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The Sun may look like a calm, steady presence from the safe distance of our vantage point on Earth, but just a slight bit of magnification shows that its surface is seething with violent activity. And every now and then some of that violence gets sent towards Earth in the form of a coronal mass ejection, causing auroras and general worries about the safety of the people and hardware we have in orbit.
In focusing on the material that gets sent toward Earth, however, it's easy to overlook the fact that not everything that gets shot out of the Sun is energetic enough to escape its gravity. A lot of material obeys the dictum "what goes up must come down" and ends up crashing back to the surface of the Sun. Now, scientists have imaged these events as the ejected material returns and strikes the surface of the Sun. Using that, they built a model that shows what happens below the Sun's surface during these impacts, a model that may have applications to the processes that build stars in the first place.
The basic process at issue is fairly simple: the eruptions of the Sun that power coronal mass ejection send a lot of mass away from the Sun, but not all of it has sufficient momentum to escape the Sun's gravity. So at a certain point, it comes to a halt and then reverses, heading back toward the surface of the Sun. A lot of it reaches free-fall speeds before it impacts—which, given the environment, is somewhere around 300-450 kilometers a second.
If the sheer speed isn't enough to impress you, the size of the blobs and strings of material that return to the Sun just might. The authors estimate that, along their short axis, many of these are above 2,000 km across, and some up to 4,000 km. On their long axis, they can be much larger than 10,000 km. The upper figures would place the area they impact as roughly the size of the US (including Alaska). The observations show that the impact can be anything from a single droplet to a train of droplets and longer strings of material.
The data suggests that the Sun's magnetic fields are weak where the impacts take place, so the authors built a model of the events using gravity and fluid dynamics. The model shows that the material will plow straight through the Sun's chromosphere and procede through until it strikes a layer with equal density. At that point, the material creates a thin disk of very hot material, after which the center region sees a bit of a bounce-back effect, creating an upward surge of material heated to 105K. For larger streams of material, the bounce-back structures could be as large as 10,000 km.
Although these events produce radiation across the visible spectrum and into the UV, a lot of the UV light seems to get absorbed by the surrounding layers of material and never escapes the Sun. And that, the authors say, can help explain a bit of a conundrum regarding the formation of stars.
At the later stages of their growth, young stars have already ignited fusion even as more material from the surrounding disk is being funneled into the surface of the star by its magnetic fields. Observations of young stars have allowed us to estimate the amount of material reaching the growing star but have given different estimates depending on the wavelengths being used for the imaging. The new work suggests that the UV observations may lead to a systematic underestimate of how much material is impacting the star, helping bring different estimates in line.
Science, 2013. DOI: 10.1126/science.1235692 (About DOIs).


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Where do you stand on eschatology, and do you believe in dispensationalism? I was told by my minister that my belief in eschatology was borderline heresy at worse and at best grievous error. I agree with John MacArthur about eschatology. The only part of dispensationalism he believes in is the part about Israel and the church. It seems that my church believes that the church has displaced Israel, but God does not lie. I know my Bible fairly well and know that God is immutable on Israel. I am looking for a new church but don't want to be surprised by theology or doctrine. Can you help me?
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Swallow Hill is a great place to browse no matter what your musical tastes. Check out acoustic duos, jazz, guitar virtuosos, music schools and workshops. Get the latest on upcoming jam sessions, open stages, and even jobs and internships in the music industry.
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View the great calendar of events at the Dazzle Restaurant and Lounge. You can purchase tickets, make dinner reservations and more. The Dazzle is rated one of the top 100 jazz clubs in the world.
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Randy Travis, Mark Chesnutt, and Clay Walker are just three of the popular entertainers slated for the Grizzly Rose. It's country music at its finest in one of the best honky tonks in the country and voted the country club of the year by the Country Music Association.
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ADDRESS: "Karlona Woods," Route 627
NEIGHBORHOOD: Ash Lawn/Morven area
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When you hear of a house on 96 acres on top of Carter's Mountain, the first thing you think is "views." People visiting the orchard on the western slope invariably rave about the panoramic vistas. So it's amazing that this new house on the other side of the mountain has no views. How can that be?
To get here, you take Route 627 past places like Ash Lawn, Morven, Lanark, and Albemarle House— so immediately you know you're in tony company. Off that road, a mile-long drive leads through pastures and a hardwood forest to Karlona Woods on top of the hill.
Here stands a 32' x 32' house, four stories tall. Entering the ground-level door beside the one-car garage, you find yourself in the largest basement room, surprisingly light thanks to clever glass panels built into the deck above it. In addition, there are a half-bath and a large kitchen area which the current owner, a photographer, uses as a darkroom.
A flight of stairs, solid oak like all the floors in the upper three levels, leads into a large open space on the main level. You'll need your sunglasses here: light floods in through enormous uncurtained double paned windows. The back of the room is divided into a smallish kitchen, serviceable but unimaginative, and a master suite.
The next set of stairs leads to swinging ersatz French doors opening to a large space used now as a bedroom. The owner explained that in the original design a wall divided the area into a bedroom and a landing/hall, but she prefers the openness of one big room. A new owner might want to put the wall in to avoid having the stairs come directly into a bedroom. Two of the closets in the four bedrooms on this level are cedar-lined; all the closets have cedar shelves. It smells nice when you open the doors.
Up yet another flight of stairs— you have to be in shape to live here— is the fully floored attic. It could easily accommodate two bedrooms or could be a playroom… if you don't mind that you get to it through a bedroom. What was the architect thinking?
So. It's a big house, with many extras: solid six-panel yellow pine doors; all-birch kitchen and bathroom cabinets; intercom system throughout, including basement and attic; phone jacks and TV outlets in every room. But what about the view? This is a fine house, but who is going to pay $985,000?
They say real estate is all about location— in this case, Carter's Mountain— and someone will spend money like that only if views are part of the package.
Well, there's good news and bad news. The good news: you can pick your views— the owner has left the forest untouched so that the new residents can decide which vista to wake up to each morning: Wintergreen and Charlottesville to the west, or rolling Piedmont to the east. The bad news is that to get the views, you have to cut down some trees. Fortunately, a logger is offering to pay you $8,000-$10,000 to take some off your hands.
