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Thick smog from wildfires blankets Moscow
A heavy smog from the wildfires burning in the countryside around Moscow was blanketing the Russian capital on Wednesday as the emergency services struggled to extinguish the blazes.
Visibility in the city centre was only 300 metres in the early morning, with the tops of the wedding-cake Stalin-era skyscrapers and the golden onion domes of churches invisible from a distance.
The situation in the outlying suburbs was even worse with visibility no better than 20 metres in some areas in the eastern region, the RIA Novosti news agency reported. However the capital's airports were working normally.
The smell of smoke could even be detected inside the metro and office buildings, AFP correspondents said.
Dozens of new wildfires hit the Moscow region in the past day as firefighters struggled to come to grips with the situation amid a relentless heatwave.
Forecasters warned that record temperatures were going to continue in the coming days, with no rain forecast and the mercury expected to hit 38 degrees Celsius (over 100 degrees Fahrenheit) in Moscow this week.


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Actually, an audiobook review. I have been listening to an unbelieveable number of audiobooks while knitting and sewing and doing mindless household chores. Most of these are strictly entertainment. I have some really meaty books saved for spinning and knitting when I know that I can really concentrate on the book and its literary quality. This book, however, popped up as what I thought was going to be a touchy-feely sisters reconciled chick book:
All of the blurbs that I read ahead of time suggested that the focus of the book was the two adult sisters and their relationship, and that is indeed the framework for the story, but the background of Russia during the Stalin era and World War II and its effect on a woman with children and on her life after the war overshadows everything else. This book is not an easy listen, particularly if you are a mother, but it is worthwhile. The unabridged edition is over 14 hours, and I got mine from a library OverDrive account, so you can perhaps find it for free.
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This week we took our bikes along and took the cruise ship from Turku to Stockholm. In Stockholm we biked our way by the archipelago to Artipelag Art Museum in the Gustavsberg in Sweden. It was more than 55km of bicycling in one day. But the sun was shining and summer travelling have never felt better. Enjoy my little On The Go video from our trip.
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Moving To Toronto
Lats Friday it was exactly one year from the first video published in my art related YouTube channel. To celebrate that and explain why I'm moving to Toronto for the Fall I did a quick live video in YouTube on Friday. If you weren't able to catch me live you can still watch the recording. Let me know if you have some recommendations for Toronto. Thank you.
Turning Opera de Lille Into A Dollhouse
Last week was spectacular. It was also so intense that after getting back home I've been down with a cold whole week. But nevertheless I'm so proud of the work we did last week in Lille in France. I'm excited that I'm able to share how the week went by in my workshop & travel vlog I uploaded to my Youtube channel Elli Maanpää Art.
During the 4-day workshop we created animation to project on the wall of the Opera de Lille. The showtime of the video mapping was last Friday at 9PM as a part of the Fête de l'anim. You can watch the whole video mapping on this video filmed by Daniel Derg – since I chose to show only our part in my vlog to keep it short and snappy.
There were 50 students and professionals from Europe and Asia taking part on the workshop. My group "The Roomies" – me (Turku Arts Academy), Thomas Van Fucht (Howest), Leonardo Altieri (CSC Turin) and Elena Sorrentino (CSC Turin) – turned the Opera De Lille into a Circus themed dollhouse.
I did three illustrations and animations: Cannon Lady, Clown and Lion. I worked with Illustrator, Photoshop and After Effects. You can see my work here in these looping gif's. I really loved working in this method. Which character you like the best?
As Viborg this week was one to remember. Thank you Euranim and Turku Arts Academy for making it happen!
Greetings From Lille France
Greetings from Lille France. I'm here for the Euranim Video Mapping workshop for the La Fête de l'anim' animation festival. Today is the 5th day of the of the workshop and we are pretty much finalising the work at the moment. If you're in the area be sure to come to check out the amazing video mapping spectacle tomorrow to the l'Opéra de Lille at 9pm. Here is a little sneak peek of the work by our group "The Roomies": me, Leonardo Altieri, Elena Sorrentino and Thomas Van Fucht.
Mountain Getaway
My this week`s speed drawing Youtube video is done with Winsor & Newton brush markers. I saw this view in Argentina Bariloche back in the 2006 when I was backpacking there. It's hard to imagine that this dreamy place actually exist but it does.
As you can see in the video my cyan blue marker is pretty much dried out. I said this out loud last week and my boyfriend got me new blue markers for Valentine Day surprise. That was the best gift I could have ever had. Thanks to him there is more brush marker landscapes to come. Hope you enjoy my video.
Animated Dreams in Tallinn
Greetings from Tallinn. I'm at the moment travelling back home from animation festival Animated Dreams held in the beautiful city Tallinn in Estonia. I was there for 4-days with my schoolmates and it was a blast. We ate well, enjoyed the historic scenery and shopped cheap art supplies.
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Video Mapping In Viborg
Couple of weeks ago I had a chance to participate in a Video Mapping Workshop in Viborg Denmark. Here's my video documentation from the trip.
The workshop was organized by Euranim. It's an European project that involves 6 animation schools around Europe. The hosting school for this workshop was The Animation Workshop in Viborg Denmark.
Our lead guru to the magical world of Video Mapping was Tamás Zador from Hungary. Also Lasse Andersen from Denmark englightened us with his video mapping works. The wonderful hostess and coordinator Lana Tankosa Nikolic from TAW made us feel welcomed.
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November 5, 2004
Kelly and Dane spent the day in furniture stores picking out the perfect leather couch for their new apartment. They are in love. They are moving in together. And they are not married.
"It's not that we're against marriage, but we're just not ready for it," says Dane. "It's a big commitment."
Kelly nods in agreement. "We saw both of our parents get divorced. We love each other, and we're talking about getting married. But we don't want to go through the pain of a divorce."
Even as Americans are voting to affirm the special estate of marriage between a man and a woman, our children are having a hard time saying "I do." Instead, like Kelly and Dane, many are taking their "love" for a "test drive," trying to find out if it is the "marriage kind of love." They are kicking the tires before they buy.
The theory is that if they live together, they will be able to test their relationship before they make the serious lifelong commitment of marriage. If everything works out, if they get along, then they can always get married. If not, then they can just divide the furniture, decide who keeps the apartment, and go their separate ways. No harm done.
According to the National Marriage Project, about 60 percent of young adults in America say they plan to live together before marriage. These high levels of cohabitation have given researchers a solid base of data to compare cohabitation with marriage. The results of their studies should give Kelly and Dane reason to pause before signing the lease on their apartment.
