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Fairfax, Virginia, February 20, 2004David Dorfman's daredevil company dives and leaps as if gravity didn't exist and the world was upside down and inside out. The company makes its George Mason University Center for the Arts debut on Friday, March 12, 2004 at 8:00 p.m. New Yorks 92nd Street Y Harkness Dance Project presents the world premieres of Light Bulb Theory and Impending Joy as part of their 10th Anniversary Season, March 24-28, however, we are privileged to announce that we will "sneak preview" these two new pieces here in Fairfax! An artistic discussion, free to ticketholders, is held 45-minutes prior to the curtain on the halls Grand Tier.
There is always an edge of danger in a Dorfman work. In Light Bulb Theory, Dorfman and dancers Heather McArdle, Paul Matteson, Jennifer Nugent and Joseph Paulson journey through a land of the helpless and the helpful, moving to an original piano score derived from pop classics like "Moon River" and played live by composer Michael Wall. The dancers observe that timeless folly of waiting for the "perfect moment." Impending Joy, set to a commissioned electronic score played live by Chris Peck, uses fractured movements to explore the emotional fallout after a crisis, in the moment just before everything becomes all right.
Native Chicagoan David Dorfman is the recipient of four National Endowment for the Arts fellowships, three New York Foundation for the Arts fellowships, an American Choreographers Award, and a New York Dance and Performance Award ("BESSIE"). His choreography has been produced at venues ranging from the Brooklyn Academy of Music and The Joyce Theater in New York, to the Bedlam Dance Company in London. Dorfman has appeared as guest artist with numerous companies and institutions. His dynamic company has been performing since 1985 and is known for its fruitful collaborations with contemporary composers and visual artists. Community-based projects like the
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"Sparkle" is Whitney Houston's first movie role in many years and, of course, her last- and that's the primary thing about probably 95 percent of people who see the film will remember about it. It's got some enjoyable music and Motown nostalgia, but what it's missing is anything especially original or groundbreaking.
"Sparkle" is a remake of the 1975 film of the same name, which starred Philip Michael Thomas and Irene Cara and featured music by Curtis Mayfield. It was an early screenplay by eventual fanboy whipping boy Joel Schumacher, who also gets a "story by" credit on the new film.
The new "Sparkle," directed by Salim Akil, is in many ways similar to the "Dreamgirls" movie from a few years ago, another sort-of Supremes biopic, adapted from '70s source material, that even featured an American Idol alum in the key role.
The difference is, there's nothing close to that underrated film's grand scale, nor is there a performance anywhere near as strong as Jennifer Hudson's, or for that matter Eddie Murphy's.
The new film, like the original, is the story of three sisters who form a singing group, although the action has been moved from 1950s Harlem to '60s Detroit: Sister (Carmen Ejogo), Sparkle (Jordin Sparks) and Dolores (Tika Sumpter), often against the wishes of their single mother (Houston), who its implied had a not-so-happy attempt at a music career itself.
Ejogo has the showiest role and acquits herself quite well. Sparks, in her first movie role, is an outstanding singer and dancer (unlike Hudson, she won her 'Idol' season), but doesn't bring nearly the charisma and presence to the role that Hudson did to Effie White. It also must be said that those three actresses are so wildly different looking that I couldn't believe them as sisters for a second.
Also in the film are Derek Luke as an ambitious music manager who romances Sparkle and Mike Epps as a loathsome, minstrel-like comedian/gangster who often seems to be visiting from a completely different movie. Cee-Lo Green shows up in the first scene as a character who we think is going to be important, but then he's never seen or mentioned again.
Indeed, echoes of Houston's own life story, intentional and not, are all over the film. Is she good in it? Not especially. She certainly looks unwell, and her one musical number is clearly supposed to be a showstopper, but really isn't. Still, her final scene is an excellent one, and fans of hers will go home happy. And at least her final role didn't consist of badly-shot, behind-the-scenes rehearsal footage from just a few days before she died, like in the case of Michael Jackson.
"Sparkle" is at its best in the musical numbers, which look and sound great. Some of Mayfield's songs are used, including "Something He Can Feel"- which you may remember from En Vogue's early-'90s cover, along with some new ones by R. Kelly, of all people.
Less successful is the pacing; the script makes no effort to establish how much time has passed or what year each events are taking place. The story begins in 1968, and there's footage of Martin Luther King, but there's never any mention of King's assassination, and the film keeps wading lightly into political waters before gently backing away.
"Sparkle" isn't a masterpiece and probably won't contend for any Oscars. But it's enjoyable enough as a nostalgia vehicle, as well as one more chance for Whitney Houston fans to see the singer on screen.


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Honestly....software internet connection sharing in Windows is awful, stay away from it. Get a router that does the job...on it's own processor. Or better yet..try some of the linux firewall distros I have mentioned in a sticky thread.
OS: Windows 7 x64 SP1
I have two adapters on my machine to which I'd like to share internet, but Windows' builtin ICS can only share to one at a time. I checked this site's recommendation but the Sygate solution it recommends is outdated was swallowed up by Symantec and should really be removed from the page. I managed to get Kerio Control working but it was a huge CPU hog. I then tried a freeware called RusRoute which I completly failed to configure properly and killed my internet. The worst part is that the admin of the site made it horribly difficult to get an account activated for the forums, and so I can't ask him any questions so I was forced to drop that one as well.
Could anyone recommend me some NAT routing software for Windows? Alternatively, if anyone ever got RusRoute working, maybe you could help me with that? Thank you in advance.
Honestly....software internet connection sharing in Windows is awful, stay away from it. Get a router that does the job...on it's own processor. Or better yet..try some of the linux firewall distros I have mentioned in a sticky thread.
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Why avoid a physical device (unless it is a $$$ situation)? Handles traffic MUCH better than a software solution. Just a suggestion.
I CANNOT under any possible circumstances use a physical device. Now I've seen several solutions online for NATting from inside Windows using a software. Given that these softwares exist, would it PLEASE be so hard as to recommend me one?
