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In the winter of 2002 I drove to an appointment and having a few extra minutes decided to finish listening to an interview with Mr. Fred Rogers on NPR's 'Fresh Air' program. He told about his upbringing, work as an educator and the popular television show. He also studied music and became an ordained minister.
Mister Rogers also talked at length about his childhood in Pennsylvania and how he was bullied by other children. He said the bullying was probably because he was very small and skinny. He didn't sound as though he harbored any bitterness toward those children and was only trying to explain the reasons he might have been targeted. I was so engrossed that I was almost late. All I could think about during my appointment was little Fred Rogers, how small he was and how scared he must have been. I felt as if I was seeing Mister Rogers for the first time and the mother in me was compelled to reach out to him.
With my appointment over, I came straight home and looked up "Mister Rogers address" on Google. I began my letter to him by thanking him for being so candid in his NPR interview. Then I told him about my daughter Francisca who suffered from bullies her whole life and at the time was still facing them in college. I just wanted to hug him like I had hugged my helpless daughter when she was home. I mailed the letter the next day and forgot about it. After all, Mister Rogers was a big TV personality and probably has a staff to read his fan letters, right?
Wrong! A couple of weeks later I received a correspondence from Mister Rogers that blew me away. Not only did he send me a heartfelt reply but an encouraging letter to go with an autographed letter for Francisca. I tried not to but I just sat there and cried. The signatures were as genuine as the man; I sat him on the same imaginary pedestal as John Glenn and Jimmy Stewart that day. I sent my daughter an e-mail saying I had a surprise for her and took it up to her over the weekend.
Mister Rogers passed away a couple of months later from stomach cancer at age seventy-five. My daughter and I grieved as did most of America— we had lost a national treasure. A short interview and our letters made it much deeper and more personal. Mister Rogers had been much more than a sweater-wearing neighbor and we were impressed by his sincerity and bona fide kindness.
Some people write to famous people as a hobby to ask for photos or autographs. I only ever wrote to one other celebrity because I considered him to be a quality person who lived a clean, unblemished life— that was Jimmy Stewart. I wished him a happy birthday and thanked him for his service and war record— I still have his reply tucked away. To me, there are very few people who match my values enough to warrant a letter, maybe John Glenn… in time.
"Anything that's human is mentionable, and anything that is mentionable can be more manageable. When we can talk about our feelings, they become less overwhelming, less upsetting, and less scary. The people we trust with that important talk can help us know that we are not alone."
~Fred Rogers, 3/20/1928—2/27/2003
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Some of these materials date back to 1973; nonetheless, most questions are relevant today.
There materials were created pre-Microsoft. White-out and IBM Selectric typewriters were considered to be technological advances.
There are unavoidable duplicate questions among different documents.
Some questions relate to technologies that are not used today (e.g, membrane filtration).
Given their dates of origin, they do not address technologies in use today (e.g., LBP, imaging devices, HPV, etc.).
Nonetheless, good cytopreparation remains the foundation of good cytodiagnosis.
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Cancun: What progress made?
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What was achieved?
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What was achieved?
In his interview on migration and development that was published on the SID Forum on 22 November 2010, Alexander Betts pointed out that there are significant numbers of people who are displaced across international borders and who risk falling outside the framework of international refugee law. As a response, the acknowledgment of these people's conditions and their identification as 'survival migrants', can contribute to making human rights systems and instruments working better.
50 days ahead of the referendum on independence for Southern Sudan, a new report by Frontier (Europe) in cooperation with the Nairobi-based Institute of Security Studies and the Society for International Development - explores the potential costs of renewed conflict in Sudan for the country, the region and the international community.


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Come join Driptech, a for-profit, impact-focused, high-visibility startup selected as a 2012 Technology Pioneer by the World Economic Forum, named by BusinessWeek as one of the world's most intriguing new companies, and voted by its readers as one of the top 5 most promising social ventures in America.
Driptech is laser-focused on making affordable irrigation technologies for small-plot farmers in developing countries. Our early-stage, VC-funded, Mountain View-based venture is scaling up for high-volume commercial rollout in India. By joining the Driptech team you will be part of a compelling social venture that aims to produce a global impact.
Driptech is seeking a Manager in Finance and Administration, based in our Pune, India office, reporting to the Global Director of Business Operations. The individual will have two critical roles: 1) oversee finance and accounting functions for Driptech India, and 2) oversee human resource and key administrative functions as the company grows.
This is a tremendous opportunity for an accounts professional to expand his/her managerial skill-set by building internal capacity for a high-profile international startup. The candidate should have a strong background in accounting and administration, be confident in reporting to top management and performing strategic analyses for business planning and performance measurement. He/she should hold self and team members to a high standard of integrity and professionalism.
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• Develop internal financial controls and Supervise Accounts Officer
• Oversee the monthly close process for Driptech India
• Produce accurate and timely financial statements for internal and external reporting
• Coordinate with management to develop department budgets and monitor against actual expenditures
• Continuously improve processes around accounting and finance as we scale
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• Implement Company HR policies and develop a benefits plan for Company's India staff
• Liaise with external HR and CA firms to ensure ongoing compliance of all labour laws and requirements
• Ensure all staff and company contracts and agreements are updated and in place
• Manage Indian taxes such as corporate, payroll, sales, duties, etc.
• Work with global legal partners for HR, intercompany and in-country compliance
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• Master of Business Administration or PGDBA preferred
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• Experience working with Tally or other standard accounting software
• Able to set up and manage financial and administrative systems with little oversight
• Ability to be based in Pune, India
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills in English, Hindi, and preferably Marathi
• Detail oriented and precise in presenting data and reports
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• Experience working in a startup or multi-national corporations
• A passion for addressing the needs of small-plot farmers
Driptech offers competitive salary and benefits packages commensurate with our funding stage. We will also make available support for relocation to Pune, India.
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Please submit your cover letter and resume to firstname.lastname@example.com with "Manager - Finance & Admin" in the subject.
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PHL Local Gaming Adds Hon. Nelson A. Diaz (Ret.) as a Board Member-Elect
Mar 28, 2013, 14:47 ET from PHL Local Gaming, LLC
PHILADELPHIA, March 28, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- PHL Local Gaming, LLC, one of six bidders for the available casino gaming license, in Philadelphia, today announced that it has voted to add Judge Nelson A. Diaz to its board of managers, contingent upon PHL' s selection as the City's second licensee.
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The Pennsylvania Gaming Control Board had imposed a deadline of February 14 for having any substantive changes to the six bidders' proposals considered as part of its bid process. In keeping with that, PHL has agreed that, between now and the date that the PGCB's bid process is concluded, Judge Diaz will serve as a consultant.
Diaz, a partner at the Dilworth Paxson law firm, is a former General Counsel for the United States Department of Housing and Urban Affairs, a former Philadelphia City Solicitor, and the first Hispanic at Temple University Law School. He was also the first Hispanic to pass the Pennsylvania Bar Exam. Judge Diaz was, in addition, the first Hispanic person to be elected to the City of Philadelphia's Court of Common Pleas, or to any Pennsylvania Court. He also serves as a board member of Exelon, as a trustee at Temple University, and as a trustee of the Philadelphia Museum of Art. Active in civic, economic and community affairs, in the City of Philadelphia, Judge Diaz has also devoted much of his professional life to leadership roles in the local and national Hispanic communities.
