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Taking a cool sip of water on a hot summer day makes me think about how it made it into my glass. Hundreds of feet beneath the earth between the cities of Alhambra and El Monte, in the district I represent, lays the San Gabriel Aquifer. A body of water the size of Lake Tahoe, the aquifer is the primary source of drinking water for 1.4 million residents and one of the United States' most heavily polluted groundwater basins.
During and for decades after World War II, the greater Los Angeles area was ground zero for the federal defense and aerospace industries. A rocket facility in the hills north of Pasadena prepared and stored over 250 tons of rocket fuel that was loaded into one million rocket engines during World War II, which were continuously tested at high speeds throughout the San Gabriel Valley. This set the stage for the wider industry to begin defense and aerospace projects throughout the region. Spillage from spent and stored rocket fuel leached into the low-lying groundwater of the San Gabriel Basin resulting in chemical pollution so severe that the federal government designated the San Gabriel Valley area the largest geographical Superfund site in the United States.
Over the decades the toxicity levels rose so high that it sullied local groundwater and threatens the health and safety of local residents to this very day. A full 25 percent of the basin's 275 public water supply wells have been closed due to contamination. Federal and state clean up money however was slow in coming.
Fed up by years of inadequate attention to the threatened water supply, California voters approved Proposition 84 in 2006, making major state bond money available for the first time to clean up groundwater contamination including sites in the San Gabriel Valley.
Proposition 84 allocated $60 million for State groundwater cleanup projects, including awarding $8 million for cleanup of the San Gabriel aquifer. Additionally, the San Gabriel Basin Water Quality Authority (WQA) has recovered over $435 million in settlement agreements with polluters. With estimates as high as
$1.2 billion for local cleanup projects, the grant money and recovered funds were a good start but woefully inadequate.
However, under Proposition 84, any future money recovered from polluters would go back to the state Department of Public Health and could potentially go outside the San Gabriel Valley if they choose to re-award it elsewhere. Even if it came back to the area, 5 percent of the total award could be taken out in administrative costs.
AB 467 would help fix the shortfall problem inherent in Proposition 84 by allowing local water agencies to enter into an agreement with the Department of Public Health so recovered funds can stay with local agencies without losing valuable cleanup dollars to bureaucratic red tape. The agreement would also reduce the administrative and oversight costs to no more than 3 percent, meaning more money is being spent where it is needed, cleaning up groundwater.
For example, under Proposition 84, say a water cleanup project required $4 million and the Proposition 84 grant was only $2 million. If a local water agency subsequently received a $2 million lawsuit settlement from polluters, then that $2 million would go back to the state where $100,000 would be taken out in administrative costs before the rest would be re-awarded; potentially to other areas of the state. Under AB 467, the $2 million recovered from the polluters could stay locally with only $60,000 going to oversight and administrative costs, meaning $1.94 million more would go towards cleaning up the $4 million project.
It is estimated that the soil and water under 12 cities in the San Gabriel Valley covering 170 square miles are still affected by dangerous chemical pollution. Without relief, local governments would need to spend millions of dollars for water they never polluted. Such a severe drain of resources for a most basic of human needs would severely impact an already growing number of Southern California cities that face dire financial options ranging from severe cuts in services to filing for bankruptcy.
The Legislature should pass and the governor should sign Assembly Bill 467 to ensure that precious funds, like scarce water, are used in the most effective way to benefit as many Californians as possible.
Assemblyman Mike Eng, author of AB 467, served as a councilman and mayor of Monterey Park before being elected to three terms in the Assembly.

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|Mr. Michael Launitz
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|Individual Consumer
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| There is no scientific evidence that such a thing as a chemical imbalance in the brain exists, let alone that any drug helps 'correct' it. Even top authorities in the field are starting to admit this. Yet I continue to see those psychiatric drug ads on TV, the web and in print proliferating this myth? I propose that the FDA put a stop to this false and misleading advertising. Why are drugs that must be prescribed by a doctor being sold on the media like candy to begin with? It's nothing short of shameless. It would only be more shameless if the FDA were to do nothing about it.


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TEMPLE — It's the time of year when thoughts turn to spring flowers, the leafing out of trees and, with the approach of Easter season, bunnies and baby ducks.
Critters you might want to add to the seasonal list are snakes, said Tim Cole, owner of Austin Reptile Service.
Cole, along with Dr. Ryan Morrissey, director of Central Texas Poison Control at Scott & White, and Dr. Dominic Lucia, medical director of McLane Children's Hospital emergency medicine, talked about snakes and snake bites Wednesday.
Snakes are the most active in the spring because the weather is warming up and they are hungry after being dormant most of the winter.
This is also the mating season and male snakes are out and about looking for a partner, Cole said.
"We're entering the snake-bite season and we're going to see more interaction between snakes and people as we get out more and they get out more," Morrissey said.
If a bite appears to be life threatening a call to 911 is the way to go, he said. If it's not immediately threatening, call Poison Control at 800-222-1222.
"We're staffed 24/7 by pharmacists, nurses and physicians," Morrissey said.
The poison control staff can assist in determining if the bite can be handled at home or if professional care is needed.
Texas has the most snake bites annually in the country, usually between 500 and 1,000. One-third to a half of those bites are venomous.
Exploring young children, and reckless young men, who are often intoxicated, make up a good chunk of the bite victims, he said.
"Most will end up at a hospital or clinic with the complications being pain at the site, mainly some bleeding and bruising, and rarely threat of a limb and very rarely death," Morrissey said.
Cole brought with him a Texas coral snake, a juvenile and small adult diamondback rattlesnake, a Western cottonmouth (also called water moccasin) and a copperhead.
"Learn these four and don't worry about the rest," Cole said. "If it's not a rattlesnake, copperhead, coral snake or cottonmouth it's not an issue."
A threat if handled
Coral snakes spend most of their time under leaves and logs and few people ever see them, he said. They really aren't a threat unless they are handled.
Western diamondback rattlesnakes shed within 10 days of being born and then scatter.
"Most of our rattlesnake calls are about babies because they haven't figured out where food, water and shelter are," Cole said. "They end up in some strange places, like back steps and garages, looking for mice and lizards to eat."
Adult diamondbacks want to stay away from activities and people.
Cottonmouths have black-and-white chins, float on top of the water and are not all that common.
"The copperhead is the only snake we have that is a two-color banded snake," he said. "The name copperhead does apply."
People who keep their yards clear of debris and their grass mowed won't have snakes. Sheds should be up off the ground or on a slab.
The majority of snakes sighted in yards are just passing through, Cole said. The most common snakes in the area are rat snakes and it's the only large snake that climbs.
Local treatment
In 2012 and 2013, 30 snake bites were seen at the Scott & White Hospital emergency department. During the same period, 11 snake bites were seen at McLane Children's emergency department.
Those numbers represent patients who were required to stay at the hospital for an extended period of time and received antivenin during their hospital stays, Lucia said.
"We have a lot of cases of dry bites, where there's a suspected snake bite but we don't know what the actual creature was that did it," he said.
In those patients, blood work is checked and staff watch for symptoms, such as swelling at the site. If swelling begins to expand, that's a sign that antivenin might be considered.
Other symptoms can be nausea, vomiting and flu-like. Cardiovascular symptoms are changes in blood pressure and heart rate, difficulty breathing and increased bleeding.
"We take our cues from established algorithms and stay consistent in our treatments, which includes a period of observation," Lucia said.
Any pediatric patient requiring antivenin will be moved to the intensive care unit.
