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Reading you parrot's body language is one of the most important skills you can learn to help you build a relationship with your parrot. Parrots have a unique body language all their own and unless you really know your parrot well, you'll have to teach yourself to read parrot body language. It's not that hard, it just takes time.
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Learning to recognize your parrot's typical and non-typical body language will help you know when he is feeling content or when he's ill or even agitated. You'll want to learn to recognize overly excited, too, since an excited parrot can get aggressive quickly. As you learn to read your parrots body language, you'll begin to understand that your parrot has been talking to you all along! You'll learn what your parrot is trying to tell you, what it wants and how it feels. For instance, is your parrot screaming because he is hungry or angry? Or, is he just wanting some one on one time. Is your parrot excited or agitated and thinking about biting? Learning to read parrot body language is critical to a building a trusting, mutually satisfying relationship between parrots and humans. Once you know how to read parrot body language, you'll have the information you need to learn how to tackle problems that develop.
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Most parrots communicate their mood and feelings through body language just like people do. Once you know what different postures, feather positions and signals mean, it's easy to tell when your bird is happy, sleepy, terrified, or simply excited just by noticing his stance. Parrots communicate by stance, feather positioning, body position, eye contact, and sometimes sound.
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Friendly and welcoming, Batemans Bay is a well-loved tourist destinations in New South Wales. Drenched in sunshine, Batemans Bay provides a peaceful getaway for family holidays and romantic weekends away. It's also a great place to stop if you're travelling the coast road between Sydney and Melbourne - offering a wealth of accommodation options to suit travellers of all budgets.
Batemans Bay is known for its natural wildlife, making it a popular holiday destination for campers. There are many camping areas available in and around Batemans Bay – either beside the beach or closer to town. Not only does camping provide a cheap accommodation option, it's also the best way to fully experience Australia's unique natural beauty.
There are also a number of caravan parks located in the Batemans Bay area, offering laundry facilities, children's play areas, pools, spas, barbeques, and convenience stores.
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As tensions continued to mount on the Korean peninsula, the communist dictatorship in the North deployed mid-range missile launchers to its east coast and reportedly warned foreign embassies Friday it cannot guarantee the safety of diplomats after April 10.
Reuters reported early Friday that North Korea deployed two of its intermediate range missiles on mobile launchers and hid them on the east coast of the country, citing a South Korean news agency.
South Korea said Thursday North Korea moved a missile with "considerable range" to its east coast after an unnamed spokesman for the North Korean army warned the U.S. Wednesday that its military has been cleared to wage an attack using "smaller, lighter and diversified nuclear" weapons.
Meanwhile, the United Kingdom foreign office confirmed in a statement Friday that North Korea asked a number of foreign embassies in Pyongyang to consider moving staff out since they could not assure their safety in the event of conflict.
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Last week, Dung Quat Beer Factory under the Quang Ngai Sugar Joint Stock Company celebrated the 20th anniversary of its foundation.
Deputy Secretary of the provincial Party Committee Nguyen Minh, Chairman of the PPC Cao Khoa and Vice Chairwoman of the Provincial People's Council Truong Thi Xuan Hong attended the event.
Through 20 years of development, the factory has achieved impressive results and affirmed its brand on the market.
In the first 5 years (1993-1998), the factory output reached 45.6 million liters with its sales of over VND 276 billion and VND 129 billion was paid into the provincial budget. In the period of 2004-2011, the consumed output reached 293 million liters with its revenue of VND 2,853 billion and 921 billion paid to the provincial budget.
Particularly, in the first 6 months of 2013, the plant has the consumed output of 32.7 million liters with its turnover of 403 billion.
On this occasion, the Quang Ngai Sugar Joint Stock Company held a ceremony to expand the capacity of the Dung Quat beer factory to 100 million liters of beer per year and supported VND 100 million to the Fund for the poor.
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The Law of Attraction states that you manifest anything you give enough focus to. By giving your attention to a thought, you activate that thought's vibration, and the Law of Attraction will cause more vibrations like it to be drawn to it. Once enough energy is gathered, the vibration becomes physical. But what does that look like in the practical sense? If I think about a million dollars with laser like focus, will I just wake up one morning and find a huge pile of cash in bed next to me? Well, no. That's not usually how it works. Manifestations don't just tend to drop out of the sky - we simply don't really believe that they can.
The Universe brings us our manifestations through the path of least resistance. That doesn't necessarily mean what we think it does, though. The path of least resistance isn't what is easiest for the Universe (there are no limits on that end, the possibilities are infinite). It's what's easiest for you to allow. This is why negative beliefs have the ability to block your manifestations - they vibrate at a different, often opposite, frequency to what you want and basically shut down avenues in which you could receive those items.
In order to manifest something, we have to give it enough focus to bring it into the physical AND we have to ensure there are no contradictory or opposite beliefs blocking it. So, if you want a million dollars, not only do you have to spend some time thinking wonderful, positive thoughts about the money, but you also have to ensure that you don't harbor any beliefs such as "I'm always going to be poor", "Rich people are immoral" or "It's impossible for me to earn a million dollars", etc.
So, let's say you harbor no contradictory beliefs to having the million dollars. You think money is great, it's absolutely possible for you to receive a million dollars in some way, and it doesn't even really feel like a big deal to you. How will the Universe deliver this manifestation? We've already concluded that it's not just going to drop out of the sky.
The Universe delivers manifestations in the form of insights, hunches and coincidences. It brings you together with just the right people at just the right time. It may orchestrate a delay in traffic, ensuring a chance meeting in the elevator with the owner of your company, whom you'll get in a seemingly innocent conversation with, during which you'll just happen to pitch your idea for a new product. He loves the idea, puts you in charge of the new division created to build and distribute the product and one year later you get a bonus check for one million dollars.
Or, you may have a strong, almost overwhelming hunch to go and buy a lottery ticket, even though you never, EVER buy lottery tickets. But this one day, for some reason, you really think you should. And just this one time, you buy one. And it's a winner.
Notice how this entire process depends on you listening to your intuition and hunches? In the elevator, when you met the owner of your company, you had a hunch to tell him about your idea. By following that impulse, you changed the entire course of your life. But what happens if you don't listen, if you freeze up and let fear keep you from having this conversation? Nothing. The owner never hears your idea, and you've missed a chance at a million dollars. Except you don't even know it.
The process of deliberately receiving the life you want depends on your ability to pay attention to the signs the Universe is giving you. It's not so much about thinking your way through life, as feeling your way through it. If something feels right, pay attention. This is something you'll probably want to do, even if you can't logically justify your actions. If something feels wrong, be careful. Even if it looks good on paper, your intuition is giving you a message.
