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Issue No. 06 - June (2010 vol. 32)
pp: 1060-1071
Steven M. Seitz , University of Washington, Seattle
Dan B Goldman , Adobe Systems, Inc., Seattle
Brian Curless , University of Washington, Seattle
Aaron Hertzmann , University of Toronto, Toronto
This paper describes a photometric stereo method designed for surfaces with spatially-varying BRDFs, including surfaces with both varying diffuse and specular properties. Our optimization-based method builds on the observation that most objects are composed of a small number of fundamental materials by constraining each pixel to be representable by a combination of at most two such materials. This approach recovers not only the shape but also material BRDFs and weight maps, yielding accurate rerenderings under novel lighting conditions for a wide variety of objects. We demonstrate examples of interactive editing operations made possible by our approach.
Shape/scene analysis, reflectance digitization and image capture.
Steven M. Seitz, Dan B Goldman, Brian Curless, Aaron Hertzmann, "Shape and Spatially-Varying BRDFs from Photometric Stereo", IEEE Transactions on Pattern Analysis & Machine Intelligence, vol. 32, no. , pp. 1060-1071, June 2010, doi:10.1109/TPAMI.2009.102


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Los Angeles–based Irell & Manella suffered declines across all the key financial metrics in 2013, with the sharpest drop coming in the revenue per lawyer category, according to The American Lawyer's reporting.
A year after jumping 9.1 percent, Irell's RPL fell 8.4 percent last year, to $1.43 million. The firm's gross revenue slid 7.1 percent, to $237 million, after increasing 4.5 percent in 2012. Profits per equity partner were down a more modest 1.9 percent, to $3.36 million, following a 19 percent surge in 2012. While it is too early to tell how the declines will affect Irell's place in this year's Am Law 200 rankings, it has placed among the top 10 firms in both revenue per lawyer and profits per partner in recent years.
Irell's attorney ranks, meanwhile, remained relatively steady in 2013. The firm added two lawyers to increase its overall head count 1.2 percent , to 166, while seeing its single-tier, equity partnership shrink by one, or 2.1 percent, to 47.
Among last year's prominent litigation matters, Irell represented businessman William Koch in a fraud and deceptive business practices trial targeting one of the country's largest wine sellers in federal court in New York, and molecular diagnostics company Ariosa Diagnostics Inc. in a patent infringement case involving a prenatal test against Sequenom Inc. The firm also won the dismissal of a 306-count indictment against Lender Processing Services Inc. employee Gary Trafford by Nevada's attorney general, who had accused Trafford of, among other things, telling others at the company to sign his name to foreclosure-related documents.
Irell declined to make anyone available to comment for this article.
This report is part of The Am Law Daily's early coverage of 2013 financial results of The Am Law 100/200. Final rankings and full results for The Am Law 100 will be published in The American Lawyer's May 2014 issue and on AmericanLawyer.com. The Am Law Second Hundred will be published in the June issue.


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Angela E. Silverbush has graduated from the U.S. Air Force Academy, Colorado Springs, Colo. The graduate received a bachelor of science degree and was commissioned as a second lieutenant.
Senior cadets have the opportunity to serve as academy cadet officers who provide leadership, motivation and direction for the cadet wing and demonstrate effective officership in support of unit mission objectives.
The academy is a four-year military institution of higher learning that develops and inspires new air and space leaders with a vision for the future. The curriculum provides instruction, education, training and experience in academics, military training, physical and athletic conditioning, and spiritual and ethical development to all cadets. They graduate with the knowledge, character and skills essential to meet the leadership challenges of the 21st century for future career officers in the U.S. Air Force.
The new lieutenants go on to serve as pilots, navigators, engineers, maintenance officers, professionals in various technical fields and some attend medical or graduate school with special scholarships, while others go directly to non-rated Air Force-wide assignments.
She is a 2010 graduate of Ponderosa High School in Shingle Springs.


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Investors saw the IMF loan as a lifeline for those looking to put their money into the Egyptian Stock Exchange
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Experts in finance and investment banking agreed that the government's recent decision to postpone the signing of the $4.8 billion IMF loan will have a negative impact on the country's economic climate.
"Postponing the loan will deter investors seeking to do business in Egypt," said CEO of CI Capital investment bank, Mahmoud Atallah, adding that the postponement of the loan "will have a direct effect on the disposition of investors regarding Egypt, whose decisions regarding where to invest and expectations of their potential returns are largely determined by a country's perceived credit rating." That being said acceptance of the IMF loan "creates confidence amongst investors regarding the political and economic state of a given country, regardless of the actual size of the loan."
Hisham Tawfiq, board member for the Egyptian Exchange, and president of Arabeya Online for Securities Brokerage, stated that businesses view protracted negotiations with the IMF as a dangerous step backward that creates frustration amongst investors.
"Investors saw the IMF loan as a lifeline for those looking to put their money into the Egyptian Stock Exchange. There was therefore much enthusiasm about the acceptance of the loan, as it was viewed to be the foundation upon which many people would base their investment decisions," said Tawfiq
Tawfiq added that postponing acceptance of the loan was not a shock considering the government's latest decisions to freeze a series of tax hikes approved just a day before. Both decisions he said were a testament to the confused state the Morsy government.
On the other hand, Omar El Maghawry, director of private equity at Cairo Financial Holdings, said that postponing acceptance of the loan by one month was not long enough to have a serious detrimental effect on the country's investment climate. He added "investors have already waited a long time to see this loan passed, and it was understood that certain political issues, such as the upcoming referendum on the constitution and the re-convening of the People's Assembly, need to be settled before the loan was accepted."
Khaled Saba, CEO of the Agro Corp Private Equity, said that postponing acceptance of the IMF loan has "further contributed to feelings of pessimism and boredom that have come to characterise investor's attitudes towards Egyptian economy." This is especially true, he said, considering the amount of time investors had already spent waiting for the loan to be approved.
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Self Magazine has itself a country cover girl.
Carrie Underwood graces the cover and talks about her new 600-calorie workout, among other things that complete her healthy lifestyle. She goes on to discuss her decision to become a vegan, her typical breakfast, her workout, and more!
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.NET Strategy In Doubt
by Steve Anglin
It's amazing to see features in technology newspapers and magazines that think Microsoft's .NET strategy intimidates Sun Microsystems, its Java licensees and Apache's open source Java license. I get the impression that most of these reporters still think of Microsoft as a monopoly of some sort. They would be correct, if they only consider the desktop PC where the Windows OS still has around a 90% market share.
However, the .NET strategy is a platform dedicated to the programming and development of the network computer where applications run on the server, not the client. For now, it depends primarily on the success of the Windows OS for the server (Windows NT, Windows 2000 Server edition, etc.). Unfornately for Microsoft, the server-side Windows OS has only a 10% market share, clearly a minority player in this area. That's because developers do not like the Windows OS as a server-side platform. It's performance poor; has high overhead; uses too many resources; and lacks interoperability with other OS environments.
Therefore, Microsoft's .NET strategy is in doubt, unless they seriously consider most of the following suggestions.
- Improve Windows OS server performance and add interoperability with other OS environments.
- Develop a Windows-flavored Linux (Winux).
- Develop a new Windows OS with a Linux Kernel (i.e., similar to Mac OS X which will use a BSD Kernel).
- Make C# (C-Sharp) a true cross-platform programming language instead of its current application as a converting language from Java to a Windows-only Java development (J++).
- Develop new component model that would conform to previous suggestion.
- Offer XML integration features within C#.
- Change C# branding if they are planning on submitting to a standards body of some sort (i.e., ANSI/ISO).
- Open Source the C# programming language and any of its platforms, not yet defined at this time.
- The .NET Visual Studio (IDEs) will incorporate the changes above.
If not, then the server-side OS will continue to be dominated by UNIX, Linux (and all its flavors) and Solaris, as evidenced by the Java licensees' Web Application Server market share, at around 90%.


