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The couple, both 101 years old, met at a YMCA dance and married at Torpoint Register Office in Cornwall on May 26, 1928.
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The Milfords lived in Plymouth throughout the Blitz on the city during the Second World War and they twice had lucky escapes.
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|Thomas Dillon
Thomas Lee Dillon
July 9, 1950
Canton, Ohio, U.S.
|October 21, 2011
(aged 61)
Columbus, Ohio, U.S.
|Criminal penalty
|5 known
Span of killings
|April 1, 1989–April 5, 1992
|.308 Mauser rifle, 6.5 x 55mm Mauser Rifle
Date apprehended
|November 27, 1992
Thomas Lee Dillon (July 9, 1950[1][2] – October 21, 2011) was an American serial killer who shot and killed five men in southeastern Ohio, beginning April 1, 1989 and continuing until April 1992.[3]
Life and crimes[edit]
Dillon was born in Canton, Ohio and was a resident of Magnolia, Ohio. Dillon had a wife and son and was employed for twelve years as a draftsman at the Canton Ohio Waterworks. Between the period of April 1, 1989 to April 5, 1992, Dillon shot and killed five people in Ohio. His fourth victim, Claude Hawkins, was shot on federal property and was the reason the FBI stepped in to join the investigation along with officers from the other three counties and the Ohio Department of Natural Resources. It was after this that the death of Kevin Loring was changed from an accident to a homicide.
Ten days after the task force meeting, Dillon would shoot his fifth victim, Gary Bradley, in Noble County, Ohio. Dillon was placed under surveillance in 1992 when a friend reported him after hearing the task force's initial press release concerning the murders. Larry Oller of Barnhill, Ohio was later shot at by Dillon while out hunting in Tuscarawas county, but he escaped uninjured. Dillon was arrested on a weapons charge on November 27, 1992, and he was placed under probation for owning a suppressor. After the death penalty was removed as an option for punishment, Dillon admitted to the killings. On July 12, 1993 at the Noble County Courthouse, Dillon pleaded guilty to the five murders. Dillon was incarcerated at the Southern Ohio Correctional Facility for five consecutive sentences of thirty years to life for aggravated murder.[1] After an attempt by Dillon's wife to sell Dillon's story to Hollywood, Jean Paxton, Jamie Paxton's mother, and Ohio Senator Bob Ney passed the Paxton Bill, which barred killers or their relatives from profiting from their crimes. In 1998, his crimes were featured in the episode "Human Prey" of the Discovery Channel's The FBI Files.
Dillon's shooting victims were:[4]
- Donald Welling, 35, of Strasburg, Ohio on April 1, 1989, while walking or jogging on Tuscarawas County Road 94.
- Jamie Paxton, 21, of Bannock, Ohio while deer hunting Nov. 10, 1990, in Belmont County.
- Kevin Loring, 30, of Duxbury, Mass., on Nov. 28, 1990, while deer hunting in Muskingum County.
- Claude Hawkins, 48, of Mansfield, Ohio on March 14, 1992, while fishing at Wills Creek dam in Coshocton County.
- Gary Bradley, 44, of Williamstown, W.Va., on April 5, 1992, while fishing in Caldwell, Ohio in Noble County.
On October 21, 2011, Dillon died in the prison wing at Corrections Medical Center in Columbus, Ohio, aged 61, after being ill for nearly three weeks due to an unspecified illness.[5]
- ^ a b Dillon profile at the Ohio Department of Rehabilitation and Correction
- ^ Willis, James A., Andrew Henderson and Loren Coleman. Weird Ohio: Your Travel Guide to Ohio's Local Legends and Best Kept Secrets, "Ohio's Unsportsmanlike Sniper", pp. 108-110. Sterling Publishing Co., Ltd. 2005.
- ^ Kohn, David (11 February 2009). "A Sniper's Mind". CBSNEWS.com. CBS News.
- ^ Morrison, Lee (23 October 2011). "Hunter murderer Thomas Lee Dillon dies at 61". TimesReporter.com. The Times Reporter.
- ^ Ludlow, Randy (22 October 2011). "Killer Dillon, who hunted outdoorsmen, is dead". The Columbus Dispatch.
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Cities must challenge U.S. Census count
Social Compact assists Cities in Census Challenges
The recently released U.S. Census once again calls our attention to a persistent problem for cities like Miami.
An accurate census count represents more than just a full accounting of who lives in our cities, it is essential to ensuring our rightful political representation in Washington and our state capitals, as well as how much of our hard-earned tax dollars come back to our local communities.
Currently, census data is used to distribute funds for over 170 federal programs in a variety of areas including housing, crime prevention, transportation, and job training. Accurate data ensures that funds are distributed to the areas with the most need. Inaccurate date not only results in cities losing millions of dollars in both federal and state aid, but also political representation in the U.S. House and our state legislatures.
Healthy Food Access Report Released
Food Deserts Presentation
Citing Social Compact's DrillDown reports, PolicyLink and The Food Trust release a comprehensive healthy food access report.
PolicyLink and The Food Trust are pleased today to release "The Grocery Gap: Who Has Access to Healthy Food and Why It Matters" – a first-of-its-kind review of all the available research data on the issue. That's more than 130 studies conducted during the past 20 years.
Study Finds 825,000 Adults In New York City Do Not Have Bank Or Credit Union Accounts
The New York Department of Consumer Affairs commissioned the Social Compact to provide analytical estimates of the banking patterns of New Yorkers. After receiving the Social Compacts report, the Department issued the following press release.
Thursday, February 25, 2010
Kay Sarlin/Elizabeth Miller, (212) 487-4283
Commissioner Mintz Kicks Off Citywide Outreach Campaign to Enroll Unbanked New Yorkers into NYC SafeStart Bank Accounts
Department of Consumer Affairs (DCA) Commissioner Jonathan Mintz today announced that more than 825,000 adult New Yorkers do not have bank accounts, but instead use fringe financial services like check cashers to pay bills, cash payroll checks, buy money orders and conduct other financial transactions. To help New Yorkers transition from using high-cost fringe financial services, DCA has created NYC SafeStart Bank Account, the City's first banking product available to all New Yorkers.
