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HEARTFELT tributes have been paid to an adventure-loving Black Country motorcyclist and rugby player who was killed in a road crash while riding in France.
Father-of-two David Cook, aged 41, who played for the veterans at Old Halesonians Rugby Club, Hagley, died after his motorcycle was hit by a car near Marseille last Friday night (June 14).
He was on his way home, heading towards Calais, after enjoying a touring holiday in southern France with friend Bernie Brinkmann from Stourbridge.
Mr Brinkmann, aged 63, has been struggling to take in the tragedy which has left friends and family heartbroken.
He said: "I'm gutted, He was a lovely lad.
"We went biking every year. We'd been there just over a week and we'd ridden over 2,000 miles, we were on our way back.
"It's awful. It was a head on collision. He was at the back, I was at the front. I saw it and managed to swerve at the last second; he had no chance. It's a really sad loss."
David, who was also a keen scuba diver and Tough Guy competitor, leaves a wife Joy, two grown-up children - Adam, aged 22, and Chloe, aged 19, father John, mum Margaret and a sister Mandy, aged 39.
Joy, aged 44, described him as a "very, very supportive" family man for whom "nothing was ever too much trouble".
Known as 'Cookie' to many of his friends, David was passionate about motorcycling and was a "very good biker", she said.
"He knew exactly what he was doing. His bike was part of him."
She said he had toured France, Germany and Spain on his motorcycle and would ride everyday to Evans & White Manufacturing Ltd in Kingswinford where he was works manager.
David's devastated dad John, aged 65, from Amblecote, who is preparing to fly out to France to bring his son's body home, said: "I'm very proud of him. He was a very strong man, and confident in his own abilities.
"He was a fantastic gentleman and he was a very, very successful engineer.
"I'm going to miss him so much. He was an incredible man, loved by hundreds of us."
David Millward, managing director at Evans & White Manufacturing Ltd, said David would be "sorely missed by his colleagues and customers alike". He added: "Our thoughts at the moment are with his wife Joy and family."
Pals at Old Halesonians Rugby Club, Hagley, where David had been a member since his teens, have also spoken of their shock at the news of his sudden death.
Richard Thomas posted on the club's website: "I am privileged to have known Cookie, and played with him for several years. Dave was a real competitor with a desire to win.
"The club loses a great player and loyal servant. The loss to Joy and his family is unthinkable and my thoughts are with them. "
Club president Simon Hussey said David's death was a "sad loss to the club", adding: "He was a quiet, unassuming man who gave a valuable contribution to the rugby club.
"We offer our condolences and total support to his family at this difficult time."
David's funeral will be held at 2.10pm at Gornal Wood Crematorium, followed by a wake at Old Halesonians RFC.


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What is peripheral artery bypass surgery?
Why do people have peripheral artery bypass surgery?
What types of peripheral artery bypass surgery do doctors use?
What are the risks of peripheral artery bypass surgery?
How do I prepare for peripheral artery bypass surgery?
What happens during peripheral artery bypass surgery?
What happens after peripheral artery bypass surgery?
What happens after I get home?
What changes should I watch for?
What can I do to take care of myself in the future?
How can I learn more about peripheral artery bypass surgery?
How can I learn about related topics?
Peripheral artery bypass surgery is used to treat severe peripheral artery disease (PAD). In PAD, blood flow through the arteries to your legs and feet is reduced because the arteries have become narrowed or blocked by fatty material called plaque. This condition is called atherosclerosis. The surgery involves using either a healthy blood vessel or manmade (synthetic) condult to create a detour (bypass) around the narrowed or blocked segments of the artery. This improves blood flow.
Peripheral artery bypass surgery restores blood flow to your legs and feet.
The surgery relieves pain, improves your activity level and reduces the chance that you will need amputation.
If you smoke, quit. Smoking increases the chance that you will need further surgery or possibly an amputation.
Regular physical activity may help you avoid future surgery.
If you have PAD, you are also at risk for heart attack and stroke.
In PAD, fatty material called plaque builds up in the inner lining of the arteries that supply blood to your legs and feet. This buildup narrows or blocks your arteries and reduces the amount of blood and oxygen that gets to your leg muscles. As a result, you may have severe pain or weakness in your legs, and develop foot sores that won't heal. This puts you at risk for infection, tissue death (gangrene), and amputation of a foot or leg.
Doctors often use medicines and a procedure called peripheral angioplasty to open up the narrowed arteries, relieve your pain and save your legs and feet. If these treatments don't work well enough, your doctor may suggest peripheral artery bypass surgery. Surgery can help ease your pain and get you back to the activities you enjoy. It may also help you avoid amputation of a foot or leg.
Doctors identify these surgeries based on where an artery is blocked:
Tibioperoneal bypass is for arteries in your lower leg or foot.
Femoropopliteal, or fem-pop bypass, is for arteries above and below your knee.
Aortobifemoral bypass is for the abdominal aorta, the major artery that passes through your belly, and the large arteries that branch off of it.
All surgeries carry some risk. The risks of peripheral artery bypass surgery include:
Heart attack or stroke.
Swelling of your legs. Some mild swelling may be permanent.
Narrowing or blockage of the new blood vessel. If this happens, your symptoms may be worse than before surgery. You may need another bypass procedure or, in rare cases, an amputation.
In general, doctors ask you to have a chest X-ray, an electrocardiogram (ECG or EKG) blood tests and urine tests. Your doctor may also ask you to have:
An angiogram before the surgery, so doctors can pinpoint where your arteries are narrowed or blocked.
An arterial blood flow test, which measures the flow of blood through your arteries and tells your doctor about the nature and location of any narrowed or blocked spots.
Duplex scanning, an ultrasound test that makes a picture of an artery or of the vein your doctor may use for the bypass surgery.
In addition:
Your doctor may ask you not to take medicines, such as aspirin, that affect blood clotting. You should discuss your medicine schedule with your doctor.
Don't eat or drink anything after midnight on the day of surgery.
On the morning of your surgery, you'll be admitted to the hospital. Your nurse will give you pre-operation medicines and prepare you for surgery.
A vascular surgeon performs this operation in a hospital. During the procedure:
A nurse puts an intravenous line (IV) in your arm. You get a medicine (general anesthesia) to put you to sleep.
The doctor uses either a vein taken from your leg or a man-made (synthetic) blood vessel to route blood around the blocked section of your artery.
The doctor sews one end of the vein to the artery above the blocked spot and attaches the other end to the artery below the blocked spot.
The surgery takes about 3 to 4 hours.
Nurses check on you frequently. If you have pain, ask the nurse for medicine.
Expect to have a catheter in your bladder for 1 or 2 days after the surgery. Also expect to get some fluids through an IV until you can drink on your own.
As you gain strength, your doctor will tell you when you can get out of bed and how much you should move. It's important to begin taking short walks, and to put some weight on the leg that had the surgery.
Your leg may swell after surgery. Your doctor may order elastic bandages for it to reduce the swelling.
Before you leave the hospital, you'll get instructions on how to care for yourself while you recover. Here are some of the main points:
Recovery time differs for each person. Return to your normal activities gradually, and allow time for rest.
Get daily activity, such as walking, to increase blood flow, strengthen your muscles and help you feel better.
You will need to bathe or shower based on your doctor's recommendations. Make sure to completely and gently dry the incision (cut).
If you feel good, you can have sex after you have been home for 2 or 3 weeks. You can drive when you no longer have pain and can move your legs well. Ask your doctor when you can return to work. This will depend on your job and your condition.
It's important to take care of the skin on your feet and legs. Wear clean socks or stockings and shoes that fit well. Don't wear tight socks or panty hose.
