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Due to the demand for overnight accommodations in Chestertown, Washington College allows guests of The Class of 2014 graduates to stay in a residence hall for commencement. The cost is $40.00 per person, per night. Please register each member of your party.
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yummy favorite of my kids. the cheeseburger flavor on pizza. Can add your favorites to make your own.
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Ingredients Nutrition
- 6 (8 inch) prepared pizza crust
- 2 1⁄2 cups mayonnaise, divided (1/4 cup each)
- 1 lb cooked ground beef, seasoned
- 1 (10 ounce) can cheddar cheese soup
- 1 cup italian shredded cheese
- 1 cup cheddar shredded cheese
- dill relish, to taste
- ketchup, to dip
Directions See How It's Made
- layer thin coating of mayonnaise on each crust (can use pitas and eyeball quantity to your size crust).
- Brown ground beef and season with garlic and onion powder and salt and pepper to you liking. once drained and browned add the cheddar soup. Start with 1/2 the can and add if too dry.
- Place ground beef mixture on crust over mayo.
- Top with shredded cheeses.
- Bake at 450 degrees about 12 minutes or till melted.
- rest 5 minutes and slice up.


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Parents start memorial fund after death of daughter
An organization that has been providing support for local families struggling to care for severely ill, injured and disabled children is celebrating 35 years of advocacy.
The Kelly Anne Dolan Memorial Fund allows healthcare professionals in Pennsylvania, New Jersey and Delaware to apply online for assistance for their patient families in need of help with payments for overdue bills and other necessities.
Peggy Dolan of Philadelphia, executive director, established the fund with her husband Joe in October 1976, just one day after the passing of their daughter Kelly, 6. The experiences the couple encountered during the care of their child who endured a five-year battle with aplastic anemia and a rare form of Leukemia, moved them to start the foundation.
"I can remember that I was at the hospital for a few weeks -- I lived at the hospital with Kelly. On the sixth week I was on my way to the cafeteria for dinner. My husband said to me 'guess how much we've spent to park the car?' He said we paid $600 just for the month," recalls Dolan.
The Dolans went on to spend more time in the hospital after their third daughter, Kimberly, was diagnosed with the same disease that took her sister's life. The 4 year old underwent a life-saving bone marrow transplant which her father was the donor.
"When we were in the hospital we saw everything. I would sit next to a mom who was there as two of her kids were getting blood transfusions, children who had lost limbs, ones recovering from car accidents, and I even saw kids with birth defects with distorted faces and others who needed cranial surgery," remembers Dolan.
Throughout its 35 years, KADMF has assisted almost 20,000 families in similar situations with payments on more than 15,000 utility and phone bills. Checks were cut for more than 1,000 rent payments and more than 500 air conditioners were provided, along with more than 700 pieces of disability equipment.
"We've had families with co-pays that were $600 to $800 a month just to buy medications or complete needed therapies -- just extraordinary expenses. Even with electrical usage, no one thinks about those things, but it is critical to have," says Dolan.
Dolan acknowledges first-hand that when a family encounters the devastating illness in this tough economy, along with the rising cost of healthcare, their close unit is affected in various ways including emotionally, financially and psychologically. With this in mind, KADMF works hard to respond with requests for help within 24 to 72 hours.
"You think about how many families out there are headed by single parents. I really don't know how they do it. They try to maintain a career or job while taking care of severely ill children. We get a lot of referrals from grandparents who have been made the guardians. In some cases they may be sick themselves or on limited incomes," says Dolan.
Gwen Harcar, licensed clinical social worker, says she's witnessed KADMF offering concrete support when everything else might be in disarray in a family's life. She works at UPMC's Children's Hospital of Pittsburgh and has worked with adult and pediatric medicine for seven years.
"I have found the Kelly Anne Dolan Memorial Fund to be one of the most reliable and dependable resources for the families I've encountered. Many groups offer support related to a specific diagnosis, but the KADMF is offered to any family who is experiencing a chronic or acute medical situation that requires extraordinary commitment from the family during an unanticipated medical crisis. In Western Pennsylvania there is certainly a need to lend support to families during critical situations," says Harcar.
Harcar says many children are transferred to Pittsburgh for specialized medical care. This includes children from Western Pennsylvania, West Virginia and Ohio. With many Pittsburgh hospitals offering specialized neonatal intensive care units, level one trauma services to children and pediatric specialists, many of these families travel hours to meet with doctors who can help their children. Harcar says throughout the years she has worked with families throughout Westmoreland and Fayette counties.
"Many of these families are hard-working families who experience unexpected illness with a son or daughter, or have a child with a chronic medical issue. These families will make every sacrifice possible to be with their child," says Harcar.
"As the economy continues to change, families are put in a more desperate position. It is heartbreaking to see a parent who wants to be at their child's bedside but is torn because if they miss another day of work there is another bill that may not get paid. With a critically or chronically ill child, the last thing a parent wants to see is a late charge or shut-off notice from a utility company," she continues.
Dolan says that given the different challenges that many families face, KADMF plans to continue to be a strong support for them. She says recognizing the vast need in the Pittsburgh area for help, her organization anticipates opening up a local office in the city in the next five years.
"The fund is like a responsibility now. If I don't do this who will• I know what it is like and if I can't continue to give to families who need help -- who else will• It's a way for me to give back," says Dolan.
"There were times I'd come home from the hospital after having a difficult day, I'd find a brown paper bag on my doorstep. It would be a complete dinner for us from one of my friends. You don't know what that felt like. It was relief that something was taken off your plate. It's all those simple things that can make an incredible difference to someone".
More information about the Kelly Anne Dolan Memorial Fund can be found here .


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Register to vote now – make sure your voice is heard!
Are you registered to vote?
- It's quick, easy and can be done online
- Students can and should register at home and at university
- Registering is a legal requirement – you could be fined if you don't
Registering to vote is a fundamental part of being a citizen. Without registering, you can't vote in elections or referendums that happen in this country.
Voting is the most powerful thing you can do – the ability to change the people in power is one that millions of people across the world don't have.
We often feel that the government and Council don't listen to us – that they don't care about students. The best way to change this is to start registering – and start voting.
If you don't register, you can't vote, so make sure you don't miss out.
Do I have to register to vote?
The law requires you to register to vote at least one address in the United Kingdom. If you're a student who lives in one place during term time and another during holidays, you can register in both places at once (see "Can I vote in more than one place?" below).
We strongly encourage students to register in both places. One of our biggest problems is that local Councillors and MPs sometimes don't take student needs seriously, because if we don't register, we can't vote against them when they make bad decisions.
Councillors and MPs can sometimes not realise just how many students live in their areas, because they work off the electoral registration lists. Therefore, it's really important that as many of us register as possible, so they have to notice us, and have to take us seriously.
If you're not registered in at least one place, you could be fined £80 by the Council. Registration literally takes a few minutes, and you can do it online now at www.gov.uk/register-to-vote.
What do I have to do to register?
You should have got a letter in the post from the Council inviting you to register. You can either fill in the form attached to this letter, or you can go online and do it at www.gov.uk/register-to-vote. If you have your National Insurance number, you can get straight onto the register.