The Citywide Financial Services Study, which for the first time quantifies the number of unbanked adults in New York City, was commissioned by DCA's Office of Financial Empowerment (OFE). In 2008, DCA's OFE released a Neighborhood Financial Services Study, which examined banking practices in two neighborhoods – Jamaica, Queens and the Melrose section of the Bronx – and found that residents in these areas spent more than $19 million a year on check-cashing fees alone. This new study provides a complete Citywide picture of banking practices in all five boroughs, including local level data on the number and proportion of unbanked and underbanked households, locations of traditional and non-traditional financial institutions, and measure of access to financial institutions. Commissioner Mintz presented the findings at a forum hosted by the Center for New York City Affairs at The New School entitled "Banking Under the Mattress: Financial Literacy and Unbanked New Yorkers."
"Having a bank account helps families save money, grow their assets and guard against unexpected financial emergencies. But far too many New Yorkers don't have access to banking products that are safe or affordable, or get pushed out of the mainstream banking because of unpredictable fees like overdraft protection," said Consumer Affairs Commissioner Jonathan Mintz. "The City has focused our resources on what is needed most – creating safe, affordable banking products. The NYC SafeStart Account is yet another way the Department of Consumer Affairs can help New Yorkers protect their money at a time when they need it most."
Mayor Bloomberg highlighted the NYC SafeStart Account during his 2010 State of the City Address as first of its kind in the nation. The NYC SafeStart Account is an ATM-based starter account designed to help New Yorkers protect their money by avoiding costly fees, like overdraft fees or monthly fees, which City data shows is the top reason unbanked City residents do not use, or stop using banks or credit unions. The account, which can never be overdrawn, is being offered in partnership with Amalgamated Bank, Bethex Federal Credit Union, Brooklyn Cooperative Federal Credit Union, Capital One Bank, Carver Federal Savings Bank, Checkspring, Lower East Side Peoples Federal Credit Union M&T Bank, Neighborhood Trust Federal Credit Union and Union Settlement Federal Credit Union. Any New Yorker is eligible to open a NYC SafeStart Account, which, for the first two years, includes:
* No overdraft fees
* No monthly fees, provided minimum balances are met
* Minimum balance requirements of $25 or less
* ATM Card
For more information about how to open a NYC Safe Start Account, City residents can call 311 or visit nyc.gov/ofe.
The Department commissioned Social Compact, a leading non-profit research firm, and Acxiom, a global marketing services company, to provide analytical estimates of the banking patterns of New Yorkers for the Citywide Financial Services Study. The study includes data derived from public and private sources, including InfoBase-X data, the largest collection of U.S. consumer data available in one source.
The Department commissioned Social Compact to provide analytical estimates of the banking patterns of New Yorkers.
Hearing on Census Data and Its Use In Federal Funding
Social Compact presents testimony to the House Subcommittee on Information Policy, Census, and National Archives
On July 9, Social Compact director of external relations, Jamie Alderslade, submitted oral testimony to the House Subcommittee on Information Policy, Census, and National Archives. The Subcommittee held a hearing on "Census Data and Its Use in Federal Formula Funding."
Alderslade, along with Mayor Carty Finkbeiner of Toledo, OH, Mayor Robert Bowser of East Orange, New Jersey, and, Arturo Vargas, Executive Director of the National Association of Latino Elected and Appointed Officials, presented testimony to Subcommittee Chair Rep. Wm. Lacy Clay (D-MO), and members Rep. Patrick McHenry (R-NC), Rep. Diane Watson (D-CA), Rep. Carolyn Maloney (D-NY), Rep. Marcy Kaptur (D-OH), and Rep. Lynn Westmoreland (R-GA) during the second part of the hearing.
Socia Compact's testimony called for stronger partnerships between cities and the Census Bureau, and was warmly received by congressional members. The Subcommittee further explored Social Compact's work—the DrillDown and the technical assistance to cities wishing to mount census challenges—through extensive questioning. Following the hearing, Subcommittee staff reaffirmed the importance of the relationship with Social Compact and their commitment to collaborating on a number of issues in the run up to the 2010 Census. It is likely that additional hearings will be held as Social Compact identifies new issues to be addressed.
Nonprofit counts Census errors
The Census Bureau is reporting an exodus from suburbs, but the numbers are just estimates. A non-profit called Social Compact is finding a lot of uncounted people and it's redefining how inner-city populations are tallied. Jeff Tyler reports.
Mayor Mallory recognizes Social Compact as one of Cincinnati's great partners
in Cincinnati Mayor's' 2009 State of the City address
From the Office of the Mayor:
Mayor Mallory Delivers Optimistic State of the City Address
Cincinnati – Mayor Mark Mallory declared tonight that "the state of Cincinnati is strong and we are well prepared to face the challenges of the future." Tonight, the Mayor delivered his fourth State of the City Address to an energetic crowd of around 900 citizens in the Duke Energy Convention Center's Grand Ballroom.
Throughout his address, the Mayor pointed to partnerships as the key to the progress in the city, citing specific examples in the areas of job creation, public safety, the environment, neighborhood development, and youth.
"Tonight, as we have reflected on the success of last year, it is clear that our greatest accomplishments are the result of strong partnerships," Mayor Mallory said. "We have come a long way, but we still have challenges ahead. The way we get through them is through partnerships." The Mayor closed by calling on all citizens to "be a partner in some effort to positively change Cincinnati."
Mayor Mallory focused much of the speech on the strength of Cincinnati's Economy and how the city was prepared to weather the current economic climate. In addition, the Mayor made a strong case for building a Streetcar, arguing that it will bring over a billion dollars of investment to Cincinnati that will provide resources for all of the city's neighborhoods.
The program began with testimonials by six individuals who have been partners in the City's success: David Lombardi of the Mayor's Young Professional Kitchen Cabinet; Jarod Jameson of the MuralWorks Program; Tim Cappell, President of Humana; Christie Bryant of the Avondale Community Council; Dante Ingram, a Streetworker in
the Cincinnati Initiative to Reduce Violence; and Kay Geiger, President of PNC Bank.
The speech will be posted on the Mayor's website: http://www.mayormallory.com
2009 State of the City Address.
City's population, income higher than estimates
A study of economic trends shows that Baltimore City residents earn more than estimated but are adequately served by fullservice grocery stores. — Examiner file photo Baltimore City might have more money in its pocket than originally thought, according to a new study.
Baltimore's average household income is $51,800, which is 23 percent higher than the 2000 Census Bureau figure, according to the Baltimore Neighborhood Market DrillDown report released Monday. The average income of homeowners who bought property in the city between 2003 and 2006 was even higher — $75,500 a year — the study found.