Call your doctor if you notice:
A change in your incision such as a change in color, smell, and type or amount of fluid coming from it
Your incision swells, turns red, or feels hot or tender
A fever over 100° F
Sharp pain in your belly or legs
You can't move or feel your legs, or your legs tingle, feel cold or change color
People with PAD usually develop atherosclerosis in other parts of the body. You can take steps to make all your blood vessels healthier.
If you smoke, quit. You may need more surgery or an amputation if you keep smoking. Avoid secondhand smoke.
Be physically active. Walk, ride a bike, or do other types of physical activity for at least 30 minutes five days a week.
Know your blood pressure numbers. Work with your doctor to reach a goal blood pressure of less than 120/80 mm Hg.
Lower your blood cholesterol levels by eating healthy foods (high in fiber and low in cholesterol, saturated fat and trans fat) and taking your cholesterol-lowering medicine. Keep your LDL "bad" cholesterol below 100 mg/dL. People who are at very high risk for coronary heart disease may benefit from lowering LDL cholesterol below 70 mg/dL.
If you have diabetes, work with your doctor to keep your blood sugar under control and maintain an HbA1c of less than 7 percent. HbA1c (hemoglobin A1c) is a blood test that measures your average blood sugar level for the previous 2 to 3 months.
These are also important:
If you are overweight, set your initial goal at a loss of 5 to 10 pounds. If you need to lose more, a weight loss of 1 to 2 pounds per week is recommended until you reach a healthy weight.
If you drink alcohol, have only 1 alcoholic drink a day if you're a woman, 2 if you're a man.
Talk with your doctor. Here are some good questions to ask:
Where are my arteries blocked?
How do I keep the new sections of the artery from becoming blocked?
Will this surgery lessen my pain?
When will I be able to walk and engage in other types of physical activity?
How long will the new sections of artery last?
Related topics include:
High Blood Pressure
High Cholesterol
Peripheral Angiogram
Peripheral Angioplasty
Peripheral Artery Disease (PAD)
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This article was published 12/6/2014 (1163 days ago), so information in it may no longer be current.
It may not have the lustre of the FBI's Most Wanted list. But Manitoba RCMP have put together their own public plea to bring some fugitives to justice.
They are specifically focusing on five men who are wanted — in some cases for several years — in the northern part of the province:
- Kenneth Christopher Cook, 33. He's been sought by police since 2010 on charges including assault, possession of marijuana for the purpose of trafficking and numerous breaches of court orders. He is 5'11" and approximately 220 pounds. Anyone with information is asked to call Thompson RCMP at 204-677-6909.
- Karl Gordon Joseph Church, 24. He has been AWOL since 2011 on charges of impaired driving. Church is 5'5" and approximately 161 pounds. Anyone with information is asked to Flin Flon RCMP at 204-687-1423.
- Johnathon Alexander Klayton Munro, 21. He has been wanted since early 2013 on numerous charges including robbery, assault causing bodily harm and theft. Munro is 6'2" and approximately 150 pounds. He has multiple tattoos, including one of "FLETT" on his right forearm, a tattoo of a cross on his left middle finger, and a tattoo of "JF" on his left hand. Anyone with information is asked to call The Pas RCMP at 204-627-6204.
- Arthur Lawrence Ducharme, 23. He is facing charges of aggravated assault, assault causing bodily harm and failing to comply with probation. He is 5'9" and approximately 181 pounds. Anyone with information is asked to call The Pas RCMP at 204-627-6204.
- Michael James Schwartz, 31. He is wanted on charges of theft over $5,000, possession of property obtained by crime, proceeds of crime and failing to comply with a court order. He is 6'2" and approximately 210 pounds. Anyone with information is asked to call Thompson RCMP at 204-677-6909.
RCMP say those wishing to remain anonymous can also contact Crime Stoppers about any of the missing men at 1-800-222-8477 or submit a secure tip online at www.manitobacrimestoppers.com or text "TIPMAN" plus your message to CRIMES (274637).


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Lessons Learned from Release 0.4
Aperi Wiki Home Aperi Process Lessons Learned
A Lessons Learned discussion was held during the Aperi Development Status meeting on 1/21/08 for the SRM R0.4 and SAN Simulator R0.1. The intent was to get feedback from the community on their Release 0.4 and SAN Simulator experience and provide suggestions for improvement for follow on releases.
- Topics for discussion included, but were not limited to:
- requirements and planning
- implementation / code
- information development
- third party components
- integration / build
- test
- availability
- tools; cvs, bugzilla, wiki, home page, etc.
- project management, tracking, meetings, mailing lists, communication, etc.
- Feedback from the team:
- Post to aperi-dev instead of sending email. Everyone benefits. The more communication we have on the mailing list, the better.
- Smoke tests catch items ahead of time like CIMOM 5.2 and are very valuable. Continue running smoke tests.***# JRE version support – we currently support V1.5. We are bound to Eclipse, which is running V1.5
- recommend people download 1.5, install and run with that.
- Make a change to the install instructions, put into a special location, the zip file, expand, and point everything for that. JRE for Aperi is a fixed entity.
- Aperi checks for JRE is for 5 and above, but should be specifically for 1.5
- SAN Simulator – people need to install JDK 1.5, especially in order to work with SRM
- DB2 download, next release, check DB2 support prior to IDVT
- SAN Simulator snapshot support – great feature, need to have a large scale snapshot that we can use for future test
- We need to put more of an effort into our document reviews. Provide the material earlier in the cycle and the team needs to make sure they take the time to review.


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This slang term is Swedish and it essentially means, "gay bugger". Bugger being the British slang for someone who practices sodomy.
Bög - gay
Jävel - bugger
Bög - gay
Jävel - bugger
Korosh är en bögjävel. Men jag älskar att mysa med honom.
Cyrus is a gaybugger. But I love to cuddle with him.
Cyrus is a gaybugger. But I love to cuddle with him.
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Here's one way to watch the game locally
Okay, Bucs fans, Sunday's game between the Bucs and Browns is officially blacked out. So your options to watch the game? Well, you could actually go to the game. Or you could travel outside the 75-mile black-out zone and find a sports bar that is showing all the NFL games, including the Bucs.
Or you can wait until midnight -- some 11 hours after kickoff -- and watch the game on your computer. Just like last season, NFL.com will make blacked-out games available this season to the local markets beginning at midnight.
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MTV.com has rolled out the first of three exclusive webisodes featuring Shakira during her "Oral Fixation Tour."
Shakira willingly shares her "Dirty Little Secrets" with you all. The singer is having the first of three exclusive "webisodes", featuring her during her "Oral Fixation Tour," launched by MTV.
The webisode, which features footage that can only be seen on mtv.com, is a follow up to the "Dirty Little Secrets" contest that chose one lucky fan to go on the singer's 2006 world tour as an official "fan correspondent."
And as for the first webisode, it features contest winner Rachel Newhouse, a behind-the-scenes look at the tour, and a live performance of "Hips Don't Lie" featuring Wyclef Jean. The first webisode is up and running right now on mtv.com. The others are soon to follow.
A bit on the "Dirty Little Secrets," it is a contest launched by Shakira and MTV with contestants required to submit essays outlining why they were Shakira's biggest fan and why they should be afforded such an opportunity.
In other Shakira news, the Latin recording artist literally lends her name to a new car design as she autographs SEAT's Leon Cupra at the 77th Geneva Motor Show in Switzerland on Wednesday March 7th. Owned by parent company Volkswagen, the Spanish carmaker is sponsoring the Colombian pop star's current European tour.


