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There are several kitchen cabinet trends you should be researching right now. Personalized cabinets are at the top of the list. Homeowners are adding functions, handles, colors and styles that are updated to fit their needs. Cabinet makers like Siteline Cabinetry have created a wide variety of new styles to match any ideal design. People today are also looking for cabinets that have a subtle look with clean lines. Keeping it simple doesn't mean you have to compromise style and elegance.
Shaker cabinets have become increasingly popular despite the fact people associate them to a plain square design. Shaker style cabinets have recessed panel doors, basic hardware and light finishes. Neutral, white and gray colors are also becoming more popular then cherry wood or oak cabinets. Horizontal cabinets are taking place of the vertical and rectangle style. Wider cabinets provide more storage and gives your kitchen a cleaner look. With the rise of technology, many people are asking for cabinetry with built in charging stations.
Remodeling can be an expensive and stressful period in your life. Finding the right designer and carpenter can be challenging. Siteline has trusted dealers that employs only experts in remodeling. Their staff will coordinate your project and guide you through the process from conception to completion. Remodeling your cabinets is a huge investment, and should not only be stylish but functional as well. Siteline is your premier choice to help create beautiful cabinets for better organization and storage.
Siteline will discuss with you your main objectives to help assess your needs. You should determine a realistic budget that includes the cost of installation. A Siteline professional will give you ideas on how to best use your space and help you decide on a look. Siteline Cabinetry only offers the latest trends in personalized cabinets. They can find you cabinet styles in colors and functions that are tailored to fit your wants and needs based on your own desires. As time evolves, Siteline Cabinetry comes up with styles that can match the design or style of any home according to Siteline Cabinetry's recent article 8-Steps to the Kitchen of Your Dreams.


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Solar Water Heaters
Free Energy From The Sun
Solar water heating is a simple, efficient, affordable technology that provides hot water and saves on energy bills.
Why solar water heating?
- Save money
- Increase the amount of hot water immediately available to you (80-gallon storage)
- Help create a sustainable, independent energy future for Missouri and the U.S.
- Reduce pollution created by burning fossil fuels
Will solar work in Missouri?
Is it practical?
- Systems will last 25+ years when installed and maintained regularly (every 4-5 years)
- Solar water heating systems are used by more than 1 million homes and over 200,000 businesses in the United States
How much will I save?
By using a solar water heating system, residents can typically cut their water heating costs by 50-80%. The average Missouri family of four, spending approximately $455 annually on water heating, would save between $227 and $364 each year.
How much will it cost to install?
Up front costs vary widely and depend on the type of system installed. Typical costs range from $3,000 to $5,000 for a standard home installation. Exact price quotes can only be obtained from the installer.
How can I pay for this?
Low-interest Solar Energy Loans are available to Columbia Water and Light electric customers for installation of new solar water heater systems. See our solar water heater rebate page for more information about the money available for solar water heaters.
Payback Time
Payback time is a measure of how long it takes for the energy savings to repay the cost of the solar water heater. For example, a family of four spends $455 per year for hot water. The family installs a $4,500 solar water heating system that reduces their annual water heating bills by 65%. It will take 15 years for the systems to pay for itself. Adding in the federal tax credit of 30%, cuts the system cost to $3,150. This will reduce your payback to 10.5 years.
Choosing the System
A family of four needs two 4' x 8' collector panels connected to an 80-gallon storage tank. Residents in Missouri will want freeze protection. Both drain-back and non-toxic antifreeze systems offer freeze protection. A back-up heater is needed for cloudy days. Final system choice depends on the specific application and homeowner needs.
Myths About Solar Water Heating Systems
Myth: A solar water system cannot provide hot water and at night.
Truth: During peak daylight hours, your solar system is most efficient. However, because the solar heated water is contained in an insulated storage tank, it is available at any time. In fact, a solar water heater can provide a home with more hot water for longer periods of time than traditional gas and electric systems.
Myth: Solar water panels only work on a home's roof.
Truth: Solar water panels can be installed anywhere there is direct sunlight. A southern orientation is optimal, but not required.

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I was recently reminded of the Creative Cycles and realized that they are not exclusive to artists, but everyone ~ as we are all creators of our life experiences. I share this information with you now so you can begin asking yourself how you can use these cycles to help yourself and your business.
Are you aware of your creativity cycles, or are you forcing yourself to be always "ON"?
Are you taking advantage of their natural ebb and flow to enjoy creating your art, your life, your business?
About 7 years ago, when I was creating a lot of fine art watercolors, a fellow artist friend shared a small hand-bound book that explained the natural cycles of creativity. To be honest, up to this point, I hadn't even noticed that there were predictable cycles. Although, I had noticed that if I wasn't creating in some way it was hard to get the creative process going again.
The book was written by a woman, an artist herself, who was getting her Masters in Psychology at the University of California at Santa Cruz. Unfortunately, I don't remember the author's name, but this gal had noticed a creativity cycle in herself and others, and had developed a hypothesis about how to work with the cycles. She noticed that everyone benefited by working with the cycles, rather than against them, and decided to self-publish a book about the process. She knew my friend and had given her one of the hand-bound copies of the book, and my friend shared the book with me. So, I began reading the little book and was amazed how much it not only resonated but explained a lot!
The author suggested there are four common stages of creativity: Gestation, Inspiration, Creation/Birth, Renewal/Rest. These cycles happen in a predictable order, like seasons of the year, but differ in their length from artist to artist, and from project to project.
Here's the breakdown of the four stages, as I recall them:
1 | Gestation
This is the stage where things are quiet creatively, but you are feeling hopeful because you are noticing interesting experiences, gathering ideas, deciding what you want to work on next. This stage comes after the creator emerges from the Renewal/Rest stage.
2 | Inspiration
This is the stage where you find a new idea, or series of ideas, that really feels *exciting*. It might be a single idea, or one idea that quickly spawns many additional ideas. It may be something you observe outside of yourself or something that pops into your mind. The topic feels juicy and pregnant with potential. You begin whittling down the ideas collected to decide what you really want to focus upon.
3 | Creation/Birth
This is the stage where you begin taking action toward materializing the inspired idea, from start to finish. The creator's energy is high, and they often feel full of life and vibrant. The work may take on a *life of it's own*, possibly even going in a new direction not considered in the Gestation or Inspiration stage.
4 | Renewal/Rest
This is the stage creators enter upon completion of the Creation/Birth stage. Often, the creator has been focusing so intensely on the previous two stages, that this stage may feel like a comparative shock. New or inexperienced creators may find this stage comes relatively unexpectedly.
This can be a very critical stage for creators because most find themselves feeling low, possibly even feeling depressed, in comparison to the high-energy stages of Inspiration and Creation/Birth. Unprepared, doubt, worry and fear can easily creep in during this time, and in this low-energy stage, the creator begins questioning if they will ever do anything worthwhile again. They simply don't have the energy to contemplate something new, and often feel defeated because of the low energy levels.
In extreme cases, a creator susceptible to addictions may retreat to drugs or alcohol to deal with the low energy, and/or soothe doubt, worry, and fear. However, if the creator is aware of these stages and knows *this one, too, shall pass*, they can embrace it and move through this stage relatively quickly~sometimes hours or days, versus months or years.
The creator knows they have left this stage when they find themselves entering the Gestation stage as they gently begin gathering more data and being intrigued by new ideas of theirs or other creators.
How Does This Relate to You or Your Business?
For centuries, farmers have known to sow seeds, nurture the plants, and harvest with the seasons. Following the natural cycles makes farming easier and more productive.
The same is true for your life and your business. Do you force yourself to create when you really need to rest, or try to rest when inspiration is striking? Do you honor or resist your natural creativity cycles? When you read through these stages, above, did anything stand out for you? Did you find yourself seeing connections to your own creative cycles?
At the end of large commercial client projects (Rest/Renewal), I often got ill or, at the very least, needed to sleep 14 hours a day for at least a week or more. Prior to understanding the Creativity Cycles, I would often beat myself up about getting ill or needing excess sleep. I doubted myself and wondered if I was depressed, even though I felt optimistic the vast majority of the time. Once I knew about this stage, though, I realized it was not only to be expected, but a good thing that I could look forward to experiencing! I prepared myself for it mentally, and arranged lots of self-care in advance, knowing this stage was on its way. As a result, my experience of Renewal/Rest dropped from from 2+ weeks down to a few days, sometimes just a weekend or a self-care-filled-afternoon to recharge. Knowing about this stage, preparing for and embracing it made a huge difference for me!
