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With the new round of Bing apps -- released this morning for Windows 8.1 and released yesterday for Windows Phone -- Microsoft is showing signs of fulfilling its stated intention to bring the Windows 8 WinRT runtime and the Windows Phone Runtime closer together. In this case, it's a simple question of syncing settings between Bing apps on Windows Phone and Windows 8. That may not seem like much, but it's another hopeful sign that somebody in Microsoft is looking at the bigger picture beyond the old Metro myopia.
Yesterday Microsoft's Brandon LeBlanc (who hasn't been posting much lately) took to the Windows Phone blog to announce new Bing apps that work with the current version of Windows Phone: Bing News, Weather, Finance, and Sports. He also announced three new apps for Windows Phone: Bing Food & Drink, Health & Fitness, and Travel.
This morning I logged on to the Windows Store to find seven updates to Windows 8.1 Metro apps: News, Weather, Finance, Sports, Food & Drink, Health & Fitness, and Travel. Sound familiar?
Of course, there's no changelog for any of the 14 new/updated apps, so the only evidence we have is anecdotal, but apparently the new versions all work together and they're getting the stage set for Windows 8.1 Update 1 (which is widely rumored to reach RTM very soon) as well as Windows Phone 8.1.
Over on the Bing blog, Brian MacDonald has a detailed rundown of the new and updated Phone apps. In a nutshell, the new Bing Phone apps -- Food & Drink, Health & Fitness, and Travel -- mimic the Metro apps, give or take an accommodation for smaller screen sizes and some features more appropriate for mobile; the Health & Fitness GPS Tracker capability, for example, is undoubtedly going to give Fitbit fits. The updated Bing Phone apps run in lockstep with their Metro analogs.
The apps sync in ways that should be obvious. According to MacDonald:
In the Finance app for example, when you setup your stock watch list on Windows 8, it will show up the same way on the Windows Phone. And it works the same way if you set it up on your phone - so no matter where you start, you don't have to set it up all over again, changes and updates work the same way. So setup your favorite cities for weather, pick your favorite sports teams, chose the news topics you want to follow, and those things will be with you at your PC at work, on your Windows 8 tablet in the living room, or on your Windows Phone when you are on the go.
Of course, that level of syncing has been around forever -- Windows 8 has lots of it -- but the fact that the two platforms now sync brings Win8 and Windows Phone just a smidgen closer together.
At their hearts, all of the Bing apps run as shells on WinRT and Windows Phone Runtime, pulling content off the Web with minimal processing done locally. It would be very interesting to find out how much effort it took to port the shells from Win8 to Windows Phone. The fact that Microsoft is so late to the game with the three new Bing Phone apps has to make you wonder if the porting was more difficult than it appears -- no doubt a closely guarded secret (and possible source of embarrassment) in Redmond.
This story, "New Bing apps begin to bridge gap between Window 8 and Windows Phone," was originally published at InfoWorld.com. Get the first word on what the important tech news really means with the InfoWorld Tech Watch blog. For the latest developments in business technology news, follow InfoWorld.com on Twitter.


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Looking for the perfect pack for your active, outdoor lifestyle? The Gregory® Women's Maya 18 Daypack is designed to keep you comfortable and hydrated while ensuring you have access to your gear when you need it. The Bio-Sync Suspension system utilizes tendon-like attachments to create a pack that moves with you, perfect for high-aerobic activities. On-the-fly compression lets you pull your pack in closer as you deplete the reservoir.
Bio-Sync™ Active Trail Suspension:
- Bio-Sync™ ATS Suspension
- Women's-specific design
- Uses tendon-like attachments to connect the harness & waist belt to the pack that stretch & retract as you move for superior performance during high aerobic activities
- Aero-mesh back panel for cooling comfort
- Internal on-the-fly system compresses contents to keep the pack balanced & centered
- Adjustable sternum strap
- Hydration port and sleeve with tube management system on the harness
- Full back zippered access lets you load & fill up to a 3L reservoir
- Dual waist belt pockets for easy access
- Side mesh pockets
- Fleece-lined media pocket
- Interior mesh organizer with key clip
- Webbing loop lets you affix a reflector or bicycle light
- Great for trail hiking, biking and other active outdoor activities
Bio-Sync™ Active Trail Suspension:
- Flexible tendons attach the shoulder harness and waist belt to the body of the pack, allowing it to move with your body
- On-the-fly quick access internal compression lets you pull the pack in closer to your back as you deplete the fluid in the reservoir
- Back panel allows full access for loading & filling the reservoir
- Moisture-wicking fabric on harnesses and waist belt keep you cool at the main contact points
- Use a flexible tape measure to measure torso length from your C7 vertebrate (base of the neck) to the area of your spine that's level with the very top of your hip bone. This equals the torso measurement listed in the sizing below.
- Capacity: 18L
- Torso measurement: 14"-20"
- Weight: 1 lb 8 oz
- Brand: Gregory
- Country of Origin: Imported
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Chocolate Swirled Cheesecake Recipe
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Kathy Shan of Toledo, Ohio shares this lovely, light cheesecake with an ambrosial chocolate topping that even Cupid couldn't resist.
Recommended: Holiday Cheesecake Recipes
VERIFIED BY Taste of Home Test Kitchen
- 2 cups (16 ounces) 2% cottage cheese
- 1 cup crushed chocolate wafers (20 cookies)
- 1 package (8 ounces) reduced-fat cream cheese, cubed
- 1/2 cup sugar
- Dash salt
- 3 teaspoons vanilla extract
- 2 eggs, lightly beaten
- 1 egg white
- 2 ounces bittersweet chocolate, melted and cooled
- Line a strainer with four layers of cheesecloth or one coffee filter; place over a bowl. Place cottage cheese in strainer; cover and refrigerate for 1 hour.
- Coat the bottom and sides of a 9-in. springform pan with cooking spray; press cookie crumbs onto the bottom and 1 in. up the sides. Place pan on a double thickness of heavy-duty foil (about 18 in. square). Securely wrap foil around pan; set aside.
- Transfer cottage cheese to a food processor (discard liquid from bowl); cover and process for 2-3 minutes or until smooth. Add the cream cheese, sugar and salt; cover and process until smooth.
- Transfer to a large bowl; stir in the vanilla, eggs and egg white just until smooth. Reserve 1 cup of batter; pour remaining batter into prepared pan. Combine the reserved batter with melted chocolate; stir until smooth. Drop by spoonfuls over plain batter; cut through with a knife to swirl.
- Place springform pan in a larger baking pan; add 1 in. of boiling water to larger pan. Bake at 350° for 40 minutes or until center is just set and top appears dull. Remove springform pan from water bath. Cool on a wire rack for 10 minutes. Carefully run a knife around edge of pan to loosen; cool 1 hour longer. Refrigerate overnight. Refrigerate leftovers. Yield: 12 servings.
Originally published as Chocolate Swirl Cheesecake in Light & Tasty February/March 2006, p46
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"This cake is amazing!! I have been making it for years; it is very good, creamy. It was my go to recipe for quite awhile. It may be a little time consuming for some, but completely worth it!!"


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Akron Polymer Systems' (APS) primary mission is to utilize our extensive polymer expertise to develop high performance polymer products for demanding applications. APS' products rely on our in- depth understanding of how molecular structure affects performance. This expertise has enabled us to develop products with very unique combinations of thermal, mechanical and optical properties. Polymer products for aerospace, alternative energy, biomedical and display applications have been developed and are now offered for sale. We also offer a series of uniquemonomers that can be used to tailor polymer properties.
In addition to our internal product development efforts, we often collaborate with other companies and institutions on the development of new polymer materials. Normally such work is carried out under a Joint Development Agreement (JDA). APS is currently working with several Fortune 500 and Fortune 100 companies under such agreements.
APS also offers toll manufacturing of monomers and polymers. These custom synthesis activities often include the scale up of experimental procedures to pilot plant levels.