Bummer you're stuck with a software approach that has to be hosted on a Windows PC.
So does this PC have 3x NICs? I'm trying to visualize the setup...1x ethernet device to the internet connection (hopefully behind a router so you're protected behind NAT)...(but..if you're behind a router..there's your path). You do not want to have Windows sitting directly on a public IP address...yikes....bad bad bad.
But back to your setup..guessing 3x NICs? 1x for broadband connection...and 2x LAN side NICs? Doing different subnets....feeding 2x different networks? I can't think of a good way to do this with Windows...nor can I recommend a way to do this with Windows..I'd want to install a *nix distro to do it.
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I got it working properly with Kerio and I'm wondering if any other windows-based corporate firewalls could do the job. But most of all, I'm wondering if they all impact performance this badly. The 2.7Ghz dual core shot up to 100% for a mere 25Mbps transfer.
Using Windows desktops for some ICS computer is CPU intensive. And on top of that...if you're using that computer as a desktop....running some application on it..and you yourself are demanding CPU cycles running this application, people trying to use your computer as their router to the internet will REALLY suffer....might as well put a dial up modem in those poor peoples computers.
The only "windows internet sharing" program I've recommended and installed myself...was back years ago with Windows ISA Server...which was a full blown dedicated server product with a heavy duty firewall. But even that product..I'd not use anymore....I don't put Windows boxes on public IP addresses. I don't feel like formatting and reinstalling on a monthly basis because of it being hacked into.
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Macbeth is a seasoned veteran of being set in different scenarios—asylums, communist era bunkers, even outer space. So when a company describes their production as 'updated for the 21st century', you have to take it with a pinch of salt. In Breakfast Cat Theatre's production, directed by Paul Grace, the company transposes the Scottish play onto the riots that shook London in summer 2011. The conceit has promise, as the backstabbing and plotting fit in as well to modern street gangs as it does to medieval Scottish nobility, but overall, the production fails to move the text into new directions.
The play begins up-tempo with the entire tracksuit-adorned cast aimlessly running amok amongst the audience, with bags of clothes, trainers, and boxes of electronic gear. Grace opts for an earthly Macbeth, with much of the supernatural removed. The witches are reduced to three Alco pop swigging trouble makers, and the banquet scene does away with the ghost, leaving the audience to think Macbeth is paranoid and imagining the whole thing. This point is emphasised when Macbeth is seen shooting up with the witches, who are receiving picture messages and texts from their familiars.
Roberto Prestoni, who plays the title character, is intense, but flat. He is sneering and paranoid in his portrayal—a choice to show how drugged up he is—but we miss any sense of up and down within the character. His other half, Helena Nattress, is brilliant, as a glamorous and ambitious Lady Macbeth. However, Nattress does not seem to fit in because of her classy clothes and pronunciation that is out of sync with the chavvy and urban look of the play. She is a great Lady Macbeth, playing the role with subtly and elegance, but is too different from everyone else. Grace clearly wants to distinguish her as the real power, but goes too far.
By casting the rest of the characters as gang members, their nobility is removed entirely. Even though Duncan is the 'King', it's very clear he's only king of a small part of the underworld. Upon his murder, a news announcement plays that a gang member's body has been found in a car park, which contrasts the overly lofty tones and ambitions of the language with the insignificance of a gang. The supporting cast might as well be all the same person, with Macbeth and Lady Macbeth getting much more stage time than in other performances.
There is some attempt to play about with the text. Monologues are read out as texts, and the banquet scene replaces standard banquet fare with pizza boxes, cans of lager and vodka bottles. And as mentioned above, Macbeth goes into a fit of hysteria, but there is no ghost who appears.
The staging is bare, with only some bean bags and stools (perhaps more could have been done to make it look more like the crack den they were supposed to be in). Music is used sparingly, but very plausible news announcements mentioning different plot lines are good plot indicators, especially for much of the audience, who were from local schools.
The Breakfast Cat's production tries putting a new take on the well-worn Scottish play. It is an interesting update and works as a piece of theatre, but lack of variety in the cast and somewhat monotone performances dull its effectiveness, making it work better as an anti-drug and gang advert than as a piece of high art.


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Now that I think of it, I'm thinking I could have two arrays. The OFF array and the ON array. Then move the LEDs from one to the other. Is this a good approach?
Then there's the fade down, I need to find an efficient way to choose random on LEDs to turn back off as it fades back down.
My only concern with that is, if I've got 100 LEDs and 99 are on and I need to find that last one by randomly checking, it may take 100 tries or more to find it. Let alone, all the other higher numbers, or lower as I'm going down.


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Oh wait intruder / bad guy I have to load up my mags, before I can defend myself.
I am not an engineer and can only speak from practical experience. When some of the people I train left their Glock magazines loaded for an extended period of time without "resting" the springs, the magazines failed to lock the slide open after the last shot. Most of them fed adequately, but did not lock the slide open. Some of the magazines caused feeding problems. After I replaced the magazine springs, they functioned properly in almost every case. The people who took care of their equipment and "rested" their magazine springs did not have any problems.
No math formula, no scientific studies, just my experience with maintaining over 70 Glock 22 pistols for ten years.
I am still waiting for at least one of my mag springs to fail in some way.
Well, I suppose that's one approach.
OR, one could learn from the experiences of others...
Given that very few of us will ever get to "experiment" with that many pistols, when someone who has had such experience posts it publicly, it is a very valuable resource.
Does anybody here remember when their mags were new? The 3 mags that I have for my 34 were pretty tough when the last few rounds were loaded in. Now, they just slip in. That has to say something for springs wearing out. I too have a 33 rd mag (2 actually for the Kel-Tec Sub 2000 that I am on a waiting list for) and after leaving 25 rounds in it for 3 months (my nightstand gun is the 34 with the 33 mag) the last few bullets barely pop out when I cycle them out. They probably will feed all of the time, but I don't want to find out that they don't at just the wrong time. Yes, I believe that springs loose their "spring"! There, I said it. But from what I've seen, it's true. Go ahead, try loading a brand new mag next to your old one, you will notice a difference. And if springs don't wear out, you wouldn't!
