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Masternaut, the largest European provider of telematics solutions, has launched its next-generation telematics platform, Masternaut Connect. The new platform 'rewrites telematics', offering businesses a step-change in features, integration, performance, scalability and accuracy.
It has taken 18 months' development, the largest telematics R&D workforce in Europe and more than 16 years' experience to bring Masternaut Connect to market. In a first for a pure-play business to business telematics vendor, the resulting platform is fully future-proofed, offering the robustness and scalability to handle big data demands.
Masternaut Connect is a SaaS suite of modular applications running within an integrated and harmonised web interface, hosted in a new private dedicated cloud infrastructure, which provides the performance and security needed for these demands.
Martin Hiscox, chairman and CEO of Masternaut says: "The landscape has changed considerably since we introduced our first generation telematics solutions. The growth of floating car data, advances in driver performance management, vehicle scheduling and data aggregation means there is more intelligence available to acquire - and more opportunity to harness it. As these figures continue to rise, the demand to drive tangible business value from this data is growing.
"Masternaut Connect addresses the challenges of today's industry squarely, providing time-poor business leaders with the ability to access data on-the-go, enabling a true 'sense and respond' approach. Above all, these decisions need to be made against accurate data, so we've invested considerably to ensure that Masternaut Connect offers unparalleled connectivity."
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A Brief History of Scotland Yard
Investigating London's famous police force and some of its most infamous cases
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The name Scotland Yard invokes the image of a foggy London street being patrolled by a detective in a trench coat puffing smoke from his pipe. But Scotland Yard has an easily muddled history, full of misnomers and controversy. Neither in Scotland, nor in a yard, it is the name of the headquarters of London's Metropolitan Police and, by association, has become synonymous with the force. The Yard doesn't serve the city either, but instead the Greater London area. With all this confusion, it's time to investigate the story of Scotland Yard and some of its most infamous cases, from Jack the Ripper to the 2005 London bombings.
Making the Force
The London police force was created in 1829 by an act introduced in Parliament by Home Secretary (similar to the U.S. Secretary of the Interior) Sir Robert Peel—hence the nickname "bobbies," for policeman. The new police superseded the old system of watchmen. By 1839 these men had replaced the Bow Street Patrols, who enforced the decisions of magistrates, and the River Police, who worked to prevent crime along the Thames.
The responsibility of organizing the new police force was placed on Colonel Charles Rowan and Richard Mayne, who occupied a private house at 4 Whitehall Place, the back of which opened onto a courtyard: the Great Scotland Yard. The Yard's name was inspired by its site, a medieval palace which housed Scottish royalty on their visits to London.
The staff of Scotland Yard was responsible for the protection of important individuals, community patrols, public affairs, recruitment and personnel management. When the Yard sent out its first plainclothes police agents in 1842, the public felt uncomfortable with these "spies" on the streets. But the force's role in several important cases, and the charisma of many of its detectives, helped it win the people's trust.
One such personality, Inspector Charles Frederick Field, joined the force upon its establishment in 1829. He became good friends with Charles Dickens, who occasionally accompanied constables on their nightly rounds. Dickens wrote a short essay about Field, "On Duty With Inspector Field," and used him as a model for the all-knowing, charming Inspector Bucket in his novel Bleak House. Field retired as a chief of the detective branch in 1852.
In 1877, four out of the five heads for the detective branch were brought to trial for conspiring with criminals in a betting scheme. In an effort to repair the force's tarnished reputation, Howard Vincent submitted a restructuring proposal to the force. Soon Vincent was appointed director of criminal investigations and he reorganized Scotland Yard, strengthening its central unit. And with that, the Criminal Investigation Department (CID), a respected unit of plainclothes police detectives, was born.
Blood Work
The turn of the century saw many monumental events at Scotland Yard. Britain's "Bloody Sunday" occurred on November 13, 1887, when 2,000 police officers disrupted a meeting in Trafalgar Square organized by the Social Democratic Federation, resulting in more than 100 casualties. A few years later, the force moved to its new building on the Victoria Embankment. The premises became known as New Scotland Yard.
Also during this time, one of Scotland Yard's most durable detectives, Frederick Porter Wensley (a.k.a. "the weasel"), began his 40-year post. Wensley joined the force in 1888, and his career was highlighted with many landmark cases, including the murder of 32-year-old French woman Emilienne Gerard, also known as the "Blodie Belgium" case. On the morning of November 2, 1917, street sweepers found Gerard's torso along with a note reading "Blodie Belgium." Wensley questioned Gerard's lover, Louis Voisin, asking him to write the message "Bloody Belgium." Voisin made the same spelling error, sealing his guilt.
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I remember laying in be at 5-7 yrs. Old listing to this. It played a part of who i am today and today i still remember them. I will always have a place in my heart.
Posted by John Stone on June 9,2013 | 07:07 PM
why did the police disrupt the meeting at trafalgar square?
Posted by hena on July 28,2012 | 01:27 PM
The early police were also known as Peelers. Does anyone know of a source dealing with the "thief takers" of an earlier era? The book "The Great Train Robbery" gives some interesting details of the mid 1850's London Police Force. I recall a conversation with a, now long deceased grandmother, who lived in East London at the time of the murders. She put them down to some Jewish ritual murders. And you thought conspiracies were a "new thing".
Posted by ErnestPayne on December 7,2011 | 07:45 PM
I am looking up information on a man named Wentworth who was said to have worked for Scotland Yard and left to come to the United States many years agoon business. He settled in the South, maybe MS. If there is any information you can possibly give me, it would prove most helpful. Supposedly, this man is my great-great grandfather.
Posted by LaWanda Swan on April 3,2011 | 02:36 PM
I understand that a great-uncle of my husband was head of Scotland Yard, I only know his last name is Allen, he was born in Chichester England, His mother was Ada and his father was Alfred Allen, could you confirm this for me. I am doing the Allen Family tree and would like to include this in our tree.
Thanking you in advance,
Gladys McPherson (wife of Wayne Allen-McPherson
Posted by Gladys McPherson on February 8,2011 | 04:21 PM
With reference to your great grandfather Frederick P Wensley, you said in your message dated 11 jan 2008 that you have sketches of the Sidney Street Siege. My reason for trying to contact you is to say I have a great uncle, Ambrose Rayner, who served under your great grandfather at Scotland Yard. He was also involved with the siege in Sidney Street.