You can find your NI number on any payslips you might have, or you should have received it on a letter from the government when you turned 16.
If you don't have an NI number or can't find yours, as long as you're registered your current address with the University, you can still register online. When it asks you to enter your NI number, click "I don't know my National Insurance number", followed by "I can't provide my National Insurance number". In the box below, write "Student at the University of Southampton". If there any issues, the Council will get in touch with you.
To find out your NI number, you can call HM Revenue and Customs and they'll help you out - 0300 200 3502.
I'm already registered/I voted in the last election
Your voter registration doesn't move house with you – every time you move house, you need to register again. If you don't register, you'll miss out and you won't be able to vote in the next election.
Can I vote in more than one place?
If you're from the UK and you're living away from home whilst you're at University, the law assumes that you split your time between the two addresses equally. This means you can sometimes have two votes – one at home and one at University. The basic rule is that you can only vote once in each election to a particular body.
Elections you can vote more than once in:
- District Council elections (might be called a Borough or City Council)
- County Council elections
- Police and Crime Commissioner elections
Elections you can only vote once in:
- The General Election, for Members of Parliament for the House of Commons. The next General Election is likely to be in 2020.
- European Parliament elections
- Referendums (such as the referendum on Britain's membership of the European Union, which will be happening before the end of 2017)
Depending on where you live, you might also be able to vote in elections for your Parish/Town Council, local mayor, the London Assembly, the Welsh Assembly, the Northern Irish Assembly or the Scottish Parliament.
If you want to vote in another place to the one you'll be living in on the day of the election, you can apply for a postal ballot, where you send your ballot paper in by post and cast your vote that way instead. This service is free and you don't need to give a reason as to why you would prefer a postal ballot. You can vote in person or post in either place – there's no restrictions. You can find the form for this here
If you're not from the UK, your registration to vote here is separate from any registration to vote you might have in your home country, or at your country's embassy in the United Kingdom.
I'm an international student, can I/should I register?
Voting in the UK isn't just restricted to British citizens. The following people can vote:
British, Republic of Ireland or qualifying Commonwealth citizensQualifying Commonwealth citizens are those who have leave to enter or remain in the UK, or do not require such leave. This includes students studying here on a University course.
Citizens of European Union countries living in the UKThis includes students studying here on a University course.
Citizens of the Channel Islands, the Isle of Man or a British Overseas Territory living in the UKThis includes students studying here on a University course.
You can find a full list of eligible countries here
If you can register, you need to. You may need to provide proof of your identity and leave to remain in the United Kingdom, for example by sending in copies of your passport and/or visa.
Which elections can I vote in?
Not everyone can vote in every election. The following table shows some of the elections that are held in the UK, and who can vote in each.
|British citizens
|Republic of Ireland citizens, qualifying Commonwealth citizens, citizens of the Channel Islands, the Isle of Man or a British Overseas Territory, living in the UK
|Citizens of European Union countries, living in the UK
|District Council (might be called a Borough or City Council)
|County Council
|Police and Crime Commissioner
|European Parliament
|General Elections, for Members of Parliament for the House of Commons
|Depends on the referendum. For the referendum on Britain's membership of the European Union, EU citizens will not be able to vote.
If your home address is in the United Kingdom, you might also be able to vote in elections for your Parish or Town Council, local mayor, the London Assembly, the Welsh Assembly, the Northern Irish Assembly or the Scottish Parliament.


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Update: Sprint has confirmed to Android Central that a report on Geek.com stating that the carrier has asked all handset manufacturers to remove Carrier IQ from their handsets is incorrect. At the same time, Sprint spokeswoman Stephanie Vinge-Walsh says that the carrier has disabled Carrier IQ and data is no longer being collected.
The fallout from the Carrier IQ "scandal" is continuing with Sprint revealing that it told Senator Al Franken in a letter mailed Wednesday, that 26 million of the carrier's handsets have Carrier IQ installed. Franken is the Chairman of the Subcommittee on Privacy, Technology and the Law and has requested more information from carriers and manufacturers on the data collecting software. Besides Franken's Subcommittee, the FCC and FTC are investigating Carrier IQ for privacy violations and for "unfair or deceptive" practices towards consumers.
Sprint has told the Senator that the tool helps its engineers figure out how well apps connect with the Sprint network. The carrier added that only 5% of the 26 million active devices, or 1.3 million phones, are returning data at any given time and that number drops to 30,000 units for certain research information.
site you are using, the numbers you call and text and the web sites you
visit. The statement reads, "Similarly, we know the cell site on which a phone is registering its
location, which is necessary for the delivery of voice and data
services. We also know the telephone numbers to which our customers
initiated a call or sent a text. Such data is necessary to deliver
communications services. In many cases the data collection is required
by law and regulations."
In its letter to the former comic turned politician, Sprint says any information collected is not shared with third parties and is merely used internally. However, while certifying a device prior to selling it to a customer, Sprint shares data with phone manufacturers. Thisd is done before the phone is purchased by a Sprint customer, so no data of a personal nature is passed along. Any collected information is kept on the Carrier IQ servers for 35 to 40 days while other info might be kept on the carrier's servers for as long as 6 months.
Despite receiving information from a number of players in the industry, Franken says he remains troubled and doesn't like what he has heard so far.
source: Sprint via AndroidCentral
Sprint tells Franken that 26 million of its phones have Carrier IQ, but data is not shared with third parties
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1. Hildy (Posts: 34; Member since: 23 Nov 2011)
One hopes that Sen. Franken asks the followup question - not "are you sharing the information with a third party" but "given your current terms of service, could you share the information with a third party?"
Sprint tells Franken that 26 million of its phones have Carrier IQ, but data is not shared with third parties


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Parametic equation conclusion 02/28/2008
CAD model conclusion 02/11/2008
1.What 3-D CAD functions could be used to create a wire coat hanger?
Calculating Properties of Solids Conclusion 02/07/2008
1. What is the difference between area and volume?
Cad Drawing 02/07/2008
1. What is a geometric constraint?
Linear Dimensions 11/28/2007
Why is placement of your dimensions so important?
History of Measurements Conclusion 10/23/2007
1. Why are standardized units of measure important to scientists?
MultiView conclusion 10/09/2007
1. Why would building professionals, such as machinists and contractors, prefer multiview drawings over pictorial drawings?
Perspective Sketches 10/01/2007
1. What is a vanishing point?
Oblique sketches 09/27/2007
1. Why practice sketching shapes when a Computer-Aided Design (CAD) program can produce much more accurate Geometry?
Isometric sketches 09/25/2007
1. What is the difference between a two-dimensional sketch and an isometric sketch?


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This article is an open access article distributed under the terms and conditions of the Creative Commons Attribution license (
The use of Global Navigation Satellite Systems (GNSS) signals for remote sensing applications, generally referred to as GNSS-Reflectometry (GNSS-R), is gaining increasing interest among the scientific community as a remote sensing tool for land applications. This paper describes a long term experimental campaign in which an extensive dataset of GNSS-R polarimetric measurements was acquired over a crop field from a ground-based stationary platform. Ground truth ancillary data were also continuously recorded during the whole experimental campaign. The duration of the campaign allowed to cover a full crop growing season, and as a consequence of seasonal rains on the experimental area, data could be recorded over a wide variety of soil conditions. This enabled a study on the effects of different land bio-geophysical parameters on GNSS scattered signals. It is shown that significant power variations in the measured GNSS reflected signals can be detected for different soil moisture and vegetation development conditions. In this work we also propose a technique based on the combination of the reflected signal's polarizations in order to improve the integrity of the observables with respect to nuisance parameters such as soil roughness.
