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Do you think that $71,000 a year plus benefits is a fair wage for 178 days of work?
I googled their salary
I googled their salary schedule, alpine sun gets it all wrong. You'd have to have a PhD and teach for 20 years or so to get the salary they're polling about. First year teachers make way less than half of the salary polled about fyi.
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This information is being
This information is being taken directly from Susan Lancaster's (an Alpine Teacher) letter to the editor that was published in our February 13th issue, page 4. She states in her letter the salary of the teachers. Plus, many of our teachers are veteran teachers on the upper end of the pay scale. The question does not indicate that all teachers are receiving this payscale, nor does it indicate that we are even talking about teachers. It's a salary for a number of days worked.
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How much does the
How much does the superintendent and any other district level administrator make with all of their perks and extra benefits. I am a teacher, but not in the AUSD. I know that in my district the district level administrators receive many benefits that the regular employee of the district do not receive. These benefits include car allowances, extra health benefits, contributions to Tax Sheltered Annuities (TSA's). How much money and benefits are the administrators giving up? I doubt they are giving up any.
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I do think that $70k is
I do think that $70k is plenty of money. Considering the economy, $70k a year is a really good salary. Many people are well below the poverty level right now, just because the economy sucks.
I know a lot of people with Master's Degrees that would love $70k a year.
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How many of the teachers in
How many of the teachers in the Alpine District actually make that much money? After five years of college, I'm sure the beginning wage is nowhere near that amount.
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Outstanding details on this
Outstanding details on this particular field!
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It appears to me that AUSD
It appears to me that AUSD needs to get rid of current teachers. Hire all brand new teachers. who will be grateful for a job and benefits offered. These teachers are part of CalPERS (retirement system). Taxpayers will be paying part of their retirement benefits, yet they are not willing to service in the public employee job. They choose to strike and cause more issues for themselves and the school district. It is a shame.
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This is the wrong question.
This is the wrong question. Saying this as a parent who took my child to school today and will do so every school day throughout the strike, it is not up to any of us to say what is too much or too little to pay anyone. The question should be what's the best that we can do for teachers under the current financial crisis in the district? The question is how can we improve enrollment, market our amazing programs, improve student experience, fix our broken reputation and mend fences? I will not vote on this question, but come up with something appropriate and I'll be the first to chime in.
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I completely agree that we
I completely agree that we should improve enrollment, market our amazing programs, improve student experience, fix our broken reputation and mend all the fences. I'm sorry that you dislike the question, but it is a question that begs to be asked. Many are unaware of the salaries that we are talking about especially in this economy.
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Yes very good pay - And don't
Yes very good pay - And don't forget pension is included!
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So...I was pissed and I started doing some digging and I come to find out that Dick remixed the OT for the DVD releases and totally ****** the score on that too. So, he has held a grudge for 20+ years in the fact that his precious sound effects took a back seat to the original scores most of which are some of the best soundtracks of all time.
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Mexican Vegetable Terrine Recipe
This vegetable terrine was inspired by Blaise, a regular PhamFatale reader, who suggested this vegetarian dish. I adapted it this week in anticipation of Cinco de Mayo. I layered grilled eggplant, tri-color roasted bell peppers, sweet basil leaves, celery, fresh pineapple, black beans and a lot of Oaxacan cheese.
The key to creating the terrine is to make sure the layers of flavors are tightly packed to showcase the colorful display. I garnished the vegetable terrine with shredded red oak leaf lettuce, diced avocado and crumbled queso fresco (Thank you, Queso Del Valle!). The last step is a flavorful salad dressing; I prepared this one with delicious champagne vinegar from our good friends at Bellindora.
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Yields: 8 servings½ (15.5-ounce) can black beans, drained and rinsed
1 tablespoon Dijon mustard
2 teaspoons agave nectar (or honey)
juice of 3 clementines (or limes)
¼ cup freshly sliced pineapple
¼ cup Champagne pear vinegar
1 teaspoon salt
¼ teaspoon black pepper, freshly cracked
1½ teaspoons garlic powder
3 large eggplants
2 tablespoons kosher salt
5 small bell peppers (2 red, 2 yellow, 1 orange)
¾ cup olive oil
1 clove fresh garlic, freshly grated
1 (5-ounce) package Oaxacan cheese
½ teaspoon dried oregano
2 teaspoons salt
1 celery stalk, peeled and thinly sliced diagonally
2 avocados, diced and drizzled with the juice of 1 lime
2 cups shredded lettuce
4 cups fresh basil leaves
2 tablespoons Parmesan cheese, freshly shredded
½ (4.5-ounce) can củ kiệu (store-bought pickled spring onions), thinly sliced
2 tablespoons queso fresco, crumbled
For 1 cup of vinaigrette:
In a mini-blender (or a regular blender if you don't have a mini), combine the Dijon mustard, juice of the clementines, Champagne pear vinegar, 1 tablespoon pineapple, agave nectar and ½ teaspoon garlic powder. Blend until smooth. Season with salt and pepper. Add ½ cup olive oil and briefly pulse 2-3 times. Set aside.
Roasting the bell peppers in the oven: Preheat your oven to 450°F. Cut the bell peppers in half lengthwise. Seed them and spread the peppers evenly on a cookie sheet brushed with oil, in a single layer. Roast the peppers for about 4-5 minutes until the skins blister and darken. Watch carefully so they don't burn. Wrap each pepper in aluminum foil. Let cool for about 5-10 minutes until you can handle them without discomfort. Clean and remove the skin and seeds from the peppers using a knife (or under running water); the skin will come right off. Even out the flesh, horizontally.
Cooking the eggplant:
Trim and thinly slice the eggplants lengthwise. Sprinkle with kosher salt. Let sit, then pat dry with paper towels. Brush a griddle pan with oil. Add the eggplant slices and cook on both sides for 2 minutes. Transfer to a platter and let cool.
Assembly time:
Separate the Oaxacan cheese into long, thin strips. Drizzle with 1 tablespoon olive oil. Season with salt, pepper, red chili flakes and 1 teaspoon garlic powder. Toss well.
Brush the mold (see tips) with cold water and line with plastic wrap for easy un-molding. Place slices of grilled eggplant overlapping each other on one side and red bell peppers on the other. Add half the amount of Oaxacan cheese, black beans and basil leaves, making sure they're pressed and tightly packed. Add half amount of the sliced celery, pineapple, pickled spring onions and the bell pepper remnants. Press down one more time and repeat the same layers up to the top (base). Fold the dangling pieces of eggplant onto the base of the mold. Cover with the remaining eggplant slices.
Cover with plastic wrap and place in the refrigerator for at least 2 hours.
When you're ready to serve, gently un-mold the terrine by running a knife around the inner wall of the mold. Flip the mold onto a long platter and gently remove the plastic liner.
Garnish with lettuce on one side and basil and avocado on the other. Sprinkle the top with crumbled queso fresco.
Drizzle with the vinaigrette or serve on the side.
Bon appétit!
This eggplant dish is fairly healthy. You could double the amount of cheese if you like.
You could replace the selected vegetable in this recipe with zucchini or other grilled vegetables.
I used Belllindora Champage pear vinegar and Queso Del Valle Oaxacan cheese and queso fresco.
I use the same mold for making strawberry cheesecake and vegetarian pâté.
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This is a 16"-long stainless-steel triangle-shape mold. You could use any mold you have on hand, such as a rectangular cake pan.


