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Domaine de la Romanee-Conti and 2007 in Burgundy
Courtesy Wilson DanielsRomanee-Conti. Last week brought one of the highlights of the wine year: the tasting of the new vintage from Domaine de la Romanee-Conti, the Burgundy estate whose wines are …
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Brief History of Dr. Soliman Fakeeh Hospital
Founded in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia, in 1978 by Dr. Soliman Fakeeh, the Dr. Soliman Fakeeh Hospital (DSFH) has been a true leader in the field, whose pioneering spirit and visionary resolve has - for over three decades - advanced by leaps the standards of healthcare delivery in the Kingdom and in the region.
In 1986, the first expansion of the Hospital was inaugurated by His Majesty, the late King Fahd bin Abdul Aziz. In addition to doubling the facility's inpatient capacity, that expansion introduced such new centres as open-heart surgery and new clinics, including neurosurgery, neurology, nephrology and infertility clinics, and established DSFH as a definitive leader of private healthcare in the Kingdom.
In 1995, the DSFH Virology Lab isolated, for the first time in the Kingdom, the Dengue Hemorrhagic Fever virus, and, in 1996 a new flavivirus, discoveries that were instrumental in the prevention of outbreaks in the Western Region of the Kingdom.
In 1999, a second expansion inaugurated by the Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques, King Abdullah bin Abdul Aziz, Crown-Prince at the time, marked the addition of two new structures to the DSFH campus, and offered additional pediatric clinics, a neonatology, plastic surgery, and health-promotion and fitness centres.
DSFH is a regional pioneer in the field of organ-transplantation, including kidney, bone-marrow, liver, and heart transplantation. Its open-heart surgery centre claims the highest number of operations done in the private sector in the Kingdom with a success rate comparable to any international centre of excellence.
DSFH was the first private hospital in the Western Region of the Kingdom to become accredited by the Joint Commission International (JCI) in 2006, 2009 and 2012 and by the Australian Council for Healthcare Standards International (ACHSI) in 2008 and 2012. DSFH is presently considered one of the most distinguished hospitals in the Middle East, and is visited by over 500,000 patients every year, and it is the first hospital to publish a Corporate Social Responsibility report in the health care sector in the MENA region in 2008.
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Chile: Through various feasibility studies, the researchers are currently seeking the most suitable copper alloy.
"For this, we are conducting metallurgical and microbiological studies to see the real impact of the copper foams in reducing the bacteria Listeria monocytogenes," Ignacio Molina.
Importantly, this initiative focuses on the food industry in general, but specifically in salmon, since the tolerance of this bacterium in the United States is 0 per cent and in Europe under five per cent.
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Brighter futures start here. Welcome to BrightView. We're a team of talented professionals, driven by results and relationships, and committed to taking care of each other, clients, and communities.
BrightView was recently formed through the combination of landscape industry pioneers and leaders, Brickman and ValleyCrest. This defining event united more than 140 years of experience, an extraordinary portfolio of high-profile projects and clients, and a vast, national network of expertise and innovation. As one and true to our name, we're reinventing the industry while affording our 22,000+ team members access to the most comprehensive training, resources, benefits, mentorship, and opportunities for career advancement.
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BrightView, the nation's largest landscape and site construction company, has made the visions of the most prominent developers, landscape architects, general contractors, homeowners and public agencies a reality. We blend art and science with skill and teamwork to create landscapes of lasting beauty and value. Join the team with a storied history of bringing to life extraordinary projects, such as the Wynn Las Vegas, the Getty Center, and Disney"s Animal Kingdom.
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Duties include: Using hand and/or power tools or equipment to perform a wide range of landscape and irrigation duties Laying sod Mowing lawns Trimming shrubs Planting Watering Fertilizing Digging Raking Installing sprinklers Installing mortarless segmental concrete masonry wall units Additionally, employees are expected to abide by all internal control & compliance practices to: Safeguard assets from theft and misuse Ensure segregation of duties to minimize fraud Comply with business ethics, applicable laws and regulation Maintain confidentiality of proprietary information Periodically reconcile physical assets to accounting records
Use hand equipment with mechanized moving blades such as gas powered shears Use manual hand tools such as pruners Ride cutting/vacuuming equipment such as mowers Use self-propelled lawn maintenance equipment Work from elevated heights such as an 8" A-frame ladder Wear and operate a backpack blower (18 lbs) for extended periods of time Use a hand rake for extended periods of time Drive a motorized vehicle Operate machinery on public roads Eligibility Requirements: 6 months commercial landscape experience preferred but not required
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A father of an anorexic daughter said that she, caught in the bondage of her disease, was the least able to tell her own story. She would distort it just as she distorted the image she saw in the mirror. Who, then, would be able to tell her story truthfully? Her counselor? Her family? Her boyfriend? Nobody?
The answer is that each of us is a unique mystery. At some point in our eternal maturing, we realize that we can never really know another person, even those with whom we are most closely associated. Though we may be close enough to them to have similar thoughts and even matching days, we cannot enter their minds, we cannot capture their pasts, we cannot define or possess them. We ourselves are constantly progressing in understanding our own reactions to the world around us, our relationships, our impulses, our inner conflicts and yearnings.
This is particularly important when someone who thinks they possess another person presumes to speak for them. In the case of Green Flake, given at age ten as a wedding gift to James Madison and Agnes Love Flake (along with another slave, Liz) in 1838, we find various versions of his story, depending on who's telling it. The white Flakes tend to tell Green's story starting with his baptism (April 7, 1844), claiming that Green and all the Flake slaves were freed when the Flakes joined the LDS Church—though Green and two other Blacks, Oscar Crosby and Hark Lay, are listed as "colored servants" on the monument to the vanguard pioneers. The use of the word "servant" rather than "slave" is significant. It provided a semantic way to avoid acknowledging that there were slaves in Utah. Brigham Young's important talk to the legislature in 1852 is titled "An Act in Relation to Service"—though it mentions slavery outright.
Green's own descendants start his biography early in his life. His granddaughter, Bertha Udell, told family historian John Fretwell:
Green said that the reason why they kept him from his mother or family was because if they love one another too much, if one was sold they could pine and worry so much . . . they could run away and search for each other. The masters didn't want to lose a valuable slave, so he would set mean dogs after them and whipped [them] when they were caught. That is why Green Flake was kept away from his mother and told he was an orphan. . . . As a child, he grew up with other colored children about his own age and he was cared for by different women in the Negro Quarters. . . . He learned early that he was a slave.