Commenting on Judge Diaz's new role at PHL, Joseph G. Procacci, chairman of the gaming company, said: "There are few people in this city who have served Philadelphia, and our country, in as admirable a fashion as Nelson Diaz has. He brings to our board a wealth of experience in national corporate, legal and academic issues, and an intimate familiarity with local, grassroots communities. He's a leader, and a long-time Philadelphian, and he absolutely epitomizes the qualities we want to bring to our deliberations, during our bid process."
If successful in its bid for the available casino management license in Philadelphia, PHL Local Gaming LLC plans to open "Casino Revolution," a $428 million, four-star quality, "destination-caliber," 250-room hotel and gaming facility. The casino will offer 2400 slots, 105 table games, a steak house, a coffee/espresso bar, an Italian restaurant, a 300-seat buffet, a 156-seat cafe and a covered, 1600-car garage. The facility would be located at Front and Pattison Streets, in South Philadelphia.
Given its unique location, as part of the 25-acre Procacci Brothers Sales complex, PHL has said it has the ability, if selected, to open its casino a full six months prior to any of the other six bidders, and to generate 600 early jobs and $51.9 million in city and state revenues, in the process.
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Discussion in 'The National Football League' started by kiwitexansfan, Jan 21, 2011.
I think he should be a backup QB why note make some money to sit on da bench everytime i see him it seems like hes having fun on the sideline
Burnell is doing it why not him LOL
It's not my place to suggest what anyone should do with their own lives, but if I were him I would just retire and handle my personal crap. God knows he has a lot of it going on.
"Tommy, completions are way more awesome when you force them threw triple coverage!" LOL
That was hilarious! Rep for posting that one.
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|Clemente Aguiar <clemente.aguiar@××××××××××××××××.pt>
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> -----Mensagem original----- > De: news [mailto:news@×××××××××.org] Em nome de Duncan > Enviada: segunda-feira, 10 de Abril de 2006 12:55 > Para: email@example.com > Assunto: [gentoo-amd64] Re: Revdep-rebuild - broken dependencies > > > Clemente Aguiar posted > excerpted below, on Mon, 10 Apr 2006 10:57:17 +0100: > > > Actually everything went quite well and the system is > running, but I > > do have a weird problem with the results of revdep-rebuild. > > > > When I run revdep-rebuild I get the following list of broken > > dependencies: > > ---------- > > Checking dynamic linking consistency... > > broken /opt/blackdown-jdk-1.4.2.03/jre/lib/amd64/libjsoundalsa.so > > (requires libasound.so.2) > > broken /usr/bin/xterm (requires libXaw.so.8) > > broken /usr/kde/3.4//lib64/kde3/kded_mediamanager.so (requires > > libdbus-1.so.0 libhal-storage.so.0 libhal.so.0) broken > > /usr/kde/3.4/lib/kde3/kded_mediamanager.so (requires libdbus-1.so.0 > > libhal-storage.so.0 libhal.so.0) > > ---------- > > > > At the end revdep-rebuild just re-emerges blackdown-jdk. > > If I re-run revdep-rebuild then the same list of broken > dependencies > > are shown and the same package is re-emerged. So basically running > > revdep-rebuild does not solve the problem of broken dependencies. > > Well, blackdown-jdk is a binary package. As such, remerging > it will normally just remerge the same package with the same > dependencies, since it's compiled not against what's on your > system but against what existed on the supplier's system when > they compiled it. Unfortunately, revdep-rebuild isn't really > smart enough to figure that out. > > What version of gentoolkit (the package that contains > revdep-rebuild) do you have? Are you on ~arch or stable > arch? Newer revdep-rebuilds include a method for > blacklisting certain packages, normally binaries, so it knows > not to remerge them. However, I'm not sure how old that > feature is or if it's in stable gentoolkit yet. In any > case, check the revdep-rebuild manpage and examine > /etc/revdep-rebuild/* if you have that dir. > > In this case, libasound.so.2 is part of alsa-lib (according > to equery). > However, if you have a 32-bit java, you'd need a 32-bit > alsa-lib as well. > I'm not sure if that's provided by one of the 32-bit > compatibility libraries or not. (It's not provided by > anything I have merged, but I have the bare minimal 32-bit > stuff merged as about the only thing I use it for other than > the multilib stuff for sandbox/gcc/glibc is grub.) If you > have the 32-bit compatibility libraries merged, and one of > them contains the correct library, revdep-rebuild obviously > can't see it, so you'll need to add the dir where it is to > the search-path. Of course, if you have a 64-bit java and > have alsa-lib with libasound.so.2, then revdep-rebuild should > be finding it. > > For the other errors, see what equery belongs <file> (where > file is the broken one) returns. Normally, revdep-rebuild > will rebuild that package. > If the equery returns nothing, then that file is orphaned and > you either installed it manually (not using portage) or > portage somehow lost track of it. You may wish to consider > deleting it, unless you installed it manually. > > If the equery returns a package, then you probably hit a > known bug with revdep-rebuild. The newest ~arch version may > fix it, or not. > I'm not sure as I solved the problem manually. Basically, > what's happening is that on amd64, there's something > returning /lib64 when it should be returning lib64 (no > prepended /). This causes certain packages (KDE's arts among > them) to put a path with a doubled // in one of the config > files where it should of course be a regular path (single / > dir separator). Most stuff can figure out that // means / > and work around the issue, but revdep-rebuild wasn't doing > so, and was therefore skipping a path that it needed to > search, breaking its dependency resolution. > There's a patch in the newest gentoolkit that's supposed to > resolve this, I think, but I believe I saw one report that > it didn't. > > In any case, once I figured out the revdep-rebuild issue > (with the help of the related bugs), I was able to correct > the offending // paths (grep // > /etc/env.d/* , then edit the files appropriately, removing > the // paths) by hand, then run env-update, and after that > revdep-rebuild could find what it was missing before. > > -- > Duncan - List replies preferred. No HTML msgs.Well my problems are practically solved, except for one (blackdown-jdk). The 2 broken dependencies of the kded_mediamanager.so where solve removing one of the two / as you mentioned. The broken dependency of xterm was solved by manually re-emerging xterm (no revdep-rebuild did not do it automatically, maybe some little bug?) But for blackdown-jdk, I just don't know how to tell revdep-rebuild not to re-emerge the package. My gentoolkit version is 0.2.1, I am running stable arch and I do not need sound (it is a server, no sound needed). Clemente -- firstname.lastname@example.com mailing list


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Forums > Model Colloquy > Comfortable with your labia?
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this is my new favourite thread.
IDiivil wrote:
ok, we're looking... now what? are they going to do a trick or something?
Ken Marcus Studios wrote:
good. that leaves more models for those of us who don't insult women with idiotic stereotypes about what a woman's genitalia are "supposed to" look like.
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Why? It looks like people want to discuss the subject.
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I look like a little girl I guess. Thanks for standing up for me Michael.
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These 100% cotton interlock burpcloths are up to the task of keeping momma and baby boy clean after meal time. Your little one will love the fun prints!
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For a day that's all about the rough and tumble, you need a chili that isn't afraid to play hard. A chili that can stand out on a table crowded with high-flavor guacamoles, blue cheese dips, cheese-laden nachos and too-hot-for-your-own-good wings. And all those meatballs!
This chili started with an intense base of toasted seasonings, some classics, some not — cumin, cinnamon, cayenne, smoked paprika, instant coffee, mustard powder, ginger and garlic powder. From there, I built up. First some oil and onion, then fresh garlic.
