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RADARSAT and ERS-2 data collected at multiple incidence angles are used to characterize the seasonal variations in the backscatter of snow-covered landscapes in the northern Hudson Bay Lowlands during the winters of 1997/98 and 1998/99. The study evaluates the usefulness of C-band SAR systems for retrieving the snow water equivalent under dry snow conditions in the forest–tundra ecotone. The backscatter values are compared against ground measurements at six sampling sites, which are taken to be representative of the land-cover types found in the region. The contribution of dry snow to the radar return is evident when frost penetrates the first 20 cm of soil. Only then does the backscatter respond positively to changes in snow water equivalent, at least in the open and forested areas near the coast, where 1-dB increases in backscatter for each approximate 5–10 mm of accumulated water equivalent are observed at 20–31° incidence angles. Further inland, the backscatter shows either no change or a negative change with snow accumulation, which suggests that the radar signal there is dominated by ground surface scattering (e.g., fen) when not attenuated by vegetation (e.g., forested and transition). With high-frequency ground-penetrating radar, we demonstrate the presence of a 10–20-cm layer of black ice underneath the snow cover, which causes the reduced radar returns (−15 dB and less) observed in the inland fen. A correlation between the backscattering and the snow water equivalent cannot be determined due to insufficient observations at similar incidence angles. To establish a relationship between the snow water equivalent and the backscatter, only images acquired with similar incidence angles should be used, and they must be corrected for both vegetation and ground effects.
Conventional snow measurements, which are sporadically taken
The approaches to mapping wet snow cover with C-band SARs are now tried and tested. Many models developed over the last 15 years have been validated in various environments, including mountainous terrain and glaciers [
In the winters of 1997/98 and 1998/99, C-band RADARSAT-1 and ERS-2 images over the region of Churchill, Manitoba, were acquired to facilitate the investigation of the effect of incident-angle variations on the backscattering characteristics of lake ice [
Churchill is located in northwestern Manitoba, Canada, at latitude 59°N; this area is dominated by wetlands, where the terrain elevation does not exceed 200 m (
In August 1997, we surveyed vegetation at six sites, which were selected to represent the major terrain types found around Churchill.
We conducted snow surveys at these sites during the two winters following our initial vegetation survey. These snow surveys revealed significant spatial heterogeneity in the snow cover conditions, which is similar to the observations reported in [
Site BR is located near the shore of Hudson Bay on a raised beach ridge with a poorly developed sandy soil that supports xerophytic plants, especially lichen and heath species, as per the description in [
Not far from the Twin Lakes, site SI is in a sedge fen characterized by a high water table and a hummock-hollow microtopography. The sedges (
The ground-measured snow depths are twice as high in this open coniferous forest (approximately 60 cm) than in the more open areas of the sedge fen (approximately 30 cm). However, the water equivalents are approximately the same. The differences in snow density can be readily explained by the disparities in snow depth between these two sites. For example, on 25 March 1998, the snow water equivalent and density were 84 mm and 259 kg·m−3, respectively, at SI; however, at FI, these values were 96 mm and 142 kg·m−3, respectively. Wind acts as the determining factor for snow density in treeless areas during accumulation (
At site SI, the snowpack consists of several dense and superimposed snow layers, each composed of rounded grains (ø= 0.5 mm); the underlying layers consist of coarser snow particles, mainly of the faceted-crystal type. The vertical sequence of low and hard snow layers at the top of the snow cover testifies to the occurrence of alternating accumulation and ablation events, with the latter resulting in the formation of wind crusts within the first few centimeters of the snow cover. The weak thermal gradient between the surface and the bottom of the snowpack at SI is not conducive to the formation of a thick layer of depth hoar. This shallow snow cover is a weakly porous medium, mainly composed of coherent, rounded-grain layers with a high thermal conductivity. As a result, the transmission of cold air through the snowpack is fast and efficient. At the end of the summer of 1997, the Churchill region received an unusually large amount of rain, which raised the water table above the surface and increased the depth of ponded water in the fen immediately prior to the fall freeze-up. As a result, the following winter's snowpack at SI rested upon a thick layer of black ice, which prevented the geothermal heat flux from warming the bottom layers of the snow. The gravel road constructed directly through the fen acts as a barrier to the flow of water; therefore, this ice layer is likely to form when the water table is high, shortly before freeze-up.
The snow cover at FI has a relatively constant density of 150 kg·m−3 and therefore acts as an excellent insulator. This snow cover lies over a comparatively thick substrate of frozen moss and sphagnum, which is effectively warmer than the basal ice encountered at the fen site. The temperature registered at the snow-ground interface remains approximately 0 °C, and the thermal gradient through the snow cover exceeds 10 °C·cm−1. The heat surplus released through the geothermic flux sublimates the snow and produces a significant quantity of depth hoar (ø= 2–4 mm cups) in the layers closest to the ground. Additionally, the heat flux produces faceted crystals (ø= 1–2 mm) in the upper portion of the snowpack.
In the transition zone (T), the fen becomes increasingly covered by trees as one moves from SI to FI. The water table is very high during the summer in this area. The trees are predominantly represented by tamaracks. Much of the sampling area (50% to 60%) is densely covered by tall shrubs (mainly
Sites SII and FII, which are in the vicinity of the airport, are only 4 km from the coast; however, SI and FI are situated 14 km farther inland (see
The snow-cover measurements were taken at 12.5-m intervals along two perpendicular transects 50 m in length. Shorter intervals were used where high winds had greatly redistributed the snow. To sufficiently characterize the snow cover, at least nine measurements were collected at each site, the locations of which are shown in
RADARSAT-1 and ERS-2 C-band (5.3 GHz) synthetic aperture radar (SAR) images were acquired during the winters of 1997/98 and 1998/99. RADARSAT-1 sends and receives radar waves with horizontal polarization. This satellite offers a variety of beam modes and positions, with predefined incidence angle ranges, swath widths, and spatial resolutions. A total of 14 RADARSAT-1 standard beam mode images were used in the present study, provided by the Manitoba Remote Sensing Centre and the Canada Centre for Remote Sensing (
The ERS-2 satellite C-band SAR operates with VV polarization and does not have the multi-incidence angle capability of RADARSAT-1. The fixed-look angle of ERS-2 ranges from 20.1° to 25.9°across a given image, which can be roughly compared to the S1 mode of RADARSAT-1. The ERS-2 images were acquired on the descending orbit at approximately 6:20 a.m., local time, for the following eight dates: 18 February 1998, 9 March 1998, 13 April 1998, 18 May 1998, 5 October 1998, 9 November 1998, 14 December 1998 and 29 March 1999.
