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The chief executive's popularity has plunged below the "warning line" and his administration could be thrown into a crisis of governance, a pollster warns.
Robert Chung Ting-yiu, director of the University of Hong Kong public opinion programme, was responding to the latest poll which shows Leung Chun-ying's popularity rating at yet another record low: 43.7 marks out of 100.
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The university programme interviewed 1,015 people from August 15 to 20 for the survey.
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He added that politicians with a score under 50 were already in negative territory, and if the rating dipped below 45 that could indicate a credibility crisis.
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Response from Senator Claire McCaskill, and my counter response
I am not sure if this reply was to my direct email to the Senator's office, or to my linked signature from Ruger website petition, but here is what she had to say:
January 24, 2013
Dear Mr Leake,
Thank you for contacting me regarding the recent shooting in Newtown, Connecticut, as well as gun control policy and gun safety. I appreciate hearing from you and welcome the opportunity to respond.
On Friday, December 14, 2012, a gunman entered Sandy Hook Elementary School in Newtown, Connecticut, and began shooting teachers and students before taking his own life. This horrific tragedy took the lives of 27 people, including 20 children seven years of age and younger. As a mother, I'm horrified and stunned by the senseless violence against innocent children and teachers.
This tragedy has led to renewed and important discussions about gun control, which is often a divisive topic in our nation. The loss of so many beautiful children in a mass shooting that involved an assault rifle with ammunition clips that held large numbers of bullets makes clear that we need to revisit the assault weapons ban that expired in 2004 and review permissible magazine ammunition sizes. I am also supportive of closing the gun show loophole and making sure that those with court-determined, dangerous mental health diagnoses do not get access to guns. Finally, it is equally clear that we must reconsider the mental health services available to our citizens, knowing that each mass shooting our nation has experienced involved individuals with substantial mental health problems. "Obamacare" will expand important mental health coverage when it is implemented in 2014. Protecting our children and our citizens will require us to come together to find real solutions that cover a broad range of factors that have contributed to these horrific incidents.
I firmly believe that an attempt to promote appropriate gun safety measures can be done without infringing upon law-abiding citizens' right to own firearms or unduly burdening the hunting and sportsmanship culture of Missouri. I believe the horror of the Newtown shootings makes clear that we must get to work protecting our communities and our children from mass slaughter, while also protecting our Second Amendment rights. I am hopeful that the National Rifle Association, a significant voice in this discussion, will be a constructive part of this dialogue.
Even as I welcome this renewed debate, please know that I will continue to protect the Second Amendment Rights of law-abiding citizens to safely own and use appropriate firearms. In the past, I have voted to permit residents of the District of Columbia to own and purchase firearms. I also supported an amendment to a spending bill that would prevent funding for any international organization, including the United Nations, that places a tax on any firearm owned by a United States citizen. I have opposed other inappropriate measures, such as forcing Missouri to accept other states' firearms laws.
As your United States Senator, I will keep your thoughts in mind anytime Congress considers gun-related legislation. In the wake of the Newtown tragedy, my prayers are with the students and staff at Sandy Hook Elementary, and with their families. All Americans are outraged at senseless and criminal gun violence no matter where they may fall in the debate on guns in American society. A renewed national conversation has begun and we must all be a constructive and open-minded part of it. There is middle ground here, where this nation can come together with sensible laws that prevent the mass murder of innocent citizens, while we continue to respect our Constitution and its Second Amendment rights.
Again, thank you for contacting me. Please do not hesitate to contact me in the future if I can be of further assistance to you on this or any other issue.
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This actually seemed like something more focused than the boilerplate one often gets from one's officials, so I will give credit to the Senator and her staff for that.
Here is my response. Sorry, it's kind of long, but...
Senator McCaskill,
Thank your for your reply. I do have some issues with your positions. I will address those in the order which you used in your reply:
First, unless you propose to limit the number of magazines a citizen may own, limiting the number of rounds in a magazine does not do much to protect against a determined, reasonably skilled shooter. Vice President Biden's nonsensical comments in his google forum notwithstanding, it does not take about a minute to reload. It takes about three seconds for a reasonably skilled shooter to dump one magazine, and load the next. Furthermore, given the millions of 20 and 30 round magazines in circulation, the only people you would affect by such legislation would be those who would voluntarily follow your restrictions - and those are not the people who should cause you concern.
Second, there is no such thing as a "gun show loophole." Some states allow private sales to be conducted without going through an FFL. This was the norm, nationwide, until 1968. It is how Missouri, the state you represent, operates. A private sale at a gun show is a private sale. If an FFL conducts a sale at a gun show, he is still bound by FFL rules, and must have the buyer fill out a form 4473 and pass an NICS check. There is no loophole; this is just a meme that gun control advocates and the media have pushed for years, and that many members of the public who have attention spans no longer than a sound bite have blindly accepted. Universal Background Checks, by any other name, are merely a means for the federal government to further encroach on the purview of state and local governments, and are a goal for those gun control advocates who ultimately want a national firearm registry, and subsequent confiscation attempts.
Supporting that statement, here is a quote from Senator Feinstein, on CBS' 60 Minutes in 1995 :
"If I could've gotten 51 votes in the Senate of the United States for an outright ban, picking up every one of them -- Mr. and Mrs. America turn 'em all in -- I would have done it. I could not do that. The votes weren't here."
So, you can see where we Second Amendment supporters might be suspicious of ulterior motives. As far as the Sandy Hook incident, I believe it was Rahm Emmanuel who said, "Never let a good crisis go to waste." (It is also Rahm Emmanuel who is trying to pressure banks into canceling loans and lines of credit with firearms manufacturers.)
Third, I am supportive of both better mental health care, and of better reporting standards. I am not in favor of granting any law enforcement or regulatory agency extrajudicial powers for determining who meets or fails some mental standard. Laws are in place; the courts are in place; the system needs to actually use them.
Now, you did not address this point, but Larry Correia did in a very good article about the subject of spree shooters: Aside from the incident where Representative Gabrielle Giffords was shot, and several people died, all other "spree shooting" incidents in the last 50 years occurred in either Federal Gun Free Zones, or in private property that was posted "No Guns." Those people who want to live or day in notoriety seem to choose places where they are likely to be able to kill a lot of people before anybody can do anything effective to stop them. Effective stopping techniques typically do not involve the throwing of iPads, erasers, or chairs - those are stop-gap improvisations that are all that most students and teachers have at their disposal. The federal government, in my opinion, has done nothing but create killing zones for psychopaths in creating so-called Gun Free zones.
You also did not address the failure of the federal and state legal systems to effectively use existing laws to keep violent recidivists off the street. In Atlanta, just a few weeks back, a police officer was shot to death by a felon who was on his second parole, and second early release, from incarcerations for - wait for it - possession of a firearm by a convicted felon.
In theory, under federal and Georgia law, that felon should have been in prison for ten years to life, not for six months.
Unfortunately, the majority of people in prison these days are there for possession of narcotics. Maybe you should look at legislation to get rid of mandatory sentencing for drug users, and free up space for violent repeat offenders? Maybe you could look at getting your colleagues to examine why enforcement of penalties against both violent repeat offenders and against straw purchasers (those who break the law by knowingly buying guns for prohibited persons) is spotty at best?
All the laws that have been proposed by the President, the Vice President, Reid, McCarthy, Schumer, Cuomo, et all will do is create problems for law abiding citizens. In Cuomo's case, his law - if unchecked by the courts - is likely to create thousands of felons a year after it goes into effect.
The last thought I would leave you with, as one pilot to another, is that many in federal (and some state) government are screaming that "We have to do something!" I would put it to you that if an engine fails, and the puts the wrong lever into fuel cutoff, or worse yet pushes the wrong rudder, that is much worse than if the pilot sits back for a few moments to actually analyze his situation.
Sometimes an immediate action can only make things worse.
I am curious to see what response this may get.
Edit: Aaaargh.... proofread, proofread, proofread.... I meant "live or die," not "live or day." For those of you who write your reps, please proofread better than I did. Similarly, it should have been "and the pilot pushes" in the paragraph about engine failure.
I must have bumped a hotkey that deleted as I was typing....
Second Edit: I would have caught this in a printed form. Snail mail does have some advantages over email....
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The vast majority of the planet's seven billion people ascribe to some kind of religious belief — that is, a faith in things that cannot be proven. This makes no sense from a scientific and psychological point of view, because supernatural beliefs — in contrast to our evolved thinking in general — serve no apparent purpose. They don't help us comprehend and navigate the world. Why would the human mind create them, and allow them to persist?
These are just a few examples of common religious beliefs and practices, drawn from an article to be published in the journal Current Directions in Psychological Science. There are many more. What they all have in common is that they all originate in intuitive beliefs, which "pop up" without deliberate thought, and demand an explanation. In that sense, Baumard and Boyer say, religious notions are not special.
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Great job! I have had this set (along with lots of other AWI plastics) sitting around for years. This motivates me to get to work on them soon. What colour did you use for the natives' skin?
Nice work Paul!
Thanks :-D@Korsun..they do look odd, especially in pic form and Streletsand the shared project from Linear-b can be a bit of an aquired taste. The good thing with them is thier range of subjects.Painted they don´t look half badlinkI haven´t seen what other figs are in the Roman port set..I´ve ordered them so I´ll find out soon :-D@ Jeigheff. Agreed. The 1/72nd range of figs does seem to run from the extremely dire sculpted to some very nicely sculpted figs. Worse, the greens are shown..I think great..I´ll get those, but the molding and casting process has turned them into something in appearance to small toads. @ Michael. Mid brown base, then flesh (P3 ryn)mixed about 40 -60% with brown then a highlight with 60-40%I´ve looked but it says your Blogger Profile cannot be displayed (?)Cheerspaul
Thanks for the info. And hmm, that's strange. Can you access my blog itself: thetrojanbunny.blogspot.ca/?
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Paula Sisk introducers her new book Rhyme from the Field and Farm.
Paula Sisk's cowboy/farm poetry began as a hobby, became memories she desired to save for her grandchildren and then evolved into a humorous book to share with a world in need of laughter. "Rhyme From the Field and Farm" is an Oklahoma product, written in an Oklahoma milk barn and published by Tate Publishing Enterprises of Mustang, Oklahoma.