Once I had some serious flavor going, it was time to turn to the star: the meat. But why settle for just one? So I combined chopped flank steak, shredded pork tenderloin and — just for good measure — some ground buffalo.
Once the meat started to brown, in went the canned tomatoes, some liquid smoke, a bit of beef broth, a beer of course, and a couple of rinds from Parmesan cheese.
That last one isn't an essential ingredient, and it really only works if you happen to have rinds kicking around the refrigerator (many people save them). But if you do have some, letting them simmer in the chili (or any soup) effortlessly adds an incredible rich, savory flavor. Just before serving the chili, fish out and discard the rinds.
In deference to the angry mail I've received over the years, I decided to leave beans out of this chili recipe. Personally, I like some kidney beans in my chili. Apparently, lots of people don't. Add a can or two if you swing that way.
J.M. Hirsch is author of the cookbook "High Flavor, Low Labor: Reinventing Weeknight Cooking."


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Former Raiders CB Hall a free agent
Published: November 6th, 2008 | Tags: DeAngelo Hall, Oakland Raiders
No team claimed former Raiders cornerback DeAngelo Hall on waivers. He now is a free agent, and can sign with any team.
Hall was released on Wednesday and said later that day that he and his agent had already fielded calls from teams inquiring about his services.
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Dev Patel
Dev Patel is an actor. He's best known for his roles in the British series Skins and the Oscar-nominated film Slumdog Millionaire.
AppealDev Patel's biggest achievement on the female front is sharing an on-screen romance with the lovely Freida Pinto in Slumdog Millionaire. While starring on Skins, his character also had a knack for living on the wild side, with drugs and sex thrown into the mix.
Dev Patel isn't especially known for any off-screen coupling, but his female fan base is sure to grow thanks to a worldwide box office smash. Some of the film's popularity with women no doubt comes from Dev Patel's friendly "normal guy" appeal, which was better suited to the film than the ripped Bollywood hunks that director Danny Boyle had been auditioning until Dev Patel came along. Dev Patel's hope (and ours) is that the actor can translate his on-screen charisma into some solid off-screen romances.
SuccessEven if the Oscars didn't come calling for Dev Patel, he can still take credit for contributing to Slumdog Millionaire's international acclaim. That being said, he owes a significant thanks to the daughter of Danny Boyle for suggesting that her dad audition him for the film. The move paid off, with Dev Patel earning a number of award nominations like the London Critics' Circle Film Award for British Actor of the Year and a win for the Critics' Choice Award for Best Young Actor.
The reason for the younger Boyle's discovery of Dev Patel comes from his work on the successful British TV series Skins. It was there that this actor with limited experience showed natural talents, bringing charisma and controversy to his memorable character, Anwar. With one hit TV series and an Oscar-nominated movie to his name, this young actor has already accomplished at 18 what some actors never experience in a lifetime.
Dev Patel BiographyDev Patel was born on April 23, 1990, in Harrow, London. The son of an IT employee and a caregiver, Dev Patel had an energetic and hyper personality, and craved attention and activity. Because of his manic energy, Dev Patel was pushed by his parents into the arts and, in middle school, he acted in his first play as Sir Andrew Aguecheek in a staged performance of Shakespeare's Twelfth Night. He later won Best Actor of the Year from Longfield, his middle school.
From there, Dev Patel continued acting and, while attending Whitmore High School, he excelled in GCSE Drama. His proudest moment there was his fearless portrayal of a Russian hostage that earned him full credits. It was arguably this performance that reinforced Dev Patel's belief (and that of his mother) that he belonged in the acting world.
dev patel stars on skinsIn 2006, while he was still in high school, Dev Patel's mother spotted a newspaper ad for a TV series audition that was calling for young actors with limited experience. Thinking that it might be a good opportunity for him, she took him for the audition, despite the fact that he had school exams on the following day.
It didn't matter because Dev Patel won the part, which was that of Anwar on the British TV series Skins. The producers were so impressed with Dev Patel's abilities and personality that they added creative touches to his character that were based on the actor himself. The show gained popularity for its risky ways and non-stereotypical approach to teenagers, and showed that Dev Patel was a natural in the world of television.
dev patel stars in slumdog millionaireOne of Dev Patel's biggest fans was a young woman named Caitlin Boyle. Incidentally enough, her father was Danny Boyle, the director of hits like Trainspotting and 28 Days Later. As luck would have it, Caitlin's dad was in the midst of casting his newest film, which was set in Mumbai, but he had yet to find an Indian actor with the "average" physical build and everyman charm that the film's lead role required. Caitlin suggested that Danny Boyle contact Dev Patel for an audition, and when the meeting finally took place, it was a perfect match.
As the lead character of Jamal in the resulting 2008 film Slumdog Millionaire, Dev Patel provided the charisma and acting chops that were necessary to carry the film. This resulted in a slew of award recognition for the film (including an Oscar nom for Best Picture), and others especially for him (including a British Independent Film Award for Most Promising Newcomer and a BAFTA Award nom for Best Leading Actor). The international success of the film introduced Dev Patel to a worldwide audience and opened numerous doors for the young actor to pursue. Where he goes now is anyone's guess, but for now, this young man with a need for attention is getting his just amount.
With 10 Oscar nominations, Slumdog Millionaire entered the 81st Academy Awards' show as the favorites, and they didn't disappoint. Although Dev Patel didn't receive an Oscar for himself, Slumdog Millionaire took home eight awards, including Best Motion Picture of the Year.
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The old age of youth
"It turns out that I wasn't supposed to spend my 20s frantically looking for a husband; I should have been building my career and enjoying my last gasp of freedom. I then spent my 30s ruminating on grievances accumulated in my 20s. This time around, I'd like to save time by figuring out the decade while I'm still in it."
Entering middle age in Paris — the world's epicenter of existentialism — isn't terribly helpful. With their signature blend of subtlety and pessimism, the French carve up midlife into the "crisis of the 40s," the "crisis of the 50s" and the "noonday demon" (described by one French writer as "when a man in his 50s falls in love with the babysitter").
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If You Got It, Flaunt It!
The Dark Knight is quite possibly the most overpraised motion picture of all time—which is not to say it's not an impressive, if often very silly movie. Remember, it's about a grown man who calls himself "Batman" and talks in a voice that sounds like an angry Nick Nolte after a week-long bender—in other words, Nick Nolte. Still, it offers one of the most absorbing and detailed pictures I've ever seen. Some scenes were shot with IMAX cameras, and that extra detail just pops off the screen, to the point that you almost believe a wealthy industrialist wearing a cape and talking in the voice of an angry, drunken Nick Nolte is in your living room. (If Mrs. Nolte is reading this, you could probably skip this one.) Look for any of the daytime outdoor scenes, which are few, or the chase scene that's shot on lower Wacker Drive in Chicago—they will reveal deep blacks as well as incredible detail.
It goes without saying that Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen is a noisy, horrible nightmare of a film. In fact, it barely qualifies as a film, since it's more of a series of confusing images that's punctuated by brief scenes of Shia LaBeouf stammering like an idiot (compared with his performance, Jerry Lewis in The Bellboy is a tower of stoic dignity) and the human blow-up doll that is Megan Fox struggling with her native language (English... I think). That said, the Blu-ray offers a lot of detail (the better to see Ms. Fox suggestively straddling a motorcycle—the only thing she's good at), and the colors are saturated and impressive, if cartoonish and unnatural. This is Michael Bay, after all. Show your guests the scene of the robots fighting in the forest, and they'll likely say, "Wow, that looks amazing! Now, please, for the love of all that is good and holy, shut it off!"
