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Thus far, William (Bill) Browning's career path is a real-world example of holistic thinking in action. Growing up in a generation fascinated by the likes of Jacques Cousteau, Browning, 50, recalls an early appreciation for the environment. Combining this awareness with architecture, he earned a bachelor's degree in environmental design with a specialization in energy-conscious architecture and resource management. Once in practice, however, he felt that something was missing.
"I got out of school and discovered that architects didn't get to make all of the decisions," he recalls. "Ultimately, someone needed to help owners and developers." Browning enrolled at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology for a master's in real estate development, and upon graduation in 1991, founded Green Development Services at the Rocky Mountain Institute (RMI) in Colorado, with the aim of "exploring the interface between the built enviornment and larger ecosystems." For the RMI, his projects included new towns, resorts, building renovations, and demonstration projects such as Walmart's Eco-Mart, the Greening of the White House, Grand Canyon National Park, and the Sydney 2000 Olympic Athletes' Village. He also authored several publications on sustainable practices in collaboration with others: Green Development: Integrating Ecology and Real Estate; A Primer on Sustainable Building; Greening the Building and the Bottom Line; and Biophilic Design.
In 2004, Browning left RMI to work on the development of a New Urbanist community in Virginia, where he led the site planning, authored a set of design guidelines, and guided infrastructure development. In 2005, he co-founded Browning+Bannon, a real estate and consulting firm focused on environmentally responsive development and, in 2006, partnered with architects Bob Fox and Rick Cook to found Terrapin Bright Green. They were joined by Chris Garvin, AIA, in 2008. Working out of New York and Washington, D.C., Browning and his team work on high-performance environmental strategies for corporations, governments, and large-scale real estate developments such as the National Museum of the American Indian (pictured), InterfaceFlor, Bank of America, and the National Geographic Society.
How would you describe your work at Terrapin Bright Green?
Our consulting projects tend to be fairly large-scale or complex pieces of the built environment. We've helped write guidelines for existing buildings in Battery Park City [in New York City]. We've worked with Gale International to come up with green-building and green-infrastructure strategies for a new city [New Songdo City] being built in Korea. We're working on a large, 70-year-old building in lower Manhattan that is almost 3 million square feet, and a 118-story tower in Malaysia.
On our research side, we've worked on algae-to-energy concepts with the Smithsonian to help put together an experiment that takes algae and the technology for cleaning wastewater and turns dirty water into biofuel. From that, the Natural Resources Defense Council asked us to look at the environmental implications of the different ways people are proposing to make fuel from algae. We also have an ongoing research project with the New York State Energy Research and Development Authority and the Biomimicry Guild to introduce biomimicry to industries in New York State.
Looking over your time in the industry, what do you consider to be the most exciting innovations?
It's been interesting to see how quickly some ideas have caught on. The conversation about net-zero energy definitely moved more quickly than I expected, as well as the adoption of green roofs and the relationship to the tops of buildings. New York City just passed a code that allows one-third of the roof area to be greenhouses and that sort of stuff is not just technological. It's a major rethinking of how we should be interacting with the tops of buildings, and the acceptance of those ideas happened much quicker than I expected.
What do you think will be the biggest factors to influence sustainable design in the next one to five years?
Increasing interest in biomimicry and biophilia. And evidence that Nils Kok, Piet Eichholtz, and John Quigley have done at the Haas School of Business at the University of California at Berkeley and Maastricht University [in the Netherlands] about the economic performance of green buildings through the downturn of 2007–2009 and how green buildings are performing better in terms of rent. As that word starts to get out there, it brings forward a whole new level of conversation.
How do you work with the concept of deep ecological history?
We met Eric Sanderson of the Wildlife Conservation Society a number of years ago when he was working on a project called Mannahatta [welikia.org], looking at the 400th anniversary of Henry Hudson sailing up the bay and encountering the island. What did it look like when he arrived? Mannahatta remapped the ecosystems of Manhattan so you can see what it must have looked like in 1609. We also had worked with people like Conservation Design Forum [cdfinc.com] in the Midwest who look at what the ecosystem was like in places pre-European contact.
We use this information to inform what we do on a site. In the case of Mannahatta, we are working on a building in Manhattan. It took quite a few months to do a water-balance calculation because something just didn't make sense. In the basement there was a series of massive sump pumps that seemed to be running all the time and there were more of them than you'd normally expect. It looked like a stream was flowing under the building and using Mannahatta, we confirmed that. So, instead of doing what was done for 70 years and pumping the water out and putting it down the storm drain, we're looking to use that water in the building.
That experience led us to ask what else was going on at the site. We developed a process for calculating what the ecosystem may have been doing on a site, something Janine Benyus calls environmental performance standards: Looking at the site and asking how much standing carbon was there and how much was captured on an annual basis; how much sunshine and solar energy was available, how much of that was being converted by photosynthesis and how much was trapped and turned back into heat. How much precipitation evapotranspirated, how much was absorbed on the site, how much was running off? We wind up with a set of numbers that tell us what the place was doing when it was an intact, healthy ecosystem.
We run those numbers of the site today and they change pretty dramatically. Our goal is to question what we could do to make the site look more like it did in terms of the original performance. Can we design buildings and systems that perform like the indigenous ecosystem did?
Terrapin has used engaged offsets to help finance sustainable initiatives. How do these work?
We were contacted by National Geographic to help sort through what it would take to make their facilities in Washington, D.C., carbon neutral. They get most of the electricity from wind, which helps the carbon footprint, but they use a lot of natural gas, particularly with an Edward Durell Stone building that is a constant-volume reheat building.
We developed an investment strategy that would give them steps to reduce the natural gas use, but realized we wouldn't be able to get them all the way there [to carbon neutral]. There is not enough surface area to do the amount of renewables on site, so they were going to have to buy offsets. We buy offsets and at times, some of them feel a little far away, but we've got people in our own backyard who are struggling to pay their energy bills. Rather than spend money halfway around the world, why don't we do it where we are?
That was the question behind engaged offsets. An engaged offset is a voluntary financial mechanism where the offset money is used, in most cases, to pay for the marginal cost of renewable-energy systems on low-income housing in the community.
National Geographic is working through capital budgets to put together renovations and as they get there, this will give them the mechanism for how to make up the rest. We've now been approached by a major financial house in New York and we're doing an investigation with Enterprise to put together a package of tens of thousands of tons of offsets per year in New York City. It we can make that work, then we'd like to see other organizations do it in their own cities.


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We just need the Jets to lose to an NFCE team in the SB and it'll be a clean sweep.</P>
Jets-Giants Super Bowl? .........Too much like the Subway Series.
On that topic, I wonder if Yankees fans tend to root for the Giants and Mets fans tend to root for the Jets. Can't figure out why, but it just seems that the kind of New Yorker who would root for the Giants would also be the type to root for the Yankees and the type of New Yorker who would root for the Jets would also be the kind to root for the Mets.
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I then put two fingers on the trigger and pulled as hard as I could and it slammed. So what does that mean?
It works both with it on the upper and off of the upper. I just have to pull the trigger with two fingers and pull really hard.