The more you pay attention to how you feel about things, the more you practice listening to your intuition and noticing coincidences, the better you'll get at this. After you notice a few times that following your intuition, even if it defied rational thinking a bit, led to the perfect outcome - something you couldn't have orchestrated in a million years - you'll become more confident in your ability to follow your hunches. I'm not asking you to completely turn off your rational mind, but consider your feelings as equally valid (if not more so) input in your decision making process, especially if the risk of following your intuition is low. Try it for yourself. You might well just be amazed at where these heretofore unseen opportunities lead you.
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Nice. If those stars are not national capitals, I would change that, since on modern maps that is what stars typically indicate. Other than that very pretty.
Well this is my first WIP thread here so, deep breath, here goes.
The map is the first of three continental maps for a homegrown high-fantasy RPG campaign called The Legend of the Three Pillars. It depicts the northern landmass of the known world, an area dominated by the Carathan Empire. I have been working through the tutorials here to find a style that I like, but am otherwise a complete newbie when it comes to digital mapping.
Drawn in Photoshop, using The Ascension's fantabulous continent tutorial.
I'm not entirely sold on my choice of font or labelling style but I wanted something clear and easy to read.
Nice. If those stars are not national capitals, I would change that, since on modern maps that is what stars typically indicate. Other than that very pretty.
Good point about the stars, thanks.
Second pass at labelling. The named places are the one's that are identified in my campaign lore so far.
I'm still not happy with the transition where the land meets the sea - it's very abrupt - but I've been messing with it all night and I CBA.
Legend of the Three Pillars is a cool name! Nice map, I really like reliefs and colors you used. Regarding the land/water transition, maybe the use of this color
makes too "hard" the transition between shallow and deep water, losing consistence.
A little critique on this lake:
if the river is an effluent is unlikely to be able to climb the lake's depression, if it is a tributary is flowing in an unnatural direction (I'm doing a great workout on the "rivers" argument )
Hope it helps!
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Here is my secret weapon for Fonts on maps with a nice old printed flavour and still very readable, I used it on my Arden map.
The IM Fell font family
I like where the oceans meet land. It looks like you have it under control. But the land might be a little dark. Maybe use some transitional colors along the shore. Great looking map so far.
Well, I have made some edits, including a change in font (Thanks Schwarzkreuz), some extra brushwork around the lake Razcor pointed out, and a simple frame.
I'm going to call this done so I can move on with the next.
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Its easy for a guy that's been racing for years to do a regimented program solo. I suppose its easy for everyone but my point is newer racers should be either racing or riding in a fast group at least once a week. If I'm doing solo stuff for a few weeks I am definitely a tad bit off during a race. The purpose of a fast group ride for me is to acclimate so I'm not a **** during the race.
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Is it just me or is anyone else's I-State vs Kansas countdown way off, like at 14155 days?
Mine is right...
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All things flow according to the whims of the great magnet.
"You know, that might be the answer - to act boastfully about something we ought to be ashamed of. That's a trick that never seems to fail."
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They who can give up essential liberty to obtain a little temporary safety, deserve neither liberty nor safety. - Benjamin Franklin 1775
A OK here.
Originally Posted by CyFan987
Is it just me or is anyone else's I-State vs Kansas countdown way off, like at 14155 days?
What, they don't have the schedules done 39 years into the future?
Is your computer date/time possibly all kinds of jacked up? Or are you posting from the future/past?
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I got 99 problems but angie isn't one.
Marty???? IS that you???
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It is javascript so it is reading your computer clock. You must be set to like 1998 or something.
Wish I could go back... put a little money on the Cubbies...
Oh wait... That wouldn't work.
It goes off of the time on one's computer - if there are any issues with your data/tie on your PC, that would cause it to be off.
Sometimes it is the people who no one imagines anything of who do the things that no one can imagine.
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Ya I'm from the past No I just realized that my clock thinks it is Thursday, January 1, 1970.
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Ya I'm from the past No I just realized that my clock thinks it is Thursday, January 1, 1970.
no you are from the future. since you live in des moines, it just feels like your back into the 70's
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Don't forget, in San Dimas, it already is tomorrow. You have to dial one number higher.
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Tech companies from their inception went out of their way to be different from the rest of the corporate world. No more top-down management, no more cubicles - and no more business suits.
Thus leather sandals, elastic-waist jeans and baggy, faded T-shirts became ubiquitous, and brilliant innovation took place in the dumpiest of outfits.
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The EU's Systemic Corruption Makes Solving the Crisis Impossible
The single most difficult aspect about analyzing market moves in Europe is the impact of the political class on just about everything.
Worldwide, politicians are not exactly famous for honesty. However, Europe is a very special case… where just about everyone is lying on just about everything involving the economy and banking system.
This notion is illustrated wonderfully by Spain's Prime Minister Rajoy, who was recently embroiled in a scandal in which he and many of the politicians in his party were receiving illegal payments for decades via a slush fund.
Rajoy himself allegedly received roughly $34,000 per year… from 1997-2008. This doesn't bode well in any country, least of all one that has broken down to the point that pharmacies are running out of medicine and over 50% of youth are unemployed.
Rajoy first denied all of the allegations… then this morning stated that, "I repeat what I said Saturday: everything that has been said about me and my colleagues in the party is untrue, except for some things that have been published by some media outlets."
At this point, why would anyone listen to what Rajoy had to say about anything?
Those investors who can remember back to last May, before Europe was fixed (by another massive lie, this one from Mario Draghi), Spain's banking system was on the verge of collapse. What's striking is that as late as May 28, Rajoy continued to maintain that Spain would not need a outside funding, stating, "there will be no rescue of the Spanish banking sector."
At this point, Bankia had already requested its bailout and Spanish banks' shares were in a free-fall. Moreover, Spain itself was just days away from requesting outside aid from the EU.
The timeline says it all:
- May 9th: Bankia requests €4.5 billion loan, Spanish Government states that the bank is "solvent."
- May 21st: Spain meets Bankia's request for loan and takes a 45% stake in the bank thereby instigating a partial nationalization.
- May 23rd: Bankia's bailout needs grows to €11 billion/ Rajoy retorts to France's Hollande, "Hollande does not know the state of Spanish banks."
- May 24th: Bankia's bailout needs grow to €15 billion
- May 25th: Bankia's bailout needs are now €19 billion (2011 profits revised to €4 billion loss)… the Spanish Bailout Fund has just €5 billion in cash.
- May 28th: Rajoy comments, "there will be no rescue of the Spanish banking sector."