"They will constantly be re-evaluating the patient, the bite site and the systemic signs to see if they need any more antivenin," he said.
The antivenin dosage for children is the same as that of an adult.
Rarely is the type of snake responsible for a bite identified, Lucia said.
"Sometimes we'll get a treat — they'll get the snake and bring it into us in various stages of living," he said.
"The nurses and the doctors aren't very fond of that, but it does help us with identification."


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Q. What is a microchip implant for animals?
A microchip implant for animals is essentially the same as a human microchip implant. It is a glass-encapsulated RFID microchip designed to be implanted into living flesh. The device consists of a Radio Frequency Identification or "RFID" integrated circuit (aka a microchip), a capacitor, and an antenna, sealed in a capsule of medical-grade glass. The glass capsule is partially coated in a porous polypropylene substance to encourage the formation of tissue to prevent migration within the body.
Since the early 1990's, implants have been marketed and sold for use in dogs, cats and other pets, horses, laboratory animals, livestock, and wild salmon. The implant is designed to remain permanently embedded under the skin of the animal.
Q. What is the purpose of an animal implant and how does it work?
The implant is marketed as a way to identify animals.
It works in the same way as the human implant previously described. When a scanner is brought within range of the implant, the scanner emits a radio signal that stimulates the implant, causing it to emit its own radio signal in response. That signal is picked up by the scanner and converted into a unique identification number. The number is used to identify the animal or call up a related record.
Q. Where is the microchip typically injected?
In dogs and cats, chips are inserted in the subcutaneous tissue, generally between the shoulder blades or on the left side of the neck. Horses are typically implanted in the nuchal ligament on the left side of the neck, halfway between the poll and withers.
Q. How many animals have received microchip implants in the U.S.?
In the last decade, millions of wild salmon have been implanted with RFID microchip devices to track their movement through waterways. Countless laboratory animals have also been implanted, and many farm animals across the world are being microchipped, as well.
Close to 5% of the United States' estimated 164 million dogs and cats have microchips in their flesh. Animal shelters around the United States routinely chip pets before releasing them for adoption. In addition, governments, including those of Los Angeles County, and El Paso, Texas, have passed ordinances requiring that all dogs under their jurisdiction be microchipped. El Paso has extended the chipping mandate to cats and ferrets.
Q. Can the microchip help locate a lost pet?
Not in the way many people think. The microchip implant does not have GPS capability to locate a missing pet, nor does it use a satellite. The read range on a VeriChip implant is only about three to 12 inches, so a scanner would have to be very close to an animal to read the implanted chip.
A microchip implant can help recover a pet if — and only if — the pet winds up at an animal shelter or a veterinarian's office. When shelter staff members find a stray animal, they first check to see if the animal is wearing a collar. If there is no collar, workers run an RFID reader over the animal's body to look for a microchip implant. If the pet has been chipped, the implant will emit a numerical code that can be looked up in a registry to identify and contact the owner.
Because the scanner must be brought very close to an animal in order to read its RFID implant, the implant would not help find a pet that has been lost in the woods or gotten loose on a city street.
Q. Are there different brands of pet microchips?
Yes, there are four main types of microchips that have been marketed for use in pets:
These chips are generally incompatible. One type of reader may not be able to read a competitor's microchip. However, some scanners can read multiple chip types.6
Q. Who manufactures and sells the pet implants?
Wikipedia provides a fairly good overview of the complex—and often contentious—market for animal implants.
The two companies which dominate the U.S. market -- AVID and HomeAgain® -- both sell microchips which are optimized to operate at a frequency of 125 kHz. This allows the scanner of each to detect the presence of the other's microchip, even if it cannot actually decode the chip's encoded or encrypted ID. Some scanners manufactured by Digital Angel/Destron Corp. and distributed by HomeAgain® for shelter use have for some time been able to both detect and decrypt the AVID 'encrypted' ID chip.
Digital Angel/Destron Corp. seems to have been the first, after AVID itself, to join the group of manufacturers who have the secrets needed to recover the registration codes from these chips. Still, some of the Digital Angel/Destron models, (often those used by vets rather than shelters) may only flash an acknowledgment that an AVID chip has been found, with no number given. AVID's base scanner model, however, doesn't even bother to give an indication of the presence of a chip of the type used by HomeAgain®, even through no secrets are needed to fully decode these. A more deluxe AVID scanner model reads both kinds.
In 2004, when Banfield Pet Hospitals began selling Crystal Tag microchips in the U.S. -- chips made by Switzerland-based DATAMARS, and following ISO standards -- not enough scanners were distributed to ensure that these chips could be detected. Customers were not aware that far fewer shelters and clinics were equipped to detect these chips than the other types. Later Banfield advocated double-chipping.
In 2007, when the AKC Companion Animal Registry entered the microchip distribution business, it chose Trovan brand chips. This prompted some to warn that these too were not fully readable by the American scanner infrastructure. One source seems to indicate that many current scanner models don't read the Trovan type.7


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Leading tax lawyer Malcolm Gammie is leaving Linklaters & Paines to join the Bar and work part-time for the Institute for Fiscal Studies.
Gammie, a tax partner with the City firm, is chairman of the institute's executive committee and a past president of the Chartered Institute of Taxation. He will leave Linklaters at the end of July to begin a pupillage at the chambers of Anthony Grabiner QC at One Essex Court in September.
"I've always had a great interest in policy as well as technical tax work," he said.
"This was an obvious opportunity to continue that interest on both fronts and also to vary the technical work that I do."
In a statement, Grabiner and tax specialist Graham Aaronson, chairman of the Revenue Bar Association and also at the chambers, said the breadth of Gammie's experience represented a "substantial complement to what we are offering in this field at One Essex Court".
Gammie will also work part-time for the IFS, helping to direct future research of the Tax Law Review Committee, and he is expected to strengthen the Institute's links with its corporate members.
Charles Allen-Jones, senior partner at Linklaters, said: "This is the right move for Malcolm. We wish him success."


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A memo to Sprint employees from headquarters might make owners of the HTC Hero and the Samsung Moment a little bit peeved. According to a Sprint employee hanging out at the xda-developers CDMA Hero forum, the pin-dropping network has told reps to let their customers know that the rumored March 29th Android 2.1 upgrade for the HTC Hero and the Samsung Moment, will now be out in the coming weeks. The exact wording of the memo was, "Let your customers know that we are actively working on having the Android 2.1 platform available to our Hero and Moment customers over the coming weeks. Look for more information coming in April about Android 2.1 platform for Hero and Moment." The rest of the memo tried to pump up the carrier's employees by reminding them that the Hero was recently nominated by About.com readers as their favorite smartphone for the 2010 Readers Choice Awards. That news might not exactly placate them, but things could be worse. They could be DROID owners who twice were so close to Android 2.1 that they could taste it, and came away empty handed both times.
source: xda-developersforum via AndroidandMe
We recently reported that the Android Market had hit a milestone of sorts by reaching 30,000 apps listed. However, AppBrain, a service that lets users tap into the Android Market from their desktop computer and then sync apps onto an Android phone, counts a total of 28,936 available in the U.S. A large number of those apps are low rated ones that come from a small number of developers that copy the same content to make some quick money. AppBrain says that some 32 developers are actually "spammers" that account for 7,500 useless apps. It also means that .4% of the developers account for 25% of the apps and these are the kind of apps that simply open a website or have some sexual content.