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Home › Forums › General Forums › General Lightweight Backpacking Discussion › How safe is your food? Investigating the effectiveness of odor-proof bags
Feb 24, 2013 at 7:47 am #1299646
In December, we completed a randomized, blinded, and controlled study investigating the effectiveness of odor-proof bags using a trained K9 model. Unfortunately, the topic does not appear to be of interest to BPL. Because the police handlers freely gave of their time for this study, I would like to see it formally published rather than just posted. This type of publicity/outreach is important to these underfunded departments. I don't read any other outdoor magazines- Does anyone know of a magazine that would find this type of study interesting/publishable?Feb 24, 2013 at 7:58 am #1958035
"Unfortunately, the topic does not appear to be of interest to BPL."
Based on what?
I personally sold 400 NyloFume bags here on BPL for the purpose of odor-proofing and waterproofing. I believe another 200 to 300 were distributed by others here. Now some UL sites offer them as a standard item.
There have been a number of posts reporting the effectiveness of OP bags in "backyard" setting with a high critter and bear population.
Try poking around a bit before dismissing apparent interest.Feb 24, 2013 at 7:59 am #1958036
DougBPL Member
I'd try:
AMC (the magazine of the Appalachian Mountain Club)
Backpacker magazine
Outside magazine
If none of these are interested, just do a search for outdoor magazines, there are a bunch: Field and Stream, Bowhunter, Outdoor Life, Trailrunner, etc.Feb 24, 2013 at 8:05 am #1958039
Ken T.BPL Member
"Unfortunately, the topic does not appear to be of interest to BPL."
Did RJ turn you down? Seems like they need content very badly. Or is it that it does not pay?
They sell turkey bags up here by the case. Very important to keep all your weed from stinking up the place. Really. I hate it when one food item flavors everything else in your food bag.
We got bears and coons here. They smell everything.Feb 24, 2013 at 8:07 am #1958041
DougBPL Member
Another thought – especially since it's your local police dept. – is there a Sunday supplement magazine in your local paper/next big city paper? They'd probably be interested just for the local angle and the department would get lots of local exposure that way.Feb 24, 2013 at 8:08 am #1958042
I'm fairly well in tune with the forums. I was referring to the editors of BPL. I had submitted the proposal almost three months ago but had not received acknowledgement of submission or subsequent inquiry. Didn't know if the topic was too controversial.
Thanks for the suggestions, Doug.
edit- I may not have been so smart in the way I phrased the original question. For clarification, I was wondering (1) if odor-proof bags were a mainstream concept or more of an UL mindset and (2) if there were any outdoor magazines that had an interest in original research related to, but not necessarily about, backpacking. Backpacking? Outside? Is one better than the other? I am not interested in critiquing the editorship here and respect their right to select articles in line with BPL philosophy. I hope people will refrain from taking this thread down that path. Thanks!Feb 24, 2013 at 8:15 am #1958044
"…BPL…but had not received acknowledgement of submission or subsequent inquiry."
Thanks for that attempt. "BPL staff" responsiveness is notoriously lacking. Hopefully someone else can help in that regard. Or perhaps a PM to Roger Caffin would provide a path.
There Is interest and your work would be greatly appreciated.Feb 24, 2013 at 8:32 am #1958055
Jerry AdamsBPL Member
@retiredjerryLocale: Oregon and Washington
"I had submitted the proposal about three months ago but had not received acknowledgement of submission or subsequent inquiry. Didn't know if the topic was too controversial."
Editors = Ryan
Ryan is busy. Don't assume it was rejected for any reason.
Ryan should hire Addie back : )Feb 24, 2013 at 10:34 am #1958110
Thanks guys. This was my first lay publication submission. Guess I'm just used to the formal review process of scientific journals. In any event, I will post an update as the project develops. Next month we'll be completing a larger 14 dog trial of both resealable and Mylar heat sealable bags (with more of a law enforcement focus for that one). Fun stuff getting to watch the dogs at work, and much different than my normal day to day job.Feb 24, 2013 at 10:46 am #1958118
Travis LeannaBPL Member
@t-lLocale: Wisconsin
I'd be interested in the study.Feb 24, 2013 at 11:12 am #1958129
"…trial of both resealable and Mylar heat sealable bags…"
Just a suggestion – Please include the generic material names of the bags – nylon, polyester, etc.
Thanks.Feb 24, 2013 at 11:52 am #1958147
Konrad .BPL Member
I am much much more interested in this article than another typical review of a 2-3lb mass produced backpack. Trained k-9s?? a controlled setting? Awesome!!!Feb 24, 2013 at 2:18 pm #1958226
steven franchukMember
Mark me as also interested.Feb 25, 2013 at 9:51 am #1958486
Jim HBPL Member
@jraiderguyLocale: Bay Area
I've never bothered with odor-proof bags in the past, always just stuffing the bear canister and setting it far from camp. They've gotten knocked around, but never breached. Since learning about the LW/UL world, I've been thinking about whether it would be better to attempt odor-proofing. On one hand, maybe my canister wouldn't be molested so much in the Sierras or Cascades, but on the other hand, it might make that tube of chapstick that fell to the bottom of my pack the new smelliest thing in camp. Long-winded way of saying that this sounds like an interesting read and very useful info.Feb 25, 2013 at 10:25 am #1958500
Stephen BarberBPL Member
@grampaLocale: SoCal
I'd be very interested in the article! Please PM Roger Caffin – you'll get better odds of getting a reply!
Otherwise, I'd be happy to see this posted anywhere I could access it.Feb 25, 2013 at 3:09 pm #1958617
Brandon =ÞBPL Member
@stupendous-2Locale: California
Damnit, I was really excited to read this thread… which I guess essentially doesn't exist.
Maybe I'll perform my own highly unscientific study using my own dog and some Snausages (just typing Snausages he came over and started smelling around my keyboard).Feb 25, 2013 at 3:42 pm #1958624
Ryan SmithBPL Member
@violentgreenLocale: Southeast
I would love to read an article on this. There has been a lot of discussion on this topic over the last few years with no consensus on effectiveness reached.
RyanFeb 25, 2013 at 4:31 pm #1958645
Sorry guys. I did not mean this as a tease. The study was performed with the BPL audience in mind, and we had a great time doing it. A form letter acknowledging receipt of the proposal and stating that it was under review would have gone a long way towards alleviating the perception of "rejection" after a significant length of time had passed.
The many positive responses I've received have reinforced the feeling that this study belongs on BPL and I fully appreciate the staffing limitations of the editorship. I'll hang in there and go through whatever other channels may be available. Whatever the final disposition, I won't leave you hanging. The vagueness with regards to results has of course been intentional. I won't "scoop" our own story before it is published.Feb 27, 2013 at 6:00 pm #1959481
Diane PinkersBPL Member
@dipinkLocale: Western Washington
Count me in as interested in your study. If no love from BPL, Seattle Backpackers on-line magazine would possibly be interested.
People who write novels for a living often have a drawer full of rejection letters. Be persistent, I'd bet your post went astray or got buried.Feb 27, 2013 at 6:07 pm #1959485
Stephen MBPL Member
@stephen-mLocale: Way up North
Hi Ike,
I also would be very interested in this article if it managed to make its way on to BPL.