- Weekend of June 8-10th: Rajoy texts to his finance minister: "Aguanta, we are the fourth European power. Spain is not Uganda… If they want to force the rescue of Spain, they need to start getting ready €500 billion and another €750 billion for Italy, which will have to be rescued afterwards."/ Spain informally asks for €100 billion bailout/ EU Finance Ministers OK the bailout.
- Sunday June 10th: Rajoy states that the bailout is a "victory" before commenting, "This year is going to be a bad one: Growth is going to be negative by 1.7 percent, and also unemployment is going to increase."
Thus, in just one month's time, Spain implements the largest bank nationalization in its history and requests €100 billion from the EU to recapitalize its banks. And yet, throughout this time, Spanish politicians maintain that Spain's banking system is "solvent" or in great shape… right up until they get the €100 billion at which point the truth comes out: "This year is going to be a bad one."
Also note that Rajoy sealed the deal and which he proclaimed a "triumph" (along with the above statement about 2012 being a bad year) before hopping a plane to watch Spain's soccer team play Poland.
So… Spain's economy is lead by a man who denies that its banks are in trouble (despite one of the largest already being nationalized), then demands €100 billion for a bailout, calls said bailout a "triumph" before flying to watch a soccer match… all the while sitting on over €300,000 in illegal payments that he received in the decade leading up to the crisis.
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Some conspiracy of silence in media? This is first I have heard that Spain got 100 billion bailout. My impression was that Spain refused to formally ask for help, so Spain still got nothing. I read the financial news daily, & listen to Bloomberg podcasts religiously looking for important news on EU.
what do i have to do to get kicked off this site? im tryin but im failing
I been kicked off several times. Just go on a rampage and start attacking everybody. Worked for me.
If Europe's populace had arms this would be shorter and more entertaining.
Thank you Uncle Ben for all your love and compassion by buying $85 billion per month of MBS. BTW you must have worked very hard to save all that money. If its not too much trouble could you continue buying even more because robots are eliminating nearly all the human jobs. PS could you also freeze gasoline prices for a year or so just like in Venzenula. Your great. Lv you.
Every symptom in Europe is pervasive in the US of Fraud-A.
Like Nazi Deutchland, the citizens were totally clueless of any atrocities because denial was the perfect insulator.
It still is.
Funny how you guys are gloating over Europe and corruption coming out into the open there, while I would be a bit more worried about the fact nothing is coming out of the US.
Does that mean there is none, or does it mean nothing is being done, let alone researched?
Free Corzine. Holder for president!
It means you're getting your news from the wrong place.
It goes well beyond the political class and the banking system. If you want a 'permit' for just about anything, and if you want it by anything resembling a 'timely' date, you had better turn in the official fee, along with an unmarked envelope filled with cash. It's been this way for centuries, and there are no free market or competitive forces acting to change it.
$34k/year - he should get kicked out for no other reason than being a cheap ho.
Europe REWARDS these guys!
Don't you get it?
When has one ever resigned in disgrace, let alone prosecuted?
It is endemic in the EU political/banking world.
But guess what, the US isn't better. We allow the bankers off by paying a fine and/or like MF Global leader Corzine to walk away into the shadows and not even think about prosecuting what should have been prosecuted.
European voters admire a politician that is able to skim some off the top, to keep several mistresses, and to find well paid bureacratic jobs for his relatives. Anyone capable of doing this has shown their mastery of the internal workings of their government.
Everybodu wants to "solve" something. This isn't fucking Wheel of Fortune.
what tyrants, kings, monarchs, and emperors failed to do in Europe for centuries via internecine conflict involving men, likely nobler than any of us will ever be, who fought with sword, and bow, and cannon - was achieved in a handful of decades by bankers, merchants, and paid political hit-men via deception and fraud.
If you want to destroy a culture, any culture, such that the land and peoples can be integrated into a new construct, one must first gain control of the money. It doesnt matter what version history of the Waterloo fraud engine we are compiling here, the solution (for our end of the equation) remains educating the whole of the people to the existence of the fraud itself. By teaching the playbook to others we inoculate markets and cultures against a system that uses systemic fraud as a mechanism and internal regulating protocol.
Again - cui bono Spain et al.
all the real capital wealth ends up in the hands of the engineers of the crisis and ultimately a more complete fusion of and breaking down of nation states ensues. but then... it's not like they wrote books about this 100 years ago bragging or anything so... yeah.


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Not going to the Berlin Film Festival? Well, there's plenty of fantastic cinema from around the world about to hit U.S. theaters this month, which should more than make up for that. From India to Palestine, Quebec to Japan, check out Indiewire's very world cinema-minded picks for February 2014's best:
1. The Wind Rises (February 21)
Director: Hayao Miyazaki
Cast: Joseph Gordon-Levitt, Emily Blunt, John Krasinski, Martin Short, Stanley Tucci, Mandy Patinkin, William H. Macy, Werner Herzog, Mae Whitman, Jennifer Grey, Darren Criss, Elijah Wood, Ronan Farrow (voices of US dubbed version)
Distributor: Touchstone/Ghibli
Current Criticwire average: A- (see all grades)
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Though Hayao Miyazaki's movies have always dealt with big ideas -- from anti-war arguments to the nuances of gender relations and the innocence of childhood among them -- they have always contained a steady dose of fantasy. By contrast, "The Wind Rises" (which the 71-year-old filmmaker claims to be his final film) is a fairly straightforward biopic, revolving around the early career ambitions of Jiro Horikoshi, the late Japanese airplane engineer responsible for designing the Mitsubishi A6M Zero, the lightweight aircraft notoriously used in the attack on Pearl Harbor. That morally complex outcome never really comes into play in Miyazaki's gentle portrait; instead, "The Wind Rises" obsesses over Horikoshi's fascination with the ethereal quality of airplanes and his desire to play a role in expanding their possibilities, providing a cogent metaphor for Miyazaki's own filmmaking passion. Read Indiewire's review from last fall here.
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2. The Lunchbox (February 28)
Director: Ritesh Batra
Cast: Irrfan Khan, Nimrat Kaur, Nawazuddin Siddiqui, Denzil Smith, Bharati Achrekar, Nakul Vaid
Distributor: Sony Pictures Classics
Current Criticwire average: B+ (see all grades)
Why Is It a "Must See"? Ritesh Batra's Mumbai-set drama revolves around a housewife (Nimrat
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the 2013 festival circuit, "The Lunchbox" was controversially snubbed by India for submission to the Oscar's foreign language category. Hopefully audiences still find their way to it anyway.
