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Action brought on 26 July 2019 — European Commission v Italian Republic
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Defendant: Italian Republic
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order that, because of the systematic and continuous failure to observe the annual limit values for NO2 concentration
since 2010, and continuously, in zones IT0118 (agglomeration of Turin), IT0306 (agglomeration of Milan), IT0307 (agglomeration of Bergamo), IT0308 (agglomeration of Brescia), IT0309 (zone A — plain with a high level of urbanisation), IT0906 (agglomeration of Florence), IT0711 (Municipality of Genoa), IT1215 (agglomeration of Rome),
from 2010 to 2012 and then again since 2014, continuously, in zones IT1912 (agglomeration of Catania) and IT1914 (industrial land),
a failure which persists, the Italian Republic has failed to meet its obligation under Article 13 of Directive 2008/50/EC on ambient air quality and cleaner air for Europe, 1 in conjunction with Annex XI thereto;
order that, by failing to adopt, as from 11 June 2010, appropriate measures to ensure compliance with the limit values for NO2 concentration in the zones referred to in paragraph 1, the Italian Republic has systematically and continuously failed also to meet its obligations under Article 23(1) of Directive 2008/50, both on its own and in conjunction with Section A of Annex XV thereto, a failure which persists;
as a result, order the Italian Republic to pay the costs of the proceedings.
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In the last post, Civil War Emancipation dealt with resistance by Maryland slaveholders in Spring 1862 to the undermining of the peculiar institution in the state by the presence of Union troops and emancipation in the District of Columbia in April 1862. After making this post, I came across in Horace Greeley's New York Tribune, dated June 11, 1862, an article that captures well the mindset of Maryland slaveholders at that moment. It is fairly short, so it is excerpted in full.
The following Slaveholder's petition is from a Presbyterian minister of Maryland. It was referred to the Judiciary Committee of the House, which has instructed Mr. Wilson of Iowa to report back with a recommendation that it lie upon the table.
To the honorable Senate and House of Representatives of the United States in Congress assembled:
Gentlemen: I, the subscriber, a resident of the State of Maryland, and loyal citizen of the United States, now suffering the loss of my property by the recent act of Congress making the District of Columbia free soil and an outlet for all the slave property of Maryland.
My slave George Giles having availed himself of the protection thus afforded, and escaped from the service he was by law and justice bound to render, do hereby, as my right and with all due respect, petition your honorable body either to return to service the said colored man, George Giles, or pay me the sum of one thousand dollars, the lowest estimated value of the services of said colored servant for the period he was bound to service. Thos. Hope
Harford Co., Md., May 15, 1862
This petition, 150 years later, seems shocking, especially coming from a man of the cloth. However, at the time in Maryland, most white persons would have considered it proper even commendable for a slaveholder to make a claim for human property he believed the federal government had unjustly deprived him of. Of course, lost in this petition is the good news that George Giles was finally free. After a lifetime of being robbed of himself, his personal property of self had been restored to him. But obviously his owner did not see it that way, and he and other slaveholders in Union-controlled territory would continue to resist the loss of their human property.
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PLYMOUTH, MI. December 6, 2017 -- Stardock announced today that nearly 30 year Microsoft veteran Kevin Unangst has joined the company as Vice President to head Stardock's global marketing and partnership group.
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At Web of Change 2012 last week, I had an interesting conversation with Drew Bernard about nonprofit boards vs. the boards of internet startups, and the very different roles that nonprofit and VC funders play. Drew's a great person to chat with about these topics, because he's worn all the hats: startup entrepreneur, angel investor, startup board member, nonprofit tech consultant and nonprofit board member.
We think that advocacy nonprofits and startups have one huge thing in common: they are both highly entrepreneurial organizations, in that, as Eric Reis puts it, they both need to operate under conditions of extreme uncertainty. Nonprofits are funded by grantmakers, startups by venture captial (VC) firms. A typical VC firm has partners, each of whom has a portfolio of investees. Grantmakers have program officers.
In a VC firm, each of the partners will carry a portfolio of roughly 7-12 firms, and in exchange for the firm's investment, the partner will sit on the board of each of the firms in his or her portfolio. VC board members not only look out for the interests of the investors, but they also serve as mentors, advisers, connection-makers and often-vigorous advocates for the startups they advise. Even in situations where the VCs have relatively small amounts of money on the line (e.g. in angel-funded startups, which are what Drew works on), the VC board member<>startup relationship is often intense, hands-on and collaborative. "I'm on the board of one startup right now," Drew told me, "and I'm probably in their office at least once a week."
Compare and contrast to the nonprofit sector. All of the foundation program officers I know carry portfolios of roughly 20-50 grantees. Serving on the board of an grantee is rare, and in most cases it's done out of personal interest rather than as a part of the job. There's some coaching and mentoring and network-making that's part of the relationship, but with 20-50 grantees, that's just not a lot of program officer time per grantee.
Anyone who knows me knows that I'm about the last person in the world to put VCs on a pedestal, but I can't help but wonder what it would be like if a grantmaking foundation tried to use the VC model for its grantee relationships: big investments, small portfolios, intensive, supportive, hands-on involvement.


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These are just some of the problems the Pamela Hazel and Joe Moretti of Clean Up Jamaica Now have been trying to address in their blighted neighborhood with limited – and seldom sustainable – success.