Over the past couple of years I have been researching Ambrose's life and I'm almost about two thirds of the way through writing a book on his life. I have a few photos of the siege, but no sketches, and I was hoping if it would be possible to request copies of the sketches you have to include in my book. They will of course be accredited in your name. Please do contact me.
Posted by Ron Larter on February 1,2011 | 01:42 PM
I am conducting a family research programme, and am keen to hear from anyone who can give me any information at all, even the slightest about my ancestor :
Archibald Philipott.
He joined the Met in 1919, worked his way up the ranks and at the end of his career worked in Scotland Yard, retiring in 1955.
Posted by gail constentias on September 19,2010 | 03:55 AM
I am a pre-law student for a local community collge in the united states. In our english class, we are to write a research paper about a subjuect of choice. Mine is on the famous " Jack the Ripper" the WhiteChapel Murderer. I have several published books on the topic. However, this case is interesting to myself on a personal level and I would like to know how to get more information on this case from the archives of Scotland Yard. I know this was an unsolved case, but I want to know if I could get copies of the newspaper articles. If there is some possible way to get more information than the books and internet. If you know how to get more information. Please email me. This is important to me and the paper I am writing.
Posted by Mary Caples on July 21,2010 | 12:15 PM
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Please contact me if Wensley history includes.
Jack (John?) - Maurice - Frederick - Charles (Walter?)- Elizabeth (Bessie?) - Ethel - Clara - Eve and finally Elsie all Children of Charles.
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Posted by Ron Larter on November 3,2009 | 04:25 PM
This message in for Emma Robinson with regards to the history of Frederick Porter Wensley of the Metroploitan Police Force. In your message you statded that you have an extensive history of your gt grandfather Wensley and of his life in the police force. I have a gt uncle, Ambrose Rayner who worked alside Frederick Wensley during the early to mid 1900's and I am in the process of researching further information of his connection as a police officer / plain clothes detective while in the East End. If you can help with my research I would be eternally grateful.
Ron Larter - family historian
Posted by Ron Larter on November 2,2009 | 06:39 PM
To Emma Robinson: I am the granddaughter of Edwin G. Wensley, who told us from childhood about our ancestor who worked at Scotland Yard. To my knowledge Edwin's grandfather, James Wensley came to the U.S. in 1839 from a town in Yorkshire. I have attempted for the past few years to determine the connection and would love to communicate with you. My great grandfather was Thomas Brownson(sen) Wensley, son of James Wensley.
Mary Masters Smith
Posted by Mary Masters Smith on September 22,2009 | 04:47 AM
I am looking for information about my maternal great grandfather who was born at Scotland Yard mid 1800s? He served in the Boer War in S Africa as a pipe major. any help much appreciated.
Posted by Elizabeth Collins on July 23,2009 | 05:49 AM
I have been engaged by the Oxford University Press to write the entry for Frederick Wensley in the Dictionary of National Biography. I would be most grateful if Mrs Robinson would be kind enough to get in touch since I am anxious to do full justice to a remarkable detective officer. It follows I shall be glad for the webmaster to release my email address to Mrs Robinson who can also find my postal address in SE21 and my phone number in the London telephone directory.
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In 3D video games, a virtual camera system aims at controlling a camera or a set of cameras to display a view of a 3D virtual world. Camera systems are used in videogames where their purpose is to show the action at the best possible angle; more generally, they are used in 3D virtual worlds when a third person view is required.
As opposed to film makers, virtual camera system creators have to deal with a world that is interactive and unpredictable. It is not possible to know where the player's character is going to be in the next few seconds; therefore, it is not possible to plan the shots as a film maker would do. To solve this issue, the system relies on certain rules or artificial intelligence to select the most appropriate shots.
There are mainly three types of camera systems. In fixed camera systems, the camera does not move at all and the system displays the player's character in a succession of still shots. Tracking cameras, on the other hand, follow the character's movements. Finally, interactive camera systems are partially automated and allow the player to directly change the view. To implement camera systems, video game developers use techniques such as constraint solvers, artificial intelligence scripts, or autonomous agents.
Third-person view[edit]
In video games, "third person" refers to a graphical perspective rendered from a fixed distance behind and slightly above the player character. This viewpoint allows players to see a more strongly characterized avatar, and is most common in action games and action adventure games. Games with this perspective often make use of positional audio, which the volume of ambient sounds varies depending on the position of the avatar.[1]
There are primarily three types of third-person camera systems: the "fixed camera systems" in which the camera positions are set during the game creation; the "tracking camera systems" in which the camera simply follows the player's character; and the "interactive camera systems" that are under the player's control.
In this kind of system, the developers set the properties of the camera, such as its position, orientation or field of view, during the game creation. The camera views will not change dynamically, so the same place will always be shown under the same set of views. An early example of this kind of camera system can be seen in Alone in the Dark. While the characters are in 3D, the background on which they evolve has been pre-rendered. The early Resident Evil games are notable examples of games that use fixed cameras. The God of War series of video games is also known for this technique.
One advantage of this camera system is that it allows the game designers to use the language of film. Indeed, like filmmakers, they have the possibility to create a mood through camerawork and careful selection of shots. Games that use this kind of technique are often praised for their cinematic qualities.[2]
As the name says, a tracking camera follows the characters from behind. The player does not control the camera in any way - he/she cannot for example rotate it or move it to a different position. This type of camera system was very common in early 3D games such as Crash Bandicoot or Tomb Raider since it is very simple to implement. However, there are a number of issues with it. In particular, if the current view is not suitable (either because it is occluded by an object, or because it is not showing what the player is interested in), it cannot be changed since the player does not control the camera.[3][4][5] Sometimes this viewpoint causes difficulty when a character turns or stands face out against a wall. The camera may jerk or end up in awkward positions.[1]
There is a large body of research on how to implement a camera system.[6] The role of a constraint solver software is to generate the best possible shot given a set of visual constraints. In other words, the constraint solver is given a requested shot composition such as "show this character and ensure that he covers at least 30 percent of the screen space". The solver will then use various methods to try creating a shot that would satisfy this request. Once a suitable shot is found, the solver outputs the coordinates and rotation of the camera, which can then be used by the graphic engine renderer to display the view.[7]
In some camera systems, if no solution can be found, constraints are relaxed. For example, if the solver cannot generate a shot where the character occupies 30 percent of the screen space, it might ignore the screen space constraint and simply ensure that the character is visible at all.[8] Such methods include zooming out.