I agree with this.
You know, all anybody has to do is compare a new mag to an old one to see the difference. It's as simple as that! If anyone actually performs that small,easy test, they could never say that springs don't wear out. I mean really! It is not magic, has nothing to do with anything but the fact that there is a difference. What would cause that difference?
My mags are loaded all of the time with no problems.
New to Glock magazines, but my colt 1911 mags stayed filled for over 5 years (I had three) and stood up to almost weekly trips to the range and through quite a few informal local range competitions. Never had a failure.
I've already bought 3 extra mags for my Glock and plan on getting a couple more. I keep two loaded with SD ammo and the rest loaded with range ammo because I often go at the drop of a hat and it's nice to be able to run off 50 rounds without having to reload anything.
They're cheap enough that I'd just grab a new one (or two) every year and rotate the older ones out if I were worried about it, but I'm not there yet.
Just keep them clean and I wouldn't worry about it.
My magazines are always loaded when stored/carried, never had a problem with any of them for any of my firearms.
I keep Makarov in my car, never had any problems with magazine.
I tend to keep magazines loaded for the couple of pistols I carry the most. I have never had a problem with them feeding, but always am a little conscious/worried about the springs. Good original sticky article though. Makes me feel a little bit better.
Something to be mindful of- all springs aren't the same. No, glock mags won't wear out sooner from being kept loaded, but some mfrs springs, and most pump shotgun magazine springs will fade if loaded to capacity, at least old mossberg and remingtons.
Quik question what is so special about the LE/GOVT glock mags? And the reg glock mags...
The LE/GOVT mags have LE/GOVT marked on them. Other than that, nothing.
And they were made from Sept 94 to Sept 2004. Thats it.
Always kept all mine loaded & never a problem.
Great Article! Great Read!
i was thinking they were made more special then the reg OEM mags, like a special spring. Figured since the're for LE/Govt agencies it would have more advantage....never mind then.
No degradation of springs from leaving them loaded. Not with glock mags. The same isn't necessarily true of 1911 and M4 mags.


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A thought-provoking novel of the not-too-distant future, from the Nebula-nominated author of Eternity's End and The Chaos Chronicles.
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AFC North preview: Sky Sports previews the new NFL season
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Last Updated: 05/09/14 7:32am
The AFC North has had a representative in the Super Bowl in five of the last 14 seasons, winning it on four occasions.
Baltimore were the last to do it from the division, but their defence of the title last year did not go according to plan. They, like six-time champions Pittsburgh, failed to make the playoffs, and although Cincinnati did they fell at the first hurdle yet again.
There is pressure on all three this year – the Bengals are predicted to be strong again but have to prove they can win a game beyond week 17 under head coach Marv Lewis. The Ravens and Steelers, meanwhile, have ageing rosters with post-season experience and a desire to do better than a .500 record this season.
The Cleveland Browns, meanwhile, just want to matter again. Drafting Johnny Manziel will get them media attention at least, but this is a tough division for a rookie quarterback to learn his trade in. Defenses look strong from all four representatives so who can score the most points could decide the eventual winner.
AFC North prediction
The Bengals look the pick of the bunch, even if doubts do still remain over Dalton's abilities to win the big games. Their defense should mean he at least doesn't have to pile up the points for success.
Cincinnati Bengals (11-5)
It might seem rather odd to say as much for a team that won their division, but the Bengals are under a little pressure going into the season. Head coach Marv Lewis is still yet to win a playoff game in charge of the franchise, and he's about to embark on his 12th campaign at the helm. Lewis now has new coordinators on both sides of the ball - Mike Zimmer and Jay Gruden have departed since the disappointing post season defeat to San Diego for head coaching roles of their own.
Quarterback Andy Dalton has been handed a lucrative six-year contract extension, so the pressure will be on him to show he's worth the money. AJ Green will again be his no 1 target but the offense looks to have plenty of options, including a running back in Giovani Bernard who impressed as a rookie. The defense, meanwhile, will be hoping key players Geno Atkins and Leon Hall can stay fit. Look out for rookie cornerback Darqueze Dennard, too. The components are all there for success in Cincinnati, they must now live up to the expectations – just reaching the playoffs is not enough.
Key man: Andy Dalton – Nicknamed 'The Red Rifle', it is time for Dalton to fire. He has been steady if unspectacular but the Bengals need more. Particularly concerning is the fact he's thrown just one touchdown against six interceptions in three playoff defeats.
Pittsburgh Steelers (8-8)
Salary cap issues have hamstrung the Steelers over the past couple of seasons, and a franchise that has been used to being in the running for the Super Bowl missed out on the playoffs completely last year. Several long-standing Pittsburgh players have been moved on, such as linebackers Larry Foote and LaMarr Woodley, along with safety Ryan Clark. However Troy Polamalu remains, and the safety will once again be the heart and soul of a revamped defense that includes a rookie linebacker in Ryan Shazier who looks like he will fit right in with the franchise.
The offense is still in the hands of quarterback Ben Roethlisberger – Antonio Brown will be his favoured receiving option, but they will need former New Orleans Saint Lance Moore to come in and make an impact. They have also signed a new running – LeGarrette Blount adds some serious size behind starter Le'Veon Bell. Rookie Dri Archer will, in contrast, offer speed, provided he gets enough opportunities to get on the field.
Key man: Troy Polamalu – At 33 and with the way he puts his body on the line, there may not be too many more years left in the league for the safety. However, he is still a key contributor to the Steelers, who will be eager to get back in the post season again.