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Welcome back Macmom !!
Welcome back Macmom !! :D
Hope you had an awesome cruise !!
Can't wait to hear all about it !!
Thanks so much Dwayne.
the cruise was so nice, as always.
I had to leave my house at 4 am to catch a plane at 6:15. I woke up sick, ran by the hsp to get some meds, they could not help me as fast as I needed because I would miss my plane, I made the decision to get medical help in Jacksonville. Plane ride was uneventful.
Then I decide to go to the ships dr and get meds, I know I would be ok since I was not contagious.
Boarded the ship by 11:15 and headed right straight to the dr...there was a sign on the door that the dr will be back at 3 pm. Oh no, now I have to make a decison to get off the ship for medical treatment or see if the dr is still on the ship and would see me...Praise the Lord the nurse said to come down they would take care of me...in and out in 15 mins and had my meds in my hand. I could finally relax.
Boarding the ship was so easy since we have VIP status. (I love that little perk). The ship was clean and I thought the food was a bit better then last time we were on the Fascination.
Loved the games, the shows and they talent show was awesome. Island Girl left the same day we did for a vacation and will go to the paradise out of Tampa when her vaca is over.
We went to the Atlantis and made a large contribution to the casino. I am still trying to figure out why Carnival stops in Freeport.
Over all it was an awesome cruise. We had a 1 A cabin that we got really really cheap. it had an upper and lower. I tipped our stewart 20 bucks to find us a roll away bed, 15 mins later it was set up in the room.
great cruise, great time all around...now counting down the days till my January Cruise!
Glad to hear they took care of you right away at the Infirmary. Also glad to hear you had a great cruise despite not feeling well to start. That is a great tip about the roll aways. Someone else told me this once as well. I tried to add a third person to my 1A once and was told they couldn't. Have seen those cabins many times on the Fantasy class and knew they could fit a roll away. Now this has been confirmed twice. Next time for Freeport give Port Lucaya a try. It's a relatively inexpensive taxi ride over. Nice area with beach and shopping. I actually think that Casino is a bit friendlier than Atlantis. Also one of the bartenders told me there was a neat place to dolphin watch close by the ship somewhere. I'll have to get the details about that.
Thanks for the report about the food. Since you were on board by 11:15 I take it there were no issues with embarkation. That is great to hear.
Gotta love the VIP boarding! :D
They may allow a roll away in a 1A for the comfort of the second person not to have to climb up and sleep on the bunk. However; that doesn't mean they will, or can, book a third person in that room. The number of third and fourth berths are controlled by the Coast Guard for Safety at Sea.
What was the illness? My biggest fear is having a gout attack just as a cruise starts.
Urinary tract infection
It cost 40 buck to see the nurse, 10 for a culture, and 10 for the meds. If I had the insurance it would not have cost a dime but it was well worth the money. after about 12 hrs I was doing so much better.
Dave my hubby has had gout in the past, he had an elderly dr tell him to never eat organ meat, pork or anything with a shell or a hull more then twice in a 7 day period and he would never have another flare up of the gout again, works for him, he has never had another attack after that advice
I struggle to keep my uric acid in check. I have a minor flare-up right now but not one of those 'I want to amputate my foot' episodes.
I'm glad the ship's nurse was able to get you fixed up.
Hi Macmom, I'm glad to know you had a great trip.
I will be on the Fascination two weeks from Monday. I will fly down the night before out of BUF via BWI. The airport in Buffalo is only 2 hours (plus any delays if any crossing the border) from my house and a lot cheaper than Toronto.
Is Thirsty Frog Red offered on the Fascination? A few moths ago there was a press release that it was so popular on the Breeze that they were going to send it to 15 other ships, or did they send it fleet wide?
Thank You.
sorry, I dont even know what that is... cant help
Last I knew Thirsty Frog Red wasn't on the Fascination yet. Thirsty Frog Red is the Red Ale beer specially made for the new Red Frog Pub that came out on the Carnival Magic. The beer was so popular they ran out of it on the Magic's first cruise. They've expanded the beer to many of their ships. It's $5.50 for a 20oz pint. On the CCL Magic at the Red Frog Pub they also serve food like wings, shrimp, conch fritters, pulled pork, and more. They charge a nominal $3.33 fee.
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"Rocky and Bullwinkle" Season 4: A Rocky Road
Rocky and Bullwinkle is a difficult show to grade as a whole. When it's "on", it can be a riot. But when it isn't, you sit there stone faced. Such is the case with season 4, which contains 19 half hour episodes.
For those unfamiliar with the show, here's a quick summary: It's a kind of anthology show, showcasing different short series. The main feature is "The Adventures of Rocky and Bullwinkle," which is a serialized comedy adventure starring Rocky, a flying squirrel who functions as the brains/straight man, and Bullwinkle, a dimwitted (yet occasionally clever) moose. They always get into various adventures and are tailed by foreign spies Boris Badenov and Natasha Fatale, who want to foil their plans, both because they enjoy being bad and also to impress Fearless Leader, the dictator of the Soviet-esque Pottsylvania, from which they hail. Describing the action (often in great detail) is the narrator, excitedly played by William Conrad.
Luckily, these story arcs still hold up after fifty-some years. While the very limited animation (and mistakes therein) may be seen as a negative, its dialog, quick pace, and self-referential, fourth wall-breaking nature make up for it. In a way, "Rocky and Bullwinkle" proves that while animation is important, if you have a solid script and engaging voice actors who can keep you interested in the action, it can be easy to adjust to such shortcomings. And the genre-savvy cast of characters is proof that the writers were having fun with their material. More impressive, this is decades before another series, The Simpsons, mastered the combination of defying audience expectations and playing with conventions. One of my favorite moments comes during "Banana Formula" when the narrator is tied up by two government agents because he gave away part of the plot.
This set contains five R&B story arcs from the 1962-1963 season: "Painting Theft", "The Guns of Abalone", "The Treasure of Monte Zoom", "Goof Gas Attack", and "Banana Formula". Each segment is about five minutes long (there are two R&B segments per episode), always ending with a cliffhanger. Of the five arcs, I enjoyed "Monte Zoom" and "Goof Gas" the best. They made me laugh the hardest, as they seemed the snappiest with the humor, and the plots were the most fun to follow.
Alas, the other segments are a mixed bag. "Dudley Do-Right of the Mounties" (a parody of Victorian melodramas) is usually pretty amusing, with the same back-and-forth wit that the R&B segments have. The exaggerated, hyper silent movie-esque soundtrack and Dudley's silly, high-pitched voice (what criminal would be intimidated by that?) only enhance the experience. But it's not uncommon to watch an entire short of "Fractured Fairy Tales" (variations of both familiar and obscure fairy tales), "Aesop and Son" (variations on Aesop's moralistic fables), and "Peabody's Improbable History" (time traveling history lessons starring an intelligent talking dog and his human companion) and not laugh once. In fact, many of the shorts seem more focused on plot than laughs, and many are built only to motivate an episode-ending, groan-inducing pun. For example, in one Peabody & Sherman short, the duo travels in time back to ancient Egypt for a plot dealing with Cleopatra and Caesar. Walking through a marketplace at the end, they come across a barometer. Sherman asks how the ancient Egyptians could possibly know about temperature measurement back then. Peabody wryly replies, "Haven't you ever heard of PHARAOH and warmer?" Cue tuba.
The episodes are also filled out with short interstitials, like "Bullwinkle's Corner" (often featuring poetry which quickly veers in odd directions), "Mr. Know-It-All" (similar to the "How To" Goofy shorts, except Bullwinkle himself narrates them), and quick gags and brief animations which are recycled tons of times. Again, they can vary in quality; I did enjoy a poetry segment surrounding a poem called "Do Something to Somebody Quick" that Boris Badenov hijacks, pranking Bullwinkle repeatedly. But by the end of the set, you'll get tired of seeing the recurring "Watch me pull a rabbit out of my hat!" bit.
It doesn't help that these shorts are always sandwiched between the "Rocky and Bullwinkle" bookends. They take the focus away from the story; many times, I found myself forgetting what the plot of the R&B story was by the time they returned to it. Luckily, the narrator reminds us, and thanks to the magic of DVD, you can skip straight to the R&B segments and watch them all one after another, so perhaps this criticism is a moot point. Still, it does show the flaws in a serialized show combined with the episodic, interchangeable, unrelated stories.
The two-disc DVD set contains no special features. Video quality is acceptable for such an old show, and it's nice to have the full intro theme, which I never got to see on the various Buena Vista VHS tapes from back in the '90s. Well, aside from the nixed "brought to you by" message, but that's to be expected. It should be noted that the non-R&B segments come from various seasons, meaning that not everything on this set came from season 4 as it originally aired. However, only purists will balk at this; casual fans won't mind or notice, as it's seamless. And Rocky and Bullwinkle is a great choice for the young set as well as the older crowd. The action is fast and varied enough that kids don't get bored, while adults will get the references and wordplay.
Rocky and Bullwinkle's fourth season, much like the show in general, is inconsistent. It has moments of genuine hilarity, but there are also dead zones, usually in the supporting segments. Still, the moments when it succeeds are enough to get me to recommend this set.