Both sets of SAR images have a nominal resolution of approximately 25 m and a pixel spacing of 12.5 m. All images were radiometrically calibrated at the Canadian Data Processing Facility using the most recent antenna pattern correction and payload parameter file. Using the PCI Geomatics/Geomatica image processing software [
A PulseEkko 1000 ground-penetrating radar (GPR) instrument was also used to image the subsurface and the interior of the snow pack. GPR operates with a set of antennas: the first transmits successive radar impulses that are reflected by the dielectric discontinuities between the snow pack and the subsurface, and the second receives the signal that is reflected back toward the (snow) surface. The antennas are positioned in a fiberglass box and connected with coaxial cables to a control unit that digitizes the electric signals recorded by the receiving antenna. The control unit amplifies, processes, and then stores the information received by the antenna; examples of such information are the travel time between the transmitted and reflected signal and the amplitude and frequency of the reflected radar waves. A more thorough description of GPR can be found in [
The qualitative interpretation of C-band radar backscatter measurements gathered over the heterogeneous environment under study requires an understanding of the scattering mechanisms involved. The basic backscattering behavior of snow-covered terrain is described by scattering models that have been supported by experimental results, such as [
The scattering models in [
To examine the effect of dry snow on the backscatter of C-band radar, we first visually compared two RADARSAT-1 images acquired with the same incident angle (20–27°, S1 mode) at the time of peak snow accumulation in different snow seasons (
We hypothesize that the differences in backscatter are representative of variations in the snow conditions, with the backscatter increasing as the snow water equivalent increases (
The snow water equivalent measurements reveal the actual amount of snow that accumulated. Between the two winters, we observed a difference of 20–25 mm water equivalent at BR, SI, SII, and FI and as much as 40–50 mm at FII and T. At BR, where the snow depth remained unchanged, there was actually twice as much snow in March 1998 as in March 1999. The greater amount of snow on the ground in 1998 introduced additional snow compaction, which translated into the higher snow density values. This is particularly true for the BR observation site, where the snow density was 210 kg·m−3 (1998)
The snowfall and depth records at the Churchill Airport weather station indicate that snow accumulation commenced later in the winter of 1998/99 than in the winter of 1997/98 (
Regrettably, the information that we obtained from the fluctuations of the average backscattering coefficients along a 5-pixel-wide (62.5 m) and 3.5-km-long transect passing near FI, T and SI (see
This transect shows an increase of the backscattering coefficient from the open areas to the forested areas; this increase is mostly due to the vegetation gradient. The presence of short vegetation (h < 30 cm) is usually insufficient to affect the backscattering from snow-covered surfaces, such that the soil liquid water content and the surface roughness contribute most of the signal, to a degree that varies as a function of the angle of incidence [
Next, we consider the ability of RADARSAT-1 (
The thickness of this layer, as estimated through the ground-penetrating radar survey, agrees with the direct (stake) measurements gathered in the field. The thickness of the under-snow ice was estimated by comparing the manually probed snow depths with the observations of snow in relation to the stakes at the measuring stations, where the zero marks were positioned at the ground surface before the occurrence of the unusually wet conditions in late summer, as previously described. This subsurface feature likely contributes to a modification of the winter radar signature at this site (
In spring 1998, the sedge fen (SI) turned into a vast pool of standing meltwater. The strong specular reflection off the smooth water surface occurring at larger incidence angles caused an even more significant change in the backscatter intensity at SI (a difference of −11 dB), as recorded between the two images acquired in the S1 (6 May) and S7 (10 May) standard modes.
In contrast, the backscatter at the open coniferous forest site (FI) and transition site (T) did not change significantly between 22 and 23 March, and therefore seems to be more independent of the incidence angle. The C-band backscatter at this site is less sensitive to variations of the surface, and volume scattering in the forest canopy may be the dominant mechanism [
Three RADARSAT-1 images are available within the 30–37°incidence angle range (S3 mode) between November 1997 and January 1998 (
The ERS-2 backscatter values also decreased from 5 October (no snow) to 9 November (little snow) and 14 December (more snow) of the following winter by approximately 5 dB at most sites and slightly less at FI (
Although the snowpack was very shallow (<10 cm), the region received 80 cm of cumulative snow fall by 14 December. Once more, SI distinguished itself from the other sites, exhibiting a stronger radar return before dropping dramatically to −22 dB (
The daily records of ground temperature at various depths near FII are given in
Before the soil freezes, the accumulation of snow on the ground surface does not significantly affect the backscatter values [
The RADARSAT-1 data are available within the 20–31° incidence angle range (
The correlation between the snow water equivalent and the radar backscatter depends on both the snow (snow density, stratigraphy, granulometry, and water content) and the ground (surface roughness and dielectric properties) parameters. Whenever the volume scattering from the snowpack is greater than the ground scattering attenuated by the snow, a positive correlation is expected. Otherwise, the correlation is negative [
The presence of a thick layer of ice underneath the snowpack at SI, whose presence was previously demonstrated (
The high-frequency GPR surveys at FII detected a 20–30-cm layer of peat underneath the snow, the presence of which was confirmed by the elementary soil sampling we performed in the summer of 1997 (
No RADARSAT-1 image was recorded during the snowmelt, such that we were unable to verify the effect of wet snow on radar backscatter. During the first week of May 1998, most of the snow disappeared in the field, and only traces were recorded at the Churchill airport for that period. In the spring of 1999, the snowmelt occurred earlier and more rapidly (by one week) than usual. By 1 April, almost all the snow was gone; subsequently, the air temperature again fell below zero for approximately one week. The presence of frozen meltwater ponds and remnant refrozen snow caused higher backscatter in the S1 image of 1 April compared with that of 17 March (
During the winters of 1997/98 and 1998/99, we explored the ability of C-band SAR measurements to retrieve snow information, especially the snow water equivalent under dry snow conditions, in a forest-tundra environment. Multi-temporal RADARSAT-1 images over Churchill, northern Manitoba, were used as the main data source, in addition to some ERS-2 imagery, to study the C-band backscatter characteristics under snow conditions. Supporting field data were acquired, concurrent with the RADARSAT-1 overpasses.
The manual snow surveys demonstrated that the accumulation of snow across such a landscape is extremely irregular, due to the strong redistribution by wind and the spatial heterogeneity of the land cover. The comparison of field measurements and backscatter values enabled the identification of some impacts of the ground, vegetation, and viewing conditions, in addition to the snow-cover characteristics, on the seasonal variability of C-band radar backscatter at the treeline.
