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A MAN with learning disabilities took his own life in his garden shed because he could not come to terms with the death of his mother, an inquest heard.
Francis Sparkes, 44, told his brothers at their mother's funeral that he could not go on without her.
Three days later his body was found in his locked shed at his home in Butterrow Hill, Stroud.
A petrol disc cutter was lying beside his body and blood tests found he had died of carbon monoxide poisoning. In a statement read to the inquest on Tuesday, August 7, Adrian Sparkes said his brother had always lived at home with his mother.
After her funeral on April 19 this year, Francis said to Adrian and elder brother Colin 'I do not know how I am going to go on without mum.'
The following day, Francis visited Adrian at home and he again said he could not go without their mother. Adrian said he was concerned for his brother but added that neither he nor Colin thought he would do anything 'stupid.'
Two days later on Sunday, April 22, Adrian returned to his brother's house but could not find him. He searched for him near Stroud General Hospital and at their mother's grave, where Francis had been keeping close vigil.
When police arrived they found his body lying on a green coat on the floor of the shed, which had been locked from the inside by a curtain pole jammed across the doorframe.
No note had been left and there were no suspicious circumstances surrounding his death.
The inquest was told Mr Sparkes had a learning disability but would not engage with the medical, mental health or social services help available to him.
Gloucestershire deputy coroner David Dooley said this was a sad case of a man who had suffered an 'extreme grief reaction' to his mother's death.
"He had spent some time after her death outside the hospital where she died and also at the cemetery," the coroner said.
"He also appears to have suffered a level of panic due to his fear of how he would manage alone without his mother."
Recording a verdict of suicide, Mr Dooley added that he was satisfied Mr Sparkes intended to take his own life - ruling out the possibility that his actions in the shed had been a cry for attention as he could not have expected to be interrupted.


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New Circuit Court Judge to Receive Official Commission on April 23
April 19, 2010
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Fairfax County Circuit Court Judge Lorraine Nordlund will be presented her official commission at an investiture ceremony on Friday, April 23, 4 p.m., Courtroom 5J, Fairfax County Courthouse, 4110 Chain Bridge Road, Fairfax. The public is invited to the one-hour ceremony and the reception immediately afterward.
State Sen. George L. Barker will present Nordlund with her official commission, and Court of Appeals Judge Rossie D. Alston Jr. will ceremonially administer the oath. Nordlund took her oath of office on Feb. 1.
Before joining the Circuit Court, Nordlund served for 14 years as a Fairfax County General District Court judge.
Nordlund graduated from William & Mary Law School in 1980.
For more information or reasonable ADA accommodations, contact Kim Pratt, Fairfax County Circuit Court, at 703-246-4166, TTY 711
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New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo plans to meet milk demands from yogurt plants in the state by allowing smaller dairies to add up to 50 percent more cows without a Concentrated Animal Feeding Operation (CAFO) permit.
The announcement was made Wednesday at the state's first Yogurt Summit.
Plans will allow dairies with 300 cows or less to operate without a CAFO permit, raising the limit from 200 cows.
"Changing those CAFO regs, I think, is going to send a different signal that we are serious about this and we get it, and we get the role of the state," Cuomo told the Albany Journal News.
The permit change encourages state dairies to expand herds, producing more milk to meet the needs of the 49 yogurt plants in New York.
In a closing statement at the summit, Cuomo called the expanding yogurt market one of the best private sector market opportunities upstate New York has had in the last 40 years.
Fage and Chobani have increased production, requiring more milk. A joint venture involving PepsiCo will add a new yogurt manufacturing facility in Genesee County.
Cuomo said he wants New York to become the yogurt capital of the U.S. Read more.
Environmental groups respond
Following Cuomo's announcement to allow dairies to expand, environmental groups released a statement saying the move will weaken clean water protection standards. The Environmental Advocates of New York, Environment New York, Riverkeeper, Inc., Sierra Club Atlantic Chapter, Waterkeeper Alliance collectively released the following statement:
"As organizations committed to protecting and restoring New York's rivers, lakes and streams, we are very concerned by the announcement today that New York State will weaken state environmental protections put in place to protect public health, safety and the environment by exempting medium sized industrial farms from its CAFO permit program. As a result, these farms will be allowed to grow from 200 to 299 cows without requiring the installation of structural controls such as waste storage facilities and water diversions essential to protecting the State's waters from being contaminated with animal waste.
Just this year the New York State Department of Environmental Conservation reaffirmed the need for mandatory permitting of industrial farms to protect water quality: 'a non‐regulatory approach, for a sector that has a significant pollution potential (the smallest medium CAFO has the pollution potential of a major sewage treatment plant), is neither credible nor effective.'
Agriculture is a fundamental piece of the state's vibrant economy and plays a vital role in environmental protection by providing local food sources and conserving open space. Our groups have a shared goal of protecting and promoting dairy farming in New York. We believe that alternatives to the proposed regulatory roll-back that will provide both an economic and environmental benefit to the state and its dairy farmers must be considered before throwing away the standards New Yorkers fought for decades to put in place to protect the waters we use for fishing, swimming and drinking.
We look forward to engaging in an open dialogue with New York State through a full environmental review of the governor's proposal and to developing a solution that supports the dairy industry with the resources they need to protect the clean water on which we all depend."


