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A proposal by the Bitterroot National Forest (BNF) to salvage log 181 million board feet of timber from forested land that burned last summer has inflamed some environmentalists, who argue that the Forest Service never intended to implement the proposal the public commented on.
Last winter BNF officials held numerous meetings in the Bitterroot Valley to gauge public opinion about what to do with the 307,000 acres of national forest land that burned in the summer of 2000. From those meetings came a draft Environmental Impact Statement in late May that identified a "proposed action," the so-called "alternative B."
The conservation group Friends of the Bitterroot (FOB) had responded to alternative B in a 69-page report, complete with scientific references. Now, FOB spokesman Jim Olsen says the public was misled into believing that alternative B had been chosen by the agency and would likely be modified to include additional information gleaned from the comment period.
But before the draft EIS was released, Olsen says, the BNF was busy developing Alternative F, which was ultimately chosen by the agency. Alternative F calls for salvage logging 181 million board feet from less than 50,000 acres of land—more lumber than has been cut in the BNF in the last 13 years combined.
"They had the public looking at one alternative when they knew they were working on another," says Olsen. "The public didn't know about Alternative F. I'm a little fried about that."
But Deputy Supervisor Spike Thompson, public spokesman for the project, says FOB may not fully understand the process. "It's very common for us to put out a draft EIS that has a range of alternatives," says Thompson, "and it's very common there would be another alternative developed."
A request for an "emergency" exemption on 5,000 acres has also drawn fire. Under this proposal, logging would be done in winter to minimize soil damage. FOB says the agency is seeking an emergency exemption from a 105-day public comment period simply because it would take the project too deep into winter for logging to begin this year.
"They created an emergency by their timing," says Olsen. "The emergency is, 'We want to get this timber out.'" But Thompson argues that the BNF consulted with the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (USFWS), which wants to protect bull trout habitat from soil erosion. If the logging can be done quickly, it will coincide with sediment runoff from fall rains and flush it out of the system all at once, rather than over a period of years, which ultimately would be more harmful to trout.
"I almost feel like we're being accused of subterfuge," Thompson says.


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The Pirates! Band of Misfits (2012)
Plot Summary
After years of humiliation and failed attempts to win the coveted Pirate of the Year Award, Pirate Captain and his oddball crew take on the cream of the pirating crop - Black Bellamy, Peg Leg Hastings and Cutlass Liz - in a race to pillage the most booty. They soon cross paths with lovelorn scientist Charles Darwin, who persuades the Captain that the crew's prized 'parrot', Polly, could be the answer to the 'untold riches' they are searching for. Their adventure takes them to Victorian London where they meet Darwin's sidekick 'man-panzee' Mister Bobo, and the notorious pirate-hating Queen Victoria herself. It soon unfolds that Darwin's motives for helping the crew are not what they seem, and the Queen has an evil hidden agenda of her own. The Pirate Captain must choose between basking in the glory of being crowned Pirate of the Year, or staying faithful to his trusted crew.- Written by Tom
Pirate Captain sets out on a mission to defeat his rivals Black Bellamy and Cutlass Liz for the Pirate of the year Award. The quest takes Captain and his crew from the shores of Blood Island to the foggy streets of Victorian London.- Written by IMDb Editors
The film is set in 1837. The Pirate Captain, inexpert in the ways of pirates, leads a close-knit, rag-tag group of amateur pirates who are trying to make a name for themselves on the high seas...See full synopsis » (Warning: contains spoilers!)

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Likable and somehow self-contained. They play for one another, for a city, for a region, for what play—as in the delight and self-amusement of playfulness, as in the glorious, gritty sacrifice of many playing as one—can mean to anyone. And there is Big Papi. So the Red Sox make an easily burnished icon for what's important in an era when sports has become a tangle of bottom-line decisions. Pretty good for a bunch of walnut-faced beards who seem unconcerned with the fact that they look more like a waist-down photograph of Dutch soccer coaches in the showroom than a baseball team comprised of adults.
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Security in New York's subway has been tightened further because of the London bombings.
New York police will now begin random searches of people entering the subway system.
"We just live in a world where, sadly, these kinds of security measures are necessary," said New York Mayor Michael Bloomberg.
"But we are trying to find that right balance."
The New York Civil Liberties Union said the plan was unworkable, and it was concerned that the police would use racial, ethnic or religious profiling to determine whom they searched.
Police Commissioner Raymond Kelly promised that officers would not use racial profiling. Passengers would be free to "turn around and leave" rather than consent to a search.
Just how many people will be searched was not stated, but authorities admit it will be a minuscule percentage of the 4.5 million people who use the system each day.
Policing all 456 stations, most of which have at least two or four entrances, is all but impossible.
The New York public transit system was already on high security, because of the first London bombings two weeks ago, with an increased police presence on trains.
Security has been increased on the bridges and tunnels linking Manhattan's public transport with New York's other boroughs.
Authorities turned off the mobile phone system in New York road tunnels for some time, fearing it could be used to trigger a bomb.
New York's Senator Hillary Clinton has criticised the subway authority for its slowness in installing security cameras.
Security on Washington's Metro underground system has also been increased, in particular near the Pentagon, with a complete search of the system being planned. Trains run below the Defence Department.
Boston's Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority has already started random searches of bags and packages.
President George Bush said terrorists were trying to frighten America. "They understand when they kill in cold blood it ends up on our TV screens," he said in a speech. "And they're trying to shake our will.
"They don't understand our country, though. They don't understand that when it comes to the defence of universal freedoms, this country won't be frightened."
He used the second London incidents to press the case for the renewal of the controversial anti-terrorism Patriot Act, parts of which expire at the end of this year.
He said that before the act, it was easier to gather information on drug dealers than on terrorists. Within hours, the House of Representatives had voted by a margin of 257 to 171 to make the act permanent, with several changes designed to increase judicial and political oversight of some of its most controversial provisions.
The so-called library clause, which allowed the Government to go to a secret court to seize the personal records of suspects from bookstores, libraries, businesses, hospitals and other organisations, and another allowing so-called roving wiretaps, which permits the Government to eavesdrop on suspects as they switch from phone to phone, would be renewed for only 10 years instead of being made permanent.
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> -----Original Message-----
> From: Chris Buechler [mailto:cbuechler at gmail dot com]
> Sent: Wednesday, March 15, 2006 1:15 AM
> Cc: m0n0wall at lists dot m0n0 dot ch
> Subject: Re: [m0n0wall] FW: m0n0wall blocks incoming UDP 500
> On 3/14/06, Polus, Tomasz <tomek at polvision dot com dot pl> wrote:
> >
> > Come on guys, I don't believe m0n0wall working as a NAT
> gateway cannot
> > pass returning UDP 500 packets....
> Of course it can. That's not the problem. The problem is
> most likely that you don't have NAT-T enabled on the Linksys
> you're connecting to.
Nope. As I stated before, Linux NAT works great in this configuration.
After switching from Linux to m0n0wall - connection cannot be
Me --- Linux NAT --- INTERNET --- Linksys VPN router = YES
Me --- m0n0wall NAT --- INTERNET --- Linksys VPN router = NO
> The process of NAT breaks IPsec unless the terminating
> device supports and has NAT-T enabled. Previously, you may
> have had ESP forwarded to your machine, but ipfilter doesn't
> support anything but TCP and UDP on non-1:1 forwards.
In other words.... Linux can do it, but FreeBSD cannot? Very
Tomasz Polus, Polvision