Some camera systems use predefined scripts to decide how to select the current shot. Typically, the script is going to be triggered as a result of an action. For instance, when the player's character initiates a conversation with another character, the "conversation" script is going to be triggered. This script will contain instructions on how to "shoot" a two-character conversation. Thus the shots will be a combination of, for instance, over the shoulder shots and close-up shots. Such script-based approaches usually rely on a constraint solver to generate the camera coordinates.[9]
Bill Tomlinson used a more original approach to the problem. He devised a system in which the camera is an autonomous agent with its own personality. The style of the shots and their rhythm will be affected by its mood. Thus a happy camera will "cut more frequently, spend more time in close-up shots, move with a bouncy, swooping motion, and brightly illuminate the scene".[10]
In mixed-reality applications[edit]
In 2010, the Kinect was released by Microsoft as a 3D scanner/webcam hybrid peripheral device which provides full-body detection of Xbox 360 players and hands-free control of the user interfaces of video games and other software on the console. This was later modified by Oliver Kreylos[11] of University of California, Davis in a series of YouTube videos which showed him combining the Kinect with a PC-based virtual camera.[12] Because the Kinect is capable of detecting a full range of depth (through computer stereo vision and Structured light) within a captured scene, Kreylos demonstrated the capacity of the Kinect and the virtual camera to allow free-viewpoint navigation of the range of depth, although the camera could only allow a video capture of the scene as shown to the front of the Kinect, resulting in fields of black, empty space where the camera was unable to capture video within the field of depth. Later, Kreylos demonstrated a further elaboration on the modification by combining the video streams of two Kinects in order to further enhance the video capture within the view of the virtual camera.[13] Kreylos' developments using the Kinect were covered among the works of others in the Kinect hacking and homebrew community in a New York Times article.[14]
See also[edit]
- ^ a b Rollings, Andrew; Ernest Adams (2006). Fundamentals of Game Design. Prentice Hall. ISBN 9780131687479.
- ^ Casamassina, Matt. "Resident Evil Review". IGN. Retrieved 2009-03-22.
- ^ "Sonic Adventure Review". IGN. Retrieved 2009-03-22.
- ^ "Tomb Raider: The Last Revelation Review". IGN. Retrieved 2009-03-22.
- ^ Carle, Chris. "Enter the Matrix Review". IGN. Retrieved 2009-03-22.
- ^ "Cameracontrol.org: The virtual camera control bibliography". Retrieved 6 May 2011.
- ^ Bares, William; Scott McDermott, Christina Boudreaux, Somying Thainimit (2000). "Virtual 3D camera composition from frame constraints". International Multimedia Conference (California, United States: Marina del Rey): 177–186. Retrieved 2009-03-22.
- ^ Drucker, Steven M.; David Zeltzer (1995). "CamDroid: A System for Implementing Intelligent Camera Control". Symposium on Interactive 3D Graphics. ISBN 0-89791-736-7. Retrieved 2009-03-22.
- ^ He, Li-wei; Michael F. Cohen, David H. Salesin (1996). "The Virtual Cinematographer: A Paradigm for Automatic Real-Time Camera Control and Directing". International Conference on Computer Graphics and Interactive Techniques (New York) 23rd: 217–224. Retrieved 2009-03-22.
- ^ Tomlinson, Bill; Bruce Blumberg, Delphine Nain (2000). "Expressive Autonomous Cinematography for Interactive Virtual Environments". Proceedings of the fourth international conference on Autonomous agents (Barcelona, Spain) 4th. ISBN 1-58113-230-1. Retrieved 2009-03-22.
- ^ "Oliver Krelos' Homepage".
- ^ Kevin Parrish (9:20 PM - November 17, 2010). "Kinect Used As 3D Video Capture Tool". Tom's Hardware.
- ^ Tim Stevens (Nov 29th 2010 1:21PM). "Two Kinects join forces to create better 3D video, blow our minds (video)". Engadget.
- ^ Jenna Wortham (November 21, 2010). "With Kinect Controller, Hackers Take Liberties". New York Times.


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Below is a step-by-step guide for drawing and measuring your kitchen. Each step is color-coded and matches the corresponding color in the sample drawing below. NOTE: If you are remodeling, do not include in your measurements current cabinetry or other furniture that will not be kept, such as kitchen tables. NOTE: All of your measurements should be in inches. For example, if you measure a wall that is 10 feet, write it as 120". Sample Drawing
STEP 1Draw a rough outline of your kitchen. Use the following symbols in your drawing for doors and windows.
NOTE: For doorways with doors, draw the doorway according to which way the door swings.STEP 2 Draw in any obstructions, such as radiators, pipes, sink plumbing, etc., that you either cannot move or do not want to move. STEP 3 A) Beginning at the top left corner of your drawing measure to the first window, door, or wall. Continue clockwise around the room until each wall, window and door has been measured. Note: When measuring doors and windows the trim is considered part of the door or window. As shown in the drawing below, measure from the outside of the trim on one side to the outside of the trim on the other side. B) Measure the ceiling height and write it in the center of your drawing. Sometimes, especially with older homes, it is a good idea to take measurements in a few different areas of the kitchen. Ceiling heights, even in the same room, can sometimes vary by as much as a few inches.
C) As shown in the drawing above, measure from the floor to the bottom of each window and also measure the overall window height. If you have printed these instructions, write the measurements in the table provided below.
Distance from Floor to Bottom of Window
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STEP 4 A) Beginning at the top left of your drawing, label the windows "Window #1", "Window #2", etc. in a clockwise order. B) Again, beginning at the top left of your drawing, label the doors "Door #1", "Door #2", etc. in a clockwise order. C) Next to each wall, write the name of the adjacent room. If the wall is an "outside wall" write "exterior wall."STEP 5 A) Measure any obstructions such as radiators, pipes, etc. that you either can not, or do not, want moved. If the obstruction is close to a wall, measure out from the wall to the edge of the obstruction. B) Measure from the second closest wall to the edge of the obstruction. C) If the obstruction does not span the full height of the room, measure the height of the obstruction.FINAL STEP Check your measurements. If your room is rectangular add up the measurements of the parallel walls and make sure they match (or are at least very close). For example, in our sample drawing, you would take the overall measurements of the top wall and add them together. Then do the same with the bottom wall. Once you have added each walls measurements check the totals to see if they match.