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Bruins edged againBy MIKE SHALIN
The Sports Xchange
April 20. 2013 10:33PM
BOSTON - Wednesday night, the Buffalo Sabres spoiled a special night for the Bruins and their fans in the wake of Monday's Boston Marathon bombings, rallying for a 3-2 shootout victory.
Saturday, another day of tribute at TD Garden, and the visiting team again spoiled the celebration.
Jarome Iginla, playing his first game in Boston since spurning the Bruins in favor of going to Pittsburgh at the trade deadline, and Chris Letang scored third-period power-play goals to give the Penguins their sixth straight victory, 3-2, and the Eastern Conference regular-season championship.
"These types of races, top of the division, top of the conference usually come down to the last game, last two games," said Penguins coach Dave Bylsma. "To be able to clinch the division and now clinch the conference this early says a lot for our team and how we played through the shortened season, with the different types of injuries and different people in our lineup."
The Penguins, playing this manhunt-delayed game without the injured Sidney Crosby, Evgeni Malkin and James Neal, and with backup goalie Tomas Vokoun playing a strong game, earned home ice throughout the conference playoffs.
"It's good to clinch first place and get away from here with two points," said Vokoun, 12-4 as Marc-Andre Fleury's valuable backup.
Iginla said he expected the boos he got from the fans every time he touched the puck. He also anticipated he'd be challenged to a fight by one of the Bruins, and he was, scrapping with Nathan Horton, who suffered what appeared to be a right hand injury when he hit the ice at the end of the brief get-together.
"No, I'm not surprised," Iginla said about the fans. "At the time I was very humbled and flattered, Boston and Pitt, I had an opportunity to go to both teams. Both teams were interested in me, I made the choice to come to Pitt, thrilled with that. I also hear some great things, I have some friends on that team, I hear some great things about the city, the organization, those things.
"I expected that. I expected a few boos and stuff and I think that's fair, but I was just trying to come and ... I haven't had a lot of success in this building (9-0 loss with Calgary last season), actually, lately so it was nice to get a win here for sure."
The Penguins, 21-2 in their last 23 games, still have a chance to catch Chicago for the President's Trophy, trailing by four points before the Blackhawks played on Saturday night.
The Bruins, beginning a stretch of six games in nine days because of two bombing postponements, lost their fourth straight (0-3-1) and were trailing Montreal, also playing Saturday night, for the Northeast Division lead and No. 2 playoff seed.
Boston's coach, Claude Julien, is concerned about the lack of goal scoring and also aimed criticism at goalie Tuukka Rask.
"You're not going to point the finger but you're goaltender's got to make some saves too," Julien said. "At the right time ... I'm not just pointing at him but he's got to be better and your (penalty killing) a lot of the times is as good as your goaltending ... everything has to be good for your penalty killing to be good."
Bruins captain Zdeno Chara, talking about another emotional home game, said he felt "pretty much the same as the last game with what it meant for this city and this country. We want to do our best and work hard. I guess it's just too bad we didn't get the result."
Vokoun stopped 38 shots, Brad Marchand beating him with his 17th goal of the year in the first period. Tyler Seguin scored his 16th goal with 2.6 seconds left, a meaningless goal.
Marchand took a roughing penalty, leading to Iginla's goal.
Jussi Jokinen, also picked up by the Penguins at the trade deadline, had a goal and two assists, giving him four goals and seven points in six games with his new team. He drew the penalty on Marchand with a high stick that wasn't caught.
Jokinen assisted on both power-play goals, Iginla scoring the 528th goal of his Hall of Fame career and 12th this season, three with Pittsburgh.
Letang scored his fifth goal 3:46 later.
Jokinen beat Rask to tie the game 5:10 into the second period.
The Bruins might have suffered damage to their playoff chances, as they lost Horton (no report after the game); and McQuaid could be hurting after a low hit by Matt Cooke, a dark name in recent Bruins history.
There was no report on Horton. In the second period, Matt Cooke's hip check left defenseman McQuaid crawling to the bench and he had to be helped down the runway to the locker room. McQuaid returned to the bench late in the second period and played in the third.
"It's pretty obvious that it's a cheap shot from Cooke," Julian said. "The typical same guy; he's got to go low and get a guy right around the knee area and turns his back."
Asked before the game to describe his emotions on a most unusual Friday, Julien said, "The same as everybody else. When those things happen in your city it's a normal thing to be a little bit, obviously, concerned, and like everybody else, extremely happy when they finally got the second suspect.
"At least we could all breathe a little easier and sleep a little easier. And now it's, hopefully, time to work ourselves into trying to get things back to normal again, but it will always leave a scar somewhere. There's some damage done, but now we have a job today, and that unfortunately is what our responsibility is."
The Penguins were hunkered down in their hotel Friday.
"Clearly, we're all watching for days now and being here and being in the hotel being inside kind of certainly became a part of the situation and a part of what the city of Boston was going through," Bylsma said. "And I think although we weren't a part of it, the celebration outside as a city and as a people last night, and just feel like it's a great opportunity to play a game with the city of Boston, not just against the Bruins but with the city and with the Bruins."

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If you are anything like me you are a sucker for astromechs. A few years back Hasbro realized that there are lots of people like me and started making every possible astromech that appeared in the Star Wars Universe. Now they are taking that one step farther to accelerate the decimation of my wallet and…


