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We are scheduled to depart Logan for Dublin on July 1 at 6 p.m. via Aer Lingus. The Aer Lingus website suggests 3 hours before departure for check-in. However, the website also provides on-line check-in and states, "Passengers travelling from the USA with Web boarding passes must present themselves at the dedicated Web check-in counter at the airport at least 45 minutes prior to their scheduled departure time."
My question then is do we really need 3 hours for clear security AND arrive at the web check-in counter on a Wednesday evening?
I frequently check-in on-line for domestic flights, NOT international... are there any additional glitches I should anticipate?
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Aer Lingus and check-in @ Logan
We are scheduled to depart Logan for Dublin on July 1 at 6 p.m. via Aer Lingus. The Aer Lingus website suggests 3 hours before departure for check-in. However, the website also provides on-line check-in and states, "Passengers travelling from the USA with Web boarding passes must present themselves at the dedicated Web check-in counter at the airport at least 45 minutes prior to their scheduled departure time."
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I cannot find anything on Logan Airport's website (www.massport.com) related to your question. I arrive 2 hours ahead for international. I don't know about the 45 minute thing they're offering, but I would not feel comfortable cutting it so close because there's no way to predict the line at security. 3 hours seem excessive.
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Jaya, I was referring to Aer Lingus' website, for the 45 minute web check-in desk. I am thinking (guessing) Aer Lingus has a dedicated pre-ticketed counter for luggage and check-in. I agree the "45 minute" seems too close for comfort BEFORE security thus my confusion. I agree 3 hours seems excessive.
Which leads to the next thought, if I take the MBTA silver line that gets me to terminal E @ 3:36, that seems appropriate to locating the desk, clearing security, etc. as its between excessive and reasonable ...
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That sounds like a good plan. Have a great trip.
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Note that 45 minutes is the cut-off deadline for checking in for your flight. There could be a very long line. If you don't make cut-off, you won't be on the flight.
Note also that the MBTA silver line consists of surface buses and not underground subway trains. I wouldn't rely on their printed schedules.
It's always, always, always, better to have an extra hour or two at Logan than miss your flight. You just never know about lines at check-in, or how long it will take to get through security. You may not need three hours, but what will you do if you miss your flight?
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What djbooks said. Good advice.
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I have the choice of arriving at Logan via silver line @ 1:45 p.m. or 3:36 p.m. for a 6:00 p.m. departure. I don't want to miss my flight, and am also concerned about long lines but somehow 1:45 seems awfully long for time insurance.
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2-1/2 hours arrival before an international flight does not seem excessive to me. I'd arrive at 3:36. You can't know what might happen with traffic or something else along the way.
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2 1/2 hours is about right for an international flight from Logan. I have waited 30 minutes to check baggage and 30 minutes at security, so it can easily be an hour or more from arrival time till you get to your gate.
my last couple of trips out of Logan, they seem to have done better with the security lines than in the past, but I haven't flown out of the international terminal in over a year.
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Last August, we arrived at Logan at 3:30 for a 7PM flight with Aer Lingus. We breezed through check-in, but lines were very long later on. We had a leisurely meal at a restaurant right next to security. The lines varied from short to very, very long over the course of our meal. Of course, we got in line when there was nearly no one - but when I looked behind me as we were removing our shoes, the line was really long.
According to MBTA, silver line runs more frequently...
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Having missed an international flight once for reasons I won't go into here, save yourself the hassle and get to Logan as other suggest on the early side. I've learned my lesson and now err on the side of caution. I'd rather be at the airport killing time than go through the stress of missing valuable time from my long-planned vacation again. Enjoy your upcoming trip!
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I also agree that arriving 3:36pm for your 6pm flight is good enough.
djkbooks - i think this is the same OP who's coming in from Syracuse; but she'll park her car at her friend's place somewhere N of Boston. So, I assume she has to take ?commuter rail from her friend's place into S Station, then change for the Silver Line. Therefore, her times are limited by commuter rail schedule, not Silver Line.
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How early to arrive is always a crap shoot. Most times you get through security much quicker than expected, then you're sitting on the other side thinking "why did I come so early?" But, I'd rather twiddle my thumbs (or hope there are some good stores or eating spots) post security than have a heart attack that I might miss an international flight knowing that there is usually ONE departure per evening. No back up flights to take!
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YK, you are correct, this is the same "op". I realize after looking at a map N.of Boston was NOT correct for geographic location... should have checked the map first.
The current plan is to take the 2:09 Framingham Station to South Station (arrive 3:03) and transfer to SL1 Logan (depart 3:10) arrive Terminal E at 3:36...this is cutting it close imo.
Which leads to the next question...is the "transfer" obvious at South Station. I am comfortable with metros and transfers but quite unfamiliar with MBTA (obviously!) I use a small (21") wheelie for luggage and am in good health so moving quickly between lines isn't an issue PROVIDED I can find the line.
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Julie, you'll be fine.
When you arrive at South Station from commuter Rail, follow the signs for subway (down escalators). You'll arrive at the ticket area - buy a $2 Charlie ticket from the machine and go thru the turnstiles.
There are very clear signs for Silver Line/Airport. I think they may be one short flight of stairs (down), but there are elevators too if you need them.
It is very easy. I take the Silver Line (from South Station) to the Airport all the time. There are also several T employees at South Station who can help you if you have questions: 1 at the ticketing area, and 1 at the Silver Line platform.
When you come back from your trip, there are T ticket machines in the terminal where you can buy your Charlie ticket $2 to get back to South Station.
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YK is it possible to buy the charlie ticket at Framingham?
Thanks, Julie
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The commuter rail is not pat of the Charlie system, so no, you won't be able to buy it there.
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Thanks yk, you have been very helpful in answering my pesky questions.
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NYT partially corrects editorial blunders on Modi governance!
"Did New York Times pass off mishmash of local gossip as 'editorial wisdom'?
"Newspapers, as much as anyone else have a right to voice their opinions. But unlike 'anyone else' newspapers have a duty to propagate the truth and nothing but the truth. The duty sits heavier on newspapers with a hoary provenance, as the New York Times has. C. P Scott's famous aphorism, 'comment is free, but facts are sacred' comes to mind. Therefore one looks askance if a newspaper like the NYT passes off mishmash of locally collected gossip as the combined wisdom of its Editorial Board. One uses the word gossip here advisedly, as the quality of information one collects locally depends on the ideological slant of the source. In other words, it depends not on what one gathers but who one talks to."
Those were the title and the first paragraph of the rejoinder I have sent to the Op-Ed editor of the New York Times.
The editorial, Narendra Modi's Rise in India was published by the paper on Sunday, October 26, 2013. It reflected – believe it or not – the combined wisdom of the paper's Editorial Board. I have mailed the rejoinder on October 28 at 10.58 PM. There was an instant auto reply. After the usual blah, blah for contacting the opinion section etc., it goes on to say: 'We do not publish essays that are primarily responses to other opinion articles, columns or editorials in The Times.' It helpfully adds, 'The proper forum for such responses is the letters page [hyperlinked]' and provides the e-mail address.
This is the usual routine to which all newspapers resort. They first damage the reputation of an unsuspecting 'subject', if it in anyway enhances their circulation. If there is a protest, they say, 'you may submit a letter to the editor; and it will be considered for publication.' If the paper indeed decides to publish it, it would be sanitized to entirely cleanse it of the report's original shoddiness (sounds ironic; doesn't it!). The task of editing letters is assigned the junior most sub-editor, whose job it is to weed out any which are not in line with the paper's political philosophy. What of the vaunted freedom of expression? Perish the thought. It refers to the freedom of speech of the newspaper management and any business interests it has or supports.
The victim rarely takes any legal action under libel laws because firstly, it is difficult to take on the might of a large newspaper. Secondly, the case meanders on and on and by the time, if at all, the victim wins the case the public would have forgotten all about the original slander.
Here is the rest of my rejoinder:
"First let us get some facts right. Referring to the 2002 riots, the editorial says 'savagely killed nearly 1000 people, most of whom were part of the Muslim minority'. The truth is, one third of those killed were Hindus and the riots occurred as a reprisal for the horrific burning of 59 pilgrims (more than half of whom were women and children), returning from a Hindu holy site. This is not to justify the killings in any way, but only to put the unfortunate events as they occurred, in proper perspective. Cases relating to the violent crimes of passion (both by the original perpetrators and the retaliators) are in various stages in the Indian courts. Nearly three hundred people were sentenced to varying degrees of punishment so far. India has a robust, impartial judicial system.
"The editorial goes on to say that [Narendra Modi's] 'rise to power is deeply troubling to many Indians, especially the country's 138 million Muslims and its many other minorities.' This is far from the truth and is a bogey of India's left-liberal dominated English language media. The six million Muslims of Gujarat have moved on since 2002. They have benefited as much as any other citizen from the state's focus on development. Zahar Sareshwala, a Muslim businessman in Ahmedabad who has a car dealership for high-end BMWs, says a tenth of his cars are sold to Muslims. It is in direct proportion to their population ratio in the state.
"Contrary to the editorial's assertion that 'Muslims in Gujarat, for instance are much more likely to be poor than Muslims in India as a whole', Muslims in Gujarat are much, much better off than their brethren in many other states including Bengal (which was ruled by an avowed 'secular, pro-poor' Communist coalition for more than thirty years), Bihar and Uttar Pradesh. These three states have India's highest Muslim populations.
"The editorial says Modi's presumed 'strident Hindu nationalism has fuelled public outrage'. This again is a fabrication of India's biased English language media. In the three general elections Narendra Modi fought (to become the state's Chief Minister for a fourth time) he had never ever spoken of Hindus or Muslims. His constant refrain had been delivering the fruits of good governance and development to 'my sixty million Gujaratis' who include Hindus, Muslims, Parsees and 'many other minorities', the editorial mentions.
"Finally the editorial assertion that '[h]is economic record in Gujarat is not entirely admirable either' will not find favour even with Narendra Modi's bitterest critics in India. How NYT's augustEditorial Board came to this conclusion is a mystery. Business Standard, Times Of India andIBNLive quoted below as sources of Gujarat's impressive growth story are not Narendra Modi's admirers. If anything they lose no opportunity to carp at him at every possible opportunity. (The passages are excerpted from by blog, VOXINDICA)
"The state has registered an agricultural growth of 12.8% every year for the last five years against the national average of 2% (See Modi woos investors in state, markets brand Gujarat, Para 5) and a decadal growth of 10.97%. The state is drought prone and largely comprises of arid and semiarid land. It was observed for several decades prior to 2001 that the ground water table in large parts of the state was rapidly depleting. How then was it possible to achieve those impressive agricultural growth figures? It was possible because of the use innovative methods to conserve ground water and rainwater harvesting. Swaminathan S Anklesaria Aiyar (no fan of Modi) agrees that the agricultural growth achieved between 2000-01 and 2007-08 was an impressive 9.6% per year, despite a severe drought in 2002. (See Agriculture:Secret of Modi's success)
"The Narmada Canal Solar Project is an innovative project in many ways. The solar panels that were laid along the Narmada canal for a distance of just 750 metres produce 1 MW of power (or 1.6 million units of electricity) and meet the requirements of 16,000 families. It prevents 9,000,000 litres of water from evaporating. The solar electricity plant near Charnaka in north Gujarat produces 214 MW of electricity. In order to produce the same amount of electricity, 900,000 tonnes of coal or natural gas are required! The plant prevents 8,000,000 tonnes of carbon dioxide being released into the atmosphere. Gujarat has a canal network that is 85,000 kilometres long. Using only 16.2% of this canal length or 19,000 kilometres for electricity generation is expected to produce 2,200 MW of electricity and save 11,000 acres of cultivable land.
"To say that Narendra Modi's 'puppy' remark was 'incendiary' is as bizarre as the rest of the editorial.
"Asked in an interview with Reuters, how he felt about the tragic loss of human lives in the 2002 riots, he replied that 'if a puppy were to come under the wheels of his car, even if someone else was driving it, he would be pained'. This innocuous remark sent the Indian commentariat into delirium. They analysed each word, comma and pause. They analysed his tone, pitch and inflexion. They did not stop there. They began looking for hidden meanings and concealed metaphors. An English saying refers to 'a good man, kind to animals and respected by all'. If one were to objectively analyse Modi's answer, one would have understood that he tried to convey the anguish he felt when human lives were lost.
"The huge turnouts at his election meetings ever since Narendra Modi has been declared his party's prime ministerial candidate are proof positive of his acceptance as a mass leader. The youth of this country sees in him a decisive leader with a vision, and one who can translate the vision into reality. The loss of one ally is really not significant in India's prevailing political atmosphere. A party that gathers a critical mass will attract allies to give it a parliamentary majority.
"One hopes the foregoing convincingly rebuts every point in the editorial that misrepresented facts about Narendra Modi. May one expect that the New York Times does the decent thing by publishing the rebuttal?"
What is the need to make all these additional comments as the article was anyway going to be published in VOXINDICA if it was rejected by NYT. Here is the reason: The paper does not publish a retraction. However it might have received a number of rebuttals including the one from this writer. It is anybody's guess which one or all made the paper but it carried a correction on October 28.
It would still not go the whole hog to say that it made a huge blunder but simply blames an Indian government report. For its own reasons, the Indian government won't refute it. Of course!
But the big Q is why did the NYT publish a skewed report in the first place? What was its objective? Whom was it supporting, placating or propitiating?
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The NYT has lost its credibility among indian American citizens and in India. It is acting in concert with the dirty politics of Congress party in India. The timing of publication of long time agendic false allegations was synchronized with the announcement of Modi's election as Prime Ministerial candidate and strangely UP riots where Modi and BJP had nothing to gain in the cheap and deadly politics of rabbit UP and Congress parties vote bankings.
You have done an excellent job by writing this rebuttl to NYT. You have proved beyond any shadow of doubt that NYT's political philosophy is ani-Modi. I really appreciate your patriotic spirit. Please keep it. We have to go a long way to reach our goal.
Incisive article exposing NYT's inimitable "editorial wisdom".
The thing to do is ignore NYT altogether. They influence public opinion for sure, but NYT readers are all expecting these untruths anyway and seem to want it and are absolutely toothless and powerless when it comes to the land where Modi really matters. The NYT readers, being Christians, also have a male-authority complex and if Modi wins the election and becomes the Indian PM, he will be admired by the same fellows who derided him and then NYT's wisdom will change again and Modi will become a hero.