Top Wall:
24" + 42" + 24" + 12" + 42" + 12" = 156"
Bottom Wall:
12" + 40" + 104" = 156"
Left Wall:
21" + 42" + 52" = 115"
Right Wall:
18" + 97" = 115"
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The St. Louis-based Council of Conservative Citizens traces its roots directly to the racist, anti-integrationist White Citizens' Councils of the 1950s and 1960s.
Considerably more polished than traditional extremist groups, the Council of Conservative Citizens propounds its bigotry in the guise of hot-button conservative advocacy. Striking hard-right positions on such contentious issues as immigration, gun control and affirmative action, the organization has insinuated itself into the mainstream successfully enough to attract a number of prominent conservative politicians to its gatherings. However, an examination of the origins, membership and publications of the CCC suggests that it remains, despite its assertions to the contrary, squarely within Southern racist traditions. While not every CCC chapter may be equally extreme, all are founded on anti-minority bigotry.
Roots in Jim Crow
The roots of the CCC rest in white opposition to integration during the civil rights movement of the 1950s and 1960s. The group is a successor to the Citizens' Councils of America (originally configured as the White Citizens' Councils), an overtly racist organization formed in the 1950s in reaction to the Supreme Court's Brown v. Board of Education decision outlawing school segregation. Trumpeting the "Southern way of life," the CCA used a traditionalist rhetoric that appealed to better-mannered, more discreet racists; while the Klan burned crosses, the CCA relied on political and economic pressure.
The first Citizens Council was founded on July 11, 1954, in Indianola, Mississippi, by Robert B. Patterson (a current member of the CCC and former editor of its publication, The Citizens Informer). It formed committees that screened local political candidates to ensure they viewed "the negro vote" with appropriate disapproval, promoted "the advantages of segregation and the dangers of integration" and coordinated the application of economic pressure. The organization grew quickly, attracting members from across the South and beyond; by August 1955, Patterson's membership list exceeded 60,000 people and included 253 Councils. In August 1956, Citizens' Councils in 30 states came together to form the Citizens' Councils of America. Its goals were to preserve the "natural rights" of racial separation and "the maintenance of our States' Rights to regulate public health, morals, marriage, education, peace and good order in the States, under the Constitution of the United States."
The CCA tried to recruit public and civic leaders for membership. Organizers wanted to demonstrate that their views represented those of the modern and mainstream white South, not those of a rural, uneducated fringe. For the most part, its publicists avoided the coarser formulations of race-hatred associated with such groups as the Klan, but the white supremacy of the Council movement was nonetheless unmistakable and unapologetic. In the widely popular tract Black Monday, for instance, Mississippi State Supreme Court Justice Thomas P. Brady wrote, "Whenever and wherever the white man has drunk the cup of black hemlock, whenever and wherever his blood has been infused with the blood of the negro, the white man, his intellect and culture have died." Many of Brady's readers were state representatives, attorneys, local bank presidents and prominent farmers, leading historian Robert Hart to observe that "most membership lists read like a Chamber of Commerce."
While its membership reflected Main Street, the movement was not notably infused with civic spirit. It intimidated and harassed blacks involved in the civil rights movement and printed and distributed pamphlets containing inflammatory racist speeches by segregationists. A typical CCA pamphlet like "Segregation and the South" described African Americans as having "an inherent deficiency in mental ability" and "a natural indolence." Another pamphlet, "The Ugly Truth About the NAACP," spread the accusation, common at the time among opponents of integration, that this organization was controlled by Communists intent on destroying America.
As African Americans began to win greater civil rights during the 1960s and into the 1970s, however, and became more politically active and influential, Southern states and their elected officials gradually liberalized. Losing its cultural struggle, the movement sharply declined, becoming moribund by the late 1970s. Still, it is likely that many members of the CCA retained their racist views after the organization's decline -- a circumstance that would eventually allow for its rebirth.
The Song Remains the Same
In 1985, 30 men met in Atlanta, Georgia, among them Robert Patterson; St. Louis attorney and former CCA Midwest field organizer Gordon Lee Baum; and William Lord, another former CCA organizer. Brought together by their frustration with government "giveaway programs, special preferences and quotas, crack-related crime and single mothers and third generation welfare mothers dependent on government checks and food stamps," they saw the opportunity to renovate the Council movement. Using old Citizens' Council mailing lists, they established a new organization, the Council of Conservative Citizens, and named Baum as chief executive. The group rapidly gained adherents -- including many former CCA members -- and by 1999, according to the Southern Poverty Law Center, numbered 15,000 members in more than 20 states; it has been particularly active in Mississippi, Alabama and Georgia.
The beliefs of the CCC fall within the racially charged tradition of its predecessor but reflect the contemporary fears of its constituency. Instead of segregation, CCC members focus on issues like interracial marriage, which the group calls "mongrelization of the races"; black-on-white violence; and the demise of white Southern pride and culture, best exemplified in the debate about the Confederate flag. Additionally, in its heightened rhetoric about the expropriation of states' rights by the federal government and by an impending "New World Order," the CCC shares some of the conspiratorial fears of modern militia groups and other right-wing conspiracy theorists.
CCC activists have used the White Citizens' Councils' tactic of economic pressure, as well. The group's North Carolina chapter, for instance, inflamed anxieties about Hispanic immigration by organizing protests in September and December of 1999 in Wilkesboro because the local Tyson Foods plant allegedly hired illegal immigrants. CCC Eastern Regional Director A.J. Barker organized the protests, according to the local newspaper, both of which were held in front of the town's Federal Building and attracted about 40 protesters each. CCC later claimed that because of the group's efforts Tyson fired several illegal workers (this claim is not verifiable), and that the publicity elicited by the protests had drawn new members to the chapter.
