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A Letter To Parents
On the day your local newspaper lists the birth of your child, you probably buy a paper or get one from a friend and clip out the official announcement to put in your family record. Very likely, the newspaper list includes the names of other parents whose babies were born on the same day. Although you may not realize it, you have a lot in common with these parents. Many of the hopes and fears you have for your child are the same hopes and fears that they have for their newborn. The birth of a child (and the pregnancy) affects most of us with joy, awe, and a little bit of fear—that we might not be up to the job of parenting with all of its responsibilities—keeping the child healthy, protecting the child from harm, and helping the child grow and develop into a contributing member of society. It's a big job.
Even before your baby is born, you are concerned with your baby's safety. You purchase and install a rear-facing child safety seat in the back seat of the car ready for the ride home. Like other new parents, you have been making your home safe for your child. You are already investing time and money in the important responsibility of keeping your child safe.
Time passes. There are different dangers now. Your child is about to leave your safe home for the first day of school. You face the reality that your role in keeping your child safe is decreasing, and your child's role is increasing. Your child must know how to handle dangerous situations without you. You have been preparing for this day. Very likely, your child can give his or her name and address, and knows to look left-right-left before crossing the street. You have been teaching your child how to stay safe in the world.
Ten years pass, and your baby-turned-teenager is preparing to drive off in the family car for the first time. Your heart skips a beat, and your stomach aches with a dull, heavy pain. You taught your child safety habits. Your child can handle the car, but what about those other new drivers? What about drivers who are drinking? What if it rains? Once again, you think about what you can do to keep your child safe. You've made your home safe for your child. You've made your child safe for the world. But now that you realize all of the risks "out there," you know you haven't done enough. You want to make the world safe for your child.
There are other parents "out there" who share your concerns—parents who used child safety seats and safety gates, and who taught their children how to cross the street safely. You've talked with them at back-to- school night, football games, and school fund raisers. They worry about the same problems you do—drugs, gangs, crime. These aren't problems that can be fixed easily, but they are problems that concerned parents can work on together. Join with these parents to tackle the problems in your community that threaten the safety of children.
All kids are our kids. Keeping your child safe can only be accomplished in a community where all children are safe. Your commitment to do all that you can to make your community safe for your child becomes your obligation to do all that you can to make your community safe for all children.


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CED seeks to sow more seed money
North Carolina companies struck fewer venture-capital deals in 2005 than the year before. But the amount they received grew 61% to $507.5 million, according to the MoneyTree Report, a national study of the industry. Companies in Research Triangle Park grabbed about 80% of the states total, says the Council for Entrepreneurial Development, a Durham-based nonprofit that helps new businesses in the state.
Distiller doesn't have a bootleg to stand on
Shh, dont tell anyone: Catdaddy Carolina Moonshine isnt what it claims. Its corn liquor, but not the potent popskull distilled in stealth that blockaders ran down back roads. Its 80-proof, same as Jack Daniels sipping whiskey. And unlike the real stuff, its legal.
GAAP toothed
Terry Stevens gathers reference books and a few family photographs for an elevator trip from the sixth floor to the fourth. Perhaps a dozen employees of Raleigh-based Highwoods Properties Inc. will join him there. Theyve got a lot of work ahead. Eleven-hour days, probably. For the next few months what remains of 2005 Highwoods has dibs on one day each weekend.
He profits when his products get swiped
As president and CEO of the nations largest maker of hotel key cards, Mark Goldberg has heard the rumor: The magnetic stripe on the back is filled with personal information your credit-card number, for example that a tech-savvy person could steal.
Lost In the clouds
We grew up together, Piedmont Airlines and I. My first airplane ride was on one of its DC-3s. I was just off the farm, and the Army was sending me to journalism school in New York City. Flunk out, they told me, and well put you in the infantry. In those days, that meant Vietnam, but that wasnt why my stomach was in a knot on this particular summer morning. It was insecurity, the fear of failing.
NASCAR driver: Don't do as I do, do as I sell
Ford Motor Co. executives didnt try to hide their displeasure after NASCAR driver Dale Jarrett announced he will race Toyotas next year instead of Fords. Were obviously not happy, says Dan Davis, director of Dearborn, Mich.-based Ford Racing Technology.
Quaff from Cup slakes Canes' parched coffers
"What will help the most, hockey fans say, is if the Hurricanes can put a competitive team on the ice. But that, too, is questionable. As of early September, the teams roster had stirred little excitement." Business North Carolina, October 2005
Nine months later, of course, that Carolina Hurricanes roster had managed to stir up quite a bit of excitement, delivering the Stanley Cup to Raleigh in a Game 7 win over the Edmonton Oilers.
She snips red tape tangling small biz
Gail McDonald helped six disgruntled bakery owners figure how to work with state government to hang on to their dough. As the first small-business ombudsman for the N.C. Department of Commerce, its her job to guide the little guy through regulations that can leave business owners fuming.
There is a lesson in this somewhere
Call it carrying coals to Newcastle: Starting a college a stones throw from the Triangle home of UNC Chapel Hill, Duke and N.C. State and several smaller schools seems far-fetched. But a Duke professor says Founders College could open as soon as fall 2007.
Yadkin wineries try to crush a festival
Its bigger, more established and has the better name. So why do some of the states leading winemakers want to put a cork in the North Carolina Wine Festival in favor of a new event that attracted only about a third as many people?
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In the graph, we observe the parallelisms between the 3 ages of life and the 3 ages of super-organisms of history, which end in death due to germs and sickness in a human organism and due to war war, caused by weapons the germs of history. Yet weapons are overproduced in the 3rd age of a wave of metal-evolution. For that reason, we can also establish a parallelism between the long wave of metal-history (ancient cultures based in weapons) and the modern age (industrial nations based in the duality of machines and weapons). In this modern age, nations are short-span civilizations that die in a mere 80 years, according to the complex laws that establish decametric, geometrical scales and power laws for any process of evolution.
The complex explanation of those ages provides clues for the reason of death of civilizations, which is not necessary, but caused by the evolution of technology, namely weapons of the 'Tree of Science' that rythmically kill all cultures of mankind. This was not indeed the case before weapons appeared in the history record.
The cultures before the age of bronze were immortal, in balance between the energy of the Earth, Gaia, and the informative, collective mind of hunters and farmers. For millennia both forms of human culture, the energetic Paleolithic hunter, dominated by the energetic male, and the informative, reproductive farmer, dominated by the cyclical, informative women, established the yin/yang, information/energy, essential duality of the Universe in History. And there was not 'technological progress', not mass-murder, not corruption of history. Then there is a change in History related by the myth of Genesis, when metal-masters discovered the hypnotic power of go(l)d and the murderous power of hard metal. Soft and hard, informative and energetic metalappeared in the Historic record in the age of Genesis and ever since, the Paradox of History reflected in the previous graph, between cultures of life and cultures of metal, becomes the 'engine' of History.
And so civilizations live and die ever since in 3 ages, which finally end in collective murder when new weapons are discovered, and new hordes of metal-masters, better called by their biological name, as animetals (half animal, half metal, as an armored warrior is), destroyed the previous civilization.
Birth, reproduction and death of civilizations
As super-organisms, those civilizations live and die, when through war, another civilization conquers and colonizes the previous civilization. So we can talk of an organic cycle of life in civilizations, and in the organs of those civilizations, including art, which act as the "mind-brain" of historic civilizations.
We said that cultures resemble living systems. They go through the same cycles of birth, reproduction and death. Cultures are born as organisms do, out of a single or a few prophetic or legislative individuals-cells, that reproduce their ideas into many "believer-minds". So Christianism is born out of the mind of Jesus Christ that first expands into 12 disciples, which expand themselves into thousands of Roman believers, that expanded into billions of other minds. While America is born of the mind of a few legislators that craft a constitution latter expanded into more laws, obeyed today by all American citizens. When the religious or legal culture reaches maturity it often reproduces in another zone of space-time, creating a daughter civilization or colony. Finally, when its ethic laws and networks of information, and the energy they control, decay and become obsolete, the culture dies and a new, more evolved civilization destroys the old civilization. A new cycle of history starts.