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The Los Angeles Times recently ran an article that suggested personal liability against a Home Owner Association ("HOA") board member for giving legal advice without having a license to practice law and various blogs are now available for homeowners to ask for help and/or criticize their board members.
With this criticism, one has to wonder why people volunteer for these positions given that it generally is a thankless service, there is no pay involved, the hours may be long, and it often involves complicated
decisions that impact the community the board member lives in on a day to day basis. Complicating this matter, a board member faces the possibility of being sued by disgruntled homeowners that disagree with
the board's ruling.
So what protection is there for the board member?
Civil Code Section 1365.7 provides some protection for the volunteer board member against various tortuous acts or omissions including but not limited to: bodily injury, emotional distress, wrongful death,
property damage and loss as a result of the act or omission provided that certain criteria are met. The board member's act or omission must:
1. be performed within the scope of the board member's duties;
2. be performed in good faith and 3. not amount to willful, wanton or gross negligence.
The board member must also be a tenant of the HOA and is an owner of no more than two separate interests in the HOA. Moreover, the HOA must maintain and have in effect at the time of the act or omission occurred and at the time the claim is made one or more policies of insurance which include coverage for a. general liability of the association and b. individual liability of officers and directors of the
association provided that both coverages contain the minimum amount of $500,000 if the common interest is less than 100 separate units and $1,000,000 if the common interest is more than 100 separate units.
Moreover, if the HOA is a corporation, Corporation Code Sections 7231 and 7231.5 may provide safe harbor for the board member provided that he or she acted in a manner that he or she believes to be in the best interest of the HOA and with reasonable reliance or inquiry on information, opinions, reports, statements, or other data, financial or otherwise, prepared by officers or employees believed to be reliable and competent in the matters presented, or by independent counsel, accountants, or other persons qualified to give opinions. Again, the board member must act in good faith for these sections to apply.
There are four general actions a board member can take to fall outside of these statutes. These actions include: failing to act in good faith, receiving compensation from the board for service as a board member
(either directly or indirectly), failing to stay within the normal scope of the board member's duties, and/or acting with willful, wanton or gross negligence. Good faith is a legal term of art that is determined by motive and intent, and can be difficult to prove should a party file an action against a board member. Gross negligence has long been defined in California and other jurisdictions as either a want or even a scant care or an extreme departure from the ordinary standard of conduct.
By contrast, wanton or willful negligence describes a person who may have no intent to cause harm, but who intentionally performs an act so unreasonable that he or she should know that the harm will result.
Thus, if a board member removes election signs to preserve his or her own election, provokes fights with a contractors when he or she has been told by the board to stop provoking the contractor, or misrepresents
board authority when negotiating with a contractor or a homeowner then that board member may be found willfully or wantonly negligent depending on the totality of the facts. However, making a mistake such as poor budgeting or miscalculating an assessment would be ordinary negligence, which would be covered by the statutes.
The bottom line is that a board member should refrain from conduct that one knows is wrong, is against the law, or is ill advised as the best protection for a board member will come from acting reasonably.
Brian Tinkham is a member of the law firm of Poole & Shaffery, LLP, a law firm which provides general counsel and litigation services to businesses and management personnel. His column represents his own
views, and not necessarily those of The Signal. "Business Law" appears Fridays and rotates between members of the Santa Clarita Valley Bar Association. www.SCVBar.org.