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At last he was in his late eighties and must not have had much energy left for his papers. Very few are dated past 1963, when he was 87 years old. Yet, even in 1965, the year of his death, he was still planning and dreaming. His last papers are the plans for the construction of a small dam on one of his ranches in
As a man of two worlds,
The Mercurio Martinez Papers (1797-1963 (bulk: 1910-1963)) consist of fifty-five boxes which occupy 28.5 linear feet of shelf space. Contents include correspondence, copies of legal documents such as wills, deeds, affidavits and courtroom briefs, maps, a few photographs, field notes for land surveys, genealogical charts, accounts of family and regional history by
The papers are organized into five series which represent three general catagories of mateials: (1) papers related to financial and personal concerns of
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The oldest original papers date from the latter part of the nineteenth century, and include such documents as
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Among the most important files in the collection are those on the relocation of the town of
Also of interest are the
Following the principle of provenance, the papers have been organized for the archives in accordance with the numerical filing system developed by
Materials in Series 5. Maps and Genealogical Charts (1893-1963) include large maps, plat maps, blueprints, and genealogical charts which provide a useful supplement to the material contained in the previously described files. Maps of land ownership in
This collection is organized into 5 series.
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Copyright is retained by the authors of items in these papers, or their descendants, as stipulated by United States copyright law.
This collection is indexed under the following headings in the online catalog of Cushing Memorial Library. Researchers wishing to find related materials should search the catalog under these index terms.
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Her vision went beyond her love of flying and aerial stunts.
Step 3: Somebody on Twitter mistakenly converts "aerial" surveillance into "drone surveillance."
The biggest potential for Unmanned aerial Vehicles is aerial images and data acquisition.
Cut to an aerial shot of Clarenden Court, the von Bulow mansion on Millionnaires' Row that might dwarf many small colleges.
Virtually all the aerial refueling was provided by the U.S. Air Force.
The special pay for officers employed in aerial work is undecided.
We had no realization of the conditions under which aerial battles are fought.
It circled and dipped, and down through the clear air aloft came the rippling "tap-tap-tap" of the aerial machine-guns.
This is how the Powers stood in aerial furnishing when the first shot was fired.
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Mine Safety and Health Administration
Contact: (703) 235-1452
June 19, 1995
Citing the Federal government's record of success in protecting miners, Assistant Secretary of Labor for Mine Safety and Health Davitt McAteer has denounced a proposal to repeal the Federal mine safety and health law.
"America's miners deserve the best on-the-job protections we can give them," McAteer said. "Mining is a unique and dangerous industry. And mining was significantly more dangerous in the days before Congress established effective Federal mine safety enforcement.
"In the past, too many miners faced a cruel choice between unemployment and a mining job that was apt to end in disabling injury, chronic lung disease, or death. Congressman Ballenger's proposed legislation would be a giant step in the wrong direction," McAteer said. "This bill would hurt a lot of hard- working men and women."
Secretary of Labor Robert Reich has said of the proposed "Safety and Health Improvement and Regulatory Reform Act of 1995," introduced in the House of Representatives by Subcommittee on Workforce Protection Chairman Cass Ballenger (R-NC), "This is not reform, this is retreat."
By repealing the Federal Mine Safety and Health Act, Ballenger's proposal would:
- Slash mandatory Federal inspections of underground mines from four per year to one;
- End mandatory Federal inspections of surface mines;
- Eliminate the current "true picture" aspect of in-mine inspections by dropping prohibition of advance notice and canceling mine inspectors' right to check out mine workplaces without a warrant; and
- Prevent Federal mine inspectors from closing an unsafe mine for uncorrected hazards, extreme operator negligence, or a pattern of violations.
In addition, under the proposal:
- Mine operators would pay no penalty for violating the law, so long as violations found by inspectors were corrected later;
- Federal mine inspectors could no longer order untrained miners withdrawn from the workplace;
- The Labor Department's Mine Safety and Health Administration (MSHA) would be abolished.
"The Mine Act is a statute that works," McAteer said. "Repealing a good law isn't reform."
Since passage of the Federal Coal Mine Health and Safety Act of 1969, McAteer noted, fatal coal mining accidents plummeted from 311 in 1968 to 44 last year, while coal production and productivity have soared. After the Federal Mine Safety and Health Acto of 19767 brought metal and nonmetal mines under the same law, these mines also have seen deaths drop from 136 in 1978 to 40 last year.
"During those year, mine hazards have not somehow gone away," McAteer said. "Vigilance is the difference."
"Mining remains a hazardous industry," McAteer said. "It's been just 13 months since the last fatal mine explosion. Let's not turn back the clock."
"I wish I could say that it is now safe to relax our vigilance on miners' safety and health," McAteer said, "but that simply is not the case. Even with strong enforcement, criminal violations of Federal mine safety standards have led to mine disasters such as the Southmountain mine explosion that killed eight Virginia coal miners less than three years ago. Less vigilance through inspections invites a greater danger of mining accidents."
"MSHA's vigilance also is key to the progress we are making against disabling coal miners' 'black lung' disease," McAteer said. "Federal benefit payments for 'black lung' consume over a billion dollars annually. This is not the time to slack off on prevention efforts."
McAteer also endorsed keeping MSHA as a separate agency. "MSHA's tightly defined mission has been a key to its effectiveness," McAteer said. "Without MSHA, miners and mine operators would have to rely on a overburdened Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA), for which mining would be just one of many industries needing attention."
"In 1968, 78 men died in a West Virginia mine explosion. In 1972, a silver mine fire claimed 91 lives. Since then, no mine tragedy in this country has approached such a magnitude," McAteer said. "Do we really want to go back to those days?"


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Six games out from finals, the NRL competition has opened up for a Melbourne Storm premiership run.
The Storm eclipsed the Brisbane Broncos 30-8 at Suncorp Stadium on Friday night, pushing, temporarily, into sixth place. If results work in its favour, it could still be there at round's end.
Storm captain Cameron Smith became the highest-scoring forward in NRL history when his conversion kick in the second half took his career tally past 1605 points, and he doesn't look like slowing down any time soon.
After a season of injury and inconsistency, the Storm has all of its stars back and has strung together three weeks of consistent form, led by the return of half-back Cooper Cronk, the mid-season addition of speedy winger Marika Koroibete and favourite sons Ryan Hoffman and Sisa Waqa are in their last hurrah in Melbourne before moving to new clubs next season.
Koroibete's signing and strong drive from Mahe Fonua and Ben Roberts has resulted in young guns Kurt Mann, Ben Hampton and Young Tonumaipea being stuck in reserve grade along with finals-tested players Justin O'Neill and George Rose giving the Storm depth in their forwards and backs.
Away from Melbourne, league leaders Manly Sea Eagles are reportedly fighting internally with several senior players openly questioning why veteran Glenn Stewart was not offered a contract for next season while the Broncos may have butchered their own season by announcing last week coach Anthony Griffin would be replaced at season's end by Wayne Bennett – Griffin, a long-serving clubman, has elected to finish the season as coach.
Storm coach Craig Bellamy said on Friday night he believed the premiership winner this season could well come from outside the top-four, a prospect strengthened by the talent and premiership experience among those teams with reigning premiers Sydney Roosters (fifth place), Storm (sixth), New Zealand Warriors (seventh) and Broncos (eighth).
The Roosters also have their struggles with star Sonny Bill Williams reportedly breaking his thumb on Friday night, with the club expecting him to miss the next four matches.
Before Saturday's matches were completed just four points (two wins) separated fourth-placed South Sydney Rabbitohs and 13th placed Parramatta Eels.
"I think if there's ever going to be a team that might do damage from that bottom half [of the top eight], it might be this year," said Bellamy said.
"The competition's that close, I'm not quite sure who's going to finish in the top four.
"The three that are there now are going to be hard to get out but whoever finishes fourth, I don't think it's going to make a whole heap of difference to be quite honest."
The Storm play Wests Tigers in Sydney next Monday night then have has a short turnaround against Newcastle Knights on August 9.That Knights game will be an emotional clash as it's the Storm's first visit to Newcastle since Knights forward Alex McKinnon suffered a life-changing neck injury in Melbourne earlier this season.
If the Storm can win both matches they it will enter the final month of their its season with the premiership in sight.
But as Bellamy reminds his players each week, nothing is a given in a tight competition.
"We're all going hard until the semi-finals, see where the cards fall and go from there but I just think it's that open,'' he said. "You just see the results each week. There's some big surprises each week.
"Anything can happen."