So you get the views. Then you have everything: a spot almost unique in the county; the allure of the new (every creature comfort has been accommodated); and, best of all, the fact that there's no neighbor for miles. That means you can run around the house— even mow the lawn— stark naked. Now that might be worth a couple of hundred thousand by itself.Read more on: carter's mountain


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Six Tax Issues to Watch in 2013
With the "fiscal cliff" and tax hikes looming, Americans are facing a number of insecurities about their tax lives in 2013. MarketWatch's Christopher Noble looks at what tax issues will affect you the most - and what you can do about them right now. (Photo: AP)
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... I ... I am crystal MarketWatch damages go into them here to discuss ... aam the end of the year tax issues that sometimes come up and this year in particular with the fiscal cliff looming there's a lot for people to think about ... for its turn is one thing that when I'm done talking about this ... the best thing you can do as a taxpayer is go and meet with a tax professional to discuss these things ... in more detail my colleague done in Los Angeles Eva Rosenberg has put together a linking list of some of the most high-profile tax changes that you should consider ... if your upper upper middle-class income ... person ... when concerns personal medical expenses the amount of money that you have to spend on personal ... medical expenses each year ... I'm in order to deduct it from your taxes is going up from a seven point five percent of your gross ... income to ten percent or dressing ... so basically there's that thing you can do but that is if you have some medical expenses that you know we're coming up ... take your time this year before they have the for the new tax rates can then next thing is that if you make more than a hundred seventy thousand won and fifty dollars in the year ... the number of deductions that you can take on your tax return is going to be limited ... and in addition to that another potential tax that is the ... the alternative minimum tax which will kick in at the point ... is a longstanding problem and in her upper and ... upper middle income ... taxpayers in this country ... and as usual it's quite possible that Congress will couldn't patch as they have every year since the tax was put in place nineteen sixties ... but you never know ... so I it's probably a good idea ... the next thing to consider is that ... starting next year is going to be a two point zero nine percent surcharge on wages and income ... I it's a tax is dedicated to Medicare ... so there's pre much nothing you can do to get out of this if you're in this income bracket ... the Financial feeling better I just think about how the money will be there for you in a year ago ... thing is this can be an additional three point eight percent tax ... on net investment income because into effect for people earning more than two hundred fifty thousand dollars ... this concerns the sale of assets ... the real stay rental income ... and earnings from partnerships among other things ... I if you there isn't too much of the Guinea get Olive out of this but if you're going to make any any changes to hear this setup of your finances you can and you can pull off the next few weeks ... probably a good thing to do Sean avoid that ... next there's the committee the changes to capital gains and dividend tax rates ... I'm it's not clear depends on how the fiscal cliff negotiations come out in the next few weeks ... but it's extremely likely that these tax rates are going to go up ... so it's a few things you can do that if you're worried about this dish if your portfolio from a dividend paying per folios to a growth stock ... then you can consider consider municipal bond portfolios things like that ... so that's some you need to be aware that ... tax rates are deftly going up the stock about how much the last thing is that the state taxes will go up next year it's again it's not entirely clear ... how much but the level of a non taxable status fall dramatically from about five million dollars to one million dollars ... so if you are in that boat and there's anything you ... wanna find about that ... now's the time to do ... so basically what all comes down to is he running out of time in the sense that ... these fiscal cliff negotiations are going to come to that conclusion some point ... tax return and a lot ... tax deductions are going to go down ... and now is a very good time to think about making adjustments ...


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Ascent of Modjeska Peak on 2011-05-01
James Barlow
Sunday, May 1, 2011
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Modjeska Peak
5496 ft / 1675 m
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Trip Report: Santiago Peak (5,687), Santa Ana Mountains HP and Orange County, CA HP - 1 May 2011
Ok, so most of my trip reports on peakbagger for peaks in southern California begin with "What a perfect day for a hike!" Nothing could have been more true this day. The wind has been blowing a lot recently across the Southland, so the air was crystal clear without a cloud in sight. Even the morning fog has been absent and with it the notorious SoCal smog and pollution. I took a different approach than the Suttle book and most hikers/trip reports and took a shot at Silverado Canyon and Maple Spring Truck Trail. To my delight, the gate at 1800 ft in Silverado Canyon was open and I could continue to drive up the paved road. After 3 miles of relative flat, you cross the stream for the last time and the road turns to dirt (el. 3,000). It's also the last water you will see the whole trip. Somewhere along here the road changes names from Silverado Canyon Rd to Maple Springs Truck Trail. I took the dirt road for a bit in the low-clearance Yaris. I didn't have any problems, and with careful driving, I probably could have made it to the spur that leads to Modjeska Peak around 5,000 ft. There is also a huge pullout on the left side of the road around 3,500 ft. Big enough for a dozen vehicles. Just past here, I found a nice flat pullout in the shade and decided that driving to just over 3,600 ft was good enough. The place I parked was about 1.5 miles past where the road turned to dirt. I still had to earn the summit.
From here, I walked up the Maple Springs Truck Trail to the big junction with Main Divide Rd and some other road around 4,500 ft. I could see a faint trail making its way up the slope east and uphill from Main Divide Rd. Seeing a group ahead of me taking this, I figured it was better than eating dirt bike dust on the Main Divide Road. I was right. For future hikers, from the big intersection at 4,500 ft, walk about 100 ft down Main Divide Rd towards Modjeska Peak and look for a trail cutting up and to the left. This trail is shady for most of its length, and gains ground quicker than Main Divide Rd, so it is not as many miles to Modjeska Peak from here. I passed the end of the hiking group ahead of me and hit the spur road to Modjeska Peak around 5,200 ft.
From here the trail to Santiago actually goes straight and becomes a trail again, above the Main Divide Rd. I took use trail on the fire break straight up the last 1/4 mile to the summit of Modjeska Peak (5,496). The views from the top of Modjeska rival that of Santiago, but Modjeska is a better peak in my opinion, because there is no junk cluttering the summit at all. It's pristine (well as pristine as a peak could be in the O.C.). The rest of the hiking group was up there. They were the O.C. Hikers (or Hiking) Club. One of them was pretty cool and chatted with me. From Modjeska I could clearly see Old Baldy (Mt San Antonio) - LA CoHP, San Gorgonio - San Bernardino CoHP, and San Jacinto (Riverside CoHP). It's very unusual to be able to see all of this plus all of Riverside, LA, North OC, etc on such a crystal clear day. After a few pics, I headed back down the fire break use trail to the road. A few hundred feet down the road, I cut left on to the trail that parallels the Main Divide Rd from 5,200 ft down to the saddle at 4,960ish ft. It drops quicker than the road, so once again, you save mileage and avoid the road. It was somewhat shady as well.
The saddle had a nice breeze blowing up from the 909 and I once again saw a trail snaking its way up to Santiago that would allow me to avoid the Main Divide Rd. I took it and soon encountered a white 80's truck that had no wheels. I guess at some point in the near past, this road was semi-navigable to trucks. Apparently it wasn't that great though, or this poor truck would have made it...
The trail I took roughly follows the north-northwest ridge of Santiago and saves a bit of mileage as compared to the Main Divide Truck Trail. Right at 5,400 ft, it rejoins Main Divide Truck Trail, where I headed for the summit. The summit is a mass of towers, ruining one of the best views in SoCal. I found the high ground and a BM. A few pics here among the metal forest, and I headed towards the southwest corner of the summit area. From here the view was amazing. I could see all the way past San Diego into Mexico, both San Clemente and Catalina Islands, the entire southern half of the Santa Ana Mountains, and the dystopian suburban hellscape that is Orange County and Los Angeles. Below my feet were thousands of gallons of silicone and plastic that make the O.C. famous. I relaxed here in the sun and ate lunch, meeting another hiker from Philly, my hometown. I could clearly make out the bottom of Trabuco Canyon from here. The temps were in the 60s with a slight breeze and not a cloud in the sky - how much more perfect could the day get?
I followed the exact same route back to my car.
My time up was 2 hours to the second, but 2.5 hours overall when you include relaxing on the summit of Modjeska. Total walking time including the descent was just over 3.5 hours. It was 11.4 miles of total walking (5.97 mi up), which includes the side trip to Modjeska Peak. My total elevation gain was 2,623 on ascent, ~300 on the descent.