Dr. Bill Maier sums up the findings. "Research indicates that couples who cohabit before marriage have a 50 percent higher divorce rate than those who don't. These couples also have higher rates of domestic violence and are more likely to be involved in sexual affairs. If a cohabiting couple gets pregnant, there is a high probability that the man will leave the relationship within two years, resulting in a single mom raising a fatherless child."
There are many factors to explain this. But the most important has to do with the big "C." Commitment.
Commitment is more than a feeling. It is an intentional decision. It is choosing to love…in good times and bad. The commitment of marriage is a willingness to step into the future, to face unknown challenges, to give unconditional love, to set one's personal goals into a joint plan alongside the needs and goals of another person. If it sounds like a big deal, it is.
Cohabitation, on the other hand, is based almost entirely on feelings. It is a hope and a dream…with a preplanned exit strategy. It's a little deal because the promise exchanged is a little promise. "I will stay with you until we're not in love…until it gets hard…until I don't want to stay with you."
When couples plan to marry, they must face the big "C". They must have a clear understanding of what they are willing and able to give each other….today… tomorrow…for as long as they both shall live.
Cohabitation short circuits the process, fulfilling sexual desires and intermingling finances, allowing the couple to avoid the kind of soul-searching and mutual honesty needed to lay the solid foundation for a marriage.
As quaint as it sounds, traditional old-fashioned dating and courtship was a safe time for couples. It reserved sex for the future and allowed them to focus on learning about each other. It was an intentional time of planning for marriage, where the couple sought out advice from friends and counselors. And if marriage did not result, heartbreak was not compounded with the burden of breaking up a household.
While the initial plan for Kelly and Dane is to "try it out," it will be a very short time before one of them will begin to long for the safety and security of a permanent commitment. The big "C"…it always makes its appearance. And when it does, Kelly and Dane will have a lot at stake. The surprising experience most couples face in cohabitation is that the pain of "breaking up" can be every bit as intense as divorce.
Please, Dane and Kelly. Think it over. Kicking the tires…good strategy for cars. Bad idea for people.
April 23, 2004: m…m…m…Married?
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The Nick Manzo Foundation
A Cooperation to Help Nick and his Family
Through his Rehabilitation & Recovery
you to all who came down to Tricia's
Step N Style Hair Studio on Sunday, April 6th We appreciate all the
you Tricia, all the hair stylists and Leia! :)
An Enormous 'Thank You' goes out to Jeff & Joelle Manzo [Nick's Uncle and Aunt] and Uncle Jeff's friends and colleagues from the Ironworkers Local 361 & 580, Millwright, BoilerMaker and Steamfitters Locals at the Yaphank Powerplant - as well as the crew from the US Open Tennis Center for their generous donations!
Thank you everyone :)
Science Teacher & Student Government Advisor Ron Skolnick and the Miller Place High School Student Government have decided to donate $2,000 to our fundraiser. This is truly a wonderful and very generous contribution. Go MPHS!
Thank you Ron & the MPHS Student Government :)
Leia Woodruff is one of the Social Workers at Miller Place High School and has a few things in the works right now for fundraising:
Thank you Leia :)
Kathy Kibbel is organizing a carwash for sometime in March/April with the 8th and 9th graders from the Miller Place School District. They would organize separate washes for both the 8th and 9th grade students. Date and details TBD
Thanks Kathy :)
Leia Woodruff is planning a 'Cut-A-Thon' with the owner of Tricia's Step 'N' Style Tricia Cappela - date TBD.
Thanks Leia and Tricia :)
The Heely Family of Rocky Point along with the 8th grade Rocky Point Cheerleaders are planning a carwash at the Rocky Point Firehouse when the weather starts to warm up a bit - more information will be posted when a date is set.
Thanks Rob & Mary and the 8th grade Rocky Point Cheerleaders :)
Jackie Abbate [Nick's cousin] has met with the principal of the Rocky Point Middle School, Dr. Centamore, about putting a collection jar in the school. He agreed it was a great idea!
Thanks Jackie :)
Leia Woodruff from the MPHS has 'Denim Day' scheduled for Wednesday, February 6, 2008. All the teachers that wear denim will donate $5 for Nick and his family.
The Miller Place McDonalds Fundraiser is set for Tuesday, February 12, 2008 from 5 - 7 p.m. 15% of the proceeds in that 2 hour timeframe will be donated to Nick and the Manzo's.
Thank you Leia :)
Dawn Svoboda is in contact with the president of ABATE about doing a
'bike run' to raise money for Nick and his family. Something to look
forward to in the warmer weather - after the roads are cleaned up
from all the sand.
Lynanne Daily is getting involved
in helping with donations. She's working on placing donation jars in
the 7-11's of Rocky Point, Miller Place and Mt. Sinai.
Reiny Scherwagen / Commodore at Mt.
Sinai Yacht Club is placing the donation flyer on the club bulletin
Madeline Gestone and her father Steve are setting up a band fundraiser. They have contacted Steve's friend, Doug who is the lead guitarist for a band called 'Sweaty Betty' and the date is tentative for May 17, 24, or 31 at Kelly's in Medford. We will verify the date and time and post it as soon as it becomes available as well as directions.
There will be a raffle and a 50 - 50 raffle as well - it will be a fun night! Stay tuned for the date and time and let all your friends know so it is a success. This will be a really fun night for everyone - great music, friends - and best of all we will all be helping Nick and his family!
We need as many people as possible
to help promote the concert - so check for updates for the day and
Mary Anne Martin is the MPHS Varsity Volleyball coach. She is
organizing a Volleyball Tournament Fundraiser - she'll keep us
posted as soon as she gets the OK and works out all the details. We
love Volleyball!
Kathy Kibbel is committed to using all of her resources to raise
donations for Nick and the Manzo family. She's been bringing
food from Chong Sar, La Casa, Hartlins and other restaurants to the
Manzo house.
Theresa Boyle has offered to host a
fundraiser at her vineyard in Cutchogue during the summer.
Jeannie Kessel forwarded
information to a bunch of Miller Place Alumni. Matt Clark, principal
at North Country Road School wrote her back letting Jeannie know
that the Student Government is fundraising on behalf of Nick.
Michele and Charlie Archer have
suggested a fundraiser at a local Fire House. We'll keep you posted
on that.
June Connolly has suggested the
Manzo family to Tara's Pub in Port Jefferson Station for a
fundraiser. Each year the Pub holds a fundraiser in honor of a
family in a crisis situation.
Liz Giblin of the Miller Place School District is in the process of "rallying the troops" at the school and is attempting to set up some fundraising through local restaurants and/or a teacher/student fundraiser for Nick and his family.
She is waiting for some feedback
and will keep us posted.