Similarly if we consider technological civilizations, based not in verbal laws, but in monetary and military systems, first a weapon is discovered, and reproduced by a small horde, which becomes an army, which conquers a nation and becomes a ruling aristocracy, that imposes its customs, and controls with the icon-weapon the civilization.
In both kinds of civilizations (Human-Artistic civilizations or Metal-scientific civilizations) either an ideology or book of ideas, (a network of human information) or a species of metal, money or weapons, becomes the language of power which defines the civilization.
Ideas and metal-instruments together shape History. For that reason Historians, when they focus on military systems of power, divide history into the Age of Bronze, the Age of Iron Empires, the Age of Chivalry (Middle Ages), the European Age of Gunpowder (Modern age), or the Atomic Age. There is also the Christian Age and the Buddhist Age of South-Asia, when they focus on the cultural component of the civilization or the age coins, or the age of paper money and stocks, or the age of e-money (new species of money), when they focus in monetary information…
Reproduction Of Cultural Information: Daughter Civilizations
At the same time a civilization develops the ideas and machines which carry that civilization to success, it eliminates previous civilizations. In this manner, successful civilizations reproduce their "genetic ideas and machines" into other regions of the Earth, creating colonies, daughter cultures and eco[nomic]systems.
Like a human child, the daughter civilization is often a more evolved species where the ideas and instruments of the previous civilization are improved. Civilizations inherit and improve on, like children do, their parental civilizations, often extinguishing them. So the Assyrians were defeated by the Persians who had copied and improved its weapons, iron and cavalry. Yet Persian art, even behavior would be similar to Assyrian art and behavior. Genetic continuity in civilizations is not racial but cultural, of structures and ideas, of icons, machines and modes of life. For example, in Arabia stirrup cavalry brought an empire-civilization that expanded West till Al-Andalus (the South of Spain). That stirrup civilization migrated to America and colonized the southwestern states, giving origin to the "Old Far West" civilization, with horse and cattle ranching. In that territory, the horse civilization flourished between the 17th and 20th centuries, when the fundamental icon-species of the culture, the horse became extinguished as a form of transport by the car, a more efficient metal-species. The example shows the dynamic quality of the life of civilizations. They are born, reproduce and become extinct through the "genetic evolution" of objects and words, which bring as much diversity to cultural evolution of its species, products and ideas, as genetic memories bring to the body.
And in the same manner biologists can scientifically organize the data they have about species through genetic information and instruments. Thanks to the memorial remains of history, the historian can study the birth, reproduction and extinction of evolutionary history and its civilizations.
Death Of Civilizations
Civilizations also die. One day another civilization with more efficient ideologies of man, or better machines, comes along and destroys the old civilization. As in "animal feeding", once the new civilization has destroyed the old civilization, it reforms the energy cells=citizens of the dead civilization to its image and resemblance. Let us again bring the biological comparison. A hunter feeds on the energy of a victim's body that becomes in part wasted (killed) and in part "transformed" into cells of the predator. This also happens in civilizations: part of the "human energy" is wasted by war, and the remaining humans are "transformed" into believers of the predator civilization. The Spanish perhaps killed some 70% of the Indians and the rest became "Christians". It is the death of the civilization. Because when ideas and instruments change, the civilization changes. The iron civilization of Rome is not the same as the Middle Ages civilization of stirrup weapons imposed by German warriors. The Roman civilization had been destroyed by "stirrup animetals" of the Germanic civilization. Again such "civilization" is not the Gunpowder civilization of Italy during the Renaissance. Gunpowder wiped out chivalry and a new civilization was born. Nor is Amon-Egypt the same as Greek-Christian Egypt, or Arab-Muslim Egypt. The verbal ideology changed, and the Egyptian civilization became extinct.
It is now clear the difference between religious civilizations and metal-civilizations. Religious civilizations could exist for ever, if there were no wars to extinguish their cultures. That is the goal set by the prophets in their messages of love. And yet, because metal exists, all religious civilizations of the past 5000 years have been corrupted and periodically extinguished by war. Some of those cultures resurrect, when the wave of death and war recedes. Some do not come back again. The Christian and Islamic civilization, the Jewish culture has survived many cycles of death, and the words of Moses, Christ and Mhmd, have resurrected. But each wave of death, corrupts a little bit more the initial messages of the prophets with rituals of war and money. So we find today that those cultures are basically built around inquisitions and churches, corrupted by rituals of Go[l]d, and little is left of the initial mandates of the prophets. Many other human cultures based in human senses have died away, and its artists have expressed those deaths, in their baroque ages of art.
The 3 ages of metal-history
If we apply those ideas about biology of civilizations we can represent any civilization with a bell curve of existence, that indicates in a graphic of populations how the word religion or icon-weapon of a civilization (both often reproduce together) is born, develops, (colonizes other territories), and finally dies away; substituted by a daughter civilization, or a new culture, with a more evolved weapon or religion. We can also use the bell curve of social existence to the entire life of mankind, in the age of metal.
If we consider the entire wave of Metal-History as a single civilization also with 3 periods, its young, epic age, its classic, humanistic age, and its decadent, industrial age, we can talk of the Bronze and first iron empires of Asia, as the age of epic war. The period of European infantry, and Asian cavalry (from Greece to renascence) as the age of maturity of history. And the age of the industrial evolution, as the age of extinction of history.
Each of those ages is divided by a clear discontinuum of evolution of the two functions of metal, energy-metal or weapons, and informative-metal or money. Man adapts himself to those changes, which are symbiotic and help the evolution of our societies, in a first age, but as metal reproduces in greater numbers, it suffocates the evolution of human history and the human mind, till with the arrival of science, the human mind becomes obsolete, and men become worshippers of the minds of machines.
We talk thus of 3 clear discontinuums of evolution of metal, that mark metal-history.
– YOUTH OF HISTORY: The Age of Wor[l]ds. From -2800 BC, to -500 BC. Age of Bronze weapons, and bartering. Since money is still scarce, in the form of bars of metal, words still are the main language of communication of mankind. Writing becomes sacred. However bronze and then iron give enormous power to warriors that end controlling all Neolithic societies. Priests are displaced from power. Women become systematically repressed. Gods become warrior Gods, without compassion. It is the age of Mesopotamic Empires, the age of Asia. The age of verbal thought reaches its baroque age, towards 500 BC, in the work of Lao Tse, Buddha, Confucius and Socrates, that reach the height of human verbal understanding of the Universe. Yet a new language of information, coins appears, and human verbal thought looses power.
– MATURITY OF HISTORY: The Age of coins. (500 BC, 1600 AD). It is the Age of Iron weapons and coins. Mankind still rules, and learns how to control with ethic behavior, the power of weapons. Yet Money starts to be a common language of power, and challenges verbal ethics. Words are displaced by money as the language that controls the acts of human societies. This means that verbal thought and ethics is no longer the center of the human mind, but humans become shallow in their perception of verbal-temporal reality. The human intelligence displaces to the eye. So art becomes realistic (Greek Art) and mathematics appears as a new language of understanding of the Universe. Both coin accountancy and Mathematics come together, in the Asian Greek coast where the first monetary empires and mathematicians appear. After the brief return to an ethic age, in the Middle Ages, the Renaissance again imposes money as the language of social power.
– OLD AGE OF HISTORY. The Age of machines. (1600 AD till extinction). It is the third age of mankind, and the first age of the new predator species that displace us, the machine. It is the age of science, of digital languages, of massive reproduction of money, the language of information of machines, now in the form of paper-money and electronic money. Wor[l]ds become obsolete. There is so much money that all things can receive monetary values, and human verbal values are no longer effective. There are so many weapons, due to the industrial reproduction of them by company-mothers, that ethics and social power become obsolete, and national armies control directly [dictatorships] or indirectly through weapon-companies (democracies) our societies. The objective of mankind is to evolve machines through acts of work=reproduction of machines, and consume=test and evolution of machines. The decadence of mankind is hidden because paradoxically as humans loose interest in verbal thought, in a non-fiction logic understanding of reality, companies of machines can convince and indoctrinate man easily. Fiction literature dominates this age. Men no longer understand the meaning of social survival, of truth, and the organic nature of our Universe…
The Evolution Of Weapons. The seven cycles of Metal-civilizations
The 3 ages of History can be analyzed in more detail because each of those ages is in itself a sub-civilization divided in smaller periods. We talk in fact of 7 sub-cycles divided by great eras of war.