James Barlow
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1896 ft / 577 m
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1896 ft / 577 m
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3600 ft / 1097 m
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In Sangamon County there are 18 different school districts, including two community college districts, and five different regional offices of education located within the county's borders.
That might be too many, says Jerry Harrison, a field representative for the Illinois Education Association and one of 18 members of the state's Classrooms First Commission, formed earlier this year to issue recommendations for making Illinois education more efficient.
"We have more school districts here in Sangamon County than they do in the state of Nevada. We have the dubious distinction of voting for over 10 percent of the ROEs [regional offices of education] throughout the state in Sangamon County," Harrison says. Nevada consists of 17 school districts organized by county. Illinois is divided into 56 different regional offices of education.
Headed by Sheila Simon, a university law professor before she became lieutenant governor this year, the Classrooms First Commission was formed last spring as the School District Realignment and Consolidation Commission in the wake of Gov. Pat Quinn's call for mandatory school consolidations to eliminate about 570 of Illinois' nearly 870 school districts.
Asked whether the commission would eventually issue mandates for school consolidation, Simon says members will be looking to balance local control with efficiency standards. "It's not a one-size-fits-all kind of opportunity or circumstance. I'm hoping what we can come up with is a set of recommendations that many school districts can look at and say, 'Aha! This is one way I can get better efficiency of public funds. This might work for us, that might not,'" Simon said last week in Springfield at the commission's first meeting.
Under the law that created the commission, members must examine how to eliminate duplicated efforts, eliminate "obstacles between qualified teachers and their students" and lower the property tax burden as well as determine any savings that could result from school realignment. The commission must report to the governor by July of next year.
"In Illinois, unfortunately, we have too often a system of educational haves and educational have-nots. I'm hoping that this is one way we can boost up some of those have-nots," Simon says.
David Mills is superintendent for the one-school, rural Jasper School District in Wayne County and an education professor at Kentucky's Murray State University. As the only person from the public to participate in the commission's first meeting, he says the need for school consolidation and reorganization parallels that seen in moves toward more regional health care systems and current discussion of closing postal offices.
Mills says rural communities must come to grips with the realities of globalization, including rural depopulation, declining job opportunities and higher rates of at-risk students. "All small rural communities are basically between stage one and stage five of cancer. You're either stage one, high risk; stage two, identified; or on up is stage five, terminal," Mills says. Like a patient with cancer, what community members in such school districts will need through any reorganization process is a human touch, he adds. "There is no one-size-fits-all panacea that's going to make these problems better."
Mills says any consolidation effort is going to require a "committee of 10" – local champions who can satisfy demands for local control. "Those individuals can step forward and bring influence and credibility into a community to examine some of these things," Mills told the commission. "That's a group you need to make certain that you talk to and that you try and harvest to step forward and do what's best for children."
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- Hot Diggity Damn! U.S. Economy Sits Atop World Economic Forum Competitiveness Survey - October 19, 2018
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- Worthless Argument 97 Percent of Climate Scientists Believe Fossil Fuels Cause Global Warming - June 26, 2017
The EPA has put out a proposal to reduce the amount of ethanol mixed with gasoline to be reduced in 2014 by 3 billion gallons from the 2007 Energy Independence and Security Act (EISA) mandate of 18 billion gallons. The renewable fuel industry is asking their members to write to the EPA asking the original mandate be kept. This lobbying will be very intense.
Ethanol from corn reminds me of the sonnet by Elizabeth Barrett Browning: "How do I love thee? Let me count the ways." The re-write for ethanol from corn is: "How bad is ethanol from corn? Let me count the ways."
One could write a book about negative features of ethanol from corn. It take more energy to produce it than contained in the product. Ethanol has two-thirds the energy content of gasoline; so you get two-thirds the mileage using ethanol as a fuel.
Ethanol absorbs water which makes it a corrosive material for storage in metal containers. For this reason ethanol or ethanol-gasoline blends are not transported in pipelines. Ethanol is transported in tankers or rail tank cars. Now there is concern about ethanol blends causing corrosion in underground storage tanks (UTS) with environmental problems from leaks. Organizations demanding EPA concerns are discussed in this paper.
Because diesel fuel is involved in all aspects of ethanol from corn production and transportation is a big reason it requires more energy to make ethanol than the product contains. The energy balance has to go from the corn field to the gas tank. Diesel fuel is involved with tilling, planting, harvesting, and transporting corn to a refinery. A lot of energy is expended in converting corn to ethanol. Pipelines are the most energy efficient means of transporting fuels; however, ethanol has to be transported by diesel-fueled tankers.
Corn is a debilitating crop that requires much water and fertilizer for its growth. A Purdue University study claimed 18 inches of rainfall is necessary for a thriving corn crop. With a corn yield of 150 bushels per acre and 2.4 gallons of ethanol per bushel of corn, this requires 1,360 gallons of water for plant growth per gallon of ethanol. Add in 200 gallons of water to process corn into ethanol yields a water requirement of 1,560 gallons of water per gallon of ethanol. The 2014 EPA proposed 13 billion gallons of ethanol from corn mandate requires 20 trillion gallons of water annually. This is more water than 320 million Americans use for all activities. The 20-40 billion gallons of water used annually by the oil and gas industry for hydraulic fracturing (fracking) pale in comparison to ethanol requirements.
Proponents of ethanol say water requirements are unimportant because most of it is rainfall. This argument is specious because the water could be used for something more important like growing food for consumption. Another factor is irrigation is widely used in corn production–especially in times of drought like the summer of 2012. Withdrawals from the Ogallala Aquifer are seriously depleting this major water resource in the Great Plains.
Due to political maneuvers in corn states, the country is saddled with an industry that produces 13 billion gallons of ethanol annually. This requires over 5 billion bushels of corn grown on more than 36 million acres. The vast land requirement led to a devastating article on environmental problems producing ethanol from corn. "The secret, dirty cost of Obama's green power push" by AP writers Dina Capiello and Matt Apuzzo on November 12, 2013. Millions of acres of wet and grass lands were cleared for corn crops and runoff of fertilizer from corn fields has helped create 6000 square miles of a dead zone in the Gulf of Mexico at the Mississippi River mouth.
Vehicles running on ethanol generate higher concentrations of ozone than those using gasoline, especially in the winter, Stanford researchers have found. That could create new health concerns in areas where ozone hasn't been a significant problem before. A report by the National Academy of Sciences also confirmed ozone producing problems using ethanol as a fuel.
Ethanol is damaging to fuel lines, carburetors, and other parts of older engines. Increasing ethanol use above the 10 percent mixture of ethanol and gasoline (E-10) is expected to ruin cars older than 2001 and all two-cycle engines used in lawnmowers, chain saws, weed eaters, leaf blowers, and a host of other small motor applications. With 13 billion gallons of ethanol being used at this time, the "blend wall" is reached in which all gasoline produced in the United States is mixed with 13 billion gallons of ethanol results in E-10 mixtures.
The renewable fuel industry frequently claims ethanol from corn lowers the price of transportation fuels. This claim is patently false. The Department of Energy recently published the "2012 Renewable Energy Data Book" which gives the average 2012 ethanol price of $4.48 per gallon of gasoline equivalent and the average 2012 price of gasoline of $3.29. The 35 percent higher price for ethanol also existed for prices from 2000 to 2011.
