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Several years ago Air New Zealand was forced to change the configuration of its jet exhausts because of howls of protest over noise levels at Wellington Airport.
Fair enough, as some nearby residents had family residential history in that location predating the Wright brothers and, furthermore, the airport is located in an urban zone.
The Chronicle has reported typically similar concerns in Westmere with complaints being laid about Windermere Berry Farm's bird-scaring gun, used to protect its crop. The device is loud and unsettling, evoking sympathy for the operation's neighbours.
Here the sympathy needs to be shallow. This is not an urban area (yet); the gardens have been an integral, productive component of the district for decades and were established well before any adjacent subdivision was envisaged. Locating to an area characterised (indeed, zoned) for specific activities and then objecting to the practices of the established industry operating is labelled "reverse sensitivity".
Reverse sensitivity is of concern for many agricultural endeavours, particularly those that are intensive in their programme and impact.
Examples extend from the disposal of dairy and piggery effluent, the noise of logging and sawmilling, smoke from agricultural burn-offs, aerial application of sprays and fertilisers, through to flies associated with poultry farming. Rural subdivision, the incubator of this sensitivity, has become sporadically widespread throughout a semi-circular zone on the best soils surrounding Wanganui.
This pattern is an understandable consequence of people seeking to live in what they perceive as a graceful environment close to their workplace.
That it is untidy and facilitates reverse sensitivity is also a consequence of a district plan that permits it in such uncontrolled fashion.
For Wanganui, rural planning inadequacies began in the days of the county councils three decades ago. One classic example where permission was sought to locate an animal slaughterhouse in an inappropriate area provoked the observation from an eminent planning judge that "ad hoc planning is no planning at all". Bad rural planning was the legacy left to, and not subsequently addressed successfully by, Wanganui District Council.
The rural phase of the Wanganui District Plan is now under review and council planners are seeking input. Without sound planning, our district economy will suffer significantly. The rural sector is critical in this.
Wanganui has few strings to its economic bow.
The key sectors of agriculture provide 23 per cent of district GDP and are responsible for 15 per cent of Wanganui District employment.
No facet of this vital industry should be restricted by creeping reverse sensitivity.
Make no mistake, rural residential living is essential for our social and cultural health by contributing to strength in our community and schools.
The revised plan must ensure that the problems of the past are addressed to enable people to live in areas they desire while concurrently fostering those rural enterprises we so desperately need.
It is inconceivable that any plan could permit the desires and prejudices of everyone and when choices have to be made the greater good must prevail. The protection of our economic wellbeing is arguably the greater good and quite achievable without compromising the natural geography that we still enjoy, however tempting it is to believe that the utopian environmental horse may have bolted.
Rural dwellers have already identified that we must deal with a myriad of complex issues.
Questions have been raised over the loss of Class I soils to subdivision, the appropriate size of subdivision lots, services to subdivisions (sewage, water, broadband), the proximity of trees, shelterbelts and buildings to boundaries, industrial noise levels, traffic safety zones outside schools, and forestry planting plans.
More should come.
Public input will assist in developing a plan that governs how we want our future rural area to look and feel like. We possess a seldom arising opportunity to mitigate past mistakes and implement innovative ideas. Full public consultation is scheduled for September and our preliminary input is being sought.
It is critical that we get it right because what we have now is going horribly wrong.
Alan Taylor is chairman of the Wanganui District Rural Community Board.


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1. Re: jmf video capture in an Applet793415 Apr 7, 2011 12:56 PM (in response to 830333)The applet will need to be digitally signed by the developer, and trusted by the end user (when prompted to trust the applet, they click 'OK').
2. Re: jmf video capture in an Appletcaptfoss Apr 7, 2011 3:38 PM (in response to 830333)In addition to those things mentioned by Andrew above, which are true for generic applets, JMF has its own set of security settings.
Specifically, you'll need to set a couple permissions as described in the above link to tell JMF that it should allow you to capture from an applet.
Additionally, you'll have to have JMF installed on the system that's running the applet, or you won't end up with any capture devices you can capture from...
3. Re: jmf video capture in an Applet830333 Apr 7, 2011 5:01 PM (in response to 793415)I did that already
i.e. what is written in
Q: Can I capture audio or video from within an Applet with JMF 2.1.1?
By default (for security reasons), JMF 2.1.1 does not allow capture from an applet. The user can turn this on by using JMFRegistry.
Run "java JMFRegistry", select the UserSettings tab and check "Allow Capture From Applets". If the browser's security permits loading native libraries, then you will now be able to capture audio/video from an applet.
but the program lines
player = Manager.createRealizedPlayer(ml);
FormatControl formatControl = (FormatControl)player.getControl("javax.media.control.FormatControl");
Component co = formatControl.getControlComponent();
give always the same error
java.lang.RuntimeException: No permission to capture from applets
java.lang.RuntimeException: No permission to capture from applets
I am working inside the netbeans 6.9.1 editor
4. Re: jmf video capture in an Applet957842 Aug 24, 2012 3:56 PM (in response to 830333)Hello.
I use Netbeans, windows 7 and jmf.
I have the same problem. I have made the following experience:
When i run an applet which trys to create a Player in firefox i get the same exception as you. But when i run the firefox in amdinistrator-modus the applet is able to create the Player and no exception is thrown.
But anyway, only firefox shows this behavoiur. Opera throws an exception in both cases (administator-modus and non-administrator-modus).
Has anyone else figured it out?


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Moments ago, ten Greenpeace activists were in the rafters of Estadio da Luz, high above the Champions League Final. They'd hoped to unfurl a banner, but were arrested before getting the chance. Here's why they did it.
The Champions League Final is one of the biggest sporting events in the world. Millions of people around the world are watching it. But there's an intruder in the stadium - and we'd gone there to expose it. That intruder's name is Gazprom.
Gazprom is one of the main sponsors of the Champions League. It spends millions of euros to be associated with sporting events like this, because it makes it seem like a friendly, household name – not a reckless corporation that is sacrificing our future to fill its pockets.
Gazprom is the second biggest oil company in the world. It's owned by the Russian state. It's also the first oil company to be drilling for oil in the Arctic.
That's just not on.
Gazprom is one of a handful of companies that sees devastating climate change as an opportunity, not a threat. While the rest of us worry about rising temperatures and melting ice caps, Gazprom sees a chance to get its hands on the oil that's trapped beneath the frozen north.
Just three weeks ago, Gazprom delivered the first shipment of Arctic oil from its Prirazlomnaya platform in the Pechora sea to Europe.
We love football at Greenpeace. We were excited about the Champions League Final. And we couldn't let Gazprom - and its bosses, watching from the VIP seats below - hide behind the game we love while it's threatening the future of the planet.
We went to the stadium to ask UEFA to give Gazprom the red card. That message still stands.
Join the movement of more than 5 million people around the world who want a global sanctuary around the North Pole to protect it from the oil drillers.
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1.What are your three words to live by? Why do these words guide your life?
Funny you should ask that, because I think about this every day. I'm a big fan of an ancient Chinese philosophy called "taoism." The word TAO in Chinese means "way," and it refers to following the way of peace, harmony, life, soul. I think of TAO as an acronym for the three words Transparent, Authentic, and Open. I try to live my life by these three words, because if I am completely myself and have no secrets, I can live without fear of being "exposed" (I already am), receive love that's truly meant for me (not a false self I project), and stay available for feedback through which others can teach me to be a better person.
2. What does being an "architect of change" mean to you?
As Gandhi said, we must be the change we wish to see in the world, so by changing what is not useful in myself, I can't help but have some small positive impact. Anything in me that is at war contributes to war in the world, so I'm morally obligated to find inner peace. Any misery in me adds to the misery in the world, so it's my duty to find ways of being genuinely happy. I write "self-help," but I truly believe that helping one's self become clearer and more illuminated will ultimately light the world.
3. Who do you consider to be an Architect of Change in your life? Why?
The most powerful architect of change in my life has been my son Adam, who has Down syndrome. He has taught me the shallowness of what we usually call "intellect," and ushered me into a much deeper perception of the world that is based on compassion, not competition.
4. What's the most important lesson you've learned in life?
The most important lesson I've ever learned is that my thoughts are not reality–they are only my story of reality–and that any thought that causes suffering is a lie. That may sound simplistic, but I believe the truth sets us free, and that when our mind-stories coincide with truth, the feeling we have, even in times of sorrow or fear, is one of liberation, deep meaning, and peace.