Both on its national and chapter Web sites and in its primary publication, The Citizens Informer, CCC's belief in white superiority and its derision of nonwhites, particularly African Americans, are delineated without apology. The Web site of the Arkansas chapter, for instance, elaborates on the toll that interracial marriage ostensibly takes on "European-American culture": it is totally unacceptable, the site states, "to think that we should voluntarily commit cultural and racial abdication." On the group's California site, contributor Peter Anthony states, "...just as breeds of dogs are different, races of people are different as well. And just as no two cultures created by different Races are even remotely alike, no two races have the same destiny in the eyes of God." Anthony also waxes nostalgic for the bygone era "when the Klan could 'march on Washington' to the cheers of an adoring public, when race-mixing and homosexuality were taboo, when racial separation was the norm."
In the same vein, the national Web site has posted photos of African Americans during the March 2001 Mardi Gras riots in Seattle over captions that referred to "wild blacks" and "animal control" (a picture of two white people apparently using pepper spray: "Keeping the wildlife at bay until animal control arrives"). A photograph of an African American apparently attempting to kick a white person was captioned, "Dancing with the Dark." Nearby links had titles like "Beautiful white girl bludgeoned to death by black soldier."
Capture the Flag
The Confederate flag's deeply rooted connection to white Southern pride and identity -- shared throughout the South -- has made it a powerful rallying point for the CCC since the early 1990s, and the controversy over its display has been a useful recruiting tool, attracting both conservatives and extremists to the organization. The main CCC Web site frames the issue as one of protecting and defending "Southern Heritage" and includes announcements for all upcoming protests as well as links to articles addressing the various debates across the South about the flag's display. A November 1999 article in the Augusta (Ga.) Chronicle noted that the CCC had protested at the state capitol 15 times, and while unsuccessful there, its aims were recently realized in Mississippi, where more than 60% of voters chose to retain the Confederate symbol in their state flag.
When the N.A.A.C.P. urged African Americans in particular not to vacation in South Carolina until the Confederate flag was removed from the Statehouse, the CCC encouraged its constituents to take advantage of the absence of African American tourists; it posted a flier pronouncing that "now that the African Americans are boycotting South Carolina over the Confederate Flag, Whites can enjoy a civil liberty that has been denied to them for many years at hotels, restaurants and beaches: the freedom to associate with just one's own people."
But the views of some CCC members go beyond wistfulness for lost white privilege and disfavor toward encroaching minorities and multicultural change. In an article posted on the Arkansas Web site, for instance, Dr. James Owens, a former Dean of the American University School of Business, hypothesizes that a second civil war is imminent and suggests that Southern states secede from "the Union" in hope of creating segregated living spaces for the country's different races. In his scenario, the "silent, white majority" will become shocked into taking action by the catastrophic genetic effects of interracial marriage and by the inevitable rise of an accompanying police state; a white rights movement will be forged across the political continuum, "ranging from moderate political activists...to the overt hostility of white supremacists and militias." Individual differences with regard to tactics will be suppressed, and the "white preservation party" will succeed in elevating and arousing "white consciousness to action" and restoring the country to "its original Euro-white dominance."
There are other suggestions that many CCC members may be more radical than the organization's public face indicates. Openly white-supremacist organizations advertise in The Citizens Informer, including the TC Allen Company, which sells pamphlets arguing that integration leads to genocide and that the biblical Adam was father only of the white race; the Ohio-based Heritage Lost Ministries, a racist and Third Position organization known also to distribute National Socialist Movement literature; and The Resister, the racist and anti-Semitic "political warfare journal of the Special Forces Underground."
Well-Informed Citizens
The Citizens Informer contains far more than advertisements, however. Named after a publication of the original Citizens Councils, the bimonthly articulates the views that form the core of the CCC's belief system. It is edited by Sam Francis, formerly a controversial Washington Times columnist who was eventually dismissed for defending slavery. Francis has become more forthright in denigrating nonwhites and is frequently a guest at conferences of American Renaissance, a group that champions the genetic inferiority of African Americans; he stated at a 1998 gathering that "White Americans have a short time to stop the universalism and egalitarianism that threaten to destroy their race." Chris Temple, The Citizens Informer's managing editor, has been a fixture on the white-supremacist scene for years (he calls himself a "very close personal friend" of Aryan Nations leader Richard Butler) and has written for Identity and anti-Semitic publications such as The Jubilee and The Spotlight.
The ideology of The Citizens Informer's editors is echoed in the publication's pages, although in a somewhat muted form. Many articles consist of either tributes to the superiority of the white race or diatribes about black violence or Hispanic immigration. As Robert Patterson, the publication's past editor, has written in a column, "...any effort to destroy the race by a mixture of black blood is an effort to destroy Western civilization itself." Columnist H. Millard has offered a similar observation and a morek visceral anxiety about intermarriage when he argued that minorities are turning the United States population into a "slimy brown mass of glop." Other essays in the publication lament the victimization of whites at the hands of minorities and the liberal "elite."
Other contributing writers to The Citizens Informer have included Jared Taylor, publisher of American Renaissance, which argues that African Americans are genetically inferior; Indianapolis Baptist Temple Pastor Greg Dixon, who believes that churches are not bound by human laws or regulations; and psychology professor Glayde Whitney, who wrote the preface to David Duke's racist and anti-Semitic "autobiographical thesis" My Awakening ("Completely separately from David Duke," Whitney wrote, "my inquiries led to essentially the same places and some of the same conclusions that he spells out in this book.")
Afloat in the Mainstream
The CCC has distinguished itself from other racist organizations--and gained considerable notoriety — in attracting the attention and support of seemingly mainstream conservative leaders. The group was catapulted to national prominence in December 1998, when a Washington Post reporter revealed that, earlier in the year, Georgia Congressman Bob Barr had spoken before its national board in Charleston, South Carolina. Barr denied being aware of the CCC's racist views, claiming that the information packet he had received from the organization had not revealed these positions. Moreover, he stated that he found such views abhorrent.