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Secondhand marijuana smoke may damage blood vessels as much as tobacco smoke
This research, led by UCSF professor Matt Springer, is being presented today (November 16, 2014) at the American Heart Association Annual Scientific Sessions.
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CHICAGO, Nov. 16, 2014 — Breathing secondhand marijuana smoke could damage your heart and blood vessels as much as secondhand cigarette smoke, according to preliminary research presented at the American Heart Association's Scientific Sessions 2014.
In the study, blood vessel function in lab rats dropped 70 percent after 30 minutes of exposure to secondhand marijuana smoke. Even when the marijuana contained no tetrahydrocannabinol (THC) — a compound in marijuana that produces intoxication — blood vessel function was still impaired.
Reduced blood vessel function may raise the chances of developing atherosclerosis and could lead to a heart attack. Atherosclerosis is the disease process that causes plaque build-up in the arteries which narrows them and restricts blood flow.
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Marijuana and tobacco smoke are chemically and physically alike, aside from their active ingredients.
The drop in blood vessel function from THC-free marijuana suggests that the compound isn't responsible for the effect. Similarly, this study confirms that nicotine is not required for smoke to interfere with blood vessel function.
In the study, researchers used a modified cigarette smoking machine to expose rats to marijuana smoke. A high-resolution ultrasound machine measured how well the main leg artery functioned. Researchers recorded blood vessel dilation before smoke exposure and 10 minutes and 40 minutes after smoke exposure.
They also conducted separate tests with THC-free marijuana and plain air. There was no difference in blood vessel function when the rats were exposed to plain air.
In previous tobacco studies, blood vessel function tended to go back to normal within 30 minutes of exposure. However, in the marijuana study, blood vessel function didn't return to normal when measured 40 minutes after exposure.
Now that marijuana is becoming increasingly legalized in the United States, its effect on others is a growing public health concern, Springer said.
"If you're hanging out in a room where people are smoking a lot of marijuana, you may be harming your blood vessels," he said. "There's no reason to think marijuana smoke is better than tobacco smoke. Avoid them both."
Secondhand tobacco smoke causes about 34,000 premature deaths from heart disease each year in the United States among nonsmokers according to the U.S. Surgeon General's 2014 report on the consequences of smoking.
More research is needed to determine if secondhand marijuana smoke has other similar effects to secondhand cigarette smoke in humans.
The National Institute on Drug Abuse and the Elfenworks Foundation funded the study.
Here is the abstract:
Brief Exposure to Marijuana Secondhand Smoke Impairs Vascular Endothelial Function
Xiaoyin Wang, Ronak Derakhshandeh, Shilpa Narayan, Emmy Luu, Stephenie Le, Olivia M. Danforth, Hilda J. Rodriguez, Richard E. Sievers, Suzaynn F. Schick, Stanton A. Glantz, Matthew L. Springer, Univ of California, San Francisco, San Francisco, CA
Objectives: Despite general public awareness that tobacco secondhand smoke (SHS) is harmful, much of the public still regards marijuana SHS as benign. Because marijuana smoke and tobacco smoke are chemically and physically similar (other than nicotine and tetrahydrocannabinol (THC)), we tested this assumption by asking whether short exposure to marijuana SHS causes acute vascular endothelial dysfunction similar to that caused by tobacco SHS. Exposure to tobacco SHS impairs arterial flow-mediated dilation (FMD) in humans and rats.
Methods: We used a rat model to test the effects of secondhand marijuana smoke on FMD. We exposed anesthetized rats to marijuana SHS using a modified cigarette smoking machine, and measured FMD three times: before 30-min exposure ("pre"), 10 min after end of exposure ("post10"), and 40 min after end of exposure ("post40"). FMD was measured by micro-ultrasound measurements of femoral artery diameter before and after transient (5 min) surgical ligation of the common iliac artery. Concentrations of respirable suspended particles <2.5 μm (RSP) fell during exposure; exposure conditions are denoted by starting concentrations.
Results: Marijuana SHS starting at 667±62 μg/m3 RSP (n=8) caused FMD to fall from 7.5±0.94% (SEM) pre to 2.3±0.50% at post10 and 2.2±0.80 at post40 (P<0.01 for both post10 and post40 vs. pre, adjusted for multiple comparisons). SHS from placebo marijuana lacking THC starting at 671±49 μg/m3 RSP (n=7) similarly impaired FMD (9.9±1.4% pre, 4.3±0.64% post10 (p<0.01), 5.5±1.3% post40 (P<0.05)), confirming that impairment did not depend on the THC. In contrast, air in the exposure chamber (1.8±0.7 μg/m3RSP; n=8) did not alter FMD (11.0±0.64% pre, 11.4±0.72% post10, 11.7±0.86% post40, P>0.70).
Conclusions: Marijuana and tobacco SHS impair endothelial function similarly under comparable exposure conditions. Public exposure to SHS should be avoided whether the source is tobacco or marijuana.


