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The title is a question that we get from time-to-time and the answer is simple. There are the 3 indicators of when you should update your website: 1. When your website quits driving traffic to your business. 2. When people quit commenting on you website. 3. Every 1-2 years.
Just ask yourself: Have I ever been to a website and, after years, it looks old and boring? Getting tired of Facebook yet? Still go to the Netscape or AOL homepage?
Well, your customers are bored with your website and as a web design company in San Antonio we know it because they tell us all the time. We get people telling us that we need to contact local businesses and organizations because their website is old or the pictures on that website are from 5 years ago or it's impossible to navigate or because they don't have a map on the homepage or because they don't have their phone number on the homepage or because it's boring and not updated.
The message that an outdated website sends is that it appears that the owners don't really care about their online presence, their image or their business in general. We know you do care…it is the reason that you update your inventory, your marketing and advertising strategy, your merchandise and look of your physical storefront all the time. Having an old, out-of-date website is like hanging a vinyl banner on your shop and not taking it down for 3, 4, 5 or even after 10 years.
We live in a time with a different generation of customers and the online expectations increase every day. They are web savvy and expect to be able to find your site on their phone and expect your business to have a Google Map on the homepage along with the phone number for easy access when someone gets lost trying to find your location. Use your phone right now and see how easy it is to contact you. If you have to search around your site then you are more than likely losing customers. A fresh website is a sign of strength to this technology savvy generation and is as important as is having a WIFI hotspot.
There are ways you can update the content portion with very little effort. First, demand that your website be built on a content management system (CMS) so that you control the text updates. Then keep the content fresh. Update it from time-to-time. Pictures – add new ones at least once per year if not every month. And please keep your social media up-to-date.
The design may be a little more complicated. Recently, Apple announced "flat" images for their latest operating system. The images will still feel the same, but will look different. The result: the appearance of more space on the display. Do the same, change up your logo a bit. Add a little shadow or change the colors just a tad. Look at the difference between the logo at the top and the one below. Or, look at our latest website: Web design in San Antonio
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This week wine experts reveal their top drops for the summer season. Today Michael Cooper, Listener wine writer and author of Michael Cooper's Buyer's Guide to New Zealand Wines, opens the cap on his favourites.
For a picnic:
For warm weather you want a lighter, fresher, crisper, white wine; [and] for a picnic, something refreshing.
2011 Marlborough Sauvignon Blanc. Glengarry, $15.99.
I would give this three-and-a-half to four stars, and it goes well with seafood and salad.
Terra Sancta Rose from Central Otago. Available through website www.terrasancta.co.nz at $26.95.
Ideal for red wine drinkers because it is light, refreshing but still has the red wine characteristics.
Stoneleigh Marlborough Riesling.
Countdown, $24.99.
They're very smoky, so it's not a time to serve sophisticated or expensive wine. Instead you need a robust, rich red wine for smoky meat.
Brookfields Burnfoot Merlot 2011. Glengarry , $19.90.
Merlots from Hawkes Bay are more gutsy than the pinot noirs, and pair well with meat because they are spicy, gutsy and full-bodied with a richness to stand up to barbecue meat.
Champagne breakfast:
New Zealanders sometimes look down their noses at Lindauer because it's so ubiquitous, but the batch out at the moment is surprisingly good.
Lindauer. Countdown, $8.99.
A sweeter bubbly, that's light, fresh and gently sweet. Serve well chilled.
Soljans Fusion Muscat. Liquorland, $15.95.
A good dessert wine without any food is often a perfect dessert in itself.
Seifried Estate Sweet Agnes Riesling. New World, $32.99.
The Doctors' Riesling. Glengarry, $24.
Try drinking sparkling grape juice instead.
My favourite overall:
A five-star wine at a three-star price.
Spy Valley Marlborough Chardonnay 2011. Glengarry, $19.90.

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- Kamigoten Ryokan has been run by the same family since 1658
- The inn is famous for its onsen baths, which some claim have beautifying effects
- Ryujin village became a popular retreat for top samurai warriors during Japan's Edo period (1600-1868)
Like many small inns in Japan, the riverside Kamigoten Ryokan has been run by the same family for multiple generations.
But few can lay claim to a stretch like this.
The Ryujin family has been operating this historic Wakayama inn in the Ryujin village in mountainous Kii Peninsula since 1658, when it was constructed for an ancient samurai ruler as a holiday retreat.
Twenty-nine generations later, the Ryujin family remains in charge.
There's a key reason this beautiful property is still going strong after more than 350 years: beautifying baths.
High quality H2O
In hot spring-mad Japan, this ryokan has earned a reputation for its indoor and outdoor bathing pools, the water for which, pumped in from nearby onsens, is high in sodium bicarbonate.
Devotees refer to this type of onsen water as "bijin-no-yu" -- or beauty bath -- and say it also helps with cuts, burns and chronic skin disease.
Cue the skepticism.
But as I can attest, there's no denying the waters leave a silky, soft film on the skin post dip, so perhaps there's something to those claims.
Do they reverse the ravages laid upon us by the cruel hands of time? Inconclusive.
However, when most anti-aging promises come out of a jar or a needle, Kamigoten (or "Royal Palace") has the closest thing you'll find to a fountain of youth.
Guests have two options -- a gorgeous private outdoor landscaped open-air rock bath overlooking the Hikigawa River or the enclosed shared wooden baths -- one for men, one for women.
A remarkable history
Kamigoten is a two-story property that was registered as a "tangible Japanese cultural asset" in 1999.
Chieko Ryujin, the current owner, says this means they're allowed to modernize the property to ensure it remains pleasing for visitors (i.e. improve the sound proofing on the walls) but the overall structure of the building must not be touched.
With its dark brown wood floors and staircases, Shoji rice paper screens and Japanese antiques throughout, it's exactly the type of ryokan travelers looking for that quintessential Edo-era experience will love.
Meals -- another excellent feature of the ryokan -- are included in the room rates.
Guests are served traditional multi-course kaiseki dinners and breakfast in their rooms.
Every dish is made from locally grown produce sourced from the neighboring mountains, some cooked in the onsen mineral waters. Fish is caught from the nearby river.
All the rooms, which start from ¥16,200 ($159) per person, are traditional Japanese-style suites with futons that the staff lay out in the evening.
The elevated Onarino-ma (room built for the ruler) is where the feudal lord, Yorinobu Tokugawa, used to stay and is the top suite in the building.
A town of samurai descendants
There's an interesting back-story to the Ryujin hot spring village.
Ryujin was founded by Kobo Daishi (774-835), the man credited with introducing the Shingon school of Buddhism to Japan.
Legend has it he had a dream about a water god, who told him the location of the Ryujin hot spring. When Kobo visited the site that appeared in his dream, he enshrined a statue of Yakushi Nyorai, the medicine Buddha.
Later, a monk named Myozan came to the village and claimed his skin disease was miraculously cured after bathing in the onsen waters. To show his thanks, he rebuilt the hut where the Buddha was enshrined and named it Onsen-ji Temple.
A few hundred years on, during the first battle of the Genpei War outside Kyoto in 1180, famed Japanese poet-cum-warrior Minamoto no Yorimasa was defeated and his troops fled into the Kii mountains.
They settled in the Ryujin area and renamed themselves in honor of the village.
The owners of Kamigoten are descendants of these fighters.
As Japan moved into the Edo period (1600-1868), Ryujin became a popular retreat for top samurai warriors, who were drawn to its thermal waters. It was during this time that Kamigoten Ryokan was built.
Getting there
Many travelers visit Ryujin village as an overnight stop on their journey between Wakayama's sacred Koyasan and Kumano areas, which are linked by the beautiful Ryujin-Koya Skyline highway.
There's a daily bus that runs all year round from Kii-Tanabe station to Ryujin. The travel time is 90 minutes, tickets ¥1,700 ($16.70).
Seasonal buses run from Koyasan, with visitors needing to transfer at Gomadanzan to the Ryujin Bus.
Central Koyasan (Senjuin-bashi bus stop) to Gomadanzan is ¥1,690, the Gomadanzan to Ryujin Onsen is ¥1,140.
There's more info on bus timetable number 7.
Travelers can also book a taxi from Koyasan to Ryujin for ¥16,500 (taxi holds 1-4 people) or ¥19,800 (jumbo taxi for 5-9 people). Travel time is one hour.