Baltimore Ravens (8-8)
Perhaps understandably, the Ravens struggled with a Super Bowl hangover last season. After guiding his franchise to the Vince Lombardi trophy, quarterback Joe Flacco was richly rewarded in the last off-season. He failed, though, to live up to the big price tag. To help him out, Baltimore have picked up wide receiver Steve Smith and appointed Gary Kubiak as their new offensive coordinator. Running back Ray Rice will be banned for the first two games but needs to prove when he does get on the field that he's still a major threat to opposing defenses.
While the offense has seen several veterans arrive the defense has been boosted by rookies, most notably first-rounder C J Mosley who looks likely to start at linebacker, a position always seen as crucial for the Ravens considering the legacy of Ray Lewis. They still have players of real quality to call upon such as Terrell Suggs and Haloti Ngata, but the window could be closing quickly on a roster that does not have time on its side.
Key man: Joe Flacco – This is a division where quarterback looks to be crucial. Flacco needs to show he is worth the many, many millions he has been handed by Baltimore. With more options to throw to and a reinforced offensive line, he has no real excuses for being below par.
Cleveland Browns (4-12)
Another season, another fresh start for the Browns. There's a new GM, a new head coach and a potential new quarterback, although it appears rookie Johnny Manziel will have to wait for his chance as Brian Hoyer will start the campaign under centre. Mike Pettine is now in charge having previously been the defensive coordinator at the Buffalo Bills and the New York Jets. He has a roster containing talent, but possibly the real jewel in the crown – wide receiver Josh Gordon – is set to be suspended for the entire season. His absence is a blow not only to the Browns but also the league as a whole – he had back-to-back 200-yard receiving games last season and caught nine touchdowns.
With the offense without such a key cog perhaps the defense can be the bedrock for success. It is, after all, Pettine's area of expertise, and Joe Haden is one of the premier cornerbacks in the NFL. The brilliantly-named Barkevious Mingo could make a leap in his second year, but D'Qwell Jackson and TJ Ward have moved on. In truth, the success of their football team might not really matter than much to Cleveland now they have LeBron James back in town.
Key man: Joe Haden. It would be Josh Gordon, but he's banned. It could be 'Johnny Football', but he's not starting. With the offense looking a little gun shy, Haden and the rest of the defense might have to be at their very best to keep their team in games.


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Indonesia's Ministry of Culture and Tourism recognized the country's best green areas and tourism operators at a gala dinner held in Jakarta on November 4, 2010, hosted by the Minster Jero Wacik.Winning Cipta Green Awards as Indonesia's best managed and "green" destination areas were: Tanjung Putting Orang Utan National Park in Central Kalimantan. Elephant Safari Park and Lodge in Taro, Bali. Rinjani Mountain Trek in Lombok, West Nusa Tenggara.Earning recognition as best government agency-managed destinations were: Tanah Lot, Bali Iboih Sea Gardens near Weh Island in Nanggroe Aceh DarussalamWinning runner up awards for private sector managed destinations: Amanwana Resort at Pulau Moyo, West Nusa Tenggara Pasir Mukti Tourist Park in West Java. Sangeh Monkey Forest in Bali. Turtle Conservation area in the Derawan Archipelago , East KalimantanThis was the first time the Cipta Green Awards were given to the private sector, public sector and individual or non-governmental agencies to recognize and encourage sustainable tourism management in Indonesia's.


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Colchester Golf Club's Alan Macnaught has enjoyed a double success after winning both the John Thorogood Scratch Trophy and the Seniors Scratch event.
Both Lorrie Austin and Steve Wynne carded 73 to take joint second spot, in the Scratch Trophy.
And Nigel Hilliard was runner-up in the Seniors Scratch, with a gross 74.
Macnaught finished three shots clear of the pursuing group, after recording a gross score of a par-equalling 70.
He had a slight wobble on the par-five second hole, where he had a six.
But he immediately countered that by recording birdies on the next two holes, before another on the seventh.
They were quickly followed by successive birdies on the eighth and ninth, to turn in two under par.
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After injury to a nerve
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Weakness may be subjective or objective:
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Objective means there is a loss of strength that can be noted during a physical exam.
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Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis(ALS) Bell's palsy Cerebral palsy Guillain-Barre syndrome
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- Is the weakness worse in the morning or at night?
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- Is the weakness constant or does it come and go, sometimes affecting different parts of your body?
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Change in mental state, alertness, or responsiveness
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Diarrhea Fever Headaches
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Vomiting Weight loss
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The physical examination may include special attention to your heart, lungs, and thyroid gland. If there is a local area of weakness, the examination will focus on the nerves and muscle.
Tests that may be done include:
- Blood tests for autoimmune disorders
- Blood tests such as a
CBCand electrolytes
- Lumbar puncture (
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text: Nick Dirks is snowboarding's version of Sid from the movie "Toy Story." He's bad to the bone all the time, and it's cool. Nick's snowboarding has always been amazing, and his part in the latest Videograss movie, 'The Last Ones' was no exception. Check out this re-edit of that part here.


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POREC, Croatia -- Marin Cilic outlasted Mardy Fish in five sets to give Croatia a 2-0 lead over the United States after the opening singles of their Davis Cup quarterfinal on Friday.
Cilic beat Fish 4-6, 6-3, 6-7 (3), 6-1, 8-6 in a match that lasted 4 hours, 23 minutes and ended at 1 a.m. local time.
Much earlier, Ivo Karlovic pounded 47 aces and rallied from two sets down to beat James Blake 6-7 (5), 4-6, 6-3, 7-6 (3), 7-5 on an indoor clay court.
"His serve is probably the best on the tour," Blake said. "When he hits his spots, there is nothing we can do about it."
The best-of-five series resumes Saturday with doubles and concludes with reverse singles Sunday. The world's No. 2 doubles team, the Bryan twins, will represent the U.S.
"If we win doubles, as expected, we certainly have a chance" for an overall victory, U.S. captain Patrick McEnroe said.