Very few civilizations survive the periodic arrival of massive wars, after the discovery and reproduction of new weapons. Even the American civilizations that were isolated from European warrior masters, at the end died away when the Spaniards and Anglo-Saxons arrived. The Paleolithic culture of North-Indians that had survived almost unchanged during more than 10.000 years was extinguished in a few centuries, and even if some of its genetic content both in race and customs still remains, it is self-evident that today that civilization has died.
History has become metal-history, and human cultures have become submissive to metal-cultures. But not a single metal-culture survives the tree of science for too long. There is in fact a cycle, of around ±800 years, or 10 human lives, that marks with massive war the evolution of metal and war-fare. And so we talk of the 7 cycles of metal-history since the first bronze armies arrived to Mesopotamia and destroyed the Genesian paradise, depicted in the "Genesis", the oldest book about the tragedy of History written by mankind.
We know the cause of cultural death, which is war, and since wars have come to History in certain ages, after the discovery and massive reproduction of a new weapon, we can trace a series of waves of existence, of the great civilizations of history, that have gone through birth, growth and extinction. Indeed, the discovery and massive reproduction of weapons carried by hordes of symbiotic warriors, have shaped the history of civilizations, killing them off periodically. We call those ages of massive reproduction of weapons, a "biological radiation", borrowing the concept from biology, where biological radiations of top predator species are the main cause of extinction of weaker species. So happens with "radiations" of top predator metal weapons that cause the extinction of humans and our civilizations.
The long, medium and short wave of technological evolution.
In that sense, this web provides an in-depth analysis of the cycles of technological evolution at 3 levels – the long wave of warrior civilizations of 800 years; the medium wave of modern industrial nations of 80 years and the short wave of eight years – the decades – considered in 'future magazine'. Since the wave of evolution of technology, of machines, is accelerating and now enters in its last age, the singularity age, with clear negative consequences for Gaia and mankind, the species the technological wave of death of civilizations is extinguising.
The origin of the model is the science of complexity, which considers the Universe and all its parts, modeled with the laws of biology – evolution, theory of information and theory of organisms.
In that regard, those 3 waves have in the deepest, scientific analysis, (given but the most advanced sciences of the XXI c. complexity, Theory of Information and Systems Sciences, in which I am a pioneer), a simple reason d'etre/law of existence:
'All organic systems of the universe increase their amount of information towards the future'.
And since History and economics are born out of the activity of man, an organism, and machines are evolving organisms, history and economics obey that law.
In the XXI century we have realized that all organic systems of the Universe are modelled with 2 'arrows' of future, energy, the arrow that physicists study, and information, the arrow studied by biologists. Those arrows are related in organic systems that combine them, by two type of processes, expansive, energetic, death processes; and informative, implosive, warping, life, creative, formal processes. Many consequences derives of creating 'Dual' models of reality based in the combiination of those processes. The main one is the existence of '3 ages' in all life systems:
– Youth, the age of energy when the process starts; maturity the age of balance between energy and information and old age, the age of information, when we warp and acquire more wrinkles, more form.
Those 3 ages also ocurr in complex social organisms, as cultures and civilizations are.
And in machine systems, as the graph shows. Since new energies are first used as bombs, in the energetic youth, then applied as transport machines and finally evolved into the most complex forms, weapons.
And so in our technological cultures, also the human generations of founding physicists that discover the machine, mature, reproductive industrialists that convert it into a transport system and finally military politicians, which use the machine after the crash of the market as a weapons, adapt our culture to the new God of Mankind…


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Fire crews in Summit Township spent most of Thursday evening fighting a large fire at the corner of Page and Roberts just outside of Jackson City limits.
The factory had been abandoned for the last several years and was last used as a paintball park.
The building sustained heavy damage during the fire and is considered a total loss.
No one was injured and the cause is still under investigation.
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WTF. What a snoozer that show will be. It just wont be the same being on before the game.
The gap in our economy is between what we have and what we think we ought to have--and that is a moral problem, not an economic one. - Paul Heyne
I will really miss Zabel & CO, plus 600AM CR soundoff after an Iowa loss to ISU. It is the funniest, most absurd 2-3 hours going
the ol bag of bones is gone, can't hawkeyes stay up past 10 o'clock? the show is pretty pointless before hand. its probably gonna sound just like last weeks soundoff
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XOFan – Iowa State adds first piece of puzzle for 2013
Hello, Van Coleman.
Originally Posted by johnnydugouts
MM and gesell are pretty much a wash. is niang a better player than woodbury? of course, but that doesnt mean its a good matchup for him, especially with a much more athletic defensive player backing up woodbury.
Originally Posted by GTO
Georges doesn't talk trash. He makes promises and then delivers on those promises.
Originally Posted by Hoiball92
Jet fuel doesn't melt steel beams
This is our second piece for 2013.
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"The greatest risk in life is not taking one"
First Patch.com and now XOfan.com. Hope this doesn't turn into a trend.
Now Van is driving the bus.
Kansas Must Be Destroyed
Sic Semper Jayhawks
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First Patch.com and now XOfan.com. Hope this doesn't turn into a trend.
Can't have too many obscure web sites that no one has ever heard of covering recruiting.
Nice Cy in a blender logo at the bottom of the page to link to the Matt Thomas story.
Looks like Van just updated the story to our 2nd piece of the puzzle.
Wrong site, Van. Hackeyenation is that way ---->
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Behind the Headline: N.J. Education Chief Chris Cerf Stepping Down
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Chris Cerf will step down from his position as New Jersey education commissioner to work for Amplify, an education technology firm run by Joel Klein (his former boss).
Peter Meyer wrote a profile of Chris Cerf for Ed Next in spring 2012.
To hear Cerf talking about education, check out the speech he gave last week at the Manhattan Institute when he was awarded their 2013 Urban Innovator award.
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A massive monsoon storm walloped the Valley on Monday evening, downing trees and power lines, flooding roadways and leaving nearly 14,000 customers without power.
Pushing a wall of dust hundreds of feet high, the storm struck first in the southeast Valley with wind gusts of 62 mph reported in Chandler.
No injuries were reported, but the storm briefly interrupted takeoffs and landings at Phoenix Sky Harbor International Airport and caused minor flooding throughout the Valley as it put on a dazzling display of thunder and lightning.
With a little over a month left before the official end of Arizona's monsoon season, storms like Monday's aren't unusual, but this one was much more widespread than others this summer, according to an official with the National Weather Service in Phoenix.
The storm rolled in just after dinnertime, capping a day of cloudy skies and below-normal temperatures.
The high for the day reached 100 degrees, 4 degrees below the average high for the date.
Monday's storm downed trees and power lines across the Valley. Late Monday, Arizona Public Service crews had been scrambling to restore power to about 13,000 customers. By 9:45 p.m., power had been restored to all but 2,800. Salt River Project said about 11,000 of its customers were without power, with 3,500 of them in Ahwatukee Foothills.
Damaged trees littered the Valley, with some uprooted and some snapped in half. A few were engulfed in flames from lightning strikes, according to the Phoenix Fire Department.
Flooding closed several lanes on U.S. 60 near Mill Avenue, and water spanned roadways in south Tempe near Kyrene and Warner roads. The area received 0.75 inch of rain in less than an hour, according to data from the Flood Control District of Maricopa County.
Today and Wednesday are expected to be mostly clear, with highs increasing above average to 107 degrees by Wednesday, according to the Weather Service. By Thursday, the Valley is expected to return to partly cloudy skies and cooler air, the Weather Service said.