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Niagara's Hidden Gem: Lewiston, New York
Barton Hill Hotel and Spa • Lewiston, NY
Escape Kit
- A One-Night Stay For Two in a Portage Retreat Room ($89) or a Riverview Room ($119), Sundays through Thursdays
- Or, a Two-Night Stay for Two in a Riverview Room, Fridays and Saturdays ($289)
- $30 Dining Credit
- $15 Waived Resort Fee
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The Destination
Rated by Rand McNally/USA Today as a Best Small Town in America for Food 2012, Lewiston, New York, offers more than merely noms to chew. Breadcrumbs from America's formative past—such as the War of 1812 and the Underground Railroad—await history buffs, while the roaring gorges of nearby Niagara Falls slake the thirst of parched romantics and fearless adventurers. Jazz pours from the quirky cafés and garden-lined streets of this town of 16,000 residents, where the Artpark brims with wine and culinary festivals and Lake Ontario glistens in the distance.
The Digs
The leafy friezes of Barton Hill Hotel & Spa's Federal-period stone architecture and its proximity to the American Niagara Falls will have you over a barrel. Each room in this historic country inn is unique, housing its own one-of-a-kind 1800s-era period décor. Accompanying the Greek armchairs are electric fireplaces, flat-screen TVs, whirlpool baths, four-poster king beds, marble-and-limestone baths, and warm colors that hum in all the natural light. What's even more soothing than your waterfront view: the full on-site spa and salon treatments. The Chantry Restaurant does its fair share of delighting, too, with local wines and steaks, fresh tilapia, and spinach marinara.
The Diversions
• Take a carriage ride down to the Niagara waterfront
• Get doused in the curl of Horseshoe Falls on the Maid of the Mist
• Pick up the tracks of New York's greatest grapes on the Niagara Wine Trail
• Indulge your imagination at a Lewiston art show
• Devote some time to the gorgeous, green-glowing half-dome of Our Lady of Fatima Shrine
• Take up positions at Old Fort Niagara
"This is our second time at the Barton Hill Hotel and Spa... The staff once again went out of their way to make it an enjoyable time... Can't wait to go again."-- TripAdvisor
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Avatar Kinect
Avatar Kinect is now available for download
A post over at Major Nelson's blog has confirmed that Avatar Kinect is now available for download.
Avatar Kinect headlines
Rumour - Avatar Kinect to launch next week in wake of system update
WinRumors is claiming its usual Microsoft insider sources for a July 27 release for Avatar Kinect. The suite of chat tools uses Kinect to animate users' avatars. It integrates with existing Live features to form party chats and make and upload videos. Adding fuel to speculation is Major Nelson's announcement of Tuesday's mysterious Xbox 360 […]
Avatar Kinect to release as part of Kinect Fun Labs in July
A Microsoft representative confirmed to Joystiq that Avatar Kinect will be released in July as a part of the recently launched Kinect Fun Labs.
Avatar Kinect to launch through Xbox Live this spring
Microsoft has confirmed its "social "entertainment experience", Avatar Kinect, will be launched through Xbox Live this spring.
Microsoft researching realistic avatars
Microsoft staff have demonstrated an early prototype of a realistic avatar created using Kinect's facial mesh and mapping abilities. See it in action through the break.
Avatar Kinect demoed in new video
A new video has turned up of Avatar Kinect, but this time, it's a full demonstration of the chat program in action.
Avatar Kinect tech demo shows facial mesh in action
Kotaku has obtained a video demonstrating how Avatar Kinect models the user's face in order to create an expressive, speaking animation. Check it out through the break.
Avatar Kinect revealed, brings gesture to 360 chat
Microsoft has unveiled Avatar Kinect at its CES 2011 keynote presentation. The social suite uses the peripheral's motion sensing capabilities to translate the user's gestures and facial expressions into Avatar animations for multi-user chats.
MS details Kinect's "brain" ahead of CES keynote
With Microsoft expected to announce something called "Avatar Kinect" at CES in Las Vegas tomorrow, the company's posted up a lengthy piece on the Xbox blog about how to camera actually works.
Rumour - Microsoft set to announce Avatar Kinect at CES keynote
Glimpse Dog is reporting that a new Kinect-centric service, known as Avatar Kinect, is set to be announced at Microsoft's CES keynote on Thursday.
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Chritton guilty of child neglect
Jury unable to reach decision on 4 other counts
MADISON, Wis. - A jury released one guilty charge out of six brought against Chad Chritton, who is accused of starving and torturing his teenage daughter.
The jury found Chritton guilty of one felony count of neglecting a child with a consequence of bodily harm, and found him not guilty of one misdemeanor count of neglecting a child.
"I interpreted that to mean that they were only going to convict him once of neglect, not twice for the same type of conduct," William Hayes, Chritton's defense attorney, said of the verdicts.
Jurors were unable to reach a unanimous decision on the remaining four charges against Chritton, including first degree recklessly endangering safety, child abuse by intentionally causing harm, causing mental harm to a child and false imprisonment.
"They're tired. They're stressed," Dane County Circuit Judge Julie Genovese said of the jury's deadlock. "They're not making any progress, then I don't think it makes any sense at this point to make them continue on either today or tomorrow."
Another count of failure to act in the sexual assault of a child was thrown out of the case earlier this week.
Dane County District Attorney Ismael Ozanne declined to comment, noting the case is still open.
Chritton's sentencing will be delayed until Melinda Drabek-Chritton and Josh Drabek are tried.
The jury had asked Genovese earlier Friday afternoon for advice on a deadlock, noting it had a unanimous decision on at least one charge. Genovese asked the jury to make one more attempt at a unanimous decision on the remaining charges.
"Given that everybody's done the work, I do want to give them at least one last shot," Genovese said.
In the first few hours of its deliberation, the jury asked for pictures of the basement room the victim, known in court records as "SLC", lived in. The jury later asked for medical records related to the case and was told to rely on their notes and memory unless they could ask for something more specific.
Jurors began deliberations in Chritton's three-week trial Thursday afternoon. They worked for nearly nine-and-a-half hours before sending Genovese a note saying they couldn't agree on a verdict and asking if they could go home. The judge dismissed them for the night but told them to return Friday morning and continue their discussions.
Local And Regional News
- Dane County deputies shut down Bratfest carnival
- Police investigate bomb threat at Madison library
- Extra Janesville officers on patrol for 'Click It or Ticket' enforcement
- Diabetics feeling pinch as insulin prices rise 8 percent
- Police: occupants of both cars in hit-and-run flee scene
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Safely home after protesting for two full days, and being among the first American civilians ever attacked with a sonic cannon, two Portlanders are calling their efforts a success.
Wearing black T-shirts reading "The G-20 is full of jagoffs" (a common Pittsburgh insult, apparently), Paul McCarrier and fellow Portlander Jordan (whose last name we are withholding) recounted their experiences in the Phoenix office on Monday, just hours after returning home (see "Protestors Head to the G-20 Summit," by Jeff Inglis, September 25).
During an unpermitted march on September 24, police used a sonic cannon (technically known as a Long-Range Acoustic Device, or LRAD) in an attempt to disperse 1500 or so marchers protesting against capitalism and G-20 policies they say harm the world's people. A high-volume combination of high and low pitches, the sound made McCarrier "sick to my stomach and weak" when it was directed at where he was standing. Jordan, who was not targeted directly, says the low frequencies bounced off buildings and echoed throughout the area. "You can feel it in your skull, rattling your eardrums around," he says. (Hear a sample of the sound, recorded by McCarrier, at thePhoenix.com/AboutTown.)
But both pronounced the device a failure, because it did not break up the march. Police also used rubber bullets and pepper gas (a vaporized form of pepper spray).
While police were eventually able to split up the march, protestors regrouped a short while later and continued on their way, according to news reports from Pittsburgh. "It was empowering," McCarrier says of his realization that a group of unarmed protestors was able to stay on the streets in the face of overwhelming police strength. (And in the face of emergency ordinances that allowed people to openly carry assault rifles but not gas masks or PVC pipe.)
They were able to do so, McCarrier says, by being collaboratively organized and by using technology, such as Twitter and text messages, similarly to how Iranian protestors communicated back in June.
The following day, protestors also succeeded at keeping the streets, even as violence flared. It began peacefully enough, with Buddhist monks and others marching to protest the harsh military junta ruling Burma. Even that group was surrounded by armed riot police, to intimidate "anyone who wants to even be associated with any sort of dissent or protest," McCarrier says.
Later in the day someone broke a window at a BMW dealership, and that likely provoked a startling move, caught on a bystander's video camera: Military personnel clad in camouflage snatched a protestor off the street in broad daylight, stuffed him (without bothering to search or handcuff him) into the back of an unmarked car, and sped away.
"They probably did that to scare the shit out of people," McCarrier says. "It was after that that people started throwing rocks at the cops."
"We stretched them thin," says Jordan, noting that on Friday night, police radios carried messages indicating vehicles had run out of fuel and officers' radios' batteries were running low. At one point, dispatchers announced that cops were no longer responding to calls throughout most of the city, to be able to focus on activities in the university area. There, police surrounded dormitories and fired pepper gas through the hallways and into the courtyards.
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Robert Garcia
Commencement Close-Up: Robert Garcia
By Lydia Fletcher
Special Projects Writer
(May 24, 2007)--Robert Garcia graduated May 12 from the UTSA College of Business with a bachelor's degree in accounting, but he wasn't always as dedicated and successful as his is now.
Today's headlines
- La Prensa Foundation is newest member of UTSA Lone Star Society
- UTSA alumna Jordan Kaufmann wins $50K for new stent-graft start-up
- UTSA begins new way-finding sign installation this summer at Main Campus
- USA Today: UTSA long jumper Tyler Williamson rescues three-year-old boy
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Garcia is a recent recipient of the Sol Schwartz and Associates P.C. Accounting Scholarship Award. A member of the Honors College and a College of Business senator in the Student Government Association, he was very involved on campus during his time at UTSA.
High school was a struggle. In 2000, he graduated a year late from John Jay High School after dropping out for one semester. A run-in with the law and then a second chance from a notoriously tough judge, however, set him back on the right track and he returned to school determined to succeed. Before coming to UTSA, Garcia studied at Northwest Vista College.
The unfortunate death of his brother from a drug overdose did not shake Garcia's commitment to his education. Although it was difficult for him and his family to cope with losing someone so close to them, he remained determined to succeed, and act as an example and source of help for his family and others.
At UTSA, Garcia has been an exceptional example of the sort of students UTSA is fostering as it moves toward premier research status. He was named in 2007 to Who's Who in American Colleges and Universities, and served as a UTSA Ambassador. He also is a member of Beta Alpha Psi, an honorary accounting fraternity.
His plans include obtaining an M.B.A. and eventually earning certification as an accountant.