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Distances are calculated in a straight line and may not reflect actual travel distance.
A well appointed period semi detached family home, previously extended by the current owners, within walking distance of Bourne End village centre and the train station.
Rothsay Villas are located within walking distance of Bourne End village centre and the River Thames. The village offers a selection of shops and services. For the commuter the M4 and M40 Motorways are easily accessible, via the Marlow bypass (A404), at Maidenhead and High Wycombe respectively. The railway station is within a short walk, which connects via Maidenhead to London Paddington. The village of Cookham is within a few minutes drive, and a pleasant walk along the Thames towpath, the larger Thames Riverside town of Marlow is also close by.
There is a gravelled driveway providing off street parking and a side gate to the rear garden. The enclosed rear garden is mainly lawned and is around 80ft in length. There is a paved patio area, shrub borders, a play area with bark and garden shed and office space to the rear of the garden.
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The reception hall and cloakroom were an addition to the property by the owners, with wood flooring that continues into the cloakroom, sitting room and family/dining room. The sitting room has a feature fireplace with recess shelving to either side, there is also a bay window to the front aspect. The family/dining room has french doors to the side and fireplace with recess shelving to one side, further understairs storage cupboard and access to the rear into the kitchen and breakfast room. The kitchen has a fitted John Lewis kitchen and is separated by a breakfast bar to provide a dining area to the rear of the kitchen, with bi-fold doors to the rear patio and garden. To the first floor are three bedrooms and the family bathroom. Bedrooms one and two have built in wardrobes.
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These are very prone to become inflamed and to ulcerate during the course of typhoid fever.
Should the wound not readily heal, but ulcerate, it may be bathed with alum-water.
And thus, when suffering does not ulcerate the heart and make it savage, it is the most softening of all influences.
In scurvy the mouth and gums inflame and ulcerate, the latter becoming swollen, spongy, and of a bluish-red color.
These later break down and ulcerate; the ulceration then spreads up and down, causing an immense amount of destruction.
Like other foreign bodies, a gall-stone may ulcerate through the intestine, producing fatal peritonitis.
The skin of the affected part may become brawny and slightly scaly, and not infrequently may break down and ulcerate.
As the disease progresses the nodules tend to break down and ulcerate, leaving open sores.
The eyes may remain open for such long periods of time that the conjunctiva and sclera may become quite dry and ulcerate.
The pupil is usually dilated, the cornea becomes opaque and may ulcerate, and there is photophobia and sometimes diplopia.
ulcerate ul·cer·ate (ŭl'sə-rāt')
v. ul·cer·at·ed, ul·cer·at·ing, ul·cer·ates
To develop an ulcer; become ulcerous.


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Over at FiveThirtyEight, Ben Casselman has a good article on something I've also written about: the changing patterns of immigration. The debate on comprehensive immigration legislation, as he notes and I have noted, has remained much the same since bills came before the Senate in 2006 and 2007. But the facts have changed. Net migration from Mexico to the United States fell to zero between 2007 and 2012 (the latest year covered by data), according to the Pew Research Center. There are now more immigrants coming from Asia than from Latin America, contrary to the 1982-2007 period. There has been a decline, about 10 percent in magnitude, in the number of illegal immigrants living in the United States.
And of course in recent months we have seen a huge spike in underage illegal immigrants from Guatemala, Honduras and El Salvador.
What do these changes mean for policy? I think they mean that border enforcement is not as important as most Republicans and some Democrats think. This is subject to the caveat that the flood of underage Central Americans needs to be addressed, presumably by expanding the list of countries to which illegal underage immigrants can be returned to include Guatemala, Honduras and El Salvador — something Barack Obama seemed inclined to favor but now, after meeting with Latino activist group leaders, appears to oppose.
Overall, an increasing percentage of immigrants seem to be high-skilled immigrants — a trend that we should encourage and strengthen, I have argued, by adopting a system similar to those in Canada and Australia which give priority to high-skill immigrants. Market forces are already moving in this direction, apparently — a recognition of the fact that there aren't lots of low-skill jobs looking for applicants these days — and we should use that fact to move the system in that direction. And not just by increasing the number of H-1B visas, which must be sought by employers, but by letting in more high-skill people and letting them make their way in our free market economy.
As I note in my recent book, Shaping Our Nation: How Surges of Migration Transformed America and Its Politics, migration patterns have often shifted sharply, and in ways no one predicted, in the course of American history. Intelligent policymakers should be alert to such changes and respond in ways that strengthen the nation.


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"Game changer" is a term you hear often when people talk about how technology has changed their industry.
With the rapid growth in social marketing, the Federal Trade Commission has become increasingly concerned about these new methods of reaching out to consumers. Specifically, it's wary about ways in which some brands and their agencies have abused these evolving media tools, betraying the trust of consumers and the social communities in which they interact.

 These practices include paying Internet users to post disingenuous positive product reviews; "astroturfing," where advertisers pretend to be unaffiliated consumers and post misleading or false information; and creating Flogs, fake blogs that purport to be objective, but are really designed to covertly promote a product.

 As a result, effective Dec. 1, the FTC will have new guidance in place for advertisers who make use of social media.

 The FTC expects companies to make reasonable efforts to educate the celebrities, bloggers, employees and others promoting their brand at their behest regarding disclosing their connection to the advertiser and not making false or misleading statements or claims. The guidance specifically singles out celebrity spokespeople, requiring them to disclose financial connections to brands when promoting them other than in ads and commercials, such as on talk shows or via social media, and making them personally liable for false claims made about a product.

 Even if a celebrity is contractually obligated to make scripted comments, they're still personally liable if they know or should know the claims are untrue. The FTC has also put an end to the use of testimonials indicating atypical results that include the disclaimer "Results not typical." Now, the typical expected results must be explained. Companies must also monitor these activities and take corrective action when the rules are not followed. The FTC says it's taking these matters seriously, noting it has prosecutorial discretion and will likely target the more egregious cases and repeat offenders.

 There will likely be some practical hurdles for advertisers as they work to comply with the new FTC direction. Advertisers may not be able to control every comment posted to third-party sites, but the FTC may still hold them liable for misleading claims, particularly if they did not exercise best efforts to prevent them. And, while the FTC states that "the advertiser should take steps to ensure that these disclosures are being provided," it does not give guidance as to what it expects to see in the form of disclosures or monitoring and corrective action. Disclosure becomes more difficult in a chat room or on Twitter, where there is a limitation on the amount of content that can be posted. An evolving disclosure method in such instances is to add the text "Sponsored Post", "#paid", or "#Ad." A new service at http://cmp.ly/ provides free mini-URL links to detailed disclosures and upsells monitoring services. Whether these notices and monitoring efforts will meet the FTC's requirements is yet to be determined.

 Whatever the practical considerations affecting compliance, the FTC is placing the risk of viral and social marketing's lack of control on brands and their agencies, and telling them they must institute sound policies and practices to make reasonable efforts to prevent activities that may result in consumer confusion. Accordingly, every company, and all PR, marketing and advertising agencies that utilize social media for promotional activities, should have and enforce policies and practices for the use of social and other evolving media, as well as use by its employees, spokespersons, vendors and agents. This includes policies regarding how consumers are engaged, educated, monitored and handled.

 Best practices reflective of the FTC's guidance are already emerging. In May 2009, in anticipation of the New Guides, IZEA, a blog-network-advertising firm that pairs advertisers' products with relevant bloggers, began providing its clients with reports tracking whether its bloggers were disclosing compensation arrangements. Companies can also look to industry best practices to guide them in developing their own policies. The Word of Mouth Marketing Association Ethics Code of Conduct, was specifically pointed to by the FTC as an "important step" to ensuring "transparency for marketers who engage in new forms of marketing." WOMMA requires disclosure, veracity and transparency, and prohibits cash payments to consumers for their support.