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Beginning in early 2011, state Sen. Leland Yee repeatedly solicited bribes to fund his San Francisco mayor and California secretary of state campaigns, according to the FBI agents who brought him down last month.
But he appears to have devoted more time and energy to a far more lucrative pursuit: crafting or carrying legislation benefiting special interests who supply campaign contributions. It's a practice that's all too common in Sacramento, but Yee was a master.
A review of Yee's legislation and campaign finance records during the time of the FBI investigation shows that, when he wasn't allegedly trading his influence and trying to broker an international arms deal with undercover agents for $62,600 in illegal cash payments, the San Francisco Democratic lawmaker raised more than $150,000 in perfectly legal fashion, scooping up donations from labor unions, trade associations and other groups whose bills he advocated in the hearing rooms and hallways of the Capitol.
"Leland Yee symbolizes the pay-to-play virus that has infected our entire body politic," said David Lee, a political science professor at San Francisco State.
This newspaper's analysis indicates Yee - suspended last month from the Senate while he fights federal charges - spent his last three years in the Capitol much like his first nine, promoting high-minded laws to increase government transparency and help vulnerable constituents like foster children while simultaneously plunging his hands deep into the muck of Sacramento's money channels.
Even as he championed a law that increased fees paid by lobbyists, Yee took advantage of a legislative system manipulated by those same lobbyists. He frequently introduced "milker bills" - a term for legislation that milks donations from special interest groups. Perhaps his most peculiar legislative cause involved an obscure group of about 100 traditional Chinese medicine practitioners known as traumatologists.
There is nothing illegal about pushing legislation on behalf of special interests while taking campaign contributions from them, so long as there's no evidence of quid-pro-quo agreements, which are difficult to prove. But it points to a treacherous gray area in Sacramento between business as usual and corruption.
"Unless you crawl inside Leland Yee's head, it would be real hard to know where he drew the line," said Contra Costa County elections chief Joe Canciamilla, who served in the Assembly from 2000 to 2006.
Yee introduced 20 bills from 2011 to 2014 that advanced a special interest over the public interest, according to this newspaper's review of his legislative record. Eleven were sponsored or written by lobbyists, a practice where Yee excelled. He and Ron Calderon, D-Montebello, also indicted on bribery charges this year, were among the three most prolific senators from 2007-2010 in terms of sponsored bills that benefited private or corporate interests, according to a 2010 investigation by the Bay Area News Group.
This newspaper's latest review found three bills in particular that illustrate how Yee flexed his legislative muscle to benefit parochial interests and reap campaign contributions: Yee's fights to help cardrooms loosen investment regulations, traumatologists get licensed by the state Department of Consumer Affairs and insurance companies use cheaper parts to repair cars.
None of these bills became law but they took up precious time and resources.
In 2013, Yee went to bat for Hollywood Park Casino near Los Angeles and other cardroom owners who for more than a decade have sought to overturn a rule that prevents them from investing in foreign casinos that feature games, such as roulette and blackjack, that are outlawed in cardrooms.
The California Coalition Against Gambling Expansion strongly opposed the bill, SB 356, claiming it would potentially open the door for unregulated, or even illicit, money to finance the expansion of cardrooms.
The bill now languishes in the Assembly, all but dead, as does a second Yee gambling bill backed by Bay 101 Casino in San Jose.
Though he couldn't deliver for his cardroom allies, Yee still reeled in $41,311 in campaign contributions from 2011 to 2014, including $4,461 from Hollywood Park and $9,000 from Bay 101. The owner of Hollywood Park, San Francisco-based Stockbridge Capital Group, chipped in an additional $31,500 through a subsidiary to an independent committee supporting Yee's mayoral bid.
The donations often arrived after key votes. Larry Flynt's Hustler Casino, Hawaiian Gardens and the Commerce Casino gave a total of $5,500 on May 3, 2013, a month after SB 356 cleared the Senate floor.
When Yee entered the 2011 race for mayor, it had been years since anyone identifying himself as a traumatologist had donated to one of his campaigns. But once he took up their cause, 41 traumatologists contributed a total of $5,131 to his mayoral bid. Traumatology groups also gave $7,800 to Yee's state accounts.
In February 2011, Yee launched a three-year crusade to certify traumatologists - who use massage, joint manipulation and herbal remedies - in the same manner as acupuncturists, who in California are considered primary care providers.
But the senator ran into furious opposition from a majority of the state's roughly 10,000 acupuncturists, a group that had considered Yee a close political ally. Yee amended his first bill and introduced two others, but most acupuncturists remained opposed, arguing the standards for training and licensing traumatologists were inadequate. They warned of risks to public health.
Yee lined up backing for the traumatologists, but some of it was dubious. Among the groups that signed form letters of support were Hop Sing Tong and Chee Kung Tong, Chinatown organizations led by Raymond "Shrimp Boy" Chow, an alleged gangster charged with 10 crimes as a result of the FBI investigation that snared Yee.
Like other acupuncture advocates, Rona Ma was mystified by Yee's tireless traumatology drive. As a leader of the United California Practitioners of Chinese Medicine, Ma met with the senator and pleaded with him to drop the bills. Yee was implacable, she said, and complained that acupuncturists weren't donating to his campaigns. Claire Ota, an attorney for Yee, declined to comment on Ma's account. Leaders of the traumatology group, based in San Francisco's Chinatown, say Yee didn't ask for donations in support of the bill.
"We didn't know where he was coming from," said Ma, who represents about 400 Northern California acupuncturists. "We told him, 'Senator, you should stand for the people.' But he didn't listen."
One lingering question is who paid for a roughly two-week trip Yee took with a group of traumatologists in November 2009 to China, where they visited medical schools and clinics. The secretary of state's campaign finance database contains no mention of his using campaign funds for travel to China, and he did not disclose the trip as a gift to the Fair Political Practices Commission.
The traumatologists say they did not pay for Yee's expenses. Asked if Yee paid for the trip himself, Yee's attorney declined to comment. The traumatology legislation wasn't Yee's only special interest bill that generated criticism of endangering public health.
A bill Yee carried in 2012 for a car insurance lobbyist would have allowed insurers to repair more damaged vehicles with aftermarket car and truck parts made by third parties - without notifying consumers. Aftermarket parts are up to 65 percent cheaper than the ones made by vehicle manufacturers.
Yee claimed the bill would boost consumer protections by requiring insurers who use aftermarket parts to obtain a safety certification from the supplier, but opponents and legislative analysts said the proposed legislation would have placed drivers at risk. Even the state Department of Insurance formally opposed the bill - a rare move.
The bill was sponsored by the Personal Insurance Federation of California, which advocates on behalf of almost every major car insurance company. Less than three weeks after Yee introduced the bill, PIFC gave a $1,000 contribution to his re-election campaign. All told, the federation, its members and their employees gave $11,825 to Yee from 2011-2014. His bill on their behalf never received a floor vote.


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2010 Image Gallery
The Division of Fluid Dynamics exists for the advancement and diffusion of knowledge of the physics of fluids with special emphasis on the dynamical theories of the liquid, plastic and gaseous states of matter under all conditions of temperature and pressure.
Every year, the APS Division of Fluid Dynamics hosts a physical Gallery of Fluid Motion at its annual meeting -- a room where stunning graphics and videos from computational or experimental studies showing flow phenomena are displayed. The most outstanding entries are selected by a panel of referees for artistic content and honored for their originality and ability to convey information. The outstanding entries, selected by a panel of referees for artistic content, originality and ability to convey information, will be honored during the meeting, placed on display at the Annual APS Meeting in March of 2011, and will appear in the annual Gallery of Fluid Motion article in the September 2011 issue of the American Institute of Physics' journal, Physics of Fluids. Past winners are published in the journal Physics of Fluids. Physics of Fluids.
This year, in conjunction with the 63rd APS Division of Fluid Dynamics Annual Meeting, held from November 21-23, 2010 at the Long Beach Convention Center, located in downtown Long Beach, California, a subset of these images and videos are available on this page for viewing prior to the judging process, along with other images from the 2,025 presentations at the 63rd DFD meeting.
2010 Video Gallery
Usage Permission
Reporters seeking permission to use these images or author contact information should email DFD Media Relations. Please leave "Gallery of Fluid Motion" in the subject line.
Bubble Burst in the Kitchen
An example of interesting physics that may be created on a kitchen table using the simplest components, with unexpectedly beautiful results.
Starburst of a Magnetic Drop
Starburst-like patterns of magnetic drops subjected to an interaction of perpendicular and radial fields.
The Jet and the Drops
A series of drops from two sides bending a jet without merging.
Atomization of an Aircraft Engine Liquid Fuel Jet in a Crossflow
Visualization of the breakup of an aircraft engine turbulent liquid fuel jet injected into a compressed turbulent gaseous cross-stream.
Down the Drain
Only one 'bathtub vortex' formed in a bucket with two holes in the bottom, viewed from the top with food dye.
Spreading of an Oil-in-Water Emulsion on the Surface of Pure Water
An oil-in-water emulsion spreads on the surface of pure water
Wonders of the Water Strider
Hairy legs and very small hairs on a strider's body (as for vast majority of insects and plants), allow striders to freely move and jump on the water surface.
Preferential Condensation
Condensation usually occurs randomly on textures of superhydrophobic surfaces, leading to highly-pinned droplets. Controlling nucleation with micro-scale hydrophobic-hydrophilic domains can overcome these limitations by allowing for preferential condensation.
Shape Instability of Sedimenting Viscous Drops
This figure displays the shape instability of a viscous drop (silicone oil, viscosity: 50 cSt) falling in a liquid (isopropanol).
Multi-Scale Simulations and Visualizations of Arterial Flow
Multi-scale simulation of arterial flow. Red and blue shapes represent healthy and diseased red blood cells; contours represent streamwise ensemble average velocity, red = high and blue = low; dots represent plasma.
Unstable H2-N2O Explosion
Cellular structure of an unstable flame ignited in a mixture of hydrogen and nitrous oxide.
Flow Over a Cavity
Visualization of the vortex skeleton of the flow over a cavity. The structures are extracted using extremal structures of the acceleration field as a feature identifier.
Formation of Zinc Nano-crystals in Turbulent Jets
Contours of zinc nanocrystal formation rate in a turbulent reacting jet.
Flow of Air Bubbles in a Packed Bed
When bubbles form with a packed bed of particles, these may acquire two different sizes depending on the flow rate.
Chaotic Mixing of Food Coloring in Water
This snapshot shows chaotic stretching and folding that appears when an aliquot of food coloring is dropped into a thin pool of water.
Different Strokes for Different Folks
Evolution of the fluid flow induced by a single 8 micron diameter swimming Chlamydomonas cell as its flagella beat 53 times per second.
Capillary Containment of Oil
A capillary raft and its destabilization into armored droplets produced by the uniform sprinkling of dense particles on a few mm thick oil layer (dyed in red for visualization) sitting on water. At the bottom of the container, a pile of armored droplets after several sinking events.
Vibration-Induced Gas-Liquid Interface Breakup
Gas-liquid interfaces break up when subjected to vibrations within critical ranges of frequency and amplitude. This breakup mechanism was examined experimentally, producing dramatic disturbances at the gas-liquid free surface.
Liquid Chandeliers by Entrainment
Pictures of salt water vortex rings descending in fresh water.
Transitional Patterns in Cyclonic Flows
Fluid flows bound between rotating cylinders can produce a wealth of patterns as they transition between a laminar and turbulent state.
Propagating Hexane Flame
A flame, ignited by a glow plug at 650 degrees Celsius, is propagating in a gaseous mixture of hexane in air and developing instabilities.
Water Spray Behind a Rolling Tire
The Water spray pattern behind a rolling tire begins as a sheet of water. The thinner parts of the sheet rupture, forming holes. The smallest droplets are found along the edges of these holes. Thicker parts of the sheet become arc shaped ligaments, which pinch off to produce the largest drops.
The Merging of Two Hydraulic Jumps
The interaction of two hydraulic jumps creates a stable fluid arch supported by a thin liquid sheet.
Symmetry Breaking in the Wake Behind Two Rotating Cylinders
The image represents symmetrical wake structure behind two uniformly rotating cylinders at Reynolds number of 200 and cylinder surface speed to free stream velocity ratio of 1.35.
Making Emulsions
The process through which an emulsion is formed. An emulsion is a mixture of liquid drops suspended in another liquid.
Eruption of Magnetic Fluids
Eruption of a magnetic drop immersed within a layer of oils and subjected to perpendicular magnetic field.
Paths of Falling Flexible Sheets
Flexible sheets are released from rest and fall downward. The paths (black lines) reflect the fluttering, flapping, and circling motions of the sheets.
Life of a Free Soap Film
Sequence of images showing the evolution of a soap film uniformly released from a wire frame, which was heated by a high voltage microsecond impulse.
The Sandwich, Deconstructed
Air (yellow region) fingers into a mixture of vegetable oil, water and dye in a diverging Hele Shaw cell.