However, the ante was upped a few days later when Post reporter Thomas Edsall revealed that Senate Majority Leader Trent Lott had appeared as the keynote speaker at a 1992 meeting of the CCC in Greenwood, Mississippi. In the article, Edsall cited an issue of The Citizens Informer that featured a large photograph of Senator Lott at a CCC conference and quoted him as telling attendees that "we need more meetings like this." According to the Informer, Lott asserted that "the people in this room stand for the right principles and the right philosophy. Let's take it in the right direction and our children will be the beneficiaries." Lott's involvement was more complicated than Barr's, because Lott originally denied firsthand knowledge of the CCC (later having to backtrack on this statement) and because, as opposed to Barr, there was evidence of an ongoing relationship. CCC leaders revealed that Lott had spoken to them on more than one occasion; that his syndicated column regularly ran in The Citizens Informer, and that his uncle, a member of the Council's Executive Board, called him an "honorary member." Lott later criticized the CCC's use of his name in their publications, denied membership and claimed ignorance as to the racist nature of the group's rhetoric. Unlike Barr, however, he never condemned the group's racist ideology explicitly and unequivocally.
Edsall's reporting revealed that Lott and Barr were only the most prominent of a number of conservative politicians who had developed ties of varying intimacy with the CCC, most notably former Mississippi Governor Kirk Fordice, who not only attended CCC meetings but was quick to defend the CCC to the press as well. Additionally, a Mississippi CCC leader boasted that 34 members of the Mississippi legislature counted themselves among the ranks of the 5,000 individuals claiming membership in the state.
In fact, the CCC has enjoyed connections with public officials at every level. In Mississippi, all five members of the Lamar County Supervisors Board attended a 2001 meeting of the group's Piney Woods Chapter that addressed county zoning and its potential infringement on the rights of property owners and on the "ongoing battle to save our beloved state flag." Other prominent mainstream political figures have attended meetings or addressed the group, including past Alabama Governor Guy Hunt, United States Representative Mel Hancock, Alabama Public Service Commissioner George C. Wallace, Jr., Tennessee G.O.P. National Committeewoman Alice Algood, South Carolina G.O.P. National Committeeman Buddy Witherspoon, former Arkansas Supreme Court Justice Jim Johnson, as well as media figures like editorial cartoonist Michael P. Ramirez, Accuracy In Media head Reed Irvine, and Joseph Sobran, a syndicated columnist and former senior editor for the National Review whose anti-Jewish bias contributed to his firing by that magazine.
Above all, however, the appearances of Barr and especially Lott elicited widespread media coverage. In response to the revelations, Representatives Robert Wexler, a Florida Democrat, and Michael Forbes, a New York Republican, introduced to Congress in January 1999 a resolution that condemned the racism and bigotry espoused by the Council of Conservative Citizens. The resolution, modeled after a 1994 House resolution criticizing former Nation of Islam member Khalid Muhammad for racist and anti-Semitic remarks, also condemned manifestations and expressions of racial and religious intolerance wherever they occurred. But whereas the resolution against Muhammad passed through both houses of Congress in 20 days, the criticism of the CCC never even made it to the floor, due largely to the reluctance of Republicans to accept what amounted to an indi-rect censure of their leadership. Instead, Representative J.C. Watts of Oklahoma, the only African American Republican in the House, introduced a resolution that condemned racism in general. Unlike the Wexler-Forbes resolu-tion, which had 148 cosponsors (13 of whom were Republicans), the Watts bill had none. When it was put to a vote, Democrats urged their colleagues not to vote for a bill that was, in the words of Michigan Democrat John Conyers, "just a joke" and a cover for those politi-cians who had "cloaked themselves in mainstream conservatism... masking an underlying racist agenda." Watts' resolution failed, ending the CCC episode in Congress.
By appealing to widespread resentments and successfully attracting prominent conservatives, the Council of Conservative Citizens has been able to recruit numbers of relatively moderate individuals into an organization that maintains strong connections with extremists. Its record demonstrates that CCC has not tried to break away from its racist antecedents. Instead, it has adopted not only its predecessor's racial attitudes but also its strategies, deriving from them the tools to advance a racist agenda from the grassroots to the senior levels of American government.


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Often it's not what you do to stop unwanted behavior when it occurs, but what you do to prevent it that really counts in creating a classroom environment productive to learning.
There are 3 main things I look at to prevent problems occuring in the classroom: clear guidelines & expectations, classroom awareness, and engaging activities.
Guidelines and expectations are something that need to be set right from the beginning. For many young learners, school is a new environment and it's often not clear to them what they are doing there or what is expected of them while they are there.
This is especially true if your school's program has a different environment from other schools they are going to. In Asia, schools are very disciplined and structured, so when students come to classes at my school, they are very unsure of how to behave. The play-type atmosphere and more open environment makes many young learners feel like they can do anything in our classrooms. In fact, they don't know what to do with themselves because they've never been in such a free environment before and this often has them bouncing off the walls the first few classes .
Not only should expectations be set early, but they should also be discussed with the students. As teachers, we should be careful not just to set rules and expect students to follow them. We should reach a level of mutual understanding with the students and explain the reasons for rules. Explaining to students that it's important to respect each other, so we should listen when others are speaking is better than simply saying "Be quiet and listen." Even learners as young as 3 years old can participate in a discussion about the reasons behind most rules.
This goes equally for activities as well as the general class. Whenever a new activity is being introduced, the rules and expectations for that activity should be explained clearly beforehand.
Being aware of your classes' needs is another easy fix for preventing students from acting out. If two students are always picking on each other, move them to different seats. If students can't sit in a circle without fidgeting, give them chairs.
It's also about reading your class. If students are getting bored with an activity, change to a new one. If students have a lot of energy, get them up and moving. If they can't focus as a group any more, move to an individual craft.
Out of all these preventative measures, I think the most important and effective is engaging your students. As Simon mentioned in a comment on my last post, the primary reasons most children act up are because they are bored or the task is too difficult. This is something I commonly see in classrooms and remember from my own schooling. When students are bored, they lose interest and start to behave in ways that are unproductive for learning.
Making engaging lessons comes down to asking and answering the right questions. What is the age and developmental level of the students? What are their interests? How long are their attention spans? If you can answer these questions, it's pretty easy to create activities that are the right level and length that match your students interests. Engaged learners are active learners and don't have time to get distracted.
Also, one thing I've notice is the number of students an activity involves has a huge impact on how interesting it is. Designing activities that have all the learners participating are much better than ones where only one or two at a time participate.
What other ways do you use to create a positive learning environment and prevent disruptive behavior in your classrooms?