The high is expected to be in the mid-90s with a chance for thunderstorms through Sunday.
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Name: Edison Michael Bergsten
Age: 27
Height: 5'8"
Weight: 174 lbs
Personality: Prideful
Like: Winning
Dislikes: Losing
Shift: Put's sunglasses over his eyes
Pre Great Shift: Edison lived the life of luxury and success, everything was practically given to him on hand and foot. But his parents were rather shred people, being all about business, they pushed Edison away from any chance of a normal life he might have had, making him all about work and no play. He graduated from high school at an early age and got into a prestigious college, where his self esteem went into overdrive, making him incredibly cocky and confident in his abilities, as well as extremely snide. After "dethroning" his parents and taking over their business, it seems like nothing could bring him down. This position of power only made him more prideful, making him see himself as above the law and other people, seeing them as expendable and could honestly care less if he fired a worker for being a second late after years of loyal service.
Post Great Shift: He lost everything, his fortune, his business and even his own mansion. He was left with nothing and one of his greatest fears was realized, he was at the same predicament as everyone else. This was a situation that shattered his pride completely, for the first in a long time, he felt vulnerable and alone. He set out to try and rebuild his former life, but somehow ended up being a lackey for a gang of bandits that marauded the area. While under their employ, he was sent out with a group of vagabonds to raid a small village, while attacking the place, he was getting frustrated with the communities resistance. His anger lead to him transforming with his bandana, learning what he was, he quickly left the gang and struck out on his own. He quickly learned how to use his Flux abilities, but due to the difficulty of them, could never really get it down right............. until he got an invitation from Marko, offering him a chance to join the organization and make himself the man he once used to be. This appealed to his pride and now serves as an enforcer, often punishing those that would cross them.
Physical Appearance: He's rather slender and thin, his hair is blond and short and unusually well trimmed and his eyes are a light blue with his face unusually soft, but cold in terms of facial expressions. He wears a blue pin stripe shirt and pants with a black and red striped tie, giving him a businessman appearance.
Flux Form
Nick: Morpheus
Type: Mu
Height: 5'10" "it can vary though"
Weight: 180 lbs "it can vary though"
Power Type: Elemental Absorption
A man who onced owned everything can now literally become anything with a simple touch of his hands. This seems to compliment his personality, which in Flux form only seems to heighten his sense of pride, giving him a rather big ego. His ability allows him to become any sort of substance he touches, whether it be solid, liquid or gas, this trait makes him incredibly versatile in combat as he could literally be anything in the process such as rock, water or even air. The only part of his body that stays vunerable is his head since it acts as a nucleus of sorts, so one would be wise to aim for that area. Another problem with this power is that he's dependant upon the materials around them, making him also inherit their initial weaknesses as well as their strengths. Finally each element he absorbs handles differently, making him take extra time to adjust and adapt to each form, which can be an inconvienience if he's in a hurry.
Flux Physical Description
There's nothing particularly unique about his standard Flux form as it retains a plain humanoid body aside from the red zigzag patterns spread all over his body. His head's visor, which are the sunglasses has deep green eyes and a horn stick out and bends backwards by approximately 90 degrees. When he absorbs a substance, his body takes on the chracteristics of the element, such as a rock making him larger and more bulky while water makes his form maleable, transparent and deformed.
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My character can control wind. What happes if he absorbs her?
the ego is always an enemy, kinda reminded me to wesker in apearence
Well this guy was interesting. You'd think post shift he'd have learned a valuable lesson about pride and its faults but nope.
Pretty good character bio. You got what? two more to go?
Pretty good character bio. You got what? two more to go?
As the saying goes, humans are walking contradictions.
Morpheus huh? Well I'm intrigued.
Before Reading Entirely: Well I already have some sad pitty for Edison already
After Reading: Damn now this is the type of Nightmare character I know and love. A guy who could literally be any of your wordst fears in one package. You know his power of touching anything he comes across and mimiking it actually reminds of another character I created
Before Reading Entirely: Well I already have some sad pitty for Edison already
After Reading: Damn now this is the type of Nightmare character I know and love. A guy who could literally be any of your wordst fears in one package. You know his power of touching anything he comes across and mimiking it actually reminds of another character I created


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Is Jersey Shore's Vinny Guadagnino Gone For Good?
July 05, 2011 12:00 AM by Kristin Watson
Stop the presses! Jersey Shore's Vinny Guadagnino might be leaving Jersey Shore for good. Read on to find out why Jersey Shore's Vinny Guadagnino might be gone for good and why some of the others might not care…
While the rest of the cast of Jersey Shore was nestling back into their Seaside Heights digs, MTV's Vinny Guadagnino was getting ready to leave — quite possibly for good.
According to reports, an altercation with another cast member prompted Guadagnino to walk out on the Jersey Shore, never to look back again. Do you think he made a not-so nice comment about Snooki's new sandal line and they got into it?
What ever the case, this is what else we know. The scuttlebutt is, Vinny Guadagnino was dealing with a case of the homesick blues while the cast was away shooting season four in Italy. When the cast returned to shoot season five on their own field, the poor guy was still feeling down, but the rest of the gang got him to stay. Looks like the fight was his chance to leave. Word has it, he left and headed to Staten Island in the dark of the night to be with his family.
Here's where the Jersey Shore story gets interesting. Some of his fellow "friends" in the cast don't think they'll be putting too much effort in getting him to return. In fact, they find him to be quite a pain.
What do you think of the possible exit of Vinny Guadagnino on the Jersey Shore? Are you fist pumping in celebration or holding out hope it's just temporary?
Well, being that MTV announced it has no plans to recast the current cast, do you think they'll find a new Vinny Guadagnino if he really is gone for good?
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The latest movie musical to get your toes a tappin', while also tugging on your heartstrings, is "Sparkle", a remake of the beloved 1976 film that follows the story of three sisters who form a Motown girl group during the 1960s. Alongside leading lady Jordin Sparks as Sparkle Anderson, the late Whitney Houston shines in her last onscreen role as Emma, the sisters' single, rigidly religious mother who does not support their dreams to make it in the music industry.
When MTV News caught up with the members of Houston's last cast, they opened up about what it was like working with her on this film and some of their favorite onset memories with her.
"There were a lot of conversations and I was surprised at how willing she was to go into her own personal experiences with specific anecdotes and stories that might help me be authentic in bringing out a lot of the sort of darker moments that Sister goes through," said Carmen Ejog, who plays the troubled Tammy "Sister" Anderson. "There's drugs, there's toxic relationships that she has to deal with and Whitney, she'd been there and done it," said Ejog. "She was very willing to explore that with me and that was just very generous of her, and it really shows on the screen in my performance, and I'm very grateful for that." Tika Sumpter, who plays Delores "Dee" Anderson, also detailed how Houston influenced all of the actors in the film.
"I think also she had such a strong sense of family and love and I think it's really ultimately about a family struggle and life, and I think a lot of people are going to be able to relate to that, but she was just giving in all aspects to each one of our characters," said Sumpter. "I feel like there's a little bit of her character in each one of us."
Both Omari Hardwick and Derek Luke said they most enjoyed watching Houston interact with other members of the cast onset.
"My favorite with Whitney was behind the scenes. We had everything from a soul train line…I don't think they have that on the (behind the scenes) b-roll," said Derek Luke. "It was amazing, her and Jordan, all the girls doing soul train."
Mike Epps reflected on his experience working on the film as being the most special one of his life so far.
"This movie was like a gift that Whitney Houston gave to the world. It was like, 'I'm going to leave y'all with something real special,' and we got blessed enough to be a part of the present, you know what I mean, the gift," said Epps. "I had some good conversations with Whitney Houston just about the business and you know she would just tell us, 'Just have a good time and enjoy yourself, live your life to the fullest.' "


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I went to this thread on Chowhound when I started thinking about thick, protein-laden yogurt. One thing I will say about Chowhound, it has a lot of experienced opinion on it. The threads are always worth reading to the bottom.