5. What is one thing you are working on right now that you feel especially passionate about?
I'm obsessed with a group of people in Africa who are "restoring Eden," healing whole ecosystems that have been destroyed by human activity. The idea is to take barren land, restore the natural plants and animals, then give the human populations ways of thriving that work in harmony with nature, so the ecosystem remains healthy. The idea is to heal everything from the soil to the plants to the animals to the people. It's succeeded already in parts of Africa that seemed to be hopeless cases and are now flourishing. We want it to become a global phenomenon. Plus, this project lets me go out and play with lions and leopards and elephants, and isn't that what all self-help authors love most?
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Demand for the device is pegged at the same 10 million unit figure for the first month, rising to 30 million in the second quarter. Thanks to better features on the newer model, the Samsung Galaxy S4 is expected to do better than its predecessor which sold 6.5 million units in the second quarter last year. But considering that the Samsung Galaxy S III launched at the end of May last year, it had one less selling month than the Samsung Galaxy S4 will in the second quarter this year, making the Q2 comparisons nearly impossible.
Unlike the HTC One, which has suffered through delays because of component shortages, the Samsung Galaxy S4 uses in-house manufactured processors, panels, image sensors and memory. This should allow Samsung to keep production going even if demand for the phone is as heavy as expected. And if factories in South Korea have to shut down due to heightened tensions with North Korea, Samsung has facilities in China and Vietnam that can be utilized as long as parts made in South Korea can still be exported.
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Sometimes the only way to make progress is to leave something behind.
Have you been too busy attending sessions to catch the social buzz happening at the Texas Computer Education Association 2016 Convention and Expo? Or did you miss the party entirely? Either way, we've got you covered.
Thousands of teachers and education leaders flocked this week to the Austin Convention Center to learn the latest in education technology techniques, curriculum and devices. Of course, nearly everyone in attendance has a smartphone with them, and many of the show's greatest moments have been captured online through tweets and photos.
We've gathered some of our favorites and presented them on Storify, a social network service that helps create stories from social media posts. And don't forget to check out all of our TCEA 2016 coverage on our conference page.


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Sunday, 17 January 2010
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Sri Lankan cricketers did well to beat India in the Idea Cup final by
four wickets with nine deliveries to spare in Dhaka, Bangladesh on
On the whole the cricketers can feel proud that they downed the much
stronger Indians after losing an earlier game to them. But while they
are basking in the glory of this victory, they must remember that one
swallow does not make a summer.
The selectors and Sri Lanka Cricket led by two former champion
cricketers Ashantha de Mel and D. Somachandra de Silva too can blow
their trumpets now that the cricketers have succeeded.
Like in life in sport too, team work is essential for success. The
cricketers, selectors and SLC worked together in harmony and with the
game at heart and the final product was success. GREAT.
But sadly the cricketers will not have any cricket to give continuity
and build on this success. The cricketers will not have any cricket
until Chrys Gayle's West Indians arrive here in November later this
Some of our star cricketers will have the opportunity of playing in
the Indian Premier League and the counties, while the youngsters who
showed great promise will be kicking their heels playing in the local
Sri Lanka Cricket will do well to probe all avenues and try and get
the youngsters to play some international cricket where ever possible.
They must use their influence with their counterparts in other countries
and get the youngsters playing.
Before going on to comment on the final that Sri Lanka won, we would
like to tell those who matter that the Lankan cricketing cupboard is
full of promising material and it is now up to them to give it
continuity to further develop it.
Also we must reiterate that the limited over games requires that
young blood be fielded if success is to be achieved. The youngsters who
were showcased in Bangladesh proved this in no uncertain terms and need
we say more.
But as earlier stated and in reiterating I would be earning the wrath
of his detractors by saying that the 'Matara Mauler' Sanath Jayasuriya
is an exception and a phenomenon and he should be included to guide the
youngsters when the next edition of the limited-over World Cup is held
in the sub-continent.That is my opinion.
Youngsters of the calibre of Chanaka Welagedera, Suraj Randiv,
Thissara Perera, Dinesh Chandimal, Mahela Udawatte, Pushpakumara and
Lahiru Thirimanne are all cricketers with exceptional promise and must
be guided and nurtured to give of their best.
Welagedera was forgotten for far too long until he shone in the
Twenty20 playing for Wayamba in the Indian league. As a left arm pacie
he has the ability to move the ball both ways and extract the bounce
that makes him difficult to face. The delivery he got to lift and move
to befuddle Yuvraj Singh was a beauty.
Randiv and Pushpakumara proved that they can be a adequate
replacements for Muttiah Muralitheran who has said that he might
consider retiring before the next World Cup.
While Pushpakumara was unfortunate to suffer injury, Randiv grabbed
the opportunity and with his wily off spinning had the Indian batsmen
guessing. In addition he shows promise of a being a solid batsman and
could bolster the middle order.
Thissara Perera is an uncut gem. It is up to the coaches to cut and
polish this gem and see that he shines. Critics in their eagerness are
tagging him the Lance Klusener of Sri Lanka cricket. While I have
nothing against the critics who want to tag him the next Klusner, I
don't think Perera is aware as to who or what Lance Klusner is or was.
He was a big hitting all rounder who was a big draw and who contributed
immensely in the rise of South African cricket.
Perera has the talent. Let him develop and once he gets going in the
big league, we will then couple him with Klusner.It must be remembered
that former Australian cricketers such as Ian Craig and Doug Walters
were tagged as the next Don Bradmans. But what happened to them?
Bradman tags were too heavy for Craig and Walters to carry with them
and they came a cropper. We hope that calamity would not befall Thissara
Perera. Perera will do well to play according to his abilities and not
get carried away with attempts being made to tag him with a great like
Klusner. I am sure the critics would understand.
My former colleague Mohamed Vazir Muhsin whose fair comments and
wonderful incisive writing was enjoyed and lapped up by readers during
the 'Times of Ceylon' and 'Daily Mirror' days did an excellent piece
titled ' Thissara Perera a class act' in the 'Daily News', complimenting
Perera's demoralizing match winning batting act against India in one of
the games.We recommend it to our readers. To the final that Sri Lanka
won in Bangladesh and it must be stated that like in life even in sport
too LUCK is essential for success. In this aspect while not wanting to
belittle the Lankan success, it must be stated that skipper Kumar
Sangakkara was lucky to win the toss and ask the Indians to bat.
In winning the toss and fielding first, the Lankan bowlers were
spared the agony of bowling with a wet and slippery ball once the dew
set in. Dew was a telling factor throughout the tournament to the sides
bowling second and we hope the organizers and the International Cricket
Council have learnt.
There is no point in conducting a tournament for the sake of
conducting it. Sadly cricket has been made to play second fiddle to the
money that floods in. Any tournament has to be competitive. Once the
competitive or the cutting edge is lost the cricketers would be singing
that Freddie Fender perennial 'Wasted days and wasted nights'.
It was demoralizing spells by pacemen Chanaka Welegedera and Nuwan
Kulasekera that broke the back of the Indian batting. Welegedera and
Kulasekera bowled life threatening spells intelligently making use of
the pace, bounce and movement which the wicket was providing and they
had the Indian batting paralyzed at 60 for 5 with the batting big guns
Sehwag, Gambhir, Koli, Yuvraj and Dhoni all silenced.
Had it not been for the blistering century by Suresh Raina 106 and
Ravindra Jadeja 38 who put on 106, the Indians would have been in a
sorry plight and would have been no competitors. Then in the victory
chase Tillakaratne Dilshan 49, Kumar Sangakkara 55, Mahela Jayawardena
71 unbeaten with useful contributions from Samaraweera 27, Kandamby 18
and Randiv 17 took Sri Lanka to a famous victory by four wickets. When
the young team took wing to Bangladesh, not many gave them a chance.But
they delivered.
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With a number of municipal elections wrapping up this week, there have been some very animated conversations between my colleagues, voters, and in media, about the use of social networking as a campaign tool. For some politicians, social media was an extremely successful component of their outreach strategies, with others we saw token participation, and, of course, some chose not to meaningfully participate at all.
