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And he thought of those he angered, because he was not a cruel man...
As I watch events unfolding in the
Some Americans believe that only a handful of militant fundamentalists are creating a bad image for the rest of a peaceful Moslem peoples. Unfortunately this is not true. The Shiite movement is huge and getting larger everyday. What is disturbing to me is the methodology being employed to organize and strengthen this military machine. And make no mistake; we are watching the development of a major political and military entity.
When Hitler unified the divided political factions of
What made me angry and finally brought my voice to life was the Holocaust conference held in
A man is known by the company of men he keeps. When I saw the evil with which Mr. Ahmadinejad was willing to lay down in the mud of the sty and wallow around with it was simply too much for me to remain silent about. Have we, the people of the world truly forgotten the horror of the Holocaust? Have we forgotten the Nazi organization that systematically exterminated and silenced the voices of six million Jewish HUMAN BEINGS?
Ellie Wiesel, author of "Night" wrote, "Those who kept silent yesterday will remain silent tomorrow." He wrote these words about the Jewish population who believed in the impossibility of what was happening to them until the very moment they were loaded upon the trains and shipped off to the crematoriums.
How many of us today are standing silent and passive as sheep, watching as a great beast rises up in our midst to devour as many of us as possible? Martin Luther King, one of my personal heroes and inspirations said, "Our lives begin to end the day we become silent about things that matter."
What is happening in the Moslem world matters. It matters to all of us because of the Shiite war machine being built and the Nazi tactics being employed to build it. When you employ tools of evil to build a thing you can not possibly build anything that is not evil. How can we sit idly by and watch the panorama of hatred and intolerance unfold before us and dismiss it as small and insignificant?
Shiite Moslems are converting huge numbers to their fundamentalist perspective and those who do not submit are being dragged from their homes and tortured to death. We sit in silence as moderate voices are stilled and radical voices scream in unbridled bloodlust.
To my fellow countrymen I say, do not raise your voice up to me and cry, "
Each of us stands before the almighty as an individual in the Day of Judgment. We do not stand before the almighty in comparison to one another and achieve righteousness based upon the deeds of each other. Therefore, it is important that you stop justifying the terrible iniquities of the Shiite war machine in the present moment with a list of
I have witnessed an event that clearly defines the Shiite identity and I can not remain silent about it any longer.
I will not allow my voice to be silenced by fear of offending the few. If my words sting your heart I offer my apologies. I truly do embrace all individuals whose daily lives are guided by love, tolerance and service of their fellow man regardless of color, nationality and faith.
It is just that silence is an option we can ill afford in the world today. By remaining silent we give credence to an evil developing in our midst. Will we continue to hide our heads in the sand as others have done before us in the past believing the lie, "Surely it can not happen to us! Not in this moment"?
I am done. This is the last I will speak of this as we enter the Christmas Season. I believe you all know what I will be celebrating and why.
I will be praying for peace on earth and goodwill towards all men. But I will also remain as watchful as a guard at the city gates.
I will sound the alarm when our city is in peril.
The times they are a changing...
Bob Dylan
"The most heinous and the most cruel crimes of which history has record have been committed under the cover of religion or equally noble motives"
"Our lives begin to end the day we become silent about things that matter."
Martin Luther King
"Those who remain silent today will be those who remain buried in silence tomorrow."
(Paraphrase) Dirk Bauman


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As even the most casual student of American history knows, Theodore Roosevelt was a larger-than-life figure. Besides being our 26th president, he was an outdoorsman, an explorer, a historian and a war hero.
T.R.'s adventures on the campaign trail, the battlefield and on African safaris have served as material for many works of fiction and nonfiction. In "Roosevelt's Beast," the novelist Louis Bayard takes on one of his lesser-known exploits — his 1914 expedition to map a Brazilian rain forest waterway with an appropriately harrowing and mythical name, "the River of Doubt."
Roosevelt had recently lost, badly, in his final political campaign, running as the Progressive Party presidential nominee and finishing a distant second to Woodrow Wilson. Never one to stay inactive, Roosevelt departed for South America on a speaking tour and found himself accepting an invitation from the legendary Brazilian explorer Cândido Rondon.
"Roosevelt's Beast" tells this story from the point of view of the former president's son, Kermit, an intelligent and sensitive man who can't escape the shadow of his charismatic father.
"What a strange sight they must have been!," Kermit thinks as the expedition proceeds along the River of Doubt. "A small band of bedraggled white men, outnumbered by both their porters and their trunks, hustling northward down a twisting ribbon of black water, with an air of deep intention. Looking for something, but what?"
The answer, Kermit knows, is that "They weren't looking for anything and anyone in particular." They were in fact filling in one of the final black spots on the map of the Western Hemisphere and thus "merely attempting to see where this river would take them."
Bayard has written six previous novels, including the bestselling "The Pale Blue Eye," a historical mystery. His description of this obscure incident of South American history is powerfully evocative in its opening chapters, as he hews close to the actual events and their real-life particulars.
There is Rondon, who had already mapped much of the western Amazon basin, with more than a few members of his previous expeditions killed by raging currents and unconquered tribesmen in the process. And there is the landscape itself, with its jaguars and unseen and uncivilized natives rustling around the wooded riverbanks. And finally, there is the incongruity of a talkative former U.S. president subjecting himself to deprivations as the expedition's supplies start to run out.
"The Colonel," as the former president is known to his son, is finally so beaten down by hunger and illness he stops talking. "So he sat there," Bayard writes. "Sat for long minutes, studying the river. The river that was killing them."
But the novel's emotional center is Kermit. As the expedition sets off, he's become engaged to the daughter of the U.S. ambassador to Spain. He's haunted by various family demons, including the knowledge that he resembles (in appearance and in disposition) an uncle who was a notorious depressive and drunk.
Kermit wants nothing more than to be reunited with his love (to whom he's proposed by mail), but his famous father's needs stand in the way. The narcissistic former president cannot be without an audience for his exploits. And his family members must always be sitting in the front row.
"Don't you understand how this family works by now?" Kermit's mother tells him. "Father needs his scope. And we are the ones who give it to him."
Bayard's untangling of the Roosevelt family dynamics and of Kermit's personal suffering suggest that Bayard intends to explore deep emotional waters as well as natural ones. But after just four chapters, his serious novel takes a strange, melodramatic turn.
Kermit and T.R. are captured by an Amazonian tribe, the "Cinta Larga," or the "men of the long belts." No such thing happened in real life, and Bayard's decision to invent the kidnapping of a former U.S. president and somewhat implausible events that follow places "Roosevelt's Beast" firmly in the "historical thriller" genre. As Bayard himself puts it in a note at the end, the book is "a psychological fantasy built out of historical events."
To win his freedom, the former president, who famously hunted lots of big game in his lifetime, must now track down a mysterious "beast" that's been haunting the Cinta Larga tribe. The tribe sees the white men in their midst as another kind of beast, Kermit realizes. The Beast, one tribal member tells him, will never harm "one of its own."