Lucile Perkins Bankhead, a great-granddaughter of Green Flake, says in her oral history (recorded for BYU's Charles Redd Center by Alan Cherry) that Green never was freed. Other members of the black side of the Flake family claim that Brigham Young emancipated their ancestor in 1854. That seems a reasonable claim. Clearly, Green was considered a slave when Brigham Young received a letter from Amasa Lyman, speaking for the widow Agnes Love Flake. Her husband had been killed in California by a mule kick. Agnes had followed him to San Bernardino, but found only poverty there. Lyman wrote:
Sister Agnes Flake wishes me to inquire of you if there is any chance for her to receive any help by way of the negro man she left when she came here. She has a family on her hands for which to provide. Her health is also very delicate health and if she could realize something from this quarter it would be a benefit to her. Thomas I. Williams told me if he could, he would purchase the negro and pay for him. A word from you on this subject would be received a favor.
To be clear, this assumed that Green Flake was still a slave and asked that he be sold and his price sent to Agnes. Brigham Young replied that he didn't know where Green Flake was. In fact, Young had given the former slave several acres of land in the Cottonwood area. Green was married by this time, though his wife, Martha Crosby, was also considered a slave. Both Green Flake and Martha worked for the Crosby family until Martha's master decided they had paid "a fair price for a colored girl" (Ronald Coleman's "History of Blacks in Utah," 39). Soon after Brigham Young discreetly declined Lyman's request, Green and Martha conceived their first child, Abraham, who would soon be followed by a daughter, Lucinda.
Years later, after Martha's 1885 death, Green was invited to speak at a Pioneer Appreciation Day in Willow Creek, Idaho. He told about the pioneer trek, and then asked if there were any questions. A young woman shouted, "Mr. Flake, what was it like to be a slave?" Bishop Simmons stood and stated, "You don't have to answer that question, Brother. Flake." Green wanted to answer, however. Now, at last, he was free to speak for himself. Does his account represent the entire truth about his bondage, especially given that he was speaking years after his emancipation? Certainly not, but it represents his perception of it, which deserves more careful consideration than anyone else's account. As recorded by Bishop Simmons's daughter, Green said:
Margaret Blair Young teaches creative writing at Brigham Young University. Her best known novels include the Standing on the Promises trilogy, co-authored with Darius Gray. These three books give the history, with some fictional liberties taken, of Black Mormon pioneers. The updated and revised versions will soon be available through Zarahemla Press and at Amazon.com. Gray and Young also made the documentary Nobody Knows: The Untold Story of Black Mormons, now available wherever LDS books are sold, and shown monthly on the Documentary Channel. Young is currently working on a film about Mormon missionaries in Africa, titled Heart of Africa.


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The past few years have been challenging budget times for municipalities around Wisconsin – and, it should be said, many places around the country.
But as Milwaukee's city and county leaders consider proposed budgets from the mayor, and county executive, respectively, an independent analysis gives those budgets largely positive reviews.
The analysis comes from the non-partisan Milwaukee-based Public Policy Forum, and forum president Rob Henken spoke with Lake Effect's Mitch Teich about them.
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Baghdad says thousands of Arab volunteers have arrived in Iraq and are ready to "martyr" themselves in the war. But the thousands of Egyptians who have proclaimed their willingness to fight say they are frustrated by the Government's attempts to hinder them.
Arab volunteers in Beirut and Damascus have had more success. Last Monday a bus sponsored by the Iraqi embassy left Beirut with 36 Arab volunteers on board. Iraqi officials said four buses have gone so far, each carrying between 35 and 50 people. Busloads are also reported to have crossed into Iraq from Syria; one bus from Syria carrying Palestinian and other volunteers was bombed by a US plane four days into the war.
The Egyptian Government has said little about its restrictive policy. Egyptians who have gone through the application process said they were told they needed a visa from Iraq and special permission to travel from the Government.
Fundraisers at mosques and in Islamic parties are banned.
All charity contributions must go through the Egyptian Red Crescent, which is headed by the first lady, Suzanne Mubarak.
Before the war, 14 suspected members of the Muslim Brotherhood, Egypt's largest Islamic group, were arrested.
"We encourage people to go and send donations through the official channels," Sheik Mamoun Hudaibi, head of the Muslim Brotherhood, said. "But it is illegal for us to send anything on our own."
"I will get there if I have to walk, God willing," said Khalid Abdel Azzia, 33, a lawyer who waited outside Iraq's embassy for a visa last week. Egypt shouldn't prevent us from going. We are going to die for Muslims and Arabs. Egypt should be proud."
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Professor: 'Bellwether' Woodbury will likely remain swing district
If Woodbury voters haven't yet gotten used to the revolving door of legislators it's seen over the past decade, one political analyst said they ought to.
David Schultz, a Hamline University School of Business professor, said the city's changing demographics will likely mean political alliances shifting across different election seasons.
"I see it continuing to be a swing district," Schultz said, noting that voting tendencies have changed as the city "is becoming more urban."
He spoke Wednesday, Nov. 14, to an audience at a Conversations in the Valley event in Stillwater, where he analyzed this year's election results.
In Woodbury, those results saw a changing of the guard from full Republican representation under Sen. Ted Lillie and Rep. Andrea Kieffer to a Democratic-tilted slate of legislators. Woodbury Democrat Susan Kent was elected to the Senate, while Democrat JoAnn Ward - also of Woodbury - was elected to the House. Kieffer also was re-elected.
This year's results represented the latest turnabout in Woodbury-area elections.
Woodbury-area Republicans swept to power in 2010 behind victories by Lillie, Kieffer and Rep. Kathy Lohmer - who represents a portion of Woodbury in the soon-to-be replaced House District 56A.
They ousted a cadre of Democrats - Kathy Saltzman, Marsha Swails and Julie Bunn - who were first elected to the Legislature in 2006. The so-called "Woodbury Three" had defeated incumbent Republicans Brian Leclair, Mike Charron and Karen Klinzing, two of whom were first elected in 2002.
In each of those elections - 2002, 2006, 2010 and 2012 - political swings at the Capitol have fallen in line with voting patterns in Woodbury.
Schultz agreed with former Rep. Nora Slawik, who in April declared "how this district goes is how the state will go."
"It has become a bellwether," Schultz said.
Whether the district tilts back to the GOP could be dependent on how aggressive the DFL-controlled Legislature chooses to play its agenda with fellow Democrat Mark Dayton in the governor's office.
"If the DFL overreaches ... (Woodbury) could very well swing back the other way," Schultz said, predicting that east-metro Democrats may steer clear strongly liberal-backed votes in order to appease their fluctuating constituencies.
But Schultz made clear at the presentation that his predictions don't always come true.
On the two constitutional amendments Minnesota voters saw this month, "I got it all wrong," he said. Schultz said he predicted both would pass; neither did.
