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If you were ever curious as to what a retired Dutch kickboxer does after he retires other than train the next crop of champions, look no further than what goes on in Japan. In Japan, being famous means a lot more than it does in other places, as long as you have the attention of the people, you are worth piles of money. Ask Bob Sapp about that.
Ernesto Hoost is known as "Mr. Perfect" and holds four K-1 World Grand Prix Championships, which is something the Japanese fans are not going to forget any time soon. Even though Hoost hasn't participated in K-1 for a few years now, he is still popular with the Japanese people, so enter this latest ad featuring Mr. Perfect. It is for Reebok's ZIGCAMP campaign and, well, the video speaks for itself.


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The Peace and Justice Center of Southern Maine will close in December, after 10 years as an incubator for fledgling socially-minded nonprofits. The closing displaces several groups, who are looking for new space to replace the small offices and the shared meeting room on the fourth floor of the Cinamon Building at 1 Pleasant Street.
"The [center] offered a low-cost way for small nonprofits to have their own office space," says Betsy Smith of Equality Maine, one of the founding groups in the center.
Last summer, Equality Maine "graduated," moving down two floors in search of more room than it had available in the center (see "Equality Maine Moves Uptown, Downstairs," by Tony Giampetruzzi, July 21, 2006).
That left a sizeable hole in the center's tenant revenue, which has yet to be fully replaced, though founding member and coordinator Sally Breen says another reason for the closing the center is mission related — member organizations have been so busy with their own projects that they never actually got around to fulfilling the institution's primary goal of combining forces to host larger-scale peace- and justice-related events.
Other tenants of the four-story complex also face uncertainty: the 12,500-square-foot building, valued by the city at just shy of $700,000, is for sale, with an asking price of $1.3 million, according to its listing with Fishman Realty Group. Ground-floor Indian restaurant Hi Bombay, and second-floor tenants Equality Maine and the League of Young Voters, have no plans to leave, and will wait to see what happens following a sale. One small business on the third floor moved recently; another did not return calls.
The Peace and Justice Center is currently home to Physicians for Social Responsibility (opposing weapons of mass destruction, and promoting environmental stewardship), the Maine Animal Coalition (which works to prevent cruelty to animals, including in agriculture), Maine Interfaith Power and Light (selling renewably-generated electricity to Central Maine Power and Bangor Hydro customers), the Campaign to Defend America (an anti-Iraq-war group), the Environmental Health Strategy Center (fighting toxic chemicals in the environment), and Portland Organizing to Win Economic Rights (POWER, working to abolish poverty). It also provides space for meetings of groups like Maine Veterans for Peace and World Can't Wait (an anti-Bush group).
POWER has told Breen it will move out shortly, but Breen did not know to where, and POWER organizers didn't return calls. Most other groups in the center are looking for new spaces at the moment, but haven't found anything yet.
One solution may be finding another building in which to share space again, which is what Physicians for Social Responsibility executive director Melissa Boyd is hoping to do.
Some local nonprofits have already banded together as part of the Community Building Collective, which has proposed using the former Adams School building as a shared community building with residences, gathering rooms, and — you guessed it — shared office space for nonprofits.
Former Peace and Justice Center tenant Peace Action Maine has already arranged to share space with the Foglight Collective (formerly People's Free Space), in the site of the former Tea Time Antiques and Collectibles store at 644 Congress Street.
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Each year, some schools in Maryland, Virginia, Pennsylvania, and Washington, D.C., send teachers and students on day trips to the Smithsonian Environmental Research Center (SERC) on the Chesapeake Bay's western shore.
Scientists guide kindergarten through third-grade students on expeditions that wind along wetlands and through forests. Students in grades four through six team up with researchers to study the restoration of oyster reefs and the lifespan of blue crabs. Middle school and high school students canoe channels to map erosion sites and to observe the ways migratory birds adapt to the ever-changing tidal marshes.
Students from the far corners of the U.S. and from other countries also participate in the Chesapeake-based scientists' research projects, albeit without getting their boots wet. The scientists use distance learning and electronic field trips to teach "complex environmental issues" that affect both Chesapeake Bay and the students' home ecosystems, such as arid deserts and grassland prairies.
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"Although it's been 26 years since the last Corniche coupe rolled off the line, Rolls-Royce and two-doors go back a long way. New Rolls-Royce boss, former BMW North America chief Tom Purves explains the Phantom Coupe's mission: "It's designed to do in 2008 what the Phantom II Continental did in 1928." In other words, the Phantom Coupe is meant be a fast yet luxurious transcontinental Grand Tourer. The irony is, of course, that the folks with the money to afford one would be more likely take their own Rolls-Royce powered private jet on any long distance journey than their Rolls-Royce car."http://www.motortrend.com/roadtests/coupes/112_0809_2009_rolls_royce_phantom_coupe/index.html
Awesome!I love it! Although I wish that the back window were a bit bigger. But I'm nitpicking.BTW, congrats to my old boss (Tom Purves) getting that promotion! He's a great guy!
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The Phantom Coupe has nothing on the Brooklands.
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I like the Brooklands interior better, but the Phantom looks so much better in general.
I'll take the Brooklands as well, I just don't like the RR's exterior.
The Brooklands looks dated.
So does the XJ, but I still love it.
Thats why im not too fond of the XJ either.
I would say that the interior of both of them looks pretty old fashioned for lack of a better word.
The XJ interior reminds me too much of the Crown Vic interior. Well the dash anyway.
Well lets just say the interior of the XJ isn't my favorite part, but that's not going to be so next generation, but I digress...
Definatly improved.
I like the Rolls more than the Bentley but I like this even more.
I like the combination of XK and XF.
The 1956 Eldorado Seville, my favorite.


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I'm home!! I had a great day. The twins are doing great. Isa lost some weight but gained some again too. Bram pulled out his feeding tube last week but is doing ok without. Yesterday he had a bit of a rough day because they stopped some of his meds and it appeared he can't do without them. Today he was feeling a lot better.
Tomorrow they will try again and lower the oxygen. Let's hope he can do that! He's been through so much and came through it every time so maybe he will do it again