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Crow Wing County riders participate in State Horse Show
Sixteen Crow Wing County 4-H riders attended the Minnesota State Horse Show at the state fairgrounds Sept. 13-16 participating in a wide variety of events.
On Friday, Sept. 13, Shania Robinson and Lauren Crabtree, both Independent 4-H members, participated in Hippology and Horse Judging. Crabtree was 14th individual in Hippology, which is the study of Horses.
On Saturday, Sept. 14, the quad drill team with all Independent 4-H members who live or train their horses in the Pequot Lakes area — Danielle Palmer, Sheridan Wilson, Lillian Landis and Crabtree — received first-place medals for their performance.
The large drill team included Independent members Sam Beach, Tyler Blazek, Lataya Goedderz, Robinson, Kaitlyn Borgstrom and Sierra Hynes; Sam Meier of the Black Bear club; Korbyn D'Ambrogio and Rylee Minten of the Wolf Creek Riders club; and Mikayla Rahto in Daggett Brook performed a drill.
Comments from the team afterward included "amazing," "fun" and "we pulled together" with a comment from their fans that the audience was impressed with the performance.
Landis, Minneapolis, was fourth in Pony Pleasure and fifth in English Showmanship. Palmer placed 10th in Western Horsemanship. Alexis Visser, Independent member from Pequot Lakes, was a Dan Patch finalist and placed 10th in Poles.
Beach, Meier, Wilson and Haley Hins also participated in classes during the state show. Beach represented Crow Wing County in the grand entry by carrying the county flag.


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Panel of experts to speak Nov. 13 at Wayne Law on civil war in Syria, chemical weapons
DETROIT — Experts on international law, Middle East politics and human rights will discuss the civil war in Syria, the use of chemical weapons and the question of armed intervention Wednesday, Nov. 13, at Wayne State University.
The panel discussion, "The Syrian Crisis: Political and Legal Perspectives," will be from 2 to 3:30 p.m. in the Spencer M. Partrich Auditorium at the university's Law School, 471 W. Palmer St.
The event is free and open to the public. Parking will be available for $6.50 in Structure One across West Palmer Street from the Law School.
The panel will include university experts:
Gregory H. Fox, professor of law and director of the Law School's Program for International Legal Studies.
Nadejda Marinova, assistant professor of political science who has conducted field research in Syria for her research on Middle East politics.
Frederic Pearson, professor of political science and director of the Center for Peace and Conflict Studies at WSU.
Brad R. Roth, professor of political science and law and an expert on international human rights. Roth will moderate the discussion.
The panel is part of the university's special events during International Education Week (Nov. 11 to 15), a joint initiative of the U.S. Department of State and U.S. Department of Education. The goal of the specially designated week is to promote international activities on American campuses. The panel is presented by the WSU Department of Political Science and the Law School.
For more information about this event, contact Jaclyn Assarian at (313) 577-9319 or firstname.lastname@example.com.


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Some time back, I flew off the deck of the aircraft carrier USS Ranger in an F-14 Tomcat. One of the great days of my life.
As I scrambled about the netting of New Zealand Aotearoa, a guest on Emirates Team New Zealand's mighty AC72 America's Cup catamaran in the Hauraki Gulf this week, I was reminded of that day.
I should hasten to add I wasn't flying the F-14. Just as well. It'd now be a marine reserve complete with corals, moray eels and clown fish if I had been. But the carrier, the fighter and the AC72 all had it - an air of mastery, of professional competence; a humbling feeling that these astounding pieces of technology had been designed, built and operated by people so much cleverer than the rest of us.
Then there was the speed. You don't exactly pull Gs in the AC72. But it feels like you should. For the F-14, they fit you out in a G-suit and helmet. For the AC72, you get wet weather gear, a helmet and a little rescue kit, complete with two-minute air bottle should the yacht capsize and trap you under the netting. Skipper Dean Barker looks like one of the stormtroopers from the Star Wars movies.
On the USS Ranger, they fling you off the deck with a steam catapult. They tell you not to watch the catapult officer counting you down. If you do, the G-forces pin your head looking out the window; you cannot turn to the front. Physically impossible.
As you are shot off the deck, there is an inevitable drop - a heart-stopping, stomach-lurching feeling that you are going to flop in the water like your fat Aunty Gussie while 80,000 tons of aircraft carrier rolls over the top of you. It doesn't, of course; the F-14 engine cuts in, boosts you away from the water and and you are in the hands of the pilot.
He wants to show you the virtues of the Tomcat. Not the fastest fighter, maybe, but highly manoeuvrable and boasting an outstanding weapons system. Through the mike, the pilot directs me how to locate an object on screen, examine it and lock it. It is now ready for, uh, disassembly ... Only good luck or a malfunction or some hitherto unseen avoidance technology can save it from the F-14's missiles.
Then he shows off the F-14's dogfight capabilities. We do a number of rolls, dives, climbs and things I can't put a name to. He is trying to make me sick. If I am, I am buying the drinks in the mess that night. If I am about to blow the groceries, I have to take my mouthpiece off. The job of cleaning out vomit from it is not a popular task. I manage to last - thank God for good motion sickness genes.
That sensation of speed and bewildering acceleration comes back on the netting of the AC72. So does the feeling that I am in one of the expressions of mankind's ingenuity. This is yachting, yes, but it is also physics, engineering, research and design.
ETNZ tactician Ray Davies leans over the side, manouevring a small camera on a pole to record images of strings on the hull, there to record air movement. These pictures will be devoured later by shoreside boffins, seeking a way to make Aotearoa even faster. There are men with tablets, recording data to do with drag reduction, aerodynamics and hydrodynamics. Just as the USS Ranger in port has to be carefully guided by tugs, so the AC72 is painstakingly squired in and out of the Viaduct. To get out to the course, the chase boats tow it - but at about 20 knots, as this is such a beast of a boat that it is easier to handle at higher speeds. The rope on the back of the chase boat, as it is paid out, gets so hot that it boils the water poured on it to cool it.
On board the giant catamaran, the two main sensations are speed and sound. Sound? There isn't any. There's the odd groan as the carbon fibre protests at the loads being put on it; there's an occasional song from the rudder or the rigging as Aotearoa blasts up to full speed. But that's it.
When the boat is foiling - hulls clear of the water with all the resultant advantage of less friction and more speed - there is virtually no noise. It is surreal, almost ghostly. You look below the netting to see, yes, you're going fast. Very fast. And that is an awful lot of boat to lift out of the water and shift that quickly.
We are doing 31 knots in a 15-knot breeze. The chase boat, with its four 300-horsepower outboards, sometimes has to boot it noisily to keep up or to get ahead to monitor the yacht rounding the mark.
The crew remind me of the carrier as well. Everyone knows their job. They do it urgently, seriously, seeking a no-mistakes performance. They are pros working together at maximum speed for optimum performance and safety. They run from side to side during tacking and gybeing. They have to use an odd, high-stepping gait to run on the netting, especially when they are flying a hull and the angles are steep. They look like Star Wars crabs. I am pretty sure that if I ran down some of the steep inclines, I'd be unable to stop and would end up in the drink.
In an F-14, the carrier that looked like a floating city when you left it looks like a postage stamp when you return. It's a little like that with the AC72 when returning to base.
Barker shoots the catamaran back, doing 38 knots. North Head is gone in a flash; Fullers ferries are marine butterballs gone in a blur. A man fishing from a kayak is astonished to see so much boat blast past him with so little sign it was ever there.
By the Hilton Hotel, Barker does what a pilot would call a buzz-and-brake, turning a tight circle to nestle the 72-foot catamaran gently alongside the chase boat, so people and gear can be shifted on and off board and Aotearoa threaded through the eye of the Viaduct needle; not a whisker nor a lick of paint disturbed. Highly impressive stuff to end a highly impressive day.
Oh, and Team NZ took Luna Rossa on in a couple of practice pre-starts for the first time. Demonstrative victories followed. The boat seems to have it over the Italians, in spite of the design-sharing agreement. Not that anyone is saying so. This is the America's Cup. Swings and roundabouts apply. Things can break. There are no chickens here, especially counted.
But the New Zealand challenge seems in good shape.