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Wait, what? Someone actually went through with this idea? Well, yes. Kind of.
Invitations to PJD's Inaugural Fantasy Football contest were sent out this weekend to lucky participants. Mostly, it's the four of you that read this site, so if you were anticipating one and didn't receive it, make sure to check your bulk mail or spam box, as I most assuredly have been sending you opportunities to purchase a certain male enhancing product at a discounted rate. AND I WILL CONTINUE TO MAIL YOU UNTIL YOU BUY IT, I SWEAR.
I won't bore you all with the details of scoring, the playoff format, my message board rules that make me sound like an AARP member, or things of that ilk. I will say, for those participating, that the draft will be on August 20, 2010, at 7:30 PM central time. It is also sponsored on Yahoo! Fantasy sports, and the winner will get to choose from one of the AWESOME shirts listed at the PJD Merchandise shop. Also, keep an eye out there, because we'll start adding new items as appropriate. As you can see already, we've created a White Lightning shirt for your fall collection. Exquisite!For those who've made it this far, continue after the jump to share in the laughter of our poor attempt at fantasy football team name humor:
Thus far, the list includes:
– Wilf's Stache
– Parole Models
– Ass Virginity Counts
– Insatiable Taint
– Mel Gibson's Athletes
– Feisty Fingers
– Visanthe my Shiancoe
Hilarious! What's your favorite so far? Also, if you did voice your interest and didn't receive an invite, don't fret! There may be attrition from people who suck at following up with things. And if you really, really wanted to get in, hey, honestly, I appreciate your interactivity. If people find it amusing from their daily activities, we can continue to post some updates throughout the season. Also, if you have a great fantasy team name idea, don't hold back! Drop it in the comments.


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Thousands of people from the Achterhoek and Zeeland emigrated to the United States in the nineteenth century. One of the descendants of that emigration wave, Mary Risseeuw, is going back to her roots for a while. She'll be in the Netherlands for a couple of weeks to research her Dutch ancestors together her distant cousin Yvette Hoitink (that would be me).
We'll also take this opportunity to give lectures together about the Dutch emigration to the US in the nineteenth century in two different libraries: the Winterswijk library and the Oostburg library.
Content of the lecture
During the lecture, we're going to talk about the reasons why the emigrants left, what became of them and how to research emigrant families.
During the break and after the lecture, there will be an opportunity to ask questions and consult various records about emigrants from these regions.
Time & place
The Winterswijk lecture will be held on Monday September 26, from 8 PM to 10 PM in the Winterswijk public library, Spoorstraat 14, Winterswijk. Entrance: free.
The Oostburg lecture will be held on Monday October 3, from 7.30 PM to 9.30 PM in the Oostburg public library, Langestraat 1a, Oostburg. Tickets are available at the Oostburg public library for 1 euro.


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A shapely pleated front creates a bold silhouette in classically cut trousers shaped from textured wool.
- Zip fly with button-tab closure.
- Front slant pockets; back button-closure welt pockets.
- Split waist construction.
- Unhemmed. Trousers purchased at full price can be hemmed for free at your local Nordstrom. Find a store.
- Partially lined.
- Wool; dry clean.
- By Zanella; made in Italy.
- Men's Clothing.
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Based on a previous visit this past summer we decided to go to LTK yesterday for lunch. We lucked out and found a place to park on the street which was very close to the restaurant so that was the high point of the day.
The restaurant was not busy when we walked in at around 3:00PM so we were seated promptly and given menus and asked about drinks. The first thing we noticed was the extremely loud music. They had the equivalent of KISS 108 type music playing so loud that it was difficult to hold a conversation. My wife and I felt that were at the gym. We asked our server if she could lower the volume which she did immediately but it was still annoying.
We ordered the Lettuce Wraps for an app. These were very good. Nicely cooked beef with a spicy mix of veggies. My wife ordered Fish & Chips and I ordered the Paella.
The Fish & Chips were terrible which is surprising because Legal usually does a good job with fried seafood. There were about 3 or 4 rather small chunks of fish that were heavily battered. Two of the pieces were good. The others were mostly batter. The chips were mediocre at best.
My Paella was just okay. It had a nice flavor and contained two shrimp, two clams, two mussels a few pieces of calamari, a few pieces of chicken and quite a bit of chorizo. It had a heavy tomato sauce and the rice tasted nothing like the saffron flavor the menu stated. Definitely not one of the better things I have ever had at Legal.
We patronize other Legal restaurants frequently and in most cases are pleased with the food and service. We usually stick with the grilled fish options which I feel Legal does about as well as any other restaurant. Our experience at LTK wasn't anywhere close to some of their other restaurants and we will certainly never go back.


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CONSULTANTS have been hired to snoop through residents' bin bags, the Echo can reveal.
Basildon Council has arranged for a team of specially-trained waste snoopers to rifle through black bags and pink recycling sacks left out by 150 homes this month.
It will not reveal which homes will be targeted, but a spokesman said they will be randomly selected.
Council spokesman Ray McKay said contents would be "systematically sifted and analysed" at the Barleylands depot near Billericay in a bid to improve recycling.
Basildon Labour group leader Nigel Smith said: "I am all for improving recycling, but is snooping through people's bin bags really the way forward?
"This will raise a lot of questions about where any confidential information that may have been thrown away will end up.
"It is a serious issue and more like Big Brother and bullying than anything else.
"Is it their way of checking if people are chucking recyclables away with rubbish before they introduce an enforcement system?"
Consultant MEL Research has been paid around £4,000 to sort waste by hand into 50 categories, ranging from food and glass bottles, to cardboard, tin cans and plastics.
Each will be recorded and weighed to show what proportion of rubbish thrown out is made up of different types of material.
Stephen Hillier, councillor responsible for environment portfolio, said no personal details will be stored.
He said: "This is highly important for the long-term development of the waste and recycling strategy for Basildon. It shows what residents are throwing out and allows us to plan for the future."
The Department for Food and Rural Affairs is funding the scheme.