More strange and entertaining things happen — including the appearance of a ghost and rappelling down a cliff with jungle vines — all of which seem more appropriate to an action-adventure movie.
The real story behind the Rondon-Roosevelt expedition was recounted with great skill by Candice Millard in her 2005 nonfiction "The River of Doubt: Theodore Roosevelt's Darkest Journey," a book Bayard cites in his acknowledgments. Many of the elements that helped make that book a bestseller (the larger-than-life Rondon, for example) are actually played down in "Roosevelt's Beast."
Still, Bayard's linguistic gifts are ample and on display repeatedly in "Roosevelt's Beast." Those readers willing to suspend belief in the name of adventure will likely enjoy the ride on which he takes them.
Roosevelt's Beast
A novel
Louis Bayard
Henry Holt: 320 pp., $27

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Puffin Fest walks
At Scotland's Puffin Fest we celebrate one the most popular seabirds: the puffin! We want to spread the word about the importance of conserving and protecting our seabirds for future generations, while having lots of family-friendly fun!
The Puffin Fest programme can be viewed HERE.
See below for details of the Puffin Fest walking activities. All events are included with admission, unless otherwise stated. Adult £8.95/ child £4.95 (under 3 FREE)/ conc £6.95/ family (2+2) £25. Please request tickets for the Puffin Scoping Walk on arrival at the Centre.
Wednesday 25 May
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Join our Walking with Birds group, for a special tour of Hopes Reservoir. Take note of all the bird life you see during your nature walk. Participants are invited to return to the Seabird Centre after the walk, for a special talk about puffins and ½ price entry to the Discovery Centre. Please meet in the Hopes Reservoir car park, wear sturdy footwear and allow for all kinds of weather. Bring binoculars, if you have them, and a packed lunch.
Saturday 28 May
13:00 – 14:00/ 14:30 – 15:30
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Meet at the Admissions Desk
A guided sea-scope walk led by East Lothian Council Ranger Service. Join Ranger, Dave Wild, on the rocky shore to learn more about seabirds and the array of coastal wildlife around us. Following the walk, participants will have the opportunity to use the cameras in the Discovery Centre to try and spot what was seen during the excursion.


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As a State Representative, Tom has always stood up for progressive causes in the face of fierce resistance by powerful special interests. When Northwestern Energy tried to hike prices on consumers, Tom introduced legislation to stop them—and won, dealing the utility a rare defeat in the legislature. He took on the hospitals and challenged soaring medical costs that send Montana families into bankruptcy every year. And he helped lead the fight for Medicaid expansion, which gave 80,000 Montanans access to affordable healthcare.
Tom is running for Congress because he understands how working families in Montana struggle to make ends meet. In the past, he's been a bartender, a musician, and a bellhop. Now he's a teacher, a husband, and a father to two kids. He will always fight for Montana families, no matter what.
Protecting Students from Debt
As a teacher at MSU, Tom has seen first hand how many students graduate tens of thousands of dollars in debt. When in Congress, Tom will sponsor legislation to make all public colleges tuition-free and forgive outstanding student debt.
Tom will always fight for Montana's students and teachers. He worked with lawmakers on both sides of the aisle to pass a landmark bill endorsed by MEA-MFT to fix teacher pensions while warding off attempts by conservatives to gut these essential retirement plans.
Investing in Indian Country
Native families in Indian Country face a number of challenges, including sub-standard housing conditions, high unemployment, and a chronically underfunded Indian Health Service. We must do better. Tom will lead the fight to ensure these communities receive their fair share of federal dollars.
Fix Healthcare Now
Tens of thousands of Montanans still lack insurance, and millions of Americans struggle to pay their rising premiums. Healthcare is a right, and Washington is not doing enough to protect families from soaring healthcare costs. Tom will co-sponsor Medicare-for-All, which will eliminate premiums and deductibles while ensuring Montanans can go to the doctor of their choice without worrying about out-of-network costs or confusing paperwork.
Meanwhile, one-in-four Montanans rely on Medicaid to pay for their healthcare. Tom will vigorously resist attempts by Republicans to undermine this vital program. He will never vote for cynical Republican plans to strip healthcare from millions of Americans in order to cut taxes for the wealthy.
Ending Corporate Influence in Government
Corporations have a right to make a profit, but they shouldn't have the right to make laws. Tom will work to end Citizens United and reform America's broken public campaign financing system.
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Superman or SuperSean?
July 17, 2006
[While I am sulking about the most godawful suntan (sunburn?) lines in the history of the world, I hope you will all enjoy Sean's Inaugural Post. By way of introduction, Sean is the Bestest Pal of Phillip and Me, literally, the Best Man. He doesn't like to make up his mind about anything (see below), but we keep him around because he's always up for whatever WE want to do. Which is really the only necessary Friend Requirement we have. I am dying, no really, DYING, to make some editorial comments in the long ass sentences that follow, but perhaps you have heard that I am in Hawaii? Where I went snorkeling and did not die? Where I am now about to head out to dinner and a mai tai or three? Where I went from Pasty White Northwesterner to Hideously Tan-Lined Tourist in a matter of hours? So no time for editorializing, but let's all welcome Sean, who is too non-committal to decide on a topic, let alone start his own blog. Hey Sean! Just so you know, I'm leaving for the Big Island tomorrow morning and come Monday I'll probably drinking my 82nd mai tai by my fancy shmantzy hotel pool while you're stuck in that office with the jerk boss who snorts cocaine in the bathroom. AND THE INTERNET THINKS I'M KIDDING!)
[Hawaii! Is starring on Flickr!]
OK Internet, here is my debut. I'm already resigned to the fact that it's going to be subpar. Oh, I know Maggie's talked me up a little, but "heck" she doesn't REALLY know what she's getting herself into. The only writing of mine that she's ever reviewed are the instant messages that we used to exchange all the work-long days before one of my micro-managing bosses moved my desk into his office not three from his and started watching me like a hawk.
So, as Maggie is FINALLY receiving a notice in her inbox that Sean has FINALLY written SOMETHING that she may be able to post to "mighty maggie" after she's been hounding me for weeks on end, I must tell you that it's really taken me this long to just choose something to write about. I mean come on Internet, everyone wants to make a good first impression, right? Or are you all more forgiving than I anticipate? Just promise me you'll be gentle this first time…
Consequently, I ran through a myriad of ideas in my mind over what to write about. Literally, it's like a merry-go-round in there – "…maybe I'll write about This. No, how about That. No, That-Other-Thing would be better. But then again, This might've been a good choice. However, That does have the benefit of going in a certain direction…" – all until I started feeling like Abbot & Costello doing their "Who's on First" bit. Sheesh.
Well, I never settled on an idea. It just kind of came to me last night before going to bed. As I was brushing my teeth these thoughts started going through my head. (If only I was able harness the creativity that seems to flow through my noggin when I'm taking part in hygienic activities I'd have a million blog entries already…) I decided that I'd just write about work. Everybody works, everybody can relate. Right? Sort of. (Just wait 'til you read…) But because I was on my way to bed at 1:30 AM I thought that maybe making a few notes would be most prudent since I obviously wasn't going to sit down and write the blog then.