Several active and passive remote sensing techniques, such as monostatic radars and microwave radiometers, have been proposed to measure key land parameters like soil moisture and vegetation biomass over wide areas. As it is well known, soil moisture is a key parameter in the surface hydrological cycle, which is essential for the understanding of the interaction between land surfaces and the atmosphere. Vegetation biomass plays a crucial role in the carbon cycle through the processes of carbon uptake and respiration. It is therefore a variable of paramount importance for global climate modeling and greenhouse emission inventories.
Despite the recognized importance of these parameters, providing the resolution and precision required by most climatological model remains a challenge. Global Navigation Satellite System Reflectometry (GNSS-R) could potentially overcome these limitations, since the use of GNSS signals as sources of opportunity would allow for very dense multistatic radar measurements at L-Band. Such measurements have been previously shown—both theoretically and experimentally—to be sensitive to soil moisture and vegetation parameters [
The LEiMON project (Land Monitoring with Navigation Signals) is an activity promoted and funded by the European Space Agency (ESA) to gain a deeper understanding on the mechanisms regulating the interaction between land surface parameters such as soil moisture content (SMC), soil surface roughness and vegetation biomass, and the scattered GNSS signal characteristics. The work presented in this paper is the result of a combined effort of several partners: Starlab Barcelona (Spain); the Institute of Applied Physics-National Research Council (IFAC-CNR, Italy); and the Centre for Microwave remote sensing (CETEM, Italy).
In the following section, the basis for obtaining of soil reflectivity estimates with GNSS-R are shown. The third section describes the LEiMON long term experimental campaign, during which continuous polarimetric measurements of GNSS scattered signals and ground-truth data were recorded. The fourth section deals with the data analysis and discusses the effects of land bio-geophysical parameters on GNSS-R signals. Finally, conclusions and recommendations are provided in the fifth section.
Remote sensing of soil bio-geophysical parameters with GNSS-R relies on the variability of the soil dielectric properties associated to soil moisture and vegetation. This turns into changes of the effective soil reflectivity that can be measured by comparing the received power of the direct and reflected GNSS signals. Following the formulation proposed in previous works, such as [
For a rough surface, under the Kirchoff Approximation the reflected field can be expressed more generally as the superposition of all scattered fields from each single point on the surface. The final scattered field as observed by the receiver yields
In order to detect GNSS signals, the direct and reflected fields need to be cross-correlated with the PRN code replica for a given delay offset,
The estimated co- and cross-polarization reflection coefficients, Γ
The LEiMON Experimental Campaign was carried out on an agricultural area near Florence, along the Pesa River, Italy (43.673°N, 11.128°E), from March to September 2009. In this time period, an entire crop growing season was covered, and due to the seasonal rains, a high variability of soil moisture content was observed. In order to obtain different soil roughness conditions, the field was worked in different ways over the campaign. Throughout the experimental campaign, both GNSS-R data and ancillary data were continuously acquired. The next subsections describe the GNSS-R instrument used and the experimental campaign execution.
The GNSS-R instrument used for the LEiMON experimental campaign was designed and developed at Starlab Barcelona during the ESA project SAM (An Innovative Microwave System for Soil Moisture Monitoring), and upgraded during the LEiMON project. The final block diagram of the instrument can be seen in
The SAM instrument features an up-looking GPS L1 right hand circular polarized (RHCP) antenna for the reception of the direct signal, and two down-looking antennas: a left hand circular polarized (LHCP) and a RHCP. The antenna rig of the GNSS-R instrument is shown in
The GNSS-R instrument was installed in the center of a crop field on a hydraulic boom at a height of 25 m. An aerial view of the experimental test site is shown in
The field works started towards the end of March. First, both fields were prepared with a general plowing. After that, the East field was harrowed, while the West field was rolled, obtaining two different soil roughness conditions: the East field was rougher, with a surface height standard deviation (
The ground truth and ancillary data comprised continuous soil moisture measurements, surface roughness, plant development parameters. In addition, a meteorological station was installed on the site in order to record several meteorological parameters such as daily rain, external air temperature, humidity, wind speed and air pressure. Soil moisture measurements of the first 10 cm of soil were continuously registered by six frequency domain reflectometry (FDR) probes DELTA-T SM 200 installed on the field and uniformly distributed over the field. These probes measure the volumetric soil moisture by responding to changes in the apparent dielectric constant of moist soil. A hand-held time domain reflectometry (TDR) probe IMKO TRIME DataPilot and soil gravimetric measurements were used to calibrate the FDR probes. As no significant differences were observed between the probes in the East and West sides, the calibrated FDR probe signals were averaged together in order to obtain a general SMC value for the whole experimental site. The averaged SMC for the whole experimental campaign and its associated standard deviation are represented together with the daily precipitation in
Two types of data analysis were performed on the GNSS-R data. In the first one, the temporal evolution of the GNSS-R signals were compared to the ground-truth data. The second analysis deals with the spatial distribution of GNSS-R signals and their dependency with incidence angle, together with a quantitative determination of the GNSS-R signals' sensitivity to soil moisture and vegetation.
As mentioned in the previous section, the experimental test site was divided in two halves: the East and West fields. The GPS satellites' azimuth angle was used to assign the reflectivity measurements obtained for each individual satellite to its corresponding side of the field. Thus, satellites with an azimuth angle between 100° and 270° were assigned to the East field, and satellites with azimuth between 190° and 260° to the West field, as depicted in
For the temporal analysis, the GPS satellites in view during each data take were averaged together in order to obtain the time series of the Γ
As can be seen from the plots, Γ
The effect of roughness is also clearly visible in the two reflection coefficients. In the beginning of the campaign, both reflectivity coefficients followed the same behavior, since the soil conditions were the same in both sides of the field. However, after the field works on 28 March, day of the year (DoY) 87, the East and West sides of the field had different soil roughness conditions: 3 cm in the case of the East field and 1.8 cm for the West field. As a result, a 3 dB difference between the West (smooth) and East (rough) fields could be observed in the Γ
In the beginning of June, DoY 150, the difference between the East and West sides started to increase for Γ
In the case of the RHCP signal, no significant difference between the bare and vegetated sides of the field could be observed. A possible explanation for this is that volume scattering was produced by the sunflower canopy as the GNSS signals traversed the vegetation layer. This incoherent scattering component would compensate for the signal attenuation produced by vegetation. After harvest, an important increase on the Γ
Regarding the ratio of the two reflectivity components, it can be observed that it is moderately sensitive to rain events, with about 3 dB difference between wet and dry soil moisture conditions. A remarkable aspect is that, unlike Γ
In order to assess the sensitivity of GNSS-R signals to soil parameters, four different periods of the campaign were selected for their stable conditions and high diversity of bio-geophysical parameters.