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Women who wear a UK size 12 might fit into a Norwegian size C38, a French size 40, a German size 38 or an Italian size 44.
But there are no guarantees, because they are all slightly differently sized from each other. In fact, there's even inconsistency within the UK system itself, so a size 12 in one shop could be a size 10 in another.
These flaws in the sizing system may explain men's difficulties in shopping for women's clothes. But I can't rely on this excuse for long because agreement on a new pan-European standard - under the name EN-13402 - has reached its final stages after years of wrangling. It will apply to men and women.
The pictogram - an outline of the human body - will be displayed by shops on individual garments. For trousers, for example, the diagram will have precise waist and inside leg measurements, and for bras, it will show undergirth and cup size.
There was, however, disagreement between the 37 participating countries over "intervals" - the gaps between different sizes. The UK, which uses old-fashioned imperial measurements of two inches (around 5cm) between sizes, was outvoted - intervals between the new sizes will be in centimetres (either 4cm or 8cm).
Six-digit sizes
It's taken eight years to settle on this pan-European standard, but one sticking point remains: a standard numbering system.
Some countries favour replacing the current two-digit systems with codes that could be as long as six digits. So instead of simple numbers, like 12, 14 or 38, in future there could be sizes like "805523" or "956247".
The aim is to encapsulate several of a person's measurements, like chest or neck measurements, in one long number. But the plans have attracted severe criticism.
"It's all very accurate," says Warwick Cairns, an author who writes about measurement. "But for the sort of people who actually go shopping, particularly a husband going shopping for his wife, it's a very, very complex nightmare."
Despite the shortcomings of the current "folk" systems for sizing, they at least capture the variation in body types in a way that shoppers can relate to, he says.
The British sizing system was designed by tailors over hundreds of years and codified in the 1950s by the British Standards Institution.
The sizes are even-numbered (8, 10, 12 etc) and while odd numbered "half sizes" like 11 and 13 technically exist, in practice they are rarely manufactured.
Elizabeth Fox of the British Standards Institution shares this scepticism about the new codes. She is arguing at the European level that that the pictogram should be the main labelling used, and the codes are too complicated.
The new system - like the old one - will be voluntary, so manufacturers simply won't use it if shoppers find it incomprehensible, she says.
It seems that the size 10, 12 and 14 system, however confusing, may be with us.
BBC Radio 4's More or Less will be broadcast on Monday 10 December 2007 at 1630 GMT.
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The Office of the Vice Chancellor for Research invites you to the 2012 IUPUI Research Day. This is IUPUI's Open House celebration of its cutting-edge and multifaceted research and scholarly activities.
The Research Day events begin in the morning with undergraduate, graduate and professional student poster presentations and undergraduate oral presentations coordinated by the Center for Research and Learning. The afternoon will include the Research Frontiers Distinguished Lecture presented by Dr. Joan Ferrini-Mundy, Assistant Director, National Science Foundation, the Research Frontiers Trailblazer Awards, faculty research poster presentations highlighting the groundbreaking research conducted on the IUPUI campus, and a community showcase coordinated by the IUPUI Solution Center and TRIP.
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Kim Kardashian's implants and other news
- Robert Pattinson works the talk show circuit. No allergic reactions to vagina yet. [Lainey Gossip]
- Michael Douglas might've neglected his son Cameron. [PopEater]
- Amy Winehouse has money for a house? How the fuck… [Dlisted]
- Jessica Simpson is doing it wrong. [DrunkenStepfather: Site is NSFW]
- Jude Law took his lawyer to meet his bastard daughter. Hope somebody scrapbooked that. [Huffington Post]
- Courtney Love and Lily Allen having a grown-up argument. On Twitter. [TheFABlife]
- J-Woww and Kim Kardashian really do have a lot in common now that I'm staring directly at it. [StarPulse]
- Tim Burton must've paid a lot for this. [Just Jared]
- Bill Cosby flips out on his publicist. [Bossip]
- Kirstie Alley cut one of her toes off. Let's be honest. [The Blemish]
- Jennifer Lopez does Rihanna. [Amy Grindhouse]
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According to Sudheendra Babu, he along with his wife Hemashree went to Anantapur district, Andhra Pradesh, recently and stayed at his friend's house. While on their way to Bangalore, she fell unconscious. He rushed to Baptist Hospital around 3.30 pm where she was declared brought dead.
The doctors said that Hemashree was dead at least six hours before she was brought to the hospital. Later, her parents filed a complaint and claimed that she was murdered. The cops have arrested Sudheendra Babu and are investigating the case.
Hemashree (26) and Sudheendra Babu (48) tied the knot on June 22, 2008 in Tirupathi. The age difference between the couple had raised eyebrows after the actress lodged a complaint against her hubby-parents claiming that she was not aware of his age and she was cheated. However, surprisingly, she took back the complaint the next day.
The actress entered films as a child artist and acted in over 35 television serials. Sirivantha, Varsha, Marma, Ugragami, Veera Parampare are her notable films. She ruled the small-screen for about six years and gained popularity in Neere Ninagondu Seere.


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Quaker Valley grad Bemis finds continued success with indoor track and field
Tabitha Bemis had already enjoyed a busy weekend at the PSAC Indoor Track and Field Championships on Feb. 23 and 24 by winning the 60-meter hurdles, triple jump and long jump.
But that all came before the Quaker Valley graduate was thrust into Edinboro's 4x400-meter relay team on short notice and led the team to victory, prompting Bemis to be named the 2013 PSAC indoor track and field championship field MVP and Overall Most Valuable Athlete as she led Edinboro to a second-place finish.
Edinboro's top runner on the 4x400-meter relay team was unable to compete after being in emergency care the night before with pneumonia, so Fighting Scots coach Doug Watts turned to Bemis, a junior, to fill the void and run as the second leg in the race, despite a lack of preparation.
"You can't deny, once she got that baton, she could have got beat but she has something tremendously special that can pull out," Watts said. "I'm not telling you that she ran for herself in any way whatsoever. She ran for the team and the effect that it could have with everybody else."
"The 4x4 was the icing on the cake," Bemis said. "I think that was the highlight of the meet for me."
But the 4x400 victory was just one of many highlights for the former Quaker Valley standout, who took home gold in four events at the PSAC championship.
Bemis won the long jump on the first day of the event before claiming the title in the triple jump (11.86 meters) and 60-meter hurdles championship with a time of 8.60 in the event's second day.
Winning those three individual titles to go along with her team title in the relay made Bemis an easy choice for the meet's top honors, an award she is grateful to have won. She also was named the Atlantic Region's athlete of the year for the second straight season.
"It's an honor just knowing that I could come in and I really just wanted to perform how I knew I could perform and wherever that put me was great," Bemis said. "My performance wasn't the best I wanted, but it ended up being the best that day."
The All-Atlantic Region honoree quickly turned her attention to the NCAA Division II Indoor Track and Field Championships over the weekend in Birmingham, Ala.
Bemis, a two-time All-American, triple jumped 12.04 meters, which was good enough for 11th overall. She also ran to a 16th-place finish in the 60-meter hurdles (8.90) and jumped to the 12th-place finish in the long jump (5.68 meters).
While Watts said it's always great to be named as an All-American, that isn't necessarily the outward goal he has for Bemis this year.
"I don't care if she's an All-American or not," Watts said prior to the national meet. "That's not the measurement of who she was, she already proved who she was.
"You've more than achieved our goals. She's more than achieved what she's needed to do as a good runner and a good jumper so whatever comes out of there is only going to be truly icing on the cake."
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JASON Matthews has sealed a double deal by signing two youngsters from Plymouth Argyle.