He said he based his prediction on what he called the "candor factor" that existed in some of the other 30 states had had already passed similar amendments. In those instances - especially in 2004, he noted, when Republican voters were mobilized - polling results underestimated the actual support those measures would receive in voting booths.
"But 2004 and 2012 are very different," Schultz said.
He said this year young voters in Minnesota - a majority of whom support same-sex marriage - were mobilized by the marriage amendment.
"This is a huge, defining issue for a young generation," Schultz said.
He said the support from that voting bloc likely won't waver - and will likely spell doom for any future amendments attempting to ban gay marriage.
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It's the game that still haunts Ernie Whitt.
Four years ago, Canada had hopes of advancing to the second round of the World Baseball Classic. The team had home-field advantage at Toronto's Rogers Centre and were optimistic after losing a close game to the United States.
There was every reason to believe Canada would cruise past Italy – then the offence went cold.
"We knew that our pitching was going to be so-so, but we thought our offence would carry our club and we only scored two runs against Italy," said Whitt, Canada's longtime manager who was also with the team at the 2006 WBC.
Canada's hopes of getting beyond the first round were dashed following the 6-2 loss to Italy.
"It was disappointing," Whitt said during a recent interview. "I liked the way we played against the United States, I thought it was a very intense game, World Series-type game, fans getting into it, back and forth, back and forth."
"You learn from your losses," Whitt added. "I think I learned a little bit and so did our whole staff."
Brett Lawrie remembers how difficult it was to watch Canada's loss from the bench. The Toronto Blue Jays third baseman was just 19 in 2009 and only saw action as a pinch runner.
"I didn't really want to go back to spring training real quick," said Lawrie. "I wanted to stay with my boys and see how far we could take it. It was just unfortunate. But there's always another one, so we're fortunate enough that we all get to do it again and tomorrow's a new day and we're all excited to get this one started."
The Italy loss will be weighing on Whitt and the rest of Canada ahead of the start to Pool D play. A rematch with the Italians is set for Friday in Scottsdale, Ariz., followed by Mexico at Chase Field in Phoenix on Saturday. Canada ends the first round against the powerhouse United States team, also in Phoenix, next Sunday.
"We have to win our first game. We have to win our second game. Those are our priorities at this time," said Whitt. "Whatever it takes to do, that's what we are going to do."
Upsets are common at the international tournament. Canada had one of its own in '06, beating the U.S. 8-6. In 2009, the Netherlands stunned the Dominican Republic with two victories to move into the second round.
Whitt kept that in mind after the loss to Italy, pointing out Canada nearly fell to South Africa in '06. At some point, he said, Canada will win when no one expects them to.
"If you have a chance to play a team more than one game, chances are the better team's going to come out," said Whitt. "When it's a one-game set, anything can happen."
Canada heads into the WBC with a lineup that features established veterans, a bolstered bullpen and a few surprises. Among the major-leaguers, Minnesota Twins star Justin Morneau returns as well as Chicago White Sox reliever Jesse Crain and Lawrie.
Milwaukee Brewers closer John Axford is new to the team and should give Canada a capable option to finish games. Michael Saunders of the Seattle Mariners is also making his national team debut and will provide a stable presence in the outfield.
There are a few glaring holes in the lineup. Canada has no ace starting pitcher, shortstop is once again a weakness, and minor-leaguers Chris Robinson and John Suomi will platoon at catcher after veteran Russell Martin opted not to play in the tournament.
Canada will have to wait at least a couple more days to find out whether Cincinnati Reds slugger Joey Votto will join the team. Votto, a National League MVP in 2010, missed 48 games last season with a knee injury. He was Canada's best hitter in '09, but has lingering concerns about his knee and won't commit to the team until just prior to the first game against Italy.
Votto won't have to go far if he joins Canada – his teammates are working out at the Reds' spring training facility in Goodyear, Ariz..
Canada will play exhibition games against Milwaukee on Tuesday and Cincinnati on Wednesday.
Baseball Canada's Greg Hamilton, the director of national teams and architect of Canada's roster, said he is optimistic Votto will join the team. Losing the Toronto native would be a major blow to Canada's offence, a point not lost on Whitt.
"That would hurt our lineup," said Whitt. "Would that kill us? It would make things a little more difficult, but it gives an opportunity for someone else to come in and try to fill that spot."
Lawrie likes the look of the roster as it is. With a resume that includes time on the Canadian junior team and the 2008 Olympic squad, Lawrie points out the squad has plenty of experience.
"I feel like we have a lot more guys now that have been through professional baseball," said Lawrie. "It's different because our pitching and what-not last time was a different boat. Now we have a lot of guys that have been around the game and that's important because we understand what professional baseball is about and this tournament is about."
Lawrie says the 2013 edition of Team Canada is "a little more special" than four years ago.
"If we can understand the game and know our limitations I feel like we're going to be a lot better off," he said.
Hamilton began the work of building Canada's roster a year ago. He said it started by securing commitments from major-leaguers – Boston pitcher Ryan Dempster, Colorado pitcher Jeff Francis and Seattle outfielder Jason Bay are among the players who declined invites – then looking at depth charts to plug the holes.
Minor-leaguers Hamilton thinks can compete at the international level – such as outfielder Tyson Gillies and shortstop Cale Iorg – are given priority. Hamilton also benefited from Canada winning a gold medal against the U.S. at the Pan American Games in October 2011 as 10 players from that team are on the WBC roster.
The lineup tinkering won't stop until Canada steps on the field Friday. Pitcher Jay Johnson and Suomi were both added to the team in the last month to replace injured pitcher Scott Richmond and Martin, respectively. If Votto pulls out, Hamilton said he will have a replacement ready.
Hamilton often speaks directly to players, but putting Canada's team together also meant talks with agents and general managers who still are nervous about players competing at the WBC.
"I think there's a difference between people being concerned and people having serious reservations on the viability of the event and whether or not it's right," said Hamilton. "I think at the end of the day if it's ever going to get to become similar nature to the World Cup of soccer that eventually everybody will have to take a big sigh and say that we're all in. Might not be comfortably in but we'll be all in, and I don't think the tournament is at that point now where everybody is all in."
But Hamilton is in. So are Whitt and Lawrie, who want to move on from the embarrassment of 2009 and start the baseball season with games that matter.
"It's going to be a great push," said Lawrie. "Not only for myself, but I know for the rest of the guys on my team and a great push for the Blue Jays because it's going to get Canada excited about baseball."
Here's a look at the teams in Pool D:
Record in 2009: 0-2
Canada is hoping to advance past the first round for the first time. A disappointing 6-2 loss to Italy knocked the team out of the '09 tournament at Rogers Centre in Toronto. Avenging that loss will be Canada's first goal in Arizona.