Keep up the good work.Feb 27, 2013 at 6:20 pm #1959490
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@mediaurasLocale: Terra
TrailGroove magazine, a cool online backpacking magazine with UL leanings would be a nice spot for the story. Sounds like a great piece!Feb 27, 2013 at 7:05 pm #1959509
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Ladies: Ando, Asada, Kim
Men: Joubert, Chan, Takahashi
Pairs: Kavaguti/Smirnov, Savchenko/Szolkowy, Volosozhar/Trankov
Dance: Pechalat/Bourzat, Virtue/Moir, Davis/White
in no particular order
Ladies: Ando, Asada, Kim
Men: Joubert, Chan, Takahashi
Pairs: Kavaguti/Smirnov, Savchenko/Szolkowy, Volosozhar/Trankov
Dance: Pechalat/Bourzat, Virtue/Moir, Davis/White
in no particular order
Ladies: Also YuNa, Mao; Carolina/Alissa for the third spot
Men: Daisuke, PChiddy, Joubear
Pairs: Anyone - don't really follow
Dance: Davis/White, Virtue/Moir, any third
OH, edit. The above is what I *want* to see. (And clearly I'm only reading what I want to read!) Who do I think is gonna podium? Don't really know.
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Men: Chan, Takahashi, Kozuka
Ladies: Ando, Kim, Czisny
Pairs: Savchenko/Szolkowy, Kavaguti/Smirnov, Volosozhar/Trankov
Dance: Davis/White, Virtue/Moir, Pechalat/Bourzat
Ladies: Ando, Asada, Kim
Men: Takahashi, Kozuka, Mr. Dead Eyes
Pair: S/S, P/T, K/S
Dance: yarm, yarnnn, yarrnnnnnn
As for me, I find his eyes very pretty and somewhat exotic. I have always liked the way how he smiles or laugh since I saw him for the first time at GPF, 2008 where he fell multiple times.
About topic, I would like to see the very best competition and somewhat unexpected results.
I think Carolina has a possibility. If she was practicing 3F(3L?) and some 3/3s at Euros, she may bring them at Worlds and would be the most unexpected podium finisher!
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Not in any particular order
Apart from Dai and Chan who is another one is so hard to predict. But if everyone skate clean I think Kozuka might be on podium.
Kim, Ando/Asada (but not both) and Alisa
S/S, V/T, P/T (I really wish K/S to win at least silver, but I think the judges will do that only when other three team make mistakes)
Dance D/W, V/M and P/B if V/M don't come then the shibs
Who's Mr. Dead Eyes?
It's a stupid description of Chan. Sounds like something that might have originated with Aunt Joyce, he of the sharp eyes and evil tongue... but that's just a guess.
Ooh, I would love it if the Shibutanis podium'd.
OK, here are my predictions:
Ladies: Miki, Mao, YuNa
Men: Daisuke, Mr. Bright Eyes (), Takahiko
Pairs: Dunno
Dance: Davis/White are all I know who are guaranteed
Patrick appears to have a slight paralysis in the right superior rectus, with the effect that his right eye does not move upward in concert with his left, when he looks to the right.
This's why he looks so sexy.


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The Obama administration's shifting accounts of the fatal attack on the American diplomatic compound in Benghazi, Libya, have left President Obama suddenly exposed on national security and foreign policy, a field where he had enjoyed a seemingly unassailable advantage over Mitt Romney in the presidential race…
The Benghazi attack calls into question the accuracy of intelligence-gathering and whether vulnerable American personnel overseas are receiving adequate protection. Even allies of the president like Senator John Kerry, a Massachusetts Democrat and the chairman of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, have petitioned the White House for more information about how the government protects diplomatic installations abroad…
[F]urther details about the attack could lay bare lapses in security that could damage the administration. CNN has reported, from a diary belonging to J. Christopher Stevens, the American ambassador killed in the attack, that he harbored worries about his security. Mr. Williamson, who served as special envoy to Sudan under President George W. Bush, said it was unlikely that Mr. Stevens would not have relayed those concerns to the State Department.
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This, more than anything, is the problem with the administration's response. It wasn't that they failed to provide enough information to the public, but that they provided incorrect information and did so long after it was clear to many in the intelligence community that the political narrative was false.
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By James Hoggan • Monday, July 31, 2006 - 09:00
DeSmogBlog reader Patrick Arnell very kindly spent a great deal of time connecting 20 of the more infamous signatories to Canadian climate change denial petition to the institutes and funding agencies that pay for their opinions. The resulting map is available here. Just "skip intro" and you'll be taken to the map, which shows pretty clearly what a complex web we're dealing with!
Thanks to Patrick and, as always, to Exxonsecrets.org for this excellent resource.
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Argh, it's behind the"Flash" barrier -- can you prevail on them?
You're in PR, you may be able to convince them (I've tried, no response) – putting everything behind a barrier that limits access only to people with the latest "Flash" software is very counterproductive if they want to reach people.
There are too many security risks with Flash. People can't always have their computers wide open to that kind of stuff.
Most smart sites offer a non-flash alternative. Regrettably both Exxonsecrets and the Inconvenient Truth website insist people open up using Flash.
Flash isn't content.
ExxonSecrets.org Flash & html
ExxonSecrets.org has every organization and person fully detailed in html "Fact Sheets" But, the Flash maps are what makes the database sing - letting you illustrate connections between people and orgs graphically.
On front page hit "view html factsheets"
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Before Hurricane Sandy surged up the East Coast and through many Long Island towns I know from growing up in Queens, I received a review copy of The Human Shore by John R.
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NEH speaks with the three winners of the Emancipation Nation Student Contest
Malcolm Margolin, publisher of Heyday, wins Chairman Commendation for telling California stories that might otherwise not be known.
Five leading Civil War scholars reconstruct conditions leading up to the preliminary Emancipation Proclamation.
"Freedom, true freedom, will never be free," said Rep. John Lewis as he joined the National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) and Howard University at the 150th anniversary of the issuance of the preliminary Emancipation Proclamation.
With the coming of the Civil War, and the staggering casualties it ushered in, death entered the experience of the American people as it never had before -- permanently altering the character of the republic and the psyche of the American people.
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I first noticed it on my Catmint. Then on my Vitex. The video doesn't show very good detail but it looks just like a bumble bee but longer. It couldn't be some sort of Hummingbird, could it? I swear it was a bee, just doesn't quite act like one. It looked like it had a fuzzy, yellow thorax. Any ideas? I've never seen one before.
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Found this on local craigslist this morning. Was this a repaint?
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Found this on local craigslist this morning. Was this a repaint?
Really nice treadle. Not a bad price either. email@example.com
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Miriam, I wouldn't have paid the full asking price. I'd have made an offer if I really wanted that table. I do think it would be really cute in a sewing room full of treadles!
What is the pink machine next to the Standard? A Sewmor? Do you use that machine? We need to see a photo of that machine too!
Kenneth you are right, class 15 machines have been around a very long time, even though, if you look at Singer's records they only claimed to make their Model 15 until about 1957. I don't know what the 'duplicate' machines are called? Anyone know what Singer calls those machines? Anyway, I think we have beat this horse enough. Yes, they are easy to repair, easy to maintain, a great straight stitch machine. But, there is no denying that those reproduced machines were purposely made to resemble a machine from the past!


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Milo Ventimiglia Gossip
Milo Ventimiglia gossip, latest news, photos, and video.
Let's Call It What It Is
If it's totally acceptable to call Katie Couric a cougar for dating a man 17 years her junior and Helena Christensen the same for dealing with Heath Ledger who's younger by a decade, then how about taking Milo Ventimiglia off your Freebie Five and labelling him a perv? Because he and Hayden Panettiere are slowly, slowly crawling out publicly. Full Story
GQ Quiver
Here's what was available last night to half girl/half woman Hayden Panettiere at the GQ event. First her co-star Milo Ventimiglia, with whom she says it's strictly platonic, looking like a waiter, albeit a hot one, wearing a jacket an inch or two too long and dress shoes from 10 years ago. Full Story
A Minx & Men
Hayden Panettiere, 18 going on 30, turned up at the GQ Men of the Year event last night in LA no doubt inspiring bad thoughts in older men. And yes… Milo was there too, as was my Rumey who had her photo taken with her friend which was terrible for her but fortuitous of course for Hayden who must have looked like a piece of heaven next to… something not so nice. Full Story
Can You Feel It?