I also began appreciating the Gestation and Inspiration stages more, instead of putting all of my focus on the Creation/Birth stage ~including the expectation of being in that one stage ALL the time~I began to see how each stage had value to my creativity.
Here are some questions to ask yourself now:
What stage would you say you are in right now?
What can you do to embrace this stage and prepare for the next one?
How can you use these stages to plan your business activities (including Marketing and Service/Product Creation) so they are fun for you, rather than forced?
How can you combine these stages with your knowledge of the Law of Attraction to create true synergy?
I invite you all to share your insights and thoughts below in the comments to other readers will benefit…


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HackLab Gh – 2017 Edition
It was all about "hacking"! But before you get any funny ideas, just know that "hacking" here is used sparingly.
The theme for this year's HackLab event was: "Promoting Financial Inclusion Through Digital Solutions".
The event run from March 31st – April 2nd, 2017. It was a not-to-miss event. Hackers from various tertiary institutions gathered to work on ideas that promotes financial inclusion in the Ghanaian and market and African market on a whole. This year's event saw some interesting hacks/solutions from these brilliant upcoming future changers. I'll go through a few of them I found interesting. To follow the full recap, you can follow the Twitter hash tag for the event for more info: #StanbicHackLab
To begin with, let's discuss the winners and their solutions they presented. This is going to a be brief one.
- Winner – GHC 3,000.00
Team: We Code
- 1st Runner Up – GHC 1,000.00
Team: Unique Geeks
- Best Idea – GHC 4,00.00
Team: Sperix Labs
- Best Pitch – GHC 4,00.00
Team: Room 63
- Most Promising Developer – GHC 400.00
Now to the ones I found interesting.
Cactus – By Mawutor (Most Promising Developer Award)
Cactus is an innovative idea/solution to buying digital currency online using any mobile wallet, and especially using Slydepay. If you know me well, you know I'm a big fan of Bitcoins. You can actually buy or sell some Bitcoins from my site at: www.coinforest.net
So what is Cactus? Cactus helps you purchase Bitcoins with ease using your smartphone. You simply sign up for an account; get a unique bitcoin address for your transactions and make purchases. Simple as that.
Roots – By Team Roots
One other service I found interesting was Roots – service that bring demand and supply together by leveraging the escrow system of trade. Imagine you had to sell an item. You visit a typical classified ads site to post the item and wait and hope that someone needs your item to buy.
Roots has reversed this process. This is how it works: Now the one demanding the item/service simply posts a request on the platform (App or web version); anyone with the item responds accordingly with the specs the "demander"stated; they both have a chat session, come to an agreement. The demander makes payment to the platform (not directly to the supplier); once the item gets submitted to the demander, the suppliers gets paid. Everyone is happy and satisfied.
Roots has found a way to leverage on the escrow system hitherto has not been utilized by any service in the country. They are yet to launch fully, and when that happens, I'll surely be the first to utilize it.
So this is where I end my yammering about HackLab 2017. Hope to see you there next year for another epic hacking moment.
And yes there are photos to feast your eyes on.
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Our Fabrication process uses state-of-the-art, laser-guided, 3D measuring devices linked to the water jet precision cutting equipment. With the addition of our precise edge profiling and polishing machinery, as well as European style hand-finishing, Brekhus Tile & Stone can ensure that your custom-cut natural stone will be an exact fit.
Because of our cutting-edge equipment, Brekhus can fabricate marble, granite, and quartz counter tops with significant top-level quality and more accurately than other stone fabrication shops. We would like to give you a quick tour of our shop so you will be confident. No one does granite or marble fabrication better than Brekhus Tile & Stone.
Video: Granite and Marble Fabrication
Press play to see our shop in action and to learn more about our process and the fascinating technology behind laser templating, photo digital layouts, CNC programming, and water-jet fabrication.
How It Works
After material selection and edging choice has been finalized, our fabrication shop will set up a time to take a laser guided template of the area for installation.
Once the template has been completed, a shop drawing and photo-digital layout (see image) will be sent to the client for approval.
Once approved, the fabrication shop can then move the project into production. Typical time frame from start to finish usually ranges from 3-5 weeks (2-3 business days for the fabrication shop to get in contact to set up a time for template and 15-20 business days from time of template to installation, however this process could be held up if customer approval is not approved within a reasonable time frame).
Laser Templating
The laser in our shop is accurate up to 0.0625'' and has a range of 325'. Measuring in tight spaces such as full height backsplashes, shower stalls, etc., previously a challenge, becomes a simple task. What used to be a cumbersome, time consuming task is now simpler, faster, and more accurate, reducing labor costs and improving satisfaction.
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HS Athletes - Click Here to download a complete physical form packet.
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Individual forms are available for download below.
High School Athletes
HS Emergency Treatment Consent Form
Middle School Athletes
MS Emergency Treatment Consent Form
All Athletes
Concussion & Sudden Cardiac Arrest Parent/Student Info & Acknowledgement
Responsible Use of Social Networking Media Form
Drug and/or Alcohol Testing Program Information & Consent Form (Grades 7-12)
Also see Extra-Curricular Activity Transportation Fees.
Student Athlete Echo Screenings
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About District 91
Our Schools
Forest Park Public School District 91 is a diverse, urban fringe district of less than 1,000 students. Our students are educated in two primary schools (grades PreK – 2), two intermediate schools (grades 3-5) and one middle school (grades 6-8). Students in our district enjoy small class sizes with all of our elementary schools having a class size cap of twenty students. The pupil-to-teacher ratio is 14:1, offering our students the opportunity for more individualized instruction and our staff the ability to differentiate instruction effectively. We offer a very comprehensive curriculum to meet the needs of all students. Students are able to explore several subjects that expand their knowledge and prepare them for the 21st Century.
Each of our school buildings have been recently remodeled and updated to ensure that our students are educated in a safe, nurturing learning environment. All of our schools have updated technology including one-to-one Chromebooks for each child. Students in grades 3-5 are able to take the Chromebooks home to expand their learning opportunities beyond the regular school day.
For more demographic and other information about our district and schools please refer to the Illinois School Report Card. The Illinois Report Card for each school is located on each school's link.
Our Community
Forest Park is a diverse community of approximately 15,000 residents. The village enjoys a thriving downtown commerce area with trendy shops, excellent restaurants, and popular night-life spots. The Madison Avenue area boasts some of the most popular and highly-rated dining and entertainment establishments in the Chicago metropolitan area. The very active Forest Park Chamber of Commerce sponsors several fun and family oriented activities each year including the Summerfest, St. Patrick's Day Parade, Madison Ave. Music Fest, and annual Holiday Walk.
In addition to the thriving downtown area, Forest Park has an outstanding Park District that provides several activities for youth and adults in the community and operates a wonderful community pool in the village's largest park.
Forest Park is also fortunate to have several other community agencies that enhance our community including The Community Center that provides several services to residents of Forest Park including day care and support for families in need. The West Suburban YMCA also provides many activities and services for residents in Forest Park. Recently, several community agencies, including District 91, Forest Park Police Department, Park District of Forest Park, Community Center and Forest Park Public Library, banded together to develop a community-wide PBIS initiative which will bring a consistent, positive approach to dealing with youth behavior in the community.
With big city access and small town charm, Forest Park is an ideal location in which to live, work and grow.
Forest Park School District 91 Snapshot
County: COOK
Locale: Urban fringe of a Large City
Superintendent: Dr. Louis Cavallo
424 DesPlaines Avenue
Forest Park, IL 60130
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Avg. Teacher Salary: $57,000
Teacher Retention: 84.6%
Instructional Expenditure Per Pupil (2007-08): $10,910
Operational Expenditure Per Pupil (2007-08): $18,067
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Happy Wednesday Everyone!
I wanted to share another card I created with that adorable and lovable "Nathaniel Gnome".
My inspiration for creating this card came from The Sweet Stop's sketch SSS51. A great sketch, except that I got so 'into it' that I forgot my red ribbon which was to go across the card under the image. Regardless, I'm pretty happy with how the card turned out.
