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HP today announced two new offerings that aid in the rapid adoption of unified communications (UC) solutions from Microsoft and Polycom. The new offerings include HP AppSystem for Microsoft Lync, a turnkey platform designed to expedite Lync deployments, and a customizable HP and Polycom Rich Media Communications (RMC) solution for video and collaboration.
Although many organizations are deploying Microsoft Lync, not everyone is embracing it. One reason is that internal staff lacks expertise or can dedicate time to deploy UC. Another issue is it is too complex to integrate into existing systems. Further, the IT staff may even be unsure is their current network will support UC reliably. Other issues include needing to connect to legacy PBXs, scalability, need to deploy in virtualized environment, and wanting to integrate high-end telepresence systems. Thus, many corporations stick with what they have or play the waiting game, looking for a provider that offers a soup-to-nuts solution and will back it up if things break.
HP is one such company with big-name recognition that will have a corporation's back should something go wrong with the UC platform via their just launched HP AppSystem offering. HP AppSystem for Microsoft Lync is a pre-integrated platform for Lync deployment. The platform bundles hardware, support, and consulting services. You can think of it as UC-in-a-box or Lync-in-a-box, which is easier than if you had to perform the assessment, racking, and deployment yourself. HP AppSystem for Microsoft Lync is built on HP Converged Infrastructure. The solution is pre-configured for rapid deployment of Microsoft Lync and includes assessment, deployment and support services, making it easier for companies without an IT infrastructure to deploy UC.
Further, HP is enabling clients to quickly and cost-effectively deploy Polycom RealPresence video solutions, which not only works with Microsoft Lync, but also Cisco TelePresence (CTS) systems – through support for Telepresence Interoperability Protocol (TIP). This allows corporations to use low-end webcams on employee's desktops all the way up to room-based telepresence solutions from PolyCom or Cisco.
This integrated, scalable solution is designed to reduce implementation time and costs by offering extensive testing that ensures multi-vendor interoperability. HP AppSystem for Microsoft Lync enables clients to achieve faster time to value, as well as:
- Achieve enhanced collaboration with the Polycom RealPresence video solutions and Polycom RealPresence Collaboration Server to provide presence-based virtual meeting rooms.
- Reduce costs with comprehensive Public Switched Telephone Network connectivity options through state-of-the-art SIP Trunks via Acme Packet Session Border Controllers that allows external communication via IP, eliminating the need for costly Basic Rate Interfaces and Primary Rate Interfaces. Also available is an AudioCodes Mediant gateway providing Time-Division Multiplexing connectivity with a client's existing legacy infrastructure.
"Unified communications is an attractive option to help increase collaboration and productivity, but not all companies have the IT support to manage deployment and integration with their present IT environments," said Giovanni Mezgec, general manager, Lync, Microsoft Corp. "HP's solution helps to support these organizations."
The HP and Polycom RMC solution combines HP Networking products based on the HP FlexNetwork architecture with Polycom RealPresence video solutions built on the Polycom RealPresence Platform, which provides comprehensive software infrastructure for universal video collaboration. Clients can easily prepare and install network video capabilities from desktop to conference room and immersive suites.
HP and Polycom RMC is an open standards based, interoperable and extensible offering that enables easy integration into an organization's existing multivendor environment. In addition, it has built-in multilayer security to protect users' video streams and applications.
— HP AppSystem for Microsoft Lync will be available in select countries in May.
— The HP and Polycom Rich Media Communications solution is available worldwide through HP Technology Services and HP and Polycom channel partners.
— HP integration, deployment and support services are available globally.


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An exemplary cuvée aged in 6-year-old wooden barriques. The 2005 contains more Mourvèdre and less Syrah than normal, giving a velvety, dense texture to this wine. This has an entrancing, Asian spice, leather and ripe, juicy hedgerow quality to it and is vastly concentrated – unsurprising given the yields were no more than 20 hl/ha.
Contains Sulphites.
Also known as Bois du Boursan, this Domaine has an energetic young winemaker in Jean-Paul Versino who speaks with a contagious enthusiasm about his work. Gifted with some old Grenache and Mourvedre vines (between 50 and 100 years old!) he crafts a deep, damson and spice-packed Châteauneuf. The yields are low (28-30 hl/ha) and the winemaking is traditional. Whole bunch fermantation is employed, only wild yeasts are used and C02 is largely used in place of sulphur during ageing in large old oak wooden foudres. His vast, concentrated premier blend, Cuvée Felix, receives further maturation in two-year-old 225 litre barriques and contains usually up to 25% of old vine Mourvedre. The wines are intense thanks to the low yields , show bags of complex spice character but also boast wonderfully vivid fruit.
Châteauneuf-du-Pape, literally the Pope's new castle, (referring to move of the papal court to Avignon the the 1300s) is a large appellation in the Southern Rhône and is considered the birth place of the Appellation Contrôlee system. In 1923 Baron Le Roy of Ch Fortia had successfully established a strict set of rules for the production of Châteauneuf-du-Pape, including delimiting an area for wine production and setting a minimum alcoholic strength of 12.5%. Reds and whites are produced, but the former is the far bigger of the two. Both colours produce rich, full-bodied heady wines rarely below 14% alcohol, distinctly southern and warm in character. The wines can be aged for anything between 5 - 20 years, even longer for the reds, depending on the quality of the individual wine. Famously the wines, in both colours, should either be drunk in the first flush of their youth within a couple of years of the vintage or at a bare minimum of 10 years, in between going through an awkward adolescent phase. The sweetness and headiness of red Châteauneuf-du-Papes comes from thre Grenache grape, it makes wines of sweet fruit, high alcohol and light colour. This is the dominant variety. There are increasing amounts of Châteauneuf-du-Papes which are Grenache only. However the classic and most common version is a blend of up to 13 varieties, the main players being Grenache, Syrah (which lends colour complexity and finesse) and Mourvèdre (which also lends colour, complexity, tannic backbone and acidity). The other varieties include the decreasing Cinsault, Counoise - highly thought of for its acidity- and a number of white grapes that can also be blended into the red wines as well as being used for makings whites, the most important of these are Grenache Blanc, Bourboulenc, the excellent Clairette and Roussanne.The vineyard area extends over more than 3000 ha, the chief communes being Châteauneuf-du-Pape itself, Bédarrides, Courthézon, Orange, and Sorgues. The soils differ throughout the appellation from the classic large "Galet" stones which radiate heat to the low-trained old goblet vines, to varying degrees of clay, limestone and sand (the last of these can produce very sensual, silky wines the most famous of example of which would be Rayas.) Winemaking techniques vary from the traditional, all or part of the stalks included in the winemaking, fermentation and ageing in large old wooden foudres, to the more modern de-stalking, tank fermentation and new oak barriques maturation, or a blend of the two. The appellation is big therefore there are plenty of underperformers, however there is also, fortunately, an increasingly large selection of top class producers, including: Domaine du Vieux Télégraphe, Beaucastel, Clos des Papes, Barroche, Feraud et Fils, Mont-Redon, Domaine de Pegaü, Ch Rayas, St Prefert, and Font de Michelle. The best White Châteauneuf-du-Pape usually seems to have a high proportion of Clairette in it, though there is also an excellent single varietal Roussanne made by Beaucastel.
A classic blend, whose ultimate expression is found in the wines of the Southern Rhône, namely Châteauneuf-du-Pape. The Grenache with its body, sweetness and warmth, Syrah with its colour tannic structure and black fruit characteristics, and Mourvèdre with its complex spiciness and density, makes for a match made in heaven. The resultant wines can be truly great and very long-lived. The success of the blend in the Rhône, has seen producers the world over trying to emulate it, particularly in California, Australia, Spain and South Africa.
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MILLEDGEVILLE, Ga. - Matt Pitts (Brunswick, Ga.) had five RBI and Dylan Lightell (Rosamond, Calif.) went eight strong innings, as the No. 14 Georgia College & State University baseball team (33-13) beat the University of Montevallo (22-29-1) 15-1 tonight (April 24) at John Kurtz Field.
Lightell (4-3) scattered five hits for just one run over eight innings, fanning five Falcons. His counterpart, Caleb McLeod (2-6) went 5 1/3 innings in the loss, striking out five.
The Bobcats put up six runs in the first inning, starting the game with three consecutive doubles. Pitts ripped a three-run bomb to dead-center to get half of the tallies, a moon shot estimated at over 430 feet.
Georgia College bookended their runs, getting seven more in the eighth frame after being shut out over the previous four innings. Pitts and senior Danny McCorkell (Wentzville, Mo.) each ripped two-run doubles in the eighth.
Centerfielder Sean Harrell (Martinez, Ga.) was 3-for-3, scoring three times and driving in one, while Pitts had a 2-for-5 day scoring once. Third baseman Paul Bordon (Martinez, Ga.), outfielder Derek Johns (Waynesville, Ga.) and leftfielder Kyle Allen (Conyers, Ga.) each had two hits.
The Bobcats also stole seven bases in as many tries. GCSU now has 130 steals on the season, good for fourth in school history. Georgia College had 132 in 2008, 141 in 1999 and a school-record 154 in 1985.
Georgia College finishes a three-game set with the Falcons with a doubleheader tomorrow, April 25 at 1 p.m.
Visit www.GCSUBobcats.com to nominate your favorite former Bobcats and Colonials to the GCSU Athletics Hall of Fame. The GCSU Department of Athletics sponsors 10 varsity athletic programs at the NCAA Division II level. As a Division II program, GCSU prides itself on balancing the life of the student-athlete, evidenced by the Bobcats' multiple appearances in post-season competition as well as documented academic success and community-service involvement. Sign up at Twitter.com username GCSUSID for up-to-the-minute reports.