Oh he is totally tapping that. Totally. Can you feel their sexual energy popping off the photos? Last night – Milo Ventimiglia and that litle Lolita Hayden Panettiere attended a theatre production with fellow castmates from Heroes but it's really all about what happened after. Would you bet your boob job the after involved the two of them without their colleagues? Deny, deny, deny… but there is something. Full Story
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Yet another child star, only 18 but looks like she's 30, and probably sleeping with a 30 year old co-star with the blessing of a stage mother molded after Dina Lohan – Hayden Panettiere is a DUI waiting to happen. Predictably she is also an actress AND a singer. Right. As you've seen, Hayden is revelling in her role as the latest "It" girl. Full Story
Yes No Halo?
As far as celebrity love monikers go, this one is my favourite. Hayden-Milo…Halo. Speculation about the true nature of their relationship has been rife since summer and there's nothing unusual about that except… he's 30 and she just turned 18 in August. And while the two have not yet been caught by the paps sneaking in and out of each other's homes, they did share a suggestive touchy feely moment at an awards show a while back and have been evasive about it ever since. Full Story
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How can you not? Looking ravishing in black at the premiere of her new movie, slimmer than we"ve seen her in months but definitely not alarming post-preggers anorexic like so many Hollywood mothers. Doesn"t she have the kindest, gentlest, sweetest smile? I feel warm and fuzzy every time I see her, especially with her adorable Milo - walking already! I often think about her intense love affair with my Joaquin (from Superior Pics) And I wonder. Full Story


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Pulaski Technical College will host Med Ed.Expo on Friday, Sept. 9, to share information about opportunities in healthcare education .
The expo will take place 11 a.m.-2 p.m. in Pulaski Technical College's Campus Center Grand Hall on the main campus, 3000 West Scenic Drive in North Little Rock.
Representatives from Pulaski Tech's Allied Health and Human Services Division will be on site along with representatives from Baptist Health Schools Little Rock, St. Vincent Health System and Arkansas Children's Hospital.
Admissions and financial aid representatives from Pulaski Tech and Baptist also will be available.
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Since it opened in 1956, Mai-Kai has proudly carried the torch for tiki. Even today, it still exudes a "'50s-swinger" vibe. Waitresses wear sarongs and bikini tops. Each room reflects a different Polynesian region and overlooks a waterfall or lagoon. Polynesian dancers perform nightly. And then there's the Mystery Drink, which involves, among other things, a gong, flames, and a kiss on the cheek.
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Discussion in 'GM Powertrain' started by cam67, Mar 24, 2013.
I got a PO753 code. Any ideas? Tried searching with no luck.
whats the make and model of said vehicle? 4l60e, 4l80e??
i have changed them in both above mentioned transmissions, very simple and messy. Basically get a big drain pan, get under vehicle loosen all the pan bolts and let all the transmission fluid drain out. Unhook your battery to be safe, you will be able to compare your new solenoid to your old one as they all look different in size and shape. Unplug electrical connector at solenoid, slide old one out put new one in and boom reverse the process. While you have it apart, replace your filter which will actually be covering the valve body when you drop the pan. And clean the magnet which is mounted inside the pan, depending on which transmission 6-8 quarts to refill. $20 part and lots of labor, but you can do it!!
2003 GMC 1500 V6. Not sure about tranny. Just got the truck a few weeks ago.
That would be a 4l60e, and my original post would be correct for the transmission you have. It's not that hard, just very messy and it can be done on the vehicle.
Definitely agree on the "not hard just messy" part. I've found the giant aluminum cooking sheets are fantastic for catching the draining. Other than that, a small kids pool slid under the transmission. Without a huge drain pan, I've never been able to take one of those things off without getting fluid everywhere. The first time I did one, it was all over the driveway. If you don't have a large enough drain pan, I recommend purchasing the oil spill cleanup stuff in a bag from the autoparts store. $5 will save you a lot of wiping. LOL
Thanks for the info. Now I guess I get to get dirty.
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|Bay's Tale of the Whale
|09.28.08 at 6:15 pm ET
Here's a little baseball/hockey cross-promotional nugget given the fact that I cover both Boston baseball and hockey in my little sports journalism world. Any time there's a Canadian on the Red Sox roster, any idle conversation I have with them usually turns to pucks at some point — and Sox left fielder Jason Bay is no different. Bay is a native of Trail, British Columbia and I naturally assumed, before talking to him about the game on the frozen sheet, that he was likely a big Canucks fan and that maybe he was a charter member of the Cam Neely Fan Club. Natural for a guy from B.C., ne-c'est, pas?
While Bay admitted his dad, David, was a Big Boston Bruins fan going back to the days of Bobby Orr and that fascination continued through the days of Neely and Ray Bourque, Jason proudly trumpeted the Hartford Whalers as his favorite team. That's right: the Whale. Former Whalers forward Ray Ferraro is also a native of Trail, a fishing town of about 8,000 people, and all the kids in the town grew up idolizing Ferraro and therefore followed the travails of the Whale. Bay was 12 years-old when Ferraro finally shed the Green, Blue and White Whalers sweater in a trade for New York Islanders D-man Doug Crossman midway through the 1990-91 season after six plus seasons proudly donning the Whale-Tail.
"Trail is a pretty small place and Ray was having some of his big years with Hartford when I was growing up, so just about everybody in my hometown was a Whalers fan," said Bay, who is also lifelong friends with Edmonton Oilers center Shawn Horcoff. "What is that song they play at the games…Brass Bonanza? Yeah, I got a kick out of that the first time I heard them playing it at Fenway Park."
Bay never made it cross-country to the Hartford Civic Center for a game before the Whale morphed into a Hurricane, but he is hoping to get to a Bruins game at some point this season before returning home to Canada for the off-season. So if you happen to see a random Ray Ferraro Whalers sweater at a B's game this winter, look a little more closely to see if it's British Columbia's best baseball player.


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Il Ramingo B&B - Double room with private lounge
Size25 m²
Floor No.2
- Family/child friendly
- Kitchen
- Washer/dryer
- Breakfast
- Internet/WiFi
Accommodation summary
|Via San Donato, 55100 Lucca, Italy
|Property type
|Private room
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Well connected by bus and by train.
The house is composed of:
living room, kitchen, 3 bedrooms, 1 toilet and a big garden.
Services provided:
TV, DVD player, free wifi Internet
Washing machine, linen and towels
Use of the kitchen
English, Spanish and Italian speaking
Touristic information about Tuscany
A typical Tuscan breakfast is included in the price!
A single bed can be added to the double room or to the suite, it cost € 15
There is also the possibility to use 2 bicycles, if they are available at the moment.
The price for 1 bike is € 7 per day + € 30 deposit.
Contact me if you are interested.