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What do you do when you simply cannot calculate and maths is a burden? The disability which is termed Dyscalculia can make the person diffident. But Swapnaja Vilekar has fought all odds by being plain honest. She sells delicious snacks at the Sahyadri Hospital and holds a placard in one hand, appealing to customers to give the exact change. Life 365 salutes her!
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NATURAL FOOD STALL Please give me exact change. I don't know how w to calculate or count change.My stall is located on the first floor. Please visit it. If you taste it once, you will come back again (Every Sunday, closed)
he attracts your attention the moment you are in the Sahyadri hospital in Karve Road. Her sweet smile and good communication skills floor you. She holds a tray full of delightful food items, but more than the food tray, it is the placard that draws your attention to her. It reads: "Natural Foodstall, krupya soote paische dya , mala soote paischyanche hishoob jamat nahi (Read as : Please give me change, I do not understand calculations). Says Swapnaja, "I am weak in Mathematics, so I do not know how much money to give back when I get a note of a higher denomination. I request
for change. My strategy is, instead of calculating, I ask the customer how much money I need to give back. So far all of the people I have sold to have been honest with me. I also have the support of the hospital doctors, staff and security people who keep an eye on my dealings and make sure I am not cheated. I trust people and I know that they will not fool me." As student in a school in Goa, Swapnaja constantly struggled with mathematics. Her teachers and parents thought that she was weak at mathematics and somehow helped her to go ahead. It was only in standard nine that realisation dawned that Swapnaja had a serious problem with mathematics. She was suffering from
Zero in mathematics z Dyscalculia (or maths disability) is a specific learning disability involving innate difficulty in learning or comprehending arithmetic. It is akin to dyslexia and includes difficulty in understanding numbers, learning how to manipulate numbers, learning maths facts, and a number of other related symptoms (although there is no exact form of the disability). Maths disabilities can also occur as the result of some types of brain injury, in which case the proper term is acalculia, to distinguish it from dyscalculia which is of innate, genetic or developmental origin. the prevalence of dyscalculia range between 3 and 6 per cent of the population. Dyscalculia (see box). Extra tuitions, did not help her. When she was in Standard 10, her father requested the Goa Education board to consider her case and reduce the Mathematics portion as much as possible. The board obliged and simplified her
mathematics paper. "Taking small steps, I somehow passed my 10th and 12 th standard. But after that getting admission in a college was impossible. Getting a job even more difficult. When I used to visit the market, the shopkeepers used to cheat me
and my mother used to come and talk to them. She was extremely worried on how I would cope up. I struggled very hard and also did a few courses on baking too so that I could do something in life." Her chance meeting with Dr Radhika Bapat, who is in charge of Child Guidance Centre at Sahyadi hospital, is what sparked off the idea of having a food stall in the hospital. She started the stall in February 2011. "Dr Bapat was very helpful she asked me to do something of my own and that is how with her and my mother's support I could start a food stall. I hunted for a job for many years but due to my 10th and 12th standard results I did not get a positive answer from any place. I needed to work, because I was aware that
if I did not then I would get no respect from society. I thank Sahyadri hospital and Dr Bapat for giving me a new identity, " she explains with a sparkle in her eyes. Besides manning her stall, Swapnaja is also an instructor at the Chaitanya Hasyyayog Pariwar, Sadashiv Peth. Every morning she conducts the exercises and laughter sessions for an hour. "This is what keeps me going in life. I have realised that just like all trees cannot grow healthy and to their full height due to some issues, likewise my brain too has not been able to grow completely. That is the only explanation and its fine. I have to deal with it," she signs off. A positive attitude and dealing with life in spite of all its imperfections can do wonders.
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t's drought time again. Nothing new in this announcement. Each year, first we have crippling droughts between December and June, and then devastating floods in the next few months. It's a cycle of despair, which is more or less predictable. But this is not an inevitable cycle of nature we must live with. These droughts and floods are manmade, caused by deliberate neglect and designed failure of the way we manage water and land. What we must note with concern is that these
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"natural" disasters are growing in intensity and ferocity. That is why we must ask why we are still so badly hit when for years we have been doing everything to drought-proof our agriculture and economy. This year, large parts of Maharashtra are hit by a severe drought. People are thirsty, crops are lost and livestock abandoned. Remember, it is the loss of this asset, which turns seasonal devastation into long-term destitution. The chief minister wants money for relief; the opposition wants to score points. But in spite of programmes, plans and money,
Why this drought? z Till February 2012, Maharashtra spent Rs.12,000 crore for building irrigation projects z Last year Maharashtra received rainfall 102% over the normal range. So , there was rain, schemes and money
we are not moving towards any real solution to this scarcity. Why?
Life 365 is more than just a daily that packages `life' in its 16 pages. It is a platform to understand your city better in terms of the good work silently being done by hundreds of good samaritans. Their stories of
Why when Maharashtra has had the longest programme for drought relief in the country?
how they lend an extending hand could propel you to contribute your bit to the society. In this progressive city of Pune, the desire to the serve the society is very strong, as we learnt from interaction with citizens.
It was in the 1970s, when the state was similarly afflicted, that it devised the employment guarantee Act. It guaranteed work close to where people lived so that they are not forced to migrate. As the scheme was to check migration, city dwellers and professionals paid for it. Over time, the state government improvised and put the drought relief money in works that provided relief against drought such as building check dams and percolation ponds and conserving soil. The scheme was abandoned once its successor—Centrally sponsored National Employment
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Guarantee Programme—was launched in mid-2000s. But the work continues. Maharashtra has also had a furiously spending programme for building irrigation projects. Since 2007—the time farmer suicides in Vidarbha hit headlines—the state has been given Central grants for water projects. According to the state economic survey, till February 2012, Maharashtra spent Rs 12,000 crore under this scheme alone. Then last year, the state received rainfall 102 per cent over the normal. So there was rain, schemes and money. >> Continued on page 5
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Counter Anti-Gypsyism
Not surprisingly, the European Union's Fundamental Rights Agency last year concluded once again that the Roma are the most discriminated against group in the EU: "Every second Roma respondent said that they were discriminated against on the basis of their ethnicity at least once in the previous 12 months."
Anti-Gypsyism most evidently reveals itself in violent acts, hate speech, or racist discourse. But beneath that most visible layer of anti-Romani sentiment, lie deeper, often invisible or even unconscious, discriminatory attitudes. Even if authorities acknowledge the socio-economic situation of Roma as a problematic issue, they are often denied their full rights as equal citizens, excluded from an active role in policy design and implementation, and approached in a patronizing manner. Such 'applied anti-Gypsyism' is the background to the unequal treatment of Roma – on the labour market, or in the provision of social services such as housing, healthcare and education.
