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Never Plan the Future by the Past
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So you've heard a lot about what makes CoT the right choice, now its time to get a bit more controversial with my opinion. It appears we have two divergent opinions in this country; one side supports our shift two CoT while the other would like us to retain our independence and return to supporting our traditional allies in EDEN while maintaining separate partnerships. Others simply pursue a third course of being patient and listening to all sides while the situation develops. What people may not know is that I have been on all sides of this debate at different points in time. I used to be very pro-EDEN and enjoyed supporting Greece, Argentina, Croatia, and Turkey in their battles. I also used to fight against Chile, Indonesia, Bulgaria, and wrote a WHPR that supported these fights.
When I started, I was initially skeptical of our situation while maintaining that it could be a bright start to something new. I also held loyalties to countries in EDEN who now fall on the other side in multiple recent battles. However, I've never really supported EDEN as an organization, and it appears many within EDEN aren't exactly keen on it either. For those out of the loop, all of EDEN's command resigned several days ago. Several countries have had referendums on EDEN and from what I've seen, none are positive. Argentina left EDEN because it felt abandoned, and India left EDEN due to betrayal by Croatia. EDEN is quickly becoming a regional alliance that adopts strategies it used to crusade against. The little guys in the alliance no longer matter, as evidenced by Croatia's dealings with India.
Right now, EDEN is pushing Taiwan as the priority over helping Albania in Serbia. EDEN would rather get back at us and protect Taiwan's colonies over helping Albania in its fight against one of it's oldest enemies. Currently, the MoFA of Romania is in trouble for essentially saying EDEN fails and to support Serbia. I used to think I could support our friends while withholding support for the organization, but this is becoming unbearable. I still hold support for our Albanian brothers, but I urge them to strongly reconsider their ties to this dying alliance. You may not like the United States' support and allegiance to Circle of Trust, but you know where we stand on Serbia. Circle of Trust isn't TWO, and they are more focused on helping free their allies than come after you, Albania. And at least they aren't pretending to be your ally while shouting in support of your enemy. True friends stab you in the front. I'm not advocating for Albania joining CoT, simply that EDEN is not working out for them.
As for CoT, they have been proving great allies thus far. And despite what you may say, they are fighting for us, whether they are in Bulgaria, Macedonia, or Mexico. The eUS is priority despite being the newest member. Maybe we just aren't used to the fact of having an alliance that actually supports us, kinda weird isn't it? I'd choose being in CoT over being neutral and EDEN-light any day. But I can still be convinced. I want people to present strong and convincing cases why I should support EDEN over CoT. And don't just convince me, convince everyone. Tell us what makes ties to that alliance so much better. Tell us why our new alliance is so horrible. If all you have is the past, you can never reach towards the future. I don't want a history lesson, I want results. Stop trying to convince us to support what EDEN used to be, and tell me why I should support what EDEN is now.
Great article. I strongly support CoT and hope great EDEN allies like Albania join us.
i think that a new ALLIANCE is the solution for many countries. what about ARGENTINA, GRECE, TURKEY, IRAN, CROATIA, ROMANIA, CHINA and USA as a core and another countries as secondary ones? just because of damage count.
one thing, if they are such good allies and EDEN its trying to protect Taiwan, why are we losing there? We do more damage, since right now its COT and TWO against EDEN and we even have an MPP with Spain from TWO. Just a thought there.
Let's name this ALLIANCE "GALAXY" because all of us is a star in the galaxy 😛
Unbias we are not the only battle here! Bulgaria,Chile and Macedonia have wars too and sometimes they even lose WITH TWO mpps....so what u trying to say?
^We already had CoT priority there are other members of the alliance too dont be selfish 😛 We lose some we win some its apart of the game.
but thats the thing, I am not being selfish here, Eden is also fighting for Colombia and other countries.. but they still beat us there...See what I am saying. If it is so important to free those countries, we should win, right??
LOL ^ EDEN is stronger than CoT alone! We don't like TWO so dont expect to win every battle @_@ Only way CoT will be strongest alliance in game is if Brazil and Russia join as well 🙂
I think CoT may close membership into the alliance soon though ...too many members. They will prob just allow non members to be Pro-CoT instead.
I will not go into deep explanation but I think its easy to understand that EDEN is in a position which is the result of the actions of EDEN itself and USA/Brasil. And USA is also in a position which is not the ideal, being forced to enter a smaller alliance in which has very limited influence, when 8 months ago USA lead an alliance of similar size.
In the beginning you had two blocks of similar size, when one block stop being united, this blocked collapsed and the other block took over. EDEN for some reason is delaying to take the action and allow the members to move on, and that obviously puts some pressure in their communities since they don't have the chance to win a lot of battles nowadays.
I think its also obvious why the most relevant fights are between CoT/EDEN. TwO have their empires established while CoT are trying to prey upon EDEN or to recover lost land to EDEN. TwO will support CoT to put the pressure on EDEN countries with the objective of forcing EDEN to accept they lost but will not allow EDEN countries to move to CoT. They will target the EDEN countries they are interested on to joined them later and assure dominance in the next stage of the game. Its not by chance that the most heated battles in eRep are now Bulgaria/Turkey, Fyrom/Greece and Argentina/Chile. Its not by chance also that "Brozil" did not joined you in CoT, or did you forgot how they acted when USA pushed Poland against the wall....
I am not saying that currently USA has a lot of options other than CoT, but 3 months ago you had the chance to make the world balanced again and bargaining power to have an agreement which would put USA in a very dominant position but you decided that an uneven play field would favor you. I did not understood you then, but I do not have the same level of information that you have, I maybe wrong in the end.
"The test of courage comes when we are in the minority. The test of tolerance comes when we are in the majority."
The first sentence is Asgard's motto, but I think the rest of the quotation reflects EDEN's state.
I fully support what EDEN was, but not what it has become.
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I just love ho EDEN became the victim again, victim of TWO and now victim of CoT.....
Actually truth is a little different as it was EDEN that has been waging non stop wars against CoT as it can get resources from CoT and in the battle with TWO they can only defend small countries like Portugal, which is not "worth the damage". Not to mention that CoT actually is an alternative to EDEN, so to stop countries from "noticing" the fact EDEN had to make it it's main rival.
In any-case it is a good article, the game needs a basic overhaul to regain some of it's former appeal and that begins with the breakdown of the 5 year old Cromania vs SerHun fight which was initiated by Cromania and has been the driving force of the game ever since.
Who knows what might happen if/when EDEN goes, we do however know what will happen if it doesn't. More of the same boring, hate filled, propaganda driven, traitor garnished game play. 5 years of that is enough in my book, time to move on....
It is clear that Eden's prio should be Albania!We are fighting for a cause and this is way too big than just a "battle"...We aren't afraid of Serbia and we would fight till the end,the allies should help us.
