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In early 2011, the heart of the Muslim world roiled in protest, consumed with the upheaval of the Arab Spring. The governments of Tunisia and Egypt had already fallen; those of Libya and Yemen would soon follow. Watching the chaos from his hideout in Pakistan, Osama bin... Read More
At Play in the Cosmos
Adam Frank
Astronomy: At Play in the Cosmos brings popular science writing to a textbook. In every chapter, author Adam Frank—a co-writer of the NPR blog "13.7 Cosmos and Culture"—integrates two interviews with leading scientists, a fascinating second voice that drives the... Read More
Neil deGrasse Tyson
What is the nature of space and time? How do we fit within the universe? How does the universe fit within us? There's no better guide through these mind-expanding questions than acclaimed astrophysicist and best-selling author Neil deGrasse Tyson.
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Roger L. Miesfeld, Megan M. McEvoy
Biochemistry promotes understanding of biochemical concepts through highly readable chapters that consistently integrate stunning graphics with text. Its distinctive table of contents highlights how biochemical processes work, and applications to everyday... Read More
Chris Hayes
America likes to tell itself that it inhabits a postracial world, yet nearly every empirical measure—wealth, unemployment, incarceration, school segregation—reveals that racial inequality has barely improved since 1968, when Richard Nixon became our first "law and order"... Read More
The Volkswagen Scandal
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In mid-2015, Volkswagen proudly reached its goal of surpassing Toyota as the world's largest automaker. A few months later, the EPA disclosed that Volkswagen had installed software in 11 million cars that deceived emissions-testing mechanisms. By early 2017, VW had... Read More
An American History
Eric Foner
Give Me Liberty! is the #1 book in the U.S. history survey course because it works in the classroom. A single-author text by a leader in the field, Give Me Liberty! delivers an authoritative, accessible, concise, and integrated American history. Updated... Read More
Richard Bullock, Michal Brody, Francine Weinberg
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Neil Gaiman
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Michael Lewis
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House speaker-to-be John Boehner is trying to play the "adult" in his dealings with President Obama and is delegating some of the big thinking on tough issues such as budget and taxes to younger Republicans such as Rep. Paul Ryan, according to a new profile in The New Yorker.
The lengthy magazine piece aptly describes the Ohio lawmaker as "the most important Republican in the country."
It recounts Boehner's up-from-the-boostraps youth -- he is one of 12 children who grew up in a tiny, two-bedroom house with one bathroom -- and how he worked his way through college. Boehner also attended Catholic school at the storied Archbishop Moeller High in Cincinnati, where he played football (linebacker and center) for Gerry Faust, earning the future Notre Dame coach's respect by playing with pain caused by a back injury.
"All the skills I learned growing up are the skills I need to do my job," Boehner told The New Yorker.
Boehner has some choice words for what he doesn't like, such as the bailout of federal banks he reluctantly voted for in 2008 known as the Troubled Asset Relief Program. "Crap sandwich," he says.
The piece begins with a telling anecdote from April 2009, when Boehner and Rep. Kevin McCarthy attended a Tea Party rally in Bakersfield, Calif., where thousands protested the TARP funding and high taxes. The anger from the Tea Partiers was leveled at Democrats and Republicans alike.
And Boehner -- in a play on words used by President Obama to describe what happened to his Democratic Party when the GOP won back the House in the 2010 midterm elections -- knew it was the start of something.
"I could see that there was this rebellion starting to grow," Boehner says in The New Yorker. "And I didn't want our members taking a shellacking as a result."
The GOP has won at least 63 seats in their new majority. Boehner will be elected formally as House speaker on Jan. 5.
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Catalina Camia leads the OnPolitics online community and has been at USA TODAY since 2005. She has been a reporter or editor covering politics and Congress for two decades, including stints at The Dallas Morning News and Congressional Quarterly. Follow her at @USATOnPolitics.
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How To Open A Night Club
This tactical email from PSFK fave Urban Junkies offers a how-to for new night club owners. Even though it's just for laughs there's truths in there that reflect our times. An extract:
1. Start by creating a website that is slick yet utterly opaque. Since the reality will doubtless be a disappointment, the aim is to maintain an air of mystery and exclusivity.
2. Be sure to 'open' at least a month or two before you actually open. Whilst Fashion Week is ideal, any media awards and celebrity parties should suffice.
3. Ensure that such slebs get snapped at your club as early as possible. An A-list poseur, a C-list cat-fight and a bleary-eyed, early morning pap-shot should cover your bases.
4. Only circulate your press release either moments before you actually open, shortly afterwards, or never at all. That way no one will really have a clue what you are about.
5. If you opt for a members policy, be a little hazy about it at the beginning (turned-away crowds are a good thing), and make sure to charge as much as you can. Even if your venue is empty/naff, the more fools you have paying £3k per year, the more exclusive it will seem.
6. Do not turn away all the cool kids or pretty blaggers. Without us for fun, all that wealth will be entirely dull, meaningless and boring.


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Ok so this review is rated a 1 raven because I didn't finish it. I just could not drag myself through the pages. I stopped at about 80 but couldn't go further. I apologize for this but, I am not going to make myself read a book that I just can't get in to. I felt that Anya was a bit whiny and she just didn't grab my attention. I like the ideas of this author though, the whole elemental thing is pretty sweet.
eh. Firefighter/fire investigator heroine, who is a "lantern" and eats ghosts and stuff. Found her annoying and angsty and not quite bright. I may try one more.
I reread Embers in preparation for Sparks coming out. I loved Sparky and how Bickle was not afraid to improvise on the traditional Happily Ever After formula. I still finished with a lot of background and world building questions, but those are easier to deal with when I know I can go straight into Sparks.
Read Abigail's review at All Things Urban Fantasy.
I felt this was a bit different from the usual urban fantasy fare and I really enjoyed it. The protagonist was practical and fairly normal. She has a day job that she loves and it's one that it's hard for women to break into (though that's not mentioned) but she's moved up in the ranks. The descriptions of what it was like to be a firefighter were very good.