Due to the great corn demand for producing ethanol, the price of corn has escalated from about $2 a bushel in 2005 to as high as $8 a bushel in 2012. Corn is a mainstay food crop for the world. It is not only food for humans, but a major source of feed for poultry, pigs, and cattle. Higher food prices in poor nations has produced life threatening problems for the poor living in those countries.
The Arab Spring that swept across North Africa in 2011 is reported to be partially due to higher corn prices. "U.S. biofuel expansion has cost developing countries $6.6 billion in higher food costs," estimates Tufts University economist Timothy A. Wise in Fueling the Food Crisis, a report published by ActionAid. A 10-minute video interview with Wise about his research is available here.
This is a short list of reasons to encourage the EPA to stay with the proposed 2014 ethanol mandate of 13 billion gallons. Much pressure from the renewable fuels industry will be exerted to stay with the EISA mandate of 14.5 billion gallons. Lawsuits are being proposed.
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For the comic book fans who worried that The Walking Dead's version of the Governor would not live up to the evil and dastardly dictator in the graphic novels, last Sunday's episode proved that David Morrissey's take on Rick's (Andrew Lincoln) most formidable foe is just as dangerous as the original.
Meet the Governor, The Walking Dead's most dangerous villain
After lulling the audience — and Andrea (Laurie Holden) — into a false sense of security, his true nature was revealed last Sunday after murdering a group of soldiers for their supplies and then enjoying a little viewing time in his special room... filled with decapitated heads in fish tanks. Special. So what does the Governor ultimately want? TVGuide.com turned to showrunner Glen Mazzara to get the scoop on what's in store for this version of the Governor, including what other comic book aspects we may see. Plus: Why is he so darn interested in how walkers work? [Warning: Some spoilers from The Walking Dead comics below.]
Showing the Governor and his stash of heads in the tanks was such a shocking moment in the comics. How did the idea to use that particular moment come about?
Glen Mazzara: It was important. There were several things that the Governor has or does in the comic book that we thought were very important to get upfront right away. Our take on the Governor is that he's charming, he's duplicitous, he's unpredictable, but at the end of the day, he is a dark character. I was afraid that if we kept too much of that material at bay that fans would feel, "This is not the Governor from the comic book!" So what we're doing with those heads in the fish tanks by having them at the end of the first episode in which you meet them, we're saying, "Yes, this is our take. This is a recognizable character. This is the guy from the comic book. We're going to do it our way. We're going to tell our story. We're going to flesh him out." In a way, that scene is a promise to the comic book fans that we realize how important this character is to them and we mean to deliver.
In that same vein, in the moment right before that, we see him look at a family photo and we can assume this is his family member Penny.
Mazzara: Yes.
We didn't actually see her, though. Have you completely ruled that out or is that and other aspects from comic book Woodbury still on the table?
Mazzara: We just started! Everything is on the table. Obviously, in the comic book he brutally rapes Michonne (Danai Gurira). There's an expectation that the minute he meets Michonne in Episode 3, he should just brutally rape her right there. The fans are calling for this. There's a whole story to be told. We just met the guy and he's a major character. We're building this season, and perhaps future seasons, around him.
You're keeping the dastardly side of him on the table, and yet you're developing an attraction between Andrea and the Governor that didn't actually exist in the comics.
Mazzara: It's interesting. There's a texture. It makes him more unpredictable. The fact that he goes back and forth between good and evil, it makes him feel more real and accessible. It's more complicated. If the Governor is a straightforward villain from the beginning, then you just really get into an escalation of violence every week. We're more interested in a sinister twist and turn every week.
The Walking Dead's Andrew Lincoln: Rick and Lori are "holding it together in this hell"
Through the introduction of Milton (Dallas Roberts), this version of the Governor seems to be even more interested in the walkers and how they work. What can you tease as to why he cares so much?
Mazzara: I think he cares about these walkers because it's a major problem. He has to understand this. If he can control walkers, or if he could understand them, that lays in with his agenda, which I think is not just power over a little town; I think this guy wants to build an empire. I think he sees himself as a historical figure on the world's stage. He sees himself as a future emperor. By controlling walkers, he can control people.
Knowing how much of a dangerous, well-oiled machine the Woodbury crew is, what can you tease of their first interaction with the prison?
Mazzara: That's actually very surprising, very interesting and very plausible. It's very much a thrill ride. I'm very proud of the way the writers constructed that story. It's coming. People will not have to wait that long. We still have some stuff to get up and running, but I think it's pretty exciting. I'm really, really happy with it.
Do you think Rick & Co. can stand up against the Governor? Do you like how he's been depicted so far?
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Portugal or the Portuguese Republic is on the Iberian Peninsula, situated in Europe's southwestern portion. The country is considered as mainland Europe's westernmost country. The vast Atlantic Ocean lies on its southern and western area while Spain borders it on its eastern and northern portions. The other parts of Portugal include the Atlantic archipelagos of Madeira and Azores.
Portugal has a Mediterranean climate and has one of Europe's warmest countries. This is best felt in the Azores and Madeira areas where there are narrow temperature variations throughout the year.
Tagus is the main river that splits mainland Portugal. Portugal's northern areas are mountainous with interior areas of plateaus enclosed in river valleys. Rolling plains between the Algarve and Tagusare are truly breathtaking sites in the country. Occasional snow is expected along its northern portion, mostly from October to May in the country's southern portion. Its coastal areas also experience snowfall once every 5 or 6 years.
Portugal's Economy
The economy of Portugal is based on the industry and services it offers, which include its automotive industry and software services. The business sectors are geared toward traditional industries such as clothing, textiles, and cork along with footwear products, beverages and wood products. Beverages produced by factories in this country include juice, beer, soft drinks and wine among others.
The country currently focuses on private investments, exports and even on the development of their high-tech sectors. Their exportation of technology has downsized their importations.
The current conditions though in the country have been lamented in Portugal Expat Forum last May 14, 2009:
The recession is worldwide. There have been people involved here, including a lot of expats who have had to sell their holiday homes. This has been mainly on the Algarve though, prices on the Silver coast have been pretty stable.
The Immigration Policy of Portugal
The Prime Minister of Portugal, Jose Socrates, has requested for a common immigration policy with that of the European Union due to Europe's growing number of illegal immigrants. The proposed common policy aims to involve the harmonization of laws with regards to the entry of the immigrants. It aims to improve "border" cooperation and to provide joint aids towards other nations.
Around 25 members of the European Union are currently framing this immigration policy. As of now, discussions about this joint policy are well underway. This is due to the complex issue of aligning various national rules as well as solutions to the growing number of illegal immigrants.
This is considered as politically urgent. With Portugal counting 450,000 illegal immigrants, its population of about 10.5 million has already escalated to serious conditions such as high unemployment rates and low GDP in the past few years.
Visa Applications
European citizens only need an ID to enter Portugal. Other nationals have 2 options for entering Portugal, which include:
1. Securing a visa through a private company offering visa services. Some of these companies have online communication options, which means they can be contacted through email among other digital communication protocols. However, it is still best to check their accreditation status supposedly granted by embassies.