As in the temporal data analysis, the signals were separated among the East and West fields. The dependency with the incidence angle was also considered in order to compare the data with the scattering models.
In order to determine quantitative indicators (sensitivity and correlation coefficient) of the relation between GNSS-R signals and land bio-geophysical parameters, the averaged values calculated for Γ
The results for the PWC sensitivity analysis are shown in
Apart from the effect of land bio-geophysical parameters on GNSS scattered signals, some other remarkable features can also be observed in the data. The first one is the increase of Γ
A second noticeable aspect is the difference between the Γ
The work presented in this paper demonstrates the capabilities of GNSS-R polarimetric observations as a remote sensing tool for agricultural applications from ground-based receivers. The extensive dataset, gathered during an on-ground experimental campaign conducted for 6 months on an agricultural field, allowed to compare the recorded GNSS-R signals with bio-geophysical processes, and to determine the effect of surface roughness, soil moisture content (SMC), and plant water content (PWC) on the GNSS-R reflected signals.
Significant power variations in the measured reflection coefficients could be detected for different soil moisture and vegetation development stages. For stable soil roughness conditions, the estimated left-right reflection coefficient, Γ
The authors have identified that in order to be able to perform precise GNSS-R polarimetric measurements, some other relevant aspects should be addressed. Firstly, the receiver's sensitivity as well as the cross-polarization isolation characteristics of the receiving antennas should be improved in order to allow to measure the whole dynamic range of the Γ
Future work will concentrate on the upgrade of the GNSS-R instrument according to these recommendations, the development of algorithms for simultaneous soil moisture content and vegetation PWC retrieval, and the assessment of the potentialities of this technology for soil moisture and vegetation biomass monitoring from space-borne platforms employing the simulator developed during the LEiMON project.
The authors would like to thank the European Space Agency, for having funded the LEiMON project, ESA project number 22117/08/NL/AF, in which this work was done. The authors would also like to thank two anonymous reviewers for their valuable comments in the preparation of this paper.
LEiMON GNSS-R instrument block diagram. In green we represent the Radio Frequency section, which integrates the calibration chain (in blue) and the GNSS front-ends (in yellow).
LEiMON GNSS-R instrument antenna rig.
Data time series for the whole LEiMON Experimental campaign:
Measured Γ
Scatter plots of the measured reflectivity coefficients
Scatter plots of the measured reflectivity coefficients
Summary of the most important field works performed during the experimental campaign.
|24–27 March
|28 March
|3 May
|5 May
|Sorghum seeding
|10 May
|Sunflower seeding
|19 June
|Sorghum re-seeding
|4 August
|Sorghum cut
|23 August
|Sorghum cut
|Sunflower harvesting
Selected time periods for the estimation of the sensitivity of GNSS-R signals to land bio-geophysical parameters.
|8–10 April
|East bare, West bare
|20–23 May
|East bare, West bare
|28–30 June
|East bare, West SF (45 cm)
|18–20 July
|East bare, West SF (135 cm)


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Bicycling on the "Enchanted" Island of Gotland
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Did you ever fantasize about bicycling on a country road in the glow of the setting sun at 10:30 at night?
In Scandinavia, summer days continue into long " timeless" evenings which are perfect for bicycling , canoeing or hiking.
I invite you to come bicycling on the Swedish island of Gotland! The island is also referred to as " the Pearl of the Baltic Sea" and is, in my mind truly, a magical place. It is the ideal place to explore by bicycle and has long been a bicycle paradise for Scandinavians. Gotland is 75 miles long by 35 miles at its widest part and is almost entirely flat. The island boasts of more sunny days than in other parts of Scandinavia and the cooling waves of the sea are never too far away.
"Gotland was first discovered by a man named Tjelvar. At that time Gotland was bewitched so that it sank into the sea by day and rose again at night. But this man was the first to bring fire to the land, since then it has never sunk".
This is the account of the Guta Saga, a history of Gotland put down in writing in the 13th century. To this day, the island of Gotland appears enchanted with its wealth of memories of the past. The medieval wall around the city of Visby is a striking remnant of a time in history when the city was a powerful Hanseatic port and is one of Europe's best preserved structures from the Middle Ages. It was put on UNESCO's World Heritage List as a unique cultural treasure.
Roses in brilliant colors climb walls and houses everywhere and scent the air with their fragrance. Narrow lanes and picturesque ruins of gabled houses and churches give Visby, " The City of Roses and Ruins"its charm and medieval flavor. The summertime also brings a lively outdoor life to the city with many sidewalk cafes
and restaurants.
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10 Ways to Stay Cool
1. Stash Your Scent in the Fridge
Not only will it make you chill out, but keeping it refrigerated also helps preserve the fragrance, says cosmetics chemist Ni'Kita Wilson. Consider switching to a lighter, less concentrated splashm, like Marc Jacobs Splash Cocktail Collection in Ginger, Curaçao, and Cranberry ($68 each; available through August; macys.com), so you can mist yourself liberally.
2. Shellac It Back
You don't need us to tell you that a ponytail feels lighter than a heavy, down do. But we can tell you why. Keeping your neck cool helps regulate your body's overall temperature. So slick up your hair like Joy Bryant. The key to getting this smooth style? While hair is wet, pull it supertight, and use more hairspray than you think you need, says stylist Amoy Pitters, who created Bryant's look.
3. Mist Wisely
When running through a sprinkler isn't an option, a spritz of water is the next best thing. But the minerals in water can dry out your face, according to Nashville dermatologist Michael Gold. Choose a spray that adds moisture instead of taking it away. Benefit Rehydrating Mist's formula ($26; benefitcosmetics.com) nourishes with skin conditioners and lotus extract.
4. Get ChiliCapsaicin, the chemical that gives hot peppers their kick, increases your body temperature, which in turn causes you to sweat, then cool down. Hit up Mexican and Indian restaurants, or sprinkle chili powder on fresh mangoes and bananas for a zesty zing.
5. Save Face
Wearing foundation on hot days is about as appealing as sporting long johns. But new formulas like MAC's Magically Cool shine-reducing liquid powder ($30; maccosmetics.com) contain more than 50 percent water, producing a tingly, cooling sensation when brushed onto the skin.
6. Drink Up
A hot shower is strangely satisfying in the dead of summer-but sometimes it leaves skin red and patchy. So have a glass of water before jumping in. "Drinking cold water in extreme heat adjusts body temperature," says Gold. "It increases circulation and may even boost metabolic function, refreshing you from the inside out.
7. Sweat It Out
Boiling temps used to be a good excuse to skip a work-out. Not anymore. This cheery Asics polyester and spandex mesh tank ($48; asics.com for stores) is UV-resistant and breathable, thanks to its quick-dry, odor-blocking knit. Short shorts, here you come!