The Terras' boss has clinched the signatures of defender Jamie Richards and winger Isaac Vassell on loan until the end of the season.
Richards, 19, who returns to the Bob Lucas Stadium after making six appearances for Weymouth at the back end of last season, joined Argyle at the age of nine and has progressed through the club's centre of excellence.
Meanwhile, winger Vassell, 20, is a nephew of former England international Darius Vassell.
He has also progressed through the Devon club's youth system and made his Football League debut in 2011.
A delighted Matthews, who side entertain struggling Bashley today (3pm) in the Calor Southern Premier Division, said: "Plymouth have done us a massive favour by allowing these players to join and I would like to thank them.
"I feel things are moving in the right direction with the squad.
"We have a great training session on Thursday night and things are looking very positive with an eye on next season.
"We've had a lot of injuries recently and, with the two Plymouth lads coming in and Jake Green declaring himself fit, I actually have a selection headache for the first time tomorrow."


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const char name[ 16 ] = "Albert Einstein";
int main() You have { } but not int main try adding that then compiling also I don't think you can output like that in c although I have never tried it. I think the correct form would be name not name[] or are you trying to output the first character? that would be name[ 0 ];
Also it should be a const char and you should also put a size + 1 for the size of the char since the string ends in a null terminating character.
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Adams County is the fifth-most populous of the 64 counties of the U.S. state of Colorado. As of the 2010 census, the population was 441,603. The county seat is Brighton. The county is named for Alva Adams, Governor of the State of Colorado.
Adams County is part of the Denver-Aurora-Lakewood, CO Metropolitan Statistical Area.
On May 30, 1854, the Kansas-Nebraska Act created the Territory of Nebraska and Territory of Kansas, divided by the Parallel 40° North (168th Avenue in present-day Adams County). The future Adams County, Colorado, occupied a strip of northern Arapahoe County, Kansas Territory, immediately south of the Nebraska Territory.
In 1859, John D. "Colonel Jack" Henderson built a ranch, trading post, and hotel on Henderson Island in the South Platte River in Arapahoe County, Kansas Territory. Jack Henderson was the former editor and proprietor of the Leavenworth (Kansas Territory) Journal and an outspoken pro-slavery politician who had been accused of vote fraud in eastern Kansas. Henderson sold meat and provisions to gold seekers on their way up the South Platte River Trail to the gold fields during the Pike's Peak Gold Rush. Henderson Island was the first permanent settlement in the South Platte River Valley between Fort Saint Vrain in the Nebraska Territory and the Cherry Creek Diggings in the Kansas Territory. Jack Henderson eventually returned to eastern Kansas and (ironically) fought for the Union in the American Civil War. Henderson Island is today the site of the Adams County Regional Park and Fairgrounds.
The eastern portion of the Kansas Territory was admitted to the Union as the State of Kansas on January 29, 1861, and on February 28, 1861, the remaining western portion of the territory was made part of the new Colorado Territory. The Colorado Territory created Arapahoe County, on November 1, 1861, and Colorado was admitted to the Union on August 1, 1876.[1]
In 1901, the Colorado General Assembly voted to split Arapahoe County into three parts: a new Adams County, a new consolidated City and County of Denver, and the remainder of the Arapahoe County to be renamed South Arapahoe County. A ruling by the Colorado Supreme Court, subsequent legislation, and a referendum delayed the creation of Adams County until November 15, 1902. Governor James Bradley Orman designated Brighton as the temporary Adams County Seat. Adams County originally stretched 160 miles (258 kilometers) from present-day Sheridan Boulevard to the Kansas state border. On May 12, 1903, the eastern 88 miles (142 kilometers) of Adams County was transferred to the new Washington County and the new Yuma County, reducing the length of Adams County to the present 72 miles (116 kilometers). On November 8, 1904, Adams County voters chose Brighton as the permanent county seat.
A 1989 vote transferred 53 square miles (137 square kilometers) of Adams County to the City and County of Denver for the proposed Denver International Airport, leaving the densely populated western portion of the county as two oddly-shaped peninsulas. Adams County lost the tip of its northwest corner when the consolidated City and County of Broomfield was created on November 15, 2001.
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This article was published 5/5/2011 (2300 days ago), so information in it may no longer be current.
When we last spoke, I was getting ready for Tuesday night's Winnipeg Wine Festival ancillary events. The first was a VQA wines of Canada tasting in the lounge of the cityplace Boston Pizza. I'm a big booster of Canadian wines, and for $20 this tasting might have been the deal of the week.
This was the first year the tasting has been at this venue - in previous years it has been hosted at Tavern United downtown, typically on the rooftop patio. I'd be surprised if the VQA tasting was back at the Boston Pizza - it was cramped, and the shape of the room (sort of oblong-ish) meant the tables at each end had a fair bit of space while those along the middle were quite squished. Anyway, there were some really elegant whites and a couple dynamite reds, especially from CedarCreek, Inniskillin Okanagan, and Sandhill (whose winemaker, Howard Soon, was on hand).
From Boston Pizza it was straight over to the Espana - Wines from Spain event at the Blaze Bistro in the Delta. As I mentioned somewhere, the "grape stomp" component of the event was gone, but I didn't really hear many complaints about its absence. Some Spanish Cava (bubbly) cleansed the palate nicely before starting in again on the few whites and piles of reds (and one sherry - drink more sherry, people). Flamenco guitar serenaded tasters as they wrestled with a room full of big, earthy reds. Good stuff.
Last night was the California wine event at The Current at Inn at the Forks, and it certainly didn't disappoint. There were a bunch of California-inspired food stations, an instrumental surf-rock band, and plenty of wine to go around. The white wines were mainly Chardonnay, with a few other grape varieties thrown in for good measure. Among the reds wines there were surprisingly few Pinot Noirs, but a whole pile of Cabernet Sauvignons and a healthy helping of Zinfandel.
According to Rick Slomka, Canadian Director of the California Wine Institute, sales of California wine in Canada continue to climb, with healthy growth in most areas of the country. As for what's hot in California, the Paso Robles winemaking region is catching fire these days (not literally, although it's bloody hot there), as are red blends from the Golden State. We're not necessarily talking cheap blends either a-la a lot of Australian entry-level Shiraz-Cabernets - California is making more and more red blends in the mid-tier price category (let's say $20-25 and up).
Some of my faves from these events include:
Freixenet NV Elyssia Gran Cuvee (Cava, Spain) $24.99
Freixenet NV Elyssia Pinot Noir Brut (Cava, Spain) $24.99
Segura Viudas 2007 Vintage Brut (Cava, Spain) $16.98
Sandhill 2009 Chardonnay (Okanagan Valley, BC) $16.99
Lake Breeze 2007 Gewurztraminer (Okanagan Valley, BC) $23.68
CedarCreek 2009 Pinot Gris (Okanagan Valley, BC) $18.99
Pelee Island 2008 Late Harvest Riesling (Pelee Island, Ontario) $14.95
Beringer 2008 Private Reserve Chardonnay (Napa Valley, California) $49.52
Kendall Jackson 2009 Vintner's Reserve Chardonnay (California) $17.07
Ironstone 2008 Obsession (California) $12.95
Stork's Tower 2009 Sauvignon Blanc Verdejo (Castilla, Spain) $13.50
Miguel Torres 2009 (I think - I forgot to write down the vintage) Vina Esmerelda (Catalunya, Spain) $12.95
CedarCreek 2007 Cabernet-Merlot (Okanagan Valley, BC) $23.99
Henry of Pelham 2008 Pinot Noir (Niagara Peninsula, Ontario) $16.95
Greg Norman 2006 Zinfandel (Red Hills Lake County, California) $22.99
Beringer 2004 Private Reserve Cabernet Sauvignon (Napa Valley, California) $149.99
Wente 2007 Charles Wetmore Cabernet Sauvignon (Livermore Valley, California) $25.33
Paso Creek 2008 Zinfandel (Paso Robles, California) n/a - coming to Manitoba soon
Clos du Val 2009 Zinfandel (Napa Valley, California) $23.99
Liberty School 2009 Zinfandel (California) $19.99
Bodegas Campo Viejo 2002 Gran Reserva (Rioja, Spain) $29.95
Bodegas Juan Gil 2008 Silver Label (Jumilla, Spain) $24.95
Descendientes de J. Palacios 2008 Petalos (Bierzo, Spain) $23.95
Marques de Caceres 2004 Reserva (Rioja, Spain) $32.74
Tio Pepe NV Extra Dry Fino Sherry (Jerez, Spain) $13.55
More to come! For my thoughts (and others' thoughts) on the events as they go down, follow the #wpgwine11 hashtag on Twitter <http://search.twitter.com/search?q=%23wpgwine11> .


