrant, with music, lots of big screen TVs, cold beer and, most importantly, OPEN!
We're going to meet this Saturday night, March 31 at Woody's Pub in Coquitlam.
935 Brunette Avenue near Lougheed - very close to the "Braid" Skytrain Station on the Millennium Line.
(604) 526-1718
6:30pm - ??
I am going to reserve a table(s) early for the Canucks' game, so let me know in this thread if you're planning on attending.
Hope to see you there!
P.S. I deleted the old thread as it was too confusing!


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When playing Modern Warfare 2, and a game featuring a game-winning killcam is about to be won, a victory class is used to humiliate the other team, the reason being that the victory class is a random create-a-class, and usually consists of bad guns and throwing knives. This is not only embarrasses the other team, but provides an entertaining last kill of other players.
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CINCH CN1020A28G42SN-240 Circular Connector, CN1020 Series, Straight Plug, 42 Contacts, Crimp Socket, Bayonet, 28-42
- Manufacturer:
- Manufacturer Part No:
- Order Code:
- 2109045
- Product Range
- CN1020 Series
Image is for illustrative purposes only. Please refer to product description.
Product Overview
- High vibration bayonet plug with metal to metal bottoming shells
- Non rotating accessory teeth & advanced fluid resistance elastometers
- Styles qualified to Boeing BACC63CB series
- Front release crimp contacts
- Operating temperature range from -55°C to 200°C
- Glass filled epoxy insulator, silicone based elastomer grommet & seals
- Insulation resistance is 5000Mohm
- 500 mating cycles and salt spray exposure of 96hour
- Aluminium alloy body material with olive drab chromate over cadmium plating
- Copper alloy crimp socket contacts with gold plating
Product Information
- Product Range:
- CN1020 Series
- Circular Connector Shell Style:
- Straight Plug
- No. of Contacts:
- 42Contacts
- Circular Contact Type:
- Crimp Socket
- Coupling Style:
- Bayonet
- Insert Arrangement:
- 28-42
- Connector Body Material:
- Aluminium Alloy Body
- Connector Body Plating:
- Olive Drab Chromate over Cadmium
- Contact Material:
- Copper Alloy
- Contact Plating:
- Gold
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- Service Class:
- Environmentally Sealed, Vibration-proof
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Elizabethton school buses vandalized
More than a dozen buses damaged
ELIZABETHTON, Tenn. - Elizabethton Police are looking for who is responsible for vandalizing the city's school buses.
School buses were left parked in Elizabethton after vandals poured sugar in the diesel tanks and slashed some tires.
Investigators tell us it happened early Monday morning before the start of the school day. An early morning phone call woke up parents in Elizabethton telling them they would have to find another way to get their kids to school because the buses weren't running.
As a mom of three, Donna Kennedy knows what Monday mornings can be like; but Monday was even more hectic than most. "We got the phone call Monday morning at 7:00 stating that because the buses were vandalized, there was no bus transportation for any city school here in Elizabethton," she told us.
Her second grader rides the bus to school, so Kennedy had to find another way to get her there. She tells us she doesn't have a car, so a neighbor took her daughter and a family member picked her up in the afternoon. "You just try to wait it out. You have friends and family that pull together and have to help," she said.
In the meantime, police are looking for answers to many questions including who is responsible. "At this point in time we're trying to talk to people, pull any type of video surveillance that's available and go from there. Obviously, with that many buses we are talking about, it's an extensive amount of damage," says Captain Joy Markland with the Elizabethton Police Department.
We talked with school superintendent Ed Alexander, who was scrambling Monday to find buses from other areas like Carter County, Johnson City, Unicoi County and Washington County, Tennessee.
The borrowed buses will be used to transport Elizabethton students until the damaged buses can be repaired. The borrowed buses will have different numbers. Alexander says the same driver will be behind the wheel, so on Tuesday students and parents need to look for the correct bus driver, not the bus number.
Anyone with information about the vandalism should call the school or the Elizabethton Police Department at (423) 542-4141 or (423) 542-7574.
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Neighborhood Match
Created in 1997, Bellevue's Neighborhood Match Program partners with residents to fund and build small projects that improve neighborhoods. The program provides matching grants of up to $10,000 per project for small-scale neighborhood improvements. For every dollar awarded by the city, the neighborhood provides an equal or greater match consisting of money, professional services, materials and/or volunteer labor.
Since its inception, the program has spurred more than 200 improvement projects. In the process of working together on improvements, residents connected with their neighbors, learned about neighborhood history and built a stronger sense of pride and identity in their community.
Past projects have included new entrance signs, landscaping, neighborhood art, play equipment and amenities. One type of project that is no longer funded through Neighborhood Match is the conversion of single residential mailboxes into a cluster unit. The U.S. Postal Service supports that improvement through its Cluster Box Unit Conversion program, and more information can be found at your local post office.
The city is always looking for fun and creative project ideas to bring people together. Applying for funds may sound complicated, but staff in the city's Neighborhood Outreach Group is there to help applicants turn project ideas into realities. To get started, contact Program Manager Ying Carlson at firstname.lastname@example.com or 425-452-4342.
Basic Criteria to apply for matching funds:
Planning & Community Development
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Welcome to the Quilting Board!
Thanks for the complements on the blocks. I am using freezer paper templates for the majority of the blocks. For the curved ones like the drunkards path, I will use Press and Seal because it is so flexible. I love the tip to use glue. Ill need to get some to add to my sewing kit.
Hi, Nancy!