The plot was interesting. Though it was clear where it was going from about a third of the way in, the book was still entertaining. The action was mostly good and the beautiful thing was that she kept saving the guys or they got in the way when they tried to help. Once a man jumped in to save her from the baddie when she had the situation under control and as a result said bad guy got away. The last battle was terrific. I just prefer more almost dying on the heroine's part and another character being terrified for her. It probably means I'm sick in the head or something. She was never in enough p
The characterization was so good, that I figured out one guy was Hispanic and several other were African American simply by how she portrayed them. She didn't once tell us the color of anyone's skin. I really liked that because it really bothers me that most writers only mention what color someone's skin is if the person isn't white. And to write a character so well that not mentioning it still puts a clear picture in my head of what the person looks like, including race, is quite a skill.
The character herself wears normal everyday clothing. When she has to dress up she hates it and finally stalks out. At that late hour the only place she can find open is a fetish shop and even then she chose really practical clothes including heels you could dance in. She may not be able to describe a torque (how can a torque that looks like a salamander draped around her neck then have the tail in the salamander's mouth? That would make a loop which is not a torque.
The salamander character however is wonderful and different from the usual familiar/companion of UF protagonists. It's funny and the descriptions are excellent and very believable as an animal as well as her helper.
There were a few awkward things, like in the beginning she assumes the arsonist didn't take anything or look around because the elevator was on the top floor. Then at some point she says he takes his time. He could have looked around and taken small expensive things that he didn't need an elevator for.
Another time is when she has a doctor wearing nurses scrubs. I have never ever seen a doctor in a hospital wear a scrub top with fairies on it and without the white coat no less and I worked in a hospital for a while. Albeit, I worked in IT but still. The hierarchy in medicine is incredibly indelible. Doctors are referred to by last name, nurses by first for starters. And FYI, Circe was not a demon she was a sorceress and somewhat justified in her actions because of how she was treated as a powerful woman (this was just said in passing so it's not a spoiler).
This is a very minor point in the book but it prickled me: A character says basically that urban renewal can't happen in poor areas, the people need plain rectangles in which to live and that the person saying otherwise is out of touch with the poor. This is clearly ridiculous as some of the poorest communities can get together and reclaim a portion of their rundown areas and create amazing parks mostly by getting volunteers and sometimes with donations. Building a new home that isn't a rectangular box isn't really any more expensive or habitat for humanity would build them. When a community has character and art and design that reflects their world view, that area has more pride in itself and it's easier to keep the area from worsening and can often help the people by boosting self esteem etc. I'm not sure if she was trying to say something else but it bothered me that she was trying to represent the poor and was in turn compartmentalizing them.
One of the best parts is that at one point, a firefighter goes into a burning building just to rescue a woman's dogs who all survive.
So despite the small points mentioned above, I wanted to give the book five stars. But...
I like it when characters are not black and white. I like when the evil doer has some pieces of humanity and the good guys make bad mistakes. The world isn't black and white no matter how much we want it to be. But the only character who has no redeeming value is one who is supposed to be a "good" character and that annoys me, especially given that the bad guy isn't completely bad. Having a complexity of good and bad doesn't mean that we as people shouldn't judge people on the majority of their actions or the ones that are particularly heinous. For example, you can have the nicest sweetest man who creates a charity and volunteers at the at-risk-youth center and has supporters and fans all over the US for the good he does as a coach. But if he then also molests and rapes boys, he is not a good guy, not at all. He is not a sympathetic character and shouldn't be.
So bringing us back to the book,
But the worst of it is, the character is already in love with the primary love interest, who has been hurt by this bad guy, and she has admitted to herself that she wants to be together with him more than anything. So how can she do this to him?? How can she look the good guy in the eye without shame? This character I loved and admired just became someone I don't like at all. The whole point of wanting to belong to something makes sense. But she can be attracted to that about him without sleeping with him. She also never even feels shame or disgust or remorse. She only says she shouldn't have done it in relation to the investigation. Ugh and ARGH!
But despite this thing that makes me really mad, it's a good book and the rest of the time I really like the character. She's a good person and people love her. The author is a good writer (there were a couple of awkward sentences in the beginning but not again). Because she's that good and I loved everything else so much, I'm only taking one star off for the spoiler above. I'm definitely reading the next book soon but there are only two so far. That seems to be my luck lately: books I don't like have the number of titles in the series in the double digits and the books I love have only two or three. I am so impatient. I want them now!