And for people who want to know how to make yogurt completely from scratch, no commercial powders or starters this thread was fascinating. Don't read if you don't want to hear the words 'ant eggs' used in the same sentence as 'yogurt starter.' That's right, I said ANT EGGS. It makes cow stomach almost sound good.
Last of all, I enjoyed Marisa's post on her experience with starter powders on Backyard Farming. Seeing different ways to do things is always good.


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Marathon Real Housewives of Orange County Season 8 on Memorial Day!
How is Bravo hoping you'll spend your Memorial Day holiday? Tuning in to a Real Housewives of Orange County Season 8 marathon, natch. Who needs good weather and barbecues when you can yell at your television with a glass of wine in hand (we're classy, we know)?
Starting at 1 pm ET/PT on May 26, the network will begin showing Real Housewives of Orange County Season 8 from the very beginning. At 9 pm ET/PT, a brand new episode will air.
In case you've missed the last eight episodes, here's a quick overview of what's happened over the last couple of months.
Tamra Barney and Vicki Gunvalson are trying to patch things up after their friendship unraveled last season. They've made amends to a certain extent, but things continue to be strained due to their business partnership (Tamra and Vicki co-own Wines by Wives) and differing opinions about Vicki's love life.
Gretchen Rossi, now one of Tamra's closest friends, goes through some growing pains of her own with boyfriend Slade Smiley. Slade has a new job as a radio host but is also dealing with his son's complicated illness. Meanwhile, Gretchen wants babies of her own.
Alexis Bellino has found an ally in Vicki, but she continues to accuse the other women of "bullying" her and struggles to make peace within the group. And newcomer Lydia McLaughlin enters the fray carrying a bit of baggage of her own in the form of her mom, who was once addicted to marijuana and raised Lydia with a very hands-off approach.
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The American Academy of Neurology says doctors have an ethical obligation to educate and protect athletes from sports concussion.
A new statement released by the A.A.N., calls for doctors to make protecting the future mental and physical health of athletes a top priority. It supports more baselines testing of mental abilities, recommends additional concussion training for neurologists and suggests developing a national concussion registry with mandatory reporting.
Researchers say the goal is to identify the risk-factors related to concussion and the number of head injuries that could cause irreversible damage.
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I have for sale a LH Mission Maniac. The bow is like new, I bought it in November of 2010, The reason for selling, is I am planning to go back to school and I will not have time to hunt, and the money would also help. With the bow I will also sell a Axion 3 pin sight/with light kit, qad drop away rest, Trophy Ridge 5 arrow quiver, limbsaver stabilizer, and the bow also has limb savers on it. I also have a limbsaver string stop that is not on the bow, but will be included in the package.
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Poblado Kimal is situated in the historical center of the ancient oasis town of San Pedro de Atacama, on the corner of the main street, Caracoles. Located in old town – the Hotel is a short walk from the main square, the famous archaeological museum, the craft market, the original church etc. The rooms of this charming hotel are distributed in a shady orchard, in an atmosphere of tranquility and refuge.
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21 charming wood and adobe cabin-like rooms with terrace, distributed amongst the calm of the fruit trees and shady paths, the arrangement reminiscent of an ancient settlement – "poblado".
Elements of local architecture, like adobe walls and Andean straw roofs over wooden-beam structures combine in these leaf-shaped works of sculpture that are the rooms of Pobado Kimal.
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.- In comments offered Thursday, regarding the United Nation's Report on Palestine Refugees in the Near East, Archbishop Celestino Migliore, Apostolic Nuncio to the United Nations, noted the ultimate importance of a separate Palestinian state for creating peace not only in the Middle East, but around the world.
The nuncio told members of the 61st session of the U.N. General Assembly that the core issues of Israeli-Palestinian relations must be addressed before lasting peace and justice can be reached in the region.
"Each year at this meeting we recite the seemingly endless list of difficulties and differences separating Israelis and Palestinians, but they are differences which make it all the more urgent for states to address the problem of the fundamental injustice at the heart of this question. To make a litany of symptoms without addressing the root cause is hardly helpful to either party," he offered.
In fact, the archbishop continued, the Palestinian-Israeli conflict is central to instability throughout the Middle East. "This is why my delegation remains convinced of the two state solution as the basis for the resolution of the crisis, which would permit Israelis to live in security in their own land and Palestinians to live safely in a viable state of their own," Migliore said.
"It is a sad fact that the international community has failed to engage the Israelis and Palestinians in significant and substantive dialogue along with dispute resolution in order to bring stability and peace to both. It falls squarely upon the international community to use its good offices to facilitate with all speed a rapprochement between the two sides," the archbishop implored. "Evidently, those brokering the negotiations will have to maintain a balanced approach, avoiding the imposition of preconditions on either side."
"Solving the Israeli-Palestinian conflict remains the key to a series of questions affecting the whole Middle East, without going into the consequences for the wider world," he concluded.
Archbishop Migliore also noted the importance of securing Jerusalem from increasing violence.


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A lot of wrestlers end up staying in the business well beyond their time because they did not bother to make retirement plans while they were making big bucks. Seth Rollins definitely does not want to become one of those guys. He already has his plan in place. Despite working a very hectic schedule for WWE, Rollins is still quite involved in the wrestling school that started and owns in Illinois. He is frequently seen training wrestlers there himself.
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- Across The Universe by Beth Revis
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Thank you for the giveaway :)
Awesome giveaway! Thanks so much!
Thank you for the opportunity!
I have UNEARTHY and ACROSS THE UNIVERSE on my 2011 Debut Authors Challenge list!
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Really, really dying for ACROSS THE UNIVERSE!! And the other two also, of course.
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Wow, great books! Thanks for the contest.
Thanks a lot for this giveaway and for making it international!
I'm not from US but Happy Thanksgiving :)
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Awesome giveaway, thanks!! Btw, do you have a blog button because I don't see one?
Awesome! I'll love to win Unearthly by Cynthia Hand i really want that book!
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Thanks for the giveaway! There are so many 2011 releases that I'm looking forward, these three included.
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All highly anticipated 2011 release :) OMG! Thank you for the giveaway!


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Microsoft's Bing search market share hit 15% in the United States during the month of November.
The software giant's "decision engine" rose to 15% U.S. market share compared to Google's 65.4% according to data from comScore. Search engine land obtained the numbers early and notes that Yahoo's market share dropped to 15.1% following a 15.2% figure in October. Microsoft's Bing search has increased its share consistently over the year but it has started to flatten out in recent months . Bing grew faster in October 2010 than Google and has continued to rise ever since. Microsoft's Bing search volume increased by 29% during 2010 according to comScore. Microsoft's 15% figure represents and all-time high for Bing.
Microsoft has been trying to place Bing on several platforms. The software giant has pushed two minutevideo demos of Bing on iPhones, released Bing iPhone games and ensured Bing is making its way to the latest Toyota line of cars. Microsoft also introduced a special Bing for iPad application recently. The constant iteration and product updates also keeps Bing's competitors on their toes. Microsoft is also introducing anew Xbox Bing voice search in its latest dashboard software, due shortly.
Microsoft recently launched Action Buttons to better surface quick deep links to various search queries. The software giant also introduced an Adaptive Search feature. The feature allows Bing to learn user patterns and provide a new set of search results per used based on previous search queries. The search results work by surfacing information on what Bing thinks an end user is searching for. If a user searches for Australia then they'll like receive results about the country and travel related content. However, if the user regularly searches for movies then Bing is more likely to provide search results for the movie Australia rather than the country.
Microsoft also announced a renewed Bing search deal with Twitter in September. The deal will see Twitter continue to share its tweets with Bing search results. Bing uses Twitter data for its real time search queries, something that Google had to temporarily disable after failing to establish a new agreement with Twitter.