I just bought a book called "Piec-lique: Curves the New Way" by Sharon Schamber (sold here: http://www.americanquilter.com/books...il.php?id=6681)
I did not read everything, but in photos she just explained this way of linking the curved pieces.
I just put the book together with my blocks and secure future will prove it!
Thank you very much!
A big hug!
@QuiltnNan: nice block. I am avoiding pieced curves like the plague and opted to piece a 4 square background and appliqué the circle. Pics on Sunday. Happy quilting!
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I am just totally confused as how to do this B1 block. I know nothing about freezer paper or how to applique. I need help.
I have found that the most critical part of sewing any circle or curve that has to fit together is to cut precisely. If the seam allowance on the convex and concave curves match, then your drunkards path or circle will fit perfectly. Virginia Walton sews circles into 'holes' without pinning! or with very few pins. The circle is cut exactly 1/4" wider than the seamline and the piece of fabric with the hole is cut precisely 1/4" smaller than the seamline. When it is clipped it cant be sewn exactly right. It sounds real simple, but it really does work - when I've messed up I can usually find the mistake is in the cutting.
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Thank you, very much. I'll give it a try. I fully intend to do this quilt and learn as much from all of you as I can. This is such an encouraging bunch of people.


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Re: Ps4 Question * What do you think of them not including the ps eye with the ps4
You_Silly_Humans wrote:
I don't believe with the current mainstream ideals that it would have been a tiny chance. If there was any time to get it off the ground it would be now in my opinion.
Why now? Just look in this thread, the majority doesn't want the camera, a lot of Xbox fans are irritated that are being forced to get kinect. Developers should give us a reason to get the camera.
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Re: Ps4 Question * What do you think of them not including the ps eye with the ps4[ Edited ]
Why not ExMimic? Because I don't think people really know what they want or have the insight to see the future implications.. but I guess if you need fast cash you need fast cash right?
Oh wait I got off track that has nothing to do with it...
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Re: Ps4 Question * What do you think of them not including the ps eye with the ps4
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@ Warlock I understand completely man, But what you aren't understanding is the devices have little to do with mobility even though they are indeed motion devices and no one would force you to use these features, I'm talking about cool features that wouldn't require it to play a game but would enhance the experience if you wanted, and I'm sure as more time goes on more features we can't even think of right now that have nothing to do with motion would be set in place, also not to sound rude but we are talking about the advancement of technology with hardware and software as a whole, this of course would all be optional in a perfect world, meaning they wouldn't require you to need these things to play the games that took advantage of them, so honestly I don't see why just because a certain group of people couldn't enjoy every feature, that now somehow the entire device isn't a good idea for everyone?
As it stands the technology is not worth using. Companies have not yet figured out the best methods to use these "cool" features. They really haven't even begun to figure out a plain method to use these features in a way that appeal to the large bulk of gamers. Why add something "cool" if let's say even 70% of gamers won't touch? If I was a developer I'd want to make games that appeal to the largest portion of gamers as possible. I'd want it accessible to all. Not add extra cool features at an increased development cost that I'm likely not going to recoup because few would want to play with those features.
Re: Ps4 Question * What do you think of them not including the ps eye with the ps4
I don't even know why this question is being asked. The answer is obvious.
Given the reaction of people to the Xbone forcing the kenect down people's throats, and how that decision is a contributing factor to the "less then stellar" pre order sales, it is obvious Sony made the right choice, both marketing and business wise.
Despite what some have said in this thread, Sony's business goal is not to have wide spread adoption and application support of the PS eye camera, it is to sell consoles. Hopefully, more consoles than the other guy. If sacrificing the developer support of a single peripheral will achieve this goal, then it is the right choice to make, period.
Motion controls are dead. The novelty has worn off. Wii U sales have shown that, and Xbox fans have constantly complained that they do not want to have to pay for something that they don't even like to use in the first place.
Given all that, why would Sony charge more for a console to include something people don't even want?
Be One With The Game.
Re: Ps4 Question * What do you think of them not including the ps eye with the ps4
It seems as if the technology has come a long way with regard to motion controls and augmented reality. I can seriously see developers using this tech their games this time around. However, I think it was a very smart move not to force a camera on to ever PS4 buyer. $399 vs. $500 is going to be a huge selling point, especially for parents buying for their children around holiday time. I do believe that we will see a PS4 delux edition that will come bundled with the camera. I plan on buying the bundle if one is available at launch. If not I will stll be getting the camera at launch.
Re: Ps4 Question * What do you think of them not including the ps eye with the ps4
I am glad it's not included! If I'd want something shoved down my throat I would have got the crapbox 1. I am also tired of people saying "motion control is the future of gamming". No it's not . Both with the Kinect 1.0 and the Eye, they were cute at first but then no one wanted it. If it was the future of gamming why didn't it take off? Because it doesn't offer what people want, period. The games were so so at best and didn't really work the way people wanted or thought. Now if it could body scan me, duplicate me exactly in a game, and match my movements 100% accurately in game, in real time, then maybe I would get one. I decided on the PS4 because I had a choice not to get a camera. I have also gotten rid of ALL Microshaft crap and have nothing but Sony now. If you want a camera, purchase one, if you don't , don't . But please don't try to sell people on the "merits" of motion control gamming, you are not going to sell people something they don'y want. The other one tried that and we see how well that went over.
Re: Ps4 Question * What do you think of them not including the ps eye with the ps4
You cant keep saying "mainstream, popular and devs"
Obviously its not popular or mainstream... just from this post alone there are obviosly more people against camera gaming. It is not popular and wont be until a company decides to GREATLY invest in the tech and software.