San Francisco's challenge to U.S. Census a success
Today Mayor Gavin Newsom announced that San Francisco's challenge of the U.S. Census Bureau's population estimate for the City and County of San Francisco was a success. New figures released by the U.S. Census Bureau, found an increase in population by 34,209 for a total of 799,185. The new estimate allows San Francisco to receive more federal and state funding.
By the Numbers: Data and Measurement in Community Economic Development
Speech given by Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke at the Greenlining Institute's Thirteenth Annual Economic Development Summit, April 20, 2006
Urban Regeneration: Lessons from America
Lending Strategy, April 13, 2006
The Houston Chronicle, April 9, 2006
View the Santa Ana DrillDown Reports
View the Santa Ana Press Release
Image Upgrade for Santa Ana's Core
The Orange County Register, February 7, 2006
Mary Lee Widener passes the baton to Joseph Reppert as new chair of Social Compact
National Mortgage News
Washington, DC, DRILLDOWN Neighborhood an Example of Excellence for Realtors
National Association of Realtors
View the Oakland DrillDown Reports
View the Oakland Press Release
New Report Paints Brighter Picture of Oakland
San Francisco Chronicle, August 23rd, 2005
Data Detail Vibrancy of Oakland's Poor Areas
Oakland Tribune, August 23rd, 2005
Contra Costa Times, August 22nd, 2005
City tries hard sell on retail sites: Mayor makes case to mall developers
Cleveland Plain Dealer, May 31, 2005
Houston Strikes It Big with DrillDown
Federal Reserve E-Perspectives, Volume 3, Issue 4, 2003
Washington Post 7.18.02
Washington Post, July 18, 2002
Wulfe & Co. ready to open gate on mall redevelopment project
Houston Business Journal, May 17, 2002
". . . Wulfe turned to Social Compact, a marketing information firm in Washington, D.C., to check the data. It's an unusual marketing information company — nonprofit with a board composed of top executives from major companies."
"Social Compact is now studying the Gulfgate neighborhoods with a report due in a couple of weeks. It's using data from property tax rolls, credit bureaus, building permits, cable television and cellular phone billing addresses and vehicle registrations. It's working through existing community organizations to gain cooperation from residents. Social Compact then modifies the sophisticated business market analysis models designed for suburban markets to reflect the different characteristics of the inner city."
More to Gulfgate than meets the eye
Houston Chronicle, June 2001
". . . These are among the striking findings of Social Compact, an unconventional market research organization that has developed new methods of evaluating the earning and spending power of inner-city communities. Social Compact's non-traditional, "drill-down" market analysis avoids standard market research tools such as phone surveys and interviews and door-to-door contacts. The organizations analyses are predicated on the belief that these methods undercount those people whose phones are unlisted or who rely on cell phones along with those who distrust intrustive questions from strangers and those encumbered by language barriers. "
Measuring Spending Power in Low-Income Communities
Community Developments, Summer 2001
". . . In a new examination of four Chicago community areas, the Washington D.C.-based Social Compact –a nonprofit coalition of corporate leaders pushing private investment in cities — found significantly more population and more spending power than previous studies. . . The basis of the Social Compact's work is the belief that traditional evaluation tools used to measure the economic health of inner-city neighborhoods were flawed. It contends that many of those tools, such as statistical averaging across Zip codes and across three-mile rings from community centers, may work in homogeneous suburbs but fail in diverse city neighborhoods.
Cashing in, Study Says Neighborhoods are More Populous, Affluent Than Thought
Chicago Tribune, November 5, 2000
" . . . Other groups say that traditional data-gathering organizations, such as the U.S. Census Bureau, Claritas Inc. and Scan U.S., muddy figures because of their collection methods. 'The data is off, and the measuring is wrong,' asserts Mari Gallagher of Social Compact, a Washington, D.C.-based non-profit group that works to strengthen the economies of underserved neighborhoods."
Poor Areas Have Clout, Neighborhood Buying Power Comparable to Suburbs
Crain's Chicago Business, September 11, 2000
"The Emerging Neighborhood Markets Initiative is about creating a model that will measure the market strengths of redeveloping neighborhoods and identify strategic business partners; a model that can be applied and adapted locally to communities across the country. And the goal is to strengthen the micro-market building block: the neighborhood."
Social Compact Makes an Impact on Chicago
Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago, Profitwise, Winter 1999
" … The group known as Social Compact, pulled together Washington's official data on the economic health of Chicago neighborhoods. Then it coaxed growth and revenue numbers out of private-sector companies that actually operated businesses in the same area. Two very different pictures emerged. The federal government's 'social case' proved to be the private sector's 'opportunity.'
" … Social Compact's findings illustrate a reality economists have been describing for years: the 'poor' aren't always as incapable as Washington portrays them to be.
" … The message here is that it's high time we all looked beyond the poverty propaganda machine to see what's actually going on everyday in the economic life of the cities."
Up From Poverty
Review & Outlook, The Wall Street Journal, December 28, 1998


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Firefighters are investigating why two manhole covers were blasted from the ground Wednesday on the same Westchester street where a fireman was killed in 2008 when underground gases exploded.
The manhole covers were displaced about 10:25 a.m. on Sepulveda Boulevard south of Westchester Parkway, firefighters said. One landed 15 feet away, city fire spokesman Erik Scott said.
Firefighters responded to reports of a loud noise that sounded like an explosion, Scott said. They found residual smoke, but no fire. No one was injured.
Los Angeles Department of Water and Power spokeswoman Carol Tucker said a transformer failed inside a vault, knocking out power to about 840 customers in the business area and adjacent residential neighborhood. More than four years ago, firefighter Brent Lovrien, 35, was killed when he and fellow firefighters responded to a report of a fire at a building at Sepulveda and La Tijera boulevards. In that incident on March 26, 2008, fire officials said aging copper underneath Sepulveda Boulevard overheated and burned its paper and lead insulation, creating combustible smoke that blew the manhole covers off the street and flowed through conduits into an electrical vault at the Water and Power Community Credit Union at 8800 S. Sepulveda Blvd.
Lovrien was killed when he cut into the panel with a circular saw. Sparks ignited the vapors. Another firefighter, Anthony Guzman, 48, suffered injuries to his face.
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Bryan Fischer's Big Fail at Science and Reality
Social conservatives believe that Jesus said the earth is about as old as the latest iPhone. Or something ridiculous like that.
Shocking Cult Murder Puts Spotlight On the International House of Prayer (IHOP)
The wife of an "ex-gay" cult leader tied to the International House Of Prayer (IHOP) has been murdered. In May, TWO warned something was amiss
Let The Red States Secede?