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HISTORICAL research has unearthed the gallant stories of three brothers who died during the First World War that were connected to Woodchester Mansion.
Investigations by the mansion have shown that three military Jarrett brothers Charles, Hubert and Aylmer are relatives of the mansion's builder William Leigh.
Details of their bravery and of the service of some of the nine men from Nympsfield who also died during the conflict have just gone on display in the mansion library.
The tales were amassed by volunteer Liz Davenport especially for the current national commemoration of the 100th anniversary of the outbreak of the 1914-18 war.
"William Leigh's three surviving grandchildren were Blanche, Beatrice and Vincent, with Vincent inheriting the mansion by 1914," she said.
"After their mother's early death in 1871, Vincent, Blanche and Beatrice Leigh were brought up at The Cottage in Woodchester Park by their grandmother Eliza Jarrett.
"There was a military tradition in her family and both her sons were in the Indian army with the second, Lt Col Henry Sullivan Jarrett, having six sons with his wife Agnes.
"The boys often stayed at Woodchester Park with their grandmother while their parents were in India."
Of the six, one died of scarlet fever as a child and another went on to become an eminent Dominican monk.
Charles, Hubert and Aylmer followed their father into the army, and fourth soldier Aubrey survived the war to continue his army career before succeeding his father as trustee of the Woodchester estate.
Major Charles Jarrett, 40, from the 1st Battalion, Royal Munster Fusiliers, was shot on April, 1915, after the landing on V beach at Cape Helles. He is buried in Turkey.
Lt Col Hubert Jarrett, of the 19th Punjabis and 57th Wiles Rifles, died in Delhi, India, on December 1919, aged 43, of pneumonia resulting from his active service. He is buried in the Delhi War Cemetery.
Captain Aylmer Jarrett, 36, holder of the Distinguished Service Medal, was shot on June 22nd, 1915, and died near Ypres. He is buried in the Hop Store Cemetery, Ypres.
"During the first World War the Woodchester estate reflected the situation of the whole country," said Ms Davenport.
"The UK lost about a million dead in the Great War, this impact was felt by the Leigh family and by the other families living on the Woodchester estate."
"The small community close to this secluded Cotswold valley showed factors reproduced countrywide, the breadth of the conflict and of course the scale of the loss of life incurred."
The loss of the three Jarrett brothers was commemorated by the gift of the altar at the opening of St Joseph's Catholic Church in Nympsfield in 1923.
The motivation for building the church and part of the funding came from the dead men's cousins Blanche and Beatrice Leigh.
Grade One listed Woodchester Mansion, that dates from around 1857, is now opened to the public six days a week by the independent charity the Woodchester Mansion Trust.


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An internal investigation has concluded Wiltshire Council's troubled £250 million highways maintenance contract is performing satisfactorily but has highlighted several areas which need improvement.
The council's scrutiny committee carried out the investigation into the controversial contract, which attracted widespread criticism last summer when it was taken on by Balfour Beatty Living Places.
Residents and parish councils across the county were unhappy as verges and hedgerows went uncut, and roads were left unswept, with concerns raised over lack of staff and equipment.
In October Balfour Beatty confirmed it had lost £1 million since taking on the contract, and announced a series of redundancies across its maintenance teams.
The contract was called in for scrutiny before Christmas, with a full report presented today.
It calls for greater communication between the contractor and the council, along with evidence that "the most appropriate grass cutting equipment is available, that personnel are fully trained to use the equipment, and that productivity has improved."
Trowbridge councillor Jeff Osborn first called for the contract to be investigated. He said: "With a major contract like this you expect to have hiccups and you have to process through it and we accept all that.
"There are many areas where they have done good work, like with tarmacing, but like lots of things in life it's the small issues that cause concern.
"There is still more work out there to be done, particularly at parish council level.
"However I do want to publically put on record a tribute to the council staff and contractors for their considerable and much-valued work in response to the recent flooding."
Coun John Thomson, cabinet member for highways said changes to the management of the contract will be introduced, along with a new map to confirm which areas the council has responsibility for.
He said: "There have been issues with the contract, but no one's going to die from grass cutting.
"There is never a right time to change from one contract to another, but imagine trying to do that now with all the flooding we're dealing with. It was the right time to do it in terms of the change of contracts.
"We aren't out of this yet, and there is still a lot more work to be done."
The scrutiny committee will look again at the contract in March.


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What are the financial ramifications of research or academic dentistry as opposed to private practice?
Research and Academic dentistry offer a wide range of options. In contrast to the widely held view that only private practice dentists can live a financially comfortable existence, academics and research, when viewed longitudinally over an active lifespan, can offer a career of few risks and greater variety with the assurance of a reliable income. For more information see: Why Consider an Academic Career?


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If all that we ever know are the sensory images that appear in our minds, how can we be sure there is a physical reality behind our perceptions? Is it not just an assumption? My answer is: Yes, it is an assumption; nevertheless, it seems a most plausible one.[i]
In the eleventh verse of Surat az-Zukhruf, rain is defined as water sent down in "due measure". "It is He (God) Who sends down water in due measure from the sky" (Surat Az-Zukhruf, 11)
1. The fossil is 95% complete. It has therefore been possible to examine its every detail, including the animal's internal organs. And apart from a few details pointing to variations unique to individual species, IT IS A PERFECT SPECIES OF LEMUR.
2. Darwinist publications have claimed that Ida has an opposable thumb, and that this feature is different to that in other mammals but the same as that in humans. The fact is that all living lemurs have thumbs of this kind.
3. In the same way, Darwinists have tried to point to Ida's nails as evidence for their claims. But other primates also do have nails.
4. Darwinists maintain that Ida's ankle bone "is the same as that in human beings." But the other foot structure in this life form is entirely different to that in humans. Comparing one single bone in the feet while ignoring all the other differences is a familiar element of Darwinist propaganda.
5. Darwinists say that the fossil, different from present-day lemurs, does not have fused teeth in the middle of its bottom jaw or a grooming claw, and seek to use these as evidence for their claims. The fact is that the animal's teeth resemble those of monkeys. The lack of a grooming claw, on the other hand, is a feature unique to the species. The absence of these characteristics from an extinct lemur exhibiting variations peculiar to the species is not evidence that the creature evolved. It is in no way evidence that this animal is "the imaginary ancestor of man." Its teeth and toes are perfect. It exhibits no features that are in the process of evolving, semi-developed, deficient or abnormal.
6. The fossil was actually discovered in 1983. It has taken 26 years for this huge sensation to break. The reason for the long delay is probably that the fossil is being used as a vehicle for conjecture just when Darwinists need it the most, when they have been totally routed. From having been kept as an ordinary fossil lemur, it suddenly became the greatest discovery Darwinists had ever made.
[He is] the Originator of the heavens and earth. When He decides on something, He just says to it, "Be!" and it is. (Surat al-Baqara, 117)
Period: Ordovician
Location: Kataoua Formation, Morocco
That it is He Who enriches and Who satisfies. ( Surat an-Najm, 53:48)
Do they imagine that, in the wealth and children We extend to them, We are hastening to them with good things? No indeed, but they have no awareness! ( Surat al-Mu'minun, 55-56)
So Allah has safeguarded them from the evil of that Day, has made them meet with radiance and pure joy, and will reward them for their steadfastness with a garden and with silk. Reclining in it on couches, they will experience neither burning sun nor bitter cold. Its shading branches will droop down over them, its ripe fruit hanging ready to be picked. Vessels of silver and goblets of pure crystal will be passed round among them, crystalline silver—they have measured them very exactly. They will be given a cup to drink mixed with the warmth of ginger. In it is a flowing spring called Salsabil. Ageless youths will circulate among them, serving them. Seeing them, you would think them scattered pearls. Seeing them, you see delight and a great kingdom. They will wear green garments of fine silk and rich brocade. They will be adorned with silver bracelets. And their Lord will give them a pure draught to drink. "This is your reward. Your striving is fully acknowledged." ( Surat al-Insan, 11-22)
What He Said
Following Adnan Oktar's call for the Turkish-Islamic world to unite, cultural and economic co-operation between Turkish and Muslim states has gathered speed.
Çay TV, July 23-2008
Adnan Oktar: It is as natural as that. We have one faith, one language, one everything, we share the same roots, we are brothers but separated. If we were to suggest to Azerbaijan that they unite with us they would accept without thinking about it for even a day. All that is needed is for an official request to be made. We can easily unite as two states, one nation. There are no obstacles. That applies to Kazakhstan, and Kyrgyzstan, and Turkmenistan, and East Turkestan, it will make life easier for all of them, and that will also apply to the Islamic world as a result of that unification. Iraq and Syria have a great desire to amalgamate with Turkey. The whole problem is one of Turkey making it open, giving it a name, in other words. A request would be enough.
Azerbaijan State News Agency, August 14-2008
Adnan Oktar: The most urgent task in our day is for the Turkic world to unite at once, come together and act as brother countries. This has been delayed for far, far too long. This must happen this century. What I see as being most appropriate in the first stage is for Turkey and Azerbaijan to unite. This would seem to be the most suitable amalgamation. Then Kazakhstan, Uzbekistan, East Turkestan, Tatarstan and the rest will follow, insha'Allah, but we think that this has to be resolved first.
What Happened
Daily Sabah, December16-2008
Reciprocal Investments with Turkey Will Grow


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HOUSTON - A Houston woman is facing a felony arson charge after a fire at a northwest Harris County home, investigators said, was intentionally set.
Kirenzia Hyder has been charged with arson for that fire at a home located in the 1200 block of Hawks Nest on Feb. 12. According to court documents, the Harris County Fire Marshal's Office determined the fire was set using a combustible material and a flame.
The homeowners, Ethelyn and Johnny Williamson, were inside at the time.
"A neighbor came over and told us the house was on fire," said Ethelyn. "I called the fire department and got it out."
Damage to the brick was still visible Monday. The fire was set near a window on the side of the house, detectives said.
Ethelyn Williamson said her grandson and Hyder used to date and they have a 3-year-old child together. She said she believes her grandson and Hyder were arguing the day of the fire and that Hyder came to the home thinking her boyfriend was inside.
Investigators said they got some information from the child. She apparently witnessed her mom go around to the side of the house and light a candle, detectives said.
Williamson confirmed her great-granddaughter ratted Hyder out.
"She said, 'Come on ...I can show you,'" Williamson said.
Fire officials said cellphone records show Hyder was in the northwest Harris County neighborhood that day. Bond has been set at $20,000.