In 2006, Valeriu Nicolae elaborated the paper "Towards a definition of Anti-Gypsyism".
The European Union must not only speak out against flagrant forms of discrimination and use all legal means to prosecute overt anti-Gypsyism, it also needs to take the hidden but structural patterns of discrimination into account in policy design and implementation, because the anti-Gypsyism-factor compounds other factors inhibiting effective Roma inclusion policies. In particular at local level, additional efforts are needed to overcome the negative effects of applied anti-Gypsyism.
The EU could also make an active contribution by supporting awareness-raising initiatives with an explicit anti-Gypsyism component, to complement the implementation of the Equality Directives and the Framework Decision of Racism and Xenophobia, analogous to the 2001-2006 Community Action Plan against Discrimination.


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The Hotel Majestic is a historic hotel in Pisona, owned by Majestic Hotels. This is the flagship hotel in the chain. It was built from 1910 to 1913 in Pisona Centre, on the famous Carlotta Avenue. The building features typical palatial architecture though the interior has many Art Nouveau decorations.
The Majestic is presently 102 years old. It originally served as a hotel until World War II and the Italian invasion. During the war years, it was used by the Italian Army to house officers and was badly damaged. After the war the building was in decay until being refurbished as an apartment in 1949. After the transition to democracy the government began to empty the building and in 1986 it was sold to the now-owners of Majestic Hotels, who had it refurbished and restored to reopen in 1988.
There are 85 rooms in the hotel, 25 single rooms, 35 double rooms, 15 "Pisona" suites, 8 "Majestic" suites and two top-floor Pavilion suites. Prices range from 300 euros to 2000 euros per night.
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Property & Houses for Sale in and around Allithwaite
Rocklands, Rockland Road, Grange-over-Sands, Cumbria, LA11 7HR
Price: £1,025,000
An 8 bedroom Victorian former Gentlemen's residence enjoying an elevated position to take advantage of bay views. The property is presented in very good order throughout and has the added advantage of a three bedroom cottage to the rear and a two bedroom cottage to the side. (contd...)
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Gateside Farm, Cartmel, Grange Over Sands, Cumbria, LA11 7NR
Price: £695,000
A fine and substantial 18th Century detached former farmhouse of character offering exceptionally spacious family accommodation including five bedrooms (two en-suite) and three reception rooms. Delightful gardens, kitchen garden and a paddock, in all around 1.5 acres together with a modern stable
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Duck Pool Barn, Cark-in-Cartmel, Grange-over-Sands, Cumbria, LA11 7PE
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Duck Pool Barn offers a truly superb 4 bedroom family home in a beautiful setting. An abundance of exposed oak beams, lintels, feature stone walls, an impressive entrance hall with vaulted ceiling, wrought iron staircase. Double garage, double car port, ample parking and landscaped gardens. ER: D
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Blawith Farm, Lindale Road, Grange-over-Sands, Cumbria, LA11 6EU
Price: £500,000
Superb residential development opportunity.Traditional farmstead with 'courtyard' configuration.Farmhouse and attached barn with consent for two dwellings. Former Coach House and Laundry with permission for two detached four bedroom houses.Wonderful location. (contd...)
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4 Meadowbank Lane, Grange-over-Sands, Cumbria, LA11 6AT
Price: £459,000
A superbly appointed and spacious detached true bungalow, enjoying an elevated position overlooking Morecambe Bay and surrounding countryside. Three double bedrooms. Modern kitchen and bathrooms. Ample driveway parking and large garage. ER: C
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Wharton Cottage, Park View, Cartmel, Grange-over-Sands, Cumbria, LA11 6QF
Price: £350,000
Enjoying a central village location, close to all amenities within the historical village of Cartmel. Presented in excellent order throughout. Suitable for permanent or part-time occupation. Currently used as a successful Holiday Let. Energy Rating: E
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7 Boarbank Farm, Allithwaite, Grange-over-Sands, Cumbria, LA11 7QU
Price: £335,000
A four bedroom detached barn conversion, offering spacious accommodation on the edge of the popular South Lakes village. Enjoying an elevated position with views over the village and towards surrounding countryside with distant bay views. Ideal for permanent or part-time occupation. ER: E
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Sandstones, 1 Little Heads, Grange-over-Sands, Cumbria, LA11 7DZ
Price: £335,000
A beautifully maintained and modernised detached two double bedroom true bungalow. With UPVC double glazing and gas central heating. Fully fitted modern kitchen and bathrooms. Bay views. Driveway parking and gardens to the front and rear. Single attached garage. Early inspection recommended. ER: D
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17 Priory Crescent, Kents Bank, Grange-over-Sands, Cumbria, LA11 7BL
Price: £285,000
A two double bedroom detached bungalow in immaculate order throughout. Recently the subject of extensive upgrading and with planning permission to extend. Two spacious reception rooms, landscaped garden and garage. Gas central heating and uPVC double glazing. ER: D
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Cherry Trees, 1 Meadow Grove, Grange-over-Sands, Cumbria, LA11 7AT
Price: £279,950
A detached three double bedroom house in immaculate order throughout. Offering a versatile split level home, in a popular residential area. Fully fitted kitchen and modern bathroom. Two spacious reception rooms. Landscaped garden to the rear. Plenty of driveway parking and single garage. ER: D
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Gowan Brae, 3 Oaklea Terrace, Fernleigh Road, Grange-over-Sands, Cumbria, LA11 7HN
Price: £275,000
A three bedroom traditional stone-built end of terrace house, enjoying a convenient location with the benefit of two reception rooms and a 1 bedroom basement flat producing an income of �450.00 pcm. Fully double glazed and gas centrally heated. Views over the town towards Morecambe Bay. ER: C & D
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Kirkholme, 103 Kirkhead Road, Kents Bank, Grange-over-Sands, Cumbria, LA11 7DD
Price: £255,000
A detached two double bedroom house, enjoying a pleasant corner position with the advantage of ample driveway parking and double garage. Good sized rear garden backs onto fields. Fully double glazed and gas central heating. Two reception rooms plus a conservatory. Bathroom and shower room. ER: E
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Spring Break is just around the corner! New York might not be the first location that comes to mind when someone brings up Spring Break vacation, but there are numerous places worth visiting in NYC to experience art, food, culture, music, and history.
Tribeca Film Festival 2016
The festival will return for its fifteenth year on April 13 to April 24 in Lower Manhattan. These twelve days will be dedicated to interactive storytelling, special guests, and musical performances. Grab a few of your friends and get ready to be mesmerized!
The Lincoln Center
The Lincoln Center is home to the New York Philharmonic, Metropolitan Opera, NYC Ballet, Julliard School, and so much more. Don't forget to stop by The Smith, just a block away, for delicious traditional breakfast and brunch!