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Cowboys Down Iowa State 58-27 - Match Report
Desmond Roland tore up the turf for 219 rushing yards on Saturday to lead the Cowboys to a 58-27 win over the Cyclones at Jack Trice Stadium.
The Cowboys were a 12.5-point favorite in the win, and managed to turn a profit for their supporters. The combined score went OVER the total, which closed at 56.5.
Clint Chelf completed 10 of 26 pass attempts for 78 yards for the Cowboys in the win. He was picked off 1 time by the Cyclones defense.
Sam B. Richardson rushed for 64 yards for Iowa State, while Shontrelle Johnson added 43 yards. Grant Rohach threw for 97 yards for the Cyclones, while receivers E.J. Bibbs and Quenton Bundrage had 53 and 50 yards respectively.
The time of possession battle favored Iowa State as their offense was on the field for 33:36, longer than the 26:24 of their opponents.
Oklahoma State looks to continue their winning ways next game with a battle against Texas Tech. Iowa State will aim to get back on the winning track at Kansas State.


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Celebrating the personality of bamboo4222 East County Road 750 North
Arundinaria gigantea (river cane) is the material Robin McBride Scott weaves into her traditional mats and basketry. She has dedicated herself to researching techniques that would have been lost to her Cherokee heritage. In 2006, The Smithsonian declared Robin "Carrier of Culture: Living Native Basket Traditions"
Terry Green's remodel of a bathroom in a "Green" Certified home showcased "the wondrous aesthetic properties of bamboo."
Outdoor installations of recycled bamboo were the focus of Myrna Balk's application. However, her Web site reveals her passionate concern for "international social atrocities."
Celebrating the personality of bambooGeorge School
Carter has been a faculty member in the Arts Department at George School in Newtown, PA since 1984. His application included photographs of some of his recent work created this spring while he was on sabbatical. He was awarded a fellowship/visiting artist residency at the Center for furniture Craftsmanship in Rockport, ME. He writes of this work, "combining bamboo with solid wood is especially interesting since the contrast of color, texture and shape is subtle yet eye catching. The goal was to make bamboo the decorative element of every piece I built."
Bamboo as design motif47 Marin Bay Park Ct.
Kathy Pallie cites "nature as my inspiration." Surrounded by bamboo In her garden, Kathy feels a "sense of strength, gracefulness, and serenity." She will use her Award money to create a large wall piece dedicated to a grove of bamboo.
Bamboo as design motif731 Bond Avenue
Schurch Woodwork sent images of several pieces of furniture that incorporated bamboo marquetry. His images of bamboo were "inspired by the timelessness of this material and its many uses by countless societies over the ages". His work has been featured in such magazines as Fine Woodworking, Architectural Digest and Sunset.
New & innovative973 Metropolitan Avenue, Apt. 2L
Organic Light is Daniel Rossi's latest collection of bamboo lights. His work "references the natural color, form and texture of the material All sustained by structural design elements that make the lamp functional." "The concept of eco-friendliness is important as we move into a world that is more conscious of depleting natural resources."
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Anne writes, "Every piece I make will not look like the rest." She received her MFA in fibers from Colorado State University and fiber is an integral part of her furniture. Her proposal included multiple images of very colorful furniture that she dyes multiple times to achieve saturated color. Anne proposed incorporating bamboo into new work, and the jurors were absolutely sure she would be successful!
Since the early 1990s, Martha Spragg has concentrated on ink bamboo. As She says herself, "When I paint ink bamboo, I follow my brush." She submitted fifty pen and ink line drawings of P. Nigra (Black Bamboo) which she hopes to publish into a book.


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Handwriting Analyst Muriel Stafford is right as far as she goes in analyzing Dean Acheson's "left-slanted" script [TIME, April 4], but she does not go far enough. History shows that none of the men who have distinguished themselves on the political scene, at any time, wrote a left-slant. Nor did a single one of them have low, "modest" capitals. They wrote a right-slant, were outgoing, and interested in "the greatest good for the greatest number." The left-slanter is, primarily, concerned with the "choice few."
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Mr Kenny's summit task
THERE'S A Groundhog Day quality to watching European summits: a repetition, it seems, almost word for word of previous declarations and unchanging orthodox economic mantras, a sense of glacial progress, endless talk of "last ditch" efforts, of German obstacles, and if any movement, "just enough, just in time".
Tomorrow, as the EU leaders come together again informally in Brussels to discuss growth and the Greek crisis – euro-crisis summit number 21 since 2009 – it will probably seem like more of the same.
But there are some straws in the wind that suggest a changing tide, driven in part by the French election result. Tectonic plates on the move, but at the pace of tectonic plates. "Growth" is now on everyone's lips, although major differences remain about how to stimulate it. There is common ground on expanding the capital base of the European Investment Bank, on making structural funding more growth-sensitive, and on so-called project bonds for infrastructure.
There will again be reassuring words about the desire to retain Greece within the euro zone, although a vagueness about what can be done to ensure it does or contingency measures for a worse-case scenario. The weekend meeting of the G8 countries suggested, however, that Germany still remains reluctant to embrace the idea of mutualising European debt with eurobonds, seen by new French president François Hollande as crucial. And Berlin is as unsympathetic to Italian prime minister Mario Monti's idea of establishing a pan-European fund to guarantee deposits in banks and of freeing the ECB to invest in bond markets. Such ideas are likely to be music to the ears of Taoiseach Enda Kenny, as both could provide important opportunities for Ireland. At best, however, the summit's informal summary will suggest that such ideas are under consideration. At best.
From an Irish perspective, Mr Kenny's main preoccupation must be to try to get clarity from Mr Hollande about his intentions on the fiscal treaty. While it's clear the French president is committed to the treaty's fiscal disciplines, and the text that embodies them, it's still unclear if he will content himself with a separate declaration on growth, or insist on a new formal protocol, in effect an amendment to the treaty. The latter would cause Ireland some legal and political problems, effectively requiring a subsequent additional ratification process, post-referendum, although not a second poll. And, inevitably, an unfortunate muddying of the water politically on the timing of the current vote.
Mr Hollande's reluctance to be too specific is linked to his own legislative elections on June 17th, and his need to be seen to emerge from the meeting with a political prize of substance. Ireland's preoccupations are small beer by comparison – behind us, the punching-above-our-weight poster-boy days of the Celtic Tiger when our shining example gave us an authority that could demand to be heard and a sympathetic ear. Or indeed, the days when an Irish referendum could hold up the whole European train. Mr Kenny has a difficult wicket to play.