House rules
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|$ 18 US per guest/night extra
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Reviews of this property
We can recomment it - very clean, very nice, typical Italian style - feeled very well there-Thank you
stay (1 week) in Lucca very pleasant 10 minutes walk from the historic center, the room was spacious and access to facilities for the tenants is significant. our host Sabrina is discreet and available to indicate the places to visit. The rental home two bikes is very significant. Note the Tuscan breakfast to start the day off right view 2. The noise from the street can be a little discomfort.
un séjour (1 semaine) à Lucca fort agréable à 10mn à pied du centre historique , la chambre était spacieuse et l'accès aux commodités réservé aux locataires est appréciable.
notre hôte Sabrina est discrète et disponible pour indiquer les lieux à visiter . La location maison de 2 vélos est fort appréciable.
A noter le petit déjeuner Toscan pour commencer la journée du bon pied voir les 2.
Les bruits de la rue peuvent constituer une petite gêne.
It was a real pleasure staying at Sabrinas place.
The sleepingroom hat all accomodation w needed. Breakfast was almost like at home. We sat outside and found all we needed for breakfast in the kitchen.
Everything was always very clean.
Whenever we'll visit Lucca again, we'll stay at Sabrinas place!
Our stay with Sabrina was perfect. The location - a few short blocks from the city walls was ideal. Our bedroom was immaculate and spacious. The shared bathroom and kitchen were well appointed, clean and inviting. We had plenty of choices for breakfast. Sabrina was helpful in giving us information, booking a taxi for us and letting us store our luggage while we went to explore. We would return in a heartbeat and loved Lucca. The entire experience was a great way to start out Italian holiday.
Hi Sabrina, room was beautiful and the location to catch me Zetrum is super walk. You have to share bathroom but is always clean. The kitchen also has to share. But everything is not a problem. In addition, it has been well errichbar and gave us nice too. All in all it was a Beautiful day in Lucca.
Sincerely Franziska
A lovely Suite, adorable host and a comfortable living room with a nice kitchen. We'll come back :-)
Il Ramingo B&B is simply a fantastic place to stay! It's a great house, very cured and clean, with garden to use and Sabrina is so kind & gentle! It's in a 7 minute walk distance to the old town of Lucca. We are very happy about our choice!!! With compliments to Sabrina, Silva & Family
Dit is een van de mooiste B&B's die ik heb gehad. Goede locatie (paar minuten fietsen van het oude centrum), erg ruime kamer en een mooie ontbijtzaal met keuken en balkon.
Verder was de service en ontvangst uitstekend. Sabrina spreekt erg goed Engels en gaf ook de nodige tips. De keuken is van alles voorzien en het was een erg lekker ontbijt. Ze verhuren ook fietsen voor 7 euro per dag.
Een aanbeveling voor iedereen die naar Lucca wil.
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Tastefully decorated, fully equipped (espresso!) Friendly reception, close to center, quiet. Recommended!
Smaakvol ingericht, van alle gemakken voorzien (espressomachine!) vriendelijke ontvangst, dichtbij centrum, rustig. Aan te bevelen!
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A Letter From Voyage-Air CEO Jeff Cohen
A big thank you to all of the many fans of Voyage-Air Guitar! Your comments and well wishes are much appreciated. Our email boxes are stuffed with mail from people that want to either buy a guitar, invest in the company, or just tell us how cool our guitar really is.
Thank you also to the producers of Shark Tank! It is not an easy thing to edit a one hour negotiation between me and the Sharks into just a few minutes of airtime. One point I'd like to clarify about the show was the actual deal on the table. For $1 million, I was offering the Sharks a 49% stake in a new company, not Voyage-Air Guitar. The new company would license the technology to build Voyage-Air type guitars to other guitar manufacturers. Voyage-Air Guitar would continue to build its brand and build and sell guitars just the way it does today! The nuances of this deal were a bit much for the producers to work into our short segment. But, the Sharks and I knew exactly what was on the table!
We accomplished our goal of demonstrating the benefits of the Voyage-Air Guitar to millions of people and we are getting an overwhelming response! If you like the idea of having a guitar that folds in half, fits in a backpack and can be carried everywhere you go, then I hope you'll consider buying one for yourself.
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I have posted a question on sell size and bee resistance to pest and disease on my local forum, Puget Sound Beekeepers Association, but the only response I have gotten is that if natural cell size was better then 5.4mm then the native bees wouldn't have died out with the introduction of mites. But what I'm curious about, are the native bees of the U.S. at 4.9mm cell size(bumblebees etc.) or some other size. The native bees around my place are still alive and well to the best of my knowledge, large numbers on the plants at my place but I would still like to start a couple of hives with as little poison as neccessary. The research I have done on this site and others points to smaller cell size being a factor in bee health.
Is there anyone on this forum from my neck of the woods with an opinion against this point of view or do you think I am on the right track?
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Help Support CycleOverRide for EFF
Friends of EH-Net are doing an interesting fund raiser for EFF. Here's a little about them:
Please support them in any way you can.
Good luck guys,
So, JP and Bruce are on the phone one day talking about biking. JP is in the process of buying a new ride and they're talking about the finer points of component selection. JP suggests "Hey man, we should do a ride at DefCon". Bruce hears "Hey man, we should do a ride TO DefCon". Bruce gets very excited and starts planning a cross country ride to Vegas. A few days later, JP realizes there's been a miscommunication and talks to Bruce again. They decide to do both.
That's basically how CycleOverride started. Bad listening skills and two guys with a little too much ambition (plus Heidi's skills at organizing big events involving geeks) and now we've got a cross country riding, fund raising, security focused adventure. And the name? It's an homage to Hackers Teh Movie. Hack the Gibson, baby!
CycleOverride has planned a series of rides, and our big Cross Country ride starts Sunday June 16, 2013 just south of Richmond. These rides are meant to be fun, but also meant to raise awareness of cyber security and hackerdom in general.
We depart on June 16th from Virginia arrive in Las Vegas on August 1st. On August 2nd, our 3rd annual "Hack the Heat DEF CON bike ride" commences out to Red Rocks and after DEF CON 21, we continue on to San Francisco!
We have picked the EFF as our charity to focus on for our Cross Country (Hack the Nation) ride from Virginia - Las Vegas - San Francisco. We believe the EFF does important work that affects Information Security today as well as helps maintain the future of openness and curiosity that the hacker community holds so close.
After checking out our routes, if you're interested in CycleOverride stopping by your location, let us know.
Please support them in any way you can.
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Springs airport officials report smooth travel day before Thanksgiving
COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. - Colorado Springs Airport officials said travel has been smooth this Thanksgiving Eve.
Almost every flight was on time Wednesday morning.
Chicago was the only trouble spot in the country and flights were delayed there because of dense fog.
Aviation Director Mark Earle said two flights at the Colorado Springs Airport were affected but overall flights were on time and travelers seemed to be ready.
Travelers at the airport said flying on Thanksgiving Eve can be stressful, but that it is worth the trouble to get to spend the holiday with family.
Airport officials said passengers should remember to keep it simple on busy holiday travel days.
They encourage passengers to pack light, check in online and check their flight status before leaving for the airport.
Earle said the most important thing for passengers to do is give themselves plenty of time.
He also said passengers should keep their airline contact information handy.
Ashley Boyer was flying home to St. Louis on Wednesday. She said she got to the airport two hours early just in case, but that everything went smoothly.
She said she got to the airport in record time and security lines were not as long as she anticipated.
"I guess I can start off my Thanksgiving holiday being thankful for, so far, smooth travel," said Boyer.
Passengers who are flying out for the holiday should not be too concerned about crowds when flying back home. Earle said passengers tend to fly back in waves rather than all on one day.