 The Interactive Advertising Bureau published its Social Media Advertising Best Practices in May 2009. Reportedly, the Children's Advertising Review Unit (CARU), another self-regulatory body, is currently examining use of social media for selling to children as part of soon-to-be announced guidelines on blurring, which are expected to counsel for a more conservative approach regarding children.

 These various industry best practices are a good place for a company to start when developing policies and practices under the guidance of experienced legal counsel. Such policies and practices, along with ongoing training and compliance review, can help companies navigate the complexity of this developing field and reduce potential liability and negative consumer backlash.

 Alan L. Friel is a partner and advertising lawyer at Wildman, Harrold, Allen & Dixon. He can be reached at email@example.com.

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From: Gordon W Turnbull <>
Subject: [QUE-BHC GENEALOGY] Research Resources Suggestions
Date: Sat, 12 Apr 2003 18:08:46 -0500
I plan to visit the Chateauguay Valley/Beauharnois District to research
my connection to the BRYDEN family group that resided in the Ormstown and
Valleyfield area from c1820's and beyond. I would like to develop a list
of resources that would be available to me to research this BRYDEN
family line; i.e. Church records, Cemetery records, Newspaper archives,
Land records, BMD records, Other civil or local records, Maps, Museums,
Libraries, Genealogical organizations and any other resources or
individuals that might be available.
The CVHS has indicated they have some information available but I do not
know where they are located. Suggestions from anyone knowledgeable of
the genealogy and history of this area and time period would very much be
Gordon Turnbull, Libertyville, IL
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Tucked away on the 7th floor of the Blue Tower in Media City, On The 7th is a private members club offering panoramic views of Manchester city centre and serving a varied menu of British cuisine. Featuring rustic interiors and a trendy semi-circular bar, as well as several intimate snugs, it is designed in the style of a New York loft, just a stone's throw away from Old Trafford.
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An innovative arched fibreglass culvert system for environmentally sensitive streams is getting some attention following a trial project in the BC Interior.
By Jim Stirling
The ancient Greeks understood the inherent strength and versatility of the arch and incorporated it into many of their structures. They would have appreciated a modular fibreglass application of the form as the centrepiece in an innovative culvert system on logging roads designed to protect environmentally sensitive streams. The Enviro-Span archway has the added advantages of being lightweight, quick and easy to install and is re-usable.
The system's developer is Enviro-Span Technology Inc, based in Prince George, British Columbia. The system has garnered considerable interest from logging companies, contractors and the scientific community since it was officially launched at Forest Expo 2002 in Prince George.
The principals in Enviro-Span Technology—businessmen Bob Semotiuk and Barry Nybo—have taken a deliberately cautious approach to the development of their archway culvert system. They've taken the time to get things right and properly organized, says Semotiuk.
"We knew what we wanted to do, but how to get there was the challenge." Semotiuk and Nybo went through years of work, including exploring the concept with miniature arches, before detailed engineering studies and test profiles led them to the first generation of prototype.
"The forest industry was looking for a method of crossing streams without disturbing the streambed," recalls Nybo. Part of that concern was ushered in by the provincial Forest Practices Code. It emphasizes preserving the integrity of natural watercourses during the construction of logging roads and in timber harvesting practices.
"We came up with the idea of using a different type of material," says Nybo. The partners briefly considered various alternatives, ranging from PVC to cement composites, before opting for the advantages of an open-bottomed arch culvert system using fibreglass.
Traditional corrugated steel pipe culverts are strong but have drawbacks, including the need for site preparation. Creating a foundation for the structure courts the risk of damage to surrounding riparian areas and sedimentation. In the long term, steel degrades in the natural environment and can leach harmful metallic elements into the water.
Fibreglass, however, is inert, non-corrosive and non-metallic. It provides no risk to fish or aquatic fauna. And because the Enviro-Span system doesn't require special sub-grade preparation or foundation elements, it also bypasses that set of potential damage problems, says the company.
It's appealingly simple. The modular fibreglass arched units are light—a 1.8 metre long section weighs about 77 kilograms—making it easily manoeuvrable by two people. Nybo says it's feasible to have up to 3.6 metre wide archway openings. The fibreglass units are flanged, lending themselves to one of the more intriguing aspects of the system. Units are held together and secured by placing an interconnecting joint over the adjacent flanges. These floating caps, as Enviro-Span refers to them, require no bolts, clamps or tools to use. The identical, interchangeable fibreglass units join together like Lego.
"The uniqueness of the floating cap and the flanges, that help deflect the strains, are a very significant design factor," says Nybo. The Enviro-Span system is protected by both Canadian and US patents. The modules can be angled to better follow the natural curve of a stream and their flexibility allows them to follow vertical changes without the need for special levelling, he notes.
"A big factor in the Enviro-Span design was quick installation," says Nybo. "And the fact that it can be used many times over." As with any type of culvert installation, engineering site assessments and hydrological studies to determine peak run-offs must first be completed. That helps to ensure the appropriate diameter Enviro-Span unit is used in each application.
The fibreglass arch units fit on set-in-place log base stringers positioned parallel to the streambed. The logs, typically acquired through right-of-way clearing, should be straight, sound and up to 30 centimetres in diameter. The modules have footing arches which are centred on the log. The stream's channel is untouched while the modules are placed in position and secured with the floating cap joints. It's easy to rip-rap the stream bank under each module if that process is deemed necessary.
When the arched culvert is in place, it is backfilled on both sides with native material and compacted by tamping with an excavator bucket. Machinery can cross a 1.8-metre-diameter culvert after 90 centimetres of compacted cover is achieved.
An independent verification of an Enviro-Span test installation by Firth Hollin Resource Science Corporation made the following observation: "Assuming road access is available to points adjacent to the installation, a 12-metre length of 1.8-metre modular crossing should be installed with four hours of tracked excavator time and eight man-hours or less of labour."
The trial installation and testing program for the Enviro-Span units took place in January 2002. The subject stream was on an operational logging road in the Driscoll Creek area of the Prince George Forest District and used primarily by TRC Cedar Ltd, of McBride, BC. At the culvert site—located about three kilometres from the Fraser River—the stream was classified as S-5 but was S-4 (fish bearing) downstream.
The Enviro-Span arch was readily endorsed by Trent Gainer, TRC's operations supervisor. "The product definitely has its place. We never had to touch the streambed. It's very simple to install and very durable," he says. He notes the arches are installed without a machine, which saves costs and removes the risk of collateral damage. "They require a minimal amount of fill."
Gainer estimated about 4,000 cubic metres of timber had been moved across the culvert in five- and six-axle logging trucks under winter, summer and wet conditions. "We've had absolutely no problems with it. We'll definitely use them in the future," he adds.
Electrical resistance strain gauges were installed inside the culvert to assess the stress distributions under a loaded logging truck. Maximum strains recorded were significantly less than one half of allowable strains for the fibreglass material. The arch's durability is no surprise to Semotiuk and Nybo—or, one suspects, the ancient Greeks.
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So what are your photography pet peeves? What little things get under your skin?
I'll go 1st.
Tilts! They drive me crazy, whether they're intentional or not. Especially when there's a horizon or something that is obviously supposed to be straight in the picture. And apparently, when I shoot portrait orientation, I can't hold the camera straight! Luckily, it's an easy fix.
The term "bokeh". WTH? It's a relatively new term (only since the mid to late '90s) and most of the time it's used incorrectly. It wouldn't be so bad if it were used correctly, for the quality of the out of focus areas. But when it gets used just for OOF areas in general, well we already have a perfectly good word in English for that. Blur. "I want more bokeh." No, you want more blur or a more shallow depth of field.
And on a related note. The term "zoom" used incorrectly. "I need a zoom lens. All I have is the kit lens that came with my camera." Uhm, your kit lens is a zoom lens. You mean you need a longer lens, or more reach or a telephoto zoom lens. But there are even wide angle zoom lenses. Surprise!
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Discussion in 'Sports Zone' started by joseephuss, Nov 30, 2013.
Wow is right!!!!! Unbelievable finish!!!
Top 5 is all a mess now. FSU has a qb facing criminal charges that could demote them, Auburn will move up, and a truly overmatched Ohio State might get pounded by either of the before mentioned in the NCG.
Auburn has to have a deal with the devil. There is no way they should have won their last two games the way they did. Doesn't look like the SEC will get to win the BCS this year.
Well darn.
Wow, that was a crazy finish. I have never seen anything like that. So what osu and fsu? Maybe auburn can jump?
I think Auburn should leapfrog OSU if they win the SEC.
And that may still be a tough challenge. Missouri or South Carolina could possibly beat Auburn.
Wow Saban choked. Go to OT, not sure what he was thinking trying that 57 yard FG when his entire special team unit had been awful all day.
I agree. I could not believe they lined up to kick it.
GREAT game.
Great game but Alabama blew this one. They had chances to put this away and let the Tigers hang on. Their field goal kicker was terrible. Missed 3 attempts although one was blocked and one of Alabama's Wr dropped a sure TD late in the 3 quarter which the FG kicker would not have to attempt one of his misses. Missed opportunities blew this game for the Tide.
Love it!! Ha
Gotta love the irony though that the most hated and arrogant coach in America bullied the officials into putting a second on the clock and then it lost the game because he did so.
Saban blew it buy not going for two after every touchdown - I mean why not - you have a suspect kicker
Arrogance eventually is met with a swift serving of humble pie.
Agree. They blew it. I'm not sure what the heck they were doing going for that field goal at the end. Special teams cost them this game.
Love McCarron though. I would love to see the Cowboys get him.
The media will find a way to get them in the mnc game. CBS was already starting the hype in their post game.
I don't know about the bullying part. It was the correct call to put 1 second back on the clock and the replays clearly showed that to be so. When your FG unit has been that poor all day, you don't go for it in that situation. You go out and try to win in OT.