2. Applying in person at a Portugal embassy in your locality. Those living in London need to secure an application from the embassy of Portugal in London. The areas it caters to include:
• Berkshire;
• Bedfordshire;
• Cambridgeshire;
• Buckinghamshire;
• Channel Islands;
• Cornwall;
• Dorset;
• Devon;
• Gloucestershire;
• Essex;
• Hampshire;
• Greater London;
• Isles of Sicily;
• Hertfordshire;
• Kent;
• Isle of Wight;
• Somerset;
• Oxfordshire;
• Surrey;
• Suffolk;
• Wiltshire; and
• Sussex (West and East).
The premium rate appt. number of the London Consulate is 09065 540789. 1.00 GBP is charged per minute, and only those who have an appointment will be entertained in person. Otherwise, you will not be admitted at the said Portuguese Consulate. Those in other countries need to contact the Portugal Embassy of Manchester.
As for other visa applicants, you need to have a passport valid for at least six months beyond the date of the trip. The passport must at lease have a minimum of two blank facing pages for stamp purposes.
Tourist Visa
An applicant for a Portugal tourist visa needs to initially make a booking prior to submitting the completed visa application. Here is the list of nationalities required to personally apply for a Portugal Tourist Visa:
• Albania
• Afghanistan
• Bahrain
• Algeria
• Belarus
• Bangladesh
• China
• Burundi
• Democratic Republic of Congo
• Colombia
• Egypt
• Ecuador
• Hong Kong
• Indonesia
• Frandesspas Document
• Iraq
• Iran
• Kazakhstan
• Jordan
• Kuwait
• Kosovo
• Libya
• Lebanon
• North Korea
• Nigeria
• Pakistan
• Oman
• Philippines
• Palestine
• Travel Document Holders
• Qatar
• Rwanda
• Tunisia
• Siera Leone
• Saudi Arabia
• Sri Lanka
• Somalia
• Surinam
• Sudan
• United Arab Emirates
• Syria
• Yemen
• Vietnam
• Zimbabwe
• Zambia
Applicants are also required to attach the following documents to their visa application:
• a completely blank visa page for the Portugal visa, your passport, and your UK visa that should satisfy the requirements of the Portugal Embassy in London (if you are applying from London)
• a stamp on your present passport for UK visas
• a copy of your "fully" paid travel receipts as well as the originals
• a copy of your accommodation details while in Portugal together with the originals
• a copy of your Bank Statement together with the original (the minimum balance should be no less than £50 each day you plan to travel in this country)
• an original and a copy of your College or Employment Letter
• an original and a copy of your last 3 Payslips
• travel Insurance
• three Colored Passport Pictures (should have white background and visible shoulders)
• completed and signed Visa Application for Portugal
• completed and signed Private office case sheet along with their terms and Conditions (if you will secure this through a private company)
• money to pay for Office Handling Fee and Portugal Embassy Fees
For family members or for a spouse of an EU national, marriage certificates as well as birth certificates should be notarized by the noted embassy of the foreign national.
As for work permits into Portugal, an expat shared their experience in the Portugal Expat Forum last August 10, 2009:
I'm in the process of getting my work visa for Portugal. It's not that difficult to get, provided your employer is has advertised the job in Portugal for 30 days before hiring you, and is willing to run around a bit to get all the necessary paperwork together.
After advertising the job for 30 days, the employer has to get a declaration from the IEFP (Instituto do Emprego e Formacao Profissional) to prove that they have done so and were unable to recruit a suitable candidate locally or in the EU. This then has to be submitted, along with a signed employment contract, proof of travel insurance (1 year), police clearance and AIDS and Hepatitis checks, to the consular section at the Portuguese embassy in SA (if you're in SA). Apparently the quota for hiring foreigners in Portugal is full, but they will assess each situation on a case-by-case basis. If you're being employed as a skilled worker, it shouldn't be a problem. It takes about 2-3 weeks for the visa section in Lisbon to process the visa.
I'm waiting for my visa at the moment, and will hopefully get it this week.
VISA Fees
The standard visa fee for private companies ranges from £46 to £48 while an office service charge is from £94.00 to £100.00. The total cost ranges from £140.00 to £160.00. This already includes the £60 embassy fee. You need to pay an additional fee of £6.00 if you want to be informed regularly.
Officially though , the following are the visa fees charged:
Note that the EU has decided that all Schengen states are to charge 60 euro for entry visas from 1 January 2007.
National visas have different fees:
- Residence visa : 80 Euros;
- Temporary stay : 65 Euros, including for:
- Short stay (1-90 days): 60 Euros;
- Transit Visa : 60 Euros
- VVTL Visa (only valid to Portugal): 60 Euros;
Delays and even rejection may happen if incorrect and insufficient documentation of your visa application was presented. Make sure you seek the advice of accredited travel offices. Better yet, transact only with the Portuguese embassy.


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The Periodic Table of the Elements compresses an amazing amount of information into 118 boxes, one for each chemical element. The most stunning revelation of the table is the regularity of patterns formed by the similar properties of elements in each group (column), which has come to be explained by the quantum structure of the electron clouds around atoms of each element. More about the table here (Wikipedia).
Brady Haran we get The Periodic Table of Videos--one of the coolest science teaching projects I have heard of since Khan Academy.
Here is a sort of history of the Periodic Table of Videos on the main page of its YouTube channel. The project's official site is here. Click on any of the elements in the table and view a video about the element and its properties, often with hands-on demonstrations, the more explosive the better.
Concerned about the radioactive strontium-90 released from the damaged Fukushima Daiichi reactors, or showered on many of us during the era of above-ground nuclear testing? Here is strontium's YouTube video.
Did you enjoy Uncle Tungsten, Oliver Sacks's biographical celebration of his early interest in chemistry (and one of the most delightful introductions to the periodic table)? Click "W" on the table and watch this video.
What about the most important element, number 47? (The number 47 rules the universe.) See silver on the screen.
And then there's gallium, used in semiconductors and fancy solar cells. Or why don't we end with a bang with caesium (aka cesium)?
Have fun exploring these videos on your own.
[Hat tip to Grrl Scientist for mentioning Periodic Table of Videos in her Guardian blog Punctuated Equilibrium.]
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In a Stable
1. To a manger in a stable came the shepherds and the kings,
From the hillside, from the palace, to Bethlehem that ev'ning.
To an infant born of Mary, with their gifts and offerings,
To a manger in a stable came the shepherds and the kings.
2. To a manger in a stable came our Shepherd and our King,
With a light from heaven shining on Bethlehem that ev'ning,
For the infant born of Mary had a gift of love to bring.
To a manger in a stable came our Savior and our King.
3. To a manger in a stable, where was born our heav'nly King,
We now turn our hearts, rejoicing, to Bethlehem this ev'ning.
To the Savior born of Mary our anthem we sing.
To the Christ Child in the manger, All our love we do bring.
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According to author Sally Fallon, "Quinoa contains 16 to 20 percent protein and is high in cystine, lysine and methione-amino acids that tend to be low in other grains. It contains iron, calcium and phosphorus, B vitamins and vitamin E."