3.5 review to post soon
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31 Dec 2008: Diver dies in incident off coastThe 44-year-old man ran out of air, the Coast Guard said. A scuba diver died early Sunday morning when the Coast Guard said he apparently ran out of air while diving 160 feet below the surface, about 45 miles east of Brunswick. …Source
30 Dec 2008: Underwater sleuths end 66-year searchTHE wreck of a merchant ship sunk by Japanese fighter-bombers has been found after a 66-year search. But diver Jim Miles and fisherman Wayne Keeping are not revealing the exact location for the time being. Four men died on the Florence D and they want it protected as a war grave. The 2600-tonne cargo vessel is lying on its starboard side in 10m of murky water off Bathurst Island. It was carrying 500,000 anti-aircraft rounds and its bow was blown to pieces in the attack on February 19, 1942. But the stern is intact. …Source
30 Dec 2008: Small Heath boy becomes master scuba diverA BIRMINGHAM schoolboy has dived to new depths to become one of the UK's youngest master scuba divers. Jack Walton, from Small Heath, has completed more than 70 dives across the world to pass his master scuba diver rating. The award is the highest non-professional qualification that divers can achieve, with just two per cent going on to receive the certification. …Source
30 Dec 2008: Exploring the Kaiser's Sunken World War I FleetDIVING IN SCAPA FLOW. Its a descent into history. The remains of the German Imperial Fleet still lie on the seabed at Scapa Flow off Scotland's Orkney Islands where the Germans scuttled their ships in 1919. The ice-cold, deep waters are a paradise for professional wreck divers. …Source
29 Dec 2008: Scuba diver dies despite rescue effortsA 48-year-old woman died in a scuba diving accident yesterday Sunday afternoon near Kailua Pier on the Big Island. The woman had stopped breathing while diving, according to her diving partner. Members of the UFO Parasail boat brought the woman to Kailua Pier and started performing CPR on her …Source
28 Dec 2008: Police attempt to rescue crew from dive boatQUEENSLAND water police are attempting to remove three crew members left on a dive boat which ran aground on a reef off Brisbane last night. Eighteen people were taken from the charter dive boat late on Saturday night, but three crew members stayed aboard to assist with attempts to refloat the vessel from Flinders Reef, 5km north-west of Cape Moreton. At 10pm on Saturday police were advised the vessel was stranded on Flinders Reef and taking on water. …Source
27 Dec 2008: Diver thought to be missing is found safeA diver thought to be missing last night was reported safe after all. The man was reported missing at about 7 p.m. yesterday when he did not emerge from the water at Kahala Beach with five other people. The Honolulu Fire Department searched until 10 p.m. The U.S. Coast Guard notified the fire department this morning that the man, who is a Navy sailor living at Pearl Harbor, was reported to be safe, said fire department spokesman Capt. Earle Kealoha. …Source
24 Dec 2008: Missing diver finds own way to shoreA search for a missing diver ended on Tuesday night when he found his own way to shore. The man was diving off Mt Maunganui when he surfaced some distance from his boat. A family member on board didn't know how to move the vessel closer to the man and he drifted off. Coastguard and the rescue co-ordination centre had around 10 people looking for him over four hours. Police say the man is in good condition. …Source
24 Dec 2008: Diver dead after WB tripThe Royal Cayman Islands Police Service is investigating the death of a man who was on a diving trip last week. The 911 Emergency Communications Centre received a call around 10.55am Thursday from a staff member of Divers Down who reported that an unconscious man was being brought to the West Bay Dock. …Source
24 Dec 2008: Divers find 1903 shipwreck near Block IslandA group of divers says it has found the wreckage of a schooner that collided with a steamship and sank in 1903 near Block Island, R.I. Mark Munro of Griswold, Conn., said his Sound Underwater Survey group and the Baccala Wreck Divers began looking for the remains of the Jennie R. Dubois in 2002, searching a few times a year in an area that eventually stretched to 17 square miles. …Source
23 Dec 2008: US man dies while diving off CaymansPolice say a 57-year-old American tourist has died during a scuba diving excursion in the Cayman Islands. Police spokeswoman Deborah Denis says David Guy Stuart, of Edmond, Oklahoma, was on a weekend dive with a friend off Grand Cayman island when he began struggling in the water. …Source
21 Dec 2008: Scuba Santas dive deep for RNLIA group of "scuba Santas" have dived into a Somerset quarry to raise money for the RNLI. It is the second year in a row that the dive has taken place at Vobster Quay in Mells, near Frome. The group of 100, all dressed in red suits, dived 95ft (29m) down into the water. …Source
21 Dec 2008: Scuba diver dies in St. AugustineA 22-year-old man died Saturday while diving off the coast of St. Augustine, police said. Jordan Brent Angyalfy became lost while diving with friends. Angyalfy was located sometime later by his friends and transported to Lighthouse Park, where he was pronounced dead, according to the St. Johns County Sheriffs Office e. …Source
20 Dec 2008: Islanders found to be related to slaves from 1841 shipwreckWASHINGTON -- Marine archaeologists have found the remains of a slave ship wrecked off the Turks and Caicos islands in 1841, an accident that set free the ancestors of many current residents of those islands. When the wreck was discovered in 2004, it was named the Black Rock ship because the researchers were unsure of its identity. …Source
20 Dec 2008: Local divers find 'sunken treasure' in the North SeaTHREE Hamilton-based divers were the first to find the wreck of a large fishing trawler sunk by a German U-boat in 1942. Jim McAllister, from Hamilton, and his colleagues Ralph Lennox, Auldhouse, and Livingstone man Bud Campbell discovered the trawler's bell as they went diving in the North Sea this year. The trio are members of the Central Scotland Dive Club who meet at Hamilton Water Palace. …Source
20 Dec 2008: Final moments of tragic diverThe last moments of father-of-four Michael (Mick) Hanrahan. Mick died after he and his team completed their exploration of sunken German U-boat, U-778, 16 miles off the Malin Head coast in Donegal in a project funded by Derry City Council. …Source
20 Dec 2008: Suit filed in scuba death of Spokane stockbrokerSPOKANE, Wash. -- The Scuba Center of Spokane has been sued by the wife of a Spokane stockbroker who died on a dive in Hood Canal in March. In her action Mayer-Gray says she and her husband were "totally inexperienced dive students." Her husband was found dead about 30 feet underwater near Eldon on March 29. Mason County Coroner Wes Stockwell said Gray apparently had become separated from the rest of the scuba class. …Source
20 Dec 2008: Diving death of Poway man ruled accidentalSAN DIEGO — The death of a Poway man who ran out of air and drowned while diving off La Jolla Shores in October was accidental, according to an autopsy report released Friday. John Sonsteng, 45, and his 19-year-old son were on their first solo dive after earning their scuba certification a year earlier, according to the Medical Examiner's Office. On the morning of Oct. 4, the pair descended to 150 feet – an extreme depth for novice divers without the proper training or equipment. New divers are discouraged from going any deeper than 60 feet. …Source