text: After months, if not years, of speculation, it seems now almost definite (bar official confirmation) that Nintendo will be launch a new HD console at this year's E3, and possibly even sooner. The exciting news comes from Game Informer, which says that it has heard from "multiple sources" that a new HD console is on the way very soon from Nintendo. According to Game Informer's sources, the new console will run HD games, with specifications that should be able to compete with those of the Xbox 360 and PlayStation 3, although Game Informer says that it has conflicting reports as to whether the new console's specs will be better than, or not quite as good as, the other two major consoles. According to Game Informer, Nintendo is already showing developers and publishers the new console, which is set to launch in late 2012. As to what the console will be called, Game Informer speculates that Nintendo wants to create a whole new brand and that therefore the new console will not be called Wii 2. Nintendo has declined to comment on the matter, as you might expect! So, long overdue news, but is 2012 already too late?


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Submitted to: Journal of Clinical Endocrinology and Metabolism
Publication Type: Peer Reviewed Journal
Publication Acceptance Date: 1/27/2009
Publication Date: 5/15/2009
Citation: Heptulla, R.A., Rodriguez, L.M., Mason, K.J., Haymond, M.W. 2009. Twenty-four-hour simultaneous subcutaneous basal-bolus administration of insulin and amylin in adolescents with type 1 diabetes decreases postprandial hyperglycemia. Journal of Clinical Endocrinology and Metabolism. 94(5):1608-1611. Interpretive Summary: Amylin is hormone secreted by pancreatic cells. In type 1 diabetes there is an insulin and amylin deficiency. Amylin helps to improve after-meal sugar levels. With just insulin treatment, after-meal blood sugar is high in diabetes patients. Hence, a study was undertaken to see if we can give continuous infusion of both hormones insulin and amylin to patients with type 1 diabetes. The reason for this study was to see if an infusion of insulin and amylin would improve after-meal blood sugars. We saw a 26% decrease in after meal blood sugars when amylin and insulin were given in pumps instead of just insulin alone. The infusion of these two hormones at the same time in separate pumps has the potential to improve after-meal blood sugars.
Technical Abstract: The purpose of this study was to examine the effect of continuous subcutaneous (sc) replacement of amylin and insulin for a 24-h period on glucose homeostasis in adolescents with type 1 diabetes. Thirteen adolescents with type 1 diabetes on insulin pump therapy participated in a randomized, controlled, crossover design study comparing continuous sc insulin monotherapy (part A) vs. continuous sc insulin and pramlintide infusion (part B). In part A, basal and bolus insulin infusion was per prescribed home regimen. In part B, the basal insulin infusion was the same as part A, but prandial insulin boluses were reduced by 20%. Basal and prandial bolus pramlintide were administered simultaneously via another pump. All boluses were given as a dual wave. The study regimen resulted in a 26% reduction in postprandial hyperglycemia as compared to insulin monotherapy (area under the curve, 600 min, 2610 +/- 539 vs. 692 +/- 861 mg/liter per min) (P < 0.008). Glucagon concentrations were suppressed postprandially (P < 0.003) but not in the postabsorptive state, whereas plasma insulin concentrations were unchanged. Simultaneous continuous sc pramlintide and insulin infusion has the potential of improving glucose concentrations by way of physiological replacement.


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More than 16 races is mayhem you sheepdip!!!!! 16 races and try "Your Medals" option in 3 or 4 years and maybe you have something INTERESTING TO SAY Bernie Shekelstone you plank!!!! phaq me this bloke dont think hes got long left the way hes thinking with all this Get the cash in NOW mentality!!!! Where is the COMPETITION for his place at head of the table??? Oh yes...i just remembered Jean Todty is covering Bernies a44 as Presidente of FIA!!!!


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BSD Daemon
Linda Branagan is an expert on daemons. She has a T-shirt that sports the daemon in tennis shoes that appears on the cover of the 4.3BSD manuals and The Design and Implementation of the 4.3BSD UNIX Operating System by S. Leffler, M. McKusick, M. Karels, J. Quarterman, Addison-Wesley Publishing Company, Reading, MA 1989. She tells the following story about wearing the 4.3BSD daemon T-shirt:
Last week I walked into a local "home style cookin" restaurant/watering hole" in Texas to pick up a take-out order. I spoke briefly to the waitress behind the counter, who told me my order would be done in a few minutes.
So, while I was busy gazing at the farm implements hanging on the walls, I was approached by two "natives." These guys might just be the original Texas rednecks.
"Pardon us, ma'am. Mind if we ask you a question?"
Well, people keep telling me that Texans are real friendly, so I nodded.
"Are you a Satanist?"
Well, at least they didn't ask me if I liked to party.
"Uh, no, I can't say that I am."
"Gee, ma´am. Are you sure about that?" they asked.
I put on my biggest, brightest Dallas Cowboys cheerleader smile and said, "No, I´m positive. The closest I´ve ever come to Satanism is watching Geraldo."
"Hmmm. Interesting. See, we was just wondering why it is you have the lord of darkness on your chest there."
I was this close to slapping one of them and causing a scene--then I stopped and noticed the shirt I happened to be wearing that day. Sure enough, it had a picture of a small, devilish-looking creature that has for some time now been associated with a certain operating system. In this particular representation, the creature was wearing sneakers.
They continued: "See, ma´am, we don´t exactly appreciate it when people show off pictures of the devil. Especially when he´s lookin´ so friendly."
These idiots sounded terrifyingly serious.
Me: "Oh, well, see, this isn´t really the devil, it´s just, well, it´s sort of a mascot."
Native: "And what kind of football team has the devil as a mascot?"
Me: "Oh, it´s not a team. It´s an operating--uh, a kind of computer."
I figured that an ATM machine was about as much technology as these guys could handle, and I knew that if I so much as uttered the word "UNIX" I would only make things worse.
Native: "Where does this satanical computer come from?"
Me: "California. And there´s nothing satanical about it really."
Somewhere along the line here, the waitress noticed my predicament--but these guys probably outweighed her by 600 pounds, so all she did was look at me sympathetically and run off into the kitchen.
Native: "ma´am, I think you´re lying. And we´d appreciate it if you´d leave the premises now."
Fortunately, the waitress returned that very instant with my order, and they agreed that it would be okay for me to actually pay for my food before I left. While I was at the cash register, they amused themselves by talking to each other.
Native #1: "Do you think the police know about these devil computers?"
Native #2: "If they come from California, then the FBI oughta know about ´em."
They escorted me to the door. I tried one last time:
"You´re really blowing this all out of proportion. A lot of people use this `kind of computers." Universities, researchers, businesses. They´re actually very useful."
Big, big, big mistake. I should have guessed at what came next.
Native: "Does the government use these devil computers?"
Me: "Yes."
Another big boo-boo.
Native: "And does the government pay for ´em? With our tax dollars?"
I decided that it was time to jump ship.
Me: "No. Nope. Not at all. Your tax dollars never entered the picture at all. I promise. No sir, not a penny. Our good Christian congressmen would never let something like that happen. Nope. Never. Bye."
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Our men could not entirely resist the temptation to start something.
"Just to be sure you don't try to start something," he explained coldly.
I never done nothing but ride along that fence, hopin' for a somebody to start something.
Publicity is what you need, Jim, when you are trying to start something new.
"I'll start something all right, you leave it to me," Pee-wee announced darkly.
It seemed to be a case of waiting for the other fellow to start something.
Still, offered Hazel, you managed to start something yesterday.
Hearing that we are gone, he will start something—if only to join us.
Now I'm going to start something in these rotten one-horse lumber-camps west of town.'
I wish we could start something that would wake them up before they leave.