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Math Related Scripts - Page 4
Many of these scripts deal with JavaScript calculators. They either serve a specific purpose or are just general calculators. Other scripts listed here deal with JavaScript equivalents. They convert from one unit to another in many categories - acceleration, power, and velocity, just to name a few.
Graphs Primes Determinants
"This ""Math Pack"" shows the mathematical prowess and displays the drawing capabilities of JavaScript and here is used to plot graphs (without vml)."
Area/Volume Generator
Need to find the area or circumference of a circle, the area of a rectangle, or the volume of a cylinder? This cool script will find it for you. In addition to the answer, it also gives all the steps needed to solve the equation. (The answer is rounded off.) Pretty cool!
Number of Primes
The script implements the seive of Erastotenes. It finds all the prime numbers up to one determined value.
JavaScript Quiz 2
A simple and effective JavaScript quiz that calculates and displays detailed results. In this example, two questions are asked but users may add as many questions as they like.
JavaScript Quiz 3
A simple and effective JavaScript quiz that calculates and displays detailed results. In this example, two questions are asked but users may add as many questions as they like.
Dynamic Calculator
"This ""Dynamic Calculator"" is fully functional and can be moved around the screen by clicking and dragging (IE and Opera only). Basic functions will work in Gecko-based browsers(Netscape and Mozilla) and the interface will render a little differently."
JS Contest Stopwatch
This script is a full featured stopwatch that can be used for contests with two players. It calculates time to the hundredths of a second all the way up to minutes.
This script is a calculator with many tools including all the basics, addition, subtraction, multiplication, division, percents and more.
Divisible Numbers Script
This JavaScript tells you what your number is divisible by. Simply put your number in the box and click the button.
The Fast Multiplication Value
This script handles basic mulitplication only. If you've got a need to do some serious multiplying this is the one for you.
Pi Machine
This code will calculate the surface area and volume of cones, spheres or cylinders of any dimensions as well as circle circumference and surface areas.
Roman Numeral Converter 4
Convert Arabic numerals to roman numerals with the click of a button. Numbers work up to the tens of billions.
JS Handy Calculator
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Area Calculator
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Cricket Average Calculator v2.1
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Random Prime Number Generator
This script generates a random prime number between two given limits.
Number Game
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Waiting Time Statistics Calculator
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Realtime Death Counter 2.01
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Compound Interest Calculator
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Common Factors Calculator
Enter two integers, then click the button. You will be given a list of common integer factors of the two numbers!
CHMOD Calculator
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Elapsed Time Calculator
This script computes and displays the elapsed time between "Start" and "Finish" button clicks.
Quadratic Equation Solver
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Commercial Calculator
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Senator Klein Honors Vietnam Veteran and Bronx Community Leader, Silvio Mazzella, at Veterans Hall of Fame in Albany
ALBANY, NY – Senator Klein (D-Bronx/Westchester) honored Bronx native and resident, Silvio Mazzella, at the New York Veterans Hall of Fame Ceremony for his service in the United States Marine Corps. After training in Paris Island, South Carolina, North Carolina, San Diego and Okinawa, he served in Vietnam.
Since his safe return, Mr. Mazzella has been a leader across numerous organizations, councils and community groups in the Bronx. Among them, Mr. Mazzella is a board member on Jacobi Medical Center's Advisory Board and the Albert Einstein College of Medicine Community Advisory Board. He has also been elected as Vice President of 49th Precinct Community Council. He is affiliated with the Knights of Columbus, Mary Queen of Peace Council, the American Legion, the Marine Corps League, the San Silverio Shrine of Dover Plains, the San Silverio of Morris Park and the Vietnam Veterans Association.
Senator Klein said: "It was my honor to induct Silvio Mazzella into the Veterans Hall of Fame. Throughout his life, whether serving our country or serving our community, Silvio has been a leader. I admire his courage and sense of duty to the United States, and, since his return, to the Bronx, where he continues to demonstrate his love of family, friends, neighbors and country. Congratulations, Silvio, and thank you for your service."
Silvio Mazzella said: "It was my privilege to join Senator Klein in Albany today, standing alongside other servicemen and women, and be recognized for my service to this great country. I am blessed to share this honor with my friends and family and will continue to do what I can to make my community stronger, safer and better for generations to come."


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First Light Over Zabriskie Point
Drive from Stovepipe Wells past Furnace Creek Ranch/Inn on Hwy 190 and turn into the Zabriskie Lookout 8miles past Furnace Creek Inn
The mere mention of Death Valley invokes stereotypical visions of a harsh, arid, desolate, inhospitable desert. However, when I spent a few days there last month, I found beauty abound in its curvy dunes, symmetry in its baked earth and in its salt flats. Nowhere is this beauty more stark than around the badlands of Zabriskie. Euphemistic as it may sound, beauty and rugged can be used in conjunction to describe these badlands. Manly Beacon stands as the most recognizable face of these badlands. I started out well before dawn to make the hour long drive to Zabriskie. When the sun rose above the Black Mountains on the east, it painted the rugged ridges of Zabriskie into alternate bands of light and shadow. I composed the image with a tighter crop to emphasize the ridges that make up the badlands.


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The first issue of Vogue China hit the newsstands in 2005. On the coveted front cover was Australian model-actress, Gemma Ward. Every issue followed suit, featuring a plethora of beautiful women and men—but none of them were Asian.
It wasn't until September 2011 that Vogue China actually featured Asian models on their magazine. On the cover? Shu Pei, Du Juan, Liu Wen, Sui He, Fei Fei Sun, and Ming Xi.
These six women make up a group of up-and-coming Asian models that have recently taken the fashion world by storm.
And all were recently a part of Givenchy's ultra-exclusive haute couture Spring/Summer 2011 show—a show whose lineup featured entirely Asian models.
At the 2011 Alexander McQueen store opening in Beijing, China, head designer Sarah Burton decided to also cast an all-Asian lineup, stating that "being in China I felt it only right to use all Chinese models."