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Hostel Inn Bariloche
Welcome to the newest place in the heart of Bariloche, Hostel Inn Bariloche, its the place to be. The Coolest Atmosphere Every Day in the Town!!
SPECIAL OFFER: During May & June, FREE DINNER INCLUDED!
Located only 300 meters away from the main square and the famous Civic Center, we pride ourselves in offering the coolest , clean and fun place to stay. You will not find such a wide range of quality services in any other hostel in the area!!
Availability & RatesTo view availability and prices please select dates and click 'Update Dates'
Hostel Facilities & Policies
- 24 Hour Reception
- Age Restriction
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- Free Breakfast
- Cable TV
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- Credit Cards Not Accepted
- Free City Maps
- Free Internet Access
- Free WiFi
- Hot Showers
- House Keeping
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- Self-Catering Facilities
- Laundry Facilities
- Linen Included
- Security Lockers
- Luggage Storage
- Meals Available
- No Curfew
- Non Smoking
- Outdoor Terrace
- Steam Room
- Tours/Travel Desk
Cancellation PolicyThis property has a 1 day cancellation policy. Failure to cancel within this time will result in a cancellation charge equal to the first night of your stay.
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IMPORTANT TO READ BEFORE BOOKING: This hostels needs you to send the CVV code after booking otherwise your booking can be canceled�
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- Please remember that check in time is from 2 pm, we only accept cash and all payments are made in advanced during check in time and in cash.
- It is very important that you call us to reconfirm your booking (48hs before your arrival), otherwise the booking will be cancelled.
- Please remember to let us know your arrival details such as flight number or bus company, to know for sure at what time you will arrive or if you are delayed!
- We don't apply hostelling international discounts if you made the reservation through this website.
If you make the booking in the same day of the arrival please call us or send an email telling us at what time you arrive and in what type of transport!!
- Thanks for the information, we hope for you and for your best stay in Bariloche!
-Children under the age of 18 are unable to be accommodated under all circumstances
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Located only 300 meters away from the main square and the famous Civic Center, we pride ourselves in offering the coolest, clean and fun place to stay. You will not find such a wide range of quality services in any other hostel in the area!! You can get to the hostel from Salta 308 (main entrance) or Tucumán 309.
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None of the locations on this walk existed prior to 2003, but already they have become some of Tokyo's premier destinations. As you browse the large shopping/dining/entertainment complexes here you're sure to get a little turned around, but that's part of the fun.
Start your tour at Tokyo Midtown, which calls itself "a new kind of composite city." It opened in 2007 around Midtown Tower, the city's (not the metropolitan area's) tallest building at 814 feet (248 meters) and home of the spectacular (1) Ritz-Carlton Hotel (Tokyo Midtown, 9-7-1, Akasaka, Minato-ku); take the elevator to the lobby on the 45th floor for views across the Imperial Palace and out to Tokyo Bay. Descend to the (2) Suntory Museum of Art (Tokyo Midtown Gardenside, 9-7-4 Akasaka, Minato-ku) on the third floor, where temporary exhibits showcase both traditional and contemporary Japanese art and design.
Head back to the first floor and follow the signs to the garden and (3) 21_21 Design Sight (9-7-6 Akasaka, Minato-ku). Designed by architect Tadao Ando, it looks like two stylized clamshells chatting on a meadow. Changing, fanciful exhibits are curated by fashion designers including Issey Miyake.
From here, head back past the footbridge and cross the busy street Gaien-Higashi Dori. Bear to the right of the median (Idemitsu gas station on your right). Where the road curves left, the (4) National Art Center Tokyo (7-22-2 Roppongi, Minato-ku) is on the right. Its undulating glass surface, by architect Kishio Kurokawa, elegantly conceals giant, inverted cones topped with cafés. Exhibits range from prize-winning art competitions to European masters.
Return to the street, head downhill and follow the road as it curves right. Turn left before the covered overpass, and as you head up the stairs you'll see the 54-story Mori Tower. This is the heart of the (5) Roppongi Hills complex. There's no shortage of places for lunch or a snack here—just wander California architect Jon Jerde's multilayered buildings. A great vantage point is from the Mohri Garden, a former samurai garden on-site. When you're done, head up to the (6) Mori Art Museum (Roppongi Hills Mori Tower, 6-10-1 Roppongi, Minato-ku), 53 stories up, where it's always a surprise as to how the cutting-edge exhibits will be displayed. Even between exhibits, it's worth a visit to the (7) Tokyo City View Observatory (Roppongi Hills Mori Tower, 6-10-1 Roppongi, Minato-ku), for the city's grandest vistas. On clear days, you can see Mt. Fuji.
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Damon Webb named LSU in his top four
Defensive backs Nick Watkins and Tony Brown, both ranked among the top prospects in the state of Texas for the Class of 2014, will be at Cowboys Stadium on Saturday as guests of the Tide along with Fort Worth offensive lineman Demetrius Knox. Perhaps the biggest name expected on Saturday for the Tide is Mansfield, Texas safety Edward Paris, rated by 247Sports as a five-star prospect the No. 10 overall player in the 2014 class.
That's wierd, Paris tweeted about how Jalen Mills looked in the LSU game. He was watching us while as a guest of Alabama.
USCe, Clemson, Alabama, Ohio State and LSU according to Phil Kornblut
"Stanford, USC, Notre Dame, Michigan, Ohio State, Florida, Miami, Georgia and Rutgers," he said. "That's my top right now, but it could change. That's not set in stone."
Baldwin is hearing from USC(e), LSU, NC State and Alabama.
LSU and NC State seem to be showing the most interest. "They both tell me they could offer me soon," he said.
Some updated info on 2014 recruit Justin Todd/ Oakleaf High School/ Orange Park, FL:
"The schools that are interested right now are FSU, Florida Atlantic, Arizona, Georgia Tech. Florida Atlantic and FSU look at me as a top recruit for 2014. I've also talked to Missouri and Vanderbilt."
"Right now I think I've decided that I wanna be a science major, so any school that's strong in science is gonna really catch my eye. I want to try to stay in Florida too."
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The French Education System
From nursery school to high school
The French education system is split into three stages : primary school (école), secondary school (collège) and high school (lycée). Primary and secondary education is free, neutral, secular and compulsory between the ages of 6 and 16.
Nursery school classes accept toddlers at 2 or 3 years of age, starting in September. The children develop their basic faculties, improve their speaking skills and are introduced to the world of reading and writing, numbers and other key areas of learning. From age 6 to 11, the children attend elementary school which is mixed and free in the case of public (state) schools.
The 'collège' accepts all pupils after elementary school without the need to pass an entrance exam. The teaching is structured by subject: French, mathematics, history-geography, 'civics' or civil education, biology and earth sciences, technology, art, music, PE, physics-chemistry. The objectives are fixed by national programmes.
After the 'collège', pupils continue their education in a general and technological 'lycée' or a professional 'lycée'. The latter enables them to acquire a professional diploma in order to pursue further vocational studies or integrate the workplace. Links between the professional and the general and technological study programmes and between the C.A.P. (Certificate of Professional Aptitude) and the professional baccalaureate are facilitated.
The C.A.P. gives access to manual worker or qualified employee jobs and aims to provide direct access into the world of work. Pupils can also take a 2-year course of studies towards a professional qualification called a B.E.P. (Certificate of Vocational Proficiency) in one of four fields (social and health careers, driving jobs and road transport services, the catering and hotel industry, and the optics-eyewear sector). In a professional lycée, the BEP course is integrated into the three-year programme of the professional baccalaureate.