Let's get to it, Internet! I hate my job! Can I get a "hell yee-ah" from anyone out there in cyberspace? I hate my job with a passion. Oh sure, I have some good days that make me think maybe I could stick around, but I quickly come to my senses. Don't believe any of my friends if they tell you that I've not yet come to my senses. I have, oh, I assuredly have. They'll tell you "Sean's back at the same 'ol Crappy Job again that he left over two years ago to go back to school. He's never going to quit." I did go back to school – to study something totally unrelated – but, it's true, I am back at my Crappy Job. I was only supposed to be there until February 2006, but I'm still there at my Crappy Job. Honestly, I'm just waiting for that end of the year bonus before I cut and run. I promise. Shhh. Don't tell my employer though, OK? Now you all can keep me to my promise.
I've done some thinking. A lot of thinking about what I'd rather do. Obviously, it'd be to pursue the career that I left the Crappy Job for in the first place. Said career would be graphic design. That's all well and good, but it's really a story for another time. What I'd prefer to focus on is a job that, I think, would be much more enjoyable.
Not that Superman had any CHOICE in the fact that his planet exploded and his parents sent him away in a little space ship as a baby which then crash-landed on a planet with a yellow sun thereby rendering him super strong only to be found by a couple that would raise him as their own until he grew up and moved to the big city to become a journalist-by-day and superhero-by-night.
I would, however, CHOOSE to be Superman. Why, you might wonder? Well, maybe you don't wonder. I'm sure there are many out there who share my same sentiments – probably mostly those of the masculine gender. As I gaze upon the Superman statue that adorns the top of my television I think I'd like to be The Man of Steel for a few of, but not limited to, the following reasons:
- I could open my beer without a bottle opener (the ones that AREN'T twist-off for those of you whose initial response was that I must really be a weakling.)
- I could sleep in until the last minute and still make it on time to everywhere I need to be, and dressed to the nines.
- I wouldn't have to worry about commuting time. Or contributing to global warming.
- I could fly to Europe to vacation in Tuscany at a moments notice without the expense or time it takes to fly on a commercial airline.
- I could become a World Dictator and make everyone get along.
The biggest reason that I'd like to be Superman, however, is because I wouldn't have to work. Oh sure, Superman works. Remember, he's a journalist-by-trade, Clark Kent. But does he really HAVE to work? I'm sure that being at the Daily Planet allows him to remain "informed," and to keep up on late-breaking tragedies that require his attention, but, again, does he NEED to work? Does he require money to buy hip threads? Does he need cash to pay for food? I've considered these points very delicately and have come to the conclusion that the answer in both cases is, indeed, a simple "no."
Who would disagree that Superman is always sporting stylish threads. And especially now since he's Returned after being away for so long. There's really nothing further to discuss on this point. And that conveniently segues into my next point. He's been away for soooooo long. Now, I'll admit that I haven't yet seen the new movie. And as a big Superman fan I should be ashamed. But I've heard the general plot. Superman goes to find his old planet of Krypton, and while he's gone earth feels that it's been abandoned by The Man of Steel, so much so that Lois Lane writes a story about why they don't need him anyhow. So, Superman must've been gone for a FREAKIN' LONG TIME. Now we must analyze just how he chose to get to Krypton? Did he take a space ship that could carry LOTS of supplies, including food? No. Why would he when he could most likely fly much faster? Moving on. Did he strap on a SuperBackpack that could carry SuperClif Bars? Of course not. Duh! There's no such thing as SuperBackpacks and SuperClif bars! Did he take nothing to eat which confirms my idea that Superman doesn't need a job to pay for food because he can leave earth for a FREAKIN' LONG TIME and doesn't need to eat anything for sustenance. I THINK SO! Then again, I suppose he could eat asteroids and not break his teeth, or he might've stopped off for a rare steak at the Restaurant at the End of the Universe. In any case, you all must agree that the evidence is there. Superman does not need a job. And, therefore, if I could be Superman I wouldn't need to have a regular job either. Just being Superman would be job enough. Heck, it wouldn't even seem like a job.
Now I just have to figure out how to be reincarnated as the newborn son of an brilliant scientist on a planet far away that will agree to send me to earth in a space capsule as soon as our planet shows signs of exploding. Got any ideas Internet?


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Joking aside, applying to veterinary school in the USA is very competitive and most schools
require a minimum 3.0 grade point average for acceptance. The closer to a 4.0 you can have,
the better... but there are other factors to be considered in the application process; a 4.0
is not required. Let's take a closer look at the application process:
The Basics
• There are 30 accredited veterinary medical schools in the United States.
• Several universities in other countries, such as in Australia and the UK, are
also accredited, which makes licensing to practice in the USA a lot easier after graduation.
• American veterinarians typically complete 4 years of undergraduate schooling
at a College or University before applying to veterinary school.
• Most vets begin the application process in their third or fourth year of undergraduate studies.
• They then graduate with a Bachelor's degree in the late spring and then begin veterinary school in the fall.
• Veterinary schools do not require applicants to have a Bachelor's degree before admission.
• "Non-traditional" students often only complete the pre-requisite courses required for admission.
• Veterinary school is a 4-year program.• The application service,
VMCAS, is available online every year on June 1 and closes October 1.
• Interviews are typically done in January or February.
• Accepted students are typically notified between March and the end of April.
What do I need to do before I apply?
1. Start early
If you are a high school or first-year university student, you need to select a major
that will require you to take all of your "pre-requisite" courses. In your second year of undergraduate
studies, begin to look at the schools you are interested in and make sure you have planned
to complete all the required pre-recs on time.
Excellent majors to consider include: Animal Science, Biology, or Chemistry
If you are allowed to select your advisor, choose one that has experience helping students
get into veterinary school. Advisors are typically professors within your major field of study
or veterinarians who may teach at the undergraduate level.
What are "pre-requisite" courses?
Pre-recs, as they are called, are courses that must be completed in order to be considered
for veterinary school. Each school as a specific number of courses that must be taken and can
vary from school to school.
Examples of pre-requisite courses include:
• Physics I and II
• Calculus
• Statistics
• Animal Nutrition
• Organic chemistry I and II
• Biochemistry
• Cell Biology
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Clean Coal: If It Can't Make It There, It Can't Make It Anywhere
They can't get enough carbon dioxide in Saskatchewan; they actually import it from the States to inject into oil wells to stimulate production. Thus it was the perfect place to build a coal fired power plant that would separate out the CO2, where there was a market for the stuff. It was going to use a process called Oxyfuel, where the coal is burned in "synthetic air" where the nitrogen is removed, so the products of combustion are almost pure CO2 and water. "SaskPower's Clean Coal™ Project will introduce technology capable of capturing at least 90 per cent of carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions. The additional use of SO2, NOX, mercury and particulate control and capture mechanisms will result in a near-zero emissions facility." and "This CO2 will be sold for enhanced oil recovery operations in southeast Saskatchewan, possibly generating enough revenue to offset the cost of its capture and delivery."