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I placed two over wintered hives locally for blueberry pollination on an island. The caretaker assured me that there was no danger of bears. Of course a bear got into one of the hives and the caretaker has offered to pay for it. How does one value a bear damaged colony? What I got back was a single deep with bees clustered on three frames with the comb beat up. No queen. No brood.
Back in my yard I gave them 2 frames with eggs & brood and a miller type feeder with 1:1 syrup. - I think the bees can cover the brood ok, but it is far from certain that they'll recover. The pollination fee was $50/hive for the blueberry season. The fruit set around the hive looks great so the bear apparently came after blossom. Repeating my question, what do I charge them for the bear damage? Equipment loss is about 18 frames of drawn comb and one deep box that is still servicable but needs sanding & painting. (wicked claw marks!)
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Can't believe how nice it's supposed to get. Highs around 60 both days.
Gonna pop the tops and check how things are going.
I miss seeing their daily comings and goings like in warm weather.
Can't believe how nice it's supposed to get. Highs around 60 both days.
Gonna pop the tops and check how things are going.
I miss seeing their daily comings and goings like in warm weather.
I am oxalic vaporizing tomorrow.
Any reason why you are taking a peek? Bees get pretty nasty this time of year. I took 6 stings to the hand a couple weeks ago while removing a hive top feeder.
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It's all part of the learning experience for me as to what things look like during different seasons.
I won't be digging into the supers like a warm weather inspection and am expecting them to be defensive.
Were you wearing gloves?
No gloves. I usually dont.
A good thing to do is to lift the back of the hive and estimate weight. Tomorrow I will pry the inner cover to break the propolis seal. Another trick to improve winter ventilation. The propolis is very hard this time of year and wont seal back up.
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I was watching the weather and saw that Tuesday does look pretty great around these parts. I will have to check all my hives too. I'll do my final dry sugar feeding if they need it, and wrap them in tarpaper on Tues.
seeing if they need food as its a temporary warm spell.
Going to be around 60 tomorro also in these parts i might give the bee yards a visit but i'll just do a walk by{maybe some pics} all my hives where doing the winter hum thing nicely just a couple days ago and there all heavy so no need to bug them can't wait till spring.
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That's a cute bee yard glock! Cheers to a good winter and a better spring!
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I got everything ready for winter in late October and added some sugar just for insurance, althought I didn't think they'd need it since all had adequate stores and the hives were heavy. A guy who owns the land where I have one apiary wanted to go see what was happening with the bees so I agreed and we went out. Good thing! Someone/something had pushed over one of the hives so I set it back up but noticed that the sugar I'd added was gone and not on the ground where the hive fell. I checked the others and everyone except a couple were now light and no sugar left. Our temps have been exceptionally warm and I guess they are using much more of their stores than normal. I'll have to watch closely now all winter. Today I added sugar to all hives again but temps still in the upper 60s and possibly even 70's this week. Crazy weather and way unseasonably warm for this time of year. Problem is around here it could be -20 F next week and then back into the 50's the following week. Winters in the Texas panhandle are tough to predict and tougher to plan for. Good luck to all in overwintering their hives.
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Here's a link to a comprehensive website with multiple links on the naming of Vancouver, BC as the host city for the 2010 Winter Olympics.
Two of the Vancouver newspapers are featured - one with a front page banner, "YES!", the other with a front page banner "WE WIN!".
I think it is fantastic that Canada is again hosting the Winter Olympics. The 1988 Games, held in Calgary, were absolutely wonderful, with great performances, lots of human drama, breathtaking scenery, and wonderful hospitality from the host city. I can still hear the upbeat theme sone, "Catch the Spirit"
(I think that's the title) that was played throughout the games - and which has been used in a number of competitive and exhibition programs by some of the World's top skaters.
Who can forget the Battle of the Brians, the Battle of the Carmens, Liz Manley's terrific long program that won her the silver medal, Gordeeva/Grinkov's magical victory in the pairs,
the Dushenays "African" long program, etc?
It's going to be great! And for those of us who reside in North America, there's the prospect of hours and hours of LIVE television coverage of the figure skating. I remember the extensive figure skating coverage from Calgary. The women's long program was televised, almost in its entirety, and we were able to see many of the skaters in the lower rankings - not just the skaters in the final flight.


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Judge Kenny rules against the HSR Authority.
Original post made by Morris Brown, Menlo Park: Park Forest, on Aug 18, 2013
Judge Kenny rules against the HSR Authority.
Finally! Judge Kenny has ruled the California High Speed Rail Authority plans are not complying with Prop 1A. This should stop the great "California High Speed Train Robbery".
Those of us opposing the California High Speed Rail project, finally had our day in court, and Judge Kenny has ruled that indeed the project does not meet the requirements of Prop 1A, as passed by the voters in November 2008.
His ruling will surely have a major effect on the HSR Project and hopefully will stop any construction from taking place under the present plan.
Despite surviving at various times, numerous objections from the LAO, the State Auditor, the peer review group, the State Senate Transportation and Housing committee, all of which pointed to the project being flawed and should not proceed, these objections were always cast aside, by the Legislature, and the project moved forward.
The Authority's present board, now led by the cabal of Chair Dan Richard and CEO Jeff Morales, rubber stamp all actions these two propose. The Board fails to adhere to the statutory rules under which its considerable powers were granted. Why not just quit having board meetings and let Richard and Morales do, without any oversight, what they want, since essentially that is what has been taking place?
Until Judge Kenny's ruling, the project was proceeding and had been morphed from what was supposed to be construction of a High Speed Rail project into a ordinary passenger "rail modernization" program.
On numerous occasions, the project should have been halted, but the State legislature refused to halt the project, and the lure of 3 billion in Federal grants, and the promise of an enduring legacy for the Governor, was always was able to keep this "boondoggle" moving forward.
A bit of history is in order here.
Even before passage of Prop 1A in Nov. 2008, one could see politicians and their high powered friends designing the project to suit their selfish needs.
Sticking out like a "sore thumb" in Prop 1A, is this statement:
"There shall be no station between Gilroy and Merced."
Why was this inserted? Well, exposed before Prop 1A was approved by the legislature, it was discovered that a station was being planned in the Los Banos area of Merced County, a pristine, undeveloped area, but an area in which vast real estate holdings had been accumulated by politically connected interests. A HSR station was to be placed on a dairy farm, which the family of a consultant to the Authority owned. When exposed, the environmental community went ballistic, and this restriction was inserted.
The City of San Jose, insisted the routing to the Central Valley, be changed from an Altamont crossing to a crossing via the Pacheco pass, thus enabling a station to be located centrally in San Jose. San Jose would withdraw support for the project, if the crossing route was not changed. The City prevailed.
In 2008, through the efforts mostly of State Senator Alan Lowenthal's committee, added to Prop 1A were restrictions, that would seem to make sure a true High Speed Rail project would be built. As events have unfolded, the Authority has simply ignored these restrictions and has implemented a project shaped by politics, not a project that conforms to the voter approved Prop 1A law.
Despite explicit wording in Prop 1A, that a business plan had to be submitted to the voters by Oct 2008, well before the Nov 2008 election, the required business plan magically appeared only after the election, and upon examination it was deemed, totally inadequate.
Enumerated below are some high points of Authority arrogance and illegal events.
1. no business plan before 2008 election
2. Prop 1A promoted with the promise of 117 million passengers / year nonsense
3. Prop 1A was promoted with a cost of $33 billion for the construction and to be finished by 2020
4. A politically connected PR firm awarded an $8 million PR contract without due process
5. Legislature voted to withhold Authority funding unless a new business plan is produced by a certain due date.
a. Authority did not produce plan -- Schwarzenegger vetoes only the due date restriction --- not the funds. --- Later his veto was ruled by the court to be illegal. (2010-2011 budget)
6. Despite LAO, State Auditor, and Peer Review panel objections, the project moves ahead
7. Governor Brown replaces CEO vanArk with Morales and Chair Umberg with Richard; purely political. Neither Morales nor Richard have any High Speed Rail experience. vanArk was the only official with any HSR experience.
8. New business plan, revises project cost to $98 billion and finish is delayed until 2033.
9. New business plan, promotes "blended plan" as cost savings
a. illegal under many restrictions in the Prop 1A law.
10 Authority certifies a funding plan which the court has now ruled illegal under Prop 1A
a. no CEQA completed
b. the funding is not properly identified
11 SB-1029 passed with $1.1 billion appropriated to fund non-hsr bookend projects
a. No funding for the bookends was included in the Authority approved funding plan, but the appropriations bill, SB-1029 is introduced with no real debate and passed in 3 days
12 Bidding construction contract process is illegally changed (by Morales) and results in a corrupted outcome.
a. Tutor/Perini/Zachary/Parsons firm should have been disqualified on poor technical ability.
13 CEO Morales makes decisions without Authority Board approval, which by law, is required
14 Authority announces "rail modernization" program which is designed to take HSR funds and use them for ordinary passenger rail, not for High Speed Rail projects.
a. Taking $1.1 billion of HSR funds and directing them to local transit agencies is politically popular and secures the needed votes to pass SB-1029.
The project is all about the money and delivering dividends to powerful interests (certain cities, unions and developers)
Finally the lawsuit in opposition was heard by the court, Judge Kenny will hold a further hearing to determine an effective remedy for the non-conformance with Prop 1A.
From Lee Harper's "To Kill a Mocking Bird"…. Atticus Finch notes:
"Our courts have their faults, as does any human institution, but in this country our courts are the great levelers. So finally we have a legal ruling that should stop the project as presently proposed. Maybe a newly constituted Authority might follow the law; this one certainly has not.
Morris Brown
a founder of DERAIL (original grass roots group against the HSR project)
Menlo Park, CA
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a resident of Portola Valley: Westridge
on Aug 18, 2013 at 6:03 pm
California's High Speed Rail should be cancelled ASAP!!!
a resident of another community
on Aug 20, 2013 at 12:05 am
Although I favor the rapid movement of light freight and people through the central valley, i can only support it as a stockholder not a taxpayer. if it is to be economically feasible stocks/bonds can be sold by high speed rail company, not paid for by taxpayers. If rates are competitive I will use it. It must produce a a viable alternative to me taking my private auto. If it such a good idea why aren't private corporations investing?
a resident of Menlo Park: other
on Aug 20, 2013 at 7:13 am
"If it such a good idea why aren't private corporations investing?"
Because they know better and are not beholden to the labor unions as our politicians are.
a resident of another community
on Aug 20, 2013 at 7:58 am
Gov. Brown doesn't care.
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a resident of Menlo Park: other
on Aug 20, 2013 at 10:46 am
Figures Tutor would be involved. They're the biggest bunch of thieves in the public works sector there is.
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Why choose biology as a major?
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- Each year, science and technology are becoming more important in today's global society. Many of the most significant economic, environmental, medical, and social problems in today's world have biological aspects to them. In increasing numbers, biologists will be important contributors to solutions for the critical global and local problems.
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What kind of high school preparation is necessary for success as a biology major at RIC?
- You should meet the minimum requirements for admission to RIC: A college prep program including at least one biology and one chemistry course.
- You should be curious about the life around you, from slimy seaweed to furry foxes.
- You should be motivated to explore how things work, from molecular motors to ecosystem energetics.
- You should have the desire to work hard to achieve your goals, one of which is a degree in Biology from RIC.
What courses will I take as a biology major at RIC?
- As a freshman, you will take two semesters of introductory biology and two semesters of general chemistry along with a college writing course and courses in the General Education 2000 program.
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I would love to hear from beekeepers with a similar size operation and hear what they are using for:
- uncapping ( I use an electric knife and we are happy with it)
- dealing with cappings ( we use solar but not possible when it is cool)
- rendering wax ( we use an old wax melter or the sun)
- screening the honey ( we run it through 3 SS screens - works well)
- bottling ( we use normal nylon plastic gates ( OK but they can drip)
- cleaning the sticky gear ( we use a gearny - fantastic!)
Most of our hives have full size frames as a brood box with Queen excluder and one FS honey super and sometimes a 1/2 box. We regularly harvest the honey and this works well for us.
I brush the bees off the frames ( no blower, no chemicals)
We us AJ beetle traps and I'm trying the Beetle Blaster from Mann Lake - SHB are a pest here but no Varroa - YET!
If you look at the photo thread you will find a few videos ( a while back) which show our little operation.
Here is the link, it needs up-dating as we have made some improvements: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XhhBB...06C385260B1EA1
I find this forum very educational and the work so many are doing and the information you are sharing inspirational. I have kept bees for many years but it is easy to make the same mistake year after year.