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Red, White, and Blueberries. It sounds like a 4th of July tradition, but at local farm, its rehab. Soldiers are using plants to put down roots on a new life.
It's called horticulture therapy. It's helping veterans by teaching them to grow organic fruits and vegetables. After completion of the 14 week fellowship program vets have the knowledge and experience to go out and start their own farm, or to work for larger farming organizations.
As a way to raise funds and awareness for the veterans farm, these guys will have a red white and blueberry fundraiser. Twenty dollars to buy a bush, then you can put a dog tag on the plant in honor of a fallen hero or a loved one and let the guys who work out here know they are appreciated.
According to military reports, 30 per cent of returning soldiers either have a traumatic brain injury or post traumatic stress disorder that can make returning into civilian society tough. So, believe it or not, blueberries have given him new purpose and an outlet you can't find at any VA hospital.
To find out more on the program or to donate click on this link.
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Bon Paul & Sharky's Hostel
Check in is 11am-2pm and 6pm-10pm
Free continental breakfast everyday to get your day going!
Built by travelers for travelers, here you will find a place to call home for a few days while relaxing, having fun, and interacting with other travelers. A break from your adventure, and yet still adventure in itself.
Easy walk to pubs, cafes, bakery, thrift shop, record store, bars, shops, music, laundry, library and post.
This is the place to stay to meet and connect. Relax in our back deck Hot Tub and watch the sun set with beautiful views of Mt. Pisgah. We have a great front porch for relaxin' southern style and a big back deck too. Enjoy your own cold beverage on either one! The hostel is close to the action, but quiet enough that you can relax:)
Our friendly, knowledgeable staff can tell you about all the great places to hike and check out in town.
Included in the nightly rate are: High Speed Wireless Internet, free off-street parking, bikes to borrow, breakfast and linen.
We now welcome hostelers with dogs. They are only allowed in private rooms or camping, both for an additional $12/night.
Check out is by 11
Check in is 11am-2pm and 6pm-10pm.
No Curfew- No Lock out
All children under 18 must be accompanied by a parent. ID is required when checking in.
Availability & RatesTo view availability and prices please select dates and click 'Update Dates'
Hostel Facilities & Policies
- Air Conditioning
- Bicycle parking
- Common Room
- Free Internet Access
- Free Parking
- Free WiFi
- Games Room
- Hot Showers
- Internet Access
- Self-Catering Facilities
- Linen Included
- Security Lockers
- Luggage Storage
- No Curfew
- Parking
- Tours/Travel Desk
- Towels For Hire
- Towels Included
Cancellation PolicyThis property has a 1 day cancellation policy. Failure to cancel within this time will result in a cancellation charge equal to the first night of your stay.
Must-Read Hostel InfoThis property has specific Terms & Conditions.
Check-in: 11am-2pm and 6pm-10pm
Check-out: by 12 noon.
We have no curfew and no lockout!
We have a 24hr cancellation policy. Cancellations made less than 24hrs before arrival shall be charged.
DirectionsShow MapHide Map
From the South:
26 West to 240 East.
Take Brevard Road Exit 1B.
At top of ramp make a left at the light. Through next light and then left at second light - Haywood Road. Bon Paul and Sharky's is past one light and then quick on the left #816.
From the East:
40 West to 240 West.
Take Exit 2 W. Asheville. At top of ramp make right at light onto Haywood Road. Through 4 lights and Bon Paul and Sharky's is on the left #816.
From the West:
40 East to 240 East.
Take Brevard Road Exit 1B.
At top of ramp make a left at the light. Through next light and then left at second light- Haywood Road. Bon Paul and Sharky's is passed one light and then quick on the left #816.
From the North:
19/23 South/26 East to 240 West
Take Exit 2 W. Asheville. At top of ramp make right at light onto Haywood Road. Through 4 lights and Bon Paul and Sharky's is on the left #816.
Located Near
Located within walking distance to Westville Pub, West End Bakery, grocery store, Mexican restaurants, Tattoo Parlor, Barber Shops, Hops and Vines beer and wine specialty store, The Admiral, The Moth Light, gas stations, bus lines, library, police station, River Arts District Galleries, parks, Farmers' Market, laundromats, bike shops, pizza parlors and more. West Asheville is awesome!!
We're about 2.5 miles from the center of Downtown Asheville.


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Ski Catamount Trail – the Length of Vermont
January 26, 2014 by Corey A. Edwards
Just behind West Hill House B&B, runs the country's longest, back-country, Nordic (cross-country) ski trail, stretching the full length of Vermont – Catamount Trail.
Catamount Trail was conceived of 26 years ago by three back-country skiers who dreamt up the idea of tying all the state's best cross-country ski areas together, stretching from Quebec to Massachusetts. Completed in 2008, Catamount Trail is now 300 miles of well-groomed, back-country ski trails with stretches of true wilderness in between. What a feat! What a treat!
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A SEDGEMOOR charity is supporting a fair trade event at a Bridgwater youth centre.
Mind in Sedgemoor will host a stall at the Recreation youth centre on Thursday (May 17) to raise awareness of the Sunnyside Up charity café and support fair trade products.
Businesses from Grenville House shopping parade in Rhode Lane will be showcasing their produce in the event, which supports local traders.
The initiative is led by the Co-op group, who will be promoting their range of Faitrade products.
The products are grown and packed abroad using local employees and paying them a fair wage.
Sunnyside Up is a registered charity, using income from its five star rated café to subsidise a variety of activities and groups for the community.


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Mayor Ed Murray is coming up with his own regional funding plan to save local bus service without alienating other bus riders countywide. This would likely include shifting money in the city's transportation budget for the short term, among other alternatives, he told The Seattle Times.
After county voters failed to pass Proposition 1 in April, Seattle residents — the majority of whom voted for it — answered with Initiative 118 ("Keep Seattle Moving"), which would increase city property taxes $22 per $100,000 of property value to save local bus service.
Murray is on the money in stating that property taxes are "no longer an infinite resource," especially with upcoming ballot measures that ask taxpayers to pay for preschools, a parks district, low-income housing and street repairs.
But lacking any other transit funding source, any idea that spurs legislators to get moving on a solution — especially from citizens, as with the $15 minimum-wage issue — is worth pondering.


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The State and Other Oppressors
I've said it before, and I doubt you'll be spared me saying it many times again: for most people on this planet, the state isn't the primary impediment to their freedom and happiness.
Not to downplay the millions of victims on the receiving end of US "foreign policy," or caged in global or domestic gulags–the withering away of the state will mean life instead of death or imprisonment and that is, of course, a very good thing.
A component of that withering, both underestimated and inestimable, is the recognition and dismantling of systems of oppression besides those enshrined in state institutions.
While the parallels between the violent nature of the state and the violent nature of other power structures are striking, they're hard to address because, like state violence, their pervasiveness makes them difficult to identify. Highlighting the true nature of these systems to someone who has grown up within them is nearly impossible. Enlightenment, if and when it happens, usually comes when the "violence inherent in the system" manifests itself on the soon-to-be-enlightened, or perhaps a loved one thereof.
The other path to seeing the previously unseen is repeated exposure to the idea that the system is based on violence, founded on inequality. This requires profound patience on the part of all involved and a waiting out of the bluster and bombast and whatever other defense mechanisms are in place to prevent one seeing what is in front of one's nose.
Anarchists get that the state relationship is based on violence: not just the wars and the prisons, but every law. The proof of this is trivial and it's an axiom, literally, of all post-highschool political science, yet most Americans refuse to see the violence in the system. They believe that they are voluntary participants in institutions necessary for civilization when the truth is actually the opposite.
Outside of the persistent targets of state violence: immigrants, the poor, and racial minorities, only the disobedient get a taste (or more, depending on how quickly they relent) of what stands behind every law, every ordinance, every statute.
I have some rudimentary insight into a particular non-state parallel that I've written about before. Prepare to detect in yourself the defense mechanisms that will attempt to force your mind away from a very clear and obvious truth: women are oppressed, not primarily by the state, but by men.
Yes, there are exceptions; yes, the state historically supported the dominance of me; no, not all men are violent oppressors; no, not all women are victims of physical violence. Neither are all citizens victims of state violence and neither are all state agents perpetrators of violence. As Charles Johnson and Roderick Long point out in their must-read paper, Libertarian Feminism: Can This Marriage Be Saved? regarding a common non-feminist reaction to the claim that we live in a rape culture:
Libertarians rightly recognize that legally enacted violence is the means by which all rulers keep all citizens in a state of fear, even though not all government functionaries personally beat, kill, or imprison anybody, and even though not all citizens are beaten, killed, or imprisoned; the same interpretive charity towards the radical feminist analysis of rape is not too much to ask.
The analogy I've used is the experience of being approached by a policeman. In a given encounter, it's very unlikely that the cop will beat, cage or kill you. The anarchist analysis, felt in the gut of virtually everyone even if it can't be put into words, is that the policemen could beat, cage or kill you and would almost certainly get away with it.
If he wants your name or ID or for you to disclose the contents of your pockets, it's considered by most to be a normal social interaction. Your resistance to his desires is considered unnatural and potentially risky. Anything that happens to you if decide to break with the social norm is going to be seen by most people as your own fault, by one twisted rationale or another.
Women are in an analogous position vis-à-vis an encounter with a man. A woman is expected to make conversation and be cordial if approached and can reasonably be asked her name, phone number, and what she's doing this weekend. None of this is considered socially invasive. It place in a context where violence could very well be the result of refusing to participate. In most cases, barring sufficiently enlightened witnesses, alot of people will bend over backwards to blame the woman for whatever ills visit her as a result of the encounter.
Denying that this is the case, especially denying it to people who have had that very subjective experience, is, well, fucked up.
I've got alot more to say about this, but in the interest of actually posting something, I'll break it off here. This feels rambly anyway, so I'd be happy if somebody focused my thinking on some aspect of the above.