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I'm 12 and Have Asthma. Can I Work Out?
I really want to start to workout, but the problem is I have asthma. I am trying to get rid of it, can I still exercise? I am 12 years old.
Not only can you work out, but regular exercise should be part of any asthma program. One of the goals of asthma management is to enable asthma sufferers to function normally, including a regular exercise routine. There are some factors that may need to be considered in developing an exercise program for persons with asthma.First, although you cannot 'get rid' of asthma, the first step to leading a normal life with asthma is to maintain good control of your asthma. This includes taking medications as prescribed. Following your lung function with a peak flow meter may help detect early changes in lung function so you stay on top of symptoms before they become a problem. Sometimes treating early can prevent a more severe asthma attack.Second, a peak flow meter is also useful in assessing the effects of exercise by measuring peak flows before and after activity. A drop in peak flow after exercise, especially if you have symptoms of cough or wheeze, may mean that you have exercise-induced asthma. If so, treatment with medications such as albuterol before exercise may prevent the symptoms of exercise induced asthma.Third, some forms of exercise are better suited for patients with asthma. For example, swimming has been shown to be particularly beneficial for many asthma sufferers. Obviously, it is important to avoid situations that may trigger an asthma attack. For example, if you have allergies, horseback riding in a dusty arena would not be ideal.Fourth, don't over do it at first. Start slowly and build up. I usually recommend thirty minutes per day, 4-5 days per week. This includes a warm up, then 5-10 minutes of strengthening. You can then begin about 15-20 minutes of aerobic exercise and end with about 5 minutes of stretching, biking, swimming — basically any exercise that increases your heart rate. Again, start slowly, say with a walk, and increase your pace a little every week.Fifth, you may have to back down or quit your exercise program when you have an asthma attack. Wait until you are feeling better and peak flows are up and restart slowly.Sixth, these are general guidelines to start an exercise program. It is always a good idea to discuss your plans with your doctor. He or she may help you develop an individual exercise plan based on your specific asthma symptoms. You may also need to modify your medications to fit your exercise plan.
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UBS to act as main sponsor for CULTURA - The World Art & Antiques Fair
UBS will act as main sponsor for CULTURA - The World Art & Antiques Fair, which Basel will be hosting for the first time, from 13 to 21 November 1999. The main themes of the new fair will be classical Greek and Roman art, Orientalia and pre-Colombian art, as well as illuminated manuscripts and rare books. Among CULTURA's other attractions will be the classical antiques department and a section devoted to 20th century design, crafts and jewellery. Select pieces from private foundations and museums will also be on show. The latter is a new departure for CULTURA, which is thus presenting itself as an art and antiques fair that offers the public the chance to acquaint themselves with exhibits that are not for sale and otherwise virtually inaccessible.
UBS sees its involvement in CULTURA as a complement to its support for Art Basel, the world's premier contemporary art fair, of which it has been a sponsor since 1994. For UBS, both events are important elements in its significant commitment to art and culture. With this involvement the bank aims to promote the active confrontation with contemporary social trends, while fostering interest in and understanding for our cultural heritage.
UBS will be present at CULTURA with its own stand and a numismatics exhibition. The numismatics department forms part of UBS Art Banking, which - in addition to numismatics services - provides art-related advisory services for existing clients. Art Banking is provided as a banking service and is a complementary element in the comprehensive range of advisory and client care services offered to high-net-worth Private Banking clients.
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Atacama are a renowned and multi award winning manufacturer of quality hifi and home cinema furniture components, based in Leicester, UK. While many quality hifi stand manufacturing companies market and brand themselves as skilled carpenters and hifi fanatics, Atacama take great pride in offering a product that not only portrays true craftsmanship, but also features the innovative brains of an 'engineering company', employing intricate and highly developed methods of reducing and dissipating mechanical noise from your hifi equipment to avoid these parasitic resonances from interfering with different hifi separates.
Atacama mainly use bamboo for the production of their stands and racks, which not only possesses anti-resonant properties but also grows at a much faster rate than other woods, allowing for a more ecologically and environmentally friendly solution.
Atacama build a wide range of loudspeaker stands, offering a multitude of colours and finishes as well as customisable dimensions to cater to most listening environments. The entry level Estillo series features a single column configuration, allowing for a simple, great value and stylish design. From there, the award-winning Nexus series uses a three column design, engineered to offer stability and deliver a more dynamic performance from your loudspeakers. The professional series stands, the SL Series, caters to larger bookshelf and standmounts where a larger footprint is necessary to guarantee the best possible stability.
The SL series of high quality speaker stands are available in seven heights to suit individual speaker needs. The Atacama SL200 measures 200mm in height with a 305mmx305mm base plate and a 225mmx225mm top plate. The Atacama SL200 give an excellent performance in vibration reduction, and their construction provides a strong stable stand even when using a larger speaker. Carpet spikes come as standard to prevent any movement.
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Fox 36 Performance Elite
€ 500,00
forcella Fox 36 Performance Elite 170mm 27.5" boost 110x15 canotto sterzo tagliato a 17cm condizioni pari al nuovo
€ 500,00
Forcella Rock Shox Pike RC
€ 250,00
forcella Rock Shox Pike Rc 160mm 27.5 100x15mm canotto sterzo tagliato a 19cm revisionata
€ 250,00
Scarpa MTB Ion Rascal
€ 140,00
€ 70,00
Scarpa da Mountain bike Ion Rascal per pedali spd.
Casco Bluegrass Brave
€ 250,00
€ 125,00
Casco Bluegrass Brave integrale con protezioni interne(rimovibili e lavabili) in materiale d30.
Casco Bluegrass Intox
€ 100,00
€ 50,00
Casco Bluegrass Intox integrale modello economico.
Casco Met Lupo
€ 120,00
€ 69,00
Casco Met Lupo
Guanti Bluegrass Magnete Rock
€ 40,00
€ 20,00
Guanti bluegrass magnete rock con magnete per non perderli.
Casco Bluegrass Goldeneyes
€ 100,00
€ 50,00
Calling all mountain, enduro and trail riders: this is the helmet for you! Solid, comfortable and well ventilated, the Golden Eyes combines the latest technology with innovative design. By embedding two shells into each other we have reduced the weight of the helmet whilst increasing its safety factor and extending it down at the back to provide extra skull coverage. Its special helmet construction with additional impact security also keeps your head cool, even on hard climbs, making the Golden Eyes the perfect companion for your mountain shreds.
Zaino ION Villain
€ 90,00
€ 63,00
As from 2017 ION is offering a fully fledged water carrier with the new Villain. Available with a capacity of four or eight litres, the backpack comes with a 2-litre water reservoir as standard. To ensure you can comfortably bear the weight of water and also to give the backpack an ergonomic fit, the Villain has preformed EVA shoulder straps. Their open texture also makes the straps very breathable. In both Villain models, the hip belt provided as an additional fastening aid is fitted with a small pouch for stowing keys and other small items. It can also be detached, which makes the backpack an ideal travelling companion. On the front of backpack, ION has included an elastic cord pull, which provides a safe and handy place to stow a waterproof jacket or similar garment.
Casco Airoh Fighter
€ 400,00
€ 200,00
casco integrale Airoh Fighter
Casco Bluegrass Explicit
€ 150,00
€ 75,00
Casco integrale bluegrass explicit
Scarpe ION Shoe Raid
€ 100,00
€ 80,00
We assume you know the secret of a good drink? Right, we're talking about the correct mixture of ingredients. With ION's Raid II flat pedal shoe it's pretty much the same story: To get the best possible performance in terms of grip, power transmission, durability, usability & style, we rely on a combination of various parameters. And when looking at the sole, you will see a new concept now mixing a rather soft EVA mid-sole with a soft yet durable rubber blend on the outer sole. We called it Pin Tonic… On the functional side of things, we've mixed in an asymmetrical shaft to add some protection on the crank side. The sole design still features dedicated pedal and walking zones. They extend from the ball of the foot to the very end of the mid-foot area. Toe and heel areas are shaped with particular climb zones to ensure maximum traction off the pedal. The second main focus in development has been placed on the right mixture of stiffness in the longitudinal axis and flexibility across the lateral axis: a flat-pedal shoe needs to provide power transmission without any compromises in the longitudinal axis during pedalling. On the lateral axis you need a certain flex to prevent the foot from tilting on the pedal but still allow for effective steering impulses. And all this while maintaining comfortable foot roll behaviour. In the toe area a pre-shaped firm toe box protects the foot when it hits rocks or roots. And the best part of all, the sleek design of the Raid II even allows you to wear it where you don't need any functionality but ideally tons of style: in that bar you enter after riding. Weight: 400 g per shoe (size 42)
Gomitiere Ion E-Lite
€ 80,00
€ 64,00
Light, breathable ellbowpad with a very slim outline. Good impact protection by a combining thin SAS-TEC paddings with a hidden hardcap (to distribute loads in case of a crash). The unique Snug_Loop construction (skin neoprene belt running from the back of the calf, over the kneecap back to the calf, again) keeps the pads in place, even on those super long tours.
Cappellino Ion Scrub
€ 40,00
€ 28,00
Classic cotton snapback cap with logo print for a cool and dry head in every situation.
€ 28,00
Smanicato antivento Ion Vest Reze
€ 100,00
€ 50,00
Smanicato antivento
Giacca Ion Insulation Jacket Radiant
€ 230,00
€ 115,00
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Giacca Ion Insulation Jacket Aerial
€ 230,00
€ 115,00
Giacca invernale antivento in primaloft
Pantaloni impermeabili Ion Shell Pant Slush
€ 200,00
€ 100,00
Pantaloni impermeabili con cerniera termosaldata sul lato per indossarli comodamente
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€ 90,00
€ 72,00
Super light, waterproof rain pants, to be worn over regular bike shorts. Small packing size, have them in your backpack on all fall/spring rides.
Pantaloni corti Ion Bikeshorts Seek Amp
€ 130,00
€ 65,00
Looks like boardshorts but features all details you expect from a high-class bikeshorts: The surf-inspired Bikeshorts Seek_Amp made from highly durable, elastic 4way_Stretch are sewn with almost indestructable Triple Stitched_Seams to resist bike-specific wear & tear. The Boardshorts_Closure 2.0 allow for a one-pull adjustment of the waist while closing the shorts on the front: Elastic waistbands regulate the waist's width when pulling the laces. Two front pockets – one with integrated Phone_Pouch – underline the surf style of ION's most iconic bikeshorts. Thus, the Bikeshorts Seek_Amp can be described in just two words: Surfing Trails.
Fondello Ion Shorts Traze WMS
€ 80,00
€ 40,00
The favorite of all cross country & marathon racers: Tight_Fit shorts. Highly breathable 4way_Stretch Channel Flow Lite fabric and the high performance Sanitized® treated & COOLMAX® lined Vuelta chamy with SAT (Shock Absorption Technology) guarantee a perfect functionality and comfort on the extra long days on the slopes. ION's very efficient Sanitized® Anti_Smell is based on the active biocidal substance zinc pyrithione and keeps the Vuelta chamois fresher for a much longer time
Pantaloni corti Ion Bikeshorts Traze WMS
€ 80,00
€ 40,00
Whenever you want to hit the road or the marathon distance without loosing style, you'd better go for the Bikeshorts Traze WMS. The Slim_Fit still grants an aerodynamic silhouette. Jet_Stream ventilation holes add some extra airflow on hot summer days. One zipper pocket to store away small stuff. Flex_Waist for an individual fit around the waist
Antivento Ion Windjacket Cush
€ 130,00
€ 65,00
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Smanicato antivento Ion Vest Breeze
€ 100,00
€ 50,00
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Maglia Ion Tee Full Zip Ss Paze
€ 70,00
€ 35,00
Fully zipped, short-sleeved jersey made of a soft, fast drying fabric in a Tight_Fit cut. Quick_Dry finished fabric. Reflective_Details for additional safety on evening rides.
Maglia Ion Tee Ls Slash Amp
€ 70,00
€ 35,00
Lightweight, loose fit downhill jersey, made of very breathable and Sanitized® finished pique mesh. Small bike pass pocket called Ticket_Port and hidden Clear_Optics goggles wipe. Lets you stay cool and fresh hitting your lines.


