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Bérénice Marlohe Confirmed for 'Bond 23' as Two More Join the Cast
by James Wallace
October 7, 2011
Source: The Daily Mail
While we don't have a title (possibly Skyfall?) or a confirmed synopsis for the next Bond film, it looks like we have a new Bond girl. The Daily Mail confirms earlier rumors that French actress Bérénice Marlohe has been picked by Sam Mendes to become one of the iconic vixens in the spy franchise. You won't have to go too far down the page on a Google Image search to see why she'll make a perfect Bond girl, following in the recent footsteps of Eva Green and Olga Kurylenko. This will mark Marlohe's English-language film debut, but she's not the only new addition to the anticipated next installment in the Bond franchise.
According to the source, Brits Helen McCrory (who played Narcissa Malfoy in the later installments of the Harry Potter franchise) and Ben Whishaw (I'm Not There and the upcoming adaptation of Cloud Atlas) have joined the cast in still unnamed roles. They join Daniel Craig reprising his role as Agent 007 along with returning cast members Judi Dench and Rory Kinnear. New to the cast are Javier Bardem as Bond's nemesis and Ralph Fiennes in some top secret role. Naomi Harris also shows up as the infamous, rotating Miss Moneypenny role a.k.a. the first woman we see James attempt to sleep with before he sleeps with the Bond girl. The tentatively titled Bond 23 hits theaters November 9, 2012, but there's likely more to come, so stay tuned.
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Mark Spieth wrote:
>>>In a home network, having everything in one box isn't as risky. For
>>>thing, home networks aren't "juicy" targets like company networks are.
>This is an extremely incorrect statement, Infact most script kiddies
>(which comprise most of the hacking attempts) do huge scans on network
>addresses they have no idea who they are hacking, and would hack a home
>machine first, you are less likely to get caught or even have the end
>user know the system was compromised. Once the home machine is hacked
>they will then use it to go after other systems.
Let me give you a live example. Earlier this year I was contracted by a
Florida based bank to audit there security. They had spent hundreds of
thousands of dollars on firewall technology, VPN roaming clients and
even iris scanning technology in their office complexes in Boca, Miami
and Port Everglade.
One of my UK engineers who worked with me on the contract was able to
dump bank transaction information, lease car details and fuel card
expense reports on the desk of the CIO within two days of doing the
sweep. How. By following a VP home who was a wifi fanatic and launching
an attack on the corporate network via his home trusted VPN connection.
So... no such thing as security. Any corporate granting remote access
via any firewall technology or VPN gateway has no rights to restrict the
freedom of the individual - e.g you can't stop your staff going to ebay
and buying a Netgear WiFi AP and you can't stop them misconfiguring that
technology. With 54g technology the spread is scary too. My local vicar
lives a 1/4 of a mile from my home. From my laptop sat here watching TV
I can tell you his ESSID is "huffy" and that he has two Dell machines on
a home network and a Epson Stylus printer and that he likes some strange
MSN groups and sits most of the day on news.bbc.co.uk
Scary isn't it...

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Tea in Restaurants
Traditionally tea in restaurants used to be invitation for disappointment. Eight years ago when I first dated my husband, we went to an Italian restaurant, Aquarello, in San Francisco known for its exquisite food and wine. After three courses and a magnificent Barolo, it was time for dessert. Upon request, our server brought out their tea selection. Inside an elegant wooden chest, he offered me six generic varieties of tea in paper-perforated bags with crushed leaves. The horror remains with me till this day. At that moment, I swore that I would follow in the footsteps of my first tea mentor in her campaign to improve tea in restaurants across the US.
Experiences such as I mentioned can leave tea enthusiasts leary of ordering tea after dinner, but in the words of Bob Dylan "the times they are a changin'". As the health benefits of tea have been widely expounded, more people have inclined to have the occasional cup or even give up the Starbucks habit entirely for the graceful enjoyment of tea. Restaurants throughout the country have made note of the increase in their tea sales and the comments of their guests.
After-dinner tea at its best can be a final exquisite taste on the palate, gesture of hospitality, and a gentle ending to a fine dining experience. Expect great service when you notice the teas listed on the dessert menu. The chef is announcing their pride in the teas they offer if they grant them space on the same page as the desserts and dessert wines. Often servers in this situation will know which teas to recommend to pair with the desserts.
In an effort to promote great tea in restaurants, it is important to give credit to some establishments that have made great efforts to cater to tea connoisseurs.
Modern Tea
602 Hayes St.
San Francisco, CA 94102
Lunch, afternoon treats, dinner and weekend brunch are elegantly matched by a menu of full leaf, organic, and fair trade teas. Executive Chef and Owner Alice Cravens, uses local, seasonal ingredients and the occasional cast iron skillet to whip up comforting, layered hot dishes, tasty soups, and delightful salads. She is best known for her bunch waffles made on 19th century irons.
821 N Wall St Ste 100
Bend, OR 97701
Jody Denton's Deep serves elegant sushi served with an assorted tea menu of Japanese sencha, Gyokuro, Hojicha, and Genmaicha. There is also a particularly fine range of Chinese teas that include a Tikuanyin oolong, Yunnan Gold black tea, Silver Needle white tea and fragrant Jasmine Pearls.
York Street
6047 Lewis St
Dallas, TX 75206
This small restaurant is a must go if you are visiting Dallas. After the main meal, the server brings the dessert menu to the table with a selection of nine carefully selected seasonal, whole leaf teas provided by The Cultured Cup, Dallas's premier whole leaf tea, chocolate, and coffee purveyor. The executive chef, Sharon Hage, has been nominated for the James Beard award for Best Chef of the Southwest for four years running. She personally selects the teas to compliment the menu.
45 Mercer St
(Btw Broome and Grand Sts)
New York City
This charming spot in SoHo offers Filipino and Pan-Asian fare as well as seasonal menus (this summer they are featuring various styles of Asian barbeque). Though the Philippines are not known for their tea consumption, Cendrillon offers a complex menu of teas ranging from Japanese sencha to Crooked Horse oolong, a variety of Tikuanyin. Owners Amy Besa and Rory Doroton wrote a fantastic cookbook, Memories of Philippine Kitchens which was published in 2007. Enjoy a cup of tea with your chicken adobo!
Go forth and fearlessly request amazing teas when you dine! You are more likely to find them than ever before.