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In a previous blog post, we told you that some browser changes were coming. We're happy to let you know that our BrowserLab v1.5.2 release is live, and you can now use BrowserLab with the latest versions of Internet Explorer 9 (beta), Firefox 4 Windows (beta) and Chrome 7 Windows, which has replaced Chrome 3.
In our next release, which will be early in 2011, we're planning to add Chrome 8 for Windows and OS X, and any updates for our beta browsers. We're also planning on removing Safari 3 and Firefox 2 at that time.
With the addition of these new browsers, and the support we already have for Safari 5, you've got an excellent test environment for helping you test with a wide range of browsers, from the legacy browsers like IE 6/7 to the newest browsers that support HTML5 and CSS3.
We hope you enjoy them! We'd love to hear from you in the Comments.
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More retained firefighters are needed to join the crew at Bradford on Avon fire station.
There are eight 'on-call' firefighters currently at the station but there is room to expand to 13.
Watch manager Sean Gerrish has lived in Bradford on Avon all his life and has been a retained firefighter in the town for 29 years.
He said: "We are a big happy family, we have to be.
"We are looking for someone who will be a good team player, is fit and thinks on their feet. We are quite flexible, as long as I can get day cover or weekend cover."
As well as fighting fires, dealing with floods, road traffic collisions, chemical spills and animal rescues, retained firefighters also promote fire safety messages.
They have other occupations, but are trained to carry out all the duties of a firefighter. They only attend the fire station when they receive an emergency call out and are paid for the work they undertake.
A pocket alerter is activated when they are needed and they have five minutes to report to the fire station and mobilise the necessary appliances. This is why a retained firefighter has to live or work no more than five minutes from the fire station.
Mr Gerrish said: "Being a retained firefighter is beneficial for companies because what they are getting is a professional who is trained in first aid, health and safety, teamwork and fire safety awareness.
"It targets quite a lot of skills."
For more information on the role and how to apply, visit http://www.wiltsfire.gov.uk/currentvacancies


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Department of History
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History, despite its wrenching pain, cannot be unlived, but if faced with courage,
need not be lived again. • Maya Angelou
If you don't know history, then you don't know anything. You are a leaf that doesn't
know it is part of a tree. • Michael Crichton
Knowledge and awareness of history and society are important ingredients of a liberal education. The Department of History offers general courses for all students, a major and a minor in history, and preparation for students who plan to continue study at the graduate level, to teach history, or to enter related fields.
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Does this mean I need to preemptively upgrade my jailbroken Ipad 2 to 5.0? Because if Apple stops signing 5.0 then I'd be forced to get 5.0.1 and it wouldn't be jailbreakable. Does Apple stop signing as soon as they release the next one or is there a few hours leway?
Two things, pod2g also said that some dev may create a package in cydia to patch the changes without the exploits from 5.0.1 (just like the isslfix and pdfpatcher available now patch the bugs in 4.3.3) also in terms of upgrading/downgrading is it not possible to simply put the phone into pwnedDFU and "restore" to any firmware wanted? (ie. 4.3.3-->5.0)
Can't downgrade from ios 5 down to any other one the baseband will cause the phone to say unknown meid. Also iTunes won't activate the phone(Verizon)


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Javier Torres
From Cuba, Javier trained at the National School of Ballet, Havana, and has performed with Ballet Nacional de Cuba. Javier performs internationally as a guest artist on a regular basis and is a Guest Ballet Master at the National School of Ballet, Havana and in Miami.
Javier joined Northern Ballet in 2010 as Premier Dancer. He has performed leading roles in Northern Ballet's repertoire including in The Nutcracker, Swan Lake, Ondine, Beauty & the Beast, Hamlet, Madame Butterfly, Cleopatra, The Great Gatsby, Hans van Manen's Concertante, Cathy Marston's Jane Eyre, Jonathan Watkins' 1984 and as Tybalt in Jean-Christophe Maillot's Romeo and Juliet.
His performance as Julius Caesar in Cleopatra was voted one of the top hundred favourite performances by the critics of the UK in Dance Europe Magazine for the 2010-2011 season.
Javier began his ballet training in 1994 at the Vocational Art School "Olga Alonso" in Santa Clara city and continued at the Elementary School "Alejo Carpentier" in Havana. He finished his ballet studies at the National School of Ballet.
In 2000, he joined the Ballet Nacional de Cuba where he was promoted to Premier Dancer in 2009. He performed with the Company in America, Europe and Asia. Javier was a Guest Artist in International Galas in El Escorial, Spain (2006, 2008 & 2012), Carlos Acosta and friends (2007) in London, Teresa Carreño Theatre Gala, Venezuela (2008, 2009 & 2010) and at the International Ballet Festival of Fortaleza "Fendador" in 2012. Javier has performed at each International Ballet Festival of Havana since 2000 and in 2012 he was a guest artist at the International Ballet Festival of Cali Colombia. He was also chosen by John Neumeier to dance the leading Pas de Deuxs in his As You Like It and Othello.
Javier has danced the leading roles in Giselle, La Fille Mal Gardée, Coppélia, The Nutcracker, Sleeping Beauty, Don Quixote and Swan Lake as well as works by Cuban and foreign creators' contemporary choreographers - Gottschalk Symphony, Shakespeare and his Masks (Romeo & Juliet). Cinderella, Carmen, Majisimo, Theme and Variations, Agon, Blood Weddings, Canto Vital, Bahkti, La Arlesiana (solo), Apollo, Dracula and Onegion among others. Most recently he performed leading roles in Demis Volpi's Little Monsters and Aus Ihrer Zeit, and Alberto Mendez's Suite Géneris and Poem of Fire or Prometheus.
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He was awarded the Cuban Artists and Writers Union's Villanueva Prize for his performance in the ballet Agon in 2002. In 2006 he received mention in the Honour Book of the Havana Grand Theatre for his performance with Carla Fracci in the ballet Desnuda Luz de Amor (Naked Light of Love), in 2009 for his performance in the role of Prince Desiré in Sleeping Beauty and in 2013 for his performace as Prometheus in the ballet Poem of the Fire.
In 2012 he received the award "Constructores de la Danza" for his contribution to the Culture of the state of Ceara in Brazil.


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In addition to purchasing new science fiction titles, I think it's important to ensure that we have some of the classics available. Fortunately the publishing trade loves reprints, so it's possible to fill in gaps and replace worn books from great series such as Isaac Asimov's Foundation. We currently have the seven Asimov Foundation novels for you to re-read or perhaps to enjoy for the first time.
|Foundation and Empire
|Second Foundation
|Foundation's Edge
|Foundation and Earth
|Prelude to Foundation
|Forward the Foundation
Note that this post shows the order in which the novels were originally published. Some people choose to read Prelude to Foundation and Forward the Foundation as book 1 and 2, since they are prequels to the other 5 stories. Others maintain that the books make more sense artistically if one reads them in the order in which they were published. You choose.
A good series summary can be found in this Wikipedia article.