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While the devastation of superstorm Sandy is still fresh in our minds, planners and emergency managers are struggling with how to be better prepared for similar events in the future. Part of the debate concerns the value of preserving -- and even creating -- soft, green, marsh-type environments in critical locations, as opposed to constructing hard, technological fixes such as storm-surge barriers. Long Island's extensive South Shore lagoon system, rich with tidal marshes, can inform that discussion.
There's no question that the barrier islands and marshes reduced the impact of Sandy on the "mainland" of Long Island. The barrier islands absorbed and reflected wave energy and channeled wave-generated currents parallel to the coast. Dunes, where present, greatly improved the barrier islands' effectiveness.
Much of the sand that made up the now badly eroded barrier islands is temporarily naturally being stored in offshore sandbars and will be transported shoreward once again during the relatively calm oceanic conditions of summer. As the storm surge -- the difference between the storm-driven water level and the predicted tide -- flooded the lagoons through inlets, breaches and overtopping the beaches, the friction created by the marsh grasses slowed the progression of the surge. Without this calming effect, Island Park and Bay Park would have seen greater damage.
The channels -- particularly deepened, dredged ones -- stored water, but they also provided a conduit for the surge to readily reach the interior of the shallow bays. As the surge associated with the first high tide of the raging storm began to retreat, the process was somewhat reversed: A balance was achieved between the tendencies of water to be rapidly removed through the channels, yet impeded by the friction of the marshes. Breaches served as relief valves to more expeditiously reduce the surge trapped behind the barrier islands in the Great South Bay. In some places, the surge wasn't completely drained by the immediately succeeding low tide, and the bays began to fill more rapidly as the second high tide began to rise.
These lagoons performed as expected, serving as shock absorbers for Long Island, yet they did not prevent flooding. While they constrained the forces of the waves and currents, they didn't reduce the elevation of the surge. Once the surge entered the South Shore bays, the water level rose essentially to that of the open ocean. For example, even though protected by the barrier islands and marshes, the Bay Park Sewage Treatment Plant was still badly flooded.
Even without the sea-level rise predicted to occur as a result of climate change, a storm surge from a hurricane similar to Sandy could be worse. Much was made of the fact that Sandy coincided with the full moon -- which meant tides with higher high waters than normal. Fortunately, it was only a modest moon tide, and the maximum surge actually took place near the time of the lower high tide that day. Had the storm arrived at new moon -- when it was closer to Earth in mid-October -- the ultimate water level would have been a foot higher. If at the time of the super moon in May 2012, higher still.
As we plan for the storms of the future, we must keep in mind that while "green solutions" such as natural and constructed wetlands might mitigate some storm forces, they won't hold back rising water. Sandy and many other storms -- like the 1962 Ash Wednesday and the Dec. 11, 1992, nor'easters -- demonstrated that. It's unreasonable to expect that constructed barrier islands and associated wetlands, complete with oyster reefs, will hold back rising water for an area like lower Manhattan. More traditional engineering approaches -- such as the storm barriers that have been constructed in the Netherlands -- will be necessary.
These have their own issues, including environmental concerns, social issues (who's protected and who isn't?), cost and reliability.
On Long Island, it's impractical to consider constructing hard barriers to protect our extensive lagoonal systems. The entire ecological functioning of these lagoons would be altered. They and the ecosystems they protect cannot be maintained behind artificial fortifications.
Seafaring people know not to turn their backs to the ocean. But, we as a society, have. We have built where we should not. When nature has its way, we ask why government hasn't protected us and what it will do to help rebuild and protect us from the next event. The kind of punishing storm and associated surge once considered unlikely have now occurred. And while it could have been worse, with the current rate of sea-level rise, these extreme events will take place more often. A commonality of past East Coast storm surges is that with the passage of time and the persistence of property owners, communities have been re-established where they will inevitably be destroyed again.
Testimony and debate at the New York State Assembly Standing Committee on Environmental Conservation hearing Thursday in Lindenhurst showed that there are strong and differing views about how to deal with rebuilding devastated communities. It is time for our government at all levels to aggressively lead. Protect the wetlands, rebuild the dunes and construct new dunes where they didn't exist previously. Despite their limitations, these barrier islands and lagoons are our best defense. More exposed areas such as New York Harbor, particularly off lower Manhattan, Staten Island and Jamaica Bay, require a creative mix of hard and soft solutions -- not one or the other -- to lessen the impacts of waves, currents and surge.
Most important, government must have the backbone to require that construction be built back and up from the coastline. And because this rebuilding is occurring now, new guidelines must be immediately forthcoming. Zoning and building codes need to be strengthened and adhered to. Variances have been granted too often, and they must be reduced.
These measures are essential to save lives, preserve property and reduce the need for large taxpayer-supported subsidies when coastal flooding inevitably happens again.
R. Lawrence Swanson is associate dean of Stony Brook University's School of Marine and Atmospheric Sciences.


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Eight years is a long time to wait.
But Shannon Kleibrink got her redemption yesterday, winning the right to represent Canada in women's curling at the Turin Winter Olympics, Feb. 10-26.
Kleibrink, third Amy Nixon, second Glenys Bakker and lead Christine Keshen took three in the 10th to beat Kelly Scott of Kelowna 8-7 in the women's final of the Canadian Olympic trials in Halifax.
"This is amazing," Kleibrink told the Sun via cellphone yesterday, just seconds after stepping out of doping control.
"I just can't believe it.
"We haven't seen our friends and family yet. They let me hug (my husband Richard) once before they took me to doping."
The 37-year-old skip, who finished second in the round-robin, was head of a different rink at the 1997 trials in Brandon, where she lost to the late Sandra Schmirler, who went on to win curling's inaugural Olympic gold medal in Nagano, Japan.
Schmirler fired a pistol in the seventh for a three-ender to beat Kleibrink 9-7 but, yesterday, it was Kleibrink set up for three against Scott.
"It was so nice to have the winning shot in your hand, instead of in someone else's," said Kleibrink, who chipped out Scott's shot rock on the top of the 4-ft. to clinch the trials title.
Kleibrink held a 5-3 lead through six ends but Scott came back with a deuce in the seventh end and stole points in the eighth and ninth to take a two-point lead. Scott's lead, Renee Simons, left a short guard in front of the house and Bakker took advantage.
"Glenys made an awesome chip and roll behind a double corner guard," said Kleibrink. "That's what got it all started for us. As soon as that rock stopped, I knew we had a chance to win the game, not just tie it.
"We decided from that point to go for three."
Bakker got her just reward, too. The Canadian Curling Association allowed the mother of two to bring her four-month-old daughter, Sara, onto the medal podium.
"She won't remember this," said Bakker, who spent a busy week curling and rushing to nurse and care for her baby. "But there are pictures.
"She was a great distraction. I'd go back to the hotel and watch her kick and play with her."
The Kleibrink foursome, Calgary's first at the Olympics, got off to a 1-3 start but ripped off seven victories in a row for the free trip to Italy.
Nixon handed credit to Kleibrink, who held onto her composure while giving up the lead.
"She is just probably one of the best shotmakers in women's curling who has never quite broken through at a national like a Scott or a trials," Nixon told the Canadian Press. "How many people in their lives get a chance to say I'm an Olympian? Wow. That's phenomenal."
Keshen had her own moment to realize she was an Olympian -- the drug testing.
"I didn't do very well," she reported.
"I peed all over my hands."