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J Indian Assoc Pediatr Surg 17:82-3. 2012..We present a child with both acute appendicitis and torsion of the right testis presenting at the same time. Testicular torsion possibly occurring due to vomiting in acute appendicitis so far has not been reported in the literature...
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Silverstone (England), June 30 (IANS) Formula 1 driver Kimi Raikkonen's former teammate David Coulthard says it is high-time Italian racing giant Ferrari considered replacing the Finn as he believes the former has lost the edge to compete.
Raikkonen's deal with Ferrari concludes at the end of the current season and team principal Maurizio Arrivabene had earlier said it was early to make a decision on 2016. The 2007 World Champion has struggled to keep pace with other top racers and had a horrendous time in Austria and Canada and has just been on the podium once since rejoining Ferrari last season.
"It's time for change. I'm not anti-Kimi at all but having lived through that experience myself, there's a point in your career where you just stop getting better," Coulthard, who was Raikkonen's teammate at McLaren from 2002-04, was quoted as saying by autosport.com on Tuesday.
Citing examples from his own career, the 44-year-old said Raikkonen is way past his prime.
"It happened to me in my career; I was never the best driver but there was certainly a point at the end where you just lose the edge. Right now, if Kimi goes and wins the next race, we'll all be super-excited because we need that. But (Sebastian) Vettel's come in and immediately established himself," said the Scot.
"When he was there with (Fernando) Alonso, Alonso was better. The facts are that whether it's bad luck or something else, he hasn't delivered in the last couple of years at the level he did in his previous career."
Coulthard also suggested Force India's Nico Hulkenberg and Williams driver Valtteri Bottas could be Ferrari's replacement for the 35-year-old Finn, noting Hulkenberg's recent Le Mans 24 Hours victory with Porsche.
"The question is, is Kimi better value for money for Ferrari than say a Hulkenberg or a Bottas? One of these younger guys who are on the rise. If I was Ferrari, I would seriously look at who could be the replacement for Kimi. Marketing wise, it's one aspect of what he brings, but in the end the best marketing is a winner," he said.
"Bottas has a contract at Williams but of course everything has a price and Ferrari can afford to pay that option. Hulkenberg deserves a chance in a top car. He's won everything in his career and, okay, he didn't single-handedly win Le Mans, but it's a nice story to remind us that he's a winning driver."


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Close Call
Chávez Wins Re-Election in Venezuela
Venezuelan president Hugo Chávez survived a close race with an energetic challenger, election officials in the country said Sunday night. The announcement was based on partial results from Sunday's election, which brought thousands of Venezuelans flooding to polling stations across the South American nation and at consulates in the U.S. Henrique Capriles challenged Chávez on crime and cronyism, and opened a national debate on what type of government the citizens of Venezuela wanted. Capriles was seen as a threat because of his vigor on the campaign trail, which was a sharp comparison to Chávez's recent feeble health.


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A look back at the activist priest who served church and country
At a community supper in Newton following the Oct. 15, 1969 antiwar rally on Boston Common, Jerome Grossman, one of the rally's organizers, noticed a priest talking with a young Vietnamese man whose father was in jail in Vietnam.
"He seemed unusually kind and considerate to the young man,'' Grossman recalled. "There was no question as to where his sympathies lay on the war.''
Grossman, a businessman-turned-antiwar activist, was looking for a credible candidate to run for Congress against the hawkish incumbent. The priest, Father Robert F. Drinan, the Jesuit dean of Boston College's law school, would become his candidate.
Eleven years later, in May 1980, Grossman had dinner in Washington with Drinan, who was expected to run for a sixth term in Congress.
Grossman recalled that something seemed to be bothering Drinan, but he did not let on what it was. But Drinan had learned that after years of receiving passive approval from his Jesuit superiors to serve in Congress, Pope John Paul II was preparing to order him not to run for reelection.
Those two events serve as bookends for a searching biography by Raymond A. Schroth, whose title, "Bob Drinan,'' seems jarring to those, especially in the Massachusetts press corps, who invariably addressed him as "Father Drinan.''
Schroth, a humanities professor at St. Peter's College, captures the lively politics surrounding Drinan's 1970 campaign. He won the Democratic nomination over, among others, the antiwar veteran John Kerry; then defeated the incumbent Philip J. Philbin in the primary, only to face him again running as an Independent in the November election — and probably drawing enough votes from the Republican John A.S. McGlennon to give Drinan the victory.
What Schroth overlooks is the sweeping change that was occurring on the Massachusetts political scene. In four successive elections from 1969 to 1972, antiwar Democrats — Michael Harrington, Drinan, Gerry Studds, and J. Joseph Moakley — won four congressional seats that had been held by Republicans or prowar Democrats.
Drinan's controversial stance on abortion followed him into Congress. From a 1967 paper on "The Inviolability of the Right to Be Born,'' he moved to seeking legislative compromise. His final stance, as Schroth puts it, was that "the law should say nothing about abortion,'' because to legislate conditions for termination "would be to sanction the termination itself.''
Among issues on which he took a special interest as a congressman were the right of Soviet Jewry to emigrate to Israel and later, the civil war in El Salvador, where fellow Jesuits had been targeted along with their parishioners.
Drinan's forum was the House Judiciary Committee, where he called for President Nixon's impeachment in 1973 over the secret bombing of Cambodia, and later during the 1974 Watergate impeachment hearings.
Drinan several times used the phrase "moral anchor'' to describe his role in Congress. In a 1976 collection of essays on the 1974 congressional campaigns that Schroth cites, its authors wrote that Drinan "looks the part of the priestly zealot to perfection . . . [scolding] his opponents [and] proclaiming the undeniable fact that he is holier than almost anyone else in politics.'' But he could get away with that role in Massachusetts, where "a Jesuit priest could play the Puritan moral crusader.''
After Congress, Drinan taught at Georgetown Law School. He died Jan. 28, 2007. Schroth gives a final word to Grossman, who had been there at the beginning.
To the question of whether a priest could be an elected politician, Schroth writes, the pope had said no, and Drinan would say yes. But Grossman would also say no — except for Drinan, arguing that Drinan had a special mission, to stop the Vietnam War, and in that had done a great job.
Michael Kenney is a Cambridge-based freelance writer who can be reached at firstname.lastname@example.com.