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Picture it. You're out somewhere alone and you just happen to bump into the celebrity of your dreams. They give you that hungry gaze from across the room, the look that says, "Come join me at my place." You're just about to cross the room to fulfill one of your long time fantasies, and then you remember, Oh yeah – that's right. I'm taken. I can't go through with this.
Or can you?
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CBG and I have been talking about doing this mutual post for a while now. * I'm not sure how the topic came up, exactly, but at some point, we started talking about celebrities that we'd like to…um… "do".
Well, the conversation went from there until he and I made ourselves a little agreement about our "Top Five" picks. We agreed that should the heavens ever align, and one of us has the opportunity to actually fulfill the fantasy, that they could do it with the full blessing of the other. I mean, after all, opportunities like these don't come along every day, now do they? And hell, if CBG some day has the chance to pleasure one of the women on his top five list, why should *I* stand in the way of that? I mean, hell, he's giving me the same consideration in return, after all, right?
So here they are, in no particular order, my "Top 5 Celebrities I'd love to have my way in the sack with". And will – y'know – if the opportunity presents itself. With the full blessing and consent of my man. 'Cuz that's how we roll.
Michael C. Hall
I gotta say, as "Dexter", Michael C. Hall has something for everyone. I mean, he's a serial killer, after all, making him the ultimate bad boy. On the flip side, he's also a lab geek and a dad. I mean, what more could a gal ask for? I absolutely loved him in Six Feet Under, but there's something about Dexter that makes my toes curl…in a very good way. I'd love to meet up with him in a dark alley any time. heh. Hell…he's enough to make a gal want to help him dispose of those bodies, ya know?
Ben Stiller
Yeah, I know…this is a bit of a weird one perhaps. But I have had a HUGE crush on Ben Stiller for years. I think I've got a thing for short men who make me laugh. What's up with THAT, anyhow? For me, there is just something incredibly sexy and wonderful about a man with a terrific sense of humour. And well, Ben Stiller just makes me laugh. I'm kinda wondering, though, if I'd be able to stop laughing long enough to really get down to business with him. Then again, if he turns out to be bad in the sack but makes me laugh about it, then I guess it sort of makes up for it. Sort of.
Lenny Kravitz
I don't even have anything to say about Lenny. I mean, really – do I even have to? I'll just let the photos do the talking for me.
Surprise! Apparently I like chicks "in that way" a little more than I once thought. 'Cuz damn…this girl is hot. And I swear to you all, here and now, that Pink was on my list even before Sunday night's Grammy performance. Though I gotta say, it certainly didn't hurt matters any. Is it wrong that my man and I both have massive crushes on the same woman? And really, this causes me to wonder, what would happen if he and I both encountered her together one lonely night? 😉
And if you didn't see her phenomenal Grammy performance, you should definitely check it out. I mean, girl can rock a trapeze. Ah, let's let our imaginations wander for a moment, shall we…………………?
Mark Wahlberg
I actually had a difficult time with my final pick. But then, when I gave it some thought…(oh, and trust me, I thought about it a lot…) I decided I'd give the coveted final spot to little Marky Mark. Love me that little Wahlberg boy. Dee-lish!
So, um…yeah. That's that. It's fun to share the fantasy sometimes. And it's good to have a partner that I feel safe, comfortable, and secure doing that with, because it's not something that I've ever had before. CBG isn't someone I ever intend to take for granted. So even though I have my "Top Five List" in my head, they all pale in comparison to the man I love.
* Although we planned to do this post together, we actually didn't discuss a whole lot who was on our list. I did know that Pink was on both of our lists (how convenient! heh) but other than that, I had little idea who CBG was going to name).
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I'm about to celebrate my 16th Father's Day without the star of the show.
(No disrespect to my husband – who's a wonderful father – but he's not my father, you know?)
My dad was Carl Bunge, born and raised on a farm about 40 miles northwest of Davenport.
Dad was a farm boy, but he was also the oldest of four sons. That meant his father didn't need him to stay on the farm, so Dad headed for the bright lights of the big city (Davenport) and married himself a big city girl.
Anyone who knew my Dad could tell you what a great guy he was. He worked hard for Jaydon Inc., a non-food distributor located in Milan. He left the house early in the morning and came home late at night after delivering health and beauty products throughout the Quad Cities area.
One of the highlights of my summers when I was probably about 10 or 12 was going with my dad on his route one day. I'd help straighten the shelves – something I still do in grocery stores to this day! – and then stack the new merchandise. I remember he'd buy a quart of chocolate milk at the first store, and we'd take turns sipping from the carton between us.
I wasn't much of an athlete, but Dad tried his best. I played Dad's Club softball for a couple of years, and Dad, who never had a son, patiently showed me how to throw and bat and catch.
Dad was a simple man with simple pleasures. He loved his God and his family and his Cubbies, not necessarily in that order all the time. He wasn't much of a reader, but one of his prized possessions was a copy of "Mr. Cub," Ernie Banks' autobiography.
He was a faithful church-goer, serving on church boards and singing in the choir. He even sang with me at my church, St. John's in Peru, and our minister graciously offered him his own set of offering envelopes.
And his family was everything to him. He loved his wife and two daughters, and he was happy to expand that love to his two sons-in-law.
And to his grandchildren.
One of my most cherished photos wouldn't win any photography awards. The flash didn't go off, and the picture is mostly dark. But it's a photo of my dad holding my first-born, and I treasure it.
Dad only got to meet six of his grandchildren. The seventh – his namesake Carly – was born almost a month after Dad died.
Dad's legacy lives on in big and small ways. The eternal Cubs' fan's cry of "There's always next year!" lives on in several of his grandchildren, and his set of lawn darts – the old fashioned ones with the points that could put out an eye – are a cherished inheritance my children argue about.
Many years before he died, I gave Dad a plaque with the Robert Louis Stevenson poem, "That Man is a Success." It summed up my father far better than I ever could.
Dad indeed "lived well, laughed often and loved much" and left the world a far better place than he found it.
Thanks for everything, Dad.
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Omar William "BILL" Cromlich was born on April 12, 1917. His parents were Charles Omar and Julia Ann (McCleary) Cromlich. In 1940, he married Neva Louise Templeton ( Sept. 6, 1921 - Sept. 15, 2003). They lived their entire lives in the Indianapolis, Indiana, area. They had two sons. Jack Omar Cromlich (June 23, 1941 - Feb. 27, 2008) was born, before Bill went into service. A younger son was born after his return. Four granddaughters later joined the family.
Bill was seriously injured in training camp, when a hand grenade ricocheted off of a tree. Another man was killed. Bill returned home after many months in the hospital, still carrying shrapnel in his chest. It may have been a contributing factor to his death in 1983.
A large family mourned his death. He had been one of five brothers and had five sisters. In order of birth, the ten siblings were : Lois Annabelle Griffith, F.T. "Jack" McClarey, Virginia Oma Sutton, Bill, Maudie Omalene Harrell, Charles Edward Cromlich, K. Lucille Smithey, Betty Jane Richards, Raymond L. Cromlich, and Robert L. Cromlich. In addition, he had many nieces and nephews. Bill and Neva are buried in Greenwood Cemetery in Greenwood, Indiana.