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So why is it cheating if your partner does it, but no big deal if you do it? "We judge ourselves by our intentions, we judge others by their actions," says relationship expert Mira Kirshenbaum, author of I Love You But I Don't Trust You. Essentially, you're less likely to consider it cheating because you know what's going on inside your head. But when it comes to your partner, all you see are their actions—and you assume the worst about their motivations.
Women were particularly vulnerable to this perspective—56 percent viewed it as cheating if they were the ones emotionally fooling around (compared to 70 percent who said the same when their partners were doing it), while the numbers for men were 44 percent when they were getting super close to someone else and 50 percent when their S.O.s were doing it. While it's not clear why this discrepancy exists, Kirshenbaum notes that women tend to feel that they wouldn't cheat or wouldn't let it lead to sex, while they don't always trust their partners to act the same way.
But even if you feel like you can trust yourself, it can be dangerous to assume that your platonic relationships are totally benign. Here, a few signs that you may be putting your romantic relationship at risk:
You're Looking for Something Outside Your Bond
It's normal to vent to a friend (male or female) when you're going through a rough patch with your partner, but if you find yourself turning to them for something that's missing in your own relationship—like trust, companionship, intimacy—it's a red flag, says Kirshenbaum.
You're Hiding it from Your Partner
You might think you're in the clear if you've been transparent about your friendship. But be cautious if you find yourself hiding certain conversations or feelings from your partner. "If anything is going on with another person that you wouldn't feel comfortable sharing with your partner, then you are edging into emotional infidelity," says Kirshenbaum.
You're Worried it Might Be Cheating
When it comes to this hard-to-define form of infidelity, it's often best to trust your gut. If it seems like you're close to emotionally cheating, you're probably already there, says Kirshenbaum. The bottom line: Look for the obvious signs. If you have any romantic feelings for someone other than your partner, address it with your S.O. or a relationship therapist (if you have one) before it goes any further.
More from Women's Health:
Why Both Men and Women Are Straying from Marriage
How to Prevent Cheating in Your Marriage
Men Who Cheat


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From afar, this Fashionista looks quite plain with a solid colored blazer, jeans and a scarf. However, when taken in up-close it is clear a lot of thought was put into this outfit. This Fashionista highlights a few of fall's and winter's hottest trends: menswear with her blazer, a vintage feel with the loafers and a light scarf to balance the look. Although these pieces work together, each is unique in itself.
Let's start with the blazer. A light navy blue jacket is a great staple for the transitioning weather and this Fashionista has found one with a little twist. This jacket has pleating along the waistline that reminded me of a gladiator's metal chest plate, while a hint of feisty leopard print is visible on the rolled up sleeve. She then ties this print in top-to-bottom with a hint of leopard-print socks peeking out below her cuffed jeans. To finish the look, this Fashionista chose a pair of gold loafers; a modern twist on a classic look. When walking around campus it is clear that loafers have made a strong comeback as the shoe of choice for both Fashionistas/os, but this particular pair lends a fun and creative air to a simple outfit. Finally, a light pink scarf with subtle texturized detail balances and softens the central menswear elements.
Although we've all hunkered down in preparation for a classic, bitter east coast winter, a surprising number of mild (dare I say warm) days have jolted our systems. Fashionistas are taking advantage by mixing summer pieces with transitional wear to create a "middle season" look that is, thankfully, not as confused as the atmosphere. This Fashionista's light-wash cuffed jeans and light pink scarf let us look forward to a time when the blazer will be shed and the scarf will be draped over a fresh white blouse as an accessory instead of a necessity.


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ON A RECENT TRIP to Alaska, I saw the future for the rest of our nation. In fact, the Arctic region reveals a rapidly changing climate and portends changes for the entire world.
Global warming is adversely affecting the Arctic at a rate "more rapidly and persistently than at any time since the beginning of civilization," observes Robert W. Corell, chair of the Arctic Climate Impact Assessment, a four-year comprehensive scientific analysis. I witnessed some of these dramatic changes firsthand.
Near Fairbanks, I dug through tundra soils with scientists who are carefully documenting the unprecedented thawing of permafrost. I learned that there are many consequences of this meltdown, including the loss of wetlands and the collapse of beaches and riverbanks. In the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge, I observed the shrinkage of glaciers, the receding of ice caps in the Brooks Range and the shifts in the range of black spruce as the trees overtake tundra. I learned that along the state's northern coastline, several villages are being washed away by erosion caused by ocean waves that are increasingly rougher and more prolonged as sea ice vanishes. Eskimo whalers, forced to change their hunting and fishing habits to fit a warmer world, have verified these changes in ice and ocean.
I listened to Gwich'in elders deeply troubled by the later freezing and earlier breakup of ice and by the higher-than-normal spring runoff that has swept thousands of migrating caribou calves to their death as they attempted to cross swollen rivers that historical records indicate should be ice covered during migration. They also confirmed several findings by scientists regarding declines of plant and animal populations and earlier emergence of insects and arrival of egg-laying birds. These days, a new songbird even visits their village: the American robin, for which the Gwich'in language lacks a name because the species never before appeared in Gwich'in territory.
The changes observed in the Arctic echo across the globe. Wildlife are first to respond to ecological changes. As an example, opossums have been on Earth since the time of the dinosaurs. Born without hair, opossums retain naked ears, tails and feet throughout life. To avoid frostbite, the animals expanded their historic range during the planet's warm periods and contracted during glacial advances.
During the U.S. Civil War, "possum" was a familiar meal at Confederate campfires but not generally found at Yankee tables. The reason: At the time, the opossum's range extended only as far north as southern Pennsylvania. Since then, it has moved through much of New England and deep into Canada.
The opossum responds quickly to a warming climate. Other wildlife and plants are not that adaptable and they will be in trouble as the climate shifts. A recent peer-reviewed study by 19 distinguished ecological scientists published in Nature concluded that as many as one-third of all wildlife species in six eco-regions studied by the scientists could be headed for extinction within the next 50 years unless we curb global warming pollution. Without swift action, global warming could translate to a million extinctions worldwide.
Climate change is real. Its far-reaching consequences will be the defining events of this century.
Without carbon emissions controls, public health officials predict certain diseases will spread at an alarming rate in decades to come. Coastal communities will be swamped by rising tides and tropical storms will become more intense as oceans warm. Yet the message concerning these dire, long-term consequences is not getting to the American public—nor are our political leaders dealing with the reality of the mounting evidence. Global warming may be the greatest story never told.
Nature is speaking to us: We are on the wrong energy course. Are we listening?
As a lifelong advocate for wildlife I am compelled to the chilling conclusion that global warming threatens to overwhelm generations of conservation accomplishments by damaging our most beloved wildlife habitats and to harm the future of our children's world. The most important chapter in the history of wildlife conservation is about to be written on our watch. Either we will move quickly to evolve our energy future to avoid calamity or we will sit by as ecosystems and the wildlife they harbor suffer the consequences of inaction.
To date, the administration's energy plan has been a complete failure. It is a slave to never-ending dependence on largely imported fossil fuels, military intervention and old energy technologies. Without forward-looking policies creating a marketplace for emissions curbs, we will continue to emit more and more greenhouse pollutants.
Senators John McCain and Joe Lieberman believe America can do a better job of meeting our energy needs without destroying the environment. They have introduced a bill to advance energy conservation and increase U.S. job opportunities as this nation moves from carbon fuels to clean energy technologies.
Working together, we can do it. We just need rational federal policy to promote needed changes through market-based solutions that seize the opportunities to advance energy efficiencies and new technologies.
This issue of U.S. emissions is coming into sharper focus now that the Kyoto Treaty on global warming is being implemented by more than 130 nations that have chosen action over procrastination. When Americans discover that the science regarding global warming has been deliberately obfuscated and ignored, they will feel betrayed. I also predict there will be a revival of environmental action not seen since the first Earth Day.
There is still time. You can help us tackle global warming and help NWF bring on this revival. Together, we can give hope to wildlife's future for the benefit of our children's world.
Larry J. Schweiger (above) is NWF president and chief executive officer.
NWF Priority
Resolving Global Warming
Last fall, NWF submitted a detailed report to the National Commission on Energy Policy, outlining key steps the United States should take to protect the environment and its economy. The report, Fueling Environmental Progress, outlines a national energy strategy to promote wildlife conservation and combat global warming, including:
The report is one of several climate change studies that NWF has produced in recent years. To learn more about our global warming projects and programs across the country, see our Global Warming site or "Action Report" in the magazine archives.