The general baccalaureate and the technological baccalaureate are organised into 'series' or streams (ES - economic and social studies, L - literary and S - scientific) for the general 'bac', and STG (Management), STI (Industrial), STL (Laboratory), STSS (Health and Social), STAV (Agronomy), TMD (Music and Dance) and Hotel Management for the technological 'bac'. Each stream is structured by a coherent core of key subjects. The professional baccalaureate requries 3 years of study and certifies the capacity to work in a highly qualified professional activity.
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Both Boley and Webster are on the last year of long deals, and I don't believe they've restructured at all during that time. Usually guys ont he last year of their deals you get the most cap relief for.
Just for the record, I'm not for cutting Boley, he's played very well for us. Webster will need to be worked on because he has a huge cap number this year after sub par play.
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SIA-Supported School Safety Bill Passes Senate Committee
The Senate Judiciary Committee voted Tuesday to approve the School Safety Enhancements Act of 2013, a measure supported by the Security Industry Association (SIA).
March 11, 2013
WASHINGTON — The Senate Judiciary Committee voted Tuesday to approve the School Safety Enhancements Act of 2013, a measure supported by the Security Industry Association (SIA). Sponsored by Sen. Barbara Boxer (D-Calif.) and Sen. Susan Collins (R-Maine), S.146 passed the committee with bipartisan support.
As amended, the legislation would provide $40 million annually to communities and schools to install a wide variety of security solutions, including cameras, access control systems and other life-safety products. It would also help schools conduct security assessments and training for students, teachers and administrators, and help schools better coordinate with local law enforcement agencies.
Local communities and schools would apply for the Secure Our Schools grants through the Department of Justice (DOJ), with federal resources matched by local governments.
The bill would create a DOJ and Department of Education joint task force to develop advisory guidelines that would ensure the safety of children in K-12 schools. It would also establish a National Center for Campus Public Safety to help colleges and universities protect students.
"Local school officials are in the best position to make final decisions on how to use federal resources," says SIA CEO Don Erickson. "This legislation will reauthorize the successful Secure Our Schools Program, a program that has gone unfunded for the past two years. As a parent of school-aged children, I am pleased to see the Senate act swiftly and in a bipartisan manner."
The legislation will next move to the Senate floor where passage is expected.
As part of SIA's School Safety initiative, SIA [email protected] is presenting a School Safety track at ISC West that focuses on issues surrounding security on school campuses. The organization has also started a LinkedIn group, SIA Safe Schools, to discuss policy, technology, compliance issues and the design and installation of security systems to protect our nation's schools.
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Like I promised, here is the 2nd pre-draft mock I worked on almost simultaneously as the first one.
1. Jonathan Cooper G/CNorth Carolina
2. Jamar Taylor CBBoise St
3. Cornelius Washington DE--Georgia
4. Kevin Red**** LBNorth Carolina
5. Josh Boyd DTMississippi St
6. Rontez Miles S---California(PA)
7a. Miguel Maysonet RB---Stony Brook
7b. Jeff Tuel QBWashington St
Like the earlier mock, this one has some goods and maybe some eh, so so picks. I couldnt find a happy medium, therefore went with 2 mocks.
I, like others would like the trenches improved some. I have some doubts whether Cooper will be there or not. And usually interior linemen are not thought of as 1st rd picks with some teams. Connor and Rivers are on 1 yr deals, so Red**** could be our mike or maybe Sam in 2014.
Miles just seems like an intriguing prospect worth taking a flyer on in the 6th rd.
Like others, I would be good with Maysonet in the late rds to compete with Torain and Scott for the 3rd or 4th RB spot.
Tuel would just be some camp competition for Carr.


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Kia's hot hatch ready and willing to take on its rivals
Kia is looking to take on the performance hatchbacks when it debuts its hot three-door hatch, the Pro-Cee'd GT, at March's Geneva motor show.
After images of the hatch were leaked by a Greek website, the Korean car company struck back by showing sneaky pictures of the striking vehicle.
With a 1.6-litre four-cylinder turbo engine that produces 150kW and 265 Nm, the Pro-Cee'd GT will be a rival for Volkswagen's Golf GTi and Ford's Fiesta ST.
The Pro-cee'd GT stands out with its eight distinctive LED daytime running lights integrated into the aggressive new front bumper.
Honeycomb mesh grille inserts, a thin red pinstripe and a GT badge are also added at the front, while the sculpted body rides on 18-inch alloys with red brake calipers. Although it's not visible in the official images released, Kia says there's a twin-exit exhaust at the back.
Inside are Recaro sports seats with red stitching, which is repeated on the steering wheel and door. The leather wheel is also embroidered with the GT logo.
But unlike most of its rivals, the Pro-cee'd GT will be available as a six-speed manual.
Production of the newest members of the cee'd family is scheduled to start at Kia's Zilina plant in Slovakia in mid-May and they will go on-sale across Europe from the middle of the year. Prices and specifications will be confirmed closer to the on-sale date.
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Futures Down; Chesapeake, Penney on the Rise
Futures for the Dow Jones Industrial Average and Standard & Poor's 500 index are trading down from their record highs, both off more than 0.1% in premarket trading Monday.
On the rise are shares of Chesapeake Energy (CHK), up about 1.6% after the natural-gas producer named a successor to scandal-plagued founder Aubrey McClendon, who left earlier this year:
People familiar with the matter said Chesapeake's directors on Sunday tapped Robert Douglas Lawler, senior vice president of international and deep-water operations at Anadarko Petroleum to fill the post vacated by Mr. McClendon, who left the company April 1…
In Mr. Lawler, a petroleum engineer, Chesapeake is getting a relatively youthful but seasoned industry hand as it seeks to coax greater profits from its extensive oil-and-gas holdings.
Also climbing this morning is J.C. Penney (JCP) stock, up about 1.7% after the retailer was upgraded to Buy at Maxim Group. In a research note Rick Snyder wrote:
We are upgrading JCP shares to Buy, from Hold based on the company's recent change in strategy that we believe will drive traffic back into stores. CEO Mike Ullman has recently returned to couponing, promoting, and is returning popular private brands to the stores. We believe the abandonment of these strategies and brands was a major reason for the steep decline in traffic in 2012. Our recent channel checks indicate that store traffic has increased since the company has returned to these strategies. Customers have apparently returned to the stores to take advantage of the "up front" markdowns and reintroduction of private brands such as St John's Bay. At its peak, St John's Bay was a $1 billion brand before being virtually eliminated from the stores in 2012.
Increasing our price target to $27.00 from $16.50. Our increased price target represents 7.0x EV/ (Pension Adjusted EBITDA-Capex) on our 2016 pension adjusted EBITDA estimate of $1.538 billion.
Penney closed Friday at $18.01; the stock is up nearly 10% in May.
Campbell Soup (CPB) is also gaining, up more than 3% after better-than-expected fiscal third-quarter earnings and a increase in earnings guidance. As Kevin Kingsbury writes at WSJ MoneyBeat:
Leading the way is a nearly 5% volume increase amid higher promotional spending helping US condensed, ready-to-serve and broth sales post double-digit sales gains.
That as the early part of 2013 was much-more conducive weather-wise to soup eating that a year earlier, which saw record late-winter/early-spring warmth in America.
