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Multi-year convergence of biometric and meteorological estimates of forest carbon storage. Agicultural and Forest Meteorology. 148:158-170.. 2008.
Environmental controls on sap flow in a northern hardwood forest. Tree Physiology. 25:31-38.. 2005.
Respiratory carbon losses and the carbon-use efficiency of a northern hardwood forest, 1999-2003. New Phytologist. 167(2):437-456.. 2005.
Photosynthetic and water use efficiency responses to diffuse radiation by an aspen-dominated northern hardwood forest. Forest Science. 50(6):793-801.. 2004.
Spectral characteristics and correction of long-term eddy-covariance measurements over two mixed hardwood forests in non-flat terrain. Boundary-Layer Meteorology. 110:213-253.. 2004.
Ecosystem-atmosphere exchange of carbon dioxide over a mixed hardwood forest in northern lower Michigan. Journal of Geophysical Research. 108(D14):19pp.. 2003.
Turbulence statistics measurements in a northern hardwood forest. Boundary-Layer Meteorology. 108:343-364.. 2003.
Correlation and structure function analyses in the quality assessments of long-term eddy-covariance measurements of carbon and water fluxes over a deciduous forest. 24th Conference on Agricultural and Forest Meteorology.. 2000.
Nighttime turbulence statistics and trace gas exchange in a mixed deciduous forest. 14th Symposium on Boundary Layers and Turbulence.. 2000.
Temporal and spatial variability of mean flow and turbulence characteristics over a deciduous forest. 14th Symposium on Boundary Layers and Turbulence.. 2000.
Variability of energy vapor and CO2 exchange over two midwestern deciduous forests. 24th Conference on Agricultural and Forest Meteorology.. 2000.


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Intel has released its first Intel-branded commercial drone: the Intel Falcon 8+. The advanced system for North American markets includes the Intel Falcon 8+ unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV), Intel Cockpit for ground control and Intel Powerpack to power the UAV. The drone incorporates full electronic system redundancy and automated aerial-sensing solutions with onboard sensors. It is also powered with the triple-redundant AscTec Trinity autopilot. The system provides detailed images down to millimeter accuracy and gives valuable structural analysis that helps users detect and prevent further damage to infrastructure. Operators will have opportunities to generate valuable aerial precision data.

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Fracking: what's the deal?By Mark DeBono
The Victorian Government, very much out of the blue, announced a ban on the mining process called fracking late last week.
No-one saw it coming, not even the five Victorian shire councils and community groups opposed to coal seam gas exploration (CSG) and calling for a mining moratorium.
Fracking is the process of pumping highly pressurised fluid down an exploration well into coal, shale or rock deposits containing hydrocarbon gas.
The hydrocarbon will not flow on its own because it is bound up in the structure.
The pressurised fluid fractures the structure, releasing the hydrocarbon so it can escape up the well to the surface.
Environment groups and landholders have grave concerns, specifically about fracking and generally about mining.
Landholders do not like being told that miners have the rights to the resources under their properties and farmers want more control over access to their land.
That applies to gas exploration, even though the exploration wells are relatively small and unobtrusive.
More of a threat to the land is the push for more open-cut coal mining in Gippsland and western Victoria.
The agriculture industry begrudges any reduction in available land.
Gippsland, in particular, is viewed as one of the country's great food bowls.
The tourism industry likewise, would prefer farmland and bush rather than open-cut mining as a drawcard.
Gas exploration is a separate issue, and while there are very different types of gas exploration happening and proposed in Victoria, the latest Government ban has lumped them into one category.
Most of the concerns aired by environment and landholder groups are about coal seam gas exploration.
As the name suggests, the gas is captive in coal seams relatively close to the surface and close to, or in contact with, underground water supplies.
Those supplies are a valuable agricultural resource and a significant proportion of the state's agricultural production is watered by bores tapping into those aquifers.
Towns like Sale in Gippsland get their domestic water from underground aquifers and these hidden supplies become even more important during droughts when surface water supplies for irrigation are limited.
Opponents fear the fracking process not only opens up cracks in the gas-bearing coal seam, but also to the underground aquifers, causing cross contamination of the fracking chemicals and the water.
Along with the ban on the fracking process, the State Government has also banned the use of a raft of chemicals in the mining process known to be carcinogenic.
This month Australian environment groups raised new concerns that the exploration wells let the target gas escape into the atmosphere, and they say the estimates of volumes lost are far too low.
The gas released from the coal beds is methane, and has about four times the impact that carbon dioxide has as a greenhouse gas.
Environment Victoria says studies in the US have found the gas escapes into the atmosphere initially after fracking, but then continues to leak in measurable amounts for the life of the well.
The second type of exploration happening onshore in Victoria is for tight gas.
These deposits are in rock or pressurised sands and are far deeper underground than coal seam gas deposits.
Where CSG deposits are typically 600 metres under the ground, tight gas can be up to three kilometres down.
The wildcat exploration company, Lakes Oil, has been drilling exploration wells for tight gas in Gippsland and fracking at 11 sites for about five years.
The company was formed at Lakes Entrance in the 1940s.
Lakes Oil has never had problems getting approval for the process and the Government's temporary ban took it by surprise.
The company's executive chairman, Rob Annells, has always been up-front about the company's operations and methods, publicly and with the Government.
He proudly announced his company was pioneering fracking in Gippsland when it first started drilling onshore wells at Longford, along the Rosedale Ridge, and at Seaspray near the Ninety-Mile beach some years ago.
Mr Annells says tight gas exploration is a very different to CSG exploration because of the depth and the nature of the structures.
He says his company is drilling well below fresh water supplies and any water coming from its wells is saline.
Lakes Oil stopped its operations last Friday because of the fracking ban and the Australian Securities Exchange has since put a stop on its share trading at the request of the company.
Mr Annells found out about the ban through a phone call last Thursday night, only hours before it was publicly announced.
He was in New York on a capital-raising mission.
The ban is doubly significant for the company's future because of the nature of the business.
Exploration companies generally do not expect to sell gas and make profits for many years, and only after spending many millions of dollars.
They operate by seeking investment from like-minded speculators, by share issues and joint ventures.
Lakes Oil has been drilling holes in Gippsland for years and is still not in commercial production.
It is the nature of the game.
The ban has not only stopped the company's drilling operations but instantaneously evaporated any short-term prospects for capital raising.
Mr Annells is an optimist, as anyone in his industry must be.
But in interviews over the last few days a tinge of bitterness has infiltrated his patter.
"I'm very disappointed that our operations have been lumped in with coal seam gas in this ban, it's not the same" he said.
"I'm also very disappointed that someone from the National Party didn't have the courtesy to call me and ask for our input into the decision; we could have quickly cleared up any confusion.
"I've always kept our National Party MPs in Gippsland informed about our operations, including Peter Ryan and I'm disappointed I didn't get the same courtesy," he said.
The State Government's ban applies until the completion of a national plan for coal seam gas exploration, which is expected in December.


