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LOS ANGELES (CBS) — Amid all the rain pounding the Southland this week, there's a ray of sunshine in the Golden State's latest unemployment forecast.
KNX 1070's Pete Demetriou reports the jobless rate dipped by .2 percent statewide — and even more locally.
After 96,500 jobs were created in February — with roughly half of the job increases coming nationally — California's unemployment rate slid to 12.2 percent.
The Los Angeles/Long Beach region saw an even bigger drop to 12.6 percent, down from 12.9 percent in January.
Brad Kemp, a top employment expert at L.A.- based Beacon Economics tells KNX 1070 that despite the modest gains, it's not all good news when it comes to a local recovery in the housing market.
"I don't think we're really going to see construction turn the corner anytime soon…the declining sector's are going to continue to be construction and government," said Kemp.
Analysts also say that even with the decrease in joblessness, it will still take several years before the state is back to the pre-2008 unemployment levels.
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April: City wraps up negotiations with developer.
June: City Council accepts or rejects proposed deal.
November: Voters kill or bless project.
Construction of a new City Hall in downtown San Diego won't begin without final approval from city voters.
Four of the city's eight City Council members — Carl DeMaio, Kevin Faulconer, Donna Frye and Sherri Lightner — formally committed yesterday to a public vote on the project.
That means the project can't muster the five votes needed on the eight-member council to move forward unless it includes a requirement to go before voters in a future election, most likely in November.
The city continues to negotiate with Portland, Ore.-based Gerding Edlen on the project, which had been pegged at $432 million but may turn out to be much smaller in size, scope and cost.
Faulconer, who has been the swing vote on the City Hall issue, said he believed it was essential to let everyone know where city leaders stand as they contemplate a major civic venture.
"If in fact this proposal makes sense, the public is going to have to weigh in on it," he said. "I think it's important for everybody to understand that now — how members of the council feel, how the mayor feels — rather than dispute it in the eleventh hour."
Faulconer has favored a public vote on the project but sided with a 5-3 council majority in October to enter exclusive negotiations with the developer, even though a mandatory public vote wasn't included. He said he did so because talks on the project would have stopped without his support.
DeMaio, Frye and Lightner voted against the project because it lacked a public-vote component. Mayor Jerry Sanders has long supported a public vote, but the council has sole authority to put it on the ballot.
Craig Clifford, 57, a residential contractor, said more public involvement can only be a good thing.
"This is a huge amount of money that the city would become indebted for, and I think the citizens should always have to vote for something like that," said Clifford, of El Cerrito.
Fred Maas, board chairman for the Centre City Development Corp., the city agency that helped select the developer and project design, said the possibility of a public vote has been known for some time, so it's not as if Gerding Edlen is going to walk away.
"Anytime you impose a citywide vote in the ninth-biggest city in America, it certainly sets some impediments and some hurdles you have to get through," Maas said. "But it's not impossible."
The original proposal called for a 34-story City Hall with an underground garage at C Street and First Avenue, just west of the current building. It would consolidate city offices now spread throughout downtown and eliminate several city leases. The city is negotiating to ensure that building a new structure would save money over maintaining the current City Hall and paying leases on offices that don't fit in it.
After constructing the City Hall, Gerding Edlen hopes to build retail space, housing and a parking structure around it to generate profits.
In a memo last week, Jay Goldstone, the city's chief operating officer, informed the council that the city continues to evaluate how the project will be financed and to revise the conceptual design.
Mayoral spokesman Darren Pudgil said the final design would likely be smaller than the original as the city adjusts to the size of its work force. The city slashed 200 positions as part of a package of cuts that went into effect Jan. 1 to close a $179 million budget deficit.
The developer negotiations are expected to finish by April at a cost of nearly $705,000. The money pays for environmental experts, construction consultants and financial gurus. An election would cost the city an additional $220,000.
Brent Gaulke, vice president of Gerding Edlen, was traveling yesterday and couldn't be reached for comment.
DeMaio called the joint commitment from council members a victory for taxpayers that will ensure that special interests won't be able to force a bad deal on the city.
"The likelihood that we will get a good outcome for the taxpayers is secured, because either this ought to be the deal of the century for our city or it's going to be rejected at the ballot box," DeMaio said. "The public's judgment is very sound."Copyright © 2017, The San Diego Union-Tribune


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Alternative econometric approaches for analysing the role of the financial sector in economic growth: Time-series evidence from LDCs
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Tuesday is non-tender day
Written by Joe Aiello, Posted in General
Now we all know that Hendry has said that he would offer !@#$ING PATTERSON arbitration instead of non-tendering him. But is it bluff, bravado or stupidity? Or will he swing a trade with a club that has a similar non-tender player? According to mlb.com here are the people likely to be non-tendered: MIL: (RP Danny Kolb, 3B Russell Branyon,) SEA: (RP Gil Meche, RP Ryan Franklin, IF Willie Bloomquist,) LAD: (C Jason Phillips, 1B Hee-seop Choi,) ATL: RP Jim Brower, BAL: C Geronimo Gil, CHW: IF Willie Harris, WAS: (IF Junior Spivey, IF Henry Mateo,) CIN: SP Ramon Ortiz and MIN: SP Kyle Lohse. I'm sure there will be many others.
So now that Hendry has played his card, why doesn't he trade Patterson to Cincy for Ortiz or trade him to the Twins for Lohse? Perhaps he can bluff his way into unloading Corey's contract on one of these teams and pick up another pitcher. Will either of these guys compete for a starting job? Probably not, but I'd much rather see their names on the 40 man than Corey's.


text: Me too! I even pointed out in my rant to ABC I fall into the precious demo they court so badly, and I hate what they're turning the show into. I may take my demo elsewhere. This season started out great. Everyone was really good, no horrible clunkers except Mike and Wendy, and they went first and second. Everyone really was even, with potential to build. The show should have left it alone, and maybe realized that the season wouldn't be a waste if Mark didn't make it to the freaking finals. Everyone, except Mark, were very pleasant and fun, all appreciating the experience and enjoying themselves. Then the judges had to step in. Next season, it'll be the same thing, except a different star paired with Derek. Unless he doesn't come back, then I guess Mark gets to win again. And again. Anna, Karina, Tony, Louis-you have no shot to ever win.


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This young lady hit the nail on the head. While most of these are still in my playbook for date night (seriously, do guys not dress up on dates any more?), a lot of them have become passe and that is just sad.
Always be a gentleman. Always try to make a good impression (treat every date like it's a new first impression.) Hey, even the most dense guy can learn a few romantic quotations by heart, and then use them to woo his special lady. That works just as much as poems guys. It shows you care.
So every guy go read this, take notes, and start doing it!


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Leading up to the opening of Skyfall, 007's latest installment, London has been consumed with the spy theme: Daniel Craig's sexy scowl appears supersized on billboards and hotels are offering secret agent-themed packages. But if you're looking for a more subtle spy experience – an air of mystery is a requisite for a secret agent, after all – the new South Place Hotel, with its impressive art collection and dining scene, is where you should lay your head.
The hotel's spy reference (just don't call it a theme) was born of its location: between Liverpool and Moorgate Streets, home to a Soviet spy ring in the 1920s. Located at the edge of the city, London's financial and commercial heart, these days it's less mysterious and more suits-meets-scenester, since hip and gritty Shoreditch is just north of the hotel. If the major tourist attractions are on your hit list, you're a little removed, but if this trip is not your first, it's a great area to explore, especially if you're heading toward Brick Lane Market in Shoreditch.
Modern interiors and work by contemporary artists make the space feel like a live-in gallery. Throughout the hotel you'll find John Vincent Aranda's collages (based on classic British condiments and spreads), a collection of wire shoes by British metalsmith Cathy Miles, and a mannequin display by AMD Interior Architecture. In addition to a large collection of public art throughout the hotel, each room also has images from London's Hoxton Art Gallery and Jealous Gallery.
So simple, yet so pleasantly surprising: a lemon and a lime artfully displayed on a cutting board, accompanied by a knife for garnishing in-room, self-made cocktails. (Come on, how many times have you wished for a slice of lime to accompany a post-exploring gin in the comfort of your room?) The selection of British snacks and liquor, including Sipsmith gin, is also a nice touch, and another quirky feature is a toaster in every room. (At first, I wondered, but after some contemplation I say "well done" because toast at the right temperature can make or break a breakfast.)
Because of its location, the hotel caters to mostly suit-clad, business-types on weekdays. But on weekends, the Shoreditch scenester crowd treks in to hear DJ/mixologist Teamy Teamy of Glasgow underground music fame. The result is an interesting mix of travellers and locals.
The tradeoff for being in London's business centre is a lack of green space outside your door, and you're likely looking into a neighbouring office window as you sit in your room, sipping morning coffee.
After a few days, a park is a sight for sore and nature-lacking eyes but, thankfully, it's only a Tube ride away.
South Place is the first hotel from well-known restaurant group D&D, owners of more than 30 restaurants mostly in London, but also in Paris, Copenhagen, Tokyo and New York, so the dining does not disappoint. On the ground floor, 3 South Place, an all-day British diner, offers a more casual vibe with a well-edited menu.
The Lobster Mac is a signature macaroni-and-cheese dish that's worth the hype. The Earl Grey tea burnt cream dessert is also worth pushing your digestive limits. Angler, a high-end seafood restaurant, is located on the hotel's seventh floor and worth the elevator ride up just to see the space. If you prefer a quiet cocktail, the secret garden atrium bar on the first floor is open only to hotel guests.
Chic and comfortable, the rooms are an ideal mix of contemporary and cozy. One of my favourite spaces in the 80-room hotel is Le Chiffre, a games and reading room named for a Bond villain in Casino Royale. There, you can play billiards or catch up on your spy and crime reading by a fireplace with tomes by Agatha Christie, Ian Fleming and John le Carré before retreating back to your room for the night.