The U.S., a 32-time champion, has lost to Croatia the two previous times they met in Davis Cup -- in 2002 and in 2005 when Croatia won the competition. The U.S., the 2007 champion, is bidding to reach the semifinals for the fourth straight year. The winner will face the Czech Republic or Argentina in the semifinals in September.
The U.S. was playing without Andy Roddick who withdrew because of a hip injury after losing an epic five-set final to Roger Federer at Wimbledon on Sunday.
In Friday's other quarterfinals, Israel took a surprising 2-0 lead at home against Russia; Germany and host Spain were tied 1-1; and Argentina was even at 1-1 at the Czech Republic.
Cilic converted the first of his three match points on Fish's serve in the fifth set with a powerful forehand down the line. Cilic served for the match at 5-3, but allowed a break that extended the match.
"It was tough, but we did it," Cilic said.
"I certainly gave everything I had," Fish said. "Clay is not my best surface, but I think I played very well."
Karlovic, ranked 27th, won a five-set match for the first time after having lost 11 straight five-setters.
"Playing five sets for me, being tall and heavy, is not easy," he said. "This is one of the biggest wins in my career."
Blake, ranked 17th, seemed to have the match under control after taking the first two sets. But Karlovic persevered, converting his first break point with an inside-out forehand in the third set for a 2-0 lead. Then he had two perfect volleys and a forehand return in the fourth-set tiebreaker, which he won 7-3.
"The tiebreak in the fourth set is the best I have seen him play," said Blake, adding that Karlovic's serve "sometimes makes us looks silly."
Karlovic won on his second match point after a long volley by Blake.
"My job was to win that match," Blake said, "and I didn't do the job."


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Rogue Pictures has released the first trailer for their upcoming SNL skit turned movie "MacGruber", starring Will Forte as a MacGyver type who is called back into action when a dastardly Val Kilmer threatens the world with some dangerous weapon or some such evil villainy. Basically, it's a lot of cussing, some male nudity, and Ryan Phillippe playing the straight man. Lots of deadpan humor in this one, too, and it's looking a lot cruder than I thought it would. We're talking definite Rated R here, unless this red band trailer is stitched together from outtakes that won't be in the movie, which is unlikely. And oh yeah, Kristen Wiig is also incredibly cute as the female lead. Directed by Jorma Taccone.
MacGruber saves the day April 23, 2010.


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Friday, December 12, 2008
Oirat Mongols
Wow, Oirat Mongols are gorgeous! What amazing faces! They live in the same area as Uyghurs: The North West of China.
Directly from The NationMasters Encyclopedia:
Oirats (also spelled Oyrats or Oyirads; Mongolian: Ойрадын Ojradyn) refers to both a Western Mongol people of Europe and Asia and, historically, to a Turkic people now known as the Altays.
Although the Oirats originated in Dzungaria in north-central Asia, the most prominent group of Oirats today are the nearly 200,000 Kalmyks of Eastern Europe. Other Oirats remain in present-day Mongolia (ca. 200,000) and China (ca. 140,000 in Xinjiang, Qinghai, and Inner Mongolia).[1] Oirats are traditionally Tibetan Buddhist and many still follow a nomadic lifestyle. Oirats speak Western Mongolic languages including Oirat, Kalmyk, Dorbot, Torgut, and Darkhat as well as the official languages of the regions they inhabit.
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- Vain and Vapid said...
Nice. With a face as flat as a dinner plate. Very peeeerty....
You better be taking all your pills lady!
- December 14, 2008 at 7:43 PM
- Talibonita said...
Yes I am taking my antibiotics to kill all the germies causing this awful cough/sore throat etc... Can you tell I've been home for 4 days straight? I've never posted so much before! :)
- December 15, 2008 at 3:37 AM
hi Talibonita!
is it your photos? there they was maked? in mongolia? in china? is it really oyrads? and if yes, what kind of oyrats: khoton, dorvod, bayad,.....?
welcom to the site http://khamagmongol.com/
and forum
- November 2, 2010 at 8:38 PM
hi Talibonita!
is it your photos? there they was maked? in mongolia? in china? is it really oyrads? and if yes, what kind of oyrats: khoton, dorvod, bayad,.....?
welcom to the site http://khamagmongol.com/
and forum
- November 2, 2010 at 8:39 PM
- Talibonita said...
Hi -- I got these off the internet -- the link should be there. Thanks for the links. These are gorgeous people and fab photos.
- January 28, 2011 at 5:33 AM
Awesome pictures. I never knew that Uighurs are so white. No wonder when chinese dog up mommies of the Pyramids in china they claimed there were european? I wonder what else Chinese and the rest of the world is hiding about origins of the civilization.
Thank you for posting it.
- November 1, 2011 at 4:06 PM
someone erased my comments. this is not the way to do business.
- November 1, 2011 at 4:09 PM
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- November 2, 2011 at 4:47 AM
- Talibonita said...
hey anonymous -- no one removes comments here -- and this is by no means a business. i just didn't approve them fast enough because most of the comments i get are spam, so i don't check it that often! :)
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Another low 11 second Rob Beck turbo upgraded N54, OldBooster runs 11.3@123 in his E82 135iWell, the low 11 second runs keep coming from upgraded turbo N54's which means 10's are just around the corner. First, congratulations to OldBooster who did this run on the upgraged turbo only, no nitrous. It is also important to note that this run was done in pretty poor conditions as it was hot out. Track temps were around 110 and humidity was 90+. Mods on the car are a dual CM10 meth setup, JB4 running map 6, drag radials, and of course the Rob Beck upgraded turbos. Will be great to see what happens in cooler weather.
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lamia2super - 07-25-2011, 04:26 PM
oldbooster is the man! i wish we lived a little closer i would like to see his runs in person.