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An Adequate Cost Effective Follow Up Protocol For Bone & Soft Tissue Sarcomas - A Prospective Randomized Trial (TOSS)
Recruitment status was: Active, not recruiting
|Tracking Information
|First Received Date ICMJE
|October 4, 2006
|Last Updated Date
|November 13, 2014
|Start Date ICMJE
|January 2006
|Primary Completion Date
|June 2010 (Final data collection date for primary outcome measure)
|Current Primary Outcome Measures ICMJE
|Overall Survival [ Time Frame: Minimum 2 years ]
|Original Primary Outcome Measures ICMJE
|Not Provided
|Change History
|Complete list of historical versions of study NCT00384735 on ClinicalTrials.gov Archive Site
|Current Secondary Outcome Measures ICMJE
|Disease free survival [ Time Frame: Minimum 2 years ]
|Original Secondary Outcome Measures ICMJE
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|Current Other Outcome Measures ICMJE
|Not Provided
|Original Other Outcome Measures ICMJE
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|Descriptive Information
|Brief Title ICMJE
|An Adequate Cost Effective Follow Up Protocol For Bone & Soft Tissue Sarcomas - A Prospective Randomized Trial
|Official Title ICMJE
|An Adequate Cost Effective Follow Up Protocol For Bone & Soft Tissue Sarcomas - A Prospective Randomized Trial
|Brief Summary
|The purpose of this study is to evaluate the impact on overall survival of an intensive follow-up protocol (as practiced today at TMH) against a more cost effective follow-up protocol in patients operated for extremity sarcoma.
|Detailed Description
Follow up studies are performed for a variety of reasons. The detection of a recurrence of the index lesion is the foundation of surveillance. Detection of other medical conditions is a secondary benefit. Psychologically, follow up testing can serve as a source of reassurance. Whether an increased frequency of follow up and the use of various expensive imaging modalities for screening and early detection of recurrence actually results in improving overall survival of patients with extremity sarcomas is a question that remains as yet unanswered. Currently followed post -operative surveillance regimes are empirical and vary widely from centre to centre. Allocation of limited health funding should be guided by evidence based recommendations rather than empirical beliefs. An ideal surveillance regime should meet the criteria of easy implementation, accuracy and cost effectiveness.
In a vast country like India where patients often travel thousands of kilometers in their search for quality medical care the frequency of routine follow up visits is as important as studying the role of expensive screening modalities while drawing up guidelines for cost effective follow up strategies.
This study, a prospective randomized controlled trial, attempts to outline guidelines regarding the role of follow up vis a vis frequency and the use of various imaging modalities for early detection of recurrence in improving overall survival of patients with extremity sarcomas.
|Study Type ICMJE
|Study Design ICMJE
|Observational Model: Cohort
Time Perspective: Prospective
|Target Follow-Up Duration
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|Sampling Method
|Non-Probability Sample
|Study Population
|Patients operated for primary or recurrent extremity bone & soft tissue sarcomas
|Condition ICMJE
|Intervention ICMJE
|Not Provided
|Study Groups/Cohorts
|Publications *
|Puri A, Gulia A, Hawaldar R, Ranganathan P, Badwe RA. Does intensity of surveillance affect survival after surgery for sarcomas? Results of a randomized noninferiority trial. Clin Orthop Relat Res. 2014 May;472(5):1568-75. doi: 10.1007/s11999-013-3385-9. Epub 2013 Nov 19.
* Includes publications given by the data provider as well as publications identified by ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier (NCT Number) in Medline.
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|Unknown status
|Enrollment ICMJE
|Estimated Completion Date
|June 2015
|Primary Completion Date
|June 2010 (Final data collection date for primary outcome measure)
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|1 Year to 65 Years (Child, Adult)
|Accepts Healthy Volunteers
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|Responsible Party
|Dr. Ajay Puri, Terry Fox Foundation
|Study Sponsor ICMJE
|Terry Fox Foundation
|Collaborators ICMJE
|Tata Memorial Hospital
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Gold is one of the four primary resources the player must collect in Age of Empires, Age of Empires II and Age of Mythology. In Age of Empires III, it is replaced by the Coin resource. Gold is used for creating most units and upgrades and is a precious resource which becomes more important as the game progresses.
Obtaining Gold Edit
Mining Edit
In all the games in the series that have gold as a resource, a small number of gold mines are usually found around the map. These can be mined by villagers to generate gold.
Age of Empires Edit
Trade Edit
Trade Boats and Merchant Ships can be created at the dock. These can be tasked to visit other players' docks where they will convert food, wood, or stone to gold.
Age of Empires II Edit
Trade Edit
Trade Carts travel between markets to generate gold. The farther the distance between the two markets, the more gold is generated.
Trade Cogs travel between docks to generate gold. The farther the distance between the two docks, the more gold is generated.
Unlike in Age of Empires, trade does not require resources to be spent aside from the initial cost of the Trade Cart or Trade Cog.
The Spanish team bonus increases the amount of gold returned by trade units by 33%.
Market Edit
The Market allows the player to sell food, wood or stone for gold. However, this includes a 30% fee and each time a resource is sold, the price of that resource will be lowered for all players. For many civilizations the 30% fee can be reduced to 15% by researching Guilds. The Saracens have a reduction of the trading fee to 5% as one of their civilization bonuses.
Relics Edit
Relics can be picked up by monks and put into a player's monastery, where they will slowly generate gold. The Aztec team bonus increases relic gold generation by 33%.
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Caravans Edit
Caravans can be built at the market and sent to any allied Town Center. When they return they supply gold; the further away the town center, the more gold they obtain.
Strategy Edit
Age of Empires II: The Conquerors Edit
Unless allied players have set up trade, gold will inevitably run out before food or wood. Gold is required to create the game's most powerful units, such as paladins, siege weapons, and Unique Units, so a player with gold available to them will have a huge advantage over a player without.
The three unit lines which cost no gold are known as "trash units". When fully upgraded, these are the halberdier, the hussar, and the elite skirmisher. They form the bulk of players' armies when gold is scarce late game.
Whether gold is available in the late game can have a huge impact on the viability of certain civilizations: for example, the Turks have very weak trash units, and so are extremely dependent on gold in order to be strong in the late game. The Byzantines, however, excel at trash wars due to their cheaper trash.
Cheats to obtain Gold Edit
- Age of Empires: Coinage + 1000 Gold
- Age of Empires II: Robin Hood + 1000 Gold
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Driving tractor trailer for 6 years.4 years over the road box trailer ,and 2 years regional Flat bed. Got a letter of congratulations from the Company after driving 5 years without an accident.Company lost the contract and I was transfered to a Home Depot account to deliver in New York.And my life became a nightmare after that.Seems like they hate truck drivers there.Drivers beware there are a lot of roads in New York that have no signs that say no trucks.But if you are caught driving there you will get an offroute ticket,and the law says no sign needed for enforcement.One of them is Fort Hamilton parkway,which looks like a regular 2 way street where trucks deliver localy.But there is no sign that says no trucks except local delivery, so if you are empty and they stop you and ask where you came from ,and it is not a local address ? The fine is $280 I got one .And they also close weight stations most of the time.But then open them suddenly,to take you by surprise, and rest areas where you dont expect to have an inspection,they put temporary weight stations up to catch you.I saw one officer looking at my truck with a smile on his face like he saw a cash cow. $$$$$$$ I will never do NEW YORK again.They all need the stuff we deliver.But they do not want trucks in the city. 99 percent of the roads say no trucks allowed.
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"Sometimes they blame the betrayed parent for being powerless and not being able to give them stability," says Nogales.
At least one other killing may have occurred in Nogales, Sonora, Mexico.