Putting politics aside, no matter the size of your business or the amount of capital you have to invest in social media, there are definite lessons to be learned when looking back at the past few weeks:
1. Be there: Social media may seem risky, but the greater risk is not engaging at all. By ignoring the online chatter, you're opening up opportunities for your competitors and allowing dialogue about your brand to happen without you.
2. Strategy before tactics: Invest time and resources into putting together a solid strategy, and be sure every Facebook post, tweet, blog and YouTube video directly contributes to that strategy.
3. Integrate digital and traditional communications: Adding a digital marketing piece to creative traditional outreach tactics can bring enormous success. Though quite a lot of people are online, your entire audience isn't. Combining tried-and-true tactics with innovative online activity is the best way to reach the most people.
4. Pay attention: When executing your strategy, listen to your audience. Social media is a great barometer of attitudes and opinions, and a strong source of ideas and inspiration. Read the responses. Track the messages. Measure the traffic to your site and where it is coming from. Ask people what they think about your online presence.
5. Target your efforts: You can't be everywhere all the time, especially if this is your first time using social media, or if you have a small budget and not a lot of staff to drive your strategy. Pick only a few social media channels to start, and use them well. Don't spread yourself too thin, it will negatively impact the value you add to the online community.
6. Put the social in social media: I've said it before, and I'll say it again: The value of public relations is not, and has never been, in the monologue. Have a dialogue with your audience. Share valuable insight. Ask questions. Don't just broadcast, interact.
7. Spend wisely: There are a lot of options out there that promise to enhance your reach: software, website subscriptions and smart-phone apps are just a few. Though they may seem cool, they aren't always guaranteed to improve your reach. Do your research before buying any add-ons for your campaign.
8. Don't abandon your networks: When your marketing campaign wraps up, if you were successful in your social media efforts, you have probably built a loyal online following. Use this as an opportunity to create sustained engagement – don't just close up shop and move on to the next project.
Over the past few years, social media has had a transformative effect on politics, journalism, marketing and advertising, and public relations. No matter what your industry is, or the size of your business, you should be eager to harness the power of social networking to broaden your reach and thoughtfully engage with your audience.
Chatter is happening online about your company and clients whether you participate or not, but by following these eight rules, you can become a valuable part of that conversation.
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This war — actually the latest round in a long-running conflict — appears to be winding down. It leaves many questions, starting with "Why is this war different from all other wars?" Answer: It isn't.
Here are several other questions to ponder:
As Israel withdraws its ground forces without a formal cease-fire with Hamas, will the threat of massive retaliation be sufficient to keep Gaza calm without any agreement filled with empty promises by each side?
The casualty toll in Gaza is nearing 2,000 dead and another 8,200 wounded, according to the Palestinian Health Ministry, but how accurate is that since it comes from a branch of the Hamas government? Will it ever be possible to get accurate data about the number of women and children casualties, and the number of men of fighting age? Why have the international media been so unquestioning in quoting Hamas' numbers?
Of the thousands of rockets and missiles launched at Israel, how many of them fell in Gaza and how many casualties did they cause? Will we ever know?
When UNRWA reported it found Hamas rockets and other munitions in its facilities and turned them over to "local authorities," did they really think no one knew the local authority in Gaza is Hamas?
Why have international media failed to report intimidation of their reporters and photographers by Hamas? Is it because of threats if they don't toe the Hamas line? Have reports of this pressure gotten little coverage because the news outfits are more concerned about access than accuracy (remember CNN in Saddam's Iraq)?
Is a new regional order taking shape, with moderate Sunni Muslim states such as Egypt, Jordan, Saudi Arabia and the UAE lining up on one side with Israel; and Islamists like Hamas, Islamic Jihad and the Muslim Brotherhood along with Qatar, Turkey and Iran on the other?
In view of Qatar and Turkey's increasingly close relationship with Hamas, should the United States re-examine its security and intelligence cooperation with them? Is it safe to have so many American personnel and defense facilities based in those countries?
Did the IDF underestimate Hamas' fighting skills, discipline and determination?
Was the IDF too lax in following its own rules for avoiding civilian casualties?
Who really won the war?
Was it Hamas because Israel failed to achieve its announced goal of putting it out of business, and its leadership is still alive?
Was Israel the winner because Iron Dome prevented any major missile strikes, Hamas took such a devastating beating, and the Jewish state strengthened ties with Egypt while making openings to the Gulf states?
Who really lost the war?
Was Hamas the loser because none of its missiles hit Israeli population centers, it failed to grab any hostages, its only Arab ally is Qatar, many Arab states effectively sided with Israel, Hamas' financial condition has gone from bad to worse and there is growing support for handing over control of Gaza to its archrival Fatah and the Palestinian Authority?
Was it Israel because it failed in its stated goals of disarming Hamas and demilitarizing Gaza, because the war sparked widespread anti-Israel and anti-Semitic demonstrations and because of international indignation over the killing of so many civilians?
Will failure to win any concessions from Israel damage Hamas' capacity to govern and its ability to raise foreign capital to rebuild and to pay government salaries?
How much did Israel know about the tunnel network beneath its borders? Why was Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu willing to accept two unconditional Egyptian cease-fires without going after them until Hamas refused to stop shooting? Was he so focused on his military and political buildup against the Iranian nuclear threat that he didn't pay enough attention to the more immediate tunnel problem literally on Israel's doorstep?
Was Secretary of State John Kerry naive and uninformed in his reading of Hamas by depending on Qatar and Turkey to negotiate a cease-fire, when they apparently spoke only to the political leaders in exile but not the military commanders on the ground?
Did Kerry offend both Israel and the PA by conceding too much to Hamas and sidelining the PA in his negotiations, rewarding Hamas with concessions that will strengthen the Islamists' hand in relation to the PA? If so, what will be the impact on the U.S. role as Mideast peacemaker?
Will the outcome of this war, with Hamas seriously weakened politically, militarily and financially, make it easier or tougher for Kerry to persuade Netanyahu and Mahmoud Abbas to return to the peace table any time soon?
Does French Foreign Minister Laurent Fabius have the right idea when he says the Israelis and Palestinians have proven themselves incapable of concluding an agreement, so a two-state solution "should be imposed by the international community"?
What can and should Israel do to deal with rising anti-Semitism in Europe?
How long can Israel treat America as a subordinate ally whose job is to mind its own business, keep forking over more than $3 billlion a year in foreign aid and, as Netanyahu said, never second-guess the prime minister?
Finally, a multiple-choice question: When does the next round of fighting begin? A) in a few days; B) in a few months; C) in a few years; D) No one knows.
Douglas M. Bloomfield is the president of Bloomfield Associates Inc., a Washington, D.C., lobbying and consulting firm. He spent nine years as the legislative director and chief lobbyist for AIPAC.


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Born in Belfast in 1898, the son of Albert Lewis, a successful lawyer, and Flora Hamilton Lewis, a writer and mathematician, Clive Staples Lewis spent his early childhood in an atmosphere of learning and imagination. His mother tutored him in French and Latin before he was seven; his nurse, Lizzie Endicott, taught him the folktales of Ireland. Clive and his brother, Warren, devoted long, often rainy afternoons to exploring the book-lined corridors of Little Lea, their home. As small children, the brothers invented their own country, Boxen, for which they wrote a four-hundred-year chronicle and which they peopled with animal characters who became subjects of individual stories. These early-childhood adventures were of incalculable influence on Lewis's long fiction, written almost half a century later.
With his mother's death from cancer in 1908, Lewis's life changed drastically and irrevocably. A disconsolate, bewildered Albert Lewis sent his sons to boarding school in England, the first of several cruel experiences before age sixteen that nurtured in Lewis a hatred for public school education. At last persuading his father to place him with the demanding but kind tutor W. T. Kirkpatrick in 1914, Lewis developed his great scholarly talents and won a scholarship to University College, Oxford, two years later. Before taking his entrance exams, however, Lewis was recruited into the army and served as a second lieutenant on the front lines in France during World War I....
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C. S. Lewis was born in Belfast, Ireland (now in Northern Ireland), on November 29, 1898, the younger son of Albert and Flora Hamilton Lewis. His pleasant childhood with his brother Warren ended at age ten when his mother died. Already Lewis had begun to compose stories of imaginary worlds, featuring talking animals. After their mother's death, both boys were sent to English boarding schools, a separation that permanently estranged Lewis emotionally from his father. The next six years were the worst of his life, as Lewis makes clear in Surprised by Joy: The Shape of My Early Life (1955). Finally, in 1914, Albert sent him to a tutor, W. T. Kirkpatrick, who had instructed Albert himself, to prepare for college. Kirkpatrick strengthened Lewis's atheism and his skills in language and debate.