V,great article Bro 🙂
Fighting for Serbia's allies is like fighting for Serbia and her plans, anything else you say about Serbia is your enemy is null and void. So don't pretend that you want to help Albania since, in reality, what you are doing is helping Serbia's plans by helping it's allies....irony.
Hail CTRL....lol
A good article. US should find for itself who their true friends throughout the world are...
What are you talking about Delloadas?
The USA has every intention to help out Albania which apparently EDEN would rather help Taiwan than them.
Of course we hate Serbia they are trying to PTO us. Why would we ally with people who are trying to take us over.
Stop spreading false propaganda.
Sorry I was wrong there but Delloadas is still wrong about us supporting Serbia and not supporting Albania.
No need to apologise, I can't deny that China seems to be fighting quite hard there.
I think what Delloadas means is that while you are not fighting for Serbia (thank god!), fighting against an EDEN country (Taiwan) forces us to divert damage away from supporting Albania. It's a double drain too, since we know that the USA also wants to support Albania, so in that sense I can understand his frustration.
We're just liberating 2 CoT members just like you are doing for Romania and the USA would never have the intent of harming Albania in anyway. Albanians are the best. They have helped so much.
Not voted USA was always a good ally to Eden i would prefer it stayed that way
There is no convincing evidence in favor of EDEN!
Portugal, the Netherlands and Norway are all on the verge of breaking out of EDEN because EDEN sucks. Even a powerhouse like Argentina couldn't survive there for long!
Greeks, Turks, Albanians are all good people, but if anyone wants to be in the same alliance as them, a new one needs to be created, far from the outdated framework of EDEN! And right now we can't afford to waste time and effort creating a new alliance, not to mention that Turkey and Greece are way too comfortable where they are right now, being on top of the food chain.
CoT will prevail and will rule the world!
Oh, and for those of you out there who have been in hibernation for the last year, any mention of allying with Romania will lose us our friendship with Brazil!
Despite what the article may say EDEN was always here for you supporting you. only from the title i can understand that you are a person that doesnt read or get interested about the world at all. The Chinese became a great empire cause they were studying the past to take desicions for the future cause history is a cyrcle especialy in this Game.
Consinder which Alliance has change more times which means they' re members werent sattisfied. Consinder which Alliance has betrayed their allies or used them for their personal Goals?
Hail Eden
Hail eGreece
Not voted USA was always a good ally to Eden i would prefer it stayed that way
Denied. For a very long time USA was with EDEN and now you went with the enemy..
This article is another piece of proof that the eUS is still struggling with growing external interference on internal matters.
You may not care about what EDEN was (I doubt if you actually did) but have in mind that history and bloodshed brotherhood is stronger than any "cold-blood" analysis.
Not voted USA was always a good ally to Eden i would prefer it stayed that way!
Not voted USA was always a good ally to Eden i would prefer it stayed that way!
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A DRIVER who knocked down and killed a great-grandmother as she crossed a Blackburn road has been sent to prison for 12 months.
Hussain Ali, of St Silas's Road, Blackburn, has also been banned from driving for two years after he struck 79-year-old Maria Parkinson while in his Volkswagen Golf.
The defendant had admitted driving over the 30mph speed limit in Spring Lane and pleaded guilty to causing death by dangerous driving.
Mrs Parkinson''s daughter Denise Scott, speaking after the hearing, said she felt the sentence represented justice for the family.
She added: "We always felt that while Ali was not prosecuted, the onus of blame was on mum and now it is not.
"That is all we ever wanted – some form of justice.
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Mother-of-three Mrs Parkinson, a keen line dancer, had been to collect a prescription from the chemist when she was knocked down in July 2012.
Preston Crown Court heard at an earlier hearing that she had stepped out between two stationery vehicles and that Ali, 29, had tried to stop as soon as he saw her.
The pensioner suffered serious injuries and she died at the Royal Blackburn Hospital.
Coroner Michael Singleton recorded a verdict of accidental death in April last year and no charges were immediately brought.
But in December, Ali returned from India after being told he faced prosecution relating to Mrs Parkinson's death.
As well as the prison term and driving ban, Ali will also have to take an extended retest should he wish to drive again.
Mrs Scott, who lives in Cheshire, added: "I do feel sorry for Ali's family because now somebody else is going through what we are going through, but you have to pay the price.
"At the end of the day, he did not set out to knock somebody down. But if you drive too fast, you have to pay the penalty.
"Somebody lost their life and paid the ultimate price and as a family, we are still paying the price."

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The news that FAA Administrator Randy Babbitt was arrested for driving while intoxicated on Saturday (December 3) raises some interesting questions. The news didn't erupt until today, and Babbitt's bosses at the Department of Transportation issued a statement, saying, "Administrator Babbitt has requested, effective immediately, to take a leave of absence from the FAA. That request has been granted and Deputy Administrator Michael Huerta will serve as acting administrator. DOT officials are in discussions with legal counsel about Administrator Babbitt's employment status."
The immediate reaction from colleagues I've spoken to has been, how could the head of a major agency like the FAA allow himself to get into such trouble? Doesn't he know better? Shouldn't he, although he wasn't flying an airplane, abide by the eight-hour bottle-to-throttle regulation?
The situation will work itself out in the courts and between Babbitt and the City of Fairfax (Va.) police and his employers at the DOT and the FAA in the coming weeks. But I can't help wondering why attitudes about drinking and driving have still not changed.
Despite many awful tragedies involving drunk drivers, years of research, endless exhortations not to drink and drive, people who we think ought to know better still drink and drive. Thankfully, Babbitt didn't crash or cause anyone else to crash or get injured.
What Babbitt's situation does illustrate is the gigantic gray area that drinking and driving represents. For example, after how many drinks is one driving under the influence? The DUI chart show five drinks for a 200-pound person to reach the 0.08 limit in Virginia (and most states).
But DUI is not the same as drinking and driving, although the two are often connected.
My wife and I wondered about how to present the idea of drinking and driving to our kids. After all, if we went to a dinner party and had a glass of wine, in their minds, we would have been drinking and driving to drive home. We decided to eliminate the gray area, at least in our family, by making a rule that one parent could drink and the other drive, and even if the drinking parent had one sip of alcohol, he or she wouldn't be able to drive afterwards.
It may sound pedantic and even stupid (and I'm sure some of our friends shook their heads at us after we left their parties), but this rule completely prevents any question of whether drinking was involved, were we to have an accident or tap another car in a parking lot or get stopped by the police for any reason.
So it kind of makes me wonder, at many of the industry events that I attend (including the holiday parties that are just now taking place), how do people rationalize drinking and driving? How many drinks do they allow themselves? What will they tell the cops if they get pulled over? Does it really take three or four or five drinks to exceed the limit? How do you know? And if you have an accident and you had, say three drinks, do you know for sure that alcohol didn't play a role?