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Viet Nam's tourism sees brighter future
Holding onto the theme "Heritage Tourism" this year, Viet Nam's tourism industry is expected to experience an increase in tourist arrivals as well as a strong competition with other countries in the region, General Director of the Viet Nam National Administration of Tourism (VNAT) Nguyen Van Tuan has said.
The industry expects to welcome 6.5 million international tourists and 32 million local visitors in 2012, for an estimated turnover of VND 150 trillion (US $7.1 billion), the VNAT said.
The figure would help the industry realize targets of receiving 10-15 million foreign tourists and 47-48 million domestic tourists and obtaining total revenues of about US $18-19 billion, contributing from 6.5 – 7% of GDP by 2020.
The industry has set to continue to promote growth and sustainable development with an average yearly growth of 11.5-12% between 2011 and 2020.
Viet Nam welcomed about 681,850 foreign visitors in February, up 8.2% from January, bringing the total number of international tourists in the first two months to more than 1.31 million, a year-on-year increase of 27.1%.
Recent VNAT statistics show that air travelers to Viet Nam in the first two months of this year accounted for 87% of all arrivals and rose 31% compared to 2011. Sea arrivals increased by 42% and arrivals by road, 17%.
With such impressive results, the tourism sector has greatly contributed to the national economy, despite current difficulties.
Economists say the global tourism industry will face many difficulties in 2012, and the local tourism sector is no exception.
However, VNAT General Director Nguyen Van Tuan affirms that Viet Nam tourism will enjoy fruitful development as more and more tourists add Viet Nam to their must-see list.
According to a report "Tourism Viet Nam Industry Forecast to 2012", the tourism sector of Việt Nam is projected to post a double-digit growth rate in near future, owing to a rise in the private sector's investment. As the country attracts tourists from all over the world, majority of private players have started investing in the country's hospitality sector.
The Meetings, Incentives, Conferences and Exhibitions (MICE) tourism is said to help boost the country's tourism market over the forecast period (2010-2013).
Viet Nam's travel sector was ranked 14th in the region last year and 80th overall, up nine places since the last assessment in 2009, according to the recent Travel & Tourism Competitiveness Report 2011 from the World Economic Forum (WEF).
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In 2011, Viet Nam's Hạ Long Bay has been voted one of the World's Seven New Natural Wonders. Mr. Tuan says this will open up huge opportunity to boost the country's tourism development. While many countries are experiencing political instability and natural disasters, Viet Nam is emerging as an attractive and safe destination, he adds.


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Daniel Y,
I see no reason to argue with your interpretation of weather conditions or the effects on the colonies. As we remember, Reno is higher in elevation than the surrounding region and on the fringe of the blast of artic air coming out of western Canada. The polar air descends into this country, traveling in the quadrant east to south, depending on the steering effects of the west to east jet stream. It's easy to see that your specific weather is erratic with all the variables involved.