According to the New York City Department of Sanitation (DSNY), of the 4,628 notices of violations for trash-related issues in Queens last year, 20 percent were filed in Jamaica, which houses only about 10 percent of Queens' residents.
"I live in this neighborhood and I pass by these areas all the time," Hazel said. "I got frustrated because when I call the elected officials, they would always make excuses, so then I started writing about it, reporting about it, going to 311, going through all the vehicles that were available to me, but to no avail."
On Saturday, Hazel and Moretti gave the Queens Ledger a personal walking tour of some of the areas of concern in Jamaica. The first stop on the tour was the Jamaica Center MTA station, which services both the E and J trains.
While on the premises, it was easy to detect the smell of cigarette smoke emanating from a stall in the men's room that was loaded with black plastic bags that appeared to be the belongings of a homeless man.
In the women's restroom, crass and unintelligible shouts could be heard from the concourse, and a young girl came scurrying out of the restroom complaining of the smell, how dirty it was and telling her mother that she would rather wait to use the restroom until she got home.
Hazel then entered the bathroom to take some pictures of the conditions inside and was verbally accosted by a woman who claimed that Hazel didn't have the right to photograph the restroom because it was her own "private property."
Hazel's photo from inside showed the woman standing next to a shopping cart loaded with belongings. It is unclear how she was able to get the shopping cart into the Jamaica station without attracting the notice of the station agents, or how long it had been there, though conditions inside the restroom would suggest it had not been serviced for several hours.
One stall with a broken toilet paper dispenser had been rigged with caution tape so that the tape held the roll.
Hazel, who has been reporting these problems for over a decade, and has seen her neighborhood get cleaned up time and time again only to return to a state of entropy, said this whole process is getting very frustrating.
Last May, she received a copy of a letter from former Councilman Leroy Comrie addressed to Joseph Raskin, assistant director of Community and Government Relations for the MTA.
While the restroom conditions improved for a while after the letter was delivered, they have slipped slowly back into their previous state of filth, and not without consequences for those who reported the problem.
"I started reporting on this problem because the bathrooms were horrendous," Hazel said. "I continued to report, and there was a little bit of improvement, but because we complained, we were punished. They have closed the bathroom from midnight to 5 a.m. and before we started complaining about it, it was open 24 hours a day."
After leaving the Jamaica Center MTA station, Hazel then showcased a crumbling LIRR trestle at the corner of Guy Brewer Boulevard and Archer Avenue, which she has been told by the LIRR will not be fixed.
"All of the feedback that I have gotten is that [the LIRR] doesn't have the money in the budget, or it doesn't have the work assignment to take care of the trestle," Hazel said. "Recently, I have spoken to the president of the Long Island Railroad, Helena Williams, and she said that she would look into it, but as far as she understands, nobody has to clean it [and] there has never been anybody to clean the trestle walls."
Hazel and Moretti highlighted several abandoned homes and lots in the neighborhood, and after spending an afternoon in discussion about these issues, it was clear to see that the crumbling façade of the LIRR support is just the beginning of the problem in Jamaica.
One uninhabited home, owned by James Fobbs, according to one of about a dozen violation notices posted on the fence and front door at 107-58 164 Street, is surrounded by trash that spreads out into the street.
"We do not know if Mr. Fobbs is dead or alive, however Mr. Fobbs has more rights than the people who live here," Hazel said. "Therefore, this remains the same until we make enough noise. The last protest that we had, this was cleaned up, and as you can see, after the protest it's back again to square one."
While Hazel has been reporting these issues – and several others – to her elected officials for several years, she is dismayed by the response she has been getting from her representatives.
In a Jan. 26 post to CleanUpJamaicaQueens.wordpress.com, Hazel's partner in cleanup Joe Moretti outlines a phone conversation between Hazel and a liaison to the Queens borough president, during which she was allegedly told by the representative that "Jamaica is our problem and we have chosen to live here and in its conditions."
A spokesperson for the Queens Borough President addressed this remark in a phone interview, saying, "We're looking into what was said during that conversation, but really what may have been said is less important than the substance of the issue, which is that Ms. Hazel has valid concerns about what is going on there regarding the sanitation issues and the other problems she's identified.
"The Borough President's Office is working with the police, sanitation and DEP to improve the situation," the spokesperson added. "That's the important thing for us, for her, and for everyone involved."
Moretti, who joined Hazel's cause shortly after moving to Jamaica from Long Island City three years ago, felt that one of the key issues being faced by Jamaica residents is there is little communication between government agencies. More importantly, there is no sustainable effort being made by the city government to keep Jamaica clean and livable.
"We don't want you to just come out here and remove an abandoned car, or we don't want you to just come out here and clean up a lot," Moretti said. "We want to you to enforce the law so that this does not continue to happen over and over again, otherwise it's just a band-aid over a gaping wound."
**CORRECTION: An earlier edition of this article identified CleanUpJamaicaQueens.wordpress.com as CleanUpJamaicaNow.wordpress.com.


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You can't really tell from the picture, but the color of that fish fabric is really great. It's a very vivid aquamarine. I think it will add a nice touch to the finished quilt. And because the terrible pictures from my last post were seriously bothering me, I took some new ones:
Here are all of my blocks so far:
Only 4 more blocks to go!