After three years in the field, most of them spent working nights in Nogales, he became a public information officer last July.
Special Agent Xavier Diaz testified he once drove five hours west of the city to meet Arambula in Nogales, Arizona.
Nogales owns four homes, which he bought "one fixer upper at a time" and rents to winter visitors.
I was one of those who helped survey the original line from Benson to Nogales—I think the date was 1883.
"They must be the smugglers Mr. Nogales told us about at the border," Nan remarked.
When they got out, he said they would take the stage to Badger, where he had some business to transact, and then go on to Nogales.
Ve move Nogales City over here and make dis der gounty seat.
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Drilling in the Western Flank oil region of the Cooper Basin should begin at the end of the year after being delayed by flooding, which has also slowed the assessment of promising gas and condensates finds with partner Drillsearch.
Beach expects to spend $240 million to $250 million on exploration and development in the coming 12 months, some of which has been carried over from last year because of the flooding, which has also hit output and profits.
The Adelaide company yesterday reported a 26 per cent drop in fourth-quarter production from a year earlier, to 1.6 million barrels of oil equivalent, although revenues climbed 6.4 per cent following higher prices and third-party sales.
Beach yesterday maintained its reduced profit guidance for the full year of $30 million to $40 million, weighed down by costs due to the floods and exploration write-offs. Full-year revenues fell 16 per cent to $487.5 million on output that dropped 24 per cent.
Egypt, where Beach expected its first production this half, offered a lot of opportunities because of a high turnover of assets, illustrated by BP's $US650 million ($723 million) sale of interests to Apache, Beach managing director
"There is always a lot of deal-flow in Egypt," Mr Nelson said. "We are in a position to make more acquisitions there across the spectrum from production assets to exploration assets."
Any deals would add to Beach's recent new ventures, including exploration in Tanzania and a study with Itochu for a liquefied natural gas project.
The market ascribed little value to Beach's long-term opportunities, said Macquarie Equities energy analyst Adrian Wood, who rated the stock "outperform".
Beach is sitting on cash reserves of $169.9 million and is set to receive a further $43 million from Arrow Energy following shareholder approval of Shell's and PetroChina's $3.45 billion takeover offer.
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Chair: John Carlos Rowe, Ph.D.
Director, Graduate Studies: Viet Nguyen, Ph.D.*
Director, Undergraduate Studies: George J. Sánchez, Ph.D.*
Director, American Studies: John Carlos Rowe, Ph.D.
Director, African American Studies: Francille Rusan Wilson, Ph.D.
Director, Asian American Studies: Lon Kurashige, Ph.D.
Director, Chicano/Latino Studies: Maria-Elena Martinez, Ph.D.
Professors: Felix Gutierrez, Ph.D. (Journalism); Robin D.G. Kelley, Ph.D.; Dorinne Kondo, Ph.D. (Anthropology); Manuel Pastor, Jr., Ph.D.; Laura Pulido, Ph.D.; David Román, Ph.D.* (English); John Carlos Rowe, Ph.D. (English); George J. Sánchez, Ph.D.*
Associate Professors: Sarah Banet-Weiser, Ph.D.* (Comunication); Judith Jackson Fossett, Ph.D.* (English); Ruth Wilson Gilmore, Ph.D.; Sarah Gualtieri, Ph.D.* (History); Thomas Gustafson, Ph.D.* (English); Stanley Huey, Jr., Ph.D. (Psychology); Lanita Jacobs-Huey, Ph.D.* (Anthropology); Joshua David Kun, Ph.D. (Comunication); Lon Kurashige, Ph.D. (History); Maria-Elena Martinez, Ph.D. (History); Teresa McKenna, Ph.D. (English); Viet Nguyen, Ph.D.* (English); Leland Saito, Ph.D. (Sociology); Francille Rusan Wilson, Ph.D.; Janelle Wong, Ph.D.* (Political Science)
Assistant Professors: Macarena Gómez-Barris, Ph.D. (Sociology); Jane Iwamura, Ph.D.* (Religion); Kara Keeling, Ph.D. (Cinematic Arts); Ricardo Ramirez, Ph.D. (Political Science); Shana Redmond, Ph.D.
American Studies and Ethnicity integrates humanistic and social scientific perspectives and brings them to bear on an examination of the United States with a particular emphasis on comparative study of the peoples, cultures, history and social issues of the Western United States. The department offers four separate majors in American Studies and Ethnicity, African American Studies, Asian American Studies, and Chicano/Latino Studies; and minors in American Studies and Ethnicity, American Popular Culture and Jewish American Studies. The graduate program offers a Ph.D. for students interested in broad interdisciplinary training at an advanced level to study the peoples, cultures and institutions of the United States in courses that integrate modes of inquiry from the humanities and the social sciences.
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They call it the "October surprise," the idea is that a news event – potentially manipulated by some group — with the potential to influence the outcome of a presidential election bursts upon the scene in the last month of the campaign.
This time around pundits predicted that the October surprise could be last-minute economic numbers, a deepening crisis in the European Union, or learning what Republican candidates think about rape. It turned out to be a hurricane.
Writing in the Philadelphia Inquirer, John Baer predicted that Hurricane Sandy could be the ultimate October surprise, with an "important psychological effect across a broad swath of the eastern United States." At a crucial moment it elevates President Obama, he argued, "underscores his presidential demeanor and coolness under fire, and helps boost his assertion that big government is a plus."
Both the Obama and Mitt Romney campaigns recalibrated their schedules and strategies in the face of the storm. Maryland temporarily suspended early voting, and most of cable news was devoted to the big weather event – a "crisis-of-the-week" that trumped politics as usual.
According to the New York Times, television stations in some states decided not to run campaign ads during the storm, while the campaigns balanced last-minute persuasion against looking crass and opportunistic.
With the election happening only a week after the disaster, the record-setting damage could also disrupt voting in some places on Nov. 6.
The term "October surprise" was first used in 1980, initially when rumors spread that Jimmy Carter was preparing a military invasion of Iran to rescue the hostages and help him get re-elected. Allegations surfaced later that Ronald Reagan's team had its own "surprise," purposely slowing down the hostage release to block a boost for Carter.
But the idea goes back farther. In October 1968, for example, the surprise might have been called "Mission Not Accomplished." As the race between Hubert Humphrey and Richard Nixon was winding down, President Lyndon Johnson announced a bombing halt of North Vietnam on Oct. 31. He apparently hoped that peace negotiations would bear fruit by the time of the election. They didn't, and Nixon won.
Less than a month before the 1972 election between Richard Nixon and George McGovern, Nixon's Secretary of State, Henry Kissinger, announced that "peace is at hand" in Vietnam. Nixon was already winning, but Kissinger's statement increased Nixon's standing. The war continued until 1975.
Just four days before the 1992 election, Ronald Reagan's defense secretary, Caspar Weinberger, was indicted in the Iran-Contra scandal. Republicans accused the independent counsel of timing the announcement to hurt George H.W. Bush's re-election chances.