"Nathaniel Gnome" is printed on Neenah Super Smooth card stock and then colored with Copics. In my usual way, I colored him first and then paired him with the DP. I am rather happy to say that I did not agonize over the exact color match between his shirt and the designer paper. I tend to do that, lol and have been known to waste precious crafting time looking for just the right paper. My DP is from DCWV called Green Woodland Toadstools. The moment I saw it, I knew it would go perfectly with the adorable gnome.
The sentiment is from "Gnome Sentiments" and I just have to say how wonderful digital sentiments are. Although I have Photoshop, I tend to use MS Word for my digital stamps. I sized the sentiment to 1 inch, printed it out on white card stock and then used my circle punch to punch it out. So easy and so quick. I don't know about you, but there used to be so many times that I had a rubber stamp sentiment but it was the wrong size. I'm sure you can relate, right?
I hope you enjoyed my gnome card. The first thing my husband said when he saw the card (can you guess?) "Travelocity", lol.
And don't forget, tomorrow is Thursday which means it's Digi Day over at the Sweet 'n Sassy Group on SNR and PCP. Deedee will be your hostess at SNR and Kim will be hosting at PCP. Stop by to get all the details of the challenge, prizes and to participate in the friendly conversation.
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Two Bay Area properties were the object of a recent stake acquisition by private equity firm, Madison International Realty. The company has moved on the market for a share of a two-building portfolio owned by a closed-end fund sponsored by Deutsche Asset & Wealth Management for an undisclosed fee. According to a press statement released on behalf of the buyer, Madison has acquired a 26 percent stake in the two California assets.
The two-asset portfolio includes the prestigious 111,775-square foot Saks Fifth Avenue Store in San Francisco, as well as a San Jose R&D center totaling 315,450 square feet of space. The retail property is occupied by high-end department store brand Saks Fifth Avenue, and is located at 384 Post Street on Union Square. The location, currently on a long-term lease with the luxury brand, was originally built in 1982 and sustained extensive renovations back in 2001.
The other property that was part of the stake acquisition is located at 3403 Yerba Buena Road in the Silicon Valley city of San Jose. The research and development center is located on a sprawling lot totaling 36 acres. The property offers 600 parking spaces, and is currently leased to Celanese Americas Corporation on a long-term deal.
According to the President of Madison International Realty, Ronald M. Dickerman, the company acquired the stake in the two-building portfolio while also providing "an exit strategy for existing investors while acquiring an interest in two high-quality assets located in major growth areas leased to long-term tenants."


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Dr. Davis received his PhD in microbiology from the University of Houston in 1965, where he also completed his postdoctoral training. He then joined the faculty at The University of Texas Dental Branch in Houston as an Assistant Professor of Microbiology. In 1968, Dr. Davis was appointed Assistant Professor of Microbiology at Baylor College of Medicine. He became an Associate Professor there in 1973, and held that appointment until he assumed his current positions at Methodist in 2004.
Dr. Davis, in his role as Associate Director of Laboratories and Medical Director of Microbiology and Virology, oversees the daily operations of the department's clinical microbiology service laboratories. Research and development activities under Dr. Davis have focused on reducing the turn-around time required to provide clinically-useful information to physicians and other care providers without compromising accuracy and reproducibility.


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Atlanta Rhythm Section
Michelle LaRose talks with Andy Anderson & Dean Daughtry for Road To Jacksonville
Photographs by Michelle LaRose
Atlanta Rhythm Section is best known for hits such as Spooky, So Into You and Imaginary Lover. Some may want to categorize them as, "Where Are They Now", which would, thirty-six years after their debut, be considered premature. Atlanta Rhythm Section continues touring the U.S. to the delight of both their younger and older fans. Having only one original member remaining [Dean Daughtry], The Boys From Doraville forge ahead with no intentions of retiring any time soon.
We were able to catch up with founder Dean Daughtry and lead vocalist Andy Anderson to find out what the future holds for ARS and what the fishing's like in Alabama.
RTJ: We noticed Barry [Bailey] isn't with you any more. Why did Barry leave the band ?
Andy: Barry has health problems. He just got to the point where he couldn't play any more so he decided to go ahead and get off the road and let us continue. That's what we wanted to hear.
RTJ: Who is the new guy in the band?
Dean: That's Alan Acardi. He played with Billy Joe Royal, still plays with him occasionally. He used to play with Andy too. Andy knows him really well.
RTJ: Are you guys happy with Alan?
Dean: Yeah! Very happy. He sings good and plays good.
RTJ: If Dean Daughtry leaves the band, will Atlanta Rhythm Section continue?
Andy: Well I would have to get with all the owners because Dean and Barry and Buddy still own the name and we would have to sit down and discuss that and see if they wanted us to continue. I can't say yes or no to that.
RTJ: Are you working on any new material?
Dean: No. Not right now. I've written some stuff with Buddy Buie and J.R. Cobb. I don't know if Buddy has any interest to record or not. We'd have to do it with him because he is one of the owners, he's produced all these years. So I can't say, "Let's do it without him."
RTJ: Is there any probability of doing a live album?
Andy: Well we're getting ready to do a new live DVD, July 8th at the Ocean Center in Florida with Blackfoot and Molly Hatchet. It's going to be an individual DVD of each of the three acts and we have a compilation DVD that's going to be coming out too, so we're excited about that.
RTJ: How long will that be in production? When might we see the DVD?
Andy: We're hoping within about three months. Maybe not that far along. Two or three months.
RTJ: Tell us a little bit about your first DVD 'Live at Stabler Arena'.
Dean: I didn't even know we were recording one!
[All laugh]
Dean: I like it ok I thought it sounded good. I didn't even know it. Nobody told me!
Andy: We try to keep him in the dark!
[All laugh]
Dean: Nobody told me. but I like it! I think it sounds real good. They did a real good job with the limited equipment they had. I think it sounds good.
RTJ: Going back to your last album 'Eufaula'… What is Eufaula?
Dean: Eufaula is a little fishing town that's almost becoming a city now. It's still a town in south Alabama, there's a giant lake there. It's like the fishing Capitol of the world. We used to go there and write and fish, fish and write, fish, fish, fish…
Andy: …and write…
Dean: … and write and fish, fish, fish and write!
RTJ: What kind of fish were you getting?
Dean: Well, all kinds. They have all kinds but mostly bass though. To be honest, I never did catch one down there.
RTJ: All that fishing and you never caught a fish?
[All laugh]
Dean: J.R. Cobb was the only one that ever caught anything that I ever saw. J.R. always caught the biggest fish; he always caught the most fish. He was just one of those kind of people that was just lucky that way. Actually he's a skilled fisherman, that's why.
RTJ: One of the Eufaula liner notes states, "This music is dedicated to Bob Alou." Who was Bob Alou?
Dean: Bob Alou. He was a promotion man that worked real hard on that. He was working as an independent, working for Lowrey Music and for the record company. He was great! Man, he was a Go-Getter. He died; he had an aneurysm and died.
RTJ: Do you stay in touch with any of the ARS alumni?
Andy: Yeah, we try to. We talk to Barry sometimes. We talk to J.R. and Roy Yeager, that crazy man used to be our drummer, we talk to him a little bit every now and then but not like we used to.
RTJ: What is your favorite part of touring?
Andy: Just being on stage performing. That's what it's all about. That's what I like to do.
RTJ: Do you think you will tour outside of the U.S.?
Dean: We're working on that. We talked with Mr. Green about it and he's got some contacts, he's looking into it. It would be real nice. I don't know why there would be any problem with us doing a German tour or even a Japanese tour.
RTJ: Atlanta Rhythm Section will be looking at a forty-year anniversary in a few years. What do you attribute ARS's longevity to?
Andy: [Whistles] Just solid music. Solid music that even kids today go, "Now that's the way music is supposed to sound." When they're saying that, it's pretty impressive.
RTJ: We'd like to thank you for talking with Road To Jacksonville today.
Andy: Thanks for having us.
Dean: Thank you.


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The big question... how quiet is the P20? After all, previous Samsung drives have plumbed the depths when it comes to noise floor. Overall, the P20 is probably the quietest 7200 RPM drive we've heard when it comes to both idle and seek noises. It doesn't, however, match the legendary silence of the company's 5400 RPM drives. Both idle and seek noises come in at just a notch higher than the SpinPoint V20400. Its overall character is not unlike WDs 800BB, a quiet drive in its own right. At just two platters, the V20400 operates only warm to the touch even after extended heavy use.