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Pearl Reference Pure 22'' Fusion Shell Pack, Black Cherry
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Evenply shells are 30% thinner than the average Pearl shell, and will resonate freely with the lightest touch. Even the subtlest playing dynamics will be projected beautifully by these ultra thin Reference Pure shells. This innovation is coupled with the aluminium OptiMount tom suspension system, which mounts to the tension rods and isolates the shell from metal to metal contact. STL Swivel lugs are used to allow for minimal shell contact and increased resonance, whilst the floor tom features Air Suspension rubber feet which isolate the tom from the floor.
The Pearl Reference series Bass Drum shells consist of 6 inner plies of Mahogany and 2 outer plies of Maple that provide solid and responsive bass frequencies. The bass drum shells also use a fully rounded bearing edge that allow for maximum kinetic energy transfer from the head to the shell for a solid punch and ultimate resonance.
The Pearl Reference series 12" Tom are the only solid wood shell in the series with 6 plies of Maple for a smooth and balanced tone. The Pearl Reference 10" Tom consists of 4 plies of Maple again for a smooth and balanced tone as well as 2 inner plies of Birch for added attack and cut. Both Toms use a rounded 45 degree bearing edge to keep the woods balanced with a solid punch.
The 14" Floor Tom in the Pearl Reference series are made from Maple with inner plies of African mahogany to provide thunderous lows as well as a fully rounded bearing edge to provide more punch and resonance.
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During this time of the year, it seems like a lot of bloggers would be doing a top 10 list of their favorite Christmas movies … Well I thought that I would take a some what different approach this year, what with being a huge horror fan! I thought that I would give you guys […]
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Tonight, Google unveiled the long-awaited Samsung Galaxy Nexus. While the phone itself is an amazing piece of technology, the underlying software is really what makes the phone unique among the latest flagship devices that have hit the markets over the past month or two. After Samsung took a few minutes to talk about the new Samsung Galaxy Nexus and its hardware, Google took the stage to talk about Android 4.0 and its many features and improvements.
Google realizes that consumers recognize Android is extremely powerful but frustrating at the same time. People like their Android phones, but not many people love them. Google highlighted that their focus for Ice Cream Sandwich was to make the UI "enchanting, beautiful and seductive."
In order to achieve that goal, Google has gone back to the drawing board and completely revamped the UI and improved Android's multi-tasking capabilities and cloud integration. They also added new features like facial recognition and Face Unlock.
Google highlighted that their focus for Ice Cream Sandwich was to make the UI of Android "enchanting, beautiful and seductive."
The first thing to change within Android 4.0 was the type face. Google created a new font named Roboto, which was designed from the ground up for high definitions displays. The font is used throughout the operating system and gives Android a much cleaner look.
Next on the list of improvements is the device lock screen. Ice Cream Sandwich features a lock screen that should look very familiar to anyone who has used Honeycomb. To unlock the device, drag the circle to the right or to the left to launch directly into the camera application. Face Unlock does exactly what its name implies. Users can now use Android 4.0's facial recognition functionality to unlock the device by simply holding the front-facing camera up to their face.
Once the device is unlocked, the new UI of Android 4.0 comes into full focus. As we've been expecting for months, ICS now includes the standard hardware buttons within the UI at the bottom of the screen. This allows the buttons to rotate with the screen and also completely disappear while watching video. The home screen changes include the ability to create folders or shortcut groupings by dragging icons on top of each other. Folders can even be docked on the quick launcher at the bottom of the home screen.
Widgets within Android 4.0 have a few upgrades as well. Google has added scrolling, flipping and widget resizing to the native functionality. Just like Honeycomb, widgets are now stores within the application drawer under the widgets tab. Just drag and drop a widget to the home screen and change its size to fit your needs.
In order to improve consistency throughout the OS, Google is now relying on swiping gestures to move between screen, contacts, pictures and different pages within applications. The swiping gesture is also present in the new multitasking function on ICS. Tapping the multi-tasking button on the home screen reveals all the running application on the device. While Android can handle keeping multiple apps chugging along in the background, you can manually discard or close application by swiping the app off the screen to the right.
This same gesture feature has been added to notifications. Rather than clicking on a notification to clear it from the list, just swipe it off the screen and watch it disappear. But that's not the end of the updates to notifications. Google decided it would be a good idea if users could access notifications without having to unlock the phone. Pull down the notifications bar from the lock screen and then jump right into an application by selecting a notification.
As we reported earlier today, Android 4.0 will feature native screenshot support. To save an image of your screen, press the Power and volume down keys at the same time and a high resolution .png file will be saved to your image gallery.
The software keyboard within ICS has been dramatically improved over previous iterations. The keyboard is more responsive and accurate with better error correction and inline spellcheck. Google has also beefed up Android Copy & Paste functionality by adding Drag & Drop to move words around if you're working within an email or sending a text.
Talk to Type has been available for nearly two years and now is able to instantly transcribe your voice as you talk rather than waiting for you to pause or finish your sentence. This new change allows for smoother transcriptions and makes it easier for the user to use Talk to Type for longer messages without having to press the button multiple times.
In addition to changing the core Android UI, Google has revisited all the Android applications to bring consistency to the platform. The browser has a revamped tab layout which works similarly to the multitasking function of the OS. Users can have up to 16 tabs open at a time and can easily close them by swiping them off the screen. The browser also allows users to have entire pages for offline viewing, desktop Chrome bookmark syncing and Chrome's infamous incognito mode.
Google has revisited the Gmail application with Android 4.0 with the intent to "build the best mobile experience you can find anywhere, period." In order to do that, Google has added two line message previews so you can get a short glimpse of your messages without opening them. A new action bar at the bottom of the screen highlights your labels, search and contextual functions based on where you are within the app. To switch between emails, simply swipe left or right rather than using the back button to return to your inbox. And to top things off, Gmail now supports offline email search, which indexes all your emails for the past thirty days.
The calendar application within Android has gotten a few tweaks as well. The UI has been cleaned up, making it extremely readable. Swipe between days, weeks or months with a simply flick or view more details in a calendar entry with pinch-to-zoom functionality.
One of the new features to Android 4.0 is the new Data Usage monitor, which tracks all applications on your device that consume data. Data Usage keeps track of which applications use the most data (similar to the battery Usage monitor currently present within Android) and can manipulate the graph and pinpoint data use within a specific time frame. In addition to tracking data, the monitor can also project future data use, alert users if they're reaching a certain preset threshold or actively cut off data consumption on the device in order to avoid overage charges from carriers.
The camera app within ICS has gotten a complete overhaul. Snapping pictures is as simple as ever and sharing them is only one click away. New camera features include an on-screen slide zoom bar, autoset exposure, facial recognition and a panorama feature. To take a panoramic picture just touch the icon and the shutter to start, let the tracker on the screen guide you through one smooth, continual motion and the final result in automatically generated. Video recording capabilities include 1080p capture, continuous focus, time lapse and video snapshots, which can be captured while recoding a video by simply tapping the screen.
The new Android gallery application puts more focus on your picture with a magazine style layout. The gallery supports traditional albums, but thanks to geo tagging and facial recognition, it also generates albums based on people and different locations. The gallery also includes new photo editing features that give users the ability to apply "hipster filters," adjust image angles, crop and even remove red-eye. All image edits are saved as a copy; you can always revert to the original.
The contacts application within Android has been replaced with a more advanced People app. Contact cards have evolved, adding high resolution pictures of your contacts and importing contact details from multiple sources (Facebook, Twitter, LinkedIn, etc.), which update automatically through the cloud. Google is using a new open API that they're making available to developers and can be used to feed details into contact cards.
The new dialer application shows off high-resolution images of your contacts. It takes up most of the screen. New features include an automatic SMS response to contacts if you don't want to answer their call. Simply swipe up on the dialer and your phone will send them a canned SMS (which you can control) to let them know you can't take their call at the moment.
If they decide to leave you a voicemail, you'll be able to access your visual voicemail directly within the dialer call log where they belong. The visual voicemail functionality even allows you to speed up or slow down the voicemail playback.
Last year, Google introduced NFC support to Android on the Nexus S. This year, Google is giving manufacturers a real reason to include an NFC chip in their new phones. NFC functionality within Android 4.0 now allows users to quickly share content between two phones by simply holding them together. The demonstrations Google showed highlighted website sharing, Google Maps sharing and contact card sharing. Users will even have the ability to share application (sharing the link to the app on the Android Market) or set up multi-play games, group chats and much more.
This was just a quick overview of what Google showed off at the Samsung Galaxy Nexus unveiling today. We'll be digging through the Android 4.0 SDK (now available for you to download) and will be bringing you a more in-depth look at many of the features we've highlighted.
Though there's a lot of information to digest, feel free to share your thoughts on Android 4.0 and all the new features Google packed inside. Which new Ice Cream Sandwich feature are you looking forward to the most?


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Boaters reminded of laws, safety rules that could save a life
PRATT — It's springtime, and outdoor recreational users are taking to the water. Fishing, skiing, tubing, sailing, and paddle sports are common activities people enjoy while boating on Kansas waters. With the new season, the Kansas Department of Wildlife and Parks (KDWP) reminds recreational enthusiasts that safety equipment, attention to rules, and properly-maintained equipment help make a safe and enjoyable trip.
The most valuable piece of equipment for both swimmers and boaters is the personal flotation device (PFD), commonly known as a life jacket. "Of the six boating-related fatalities that occurred in 2010, all were from drowning, and none of the victims wore a life jacket," says Dan Hesket, boating law administrator for KDWP. "These tragedies illustrate the importance of obtaining and wearing a proper life jacket. New designs of life jackets, including inflatable designs, eliminate common excuses for not wearing them. These new PFDs are comfortable, fashionable, and designed to reduce any restrictions while moving around."
Attending or completing an approved boating safety course is also highly recommended and is required for any person between the ages of 12 and 20 who wishes to operate a vessel (PWC, power boat, sailboat) without direct, on-board supervision. In addition, no one under the age of 12 may operate a vessel without direct, on-board supervision regardless of boater education certification. Information on courses may be found at the KDWP website, www.kdwp.state.ks.us. Just click "Boating/Boating Education." This course provides information on types of equipment required on vessels, as well as others suggested to make the outing as safe as possible.
Many people are unaware that there are operating rules for boats on the water, which include being able to recognize buoy markings and the proper use of navigation lights. Knowledge of these rules can prevent dangerous, even deadly, situations.
Safety on the water is not all that is covered in a boating education course. Before turning the key, letting down the sail, or controlling a paddle, you must first get the boat to the water. Most of this involves the use of a trailer. Proper trailer inspections cover wheel bearings, trailer lights, winch straps, structural integrity of trailers, and properly-working trailer hitches.
Motorized boats and sailboats are required to be registered and properly numbered before operated on public waters of Kansas. Original registration papers must be on board and made available for inspection. Upon sale of a boat, the registration must be properly transferred to the new owner before it can be legally operated on public waters.
For more information on boating safety and boating laws, phone KDWP at 620-672-5911 and ask for Boater Education.


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The Brooklyn Nets have hired Jason Kidd as their coach, bringing the former star back to the franchise.
Kidd just retired after his 19th NBA season and the Nets decided to hire him despite his lack of coaching experience.
The move reunites Kidd with the franchise he led to consecutive NBA Finals in 2002-03, when they played in New Jersey.
"Welcome home, Jason," owner Mikhail Prokhorov says Wednesday in a statement.