Writer Paul VanDevelder has had enough of the Red State cry babies whining about secession. He says let them go. What do you say?
Peddling 'Ex-Gay' Testimonies Make Evangelicals Look Really Dumb
By peddling "ex-gay" tales, like that of Christopher Yuan, evangelicals and fundamentalists humiliate themselves, appear shallow, and debase Christianity.
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The $16 million student housing project, led by general contractor JE Dunn Construction (Colorado Springs) and designed by Design West Architects (Logan, Utah), began a year ago with the demolition of Coronado, Beckwith, and Keating Halls, former housing and food service facilities that were originally constructed in the 1930s and 1950s. Scheduled to be completed in July 2012, the new apartment complex has generated excitement on campus and made a significant economic impact across the community.
"Western is a leading generator of economic activity in the Gunnison Valley, and it is important for us and our students to support our local vendors and contractors," said Western President Jay Helman. "We're fortunate to have many outstanding, locally based professionals whose work on our latest construction projects has made our vision of a modern, sustainable campus a reality."
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"JE Dunn was committed from the start to partner with local contractors and vendors on this exciting project," said Kevin O'Gara, vice president for JE Dunn. "Their dedication and hard work have been critical to completing the new Pinnacle Apartments on time and within budget."
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As with the other partners in the firm, Mr. Clark draws on his extensive experience as both a criminal defense attorney and his experience as a prosecutor for the District Attorney of Queens County in New York City. As an Assistant District Attorney he handled thousands of misdemeanor cases, trying a number of them, including crimes for bias harassment, DWI/DUI, serious traffic violations, simple assault, and violations of restraining orders.
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For Americans, World War I rests in a dark valley of amnesia between the glowing peaks of the Civil War and World War II.
The question of how to combat 9/11 amnesia while moving forward can feel like a Zen koan.
Five years after his "accident," Darwin walked into a London police station claiming he had amnesia.
Forbes said she "imposed a form of amnesia" on herself after production on the first season of The Killing wrapped.
Now if you let me out and I'm the first case that don't get amnesia, I can tell the world about all this.
In a lesser degree, amnesia only affects limited periods of life.
For the name of the princess there is amnesia, as well as for the reason for his moon walking.
What idiosyncracies of the narrator were concomitant products of amnesia?
This is the breaking point, the moment when amnesia intervenes.
"loss of memory," 1786 (as a Greek word in English from 1670s), Modern Latin, coined from Greek amnesia "forgetfulness," from a-, privative prefix, "not" (see a- (3)) + mimneskesthai "to recall, cause to remember," a reduplicated form related to Greek mnemnon "mindful," mneme "memory," mnasthai "to remember;" from PIE root *men- "to think, remember" (see mind (n.)).
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The loss or impairment of memory.
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About lkk4209:
I'm a bit of an eccentric (with a chip on my shoulder), but I still try to be funny and enjoy life to the best of my abilities. Sometimes I post my writing on the internet.
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Your Afterlife Tour Guide
Fiction section, Teen Ink
Is "The Silence of the Lambs" Transphobic?
Opinion section, Teen Ink
Deconstructing the "Gay Best Friend"
Hot Topics section, Teen Ink
The Kids in the Hall
Reviews section, Teen Ink
Lkk4209's Favorite Personal Quote:"April Fool's Day is for amateurs. You never need an excuse to mess with people's heads."
"I may be lying in the gutter, but I'm staring up at the stars, honey."
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|Favorite books:
|Brave New World, I Am The Messenger, Another Bull**** Night in Suck City, King Dork, Far too many to list!
|Favorite authors:
|Shirley Jackson, Michael Harmon, Chuck Palahniuk, Flannery O'Connor, Many More
|Favorite music albums:
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|Silence of the Lambs, UHF, Ghost Busters, Priscilla Queen of the Desert, Re-Animator, and so on
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The U.S. Postal Service says it will honor actress Katharine Hepburn, humanitarian Mother Teresa and the Negro Baseball Leagues on stamps to be issued in 2010.
Hepburn's image comes from a 1940s publicity photo of the four-time Oscar winner who starred in films The African Queen and Bringing Up Baby.
The Negro Leagues Baseball stamps, which will be issued in June, pay tribute to the all-black professional baseball leagues that operated from 1920 to about 1960. The set includes one broad painting that stretches across two frames and can be recreated by placing two 44-cent stamps side by side.
Mother Teresa, a Roman Catholic nun who worked with the poor, particularly in India, for almost 50 years, received the Nobel Peace Prize in 1979 for her humanitarian work.
Other stamps will include silver screen cowboys, Gene Autry, Roy Rogers, Tom Mix and William S. Hart, as well as Pulitzer-prize-winning cartoonist Bill Mauldin, singer Kate Smith, the monarch butterfly and one honoring the 2010 Winter Olympic Games.
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The Pop Five is a series of reader-created top five lists. Today's contribution comes from Mark V.W. (mveedubs):
Don't even bother to look them up on IMDB.com -- alas, each of these characters is "uncredited." Nonetheless, you'll be impressed by these Five Famous People I Claim To Know:
5. Maris Crane (Frasier) -- My Aunt Connie loves the spotlight and is always happy to be recognized, but she hates it when you confuse her with Vera Peterson, that fat cow (her words, not mine).
4. Lars Lindstrom (The Mary Tyler Moore Show) -- This distinguished, older gentleman was the landlord of my studio apartment in Hollywood. I refuse to repeat his raunchy tales of "running lines" with Cloris Leachman and Ed Asner as he fixed my plumbing.
3. Serge (Absolutely Fabulous) -- For some reason, my British cousin Reggie rarely mentions his major role (he spasms if you whisper "June Whitfield"). But don't even get him started about that one episode of Keeping Up Appearances where he filled in for the ailing actor who played Sheridan.
2. Mrs. Welsh (It's a Wonderful Life) -- Great-Grandma Ruth never made it off the casting couch. A narcoleptic, she merely slept. Still, she managed to stay awake long enough to appear very briefly in the memorable role of Zuzu's teacher in this timeless holiday classic. Oh, and Uncle Stewart's stammer is not fodder for family gossip.
1. Bud the Carpenter (WKRP In Cincinnati) -- When I hired him to build bookshelves, little did I know the extent of his talent. A true visionary (there, I said it!), Bud personally designed and constructed all four walls and the door of Les Nessman's office.
Do you have a Pop Five list? Send it to firstname.lastname@example.com with your screen name and city. Look for it on the blog.