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3. A Field In England (February 7)
Director: Ben Wheatley
Cast: Julian Barratt, Michael Smiley, Reece Shearsmith, Peter Ferdinando, Ryan Pope, Richard Glover
Distributor: Drafthouse
Current Criticwire average: B (see all grades)
Why Is It a "Must See"? Keeping more in touch with the color of his passport, with "A Field in England" Ben Wheatley delivers a bonkers tale told in the traditions of Monty Python, Blackadder and, more tangentially, Bruce Robinson's "Withnail and I." In keeping with this heritage, Wheatley chooses traditional "losers" as his chief protagonists. British comedy has never had much of a tradition based around a character intent on doing evil, preferring instead to champion laissez-faire individuals wanting to simply live their lives in peace and quiet. If these characters have a mantra, it's "leave me alone." But you won't want to do that...
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Next up in my schedule analysis series: Purdue. What will be the Boilermakers' toughest non-conference and conference games? Where is the schedule seemingly easiest, and then when does it get really rugged? Go ahead and guess which game I call their "must win" game, then read the rest of this post and see what I picked. You can find all of my Big Ten schedule analysis posts here. All of the teams are included except for Wisconsin, which you can look for Thursday.


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On the 9th June 2012 some of the cycling world's top stars lit up the heart of the British capital, competing in the IG London Nocturne night-time race. Saint-Gobain Performance Plastics, the manufacturer of high-performance composite bearings, had the honour of sponsoring the race this year. Saint-Gobain has put together a video to showcase the superb cycling talent on display that evening.
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Ian Stannard (Team Sky) snatched first place, followed closely by Kristian House (Rapha Condor Sharp) and Niklas Gustavsson (Team UK Youth) in third. Speaking afterwards, Ian said, "The Saint-Gobain Elite Criterium is an exciting race, drawing big names from around the globe and a phenomenal audience and I am proud to say I won this year".
The IG London Nocturne has been held in Smithfield Market, London, since 2007. Professional teams competed over the floodlit short course to be crowned the world's fastest street racer. The event was both a fun family evening out and a chance to see some high-octane cycling from international stars taking part in the Saint-Gobain Elite Criterium, including Matt Goss and Brett Lancaster.
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You have to see this helicopter next to its pilot to believe that it isn't the real deal! YouTube's Flynlyons notes, "Most people who see the EC135 are stuck by her beautiful lines and that fenestron tail, however once you see this amazing aircraft in the air you'll understand why so many RC helicopter pilots have this particular Vario kit on their short list of 'to do' items. This particular EC135 was built with exceptional skill and care as the builder/pilot has only one working arm… Hence the registration of 1H-NDR on the lower tail bumper. If you're ever been in doubt about the human spirit being alive and well, seeing this model fly should calm any doubts."


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Domestic airlines are gearing up for the lean travel season February to April coming out with discounts to lure passengers. Low-cost carrier SpiceJet announced on Thursday that it will offer fares for R2,013 across its network for tickets booked between January 11 and January 13, while Indias largest passenger carrier IndiGo will offer discounted fares on select domestic routes.
A Mumbai-Delhi one-way fare on IndiGo is available for R2,010 as part of the low cost carriers discounts. Jet Airways has also come out with a winter sale where it is offering an 8% discount on tickets booked on its website. However, despite the discount, Jet Airways has not underpriced its tickets and the fares still remain higher than its low-cost competitors.
Low-cost carrier GoAir and national carrier Air India are yet to announce discounts, however, industry experts say the two airlines are likely to follow suit soon given the competition that will emerge after the sale season for air tickets.
February to April is the most lean season for all airlines and soon you will see all airlines offering discounts, said a travel agent. February-end onwards, there will be a number of seats available on discounted fares and all airlines will be offering lower fares.
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30 Rock's Scott Adsit and John Lutz Are All About Chicago-Style Pizza
And Grub Street respectfully disagrees with the two poor, misguided souls.
Anybody familiar with Chicago-style deep-dish pizza knows that it is "pizza" in name only. In reality, it's more like some kind of crusty, saucy, pizza-flavored casserole-quiche hybrid. That's not just New York homerism speaking; it is the objective truth. We're not saying it's bad; we're just saying it ain't really pizza. And yet at this past weekend's Story Pirates benefit event, former Chicagoans and current 30 Rock cast members Scott Adsit and John Lutz each told Grub Street that it is superior to New York — a.k.a real, actual, honest-to-God — pizza.
"I would have to say I miss the food in Chicago when I'm away from Chicago more than I miss the food in New York when I'm away from New York," Lutz told us. He told us he misses the Chicago-style hot dogs (which are admittedly great), the gyros (of which there are plenty in New York), and the deep-dish pizza. "It's all bad for you," he added. "I gain ten pounds every time I go back."
When we asked Adsit, who plays Pete, which city has better food, he told us — with a straight face no less — that Chicago wins out: "We have better pizza."
No word on where Tina Fey or native New Yorkers Alec Baldwin and Tracy Morgan stand on the issue, but since some of 30 Rock's episodes run with an eerie parallel to Grub Street stories, we'll hopefully get to the bottom of it with a plot line during the show's final season next year.
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A few directors are getting moving on some new projects, ranging in subject matter from a true life trek, Elvis Presley and organ trading. Yep, it's a diverse batch, so let's dive in.....
First up, it looks like Jean-Marc Vallee is doing a bit of business before he heads to Toronto to unveil "The Dallas Buyer's Club" starring Matthew McConaughey. The director has been tapped by Fox Searchlight to helm "Wild," starring Reese Witherspoon. Like 'Dallas,' this is also a true story tale, with the Nick Hornby ("An Education," "About A Boy," "High Fidelity") adaptation of Cheryl Strayed's "Wild: From Lost To Found On The Pacific Crest Trail" telling the tale of a woman's 1,100-mile solo hike in the wake of personal tragedy, including the death of her mother and the collapse of her marriage. No word yet on when this will roll.
Meanwhile, famed DP and sometimes moviemaker Caleb Deschanel (he's a five-time Oscar nominee) is set to direct his first film in over 20 years with "Growing Up Graceland." The Robert Boris-penned flick "is told through the eyes of Elvis's younger stepbrother David Stanley, who moves with his family into Elvis's famed Graceland estate after the singer's return from the Army in the fall of 1960. [The film] will chronicle the bond between Elvis and his little brother as both siblings deal with the loss of their parents amid Elvis's growing success." Well, that's certainly a different take on the hip shaker, so we're intrigued.