The contribution of dry snow to the C-band backscatter appears to be effective only when frost has penetrated the first 20 cm of the soil. Both RADARSAT-1 and ERS-2 measurements support this observation. Once this frost depth has been reached, the RADARSAT-1 backscatter began to respond positively to changes in the snow water equivalent, at least in the tundra (BR), sedge fen (SII), and open forest (FII) of the nearshore areas. For these sites, at small incidence angles (20–31°), 1-dB increases in backscatter occurred for every approximately 5–10 mm of water equivalent of accumulated snow depth. However, in the inland open and forested areas near the Twin Lakes and the transition zone between them, the backscatter increased only very slightly (e.g., SI) or even decreased with increasing snow water equivalent (e.g., FI and T). When backscatter is plotted against the transect vegetation, it gradually increases from the open areas (−17 to −15 dB) to the transition zone (−14 to −13 dB) to the forested areas (−12 to −10 dB). In sparsely vegetated areas, the RADARSAT-1 backscatter response from the dry snow cover was also found to be lower at larger incidence angles (45–49°) than at lower incidence angles (20–27°) by approximately 4 dB, whereas it remained unchanged in the forested and partially wooded areas. Combined, these observations support the hypothesis that the radar signal at these sites is dominated by ground surface scattering when not attenuated by the vegetation. For example, a 10–20-cm layer of black ice underneath the snow cover, as evidenced by a high-frequency GPR measurement, caused the very low radar return (
The observations of such diametrically opposed radar responses to snow water equivalent within the same study area are of interest, and the conditions that produced these distinct responses should be investigated further. For now, these results have informed us that a simple relationship between the snow water equivalent of the dry snow cover and the radar backscatter at C-band frequencies is unlikely to be found in environments as complex as forest-tundra without prior corrections for both vegetation and ground effects.
Financial assistance for the fieldwork was provided by the Climate Research Branch, Environment Canada, in support of the CRYSYS program and the Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada. The work of F. Pivot was supported by the Ministère de l'Enseignement supérieur et de la Recherche in France through a doctoral grant. During that time, F. Pivot was with the Universitédes Sciences et Technologies de Lille, France. F. Pivot wishes to thank Roy Dixon of the Manitoba Remote Sensing Centre and Terry Pultz of the Canada Centre for Remote Sensing (CCRS) for providing the RADARSAT-1 and ERS-2 images, Tom Lukowski (CCRS) for helping with the calibration of the ERS-2 images, Anouk Utzschneider for her assistance with the geometric correction of the ERS-2 images, and Denis Sarrazin (Centre d'Études Nordiques, Université Laval) for his technical assistance in the field. She is also grateful to the Churchill Northern Studies Centre for the logistical support provided during the field campaigns. Finally, F. Pivot would like to express her gratitude to her doctoral supervisors: Claude Kergomard, now at the Department of Geography of the École Nationale Supérieure (France), and Claude Duguay, director of the Interdisciplinary Centre on Climate Change at the University of Waterloo (Ontario, ON, Canada).
A Landsat ETM+ RGB (Red, Green, Blue) color composite image (4,5,3), courtesy of the US Geological Survey, showing the study area and the location of the sampling sites.
A comparison of the two RADARSAT-1 images acquired in standard beam mode 1 during the period of peak snow accumulation for the winters of (
The cumulative snowfall, snow depth, and maximum air temperature observed at the Churchill Airport weather station from 1 September to 30 March, 1997/98 and 1998/99.
The snow stratigraphic profiles in the (
The RADARSAT-1 backscatter variations along two transects successively crossing the sedge fen, transition zone, and open spruce forest near the Twin Lakes during the period of maximum snow accumulation in the winters of 1997/98 and 1998/99.
The RADARSAT-1 seasonal backscatter signatures at six sampling sites. Shown are the maximum, mean, and minimum backscattering coefficients for a 5 × 5-pixel subset window.
An interpretation of a high-frequency (900 MHz) GPR reflection profile at the sedge fen site (SI), 24 March 1998.
The ERS-2 seasonal backscatter signatures at six sampling sites. Shown are the maximum, mean, and minimum backscattering coefficients for a 5 ×5-pixel subset window.
An interpretation of a high-frequency (900 MHz) GPR reflection profile at the open coniferous forest site (FII), 24 March 1998.
The date, hour and acquisition mode of the RADARSAT-1 images.
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I am wondering if someone can tell me why my main navigation buttons are not working. They are located in the div #header inside the unordered list. I cannot even get the cursor to appear. What is going on?
Whenever you start to use big margins, like
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I was attempting to create a sticky footer (which works well) but it must not be right.
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March Madness? How about tax madness? Ah, tax season. Whether it's money you owe, or a refund coming your way, I'm sure you know how much it is. But if you're like most us of, you likely don't know where your tax dollars actually go. Think about it. Do you know how your tax dollars are spent? Don't be discouraged, neither did I.
There's so much talk in the news about social security, Medicare, and foreign assistance spending. It got us wondering how much we contribute to each. Well, thankfully we've now got a simple way for you to find out.
Today, we're launching our new Interactive Tax Tool that shows you where your tax dollars go. Just enter your household income and you'll see your tax money break down into eight categories -– national defense, social security, health, unemployment, Medicare, interest on US debt, foreign assistance and other. It's not exact — it assumes you file as a single without exemptions — but you get the picture.
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Time and again, research has shown us that when people see how much good is being done for so little, their opinions on foreign assistance change. As a matter of fact, there's no single message that effectively changes more skeptics into believers than the living proof of what has been accomplished for so little. The problem is, not enough people have seen this proof. That's where you come in.
I'm asking you to not only check out the Tax Tool yourself, but to share it with all your friends. And ask them to share it with their friends too. Because the more people who see the proof that foreign aid is working, the more people will stand up to protect it. And after all, that's what ONE is all about.


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Founded in 2004 the company is now well on it way to making a name for itself in the mobile gaming market thanks to the backing of its principal investor Mfusion, a successful mobile gambling company, and a variety of other investors.
Cometa Wireless products are based on Arcadia, new patented technology developed by Cometa's founders. Arcadia facilitates faster communication between a mobile phone and the company's servers allowing mobile casino style games to be played securely in real-time, whilst maintaining the look and high performance of a regular slot machine.
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The studio's seven-day schedule features a mix of introductory and all-levels classes. All sessions last 45 minutes to one hour, and each includes a warm-up, cooldown, and final stretch, affording clients the opportunity to cycle in exotic locales without ever leaving Rochester.
Inside the dimly lit studio, where special-effects lights and video projections flicker across the faces of up to 15 riders, the low hum of Cycledelic's FreeMotion stationary bikes is interrupted only by the energizing beats of the instructor's motivating musical selections. Each of the certified spin instructors uses a teaching style that emphasizes a no-frills approach, which allows students to cycle comfortably and at their own pace. Since class sizes are capped out at just more than a dozen, students receive more personalized attention, from getting help with bike fitting to receiving encouraging words through tough simulated hill climbs. Cycledelic's studio sports unisex showers and a separate bathroom, which supports riders' speedy mindset with convenient washup facilities.