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Throwing Good Money After Chads
Having spent billions of Federal dollars to "modernize" elections, State and local officials are finding much of that spending is actually creating the very problems it was intended to solve. Mechanical troubles, fraud, and voter confusion again this year plagued the taxpayer-funded electronic voting machines installed to replace the traditional manual systems. Now many States are planning to scrap the new equipment – which the Federal Government strongly encouraged them to buy – wasting those billions of taxpayers' dollars. Here's how it happened:
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Far Cry Instincts Predator and Far Cry Instincts Next Chapter (Working Title) Will Be Unleashed on Gamers in Spring 2006
SAN FRANCISCO, CA – January 11, 2006 – Today Ubisoft, one of the world's largest video game publishers, announced that its award-winning Montreal Studio is developing two new titles inspired by the recently released Far Cry Instincts™ video game. Far Cry Instincts™ Next Chapter (working title) for the Xbox® video game and entertainment system from Microsoft will introduce players to an entirely new story, characters and game features that reflect and improve upon the critically acclaimed elements of the first title. Far Cry Instincts Predator™ for Xbox 360™ video game and entertainment system from Microsoft will feature both Far Cry Instincts Next Chapter and an enhanced version of the original Far Cry Instincts game. Offering the kind of lush and deep natural environment true to the Far Cry® brand, Far Cry Instincts on Xbox 360 will captivate gamers with its enhanced graphical reality and gameplay. Giving gamers the opportunity to discover the Far Cry univer!
se in an optimized, high-definition environment, the game takes advantage of Xbox 360's multi-core next-generation engine for improved performance. Gamers will experience advanced pathfinding and new enemy and vehicle artificial intelligence for improved chase scenes and more enemies on-screen at one time, allowing for more adrenaline-rushing fast-action sequences. Far Cry Instincts Predator and Far Cry Instincts Next Chapter are slated for release in spring 2006.
"Far Cry Instincts quickly became one of the most talked-about games of 2005 because of its blend of high graphical quality, wide open environments and immersive gameplay elements," said Tony Kee, vice president of marketing for Ubisoft. "Ubisoft is confident that Far Cry Instincts Predator for Xbox 360 and Far Cry Instincts Next Chapter for Xbox will be among the best games this year."


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Council member Doug Crane sat in the mayor seat and a new member of the Ukiah Planning Commission was appointed at the last meeting of the Ukiah City Council.
Mayor Crane and Council member Mari Rodin were sworn in Dec. 19 by new City Clerk Kristine Lawler. Rodin and Crane earned new four-year terms without an election earlier this year when no challengers filed for their seats.
"Thank you for your continued willingness to serve our community," said former Mayor Mary Anne Landis, who accepted a plaque from Crane in honor of her recent stint as mayor.
Crane then took his seat in the center chair and picked up the gavel.
Later in the meeting, Council member Benj Thomas nominated Laura Christensen to the Planning Commission after his previous appointment, Jason Brenner, resigned.
"For personal and family reasons, he has chosen to step down," Thomas said of Brenner, who works as an architectural designer. "I think he has done an admirable job of serving the community, bringing skills and industry and judgment to the position that's been very useful, particularly in the difficult matter of the Walmart (expansion) question.
Thomas said he and Planning Director Charley Stump "had a number of discussions about who might serve on that commission," and he also asked the community for suggestions, and decided to nominate Laura Mather Christensen.
"She and her husband, Bill, run a small, but highly regarded, construction firm in Ukiah," Thomas said. "She's knowledgeable, Brenner knows her and recommended her highly, and she's very excited about doing this job."
The council then voted unanimously to support Thomas' nomination.
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Someone who secretly reads radical/liberal books, rails against "the system", advocates a punk ethic, but in everyday life is very mainstream and would never actually rock the boat.
"Bob is such a white collar anarchist. He owns every Jello Biafra spoken word album and reads the Huffington Post, but voted for Romney."
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Exile (Monday and for the next two Mondays, 8.30pm, UKTV) is set up north, in Lancashire also here known as a "shithole". So there is English rain, a gloomy, dirty house where an old man with Alzheimer's - who was once a fearless respected journalist - rustles about fruitlessly in his dusty study, calls for his long-gone secretary and has to have his bum wiped by his harried, depressed and skint care-giving daughter.
His son, Tom, is a hack in London on a glossy scandal sheet where he writes malicious crap, snorts cocaine, drinks too much and has an affair with his boss' wife. He's chucked out on his ear. He has nowhere left to go; so he goes home.
He arrives at the gloomy family heap to be greeted by his sister with: "Jesus, you must be in the shit."
Tom left home 18 years ago after his father found him noseying through his files and beat the hell out of him. Tom can't cope with his father, the memories, the bleakness, the responsibility, but mostly the guilt of having left his sister to cope with all of the above.
So of course he buggers off as fast as he can in his very fast car. Come back, says sis, or when Dad dies, she'll bury him and never let Tom know he's dead and never speak to him again. Somewhere lurking deep inside the wreck of what Tom has become, is a spark of decency. He returns, sis takes off in his fast car, for two weeks, leaving father and son to get on with it.
So of course Tom leaves his father at home alone, goes to the local, shags the barmaid (whose sister he shagged when they were all at school and who turns out to be married to one of his old mates).
And we were only about 10 minutes in.
That's good, tight storytelling for you. We had pathos and family secrets and family bonds and sex.
We also had an inkling that we were in for some acting that was going to lift the thing above what could have been all grit and bleakness and grubby sex and interiors.
John Simm as Tom and Jim Broadbent as Sam, the father, are of course brilliant - but the core of the story is held together by the the under-stated performance of Olivia Colman as the sister, Nance.
There is a mystery: what was in those files? So far we have a clue. The husband of the bonking barmaid recognises the name on the file: Metzler. It is the name of his boss: the head of the local council, a powerful man. He and Tom get pissed together and do some bonding for old times' sake - but this is before the husband punches Tom in the face for shagging his wife.
If this was all beginning to sound a bit Californification set in Lancashire - Tom shows a Hank-like talent for stuffing up - it isn't; it's English, for one thing. And it is really a family story - shot and told teeteringly on a claustrophobic edge.
The house, with its layers of old files and furniture and the photos with the post-it notes to remind Sam of the names of his family, is a place that closes in on Sam, Nance and Tom - and on us.
It's exile, and of nobody's choosing; as is whatever is happening inside Sam's head. Tom will venture inside and rustle about (both house and his father's head.)
These are dangerous places to go and no doubt the thriller element of the story will be revealed, tautly. But the really dangerous place to go poking about in is family; it's where exiles end up; here they have no choice.
And having watched the first episode, neither do I.
- TimeOut


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Here pears are roasted to sweet perfection with butternut squash and pureed to create a creamy soup that gets a luxurious garnish of Stilton cheese. You can serve this as a first course or with a salad and crusty bread for a light autumn supper.
Nutrition Profile:
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Heart Healthy
High Calcium
High Fiber
High Potassium
Low Calorie
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Serves 6
Prep Time 35 min
Total Time 75 min.
Step 1
Preheat oven to 400°F.
Step 2
Combine pears, squash, tomatoes, leek, garlic, oil, 1/4 teaspoon salt and pepper in a large bowl; toss to coat. Spread evenly on a large rimmed baking sheet. Roast, stirring occasionally, until the vegetables are tender, 40 to 55 minutes. Let cool slightly.
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Place half the vegetables and 2 cups broth in a blender; puree until smooth. Transfer to a large saucepan. Puree the remaining vegetables and 2 cups broth. Add to the pan and stir in the remaining 1/4 teaspoon salt.
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Leonardo da Vinci's (1452-1519) the Mona Lisa (c. 1503-06) stands apart as one of the most celebrated paintings in the history of Western art. Volumes have been written about her enigmatic smile. A best selling book, The Da Vinci Code (2003), now adapted as a Hollywood film, has only increased the renown of this remarkable portrait and its painter. The Hyde Collection's drawing Study of the Mona Lisa is perhaps more mysterious than the famous portrait that hangs in the Louvre.
Although nearly identical in size and the positioning of the subject, Study of the Mona Lisa is no longer considered a full-scale drawing, or cartoon, of the Louvre's famous portrait Mona Lisa (c. 1503-06). First, the paper is not incised or pricked, which would indicate that the image was transferred to the panel. Second, the drawing has been extensively retouched and reworked. This combined with grime build up, smudging, and losses caused by mechanical abrasion to the surface mask the sixteenth century drawing that lies beneath. An attribution in favor of Leonardo is supported by the paper, which dates to the sixteenth century and consists of three smaller sheets of paper glued together. The pieced paper indicates that it was probably taken from a bound volume and Leonardo did execute other preliminary drawings on pieced paper surfaces.
Moreover, the provenance, or history of the ownership of the work, parallels that of an authentic Leonardo cartoon titled Portrait of Isabella d'Este, but questions remain because of the extensive reworking to the figure in the Hyde drawing.
The Hyde drawing was once offered to the Louvre along with the cartoon of Isabella d'Este, but the Louvre declined the Mona Lisa due to its poor condition and extensive overdrawing and restoration. In 1951, Mrs. Charlotte Hyde purchased the drawing from the distinguished scholar and dealer R. Langton Douglas. Although the work has been "decoded" for modern audiences, whether the original drawing is indeed by Leonardo's hand will remain, like the portrait, a mystery.