Not quite. Projected costs are out of control, soaring from $ 1.7 Billion to $ 3.8 Billion, and Sask Power has pulled the plug. "We remain fully committed to exploring clean coal as a supply option in the longer term," SaskPower president Pat Youzwa said yesterday."But given the need for new supply by 2010, and given the costs of clean coal at this early stage in its development, it would have been premature to proceed to the construction phase at this time." So they are going to build natural gas plants instead. So much for that fantasy. ::Globe and Mail


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If there's ever a competition for watching the reruns of FRIENDS then I'd win hands down! My TV lives, eats, breathes nothing but FRIENDS, it's always on in the background irrespective of any eye balls being pinned on it or not! I have a special place for FRIENDS (just like most of us), I feel it's so much better than watching a lot of other shitty things that either give me a headache or make me feel terrible! No, I mean don't get me wrong, there some amazing series out there too but if I ever want to feel happy after a bad day, I turn to FRIENDS and now I am smiling! If you actually notice, FRIENDS as a show was way ahead of it's time! At least to an Indian teenager like me it was and that is why it did not make much sense back then. Anyone else feel the same? It's only much later that I began relating to the storyline, the emotions, the jokes and in no time fell in love with every character in the series. Now since the time I started my blog I've begun paying close attention to everyone's style and certain details. In FRIENDS although Rachel was the 'fashionista', Phoebe really was the one who stood out for me! I absolutely loved her bohemian style mixed with a vintage vibe and her accessories were always one of it's kind. If you watch some episodes closely, Phoebe has killed it by making fashion statements so effortlessly that some actually went on to become a trend later on. She loved her maxi dresses, bright colors, big fat slouchy bags, stacked rings, statement jewelry pieces and her adoration for florals was unhidden. So when I received this dark floral winter jacket it reminded me of Phoebe's long winter coats and her floral obsession.
Who says florals can only be worn on warmer days by the beach with a margarita in your hand? Darker floral hues are perfect for the winters/fall and also whenever you want them to be. Although there are certain colors we love and stand out in specific seasons, I personally do not limit myself. I don't mind flaunting bright shades in summers AND winters, I mean if you love a color the seasons shouldn't stop you from wearing it! Florals is a versatile print which can be experimented with bright shades and darker moody hues based on the changing season. This particular coat had the perfect balance of dark background with a pop of neon pinks here and there. You can pair this with almost everything; if you want to keep it casual, pair it with a plain white t-shirt and light blue jeans, which by the way was my second option. But I really liked the olive colored dress with the coat and it was perfect on the confused weather day where it was warm and kind of chilly too.
I hope you enjoyed reading this post, thanks for stopping by. Have a great day ahead!


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John A. "Sonny" Ross 1943 - 2010 Bonner Springs
Services for John "Sonny" A. Ross, 66, Bonner Springs and formerly of Basehor, were Tuesday, June 1, at Alden-Harrington Funeral Home in Bonner Springs. Burial was in Edwardsville Cemetery.
Mr. Ross died Thursday, May 27, 2010, at Providence Medical Center in Kansas City, Kan.
He was born Sept. 4, 1943, in Kansas City, Mo.
Mr. Ross had worked for 14 years at the Wyandotte County Kaw View Juvenile Home, retiring in 1992.
A son, John A. Ross III, died in 1990.
Survivors include his wife of 45 years, Linda Ross, of the home; four children, Bobbie (Galen) Rose, Tonganoxie, Sandy (Rob) Magill, Kansas City, Kan., Jeff Ross, Lansing, and Michael Ross, the home; a brother, Bobby Ross, Bolivar, Mo.; a sister, Sue Ferguson, Sweet Springs, Ark.; and six grandchildren.
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VERGENNES — On Wednesday, Feb. 8, at 7 p.m., the Bixby Library will host "Dogsledding in Labrador: Mushing in the Menihek Hills" with Ed Blechner. Meet the Addison resident and a few of his dogs, check out one of his dogsleds and enjoy the stories of his endeavors in the frozen North.
Blechner will share beautiful slides of his trip, anecdotes and answer a few questions as well. This presentation continues the Bixby Library showcase of stories, passions and talents of local Vermonters.
VERGENNES — Bixby Library will kick off its participation in the Vergennes Arts Walk this season on Friday, June 24, with art exhibits on all three floors and a special hoop dance performance by Rebeccah Brinton.
Sean Dye's rich acrylics featuring both Vermont and Southwestern themes make up the main- and second-floor exhibits. Vergennes Union High School alumni Genevieve Cohn and Dustin Dattilio will exhibit in the Otter Creek Book Sale ground floor space.
VERGENNES — The Friends of the Bixby Library will hold their annual Plant Sale on Saturday, June 4, from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. at Bixby Memorial Library in Vergennes.
VERGENNES — A creative cast of volunteers turned Bixby Library into the spooky domain of the Addams Family this past Halloween, when they hosted a special fundraising dinner-for-12 in the library lobby under the dome.
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VERGENNES — Bixby Memorial Library in Vergennes announces an exhibition of new works by Ripton artist and teacher Jean Cherouny. The show, titled simply "OPEN," begins on Friday, Aug. 28, with a reception, demonstration and chances for audience participation. All are invited to the opening, from 5-7 p.m, part of Vergennes' monthly summer Arts Walk. Just drop in, or plan to view the entire five-act performance.
VERGENNES — When Addison resident Ed Place and Vergennes resident Jon Sullivan met at the Bixby Library a little more than three years ago, they quickly realized they were not getting acquainted, but re-acquainted.
It turned out that Place had been Sullivan's 4-H shooting instructor when Sullivan was 14, about 17 years earlier. That was before Sullivan left his native Vergennes to earned his degrees in computer science and business management at the University of Vermont, and then headed to California to work for more than 12 years for a high-tech firm.
VERGENNES — The exceedingly fresh and new Bixby Library Computer Club in Vergennes will present "Exploring the Magic of Digital Radios" at its inaugural meeting on Wednesday, Feb. 4. The club has invited UTC electrical engineer Scott Fusare to present the history of hardware radios. The presentation will be held in the library's Community from 3:30-5:30 p.m. A group hacking of Scott's software-defined radio will follow the presentation.
FERRISBURGH — The annual Bixby Gala hosted by the Basin Harbor Club in Ferrisburgh is scheduled for Friday, May 16, this year. Gala co-chairs Julie Adams and Shanon Atkins, along with Bixby board members and Basin Harbor staff, are once again planning a festive event packed with value and fun. Tickets include hors d'oeuvres and time to schmooze, a four-course sit-down dinner with dinner music, live and silent auctions, a raffle for Red Sox tickets and, for those who choose to get out on the dance floor, dancing to the inimitable sounds of The Grift.
VERGENNES — The Windsong Woodwind Quintet will give a free concert at Bixby Memorial Library in Vergennes on Sunday, Feb. 9, at 2 p.m.