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I am a trend-following momentum options player -- and, as a result, I find it nearly impossible to find the exact time to get in or out of the market. Some prefer to play that game of tops and bottoms, but I want to be in the middle of the trend -- to get in before anyone sees me, and ride it out. That means I will almost always be late to get off the train and late to get started. But, tor my trading style, that suits me just fine.
With that in mind, the start of the year has seen an enormous streak of winning sessions, all-time highs in some indices and some multiyear milestones eclipsed. However, the market has not had much of a correction -- so it has not accommodated those who have wanted to get in. As the old saying goes, the market will make the majority of the crowd look foolish, and if you've been on the sidelines waiting for a correction -- well, the market is doing its job.
I suspect a pullback may be in order sooner rather than later, and such a move will present a great buying opportunity. But where and when? Ha! That's the $64,000 question, and it's the reason I don't play that game. Much like when you take a shower, you pretty much have to stick your hand under the running water, test it and only then jump in.
The pundits and talking heads will tell you this and that about the right timing, but I've found use of charts and technical tools to be the most efficient method, as this offers me the best odds of getting it right. Many believe a 3% correction is in order, which would take the S&P 500 down to a support zone at 1450. Yet, after the market ripped higher to start the year and got overbought, it just went sideways for about eight sessions, then moved higher.
Wasn't that a good spot to get on board, right as the market digested gains? All I'm saying is this: Listen closely to what the market is telling you -- and if some selling materializes and then volume dries up, it may be time for you to get involved.


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I suspect that tree roots are often as entangled as the ones I encountered on the streams edge but we rarely seem them. The occasional storm has eroded the bank and exposed the closeness and support of these trees for each other. They spoke to me of sisters or twins or lovers holding each other through life.
The trees are made from fibers, torn fabric and ribbons. The stream layers of tulle over cotton batik. The stream pebbles are small stone beads, buttons and I have included a frog bead.


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How America Fell Behind in the World It Invented and How We Can Come Back
"That Used to Be Us" represents an effort by Mr. Mandelbaum, a professor at Johns Hopkins University and Mr. Friedman, a columnist for The New York Times. This may be an American crisis, but it is not just an American concern. Nor is it simply a matter of improving the living standards of future generations in this country. Because of the unique — and at this point irreplaceable — American role in providing important public services across the globe, the world as a whole will become a much poorer and more dangerous place if Americans fail at the task of national renewal.
A long tradition of American thinkers and statesmen — George Washington, Alexander Hamilton, Henry Clay, Abraham Lincoln, Theodore Roosevelt, Dwight D. Eisenhower, to name a few — have argued that a strong and forward-looking federal government should promote a healthy domestic economy and a strong international presence..
But the authors of this book also have uncomfortable words for Democrats. Hamiltonians historically believed in sound government finance and efficient administration. This is not the kind of talk that public sector labor unions and partisans of the entitlement state like to hear. "That Used to Be Us" unsparingly describes the causes and likely consequences of the recklessly unsustainable pension and entitlement promises that are among the gravest fiscal problems we now face. It also calls for smarter and less cumbersome forms of regulation, something that business is more likely to support than some traditional Democratic constituencies.


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The Agriculture Ministry, the European Union and Kafalat signed a grant contract of 3.5 million euros ($4.7 million) Monday for small loans intended for agricultural [2] and rural development.
The project, dubbed Credit for Agricultural [3] and Rural Development (CARD Scheme), is part of the Agriculture and Rural Development Program, an EU-funded initiative implemented by the ministry, the EU delegation said in a statement.
The small credit scheme will include two financial products with one targeting short-term loans up to 35,000 euros and another meeting long-term credit needs of the sector, including tree farming.
With the cumulative EU and Kafalat contributions totaling 7 million euros, the fund could guarantee up to 36 million euros of loans due to the multiplier effect offered by the guarantee fund mechanism, the statement said.
The program aims to increase access to credit for small-scale farmers and agricultural [4] cooperatives, the EU said.
"CARD will complement the existing Kafalat agriculture guarantee scheme and will help filling major gaps in the agricultural credit market in Lebanon by supporting small short-term and large long-term loans," a news release said.
Rural women and young farmers [5] will be the main target groups for the project, the statement said, adding income-generating activities and job creation are also a priority.
A campaign later this year will encourage farmers and cooperatives to apply for agricultural loans, it said.
It is expected that more than 800 farmers will benefit from this scheme over the coming 48 months.
More than 1,500 loans will be made in the next 10 years, the statement added.
[1] http://www.syndigate.info
[2] http://www.albawaba.com/business/lebanon-syria-shipping-437555
[3] http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Agriculture_in_Lebanon
[4] http://www.albawaba.com/business/lebanon-agriculture-export-459682
[5] http://www.albawaba.com/business/lebanese-farmers-syria-435305
[6] http://www.dailystar.com.lb/