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With OB I know something broke last week but I haven't heard from him as to what yet. He hasn't had a chance to tear it down and inspect the parts. He's been running a stock short block though. He happened to be logging at the time and everything looked pretty normal for the car. I believe he was off the bottle using a race gas mix and meth when it broke. If it turns out to be a piston I know he has some lower CR forged pistons he's been waiting for. Hopefully he lucks out and its just a head gasket. Either way it really looks like Alpina got it right with the piston swap for higher power levels.
shiv@vishnu - 07-31-2011, 12:07 AM
Terry, do you know what happened to the other customer engine that failed recently?
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- Bob SmithSenator
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Don't Give Away NJ Public Lands for Fracked Gas Pipelines
Tennessee Gas Pipeline Company (TGP) has plans to build a natural gas pipeline to carry fracked gas across Pennsylvania and New Jersey and the Upper Delaware River Basin with its proposed Northeast Upgrade Project (NEUP). Major drinking water sources are at stake for millions of New Jersey and Pennsylvania residents - including the Monksville Reservoir and the Wanaque Reservoir, several sole source groundwater aquifers in both states as well as a Delaware River crossing that can affect millions who rely on the Delaware for water. TGP's 300 line project that was built last year in parts of NJ and PA left behind damaged streams, sediment choked wetlands, and inadequate and lagging stabilization and restoration practices by TGP - repeated violations and pollution events abound in the record. For example, Wawayanda State Park and Lake Lookover in NJ and Delaware State Forest in PA are public lands where irreversible pipeline pollution still remains from Tennessee Gas Pipeline's past practices.
Now Tennessee Gas Pipeline wants to build the next pipeline loop to carry polluting fracked natural gas that would cross the Delaware River in Pike County PA into New Jersey, impacting more clean headwater tributaries and part of NJ's Highlands and state lands. This proposed pipeline loop would impact 64 waterbodies and 70 wetlands, putting our precious water and communities at risk. To build the pipeline they need the approval of the New Jersey State House Commission to allow public lands to be sold off for the pipeline crossing.
Please sign and share this petition to let the NJ State House Commission Members know you oppose this sell off of precious preserved land for this detrimental project and request a comprehensive and thorough independent alternative analysis be conducted that does not jeopardize sensitive public lands, important water supplies, and healthy habitats. Urge the NJ State House Commission to deny this diversion request. The past pollution record of TGP means the Commission must act to protect our water supplies and healthy habitats now and consider the bad practices of TGP on the 300 line and how this damaging activity will affect the special resources the NEUP will cut through. The Commission needs to hear from a groundswell of people as they may be voting on this pipeline project as soon as early June so action is urgently needed.
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I just signed the following petition addressed to: Don't Give Away NJ Public Lands for TGP's Fracked Gas Pipelines.
Re: Do Not Approve Tennessee Gas Pipeline's Northeast Upgrade Project
I am writing to urge you as a member of the NJ State House Commission to deny Tennessee Gas Pipeline's (TGP's) request for a diversion to build a natural gas pipeline to transport fracked natural gas through sensitive habitats and water supply areas of New Jersey as part of TGP's proposed Northeast Upgrade Project. This proposed pipeline would impact 64 waterbodies and 70 wetlands, putting our precious drinking water, streams and communities at risk.
In 2010 the State House Commission voted to allow TGP's 300 line project to move forward, a similar pipeline project that was constructed in our region. With that project, came irreversible harm and pollution to our natural resources in important public places like Wawayanda State Park and Lake Lookover in West Milford NJ and Delaware State Forest in PA. In Pike County alone, numerous Notices of Violations were reported, including: 17 instances of dirt and sediment being discharged into water bodies, 7 violations for worksite conditions, and 21 instances of failure to properly institute Best Management Practices for erosion and sediment control. This high frequency of violations demonstrates that there were systemic and continued failures in TGP's compliance with regulatory controls, which suggests improper oversight, and or, inadequate enforcement. In Wayne County, out of 16 inspections conducted by the County Conservation District during the 300 Line Extension Project, 15 violations were found. This startling 93% failure rate provides further evidence of systemic compliance failures. Furthermore, at the federal level, during the 300 Line Extension Project, in 28 out of 38 "Environmental Compliance Monitoring Program Weekly Summary Report[s]" that were provided on Federal Energy Regulatory Commission's [FERC] website there was at least one recorded incident where construction activity did not come into "compliance with Project specifications, mitigation measures, and applicable FERC-approved Project plans."
With this disturbing track record by TGP last year, I urge the Commission to deny TGP's request for a divergence for the pipeline if this issue comes up for a vote at the Commission's June meeting. Thank you for your time and consideration.
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In Memory of Dr. Tiller: Reflections on the Death of An American Hero One Year Later
Written by Julie Burkhart for RHRealityCheck.org - News, commentary and community for reproductive health and justice.
This post draws from entries made in the author's personal journal.
Over the past year, RH Reality Check has extensively covered the murder of Dr. George Tiller, the ensuing trial of Scott Roeder, and related issues. You will find a compilation of those posts here.
31 May 2009; En Route from Washington, DC to Wichita, KS
Today began as a clear crisp sunny day in Washington, D.C. I was at a conference for a national advocacy organization. I found out at 12:30 pm that my recent boss, mentor and father-like figure had been murdered ---gunned down at 10:15 am in the lobby of his church – Reformation Lutheran Church while waiting to return to where his wife was singing, as a member of the choir.
This is a devastating day in American history.
I guess we were too successful – I could feel it in the months just before his assassination. The anti-choice, domestic terrorists couldn't stand that the laws in this land gave him the right to practice medicine. They couldn't stand that juror after juror wouldn't kowtow to their beliefs and prosecute him and shut him down. They couldn't stand that we defeated elected officials at the polls and could win races against their antiquated philosophies. They couldn't stand it – so they murdered him in cold blood in the church where he worshiped his God.
Those forces of hate, bigotry and rigid ideology are just like the forces of the Taliban that so many Americans rail against, which are merely separated by culture and geography. These are the same people who say that "All life is sacred." This statement should be amended to say – "All life is sacred if and only if you prescribe to a certain ideology that defines our existence in very narrow terms. Then, life is sacred."