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Reeves, Ann (c1776 VA - ? TN)
Reeves, Ann "Anny"
SummaryFather: George Reeves
Mother: Unknown
Birth: c1776, Henry/Patrick County, Virginia
Birth Source: Age estimated from date of marriage
Death Source:
Spouse1: James Turner, m. 26 Dec 1796, Patrick County, Virginia
Narrative26 Dec 1796 - James Turner to Ann Reeves, daughter of George Reeves. Surety - Samuel Staples. Witnesses: Thomas Reeves and John Turner.
James & Ann Reeves Turner migrated to Wilson County, Tennessee along with her father, George Reeves, and siblings Jeremiah and Susanah.
Children of Ann Reeves and James Turner:
- Elizabeth Turner, b. 1797 Virginia, d. c1870
- Jeremiah Turner, b. c1799-1800, Patrick County, Virginia
- Mary Turner, b. 1802, Virginia
- John Turner, b. 1803, Patrick County, Virginia, d. before 1857, DeKalb County, Tennessee
- Francis Turner, b. 1804 Patrick County, Virginia, d. after 1870
- Lucinda Turner, b. 1805 Virginia
- James Turner, Jr., b. 30 Jul 1808, Patrick County, Virginia, d. 1 Jan 1889, Wilson County, Tennessee
- Ann Turner, b. 1811, Patrick County, Virginia
- Susannah Turner, b. 29 Dec 1816, Wilson County, Tennessee, d. 25 Jun 1857, Wilson County, Tennessee
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Osakis uses turnovers to run past New York Mills
The Osakis football team knew from a loss to KMS in week one how impossible it is to overcome five turnovers in a game. Now New York Mills does too.
The Silverstreaks created a handful of takeaways on Friday night as they ran past the Eagles 35-14 to even their record at 1-1 on the young season.
"We talked about it as a coaching staff that this was a must-win game for us," Osakis Head Coach Bill Infanger said. "We didn't like where our season was going if we went 0-2 going into the meat of our schedule, so this is a huge win."
Osakis wasted no time setting the tone. Junior quarterback Jordan Frederick capped off the opening drive with a touchdown run that made it 6-0 early.
The Eagles moved the ball deep to the Osakis 13-yard line on the ensuing possession. Back-to-back penalties pushed a scoring opportunity away and Osakis' Hunter Johnson read a pass perfectly and collected the first of four interceptions on the night for Osakis. Senior Brian Thorstad then went 51 yards for a touchdown on the very next play.
"I noticed they were going to probably pass it to him," Johnson said. "I just picked up that interception and that pretty much picked up our whole team. I felt like that helped us a lot."
The Eagles didn't touch the ball again until the score was 21-0. The Osakis coaches noticed that New York Mills was playing 15 yards off the ball on the ensuing kickoff. The Silverstreaks took advantage of that, executing an onside kick that gave them the ball right back. Thorstad added his second touchdown a few plays later after Kilar Zimmel made a nice catch around the one-yard line to set it up.
New York Mills could never recover from that. Frederick added another touchdown run in the third quarter before Hunter Scherr put the finishing touches on the win with a 21-yard scoring run in the fourth.
"We played better than last week but we still haven't played up to our expectations or I believe the players expectations," New York Mills Head Coach Matt Radniecki said. "This was a game that seemed like everything that could go wrong went wrong at the right time for Osakis."
In the end, Osakis' five takeaways to just one turnover was the biggest difference in the game. Zimmel, Drew Fearing and Trey Erie all joined Johnson with interceptions. That made getting to .500 after two games a lot easier on a team that still has some lofty goals set for itself.
"That was really important," Zimmel said. "We needed to get inside their heads like KMS got inside our heads. We turned the table and got those turnovers. When there's that many turnovers, you can see it. We lost with that many turnovers but we also win when we force that many."
"The turnovers hurt us also but we need to create a few turnovers for ourselves on defense," Radniecki said. "Take nothing away from (Osakis), they played well but we had chances and didn't use them to our advantage."
New York Mills hosts Royalton (2-0) this Friday, Sept. 14 in the Eagles' home opener. Getting a victory will not be easy against the Royals. Royalton defeated Long Prairie-Grey Eagle 19-14 on the road in week one. Last Friday, the Royals crushed United North Central at home 42-8.
Focus Sports Editor Robert Williams contributed to this story.
Scoring Summary:
Osakis 14 7 7 7 35
Scoring summary for NYM:
Tyler Patron 5 yd run PAT no good
Peeters to Pesola 15 yd touchdown pass 2 pt Peeters to Adam Patron


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This article from the AP is like an episode of Arrested Development.
Swedish Christmas Goat Survives Attack
Fri Dec 15, 8:14 PM ET
STOCKHOLM, Sweden - Vandals tried to set fire to a giant straw goat in central Sweden but failed to burn down the traditional Christmas monument, which has been soaked with flame-resistant chemicals, officials said Friday. The overnight raid was the season's first attack on the 43-foot-high Christmas goat in the city of Gavle, 90 miles north of Stockholm. The goat has been burned down more than 20 times in the last 40 years in what has become a yule tradition.
"Somebody tried to set fire to the right front leg, but the flame-resistant chemical worked 100 percent," said Kurt Lagerholm, chairman of the goat committee.
"There's smell of gasoline and the ribbon is a bit smutty, but otherwise it's unhurt," he said.
Since it was first erected on Dec. 3 in 1966, the goat has been hit by flaming arrows, run over by a car and even had its legs cut off — surviving only 10 times beyond Christmas Day.
This year, officials doused the straw goat with flame-resistant chemicals and set up two 24-hour Web cams to try to protect it, but Lagerholm said the overnight attackers managed to sneak past the cameras by coming in at the only angle the cameras did not reach. The suspects were still at large Friday.
Last year's goat was burned down by vandals dressed up as Santa Claus and the Gingerbread Man. They were never caught.
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VANCOUVER -- Longtime teammates aren't always able to tell the Sedin twins apart.
Having spent only a month with the Canucks, Geoff Sanderson is given the benefit of the doubt.
Sanderson, who plays the left wing alongside Daniel and Henrik Sedin, has been there since being acquired from Columbus at the trade deadline.
He has no hope of knowing who's who.
"It'd be nice if they'd dye their hair or maybe one grow a moustache but they're not making it easy on me," he said. "I just call them both Hank. I figure that way I'm almost right."
Hank being Henrik's nickname.
No matter how good that plan may seem, there still has to be times he's talking to Daniel.
Or calling for a pass from him.
"I still just say, 'Hank,' " Sanderson said with a laugh. "I figure Hank plays centre, so he'll be the one handling the puck in the middle. They don't correct me, (they) just let it go."
It's easy to see why.
In Sanderson's 13 regular-season games with the Canucks this season, he collected three goals and four assists.
Maybe, just maybe, the Canucks have found the right fit for the talented and highly touted duo. Up until this season, that spot was usually taken by Trent Klatt -- at least when he wasn't hurt.
The plan this season was to use Magnus Arvedson, who was a bust even before the former Ottawa Senator blew out his knee.
Rookie Jason King had an early-season hot streak with the Sedins, with talk of a Calder Trophy in the works, but he fizzled, spent a chunk of time in the minors and is a Black Ace for the playoffs.
Sanderson, certainly the most skilled of that group, is the benefactor of all those inadequate additions and relishing his post.
"It really hasn't been as big of an adjustment as I thought it was going to be," he said.
"It's easy playing with two players who have the chemistry and skill level that they do.
"It's just a matter of getting the puck to them so they can do their thing and just trying to get open to get the puck back. They're so skilled, you just want to get them the puck and read off them."
It's not hard to see why the plan would work. Sanderson's game is based on finding open spaces for scoring chances -- not going through a lot of traffic.
With the way the Sedin brothers cycle the puck, it's a perfect fit.
"It's jumping into holes to get open for them and shooting the puck," Sanderson said. "They do such a good job down low, it's finding the hole and getting open for them."
Of course, getting out of Columbus was a godsend for the veteran. Despite having rising star Rick Nash, talented rookie Nikolai Zherdev, a handful of free agents like Todd Marchant and acquired vets like Darryl Sydor in the off-season, the Blue Jackets were an absolute flop this year. They finished ahead of only Chicago in the Western Conference.
"It was a pretty frustrating season up until the point I was traded here," Sanderson admitted. "I was born again coming here with the energy and excitement building for the playoffs."
Where expectations are high, especially on a line with the talent of Sanderson and the Sedins.
He knows Vancouver's Stanley Cup hopes are resting on their ability to provide critical secondary scoring to take some of the weight of Markus Naslund and Brendan Morrison.
"We expect ourselves to produce in the playoffs because we know the first line's gonna get a lot of attention," said the veteran of 50 post-season matches. "You don't win in the playoffs with one guy or one line. It's up to other guys to fill the holes."
Sanderson seeing double
RANDY SPORTAK -- Calgary Sun
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VANCOUVER -- Longtime teammates aren't always able to tell the Sedin twins apart.