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Irving police are trying to find the person responsible for shooting a driver near Las Colinas.
Police said Crystal Battee, 27, was traveling westbound on state Highway 114 near Cistercian Road when a bullet came through the vehicle's windshield, hitting the driver in the hand.
Battee was taken to Parkland Memorial Hospital to receive medical treatment, said police in a news release.
The shooter has not been identified.
Police would like anyone who has information about the shooting to call 972-273-1010 and reference case number 14-9697. Tips can also be sent by email to firstname.lastname@example.com.
The motive behind the shooter is unknown and the investigation continues.
Published at 10:16 AM CDT on May 6, 2014 | Updated at 6:21 PM CDT on May 6, 2014


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The 8th Annual Small Business Expo will begin today and run through Saturday at the Johnson County Fairgrounds in Buffalo.
The annual Jerry Campbell Invitational Track Meet will be held Friday at Buffalo High School, with more than a dozen schools participating.
BHS Athletic Director Schad Spilski tells us more.
WYOMING COWGIRLS BASKETBALL - The Wyoming cowgirls basketball season ended last night with a 70-58 loss against Colorado in the 3rd round of the WNIT.
Colorado had an eleven point lead at halftime and the Cowgirls couldn't recover they end the season with a record of 24-9.
Seniors Hillary Carlson from Cheyenne and Aubrey Vandiver from Laramie led the way Carlson had 27 points and 11 rebounds while Vandiver chipped in with 15 and 8.
Over 250 people attended the 3rd annual "Fill an Empty Bowl" fundraiser Wednesday night in Sheridan to benefit the Sheridan Community Shelter. Attendees received a bowl of soup in a hand-thrown bowl that they were able to take home with them at the end of the night.
"Inch by Inch" is how you can measure absolutely everything. Andrea Norwood, the performer, behind the lovable inchworm is about to measure the length of a Flamingo's neck - inch by inch - as performer Rhys Bevan-John maneuvers the Flamingo into position. Andrea and Rhys have been puppeteers with Mermaid Theatre of Nova Scotia since 2008.
At Wednesday's Sheridan Memorial Hospital Board meeting, a sizable Leadership Gift was presented to the Hospital Foundation. Hospital CEO Mike McCafferty explains.
Pink Flamingo w/Amy Albrecht / Pat James, author "Slow Eyed Sentinels"
The Buffalo Police Department will apply for a Speed Enforcement Grant to help with enforcement of speed limits on city streets.
Saturday, April 16th will be proclaimed Earth/Arbor Day in Buffalo, after the City Council approved a number of requests for celebrations downtown that day.
Ryan Aaron—Gillette
Trevin Harris—Western
Brandan Walton—Casper
Jerrell Crayton—Sheridan
Bojan Mihajlovic—Central
Tyler Condie—Western
Rodrigo Silva—Laramie County
Rodrigo De Souza—Western
Everett Robinson—Central
Terrance Dent—Laramie County
Will Walker—Northwest
Lamont Prosser—Sheridan
Travis Shepherd—Laramie County
Cam Howard—Casper
Khion Sankey—Sheridan
Jordan Hayter—Western
Tallon Robertson—Western
Jordan Johnson—Eastern
Jace Short—Central
Chantz Ramos—Northwest


text: Hi Brett, On 11.06.2010, at 04:53, Brett Giles wrote: > I seem to have Gtk2HS 0.11 installed, but not quite working. Interestingly, I can run a demo, such as the hello/World.hs example, directly in ghci. However, when I try to do a ghc --make on any code containing gtk2hs I get a link error like this: > > Undefined symbols: > "_iconv_close", referenced from: > _hs_iconv_close in libHSbase-126.96.36.199.a(iconv.o) > (maybe you meant: _hs_iconv_close) > "_iconv", referenced from: > _hs_iconv in libHSbase-220.127.116.11.a(iconv.o) > (maybe you meant: _hs_iconv_open, _hs_iconv , _hs_iconv_close ) > "_iconv_open", referenced from: > _hs_iconv_open in libHSbase-18.104.22.168.a(iconv.o) > (maybe you meant: _hs_iconv_open) > ld: symbol(s) not found I've had the exactly that same issue an hour ago, when I was trying to cabal install threadscope on Snow Leopard 10.6.3. I managed to build it using cabal install threadscope --extra-lib-dir=/usr/lib The resulting binary seems to work fine. > I do have libiconv installed as a universal library via macports. gtk, glade etc., are also universal installed via macports. But, I did not manage to build glade with macports as a universal binary. I had to force it to be i386 only, since evolution-data-server failed to compile. How, did you manage to build a universal binary? Sorry, for the off-topic question. Best regards, Jean


text: | A Pennsylvania appeals court threw out the milestone conviction of Monsignor William Lynn, the first Catholic priest to be found guilty of protecting other priests accused of sexual abuse. Prosecutors argued Lynn violated Pennsylvania's law against endangering the welfare of a child, but the appeals court said Lynn did not directly supervise children. Elaine Quijano reports.


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The Impact of Fiscal Restraint on Budgetary Allocations for Women's Programs
The paper reviews the gender-differentiated effect of macro-economic policies by examining the impact of persistent revenue shortfalls on the part of the national government in 1997-2003 on the budget allocations for programs that support gender equality and womens priority public services in selected departments -- Department of Health (DOH), Department of Agriculture (DA), Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD), and Department of Education (DepEd). The analysis includes grouping the agencies programs, activities and projects (PAPs) into gender-relevant categories and tracking the impact of the overall contraction of national government expenditures on the expenditure obligations for these expenditure categories. At the same time, the study undertakes a gender disaggregated benefit incidence analysis of the mainstream or untargeted expenditures of the selected departments. Lastly, the study emphasizes that budget analysis has to be better informed by gender analysis given that, even if there is no gender bias in the formal policies and procedures that govern the delivery of services of various government agencies, gender bias might result from the informal rules, attitudes and behavior not only of service providers but also that of the target clientele.
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Jose Mourinho: Manchester United is 'the perfect club' for Paul Pogba
Jose Mourinho believes Manchester United will prove the perfect place for Paul Pogba to become the best player on the planet, with the Juventus midfielder on the verge of returning to Old Trafford for a reported world-record fee.
United confirmed on Sunday afternoon that the France international has been given the green light to undergo a medical as his proposed switch back to the Red Devils edges closer.
According to reports, the deal could be worth €110 million (£93.2million), beating the estimated £85million that Real Madrid paid Tottenham for Gareth Bale in 2013.
The Premier League club released a short statement saying the 23-year-old 'has been granted permission to have a medical in order to finalise his transfer from Juventus to Manchester United'.
United added that the medical would take place at their training complex and, after beating Leicester 2-1 to win the Community Shield on Sunday, Mourinho said the move could propel the player to greatness.
"United is the perfect club to bring him to the level he wants to be," said Mourinho, who expects Pogba to complete the deal by Tuesday.
"The Premier League is the perfect habitat for that. If you want to be the best player in the world, if you go to Barcelona or Real Madrid you are in trouble because I don't think the other two big guys (Lionel Messi and Cristiano Ronaldo) will let you.
"Here he is in the most seen, worldwide, championship which is absolutely incredible, with a team which wants to bring Manchester United to the top again. We have everything to give him and we know the reasons why he wants to come to us.
"Money he would get at any big club. He comes because he knows the club, knows the city, many of the players and wants to be an important part of the project. Hopefully everything goes well."
Mourinho said he could not confirm the price-tag, but does not believe it is an issue.
"I don't think Real were upset when they broke the record with Gareth Bale or Cristiano. I don't think it's a reason to be sad – it's a reason to be proud," he said.
"Football is crazy and the market has become crazy. What you think this season is crazy, you realise three years later it's not crazy any more.
"There are players who cost £10millon who are super expensive because they're players (who are worth) £500,000 or £1million. What is expensive and not expensive in football? I don't know any more. I just know he is a big player."


text: Hey guys, I'm new to this forum/Audi scene - upgrading from a Ford Focus - my first car. I'm looking to buy an A3 1.8 TFSI S-Line (****-ache to find one) and I'm having second thoughts about the audio system. Can you guys give any advice... Which stereo does the S-Line tend to come with? Obviously certain models may have optional extras that others don't but which is the common standard? Is the standard headunit any good with regards to sound? Same questions about the standard speakers? Also, whats the crack with audio interfaces on the standard HU? Aux? USB? If it has either connection does the HU display track info etc? Thanks for whatever help you can give guys. Matt