It's sad that Babbitt allegedly exceeded the Virginia limits and that he wasn't more careful. But I also respect Babbitt for having the right attitude after he was caught, cooperating with the arresting officer and fairly quickly standing down from his post at the FAA while this matter is resolved.
I'd be more impressed if Babbitt would publicly admit to his mistake and offer some clarity on the issue of drinking and driving. Something like: "Drinking and driving means having a drink and driving an automobile. I would never do that in an airplane. I shouldn't have done it in my car. Don't do it."
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December 6, 2011 - 8:21am
excellent points and we do exactly what you and your wife do. drinking and driving is having a drink and driving a car.
our county's elected prosecuting attorney was just arrested after a DUI crash. the local newspaper editorial board and others are supporting him to continue in his job stating its a private matter and he was just slightly over the limit. he blew a .13 at the scene of the crash. 3 hours later he blew a .109 and wasn't even booked into jail like anyone else would have been. unbelievable. it will take $100,000 or more to hold a special recall election.
dont drink and drive.
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December 6, 2011 - 7:26pm
When I was going through the FAA Academy in OKC back in 1990-91 FAA Headquarters was referred to as "Disneyland on the Potomac". This typifies the mindset in management in this agency that they are above the law. Nothing has changed this mindset in the past 20 years. It's a sad commentary the rest of us are under the gun, but not them.


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The purpose of this study is to determine whether narrowband imaging (NBI) makes it easier for a surgeon to see cancer.
NBI is a kind of light. Normally, white light is used during surgery. White light uses many wavelengths of light. NBI only uses two wavelengths which highlight the blood vessels. This makes it easier for the surgeon to see blood vessels. Tumors often have more blood vessels than normal tissue. As a result, NBI may make it easier for the surgeon to see small tumors.
In this study the surgeon will look with both normal white light and NBI. This way a comparison can be made to determine which is superior.
Improved identification of tumors allows doctors and patients to make informed decisions about whether treatment is needed after surgery. It also provides additional information to determine which treatments may be best.
|Endometrial Cancer Fallopian Tube Cancer Ovarian Cancer Peritoneal Cancer Gastrointestinal Carcinoma Pancreatic Carcinoma Lung Cancer Esophageal Carcinoma
|Other: Narrow Band Imaging (NBI)
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|Intervention Model: Single Group Assignment
Masking: None (Open Label)
Primary Purpose: Diagnostic
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|Narrow Band Imaging (NBI): A Novel Imaging Modality in Minimally Invasive
- Determine the feasibility of Narrow Band Imaging (NBI) at the time of thorascopic, laparoscopic or robotic surgery. [ Time Frame: 1 year ]
- Determine what percentage of patients have surface metastasis identified with NBI that were not seen on white light imaging. [ Time Frame: 1 year ]
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Experimental: pts having a thorascopic, laparoscopic or robotic procedure
The procedure will begin with washings (peritoneal) and two assessments of the extent of peritoneal disease. First, a four quadrant inspection of the peritoneal cavity under white light, this is the standard of care assessment. Then, a repeat four quadrant inspection of the peritoneal cavity under NBI will be done, this is the only experimental component of the design. White light imaging will always be done first, followed by NBI. For those patients scheduled for thorascopic procedures: The procedure will begin with sampling of pleural effusions when clinically indicated. Then there will be two assessments of the pleural surfaces. First, an inspection of the pleural cavity under white light, this is the standard of care assessment. Then, a repeat inspection under NBI, this is the only experimental component of the design. White light imaging will always be done first, followed by NBI.
Other: Narrow Band Imaging (NBI)
The intervention is visual assessment of the peritoneal or pleural surface with NBI followed by biopsy and photographic documentation of any abnormal lesions. Photograph or video of abnormality(ies) under white light and NBI.
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- Patients must meet one (or more) of the following criteria:
- Preoperative diagnosis of ovarian, fallopian tube, or primary peritoneal carcinoma (all stage, grade and histology)
- Preoperative diagnosis of grade III endometrial carcinoma (all stage, all histology)
- Preoperative diagnosis of uterine serous carcinoma (all stage, all grade)
- Preoperative diagnosis of clear cell endometrial carcinoma (all stage, all grade)
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Fallopian Tube Neoplasms
Endometrial Neoplasms
Pancreatic Neoplasms
Esophageal Neoplasms
Neoplasms, Glandular and Epithelial
Neoplasms by Histologic Type
Genital Neoplasms, Female
Urogenital Neoplasms
Neoplasms by Site
Fallopian Tube Diseases
Adnexal Diseases
Genital Diseases, Female
Uterine Neoplasms
Uterine Diseases
Digestive System Neoplasms
Endocrine Gland Neoplasms
Digestive System Diseases
Pancreatic Diseases
Endocrine System Diseases
Gastrointestinal Neoplasms
Head and Neck Neoplasms
Esophageal Diseases
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From the Los Angeles area take the 5 Freeway north to the 14 Freeway north. Take the Pearblossom Highway exit. Turn right on Barrel Springs Road, right on Cheseboro Road, left on Mount Emma Road, right on Fort Tejon Road, right on 131st Street/Longview Road, left on Tumbleweed Road and continue on to Devil's Punchbowl Road.
Nature center: 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Tuesday through Sunday. Closed Monday (except Monday holidays).
San Andreas Fault: 1 p.m. Sundays.
Sometimes, California's most interesting spots are the toughest ones to get to.
And if you forget your directions, you'll have a devil of a time finding this place.
But that's somehow appropriate, seeing as it's called the Devil's Punchbowl Natural Area. So what exactly is Devil's Punchbowl, you ask?
I'd say it's one of those awe-inspiring places — a place that makes you realize how small and insignificant all of us are.
But that's just me talking.
A more nuts-and-bolts description would say that it's a 1,310-acre Los Angeles County park on the northern slopes of the San Gabriel Mountains near Littlerock. A place chock-full of pines, California junipers, desert chaparral, Joshua trees and awe-inspiring rock formations.
With a heavy emphasis on "awe-inspiring."
My wife and I returned to Devil's Punchbowl last week after having first gone there a couple of years ago, and I have to say the place is even better the second time around.
When you enter the park off Devil's Punchbowl Road you are greeted by a swath of crazily tilted rocks that punched their way up through the desert floor millions of years ago.
That rock formation is eerily similar to Vasquez Rocks in Agua Dulce. But stay tuned because there's plenty more to see once you get deeper into the park. The main attraction is the Punchbowl's massive canyon, which plunges 300 feet down to a creek that threads its way through the park.