Included in the program is "The Mother Goose Suite" by Maurice Ravel and David Maslanka's "Quintet for Winds No. 2" as well as works by Gabriel, Colomer and Debussy. The performers come from diverse musical backgrounds, drawn together by the shared excitement and joy of live performance. They gather in late fall each year to choose a challenging program and prepare their winter concert series.
VERGENNES — A combination of building improvements, technology upgrades, strong fundraising and new programming has created optimism among Bixby Memorial Library officials that the Vergennes fixture can survive its current financial crisis and become a more thriving part of the five communities it serves.
"It is true that you're either growing or shrinking," said Bixby Executive Director Jane Spencer. "I think the board has made the decision that we're moving forward."
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Aware of the importance of apprenticeships to local businesses and to the economy as a whole, Harrogate Borough Council has confirmed it is to launch its apprenticeship scheme early next year.
As well as helping local firms to create positions to take on 40 new apprentices, the council will also be focusing on its own new scheme, which will include a number of measures to allow young people to access earn while they learn opportunities.
Councillor Jim Clark, the council's Cabinet Member for Finance and Resources, told the Harrogate News that the Government has put apprenticeships at the top of its priority list in terms of the national skills agenda, and have listed a key aim as reducing the level of young unemployment across the country. Harrogate is keen to assist with these goals, Councillor Clark added.
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Things have continued to be really busy around here. On Easter we had a very special day. Not only did we enjoy celebrating that special holiday with our family and some friends, we also celebrated Kait's 9th birthday!
On Saturday we had a few friends come over for a little party.
Kait organized an Easter egg hunt for the little girls who attended the party while earning a Girl Scout badge at the same time.
Kait wanted a rainbow cake this year, and the most important thing to her was that the clouds be made with whipped cream. Yum!
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Beaty to receive Honor Medal for fellow sailor's rescue
By Anna Goodwin McCarthy
Saturday, June 23, 2018
Utilizing the skills he learned as a Boy Scout, Ian Beaty will be recognized by the Boy Scouts of America with the Honor Medal at Pilmoor Memorial United Methodist Church in Currituck on Sunday.
Beaty, 15, a student at the Northeast Academy for Aerospace and Advanced Technologies, was participating in an afterschool sailing program on Sept. 15, 2017, when he rescued a fellow participant after her boat capsized on the Pasquotank River.
According to a press release from the Tidewater Council Boy Scouts of America, "Beaty demonstrated the skills and courage that exemplify what a Scout is."
"I can't be more proud of my son," said Russ Beaty, Ian's father. "That takes a level of fortitude. He believed in his training."
Russ was referring to the swimming, sailing and lifesaving skills Ian has learned as a Boy Scout.
"I have been sailing for six years," said Ian, whose first experience sailing was with the Corinthian Yacht Club in Cape May, New Jersey.
"I am not expending any fossil fuels," Ian added, describing his fondness for sailing. "It's fun. It's relaxing."
Ian Beaty joined the Boy Scouts when he was in the first grade, and is currently a Life Scout. He is a graduate of National Youth Leadership Training offered by the Boy Scouts of America. He also elected by his fellow Scouts as the Albemarle Chapter chief for the Order of the Arrow. He's also an Honor Arrowman for the Blue Heron Lodge 349. Completing at least 100 nights of camping, Beaty has also earned the National Outdoor Award.
"I thoroughly enjoy camping and bonfires," Beaty said.
Born in Mount Clemens, Mich., Beaty moved with his parents, Russ and Danielle, and sister, Willow, to Currituck in 2013.
Besides swimming and sailing, Beaty likes video games and model rocketry.
"I don't watch a lot of TV," said Beaty. "I do love music. I play the trumpet."
He said he also loves history, especially military history.
Beaty said four generations of his family, including his father, have served in the U.S. Coast Guard. He, too, has thought about entering the U.S. Coast Guard when he is older. Beaty admires the U.S. Coast Guard for what he says is its mission "saving lives and protecting people."
Beaty is looking forward to attending a six-week camp at the Pipsico Scout Reservation as a counselor-in-training. His goal this summer is to earn his lifeguard certification.
While Beaty recognizes the importance of his actions in rescuing his fellow sailor at last summer's sailing camp, his father says Ian remains humble in receiving the Honor Medal.
"His humility in receiving this award is amazing and inspiring," Russ said.


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Aviation Corps for British Army. FOLLOWING on the announcement that Major Sir A. Bannerman had been appointed to succeed Col. Capper at the Balloon Factory at Farnborough, an official notice which we reproduce below, has been issued by the War Office. From this it will be seen that the British military authorities have at last determined to give effectual help for organising a corps of flyers for service with the Army. The official document reads as follows :— " With a view to meeting Army requirements consequent on recent developments in aerial science it has been decided to enlarge the scope of the work hitherto carried out at the balloon school at Farnborough by affording opportunities lor aeroplaning as well as by developing the training in the employment of dirigibles more fully than has hitherto been the case. " The object to be kept in view will be to create a body of expert airmen, both officers and other ranks, from which units capable of acting with troops operating in the field can be drawn. " Maj. Sir A. Bannerman, Bart., Royal Engineers, will be at the head of the new organisation, having been selected to succeed Col. J. E, Capper, C.B., whose tenure of appointment as Commandant of the Balloon School expires on October 7th. " The officers who will form part of the reconstituted unit will not necessarily belong to the Corps of Royal Engineers. They will be selected from any branch of the Army, provided they show aptitude for aerial work. Details of establishments and organisation will be published in due course in Army Orders. " It is understood that Col. Capper, who has done such splendid and unselfish work for the " Balloon " Department, will be posted to an Engineer command on the South Coast. Capt. Dickson, at the British Army manoeuvres, with his British-built ''Bristol" biplane, in consultation with some of the officers. Inset below is a general view of the " Bristol" machine in charge of the cavalry. S24 Mr. Wickham, who is flying the Channel in connection with the De Forest £4,000 prize, at the wheel of his Avis monoplane. M. Armand Dufaux in London. THE Swiss aviator and constructor of the Dufaux aeroplane, who recently flew over Lake Geneva, is due in London on a visit. Any of our readers interested in this type of machine wishing to communicate with M. Dufaux should address their communications c/o Motosacoche, Ltd., 65, Holborn Viaduct, E.C. Valkyrie Aeroplane. A MISPRINT in the text of our description of the Valkyrie aeroplane last week stated that the supporting surface was over 140 sq. ft. This should, of course, have been over 240 sq. ft., as shown by the figures on the full page drawing. Further Wireless Experiments with Aeroplanes. CONTINUING the series of tests to which we referred in our last issue, Mr. Robert Loraine visited Salisbury Plain on the 30th ult., and on his aeroplane succeeded in maintaining communication with the ground station for a distance of over a mile. The experiments are to be continued by Mr. Thome- Baker, the inventor of the wireless apparatus, who has been promised assistance by the Marconi Co., and it is hoped that shortly it will be possible to maintain communication with an aeroplane for a distance of 20 or perhaps even 50 miles. The Almost Impossible Achieved. PROBABLY, until flight became an established fact, nothing short of an earthquake could ever have been expected to merit the slightest notice during the progress of a football match in the Mid lands. But flying has achieved what nothing else in this world could have done, and thereby the hall mark of supremity has been affixed to the sport accordingly. Whilst a football match was in pro gress on Friday last week at the Notts County Club with Bristol City the episode of M. Paul de Lesseps losing his way when flying from Lichfield to Burton culminated in the aviator's descent in Col wick Park, Nottingham. It may seem incredible, but facts are facts, and must be faced with courage. The game was stopped, whilst spectators, players, referee and linesmen gazed at the spectacle. After this the Mil lennium.