Those using AppBrain can skip over those undesirable apps automatically. AppBrain filters out the useless choices by eliminating apps published by developers with high publishing counts and low ratings. Of course, if you like those kind of useless "crap apps", AppBrain will make them available to you. But if you are like the majority of Android users, you want to skip over the garbage and save your time browsing through useful apps that can actually provide a service for you.
source: AppBrain via Androinica
As of today, owners of Android handsets can Buzz around more easily thanks to an official widget for the operating system. It can be downloaded from Android Market, but you will have to place it onto the home screen manually. It´s a cool thing the widget offers you the option to share not only your thoughts and opinion, but current location, pictures and videos as well.
The second piece of good news for Android users is an official application for the social network orkut has been released (actually this is one of the brands in Google´s product portfolio). It may be less popular than Facebook, but does have its fans and they will certainly be happy at the good news. Orkut for Android gives you the opportunity to upload pictures, synchronize the profile information and status updates of your online buddies with the phone book and get notifications about changes directly into an info tab at the top of the handset screen. Aside from them, the program comes with own home screen Live Folder to help you browse the list of your online buddies easily and get in touch with any of them even without internet connection.
We have spotted unofficial information that the Sony Ericsson Xperia X10 mini and X10 mini pro will hit the shelves with price tags of $410 and $450 respectively. The prices should be valid for France and Belgium, where the X10 mini is expected to roll out this May, while the X10 mini pro – a month later, in June 2010. Of course, we are talking about unlocked, contract free handsets, but still…
Compare these to the price of the HTC Legend that will set you back with $620, but offers more extra features like 3.2-inch AMOLED display, Android 2.1, 384MB RAM and elegant aluminium body. We know the tiny size of the Sony Ericsson Xperia X10 mini and X10 mini pro makes them unique, but we believe they will be overpriced and at least $40-50 more than what they are actually worth. Take a look at what we said in our preview of the Sony Ericsson Xperia X10 mini:
"The Sony Ericsson Xperia X10 mini and mini pro are expected in the second quarter of the year, at a still unannounced price. This brings us to the question that if these babies get priced correctly (and Sony Ericsson doesn't screw up in some way), we will have no other choice but declare them one of the coolest Androids out there."
We hope the rumors about the pricing are inaccurate and Sony Ericsson´s tiny droids will be truly affordable handsets. In the meantime, we unearthed information that the Sony Ericsson Xperia X10 would appear in France (and other European countries) sometime in April at a price of $900. On the other hand, you should be able to get the HTC Desire for about $650 via eXpansys…
source: UnwiredView
If any Motorola DROID owners out there have received the Android 2.1 update, please let us know. Early on Thursday, we reported that Verizon had sent out an internal communication changing the date of the upgrade to "TBD" from the Thursday rollout date. The story was that a bug had been discovered Wednesday night which scrapped the entire upgrade. Or did it? A spokesman for Verizon, Thomas Pica, told us in an e-mail message that, "The Android 2.1 upgrade for the Droid by Motorola was deployed to a small number of Verizon Wireless test users as scheduled. It is expected the broader phased rollout to all Droid by Motorola users will take place, but not just yet. No date scheduled yet." Then later Thursday afternoon, Verizon took to the web and sent out a tweet that read, "No delay–starting with select test group first to avoid problems on upcoming rollout. More to come, stay tuned." A anonymous tipster told Android and Me that the need to "ramp up" the distribution application and the infrastructure that hosts it takes more than one day. Bitfone, the company that is managing the distribution of the firmware upgrade, has contracted a third party consultant to redesign the infrastructure needed to send out Android 2.1. The tipster says that his source tells him that things are moving as quickly as possible, but that the reality is that it will take some time.
So who is telling the truth? The bottom line is that if anyone has received the Android 2.1 upgrade for their DROID, they are certainly keeping it a secret. Between Motorola and Verizon, this is not the way to build trust with your customers.
source: Twitter, Phonescoop via AndroidandMe
The other day we reported that the HTC Supersonic could be introduced at CTIA next week. For those who somehow missed the story, this is the handset that seems designated by Sprint to launch the 4G WiMAX network. For such a monumental task, you would expect to find a studly beast of a phone,and the Supersonic lives up to the billing. Sprint has said that it would launch a 4G handset by summer, so you would expect to start seeing the signs that this is true. And thanks to a tipster, Engadget has obtained a screen shot of some internal Sprint communication that appears to show the Supersonic. The model number of the handset, A9292, appears on a warehouse portal used by indirect third party dealers. It might not be as much proof of an imminent introduction as a press release from Sprint might be, but it still means something and with the amazing specs like a 4.3 inch AMOLED screen, 1GB of ROM and 1GHz of Snapdragon power under the hood, not to mention the 4G connectivity, it all means a lot.
source: Glowfoto via Engadget
It seems that a cloud is following over the heads of Motorola DROID owners. BGR has obtained a screen shot of some internal Verizon communication that says the upgrade date is now "TBD" and will be disclosed at a later date. The word is that a last minute bug was discovered which has put the kibosh on the Android 2.1 download for the time being. The bug was apparently discovered last night and hopefully it can be cleared up so that Motorola and Verizon can make another attempt. After all, as they say, the third time is the charm.
source: BGR
UPDATE: We at PhoneArena made an inquiry to Verizon about the Motorola DROID update and was told the following:
"The Android 2.1 upgrade for the DROID by Motorola was deployed to a small number of Verizon Wireless test users as scheduled. It is expected the broader phased rollout to all DROID by Motorola users will take place but not just yet. No date scheduled yet, we will keep you posted. The test group upgrade was not delayed. No time frame was announced — other than "shortly" — on upgrade deployment."
So, it seems like once again DROID owners are stuck with that indefinite "when it's done" timing. We hope it won't take them too long to work out all the issues.
After reading enticing stories about the HTC Incredible over the past month,Verizon customers and cellphone fans alike have been constantly waiting for more news on the phone, many already deciding that it would be their next handset. If that's the case, you might have your new HTC Incredible in your hand quicker than you thought you might. A tipster over at Engadget claims that information gleaned from internal Verizon sources suggests that the Incredible will be available for purchase from the carrier in just 2 weeks. The information includes word of the underclocked 1GHz Snapdragon processor, set at 768MHz. Other features include an 8MP camera, 512MB of DRAM and a 1300mAh battery. Throw in Sense UI on top of Android 2.1 and similar dimensions to the Nexus One; the result is a phone so incredible that it could start answering the dreams of Verizon customers very soon.
source: Engadget
Yesterday, we told you to expect Android 2.1 to get pushed out via an OTA upgrade for 250,000 Motorola DROID units. Now, we have some further breakdown of the information, thanks to a tipster who passed the info on to Android Central. Starting today (Thursday) at 12 noon Eastern time, 1,000 DROID owners will get Android 2.1. If there are no problems, another 9,000 will get the upgrade at 11:59 pm Eastern time. So that leaves-what-about 995,000 units left? After a 24 hour waiting period to make sure that all is going well, 200,000 more DROID models will get the OTA upgrade on Saturday. After that, another 200,000 goes out and that is repeated until all DROID owners are pinching away in the browser. While this might seem frustrating to owners of the 2009 Time Magazine Gadget of The Year, staggering the upgrade this way has the advantage of more easily catching and solving problems if something should go wrong. By this time next week, all DROID owners should have their upgrade at last.