- Metropolitan Opera
- NYC Ballet
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- Jazz at Lincoln Center
New York is among the world's greatest cultural centers. There are plenty of diverse museums, ranging from modern art to fashion.
- Whitney Museum of American Art
99 Gansevoort St, New York, NY 10014
- Ripley's Believe It or Not
234 W 42nd St, New York, NY 10036
- Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum
1071 5th Ave, New York, NY 10128
- Museum of the Moving Image
36-01 35th Ave, New York, NY 11106
- Madame Tussauds
234 W 42nd St, New York, NY 10036
- The Museum at FIT
227 W 27th St, New York, NY 10001
- Dominique Ansel Bakery
Known for their popular cronuts, this bakery has everything to satisfy your sweet tooth. From fluffy madeleines to irresistible cookie shots, this is a must try place.
- Café Orlin
Stop by this trendy breakfast/brunch spot located in St. Mark's Place. Whether it's getting a stack of their pumpkin pancakes or a delicious plate of eggs benedict, you will love it.
- 10Below Ice Cream
After a long day walking around in the city, getting some dessert is a must. Inspired by ice cream from Thailand, this store is serving rolled rose-shaped curls of flavorful ice cream.
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I stood there in front of the Alder Goddess. " May I see the unseen, m'lady?, may I have the strength to know the secrets people hide?, to help them and give insight?" – She touched my forehead with the palm of her hand and smiled — I felt surrounded by her power, the strength…… Continue reading Dream 2015 – Alder Goddess
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I've lived the life of a sleepwalker, walked left and right – was a tight talker. No one could rescue me from within my dream – turn me around and back to bed again. Dreams full of hell, the wretched and beasts – running out of time, falling and the deceased. It took 10 years…… Continue reading Inner Child Rescue


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The Enemy Of The American People Since 2007
"Humanity will never be free until the last king is strangled with the entrails of the last priest."
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- 2 tsp. chopped fresh rosemary
- ½ cup finely chopped red bell pepper
- 1 head garlic
- 1 ½ cups chopped onion
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- 6 cups sliced fresh mushrooms (about 1 lb.)
- 1 Tbs. finely chopped garlic
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- Kosher salt and freshly ground black pepper
- 1 cup homemade or low-salt chicken broth
- 2 slices bacon, chopped
- 3 cups (about 13 oz.) frozen lima beans, thawed
Heat the oven to 400°F. Cut off the top third of the head of garlic to expose the cloves. Coat the cut side with the olive oil. Wrap the garlic loosely in foil, put it on a baking sheet, and roast until very soft, about 1 hour. When cool enough to handle, squeeze out the soft garlic; set aside. ...
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(Shortly After 9:03 a.m.) September 11, 2001: FAA's New York and Washington Center Controllers Told to Watch for Suspicious Aircraft After the second World Trade Center crash at 9:03 a.m., air traffic controllers at the FAA's New York Center are told by their supervisors to watch for airplanes whose speed indicates that they are jets, but which either are not responding to commands or have disabled their transponders. Controllers in Washington receive a similar briefing, which will help them pick out hijacked planes more quickly. [NEW YORK TIMES, 9/13/2001] Whether controllers at other FAA air traffic control centers receive similar instructions at this time is unclear, but those at its Indianapolis Center, which is handling Flight 77, are apparently not informed by their supervisors of the unfolding crisis. [9/11 COMMISSION, 6/17/2004; SPENCER, 2008, PP. 105-107] Entity Tags: Indianapolis Air Route Traffic Control Center, New York Air Route Traffic Control Center, Washington Air Route Traffic Control Center Timeline Tags: Complete 911 Timeline, 9/11 Timeline
9:51 a.m. September 11, 2001: Langley Jets Request and Receive Altitude Clearance over Washington
Controllers at the FAA's Washington Center. [Source: FAA] The three F-16 fighter jets launched from Langley Air Force Base (see (9:25 a.m.-9:30 a.m.) September 11, 2001) that have been directed toward Washington request and are given permission to fly at high altitude over the city. After the Langley AFB pilots are given the correct coordinates they are to head to (see (Between 9:41 a.m. and 9:50 a.m.) September 11, 2001), at 9:51 lead pilot Major Dean Eckmann looks on his radar screen and sees that the area where he has been directed to set up a combat air patrol is filled with air traffic. He therefore contacts the FAA's Washington Center and tells the controller, "I need 3,000 feet of altitude in a 20-mile ring around DC." When the controller asks the reason, Eckmann replies, "Higher headquarters' request!" The controller gives him an altitude range of 25,000 to 27,000 feet. Eckmann radios the other two Langley pilots and gives them their altitude assignments: he'll fly at 25,000 feet, Major Brad Derrig will be at 26,000 feet, and Captain Craig Borgstrom at 27,000 feet. According to author Lynn Spencer, the jets then head toward Washington at 700 miles per hour, just under the speed of sound. [SPENCER, 2008, PP. 180-182] However, Spencer's account of this incident conflicts with the 1st Air Force's book about the 9/11 attacks. According to that account, several minutes before Eckmann reportedly asks for altitude clearance—at around 9:45 a.m.—he had been directed to drop to lower altitude to check out two unidentified aircraft, and was then told to inspect the Pentagon (see (9:45 a.m.) September 11, 2001). [FILSON, 2003, PP. 66] Entity Tags: Dean Eckmann, Craig Borgstrom, Washington Air Route Traffic Control Center, Brad Derrig Timeline Tags: Complete 911 Timeline, 9/11 Timeline