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Self-defense or Expansionism?
By Saskia Kok, on 5 January 2014
By Jack Harris
Relations amongst the nations surrounding the East China Sea have been marked by mutual suspicion and nervousness over the past few weeks. China declared a 200 kilometer wide band of sea around its coast to be an Air Defence Identification Zone (ADIZ), within which, China asserts, all foreign aircraft are obliged to identify themselves or face as yet unspecified defensive measures.
The zone and rules applied within it are hardly remarkable; Japan and the US have declared zones, ADIZ extending to barely 150 kilometers away from Chinese shores. However, the Chinese ADIZ encompasses islands claimed by Japan and South Korea, as well as slicing through bustling international shipping lanes that the US has made clear it does not want to see become the dominion of any one country. All three nations have reacted angrily, with both Japan and the US sending military jets through the ADIZ, where they were trailed by Chinese fighters.
The greatest cause for worry is not the zone itself but the broader strategy pursued by China in its territorial disputes over the past few years; China has rejected not just multilateral but even bilateral negotiation, in favour of unassailable declarations of absolute sovereignty backed up by economic coercion and vague military threats. Over the past few years, China has suspended exports to Japan of rare earths (vital for the country's electronic industry) and harrassed Japanese factories operating in the country, while bellicose commentators employed by the semi-independent army have kept up a stream of vitriol against the country.
This strategy of essentially bullying neighbours into compliance with Chinese demands has predictably self-defeating: neighbours to the east and the south have begun cooperation in defence and foreign policy to a degree that would have been unthinkable a decade ago. Korea and Japan, whose relations have long been marred by lingering Korean bitterness over Japan's occupation of the country in the 1930s, now find themselves united by a common interest in checking Chinese expansionism. Indonesia, Vietnam, and even India have begun to speak more overtly of security cooperation with Japan and with one another.
In other words, China seems to be risking becoming surrounded by a ring of hostile states, the scenario its leaders have long feared the most, for the sake of acquiring a few rocks (the population of the Senkakus consists solely of a few hundred seagulls) and placating domestic nationalists eager for a fight with Japan.
To understand this seemingly bizarre strategy, one has to appreciate the extent to which containment is viewed in China not as a possible future consequence of foreign policy mistakes but as a fait accompli. This narrative, one especially popular among the hawkish groups that dominate Chinese strategic circles, holds that all American action in the region, from its longstanding support for Japan, Taiwan and the Philippines to its recent rapprochements with Myanmar and Vietnam, is directed towards constraining and undermining China and preventing a challenge to its own global hegemony.
With such assumptions, China's strategic priorities seem quite different; making concessions for the sake of stable relations with neighbouring states hardly seems a promising strategy if those neighbours are assumed to be working in concert to contain China. China's ADIZ aggressive pursuit of other territorial claims conversely seem less like pointless antagonism and instead like an indispensable first step towards pushing back against an ever-tightening circle of American pawns.
This is significant because America's response to the ADIZ and other instances of Chinese aggression – appealing to China's better judgement and urging restraint – will simply not work if large swathes of China's foreign policy community assume a priori that the US is both hostile and duplicitous. Unless some shift can be effected in the paranoid mindset of China's leaders, the risk of conflict in the seas around China will continue to rise, as demonstrated earlier this week when a Chinese frigate almost rammed an American surveillance ship in the South China Sea.
The US and its allies are hardly in a position to transform China's strategic assumptions, but America might hand some relief to the few beleaguered doves in China's government by at least making its goals in Asia more explicit. Barack Obama's administration continues to claim that its "pivot" to Asia is in no way directed at China, in a remarkable insult to the intelligence of the Chinese.
There are more open strategies that could be pursued. The US could lay down a firm principle of opposition to further military expansion by the PRC, while emphasizing that the US is not engaged in any attempt to bring about regime change in China (which it is certainly not, quite simply because it does not have the means to do so), placing defensive conflict prevention at the centre of its China policy.
Such a change in rhetoric will likely have little impact within China, but it could serve as the beginning of a much needed change of approach towards relations with China in the US and Europe: a greater focus on convincing China that it faces no coherent threat from the West, instead of wasting political capital on formalistic "criticism" of China's human rights record. Only if Chinese fears can be abated can any significant shift towards stability in East Asia's seas become a possibility.


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Tankers that carry about half of the refined oil products transported by sea will lose money for the next five years as an oversupply of the vessels caps earnings, said McQuilling Services LLP.
Medium Range 2 ships hauling cargoes of 35,000 to 40,000 metric tons will lose as much as $1 million annually by 2016 and 2017 as operating costs exceed returns, the maritime consultancy said in its annual outlook for the tanker market. McQuilling, based in Garden City, New York, estimated earnings for five tanker types shipping both crude oil and refined products.
Very large crude carriers hauling Saudi Arabian oil to Asia, the industry's benchmark route, will generate the highest returns in the 2013-17 period, the outlook showed. Earnings for MR tankers are under pressure from higher fuel prices and a looming oversupply as demand for oil-product vessels, which have drawn the most private-equity investment in shipping, contracts for a second year, according to McQuilling.
"Our optimism at present is limited to the dirty tanker sector, and the up market will be more subdued than previous market cycles," the consultant said. Crude oil is referred to in the industry as dirty, while refined products such as jet fuel and gasoline are called clean.
VLCCs that were built in 2005 and ply the benchmark route will profit by $12,292 a day in the outlook period, the most money, according to McQuilling. Aframax tankers constructed in 2010 and carrying crude to the U.S. Gulf Coast from the Caribbean will have the worst daily losses at $9,765, the outlook showed.
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The consultant assessed cash flows for tankers built in 2005, 2010 and last year. All MR vessels were projected to be unprofitable, even eight-year-old ships assumed to have paid off debts completely. MR tankers built in 2005 and voyaging to the U.S. East Coast from the Caribbean will lose $2,317 daily, McQuilling estimated.
Returns for MR tankers bound for the East Coast from Europe will fall to $5,900 a day this year from $7,200 in 2012 before declining for three more years to $4,800 in both 2016 and 2017, the outlook showed.
Shipyards received orders last year for 93 MR vessels, compared with 65 for all other tanker types combined, according to McQuilling. The glut also is likely to curb earnings for Long Range 1 and Long Range 2 tankers carrying as much as 90,000 tons of cargo, even as demand for the bigger ships strengthens, the consultant said.