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City of Loveland natural areas manager Rob Burdine poses Tuesday, Nov. 27, 2012 on the Bass Pond fishing dock at the River's Edge Natural Area.
Alternatives to Violence executive director Lynda Nielsen poses Wednesday, Nov. 28, 2012 outside the nonprofit's office in downtown Loveland.
Kyle Anderson, dressed as Santa Paws, gives a treat to Hanna during the Holiday Pix with Santa Paws event on Saturday, Nov. 24, 2012 at Hank's Pet Food Market, 2245 W. Eisenhower Blvd.
Kyle Anderson, dressed as Santa Paws, holds a dog named Mr. Bigs on his lap during the Holiday Pix with Santa Paws event on Saturday, Nov. 24, 2012 at Hank's Pet Food Market, 2245, W. Eisenhower Blvd.
Haleigh Deubach, 9, left, and Kyle Anderson, dressed as Santa Paws, look on while Rackel Ward feeds a treat to her dog named Mr. Big during the Holiday Pix with Santa Paws event on Saturday, Nov. 24, 2012 at Hank's Pet Food Market, 2245 W. Eisenhower Blvd.
Marni Henke, left, and Haleigh Deubach, 9, look on while Nicole Deubach takes a portrait of Henke's dog named Hanna with Kyle Anderson dressed as Santa Paws during the Holiday Pix with Santa Paws event on Saturday, Nov. 24, 2012 at Hank's Pet Food Market, 2245 W. Eisenhower Blvd.
Longmont resident Jim Stanoff uses his metal detector to search along the south shore of Lake Loveland on Saturday afternoon. Stanoff said he picked up the hobby about 15 years ago and was metal detecting at the lake with his son, David, who lives in Loveland.
Loveland resident Larry Combs, back left, and his grandchildren, Aidan Rowley, 10, Kingston Clous, 6, and Sydney Rowley play a round of SNAG golf on Friday, Nov. 23, 2012 at Cattail Creek Golf Course. The Rowley's are visiting from San Carlos, Calif. and Kingston is from Fort Collins.
Mail Mart & Gift Shop owner Cyndi Scott, left, assists Steve Nelson with a transaction on Friday, Nov. 23, 2012. The store is located at 117 E. 37th St. in north Loveland and is participating in the Small Business Saturday promotion which encourages people to do their holiday shopping on Saturday at locally owned stores.
Berthoud resident Maggie Langer, 8, front, packages slices of pumpkin pie to include with delivered Thanksgiving meals while volunteering with her sister, Hannah, 13, back, on Thursday, Nov. 22, 2012 at the Loveland Associated Veterans Club in downtown Loveland. Event volunteer Ann Jenson said 100 meals were delivered to area residents.
Volunteer Tori Kricken, right, serves a dinner roll to Caleb Morrow, 7, during a free Thanksgiving meal event on Thursday, Nov. 22, 2012 at the Loveland Associate Veterans Club.
Tim Reeser, president of Lightning Hybrids, uses his smartphone to access an information screen that tells riders how the Loveland company's hydraulic hybrid technology is working. When the system is installed in two city buses, passengers will be able to keep tabs on the big screen behind the driver or on their mobile devices. (Photo by Craig Young)
Three-year-old Karter Peterson plays a game with his mother Laurie on Tuesday, Nov. 20, 2012 at their home in Greeley.
Loveland resident Steve Roslund sits on a park bench alongside Foote Lagoon while playing his fiddle Tuesday, Nov. 2012. Roslund said he's been playing the fiddle off-and-on for about forty years and added, "It's just a nice day to be outside."
A poster with crowd sourcing curiosities is hung just inside the entryway at Anthology Book Co. in downtown Loveland on Tuesday, Nov. 20, 2012.
Maya Deeb, 13, left, and Breannah Duffey, 14, skate past one of the be lab's community chalk boards outside Anthology Book Co. in downtown Loveland on Tuesday, Nov. 20, 2012.
Volunteer Lou Price chats with second-graders after playing his guitar and leading them in song Tuesday at Namaqua Elementary School in Loveland. In honor of Read Aloud, Price read the students a book about Abraham Lincoln before they sang a song about him.
Artist Jean Batchelder, left, talks to Marilyn Schock, CEO of McKee, and Marcie Erion, Creative Sector Development, about the four-painting series she designed for the McKee Medical Center main lobby. Batchelder's husband, Jamie Bethel, admires the painting in the background. The watercolor artwork was unveiled Tuesday.
Network systems engineers Josh Coseo, left, and Derrick Hoffman identify a weather balloon from the roof of Bill Reed Middle School that they are using to help measure heights for network systems equipment at Thompson School District.
Richie Donnelly, with Tatonka, secures a construction fence around the playground equipment after he and a crew installed new rubber surfacing in the play area at North Lake Park in Loveland.
Lori Glasgow hands her chicken named Milagro to her grandson Dillon recently in the backyard of her Loveland home where she has two chickens housed in a custom-built coop that she made for them.
Lori Glasgow's bantam chicken named Geisha-Girl perches atop the custom-built chicken coop that Glasgow built for the two chickens she keeps in the backyard of her Loveland home.
Bantam chickens Geisha-Girl, right, and Milagro hang out recently in their coop in the backyard of Lori Glasgow's home in Loveland.
Charlie Nash, right, gives a presentation called "A Veteran's Life" during an event Friday, Nov. 9, 2012 at The Wexford independent living facility in Loveland to honor military veterans. Also unveiled during the event was the Wexford Honor Wall containing plaques for residents who are veterans.
Laila Buehl, 6, of Loveland makes music in the xylophone room at the Fort Collins Museum of Discovery on Saturday as her mother, Missy, tries her hand while toting 10-month-old Indie.
Savannah Boon of Fort Collins and her 5-year-old daughter, Allison, check out the natural history displays Saturday at the Fort Collins Museum of Discovery. (Photo by Craig Young)
Eight-year-old Timmy Atteberry of Fort Collins can't get enough of the tornado chamber Saturday during the opening day of the Fort Collins Museum of Discovery. His father, Fort Collins city manager Darin Atteberry, and his mother, Deborah Atteberry, joined him to experience 78 mph winds. (Photo by Craig Young)
A boy blows air at a wall of loose-hanging discs that shimmer in the breeze to show the movement of air at the Fort Collins Museum of Discovery on Saturday. (Photo by Craig Young)
An hour after the grand opening Saturday morning of the Fort Collins Museum of Discovery, crowds still were lining up to buy tickets. (Photo by Craig Young)
Mary and Kenneth Dunnington of Fort Collins read the information at the display of modern bison and a skeletal Ice Age bison. Mary Dunnington said the new Fort Collins Museum of Discovery is "fantastic, unbelievable." (Photo by Craig Young)
Zoe Johnson, 7, of Fort Collins gets some whacks in on the big drum table at the Fort Collins Museum of Discovery on Saturday. (Photo by Craig Young)
Cody Robertson and his cousin, Kylie Robertson, both 10-year-old Fort Collins residents, keep beach balls aloft with streams of air during their visit Saturday to the Fort Collins Museum of Discovery. (Photo by Craig Young)
A view from an upper level of the Fort Collins Museum of Discovery shows the gift shop and a curving passageway. (Photo by Craig Young)
Loveland Historical Society member Sharon Danhauer removes a "this rock is reserved" sign that she'd placed two years ago next to a boulder off the 15th tee at Mariana Butte Golf Course. The rock was moved Friday morning, Nov. 9, 2012, to a spot at the Mariano Medina family cemetery, where it will hold a plaque describing the role of the Cherokee and Overland trails. The route of the historic 19th century trails runs through the area.
Steve Southard, golf operations manager for the city of Loveland, motions to the rock that Dick Ward had just deposited Friday morning with a front-end loader at the site of the Medina family cemetery. The rock, which had been stored with several others near the 15th tee at Mariana Butte Golf Course, will have a plaque affixed to it telling the history of the Cherokee and Overland trails. The property, northwest of the corner of West First Street and Namaqua Avenue in west Loveland, recently was donated to the Loveland Historical Society, which will preserve the cemetery as a historical site. Loveland pioneer Mariano Medina's settlement and crossing over the Big Thompson River are farther west along Namaqua Avenue, across from Namaqua Park. Loveland Historical Society members Sharon Danhauer, Ann Ague and Pam Sheeler watched the rock's placement.
Military veterans Robb D. Smith, left, and Tony DuMosch pose together Wednesday, Nov. 7, 2012 in front of the recently completed Honoring Veterans Tribute Garden at Pathways Hospice. Veterans at the Fort Collins facility are honored with a certificate of appreciation and special pin for Veterans Day.
Sierra Club researcher Shane Davis, right, tells Loveland City Manager Bill Cahill and Mayor Cecil Gutierrez about the hazards resulting from emissions at a natural gas well located within a city park in Frederick in southern Weld County.
Christian Morlind is framed through the hands-on interactive sign as he sweeps in the exhibits area Thursday of the new Fort Collins Museum of Discovery.
Annette Geiselman, co-executive director at the new Fort Collins Museum of Discovery, plays in the Funky Forest, one of the many interactive experiences at the museum, on Thursday. The museum's grand opening is Saturday.
Demolition crews knocked down the 1stBank building at Taft Avenue and West Eisenhower Boulevard this week but left the bank vault standing. Matt Gunlikson of general contractor Golden Triangle Construction of Longmont said a wrecking ball did a little damage to the heavily fortified structure, but crews will have to come back next week to finish the job with a giant jackhammer and the wrecking ball. Gunlikson said his company will construct a new, "more user-friendly" building for the bank that will feature improved parking and a drive-thru. The 5,500-square-foot building should be completed by mid-May, he said. (Photo by Craig Young)
Bill Reed Middle School students work with Rotary Club member Stan Black, center right, as they learn about the 4-way test Thursday during class. Clockwise from left are Jacob Bode, 14, Jeremy Starke, 13, Gwen Altepeter, 13, Makayla Dennis, 14, Alejandro Rodriguez, 13, and Ivan Ramos, 13.