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Cadillac Type 57: Over There & Now at the Library of Congress
We must admit that we knew absolutely nothing about the Historic American Engineering Record (HAER) when we learned last week that a 1918 Cadillac Type 57 was being added to the HAER and to the Historic Vehicle Association's National Historic Vehicle Register.
Gary S. Vasilash
Editor-in-Chief, Gardner Business Media, Inc.
Editor-in-Chief, Gardner Business Media, Inc.
We must admit that we knew absolutely nothing about the Historic American Engineering Record (HAER) when we learned last week that a 1918 Cadillac Type 57 was being added to the HAER and to the Historic Vehicle Association's National Historic Vehicle Register.
The Historic Vehicle Association, founded by Hagerty, an insurance company that specializes in classic cars, is fairly understandable.
But HAER?
Well, according to it:
"The Historic American Engineering Record (HAER) was established in 1969 by the National Park Service, the American Society of Civil Engineers and the Library of Congress to document historic sites and structures related to engineering and industry. This agreement was later ratified by four other engineering societies: the American Society of Mechanical Engineers, the Institute of Electrical and Electronic Engineers, the American Institute of Chemical Engineers, and the American Institute of Mining, Metallurgical and Petroleum Engineers. Appropriate subjects for documentation are individual sites or objects, such as a bridge, ship, or steel works; or larger systems, like railroads, canals, electronic generation and transmission networks, parkways and roads."
And apparently cars, too, like this Cadillac.
This particular Type 57 was used during World War I, during the Second Battle of the Marne, and later as a transport for Eleanor Butler Roosevelt, wife of Theodore Roosevelt, Jr., son of the president. She used it for two months, seeking out places for soldiers to get a little R&R.
Richard O'Connor, chief of Heritage Documentation Programs with the National Park Service, U.S. Department of the Interior, said, "The Cadillac Type 57-U.S. 1257X is a great example of a rare survivor—a vehicle that saw extraordinary use during its active life yet has survived to the present day. Recognizing the Cadillac military vehicle at the 100th anniversary of WWI commemorates America's participation in the Great War and illustrates one of the many contributions the automobile has made to U.S. history."
Mark Gessler, president of the Historic Vehicle Association, said, "U.S. 1257X may well be the only complete and largely unrestored example of a WWI military Cadillac known to exist."
Documentation of the Cadillac Type 57 – U.S. 1257X is being included in the permanent archives of the Library of Congress. Among the reasons why: its historic association with important events and persons, its construction and the design value of the V8 engine.
And while on the subject of the V8, historically speaking, Cadillac was the first manufacturer to mass produce V8-powered cars. In the case of the Type 57, a 2,000-mile run in Marfa, Texas, conducted by the U.S. Army in 1917 garnered its designation as the "standard seven-passenger car of the U.S. Army."
Other reasons why it is going to be documented for the Library of Congress is because it retains most of its original materials, components, and craftsmanship.
So, 100 years from now, what will make it into the Library of Congress?


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Colombo is the largest city in Sri Lanka, and is considered the island's commercial, financial and cultural centre. Boasting a tropical climate, plenty of beaches surrounding it and a melting pot of cultural influences, it's a holiday destination that's quickly gaining popularity. Book a flight to Colombo with Qatar Airways to discover Sri Lanka's jewel for yourself.
Sri Lanka has a rich history and culture that stems from multiple influxes of different ethnic groups and colonial influences, from the Sinhalese and Tamils to the Portuguese and Dutch colonial powers. You can learn more about these during your trip to Colombo at the National Museum of Colombo and the Dutch Period Museum.
Other 'must sees' in the city include the Buddhist temples of Kelaniya Rajamaha Viharaya, Gangaramaya and Seema Malaka, the latter of which is famed for its peaceful lakeside location. One of the quirkier attractions that you may want to explore during a trip to Colombo is the Traditional Puppet Art Museum, where you'll see intricately crafted puppets and dioramas made by local artists.
Mount Lavinia beach is one of the most popular places to relax for both tourists and locals alike, and is lined with good quality restaurants. Viharamahadevi Park offers a large green expanse to enjoy, and is home to thousands of bats that hang from the trees by day, and take flight as the sun goes down. They're perfectly harmless, and the locals are rather fond of their flying neighbours.
Birdwatchers and nature lovers should visit Talangama Wetland during their trip to Colombo, which offers a unique chance to get up close to the varied birdlife of Sri Lanka.
Sri Lankan cuisine is known for its diversity, owing mainly to its varied cultural influences. Indian inspirations mix with those from Europe, and are spiced by ingredients brought to the island by ancient sea traders. Rice and curry dishes are particularly popular and are widely available in Mount Lavinia, Kollupitiya and many other areas. The result is a fusion of flavours – all of them exotic and unique to the islands.
Colombo is also known for its street food, ranging from spicy egg rolls and fresh seafood to rotis and pittus. Pettah Market and Galle Face Green are good places to sample some local delicacies during your visit to Colombo.
There are plenty of independent shops and stalls in the city where you can buy mementos of your travels to Colombo. Galle Road is home to a variety of shops selling local crafts and fashions, as well as Crescat Boulevard, a small yet upmarket shopping centre.
If you feel like trying your hand at haggling, then head back to Pettah market to barter with local traders for everything from food to electrical goods and clothes.
Flights to Colombo arrive at Bandaranaike International Airport, and onward travel to the city by taxi generally takes between 30-60 minutes.
Visa restrictions for entry into the country will depend on your country of origin, length of stay and whether your trip is for business or pleasure. So before you fly to Colombo please check the visa and passport requirements.
Currency: Sri Lankan Rupee (LKR)
Voltage: 230 V 50 Hz
Plugs: Type D
Language: Sinhala / Tamil / English
International dialing code: +94
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Obesity should be a four-letter word
Don't you hate that word, obese? And when they use the words "morbid obesity" it's twice as nasty. Guess, as a nurse, I've read too many doctor's history forms describing physical exams on patients. I confess the phrase "morbidly obese" sends chills up my spine. Just those two words denigrate the individual and somehow, relegate them to second class citizen. This whole subject of weight and over-weight is such a frustrating one. It has social as well as health implications. I think for many of us with various forms of arthritis, particularly if we have been on varying doses of prednisone, we know what it is to have our "fat" move around. "Traveling deposits of fat." Now, there's a thought. If only it would keep on traveling out of here. If you're on prednisone it is goodbye chin and goodbye waist. The inactivity of some forms of chronic illness doesn't really do us any favors, either.
Every few months another diet book comes onto the market with the "magic" answer.
There is a real advantage to being "older." You remember all the trends which are now passé or proven to be harmful to your body. Remember the Atkins diet, the grapefruit diet, the liquid protein drinks, etc.? I recall taking diet pills, which were very legal after the birth of my son when the post baby weight was still hanging on. The doctor wrote the script for the amphetamines and I was jazzed. It was better than 20 cups of coffee and I had so much energy the brain got all these messages to move. I painted a bedroom and a whole set of bedroom furniture in two days, all alone. I was a legalized super mom and it's a wonder my heart didn't burst out of my chest.
As far as those diet books, written by doctors and actresses, I've read many of them over the years yet I still return to the wisdom of Dr. Andrew Weil, particularly his Eating Well For Optimum Health. I also follow his newsletters and am pleased he admits when he is, on rare occasions, proved wrong about something due to new research. That only happens rarely because I usually find him far ahead of the "crowd." He has an online daily recipe available through EverydayHealth.com. The recipes are healthful and delicious. You might consider signing up for it.
Some of us are just genetically predisposed to being heavier than others or perhaps it's some trick our hypothalamus is playing on us. Is that particular gland preprogrammed by our ancestors? I hope so. That would at least give us someone to blame. You don't want to think about that too carefully because then you will have to admit that, according to the latest stats, we are a very obese nation and many of the countries our ancestors immigrated from are not that obese. Hmmm. There are so many reasons for all this modern fat, including TV and sitting at the computer when we should be walking, jogging or performing sports. We are fast food junkies because we have busy lives or maybe just have to hurry home to sit down and catch a TV show or go online to chat with friends. This is a huge subject…absolutely no pun intended, although this whole subject does have it moments. I still chuckle at my grown son's reaction when his sister and I remind him when he was pre-pubescent, I had to buy "husky" boys jeans for him to wear. Oh, I'm going to hear about that.
Perhaps, this weekend, you saw the HBO made for TV movie, The Number 1 Ladies Detective Agency which was a film adaptation of the popular books. The heroine in that movie, which is to be a series, is full-bodied. In the story she lives in Botswana and is a private detective. In real life, she's a beautiful, bright actress and accomplished singer named Jill Scott. Apparently, in parts of Africa , the South Pacific and some cultures, being "large" is a desirable attribute. By the way, I thought it was excellent and very entertaining. There's another sort of silly movie called Phat Girlz starring the comedienne Monique about the cultural differences and tastes between our country and Nigeria. It's a bit crude in context and definitely just for adults but it makes an excellent point about how we discriminate against the rotund. Parts of that movie are also very funny. There's a whole scene in a "Fat Burger" that's filled with, "You're so fat that…" Both of those films make you question the values we display in our culture. We already know our values are askew, don't we? Just take a look at the gossip magazine on display at the check stand at the market. I'm often embarrassed to be part of "that" reading public, therefore I'm not.
I read an excellent article in Popular Science magazine March 2009. I'm not going into detail about that exceptionally interesting article at this time. I think we'll save it for the next blog, later this week. In the meantime we just need to keep the basics in mind. What goes in will pop out. It's kind of similar to when you used to travel with your kids or perhaps, you still do. You'd stop at a filling station to fill up the car and empty the kids. Then you'd buy them some soda, candy and chips and they'd fill up again. Unfortunately, we humans aren't really like our cars, which are more fuel efficient. We store our leftover fuel in obvious places if we don't burn it up. If we don't use up the calories we consume, well, they have to go somewhere. So, for now, remember those multiple daily servings of fruits and vegetables, try to stay away from the sweets and white bread and lean toward the whole wheat to be healthy and trim. Speaking of lean, when it comes to meat, that's the by-word and just as important as organic produce which is fresh and healthful. We all need to give thought to what we eat and feed our families. We'll talk more next time. In the meantime try to think of yourself as a lean, mean, fightin' machine. Why not?