In 1916, Lewis won a scholarship to University College, Oxford; he failed the university entrance examination, however, because of weakness in mathematics. He was permitted to attend in 1917 so that he could join the army through enlistment in the University Officers' Training Corps. He left for France in November, 1917, was wounded in April, 1918, and returned to England.
While he convalesced, Lewis maintained a friendship with the mother of an Oxford companion, Paddy Moore. Both had promised to care for the other's family should his friend be killed, and Moore's death led Lewis to fulfill his promise. He supported Mrs. Moore and her daughter Maureen until Maureen reached adulthood; Mrs. Moore lived in his home until her death in 1951. Lewis's relationship with Mrs. Moore is unclear; he may have found a mother figure in her that replaced the loss of his own mother. She was not apparently sympathetic either to his academic work or to his later conversion to Christianity. During his convalescence, Spirits in Bondage (1919), a book of poems, was published.
Lewis returned to Oxford in 1919, graduating in 1922 with a B.A. while earning highest honors in classics and philosophy. Unable to find work, he continued his studies in English literature, completing the standard two-year program in less than a year with highest honors. A temporary teaching position led in 1925 to a post as tutor in English at Magdalen College, which he held until his election to...
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C. S. Lewis's fantasies center on the discovery of the reality of the supernatural. In an age when the "theology" of most fantasies is confused or dualistic, he employs the tools of fiction to awaken audiences to Christianity. One may fairly argue that Lewis never varies his essential plot—the story of individuals whose moral choices move them either toward themselves or toward God. He might have responded that all stories can, finally, be reduced to this. His real strength lies in the creation of fantasy worlds that are "desirable," in which audiences can sense the otherness that leads to a new perception of human life.
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Everybody knows Paula Abdul today as a TV personality and is famous for being one of the judges on the hit talent search program American Idol along with Randy Jackson and Simon Cowell. But for those who doesn't know most especially those belonging to the younger generation, Paula started out as part of one of those famous Laker Girls, a cheerleading squad for NBA's Los Angeles Lakers before she became an international pop superstar in the late 80's who popularized such dance and mellow hits like Straight Up, Forever Your Girl, Cold Hearted, Opposites Attract, Blowing Kisses in the Wind and Rush, Rush. She was also considered to be Janet Jackson's direct competitor during that decade as the two lashed out one hit song after the other and it was only in 1995 when Paula decided to take a long hiatus from the music scene following the big disappointment in record sales of her Head Over Heels album while she struggled with her personal battle with the eating disorder Bulimia Nervosa. From her triumphant comeback in 2002 as part of American Idol, Paula Abdul continues to enjoy her newfound fame as one of the most popular and most-seen television celebrities to date.
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I never did such a planned travel with a travel organisation before – normally I prefer organizing all on my own, so that I can always decide how long to stay at any place. But the program of Pink Iceland seemed really great! And on our last Iceland holidays we hadn't seen that much of the Party Scene in Reykjavík – one reason more to join the group: they planned some really nice evenings for us!
The long Rainbow Reykjavik weekend started on Thursday and finished on Sunday. It was organized by a travel agency called Pink Iceland, and the events are not only for tourists, also some of the locals attended.
First, we went to the blue lagoon. Those, who have already been in Reykjavik, were picked up at the hotel, to meet those, who just arrived at the airport. With a welcome drink in one hand, a silicae mask on the face, we soaked through the lagoon and got to know the others, while the sun was going down. After this relaxing wellness bath, a dinner in the lava restaurant was offered. We got some really tasty Icelandic food, like Sushi (yes, Icelandic Sushi, you should try it!).
On the terrace, we enjoyed the nightly view over the lagoon, searching the sky for northern lights, and admiring the stars, which seem a lot brighter than at home. Later, the bus brought us to a little Welcome Party in the Reykjavik Hotel La Marina, where we had a little drink, before a small bus brought us back to our hotel around midnight.
Already the first morning, we realized, that it's not going to be the most relaxing trip we ever had, but fun and with a lot of things to do and to see. We had some problems to get out of bed, but the breakfast in our Reykjavik Hotel Natura was worth it. We didn't have much time to finish our coffee, when already the bus arrived to pick us up for a sightseeing city tour. The tour was mostly relaxing, because the bus just drove around in the city, and our travel guide Guðni explained all the places we passed. The bus drove until the lighthouse Grótta, then turned back. Now we even got an idea, where Björk is living, but we won't tell anybody.
After two stops, one at Perlan, and one at the Hallgrimmskirkja, we arrived at the Icelandic Phallological Museum, and admired the genitals of all different kind of species. The Phallological Museum is quite small, so we stayed for just about 15 minutes, until we were brought to a beautiful place next to the little lake Tjörnin, to get another fabulous Icelandic meal, and to watch an amazing Glíma Wrestling Show, which was – especially for the guys – a little bit kinky.
After enjoying the wrestling show, we had a free afternoon in Reykjavík.
In the evening, a group dinner at the fabulous Harpa concert hall was organized. Did I already tell how great Icelandic food is? After dinner, we just went from 2nd floor to 1st floor, to attend a concert with the Icelandic Eurovision song contest stars. A girl from Reykjavík told us that we must be able to sing all songs of them, because they are played on many parties! At least for the German winner song from two years ago, Lena Meyer-Landrut's Satellite, it worked fine for us.
Saturday was the day of the Golgen Circle Tour, which is THE tour that everybody has to do in Iceland. Again, Guðni provided us with all interesting information about the things we could see: the greenhouses in Hveragerði, the icelandic pon… ehm: horses, and so on. Our first stop was the Geysir: an amazing spot! We had lunch in a restaurant close to the geysir, I think, it was called "the Glima Restaurant". I don't have to say, that the food was amazing as usual. We met the charming ladies Didi and Dua at the Restaurant. They joined us for a while, and Didi established the soundtrack for the bus tour.
Next stop was the impressive Gullfoss waterfall, which was surrounded with icicles.
In the Laugavatn Spa, we had the possibility to taste some of the fresh bread, which was baked in the hot, geothermal earth. Then we relaxed in the warm pools and the saunas, some more courageous people went in the cold water of the Laguvatn lake after the sauna!
The tour ended with a visit at the Þingvellir national park, where it was already getting too dark to see that much. But Didi prepared some tasty snacks for us: smoked lamb and Skyr.
In the evening, the big party started, that we have all waited for. In the beautiful house, where we have already been for the Glíma Wrestling Show, a big pink masquerade party was organized! The two beautiful girls from Pink Iceland, Birna and Eva Maria turned out to be really amazing Djanes (DJ Glimmer). Also, we discovered, that we had an amazing singer in the group, Danny Hilton. We danced all night until we had to take the first bus to the airport.
Flight back to Germany. We were sleeping during the whole trip.
For this time, we didn't see the northern lights. But we'll be back, we promise! <3
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What should I do if my dogs leg is hurt the vet is out?
My dog Mya was running and triped and landed funny on her back left leg. now she wont walk on it or put pressure on it but she will walk on the other three realitivley fine. Im very worrried because this has never happened before. The worst part is that the vet is closed for the day and I dont know what to do to help her until we can get an appointment in. PLEASE HELP
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If you think it's broke, then I would get her to an emergency vet ASAP! She may have bruised it or twisted it. In that case, keep her quiet with crate rest until tomorrow when you can get her to the vet. Good Luck!
Kali earned her wings 10/21/14 answered on 10/17/12. Helpful? / 0
I agree if it looks broken, you need to find another vet and not let this go. If it is just like a bruise or sprain, just keeping them calm for a few days should get them back to health.
Dunkin answered on 10/19/12. Helpful? / 0
defiantly get her to the vet as soon as possible. It sounds like she may have torn her acl. I just took my Chihuahua to the vet for this. IN large dogs weighing over 30 pounds may require surgery. My vet and I decided on a cast for about a month I sure hope this works. I'll be thinking of you and mya. Good luck and god bless
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Before 1900: people have to gather in theaters to hear music and watch drama. 1900-1950: people have to listen to records, be near a radio, or go to a movie theater. 1950-2000: people have to do those things or watch TV. Since 2000: people can watch or listen to anything anywhere. And the whole time, life expectancy has steadily risen. COINCIDENCE?