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LONDON (AP) — Prosecutors say they are charging a senior British Conservative Party politician with sex offenses.
The Crown Prosecution Service said Tuesday that Nigel Evans will be charged with the offenses against seven men, which allegedly took place between 2002 and 2013. The charges include two counts of indecent assault, five counts of sexual assault and one count of rape.
The 55-year-old Evans, who was arrested May 4, has resigned from his position as deputy speaker of the House of Commons, but insisted he will continue working as a lawmaker.
He reiterated to reporters Tuesday that he was not guilty and that the complaints were "incredulous."
He is due to appear in court on Sept. 18.
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Elgin have promised a full investigation into the postponement of their Third Division game against Rangers following a board meeting on Saturday morning. The televised match, which was set to be played on Sunday lunchtime, was called off after too many tickets were sold.
Moray council, Grampian police and the Scottish Football League took the joint decision to postpone the fixture at Borough Briggs on safety grounds after it emerged that at least 1,100 extra tickets had been sold. Fans have been assured they will be given a refund but tickets issued for the game will not be valid for the rearranged date, which has yet to be announced.
A club statement read: "Following a meeting of the Elgin City board this morning, we can confirm that a full investigation into the over-sale of tickets for the postponed match against Rangers is ongoing. The club officials are working closely with Grampian police, the local authority and the Scottish Football League to establish the full facts in this matter.
"We would ask all fans to note that tickets issued for the game due to be played on Sunday 25 November will not be valid for the rescheduled date. The club advises that those holding tickets issued by Elgin City return these to the club for a full refund. Tickets purchased via Rangers FC for this match should contact the Rangers ticket office.
"Elgin City FC office will be open to refund tickets on Monday 26th and Tuesday 27th November during the hours of 12.30pm to 2.30pm and 6.30pm to 8.30pm.
"The club are aware that not all fans will be able to attend at these times but would assure all ticket holders that the process will be ongoing during normal office hours until all monies have been refunded.
"New ticketing arrangements will be announced in due course once a rescheduled date has been announced by the Scottish Football League.
"Once again Elgin City Football Club wishes to apologise sincerely to all fans and the local community for the postponement of this game."