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Our Own Research Director Reporting from Major Medical Meeting
Lupus Updates from Major European Rheumatology Meeting (EULAR) 2012
Physicians, researchers and patients came together in Berlin last week for the 2012 Annual European Congress of Rheumatology (EULAR). The four-day program covers the gamut of rheumatological diseases and includes new advances in basic science, new treatments, and clinical practice. In attendance to represent the Lupus Research Institute (LRI) and report on the key lupus news from the lab and clinic was Dr. Jen Bell, LRI Research Director.
Following are summaries of key research findings with the greatest potential to make a difference for people with lupus. Visit the LRI website at lupusresearchinstitute.org for more information on each study.
Putting the Brakes on B Cells — Abstract
Early findings presented by Dr. Thomas Dörner (Charité Berlin & German Rheumatism Research Center) provide new understanding of the possible benefits of epratuzumab treatment, a potentially new monoclonal antibody therapy in lupus.
In lupus, the B cells of the immune system are abnormally active, causing them to produce antibodies that attack the skin, joints, heart, kidney and central nervous system. Epratuzumab, which is directed against a specific molecule on the surface of a B cell, CD22, is one of several new drugs being tested in lupus that aim to treat disease by specifically targeting B cells.
Epratuzumab is currently being tested in lupus patients in two Phase III clinical trials (EMBODY) sponsored by the pharmaceutical company UCB. Unlike another B-cell targeted monoclonal therapy rituximab, epratuzumab does not eliminate B cells, but precisely how the drug acts on B cells is not well understood.
Dr. Dörner and colleagues switched on human B cells in the lab, simulating what happens in lupus. They found that when epratuzumab was present, the signals that switch on the cells were partly inhibited. So epratuzumab may act as a brake, holding B cells back from making antibodies against harmless body components.
"The mechanism we have identified of inhibiting intracellular activation pathways by binding to the CD22 molecule needs to be further explored, said Dr. Dörner. "Epratuzumab has the potential to partially block these signals, but we need to see if this activity is enough to suppress disease in the ongoing clinical trials in SLE."
See www.lupustrials.org for more information on EMBODY and other lupus clinical trials currently enrolling volunteers.
New Anti-interferon Treatment Passes First Hurdle — Abstract
AGS-009, a new monoclonal antibody-based therapy targeting interferon-alpha is safe in lupus patients and able to neutralize interferon-alpha activity, according to new clinical trial results reported at EULAR 2012.
Interferon-alpha, a chemical messenger of the immune system, is overproduced in lupus and thought to be at the crux of the disease. A number of agents that target interferon-alpha are currently being studied for use as a treatment for lupus. Results from the Phase I trial of an interferon-alpha specific monoclonal antibody being developed by Argos Therapeutics called AGS-009 found the drug safe and well tolerated. In addition, there was evidence that AGS-009 is able to neutralize its target.
Based on these positive results Argos Therapeutics hopes to begin new trials to determine if AGS-009 is effective in treating lupus.
Cancer Drug May Help Treatment-Resistant Lupus — Abstract
Bortezomib (Velcade), a drug for a type of cancer myeloma, may have promise for lupus patients who have failed to respond to conventional treatments, according to a pilot patient study presented at EULAR 2012. Bortezomib targets antibody-producing cells, which in lupus produce harmful antibodies against the body's cells and tissue.
Previously, Dr. Reinhard Voll and colleagues at Freiburg University Medical Center in Germany showed that bortezomib is effective in treating lupus kidney disease in mice.
In the new study, 13 patients whose condition had not improved despite treatment with many conventional lupus drugs were given up to four courses of bortezomib. Eight patients showed a marked improvement in their disease. Of the remaining five patients, three had to discontinue treatment due to severe side effects and two dropped out of the study.
Bortezomib is known to have a large number of severe side effects which limit its use but, according to Dr. Voll, if the findings are confirmed in a clinical trial, the drug could be a new treatment option in lupus patients who do not respond to standard treatment with immunosuppressants.
People Newly-diagnosed with Lupus At Greatest Risk for Seizures — Abstract
Lupus patients are most likely to experience seizures within the first year after they are diagnosed with the disease, according to a new international study reported at EULAR 2012.
Many lupus patients will experience symptoms such as depression, seizures and memory problems at some time in the course of the disease. The questions researchers aimed to answer were why and how.
The 10-year prospective study of over 1600 patients in 11 countries aimed to establish how often and when seizures occur in lupus, and to find out which patients are at greatest risk.
One in 20 lupus patients who had just been diagnosed had at least one seizure. Most of their seizures (86%) were linked directly to lupus. Seizures were most likely to occur soon after diagnosis, within the first year. But there's good news. Among those patients who experienced seizures these results showed that seizures tended to stop occuring without long-term medication. And there was no evidence that lupus seizures have a lasting impact on how patients describe their quality of life.
Lupus patients of African ancestry had a higher risk of seizures, as did patients whose disease had caused damage to organs other than the central nervous system. There was also evidence that the anti-malaria drug hydroxychloroquine may protect against seizures.
"The results of this and other studies on nervous system events in lupus patients currently being conducted by the Systemic Lupus Erythematosus Collaborating Clinics (SLICC) research network provides valuable information on the diagnosis, impact and outcome of this important aspect of SLE," commented Dr. John Hanly, Capital Health and Dalhousie University, Canada and Chair of SLICC.
Immune system switch defective in lupus — Abstract
Cells that protect against autoimmunity are mistakenly turned off in lupus due to a faulty molecular switch, according to new research reported at EULAR 2012.
These T regulatory cells are a specialized type of T cell whose job is to control harmful autoimmune responses. Scientists already know that in patients with lupus there are fewer regulatory T cells and that they do not work properly. But the reasons have not been known.
Dr. Klaus Tenbrock (RWTH University of Aachen, Germany) previously found that T cells from lupus patients contain abnormally high levels of a protein known as CREM-alpha. New research in mice by Kim Ohl in Dr. Tenbrock's group shows that high levels of CREM-alpha 'turn off' regulatory T cells by blocking a critical gene known as FoxP3. This work won Ms. Ohl one of six basic science Abstract Awards at EULAR 2012.
The researchers are now exploring whether CREM-alpha has potential as a therapeutic target to switch regulatory T cells back on in lupus.
Regulatory B cells in the Spotlight — Abstract
B cells that regulate the immune system and thereby prevent rather than promote autoimmune diseases were the focus of a EULAR 2012 session on Thursday June 7th.
In lupus, the B cells of the immune system are usually viewed as the enemy within, pumping out dangerous autoantibodies that attack the body's own cells, damaging tissues and essential organs such as the kidney and brain. But researchers have made the unexpected discovery that B cells can also protect against autoimmune diseases.
Dr. Claudia Mauri (University College London, UK) found that healthy people have certain B cells, called regulatory B cells, that stop the immune system from attacking the body. Her recent research shows that these cells are defective in patients with lupus. But in lupus patients who respond to B-cell-depletion-therapy, such as rituximab, regulatory-B-cells are restored, suggesting these cells may contribute to the improvement in disease."
"Our goal is to understand how regulatory-B-cells work in healthy people and why they stop working in lupus patients," said Dr Mauri. "Being able to distinguish regulatory B cells from harmful B cells will be important for the development of new lupus therapies that target B cells and selecting the right treatment for the right patient."
Dr. Simon Filatreau (Deutsches Rheuma-ForschungsZentrum, Berlin, Germany) and Dr. Thomas Tedder (Duke University, North Carolina, USA) each discovered similar regulatory B cells. Both presented new insight on how these cells develop and hold immune responses in check. With better understanding researchers may be able to harness regulatory B cells to treat lupus and other autoimmune diseases.
New Lupus Nephritis Guidelines Urge Early Biopsy — Abstract
European patients are set to benefit from new EULAR recommendations on the diagnosis and management of lupus affecting the kidneys. About half of people with lupus will develop kidney complications (lupus nephritis), which can lead to kidney failure in the worst cases.
Dr. George Bertsias (University of Crete, Greece) announced the new guidelines on June 7th at EULAR 2012, on behalf of the 32-member working group. "The management of lupus nephritis has been a hotly debated issue, and there is considerable uncertainty among treating physicians", Dr. Bertsias explained in EULAR News.
Among the 28 recommendations, physicians are now advised to do a renal biopsy (remove and study a tissue sample of the kidney) at the first suspicion of a kidney problem so they can diagnose quickly. The guidelines also cover which immunosuppressant drugs and doses of corticosteroids should be used, and provide specific advice for managing lupus nephritis (kidney disease resulting from lupus) in pregnant women and children.