Lastly, riding high on solid buzz for their Sundance flick "Blue Caprice," writer and director Alexandre Moors and Ronnie Porto, have lined up a new project. They'll team up on "Cannibal," which is not a horror movie, but "a surreal crime thriller set in the world of illegal organ trading." Yeah, we're definitely curious. This one is set up at the awesomely named 1984 Private Defense Contractors. [Deadline/THR]


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2015: Made his season debut during the indoor campaign at the New Mexico Team Invitational with a weight throw win in Albuquerque, posting a mark of 61-11.00 (18.87m), which was a new PR ... Finished fifth in the weight throw at the MPSF Championships with a mark of 61-2.25. Did not compete in the outdoor season.
2014: Made his indoor season debut at the UW Invitational in Seattle on 1/31 with a fifth place finish in the weight throw with a mark of 57-6.00 ... Posted a throw of 56-9.50 at the Husky Classic on 2/14 in the weight throw ... Made his outdoor season debut on 4/5 at the Stanford Invitational in the hammer with a throw of 184-7 ... Placed fourth at the Big Meet on 4/12 with a then-PR mark of 197-3 ... Finished fourth at the Brutus Hamilton Open on 4/25 with a throw of 192-5 in the hammer ... Set a new PR with a mark of 198-1 at the Payton Jordan Invitational on 5/4 ... Placed seventh at the Pac-12 Championships in Pullman, Wash. in the hammer throw with a mark of 194-4 ... Finished 28th at the NCAA West Prelims in Fayetteville, Ark. in the hammer with a throw of 192-5.
2013: Did not compete during the indoor season … Made his outdoor debut on 3/23 at the Johnny Mathis Invitational by earning a mark of 171-1 (52.14m) in the hammer throw, which placed him eighth … Placed fourth at the Texas Relays on 3/29 in the hammer throw with a toss of 177-9 (54.18m) … Set a PR and finished third in the hammer throw at the Big Meet on 4/20 with a throw of 178-2 (54.28m) … Recorded a throw of 168-0 (51.21m) at the Brutus Hamilton Invitational on 4/26 … Set a new PR at the Jordan Payton Invitational on 4/28 with a toss of 181-3 (55.26m) which placed him fourth … Placed ninth at the Pac-12 Championships in Los Angeles on 5/12 with another new PR of 194-5 (59.27m).
2012: Had a PR effort of 166-9 in the hammer at the Johnny Mathis Invitational ... Placed fifth in the hammer at the Big Meet.
High School: A two-time qualifier for the state CIF meet ... Helped football team to the 2008 San Gabriel Valley League title ... Two-time all-league receiver who once had a school-record 96-yard score ... Part of a volleyball squad that captured a CIF title ... Named the Downy HS Male Athlete of the Year ... Member of the Physics Club and was a CSF Sealbearer.
Personal: Born June 6, 1993 ... Parents are Yoel and Sandra Dan ... Older brother, Dorian, played professional basketball in Israel ... Anthropology major with a minor in Spanish ... Works as a tutor for student-athletes at the Athletic Study Center on campus ... Enjoys playing guitar.Career Best Marks
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Over the years I've been inspired by the ride reports provided here on BF. Last week my 13-year old son and I had a great ride that I thought some of you might enjoy...
The sun had been up a while already when we left -- I'd been up early but let my son sleep in a bit before rousing him at 8:15 to see if he was up for a ride...
It's an easy 6 miles of doodling through Ames, then you pick up the nice wide bike-lane on R38 and keep going straight south towards Slater. The only problem with the bikelane are the drivers that think it's a license to keep rolling 65 mph without giving you more than about 12 inches clearance. Thankfully traffic is pretty light, and my son is good at riding a straight line...
In Slater you've done 16 miles and pick up the High Trestle Trail. Go west to the gorgeous bridge over the Des Moines River, or south (as we did) toward Ankeny. On this morning, we must have passed 60+ riders of all ages coming up from Ankeny (and going a lot faster than us with that 15 - 20 mph wind at their backs rather than in their faces!)
After getting to Ankeny ~ mile 25, you sneak through town on bike-paths next to roads for about 6 miles, before dropping onto the winding and tree-lined Neal Smith Trail that runs from downtown Des Moines up to Saylorville lake, next to the Des Moines river. We head south on the NST, and here's an over-the-shoulder shot of my riding partner as we wind down toward DSM. Probably 36 miles in or so at this point.
My son and I did the first four days of RAGBRAI last year (including two 70+ mile days of 120 F heat index conditions), but his longest ride this season was probably 7 miles until today. He's a lot stronger this year and only did the "how many more miles" a few times when we were within about 10 miles from the end. At this point we're just a mile out from our destination in downtown.
My wife met us on Locust St and we grabbed some food before loading my son's bike on the car. They headed home courtesy of our friends at Internal Combustion, and I pointed the Tailwind north and retraced our steps -- this time with the wicked wind at my back. It was a lot easier (16 mph avg home vs 11 mph on the way, despite there being a reasonable net elevation gain going home -- lots of mile-long segments between Ankeny and Slater at 21 - 22 mph). Other than taking a bit too much sun, the 86 mile day was surprisingly easy -- despite looking a bit goofy, the '01 Tailwind I've been riding since last summer is a brilliant machine to tour on. And while I understand (and partake at times in) the incessant "what is my next BETTER bent conversation?", the truth is that nothing beats just getting out and riding!


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New from the Austrian Mint
The Austrian Mint will issue a 20 euro silver coin celebrating the life of explorer and Imperial Botanist Nicholas von Jacquin. This coin is part of the European series, which includes eight countries that are issuing a coin this year as part of the "Europa Star" program.
The obverse of the coin depicts a portrait of Jacquin in the upper left half of the design field, along with a carefully detailed depiction of the plant "iris variegata" one of his many discoveries, to the right. Beneath the name of the botanist "Jacquin," is the privy mark of the "Europa Star" program. This side of the coin also depicts the country of issue "Republik Oesterreich", Republic of Austria, the face value of 20 euros as well as the year of issue 2011.
The reverse of the coin shows Jacquin on a tropical island in the Caribbean. Large banana leaves, as well as a parrot are seen on left side of the design. The tall-masted sailing ship can be seen at anchor in the background. Jacquin is depicted writing notes on some of the many plant species he identified, some of which no longer exist today.
The Europa Star Program is a co-operation between several member mints of the European Union, which have agreed to issue coins celebrating common aspects of European identity.
The Austrian coin in the "Europa Star" program for 2011 is 900 fine silver, contains 18 grams of pure silver and has a diameter of 34 mm. Each coin is encapsulated and comes in a box with an individually numbered certificate of authenticity.