Clinton won the election. But on Christmas Eve, in the waning days of the first Bush presidency, the exiting president pardoned Weinberger just days before his trial was scheduled to begin. Technically, that made it a double surprise, or possibly a double cross.
Days before the 2000 election, Fox News unearthed an old report that George W. Bush had been arrested for drunk driving in that state in 1976. Considering the source, this may have been an October surprise pre-emption – a way to defuse the impact of the story.
On Oct. 29, 2004 Al Jazeera aired a video of Osama bin Laden. He called out the Bush administration and said, "Your security does not lie in the hands of Kerry, Bush, or al-Qaeda … Your security is in your own hands." This may have given Bush a bounce, putting the "war on terror" back in the center of the debate. As a surprise, it was an example of the unintended type.
Four years later, the "surprise" turned out to be the worst financial crisis since the Great Depression. This time it is a natural disaster that draws attention back to concerns about extreme weather and climate change. It also makes Romney's only reference to the environment in his convention acceptance speech sound more callous and poorly timed than mocking.
"I'm not in this race to slow the rise of the oceans or to heal the planet," Romney said.
Two months after that pledge, Hurricane Sandy brings attention back to climate change — despite the relative silence of both leading presidential candidates. It is too soon to attribute the storm to manmade origins, yet hard not to wonder if the recent increase in huge storms is related.
Climate scientists have been talking about this kind of extreme weather for years. Given that, Sandy should not be such a surprise after all.


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Is Butt Lift a Viable Procedure to Also Tighten Excess Skin from Back of Leg/top of Thighs?
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A "True Butt Lift" will not lift your thighs beneath your buttocks.
No. I do not recommend a "True Buttocks Lift" to lift the posterior thigh. A True Buttocks Lift involves a scar across your low back, just above your buttocks to pull the skin of the buttocks up. This is often combined with a "Thigh Lift" if the scar extends around the waistline towards the front. This usually provides little to no lifting of the upper thigh beneath the buttocks. To lift this area, I usually perform what is known as a buttocks wedge excision. This involves a scar in the crease beneath the buttocks, removing skin of the upper thigh, pulling the thigh skin upwards to the buttocks crease.
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Butt lift
Yes a well planned butt lift can lift the upper posterior thigh some. Do not expect major changes, but some improvement.
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A buttock lift can be performed with fat grafting! That is an appearance of a lift without the large scars.
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A butt lift will straighten out looseness and fullness in the back and the buttocks. It will not do anything below the buttock crease and you don't want it to do so as that crease should not be moved.
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Butt lift to thighen skin on the back of the thighs
There are a number of different procedures which are categorized as "butt lift" surgery. Some involve incisions in the posterior waist (above the buttocks) and some involve incisions in the fold below the buttocks. Other procedures such as the Brazilian butt lift involve no incisions, but rather involve tranferring fat from an area of excess (such as the hips or abdomen) to the butttocks to make the buttocks look fuller and more youthful.
If the main problem is sagging of the posterior thigh skin, the butt lift which will best improve this situation is the one involving the incision in the fold under the buttocks.
Butt lift and thigh tightening
A number of different procedures can be characterized as a "butt lift". The most effective procedure to improve the areas of concern to you is also known as a trunk lift , which is the posterior aspect of a body lift. This involves an incision across the entire lower back/superior buttock junction. It will lift the buttocks and also the upper posterior and lateral thigh region to a degree. It will not improve the anterior and inner thigh regions which would require a separate thigh lift procedure
Butt Lift to Tighten Skin on Thighs?
Thank you for your question. There will not be a significant improvement to adjacent areas in general. A consult with a board certified plastic surgeon would be best to determine your best course of action. I hope this helps!
"Butt Lift" or Lower Body Lift - Most Appropriate for Tightening Skin
A "butt" lift or lower body lift is usually the most appropriate procedure for tightening excess skin at the back of the leg and top of the thighs. This procedure lifts the lateral and posterior thighs as much as it lifts the buttocks. Medial thigh lift procedures lift the inner thighs. This procedure is done with incisions along the groin creases, and extending to the crease between the buttocks and the back of the thigh. Excess skin folds just below this crease may be best removed by extending the medial thigh incision and directly excising the excess skin, rather than pulling and lifting from above.
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Integrated into the fabric, created by Iowa Thin Film Technologies, is a solar thin film that turns Army tents into generators.
The tent fabric becomes a source of field power ranging from 200 watts to 1 kilowatt, which can be used to run lighting or ventilation systems, field communications, GPS systems or laptop computers, according to a company statement.
Several tents can be joined together to increase power flow, which can be stored in batteries, the company said.
Because of its innovation, Iowa Thin Film Technologies has been named one of eight companies to receive the 2004 Army Small Business Innovation Research Phase II Quality Award.
"It's a big award for us," said Michael Coon, chief operating officer of Iowa Thin Films. "We certainly expect to see an increase in demand for this application."
Iowa Thin Film completed three tent prototypes for the Army last month and orders already are coming in, he said.
A telephone message left Thursday with the Army's public affairs office in Washington was not immediately returned.
The solar thin film is manufactured and integrated into the fabric at the company's facilities in Ames. Then it's shipped to subcontractors for the actual construction of the tents.
Made of silicon, the thin film is rolled tissue-paper thin and embedded with solar modules, then attached to flexible plastic through a process developed by the company's scientists.
Making tents from the fabric could mean adding jobs, company officials said. Future possibilities include weaving the solar panels into military uniforms and possibly using them in commercial tents and other fabrics.
Brad Collins, a spokesman for the Boulder, Colo.-based American Energy Society, said application of the technology, if cost-effective, could have far-reaching implications.
For U.S. troops in the desert, "this is an excellent way to generate the power to cool to provide lighting and refrigeration," Collins said.
Beyond that use, the portability of such fabric could have an impact in the Third World, where power is needed for clean water, refrigeration, lighting and education, he said.
"Application of these (solar) technologies in the long term is clearly more cost-effective than bringing power lines dozens and dozens of kilometers," Collins said.
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Prop Oliver Tomaszczyk (hamstring) and lock James Percival (hand) are also likely to miss the clash with Bath Rugby as the coaching team at Warriors now examine the options in the pack.
"We are probably not going to see Kai much before Christmas because of injury, which is a disappointment to us all," admitted Hill.
"Oliver did a hamstring over in Parma and Adam has also torn one which looks like it could possibly be bad, but he will have a scan later in the week so we must wait and see.
"With the likes of James Percival also out having had a minor operation on this thumb that will keep him out for a few weeks, we are a little bit thin. We are going through a period when, unusually for us, we are getting injuries and not small ones.
"We are one injury away from having to take emergency action to get somebody in," he added.
"We have got Richard Muagututia as a back row option, but he is due to go to Canberra to renew his visa. He came to us on an initially three-month one and it was always the understanding that he would go back and renew it until the end of the season.
"Because of that, we are in the process of looking and I have got in touch with agents to see who is available. It is quite a healthy list so if we had to go with it then we could get somebody in at very short notice."