A lookout point near the visitor center at the top provides a stunning view of the canyon. But the best way to experience Devil's Punchbowl is to take the one-mile hike that winds its way through the upper and lower reaches of the bowl. The trek is relatively easy although you'll have to do some climbing to make your way back up to the top.
Along the way, you'll slide between boulders and scrub brush with amazing views of the surrounding mountain peaks, some of which tower 8,000 feet into the air. There was snow in the mountains the day we were there, which added to the ambience.
More ambitious hikers can take the 14-mile Burkhart Trail, which leads deeper into the mountains. But keep in mind that's 28 miles round-trip.
So you're probably looking at a two-day hike. Unless you feel incredibly energetic, that is.
Volunteers were manning the visitor center the day we arrived and they were full of information about the park, its origins and the kinds of things you can do there. They were joined by "Ruth," a beautiful white owl that was rescued as a baby. Ruth serves as an ambassador to the park, doing her part to help educate visitors about the wildlife.
We also saw a climber making his way up one of the sheer sandstone walls at the base of the canyon.
Using a rope and metal pitons as anchors to prevent a long fall, his progress was slow and calculated. And it provided some scale to illustrate how just massive those walls are.
After making his way to a point about 120 feet above the creek bed, he rappeled back down. He had climbed less than a third of the way up.
Devil's Punchbowl was formed about 60 million years ago beneath a shallow ocean. When the water retreated, large boulders tumbled into the resulting canyon area, creating the unique landscape visitors see today.
Horizontal compression forced some of the nearby sandstone layers to bend and twist, creating the skewed and tilted rocks visitors see at the park's entrance. The San Andreas Fault lies just to the north of the park.
Other park visitors include gray foxes, which can sometimes be seen in the early morning or dusk, as well as deer, bobcats, chipmunks, ground squirrels and rattlesnakes.
The area is also home to mountain lions and bears. But I wisely decided I wasn't about to go looking for them.
Admission to Devil's Punchbowl is free and the park offers a variety of activities, including moonlight hikes, telescope programs, San Andreas Fault tours, school field trips and nature center tours.
If you're looking for a fun one-day adventure within easy driving distance of the greater Los Angeles area, this is it.
You might see a gray fox or a squirrel — or even a bobcat.
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YOUNGSTERS have been left 'livid' after a thief broke into their drop-in centre and stole thousands of pounds worth of equipment.
A 32in television, an Xbox, a Playstation, a Wii console and around 55 games were among the items stolen from the Action for the Community and Town charity Cheethams, which is based in Blackburn.
Volunteers and workers at the centre, which is used by around 250 children and young people every week, said everyone at the Lawrence Street facilities was 'absolutely gutted'.
Centre manager Sinclair Morris said: "The kids are going to be sickened about it because they are going to have much less to do.
"They now know that when they come back after the Christmas break, they will have nothing to use.
"It is a really important project. Cheethams is right on their doorstep and is there for those who cannot afford to go into town to the Youth Zone.
"Whether they want to let off a bit of steam, get involved in a project or just relax, we are there for them.
"It is just keeping them out of trouble."
The charity, which is known locally as The Cheets, is based at the former Cheetham Arms, in Lawrence Street and was started 11 years ago.
It is open five days a week and provides a place for young people to socialise, get advice and relax.
Mr Morris said the equipment was so important because it encouraged people to keep out of trouble.
He said: "It is frustrating. Whoever this guy is should just bring the stuff back.
"If they did, I would have no qualms.
"Hopefully they will see that they have not taken the games from me, they have taken them from the kids."
Kate Hollern, leader of Blackburn with Darwen Council, took to Twitter to express her disgust at the the break in.
She said: "I cannot believe that some piece of scum stole all the games from the Cheets.
"The kids are devastated."
PC Matt Lennie said: "This is a dispicable crime, especially at this time of year, that has affected a whole community "We also think that the offender has taken a till which is likely to have been dumped somewhere, so if anybody comes across that or has been offered any of the items, I urge them to get in touch with us."
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My problem is when people say Simon positively WILL NOT spend and so therefore blah blah blah. I think the reality is that Simon is WILLING to spend for a PROVEN result, and the people who complain are the ones whose "acceptable risk" is Herb's "too risky".
Is Simon being too conservative? Perhaps - I certainly don't think so, since I think a max offer for Gordon was pretty much a crazy move considering the injury history. Then again, I tend to see the damage of failure as of more concern than the possibility of success, especially given the situation starting in 2004. I can understand why people would disagree with that, and that's fine, but to fly in the face of almost 30 years of spending patterns to claim that it is all a basic "won't spend money on a championship team" issue is a bit bogus.
The Pacers have been conservative (sometimes to a fault) and that gets reinforced when the most recent case of trying to break that mold resulted in a public f**king in the stands at the Palace. I think Simon is more than willing to spend the money but ONLY if someone can make the case that the money is being spent on a high-percentage move.
Ironically, for all that Walsh has that "do nothing" moniker, I think he is much better able to convince Simon what to spend money on than Bird was. Some of that may be due to Bird's choices, some of it may just be due to the relationship Walsh and Simon have had over the years.
I'll take "spend on the wrong players" or "slow to pull the right trigger" or even "poor evaluation of talent" as critiques of the various previous FO lineups we've had. I may or may not agree, but I think they have a basis in history. The whole sound bite of "too cheap to spend money" just doesn't hold water, though.


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League fines Tom Brady $10,000 for Ed Reed kick
Posted by Mike Florio on January 23, 2013, 8:31 PM EST
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Well, all those folks who say the Patriots get special treatment from the league office are feeling a little vindicated right now. Or maybe foolish.
According to Ian Rapoport of NFL Network, the league has fined quarterback Tom Brady for his Tin Man sans oil can slide, which ended with a Ty Cobb cleating of Ravens safety Ed Reed.
Its the right call. While the broadcast angle suggested mere awkwardness and lack of flexibility in an age of increasingly mobile quarterbacks, the reverse angle made it look a foot-first eff-you to Reed.
The league fined Lions defensive tackle Ndamukong Suh $30,000 for a Thanksgiving foot to the groin of Texans quarterback Matt Schaub. And before those who say the Patriots get special treatment from the league office point to that disparity and exclaim, A-ha! its important to keep in mind that Suhs history influenced his fine.
Brady has no such history.
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When I first came to St. Lawrence I had no idea what I wanted to major in. That was until I took Intro to Psychology. The interesting topics and friendly faculty immediately pulled me in. Since then I have taken a number of psychology courses, all of which I have loved! I really like how at St. Lawrence there is a lab requirement with the Psychology major. For me, the labs have been my most favorite classes because they allow one to step outside the classroom and get hands-on experience.
I have really enjoyed my time at St. Lawrence so far. I am a member of cross country, as well as the indoor and outdoor track teams. I am also a member of MAASV and Psi Chi. I work at the athletic center and I had the experience of spending a semester volunteering at a local nursing home.