And finally, just because I got a better picture of it, the first week of the Designer Mystery BOM (again):


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Here's what you need
- Personal Internet*
- A TV or other display with an HDMI port
- An HDMI cable (On Apple TV 4K, you need an HDMI 2.0 or later compatible cable)
If you want to set up your Apple TV with your iOS device, do these things first on your iOS device:
- Update to the latest version of iOS.
- Sign in to iCloud with your Apple ID and turn on two-factor authentication for your Apple ID.
- Turn on iCloud Keychain in iCloud Settings.
- Turn on Bluetooth and connect to your home Wi-Fi network.*
*Apple TV doesn't support public or subscription networks with sign-in requirements.
Choose your Apple TV
Learn how to identify which Apple TV you have.
Set up your Apple TV 4K or Apple TV HD
To go back to a previous screen during setup, press the Menu button on your remote. To start over, unplug your Apple TV from power, then plug it back in.
Plug it in and turn on your TV
Plug your Apple TV into power and connect it to your TV with an HDMI cable. To watch movies in 4K HDR on Apple TV 4K, make sure that you're using an HDMI 2.0 or later cable, and have a TV that supports 4K, HDR, or both. You can also set up your Apple TV 4K to play sound in Dolby Atmos.
Turn on your TV and select the HDMI input that your Apple TV is connected to. Don't see the set up screen?
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Swipe on the Touch surface of your Apple TV Remote to find your language and country or region. To choose an option, click the Touch surface. If you choose the wrong language, press the Menu button to return to the previous screen.
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To automatically add your Apple ID and Wi-Fi settings to your Apple TV, choose Set Up with Device. Then unlock your iOS device, hold it next to your Apple TV, and follow the onscreen steps on your iOS device and Apple TV.
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Turn on One Home Screen to keep the Home screen and apps the same across every Apple TV. Choose a room where your Apple TV is to automatically add it to the Home app on your iOS device and Mac. And download Aerial screen savers.
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When setup is complete, you'll see the Home screen. From here, you can watch your favorite shows, movies, and discover more of what you love to watch in the Apple TV app. You can also download games and apps from the App Store.
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If you purchased an Apple TV from someone and it didn't come with a remote, then you'll need to buy an Apple TV Remote to set up your Apple TV.
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If your Apple TV stops responding during setup, unplug your Apple TV from power, then plug it back in.
If you can't get past a screen during setup, try connecting your Apple TV to a different Wi-Fi network, like a personal hotspot from your phone. After setup is complete, go to Settings on your Apple TV and connect to your home Wi-Fi network.
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Annual to subshrub
Leaves generally basal and cauline, alternate, generally simple; stipules 0
Inflorescence: generally raceme
Flower bisexual; sepals 4, free; petals (0)4, free, generally white or yellow, often clawed; stamens generally (2,4)6, generally 4 long, 2 short; ovary 1, superior, chambers generally 2, septum membranous, connecting 2 parietal placentas, style 1, stigma simple or 2-lobed
Fruit: generally capsule ("silique") with 2 deciduous valves, sometimes breaking transversely or indehiscent
Seeds 1many per chamber
Genera in family: 300+ genera, 3000+ species: worldwide, especially cool regions; some cultivated for food (especially Brassica, Raphanus ) and ornamental
Recent taxonomic note: Recently treated to include Capparaceae [Rodman et al. 1993 Ann Missouri Bot Gard 80:686699; Rollins 1993 Cruciferae of Continental North America. Stanford Univ Press]
Family description, key to genera by Robert A. Price.
Robert A. PriceAnnual to perennial herb, often cushion- or mat-forming; hairs often branched
Leaves basal and sometimes cauline, entire or shallowly toothed
Flower: sepal bases equal; petals < 10 mm, yellow or white, claw and limb generally distinct
Fruit < 30 mm, generally lanceolate to ovate, generally flat parallel to septum, less often partially inflated, sometimes twisted or wavy
Seeds: 2 rows per chamber; wing generally 0
Species in genus: 350+ species: n hemisphere, mtns of South America
Etymology: (Greek: acrid)
Reference: [Rollins & Price 1988 Aliso 12:1727]
D. asterophora PaysonPerennial
Stems fewmany from below, ± mat-forming, < 10 cm, glabrous above base
Leaves basal, 515 mm, obovate, entire, with generally 47-branched, stellate hairs on surfaces; margins glabrous
Inflorescence < 30-flowered
Flower: petals 47 mm, yellow
Fruit 515 mm, elliptic-ovate, ± wavy, generally glabrous; style 0.22 mm
Seeds < 15, 1.53 mm; wings wide
Ecology: Rock crevices, alpine barrens
Elevation: > 2500 m.
Bioregional distribution: n&c High Sierra Nevada
Distribution outside California: w Nevada
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Man exposes self to shoppers at Columbia Target
Police asking for public's help identifying man
A trip to a Target fitting room turned into a nightmare for some female shoppers.
Police are looking for a man who allegedly exposed himself to two women in dressing rooms, and then walked out of the store this weekend.
So far, Howard County police said they know of two incidents at the store in Columbia and on Monday detectives released some evidence they hope helps solve the case.
"That's disgusting. That's all I can say. That's disgusting," Target shopper Kelsey Gage said. "I have a child that I bring in there so that's pretty awful."
Police said a surveillance photo showed a man walking out of the store minutes after he allegedly exposed himself to two women on separate occasions in the store's fitting room.