As for devs, I honestly dont think they care. They want the easiest way to keep pumping out games that they can...this does not include new hardware to learn and work around.
Only Lions Head seems excited about cameras and thier games are terrible at best.
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Setzaroth wrote:
Its a good thing, keeps the price low for something not everyone is going to use.
You know what? I use my PS3 Eye more with my PC for Video calling than with my PS3. The wide angle camera adjustment plus built in mic is awesome... I don't forsee needing a PS4 camera as of now... I hope for basic stuff, the PS3 one will be compatible, but I know the answer to this all too well!
Will the PS3 Move controller work with PS4 though? EDIT: Whatdya know? The PS Move works with the PS4.. Now please make the PS3 Eye kinda compatible too and I am cool!


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The holidays are a time to toast the future as you reflect on the past. Get into the full seasonal swing with this Escape to one of Miami Beach's most storied spots: The Park Central Hotel—a place where you'll clink glasses to the old-school panache of yesteryear and the luxuries of today.
The "Blue Jewel" of iconic Ocean Drive, this pastel-painted beauty revives its original carefree glamour and swanky service. The beachfront boutique hotel offsets Miami's modern flair with retro-cool touches like the beautifully restored Art Deco lobby and the classic 1947 Buick parked out front.
Rooms are furnished with custom-made period pieces, while luxe amenities like flatscreen TVs, iPod docking stations, and spa bath products keep guests feeling pampered.
Whether you prefer a perch beside the heated swimming pool or a complimentary chaise lounge on the sparkling sand beach, there's always a place to bask in the Miami sun; and when it's time for some "Floribbean" fare, you don't have to go far. Head to Quinn's at The Park Central restaurant, where fresh seafood and tender grilled meats are served at candlelit tables along Ocean Drive or inside the elegant dining room.
Such prime real estate on South Beach puts you just steps away from Miami's neon nightlife, chichi shopping, and Latin flavors, ensuring that you'll start off the New Year on posh footing.
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Whitney M. Young Jr. Service Award DVD$14.99Instructs local councils on planning and executing the presentation of the Whitney M. Young Jr. Service award. The first part of the DVD may be used as an excellent introduction for the awards ceremony. Released: 2008Running Time: 5:16 Learn More
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Women certainly had plenty to be hysterical about toward the end of the 19th century, a time when Thomas Edison's technological advances were shining on the culture. That is the subject of Sarah Ruhl's In the Next Room (or the Vibrator Play), which is getting a terrific production at 2nd Story Theatre (through May 29).
"Female hysteria" was a term used by physicians as a catch-all to dismiss the stressful social and sexual frustration women had to endure in the Victorian era. Decent women weren't expected to enjoy sex — which was convenient for Victorian men, who didn't have the knack for doing it right anyway. Not acknowledging enjoyment in female sexuality also allowed for a bizarre medical practice: doctors bringing women to orgasm (their polite term is "a paroxysm") in order to relieve "congestion in the womb" and calm them down. (No statistics are available about whether there was a concurrent rise in female cigarette smoking after these sessions.)
Ruhl has assembled the perfect set of characters to portray this travesty, and Vanessa Gilbert has cast and directed a definitive ensemble to bring it all to hilarious life.
Dr. Givings (Aaron Morris) is a scientific-minded practitioner who appreciates the introduction to his office of an electric vibrator to treat his female hysteria patients. It's quite a timesaver from the tedious practice of doing the work by hand. The first lines in the play are from Mrs. Givings (Gabby Sherba), his young wife, who coos in fascination to her swaddled newborn as she plays with their new electric lamp: "Straight from man's imagination into our living room. On, off, on, off . . . ." She is soon to be even more deeply impressed by such innovation.
We meet a typical patient of the doctor's, the nervous Mrs. Daldry (Rae Mancini), whose husband (Mark Gentsch) complains that she is always weeping at odd moments during the day. She can't even play the piano any more, she says, because her fingers will not work. Not in the living room, her husband adds, "or in any other room, if you take my meaning, Dr. Givings."
It's the doctor's "operating theater" that gets the most action. Eventually Mrs. Givings and Mrs. Daldry work together with the buzzing device when he's not around, since this is all supposed to be therapeutic rather than prurient. Even the nurse assistant, Annie (Erin Olson), gets into the act. She has studied Greek, both the language and the philosophies, exemplifying the wasted potential of women of this time. In a later scene that could be matter-of-fact, Olson's giddy joy at the culmination of all this self-discovery will break your heart.
A subplot, expanding on the situations of Victorian women, involves Elizabeth (Angella Lynsey Ford), an African-American wet nurse who is employed because Mrs. Givings, to her dismay, cannot produce enough milk. Besides giving passing indication of having a healthier sex life and belonging to a less neurotic subculture, Elizabeth helps give dimension to perhaps the most interesting character here, Leo (Wayne Kneeland). Leo provides a good sight gag when he is treated by the doctor, who explains, "Hysteria is rare in a man. But then, he is an artist." More importantly, the artist is inspired by the notion of a post-Civil War Madonna and wants to paint Elizabeth nursing.
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Hi -- Received my I Spy squares today. Oh Boy! Such adorable fabrics.....looking forward to seeing what cute things to make. This was my first swap and I really enjoyed participating and the anticipation. Seems like it was a great swap because almost everyone submitted their squares and Owlvamp did a great job of organizing and mailing back out the squares. I didn't receive even one of my own squares...wow! How did you do that Owlvamp....great job!!!!
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Kyle Riggs has been away from Earth for a long time… but that's about to change.
