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In this environment of ever-tightening budgets, staff reductions, and increased workloads, it's more essential than ever for knowledge workers to gain efficiencies, doing their jobs faster but without sacrificing quality and accuracy. As burdensome as this sounds given the restraints on resources that impede these objectives, increasing productivity is entirely within reach. Transparent records management technology offers just this sort of opportunity.
Exactly what is transparent records management? One type of technology-driven transparency is being able to determine who has accessed what document, when, and what (if anything) was done to it. Depending on the technology's capabilities, users can also deploy a variety of features designed to protect security and improve compliance.
But imagine another type of transparency. Departments on any college or university campus are very interdependent in the sense that a great deal of information-sharing takes place between them. For example, Human Resources has documents that Accounting needs to access; Admissions has student records that Financial Aid requires, and so on. But without the right technology, this essential information-sharing seldom happens smoothly, swiftly, or securely.
Consider this: in a paper-based system, if someone needs access to a document, the process can be incredibly time-consuming, costly, and risky. The document must be located and removed—increasing the opportunities for losing or misplacing it, and for compromising security and confidentiality. Depending on how many departments need the information, multiple copies must be made and then somehow delivered, chewing up staff time and increasing costs such as paper, ink, wear on printers, etc. Additionally, while the document/file is removed from its location, no one else has access to it until it's returned.
This process exerts a significant negative impact on department function and employee productivity. Even worse, every department organizes information differently, in ways that are logical to them but may be confusing to other departments, further impeding critical information flow.
However, this problem can be resolved through transparent records management, a component of ECM technology. Simply put, this tool enables digital information, stored in a central repository, to be accessed by each department and organized in a way that is unique to them, without impacting others who may be simultaneously accessing that same information. This provides the ability for multiple users to access the same information in a way that is based on department preferences and what they're used to, and to organize information based on those preferences.
As a result, transparent records management technology offers users the capability of vastly speeding up information-sharing, allowing departments to maintain better control over document security and confidentiality, and to function with greater effectiveness—all critical benefits worth investigating for institutions facing the mandate to improve efficiencies.
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Consumers in the city's north end can take care of just about any errand they have.
Groceries, no problem; pick up a prescription, consider it done. Catch a movie, grab a bite to eat, go to a doctor's appointment, it can all be done within the couple of square miles that is the city's north end.
Fill up a gas tank with unleaded? It's not happening.
On Friday afternoon, shoppers in the Wayne Towne Plaza and Buehler's expressed a need for a gas station in the area, if for no other reason than convenience.
However, after Wednesday evening's city planning commission vote to deny Campbell Oil conditional use and site plan approval for a gas station, shoppers may continue find themselves traveling out of their way to get gasoline.
"The closest one I know of is on Cleveland Road," said Wal-Mart shopper and north end resident Mary Mayes. "If there was one up here, we would use it. I'm not sure if that is the right sight for it, but we do need one."
Mayes was referring to the quadrant of land Campbell owns the majority of, and is bounded by Friendsville Road, Milltown Road and Ohio 83. The company has been planning its combination 16-pump gas station, convenience store, fast-food restaurant and two-bay automatic car wash for the property that was rezoned by planning commission and council to accommodate a Rite Aid store that never materialized.
However, after two attempts to gain conditional use and site plan approval from the planning commission, Campbell Oil may be rethinking its decision to locate in the north end.
Brian Burrow, president and CEO of Campbell, said after Wednesday's meeting that the company's inability to place a gas station in the north end will ultimately cause north-end consumers to suffer.
"I'm surprised they didn't go ahead and pass it if Campbell agreed to close the Friendsville Road driveway," Mayes said.
Campbell Oil offered to barricade the Friendsville Road access drive until improvements are made to Friendsville and Milltown roads in hopes of alleviating some commission members' traffic concerns.
"Obviously, there are more issues than were raised the first time," Mayes said.
Vanessa Miller of Mount Eaton was entering Buehler's Milltown when she said a gas station in the north end would make running errands easier for her.
"I come up here to Wal-Mart and Buehler's a lot," Miller said, "and it would help. It would be kind of nice."
Mayes also worries about customers traveling to the north end who are not from Wooster or Wayne County. She said visitors would have no idea where to go if they needed gas.
"It's nice when you go shopping to know where a gas station is," she said.
While most shoppers felt a gas station in the north end would be convenient, Dave Columbus said he felt differently.
"Personally, I don't find it very important," Columbus, a Wooster resident and businessman, said. "If I do business in town, I normally gravitate towards downtown."


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- Adult leader planning and reporting forms
Thank you so much for all your contributions to the evaluation process so far. We realize that programs like this require a little more effort for evaluation purposes and we really appreciate your cooperation. We are working on ways to make the adult leader planning and reporting form a little easier next year and would like to talk to some of the adult leaders about my ideas to get their feedback. If you would like to be contacted to offer your views, please email Kim at firstname.lastname@example.com. She will then contact you directly to discuss your experience and views with the form.
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Adult Leaders,
I hope you have enjoyed your Driven to Discover program this summer. We often get random notes from parents about how the program has impacted their youth. We thought we would try being a little more proactive this year in getting feedback. We have created a short form that parents can access through a link to provide comments or stories about what their youth did within or outside the program. You can email them the link along with the text so they can provide us with any feedback about the program. Feel free to check the link out yourself before sending it. While sending the link is not mandatory, we hope that you will participate in the process. Thank you!
The link below allows you to share anything you wish regarding the Driven to Discover program's impact on your youth or other feedback about the program. We encourage you to share your experiences or stories of how the Driven to Discover program has affected your youth's interest in studying the natural world.
There is a checkbox at the end of the form for you to choose how confidential you wish to keep your information.
Thank you! We appreciate your help keeping track of the larger impacts of Driven to Discover!
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The theme of the 2011 Gateway District Cub Scout Day Camp will be "Sea Adventures."
All registered Cub Scouts are welcome from Tiger Cubs to Webelos to attend the day camp at Camp Elk River, located at 10775 237th Ave. in Zimmerman.
Scouts will take over the Minnesota and Wisconsin River Valley Girl Scout Camp from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. for two days on June 16 and 17.
The cost of the camp, a T-shirt, crafts and patch is $27. Registration is due Monday, May 2. For more information, call Nate Peterfeso at the Central Minnesota Council Office at 320-251-3930 or [email protected]


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|Arnold Palmer has his own facility at Myrtle Beach National, highlighted by the striking King's North. (Brandon Tucker/WorldGolf.com)
Most big-name golf course architects have at least one course in Myrtle Beach. Here's a look at the Grand Strand's biggest names in design, including Nicklaus, Palmer, Dye, Fazio and more.
MYRTLE BEACH, S.C. - Golf architecture aficionados - or simple name-droppers - are sure to find their fill of celebrity-designed golf courses in Myrtle Beach.
As a golf destination, the Grand Strand came to fruition long after the golden age of Donald Ross and Alister Mackenzie courses, but as of the late 1980s, design icons like Jack Nicklaus, Arnold Palmer, Pete Dye and Tom Fazio have all contributed two or more area golf courses.