This particular Target's fitting room is coed. There are individual stalls with doors, but the store does not separate fitting room areas for men and women.
"They should probably have separate fitting rooms for men and women. That would seem pretty logical," Target shopper Tiara McCray said.
"I used to be split. I didn't know it was together again," Gage said. "I guess retail space is valuable, right?
Police said around 8 p.m. Saturday night a woman told police a man went into one of the fitting rooms, but did not close the door. He stared at her and exposed himself.
Another woman reported that when she returned to her fitting room a man was in there, shorts down, asking her to come in there with him. He walked away when she refused.
Police are asking anyone who recognizes the man to call Howard County's anonymous tip line at 410-313-STOP.


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"If some day you're not feeling well, you should remember some little thing I have said or done and if it brings a smile to your face or a chuckle to your heart then my purpose as a clown has been fulfilled."
- Red Skelton, a Hoosier native.
The late Red Skelton, a Vincennes native, knew how to make people laugh. The tradition of a good time and a hearty belly laugh continues in Indiana today.
Central Indiana boasts five unique comedy clubs, all in or near Indianapolis.
If you're looking for something a little different, check out Comedy Sportz Indianapolis, located in the Mass Avenue Theatre and Arts District.
Comedy Sportz presents live improvisational comedy, like Second City Chicago, every weekend. Two teams of local improvisers use suggestions given by the audience to create sketches, jokes, and puns in a competition to win The Meaningless Trophy. With fresh suggestions every night, no two shows are ever the same. Check out Comedy Sportz on Massachussett's Avenue. The area has a variety of restaurants and clubs.
If improv isn't your thing, Indianapolis has four other comedy clubs: Cracker's Comedy Clubs, One-liner's Comedy Club, and Quincy's all use the comedic talents who tour the nation's top clubs.
Many of the nationally touring comedians featured in the Indianapolis clubs appear regularly on the nationally syndicated Bob & Tom Radio Show, broadcast in 150 markets.
Elliott '08 is from Carmel, Indiana.


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Working on my next model, again something simple - the Daedalus class starship. The first starship of this design entered service in 2160, one year before the founding of the Federation, just at the end of the Earth-Romulan war. The class was intially in service with the United Earth Starfleet and later was the mainstay of the Federation Starfleet's exploratory wing until the late 22nd century, rather shorter than the 45+ year hull life envisioned, allegedly due to reactor issues causing ships to be lost while exploring the frontiers of known space.
I'm going to do 2 decal versions, the United Earth version and the UFP version. I'm using all available reference images of study models to create an accurate model and going to try and do an NX-Enterprise-like exterior hull finish.
So far I have completed the engine nacelles:
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I don't particularly find Grey Poupon amazing in any special way. It's just memorable because of one piece of strikingly good advertising, the "Son Of Rolls" ad featuring older gentlemen passing some fake french mustard between two cars. It was genius because of the ear-worm "Pardon me, do you have any Grey Poupon" line parodied a million times.
My dad told a joke, frequently, when he saw either the mustard or the Rolls-Royce. He'd go "Pardon me, do you have any grey poop on your window?" Get it? It sounds like "grey poop on."
I'm not sure if this joke was his own creation or he copied it, and I'm not sure which would be worse. Still, just like the original ad sticks with most people, I can't see Grey Poupon without thinking of that lame joke and then, of course, thinking about my dad.
This Baja Rolls-Royce is so much cooler than your average stately British car, but it invites the same kind of jokes from Brian1321 and fellow commenters. It's quite hilarious:
"In 100 old boy, right 5, softly cascading into a left 6, tightening its grip to a left 2." "Jolly good." "50 my good man, left 6 becoming a gentlemans 5" "Right-o" "200 indubitably, left 5 bounding over crest, i say, left 5 mate." "It seems you have given me incorrect directions, chap." "Oh bother."


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Super Bowl Sunday means two things: football and more importantly, commercials. This year Facebook has a page that will allow users to vote on their favorite commercials as soon as they air.
Facebook's Sports on Facebook Page will have a tab called Facebook Replay, which will become available an hour before kick-off, says Inside Facebook.
In the past, Google has hosted Super Bowl commercials on YouTube, where viewers could vote on favorites, and will continue to do so this year. Facebook Replay will be in direct competition with the YouTube version.
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Facebook users will be able to vote until Wednesday, February 9 at 6 p.m. PST. On Thursday, Facebook will announce the commercial with the most Likes.


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How To Not Be Afraid Of A Ghost
Editor's note – This is a guest post for ETP and not done by one of us
How To Not Be Afraid Of A Ghost
by: Francis David
My house appears to be haunted, for what reason? Who knows? I've been waking up at all hours of the morning to footsteps, tapping, creaking, flickering lights… you name it. I am starting to become frustrated that something I can't even see is controlling my sleep-wake cycle, not to mention scaring my family and me.
I'm also fed up with the fact that whatever it is has my daughter too scared to sleep by herself in her room at night or even watch a movie in there alone for that matter. My daughter will not play in her own room despite the fact that I have repainted it a bright color and she and I decorated her mirror and created our own shelves out of wooden baskets. Everything she could want to play with is in her room but she will wait until I go in there with her before she looks for a toy that is not in clear sight. She and I have seen a tall shadow move across her doorway and my husband saw what seemed to be a smoky white shape of a small person in what looked like a dress zooms from the bathroom into the kitchen.