In Storm Assault , the eighth book of the Star Force series, the story moves in a new direction. Massive fleets are built by both Star Force and the Imperials - but there is a third player in the game: the Blues.
A three-way battle for the known star systems breaks out, with the fates of many worlds and species hanging in the balance. Riggs realizes he must destroy his enemies before they destroy him. Seeking justice and revenge, he gathers his strength and ventures out on a mission of conquest from the Eden System. Humanity must fight to survive, and Riggs is the right man for the job.
Storm Assault is a military science-fiction novel by best-selling author B. V. Larson. To listen to the series in its entirety, start with Swarm (Book 1).
©2013 B. V. Larson (P)2013 Audible, Inc.
I'm obsessed with audible
"The Emperor must DIE!"
I am shocked. Fans who've been following the series know that Krowe needs to be taken down and now it's about to happen. But it's not JUST Emperor Krowe and the Imperialists Kyle has to worry about. The Blues have been up to no good and show their hand before Kyle and crew can even make it out of the Eden system to return to earth.
What new abomination has The Blues created this time. How can they possible return to Earth and overthrow Krowe? What kinds of traps has Krowe laid for them along the journey back? What new creatures will we meet? What woman will Kyle choose? What's Marvin going to get into?
This is what we've all been waiting for and it isn't predictable and doesn't disappoint. I can't wait for more. I missed Sandra though. What a loss.
As always Mark Boyett does a phenomenal job narrating. I really enjoy his voice for Marvin and The Blues. He really brings out the humor.
"Decent story author still sucks at women"
Again Larson gives a decent science fiction story but holy crap this guy just cannot write female characters. They're all crazy, whores or both. And the love scenes are so ham fisted and tacked on. He needs to stay away from these or get an editor to help him. Glad he avoided talking about women crossing their arms under their breasts (who says that?). This story was less repetitive than the previous book but he could've cut a good hour out of it for the same effect. He's improving but needs an editor to be good.
"Can't take anymore."
Learn more about basic command and tactics
Yes, irritation.
I enjoyed the series at first but the as it progressed the series has mainly come to resemble a 12 year old boys fantasy more than anything else.
"Riggs Pigs return to Earth"
Seeing the Blues attempt to fight back.
Crow and Riggs meeting after all the years, and seeing what Crowe had done to himself in his fear over Riggs and Star Force.
General Kerr being caught by Star Force.
When Crowe attempts to kill Jasmine.
A good book. Again you can see its just a set up book for whats to come. But its by no means a bad book!!! Riggs has grown and changed a lot since the beginning. He is still having to come to terms over Sandra and hopefully with this he can finally close that chapter and move on to face the Macros and Blues. The Macros have been awfully quiet and I think they will be back with a vengeance since they failed to take Earth.
Did you know you can put in a set of Ear-Buds, slap your Hearing Protectors over them, and Mow the lawn, Weed-Eat, etc, without your book being drowned out by engine noise? OR, you can just let the horses in the yard, and THEY'LL mow and weedeat (literally) FOR YOU!
"Straight-Through Listen!"
The EIGHTH book in this series and I still couldn't stop listening until it was finished! I listened to it straight through! THAT is the way to write a series!!!
I was impressed with the way Mr. Larson finished the book too... It could be a "Solid Ending", OR it could continue!
"Awesome and inventive"
This was a nice end to an epic series that didn't seem too self indulgent. Very well done. When's book 9 coming out ? i want to know what's going to happen to the Macros and Blues and The Herd, the worms and all the others.....
very good
Sandra's death, rebirth, then second death and rebirth and third death...
Do more Starforce books.
"Frustrating Let down with Crowe"
Kyle Riggs can't possibly be as genius as he is with military strategy and as much of a baboon as he is made out to be with Crowe. It's so frustrating and angering that his character doesn't speak out to share the truth with the world at large. I wish I never started this stupid series.
Not this series
"Entertaining story but frustratingly stupid hero"
This books targeted audience is someone with the intelligence of a 12 year old boy.
The basic concept of the series was very creative and the alien species development is actually fairly good and entertaining.
But the hero has every characteristic of a horrible leader.Stubborn beyond belief.ArrogantStupid eager to kill off men without a good reason to do sounwilling to listen to adviceTears down the moral of his teamemotionally unstable Unable to learn simple obvious lessons from his repeated mistakes.(these characteristics have continually worsen as series progress)Victory is usually achieve by the hero denying reality long enough for it to magically change. Either the enemies weakness change or actual physics of armor/weapons change. reads like a really cheep action movie where the hero wins in spite making extraordinarily stupid mistakes that hand victory to the bad guys. But then by shear stubborn will power manages to pull off an unrealistic victory.
"Riggs is homeward bound"
With the 8th installment of Star Force, Riggs finally makes the decision to save Earth from Crowe. This time out, the design of ever more esoteric nanotized military hardware takes a backseat to political musings and truly alien inventions. Needless to say, nothing goes as planned for Riggs, but he remains ever the opportunist and creates creative solutions for both his new worst enemies, the blues, as well as the Earth defenses.
This time out gravity manipulators are exploited. At the same time Earth has been busy on its own with nightmarish creations of cyborgs as well as as redefined biology. The conclusion is satisfying on many levels and has Riggs entering a new phase of his career, but one that is likely not to be interesting to recount in the future. Alternatively, perhaps Riggs may eventually develop that wanderlust and return to the stars one day for more adventures.
The narration is adequate and complements the pace and style of the story.
"THE END. or. . . ."