In conclusion though the P20 delivers great IOMeter scores it falls short when compared to drives from IBM and WD in WinBench 99. This and the drive's relatively small capacity (just 40 GB compared to IBM's 60 and WD's 80) may make the latter two units a better choice for most readers. Samsung's drive does, however, offer great IOMeter performance... if you're looking for a whisper-quiet drive to anchor a budget file server, the P20 warrants consideration.


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After you plan and complete your beyond the classroom experience, it's time to reflect deeply, think about what you've learned, how you've changed, and how this experience will influence where you go from here.
Create and Save Your Work
You naturally create things as you engage in experiences: a program handout, a website, a work of art or a blog. Everything you create (pictures, videos, papers and presentations) are an important reflection of who you are, what you know, and what you can do.
Why This is Important
You may not know immediately what will be significant as your interests develop and your goals morph, so document everything by saving it in a secure place (Dropbox, Google Drive, iCloud). Once you complete the GLD orientation and registration, you can keep a log of experiences related to your pathway of interest in the GLD Experience Record and Application. We would encourage you to visit the Career Center to talk to a coach about the significance of your experiences and how to begin building a resume.
Make a Presentation
Share your experiences and how you have connected the dots by presenting at a professional conference, to industry leaders at your internship site or at the university's Discover USC. You may also share by publishing in a journal, staging a performance or discussing your work at a gallery show. These experiences can also count toward completing the requirements for Graduation with Leadership Distinction.
Caravel is the Office of the Vice President for Research's online undergraduate research journal, which chronicles student research and creativity. Caravel aims to provide a publication forum for students within the USC system to showcase their research, creative and scholarly works from all disciplines.
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Creating an ePortfolio not only provides a way for you to share your accomplishments with others, but helps you organize your thoughts and prioritize what is most important to you. As you illustrate your knowledge, skills, and thinking through your pathway experience you are bound to create artifacts such as presentations, project assignments, or achieve a certificate of learning that you will want to document and save to your portfolio.
Creating an ePortfolio lead me to thoroughly think through what I learned in my study abroad experience. Without that, I would not have been ready for the interview that lead me to the job of my dreams!
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An ePortfolio is a helpful tool for everyone and is also a key requirement in earning Graduation with Leadership Distinction. The university provides the resources you need to meet the ePortfolio requirements and get started on your own ePortfolio.


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One of the primary problems Cloud users have noted is that you don't really know where the data is, so you can't prove that it is protected or who is accessing it. At Comodo, we realize the difficulties this can pose for companies who need to ensure that corporate and customer data is secure at all times. That is why we created our cloud based scanning tool, complete with cloud network security.
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Any time you use the Cloud, the security burden is placed on the provider. However, you aren't completely relieved of the security responsibility, so it is important that you check into the supplier's security features to ensure they are up to par.
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Goodies: October 27
No real update this week, everyone. It's busy times over here at BirchTree headquarters, so we're getting straight to the good stuff!
New Games
- Halo 5: Guardians (XBO)
- Divinity: Original Sin Deluxe (PS4/XBO/PC/Mac)
- The Park (PC)
Links of Note
In Defense of the New York Times – Stratechery
The fact of the matter is that The New York Times almost certainly got various details of the Amazon story wrong. The mistake most critics made, though, was in assuming that any publication ever got everything completely correct. Baquet's insistence that good journalism starts a debate may seem like a cop-out, but it's actually a far healthier approach than the old assumption that any one publication or writer or editor was ever in a position to know "All the News That's Fit to Print."
Why I Ditched Evernote for Apple Notes — and How You Can Too – David Pogue
My suspicion was right: Even with nearly 1,400 pages of notes, Apple's notes app opens up much faster than Evernote ever did. Searching is instantaneous, the design is clean and simple, and syncing with the phone and tablet is effortless.
And as a handy bonus, I can also search or edit my notes on iCloud.com, from any computer in the world.
Samsung Pay vs. Apple Pay: There's a difference
Though we haven't tested Samsung Pay in the real world yet, it's already clear it requires a couple steps more than Apple Pay. With Apple Pay, you tap your phone to the payment terminal and scan your finger — even if the phone is locked. This is a huge win for Apple Pay, as there is very little friction during a mobile payment transaction.
With Samsung Pay, you first have to choose your credit card, scan your fingerprint and then tap the phone to the terminal. And unlike Apple Pay, we don't yet know if you'll have to unlock your device before completing these steps.
Social Anxiety – Brent Simmons
I hated school even through my couple years in college. And here's what that kindergartener's fear turned into: the conviction that most people are likable, but that somehow I'm marked, and people can tell instantly, just by looking, that I'm not likable.
This feeling of being marked, of being obviously unlikable in some fundamental and obvious-to-everyone way, persisted into my early 20s.
So dumb and wrong.
How the 6s Plus Is Reshaping My iPhone Experience – MacStories
Overall, however, I'm convinced that the 6 Plus was the right decision for me, and the 6s Plus solidifies it in every way. The new Touch ID sensor is a pleasure to use as I can get to my apps (and use 1Password) more quickly than ever. Apps, widgets, and extensions are snappier and I can run my workflows – which include Python scripts, too – without delays and random lock-ups. More RAM means apps I'm using stay active for longer and widgets can load information in a second without glitches. 3D Touch, in its various forms9, is rethinking iPhone navigation and the idea of previewing content and using shortcuts. Apps without 3D Touch actions are already feeling out of place – as if they lack an important new dimension.
Swag of the Week
For those of you buying a new Apple TV this week, you may be interested in this nice little $12 stand for your remote from Studio Neat. Is it overkill? Yes. However, after years of having (and losing) the tiny Apple TV remote, I know that it's a good idea to have a place you always put the remote so you don't lose it.


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The continuous advancement of the information technology field has ushered in wave after wave of new solutions, which has caused chief information officers to make constant adjustments to the way they run their departments. With the latest developments within the realm of IT, these executives may be finding that by implementing these innovative tools, they are seeing fewer faces coming into the office. As mobility and cloud computing continue to gain in popularity, CIOs using these solutions may be setting themselves up for managing a remote workforce – a possibility that presents its fair share of pros.
In today's consumer communities, the number of people who own a smartphone and use it on a daily basis is significant – and quickly climbing, at that. According to The Neilson Company, a recent survey revealed that 61 percent of Americans who were equipped with a cellular device owned a smartphone. Even though the kind of platform that consumers tend to use varied, the number of people who rely on sophisticated mobile gadgets every day is expected to increase in the coming years.
As the overall ownership of smartphones escalates, the selection of functions that users are able to access via these devices is also anticipated to expand. Right now, Tech Cocktail reported that 78 percent of mobile users tap into their email inboxes through their phones. This, however, will be met with a variety of other tools that developers plan to add to smartphone repertoires, which means that consumers will soon be able to do just about anything on the go, thanks to their phones.
Business mobility continues to climb
These tasks are not limited to personal ones, the source pointed out. CIOs may have already noticed a slew of potential benefits that could come from their staff members employing smartphones to complete business tasks. Because even the most standard consumer smartphones are now equipped with incredible capabilities, employees can access company data and applications from anywhere in the world with a Wi-Fi signal, enabling them to get work done efficiently from wherever they may find themselves.
For this reason, IT executives who have integrated these tools into operations, making them a key component of how their departments fulfill both immediate and long-term duties, could be seeing a growing trend of employees working from home. As mobile technology becomes increasingly reliable, CIOs and their staff members alike may be more comfortable with the possibility of depending on smartphones to complete their allotted tasks. This has not only encouraged companies to come up with work-from-home policies, but it has also even prompted a growing number of firms to create positions that are meant to be remotely based.
Work-from-home trend skyrockets
That is right: Although businesses in the past may have liked to keep a tight leash on employees, CIOs could find that their employers are open to having staff members that do not come into the office at all, thanks to advanced mobile capabilities. While some executives may have reservations about doing this, others are likely to recognize the benefits that could stem from hiring work-from-home representatives. Tech Cocktail explained that by employing candidates that would exclusively telecommute, CIOs and other department heads could have their pick from a wider pool of talented applicants. Without making it mandatory for employees to make their way into the office to do their work on-site, companies could hire highly qualified candidates from anywhere in the world, having them complete their designated tasks from the comfort of their homes – wherever those may be.