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By Kelly Fox, Senior Vice Chancellor and Chief Financial Officer
On Friday, March 21, the University of Colorado Board of Regents voted to raise tuition at CU-Boulder for the 2014-15 academic year by 3.3 percent – one of the lowest tuition increases in the past decade. We are using this new revenue to make key investments on initiatives outlined below. Also below are some frequently asked questions on tuition.
1) What does tuition pay for?
Tuition pays for the basic cost of instruction, including the salaries for faculty and staff, health care costs, utilities and CU-Boulder's basic expenses, which grow each year. Tuition does not pay for the CU recreation center upgrade, the direct costs of curtailing the 4/20 gathering on campus and will not fund proposed new facilities upgrades for intercollegiate athletics. Other sources of funds are dedicated to these projects.
2) Why does tuition continue to increase?
Colorado resident tuition is not our first resort when balancing the budget. Out-of-state tuition comprises two-thirds of our revenue and continues to subsidize the education of our Colorado resident students. Nobody likes to raise tuition, but the state of Colorado's funding for higher education is at the lowest level of support per student in the nation. Notwithstanding that, the state is projected to boost its level of funding for higher education this year by 11 percent, which equates to a one-time $6 million increase for CU-Boulder. This increased state support was a chief reason why this year's tuition increase is one of the lowest in the past decade.
3) What about tuition for graduate students?
The tuition rate for graduate students will increase by 3.1 percent, the equivalent of $153 per semester for a College of Arts and Sciences resident student.
4) Will this tuition increase be used to give faculty and staff raises?
The tuition increase was approved to pay for a modest increase in CU-Boulder's expenses next year. This increase includes the salaries for faculty and staff, funding for the second year of the Esteemed Scholars Program, health care costs, deferred maintenance, federal and state law compliance, utility increases and other basic expenses.
The regents approved mandated and merit salary increases for CU-Boulder faculty and staff, effective in their July 31 paychecks. For classified staff, this funds a long-deserved and legally mandated pay raise that includes a 2.5 percent cost-of-living increase, with the possibility of an additional increase of up to 1 percent based on merit. Faculty and university staff employees are eligible for raises out of the 3 percent merit salary pool.


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The video is actually footage from the NC Flying Disc Championships, but since I don't have a camera this is all I got. I throw at the 5:50 mark on a hole that is roughly 300-320 slightly downhill. My disc got turned over bad by the wind, so it's not a very good shot, but I think the throw is fairly representative of my normal form.
The video is good, BTW. There's some good footage of Wiggins Jr., and Jeremy Koling throwing distance if anyone is interested in that.