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Definition of Terms
Definition of Terms
Additive Pay: Compensation granted beyond normal assignment of an employee and as defined by the Additional Compensation - Staff and Additional Compensation - Faculty policies.
Assignment: The term often interchanged with position or job.
Average Daily Pay Rate: The pay rate used to calculate the encumbrances. The rate is calculated for positive employees by taking the budgeted hours per pay period multiplied by the hourly pay rate divided by ten days.
Average Monthly Pay Rate: The pay rate used to calculate the encumbrances. The rate is calculated for exception employees by taking the annual salary divided by twelve months and multiplied by the FTE.
Bargaining Unit: A similar group of employees, related by function, supervised as a whole and organized for the purpose of bargaining with management.
Begin Date: The effective start date of a new assignment or a change of assignment.
Budgeted Hours: The estimated hours that an employee works per pay period in a particular assignment restricted by the planned expenditure for a fiscal year.
Classification Title: The title of a position occupied by an employee.
Demotion: Any change in assignment that results in a pay grade decrease for positions that are currently classified and graded.
Department Number: A four digit alpha/numeric identifies the number of the department responsible for the position.
Electronic Personnel Action Form (EPAF): A form required to establish and maintain payroll and personnel information on each employee.
Employee Category: Identifies the type and employment status of an employee. Each Employee Category has its own unique schedule of benefits.
Employee Class (E-Class): A two digit code to identify whether the employee is full-time or part-time and temporary or regular, including benefits eligibility.
Encumbrance: The recognition of funds committed prior to the actual disbursement. An encumbrance reduces budget availability. Labor encumbrance is calculated by multiplying the average daily pay rate times the number of planned working days between the beginning and ending date of the assignment.
End Date: The effective final date of an assignment or expense distribution. Most regular assignments show an end date at the last day of the current fiscal year.
Exception Employee: Employees who receive monthly compensation and only report exceptions to that on leave reports. Exception employees are exempt from overtime payments under the Fair Labor Standards Act.
Executive Level: The largest organizational grouping defined by the University to identify an area of emphasis and/or activity.
Expense Distribution Account: The account(s) designated for distribution of labor charges for each employee. (Also known as the Labor Distribution Account).
Fiscal Year: A specific one year period created for accounting purposes separate from the calendar year. The University fiscal year is July 1 to June 30.
FOAPAL: A ten digit number that consists of a fund (xxxxxx) and account (xxxxxx) number which identifies the general ledger location to which expenses and liabilities are charged
FTE (full-time equivalent): A term used to identify the percentage of time that an exception employee regularly works within his/her assignment. Forty hours per week would reflect a 1.0 FTE, whereas 20 hours per week reflects a 0.5 FTE.
Full-time Employee: An employee working at least 32 hours per week or 80% FTE. Funded Budget: The planned expenditure for a position in a fiscal year identified with an account number. Each position will have a funded budget amount for each funding source.
HRIS/Payroll Calendar: A description of the fiscal year payroll calendar including pay periods, holidays, timesheet and leave report due dates and times, and EPAF deadlines for exempt and non-exempt employees.
Leave of Absence: An extended authorized absence from work.
Liquidated Amount: The dollars planned for payment of an employee from the beginning of their assignment to the present. Actual pay may vary from the liquidated amount due to overtime or unpaid lost time.
Lost Time: Hours not worked for which the employee is paid, i.e., vacation, sick leave, etc.
New Hire: An appointment of a new employee who has not previously been employed by Saint Louis University.
Overtime: Time worked in excess of a normally assigned work schedule. One and one half times hourly rate is paid to non-exempt employees for hours worked in excess of 40 in one work week.
Part-time Employee: An employee working less than 64 hours per pay period or less than 80% FTE.
Pay Change: Changes in pay resulting from merit raises, longevity, increases, and completion of probationary period. Changes in pay as a result of promotion, demotion, or change in classification should be noted separately on the EPAF.
Pay Grade: A number corresponding to a salary range which is determined by classification of a position. The salary range for each grade has a minimum, midpoint, and maximum amount.
Pay Period: A defined time frame for which an employee will receive a pay check. The University has both biweekly and monthly pay period schedules.
Pay Rate: The hourly or monthly salary of an employee.
Percentage Distribution: The percent of expense distribution charged to each account number identified on the EPAF.
Position: An employment slot which must have a budget. All full-time positions are specific (e.g. one employment slot per position). Part-time positions may be pooled (e.g. several employment slots per position).
Position Budget: The maximum planned expenditure for a position during a fiscal year.
Position Budget Available: The amount of funds available in the position which is calculated by taking the revised position budget minus the encumbrance for the position.
Position Number: A six digit identifier of the position. Numbers for new positions are assigned by the Division of Human Resources.
Promotion: Any change in an employee's assignment which results in movement to a position which is classified and graded at a higher level than that of the original position.
Reclassification: A change in the title, pay grade, classification code or job code of a position resulting from a job evaluation. This action may or may not result in an increase in pay grade.
Recruiting Range: A salary range defined for classified positions as the minimum to the midpoint of the pay grade to which the position is assigned.
Regular Employee: An employee who is hired into a position with a predetermined duration of six months or greater and is budgeted for at least 40 hours per pay period.
Rehire: The re-appointment of an employee after a separation from the University.
Salary Schedule: A matrix of established pay grades.
Service Date: Indicates the date from which to calculate service. This date reflects a summary of cumulative time in service and may not agree with the original hire date.
Sick Leave: Accrued paid time off provided to the employee to use during periods of poor health to ensure some continuation of salary.
Sick Leave Accrual Balance: Indicates the number of Sick Leave hours available for use. This balance is reduced by hours paid to the employee when time is taken and increased by the established accrual rate during each pay period.
Temporary Employee: An employee who is hired for a position with a predetermined duration of less than one year of service.
Termination Code: A required two digit numeric code indicating the specific reason for an employee's separation from employment.
Termination Date: The voluntary or involuntary ending of employment.
Time Approver: The person(s) designated in the department to report time and attendance.
Timekeeping Location: The name and four digit alpha/numeric code of the area responsible for reporting the time and attendance of an employee.
Transfer: A change in an employee's assignment from one position to another without a change in pay grade. Movement from one classification system to another is also considered to be a transfer.
Vacation: Accrued paid time off granted by the employer to be used at a time mutually agreed to by the employer and the employee.
Vacation Accrual Balance: Indicates the number of vacation hours available for an employee's use. This balance is reduced by hours paid to the employee for vacation time and increased by the established accrual for the employee during each pay period.
Web Timesheets and Leave Reports: The official University record of an employee's worked time and lost time.
Worked Time: Work hours reported for which the employee is paid.


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HUNTINGTON BEACH, Calif. (AP) — A proposal to ban bonfire pits on Southern California beaches has sparked fierce opposition from residents who say they don't want to see a cherished family tradition extinguished.
The Southern California Air Quality Management District is proposing to snuff out all 840 fire pits on beaches in Los Angeles and Orange counties because of concerns about the health impacts of wood smoke.
Newport Beach residents raised the issue first and say smoke blows into their beachfront homes, sets off fire alarms and causes respiratory problems.
But nearby Huntington Beach is fighting back with a campaign called "Keep Your Mitts Off Our Pits."
The city has 400 pits and says they are a critical part of Southern California beach culture that brings in $1 million in parking revenue annually.


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- For fine filing and polishing jobs on various hard materials
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Alexander Skarsgard Films 'Maisie' in Manhattan
Alexander Skarsgard gets to work on his new film, What Maisie Knew, on Friday (August 12) in New York City.
The 34-year-old Swedish actor shot scenes with his young co-star, who held onto his arms as he swung her up in the air.
PHOTOS: Check out the latest pics of Alexander Skarsgard
The drama, based on the novel by Henry James, centers around a young girl named Maisie who gets caught in the middle of a custody battle between her parents.
The day before, HBO officially announced that Alex's hit show, True Blood, will be returning for a fifth season!
15+ pictures inside of Alexander Skarsgard filming What Maisie Knew in NYC…


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UW Regents recommend U.S. Sec. of Commerce as next chancellor
University of Wisconsin System President Kevin Reilly announced Monday that a special committee has recommended the acting U.S. Secretary of Commerce as the next chancellor at the University of Wisconsin in Madison.
Reilly said a special committee of the UW System Board of Regents recommends Dr. Rebecca Blank serve as the campus' new chancellor.
The full UW System Board of Regents is scheduled to take up the recommendation April 5.
Blank has been with the U.S. Department of Commerce since 2009. She previously served for 10 years as the Dean of the Gerald Ford School of Public Policy at the University of Michigan.
She also served as a faculty member at Northwestern University and served as a member of the President's Council of Economic Advisers from 1997-1999.
"At a time when Gov. Walker's budget would reinvest in the UW System, Dr. Blank's impressive skill set will be an invaluable addition to UW-Madison," Reilly said in a statement. "Dr. Blank is uniquely prepared to lead UW-Madison."
"I am honored and delighted to be offered the job of Chancellor at UW-Madison," Blank said. "This is a world-class school and I have been continually impressed by the caliber, dedication and enthusiasm of its students, faculty and staff," she said.
If confirmed, Blank will succeed Interim Chancellor David Ward, who has served since July 2011.


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Dante's Purgatorio: A Seminar/Workshop for Poets
with Sharon Dolin, Phillis Levin with Peter Covino
Date and Time:
September 20, 2005 - 7:00PM to 9:30PM
Focusing on the act of translation as a source of artistic creation, this course works with Milton Glaser's visual interpretation of Dante and explores several translations of selected passages from the Purgatorio. Students will be encouraged to re-envision or respond poetically to a section of the Purgatorio. Suggested readings include essays from The Poets' Dante: Twentieth-Century Responses and a range of poems inspired by The Divine Comedy.
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ATLANTA (AP) - Jason Heyward homered and drove in two runs to help the Atlanta Braves beat St. Louis 5-2 on Sunday night, capping their first three-game sweep of the Cardinals at home in 10 years.
The Braves broke a 2-all tie with two runs in the sixth inning off rookie Shelby Miller (10-7) and two relievers. Pinch-hitter Joey Terdoslavich drove in Chris Johnson with the go-ahead run. Heyward added another run-scoring single.
Heyward has nine homers this season, including two in the series between NL division leaders.
Kris Medlen (7-10) allowed two runs on eight hits and a walk in six innings to snap his three-game losing streak.