Collectors in the United States and Canada may purchase the Jacquin for 67.00 USD each by calling Euro Collections International toll-free at 1-877-897-7696. The coin may also be ordered online at http://www.eurocollections.com/.


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UNH Cooperative Extension Centennial Exhibit at State Library
UNH Cooperative Extension Centennial Exhibit at State Library
UNH Cooperative Extension has unveiled an exhibit commemorating its 100th year of work in New Hampshire at the N.H. State Library in Concord. The exhibit, "Bringing the University to You: A Century of Service to the Granite State," will be on display through June 30.
The exhibit will take visitors on a pictorial journey through Extension's work from its inception in 1914 to today, including photographs of M. Gale Eastman, the first Extension agriculture agent, and astronaut and former 4-H member Alan Shepard.
Objects on display include equipment used by early Extension specialists, a partial shawl collection, a trebuchet and underwater vehicle engineered by New Hampshire students involved in 4-H, and agricultural and forestry items.
"Not many organizations have had such a long history and important effect on our state," said John Porter, historian and UNH Cooperative Extension professor emeritus. "This display will shed light on the often behind-the-scenes work that has had a tremendous impact on our state's people, economy and natural resources."
The State Library, located at 20 Park St., in Concord, is open Monday – Friday, 8 a.m. – 4:30 p.m. It will be closed on Memorial Day.


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This is the Internet home of W7ARC. My home QTH is Lynnwood,
Washington, about 16 miles North of Seattle, WA, in Snohomish
County, in the United States of America.
I have been a Ham operator since 1971 when my call sign was WN7RWU. I let that call sign lapse . I re-took the Technician Class test in May of 1996 and was issued KC7REK.
I applied for W7ARC in November 2001 and received it as a vanity call on March 08, 2002 .
This is a fitting call sign for me as I am an avid radio "chatter"
as one who is "Always Ready to Chat" or, putting on my other hat, "American
Red Cross", as I was a 20+ year volunteer for the American Red Cross
in disaster services where I functioned as a Mass Care Specialist, a
Family Services Specialist and a Communications Technician. Over
those 20+ years I have been on several
disaster service assignments
across the United States.
On April 20, 2002 I took and passed the General Class test upgrading my license and getting on the air on the HF bands for the first time since my days as a Novice.
On April 17, 2005, I took and passed the Extra Class test, once more upgrading my license. I now have full operating privileges on all Amateur frequencies.
The Station...(Updated 01/13/12)
The station consists of a Yaesu FT-2000D, and a LDG AT-200Pro Autotuner tuning 120-foot Windom antenna made of 26-gauge stranded copper-coated steel wire. The antenna is modeled after a 1929 version of this antenna using a single-wire feed. I can use this antenna on all bands, 160 - 6 meters. The antenna is 20 feet above ground. Also a 40 meter dipole; 15 ft. above ground fed with RG-8X.
A Yaesu FT-840 is backup with an Astron RS35-M power supply
and a MFJ Versa Tuner, Model MFJ-949E, that tunes a 150 foot random
antenna made of 26-gauge stranded copper-coated steel wire. This
radio and tuner are used mainly for PACTOR work.
These antennas all work very well as NVIS antennas and allow for good communications over a 300 to 500 mile range. Also work for DX under most conditions.
For VHF/UHF I use a Yaesu FT-8900R on an Astron RS35-M power supply. The radio is capable of a full 50 watts of power on 10, 6 and 2 meter and 40 watts on 70 cm. The antenna at the present time is a Maldol tri-band antenna for 6/2/70 cm on a piece of sheet metal in the shack.
For 220 MHz. I have an Alinco DR-235T that shares the same power supply as the PACKET radio. This radio has a built-in TNC for PACKET operation. I'm using a Diamond NR140BNMO antenna on a metal plate inside the condo.
I also have a Yaesu FT-7800R with an Astron RS20-M for PACKET work using a dual-band antenna mounted on a 19" piece of metal in the shack. It works well through the Elyssa and SEA nodes on 145.63 MHz and 145.010 MHz This radio is teamed with a Kantronics KPC-3 plus TNC.
I have a Yaesu VX-7R and an ADI AT-201 HT for portable and emergency work with a 300-ohm twin lead J-Pole antenna.
For mobile work I have the Yaesu FT-857D with the ATAS-120 antenna for 7-440 MHz and a ProAm Valor PHF-75 for 75 meters. I also have another FT-8900R with an Optek dual band antenna.
I have a AEA PK-232/MBX for conventional digital work on both HF and VHF that I acquired at the Puyallup Hamfest. It has PACKET, AMTOR, PACTOR, and other modes and will be useful on both the Amateur and MARS radio circuits. Combined with a dedicated computer, with the appropriate software, I have capabilities on all digital soundcard modes - PSK, RTTY, SSTV, MT63, etc. with a RIGBlaster plus interface.
For Public Service monitoring I use a variety of scanners. I can monitor all VHF, UHF and Trunked radio communications in the surrounding area...including Snohomish County, King County, City of Seattle and local aircraft frequencies. Keeping tabs on the emergency services in those locations. (For more information look at The Station Page)
For a "bird's eye" view of my location (QTH), Click Here.
DX is Fun...
Talking to stations from other countries is fun and entertaining. I have worked (talked to) stations in all 50 states, 109 countries/entities on all 9 continents over the past 30+ years. It's been and continues to be great fun and a challenge to my operating skills and technical ability.
My ARRL® Appointments ...
In July of 2002 I was appointed by Ed Bruette, N7NVP SEC WWA Section (now past Section Manager for Western Washington), to be an Official Emergency Station (OES). Following that appointment, I was asked, in November by Jere Felton, W7TVA if I would be the Washington Receive on Friday's for the Daily Region 7 Traffic Net.
I was then asked if I would accept an appointment as an Official Relay Station (ORS), by Pati Urie, W7ZIW Section Traffic Manager (STM) for the Western Washington Section, which I did and was appointed in December of 2002.
On October 8, 2003 I was appointed as the ARRL® Section Traffic Manager for the Western Washington Section by Ed Bruette, N7NVP, Section Manager for Western Washington.
June 15, 2005 - Completed ARRL® Amateur Radio Emergency Communications Course - Level 3 and volunteered to be a mentor/instructor for all 3 levels of this program.
July 21, 2005 - Received my Volunteer Examiner credentials from the ARRL®. I am now an Extra Class Accredited Volunteer Examiner. Also registered as an examiner for the ARRL® Amateur Radio Emergency Communications Course.