I've splashed holy water over the doorways and windows, prayed, spoke to the ghost and told it that we don't have enough time to pay attention to it and to move on, I've told it that it's time for bed and not to wake me up, placed my shoes at the end of the bed facing different directions (a technique that I read confuses ghosts) and so on. I've talked to this spirit enough (when my daughter is not awake or in the same room of course) that I naturally spoke to it again and realized I did it in front of my husband and started to laugh at the insanity. I always had intentions to do something serious about this situation and but would chicken out.
Right when I think the paranormal activity is at its peak, there will be another occurrence that tops it. I came very close to yelling at whatever is in my house when I heard a noise as clear as day that woke me up at 4:00 a.m. I put my daughter to sleep and fell asleep in her room, something that is becoming a pattern I would like to break before kindergarten! The sound was as if someone with large hands rapped on the hardwood floor with their knuckles sounding like a gallop, if you will. The part about this sound that got me freaked out was the fact that it was right next to me on the floor where my daughter's pony is. This is a stuffed pony about 3 feet tall that she can sit on but it does not make noise at all or move. It sounds silly but it almost seemed like a bad joke.
I eventually blew this off and drifted to sleep and was awoken by a noise identical to the rapping. It sounded like one knuckle at a time. This dreaded galloping noise was in the same spot again. This sound could not have come from anywhere outside of the room- it's impossible. My husband was asleep on the couch but woke up to the sound of footsteps and my daughter, thank goodness, was fast asleep. They were home together today as we recently came back for vacation. I woke up early even though I hardly had any sleep and started getting ready in the bathroom at about 7 a.m. when all of a sudden I heard what sounded like a large plastic cup come flying out of the kitchen cabinet and on to the middle of the floor. I didn't want to look, but I did nevertheless and saw that nothing in the kitchen had fallen to the floor or onto the counter.
Could this spirit or whatever it may be want to taunt me? Could it be a child who wants attention? My husband said the white figure he saw was small enough to look like a child and was flowing as if she was wearing a dress at a quick glance. This scared the daylights out of us and saddened me at the same time. The creepy part about this idea is the fact that children will do just about anything for attention. Perhaps this is what is happening. Who knows why I would have a child ghost in my house because there was only one couple that lived there before my parents bought the house in 1976 and we never had any noticeable paranormal occurrences when I was growing up.
The most common time for paranormal activity in my house is between 2:00-4:30 a.m. so I pretty much know when to be scared. I went to bed at 11:00 p.m. the night before last nervous about what events would occur that night as they seem to be inevitable. It didn't take long to be woken up this time. It was 11:30 p.m. when my mattress started shaking. I couldn't believe this was happening. It wasn't like the scene from The Exorcist or anything where the whole bed levitates off the floor and starts banging up and down. This was a rapid side-to-side shake of the whole mattress as if some were trying to wake me up. I was fully awake and sitting up when the shaking finally subsided. I said out loud, "This is ridiculous". I got up and dragged my husband with me to the living room to sleep on the couches. I woke up every half hour and the one full hour I slept was right before the alarm clock rang and it was time to get ready for work!
I'm not kidding- this is annoying. I'm 35 years old and I can't sleep because I'm scared of ghosts. Go tell that to a psychologist and see what they say! I have a psychology degree, by the way, and although I do believe in ghosts, I never actually though I'd be haunted by one on a regular basis. I am a very well adjusted individual so I know that what I'm experiencing is valid. At least I have proof that I'm not losing my mind as my husband and five year old daughter have both noticed the paranormal activity (of course we always give my daughter an alternate explanation rather than telling her what is really happening).
I've had it. I need to prepare myself not to be afraid no matter what noises I hear or sensations I feel in the middle of the night. It's time to show the ghost who is boss. I got ready for bed last night at 10:30 p.m. Assuming that this ghost could be a child, I didn't want to scare it but I did want to lay down the law. I said firmly out loud (my daughter was sleeping), "It's time for bed and even if you don't sleep you need to be quiet. You will not wake me up tonight because I have to work in the morning and I am going to get some sleep". My husband was laughing at me but I didn't flinch. I showed absolutely no weakness though I didn't come across as too harsh either.
I did however sleep with the bottle of holy water under my pillow and placed my shoes in the doorway of the bedroom facing opposite directions for added comfort. I lay down with my hands behind my head and kept a very stern state of mind. I told myself that it is ridiculous to allow an entity to control whether or not I sleep at night, demanded to myself that I would get a good night's sleep and will not be scared if I am woken up by another unexpected incident. There was either no activity last night or I was able to tune myself out enough to not be woken up.
I don't want to have to start an obsessive-compulsive pattern of things to do before I go to sleep, so I'll test this out for a few days and then do nothing one night to see if it makes a difference. If the paranormal activity starts again, well, I guess I'll just have to stick with my regimen. I'll keep you posted!
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Paranormal Times Paracon 2013 El Reno OK
Here's a chance to spend a few days at historic Ft Reno in El Reno, OK see some interesting vendors and listen to four East Texas Paranormal members speak. The Paranormal Times Paracon 2013 has been a long time in the making and Tanya McCoy is working hard to make sure it goes off with as many exciting events as possible during and after. McCoy and her magazine Paranormal Times plan on putting this part of OK on the map without any bad weather even though they are taking the conference by storm and swirling around attendees with many choices to pick over the weekend of Sept 21-22.