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GOOGLE is in firing line of a group of major companies, including Microsoft and Oracle, over its offerings for Android-powered mobile phones.
The European Commission has been urged to move quickly to protect competition and innovation in the critical market by Thomas Vinje, Brussels-based counsel for FairSearch, which groups 17 high-tech companies, including also Nokia, Expedia and TripAdvisor.
"Failure to act will only embolden Google to repeat its desktop abuses of dominance as consumers increasingly turn to a mobile platform dominated by Google's Android operating system," Vinje said in a statement on Tuesday.
FairSearch said it had filed a complaint with the Commission, charging that the internet giant wanted Android operators to use its leading applications such as Maps or YouTube.
It said Google's Android is the dominant smartphone operating system, accounting for 70 per cent of the market by the end of 2012, while it has 96 per cent of mobile phone search advertising.
The companies grouped in FairSearch also complained about Google in the Commission's 2010 anti-trust probe of the firm which focused on its dominance of the internet search market.
Last week, six European countries, including France and Britain, launched joint action against Google to try to get it to scale back new monitoring powers that watchdogs believe violate EU privacy protection rules.
Google last year rolled out a common user privacy policy for its services that grouped about 60 previous sets of rules into one and allowed the company to track users more closely to develop targeted advertising.
The action came after the European Union's 27 member states warned Google in October not to apply the new policy and gave it four months to make changes or face legal action.
When that deadline expired in February, several European data protection agencies set up a taskforce to pursue co-ordinated action against the US giant.
Google insists its privacy policy respects European law.
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Today's "groupon.com" discount is a $20 certificate for use at Petsi Pies for $10. I know Petsi's is a board favorite so thought some of you might be interested. A chicken pot pie is usually $20 so with this deal, you can get one for $10.
See Groupon.com offer for more details. Probably only good on Monday 5/3/10.
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Special service for new spire
Belfast's new Spire of Hope is being dedicated next week at a special inter-denominational service in St Anne's Cathedral, on the same day that will mark the sixth anniversary of the 9/11 terrorist attacks on the USA.
The special preacher will be the Rt Rev Mark Sisk, the Anglican Bishop of New York, where more than 3,000 people died on September 11 , 2001 in the destruction of the World Trade Centre in the city.
The Dean of Belfast, Dr Houston McKelvey said he was delighted that Bishop Sisk could share in the St Anne's service " on this particular date and the associated events which affected the entire world. The Gospel of hope which the spire represents is for the universe, as well as being most particularly relevant to both our cities and countries."
Senior clergy and civic representatives, including the Lord Mayor of Belfast, Councillor Jim Rodgers, will attend the service together with representatives of the companies and professional practices closely involved in the erection of the Spire of Hope. Three engineers from the Swiss company which manufactured the spire will attend the service, which begins on Tuesday next at 8pm.
Dean McKelvey said today that more than 700 people had already accepted invitations. This number is likely to rise significantly, nearer the event.
The dedication will be conducted by the Church of Ireland Primate, Archbishop Alan Harper, who was the local Bishop of Connor when the decision was taken by the Cathedral authorities to go ahead with the spire.
Senior clergy from other churches will include the former Presbyterian Moderator the Very Rev Dr Ken Newell, the former Methodist President the Rev Ivan McElhinney and the Very Rev Dr Hugh Kennedy of St Peter's Cathedral which works closely with St Anne's.
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Have your own freedom once at Gunter AFB Airport and rent your own car. Find our best GUN Gunter AFB Airport Car Rental Deals.
Click on any listing for more details on the airport, including which airlines fly to or from that airport. A map of these location is given below. We also show nearby ports, train stations, tourist attractions, and bus stations that might be of interest.
- SOU Southampton Airport is 21 km/13 miles away and 41 airlines fly there.
Southampton Terminal is 28 km/18 miles away.
Portsmouth Terminal is 34 km/21 miles away.
Thamesport Terminal is 60 km/37 miles away.
BOH Bournemouth Airport is 66 km/41 miles away and 28 airlines fly there.
LHR Heathrow Airport is 77 km/48 miles away and 535 airlines fly there.
ABB Raf Station is 77 km/48 miles away.
LGW Gatwick Airport is 79 km/49 miles away and 338 airlines fly there.
QQP Paddington Train Station is 98 km/61 miles away.
ZEP Victoria Train Station is 99 km/61 miles away.
QQW Waterloo Train Station is 101 km/63 miles away.
QQU Euston Train Station is 102 km/63 miles away.
QQS St Pancras Train Station is 102 km/64 miles away.
QQK Kings Cross Train Station is 102 km/64 miles away.
London Terminal is 103 km/64 miles away.
QQX Bath Train Station is 103 km/64 miles away.
ZLS Liverpool Street Train Station is 104 km/65 miles away.
TTK Tottenham Hale Train Station is 111 km/69 miles away.
UHF Raf Station is 111 km/69 miles away.
LCY London City Airport is 113 km/70 miles away and 42 airlines fly there.
LTN London Luton Airport is 121 km/75 miles away and 118 airlines fly there.
XQE Ebbsfleet Train Station is 128 km/80 miles away.
BRS Bristol Airport is 131 km/81 miles away and 135 airlines fly there.
GLO Gloucestershire Airport is 133 km/82 miles away and 2 airlines fly there.
XWS Swindon Train Station is 134 km/83 miles away.
Bristol Terminal is 136 km/84 miles away.
ZMP Manchester Bus Station is 137 km/85 miles away.
ZTE Rochester Ny Rail Train Station is 148 km/92 miles away.
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Introduction to Snowmass Resort
Snowmass Resort lies in the heart of Colorado, about 215 miles west (and to the south) of Denver (4 hours by car). Eagle County Airport (EGE) is 75 miles northwest of Snowmass (about 1:30 by car) and Aspen's own Sardy Field (ASE) is minutes from area. Most travelers fly to either Eagle or Aspen, though Denver is becoming a popular option as well. It is best to call and inquire about special ski vacation or packaged 'bulk' airfares into the Aspen/Snowmass, Eagle or Denver Airport. A note on flying into Aspen is the airport will close when viability is limited. Locals will tell you they live in a banana belt of snow. It is best to purchase trip insurance with your package.
The Mountain(s)As mentioned, Snowmass boasts four mountains or as the resort considers "the power of four" for its guests. Aspen Mountain (also known as Ajax) has over 3,200 vertical feet and on 700 skiable acres. It is geared toward advanced skiers as Aspen Mountain has no beginner runs. Aspen Mountain is about 9 miles to the left of Snowmass.
Aspen Highlands offers 3,600 vertical on 700+ acres. The area is situated about 6 miles to the left of Snowmas and offers a respectable amount of beginner and intermediate terrain, but 47% of the mountain is advanced terrain.
Buttermilk (also known as Tiehack) is a smaller, beginner-oriented mountain. 2,000 vertical feet and about 420 acres of smooth, rolling terrain. Buttermilk is located between Highlands and Snowmass Mountain, about 5 miles from Snowmass Village. Buttermilk is home of the X-Games and has what many believe to be the greatest "park" in Colorado.
Snowmass is easily the largest of the four. Over 3,000 acres of skiable terrain, and a 4,400 foot vertical drop (measured from absolute peak to the end of an access run somewhere in a condominium district). Terrain is varied here, though 55% is considered intermediate. Snowmass is terraced like a vineyard, which allows most lodging to be ski in/out.
Average snowfall is around 300" (Buttermilk closer to 200"). Early season snow is relatively reliable - Snowmass and Aspen will open before Highlands and Buttermilk. Late season snow, however, is very reliable, the mountains generally close due to a lack of skiers rather than a lack of snow.
Snowmass VillageA well designed vacation resort, Snowmass Village is clearly built with lodging access to the slopes in mind. The lodging design is 'tiered', with multiple levels extending up the hillside. There are a fair number of restaurants, bars, pubs, and shops in Snowmass especially now that the resort has build the new base area- but many more are found in Aspen 12 miles north. An interesting aspect of Snowmass Village is the pool and hot tub policies, none of which are private. Guests can enjoy any hot tub or pool in the village area, regardless of the property.
Snowmass Lodging: Condo and HotelsThere are really two levels of vacation lodging in Snowmass Village: upscale, ski-in/ski-out properties and more economical options walking or a short shuttle distance to the slopes. The ski in/out properties (90% of the resort) is in the original base area and spread throughout the resort. The more economical properties in Snowmass are in the Woodbridge area and down Brush Creek Road.
Snowmass is an excellent choice for your next family ski vacation.
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This map details the location of popular Snowmass lodging options. Accommodations are numbered on the map, which when clicked will display a brief description of the property. The list of these lodges on the right side-bar will also display the property, it's rating, and re-size the map centering on that property. You may also click on "more information" which will take you to a page devoted to that specific property choice and ski package options. Here you will find the property amenities, lodging photos, a map of the property, and chairlift location. You may also display nearby restaurants, bars, and grocery stores by clicking the sidebar to the right of the Snowmass map.
All lodging options are color coded- Blue, Green, Purple, and in some cases Red. Blue indicates a ski-in property. Please note that some of these are ski-in/ski-out, but can also be walk-out or shuttle-out. Green markers suggest the lodging is within walking distance of a Snowmass chairlift. Purple tabs are typically a short shuttle ride from lift access. Lastly, Red indicates that a car is recommended.
The lodging classification of ski-in/ski-out or within walking distance varies amongst users, terrain and snow conditions. It is best to either zoom in on the lodging map to make your own determination or call our reservation office for more details regarding the ski access.
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20 Games Like Bug Squad()
Getting Over It with Bennett Foddy
A game I made for a certain kind of person. To hurt them.
Need For Speed: Payback
"This explosive adventure is filled with intense heist missions, high stakes car battles, epic cop pursuits and jaw dropping set pieces. It's blockbuster gameplay never before seen from the series, fueled by a gripping story of betrayal and revenge. With Need for Speed: Payback, it's no longer just about being the first to cross the finish line or racing to prove to be the best, it's about building the perfect ride, getting behind the wheel and playing out an action driving fantasy.
Set in the underworld of Fortune Valley, players will drive as three distinct characters reunited by a quest for vengeance against The House, a nefarious cartel that rules the city's casinos, criminals and cops. They will take on a variety of challenges and events as Tyler, the Racer; Mac, the Showman; and Jess, the Wheelman to earn the respect of the underground. Featuring the deepest customization from the series, players can truly craft a personalized and unique ride, or spend hours finding and tuning an abandoned derelict into a supercar. They can then push their cars to the limit and raise the stakes by betting on their own performance, where they can either multiply their winnings or risk losing it all."
"Action RPG" A genre that defined adventure and represented the childhood of all gamers, revived, redefined, from Japan, on Steam. GOKEN will bring back everything that was right about gaming in an action packed open world environment and have the old school gamers tremble in nostalgia.
Outcast: Second Contact
Outcast – Second Contact is the complete remake of the cult title which sparked the open world, action-adventure genre. Take off on an exploration of Adelpha, an alien world as beautiful as it is dangerous, where your heroic journey places the fate of two worlds in your hands.
Getting Over It
Remake of Sexy Hiking
Dante's Inferno
Dante's Inferno is an epic single player, third-person action adventure game inspired by "Inferno", part one of Dante Alighieri's classic Italian poem, "The Divine Comedy." Featuring nonstop action rendered at 60 frames-per-second, signature and upgradable weapons, attack combos and mana-fueled spells and the choice of punishing or absolving the souls of defeated enemies, it is a classic Medieval tale of the eternal conflict with sin and the resulting horrors of hell, adapted for a new generation and a new medium.
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Dragon Ball GT: Final Bout
After achieving cult hit status around the globe, Dragon Ball GT has finally arrived in the U.S. This polygon rendered fighting game features 10 of the best warriors from the animated television series going head-to-head in a no-holds-barred tournament. Each player has devastating finishing moves, including the infamous "Meteor Smash", which can be countered by an opponent, resulting in some of the most incredible power struggles you'll ever see! There are also 8 playable hidden characters and a practice mode that lets you build up the skills of each fighter. Now, you can find out what gamers around the world already know -- Dragon Ball GT is the ultimate fighting game!
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Beyond Good & Evil 2
Beyond Good & Evil 2 marks the return of one of Ubisoftís most beloved games. The prequel will transport players into a profoundly multicultural world, capturing the spirit of the original with unforgettable characters, grandiose decors and intense dramas that play out across a vast universe. Players will rise from lowly pirate to legendary captain at the helm of massive star-faring vessels, adventuring alongside crews of unforgettable characters to fight for freedom and theright to determine their own fate among the stars. Ubisoft Montpellier will be developing the game alongside its community of fans.
GentleMoon 2
GentleMoon 2 is a second game in GentleMoon series, an action game, filled with jokes and unlogical funny things to make you smile. The objective is to fly to the Moon and get away from the zombies this way. Before your trip to the Moon you collect the things that helps you to survive, like food, a weapon, good music, tv...
Flashlight - SCT (spinning christmas tree)
Weapon - CRAP (chair rendering apple pie)
Car - made of Comic Book and Magic
Rocket to fly to the Moon - Santa's "borrowed" sledges
Multiple targets to shoot - Afro Zombies and Penguins... What else would you need?
Silly jokes all over the place!
Call of Duty: WWII
Call of Duty: WWII creates the definitive World War II next generation experience across three different game modes: Campaign, Multiplayer, and Co-Operative. Featuring stunning visuals, the Campaign transports players to the European theater as they engage in an all-new Call of Duty story set in iconic World War II battles. Multiplayer marks a return to original, boots-on-the ground Call of Duty gameplay. Authentic weapons and traditional run-and-gun action immerse you in a vast array of World War II-themed locations. The Co-Operative mode unleashes a new and original story in a standalone game experience full of unexpected, adrenaline-pumping moments.
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Kingdom Hearts
The premise of Kingdom Hearts is designed around traveling to a collection of levels that are both original designs, and based on various Disney stories, referred to in-game as "Worlds". The Worlds are populated by NPC's, based on relevant characters from the corresponding Disney story, for example, the World based on Disney's Alice in Wonderland features appearances by Alice, the White Rabbit, and the Queen of Hearts. Interacting with these characters forms part of gameplay, while combating the games enemies, the "Heartless" forms the other.
Successful completion of a World is accomplished by defeating a key foe, which is either the primary villain from the Disney story, a unique Heartless of particular strength, or a combination thereof. Each world has a key foe which must be defeated, although there are many mini-bosses, side quests and treasures to be found that contribute to character progression within the game, and give bonuses for their completion in the form of weapons, items, and bonus scenes.
The game uses an experience based progression system, with experience gained by defeating foes. Experience gained rises in relation to the strength of the foe, and is consistent for each enemy over the course of the game. Levels are gained with experience, and provide increases to stat attributes in strength, defence, magic, hit points, magic points and ability points, with a new, predetermined ability unlocked approximately every four levels. Enemies also drop a combination of four types of reward upon death, green orbs that replenish HP, blue, translucent bubbles that replenish MP, yellow diamonds that contribute funds to the in-game currency "Munny", and tiny chests that when picked up, add a item to the players inventory based on the foe defeated. Such items include those used to restore HP and MP, items to aid party members or synthesis materials which can be used to create weapons and armor.
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Park Bound
Park Bound is a massively multiplayer playground featuring player crafted parks. Each park contains a variety of worlds to explore, play, and meet other players. Every world presents goals and challenges to overcome with unique collectible treasures that can unlock special worlds in the park. Players can pick up jetpacks, soar the sky with hang-gliders, and even roll inside balls to complete objectives.
Dark Souls III: Apocalypse Edition
Prepare to die, again with the third entry in the brutal blockbuster action-RPG franchise. A dark and brooding fantasy adventure awaits players in a vast twisted world full of fearsome beasts, devious traps and hidden secrets. The embers of a once-proud kingdom set the stage for this new adventure. Battle against fearsome enemies and bosses with a variety of weapons and magic through a mysterious land riddled with secrets.
Dark Souls III once again gives gamers the trademark sword and sorcery combat and rewarding action RPG gameplay. Players will travel across a wide variety of locations in an interconnected world of unrelenting challenge and deep RPG gameplay as they search for a way to survive the coming apocalypse.
Nimbatus - The Space Drone Constructor
Nimbatus - The Drone Constructor is an action simulation game. Craft drones out of hundreds of different parts and explore a fully destructible, procedurally generated galaxy!
Super Mario World
Super Mario World (known in Japan as Super Mario World: Super Mario Bros. 4) is a side-scrolling platformer developed by Nintendo EAD and published by Nintendo for the Super Nintendo Entertainment System on November 21, 1990 (in Japan), August 31, 1991 (in North America), and April 11, 1992 (in Europe).
One of the launch titles of the SNES (and bundled with early systems in North America), Super Mario World is the fifth main game in the Super Mario series. (starring Nintendo's mascot, Mario, and his brother, Luigi). The game follows both Mario brothers as they explore Dinosaur Land (known for its large amount of dinosaurs) to find and defeat the evil Koopa king Bowser (and his seven underlings, the Koopalings) while rescuing Princess Toadstool.
Along with new abilities (such as the "Spin Jump"), a new power-up (the "Cape Feather") and more obstacles, the game introduces dinosaur companions (known as Yoshi) that Mario and Luigi can ride. Yoshi, known for using their long tongues to snare and eat enemies, have become a fan-favorite among the series (giving them their own games and spin-offs, most notably this game's prequel).
Special bundles of the SNES in 1994 included a compilation cartridge mixing Super Mario World with Super Mario All-Stars. The only difference in this version is a new sprite set for Luigi. The original game was later ported to the Game Boy Advance on February 11, 2002 as Super Mario World: Super Mario Advance 2. Along with a special version of the original Mario Bros., the port includes a variety of differences, including Luigi as a selectable character (who now has unique features, such as his floating jump from Super Mario Bros. 2), new voice acting, and the ability to save anywhere. The original game was also digitally re-released in Nintendo's Virtual Console platform for the Wii (on February 5, 2007) and Wii U (on April 26, 2013).
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Wild Terra
It is action-RPG and sandbox hybrid with building, crafting, gathering, farming and land claiming elements. There is no NPCs in game so the only way to get something is to create it by yourself or trade from other players... or take it with brutal force. However we understand that not every one have enough time to "live" in game doing everything by their selves that is why all game processes are boosted to make game a little bit casual.
We can say this about your character development as well. It is very boring to level up your character to XX-level just to take a good sword in hands and start to fight. There would be leveling anyway however it would grant you small additional benefits in combats but not major domination.
Pokkén Tournament DX
Pokkén Tournament (Japanese: ポッ拳 Hepburn: Pokken) is a fighting video game developed by Bandai Namco Studios and published by The Pokémon Company. The game combines gameplay elements from Bandai Namco's Tekken series with characters from Nintendo's Pokémon franchise.[4] It was released for Japanese arcades in July 2015, and worldwide for the Wii U in March 2016.[5] An enhanced port for the Nintendo Switch, titled Pokkén Tournament DX, was released in September 2017.
Fortnite is the living, action building game from the developer formerly known as Epic MegaGames. You and your friends will lead a group of Heroes to reclaim and rebuild a homeland that has been left empty by mysterious darkness only known as "the Storm".
Band together online to build extravagant forts, find or build insane weapons and traps and protect your towns from the strange monsters that emerge during the Storm. In an action experience from the only company smart enough to attach chainsaws to guns, get out there to push back the Storm and save the world. And don't forget to loot all the things.
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Fire Emblem: Awakening
Fire Emblem Awakening is a Japanese tactical role-playing game for the Nintendo 3DS. It is the thirteenth game in the Fire Emblem series. It is also the first to take place on two continents, Ylisse and Valm, the future forms of Archanea and Valentia respectively.
The story follows Prince Chrom of the Halidom of Ylisse and his companions as they struggle during a turbulent era. Players are able to combine the might of nearby allies using Pair Up and enter dual battles using the Dual System to defeat enemies. The traversable world map, last seen in Fire Emblem: The Sacred Stones, and special skills like Astra from Fire Emblem: Radiant Dawn return.