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What services the financial sector can provide
Berlin, 21 April 2017 - Green finance and sustainable finance: the contribution of capital and financial markets to sustainable transformation is currently being intensively discussed, also at EU level, at the PAGE Ministerial Conference in Berlin and within the German Council for Sustainable Development. Read more
Dialogue Invitation
Interested parties are invited to comment a living document on sustainable finance until September 15, 2017 aiming to further refining thesis herein. Statements can be sent until due day with subject "living document Sustainable Finance" to Yvonne Zwick (yvonne.zwick@. nachhaltigkeitsrat.de)
For a comprehensive G20 partnership with Africa
The Council has adopted its recommendations for a G 20 Partnership with Africa, based on the principles and values of the 2030 Agenda on Sustainable Development. Read more
21 to 23 November 2016, Berlin
From 21 to 23 November 2016, the German Council for Sustainable Development is hosting its first 'Open SDGclub.Berlin' – an English-language international conference in Berlin at which participants can share their initial experience with the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development and its global Sustainable Development Goals, as adopted by the UN in September 2015. Read more
German Bundestag passes law introducing CSR reporting obligations
Berlin, 10 March 2017 - With immediate effect, large companies are required not only to produce financial balance sheets; they are also required to disclose information on their social and environmental actions. Later than originally planned, the German Bundestag has now passed the pertinent legislation. Here is an overview of the main last-minute changes. Read more
Marlehn Thieme re-elected as Chairperson of the German Council for Sustainable Development
Berlin, 22 November 2016 - Marlehn Thieme, a member of the Council of the Evangelical Church (EKD) in Germany who also chairs the Television Council that oversees Germany's ZDF public television broadcasting station, will remain chairperson of the German Council for Sustainable Development (RNE). The Council Members re-elected Marlehn Thieme at the RNE's inaugural meeting on 22 November. Read more
Federal Chancellor reappoints members of German Council for Sustainable Development
Berlin, 26 October 2016 – Federal Chancellor Angela Merkel has reappointed the German Council for Sustainable Development (RNE). The 15-strong Council will consist of seven women and eight men. Read more
The Sustainability Council
The German Council for Sustainable Development (RNE) is an advisory body mandated by and reporting back to the German Federal Government. Appointed ad personam by Chancellor Angela Merkel for a three-year term the 15 members are free to set their agenda. The RNE was first established in April 2001 by then Chancellor Gerhard Schröder. Its work is facilitated by a General Secretary and his staff.
The RNE seeks to make sustainable development a fundamental goal and field of action in all areas of the political sphere. It works towards citizens living a sustainable lifestyle and towards a broad public discussion on sustainability. It urges businesses and institutions to make their economic activities sustainable, to face the challenges posed by sustainability and to make use of its opportunities. The RNE seeks to broaden the discussion on sustainability within society and to make the outcomes of this more effective and more binding.
Sustainable Development
Sustainable development entails treating environmental aspects on an equal footing with social and economic aspects. Making this abundantly clear is one of the Council's missions. Future-oriented management means that we have to leave future generations a globally intact ecological, social and economic system. The one cannot be achieved without the others.


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Crew Emblems
All right, so.. I spent about 3 hours or so creating a few different emblems for my crew. I save them, publish a couple, and all seems good...
Until I log into the game and try to put my crew emblem on a T-Shirt. There's a gigantic white background around ALL of my goddamn emblems. Needless to say, I didn't put these horrid white backgrounds there, the emblem should have no background at all. (Any of them.) Why it is doing this to all of my emblems? I've seen more than one other crew who's emblem has no background, thus making it look nice on a T-Shirt or car.
So, someone please tell me, why are my emblems not cut out, even with no background layer? And how do I get them cut out? 'Cause this emblem creator thing is complete crap, I lost my entire project and had to start over twice - so I'm pretty pissed off right now that even after my hours of slaving in an emblem creator that seems like it was designed for 3 year olds to play with shapes - I still have emblems that look like shit, due to the creator slapping a white background on all of my images.
Hey Rockstar - how about you let us upload our own $%*%##& emblems? Your creator is complete crap. I'm sorry, I love your games, you guys are awesome - but this emblem creator makes me want to choke people. No matter how good and how many hours you spend, what's the damn point if it's gonna add some random white background to all my emblems and make them look like crap?
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In the profile editor, using the editor bar to the left, have you set the background colour (bottom square) to be transparent, the white line with red cross through it?
Did you take the background off of your emblem in the emblem creator? The white is the default for the emblem creator, which is stupid. But you can take it off.. Notice the boxes where you can choose and save colors on the left hand side. There's a big box at the top, a bunch of little rectangles underneath that, and on the bottom is another big box. Click on the bottom big box and you'll see a list of colors, that's for your background. But the very first one is a white box with a red slash going through it. Click that and it will take away your background, thus making your emblem look more awesome on shirts and cars.


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March 9, 2016
Predicted Line-ups: Who will Mauricio Pochettino choose to face Dortmund?
It will be a stern test for Mauricio Pochettino's men, following hot on the heels of their 2-2 draw with rivals Arsenal at White Hart Lane.
The second leg takes place back in London next week, and Spurs will do well to avoid bringing back a deficit from the home of the German giants.
Click through the gallery above to see who we expect to start.


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ADELAIDE, Nov 26: Faf du Plessis carried his bat for more than seven hours, hitting an inspirational century on debut to carry South Africa to a morale-boosting draw in the second Test against Australia here on Monday.
The all-rounder was grit personified on a tense fifth and final day, compiling an unbeaten 110 to steer the Proteas to safety in the stifling heat of the Adelaide Oval.
Australia paceman Peter Siddle and spinner Nathan Lyon captured late wickets to leave South Africa wobbling at 240-8 and the home side in sight of victory.
However, Du Plessis and Morne Morkel survived the nerve-shredding final overs to leave the series tied at 0-0 after the drawn first Test in Brisbane.
South Africa were 248-8 at the close, 182 runs behind the 430-run target Australia captain Michael Clarke set for victory, with Morkel unbeaten on eight.
The third and final Test starts in Perth on Friday, a quick turnaround for two teams carrying injuries and battling fatigue after five days in Adelaide's baking heat.
Du Plessis anchored two defiant partnerships, the first an 89-run stand with schoolmate A.B. de Villiers that soaked up 68 overs until after lunch.
The second was a 99-run dig with the injured Kallis, who battled through the pain of his hamstring strain for a second straight innings.
"I just tried to keep my game plan very simple," the 28-year-old Du Plessis told reporters. "Make them bowl at me and just take it an hour by an hour.
"If you looked at it yesterday [Sunday], it was quite a long way away. A.B. and Jacques really helped me a lot. I had goose bumps — it's the record for the longest goosebumps ever."
An enthralling battle between Du Plessis and Siddle saw both players slump to the ground in exhaustion before picking themselves up again.
Siddle returned figures of 4-65 after nearly single-handedly willing Australia to victory with two wickets after tea.
Lyon finished with 3-41 after bowling a heavy load of 50 overs as the Australian attack struggled with a greater workload with paceman James Pattinson ruled out with a rib injury.
Graeme Smith's South Africa looked dead and buried after slumping to 45-4 shortly after tea on Sunday's day four but underlined their status as the world's top-ranked Test team with a display of formidable resilience to bat out nearly four sessions for the loss of only four wickets.
Du Plessis and Kallis seemed set to frustrate the hosts again after scoring a big partnership in the first innings and guiding their team past the follow-on, but Lyon struck to have Kallis caught for 38 and give Australia renewed hope.
Siddle raised the tension to boiling point by dismissing Dale Steyn for a duck with a full toss that was pushed straight to Rob Quiney in close for the seventh wicket.
Shattered but charging in on pure adrenalin, Siddle bowled Rory Kleinveldt with a yorker to spark a roar from the few thousand spectators remaining, but Morkel proved rock solid at the close and scored a pair of boundaries to defuse the threat in the final over.
Du Plessis was made to wait five nervous overs on 98, but brought up his 100th run with a drive through the covers.
Siddle earlier bowled de Villiers with an off-cutter through the gate to remove the wicketkeeper for 33 and end a fifth-wicket partnership with Du Plessis that started shortly after tea on day four.
Du Plessis enjoyed some fortune, surviving a dropped catch by wicket-keeper Matthew Wade on the second-last ball before tea and a pair of lbw appeals in the morning after video reviews over-ruled umpire Billy Bowden twice. —Reuters
AUSTRALIA (1st Innings) 550 (M.J. Clarke 230, D.A. Warner 119, M.E.K. Hussey 103; M. Morkel 5-146). SOUTH AFRICA (1st Innings) 388 (G.C. Smith 122, F. du Plessis 78; B.W. Hilfenhaus 3-49). AUSTRALIA (2nd Innings): E.J.M. Cowan b Kleinveldt 29 D.A. Warner c du Plessis b Kleinveldt 41 R.J. Quiney c de Villiers b Kleinveldt 0 R.T. Ponting b Steyn 16 M.J. Clarke lbw b Steyn 38 P.M. Siddle c de Villiers b Morkel 1 M.E.K. Hussey c Steyn b Morkel 54 M.S. Wade c de Villiers b Morkel 18 J.L. Pattinson not out 29 B.W. Hilfenhaus not out 18 EXTRAS (B-4, LB-10, NB-9) 23 TOTAL (for eight wkts decl, 70 overs) 267 FALL OF WKTS: 1-77, 2-77, 3-91, 4-98, 5-103, 6-173, 7-206, 8-220. BOWLING: Steyn 17-5-50-2 (1nb); Morkel 19-4-50-3 (1nb); Imran Tahir 14-1-80-0 (2nb); Kleinveldt 19-2-65-3 (5nb); Du Plessis 1-0-8-0. SOUTH AFRICA (2nd Innings, overnight 77-4): A.N. Petersen b Siddle 24 G.C. Smith c Ponting b Hilfenhaus 0 H.M. Amla c Clarke b Lyon 17 J.A. Rudolph c Cowan b Lyon 3 A.B. de Villiers b Siddle 33 F. du Plessis not out 110 J.H. Kallis c Cowan b Lyon 46 D.W. Steyn c Quiney b Siddle 0 R.K. Kleinveldt b Siddle 3 M. Morkel not out 8 EXTRAS (B-1, LB-1, W-1, NB-1) 4 TOTAL (for eight wkts, 148 overs) 248 FALL OF WKTS: 1-3, 2-36, 3-45, 4-45, 5-134, 6-233, 7-234, 8-240. BOWLING: Hilfenhaus 34-16-65-1; Siddle 33-15-65-4 (1nb); Clarke 18-5-34-0; Lyon 50-31-49-3; Warner 6-0-29-0; Quiney 6-3-4-0 (1w); Ponting 1-1-0-0. UMPIRES: R.A. Kettleborough (England) and B.F. Bowden (New Zealand). TV UMPIRE: Asad Rauf (Pakistan). MATCH REFEREE: R.S. Madugalle (Sri Lanka). MAN-OF-THE-MATCH: Faf du Plessis.