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The Burke Manor Inn, consistently voted the area's BEST Bed and Breakfast. Located in a small picturesque railway town yet just 3.3 miles off the interstate, very convenient to major cities like Raleigh, Durham, Greensboro, Winston and High Point. Nearby attractions including five wineries, Tanger Outlets, Historical battlegrounds, and Elon University 2 miles away. The Burke Manor Inn is perfect for weekend getaways, wedding receptions, honeymoons as well as business travel. The Inn features nine luxurious guest rooms, all with private baths featuring Jacuzzi tubs and separate showers or Hydro Spa Therapy Showers. Designed to offer privacy for our guests and all the amenities expected by today's traveler, each room is elegantly appointed with high thread count linens, robes, flat screen tv/dvd cable and complimentary wireless internet. Three premium rooms have a deep two person tub. Enjoy breakfast in our dining room at a private table or on the veranda. Our 1169 square foot veranda is fabulous for sitting and reading the morning paper, enjoying an afternoon drink or just listening to the birds sing.
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I grew up a mile from Burke Manor and never had the chance to stay, until last month when I was visiting family. My boyfriend and I had a lovely, quiet night there and breakfast was excellent. We'll be back!
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We had an outstanding weekend at Burke Manor, especially because we enjoyed a cooking demonstration by chef Lil, who owns the renowned restaurant Saint Jacques. His food was amazing, his wit was sharp, and his love of food shines. The staff was courteous and prompt, and the breakfast which they prepared was equally satisfying.
5 on December 19, 2013
We enjoyed our stay very much. The room was very clean & comfortable and the people were great. Breakfast was terrific with lots of home grown items from their garden. We'll be back.
5 on August 26, 2013
Outstanding service by Wendy which was polite and very helpful. Excellent breakfasts. Only regret was that our schedule did not permit us to have dinner at the Inn's restaurant which is only open on weekends.
5 on August 22, 2013
Outstanding in every way!
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We were blessed to share Thanksgiving with the folks at Burke Manor. They were wonderful, welcoming and accommodating. What a blessing!
3.0 on August 14, 2013
The room was clean and comfortable and the Inn charming and the grounds are well kept. Disappointed that the pool was closed - it was so hot. Breakfasts great but 2 dinners had some disappointment. Undercooked poultry, over done escargots - and all very expensive for what it was.
5 on June 27, 2013
My husband and I chose to spend our 37th wedding anniversary at The Burke Manor Inn while on our way home from vacation. We were warmly welcomed by our hostess, Emily! She was friendly, helpful, and efficient! The Inn is very beautiful, charming, and inviting!! Our room was outstanding in all ways. We stayed in room 201. It was lovely! We cannot say enough about the quality of the Burke Manor Inn and its staff! They helped make our "special day" an extra special one! After dinner, we relaxed in our room and spent a restful night. The Inn is enchanting! In the morning, we enjoyed a great breakfast of fresh fruit seasoned to perfection (will have to visit to check the fruit out!), scrambled eggs with fresh vegetables from their garden, bacon, toast, grits, orange juice, coffee, and water. The breakfast was outstanding, along with our hostess, Emily who warmly prepared it, and served it, with the best of style! We loved the Inn and the town; it is our hope to return again and often. We would highly recommend The Burke Manor Inn! It is our belief that you will not be disappointed! Roanoke Rapids, NC
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Friendly, great experience.
4.6 on April 05, 2013
We had our daughter's wedding on March 23, 2013 at the Burke Manor Inn and everyone had a wonderful time. It was more of a weekend event as our family is from out-of-town. The bride's side of the family used all the rooms at the Inn and the cottage in the rear was a fun place for the bride and her bridesmaids to spend the night before the wedding and have a quaint party. The Inn uses a quiet, beautiful old church for the ceremony (you can use the Inn's garden, but my daughter wanted a church wedding) and then the Inn has a large pavilion for the reception. Our family arrived Friday and the staff was always helpful. Wendy, a staff member, and Lori, the inn keeper were always there when I, mother of the bride, needed something or when an error was made by a vendor and needed to be taken care of. We also had our rehearsal dinner at the Inn restaurant, Saint Jacque's, and it was much enjoyed by everyone. I first meet with Lori in July before the wedding. She was very prompt with answering my questions and letting me know estimates. We used email for our correspondence. She was easy to work with and she is a very calm person and always wanted to do and help with anything we wanted. My family had a great time being together at the inn. The parlor was a relaxing room where family would hang out and being together for the delicious breakfasts was so much fun as well. The wedding was the icing on the cake and having done all the work before the weekend, and having Lori and her staff to take care of everything during the weekend was a blessing. I would recommend this venue as a fantastic options for a family event.
The Perch is in a world of its own, secluded on the 3rd floor. This 450 square foot room features a king bed, deep two person 90 gal, jacuzzi tub, separate shower, dimmers on the lights, candles and robes. It also has a sitting area and reading nook with a day bed for a quick nap. Other features include a thermostat to control your comfort, flat screen cable TV/DVD, pressed high thread count linens and robes. Three night minimum required.
Nightly Rate: $299 - $329
Nightly Rate: $299 - $329
Room 203 is a favorite among guests, a spacious room which includes a King sized bed, love seat sofa, dining table and private balcony over the veranda. It features a deep 90 gallon, two person jacuzzi tub and separate shower. Other features include a thermostat to control your comfort, flat screen cable TV/DVD combo, pressed high thread count linens and robes.
Nightly Rate: $239 - $259
Nightly Rate: $239 - $259
This room features a high poster bed, dining table, a standard tub and a separate shower in the spacious original 1920 tiled bathroom. Burgundy and champagne color scheme makes you feel like you are back in the olden times. Other features include a thermostat to control your comfort, flat screen cable TV/DVD combo, pressed high thread count linens and robes.
Nightly Rate: $139 - $159
Nightly Rate: $139 - $159
This beautiful room has a high poster queen bed, dining table and comforable chairs with lavender influence. The bath features a Hydro Therapy Massage shower that has 5 adjustable shower heads. Other features include a thermostat to control your comfort, flat screen cable TV/DVD combo, pressed high thread count linens and robes.
Nightly Rate: $139 - $159
Nightly Rate: $139 - $159
This room has a queen 4 poster cherry bed, table, and comfortable chairs with a soothing sage colors with a wine theme throughout. A Hydro Therapy Massage shower was built into the old original cedar closet from 1910's. Other features include a thermostat to control your comfort, flat screen cable TV/DVD combo, pressed high thread count linens and robes.
Nightly Rate: $139 - $159
Nightly Rate: $139 - $159
This room has a queen bed, desk and chair and surrounded by Provencal French colors of yellows, oranges and lavender. The bath is spacious and includes a standard jacuzzi tub with a separate shower. Other features include a thermostat to control your comfort, flat screen cable TV/DVD combo, pressed high thread count linens and robes.
Nightly Rate: $139 - $159
This large room, located on the first floor has a queen bed and queen sleeper sofa. The tiled bath features a Hydro Therapy Massage shower with 5 adjustable shower heads. Just upgraded to reflect the French influence from the new owners, this is a favorite. Other features include a thermostat to control your comfort, flat screen cable TV/DVD combo, pressed high thread count linens and robes.
Nightly Rate: $149 - $169
Nightly Rate: $149 - $169
This suite is just steps from the main inn and has its own porch and entrance. A king bed, fireplace, and deep two person tub and separate shower with rich red tones create a luxurious ambiance. "Parisian" influences make this room the "Paris Cottage". Mini refrigerator and coffee maker, flat screen cable TV/DVD combo, fine pressed linens and robes. Can be used in conjuction with the Back cottage. Individual air conditioner and heater. Perfect for a romantic evening and getaway. This room can be used in conjunction with the Back Cottage
Nightly Rate: $239 - $259
Nightly Rate: $239 - $259
Two room suite that has a queen bed in the bedroom and a sleeper sofa in the sitting area. There is a standard bath and a wet bar with frig, microwave and coffee maker. Perfect for families. Flat screen cable TV/DVD combo, fine pressed linens, robes and individual air conditioners. This room can be used in conjunction with the Main cottage. Call for details.