I'm delighted to share with you this traditional homemade soup:
Soak Quinoa for around 8 hours or rinse it several times to remove the bitter flavor
1 Tablespoon minced garlic
1/3 teaspoon ground cumin
1 tomato finely chopped
1 green pepper, finely chopped
1 bunch green onions, finely chopped
1 red onion, finely chopped
2 Tablespoons butter
1 teaspoon ground annatto (available at Latin American markets) (optional)
1 cup of Quinoa
4 cups water or chicken stock
1/2 teaspoon sea salt
2 medium potatoes, peeled and diced
1 cup crumbled cheese (look for Queso Fresco at the Ethnic area in your supermarket)
2 Tablespoons chopped cilantro
First, prepare the Refrito (Ray-fee-toe): Sauté in butter garlic, cumin, tomato, green pepper, onions, and annatto for around 5 minutes. Add quinoa and water or stock; cover and boil for 15 minutes. Add potatoes and salt and simmer uncovered for around 20 minutes more or until potatoes are soft. Before serving stir in cheese and cilantro.
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Mr. Mesial: "One of my buddies had a bachelor party on Saturday, and I stayed up late and forgot to take my medication."
Dr. Grumpy: "It sounds like that's the cause."
Mr. Mesial: "Um, actually no. I think it's punishment."
Dr. Grumpy: "Punishment?"
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An umbrella or parasol is basically a portable canopy designed to protect the carrier against rain or sunlight...and large flocks of birds... There are many weird names for the umbrella, among them are brolly, parapluie, rainshade, sunshade, gamp, and bumbershoots. I can understand sun and rain shade but bumbershoot? Where did that one come from?
The word "umbrella" is a combination of two Latin words; "umbella" which is a flat-topped rounded flower, and "umbra" which means "shaded." The word "Parasol" comes from the root words "para" which means "to stop or shield" and "sol" which is an ancient and commonly known word for the sun.
Umbrellas are usually waterproof since they are made to keep rain away, but parasols are not generally waterproof because they are made primarily to protect against the harsh rays of the sun. Parasols can simply fashioned out of palm-leaves, just like the ones used to fan the Pharaohs in ancient Egypt and carried behind the Pope in modern day processions. The Chinese are credited with creating the collapsible umbrella around the year 21 A.D. These days most umbrellas are manufactured in China.
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Hi users, admins, moderators, ...
some month ago I switched back to the subclipse plugin because nobody seemed to be able to solve the issues mentioned in this thread.
Today I thought I could try subversive one more time so I installed it via the update site for eclipse 3.2 (I'm using 3.2.2). Most subversive features are incredible nice - but the issues mentioned above are still there.
I tried the following with SVNkit 1.1.4 and JavaSVN 1.0.4:
1. searched the same refactored files I used when opening the old case
2. Rightclick -> compare-with -> Revision -> <old revision from before refactoring>
...and always the error "Subversive: '0x00400103: Compare with Revision' operation finished with error: svn: File not found: revision <old_rev>, path '<new_path>' " occured.
So the error is still the same as last year (time of call opened).
So again the question last asked in April (and not answered by anyone):
"Is anybody working on this?"
If not, "will anybody work on this?"
- we've no http access to our svn repo (the first call was closed because "works for http access" or something)
- Eclipse 3.2.1
- svn 1.4.3
- svn team provider (subversive) 1.1.5
- svnkit 1.1.4 and
- javasvn 1.0.4
...and "competition" (subclipse) works great regarding this issue - no problems here.
Many thanks in advance,
The old refactor + compare problem...
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Interesting facts about Denpasar (Bali)
Fly to Denpasar, the growing and sprawling capital of Bali, and start your Balinese adventure. Expect to find temples, palaces and museums in this underrated, multi-cultural city. Denpasar provides easy connections to the rest of the island. Book your flights to Denpasar with Cathay Pacific and enjoy reclining seating, in-flight entertainment and excellent on-board service.
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Bali is famed for its incredible and traditional history, which is manifested in its many temples. Visit the city's most central temple, Alun-Alun Puputan, and look out for the four-faced and eight-armed Catur Maukha statue. Learn more about the city at the Bali Museum, with a pavilion dedicated to Balinese Hinduism and ritual. The city is just a taxi ride away from the beaches of Seminyak and Canggu, perfect for day-tripping.
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The New York Times recently ran an excellent profile of Goodreads, a super popular book-centric social media platform. The site launched in 2006, and is now "the largest source of independent reviews on the Web, with 21 million and counting." Like all successful social media sites, its popularity springs from the relationships and communities it fosters.
I was also happy to note that the piece paid special attention to Goodreads' relationship to independent publishing. It notes the wild success of "Wool," a series self-published sci-fi books by Hugh Howey that received serious attention after being featured by one of Goodreads' most popular book clubs (later it mentions that Howey's series was optioned by 20th Century Fox!).
The Times attributes the particular advertising power of sites like Goodreads to the "membership model." In short, recommendations or reviews written by friends (be they online or off) tend to be more effective motivators because they're understood to be trustworthy and personal. Could literature-focused social media platforms provide the non-traditional advertising avenue self-publishing authors need to break through to a wide audience?
Though the Readmill's iPad app has been around for a while, in early February the company launched an (even more mobile) app for the iPhone. Readmill is a digital reading platform with a built-in social media interface. One part digital marketplace, one part bookworm Facebook, the application – now available for both iPhones and iPads – allows users to purchase eBooks from vendors online and read them via a slick, minimalist interface on their mobile devices. It also lets readers share favorite quotes, track reading stats, and get recommendations from friends and followers.
Competitor apps like Wattpad and BookShout point to a growing market (and hopefully a growing demand). We'll see if apps like this catch the public interest, but I think they could provide excellent opportunities for self-publishers trying to get the word out as well as serious readers looking for their next page-turner.
Are you a part of any of these book-centric social media platforms? What has been your experience?


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Study boosts confidence in potential screening tool for Alzheimer's disease
A major study has confirmed the value of potential markers for identifying people with Alzheimer's disease. Scientists at the National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH) found that levels of two key indicators in spinal fluid distinguished clinically diagnosed Alzheimer's patients from controls with 89-92 percent efficiency. This matches or exceeds current clinical diagnostic methods, such as doctor's evaluation of medical history, cognitive testing, and brain scans.
However, the potential telltale signs, or biomarkers, won't be ready for use as predictive and diagnostic tools until completion of long-term studies now underway. Trey Sunderland, M.D., chief, NIMH Geriatric Psychiatry Branch, and colleagues, report on their study --- which included both direct examination of 203 patients and controls and a meta-analysis of world literature --- in the April 23, 2003 Journal of the American Medical Association.
"We're hopeful that biomarkers will eventually be developed to help detect incipient illness in younger people who are at risk but who may not yet show any symptoms," said Sunderland. "Clues from biochemical, genetic and brain imaging studies could point to new possibilities for preventive interventions."
The NIMH study examined cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) levels of two protein fragments, hallmarks of the disease process, found in brains of Alzheimer's victims: beta-amyloid, which clumps together to form brain-damaging plaques, and tau, which strangles neurons in tangled filaments. Like many previous studies, it found that CSF beta amyloid levels drop, while tau levels rise in Alzheimer's. What's new is that the confidence level in this finding has now been boosted by applying a meta-analysis of the world literature and adding "the largest cohort of Alzheimer's disease patients and controls evaluated to date," say the researchers.