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Google Gmail: Archive Hundreds Or Thousands Of Emails At Once From Gmail Inbox
I am a huge fan of Gmail which I use to consolidate multiple email addresses in one location so I can easily search, store, and manage tens of thousands of emails dating years back. One of the issues I run into is archiving email messages or managing more than the default screen of 25 email conversations at a time. There are two tricks that can assist you managing more than 25 messages at a time using the Gmail web interface which I explain in more detail below. It is also possible to use an email client such as Microsoft Outlook to drag and drop email messages between folders or labels as they are known within Gmail.


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作者:理查德‧費希爾(Richard D. Fisher) 2012年12月3日Aviation Week & Space Technology
China's Defense Secrecy Still Robust
By Richard D. Fisher, Jr. Washington
Source: Aviation Week & Space Technology
China is one of the most difficult espionage targets to crack. However, its long-standing culture of secrecy—modernized and codified under decades of Chinese Communist Party rule—does not mean everything that is hidden by pervasive state secrecy laws is inaccessible. With due care, many open sources can be exploited to gain relatively useful insights.
Language and strategic culture alone create a high wall surrounding China's secrets. American military attaches assigned to the country are taught that "China's first line of strategic defense is the Chinese language." It takes about a decade to become reasonably proficient in Chinese—all too often an impractical quest—but on top of that, many Chinese will admit that the vocabularies of the military and related sciences approach a separate language, unknown to most.
To make its language more accessible, the country sponsors more than 100 Confucius Institutes worldwide, mainly on university campuses, to provide subsidized language instruction. But the expectation is that their hosts will practice self-censorship regarding sensitive topics, such as Taiwan and Tibet, while the Chinese instructors gain an opportunity to become better acquainted with the students, should they pursue a career in the government or military.
China's development of a strategic culture that nearly worships secrecy and deception, exemplified by the works of Sun Tzu (596-544 BC)—which are venerated in China today much like the writings of the U.S. founding fathers—predates the harsh realist counsel of Niccolo Machiavelli by almost 2,000 years. Historian and translator Ralph Sawyer has noted that for Sun Tzu and his contemporaries, secrecy offered a "force multiplier," recalling Sun Tzu's often quoted lines: "The pinnacle of military employment approaches the formless . . . . If I determine the enemy's disposition while I have no perceptible form, I can concentrate my forces while the enemy is fragmented."
Sun Tzu maintained that the ability of a leader to keep and enforce secrecy formed a key aspect of his "virtue," or his moral strength to rally followers. Secrecy as a virtue pervades former "paramount leader" Deng Xiaoping's 24-character strategy that guided China's 1980s foreign policy: "Observe calmly; secure our position; cope with affairs calmly; hide our capacities and bide our time; be good at maintaining a low profile; and never claim leadership."
China's historic cultivation of secrecy was reinforced by Mao Zedong's victory in 1949 in two distinct ways. First, the Leninist heritage and structure of the Communist Party demanded pervasive secrecy regarding itself, the military, state and economy, while the party secured absolute control over information and the media and started campaigns of indoctrination.
Today, depending on the sector, information transparency in China is controlled, very limited or non-existent. There are no public dates for meetings of the top governing politburo standing committee or top central military commission, much less minutes or transcripts. There has been no demand for them in the state-controlled media, so it is not surprising that it would not occur to most Chinese that the meetings and their proceedings should be public knowledge. Chinese government numbers for gross domestic product or defense budgets are not "real," but the world accepts them largely out of habit.
Foreign researchers pursuing sensitive topics in China must contend with a phalanx of "barbarian handlers," or Chinese professionals designated to interact with and manage foreigners and keep them away from truly important Chinese. Foreigners can readily meet academics and even foreign ministry officials intent on controlling U.S. space warfare capabilities, but they likely will never meet the military officials building China's own space weapons.
The handlers provide a near-immediate warning mechanism for government officials, who can then restrict or deny access to researchers or others who prove problematic, a method long applied to encourage self-censorship in foreign academic, business and even government circles. The result is that many foreign researchers are effectively co-opted by China's secrecy culture.
Mao's second contribution to modern Chinese information security was to impose nearly three decades of strict isolation on the Chinese people. Vital military information was difficult to obtain, and major catastrophes, such as the Mao-induced Great Famine of 1959-62 that took more than 40 million lives, were largely unknown beyond the Chinese who were affected. Rare foreign visitors were handpicked friends of China, or (as seen during the late 1960s and early 1970s) great efforts were made to deceive early academic delegations, up to and including the construction of "Potemkin Villages." Anti-foreign paranoia was pervasive. A former Chinese official, who was part of one of the early Mao-era foreign missions to Europe in the mid-1950s, recounted to this analyst that upon his return, his unauthorized purchase of foreign cigarettes would be used to justify a decade-long sentence to a farm labor camp.
The desperation of this period provided opportunities for the British and U.S. intelligence communities to score victories through the keyholes of Taiwan and British-controlled Hong Kong. A sometimes hot war between Mao and Taiwan's Nationalist government included energetic espionage campaigns that yielded some results, with Taipei successfully exploiting the poverty of many Chinese and appeals to anger with the Communist Party. A formal Taiwan-U.S. military alliance from 1954 to 1980 involved extensive intelligence cooperation, including electronic and signals intelligence gathering and "Black Cat" overflights by U-2s supplied by the CIA and supported by the U.S. Air Force, but with Taiwanese pilots and insignia. Some intelligence cooperation continues under the quasi-diplomatic U.S.-Taiwan relationship.
Today, however, the tide of incentives is against the West. One former U.S. observer of the U.S.-China intelligence battle tells Aviation Week that China's transformation into an economic superpower has reduced the once-myriad rewards for exploitation. By controlling access to China's phenomenal economic rise, the government has created almost irresistible inducements for Chinese at home and abroad to conform to its desires and appeals rather than cooperate with foreign powers.
As for Taiwan, its titanic struggle with China for the loyalties of overseas Chinese ended by the late 1990s, as it became clearer that Taiwan's economic elite had bet their future on access to business in China. Some sources note that Taiwan's espionage successes have declined. The more frequent headline is the exposure of a senior Taiwanese military officer spying for China, or the use of a Taiwan national or false-flag operation by China to pursue intelligence goals in the U.S. Should Taiwanese increasingly perceive a shift of power to China away from the U.S., the challenge of maintaining loyalties to the government in Taipei (much less to its U.S. defense relationship) will only increase.
Wealth has enabled China to keep pace with new information age requirements to maintain secrecy. In the early 1990s, new startup companies with strong ties to military and intelligence sectors, such as Huawei and ZTE, built a self-contained, national, fiber-optic "Great Wall" network that was inherently secure because it had only a few access points and did not use more accessible legacy transmission systems.
In addition to a multitude of hackers exploiting foreign information networks, China maintains an army of Internet censors, numbering in the tens of thousands, to squash dissent, eliminate sensitive postings and manage information revelations. In late 2010, these censors helped project Chinese power as they allowed distant and indistinct images of the Chengdu J-20 stealth fighter to appear on military web pages, previewing its "official" first flight on the eve of a visit by a U.S. defense secretary.
Such assertiveness, however, also betrays China's gradually rising confidence in its future power, which has made it easier and more productive to exploit open sources to gain insights into the country's current and future capabilities. For example, the expansion in military programs means that more information has to be offered to promote desired foreign sales. It took 14 years from first flight for basic data about the Chengdu J-10 fighter to be revealed at the 2012 Zhuhai air show, whereas similar data for the more modern and capable Shenyang J-31 were revealed two weeks after its Oct. 31 first flight—because Shenyang seriously wants to sell this fighter. Growing confidence, as well as a desire to quell suspicions, has led to increasing Chinese willingness to reveal more about its space program, too.
Long-range nuclear missiles, anti-satellite weapons, military space planes and energy weapons are not being previewed at arms shows, but (with careful reading and correlation of authors and institutes) it is possible to gain insights into these programs from Chinese engineering journals available from huge Chinese electronic databases, such as the China National Knowledge Infrastructure.
Writing for these journals is very popular, as it provides Chinese academics a rare opportunity to profit personally from their research. But these databases also feature a vast collection of U.S. and other foreign academic products that give Chinese researchers insights into weapons programs, whereas strict Chinese censorship ensures their academic products do not identify military programs or weapons.
Knowing that foreign researchers are relying more on open data, China is not beyond poisoning this well to sow confusion. Writing in The Diplomat in August, a former two-term U.S. Army attache to China, Larry Wortzel, suggests that China's recent release of a very sensitive book about its nuclear strategy—that also happened to affirm its "defensive" nuclear strategy in the face of troubling indications otherwise—may be an operation in perception management.
In the long term, a balance of sensitive information flows will require consideration of "reciprocity" in sectors such as education. In 2010, more than 157,000 Chinese studied at U.S. universities, with a majority concentrated in hard sciences, such as aerospace engineering, whereas 14,000 Americans studied at Chinese universities that year, most of them learning the language. Perhaps China's access to key U.S. aerospace centers, such as the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, should be made contingent on increasing U.S. access to China's top aerospace centers, such as the Harbin Institute of Technology.