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Docket: 95N-0304 - Dietary Supplements Containing Ephedrine Alkaloids
Comment Number: EC -1001
Accepted - Volume 322
Comment Record
Mr. Todd Scheer
2003-03-31 00:54:54
Tree Of Life-Midwest
Comments for FDA General
1. General Comments
Dear Sir/Madam: I work for a Natural Foods distributor and have been in the industry several years.Both my customers and I fully appreciate the significance of the Dietary Supplement Health and Education Act of 1994 with regard to protecting our right to choose how we care for ourselves. I am concerned the FDA is jumping the gun with regards to the DSHEA and possible additional legislation that is proposed. We do not need more Government involved in our everyday lives to monitor our every need.What we do need is to let the DSHEA stand on it's own merits. With the existing regulations, the FDA has enough authority to seize any dietary supplement it deems necessary! Please look at our existing regulations before implementing more laws that the American public does not need. Sincerely, Todd Scheer Tree Of Life - Midwest


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If you ask Boy George if he really wanted to hurt him, the answer's an emphatic no.
The "Karma Chameleon" purveyor pleaded not guilty Thursday to a charge of false imprisonment for allegedly chaining a male escort to a wall and threatening him at the former's east London home last April.
George, 46, whose real name is George O'Dowd, turned up at Snaresbrook Crown Court dressed in black and sporting shades.


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Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer
senior partner Anthony Salz has kicked off a controversial review of the partners' treasured final salary pension scheme.
The magic circle firm is virtually the only one in the City whose current partners fund the retirement of previous partners. Most other firms abolished this system more than 10 years ago.
Freshfields previously attempted reform 12 years ago, but in an unusual move for such a consensual firm, the change was blocked by older partners.
Concurrently, Salz is considering a proposal to unify retirement ages across the firm. At the moment German partners can work longer.
Under the existing re-gime, retired partners share in the profit the firm earns in any given year. A partner retiring at 55 or over would get one fifth of the amount a working partner receives that year.
Based on The Lawyer UK 100 Annual Report figures, partners at the top of lockstep took home £853,000 in 2004, with retired partners on £170,600. However, the one-fifth share is subject to a cap – it cannot exceed 10 per cent of the total annual profits of the firm.
Salz said: "Partly it's having regard to current projected growth rates. We cannot forecast accurately what growth rates will be, and these are the figures which determine when you hit the cap."
The cap in the last financial year would have been £35m, but Salz declined to comment further on the financial position.
Any change would be subject to a consultation with both former and current partners.
However, former partners have what Salz described as a "vested right" to receive the pension.
Even with 100 per cent of the existing partnership behind it, it may not be possible to change the position.
Salz refused to say when partners would see the proposals on the basis that he has not yet informed the partnership of the timeframe for consultation.


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Kent North regains consciousness in a holding cell somewhere in the compound; he's restrained in a full bodybag - but Rod Barry removes his hood and makes him suck Shane Rollins' fat dick. In the background Trevor Knight sticks all 11 inches of his rock hard prick up the big ass of Dean Tucker, another new addition to the compound. Nick Piston shoves his fat club in Dean's mouth, growling with his gravelly, sexy voice. The two fuck Dean from both ends while Barry unzips Kent from his bag and puts him into full service. The hazing is a torrent of insults as the new recruits choke on the giant cocks and gasp for air through their pinched noses. Next, the studs lineup to gangbang Kent, fucking their new toy without mercy and causing Kent's body to shudder from misuse. Dean is next as Trevor and Rod rip him a new asshole with a savage double- penetration followed by an enormous black dildo. The scene ends in an explosive release of boiling hot cumshots just as The Abductor suddenly appears on the scene, collaring Kent, and ordering him to be brought to dinner as his slave.
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Colic on a breastfed baby
I've read somewhere that breastfed babies don't have the tendency to be colicky, is it true? Because I am currently nursing my 3 weeks old son and sometimes he'll just cry without reason and then my in-laws would tell me that it is colic. Hope someone could enlighten me about this. Thank you very much.


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Different styling for first returned feed item and integration with Haiku
First of all I have to say that the functionality of this plugin 'out of the box' is quite excellent 🙂
However, I am bringing in an iTunes feed for a site I am working on at the moment and would like to be able to style the top returned entry slightly differently to the rest of the entries (in this case the Number 1 song to have a different background colour as a minimum) and am wondering how I might be able to achieve this. I can see that I can drop in a hardcoded list item tag in hungryfeed.php before the $template_html and $rss_values are retrieved, but I'm afraid that I'm not proficient enough with PHP at the moment to know how to action an if/else statement based on the number of the record, so at the moment I only have
echo "
\n"; echo hungryfeed_merge_template($template_html,$rss_values); echo "
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Any pointers with this would be much appreciated.
I would also like to integrate Haiku player with this in order to replace the enclosure links with the Haiku player. I have amended the Haiku code to work with the .m4a file extension and swap that out, but Haiku will not dynamically replace links unless they are within the content and does not work with replacing HTML generated within HungryFEED. As I cannot drop in the shortcode for Haiku into the HungryFEED templates as far as I am aware I was therefore looking at again hardcoding something in. Something along the lines of
echo do_shortcode('[haiku url=]');
Unfortunately I don't (again!) know enough about how this works to be able to bring in the value of the url from $enclosure_link, so any help would appreciated with this too.
I understand that this is all a bit of a big ask, but I have looked around quite extensively and cannot seem to find any articles that would enable me to answer my own questions on this occasion.
Thanks in advance for any help that anyone may be able to provide me with.
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Your presence is requested! Heaven's Rehearsal is a gathering to unite followers of Jesus in preparation for the day we all stand as one in Heaven before His throne. In attendance will be worshippers from all nations and generations. Together, we will follow the protocol and worship that scripture describes. As in Heaven, there will be no preacher or featured singing group - the honour alone will be given to God. Gathering the nations and generations in one place to worship Jesus. Preparing the bride! Revelation 7:9. Date: November 1st 2008 Location: Air Canada Centre, Toronto. Time:6:30pm For more details and ticket info. go to : www.HeavensRehearsal.com


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Welcome back to another segment of our "Name That Noise" series, in which we present some of our favorite sounds from the world of technology (new and old alike), as well as geek culture (science fiction, gaming, etc.)
You may know where this sound is coming from pretty quickly, but do you know the name of it?
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I buy Home shirt every year, Away if I like it this year I bought the full strip plus name and number on the back, buy season book, buy away game tickets too.