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A customer enters your store and you immediately approach with your standard "Welcome to blah blah blah, how can I help you today?" The customer veers to the left or the right, placing end caps or floor displays in your direct path, "serpentine, serpentine" echoing through their subconscious.
Your greeting has been mistaken for (or, recognized as) an attempt to begin a sale and has forced the customer to exhibit evasion tactics similar to those in a predator/prey encounter. Quickly, they state "No thank you, I am just looking."
The customer did come in to purchase something. No one comes into your brick-and-mortar location to browse anymore. Why would they, browsing is done on the Internet with a cup of coffee and fuzzy bunny slippers while sitting at the kitchen table in pajamas.
Pull into a car lot and step out of your vehicle. Within a few moments, the parking lot will begin to mimic a scene from AMC's The Walking Dead as the sales people begin to approach from what seems to be every angle. As the hoard approaches, the glazed undead look of commission checks in their eyes, it is easy to find oneself intimidated by the situation.
My career in the pool business has taken me through many facets of the industry, including ten years of high-volume retail pool supply sales. In that time, I have learned that providing a relaxed, low-pressure atmosphere lays the groundwork for a higher volume of sales and more repeat business. The old adage "Nobody wants to be sold" comes to mind. The second a customer feels that you are going to attempt to try to sell them something, a physical change takes place. Their heart begins to race slightly as they enter a "fight or flight mode." Following avoidance, instinctively, their defense will be to say no.
When a customer enters your store, acknowledge that they have arrived. Smile, give a welcoming nod or a friendly wave. Give them some room to breathe when they first walk in. When I was in retail, I always preferred the morning shift. I would arrive before the store opened, physically ready the store for the day, mentally prepare myself, and allow the day to build from there. On days that I did take a later shift, arriving to a store filled with customers and employees filled with questions, I would face that initial shock of jumping into the middle of something. Similar to the anxiety one feels before diving into a swimming pool for the first time, testing the temperature with your toe, dreading the full body immersion of the cold shock to your system as you take the plunge. Any anticipated drastic change will cause hesitation, the goal is to eliminate this sensation from the act of entering your store.
Now that we have established a low-key greeting, it is important to pay attention. Allow the customer a few moments, let them look around, then approach. Ask non-threatening questions. "How can I help you today?" indicates that you are looking to immediately take control of the customer's shopping experience. I will help you; I will guide you; I will sell you something that you don't want. If a customer feels that you are attempting to take control, then the customer feels that they are losing control.
Quite often I have heard sales people ask "How can I help you?" and quickly receive the automatic "I'm just looking" response, followed by "Excuse me" as soon as the sales person has turned their back to walk away. The customer did have a question, they did need help, but they wanted to retain control of the interaction. By waiting a moment after dismissing the sales person, the customer was able to reestablish control by insuring that it was them – the customer – that was initiating the conversation.
Instead of asking "How can I help you today?," ask "Are you finding everything O.K.?" This question is asked in a manner that validates that your customer is still in charge of the interaction and is therefore less threatening. "Are you finding everything O.K.?" It is also difficult to respond with "No thank you, I am just looking." The customer will either say no and follow with a description of their needs, or respond with yes, giving you the opportunity for a follow-up question, such as "Great, what were we looking at?"
Asking an open-ended question at this point would be difficult not to answer. Even if the customer had said yes because they wanted you to go away, they will most likely tell you at this point what they were interested in purchasing.
Here we accomplished two things: The customer has said "Yes" to the first question, breaking the ice, and we have attempted to share control of the sales interaction. "Yes" is a positive response and will set a trend. Saying "Yes" a second time is easier and will be given more freely as a response. Also, our follow-up question asks, "What were we looking at?" Using the word "we" in our questions after breaking the ice and establishing a comfort level creates involvement without threatening control. Do not attempt to insert "we" into a question until your customer has said "yes" at least once to something. We equals: You and Me; We are a Team; We will find solutions; We will find what you are looking for; We will do this together.
Ask your customer open-ended questions, continue to use "we" instead of "you" or "I", then shut up and listen. The goal is to gather information so that we can match a solution to our customer's needs. If you allow the customer to speak and feel a sense of control during the sales interaction, they will tell you exactly what it is that they came to purchase. Attempting to immediately take control of a customer's shopping experience will typically result in a large amount of product returns – that is, if you actually get as far as the cash wrap.
Rudy Stankowitz is the owner of Aqua-Caribbean, LLC, a pool service firm in Gainesville, Fla.