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Chief Judge Needham to seek re-election this spring
Chief Judge Scott R. Needham, who has served in St. Croix County Circuit Court for 17 years, will seek election to a fourth term in April 2012.
Since his last election in 2006, Needham has won recognition both within and outside of the court system for his fairness, knowledge of the law and leadership skills. Last spring, the Wisconsin Supreme Court selected Needham to serve as Chief Judge of the Tenth Judicial District. In this role, Needham is responsible for the administration of the courts in the state's largest judicial district, which encompasses a group of 13 northwestern Wisconsin counties. He also continues to hear and decide cases in St. Croix County and maintain a full case load. Prior to his appointment as Chief Judge, Needham served as Deputy Chief Judge and as Presiding Judge for St. Croix County for six years.
In 2010, the American Board of Trial Advocates (ABOTA) - a national organization of lawyers who represent both defendants and plaintiffs in civil cases - presented Needham with its 'Trial Judge of the Year' award, calling the judge "conscientious and diligent." ABOTA presents the award each year to a member of the Wisconsin judiciary "Whose thorough preparation, breadth of knowledge of the law, decisive rulings and courtesy to litigants, jurors and members of the bar have consistently advanced the interest of justice and the dignity of the judicial process."
Needham's recognition as Trial Judge of the Year and his selection as Chief Judge reflect the active role he has played in improving the justice system.
He currently serves on the STOP Grant Committee, which helps to fund initiatives designed to improve the criminal justice system's response to violence against women. He is also past chair of the Criminal Jury Instruction Committee, which drafts model jury instructions used by judges across the state. In addition, he has been active in developing continuing educational programs for Wisconsin judges.
"The citizens of St. Croix County have provided me the opportunity to serve in a position of the highest public trust," Needham said. "Each day I serve as a judge, I am humbled and gratified by their support and I look forward to the significant challenges and opportunities that the next six years will bring."
Prior to his election to the bench in 1994, Needham worked in private law practice for 16 years.
Needham resides in Star Prairie Township with his wife, Jean, who currently serves as Director of Development at Westfields Hospital in New Richmond. They have three adult children.


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I originally subscribed to the Classic FM magazine because of the CD's, however from April my subscription changes to Gramaphone, will there be any free CDs with the magazine, or will I be robbed of them?
A painter paints pictures on canvas. But musicians paint their pictures on silence. ~Leopold Stokowski.
Music washes away from the soul the dust of everyday life. ~Berthold Auerbach.
Music is the poetry of the air. ~Richter.


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More stories, photos, video about the sunken Navy SB2C-4 Helldiver.
Is a custody battle likely between two aviation museums for the rare Navy SB2C-4 Helldiver bomber that's been resting on the muddy bottom of Lower Otay Reservoir?
Probably not, said retired Capt. Bob Rasmussen, director of the National Naval Aviation Museum in Pensacola, Fla.
Reached Friday at the museum, Rasmussen said it's "unlikely" that the San Diego Air & Space Museum will permanently keep the plane, which crashed in 1945 and remains buried in mud at the reservoir.
James Kidrick, president and chief executive of the San Diego museum in Balboa Park, said Friday that he would like to see the plane stay here.
Not happening, Rasmussen said.
"There are certain circumstances where it might be there for a while," Rasmussen said. "But fortunately, the Navy owns the plane. We may be able to arrange for it to be there (in San Diego) on loan for a while. But I told Jim that he'll get it when I'm 150 years old. The bottom line is this plane is rare, and this is the national aviation museum. It belongs here."
Rasmussen said both museums enjoy a tremendous working relationship in which the San Diego museum has planes on loan and has even restored planes for the Pensacola-based national museum.
"Several years ago, they did restoration work for us on a plane that was brought up out of the Pacific Ocean," Rasmussen said.
A&T Recovery, a Chicago-based company, has been contracted to examine and possibly raise the Helldiver.
The bomber, nicknamed "Big-tailed Beast" by those who flew it, was deemed to be intact by A&T divers who inspected it Thursday. Sensors will have to be used to determine if the plane is intact below the mud.
Rasmussen said Friday that he looked at some video shot by A&T diver Keith Pearson and expects a preliminary report from A&T owner Taras Lyssenko later Friday.
He said he could make a decision on whether to recover the plane as soon as Monday afternoon.
"I've looked at a few pieces of video, but I haven't made any decision yet," Rasmussen said. "I'm awaiting their preliminary report.
"I'll take the report and take some time with it, chew on it a little bit. But I need to remind everyone that it's going to be a while before anything is done. Even if I say let's do it, there are a bunch of hurdles to jump through before we see that plane. I'm hopeful we're going to get it. I'm optimistic."
Pearson spent an hour Friday morning at the Helldiver site, which is in 85 feet of water roughly 200 yards southeast of the boat dock and about 300 yards from shore.
Visibility is very low on the reservoir floor, he said, and it turns to zero with "one fin kick."
"I took video around the airplane, and it's buried up to the cockpit and the cockpit is full" of sediment, Pearson said.
His dive was followed by one from a the Navy's Mobile Diving and Salvage Unit 1. In the afternoon, Pearson descended again to snap photos and record video footage of the aircraft.
The divers were accompanied by ranger-divers from San Diego's lakes system.
Thursday's examination stemmed from an incredible discovery in February, when bass fishermen Duane Johnson and Curtis Howard spotted the plane on Johnson's Humminbird fish finder.
Johnson alerted Otay Lakes reservoir keeper Bryan Norris, who brought in the Navy after a remotely operated vehicle revealed that the Helldiver belonged to that service.
Based on preliminary photos and video, the Navy traced the aircraft's history to May 28, 1945. The bomber's engine failed during a practice mission and pilot E.D. Frazar made a wheels-up, flaps-down forced landing. He and gunner Joseph M. Metz swam to shore.
Frazar died in 1979. It's unclear whether Metz is alive.
Amid the many plane crashes in World War II, Navy officials decided to leave the aircraft in the lake. Now they would like to recover it because the naval aviation museum recently had to transfer its only Helldiver to another museum. Fewer than six SB2C-4 Helldivers are known to exist.
Aside from fund-raising, permits must be secured from historical, environmental and other regulatory agencies before salvage can begin. Lyssenko of A&T Recovery said the California Office of Historic Preservation will make the first call on whether to approve the salvage.
"They've already been in touch with us," said Milford Wayne Donaldson, the state's historic preservation officer. "We're waiting to the results of their dive and to see their plan."