source: AndroidCentral
Google has just rolled out the 4.1 build of Google Maps, and with it comes changes and new features. First, it appears that more ads are showing up on the app. We really cannot get too upset because that is what keeps the service free to users. The search result page has been updated. New buttons have been added for map view, navigate, call and street view. A colored chart now displays the ratings based on the number of stars and you can Buzz about any place. Speaking of the search results page, the tabs have been removed and users can swipe between places. Google has added a live Maps wallpaper that will show you real time traffic on your home screen which sounds like a great way to see if alternate routes are necessary. A Latitude widget will allow you to see updates from friends near your location and a new layer darkens the map and makes Buzz posts stand out in red. You can get the update from the Android Market or from the QR code at this link.
source: GoogleMobileBlog via AndroidandMe
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Title: Birds Through a Window
Rating: PG-13
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Summary: "I think and believe that I'm enchanted, and this satisfies my conscience, for it would weigh heavily upon me, if I believed I wasn't enchanted, and had let myself be locked up in this crate like a lazy coward."—Don Quixote, Volume 1, Chapter 49
At the unexpected break in silence, the doctor froze mid-motion, holding his fountain pen a mere breath over his notebook. Up until this moment, Arthur Beauregard had thought his patient asleep, and he had taken the opportunity to record some initial observations. Beauregard was an aging practitioner, and, among his many idiosyncrasies, he had a distinct scientific interest in abnormal conditions and behaviors. The preoccupation had come along with the building years: an early onset of rheumatism had caused a painful inflammation in the joints of his hands, resulting in intensive, if intermittent, shaking. His arthritic grip was weak, and its consequence was an inability to use surgical tools. Retirement had left a sour taste on Beauregard's tongue, so he had turned his focus to diseases of the mind, where the cases could be solved by speculation rather than by hands-on diagnoses. And if there was anything at which Beauregard was good, it was speculation.
"What was that?" Beauregard asked. Archibald Witwicky—Captain Archibald Witwicky, as Beauregard recalled from the previous night's review of the patient's medical files: fifty-seven years old and a world renowned explorer, Captain Witwicky was the author of four books, co-author of three more, one-time president of the Royal Geographical Society, and discoverer of two species in the African Congo. He had no past history of serious illness save for a childhood bout of scarlet fever, and Witwicky certainly would have once been considered the least likely individual susceptible to neurosis. Yet, here he was, a high-profile patient at the Augusta County Hospital for the Insane. Witwicky's unexpected affliction was of interest to Beauregard, as well as many of his peers; after a lifetime of adventure in the dark, primitive jungles of Africa and atop the world's highest peaks, Archibald Witwicky had finally broken at the ends of the Earth.
"What you're looking for. It's called panacea. Named for the Greek goddess of healing, and it has the ability to cure all diseases and ailments. It has been sought by ancient healers, alchemists, and all of modern medicine. Panacea can prolong life indefinitely," Archibald continued, staring up at the ceiling with watery blue eyes. "The alchemists thought it could help turn ordinary metal into gold."
Discreetly, Beauregard flipped a page in his notebook, his right hand moving to smooth out the crinkles so that their ridges would not catch the ink and cause it to pool. He poised the pen in the upper corner of the blank paper, ready to take notes. Lucidity in those individuals that were firmly established as insane was always an interesting phenomenon, observed but rarely recorded in precise detail. And lucid Archibald certainly was being: his gaze shifted along with the shadows on the ceiling—created by the sunlight being sifted through the outside trees—and his voice was clear, if a bit weak. Beauregard carefully penned 'aware of surroundings' into his journal.
"Ordinary metal," Archibald repeated, lips stretching back into a smile, as though he were amused by a joke. There was even a shade of a chuckle bubbling in the back of his throat. "Ordinary metal into gold."
Archibald fell silent, and for several long minutes, the only sounds were his shallow, somewhat raspy breathing and the songs of birds just outside the window. Beauregard frowned. Lucidity was one thing, but for Witwicky to sound so complacent, so normal…this, Beauregard had not been expecting. Witwicky's medical files had been filled to near bursting with accounts of his Quixotic ravings of giants, of fire and war—and nearly all episodes had been followed by panic attacks, subdued only by heavy doses of opium. At the moment, however, he sounded as though he were merely half-asleep, still groggy from his midday nap.
"I know people," Archibald continued, his weather-worn and cracked fingers curling slightly into his blankets. "Friends of mine, who have looked for the Holy Grail, for the Fountain of Youth, for the Mines of Solomon, for the riches of China. But I think that if panacea were found, it would be the greatest discovery in the entire history of mankind."
This session was bordering on being a disappointment, if a bit confusing. In less than a quarter of an hour, Archibald Witwicky had trumped Beauregard's expectations. No neurosis that Beauregard had read about had described such normal behavior, and insanity was an ailment from which it was impossible to recover—especially when it had reached a level as described in Witwicky's files. Witwicky had been receiving medical attention, as per the wishes of the Royal Geographical Society, but up until this point, he had shown no sign of receptiveness to treatment. His strange drawings on the walls had been proof enough of that.
"Arthur Beauregard."
Beauregard jumped at the sound of his name, and he felt a pebble of discomfort at hearing it roll across the tongue of a known madman. But he composed himself, and looked up to see Witwicky staring at the bag settled at Beauregard's feet. The bag was hand-crafted Italian, given to him by a few of his peers during a ceremony that had awarded him for advances in surgical procedures. His name was stitched in pale cursive across the bottom corner, and from Witwicky's distance, Beauregard would have thought it impossible to read.
"The meaning of your name is in dispute," Archibald said laconically. "Some believe that 'Arthur' is derived from the Roman family name Artorius, while others believe that it comes from the Welsh art, meaning 'bear,' and the Brythonic gur, meaning 'man.' Still others say that it is a nom de guerre, given to British war leaders by their Scandinavian enemies, interpreted as 'the Eagle of Thor.' Any way it goes, however, you have a warrior's name."
"And your name?" Beauregard heard himself asking. He had no immediate reason for so conversing with Witwicky, but he thought that in this case of being so taken off guard, he could be forgiven. A moment passed in heavy silence as Witwicky considered his question.
"I don't remember," he said. Witwicky lifted his head, shifting backwards to prop himself up on his pillows. He caught Beauregard's gaze, holding it with a weary, hunted stare. "You want to hear about the Arctic."
Beauregard straightened, attention piqued. The Arctic was the crux of Witwicky's downfall, and to date, no one had ever been able to figure out exactly what had happened in that cold and barren land, though there had been plenty of speculation and rumors. Many had seen Witwicky as brave, venturing so boldly into unknown territory, and had seen his illness as a tragedy. His rivals for funds and prestige saw the breaking of his mind as inevitable: only monsters lived in the North.
The entire world had tried to figure out what Witwicky had experienced. Attempts were made to glean information from the surviving crew members, but they had been few in number: their Captain had been disabled and useless for the return trip, during which the first mate had encountered nothing but bad luck. Those that had made it back to London had not seen the source of Witwicky's madness themselves—they had stayed with the ship—and through fever and exhaustion had only been able to reveal what had been told to them by the others. Their accounts were doubtlessly exaggerated from the effects of months at sea in subfreezing temperatures and from shock at seeing the expedition fall apart around them. At best, seamen were notoriously unreliable sources, and their fragmented stories of a giant 'ice-man' were disregarded, seen as a result of vitamin deficiency and frostbite. Leading biologists had hypothosized on the appearance of a 'giant' as an encounter with some type of whale—long deceased, perhaps, due to its encasement in ice—as only whales could ever reach such extreme dimensions. The strange voices heard by both captain and crew, guttural, deep, and strange, could also be attributed to whales: their songs could be heard for miles, and, garbled by wind and waves, could be mistaken for foreign tongues.