While Hill admits his forward pack has taken some hits he revealed the strength in depth in the backs was giving him plenty of selection options.
He said: "Jonny Arr is back and sharp and Josh Drauniniu has worked his way to first team level, so has Tom Arscott.
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Translation: If there are suspensions against multiple players – and that certainly appeared to be the prevailing sentiment looking forward – they will likely be "staggered" to avoid gutting the Saints' defense.
In fact, multiple sources from the NFLPA said that such "staggered" actions will be recommended by the association.
Goodell reiterated several times last week that he will not take action against the players minus a recommendation from the NFLPA, and noted that he hoped to speak or meet with NFLPA executive director DeMaurice Smith by week's end. For the most part, New Orleans officials maintained an incredibly low profile at the meetings in Palm Beach – team owner Tom Benson, for instance, wasn't seen at all exiting the various sessions he attended – but one middle-level official conceded that middle linebacker Jonathan Vilma almost certainly will be suspended for his active role in the bounty program.
Vilma, according to the league's report of the matter, contributed $10,000 for a bounty on then-Minnesota quarterback Brett Favre prior to the 2010 NFC championship game.
"It's hard to have a productive discussion about punishment when one side has kept, to itself, all the information," Smith said.
Smith also took exception to the characterization that Goodell will make a "determination" on any sanctions against players, preferring the term "discussion."
And with Manning comes lofty expectations from the quarterback himself as well.
One of the benefits of having Manning is that he fully expects his teammates to be as obsessed with the pursuit of perfection as is he. And to be just as precise, even, as coach John Fox acknowledged this week, "that's a pretty high bar."
And some might suggest that's the lone downside with Manning, too. Even casual observers of the game are familiar by now with the Manning body language, the deep sighs and obvious frustration when a teammate doesn't quite measure up his standards.
"He expects everyone to treat the game and prepare the same way he does," Fox said. "He definitely sets the standard."
Some of his new teammates, particularly the wide receivers are going to have to clean up some old habits.
Neither of the projected starting wideouts, Demaryius Thomas or Eric Decker, are regarded as great technicians. In fact, both third-year receivers have been criticized by coaches for running lazy routes, too often rounding off their patterns, and Manning will expect precision.
Denver quarterbacks Kyle Orton and Tim Tebow threw only 13 interceptions between them in 2011, one every 33.0 attempts. That's not much worse than Manning's career mark, an interception every 36.4 passes. But team sources acknowledged at the league meetings this week that many of the receptions came from sloppy routes, and conceded that Manning will not tolerate that.
"Those guys," allowed a team official, referring to the wideouts, "are going to have to get better."
Another starter who will have to up his game is center J.D. Walton. The two-year veteran snapper, has struggled a bit at times in the recognition aspect of the game, and will be counted on now to make most of the pass protection calls and switches.
So much so that Manning has actually sent e-mails to both Elway and Fox, The Sports Xchange has learned, urging them to seek a rollback.
That's not going to happen, so Manning is going to have to wait for formal workouts. In the meantime, as was his wont in Indianapolis, he is arranging throwing sessions with receivers at a local high school field.
The Jets and Sparano have already kicked around the idea of an H-back or fullback roles for Tebow as well. He could even, according to early suggestions, possibly align in the slot at times.
Jets people have debunked the notion that Tebow's insertion into the game in a Wildcat role could disrupt the rhythm of starting quarterback Mark Sanchez.
But what the Jets say publicly, and fret over privately, are two different things. There are real concerns internally about how Sanchez will react to Tebow's presence.
At the annual NFL meetings this week, Rivera, when asked how he planned to dole out carries to all the tailbacks, staunchly insisted that Tolbert is a fullback.
On the Panthers' offseason roster and depth chart, he is listed as an "FB," even though he averaged 151.5 rushes the past two seasons, after totaling just 38 carries his first two years in the league.
"We didn't get him to play tailback," Rivera told The Sports Xchange. "He's a fullback to us. He can run some of the fullback leads and bellies we couldn't run a year ago. That's what he is, a fullback."
Time will tell.
Despite the assessment from Rivera – who emphasized that he and offensive coordinator Rob Chudzinski coached Tolbert in San Diego, and are familiar with his strengths – the four-year veteran is not an especially strong lead-blocker, according to league scouts.
He does, however, have good hands, having caught 54 balls in 2011, and is solid in pass protection. Part of how the Panthers utilize Tolbert might depend on what they do with Stewart.
The fourth-year veteran is entering the final season of his original rookie contract, and general manager Marty Hurney was pretty adamant this week about not dealing Stewart, despite contentions in this space last week that Carolina brass would listen to offers for him. People close to Stewart claim there have been no discussions on an extension, either from the Panthers or another club with permission to stretch out his deal, so perhaps Carolina will hold onto him, and net a compensatory pick if he were to depart next spring as a free agent.
In that scenario, Tolbert, who signed a four-year, $10 million contract, would be a nice insurance policy. Last season, the Carolina fullback, Richie Brockel, a converted tight end, had only three carries, and one of those was on a trick "fumblerooski" play on which he scored. If Tolbert gets a healthy workload as a fullback, though, it will still be regarded as an upset.
Weatherspoon has been mentioned several times as a developing, young star.
Lofton, who signed with New Orleans last week – five years, base value of about $27.5 million, quite a comedown from the $8 million-$9 million per year he was seeking at the outset of free agency – is a good, but limited, player, a two-down run-stuffer, who was more a liability on third down than the Falcons will ever admit.
"His time has come," Smith said of Weathersoon, who the coach felt was Atlanta's most valuable defender in '11. "Time to take that next step."
There is even a possibility that Weatherspoon, the Falcons' first-round choice in 2010, will be asked to make some of the defensive calls that were Lofton's responsibility.
"I'm ready," Weatherspoon said. "Ready for it all."


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Harrison Ford says marriage to Calista Flockhart was a natural progression.
The 'Indiana Jones' star married the 'Brothers & Sisters' actress last June because he felt like it was the next step in their relationship.
He said: "We'd lived together for 10 years and it seemed like we were going to get along. And I love her and she wanted to get married, and I wanted to get married."
As well as marrying Calista, Harrison also took on her 10-year-old adopted son Liam and the 68-year-old star says he's glad he's had the chance to become a father again.
Harrison - who has four grown up children from his two previous marriages - told the July/August edition of AARP The Magazine: "I had my first children when I was 24. Babies raising babies is maybe not the prettiest thing in the world to watch.
"I've learned a lot about being an appropriate father over the years."
While little Liam has given him a new outlook on fatherhood, Harrison has also taken up flying, which he says has helped "reinvent" his life.
He said: "Flying absolutely reinvented my life. When I'm flying, I've got to do it according to the rules, just like everybody else. I wanted to see whether I could learn something new.
"I'm not cut any slack for any other reason. I'm just another pilot. I love it."
Harrison Ford says marriage to Calista Flockhart was a natural progression because they had been together so long and got on so well.