I know this book isn't the last one in the series. I have kindle unlimited and I have 12 already downloaded. you can pay just $2 to ADD the audio book if you get the book (free) with kindle unlimited but it says you can't borrow the audio book for free as part of your Kindle unlimited. I think 2 of the 12 series will cost you $2. I paid $17 each for the first 4 so that's ok with me.
The story was kind of monotonous for the last couple books but it gets interesting in this book. If the author were to end it here it would be perfect. This seems very much to he the end. I wish I could tell everyone about BV Larson. Mark Boyett is the best narrator I've EVER listened to.
"Cool Title, Cool Story"
Storm Assault is the eighth in the Star Force series and yet again B V Larson delivers the goods. I'd have to say that I enjoyed the previous book, Annihilation slightly better as that dealt with direct conflict and hand-to-hand or should that be hand-to-appendage combat with the machines in the form of the Macros. However, Storm Assault is another enthralling read from Larson and I've yet to be disappointed in any of his stories. Sure, some of them are slightly more enjoyable or action packed than others but on the whole there is not a bad book in the series at all which in itself is a testament to the authors ability to churn out these books in rapid succession and all of high quality.
Storm Assault (Cool title by the way) sees Riggs finally turn his attentions toward Earth and dealing with the megalomaniac dictator, Emperor Crow. This has been a long time coming but Larson has rightly taken his time and wove a story that has built to this point in a natural and believable way rather than rush events along too quickly. No story spoilers here but I will say that I am starting to feel a little sad to be approaching the end of this series which I think runs to 12 main books in the Star Force series discounting spin-offs and stand alone stories set within the same universe. I am waiting on Larson to publish the next in the excellent Undying Mercenaries series which I hope Audible has before I reach the end of this series. I will also have to seek out other works by Larson to try and tide me over in the meantime.
Storm Assault sees Larson bring in a new and viscerally terrifying combatant that only Larson can come up with. He has inserted something akin to what we might find in one of his Undying Mercenaries series of books. Larson has a way of coming up with highly imaginative and horrible things that strike primal fear into the average human. Many science fiction authors tend to shy away from the more nightmarish creation that this writer comes up with in favour of more cerebral constructs and this is another reason why I've come to enjoy Larson's work so much. His plots are easy to comprehend and will not leave you requiring a PhD in science and / or philosophy to understand which makes for a refreshing change to some of the heavier science fiction out there.
Any review I write wouldn't be quite complete without my mention of some errors which in this case I would have to say point toward Larson as the author slipping up. I was confused when I first heard mention in this book of the "Blues" home planet as being "Eden 11". I felt certain that I had heard this as Eden 12 in previous books and found out later in this book my feelings were correct when it was stated once more as being Eden 12 where the Blues come from. It was also stated when referring to a new nasty that Crow had made that they had found these crawling about the hull of the Defiant. The Defiant had been lost earlier in the book and I suspect the ship should've been the Relentless instead. As before, I only point these very minor errors out for the sake of completeness and to say that if Larson's publishers would like to give me a job proof reading his books that I'd be more than happy to do so!
Storm Assault leaves us at story's end with an entirely new situation for Riggs and this paves the way for the following book which I will be downloading as soon as I post this review!
Another recommended read from B V Larson.
"Bit boring.."
Nothing happens till the last 5 mins. Good scrap as always, hope it gets back to more robot war..
"Great performance from Mark Boyett"
This is yet another thrilling episode of star force from B V Larson. Perfectly read by Mark, giving you the most pleasurable story every time.
"Fantastic addition to the series"
Once again another good story by B.V.Larson and very well narrated by Mark Boyett! Definitely worth listening to or reading
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The North Woods of Maine offers the country's greatest conservation paradox. On the one hand, it's ten million acres where no one lives, unless you count lynx, eagle, moose. The Allagash River winds through this land, one of the wildest paddles this side of Alaska. The end-to-enders on the Appalachian Trail stagger toward their goal, majestic Mt. Katahdin rising to the east. A picture of the world as once it was.
But if almost no one may live there overnight, during the day they make up for it. The absentee landlords, paper companies from South Africa and Alabama and New Brunswick that trade vast fiefdoms among themselves, have relentlessly manhandled the woods: millions of acres have been sprayed with herbicides, and wide roads have been cut to speed log trucks on the way to market. From the air it's an endless jigsaw puzzle of clearcuts marching up and down the rolling mountains. That Allagash corridor is wild as hell unless you walk more than a quarter mile from the river to take a leak, whereupon you emerge blinking into the clear-cut desert. A picture of the world as it sadly is - one more uglified entry on the international profit-maximizing atlas, another British Columbia or Brazil or Borneo.
Ten years ago, an upstart environmental group called RESTORE: The North Woods proposed a way to square this circle. Since the land was still unsettled, still in the hands of a few huge firms, its destiny was not yet set the way it would be by development. Why not, they said, take 3.2 million acres and make it a national park? Why not make a park as big as Yellowstone and Yosemite combined, a park big enough for the wolf and the cougar and the caribou and the wolverine to rejoin the bear and broad-winged hawk, the loon and the beaver?
Why not? Well, local residents had a variety of answers, beginning with: Who the hell are you outside environmentalists to tell us to change? Which makes a certain amount of sense.
Except that outside multinational corporations have been controlling this land for a long time. As they've made their operations "more efficient", the number of jobs has plummeted even as the cut has gotten bigger. Except that the "traditional way of life" – hunting and snowmobiling on the paper company land – is an insecure privilege, not the right that it would be were the land to become public property. The no-trespassing signs cover more and more of Maine, and worse are the for-sale signs – the prime lakeshore that, once sold off for development, will never be open to regular folk again. In the words of economist Thomas Power, who conducted a massive analysis of the proposed park's impact, most people in the region would likely "choose a future similar to the past." But that future's not on offer; only a dismal slide, with logging jobs expected to drop 30 percent a decade for the foreseeable future.