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The river, which runs through Wanstead and South Woodford, is regularly put on flood alert, most recently for several days between December to February this year.
The approved plans include building two new pumping stations and a flood storage area in Chigwell Road, Woodford Green, which will cost around £3million, with construction to be completed by 2016.
There will be a further flood storage area at Shonks Mill, north of the M25, to reduce the river's flow. It will cost around £10million, with construction set to be completed by 2025.
In a letter written to Redbridge councillors last week, the Environment Agency said around 1000 people will benefit from the plan.
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"The implementation of this strategy will benefit 1000 properties in the catchment."
Liberal Democrat Cllr Ian Bond, of Roding ward, welcomed the news.
He said: "This is good news that the plan has been formally implemented and it is certainly a long time coming but there is finally movement on the matter.
"It has been a really slow process but the end is in sight for people who are affected by flooding along the river.
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At some point, the thought of Jamie Dixon leaving Pitt may become absurd.
No one would ever suggest Coach K would leave Duke or Jim Boeheim would leave Syracuse or "that one football coach" would ever leave "that one school" in the middle of the state. Much like no one doubted that Bobby Bowden or Gary Williams would leave their respective programs until it became time to hang it up.
He's only been in the alpha dog in Oakland eight seasons - a pup compared to the above names - but in that time it seems like the Southern Cal native has grown immensely attached to Pitt and Pittsburgh as a whole. Exhibit A: a segment on The Fan this morning taped during last night's "Century of Change" event honoring Pitt's African American athletes. Notice the small things, like how he referred to his boss Steve Pederson as "Steve." Like how he used "we" to refer to Pitt, even though the Pitt he was describing was pre-World War II. Like how damn genuine he sounds as he gushes about it all.
It seems like a match made in heaven. Dixon is well-paid and successful at a high major program in what is regarded as the best conference in the country. Pitt gets a coach who has earned the respect of his superiors for consistently winning while keeping the program out of the police beat and from under the magnifying glass of NCAA investigators . Surely, he's earned some chits to cash in if there's ever a down year or two, and in the volitile world of college coaching, those are rare.
And that match is why I don't think Dixon will ever leave Oakland.
Of course, there will always be rumors. The Maryland rumors were addressed in The Fan interview. Dixon, to his credit, departed from the coachspeak and really gave an honest assessment of last weekend:
Yeah, I mean I kind of laugh at them now, all the things that get talked about, but I think it's just a compliment to the University of Pittsburgh if those rumors are out there and schools call. Like I said with our assistant coaches that continue to get head jobs - they're hiring a coach from the University of Pittsburgh. When they go to the press conference, no one knows who the guys is, but they're saying 'the assistant from the University of Pittsburgh.' And they want to hire someone who comes from a great academic school - that's what presidents are looking for and athletic directors are looking for - and they want to hire someone from a successful basketball program that's represented the University in the way that they want to be represented. And so I think it's a compliment to the University of Pittsburgh and that's how I look at it.
So it doesn't really bother me, I don't give it much thought and I just kind of brush it off. This one was different because everybody knew about my connection to the athletic director and how close he is with our family. We talk all the time so I understand, but we'll be friends for a long time. Maryland got a great coach in Mark Tuergen, a good friend of mine and a great coach so that's exciting for them.
And speaking of assistants, Andy Katz lists why being Dixon's number two is one of the best gigs in the game:
The most coveted assistant coaching job in the Big East might be on Jamie Dixon's staff at Pitt.
"Why wouldn't an administration want a coach who works for him?" [Towson HC Pat] Skerry said of Dixon. "He's incredibly focused. He's incredibly consistent. The way [his teams] play, he gives a team a chance to win every night. The focus is on defense, rebounding."
[Marshall HC Tom] Herrion was on Dixon's bench when the Panthers lost to Villanova on a last-second basket in the 2009 Elite Eight. He coached Marshall to a 22-12 record in his first season with the Thundering Herd.
"I believe that people across the country truly appreciate and respect the level of success that Jamie and the Pitt program have established and, more importantly, the integrity with which Jamie lives and coaches," Herrion said.
[Rutgers HC Mike] Rice, who is recruiting well at Rutgers and just secured transfer Wally Judge from Kansas State, said "everyone wants to copy the success Pitt has had."
"Jamie does it right on and off the floor, and everyone wants to emulate what he has created," Rice said. "The quickest way to do that is by hiring his assistants. I never thought I'd be there one year. But I jumped at the chance to go to Robert Morris in my hometown. He's consistent with who he's hired. He has an eye for talent."
Dixon has the Midas touch for assistants. That's partially attributable to success of the program and partly attributable selecting the right guys. There haven't been any shady hirings like have been the case elsewhere. Dixon's success has enabled him to recruit up-and-comers who will come to Pitt and then move on to begin their own journeys as head coaches. He selects quality assistants and then they get the powerful "Jamie Dixon approved" label. And as Dixon put it well in the interview, no Towson fan knew who Pat Skerry was. No Marshall fan knew of Tom Herrion. But those guys were winners - they coached with Dixon at Pitt.
From the university, the focus has been on building a powerhouse program from the ground up. There's been patience from the University even though there is some ludacris notions on the outside that the program is stalled out in regular season greatness and post-season mediocricy. But there's been no panic from Pitt. And for that patience and "hands-off" approach, Dixon has rewarded Pitt with a top program that will make a Final Four one day is now an annual contender for the Big East crown.
That's why everyone wants him. Sometimes we can't see it because we're just looking so close. Maybe Ashton needed more of a rest down the stretch. Maybe the young guys needed more minutes. Maybe they needed more of a "true" point guard. Maybe recruiting hasn't been on the same "elite" level as the program.
But other people can see it. And many of those people are athletic directors.
It seems like Dixon's constant resistance to overtures from other programs have finally caught some attention. The Beaver County Times did a piece on how Dixon and local son Sean Miller will continue to get mentioned whenever a job opens and how that's just a sign of success in the ESPN/Internet era. CBS's Gary Parrish has a similar take:
Long story short, Dixon never was going to Maryland -- just like he was never going to Missouri when it once pursued him, Arizona State when it once pursued him, Oklahoma State when it once pursued him, California when it once pursued him, Oregon when it once pursued him, Arizona when it once pursued him or North Carolina State when it once pursued him.
Also worth noting: Dixon was never going to Tennessee even though he was reportedly on the school's list of candidates in March. And if you're a fan of some other school that has had an opening over the past four years, he was never going to your school, either.