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After marking his triumphant return to music following a seven-year hiatus with the Jay-Z- and Timberland-assisted "Suit & Tie," we're now privy to the lyric-driven video for the new song from Justin Timberlake. Directed by Laban Pheidias, the black-and-white clip does in fact feature Timberlake himself – as many videos of this nature forgo actual subjects in favor of prominent text elements. His forthcoming album The 20/20 Experience is but another strategic roll-out for his comeback including a performance at the invitation-only DIRECTV Super Saturday Night benefit concert in New Orleans on the eve of the Super Bowl.
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Stir it Up, the Community Alliance newspaper's radio show on KFCF 88.1 FM featured Jessie Speer. Speer wrote the front page article about the homeless in the September issue of the Community Alliance. You can read her article here: http://fresnoalliance.com/wordpress/?p=8294 .


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"Labor of love" is a cliché, but it's an accurate description of this new neighborhood eatery, owned by a charming May/December married couple: Callie Postel, who runs the front of the house, and her husband Claude (who had several restaurants in Quebec before relocating to Miami), who helms the kitchen, cooking up evocative French comfort food (plus a few Italian dishes) with a smile. Diners get huge portions of honest fare (starters such as rillettes du mans, a rustic pâté-like spread served with cornichons, Dijon mustard, and crusty bread; and full entrées including moist-centered roast salmon with ratatouille), at minuscule prices (starters $5 to $8, most entrées $8 to $14). But even better are the hours: seven days a week 11 a.m. to midnight. On weeknights, that's pretty late even for SoBe, and it's plenty late for midtown dining after catching a show at the performing arts center, a game at the arena, or some art exhibits on gallery night. This bistro fits the classic French definition: a convivial neighborhood place where folks can drop in for a glass of wine and a bite to eat any day at all hours.
Remember that trip to Buenos Aires? There was supposed to be tango dancing until dawn and a smoky-eyed lover. Instead you tripped over your own feet and got fat eating alfajores. Now that you're back in Miami, the porteños are gone, but there are still alfajores. Buenos Aires Bakery offers three kinds of the cookie and dulce de leche sandwich at $2 a pop: dark chocolate, white chocolate, and maizena. The cookies are moist and the Argentine caramel perfectly gooey. Take a bite, make peace with your chubbiness, and daydream about the Paris of South America.
Argentine steaks are revered not because of how they're cooked, but because the meat is incredible. The cattle roam the fertile pastures of the pampas and are never forced to exert themselves (because exercise makes the meat tougher). They are carted around the country in train cars. This special treatment produces beef that melts when it hits your tongue and is unrivaled in tenderness and flavor.
But until just last year, the USDA — out of protectionism and semi-legitimate fears of hoof and mouth disease — banned the import of Argentine beef. Now that it can again be imported, you don't want to go to some fancy Argentine steak house and have them jack up the price on you just for cooking the meat. That's where Estancia Argentina comes in. It's a Miami-based chain owned by Buenos Aires transplants, with locations in Aventura, Coral Gables, Kendall, and Miramar. It's half restaurant, half market, and all good. The empanadas ($1.55) and sandwiches ($8) are delicious, made fresh with quality ingredients. The walls are lined with bottles of wine, so you can buy a Malbec and drink it with your meal. The meat counter is to drool over, with all sorts of Argentine beef cuts, cheeses, chorizos, and chimichurris. They also have great desserts ($1 to $5). The place is always packed with Spanish speakers enjoying a cup of vino or guarana soda with meaty skirt steak or prosciutto and mozzarella sandwiches. Join them.
There's no Brie, quail eggs, or diced jalapeños baked into the dough of the bagels at this Kendall joint. Nor is there any caviar-infused shmear or exotic fruit toppings shipped from some remote village in the heart of the Amazon. That's because The Bagel Express, a non-descript delicatessen squeezed into a small, suburban strip mall, simply makes great bagels. There's greatness in the first bite. And the second. And the thirtieth.
Made from scratch and baked fresh daily, the bagels here are classics — pumpernickel, sesame, egg, poppy seed, garlic, salt, cinnamon, plain, and everything. The price: $6.60 for six and $11.95 for a baker's dozen. For the carb-conscious, there's also whole wheat and eight-grain available with your choice of regular or low-fat cream cheese (plain, chive, vegetable, strawberry, and honey walnut) for $2.75 a pop. Speaking of pop, The Bagel Express has Dr. Brown sodas (diet and regular). Then there's fresh, hand-sliced Nova lox for $7.99 per quarter pound and delicious, buttery rugelach for $10.95 a platter.
Still not convinced? Oy vey! Then swing on in after the morning rush and try a Boar's Head deli sandwich served in a large woven basket with your choice of bagel, for $7.95. While you're there — now don't get all verklempt — ponder this: Although a bagel topped with Alba white truffle cream cheese and goji berry-infused Riesling jelly sounds superb, it'll run you $1,000 at the Westin Hotel in Times Square. But these tasty bites in Kendall will cost you a mere $1.25 each. Enjoy!
If great bread is the staff of life, all of us here in South Florida are living on borrowed time, eating mushy, pallid, tasteless loaves made from ultrarefined flour that no self-respecting Parisian or Italian would use for a doorstop. But thankfully, for those special occasions, we have La Provence, where you can get a proper baguette ($2) or crusty loaf of sourdough ($2.25) or hunk of multigrain ($4.35). But man (and woman) doesn't live by bread alone, so if you're hungry for a light, flaky croissant; luscious Danish, fruit tart, or cheesecake; even savory quiches or empanadas, La Provence has you covered there too. Just no doorstops.
For more than nine years, Aziza Yuself has made Varanda's a place where Brazilians can savor authentic cuisine. That's why the low-key eatery draws so many of the Brazilian expatriates residing in North Beach, who can watch Brazilian television and have long conversations in Portuguese while dining on exceptionally good food, especially the muqueca de peixe, fish perfectly simmered in a coconut sauce ($14.95). Meat lovers will enjoy the picadinho ao mohlo, beef strips in a delicious hot sauce, for $10.95, or the frango ao mohlo curry, curry chicken in coconut sauce for $13.95. For many folks, Varanda's is a home away from home, but even if you're not from São Paulo, you can drop by too.


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Miami 's win over Duke is a major step towards a Hurricane tournament bid, but McClinton and his teammates still have plenty of work to do. The Canes sit at 5-6 in ACC and will probably have to go 3-2 in their final five games to assure a tournament bid. McClinton talk about not getting too excited over Miami 's last victory.
"The high was after the game in the locker room and hanging out with the guys," said McClinton. "I just preached to the guys that we need to stay humble. We beat a great team, but we still have games left that we need to focus on."