During the summer of 2011 I studied abroad in Ireland with a group of St. Lawrence students. We traveled all over the country learning about Irish history and literature. I had such a blast that I ended up applying to study abroad in Dublin, Ireland for the Spring 2012 semester through a non-SLU program. Throughout my stay I got a chance to travel all over Ireland as well as many other European countries. I met so many people and really stepped out of my comfort zone when I joined the kayaking and climbing clubs.
After I graduate in 2013 I plan on going directly to graduate school to receive a Master's degree, and then possibly a PhD. I am not completely sure where I want to study or what my degree will be in, but I am sure it will have something to do with psychology.
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- My work can be found in REAL: Regarding Arts and Letters, The Jabberwock Review, The Emerson Review, Storyglossia, The MacGuffin, Confrontation, Passages North, SmokeLong Quarterly, elimae, wigleaf, Pank, New Delta Review, and Gargoyle #57, among others. One of my stories has been translated into Farsi by Asadollah Amraee, and many others by Jalil Jafari, two of which have been published in the Iranian journal, Golestaneh Magazine. Currently, I'm an Associate editor for Narrative Magazine. In 2011, I was awarded the Carol Houck Smith Contributor Scholarship for the Bread Loaf Writers' Conference.
Thursday, November 17, 2011
Salvage the Bones by Jesmyn Ward
There's nothing pretty about poverty or the cruelty of dog fighting, however Jesmyn Ward writes about both in her latest novel, "Salvage the Bones," with spectacular beauty.
Esch, the narrator, is fifteen and living in a small Mississippi town along the Gulf with her alcoholic father and her three brothers, one of whom loves his pit bull beyond all reason. Esch, enthralled by the myth of Medea and Jason, begins to see the story mirrored in her own life, in her dealings with Manny, the young man she imagines she loves, and in her brother's dog, China, whose instinct to kill seems to be fiercer than her instinct to nurture. Motherless, Esch is left the only girl in a house full of males, and when she figures out she's pregnant, she tells no one.
Ward structures the book using time. The story begins twelve days before Hurricane Katrina hits and each chapter is a separate day. We're all familiar with Katrina's devastation so tension is already built in, but Ward doesn't stop with a little bit of trouble. She gives us characters so poor they'll eat Ramen Noodles uncooked and chase them down with a packet of dry spice. She gives us a father stuck in his grief; a pregnant narrator who's too young to be savvy in affairs of the heart, and a mother pit bull raised to fight, all on top of the category five hurricane bearing down on a family unequipped to properly prepare.
The story gripped me from the start and there were a few moments in which I found myself holding my breath, but what elevated this story from compelling to an absolute must-read was the quality of language:
"Daddy said that Randall and Skeetah and me came fast, that Mama had all of us in her bed, under her own bare burning bulb, so that when it was time for Junior, she thought she could do the same. It didn't work that way. Mama squatted, screamed toward the end. Junior came out purple and blue as a hydrangea: Mama's last flower. She touched Junior just like that when Daddy held him over her: lightly with her fingertips, like she was afraid she'd knock the pollen from him, spoil the bloom. She said she didn't want to go to the hospital. Daddy dragged her from the bed to his truck, trailing her blood, and we never saw her again."
Despite all the tragedy, this is a hopeful book, a testimony to the power of love and community. Currently, "Salvage the Bones," is a finalist for The National Book Award, and this is one reader who's rooting for it.
*Review first appeared in the October 30 edition of The Pilot of Southern Pines
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Today is the big day. Run to the Apple Store and get the new Operating System. Snow Leopard is only $29 and it's got a lot of nifty new features. It's faster, smaller, and has a new Quicktime, Expose among a hundred other nips and tucks. But wait! All this jiggering may affect your favorite audio software right? You bet. Peter Kirn has set up a Snow Leopard Watch page listing what works and what doesn't. Be sure to head there before the Apple Store: http://createdigitalmusic.com/snowleopard/
"10.6 is not officially supported yet, as we're currently testing it with Live 8 and based on the results we will release a free bugfix update during the next weeks that will officially support 10.6." – Ableton
In general Ableton, Propellerheads and NI have said things seem ok but to hold off a little bit. I'm going to give myself a month or so before I jump in. I may even do a full on clean wipe to maximize the speed bump and clean out old apps and files with cobwebs on them.
To view all the goodness Snow Leopard offers click here: www.apple.com/macosx/
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Progressive Agriculture Foundation (PAF) is one of 250 finalists in Toyota's 100 Cars for Good program, which is awarding vehicles to 100 nonprofit organizations this fall based on votes from the public via Facebook. PAF's voting day is Oct. 23.
Since 1995, PAF has touched the lives of more than 1.1 million children and adults by delivering farm and ranch safety training through the Progressive Agriculture Safety Day program. Across the U.S. and Canada, Safety Days are coordinated by volunteers to teach children the importance of rural safety and healthy lifestyles. A Toyota Tundra would help the PAF staff deliver training materials and equipment, visit Safety Day volunteers and meet with potential sponsors – all essential to the success of Safety Days.
PAF Chief Administrative Officer Randy Bernhardt explains, "Our job is to keep kids safe and protect the next generation in agriculture. A new Toyota would help us decrease vehicle rental expenses, and increase the number of children we reach with safety training. Every $13 we raise (or save) allows another child to attend a Safety Day. The more funds we have available, the more Safety Days we can host."
Toyota's 100 Cars for Good program is showcasing five nonprofit organizations each day for 50 days at https://apps.facebook.com/carsforgood/. Each day, visitors to the page can vote for two of the five organizations they feel are most deserving of new Toyota vehicles.
"Progressive Agriculture Foundation will be one of the five organizations highlighted for voting on October 23," Bernhardt adds. "Please vote to support us in our quest for a new Toyota Tundra."


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Nineteen timberwolf hybrids at the Golden Valley Animal Humane Society will be moved to a 180-acre wolf sanctuary in Colorado, after being rescued from a farm in western Wisconsin.
Wolf hybrids, sometimes called wolf dogs, can occur naturally in areas where wolves and domesticated dogs meet, but many are bred for people who want more exotic pets.
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Ive got an idea of how I could implement sub surface scattering realtime but it would only work on a modern more powerful video card.
do a diffuse render of the front of the model and back of the model. then do a lit and shadow render of the front of and back of the model. then do a viewspace coordinate render of the front and back of the model. then do a trasmittive render of the front of the model only.
then you can take all these things and produce the final image with an expensive screen blur. the screen blur is take target pixel, calculate approximate scatter distance, sample around the pixel modulate with the diffuse render, take light from the light render and collect it in a blurred sum, the strength of each + calculated by taking the viewspace distances between the pixels, not forgetting to finally modulate the colour with the object itself, and where the light came from. it actually modulates twice, light beginning and light end.
if you keep the transmittive property of the scattering substances down, it should run a lot quicker... the blendier the object the more blurring it has to do and the slower it goes... so who knows if it will be just fast enough to get to skin blur radius, which is actually quite tight.