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Center Square: 8.5 x 8.5 inches
Braids: 2 x 8.5 inches (cut 4 of each fabric for 1 run, 8 of each fabric for 2 runs..etc.)
Accent Squares: 2 x 2 inches ( you need two squares for each fabric used, so if you have 1 run of 9 fabrics, you need 18 accent squares. If you have 5 fabrics with 2 runs, you will end up with 10 braids on each side meaning you need 20 accent squares)
And just as a reminder, on my first post, the purple braid is a 5 fabric 2 run braid, the red one is an 11 fabric 1 run braid.
I generally put the top together before cutting the batting/backing and binding, just works better for me. Especially if you decide to pull out a fabric or put one in at the last minute.


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Southern Spice is located at 3901 Ryan St. (Michael Cooper / American Press)
Last Modified: Thursday, August 15, 2013 4:11 PM
By Johnathan Manning / American Press
When I was a member of the sports department, on Saturdays we often ordered out — a small consolation for us sports guys sitting in an office compiling stats while the rest of the world watched college football.
Among the restaurants we frequently ordered from was Southern Spice.
Recently, we decided to get the band back together (some of us anyway) and head to Southern Spice Restaurant and Grill for a sit-down meal.
The Ryan Street restaurant has been in business since 1997 and has added a second location in Moss Bluff.
Warren Arceneaux and Michael Cooper, former sports compatriots who now work with me in news, joined me for lunch at the Lake Charles location.
As is a key component of many of Southwest Louisiana's locally-owned restaurants, Southern Spice offers plate lunches Monday through Saturday.
Different plate lunches are offered each weekday. For instance, every Monday, plate lunch menu choices are hamburger steak or pork roast and every Friday, the choices are fried fish or beef tips.
Each dinner also comes with two sides and can be ordered in regular or small portions.
We went on a Tuesday so our choices were beef roast or chicken fried chicken and sides of macaroni-and-cheese, yams or field peas.
Warren opted for the beef roast and a double order of field peas and I got the chicken fried chicken, mac-and-cheese and field peas.
Both plate lunches were tasty and filling, and at $7.50 a piece, a bargain.
Coop strayed from the plate lunch offerings and ordered a menu item — a Cajun roast beef po-boy.
As an appetizer, we ordered a combo plate of mozzarella sticks, munchers (deep fried diced potatoes, jalapenos and cheese), onion rings and hush puppies.
All-in-all the food was as we remembered. We particularly enjoyed the munchers, which we had never had before. I also recommend the restaurant's home-made rolls.
We chose to go a little after noon to avoid the lunch crowd, thus it was only us and a few others in the place.
Our waitress was patient, even as I changed my order twice.
The restaurant bills itself as serving southern, home-style cooking from a variety of cuisines.
Variations of hamburgers, sandwiches, steaks, seafood and stuffed potatoes dot the menu.
In the morning, Southern Spice rolls out a full breakfast menu, replete with homemade biscuits and gravy, eggs, bacon, sausage, hash browns and other usual breakfast fare. Breakfast lasts from 7 a.m. until 10:30 a.m.
The restaurant also has a stocked bar.
Posted By: clint b. On: 8/18/2013
Title: Don't forget the dessert!
I had the lunch special last week also and it was as good as advertised but don't forget about the dessert. They have great desserts as well. The bread pudding was awesome! Hey Myron ever think about frying it??!!


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You know, it's funny, because if you take look at THIS months issue of the 'Cosmopolitan' magazine in which Taylor is on the cover. The cover-story being about how she's "Crazy for Kennedy". Funny, that was like a month ago. And now, she's over here going for the lovely Harry Styles, when we all Perfectly well know that in a matter of months, or even weeks, they will break up, (not hoping for it) and she'll say he left her heart- broken. Then everyone and their mother will go talking bad of Harry, just like they did with John Meyer. I personally don't ship Haylor. Sorry. But I am not being blinded by the Oh-So-Cuteness of them being a 'couple'. I'm in no way intending in being rude to Taylor of their relationship, I like Taylor Swift, her music and all, she's great. But, I like Harry more, and I'm not going to sit here quiet when I know exactly how this "Love Story" ends. With a new single by Taylor about how they broke up, how they're never ever getting back together and make millions. #NoHate just my opinion.
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For some reason, this doesn't seem like the type of relationship, like with Mayer or Jake, that will end really badly if they break up. They both seem too friendly/sweet/happy to be that way and seem to get along really well. I don't see him acting like a total jerk like Mayer or some of the other guys. She'll probably write a good song about him, or at least if there's anything bad, it'll just be about missing him, etc. I don't know much about Harry though…
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Re: st: polychoric for huge data sets
Nick Cox <firstname.lastname@example.com>
Re: st: polychoric for huge data sets
Wed, 5 Sep 2012 14:54:55 +0100
Experiment supports intuition in suggesting that the number of
variables is a bigger deal for -polychoric- than the number of
observations, and also that you can get results for 8000 obs and 40
variables in several minutes on a mundane computer. That's tedious
interactively but doesn't support the claim that Timea made. Best
just to write a do-file and let it run while you are doing something
On Wed, Sep 5, 2012 at 9:59 AM, Nick Cox <firstname.lastname@example.com> wrote:
> Stas Kolenikov's -polychoric- package promises only principal
> component analysis. Depending on how you were brought up, that is
> distinct from factor analysis, or a limiting case of factor analysis,
> or a subset of factor analysis.
> The problem you report as "just can't handle it" with no details
> appears to be one of speed, rather than refusal or inability to
> perform.
> That aside, what is "appropriate" is difficult to answer. A recent
> thread indicated that many on this list are queasy about means or
> t-tests for ordinal data, so that would presumably put factor analysis
> or PCA of ordinal data beyond the pale. Nevertheless it remains
> popular.
> You presumably have the option of taking a random sample from your
> data and subjecting that to both (a) PCA of _ranked_ data (which is
> equivalent to PCA based on Spearman correlation) and (b) polychoric
> PCA. Then it would be good news for you if the substantive or
> scientific conclusions were the same, and a difference you need to
> think about otherwise. Here the random sample should be large enough
> to be substantial, but small enough to get results in reasonable time.
> Alternatively, you could be ruthless about which of your variables are
> most interesting or important. A preliminary correlation analysis
> would show which variables could be excluded because they are poorly
> correlated with anything else, and which could be excluded because
> they are very highly correlated with anything else. Even if you can
> get it, a PCA based on 40+ variables is often unwieldy to handle and
> even more difficult to interpret than one based on say 10 or so
> variables.
> Nick
> On Wed, Sep 5, 2012 at 3:37 AM, Timea Partos
> <email@example.com> wrote:
>> I need to run a factor analysis on ordinal data. My dataset is huge (7000+ cases with 40+ variables) so I can't run the polychoric.do program written by Stas Kolenikov, because it just can't handle it.
>> Does anyone know of a fast way to obtain the polychoric correlation matrix for very large data sets?
>> Alternatively, I was thinking of running the factor analysis using the Spearman rho (rank-order correlations) matrix instead. Would this be appropriate?
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Work begins on Supino neighbor La Rondinella for late summer opening
The owner of Supino Pizzeria is starting renovations on a full-service restaurant beside his popular Eastern Market pizza shop, and said he hopes the new addition will be open by the end of summer.
That restaurant — called La Rondinella — will be about 1,000 square feet and include a bar and dining area that can seat 40, as well as a prep kitchen located downstairs, said owner David Mancini.
"I didn't have any big plan of expanding when I opened Supino, but I've gone with what works as I go, and this seems natural," he said.
The menu of La Rondinella, whose name comes from an Italian folk song, will include fresh pasta, homemade gnocchi, free-range chicken and grass-fed beef. Supino's pizza will also be available, brought in through a new door in the wall separating the two spaces, said Mancini.
Mancini said he has met with a contractor, who he said is a customer, to discuss plans for the renovations. Those renovations will cost about $50,000, he said.
About 10 to 12 additional staff members will be hired to operate the restaurant, he said.