To gather their data, Sunderland and colleagues performed spinal taps on 131 Alzheimer's patients and 72 control subjects and measured CSF levels of the suspect protein fragments. As the fluid that bathes the brain, CSF has long been considered the most reliable window available into a living human's neurochemical activity. Beta-amyloid levels in Alzheimer's patients averaged only 183 picograms per milliliter of CSF, compared to 491 in controls. Patients' tau levels dwarfed controls 587 to 224 picograms per milliliter. These differences remained significant even after statistical analysis controlled for effects of age and sex. Taken together the two markers distinguished clinically diagnosed Alzheimer's patients from controls with a sensitivity of 92 percent and a specificity of 89 percent.
Years of education were associated with lower CSF tau levels among Alzheimer's patients, suggesting a possible protective factor. Evidence suggests that the changes in beta-amyloid and tau levels may be present early in the disease process.
The researchers also performed a meta-analysis of 51 similar studies, totaling 3133 Alzheimer's patients and 1481 controls. These included 17 controlled studies of beta-amyloid winnowed from 188 articles, and 34 studies of tau, sifted from an initial list of 200 articles. Of the beta-amyloid studies, 14 of the 17 found the same pattern seen in the NIMH sample. All of the tau studies showed the same pattern as the NIMH sample.
However, for both measures, the researchers found considerable overlap in levels between the Alzheimer's and control groups. "It is evident that the diagnostic sensitivity and specificity of these individual CSF beta-amyloid and tau assays is simply not sufficient to warrant general clinical use of these biomarkers for individual use," they caution. They call for additional studies to standardize assay methodology, and for "real world" comparisons between Alzheimer's patients and people with other forms of dementia, noting that these would likely show even more overlap.
"Perhaps the most important future use for such biomarkers is in the prospective study of people at risk for developing Alzheimer's disease," noted Sunderland. "By establishing a person's baseline and tracking levels over time, we might be able to interpret gradual changes as a sign that he or she is developing the disorder."
Also participating in the research were: Robert M. Cohen, M.D., Ph.D., Gary Linker, M.D., Nadeem Mirza, M.D., Karen Putnam, Judy Bergeson, M.A, Guy Manetti, Matthew Zimmerman, Brian Tang, NIMH; David Friedman, Ph.D., Lida Kimmel, M.S., Pfiser Pharmaceuticals; John Bartko, Ph.D., consultant statistician.


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Daughter of Elvis Presely, Lisa Marie Presley was seen arriving at Heathrow Airport in London, England from Los Angeles with her husband Michael Lockwood and their twins 1 1/2-year-old Harper and Finley on Tuesday (August 17).
Ali Larter headed to a lunch date in Beverly Hills, California Tuesday (August 17). She has such a beautiful pregnancy glow!
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Actress the beautiful Paz Vega and her husband Orson Salazar leave the hospital with their newborn son Lenon who was born via cesarean on August 13th at 11:53 a.m, weighing 6.05 lbs. at the Ruber International Clinic in Madrid, Spain. The baby joins siblings son Orson, 3 and daughter Ava, 1. Paz looks stunning!


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Delray Beach - Croatian Marin Cilic continued his recent run of sizzling form by overpowering John Isner 7-6 (7-5), 6-3 in a late-night showdown to advance to the Delray Beach Open final against South Africa's Kevin Anderson.
Seventh seed Cilic made it through to a third final in as many weeks when he emerged victorious in a battle of big servers against American Isner in a rain-delayed semi-final that did not start until close to midnight on Saturday.
Fourth seed Anderson had no such delays in the first semi and was on and off the court in a flash after easing past a nervous American qualifier Steve Johnson 6-2, 6-4 in the afternoon in south Florida.
When the second semi-final finally got underway, Cilic's first serve was almost unplayable but he could not convert any of his four break points against Isner in the first set, which went to a tiebreak on the hardcourt surface.
Isner won the first three points but Cilic stormed back to take the next five and ultimately the set.
Cilic quickly broke Isner in the second set and continued to serve strongly, closing out the contest just before 1 a.m. on Sunday.
"It's been probably the best three weeks I've played in my life," Cilic, who won in Zagreb a fortnight ago before losing in the final last week in Rotterdam, told reporters.
"With John, you have to be careful always with his big serve (but) maybe John was struggling a little bit with his neck or back. He wasn't hitting his first serve as big as usual."
Johnson, meanwhile, steamrolled his way to his first ATP semi-final, knocking off top seed Tommy Haas along the way, but his fairytale run ended against the immovable force of Anderson.
Anderson, the 2012 champion who lives in Delray Beach, broke in the first game and never looked back as he held serve easily throughout.
"Getting that break was really key for me," Anderson said.
"I've always enjoyed playing here. The surface is one I enjoy playing on."
Johnson admitted to nerves: "I was definitely a little uptight out there," said the former U.S. collegiate champion, who could make no headway against his opponent's serve and never even held a break point.
"I think if I'd won that first game it would have changed the whole course of the match. But credit to him, he played a good game and returned very well today."
Results on Saturday from the $474,000 ATP Delray Beach Open (x denotes seeding):
Kevin Anderson (RSA x4) bt Steve Johnson (USA) 6-2, 6-4
Marin Cilic (CRO x7) bt John Isner (USA x2) 7-6 (7/5), 6-3


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Environmental groups were excited last week when a key bill they worked on all year came up for a final vote in Sacramento.
The measure would have allowed the California Coastal Commission to fine people who illegally block public access to beaches, destroy wetlands or build homes without permits — rather than having to take them to court. But at the last minute, eight Democrats, including three from Bay Area coastal districts, reversed their earlier votes and killed the bill at the urging of developers and farm interests.
"We were surprised," said Kathryn Phillips, director of Sierra Club California. "This a no-brainer. It was so consistent with what the public wants."
The failure highlights a recent trend: Environmentally friendly legislation has become an endangered species in Sacramento.
California Democrats hold huge majorities in both houses of the Legislature. Issues dear to their hearts, from raising the minimum wage to passing tougher gun-control laws, made it to Gov. Jerry Brown's desk this year.
But among the big stack of bills that Brown now has until Oct. 13 to sign or veto, measures to protect California's environment are few and far between.
"The cold truth is in recent years, most environmental bills were roadkill," said Warner Chabot, former executive director of the California League of Conservation Voters. "It's embarrassing."
California has not passed a landmark environmental law since 2006, when Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger signed AB32, which required the state's oil refineries, factories and power plants to reduce greenhouse gas emissions.
The trend has some wondering if California's environmental movement has stalled, at least in the state Capitol.
"We've got to go back and re-engage our base and get these guys to understand that the public wants clean air, clean water and open space," said Dan Jacobson, legislative director for Environment California, a nonprofit group.
Fred Keeley, a former Santa Cruz assemblyman and environmental leader, said environmentalists are having problems for three reasons. First, Brown has said the state economy is still recovering and he wants few new laws on businesses. Second, many new Democrats in Sacramento are from conservative areas. And green groups haven't partnered with Latino lawmakers enough.
"The environmental community has not kept up with the demographic changes of the state," he said.
A few green measures squeaked through this year. Over the objections of hunters, lawmakers approved a statewide ban on hunting with lead bullets to help protect endangered California condors from lead poisoning.
It was the latest win for the Humane Society of the United States, which pushed through a ban two years ago on shark fin soup, and last year won passage of a law to prohibit bear hunting with packs of dogs.