As likely and as reasonable as a whale seemed, it still did not explain the drawings.
It did not explain the conviction that Witwicky held as he covered walls, paper, his own skin, in strange symbols, touting them as directions. As a language. As a powder keg that would light the entire world on fire. If the strange animal in the ice had indeed been a whale, then something had gone wrong in Witwicky's mind itself, without outside influence. Beauregard had found himself leaning more towards that hypothesis, but he had been unable to content himself with that. He had needed to hear it from Witwicky himself, and then he would decide based upon his own observations.
"Yes," Beauregard said. "Tell me about the Arctic."
"We were delayed in Bergen by two weeks. The train carrying our supplies was postponed in Oslo, and our ship was discovered with a case of shipworm. We almost cancelled the expedition, but we thought to reach the Arctic before winter arrived, and the Society had little interest in competing in a race with an American and Canadian team out of Boston the following summer. Our goal was to successfully navigate and map the Northwest Passage."
Beauregard felt a flicker of surprise stir in his blood, as well as something that may have very well been anticipation. The Royal Geographical Society had declined to comment on the nature of Witwicky's expedition beyond simple exploration of the Arctic Circle, and Beauregard finally understood why. Finding the Northwest Passage was a task that was preceded by centuries of failure by the British Empire; discovering the mythical route would have brought prestige and fame to the Society. But if even their best failed to do so, it would diminish their mystique in the public eye. Keeping the purpose of the Witwicky expedition quiet served as disappointment control, and it had worked wonderfully. For the past two years, the public had seen the generous, sorrowful face of the Society as it searched for a cure for Witwicky's disease, rather than the monumental failure of the world's leading organization in exploration to overcome the impossible.
But even through his surprise, Beauregard also recognized the situation as a possible explanation, or at least a contributor, to Witwicky's insanity. To be charged with such a monumental task would be enough to wear down even the sturdiest nerves. Witwicky would hardly be the first man to succumb to stress, though instead of ulcers, it had manifested itself in losing the power of higher reasoning. Beauregard added 'anxiety' and 'social/physical pressure' to his notebook as Witwicky continued.
"Our expedition left Bergen and traveled west, stopping in Ammassalik before continuing into the Labrador Sea. The plan was to head north, into Baffin Bay and navigate the passage through Lancaster Sound. We made it to the Cumberland Peninsula of Baffin Island, sixty kilometers south of the Arctic Circle. It was September."
Witwicky stopped, voice trailing off as he rubbed a hand over his face, his fingers shaking. No, Beauregard decided as he stared at the liver-spotted, thin skin that was stretched over the knobby bones. Not shaking. Shivering.
"It was so cold—a storm came in from the north, forcing us onto the coast..."
"Captain, this blizzard is freezing the sea right from underneath us. If we don't get the ship free, the hull could crack."
"I want all men working on chopping the ice. Bring down the dogs and sledges—make sure that our supplies are ready for land travel."
"Aye, sir. Get to work, men! Be quick about it! Chop, heave! The ice is freezing faster than it's melting!"
"No sacrifice, no victory! We'll get to the Arctic Circle, lads!"
But there was something strange on the wind, a hum just below the deep freeze, a smell…and the dogs suddenly broke free of their handlers, screaming and howling as they charged into the wilderness. Without the dogs, the expedition would be lost, so a group of men took up the chase, following the dogs nearly two kilometers inland. Whining and snarling, digging ferociously into the ice, the dogs were inconsolable, single minded in their intent to answer whatever it was that was calling them.
"I think the dogs have found something!"
But then the ice buckled out from underneath the men, cracks spidering outwards until it collapsed, sending Archibald and the dogs tumbling down into an frozen cavern.
"I'm all right, lads."
Brushing himself off, Archibald stood, orienting himself with his surroundings while the dogs whimpered and cowered in the corners of the icicle gallery. He turned, only to come face to face with Echidna.
"Men, we've made a discovery!"
"Do you know what the name 'Samuel' means?" Archibald asked, causing Beauregard to frown at the sudden change in direction. "It means, 'God has hearkened.' The one upon whom God has called to do His bidding. First Book of Samuel, chapter three."
"Archibald," Beauregard interrupted, injecting a hint of steel into his voice. He had been making progress; Witwicky had been speaking sensibly, and with the sudden weakness in his tone, Beauregard sensed that Witwicky was beginning to lose his rationality. "Please return to—"
"And 'James' means, 'supplanter.' One who supplants. One who removes an individual and takes up his place. Mine eyes have seen the glory."
Witwicky was shaking, that Beauregard could see, and the former explorer had reached up to cover his pale, drawn face with both hands. Faint sounds were keening lowly in the back of Witwicky's throat, scratchy and pained.
"It is not by strength that one prevails; those who oppose the Lord will be shattered. He will thunder against them from heaven; the Lord will judge the ends of the earth." Archibald moaned, voice muffled by his palms. "Lord help me. Make it stop."
Beauregard stood up, alarmed by the heavy, choked breaths that were shuddering through Witwicky's chest. He moved to the bedside, fearing stroke or heart attack, when Witwicky suddenly moved, turning on his side and grabbed a hold of Beauregard's wrist with an iron grip. "The glory has departed from Israel," Witwicky said, his eyes wide with rising fear. "For the ark of God has been captured."
Beauregard stilled, unwilling to feel his wrist snap under the impossibly strong fingers. "Archibald Witwicky. Release me now."
"You don't understand," Archibald said, keeping his hold on Beauregard as he climbed to his knees. He used his free hand to steady himself, holding onto Beauregard's shoulder in a manner which, in other circumstances, would have been friendly. "You have to leave. They're coming."
Archibald brought himself to eye-level with Beauregard, who could not help but lean slightly away. Witwicky's breath smelled terrible, festering in rotting gums, and those unfocused eyes held no modicum of sense. Only panic. He was little more than an animal, and Beauregard's stomach turned with nausea. Witwicky's hands felt abnormally hot, almost burning in fever.
"The Philistines are coming, and Samuel will be the decider of who reigns over Israel, as is his task given to him by God. Samuel will be the one, Samuel will be the one to find panacea. He will cure all ills," Witwicky said, voice lowered to a panicked whisper, soft and breathless. "The greatest discovery of all mankind will be held by Samuel. I didn't find it."
Witwicky closed his eyes tightly, tears lining their edges as he lightly shook Beauregard. "My God, I see them. I see him. I see him, I see him, I see him, I see him, and I found him!"
"Who?" Beauregard cut in, desperate to stem the breakdown as Witwicky sobbed through his mantra.
"Pandora," Witwicky answered, as equally desperate. "Pandora, whose opening of the jar has unleashed all the evils onto the world. Greed, lying, vanity, envy, slander and pining…but it was shut before hope could escape. There is no hope in the world. Pandora shut the box before hope could escape. It's imprisoned, it's panacea. Pandora has set free all evils, all the demons of Hell. Pandora seeks panacea, the cure-all, the key to eternal life, the medicine for all disease and it can turn ordinary metal into gold. Ordinary metal into gold."
Witwicky pulled away, releasing Beauregard's wrist, which was already starting to bruise. Beauregard stumbled back, trying to quickly separate himself from the madman.
"War!" Witwicky shouted, voice thundering in the small room. "War is coming!"