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Welcome. The MindEd Trust is a Registered Charity which is focused on the prevention of mental illness in young people and early intervention strategies for those experiencing trauma.
The Trust has been established following the tragic death of Edward Mallen, an outstanding young man who took his life on the railway following the inexplicable, rapid and catastrophic onset of severe depression in February 2015.
We mind what happened to Edward Mallen and we will do all we can to avert similar tragedies through the prevention and alleviation of mental ill-health amongst young people.
Via mindEducation programmes, we are mindEd to improve mental health for young people. Key objectives include:
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More Americans will head into the July 4th holiday laid off or worried that they are next in line to get a pink slip. The announcement this morning that unemployment in America has reached its highest level since April 1994 is just more evidence that the economic policies of the Bush Administration are wrong for our country and devastating for our workers.
With 30,000 more jobs lost last month on President Bush's watch, more than 3 million Americans have been thrown out of work in less than three years. The President's insistence on reckless tax policies is only making this jobless economy worse. I think everyone knows that the only person in this country who deserves to be laid off is George W. Bush.
George Bush is well on his way to becoming the first President since Herbert Hoover to lead this country to fewer jobs. I am running for President to put our economy back on track and to put Americans back to work. As President, I pledge to replace the jobs this President has lost in the first 500 days of my administration and this summer, I'll be traveling the country jobs. and holding a series of open meetings on the economy focused on how to restore our prosperity and create new jobs.