At each of their upscale golf courses, you'll find four-star facilities, conditions and innovative designs - not to mention glossy photos of the architect - or even a bronzed statue (Palmer at Myrtle Beach National).
Here's a look at the top names in design and their contributions to Myrtle Beach golf.
Pete Dye: The Dye-abolical one has two stern tests in Myrtle Beach. The semi-private Dye Barefoot is ranked by most as the third best of four at the resort, behind the Love and Fazio. It's plenty difficult with no gimmie pars here. Difficult par 3s and an overwhelming amount of waste bunkering and water hazards define the course. The brutal finishing stretch is a Dye trademark as well.
Dye also designed Prestwick Country Club, just south of Myrtle Beach, which also has a reputation of being one of the toughest in the area. It features contrasting nines, a forested front and an open, links-style back. You'll discover a Scottish flair here as the name implies, and also encounter "church pew" bunkers and 10,000 railroad ties.
Jack Nicklaus: The Golden Bear has courses on opposite ends of the Grand Strand. Pawleys Plantation on the south end helped usher in Myrtle Beach's upscale golf reputation when it debuted in 1988. It plays tightly (a little too tightly) through real estate on the front nine before opening up along the saltwater marshes on the gorgeous back side. The par-3 13th and 17th are among the most scenic coastal holes in the southeast.
The Long Bay Club to the north on Highway 9 isn't on as stunning a piece of property as Pawleys, but is one of the toughest courses in Myrtle Beach thanks to challenging green complexes. Nicklaus punishes misses to the short side here with tricky green shapes and loads of steep bunkers. The 10th hole, with a giant, horseshoe waste bunker wrapping around the fairway has become one of Myrtle Beach's most photographed holes.
Tom Doak: Doak has become the poster-child for "pure links golf" with his triumph at Pacific Dunes in Bandon, Oregon and the stunning Cape Kidnappers in New Zealand. At the Legends Resort off Highway 501, the property he was given was far less memorable.
"The Legends was almost dead flat to begin with, and we had to move a fair amount of earth just to get the site to drain properly," said Doak. So his firm went in and molded their own links landscape. "After that, the goal was to imitate some of the great holes on British links courses, and to do so we created some big 'dunes' to vary the appearance of the holes."
Doak also contributed to the Parkland course at Legends, which is molded after the style of Alister Mackenzie.
Arnold Palmer: Palmer has his own three-course facility at Myrtle Beach National. The main draw is King's North, which features all the staples of an upscale resort course: memorable, dramatic, playable and also one of the prettiest courses that doesn't rely on the Intracoastal Waterway or saltwater marshes. The other two courses here, South Creek and the West Course, are mid-1970s designs that are solid, value-oriented back-ups.
Outside of M.B.N., Palmer built River's Edge, which sits north of the border in Brunswick County. Its riverfront property is gorgeous, running along the Shallotte River.
Mike Strantz: Strantz designed two Grand Strand courses before passing away in 2005 from cancer at the all-too-soon age of 50. Caledonia Golf & Fish Club was Strantz's first solo design and instantly shot him to national prominence due to his seamless, natural artistic shaping of the land. Though built in the mid-90s, Caledonia already possesses the timeless atmosphere of a Lowcountry classic.
True Blue showcases Strantz's wilder side, full of sharp edges and distorted angles.
"After the success of Caledonia, the owners sort of gave Strantz 'carte blanche' on True Blue," said head pro Bob Seganti. True Blue was redesigned to become more forgiving to high-handicappers just two years after opening. Today, it has some of the widest fairways (and most penal waste bunkers) in the Grand Strand.
Robert Trent Jones Sr.: Only two of the Dean of Golf Course Architecture's 500-plus courses are in the Grand Strand.
The Dunes Club is widely considered to be Myrtle Beach's signature course - one of its oldest built in 1949. This former host to a Senior PGA event is challenging and scenic, sitting just off the ocean. Jones oversaw an extensive renovation in 1992 that put the Dunes Club back among America's top courses to stay.
Nearby is Waterway Hills, a shorter, 27-hole golf facility with small greens and tight fairways. Its main draw is the two gorgeous holes sitting right along the edge of the Intracoastal Waterway and a most unusual cable car that shuttles golfers from the parking lot over the waterway to the clubhouse.
Tom Fazio: "Mr. Big Budget" has two area designs. The Barefoot Fazio is an over-the-top resort course with all of the flash you'd expect from a Fazio signature, including mammoth bunkers, heavily-shaped fairways and greens and always stunning vistas.
The TPC of Myrtle Beach, which Fazio built with the aid of tour pro Lanny Wadkins, is a little flatter and less of an epic, though with all the high drama and difficultly you might expect from any TPC.
September 11, 2007
Brandon Tucker is the Managing Editor for Golf Advisor. To date, his golf travels have taken him to over two dozen countries and over 500 golf courses worldwide. While he's played some of the most prestigious courses in the world, Tucker's favorite way to play the game is on a great muni in under three hours. Follow Brandon on Twitter at @BrandonTucker and on Instagram at BrandonTuckerGC.
joseph guancione wrote on: Sep 23, 2007
Your characterization of his course at Barefoot completely missed the mark. I played ALL 4 courses in August and found his course to be the most fun and scenic. I used every one of the clubs in my bag. Your game obviously could not handle his unique design, and the way he used the land. Every employee at Barefoot, especially the guys in the pro shop, rave about this course and it is the one they usually play........
Bill wrote on: Sep 15, 2007
I'd like to contact Brandon Tucker. Please provide his email address and phone number. Thanks
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"Sheriff's Office search warrant demanding entry!"
The call was immediately repeated, followed by the bang of a battering ram and masked members of the Solano County Narcotics Enforcement Team charging through the doorway of the Dixon triplex Wednesday morning.
Within minutes, the house was cleared and its two residents detained in the kitchen of the home in the 300 block of Cherry Street.
The search was part of an ongoing narcotics investigation into suspected methamphetamine dealer Daniel Garza, said Deputy Daryl Snedeker, spokesman for the Solano County Sheriff's Office.
Garza, 34, who was not at home when the warrant was served at 7 a.m., was taken into custody at work and later brought back to the home, where he was detained until the search was completed.
Dressed in black, long-sleeved shirts and black ski masks, detectives first made a sweep to determine and detain those in the residence before turning their attention to the home's contents.
Using K-9 Officer Mike Waller and his four-footed partner, Richter, a 5 1/2-year-old Belgian Malinois, detectives uncovered a "significant amount" of methamphetamine in the home, in addition to a digital scale. Detectives also found a 9 mm handgun and blanks that had been modified and stuffed with pellets.
Methamphetamine search warrants usually "run off each other" because of their common links, Snedeker said.
While authorities will occasionally encounter small-scale operations, gone are the days of local "super labs" used to cook up batches of the substance, thanks to the state's stringent regulation of the drug's key ingredients.
"Getting the chemicals is the challenge now," he said.
Worth an estimated $800 per ounce, "The majority of the methamphetamine that comes into the United States is processed in Mexico and comes across the border," Snedeker said.