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ARTE SONORO NEGRO NEGRO NEGRITO is an apocalyptic performance that exposes the dramatic events that mankind has lived through the
media in the twentieth and twenty-first: atomic bomb,
Chernobyl, the Twin Towers attack and climate change among others.
Rolando Peña
Sound Performance:
Rolando Peña, Annie O'Callaghan, Alvise Sacchi, Gil Sansón, Sandro Pequeno.
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Alright so I gave my One S (on jelly bean) to my girlfriend a few months ago after she dropped her Nexus 4 in the toilet. Fast forward to now, and the power button is not working anymore. The plunger thing that presses into the microswitch broke off somehow. I got an app that can shut the screen off and another app that lets me use the volume buttons to wake up the phone (this one seems to have impacted battery life a little bit as its a persistent service that runs). Anyways, she asks me what to do now about screenshots and I figure a software method might work. Wrong. Nothing I can find in the play store worked, complaining of no root or invalid method or something like that. Ok, I figure i'll root it. Nope, cant do the power button + volume button combos to get into recovery mode or any of that.
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1944 DePauw-Miami Game Recalled in Ohio Newspaper
September 16, 2008
September 16, 2008, Greencastle, Ind. - Ohio's Miami University had to stage a comeback to win its game Saturday, 38-27. Without a late rally, "falling to Charleston Southern, a I-AA -- or as they're officially known now, a Football Championship Subdivision team -- would be Miami's worst loss, maybe, since losing to DePauw in 1944," writes Tom Archdeacon in the Dayton Daily News. (at left: Jim Stauffer, a member of the 1944 DePauw football team)
The Tigers downed the RedHawks by a 13-7 score on November 18, 1944. The DePauw team finished with a 3-5 record that season.
Access the story which references the game at the newspaper's Web site.
Also available for download is the "Monon Memory" of the 1944 rivalry game between DePauw and Wabash College: [Download Video: "1944 Monon Memory" - 3536kb].
The 2008 Tigers opened the season Saturday with a 52-17 triumph over Anderson College. For details, click here or visit the football team online.Back