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It is so much fun to shop for baby items at Belk. We offer the cutest baby essentials including clothing and bedding and accessories. In addition, we carry newborn essentials and unusual gifts for baby. If you are shopping for a baby shower gift or a gift to send to baby's home, find tooth and curl keepsake sets, keepsake boxes, Christmas ornaments for baby's first Christmas and designer baby clothing. Baby items from this collection include adorable little outfits from Ralph Lauren, Little Me and more popular designers. Find baby essentials receiving blankets, soft, cuddly stuffed animals, little shoes and headbands and many other baby things that are needed. Baby items from Belk will be the sweetest gifts at the baby shower and are perfect for all of baby's photo ops.
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Once Minnesota State Mankato students, faculty and staff are logged in to their new myMNSU Toolbar, they can see their unopened emails, how much cash is left on their MavCASH account, or single-click to their D2L homepage. No additional log-ins are necessary to take advantage of all the online services listed below:
The best part of this is that you'll see your myMNSU Toolbar on almost every page on the MNSU.EDU website. It will follow you from page to page, ready to bring you to your educational and business transaction pages, without stopping for an extra login.
If you don't want to have your myMNSU Toolbar visible on the bottom of the page, click on the flame logo, and the toolbar tucks away, leaving the flame visible at the bottom left. Ready to display your toolbar? Click the flame again, and it's ready to use.
In the footer of every page (except the home page), you'll see a link "myMNSU Toolbar Login". When you log in, you can select short-term or long-term permission. The short login time is 30 minutes, while the extended login lasts for 12 hours. Extended login should not be used on public computers, or if you lend your laptop to another person.
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SAS® Customer Link Analytics
SAS Customer Link Analytics improves customer retention, cross-sell and up-sell by enabling marketers to identify social communities based on relationships between customers, measure and segment customers based on social influence, and target customers based on changes within their social communities. Users can quickly visualize social networks between customers who were previously unknown and uncover leaders, followers and other members within social communities. By incorporating such role-based variables, this solution can enhance existing segmentation models, enabling you to discover how best to target influencers.
SAS® Customer Analytics for Communications
SAS® Customer Analytics for Communications illuminates complex behavior patterns that are hidden in large volumes of data spread across multiple systems. It alerts you to customers who are likely to purchase a new product or upgrade service, customers who are likely to leave and customers who should be targeted in a campaign.
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SAS helps you to quickly respond when a customer says, "I'm not happy. My bill is too high, and I know I can get a better deal elsewhere. What can you do about it?" We enable you to be prepared with an optimal offer in advance of this customer interaction.
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SAS Communications Analytics Architecture provides a robust business analytics framework tailored to the unique business intelligence and analytical needs of communications service providers (CSPs). The solution takes data from multiple, disparate operational systems and formats, cleanses, transforms and stores it in a foundation data mart. The analytics architecture aligns with the Information Framework (SID) as defined by the leading communications industry standards group, the TM Forum.
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Ship: Rhapsody of the Seas Cruise Line: Royal Caribbean International Departure: 1 March 2013 Duration: 10 Nights Departure Port: Sydney, Australia Arrival Port: Sydney, Australia
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* All prices quoted are PER PERSON in Australian Dollars and include taxes and fees. * All prices quoted are for the cruise departing on 01 March 2013. Prices for alternative departure dates may vary.
The waters off the Isle of Pines must really 'wash whitest' because the sands of the Isle's Kato Bay will impress any visitor with its white, white, talcum-like beach. The Isle of Pines is part of New Caledonia and is situated 50km south east of the mainland. The tall narrow pine trees are a feature of this 17km long island.
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Lifou is the largest coral atoll in the Loyalty archipelago. Lifou has the wonderful charm of an island that has managed to preserve its own traditional Kanak culture. You'll stand there awestruck in front of all of its breathtakingly beautiful views. Lifou is special in that it has a number of diversified landscapes; the northern coast of the island is made up of high, steep cliffs, whilst the southern side has pristine white sand beaches with stunning turquoise waters.Country - New Caledonia Distance from port to City - 0kms Distance from port to Airport - N/ACurrency - Pacific Francs (XPF) Places of Interest
This small, uninhabited island is one of the most southern of the Vanuatu group. Mystery Island was used as a World War II landing strip for the allied forces. There is now absolutely no tourism development except for the occasional visit by our ship. There are no roads, no shops and no stress! Country - VanuatuDistance from port to City - 0kms Distance from port to Airport - N/ACurrency - Vatu (VUV) Places of Interest Beaches
New Caledonia's lush beauty has earned it many names, including "The Island Closest to Paradise" and "The St. Tropez of the Pacific." The poincianas, or flame trees, will color the island with their bright red umbrellas when you visit.Country - New CaledoniaDistance from port to City - 0kms Distance from port to Airport - 50kms Currency - Pacific Francs (XPF) Places of Interest Jean Marie Tjibaou Centre, Botanical Garden
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Arizona scored better than average, but not good enough to make the press release.
And that isn't good enough.
The press release, issued April 27 by the Small Business & Entrepreneurship Council, announced the annual ranking of how friendly states are toward small businesses and entrepreneurs based on their taxes.
Arizona ranked 17th in the country — the same as it did last year and the year before.
Like the children of Lake Wobegon, we're still above average.
South Dakota was No. 1 with Texas close behind. Two of our neighbors, Nevada and Colorado, were also in the top 10.
Only the top 10 and bottom were listed in the press release, so I turned to the full 15-page report to find Arizona.
There are a lot of lists floating around and I usually don't pay too much attention to them, but this one got my attention for a number of reasons.
Last Friday I attended the dedication of Innovations Chandler, the city's $5.7 million facility near Stellar Airport. The facility, called an incubator, offers space for small and start-up bio-tech and high-tech companies.
At the dedication, Mayor Boyd Dunn said in the past the city's focus along the Price Road corridor had been on large companies. Intel and Orbital Sciences come to mind. With the Innovations project, the city is trying to add smaller entrepreneurial start-ups to the mix.
That's because start-up high tech businesses tend to stick around if they become successful and pay employees well. It's also because small businesses tend to do the most hiring during an economic recovery.
Sixty-five percent of the new jobs in America are created by small businesses, according to a recent item on USNews.com.
So how important is it that Arizona has a highly competitive tax structure to attract and nurture small businesses?