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Cajun Crockpot Chili (Vegetarian)
I love chili. But it's hard to find a good veggie chili. Here is my favorite chili recipe sans the meat, yet it's satisfying and thicker. My secret weapon? Refried beans.
garlic, 4 cloves, minced
onion, small, chopped
carrots, 1 cup, chopped
green pepper, medium, chopped
red pepper, medium, chopped
celery, 1 cup, chopped
whole peeled tomatoes (with liquid), 28oz can
black beans, 2 – 15oz cans, undrained
bean tri-mix, 1 -15oz can, undrained
refried beans, 1 – 15oz can
corn, frozen, 1 cup
chili powder, 2 tablespoon
cumin, 1 tablespoon
basil, 1 1/2 tablespoon
granulated garlic, 1/2 tablespoon
pepper, to taste
cayenne powder, 1 teaspoon
cajun seasoning, 1 1/2 teaspoons
1. Combine all ingredients in a crockpot.
2. Cook on high for 4 hours.
3. Top with cheese if desired. And enjoy!


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Way to go DHS! And Shame on the Rest of You
April 18, 2014
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Michelle Richardson (@Richardson_Mich) is a Legislative Counsel with the American Civil Liberties Union Washington Legislative Office where she focuses on national security and government transparency issues such as the Patriot Act, the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act, cybersecurity, state secrets and the Freedom of Information Act. Before coming to the ACLU in 2006, Richardson served as counsel to the House Judiciary Committee where she specialized in national security, civil rights and constitutional issues for Democratic Ranking Member John Conyers (D-Mich.).


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Another one of those rare occasions tonight when we made an appointment with the box in the corner to watch some TV as it happened ... well, as a hard drive on Ormeau Avenue played out a pre-recorded show.
Tonight was the long anticipated broadcast of the first of three Blueprint programmes, looking at the physical history of Ireland. William Crawley and his red-coated experts exploring the land we live on, peeling back its layers, and telling the story of its development over millions of years.
(Given that the filming took place over more than a year, it did leave me wondering just how many pairs of the same pale trousers and dark jacket that William has hanging up in his wardrobe, all slightly differently torn and grubby!)
Fossils from northern and southern hemispheres found near each other, the sound of tectonic plates crashing together (though I was never sure where to look when the plates were being animated), a wonderful world map carved in the sand*, amazing revelation that there are active saltmines
in under Carrickfergus**, pictures of otherwise sensible scientists like Emily Murray walking too close to the crashing waves, and a blue CGI grid that kept appearing to keep the visual narrative as the programme hopped from location to location. (The grid did cleverly mirror some of the shots of fields in the Glens of Antrim.)
After a slowish start, the production (and the land) warmed up. As one with a scientific bent but an aversion to natural history programmes, it held my attention throughout. Until, suddenly ten minutes from ten o'clock it abruptly ended. With the threat of an ice age, the titles calmly rolled up the screen (jittering a bit while someone cut to the wrong feed) and then rolled to their conclusion. A fizzle rather a climb up to a glorious conclusion.
But a great start to the new regular local programming slot at 9pm on Monday nights ... we'll be back next week (and it's repeated on BBC Two on Wednesday at 7pm if you missed it) and perhaps we'll drop in on the companion show Off the Beaten Track on BBC Two on Thursday at 7pm to wander a mile or two with Darryl Grimason over some of the spots that were mentioned tonight. (For the really keen, Radio Ulster are doing what radio does best, and drilling into Ireland's landscape history in more detail with Blueprint: Geology on Saturday morning at 11.30am. Plug ends.)
* second favourite bit; ** most favourite bit - if it had been broadcast tomorrow, I'd have said salt mines under Carrick counted as an April Fool!
Then from the sub-lime to the ridiculous. On The Air, the clay animation that brings visual life to real conversations from Gerry Anderson's morning radio show. Hard to remember and believe sometimes that these aren't made up. Gerry putting a couple of she goats in touch with a buck.
And then onto another potential seismic shift (as Blueprint might have phrased it). Zimbabwe. With the intrepid John Simpson telling the story for The Ten O'Clock News from within the country (along with other BBC colleagues like Ian Pannell getting less name checks on air - ITN have teams inside Zimbabwe too) though not yet on camera.
And George Alagiah standing at the South Africa/Zimbabwe border, poised to rush across to anchor news reports from the capital, if and when the opposition is declared to have won the election.
And after one of the most animated weather reports I've ever seen – Daniel Corbett practically conducted the weather as it flowed across the animated map (maybe it's the result of his US influence) – it was over to Newsnight where the talk was of the potential for peaceful protests, that would almost certainly invite military response and provoke violence.
An unnatural delay in declaring the results, leading to suspicion and uncertainty. Result rigging? Difficulty finding someone to tell President Robert Mugabe that he's lost by a significant margin? Votes genuinely close leading to secret recounts? No one yet knows.
But the result, and the next few days, will be long-remembered in southern Africa's history … alongside the initial hope that Mugabe brought Zimbabwe, latterly replaced by military might, corruption and despotic tendencies. The kind political epitaphs will tell of Zimbabwe's literacy rate of 90% - the highest in Africa. But the broader analysis will point to 100,000% inflation, mass unemployment, and a life expectancy that only reaches half way to three score years and ten.


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Barbara Divis
As one of opera's up-and-coming stars, Soprano Barbara Divis is receiving tremendous acknowledgment as one the leading interpreters of Madama Butterfly. She has recently performed the role at Arizona Opera, Hawaii Opera Theatre, Lyric Opera of Kansas City, and Atlanta Opera. Additional noted roles include Violetta in La Traviata, Micaëla in Carmen, Tatyana in Eugene Onegin, Marguerite in Faust, Nedda in I Pagliacci, three heroines in Puccini's Il Trittico, and Mimi in La Boheme with opera companies in San Diego, San Jose, Santa Barbara, Nevada, Tacoma, Arizona, Austin, Augusta, and Hawaii.