Who is speaking from ETP? There is founder, Martha Hazzard Decker, Psychic/Medium Maria Elana Santos, Author/Investigator T.L. Jones and Author/Radio Host Dr. Rita Louise. While you won't find Dr Rita or Santos on our member page yet, they will be there soon.
Tickets for the event are on Evenbrite. Get yours early. While there is not a lot of information on the ticket sales site yet, there will be and you can always contact McCoy or go to one of the other links to gather intelligence on what's going to occur. Want to learn how to better your paranormal investigations? Want to visit a historic and haunted location? Want to get a gallery reading or learn more about research paranormal, haunted and historic places? Come to this event and have a good time. ETP hopes to see you there. Be sure to stop by their table and say howdy.
Would you like to contact Martha Hazzard Decker or T.L. Jones or Maria Elana Santos or Dr. Rita Louise? Please be out guest and contact them direct. They all do different things on their own and with the group. They will speak at conferences and on radio shows. Have a specific question for them – send it their way or you can contact ETP direct with any questions either here or on FB.
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A timeless, classic olive wood Christmas tree ornament/decoration made in Bethlehem, the Holy Land by skilled Craftsmen. Each one of these decorations has been hand made using a scroll saw and then hand-sanded to give it a beautiful smooth finish. The ornament comes ready to hang complete with a golden string. Add them to your collection or give them to a friend or loved one -- either way, they'll be treasured for years to come. They are ideal for a little gift for teachers and colleagues etc.
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Jim S. necesitaba un nuevo diseño de logotipo y lanzó un concurso de diseño en 99designs.
Un ganador ha sido elegido entre 66 diseños de 14 diseñadores freelance.
Southern States Insurance
We are the second largest independent insurance agency in GA and have several locations throughout Georgia and Florida that serve approximately 6,000 businesses and 30,000 individuals and families. We work with our clients to place their insurance coverage with a large number of reputable insurance companies. Our employees have a natural ability to connect closely with clients to earn their trust and respect.
Our clients range from owners of small and medium sized businesses to individuals and families of all ages. Because our offices are spread throughout GA and FL our clients enjoy the hometown feel of a local agent that we present, while our overall company size gives us the market clout of a regional company.
We want to redesign our company's logo to look more professional. Our current logo has too much drop shadow and looks cramped. (See current logo attached.)
We are eager to see concepts that either:
1. Change the arrangement and look of the "SSI" letters.
2. Use some sort of graphical design next to our company's name that represents it (Southern States Insurance).
Here are some things to think about:
1. No cartoons.
2. No high gloss effects.
3. No LARGE drop shadow.
4. No stock photos or clip art in the logo.
5. Not overly embossed (like current logo)
Feel free to experiment with different colors!
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2. SkyTower Insurance (http://skytowerinsurance.com)
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2. Five Star Business Services
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This well-to-do New Jersey town provides easy access to-and quiet refuge from-New York City.
With easy access to the Navesink and Shrewsbury rivers and the beaches of the Jersey Shore. The Borough of Rumson encompasses 5.2 square miles, and the population is a little more than 7,000.
When I ask Thomas Shea about his hometown of Rumson, New Jersey, he says, "Well, you have to understand―it's a very affluent area."
That's a refrain you'll hear often about this historic town, an hour south of New York City and just one skinny barrier island away from the Atlantic Ocean.
Settled in 1665, Rumson is in many ways defined by affluence. Residents cherish the quiet, small-town way of life―and the exclusivity. Along River and Rumson roads, long, gated driveways disappear into opaque stands of old maple, elm, and pine trees. There are no large commercial ventures.
William Alcaro, proprietor of the tiny Rumson Market, says his store is "pretty much the neighborhood market." The Rumson Country Club and the Seabright Lawn Tennis & Cricket Club add to the atmosphere of self-contained gentility.
On the other hand, you'll find children riding bikes along quiet side streets in front of relatively modest homes that range from Victorians to more-modern structures. Many feature carefully tended lawns and gardens.
As Thomas and I part ways, he calls out, "Maybe one day you'll live in Rumson." Not, I think, on a writer's income. But it's nice to be asked.
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In a Windows Forms app I have a lengthy loop (more precisely: one that does a lot of iterations) and I want to know how long that takes. So I wrapped the loop between the lines
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What is the reason for that extreme inaccuracy and how can I get rid of it? However, I'm not looking for something sophisticated like serious profiling. It doesn't have to be that precise, and I don't have tools for this at hand, as I'm using VC++ Express.


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Dropbox users have been experiencing issues syncing and uploading files and creating shareable links, prompting speculation about the stability of Amazon Web Services (AWS).
According to a series of updates from the @DropboxOps Twitter account, problems began at around 11pm GMT on Thursday. At that time, the company said that the issue would be resolved within an hour, but the last update posted at around 3am stated that problems were ongoing.
"You should be able to create shareable links again. Our engineers are actively working to resolve remaining issues as quickly as possible," the company tweeted.
Some Dropbox users took to Twitter to vent their frustrations, post pictures and question whether AWS was to blame. All files uploaded to Dropbox are encrypted and stored on Amazon's Simple Storage Service (S3).
"Is @Dropbox down for anyone else? AWS having a wobble? Been like it for half hour now. Weird. pic.twitter.com/Z46q4qUu," tweeted Ian Bradshaw, a UK-based software engineer.