The Canes are on a 3 game winning streak in the ACC and are steadily climbing up the standings. Miami has salvaged their season in the last three games and McClinton talked about what changes have occurred to propel Miami on a three game winning streak.
"We looked at film and we saw there was some stuff to fix, rebounding and other little things," said McClinton. "We corrected those things and it showed in the two road games and versus Duke. We just have to keep it going."
Miami was also treated to a rare experience on Wednesday night versus Duke. The Canes played in front of a loud and packed Bank United Center . McClinton talked about the importance of having a rambunctious home crown.
"The fans help out a whole lot," said McClinton. "It is like having that 6th man on the court. When we are on the road the fans are crazy and trying to get under our skin. Playing at home and having a crowd like that really helps. Probably the best game fan wise since I have been here."
The Canes now turn their attention to Maryland . Miami beat the Terrapins in their two meetings last season and hope to continue their success on Saturday. McClinton talked about the challenges that Maryland presents.
"Maryland is a great team," said McClinton. "They have a great coach in Gary Williams. They have good big men and a great guard. They beat North Carolina this year. We just have to go out there with complete focus and get the job done."
Maryland is one of the top teams in the ACC and are led by their sophomore point guard Greivis Vasquez. He is the conference's fourth leading scorer and is supported by two talented big mean in James Gist and Bambale Osby. McClinton talked about facing another ACC challenge.
"Every team in this league is a great team," said McClinton. "I think your preparation before each game has a lot to do with the result. We are very prepared for Maryland and if we stay focused and humble we will be fine."
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25 Types Of Olympic Athletes And The Reasons To Have Sex With Them
So here we are, approaching the end of the 2012 Summer Olympics. What a wild ride it's been, eh? From the Queen parachuting out of a helicopter, to Jordyn Wieber's heartbreak, to Ryan Lochte's tacky grill, perfect bod, and one-night stands.
I have a rough time when any big sporting event rolls around, and that's because a) I'm utterly uninterested in sports, and b) I'm utterly addicted to TV. This means that, if there is a big sporting event being aired, I feel compelled to watch for the sole purpose of having something to do. And this, in turn, means I have to come up with some way to make it interesting.
What I did for the 2012 Summer Olympics, is watch with a keen eye for the physiques and unique talents of the various athletes. And I imagined having sex with them. Wait! No. It was more specific than that, really. I imagined the before, during, and after of having sex with them, with a focus on the special gift each individual athlete would bring to the experience. Click through for a compilation of my observations. Sara Barron is the author of People Are Unappealing and the forthcoming book Eating While Peeing (And Other Adventures) For more info, visit her website.


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On Dec 7, 2004, at 1:05 PM, Jacek Laskowski wrote: > Dain Sundstrom wrote: >> Currently there is only one deployer slot available for each module >> type of an EAR. The following snippit from the shows the EAR >> deployer configuration >> <gbean >> name="geronimo.deployer:role=Builder,type=EAR,config=org/apache/ >> geronimo/J2EEDeployer" >> class="org.apache.geronimo.j2ee.deployment.EARConfigBuilder"> >> <reference name="EJBConfigBuilder">some:object=name</reference> >> <reference name="WebConfigBuilder">some:object=name</reference> >> <reference >> name="ConnectorConfigBuilder">some:object=name</reference> >> <reference >> name="AppClientConfigBuilder">some:object=name</reference> >> </gbean> >> I strongly suggest that we only run one servlet engine in Geronimo. >> Both Tomcat and Jetty are pretty large, so I think we should have >> separate distributions for them. Of course this would be easier if I >> had moved assembly last weekend. > > It means that I can't deploy a module to both containers and run only > one, doesn't it? If so, a user has to decide ahead if (s)he wants to > run tomcat or jetty, before deployment takes place, right? I've > noticed that the order of deployer entries in the j2ee-deployer plan > does matter, i.e. when there're two web deployers defined in the plan, > the later wins. Is it always true? Do you know about a solution to not > force a user to comment or uncomment a gbean configuration for a web > builder? No. I know that running two web servers seems cool, but would any (sane) user actually need (not want) to do this? I feel that a reasonable solution is to have separate distributions for tomcat and jetty. -dain
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Hello, and thanks for writing in. Since it's only been about 15 minutes, you can try to induce vomiting by giving 2 teaspoons of 3% hydrogen peroxide in the back of his throat. If there is no vomiting in 10 minutes, you can repeat the dose of peroxide once. Otherwise, keep a close eye on Toby for the next 2-3 days and watch for vomiting, diarrhea, straining to pass stool, lack of appetite, or laying around. If you see any of these things, he should be examined by a veterinarian, since there's a chance the hair net may get stuck in the digestive tract (if he doesn't vomit it up). If he's acting fine, you can continue giving normal food and water.
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Thank you, XXXXX XXXXX Is it essential to induce vomiting?
I wouldn't say it's essential, but it may help avoid potential problems if he vomits it up. If you are not able to induce vomiting, or if you try and he does not vomit, just continue to observe him over the next couple days for any abnormalities that I mentioned previously.
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Hi Dr. Dave. Thank you for following up! We're over 72 hours since he swallowed the hair net, and he hasn't had any problems. He's eating normally, and has passed stools with no problems. I haven't been there on every occastion to examine them for signs of the hair net, but I assume it was passed. Is this a correct assumption at this point? All other signs seem good - he is active and is sleeping just fine at night. Maybe we dodged a small bullet here? I'm a first-time pet owner so things like this which are probably routine are all new to me. best, Anthony
Thanks for the update - sorry it took me so long to respond - it's been a very busy week at work.
I would say that your assumption is correct that it's likely passed, and you may have just not noticed it. I'm glad to hear things are going well.
I hope you have a great weekend, Anthony.
Thank you, Dr. Dave. Over the weekend Toby seemed have lost his appetite and vomited once, and had some trouble to pass solids. He won't eat his usual dog food but he seems hungry and did eat a full bowl of cooked rice. I believe has has been passing solids today. Just curious if the hair net could still be in his system after all? Time to check in with his vet? thanks
Yes, there is a chance it's still possible the hair net is inside of him. Usually, when something is eaten, it passes through the digestive tract within 2-3 days, but foreign material (non-food items) can take longer or even get hung up for many days (it's not common, though). So, since Toby is not acting right, it would be best to have him examined by a veterinarian, just to be safe.


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I was met with an accident Six year ago and a surgery have been conducted during that time on my face ( Right Side Below Right Eye & Nose) & a Surgery has been conducted above my ear for adjusting the bone.
I have two implants now in my face and nobody suggested me that the implants has to be removed after rejoining of the bone (i.e After 6 Months of the Surgery).
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2. I feel periodic pain above my ear ( Right Side) Where surgery has been conducted for adjusting the jaw bone.