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Beat the Streak Report: Thursday, June 9
The 13.4 percent of Streakers who reachiro'd for Ichiro came away disappointed last night, as the seven-time Major League hit king failed to convert against Gavin Floyd and the White Sox bullpen.
Paul Konerko and Ryan Braun — Messrs. Congeniality in the Wednesday popularity pageant — each rang the bell, though, pushing a combined 15.6 percent of all selectors one day closer to a 57-game BTS championship. Some of you may be asking if that championship comes with a fancy ring and a White House tour. Answer: Not officially, but we bet you could acquire some Kardashian-esque hand candy and a couple Amtrak tickets to D.C. with the $5.6 million grand prize.
Speaking of grand prizes, how about leahydpt? Our current leader saw their faith in Lance Berkman rewarded with a 1-for-3 in Houston, pushing their streak to 31 games and earning a share of the season lead. A hit today would vault leah past jsmnapoli and into sole possession of first place on the season leaderboard. Not to jinx anyone, but it's never too early to start consulting jewelers — or D.C. train schedules.
Thursday's picks:
(Make a BTS pick)
Oh, hello there …
Brennan Boesch: .556 (5-for-9) since '06 vs. Mariners starter Doug Fister
Jose Reyes: .500 (5-for-10) since '06 vs. Brewers starter Yovani Gallardo
Josh Hamilton: .444 (4-for-9) since '06 vs. Twins starter Nick Blackburn
Kevin Youkilis: .370 (10-for-27) since '06 vs. Yankees starter CC Sabathia
Martin Prado: .357 (5-for-14) since '06 vs. Marlins starter Chris Volstad
Ichiro Suzuki: .364 (14-for-44) since '06 vs. Tigers starter Justin Verlander
Feeling kinda spicy?
Omar Vizquel: .529 (9-for-17) since '06 vs. Athletics starter Trevor Cahill
Emilio Bonifacio: .500 (5-for-10) since '06 vs. Braves starter Jair Jurrjens
You'll thank me later …
Mark Teixeira: .184 (7-for-38) since '06 vs. Red Sox starter Josh Beckett
Paul Konerko: .154 (2-for-18) since '06 vs. Athletics starter Trevor Cahill
Jacoby Ellsbury: .125 (2-for-16) since '06 vs. Yankees starter CC Sabathia
Carlos Gonzalez: .133 (2-for-15) since '06 vs. Dodgers starter Clayton Kershaw
Brian McCann: .167 (3-for-18) since '06 vs. Marlins starter Chris Volstad
Leaderboard time!
Leahydpt is planted firmly in the captain's seat for now, but plenty of other contenders are lining up to steer the good ship BTS. DanOClock is your first mate at an impressive 28 games, while soplt fills the navigator role at 27 and a trio of deckhands learn the ways of the high seas at 26.
Top MLB streakers
Hunter Pence: 19 games
Jose Reyes: 12 games
Ben Revere: 11 games
Jay Bruce: 10 games
Carlos Quentin: 10 games
Home Run Beat the Streak pick:
Adam Lind: (10 HR this season) vs. Royals starter Luke Hochevar
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2 more AB's. Come on now!!
Make that 1 more AB, at least. If the game gets tied, and stays tied, maybe more.
@ 98 pitches, Hochevar may not appear in the 8th when your pick is due up. Is that a good thing or bad thing? Whether the starter or setup pitcher, you gotta hope 1st base isn't open with men on base & with a 1 run lead, for now, cause he'll be walked for sure.
And he was walked. Crap!!
Events occurred as I predicted. But you still have 5 outs to hope for a tie or bat-around.
I need a miracle. Rabbit feet and all lucky pieces are needed. Pray with me!
Sorry, you know I can't do that. I never hope for the most picked player to get a hit. Just not within me. I even hope for that sometimes when I happened to pick the #1 pick!
No biggie. I'll just restart this streak tomorrow. I've done it before and can do it again.
Odds are not good at coming up again in the 9th, but a tie is still probable if KC doesn't get any insurance runs
meant possible, not probable. But the idea is the same.
I need 4 more to get to bat and put a ball in play for him to make it up.
Who said this game isn't exciting? Bases loaded, top of 9th, 1 run deficit, 2outs & your guy (the #1 pick) is on deck!
That has to be the WORST possible way for a streak to end! 😡
I honestly thought he'd come up and either make the last out or continue your streak and 100's of others
Oh well. Can't look back on what I could have done differently. I'll just look toward tomorrow and start that streak again.
That's how my 17 game streak ended with Cano last night, with him being left on deck and A-Rod ever so close to beating it out. Speaking of restarting Brennan Boesch has just hit a leadoff double in the 4th.
Don't get me started on Boesch. I had his name highlighted and ready to submit and said "No, I like Bautista better." Grrr!
Until Mark ( 00Liber ) puts up the Top2500, here are some stats to mull over
– Those at 19+ games trying to get to or stay at 20 games or higher today: 113
– Picked J.Bautista 17x
– Picked J.Reyes 16x
– Picked Mi.Cabrera & A.Pujols 11x
– No other hitter was picked more than 9x
– There were 3 safe picks (Holliday, Soriano & Hanley) and 1 No Pick by a 19-gamer
Jus on route to work. Post up in about an hour. Last night shift for a while so posts will be up shortly after lock times for the next week or so.
For grins, I picked the same players in BTS & HRBTS. Hamilton with a lead-off homer!
LaV's List
Thursday's Top Picks of the current Top2500,
126 Batters picked overall
Batter, Times Picked, Percentage
Jose Bautista 440 17.78 0-FER
Jose Reyes 397 16.04 (3RD)
Josh Hamilton 177 7.15 GOOD
Albert Pujols 137 5.54
Miguel Cabrera 110 4.44 (1RST)
Hunter Pence 98 3.96 GOOD
Ryan Braun 76 3.07
Rickie Weeks 73 2.95
Placido Polanco 71 2.87 DELAY
Martin Prado 67 2.71 (PH??)
Adrian Gonzalez 62 2.51 DELAY
Domonic Brown 3 0.12 (2ND) DELAY
Highest "No Selection" 😛 pg# 5 with streak of 19 back to zero.
Yesterday's Top2500 Reset rate was 26.92% with ICHIRO reseting the most.
There was also 7.52% PPD due to players not playing. These streakers do not reset, but did not increase either.
Got Pinched OR 1 AB Wonders
TOP2500 saved or reset by PHA (going to include any pinch hitters and/or double switch, 1 AB or More)
S Drew ARI, SAVED 9, Highest was 20 gamer
K Johnson ARI, SAVED 1, Was 9 gamer
W Harris NYM, RESET 1, Was 15 gamer
D Murphy NYM, RESET 1, Was 11 gamer
J Lucroy MIL, RESET 1, Was 9 gamer
E Longoria TB, SAVED 2, 10,10 gamers
G Halman SEA, 1, SAC BUNT, (no effect) 14 gamer
Bloggers Group Top2500
UserName, Streak, Page#, Rank, Pick, (Times picked in top2500)
ajemelka, 11, pg 50, 1170, JOSE REYES (PICKED 397X)
bjm5355, 9, pg 100+, 2395, RICKIE WEEKS (PICKED 73X)
nymets1979, 9, pg 100+, 2395, JOSE BAUTISTA (PICKED 440X) 0-FER
Bloggers Reset Yesterday
Yanksgiantsdevils33, 17, RESET by ROBBIE CANO
GL to all
OPPS, missed this.
No Selection 28 1.13
Well, we'll have a new leader tomorrow morning. With Miggy making 3rd out in 8th & DET up by 4, only chance leader has is for SEA to tie or take lead in the 9th.
The leader just went back to zero. That is unless the Mariners score 3 runs in the top of the 9th and no more. And then they must get to at least the 11th inning, maybe later. Good luck with that! Makes my fall from 9 to 0 feel just that much better.
Reyes just flew out to end the top half of 6. 1 more AB guaranteed. Currently 0-4.
Looking more and more like a mass cleansing tonight.
Good! Gives some of us a chance to get a streak going and move on up.
Couldn't agree more. With over 100 streakers entering tonight that could've been at 20+ games, the leaderboard needs a good cleansing.
Not a good day to be named JOSE, or anyone that picked them.
Reyes now 0-5.
A bit more excitement maybe…. 2nd place leader knows well he is now 1st place leader. Probably wondering why he picked a D.Brown instead of Polanco or Utley. Anyway, Phillies up by 1 going into the 9th and D.Brown batted in 8th (0-3). Pretty much done deal, right? Wrong. Cubbies tie it up with a homer from Soto with 1 out. Very next hitter – homer too. Now Cubbies up by 1 and 2nd place leader gotta be feeling sick about now, But wait…. under review & overturned to a double. Cubbies can't drive in the leading run. Now in extras and D.Brown will very likely come to bat again. The BTS gods were vengeful tonight, but they are teasing our potential new leader like a cat does with a mouse. Will he be the leader tomorrow or be looking at starting a streak of one? We shall see.
NOPE he will not be. CUBS WIN, CUBS WIN.
Currently sitting at 46.7% reset with almost 6% still on the board.
And if I counted correctly, of those 113 that could've gotten to 20 games or better tonight, only 56 made it. Good leadeboard dusting. Need another one which very may happen on Reset Weekends
not that it matters but i count 57.
Neither of us can count. Looking at the actual standings Friday afternoon: 55 🙂