"@Dropbox up & down tonight. #AWS problems again? I've given up on flying cars for the short term, but the cloud too?!? :-(," added Oracle software engineer Mark Heckler.
It was thought that the issues could have been linked to elevated error rates in Amazon's Route 53 Domain Name System (DNS) web service on Thursday. Acording to AWS's health status page, Route 53 experienced increased error rates between 8pm and 10pm PST.
Route 53 connects user requests to infrastructure running in AWS, such as an Amazon S3 bucket, and can also be used to route users to infrastructure outside of AWS.
However, an Amazon spokesperson told Techworld that there were no AWS issues associated with the Dropbox situation, and the increased error rates were just a coincidence.
Last year, AWS had to apologise after a software bug led to a backlog on the system and brought down Netflix and some other sites for a number of hours. Some analysts have suggested that continual service disruptions from Amazon could make customers look at other providers.
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A car with five people inside hit a tree on Whitestown west of the intersection with Eagle Mill Road, fire officials said.
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Pork Politics
Last night I received a press release from the National Republican Senatorial Committee entitled "Lincoln Votes to Protect Millions in Taxpayer Funds for Little-Used Pennsylvania Airport." Lincoln would be Arkansas Democrat Senator Blanche Lincoln. According to the NRSC press release:
In a remarkable vote on the Senate floor this afternoon, U.S. Senator Blanche Lincoln (D-AR) made clear that despite rising federal deficits and a record national debt, she still stands firmly on the side of more wasteful Washington spending. Lincoln today helped defeat an amendment, offered by U.S. Senator Jim DeMint (R-SC), to the annual transportation appropriations bill that would end taxpayer subsidies for the John Murtha Airport, a little used 650-acre facility in Johnstown, Pennsylvania that has received at least $200 million in taxpayer funding. U.S. Congressman John Murtha (D-PA), who the airport was named after and who has been the subject of a number of ethics-related stories in recent months, has personally directed $150 million in federal funds to the facility even though it only has 3 flights daily to one destination: Washington, D.C.
When I went to the NRSC's website I noticed similar press releases for other Democrat senators who I'm assuming are on the outfit's election hit-list. Having never received an NRSC press release before, I'm assuming I received this one because I ripped Senator Lincoln in a blog post last week. If that's the case, I'm impressed with the NRSC's resourcefulness. Regardless, it made me curious to find out if any Republican senators voted with Lincoln and the other Democrats.
In fact, yes, two Republicans did vote to keep the federal money flowing to Murtha's airport: George Voinovich of Ohio and Christopher "Kit" Bond of Missouri. Both are members of the third party in Congress: Appropriators. Given that he is the ranking member of the Appropriations Committee's Subcommittee on Transportation, Housing and Urban Development, it's not a surprise that Bond voted against an amendment unfriendly to a larded-up transportation appropriations bill. Both are retiring at the end of their terms in 2010, so the NRSC apparently wasn't too worried about charges of hypocrisy.
With the exception of the aforementioned, all Republican senators voted for the amendment, including appropriators like Murkowski, Collins, Cochran, and Bennett. None of those folks are exactly known as fiscal tightwads. So what gives? Will these senators be headlining tea parties in the near future?
The truth is it's just politics. The Republicans are in the minority and got kicked out of the majority by voters due in part to years of fiscal profligacy. I'm sure more than a few believed this was the type of vote that will help them curry favor with the growing swarms of voters upset with Washington's out-of-control spending. It probably helps a smidgen (sarcasm intended) that the airport in question is located in Pennsylvania, home to two Democrat senators, one of which is recent Republican defector Arlen Specter. Oh, and it's Democrat John Murtha's airport.
I'm wondering where these Republican votes to eliminate pork were when I was working with Sen. Tom Coburn (R-OK) several years ago to kill funding for the Bridge to Nowhere and other assorted congressional slop. At the time, Republicans were in the Senate majority. For example, on the Bridge to Nowhere vote, our amendment went down 15-82. Only 11 Republicans supported the amendment.
Don't get me wrong. I'm pleased to see almost all Republicans (and five Democrats) vote to stop funding Murtha's airport. But their votes were driven by political considerations and not a new-found zeal for reigning in federal spending. And let's face it, defunding the Murtha airport is merely symbolic given that it would save peanuts. So let's see what happens on a vote to strip funding for the entire transportation program that subsidizes the other small airports in this country, many of which probably wouldn't exist were it not for the federal cheese. Of course, someone would have to actually introduce such an amendment first. Senator Coburn or DeMint?


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By Buck O'Neil as told to Bill Ladson
Buck O'Neil on Satchel Paige:
Buck O'Neil is the chairman of the Negro Leagues Baseball Museum in Kansas City, Mo.
What makes Buck O'Neil one of the most fascinating figures in the Baseball History? He's one of the greatest historians/storytellers of the Negro Leagues. He should know. O'Neil played with and managed the Kansas City Monarchs from 1938-55. He guided the team to five pennants and two Negro World Series titles. That's not all. He had the keen eye for talent. Guess who signed Ernie Banks and Lou Brock to their first minor-league contracts with the Cubs? That's right, a scout named Buck O'Neil.
O'Neil also broke barriers in the Major Leagues, becoming the first African-American coach (also with the Cubs) in the big leagues in 1962. O'Neil, 90, is currently the chairman of the Negro Leagues Baseball Museum, and MLB.com recently caught up with him and asked about his Negro League experiences.