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Fire destroys rig on Thompson Pass
Anchorage couple's Explorer burst into flames
Patrick Gunion of Gunion's Towing has seen his share of charred wreckage from vehicles that have caught fire. But even he was amazed at what little was left of a 1998 Ford Explorer that caught fire on Thompson Pass last Tuesday.
"It's amazing – the whole thing melted," Gunion said, "It was a total mess."
Gunion found puddled aluminum that used to be a brake drum, valve stems and plenty of other remnants strewn about the road after taking the call to remove what was left of the shell.
"I took a forklift and lifted it up," he said, as there were no wheels and only melted rims left after the fire.
Owner Frank James said he and fiancé Barbra Knutsen were on the Pass heading home to Anchorage after spending the previous day sightseeing in Valdez.
"We came down to Valdez for the night," James said in an interview from his home in Anchorage. "We were heading back home."
A strange noise and loss of power caused the cruising couple to stop. James popped the hood to find flames shooting from the vehicle.
The couple did the only prudent thing.
"We took off running," James said.
The cause of the fire is yet undetermined according to George Keeney, Valdez Fire Chief, but he said it appeared the vehicle may have been leaking a fluid before the fire.
"Where it caught on fire-we heard a strange noise coming out of there," James said.
The couple made it down the hill back towards Valdez but could not call 911 because their cell phones had no service in the area. Fortunately, other passing motorists were able to call for emergency services in Valdez.
"A couple from Florida picked us up," James said, "Nobody got hurt, a lot of people stopped to see what they could do."
Fortunately, the vehicle was fully insured, lessening the loss and the two were home by days end, thanks to a little help from Grant Aviation.
"My fiancé's ID and purse burned up in the vehicle," James said, and credits Bob Engebretson with helping the two fly home despite the loss.
"...he took care of that for us," James said "We were home that same night. He got us back as soon as he could."
So when will the couple exchange the sound of the fire bell for wedding bells?
"We haven't set a date yet," James said.


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Here are some of the latest health and medical news developments, compiled by the editors of HealthDay:
NYC Extends Smoking Ban to E-Cigarettes
Electronic cigarettes have been added to the ban on smoking in New York City offices, parks, restaurants and bars.
The measure passed in a 43-8 city vote at a city council meeting last week and will take effect in four months, Bloomberg News reported.
E-cigarettes are battery-operated devices that simulate smoking by producing nicotine vapor. They may be a gateway to smoking regular cigarettes and make it more difficult for smokers to quit, according to Council Speaker Christine Quinn.
"The council has worked for well over a decade to curb smoking in New York City and I really believe it's one of our greatest accomplishments," Quinn said prior to the vote, Bloomberg reported. "E-cigarettes threaten, in my opinion, to undermine enforcement of the Smoke-Free Air Act."
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This is a free program for families with children who are 5 to 12 years old and on the autism spectrum. Families will have time to explore artworks in the galleries and get creative during a hands-on, art-making experience!
While the needs of individuals with autism are the focus of this program, it is also intended to be fun for parents, siblings (of all ages), and other relatives!
This program is offered on the second Saturday of every month. Reservations are required. Registration for this program opens September 1.
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Meet at the Information Desk for this topical tour that examines Native American images in various media from the permanent collection, including some rarely seen treasures from the archives. No reservations required.
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'Six Britons dead' in Kenya attack
A relative of a British child believed killed in the terror attacks on a shopping mall in Kenya has spoken of her shock as the Government said it believed six Britons were dead.
Louis Bawa, of Leamington Spa, Warwickshire, is understood to have lost his daughter Jenah, eight, and Kenyan-born wife Zahira, in the attacks which have left more than 60 dead. Responsibility for the attack as been claimed by al-Shabab - an Islamist group based in neighbouring Somalia with links to al Qaida
Earlier, Prime Minister David Cameron chaired a Cobra meeting to review the situation and said reports now indicated six British casualties. Following the meeting in the Cabinet Office, Defence Secretary Philip Hammond said final confirmation on the sixth casualty's nationality was still needed but warned the British death toll could rise.
Relatives of Mr Bawa said both he and his daughter were born in Britain, but his wife was originally from Kenya and met her husband while studying in the UK. They said Mr Bawa was also currently living in Kenya but was not at the mall when the attack occurred.
Speaking at her home in Leamington Spa, Warwickshire, Mr Bawa's aunt, Shakuntla Bawa, said he was in deep shock at the deaths of his wife and daughter.
Mrs Bawa, who was informed of the deaths by a relative on Sunday, said: "We can't believe it... They are a very nice family, very lovely. I saw them about five or six years ago before (Zahira) went back to Nairobi."
It is understood Mr Bawa's brother, who still lives in Leamington Spa, has flown to Kenya to assist him. Mrs Bawa added: "Everybody who knew them is shocked. He was born here, but after his daughter was born they moved to Kenya when she was only about one or one-and-a-half."
Writing on Twitter after the Whitehall meeting, Mr Cameron said: "I've just chaired a meeting of Cobra. Tragically the latest reports are that six British nationals have been killed in the Kenya terror attacks."
When asked about reports that Britons may have been involved in the execution of the attack at the Westgate complex, Mr Hammond replied: "I've seen those reports but there's no evidence to support those claims." Earlier, a Twitter account purporting to belong to an al-Shabab spokesman named a 24-year-old man from London as one of the gunmen. The Foreign Office had said earlier it was investigating suggestions that British terrorist suspect Samantha Lewthwaite - known as the "White Widow" - was among the attackers.
The Kenyan authorities have said that 62 civilians have now been confirmed dead while 65 people were being treated in hospital.


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A group of aeropolitical heavyweights gathered in Washington Wednesday to discuss the US's continuing, and often slow, effort to transition to a satellite-based ATC system. Given that FAA reauthorization legislation was finally passed in February, you might expect there would be some optimism over the country's move to "NextGen" ATC after years of uncertainty created by political inertia.
But that's not what I found at the offices of the Bipartisan Policy Center, where political and aviation experts came together to comment on a new policy paper presented by the Eno Center for Transportation titled "NextGen: Aligning Costs, Benefits and Political Leadership."
The Eno report's writer, Sakib bin Salam, noted that there are "significant differences" within the air transport industry over the validity of FAA's projections on airspace efficiency benefits to be gained from NextGen. The agency has said that once NextGen is fully implemented by 2025, flight delays will lower nationally by 25-30% and aggregate aircraft fuel use will decrease by 25%. But, according to bin Salam, "there are still a lot of naysayers and critics in the [airline] industry who don't really buy into FAA's estimates."
Despite the passage of an FAA bill that pushes forward NextGen implementation, the aircraft "equipage dilemma" has not been resolved, bin Salam said. "Right now, operators are expected to pay for the equipment" to enable NextGen functionality, he explained. "Operators haven't been able to make a solid business case for investing in NextGen … The [satellite] infrastructure is no good if the operators won't invest in the proper equipment."
Airlines for America (A4A) senior VP-legislative and regulatory policy Sharon Pinkerton said US carriers have "questions about [NextGen's] benefits and questions about FAA's ability to deliver." Indeed, Jeffrey Shane, formerly the US Dept. of Transportation's (DOT) undersecretary for policy, recalled that FAA staff was initially skeptical about NextGen prior to DOT officially moving forward with the initiative in 2004.
"It's interesting in retrospect to ask whether that assessment [by some FAA staff] was actually true, that launching NextGen was too bold," Shane said.
David Plavin, formerly president of Airports Council International-North America (ACI-NA), cautioned that just implementing NextGen ATC won't be sufficent to meet future air traffic demand. "The top 17 US airports accounted for 50% of air traffic in the US last year," he said. "So we need runways … The whole conversation [about NextGen] needs to be expanded." Satellite ATC will "help a lot" in alleviating system congestion, but unless major US airports' physical infrastructure also expands, "it's not enough," Plavin commented.
Noting that the original target for full NextGen implementation was 2014, former US Transportation Secretary Norman Mineta, who announced the formation of the satellite-based ATC program in 2004, said the lack of progress over the last eight years—and the continued uncertainty over financing—"is really frustrating." He blamed a "lack of political leadership" and warned that the US is in danger of falling behind in all areas of transportation infrastructure, not just ATC.
"Other countries are not taking their foot off the pedal" in terms of infrastructure investment, Mineta said. "The problem right now [in Washington] is that people can't make the distinction between spending that is investment and spending that is consumption. I'm afraid that in 15 years [we in the US are] going to be standing around with our shorts around our ankles and wondering, 'What happened?' [Inadequate investment in NextGen and other US transportation infrastructure] really concerns me."