Once you've regained consciousness, take a few careful steps over to your player (your legs will still feel a little wobbly), put in the Blu-ray of Casablanca, and your belief in the possibility of some tiny shred of hope and light in the world will be restored. The humor, humanity, and immense intelligence of the whole production will be a balm to your soul. Not only that, the picture quality is amazing. It's truly a revelation that a 68-year-old film offers such detail and sharpness, and the sound isn't bad either. The whole thing looks great, but I was especially impressed with the sharpness evident during Dooley Wilson's rendition of "Knock on Wood."
Taken on its own, Fast & Furious is the cinematic equivalent of being struck, voluntarily and non-lethally, by a juiced-up 1970 Chevy Chevelle. But held up to Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen, it's an infinitely subtle and delicately structured masterpiece. Although I've seen Blurays that look as good, I have yet to see its superior. It is, for better or worse, an example of the state of the art. The detail on Vin Diesel's huge bestubbled skull is unparalleled, and the soundtrack beautifully captures his waffle-batter-thick mumblings. I'd point you to a particularly noteworthy scene, but this one looks fantastic throughout.
Your theater room will now be dense with exhaust fumes, so I recommend that you clear them with the purifying sweetness of a nice Disney film. Although its recent releases have all been pretty fantastic looking, I was quite impressed with Enchanted, a deft and charming comedy featuring a hugely entertaining performance by Amy Adams. (Yes, let it stand: I, a 45-year-old man of largely sound mind and body, loved Enchanted. I'll just have to live with that.) I don't know what magic or secret sauce Disney uses to produce its Blu-rays, but this, Hannah Montana: The Movie, Jonas Brothers: The 3D Concert Experience, and High School Musical 3: Senior Year are all about as good as it gets. (To answer your question, no, I'm not insane. My editors are under the impression that I'm 14 years old and a girl, so they gave me those Blu-rays to review.)
It's probably best not to choose your movies based on whether or not their stars famously went on secretly taped foul-mouthed rants during their production, but if that's your criteria and you want demo material, you could do a lot worse than Terminator: Salvation. Aside from the inherent fun of guessing which scene sent Christian Bale into paroxysms of unquenchable rage, it provides a lot of unintentional laughs from its dialogue, which is just a series of grunted action movie clichés. Still, the annihilation of humans in the coming robot apocalypse has never looked or sounded so good.
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Behind the List with Ken Wesler
president and CEO of Strand-Capitol Performing Arts Center
Q: You came to the Strand-Capitol Performing Arts Center in 2010 — what have the past three years been like for you and for the Strand-Capitol?
A: We dramatically increased our educational activities. As a matter of numbers, in 2010 we had 500 student impacts all year. This year, to date, we have just under 47,000 student impacts.
Activity's ramped up, too. In 2010 we had about 250 different events — we define an event as a show, a rehearsal, a business meeting, anything like that — the whole year. This year, we're up to 2,000 as of the end of February.
We've also increased our community involvement. We now underwrite $150,000 in rent per year for nonprofit groups to use the Strand. We also offer free office space to four other arts groups: the York Symphony, the Junior Symphony, the Youth Symphony and the Senior Honors Choir. We also now are managing the York Symphony under a memorandum of understanding.
How has programming changed?
We completely changed the programming profile in terms of the kinds of shows we're putting on our stage. Before, I would describe the programming as typical. The usual programming profile includes a lot of world music and what I call "high art."
My philosophy is 100 percent about satisfying customers. That's been the biggest change, but both approaches are absolutely valid.
You've affected positive financial change in the organizations you've been involved with in a depressed economy. Has that been your greatest challenge? If not, what is?
It's a lot of necessary change while, at the same time, we're still running. It's like changing the tires on a moving car.
There is some kind of art — symphonies, ballets — that I booked within three months of getting here because those things book two and three years out. If I want to change some programming, it takes years. Other kinds of programming I was able to change walking in the door.
We've learned that world music does not sell here, but world music groups book tours two and three years in advance. This is only the end of my second full season as programmer, so there are still things I booked before I had any understanding of the market at all that have to work their way through the system. So that's always a challenge, dealing with the lack of market reaction to certain kinds of shows.
You've directed a number of performing arts centers all over the country. How does the York area compare?
The biggest difference — and it does present a challenge — is that this is the most price inelastic community I've been in. There's a greater sensitivity to ticket price in York than anywhere else I've been. In York, what I've learned is that any time you go over $50 a ticket, you have to be very careful about what the show is. Even if the customer will buy a ticket for $100, it affects their willingness to contribute philanthropically.
We need to raise contributions that equal 28 percent of our $4.8 million operating budget. It doesn't help me to do a big show, charge $105 a ticket and sell out because those shows are so expensive. We don't make any money on them.
So I do the show, I break even, and those 1,262 attendees don't make a donation because they feel like they spent big on this ticket. That's the big difference between York and the other places I've been.
What is your favorite thing about the Strand-Capitol?
Every sold-out show is a favorite of mine — all those people in the theater having a great time, that's what I live on.
I was downstairs yesterday drumming with some of the art school students, and it was so exciting. We have all these community groups here fulfilling their missions — everyone from Performing Arts for Children, the Rotary Club of York, Greater York Dance, the YWCA, Lincoln Charter School, the York Jazz Festival, NAMI, Family First Health, the Susquehanna Valley Theatre Organ Society and others.
And we've got these volunteers, and they're wonderful. I don't think people realize they're walking past retired senior executives from companies, teachers — every walk of life is represented in our volunteer corps.
What has been your proudest moment in your career?
I don't have any! Being proud of something is a look back, and all I focus on is looking forward.
About Ken Wesler
A Philadelphia native, Ken Wesler graduated from Temple University with a degree in theater management.
After almost a decade in stage direction, Wesler joined Philadelphia's Walnut Street Theatre as managing director in 1989. He left in 1995 for the Grand Opera House in Wilmington, Del., where he was chief executive until 2006. In 2010, he came to York as president and CEO of the Strand-Capitol Performing Arts Center.
Now 49, Wesler and his wife, Deborah, live in York. He enjoys drumming and target shooting in his spare time. His son, Alexander, 23, is a specialist in the Army Reserve, and his daughter, Samantha, 21, is a sophomore dance major at Slippery Rock University.


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I prefer the Gulf coast over the Atlantic side. Anywhere from St Pete down to Key West would be nice. If I had a few weeks, I'd just travel along that coast, stopping for a few days here, a few days there. I always spend a week to 10 days along the Gulf coast in February. Some years are quite warm, others have a slight chill, but I'm always around St Pete. Thinking I might drive to the Keys this next trip.
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Good advice already. Gulf Coast is warmer and prettier in winter, IMHO, though Miami Beach is also fun.
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I'm another that prefers the Gulf Coast to the Atlantic. What about Sanibel Island/Captiva? Wherever you go, be mindful that you may end up running into high school/college spring breakers as you head into March and the first part of April.
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I still maintain that a 40 liter pack isn't huge--but my experience is colored by the packs used for backcountry hikes, many of which are way bigger than 40 liters. But that issue aside, I would tend to go with a smaller pack and another modestly sized rolling bag. I could comfortably use one of my 28 liter daypacks for sightseeing (although I don't, as I prefer to use a smaller purse with a strong shoulder strap).
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Last winter we went to Sanibel for a week in February and really liked it. We, too, prefer to avoid crowds, and drove over to Captiva. I like it a whole lot more, and we are going to try it for two weeks this winter!