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With governments in Europe, the United States and Australia largely hamstrung by political limits and unable to fix long-standing budget problems, central bankers are increasingly under pressure to keep their economies alive. The US Fed last week became the latest policy making body forced to crank up the money printing machine to keep the world's biggest economy moving.
Closer to home, Stevens bears the burden of holding up growth while Canberra's budget policy drags in the opposite direction, the dollar refuses to drop with falling commodity prices, and politicians' will to address productivity reform has vanished.
Things have become so bad that Stevens last week took the unusual step of naming things that central bankers cannot do. The fact he feels compelled to produce such a list says a lot about his growing sense of exasperation about what the public, and government, thinks he can do with his magical monetary policy wand.
Despite being something of a one-trick pony – largely limited to raising or lowering the short-term cost of money – Stevens has, perhaps unlike any of his predecessors, taken on the aura of a Pope.
His words are obsessively monitored by an army of economists and journalists for the slightest hint about the direction of the nation's No. 1 financial obsession – home loan rates. His every utterance ricochets around the world via the headlines of news wires to the trading desks of Hong Kong, London and New York.
And throughout the momentous turmoil unleashed by the collapse of Lehman Brothers in 2008, Stevens carried the burden of trying to ensure Australians kept it all in perspective even though it was clear nothing was OK. More recently, he's taken to reminding people that the "glass remains half full".
All of which makes the speech he gave in Bangkok on Wednesday to a group of his Asian central banking peers so fascinating.
Stevens wondered aloud whether people fully understood the limits of what central banks could do – despite their role as the world's emergency rescue service.
Now that we're four years down the track, it's becoming clear that central banks are very good at emergency triage but less effective at getting the wounded back on their feet.
"It is . . . not to be critical of actions to date, to wonder whether private market participants, and perhaps more importantly governments, recognise what central banks cannot do," Stevens said.
While they can provide liquidity to shore up a shaky financial system and give borrowers time to adjust, that is pretty much the limit of their powers, he suggested.
Stevens starts his list with the fact that governments cannot outsource to central bankers the tough job of fixing national budgets – a point aimed squarely at the Labor government which is now busily manoeuvring out of its surplus promise.
Second, central banks are not in a position to conjure up the stuff that makes banks more stable. Banks need "real resources" to strengthen their capital levels, he said, implying that fancy accounting tricks or new categories of collateral don't cut the mustard.
Number three on the list – and this is where Stevens displays the puritanical streak endemic to all good central bankers – is that he cannot be expected to save people from themselves.
Or as he puts it, "shield people from the implications of having mis-assessed their own life-time budget constraints."
Rather rolls off the tongue, that one.
Fourth, the governor warns that central bankers have no tools or weapons to combat the effects of an ageing population.
That's a big point for a country such as ours that in a few short years will be feeling the impact of shrinking workforce participation rates, just as baby boomers ramp up demands for expensive health and welfare services.
Stevens' bugbear number five is the fact that central banks are not in the business of driving innovation that "raises productivity and creates new markets." Though he doesn't mind pointing people to another famous list of recent times – that of the outgoing Productivity Commission chairman
His final item could be aimed at Europe, where governments appear to be relying on the European Central Bank to compensate for their failure to address their fiscal differences.
Stevens said central banks could and should not "put themselves in the position of deciding what real resource transfers should take place between countries in a currency union." Guess that could also apply to the argy-bargy between our own states and how they slice up the GST.
In the end, for those counting on central banks to rescue them from every disaster, Stevens is eager to disabuse them of that notion.
"One fears, in short, that while the central banks have been centre stage – rightly in many ways – in the early responses to the crisis, and in buying time for other adjustments by taking bold initiatives over the past couple of years, the limits of what they can do may become more apparent in the years ahead."
Not something a Pope would admit to.
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Small caps are likely to suffer their worst week in 16 months as panicky investors indiscriminately dump equities in the belief a global recession is imminent.
The S&P/ASX Small Ordinaries shed 3 per cent oin Friday morning and were down by 8.5 per cent on the week, with all but 11 stocks closing in the red over the past five days.
The magnitude of the sell-down suggests next week is likely to remain challenging for stocks – particularly small caps given they are seen to be a riskier investment than their larger counterparts.
However, not all emerging companies are suffering from the latest market battering. Airline operator
The stock appears to be benefiting from the troubles experienced by its rivals, with Tiger Airways struggling to return operations to normality after being grounded for safety violations and Qantas's dispute with its workers over pay and conditions that have led to flight delays and cancellations.
Further, the plummeting Australian dollar could also help improve the competitive position of the airline as it could prompt more locals to take domestic holidays instead.
A 14 per cent rise in business class airfares in the month of September over the same time last year is also a positive for Virgin's push into corporate travel as it is a sign that airlines are regaining some pricing power.
Eight out of 11 brokers polled on Bloomberg have a "buy" recommendation on Virgin Blue with an average price target of 39¢. The stock was trading flat in afternoon trade at 30¢.
Another stock that could weather the turmoil better than most is education services company
The new rules will make it easier for foreign students to come study in Australia and is a welcome relief for the education industry as overseas student enrolments had fallen significantly due to allegations of racial abuse of Indian students and the high Australian dollar.
Merrill Lynch said the changes were more positive than it had expected. The new rules will speed up the issuance of higher education student visas and also scrap the English language test and the requirement for students to show they have $60,000 to $80,000 on deposit to support their stay here.
Additionally, international students will be allowed to apply for a post-study work visa for a period of two years and the broker expects demand to pick up from mid 2012 onwards.
The broker is urging investors to buy the stock and has a price target of $4.09 a share. The stock gained 4¢ to $3.68 this afternoon.
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I'm here … about to go in and talk to your heroes. I think the "too soft" issue will come up today, and definitely this weekend. I understand their thinking that the Yankees can put an emotional charge in them, but I also believe if the Mets need the Yankees to get themselves inspired to play, then they are in deeper trouble than one might think.
FYI: The Mets have a .563 winning percentage. If they play at that pace for the rest of the season, they will win 91 games. That should be enough to get in the playoffs, if not win the division.
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An award-winning Christmas walk is making its way back to Tehidy Woods this year ready for the festive season.
Rogue Theatre's Winter Wood is a theatrical festive woodland adventure created for families and those who "still believe in magic".
After passing through the Woodland Gate, visitors follow a candlelit path and are led by "faeries" and "woodland spirits" who tell stories and sing songs.
The "enchanted path" leads to Old Man Winter's Travelling Theatre Tent, where a heated show with live music, festive stories and free hot chocolate offers a warm place to relax with sparkly face painting and the chance to make your own traditional winter decoration to take home.
Angelina Boscarelli, director of the Winter Wood, said: "After having such a magic time in the woods in 2011 we are very excited to be back in the woods this year.
"The Winter Wood mixes all of my favorite things about Christmas, walking in the woods, spending time with family, plenty of sparkle and glitter, magic and of course hot chocolate."
The project kicks off on December 8 and will take place twice a day until December 30, apart from the 13th, 19th and 25th.
The first show starts at 4pm and the second at 6.30pm.
Tickets cost £7.50 per person and three years or under get in free.
For more information visit www.crbo.co.uk, www.roguetheatre.co.uk/winter-wood/ or call 01726 879500