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In Kansas, Secrecy, Control, and Limited Participation Are Hallmarks Of Brownback's Town Halls
Written by Kari Ann Rinker forRH Reality Check. This diary is cross-posted; commenters wishing to engage directly with the author should do so at the original post. Governor Brownback has some serious control issues. There have been closed door discussions on faith based marriage initiatives, a lack of transparency with proposed tax restructuring and a refusal to comply with an open records request regarding the drafting of proposed abortion clinic regulations. Beyond these examples of governmental control and secretive actions, his state agency henchmen actively foster a climate of fear within their ranks. People who have legitimate complaints or concerns with the paths that are being taken are scared. These are everyday people, non-political average everyday working Janes and Joes who hold their tongues for fear of reprisal. Heads of local agencies reliant on government funding, find themselves in constant anticipation of the next cut, which could potentially endanger their very existence. Continue reading....
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Teams spent $320 million on transfers involving 2,451 foreign-based players regulated by FIFA during the January window, and 70 more deals were blocked because teams missed the deadline to register
them on its new online registration system.
"They're haggling until the last moment," Mark Goddard, general manager of FIFA's Transfer Matching System. "They can all watch the countdown clock now and decide at what point they want to pull themselves out of a nosedive like some Japanese kamikaze plane and get it through. If they don't, it's self-inflicted."
He added that "half of the football planet was open for business," as 115 member associations were involved in the deals. They don't include internal transfers such the megaspending that took place in the English Premier League.
The largest deal involving teams from different leagues was Chelsea's signing of Brazilian defender David Luiz from Benfica for $33.8 million in a deal concluded with two minutes to spare. "That was probably the largest one I was most concerned about," Goddard said. "I went home and thought, 'There's no way that's going to get through' and I woke up the next morning and our Portuguese staff member said, 'Gee, they pulled it off.'"


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The Philadelphia Semiconductor Index shows strong seasonal characteristics at this time of year. Investors can take advantage by investing in the appropriate exchange traded fund.
The Semiconductor Index has two important seasonal trends between now and the end of the year. The index has recorded an average loss per period of 8.0 per cent from mid-August to mid-October and an average gain per period of 11.5 per cent from mid-October to mid-January during the past 15 periods. Seasonal trends are influenced by a slowdown in demand for semiconductor chips in late summer followed by a surge in demand in the fourth-quarter related to purchases of consumer electronic goods for Christmas. The index has a history of peaking at least briefly at the end of the first week in January when the last of a series of good news events are announced at the Las Vegas Consumer Electronic show.
This year, history is expected to repeat itself. Several key consumer electronic products are scheduled for launch late this fall prior to the Christmas buying season. Notable is the iPhone 5. However, tablet, electronic game and smart phone manufacturers are planning to launch new products with extensive marketing programs before the end of the year. Consumers likely will hold back purchases in the third-quarter prior to launch of new products in the fourth-quarter.
Four exchange traded funds (ETFs) are available for investment in the sector. Each has unique characteristics. Each ETF holds a basket of shares in companies that design, distribute, manufacture and sell semiconductors.
By far the most actively traded ETF in the sector is Semiconductor HOLDRS . Units track the performance of 18 well known international semiconductor stocks. The portfolio is capitalization weighted and the management expense ratio is zero. A word of caution! The portfolio is heavily concentrated in Intel, Texas Instruments and Applied Materials. Together, their weight in the portfolio is 52 per cent.
PHLX SOX Semiconductor Sector Index Fund Holdings holds 52 securities that track the Philadelphia Semiconductor Index. The portfolio is capitalization weighted. Its largest holdings are Intel, Broadcom, Applied Materials, Texas Instruments and Altera and its management expense ratio is 0.48 per cent.
The SPDR Semiconductor ETF holds 63 securities in the industry. Holdings in the portfolio essentially are equally weighted and rebalanced over time. The management expense ratio is 0.35 per cent.
The Dynamic Semiconductor ETF also is a capitalization weighted ETF with 31 holdings. The largest holdings are Qualcomm, Altera, KLA Tencor, Analog Devices and Texas Instruments and its management expense ratio is 0.60 per cent.
On the charts, the Philadelphia Semiconductor Index has a negative technical profile and the intermediate trend is down. The Index trades below its 50 and 200 day moving averages. Strength relative to the S&P 500 Index has been negative since the beginning of May. Short-term momentum indicators currently are oversold and showing early signs of bottoming.
The preferred strategy is to invest in an appropriate ETF in the sector when technical parameters turn positive in October for a seasonal trade ending in early January.
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Mon 11 Aug 2014
Filed under: Human Rights,Inside Burma,News,Religion
Girls and young women in brightly coloured dresses and laden with food parcels, many heavy with vermicelli pudding, dodge the rain in Meiktila.
It is the end of Ramadan, the lunar month during which Muslims fast between daylight hours. After darkness descends, they break their fast with the long-awaited Eid al-Fitr feast. Only this year there was little to celebrate, as thousands of fellow Muslims remain in limbo in the three of the city's five displaced camps.
More than 10,000 people – mostly Muslims, although a quarter were Buddhist – were displaced in the March 2013 communal violence that saw more than 40 people killed. About a third of that number still remains in the temporary camps set up after the conflict.
The Muslim community was clearly hardest hit; official records show that almost 2000 Muslims fled the town, and only six of the 13 mosques in the city remain undamaged and open to those who remain.
In the district stadium camp where more than 900 Muslims shelter, many feel they have swapped their homes for a prison-like existence.
"We feel we are under house arrest. The camp gate looks like a jail gate. We can't be happy today like on previous Eid days because our minds do not feel free. Here, we can go out at any time in the morning, but we have to be back not later than 7pm," said camp resident Ko Min Min, who works as a painter.
While Ko Min Min has been allowed to leave the camp and live in his former home because he could show ownership documents, the house was damaged and he doesn't have enough money to rebuild it.
It's a similar story in the Water Resources Utilisation Department camp, where residents say they have to cope with poor sanitation.
"We have lost our basic rights while we are living in the camp because the toilets are not good. We feel like we are in an internment camp. [It affects] our social life, health, business – everything," resident U Tin Maung Cho said.
"Our household has 10 members. This is good because some can go out of the camp for work during the day but we feel very depressed at night," he said. "It has been more than a year. Construction of resettlements has been completed … [and] I would like to move there as quickly as possible."
In the district stadium camp, about one-third of residents have property ownership documents. Many of those who lost their ownership documents when their homes were destroyed by Buddhist mobs suspect the authorities have no intention of allowing them to go back.
But U Tint Wai Thone, the head of the district administrative office, said officials are concerned that residents will continue to stay on in the camp rather than go home.
"We resettle them to live in their original place but they don't go from here," he said. "We can accept those who have no place to live but we will check everyone who is still in the camp and see whether they have somewhere else to go."
The authorities want to relocate some people to detached houses funded by the Yaung Net mosque in Chan Aye Thar Yar ward, he said, but they are still waiting for most of them to be built.
With money raised by Yaung Net and other donors, 350 detached houses worth more than K7.6 million and 172 semi-detached houses will be built.
More than 100 detached houses have already been completed.
"But we do not know how they will transfer those buildings to the original owners," said U Khin Than, a member of the committee in charge of rebuilding homes in Chan Aye Thar Yar ward.
U Tint Wai Thone promised that more houses would follow.
"After completing a detached house, the regional government will build roads, electrical power and a running water system," he said. "We've asked the Union government, through the regional government, to develop semi-detached houses with government funds and to complete them quickly."
Translation by Thiri Min Htun
Link: http://www.mmtimes.com/index.php/national-news/11312-little-joy-after-ramadan-for-muslims-in-meiktila-s-camps.html


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Two individuals, one relay team sent to Hamline Elite Meet
ST. PAUL — Three individuals and one relay team will represent Perham track at the Hamline Elite Meet Friday in St. Paul.
The 4x800m relay team of Billy Beseman, Dalton Dahms, Nick Carignan and Brady Speicher also qualified. The relay team is Perham's highest-ranked participant at Hamline with the third-fasted posted time, eight seconds off Bemidji, a team they just faced last week at the Beaver Relays.
Speicher will also run the 1600-meter, where he qualified 16th.
Keeghan Hurley will race in the 3200-meter from a 12th place qualfying position.
Hamline Elite Meet
When: Friday, April 26, 2013
Where: Klas Stadium, Hamline University, St. Paul, Minnesota
The Hamline Elite Meet features Minnesota's top nine athletes and relays in the state competing head-to-head in each event. All races are finals except the 100m.
All high school track athletes are eligible to enter the meet. Coaches provide 2013 qualifying times or marks for their athletes. Athletes for the event are selected based on a limited field size with the top marks competing.
Preliminary entries can be found here.
Official race website is here.
Live video coverage will be available Friday at ideatapstudios.com/elitemeet
Correction: In an earlier version, Miranda Lockhart was listed as participating. The initial meet assignments were incorrect.


text: 5H3A6302-e1353095696821.jpg Science, Tech & Environment In Sandy's wake, Scientists Explore Links Between Warming Arctic and Extreme Weather PRI's The World November 16, 2012 Months before both this year's record Arctic ice melt and Hurricane Sandy, a climatologist identified changing weather patterns that suggest links between the two seemingly separate events. Sam Eaton reports from New Jersey. In the first of two special reports for The World and the PBS program NOVA, Sam Eaton reports from New Jersey.