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Archive for January 2009
Update: Gurobi vs. CPLEX
First benchmark results for the new (and still unreleased) solver of Gurobi (the new company of Gu, Rothberg, and Bixby) have been published yesterday by Hans Mittelmann and compared to CPLEX 11.2. The results look pretty decent and it looks like the gurobi code is very much comparable to the one of CPLEX in terms of performance.
From the Intechne Blog >>Less is more<<:
- Gurobi solves MIPs faster on single-processor machines: It beats or equals CPLEX's performance 55% of the time. (A third solver – MOSEK – is also compared. It wins or ties for first 5% of the time.)
- Gurobi parallelizes robustly: Having used it in a number of projects over the years, I can attest that CPLEX's parallel branch and bound is a very solid piece of code. In this one-on-one comparison on a 4-processor machine, Gurobi wins or ties CPLEX 58% of the time.
- Aggregate solution times are less on Gurobi: Considering only problems on which at least one integer solution was found, on a single-CPU system Gurobi runs through the test-set in 25% less time than CPLEX, as measured using the geometric mean of times. On 4-CPU systems, the improvement is still considerable – 15%.
- Gurobi is good at finding integer feasible solutions: CPLEX fails to identify a single integer feasible solution on 2 instances in either mode. Gurobi fails on one instance in single-threaded mode. It finds at least one integer solution on all test-set problems when using four processors.
- CPLEX takes better advantage of parallelization: CPLEX's speed-up in going from one to four processors is 40%, whereas Gurobi only manages 30%.
Also check out the post on Michael Trick's Blog.
UPDATE: A trial version of the Gurobi solver is available on http://www.solver.com/gurobi. For details, see the comment of Daniel H. Fylstra in the comment section of this post.
UPDATE 05/20/2009: The standalone version of Gurobi is available now. (see also here)
Credit card fees
Did you ever wonder how much merchants are charged when you use your credit card? The website True Cost of Credit provides you with these numbers for major credit card providers – the numbers are for the US though. Given that the fees are not insignificant (somewhere between 2-4% in most cases and can go as high as 18% for e.g. gums) one could easily imagine that these fees eat up a lot of the profit margin or in turn are at least partially passed on to the customer.
Mendeley – managing your research library?
I just found the Mendeley service online. They offer a software for free to manage your research library including nifty features such as automatic meta data extraction and much more. I am going to check it out and let you know what I think about it. Let's see if this sofware can reduce the hassle of not knowing where exactly *that* paper is. Stay tuned!
Going to Zaragoza
I am going to Zaragoza, Spain to talk about "Computational methods in Production Planning and Logistics" at the MIT-ZARAGOZA Speaker Series this Wednesday (Jan, 28th).
The impact of modern computational methods from operations research, analytics, and computer algebra when solving supply chain management, logistics, and planning problems has been enormous. Many supply chains could hardly be operated without the support of sophisticated, computerized optimization and planning engines nowadays.
I would like to present two special production and planning problems which have been successfully solved with computational methods. The first one is a stowage optimization problem for inland vessels which has been tackled with integer programming. The challenge for the transportation of inland vessels on auxiliary routes comprises low bridge heights and reduced water depths. In order to ensure save passage of bridges of critical heights load masters are forced to load the vessels with a reduced number of containers in order to reduce the ship's maximal height over waterline which effectively reduces the ship capacity. We present a solution to calculate optimal stowage plan that restores the ship's full capacity. The second problem is a production problem from the oil industry that has been addressed with methods from computer algebra. The available data that describes the oil production process is noisy and of low quality. Nonetheless, understanding the subsurface fluid dynamics that guide the production process is essential for optimizing production and keeping the field in a healthy state. The presented solution concept starts solely from noisy measured data and returns a (polynomial) model that approximates the production process. The derived models can be used for monitoring and control purposes in a second step.


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Meanwhile, in a small bowl, stir together the soy sauce, rice vinegar and ginger. Set aside. In a 12-inch skillet over medium-high heat, toast the sesame seeds until golden, about 4 minutes. Transfer to a small bowl. In the same skillet, heat the vegetable oil over medium-high heat until hot. Add the asparagus and cook until tender-crisp, stirring frequently, about 5 minutes. Add the tomatoes and cook 2 minutes, stirring frequently. Stir the soy sauce mixture and shrimp into the asparagus mixture. Cook 1 minute to heat through. Remove the skillet from the heat, and stir in the sesame oil. To serve, spoon the rice onto 4 dinner plates, top with the shrimp mixture and sprinkle with toasted sesame seeds.


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From Wisniowski to Tendon
Many ropemakers used to travel across the land with a rucksack on the shoulders or on a handcart and made the required cords directly in the farmyards for some flax, food or occasionally for money. Ropemaking was not a lucrative trade and the majority of ropemakers lived from day to day. Ropemaking was not counted among municipal guilds, it was not even mentioned among the 68 trade types at Opava after the Thirty Years' war. But yet it survived till the present time. After the end of World War II, there were only 10 ropemakers with trade licence in the former Region of Ostrava. And only three ropemakers, namely Emil Vlček, Josef Polášek and Eduard Wisniowski, worked in the vicinity of the city of Opava in 1947.
The Wisniowskis, a family of ropemakers
At Wieliczka in today's Poland, a son was born in the family of butcher Ignac Wisniowski and his wife Terezia. His name was Vojtěch and he did not choose his father's trade, but he got a training in ropemaking. On 24th May 1891, on the occasion of the Journeymen's Fair, he married Mariana and they both moved to Hrabůvka (part of today's Ostrava) where he was granted the trade licence for ropemaking. Their only son Eduard Wisniowski was born there on 24th September 1898. He got a training in ropemaking and received the trade licence to carry out this trade at Svinov.