Mashable described this work-from-home phenomenon made possible by IT developments. Generally speaking, some economic experts predicate that half the jobs throughout the U.S. could be performed from employees' houses. More and more businesses have acknowledged this opportunity, allowing staff members who are willing, and able due to their mobile devices, to carry out their daily duties remotely. In fact, some of the most notable organizations have taken to this trend, and if other companies have sufficient IT to support this practice, then CIOs should consider following suit.
The source cited various firms that allow their staff members to work from home. For instance, American Express, Dell and Xerox are some of the most popular employers that have taken to offering remotely based jobs to candidates. If this trend is reliable enough for these firms, then other businesses should make plans to establish these exclusive positions for employment prospects.
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Nokia N97 Mini is a powerful smartphone which comes with some out-of the box features. The slide-out QWERTY keypad and the 8 GB in-built memory packed with amazing headphones makes this handset a perfect music and communicating device. To know more about the exciting features in this handset, check out the complete specs of this device below.
Nokia N97 Mini Full Specs:
- 3.2 inches TFT resistive touchscreen
- Symbian S60 v5 operating system
- 360 x 640 pixels resolution
- 434 MHz ARM processor
- Slide-Out QWERTY keyboard
- 3.5 mm audio jack
- 8 GB in-built storage
- 16 GB expandable storage
- Wi-Fi
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- 5 megapixel camera with autofocus and dual LED flash
- VGA Video recording @30fps
- Stereo FM radio with RDS
- A-GPS with free lifetime navigation
- Document viewer
- Java support
- Video and photo editor
- Flash Lite 3
- Upto 7hours talk-time
- Upto 320hours stand-by time
- Upto 32 hours music playback
- 1200 mAh Battery
This handset is available in three stunning colors – Cherry Black, Garnet and White. Stay tuned for our review on this amazing smartphone.


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- Music
Ah, what innocents we were—going to sleep last night in a world with only four Beyoncé studio albums, and waking up to the bizzonkers news blitz that is her self-titled no. 5. (Read Nick Catucci's review here.)
"I see music," Beyoncé said in a statement about the many videos that accompany the album. "It's more than just what I hear. When I'm connected to something, I immediately see a visual or a series of images that are tied to a feeling or an emotion, a memory from my childhood, thoughts about life, my dreams or my fantasies. And they're all connected to the music."
She also talked about the irregular nature of Beyoncé's sudden release. "I didn't want to release my music the way I've done it," she said. "I am bored with that. I feel like I am able to speak directly to my fans. There's so much that gets between the music, the artist and the fans. I felt like I didn't want anybody to give the message when my record is coming out. I just want this to come out when it's ready and from me to my fans."
EW's music critic Nick Catucci is hard at work in his music-critic terrarium, prepping a full review of the album which will be up on EW.com this afternoon. (Update: Here's the review!) In the meantime, though, you can take a look at the full run of the album's video snippets (there are visual clips for each of Beyonce's 14 tracks, plus three bonuses), and draw your own conclusions:
"Pretty Hurts"
"Drunk In Love" (Feat. Jay Z)
"No Angel"
"Mine" (Feat. Drake)
"***Flawless" (Feat. Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie)
"Superpower" (Feat. Frank Ocean)
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Today I found a rarity. Not a rare species, but a rare banded individual shorebird, an adult Semipalmated Sandpiper at the Muskegon Wastewater Complex. The bird was hanging out with a large group of Least and Semipalmated Sandpipers, and other than its 2 yellow color bands on its left tibiotarsus and aluminum band on its right tibiotarsus, it did not stand out. Here are the best photos of the bird I could manage, given the late afternoon overcast skies and distance.
I anxiously await hearing of this bird's origin, and will report back once I learn it.
Other highlights from today's visit include the following:
-Melanistic Ruddy Duck (1): 1 with 217 normal Ruddy Ducks birds in the east lagoon viewed from the center dike. Presumably the same bird seen on and off for months now. Photo:
-Pectoral Sandpiper- 1 adult, south central infiltration basin. Photo:
-Semipalmated Sandpiper- 15 adults, mostly in south central infiltration basin
-Least Sandpiper- 15 adults, south central infiltration basin and aerator basins
-Lesser Yellowlegs- 15 adults, south central infiltration basin and aerator basins
-Semipalmated Plover- 3 adults, south central infiltration basin
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We found ourselves in Death Valley moving through the Valley from South to North. Death Valley has always held a fascination for me in its sheer scale and beauty.
6 miles off the main road quite literally in the middle of absolutely nowhere we came across the town of Darwin sat in the base of the mountains, shrouded in dust and sand and abandoned in the sheer deffening silence that you experience only in places like Death Valley.
Darwin itself is a truly amazing place and we really didn't know what to expect as we pulled onto the dirt track that carried us into this sleepy little abandoned area in the middle of the valley with a reported population today of under 40 even though the sign brags a few more that have since packed up and moved on away from the town…
The town was first established by American explorer Dr Darwin French in 1874 after he discovered silver ore deposits in the mountains, just south of Death Valley but the mining area is now closed off and out of limits to people with many signs warning of the dangers of open mines still being there and potential death traps to those that wander into the area. Just a year later, 700 people were found living in the town where around 20 mines were discovered - the population peaked in 1877 at several thousand people.
In its heyday, Darwin was buzzing with saloon bars, miners, busy general stores and even brothels.
As with many ghost towns across the U.S., once the industry has died, life in the town becomes lost and soon after years just simply disappears. However in Darwin, a small community of artists and those preferring life in the wilderness, has remained in settlements further down the valley from the 'original' settlements. The population is made up of mainly couples and with no one under the age of 18, so no children at all exist there. There are no stores to buy anything and nowhere to stay - the nearest supermarket is well over 90 miles away and the tiny community that remains in the dust had only a local post office where residents could gather to pass the time of day and even this now is shut and abandoned forever.
Just further down the hill we started to come across the houses of those both past and recently present, many just left abandoned and with the contents still in place, refrigerators, clocks and books still on the shelves…
We shot there for over an hour, being respectful to those that still call this dusty town home and exchanged a few hearty hello's to those few that we met along the way walking through the small town.
Darwin is in many ways a place of both sadness and wonder and it remains sat in the middle of Death Valley and the days and nights pass like a ticking clock with no impact or change on anything that remains, a modern day time capsule sat baking in the desert sun….


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Japanese fellow Masashi Osawa's "theft" will definitely stay up there with the most foolish attempts at making some quick dough, as he was arrested after stealing a PSP and trying to offload it onto its original owner.
While scouring an electronics store parking lot, Twenty five years old Osawa noticed a PSP and a few CDs in one of the cars. He then broke into the car and took them, but his next move was a joy to behold.
We're not sure what he was thinking, but it appears that Osawa saw it perfectly reasonable to go to the electronics store and try to offload his "newly acquired" goods. Unfortunately, the clerk apparently had suspicions of the items being his and after inspecting the car, he realized that they indeed were.
The police came and arrested Osawa, and we have a strange suspicion they were laughing all the way to the station. We know we would.
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Congratulations to the San Francisco based indie folk pop band, The Hangover Brigade for winning The Deli Magazine San Francisco's Artist of the Month Poll! We're very excited for this up and coming band, and the fans have confirmed their support and excitement! Lead singer, Tawnee Kendall's, beautiful and commanding voice coats The Hangover Brigade's saucy folk country pop music sensabilities with great ease and medolious style. We wish The Hangover Brigade great success on all their endeavors! Congratulations!
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This Brand NEW Red Fortune Stick Box Set is a reproduction of a classical style of Chinese ornaments of the 1800's.
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Although I've lived on the West Coast for almost 15 years now, I always look back at my childhood home in a small little Connecticut town with a sense of nostalgia. Maybe it's because I spent my carefree years of youth there, or maybe it's because I lived there the longest of any place so far. Either way, I will always consider that cheerful white house with its bright red door and shutters and large oak tree in the front yard my true home.