"It stung. You never let those go easily," Greg Hamilton, director of national teams for Baseball Canada, said of the Italy loss. "It's something you reflect on, you look at, and as we move into this one everybody in the clubhouse brings a long memory of that one. We want to erase it and move forward."
Major-leaguers Justin Morneau and Jesse Crain are among the returning veterans, although catcher Russell Martin is a notable absence after withdrawing from the team. Canada also features a bolstered bullpen with the addition of Milwaukee closer John Axford.
But the verdict is still out on whether Canada's best hitter will join the team. Cincinnati's Joey Votto remains on the fence after missing 48 games last season with a knee injury. He plans to make a decision prior to Canada's first game. His participation will have a major impact Canada's chances of advancing.
Record in 2009: 1-2
The victory against Canada is the only WBC win the underdog Italians have every enjoyed. With no star pitching or hitting, winning another game this time around will be an accomplishment.
But players like Chicago Cubs first baseman Anthony Rizzo and San Diego outfielder Chris Denorfia could cause trouble for Canada, especially in a close game.
"Do they have the big household names, the Joey Vottos and the Justin Morneaus? No they don't. But they didn't have it the last time around either and they also play to a certain degree with house money. They don't have a whole lot to lose," said Hamilton.
"They're going to come and play hard and they're not expected to beat us. Any time that's a reality you really need to respect it even more than they do in the sense that you better be ready because they're going to play you hard. They always have and they will this time."
Record in 2009: 2-4
After opening the last WBC with an unexpected 17-7 loss to Australia, Mexico was eventually eliminated in the second round following a pair of losses to South Korea and Cuba.
This year's team features 16 players in the major leagues, including several stars. Los Angeles Dodgers' first baseman Adrian Gonzalez returns, closer Sergio Romo joins the team after winning the World Series with San Francisco last year and longtime national team outfielder Karim Garcia is back after recording three home runs and five RBIs in '09.
Mexico can also expect plenty of fan support in Phoenix given its close proximity to the Mexican border.
"They're going to be tough. They always are," said Hamilton. "Their pitching staff's pretty solid, pretty deep. They've got some key bats in the right spots, and they're going to have a lot of guys that just finished in the Caribbean Series. So they're coming off a high intensity winter ball environment where they just literally finished up competing at a big stage internationally and with a lot of patriotic flavour to it. They'll have an opportunity to carry it into this tournament."
Record in 2009: 4-3, lost in semifinals
The United States enter the third WBC with something to prove. They were knocked out in the second round in 2006, and in lost in the 2009 semifinals to eventual champion Japan.
This time the Americans arrive with an intimidating lineup led by veteran manager Joe Torre. The U.S. squad looks like an all-star roster with Ryan Braun, Giancarlo Stanton, R.A. Dickey, Gio Gonzalez and David Wright just some of the marquee names.
No team is invincible at the tournament – Canada stunned the U.S. with an 8-6 win at Chase Field in 2006, and pushed the Americans in a 6-5 loss in 2009 – but the U.S. will be disappointed with anything less than a championship now.
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The Meet & Greet: Adrian Kali Turner Talks 'Bad Teacher' & 'The Walking Dead'
If you've seen the trailer for Bad Teacher you've probably caught a glimpse of Adrian Kali Turner, the adorable young student who launches into a screaming match with Jason Segel over LeBron James and Michael Jordan. However, the cute young star is more than just a face in a trailer, the actor has already complied an impressive resume, including a regular role on AMC's The Walking Dead and the upcoming Apartment 23. Celebuzz chatted with the rising star about his role in Bad Teacher, what it's like to work with Cameron Diaz and the surprising list of stars that he'd like to work with.
You have this great moment in the Bad Teacher trailer where you argue with Jason Segel about Michale Jordan vs. LeBron James – have you gotten any response from the trailer yet?
Well sometimes I'll be talking to people and they'll ask me, "So do you really think that about Lebron and Jordan" and I'll be like, "Hey I really don't watch basketball so I really wouldn't know!" Some people have recognized me and all my friends have seen it and write on my Facebook wall about it.
What's it like working on a film with such big stars? Were you intimidated at all?
Well at first i was like, "Woah all these big stars…I don't know what I'm going to do, I have to step my game up!" But everyone made me feel comfortable Jason was awesome, Justin is such a nice guy and Cameron is like the nicest lady I've ever met in my entire life. It was great.
Was there any joking going on behind-the-scenes?
Yeah, we'd all hang out on set and Cameron and Justin would always be joking. Me and my friend did this one little song parody type thing for Justin and he had a little response for us. It was cool.
Cameron plays your bad teacher in the film, how would you respond if you had a teacher like Cameron's character?
I have no idea! I would try to avoid her as much as I could.
So you are kind of a good guy?
Watch Adrian's infamous Lebron/Jordan argument in the Bad Teacher trailer below.
Cool. You are also in The Walking Dead, do people ever recognize you from your role on that show?
Oh, yeah. I go to ComicCon conventions and everyone loves the show and everyone tells me, "You did such a good job." So, the fans definitely love it.
Are you into comics and sci-fi stuff at all?
Oh yeah, I love comics! I'm going to see Green Lantern with my best friend soon.
What are some of your favorite comic book characters?
Green Lantern…Superman definitely has some good story lines, Batman, The Flash. Those are the main four.
You are also starring in Apartment 23, have you guys started filming yet?
Yeah, we already started filming the pilot episode.
What's it like working with James Van Der Beek? Has he given you any career tips?
He's a very nice guy, very cool guy. He didn't really give me that kind of advice, we didn't really talk much but when we did talk he was a really nice guy.
Are there any actors or actresses that you'd like to work with in the future?
Yes, I would like to work with Zooey Deschanel, Will Smith and Rainn Wilson.
Rainn Wilson? That's great, I think you might be the first young actor that has said you'd like to work with him and Zooey.
Well Zooey Deschanel, I just love all of her work, 500 Days of Summer and everything else. Rainn Wilson because he's the funniest guy ever in The Office.
Do you follow him on Twitter?
Do you use Twitter a lot? Have you had any fun interactions with fans over Twitter?
Yeah, I use it sometimes when I am doing social events and stuff. Some people tweeted me things like, "So do you really think that about Lebron and Jordan?" [Laughs]
So people are really on you about the Lebron and Jordan thing, huh?
Yes, they are very on me about it.
Do you have any other big projects coming up?
We're starting production on the second season of The Walking Dead. I'm now working with a charity called the Star Eco Center.They have rescue animals there like bobcats and lizards and stuff. I'm an animal lover so it's a dream come true.
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I read somewhere that it was a good idea to embed a youtube video on a website as Google preferred this. Is this still the case or does it not matter where the video is hosted?
Why would embedding a video make Google prefer your site?