Flax, tobacco and ammunition factory at Chuchelná
At the turn of the 19th to the 20th century, Prince Karl Lichnovský concentrated on factory business to increase the productivity of his large estates. He started to grow technical crops, sugar beet and flax on his fields on an area of more than 1,000 hectares and supplied them to his factories – a sugar refinery at Raciborz and a flax processing factory at Chuchelná. The latter was built by him in 1908 for processing of products delivered from retteries at Křenovice, Strahovice, Chuchelná and Stary Staw in Lower Silesia, and included a research station at Albertovec near Bolatice. To support his business activities, he also pushed through that the railway track between Opava and Raciborz was built through Chuchelná. The flax processing factory processed 15,000 kg of retted flax in the first year of its operation, i.e. in 1908, but expanded gradually to become the second largest factory of its kind in Germany with 20% of the whole production of flax yarn, which was 195,000 centners of processed raw flax from which 300 wagons of yarn were made. In addition to this main product, also flaxseed oil was produced in the factory. Unfortunately, in January 1920 the factory building suffered from fire and the flax packing room was destroyed, and another misfortune joined the huge damage shortly afterwards, namely the loss of a great raw material basis after the annexation of the Hlučín Region to the Czechoslovak Republic. This led to decline of the factory, reduction of production, and final shut-down on 23rd April 1925. 200 female and 20 male factory workers lost their jobs. The factory buildings were bought by the state which established a tobacco factory there. The opening ceremony of commencement of production in the reconstructed factory was attended by the Minister of Finance, Mr. Karel Engliš, with other important statesmen. The management of the factory was involved also in the small town's community life. For instance, the deputy director of the tobacco factory, Mr. Karel Urban, was elected the deputy mayor of Chuchelná. But soon the hard times of the occupation came. Before the occupation by the Nazis on 24th September 1938, the machines of the tobacco factory were transported inland. The occupation army established an ammunition plant in the empty factory in 1941 in which artillery cartridges were made. The plant started to work in spring of 1942, all the managers came from the German Reich, the production was kept secret, and the number of employees reached 600 with the majority of which being women.
Factory of Mr. Wisniovski-Višňovský at Chuchelná
Eduard Wisniowski-Višňovský, the ropemaker carrying out his trade at Ostrava-Svinov, decided to start large-scale production in reaction to competitive struggle. So he bought from the National Property Fund the empty and heavily damaged objects of the former ammunition plant at Chuchelná in 1946 and established the Silesian Cordage Mill in several repaired buildings of the plant. Pursuant to his application of 3rd December 1946, he was granted a trade licence No. 391/4-111/12 for production of ropes and cords at Chuchelná on 1st August 1947. Not for a long time. After the coup d'etat by the communists, the factory was nationalized and went under the control of the state-owned enterprise Elektro-Praga and later, in 1951, Sigma Lutín as a stamping and pressing shop.
The Silesian Cordage Mill at Bolatice
Eduard Višňovský did not surrender after the nationalization of his factory at Chuchelná and agreed in February 1949 with the municipal authorities of Bolatice on transfer of the rope and cord production to that municipality. For that purpose, he acquired a former estate in restitution the main building of which was built in as early as 1899. After repairing the war-worn estate, the Silesian Cordage Mill at Bolatice, as the Višňovský's factory was called, started production in summer of 1949. The initial number of employees was 83 and products were made in the building of the former granary on machinery made by Muffler. Large-diameter ropes were made in the open air. But soon Eduard Višňovský suffered an additional loss. The communists nationalized the factory at Bolatice on 1st January 1950.
Konopa - Lýko
On 1st January 1950, the nationalized factory of Eduard Višňovský was incorporated into the state-owned enterprise Konopa having its registered office at Český Krumlov. From every corner of the country, machines and mechanical devices from wound-up companies were transported to the factory at Bolatice and production went up. New buildings, storehouses for raw materials and finished goods, gatehouse, canteen and kitchen were built. A delimitation on 1st January 1954 brought Konopa Bolatice under the control of the state-owned enterprise Lýko Olomouc as Works 04 of that enterprise with subsidiaries at Přerov and Kunov. The period under Lýko's control was the period of rapid expansion of rope production. The company built a spinning shop for rope yarns and a braiding shop in which preconditions for processing of synthetic fibres were created. The drop in number of buyers of small agricultural goods as a result of expanding mechanization in agriculture was compensated by the addition of synthetic fibres to the range of products made by the company.
Lýko Olomouc was wound up on 1st April 1958 and the factory at Bolatice was incorporated into the state-owned enterprise Juta having its registered office at Dvůr Králové nad Labem. This was the fourth reorganization during a relatively short period, which did not contribute to prosperity. New products for engineering, mining and metallurgical industries were added to the range of products. After pulling down the canteen with the kitchen in 1964, the company built a confection plant. Next year the spinning mill was shut down and a shop for finishing and impregnation of belts was established instead of it. In 1966, a weaving shop was built into which the manufacture of textile belts from Technolen at Šluknov was relocated and braiding machines for production cords, ropes and mountaineering ropes, including a test laboratory, were brought. First state-of-the-art machines for production of twisted ropes and cords in diameters from 3 to 30 mm were procured from SIMA, an Italy-based company, at that time also. Those machines made full use of synthetic fibres that completed the earlier-introduced production of hemp ropes. In 1974, a new building for the confection plant was built and the production of corn bags went up. Then a new building for the weaving shop was built and equipped with productive weaving looms made by Müller for weaving of belts – elevator belts made of cotton, conveyer belts and other heavy belts, endless belts Titan. The fleet of machines of the cordage shop was also modernized, the new machines were braiding machines made by Strojtex and rope twisting machines made by SIMA. In 1983, the construction of a new boiler house started. A new chemical production line made by Cowena for the production of basic PP tapes was installed. The production strategy changed from complete dependence on the domestic market to export – this was made possible by production of polypropylene twines and installation of semiautomatic sewing machines made by Adler. A braiding machine made by Viking for the production of PP marine ropes was also installed and those ropes were intended for export only. On 1st January 1989, the factory at Bolatice acquired a plant at Krnov with a hemp spinning shop, a paper spinning shop, and a viscose twine production shop. The growing demand for big bags on the domestic market as well as on foreign markets led to an extensive reconstruction of the ropemaking shop and installation of a belt impregnation line made by Upalan. Strojtext Nový Jičín delivered 14 braiding machines (48 carriers each) for production of mountaineering ropes. The production changed from hemp ropes to PES ropes. The production of big bags finally replaced the sewing of corn bags. The November events shook the management of Juta, the basic works organization of the Communist Party of Czechoslovakia collapsed, and on 1st May 1990 Mr. Ing. Rudolf Gregořica was elected the director of company by closed ballot. The state-owned enterprise changed its name to Lanex.
Lanex, Joint Stock Company, Bolatice
The new management prepared a project of privatization of the state-owned enterprise Lanex which was approved by the Ministry of Industry and Trade of the Czech Republic after some changes in March 1992. On the basis of that project, the company was privatized by a coupon privatization method. In order to realize the privatization, the company Conrop was established which later became a shareholder of Lanex a. s. with a share of 40%. On 1st May 1992, the state-owned enterprise Lanex transformed into Lanex Bolatice, a joint stock company, with a foundation capital of 79,814,000 CZK, and the National Property Fund appointed its board of directors.
On 7th February 2009, Lanex a. s. Bolatice celebrated the 60th anniversary of its foundation which is considered to be the transfer of the Silesian Cordage Mill from Chuchelná to Bolatice by Eduard Wisniowski. The company is a leading Czech manufacturer of products belonging to the field of technical textiles. It is necessary to mention braided and twisted ropes and cords made of fibre materials for water transport, fishing, civil engineering, agriculture, paper industry, load restraint assemblies, dynamic and static ropes for mountain climbers, firemen and persons working at height, products for lifting of loads, high-tenacity technical fibres for production of yarns for rope and cord production. The turnover of Lanex a. s. has been continuously growing up and export makes 85% of it today. The company exports to more than 55 countries of the world, of which the leading markets are those of the European Union and the farthermost export territories are Australia, the USA, Iceland and Japan.