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10 Years of LAWS
Posted on Thursday, Oct 20, 2016 at 02:56 PM
In 2006, 10 friends joined to share good whiskey and good times. 10 years later, that small club has blossomed into the best-known private whiskey club in the US with the largest whiskey database, always fiercely independent, and always ad-free.
To understand what makes us tick, check out Sku's recent interview with founder Adam Herz.
To celebrate our 10th anniversary, we began with some serious cocktails. Niko Novick, one of LA's premiere bartenders, crafted custom libations made from vintage ingredients. Favorites included a 1960's Maker's Mark Old Fashioned and 1970's BIB Old Fitzgerald Manhattan. We had such a diverse selection of whiskeys that our two hours of cocktails became partly an excercise in some delicious chemistry experiments.
We then opened eight new bottles to taste, including old favorites:
Glendronach 1972 #702 head-to-head w/ Glendronach 1972 #712
Then, we were off to Baltaire for a great dinner featuring whiskey-infused dishes, plus other wines and libations (yes, we drink more than whiskey!).
After 10 years and counting, LAWS remains what it was on day one: a place for friends to get together to share good times and good whiskey.
Diageo Special Releases
Posted on Saturday, Jan 23, 2016 at 02:45 PM
It was the beginning of 2011 when we last had a meeting featuring the annual Diageo Special Releases. Back then, our writeup remarked, "Sure, the prices could be better, but such are the times." Ah, yes. The most "expensive" of them was the Port Ellen 11th release... for $450, which would be a bargain today. Fast-forward to 2016 -- the new Port Ellen 15th Release retails for $4k in the US, the Brora 37 year old goes for $2300. There's even an NAS Clynelish for $900.
We don't like discussing pricing, but every year the Special Releases seem to merit it. Still, we'll be the first people to remind you that there is little correlation between flavor and price. And the idea that higher-priced single malts are of "higher quality" is ignorant if not completely meaningless.
As you might expect, the Brora and Port Ellen stole the night. Surprising was the Pittyvaich, which many of us found unusual but really tasty, and The Cally, which showed very well for a single grain. All of them were enjoyed to one extent or another, except the Dalwhinnie which most felt was not bad in any way, but just boring. You can read tasting notes by clicking on each whiskey.
See also Sku's writeup here.
(Notes and ratings appear as members motivate and enter their results).
Sherry Christmas 2015
Posted on Tuesday, Dec 15, 2015 at 05:32 PM
As you may know, LAWS has a proud tradition of celebrating "Sherry Christmas."
But evil forces have been at work. There is an ongoing war on Sherry Christmas! You can see it in the form of all kinds of "finishes" and gimmicky wine casks. In fact, just last week at Starbucks, one of our members was wished a "Merry Peated Christmas." The injustice is enough to make any sherry fan's blood boil.
But LAWS will always remember the true meaning of Sherry Christmas, and we commemorated it with these malts:
…as well as an exclusive cask sample from Bowmore, and of course a deep dive under the Christmas Tree, that is, the expansive LAWS Reserves.
These malts were beloved all around, with special Christmas joy going to the Bowmore and the Glen Moray.
Merry Sherry Christmas from LAWS!
Blind Tasting: America vs. Scotland
Posted on Thursday, Sep 3, 2015 at 02:41 PM
It was time to pit American whiskey vs. Scotch in an extremely fun and extremely unfair blind tasting. Who won? Click the graphic to read our writeup on the battle!
Four Roses - Icons of Whiskey Tasting
Posted on Wednesday, Jul 22, 2015 at 08:28 PM
We tasted through all 10 different barrels of the recent Icons of Whiskey series from Four Roses. Check out our reviews and ratings on these much-anticipated bourbons that sold out immediately when they hit the shelves.