This year, that sense of nostalgia came on full-force when I visited my father over the holidays and we decided to watch old home movies. As soon as that house flashed up on the screen, a flood of memories came washing over me. It seemed as if I could feel the flickering flames of the grand fireplace cast their hot glow on my face as I snuggled up on the couch; and could smell the aroma of pumpkin spice wafting through the kitchen as I helped my mom bake pie while the fall leaves fell outside. I couldn't help but smile as I thought of all the memories that house held, and couldn't help feel a little ache of longing once the videos were over.
As I sat on the couch, deep in thought, my dad called me in to help him prepare Christmas dinner. We then spent the rest of the evening laughing and talking while making tons of Italian food and enjoying every last bite until our hearts, and stomachs, were content before sitting down to a Christmas movie marathon. A few weeks later, I was thinking about the time I spent with my father over Christmas, and much to my surprise, felt that same sense of nostalgia as I did when thinking about my childhood home. I then realized it's not the place the makes the memories, but the people you are with and the cherished moments you spend with them; and that's a lesson I will take with me no matter where I go.
In the "Home Issue" of Paradise Valley Lifestyle, we take a look at some of the wonderful people and businesses dedicated to creating homes and spaces where these memories can be made, such as The Mackey Martin Group, Mountainscapers Landscaping and RedRover Living. Thank you for enriching our communities in such beautiful ways!
Until Next Month,
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Holiday accommodation in a log cottage or an igloo brings you close to nature. We have selected a wide range of log cottages in Lapland, from small traditional cottages to luxury villas with all the amenities and more.
A traditional log cottage with a sauna and a fireplace is a perfect choice to enjoy the peace and quiet of Lapland. There are many cosy cottages available around Lapland. Just tell us what kind of cottage you are dreaming of and we will help you find it!
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Monday, September 29, 2014
20 years ago tomorrow, the last tube train ran between Epping and Ongar. The last that is until this weekend, when the very same train returned to the very same line and transported many more people than it ever used to do back in 1994. So that was a grand day out.
The railway opened with high hopes, and longer ago than you might think. Ongar was first served in 1865 when the Great Eastern Railway extended their Stratford-Loughton branch deeper into the rural heart of south Essex. Their station at Epping did well, but the line was always single track through the fields beyond and passenger numbers never really took off. London Transport took over in 1949, running only a shuttle service between Epping and Ongar, initially with steam, then later with electrification. The Green Belt prevented major housing development and kept patronage low, and with no more than 650 passengers daily the line became ripe for termination. LT tried in 1980 but succeeded only in cutting the service to peak hours only, and closed an intermediate station the following year. The end came on 30th September 1994, when of course miraculous numbers of passengers turned out, and for the next ten years the line fell silent. Volunteers then began the long job of restoring the line to steam, culminating in a grand reopening in 2012, though still not quite the full line. At present westbound trains terminate in woods at Coopersale, but there are plans to extend to almost-Epping to facilitate interchange with the Central line. End of potted history.
It's not in any way simple to restore tube trains to an ex-tube line. For a start the carriages have to be preserved, as these three have been by the Cravens Heritage Trains trust. The end two date to 1960, while the middle carriage is much older 1938 stock, and has comfier seating to boot. But the biggest problem is that the line's no longer electrified so the trains don't actually work, hence a bit of mechanical sleight of hand was called for. Two Schoma Diesel locomotives were brought in to shunt the three carriages down the line, and then when they proved slightly unreliable their number was doubled up to four. Viewed from outside, from one end of the train, the combination looked most peculiar. But viewed from the front it appeared that the trains were motoring under their own power, just as they would have done 20 years ago. And for those of us sat inside the illusion was complete, so it really did feel like we were speeding through the countryside on a proper tube train.
One other catch, obvious if you think about it, is that the sliding doors didn't work. A member of Epping Ongar Railway staff had to come along and flick an external lever to close the doors mechanically, and even then they often needed an extra tug from one of the volunteers within. Ditto at the end of the ride we had to wait to be let out, and even then only via one set of doors per carriage. Generally that was fine, as we didn't mind being trapped in a carriage decked out with adverts circa 1994 (for Travelcard extension tickets and Oranjeboom lager, amongst others). But by the end of the day the carriages were masquerading as mobile greenhouses, in part thanks to the unseasonably warm weather but also due to the increasing numbers of passengers within. Those who turned up for the first train of the day faced mostly empty seats, but by mid-afternoon it was standing room only - unheard of on the Ongar line!
They came in great numbers, the trainkeen. You could tell most by their enthusiasm, and by their sharp-lensed cameras for the recording of the day. People stood nicely to give everyone their turn to photograph a train, and engine, whatever, or at least they did for most of the time. Ladies were very definitely in the minority, and girls under 18 almost non-existent... unlike their extremely trainkeen brothers. Many had made the effort to come despite not being in the prime of health, and hats off to the young gentleman in a wheelchair for enduring what was very much not a step-free service.
A really nice touch was that the usual station names had been replaced by roundels. The cover-up was only for this weekend, and occasionally you could see the paper flapping off, but the overall effect was highly realistic as if these were the enamel signs that had always been present. Up at Ongar another special sign had been added, indeed unveiled by the Managing Director of London Underground, showing the 0.0km point from which all distances on the network are still measured. And Met 1, the Underground's new pet steam locomotive turned up to run a few of the journeys down the line. She looked magnificent in her polished Metropolitan maroon, but alas she performed less convincingly and broke down (with injector issues) before the first of the day's designated round trips was complete. That buggered the planned timetable somewhat, with a diesel brought in to run the steam service, and later replacing the proper tube service too.
But End of Tube was a splendid event all told, possibly unrepeatable, and much enjoyed by the crowds who turned up. I could write more but I've chosen to illustrate the day via 50 photographs you can click through and view. I'll have more to tell tomorrow about what was going on elsewhere, but for now let me applaud the teamwork and organisation that bought electric trains to a non-electric line. And the best bit of the day was the repeated realisation, speeding through the woods, trees or fields, that I was actually on a tube train shuttling between Epping and Ongar. Never thought I'd see the day again.