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The former England legend checked himself into the rehabilitation clinic in Roehampton, south-west London after having suicidal thoughts.
On Sunday he had asked staff at a luxury London hotel to bring him a steak knife and then said he was going to drown himself in a bath.
Gascoigne, 40, has struggled for years with alcoholism and depression and was detained under the Mental Health Act in February.
He was released after two weeks of treatment but the latest incident will raise further fears over his fragile state of mind.
Many senior figures in the game have compared his downward spiral to that of George Best and have voiced regret that more has not been done to help him.
His latest problems occurred while he was staying at the four-star Millennium Hotel in Knightsbridge.
He ordered a steak from room service but then cancelled the request and told staff just to bring him the knife. Fearing he planned to harm himself the hotel's staff called in police.
But when two officers arrived at the room they found him holding his own head under the water in the bathtub and trying to keep it there.
Six more police officers were called in as back-up and the former midfielder was then dragged to safety before agreeing to be taken to a hospital.
A source at the hotel said: "He was completely out of it. It was a very sad sight to see and we just hope he's alright and that he gets better."
Another said: "He was naked in the bath with the water a couple of inches from the top. He said if he couldn't kill himself by slashing his wrists, he would drown himself.
"Then he held his shaven head under the water. The police dipped in to pull him up and hauled him out of the bath."
A Scotland Yard spokesman confirmed officers were called to a hotel and that a man went to hospital voluntarily. He was not suspected of committing any criminal offence.
After being taken to Chelsea and Westminster hospital Gascoigne then went to the Priory, where he was previously treated in 1998.
A source close to him said Gascoigne was in the rehabilitation clinic three weeks ago but left after a short time and started drinking heavily.
The source said: "He needs help at the moment and he'll be in there for as long as it takes."
Fears had been growing for Gascoigne over the weekend after he was spotted having his hair died bright red in a salon, apparently to match the colour of a Ferrari he wanted to buy.
He looked frail and shambolic and had to be helped across the road by a hairdresser afterwards. Hours later he had shaved all his hair off.
His detention under the Mental Health Act in February came after he exhibited erratic behaviour at the Malmaison Hotel in Newcastle where he was recovering from a hip operation.
Gascoigne was found wandering around the building with three battery operated plastic parrots that said "Give us a kiss" to other guests.
He was also said to have ordered plates of raw liver to his room which he would leave and eat the next day, saying it was good for his blood. The hotel said staff and other guests had felt "threatened" by him.
Gascoigne was born in Gateshead, Tyne And Wear, and his illustrious playing career included successes at Tottenham, Newcastle, Lazio and Rangers.
He earned 57 England caps and scored 10 goals for his country but never completely fulfilled his potential in a career plagued by problems linked to heavy drinking.
At first his lager and kebab-fuelled antics were regarded by many football fans as amusing but his clownish image disguised serious personal problems. He later admitted beating up his former wife Sheryl in 1996 and taking cocaine after his playing career ended.
Troubled timeline of a tortured genius
June 1996: Pictured with other England players engaging in a drinking game called the "dentist's chair".
Aug 1998: Marriage ends. Wife Sheryl is left with a black eye and badly-bruised face after he attacked her while drunk at a hotel.
Oct 1998: Admitted to the Priory hospital for stress and drink problems.
June 2001: Goes to an alcohol rehabilitation clinic in Arizona.
Oct 2004: Announces that he plans to change his name to G8.
Dec 2004: Spends a week in hospital with pneumonia.
Dec 2005: Sacked after 39 days as manager of Kettering. The chairman blames Gascoigne's heavy drinking, which he denies.
May 2007: Undergoes emergency surgery for a perforated stomach ulcer.
Feb 2008: Detained under the Mental Health Act after strange behaviour at a hotel in Newcastle.