And yet the pursuit never stops.
It seems no athletic director at a high-major institution embarking on a coaching search can move forward without first gauging the interest of Dixon. On one hand, I get it, because the guy is terrific at his job, better than I am at my job and almost certainly better than you are at yours. He has averaged 27 wins per season in eight years at Pittsburgh and made the NCAA tournament every March.
Nobody whispers about his character or recruiting practices. He has been great with NBA prospects and great without them. The worst thing anybody can say about Dixon is that he has never made the Final Four. But that criticism is a classic example of not being able to see the forest for the trees, and it's one that'll be taken off the table at some point, anyway.
So, again, I get why a school would want to hire Dixon.
But he can't be hired.
So stop trying.
(Interesting aside: add USC to the above list (who he turned down twice) and Dixon has been sought by 50% of the Pac-10. Think about that. Half of the entire conference wanted Dixon at some point. And I think it's fair to guess there others in the Pacific Northwest who probably would have went after him if they thought they could realistically get him. Amazing.)
So yes, the rumors of Dixon leaving Pitt will continue to surface April after April. And yes, there's a chance he might get the itch to try his luck somewhere else, whether at a royalty program like Duke or Kansas or just some other place away from Western Pennsylvania. But as of right now, I don't see it. He has a good thing going here. Barring some drastic change either at Pitt or in the conference or in the NCAA as a whole, I think Dixon is our guy. Maybe even until he retires.
But until then, the rumors will keep coming, even the absurd:
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Asterix & Obelix
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Platform: SNES
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Bach Meets Tavener
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Date(s) - 19/07/2014
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Bach Meets Tavener – with cellist Josephine Knight and soprano, Patricia Rozario
Forming part of the Festival's celebration of the life of Sir John Tavener, who passed away in 2013 aged 69, Bach Meets Tavener brings together two of his closest associates.
Patricia Rozario – one of the world's leading sopranos – forged a unique musical partnership with Tavener and he created more than 30 works for her, including the Akhmatova Songs<. Tavener also composed and dedicated Mahavakyas for the international cellist, Josephine Knight, inspired by the Sarabande from Bach's first Suite for solo cello – completed shortly before his death last year.
Playing Bach's Sarabande amongst Tavener's magnificent, meditative compositions, this is a personal celebration of one of the finest ever composers of our age, featuring two great musicians who inspired his distinctive work.
Tavener 'Melina' for Solo Soprano
Tavener The Child Lived
J.S.Bach Suite No.1 for Solo Cello – Prelude, Allemande, Courante
Tavener 'Mahakyas'
J.S.Bach Suite No.1 for Solo Cello – Sarabande, Minuets 1 & 2, Gigue
Smirnov Vykhozhu Odin Ya Na Dorogu (The Path by Lermontov)
Tavener Chant for Solo Cello
J.S.Bach Suite No.3 for Solo Cello – Prelude, Allemande, Courante
Shostakovich Orhelia's Song
J.S.Bach Cantata BWV21 – Aria (Soprano): Seufzer, Tranen, Kummer, Not
J.S.Bach Suite No.3 for Solo Cello – Sarabande, Bourree 1 & 2, Gigue
Tavener Akhmatova Songs for Solo Cello and Soprano


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Professor Richards said: "I am reassured to see that a positive NICE appraisal leads to increased and more consistent use of these drugs around the country.
"There will always be some variation in drug usage across the country - this is to be expected given the different needs and choices of local communities and patients."
But Professor Richards also warned that the NHS had to continue ensuring quicker and better care for patients.
Health Minister Rosie Winterton welcomed the report. She said: "I am delighted that his report shows that considerable progress has been made.
"However that does not mean we will be complacent - we recognise that there is still more to do."
Karol Sikora, professor of cancer medicine at London's Imperial Colllege, said: "I think this report is encouraging, but there is still a long way to go and there are still huge problems.
"Cancer drugs are not completely equitable: there is still some siginificant postcode prescribing around.
"There are also huge delays in NICE making its decisions reagrading new drugs."
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Jeremy Hughes, chief executive of Breakthrough Breast Cancer, said: "We must ensure future patients don't have to struggle for potentially life-saving treatment in the way some women with breast cancer have had to for access to Herceptin."
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State will pay $1.67 million to Royal Financial.
DES MOINES, Iowa -- The state of Iowa agreed earlier this week to pay $1.67 million to Royal Financial, a division of convenience store chain operator Kum & Go, to settle a lawsuit that concerns the state's decision to end TouchPlay gambling, The Associated Press reported.
Royal Financial, created by William Krause, the co-founder of the Kum & Go chain, was the largest individual owner of TouchPlay machines -- at 1,599 machines -- when lawmakers voted in March 2006 to outlaw the game. The ban went into effect in May of that year, when TouchPlay machines were turned off and removed from businesses. Royal Financial operated about one-fourth of the total number of machines in Iowa, the AP reported.
Royal Financial saw about $23.6 million in net revenue from the TouchPlay machines, according to the report. The company filed a lawsuit against the state and the Iowa Lottery claiming breach of contract and unjust enrichment.
Krause claimed that the lottery's CEO Ed Stanek personally urged him to buy the machines and promised that the program would last for at least five years, giving the company an opportunity to recover its investment and expenses, the AP reported.
About 60 other companies that had invested in the TouchPlay machines also sued the state and that case is pending in Polk County District Court.
A statement from Iowa Attorney General Tom Miller and the Iowa Lottery said the state denies any wrongdoing. The settlement acknowledges the state's denial of liability, according to the report. Miller negotiated the settlement with Royal Financial, and the State Appeal Board approved the settlement Monday afternoon.
As a result, the company will dismiss its lawsuit "and will continue to cooperate with the State in making available documents and information sought by the State relating to the other TouchPlay litigation."
"We believe this is a good, fair and reasonable settlement of the litigation with Royal Financial," Miller's statement said. "We are pleased to resolve a major portion of the TouchPlay litigation with the Royal Financial settlement."


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WITH reference to Richard III, some points need clarifying about this much-maligned monarch.
Richard became King in 1483 and his title was endorsed by Parliament. He therefore had no need to have the princes killed. The consensus is that the skeleton be re-interred in Leicester Cathedral. However, before his accession, he had always maintained his wish that he buried in York Minster.
The situation altered when he became King; his wife, Anne Neville, is buried in Westminster Abbey, and as a reigning monarch (should he have lived out his normal span) that is where Richard would have been interred alongside his ancestors.
This is where it all gets murky. Henry Tudor was a devious chap with everything to lose; he played dirty. Tudor's claim to the throne was tenuous. He predated his reign to the day before the battle of Bosworth, thus making Richard the usurper and Henry the legitimate monarch.
A clever move but necessary from Henry's point of view in that it made all the Yorkists traitors and thereby more likely to come to terms with the new regime; it also made it easier for the Tudor propaganda machine to depict Richard as a usurping monster.
Before 1483 no ill was spoken about Richard. He ruled the north of England as his brother's right hand man; he was loyal and well loved by the people of York. So we should let Richard rest in York Minster.
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I see my mano spike just for a moment during windy situations. If you are seeing a steady reading higher than what its set at (-.04?) It could be due to a steady wind. Even severe cold makes mine read higher than what I have it set at, like when it gets under 10 degrees mine will start to wander up to -.04 to -.045 (I set mine to -.03) I suppose it would shorten burn time a little, but the trade off would be a little more heat. If you were to graph your mano readings, you would see that the baro shaves off the peaks as compared to no baro.. So it does control those symptoms - but during extreme conditions, you will still see some fluctuation..joeq wrote:It's been gusting here in the N.East also. I thought the baro was suppose to controls these symptoms, but I guess they're limited. My door has been flopping around a little too. Wonder if that's what's been killing my burn times the past 12 hrs or so?