19 Dec 2008: Diver wrestles dentures from octopusWHEN Manly diver David Baxter emerged from the water clutching a set of false teeth he had wrestled from the tentacles of an octopus he knew he would have trouble convincing people his tale was true. "In 20 years of diving its the most unbelievable thing I've ever encountered," he said. …Source
19 Dec 2008: Search for missing divers in Boracay halted due to poor visibilityMANILA, Philippines - The Philippine Coast Guard has suspended its search and rescue operations for the seven people, including three foreigners, who went missing while on a diving expedition near Boracay Island. Lt. Commander Juan Manuel Ramos, chief of the Caticlan Coast Guard, said the operations were halted 6 p.m. Thursday due to poor visibility. …Source
18 Dec 2008: An experienced scuba diver has drowned in the Leven River at Ulverstone.The 66-year old Ulverstone man had become trapped under a yacht which had broken from its mooring. Witnesses say the diver was trying to untangle ropes form the yacht's propeller when he became trapped under the water. It is believed he had been asked by the owner to help free the yacht which had become ensnared with another boat. Witnesses say they heard the owner screaming for help about half-past-three. The diver was eventually cut free by emergency service and pulled from the river unconscious. …Source
17 Dec 2008: Navy Wet Diving Bell.. Pictures!!Heres something you don't see very often. A visit to the Navys Diving Ship. Theres a wet diving bell on the navy ship which enables the navy to dive to some depth, much more than regular recreational divers can do. Deep dives are necessary to clear waterways, underwater construction, clandestine operations, and of course, diver support and underwater submarine escape for the coming French Scorpene submarines. …Source
17 Dec 2008: Diver claims to have seen Steve Irwin's ghostPino Termini of Naples in the south of Italy has spent more hours underwater than most. Having dived for the Italian Navy for seven years he now spends much of his time travelling the globe in search of the ultimate diving experience. None of this prepared him for what he claims to have seen during his last expedition. Last month he arrived at Port Douglas in tropical North Queensland for his eighth time, The Great Barrier Reef being one of his favorite playgrounds. He had heard that Batt Reef was worth a plunge into the deep blue. He chartered a boat from Port Douglas and made his way out to the area he planned to explore …Source
16 Dec 2008: Monaco prince may dive to bottom of Siberia's Baikal in 2009Monaco's Prince Albert II and the president of Russia's Buryatia Republic could dive to the bottom of Lake Baikal in 2009 as part of a research trip, a leading expedition member said. …Source
15 Dec 2008: Police push water safetyPolice are urging caution with water toys and water safety this festive season, to avoid drownings and other injuries. People must inspect and know how to operate boats, dive gear, and other marine equipment before taking to the water, and be aware of safety procedures, the Police National Dive Squad and Wellington Maritime Unit said. …Source
14 Dec 2008: Divers tell of exploring oceanliner Andrea Doria 200 feet downBEACH HAVEN - Referred to as the Mount Everest of diving, the Andrea Doria has taken the lives of 15 divers. Reaching parts of the wreckage requires a plunge of more than 250 feet. Two divers who made it out of the wreck several times spoke and showed an underwater video of their experiences Friday night at the Museum of New Jersey Maritime History. …Source
12 Dec 2008: Boat firm blamed over divers lost at Great Barrier ReefINVESTIGATORS say charges should be laid against the boat firm and scuba instructor who left two divers in shark-infested waters off the Great Barrier Reef. Miracle dive couple Richard Neely and Allyson Dalton survived a 19-hour ordeal after being lost at sea during a Whitsundays dive expedition. Now a Queensland Workplace Health and Safety report, after a six-month investigation, has found their failure to be picked up was due to "operator error". …Source
12 Dec 2008: Radick followed diving dream, made films about shipwreck recoveriesWhen Jerry Radick was a young boy, he loved the water so much that he made a diving helmet out of his mother's favorite kitchen pot. It worked down to 8 feet under water. Just an early indication of what would become a lifetime passion and later a source of his livelihood. Radick, a one-time San Antonio police officer who left his job as an insurance salesman to form an underwater photography company, died Monday of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease. He was 73. "Life is easier than you think," Jerry Radick said in a 1985 San Antonio Express-News story, "if you know what you want to do and dare to do it." …Source
12 Dec 2008: U.S. Coast Guard Responds To Healy Tragedy, Opens Regional Dive Facilities; 'We Will Not Accept Preventable Loss Or Injury'San Diego, California -- On Aug. 17, 2006, two active duty military members' lives were cut short during a cold water familiarization diving accident in the Arctic aboard U.S. Coast Guard Cutter Healy. The Coast Guard initiated an immediate administrative and safety investigation into the circumstances which contributed and ultimately led up to the regrettable deaths. …Source
11 Dec 2008: Rescue crews search for missing diver off MauiThe channel between Lahaina and Lanai is the focus of a search tonight for a diver who went missing this afternoon while on an outing aboard a commercial fishing boat and diving with three other people. Rescue crews from the Coast Guard and Maui Fire Department are looking for any signs of Tam Sing, 69, who was wearing a black wet suit and scuba gear. …Source
10 Dec 2008: New Underwater Training Could Keep Marines Alive in Helicopter CrashesMarine Corps helicopters often fill the skies over eastern North Carolina—and over the Middle East. Now, Marines at Camp Lejeune are getting some special training on how they can survive if their helo ever crashes over water. "We don't turn them in to Jacques Cousteau. Time is still critical, so we teach them to exit the aircraft as quickly as possible." …Source
10 Dec 2008: Wounded soldiers dive at Molasses ReefMore than a dozen wounded soldiers and their family members took part in a weeklong vacation to Key Largo this past week that ended with three days of diving along Upper Keys reefs. Local businesses contributed to the soldiers' hotel stays, meals and dive trips in what has become a twice-a-year event. Organizer Fraser Bathgate called it a "trip to remember" for all who participated. …Source
10 Dec 2008: Two escape as great white shark tears apart diving cagediving cage A pair of scuba divers off the coast of Mexico survived a terrifying ordeal straight out of Jaws when a great white shark burst through the side of their metal cage. …Source
9 Dec 2008: Diver killed in StraitRCMP officials have released the name of a 21-year-old man who was killed over the weekend while working to refloat a fishing boat that sank in the Northumberland Strait last September. Jonathan Parker of Campbellton died Saturday afternoon about three kilometres off the coast of Pointe-Sapin. District 5 RCMP said they responded to the incident at about 4:50 p.m., and Parker was pronounced dead at the scene. Parker was one of two commercial divers working on a crew that was commissioned to bring the sunken ship back to the surface. …Source