3.I feel pain in my Right ear from last one month.
4.My Right eye vision(A thin black layer is objecting my clear vision and brightness) was 40% came down after the accident and there is no improvents in vision even after surgery to till date.
5.My Left year hearing 40% came down after the accident and there is no improvents in vision even after surgery to till date.
so, doctor please suggest me what i have to do now, i am very much affraid of this pains, and vibrations, i need your vauable advice regarding this.
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Looks like a pretty awesome spot.
Where we ride doesn't have too many waterfalls! But we do have warmer water :grin:
Electric brakes are nice and having a in-cab controller works great when you are pulling a trailer equipped with them. Most Campers have them and my RZR trailer has them so I use my DrawTite Activator quite a bit. It's timed so it applies more and more break pressure the longer you hold the pedal.
Most controllers can plug directly into the OEM harnesses now-a-days!
I get what your saying about the reverse lockout now LOL. I wasn't putting your thought and the mechanics of the trailer together hahaha.
We will need to try and meet up at LBC this year man.
We generally just lockout the trailer brakes the entire time we are at LBC. I drop the truck in 2nd and tap the brakes when needed.
First year, it sucked, i didn't have a lockout on the trailer and the brakes were so hot we had to wait 45 minutes at the prep area for the brakes to cool.
Yea i cant even watch when people run down that hill and drop into that water with hot brakes, the sizzling you hear is like eggs in a fry pan LOL
KG LBC is awesome water, but its cold..all year..May in the 50s, June in 60s, and later July early August it will hit 70s finally, but by Sept its low 70s and 60s again and by Labor Day its mid 60s again. The nice thing is that area is high desert so air temps are 90s so that cool water is ohh so refreshing LOL.
Last month coming down a few big 3-4mi hills I had a lot of smoke rolling off the brakes - mine are front axle only, and mostly just the driver side was smoking. Enough that I pulled off and doused them with a water bottle. Didn't have a huge grease mess but I'm sure it didn't do the seals or bearings any good. Happened 3 separate times about mid hill on this trip on the way to and the way home. Little scary because behind a 31' motorhome I didn't notice it until it was pretty bad.
So after unplugging lights to run down the remainder of the big hills they seemed fine. Really has me wondering if the surge brakes truly are both inertia and electronically controlled? Not just in reverse for the lockout but fwd as well - they won't engage unless the brake lights activate?
Same thing on another boat in our convoy with an Extreme trailer. His plug actually fell out going over Mt Hood and going down the backside it appeared the boat was pushing his Escalade and they had smoke rolling off the front wheels of the Escalade...
Mine will activate without the brake lights on. Try reversing up a hill...
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Right - same with me backing up when unplugged they'll lock up. Hmmm....Guess there's no magic behind it.
Can't explain why they did fine unplugged down the hills vs. plugged in.
Surge brakes are only activated when the vehicle slows and the slave cylinder is depressed from the weight of the trailer pressing against the tongue of the trailer. The reverse lock out just isolates the fluid from entering the brake line. That's why you can't back up when the plug is left out. The wireing for the trailer have nothing to do with the brakes them self. (Other than the reverse light lockout)
So what yer sayin is I'm smokin crack?
Pretty much. LOL
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I played you file under windows, and I got swapped channels, like I used to have under Ubuntu...
There's something wicked
I should boot into Ubuntu soon, I'll let you know what happens
Under Ubuntu, everything plays fine... (except for side channels which I do not have )
Now, I don't know how it's possible, I mean: DVDs play correctly, and they have multichannel sound; moreover, they play the same under Windows and Ubuntu, so how do I get swapped channels in Windows, now?
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When Did I Become a Media Company?
Post by Ray 4 years ago - Google Plus - 3 Comments
New media is changing us from channel surfing and page turning content consumers into content creators.
That's a good thing, right?
More control, more voice, more…work.
Now that we're our own media companies, how do we tap into the Mitch Joel in us?
When I heard Craig Silverman was doing a presentation at Social Media Breakfast Montreal, titled: A No-Bullshit Discussion About Good Content, And How To Create It, I got my ticket right away.
Craig lives and breathes content. He's a renown journalist, author and content director for Spundge, which is not surprisingly, a content curation platform.
I had the pleasure of interviewing Craig last month in preparation for a content marketing discussion panel that I was moderating as part of the Mark Schaefer Workshop I helped organize.
Here's his response to my question: Which of the best elements of journalism should be utilized in content marketing?
"In order to produce good, relevant useful content, you need to spend the time to dig into and research the areas that relate to your business, your message. It's important to create a workflow and culture that takes the facts and applies a solid process to turn them into stories that are engaging, useful and informative. And to do so without a self-promotional bent. – Make the story king."
This is great advice for an actual media company or large enterprise with PR departments should work but how does a small business without staff dedicated to researching and writing content find the resources to mount and maintain a content marketing strategy?
As brands, we don't have much choice.
Helpful, consistent and authentic content is one of the three pillars to SEO that form the foundation of a SEO strategy.
Creating content for a company blog is as indispensable now as having a website was over a decade ago.
Michael Brito, Senior Vice President of Social Business Strategy for Edelman suggest that all companies should think like media companies. Is that realistic?
He cites 5 characteristic of media companies that we should adopt:
Content (mass amounts)
Relevancy (obvious)
Recency ( real-time)
Omnipresent (dominate search results)
Agile (editorial freedom)
"Relevancy" seems to me, the most relevant for most companies.
While Craig's list of 9 steps for content creation is influenced by his years working in a newsroom and as an author, they are applicable whether you're a freelancer or part of a content marketing media machine.
1. Think about what you know
2. Find good sources
3. Read
4. Save things
5. Hold an editorial meeting (be sneaky if you gotta)
6. Give yourself deadlines.
7. Write
8. Get edited
9. Repeat
Craig Silverman is an entrepreneurial journalist and director of content for Spundge, a content curation and creation platform used by newsrooms, brands and agencies. He is founder and editor of Regret the Error, which is now part of the Poynter Institute. Craig's writing has been recognized by the U.S. National Press Club, National Magazine Awards, Canadian Online Publishing Awards, Crime Writers of Canada and the Mirror Awards.
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US mobile operators routinely refuse to support certain short codes for services they see as competing with their own, according to BusinessWeek. In some cases the competition is clear, such as when Alltel, (NYSE: AT) T-Mobile and Verizon (NYSE: VZ) Wireless denied the short-code application of Rebtel, a VoIP provider that offers cheap international calls. A Verizon spokesman says, "we don't need to provide special access to our customers and network to a company that's in direct competition with us."