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The Parthenon was built as a temple dedicated to the goddess Athena. It was the centrepiece of an ambitious building programme on the Acropolis of Athens.
The temple's great size and lavish use of white marble was intended to show off the city's power and wealth at the height of its empire. Room 18 exhibits sculptures that once decorated the outside of the building.
The pediments and metopes illustrate episodes from Greek mythology, while the frieze represents the people of contemporary Athens in religious procession.
Rooms 18a and 18b feature fragments of the Parthenon sculpture and also pieces of architecture. Video displays using computer graphics explain how the sculptures were placed on the building, and a touch tour for visually impaired visitors includes a model, some original architecture and plaster casts of the frieze.
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Music in the park is Sunday, July 28, in Longville
This summer's second Music in the Park program will be from 5-7 p.m. Sunday, July 28, at the gazebo on the park-like grounds of Salem Lutheran Church in Longville.
Performing will be acoustic guitarist Michael Hirst of southwest Florida. Longville is one of Hirst's stops on a 2013 summer Midwest tour.
A singer and songwriter who performs original songs and hits from a wide range of artists, Hirst is known for his acoustic covers of The Beatles, Eagles, Gordon Lightfoot, James Taylor, Jim Croce, Willie Nelson, America, The Beach Boys and others. His wife, Donna, accompanies him with light percussion and backup vocals.
Hirst released a CD in 2012 titled "The Other West Coast," a blend of covers and originals, and features his original song "Lost in a Dream." This summer, he will release another CD titled "No Other Place."
Admission is free, but freewill offerings are appreciated. Bring lawn chairs, blankets and picnic food. In case of inclement weather, the performance will be held inside the church.
Popcorn and lemonade will be available for donations to Salem's missions outreach to provide clean water in Africa.
Music in the Park is a community outreach activity of Salem Lutheran Church and supported by the Longville Area Community Choir. It is funded in part by grants from Lake Country Power, Arvig Systems, Blandin Foundation and Longville Area Community Foundation.


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with an empirical formula of C22H24N2O8•H2O and a molecular weight of 462.46. The chemical designation for doxycycline is 2-Naphthacenecarboxamide,4-(dimethylamino)-1,4,4a,5,5a,6,11,12a-octahydro-3,5,10,12,12a-pentahydroxy-6-methyl-1,11-dioxo-, [4S-(4α, 4aα, 5α, 5aα, 6α,12aα)]-, monohydrate. It is very slightly soluble in water. Inert ingredients in the formulation are: hypromellose, iron oxide red, iron oxide yellow, methacrylic acid copolymer, polyethylene glycol, Polysorbate 80, sugar spheres, talc, titanium dioxide, and triethyl citrate. Active ingredients: Each capsule contains doxycycline, USP in an amount equivalent to 40 mg of anhydrous doxycycline.
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A group of University of Northern Iowa students is helping bring thousands of free saplings to Cedar Falls to help the city replace trees lost to disease or flooding.
UNI Hardwoods recently transported 6,500 oak tree saplings from a nursery in East Moline, Ill.
More than 100 student volunteers will plant some of them on April 12 at a new nursery in the North Cedar neighborhood.
The saplings will replace trees infected by the emerald ash borer or destroyed by historic flooding in 2008. City officials say funding for tree removals and replacements has dwindled.
The saplings will mature for several years before they're either moved or kept in place to reforest the area.


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A new drinking game inspired by the recent World Cup. The game begins with several contestants. The competitors have to chug a beer using a Vuvuzela as a funnel. The drink can be poured in from the beginning or poured in by a partner as the chug is taking place. The first person to successfully chug the beer and blow the horn is victorious.
*GULP* *GULP* *GULP* BBBZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZ (The sound of a successful BrewBrew-Zela)
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[quote user="lawl"][quote user="allentown PA"][quote user="lawl"]Latest I heard, she expects a DE to be our first rd pick.
It seems like the talent level won't really match up for that to happen at the end of the first. But who knows who will fall and who will rise.[/quote]
i read that she said that too but I think I also read she said with them picking so late it will be hard to tell which way they go...ur actually good at predicting what they do too if I recall from last year.[/quote]
I think after all the analysis, all of us here tend to have a good idea of what we want the giants to do and what we actually think the giants will do.
I never watch much college ball or highlights so I tend to rely on the people here to clue me in to the positional strengths in the draft and relative idea of draft position and go from there.
I definitely wanted a corner and dt in the first two rounds last year, but I was thinking we'd get a dt in the first as I really didnt think prince or Peterson was falling to us.
This year is a weird one and I won't have even close to an idea as to what I want us to do early on until much closer to the draft when most of the dust has settled.
A versatile OLman, dt, corner de or TE is what im debating as wanting as our first rounder. Like I said, long way to go[/quote]
agreed its very hard to tell with such a late pick