Dr. George Tiller was a fine and wonderful man.
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More than 135 firefighters battled a three-alarm fire in a high-rise building on the Lower East Side Wednesday.
The blaze began on the 16th floor of 89 Columbia Street, a 21-story building, the FDNY said. It then spread to the 17th and 18th floors, officials said.
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- found: His Dog days of August [SR] p1986: label (John Cephas) container (b. Washington, D.C.; guitar, vocals)
- found: Bowling Green John & Harmonica Phil Wiggins, p1981.
- found: All music guide WWW site, Jan. 24, 2007 (John Cephas; "Bowling Green" John Cephas; b. Sept. 4, 1930, Washington, D.C.; Piedmont blues musician)
- found: New York times WWW site, Mar. 9, 2009 (in obituary published Mar. 7: John Cephas; b. in Washington; d. Wednesday [Mar. 4, 2009], Woodford, Va., aged 78; guitarist and singer who kept the Piedmont blues style alive as part of the duo Cephas and Wiggins)
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Wrestlers from Edmonds-Woodway, Meadowdale sign with Simon Fraser University
A pair of wrestlers from the Edmonds School District signed their letters of intent on Thursday, June 5 to wrestler with Simon Fraser University in British Columbia next fall.
Ciaran Ball, a senior at Meadowdale, and Nathan Vulliet, a senior at Edmonds-Woodway, will both join the Clan next year as members of the school's successful wrestling program.
Both said they choose to join SFU in part because of the successful wrestling program, but also because it's a great school.
"I believe it has a great wrestling program," said Vulliet. "It's the top Canadian institute, so a great education. Also another one for me, it has a really great marine biology program, which is one of the things I want to study. They also have a really good kinesiology program, which is another thing I want to study. It just had so many things that I know I was looking for in a college. The place is beautiful it's a great campus, everything about it was perfect."
Ball echoed Vulliet, saying even though he doesn't know exactly what he wants to study yet, the school has a wide range for him to choose from.
"The education is so vast, I don't know what I want to do, but I just know that in that school I'll have a lot of opportunities," he said. "My friend Morgan Smith went there and I got to see how he liked it for a year and he loved it, so I'm really close friends with him and I know if he's loving it I will too. I've gotten to hear so many good experiences about it. I'm excited."
Vulliet's coach at Edmonds-Woodway Brian Alfi said he's excited Vulliet has this chance.
"It's a great academic school and it's a opportunity for Nathan that he might not have had without wrestling," said his coach. "They have a top notch staff and program. We're really excited, he's a great representative of Edmonds-Woodway."
The seniors said while they will miss their high school teams, they felt the competition they've faced over the last four years has helped to prepare them for their next challenge.
"I believe it's just help prepare me mentally with all the super hard practices we have," said Vulliet. "I know there will definitely be super hard practices at the college level, but it helped prepare me mentally for those."
Ball said his practice partners for the last few years, including the Smith brothers Tim and Morgan, helped get him to the next level.
"I felt like high school competition in Washington is really good and having that competition under your belt is really good. Everyone is ridiculously good," said Ball.
SFU's wrestling coach Justin Abdou attended the signing ceremony at both Edmonds-Woodway and Meadowdale on Thursday, welcoming both to the team.
"It seems like you've had a great family here for four years and now you're going to get a new family for five years," said Abdou. "We compete in the NCAA. Its a very unique aspect, we're considered a top academic institute. We have more wrestling championships than any other school. It's the only non-American schools in the NCAA. We're looking for young men like Nathan and Ciaran to lead our program."
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BRUSSELS, May 23 (UPI) -- The European Council announced Monday it was tightening sanctions against officials in Belarus following the sentencing of an opposition leader.
The European government said it added 13 names to the list of sanctioned individuals in Belarus. That list includes President Alexander Lukashenko.
The council said the sanctions were in part a response for the sentencing of Andrey Sannikaw to five years in prison following controversial December elections. Sannikaw challenged Lukashenko, the first and only president of an independent Belarus.
"The council adopted legislation today to strengthen the restrictive measures imposed on the Belarus regime, following the recent sentences on the former presidential candidate Sannikaw and on a number of members of the political opposition and civil society," a European statement read. "It placed a further 13 individuals on the list of designated persons subject to travel restrictions and an assets freeze."
The names of those targeted weren't published.
The post-election period that brought another term for Lukashenko, the first and only president of an independent Belarus, was marred by widespread unrest that saw six presidential candidates and at least 600 anti-government protesters detained.
Washington had said the "disproportionate" use of force by Minsk against opposition candidates in December was a "major" step in the wrong direction for the former Soviet republic.


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A lawyer's ability to be responsive to colleagues, build relationships, convey confidence and develop an optimistic thinking style are among the top traits for success in the legal profession, experts said during the American Bar Association Career Center panel "Top Traits for Success on the Job."
"It is assumed that your lawyerly skills are in order and that you have the education and skills to be an effective attorney," said Jim Lovelace, director of attorney training and development, Pillsbury Winthrop Shaw Pittman LLP. "Energy and enthusiasm as far as responsiveness are really key to make a first impression and to make others want to work with you again."
Lawyers should face difficult situations at work or in the courtroom with resilience.
"I think first and foremost it is important for lawyers to develop their resilience in order to bounce back and grow and thrive during challenge, change and stress, which I think every lawyer is going to encounter," said Paula Davis-Laack, an internationally published writer and blogger.
They also must be able to develop an optimistic thinking style in order to be successful.
"Optimistic thinkers are really good about seeing solutions and where they have leverage and control," Laack said.
Although pessimism is a trait lawyers must exude to do their work well, they must know when to turn it off.
"When you go into meetings with other lawyers or talking with some of your other colleagues, being pessimistic all of the time isn't necessarily the best thing," Laack said.