And so, increasingly, people are listening to the park's proponents. The arguments are hard to refute. In other parts of the country, people living on the edges of national parks have seen the number of jobs grow at three times the national average, and real income increase at double the national pace. Part of that is tourism, of course – a tourism that in a few places has gotten out of hand, creating "gateway communities" that no sane person would want to inhabit. But other places have managed to control the vacation growth, and found that the biggest economic boom came from people relocating to the area simply to be near the trees and mountains and water, people who brought with them small companies, good jobs, the chance for communities that are withering away to find new life. National parks, wrote Power, have often provided a "crucial economic bridge to a new, more diverse, economic base." Not everyone is convinced, but better answers are in short supply. If you read the increasingly respectful editorials in the Maine papers, it's hard not to think that sooner or later the sheer logic of the plan will eventually carry the day.
And when it does? Then the fun begins. The long slow and immensely heartening recovery of these lands can commence. Suddenly these forests aren't pulp on the stump, they're future old-growth. A couple of hundred miles to the west you'll find the Adirondack Mountains of upstate New York, at six million acres the other real chunk of green on the eastern map. A century ago it looked an awful lot like the Maine Woods does today; cut over, its towns declining, its wildlife in rough shape. Now, after a hundred years of tough state protection, its local economies work a lot better than rural Maine's. And its woods and swamps and beaver-meadows, its fens and rivers and lakes – they are the Alaska of ecological recovery. Wrecked is not forever, not where there's rain enough, not where people back off a bit.
Eventually, there's no substitute for Congress ponying up the cash to buy the land – at under $300 an acre, it's not prohibitive. But while public support is slowly building, RESTORE: The North Woods has helped jumpstart the process by finding private buyers for a few key tracts. Roxanne Quimby, owner of Burt's Bee's lip balm, has been purchasing thousands of acres with the park in mind. Meanwhile, the work of changing hearts and minds continues. RESTORE – one of the most creative environmental groups in the country – even operates a pretend visitors center for the as-yet nonexistent park, complete with maps and nature guides.
If and when the park comes into being, it will be as exciting a moment as the creation of Yellowstone, and because of what it means about our desire not just to protect but to restore the wild. Three million acres is big. The Maine Woods National Park is big hope.


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Eschara (pars), Auctt.
Character.-Zoarium erect, very variously branched or lobate, attached by a contracted base, or pedicle, often containing radical fibres and affixed usually on a more or less flexible support.
It is extremely difficult to point out an very definite line of distinction between some of the forms included under this subgenus and some of the non-fenestrate species placed under Adeona, as for instance Adeona folifera, Lamarck, or Adeona intermedia, Kirchenpauer. The main difference consists in the absence in all cases of a jointed flexible stem, which again may or may not be present in one and the same species of the fenestrate kind as is the case in the species I propose to name Adeona gattyae. But it is curious to observe that the want of flexibility in the peduncle itself is, in all instances that have come under my notice, supplied by the support itself being flexible, such as some hydroid growth, or fibre of Gorqonia, or Antipathes, a Fucus, sponge, &c.
As regards the general zocia1 characters, there is no difference whatever between Adiona and Adeonella, and in one respect the zoaria of the two resemble each other, for in many cases among the Adeonellae there is a distinct midrib on the main stem and lobes, of precisely the same nature as the peculiar raised veins or ridges seen in most of the Adeonae." (Busk, 1884:183)
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Enchanting Bed & Breakfast
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Accommodation summary
|Via Tuscolana, 00183 Roma, Italy
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We are a mere 700m from the Basilica of San Giovanni, 800m from the park of the Via Appia Antica and a stones throw from the Aurelian Wall in a truly enviable place for you to spend your holiday period. As the metro station is a mere 40m away, the B&B helps the visitor to get to know, in comfort, all the marvels of the world capital for art and culture.
We have Adsl internet access which is free of charge.
You will find a welcoming member of staff who will be able to give you any information you require on places to visit, transport, cultural events, shopping, restaurants and night clubs. In the surrounding neighbourhood you can also find discotheques, pubs, wine bars, restaurants and gay clubs all reachable within a few minutes.
It is also possible, upon request, to provide a shuttle service to and from the Rome airports - Fiumicino or Ciampino.
Air Conditioning.
Linen change every 3 days.
Breakfast at bar included.
Free bags deposit.
Mini bar.
Maps available at reception.
House rulesUpon check-in will receive a map of the city center and all the useful information for travel. You will also receive the keys of the room and B & B, you will not have any time to meet.
The room cleaning is done every morning and change of linen every 3 days, unless a direct request.
We remind all our guests that the tax of the City of Rome is about € 2 per night per person.
The fee must be paid in cash at check-in.
|Price for > 2 guests
|$ 18 US per guest/night extra
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Reviews of this property
Sergio was very friendly with us. The room was clean and confortable and the apartment is near to downtown. It was a great experience.
I was very dissatisfied that the person was not there to meet me at the agreed upon time. I had to call the main office of Wimdu to get any kind of help. Unfortunately, with roaming and long distance charges, this came out to be about a $35 call. Then the room I reserved was not given to me, I was given a smaller room. In the end, I was very unhappy.
La camera si trova in una posizione strategica, a due passi dalla fermata Re di Roma. Il proprietario è una persona disponibilissima , che cerca di soddisfare ogni richiesta, possibile.... ma nel mio caso anche impossibile.