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(Sept. 6, 2008)--UTSA faculty and staff garage parking permits will be gone soon. Garage permits not sold to faculty or staff members by close-of-business Friday, Sept. 12 will be made available for student permit parking in the new south parking garage at the 1604 Campus.
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Approved 11/24/98; revoked 1/22/08
1.0 Purpose
It is the policy of the Royal Oak Public Library to invest its funds in a manner that will provide the highest investment return with the maximum security while meeting the daily cash flow needs of the Library and complying with all State statutes governing the investment of public funds.
2.0 Scope
This investment policy applies to all financial assets of the Royal Oak Public Library, except the financial assets of the Retirement Fund which are managed by the Royal Oak Retirement Board. The Library's financial assets are accounted for in various funds. These funds can include the General Fund, special revenue funds, debt service funds, capital project funds, enterprise funds, internal service funds, trust and agency funds, and those of any new fund type established by the City of Royal Oak on behalf of the Library.
3.0 Objectives
The primary objectives of the Library's investment activities, in priority order, are:
3.1 Safety
Ensuring the safety of principal is the foremost objective of the investment program. Investments shall be undertaken in a manner that seeks to ensure the preservation of capital in the overall portfolio.
3.2 Liquidity
The investment portfolio shall remain sufficiently liquid to meet all operating requirements that may be reasonably anticipated. Investment maturities shall be scheduled to coincide with projected cash flow needs, taking into account large routine expenditures (payroll, accounts payable, etc.) as well as considering sizable blocks of anticipated revenues (tax proceeds, State revenue sharing, etc.).
3.3 Return on Investment
The investment portfolio shall be designed with the objective of attaining a market rate of return commensurate with the portfolio's level of investment risk and cash flow characteristics.
3.4 Diversification
The investment portfolio will be diversified by security type and institution so that potential losses on individual securities do not exceed the gains generated from the remainder of the portfolio.
4.0 Delegation of Authority to Make Investments
Authority to manage the Library's investment program is granted to the City Finance Director, hereinafter referred to as investment officer. This authority is derived from City Charter Chap. 3, Sec. 24. No person may engage in an investment transaction except as provided under the terms of this policy and any procedures established by the investment officer. The investment officer may designate an employee to be responsible for the day-to-day management of the portfolio, under the leadership of the investment officer, and to act on the investment officer's behalf in the absence of the investment officer. The investment officer shall be responsible for all transactions undertaken and shall establish a system of controls to regulate the activities of any subordinate official.
5.0 Authorized Investments
The Royal Oak Public Library Board of Trustees, hereinafter referred to as the Library Board, as a public corporation operating under the laws of the State of Michigan, is limited to investments authorized by Act 20 of the Public Acts of 1943, as amended (MCL 129.91 to 129.96). The Library Board has approved investment in the following authorized investment instruments:
- 5.1 Bonds, securities and other obligations of the United States or an agency or instrumentality of the United States.
- 5.2 Certificates of deposit, savings accounts, deposit accounts, or depository receipts of a financial institution, but only if the financial institution is eligible to be a depository of funds belonging to the State under a rule or law of this State or the United States.
- 5.3 Commercial paper rated at the time of purchase within the two highest classifications established by not less than two standard rating services and that matures not more than two hundred seventy days after the date of purchase.
- 5.4 Repurchase agreements consisting of bonds, securities and other obligations of the United States or an agency or instrumentality of the United States.
- 5.5 Bankers' acceptances of United States banks.
- 5.6 Obligations of this state or any of its political subdivisions that at the time of purchase are rated as investment grade by not less than one standard rating service.
- 5.7 Mutual funds registered under the Investment Company Act of 1940, title I of chapter 686, 54 Stat. 789, 15 U.S.C. 80a-1 to 80a-3 and 80a-4 to 80a-64, with authority to purchase only investment vehicles that are legal for direct investment by a public corporation. This mutual fund authorization is limited to securities whose intention is to maintain a net asset value of $1.00 per share. A mutual fund is not disqualified as a permissible investment solely by reason of any of the following:
- The purchase of securities on a when-issued or delayed delivery basis.
- The ability to lend portfolio securities as long as the mutual fund receives collateral at all times equal to at least 100% of the value of the securities loaned.
- The limited ability to borrow and pledge a like portion of the portfolio's assets for temporary and emergency purposes.
- 5.8 Obligations described in subsections 5.1 through 5.7 if purchased through an inter-local agreement under the Urban Cooperation Act, 1967 (Ex Sess) PA 7, MCL 124.501 to 124.512.
- 5.9 Investment pools organized under the Surplus Funds Investment Pool Act, 1982 PA 367, MCL 129.111 to 129.118.
- 5.10 The investment pools organized under the Local Government Investment Pool Act, 1985 PA 121, MCL 129.141 to 129.150. It is further understood that investments of certain bond proceeds may be restricted by covenants in the bond ordinances.
6.0 Authorized Financial Institutions & Broker/Dealers
Investments shall be made only through approved financial institutions and approved security broker/dealers and shall be selected to attain a market rate of return commensurate with the portfolio's level of investment risk and cash flow characteristics. The investment officer, or his/her delegate, shall be responsible for reviewing financial institutions' and broker/dealers' qualifications and deciding who is approved to conduct investment business with the Library. The investment officer, or his/her delegate, shall maintain a list of the approved financial institutions and broker/dealers. All financial institutions and broker/dealers who desire to obtain approval for conducting investment business with the Library must provide the investment officer, or his/her delegate, with evidence of their creditworthiness and qualifications for doing business in this State. This evidence includes audited financial statements, proof of National Association of Securities Dealers (NASD) certification (if applicable), proof of qualifications for doing business in Michigan, a signed agreement to comply with this investment policy (see Attachment A), and any other documents required by the investment officer, or his/her delegate.
The investment officer, or his/her delegate, shall conduct an annual review of the financial condition and qualifications of approved financial institutions and broker/dealers to determine if they should remain on the aforementioned list of approved institutions. Financial institutions and broker/dealers shall provide the investment officer, or his/her delegate, with documents necessary for the review.
7.0 Safekeeping & Custody
All trades, where applicable, will be executed on a cash basis or a delivery vs. payment (DVP) basis, as determined by the investment officer or his/her delegate. It shall be the responsibility of the investment officer, or his/her delegate, to determine which securities a third party custodian shall hold. A safekeeping receipt must evidence any securities held in safekeeping by a third party custodian.
All securities shall be properly designated as assets of the Royal Oak Public Library. Securities shall be combined with the assets of the City of Royal Oak for maximum returns or shall be in the name of the Royal Oak Public Library Board of Trustees. Securities shall name the specific fund from which the instrument was purchased.
8.0 Prudence
In keeping with the investment officer's and his/her delegate's fiduciary responsibilities, investments shall be made with judgment and care, under circumstances then prevailing, in a manner consistent with that which persons of prudence, discretion, and intelligence exercise in the management of their own affairs. Investments shall be made for investment purposes, not for speculative purposes, considering the probable safety of the capital as well as the probable income to be derived.
The investment officer, or his/her delegate, acting in accordance with this policy and written procedures and exercising due diligence, shall be relieved of personal responsibility for an individual security's credit risk or market price changes, provided that deviations from expectations are reported in a timely manner and appropriate action is taken to control adverse developments.
9.0 Ethics & Conflicts of Interest
Officials and employees involved in the investment process shall refrain from personal business activity that could conflict with proper execution of the investment program, or that could impair their abilities to make impartial investment decisions. Officials and employees involved in the investment process shall disclose to the Library Director, the Library Board, and City Manager, or confirm the absence thereof, any material financial interests in financial institutions or broker/dealers that conduct business within this jurisdiction. They shall further disclose, or confirm the absence thereof, any large personal financial/investment positions that could be related to the performance of this jurisdiction's portfolio. Officials and employees shall subordinate their personal investment interests to those of this Library.
10.0 Internal Controls
The investment officer shall establish and maintain written procedures and internal controls for the operation of the investment program that are consistent with this investment policy. The internal control structure shall be designed to provide reasonable assurance that public funds are protected from loss, theft, or misuse and that the Library complies with laws governing investment of public funds. These internal controls shall be reviewed annually by the independent auditor.
11.0 Reporting
The investment officer, or his/her delegate, shall prepare a monthly report of investment activity. The report shall be designed to provide a clear picture of the status of the current investment portfolio and to allow the Library Board to ascertain if the investment activities during the reporting period conform to this investment policy. The monthly reports shall be maintained by the Library Director as well as the City of Royal Oak Finance Department and shall be available for review by the general public or by Library officials. On an annual basis, the investment officer shall provide an annual report of investment activity to The Library Board.
12.0 Adoption by the Library Board
The Library Board has adopted this investment policy.