"A sort of reverse déjà vu," Beauregard murmured to himself, fighting through the dizziness and the full-bodied tingling that heralded hyperventilation. "He does not remember seeing these things before, and interprets them as events yet to come. Somebody, come help!" he shouted, half-stumbling towards the doorway. Witwicky's burning touch had done something to him, and it flickered in the darkness behind his eyes whenever he blinked, too quick to make out or understand.
Witwicky was standing by the wall, fumbling through a large box filled with pens and pencils. His hands were shaking too hard to grip the delicate instruments, so he settled with the ink wells, throwing them at the wall and smearing his hands through the dripping stain, dragging his fingers along the wall to form distorted symbols.
"War," Witwicky said, straining through the pressure of racing blood, of lungs oversaturating the muscles with oxygen. "War, war, war, war. Titanomachy will ruin our world! It's their war! Their war! Everybody is screaming!"
Beauregard had nearly made it to the doorway when his calls for help were answered; several attendants at the hospital entered, armed with straps and syringes. Beauregard collapsed, his own heart pulsing painfully in his chest while a nurse stooped to help him.
"He's mad," Beauregard whispered to her as she escorted him out of the room. "Absolutely mad."
Beauregard was settled into a empty office room off the entranceway of the hospital, left with a cup of hot tea and a blanket to help soothe his nerves. Though Witwicky had been transferred to a more secure, isolated room, Beauregard could still hear Witwicky's shouting echoing in the back of his mind: Mine eyes have seen the glory!
"Lunatic," Beauregard murmured. He was clutching the cup of tea tightly, absorbing in its warmth in an attempt to stave off a chill that would not seem to go away.
"In the olden days," a voice interrupted, causing Beauregard to startle. He looked up, for a moment panicked before he realized that it was a man, perfectly ordinary in every way, and probably a proprietor of the hospital or its land, judging by the quality of his suit. His hair was neatly cut, combed back away from his face, and his eyes were dark. The man stared impassively back as he entered the office. "In the olden days, lunatics were given preferential treatment, hailed as prophets and the greatest of all wise men. They were given good food and a warm bed in hopes that their ravings would reveal a Godly Truth."
Beauregard chuckled, the sound bitter and dry.
"There is no truth to that man, nor anything remotely Godly. It was trauma, from the fall. I've seen it happen before."
"Perhaps," the stranger conceded, sitting down across from Beauregard. "That does sound like a most reasonable explanation."
Beauregard frowned, raising an eyebrow in skepticism. "You believe him? That he discovered a giant ice-man?"
"Merely curious," came the reply. "That he is so adamant about his claims causes me to be so. Did he happen to say where he made his discovery?"
"Baffin Island. On the Cumberland Peninsula. But it's ridiculous. The biologists say that nothing that large could live in such an environment. There's not enough food, and it's too cold."
"Hmm," the stranger hummed thoughtfully. "Are you ill?"
The question came at Beauregard's cough, its sound deep and shuddering. Beauregard shook his head, staving off the concern. He had been bordering on a cold for at least a week, and it seemed the stress of the afternoon was the catalyst to bring on a mild congestion in the lungs. The place on his wrist where Witwicky held him was sore and hot, dark with bruises in the shape of fingers.
"Merely the cold that is going around," he said. "Happens every spring." The stranger seemed convinced, and nodded.
"I am here as a representative of the Royal Geographical Society. I have been sent to obtain a copy of Witwicky's medical files."
"Those are only available to his family," Beauregard countered. Madman or not, there were still rules to be followed. The stranger pulled out a collection of papers: a waiver form, notarized and signed by Donald Witwicky and Marilyn Weaver. Son and daughter, respectively.
"A release contract," the man said. "Signing the documents into our custody."
Beauregard stared at it for a few long moments before surrendering the last of his resistance. He reached into his bag and pulled out the folder, handing it to the stranger. It was taken from him quickly, stored and locked in a briefcase.
"The Society thanks you for your cooperation, doctor. If you'll excuse me, I'm late for an appointment. I hope you get over your cold soon."
The stranger left, shutting the door behind him. Beauregard wrapped the blanket tighter around his shoulders, feeling the tell-tale rise of a fever and raking headache. He was ready to go home and sleep away this nightmare of madmen raving of gods and demons. A nightmare, he would be telling himself for a long time afterwards. And nothing more.
Author's Note: Just a few points of interest: the name "Archibald" means "genuine courage." Also, the first Book of Samuel contains the story of David and Goliath.


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Two children and a gazelle romp through a gruesome alphabet filled with even more grisly illustrations . . . and a whole lot of rhyming fun. Just the right amount of thrills and chills and alphabetical humor for ages 5 and up.Tags: books, Amazon, fantasy, illustrations, pirate, childrens books, alphabets, holiday gifts, Neil GaimanAdded 8 Years Ago from Amazon.com
Quite honestly, I bought this book for the wonderful illustrations by the fantastic Gris Grimly. I bought it under the auspices that it was for our daughter but really it was for me. The scratchy inked lines with impressionistic... Quite honestly, I bought this book for the wonderful illustrations by the fantastic Gris Grimly. I bought it under the auspices that it was for our daughter but really it was for me. The scratchy inked lines with impressionistic washes of color are gorgeous but the greatest thing about Mr. Grimly's style is the unique ways he allows his free-flowing lines and splatters to abstract the figures...it is a style perfect for the subject matter - namely two monsters who live in Booville and can't stand each other because one is tidy and one is messy. The felix and oscar relationship, no surprise, blossams into love and friendship by the end but along the way, we are treated to all kinds of disgusting verse and fantastically rendered monsters and creatures. It is a great book, a great book for kids with nothing offensive or questionable (i feel)...but then again, I bought it mainly because I wanted to look at the illustrations while I read to our daughter...Tags: books, picture books, kids books, illustrations, goth, Gothic, Halloween, monsters, childrens booksAdded 9 Years Ago from Amazon.com
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The South Carolina State Children's Health Insurance Program or CHIP is a federal and state support program to provide health insurance for children whose parents don?t qualify for Medicaid, but who also cannot afford to insure their children.
South Carolina has 70,000 opportunities for kids without health insurance to be insured. Through federal and state funds, CHIP (SC Children's Health Insurance Plan) is available for those struggling families that make too much to be on Medicaid, but not enough to provide health insurance for their children. Out of the 70,000 children this program could help, less than 8,000 children have been registered, for lack of publicity for the program. (A family of 4 can earn $44,100 and be a part of this program.)
The latest figures say that over 130,000 kids in SC do not have health insurance.The program in South Carolina is called: Healthy Connections Kids. Your children would be in a health plan and they would have their own doctor. The doctor would get to know them and their health care needs.
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Children can get coverage if all of these items are true:
- The children are under 19 years of age, are U.S. citizens, and are residents of South Carolina.
- Each child has a Social Security card or the family agrees to apply for the cards.
- The family income is less than 200% of the federal poverty level.
- The family's countable resources (such as cash and money in bank accounts) total $30,000 or less.
- The children cannot be covered by any other health insurance. Also, they cannot have had health insurance in the last three months – unless that insurance was canceled for a reason that was not the family's choice.
- Parents and legal guardians are not employed by the State of South Carolina.
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Bring Mom for a beautiful Brunch on Sunday, May 11 in the Colonial Dining Room at the Historic Hotel! A gourmet Omelet station and carved Prime Rib are featured items on the menu along with Seafood specialties and a bountiful display of desserts.
Then take a lovely walk along the Natural Bridge Park and enjoy the Cedar Creek Trail with lush waterfalls and spring wildflowers – Mother's who join us for brunch receive free admission to the Bridge and Caverns on May 11th. Please call ahead for reservations: (540) 291-2121 x7820.