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a girl(or catcher in a gay relationship) wears roller skates on both hands and feet. The guy then pounds her from behind while pushing her around like a shopping cart.
that dirty chica, she wanted to do shopping cart.
by AwesomeMcSaint April 17, 2008
Dance technique adopted by most white, male teenagers that requires very little rhythm and coordination, but still comes off as looking funny and novel enough not to immediately take them out of contention with the better looking women at a club or a party. The shopping cart is peformed by placing one arm out in front of you, as if guiding an imaginary "cart," while with the other you branch out and clench a fist to any random area above your waist, as if "taking groceries of the shelf." In most cases, men who utilize the shopping cart can get a laugh, but those who use it generally are not the ones scoring with the chicks later. Has been a cornerstone of the white male teenager's limited dance repetoire for almost a decade.
"Ethan, afraid of losing Emily to the latino boy break dancing over on the opposite end of the gymnasium, acted quickly and busted out the shopping cart, which made Emily laugh. He quickly poured her some punch, complimented her on her eyes, and persuaded her to go out and get some fresh air. Without the shopping cart, he'd have to subject himself to talking with a butterface like Brenda."
by Nick February 04, 2004
A shopping cart is, to the untrained eye, a device for holding your groceries. But, to a skateboarder, a shopping cart is an obstacle you can ollie over, grind, and ride in. To find an abandoned one of these is like finding a ticket to FUN!
by Ricky Benda May 27, 2005
Look @ the shopping carts w/ turbo that came stock so the idiot that buys it doesnt have to spend money on it.
by Ginger Bonehan March 13, 2008
One proceeds to put themselves inside a shopping cart and has another push them into a bush,curb,tree, etc.
Made popular by the tv shows Viva La Bam and Jackass.
Made popular by the tv shows Viva La Bam and Jackass.
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1. The giant basket on wheels that your mother pushes around the food that she had better be cooking later that nght.
Chuck: My wife just went to the store, apparently she filled her shopping cart.
Mark: Damn man you are going to be eating a lot tonight.
Chuck: Damn right I am, I will maker her cook it all.
Mark: Damn man you are going to be eating a lot tonight.
Chuck: Damn right I am, I will maker her cook it all.
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thanks Rick. can i have a hint on the three word motto???
don't know why you would need it but here is a link. 3 words....it's not hard. don't know why you need it except to make sure you are a human.
trying to join but they keep asking me for a three word verification
builders help builders -or- builders helping builders
"Government is not the solution to our problem, government is the problem" Ronald Reagan
that was pulling teeth but after 15 hr days I finally got it thanks
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Sullivan County School Board holds rezoning meeting
SULLIVAN COUNTY, Tenn. - It was standing room only Thursday night at a county rezoning meeting held at Sullivan Central High School.
The meeting concerned the south and central zones, and the county is considering transferring some students to other schools. There are three scenarios they are considering. Parents and students we spoke to explained their concerns about the plans.
Parent Robin Ketron says, "it would be a further travel for them, gas, that's all expenses, maintenance on the buses."
While student Logan Shaffer says, "At [Sullivan] North, we have an ROTC program. I've put in four years of my life that I'll never get back and all these scholarships and stuff that I'm up for, all those are going to go away if we get rezoned to Central."
"I don't think the answer is to overcrowd some schools by closing other schools. I think that would affect the success that we've had with our students," says Colonial Heights teacher Stephanie Miller.
There will be another meeting March 14 for formal presentation, and the vote on rezoning will be March 28.
Here's a list of the scenarios:
Scenario One-South Zone:
-Sullivan South High School will serve grades 7-12
-South zone elementary schools will serve grades PK-6
-Close Colonial Heights Middle School & Sullivan Middle School
Scenario Two-Central Zone:
-Blountville Elementary School expands to include Central Heights students.
-Close Central Heights Elementary
-Transfer Blountville Middle School students to Holston Middle School
-Close the Rock Building and remove modular classrooms at Blountville
Scenario Three-Consolidate High Schools In Kingsport Area:
-Sullivan South or Sullivan North will be designated a west zone high school serving students in grades 9-12, and the other school will be the west zone middle school serving grades 6-8.
-Colonial Heights and Sullivan Middle School will be closed
-North Middle will be expanded or students transferred
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Do you think that Dance should be seen as a sport? Why or why not?I would like to know... Thank you!!
Even with that, I don't like the notion of dance being classified as a sport. The athleticism involved is only a *part* of what makes dance so fascinating and challenging. There is so much artistry involved, and a connection between partners that is emotional as well as physical...to call it sport seems to ignore the complexity that keeps me so passionately involved with dance.
So, what's my hope? I would like to see the physical demands of "dancesport" recognized, that's for sure! However, I don't want the current push for "dance as sport" to take precedence over the beauty and elegance of dance.
Another interesting bit of information, an article I recently read sited scientific studies in which ballroom dancers were hooked up to heart monitors etc. After compiling data the scientists discovered that professional ballroom dancers exert as much energy etc. as that of Olympic runners, cyclist, etc.
I think that should be enough evidence to provide someone with the proper perspective and let them decide for themselves if ballroom dancing is a sport. Keep in mind, I am talking about someone dancing with proper techinque and control.
Thank you,
Should ballroom dancing be seen as a sport? I think so, as long as the sport element in it doesn't overtake the artistic element. Like all forms of dancing, I think ballroom should be thought of first and foremost as art.
Sincerely,Jonathan Atkinson
There are many activities, such as lawn bowls and darts, which are undoubtedly sports, since they are competitive pursuits with physical activity being a component. Now with those sports, there is little need for strength, and much less need for stamina than in dancesport, but there is certainly a need for physical skill. As there is in dancesport.
There are also activities such as ballet and bricklaying which require considerable stamina and/or strength, but without the competitive element we would not call them sports.
(There might be non-competitive recreational activities with physical activity that are regarded as sports, but I can't think of any.)
Basketball need not be called 'BigballSport' since the game itself must be sport, since it is always competitive and physical. So it would never need a name change for people to regard it as a sport.
Having said all this, I must admit that I initially recoiled when I first heard the name DanceSport. But that was because I think there is something inherently a bit silly in dancing competitively, although I have often done so happily! I just find it strange that our main goal seems to become competition results, rather than artistic reward. (The man that Strictly Ballroom was based on said a similar thing to me 8 years ago, but that is another story.) Also, the name 'dancesport' used in ballroom dancing ignores single person competitive dancing, such as highland dancing, and other partner dancers such as Swing, unless they also use it. But it still seems a reasonably clear and useful name; it is certainly simpler than 'competition ballroom dancing' or 'competition partner dancing'.
(This is my first post for a long time; I have been lurking too long, not being sure what to say! Thanks for all your work, Jonathan and Melissa.)
What concerns me is the changing of its name from ballroom dancing to dancesport. It is dancing on a ballroom floor. When people go to a ball, they dance this style of dancing. Those who consider it an art form and not a sport certainly can't like the name.
And how would, for example, basketball players like having their sport renamed bigballsport -- Or synchronized swimmers and syncsport -- or caber tossers and logsport -- or biathalon athletes and bisport -- it must seem idiotic to athletes in these sports, and many other sports, too.
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A convenient way to avoid commercials by copying and saving a video broadcast such as a television show or movie onto your television for viewing at a more opportune time.
Even though we weren't able to get together last night, I tevoed Lost so we can all watch it together tonight, and we will even be able to fast forward the commercials.
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I would like to know the spieces that are available in Georgia?
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I would like to know the spieces that are available in Georgia?
There are dozens of species in the wild, half dozen bumblebee species, blueberry bees, squash bees, mason bees, sweat bees, digger bees, leafcutter bees, and of course our honeybees. What do you mean available? --To purchase? You can buy Bombus impatiens, a bumblebee, two Osmia species, and honeybees - apis mellifera. There may be more. Check at the pollination page under alternative pollinators and beekeeper resources.
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Steve - Western honeybees are Apis mellifera (Genus species). Many races exist. The most common is Italian (ligustica). Most all types are available. Russian, Buckfast, Carnolian and Italian are the races mostly available in GA. You can purchase bees by mail soooo.... If you are not familiar with bees and are looking to start learning about them you might start with a good book about beekeeping. BEEKEEPING, A Practical Guide by Richard Bonney is excellent.