In other cases, though, the definition of competing is a little more cloudy. BW says that four banks, including two of the nation's 20 biggest, had their short codes denied by AT&T. They weren't offering anything telecom-related, they just wanted to offer their customers mobile banking services. AT&T (NYSE: T) eventually relented and approved the applications, at about the same time it launched its own mobile banking services in partnership with a couple of other banks. AT&T also stalled on approving PayPal's short code, only giving it the go-ahead in May, when most other operators approved it shortly after PayPal announced its mobile services in early 2006.
While the operators' rejection of the short codes may be objectionable, it's unlikely that it's illegal, since there are no clear-cut laws or rules being violated. However, Public Knowledge and some other advocacy groups have filed a petition with the FCC, asking it to clarify that text short codes are subject to the same non-discrimination rules as voice phone numbers. The groups cite Rebtel's experience, as well as Verizon's highly publicized refusal to approve a short code for the abortion-rights group NARAL Pro-Choice America (though Verizon later reversed that decision).


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Beaverton, Oregon - One of the best things about The Opening is the gathering. It's a three-day period where a majority of the top end talent of the class of 2015 is all out in Oregon all competing for three-days. It's also a time when all the Scout recruiting analysts see prospects outside their respective regions for the first time. Here's a sampling of prospects that impressed some of us.
RB Ray-Ray McCloud (Tampa Sickles)
"I'm surprised just the way Ray Ray McCloud makes so many plays from so many positions. He is deadly in space and he showed that today and he was able to stretch the field. He is strong, he showed a burst, and he is a player who will have early success in college." Chad Simmons – South Recruiting Analyst
"It's amazing to me that this is a kid that's a high school quarterback and he can come here and be that good as a wide receiver. He's so quick off the line of scrimmage and looks like a guy that has played the position his entire life." – Brian Dohn – East Recruiting Analyst
WR Trent Irwin (Newhall, Calif./Hart)
"Irwin was really impressive at the IMG Nationals a few weeks ago in Bradenton, Florida and he did it again today against some of the very best defensive backs in the nation. He runs well and just gets open. And then he catches everything that comes his way. He is a fantastic player." Jamie Newberg – Florida Recruiting Analyst
WR Kirk Merritt (Destrehan, La.)
"This running back from Louisiana did everything. He's built like a running back and can really elevates and adjust in the air as a receiver. He's lighter than most receivers and has terrific hands, size, power and balance." Scott Kennedy – Director of Scouting
TE C.J. Conrad (LaGrange, Ohio/Keystone)
Conrad had a nice day. He's not a burner at the tight end position but he has a nice frame, long arm and soft hands. Conrad did a nice job of running routes and finding holes in the defense. - Jamie Newberg, Florida Recruiting Analyst
"This is a scrappy offensive line prospect who has good technique. He is very strong at the point of attack. Hatton is a tad small but he doesn't budge facing a bull rush. He had a very good day." – Greg Biggins, West Recruiting Analyst OL Fred Ulu-Perry (Honolulu, Hi./St. Louis)
"This is a powerful offensive lineman. He has a great base. Fred is so strong. He holds up against the bull rush and he has great feet to handle the speed rusher. He's tough and very physical." – Greg Biggins, West Recruiting Analyst DL Rashan Gary (Paramus, N.J./ Catholic)
"Gary showed he belonged here at The Opening. This is a 2016 prospect who tested off the charts and showed that he is one of the top defensive tackles regardless of class. He's 6-2, 287-pounds with a sub-4.4 short shuttle. Then he played as well as he tested. We may have a new No. 1 prospect in the country with this kid." Scott Kennedy – Director of Scouting


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PuppetShow: Lost Town Collector's Edition HD
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After discovering a new system of caves, the entire town is excited to explore…until Suzy is kidnapped by a mechanical beast!
An in-game strategy guide, 3 extra puzzles/mini-games, 12 exclusively creepy scenes, 3 bonus hidden object scenes, 17 pieces of unique artwork, and 4 spook-tacular soundtracks!
Track the creature down and explore the mysterious caves in this beautiful game published by Big Fish, the world's #1 Publisher of Adventure games.
Clear a cave-in and explore a beautifully eerie system of caves! Plus, open coffins, examine skeletons, stumble upon puppet parts, pass through rusty gates, and MORE!
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Great game fun
I love HOG (hidden object games) , and this one did not disappoint. I am however, confused buy the reviews stating that there is no hint button and the puzzles can be completed with one click. First: the game includes a strategy guide that is quite detailed ( bottom right of screen) and there is a hint button that refreshes very quickly ( bottom left of screen). So there is help galore! Second: while I found many of the puzzles not to be new in concept they were still a challenge ( not pull your hair out scream and hit the skip button), some more than others...none required only a single click...unless you hit skip. The story is very dark and the graphics fit the storyline...not a complaint, just a statement. The graphics are wonderfully creepy and I found that this game actually had me thinking...." What do I do next". Well written. If I had one suggestion it would be that the bonus be longer.
Love this puppet series
Although dolls have always creeped me out, I love this series because it's dark with whimsy. The adventure is fun with a good story even though the clues to what is needed tell you what to find. Finding them is harder. My masochism enjoyed no hint button as it forced me to look and think differently and not give in as quickly. Only used the guide when I felt really stuck (then said "oh of course"). HOS were somewhat easy as I could tap find most and tap about randomly, but there was always at least one that I had to pinch open the scene to find. Complaints I read were probably do to needing to place the objects in just the right location for them to work; it can be frustrating or challenging especially when you second guess yourself and need that object to work to move on. Graphics are great- love the wind (another childhood fear). Fun to play when ones brain needs a change. Thanks. Where next?
Absolutely Great.
These Puppetshow games are top of the line. Smooth operation, stunning graphics/artwork, great strategy guide, cool storyline, music --- it's all good. It's everything we hidden object adventure gamers look for in an immersive game. The prices are, however, absurd, and Big Fish is accruing some rather nasty karma. Hopefully they'll figure out soon that we deserve better than outright theft. Interestingly, in the game - the price of the "inexpensive" puppets and dolls is $6.99. Well, BF, dolls are collectors items, you can hold them, they last forever, they are handed down in the family. Your games do NOT compare. Your joke was on you. Otherwise, the game is great and I recommend it. Its only flaw is what I call sneaky hidden objects - shadows, silhouettes, tiny graffitis, things faded into invisibility, its supposed to be "objects", not shadows. Thus I took off one star.
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- Category: Games
- Released: Apr 11, 2013
- Version: 1.0.0
- Size: 537 MB
- Languages: English, French, German, Japanese, Russian
- Seller: Big Fish Games, Inc
- © 2012 Big Fish Games
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Top-ranked Buford stayed unbeaten Friday night with a 63-0 home victory over Banks County at Tom Riden Stadium.
Five West Hall players carried the ball for over 20 yards, and four different players scored rushing touchdowns in a 49-7 win over Fannin County on Friday in Blue Ridge.