But nearly every other significant environmental measure failed. Attempts to ban plastic bags statewide to reduce ocean litter died when Democrats split over concerns about job losses. Bills to require drug companies to take back expired pharmaceuticals to reduce water pollution — and to place a moratorium on the oil and gas extraction technique called fracking — also were defeated amid industry opposition. Even a bill to increase from 6.5 cents to 7 cents a barrel the fee that oil companies pay to fund California's oil spill cleanup agency went down to defeat as oil companies pushed back.
On the coastal bill, AB976 by Assemblywoman Toni Atkins, D-San Diego, farmers and ranchers were among the main opponents. They worried that Coastal Commission staff would make life miserable for farmers who grade farm roads, build fences or make other changes to coastal land.
"We worked really hard on this bill," said Margot Parks of the California Cattlemen's Association. "This could have been very costly and really damaging to our businesses."
The bill died when Democrats who voted yes in May abstained in a final vote Tuesday. Among them: Marc Levine of San Rafael, Rich Gordon of Los Altos, Luis Alejo of Watsonville, Susan Bonilla of Concord and Jim Frazier of Antioch.
Levine said Friday he was concerned that a last-minute change in the bill could have allowed the Coastal Commission to collect millions in fines against property owners who had minor violations.
"I want to make sure we get this right," he said, promising to co-sponsor a similar bill next year. "In my district we value the coast highly. It's critically important we protect it."
Chabot noted that Levine could have tried to make changes but did not.
The most high-profile environmental bill to pass was SB4, by state Sen. Fran Pavley, D-Calabasas, which requires companies that engage in fracking get permits from the state, alert neighboring property owners and report chemicals they use. But many environmentalists opposed it, preferring a full moratorium.
Brown is expected to sign the bill.
Paul Rogers covers resources and environmental issues. Contact him at 408-920-5045. Follow him at Twitter.com/PaulRogersSJMN


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The Center for Molecular Medicine and Infectious Diseases coordinates research, instruction, and outreach activities involved with understanding the disease processes that affect both animal and human health, and supports the continued advancement of the science and technology of disease intervention strategies.
Center members include faculty who are involved with biomedical research and are primarily from our college and the Edward Via College of Osteopathic Medicine.
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Answers to today's medical problems in both veterinary and human medicine require cutting-edge biomedical approaches. Faculty, staff, and graduate students are using these cutting-edge methods to:
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- Answer basic and applied problems in biomedicine
The center's facilities are designed to create an environment that fosters collaboration and interaction between research laboratories.
- Veterinary Medical Research Center - The center's main facility, located on Prices Fork Road in Blacksburg, houses bacteriologists, parasitologists, Virginia College of Osteopathic Medicine adjunct faculty, and includes the Infectious Disease Unit.
- Integrated Life Sciences Building - Located in the Virginia Tech Corporate Research Center, this facility houses researchers from multiple university departments and disciplines, including our college, the College of Agriculture and Life Sciences, the College of Science, and the College of Natural Resources.
- Infectious Disease Research Facility - Located adjacent to the college's teaching hospital, this facility houses college faculty specializing on immunology, infectious diseases, autoimmunity, and regenerative medicine.
- Life Sciences Building - Located on Washington Street on Virginia Tech's campus, the facility houses faculty from our college and the College of Science, with specializations in microbiology, infectious diseases, immunology, and proteomics.
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Select from the following questions about mortgage payments, principle, and late fees.
- My monthly mortgage payment is $500 (principal and interest). I sent a payment of $1,000 with the intent of applying the surplus to the principal, but the bank applied the entire surplus to the interest. Can it do this?
- I mailed my mortgage payment before the due date. But the bank received it one day after the due date, and I was charged a late fee. Can it do this?
- I am three monthly payments behind on my mortgage loan. I tried to make one payment, but the bank is demanding all three payments to bring the mortgage current. Is this legal?


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Effeciency of undefining the approach to complete task
"Conversely, leaders should help team members understand the project's importance and ultimate objective but leave the exact approach to the discretion of the team." This is really interesting and whilst I agree this a great way to encourage collaboration and a team approach, often internal, differing view points as to what the approach is can cause inefficiency in getting the job done on time. I think what needs to be qualified by this statement is that the creativity as to how the approach is taken should be left to team members but clarity regarding role AND timeframes need to be set and agreed upon by all team members and leaders at the outset. This will ensure productivity, higher collaboration and efficiency.


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Poker Night Lessons for Winning Big at Your Career
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All In
Poker Night Lessons for Winning Big at Your Career
On Sale: 2010-08-24
About the Book
All In: Poker Night Lessons for Winning Big at Your Career goes beyond any of the other bestselling poker books on the market and at last tells you how to put your poker playing skills to use in the business world. What if the rules and strategies of poker were the same as those More...you use in your real life? What if your real life were an exciting game filled with challenging opponents and chances to win big? What if your job was as much fun as your weekly poker game? Well, it can be - and All in will show you how. With this book you'll learn how to: know the rules and know your opponent; define your playing style and leave your emotions at the door; make the most out of a great hand and minimize your mistakes; know when and how to bluff, and know when you're beat; and always keep them guessing, and know when to go all in! The modern-day world of corporate politics is very similar to poker. It's a game where anticipating your opponent's next move and making educated guesses at the cards they hold in their hand is just as important as knowing how to play your own hand and having a strategy for how you want to be perceived by others. All you have to know are the basic rules of the game to benefit from this book. Its theories and ideas can be applied to all facets of the business world. From the student to the CEO, anyone who is looking for a way to take control of their career and have fun while doing it will benefit from this book.
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Bilal Kayed has suspended his 71-day hunger strike after an agreement was reached between the Addameeer prisoners' rights group attorney Mahmoud Hassan and the military prosecution. The agreement stipulates that Mr. Kayed's administrative detention will not be renewed further than 12 December 2016, his scheduled release date.
Bilal Kayed's lawyer, Farah Bayadsi, confirmed the deal saying, "He suspended his hunger strike after we consulted with him and he gave his approval", according to AFP.
Israeli authorities issued an administrative detention order against Bilal Kayed on the day of his scheduled release from prison, after serving a 14.5-year sentence for activities in the Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine. To protest his detention, Mr. Kayed went on hunger strike on June 15.
International organizations have been deeply concerned about his deteriorating heath. "On 13 June 2016, the day of his scheduled release, a six-month administrative detention order was issued against him on unspecified security grounds and relying on secret evidence," Cecile Pouilly, spokeswoman for the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights, said on Tuesday.
"Mr. Kayed is reported to be in a critical condition and doctors have informed him that he may suffer irreversible damage to his health," she said.
However Bilal Kayed is currently in the intensive care unit of an Israeli hospital, chained by the leg to his bed. The Israeli Supreme court will take the decision on Tuesday to unchain him, and stated that the matter was still before a lower court and therefore they were not able to intervene for now.
During the last month many demonstrations have taken place around the West Bank and Gaza to ask for Kayed's release, but also demanding an end to imprisonment without trial and administrative detention.
According to the prisoners' rights group Addameer, in July, 7000 Palestinians political prisoners were being held in Israeli jails. 750 of them are administrative detainees.
Four Palestinians being held in administrative detention who have also been on hunger strike for over 40 days are now in a critical condition, according to Adameer. They remain in hospital, chained to their hospital beds.
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