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Just passing this along to those who are a fan of the movie or into collectables.My 2.5 year old son loves the "Cars" movie so much so that we bought the movie and for Christmas got him his first "Cars" toys. Go to a toy store and you will probably find plenty on the shelf, however, there are probably a hundred or more diecast charecters which have been produced. For those of you who are unfamiliar, the diecast "Cars" charecters are essentially matchbox cars that sell for $4.00 a piece.Since the diecast toys have been such a hit with my son I have been trying to get more of the main characters. Trying to find anything but the most common 20 or so toys at a brick and mortar store is near impossible. Some of these toy cars are selling for over $20 on the internet already, a few rare ones even over $50. I scored big today and found a Tex Dinaco hiding at Toys R Us among some unrelated toys. From what I understand he is a rare find. It would seem that the most rare and valuable charecters are those based on real people. Darryl Cartrip, Bob Cutlass, Mario Andretti, Dale Earnhardt Jr., and some early releases of the main charecters. Anyway, if you know where I can score some Cars charecters for MSRP, let me know.
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There was a "email us" link that went to a email form, but could not seem to actually send the message (the page "got stuck").
After getting extremely frustrated I went back to WalMart. Finally the electronics clerk kept calling and calling and finally contacted someone from myfamily mobile. We got my son's account setup.
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Amiens Cathedral
Criteria: (i)(ii)
Amiens Cathedral, in the heart of Picardy, is one of the largest 'classic' Gothic churches of the 13th century. It is notable for the coherence of its plan, the beauty of its three-tier interior elevation and the particularly fine display of sculptures on the principal facade and in the south transept.
Archaeological Park and Ruins of Quirigua
Criteria: (i)(ii)(iv)
Inhabited since the 2nd century A.D., Quirigua had become during the reign of Cauac Sky (723–84) the capital of an autonomous and prosperous state. The ruins of Quirigua contain some outstanding 8th-century monuments and an impressive series of carved stelae and sculpted calendars that constitute an essential source for the study of Mayan civilization.
Arles, Roman and Romanesque Monuments
Criteria: (ii)(iv)
Arles is a good example of the adaptation of an ancient city to medieval European civilization. It has some impressive Roman monuments, of which the earliest – the arena, the Roman theatre and the cryptoporticus (subterranean galleries) – date back to the 1st century B.C. During the 4th century Arles experienced a second golden age, as attested by the baths of Constantine and the necropolis of Alyscamps. In the 11th and 12th centuries, Arles once again became one of the most attractive cities in the Mediterranean. Within the city walls, Saint-Trophime, with its cloister, is one of Provence's major Romanesque monuments.
Cistercian Abbey of Fontenay
Criteria: (iv)
This stark Burgundian monastery was founded by St Bernard in 1119. With its church, cloister, refectory, sleeping quarters, bakery and ironworks, it is an excellent illustration of the ideal of self-sufficiency as practised by the earliest communities of Cistercian monks.
Fort and Shalamar Gardens in Lahore
Criteria: (i)(ii)(iii)
These are two masterpieces from the time of the brilliant Mughal civilization, which reached its height during the reign of the Emperor Shah Jahan. The fort contains marble palaces and mosques decorated with mosaics and gilt. The elegance of these splendid gardens, built near the city of Lahore on three terraces with lodges, waterfalls and large ornamental ponds, is unequalled.
Head-Smashed-In Buffalo Jump
Criteria: (vi)
In south-west Alberta, the remains of marked trails and an aboriginal camp, and a tumulus where vast quantities of buffalo (American Bison) skeletons can still be found, are evidence of a custom practised by aboriginal peoples of the North American plains for nearly 6,000 years. Using their excellent knowledge of the topography and of buffalo behaviour, they killed their prey by chasing them over a precipice; the carcasses were later carved up in the camp below.
Historical Monuments at Makli, Thatta
Criteria: (iii)
The capital of three successive dynasties and later ruled by the Mughal emperors of Delhi, Thatta was constantly embellished from the 14th to the 18th century. The remains of the city and its necropolis provide a unique view of civilization in Sind.
Medina of Fez
Criteria: (ii)(v)
Founded in the 9th century and home to the oldest university in the world, Fez reached its height in the 13th–14th centuries under the Marinids, when it replaced Marrakesh as the capital of the kingdom. The urban fabric and the principal monuments in the medina – madrasas, fondouks, palaces, residences, mosques and fountains - date from this period. Although the political capital of Morocco was transferred to Rabat in 1912, Fez has retained its status as the country's cultural and spiritual centre.
Old City of Jerusalem and its Walls
Jerusalem (Site proposed by Jordan)
Criteria: (ii)(iii)(vi)
As a holy city for Judaism, Christianity and Islam, Jerusalem has always been of great symbolic importance. Among its 220 historic monuments, the Dome of the Rock stands out: built in the 7th century, it is decorated with beautiful geometric and floral motifs. It is recognized by all three religions as the site of Abraham's sacrifice. The Wailing Wall delimits the quarters of the different religious communities, while the Resurrection rotunda in the Church of the Holy Sepulchre houses Christ's tomb.
Palace and Park of Fontainebleau
Criteria: (ii)(vi)
Used by the kings of France from the 12th century, the medieval royal hunting lodge of Fontainebleau, standing at the heart of a vast forest in the Ile-de-France, was transformed, enlarged and embellished in the 16th century by François I, who wanted to make a 'New Rome' of it. Surrounded by an immense park, the Italianate palace combines Renaissance and French artistic traditions.
Roman Theatre and its Surroundings and the "Triumphal Arch" of Orange
Criteria: (iii)(vi)
Situated in the Rhone valley, the ancient theatre of Orange, with its 103-m-long facade, is one of the best preserved of all the great Roman theatres. Built between A.D. 10 and 25, the Roman arch is one of the most beautiful and interesting surviving examples of a provincial triumphal arch from the reign of Augustus. It is decorated with low reliefs commemorating the establishment of the Pax Romana.
Ruins of Kilwa Kisiwani and Ruins of Songo Mnara
United Republic of Tanzania
Criteria: (iii)
The remains of two great East African ports admired by early European explorers are situated on two small islands near the coast. From the 13th to the 16th century, the merchants of Kilwa dealt in gold, silver, pearls, perfumes, Arabian crockery, Persian earthenware and Chinese porcelain; much of the trade in the Indian Ocean thus passed through their hands.
SGang Gwaay
Criteria: (iii)
The village of Ninstints (Nans Dins) is located on a small island off the west coast of the Queen Charlotte Islands (Haida Gwaii). Remains of houses, together with carved mortuary and memorial poles, illustrate the Haida people's art and way of life. The site commemorates the living culture of the Haida people and their relationship to the land and sea, and offers a visual key to their oral traditions.
Speyer Cathedral
Criteria: (ii)
Speyer Cathedral, a basilica with four towers and two domes, was founded by Conrad II in 1030 and remodelled at the end of the 11th century. It is one of the most important Romanesque monuments from the time of the Holy Roman Empire. The cathedral was the burial place of the German emperors for almost 300 years.
Würzburg Residence with the Court Gardens and Residence Square
Criteria: (i)(iv)
This magnificent Baroque palace – one of the largest and most beautiful in Germany and surrounded by wonderful gardens – was created under the patronage of the prince-bishops Lothar Franz and Friedrich Carl von Schönborn. It was built and decorated in the 18th century by an international team of architects, painters (including Tiepolo), sculptors and stucco-workers, led by Balthasar Neumann.
New Inscribed Properties
Natural properties
Darien National Park
Criteria: (vii)(ix)(x)
Forming a bridge between the two continents of the New World, Darien National Park contains an exceptional variety of habitats – sandy beaches, rocky coasts, mangroves, swamps, and lowland and upland tropical forests containing remarkable wildlife. Two Indian tribes live in the park.
Djoudj National Bird Sanctuary
Criteria: (vii)(x)
Situated in the Senegal River delta, the Djoudj Sanctuary is a wetland of 16,000 ha, comprising a large lake surrounded by streams, ponds and backwaters. It forms a living but fragile sanctuary for some 1.5 million birds, such as the white pelican, the purple heron, the African spoonbill, the great egret and the cormorant.