8. Give Your Hair Dryer a Break
Blow-drying in sweltering heat? No fun. We prefer to let the air do all the work. Just master this method from hairstylist Ward, who worked on this year's Sports Illustrated swimsuit issue in the steamy Philippines: 1. Comb mousse, like Living Proof Thickening Mousse ($26; sephora.com), through medium-wet hair and then leave alone. 2. Twist two or three sections of hair and clip up into mini chignons; let dry fully. The result? A loose, wavy texture that's summer-perfect.
9. Invest in a LWD
A linen white dress, that is. You'll look breezy—see Exhibit A, Michelle Monaghan in a Tory Burch LWD-and feel that way too. LBDs may absorb UV rays, but the white reflects light and heat. Plus, linen has optimal airflow and heat conductivity. Worried about wrinkling? A quick hand-steaming gives linen a lived-in finish that is less fussy than a crisp press.
10. Say Cheers
The menthol in mint triggers the skin's cold receptors, which is why the herb is cooling when applied topically, eaten-or sipped on the rocks with club soda and lime juice.
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Not only will it make you chill out, but keeping it refrigerated also helps preserve the fragrance, says cosmetics chemist Ni'Kita Wilson. Consider switching to a lighter, less concentrated splashm, like Marc Jacobs Splash Cocktail Collection in Ginger, Curaçao, and Cranberry ($68 each; available through August; macys.com), so you can mist yourself liberally.
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I am gonna give 10 reason to why I think the birds from "Angry Birds" should be weapon number 1 in '100 top weapons'
10. Birds smart enough to use sling-shot enough said.
9. They're cute
8. They kill evil green Pigs
7. They're Best friend is a HUGE FU<%!NG Eagle. (The secret Weapon)
6. They all have special ablities. (Explode, Drop a egg bomb, dive right through objects, Multiply, And ETC.)
5. They can go into space.
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1. They're the most kick @$$ looken birds out there.
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I recently have some spider veins treated with laser. Two weeks later, I got hit by a chair lift (skiing) in one of the treated areas, and suddenly, all these areas of fine red matted capillaries appeared. I'm told they may be too tiny to treat. In my search for a solution I learned that I have congenital DVI. I'm fit, young, and healthy, and now taking bioflavonoids, Horse Chestnut.
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A Texas school has come under fire for reportedly inviting female students to dress in abayas [2]and refer to Islamist extremists as "freedom fighters."State Senator Dan Patrick [3] told Fox news that he is disturbed by Facebook photos, posted by one of the students, which showed pupils dressed in Islamic garb in a geography class. One student quoted a teacher's reasoning for the directive as, "we are working to change your perception of Islam," according to local news website WND.com.The lesson plan was provided by CSCOPE, a company which controls the curriculum in around 80 percent of Texan classrooms. [4]CSCOPE has already been the subject of heated debate and state legislative hearings due to parental uproar over some of its curriculum content. "I felt like the line had been crossed," a parent told Fox. "Christian kids who want to pray have to do it outside of school hours — yet Islam is being taught to our kids during school hours."This parent questions why Islam is being taught in a geography class at all."She (the daughter) went from learning about Mexico to learning about Russia to learning about Islam," he told Fox. "Islam is not a country. Islam is not a continent." [5]CSCOPE has come under fire for the perceived pro-Islamic nature of their curriculum content, critics argue that it is agenda driven. As per the curriculum, students were asked to write a paper on Egypt. According to one pupil they were instructed to discuss the merits of the Muslim Brotherhood [6] and the pitfalls of democracy in the country."Parents are very sensitive to any issue that seems to be anti-American — that blames democracy for some sort of trouble in the world," Patrick told Fox.The school district released a defensive statement to Fox News: "The lesson that was offered focused on exposing students to world cultures, religions, customs and belief systems. The lesson is not teaching a specific religion, and the students volunteered to wear the clothing."According to a press statement, jointly released by the Senator, the State Board of Education and CSCOPE representatives, the online curriculum provider ultimately agreed to "significant changes." However, it is unclear what these change will be.
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With school already 3 days in for Seminole county, we want to know if you're having any problems yet. Parents, did you son or daughter fall asleep on the school bus and miss their stop? Kids, are your teachers already pounding on the homework? Teachers, do you already have a problem student on your hands? We know school can be tough and we want to hear all about it! Tell us your crazy back to school stories.
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Dandruff is the shedding of dead skin cells from the scalp. Dandruff is not to be confused with a simple dry scalp.
dandruff n 1: a condition in which white scales of dead skin are shed by the scalp 2: loose scales shed from the scalp; "I could see the dandruff on her shoulders"
30 Moby Thesaurus words for "dandruff": carrion, chip, corruption, decay, excrement, filth, flake, floccule, flocculus, flock, foul matter, furfur, gangrene, mess, muck, mucus, obscenity, ordure, paring, pus, putrid matter, rot, scale, scurf, scuz, shaving, slime, smut, snot, sordes
Dandruff \Dandruff\ (d[a^]n"dr[u^]f), n. [Prob. from W. toncrust, peel, skin + AS. dr[=o]f dirty, draffy, or W. drwg bad: cf. AS. tan a letter, an eruption. [root]240.] A scurf which forms on the head, and comes off in small scales or particles. [Written also {dandriff}.] [1913 Webster]
Louse (plural: lice) is the common name for members of over 3,000 species of wingless insects of the order Phthiraptera; three of which are classified as human disease agents.
lice See {louse}
louse n 1: wingless usually flattened blood-sucking insect parasitic on warm-blooded animals [syn: {sucking louse}] 2: a person who has a nasty or unethical character undeserving of respect [syn: {worm}, {insect}, {dirt ball}] 3: any of several small insects especially aphids that feed by sucking the juices from plants [syn: {plant louse}] 4: wingless insect with mouth parts adapted for biting; mostly parasitic on birds [syn: {bird louse}, {biting louse}] [also: {lice} (pl)]
Louse \Louse\ (lous), n.; pl. {Lice} (l[imac]s). [OE. lous, AS. l[=u]s, pl. l[=y]s; akin to D. luis, G. laus, OHG. l[=u]s, Icel. l[=u]s, Sw. lus, Dan. luus; perh. so named because it is destructive, and akin to E. lose, loose.] (Zo["o]l.) 1. Any one of numerous species of small, wingless, suctorial, parasitic insects belonging to a tribe ({Pediculina}), now usually regarded as degraded Hemiptera. To this group belong of the lice of man and other mammals; as, the head louse of man ({Pediculus capitis}), the body louse ({Pediculus vestimenti}), and the crab louse ({Phthirius pubis}), and many others. See {Crab louse}, {Dog louse}, {Cattle louse}, etc., under {Crab}, {Dog}, etc. [1913 Webster] 2. Any one of numerous small mandibulate insects, mostly parasitic on birds, and feeding on the feathers. They are known as Mallophaga, or bird lice, though some occur on the hair of mammals. They are usually regarded as degraded Pseudoneuroptera. See {Mallophaga}. [1913 Webster] 3. Any one of the numerous species of aphids, or plant lice. See {Aphid}. [1913 Webster] 4. Any small crustacean parasitic on fishes. See {Branchiura}, and {Ichthvophthira}. [1913 Webster] Note: The term is also applied to various other parasites; as, the whale louse, beelouse, horse louse. [1913 Webster] {Louse fly} (Zo["o]l.), a parasitic dipterous insect of the group Pupipara. Some of them are wingless, as the bee louse. {Louse mite} (Zo["o]l.), any one of numerous species of mites which infest mammals and birds, clinging to the hair and feathers like lice. They belong to {Myobia}, {Dermaleichus}, {Mycoptes}, and several other genera. [1913 Webster]
Lice \Lice\ (l[imac]s), n.; pl. of {Louse}. [1913 Webster]
Lice (Heb. kinnim), the creatures employed in the third plague sent upon Egypt (Ex. 8:16-18). They were miraculously produced from the dust of the land. "The entomologists Kirby and Spence place these minute but disgusting insects in the very front rank of those which inflict injury upon man. A terrible list of examples they have collected of the ravages of this and closely allied parasitic pests." The plague of lice is referred to in Ps. 105:31. Some have supposed that the word denotes not lice properly, but gnats. Others, with greater probability, take it to mean the "tick" which is much larger than lice.