Despite the difficulty of producing large quantities in the U.S., methamphetamine continues to be a major issue and crime catalyst within society.
"Meth can take any person," whether middle-, lower- or upper-class, Snedeker said of the highly addictive drug that "has the tendency over time to take that person and to control their life," often sending them spiraling into "substandard living conditions."
"They don't see the very slow process of being a middle-class kid who used to shower every day, used to have a part-time job and a girlfriend to living in a car with nothing but a pipe and bag of dope," he said.
"It's the farthest thing from a victimless crime," he said, noting that methamphetamine use is a "major problem in the United States."
The key, Snedeker said, is education. However, like anything else, "Until they want to be treated, you're just spinning your wheels."
Because of the relative ease of producing the drug in Mexico, meth has become one of the primary moneymakers of drug cartels, which formerly focused their trafficking efforts on cocaine.
"Where it used to be all cocaine, it's not anymore, it's meth, it's marijuana, whatever they can make money on," he said.
According to Snedeker, unlike years past, the methamphetamine produced today is so purified and so processed that it resembles glass shards -- much like the drugs found inside Garza's residence.
To Snedeker, their mission is clear: "We're going to fight it and fight it and fight it." Wednesday's operation, and others like it, are part of the efforts of local law enforcement to do just that.
Garza was booked into Solano County Jail on suspicion of possession of methamphetamine for sales, possession of a firearm with narcotics, and possession of a firearm and ammunition by a person prohibited to have them.
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9:27 a.m. on Sunday and I am up and fighting. The only reason why I am not zooming through our apartment with a vacuum in one hand and bottle of Windex in the other is a peacefully-sleeping fiance. I am neither a morning person nor a cleaner, but waiting outside my local Target at 7:40 a.m. was more rousing than any caffeinated incentive. In a first for The Height of Style, I was there when the doors opened and the launch commenced for the Jason Wu for Target collaboration.
I never even blinked when Versace collaborated with H&M. I shrugged when Missoni collaborated with Target, especially after I had sold two Missoni sweater dresses on eBay for relatively modest prices. But when I caught wind of wunderkind Jason Wu's low-priced collab, I cleared February 5th weeks in anticipation.
Wu is perhaps best known for designing Michelle Obama's white inauguration dress, which catapulted him to the top of 'hot' lists in 2009, but the young designer has been producing feminine, ladylike ready-to-wear and evening collections since 2006. A step up in sophistication (but somehow, not ethereal femininity) from the Mulleavy sisters' 2009 Target collaboration (Rodarte for Target), Wu's collaboration is filled with punchy, sportswear-inspired separates, dresses, and accessories—a cross-Atlantic homage to Jean Seberg and Anna Karina.
I had readied myself to snap up the contrast-collar shirtdress and floral-printed crossbody below, but as I walked into Target behind a rushing, half-running mass of women, I gamely followed the crowd and deftly picked all the Ls, XLs, and size 12s and 14s from the racks. In a RARE turn of events, I had my pick of the entire (small) collection in terms of sizing—so whereas you tall and/or curvy women may feel sized out—the designer collabs at mass retailers ARE FOR YOU!
As is USUALLY the case, and fully an effect of my initial valuing of aesthetics over flattery—the much-admired shirtdress above looked miserable on me. However, the two dresses below are SPLENDID for both tall and curvy (esp. hourglass-shaped) figures. I love the shape and substance of the navy stripe-hem dress—it is a high-quality find for the $39.99 price tag. I also recommend the trench for talls, as the sleeves are quite long.
The lowdown? Worth the wait and worth the morning alarm. Although you're not looking at linings and fabrics any more elevated than lightweight cottons (at best), these pieces are fun, cute, and great pieces for a spring or transitional wardrobe for women of all shapes, sizes, AND heights. P.S. Poly-chiffon may be a little low-budget, but for those on the go, machine washability is ALWAYS a plus!


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A SCHEME which helps local people get to work or college has taken delivery of 15 new scooters.
The Wheels 2 Work scheme, which is operated by Ryedale Community Transport, has bought the new fleet with grants from the district and county council, along with the National Lottery.
Philip Hoyle, the Wheels 2 Work co-ordinator, said the money had enabled the charity to revamp the scheme.
"The scooters are available to anyone who lives in the Ryedale, Scarborough and Selby district and are 16 or over," he said.
"The aim is to help them to get to employment, training or voluntary work."
Mr Hoyle said the majority of users lived in remote areas where public transport was not available or worked hours when a bus service was not running.
"For a weekly charge of £20, we provide everything including insurance and clothing and all the equipment needed," he said. "All sorts of people have used them including chefs and care workers and they can be used other than for work while they are on loan."
Ryedale Community Transport, which is based on Norton Grove Industrial Estate, was awarded a grant of £10,875 from North Yorkshire County Council and £7,625 from Ryedale District Council which enabled them to buy the new scooters.
The major sponsor for the Wheels 2 Work project is Big Lottery Fund with £253,279 which was granted for five years until March 31, 2015.
Mr Hoyle said: "We hope those who are struggling with transport issues will get in touch and benefit from the scheme, which will allow them to take advantage of the work, training and education opportunities available to them."
Anyone who would like more information should phone Wheels 2 Work on 01653 699059.


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When I tried to move away, he kissed my arm, repeated he loved me: Law intern's charge against Ganguly
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'Is this how you would treat your daughter, My Lord?' The Additional Solicitor General asks as she shares what the law intern who has accused ex-SC judge A K Ganguly of sexual harassment told a court panel
Following the allegations of sexual harassment against a retired judge of the Supreme Court of India, the Attorney General filed a petition on the same day asking for an investigation into the matter. When the matter was mentioned at 2 pm, the Chief Justice announced that he had set up a committee in his administrative capacity, of three judges, two being incumbent chief justices and a woman judge, to investigate and give a report to the Chief Justice.
The intern gave her statement to the committee, provided the affidavits of witnesses to whom she spoke immediately after the incident, gave all the mobile phone numbers of witnesses and of Justice Ganguly, and stood by her statement. Justice Ganguly was also called and his statement was video recorded. Apart from denying the allegations, he said the new law of 2013 making sexual harassment an offence did not apply to him as the alleged incident was of 2012, forgetting that outraging the modesty of a woman was always an offence, a law under which K P S Gill was prosecuted successfully by Rupan Deol Bajaj.
The committee gave its report in which it concluded: "We have carefully scrutinised the statement (written as well as oral) of the intern, the affidavits of her three witnesses and the statement of Mr Justice (Retd) A K Ganguly. It appears to the committee that in the evening on 24.12.2012, the intern had visited hotel Le Meridien where Mr Justice (Retd) A K Ganguly was staying to assist him in his work. This fact is not denied by Mr Justice (Retd) A K Ganguly. Further the committee is of the considered view that the statement of the intern, both written and oral, prima facie discloses an act of unwelcome behaviour (unwelcome verbal/ non-verbal conduct of sexual nature) by Mr Justice (Retd) A K Ganguly with her in the room in hotel Le Meridien on 24.12.2012 approximately between 8 pm and 10.30 pm."