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Investor sentiment toward Myriad Genetics (MYGN) took a sudden turn for the worse today.
Though initially up as much as 12% to a hit a historic high of $38.27 after the U.S. Supreme Court ruled on the patenting of human DNA, the stock did a sudden about face late Thursday, falling 5.6% to close at $32.01. And it continued to decline in after-hours action to $31.65.
In a unanimous decision, America's highest court ruled that human genes cannot be patented. Myriad makes gene-based cancer tests and was at the heart of the case because it owns two patents related to the genes BRCA1 and BRCA2, which can be used as indicators of heightened risk for breast and ovarian cancer in women.
The judge's, however, did back the right to patent so-called cDNA, or synthetic DNA. That gave Myriad a partial victory, and sent the shares price higher. But now there are questions about market share, and how much competition Myriad will face.
Initially analysts argued that rivals will face a high barrier to entry. But a few hours ago, one company — DNATraits, part of Houston-based Gene By Gene, Ltd. — said it would offer BRCA gene testing in the United States for $995 — less than a third of the current price.
And Leerink Swann analyst Dan Leonard downgraded Myriad to a Market Perform, arguing that the company's market share "has nowhere to go but down." Leonard writes:
We do believe MYGN's near-term results should be strong, and expect that Angelina Jolie's public support for BRCA gene testing has already improved demand in the June quarter. We do believe potential upside to numbers and the absence of SCOTUS-related distractions warrant multiple expansion, and have thus increased our price target to $39 (from a range of $35-37). Nonetheless, our near-term thesis that reimbursement and SCOTUS-specific overhangs were overdone has played out, and we believe long-term pricing and competitive concerns could keep a lid on the stock's response to near-term earnings catalysts.


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New Yorker to ice dance for Lithuania at Olympics
NEW YORK >> The flights from New York to Sochi won't come close to comparing with the journey Isabella Tobias already has taken to earn an Olympic berth.
Born and raised in New York, Tobias has teamed with Lithuanian ice dancer Deividas Stagniunas since 2010. As they moved up through the world ranks, they focused on qualifying for the 2014 Olympics. After finishing 15th at the world championships in March, the spot was theirs.
Except for one catch: The Lithuanian government would not grant Tobias citizenship, and without it, she and Stagniunas could not compete on Olympic ice.
IOC rules, unlike those used by the ISU to govern figure skating, require that all competitors have citizenship in the country they represent. And Lithuania, despite having no other world-class ice dancers, already had turned down Tobias before the couple competed at worlds.
"I went to Lithuania in the winter of 2012 and was interviewed by the immigration council and cried my eyes out to them begging them to give me the citizenship," the 22-year-old Tobias said. "I learned the language, and it's a very difficult language. And they sat me down with a Lithuanian teacher and asked me about 60 questions in Lithuania. I was not allowed to speak any English at all; I never felt so terrified in my life.
"I actually passed the exam and we left and we were just hoping for the best."
They got the worst. She was denied citizenship on Jan. 7, 2013, because, the government said, it could not be awarded based on "future merit," such as earning an Olympic berth.
Already reeling from previous injuries to Stagniunas, then his mother's death from breast cancer and the death of Isabella's grandfather, they debated whether to pursue their Olympic goal. Should they even bother going to last year's worlds?
"Deividas and I had to meet and really talk it out," she said. "Do we feel we have it in us to keep skating without anger and resentment and not let this defeat us? We just decided: 'What do you want to be as an athlete?' A champion. An athlete and a champion never lets anything defeat them. Let's just show them they are wrong and they should want us on their Olympic team. Let's prove we deserve to go to the Olympics by qualifying."
Which they did last March. But still, no action from Lithuania, which has a strong sporting history in basketball, but not much else. Certainly not from the Winter Games.
Tobias and Stagniunas went back to full-time training in Michigan with renowned ice dance coach Igor Shpilband, who encouraged them to keep at it.
But the season began poorly with a weak performance at Skate America. Tobias said she was depressed by the lack of movement toward her citizenship, for which she once again had applied.
"There was an Olympic spot for them and there was no other Lithuanian female ice dancer," said Isabella's mother, Maddie.
On Dec. 2, Tobias woke up to find her cellphone loaded with text messages - of congratulations. She called Maddie, waking her up, asking her mom to check Lithuanian news websites.
Sure enough, Lithuania President Dalia Grybauskaite had announced that Tobias was granted citizenship, citing the skater's diligence in pursuing it, and the "exceptional merit" of having earned an Olympic berth. No mention was made of her learning the language nor making several trips to the country for interviews that were more like interrogations.
Tobias called Stagniunas, who apparently didn't immediately get the significance of the news.
"I yelled, 'We did it, we did it,'" she recalled. "He said, 'OK, that is great. I am going back to sleep and will see you at the rink.' It took a longer time to dawn him."
Shpilband couldn't hide his excitement, praising the couple for their perseverance.
Now, it's on to Sochi.
"We're so thankful and grateful," Tobias said. "It was such a shock. We were so used to being disappointed, so used to being the only ones that couldn't go because of this situation. This was somebody making the decision about you. It should be if you qualified for the Olympics, you should go to the Olympics. It is sports. It has nothing to do with passports."