Ad accoglierci è stato il figlio, anche lui molto gentile (oltre che un bel ragazzo).
La stanza nel complesso è pulita ( magari mi concentrerei di più sul bagno, soprattutto la mensola, ma sono dettagli), un po' rumorosa forse, ma quello ci sta, siamo pur sempre nella capitale.
La colazione la si fa nel bar di sotto, ed è la classica colazione italiana (e così deve essere, altrimenti andavo in un altro paese), cornetto e cappuccino.
In conclusione sono rimasta molto soddisfatta, sicuramente se dovessi tornare riprenoterei qui.
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Great place with perfect location, near metro station and colosseum. Hosts are really helpful. We spent perfect week at this location. Room was really nice, and clean. We would like to thank Sergio and his son for this oportunity and recommend this place to anyone who will be visiting Rome.
Everything was very good!
I have already been here in 2012 and so we decided to book this B&B again.
It is perfectly located. 5 minutes away (by foot) from the Termini and 10-15 minutes (by foot) from the Coloseum. There is a metro station when you step out of the door. We didn`t use the metro at all, because we love to explore everything by foot. The room is typical italian style, old but nice. The shower head is a little bit to weak / low and the sink of the wash-bowl was not working well, but these are the only negative points. We got a breakfast coupon for a bar close to the B&B, where we could get a cafe and a cornetto in the morning. Sergio is very friendly and we loved to stay here.
We were very impressed. Very clean and tidy accommodation. Extremly nice and helpful hosts (Sergio & son). We highly recommend this B&B. Gladly again. Many thanks to Sergio and his son.
Anja & Sebastian
I stayed with my friend in this lovely place that was just a short walk to the colosseum and many other historical places in Rome. It was in a convenient spot right next to a metro so we could go anywhere in the city easily. The staff were very friendly and provided us with everything we needed to know while staying in Rome. Would definitely stay again
Sergio was just perfect with us. Despite all the changes i had to bring, he always answered to my questions, very available on What's App. Thank you so much Sergio. The place is very quite, nice, clean. You can have a lot of smells very nice all the morning. The brunch is situed front the B&B in a little bar.
The place is well situated, ten minutes walking to the Colosseo, and fifteen of Piazza Venezia.
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"Next Generation" is the kind of ballet-program title that might have you asking yourself what happened to "This Generation" — i.e., the American choreographers that wowed (some of) us in the '80s, Mark Morris, Twyla Tharp, Paul Taylor, Bill T. Jones. They in turn seem a long way removed from the generation or two before them — Martha Graham, Agnes de Mille, Antony Tudor, Frederick Ashton, Merce Cunningham, Jerome Robbins, Alvin Ailey, to say nothing of Balanchine — and their best work seems mostly behind them. In their place we have the variously prepossessing Christopher Wheeldon, Peter Martins, Alexei Ratmansky, and Matthew Bourne. Boston Ballet's "Next Generation," which it presented last weekend at the Wang Theatre, offered three world premieres and one American premiere by four protégés of Boston Ballet artistic director Mikko Nissinen: Helen Pickett, Heather Myers, Sabrina Matthews, and Jorma Elo. It was a kinetic evening notable more for the contributions of the dancers than for the pieces' concepts or their choreography, or the lighting.
Speaking to the audience at curtain time (live on opening night, recorded thereafter), Mikko Nissinen noted that it's unusual to have three world premieres on a single program, and unusual to have three women choreographers on a single program. Even more unusual was the opening amuse-gueule, a 10-minute work called Téssera (the number four in Greek, but also an individual tile in a mosaic) that Jorma Elo "arranged" for the four still-young choreographers, to a snatch of Sibelius (a loop of the galloping four-bar ostinato for lower strings and timpani that kick-starts the finale of the Violin Concerto). The curtain rose to reveal the quartet running on and lining up with their backs to us and half turning around. They moved in unison, or in sequence, before breaking into solos that varied from one night to the next. Myers seemed to be about balancing and creating space with her arms. Elo, in between pauses for reflection, was beset by a swarm of mosquitoes (or the Furies); I had the vague impression he was quoting from the history of dance. Pickett did more with her feet, kicking and walking, before going to ground; Matthews alternated between channeling a good-natured mastiff and getting pulled about by one. They were united in their need to keep moving and in their isolation from one another.
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Playboy.com's Tribute to Tarantino
In celebration of the release of Django Unchained, we pulled together our favorite interviews with Quentin Tarantino and the stars of his iconic films.
When Quentin Tarantino releases a new film, it's not a quiet thing. No, really, it's kind of a big deal. He doesn't present some cute puff of keenly observed human experience and let everyone soak in the nuance. Rather like the antiheroes and villains of his unforgettable films, a Tarantino release is a more visceral, immediate thing, like a freshly hewn head thrown from sidestage into the searching spotlight before the audience of a densely packed theatre, just before the entire joint explodes in slow motion. It's what they call an EVENT FILM RELEASE. And we like it.
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Playboy Interview: Quentin Tarantino, 2012
We sat down with the famed director for a chat about life as the king of the kill scene and his upcoming film, Django: Unchained.
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Six years on from his last film, Tarantino spoke to us about the upcoming release of yet another cult classic, Kill Bill Vol. 1.
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They called him the comeback kid, and for good reason. The former Greaser discusses his career after—and before—Pulp Fiction.
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We spoke to Samuel L. Jackson, the king of the unknown bit role, about his star-making role in 1994's Pulp Fiction.