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Main Street, Breckenridge, Colorado...February 10, 2014
But my memories are like a fire in winter—whenever I'm cold I can warm my hands at them.
Madeleine L'Engle
This was my first trip to Breckenridge, yet I sensed I'd been to this place before. In my dreams, perhaps, or in a book. I know that I would very much like to return. In winter. Or summer. Fall, perhaps. Oh, and spring. Perhaps we will. But this visit will not be duplicated. If we were so fortunate, a return would offer a new perspective, unique. By then, those of us who gathered will be in different places in our journey. And the love that flows between us now, richer for this time together, will deepen over the years.
We were tucked into fifty-four inches of snow that fell in four days. A southern girl, I love a friendly snowfall. Where roads are cleared and people have cars with four-wheel or all-wheel or some proper drive. And snow tires. Among drivers (at least those who live in snow country, not their visiting desert/Dixie cousins) who know not to put on brakes while going uphill. Warm, waterproof boots help. And fudge. Fudge helps a lot when dealing with snow. Along with cookies fresh from the oven. Goulash or pea soup. Homemade bread. Maybe some hot chocolate or a latte. Or a Fluffy Pillow...warm milk with Frangelico and nutmeg.
An e-friend, Judy, who lives in Colorado wrote to me about the beautiful old town:
"Breckinridge has done a beautiful job of maintaining their Victorian heritage with building and zoning requirements. It has paid off in becoming a uniquely beautiful destination, winter and summer...and fall, of course! The man who was the comptroller of the corporation that developed the historic town into a ski resort was my dad's best friend in college at CU-Boulder. That man, Bob Jones, died last week just before his 90th birthday. His daughter and I, friends since birth, are still good friends. I love the town; we try to spend a week skiing there with the kids and grands each year. We haven't made it this year, so I have enjoyed your photos even more, Celeste...you're lighting a fire under me to get that done. What a beautiful visit you had!"
Yes, Judy, we did. We were invited by Bill's friends who have a place in Breckenridge, for a reunion almost forty years in the making, and joined by my daughter and her husband...such a lovely experience that I dare not diminish it by demanding more. But should another opportunity arise, I will jump up and down...and pack. I hope these pictures light a fire under each of you. That you will find your way to a spot - this one or another - that transports you from the everyday world to a place of magic. Create some memories so that, whenever you are cold, you can warm your hands at them. Buy experiences rather than things. Cherish the rare moments that surpass expectations. And, in all circumstances, say "thank you".
Even leaving was special. We missed the usual Sunday ski resort traffic made worse by the large snowfall...and what appeared to have been a passel of southern tourists. Monday morning brought a heavier snowfall than we had seen in previous days. Our departure was in almost white-out conditions.
The snow got lighter as we drove past Vail Pass, through the tunnel, by Loveland Pass and beyond. All the way to Denver and blue sky. Until it began to snow again in Denver.
We are home. The memories have not yet lost their color. But, before long, they will morph into snapshots that fade with age. We are richer for the experience now woven into us. Those of us who came together are joined forever by days of grace. Like Anne Lamott, "I do not understand the mystery of grace...only that it meets us where we are and does not leave us where it found us."


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Historically, New Mexico's redistricting process has been a litigious one. Since the 1960s, all but one of New Mexico's redistricting plans ended up in court, sometimes with such fervent disagreement that the courts themselves had to impose redistricting plans.
"New Mexico has had, unfortunately, some pretty infamous-looking districts," Sanderoff says. In 1981, he says, "The New Mexico Legislature applied some very creative techniques, and there were numerous lawsuits, millions of dollars of litigation, which the Legislature kept losing."
In 1981, a federal court ruled that the state's plan violated the Voting Rights Act. As a result, New Mexico was placed in preclearance, a designation requiring that future redistricting plans first be approved by the US Department of Justice.
In 1991, after the DOJ pre-approved (and requested revisions to) New Mexico's redistricting proposal, the state's plan went into effect without litigation and, by 2001, New Mexico was again free to implement its own redistricting plans without the DOJ's involvement.
That freedom led to a bitter partisan struggle.
In 2001, despite several months of public hearings around the state and a special legislative session in September to formulate and approve redistricting plans, then-Gov. Johnson's vetoes left New Mexico without any redistricting plans for the state House and Senate or congressional districts.
Since state law requires the Legislature to redistrict, litigation ensued. In the end, the courts imposed plans for the state House and congressional districts.
By the time redistricting was over, in 2003, the state had spent $5.2 million on the process—more than half of which went to legal fees.
In advance of this year's redistricting, the Legislative Council Service, the legal and research staff for the state Legislature, has awarded a contract, capped at less than $1 million, to Research & Polling to provide the technical work for 2011's redistricting. (Sanderoff says he'll charge between $55 and $175 per hour.)
But, in a possible portent of things to come, the LCS has also hired three lawyers—two of whose firms helped defend the state in 2002.
Raymond Sanchez, a state representative from 1970-2000 and speaker of the New Mexico House from 1983-2000, says the 1981 redistricting was the most adversarial he's seen. The conflict, he says, arose out of attempts by a coalition of Republicans and moderate Democrats that "tried to gerrymander a lot of people out of their respective districts."
Gerrymandering—illegally drawing districts so as to confer an advantage on a particular group of voters—is a common accusation on both sides.
"Around the country, both parties have been guilty," Adair, who works as a demographer and earned $63,000 in consulting fees and expert witness payments from the Republican party and the state in 2001, tells SFR. "The temptation is there to gerrymander."
Adair says New Mexico Democrats tried to gerrymander in 2001; the plan Johnson vetoed, he says, would have made two of New Mexico's three congressional seats safely Democratic. He points to recent figures on New Mexico voter registration—49 percent Democrat; 31 percent Republican; the rest "decline to state" or "other"—as evidence that the Democratic majority in both legislative houses represents an imbalance.
"If districts are not gerrymandered [this year], I think Republicans can be competitive throughout the state," Adair says.
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"There's always the political battle for one party to become the majority," state Sen. Michael Sanchez, D-Valencia and the Senate majority leader, tells SFR. "Everybody's trying to improve their numbers; that's just politics."
But no matter the level of partisan quarreling that ensues during this year's redistricting process, Sanchez says, "There's a systematic way to do it, following the law, and we're going to do it the right way."


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|YDS: 5.13c French: 8a+ Ewbanks: 30 UIAA: X- ZA: 31 British: E7 7a [details]
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By Aimee Rose
From: Bend, or
Nov 14, 2007
|After a key undercling broke, most people say solid 13c.
By Trish Houghtaling
From: Flagstaff, Az
Sep 22, 2008
rating: 5.13b 8a 29 IX+ 30 E7 6c
|Amazing route with a variety of ways to do the upper move where the hold broke- a brilliant endurance route! I would say a solid 13b.
By Chris Tatum
From: Flagstaff, AZ
Apr 25, 2009
|All bolts replaced 4-24-09 except one anchor bolt because a lack of tools. Will be revisited.