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Jackie Chan
Jackie Chan is one of the world's biggest box-office draws, and is famous for his mind-boggling stunt work. Among his biggest worldwide successes are Rumble in the Bronx, Shanghai Noon, Shanghai Knights, and Rush Hour 1, 2 and 3.
AppealThere have been at least two reports of women committing suicide upon hearing that Jackie Chan has a girlfriend or is engaged. Woman magnetism? No, it's more like "woman death wish." He might not look like your typical Hollywood thoroughbred à la Brad Pitt, but never doubt Jackie's massive appeal with the fairer sex.
SuccessJackie Chan's accomplishments are so numerous that even MTV honored him with a Lifetime Achievement Award in 1994. His film credits are so vast that Jackie sometimes has a hard time remembering all his performances.
But for a better indication of how much influence he carries in Asia, here is a little anecdote: He once mentioned a particular bottle of wine that he liked to a reporter. When the story got published, the price of that bottle of wine tripled and rapidly sold out across stores in Hong Kong. If only he would recommend stocks too.
Jackie Chan BiographyJackie Chan (born Chan Kong-sang) can trace his origins to Hong Kong, where he was born to parents Charles and Lee-Lee Chan on April 7, 1954. His parents were so poor at the time of his birth, that they contemplated giving him up for adoption to the doctor who delivered him, since they couldn't afford the hospital bill.
But because the birth of their only child made it too hard to give him up, the Chan family labored in order to have money to raise their "Year of the Horse" son. Chan's father was employed as a cook in the French Embassy, while his mother worked as a housekeeper, but they eventually relocated to Australia, where his father worked as head chef in the American Embassy.
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A 7-year-old Chan was sent back to Hong Kong, where he would become a student at the strict China Drama Academy for 10 years. There he endured 19-hour days of the kind of acrobatic action we see in Jackie Chan movies today; integrating mime, dance and martial arts, all thanks to very strict training.
Along with six more of the Opera Master's pupils, Chan (renamed Yuen Lou) became one of the sensational Seven Little Fortunes, after performing in an Opera of the same name. The Opera Master lent the septet as stuntmen to Chinese films, which is how Chan earned a reputation as an incredible stuntman.
After his introduction to the film company Golden Harvest, Chan began his stunt magic in the 1971 Bruce Lee films Fist of Fury and Enter the Dragon (he also made Asian film history as the only one to successfully complete an extremely high fall).
Chan was finally cast in a rather substantial role in the film The Little Tiger of Guanddong (1971) and appeared in John Woo's Hand of Death (1976). But when the leading martial arts master of the time, Bruce Lee, suddenly passed away, popular director Lo Wei wanted to prime Chan as the next dragon, and even bestowed upon him the name "Sing Lung," which means "to become the dragon."
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But after acting à la Bruce Lee proved to be a film disaster, Chan moved on to bigger plans and decided to go back to classic comedy and film as inspiration. Essentially, he wanted to use the slapstick antics of Buster Keaton and chivalrous grace of Fred Astaire, rather than the traditional kung fu style of action.
While a star in Asia, Chan had yet to break through with a hit in the United States. The late '70s and the '80s were marked by huge hits for Chan, such as Snake in the Eagle's Shadow (1978), Half a Loaf of Kung Fu (1978), Drunken Master (1978), and The Fearless Hyena (1979), Project A (1983), Wheels on Meals (1984), Dragons Forever (1988), and Miracles (1989).
Although he was signed with Golden Harvest, was Asia's highest paid actor, and had more than 60 films to his credit, Chan still had to succeed at what proved to be his toughest feat: Becoming a Hollywood star.
He got a break when he appeared in The Big Brawl (1980), Cannonball Run (1984) and The Protector (1985), but due to his poor English skills and even poorer promotion of the films in America, Chan wasn't more than a fleeting thought in the U.S.
But Chan scored during his second attempt to break into Hollywood, with the 1995 film Rumble in the Bronx. He was even honored with the Lifetime Achievement Award at the 1994 MTV Movie Awards. His 1999 comedy opposite Chris Tucker, Rush Hour, received critical and commercial praise, while 2000's Shanghai Noon, with Lucy Lui and Owen Wilson, was also considered to be a great success for Chan -- and made Mr. Nice Guy (1997) pretty forgettable, thankfully.
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The runaway success of Shanghai Noon and Rush Hour inevitably led Jackie into making the sequels Shanghai Knights in 2003, Rush Hour 2 in 2001 and Rush Hour 3 in 2007. And though Jackie's box-office take in Hollywood proved to be more than most actor's could ever hope for, the superstar became tired with the treatment of Asian actors in Tinseltown. This dissatisfaction led Jackie to create his production company, Jackie Chan Emperor Movies Limited, which went on to produce many box-office hits in Asia, including New Police Story (2004), The Myth (2005) and Rob-B-Hood (2006).
And though Jackie may have become disenchanted with Hollywood, he does pick and choose projects in L.A. when they interest him. Most notable among his North American projects is the the animated Kung Fu Panda (2008), in which he'll supply the voice of Master Monkey, and The Forbidden Kingdom (2008) with fellow martial-arts master Jet Li.
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The Brooktrails Board of Directors voted Tuesday to authorize raising sewer fees but will try to hold the line on water rates for the fiscal year beginning July 1.
Brooktrails will hold public hearings on June 12 and June 26 before the final vote.
The annual sewer costs will increase from $636 to $739.08 or to $61.59 on a monthly basis. Brooktrails directors emphasized the increase is needed to pay the Brooktrails portion of the new Willits sewer plant.
In July 2011 Willits increased its sewer rates to $665 and is expected to max out at $739 by 2013.
Whether the board can hold water rates at the current level will depend upon the outcome of the ongoing litigation over the legitimacy of the 2010 passage of Measure D. A court ruling on Measure D is likely within the next two weeks, according to Brooktrails Council Chris Neary.
If Brooktrails loses the Measure D challenge, foreclosed properties and absentee homeowners will no longer be required to pay base rates and this lost revenue will need to be recovered from the rest of bill-paying water and sewer customers. The amount of increase needed will depend on the number of vacant homes.
There are several other financial issues placing fiscal pressure on the township. One is the continued inability by the district to get a long term loan to pay off the Roseman settlement.
The district has a loan from the US Department of Agriculture used to raise Lake Emily. When the district attempted to obtain a loan to finance the $265,000 Roseman settlement over time it discovered neither banks nor the USDA wanted to have their loan subordinate to the other.
Despite a series of six separate actions by the Brooktrails Board of Directors to satisfy the ever-changing USDA demands, including enhancing the original security cushion provided to the USDA for repayment, the USDA has to date refused to modify its stance. This has left the district with a three-month balloon loan with the Savings Bank of Mendocino County which it has been allowed to rollover.
The loan is once again due on April 27 and the Board agreed Tuesday night to immediately pay down the principal on the loan from $265,000 to $207,000 for this rollover. The district has already paid $12,000 in interest on the loan.
The board also authorized General Manager Mike Chapman to manage the district's cash flow with the intent to reduce the loan principal by another $100,000 by year end.
The budget approved by the board also includes an assumption the proposed new fire special tax measure passes on June 5.
The other significant unknown in the budget is whether Mendocino County keeps Brooktrails in the county's Teeter Plan and how many more property owners have failed to pay the 2011-2012 property taxes.


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-- What is a tundish? --
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--Is that called a tundish in Ireland? -- asked the dean. -- I never heard the word in my life. --
-- It is called a tundish in Lower Drumcondra -- said Stephen, laughing -- where they speak the best English.--
-- A tundish -- said the dean reflectively. -- That is a most interesting word I must look that word up. Upon my word I must. --
His courtesy of manner rang a little false, and Stephen looked at the English convert with the same eyes as the elder brother in the parable may have turned on the prodigal. [Joyce, "Portrait of the Artist as a Young Man"]