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Mohammed Meguerba [Source: BBC]The first traces of the alleged ricin plot later uncovered in London in January 2003 (see January 7, 2003) are discovered in the wake of the arrest of an illegal Algerian immigrant. Mohammed Meguerba, later alleged to be the mastermind of the plot, is arrested in north London with various false IDs. An epileptic, Meguerba had entered Britain as an illegal immigrant. He had left his homeland in 1995 and traveled through Europe. He became a waiter in Ireland and married, divorced, remarried and, "by pure chance or cultural void," said Algerian secret service, "allowed himself to be recruited by fundamentalists" at a Belfast mosque in 2000. Activists in London sent him to training camps in Afghanistan, where Osama bin Laden himself allegedly gave him a mission in Britain and supplied him with documentation and money. [Observer, 4/17/2005] After this training, Meguerba returned to London in March 2002. He went to the Finsbury Park mosque, where he began to work on crude poisons with fellow Algerian Kamal Bourgass. On September 18, 2002, Meguerba is arrested in London during an operation into suspected terrorist fundraising. But he is released on bail after suffering an epileptic fit, and then flees to Algeria. [London Times, 5/9/2005] On December 16, 2002, Meguerba is arrested in Algeria by security forces after allegedly being smuggled in by Islamist radicals. On December 28, police begin his interrogation. Within two days, he tells them that he had been working with an al-Qaeda cell in north London and had been helping them produce poisons at a flat. Authorities in Britain receive this information from the Algerian security forces on January 2 or 3. The Algerian intelligence report spurs British authorities into action. As well as information on the poison plot, it contains information on many individuals in Britain who are allegedly engaged in hard-line, violent Islamic radicalism. The report also suggests the existence of a number of terrorist cells in Britain. [Observer, 4/17/2005] Meguerba names Bourgass as ringleader and other Algerians as co-conspirators. [Independent, 4/17/2005] Meguerba had been held in a secret detention center for 17 months by the Algerian security service. His relatives are unaware he had been held from December 2002 until he was moved to a prison in Algiers. When they are finally permitted to visit him, Meguerba weighs 77 lbs and claims he has been badly tortured. These claims are backed up another Algerian man, residing in Britain, who was detained in Algiers in January 2003 and placed by his interrogators in a room with Meguerba, whom the man describes as "bruised, cut, and swollen." Upon his appearance in an Algiers court, Meguerba appears frail and is missing teeth. The confession extracted from Meguerba during this time was the evidence that led to the Wood Green raid. However, during the later trial, the confession is not relied on by the prosecution as the allegations of torture could be raised by the defense. One source says "the Government has introduced the Human Rights Act but finds itself relying on regimes with appalling human rights records for information." Algerian secret services deny the claims of torture. [London Times, 5/9/2005]
Entity Tags: Osama bin Laden, Mohammed Meguerba, Al-Qaeda, Département du Renseignement et de la Sécurité, Kamal Bourgass
Timeline Tags: Complete 911 Timeline
Kamal Bourgass's flat in Wood Green, north London. [Source: BBC]Metropolitan Police raid a flat in Wood Green, north London, and discover a locked bag in a room occupied by an Islamist militant named Kamal Bourgass. An illegal immigrant from Algeria, Bourgass had arrived in Britain, hidden in a truck, in 2000. Using several false names, he remained in the country after failing to get asylum in December 2001, despite being fined for shoplifting in 2002 (see July 2002). [Independent, 4/17/2005] In addition, police had discovered a false passport for Bourgass in a raid on a storage depot in Wembley, north London, on June 22, 2002. [BBC, 4/13/2005] 'Kitchen Chemistry' - The bag contains an envelope with instructions in Arabic for manufacturing poisons and explosives, as well as lists of chemicals. These "poison recipes" are in Bourgass's writing. The envelope has the address of the Finsbury Park mosque with the name of "Nadir," a name which Bourgass also used. Other discoveries include a cup containing apple seeds, cherry stones, nail polish remover, and a bottle of acetone. The search also uncovers 20 castor beans and £14,000 in cash. [Observer, 4/17/2005] In addition, there are stolen bottles of mouthwash and several toothbrushes, which are still in their packaging. The packaging appears to have been tampered with, indicating the plan may have been to poison the toothbrushes and then replace them on shop shelves. [O'Neill and McGrory, 2006, pp. 245] Police announce that they have discovered a "poisons laboratory" that contains recipes for ricin, toxic nicotine, and cyanide gas weapons. [Observer, 4/17/2005] However, a senior policeman will later be dismissive of the level of the poisons, calling what is found "garden shed, kitchen chemistry." [O'Neill and McGrory, 2006, pp. 245] Other Arrests - Other flats are raided and seven North Africans are arrested. Six men are arrested on January 5 in north and east London and another man is arrested on January 8 in central London. [Fox News, 1/8/2003] The arrests include a 17-year-old. Police uncover additional poison recipes, false papers, and computer discs with bomb-making instructions. Bourgass Murders Police Officer - Bourgass had been named as ringleader and other Algerians as co-conspirators in the alleged plot in an intelligence report passed to British officials from Algerian security forces. This report was the result of the interrogation of alleged al-Qaeda operative Mohammed Meguerba (see September 18, 2002-January 3, 2003). Bourgass is not present during the Wood Green raid. However, on January 14, a raid on a flat in Crumpsall Lane, Manchester, seeking another terror suspect, uncovers Bourgass and alleged conspirator Khalid Alwerfeli. After a violent struggle, Bourgass stabs and murders policeman Stephen Oake and wounds several other police officers. [Independent, 4/17/2005]
Entity Tags: Stephen Oake, Mohammed Meguerba, Metropolitan Police Service, Kamal Bourgass, Khalid Alwerfeli
Alleged ricin ingredients. [Source: BBC]Home Secretary David Blunkett and Health Secretary John Reid issue a joint statement claiming "traces of ricin" and castor beans capable of making "one lethal dose" were found in a raid on a flat in Wood Green, north London, which also resulted in several arrests (see January 5, 2003). The joint statement says "ricin is a toxic material which if ingested or inhaled can be fatal… our primary concern is the safety of the public." Prime Minister Tony Blair says the discovery highlights the perils of weapons of mass destruction, adding: "The arrests which were made show this danger is present and real and with us now. Its potential is huge." Dr. Pat Troop, the government's deputy chief medical officer, issues a statement with police confirming that materials seized "tested positive for the presence of ricin poison." A small number of easily obtainable castor beans are found. But the same day, chemical weapons experts at the Defense Science and Technology Laboratory at Porton Down in Wiltshire discover in more accurate tests that the initial positive result for ricin was false: there was no ricin in the flat. But this finding will not be released publicly for two years. [Independent, 4/17/2005] Dr. Martin Pearce, head of the Biological Weapons Identification Group, confirms that there was no ricin in the flat. This report is also suppressed. [Guardian, 4/15/2004] The Ministry of Defence later confirms that the results of the Porton Down test are not released to police and ministers until March 20, 2003, one day after war in Iraq begins. [BBC, 9/15/2005] It appears that there was the intention to create ricin, based on evidence discovered in other raids, but not the technical know-how to actually do so (see January 20, 2003 and January 5, 2003).
Entity Tags: Tony Blair, Martin Pearce, John Reid, Biological Weapons Identification Group, David Blunkett, Defence Science and Technology Laboratory, Ministry of Defence, Pat Troop
Raid on Finsbury Park Mosque. [Source: BBC]The Metropolitan Police mount an early morning raid on Finsbury Park mosque, sending in 200 officers. Decision to Launch - The raid is primarily the result of intelligence about Kamal Bourgass, a man implicated in an alleged ricin plot (see September 18, 2002-January 3, 2003). Bourgass was in possession of an envelope with instructions in Arabic for manufacturing poisons and explosives, as well as lists of chemicals, discovered by police during a raid in Wood Green days earlier (see January 5, 2003). These "poison recipes" were in Bourgass's writing, and the envelope had the address of the Finsbury Park Mosque with the name of "Nadir," an alias used by Bourgass. [Observer, 4/17/2005; O'Neill and McGrory, 2006, pp. 254] Like other illegal immigrants, Bourgass had used the mosque as a place to stay and as his postal address for correspondence with the immigration service. He had stayed there in the weeks before his attempts to make ricin were discovered. [BBC, 2/7/2006] In addition, one of many suspects detained by the police around Britain at this time tells police that the photocopier in the mosque's office had been used to copy some "recipes" written by Bourgass. Other suspects detained have links to the mosque, and have worked or slept there. Finally, two suspects the police want to detain are known to sleep in the mosque's basement. High-Level Approval - Due to the politically sensitive nature of the operation, it is approved in advance by Prime Minister Tony Blair, Home Secretary David Blunkett, and Foreign Secretary Jack Straw. In the 24 hours before the raid, Metropolitan Police Commissioner Sir John Stevens says publicly that many terrorists are under surveillance and Blunkett says he is happy for counterterrorist units to take "whatever steps necessary, controversial, or otherwise." [O'Neill and McGrory, 2006, pp. 254-256] Searches, Discoveries - Armored officers batter down the doors to begin days of searches. In addition, they make seven arrests. After the trial and conviction of radical cleric Abu Hamza al-Masri for hate crimes in February 2006, police will reveal their discoveries from the raid. The police uncover chemical weapons protection suits, pistols, CS spray, and a stun gun. Other military paraphernalia include a gas mask, handcuffs, hunting knives, and a walkie-talkie. The police also find more than 100 stolen or forged passports and identity documents, credit cards, laminating equipment, and checkbooks hidden in the ceiling and under rugs, as well as more than $6,000 in cash. A senior police officer will say, "The fact that they were happy to keep this sort of stuff in the building is an indication of how safe and secure they felt they were inside." Authors Daniel McGrory and Sean O'Neill will comment, "This was exactly the kind of material that informants like Reda Hassaine had told the intelligence services about years before" (see 1995-April 21, 2000). Afterwards - Despite the haul, Abu Hamza is neither arrested nor interviewed, although police believe he must have known what was going on. The items seized will not be mentioned at his trial, or, with the exception of the photocopier, the ricin trial. However, they lead to police inquiries in 26 countries, which McGrory and O'Neill will call "a clear indication of the reach and influence of the terrorist networks operating out of Finsbury Park." [O'Neill and McGrory, 2006, pp. 260-262; BBC, 2/7/2006]
Entity Tags: Metropolitan Police Service, Sean O'Niell, Kamal Bourgass, David Blunkett, Jack Straw, John Stevens, Abu Hamza al-Masri, Daniel McGrory, Tony Blair
Asif Hanif (left) and Omar Sharif (right) holding AK-47 rifles and a Koran. Apparently this is from a video filmed on February 8, 2003, in the Gaza Strip. [Source: Public domain]In March 2003, the British domestic intelligence agency MI5 arrests eight members of the Islamist militant group Al-Muhajiroun in the city of Derby. Two other Britons, Asif Hanif and Omar Sharif, are also identified as members of the group, but they are not arrested. MI5 is also aware that Sharif is connected to the Finsbury Park mosque where radical imam Abu Hamza al-Masri preaches. [Daily Mail, 5/5/2003; ISN Security Watch, 7/21/2005] When police raided Abu Hamza's mosque in January, they even found a letter from Sharif to Abu Hamza inquiring about the proper conduct of jihad. The letter contained Sharif's address in Derby. [O'Neill and McGrory, 2006, pp. 90-91] MI5 does not monitor either Hanif or Sharif, and instead simply keeps their names on file, believing them to be harmless. Later that same month, Italian undercover journalist Claudio Franco, posing as a Muslim convert, visits the London office of Al-Muhajiroun and meets Hanif. Hanif, unaware that he is being formally interviewed, tells Franco that he is sorry the poison ricin was allegedly seized in a raid elsewhere in London (see January 7, 2003) before it could be used in an attack. The next month, Hanif and Sharif travel to Israel and are killed on a suicide bombing mission which kills three others (see April 30, 2003). After the bombing, Al-Muhajiroun's official leader, Anjem Choudary, calls the two bombers martyrs. The group's spiritual leader, Sheikh Omar Bakri Mohammed, admits he knew both men. But the group is not banned. [Daily Mail, 5/5/2003; ISN Security Watch, 7/21/2005] Other members of the group will attempt to build a large fertilizer bomb in early 2004 (see Early 2003-April 6, 2004), but the group will still not be banned, then or later. (It will disband on its own in late 2004 (see October 2004).) Investigators also fail to discover that Mohammad Sidique Khan, the lead bomber in the 7/7 London bombings (see July 7, 2005), knew both men, was friends with Sharif and attended the same small mosque as he did (see Summer 2001), and traveled to Israel weeks before they did in a probable attempt to help with the bombing (see February 19-20, 2003).