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a day at the cafe
Friday morning I spent a few hours at a café with a special friend. There's just something about sitting in a café and smelling the fresh brewed coffee. I love being able to sit and share wonderful conversations with my friends. To me sitting in a café while drinking my favorite coffee and listening to jazz music (
Michael Buble
) is so peaceful and relaxing! This was the beginning of a perfect day.
Outfit Details:
Dress: Forever 21
Leggings: Target
Purse: Tilly's
Earrings: American Eagle
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do the impossible
Everything with God is possible. Absolutely everything. Luke 1:37 "For with God nothing shall be impossible." Sometimes I have dreams of helping people around the world, or wanting to do something extraordinary for people. Some days I think to myself it would be an amazing experience to take one year off after college and join a bible college group up in Hume Lake to travel to different places for mission trips and to seek God even more. I would love to start a ministry to help kids who don't have shoes, or food, or even clothing. To help those who are sick and in need of medical care. Sometimes I think that my dream of helping and starting this ministry is just too impossible. No way could I at sixteen start a ministry like that for people around the world. No way could I move to a different country or state to go preach God's word. But nothing is too big for the Lord. Nothing is impossible with him. With praying and seeking his word I know he will show me the way. I have always been amazed at missionary work and loved the idea of being such a help for others. Who knows maybe God will call me into missionary work or maybe he won't. I want to encourage you today not to put aside your dreams just because you think it is too big or too impossible. Matthew 19:26 "And Jesus looking upon them said to them, With men this impossible; but with God all things are possible."
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summer storm
The sky began to change colors from blue to grey. the clouds rolled in covering the bright summer sun. the sky became grey and gloomy, with little rain drops falling down. it tried hard to rain but only a little drizzle did it make. about twenty minutes later the sun came out shining bright as ever, eventually making the sky bright and cheerful once again. soon after...the big dark clouds left and it no longer felt like a overcast winter day. oh how I love summer storms. they always make me appreciate the sun!
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little letters
Hello lovelies! I am so excited to share with you my new post idea! I will be writing "little letters," which is writing about little things that I am in love with or things that have been on my mind lately. I think its such a cute idea, plus its short and sweet! So here are my letters...(:
Dear Summer
: i am so happy you are here, and I don't want you to ever end. i wish you could stay forever and ever. the weather you bring is perfect for the beach and ice cream. please don't go by fast.
Dear Followers
: you really don't know how much you mean to me. you brighten up my day with every beautiful comment. without you guys i wouldn't be able to have so much fun posting. so thank you.
Dear Lily (my dog)
: you are the sweetest thing ever. i love how you jump up on the couch just to cuddle with me. you are always so playful and yet so loving. i thank God i have you by my side.
Dear Pinterest
: i could spend all day just re-pinning every fashion, or recipe pin i see! i am completely obsessed and need to stop because i have about 12,000 pins, now how pathetic is that? although i have to say i am so happy I discovered you because i can find so many projects and many cool ideas.
Dear Bare Minerals
: i am in love with every single one of your eye shadows. i could go crazy in your store and spend hundreds. eye shadow and just makeup in general seems to be my obsession lately, and i am so happy i just bought three new eye shadows. putting on my make-up in the morning seems to be the new highlight of my day! :)
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life lately
My life lately has been very fun and busy. It is summer which means many special memories are being made with friends and family! I have been able to accomplish many of my goals for this summer, which I am extremely happy about. Here are a few things I've been up to....
Currently Reading...
"Kisses for Katie." It is a book about a Christian girl who just graduated high school and wanted to go on a missions trip to Africa with her mom right after she graduated. She fell in love with Africa and the people around her that she was able to bless and help. She felt like God really was calling her to go and serve there, so she did. Everything fell into place and she was able to go to Africa and be a preschool teacher because a proper education is very poor there and not common, so she wanted to help any child she could. She continues to talk about her life in Africa and her struggles and blessings there. She talks about how God keeps working in her life. I love this book so much because for me it is like a mini devotional story. It is an amazing book and I love the way she writes. I would encourage you to go and buy it, believe me you won't regret it.
I am completely loving old British movies. I love almost everything I see on BBC which is an old channel that plays British TV series. My absolute favorite movie right now is North & South, ah it is just so good!
Proud of...
I have been totally committed to my 30 day fitness challenges! My goal for these next two months have been to strengthen my muscles and become more healthy. and to be honest I keep surprising myself on how much I love the feeling of the sweat dripping down my face because that is the feeling of a successful day!
My special times with my friends and family. It seems like everyday I've been able to hang out with friends, go to the movies, visit the beach, and go shopping (my favorite ha-ha).
-spent time with an old friend, Marisa.
-went for a jog/run, and it felt so good, (I need to do that more often).
-hung out with my friend Amy & Starbucks.
-i saw Despicable me 2, and it was amazing
-my sis and I before the angels game for the Fourth.
-a peach iced tea that felt so refreshing especially in this summers heat.
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the ABC's of me
Today i thought i would share with you some random little "facts" about myself. I feel like sometimes you are not able to know the "real" me. When blogging you can discover little things about me like my fashion sense, favorite recipes, and faith, but there is another side of me you are not able to see simply because my personality is a little different when blogging. So im so excited to share with you some little ABC facts about myself, and in the future i hope to be doing more of these kinds of posts! Being personal on a blog i think is very important, so my goal is to do exactly that! I hope you guys enjoy reading this, and if you decide to do something like this yourself leave a link back to your blog saying you did so because, i would love to see what you came up with. :)
ddictions: coffee, music, and old British movies.
ed size
hore you hate: doing the dishes.
ogs or cats: dogs...I love them to death.
ssential start of your day: checking my phone before I get out of bed ha-ha.
avorite color: i always change my mind, but right now it is tans and blues.
old or silver: gold
eight: 5'4"
nstruments you play (or have played): i use to play the piano, although i can still play a few songs.
obs titles you've had: dog walker, and babysitter.
my baby doll i had since i was three years old.
ive: Southern California.
om's name: Heather.
ickname: Jen or Jenna Leigh.
vernight hospital stays: none that i can think of.
et peeve: having random strands of hair laying around in the shower. ewww
uote from a movie: "love is like the wind, you can't see it but you can feel it." -a walk to remember.
ight or left handed: left handed.
iblings: 1 younger sister.
ime you wake up: when its summer around 8;30, but during school more like 6:00.
ncertainty: uhhhhh, when am I going to start driving.
egetables you dislike: i'm not a fan of cauliflower.
hat makes you run late: usually its when i decide to change my outfit or tre-do my hair.
-rays you've had done: just in my mouth.
ummy food you make: cupcakes or brownies.
oo animal: panda's or cheetahs.
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I am imperfect. Yes that is something that I am always needing to remind myself. I am human, I am imperfect and I make mistakes. I fail, I fall, I say things I shouldn't, I let my pride get in the way, and I'm fearful. Could you imagine what our God would be like if he was imperfect just like me? Sometimes I look at being imperfect as a horrible and awful thing. But then God reminds that if I wasn't imperfect, I wouldn't need His strength, love, guidance, or peace. I wouldn't' need God's help, and I wouldn't need to seek his will for me. Embrace your imperfect nature, and lean on God. Isaiah 26:4 "Trust in the Lord forever, for the Lord God is an everlasting rock." When I say embrace your imperfect nature, I do not mean to love your sinful ways and party it up. I am simply saying that by embracing it you can see how much in need you are of a Savior. A Savior to save your life. A God who will love you just for you, mistakes and all. "It is better to put trust in the Lord than to put confidence in man." Psalm 118:8 By embracing your imperfectness you rely on God's strength and wisdom for your life. We are all fallen and full of sin, but because of our Lord Jesus Christ he gave his life for us so that we could spend eternality with him. "Proverbs 3:5 "Trust in the Lord with all your heart, and lean not on your own understanding."
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pop of red
Aren't these sunglasses just adorable? I am completely in love with them. I got them from
"Paper Darling Vintage."
You can find some awesome vintage clothing, shoes, jewelry, and little odds and ends in her Etsy shop! These sunglasses are super comfy, and fit really well. I color red is just the perfect shade, not too dark but not too light either! They are great for the summer and can go with just about any summer outfit. Be sure to check out her Etsy shop, you won't be sorry you did! :)
Oh how I love summer!
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Let Freedom Ring // Style
Fourth of July is right around the corner! This year I decided to put together an outfit for this special occasion. What says "the fourth," better than stars and strips? Well here is an outfit that's super simple, yet very fun, and you can still wear it in the summer on a everyday basis. :)
Okay so I hope I'm not the only one being confused about Google reader and GFC leaving? It's past July first and GFC is still here, so I'm assuming it was just Google reader leaving? Anyways so sorry about all the confusion about it. I know so many blogs had something different to say about it, and I just couldn't take that chance of losing so many followers. So because Google reader is gone now that's why there is bloglovin', so I'm hoping Google friend connection will still stay! So feel free to follow via bloglovin, and through Google friend connection. So comment below any info you know about this topic, and if you follow Google friend connection let me know and I'll return the favor!
p.s. what was your favorite post in my "let freedom ring," series for the fourth?
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(NECN: Leslie Gaydos) - Two students were held up at knife-point at Northeastern University in Boston around 10:00 p.m. Saturday night.
This occurred near "West Village G" on the university campus.
Officials say two black juveniles approached the two Northeastern students and asked them for the time. When the suspect took out their cell phones to give them that information, the suspects pulled out knives and robbed the students of their cell phones.
The suspects then fled towards the Ruggles MBTA station.
The school is urging students to be aware of this tactic.
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Office Depot's, Del Ray Beach, Fla., prototype design earned volume pre-certification under USGBC's pilot program.
Office Depot's, Del Ray Beach, Fla., prototype building LEED Portfolio Program creates a volume certification path to allow companies to incorporate LEED attributes into a prototypepets made with recycled content, recycling programs, and enhanced energy management systems.
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Before the calendar turned, 2016 already had the makings of a pivotal year for manufacturing, and for the world.
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But the year started with global economic turmoil, as a slowdown in Chinese manufacturing triggered a worldwide stock hiccup that sent values plummeting. The continued plunge in world oil prices has resulted in a slowdown in exploration and, by extension, the manufacture of exploration equipment.
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One reason bills addressing climate change have difficulty passing in Congress is structural. Because each state has equal representation in the Senate, 11% of the population has enough heft to stall any bill through a filibuster. Regardless of party affiliation, senators in the northern prairie states have a history of opposing any bill focused on energy independence or energy efficiency. These senators are good, however, in promoting legislation favoring local industries. Senate Bill 3381 is one of them.
S.B. 3381 would amend the current myriad of existing regulations that define acceptable biofuel feedstock. The bill goes further by mandating that any future renewable electricity standards or greenhouse gas regulations heed such streamlined biofuel feedstock definitions. Sounds good so far, right? But here's the fine print: the bill defines acceptable biofuel sources as what is embedded in the Food, Conservation, and Energy Act of 2008, generally known as the 2008 Farm Bill. In other words, wood from federal forest lands would become widely available.
The bill's sponsors claim this is a bipartisan effort, which sounds promising until you realize that they are Montana's two senators (Democrat) and Michael Crapo, a Republican from Idaho. Both states house huge swaths of federal lands, and represent large timber interests including Plum Creek Timber, one of the largest landowners and forest products producers in the United States. True, Max Baucus, the senior senator from Montana, makes a valid point: the evidence suggests that global warming has affected Montana judging from the acres of dead trees who have fallen prey to the mountain pine beetle. These dead trees are a fire hazard, so amending regulations allowing them to be cleared and processed into wood chips makes sense.
The concern many renewable energy advocates and environmentalists have is that the federal government has a history of lax oversight—a certain oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico is obviously Exhibit A, but there exists countless examples of federal agencies looking the other way while our natural resources are exploited. Nathanael Greene of the Natural Resource Defense Council points out that the 2007 Energy Independence and Security Act prohibits the removal of biomass from federally managed lands. If the 2008 Farm Bill becomes the acceptable standard for biomass production, the treat that natural growth forest on private land could be turned into bio-crop plantations. And while tree plantations may look nice and can produce sustainably-grown wood, they do not provide the natural habitat and ecosystem benefits of a diverse natural growth forest.
If S.B. 3381 had safeguards ensuring that only dead growth such as what exists in Montana's forests be converted into biomass, we could breathe easier over this pending legislation. But judging by how timber companies are salivating over this proposal, we should be wary and cast a doubtful eye. The federal government has a history of passing regulations but not hiring the manpower needed to enforce them.