Chestatee coach Stan Luttrell called his team's 17-0 win over Stephens County on Friday "playing Chestatee football."
White County shut down the high-tempo offense of East Hall on Friday night, pitching its second shutout of the season and earning a key Region 7-AAA victory in the process.
With the run game struggling to gain traction and penalties calling two touchdowns back, Riverside Military Academy had to persevere for its first region win of the year.
CONYERS - The Gainesville Red Elephants looked every bit as good Friday night as their 2012 state title squad, stomping Heritage 48-7 at Evans Memorial Stadium for control of the top spot in Region 8-AAAAA.
Flowery Branch's 38-7 win over Salem on Friday night served as a microcosm for the Falcons' season thus far. They absorbed a couple of punches early, but it was far from enough to knock them off their feet.
Jefferson rolled to a 55-10 win over Greene County on Friday in Jefferson.
Peachtree Ridge shut out Habersham Central 49-0 on Friday in Suwanee.
Union County improved upon last year's performance against Washington-Wilkes but couldn't succeed on Friday in Washington, falling 41-10.
Commerce defeated George Walton Academy 31-21 on Friday in Commerce.
North Oconee rolled up a 62-27 victory over Jackson County on Friday in Bogart.
Lakeview Academy (0-4) continued to struggle on Friday in Athens, losing to Athens Academy 35-7.
Chestatee's current two-game winning streak and 2-1 record to start the season hasn't come without arduous responsibilities for its players.
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A wind-machine, somewhat inauspiciously, kept the Union Jack flying for the last 16 minutes of British rule in Hong Kong in 1997. Jitters over the transfer of one of Asia's most successful capitalist enclaves to Communist Party-ruled China were smoothed by the promise of political autonomy for Hong Kong under the so-called "one country, two systems" deal. But the handover - the momentous end of empire for the British - was marked by studied Chinese lack of interest. Chinese officials arrived late, missed the farewell festival, then skipped the final British banquet.
Beijing's recent announcement that Hong Kong will not be able to directly elect its next chief executive may be, as London declared, "inconsistent" with the conditions of the autonomy agreement. However, China's blatant disregard for Hong Kong's democratic aspirations and its imperviousness to Western criticism is, in fact, perfectly consistent with China's emerging global clout.
The "one country, two systems" deal was struck in principle in 1984 between the then British prime minister, Margaret Thatcher, and China's then reformist leader, Deng Xiaoping, who was steering China's stagnant centralised economy towards market reforms. In the 1980s, China was still a strategic ally of the West against the common Cold War enemy, the Soviet Union. The favourable terms won for Hong Kong reflected Deng's overall strategy of greater co-operation with Western nations, eyeing as he was China's entry into global markets. Also, Britain was seeking to recast its own autocratic, colonial legacy in a more flattering light. The democratic reforms Britain expected China to uphold were rushed through in the final year of colonial rule. Only a partial transition from direct British rule to an elected Hong Kong legislature, however, was achieved by 1997.
In the meantime, the collapse of the Soviet Union had overturned the strategic rationale for close co-operation between China and the West. China's stunning economic growth since - as well as the increasing integration of Asia's economies - has also eroded Hong Kong's importance as an engine of that growth. Since 1997, Hong Kong has suffered a string of economic setbacks; deflation, high unemployment, fiscal deficits and plummeting property values. Mrs Thatcher wanted a guarantee Beijing would retain Hong Kong's capitalist system for at least 50 years, unable to imagine Shanghai or Schenzen might beat Hong Kong at its own game. Western nations, including Australia and the United States, now consider good relations with Beijing a priority for trade and are unlikely to articulate more than their standard disappointment over Hong Kong.
A Beijing spokesman declared Hong Kong might yet get "gradual reforms". But the 1997 deal is whatever China deems it to be, as its "reinterpretation" of the territory's mini-constitution last month confirmed. The largest pro-democracy protests last year brought half a million people onto Hong Kong streets, provoking speculation over a possible contagion effect on the mainland. In the foreseeable future, however, Hong Kong will not be the democratic tail which wags the China dog.
Two sides of bail-out coin
The Treasurer, Peter Costello, is right to pour cold water on calls to bail out Mitsubishi, the mendicant of Australian car manufacturers. Mitsubishi, owned by the financially troubled Japanese-German conglomerate, has sought special favours from Canberra for too long. The potential loss of jobs is undoubtedly troubling for a South Australia struggling to maintain its small manufacturing base. But Australia's long experience in propping up unviable industries, even where the blame for failure lies elsewhere, demonstrates further government subsidy cannot be justified.
The Treasurer's National Party colleague, John Anderson, and the Prime Minister, John Howard, however, do not seem to have heard the same commonsense message. Propping up inefficient industries like sugar with taxpayer largesse - a sweet $444 million of it last week - is foolhardy or cynical election pork barrelling.
More than a decade ago, an electioneering Paul Keating handed out similar candy in the form of de facto subsidies for sugar. Mr Keating insisted it was not a grab for votes in the seven marginal sugar seats in northern NSW and Queensland. Heavens no. The decision was vitally linked to industry reform.
Fast-forward to last week. Once again, an electioneering government is using others' money to mollycoddle the small number of cane farmers and sugar mills facing a global sugar glut. It will pay up to $100,000 to many of the 6500 cane growers to leave the industry. Those who remain can tap into a separate $75 million trough to diversify into alternative derivatives such as ethanol. The package seems more directed at welfare handouts for inefficient cane farmers rather than boosting the highly productive. The decision to allow retiring farmers to transfer their property to their children without risking their pensions also sets a precedent for primary producers.
A measure of the cynicism surrounding this reform exercise is the rhetoric on why producers deserve preferential treatment. Australians were told that, with sugar excluded from the recent US-Australia free trade agreement, the industry needed special pampering.
Yet there are now indications the FTA timetable is slipping. If domestic concerns in a US presidential election year result in the FTA being shelved, what then? Will Australian beef producers, or avocado growers, or macadamia merchants be entitled to put out their hands, too?
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PRWD needs easement from US ACOE
The Pioneer Rural Water District manager and its engineering consultant say the rural supplier has just about every permit needed to proceed with 2.5 MGD treatment plant—with the exception of all important easement. And it's an easement that must be approved by the Army Corps of Engineers, according to Pioneer general manager Terry Pruitt. "It's come to our attention that because we do not have an allocation permit, we're unable to get the easement in our name for the withdrawal permit," Pruitt told the board of directors. To get the required easement, Pruitt said the plan is to ask Hart County, Georgia, an entity that is allowed a draw from Lake Hartwell, to apply for the permit in Pioneer's name. And Pruitt says Hart County is willing to make that application for Pioneer.
PRWD approves borrowing resolution