By KyleEdmondson
Jun 17, 2009
|Consensus on the grade is 13b. However, if you avoid the drilled pocket between the 8th and 9th bolts and climb straight up the thin seam, it does go. I believe it is 14a, but would like to hear feedback if someone else tries it this way. However, just because it has been done without the drilled hold, please do not fill it in, as the route is much more fun with the pocket.
By Monomaniac
From: Morrison, CO
Jun 17, 2009
rating: 5.13b 8a 29 IX+ 30 E7 6c
|Generally speaking, I think its extremely unlikely that eliminating a single hold would change the grade by 3 letters.
By KyleEdmondson
Jun 18, 2009
|I think it does. The route is an endurance 13b with no move harder than v4. Removing the hold adds a v9 to the top, with no good rest.
By Monomaniac
From: Morrison, CO
Jun 18, 2009
rating: 5.13b 8a 29 IX+ 30 E7 6c
|Well, you've done it, I haven't so I'm talkin outta my a$$. How does it compare to the other 5.14s you've done?
By KyleEdmondson
Jun 18, 2009
|I've only done two others, and it is between the two in my opinion, and based on the time I spent on it. However, I know my ability to rate at this grade is shaky at best, so I would like to hear what other people who have tried it think. Consider the grade simply a first proposal.
By Hamlincheese
Aug 19, 2010
|The thing is, you don't have to climb straight up the thin seam to make this go natural. The pocket was drilled just behind a 4 finger 3/4 pad side pull crimp. When you grab the pocket you don't even realize the hold is there because it becomes the lip of the pocket. On further inspection you can see that the pocket is recessed behind this edge. The boulder problem is probably only v5ish if you use the crimp and the route grade is 13cish. I just don't know why it was drilled in the first place.
By Brayne Varner
From: Eureka, Ca
Nov 19, 2011
|Leo Henson FA?
By Marcus St Jolie
From: Moab, Utah
Apr 16, 2014
|underclingy thingy near second bolt appears to be glued on. eh?!?!
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Feb 10, 2017
rating: 5.13b 8a 29 IX+ 30 E7 6c
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After meticulously nosing and selecting the perfect casks, world-renowned Malt Master, David Stewart, has announced the release of 'Batch Three' of his award-winning Signature single malt whisky.
First created by David Stewart in 2008 to mark his 45th year in the whisky industry, The Balvenie Signature 12 Year Old is a limited release, single malt Scotch whisky. Produced in small, numbered batches, each cask is hand selected by David Stewart to ensure he achieves Signature's unique character.
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Press Release: Aceh Judge slammed over Indonesian court's inability to make a just ruling over simple legal case.
Coalition to save Tripa Peat Forest
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Aceh Judge slammed over Indonesian court's inability to make a just ruling over simple legal case.
[Banda Aceh INDONESIA]. Today Tuesday 3rd of April, the Council of Judges of the Banda Aceh National Administrative Court announced it was the inappropriate body to make a ruling on the challenge mounted by the Aceh branch of WALHI / Friends of the Earth Indonesia against legality of an oil palm concession permit granted by the former Governor of Aceh to PT Kallista Alam in the protected Tripa peat swamps.
The Judges' ruling took over an hour to read, with the key finding that: the Administrative Court in Aceh does not have the authority to examine WALHI Aceh's challenge to the permit.
"If this legal challenge had no legal basis, then why wasn't it rejected at the beginning?" fumed T.Muhammad Zulfikar, Director of WALHI Aceh. He then pointed to Article 53 of the Law on National Administration saying the court was legally obliged to hear and rule on the case.
The court acknowledged the permit for conversion of 1,605 ha of Tripa's Peat Swamp Forest was inside the protected Leuser Ecosystem, Sumatra. WALHI / Friends of the Earth Indonesia considers the lack of a decision by the judges as a case of inappropriate behaviour because they refused to reach a ruling even though the case has been running for nearly five months.
While the court case has dragged on in Banda Aceh, the peat forests of Tripa have continued to suffer widespread damage. An illegally dug canal in the contested concession continues to drain the swamp of its water increasing the fire danger in the protected area. Over the last weeks this has escalated with huge man-made fires tearing through Tripa for 9 days, making headlines worldwide, with experts warning the local orangutan population could become extinct before the end of the year.
The conduct of the judges behaviour in allowing the continued destruction of the environment is an embarrassment to the Indonesian Judicial system, and requires a full investigation by the supreme court.
The director of WALHI Aceh, T. Muhammad Zulfikar accused the judges of the Administrative Court as distorting the course of justice, and demonstrated the extent to which they are prepared to go to avoid taking sides with common people and environmental justice.
"There is no doubt we will be appealing this appalling decision. The longer we wait, the worse the situation is getting in Tripa. The judge clearly does not understand the process of law." Lawyer for the complainants Kamaruddin told a crowd of press at the end of the hearing.
Meanwhile, legal team of PT. Kallista Alam Firman Azwar Lubis stated satisfaction over the court ruling "The verdict was correct, we do not destroy the environment through converting peat swamp forest into palm oil plantation" he stated just outside the court room, referring to his companies activities inside clearly protected forest.
The head of the government's REDD+ Taskforce, Kuntoro Mangkusubroto, has several times in international forums touted the moratorium on permits as an effective tool to reduce emissions. Even the President has set a target of a 26% in Indonesia's emissions. "If this is how we manage our forests and peatlands, this target is a joke" an outraged Zulfikar pointed out.
Anything but a clear ruling that protects deep peat swamp forests threatens the 1 billion dollar assistance package Norway has promised to Indonesia. The inability of the court to reach a ruling in the case has opened the eyes of the International community to the reality that Indonesia is not fulfilling its commitment to halt conversion of forests and peatlands. In the last week alone, over 30,000 people around the world have signed petitions calling for the protection of the Tripa Peat Swamps and its population of the critically-endangered Sumatran orangutan, the fate of whom now lies in the balance.
The National Executive Director of WALHI, Berry Nahdian Forqan was dumb-founded by the lack of a ruling, saying "all our efforts to save our environment will never succeed as long as the Government fails to ensure that all the various state and law enforcement agencies demonstrate a strong commitment to enforcement of environmental laws, and prioritize our environment and the ordinary citizens of this country over vested business interests".
He further stated that the weak ruling by the Judges of the Banda Aceh Administrative Court on the Tripa case represents the hypocrisy of the Indonesian Government's commitment to emissions reduction, so loudly trumpeted by the President, and proves yet again that Indonesia's commitment to emissions reduction is nothing more than political posturing. He added "… and if I was a Norwegian tax payer, I would be asking my government why my taxes are going to country that is not keeping its side of the bargain!"
Prior to the judge entering the court room, two foreign observers were prevented entering court by police and immigration officials, stating they had no purpose reporting Aceh court matters to the world. The two were held and questioned by immigration for 5 hours before being released.
For further information or comment please contact:
Deddy Ratih, Walhi / Friends of the Earth Indonesia;
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8 responses to "Press Release: Aceh Judge slammed over Indonesian court's inability to make a just ruling over simple legal case."