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Whether you're hosting a viewing party or just watching the broadcast in your pajamas, this year's Academy Awards deserve a properly themed menu. We took inspiration from the Best Picture Nominations to come up with some ideas for what to serve. Here are our top picks for an Oscars-Inspired Menu:
The Help — A Southern Feast
One of the more food-centric movies of the year, The Help is set in Mississippi in the 1960's and features everything from ladies-who-lunch tea sandwiches to Southern-fried chicken (with an unmentionable pie for dessert).
While you may not have Minny's assistance in your kitchen (or her Crisco secret), you can still try your hand at a Southern spread. Michael Symon's delicious twist on classic fried chicken is the perfect centerpiece.
Round out the meal with a side of Southern greens, and don't forget dessert: Food and Wine has the recipe for Minny's Chocolate Pie (without the special ingredient, of course).
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Midnight in Paris and Hugo — French Comfort Foods
There are two nods to Paris in this year's Best Picture category: Woody Allen's Midnight in Paris and Martin Scorsese's family-friendly Hugo. The latter is set in Paris during the 1930's, and its winter scenes conjure up the image of comfort food. So we turned to Laura Calder for recipe inspiration.
For the ultimate French comfort food menu, pair Laura's slow-cooked potatoes with creamy Coq au Reisling, and round out the meal with the classic French dessert, Tarte Tatin. This menu is perfect for a crowd, or to indulge in when you're wearing stretchy pajama bottoms.
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Moneyball — Game-Day Grub
Whether you're a baseball fan or just have a crush on Brad Pitt (guilty), Aaron Sorkin's Moneyball will have you craving stadium favorites like Cracker Jacks, hot dogs and likely a beer. So before the season kicks off in April, you can celebrate this Oscar nod with a menu featuring the best in Game-Day Grub.
A baseball-themed menu just wouldn't be complete with out a dog, and Bobby Deen's Game Time Chili Dogs are just right for the occasion. And rather than plain ol' buttery ballpark popcorn, kick it up a notch and serve Kelsey's Maple Nut Popcorn (it's popcorn meets Cracker Jacks). Chuck's recipe for Ballpark Pretzels will fit in with this spread. And while it might be hard to track down mini baseball helmets to serve as your bowl, everyone will still appreciate ending the feast with an ice cream sundae.
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The Descendents — A Taste of Hawaii
Both lead-actor George Clooney and his film The Descendents are nominated for Oscars. We can only imagine what it was like for the cast and crew to shoot on location in Oahu and Kauai (color us jealous!). Give yourself a taste of Hawaii with your Oscar menu. Go traditional and serve ahi poke and Spam musubi, or just get a feel for Hawaii with our Hawaiian Bulgogi Burger.
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The Crap We Missed – Monday 8.19.13
Welcome to Monday's The Crap We Missed and it's another large collection thanks to a weekend full of content I didn't get around to sifting through because going back to Home Depot four times was way more fun. On that note, if anyone ever tells you that renovating a bathroom is easily a DIY job, you have my permission to punch their face right in the dick. Anyway, today's gallery includes Josh Duhamel thinking, "Alright, which one of you assholes just asked if this would stain her penis blue?", Nabilla Benattia and the highway I never knew existed between her clearly all-natural breasts, Heidi Klum still dominating social media (yes, nudity), Tony Parker who apparently paid for the Simon Cowell package on this trip, and our most pimpinest president, Bill Clinton just now hearing The Hamptons is getting its first Hooters.
When you take down a wall you thought wasn't load bearing and the ceiling sags, that's no biggie, right? It's fine, we're going to be fine here,
- Photo Boy
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Herne Hill Harriers coach James McDonald called the club's U13 girls' team "awesome" after they made club history by winning the Saucony National cross-country relays title.
Alex Brown, Saskia Millard and Katy Ann McDonald beat the best 100 teams from across the country to take top spot over the 6km course in Mansfield.
Moreover, the trio became the first team in the club's 123-year history to run away with the middle-distance title.
The girls each ran 2km, with Herne Hill Harriers completing the course in 23 minutes, 10 seconds – seven seconds ahead of Northern champions Sale Harriers Manchester, and Manchester Harriers (23:37) in third.
Having won the Southern road relays and placed a very close second in the Southern cross country relays earlier this autumn the girls were one of the favourites and started well with Alex finishing her leg in 12th.
Saskia moved through the field before closing down the leaders and taking the lead in the final 100m.
Katy Ann, winner of the McCain Challenge in Bristol the week before, looked in control as she strode out and stretched the lead to 50m and held that lead throughout the third leg for a famous win.
McDonald said: "The girls were absolutely awesome, real history makers. They train so hard and it is fully deserved.
"They were not just racing against the best in Surrey or from the southern groups, but the country. They really put the effort in.
"Most youngsters just want to be in the quick races, they want to be the next Usain Bolt. But these girls have the commitment and dedication to be the best middle-distance runners in their age groups.
"On average they run about six to 10 miles a week – either on Streatham Common, in Richmond Park or, for a change of scenery, we all go out to Camber Sands."
Overall, Saskia was second fastest in 7:29, while Katy Ann was sixth-fastest in 7:44, and Alex ran 7:56.
There were also good performances in the other age groups, with the club's U13 boys' team of Sam Cohen, Oscar Millard and Sam Moody finishing 15th, having been third after two legs, and the U15 boys' team of Ed Olsen, Paul Burgess and Billy Black finishing 13th.


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12 Breast Cancer Awareness Baubles to Buy Now
These BCA jewelry pieces will keep you pretty in pink!
-Diana Denza
This October, it's time to turn the tide with pink for Breast Cancer Awareness –and you can start with your jewelry. Whether you're a survivor or a supporter, we've found bracelets, necklaces, pins, and more that you can rock anytime, anywhere. These 12 gorgeous gems will help breast cancer charities and keep you looking girly chic!
Read 32 BCA Tops, Bags, Lingerie, Dresses + More to Wear!
1. Entwined Glamour bracelet ($70, swarovski-elements.com).Who said Breast Cancer Awareness gems couldn't be glamorous? With these crystals on your arm, you'll be prepared for any October event and help Swarovski support the American Breast Cancer Foundation.
2. Breast Cancer special edition pin ($48, hollyyashi.com).These special edition pins are the perfect way to wear your support of Breast Cancer Awareness on your sleeve. Painstakingly handcrafted, $5 from each sale goes to the Dr. Susan Love Research Foundation.
3. Pink Ribbon pearls bracelet ($71, sportychicdesigns.com).Calling all sporty gals! If you're an avid golfer or kickass tennis star, these beautiful bracelets are a fierce outfit addition. Plus, 10 percent of sales from the Pink Ribbon Collection go to the Susan G. Komen Foundation. It's time to beat breast cancer for good!
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World War II Fighter PlanesLogic puzzles require you to think. You will have to be logical in your reasoning.
You are the Head Researcher working on improving the survival rate* of the WW2 Alliance Force's fighter planes.
In those days, fighter planes are on single propeller engines. Your task is to collect statistics on the number of bullet holes on fighter planes that just returned from their missions, and use this statistics as a basis to recommend improvement to the design of the fighter planes.
After studying 10,000 planes that returned from the battle field, you discovered that A)60% of the bullet holes are found at the wings of the airplane, B)39% around the cockpit area and only C)1% on the engine area.
Your immediate duty is to use this information to recommend which area (A, B or C) to increase armor plating. You could only increase the armor plating on 1 area instead of all because additional armor plating affects the agility of the fighter plane.
Justify your rationale for your choice of section (linking to the % of bullet holes found).
* Survival rate is determined by whether the plane return safely to ground.
HintThis is based on real statistical methodology.
AnswerSection C - the engine area.
On the surface, the engine area seemingly received the least bullet hits (1%) and should not be warranted additional protection. However, this is not true because majority of planes that suffered engine hits have not survived to return from battleground. So there are very few planes contributing to the count on engine hits. On the other hand, the fact that there are many hits on wings and cockpit area and yet many of these planes still returned safely show that these 2 areas are not the most critical area.
Since you could only add armor plate to 1 area - increasing armor plating to the engine area will be most viable in improving the survival rate of the planes.
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Local First Arizona´s goal is simple: Make Arizona a better place by supporting locally owned businesses and building vibrant communities that residents are proud to call home.
Local First Arizona (LFA) is a statewide non-profit organization working to strengthen communities and local economies through growing, supporting, and celebrating locally owned businesses throughout the state of Arizona.
We educate consumers, stakeholders, business leaders, and policymakers about the significant economic, civic, and cultural benefits of strong local economies. We build vibrant communities that make residents proud to call Arizona home. And when people are proud of their hometown, they tend to care more, to volunteer more, to vote more, and give more. They even cheer a little louder when the home team wins!
Local First Arizona seeks to promote, support, and celebrate a vibrant and sustainable Arizona economy by educating citizens about local business ownership, social equity, cultural diversity, environmental kinship, and collaboration.
Consumers have grown leery of the false sense of savings promised by national chain stores and are becoming acutely aware of the homogenization of our communities. As a result, an explosion of sorts is occurring in Arizona and elsewhere as people look to define a sense of place, community, and quality of life for their families and their futures.
Studies have shown that money stays and re-circulates more often when spent at locally owned businesses. In addition, local businesses help increase home town pride which makes folks more connected to the place they live. And a recent Knight Foundation study showed "connection to place" as the single most leading indicator in places experiencing prosperity across a broad spectrum. At Local First Arizona, we want to build prosperity for all.
Arizona is hoping to position itself as a world-class entity that attracts and retains the most innovative jobs and workers in the country, and be a place that residents are proud to call home. Through the work of Local First Arizona (LFA) and our many partners throughout the state, Arizona is well on its way to achieving these goals and continuing on a path towards a strong and sustainable future.
Leaders in our larger cities across Arizona are recognizing that the next generation wants more walkability and stronger neighborhoods with sustainable lifestyles. LFA is working to encourage density, infill, and the adaptive reuse of existing buildings as ways to ensure sustainability in the current economic climate as well as in the future. Studies and surveys show that young people are choosing the cities they want to live in based on cultural interests, public transportation, and density. In order to remain nationally competitive and take advantage of the opportunities that lie ahead for creating vibrant downtowns, Arizona's larger cities must re-examine their planning and building philosophies and focus on ways that encourage, rather than discourage, walkable neighborhoods with unique, one-of-a kind local businesses that make places feel like home.
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Lanning emerged as the Executive Director in late 2005. A board of directors was formed with several local business owners and leaders including Dach, Tod Mettler of Duck and Decanter, Howard Fleishmann of Community Tire and Auto, Stacy Bertinelli of NPR Radio, Jeff Williamson of the Phoenix Zoo, and Clint Hickman of Hickman's Family Farms. This group met monthly at the Duck and Decanter on 16th Street and began to build a following. Lanning sold one of her businesses in 2007 to dive into the organization 110%.