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Discussion in 'Off Topic' started by Phases, Sep 11, 2008.
I have a craving for a java chiller from Sonic.
I love hedgehog, it tastes like chicken
Not having a home computer is really cramping my style!
logging in at work...shhhh...
Would you like an invite? PM me.
Haha. I get it.
Shh, my login is saved on the work computer.
Took you long enough. Lol.
Doing maths homework and I come across this question... WTF where do I start
(9^62773 + 2)^83721= 83721 x log (9^62773 + 2)
log (9^62773 + 2) = log (9^62773) +log ( 2)
log (9^62773 + 2) = 62773 log (9) + log ( 2)
log (9^62773 + 2) = 62773 (0.954242509) + ( 0.301029996)
log (9^62773 + 2) = 59900.966
You start with walking away??
That's quite easy:
(9^62773 + 2)^83721= 83721 x log (9^62773 + 2)
^83721= 83721 x log
so you get:
^ = x log
But seriously, what's the problem? Simplify? There aren't even any variables. (It's also false by the way.)
lol the question just says work out the numerals
Well you pretty much figured it out. It's not even equal.
What Math course/level is this from?
(I took a picture of a random page from one of my current classes, check out the attachment. )
This is actually year 10 advanced maths.
BTW im in year 8.
In Australia you cant technically skip grades to go to a higher grade. So they just give you harder work in your current year whilst everyone around you looks at you and says 'How the *** do you work that out.
Our school systems might be a tad different. This one is unique to Qu
What are you studying Das?
(Ps: I know this is offtopic but i am applying to be a guide on this forum, Could you Recommend me to the other Admins? )
Actuarial sciences
(PS: I'll see what I can do. )
I wonder what makes the world go round and round?
Your stink does its everyone running away from you lol
Thanks, your a legend
humm what are you two plotting
World domination! Nothing.
I'm just putting him on the list. I haven't heard of another "round" of Guide recruitment though.
Can I be in on that whole "nothing" plan? Please.
haha AND no you can be in on the nothing plan lol
humm well my computer messed up ao here is a double post YESSS
My uncle is going to Europe for a few days and as an early birthday gift for me, he is giving me his friend's Telstra HTC HD2. WOOOOOO!!!!!! Let the hacking begin! No I will not sell my Captivate. Been dying to mess around with one of those for a long time.
I tend to keep my social media 'updates/posts' to less than 1 per day. Somehow I've done two today, and nearly did a third..... Tsk tsk tsk...
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Full Speed Ahead
From Captain Kirk on "Star Trek" to Denny Crane on "Boston Legal," William Shatner has played the macho man role with no regrets.
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During this same period, he'd landed the lead role in the television series "TJ Hooker" and, while continuing to make four more Star Trek movies for Paramount—and ultimately seeing the now-retired James T. Kirk killed off in the 1994 sequel Star Trek: Generations—he became the host of the reality show "Rescue 911," which aired for seven seasons.
By the late 1990s—almost 30 years after the introduction of James T. Kirk—Shatner still couldn't seem to escape the reminder of the swaggering captain; the fans wouldn't let him. For decades, Trekkie conventions had allowed devotees to convene, swap dialogue (sometimes in Klingon) with other fans and purchase merchandise, meeting a demand that hadn't been there during the show's original airings.
The original cast for the television series—as well as the cast members of the many television spin-offs, including "Star Trek: The Next Generation," "Star Trek: Deep Space Nine" and "Star Trek: Voyager"—were in big demand as speaking guests and, whether for the money or the glory, most of them went quite willingly. Shatner had his reservations and, although he attended events and collected substantial fees for autographs, speeches and participation in question-and-answer panels for many years, his apparent disdain for the events and the fans themselves became so well known that, years later, he actually did a now-infamous skit on "Saturday Night Live," in which he told a roomful of adoring Trekkies to "get a life!"
The phrase, and the sentiment behind it, caused immediate outrage from the fans and former cast mates, not to mention a movie studio that was investing tens of millions of dollars into each Star Trek movie installment.
Shatner issued a mea culpa, saying that he'd simply not understood the complexity of the fans' devotion. He also claimed to be confused and perplexed by all the commotion around what was meant, in large part, to be a joke and, in 1999, put the experience down for (financially rewarding) posterity by penning Get a Life, yet another book in the Shatner library of more than 20 fiction and nonfiction titles that are either about or at least inspired by "Star Trek."
Shatner, who has often commented about the rumored $2 billion that's been generated from the merchandising and selling of the "Star Trek" franchise, has himself done quite well from his association with Starfleet; besides the television show, the movies and the royalties that, at least in theory, continue to pay out, Shatner himself has produced more than a dozen films and documentaries related to either "Star Trek" or the exploration of science and space. He has also seen his Tek War book series become a Sci-Fi Channel television series, and introduced a monthly sci-fi/fantasy/horror DVD club that bears his name, if not exclusively his movies.
When questioned over the years about his take on the secret of the enduring popularity of "Star Trek," Shatner has alternately claimed not to understand it at all, or not to understand it fully. Today, he chooses the neutral zone.
"Well, nobody knows. You have to accept the fact that nobody knows what the chemistry is...it's like Coca-Cola; they aren't going to tell you. Or they don't know themselves. It might have been the times. It might have been the characters. It might have been the stories. It might have been the philosophy. It might have been the actors.
"You know," Shatner concludes, "one would tend to think that it was all those things. But what it was, was that it caught the imagination of the American public, and NASA was at its height then. NASA says to this day, when they had the moon shots, that the ratings would go up on our show and our show helped them get a larger budget, and it was a whole thing that was happening at NASA and [with] the romance of space."
The romance of space exploration, however, seems to have its limits when it comes down to Shatner's personal interest. Contrary to media reports that Shatner had signed on with Virgin Galactic—British entrepreneur Richard Branson's space travel company—to be one of its first adventure tourists into space at a ticket price of $250,000, Shatner says it's not only untrue, it all comes down to money and that vomit thing again.
"Virgin used me as a publicity thing [and] without my permission. And they came to me later and said, 'We'll let you go on free.' And I said, "You've got the wrong idea, you've got to pay me to go!' Well, my interest in the theory of space and the theme of man's march into the unknown and the necessity of her grand goals...that's all there, but to vomit in space is not my, you know, [idea of a good time]. And the fiery crash with the vomit hovering over you?" asks Shatner. "No. So I need guarantees like, 'You will definitely come back. You're going up, but you'll definitely come back down.' I'm not saying I don't want to go—I do want to go, but I'm not going to pay $250,000 to go."
That doesn't mean, however, that Shatner wouldn't mind having a visitor from space come visit him, instead. Mi planeta, su planeta. Again.
According to Dennis William Hauck, an author and lecturer on the paranormal, Shatner has more than boldly gone where no man—or few men—has gone before; he got them to come to him.
According to Hauck, who penned the unauthorized biography Captain Quirk following a documentary project on which he consulted with Shatner entitled Mysteries of the Gods, Shatner witnessed a UFO while motorcycling with friends in the Mojave Desert in California.
It was 1967, during the filming years of "Star Trek," and Shatner and four friends had decided to take their bikes out for a spin near Edwards Air Force Base. Shatner became separated from his friends during a spill from the bike and has since recounted a story that had both him and his Suzuki Titan 500 experiencing functional changes following his sighting. There was even some modest speculation as to whether Shatner had had psychic communication with the extraterrestrials or even been abducted.
In fact, says Hauck, Shatner's infamous spoken-word album entitled The Transformed Man—dubbed the "Transformed Ham" by less than enthusiastic music critics and which became a staple on the "Dr. Demento Show"—was recorded in direct response to his experience in the desert. Hauck elaborates on how each song (or song rendering) on the album had specific meaning as to how Shatner remembered the encounter, and specifically points to "the magic swirling ship" lyrics of "Mr. Tambourine Man" and some of the potentially otherworldly lyrics of "Lucy in the Sky with Diamonds" as being messages back to his visitors that he had, in fact, paid attention to the experience.
The self-penned lyrics of Shatner's latest musical offering, Has Been, are a bit less oblique and perhaps a bit more revealing than the ones he borrowed for Transformed Man. Although still mocked a bit by critics, the effort wasn't savaged nearly as badly as his previous attempt at musical expression. Shatner's lyrics—which take on everything from politics to the grief he experienced at his third wife's sudden death—are accompanied by the music and background vocals of everyone from Joe Jackson to Brad Paisley.
While a couple of the cuts on Has Been deal with the inevitability of death and the resulting loneliness—a topic that has been at the top of Bill Shatner's "to muse, ponder and pontificate on" list for decades—the title track lays down more than a snappy little beat; it lays down Shatner's take on himself, his future and his detractors.
In the final refrain of "Has Been," Shatner offers up "What are you afraid of?/Failure?/So am I/Has Been implies failure/Not so/Has Been is history/Has Been was/Has Been might again." Aye, Aye, Captain.
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La Niña has returned! La Niña is the weather condition that brought us an epic winter last season resulting in record sales and participation. On September 8th, the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration announced that La Niña conditions were back after a four month hiatus and were expected to strengthen throughout the 2011/2012 winter. The coming winter may not be a carbon copy of last season, which brought in almost 30% higher than average snowfall and had enough snow on the 4th of July to gain 50,000 skier/rider visits, but it is excellent news for most regions. Generally speaking, a La Niña winter brings an active northern Pacific storm track with a less active southern Pacific storm track. But persistent storminess in the Northwest and Northern Rockies could result in the threat of flooding in lower elevations and enough mountain snow, when combined with temperature fluctuations, to result in a deep and unstable snow pack.
La Niña by Region:
Rocky Mountains/Colorado – During La Niña winters the central and northern Colorado Mountains tend to receive normal to near normal moisture. But the southern part of the state and the desert Southwest tend to get less than average moisture during the winter. Overall, La Niña should bring average snow levels and temperatures to the Rockies but, the mountains may have some extreme cold snaps and wind will be a persistent issue this winter. Bora wind from the Yukon will bring cold and dry wind to the Rockies and the Chinook winds will bring warm and damp winds from the south this winter. Some of the coldest weather on record in the Rockies has been recorded during La Niña years and 2012 could have some record setting cold days. The Wasatch Range in Utah, generally considered the western edge of the greater Rocky Mountain Range can expect another excellent season with above average snowfall.
Southwest – La Niña brings dry winters to the Southwest, and there are no exceptions to this over the past 65 years. This is not good news for the drought ravaged region. La Niña brings much more consistent consequences in the Southwest. Arizona, New Mexico, Texas, Southern Colorado and Southern Utah will have moisture challenged and warmer than average winters this year.
Pacific Northwest – Lower than average temperatures and higher than average precipitation again this winter. This region will get a wealth of snow this winter as La Niña drives colder temperatures and moisture off of the Pacific resulting in higher than average snowfall.
Northern California/Nevada – The Sierras – La Niña tends to be tricky in this region due to a phenomenon known as the Pineapple Express. The Pineapple Express, a relatively common weather pattern that brings southwest winds to the Pacific Northwest or California along with warm, moist air is likely this winter. The name comes from the source of the moisture: The tropical Pacific Ocean near Hawaii, where pineapples are grown. The Pineapple Express sometimes produces days of heavy rain, which can cause extensive floods. The warm air also can melt snow in the mountains, further aggravating flooding. During the colder parts of the year, the warm air can be cooled enough to produce heavy, upslope snow as it rises into the higher elevations of the Sierra Nevada or Cascades.
Southern California – Expect drier than average conditions and higher than average temperatures in Southern California this winter. Keep in mind that the Pineapple Express could bring heavy upslope snow to California resorts like Heavenly, June Mountain and Mammoth that will drive consumers into snow sports retail this winter despite warmer and drier local conditions. Resorts located further south including Mountain High and Bear Mountain will have plenty of snow for their parks but may experience warmer and drier than average conditions during the 2011/2012 season.
Midwest – Colder than normal temperatures and heavy lake effect snow for northern Wisconsin and the UP of Michigan, Northern Indiana, Northern Ohio and other areas in the mid-west (and northeast) normally effected by lake effect snowfall.
Northeast – NOAA's forecast for the Northeast is more of a non-forecast with equal chances for above or below average snowfall. Look for a winter that is much like last winter with colder temperatures and the potential for severe ice storms. There are exceptions to this forecast for regions of Pennsylvania and New York that enjoy lake effect snowfall.
Mid-Atlantic – The mid-Atlantic region including Southern PA, MD, VA, and NC will be defined by unsettled winter weather including warmer than average temperatures and mixed precipitation events that could bring ice, snow, sleet, and rain in a single storm. Mid-winter warm ups, and general variability in the temperature will be the norm for this region on the cusp of the La Niña temperature gradient.


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I love Claire. It's my mother's name, so that helps, but it's also simple, classic, clear, and feminine.
My mother is a sibset of Christopher, Claire Marie, Laura Nell and Brian Ambrose.
Another little Claire I know is of Claire and Ella.
I think it works really well with SO many names, especially simple (not frilly) classic names: Alice, Eleanor, Hannah, Mae, Violet (). For boys, I don't think you can go wrong with the classics, either.