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I'm working on a PCB with SOIC and on board programming.My width is now 12 mm and 29 cm length. I will make 20 of them. I will post when I finish the drawing.Dave
Ohhh nice!How long did it take you to make the board and put it together?
Are the PCBs holes for the barrel jack the correct size? They look huge. Did you use the Adafruit Eagle library?
I suspect from your observation that's a known issue?
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Read an excerpt of The Next Convergence.
In his latest book, A. Michael Spence, CFR distinguished visiting fellow and Nobel laureate, explores a convergence between "two parallel and interacting revolutions: the continuation of the Industrial Revolution in the advanced countries, and the sudden and dramatic spreading pattern of growth in the developing world."
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In The Next Convergence: The Future of Economic Growth in a Multispeed World, Spence explains how the global economy reached its current state, studying high growth and poverty reduction in the developing world, and analyzing the short- and long-term effects of the global economic and financial crises of 2008. Using these findings, Spence examines whether "high growth in incomes and wealth can be sustained," adding that "there are economic, governance, natural resource, and environmental braking mechanisms that may slow the process down or cause it to stop altogether."
Through this narrative, Spence answers questions such as:
- What caused an additional 60 percent of the world to begin the process of joining the world of affluence?
- How long does it take for a poor country to make a full transition to advanced country status?
- What attributes of advanced economies are constraining their growth, and will developing countries face similar limitations as they become wealthier?
- Will emerging powers such as China be able to navigate the "middle-income transition"—a move from labor-intensive to more capital- and knowledge-intensive growth?
- Can the global complex emerging and evolving global economy, with its rising interdependencies and complexities, be managed for stability, growth, sustainability, and fairness?
- Can the environment withstand a fourfold increase in the ranks of the relatively wealthy?
Stressing the importance of understanding these "multispeed" economic transformations, Spence argues that although, for the developed world, the conditions and growth of developing nations are "outside the range of day-to-day experience," the effects are of "enormous importance and will be felt by the vast majority of the world's population for years to come."
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Uxbridge, Mass. Wastewater Treatment Plant Recognized for Excellence
Release Date: 02/21/2013
Contact Information: David Deegan, (617) 918-1017
(Boston, Mass. – Feb. 21, 2013) – The Uxbridge, Mass. Wastewater Treatment Plant was recently selected by EPA for a 2012 Regional Wastewater Treatment Plant Excellence Award.
The Uxbridge Wastewater Treatment Plant staff, led by Jim Legg, Chief Operator, William Buma, Operations Manager, and Benn Sherman, DPW Director, was recognized by EPA's New England Office for exceptional work in operating and maintaining the wastewater treatment plant. The plant was among five specific facilities in New England acknowledged for exemplary performance during 2012.
The Massachusetts Department of Environmental Protection was instrumental in nominating this facility. In addition, the plant has been provided with outstanding support from the Town of Uxbridge over the years.
"The professionals operating these wastewater treatment plants, as well as the municipalities and the state environmental agencies that support them, are essential to keeping our environment healthy by protecting water quality. I am proud to give them the credit they deserve," said Curt Spalding, regional administrator of EPA's New England Office.
The EPA Regional Wastewater Treatment Plant Excellence Award was established to recognize and honor the employees of publicly owned wastewater treatment plants for its commitment to improving water quality with outstanding plant operations and maintenance. More often than not, and particularly with the smaller facilities, conscientious operators and staff continue to perform exceptionally with limited resources.
The Uxbridge Wastewater Treatment Plant staff was acknowledged for its outstanding work on January 30th at the annual New England Water Environment Association Conference in Boston.
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The public is invited to an open house to learn about construction plans for the North 14th Street project from 6 to 8 p.m. Monday, October 10 at the Belmont Recreation Center, 1234 Judson St. A presentation will begin at 6:30 p.m.
The project will widen 14th Street to four lanes from Superior to Interstate 80 and will include the construction of a multi-lane roundabout at 14th and Superior streets. Pedestrian tunnels will be constructed on the west and south sides of the intersection to accommodate the trail crossings that will exist in the area after the completion of the project. The Nebraska Department of Roads (NDOR) also is building a bridge over Interstate 80 on N. 14th Street.
Street construction is scheduled to begin Tuesday, October 11 and road closures on 14th Street will be necessary throughout the duration of the project. Detours will be posted. Superior Street will remain open to traffic during construction, with some lane closures.
An additional public information session will be scheduled prior to actual construction of the roundabout in order to provide more detail on the construction schedule, to answer questions and to provide information on driving the roundabout.
The I-80 bridge is scheduled to open in August 2012, and the roundabout is scheduled to open in November 2012. The entire project is expected to be completed in May 2013.
At the October 11 open house, representatives from the City of Lincoln, project consultants, contractors and NDOR will be available to discuss the construction phasing and answer questions.
Individuals who have questions prior to the meeting or are unable to attend should contact Devin Biesecker, City of Lincoln, at 402-937-5515, or Jon Olsen, Olsson Associates, at 402-458-5614. More information is available at lincoln.ne.gov (keyword projects) and on the project website at www.oasites.com/north14th.