Entity Tags: Omar Sharif, Mohammad Sidique Khan, Anjem Choudary, UK Security Service (MI5), Al-Muhajiroun, Asif Hanif, Sheikh Omar Bakri Mohammed
After one of Britain's longest criminal trials and 74 hours of deliberation, the jury acquits Mouloud Sihali, David Khalef, Sidali Feddag, and Mustapha Taleb of conspiracy to carry out a chemical attack. The jury decides that the prosecution has failed to prove any existence of an al-Qaeda plot or any ability to produce weapons of mass destruction (see January 7, 2003). On April 12, the jury acquits Kamal Bourgass of the most serious charge—conspiracy to carry out the attack—but finds him guilty of "conspiracy to commit a public nuisance by the use of poisons or explosives to cause disruption, fear or injury." The judge sentences him to 17 years in prison. [Independent, 4/17/2005] He has previously been sentenced to life in prison for the murder of a policeman, as well as receiving jail terms for the attempted murder of other policemen during a fight when he was arrested. [O'Neill and McGrory, 2006, pp. 248] The government admits that no ricin was found in the invesigation, only 20 castor beans, some cherry stones, apple pips, and botched "nicotine poison" in a Nivea jar (see January 5, 2003). Director of Public Prosecutions Ken Macdonald drops the charges against four other alleged conspirators the day before their trial starts. Khalid Alwerfeli, Samir Asli, Mouloud Bouhrama, and Kamal Merzoug are formally declared innocent. Mohammed Meguerba has yet to stand trial in Algeria and remains in custody. [Independent, 4/17/2005] Five of the acquitted make fresh asylum applications. The Foreign and Commonwealth Office had been in talks with Algeria about returning the men, but lawyers point to Meguerba's alleged torture at the hands of the Algerian security forces as evidence that it will be impossible to deport any of the ricin defendants despite them being cleared (see September 18, 2002-January 3, 2003). [London Times, 5/9/2005] The cost of this trial and another related one exceeds £20 million. At one point, 800 police officers worked on the investigation, which included more than 100 arrests and operations in 16 countries. [Guardian, 4/14/2005]
Entity Tags: Mouloud Sihali, Samir Asli, Mouloud Bouhrama, Sidali Feddag, Mohammed Meguerba, Mustapha Taleb, Khalid Alwerfeli, Kamal Bourgass, David Khalef, Michel Massih, Ken Macdonald, Kamal Merzoug
On September 13, after two months of legal argument in court, the British trial begins against Kamal Bourgass and his alleged co-conspirators Mouloud Sihali, David Khalef, Sidali Feddag and Mustapha Taleb. The trial reveals the true extent of the capabilities of the so-called "ricin ring." The same day of the raid, January 5, 2003, chemical weapons experts at the Defence Science and Technology Laboratory at Porton Down in Wiltshire had discovered in more accurate tests that the initial positive result for ricin was false: there was no ricin in the flat (see January 5, 2003). This finding was not released publicly for two years. [Independent, 4/17/2005] The trial also reveals that the results of the Porton Down test were not released to police and ministers until March 20, 2003, the day after the war in Iraq begins (see January 7, 2003). [BBC, 9/15/2005] George Smith, a scientist and senior fellow at GlobalSecurity.org, serves as an expert for some defendants in the trial and confirms that the discovery that the initial ricin finding was a "false positive" was made "well before the outbreak of the war in Iraq." The alleged ricin plot was used by authorities, including Colin Powell, as evidence against Saddam Hussein's regime in the build-up to war with Iraq. [Washington Post, 4/14/2005] The "poison recipes" discovered in the raid are found to have come from a website in Palo Alto, California, and are the invention of right-wing survivalist Kurt Saxon. His website sells books and CDs with bomb and poison manufacturing instructions. Journalist Duncan Campbell of the Guardian, called as an expert witness, further demonstrates that the instructions could have come from the Mujahedeen Poisons Handbook, which was written by veterans of the Afghan war and had been on the Internet since 1998. In fact, these recipes were useless in the production of weapons of mass destruction. [Guardian, 4/15/2005] The hysteria over the capabilities of ricin is also laid to rest during the trial. It is made clear that ricin is not a weapon of mass destruction and has only ever been used for one-on-one killings and attempted assassinations. Ricin was used by the Bulgarian secret service to kill dissident Georgi Markov on the streets of London in 1978. Professor Alistair Hay, a prominent authority on toxins, says Bourgass's attempts to manufacture chemical weapons were "incredibly amateurish and unlikely to succeed." He dismisses the allegations of suspected Algerian al-Qaeda operative Mohammed Meguerba that ricin would be smeared on door handles. To reliably kill, ricin has to be directly injected; swallowing ricin could kill, but is a thousand times less effective, while touching ricin is even less likely to kill. Hay's testimony leads to the prosecution dropping Meguerba's claims. They then suggest that Bourgass planned to smear ricin on toothbrushes, and put them back on a shop's shelves. Professor Hay tells The Independent that this was a highly ineffective method. "The claims made before the trial about this major ricin plot were very, very questionable," he says. [Independent, 4/17/2005]
Entity Tags: Duncan Campbell, Sidali Feddag, Defence Science and Technology Laboratory, Alistair Hay, David Khalef, Mouloud Sihali, Mustapha Taleb, Maxwell Hutchkinson, Globalsecurity.org, Kamal Bourgass, Mohammed Meguerba, Kurt Saxon, George Smith
Timeline Tags: Complete 911 Timeline, Events Leading to Iraq Invasion
British Home Secretary Charles Clarke apologizes for the government's failure to deport Kamal Bourgass, alleged ricin plotter and convicted murderer of Detective Constable Stephen Oake (see January 7, 2003), who was wanted for immigration offenses. Clarke claims it proves the need for ID cards, but faces demands to explain why ministers failed to withdraw false claims that ricin was found in Bourgass's flat. [Independent, 4/17/2005]
Entity Tags: Charles Clarke, Stephen Oake, Kamal Bourgass
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