The answer is no. This has never been the case and will probably never be the case. If something doesn't make logical sense to you then it's probably false information.
I understood that Google has a relationship with YouTube and also it meant that the site had a better chance of showing when they went into Google search and clicked either the YouTube link or videos at the top of the page
It is always best practice to produce your own video and host it, but recently Google starting indexing and ranking pages with YouTube videos embedded in them. This is a drastic change, since Google used to not rank pages that had YouTube videos embedded in them.
Google doesn't rank pages if you have embedded YouTube page,there is no logic in embedding it.
Nonsense. Imagine the outcry if Google started preferring sites that ran its own services. They would be opened up for anti-competitive behaviour and would suffer dearly.
Why on earth would you host your own videos? It's extremely rare for anyone to ever do that any more.
I wouldn't trust a website called "reelseo" at all. As I've stated above such a move would open Google up to anti-trust litigation faster than you can blink.
Hi Hlforr,
Actually you are kinda correct with the concept. Google loves all its services and when you are active on its services, you have got some value on Google. So, whether you have a Youtube video on your website or not, make a video or a simple tutorial and submit it to youtube and promote it on popular social networking websites. This would obviously give a good value to your website optimization efforts.
A couple of clarifications:
When I say host your own videos, I mean host it under your own domain name. This does not mean it has to be on your own web server. There are many options out there for hosting video pretty inexpensively: Amazon, etc and it can still be under your domain name.
Second, reelseo.com has been around for many years, and is a well respected site when it comes to video SEO, so not trusting it based on the name would be judging it without researching their quality.
Google indexing and ranking pages that have embedded YouTube videos on them is what their research has found. I agree that the practice seems shady and could open up a can or worms, but they are only reporting what they have seen happening.
Can you clarify? It sounds as if you're talking about a CDN, but these are rarely from your own domain name.
I've been here for many years and I've never seen it around. Regardless, I took a quick look over the site and it looks like yet another SEO blog. The entire point of SEO is market knowledge so I don't need to research the quality of a SEO blog to know if what they are saying is quack science or not.
My argument against that is that their "research" is often a crock of **** because it is impossible to correctly isolate Google in order to come up with valid research. How can you claim to research on a search algorithm when you cannot control how it changes?
Give this a good read, and you'll see that SEO "studies" wouldn't hold up in a first-year statistics class.
The site seo-theory.com has numerous articles about the fallacies and short comings of SEO tests, and even though they are never 100% conclusive we need to continue to be researching and testing in order to improve our craft.
The key point in your post is "they are never 100% conclusive".
If they aren't conclusive how can we call it research? Simply testing this a few times on a YouTube video isn't proving anything for the wide range of users that read their blog.
As I've said on here numerous times, along with many other users that have experience with SEO those that know what they are doing find their own evidence and learn through their own research what works for them. It's why we continue to promote techniques like Competitive Analysis instead of turning this into a spam free-for-all like other Web Development forums.
Well, i don't really think that google prefers sites with youtube videos embedded in them. I've heard that such things happen in case you are a real big Adwords user, but otherwise, i don't think google shows any preferences. You could rather spend a little time on Video optimization to help your SEO of site.
Take a look at this blog post on seomoz http://www.seomoz.org/blog/youtube-ranking-factors-whiteboard-friday
It is specifically about how to improve rank within youtube but still worth watching. One point that relates to you question is that embedding will help you video rank within youtube, but it doesn't address web search (well, except that youtube itself will rank for web searches). I'm going to search my bookmarks for a really good blog about the pros and cons of youtube versus self-hosting.
Just because something is not conclusive does not mean it is not research. Research can be conclusive or not conclusive but it does not change the fact that it is still research. I agree that some research is better setup and structured than others and you can have more confidence in the conclusions.
But based on your explanation if something is not 100% conclusive, which as you said 'it is impossible to correctly isolate Google in order to come up with valid research', then we should never be doing any research in SEO. If we are not doing any research then we are observing things and trying to come to conclusions (which technically is research) which is exactly what seoreel did in their article.
As I have said numerous time seoreel was not testing this, it was an observation they found, so I do not understand what you are arguing about.
We can test things and find techniques that appear to work, but it is impossible to isolate any single variable to determine if that is the cause why something works. Over time we identify certain things that appear to improve SEO rankings and results, but we can never know for sure that it is that one technique alone that is improving the results or if it is a combination of things.
The key is to analyze each technique and theory on its own merit compared to your own experience and knowledge. Many theories fail this test, and some may appear to work or be useful on first glance but over time are exposed for the sham they are.
As promised http://www.seomoz.org/blog/hosting-and-embedding-for-video-seo
Embedded a You Tube is not a bad idea it will create good traffic source for your site but it also keep in mind that video must be resourceful and site is also in good position. Generally You Tube has no extra features to gain rank for the site. If your video is good, useful or resourceful it will just give you more traffic.
It won't necessarily help you rank (or make your site more relevant in Google's eyes) but it would surely help in creating good and quality content for your site which should be what you are after. Of course, it must be a valuable video that adds some relevant information.
Google Identifies Video using the meta-tags we used in video. Video is a great content to capture users attention when they visits your web site. Gradually your hits to video will increase and Google notify this. hence , there may be a chance the same video can appear in SERP for any of your category keywords and including YouTube video is always Good in my point of View.
I think that couldn't be more true. You build your SEO over time, and so I think that the OP would simply benefit from embedding a youtube video into it's site because of the type of business he's in (wedding photographer, according to his profile). Maybe not trough an improved ranking coming from SEO, but simply because he could feature very attractive content on his website, e.g., a pre-session video where he demonstrates how he prepares for an event, how he chooses locations, etc. Such things would only increase the probability that visitors find his services more "professional".
The most important factor you should care if you want to get high ranking with your video is its quality.If your video has HD quality it could get more chance to rank high on Google


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Kenya's Prime Minister Raila Odinga appealed Wednesday for international aid in helping the east African country deal with an escalating poaching menace.
His appeal comes after a family of 11 elephants was slaughtered in the vast Tsavo East National Park in southeastern Kenya on Saturday.
"I appeal to the international community to help strengthen the national and international policing to deal with wildlife trafficking as a serious threat to conservation, rule of law, governance and economic development," a statement from the Prime Minister's office read.
Odinga said that tourism, Kenya's most important foreign exchange earner, "remains under serious assault from poachers."
According to the Kenya Wildlife Service, Kenya lost at least 360 elephants last year, an increase from the 289 elephants killed in 2011.
"The danger seems to be worsening with every passing day," Odinga said, adding that Kenyan security agencies must treat the emerging poaching threat as part of the insecurity griping the country and not a wildlife issue to be addressed solely by the Kenya Wildlife Service.