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The Orange Prize for Fiction Winner 2012
From the Orange Prize website: 19.15pm, London, 30 May 2012 — American author Madeline Miller has won the 2012 Orange Prize for Fiction with her debut novel The Song of Achilles (Bloomsbury).
2012 marks the seventeenth year of the Orange Prize, which celebrates excellence, originality and accessibility in women's writing from throughout the world.
At an awards ceremony at the Royal Festival Hall, Southbank Centre, London – hosted by Orange Prize for Fiction Co-Founder and Honorary Director, Kate Mosse – the 2012 Chair of Judges, Joanna Trollope, presented the author with the £30,000 prize and the 'Bessie', a limited edition bronze figurine. Both are anonymously endowed.
Joanna Trollope, Chair of Judges, said: "This is a more than worthy winner — original, passionate, inventive and uplifting. Homer would be proud of her."
The Orange Prize for Fiction was set up in 1996 to celebrate and promote fiction written by women throughout the world to the widest range of readers possible. The Orange Prize is awarded to the best novel of the year written in English by a woman.
There seems something almost culturally inevitable about the fact that Madeline Miller, a Massachusetts teacher of Latin and Greek, has won the Orange prize with her first novel, The Song of Achilles. The book, which weaves a compelling story about Patroclus, a crucial yet fleetingly described character in Homer's Iliad, joins a throng of recent works, all indebted to the epic poem, that have captured the imagination of the public and critics alike. Others include David Malouf's melancholic novel Ransom, Alice Oswald's diamond-cut poem Memorial, and Caroline Alexander's admired non-fiction work The War That Killed Achilles.
Why the interest? We live in an age of cultural conflict, of wars pitching the east against the west. The Iliad – a foundational text of European literature – is still the greatest of all war poems, ready to be read afresh, and from a different perspective, by each generation. Alexander the Great, no peacenik, slept with a copy under his pillow. Today's Iliad readers are more likely to draw from it a sense of the pity, grief, and waste of war.
Miller asks: who was Patroclus? Where did he come from? What was his experience of the war? What was the love between Achilles and Patroclus that caused Achilles to feel such overwhelming lust for revenge, such pounding grief, when his companion fell? In spinning her tale of boyhood, friendship and sexual passion – all played out against an exquisitely realised vision of the Greek landscape – Miller never drops a note. You don't need to have read the Iliad to enjoy this novel, but chances are you'll want to pick up Homer when you've finished. Read more…
The Song of Achilles
by Madeline Miller
A breathtakingly original rendering of the Trojan War – a devastating love story and a tale of gods and kings, immortal fame and the human heart
Greece in the age of Heroes. Patroclus, an awkward young prince, has been exiled to the kingdom of Phthia. Here he is nobody, just another unwanted boy living in the shadow of King Peleus and his golden son, Achilles.Achilles, 'best of all the Greeks', is everything Patroclus is not – strong, beautiful, the child of a goddess – and by all rights their paths should never cross. Yet one day, Achilles takes the shamed prince under his wing and soon their tentative companionship gives way to a steadfast friendship.
As they grow into young men skilled in the arts of war and medicine, their bond blossoms into something far deeper – despite the displeasure of Achilles's mother Thetis, a cruel and deathly pale sea goddess with a hatred of mortals. Fate is never far from the heels of Achilles. When word comes that Helen of Sparta has been kidnapped, the men of Greece are called upon to lay siege to Troy in her name. Seduced by the promise of a glorious destiny, Achilles joins their cause.
Torn between love and fear for his friend, Patroclus follows Achilles into war, little knowing that the years that follow will test everything they have learned, everything they hold dear. And that, before he is ready, he will be forced to surrender his friend to the hands of Fate. Profoundly moving and breathtakingly original, this rendering of the epic Trojan War is a dazzling feat of the imagination, a devastating love story, and an almighty battle between gods and kings, peace and glory, immortal fame and the human heart.
About the Author
Madeline Miller has a BA and MA from Brown University in Latin and Ancient Greek, and has been teaching both for the past nine years. She has also studied at the Yale School of Drama, specialising in adapting classical tales to a modern audience. The Song of Achilles is her first novel.
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Esi Edugyan – Half Blood Blues
This is a new part of an old story: 1930s Berlin, the threat of imprisonment and the powerful desire to make something beautiful despite the horror.
Chip told us not to go out. Said, don't you boys tempt the devil. But it been one brawl of a night, I tell you.
The aftermath of the fall of Paris, 1940. Hieronymous Falk, a rising star on the cabaret scene, was arrested in a cafe and never heard from again.
He was twenty years old. He was a German citizen. And he was black.
Fifty years later, Sid, Hiero's bandmate and the only witness that day, is going back to Berlin. Persuaded by his old friend Chip, Sid discovers there's more to the journey than he thought when Chip shares a mysterious letter, bringing to the surface secrets buried since Hiero's fate was settled. In "Half Blood Blues", Esi Edugyan weaves the horror of betrayal, the burden of loyalty and the possibility that, if you don't tell your story, someone else might tell it for you.
And they just might tell it wrong…
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Anne Enright – The Forgotten Waltz
The Forgotten Waltz is a memory of desire: a recollection of the bewildering speed of attraction, the irreparable slip into longing. In Terenure, a pleasant suburb of Dublin, in the winter of 2009,it has snowed. Gina Moynihan, girl about town, recalls the trail of lust and happenstance that brought her to fall for 'the love of her life', Seán Vallely. As the city outside comes to a halt, Gina remembers the days of their affair in one hotel room or another: long afternoons made blank by bliss and denial.
Now, as the silent streets and the stillness and vertigo of the falling snow make the day luminous and full of possibility, Gina waits the arrival on her doorstep of Seán's fragile, twelve-year-old daughter, Evie – the complication, and gravity, of this second life.
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Georgina Harding – Painter of Silence
When she leaves the ward she feels the whiteness of the room still inside her, as if she is bleached out inside. It is the shock, she tells herself. She feels the whiteness like a dam holding back all the coloured flood of memory.
1948. A man is found on the steps of the hospital in Iasi, Romania. Wet with morning dew, he is as frail as a fallen bird and utters no words. It is days before anyone realises that he is deaf and mute. The ward sister, Adriana, whose son still has not returned from the war in Russia, sits at the man's bedside and whispers to him, keeping herself company. But it is a young nurse called Safta who thinks to bring paper and pencils with which he might draw. Slowly, painstakingly, memories appear on the page: a hillside, a stable, a racing car, a grand house as it was before everything changed for ever.
The man is Augustin, the son of a cook at the manor house in Dumbraveni where Safta was the privileged daughter. Born six months apart, they had a connection that bypassed words, but while Augustin's world stayed the same size Safta's expanded to embrace languages, society, the breathless possibility of Paris. And love, one dappled summer's day, in the form of a fleeting young man in a green Lagonda.
Pictures are always in the present. But a war has raged and ebbed since those days, leaving in its wake a new, Communist regime. Walls have ears, words and images are more dangerous than ever before, and even neighbours with old-world mirrors and samovars cannot be trusted.
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Cynthia Ozick – Foreign Bodies
The collapse of her brief marriage has stalled Bea Nightingale's life, leaving her middle-aged and alone, teaching in an impoverished borough of 1950s New York. A plea from her estranged brother gives Bea the excuse to escape lassitude by leaving for Paris to retrieve a nephew she barely knows; but the siren call of Europe threatens to deafen Bea to the dangers of entangling herself in the lives of her brother's family.
Travelling from America to France, Bea leaves the stigma of divorce on the far side of the Atlantic; newly liberated, she chooses to defend her nephew and his girlfriend Lili by waging a war of letters on the brother she has promised to help. But Bea's generosity is a mixed blessing: those she tries to help seem to be harmed, and as Bea's family unravel from around her, she finds herself once again drawn to the husband she thought she had left in the past…
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Ann Patchett – State of Wonder
There were people on the banks of the river.
Among the tangled waterways and giant anacondas of the Brazilian Rio Negro, an enigmatic scientist is developing a drug that could alter the lives of women for ever. Dr Annick Swenson's work is shrouded in mystery; she refuses to report on her progress, especially to her investors, whose patience is fast running out. Anders Eckman, a mild-mannered lab researcher, is sent to investigate. A curt letter reporting his untimely death is all that returns.
Now Marina Singh, Anders's colleague and once a student of the mighty Dr Swenson, is their last hope. Compelled by the pleas of Anders's wife, who refuses to accept that her husband is not coming home, Marina leaves the snowy plains of Minnesota and retraces her friend's steps into the heart of the South American darkness, determined to track down Dr. Swenson and uncover the secrets being jealously guarded among the remotest tribes of the rainforest.
What Marina does not yet know is that, in this ancient corner of the jungle, where the muddy waters and susurrating grasses hide countless unknown perils and temptations, she will face challenges beyond her wildest imagination. Marina is no longer the student, but only time will tell if she has learnt enough.
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How do you use proxies in mIRC?
Like when a user has lots of @idjdkjsa mad stuff hiding their real ip, how is that done?
With a bnc or the server masks there host address have a look here http://www.netknowledgebase.com/tutorials/psybnc.html for a tutorial on 'bouncers'
and you can get the server here http://www.psychoid.net/psybnc.html
By the sacred **** of the sacred psychedelic tibetan yeti ....We\'ll smoke the chinese out
The 20th century pharoes have the slaves demanding work
Is there a way of doing this in Windows?
Yes there is a win version http://users.skynet.be/bounty/index2.html
from a quick google search
Like when a user has lots of @idjdkjsa mad stuff hiding their real ip, how is that done?
This could be becasue the IRC server you are on has encryption set on the host. It uses certian keys in the configuration to encrypt uses host, and then when a user connects set them to wx so it encrypts there host.
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Ummm what microburn intended to say was that it does what is called host masking. This is based on the server, not on a proxy. It is user mode +x if the server supports it. (+w is wallops)
A proxy doesn't set your IP addy to all sorts of strange random characters, but it does set your ip to whatever the IP of the proxy/bnc/bouncer is.
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SAN DIEGO (AP) — Edgar Wright, Simon Pegg and Nick Frost have been making movies together for years, but the longtime friends and collaborators say their latest film concludes a trilogy.
The trio presented "The World's End," at Comic-Con on Friday, characterizing it as the final installment in "the Cornetto trilogy," so called for the presence of the branded ice creams in each.
The three previously made 2004's "Shaun of the Dead" and 2007's "Hot Fuzz."
The latest production follows a group of high-school buddies who reunite 20 years later to complete the 12-stop pub crawl they failed to finish on their last day of school. The trio said they came up with the concept while promoting "Hot Fuzz."
"The World's End" opens Aug. 23. Comic-Con continues through Sunday.