8 Dec 2008: Divers spear 218 invasive reef fishLAHAINA, Maui — Three species of invasive reef fish were targeted in a recent spearfishing tournament held in conjunction with the International Year of the Reef. The Roi Roundup sent 80 divers into the waters off Lahaina to spear roi (blue-spotted grouper), toau (blacktail snapper) and taape (blue-striped snapper), which were introduced to Hawaiian waters by the state in the 1950s to enhance fishing opportunities. …Source
8 Dec 2008: Human Remains Are 355 Feet Deep Inside Blue HoleMore details are emerging about the discovery of human remains at the bottom of the Blue Hole on Wednesday by a team of international divers. Today 7NEWS spoke with a technical diver and instructor from San Pedro and who accompanied the team to the dive site. He confirms that there is a body lying on the sandy bottom of the Blue Hole. …Source
7 Dec 2008: Free diving spearfishermen rely on the buddy systemIf two free divers are really experienced, one diver on the bottom can hold the line, and the one on the surface can pull you up and the line and the fish,'' Miranda explained. ``If I have a diver I trust on the surface, I can spend a little more time because I know he can pull me up.' …Source
6 Dec 2008: Diver captures pictures of whale sharkRIVIERA BEACH, FL -- "To see such a huge fish right off the shore of Palm Beach is a very special opportunity". It's a close encounter with a whale shark. Diver Michael Patrick O'neill was quick to snap pictures of what he calls a gentle animal. "He kept coming back swimming around the boats, swimming around people normally they are very shy normally the minute somebody touches the whale shark, it swims away". …Source
6 Dec 2008: Scuba celebration dives into South SideThe last thing most people in Western Pennsylvania are thinking about in early December is scuba diving, unless holiday plans include a trip to the Caribbean. That is precisely why Mike Convery of Pittsburgh Scuba Center on the South Side is hosting Scubapalooza, a two-day celebration of all things diving, this weekend. …Source
5 Dec 2008: Royal Navy diver has ashes scattered by torpedo explosionMr Redfern worked as a diver during more than 30 years in the service after joining up when he was 16 and died this year aged 71 at his home in Cornwall. A Royal Navy diver has had his ashes scattered on the seabed in a torpedo explosion exercise. Derick Redfern's dying wish was for his ashes to be scattered at sea and his widow Ann asked the Navy to help. They took a canister with his ashes to a torpedo on the seabed at Jennycliff, near Plymouth, and attached it to the nose of the tube. The torpedo was then blown up as part of an exercise training divers in how to dispose of dangerous ordnance on the seabed. …Source
5 Dec 2008: Russia's Aqua Star: An Original Underwater MotorcycleThe Aqua Star is an extraordinary motorcycle that permits the user to go underwater without any special equipment. The way it works is simple. The body of the motorcycle rider stays in the water and the head is encased in a sort of helmet that serves as a diving bell equipped with an air-supplying system. …Source
4 Dec 2008: Teen diver dies after running out of airA 14-year-old boy died on a diving trip when he ran out of air. Louis Price reached the surface with his father Stephen but then lost buoyancy when the air in his tanks ran out and he sank, an inquest heard. …Source
4 Dec 2008: Inquest verdict on teenage scuba diverAn open verdict was today recorded on a teenage scuba diver who mysteriously vanished after surfacing from a holiday dive with his father. Louis Price, 14, disappeared off Brixham, South Devon, on August 12 after diving with his father Stephen from their rigid inflatable craft. An extensive search failed to find the youngster, whose body was recovered from the sea near Brixham on September 1. Coroner Ian Arrow said at the inquest in Torquay, Devon, that the medical cause of death of the youngster, from Badminton Road, Newport, South Wales, was unascertained, but there were no suspicious circumstances. …Source
4 Dec 2008: The psychic, the missing Russian diver and an 18-year friendshipThanks to the bizarre claims of an eccentric Russian psychic, Christmas 1990 was a bit of a strange one for Paul Cranage. Eighteen months earlier, Mr. Cranage had led the Marine Police investigation after diver Mikhail Falin disappeared in Bermudas waters when a deep sea expedition went wrong. Mr. Falins body was never found but, given that he'd vanished under 120 feet of choppy water, the search team thought they were safe to write the case off as a tragic fatal accident. What nobody expected was the unusual intervention of Russian celebrity fortune-teller Victor Balashov and his unlikely story which gave Mr. Falins family false hope. …Source
3 Dec 2008: Scuba diver killed at homeArmed thugs killed a Hanover man in front of his family when they invaded the family's home around 1.30 Tuesday morning. The incident has sent shockwaves through the usually quiet community especially the resort town of Negril where Mr. Ferrari was employed to the Negril Scuba Diving Centre for 19 years …Source
3 Dec 2008: Norwegian court overturns lawsuit by diversOSLO, Norway —An appeals court on Tuesday overturned a nearly 30 million kroner ($4.2 million) settlement for three deep sea divers who claim their health was ruined by Norway's early quest for offshore oil wealth. In August 2007, the Oslo district court ordered the government to compensate the three men in a case that could have brought a rash of similar lawsuits. However, the Borgarting appeals overturned that ruling, saying the government could not be held responsible for their injuries. When Norway, now one of the world's major oil exporters, was first developing its North Sea fields in the 1970s and 1980s, divers were sent to extreme and sometimes experimental depths to maintain and install equipment. The so-called pioneer divers from the early years of Norway's offshore oil development - Magn Haakon Muledal, Angus Gunnar Kleppe, and Dag Vilnes - said they will appeal the case to the Supreme Court. It was not clear when the case would be heard. …Source
1 Dec 2008: Ancient canoe found at bottom of Black SeaSOFIA, Bulgaria — A well-preserved ancient wooden dugout canoe has been discovered at the bottom of the Black Sea, scientists said Saturday. The vessel was discovered by fishermen trailing nets along the sea bottom some 15 miles off the coast, said Dimitar Nedkov, head of the Archaeological Museum in the port city of Sozopol …Source
1 Dec 2008: Diver dies near Whytecliff ParkAn experienced scuba instructor died on Sunday in the second diving accident off Whytecliff Park in less than two weeks. The 61-year-old Surrey man had no heartbeat and wasn't breathing when he was pulled from the water during a Sunday morning diving lesson. Four students surfacing from a 100-foot dive found him in distress and brought him to shore. …Source
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Cool new duet with Miranda Lambert and Carrie Underwood will debut on the Billboard Music Awards. Miranda and Carrie will duet on the song "Somethin' Bad" which will be on Miranda's upcoming album, Platinum, which comes out June 3rd.