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Drinking juice can ruin a diet program?
British supermarket dietitian named Tesco recently signed up some of foods that are usually considered healthy, but turns out could destroy a diet program, one of which is juice.
As reported by the Daily Mail, in addition to juice, olive oil, chicken, dried fruit, and low-fat crackers are other foods that can widen the waistline.
"Maybe you think that fruit or vegetable juice is rich in vitamins and minerals, but remember that in it also contains sugar. Fact, some of the juice is as sweet as soda," said Catherine Matthews, a nutritionist from Tesco.
While yogurt, biscuits, and snacks with low-fat labels also should not be consumed casually, especially if you're on a diet. Because usually the food product manufacturers replace fat with sugar to enrich the flavor.
However, research results that are more surprising is that chicken is one food that could threaten diet program.
"How to cook chicken meat must correct. Because if it is fried, fat can increase because it is contaminated with oil," added Matthews.
Experts have always said that fruit and vegetable juice is not as nutritious as real fruit and vegetables. In addition, fruits and vegetables processed into juice usually secrete high amounts of sugar compounds. So do not be surprised if excessive juice consumption can actually damage your diet program.


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Kristan squealed with delight this morning when he learned that this week's addition to Xbox Live Arcade would be Ms. Pac-Man, set to waka-waka way onto the download service tomorrow morning at 9am.
"This one confirmed me as a game addict aged 9," he said in an email this morning, as I nodded politely and made note that it costs 400 Microsoft points and will be yet another thing he's playing at the expense of Viva Pi�ata.
All 255 mazes from the arcade game will be supplied intact, and as you can tell from the screenshots it's been brought to life with the same trappings as many of Namco's other former greats. And New Rally-X.
In keeping with its Live Arcade stablemates, it will be supplied in demo form alongside the full 400-point download, with the requisite 12 achievements to unlock and online leaderboards to help put you in your place. Look out for our thoughts later this week when we've cleaned up after Kristan.


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This incredible Legend of Zelda lamp was built by Baron von Brunk. He included Kokiri's Emerald, Zora's Sapphire, and Goron's Ruby using Lego hinge bricks to attach the sides to each other. You'll see the Triforce symbol on top is smooth in the center because he used the very tricky SNOT (Studs Not On Top) method. He created all of these images himself, using the game as reference to get them all right.
See more pictures after the break.
If you want to try your hand at building a mosaic Lego lamp, von Brunk has put together an instructable to help you get started.
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Why George Bush should install a giant mirror in the Oval Office before he leaves
The insane emperor Caligula made his horse, Incitatus, a Roman consul. In 2008, the people of the United States elected Barack Obama and Joseph Biden. The Romans got the better of the two arrangements, because Caligula appointed the ENTIRE horse. Within 72 hours of his election, Barack Obama has already turned the nation's highest office and the leadership of the Free World into a carnival sideshow–with Biden and himself as the principal freaks.
Obama began his career as President-Elect by mocking former First Lady Nancy Reagan, whom he said held seances in the White House. It is an unspoken custom of the Presidency that one does not belittle a predecessor, much less his wife, but Obama lost no time in making jokes at the expense of an 87 year-old lady who tended her husband through the ravages of Alzheimer's Disease. This is entirely consistent, by the way, with his campaign Web site's tolerance of Alzheimer's Disease jokes at the expense of John McCain.
He also created a Web site, Change.gov, which bears the title, "Office of the President Elect." The site uses the Great Seal of the United States minus the cluster of stars above the eagle's head. (It might, in fact, be illegal for him to use the entire Great Seal because he is not yet President). He has set up this government-hosted Web site as if it was his personal campaign site, complete with a litany of attacks on President Bush: the man who congratulated him on his election, and who has at least an informal duty to assist him during the transition period.
Senator Biden has meanwhile used his own government-hosted Senate Web site to defame a woman's deceased father with a false accusation of killing Biden's wife and daughter while driving drunk. Our country has therefore put a proven liar, coward, and bully (for no other word can adequately describe an individual who uses the power of his office to inflict emotional distress on a private citizen) a heartbeat away from the Presidency.
We hoped that Barack Obama would prove us wrong in our expectations, and that he would even give us cause to apologize for the things we have written about him. This would be in the best interests of our country. He has instead used the first three days of his new status as President-Elect to demonstrate the maturity of an adolescent with a tinfoil crown on his head, a narcissistic megalomaniac with delusions of Messiah-hood. We therefore hope that President Bush will install a room-sized mirror that faces the desk in the Oval Office before he leaves. Obama will then spend the next four years staring at the reflection of himself behind the President's desk (perhaps having to be fed, groomed, and bathed by attendants) and thus be unable to damage the country during his tenure.
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ADDICTIONS cost Vicki her kids, her home and her job.
Now, Vicki, who didn't want her last name used, is clean and sober thanks to the recovery support program at the North End Women's Centre's new Chriss Tetlock Place, which has helped her fight her addictions and move into a new residence, she said, adding she is looking forward to getting her kids back soon.
"I wanted to be sober," Vicki said Friday during the grand opening ceremonies at Chriss Tetlock Place.
"If I can do it, others can."
The North End Women's Centre was celebrating the opening of its fourth building, named after its founder and longtime executive director who died in 2011.
Mayor Sam Katz and Conservative MP Shelly Glover were on hand to officially announce the organization, which deals with inner-city women facing homelessness and fighting addictions, will receive $477,150 in funding from the federal Homelessness Partnering Strategy administered by the city for the federal government.
Earlier, in August 2010, the city had given the organization $16,146 toward building the new facility.
Heather Leeman, executive director of the centre, said the new facility will help up to 35 women at a time, with 14 of them living there.
Leeman said Tetlock was "a woman in the community who believed there needed to be support for single women.
"We're very happy to name this building after her."
Tetlock's daughter, Jackie, said the family always said her mother gave birth to five kids: four children and the North End Women's Centre.
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The move could put the final reforms beyond the next election while giving Labor time to cool debate, persuade clubs and pubs to suspend their marginal-seats campaign and find a compromise.
But the government's search for a compromise has left it exposed to charges of abandoning a major commitment, with independent senator
Government insiders said the latest steps showed the Prime Minister's negotiating skills with cross-bench MPs and were a big advance on an issue that threatened a voter backlash in NSW and Queensland, where Labor's support has dived. Acting Treasurer Bill Shorten told MTR Radio on Wednesday negotiations were continuing on pokies.
Labor learned yesterday it could also gain help in selling some form of gambling reform from a new anti-pokies campaign led by the man who ran the Kevin07 advertising campaign, Neil Lawrence. Also the architect of the campaign against the Resource Super Profits Tax, he will work pro bono with World Vision chief executive
"They [clubs] have a well-funded grassroots marginal seats campaign, that's clearly had an effect on politicians in Canberra who feel threatened. And that's why we want to do something," Mr Lawrence told ABC Radio on Wednesday.
A study on from Southern Cross University of almost 7,000 internet gamblers showed the trend had soared since 2006 as venue gamblers shifted online. The study, led by Professor Sally Gainsbury and released on Wednesday, recommended limits needed to be set and the introduction of po-up messages suggesting a break.
Ms Gillard remains under political pressure on other fronts, however, amid an impasse on asylum-seeker policy, more speculation over her leadership, and electoral unrest over Labor's carbon and mining taxes.