The international trade in elephant ivory, with rare exceptions, has been outlawed since 1989 after elephant populations in Africa dropped from millions in the mid-20th century to some 600,000 by the end of the 1980s.
Last week officials in Hong Kong seized more than a tonne of ivory worth about $1.4 million in a shipment from Kenya.
Ivory trade is banned under the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora (CITES), which is due to hold its next meeting in March, a date that Omondi says has in the past triggered a rise in poaching.
"We need a well coordinated, well-financed and properly designed crackdown on poachers. This must involve the police, the Ministry of Tourism, Interpol and the various ministries whose functions directly relate to the protection of wildlife and all our precious natural resources currently under threat," he said.
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Call of Duty: Black Ops II
William Andrews
27 July, 2012
When you're sitting on the biggest franchise in gaming history it's got to be tough to not only keep your long standing fans happy, but also to do enough to entice newcomers into your game world – but that's the enviable problem that Treyarch faces ahead of the launch of Call of Duty: Black Ops II later this year. Thankfully, it would appear that the studio has opted not to simply rest on its own laurels and those of fellow series stalwarts, Infinity Ward, but to instead go back to the drawing board in order to offer players a brand new, never before seen take on the world of Call of Duty.
While it's all too easy to aim cheap shots at a gaming giant like Call of Duty, the series must be respected for what it has managed in a relatively short time frame since the first title was launched back in 2003. In less than ten years it has gone on to shatter just about every record in the book, and earn Activision billions and billions of dollars into the bargain. Whatever side of the fence you sit on when it comes to Call of Duty, there's no denying that it's a game that will forever be synonymous with this period in gaming; bringing tens of millions of players online to battle it out against each other.
As the series grew and progressed away from its World War II roots, the setting of the game world began to evolve, first to the current day through the Modern Warfare series, and then back a few decades to the Cold War for the original Black Ops in 2010. This latest instalment offers something completely different, however, and will put players in the future for the first time in franchise history While segments of the campaign have been confirmed to take place in the 1970s and 1980s, the bulk of the action is set in the year 2025, meaning that we can look forward to plenty of futuristic technology and hardware, plus a storyline that intertwines with that of the first Black Ops.
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It's very much a case of keeping it in the family for Black Ops II, as we will take control of Alex Mason in the retrospective sections (you'll remember him as the protagonist last time around), and his son David in the sections set in 2025. At this stage not much is known about the plot specifics, but we do know that the game will take place across locations as far afield as Central America, Afghanistan, Los Angeles, Singapore and Yemen. Speculation suggests that much of the game's plot will hinge around the relationship between Alex Mason and Viktor Reznov, although this has yet to be confirmed.
Those of you who have been concerned with the ever diminishing length of the single player campaigns within Call of Duty games for the last few years will be pleased to note that Black Ops II looks set to offer the most comprehensive single player experience we have seen to date in the series. Not only are we anticipating a solid 8-10 hour long campaign, but it has been confirmed that a number of special Strike Force missions will allow players to drastically alter the in-game story arc, opening up all new missions and character development to players. While this is certainly nothing new in the gaming world, it's a massive deviation for the Call of Duty franchise, and one that we welcome with open arms.
In addition to the increased scope of these missions, what really excites us is the fact that players will only be able to tackle each one a single time during each save file, so there'll be no back tracking if things turn out a little differently to how you anticipated. When you make your choice as to which path to take within these missions, you'll be completely locked out of the other fork until you start a new game, and to add even more variety into the mix, Strike Force missions will feature a number of special vehicles, while death will result in your failure. There will be no retries, and no loading from the last checkpoint. You get one shot at them so you better make it count.
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While the Strike Force missions aren't compulsory, they're the only way for you to actually make any real changes to the game's inevitable outcome, so players will be missing out if they opt for the vanilla experience.
So, with all this in mind, it's not surprising that Activision chose to show off some of these new features at E3 last month. While there was nothing on display to the general masses aside from regular teaser trailers shown on the obscenely big screen that dominated the Activision booth, things were a little more interesting behind the scenes. With plenty to show off for the forthcoming title, Activision weren't shy about showing select members of the media just why this was a game-changer for the series.
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The demo level fittingly took place in Los Angeles, the city which played host to E3, and stuck quite rigidly to the tried and tested Call of Duty formula, with players acting as defensive support for the President of the United States, guiding her (yes HER) convoy through the streets. As you would expect, things don't go quite according to plan, and an ambush soon provides the opportunity to showcase that shiny new futuristic technology that will underpin much of the game's action.
It's not exactly Halo 4 or Crysis type technology, but there's plenty of interesting stuff here to keep you interested, particularly a swanky new sniper rifle that allows you to view enemies through solid surfaces with the aid of X-Ray technology similar to that now in use at airports across the world. Even though the game is set in the future, you're not going to see any truly outrageous or outlandish stuff here; it's all very much grounded in reality for the most part, adding a touch of authenticity to proceedings.
Things are very much business as usual the game serves up the first real choice of any note found within the series – do you continue along the freeway in your group, or do you instead take to higher ground and provide support as a sniper. It's far from being the biggest choice you'll see in the game, but it does go quite a way to show that Treyarch are willing to push the boundaries, at least within the Call of Duty universe if not in the genre itself.
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In the coming months there are going to be countless more announcements to keep gamers salivating, particularly when it comes to the online multiplayer side of gameplay, but for the time being E3 has given us plenty of food for thought. It's refreshing to see that both fan and media feedback seems to have been taken on board, and Black Ops II genuinely appears to be an attempt from Treyarch to push the series onwards.
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The game is set for a worldwide release on November 13th on PlayStation 3, Xbox 360 and PC, with very strong rumours suggesting that the Wii U will also be getting the game. If this proves to be true, this means that we can expect to see Nintendo's new console hitting stores in early November at the latest; just in time for the Holiday rush.
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Allianz of America Signs Four-Year Contract with AT&T for Managed Network Services
Novato, California, October 17, 2007
AT&T Inc. (NYSE: T) has announced that Allianz of America (AZOA), parent company of Fireman's Fund Insurance Company and Allianz Life Insurance Company of North America, has signed a new four-year managed network services agreement with AT&T, valued in excess of $70 million dollars.
AT&T currently provides managed network services to Fireman's Fund®. The expanded business relationship extends services to Allianz Life and includes the flexibility to integrate additional Allianz operating entities in the future. While improving the service that is available to both companies, the scale of the new contract allows Fireman's Fund and Allianz Life to achieve significant synergy savings on their telephone network services.
"We are very pleased with the flexibility of AT&T to customize network solutions to meet the business requirements of AZOA's new shared-services organization," said Oliver T. Bussmann, AZOA chief information officer. "This is essential in all of our relationships. AT&T met the exceptional price/performance ratios that are critical to success with Allianz."