The beaches are beautiful and the food is excellent. There is some shopping, but not as much as if you choose a bigger town.
FWIW, many houses and apartments are rented to the same people year after year, and we really just lucked out last year.
We rented a small house for this coming winter just as soon as we returned last year.
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Sanibel is amazing in the summer. Lots of great food and there is an outlet mall not far from the bridge for some good shopping. I would imagine it would be pretty quiet in the winter/early spring, it's quiet in the summer.
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Naples sounds like exactly what you are looking for.
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ditty bopping up and down the coast is a great idea. look things over on gmaps.
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We owned a condo in Naples and agree that it would be perfect for you and within day trip range of both the Everglades and Miami ( or both at the same time if you take US 41) .
But before we bought the condo, we had pretty well explored the West Coast of FL from Tampa south.
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Sanibel and Captiva are definitely QUIET, that's nfor certain. The Gulf beaches are beautiful but be aware they do not have a lot of surf (if that is any sort of issue for you).
With "several weeks" you are going to exhaust the shopping opportunities pretty fast if you stay in that one location.
Be aware of the distances involved of driving over to the east coast and back.
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New Smyrna Beach for the east coast. You can rent a nice condo, St Augustine Beach is nice also and you have St Augustine to explore. Just be aware of speed week and bike week.
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Another vote for Naples or a little further north, Siesta Key has such gorgeous beaches!
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Anna Maria Island is beautiful and laid back and you can find reasonable seasonal rentals. I lived in South Florida for 10 yrs but extended family from Iowa spends winters in Anna Maria.
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Wow, thanks everyone! This gives me a lot to research. My hubby likes to plant himself in one spot, so we probably won't be "ditty bopping up & down the coast", but he's OK with a few day trips.
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In Naples, you'll run out of cash shopping long before you run out of shopping options. But there are plenty of bargain shopping opportunities as well if you include the near by outlets in Estero and the other shopping centers within a couple hours drive.
And you won't run out of good restaurant choices in Naples, particularly if you like the trendy, modern, or upscale choices.
In Naples we love to complain about the winter "crowds" and traffic until we travel to the East coast, then we realize how "quiet" we really are.
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Well, I'm getting discouraged. Have been on VRBO for days & so many places are completely booked for February & March. If I take out the filters of "Oceanfront, Ocean View, Beach Front, etc." I have thousands of possibilities & hundreds of neighborhoods that I know nothing about. Can anyone suggest a few locations in Naples that are nice & we can walk to the beach (no view). Thank you!
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I love Anna Maria
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In Naples itself, being able to walk to the beach and to restaurants and shopping is pretty tricky. You probably need to look for Olde Naples, which refers to the entire "downtown area" and is within walking distance to the beach. Key words are Fifth Avenue South and 3rd Street South (the two main restaurant and shopping streets. And there are almost NO beachfront rentals in that area as it is private homes until you reach the condos as you go further north along the beach, and many of those forbid short term rentals anyway. There are a number of nice condos is Olde Naples. VRBO is a little tricky here (although I use it myself elsewhere) as many of those rentals are owned by absentee owners and condos have a lot of requirements that are difficult for absentee owners to handle.
You might browse through Royal Shell properties -- tons of rentals and you may even find that the prices are as good or even better than renting from a private owner. I used them to rent out my own townhouse a couple years ago in season and they were great.
Or you can look at Vanderbilt Beach which is about a 10 to 15 minute drive from downtown Naples, but has great beaches. Although admittedly with the addition of places like The Mercato, north Naples has more and more shopping and restaurants all the time. They just won't be walking distance.
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I should also ask -- when and for how long are you talking about? Most owners hold off until about December hoping to get a three month rental before they'll give in and take one for less than that. If you are staying a full month, your chances of getting something are far better than just for a week, also.
And January is much easier to get than Feb, March, or even April.
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What would you name our next kids?
So far we have Azula Rosemary & Indira Coral. Go nuts, we will probably have 2 more children - I'm excited to see what you come up with!
I am hoping to find some names to add to my list but I would really like to know what YOU would choose.
Edit: My most up to date lists are on NB. Here is my boys' list & here is the girls!
Last edited by truenature; July 24th, 2014 at 05:19 AM.Azula Rosemary
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I love your names! So pretty
For two more girls, I would pick:
Esmeralda Pearl-Esmeralda is a colour name, that I feel fits beautifully with Azula. It also ends with a vowel, and has a classic vintage/gypsy feel that fits in with Azula and Indira. Pearl is old timey, but still spunky. It goes well with Coral and Rosemary.
Cordelia Lavender-Again, I feel both names abide by the same basic standards of your daughters' names. Cordelia ends with the 'a', and means "jewel of the sea" (coral is sort of a sea gem). Lavender is a type of plant used for food and medicinal purposes, the same as rosemary.
For boys, it was a bit harder to come up with names, but here are two I decided on:
Orion Sage-Orion means "dawning". I think it fits well with your girls' names. Sage is a type of plant, and it goes well with Rosemary and Coral.
Atlas Jasper-Atlas is known, but not used and is of the same type of style as Indira and Azula. Jasper is sleek and vintage, fitting nicely with Coral and Rosemary.
Other contenders:
Esperenza Orianne
Francesca Ruby
Georgiana Violet
Helena Opal
Zaina Ivy
Charles Aspen
Marcus Wolfgang
Heathcliff Onyx
Arthur Bear
Zane Rowan
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Editor's note: PestEx 2011 was held April 6-7 in London. Frances McKim, editor of UK-based Pest magazine www.pestmagazine.co.uk filed this report for PCT.
|PestEx in London drew visitors from around the globe – including Rob Lederer (right) executive vice-president from NPMA, seen here in conversation with Simon Forrester, chief executive of PestEx organizers, BPCA. (Photo: BPCA).
|The American pest control industry was well represented. Frank Meek, Orkin, was over looking to sign-up new international franchises. (Photo: BPCA)
|First time exhibitors at PestEx included Techinicide from San Clemente, Calif. (Photo: BPCA).
LONDON — Organized by the British Pest Control Association (BPCA), PestEx 2011 was held April 6-7, in the ExCeL exhibition centre, in the heart of the old docklands area of London – in a venue which is to play host to several of the Olympic sporting events in 2012.Like the Olympics, both exhibitors and visitors came from around the globe. With every stand sold in advance of the event opening, there were more than 70 exhibitors packing the hall.
Over one-third of the exhibitors came from overseas – from as far away as China and Australia, with several from the U.S. (including AP&G, Earth Care Products, Kness and Technicide) in addition to companies from the UK and Europe. What is good news is that 20% of all exhibitors were present for the very first time – an excellent indication of the state of health and innovation within the international pest control industry.


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A public hearing to review the termination of former Deputy Ishmael Torres was held in Sussex County Council Chambers in Georgetown June 10. Sussex County attorney Barry Willoughby defended Sussex County Administrator Todd Lawson in his decision to fire Torres for misappropriation of overtime, falsifying documents and abuse of county equipment. "There is no political agenda," Willoughby said in opening arguments. "It's just an employee who engaged in misconduct."
Torres' attorney, Julianne Murray, said documents supporting the dismissal – a daily activity log and GPS reports from Torres' car – are flawed. "The documents have to be wrong," Murray said. "The investigation was cloaked in secrecy and not very thorough."