Sander Dolstra says :
I'm not a religious person… but in this case I do hope so there's a heaven where the animals who are now dead because of these despicable crimes, can live in peace on the other side… far, far away from us human beings, so we cannot hurt them anymore. And also I do hope so there's a hell for these individuals who have this on their conscience.
Ryno Nel says :
A sad state of affairs. We can only hope that justice prevails.
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I've been playing an ESP M-50 for a couple of years now, enough to be able to tell that it's making some things harder than they could be. I've settled on getting a new guitar. Any recommendations? I'm playing straightforward rock, rhythm guitar, practicing by myself, every other week with the band. I'm looking to spend around $500.
Things I like about my current guitar: small, round neck. Body shape.
Things I don't like about my current guitar: the neck isn't very straight, resulting in quite a bit of variance on string height, which makes playing harder across the board. There is all too frequent buzzing and rattling at the high end.
My favorite music store stocks mostly ESPs and Tokais. Any words on those?
I also want a new amplifier to replace the Roland Microcube I have (I have two, so still have that carry-on flavor available). I'm not going to spend more than $500 - can I even get anything decent and powerful enough for band practice in that price range? Would a virtual amp actually be a better bet? We have amps at the rehearsal space anyway.
Have you had the guitar correctly set up? Neck tension and saddle height may help with the string height issues.
Not that I'm suggesting you don't buy a new guitar of course. But properly setting the ESP up can mean you get something pretty different to give you options when playing, if the ESP is set up badly you will never pick it up again. I don't know anything about Tokai, but ESP is a decent mid-range brand.
Best thing to do is get in a few stores, look at what's in budget and noodle around a bit. See what works for you. But considering your current guitar is a dual humbucker super-strat I may lean towards a Les Paul style for a really meaty sound, or a traditional strat with all single coils for a lighter, cleaner sound. Les Pauls are heavy buggers though, and they have variety in the necks, but are traditionally quite chunky.
But really, it's so subjective, what's right for me may not be right for you.
I'm eyeing out a cheapish Washburn Les Paul rep at a store near me at the moment, or considering the bundled Epiphone Les Paul Junior with Rocksmith, but I just can't spend the money. I have a Korean Washburn Strat rep that I've had for (holy crap!) 15 years now and I've always been happy with it.
$500 is kind of an awkward price range for guitars. I can't speak for all guitar manufacturers but for the ones I'm most familiar with (Gibson and Fender) there's not a lot of value in that range. Generally you're better off going below $400 or above $800 or so.
That said, I did find this for $500 which seems to be fairly well received. Gibson SGJ.
Unfortunately not super familiar with ESPs and Tokais. ESPs are generally too metal for my taste and I actually know nothing about Tokai. Sorry.
Edit: Solid advice from MrDeVil909 about getting it setup. You could also upgrade parts (pickups, tuners, bridge) to try and increase the quality while going easier on your budget.
Holy crap, how did I forget the SG? Lovely guitar, very small and dead sexy.
I don't have any specific guitar to recommend, my only advice is to not get one with a whammy bar.
I don't have any specific guitar to recommend, my only advice is to not get one with a whammy bar.
Can you elaborate for my own curiousity?
Well, in my experience with them the spring in the whammy adjusts to your tuning, so if you want to change to a different tuning (which I frequently do) the whammy will counteract that, because its equilibrium position is in the old tuning. So five minutes after you change tuning it's already out of tune. Then you have to repeat this process for two hours before it settles down. Plus, you need a string lock and undoing it every five minutes to compensate for the detuning is a pain (you can use the fine tuners but they'll bottom out right away). For me the result is that I use my guitar with the whammy way less even though it's easier to play and has a better sound, it's just a hassle. It does hold its tuning though, as long as you don't want a different one.
I could be doing it all wrong, someone tell me if that's the case.
You're not wrong, but that's why you have 2 guitars, so you can have different tunings.
Goddamnit! Now I want a new guitar!
I have too many expensive hobbies... Cameras, music and gaming are all way too expensive to keep up at the same time...
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You're not wrong, but that's why you have 2 guitars, so you can have different tunings.
I shouldn't have read this quote.
Hehehe. That's why I said, get the ESP set up properly. It's a great choice for a dropped tuning.
I'm getting ready to step up to a nicer guitar in the same, <$500 price range. The two models I'm eyeing most are both Epiphones: The semi-hollowbody ES-339 and the Les Paul Traditional Pro.
Both get really good reviews for the price range (and have the same basic feature set, including coil tapping), but I keep going back and forth on which I want.
jlaakso wrote:MrDeVil909 wrote:
You're not wrong, but that's why you have 2 guitars, so you can have different tunings.
I shouldn't have read this quote.
Hehehe. That's why I said, get the ESP set up properly. It's a great choice for a dropped tuning.
Dropped tuning?
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Gov. Jerry Brown announced Sunday that he vetoed a bill by Sen. Carol Liu, D-Glendale, that would require Caltrans to sell any homes it no longer needs to demolish for the completion of the 710 freeway.
The bill specified that the majority of the homes should be sold as soon as Metro eliminates a surface freeway option for the 710, and money from the sale of the homes would go toward local transportation projects.
In his letter to state legislature, Brown explained that the bill was "premature for two reasons."
First, he said, Caltrans is already in the process of reevaluating its role in the properties' management and is set to develop a strategy by November. Second, Metro is still in the first stage of an EIR for the 710 Gap Closure Project, he said.
"The environmental process requires evaluation of all reasonable options for closing the gap," Brown said in the letter. "A law requiring Caltrans to sell the properties purchased for building a surface freeway - before the environmental process is completed would taint the process."
Metro is currently studying five options for the 4.5 mile freeway extension: "no build," bus, light rail, traffic management technology and a dual-bore underground freeway tunnel. The EIR will be completed in 2014.
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Cry Freedom
Denzel Washington, Kevin Kline
Director: Richard Attenborough
Cry Freedom, the story of black activist Steve Biko and his friendship with newspaper editor Donald Woods during apartheid-era South Africa, was shot largely in Zimbabwe and released in 1987, a decade after Biko's suspicious death from a head injury while in police custody.
It's a harrowing film - director Richard Attenborough juxtaposes the squalor and crowded conditions of the townships with the lush lawns of the huge residences lived in by minister of justice Jimmy Kruger, while Woods' home isn't exactly a shack. The distinction between rich and poor, black and white, is clear.
Woods (played by Kevin Kline) opposes apartheid but he feels Biko is advocating his own prejudices and criticises him in editorials. He's invited to meet Biko and visit a black township. Biko is taking a huge risk here: he is only allowed to meet one person at a time, and must stay in his "banning area". Woods is gradually converted.
Viewing the film more than 25 years on, it's important to remember when it was shot. Attenborough can be irritating: this political film verges on Apartheid 101 at times. Still, it remains riveting in places - and ghastly when it comes to the police.
Attenborough powerfully conveys Biko's torture and death in custody - without using scenes of torture. Biko (Denzel Washington) lies face down in a cell, naked, with a doctor begging that a specialist treat his head injury. The police insist Biko is a flight risk and needs to be taken more than 1,120 kilometres to a police hospital. The mood is oppressive and terrifying.