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We came across Rocky Peak Holidays when we were searching for help online to do a self drive holiday through the Canadian Rockies. We dealt with an advisor who took our ideas on board of what we would like to see and do. He then organised the accomodation, hire car and Gypsy guide - at a very affordable price. Paid a deposit with the balance 3 or 4 months later and that was about all we had to worry about.
Got to say the only complaint we would have was having to pay for car parking at the hotels we were booked in to each night. It was an expense we didnt budget for, after all, we had a hire car, if we needed to pay for parking, perhaps it should have been included as part of our upfront hotel costs.
Also had a few minor issues with Gypsy Guide getting up and running each morning, but this is not a reflection on Rocky Peak Holidays.
Found their service exceptional. Thanks


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WILMINGTON, NC (WWAY) — Wilmington Police arrested a man for child abuse after they found his six-year-old child left in a parking lot last night.
Police say Jonathan Curtman allegedly left his child in a Dollar Store parking lot on South College Road playing with toy cars while he passed out behind nearby bushes for several hours. Police also found drugs on Curtman, 28. They say Curtman brought the child to Wilmington from Jacksonville on the back of his motorcycle.
Curtman is in jail under a $5,000 bond.
The child was released to his mother.


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user comments 32 comment(s)
|yeah baby (1:31pm est wed mar 02 2005)
i cant wait, and i got first post. – by d bazz
|hooray!!!! (1:41pm est wed mar 02 2005)
psp will dominate the market for years to come.
*now a moment of silence for the losers* – by pspsonyfanboy
|mid night sale……… (1:44pm est wed mar 02 2005)
will eb games or gamestop have a mid night sale?……. i know is to soon to tell but if anyone haves info on this let me know thanks. – by pipo
|maybe so (3:40pm est wed mar 02 2005)
i already reserved and payed off my psp so i wont have to wait in line like those other suckers.i might get that twisted metal head on and metal gear acid when i go pick it up.3 week from today ill be playing psp.:) – by master splinter
|ds off the chart (3:57pm est wed mar 02 2005)
this will put the nintendo ds to shame big time!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
– by jose
|psp (4:47pm est wed mar 02 2005)
what are you smoking, we'll be playing our ds' long after your psp battery is dead, grab a chair and pull up to the outlet while you wallow in crappy battery life – by pwnz joo
|if i wanted to play ps2 games…. (4:55pm est wed mar 02 2005)
i'd just get make this.
but that's just me.
i have a feeling that the psp is going to go the way of the n-gage. – by realist
|just my luck (5:01pm est wed mar 02 2005)
ill be in maui when its released. and from what i remember theres really no stores on the island that would carry such a device.
oh well, ill get it when i return home. :-p – by maui no ka oi
|wow (5:23pm est wed mar 02 2005)
looks like sony is really aiming to crush nintendo, its got everything aligned to do just that and this news that sony is going to make extra quantify of the psp, gives sony a huge advantage with keeping up with the anticipated demand, its just so sad to see the ds face its demise because nintendo lacked a true sense of direction. nintendo is forever screwed…what ever happened to the online plans for the ds and where are the online enabled games? the psp is simply awesome, especially the way sony has set up online gaming feature. the wi-fi inside the psp can be used in either ad-hoc or infrastructure, which might make it possible to set up a portable file share network using a psp. i'm sure sony would love to hear that the psp was being used to share music. anyway, you'd be wise to trade in that dual screen before the value goes down any further. – by props 2 sony
|this vs that… (5:25pm est wed mar 02 2005)
sony's psp will be tough to beat but then again nintendo looks to be pushing for a different market with its ds system.
instead of bitching about which is the better system, just purchase both and then you can bitch about the different games available on each. – by qwitcher bichin
|maui (5:45pm est wed mar 02 2005)
"ill be in maui when its released. and from what i remember theres really no stores on the island that would carry such a device."
gamestop in kaahumanu center. not to mention kay-bees, wal-mart and k-mart. all these places are in kahului, go find a map. :p – by saber
|psp its rap! (6:18pm est wed mar 02 2005)
when the psp comes out its a rap for any game consople out right now even the ps2,its going to take over the world even more than the ipod for the simple fact that it cost the sma eor les the an ipod it does what an ipod do plus so much more and you know what im talking about im not even buying no more ps2 games until ps3 comes out the psp its the bomb digie and more!!ds its for kids im an adult gamer now i need mature games.. – by hungry ham
|europe (6:22pm est wed mar 02 2005)
ok anybody know when sony plans to sell the psp in europe?
if i had a credit card i would import one from the states or japan, however i do not. so i have to wait until it shows up in saturn. sigh…
– by xinh
|ffvii: advent children (7:12pm est wed mar 02 2005)
does anybody know when the movie is coming out? – by supperman
|psp (10:24pm est wed mar 02 2005)
its already out in malaysia…. rm2000 about aus700 and us500… but what the hell… i have ps2 emulator on comp, with 16x dvd drive… so suck that… lol :p:d:d:d: – by teh sex
|23123 (10:27pm est wed mar 02 2005)
europe (6:22pm est wed mar 02 2005)
ok anybody know when sony plans to sell the psp in europe?
if i had a credit card i would import one from the states or japan, however i do not. so i have to wait until it shows up in saturn. sigh…
– by xinh
-umm buy from ebay… its cheap
|psp vs. ds (11:11pm est wed mar 02 2005)
i don't car wht anybody says, but all i'll say it that psp is way better then the ds!, ds graphics suck like your mom! anyways so what it uses more power? at leaset it can play/download music and videos!, can ds do that????, well i think not!! so overrall ds loses and psp wins! – by trupspgamer
|to all mega sony fanboys (1:17am est thu mar 03 2005)
you people are nuts i never understood you undying over devotion to ajapanese company you all seem to go as far as saying that you wish sony was the only one out there making any thing (in more words or less). i have yet to hear a nintendo fan ,xbox fan,or pc gamer say they want the competition to die. i guess it shows wich crowds are smarter, if every one but sony quit making the consoles sony would be able to charge an arm and a leg for thier ps products, even if they were inferior infact quality control would probably drop off all together just because it would be an extra expense they didn't need (because if there is no competion you can do what you want).
on another side of the fanboydom
i have a question for all fanboys
does it make your life seem more meaningful to degrade and insult other people and thier choices,does it make you feel better about the fact that your a total loser with no life? or do you just hate your self so much that when you see or hear a reflection of your self with a differnt it brand makes you automatically go into attack and defend mode?
competion is good when ther is less competion the market grows stagnant like it has now, if atari and sega where still around we might see alittle more inovation, but instead we have nintendo,xbox,and sony rehashing old ideas. but in my opinion sony is the worst at making innovative games, nintendo did the pokemon thing and sony had acopy (digimon) with in ayear's time. they only console that hasn't done this seems to be the xbox but then again they work on a buy out sytem where they just buy an ailing developer that has a good title then they puiblish it under ms's name (such is the case with halo wich was originaly going to be pc only)bungie was over budget and went baknrupt working on halo untill ms bought them. and nintendo ahs done this as well , but it is no where nere as bad as sony renaming something slighty like they did with digimon.
bassically the point of this last paragraph was to show that none of these companies deserve soldier style loyalty no buisness model does.
so quit being abunch of silly fanboys
|last thing (1:22am est thu mar 03 2005)
all hand helds suck ass graphically they only thing they are good for is travel in the car and only then if there batterie last at leaste 4-6 hours as few car trips are longer.
oh and the're good for people with no life what so ever. who would be playing a console much less a hand held when they have a(some)fine a-s girl(s) waiting for them. – by slayer
|ds & psp (2:46am est thu mar 03 2005)
i have the ds and i m waiting for the psp to come out it'll be great to be able to have both of them. – by jerry
|ds & psp (2:48am est thu mar 03 2005)
on the subject of the psp being able to download movies and music, someone in japan is already making an accesory for the ds that will connect to the bottom slot and it will read cards just like the psp. – by jerry
|re: slayer (3:53am est thu mar 03 2005)
well said! it is very sad that people are so insecure that they have to preach their console and flame all others. i suppose that so long as there is competition, there will be fanboys blindly fighting for their own 'faultless' console and ignorantly flaming the 'scum of the earth crap' that is all others. – by the patriarch
|master splinter (12:01pm est thu mar 03 2005)
i've heard of metal gear solid, but never heard of metal gear acid.
anyway, wheres my psp!!!!!????? (bangs on table). – by boss
|tsk (12:09pm est thu mar 03 2005)
part of being so jealous, aren't you. you guys never learn.
i'm a game collecter and you are to judge me on how to buy games? the question i have for slayer is:
what have you been smoking!?
i can buy whatever systems i want. – by game collecter
|i dont think (12:56pm est thu mar 03 2005)
i brag too much on how sony is the best.it aint my fault sony has the best game support.
anyways,boss you can go here to see info on metal gear acid
– by master splinter
|what ever happened … (1:04pm est thu mar 03 2005)
… to the gp32?
pretty cool device. open source and tons of emulators available. i'm suprised it's not really catching on… – by god�
|yeah but (7:21pm est thu mar 03 2005)
yeah but 700000 will be marching back for repairs and replacments – by mr. spock
|i have psp (6:13am est fri mar 04 2005)
u suckers wait for it while i'm playin – by anoynimous
|psp (9:30pm est sat mar 05 2005)
i pre orderd 2 day and im happy i didnt import becaues it dosent link with other american psp's on wifi
your moms so old when she was born the red sea was just getting sick – by mr.x
|thinking ahead (4:38pm est mon mar 07 2005)
1.will there truley be a shortage of psp's?!!
2.how many usa orders to date??
3.how long before one million get to the usa?
4.i'm on the 2nd order, will i be waiting till may ?
5.if i have a psp in my hands on the 24th i'll be happy.
6.don't kid your selves, the ds is still in the game,no games, but in the game!?!? – by watchingstocks
|dsad (11:09pm est fri sep 30 2005)
– by damer
|is sony going to make digimon games for the psp (5:04pm est sun jan 22 2006)
is sony going to make more digimon games for the psp. if so when – by dandre