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Like much of the Rockaways since the 1950s, Arverne East has faced several challenges: social, economic and environmental. The area has been virtually razed several
times over the course of its history – due to storms, fires, urban renewal and again in 2012 by Hurricane Sandy. Furthermore, the challenges of rising water levels and
increasingly unstable weather systems suggests increasing long-term threats to the survival of the Rockaways. Yet Arverne possesses a unique identity as a resort destination near bustling Manhattan, yet with direct access to long stretches of beach and Gateway National Recreation Area.
A survey of the Rockaway Peninsula reveals little consideration of the relationship between building and landscape; in most cases built fabric abuts the beachscape with a
hard, unyielding edge. In addition, current infrastructural solutions to storms and flooding often advocate raising up entire urban areas, or elevating built fabric up from the landscape. Rockaway Rising seeks to capitalize on the unique characteristics of the East Averne site – revisiting the bungalow typology, and re-envisioning the relationship between city and beachscape, while enabling resiliency to varying storm-events. Rockaway Rising brings together issues of flood management, stormwater management,
and energy generation, with programmatic strategies for recreation and small-scale economy to propose a more integrated notion of sustainability.
The proposals consists of three key interconnected urban elements—basins, boardwalks and bungalows—offering and integrating ecological diversity, environmental resiliency and urban diversity. We call the proposal "Rockaway Rising" to celebrate to re-emergence of this region following decades of significant setbacks, but also to imply an innovative response to climate change arising from characteristics specific to the Rockaways.
It has been a pleasure to work on this challenge, and to have had the opportunity to assemble such a strong team including engineers, ecologists, transportation, and
housing market specialists to address the possibility of innovation in the face of the challenge. We believe that this proposal addresses the needs of the area in a unique
contextual way. Additionally, we believe that it puts forward a model for other sites and regions in uncertain times. We look forward to bringing Rockaway Rising: A Resilient Urban Habitat to life.


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Democratic Advisory Council Records:
A Guide
Historical Note
Organized in 1953, the Democratic Advisory Council was appointed by the chairman of the National Democratic Party to sell the Democratic Digest, to raise funds, and to strengthen the Democratic Party. The DAC had seven officers who, together with ten regional chairmen, composed a Steering Committee; 62 executive committee members and 175 active democrats were also members of the organization. (For more information on the Council, see AR360-1-10: DAC Reports to You, vol. 1, no. 1.)
Scope and Contents
Correspondence, memoranda, telegrams, minutes, pamphlets, booklets, newspaper articles, county information, reports, agendas, convention materials, political advertisements, lists, speeches, phonograph records, and film. These records contain the working papers of the Council and provides a good view of the activities of the Steering Committee and of James Sewell, chairman, Bob Sawtel, organizational director, and Kathleen Voight, executive secretary, of the DAC.
The papers in Series B are particularly interesting because they chronicle the unusual presidential campaign between General Dwight Eisenhower and Illinois Governor Adlai Stevenson in 1952. During this campaign, Texas Governor Allan Shivers broke with his party and led a movement of dissident "Dixie Democrats" in support of General Eisenhower. The break signalled a further distancing of conservative democrats from the liberal wing of the party, which controlled the Democratic National Committee, headed by Paul Butler. In 1955, Butler stated that the conservative democrats would be recognized by the national party only if they pledged to support the 1956 nominee for President.
Open for research.
Literary Rights Statement
Permission to publish, reproduce, distribute, or use by any and all other current or future developed methods or procedures must be obtained in writing from Special Collections, The University of Texas at Arlington Library. All rights are reserved and retained regardless of current or future development or laws that may apply to fair use standards.
Administrative Information
Gift of Creekmore Fath, 1978.
Democratic Advisory Council Records, AR360, Box Number, Folder Number, Special Collections, The University of Texas at Arlington Library.
Processing Information
The records were almost totally unorganized when received. File folder headings had to be revised or created and the folders were then arranged in alphabetical order. Duplicates were discarded, and newspaper clippings as well as damaged memoranda and letters were photocopied. Deteriorated or unidentified films were discarded.
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Online letter to tell Congress: No more taxpayer $ for more nuclear power!
The given link ( http://org2.democracyinaction.org/o/5502/p/dia/action/public/?action_KEY=5848 ) goes to an online webpage whereby you can quickly send a letter to your Congressmembers (both U.S. Senators plus your House member) -- by just typing in your zip code. You can also modify the short form letter that NIRS ( http://nirs.org ) provides, if you want. Please take action now! Let's "strike while the iron is hot"!
Tell Congress: No more taxpayer $ for more nuclear power
March 16, 2011
The situation at the Fukushima nuclear site in Japan continues to deteriorate. We are now looking at the very real possibility--even likelihood--of multiple reactor meltdowns coupled with multiple failures of irradiated fuel pools. Our thoughts and prayers go out to the people of Japan at this hour.
We are posting updates as fast as we can obtain reliable information on our website: http://www.nirs.org. Please check often for new information.
The lesson of this catastrophe is clear: we must end use of nuclear power.
And that must start with the prevention of any new nuclear reactors. It is outrageous that the Obama Administration continues to say nuclear power will be part of its "clean energy" strategy. How anyone can view the images coming from Japan and continue to claim nuclear power is somehow "clean" is beyond our ability to comprehend.
If ever there was a time for Congress to hear our voice, it is now.
We're asking you--and everyone you know--to act now. We have never needed a larger public outpouring and more outreach than right now. Please use the handy icons on the linked webpage to post that page on Facebook, Twitter and other networking sites and e-mail it to your lists, your friends, your colleagues.
Please help us spread the word. Your contributions are urgently needed to enable us to do the kind of outreach so desperately needed right now. We need to be on every progressive blog and website in the country right now with ads that encourage people to act; please help with your contribution now or after you take action.
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GeekLog is a great CMS/WebLog software program the has great community support. In addtion to the links posted in their profile check out http://geeklog.info for support in German (Deutsch) and http://geeklogpolska.host.sk for support in Polish (po Polsku). Also see http://sourceforge.net/projects/geeklogplugins for GeekLog Plugin Support.
A tool for securing DNS communications between a client and a DNS resolver.
A polyhedral extraction tool (PET).


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Who wants free comics and comic-related prizes? If you're a fan of the Top Cow universe, you should know about the 13 Artifacts. The current mini-series-turned-ongoing dealt with the different ARTIFACTS and we've seen how they re-shaped the entire universe.
We have three prize packs and are going to make it easy for you to win. Of course I need to point out that our lawyers force us to make this contest available only to those in the United States. Our apologies but it's all about customs and that sort of thing. Complaining to us won't change the international laws unfortunately.== TEASER ==
Grand Prize
One winner will receive ARTIFACTS #13, covers A-D and F, a deck of Artifacts playing cards as well as volumes 1 and 2 of the trades.
First Prize
Almost as cool as the grand prize. This pack contains ARTIFACTS #13, covers A-D and volume 1 of the trade.
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A prize is a prize, right? This prize pack contains ARTIFACTS #13, covers A-C.
How do you win?
It's easy. Head over to the 13 Artifacts page if you're not familiar with them all and choose one you would want to possess. Write a few sentences explaining why you chose the one you did and how you would use it (for good, evil, etc). If you're feeling really creative, you can come up with your own 14th Artifact and explain it.
Winners will be chosen at random for the grand prize and first and second. One entry per person. The contest runs from now until Monday, March 19th, midnight PT. Don't forget to check out ARTIFACTS #15 on this Wednesday, March 14.