Great Barrier Reef
Criteria: (vii)(viii)(ix)(x)
The Great Barrier Reef is a site of remarkable variety and beauty on the north-east coast of Australia. It contains the world's largest collection of coral reefs, with 400 types of coral, 1,500 species of fish and 4,000 types of mollusc. It also holds great scientific interest as the habitat of species such as the dugong ('sea cow') and the large green turtle, which are threatened with extinction.
Los Glaciares National Park
Criteria: (vii)(viii)
The Los Glaciares National Park is an area of exceptional natural beauty, with rugged, towering mountains and numerous glacial lakes, including Lake Argentino, which is 160 km long. At its farthest end, three glaciers meet to dump their effluvia into the milky grey glacial water, launching massive igloo icebergs into the lake with thunderous splashes.
Mammoth Cave National Park
United States of America
Criteria: (vii)(viii)(x)
Mammoth Cave National Park, located in the state of Kentucky, has the world's largest network of natural caves and underground passageways, which are characteristic examples of limestone formations. The park and its underground network of more than 560 surveyed km of passageways are home to a varied flora and fauna, including a number of endangered species.
Niokolo-Koba National Park
Criteria: (x)
Located in a well-watered area along the banks of the Gambia river, the gallery forests and savannahs of Niokolo-Koba National Park have a very rich fauna, among them Derby elands (largest of the antelopes), chimpanzees, lions, leopards and a large population of elephants, as well as many birds, reptiles and amphibians.
Olympic National Park
United States of America
Criteria: (vii)(ix)
Located in the north-west of Washington State, Olympic National Park is renowned for the diversity of its ecosystems. Glacier-clad peaks interspersed with extensive alpine meadows are surrounded by an extensive old growth forest, among which is the best example of intact and protected temperate rainforest in the Pacific Northwest. Eleven major river systems drain the Olympic mountains, offering some of the best habitat for anadromous fish species in the country. The park also includes 100 km of wilderness coastline, the longest undeveloped coast in the contiguous United States, and is rich in native and endemic animal and plant species, including critical populations of the endangered northern spotted owl, marbled murrelet and bull trout.
Serengeti National Park
United Republic of Tanzania
Criteria: (vii)(x)
The vast plains of the Serengeti comprise 1.5 million ha of savannah. The annual migration to permanent water holes of vast herds of herbivores (wildebeest, gazelles and zebras), followed by their predators, is one of the most impressive natural events in the world.
New Inscribed Properties
Mixed property
Kakadu National Park
Criteria: (i)(vi)(vii)(ix)(x)
This unique archaeological and ethnological reserve, located in the Northern Territory, has been inhabited continuously for more than 40,000 years. The cave paintings, rock carvings and archaeological sites record the skills and way of life of the region's inhabitants, from the hunter-gatherers of prehistoric times to the Aboriginal people still living there. It is a unique example of a complex of ecosystems, including tidal flats, floodplains, lowlands and plateaux, and provides a habitat for a wide range of rare or endemic species of plants and animals.
Willandra Lakes Region
Criteria: (iii)(viii)
The fossil remains of a series of lakes and sand formations that date from the Pleistocene can be found in this region, together with archaeological evidence of human occupation dating from 45–60,000 years ago. It is a unique landmark in the study of human evolution on the Australian continent. Several well-preserved fossils of giant marsupials have also been found here.
Significant modifications to the boundaries
Natural properties
Mount Nimba Strict Nature Reserve
Côte d'Ivoire, Guinea
Criteria: (ix)(x)
Located on the borders of Guinea, Liberia and Côte d'Ivoire, Mount Nimba rises above the surrounding savannah. Its slopes are covered by dense forest at the foot of grassy mountain pastures. They harbour an especially rich flora and fauna, with endemic species such as the viviparous toad and chimpanzees that use stones as tools.
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Opened in 2011, Sotano has fast become popular with both local faces and visitors passing by. Its light and breezy ocean-side atmosphere, Mediterranean styled menu plus clear view of the Mouille Point Lighthouse and Atlantic beyond, makes Sotano a venue that's hard to beat. Sotano offers a little something for everyone, for those looking for something more relaxed our outdoor seating allows you to soak up the sunshine while sipping on a cold glass of wine. While inside offers a cosy and more intimate environment and in winter a roaring fireplace keeps the cold weather at bay.
Never a dull moment at Sotano, every Wednesday, Sotano serves up its popular 2 for 1 Lamb Burger Special from 5pm. Friday nights are all about sunsets and the smooth sounds of Abbott Nu Jazz, be sure to catch them every Friday from 7-9pm.
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Cade and Nicole were far apart—he in Texas and she in Connecticut—but the Holy Spirit was quietly at work to bring them together, and it started with Cade's black lab, Bella.
When Nicole was filling out her online dating profile, she decided on three basic requirements for any dating partner. He had to be Catholic, enjoy hiking and own a dog—and not just any dog—but specifically a black lab.
At that same time, Cade was praying a novena to St. Thérèse the Little Flower for "a little light in life" when he got a message from Nicole.
The message was filled with humor and immediately caught Cade's eye due to a question Nicole had raised—did he have a dog? Cade replied that he did have a dog and they messaged back and forth for a few days.
After several shorter messages, Nicole replied with a long message, but instead of replying via email Cade decided to reply with his phone number. Nicole, normally apprehensive about releasing contact information exchanged text messages and set up a Skype date.
It was on the second Skype date that Nicole found out that Cade's dog, Bella was a black lab. There was only one hurdle left to clear on her list of requirements. "Do you like hiking?" she asked Cade. When he replied that he went hiking with Bella, Nicole was convinced he was "The One."
Their love for the outdoors and for dogs were a great starting point, but they also connected on the deeper levels of faith. Nicole also had a deep love for St. Thérèse and even owned rose-shaped rosary beads from the Little Flower's burial site. St. Thérèse's feast date in the Extraordinary Rite calendar, is October 3 which was the same date they committed to each other as a couple.
Even though distance was still a big issue, they decided to give a long-distance relationship a real chance. Cade decided to fly to Connecticut before Christmas, and Nicole made a return visit for New Year's.
The time spent in person convinced them that the personal chemistry that came through on Skype was indeed the real thing. Something else that convinced them was that Cade's mother and Nicole's father—normally tough people to please when it came to dating prospects—liked what they saw.
Cade and Nicole continued to work through the unique challenges that a long-distance relationship presents. "Skype was an asset to us because it helped keep us feeling like we were not that far away from one another," Nicole recalled.
The financial strain of flying back and forth was no small obstacle either. But between their flights back and forth, and what amounted to literally hundreds of hours of Skype time over the next five months, Cade was ready to make Easter weekend extra special. He flew north, and they spent Easter weekend with her family. After the Easter Mass Cade proposed.
Nicole was delighted to not only get the proposal, but to receive a ring she had wanted since high school. "I went on a trip to Boston," she recalled, thinking back to a trip her sophomore year. "I was on a Duck Tour and the Captain was giving us the history of Boston. He said Shreve, Crump & Low was the oldest jeweler in the U.S." Nicole was impressed, and in the coming years, she continually visited the website and fell in love with a particular ring. "I never wanted to bring up the ring that I wanted (to Cade)," she said. "But since he asked..."
When the ring began to show up as "sold", Nicole didn't get suspcious. "Cade didn't drop any hints and he's bad at keeping surprises," she said. Nicole recalled being told by friends and professors that "men who are about to propose act differenlty." In Cade's case, that meant being "cool as a cucumber" in Nicole's words and never tipping his hand that he had bought the ring she wanted since she was in high school.
The long-distance challenge is still one that has a few more hurdles to overcome. Cade and Nicole are fortunate to work with priests in the pre-Cana program who understand their situation and are helping them with their marriage prep work. The short-term plan is for Nicole to move to Texas, where he works for the city government and she is preparing for a career as a teacher. An eventual move back to Connecticut is possible and something they will work out together.
Nicole's suggestion to others on CatholicMatch dealing with or considering a long-distance relationship is: "Skype, talk on the phone, and keep communication constantly going." It's safe to say that neither Cade nor Nicole expected their true love would be a 25-hour drive away, but that's the way it worked out. "Where there is a will and devotion there is a way," Nicole said.