For my rugby team, Cardiff Blues, I buy the new home shirt when it comes out, and some other leisure wear (hoodies, polo shirts, coats etc) which are quite nice.
Football wise, I hardly buy anything related to Man Utd. The shirts are too thin for my liking, and all the leisure wear looks tacky. The last United shirt I bought was about 3-4 years ago.
I buy either the home or away Birmingham shirt every season, depending on which I prefer that year. I have assorted bits and bobs, a mousemat in work etc
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"Success hasn't spoiled Big & Rich one bit, it just loosened the chain," explains John Rich. "Everything we've experienced so far has just given us even more room to do even more stuff."
And as Big & Rich's much-anticipated and mind-blowing second album Comin' To Your City proves loud and clear, sometimes more really is more.
"The first album told the world who we are, and we are most definitely A Horse of A Different Color," says Big Kenny. "Now the second album tells you what we're going to do next -- we're Comin' To Your City, every nook and cranny."
Produced once again by Big Kenny, John Rich and Paul Worley, Comin' To Your City -- released on November 15, 2005 -- is a brave and bold album that promises to put "a little bang in your yin yang" to borrow a memorable phrase from the album's title track. Comin' To Your City also shows exactly how far Big & Rich have come in the past two years since they first brought a much-needed blast of fresh air into a country music scene that was becoming too stale and safe for its own good. And so the massive success story of Big & Rich is an unusually heartening one and the result of a tremendous "Leap of Faith," to quote the title of one of the album's many standout tracks.
"When we were making the first album Big Kenny was in debt $140,000 in credit cards, living in a little farm house out in a field, driving a broke-down truck," John Rich recalls. "And I wasn't doing much better. We were two guys trying to make this outrageous album for country radio, and wondering, are we just completely pissing in the wind? I was what I'd call a two-time loser. I'd got fired from the band Lonestar. Then I made a solo album that didn't do anything. So Big & Rich was my third chance and if you get three chances in this business, you're pretty damn lucky. This time around, we didn't worry. We just went in and cut what felt good to us. The biggest thing we've learned so far is that if it's turning on me and Kenny musically, it will turn on our fans."
On Comin' To Your City, Big & Rich and company sound even more turned on to be making their own open-hearted, open-minded brand of "country music without prejudice."
For Big Kenny, "Our mission this time around was to step it up again and make Act 2 -- to make great songs into a great record, start to finish. Being Big & Rich, the only thing success has done is allow us to do more for more people and to make more music for ourselves. We're not resting on our laurels or kicking back for a moment. We have to have all extremes. See to John and me, records are more like mix tapes. We take it to all extremes and then make it all fit together � the idea is to never get bored. We just try to find great moments wherever we go � that's what keeps our yin and yang working, that's what keeps us Big & Rich. Hopefully what we're doing will just keep encouraging more and more people to be themselves and be real."
Comin' To Your City is a wide-ranging and widescreen tour de force -- all the way from the willfully weird opening of "The Freak Parade," one of the duo's characteristically funny but true statements of purpose to the concluding "8th of November," easily the most powerful and serious song they brought the world yet.
"We know what we do is freaky," John Rich says. "We know we're combining stuff in the chemistry set that in the instructions say 'Don't combine these things or they might explode.' We say fine, let's combine them anyway. We'll just wear a helmet. That's our whole attitude toward music."
That kind of thinking has helped make the duo and the Muzik Mafia � of which Big & Rich are proud, central members -- a force to be reckoned with, and a force for tremendous good in Music City. Already the Mafia has introduced the listening, watching world to an unforgettable cast of real characters like Gretchen Wilson, Cowboy Troy and now Jon Nicholson, James Otto and many more to come.
"The thing I'm most proud of is that the members of the Muzik Mafia have stuck together even after going multi-platinum," says Big Kenny. "It's easy sticking together when you're all broke. It's been like being on a football team and winning the Super Bowl a couple of times. It's fun to win, but it's a lot more fun to win with your friends. I know we've given the artistic community in Nashville a bigger set of balls, and we've watched our old friends getting signed. It was a big door to knock down. We have this philosophy that there should be no bureaucracy in creativity. Let the artists be the artists and do what they do. All the little boxes they put people in were beginning to suffocate creativity. The thing I'm most proud of is that John and I have made a big enough crack in the door that other artists are sticking their foot through now."
In this way, Big & Rich are now part of a story even bigger than their own impressive success. "I know we've given people hope and give labels some more courage," says Rich. "That's bigger than just our career � that's impacting the business in general. Kenny and I love country music and the way we see it, it's the most inclusive music in the world. We've had black guys like Charley Pride, real hippies like Willie. To us country is the greatest music and if what we do expands what country means -- that's the greatest success of all. All the people we consider the pillars of country music -- let's name some: Johnny Cash, Willie Nelson, Alabama, Garth -- all these people shook things up in a big way."
Now with Big & Rich's Comin' To Your City, you can hear the sound of a whole lot of shakin' going on coming your way.
To learn more about Big & Rich, visit their official website at www.bigandrich.com. And to meet the rest of the Muzik Mafia, visit www.muzikmafia.com.


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Quality in human resources management is one of the pillars in the Votorantim Group's management model. In order to ensure such quality, the Votorantim Development System (SDV, in Portuguese) develops a culture of excellence in operations, focus on results, respect for the corporate values, adopting meritocracy at all levels.
Attracting and retaining talented people involves offering opportunities for personal and professional growth to all employees, as well as remuneration and benefits policies, health and safety, and quality of life.
One of the initiatives is the Academy of Excellence, which is a kind of corporate university which helps to develop leadership and technical improvement. The Movimenta Project completes the development model, organizing the mobility of professionals within the Companies of the Group.
The Alert Movement was created to ensure a standardized communication related to safety at industrial plants. It outlines the rules that can help preventing risk exposure. It complements the Golden Rules established to highlight specific procedures and to guarantee that operations are conducted according to the most rigid safety standards.


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David Price is eager to return and could be poised to double his season win total.
The Tampa Bay Rays left-hander will be activated Tuesday night after his first stint on the disabled to face a Houston Astros offense that is struggling during a four-game slide.
Price (1-4, 5.24 ERA) has been out since May 15 due to a left triceps strain. He's the first reigning Cy Young Award winner to go on the disabled list since Jake Peavy in 2008.
"I feel extremely good right now," Price told the Rays' official website. "I just want to continue to work hard and continue to use our trainers the way I have always and just expect better results."