Sussex County Human Resources Director Karen Brewington was the first witness to testify for the county. She said an investigation revealed inconsistency between where Torres said he was on a daily activity log sheet and where he was according to a GPS system in his county vehicle.
Brewington said Torres became a full-time county employee on Aug. 1, 2011. Since then, she said, Torres has been paid more than $6,000 in overtime in addition to his salary – about five times more than other deputies in the Sheriff's Department.
Brewington said Torres was audited from Feb. 27, 2012, to April 27, 2012. On an overhead projector, she compared Torres' daily logs to his GPS tracker. The documents showed Torres frequently logged that he left home at 8 a.m. to serve court documents at various locations in Bridgeville and Greenwood. But according to his GPS, Torres did not leave his home until minutes or hours later.
The GPS reports also showed Torres spent from 30 minutes to more than an hour idling at Georgetown Middle School, where his children go to school, and two locations on Wilson Hill Road and Fruitland Road.
Brewington said she conservatively estimates Torres had been overpaid by nearly $800, not including time when his car was turned on but sat idle in his driveway or another location.
Brewington said she and Lawson held a pre-termination meeting with Torres to allow him a chance to explain the findings. "We felt none of our issues had been addressed," Brewington said.
During cross-examination, Murray asked if Brewington compared other deputies' logs against vehicle GPS reports.
Brewington said yes; she also looked at Deputy Sheriff Pat Smith's logs and GPS because Smith also turns in overtime. "Her GPS and daily log sheet matched her work," Brewington said. Of Torres, she said, "He had the most idle time in the entire department."
Murray said Torres was not given detailed dates and times to account for. She said his only warning of the investigation was a pre-termination letter he received before he was fired less than one week later. "How is he supposed to refute it?" Murray asked. "How is that due process?"
During her hour-long testimony, Brewington shot one nervous glance at Torres and then avoided looking at him the rest of the day.
Sheriff Jeff Christopher got up from his seat multiple times to whisper to Torres and Murray, who were seated next to one another in the front row of the gallery.
About 40 members of the public sat in council chambers to watch the hearing. Whispered comments and chuckling showed most of them were there in support of Torres.
Sussex County Deputy Administrator Harold Godwin also testified. He said he oversees county vehicles, and Torres' vehicle was functioning properly. He said the vehicle had been given a new battery March 6.
Godwin said Torres told him he stopped at Wilson Hill Road regularly to see a mechanic friend. But Godwin said Torres' GPS showed he was at the address next door to the mechanic on Wilson Hill Road. Also, he said, he called the mechanic, who told him he had not worked on any county vehicles.
In her cross-examination, Murray showed Godwin GPS reports from Torres' car, which showed Torres at four different, neighboring addresses while the car was going 0 miles per hour. "How do you change addresses without moving?" Murray asked. "I think these reports are flawed."
Godwin said the GPS system sends a signal once every two minutes. "This is not a guided missile," he said.
Lawson testified he made the final decision to fire Torres. He said idle time for deputies is normal because they work on laptops in their vehicles. "That is their mobile office," he said.
But, Lawson said, in two months, Torres spent more than half of his time idling. "There's no other deputies that sit in their driveways for four hours," Lawson said. "And they're not returning home in the middle of the day."
Murray asked Lawson why, in his termination letter to Torres, he called visits to the mechanic on Wilson Hill Road unfounded.
"I don't know if he was visiting a mechanic or not," Lawson said. "That car is owned by the county taxpayers." Lawson said Torres should have visited a county-authorized mechanic, not a friend.
At the start of his testimony, Lawson looked down while he shifted and straightened papers and other items in front of him. But then, he glared up at Murray and didn't break eye contact with her until her cross-examination was over.
Murray said Lawson should have included Christopher in the decision to fire Torres because Christopher is the head of the department. "Once you decided to move toward termination, you did not talk to Sheriff Christopher about it," Murray said.
"And I say I did," Lawson said.
"And I say you didn't," Murray said.
In his redirect, Willoughby said Murray should focus on the facts of the case, not argue with witnesses.
Murray then called three witnesses to testify before the hearing was recessed for the day.
A New Jersey man testified he met Torres in April and was impressed with him. In May, Torres asked the man to testify on his behalf. "It's nice to see people go above and beyond the job," the witness said.
Torres' neighbor, Justin Whitaker, testified he helped Torres jumpstart his county car once or twice every week. "It started happening pretty frequently," Whitaker said.
The neighbor said he asked Torres to let his car idle after each jump so the battery could recharge.
Chief Deputy Dennis Lineweaver testified, in uniform, that he was Torres' immediate supervisor, and he never had problems with Torres' performance on the job.
Lineweaver said he verified Torres' whereabouts with his activities on the daily log. He said he also called the Bridgeville police chief to confirm Torres had served court papers in the town on certain days.
Lineweaver also testified the county vehicles seem to run out of battery power more quickly since GPS units were installed. "We've had quite a few problems with vehicles," he said.
Lineweaver said he drove Torres and two other deputies in uniform to a Sussex County Council meeting on March 27 because he was concerned legislation council was scheduled to discuss could damage the Sheriff's Office.
House Bill 325, which would clearly state sheriffs and sheriff's deputies in Delaware do not have arrest authority, awaits a vote in the Senate. If the Senate passes the measure, Gov. Jack Markell could sign it into law before the end of the June.
In Torres' daily log he listed the time he was at the county council meeting as hours worked.
Lineweaver said he does not remember ordering the deputies to accompany him to the meeting, and Torres did not use his county vehicle to attend.
Sussex County Personnel Board members David Kenton, Michael Owens and Clay Yocum were largely silent during the hearing. The board decided to reconvene at 9 a.m., Wednesday, June 20.
Murray said when the hearing reassembled she would call Christopher to testify.
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Bodegas Marques de Caceres was founded in 1970 by Enrique Forner who at the time had made a name for himself in Bordeaux at his own estate of Château Larose-Trintaudon.
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Under his guidance, Marques de Caceres quickly established a strong reputation as one of the leaders within the famous wine region of Rioja in Northern Spain.
Tonight we are privileged to have with us Anne Vallejo, based in Rioja. Anne is the export director of Marques de Caceres and she has worked for thirty years for Marques de Caceres. Anne will explain the history of the winery, will talk about the fascinating Rioja region and she will comment the delicious wines served with the dinner. The lovely Rosado, the white 'Antea', and of course some of the magnificent red wines of the estate will be presented, including a Rioja Gran Reserva and the ultra premium wine 'Gaudium'.
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Photos: Street protests rock Greece
- By Robert ZeligerRobert Zeliger is News Editor of Foreign Policy.
Tens of thousands of protesters today joined a general strike against the latest proposed austerity measures from Prime Minister George Papandreou's increasingly unpopular government, as the country lurched closer to economic collapse.
The protests turned violent at times, as riot police battled crowds with tear gas and pepper spray. The Wall Street Journal reported that protesters "came from all walks of society, including big swaths of the middle class" and expressed frustration that significant austerity measures already put in place by the government have so far failed to improve the economy.
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For Porthleven man Jamie Giddens the weather is much more than simply a topic for idle chitchat – he presents amateur forecasts from his own back garden.
Jamie said: "I'm quite interested in the weather and how it works. You hear so many people talking about it. I thought making my own weather show in my back garden would be fun."
With no studio, green screen or prime time spot on the television, Jamie uses his own wooden cut out of the UK, complete with cotton wool clouds and yellow pepper suns.
"I just like making things," he admitted. "I'm going to get some polystyrene and mash it up to try snow."