She hastened to add that a strong faith in long-distance possibilities also includes proper safety precautions. Regardless of how much trust has been built up over Skype, she and Cade both believe that the first meeting should take place in the presence of a friend or family member. But precautions don't have to be a reason not to act. "Send a message to someone despite their distance limit," Nicole suggested. "Sometimes, someone will go the extra mile for you." Especially if that mile is done hiking with a black lab.


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Aug 22, 2012 - By Martin Reed, Staff WriterWyoming House District 34 incumbent Rita Campbell won the Republican nomination in Tuesday's primary election over challenger Lois Herbst, according to unofficial election results.
The candidate was seeking her second consecutive term and earned 1,020 votes, or about 56 percent. Her challenger received 716 votes, or nearly 40 percent, according to the unofficial results.
Nearly 4 percent of the ballots cast did not have a vote in the contest.
Campbell expressed gratitude toward the voters after the election.
"I'm relieved," she said. "It's been a tough campaign. And it could have gone either way, and I realize that."
Campbell and Herbst are longtime ranchers who live near each other between Riverton and Shoshoni.
"We are close neighbors and have known each other for over 50 years," Campbell said. "But I was the incumbent, and I just didn't feel like I was ready to give up."
Herbst could not be reached for comment by press time Tuesday.
Campbell said she is "looking forward to November" for the general election.
A Democratic Party candidate did not register to appear on the primary election ballot, meaning Campbell could face no competition in the Nov. 6 contest. It was not immediately clear if a write-in candidate would emerge from Tuesday's results.
From the legislative redistricting that happened earlier this year, House District 34 spans a massive rural area through Fremont County from Jeffrey City in the southeast to Pavillion and into Dubois in the northwest.
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Atlanta Fed Names Juan C. Sanchez Assistant Vice President
For Immediate Release: Jan. 31, 2002
Juan C. Sanchez has been named assistant vice president and community affairs officer of the supervision and regulation division of the Federal Reserve Bank of Atlanta, according to Jack Guynn, president and chief executive officer of the Atlanta Fed.
Sanchez has extensive experience in community affairs, including working for the supervision and regulation department of the Miami Branch of the Atlanta Fed from 1998 to 1999. He has also worked as vice president and community development manager for Barnett Bank and most recently as senior vice president and director of compliance and community development for BankUnited.
Sanchez earned a bachelor of science degree in economics from Florida State University and a master's degree in business administration from the University of South Florida.
The Federal Reserve Bank of Atlanta serves the Sixth Federal Reserve District, which encompasses Alabama, Florida, Georgia and sections of Louisiana, Mississippi and Tennessee. As part of the nation's central banking system, the Atlanta Fed participates in setting national monetary policy, supervises numerous commercial banks and provides a variety of financial services to depository institutions and the U.S. government.


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In his prime, he was an explosive performer, tearing sinewy solos from his Stratocaster guitar and wearing his hair in an elaborate, upraised coif.
King's songwriting was informed by syncopated New Orleans beats and his interest in a broad range of subjects, from medieval history to the vagaries of the human heart and his own so-called ''love syndromes''.
''Most people say, 'Well, Earl, you sing the blues,' or however they want to categorise it,'' King said in a 1993 interview.
''I just sing songs. I'm a writer, so whatever gymnastics jump through my head, I write about it.''
Born Earl Silas Johnson IV, King described himself as a ''nervous energy person'' who constantly needed to be engaged in some creative pursuit.
He cut his first singles in the early 1950s, taking on the stage name ''Earl King'' at the suggestion of a record promoter.
Scenes and acquaintances from his life often found their way into his lyrics with little editing. A story King's grandmother told about his father, a blues pianist who died when King was a boy, inspired Trick Bag.
In the song, the protagonist sings to his wayward significant other, ''I saw you kissing Willie across the fence, I heard you telling Willie I don't have no sense/The way you been actin' is such a drag, you done put me in a trick bag.''
King died Friday and funeral arrangements have not yet been finalised.
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Stocks Finish Mixed
Stocks finished mixed in a volatile session Wednesday as the market continued to digest Tuesday's statement from the Federal Reserve meeting on interest rates. The trade deficit swelled, coming in worse than expected.
The Dow Jones industrial average rose 59.79 points, or 0.61%, to 10,883.51. The broader Standard & Poor's 500 index reached its highest level in nearly four years, rising 5.31 points, or 0.42%, to 1,272.74. The tech-heavy Nasdaq composite index fell 2.41 points, or 0.11%, to 2,262.59.
Volatility in Wednesday's session may partly reflect activity related to the quarterly expiration of futures and options on Friday, according to Standard & Poor's MarketScope.
January West Texas Intermediate crude oil was down 52 cents at $60.85 a barrel following a Dept. of Energy report that crude oil inventories rose 900,000 barrels in the week ended Dec. 9. An American Petroleum Institute report said inventories fell 900,000.
There are a few economic reports coming Thursday. The November consumer price index (CPI) is expected to fall 0.4% in November, while the core index increases 0.2%. Energy prices are expected to finally post a sharp reversal following the strength in July through September, with gasoline prices expected to drop close to 14%, predicts Action Economics. "The November report should prove market-friendly, as it will support the Fed's view that inflation pressures remain contained," says Action Economics.
Other releases Thursday include weekly jobless claims, the Philly Fed index, the New York Fed index, and industrial production and capacity utilization.
In economic news Wednesday, the U.S. trade deficit widened again to a record $68.9 billion in October, from a revised $66.0 billion in September, reports Action Economics. Imports rose another 2.7% after a like-sized gain in September, with a boost from industrial supplies. Exports rebounded 1.7% following a 2.4% drop in September. The dollar fell on the news.
U.S. import prices dove 1.7% in November after a 0.3% increase in October (revised from -0.3%). Petroleum prices fell another 8.0% following a revised 1.0% decline. Excluding petroleum, import prices fell 0.2% and are up 2.6% on the year. Export prices fell 0.9%.
Among stocks on the move, Boeing (BA ) hit a new high and helped lift the Dow on news that the company's won a $10 billion aircraft order from Australian airline Qantas.
Apple Computer (AAPL ) was downgraded by Bear Stearns to peer perform from outperform on valuation.
Honeywell International (HON ) shares rose after the company issued a firm outlook. It sees $2.35-$2.50 2006 EPS including stock option expense on about $30 billion in sales.
The FDA received several new reports about patient deaths associated with short circuits in heart devices made by Guidant (GDT ), reports The New York Times.
Anteon International (ANT ) surged after the company agreed to be acquired by General Dynamics (GD ) in a deal valued at about $2.2 billion, including $100 million debt assumption, for $55.50 per share in cash.
In other deal news, FPL Group (FPL ), parent of Florida Power & Light, in advanced talks to buy Constellation Energy (CEG ) for more than $11 billion, according tos The New York Times.
In Europe, London's FTSE-100, Germany's DAX, and France's CAC-40 indexes finished mixed.
In Asia, Japan's Nikkei index plunged 314.28 points (1.99%) to 15,464.56 after the Tankan business sentiment survey disappointed and the dollar weakened against the yen. Exporters' revenues are hurt by yen strength since their products become less attractively priced in foreign markets, says Standard & Poor's MarketScope.
In Hong Kong, the Hang Seng index rose 33.64 points (0.23%) to 14,976.26 on hopes that the U.S. Federal Reserve's monetary tightening course is close to its end, says Standard & Poor's MarketScope.
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Treasury prices rose, and yields fell, after the fresh record trade deficit, which may cut into fourth-quarter GDP growth forecasts, says Action Economics. Unwinding of import and export price pressures in November was also clearly evident after the storm and Boeing impacts dwindled -- pointing to likely tame results in this week's inflation reports, says Action Economics. The benchmark 10-year note yield fell to 4.45% from 4.52% Thursday.


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A small circle fits between two touching circles so that all three
circles touch each other and have a common tangent? What is the
exact radius of the smallest circle?
Given any three non intersecting circles in the plane find another
circle or straight line which cuts all three circles orthogonally.
Here is a pattern for you to experiment with using graph drawing
software. Find the equations of the graphs in the pattern.