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Mystery surrounds the sudden unexpected closure of a Burnley SPAR outlet.
Customers to the well-used Todmorden Road franchise were met with a closed door and a notice of forfeiture in the window of the store on Tuesday.
SPAR would not reveal why the store had closed or how many jobs have been effected.
A spokesman said: "At present, the SPAR store is shut but with the hopes of reopening as soon as possible in order to continue serving the community. We thank customers for their patience in the meantime."


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After 16 months execution free, Virginia is scheduled to kill Robert Gleason, Jr. tomorrow. Mr. Gleason was sentenced to life in prison for the 2008 shooting death of a man in Amherst County, Virginia, in order to cover up a meth ring. While in prison, he killed two inmates, strangling both of them to death. Mr. Gleason said "I murdered that man cold-bloodedly. I planned it and I'm gonna do it again. Someone needs to stop it. The only way to stop me is put me on death row."
Mr. Gleason fired his lawyers because they were trying to work out a deal to avoid the death penalty.
He didn't want any appeal.
He wants to die.
So, why not let him die? I mean, he killed two guys in prison on purpose in order to get the death penalty. If we don't kill him, like he said, he would keep killing. Isn't this exactly what the death penalty is for?
I wish I had an answer for you folks on this one. It is a case that tests one's abolitionist faith. But although Mr. Gleason wishes to die, although he wanted it so badly he was willing to keep killing for it (and it seems, unfortunately, Mr. Gleason just had a thing for killing people) I cannot accept that even in that circumstance a government that I do not trust to regulate my ability to text in my car should be the same government to kill.
Virginia will kill him at 9:00 pm on January 16, 2013. And he will get what he wanted. And really, since when is our system set up to give people convicted of heinous crimes what they want?
I guess like they say, death is different. He wants it. And we are going to oblige.


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Now Showing in Vegas: Droog
Top: The Red blue Lego Chair, $71,000; bottom: The Push and Store Cabinet, $35,500
Big spending has been a part of the Vegas lifestyle for decades, and now the conspicuous consumer can pick something up at Droog, the new U.S. location of the Dutch design company.
Facing the Las Vegas Strip in The Cosmopolitan hotel, the 2,500-square-foot shop is Droog's only U.S. store. Droog closed its SoHo store last year and is looking for a new spot in New York.
The center of the Las Vegas space holds limited editions, prototypes and one-of-a-kinds. The most expensive piece currently is the
one-of-five-only Red blue Lego chair for $71,000. Made of more than 4,400 Legos, it's a version of Gerrit Rietveld's iconic chair, and comes with an aluminum frame. Other furniture pieces include the Lucky Cat Pinball Machine ($9,600), Come a Little Closer Bench ($9,040), and the over-five-foot tall table and chair set called Skin ($38,000).
But those lacking the big bucks can partake of less expensive items. A select group including glassware, books, a friendship ring set and other items are available, as well as its classic Clothes Hanger Lamp, featured in an edition of HFNow. The $19 Sucker removable hook and the $58 set of 50 magnetic leaves are among the current hot products, according to a store employee.
Whatever you buy, it's a more unique Vegas memento than a T-shirt.--Andrea Lillo


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As a group, the US national team did just enough to see off pesky Panama, 1-0, to raise the CONCACAF Gold Cup and the final report cards reflect that.
The USMNT patiently went about their business even when it wasn't quite working against an underdog side that was repeatedly lightning quick to close down space. Eventually, Brek Shea stepped off the bench to escort home the winner.
Nick Rimando (6.5) - Though he didn't have to make a single save, Rimando ably handled the ball more than usual and commanded his area when necessary.
Michael Parkhurst (6.5) - Faced with a tricky assignment, the Augsburg right back was only beaten down his flank on one occasion. Parkhurst was also safe with the ball and his overlapping run was a subtle key to the winning-goal play.
Clarence Goodson (6.5) - The San Jose defender's slack hold of the line put his partner in trouble early, but he was properly on patrol after that. Like the rest of the backline, Goodson generally was clean on the ball.
Matt Besler (6.5) - Apart from the above incident that saw him badly lose a mark, was a steady guard at the back.
DaMarcus Beasley (6.5) - Other than a bad turnover, the captain put in a solid left-back performance without making much impact on the offensive side of the ball.
Kyle Beckerman (6.5) - The defensive midfielder did not draw much notice, in this case a good thing. Beckerman mostly went about the simple business of his job, but finally stood out with a late pair of blocks.
Stuart Holden (-) - The Bolton man looked to have a spark about him before leaving early with an injury.
Alejandro Bedoya (6.5) - The Helsingborg playmaker disappeared for a stretch in the middle of the game, but most of the good US moves in the first half came through him and his entry pass led to the winner.
Landon Donovan (6.5) - The Galaxy star was barely involved when stationed along the forward line in the first half and it dulled his sharpness, as seen when beaten to a loose ball on the Panama doorstep. Once he dropped behind the forward line, both he and the US attack improved a bit. His deep run played a part in the goal, though one might gripe he should have finished it himself.
Joe Corona (5.5) - The Tijuana attacker made a fairly bright start, and then largely disappeared from the contest until being removed in the 68th minute.
Eddie Johnson (5) - The Seattle striker ran his tail off to work the defense but failed to cause danger. Most notably, EJ missed a sitter that could have put the game to bed a little early.
Coach Jurgen Klinsmann (6) - Though the boss was well above field level for this one, it was still his game plan. Defensively, the team looked secure in barring any shots on goal. However, it was a bit stretched apart in attack when Donovan was pinned to one of the Panama center backs. A slight adjustment and one sub later, the US finished the job.
Mikkel Diskerud (7) - Replacing Holden midway through the opening period, Mix took fine care of the ball the rest of the way. He also showed more grit in his defensive game than usual.
Brek Shea (6.5) - The goal was a tap-in that actually didn't need the touch, so it's only a tiny thumbs up for that play. Other than that, Shea should have had an assist on the Johnson miss.
Omar Gonzalez (6.5) - Though he only played a few minutes, the Galaxy defender made three consecutive clearances in a row upon entering.