However, the minimal settings have not rained on his parade. Every Friday evening Jamie enthusiastically presents an alternative weekend forecast and is already drawing widespread interest.
The forecasts can be seen on his website weathermanforhire.com, on which he compares himself to "a bit like a supply teacher."
He told the Packet: "By the delivery of an accurate and engaging weather forecast, I believe it is possible to maintain the happiness of a nation."
His unique style and unusual sets have drawn the attention of an Israeli internet discussion site (blog) and he recently gave a live forecast at a prestigious art event.
His website is the first project to be sponsored by Penzance-based Mapov.com, a map-based search engine firm where Jamie's younger brother Jonny works. The enterprise wants to advertise Cornwall as "a hub of creativity."
"Getting sponsored by Mapov really boosted it for me," Jamie said.
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Toshiyuki Kanamori obtained an M.S. degree in engineering from Waseda University, Tokyo, in 1885. Dr. Kanamori worked at Mitsubishi Rayon Co., Ltd., as an Engineer and at Waseda University as a Research Assistant Professor. After receiving his Ph.D. degree in chemical engineering from Waseda University in 1994, he moved to the Agency of Industrial Science and Technology, Ministry of International Trading and Industry as a Senior Researcher in the Department of Polymer Engineering, National Institute of Materials and Chemical Research (NIMC) in 1995. Now, he serves as the Leader and Principal Investigator of Drug Assay Device Team, Research Center for Stem Cell Engineering, National Institute of Advanced Industrial Science and Technology (AIST), Japan. His research interests include polymeric materials for clinical use, transport phenomena related to biomedical system, and polymer physics and biorheology. He published over 100 research papers in international journals.
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"PEACEFUL AND CONVENIENT"pretty,quiet and convenient for all of Cornwall's attractions. Very helpful owners who even leave you a welcoming pack of milk,teabags,fruit and even some flowers.Already visited there twice before and going again this June. Could not ask for more really.pretty,quiet and convenient for all of Cornwall's attractions. Very helpful owners who even leave you a welcoming pack of milk,teabags,fruit and even some flowers.Already visited there twice before and going again this June. Could not ask for more really.
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- Ground floor accommodation
- Ground floor bedroom
- Garden / Patio
- Washing machine
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The property
Mabe 1 mile. A well-appointed, compact single-storey barn conversion, one of a small number of holiday cottages next door to the owner's home, in tranquil open countryside just one mile from Mabe.
The property has been completely refurbished and now offers cosy, comfortable accommodation including a Jacuzzi bath and lovely bedroom with pine flooring and a four poster bed!
Perfectly placed for exploring the gentler south Cornish coast, as well as the rocky coves and high cliffs towards Land's End in the far west.
With several top-quality pubs and restaurants in the area, the National maritime Museum Cornwall at Falmouth and the misty reaches of the beautiful Helford River to explore, there is much to do and see.
All ground floor. Three bedrooms: 1 x four poster double, 2 x single. Bathroom with Jacuzzi bath, shower over, basin and WC. Compact, modern open plan living area with well-equipped kitchen, breakfast bar dining area and cosy sitting area.
- Oil central heating
- Electric oven and hob, microwave, larder fridge, washing machine, dishwasher, TV with Freeview, DVD, CD player
- All fuel and power inc. in rent
- Bed linen inc. in rent
- Off road parking for one car
- Garden furniture on small patio area
- Sorry, no pets
- Shop and pub 1 mile.
About the location
Falmouth 4 miles; Truro 10 miles.
A small hamlet just 4 miles from the maritime town and harbour of Falmouth. The surrounding countryside offers rolling fields, country lanes and misty, atmospheric creeks that wind their way inland from the sea through deep, wooded valleys. The area is perfect for lovers of breathtaking countryside, for enjoying time in boats and for long country walks. Falmouth, with its magnificent natural harbour (third largest in the world), winding streets and beaches will keep you occupied for hours. Its old harbour-side pubs, excellent shopping, Pendennis Castle and the stunning new National Maritime Museum complete the picture. Across the harbour is the beautiful town of St Mawes, surrounded by the rocky coves, sandy beaches and lush green countryside of the Roseland Peninsula. Go there by car (15 miles) or take the passenger ferry from Falmouth (15 minutes).
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By JERRY DEAL
The Blaschka Tower building swapout has been put on hold by the Harlingen Economic Development Board, myleadernews has been told.
This means the Harlingen City Commisssion also will not be voting Wednesday evening at its session, at least temporarily tying up the project.
The Harlingen Community Improvement Board at a session Tuesday of the EDC reportedly wavered in the swap that has been suggested.
Among those objecting to the deal was Joe Rubio, who has adamantly opposed the swap. Rubio is a former police officer and regular blogger here,
This certainly has upset Mayor Christ Boswell, who has visions of the building, which should have been condemned long ago, becoming a viable part of downtown Harlingen.
Although this online publication did not attend the EDC meeting, those in attendance said the board wanted to look at the deal further.
Gee, is this the first sane move yet?
If you have read this column you know that this writer and many others
say it is a very bad deal the Harlingen City Commission was to vote Wednesday on the swap on the Blaschka Tower – N. Commerce exchange warehouse deal.
It should be a no brainer that the Tower not only is a downtown eyesore, it should have been condemned under the city code, not put up for sale with city approval.
The claim is it can be fixed and become an asset to downtown. Ha!
The Blaschka Tower, owned by Wayne Blaschka, is valued at $93,190, according to the Cameron County Appraisal District. Meanwhile, the
warehouse at 710 N. Commerce, owned by the Harlingen Community Improvement Board, is valued at $573,243.
With the Harlingen Economic Development Board in charge of the negotiations involving the property, the exchange is a $300,000 deal.
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A single mum who had not had a proper date for 16 years has had her confidence renewed with a little help from style guru Gok Wan.
Naseem Khan, a former model and British national aerobic team champion, had poured her energy into raising her son Casey, now 19, after splitting from her partner.
The former aerobics teacher, of Elder Field, Great Notley, also had to cope with injury after a car crash in 2007 left her on crutches for five months.
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The already-downsized Suncoast Paint and Design Center shut its doors for good last month, to the surprise of longtime customers who keep stopping by in search of their favorite paint.
The Benjamin Moore and Dyco paint retailer had been in business continuously since 1973. For years it sold wallpaper, pillows and window treatments, too, in a sprawling 6,000-square-foot space on the corner of Manhattan Avenue and El Prado Boulevard.
But after heavy rains in late July overtook the notoriously flood-prone corner — endangering the inventory yet again — Suncoast Paint moved the wallpaper to its Fletcher Avenue location, leaving the paint business to occupy a tiny corner of the store.
In late October, that closed, too.
"We just got tired of the flooding," said Pat Quinn, co-owner of the Suncoast Paints business that includes several other locations as well as Clearwater-based coatings manufacturer Dyco Paints.
"That flood we had (in July) wasn't even a hurricane," she said. "Cars come through and make tidal waves. We were on the news with kayaks going by the store. (Flooding) was probably the most driving issue."
Another was the economy, Quinn said. Business was brisk during the economic boom, making the flooding problems easier to take. And the store had been there as long as most people could remember.
Quinn and her husband purchased Suncoast Paint and Design about nine years ago from Scott Gandy, who had owned the store since 1973.
"It was a tough decision, I'll be quite honest with you," she said. "It broke (Gandy's) heart, I know it did."