(10:00 a.m.) September 11, 2001: Langley Pilots Hear Warning that Planes Could Be Shot Down; Ordered to Protect the White House The pilots that took off from Langley Air Force Base (see (9:25 a.m.-9:30 a.m.) September 11, 2001) hear a warning over radio that errant aircraft will be shot down, and receive an instruction from the Secret Service to protect the White House. [SPENCER, 2008, PP. 222-223] Pilots Learn of FAA Order - The three Langley fighter jets have now reached the Baltimore-Washington area. [SPENCER, 2008, PP. 222] The pilots hear over their radios that the FAA has ordered all civilian aircraft to land. [NEW YORK TIMES, 10/16/2001] (The FAA issued this instruction at around 9:45 a.m. (see (9:45 a.m.) September 11, 2001). [US CONGRESS. HOUSE. COMMITTEE ON TRANSPORTATION AND INFRASTRUCTURE, 9/21/2001; 9/11 COMMISSION, 7/24/2004, PP. 29] ) Borgstrom Hears Shootdown Warning - The three pilots are all on different radio frequencies, but are able to communicate between themselves on their auxiliary frequency. According to author Lynn Spencer, one of them, Captain Craig Borgstrom, hears a message over the emergency radio frequency that is in response to the FAA's recent order: "Attention all aircraft! Attention all aircraft! You are ordered to land at the nearest suitable airport. All aircraft must land immediately. Violators will be shot down." The source of this message is unstated. [FILSON, 2003, PP. 66; SPENCER, 2008, PP. 222-223] (Author Leslie Filson will describe the Langley pilots hearing what is apparently a separate but similar message later on, some time after 10:42 a.m. (see 10:05 a.m.-11:05 a.m. September 11, 2001). [FILSON, 2003, PP. 82] ) Instructed to Protect the White House - Around the time Borgstrom hears this, Major Dean Eckmann, the lead Langley pilot, is on the radio with the FAA's Washington Center. A Secret Service agent has arrived there and wants to talk to him. [FILSON, 2003, PP. 68; SPENCER, 2008, PP. 222-223] Eckmann then receives a garbled message over his radio, which is difficult to make out. [NEW YORK TIMES, 11/15/2001] The message is, "Protect the house." Eckmann will later recall, "I took it to mean protect the White House." [FILSON, 2003, PP. 68] He notifies the two other pilots—Borgstrom and Major Brad Derrig—of this message. He tells them, "I think I just talked to the Secret Service, but I'm not sure." [NEW YORK TIMES, 11/15/2001] Possible Shootdown Order? - According to Spencer, this message means that "Unknown to NEADS" (NORAD's Northeast Air Defense Sector), Eckmann has been "given shootdown authority directly from the Secret Service, bypassing the military chain of command." [SPENCER, 2008, PP. 223] But Borgstrom and Derrig will later say they "never received explicit orders to fire on incoming planes perceived to be hostile." [NEW YORK TIMES, 11/15/2001] Borgstrom radios NEADS weapons director Steve Citino and asks for specific instructions about what to do (see 10:07 a.m. September 11, 2001). [SPENCER, 2008, PP. 223] According to the 9/11 Commission, NEADS will only learn that NORAD has been given clearance to shoot down threatening aircraft at 10:31 a.m., and even then it does not pass this order along to the fighter pilots under its command (see 10:31 a.m. September 11, 2001). [9/11 COMMISSION, 7/24/2004, PP. 42-43] Entity Tags: Brad Derrig, Washington Air Route Traffic Control Center, Craig Borgstrom, Dean Eckmann, Secret Service Timeline Tags: Complete 911 Timeline, 9/11 Timeline
11:11 a.m. September 11, 2001: First DC Air National Guard Fighters with Missiles Take Off
Weapons load crew members from the District of Columbia Air National Guard arming an F-16 on September 11. [Source: Corensa Brooks / District of Columbia Air National Guard] (click image to enlarge) Two District of Columbia Air National Guard (DCANG) fighter jets take off from Andrews Air Force Base, near Washington, to defend the capital, the first DCANG planes to launch armed with missiles as well as bullets. [AVIATION WEEK AND SPACE TECHNOLOGY, 9/9/2002; 9/11 COMMISSION, 2004; 9/11 COMMISSION, 2/17/2004; 9/11 COMMISSION, 3/11/2004 ] The two F-16s are piloted by Captain Brandon Rasmussen and Major Daniel Caine. [AVIATION WEEK AND SPACE TECHNOLOGY, 9/9/2002] Although Caine was his unit's supervisor of flying (SOF) this morning, he decided earlier on that he was going to get airborne, and so Lieutenant Colonel Phil Thompson has taken his place as SOF (see (Shortly After 9:35 a.m.) September 11, 2001). [FILSON, 2003, PP. 76; SPENCER, 2008, PP. 184] Commander Supposedly Gave Shootdown Authority - As Caine and Rasmussen were passing the SOF area on the way to their fighters, they were quickly briefed by Brigadier General David Wherley, the commander of the DC Air National Guard. Wherley had by then received instructions from the Secret Service for his fighter jets to follow (see (10:15 a.m.) September 11, 2001 and (Between 10:16 a.m. and 10:35 a.m.) September 11, 2001). According to author Lynn Spencer, he told the two pilots: "You need to establish a CAP [combat air patrol] over Washington. Intercept any incoming aircraft 60 miles out and use whatever force necessary to keep it from targeting buildings downtown." Wherley said, "You will be weapons free," which means the decision whether to fire on a hostile aircraft rests with the lead pilot, and added, "Just be careful." [9/11 COMMISSION, 7/24/2004, PP. 44; SPENCER, 2008, PP. 238] However, Rasmussen will contradict this account, saying that once he is airborne, "we still haven't been told, 'You are clear to engage anybody.' They just said, 'Get airborne as quick as you can.'" But while the two pilots were getting suited up ready to fly, Caine, who will be the flight lead, had reassured Rasmussen that he would take responsibility for firing on any hostile planes. He'd said: "Whatever you do, don't be the first one to shoot.… Let me be the first one to shoot, if it comes to that, and then do what I do." [RASMUSSEN, 9/18/2003] Fighters Loaded with Missiles - Three DCANG jets took off from Andrews earlier on, but none of them were armed with missiles (see (10:38 a.m.) September 11, 2001 and 10:42 a.m. September 11, 2001). [VOGEL, 2007, PP. 446] Missiles were loaded onto Caine and Rasmussen's F-16s while they were sitting in the cockpits. [AVIATION WEEK AND SPACE TECHNOLOGY, 9/9/2002] Rasmussen will later recall that "we were probably 20 to 30 minutes behind" the previous two jets to launch, "because they were loading heat-seeking missiles on the aircraft.… Once they armed us up, we just rolled right down the runway and blasted off." The jets take off with hot guns and two AIM-9 Sidewinder missiles each. According to Rasmussen, this is the first time he has flown with live missiles. He will say, "I had never flown with real missiles and had never so much as seen them on the jet." Communicate with FAA Controllers - After taking off, Caine and Rasmussen communicate with the FAA's Washington Center, "primarily to control us and give us an idea of the air picture," according to Rasmussen. The Washington Center normally controls all of the air traffic in the area. However, its controllers are not trained as weapons controllers. Rasmussen will say: "[W]e're used to working with AWACS [Airborne Warning and Control System] weapons controllers or GCI [ground control intercept]." GCI is "a ground-based radar facility with weapons controllers who will give you the tactical air picture; control and coordinate who is targeting what aircraft; and run the air war that way." [FILSON, 2003, PP. 84; RASMUSSEN, 9/18/2003] Airborne for 3-4 Hours - DCANG pilot Marc Sasseville, who took off at 10:42 a.m., was initially the CAP commander, but Caine takes over this responsibility from him once he is in the air. [9/11 COMMISSION, 3/8/2004 ; VOGEL, 2007, PP. 446] Caine and Rasmussen will remain airborne for three or four hours, which is at least twice as long as the usual maximum duration for an air-to-ground sortie, of about an hour and a half. [RASMUSSEN, 9/18/2003] Entity Tags: 121st Fighter Squadron, Daniel Caine, Washington Air Route Traffic Control Center, District of Columbia Air National Guard, David Wherley, Brandon Rasmussen Timeline Tags: Complete 911 Timeline, 9/11 Timeline