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Syria "Regime Change": The US-NATO-UN Sponsored Brahimi Plan
The Western press is saluting the audacity of Lakhdar Brahimi for having picked up the gauntlet by accepting to replace Kofi Annan as Special Representative of the Secretary Generals of both the United Nations and the Arab League in Syria. However, according to Thierry Meyssan, the truth of the matter is starkly different. Given the current failure of outright regime change in Damascus, this NATO confidence man has been entrusted with the task of unleashing all-out civil war in Syria.
In the aftermath of the second Russian-Chinese veto which formally prohibited foreign intervention in Syria on February 4, the West feigned seeking peace while actively organizing a vast secret war. On the diplomatic front, they appeared to accept the Lavrov-Annan Plan, even as these same countries were facilitating the movement into Syria of tens of thousands of mercenaries and while UN Observers were escorting the leaders of the Free Syrian Army to get them through the roadblocks.
The July 18th attack that decapitated the Syrian military command was intended to open the gates of Damascus for these Contras as part of the West's pursuit of "regime change." This did not happen. Given the failure of these forces on the ground, and in open contempt of the third Russian-Chinese veto, the Western allies took things to the next level. Not being able to accomplish "regime change", the strategic choice is to sew chaos. They therefore sabotaged the Lavrov-Annan Plan and proclaimed their intention to assassinate President Bashar al-Assad. The speeches of Obama and Hollande, both of which delivered sharp ultimatums on Assad's hypothetical first-use of chemical weapons (in ways flagrantly reminiscent of the Bush Administration's lies about Iraq) confirm that all forms of war are in play.
The latest operation commenced with organized leaks by the press. Reuters [1], NBC [2], Le Parisien [3], Le Canard Enchaîné [4], The Sunday Times [5], and Bild am Sonntag [6] revealed that Barack Obama had authorized covert military intervention months before and that the U.S., Turkey, France, Britain and Germany were acting in concert. The press announced that the secret war had been coordinated from headquarters established at the NATO base in Incirlik, Turkey.
Then the U.S. presidential order was revealed, Kofi Annan resigned from his mission. By his account, it would be futile to demand a ceasefire at the Security Council when the leading Council members were openly identifying themselves as belligerants. The Special Envoy of the U.N. and the Arab League clearly stated that it would be impossible for anyone henceforth to proceed with a peace mission given that the mission itself was illusory because of what he euphemistically termed the "disunity" within the Security Council. [7]
Despite his statement, the Western nations turned again to the Secretary Generals of both the U.N. and the Arab League to provide a veneer of pacific intentions and legality to their imperial ambitions. They designated a new Special Joint Envoy in the person of Lakhdar Brahimi. In the communiqué announcing the nomination, Ban Ki-Moon did not define the new mission as intended to fulfill the Lavrov-Annan plan previously approved by the Security Council. Instead, he signalled that the nominee would employ "his talent and extraordinary experience" to lead Syria toward a "political transition in accordance with the legitimate aspirations of the Syrian people." [8]
To comprehend what is currently underway requires a closer look at the "the talents and experience" of Mr. Brahimi. Son of a collaborator during the WWII occupation of France and not of a hero of the Algerian Independence with the same name as he would have people believe, Lahkdar Brahimi is one of the leading sycophant acolytes of the doctrine "humanitarian intervention", the new scarcely-veiled substitute for neocolonialism. His name is still attached to the report of the Commission for U.N. Peacekeeping Operations, which he had chaired. He never questioned the legal aberration that allowed the U.N. to create so-called peacekeeping forces in order to impose political solutions against the will of the warring parties rather than overseeing the implementation of peace accords concluded equitably by them. Instead, he has been an active advocate for further consolidating the world governance role of the United Nations on the basis of a doctrine of intervention and the creation of a supranational intelligence service. [9] This was the origin of the "decision support service." Not long after, and without informing the Security Council, Ban Ki-moon signed on September 23, 2008 a protocol with his NATO counterpart linking this newly-created service to the Atlantic Alliance. [10] So much for Brahimi's "talents".
As for Mr. Brahimi's "experience", in the late 1980's he masterminded the Lebanese Confessional System (the Taif Accord ) and, following the U.S. invasion of Afghanistan, the Bonn Agreement with put in place the present-day Afghan narco-regime. He also participated in the machinations to "remodel" after the Western invasion of 2003 which sought to partition the country into three districts, one of which a Sunni section where the Hashemite monarchy would be restored. Mixing business with pleasure, he married off his daughter Rym, a CNN journalist, to Prince Ali. Had Ali become king, she would have become the nominal queen of Iraq.
And this is not all. His official biographies neglect to mention that Lakhdar Brahimi, as a "paragon of democracy", was one of the ten members of the High Security Council who perpetrated the coup d'etat in Algiers in January 11, 1992, nullifying the legislative election results, forcing President Chadli Bendjedid to resign and installing the putchist generals [11] in power. [12] What followed was a civil war—precisely along the model that Washington now hopes to engender in Syria—where both sides are simultaneously manipulated by the U.S. In Algeria, the Islamist leader, Abbassi Madani, now a refugee in Qatar, took as his political advisor the pseudo-secularist Burhan Ghalioun, none other than the future president of the Syrian National Council. The armed Islamist faction, the GSPC [13], renamed in 2007 Al Qaeda in the Islamic Mahghreb (AQIM), was engaged in arms training with the Libyan Islamic Fighting Group, rebranded in 1997 as Al Qaeda in Libya. The majority of the combatants in the two groups have now integrated into the Free Syrian Army.
In these circumstances French Foreign Minister Laurent Fabius travelled to inspect the rear-area support bases proliferating in the states bordering Syria. Passing through Jordan, he asserted, "I am conscious of the weight of what I am about to say; Bashar Al-Assad does not deserve to be on Earth." [14] Without having to give a thumbs down, Emperor Fabius has clearly moved from "Bashar must go" to "Bashar must die!"
The Western nation-states have just one message for Moscow and Bejing. They will not fall back; rather they are determined to press on by any and all means.
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OP firefighters battle 2-alarm fire near 121st, Nall
1 resident suffers smoke inhalation
Overland Park firefighters are battling a two-alarm fire at an apartment building near 121st Street and Nall Avenue.
Fire crews were called to the Hawthorne on the Lake Apartments about 9:25 a.m.
The fire department said one resident suffered minor smoke inhalation.
Fire crews placed the fire under control at 10:10 a.m.
The man who lived in the apartment where the fire started told KMBC's Brenda Washington that he had cleaned out ashes from the fireplace and set them on the deck in a plastic container, thinking they were cool enough.
Larry Thompson said he went back inside to have breakfast and then spotted the fire. He said he used a fire extinguisher to try to bring the fire under control, but the flames got away from him.
Investigators said Thompson's apartment was destroyed. The residents of four other units won't be allowed to return until repairs are made.
Firefighters urge people to put cool ashes in metal containers and keep them at least 10 feet away from any combustible materials.


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The economy of Guam grew 1.2 percent in 2010, according to new data from the Bureau of Economic Analysis (BEA). The growth in real gross domestic product (GDP) largely reflected increases in territorial and federal government spending, along with a shrinking territorial trade deficit.
GDP offers the most comprehensive picture of the territory's economy. Although more timely indicators like the consumer price index, unemployment, and visitor arrivals are available, GDP looks at all aspects of Guam's economy, including prices, output, consumer spending, and trade.
For the first time, BEA calculated estimates of GDP by industry, compensation by industry, and detailed consumer spending for the territory. BEA also revised previous estimates for 2002 to 2009.
The 1.2 percent increase in 2010 followed a 1.1 percent gain in 2009 and compares with 2.4 percent growth for the United States as a whole in 2010.
The pickup in territorial government spending reflected more spending on building projects, including the construction of a landfill, as well as more compensation for territorial government employees. The increase in federal government spending reflected increased economic activity by Department of Defense employees.
The improved trade balance contributed 1.1 percentage points to overall growth. Imports declined more than exports, narrowing the trade deficit. Exports add to GDP, while imports subtract from it.
Real consumer spending in Guam declined 3.3 percent in 2010.
GDP by industry and compensation by industry
Taken together, private industries subtracted 0.14 percentage point from overall growth in 2010, while government contributed 1.3 percentage points.
In 2010, the federal government—including a large U.S. military presence—accounted for 30 percent of economic activity in Guam. Federal employee compensation accounted for $952 million of the territory's total $3.0 billion in employee compensation.
Among private industries, construction contributed 0.49 percentage point to economic growth in 2010, the new estimates show. The accommodations and amusement industry, including hotel and food services—along with other tourism-related services—contributed to overall growth for the first time since 2004.
BEA plans to release estimates for 2011 in the spring of 2013. You can read the latest news release and tables here.