After Biko's death, the film concentrates on Woods' escape - after he too is banned - to Lesotho. He is joined there by his family.
The escape is exciting, but perhaps more time should have been spent on the struggles in the townships after Biko's death. Attenborough uses flashbacks as we hear more dialogue from Biko, who was detained after an illegal trip to Cape Town. The director also shows the slaughter of hundreds of schoolchildren in Soweto in 1976 while they were campaigning against being forced to learn Afrikaans at school.
Washington gave a wonderful turn as Biko - although a little too messianic at times - and was nominated for the best supporting actor award at the 1988 Oscars. He was beaten by Sean Connery in The Untouchables, but would finally win the next year (for Glory).
Perhaps the most moving part of the film, and the most shocking, comes at the end in a list of black activists and their causes of death up to 1987: "fell against a chair", "fell 10 floors", "suicide", "by hunger strike". Biko's death was attributed to the last - despite an inquest ruling that he had died of brain damage. No one was ever held to account.
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It's hard to say what's more of a surprise, that Belgium has been irrelevant to soccer's top tier for so long, or the country's sudden rise into the sport's upper echelon.
Despite sharing borders with traditional European powerhouses Germany, France and the Netherlands — and the not-so mighty Luxembourg — Belgium's never really threatened world soccer's traditional hierarchy.
There was a trip to the 1986 World Cup semifinal, where they were eliminated by Maradona's immortal Argentina team, and appearances in every World Cup between '82 and '02. But then, things got bad.
There was no trip to Germany for the '06 World Cup, and Belgium was stuck watching from home as the world's best competed in South Africa in '10.
It got so bad in the wake of a failed qualification attempt for the '10 World Cup, the country of 11 million found itself outside of the top-40 in FIFA's world rankings, closer to Burkina Faso and Bulgaria than Brazil.
And then, things changed. Fast. In the past three years, Belgium skyrocketed up the world rankings and into contention.
Currently, they're in the international top-10 and sit comfortably on top of Europe's World Cup qualifying Group A with 22 points. In seven qualifiers, they've dropped only two points, in a 2-2 draw with second-place Croatia.
Against Scotland on Friday, Belgium's squad was littered with Premier League stars. Manager Marc Wilmots could choose between Everton's Romelu Lukaku or Aston Villa's Christian Benteke at striker.
In defence, there's Arsenal captain Thomas Vermaelen, Manchester City's Vincent Kompany and Tottenham Hotspur's Jan Vertonghaen.
Chelsea's Eden Hazard anchors the midfield, while new Manchester United signing Marouane Fellaini provides a physical presence up the middle.
It's an impressive roster, but it's still way too early for anyone to start predicting that Belgium will be challenging for the final next year in Brazil. A loaded host nation is sure to enter the competition as favourites, while Leo Messi's Argentina would love to capture a trophy on their biggest rival's soil, and Spain is still Spain.
Still, it's hard to resist the urge to label this Belgian crew a new golden generation.
The players themselves aren't holding back their excitement.
"This is our time for success and we're serious about our ambitions," goalkeeper Thibaut Courtois told the Guardian. "Belgian football has improved so much."
That improvement came on the back of an aggressive youth development strategy that saw the establishment of elite soccer academies in every Belgian province. Those academies have strong educational components and are directly tied to the country's professional clubs and universities, and guarantee around 20 hours of elite training time for every young athlete.
The sport's powers-that-be in the country have also supported young players moving abroad to continue their growth and development. While Standard Liege and R.S.C. Anderlecht have both been regulars in European club competitions, the core of the national team has spent part of their formative years in Germany, the Netherlands and England in recent years.
It's a strategy that appears to be paying off in spades, and while it might not be enough to see them rise above the Spains and Brazils and Argentinas of the world next summer, don't be surprised to see them knock one or two of the big boys off before all is said and done.
Chelsea at Everton, Saturday at 10:30 a.m., TSN
There haven't been any matches since the transfer window closed, so there's lots of debutants to look out for this week around England. But this match at Goodison Park is the cream of the crop. Everton will be relying on Romelu Lukaku — who they've loaned from Chelsea for the season — to be deadly in the box, while Chelsea will be looking to bounce back from a 5-4 penalty shootout loss to Bayern Munich in the UEFA Super Cup.
That's how many chances Mesut Ozil has created from open play in the last five seasons — more than any other player in Europe's top five leagues. There's a reason Arsenal supporters are so excited by their club's new signing. The former Real Madrid man makes his debut for the Gunners on Saturday against Sunderland (7:50 a.m., TSN).
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Fans of the Leeds school bands Trio VD and Roller Trio should find this transatlantic trio worth checking out. They might not have quite that punk edge of the English bands, but they mine a similar seam, where rock and grunge meet jazz.
The Kandinsky Effect formed in Paris in 2007 when saxophonist Warren Walker from Northern California and bassist Gael Petrina, out Buenos Aires, LA, London and Paris (the boy moved about a lot) were two thirds of the Warren Walker Trio. The Effect was complete when the drum chair became filled by Caleb Dolister.
So, a saxophone trio, but with Walker using a lot of echo and other effects, and Petrina often playing chords on his electric bass, plus some full on rock and reggae drumming from Dolister, the Sonny Rollins Trio this definitely ain't.
The band favour simple but strong riffy tunes, and although the rhythms are often tricky ones they work hard to smooth them out and not stress their lumpiness. And then, just when you feel you have the measure of their heads-down and go for the burn rock propulsion, they suddenly come up with a pretty tune like Cusba, with Walker turning almost lyrical (he manages to stop short of soppy).
And how about Brighton which feels like a song an indy-Americana band should be doing? Except in place of a sweet-toned vocal there is a saxophone, while the strummed guitar is in fact a bass. The drums are brush-driven. It's a treat.
The band played a few dates in the UK last month, including the Vortex. If you missed them then, catch them on CD here. I'm sure they'll be back some time soon.
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Please, Santa, we'd like a helicopter jet-pack [video]
The future is here, folks, so the forward-thinking might consider installing a landing pad at the end of the driveway next summer in preparation.
Hirobo, known for its radio-controlled helicopters unveiled this amazing one-person helicopter in Nagoya, Japan recently and it's definitely topping our holiday wishlist, though Santa might balk at the $375,000 price tag.
The newest model pictured above runs silently using an electric motor that can hold a thirty-minute charge, but you can see its gas-powered predecessor in the video below.
C'mon, St. Nick; we've been reeeaaally good this year.
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and in case anyone is still reading Closely Observed, I am now blogging at Greens & Berries.
The Greens is about gardening, the Berries is about food and nutrition, and the Preserves is a lot like Closely Observed — stories, poems, photos, art, quotations, and other discoveries that bring me joy, insight and deeper connections to others and the natural world.
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Doting dad Matthew Broderick was spotted taking one of his 3-month-old twins for a late afternoon stroll through New York's West Village today. It's hard to tell if that's Marion or Tabitha in the carrier, but either way it makes for a pretty cute pic!