Miranda and Carrie have become good friends during the process of recording their new tune. Miranda is trying to pull Carrie out of her shy shell a bit.
Miranda said, "Carrie's really shy. She's shy by nature and I'm not. So I sometimes feel like I've forced myself on her. Like, 'We're gonna have a shot together. We're going to have some wine together. Just stand there. But we've really gotten to be..we text a lot. She's a great person and she desrves everything that comes to her. And she's an amazing singer."
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Extended Warranty ?
So anyone get an extended warranty for their new ST?
Which one did you get? How much was it? And why did you go with the one you picked?
I have never bought an extended warranty on any car I have ever owned but those were all GMs and I never needed it. So is FORD as reliable?
I'm not bashing Ford, I just do not have any extended experience with owning one so any input here would be appreciated as I expect delivery of my ST3 in November.
I got the 5yr 100,000 mile warrenty it ran about $1200 but its worth it because it covers everything but brake pads, tires and some smaller suspension parts. in the long run it will save u time and hassle if anything major happens with it and less [wrenchin] on ur end
I've heard you need to negotiate on these things... Does anyone have a cost run down on the different options? I'm talking Ford warranties only, not any "aftermarket" ones.
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When I bought my car the finance person was lowering the price to get me to buy and finance it with my car. I think now it is a set price.
I also got one on mine, I have actually had it on my other 2 focus's. I definitely got my money's worth out of it on my 02 svt, I had and intake manifold issue, clutch and wheel bearing replaces. My 07 had no issues but I negotiated the price down because I really didn't want it and they gave me 5 oil changes and tire rotations.
It was 1200 on the new ST basically the price difference between the ST2 and the ST3 I had ordered, I figure if the st is anything like the my SVT parts will be expensive. It's a gamble in my opinion some times you make out some times you don't
Is it true that you can add the warranty later? Within a certain time period?
I bought the warranty as well for $2500 which probably was too much based on what you guys are saying. This is my first actually new from the dealer car and my first Ford so I have no idea what to expect on this car. Also I don't want to be personally fixing this one like my other vehicles.
I ended up doing a warranty on mine, can't remember what the cost was, but I'm covered up to 150,000 miles. I also went with GAP coverage. Dealer has a money back guarantee on all of their warranties so if I never use them, I can just get cash back.
So they could just charge 10% more for the car and give us a 100k warranty?
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Journal of the House of Commons: Volume 4, 1644-1646. Originally published by His Majesty's Stationery Office, London, 1802.
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Die Lunæ, 2 die Februarii, 1645.
AN Ordinance for settling an Increase of Maintenance upon divers Ministers, in several of the Counties mentioned in the said Ordinance, was this Day read the First time, and ordered to be read the Second time, on Monday next, between the Hours of Ten and Twelve.
Sir Robert Pye went to the Lords, to desire a Conference, at such time as their Lordships shall think fit, concerning Propositions to be speedily sent to the King.
He likewise carried to the Lords the Order for Dr. Wincop to have Dr. Braye's Books; and the Order for Sir Charles Egerton to have Five hundred Pounds, out of the Sequestrations of certain Persons in Yorkeshire.
Ordered, That, To-morrow Morning, the first Business, the Report concerning Ireland be made, from the Committee of Lords and Commons for the Affairs of Ireland.
A Message from the Lords, by Sir Edward Leech and Mr. Page;
The Lords have commanded us to return unto you this Ordinance: It is for the Payment of Two-and-thirty thousand Pounds out of the Excise, for the Pay of the Guards of the City of London: The Lords have agreed to it, with these Alterations; to which they desire your Concurrence.
The Lords Amendment to the Ordinance was read; and, upon the Question, assented unto; and the Ordinance ordered to be printed.
Answer returned by the same Messengers;
The House hath considered your Message; and do agree with the Lords in the Amendment to the Ordinance for Two-and-thirty thousand Pounds for the City of London, out of the Excise.
Sir Robert Pye brings Answer, That the Lords will give you a present Conference upon the Subject-Matter desired: And, as to the other Orders carried by him to the Lords, they will send Answer by Messengers of their own.
Ordered, That the Debate and Consideration, concerning the Ordinance touching the Northern Association, be resumed on Wednesday next.
Ordered, That both the Sermons appointed to be preached before the House of Commons, on Thursday next, being the Day of Publick Thanksgiving, be, in the Forenoon, and at the Church of St. Margaret's, Westminster: And that the Ministers appointed to preach have notice hereof.
Upon Reading of the humble Petition of the Inhabitants of Uffington in the County of Lincolne; shewing, That one Mr. South, late Rector of the said Parish, for Scandal of Life, and Malignancy to the Parliament, is ejected; and one Mr. Henry Field, an Orthodox Divine, is lately put in his place, by Authority of Parliament; since which the said South hath resigned his Interest into the King's Hands, in whose Right the Presentation is; it being above Twenty Pounds in the King's Books;
It is Ordered and Ordained, by the Lords and Commons in Parliament assembled, That the Commissioners of the Great Seal are hereby authorized and desired to grant the Presentation of the said Rectory of Uffington to the said Mr. Henry Field any thing to the contrary in any wise; notwithstanding.