text: After the recent approvals by the Augusta school board earlier this month, construction of new restrooms for the football stadium and baseball field at Augusta High School has been underway. The restrooms by Hillier Stadium will be just south of the main entrance, near the corner of the parking lot. The base of the new addition will be approximately 28 feet by 32 feet, according to some of the workers. Before these restrooms, fans would have to walk around to the north side of the field and into the high school. They'll still have to go that direction for conessions. Construction for the new restrooms at Hillier Stadium is estimated to be done in time for football season. The Orioles' first home game will be the season opener Augusta 31 against Circle. For the new addition at Rod Wheeler Stadium, though, there will be restrooms, concessions and a small dressing room for officials. Previously, fans would have to trek to Augusta Softball Complex for concessions while only portable restrooms were available at the baseball field. A late addition to the construction plans includes laying a concrete base on the visitor's side that eventually will be used for new bleachers.


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You might remember the Phillips County constable who was elected and decided to take office early last year, having an arsenal of weapons that could be useful in enforcing the law in his township. The problem was that he is a convicted felon who technically is not allowed to possess such guns.
In 1985, he was convicted of theft by receiving in Phillips County and placed on five years' probation. Two years later, according to federal prosecutors, he pleaded guilty to two counts of grand larceny in Jackson County, Miss., then was sentenced to five years in prison. First, though, he was sent back to Arkansas for revocation of his earlier probation.
The question is: How could the good people of St. Francis Township elect such a guy?
And the answer is: Easy.
Arkansas doesn't have any means of checking to see if a person who files for public office is actually qualified for that office — or, as in James Weldon King's case, disqualified from holding public office.
The 50-year-old King, of Helena-West Helena, paid his filing fee to run as a Democrat, won a primary race and had no opponent in the general election.
Unfortunately for him, he couldn't wait until January to start discharging his duties as a duly elected law enforcement officer. He started sporting a uniform, badge, utility belt and gun long before that and driving a car with a constable decal attached, even while taking his child to school.
Somehow that got the attention of federal authorities, who have been working for many months in Phillips County on drug cases, and someone checked into King. That's when his criminal background was found, and now he faces a federal charge of being a felon in possession of a firearm — actually more than 30 of them, including some machine guns, if the federal warrant is correct.
That doesn't keep him from making his rounds as a constable, but a federal judge decided he needed to remain in custody. Regardless of the federal case against him, the county will have to file a lawsuit to remove him from office.
Now state Rep. Frederick Love, D-Little Rock, would like to clean up the state's procedures for qualifying people for public office. On Feb. 28, he filed House Bill 1553, which calls for a background check on every candidate for public office, even those useless constable positions.
Ordinarily, we shouldn't have legislation prompted by a single case, and this bill no doubt is in response to the embarrassing situation in Phillips County. But over many years of covering elections in Arkansas I've seen a handful of similar cases, though none of the others involved a candidate who could carry a gun as a result of being elected.
In the cases I recall the newspaper was tipped off that a certain candidate had a criminal background. The tipster may have had vested interest, but nevertheless it's in the public interest to keep a convicted felon from holding public office.
However, that's a pretty uncertain process. For one thing, if a candidate draws no opponent, probably no one will care enough to tip the local newspaper. And even if the newspaper does get such a tip, should it serve as the government's "enforcer," letting authorities know that the candidate isn't qualified?
I'd say we certainly should, but that shouldn't be the only barrier to the felon who wants to be elected.
HB 1553 would establish an extra step to the system of filing for public office by requiring each candidate to sign a criminal background check waiver at the same time as filing a political practices pledge. The candidate would also have to pay the required fees for conducting the check through the Arkansas State Police.
The secretary of state or county clerk would be the agency responsible for collecting the waivers, transmitting them to the ASP and then receiving the reports. The latter would have to be done within seven days.
If the candidate had ever pleaded guilty or no contest to a felony offense, or had been found guilty of a felony offense, the details would be included in the report. The county or secretary of state would then notify the candidate that he or she is "potentially unqualified to hold public office" and give the candidate a chance to withdraw.
HB 1553 doesn't say what should happen if the candidate refuses to withdraw, so presumably the county would still have to file a challenge.
Where Love goes wrong in his proposal is to exempt the waiver and resulting report from disclosure under the Arkansas Freedom of Information Act. Who does this protect? Why, the convicted felon, of course.
The only reports of interest to the press and other members of the public would be those of candidates with felony convictions in their past. Apparently, Love wants them to be able to withdraw from office quietly, without anyone knowing why.
That's just wrong and presumes that a candidate like James Weldon King, who apparently lied on his filing paperwork, would be trapped by the process and wouldn't go forward. With the FOIA exemption, no one would know anything about it until and unless the county challenged the election.
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- Death Siphon now heals for 150% of the damage dealt (was 100%).
- Conversion now costs 5 Runic Power plus 5 per second thereafter (was 10 Runic Power plus 10 per second).
- The Bloodworms summoned by Blood Parasite now have 200% more health.
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- Reaping now also applies to Icy Touch.
- Summon Gargoyle no longer costs Runic Power.
- Gargoyle Strike now deals Shadow and Nature damage (was Nature only).
- Ebon Plaguebringer now causes Plague Strike to inflict Frost Fever, in addition to its other effects.
Its decent but no where need whats needed.
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UH West Oʻahu Professor Dr. Ross Prizzia recently published an article in the spring 2011 issue of the peer-reviewed journal, International Homeland Security. The article titled "Disaster Management in the Asia-Pacific Region: The Role of Hawai'i," focuses on the strategic role of Hawai'i-based government agencies in disaster preparedness and emergency management in the Asia Pacific region.
According to Prizzia, Hawai'i plays a key role in the prevention of, preparation for, and response to disasters in the Asia Pacific region as is demonstrated through the operations of Hawai'i-based institutions such as the Pearl Harbor Naval Base, U.S. Army Pacific, U.S. Pacific Command, Asia-Pacific Center for Security Studies (APCSS), East-West Center, Pacific Tsunami Warning Center, Pacific Disaster Center, and other related disaster-management support organizations located throughout the state of Hawai'i. Prizzia states from his research that Hawai'i, as the only island state in the Pacific Ocean and as the base of U.S. operations, is strategic in any U.S. response to a wide range of natural and man-made disasters as well as the threat of terrorism. Moreover, the extensive Hawai'i-based network of coordination, cooperation, and collaboration among emergency and disaster management government and civilian agencies at the local, national and international levels is essential to maintaining security in the Asia Pacific region. Prizzia concludes that, although some of this network of cooperation may be unique to Hawai'i and the Asia Pacific region, most is not and can provide useful "best practices" for other practitioners and jurisdictions.
Prizzia is chair of the Division of Professional Studies, coordinator of disaster preparedness and emergency management programs and professor of public administration at UH West O'ahu. He is the author of numerous journal articles, book chapters and four books, and also serves as senior editor for the journal Risk, Hazards and Crisis in Public Policy and peer reviewer for the Journal of Environmental Economics, International Journal of Disaster Resilience in the Built Environment, and the American Review of Public Administration.
About UH West O'ahu
UH West O'ahu became a four-year, regional comprehensive university when it served its first class of freshmen in fall 2007. The University offers quality education, small classes and personalized attention at convenient locations. Construction began in August 2010 on the first phase of a new, state-of-the-art UH West O'ahu campus in the City of Kapolei. It is expected to serve approximately 2,000 students for fall 2012 classes. For more information, visit uhwo.hawaii.edu, twitter.com/uhwestoahu, facebook.com/uhwestoahu or call 454-4700 or toll-free (866) 299-8656.