November 23, 2005 - Appointed District Emergency Coordinator (DEC), District One, Western Washington Section ARES. The district includes, San Juan, Island, Whatcom, Skagit and Snohomish counties in NW Washington State and the San Juan Islands.
December 01, 2005 - Elected 2nd Vice President for the World Radio Relay League, a group devoted entirely to Amateur Radio Emergency Communications. Read more about them here: WRRL.ORG
January 27, 2006 - Appointed Washington State Radio Amateur Civil Emergency Services (RACES) Region Coordinator for RACES Region 1. This region encompasses the same are as the ARRL District One in Washington State.
I am also a volunteer examiner (VE) for W5YI and help with testing of new and upgrading ham radio operators. If you are interested in getting your own amateur radio license, go here and search for a testing session near you...Who knows? I could be one of your examiners.
UPDATES: July 1, 2009 - Stepped down as DEC for District One after
almost 4 years at this position. I remain the Section Traffic
Manager for Western Washington.
April 12,2010 - Appointed to the Western Washington Official Observer Team - part of the Amateur Auxiliary, to help police the amateur radio frequencies. I remain Section Traffic Manager and an Official Relay Station for Western Washington
My Awards...
On March 24, 2004 I was awarded by the American Radio Relay League the A-1 Operator Certificate. This award is "for adherence to several principles of good operating, careful keying, good voice operating practices, correct procedure, copying ability, judgment, and courtesy."
In April 2004 I was awarded a Brass Pounders' League Certificate for handling 730 pieces of traffic. I also made the BPL in October and November handling over 1100 pieces of traffic during November. You can see the other statistics for all the Western Washington Traffic Handlers on the Western Washington Section page. I received the BPL Medallion for my traffic work in 2005.
I also have several awards and certificates from my many years of service to the American Red Cross Disaster Services. See My Awards page for more information.
Traffic Handling Can Be Fun and Rewarding...
The Brass Pounders League - (BPL) The BPL is open to all amateurs who report to their STMs a total of 500 points or a sum of 100 or more origination and delivery points for any calendar month. All messages must be handled on amateur frequencies within 48 hours of receipt in standard ARRL radiogram format. Report format must include messages: Originated, Received, Sent, Delivered. The medallion is awarded to any station that meets these goals for 3 months in a 1 one year period.
I was awarded the Brass Pounders' League Medallion by the ARRL January 2005.
Public Service - A Rewarding Experience...
I was also awarded a Public Service Honor Roll Certificate for November 2003 - December 2004. The Public Service Honor Roll (PSHR) recognizes the efforts of Amateur Radio operators who are active in many aspects of public service. This includes net operations, traffic handling, emergency operations and public service communication support. There are chances that you're already involved with some aspect of Amateur Radio that would apply to the Public Service Honor Roll (PSHR). You can see more on this by going here.
I was a member of the local ARES/RACES team in Jackson County, Oregon serving as AEC and Red Cross liaison before moving to Washington State in 2000. I was a member of the Kitsap County ACS Communications Team working with the Medical Services and Red Cross Communications teams on local communications emergencies before moving to Snohomish County in 2004.
I am a member of the Washington State Emergency Operations Center Communications Team at Camp Murray, WA but took a leave of absence when I was appointed DEC for District 1.
During Field Day 2003, I made 600+ contacts during this 24-hr. event operating the station at Camp Murray. The HF station consists of ICOM IC-746PRO and PW1 amplifier into a variety of antennas on various bands operating as a Class 2F station. I operated for entire 24 hour period from this location. This was the first time there had been a category for Emergency Operation Centers (EOC). I am looking forward to a repeat for Field Day 2004.
I was a US Army MARS operator, call sign was AARØCZ and was instrumental in setting up the station at the Rogue Valley Chapter of the American Red Cross in Medford, Oregon, KC7SKR and AARØCAB. I resigned from MARS in July of 2008 because of lack of time to keep this commitment.
Other Activities...
North Kitsap Amateur Radio Club, KC7Z...
I joined the NKARC, KC7Z, in October 2003 during the club's Ham fest at Bremerton. I have operated with them on several events including the Trident Triple Bicycle Ride, the Kingston 4th of July Parade in Kingston, WA, Submarines On The Air, from the Naval Undersea Museum at Keyport, WA and the MS Walk at the Kitsap County Fairgrounds, between Bremerton and Silverdale. I was chosen to serve as the Field Day Chair for Field Day 2004. I remain a supporter of this club by maintaining their web site even though I am no longer an active participant of the club because of moving to across Puget Sound to Snohomish County.
On the Internet...
I am webmaster for several websites on the Internet. To name just a few; EMCOMM.ORG, WRRL.ORG, Washington State ARES/RACES, and The Washington Amateur Radio Traffic System (WARTS) Net. These are just a few of the amateur radio related site that I maintain on the Internet. I also maintain sites for businesses, groups and individuals across the United States.
You are the visitor here.


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Middlesex County College held a groundbreaking to kick off construction on one of two new buildings scheduled for completion in 2016. West Hall, which will consolidate enrollment services, was introduced at the groundbreaking September 24, 2014. Scheduled to open in the spring of 2016, the two-story building will transform student enrollment procedures.
"Thank you for joining is on this wonderful day as we begin another addition to our campus," said College President Joann La Perla-Morales at the groundbreaking. "Our goal is to bring the services of several departments under one roof to meet the needs of students and their family members for admission, financial aid, advising, registration, orientation, scholarships and student accounts."
College officials are excited about the new building.
"It's going to revolutionize how we admit and register students," said Kasey Drennen, director of the College's First-Year Experience. "We've been looking at Montgomery County Community College, which is in the vanguard of enrollment services, to create a true one-stop process."
Students could take care of most of their enrollment process by visiting one counter.
"The idea is you can get through the process quicker and more conveniently," Mr. Drennen said.
Dorothy K. Power, chairman of the MCC Board of Trustees, noted the construction was taking place during the College's 50th anniversary.
"We are please in this golden anniversary year to be adding another fine facility to our learning environment," she said. "This new enrollment services center will provide improved assistance to our students and their families."
Carol Barrett Bellante, deputy director of the Middlesex County Freeholders, lauded the College and its trustees.
"For 50 years, utilizing some buildings from the former Raritan Arsenal, the beauty of this campus has been maintained and extended," she said. "I'm proud of the quality, accessible and affordable educational opportunity we offer our residents."