Appearing confident among colleagues and peers during meetings and in written communications, such as email, is also a strong trait to have if lawyers are trying to become successful in their careers.
"Lawyers think they are educated, and they've gone through school to get to where they are," Lovelace said. "But when it comes to going into a meeting or how they couch things in an email … they can come off unwittingly as not as confident as they might be."
When making first impressions, showing confidence is critical.
"Coming across as confident is extremely important because if you don't, the more seasoned attorney is more likely to sense it, and that will concern them," Lovelace said.
Being able to successfully build relationships can help catapult lawyers in their career.
"So much of what lawyers do is the relationship building, managing relationships with their clients, their employees, and for younger attorneys, it is managing relationships with the partners they work for," Laack said. "I think being able to have that ability to build relationships is crucial."
Laack recommends that lawyers use a technique called active constructive responding, which is nothing more than when someone shares good news, take 30 to 45 seconds to respond by asking a couple of questions.
"I think we go through our day so much as lawyers dealing with the negative and what can go wrong that we completely miss and go by those opportunities when people come to us with just good news," Laack said. "Just take a couple of minutes — not even that long — to say "wow, good for you" and actually reliving that moment with a person."
Tone of voice, such as the use of an upward inflection while speaking, can denote a lack of confidence.
"There is a lot of upward inflection in the way people speak, with both genders. In most cases, they are unaware that they do it. And generationally, when more senior people hear someone speak with an upward inflection, that might suggest that the person lacks confidence," Lovelace said.
Lawyers can train themselves to stop doing it by recording their voice, listening and watching themselves speak, Lovelace said.
For lawyers who are looking for employment, all of these traits are transferable to job interviews.
"I think in both cases, people need to be prepared to talk with confidence and enthusiasm about what they do or what they would like to do," Lovelace said.


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Pam Schenck lifts Center Moriches in double overtime to win Class B LI title
Pam Schenck is entering the zone.
On the bus ride to the game Saturday, there may as well have been a "Do Not Disturb" sign hanging on Schenck's seat.
"I wanted to sit in silence," Schenck said. "I just went into a zone because I knew I was going to have to work as hard as I could. Whether it was my last game or not, I wanted it to be one of my best."
Turns out the player who wanted some quiet time before the game was the one who produced the loudest moment during it.
Schenck scored with 22 seconds left in the second overtime to lift Center Moriches to a 2-1 win over Wheatley in the Long Island Class B girls soccer championship at Tully Park.
"She's been trying so hard to score," Alexandria Krauss said of Schenck. "So it was great to see her be the one that got it."
Claire Brady sent a cross from the right wing to Schenck, who charged through the box and got a touch on the ball to deflect it into the net.
Paige Volkmann opened the scoring with a beautiful goal of her own late in regulation.
With the net empty after the keeper came out to challenge, Volkmann got a foot on the ball as she was on the ground and managed to place it in the net for a 1-0 lead with 4:24 left.
"I was so determined," she said. "I just swung my leg and kicked it in."
Wheatley was awarded a penalty kick after a push in the box with about one minute remaining. Adena Bernot fired into the left corner to tie the score at 1 and force overtime.
Alana Leahy nearly gave Wheatley the lead on a shot from the right wing late in the first overtime, but Megan Ricci punched the ball over the crossbar for one of her eight saves.
"We just stayed composed," defender Catherine Ringhoff said. "We have wanted this for a very long time."
Center Moriches advances to the state semifinals at 5 p.m. Saturday at Cortland University. On the bus ride upstate, Schenck will get about four hours to enter her zone.
"My mind was everywhere in the last few seconds of the game," she said. "I just knew I had to get the ball in the net to finish it off."
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The interim president of the Saint Paul Chamber Orchestra says he's ready to keep talking to locked-out musicians, despite the players decision to lift a media blackout on the talks.
Dobson West said he believes the off-the-record talks were useful. He also disputed the musicians claim that management is being inflexible in the talks.
He said he has made it clear from the start that the orchestra needs to cut $1.4 million a year from the cost of the musicians contract.
"But within that parameter we are open to a wide variety of ways of achieving that result and I think the way that we have negotiated has demonstrated that we are open to finding different ways of achieving those savings," West said.
The musicians say the dispute is not just about money: They are concerned about issues of artistic control in the contract.
The two sides are now looking for dates for future meetings.


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OAKLAND (CBS SF) — Dozens of volunteers pitched in Saturday morning to scrub Oakland's coastline of trash in honor of California Coastal Cleanup Day, according to event organizers.
Scouring a half-mile of shoreline near the Damon Slough, the 75 volunteers collected 60 bags of trash and large debris, said Amy Ricard, spokeswoman for Save The Bay, the nonprofit that led the volunteers.
The 1,000 pounds of trash collected included 500 plastic bags, 700 straws, 900 food wrappers, 500 cigarette filters and 1,350 plastic caps or lids, Ricard said.
The commonly littered items threaten water quality, public health and Bay wildlife.
The most unusual item collected during the three-hour cleanup that ended at noon, she said, was a Mexican Consulate identification card.
Last year on California Coastal Cleanup Day, volunteers pulled more than 172 tons of trash and recyclables — including 48,000 plastic bags — from the Bay and its waterways, according to data collected by some 26,000 volunteers who participated.
Thousands of volunteers across the Bay Area were expected to descend on the region's beaches today to participate in the restoration effort, which is also the state's largest volunteer event.
Today marks the 27th annual cleanup event organized by the California Coast Commission.
This week, Save The Bay — the largest regional organization working to protect and restore San Francisco Bay — released its sixth annual Bay Trash Hot Spots, which showcases five creeks and shoreline areas known to be polluted with plastic bags, Styrofoam containers and other trash.
Residents can vote for which location should be adopted by the nonprofit, which will host a series of volunteer cleanups throughout next year.
An interactive map of the sites can be viewed at www.saveSFbay.org/baytrash.
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