Matthew has been taking some time off work to care for the kids while mom Sarah Jessica Parker is filming the second Sex and the City flick. The couple are also parents to 6-year-old son James Wilke.


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I am an engineer, so preface what I say with that.
I started my DIY gunsmithing with lot's of forum reading. Yes, there are lots top quality gunsmiths posting know how on the web. Not every last detail, but they give clues to how they work.
I would suppliment this with reading about gunsmithing. Kuhnhausen manuals are a great place to start.
Then you need to start with projects. You might bed your 308 or take your scope off and work through what it takes to mount it straight with the bore and without any cant angle.
In this process, you will learn some basics. You will also learn that gunsmithing is all about working with what you have.
Building a 1911 is a good skill builder. That is really a good primer on part fitting and gun finishing.
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Aluminum Corporation of China (NYSE: ACH, SHA: 601600, HKG: 2600) said it was considering buying assets associated with raw aluminum businesses from its parent to address in-house competition.
Jiangxi Wannianqing Cement Co (SHE: 000789) expected to posted ¥270 million to ¥300 million in net profits for 1H 2011, turning around from ¥28.9 million in the red a year earlier, as its business was bolstered by local public housing projects.
Sichuan Shuangma Cement Co (SHA: 000935) announced a private placement plan to issue 250 million shares at ¥11.25 apiece for the purchases of a 25% stake in Lafarge China's Dujiangyan subsidiary, a 75% stake in Guizhou Dingxiao Cement and a 75% stake in Guizhou Xinpu Cement from Sommerset Investments, and a 100% stake in Zunyi Sancha Cement from Lafarge China. After the additional offering, Lafarge China's ownership in Sichuan Shuangma will be diluted to 55.19%.
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Yonghui Superstores Co (SHA: 601933), a Fuzhou, Fujian province-based supermarket chain, said it plans to invest ¥10 million in Shijiazhuang, Hebei province and Shenyang, Liaoning province each to do business there.
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My, what big eyes we're going to have.
If sci-fi movies have taught us anything, it's that in the future we're going to be wearing the same colored jumpsuits, probably be bald (but probably ridiculously buff), and of course have giant heads and itty-bitty Troll doll bodies. Or turn into canabalistic subterranean dwelling Morlocks.
The reality–or at least the possible reality–is that we're going to have "unnervingly large" eyes in 100,000 years. The main cause, says artist and researcher Nickolay Lamm and Dr. Alan Kwan, will be wearable technology such as Google Glass and iWatch. According to Forbes, futurists predict that "people will seek discrete implants that preserve the natural human look–think communication lenses (a technologically souped up version of today's contacts) and miniature bone-conduction devices implanted above the ear. These might have imbedded nano-chips that communicate to another separate device to chat with others or for entertainment."
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Boris Becker for B92: "Serbia is a sporting nation"
Legendary German tennis player Boris Becker in an interview with B92, said that the match Djokovic and Federer was one of the best of all time.
In addition, Becker said in an interview with our correspondent Milan Boskovic said that Djokovic showed specificity that distinguishes the best, analyzed Novak's game and the audience in New York, and recalled the match with Bobz Zivojinovic at Maracana stadium (Red Star Belgrade).
How would you describe the behavior now that Novak is number one? What are you talking about the fact that Novak was two years in a row dropped Federer at U.S. Open - the first time after trailing 1-2 in sets, 0-2 and the second time?
"It was an incredible match, one of the best of all time. I knew before the match that Roger will be ready, will want to win and he played great tennis. Djokovic in the first two sets did not play as he can, but he managed to come back - there's a reason why the victory in the series and why it is the first player in the world. Manages to find something in it that makes it all better. "
Are you the impression that Djokovic in the first two sets may have lacked the desire to win?
"The problem when you win so many tournaments and so many matches you get is what you desire and motivation decline, but that's normal, it happens to everyone. It happened to him now, but in a duel with Tipsarević, when he was not aggressive enough. But I think it is motivated by the fact that the audience is cheering against him, he wanted to show them that he was the first player in the world. In the third and fourth set, he played like a machine. Then it was lagging behind in the fifth set, he played the forehand all or nothing, but his gambling pays off. The difference between them was very small, a few points. "
Before we return to Novak, do you remember that you were one of the pioneers of the rise of popularity of tennis in Serbia, when you played with Boba Zivojinovic match at Maracana? Have you then thought that Serbia can have this much success?
"First of all, these days the country called Yugoslavia and has always been one of the greatest sporting countries in the world, irrespective of whether it comes to tennis, football, basketball, you were always good. I remember that match, Boba is my good friend and my partner in doubles, it was crazy, we played in this stadium in front of 30-40 thousand people, and he beat me. I am not surprised by success - Serbian nation is fascinated by sport, and sport is also one way of expressing owned ".
What are the limits of Novak's at this point, how do you explain the fact that progress in almost every aspect of the game?
"First place in the world is an achievement that could not come easy. To come here and stayed there, you have to be special. Novak Djokovic in the match with Federer showed why it is special - not played well the first two sets, but he still found something extra, something special and came back. And that's the difference - some things you can not explain, you have to be there and that it will spend to understand. The way he turned the difference between number one and the other players. "
What Novak has to do to have the support of the audience as Nadal or Federer have?
"In New York the support you need to make - they do not care that you make a result at Wimbledon and Roland Garros, the audience here is very different. To earn respect, you have to win. Novak says the right things, fun on the court, but has not won the U.S. Open. Key support is to win on Monday, to act naturally and they will love him. "
Do you believe that the period before the Novak tennis world domination?
"It was a tight match with Federer, there are Rafael Nadal and Andy Murray, so now we have the depth in men's tennis. Novak is currently the president of the group. "
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CRAVEN College's School of Creative Industries is preparing for its end of year show.
Entitled I'll Show You Mine, it represents the creative culmination, hard work and vision of students over the past year.
Many will be going straight into employment or progressing onto degree courses, both at Craven College and many leading universities across the UK.
The show will open with a preview evening at the Aireville Campus in Skipton on Tuesday.
Performing arts students will stage an extract from Guys and Dolls, creative media students will present an Art Car installation, journalism students will launch their Magazine,the media department will stage a mini film festival and theatrical media and make-up students will present a unique visual feast of themed characters, inspired by the Circus of the Bizarre.
Special guest will be Adam McClean, a journalist and broadcaster living in Manchester. He currently works on regional news programme Granada Reports and was named ITV News Best Newcomer and O2 Digital Journalist of the Year.
Head of school Theresa Savage said: "The show highlights the diversity of art work created by our talented students from across the school. The quality of work at all levels is inspiring.
"I am always so proud of our students and the work they achieve. As well as acquiring a wide specialist skill base, our students learn to work collaboratively with each other, skillfully guided by both new and established teaching staff. It is their continued professionalism and dedication which is so vital in setting an example to those who aspire to take up careers in the creative industries."
The show can be viewed from 9.30am to 4pm Wednesday to Friday and from 10am to 2pm next Saturday.