Price went 1-0 with a 1.23 ERA in two rehab starts at Class-A Charlotte with eight strikeouts over five scoreless innings in the last one Wednesday.
"If we could get six innings out of him that would be outstanding,'' manager Joe Maddon said. "Primarily let's just wish him good health and the fact that we're beyond the problem."
His lone career start against Houston (30-53) was a 10-6 victory he got credit for despite allowing five runs over five innings May 23, 2010.
Price could have a good night against an Astros offense that has totaled five runs while hitting .153 with 39 strikeouts over the last four games.
The Rays (44-39) won 12-0 on Monday for their most lopsided win of the year to open this four-game set. Matt Moore worked seven innings for his 11th victory and Cesar Ramos pitched the final two of the two-hitter.
Sean Rodriguez had a career-high four hits - two doubles - with three RBIs and three other Rays added three hits apiece as part of a 17-hit attack.
"It was just a tough, frustrating game watching them score the runs and just being on defense all day and watching it happen," Astros first baseman Chris Carter said.
All of that offense came without Evan Longoria, who has missed the last three games with a foot injury. He's hitting .358 against left-handers and missed a chance to go up against Dallas Keuchel on Monday as Tampa Bay gets ready to face another southpaw in Erik Bedard (3-3, 4.44).
"It's still a day by day situation," Maddon said. "We think that we might be able to get him back somehow, some way. We'll just wait and see.''
The Rays improved to 14-10 against left-handed starters as they face a familiar foe in Bedard, who is 11-5 with a 3.32 ERA against them in 22 starts.
Bedard is 2-0 with a 2.70 ERA in six home starts, with the Astros losing all of the outings in which he failed to receive decisions. He has yielded three runs or fewer in nine of his last 10 starts.
Bedard has never faced James Loney, who is hitting .396 during a 12-game streak and is second in the majors with a .363 mark on the road.
The Astros expect Carlos Pena to return Tuesday after he missed two games to be with his family in the Dominican Republic following the drowning death of his nephew.
Tampa Bay has won six straight over Houston.


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Eye Spy in Iceland – Photo Essay
To say that I am obsessed with taking photos when I travel is an understatement. I spend hours trying to capture the perfect shot. Most of the time failing miserably.
But every now and then I create something that I am really proud of. Especially as my photography skills have evolved.
In the past I have shared my favourite travel photographs as "Photo Essays". But I have been wanting to create a new photography series on this travel blog. So today I am pleased to introduce "Eye Spy". You can use these photos to keep yourself (or the kids) entertained next time you travel by trying to find and capture these same photographs.
To kick-start the new Eye Spy photo series I wanted to showcase my favourite photographs from Iceland. A truly magical destination that resulted in over 1,000 shots in just 7 days.
Eye Spy in Iceland
Eye Spy one wooden bridge near Silfra dive site.
Eye Spy a path between two tectonic plates splitting.
Eye Spy one Geysir erupting.
Eye Spy Icelandic mountains created and weathered by volcanoes and glaciers.
Eye Spy traditional Icelandic Viking Huts.
Eye Spy curious, stumpy and wide, Icelandic Horses wanting to be patted.
Eye Spy glaciers of all sizes floating and reflecting in a Glacier Lagoon.
Eye Spy a waterfall you can walk behind while staying dry.
Eye Spy a waterfall that draws the crowds close.
Eye Spy a sunset before the Northern Lights dance across the sky.
Eye Spy a glacier you can walk on hundreds of years old.
Eye Spy a plane crash on a deserted beach.
Eye Spy three giant rock stacks whose legend says they were giants caught by the daylight.
Eye Spy a cliff and a hole in a rock.
Eye Spy a lighthouse, the tallest building in Southern Iceland.
Tell me… Have you been to any of these spots in Iceland? And which is your favourite photo?


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a five-year-old schoolboy raise thousands of pounds for charity by taking part in a virtual Olympic torch relay.
Lorraine Cowan and her partner, James Gould, won Logan's Torch on ebay and took it along to Dudley Zoo for a photoshoot, where they met primates in Lemur Wood and said hello to a mob of meerkats before joining birds of prey in the courtyard of 11th century Dudley Castle.
The unique paper torch is making a round-the country relay, after being sold on ebay by its creator five-year-old schoolboy Logan McKerrow, of Somerset, who hit on the idea after seeing authentic Olympic torches for sale on the internet for thousands of pounds.
His homemade torch has been bought and re-sold by dozens of people helping him raise money for Hearing Dogs for Deaf People charity – with more than £20,500 raised in just a few weeks.
Lorraine, aged 31, of Dudley, said: "James and I wanted to help Logan raise more funds so we bid on ebay and won it for £33.46 which was made up to £42 via Gift Aid.
"We also wanted Logan to see where Dudley was on the map and thought what better place to show him than Dudley Zoo.
Zoo head of media and communications, Jill Hitchman, said: "We were delighted when Lorraine contacted us – what a brilliant idea to send the torch on its way for such a fantastic cause. We arranged for them to take the torch across the site and they really enjoyed their time with us – particularly Lemur Wood where the small primates couldn't wait to get their paws on the torch."
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Contemporary styling and leather match upholstery offer luxury to this power recliner. A bright cream color 100% leather covers the arms, backrest, and seating area, while matching faux leather covers everywhere else. Enjoy the sleek style for your entertaining space with this power recliner.
The Valeton Contemporary Leather Match Power Recliner from Belfort Furniture. We proudly serve the Washington DC, Northern Virginia, Maryland and Fairfax VA area. Product availability may vary. Contact us for the most current availability on this product.
While it may seem like a luxury, you will soon find that having power reclining furniture and its customized position capability is a necessity for your home. Customized motion means that you can stop the recliner seat and back with simultaneous movement at whatever position best suits you, whether you need to soothe back pain or sit up and eat a snack while you watch TV. Gentle, power motion is suitable for all levels of mobility, and is as easy to use as a single touch.
Leather match is an industry term that denotes different qualities of material used on different parts of an upholstered piece. Helping make the piece more affordable, top grain leather is used on the parts of the chair or sofa that touch your body, while a lower quality split-grain leather or color-matched vinyl is used on the back and sides. This is very common, especially for reclining furniture, and it doesn't change the sophisticated look of your leather upholstery.
Unlike recliners that are built with a two or three-piece seat and leg rest cushion, this recliner has a single chaise cushion that extends from the seat to the feet. This style offers fuller comfort and support for your legs, and eliminates the open gap that toddlers can get fingers or toys stuck in.