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With parts of New Jersey experiencing so-called "hundred year floods" on an annual basis for the past 3 years, legislators are introducing a measure they say will develop short term relief and long term solutions.
Standing on the banks of a calm Raritan River, Assemblywoman Donna Simon said, "There is no doubt flooding destroys homes and businesses, disrupts lives and wreaks havoc in communities, so legislation is being introduced that will create the Hunterdon, Somerset Flood Advisory Task Force for the Delaware Raritan River Basin and its tributaries…This Task Force will study past floods, in order to improve our region for a better, safer and drier future…and will look at flood mitigation, purchasing flood-prone properties, emergency response systems…Flooding is a problem in New Jersey that affects each region differently. We need to get this legislation passed so our region can start fighting back against flooding. It will be an 11 member panel appointed by the Governor."
Assemblyman Jack Ciattarelli, a co-prime sponsor of the measure, says "Call it global warming, call it over-development, call it a saturated earth, call it excess run-off, call it what you may, it's a public policy issue…This legislation would mandate the formation of a Task Force that will bring together the most important state agencies, and expertise to address this issue in a very, very macro perspective…The Task Force will work in partnership with the Raritan Millstone River Basin Flood Control Commission to develop strategies for short-term relief, like using Green Acre funds to be used in a Blue Acres way; to buy properties in flood plains – and a more long-term solution is Army Corps of Engineer-like projects – and that's where you're going to need state assistance."
Local residents have their doubts.
One man said, "Another Task Force? Are we going to be flooded 3 more times before we even get a report? Who knows? I don't know- there's no way in my understanding that when you back water up in one area – that you're not pushing it back to another."
Another local resident said, "You block the river somewhere- it goes someplace else- so really, are we really going to drop that burden on somebody else?"
Another woman chimed in "More yubbi, yubbi, yubbi. That's what I feel."
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The "pop" to $32 occurred in late December, and shortly after that the stock flashed a Golden Cross, confirming that a longer-term move was possible.
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Apr 28, 2013 - By Alejandra Silva, Staff WriterThe guidance, knowledge and support of a valued former University of Wyoming staff member made the challenging process of attending college much easier for many students from the Wind River Indian Reservation. John Nutter, the former assistant to the vice president of student affairs at UW, was recognized Monday at Central Wyoming College.
Nutter also has served as the administrator of the Northern Arapaho Endowment Scholarship since 1992 and the Chief Washakie Scholarship Program since 2004.
"It was really a pleasure to be on the board with him," said Belle Ferris, member of Northern Arapaho Endowment Scholarship committee. "It's a really successful program."
June Shakespeare, also a member of that committee, told attendees at the ceremony that more than 90 students have been recipients of the scholarship since it was first offered in 1987, and it has since awarded financial assistance of more than $1.5 million. The Northern Arapaho Tribe contributed $500,000 to UW, and as the state matched that gift, a $1 million endowment was created. Now $2 million is available for students looking to obtain a degree.
"This is probably the biggest scholarship at the University of Wyoming," UW trustee James Trosper said.
The Chief Washakie Scholarship program began in 2003 and provides more than $500,000 for career-seeking individuals.
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"If it wasn't for him we probably wouldn't have had this success," Shakespeare said. "He kept us all updated and informed."
She added that a big part of his work was to "alleviate all the pressure and stress."
Shakespeare said many students would choose not to attend college because of a financial hardship or a family back at home, but with the guidance of Nutter and the help of the scholarships, students were able to buy the necessary supplies, pay for a class and even take their families with them while they were enrolled at UW.
"Then they can come back to work for the tribe," she said.
Nutter thanked all those in attendance for the "trust and the respect" that they gave him while at UW since 1991.
"They've been wonderful years," he said.
Nutter said he was happy to be able to help so many students find the essential resources to secure a promising future.
"I really valued the opportunity to help them," Nutter said.
Nutter's replacement, Debra Littlesun said that she knew she had big shoes to fill but felt confident in what she could do for the students.
"Thank you for trusting me with your baby," she told Nutter, adding that she received exceptional training from him.
"He did an amazing job with both of the endowments," she said. "He didn't just administer the funds, he gave amazing leadership and guidance."
Littlesun, who was the director of scholarships at the American Indian College fund in Denver, said she felt positive and optimistic of her new journey.
"I hope I can still provide the highest level of service to the committee and the Chief Washakie foundation," Littlesun said. "I hope to bring a welcoming presence to Native American students."
Reservation resident and a recipient of both scholarships, Juanita Mount, said she didn't think she would get the financial help.
"I though it was out of reach," Mount said.
Still, she applied and found Nutter to be more than a guide to the much-needed funds.
"John was really helpful," she said, adding that he kept in touch with her often to make sure she was doing all right. "It was really beneficial."
Yufna Soldier Wolf from St. Stephen's is majoring in anthropology and archeology and working on a dual major in environmental and natural resources both at UW and CWC. For her, the positive reinforcement from Nutter helped her get to where she is now.
"It's not just about the financial support," she said. "It's having the support of the people who are there to believe in you."
She thanks the scholarships for cutting the amount of time that usually accompanies the completion of the degrees.
"If it wasn't there for me, I'd still be in school, but I probably wouldn't be as far as I am right now," Soldier Wolf said.
Nutter received two Pendelton quilts from the endowment committees and a star quilt from the Wind River Hotel and Casino. Nutter retired from UW in December 2012.
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ONTARIO-L ArchivesArchiver > ONTARIO > 2001-05 > 0991366774
From: (Cynthia Elschide)
Subject: [Ont] Re: Border Crossing Records
Date: Thu, 31 May 2001 22:39:41 -0500 (CDT)
In-Reply-To: firstname.lastname@example.com's message of Thu, 31 May 200117:32:18 -0700
Thank You Candace
I went to a relatives house tonight and they kindly let me try to find
the records. I spent an hour trying to find them-most of the time just
trying to figure it all out to get to where I could get a number. My
film numbers do not match yours. I must have still done it all wrong.
As I do not have a library with a interlibrary loan in my area I guess I
will stil do with out the info.
I was all excited that I might get the info and now I see I am hopeless
at searching that site and getting any info from it.
I guess I will have to leave it to the people that can access it and now
how to do so.
Thanks again
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|[Ont] Re: Border Crossing Records by (Cynthia Elschide)


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WASHINGTON: President Barack Obama is preparing to send lethal weaponry to the Syrian opposition and has taken steps to assert more aggressive US leadership among allies and partners seeking to bring down President Bashar Assad, senior administration officials say.
The officials emphasised that supplying arms is one of several options under consideration and that political negotiation remains the preferred option. To that end, the administration has launched an effort to convince Russian President Vladimir Putin that the probable use of chemical weapons by the Syrian government - and the more direct outside intervention that could provoke - should lead him to reconsider his support of Mr Assad.
But Mr Obama, who spoke by telephone with Mr Putin on Monday and is sending Secretary of State John Kerry to Moscow in the coming days, is likely to make a final decision on the supply of arms to the opposition within weeks, before a scheduled meeting with Mr Putin in June, officials said.