From left: Mark McCormick, vice president for academic and student affairs; Ronald Goldfarb, special assistant to the president; Susan Perkins, vice president for administration and finance; Brad Morton, executive director of information technology; Thomas Tighe, vice chair of the Board of Trustees; Diane Conboy, MCC Foundation treasurer; Brian Daugherty, chair of the MCC Foundation; Middlesex Freeholder Charles Kenny; Congressman Frank Pallone; John Mulkerin, Board of Trustees; Eileen Palumbo'78, Board of Trustees; College President Joann La Perla-Morales; Obi Agudosi, senior vice president, DMR Architects; Robert Sica, secretary of the Board of Trustees; Carol Barrett Bellante, Freeholder deputy director; Robert Oras, Board of Trustees; John Hoffman, College counsel; Dorothy K. Power, chairman of the Board of Trustees; Elizabeth Garlatti, chief of staff to the New Jersey secretary of higher education; Patrick Madama, vice president for institutional advancement; and State Assemblywoman Nancy Pinkin'74.
West Hall will be approximately 26,000 square feet, at the corner of Parkside Drive and College Drive East. The project includes improvements to the ecological park behind the building – a more defined path, new lighting and benches – as well as upgrading two parking lots and increasing the number of spaces in them.
Donald R. Drost Jr., executive director of facilities management, said the design has been completed and construction is scheduled to start at the end of 2014 or early 2015. It is expected to cost $12 million and will be funded by Chapter 12, a program in which the county government sells bonds, and the state and the county then split the debt service.
Middlesex's most recent building, Crabiel Hall, received a LEED® silver rating from the United States Green Building Council, signifying its environmental attributes. LEED, or Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design, is an internationally recognized mark of excellence that provides building owners with a framework for identifying and implementing practical and measurable green building design, construction, operations and maintenance solutions.
Mr. Drost said the College is attempting to attain a gold rating for this building.
A groundbreaking for the second building, South Hall, will be held October 24. That building, funded by the Building Our Future Bond Act approved by the voters in 2012, will be a state-of-the-art science building. It replaces South I and South II, which were demolished over the summer. They had been the temporary home for James Monroe Elementary School last spring.
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21 Sunday Oct 2012
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21 Sunday Oct 2012
Posted Birds, Hawks, Mystery Images, Photographyin
Let's see … I immediately thought of Radar but he didn't fit your clues and his last name was O'Reilly …never heard of an O'Reilly Hawk of any color … ruled him out. Margaret "Hot Lips" Houlihan had a body-part, but lost out on the "first half" of a character's name — so crashed and burned on her.
I really wanted it to be Maxwell Q. Clinger and there are some possibilities since no one ever revealed what the "Q" in his name represented. There is a color, "Queen Purple" that fits somewhat with Clinger since he was a crossdresser in his never ending attempts to be discharged. But I stumble with my complete lack of hawk knowledge … is there a "Queen Hawk" or a "Purple Hawk"?
Sooo, Ooops … we're left with the obvious … a direction I tried with all my energy to noy go, with "Hawkeye." And thanks to Sparhawk's information, I now know your most excellent photo, as usual, is of a Red Hawkeye. I will google the Red Hawkeye and add him to my growing knowledge of the bird world.
Thanks for the entertainment. BTW … the fall issue of Pulse the Magazine is now out …www.pulsethemagazine.com … somme cool reading and photos.


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NEW DELHI: It lasted less than two days but Arvind Kejriwal's out-of-the-box agitationist politics again captured eyeballs. More importantly, social scientists say, his Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) has emerged with its tail-up and reputation enhanced in its stand-off with the Congress-led UPA government.
AAP is the clear winner in this round, says sociologist Dipankar Gupta. "In the eyes of the common man, Kejriwal has pulled-off another triumph. But hopefully he will not make a habit of such dharnas and try to conduct business in a more routine way. It won't be easy though to curtail the enthusiasm of cadres after such successes," he says.


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Firearms Instructor School
FIREARMS INSTRUCTOR SCHOOL is designed to train officers with the skills needed to become a firearms instructor.
The nature of police work in today's society requires all officers to be educated on the proper use of deadly force, thereby making the role of the firearms instructor critical. Law enforcement agencies throughout Michigan instruct their officers in firearms training by using personnel within their own organization. Quality instruction is necessary to ensure these in-house instructors have the skills necessary to train their own personnel.
This course will include training on:
- Semi-Automatic Pistol
- Revolver
- Shotgun
- Rifle
- Training techniques for each weapon
- Instructor Development
- Vicarious Liability Awareness
Class Requirements:
- Pass a course of fire for all weapons trained on - semi-auto pistol, revolver, shotgun, and rifle
- Pass two written exams with an 80% or better
- 100% participation
Equipment needed:
- Department issued pistol (sidearm/service weapon)
- Department issued shotgun
- Department issued rifle
- Department issued revolver
- Fatigues/BDU's
- Duty Belt
- Baseball style hat
- 1,500 pistol rounds (ball ammo)
- 500 revolver rounds (wadcutter)
- Ballistic vest
- Appropriate outdoor attire (rain/cold etc.)
- Flashlight
- Training Gun (Red/Blue Gun) - if available
- Simunition FX Conversion Kit for department weapon
- Long sleeve attire needed for force on force training
Items provided:
- Shotgun rounds
- .223 rifle rounds
CONTACT: Ms. Kim Szczepaniak at 517-322-6319
Firearms Instructor Schools are grant funded and preference may be given to MSP members. All registrants will be placed on an approval list until the final class roster is approved, approximately one month prior to each school. Attendees will be notified of approval at that time, and lodging at the Training Academy will be arranged as needed.


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Orange is the New Black Season 3: Filming Already Started!
Get comfy, inmates, because Orange is the New Black hasn't just renewed its sentence for Season 3 — it's already being served!
We got word exactly a month ago that the Netflix show, which debuts its sophomore season tomorrow (!!!), had been reupped for another round of in-fighting and laundry room sexy time. At the time, star Laura Prepon casually Instagrammed a pic of a whiteboard showing off some Season 3 secrets, with hashtags announcing they'd be back to the big house real soon.
This time, we're getting our news directly from said "big house," as the official OITNB Twitter handle gave us an eve-of thrill with its newest announcement. "On the eve of Orange Is The New Black Season 2, the cast are hard at work back on the set of #OITNB Season 3. How freaking cool is that?" some poor intern the powers that be write.
We'd be committing perjury if we said that wasn't the coolest news we've heard in a life sentence, but seriously Netflix? Can't these girls get a little yard time before you toss them back into their not-so-fashionable costumes and send 'em back to work stamping license plates? Er, acting…
While we were crossing our fingers that Jenji Kohan's dark comedy getting an early start on filming means Season 3 will come to us sooner, we're not betting our commissary on it.
Source: Twitter