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ArchiveArchitecture/DesignArticles 2012
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Expanding the Book: An Interview with Badlands Unlimited
Dec 2012
Under the motto "books in an expanded field," Badlands Unlimited aims to challenge ideas about publishing to encompass everything from art shows curated for the Kindle and iPad to experimental typography and artist e-books. In an interview with Barcelona-based Latitudes, Badlands' Paul Chan, Ian Cheng, and Micaela Durand discuss their work "embracing every facet of a book's social life today."
Eyal Weizman and Architecture as Political Intervention
Yesomi Umolu
Sep 2012
Interested in a subjective, confrontational approach to architecture, Israeli writer-architect Eyal Weizman seeks to expand discourse in his field and put it in dialogue with disciplines like military strategy, forensics, and humanitarian law. In advance of his October 3 lecture, the Walker's Yesomi Umolu caught up with Weizman to discuss his ideas on confronting politics through architecture.
ROLU's Field Tests: Merging the Digital and the Actual in Open Field
Greg Allen
Jul 2012
In its design work and on its blog, Minneapolis' ROLU explores ideas at the nexus of architecture, landscape design, and conceptual art. Artists-in-residence at Open Field this month, they aim to link the digital and the actual. "We are interested in reaching into [the Web's] river of images and make something tangible from them," says ROLU's Matt Olson. "Creating something physical—taking an action."
The Next Frontier for Minneapolis Parks
Mason Riddle
Jun 2012
Already known nationally for its parks system, Minneapolis stands to burnish that reputation with a new plan for the upper reaches of the Mississippi. RiverFirst aims to establish parks as an engine for economic development along the river corridor, from St. Anthony Falls to the city limits some five miles to the north. City officials call it the park system's "next frontier."
The Dark Arts: What to See at Northern Spark 2012
Walker Staff
Jun 2012
By anyone's measure, the inaugural Northern Spark festival last June was a wild success. From dusk to dawn, people discovered the Twin Cities in a new light while making the rounds to some 100 projects by more than 200 artists. This year's all-nighter, on June 9, features more projects, concentrated in downtown Minneapolis for easier navigation. Here are a few happenings that piqued our interest.
The Art of Placemaking
Julie Caniglia
Apr 2012
A new kind of planning process is focusing on cultural organizations, creative placemaking, and the insights of artists in order to reinvent downtown Minneapolis' Hennepin Avenue. In the process, it's bringing artists to the fore, and developing a sustainable alternative to traditional, big-money revitalization efforts.
Fill-in-the-Blank: Candy Chang's Urban Interventions and Open-Ended Questions
Paul Schmelzer
Apr 2012
A graphic designer, guerrilla artist, and urban planner, Candy Chang has spent the last decade instigating site-specific interventions, from chalk stencils indicating nice spots for trees to a boarded house turned into a chalkboard for New Orleanians to share dreams. In advance of her Minneapolis visit, she paused to discuss street art, listening to community voices, and reclaiming public space.
Ice Land
Paul Schmelzer
Jan 2012
Uncharted territories, even in a relatively sparsely populated state like Minnesota, are few and far between. But each January, when the average temperature lingers around 7 degrees Fahrenheit, one such place comes into being, briefly, on the frozen surface of Medicine Lake, where artists reimagine ice-fishing shacks as the locus for a vibrant pop-up community.
Design's "Dark Lord" Discusses the Walker Art Center Black Metal Logo
Paul Schmelzer
Jan 2012
Christophe Szpajdel, who has created some 10,000 brand marks since the 1980s, may be among the more prolific logo designers anywhere. He may also be one of the most unusual: he creates identities for bands such as Pyre, Vomit of Torture, and Godrot. When he visited Minneapolis for the opening of Graphic Design: Now in Production, Szpajdel added one more name to the list: the Walker Art Center.


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Wonderful...all I can do is sit here and read...and watch the snow fall under the street lights outside and imagine warmer weather to come....Nice picture!
Looks like a well done cut-out. Did you see the queen?
They will make another one if you got that much brood comb boxed.
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That is the kind of colony I like to see when I open a wall up. Temps in the 40s and no sting? Good job. I hope you got that queen; there is bound to be alot of chilled brood.
Always question Conventional Wisdom.


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A Folio Universitas or Folio Magi is an album-like book, in which the owner can store Famous Wizard Cards. While at Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry, Harry Potter, Ronald Weasley, and Hermione Granger traded, found, or bought (from Fred and George Weasley's shop in Gryffindor Tower) cards, and then stored them here, where they could be observed.
- Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone (video game) (First appearance) (First identified as Folio Magi)
- Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets (video game)
- Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban (video game) (First identified as Folio Universitas)
- Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire (video game) (Used for general and stat-boosting collector's cards)
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Hydrologists spend cold night in backcountry
All for the sake of learning survival skills
BEND, Ore. - Hydrologists, scientists and engineers from across the West descended on Central Oregon to learn survival skills to trek into the backcountry. They spent Wednesday night near Wanoga Sno-Park to learn what it's like to survive a cold night in the mountains.
What they've been practicing will not only benefit them but thousands of people living in the Western U.S.
Organizers say this program is important for anyone who is surveying in remote areas.
"Not only are the sites in hazardous locations, but getting there can be very often hazardous," said Mike Strobel, director of the National Water and Climate Center. "There is the risk of being stuck there overnight."
Strobel says it's important for hydrologists to get an accurate reading of snowpack for the many who depend on that water during the warmer times of year, from drinking water to agriculture, even tourism.
"In the West, the snow counts for 50 to 80 percent of our annual water supply," said Strobel. "So understanding how much snowpack is really critical to understand and make forecasts for water supplies throughout the year."
As part of the program, instructor Julie Koeberle, built a snow cave to brave the cold winter night.
"There are always accidents that happen," said Koeberle. "We want to be prepared. Luckily, I haven't had to do that. We always pick good days to go."
She says it took her about four hours to build the snow cave. Wednesday night, however, she was living in style, as she packed a few extra things in her pack.
"I pack it really small," said Koeberle, "I have a little extra luxury tonight like pillows, but normally I don't. I keep it really small -- that way I bring it with me every time."
As the week-long course wraps up, those a part of the program say they're ready to take on Mother Nature and Old Man Winter for the sake of their job.
"Lets say fog rolls in, and the helicopter can't take off and you have to spend the night," said Koeberle. "I would be totally prepared with the small pack I bring, spending the night overnight."
As of Wednesday, by the way, the snowpack in the Deschutes and Crooked river basin was at 94 percent of normal.


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Conservatively Speaking
State Senator Mary Lazich (R-New Berlin) represents parts of four counties: Milwaukee, Waukesha, Racine, and Walworth. Her Senate District 28 includes New Berlin, Franklin, Greendale, Hales Corners, Muskego, Waterford, Big Bend, the town of Vernon and parts of Greenfield, East Troy, and Mukwonago. Senator Lazich has been in the Legislature for more than a decade. She considers herself a tireless crusader for lower taxes, reduced spending and smaller government.
Wisconsin Hospital Association Touts Successes Improving Quality of Car
The Wisconsin Hospital Association (WHA) presented to the legislature a report about quality of care improvement. The WHA works with member hospitals to improve hospital administration, maximize services to patients, and promote best practices. As examples of quality improvement, WHA explains patient readmission reductions, central line-associated blood stream infection reductions, and increased flu vaccinations. The data may be viewed at Wisconsin Check Point.
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