Very, said Raymond J. Keating, chief economist for the Small Business and Entrepreneurship Council, and author of the report "Business Tax index 2010: Best to Worst State Tax systems for Entrepreneurship and Small Business."
"Taxes at the state and local levels matter by diverting resources from and reducing incentives for productive, private-sector risk taking that generates innovation, growth and jobs," he said.
"Many state tax systems send an unmistakable signal to investors and entrepreneurs that they would be better off doing business elsewhere."
States that ranked high on the tax index cranked up their publicity machines.
"Here in the Lone Star State, we have developed an environment that encourages entrepreneurs to pursue their dreams of small business ownership, further strengthening our economy and creating jobs for Texans," Gov. Rick Perry said.
Here in Arizona, Gov. Jan Brewer could say, we have created an above-average environment for entrepreneurs and small business — unless, of course, you are Latino, in which case we'll need to check your documents.
Here in the OK Corral State, Brewer could say, we have created an above average environment for shoot-outs by allowing anybody and everybody to carry concealed weapons and to carry them into saloons.
Here in Arizona, she could say, we had the chance to pass job creation legislation (House Bill 2250) and chart a course for lowering business taxes, but we were just too busy cooking up a national public relations disaster.
Then, before you knew, it was time for the Legislature to go home.
Oh, well, manana.
Oops, am I allowed to use that word? Is it legal?
"Governors and legislators have a choice," Keating said.
And we know what choice Arizona state leaders made.


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He runs alongside the Arsenal coach in Vietnam's capital Hanoi mile after mile. He bumps into trees and lamp posts but keeps on running.
At one stage he beats his hand against the badge of the red and white Arsenal shirt that he is wearing, mimicking an often used footballer's goal celebration. Eventually to keep up with the coach he hops on a moped.
The "Running Man" -- as Vu Xuan Tien has been dubbed -- gets his reward when the Arsenal coach stops and he is invited on board to meet the players and manager Arsene Wenger, who all sign his shirt.
Man gets on Arsenal bus. Cue international headlines as the "Running Man" goes global. Welcome to the power of English football in Asia.
"It should be a message for all of you guys that if you really want to pursue your dreams, it can happen," goalkeeper Wojciech Szczesny told the Arsenal website.
But the "Running Man" is not the only one working his socks off in Asia at the moment.
Arsenal are one of a number of English Premier League clubs touring Asia and Australia -- others include Manchester United, Liverpool and Chelsea -- as part of their pre-season preparations. The new season kicks off on August 17.
"Tours provide us with an opportunity to build our global following, and are also a great opportunity to bring thousands of supporters further afield closer to the club by giving them a chance to interact with us personally," an Arsenal spokeswoman told CNN.
"From a business perspective it's also important we show our commitment to building our name around the world to become more attractive to potential commercial partners and to support some of our existing partners' business objectives for whom Asia is also an important market."
The business case is clear, but to travel thousands of miles round the world, to train in humid conditions and wake up in a different hotel bed each morning seems -- on the face of it -- perhaps not an ideal way to prepare for the rigors of the English Premier League season and the challenge of the Champions League.
United forward Wayne Rooney was an early casualty of the club's three-week trip to Asia, with the England international having to fly home on the tour's opening day with a hamstring injury.
Dutchman Alex Buttner also picked up a hamstring injury in their friendly defeat to the Singha All-Stars in Thailand -- United's first match on the tour -- to join Rooney in the treatment room.
United did not respond to CNN's questions regarding the financial importance of the Far East to the club or the physiological efficacy of these tours as a way of preparing players for a new season.
While Premier League clubs press the flesh in Asia, Champions League winners Bayern Munich remained in northern Europe and held a training camp in northern Italy in Trentino early July.
"Unfortunately from a physiological perspective and as preparation for the upcoming season I can't see too many positives and more importantly there is significant chance of injury," Dr Craig Duncan of the Australian Catholic University, who until recently was Sydney FC's head of human performance, told CNN.
"It's a disruption and I know from my perspective in preparing teams I prefer to be based in our home location which is familiar and has all the requirements that the players require.
"The impact of travel can't be underestimated and with changing time zones comes much needed adaptation and thus loss of valuable training time.
"Players are vulnerable to injury when fatigued and travel will increase fatigue so if coaches are not careful with training loads there are potential injury issues."
Last season the Premier League kicked off on August 18, but September had the highest injury incidence rate of the season with 61 separate problems recorded in the month, whereas December showed the lowest 0.46 per game, according to respected website Physio Room.
"This isn't unusual and often it's a problem with the preparation," said Duncan.
"Clubs sometimes expose their players to a pre-season that has too great a training load. They see it as a time to get in as much work as possible to get them ready for the busy season ahead.
"However, the consequence of this is fatigue, thus players head into the new season in a fatigued state which exposes them to the risk of injury.
"Alternatively, if they haven't been prepared adequately (training load too low) they are also at risk at the onset of the season as the intensity is very high.
"Preparation of a team is a balancing act -- you must expose them to sufficient training load to have the players ready but not too much so that they are overly fatigued."
Dutch coach Raymond Verheijen agrees with Duncan that managers struggle to get the balance right in pre-season training.


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We were in Philadelphia for a football game/shopping and chose this hotel for the convenience and affordability. Front desk staff was friendly and accommodating. Room was clean and surprisingly quiet. Not something we come across very often in any hotels. A little disappointing, no breakfast was included, which we have come to enjoy when staying at the Holiday Inn chain.... More
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Yunnan Gold
Black tea from the Yunnan region of China. Yunnan tea is easily identified by its luscious soft leaves, and a unique peppery taste. The 'Yunnan Gold' as the name implies is an exceptional quality tea with beautiful gold-colored leaves and an abundance of rich peppery flavor. Allowed to take only one tea to a desert island, 'Yunnan Gold' would be the clear choice.


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I swear I heard a language I didn't know I spoke.
I dig laid back blue-collar rock just has hard as I love ambient, electronic music. My taste is all over the place but my appreciation runs deep.
The Strange Boys dig up that unrefined sound I enjoy in similar rootsy-rock bands. I love the crooning and easy strumming going on in their track, "Doueh,"off their third album, Live Music. These Texans are just too fun to watch and listen to.
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