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KANATA, ONT. — It was the kind of collective, across-the-board performance that screams out backbone and character.
So — and hang on here while the hyperbole machine gets cranked up — given the holes in the Winnipeg Jets roster with no Dustin Byfuglien, no Zach Bogosian and no Blake Wheeler and given it came on the road and against one of the National Hockey League's hottest squads, let it be said that Monday night's 2-zip win over the Ottawa Senators wasn't your average middle-of-the-season, garden variety result.
No, this is the kind of victory that not only ended a three-game losing streak and stopped some serious bleeding, but also has team executives pumping their fists and breathed life into a dressing room in desperate need of some O-2.
"That's really big," said Jets' captain Andrew Ladd. "We've done a great job all year of having guys coming in for the injured guys and playing really well and to a teammate, every guy in here had a great game tonight.
"We wanted to put an end to this losing streak as quickly as possible and get it going the other way to get that good feeling back in the room."
The victory did indeed end a three-game losing skid for a Jets squad that had lost five of its last six. And it keeps them in the Eastern Conference playoff fight with a 21-19-5 record, good for 47 points — still 10th — but just three points behind seventh and eighth-place Washington and Pittsburgh and two back of the Toronto Maple Leafs, who are ninth.
"To me it's a real test how you deal with adversity," said head coach Claude Noel. "You have to move forward. I thought the guys faced adversity head on and the only way around is through. That's what we did: we went right through it.
"It was really satisfying because of what we had (due to injuries) but, not only that, with our team we have this black cloud hanging over our third period. So I'm sure everybody in the world was thinking, 'OK, they're up 2-0 going into the third, there's going to be a complete collapse or something again.' But you know what, we never brought it up. The players know they can get the job done and I was most happy about that.
"This was a good game, a good 60-minute game for us," added Noel. "We made them earn every inch of ice. There was no free ice out there for them. It was good to see a consistent effort through our 20 guys."
The Jets got goals from Jim Slater — just 49 seconds into the game — and Tobias Enstrom while Chris Mason kicked out 25 shots for the shutout.
Just as important was the work of the Jets in taking away space for the Senators, particularly in the neutral zone.
"Our forwards were awesome," said defenceman Ron Hainsey. "Their speed in the neutral zone coming back and going forward was awesome.
"That was probably the best game I've played in, and I've only played in half the games, but our play in the middle was really, really good.
"We addressed a lot of stuff (Monday) morning and we were a lot better in the areas we went over. And we kept the attitude that we weren't miles off here if we just keep working."
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Hechavarria plates seven; Marlins drub Halladay
Slam, triple complement Ozuna's four hits, back Slowey's gem, first W
PHILADELPHIA -- All season, Kevin Slowey was in need of just a little support. On Sunday, the Marlins right-hander received plenty of it -- primarily from two rookies.
Adeiny Hechavarria belted a grand slam and matched a club record with seven RBIs, Marcell Ozuna knocked in three runs on four hits, Justin Ruggiano homered twice and the Marlins breezed by the Phillies, 14-2, in front of 45,276 at Citizens Bank Park.
On manager Mike Redmond's 42nd birthday, the Marlins had a breakout party against Roy Halladay, who was charged with nine runs in 2 1/3 innings.
"In this ballpark, you never really feel comfortable, even up 9-0," Redmond said. "In my time, we've played some long games and some high-scoring games in this place. To keep adding on ... not only for the score, but for our guys, to stay hungry, and to keep grinding out at-bats and keep putting the pressure on, that's what we needed. For guys to go up and be a little greedy and take advantage was good to see."
Afterward, Halladay revealed he has shoulder discomfort, and the veteran is likely headed for the disabled list.
"Slowey pitched a fabulous game, which will probably get overlooked because of what happened to Halladay over there, and the runs we put up," Ruggiano said. "But playing behind him and how he works hitters is fun to watch right now. It's a split on the road right now, and we've needed that."
Slowey (1-2) snapped a string of dropping 10 straight decisions, dating back to Sept. 27, 2010, when he was with the Twins at Kansas City. Slowey threw seven shutout innings, striking out seven while allowing just two hits. The right-hander lowered his ERA to 1.81. His strong performance followed Jose Fernandez's seven shutout innings with nine strikeouts on Saturday. The rookie gave up one hit.
"Yeah, it's been a while," said Slowey, who made the Marlins as a non-roster invitee. "I'm certainly very thankful for an opportunity to get a win. If it's been two years since you had a Major League win, you're probably not in position to win again. So I'm thankful for that opportunity out of spring. And am thankful to be here to be handed that ball every fifth day."
The Marlins enjoyed a season-high run total and salvaged a split of their four-game series after dropping the first two.
The seven RBIs by Hechavarria equaled a franchise mark also held by Cody Ross (Sept. 11, 2006), Gary Sheffield (Sept. 18, 1995) and Greg Colbrunn (July 18, 1995).
"I didn't know," Hechavarria said through a translator about the record. "That gets me up even more. I have never done that since I started playing ball when I was 9 years old. I am happy, but I'm more happy that I was able to help the team win."
Hechavarria came into the game with 18 career RBIs, with three this season. Those came on his three-run homer against the Nationals on April 16.
In his first six starts, Slowey received just four runs of support total, the lowest in the National League and second fewest in the Majors for at least six starts.
Miami topped that figure in the first inning alone.
"I've said there will come a day when I'm talking about them scoring five, six, seven runs before I throw a pitch," Slowey said. "Today was that day."
Finding the strike zone was a challenge for Halladay in a 38-pitch first inning, and Miami made him pay. Juan Pierre walked on four pitches to start the game, and he swiped second. With one out, Placido Polanco walked and Ruggiano was hit by a pitch to load the bases.
Ozuna doubled high off the wall in left field, scoring two. The Marlins challenged to see if it was a home run, and the umpires trotted off the field to do a video review. The initial ruling stood.
"He walks JP right out of the chute. I was thinking, man, this is good," Redmond said. "This might be the start where we get this guy, finally. He hit a guy, and he made a couple of pitches up in the zone. Ozuna had a big at-bat. We were just able to capitalize on his mistakes.
"Over the past few years, I haven't seen him make a ton of mistakes. He just didn't look like himself from what I've seen over the past couple of years. At the same time, too, it was good for us to jump on him and be able to relax a little bit."
Ozuna has hit safely in all six games since he was promoted from Double-A Jacksonville.
The first frame completely unraveled for Halladay when Hechavarria laced his three-run triple, capping the five-run inning.
Halladay retired the side in order in the second inning, but Hechavarria struck again with his opposite-field grand slam in the third inning. Even that drive was questioned, because the ball bounced back onto the field of play. No signal for a home run was immediately called, and Hechavarria stopped at second.
Again, Miami asked for a second look, and the umpires went to the video replay. This time, they came back signaling for the first grand slam in Hechavarria's career.
Slowey benefited from some terrific defense. In the fourth inning, Ruggiano made an all-out diving grab in center field to rob Chase Utley of extra bases.
Ruggiano has the distinction of being the eighth player in the live-ball era to be hit twice by pitches and belt two home runs in the same game. The last to do so was Jonny Gomes in 2010. Prior to that, Barry Bonds was the most recent in 1991.
"[Halladay] had two strikes on me both times," Ruggiano said of being plunked. "You could tell Roy didn't really have a feel for it today. It happens. Two strikes. I'll take that any time, honestly."
Joe Frisaro is a reporter for MLB.com. He writes a blog, called The Fish Pond. Follow him on Twitter @JoeFrisaro. This story was not subject to the approval of Major League Baseball or its clubs.