What do you think, u reckon it would work?
Seems like a good idea, but only if the quality was really worth it. The cost, even on newer cards, would be quite a penalty. For something like wax, I could see it being worth it, but the scattering in skin simply isn't "deep" enough to warrant something like that.
The method I use is sort of similar to what you described in that last part. I use deferred shading so rendering an object again (or once per light) is impractical. Therefore, I fill the g-buffer and store the material information. Then I perform lighting like I normally would for any object on the SSS surface.
After all the light accumulation and before the light application to the scene, I read from the material buffer and use that to mark the stencil buffer on the pixels that need subsurface scattering. Then, during the light application pass (blending it with the scene), I did what you discribed, which is a screen-space blur on only the places marked with the previously mentioned stencil pass. Note that I apply the diffuse textures after I blur the light.
Finally, I apply the blurred SSS light with the sharp regular light for the rest of the screen. I do a gentle blending with the unaltered sharp light on the SSS surfaces to keep their edges from getting too fuzzy.
EDIT: btw, it should also be noted that I keep the specular in the a channel of the illumination buffer and do not blur this with the rest of the light.
Its not a full proof method, but for the fairly cheap cost I think it gives pretty good results (this is running at 78 fps on an 8800 ultra):
Thats quite impressive what you have there, but I think sss matters for skin. Thanks for sharing your method with me, Its definitely good for 78 fps!!
Im looking for a real good effect, even if my computer goes a bit choppy. notice the red in the ear, and red on the shadowed area of the neck and cheek. Im planning on getting that because its very important by blending red into the outer ring of the blur and passing red from the back of the model to the front of the model.
You should be able to implement that in your model if you wanted.
The blurring over of the pores is only half the effect, you have to simulate all the red also.
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Baltimore, MD, June 9, 2011 – Catholic Relief Service's (CRS) 2011 Fair Trade Fund grant awards, totaling $87,000, will go to three recipients representing Fair Trade business, academia and artisan producers.
The purpose of CRS' Fair Trade Fund is to seed innovation and creativity to address the critical challenges in the Fair Trade movement, including growth and expansion.
"Through these grants CRS is working to promote stability and growth in the Fair Trade movement in all areas by improving skills, developing leaders, and sharing models of best practices", said Jackie DeCarlo, lead of CRS' Economic Justice and CRS Fair Trade Fund teams. "When people in the United States purchase products such as coffee, chocolate or handcrafts from one of our fair trade partners, a contribution is made to the Fund which then goes to further research and development in fair trade markets; it's recycling fair trade dollars," said DeCarlo.
This year's CRS Fair Trade Fund grants are awarded to:
Cooperative Coffees (CoopCoffee), Montreal, Canada $19,000
CoopCoffee is a Fair Trade and organic green coffee importing cooperative owned by a network of 23 locally-owned roaster companies in Canada and the United States. With this grant, CoopCoffee will lead an assembly of other Fair Trade coffee leaders and international Fair Trade trail-blazers to review and study the business practices of Fair Trade. Together, they will produce a guide of key practices and replicable actions that can be used to assist all Fair Trade businesses, producers and consumers.
Cabrini College and St. Joseph's University, Philadelphia, PA $14,000
The overall purpose of this grant is to demonstrate how institutions of higher education can cultivate individual and institutional Fair Trade leaders. Cabrini College and St. Joseph's University will match their grant to foster greater awareness of Fair Trade through Fair Trade immersion trips, academic research and coursework, and a conference among 12 Delaware Valley area Catholic colleges and universities. A new Fair Trade Consortium will be formed at the conference to support future collaborations to advance Fair Trade in this region.
CRS/Pakistan– Fair Trade to Strengthen Women Producers and Marketers $50,000
CRS-Pakistan will use this grant to help artisan small businesses qualify for and achieve Fair Trade status. The grant is phase two of an on-going project to introduce and strengthen women-run entrepreneurial enterprises using Fair Trade principles.
In this phase, 129 Afghan refugee women, who are artisans skilled in textile handcrafts, and 35 Pakistani women marketers will focus on business management skills to help grow their enterprises. Together they will produce management, marketing and financial plans along with profitability projections. The textile products created and marketed include carpets, embroidery, and cross-stitch.
"We are excited about this year's round of awardees. They represent proposals that identify "breakthrough" approaches and will make significant contributions to strengthen the Fair Trade movement at several important levels", said DeCarlo.
CRS' Fair Trade Fund began in 2005 and has provided some $700,000 to projects that focus on strengthening producers outside the United States and expanding the Fair Trade marketplace here in the U.S. The overall goal is to build a fair and sustainable global movement. This year's Fund requested proposals that specifically address critical issues in the movement and explore innovations that can be shared and replicated. The maximum grant level was $50,000.
For more information on the CRS Fair Trade Fund visit: http://www.crsfairtrade.org/2010/12/07/how-would-you-invest-50000-for-fair-trade/
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Lotus at Luxembourg International Motor Show
Local Lotus dealer Garage Olivier Origer proudly showcased the Lotus range at the Luxembourg International Motor Show from 23rd to 25th November 2012.
The 3-day show drew on a wide audience from its neighbouring countries with its Live Motor Show, Classic Car show and Top Tuning Show all under the same roof.
Lotus' incredible line up included the extreme Lotus Exige S with its supercharged V6 engine, perfect on track and road; the Lotus Evora S IPS, a serious car for serious drivers who enjoy the combination of high performance with an automatic option; and the latest addition to the Elise range, the sublime Lotus Elise S with it's new supercharged 1.8 litre engine.
For further enquiries or product information regarding the Lotus range or to arrange a test drive, please contact your local dealer.
Garage Olivier Origer on Tel: +352 54 80 85 or visit www.lotuscars.lu.
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Four adults and an infant walked away from a small plane crash near Wellsville on Saturday after engine problems forced the pilot to land in a snow-covered field.
The plane took off from the Logan Cache Airport about 1 p.m. and began having engine trouble about 30 minutes later, the Cache County Sheriff's Office said in a news release.
Pilot Lynn Goodsell told police he was headed over the Wellsville mountains trying to gain sufficient altitude to finish the flight when problems with the fuel system began. Goodsell attempted to use the plane's carburetor heaters, but the engine shut down and he was unable to restart it, police said.


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Desperately-needed extra car parking spaces are being provided at Airedale Hospital.
Preparation work has started on a new staff parking area, between the former nurses accommodation, and 80 additional spaces will be reserved for the public on the west car park.