The Negro Leagues mean so much to me. One of my greatest experiences was actually playing for the Kansas City Monarchs. Kansas City was a thriving place on 18th and Vine. ... Here I am, a country boy coming to Kansas City. Oh, that was exciting. ... I'm competing against some of the greatest athletes that ever lived. Outstanding.
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To manage the Monarchs was actually easy for this simple reason: They had some the best athletes that ever lived. The Kansas City Monarchs were like the New York Yankees. Everybody wanted to play for the Kansas City Monarchs. We had no problem getting the best talent. All I had to do was make up the lineup and (let them play) --
and they could play
. The players I managed with the Monarchs were Willard Brown, Hank Thompson, who later played with the (New York) Giants, Gene Baker, Ernie Banks -- the combination with the Cubs -- Elston Howard. (I knew they would be great Major Leaguers); all they needed was a chance. They had all the tools.
The majority of the time, we played in the Major League (ballparks) I'm telling you, (The movie,)
The Soul of the Game
and (other movies), that wasn't Negro League Baseball. We played all over the country. ... Every once in a while, we might (face) ... a little old local team and might play on a bad field, but the majority of the time, we played in the Major League ballparks. And if we weren't in the Major League ballparks, we were in organized ballparks. ... The Pittsburgh Crawfords had (their own ballpark) but (some of the) ballgames were in the Pirates' ballpark (Forbes Field). The (Homestead) Grays played in Griffith Stadium (in Washington D.C.) So, actually, it wasn't like
The Soul of the Game
and (all these other movies). This's what the writers want you to think.
I have no regrets about (my time) in baseball. My regrets would be that I couldn't attend Sarasota High School or I couldn't matriculate at the University of Florida. My Daddy was paying taxes to support the University and high School, but I couldn't attend (because of segregation). (I'm not bitter about baseball) because I played some of the best baseball in this country.
Satchel Paige was one of the greatest pitchers that ever lived. He had the greatest fastball. He threw it 100 miles an hour. He had great change of speeds. The greatest control pitcher I ever seen.
The best Major League Baseball player I've ever saw was Willie Mays, but the best
baseball player
was Oscar Charleston. Oscar could hit you 50 home runs, could steal 100 bases. This was Oscar Charleston. We old-timers say, "The closest thing to Oscar Charleston was Willie Mays."
(Even though pro baseball was segregated,) we still wanted to play (the game) because it was a good living. The Negro Leagues was the third largest black business in this country. During that time five thousand dollars was the minimum salary in the Major Leagues. A lot of us (in the Negro Leagues) made more than five thousand dollars. Now we had to play year-round to do it. After the (season, it was off to) Cuba, Mexico, Puerto Rico, South America, somewhere else.
A lot of people don't know that 40 percent of Negro League ballplayers were college men. During that time, I imagine, five percent of Major Leaguers were college men. (The Major League signed most of) the ballplayers out of high school. We had so many college men. We always trained in a black college town, and we played the black colleges in Spring Training, so that's where we got a lot of our talent.
What a lot of people don't know is that we won a majority of those ballgames, (when the Negro Leagues All-Stars faced the Major League All-Stars). Now that didn't mean we were better players than the Major Leaguers. We won the majority of the ballgames because the Major Leaguers were just making a payday. We wanted to prove to the world that they weren't superior because they were Major Leaguers and we weren't inferior because we played in the Negro Leagues. We stretched that single into a double, that double into a triple. We stole home. The Major Leaguers couldn't afford to twist an ankle or break a finger in an exhibition ballgame, but, honey, we went all out.
Buck O'Neil stands for the National Anthem at Kaufmann Stadium in Kansas City, Mo. on June 23, 2001. O'Neil was being honored with other former Negro League players before a game between the Kansas City Royals and the Cleveland Indians.
(Jackie Robinson signing a minor-league contract with the Dodgers) was the death knell of the Negro Leagues. We weren't worried about that because if (the Dodgers) could sign Jackie they could sign (us). We had some guys, at that time, who were better than Jackie because Jackie had only one year of organized baseball. But the Major Leaguers -- at that time -- didn't want the guys that were 30. (The Indians) signed Satchel because (they knew what he could do as far) as the gate was concerned.
Jackie Robinson was the right guy (to integrate baseball). Jackie was one of the greatest competitors that I've ever seen. Jackie knew what it meant (to be the first black person in the big leagues). If he had failed, it might have been another 50 years before (another black person played in the big leagues). If the other guys -- that I knew that were better than Jackie -- had a black cat thrown at them, they would have picked up that cat and take it up to the stands and ram it down the sucker's throat. You know what the (critics) would have said? "I told you so."
What people don't understand, the people that booed Jackie weren't baseball fans. These people might not have come to another ballgame for the next 10 years. These were the haters, these were the Klan. These were the people that were doing that booing. The true baseball fan asked, "Can you play?"
Negro League Baseball changed a lot of things in this country because Jackie Robinson was in Negro League Baseball. When Branch Rickey signed him, honey, that was the beginning of the modern day civil rights movement.
Buck O'Neil, chairman of Negro Leagues Baseball Museum, played with and managed the Kansas City Monarchs. Bill Ladson is an editor/producer for MLB.com. This story was not subject to the approval of Major League Baseball or its clubs.