The King's last Letter, according to former Order, was read.
Resolved, &c. That the King's Letter hath given no Satisfaction, touching the Lord Herbert's Authority to negotiate with the Rebels in Ireland.
Resolved, &c. That a Copy of the Privy-Seal, and Articles taken in the Bishop of Thuam's Carriages, shall be sent to the King; with the Answer to this last Letter.
Resolved, &c. That, To-morrow Morning, the first Business, peremptorily, the King's last Letter shall be taken into further Consideration: And that Mr. Speaker put the House in mind hereof.
Ordered, &c. That the Secretary of both Kingdoms do deliver unto the Committee where Mr. Tate hath the Chair, the Letters lately taken near Sherborne in Yorkshire: And that they do meet this Afternoon, and give Order for the Printing of all such as are fit to be printed.
Post Meridiem.
AN Ordinance for granting the Parsonage or Rectory of the Church of Kirklington, in the North-Riding of the County of York, unto Philip Nisbett, Master of Arts, was this Day read the First and Second time; and, upon the Question; committed unto the Northern Committee where Sir Thomas Widdrington has the Chair.
Upon Mr. Prideaux, Report from the Committee of Lords and Commons for the Admiralty and CinquePorts;
It is Ordered, That Dr. Walker, as Advocate of the Admiralty and Cinque-Ports, being obliged to be of Counsel for the State, in all Causes both of Reprisal, and other Matters of Interest, in the Admiralty-Court, as also in all criminal Matters concerning the Fleet, to which no Perquisites are incident, shall have and receive the Fee of One hundred Pounds per Annum, in respect of the said Service; to be paid quarterly by the Treasurer of the Navy, by Order of the Committee of the Navy, during his the said Dr. Walker's Exercise of the said Place; and to commence from the Feast of St. Michael the Archangel, which was in the Year of our Lord 1644.
And further, in regard the said Dr Walker may be often employed at Sea, in the Execution of the said Place, in reference to the Fleet, which must necessarily prejudice him in his Practice at Home during his Employment Abroad; It is likewise Ordered, That over and above the said Fee of One hundred Pounds per Annum, he the said Dr.Walker shall, by like Order of the said Committee of the Navy, have allowed and paid to him, by the said Treasurer of the Navy, the Sum of Twenty Shillings per diem extraordinary, for every Day that he the said Dr. Walker shall be employed Abroad, as aforesaid, in the Service of the State.
The Lords Concurrence to be desired herein.
An Ordinance for Securing and Paying of One thousand Pounds, out of the Receipts of the Excise, with Interest to be paid to the Committee of Accompts, or such as they shall appoint, for and towards the Payment of the Train of Artillery of the Earl of Essex and Sir Wm. Waller, was this Day read; and, upon the Question, passed; and ordered to . . sent to the Lords for their Concurrence.
Ordered, That the Committee of Accompts, in the Payment of this Money, do take care, in the first place, to satisfy such Persons of either of the Trains of Artillery, as have heretofore received no Monies from the Parliament.
Ordered, That the humble Petition of Christian Elders, Servant to John Muller, Merchant-Stranger, be referred to the Committee of Petitions where Mr. John Goodwyn has the Chair.
The humble Petition of John Fitz-James was this Day read: Whereupon
It is Ordered, as followeth, That, whereas John FitzJames of Leweston in the County of Dorset, Esquire, did lend and advance, for the Service of the Parliament, the Sum of Thirteen hundred Pounds, upon the Eighteenth Day of August 1642, for which divers Members of this House stand engaged; which should; by Ordinance of Parliament, bearing Date the Eleventh of April 1643, have been then paid, with the Interest thereof (the Money being the Portions of the Sisters of the said John Fitz-James); and as yet there is paid but One hundred and Thirty Pounds, for Part of the Interest of the said Sum, and no more; it is thereupon Ordered, That the Sum of Thirteen hundred Pounds, together with all the Residue of the Interest thereof, unsatisfied, after the Rate of Eight Pound per Centum, from the said Eighteenth Day of August, unto the Time of the full Payment thereof, shall be forthwith paid unto the said John Fitz-James, by the Committee of Goldsmiths-Hall, out of . . . Moiety of the Compositions and Fines of such Delinquents as live within, or are of, the Counties of Dorsett and Somersett, and have already, or shall hereafter compound at Goldsmiths-Hall, as is not charged formerly for Sir Thomas Fairfaxe's Army.
The humble Petition of Dame Martha Brent, Wife of Sir Nathanael Brent Knight, was this Day read; and nothing done upon it.
Ordered, That Sir Thomas Maleverer, a Member of this House, shall have Leave to go into the Country for a Fortnight.
A Letter from the Commissioners of both Houses, residing with the Scotts Army before Newark, of 31 Januarii 1645, from Grantham; with the Summons from the Commissioners, and Answer of the Governor, and Articles for the Rendition of Belvoir-Castle; were this Day read.
The House being informed, That Captain Henry Markbam, who brought the Letters, was at the Door;
He was called in; and related the Particulars according to the said Letters.
Ordered, That Captain Henry Markham shall have the Sum of One hundred Marks bestowed upon him, as a Gift from this House, for his good Service against BelvoirCastle, and other Services performed by him for the Parliament: And that this Hundred Marks be paid by the Committee of Lords and Commons for Advance of Monies, at Haberdashers-Hall: And it is recommended to the said Committee, to take care for the speedy and present Payment of the same.
The Lords Concurrence to be desired herein.
Ordered, That the Sum of Six hundred Pounds be forthwith paid by the Committee at Goldsmiths-Hall, out of the Moiety of the Compositions there, not charged for the Pay of Sir Thomas Fairfaxe's Army; to be paid to the Treasurer for the County of Lincoln, or his Assigns, and employed for the Payment of One Week's Pay, upon Accompt, to the Forces that were employed for the Takeing in of Belvoir-Castle, in such manner as the Commissioners of both Houses residing with the Scotts Army before Newark shall direct: And Sir Anthony Irby is desired to take care for the speedy Payment of this Six hundred Pounds accordingly.