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Monoprice will no longer be selling the speaker system that, for all intents and purposes, was identical to the Klipsch Energy series, as part of an otherwise undisclosed agreement between the two parties. CNET has the details:
Friday morning, Klipsch lawyer, Dean E. McConnell, told CNET via email that the dispute had been resolved on Thursday.
"The litigation between Klipsch Group, Audio Products, and Monoprice has been amicably resolved," McConnell wrote. "The terms and conditions of the settlement are confidential and I have no further comment."
A Monoprice spokesman did not return a request for comment. We will update this story if we get a response.
Both brands are enthusiast favorites in their respective fields, and no one likes it when Mommy and Daddy fight. It's good to see that the two companies were able to reach a settlement without the courts, and go back to doing what Klipsch and Monoprice do best: Making quality gear, and bringing us the cables and wires we connect them with, for an incredibly reasonable price.
We speculated when this news originally broke that this was a case of an OEM re-using the speaker design, and Monoprice not knowing anything about it when they ordered the speakers for their lineup, and the speed at which this lawsuit has been settled seems to at least be consistent with that. Most importantly, Monoprice and Klipsch obviously worked together to resolve this issue, because three months is about as fast as any corporate lawyers move these days. We'll never know what went on behind closed doors, but I like to think that it was a civilized, ideal ending, where people's intellectual property was protected, and honest mistakes were corrected.
Via: [CNET]


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Best Western Montmartre Sacre-Coeur
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Property Location
A stay at Best Western Montmartre Sacre-Coeur places you in the heart of Paris, convenient to Basilica of the Sacred Heart of Paris and Notre Dame Cathedral. This 4-star hotel is within close proximity of Montmartre Funicular and Musee de Montmartre.
Make yourself at home in one of the 49 air-conditioned rooms featuring flat-screen televisions. Complimentary wireless Internet access keeps you connected, and satellite programming is available for your entertainment. Private bathrooms with showers feature complimentary toiletries and hair dryers. Conveniences include safes and desks, as well as phones with free local calls.
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Make use of convenient amenities such as complimentary wireless Internet access, a television in the lobby, and tour/ticket assistance.
Satisfy your appetite at a coffee shop/café serving guests of Best Western Montmartre Sacre-Coeur. Breakfast is available for a fee.
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Featured amenities include a business center, a computer station, and complimentary newspapers in the lobby. Planning an event in Paris? This hotel has facilities measuring 183 square feet (17 square meters), including a meeting room.
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- Number of floors - 6
- Conference space size (feet) - 183
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Russia Says No New Plan to Sell Air Defense Systems to Syria
However, Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov leaves open possibility that Russia could ship such systems to Damascus.
Russia's foreign minister said on Friday Moscow had no new plans to sell an advanced air defense system to the government of Syrian President Bashar Assad, but left open the possibility that it could ship such systems to Damascus under an existing contract.
The Wall Street Journal this week reported that Israel had informed the United States a Russian deal was imminent to sell S-300 missile systems that would significantly boost Syria's ability to stave off outside intervention in its civil war.
Asked by a journalist about the reports on a visit to the Polish capital, Sergei Lavrov said: "Russia is not planning to sell. Russia already sold them a long time ago. It has signed the contracts and is completing deliveries, in line with the agreed contracts, of equipment which is anti-aircraft technology."
The question referred to S-300 systems, but Lavrov in his reply did not specify whether the equipment already being delivered were S-300 complexes or another system.
He said the deliveries were in line with international law and for self-defense only. "It is designed so that Syria, as the importer, should have the ability to protect itself from air strikes, something that is not an entirely fantastical scenario," Lavrov told a news conference.
Russia is Syria's main arms supplier and has continued fulfilling defence contracts despite the civil war in Syria.
The Wall Street Journal, in its report about the missile systems, quoted U.S. officials as saying they were analyzing the information about a deal, but would not comment on whether they believed the sale of S-300 missile batteries was near.
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Sin City. An artificial oasis of pleasure, spectacle, and entertainment, the gambling capital of America has reinvented itself so many times that it's doubtful that anyone knows for sure what's real and what isn't in the miles of neon and scorching heat. Las Vegas is considered the ultimate player's destination, no matter what your game. Almost anything is available - for a price, mind you - and sometimes losers will walk away from the tables with even less than just an empty wallet or purse; sometimes they don't walk away at all.
Las Vegas is the true city that never sleeps, where fortunes are made and lost every day, and where snake-eyes aren't found just on a pair of dice.
Contributors include James Swain, S. Z. Rozan, Wendy Hornsby, Michael Collins, T. P. Keating, J. Madison Davis, Sue Pike, Joan Richter, Libby Fischer Hellmann, Tom Savage, Edward Wellin, K.j.a. Wishnia, Linda Kerslake, John Wessel, Lise McClendon, Ronnie Klaskin, Ruth Cavin, A. B. Robbins, Gay Toltl Kinman, Micki Marz, Rick Mofina, and Jeremiah Healy.
©2010 Michael Connelly (P)2010 Brilliance Audio, Inc.
"No real point to it"
This is a group of shirt stories that you hope may connect to eachother in some way and yet doesn't. It is as interesting as reading college essays...one after the other after the other. I had to quit listening
"Boring Pointless Stories"
So disappointing.. I wanted to like this book.. I live in Las Vegas.. but its just one boring story after another. Its intolerable. My recommendation is to skip this one.. I asked for a refund.
"Lame Collection, Cringeworthy Performance"
Michael Connelly is a formidable writer and his own books are reliably voiced by talented performers.
I suggest that, in future, he resist temptation to add his name to projects of this calibre.
"Not their best work"
Yes, love Michael Connelly.
It's like most of the stories were trying too hard. They didn't hold my attention.
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Should I be concerned about this?
The GF's bike has been squeaking so I took the rear apart to grease up the pivots. When I disconnected the linkage I had to pull fairly hard to seperate them, and when it did felt like they had been bound up. I didn't think much of it until I went to put it back together, which is when I noticed how out of wack things are.
Is this normal? Warranty repair? She has taken a few spills, but nothing to ever bend the rear end this far out of wack.
You can see the rear has been bent to teh right almost 1/4 inch.
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