Nightly Rate: $149 - $169
3 miles from I 85/ I 40, Golf, Elon University, Furniture, Greensboro, Raleigh, Downtown, Small town, Wine country
Greensboro, NC (GSO-Piedmont Triad Intl.) 27 miles
From I 85/ I 40 take exit 140. Follow University drive North to Westbrook and turn left.(2 miles) Follow Westbrook to the stopsign at the end. Turn right, you will see Burke Manor in front of you.
Amusement Park, Antique Shopping, Art Galleries, Concert venue, Gourmet/Fine Dining, Historical interests, Lake, Live Music, Movie Theater, Museum, National/State parks, Nature area, Guilford and Alamance Battlegrounds, Replacements, Inc, Tanger Outlet Stores, Burlington City park, Elon University, 5 Wineries- Grove winery, Outlet Stores, Performing Theater, Picnic area, Religious Services, River, Vineyard, Winery, Zoo
Other, Bed and Breakfast, Cottage, Country Inn, Historic Inn
Amenities Basket, Board games, CD player, Computer, Conference Rooms, Copier, Fax Machine, Private entrance, Telephone, Washer/dryer, Wedding Facilities , meeting rooms, beer and wine, wi-fi, jacuzzi tubs or hydro therapy massage showers, gourmet breakfast in dining room/verandah, reception pavillion
Air conditioning, Alarm clock, Bath robes, Ceiling fans, Coffee/Tea facilities, DVD Player, Desk, Fireplace, Fridge, Hairdryer, Hot tub/whirlpool tub, Internet Service, Ironing Board, Microwave, Radio, Satellite/Cable TV, TV, Turndown Service, Wet bar, Wi-Fi, Wired internet
Bicycle riding trails, Bird watching, Canoeing, Golfing, Hiking trails, Horseback riding, Tanger Outlet, 5 wineries, museums, Elon University, Shopping, Sight-seeing, Swimming
Lori and Lil Lacassagne
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by William Nichols
Paperless libraries? Welcome to the 21st century, where one of the last bastions of traditional education is getting a facelift. In an era where books are being fast digitalized and replaced by e-readers, and the expense of running a normal library has forced many institutions to make cutbacks, paperless libraries are a burgeoning idea in the educational sphere.
First stop, the Netherlands, where a noteworthy example of this trend can be seen at the University of Amsterdam's recent retrofit of its 27,000 square foot library. Designed by Studio Roelof Mulder and Bureau Ira Koers, and a recipient of the 2010 Dutch Design Award, the paperless library is essentially a giant study hall with a series of high design workspaces. Now, the 1,500-2000 students who visit daily don't have to fight tooth and nail for a table during finals. In place of traditional library stacks, the university's physical collection is kept in closed repositories and book depots. Students can also go to "the red room" to pick up bins containing books they have ordered online, saving time for those who want to avoid searching through library labyrinths.
Our next stop: the Richard J. Klarchek Information Commons at Loyola University Chicago. Flooded with natural light and offering spectacular lakeshore vistas, this library is entirely devoid of books, instead relying solely upon electronic resources. Ironically, from the exterior the building resembles two limestone bookends supporting a row of glass books.
The library does more than save paper, however. Employing numerous innovative technologies, the LEED Silver building, designed by the Chicago-based architecture firm Solomon Cordwell Buenz, also saves energy. The library features a hybrid system for heating and cooling that utilizes a dual temperature radiant ceiling and glass curtain walls with automatic shades to help minimize heat gain. These dramatic windows also help with natural ventilation by capturing breezes coming off the lake.
The Commons incorporates many recycled materials and water-saving plumbing fixtures, and is surrounded by a high-efficiency irrigation system that works in tandem with a green roof to help collect and direct rain water for reuse—features that have helped to earn the building a nomination for Chicago's Annual Greenworks Awards. M
Photo Credits (From top to bottom)
1. University of Amsterdam (Photo courtesy of Studio Roelof Mulder)
2. Richard J. Klarchek Information Commons at Loyola University (Photo by Bill Zbaren)


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I told you so. Nobody likes hearing those four awful words. As if finding out you were wrong about something wasn't bad enough, there's always someone there to let you know that they correctly predicted a future event. It's annoying. It's irritating. It's infuriating. While nobody likes "I told you so" person, I've got something to tell you: I told you so.
As much as that hurt, it had to be done. Why? Because for the last couple weeks, average fixed-mortgage rates were trending down. However, I knew that sooner rather than later, rates would climb. Surely some of you took advantage and locked in a low rate, others surely decided to wait to see if rates would continue to drop. According to the weekly Primary Mortgage Market Survey, those of you who took advantage of the low rates last week did so at the right time. This week, rates moved higher for the first time in three weeks. Here's the word from Freddie Mac:
30-year fixed-rate mortgage (FRM) averaged 4.16% with an average 0.8 point for the week ending November 7, 2013, up from last week when it averaged 4.10%. A year ago at this time, the 30-year FRM averaged 3.40%.
15-year FRM this week averaged 3.27% with an average 0.7 point, up from last week when it averaged 3.20%. A year ago at this time, the 15-year FRM averaged 2.69%.
5-year Treasury-indexed hybrid adjustable-rate mortgage (ARM) averaged 2.96% this week with an average 0.5 point, unchanged from last week. A year ago, the 5-year ARM averaged 2.73%.
1-year Treasury-indexed ARM averaged 2.61% this week with an average 0.5 point, down from last week when it averaged 2.64%. At this time last year, the 1-year ARM averaged 2.59%.
As always, Frank Nothaft, vice president and chief economist from Freddie Mac, provided us with some valuable insight.
"Fixed mortgage rates rebounded slightly this week on more positive economic data releases. Production in the manufacturing industry expanded for the fifth month in a row in October to the strongest pace since April 2011. Similarly, the non-manufacturing sector grew for the second consecutive month in October and beat the market consensus forecast of a decline. These increases were widespread across the nation, from Chicago to Milwaukee to New York."
While average rates increased, it's not all bad news. Our rates actually took a tiny dip. That's right. We've got low rates that you need to take advantage of now. I'm not talking about a couple hours from now. I mean right this second! Don't make me be that annoying, irritating and infuriating person I talked about earlier once again. If you're looking to refinance or get a new mortgage, don't miss out on these great low rates. Call us today!
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The first piece of legislation that Obama signed into law was a bill named after Ledbetter that would make it easier for workers to sue for pay discrimination.
Obama called the bill "a simple fix to ensure fundamental fairness for American workers." He said that women are "losing thousands of dollars in salary income and retirement savings" because of pay inequities.
"In this economy, when so many folks are already working harder for less and struggling to get by, the last thing they can afford is losing part of each month's paycheck to simple and plain discrimination," Obama said.
Ledbetter, a former supervisor at a Goodyear Tire & Rubber plant in Alabama, entered the ornate hall alongside Obama to applause from a large audience that included more than two dozen bipartisan members of Congress.
Under the Lilly Ledbetter Fair Pay Act, the statute of limitations would run 180 days from each paycheck that is diminished by discrimination. Two years ago, in a case involving Ledbetter, the Supreme Court ruled that a plaintiff must file a suit within 180 days of the original discriminatory act.
Now each pay stub will be considered a separate violation. Workers could collect two years of back pay from the time a suit was filed.
Opponents say the new law eviscerates the statute of limitations, potentially subjecting businesses to costly lawsuits over decades-old compensation decisions involving people who may no longer work at the company. In addition, pensions based on unfair pay may come into question.
"These are the kind of disputes you have to solve quite promptly, otherwise the employer's ability to defend will dissipate very quickly," said Neal Mollen, a partner with Paul Hastings in Washington.
Supporters say the bill reverses a controversial 5-4 Supreme Court decision in 2007. Ledbetter alleged that she was paid less than male counterparts for 20 years. She said she didn't realize the pay discrepancy existed until a colleague placed an anonymous note in her mailbox many years later. She filed her claim in 1998.
Stuart Ishimaru, the chairman of the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission, said the Ledbetter bill simply reinstates the statute of limitations in pay disputes that had been in place before the Supreme Court ruling. The agency receives 5,000 wage dispute filings annually. Ishimaru was appointed chairman by Obama.