text: miagotchi 0 Posted February 6, 2007 Hey all... I just bought two original Nano Puppies and a Nano Kitty from someone on ebay. They were still in the original packaging and all... so I opened up one of the nano puppies to play with it. (That's why I bought two of those.) I had a problem with starting it up, and I thought that the batteries must have been dead, so I proceeded to take off the back to change them out. Well I got one screw removed, and the thing started up all on it's own. So I put the screw back in, set the time on it, and waited. It made some noise... but when I looked at it, a nano KITTY was on my screen! I know it's a puppy, and the actual device says Nano Puppy on the top of it... but somehow I got a kitty character running around on my screen! Is this a glitch? What the heck!?!? I wanted a puppy! Should I reset it? I had tons of Nanos before, like when I was a kid... but nothing like this ever happened before. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites


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What Does the Christmas Tree Index Predict?
ISI Group's Christmas Tree Index is suggesting consumers are in a festive mood this year, despite the looming fiscal cliff, Rolfe Winkler reports on Lunch Break.Photo: Getty Images.
This transcript has been automatically generated and may not be 100% accurate.
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C-3PO Ceramic Tape Dispenser
I wish I had been in the meeting when this baby was being discussed. It's almost... erotic.
Clone Wars-Themed Fun Casting Combo
Surprisingly out there for a brand-new product tie-in, I suppose there is a link between lightsaber handling and fly casting. Just don't confuse a bass and a bantha.
Jar Jar Binks Slippers
It's too easy to make fun of Jar Jar, and Lucasfilm's mistaken assumption that he would unlock some enormous kid market previously (and still) dominated by Elmo. Regardless, these slippers are awesome, aren't they?
Spirit of Yoda Kubrick
Japan, 2008
"Hey kid, here's your birthday present. It's Yoda—and he's dead!"
Lightsaber Air-Sickness Bags
Yeah, these really cool diagrams, showing the parts and etiquette of our favorite space sword, were printed on barf bags. If you were lucky enough to find one of these in the seat pocket in front of you, I hope you have it framed.
Princess Leia Underoos
I loved Underoos as much as the next functioning 6-year-old of that age—crazy how they got us so excited about underwear. But this choice—Leia's Hoth garb—seems like a stretch. Guess they couldn't wait till the 1983 version, Tatooini bikini Leia.
Chewbacca Cellphone Case
Cellphone cozy, made from genuine Wookiee hide.
Star Wars Happy Hippo Figurines
Germany, 2002
These came inside chocolate eggs over in Europe, and they certainly are endearing and collectible. But that whole blue-hippo-masquerading-as-green-alien thing—it really throws off my suspension of disbelief.
Meaty Beef Flavour Dog Chow Bag and Stickers
Australia, 1983
Someone finally figured out how to get dogs excited about food.
Yoda Cap
It looks like a fan thing, but nope, this baby is (or at least was) official. I am trying to figure out if I remember it, or if I just love it so much I'm implanting it as a memory.
Jar Jar Binks Monster Mouth Candy Tongue
Illegal in Texas.
Star Wars Marin Unit T-Shirt
This one was never in wide distribution, for sale or as a promotional item. It was, however, the official crew t-shirt of the team based in Marin County during the shooting of Empire Strikes Back. I included it because that shot of Darth Vader could never have a more appropriate home than here on Gizmodo. We raise our glasses right back at you, Lord V.
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A heat pump is a system that can both cool, heat, and dehumidify air in a room, depending on the demand. These systems have a reversible heat transfer cycle.
This means that if the air in a building needs to be cooled, then the evaporator that produces cold air is placed in the building, and the condenser that produces heat is placed outside.
If heat is required inside the building, the process is reversed. The evaporator in the building is used as a condenser (producing heat), with the condenser outside functioning as the evaporator. The process can be reversed whenever necessary.
A heat pump is a good alternative to an electric heating system.


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House Speaker Joe Straus, R-San Antonio, demurred when 11-year-old Hollins Randolph of Austin asked whether he'd ever run for governor Saturday.
"Will I? No, well, I didn't really want to run for speaker either," said Straus during an audience question-and-answer session following an interview by political writer Jay Root at the Texas Tribune Festival. "I think the state's safe from me for the next couple of years."
Root told Straus that sounded like a qualified maybe, to which Straus said, "I don't have just outsized, weird ambitions. I've got plenty to do right where I am."
I followed up after the forum, telling Straus that his answer didn't sound like a 'no.'
"I said no. I said Texas is safe for a few years," Straus said.
Can he rule out running for governor, ever?
"Ever?" Straus asked. "I doubt that Texas would ever be ready for me."