text: Endoscopic Ultrasound (EUS) About An endoscopic ultrasound (EUS) is a procedure that allows your doctor to see the organs surrounding your upper and lower gastrointestinal tract, including your lungs, liver, gallbladder and pancreas. An EUS is typically performed if you have experienced weight loss, abdominal pain, an abnormal CT scan or x-ray results, or tumors on the intestinal tract or adjacent organs. Pancreatic biopsies can also be performed during the test if tumors or masses are found on the pancreas. Preparing for the procedure You should have nothing to eat or drink at least six hours prior to the examination. Your doctor will let you know when to begin fasting before the procedure. Your doctor may also have you refrain from taking blood thinner medications prior to the test. During the procedure Sedative medication is administered intravenously to help you relax during the procedure. A thin, flexible tube (endoscope) is inserted into the mouth or rectum and passed to the stomach and duodenum (top part of the small intestine). The end of the endoscope has an ultrasound probe that emits sound waves to create a visual image of your digestive tract and surrounding organs. This allows your doctor to view the inside of your intestinal tract on a TV monitor and the ultrasound images on another monitor simultaneously. The procedure typically takes between 30 and 90 minutes. You will be able to go home afterwards. You should arrange to have someone drive you after the test since you will experience drowsiness from the sedative.


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There are a lot of things riding on Warner Bros. and DC Comics' upcoming Justice League movie - and a lot of pieces to that puzzle still need to be fit together in just the right way to work for both longtime fans of the property, and the wider audience of moviegoers who need proper introduction to the hall of justice.
Beyond questions like whether or not to reboot Batman, what characters should be included in the league and what story should be told, there is the big question of who these DC superheroes should battle. Well, today we may have an answer - one that many of you (assuming you are eagerly digesting these words) - probably already guessed, and have long wished for.
[Warning!!! Potential Justice League SPOILER Below!!!]
Latino Review is reporting that they have it from close sources that iconic DC Comics arch-villain Darkseid is who the Justice League will fight in the 2015 blockbuster film - which is still without a confirmed cast or director. Screenwriter Will Beall (Gangster Squad) has been working on the Justice League script for some time (even before the release of Marvel's The Avengers, supposedly), so it'll be interesting to see how he incorporates so many superhero origins with arguably one of the most massive (and respected) villains in the DCU.
For those who don't know, Darkseid (one of the "New Gods") has an almost Shakespearean background: born to the royal family of the hellish world of Apokolips, Darkseid attempted to slay his own older brother and seized the "Omega Force," a power which transformed him into a stone-like man who mercilessly rules Apokolips and is one of the most powerful beings in the DCU. Darkseid is a schemer and conqueror on a cosmic scale, and throughout his 40-plus years in DC Comics, he has gone so far as to best Superman in combat (if only temporarily) and even seemingly killed Batman. Needless to say, when many fans think of a foe worthy enough to see Superman, Batman, Wonder Woman, and other DCU superheroes unite, Darkseid is at the top of the wish-list.
Of course, a lot of fans hold the villain in such high regard that they may not be satisfied with this rumor. By jumping into a superhero team-up film first, before launching each hero in solo films, DC/WB is already taking a risk: launching a shared universe without viewers already invested in each hero. Now they would in essence be doubling-down by also having to fit in a villain that many believe deserves a two-film buildup (at least!), and would best serve as the "big baddie" at the end of a trilogy.
Indeed, Darkseid is one of the richer DC villains, and it would be a monumental misstep if the Justice League movie didn't give him proper room to develop. It's hard to imagine one film being able to introduce several protagonists, develop a relationship dynamic between them, and still have time to delve into a fascinating villain - but it's not impossible. The Avengers balanced its heroes well enough, and Tom Hiddleston's Loki certainly got time to develop and stand out; but this inclusion of Darkseid in Justice League brings up another problem - one directly related to the Marvel Cinematic Universe.
Avengers 2 and Justice League both arrive in 2015, and both films are now strongly rumored to feature villains who may be too similar for the average viewer to distinguish. On the Marvel side, their "Phase Two" initiative is reportedly set to culminate in Avengers 2 with the team facing the cosmic threat of Thanos, the smiling purple villain revealed in the Avengers mid-credits scene. As comic fans will tell you, Thanos (a.k.a., Thanos of Titan) was actually created by writer-artist Jim Starlin, based on "the inspiration" of DC's New Gods. After coming up with something initially different, Starlin was advised to convert Thanos into more of a Darkseid-esque character, resulting in the stocky, muscled purple conqueror we know today. You see where this bit of history now leads to a bigger issue...
To the untrained moviegoer (read: non-comic geeks), Darkseid and Thanos could pretty much end up looking like the same bad guy; meaning these two major superhero team-up films could get accused of being "the same thing." Will that stop millions upon millions of people (and billions of box office dollars) from getting funneled into the respective studios' pockets? Certainly not. Will it spawn endless Internet chatter, arguments, "which one is better" debates, copycat accusations and the like? It's already happening.
Finally, will spring of 2015 be filled with endless promotional featurettes and specials from both Marvel and DC, telling us why their villain (and film) is unique from the competition's? We don't have a crystal ball handy to confirm... but if rumors about each film's villain turn out to be true... yes. Yes it will.
Do YOU want to see Darkseid in Justice League, or is introducing the villain now (while trying to introduce so many heroes at the same time) a waste of a good villain?
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Justice League will be in theaters in 2015.
Source: Latino Review
Artwork is property of DC Comics (Thanos Image property of Marvel Comics)


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LAN and TAM Benefits
The merger between LAN and TAM will allow us to offer better itineraries and flights to more destinations than any other airline group in the region. Before finalizing the merger, LAN flew to 100 destinations and TAM to 61; now, both airlines will reach around 150 destinations in 22 countries, transporting around 60 million passengers per year.
Additionally, members of the LANPASS and TAM Frequent Flyers Programs can accumulate and trade in their kilometers/points in the most complete flight network of LAN and TAM.
At the same time, members of the elite categories of both airlines can combine their current benefits, access to preferential services for themselves and a companion, entrance into the VIP rooms of each airline, preferred check-in and boarding at the airport, and priority luggage.


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Braves P Medlen leaves start with strained forearm
PORT ST. LUCIE, Fla. (AP) Braves starter Kris Medlen left in the fourth inning of Sunday's game against the New York Mets with a strained right forearm.
Medlen threw a pitch to Matt Clark, and then grabbed his right elbow and turned his back to home plate.
The right-hander who was slated to start opening day for Atlanta removed himself from the game. He was examined by the Mets' team doctor and will be re-evaluated on Monday.
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Medlen was 15-12 last year with a 3.11 ERA in 197 innings. The 28-year-old had Tommy John surgery in 2010.


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Founder in 1973 by fishermen Chuck Bundrant today, Trident's value-added processing facilities in Anacortes, Bellingham, and Seattle, Washington, turn out an ever-increasing selection of finished, ready-to-prepare seafood items for U.S. foodservice and retail distribution
Something's "supposed" to be fishy at Trident Seafoods. The vertically integrated seafood business hauls in salmon, crab, and assorted other fin- and shell-fish from the icy waters of Alaska and the Pacific Northwest, then processes and cans or freezes them for retail and foodservice customers.
The #2 North American seafood supplier in 2008, (behind Tri Marine), Trident Seafoods operates a fleet of some 30 processing boats and trawlers, as well as about a dozen onshore processing plants.
The company's brands include Trident, Louis Kemp, and SeaLegs brand of surimi (crab-flavored processed fish). Trident also owns Port Chatham Smoked Seafood, which smokes salmon and tuna as gift products under the Portlock label. Canned brands: Lily, Rubenstein, Prelate, Tulip, Royal, Sea Alaska, Whitney, Sno Tip, Faust, Bear & Wolf


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Now aren't you a doll in that photo? So why don't you send it in and have a doll made based on the picture? That's what Hungarian toymaker Mahinarium does and he calls them the Selfie Dolls. Each personalized doll is handmade with much input from the customer, from the materials used for the doll down to its clothing.
Every toy is made by the will of the customer, detailing the materials, accessories, size, and complexity. This way the completed doll will be custom for sure.