11:11 a.m. September 11, 2001: Attorney General Ashcroft's Plane Diverted to Richmond, Threatened with Being Shot Down The plane carrying Attorney General John Ashcroft, which is heading toward Washington, DC, is threatened with being shot down by the military if it does not land, and is diverted to Richmond, Virginia. [WASHINGTON POST, 9/28/2001; FEDERAL AVIATION ADMINISTRATION, 3/21/2002 ; SPENCER, 2008, PP. 258] Even though the FAA had issued a national ground stop preventing aircraft from taking off (see (9:26 a.m.) September 11, 2001), Ashcroft insisted that his plane take off and fly back to Washington after it landed in Milwaukee to refuel (see After 9:37 a.m. September 11, 2001). And though the FAA has been instructing all aircraft to land at the nearest airport (see (9:45 a.m.) September 11, 2001), Ashcroft told his pilot to ignore an order to land near Detroit, and instead continue toward Washington (see 10:40 a.m. September 11, 2001). [US CONGRESS. HOUSE. COMMITTEE ON TRANSPORTATION AND INFRASTRUCTURE, 9/21/2001; ASHCROFT, 2006, PP. 117; SPENCER, 2008, PP. 257-258] Fighters Intercept Ashcroft's Plane - When Ben Sliney, the national operations manager at the FAA's Herndon Command Center, hears that Ashcroft's pilot is refusing to land, he notifies NORAD's Northeast Air Defense Sector (NEADS). As a result, two F-16 fighter jets from a nearby Air National Guard base intercept Ashcroft's plane, but they remain out of sight and undetected by its pilot. The F-16s' pilots report to NEADS that the errant plane is a private corporate jet without any markings, which is heading for Washington and does not seem to have any intention of landing. Sliney Wants Plane 'out of My Sky' - Ashcroft's pilot, David Clemmer, has started broadcasting a message "in the blind," meaning it is not intended for any specific air traffic controller, stating that the attorney general is on the plane and they are returning to Washington. The F-16 pilots notify NEADS of this, but when a NEADS officer then tells Sliney about the message, Sliney asks, "Can you guarantee me that it is indeed John Ashcroft on that plane?" The officer replies, "No sir, we cannot," and so Sliney demands, "Then get him out of my sky!" NEADS issues the order to the two F-16 pilots that if the plane will not land voluntarily, then they must take it down. The F-16 flight lead calls the FAA's Washington Center and arranges for one of its controllers to call the plane's pilot and tell him that if he does not divert and land, his plane will be shot down. [SPENCER, 2008, PP. 258] Pilot Warned Plane Could Be Shot Down - The Washington Center controller tells Clemmer, "Land your plane immediately, or risk getting shot down by the US Air Force." [NEWSWEEK, 9/24/2001] Clemmer relays this warning to Ashcroft, telling him: "Sir, there's a shootdown order. If we get any closer to Washington, they might blow us out of the sky." [ASHCROFT, 2006, PP. 118] Clemmer also turns to an FBI agent who has been assigned to guard Ashcroft, and says, "Well, Larry, we're in deep kimchi here, and basically, all the rules you and I know are out the window." He tells air traffic controllers that he is carrying the attorney general, but is worried that this information won't get through to military commanders who control the airspace around Washington. [NEWSWEEK, 9/24/2001] Clemmer will later recall: "We didn't want to do anything that would jeopardize our safety or the safety of the [attorney general]. I know I didn't want to get shot down either." Plane Diverted to Richmond - According to some accounts, Ashcroft finally relents, and, at the insistence of the FAA, his plane is diverted to Richmond. Ashcroft will later recall, "It was a real negotiation [with the FAA]." [WASHINGTON POST, 9/28/2001; NEWSWEEK, 3/10/2003; SPENCER, 2008, PP. 258] However, according to a 2002 FAA report, Ashcroft's plane is diverted to Richmond "due to air traffic requests for the release of medevac aircraft in the Washington, DC, area." [FEDERAL AVIATION ADMINISTRATION, 3/21/2002 ] As the plane flies toward Richmond, Clemmer negotiates getting a fighter escort for it. Ashcroft will persist in his desire to reach Washington, and his plane will eventually be cleared to land in the capital (see 11:27 a.m. September 11, 2001). [WASHINGTON POST, 9/28/2001; SPENCER, 2008, PP. 272] Entity Tags: John Ashcroft, Northeast Air Defense Sector, David Clemmer, Washington Air Route Traffic Control Center, Ben Sliney Timeline Tags: Complete 911 Timeline, 9/11 Timeline
(Shortly After 11:11 a.m.) September 11, 2001: Fighters from Richmond and Atlantic City Arrive over Washington
Logo of the 192nd Fighter Wing. [Source: Air National Guard] More fighter jets arrive over Washington, DC. These include F-16s from Richmond, Virginia, and Atlantic City, New Jersey. [AVIATION WEEK AND SPACE TECHNOLOGY, 9/9/2002] The Atlantic City jets belong to the 177th Fighter Wing (see (Shortly After 9:03 a.m.) September 11, 2001), and the Richmond jets belong to the 192nd Fighter Wing. [GLOBALSECURITY (.ORG.), 10/21/2001; CODE ONE MAGAZINE, 10/2002] Fighters from Langley Air Force Base in Virginia (see (Between 9:49 a.m. and 11:00 a.m.) September 11, 2001) and Andrews Air Force Base, just outside Washington (see 10:42 a.m. September 11, 2001 and 11:11 a.m. September 11, 2001), are already flying over the capital. Captain Brandon Rasmussen, who took off from Andrews at 11:11 a.m., actually flies out to intercept the fighters from Richmond, apparently not realizing who they are. He will later recall: "I ended up running an intercept out of a two-ship out of Richmond, two-ship F-16 out of Richmond that just came flying north. In essence, we would find whatever we could on the radar, ask [the FAA's] Washington Center if they knew who it was, and if they didn't, we would run an intercept on them to visual identify who they were." [RASMUSSEN, 9/18/2003] According to Aviation Week and Space Technology magazine, with jets from different units arriving over Washington, "The air picture was confused, at best, and radio frequencies were alive with chatter." [AVIATION WEEK AND SPACE TECHNOLOGY, 9/9/2002] Entity Tags: 177th Fighter Wing, Brandon Rasmussen, 192nd Fighter Wing, Washington Air Route Traffic Control Center Timeline Tags: Complete 911 Timeline, 9/11 Timeline