Confirmation of the use of chemical weapons by the Assad government, Mr Obama said on Tuesday, would mean "there are some options that we might not otherwise exercise that we would strongly consider".
At a news conference, he emphasised the need to "make sure I've got the facts ... If we end up rushing to judgment without hard, effective evidence, we can find ourselves in a position where we can't mobilise the international community to support" additional action. Administration officials have made repeated reference to the Bush administration's inaccurate claims of weapons of mass destruction to justify its 2003 invasion of Iraq.
Yet even as Mr Obama voiced caution in responding to what he has called the "red line" on chemical weapons use, officials described him as ready to move on what one described as the "left-hand side" of a broad spectrum that ranged from "arming the opposition to boots on the ground".
"We're clearly on an upward trajectory," the senior official said. "We've moved over to assistance that has a direct military purpose."
Officials did not specify what US equipment was under consideration, although the rebels have specifically requested anti-tank weapons and surface-to-air missiles.
Syria's neighbours and, according to recent polls, the American public oppose the insertion of US troops in a conflict that has killed more than 70,000 people. Such a move remains highly unlikely barring a spillover of the conflict into major regional instability, significant use of chemical weapons or indications that those weapons are falling into the hands of al-Qaeda-linked Islamist militants fighting alongside Syrian opposition forces.
American and allied military and contract personnel have been training Jordanian and rebel forces to deal with the chemical weapons threat. US intelligence has also tried to contact Syrian government units charged with protecting the weapons to warn against their use, and UN experts are preparing to secure chemical sites in the event of a negotiated ceasefire.
But the senior official, one of several who discussed internal administration deliberations on the condition of anonymity, said Mr Obama had "not closed the door to other military actions", in response to calls from the opposition and some members of Congress for protection against Syrian ballistic missiles and airstrikes.
Asked about the possibility of establishing a no-fly zone over rebel-held areas in Syria, the official said the administration was "reviewing all options".
On Tuesday General Martin Dempsey, the chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, repeated his long-held reservations about a no-fly zone, emphasising that it was more complicated and riskier than advocates believe. "I have to assume ... that a potential adversary is not just going to sit back" and allow its air defence systems to be destroyed, General Dempsey said.
Syria's air defences, located in populated areas in the western part of the country, are "much denser and more sophisticated" than those confronted by the international coalition that intervened in Libya during its 2011 conflict, he said. Establishing a no-fly zone in Syria would require air bases in the region, the positioning of substantial search and rescue resources for downed pilots, and the ability to sustain operations for the long term in a time of fiscal constraint and readiness concerns, General Dempsey said.
The administration has been edging its way toward provision of weapons to the rebels for several months, first announcing that it would provide non-lethal assistance in the form of food and medical supplies directly to opposition military forces and more recently indicating that it would send defensive gear such as body armour and night-vision goggles.
Since then, several factors have influenced the president's thinking, according to officials.
Partner nations, including Jordan, Turkey, Saudi Arabia, Qatar and Britain, have urged the United States, and Mr Obama directly in recent meetings, to take a more active role in helping the Syrian rebels and leading co-ordination of what has been a somewhat diffuse effort by governments providing substantial humanitarian or military aid, or both.
Disputes among those countries, particularly between Qatar and Saudi Arabia, over which rebel military faction to back has led to rising US concern that sophisticated weapons, including surface-to-air missiles, are being sent directly to Islamist extremist groups. The administration is not prepared to send missiles, but it believes it can gain more control over others' supplies if it puts what an official called "more skin in the game" by sending lethal equipment.
Close allies Britain and France also have moved out ahead of the United States with calls for the European Union to drop its arms embargo against Syria and indications that they are prepared to send weaponry.
There is waning US hope that the Syrian opposition would coalesce around a political program and substantive actions on the ground that could persuade the population that it is capable of governing and wean fence-sitters away from supporting Mr Assad.
At the same time, rebel fighters with the US-backed Syrian Free Army led by General Salim Idriss are seen as increasingly cohesive. General Idriss, one of the few leaders who is acceptable to both the opposition and its range of international backers, impressed Mr Kerry and other foreign ministers who attended a meeting with the Syrian opposition in Istanbul last weekend and pledged that he would keep weapons out of the hands of extremists.
Mr Kerry was particularly outspoken during closed-door sessions with opposition and international leaders and demanded a more co-operative and integrated effort on all sides, according to participants. That message was amplified by Mr Obama, who met last week with Qatari Emir Hamad bin Khalifa al-Thani and Jordan's King Abdullah II. In mid-May, he will host Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan in Washington.
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GRAHAM + ERIKSON EXHIBITNew Sculpture and Photography Exhibit at Addison Street Windows Gallery
Berkeley, California (Wednesday, August 29, 2007) - Beginning Sunday, September 2 and running through Saturday, October 13, the public is invited to view the exhibition of "graham + erikson," a sculpture and photography exhibit. A sidewalk reception will be held for the public on September 9th from 3:00 to 5:00 PM. The exhibition can be viewed 24 hours a day from the sidewalk on Addison Street, and it is free and wheelchair accessible.
Nancy Graham's sculpture showcases figurative sculpture in plaster and concrete. Many of the most recent pieces are yoga poses. Other figures depict common gestures and activities. The sculptures are made of concrete that has a wire and welded steel armature. Graham earned a degree in textile design from UC Davis and some of her weavings are shown in the exhibition.Melissa Erikson's photographs look at the graphic abstraction of plants and landscape forms. Erikson is a landscape architect by trade. She earned a Bachelor of Arts degree in art (studio) and in psychology from St. Olaf College and a Master of Landscape Architecture degree from UC Berkeley.
The Addison Street Windows Gallery, located at 2018 Addison Street in Berkeley, is a project of the Civic Arts Program of the City of Berkeley in cooperation with the Civic Arts Commission. For information about the exhibition and the Addison Street Windows Gallery please visit the Civic Arts web page http://www.ci.berkeley.ca.us/civicarts/publicart.htm or contact Mary Ann Merker, Civic Arts Coordinator at (510) 981-7533.


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The center opened last year, and Owens said the purpose of the event was "to get people familiarized with the new facility."
The community center, which is open to the general public, offers both indoor and outdoor facilities, including softball fields, tennis courts, an indoor walking track, two regulation-sized gymnasiums and a fitness area.
Since the center opened last September, it has been used in a variety of ways.
The East Hall middle school and high school girls basketball teams used the gyms for their practices during the fall. Activities such as aerobics and martial arts are also held at the center, as well as all sorts of events from banquets to family reunions.
Visitors to the fitness center can pay the daily fee of $3 or purchase monthly or annual membership, though all Hall County government employees get in for free with ID.
Owens said that the center has become a popular venue for holding birthday parties because the gym can be rented for kids to play games in after holding a celebration in the center's activity room. Owens said kids and adults fill the center's gymnasiums to play basketball on Wednesdays and Sundays during open gym days.
"We're glad to be able to provide a place for (the kids) to be comfortable," Owens said. "It's clean fun for them."