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LOS ANGELES - A Marina del Rey man was sentenced Monday to a dozen years in federal prison for running a $600,000 fraud scheme where he and his brother impersonated victims to obtain and use credit cards in their names.
Johnny Stewart, 50, was convicted last November of 18 felony counts, including conspiracy to commit bank fraud, bank fraud, access device fraud, aggravated identity theft and money laundering.
"This is as deliberate and calculated a scheme as I've seen at trial recently," said U.S. District Judge Gary A. Feess, who called Stewart a "fraud recidivist" with a long criminal history involving similar offenses.
"This is a case where a substantial period of time in custody is appropriate," the judge said.
Evidence presented during a four-day trial in Los Angeles federal court showed Stewart and his younger brother, Clayton Stewart, fraudulently applied online for unauthorized credit cards from Chase Bank USA, Citibank, Bank of America and Capital One Bank.
Once the defendants received the cards, they made about $600,000 in illegal withdrawals and purchases, prosecutors said.
Feess said that in perpetrating the scheme, Johnny Stewart "smoothly and coolly" persuaded banks to send him replacement credit cards, causing"significant" harm to financial institutions and the people he impersonated.
Along with the prison term, Feess sentenced him to serve five years under supervised release after his release from jail, and ordered him to repay a share of $600,000 to the banks he defrauded.
Clayton Stewart, 46, of Bellflower pleaded guilty to conspiracy to commit bank fraud, access device fraud and money laundering and will be sentenced May 20.
A third defendant, 47-year-old Dexter Alexander Hardy, pleaded guilty to conspiracy and was sentenced to 33 months in prison.


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Coastal and Oceanographic Engineering Laboratory) ; 91/007 Title: Structure-induced sediment scour potential near a rectangular structure due to waves CITATION THUMBNAILS PAGE IMAGE ZOOMABLE Full Citation STANDARD VIEW MARC VIEW Permanent Link: http://ufdc.ufl.edu/UF00078621/00001 Material Information Title: Structure-induced sediment scour potential near a rectangular structure due to waves Series Title: UFLCOEL Physical Description: xvi, 120 leaves : ill. ; 28 cm. Language: English Creator: Karunamuni, Anura J., 1954- ( Dissertant )Sheppard, D. Max ( Thesis advisor )University of Florida -- Coastal and Oceanographic Engineering Dept Publisher: Coastal & Oceanographic Engineering Dept., University of Florida Place of Publication: Gainesville, Fla. Publication Date: 1991 Copyright Date: 1991 Subjects Subjects / Keywords: Sediment transport ( lcsh )Scour (Hydraulic engineering) ( lcsh )Water waves ( lcsh )Coastal and Oceanographic Engineering thesis M.S ( local )Dissertations, Academic -- Coastal and Oceanographic Engineering -- UF ( local ) Genre: government publication (state, provincial, terriorial, dependent) ( marcgt )bibliography ( marcgt )theses ( marcgt )non-fiction ( marcgt ) Notes Abstract: The problem of structure-induced sediment scour has been a subject of increasing importance in numerous branches of civil engineering. The problem considered here is the potential for sediment scour in the vicinity of a rectangular, partially submerged fixed structure separated from the bottom by a gap and exposed to two-dimensional monochromatic waves. A potential flow solution for the flow field in the vicinity of the structure is obtained using linear wave theory. In order to simplify the solution method, the flow field is divided into three regions; flow upstream of the structure, flow below the structure and flow downstream of the structure. A dimensional analysis of the problem was carried out in order to obtain the pertinent dimensionless groups. The solution procedure includes solving Laplace's equation and applying the standard bottom and free surface boundary conditions together with the continuity of pressure and velocity conditions at the interregional boundaries. Satisfaction of the boundary conditions results in a system of simultaneous algebraic equations with complex coefficients. This set of equations is solved numerically. Wave reflection and transmission coefficients were computed as part of this work and compared with the results of other theoretical studies. The ratio of maximum bottom velocities under the structure to the maximum velocity under the incident wave was computer for a range of structure parameters and wave conditions. Laboratory experiments were conducted where incident, reflected and transmitted wave heights along with flow velocities beneath he structure were measured and the results compared with the theoretically predicted values. The results give an indication of the sediment scour potential as a function of the structure and wave parameters. Thesis: Thesis (M.S.)--University of Florida, 1991. Bibliography: Includes bibliographical references (leaf 89). Statement of Responsibility: by Anura J. Karunamuni. General Note: "UFL/COEL-91/007." Funding: This publication is being made available as part of the report series written by the faculty, staff, and students of the Coastal and Oceanographic Program of the Department of Civil and Coastal Engineering. 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Prince William & Kate Middleton: Honeymoon Details
Their wedding was such a beautiful and massively-watched event, and later this month Prince William and Kate Middleton will be heading off to their honeymoon.
According to a report, the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge have selected a secret getaway in the Indian Ocean where they'll celebrate their union over a 10-day visit.
Their accommodations will cost roughly 4,000 pounds per night and they'll reach the villa by a private jet followed by a helicopter ride.
An insider told press, "It's one of the most incredible places you will ever visit and Kate will have the time of her life. It's everything you could want from a honeymoon destination and more – beautiful beaches, tropical seas and complete privacy. The prince's protection officers flew out two and half weeks ago to check it out and their villa has been booked and confirmed."
"It's a real Robinson Crusoe kind of place. There are some beautiful hikes, but if you can't be bothered to walk a golf cart will transport you. They will also deliver you a picnic with ice-cold drinks. If you fancy some company there is a little beach bar and a restaurant. Most people, however, prefer to eat meals brought by the butler on the privacy of their deck while watching the sunset."


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- Actor Nicolas Cage will star as a real-life policeman who survived the collapse of the World Trade Centre in what will be one of Hollywood's first films to dramatise the September 11 attacks on America.
Oscar-winning filmmaker Oliver Stone is on board to direct the untitled movie, which centres on the story of the last two men - a pair of New York Port Authority police officers - rescued from the rubble of the twin towers, Paramount Pictures said today.
The two officers, John McLoughlin and William Jimeno, sold their life rights to the studio, providing the basis for the original screenplay by relative newcomer Andrea Berloff.
Cage, who won an Academy Award for Leaving Las Vegas, will play McLoughlin. No other casting decisions have been made, Paramount said.
The studio has given producers the go-ahead to begin work on the film, getting an apparent leg up on another 9/11 feature in development at rival Columbia Pictures.
Columbia announced in February it had optioned screen rights to 102 Minutes, a book by two New York Times reporters chronicling the interval between the crash of the first hijacked airliner into the World Trade Centre and the collapse of the first tower.
No director or actors have been signed to the 102 Minutes project, but Columbia has received a first script draft by Billy Ray, the writer and director behind Shattered Glass, according to Hollywood trade paper Daily Variety.
Word that Paramount had a film in the works dramatising the 9/11 attacks came a day after London was rocked by a series of deadly bomb blasts that renewed anxieties about terror threats.
A studio insider said the timing of its announcement was less than "ideal", precipitated only because Variety broke the story in its Friday edition.
The fact that at least two major studios have embraced the subject of 9/11 marks a huge shift in Hollywood's attitude toward depiction of the suicide hijackings that claimed nearly 3,000 lives and prompted the US global war on terrorism.
In the immediate aftermath of the attacks, studios and broadcasters steered clear of any themes considered evocative of the tragedy. The trend has gradually swung the other way.