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VISITORS to Harcourt Arboretum got an insight into how staff look after plants and trees and met some peacocks along the way.
The garden, near Nuneham Courtenay, is a satellite of Oxford University's Botanic Garden and staff provide a guided walk round the garden at 1.30pm on the first Wednesday of every month.
Tree expert Guy Horwood, from Oxford, labove, ed visitors yesterday through rhododendron bushes and explained the work carried out to maintain trees and plants all year round.
Mr Horwood also said there were now 14 peacocks at the arboretum and explained that was not always the case.
He added: "About 18 months ago we only had male peacocks but some females were introduced to calm the males down.
The peacocks' feathers look very bright at this time of year but when they drop out the visitors pick them up and take them home as souvenirs."
Peacocks have inhabitated the garden for many years and the main entrance is called Peacock Gate.
For further information on opening times, visit harcourt-arboretum.ox.ac.uk
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|Re: George Allen & Unwin: A Remembrancer on eBay
Subject: Re: George Allen & Unwin: A Remembrancer on eBay
by Khamûl on 2011/5/23 13:30:36
I won't disclose the price, as that isn't really any of my business, but Orcraider confirmed it was sold --and paid. I don't have any reason to suspect otherwise. Of course, deals fall through --but in this case the money has, metaphorically, changed hands. And, I may be mistaken, but I'm sure he would have said if he had decided to simply hold onto it.


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As title really, just getting rid of what i have left from the last to sales and a couple of other bits i have dug out.
the above address is the fastest way to contact me, thanks!
Boardman Saddle, Brand New and never used, £10
Charge Saddle, slight split in rear - £7
Charge Chain Stay Protector £3.50 or £3 with saddle
Specialized Saddle on left, £4
and one on the right £4
Shimano Hone HT2 Crankset, single ring 36T £16
Acera 3x9 Shifters £14 Pair
LX Shifters £14 Pair
Old school Rear XTR Mech £6
XT Front Mech £6
Shimano SPD £8
Shimano Deora Hydro Brakes F+R £24 the set or £15 each
(ideally need new pads all round but work very well with no leaks or damage)
XT Brake and Lever Combo £24 or £28 with brand new pads.
(slight damage to lever where i came off, and brakes need a good bleed but other than that all work very well, no pads)
Bars £4 for Spesh or Boardman ones, £5 for Cotic ones and £6 for ControlTech ones.
ControlTech Stem £9, Easton roady Stem £5, other Stems £4 each
185mm adapter £3
185mm Avid Discs £6 each
160 Pair £7 (whatever paid it is)
single 160mm £3.50
let me know..
and to keep a certain few happy. Postage is not included but i do not intend to make any money off it, just to cover the costs. Receipts can be provided. Thanks, Tim


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Well it is possible to have a long story,i mean RE6 will have a story that is more that 3x longer than RE5(afterall 3 scenarios with each a unique style and + possibly a unlocked one that is hinted to be Ada´s scenario)
If they can pull out a good story in solo and coop and make it long enough it could reach about that easily.
@Jazz: yeah I totally understand, I will be happy too with a 12hrs SP campaign, but for the love of GOD, 12hrs on Normal, so on realistic it can be longer, and they need to get some real players to test how long it is, the thing is I play games for the SP mostly, so SP is really important to me.
Yet as you said I hope it has a high replay value using strong sand box style design, like CT, and if there is a rating system or something, then that would be really good.
As for your dad, well at least he plays with ya, that enough
@reddragonhrcro : Indeed my friend, I am happy that RE6 overall is long, like 20hr or something, but I really wish every scenario was longer than RE5 not shorted.
And yup as you said SP (12hrs) + Co-Op (12hrs) = 25hrs totally, not to mention replay value, then I can die happily ........., oh wait no I don't want to die just yet, sorry
My dad keeps walking into walls
And why am I not excited for Dishonoured? Its like I'm missing something.
^ I'm not excited for it either. First Person combined with a 'steam punk' setting and super powers? And the graphics don't inspire me at all. Not the realization of them but the style of art. Just not lighting any of my switches at all.
Hitman still has me interested.
OT: I imagine SC6 SP length will be around the 10 hour mark as usual'ish when played at a SC like pace. I still secretly hope for a campaign or mission assignments, that can be tackled SP or CO-OP, rather than seperate campaigns, so we can just jam ALL the effort and time into one long awesome campaign. I mean, ideally, for me, it would just be a campaign that compromised a long list of missions that the player could assign assets too (spy/spies) and then manage the overarching objective their own way. Is that reasonable though? Probably not but I can't help it, A&K appealed a lot more it terms of replay but I have to think that, even though their campaign and maps seemed better overall than Sam's deal, it had a lot to do with the involvement of another player.
KenTWOu posted some early dishonored stuff a ways back, and the concept images interested me. But as more of it is revealed I beome less interested, it's just not my flavor. Which is fine, it's not all for me I'm so anti FP, as good as Deus Ex sounds I am still totally uninspired. I like scoping in but full games in that kind of view aren't for me anymore.
I'll check those Hitman vids soon.
I can count my still played FPS games on one hand. Though I'm mighty interested in HALO4. I think that ones is gonna be a modern gem.
I find in Deus Ex the environments are such an interesting character that when in 1stPV I just 'look' at stuff and enjoy the designing and artistry that went into it. Whenever the game requires you to do into the stealth zone it's all 3rd person cover anyway, so it sorta swaps between 1st person theme park and 3rd person cover stealth with rigid animations. Awesome... simply awesome.
Also cut-scenes and conversations are in 3rd person too, so it never feels claustrophobic.
I wouldn't mind some 1st person ironsights in the next Splinter Cell (purely optional)... after playing MGS, the 1st person aiming just feels so much better. No ugly crosshairs, no game assistance, it's all about 'you' lining up your shot. I love it.