"The [Ledbetter law] is a victory for working women and all workers across the country who are shortchanged by receiving unequal pay for performing equal work," Ishimaru said in a statement. "The EEOC intends to enhance enforcement in this area, in addition to increasing public outreach and education."
The House passed the Ledbetter bill in 2007, but it was killed by a Senate filibuster in 2008. This year, a larger Democratic majority ensured Senate approval on January 22. The House originally passed the Ledbetter bill on January 9 and had to approve it again January 27 for procedural reasons.
For Obama, the Alabama grandmother is a touchstone for equality. She campaigned with Obama last fall at events designed to highlight women's issues.
"There are no second-class citizens in our workplaces," Obama said. "Ultimately, equal pay isn't just an economic issue for millions of Americans … it's a question of who we are—and whether we're truly living up to our ideals."
But experts say the law could sharply increase litigation and compliance costs for companies. In the latter area, a premium will be placed on keeping track of pay decision details.
"In an ideal world, an employer would figure out how to keep those records forever," said Andy Tanick, a partner at Ford & Harrison in Minneapolis. "In the real world, they'll have to do the best they can to keep records as long as they reasonably can."
In criticizing the law, one employment lawyer says that it could reassure HR departments that they will be in demand even in a declining economy.
"This will put an enormous burden on HR professionals," said Mollen. Executives are "going to look to HR managers to reconstruct why employee A got [a] 4 percent [raise] and employee B got 3 percent."
Those calculations won't apply to Ledbetter, who will not be able to recover back pay or damages from Goodyear. But she will be immortalized by the eponymous legislation.
And she can take back to Alabama one of several pens Obama used to make it a law.
"To watch him sign a bill that bears my name, a bill that will help women and others fight pay discrimination in the workplace is truly overwhelming," Ledbetter said at a White House reception, according to a press pool report.
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I just got a new windows profile and had to sync my Outlook again. This all worked fine for Mails and contacts.
But "older" calendar entries (everything that was in the calendar before starting the new sync) do not appear in Outlook. If I add entries now, they are synced as usual.
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Currituck, NC
5 Stars
I would recommend this item to a friend.
Easy Installation
May 7, 2013
We found these auger style anchors for our new canopy easy to use. Our ground, however, is soft so we had no trouble just setting them right down into it. We cannot say what the experience would be in rocky ground.
4 Stars
I would recommend this item to a friend.
Anchor Kit for Canopy
October 30, 2012
They worked and helped to keep the 18'x20' canopy that we put up grounded during hurricane Sandy here in Maryland. We saw at least 50 mph winds if not more and the canopy stayed grounded and together. The one dislike was the rope provided with the anchors. But I chose to replace the rope with ratchet straps instead and that worked well.
Pros:Ease of installation
Cons:Would have preferred something better than just a single continuous bundle of rope to tie the canopy down with.


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High-quality cotton jeans 'Alabama' by BOSS
Size & Fits
Cool comfort fit jeans in high-quality cotton with a small percentage of elastane from BOSS. The discreet washed finish gives these relaxed five-pocket jeans a sporty vintage look. A standout flag label in faux leather with a shiny BOSS logo appliqué embellishes the back of the waistband.
Comfort fit
Sleek fine cotton
Discreet wash
Waistband with logo button and zip fly
Five-pocket style with coin pocket
Patch spade pockets on the rear
Metal BOSS logo appliqué on the right coin pocket
Faux leather flag label with a shiny BOSS logo tag on the waistband.


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be used along with the note-taking apps.
Should you buy it: Yes, if you are a gamer. Yes, if you are and artist. Maybe, if you are a regular tablet user. The first two catergories of users will get their moneys worth in a day. Others might not find real value in having the best mobile processor in town inside their seven-inch tablet for checking mails. It is the most powerful Android tablet around and the only concern is whether the Xolo build quality will last as long as you want it to.
What is inside: Android Jelly Bean 4.2 powered by NVIDIA Tegra 4 mobile processor with quad-core Cortex-A15 CPU and 72-core GeForce GPU. Seven-inch HD IPS LCD display (1280x800p) with micro HDMI connector. Rear 5MP HDR and front VGA webcam. 16GB internal storage with microSD expandable up to an additional 32GB.
Price: Rs 17,999
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Increase The Educator Expense Deduction
Posted By Jim On 11/29/2005 @ 9:20 am In Personal Finance | 2 Comments
The Working Families Tax Relief Act of 2004 reinstated a tax break for educators that allow them to deduct up to $250 of qualified out-of-pocket expenses when calculating their AGI, it's called the Educator Expense Deduction. I don't disagree with allowing this but it's an example of how our system is failing if our system anticipates that a teacher in "public or private elementary or secondary schools" will be spending money out of pocket for their classrooms. In fact, I think it should be raised to have no cap or at least a very high cap. When you also consider that teacher salaries are already low, justified by some as reasonable because they only work for part of the year; it's no wonder that the educational system has failed some students.
The only impact I can see, with my rudimentary understanding of how it all works, is that you'll be moving money from the government's bucket to the education system's bucket while decreasing transaction costs. When the government earmarks a dollar for education, it comes from tax revenue. For the dollar to get from income tax, per say, it must be collected, recorded, paperwork, red-tape, blah blah, finally it gets disbursed to the school system, then divvied up to the schools, then checks are cut, blah blah, finally the teacher gets a ten-pack of glue from a special distributor with the school. Instead, the teacher can go down to Wal-Mart, snag a ten-pack of glue (maybe 25 cents more expensive than from the special distributor), save us all a ton of paperwork churning money, and our students can glue their popsicle sticks together without waiting four months.
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May 25, 2016
MSU head basketball coach Tom Izzo was once again a big hit for a full crowd at the Breslin Center.
The coach "flew" in a fighter jet to celebrate the coming of the college basketball season.
The theme of Izzo's mission this year was to set the stage for the season opener on November 11th on the deck of Navy carrier, the U.S.S. Carl Vinson, against North Carolina.
Friday night's madness also featured Suzy Merchant and the MSU women's team.
There were plenty of highlight-worthy dunks as well as appearances by former Spartan players.
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"What I hear a lot is people saying, ''Ralph' is like Pixar film,' which is the highest compliment," admits "Ralph" director Rich Moore about his first experience at Disney after a successful career on TV's "The Simpsons" and "Futurama."
"We're sibling studios, we work closely together and the two cultures are crossing the streams at this point and exploring what makes each other unique but still being true to the studio from which it comes. And coming to Disney means a lot to me. Personally, it was a Disney film, 'The Jungle Book,' that lit the fire and pushed me to where I am today."
But coming to Disney as an outsider gave Moore the opportunity to both embrace and subvert the animation legacy. It wasn't enough that "Ralph" was like making three movies in one with its three retro video game worlds (the 8-bit "Niceland," the "Halo"-like "Hero's Duty," and the candy-coated "Sugar Rush"), Moore had to pull it all together with Ralph and Vanellope.
"My experience with 'The Simpsons' is that if you're going to be subversive you have to be heartfelt," Moore suggests. "It has to feel humane and that's what I wanted with this movie. And my job as a director has always been the same: to tell a story worth telling in a world we believe with characters we love and care about."
Of the three video game worlds, "Sugar Rush" proved the most fun and daunting and most Disney-like in its charm and whimsy, a tasty place where there are plenty of visual puns but it's not all Laughy Taffy thrills.
"This was the area where the animators could go all out with the style of the animation that harkens back to the Disney of the golden age with 'Peter Pan' and 'Alice in Wonderland,'" Moore recalls. "And with the technology we continued with the success of 'Tangled' by taking the spirit of the 2D animation and bringing it into the medium of computer animation in a way that feels new and relevant."


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Unravel the mystery of Photoshop. Learning how to use layers is the key! This class teaches the fundamentals of layering. To understanding layering, think of stacking transparencies of different graphics to give the appearance of one image. Add some art to the mystery with Painting and Editing. Work with colors, brushes, gradients, and more. NOTE: You must register for the event to see the location.
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