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The Larimer County weed management program will strive to minimize the occurrence of weeds and associated negative impacts on native plant communities, agricultural lands and public corridors in Larimer County. In doing so, staff will strive to establish and maintain relationships within the community based on best land stewardship practices. We will achieve this through collaborative research and discourse, making ourselves and our resources accessible to the public and continuing education amongst the general public as well as land stewardship professionals.
A weed is often defined as 'a plant out of place'. This simple definition can refer to many different plants in many settings. A 'noxious weed' has a special definition with a legal connotation. The Larimer County Weed District follows the guidelines of the Colorado State Noxious Weed Act which defines 'noxious' weeds as plants that are exotic and invasive. Exotic means non-native, or weed species that originated in other parts of the world. Most of the weed species considered noxious in Colorado originated in regions of Europe and Asia with a climate similar to the Rocky Mountain Region. Invasive plants are those vigorous enough and competitive enough to crowd out desirable plants, and in doing so, decrease native plant diversity and wildlife habitat. The increased vigor and competitive ability of a non-native plant is the result of being introduced into a country with different grazing animals, predatory insects, disease and other limiting factors that kept the species in check in its native land.
The Colorado State Noxious Weed Act lists 71 weed species considered to be a threat to the economy and environment of Colorado. Another 24 species are listed on the state's Watch List. The lists are categorized by priorities:
The Larimer County Noxious Weed Management Plan requires eradication of all List A species, as mandated by the state, and containment and suppression measures for 16 of the List B species identified as significantly troublesome in Larimer County. County outreach programs emphasize identification and management of the 16 List B species but the Weed District reserves the right to enforce on any state-listed noxious weed if infestation size and density deems it necessary. Other species, too common to require control, are still considered troublesome weeds in the County and the Weed District will provide best management practices. The Weed District has also compiled a list of native and non-native plants that are often a concern with Larimer County residents that can be found in Frequently Asked About Pasture Plants. For a comprehensive listing of weeds and to see a summary of the weed law go to Weed Law Summary and Weed Lists.
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♦ Qatar looks set to strike a more conciliatory tone in the Middle East, after ruffling feathers with its support of Islamists in Egypt and the rebels in Syria, writes Simeon Kerr in the FT.
♦ Across the gulf, Iran is suffering under anti-nuclear sanctions. James Blitz looks at the prospects for a deal ahead of U.S. secretary of state John Kerry's much-hyped meeting with the Iranian foreign minister, while Geoff Dyer says Obama has come full circle on Middle East diplomacy.
♦ The Obama doctrine: the president is absorbing some tough lessons from the international conflicts he's observed – and intervened in – over the last five years, writes David Sanger in the New York Times.
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♦ Christine Lagarde examines how women's under-participation in the workforce hobbles economic growth, on the back of an IMF report.
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Gorilla-like jaw casts doubt on human ancestor, according to a report in Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, vol. 104, p6568, 17 April 2007. Scientists at Tel Aviv University have studied the jaw of a recently discovered Australopithecus afarensis fossil and found that it "closely matches that of gorillas". They were surprised at this because A. afarensis is believed to be a human ancestor and should have a jaw more like a chimpanzee – the ape believed to be closest to humans on the evolutionary tree. The researchers claim their findings "cast doubt on the role of A. afarensis as a modern human ancestor." An Australopithecine named A. robustus also has a gorilla-like jaw, but a another fossil named Ardipithecus ramidus has a chimp-like jaw and the Tel Aviv researches suggest the evolutionary tree for humans needs to be re-drawn.
Editorial Comment: The most famous Austrolpithecus afarensis is "Lucy", a fossil commonly presented as a human ancestor in evolutionary museums and displays. These results add to the overwhelming evidence that Lucy and all Australopithecines were apes. The fact that they are now extinct only proves that there were more kinds of apes in the past than there are now. It does not prove that they evolved into people. Extinction of apes is the opposite of evolution, but fits the Biblical history of the world, where many kinds of creatures were separately created but some have died out as the world degenerated. The study described above also reminds us that most of the fossils claimed to be ape-human intermediates are woefully incomplete, and as more bones are found they show that the original specimens were either fully ape or fully human. This is also what you would expect from reading Genesis, which tells us the humans and animals were made as completely different beings. (Ref. hominids, mandible, bias )
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PHILADELPHIA - The College Squash Association (CSA) will host itsindividual championships in Philadelphia this weekend, Feb. 28-March 2.
Drexel's Kline &Specter Squash Centerwill serve as the primary site for the championships during the weekend, with Penn's Ringe Courts hosting additional matches on Friday and Saturday afternoon.
Play begins at 9 a.m. all three days. Admission is free.
Questions about the championships can be directed to Dent Wilkens, U.S. Squash Vice President of Programs and Partnerships, at 212-268-4090.


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The idea behind the inaugural One Trunk Festival is to send teams of artists to a Winnipeg site and create individual pieces that will fit into a larger collaboration presented Sept. 8 at the West End Cultural Centre.
Andraea Sartison, the artistic director of the fledgling festival, assembled three crews consisting of a musician, writer and visual artist, including the trio of sound artist Andy Rudolph, filmmaker Deco Dawson and author Melissa Steele, who were assigned to capture the essence of the Elmwood Cemetery.
"She failed to mention the cemetery was under lock and key and surrounded by this giant fence at least 10 feet high and very sharp on top," says Rudolph, 29. "I started climbing with my equipment and felt kind of weird breaking into a cemetery. All I was stealing was some of the sounds whistling through so I didn't feel too bad, although I was totally trespassing."
Rudolph, who calls himself a hired gun for weird musical collaborations, began wandering around the rows of gravestones in search of a location to record. The sounds of crickets, birds, passing trains and the odd siren were hardly inspiring. Then it hit him that his approach was wrong and that he should let silence speak for itself.
"I found a good spot along the river where there were two really big tombstones which acted like two perfect receiving dishes for audio," says Rudolph, whose recent project was an inter-species collaboration between belugas and humans in Churchill. "There was a ton of sound pooling."
His microphone picked up this unidentified sucking, creaking sound that intrigued Rudolph enough to return to the cemetery for another midnight visit.
"The sound was a little spooky," says the drummer. "There was definitely some groaning and shrieking but it was mostly coming from the neighbourhood across the river. I recorded a more immersive, environmental sound and put those exciting train noises to build over top and built a bit of a narrative."
Rudolph submitted his 15-minute soundscape with Dawson's video and Steele's 10 pages of poetry to theatre artist Grant Guy, artistic director of Adhere & Deny, and projectionist Jaymez, who together will fashion a presentation.
"The festival is mixing inter-disciplinary artists together, which is essentially what I do all the time," says Dawson. "It was one of those things that you couldn't say no to because it is everything that I believe in as an artist."
The other performances will be made up of the contributions of science writer Chris Rutkowski, photographer Kristian Jordan and Nathan's lead singer Keri Latimer, who all were inspired by the Louis Riel statue at the legislature while the threesome of graphic novelist Greg Chomichuk, writer Ariel Gordon and cellist Natanielle Felicitas went to Central Park.
"I was interested in how these different artists will interpret the same place," says Sartison, who directed the fringe hit Hamlet as Told on the Street. "The focus for me is about process and product and to build a community of artists who are interested in this kind of collaboration."
She would like the One Trunk Festival evolve into an event like the PuSh International Performing Arts Festival in Vancouver or Edmonton's Nextfest, which showcases the voice of the next generation of artists.
"It's not a final premiere performance but an interesting collaboration between some of Winnipeg's finest artists. It's about working together and building a foundation for things to come."
One Trunk Festival takes place at 2 p.m. Sunday at the West End Cultural Centre.
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Colleen Sutton, a.k.a. RiderGirl, wears her heart on the sleeve of her green and white Saskatchewan Roughriders jersey, but there is room there for all the teams of the Canadian Football League.
Sutton returns to Winnipeg preceding her beloved Roughriders -- who will play the sad-sack Bombers in the annual Banjo Bowl Sunday -- to perform her one-woman show RiderGirl. The 2012 fringe festival hit begins a three-night run at the Gas Station Theatre (204-284-9477) starting Thursday at 7:30 p.m.
"I love the Riders but I'm a champion of the league," she says over the phone from Ottawa, where she lives. "Grey Cup is the most Canadian event of the year. No matter who you cheer for, wear your colours."
To encourage her audience to turn out in team jerseys, Sutton will discount their tickets to $25 from the regular admission of $30. RiderGirl explores one prairie girl's seduction into football fandom and her realization that the rules don't just apply to the game. Sutton promises not to bad-mouth Bomber fans about their bumbling team.
"They enjoy the trash-talking, they laugh harder than anyone else," she says.
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Here are a couple of numbers that might be of interest to fringe-goers. The Edmonton Fringe Festival ended recently with its 210 indoor shows drawing ticketed attendance of 117,000, up about 5,000 from 2012. That compares with a new high of 101,488 attendance based on 169 shows at the Winnipeg Fringe Theatre Festival.
What you might not the realize is that the Winnipeg total is twice as large as the largest American fringe festival, in Minneapolis.
The MFF calls itself the largest unjuried fringe festival, to differentiate itself from the much larger New York International Fringe Festival, which uses a jury-selection process. Ticket sales to the 176 shows there last month totalled 49,991, an eight per cent increase.


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Lt John W Matthews, Jr. 321st Bomb Group, 446th Bomb Squad in the 57th Bomb Wing of the 12th Air Force. Lt Matthews flew Combat in the B-25 mitchell Medium Bomber and his favorite ship was the "My Georgia Peach" (photo above).
***Lt Matthews made Captain on 16 Jan. 1945 and went home on 13 Feb. 1945.***