Work is expected to take about three weeks, and the new parking area will open once permission is finalised from planners.
It is also proposed to create an extra 15 spaces near the education centre next month.
David Moss, assistant director of estates and facilities at Airedale NHS Foundation Trust, said: "We have received more complaints in recent months from people struggling to park at the hospital and so have decided that we need to urgently do something about it.
"Patients are becoming distressed and agitated as a result of not being able to find a parking place and in some cases being late for appointments or going home. It is having a significantly detrimental effect on the patient journey. Our plans will mean that there are more car parking spaces at Airedale Hospital than ever before.
"We are currently in discussions with Bradford planning officers."


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Bread Machine Recipe for 100% Whole Wheat Bread with Oats, Bran, and Flax Seed
This is one of my favorite bread machine breads, perfect for a cold February day! Bread like this with 100% whole wheat and minimal sugar is approved for phase two of the South Beach Diet!
I spent weeks on a quest to create South Beach Diet friendly bread using my Oster Bread Machine, and this 100% Whole Wheat Bread with Oats, Bran, and Flax Seed was the winner! Previously I'd made South Beach friendly bread in the bread machine using a mix, but this time I wanted to make bread from scratch using all whole wheat flour, very minimal sugar, and a fair amount of fiber. The bread you see above is the winning recipe, after seven earlier versions and a lot of helpful suggestions from bloggers, relatives, and a parent from school!
(This 100% Whole Wheat Bread with Oats, Bran, and Flax Seed was revisited and added to Recipe Favorites February 2011.)
You can use whole oatmeal, but I like the flavor of oats but not the look of oatmeal flakes in the bread, so I grind oatmeal in the food processor. (I keep this in the freezer and often use it in recipes instead of bread crumbs.)
(Makes one loaf, about 1.5 pounds, recipe created by Kalyn.)
Dry ingredients – Mix in bowl:
2 cups White Whole Wheat Flour
1 cup ground rolled oats (oatmeal ground in a food processor, or use 1 cup whole oatmeal)
1/3 cup wheat bran
2 T flaxseed meal
2 T vital wheat gluten
1 T dough enhancer
1 tsp. salt
Wet Ingredients and sweeteners – Mix in measuring cup:
1 1/3 cup lukewarm water
1 T olive oil
1 T agave nectar
2 tsp. brown sugar
2 tsp. yeast (I used Red Star Active Dry Yeast, not a special yeast for bread machines.)
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Situated on a river, this hotel is within 20 mi (32 km) of Saint-Mihiel Benedictine Abbey, Bar-le-Duc City Hall Park, and Barrois Museum. St. Stephen Church and Lacroix-sur-Meuse Great Fountain are also within 20 mi (32 km).
Hotel Features
Along with a restaurant, this hotel has meeting rooms and free newspapers. Free WiFi in public areas, free self parking, and free train station pick-up are also provided. Other amenities include multilingual staff and a garden.
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All 10 soundproofed rooms feature free WiFi and pillowtop beds. Other amenities available to guests include room service, rainfall showerheads, and coffee makers.Information missing or incorrect? Tell us!Opens in a new window
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The hotel offers a restaurant. Public areas are equipped with complimentary wireless Internet access. 2 meeting rooms are available. This business-friendly hotel also offers a terrace, multilingual staff, and a garden. Onsite self parking is complimentary.
- Free parking nearby
- Terrace
- Free train station pickup
- Free newspapers in lobby
- Free WiFi
- Front desk (limited hours)
- Multilingual staff
- Breakfast available (surcharge)
- Garden
- Restaurant
- Total number of rooms - 10
- Number of floors - 1
- Number of buildings/towers - 1
- Year Built 2012
- Meeting rooms
- Number of meeting rooms - 2
- Free self parking
- Conference space size (feet) - 120
Family Friendly Amenities
- Free Wi-Fi
- Rollaway/extra beds available
- Soundproofed rooms
Available in all rooms: Free WiFi
Available in some public areas: Free WiFi
Free self parking, Free parking nearby
Room Amenities
- Phone
- Private bathroom
- Free toiletries
- Desk
- In-room climate control (air conditioning)
- Blackout drapes/curtains
- Rollaway/extra beds available
- Air conditioning
- Soundproofed rooms
- Coffee/tea maker
- Rainfall showerhead
- Hair dryer
- Free WiFi
- Room service (limited hours)
- Individually furnished
- Pillowtop mattress
Where to Eat
Continental breakfasts are available for a surcharge and are served each morning between 8:30 AM and 10:00 AM.
Hotel Le Chantoiseau has a restaurant on site.
Room service (during limited hours) is available.
Nearby Things to Do
The recreational activities listed below are available either on site or nearby; fees may apply.
- Fishing on site
- Hiking/biking trails nearby
If you have requests for specific accessibility needs, please note them at check-out when you book your room.
- Accessible bathroom
- In-room accessibility
Hotel Policies
Check-in time ends at 9 PM
Check-in time starts at 4 PM
Check-out time is 11 AM
Payment types
Children and extra beds
- Children are welcome.
- Rollaway/extra beds are available.
- Pets allowed for an extra charge of EUR 15 per pet, per night
- 1 per room
- Restrictions apply
- For more information contact the property at the number on the booking confirmation
You need to know
Extra-person charges may apply and vary depending on property policy.
Optional extras
- Fee for continental breakfast: EUR 12 for adults and EUR 8 for children (approximately)
- Pet fee: EUR 15 per pet, per night
Hotel Name
- Chantoiseau
- Hotel Le Chantoiseau
- Hotel Le Chantoiseau Chaumont-sur-Aire
- Le Chantoiseau
- Le Chantoiseau Chaumont-sur-Aire
We should mention
This property offers transfers from the train station. Guests must contact the property with arrival details 24 hours prior to arrival, using the contact information on the booking confirmation. Guests can arrange to bring pets by contacting the property directly, using the contact information on the booking confirmation (surcharges apply and can be found in the Fees section).
National Rating
This property has received its official star rating from the French Tourism Development Agency, ATOUT France.


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HintIf you fill 1 cup of water and you pour 3 quarters of a cup to fill the other cup, how much water remains in the larger cup?
AnswerFill 1 cup of water, then pour it into the other cup so that a quarter of water remains in the larger cup. Then, empty the 3 quarter cup and pour the 1 quarter that is in the other cup into the 3 quarter cup. Fill 1 cup of water again, and pour the water into the 3 quarter cup until full, and you should have half a cup of water in the larger cup.
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WORCESTERSHIRE Wildlife Trust is inviting Worcestershire's residents to invest in a love nest this Valentine's Day.
It runs a Rent-a-Nest scheme and staff believe it makes a perfect present for romantic Valentine's to show they care. Not only will a purchase delight a partner but it also helps to give a helping hand to woodland birds.