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A History of Luxury in Virginia
The Founders Inn and Spa • Virginia Beach, VA
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Stretching all the way from the Chesapeake Bay to the North Carolina border, Virginia Beach is best known for its wide, sandy beaches and summertime surf culture. But the town, which also boasts a robust military tradition, is dripping with history and Colonial charm—in fact, First Landing Cross marks the point of disembarkation by Jamestown's first settlers. Tucked back from the shoreline lie expansive green spaces lined with sturdy oak trees and colorful porched homes, lending the place the feel of a small neighborhood rather than a large resort town.
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Stepping onto the sprawling grounds of The Founders Inn and Spa, you'd be forgiven for thinking you were at the wrong place—palatial yet humbly named, the property is less of an inn than it is an estate. But an apt tribute to its namesake Founding Fathers? It is most certainly that. Set on 16 acres in Virginia Beach, the Georgian-style hotel is fronted by fountains and perfectly trimmed hedges, and decorated inside with Oriental rugs; chandeliers; and large framed paintings of John Adams, James Madison, and the like. Each newly renovated room features a Kingsdown pillow-top mattress, a 42-inch flat-screen TV, and complimentary Wi-Fi.
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• Pamper yourself with a body treatment at the ultra-modern Flowering Almond Spa
• Head 20 minutes east to the Virginia Beach Boardwalk
• Drive north to historic Williamsburg, Jamestown, or Yorktown, each an hour away
• Grab a quick bite in The Hunt Room or opt for upscale dining in the award-winning Swan Terrace Restaurant
"We stayed at the Founders for the first time and were thoroughly delighted... It's a top quality property: Egyptian cotton, great mattresses, nicely appointed rooms, very nice foyer, and excellent food."-- TripAdvisor
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New York, NY  With the Earth under attack, it¹s time to get "Serious" Â
Serious Sam that is. The PC sensation will look and play better than ever
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My TBH definitely has SHB, as I have seen them marching around a few of the combs. Didn't do a full inspection so I am not sure how infested the entire hive is but certain there are beetles in there. Does anyone know the likelihood (or unlikelihood) that SHB survive the winter? I am in Southern New York so we can get a relatively harsh winter. My hope is for my bees to make it through the winter (my first winter with bees), and that the SHB, small hive beetles, do not survive. Have not read anywhere about their life cycle. If anyone has the answer, would be appreciated so I know what to expect this coming Spring.
Thanks to all.


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Attacks on the Press | Nicaragua
Attacks on the Press 2009: Nicaragua
• Ortega administration marginalizes private media.
0: Number of press conferences held by Ortega since taking office.
Three decades after a revolution swept the Sandinistas into power, the government of President Daniel Ortega still cast private media as enemies and moved forcefully to curtail their influence. Ortega—who led the 1979 uprising against the Somoza dictatorship and reclaimed the presidency in 2006 elections—employed a range of tactics to marginalize the press, including legal persecution, smear campaigns to discredit adversaries, and manipulation of state advertising to punish critical outlets.


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I am potential new beekeep with some "apprenticeship" from beekeeping family back in the country of my origin (grandfather was a farmer and kept 100+ hives, father (ethnologist) kept 3 hives for hobby). No decision work but a lot of hive painting, frame cleaning and fixing and such. I am about to move from NY to NJ (I hope before next spring) and to suburban setting where both our property and surroundings are beekeeping friendly (just next to Seton Hall University). Hence, I am reading and preparing... most likely I'll start with two hives and never go beyond 3 - this is to be hobby for personal enjoyment and use.
My previous experience dictates a lot of what my approach is to be. I am scientist by profession so I am not opposed to chemical treatments but I have seen (partly from necessity - no easy access and great expense) more benefit in letting bees to their own devices as much as possible. So, treatments if hives are in acute serious danger, prevention by good setup practices - accepting both risks and benefits of this methodology. We never worked with foundations, so I'll definitely proceed with foundation-less frames. We used standard Langstroth hives with deeps and supers - here I will make convenience changes for a modern day beekeeping: I plan using just medium 10 frame boxes throughout. Bees we worked with were local Russian/Carpathian hybrids - I'll try to make most of my experience with them by seeking Russian breed nucs as the starting stock suitable for my understanding and practices.
Once in nj I'll seek the local beekeeping association (have already found them on the net). For now, lurking here and reading "everything"...
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A few weeks back, Theodore Treehouse made a brief appearance in this spot, lending the band the quote that now appears on their MySpace page: "Even the bike punks couldn't resist bopping their heads." At last week's crowded Slainte Wine Bar Mardi Gras celebration, there was a lot more than just head bopping happening. With floor space already limited, the band began their set in front of the audience-view-blocking structural beam before segueing from an acoustic intro to a full-on electric — and explosive — version of "Maple Syrup Moon." The seated crowd hopped to their feet and proceeded to bounce, sing, dance, and throw body parts (arms, mostly) in the air for the duration of the band's set.
It's tempting to make Modest Mouse comparisons, though that really only applies to one or two songs ("Big Monsters" and "Two Hands") which take singer Ian Ferrel's twangy vocals to punchier Isaac Brock territory. The band is overall far more jubilant in their collective folk (and very Portlandy) approach to indie rock. As expected (and required these days, apparently) you'll find an upright bass, saw, and banjo among the band's arsenal, though these songs work just as well with a straight-up rock recipe (drums, bass, guitar, keys).
This versatility and Ferrel's top-notch pop songwriting is a strong combination, making the young group (under a year old now) one of the city's most exciting new bands.
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We are in drought and my bees aren't doing well so I've been feeding lots of sugar syrup, and I'm planning on adding pollen patties next week when I can get some. I would like to know how they're doing in there, but I don't want to set off robbing since all my bees are way short on stores and I'm pretty slow at manipulating the hive. So I'm trying to figure out what I can just by watching them go in and out.
Not seeing a lot of pollen, still. In five minutes, I saw two bees with their pollen baskets full. But I also saw some drones going into the hive. I know they get kicked out in the winter, but does that mean anything at any other time of the year? I guess I'm wondering if they kick drones out in drought when there isn't enough to eat and if having drones means they at least have enough for the short term, even if they don't have enough for winter?
Thanks. As you can tell, I'm pretty new to this. This is my second attempt at bees. Last year they took care of themselves, but didn't make it through winter. This year, I'm trying to do what I can to support them but I'm fighting a pretty nasty drought, too.


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Our storm system collects, routes and discharges precipitation back into the river throughout the city. Managing surface runoff is challenging in our flat, flood prone landscape. To successfully move storm water we use a complex series of conveyances including natural features like Rose Coulee, legal drains, inlets, underground pipes, lift stations and retention ponds.
The system is large with over 350 miles of pipe ranging in diameter size from 4 to 132-inches. Even with this level of capacity not all of the rainfall can be drained quickly. Accordingly, to help meet volume quantities storm water retention ponds are required on a local or regional basis.
The storm sewer is a separate system from the sanitary sewer. Unlike the sanitary sewer system the storm system is not connected to a treatment plant, so whatever washes down the storm drain goes untreated into the Red River. Accordingly, only rainwater should enter the storm system because we use the river for our drinking supply.
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"Starter" is pretty much meaningless now in football at most positions
Brown has the best instincts of any HB the giants have had since Tiki.
But im not sure they need to knock Wilson to just say that Brown is a very good runner too. Both will get a ton of snaps if they stay healthy
I'm Commander Shepard, and this is my favorite team in the NFL.
what!? that comment doesn't make sense.... the other way around, starting doesn't have meaning in few positions on either offense or defense. don't get carried away now