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(a) 'Auctioneer' means the firm of Marlborough Auction Rooms Ltd or its authorised auctioneer
(b) 'Deliberate forgery' means an imitation made with the intention of deceiving as to authorship, origin, date, age, period, culture or source but which is unequivocally described in the catalogue as being the work of a particular creator and which at the date of the sale had a value materially less than it would have had if it had been in accordance with the description
(c) 'Hammer price' means the level of bidding reached (at or above any reserve) when the auctioneer brings down the hammer
(d) "Information for sellers" means the stipulated terms and rates of commission on which Marlborough Auction Rooms Ltd accept instructions from sellers or their agents
(e) 'Total amount due' means the hammer price in respect of the lot sold together with any premium, Value Added Tax chargeable and any additional charges payable by a defaulting buyer under these conditions
(f) 'Sale proceeds' means the net amount due to the seller, being the hammer price of the lot sold less commission at the stated rate, Value Added Tax chargeable and any other amounts due to us by the seller in whatever capacity and however arising
(g) The singular includes the plural and vice versa as appropriate.
2. Bidding procedures and the buyer:
(a) Bidders are required to register their details before bidding and to satisfy any security arrangements before entering the auction room to view or bid (security arrangements can be viewed in the saleroom).
(b) The maker of the highest bid accepted by the auctioneer conducting the sale shall be the buyer at the hammer price. If a dispute has arisen regarding a bid the auctioneer has absolute discretion to settle this or re-offer the lot during the auction. The auctioneer shall act reasonably in exercising this discretion.
(c) Bidders shall be deemed to act as principals.
(d) Once made, no bid may be withdrawn.
(e) The auctioneer has absolute discretion to combine, divide or withdraw any lots from the auction, to regulate bidding or to refuse bids.
(f) Marlborough Auction Rooms Ltd have the right to cancel any sale without giving reason or notice.
3. Increments:
Bidding increments shall be at the auctioneer's sole discretion.
4. The purchase price:
The buyer shall pay the hammer price, a buyer's premium and VAT on the premium at the rate imposed by law.
5. Value added tax:
Value Added Tax is charged at the appropriate rate prevailing by law at the date of sale and is payable by buyers. Marlborough Auction Rooms Ltd operate under the Auctioneers Margin Scheme.
An explanation of codes is available from the office and is displayed during sales.
6. Payment:
(1) Immediately a lot is sold the buyer will:
(a) give to us, if requested, proof of identity
(b) pay to us the total amount due in cash, or debit card or in such other way as is agreed by us.
(2) Any payments by the buyer to us may be applied by us towards any sums owing from the buyer to us on any account whatever without regard to any directions of the buyer or their agent, whether express or implied.
(3) Telephone bidders must pay either by bank transfer prior to collection of lots or by debit card, or cash in person prior to collection of goods.
7. Online Bidders:
Marlborough Auction Rooms Ltd offers an online bidding service via the-saleroom.com for bidders who cannot attend the sale.
Online biders will need to register with The Saleroom using using card details. PLEASE BE AWARE THAT WE DO NOT TAKE PAYMENT VIA THE SALEROOM. PAYMENTS MUST BE MADE DIRECTLY TO US AND WE DO NOT ACCEPT CREDIT CARDS..
Please note that any lots purchased via the-saleroom.com live auction service will be subject to an additional 4.95% commission charge plus VAT at the rate imposed on the hammer price.
8. Ownership and Collection of purchases:
(1) The ownership of any lots purchased shall not pass to the buyer until they have made payment in full to us of the total amount due.
(2) The buyer shall at their own risk and expense take away any lots that they have purchased and paid for not later than seven working days following the day of the auction or upon the clearance of any cheque used for payment after which they shall be responsible for any removal, storage and insurance charges. After seven working days, the buyer may be liable for a charge of £2 per day.
(3) No purchase can be claimed or removed until it has been paid for.
(4) If it becomes apparent that an item has been sold without good title or without authorisation then the buyer agrees to return the item promptly subject to being reimbursed any purchase costs and any reasonable expenses incurred in returning the item. If the buyer fails to return the item then if applicable the seller agrees to accept the hammer price achieved as recompense for the sale of the item.
9. Non-payment or failure to collect purchases:
(1) If any lot is not paid for in full and taken away in accordance with these conditions or if there is any other breach of these conditions, we, as agent for the seller and on our own behalf, shall at our absolute discretion and without prejudice to any other rights we may have, be entitled to exercise one or more of the following rights and remedies:
(a) To proceed against the buyer for damages for breach of contract
(b) To rescind the sale of that lot and/or any other lots sold by us to the buyer
(c) To resell the lot (by auction or private treaty) in which case the buyer may be responsible for any resulting deficiency in the total amount due (after crediting any part payment and adding any resale costs). Any surplus so arising shall belong to the seller
(d) To remove, store and insure the lot at the buyer's expense. In the case of storage this may be either at our premises or elsewhere
(e) To retain that or any other lot sold to the buyer until the total amount due has been paid
(f) To reject or ignore bids from the buyer or their agent at future auctions or to impose conditions before any such bids shall be accepted
(g) To apply any proceeds of sale of other lots due or in future becoming due to the buyer towards the settlement of the total amount due and to exercise a lien (that is a right to retain possession of) any of the buyer's property in our possession for any purpose until the debt due is satisfied.
(2) We shall, as agent for the seller and on our own behalf pursue these rights and remedies only so far as is reasonable to make appropriate recovery in respect of breach of these conditions
10. Third party liability:
All members of the public on our premises are there at their own risk and must note the lay-out of the accommodation and security arrangements. Accordingly, neither the auctioneer nor our employees or agents shall incur liability for death, personal injury or loss except when caused by our negligence.
11. Commission bids:
Whilst prospective buyers are strongly advised to attend the auction, and are always responsible for any decision to bid for a lot and shall be assumed to have carefully inspected and satisfied themselves as to its condition, we will if so instructed clearly and in writing execute bids on their behalf. Neither the auctioneer nor our employees or agents shall be responsible for any failure to carry out such bids. Where two or more commission bids at the same level are recorded we reserve the right in our absolute discretion to prefer the first bid so made.
12. Warranty of title and availability:
The seller warrants to the auctioneer and the buyer that the seller is the true owner of the property consigned or is properly authorised by the true owner to consign it for sale and is able to transfer good and marketable title to the property free from any third-party claims. See 7(4) above.
13. Agency:
The auctioneer normally acts as agent only and disclaims any responsibility for default by sellers or buyers.
14. Terms of sale:
The seller acknowledges that lots are sold subject to the stipulations of these conditions in their entirety and on the 'Information for sellers' as notified to the consignor at the time of the entry of the lot.
15. Descriptions and condition:
(1) Whilst we seek to describe lots accurately, it is impractical for us to carry out exhaustive due diligence on each lot. Prospective buyers are given ample opportunity to view and inspect items before any sale and they (and any independent experts on their behalf) must satisfy themselves as to the accuracy of any description applied to a lot. Prospective buyers also bid on the understanding that, inevitably, representations or statements by us as to authorship, genuineness, origin, date, age, provenance, condition or estimated selling price involve matters of opinion. We undertake that any such opinion shall be honestly and reasonably held and accept liability for opinions given negligently or fraudulently. Subject to the foregoing neither we the auctioneer nor our employees or agents nor the seller accept liability for the correctness of such opinions and all conditions and warranties, whether relating to description, condition or quality of lots, express, implied or statutory, are hereby excluded. This condition is subject to the next following condition concerning deliberate forgeries (See 15) and applies save as provided for in 'information to buyers'.
(2) Private treaty sales made under these conditions are deemed to be sales by auction for purposes of consumer legislation.
16. Forgeries:
Notwithstanding the preceding condition (See 14 (1)), any lot which proves to be a deliberate forgery (as defined) may be returned to us by the buyer within 21 days of the auction provided it is in the same condition as when bought, and is accompanied by particulars identifying it from the relevant catalogue description and a written statement of defects. If we are satisfied from the evidence presented that the lot is a deliberate forgery we shall refund the money paid by the buyer for the lot including any buyer's premium. The seller and the buyer agree to be bound by the decisions made by Marlborough Auction Rooms Ltd. In the event of a dispute, the matter will be settled by arbitration and the buyer and the seller agree to be bound by the decision.
17. Compensation:
(1) Any right to compensation for losses, liabilities and expenses incurred in respect of and as a result of any breach of these conditions and any exclusions provided by them shall be available to the seller and/or the auctioneer as appropriate.
(2) Such rights and exclusions shall extend to and be deemed to be for the benefit of employees and agents of the seller and/or the auctioneer who may themselves enforce them.
(3) Compensation will be paid to the seller for any damaged or lost items equivalent to the lower estimate of value (less any commission charges and other normal selling expenses) as agreed on entering the item for sale or as subsequently set by the valuer. In the event of dispute then the level of compensation payable will be referred to an independent expert for resolution.
18. Artist Resale Rights
According to the European Union's Artist's Resale Rights Directive, which has been adopted by the United Kingdom, living artists and artists who died within 70 years prior to the date of the sale are entitled to receive a resale royalty each time their art work is sold by an art market professional in the European Union or United Kingdom, subject to certain conditions. Marlborough Auction Rooms Ltd will collect the resale royalty due to the artists or their estates from buyers of lots with a hammer price (excluding buyer's premium and excluding VAT) in excess of €1000. Any purchaser of a lot to which Artist's Resale Right applies will be charged the amount of the resale royalty, which will be added to the invoice. VAT is not payable on any royalty. The rate payable for items 0 to 50,000 is 4%. Contact the Auction Rooms for further rates.
General conditions:
19. We shall have the right at our discretion, to refuse admission to our premises or attendance at our auctions by any person.
20. Any notice directed to any buyer, seller, bidder or viewer may be given by first class mail in which case it shall be deemed to have been received by the addressee 48 hours after posting.
21. Special terms may be used in catalogue descriptions. Any descriptions must be interpreted in accordance with any glossary appearing at the commencement of the catalogue.
22. Any indulgence extended to bidders, buyers or sellers by us notwithstanding the strict terms of these conditions or of the "Information for buyers' shall affect the position at the relevant time only and in respect of that particular concession only; in all other respects, these conditions shall be construed as having full force and effect.
23. Any accidental damage caused by persons attending any premises used by Marlborough Auction Rooms Ltd will be paid for by that person. The auction rooms reserve the right to forward the details of that person to the seller should they refuse to make payment. This also applies to the accidental damage of property owned by Marlborough Auction Rooms.
24. English law applies to the interpretation of these conditions.