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With a gentle wave from their BMW, the Prince of Wales and Duchess of Cornwall have departed from a warm welcome at the Auckland War Memorial Museum where several hundred people turned out to greet them today.
There were war veterans, royalists and a cautious hongi during the couple's first major welcome to New Zealand, on the final leg of their Pacific tour for the Queen's Diamond Jubilee.
Prime Minister John Key said it was a thrill to meet the royal couple - but he wouldn't say what he joked about with the Prince during the Armistice Day commemoration ceremony.
"They said they had a lovely night's sleep at Government House, so that was good, and they're having a great time,'' Mr Key said.
Labour Party leader David Shearer met the Prince briefly and said their topic of conversation was weather.
"We were just saying that if he'd been here the day before it'd been brilliant sunshine,'' Mr Shearer said.
Prince Charles and his wife Camilla attended an official Maori welcome by Ngati Whatua in the museum's World War II Hall of Memories.
The Duchess' feathery black hard-brimmed hat, by designer Philip Treacy, caused some hesitation at her first hongi.
"You can try,'' she told Ngati Whatua's Grant Hawke, before leaning in for a brief hongi.
"Lucky she didn't have a flat nose like mine,'' Mr Hawke said with a giggle after the powhiri.
Next in line, Taiaha Hawke, said he was "a bit of a hongi expert'' and was not put off by the Duchess' hat.
"You've just got to take the lead,'' he said.
Prince Charles received glowing reviews for his address to the powhiri in Maori.
Grant Hawke said it was "very eloquent''.
"He did his mother proud,'' Mr Hawke said.
The royal couple also had morning tea in the museum with 10 war veterans who served in New Zealand's armed forces.
Graeme McKay, who was an army captain, said the royals were very easy to talk to.
"I guess they get lots of practice. He made you feel as though you were the only person in the room. He was asking where I'd served and I said I'd been in Korea and Malaya, and we discussed what it was like over there. It was a pretty nasty war in many ways, and the prince was impressive with his knowledge about it.''
Mr McKay's wife, Nan, said she was surprised by the Duchess' small stature.
"She was not quite what I expected - she's so little and so petite and she's so pretty and so charming. She makes you feel like she's actually interested in meeting you, which is a gift. I was just incredibly impressed with her.
"She was beautifully dressed, beautifully groomed and just completely charming - they were both charming. They talked to all the old soldiers and they made them feel important.''
RNZN veteran John Dallow, who served in the Korean war, was equally impressed.
"I would have thought that they'd get a bit tired of doing this sort of thing all day every day. They must have to do an awful lot of it, but they were genuinely interested in what I did in Korea and what the navy's function was. I thought they were both absolutely charming.''
Outside, the royals met some of the approximately 500 people gathered for the Armistice Day ceremony.
Mr Key said the enthusiasm of today's crowd reflected the affection New Zealanders still have for the monarchy.
"He's the future King of New Zealand so it's extremely important,'' Mr Key said.
"I think you can see by the polls around that New Zealanders' support of the monarchy is extremely strong. If anything it's been growing in recent years.''
One person who did not echo that support was New Zealand Defence Force veteran Kingi Taurua, who wasn't allowed to stand with his comrades beneath the cenotaph because he was holding a protest sign.
He said he supported the Royal visit but was concerned that Waitangi was not on the itinerary.
Mr Taurua, who served in Vietnam, Malaya and Borneo, was told by police he had to remain behind barriers with the rest of the public.
The royal couple have concluded their official engagements for today.
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Kind of off topic, but I went and bought my first glass carbuoys today!! (yay!!) I bought 2 five gallons for abou $20 a piece. Anyway, before all I had was my poly-fermenter with a batch of blackberry melomel in it. So I racked that into its new glass home and started a batch of peach puree wine in the poly. I've only done the one batch of melomel so far and that was off the directions in the kit, so I'm going to post the recipie the brew shop guy gave me to make sure he didn't leave anything out that you guys will catch.
3 cans (3 lbs 1 oz per can) peach puree
12 pounds corn sugar
5 tsp Acid Blend
2 tsp Grape Tannin
2 1/2 tsp Pectic Enzyme
I also added 5 campden tablets because our water has a pretty high bacteria count, so I won't be putting the yeast in until tomorrow after those are done. These measurements differed quite a bit from my mead recipie, and also he didn't tell me to put in any yeast energizer like I did with the mead. I'm assuming the peach juice has enough nutrients. I also have gelatin finings, but to be honest I'm not quite sure how to use them. Thanks in advance!! You guys are the best!


text: Video: Inside Ashland City Hall Wednesday Feb 20, 2013 at 2:00 AM Ashland's City Hall was first built on the Plaza in 1891. In 1913, it was remodeled, but the jail cell and old vault remain. Here's a peek inside. Read the whole history series at www.dailytidings.com (Ashland Daily Tidings/Janet Eastman)


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When someone tells you a joke that they believe is really funny, but everyone else thinks is really lame.
What would a vampire bring to a baseball game? A bat! Oh man, I was at this party and this dude was telling me a joke and immediately I knew I was getting Sageted.
by Jason Morales March 20, 2007


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Image of how the independent music industry should feel about the Bush administration courtesy of Immortal Technique's Revolutionary Vol. 2 album cover.
No doubt all you
independent musicians out there are investing titanic chunks of time to getting
Obama elected. You're endorsing him at shows, putting bumper stickers on the
tour bus, and, maybe, just maybe, donating a fraction of your discretionary
booze and blow money to the effort.


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It is the policy of the Indiana Department of Education not to discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, or disability, in its programs, activities, or employment policies as required by the Indiana Civil Rights Law (I.C. 22-9-1), Title VI and VII (Civil Rights Act of 1964), the Equal Pay Act of 1973, Title IX (Educational Amendments), Section 504 (Rehabilitation Act of 1973), and the Americans with Disabilities Act (42 USCS §12101, et. seq.).
Inquiries regarding compliance by the Indiana Department of Education with Title IX and other civil rights laws may be directed to the Title IX Coordinator, Indiana Department of Education, Room 229, State House, Indianapolis, IN 46204-2798, or by telephone to (317) 232-6610 or the Director of the Office for Civil Rights, U.S. Department of Education, 111 North Canal Street, Suite 1053, Chicago, IL 60606-7204 (312) 886-8434— Glenda Ritz, Indiana Superintendent of Public Instruction.


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Want to make Salvadoran pupusas de queso? Andalé pues! Here's my "how to" video, plus a recipe for curtido (below) to go with them.
Salvadoran Curtido
* 1/2 head of cabbage chopped fine
* 1/2 cup grated carrot
* 2 green onions, minced
* 1/2 onion sliced thin – (Vidalia is best since yellow onions are a bit strong)
* 1/2 cup apple cider vinegar
* 1 tablespoon lemon juice (optional)
* Salt to taste
* Dried oregano to taste
Bring a pot of water to a boil. Remove from heat and put the cabbage and carrot into the water. Let sit for 5 minutes and then drain. (A little water remaining is fine.) Add the other ingredients. Adjust apple cider vinegar to your tastes. If you find it too strong, add a little warm water. Best to let the flavors combine for a couple hours at room temperature, but can be served right away. You can be creative with this – try sliced radishes or sliced green peppers in the curtido, too. If you like it spicy try crushed red pepper flakes, jalapeños or other chiles, although these aren't usually found in traditional curtido.
Curtido is always eaten with pupusas. Most people pour salsa over the curtido.
Not sure how to eat pupusas? Check out my other "how to" video:
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CSU water restrictions remain despite browning conditions
COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. - Browning lawns across Colorado Springs have some water users wondering when water restrictions will end. Currently, all water customers are limited on watering to just two days per week.
A spokeswoman for Colorado Springs Utilities says as hard as it is to hear, homeowners should let their lawns go dormant. The grass isn't dying but browning to protect itself.
"Since we are only allowed to water two days a week we're seeing these impacts on all different sizes of lawns," said Katherine Moravec of Colorado Springs Utilities.
Moravec said CSU has received a number of complaints from users about browning grass tied to water restrictions. With little chance of substantial rain in July or August, there's very little chance of easing water restrictions this summer.
"It's just really important for us to stay the course," said Moravec. "Our community has been very successful in meeting our water goals but we need to make sure we still have the water for important functions like bathing, drinking and cooking."
Moravec said other complaints are tied to high water bill prices. CSU uses a tiered pricing system for water users -- the more water you use the more you'll pay per cubic foot. According to Moravec, since April 22 percent of customers have used at least 2,000 cubic feet of water per month. That puts them in the most expensive rate category. Those heavy use customers pay $0.1775 per cubic foot of water while conservative customers pay $.0311 per cubic foot.
Some green thumbs, like Bob Mitchell, are giving up their grass for xeriscaping but are hoping to see the rain return.
"It all depends on what the weather will do for us," said Mitchell. "If would start raining I would hope they would lighten up on the restrictions but if not, I guess we're stuck with this the rest of the summer."
Despite the brown grass, Moravec said it's important for water users to maintain regular watering to protect grass for cooler seasons. Also refrain from using fertilizer or "miracle"-type cures through the summer, Moravec said fertilization should be done in September or October.