While Mr Wilkie has previously warned that Labor could lose his support in Parliament if it failed to deliver on poker machine reform, he gave ground yesterday as Ms Gillard declined to voice support for his plans.
In a big concession, Mr Wilkie said the changes could "take time" and he did not insist on the 2012 deadline he had set for the reforms in the past.
The Tasmanian independent also said the changes should be subject to a study before being finalised, without limiting his remarks to the relatively short "technical trial" he has previously mentioned.
Mr Wilkie made the comments as he lobbied his cross-bench colleagues to support the contentious proposal, meeting West Australian Nationals MP
The government is preparing the ground for a compromise plan centred on a lengthy academic study and practical trial of the pre-commitment idea in Canberra and surrounding towns.
The analysis could take more than a year because it would have to include a "prevalence study" on the extent of problem gambling in the region, followed by a trial of the pre-commitment technology, and then another prevalence study to check any change in problem gambling.
While Canberra clubs support the idea, the government is yet to secure support from clubs and pubs in nearby Queanbeyan and Yass, two towns that would have to be included because of the risk that ACT problem gamblers would avoid the precommitment scheme by going over the border into NSW.
Ms Gillard secured power in September 2010 by gaining the support of cross-bench MPs, including Mr Wilkie. He obtained a written agreement that the government would support legislation "through the Parliament" by May 2012 to enact the precommitment scheme.
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Mr Wilkie said yesterday the details of reform had to be finalised.
"It's always been the case that there would need to be a lot of discussion to flesh out an abundance of detail that will underpin the reforms," he said.
Mr Wilkie said he backed the Productivity Commission's recommendation of a trial before implementing the changes. "There does need to be a trial to inform the development of a technical solution," he said.
Asked about the 2016 time frame recommended by the Productivity Commission, Mr Wilkie said he had been told that 2014 was "achievable".
"If we can do it a couple of years quicker, then we should, but at the end of the day I am mindful it takes time and we need to do it right." NSW regional independents
The campaign for reform has gained the backing of Mr Lawrence and Ms Cato, who have held talks with Rev Costello but are yet to finalise a campaign until they see where the government's discussions with Mr Wilkie end up. Labor insiders have described a long trial of the precommitment idea as the best outcome because it would stop the row with the gaming sector, which is funding advertisements against the government in marginal seats. While the Greens back the $1 betting limits, any government plan to use this as an alternative strategy would leave Labor just as exposed to attack. "The industry would campaign just as strongly against $1 bets," one industry source said yesterday.
Clubs Australia has called for an extensive test of the precommitment scheme, making it clear it would soften its criticism of the government if it chose this option.
Clubs Australia issued a statement yesterday noting that Ms Gillard and Mr Wilkie had signed an agreement that said any approach to the problem had to be "evidence based" .
Ms Gillard rebuffed questions about her position on the matter for the second day in a row yesterday, saying: "I'm not going to add commentary in any way while those discussions [with Mr Wilkie] are happening."
Senator Xenophon said he feared an outcome that abandoned the Prime Minister's written commitment in September 2010 to enact the pre-commitment reform.
"There is the stench of a double-cross in the air," he said.
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Published: December 1, 2015
Dinosaur Nesting, RESEARCS-EX-RS have recently discovered that dinosaurs had an innovative nesting style that may have led to the evolutionary success of modern birds.
The study, published in the journal Plos One, details for the first time the link between dinosaur eggshell porosity and different nesting types, and shows how the prehistoric creatures' nesting styles correlate with the way crocodiles and birds — the dinosaurs' closest living relatives — nest.
The question of how dinosaurs incubated their eggs has been debated among scientists for years.
"Nest structures are usually not preserved in the fossil record, making it difficult to determine if dinosaurs buried their eggs during incubation like crocodiles, or if they were incubated in more open nests as in brooding birds," study co — author Kohei Tanaka of the University of Calgary told FoxNews.com.
"There are many papers that seek the incubation method of dinosaurs, but our research is one of the most comprehensive studies in that it analyses large datasets on the eggs of both living and fossil species."
Tanaka and his team, under the supervision of dinosaur egg and nesting site expert Darla Zelenitsky, studied the fossilised eggshell porosity of 30 different dinosaur species before comparing them with the porosity of eggs belonging to 120 species of birds and crocodiles.
"Fossil eggs are more challenging to study because fossil specimens are often incomplete," Tanaka said.
"However, some of the microscopic features of the eggshell, such as porosity, are preserved, and can be used to infer the types of nests in dinosaurs in the absence complete nests."
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Two Weekends in the Country: The BSO and the Festival of Contemporary Music at Tanglewood, Jacob's Pillow, the new Clark, Mass MoCA, and Boston Midsummer Opera's Bartered Bride
As life in the city slows down, life in the country west of Boston ratchets up. I went out to the Berkshires to catch as much as I could of Tanglewood's fiftieth Festival of Contemporary Music, this year curated by Boston composers and longtime Tanglewood faculty members John Harbison (a composition fellow in 1959) and Michael Gandolfi (a fellow in 1986).
Tanglewood Festival of Contemporary Music, 2014 — The Return of Harmony: works by Tanglewood Music Center Alumni
In the Twenty-First Century, a festival of contemporary music needs a point of focus. A broad or representative survey is impossible; there are simply too many wildly varied approaches to music-making out there than can be sampled even in a festival twice as long as the six-concert event this summer at Tanglewood. By choosing composers who have been fellows there, the organizers John Harbison and Michael Gandolfi offered a musical profile that was primarily American and tended toward the conservative side, especially compared to past festivals which a greater representation of new European music. Also shown was the arc of American musical thinking over about four generations.


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Salmon Skin Roll: Shimogamo Japanese Restaurant
A mound of crispy, fried salmon skin that would put bacon to shame.
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Despite what the supermarket aisle may lead you to believe, there's more to an animal than neatly wrapped styrofoam trays of meat. From tongue to tail, offal (pronounced awful) encompasses all those taboo edibles that don't make the cut at your local grocer. Just Offal is here to explore these oft-neglected byproducts of butchering, featuring different offal meals from establishments across the valley.
The Ick Factor: A skin roll sounds pretty nasty. Just thinking about it brings up memories of flabby braised chicken thighs and gummy, gelatinous chicharrones. Not all skin is created equal though, and most people are willing to put aside these thoughts in order to mow down on the glory that is fried chicken skin. Fried chicken skin may be the reigning champ, but crispy salmon skin could be poised to de-throne it.
The secret? Salmon went and stole a page out of bacon's playbook.
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Fish heads, fish heads, roly poly fish heads... Salmon in the raw.
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The Offal Choice: Salmon skin roll from Shimogamo Japanese Restaurant, packed with crispy salmon skin and cool cucumber. Washed down with warm house sake and chased with a mountainous pile of nigiri.
You Know It's Cooked Improperly When: It's flabby and floppy. There's a right way and a wrong way to do this kind of salmon skin, and the standard baked, poached, or pan fried salmon will almost always result in skin you would rather discard than eat. Instead, flay the skin off your fish and smoke, broil or fry it until it's crispy, crunchy and not the least bit awful.
Always been a DIY-er? This is pretty easy offal challenge if you like to DIY in the kitchen. Step one: Go buy some salmon from pretty much anywhere. Make sure the skin is smooth and has been de-scaled well. Remove the skin from the fish and reserve the rest of that delicious pink meat for another purpose. (Like homemade lox!) Broil or fry those crispy strips of salmon skin until light and crunchy. Break out the sushi making kit and get to rolling some salmon skin sushi rolls that give bacon a run for its money!
Know of some offal that we just have to try? Let us know in the comment section.
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