Becky Bradshaw-King, scheme co-ordinator, said: "Valentine's Day falls in National Nest Box week so renting a nest in one of our woodlands makes a perfect present for a loved one.
"Spring is almost in the air and it won't be long before birds are looking for a suitable place to cosy up together before raising a family this year. Our rent a nest scheme is a great way for a romantic Valentine to show they care about their partner – and about our wildlife."
The trust erects nest boxes in four woodlands around the county and these are rented out on an annual basis to Rent-a-Nest leaseholders. For just £10 leaseholders are provided with a certificate, an annual report about what used the box and an invite to visit the box with the warden in the spring.
The boxes are monitored by local wardens so the trust has information about what species are using the box and how many young they've raised during the year.
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Please remember we are an all-volunteer organization with NO paid staff. Please be patient. The adoption process can take anywhere between two days all the way up to two months.
Listed below is our adoption process. Please read over them carefully. You will be expected to know it prior to the adoption interview.
Adoption Process
1. Fill out an application.
2. If you are chosen to be one of the best matches for the dog you will be contacted within 7 days to set up a phone interview.
3. Take place in a phone interview.
4. If the interview goes well the foster dad/mom will set up a time and place for you to have your second interview. In this interview you will get to meet the dog.
[Please note] due to safety concerns the foster parent CANNOT meet you at his/her home.
5. If the second interview goes well a time will be set for a home visit.
6. The committee along with the foster parent will then determine if you are the right match for the dog. You will then sign the required documents for adoption.
7. Finally you will adopt the dog.
[Please note] The reason we have so many steps is for the safety of the animal. It is our goal that the animal is placed in the right loving, and caring home.
To fill out our application please follow the link below:
After filling it out it's always best to then contact us at firstname.lastname@example.com in order to confirm your application has been received.
We are are a small South Florida rescue organization based in the Fort Lauderdale area and dedicated to the well-being of lost, abandoned, and unwanted animals. We do not have a shelter, so our rescues live within our own private foster homes where we provide temporary, safe refuge. Living in a home environment provides unique advantages. Unlike shelter or kennel living, fostering in a home environment allows the personal evaluation of each dog for behavior and temperament issues. Generally, we know how our dogs react to other animals, children or strangers. This allows us to find the best possible, permanent home match for each dog's size and needs. Purebreed Rescue relies exclusively on private donations to provide food, shelter and medical care, including the sterilization of pets that we rescue.
Purebreed Rescue of South Florida:
-receives no funding from any government entity or animal charity
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If you are interested in adopting one of our animals, you MUST follow these steps. (1) You MUST first complete and submit an online application. (2) If your application is approved and we believe the pet is a perfect match for you, we will contact within one week to make an appointment for you to meet the animal that interests you at its foster home in Fort Lauderdale area. (3) In the event that we do not respond to your to your application submittal within one week, we have either dissapproved your application or found a better match for the pet. (4) If you application is approved and you are contacted, and if all goes well after meeting the pet, we will then conduct a home visit. (5) Generally several days later you will be able to pick up the animal. At that time you will be expected to bring a leash and harness for your pet.
The donation fee for each animal varies, but generally is $150 and up, unless otherwise noted. Some of our animals are long-term rescues, which utilizes greater sums of money for medical care, food and housing. In order to defer a portion of this added expense, we attempt to receive a higher donation fee for our more desirable adoptable animals.
Due to the necessity of a home visit, we only adopt locally. Because we are locatated in Fort Lauderdale, we usually limit adoptions to Broward, Dade, and Palm Beach Counties. Occasionally, exceptions will be made.
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All of our animals are sterilized, vaccinated, heartworm tested, microchipped and dewormed.
Please remember we are an all-volunteer organization with NO paid staff. All of our animals are in housed in foster homes in the Fort Lauderdale area.
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Another of the extremely successful blockade-running steamers, with 24 successful runs, was the Alice. An iron-hulled, sidewheel steamer, she was built by Caird and Company in Greenock, Scotland in 1857 as the Sirius. She was purchased by the Importing & Exporting Company of South Carolina in 1863 for $244,403 Confederate. She returned briefly to Scotland in 1864 for repairs.
Her success was undoubtedly due to the talents of her captains. An article appeared in a July 1863 issue of the Nassau Advertiser that praised her new commander as follows:
Capt. Egan, Commanding Steamship Alice:
DEAR SIR: The undersigned passengers on your ship from Charleston to this port, beg leave to express to you their admiration of your skill as commander, and your deportment as a gentleman to those who have
the good fortune to travel with you.
At all times the navigation of the sea is one of peril; if so in time of peace, how much more so is it when you not only have to encounter its usual dangers, but also are in constant dread of an enemy, perhaps even
more dangerous. A good navigator such as you have proved yourself, can escape the perils of the ocean by your skill in the profession, but that knowledge will prove of but little avail when the bullets and shot of the enemy are whizzing around the wheel, the management of which is to bring you safe in port -- therefore it is with sincere pleasure that we congratulate you on the safety of your ship, self, and the undersigned, on this your first trip in command of so fine a steamer.
Captain Egan had recently replaced another famous captain of the Alice, James Carlin. An American steamboat captain and one of the first captains employed by the Importing and Exporting Company of South Carolina, he had the requisite experience to be both pilot and captain. In 1863 Carlin was sent by the firm to England to assist the company in constructing and outfitting additional blockade runners.
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Aging in Place Resources Available in Fairfax County
May 26, 2009
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In Fairfax County and around the U.S., people 50+ and their neighbors are developing neighborhood-based service organizations designed to help them stay in their homes and communities as they age. The organizations provide services such as prescreened handyman referrals, grocery delivery, transportation, home care, discounts at retail outlets and group trips to cultural events, among many others.
To ensure a more aging-friendly Fairfax County, the Board of Supervisors approved the Fairfax 50+ Action Plan in October 2007 to "explore and promote appropriate community networking projects." Specifically, the plan endorsed the Beacon Hill Village model developed by residents of Beacon Hill in Boston. Over the last two years, two Fairfax County communities have organized service organizations modeled after the Beacon Hill Village:
Mount Vernon at Home
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Clifton/Fairfax Station Transition in Place Services (TIPS)
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The Division of Adult and Aging Services and the Fairfax Area Agency on Aging provides a wide range of services that help older people "age in place." For more information, call the Aging, Disability and Caregiver Resource Line at 703-324-7948, TTY 703-449-1186 or visit www.fairfaxcounty.gov/dfs/olderadultservices/ or www.fairfaxcounty.gov/olderadults.
Contact: Merni Fitzgerald, Director, Office of Public Affairs
703-324-3189, TTY 711, Media Pager: 703-324-NEWS (6397)
To request this information in an alternate format, call 703-324-3187, TTY 711