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Located in University Square on the 2nd Floor View Larger Map Healing Touch Spa was founded in April 1987. Our philosophy expands on the concept of massage as pampering. We educate our clients on the many other benefits of massage, particularly how massage can be incorporated into the Wellness Model.
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Hi guys,
This is part of our shopping cart and when it attempts to redirect to 3D secure it just gives a blank page with the following code as part of the source...

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It's just not submitting it and not showing the button to do it manually, is something missing?
The only thing preventing site launch now! Cheers...
seems the cart developer has identified the issue at last. Adding form id="" did it!


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Presented is an Made In Occupied Japan "Lamp" table lighter with a painted metal shade in a vibrant blue-green color. The rest of the lighter is chrome plated metal with a thin piece of brown bakelite material screwed onto the bottom of the base. On the bottom of the lampshade is marked "BRIGHT" and "Made in Occupied Japan". A time period that ran from 1945 to 1952.
This table lighter stands approximately 4 1/2" tall and is in great operating condition. It has a very strong striking/sparking mechanism that's triggered by pressing the button on the base of the lamp. Cosmetically there are some issues. Note that the lampshade paint has a few very small chips in the paint and the plating is a little rough particularly on the top of the lighter. Maybe a good cleaning is in order but remember our motto "Don't Mess with the Patina". Please e-mail us with any questions.
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I've been creating this dumpster
It's made up of 7 different parts
And there's 4 UVW maps for the main part, the wheels, the top lids and the pole on the back.
Now when I try to import this into UDK, everything fine, the problem is is that I can only apply on texture map to the entire model as opposed to adding 4 different texture maps to one model.
The only way I can see it being possible is if I import parts of model separately and assign a texture map to each part. But this means I'll have to then build the model back up in UDK with each individual part.
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ORRVILLE -- Geraldine L. Hustead, 78, of Orrville, died Wednesday, Jan. 8, 2014, at Aultman Hospital in Canton.
Friends may call Monday, Jan. 13 from 2-3 p.m. at Roberts Funeral Home-Sherwood Chapel, Wooster, where services will follow at 3 p.m. Pastor Joe Routh will officiate. Burial will be in Sherwood Memorial Gardens. Online tributes may be made at www.RobertsFuneralHome.com.
Geraldine was born June 8, 1935, in Nelsonville, to Raymond and Adrian (Huston) Burt, and married Charles R. Hustead on May 23, 1959. They were married for 41 years before Charles died on Nov. 7, 2001.
She was a member of Orrville Church of Christ, Orrville YMCA. She enjoyed bingo and collecting chicken figurines. Geraldine loved making sunshine baskets for the sick members of her church.
Geraldine will be deeply missed by children, Charles Hustead Jr. of Millersburg and Kathy Barker of Grove City; a grandson, Justin Wayne McIntyre; sisters, Ann Mae (Pete) Barrows and Linda DeLong, both of Nelsonville.
In addition to her husband, she was preceded in death by her parents; and a son-in-law, George Barker.
I am so very sorry about your loss. It is never easy to deal with the grief and sorrow that comes from losing a loved one. The scripture that I have found to be very comforting is Revelation 21:4 which states, "And he will wipe out every tear from their eyes, and death will be no more, neither will mourning nor outcry nor pain be anymore. The former things have passed away." I hope this scripture brings your family comfort during this time and strengthens your faith in this wonderful promise when death will be gone forever.


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Does anyone know how I might go about looking for my grandmothers baptismal
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Speedy Steak Sandwiches Recipe
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- 4 slices French bread (3/4 inch thick)
- Butter, softened
- Prepared mustard
- 1/2 pound lean ground beef (90% lean)
- 1/4 cup milk
- 1 tablespoon dried minced onion
- 1 tablespoon steak sauce
- 1/2 teaspoon garlic salt
- 1/4 teaspoon pepper
- In a broiler, toast one side of the bread. Spread untoasted sides with butter and mustard.
- In a small bowl, combine remaining ingredients; spread over buttered side of bread. Broil 6 in. from the heat for 5-7 minutes or until meat is no longer pink. Yield: 2 servings.
Originally published as Speedy Steak Sandwiches in Country Woman September/October 1995, p35
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Dynamic Stock Markets with Multiple Assets: An Experimental Analysis
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- Author(s): JOHN O'BRIEN, SANJAY SRIVASTAVA
- Published: Apr 30, 2012
- Pages: 1811-1838
- DOI: 10.1111/j.1540-6261.1991.tb04645.x
We study the performance of the rational expectations hypothesis in multiperiod experimental markets with multiple assets. We find that the markets are generally inefficient from the point of view of full information aggregation. However, arbitrage relationships hold, and it is not possible to detect the informational inefficiency by using some standard tests of market efficiency. These findings suggest that the lack of arbitrage opportunities and the failure of common tests to reject inefficiency are not sufficient to conclude that a market is informationally efficient.


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Even with your eyes glued to the screen, you'll be able to grab another bite of these sticky, savory wings.2/12
Dipping just one more pretzel into this beer cheese is like watching just one more episode—impossible to resist.3/12
These easy brownies are season finale-worthy. Plus, they're super easy, leaving you more time to watch yet another series.4/12
It's no big deal if you run out of this guacamole—it's so simple, you could even make it during a commercial break.5/12
Ditch the microwave bag version and go for this spicy upscale popcorn with ground French peppers and Spanish almonds.6/12
This warm and toasty nut mix would fare nicely on top of a soup or oatmeal, but it's best on its own as a movie snack.7/12
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A team of volunteers and keen gardeners have rescued the garden at Highgate, Llanystumdwy near Cricieth.
The garden, which had become a jungle of weeds and brambles after years of neglect, has now been fully restored to its former glory and was opened on 6 September.
Following a Victorian theme, the garden is part of the Lloyd George museum, dedicated to Wales' most famous Liberal statesman.