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Media pretty excited about Perry flubbing voting age at New Hampshire event
posted at 5:40 pm on November 29, 2011 by Allahpundit
Three pages of stories and counting already at Google News. When the news is slow and the "Perry is confused" meme is already in place, even a simple harmless misstatement like this can get blanket coverage. For the record, election day is on November 6 next year, not November 12. And of course, thanks to the 26th Amendment, the voting age is 18 — in all 57 states.
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Finally, good news from Washington: Sounds like Obama's birthday party was awesome
posted at 4:10 pm on August 5, 2011 by Allahpundit
I was worried that yesterday's stock-market crash might spoil the mood, but no, turns out everyone had a rockin' good time. Whew. Let this thought comfort you if you're on your 40th week of unemployment: At least Tom Hanks is still enjoying himself.
Obama should have invited George Bush, if only to make today's headline easy for the media: "BUSH PARTIES WHILE ECONOMY BURNS".
President Obama and his A-list pals danced barefoot in the East Room on Thursday night, after dining in the dramatically lit Rose Garden to celebrate his milestone 50th birthday. Obama Foodorama was told by guests who attended the "fabulous" but "casual" five-hour barbecue for more than 200 people that the President "let down his hair" and literally danced for hours, finally leaving his own party shortly before midnight.
Stevie Wonder gave a "surprise" performance during the celebration after dining with the President and First Lady Obama, leading the crowd in a soulful rendition of "Happy Birthday." Wonder's hit "You and I" was the President and Mrs. Obama's wedding song. Guests included Jay Z; Tom Hanks and his wife Rita Wilson; Chris Rock; hoops legends Charles Barkley and Grant Hill; Whoopi Goldberg; Dallas Cowboys Hall of Famer Emmitt Smith; Steve Harvey; and actor Hill Harper. He's one of the President's closest chums from Harvard law school, and star of CSI: NY. Jazz great Herbie Hancock and his ensemble played four songs; R & B singer Ledisi dazzled the crowd with two selections…
That's when everyone's shoes came off, and things kicked into high gear with the barefoot jammin'–the President himself reportedly danced for three full hour[s]. Among other dances, guests did the Electric Slide…
The President also led a huge Conga line around the East Room, pulling in everyone in his path, according to one observer.
Pelosi, Harry Reid, and Hillary were also there but I'm going to assume they weren't part of the conga because (a) the thought is aesthetically terrifying and (b) the reality of the entire Democratic leadership cuttin' loose amid economic disaster and getting a free pass from the media gives me the shakes. Alternate-reality headline: "BUSH CONGAS WHILE DOW DOES THE LIMBO." All I'll say in defense of what ended up being Obama's fifth birthday event this week is that, if any private citizen had had a run as bad as his has been this year, they'd need whiskey and horse tranquilizers to dull the pain. Living 24/7 under the microscope, The One's stuck with conga lines and Tom Hanks instead. I almost feel bad for him.
Ah well. Now that the debt deal's done, he can go back to doing the one thing he's really good at. I'll leave you with this new set of economic projections for next year from Goldman Sachs via James Pethokoukis. Did I say horse tranquilizers? I meant elephant tranquilizers.
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Serving others a goal for soccer standout Bryan Ciesiulka
By Chris Jenkins
Photos courtesy of Marquette University Athletics
With Bryan Ciesiulka orchestrating a precise-passing, smooth-moving midfield, the Marquette men's soccer team has made a surprising surge to national prominence this season.
But Ciesiulka didn't come to Marquette just to play, and Golden Eagles coach Louis Bennett wouldn't have it any other way.
"When your best player is also a guy that does some great community work, who's also got the best grades? I mean, goodness me, that's every college coach's dream," Bennett says.
Ciesiulka (pronounced Sha-SHULL-kah), a junior from Naperville, Ill., has been a playmaking catalyst during one of the most successful seasons in the program's history. At 16-3-1, Marquette was the No. 7 seed going into the NCAA men's soccer championship tournament.
Majoring in education and mathematics, Ciesiulka has a 3.8 grade point average.
And if playing a Division I sport without letting his academics slip isn't impressive enough, Ciesiulka also is trying to raise $22,000 and sign up 500 volunteers to pack meals for malnourished children early next year.
Ciesiulka is organizing the Jan. 20 event in conjunction with a nonprofit, Feed My Starving Children. After Ciesiulka and his family volunteered for the organization near their home in suburban Chicago, he wanted to bring it to campus.
"I loved it because you can do so much good, and it's really easy work," Ciesiulka said. "We're going to be sending 100,000 meals and we're probably going to be working for four or five hours."
Perhaps, but that's only after months of planning.
Bennett beams about the self-driven commitment to community service that Ciesiulka and several of his teammates have shown, reflecting Marquette's wider mission. Teammates Eric Pothast and Charlie Lyon recently joined Ciesiulka on a trip to Alabama to volunteer for Habitat for Humanity.
"Fortunately, it fits in with a lot of what the university wants to do," Bennett says. "And isn't it much better when it comes from the students? I'll be honest with you, isn't this what we're supposed to be fostering? A guy of his own time, he'd rather be doing this than playing XBox?"
And while Bennett is proud of Ciesiulka's well-rounded personality, he's quick to remind people that the kid can play, too perhaps professionally.
Although he's typically the shortest player on the field at 5-foot-4, Ciesiulka already has a spot on the Chicago Fire's developmental squad. Bennett expects him to make the jump to Major League Soccer after college.
For now, Ciesiulka is happy that people on campus are taking notice.
"It is nice," Ciesiulka says. "We're getting a lot more fans at the games, which we really appreciate. It's definitely moving in the right direction."