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Last Modified: Friday, May 03, 2013 5:38 PM
James Bertrand has been arrested on drug charges for the third week in a row.
Bertrand, 51, 3945 S. Blue Sage Road, the founder of the local Just for Jesus rallies, was arrested early Thursday morning at L'Auberge, the site of one of his earlier arrests.
After an altercation led to his arrest at L'Auberge on April 17, Bertrand was banned from the casino and resort, said Calcasieu Parish Sheriff's Office spokeswoman Kim Myers.
Bertrand returned to L'Auberge on Wednesday and "became irate and refused to leave," Myers said.
A glass smoking device was in plain view inside Bertrand's van, leading deputies to search the vehicle, in which they found crack cocaine and another smoking device, she said.
Bertrand was charged with remaining in a place after being forbidden, drug possession and possession of drug paraphernalia.
He was booked into Calcasieu Correctional Center in the early hours of Thursday and was out by 10 p.m. on a $3,500 commercial bond.
Less than three days after being released from prison a 37-year-old Lake Charles man has been arrested and is facing a host of new charges.
Lake Charles Deputy Chief Mark Kraus said Michael Ray Hagger, 206 Clement St., was arrested Wednesday night and charged with simple burglary, theft over $500, resisting an officer and possession of drug paraphernalia.
Bond was set at $8,000.
According to records from the Calcasieu Parish Sheriff's Office, Hagger was released from prison Monday afternoon. He spent 14 days in the Correctional Center for criminal mischief and a parole violation.
Kraus said his department received a call at 10:27 p.m. Wednesday from the Howard Johnson Hotel on Broad Street in reference to a suspicious male walking in the parking lot.
"The subject was wearing pajama pants and a white T-shirt and was pulling on door handles of vehicles," Kraus said. "The investigation revealed that Hagger was in the process of car hopping. Hagger allegedly went into a vehicle in the 900 block of South Division Street and removed several items without the victim's permission."
JENNINGS — Two men have been charged with possession of stolen property, authorities said.
Jefferson Davis Parish Sheriff's Office spokesman Christopher Ivey said 18-year-old Kyle Reed, 7051 Grand Marais Road, Jennings, and 19-year-old Colby Manuel, 7216 Sandy Hill Road, Roanoke, were arrested Friday. Bond was set at $5,000 each.
Ivey said an ATV was reported stolen from a home on Farm Supply Road Wednesday morning.
"Deputies later stopped two men riding four-wheelers and documented the operators' identification and description and serial numbers of the four-wheelers," Ivey said. "Detectives discovered the stolen four-wheeler matched one of the ones the two men were riding.
"During questioning the suspect admitted to the theft and the stolen four-wheeler was recovered from Manuel's home."
The Calcasieu Parish Sheriff's Office reported the following arrests:
• Phenique Rashad Johnson, 21, 3233 Cottage Drive — armed robbery, armed robbery with a firearm, possession of a firearm by a convicted felon. Bond: $200,000.
• Sherard L. Chavis, 39, 957 Beulah St., Sulphur — three counts of drug possession with intent to distribute. Bond: $45,000.
• Jarette Dwayne Ewing, 31, 2223 Hickory St., Sulphur — false imprisonment, simple battery. Bond: $15,500.
• Kenneth Allen, 43, 1607 4th Ave. — simple burglary, issuing worthless check under $500. Bond: $10,100.
• J.L. Fontenot, 22, 1314 N. Goos Blvd. — domestic abuse battery. Bond: $10,000.
• Anthony Declues, 48, 814 N. Booker St. — drug possession with intent to distribute, marijuana possession with intent to distribute. Bond: $10,000.
• Kenneth Bryant, 22, 4355 Presely Park Drive — attempt and conspiracy, prohibited acts false representation. Bond: $5,000.
• Luther Kevin Hicks, 45, 1090 Clark Road — first-offense DWI, driving with a suspended license, drug possession, two counts of direct contempt of court. Bond: $4,500.
• Marvin Wayne Istre, 42, 1371 W. Dave Dugas Road, Sulphur — domestic abuse battery, aggravated assault with a firearm. Bond: $2,500.
• Christopher Dean Carter, 22, 1110 Lori Lane, Sulphur — domestic abuse battery with child endangerment. Bond: $2,500.
• Kenneth W. Doucet, 22, 811 N. Malcolm St. — domestic abuse battery, resisting a police office with force or violence. Bond: $1,500.
• Katherine Elizabeth Lejeune, 19, 331 Quelqueshue St., Sulphur — simple battery. Bond: $250.
• Romie Dee Davis, 24, 112 E. Lyons St., Sulphur — theft over $500, disturbing the peace.
• Sergio Reyes Castillo, 47, 5101 U.S. 90 West, No. 2, Vinton — aggravated battery, domestic abuse battery.
• Scott Matthew Lugrin, 30, 611 Loftin Road, Westlake — simple battery, theft $500 to $1,500.
• Melinda Gail Gradney, 36, 707 14th St. — domestic abuse battery.
• Dillon Craig Thompson, 19, 1045 Walters St., No. 203 — possession of a firearm in presence of drugs, first-offense marijuana possession, possession of drug paraphernalia.
• Andrew Eldon Thomas, 49, 141 Starlin Drive, Sulphur — drug possession with intent to distribute, moving violation.
The Beauregard Parish Sheriff's Office reported the following arrests:
• Tomel Henry, 21, DeRidder — drug possession with intent to distribute.
• Floyd Hays, 22, DeRidder — drug possession, possession of a weapon.
• Raheem Gamble, 19, DeRidder — drug possession, probation violation.
• Terrance Baggett, 21, DeRidder — drug possession, probation violation.
• Kim Scott, 20, DeRidder — drug possession.
• Kdarrel Watson, 22, DeRidder — drug possession.
• Samantha Giles, 21, Leesville — drug possession, possession of drug paraphernalia.
• Laura Hooper, 22, Alexandria — drug possession.


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Girls Under Pressure: A Story of Sex't Up Kids and "Sesame Street-Walkers"
Lilian Nattel | Posted 05.04.2012 | Canada Living
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Teen girls were mortified when photos of themselves in bra and panties or topless were sent all around the classroom. They just were doing what they'd been taught to do by TV, YouTube, magazines, their friends: "be cute," which has become code for "be sexy," which means show your stuff. And then they'd been shamed for it.


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Renderings of 1604 Campus south parking garage
Second 1604 Campus garage opens April 28
By David Kapalko
Director of Parking and Transportation Services
(April 24, 2008)--UTSA Parking and Transportation Services announces the Monday, April 28 opening of the south parking garage on the 1604 Campus. The new parking facility is on Edward Ximenes Boulevard adjacent to the Science Building and the University Center expansion.
Today's headlines
- La Prensa Foundation is newest member of UTSA Lone Star Society
- UTSA alumna Jordan Kaufmann wins $50K for new stent-graft start-up
- UTSA begins new way-finding sign installation this summer at Main Campus
- USA Today: UTSA long jumper Tyler Williamson rescues three-year-old boy
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The garage features entrance and exit gates for controlled customer access. Faculty/staff and disabled permit and short-term pay parking will be available in the new facility, which will be accessible 24 hours every day.
>> Download a south parking garage flier with map (PDF format).
Short-term pay parking is available from 7 a.m. to 10 p.m., Monday-Friday. Entry gates close at 9 p.m. Hourly parking may not be available during special events. The cashier station is on the ground level adjoining the elevators and facing the University Center.
To allow for faster exiting and less pollution from queuing cars, hourly customers should take their entry tickets with them and pay when they return to the garage and before driving to the exit gate. This ticket system is used at many universities including UT-Austin and Texas A&M.
A thermal energy plant is part of the new garage. According to Rene Colunga, UTSA utilities and project management engineer, the plant is now in operation with one water chiller and two water boilers. The chiller provides cooling for the Biotechnology, Sciences and Engineering (BSE) Building; the boilers will provide heat for the BSE. When the second engineering building is completed this summer, it also will be supported by the energy plant. As the 1604 Campus expands, the plant will accommodate up to six chillers and three boilers.
For more information, visit the Parking and Transportation Services Web site or call (210) 458-PARK (7275).
Access the UTSA south parking garage with faculty/staff south garage permit or short-term parking
1. Faculty/staff can purchase a reserved south garage permit.
A south garage permit will be issued along with a magnetic-stripe card to access the entrance and exit gates. (Magnetic-stripe access cards will be available in Fall 2008. The access card must be used for both entry and exit.) The 2007-2008 cost of a reserved garage permit is $550, or $45.83 per month by payroll deduction. Faculty/staff can upgrade their current parking permits to a south garage reserved permit by contacting Parking and Transportation Services at (210) 471-PARK (7275).
2. Short-term parking is available for $1 per hour.
For short-term parking, drive up to the entry gate and accept an entry ticket from the dispenser. Make payment at the completion of your visit by going to the south garage office or pay station (both located across from the elevator lobby near the UC expansion).
After paying for the ticket, customers will receive a receipt and the ticket will be returned. Go to your vehicle, drive to the exit and insert the ticket into the exit verifier (ticket reader) with the stripe inserted as shown on the ticket. The machine will keep the ticket, and the gate will open. The cashier office will accept U.S. coins, currency and major credit cards (MasterCard, Visa, Discover and American Express). The automated pay station next to the cashier station will accept paper currency and credit cards.