In addition to its ongoing activities, the community center will be offering a new lineup of programs during the summer months. These include Chicago-style line dancing, baton camp, and a cheer and dancing camp.
The East Hall Community Center is located at 3911 P. Davidson Road in Gainesville. The center is open from 7 a.m. to 9 p.m. Monday through Friday, 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Saturday and 1 p.m. to 5 p.m. Sunday.


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To: Mayor Allen Green
Vice Mayor Dennis Kennedy
Council Member Bob Ford
Council Member Donald Burnette
Council Member Robert Pohlmann
From: Kenneth W. Parker, City Manager
Subject: Agenda Commentary for Regular City Council Meeting of
May 3, 2011
Date: April 26, 2011
The Budget Workshop session on Tuesday will be Public Works. Public Works will discuss their General Fund, Solid Waste, Drainage Utility, and Vehicle Maintenance preliminary budget for 2012-13. This meeting is scheduled to begin at 5:30 p.m.
Item 1 - Pledge of Allegiance
Item 2 - Silent Invocation
Item 3 - Roll Call
Item 4 - Port Orange Elementary Art Contest Winners
The Port Orange Police Department in cooperation with Wal-Mart is promoting crime prevention in the City of Port Orange by sponsoring a Crime Prevention Art Contest at all six elementary schools in Port Orange – kindergarten through fifth grade. First place winners from each of the six elementary schools will receive a certificate, a new bicycle and a new bicycle helmet.
Recognition of the winners at all six Port Orange Elementary Schools by the Mayor and City Council and presentation of the new bicycles and certificates to the winners of the 2011 Port Orange Elementary Schools Art Contest.
Item 5 - Janet Newcomb, Market Director, PNC Institutional Investments
Janet Newcomb, Market Director for PNC Institutional Investments will be present to speak with the Council.
City Manager Comments: Ms. Newcomb will be appearing before City Council to explain the Fire Pension Fund transaction that occurred last year that created a comment by the City Auditors.
The Town Center Community Redevelopment Agency Board will meet to review and finalize the Request for Proposals for land owned by the City in Town Center. This is in preparation for the formal advertisement in June 2011. The CRA Board decided that it would be the review committee when proposals are received. The CRA Board will need to determine dates of availability during the month of July to review and rank proposals and then conduct interviews.
D. CITIZEN PARTICIPATION (Non-Agenda – 15 Minutes)
Item 6 - Board Appointments and Interviews
a. Civil Service Board Reappointment
b. Environmental Advisory Board Reappointment
a.) April 19, 2011 – Regular City Council Meeting
Item 8 - Construction Activity Report
Attached is the update on construction projects from Quentin L. Hampton Associates, Inc. Staff recommends acceptance of the report.
Item 9 - Agreement with Fastenal Company to provide materials for City operations
In order to provide a more efficient way to dispense goods and supplies to City Operations, Staff has been investigating different methods material issues.
Staff proposes to enter into an agreement with Fastenal Company to provide industrial vending machine service. All goods and supplies will be provided by Fastenal Company at State contract prices, stocked by Fastenal and purchased by the City when dispensed by the equipment.
Please see the attached program summary and related agreement for detail. Staff recommends approval.
City Manager Comments: We are beginning a pilot program at the Water Treatment Plant. This will give us an opportunity to evaluate the program before moving forward to other sites within the City's operation. As the City Council may recall, this was part of the purchasing presentation made by John Shelley a few weeks ago. The idea is to take advantage of the State contract pricing for materials while at the same time allowing the company to maintain the inventory until the City needs the product.
Item 10 - Generator for Public Works
The generator used for the Public Works facility is not working and needs to be replaced. This generator is relied upon to run office operations (phones, computers) and essential operations such as the fuel pumps once power is lost during hurricanes and storms. Staff can utilize a generator that was previously used at City Hall. The generator needs some revisions in order to serve the needs at Public Works and Florida Detroit Diesel has provided a quote for the work (see attached). As shown, total cost for generator work and installation will not exceed $29,000.00 and funds are available in Account #50510005806400, Project#CIP010.
Staff recommends approval to have Florida Detroit Diesel proceed with generator work and installation at the Public Works facility for a cost not to exceed $29,000.00.
City Manager Comment: All of our generators are maintained by Detroit Diesel.
Item 11 - Award of Construction Services Contract for Bid B11-13 Clarifiers Modifications and Improvements Project
The two existing clarifiers on the north process train in the wastewater treatment plant (WWTP) were originally constructed in 1980. They were modified in 1990 as part of the WWTP expansion project and were last rehabilitated in 2000.
Over the course of the last 31 years, corrosion and normal wear has rendered the existing structures obsolete and in need of replacement. Both clarifiers have reached the end of their expected useful life. In addition to equipment and structures replacements, we are also proposing to improve the overall working safety environment and efficiency of these two clarifiers. Perimeter concrete walkways and handrails will be installed around each clarifier to improve workers safety and accessibility during the clarifiers' routine inspection, cleaning, and future maintenance works. Additional walkways will be extended and flood lights will be added to improve night time working conditions.
Ten firms submitted bids on April 19, 2011, three firms were deem non-responsive on the Envelope #1 process and seven firms bids proceeded forward to the Envelope #2. Utilizing all bid alternates, the apparent responsive low bidder was then determined to be McMahan Construction at a total cost of $702,000.00. Subsequent evaluation of the bids conducted by the City's Engineering Consultant, Quentin L. Hampton, found McMahan's bid prices to be fair and consistent within current industry standards. In addition, McMahan has done numerous City facilities projects successfully in the past years. As such, City staff has found McMahan Construction to be the most responsive, responsible, low bidder we therefore would like to recommend that McMahan Construction be awarded the bid at this time.
Funds have been identified and budgeted for the current fiscal year to complete this work. These funds are currently available in the Sewer Plant Replacement Project # SSP002. Therefore, we are requesting that Council award a contract to McMahan Construction in the amount of $702,000.00.
Staff recommends Council approve award of a contract to the firm of McMahan Construction for Bid B11-13 Clarifiers Modifications and Improvements Project, in the amount of $702,000.00, and authorize the Mayor and City Manager to execute the associated contract documents.
Item 12 - Florida Health Care Plans/Blue Cross/Blue Shield Contract Renewal Proposal
Through a Request for Proposal and the annual negotiation process, the City and FHC/BC/BS have reached a tentative agreement for the renewal of the Health Insurance Plans for City employees for a July 1, 2011 effective date.
This tentative agreement includes changing all the plans to a Health Care Reform platform which means all preventative/wellness visits are now covered in full.
We have secured a zero percent rate increase to the Balance HMO plan which means there is no change in the current cost to the City. However, due to extremely high utilization on our most popular plan, the Premium HMO, within the past year an overall rate increase of 9.9% is being proposed resulting in a higher employee cost on the Premium HMO and Classic 2000 plans. Staff recommends approval.
Item 13 - Comments/Concerns from Council Members
At this time council members may discuss various matters or concerns.