Maureen Pritchard who works in the museum has participated in the renovation work.
"It started around February and it's looking very colourful now," she said.
"Lots of plants were raised and we've replanted flowers and herbs.
"The rose beds and heather plants look lovely."
It has been split into sections including a bed of old roses, a scented herb section, herbaceous borders and a fernery, which includes several 'Royal Ferns', a particular favourite with the former prime minister
The original garden design has been kept but the paths have been widened so that it will be more suitable for people using wheelchairs.
Created in 1992, a lack of money led to the garden's steady decline and concern among the Friends of the Lloyd George Museum led to an action plan that included bringing together a team of willing volunteers, including museum staff and others to save the garden.
A member of Lloyd George's family - Dr William George - his nephew has already visited the gardens.
"The garden has been well restored. When I was younger the house and garden was rented out and a permanent tenant lived there," said 91-year-old Dr George.
"At that time I remember it was full of potato plants and plum trees.
"Around 20 years ago Gwilym Lloyd George inherited the house and garden and gave it to Gwynedd council as a gift.
The museum also features a Victorian schoolroom that is dedicated to Lloyd George's life and his riverside grave can be seen alongside the river Dwyfor.
In 1890, Lloyd George, entered the Commons as a Liberal representing the Caernarfon boroughs.
At the turn of the century he had a reputation for spirited oratory on behalf of Welsh causes.
In the Asquith government (1908-15) Lloyd George was chancellor of the Exchequer and the man behind the infamous "people's budget" of 1909.
The budget promoted higher land taxes and a super tax on incomes over £3000 to pay for social reform programs and rearming the navy.
Rejected by the Lords, the budget drove a wedge between the two houses that resulted in the Parliament Act of 1911.
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DKNY, Diesel and Dolce & Gabbana watch stores open in the Gulf
Dubai watch retailer Hour Choice has introduced a new fashion range from DKNY, Diesel and Dolce & Gabbana to coincide with the opening of three new shops in the United Arab Emirates and Oman, stated a press release.
Hour Choice's new outlets are located in the Sharjah Mega Mall, the Lulu Center Sharjah and Muscat City Center, bringing the chain's total number of shops to 37. The new stores stock other international watch brands including Anne Klein, Cat, Sekonda, Continental, Cruiser, Accurist, Swiss Army, Ellesse, Freestyle, Timex, Citizen, EverSwiss and Kenneth Cole.
Hour Choice, launched by the Rivoli Group in 1999 is present in the UAE, Bahrain, Qatar and Oman. A further three stores will open shortly in Doha and Dubai. The Rivoli Group is one of the largest importers and retailers of goods in the Middle East, offering a wide range of watches, writing instruments, menswear, accessories, gift items and eyewear. — (menareport.com)
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Linda Wolf said the Union Hills Country Club began toying with the idea of having a farmer's market in part because she kept hearing about them elsewhere.
"We've been talking about doing it for a couple of years now," she said. "I would get these fliers in the mail from other farmer's markets, and it just seemed like something we should do."
Wolf, who serves as chairwoman of the entertainment committee in addition to her role as secretary on the board of directors, said this time those discussions became more than musings.
"What we decided we wanted to do was begin hosting farmer's markets when it cools down in the fall," she said. "We'll probably start in October and have them out in our parking lot, maybe once or twice a month. But we wanted to have a sort of trial run first just to see how it went."
That trial effort took place Monday, with an indoor farmer's market and lunch that attracted hundreds. With fresh produce and locally made jewelry, pottery and other goods, Wolf said she was happy with how things turned out.
"It seems like it's really going to be a good thing for us," she said.
Sally Alt, who lives in nearby Coyote Lakes, agreed. Alt surveyed the market and came away with a decorative wrought-iron flower even though she had no intention of buying anything.
"I only just came to look around, to see what was here, but it was really nice and I definitely enjoyed it," she said. "The prices were great."
The same goes for Mary E. Cole, a Sun City woman who said she loves fresh produce. For Cole, attending Monday's farmer's market was an easy choice to make.
"I love fresh produce, but I also came because I want to support the merchants," she said. "Farmer's markets are a great thing, and these merchants deserve our support for participating."
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Two of 'Grey's Anatomy' stars will leave the show in order to pursue other options as confirmed by a co-star.
The exit of Katherine Heigl and T.R. Knight from "Grey's Anatomy" has been the case of 'are they or aren't they', and the latest report is weighing on 'they are'. Both actors who play major roles in the show will take off their uniforms, as confirmed by one of their co-stars.
During a February 7 luncheon at the NAACP Image Awards in Beverly Hills, James Pickens Jr. who is playing Dr. Richard Webber spilled that Heigl is leaving for good. "Yes, she is," he answered to the burning question. "Wherever Katherine goes, I wish her nothing but the best." Allegedly the reason Heigl makes her way out is to move on "to the next chapter".
While on the hook, the question about Knight's departure was also thrown. "He's going too," Pickens continued. "He just wanted to pursue other career paths." A source said that the actor thinks his presence on the set brings down the energy and he "complains to Katherine all the time". Producers are reportedly thinking ways to write Knight's George O'Malley out of the script.
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Steve Woods, who serves as chairman of the Yarmouth Town Council, is a former U.S. Senate Candidate (2012) and leads an international marketing company (TideSmart Global) based in Falmouth, will give his perspective on the Maine economy, which he says must transition from a traditional resource-based industrial economy to a thought, science and technology-based economy. He'll discuss how this transformation can occur from his unique perspective as both an entrepreneur and a public official, addressing ways companies and policymakers can come together to achieve that objective.
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Writing in The Sun, Dominic Mohan said the film would "keep families under its
spell for years to come" and said actor Daniel Radcliffe was a "revelation."
The Sun wasn't the only newspaper to love the film.
Time flies
The Times' film reviewer, Kate Muir, wrote: "Faithful in every word to the book's text, with two-and-a-half hours passing in an instant."
Baz Bamigboye, in the Daily Mail, described the film as "captivating stuff" and The Independent's John Walsh said: "Everything about this movie flies."


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Former Los Angeles Angels right-hander Dan Haren has signed a one-year deal with the Washington Nationals for $13 million.
The Long Beach Press-Telegram reported that Haren, 32, will be joining his fifth team when he reports to Washington. Haren is 119-96 since his debut in 2003.
Sports Illustrated reports that the Angels had tried to trade Haren to the Chicago Cubs, but the team ended up declining to pick up his option and buying him out of his contract, making him a free agent. Had the Angels picked up the option, Haren would have been paid $15.5 million. His new contract with Washington, plus the $3.5 million buyout from the Angels, actually mean that Haren will make about $1 million more this year than if he had remained in Los Angeles.
The Nationals were not put off from signing Haren despite his age and recent injuries. While Haren has pitched more than 200 innings in his career, back and hip injuries saw him limited to 177 innings last season and a 4.33 ERA while going 12-13.
Haren's final record as an Angel 33-27. Los Angeles acquired Haren from the Arizona Diamondbacks at the trade deadline in 2010 in exchange for Joe Saunders and minor league pitchers Rafael Rodriguez, Patrick Corbin, and Tyler Skaggs.