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Mini DisplayPort to VGA Adapter
Mini DisplayPort to VGA Adapter
Every Mac with a Mini DisplayPort allows you to connect an external display or projector using an adapter. You can use an external display as your main workspace or to extend your desktop, or you can work in mirrored mode with a projector so you can view what your audience sees.
Use the Mini DisplayPort to VGA Adapter to connect your Mac to a standard analog monitor, projector, or LCD that uses a VGA connector or cable. Review the documentation or check with the manufacturer of your monitor to make sure you're choosing the right adapter.
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Mini DisplayPort
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Compatible with Mac computers with Mini DisplayPort and Thunderbolt ports
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"Cool Counties" Launches Major Global Warming Initiative
Fairfax County Office of Public Affairs
12000 Government Center Parkway, Suite 551
Fairfax, VA 22035-0065
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July 16, 2007
"Cool Counties" Launches Major Global Warming Initiative
Calls for 80 Percent Reduction in D.C. Region's Carbon Emissions by
Urges Action by the Federal Government on Warming and Fuel Economy
Large counties from across the country today joined the Sierra Club in announcing the creation of the Cool Counties Climate Stabilization Declaration, a major new initiative to combat global warming. The counties — led by Fairfax County, King County, Wash., and Nassau County, N.Y. — pledge to reduce regional global warming emissions 80 percent by 2050, an achievable average annual reduction of 2 percent. The Cool Counties Climate Stabilization Declaration also urges the federal government to adopt legislation requiring an 80 percent emissions reduction by 2050 and calls for fuel economy standards to be raised to 35 miles per gallon within a decade.
"Responding to global climate change may appear to be a daunting task, but we as elected leaders can and must make strategic investments to reduce our own emissions and lead by example within our communities," said Fairfax County Board of Supervisors Chairman Gerald E. Connolly. "The national call for a meaningful response to the threats of climate change has largely gone unmet by our federal leaders. By marshaling the collective efforts of 3,066 counties, a campaign that begins today, we will deliver a cleaner, cooler future for the next generation."
In the face of continuing inaction at the federal level to combat some of America's most pressing problems — global warming and our dangerous addiction to oil — the Sierra Club has been working closely with cities, states and counties to implement policies that will help fight global warming, save consumers and taxpayers' money, and encourage the use of clean, renewable energy. The Sierra Club's Cool Cities program encourages cities to sign on and implement the U.S. Mayor's Climate Protection Agreement, initiated by Seattle Mayor Greg Nickels in 2005. Nearly 600 cities have signed on to that agreement, 100 more than just a few months ago.
"The American public is clamoring for action to tackle global warming and fix our badly broken energy policy," said Carl Pope, Sierra Club executive director. "While our leaders in Washington remain asleep at the wheel, cities, states and now counties are demonstrating extraordinary leadership as they come together to address these pressing national concerns. The county leaders joining us today understand the seriousness of the problems we face and are taking the kind of bold, visionary action that will protect both our climate and their own citizens."
In addition to the principles embodied in the Cool Counties Declaration itself — establishing a local greenhouse gas inventory and the target of an 80 percent reduction in the D.C. region's global warming emissions by 2050 — Fairfax County, working in conjunction with the Sierra Club, has produced a roadmap showing the kinds of concrete actions that counties can take to reduce their emissions. The roadmap lays out a template for reducing emissions through actions in seven key areas: energy efficiency, renewable energy, greening county vehicle fleets, land use, transportation, water conservation, and educational outreach.
"I am proud to stand here with the Sierra Club and my fellow county officials to launch a powerful commitment to tackle the most important challenge of our generation," said Ron Sims, King County executive. "We no longer have time to waste. We know what it takes to reduce CO2 emissions in our regions and we owe it to our children and grandchildren to make the tough decisions and right investments now."
The launch counties represent a diverse array of some of America's largest counties, including counties from every region in the country. Over 17,000,000 people across ten states live in the founding counties participating in today's event. In addition to Fairfax, King and Nassau, the founding counties include Arlington, Va.; Montgomery and Queen Anne's, Md.; Miami-Dade, Fla.; Alameda, Calf.; Cook, Ill.; Shelby. Tenn.; Hennepin, Minn.; and Dane, Wis. Today's launch is merely the start of the Cool Counties campaign and the lead counties — King, Fairfax, and Nassau — and the Sierra Club will begin a major effort to add new counties to the initiative, as well as provide new and existing members information to assist them in developing their implementation plans.
"As we wait for Washington to act, local governments must take immediate action to address global warming," said Nassau County Executive Thomas R. Suozzi. "Nassau County, with its many coastal communities, is particularly vulnerable to climate change. But we are not alone in this battle. Cool Counties provides the framework we all need to reduce our emissions and help solve the problem."
This new initiative complements the Board of Supervisors' environmental agenda, "Environmental Excellence for Fairfax County — A 20-Year Vision," which was adopted in 2004 and identifies six areas of focus for environmental protection: growth and land use; air quality and transportation; water quality; solid waste; parks, trails and open space; and environmental stewardship. The 2004 plan and the board's environmental improvement program were recognized by the National Association of Counties with an Achievement Award last year.
Leaders from counties across the country are eager to take action and had the following comments on the Cool Counties Declaration:
Alameda County, Calf.:
"We see the Cool Counties partnership as a key step towards local government leading the nation on reducing greenhouse gas emissions and preparing for climate change," said Scott Haggerty, president of Alameda County Board of Supervisors. "We're working with our cities through the Alameda County Climate Protection project to address climate change within our own county. With the State of California and our Cool Counties partners, we call on the federal government to set strong national goals, support state and local leadership, and realignment of national energy, transportation, and agriculture policies to stimulate new and existing clean technologies at a large scale."
Arlington County, Va.:
"Arlington County adopted Fresh AIRE (Arlington Initiative to Reduce Emissions) on Jan. 1, committing to reduce county government emissions 10 percent by 2012," said Paul Ferguson, Arlington County Board chairman. "The fight against global warming requires the commitment of every city and county across this nation. Arlington is proud to join the first wave of counties that have agreed to an emissions reduction plan. The significance of this partnership lies in the fact that each of the localities has agreed to take inventory of their total greenhouse gas emissions and has committed to a plan for reducing emissions. It is important that local governments join together and act — because the federal government has failed to do so. We thank Fairfax County Chairman Gerry Connolly and King County Executive Ron Sims for their leadership on this issue."
Cook County, Ill.:
"Cook County is committed to leading by example in the effort to reduce greenhouse gasses," said Cook County Board President Todd H. Stroger. "As the county that houses the City of Chicago and its dynamic suburbs, we know that our efforts have the opportunity to immediately impact literally millions of people in the region — and our partnership in Cool Counties and our commitment to its goals is a linchpin in our efforts."
Dane County, Wis.:
"In Dane County, Wisconsin we proved you can be a cool county, reduce greenhouse air pollution and save taxpayers money at the same time," said Supervisor Brett Hulsey, chair of the Dane County Finance Committee. "Our efforts, like more efficient lighting and buildings, save taxpayers $150,000 in energy costs and reduce greenhouse air pollution by 5 million pounds per year. We know if counties can do it, America can cut its greenhouse air pollution also."
Hennepin County, Minn.:
"Halting global warming will require the mobilization of individuals and institutions — public and private — around the world. This is America's counties' contribution to this historic undertaking," said Hennepin County Commissioner Peter McLaughlin.
Miami-Dade County, Fla.:
"Miami-Dade County has been a leader in the fight against global climate change for over a decade, including our recent decision to join the Chicago Climate Exchange, making a legally binding commitment to reduce our government's greenhouse gas emissions," said Natacha Seijas, Miami-Dade County commissioner. "One of the most important lessons learned from our work over this time is a recognition of the need to coordinate local, regional and national climate policy to effect meaningful change. The Cool Counties Declaration does just that. I will encourage passage of this declaration in Miami-Dade County first and then look forward to working with leading governments across the country."
Montgomery County, Md.:
"Montgomery County is a leader in the fight against global warming and we are making a difference through our initiatives to cut greenhouse gases," said Montgomery County Executive Isiah Leggett. "We are proud to join the Cool Counties Program as we continue to do all we can on the local level to safeguard our climate and set a course for future improvements. But, we can't do it alone. For our actions to be successful, the states and the federal government must also be at forefront of efforts to reduce these harmful emissions."
Queen Anne's County, Md.:
"Queen Anne's County, Maryland, Gateway to the Eastern Shore, is proud to be among the first Maryland counties to sign the Cool Counties Stabilization Declaration. We look forward to implementing the commitments we have made to achieve the 2050 goal and beyond," said Queen Anne's County Commissioner Carol R. Fordonski.
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Greatest Artists of All TimeMandla This is a list the greatest visual artists encompassing painters, sculptors, printmakers and installation artists. While art critics may believe themselves to be objective, I believe appreciation of art is very subjective and I expect that as the list develops artists unknown in Europe or USA but popular in other regions may move high in the list.
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He showed me me the way art can show your feelings. As Leonardo said "Art is never finished, only abandoned. " Always try and do your best and you will succeed. SO, express your feelings through art. Be heard. You were born to draw. - Imagine-Thor-Here
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Michelangelo's Pieta is the most astonishing work I've had the pleasure to see in person. - KnutHudsonV 1 Comment
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I like 'realistic' art. I can't think of any other artist who is more able to make a painting so realistic, but they are not like photographs as they covey the character of the people as well as the scene.
I wanted to touch his paintings in the Amsterdam Museum. Even so close I just could not believe the cloths were not real! - Mandla
Contemporary of the Vinci and much of his work quite similar but more detailed
One of the best Renaissance artists. He painted works such as the School of Athens, showing harmony, light sources, symmetry, and linear perspective. - ethanmeinsterV 1 Comment
His work does not appeal to everyone, yet his skills were indisputable. He was informed by African art and brought it to Europe. - Mandla
Great post impressionist. His cafe scenes create an atmosphere that makes you feel you were there.
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Guy had to be a bit crazy - produced some pretty scary stuff but it was good.
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Exponent of bright colour and strong images. A pioneer of several printmaking techniques who pushed the boundaries of artistic styles. I believe her to be the greatest African artist and one of the most influential in modern Western art. - Mandla
Wonderful woman whose powerful thoughts are displayed in her vibrant works.
An artist who has influenced so many others as printmaker, painter and person.
Outstanding Japanese artist of the Edo period. He also pioneered the Rimpa school that influenced artist for many years. - Mandla
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BALLSTON SPA -- Saratoga County Veterans Service Agency Director Andrew Davis has resigned to join New York Independent System Operator, which oversees the state's electrical grid.
Davis, 31, of Saratoga Springs, is an Army Ranger veteran of three combat tours in Iraq and Afghani-stan and has held the $54,000-per-year post since 2010.
His last day will be Friday, Jan. 18.
"It was sort of an unexpected opportunity for growth and financial growth as well," he said. "For the first time in six years, I will not be a veterans advocate in a professional sense. While I am extremely excited about my new endeavor, this is bittersweet."
The veterans agency, with a three-person staff, has a $300,000 budget and has handled 4,000 claims in the last two years. Saratoga County has about 17,000 veterans.
In Davis' absence, veterans service officers Frank McClement and Josie Miner will shoulder duties until a new director is named.
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The Saratoga County Veterans Resource Initiative is another new program that brings together state, county and nonprofit agencies to partner in helping veterans with things such as referral services. The group meets quarterly.
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