Ordered, That the Three hundred and Fifty Pounds, formerly appointed for the Conveying of the Mortar-piece at Redding to Belvoir-Castle, be paid over to the Commissioners of both Houses, residing with the Scotts Army before Newark; to be by them disposed for Providing of Mortar-pieces for the Service against Newark, in such manner as the said Commissioners shall direct: And that the former Order, touching the Mortar-piece at Redding, be revoked.
Captain Markham was again called in: And Mr. Speaker, by Command of the House, acquainted him, That the House did take notice of the great Mercy of God in Reducing of Belvoir-Castle, and of his good Service there; and had bestowed one hundred Marks upon him for the same.
Ordered, That the Ordinance concerning Richard Hill and Wm. Pennoyer, Merchants; and the Ordinance concerning the French Merchants; be read, the first Business, on Monday next, in the Afternoon.
Ordered, That the humble Petitions of the Officers Wives and Widows under-named, and the Petition of Thomasina Thistlethwayt and Alice Gun, be referred to Mr. Auditor Broad; to certify and state the Accompts due to the Petitioners; to the end the House may take the Petitioners Desires into further Consideration.
Ordered, That the Report of the whole Business, concerning Mr. Auditor Broad, be made on Saturday next.
The humble Petition of Dame Martha Brent, the Wise of Sir Nathanael Brent, was read; and nothing at all done upon it.
Ordered, That Commissary-General Bebir, Major Samuel Boza, Lieutenant Fetenbough, Quartermaster Smyth, and Two Trumpeters, belonging to Major Boza his Troop, being employed by Order of the Committee of both Kingdoms, at the time of the Reducement of the Army under the Command of the Earl of Essex, shall not suffer for their Absence, while they were employed in that Service of the State; but that they shall have, as others, the Fortnight's Pay due for the Reducement, and the Fifth-Part of their Arrears: And it is referred to the Committee of the Army, to consider of, and state, what is due unto them; and to propose some Way, How it may accordingly be paid unto them.
Ordered, That, on Wednesday Morning next, the first Business after Mr. Speaker comes to the Chair, Sir Robert Harley make Report of the Return of a Burgess to serve for the Borough of East-Greensteed in the County of Sussex.


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Cell Phone App Can Diagnose Malaria
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We've written a few blogs in the past about how smarthphones, with a few clever cell phone accessories and a well designed app, are revolutionizing medical diagnostics. We've already seen an iPhone app that can diagnose cancer. And now we have an app that can diagnose malaria by simply taking a picture of a blood sample. This prototype for this device is a Samsung Focus and it uses a microscopic lens that attaches to the phone's camera. Once a picture of a blood sample has been taken, it processes the photo and looks for the malaria parasites. It can then determine the number of parasites present and even isolate them in the picture by drawing a box around them. Instead of bringing the patient to a lab, this will allow doctors to bring the lab to the patients, helping to prevent outbreaks of the disease. This has a drastic effect on diagnostic costs, which is a huge factor considering that the areas most affected by malaria are remote and poor regions of Africa. As it stands right now, a child in Africa dies every 30 seconds from Malaria.


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"Memories of our lives, of our works and our deeds will continue in others."
-Rosa Parks
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Rosa Parks, Freedom's Quiet Strength
On December 1, 1955, 42-year-old Rosa Parks boarded a segregated bus in Montgomery, Alabama. A few stops later, a white man boarded the crowded bus and had to stand in the aisle. When the driver demanded that she give up her seat for the man, Rosa Parks remained seated. The driver called the police, who arrested Mrs. Parks, but her courageous act initiated a citywide bus boycott led by Martin Luther King, Jr. that lasted 381 days.
On February 1, 1956, the Montgomery Improvement Association filed suit in the U.S. District Court, challenging the constitutionality of segregated public transportation. In June of 1956, the U.S. District Court ruled in favor of the Improvement Association. When the city appealed the decision to the Supreme Court, the higher court affirmed the lower court's ruling, declaring segregation on buses unconstitutional. The decision was implemented on December 20, 1956. With her quiet strength, Rosa Parks gave birth to the modern day civil rights movement.
In Honor of Rosa Parks
"I would like to be known as a person who is concerned about freedom and equality and justice and prosperity for all people."
-Rosa Parks
During her lifetime, Mrs. Parks received more than 43 honorary doctorate degrees and hundreds of other honors. In September 1996, President William J. Clinton, the 42nd President of the United States, presented Rosa Parks with the Medal of Freedom, the highest award given to a civilian. In 1999, she was the 250th individual to receive the Congressional Gold Medal. At her passing, the United States Congress was suspended with many of its members being flown to Detroit to pay their respects. Rosa Parks became the first woman to lie in honor at the U. S. Capitol Rotunda.
"When the history of this country is written, it is this small, quiet woman whose name will be remembered long after the names of senators and presidents have been forgotten." —Barack Obama
In 1987, in honor of her husband, Rosa Parks founded the Rosa and Raymond Parks Institute for Self Development with the aim of motivating and directing youth to reach their highest potential. www.rosaparks.org
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- Fee is $100 for each 12 x 12 space if we receive your application on or before September 15; after September 15, the fee is $125. (Vendor provides tent / tables / chairs)
- Please submit photos of items to be sold with application. Payment due with application
- Vendors required to check in prior to set up with Committee Chair – Set up must be complete by 9 a.m. Take down is after 5 p.m.
- Vendors are responsible for their own licenses, tax permits, and sales tax
- Vendors are responsible for booth clean up after event. Texian Heritage Festival is not responsible for any damages, loss or expense incurred by the vendor during the event
- Participants will not be allowed to consume or be under the influence of alcoholic beverages or illegal drugs/substances during Festival
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