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Maxim Integrated Products (Sunnyvale, CA) introduces the MAXQ2010, a 16-bit mixed-signal microcontroller with a unique power-saving stop mode. It offers development tools that help the designer rapidly accelerate the design process.
The MAXQ2010 microcontroller is suited for equipment that spends the majority of its life inactive, only waking up once every few minutes to take measurements. Examples include sensors, data acquisition systems, or environmental dataloggers.
A key feature of the device is its industry-leading stop mode, which allows the microcontroller to reduce power consumption to less than 370nA — this extends the life of battery-powered devices.
The MAXQ2010's stop mode reduces power consumption to 370nA typical and 6.5microamps maximum at +85 degrees Celsius, thus extending the life of battery-powered devices. Designed on a RISC architecture, the MAXQ2010 balances high-speed execution (up to 10 MIPS at 10MHz) and data sampling (up to 312ksps ADC conversion at 12 bits) with a low-power active-mode current.
The MAXQ2010 offers multiple power-saving operating modes, and provides features for portable, battery-powered applications.
The MAXQ2010 is packaged in a 100-pin LQFP and operates over the -40 degrees Celsius to +85 degrees Celsius temperature range. Prices start at $2.95 (10,000-up).
For more information on the MAXQ2010, please visit Maxim Integrated Products.
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Gordon Brown hilariously exposes the darkest secrets of being Prime Minister, the stab-in-the-back plottings, the betrayals and most importantly - the hair gel.
Love him or loathe him, Gordon Brown was our greatest failure at being Prime Minister in 200 years. In a candid portrait of life inside Downing Street Gordon at last reveals what it takes to knife your way to the top and rule a nation. And how his dream of power all went wrong.
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Oh Faux, if I saw you I would take you home in a second! Happy DOTD!
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Oh My Goodness! Faux, you are too cute for words --just adorable. What a sweet pretty little pup you are! No doubt you have a wonderful loving forever home and a dog as your friend and playmate. I enjoyed reading about you and hope to see other pics of you as you grow up. Congrats on being DOTD!
SOL!!!! (that means..."Sigh out loud" cause that's what I did when I saw you!!) You are soooooo cute you made me SOL I especially love the picture of you sniffing your sisters ear.
HAPPY DOG OF THE DAY TO YOU!! Your pics should have a "cuteness warning" on them!!
What a pretty lil' girl! I can tell that Faux will have a wonderful life, especially with her big sister!
Enjoy being Dog of the Day, Faux!
Hi Faux! Happy Dog of the Day, sweet baby girl! Oh, you most certainly are "sigh out loud" material! What a foxy little "low rider" you are, Missy, utterly ADORABLE! And what a precious pair you and sister Ivy Marie make, destined for sure to be the TWO best doggies in the neighborhood! What a wonderful life awaits you, Faux, what happy memories you and your family will be making over the years to come! You're a treasure, and so very worthy of your Dog of the Day reign! Thanks for the BIG smiles, cutie pie! I hope you're enjoying a very happy, fun filled day, celebrating with your best bud, sister Ivy, your humans, all of your adoring friends and fans! Lots of love, cuddles and kisses to you adorable Faux, and to your beautiful sister Ivy, too! (You're pics are heart melting!)
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And my Rainbow Bridge Furangels...Jingles, Cody, Fritz, Chessa, Satin, Buddy, Lizzie, Oliver, Squeaker, Moonbeam, Rosie, Ruby~
SOL - could also stand for Squee Out Loud - cos that's what I did when I saw you, adorable foxy Faux! Your sister Ivy Marie was DOTD back on Dec. 28, 2012 and now it's your turn! What a darling Corgi pup you are! Cuteness alert for sure! You're not only adorable and darling, you are smart - learning your person's instructions so well! I hope you and Ivy Marie are having an absolutely wonderful day of celebration Please have your people give you both a huge round of petting, kisses and hugs from me! Happy Dog of the Day to you, sweet Faux!
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"We consume our tomorrows fretting about our yesterdays." -- Persius, first century Roman poet
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Hello sweet Faux,
You are just adorable and I loved reading about you & your big sis Ivy Marie.
You two make a very cute pair. Congratulations on being the DOG OF THE DAY.
Sending you lots of cyber hugs & kisses and a wish that you have a long & happy life
Enjoy your special day sweetheart.
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You're adorable Faux!!! Congrats on being DOTD!
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Written on: 31/08/2010 by Michael Stanley Walsh (1 review written)
I am a graphic and product designer and designed HENRY for the Numatic company around thirty years ago when I lived in England. It has been a huge success and sold throughout the world. I am very proud of Henry, not only does it clean well but it is very compact and people love the way this little character folows them around the house.
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Review for SAVE THE CHIMPS, Ft. Pierce, FL, USA
I was first told about Save the Chimps from a friend of mine who lives in Colorado. I discovered that the sanctuary was only 30 minutes from my home town in Florida. I couldn't wait to see if they would accept volunteers. That was over a year ago and I've been helping out at Save the Chimps ever since. I'll never forget the first day I was taken to see some of the residents. Looking into the eyes of Ron, a chimp who shares the same name as my dad - well, he had a thoughtful look that was irresistible to me. And Ron had been subject to terrible treatment in his past. Never would have known it from looking at him in his peaceful Florida home. Here's to Save the Chimps! Can't wait to get back and help make peanut butter and jelly sandwiches again soon!
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I've personally experienced the results of this organization in...
seeing the chimps they have rescued from horrific research labratories - roaming free on their islands - grouped in families and living in a caring, open environment. This is not a zoo and not a breeding facility. These chimps, some of them quite elderly now, have a place to live that may "undo" some of the psychological and physical damage that humans forced on them in research labs, etc.
If I had to make changes to this organization, I would...
try and get them as much money as possible so they could help stop the pet trade and entertainment trade in chimpanzees as well. It's still a big problem - along with using them in research.


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Mass of Christian Burial for Dalli Johnson, 21 year old Buffalo man who was killed late Sunday evening in an auto accident, will be celebrated Thursday, July 21st at 10:00 a.m. from the St. John the Baptist Catholic Church in Buffalo with Father Pete Johnson as celebrant. A vigil service will be held and the Rosary recited on Wednesday evening at 6:00 p.m. at the Catholic Church. Visitation will be held from the Adams Funeral Home Chapel on Wednesday from 9:00 a.m. until 5:00 p.m. and from 7:00 p.m. until 10:00 p.m. Interment will be in Willow Grove Cemetery with graveside services to follow the Mass. Donations in Dalli's memory may be made to the Buffalo City Volunteer Fire Department in care of the Adams Funeral Home at 351 N. Adams in Buffalo.
Dalli Kristopher Johnson was born on September 23, 1989 in Buffalo, Wyoming to Scott and Myra Johnson. He grew up and went to school in Buffalo where he participated in wrestling, football, soccer and 4-H. Dalli graduated from Buffalo High School with the class of 2008. During high school he worked for Mark Gordon on the Merlin Ranch and also for Big Horn Meat. After high school he went to work for Dan Myers Construction and later took a job with Big Horn Welding where he worked until the time of his death.
Dalli loved anything that took him outdoors. He was always the first to volunteer to help with brandings, dockings and anything that involved ranch work. He loved to snow machine and spend time with his family and friends. He was a member of the Buffalo City Volunteer Fire Department.
He is survived by his parents, Scott and Myra Johnson of Buffalo; one sister Shantel Johnson of Buffalo; his maternal grandmother Shirley Arno; his aunts Marcie McStay and her husband Bob, Stacie Hougard, and Steffi Lara and her husband Tony; uncles Carlisle Arno, Gerald Arno and his companion Colleen Knott, and Gary Arno; cousins, Sage and Tempe McStay; Dakota, Kyann, Natausha, Chayce, Sammy, and Alex Arno; Nicole, Brianna and Devin Hougard, and Lance Lara. He was preceded in death by his maternal grandfather Jim Arno and his paternal grandfather Jim Johnson.


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No matter how you are voting this fall, if you have any respect for science and even the possibility that climate change is occuring you had to be disappointed with the cheers Mr. Romney got when he poked fun at President Obama for caring about global warming. His line about how the president cares too much ocean levels got a huge applause. Even some of my fiscally conservative friends are waking up to the fact that global warming is not just about protecting nature, but is something that could actually cost our economy billions of dollars.
At what point will those who are currently minimizing this problem and making fun of it realize that there are economic consequences of the type that they are usually quite concerned about?