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Artistic Director Mary Wright said auditions will be held Aug. 15 and 16 at a location to be announced in an upcoming edition. Mary said, "Audition requirements, as well, will be placed into the article. All Jamestowners ages 7 years through 100+ are welcome to audition. Fiddler has many roles, some with singing, some without, and a lot of good music for the chorus. We hope that you will come and and try out. Remember to check the Press next week for the time of auditions, the place and requirements. The play runs the weekends of Nov. 13 and 20 with six performances in all. Rehearsals are one to three times a week, depending on one's part in the play. Rehearsals start Sunday, Sept.13, in the late afternoon, although some people will not start until October. Come join us, as we start off the fall with one of Broadway's biggest hits."
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Richard Botelho writes:
"I have been quiet for a while, enjoying your who was who, and what is what, and where was it, but I have a where have they all gone question. Where have all the right of ways to the bay gone both to the east and west passages? They were at one time kept open so anyone could access the bay. The right of way at the extreme east end of High Street was to be reopened following what I thought was a court order. It's still blocked. Why? Public Works has some brand-new heavy excavating equipment, let's put it to use on this right of way and all the others. Open them up and keep them open, then no one will ever ask, "Where were they?" Anyone have a map of the old right of ways? Get it to the Walrus, maybe print it in the Press. Let's keep something the way it used to be.
Barbara-Ann MacIntosh nailed the poser. The lyrics are from "Johnny B. Goode" by Chuck Berry.
The Potter League for Animals' Critter Glitter Jewelry Outlet is up and running at 13 Touro St. in Newport on Washington Square next to Banana Republic. The League is selling a huge variety of sample fashion jewelry, including necklaces, bracelets, pins and earrings from Sequin at 50 to 80 percent off retail. Sequin has donated all the merchandise, so 100 percent of the proceeds from sales will benefit the Capital Campaign for the League's new animal care and education center. This is a great place to get some early Christmas gifts. The outlet will be open for only three more weeks.
In answer to Peter C. Pemantell's questions in last week's column, David E. Cain writes, "I grew up on the island and recall well the original Conanicut Yacht Club's clubhouse and pier that were located on the east side of and at the foot of the steep Walcott Avenue hill. I learned how to sail at that club. The club and the pier were destroyed in a hurricane and thence re-located to the 40 Bay View Dr. location where it currently stands and continues to thrive.
"Also, I was Tina Mollís 'summer grease monkey' when she operated the second garage on t'e north side of Knowles Court at the intersection with Conanicus Avenue. I was paid the handsome sum of $35 per week to pump gas, grease cars and change tires at one or the other of the two garages during the summer of 1959. While working primarily at the Narragansett Avenue station (now Conanicut Marine), I periodically rotated between the two garages. When Spencer Dickinson could not staff the Knowles Court garage, I was dispatched to fill in for him."
And, from Linda Albaugh: "Peter Pemantell was right about Whitehead's Express, except that it was on Doughlas Street, not Valley Street. Tina Moll bought her second garage from Art Alves. It is now Ken's Barber Shop. I remember the yacht club. I was in it, but I'm just not sure on the name. I think it might have been the Jamestown Yacht Club. Dick Rembijas asked about the two businesses at the top of Green Lane. I think they were Head's Taxi and Weiker's Fuel."
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More memory tweaks from Peter C. Pemantell. Where on Narragansett Avenue was the American Red Cross Building? And, what was Lloyd Wright's sister's first name?
Happy birthday to Nolan Roach, who was 2 last Sunday. We hear he received some cool fishing gear.
After some 25 years, this is the first time the sump pump in our house has kicked in during the summer.
B.J. Whitehouse says another lyric you'll hear at the 60th anniversary concert by the Jamestown Community Chorus is "Cause he's kinda big and he's awful strong." What's the song?
Kudos to whoever is maintaining the landscaping alongside the cross-island expressway. Great job!
It may be geared for children ages 4 through 12, but adults will have as much fun as the kids tonight at 7 in the Jamestown Philomenian Library meeting hall. The Great Baldini will perform his show, "Always Be Creative," which will enthrall everyone and magically motivate them to tap into their creative genes.
We like the way the Texans run their state. The legislature for the economically healthy state meets once every two years for a couple of weeks. The lawmakers earn $8 an hour. Proof that less is better.
The ProJo's Bill Reynolds has it right: "Once upon a time, people in charge of a state with 12.4 percent unemployment would have done the right thing and fallen on their swords."
A Snapple cap moment: The bumblebee bat is the smallest mammal on Earth. It weighs less than a penny.
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2012 Stage Expo in Long BeachUSITT, the United States Institute for Theatre Technology anticipates a bigger, better Annual Conference & Stage Expo than ever in 2013, with more exhibitors and excitement.
USITT already has surpassed last year's 30,000 square feet of exhibit space sold for the 2013 Stage Expo, according to Stage Expo Manager Ron Procopio. The event will be held at the Delta Center in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, March 21-23.
"With four months until the doors open, we anticipate even more companies will decide to participate," Procopio said. Stage Expo 2012 in Long Beach, California, drew 197 exhibitors and set an attendance record of over 5,000 people from every segment of the entertainment industry, all 50 states and 26 countries.
To make more room, USITT has reconfigured the Stage Expo space so there are still choice spots available, and USITT can already say it will have more on the floor than ever in 2013. Besides industry giants such as ETC and Wenger, many new companies will be showing off their products, including Clear Wing, Studio Gear, Adaptive Technologies and Dazian. Returning companies such as Chauvet will be showcasing new LED fixtures specifically geared for theatre, including an LED ellipsoidal spot and an LED Fresnel-style fixture. USITT expects the 2013 Stage Expo to feature 25 percent more audio and 15 percent more scenic providers than last year.
USITT has an online map of Stage Expo and list of current exhibitors so visitors can see all those who will be participating.
New exhibitor venues for Stage Expo 2013 include the Innovation Gallery, a 20- by 20-foot space for companies to display new wares; Innovation Stage, featuring 20-minute demonstrations by participating companies; and Light Lab, focusing on new technologies and uses from lighting designers and manufacturers.
As the Annual Conference & Stage Expo grows, so does its audience. It attracts a wide range of designers, stage managers, owners, and academics looking for products, services and ideas for staging world-class productions. Registration to date boasts a 5% increase over last year's record breaking show. More of the directors, production managers and theatre consultants that guide the industry will be in Milwaukee.
For more information on exhibits and sponsorship opportunities, contact Ron Procopio at 800-938-7488, ext. 107, or [email protected] To learn more about the Annual Conference & Stage Expo, visit www.usitt.org/2013.


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