All powers of 5 can be written as the sum of two square numbers
in different ways. Investigate the number of points with integer
coordinates on circles with centres at the origin for which the
square of the radius is a power of 5. For the two circles shown in
red in the diagram the radius is a power of 5 and for the circles
shown in black this is not so but the square of the radius is a
power of 5.
Thanks to Rusi Kolev for the following
To find all the points which lie on the circle k(0;r) and O(0;0)
we have to use the circle equation $ x^2 + y^2 = r^2 $
It is given that $ r^2 =5^n$, n is a positive integer and $ n
\geq 1 \rightarrow r = \surd(5^n);$ Then we have the equation$ x^2
+ y^2 = 5^n \rightarrow x^2 = 5^n - y^2 \rightarrow x = \surd(5^n
-y^2)$ and x and y are positive integers (belong to N).
As $x^2$ and $y^2$ are positive numbers then x and y are
positive or negative. Then we can find all the positive x and y and
make up combinations. For example if $ x_1 \geq 0$ and $y_1 \geq 0
$ then all the solutions are: $(x_1,y_1), (x_1,-y_1), (-x_1,y_1),
What we notice is when n = 0 or 1 we have only one solution (by one
solution I mean one pair of POSITIVE integers that satisfy the
We can always make all the solutions by using the combinations
explained above! .
When n = 2 or 3 we have 2 solutions ... so we know that for a
given integer n the number of solutions is:1.
If n is even The number of positive solutions is "n + 2".
If n is odd The number of positive solutions is "n + 1".
But why is this so? Why do the solutions always increase with
Let`s take n = 2k (even):
We notice the solutions:$0 \times5^1$; $5^1$ and $3 \times5^0$; $4
\times5^0$; and $4 \times5^0$; $3 \times5^0$ and $5^1$; $0
$0 \times5^2$; $5^2$ and $3 \times5^1$; $4 \times5^1$; and $7
\times5^0$; $24 \times5^0$ and $24 \times5^0$; $7 \times5^0$ and $4
\times5^1$; $3 \times5^1$ and $5^2$; $0 \times5^2$
$0 \times5^2$; $5^2$ and $3 \times5^1$; $4 \times5^1$; and $7
\times5^0$; $24 \times5^0$ and $24 \times5^0$; $7 \times5^0$ and $4
\times5^1$; $3 \times5^1$ and $5^2$; $0 \times5^2$
Now let`s take n = 2k + 1(odd):
n=3, (k=1).
We notice the solutions:$2 \times5^0$; $11 \times5^0$ and $5
\times5^0$; $10 \times5^0$ and $11 \times5^0$; $2 \times5^0$
n=5 (k=2)
$2 \times5^1$; $11 \times5^1$ and $5 \times5^1$; $10 \times5^1$
and $38 \times5^0$; $41 \times5^0$ and $41 \times5^0$; $38
\times5^0$ and $10 \times5^1$; $5 \times5^1$ and $11 \times5^1$; $2
n=7 (k=3)
$2 \times5^2$; $11 \times5^2$ and $5 \times5^2$; $10 \times5^2$
and $38 \times5^1$; $41 \times5^1$ and $29 \times5^0$; $278
\times5^0$ and $278 \times5^0$; $29 \times5^0$; and $41 \times5^1$;
$38 \times5^1$ and $10 \times5^2$; $5 \times5^2$ and $11
\times5^2$; $2 \times 5^2$
Every next odd n has all the previous solutions but raised to
the +1 power plus TWO NEW solutions.
As n approaches infinity the solutions will become more and more
Until now we have only discussed the positive integers. If we
are to make all the solutions we will use the example above: if
$x_1 \geq 0$ and $y_1 \geq 0 $
But these formulae are also not correct because if we have root
0 then there isn`t +0 and -0. We have root 0 only when $n=2k$;
We have $4n + 8$ solutions if we count +0 and -0. But becausethere
is no difference between +0 and -0 we deduct 2 solutions for every
zero root,
Solutions are: $4n + 8 - 4= 4n + 4 = 4(n + 1)$. And that`s the
number of solutions for an odd $n$.


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A fair-haired little girl.
- An example of someone fair-haired is a teenager with blond hair.
- An example of someone fair-haired is the current most popular celebrity in the media.
The definition of fair-haired is having blond hair, or being the favorite.
- having blond hair
- ⌂ Informal favorite: the fair-haired boy of the family
- Having blond hair: a fair-haired toddler.
- Favorite: a politician who was the fair-haired child of the media.


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Last Modified: Saturday, March 02, 2013 6:43 PM
By Eric Cormier / American Press
Lake Charles City Court Judge John Hood said he eagerly awaits the completion of the new City Court that is being built at 100 N. Mill St.
Construction started last year and when completed, the building should be everything Hood visualized when he and Judge Thomas Quirk began their efforts to get a new city judicial center built.
"I'm beginning to believe that it's going to happen. We're just thrilled with all aspects of the construction and how hard the architect and building contractor are working on it," he said.
What excites him, aside from the thought of City Court having its own work area, is that once completed, the building's appearance will be modern while at the same time pay homage to Lake Charles' past.
In the early stages of the project — before financing and designs were completed — Hood and Quirk provided local architect Randy Goodloe a picture of a Lake Charles courthouse from 1910 that burned down.
"That was our starting point. And since the court is in the historic downtown Lake Charles area, we wanted to have a building that was true to the flavor of the district," Hood said.
The $5 million courthouse will include 22,000 square feet with two courtrooms and offices for each judge and their staffs, Violations Division, Civil Division, city prosecutor and the Ward 3 city marshal.
Construction was financed with funding from the Calcasieu Parish Public Trust Authority, city of Lake Charles, City Court and the marshal.
Chris Provost, construction administrator for Goodloe, said the building is 65 percent complete.
"Workers are starting to do the interior painting. We've got Sheetrock up," he said. "There is still some exterior work to do and trim work. We're shooting for April to be finished, but realistically it could be mid-May."
Goodloe said that given the budget, the finished product will be a landmark. He described the design of the courthouse as a mix of contemporary and classical.
"Our team had to strategically pick and choose where to spend money on extra elements. When we started drawing the designs, the idea was to do something traditional and keep with the local flavor," he said.
To do that, Goodloe said, the courthouse had to be planned considering the plot of land that it sits on. The courthouse, which was conceived with the Smart Code as the guideline, is going to be close to Mill Street.
"And the site was already elevated from the north to the south, and that gives it a heightened look from the streetscape. It is going to look massive and stately," Goodloe said.
The court has a brick exterior and will have columns in the front.
"Even though we were limited these days because of budgets, which makes it difficult to use a lot of classical materials, this building will stand the test of time. We feel that it is a good design and will last 100 years," Goodloe said.
Hood is happy the court will open without a tax being placed on residents.
"We combined the best of the old and new. There is no tax nor bond issue, and we didn't want to burden property owners and taxpayers," he said.
City Court is now housed in the Lake Charles Housing Authority Building.
Posted By: Doug On: 3/3/2013
Title: North?
Doesn't Mill Street run east and west? 100 North Mill?


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Flags placed at fallen soldiers graves
ZACHARY- Hundreds of people showed up at the Port Hudson National Cemetery to pay respects to the fallen soldiers that rest there.
Boy Scouts along with the Daughters of the American Revolution were among the groups who attended, placing flags near the headstones of each of the soldiers
"You've got a hundred and fifty years of men and women fighting for our freedoms. So without them doing that, we would not be able to do what we're doing here today," said Rex Kern, the cemetery's director.
Today's event will mark the 60th year the cemetery has hosted it.


text: Here is a funny one, driving to work on the interstate I spot a bird just ahead in the middle of the road. I couldn't swerve and he was going back a forth so I didn't know which way he was going to go. I yep sure enough he starts to fly towards by lane and bam hits right in the windsheild. Now here is whats more funny. I had my windsheild replaced because a little rock that i thought would do nothing hit my windsheild and turned into a nice long crack, then the day both a little rock hits it in the top drivers corner and makes a little star which i got fixed and can't see but a couple pound bird hits my windsheild at speeds over 70mph and no damage nothing at all. I am glad it hit the windsheild and not the front of my car where it could have done damage. Anyway I was pissed when it had but it is funny now. The bird flew about 30 feet in the air and the car behind me swerved to try to avoid it. Why do small animals committ suicide on our cars?