As a result of this expanded relationship between the two companies, AZOA will accelerate its plans to use a converged Internet Protocol network infrastructure. AT&T will deliver improved network performance, enhanced application distribution and access as well as significant operational benefits.
The agreement includes AT&T's full portfolio of managed services: local area network, Multiprotocol Label Switching wide area network, Internet Protocol telephony, security, Internet, remote access and mobility management network services.
"We look forward to complementing and expanding the breadth of industry-leading capabilities and technologies of AZOA's new shared IT services business initiative," said John Finnegan, AT&T senior vice president, Global Enterprise Business Sales. "AZOA's business model sets high standards for innovation, operational efficiencies and improved customer service."
The agreement renews and expands a long-standing relationship between the two companies that spans more than three years.
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With a stay at Hostal Bellido, you'll be centrally located in Montilla, walking distance from Garnelo Museum and close to Montilla Castle. This hostal is within the vicinity of Church of Santiago and Lagar Blanco.
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The diocese of Helena, Mont., filed for Chapter 11 reorganization in U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the District of Montana on Friday as a major tactical step in achieving a global settlement for 362 sexual abuse claims against "diocesan priests, religious community priests, women religious and lay workers who have served in the diocese," states a diocesan press release issued Friday morning.
If approved, the bankruptcy terms would make $15 million "available to compensate the currently identified victims with additional settlement funds for other unknown victims," the press release said.
"This is not your typical bankruptcy," emphasized the diocese's lead attorney, Michael Patterson, describing the filing as "a consensual, prepackaged bankruptcy."
According to Patterson, about a fourth of the claims in the Helena cases are against members of the Ursuline order which was long active in Montana; about 12 percent are against diocesan personnel; and the balance is "primarily Jesuit related." The Ursulines are not part of the negotiated settlement underway and have opted not to settle at this time, he added. *
Once filed, the proposed settlement will be subject to the vote of both victims and creditors, said attorneys for the diocese and plaintiffs.
According to Patterson, the bankruptcy terms would:
- Provide just settlement amounts to victims;
- Exclude and not financially endanger parish and school properties;
- Protect the diocese from future sex abuse claims by establishing funds for them and requiring such claims be channeled through the bankruptcy court.
While the bulk of the settlement will be funded by insurance carriers, $2.5 million will be required from the diocese of Helena, Patterson said, adding that pulling together that amount is already being addressed by the diocese and could include existing funds combined with the sale of non-essential real estate.
"We did not choose to have the diocese file for bankruptcy protection, however, we believe that the bankruptcy process will provide the most efficient resolution for our clients, rather than years of litigation and trials with uncertain outcomes," said Molly K. Howard, an attorney with Datsopoulos, MacDonald & Lind, P.C., in a press release also issued Friday morning.
"Given the age and ill health of many of the victims, this is in their best interest," Howard stated.
Datsopoulos, MacDonald & Lind, P.C. and a four-firm legal team represent 271 of the 362 victims in the global negotiations. The group of plaintiffs filed their case in Lewis and Clark County District Court in Helena in September 2011.
Howard underscored that "the majority of victims in this case came forward to protect future generations of children," and added: "Any resolution will include non-monetary terms to protect future generations of children and respect the abuse survivors."
Both Patterson and plaintiffs' attorneys told NCR they hoped a final settlement would be in place by June.
Some claims date to the mid-1930s but the bulk are from the 1950s through 1970s, attorneys said.
In the diocesan press statement, Helena Bishop George Thomas said "none of those who have been credibly accused remain in active ministry."
* An earlier version of this story incorrectly stated that the Ursulines were a part of the negotiation settlement.
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Primary Concerns: A mild, non-detergent cleanser that is safe and effective for sensitive skin. Gentle enough for post-cosmetic procedure. Solution: Gentle Cleanser, a unique daily cleanser formulated with the therapeutic benefits of Olive Polyphenols. Leaves skin feeling soft, refreshed and residue-free. Features and Benefits: Olive Polyphenols, specifically, rare extracts of Hydroxytyrosol from the olive fruit and Oleuropein from the olive leaf - make ideal therapies for even the most sensitive skin; non-drying and non-irritating. Green Tea Extract selected for its soothing, non-irritating qualitites. Free of stripping, drying, and irritating sulfates. How is it Different? Effectively eliminates dirt, oil and make-up without stripping skin of its natural oils. Never leaves skin feeling dry or tight. Soothing, nourishing and refreshing; leaves skin baby soft and perfectly prepared for make-up application. Formulated with extracts from the olive fruit, Hydroxytyrosol and the olive leaf, Oleuropein; patented and selected by Dr. Perricone for their therapeutic, regenerative and protective benefits. Ideal for use on post-cosmetic procedure skin for its calming and soothing benefits. Hypoallergenic tested and free of fragrance, parabens, phthalates, sulfates, mineral oil, petroleum, synthetic dyes. Complimentary Products: Peptide Complex, Nourishing Moisturizer, Firming Eye Cream


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"As a martial arts teacher, it's a real honor to work with Samantha," says Luis Singleton, a senior instructor at The Karate Connection. "It's really exciting to see her progress, and her martial arts skills are very good for her age. She's going to be a great master one day."
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Mellanox Added to Havana, First to List for Red Hat OpenStack
Mellanox Technologies announced on Wednesday that OpenStack's newly released Havana distribution has accepted several of its key InfiniBand and Ethernet adapter and switch components for Nova, Cinder and Neutron.
Mellanox also set a landmark as being the first adapter vendor listed on Red Hat's Certified Solution Marketplace. Red Hat's certification process ensures that technologies and products are designed to integrate well with various ecosystems including Red Hat's OpenStack-based distributions.
"We are pleased to have Mellanox's early support for the Red Hat Certified Solution Marketplace and collaborate with them on OpenStack's enterprise advancement," said Mike Werner, senior director, Global Ecosystems, Red Hat. "We look forward to OpenStack users seeing the intersection of Red Hat and Mellanox's technologies during their deployments of the Havana distribution."
The InfiniBand data exchange standard regulates how servers and storage systems interconnect with each other and is supported by OpenStack. Havana, the eighth OpenStack release supports the Mellanox 10/40GbE and FDR 56Gb/s adapters and switches.
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Bill Oliver has been working in Healthcare for the past 30+ years in a variety of management roles including Material Management, Purchasing, Nurse Registry, and IT. In the past 12 years his focus has been on the business end of IT Contracts, Software Licensing, and IT Purchasing.
According to Mellanox, using these adapters and switches with the OpenStack Cinder block storage and Neutron plug-ins can improve storage access performance and achieve bare-metal performance of virtual machines while still maintaining Quality of Service and hardened security.