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Last Night: So You Think You Can Dance's Blog-Worthy Musical Selections
It's rare that I find myself perched in front of a television in the evening hours during the week, especially during the summer months. Usually at a show, a friend's abode or perhaps a watering hole, last night, I stayed in thanks to a head cold, and found myself drawn into watching FOX's So You Think You Can Dance. Far be it from me to turn to reality programming, however, over the past few seasons of the show, it's one that I can always count on to entertain.
This season's "catch" is that the top 10 (now 9 and after tonight's results, 8) dancers are paired up with "all-stars" from previous seasons. For this music-minded telly-tuner-inner, however, it's the song choices that highlight some great, and some ooof yikes, choreographed numbers. SYTYCD has always had a solid rapport for choosing slightly "obscure for the general public" styled songs. (Think Roisin Murphy's Ramalama Bang Bang in Season 2.)
Now in its seventh season, last night's episode proved no different...although this go 'round, both the partner dances and individual solos were dotted with tunes known well throughout the land of blogs. If the show maintains this heightened level of musicality, you can assure I'll skip a few more venue gigs, stay at home to watch, then most likely embarrass myself by learning the choreographies.
Ladies and gentlemen, beasts, boys and girls...here are the blog-worthy routines, with video evidence.
Adechike & Lauren (hip-hop)
N.E.R.D. (featuring Nelly Furtado) - Hot-N-Fun
Ashley & Ade (contemporary)
Florence + The Machine - Cosmic Love
Billy Bell (solo)
Amanda Blank - Something Bigger, Something Better
Ashley Galvan (solo)
Crookers (featuring Roisin Murphy) - Royal T
Robert Roldan (solo)
Ray Lamontagne - Hold You In My Arms
Robert & Courtney (jazz)
Alex & Twitch (hip-hop)
Lil Jon (featuring LMFAO) - Outta Your Mind
mp3: M.I.A. - Steppin Up (Breakdown Remix)


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Two handed bearing swords. (IX.1024-1025)
Two handed bearing swords. (IX.1024-1025)
Two-handed sword in the New Horse Armoury, 1870s © Private collection 2013
Two handed bearing swords from 'A Treatise on antient armour and weapons' by F. Grose, London, 1786, pl.22
Object number: IX.1025
|Object Provenance:
|Hilt prob. English; blade German, Passau, early 15th century
|Object Number:
|Overall length:
|2270 mm (89.25 in)
|Blade length:
|2267 mm (65.5 in)
|6.4 kg (14 lb. 3 oz)
Of great size for processional use.
Steel hilt consisting of an octagonal discoid pommel with a shallow circular recess in each face, and long straight cross-guard with square section quillons expanding slightly at the centre to take the thick tang.
Massive tapering blade of flattened diamond section with a shallow fuller extending for almost half its length. There are engraved symbols on each face with remains of copper or brass inlay. From hilt to the point: there are three pairs of parallel intersected lines; a stylized wolf with stick paws running longitudinally in the fuller; the letter M in black letter script; and a fleur-de-lis. On one face there is in addition a 6-pointed asterisk.
Original wooden grip with leather covering swells with raised moulding at either end.
Returned from the Royal Ordnance Depot, Weedon, Northamptonshire,1958; latterly (1928 list) no. 473 (part of no. 226 in 1927
list). (Latterly Loan [CL]90).
This or IX.1024 was earlier in in the Tower since at least the late 18th century (Grose, 1786). It is probable that these are the 'Two large Swords of State, with plain cross-guards. Blade, 5 ft 4 in.' listed by Hewitt in his 1859 catalogue, under IX.25 and 26.
In MS I.11, which gives the Dillon re-numbering, the relevant entries are marked 'Returned to Store' and no inventory numbers are given. If they were in store without inventory numbers, this might explain their dispatch to Weedon.
IX.1025 is very similar. 'This [i.e. IX.1025 but by implication the others like it] was presumably one of the processional swords of the early Lancastrian Kings, either Henry IV (1399-1413) or Henry V (1413-22)' (Norman and Wilson 1982). Another similar sword in Westminster Abbey is traditionally the sword of King Edward III (Laking, Record of European Armour and Arms, II, fig. 707).
Grosse's plate (22) showing one of the swords in question was partly used by Thomas Rowlandson in his watercolour 'The Horse Armoury at the Tower'.
King's 1827 Guidebook p.27 describes 'A couple of ancient BROADSWORDS, each about five feet long, are displayed over the stained glass window, at the east end of the building' which may refer to these swords.
|Object Provenance:
|Hilt prob. English; blade German, Passau, early 15th century
|Object Number:
|Overall length:
|2270 mm (89.25 in)
|Blade length:
|2267 mm (65.5 in)
|6.4 kg (14 lb. 3 oz)


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2013 story: Socorro City Council to continue investigation of ex-mayor Trini Lopez
SOCORRO, Texas - City of Socorro city council voted Thursday night to continue and expand the formal investigation of former Mayor Trini Lopez.
After hours of closed door discussion and on a unanimous vote (representative Maria Reyes, District 1, Absent) City of Socorro leaders adopted a resolution that covered three areas;
1. It found that Former Mayor Trini Lopez engaged in illegal self-dealing in Socorro police department surplus property; that said acts constituted malfeasance in office and assessed the amount of the contract and any other sums due in connection therewith to Lopez. The City Manager was asked to research the matter to determine the exact amount to be included in the resolution.
2. It found that claims against Lopez before the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission regarding sexually harassing and sexually discriminatory comments resulted in expense to the city to defend and that Lopez while he was Mayor had made sexually discriminatory comments to community center employees and patrons regarding the (then) Community Center Director to the effect that her authority should be ignored because she is a female. The City council found that this constituted malfeasance in office and assessed the amount expended to defend the EEOC claim against Lopez. Again the City Manager is tasked with obtaining the exact amount.
3. It authorized an investigation related to other potential acts by Mayor Lopez as it has been alleged that he had a history of self-dealing with city business and especially in connection with city surplus property. An investigation was authorized under section 3.11 of the City Charter related to these allegations.
City of Socorro City Council also authorized an investigation of any other purchasing transactions with City of Socorro surplus property.
Source: City of Socorro public information office


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Hillary: What difference does it make if there were no protests in Benghazi?
posted at 12:01 pm on January 23, 2013 by Ed Morrissey
Allahpundit included this in his earlier post as an update, but I have a few thoughts on why this line of questioning matters. Senator Ron Johnson pressed the outgoing Secretary of State for an answer as to how her department and the White House came to declare that the attack erupted spontaneously from a protest outside the consulate when State could see in real time that there wasn't any such protest under way. A clearly exasperated Clinton shot back, "What difference does it make?"
Well, gosh, I can think of a few reasons why it matters. First, it mattered enough for the Obama administration to send Susan Rice to five different Sunday talk shows to insist that the sacking was a spontaneous demonstration of anger over a months-old YouTube video, while saying that there was "no evidence" that it was a terrorist attack. On one of those appearances, the president of Libya told US audiences the exact opposite — that it was the work of terrorists and that they had a pretty good idea of who they were. If it didn't matter, what was Susan Rice doing when she tried pushing that meme, which the White House had to abandon within days as leaks within State and CIA made plain that there was no demonstration?
It also matters because Barack Obama at the time had been bragging about crippling al-Qaeda while on the campaign trail. That false narrative made it seem as though State and our intel community couldn't have possibly known that the sacking would have occurred, and got blindsided by a grassroots reaction to the video. Instead, it turned out to be a planned terrorist action about which the US embassy in Libya had warned State for months, repeatedly requesting more security.
There's also the matter of Barack Obama's intervention in Libya and his undeclared war against Moammar Qaddafi. His actions, and that of NATO in following his initial lead, decapitated the ruthless regime that at least was keeping a lid on terrorist networks in eastern Libya. The rise of those networks in the Benghazi region should have been a predictable outcome from the power vacuum the US/NATO campaign left in the region, which resulted in the ability to conduct this attack. That also reflects on the decision to remove the military security at the consulate even with the deteriorating environment very clear to anyone paying attention. That also matters because of how the transfer of weapons to the militias in that US/NATO effort and the resultant power vacuum has destabilized Mali and potentially a wide swath of North Africa.
So it matters because of credibility. There doesn't seem to be any at the White House or State on any of these issues, nor answers to questions of what exactly this administration did to prepare for the inevitable outcome of its own policies in Libya and the broader Arab Spring. It matters because those policies are going to get more people killed than just the four Americans in Benghazi last September, and already have.
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