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text: Hi Robert, thanks for these precisions. I don't want to start a troll in this m-l, but why numpy doesn't understand nan and masked_values together? And a mix of them doen't work: |~|[40]>ma.masked_values([1,2,nan],nan).mean() Out [40]:array(nan) |~|[41]>ma.masked_object([1,2,nan],nan).mean() Out [41]:array(nan) Then, if I have missing values in my datas, what can I do? I cannot compute on nan, and numpy.ma doesn't recognize it. I could use isnan to find them, but what's that?: |~|[48]>a=[1,2,nan] |~|[49]>b=ma.array(a,mask=isnan(a)) |~|[50]>b Out [50]: array(data = [ 1.00000000e+00 2.00000000e+00 1.00000000e+20], mask = [False False True], fill_value=1e+20) nan becomes 1e+20!!! Good precision :-) 2006/11/30, Robert Kern <robert.kern at gmail.com>: > Joshua Petterson wrote: > > hello, > > my question is maybe trivial, but what is the utility of numpy.NAN? > > It's a special kind of floating point number defined by the IEEE-754 floating > point specification. It means that it is "Not a Number". It comes out of certain > floating point operations (e.g. inf/inf) to specify that the operation actually > has indeterminate value or that the operation is invalid. > > The alternative is to raise an exception every time such an operation occurs. > With arrays, that kind of behavior is often undesirable since it means that all > of your expensive calculations stop even though only one element was bad. > Returning NaNs for those values might allow the programmer to inspect the > results and locate the problem (if indeed it is a problem). Of course, sometimes > you want an exception to be raised to stop execution. You can control this > behavior with numpy.seterr(). > > One of the quirks of NaNs is that they are defined to not equal anything, > including themselves. You can use numpy.isnan() to locate NaNs. In some systems, > NaNs are used as a way to represent missing data (people often have strong > opinions about this, both for and against; I'd advise searching the archives of > this list for discussions about masked arrays instead of opening that argument > again). > > You can find more information about NaNs and other tricky bits of floating point > from the classic paper "What Every Computer Scientist Should Know About > Floating-Point Arithmetic": > > http://docs-pdf.sun.com/800-7895/800-7895.pdf > > -- > Robert Kern > > "I have come to believe that the whole world is an enigma, a harmless enigma > that is made terrible by our own mad attempt to interpret it as though it had > an underlying truth." > -- Umberto Eco > _______________________________________________ > SciPy-user mailing list > SciPy-user at scipy.org > http://projects.scipy.org/mailman/listinfo/scipy-user >


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"Glee's" Darren Criss had a dream come true on Sunday when Katy Perry joined him to perform her hit, "Teenage Dream."
Katy and Darren came together at the Trevor LIVE benefit in Los Angeles on Sunday benefiting The Trevor Project, the nation's only gay & lesbian suicide prevention hotline. See the performance, HERE!
Access Hollywood caught with Darren before his musical moment with Katy, where he spoke passionately about his "Glee" character, Blaine.
"It's high time for a character like Blaine on network television," Darren said. "It's really a wonderful thing that young people have someone to look to, who may not be able to identify with [Chris Colfer's character] or other out teens on television, if there are any other out teens on television?
"It's a real privilege for me, as far as just being able to speak directly to the things that I believe in, I'm very proud to be here," he added.
"Glee" fans can expect to see more of Darren live soon – he's hitting the road with the rest of the gang from the hit FOX series when they tour Europe in summer 2011.
"I am, I think so, I'm pretty sure I am," Darren said when asked about the tour.
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CAE Announces $50 Million in Simulator Sales
Montreal-based CAE (Booth No. 1063) has announced the sale of three full-flight simulators, including a Challenger 605 to Bombardier and a Falcon 900EX/2000EX to Emirates-CAE Flight Training. The Falcon simulator will be ready for training in the first quarter of next year. The third simulator is an Airbus A330/A340 convertible for Saudi Arabian Airlines. Total value of the sale is approximately C$50 million.
Pilatus Signs with SimCom for PC-12 NG Sims
SimCom Training Centers has signed an agreement with Pilatus Aircraft (Booth No. 7031) to manufacture a type-specific PC-12 NG flight training device, to be used by owners and operators throughout Europe. The training device will be located at the Pilatus factory in Stans, Switzerland, and will be available for training in the first quarter of next year.
In addition to the device, SimCom will also provide the initial and recurrent pilot training, as well as advanced training courseware, including animated systems presentations, fold-out panel posters, technical systems manuals and cockpit procedures trainers.
The device includes the Honeywell Primus Apex integrated avionics system and SimCom's 180-degree wraparound visual motion cuing system that incorporates day/night and all-weather imagery. The imagery will include new features, such as dynamic thunderstorm with rain shafts, ragged ceilings, blowing snow, patchy fog and scud.
Gulfstream Expands Its Overseas Support Network
Market growth in Europe, the Middle East and Asia has prompted Gulfstream to expand its overseas service center and product support networks. In the UK, the facility at London-Luton Airport serviced more than 1,000 aircraft last year, many of which originated in the Middle East. The center has approvals from the aviation authorities in Bermuda, Bahrain, the Cayman Islands, Hong Kong, the Isle of Man, Kuwait, Nigeria, Saudi Arabia, the United Arab Emirates and the UK.
The manufacturer has also increased its parts and materials inventory, which totals $1.2 billion at 15 facilities around the world. In particular, the company has increased the inventory at its Madrid and Hong Kong facilities in response to an increase in international sales. Gulfstream has also added a Beijing-based maintenance team and two authorized warranty line-service facilities to its network: Aerovics in Toluca, Mexico, and Jet Aviation Brazil in Sorocaba.
HBC Success for Metrojet, EADS Seca and Schenker
Hawker Beechcraft has announced the signing of three service-related contracts here at EBACE. First, the company's Global Customer Support division has appointed EADS SECA as its preferred engine-maintenance provider for the Europe, the Middle East and Africa region. Secondly, it has appointed Schenker Logistics to provide parts-distribution services to London, Dubai and Singapore. Finally, it has added Metrojet of Hong Kong to its authorized service network to support the Hawker 900/800/700 series of aircraft.
With the Schenker arrangement the U.S. airframer has identified and assigned inventories of the most widely ordered and preferred spare parts, valued at more than $40 million, to be maintained at facilities in the three locations. According to Hawker Beechcraft, the agreement is part of a multi-phase strategy aimed at improving the experience of its aircraft owners by making factory parts more accessible internationally. Schenker Logistics is part of DB Schenker.
Metrojet was founded in 1995 and operates a 24/7 maintenance and AOG hotline to support corporate aircraft throughout Asia with a team of more than 90 maintenance personnel. Its maintenance department is a certified repair station with approvals from the Hong King Civil Aviation Department and the U.S. FAA. It is also authorized to maintain aircraft registered in various other countries, such as China, Macau, Bermuda and the Cayman Islands.


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When the Frost Wind Ensemble performs, excellence abounds. Please join us for a very special evening of music as Gary Green conducts James Stephenson's Symphony for Band and David Maslanka's O Earth, O Stars (Concerto for Cello, Flute and Wind Ensemble) featuring Frost faculty master artists Ross Harbaugh, cello soloist, and Trudy Kane, flute soloist.
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