"As a leader in high-performance networking technologies, Mellanox delivers advanced OpenStack-powered cloud solutions in order to enable customers to increase cost-efficiency, flexibility and security as they accelerate the transition to the cloud," said Yaron Haviv, vice president of data center solutions at Mellanox Technologies. "We partnered with the leading OpenStack distributions to allow our mutual customers to confidently deploy an OpenStack cloud, with proven interoperability and integrated support."
See Red Hat's solution marketplace website for the Neutron and Cinder certifications.


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Q. How does a potometer work?
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So here is how the potometer works.
The potometer is filled with water by opening the tap. Under water, a shoot of a plant is cut and put into the potometer on the left hand side. If this was done in air a bubble of air might get in the xylem vessel and the experiment would not work. The tap is then closed and a bubble of coloured dye is injected in the capillary tube. Now as the plant looses water, the water lost is made up by water in the capillary tube which sucks the coloured bubble along. So if you time how long the bubble takes to travel a certain distance it will provide you with the rate of transpiration. You can vary the condidiions, like putting a fan next to the plant and see if that makes a difference to the transpiration rate.
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TWO boats with nets lying off the sea-beach, quite still,
Ten fishermen waitingthey discover a thick school of mossbonkersthey drop the
joind seine-ends in the water,
The boats separate and row off, each on its rounding course to the beach, enclosing the
The net is drawn in by a windlass by those who stop ashore,
Some of the fishermen lounge in their boats, others stand ankle-deep in the water,
on strong legs,
The boats partly drawn up, the water slapping against them,
Strewd on the sand in heaps and windrows, well out from the water, the
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Poet: Walt Whitman
Poem: 59.
A Paumanok Picture.
Volume: Leaves of Grass
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Year: Published/Written in 1900
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"Reclaim" Promo Poster Revealed
With just one month to go until its theatrical release, "Reclaim" has just launched a brand new promotional poster to start building the hype.
The new artwork features stars John Cusack, Ryan Phillippe, Jacki Weaver and Rachelle Lefevre along with the tag line, "Take what's yours."
Slated to hit select theaters and On Demand on September 19th, "Reclaim" is about a couple whose newly-adopted daughter goes missing in a small town.
"Steven and Shannon will stop at nothing to uncover the truth behind her disappearance and the dangerous secret behind the adoption agency they trusted. Risking their own lives, they will discover just what being a parent means and how far they will go to get their child back."


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This monographic issue is the work of two young Chinese artists, Chen Jiaojiao and Peng Yangjun.
A creative duo from Fabrica, they came up with the concept, photos, design and text for the issue.
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"You are tenacious of life, like a cat with nine lives, but please take care of your throat. You make old bones, you could live past 90."
Palm reading for Wang Jun, 28
"I am the youngest of my 21 brothers and 16 sisters. They called me the 17th princess".
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"I've got lots of fans who regard me as their idol".
Dian Xia, 16
"I started to drive a taxi when I was 18. Women drivers were few at the time, as well as taxicabs."
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"The Little Museum With Big History"
You're invited to take a step back in time and explore the southern areas of Bayfield County's rich history at the Cable/Namakagon Historical Museum in downtown Cable, Wisconsin.
The museum was built around 1905 and initially used as a potato warehouse. The building was later used as a warehouse by the local lumber company, an apartment, office building, and as an ice cream parlor before it was donated to the Cable/Namakagon Historical Society and turned into a museum.
Since the Cable/Namakagon Historical Museum opened its doors to the public in 2005, a variety of historical exhibits and events have been open to the public. Begin your journey by learning more about the Anishinaabe people and their culture. Continue the story by learning about the expansion of the railroads, the logging era, European immigrants, and the area tourism.
We're always looking for interesting stories, artifacts, pictures, etc. so that the history of our area stays alive. Don't hesitate to contact us!
The public is invited to enjoy our special events throughout the year. Visit out Exhibits and Events page for more information.
Visit our Membership and Newsletters page where you can view our current and past newsletters along with membership information. New members are always welcomed!
Reservations for tours of the museum are available. The museum is open to the public from May through September. Visit our Information page for hours of operation, contact information and how to find us.
The Cable/Namakagon Historical Museum is a member of the Cable Area Chamber of Commerce, the Bayfield County Historical Society, and the Wisconsin Historical Society.


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Four rivers run through it.
The reborn mill city of Dover is tethered tightly to tidewater by the Bellamy, Cocheco, Salmon Falls, and Piscataqua rivers, part of an estuarial system that makes it all but impossible to tell the difference between coast and hinterlands. "From the marina right in back of my downtown office, I can take my sailboat down the Cocheco to Portsmouth harbor―or to England," says real estate broker Kerry Forbes.
All that water carried the city through a long workaday history. The oldest continuous settlement in New Hampshire, Dover was an important Colonial shipbuilding center. In the 19th century, textile manufacturers built immense brick mills along the riverbanks. Later, the shoe industry supported the local economy.
By the 1970s, Dover resembled dozens of other small New England cities whose luck and purpose seemed to have shut down with the last of the looms and sole-stitching machines. What Dover couldn't lose was its superb location, close to Portsmouth's booming Pease International Tradeport and Massachusetts' high-tech territory.
"Downtown Dover has about 450,000 square feet of mill space that has been rehabbed into first-class offices over the past 10 to 20 years," says Kerry. "That space is 90 percent full today because we come in at about $12 to $14 per square foot compared to twice that in Portsmouth. Dover has a lot of high-tech companies with 20 to 200 employees, many of them launched by young entrepreneurs who started on Route 128 in Massachusetts but were drawn to the coastal New Hampshire lifestyle. And the fact that there's no state income tax doesn't hurt either."
The switch to a 21st-century economy hasn't changed the riverside mill-town feel of downtown Dover and its surrounding neighborhoods. But it's a mill town scrubbed and polished, with amenities such as forsythia-lined walkways along the Cocheco.
A municipal recreation complex with an indoor pool is tucked into one historic mill, right across from another that houses a major financial services company. A chic bistro and rum bar stands a few blocks from the Dew Drop Inn, a tidy luncheonette straight out of the 1940s.
Clyde Allen runs Baldface Books, featuring used and remainder titles, in a spacious building that once hosted a bank. Over the past couple of decades, he's watched the blue-collar city change into a bustling haven for young professionals and upscale suburban families. Instead of having a beer at the pool hall, Dover residents now meet over lattes at chic coffee shops. "When I opened my store 10 years ago, a lot of downtown was empty," Clyde recalls."Now there are lots of new shops, and they're mostly locally owned―the big corporate chains haven't moved in." Loyal residents plan to keep it that way.
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