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Happy Monday All! Last week (and this weekend) we were treated to more than a few of your favorites (and an assortment of newbies) rocking some pretty dope kicks as they mingled about town. Rita Ora and Rihanna continued to show off their sneaker prowess, but with a bit of a couture twist. Angela Simmons had plenty of options on a sneaker shopping trip, Amber Rose stepped out in Senor Jordan for the second week in a row, and even Ciara got her groove on in some pretty snazzy shoes from the Flux family.
Peep below and let us know who nabs your top choice for this week.
Angela Simmons in Nike KD 7 and Air Jordan Future (GS). Also pictured: Air Jordan 1 Hi Photo: IG
Amber Rose in Air Jordan 6 "Sport Blue" Photo: Zimbio
Ciara in the Nike R.T. Air Force 1 Boot "Beige" (Release Date: 10/16) Photo: IG
Alicia Keys in the Reebok AK Wedge Boot Photo: Slaven Vlasic/Getty
Khloe Kardashian in Nike Free 5.0 Deep Royal Blue/Hyper Pink , Nike Rally Futura Capri Pant and Nike Rally Signal Full-Zip Sweatshirt Photo: FameFlynet
Rita Ora in adidas by Stella McCartney Trochilus Boost Photo: Zed Jameson/Daily Mail
Teyana Taylor (with an appearance from August Alsina) in Air Jordan 3 "Sport Blue" Photo: IG
Ciara in adidas ZX Flux Video: IG
Sophia Bush in Play by Comme Des Garcons Chuck Taylor High Top Photo: Getty
Beyonce in Unknown platinum sneakers Photo: Spread
Erykah Badu in Kobe 9 "Elite Devotion" (NOLA Gumbo League Collection)
Photo: Twitter
Tae Heckard in Jordan Future (GS) Photo: IG
Rihanna in Chanel Photo: RihannaCouture
Rita Ora in Givenchy Photo:FameNet


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Thanks to all the members who will join us at our Anniversary Dinner. We have sold out of tickets.
For those going, we will be celebrating CCDL's 8th anniversary with a dinner event to be held February 18th, 2017 at the Aquaturf Club in Plantsville. Relax, enjoy a meal, and share a well deserved night out. We've added over 25,000 members since that first dinner, and it's time to pat yourselves on the back.
Dinner will be buffet style, salad and cheese tables are on the menu as well. This event is 4pm-9pm, with dinner to start at 5:30. We will have some speakers, but not TOO many! This is a night to sit back and enjoy a well deserved meal. Bring some cash for raffle tickets and the bar! All lawful forms of carry are permitted and encouraged, but remember the Aquaturf does serve alcohol. Please carry (and drink) responsibly.
The Aquaturf is located at 556 Mulberry st, Plantsville CT, 06479. Their phone number is 860-621-9335.


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Appearing on Fox News, Charles Krauthammer argued that, while he would support intervention in Syria if we had a president who is "serious," he wonders whether we should entrust involvement in a civil war to a president who has shown ambivalence about that war and who would rather not be on the scene. Krauthammer noted that the only time Obama has taken decisive military action was in Afghanistan, and even then he did so only after first announcing that we wouldn't be in it for the long haul.
In my view, Obama's record raises no concerns about his ability, in concert with our military leadership, to pull off the kind of involvement he has proposed to Congress — bombing attacks that will degrade Assad's war-making power.
Obama has carried out an effective air — i.e., drone — campaign against al Qaeda. The strike on bin Laden was effective. Our intervention in Libya achieved its military purpose.
The surge in Afghanistan was carried out competently. To be sure, Obama undermined the surge's ultimate effectiveness in defeating the Taliban by announcing its limited duration. But in Syria, Obama isn't proposing that U.S. ground troops prosecute a civil war. He's proposing air action to deprive Assad of certain important assets in that war. Although there is no certainty that our military will accomplish even this more modest objective, there is no reason to believe that we won't succeed because Obama is our president and has been ambivalent about the war.
But this raises another, more serious question: is the limited action that Obama proposes meaningful? In an interview with Hugh Hewitt, Krauthammer argued that it is not, and explained that he opposes intervention for this reason:
The reason I'm for staying out is because this President doesn't know what he's doing. And he, unless he says in public that he is, if you're going to use the military, you use it for effect. And if the effect is to alter the balance and the trajectory of the civil war so that Assad falls, and therefore Hezbollah, Iran and others are set back, then I am all in favor of this. But I need to hear it from the President, and I don't hear it. . . .
I would like to hear him say what he said to Graham and to McCain in the Oval Office when they met last week, which is yes, I think, well, I do want to alter the balance, we're going to hit him pretty hard, we're going to send trainers right down to the rebels, we're going to send them serious weapons, anti-tank and anti-aircraft.
I too would like to hear Obama much such a statement publicly. But the fact that Obama made it to Sens. Graham and McCain, coupled with the fact that John Kerry said basically the same thing to Congress, should be sufficient reason to vote "yes" — rather than "no" — on the resolution if you accept (as I do) Krauthammer's other premises.
Kerry's position, on behalf of the administration, is that Obama will not simply launch a few cruise missiles, as Bill Clinton did. The administration's position is that it will seek systematically to degrade important aspects of Assad's military capacity. At the same time, on what Kerry insists is a separate track, it will provide aid to the Free Syrian Army.
Will these actions "alter the trajectory of the civil war so that Assad falls"? We don't know. I believe they stand a good chance of altering the war's trajectory, which now favors Assad. Whether they will cause Assad to fall, as opposed to preventing him (along with Hezbollah and Iran) from winning, is much less clear.
But if the U.S. doesn't act, the trajectory of the civil war is likely to swing decisively in Assad's favor. The large-scale use of chemical weapons, which Assad would then be free to employ, may well be decisive.
Under the sound premises from which Krauthammer is operating, an attack that will very likely degrade Assad's military capacity and probably make a difference in the trajectory of the civil war should be clearly preferable to a course of inaction that will help ensure victory for Assad, Hezbollah, and Iran.


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Will of John Traves
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This is the last will and Testament of me John Traves of Saint John's I hereby revoke all former wills by me made. I give devise and bequeath unto my daughter Margaret wife of Agnes Steele all the property of which I may die possessed and I appoint her sole executrix of this my will. In witness whereof I have hereunto set my hand this second day of October in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and ninety six. (Sgd) John his x mark Traves. Signed by the said Testator as his last will and testament in the presence of us at the same time who at his request, in his presence, and in the presence of each other, subscribed our names as witnesses. Having been first read over and explained to the said Testator and he having signed the same by putting his mark thereto. (Sgd) Arthur W. Knight. (Sgd) William M. Clapp
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