Until now, stories about 9/11 have remained the province of film and TV documentaries, television dramas, or in big-screen fiction like Steven Spielberg's War of the Worlds featuring 9/11-like imagery.
The American TV network ABC is planning a miniseries drama based on the 9/11 Commission Report, the best-selling official government account of events surrounding the attacks.
Rival network NBC recently pulled the plug on a similar project.
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Where will the turbines be?
TreeHuggers: meet the new neighbors. They'll draw tourist buses; local naturalists and wealthy landowners will be up in arms; and, poor farmers will be delighted at the income prospects. Will TreeHuggers grouse about hypothetical bat and bird mortality; or, will we facilitate a circumspect debate? There's a huge opportunity to take a local leadership role in site planning. US TreeHuggers can face these questions by looking here.Great Lakes States residents should look by the shores of Gitcheegoomee.
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More vital questions for scenario thinkers:
Chicken or Egg: An abundance of accessible green power may only tempt people to waste still more electricity. Perhaps its more important to focus first on energy conserving lifestyles and electronic goods. Which path should lead in other words? Perhaps parallel path development is best?
Which side will you be on? - a quick glance at the Gitcheegoomee link tells you that many miles of lakeshore could one day be in view of offshore windfarms. For the recently proposed US Cape Wind offshore turbine project, environmental, tourism business, and wealthy landowner interests seem to have allied in opposition based mainly on aesthetics. Will short term economic fears and property value concerns drive other coastal projects away?
Nucs Next: - If TreeHuggers largely take the opposing view, does that not create a political opening for more nuclear generation?
By Invitation: - What overlays would you put on the wind density maps to identify places that TreeHuggers would like to wind farms go?
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Lolo Jones' Olympics 2012: Another Bittersweet Event Without Medal
For Lolo Jones, Olympics 2012 has become another bittersweet event, which left her without a medal.
The American hurdler finished fourth in the women's 100-meter hurdles final Tuesday night.
"Obviously, I'm crushed," Jones said. "I guess all the people talking about me can have their night and laugh."
Jones' time of 12.58 seconds fell a tenth of a second short of an Olympic medal.
Australian Sally Pearson made an Olympics-record in 12.35 seconds, edging defending champion Dawn Harper of the U.S., who finished with 12.37 seconds.
The bronze medal also went to the U.S., with Kellie Wells finishing in 12.48 seconds.
Jones' record was the fastest she has ever run since 2010, according to Sports Illustrated.
"As an athlete, you never want to make excuses. I did the best I could tonight with the cards I was dealt," Jones told reporters.
For the 30-year-old Lolo Jones, the London Olympics 2012 is most likely her last chance, which she missed, to score a medal.
"In '08, I tasted the medal,'' said Jones. "Here I was just clawing my way through each round and trying to get on the team. It was a different experience. [After crossing the finish line] I kind of figured I was out of the medals. But I was saying a prayer that I could sneak in.''
In Beijing Olympics in 2008, Jones was leading for most of the race the race until she hit the ninth hurdle, which brought her down to seventh place.
"It was like racing a car at max velocity. When you hit a curve, you either maintain control or you crash and burn," Lolo Jones said after the race in 2008. "Today, I crashed and burned. I'm shocked and sad. But I'm happy for the girls."
This time, too, the Olympics turned out to be bittersweet for her.
Asked of her future plan, Jones responded, saying, "I always wanted Rio to be my last Olympics. Now that I have two bittersweet Olympics, man, I don't know. Every time I come here, I get burned. I'm really disappointed in myself and I feel like I let a lot of people down.''
The frustration is imaginable, after Jones suffered two hamstring injuries and a spinal cord setback this past year and finally qualified for the Olympics Games.
"I was just hoping a prayer, a chance I'd be able to scoop away a medal," Jones said.
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The voltage accross the terminals of a 0.4 micro farad is: V(t) = 25V ........................for t less or equal to 0 V(t) = A1te^(-1500t) + A2e^(-1500t) V.........................for t greater or equal to 0 The initial current in the capacitor is 90mA. Assume the passive sign convention. a) What is the initial energy stored in the Capacitor b) Evaluate the coefficient A1 and A2
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January 11, 2017
El Cajon, Calif. -- Thomas Wolfe wrote a book nearly 80 years ago entitled "You Can't Go Home Again."
Needless to say, Wolfe wasn't thinking of TMU men's basketball coach Kelvin Starr, who returned to San Diego Christian College Thursday evening, a place where he played for four years and spent 11 more seasons on the Hawks' coaching staff, the last five as head coach (2002-07).
Making it easier for Starr to go home again was the play of his Mustangs, who used a big night from Lawrence Russell and Delewis Johnson to forge an 81-74 victory. The win snapped a two-game GSAC losing streak and improved the Mustangs to 2-3 in conference play and 13-3 overall.
Russell and Johnson each notched double-doubles and combined for 42 points and 21 rebounds. They took turns leading the club's offensive fortunes with Johnson scoring 17 first-half points as the Mustangs led most of the opening stanza while Russell tossed in 16 in the second half and put his club ahead to stay.
Johnson scored seven points during a 12-0 Mustang run that turned a two-point (10-8) deficit into a 10-point lead with 12:46 left in the opening half. A Matthew McClain layup just under a minute later gave the Mustangs their largest lead of the evening, 24-12.
The Hawks started to chip away at that deficit, eventually tying the game at 35-all with 2:04 left in the half. Twelve seconds later, Hansel Atencia unlocked the tie with a three-pointer and Russell added a layup and a free throw, and the Mustangs went to intermission up 41-39.
Johnson went 6-10 from the field and 5-6 from the line en route to his 17 opening-half points. Collectively, the Mustangs shot 48% from the field during the first 20 minutes while limiting the Hawks to 41% shooting.
Coming out of the break, Reid Shackelford went to work, draining a three-pointer to give his team a five-point edge and then converting a couple of layups, the second of which put the Mustangs up 53-43 at the 16:09 mark.
That double-digit lead lasted all of one possession as the Hawks, like they had done in the first half, began to carve away at the deficit. Using an 8-2 burst during a two-minute window, the hosts caught the Mustangs at 59-all with 11:31 remaining. Just over four minutes later (7:36), the Hawks went ahead 65-64.
The Hawks' tenacity impressed their former coach, who commented, "Coach Mendez had his team well-prepared and they played hard the entire game."
Just when it seemed the game was slipping away, Russell stepped up. The junior transfer, who has led the club in scoring and rebounding through the first 15 games, calmly sank two charity tosses on the next possession to move the Mustangs back in front. Those free throws sparked a 6-0 skein that put the Mustangs ahead to stay.
Layups by Russell at the 5:33 and 3:50 marks, respectively, gave the Mustangs two six-point advantages(72-66 and 74-68) and his free throw with seven seconds remaining put an exclamation point on the victory.
Starr was particularly pleased with his team's play in the closing minutes, saying, "We had to make some big plays down the stretch to get the road win."
Russell led all scorers with 22 points, gong 6-12 from the field and 10-15 from the line. He also pulled down 10 rebounds, notching his team-high ninth double-double of the campaign.
Johnson recorded a double-double, as well, finishing with 20 points and a career-high 11 rebounds. Shackelford tossed in 11 points and dished out a game-high four assists while Evan Jenkins scored 10 more.
After playing three games in five days, the Mustangs get some time off before returning home to face Vanguard next Tuesday evening at 7:30pm on Bross Court.