Haren, a graduate of Bishop Amat High School who attended Pepperdine University, is a three-time All-Star pitcher. His best season so far came in 2007 with the Arizona Diamondbacks. That year Haren went 16-8 with a 3.33 ERA.
The signing is expected to bolster the Nationals' already able bullpen. With the addition, Washington's rotation will now be Stephen Strasburg, Jordan Zimmermann, Ross Detwiler, and Gio Gonzalez and Haren.


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The whole point of cap and trade is to hike the price of electricity and gas so that Americans will use less. These higher prices will show up not just in electricity bills or at the gas station but in every manufactured good, from food to cars. Consumers will cut back on spending, which in turn will cut back on production, which results in fewer jobs created or higher unemployment. Some companies will instead move their operations overseas, with the same result...Americans should know that those Members who vote for this climate bill are voting for what is likely to be the biggest tax in American history. Even Democrats can't repeal that reality.
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Can OMA's stacked volumes outshine Schmidt Hammer Lassen's Black Diamond?
Video: Inside Herzog & de Meuron's Miami car park
How to inject some glamour into the grey concrete world of parking
Building One World Trade Centre: time-lapse video
Webcam company Earthcam captures two years of construction on SOM's tower
Exclusive: Hopkins and the Chemical Brothers - the official Velodrome anthem
Visualisation company Crystal London has created a music video for the Velodrome
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Watch Lego's latest release being built brick by brick
Video special: Pritker Prize winner Eduardo Souto de Moura
This year's Pritzker announcement may have taken those who have never heard of Souto de Moura by surprise, so here's a quick video guide to two of his most recent projects and a glimpse at his failed competition bid for the M9 museum in Mestre, Italy.
David Kohn's design for the Brit Insurance awards exhibtion
BD brings you a look behind the scenes of the Brit Insurance design awards exhibition at London's Design Museum
Video special - Frank Gehry, Norman Foster and Diller Scofidio & Renfro
The best videos we've seen this week - Norman Foster dicusses his recently completed Sperone Westwater Gallery in New York, Gehry introduces his new skyscraper and Diller Scofidio & Renfro's visualisation of the new Broad Museum in LA.
Herzog & de Meuron's Hamburg concert hall nears completion
Neutral combines the construction process with visualisations of the finished structure in this unusual video of Hamburg's controversial Elbphilharmonie concert hall by Herzog & de Meuron.
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Time-lapse footage of 100 days of the transformation of the Olympic Park into legacy mode is surprisingly fascinating
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The £16.5 million Sharp Project, a media development in East Manchester by PRP, soft launched late last year but the practice has now unveiled a rather unusual fly-through video to accompany the project.
Video special: Norman Foster documentary, Goldfinger's Balfron Tower, Neutral's Thames installation and a final view of Pimlico School
The best videos we've seen this week: A first look at the new documentary How Much Does Your Building Weigh Mr Foster, narrated by Deyan Sudjic; a new view of the Balfron Tower; the latest installation by visualisation specialist Neutral; and a video eulogy to Pimlico School.
Squint Opera creates a fly through for the Olympic Legacy vision
More details of the legacy plan for the 2012 olympic park are emerging.
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As We Are Now: A Novel
A novel in the form of a diary, this story tells of Caroline Spencer, a 76-year-old retired schoolteacher who has suffered a heart attack and been deposited by relatives in an old people's home. Subjected to subtle humiliations and petty cruelties, she fights back with all she has, and in a powerful climax wins a terrible victory. "I shared the anger and the righteous indignation which I felt behind every line".--Madeleine L'Engle.
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Q: How do I find out which companies are paying qualified dividends and how much they will be?
A: Not all dividends are created equal.
Dividends are the periodic cash payments made by companies. But as you point out, some dividends are considered "qualified" and win preferential tax treatment; they are taxed at the same reduced rate as capital gains. Other dividends are non-qualified and are taxed as ordinary income. You can read more here about the difference between qualified and non-qualified dividends.
Generally, most of the dividends you get from large U.S.-based companies that are not in the real-estate business are qualified. The only time you might see some non-qualified dividends would be if you invest in foreign companies or in real-estate investment trusts called REITs or in mutual funds or exchange-traded funds that invest in REITs.
The best way to know what qualified dividends are is by understanding what they are not. According to The Ernst & Young Tax Guide 2009, a dividend is not qualified if it is:
Again, if you're investing in a U.S. based for-profit company that's not a REIT, the dividend will most likely be qualified. If you are in doubt, you can always call the company's investor relations office and ask.
If you're investing in a foreign company or REIT mutual fund or ETF, it's a good idea to check to see what percentage of the dividends are non-qualified. This information is usually available at the mutual fund or ETF provider's website.
Finally, at tax time you don't need to concern yourself about which dividends are qualified and which aren't. Your broker or mutual fund company will tell you on your 1099 form how to classify your dividends for tax purposes.
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Former Saints and current Rams defensive coordinator Gregg Williams has apologized for his "bounty" system implemented in New Orleans, which paid players for harming the opposition from 2009-11.
The NFL announced Friday an investigation which revealed that Williams and 22-27 players participated in a program which saw players rewarded for "knock-outs" and "cart-offs" with the knowledge and participation of the defensive coaches. Non-contract bonuses for any purpose are against NFL rules.
Said Williams, via the Rams:
"I want to express my sincere regret and apology to the NFL, Mr. Benson, and the New Orleans Saints fans for my participation in the 'pay for performance' program while I was with the Saints. It was a terrible mistake, and we knew it was wrong while we were doing it. Instead of getting caught up in it, I should have stopped it. I take full responsibility for my role. I am truly sorry. I have learned a hard lesson and I guarantee that I will never participate in or allow this kind of activity to happen again."
Williams left the Saints this offseason to become defensive coordinator for the St. Louis Rams, but could still be subject to disciplinary measures to be announced by the league.
The Washington Post reported Friday that Williams instituted a similar program during his time in Washington, where players were paid bonuses for 'kill shots.'
Former defensive end Philip Daniels, now Washington's director of player development, said he believed Williams paid off big hits with fines collected from players for being late to meetings or practices.
"Rather than pocket that money or whatever, he would redistribute it to players who had good games or good practices," said Daniels, who added the most he received was $1,500 for a four-sack game against Dallas in 2005.
"I think it is wrong the way they're trying to paint (Williams)," Daniels told the Post. "He never told us to go out there and break a guy's neck or break a guy's leg. It was all in the context of good, hard football."
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Most fine fragrance users also use some type of a scented body product, according to new research by global information company the NPD Group, representing significant opportunities for the fragrance industry.
In recognition of National Park Week April 20 to 28, Reckitt Benckiser's Air Wick is launching a new line of air fresheners inspired by the essence of America's national parks. Proceeds will help benefit the National Parks Foundation.
Drug stores saw a modest increase in air freshener sales last year, according to Mintel research — a lift likely due to sales of private-
label products.
Febreze is looking to eliminate tough odors and freshen the air in cars, the brand announced.
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