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CHARLOTTETOWN – Two well-known defencemen from Prince Edward Island will be joining the celebrity lineup for the 25th anniversary of the Special Olympics Festival.
Special Olympics P.E.I. announced on Wednesday afternoon that Stanley Cup winner Adam McQuaid of Cornwall and Quebec Major Junior Hockey League defenceman Ryan MacKinnon will be part of a luncheon at Credit Union Place in Summerside and a gala dinner and auction at the Delta Prince Edward in Charlottetown on Tuesday, June 24. The festival is the largest annual fundraising event for Special Olympics P.E.I.
Drafted 55th overall by the Columbus Blue Jackets in the 2005 NHL Entry Draft, McQuaid now plays for the Boston Bruins, a team he helped win the 2011 Stanley Cup. A past supporter of the Special Olympics Festival, McQuaid has also donated an item to the event's live auction, which will be revealed at the event.
MacKinnon is from Summerside, and was recently traded to the Charlottetown Islanders after three seasons with the Rimouski Oceanic.
McQuaid and MacKinnon join a growing list of celebrity guests confirmed for the Sports Celebrity Festival, including Gino Reda, host of TSN's That's Hockey; CFL Hall of Fame quarterback Damon Allen; Canadian Olympic curler Brad Gushue; Montreal Canadiens assistant coach Gerard (Turk) Gallant; Toronto Maple Leafs defenceman and captain Dion Phaneuf; Toronto Marlies goaltender Drew MacIntyre; actress Elisha Cuthbert, and Rachael Loggie, Special Olympics P.E.I. female athlete of the year.
Tickets for the luncheon and gala dinner are available by calling Charity Sheehan at (902)-368-8919.
Special Olympics is a charitable organization dedicated to enriching the lives of Islanders with an intellectual disability through sport. More then 500 athletes train and compete in over 50 programs, year round, in communities across the Island.


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Our 3.5 month old girl was sleeping 5-6 hours at a stretch at night but then in the course of a few days she started sleeping only 3-4 hours at a time at night. For a few days now she has been on a semi-regular schedule of two 3-4 hour sleeps back to back at night then one 2 hour sleep in the early morning immediately following before she is up for an hour or so, then takes a nap about 10-11am. This is nothing alarming but we were just wondering if anyone has had any experience with something similar and has some tips. Obviously we are shooting for the longest sleep stretches we can possibly get at night! Many thanks
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Just when you thought it was safe, the vampire returns.
SB2494, aka the Chicago voucher bill, which we thought was dead a month ago, may return.
The bill, which would take away $100 million from public schools and hand it to private and
religious schools in Chicago, was 12 votes short of passage on May 5.
When the sponsors saw they were short of the votes they needed they withdrew the bill. The House sponsor Wednesday filed an amendment to the bill.
Want to know how your Rep was going to vote? Here's the video of the House vote board.


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"Independent" State of Samoa
|Motto: 'Fa'avae i le Atua Samoa
(English: Samoa is founded on the BigMac)
|Anthem: Ooga-booga, ooga-booga SAMOA!!!!!!!
|Largest city
|Official language(s)
|Samoan, English
|Parliamentary republic
|O le Ao o le Malo
(Head of State)
|Ray Romano
|‑ Prime Minister
|Tuilaepa Aiono Sailele Malielegaoi
of Independence
|from New Zealand
1 January 1962
|400, 000 (All distant relatives)
|Ethnic groups
|99.999% Obesity, 0.001% Vegetarians
|Major imports
Samoa is a country located in the middle of the Pacific Ocean. Samoa was accidentally discovered at around 3000 B.C by the legendary warrior and navigator, Your Fat Mother. Your Fat Mother colonised the Island and drove every living animal on the Island to extinction (much like she did with the Dodos on Mauritius).
The name Samoa originated when Your Fat Mother challenged the King of Tonga and Emperor of Fiji to a Eating Contest and won after eating everything there was to offer. Sources claim that she consumed a whopping total of 120,000 pieces of Chicken, 95,000 slices of Pizza, 3,000 live Pigs and an odd, single bottle of 200ml Diet Coke. Despite being told that there was no more food as she has eaten everything, she constantly screamed "I want some more! Some more! Some more!". The Islands became known as Some-More, but over time, lazy pronunciations has led to the change of spelling from Some-More to Samoa.
Today, Samoans honour Your Fat Mother every single day by consuming as much food as they can, leaving nothing to spare. It is common for family members to physically compete to the death for the last piece of KFC Chicken.
edit Geography
Samoa is very mountainous. That is, it is home to many butterflies. The Vailima River flows through Samoa's capital city, Apia. The Vailima River and the Danube converge to form the Monongahela. When the Monogahela floods, it provides nourishment for Samoa and its surrounding countries (exempli gratia, Sweden, Russia and Cuba).
edit Currency
Samoa uses the Tala (SAT). There are 100cents in a dollar. Samoa is very stupid in that all it's notes are paper, except for the $2 note, which is often used to smoke doobies in. Samoa's ministers are often the only people who have this currency, with everyone else trading in matchsticks and Vailima beer. The currency is often used as necklaces for visitors to the country. Currency is not scarce at all, meaning everything costs a hell of a lot.
edit Key Facts
Residents of Samoa are known as "Shaysites," named after the rebellious farmer Daniel Shays who led a revolution against the Bostonian governor Atahualpa.
Samoa's main exports are wool, linen, (but not wool and linen together, as this would conflict with the Jewish law of Sha'atnez), straw, dictionaries, waterguns, and edible porcelain. Also, Samoans are virtually invincible, and the only one who can take them on is Chuck Norris. Never piss off a Samoan. Samoan's think they are the best drivers in the world. They all individually think they built and paid for the road's themselves and therefore do as they please on them. It is not uncommon to see a car overtaking another car on a blind corner or a car overtaking a car which is already overtaking a car. It is also not uncommon to see a group of angry villagers chasing a vehicle down the road because it has just killed their pua'a (pig) which they would have probably have eaten at the next big family toona'i (family party, gathering).
edit Samoa Today
Today Samoa is turning into a pacific island version of Japan, complete with Japanese construction companies and Japanese built vehicles. The Japanese government have built schools, imported shittily built Japanese Toyotas and Buicks and bought off the Head of State with cash payments.
Samoans today continue the tradition of owning Tongans. Every year during the Monsoon Season, the Samoans compete with the Tongans in the annual diving competition. Every year, half of the population of South Asia gets wiped out caused by multiple tsunamis from a Samoan/Tongan that has just dived. In September 2009, Samoans started driving on the left side of the road. As most buses still have doors on the right side, they are still allowed to drive on the right side of the road. Rebellious farmers also refuse to drive on the left. Since the changeover there has been a noted increase in head on collisions involving buses and rebellious farmers.
These days Samoa is reletively empty, as thousands flock to New Zealand every day in search of the Samoan Holy Grail...... the unemployment benefit (aka dole). Once they have reached their goal, Samoans find themselves a small, two bedroom house to live in and proceed to raise all 47 of their children in this building, only leaving to sell marijuana, buy KFC or move to Australia.
edit Travel Advisories
- You may choose which side of the road you would like to drive, but beware of bus drivers, rebellious farmers and village pigs.
- If you see a hot Samoan girl in Samoa and want to maintain your erection don't look at her toes.
- If you see a skinny Samoan, be extremely careful as it may be a rebellious farmer or a Tongan.
edit See also
- God hates people who drive on the left side of the road
- American Samoa
- Japanese Samoa
- Chinese Samoa
- Australian Samoa
- French Samoa
- Greek Samoa
- Danish Samoa


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