Gandy, who still owns the building, said that section of the 11,000-square-foot retail center has not been empty in 55 years. He has been busy cleaning up and planning repairs.
"I was down there today and I bet you a dozen people walked in there with a can of paint," Gandy said.
"It's like the neighborhood hardware store … (Customers) want something just a little special, a special color, or whatever it takes. We would spend three hours making it exactly right. It's hard to find that these days."
The store's employees all were offered jobs in the company's other three Tampa Bay area locations, Quinn said. She said she hopes to reopen in South Tampa once she finds the right location.
New year, new tenant
The design center space may not be empty for long. One tenant will move in by January.
Art Explorers, an art school for preschool and elementary students, will move into the 800-square-foot space at 3427 S Manhattan Ave. that was formerly occupied by Suncoast's paint mixers. "It's appropriate," said owner Lori Shapiro.
Shapiro, a former elementary school teacher who has been teaching art classes for the past four years, said Art Explorers will cater to kids about age 3 and up. In addition to afternoon classes, the school also will offer open studio time for children to use its space and materials for bigger projects.
"It's really kind of sad because art and music is the first thing that's getting eliminated when they are cutting (school) budgets," Shapiro said. "We're marketing it as picking up where the education system leaves off."
Art Explorers also will offer camps, birthday parties and some adult classes in the evenings. For more information, call Shapiro at (813) 846-7601.
Boutique gets personal
Michelle Burtch knew she wanted to open a second location of her St. Petersburg boutique, Embellish, in South Tampa. She was just waiting for the perfect opportunity.
So when children's boutique Little Peeps downsized from two spaces to one last month, Burtch jumped on the empty 1,350-square-foot location in well-located Gaspar Plaza at 2225 S Dale Mabry Highway.
Burtch opened her gifts, accessories and stationery store last week. Embellish focuses on monogrammed gifts as well as semipersonalized items (those adorned with just a first name or initial) that are easy to pick up for a quick gift.
"You can grab it on the way to a lunch or take it to somebody's birthday right then," Burtch said. "The core of our business is gifts for women, but we have things for babies and kids, too."
Burtch said since her first store opened in April 2007, she has been careful to offer a wide variety of price points. "If you can only spend $20 or $25, we have something for you that is special and different from what you can get at Target or a department store," she said.
Hours at Embellish are 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. Monday through Saturday. The store's Web site is embellishboutique.com.
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We've all been there, those of us who don't play golf for a living but wish we could.
We've all been deep in the woods, without a shot and without a prayer. Maybe there's a few bucks on the line. Or maybe there's bigger stakes involved — saving face. Say what you will about golf being "gentleman's game." It's often like a merciless pastime cooked up by hanging judges and vengeful jurors. Mess up, and the game has a cold-blooded way of cutting your pride down to ball-marker size.
So when 2012 Masters champion Bubba Watson hit the Wedge Shot Heard 'Round the Golf World on Sunday, a high, hard hook out of pine tree prison and onto the green at Augusta National, every chopper and hacker in America who plays and prays for that one miracle shot was transported to golf's mountain top. We were Bubbacized.
Or at least I was. It took me 30 minutes to scrape all the cheese dip off the ceiling.
Watson, 33, looks like he should be playing in a garage band, not professional golf. He has the enthusiasm of a kid who's perennially at Disney World. His hair is long and he hits a pink driver.
Dave Marr, a former pro golfer and TV analyst, once cautioned against betting with anyone you meet on the first tee who has a deep suntan, a 1-iron in his bag and squinty eyes. After Sunday, add anyone who totes Pepto-Bismol-colored sticks.
Or lavender or fuschia. Bubba flat-out bombs it. So he's entitled to any color. That's part of his appeal. Given a choice, we'd all want to be known as the guy who jacks it a country mile, not the dweeb who holds back, plays it safe and volunteers to be designated driver.
Sure, there's a huge risk going for broke. Your ball often winds up where the deer and the antelope frolic. Like Sunday. With the biggest prize in golf on the line. For a few seconds, as Watson lined up that hook-wedge shot that earned him the green jacket, I thought about one of the greatest lines ever in a golf movie, the one uttered by Bill Murray in "Caddyshack."
"This crowd has gone has gone deadly silent, a Cinderella story outta nowhere. Former greenskeeper and now about to become the Masters champion ... He's on his final hole. He's about 455 yards away, he's gonna hit about a 2 iron I think ... IT'S IN THE HOLE!"
Watson is hardly Cinderella. He's not on the PGA Tour because it had a quota to fill and needed a former Georgia Bulldog who hails from tiny Bagdad, Fla., in the Panhandle. But he's Cinderella-like in other ways. He's never taken a lesson. He's got happy feet that can't keep still. He doesn't obsess about whether his swing plane is off by 5 degrees or his arm hairs are creating extra drag on his follow through. He hugs his momma and he's prone to tears.
"I don't play the game for fame," he said Sunday. "I don't try to win tournaments for fame. I don't do any of that. It's just me. I'm just Bubba. I goof around. I joke around."
That quote could have come from 99.9 percent of the golfers I've ever played with. None of us play for fame, although the best shot I've ever seen was a guy who sliced his tee shot directly into a bed of a pickup truck driving past the Wilmington Island Club. If I had a video, it could have gone viral on YouTube.
Most of us play Bubba golf. So when Watson wins, we win. It's not that way with Phil Mickelson. Or Tiger. Or the Rorys and Ians and Padraigs who seem cut from the same mercerized cotton. They're great players. But it's not the same.
But the real shot that clinched it for me Sunday wasn't Watson's clutch wedge from the wilderness. It was his tap in for par.
He took extra time on that little putt. A lot of us have been there, too. We've been blessed by the golf gods, which allowed us to hit a miracle shot. Then comes the little knee-knocker. A ball that's so close you could knock it into the hole with a bunker rake. I know what can happen next, because it has happened to me. The choke. The miss. The few choice words. The indignity of it all.
Bubba sank his putt. Then he hugged his momma.
That's why guys like him play on the tour, and guys like me just play — and peel food from the ceiling.
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NAMIC supports the "Model Act Regarding Use of Credit Information in Personal Insurance" that was adopted by the National Conference of Insurance Legislators and is largely the basis for credit-based insurance scores laws adopted today in 47 states. NAMIC opposes any attempts by state or federal lawmakers or insurance regulators to further restrict the use of credit-based insurance scores. Credit information has been widely used in other segments of the financial services industry for years, and insurance scores have proven to be a strong predictor of risk of loss. In a competitive marketplace, NAMIC finds no reason why insurers should be prohibited from using credit-based insurance scores in underwriting and rating a risk. It is a far more accurate and objective methodology than traditional underwriting practices, and credit-based insurance scores have been shown that they do not penalize financially responsible individuals through premium subsidization.


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IRENI (Infrared Environmental Imaging) Beamline: First Light and Commissioning
August 13, 2008
IRENI, the new infrared beamline extracting 320 mrads of light from the SRC, opened to first light on July 11, 2008. Since then, several shifts per week have been dedicated to aligning the beamline and conditioning the front end so that the beamline can be opened to regular beams.
Figure 1 shows synchrotron light illuminating the array of 12 toroids (only 9 are visible here), which are the first mirrors that the light intercepts in the beamline. The picture shows a shadow of a water-cooled tube across the center of each mirror and rectangles of visible synchrotron light above and below the shadows.
Figure 2 shows an image of the infrared Focal Plane Array (a multi-element infrared detector), when it is illuminated with 12 individual beams.