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The first full week of 2016 is almost over and there's still plenty to look forward for the rest of the year. Virtual reality is really gonna happen this year as the Consumer Electronics Show, or CES, was a hotbed for the next big thing in gaming. While the current console generation can potentially have it's best year yet despite being hard to top 2015, there's always Nintendo with the wildcard to surprise the world once again with their "NX" platform. Will it come out this year and replicate the Wii's success or just be another Wii U sales-wise for them? All that said, Entertainment Fuse has their wishes and predictions for gaming in 2016.
Zack Zweizen: The Beginning Of VR
The Oculus Rift is coming out this year. And it will cost $599 USD. Is that too much? Maybe. Will it hurt its ability to break into the mainstream? Possibly. But what really matters in the long run is that this is the year when VR becomes a thing. An actual thing that you can buy games for and that you can play with and that will be available in stores. A real product. And that is a big deal. While there have been VR products released before, this is the largest and most well known. And many will be watching.
Will it succeed? It could. But I think the combination of PlayStation VR, Oculus and other VR platforms will be the key. With more options and more price points to choose from, more people will be willing to dive into the new world of VR. I don't think VR will become a huge hit this year. But, this will be the year it starts. The year where VR stops being an idea and becomes real. And the future looks promising.
Say Goodnight to The Xbox 360 & PS3
I love my Xbox 360. It is one of my favorite consoles of all time and I've played some of my favorite games on it. The PS3 was great too, I'll never forget the first time I played Uncharted 2. Or saw Killzone running on it. These consoles were great, had a ton of games and connected people in a way consoles hadn't done before. Xbox Live was a pioneering service that made universal usernames, achievements and party chat a standard.
And now it's time to say goodbye. Time to let the old boys ride off into the sunset. The amount of games released for the PS3 and Xbox 360 in 2015 was far less than in the years before. And this upcoming year looks as sparse, if not sparser. Microsoft and Sony will still support them, but the days of the Xbox 360 and PS3 are coming to an end. This won't be the year they die completely, but they are on their deathbeds. Goodbye Xbox 360 and PS3. Thanks for the memories.
Andy Bartsch: More Original Installments from Capcom
Capcom, you know I love ya, right? And I don't dislike what you're doing. These HD Remakes, Legacy Collections, and Definitive Editions are neat and all, but have you looked at how many properties you have at your disposal that you're doing nothing with? Poor Mega Man is rusting away in the corner of the stock room and the only thing you're doing with him is a Legacy Collection of NES games for a handheld console? You canceled four of his games in a single YEAR! DO SOMETHING WITH HIM! I know you announced a movie a few months back, but let's face it, do we expect anything good from the studio that brought us Dragonball Evolution and the Fantastic Four?
What about the Devil May Cry series? I still stand that the DMC reboot/prequel is an awesome game and has tons of potential for great followups. The Definitive Edition is great, and I'm sure the twelve people who bought DMC 4: Special Edition says that one's great too, but I wanna see what happens after the way DMC ended!
Sure, you have Street Fighter V (aka Street Fighter II 3) coming out next month, but I'll be perfectly honest, I couldn't care less. A few extra characters and some slightly new costumes? I'm more interested in having a few beers and watching Van Damme in the Street Fighter movie.
Konami Get's Their Act Together
The same could be said for you, Konami! Castlevania, Contra, Silent Hill! All these amazing franchises and what are you focusing on? Mobile games and pachinko machines! Do you know how much money you're losing? I know Konami is a big company and does more than make games in Japan, but seriously, we have, what, seven pachinko machines in North America? It's dumb decisions like this and firing Hideo Kojima that's going to ruin your company! Speaking of which…
Apparently Kojima and Del Toro are beginning to work on another project together. Fingers crossed, please, please, PLEASE let it be Silent Hills reworked under a different name. If given a second chance and not worked under Konami's name, I'm hoping I can finally play the finished product someday. I'm totally okay with Norman Reedus not taking part in this because, honestly, I always felt his presence would be a major distraction from the rest of the game.
Matt Rowles: PlayStation VR will get a big delay
2016 looks to finally be the year for virtual reality. With Oculus Rift finally having a release date and price point and multiple other companies poised to release their VR products to consumers, Sony won't want to be left behind in the race to be the number 1 VR product on the market. However I do feel Sony are the furthest behind right now in that race.


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Israel Appropriates Massive Tract of West Bank Land
Takeover from five Palestinian villages is biggest West Bank land appropriation in 30 years, says Peace Now; settlers laud Netanyahu, Ya'alon, government.
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The tripod is an accessory that will instantly improve your video. Unfortunately, they are usually too big and bulky to use. In this StoryGuide video episode you will learn how to pick the right one, and also you how to stabilize your camera using everyday things. From string to rubber bands to table lamps, there is always an easy way to improve the shot.
For your video to look like a professional video does not require professional equipment. But it does require a stable camera. Even if you are going for your version of "jiggle camera" you need to find some way to hold your camera steady. That's why we use a tripod.
There are different sorts of tripods. Its name tells you it has three legs (tri meaning three and pod meaning foot). There are all types of materials for aluminum to wood to graphite. But no matter what type of tripod you have, as long as you use one your stories will improve.
You can make good videos while hand-holding the camera, but you won't achieve excellence. Most professionals would tell you that tripods come in two forms: "light and worthless" or "heavy and useful". I would not deny that, except to say if it is too heavy you won't bring it when you need it and a great heavy tripod in your closet is really no tripod at all.
There are some "tripod alternatives" and "quick solution" camera platforms (not really tripods because these solutions don't have three legs.) I have used a bag of beans, rice or sand. Even a rolled up shirt placed on a log or rock can help.
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Hi Everyone,
Well, I don't know many of you guys here but just to introduce myself on the writer's corner, I am Shehroon and I'm 15 years old. I've read some of your works and they are amazing. There are so many talented writers on here and I don't think this piece of work is half as good as theirs but still I'm going to post it only because I don't want to write anything else.
Well initially
this piece of writing was for an English essay type thing. Actually, it was the
'Information & Ideas' section of the English Language course. There was a
day left till our exam and our teacher just gave us this task which would have
been part of the exam. Well the aim was to write about an unexpected event. I
had thought about it so much and couldn't think of anything.. But finally, I
did and after writing it, I handed it in. Though there was no point in me
getting it back the day after the exam, the teacher still did and surprisingly
this was a Band 1/2 piece of work, which is equivalent to a low A* and High A.
The grade boudary equivalences are different in every part of the world so this
may be wrong. But yeahh, since I got it, I was thinking that I would post it on
IF to find out your views on it. I know its not as good or good at all compared
to everything else. Lol, if any of yous' know me, you will know that I type a
lot - and I think that is just visible in the introduction.
Anyways, I'll continue with my work. Its not long because there was a word limit of 600 words and this is I think just over 600 (but I'm sure that doesn't make a difference)
Actual OS/Piece Of Writing in the post below
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MIDNIGHT' When Wishes Come True
Somewhere in the
middle of Asia, in the unusual cold breezed weather of Abu Dhabi, I was awoken
by the Azaan at dawn which was the call for Fajr Prayer.
Though I was
extremely tired, I got up to freshen up and read my prayer. Another motive
behind my getting up was so that I could hear my dad's greeting. He used to
greet me every day before going to the mosque to read whilst I read at home
with my mum. However, today was different; not only did he go without greeting
me but he also thought that by rushing out of the house, he would be able to
conceal his worried face from me.
Swiftly I read my prayer and made an unspoken request to Allah asking him for the well-being of this family. After doing so, I went and sat in the lavish lounge to wait for dad to arrive home. There was a sudden delay in his arrival today ' something which was very strange of him. He should've known that today wouldn't be any different from the previous days where I would wait for him no matter how long he took.
The air gushed through my hair, which told me that he was here.
I turned around. His face spoke to me and today like every other time he hid something from me, his face explained to me that he wasn't happy to find me waiting for the arrival. He came wordlessly and sat next to me ' his face being turned away from me. He held onto my hand from behind for support before saying,
"I'm sure that you know about the wars that are ongoing in Afghanistan and Iraq. Being the Deputy Supreme Commander of the UAE Armed Forces, I have been assigned to this mission to help save thousands of innocent lives. I know that it is extremely hard for you accept this sudden change but I couldn't deny the Head Supreme Commander's order."
Silence. I tried to figure out what he exactly meant by saying this. When I did realise the meaning, I slipped my hand out of his and embraced him ' with no tears and no sorrow. I think he was confused because he would have expected me to break down into tears.
"Mannat, are you alright dear?" he asked quietly, whilst his palms were being stroked against my sleek hair.
"Is this what you were hiding from me? How could you think that I would be sad to hear such news. I can't believe that MY dad has been chosen out of everyone to represent Abu Dhabi! I'm proud of you dad' I knew that you'd become everyone's hero one day!" I exclaimed.
I also felt the need to ask him when he would come back. He laughed at the thought that he hadn't even left and I was asking him questions about when he would be back. He hugged me this time and said;
"No matter how long this may take me, I'll be back by a midnight ' a midnight when your wishes will come true; your birthday' I promise!"
Yet even after 3 midnights where I have continuously asked for the same wish; he has not returned. My mum has accepted the fact that he will never return. At first he did call every Friday but since a year and a half ago, this has stopped. There have been no calls and no messages.
But I am still living on those last few words that he said. Maybe just maybe this will be the midnight where my wishes will come true'
So guys, how did you like it?
Was it good - maybe near enough to the quality you're used to reading?
Please do hit the like button so I know who did like it and do comment...
Shehroon x
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In Which Will Carroll, At The Bottom Of The Sea, Hits Himself With A Hammer
To protect his brittle ribs and gooey lung center, Tony Romo will suit up with a flak jacket made of Kevlar. But if you're like me, you're wondering: how exactly does one use Kevlar to protect oneself? Well, let me tell you: you put it between you and the thing hitting you.