11:27 a.m. September 11, 2001: Attorney General Ashcroft's Plane Met by Fighter Jet to Escort It into Washington
One of the FAA's Cessna Citation V jet planes. [Source: Unknown] Although it was recently redirected toward Richmond, Virginia, the plane carrying Attorney General John Ashcroft tries again to head to Washington, DC, and a military fighter jet arrives to escort it into the capital. [WASHINGTON POST, 9/28/2001; FEDERAL AVIATION ADMINISTRATION, 3/21/2002 ; ASHCROFT, 2006, PP. 118] Ashcroft's plane, a small government Cessna jet, has been trying to return to Washington after an engagement in Milwaukee was aborted due to the terrorist attacks (see Shortly After 9:03 a.m. September 11, 2001). Ashcroft has ignored requests to land, and so his plane has been threatened with being shot down by the military and diverted to Richmond (see 11:11 a.m. September 11, 2001). [NEWSWEEK, 9/24/2001; NEWSWEEK, 3/10/2003; SPENCER, 2008, PP. 257-258] Pilot Persuaded to Head toward Washington - However, Ashcroft still wants to reach Washington. He therefore calls the Justice Department command center for assistance. Then, according to author Lynn Spencer, "With some high-level coordination," one of the protective agents on Ashcroft's plane "convinced the pilot to try once again to enter the city." [SPENCER, 2008, PP. 272] The pilot, David Clemmer, negotiates to have fighter jets escort the plane into Washington. [NEWSWEEK, 9/24/2001; WASHINGTON POST, 9/28/2001] Controller Requests Fighter Escort - The FAA's Washington Center consequently calls the Terminal Radar Approach Control (TRACON) at Washington's Reagan National Airport. The Washington Center controller says: "Hey, we've got November 4 out here. He wants to land at [Reagan Airport]. There's some concern and they want a fighter escort." TRACON controller Dan Creedon recognizes the plane's N-number (specifically, N4) as belonging to one of the FAA's jet aircraft, and confirms, "Yeah, November 4 is based out of Washington." He then calls District of Columbia Air National Guard (DCANG) pilot Major Daniel Caine, who recently launched from Andrews Air Force Base to defend Washington (see 11:11 a.m. September 11, 2001), and tells him of the plane requesting a fighter escort. When Caine asks who is on it, Creedon replies: "I don't know. My assumption is FAA-1 or DOT-1," meaning FAA Administrator Jane Garvey or Transportation Secretary Norman Mineta. DCANG Pilot Gets Langley Jets to Provide Escort - Caine says the jets launched from Langley Air Force Base (see (9:25 a.m.-9:30 a.m.) September 11, 2001) that are defending Washington (see (Between 9:49 a.m. and 11:00 a.m.) September 11, 2001) will handle this. He forwards Creedon's request to Major Dean Eckmann, the lead pilot from Langley. Eckmann responds that the inbound plane "can have one" of his fighters. He then directs his wingman, Major Brad Derrig, to intercept it. [9/11 COMMISSION, 12/1/2003; 9/11 COMMISSION, 12/1/2003; SPENCER, 2008, PP. 272-273] While Ashcroft's plane is waiting for Derrig's fighter to arrive, it is put in a holding pattern outside of Washington. [9/11 COMMISSION, 12/17/2003 ] Ashcroft's plane will be escorted to Reagan Airport, but the time it lands at is unclear (see (12:00 p.m.) September 11, 2001). [NEWSWEEK, 9/24/2001; FEDERAL AVIATION ADMINISTRATION, 3/21/2002 ; USA TODAY, 8/13/2002; VOGEL, 2007, PP. 453] Entity Tags: John Ashcroft, Dean Eckmann, Brad Derrig, Daniel Caine, Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport, US Department of Justice, Dan Creedon, David Clemmer, Washington Air Route Traffic Control Center Timeline Tags: Complete 911 Timeline, 9/11 Timeline


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|The Fly
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Lu, Gan, Shark, Lik-Kwan, Hall, Geoff and Zeshan, Ulrike (2011) Immersive manipulation of virtual objects through glove-based hand gesture interaction. Virtual Reality, 16 (3). pp. 243-252. ISSN 1359-4338
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Immersive visualisation is increasingly being used for comprehensive and rapid analysis of objects in 3D and object dynamic behaviour in 4D. Challenges are therefore presented to provide natural user interaction to enable effortless virtual object manipulation. Presented in this paper is the development and evaluation of an immersive human–computer interaction system based on stereoscopic viewing and natural hand gestures. For the development, it is based on the integration of a back-projection stereoscopic system for object and hand display, a hybrid inertial and ultrasonic tracking system to provide the absolute positions and orientations of the user's head and hands, as well as a pair of high degrees-of-freedom data gloves to provide the relative positions and orientations of digit joints and tips on both hands. For the evaluation, it is based on a two-object scene with a virtual cube and a CT (computed tomography) volume created for demonstration of real-time immersive object manipulation. The system is shown to provide a correct user view of objects and hands in 3D with depth, as well as to enable a user to use a number of simple hand gestures to perform basic object manipulation tasks involving selection, release, translation, rotation and scaling. Also included in the evaluation are some quantitative tests of the system performance in terms of speed and latency.
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|Computer science > Computer architectures & operating systems
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- Topstitching in a lighter colour is nice but difficult
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Al Pack d.o.o. Subotica
Company Al Pack produces flexible packaging mainly based on aluminium. Main products are designed for dairy, meat-processing, pet food, confectionery, oil and pharma industry. Apart from aluminium packaging, Al Pack also produces OPP wrap-around labels as well as Shrink Sleeve labels for beverages, water, beer, yogurts, personal care and cosmetics. Markets in which Al Pack is present are: Germany, Austria, Denmark, Hungary, Russia, Belarus, Ukraine, Romania, Bulgaria, Croatia, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Montenegro, Macedonia, Slovenia, Albania.
Dairy products Pharmaceuticals al lids aluminium lids al containers aluminium containers al foil aluminium foil aluminium packaging OPP label Shrink Sleeve blister foil Deep drawing lacquered foil laminated foil alster butter foil subotica Serbia Germany
Last Update: MEZ/CET 17.08.2017, 01:11:50 Uhr |


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