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The long-awaited holidays I have written about in a previous post started with a visit to my parents, who live at the Baltic Sea. My youngest daughter came with me and while bathing in the aforementioned sea, I became inspired to take aquatic photos.
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… an old Leica IIIf, a good 50 mm lens, a wide 12 mm lens, an incident light meter and some film. Case in point:
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I have to thank all you guys (and a few gals, s'ppose) for visiting this blog in the last two days and showing a large interest in my "Geeks on Tri-X" pictures. While this might be a slow day for a lot of other sites, this poor dear one isn't used to more than 1000 hits a day!
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Real Escape Game SF Vol.7 - Escape from the Moon Base
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Event Details
* Team size is 6 people, but might be required to change depending on total participants at each game. There will be multiple teams in the same room and all players will join one of each team. This is different format from Real Escape 'Room'. Please arrive early if you want to be placed on a team with your friends. In some cases, we might need to shuffle participants around to ensure team fairness. Single players are also welcome! We believe that this game can be even more enjoyable when you played with new people.
Date & Time(PST)
Wednesday, May 21st, 8:30pm
Thursday, May 22nd, 6pm, 8:30pm
Friday, May 23rd, 6pm, 8:30pm
Saturday, May 24th, 12:30pm, 3pm, 5:30pm, 8pm
Sunday, May 25th, 10am, 12:30pm, 3pm, 5:30pm
Monday, May 26th(Memorial day), 12:30pm, 3pm, 5:30pm
* Each event lasts approximately 1.5 hours (Including introduction and solution walkthrough).
* The game will start 30 minutes later than the above times. Participants that are late after the game has already started will not be allowed in – due to inconvenience to other players.
* All aspects of the game will be conducted in English. The puzzles require no special skills or knowledge to solve. The only thing required is use of intuitive logic and deductive reasoning.
The Regency Center - Sutter Room
1290 Sutter Street, San Francisco, CA 94109
Advanced $25
Door $30* Children under 6 years of age are free of admission, but must be accompanied by an adult.
* Children under 13 years of age must be accompanied by an adult to enjoy the game to its fullest.
* The players can participate in only one game during this period.
* All sales are final. Once the booking is confirmed, refunds, cancellations or reschedules are not accepted.
- This is a game event that requires you to use your detective's mind and your powers of deduction to escape.
- Gather clues, find the codes, and solve the puzzles to find the way to escape.
- You will make a team with other players. Strategize and cooperate – more heads are definitely better than one.
- The amount of time you have to escape might be too short. However, failure to do so is nothing to be embarrassed about. Those mysteries are quite tough.
- Do not worry if you are unable to escape within the time limit. We will still allow you to leave, keeping you in the room against your will is breaking the law.
- Detective style clothes might help to sharpen your mind. Wear comfortable clothes but refrain from wearing heels.
- If you want training before the actual game, google "Escape Game". There are many Escape games online that you can try.
- Please do not spoil the fun for other participants by telling them the answers to the puzzles. That is not cool.
- The prize is the priceless moment when you finally find the solution and everything falls into place. And you will be honored.
The Regency Center - The Sutter Room
1290 Sutter St
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American Mineralogist
- You have accessKegginite, Pb3Ca3[AsV12O40(VO)]·20H2O, a new mineral with a novel ε-isomer of the Keggin anionAnthony R. Kampf, John M. Hughes, Barbara P. Nash, Joe MartyAmerican Mineralogist, v. 102, i. 2, p. 461-465, Published on February 2017, First Published on February 01, 2017, doi:10.2138/am-2017-5834
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Current Issue: Volume 102, Number 7 July 2017
- Open AccessReaction pathways and textural aspects of the replacement of anhydrite by calcite at 25 °CTeresa Roncal-Herrero, José Manuel Astilleros, Pieter Bots, Juan Diego Rodríguez-Blanco, Manuel Prieto, Liane G. Benning, Lurdes Fernández-DíazAmerican Mineralogist, v. 102, i. 6, p. 1270-1278, Published on June 2017, First Published on June 01, 2017, doi:10.2138/am-2017-5963CCBY
- Open AccessSpin orientation in solid solution hematite-ilmeniteErik Brok, Cathrine Frandsen, Kim Lefmann, Suzanne McEnroe, Peter Robinson, Benjamin P. Burton, Thomas C. Hansen, Richard HarrisonAmerican Mineralogist, v. 102, i. 6, p. 1234-1243, Published on June 2017, First Published on June 01, 2017, doi:10.2138/am-2017-5792CCBY
- Open AccessVisible to near-infrared MSL/Mastcam multispectral imaging: Initial results from select high-interest science targets within Gale Crater, MarsDanika F. Wellington, James F. Bell, Jeffrey R. Johnson, Kjartan M. Kinch, Melissa S. Rice, Austin Godber, Bethany L. Ehlmann, Abigail A. Fraeman, Craig HardgroveAmerican Mineralogist, v. 102, i. 6, p. 1202-1217, Published on June 2017, First Published on June 01, 2017, doi:10.2138/am-2017-5760CCBY
- Open AccessSilicic magma reservoirs in the Earth's crustOlivier Bachmann, Christian HuberAmerican Mineralogist, v. 101, i. 11, p. 2377-2404, Published on November 2016, First Published on November 01, 2016, doi:10.2138/am-2016-5675
- You have accessRestricted accessMagma mush chemistry at subduction zones, revealed by new melt major element inversion from calcic amphibolesJing Zhang, Madeleine C.S. Humphreys, George F. Cooper, Jon P. Davidson, Colin G. MacphersonAmerican Mineralogist, v. 102, i. 6, p. 1353-1367, Published on June 2017, First Published on June 01, 2017, doi:10.2138/am-2017-5928


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The Capuchin monkeys are trained in tasks like opening fridges, replacing CDs and switching lights on and off.
The monkeys' nimble fingers and natural curiosity mean they learn the tasks very quickly. They're rewarded with treats of cream cheese and peanuts.
Once trained, the monkeys become helpers for quadriplegic people, who cannot use their arms or legs.
Helping Hands - Monkey Helpers for the Disabled, the organisation that trains the monkeys, has placed 93 monkey helpers with people.
The monkeys are all from a nearby zoo which breeds them in captivity.
They train in a special facility that looks like someone's home.
The monkeys learn different commands and learn to follow a laser pointer.
The monkeys then spend about five years living with a family - getting used to people's activities and home life before they go to the centre for training.
After being trained they then go to live with the person they are to assist.