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As you're reading this on 7/11/2014, I'm probably digging a test unit somewhere outside Glacier National Park. I'm actually on assignment this year and will be out of cell/internet range during the day. I'll be working on an awesome possibly Archaic site along the Going-to-the-Sun Road, so look me up if you're somehow rolling through Glacier (I'll be the dirty one digging a hole in the ground looking for rocks).
I'm so happy to be creating a submission for the Day of Archaeology 2014. Just like last year, I made a video covering my recent activities. I spent two weeks in June (2014) conducting archival research and collecting oral histories for the River Street Digital History Project. The River Street Project is dedicated to gathering and digitizing as much information as possible about the River Street Neighborhood, which was Boise's largest interracial communities. I'm working with the descendant community and historical repositories in Boise. It a collaboration between myself, my advisor at the University of Arizona, and Dr. Jill Gill– History professor at Boise State University. The project has been funded by the Boise City Department of Arts and History and the Charles Redd Center for Western Studies at Brigham Young University. I also received a travel grant to present some of this information at SHA2014 from the University of Arizona's School of Anthropology. I can't tell you how grateful and fortunate I've been to receive such support from these many organizations.
The River Street Neighborhood is developing and the historical fabric of the neighborhood has changed drastically. It was home to people of all races and nationalities, but was most famous for the concentration of African American families that lived there until the 1960s. As part of the River Street Project, I will create a website to host and disseminate the collected information. The website will also support videos and short snippets of audio from the oral history interviews. A Google Earth-based walking tour of the neighborhood is also in the mix.
While the website is still under construction, you can check out the latest draft of the project's first video below:
Research on River Street has revealed a very complex neighborhood where people were accepted for the content of their character rather than their racial affiliation. It was and still is a community that is at the heart of what it means to be an Idahoan.
The website (www.riverstreethistory.com) will go live sometime in September, 2014. If you want to learn more about the project or would like to contribute, email me: email@example.com
Or, you can leave a comment below.
Happy Day of Archaeology!


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It is not yet decided we will use QT. But it looks best choice at the moment. If that experimentation succeeds we can start actual porting work.


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Max Baucus Officially Announces Plan to Retire, Won't Seek Reelection in 2014
Update: 10:30 a.m., April 23: Max Baucus' office has released the following official statement concerning his retirement:
Serving the people of Montana has been the greatest honor and privilege of my life. Over the past 35 years I have been lucky to go from working for just under 800,000 of the world's best bosses to more than a million – and I am grateful to each and every one of them for the opportunity they have given me.
When I first asked my hero and mentor Mike Mansfield whether I should run for U.S. Senate, he told me it would take a lot of hard work, a lot of shoe leather, and a bit of luck. In the next year and a half, I want to spend all my hard work, shoe leather and luck working for the people of Montana instead of on campaigning.
So, after much consideration and many conversations with my wife Mel and our family, I have decided not to seek reelection in 2014. I will serve out my term, and then it will be time to go home to Montana.
But, I'm not turning out to pasture because there is important work left to do, and I intend to spend the year and a half getting it done. Our country and our state face enormous challenges – rising debt, a dysfunctional tax code, threats to our outdoor heritage, and the need for more good-paying jobs.
I'm ready to roll up my sleeves and get to work. I will double down on legislation to permanently protect the American side of the North Fork watershed and keep the Rocky Mountain Front the way it is for future generations. I am going to put everything I've got into leaving Montana with strong Highway and Farm Bills that support jobs in our state. And I'm going full steam ahead to put on the best Economic Development Summit yet.
At a national level, I will continue to work on simplifying and improving the tax code, tackling the nation's debt, pushing important job-creating trade agreements through the Senate, and implementing and expanding affordable health care for more Americans.
Deciding not to run for re-election was an extremely difficult decision. After thinking long and hard, I decided I want to focus the next two years on serving Montana unconstrained by the demands of a campaign. Then, I want to come home and spend time with Mel, my son Zeno, and our family enjoying the Montana public lands we've fought hard to keep open and untarnished.
Above all else, I want Montanans to know how grateful and humbled I am to have had the privilege of serving them, and I look forward to working with them as I continue to serve the state I love for the next year and a half."
According to his staff, the decision was not a political decision or a health related decision. A press release from Baucus' office says his Montana priorities in the next year and a half include:
· North Fork Watershed Protection Act
· Rocky Mountain Front Heritage Act
· 6th Montana Economic Development Summit
· Tax Reform
· Passing a strong Farm Bill
· Renewing the Highway Bill
Senator Baucus will return to Helena for a public announcement on Friday.
Original Story - The Washington Post, The Daily Beast, The Hill, and others are reporting that Montana Senior Senator Max Baucus will not be seeking reelection.
Baucus is 72 and has held the Senate seat for nearly 30 years after winning reelection six times.
The unofficial announcement comes just days after Baucus was attacked from the left by the Progressive Change Campaign Committee (PCCC) for his 'no' vote on gun control.
After the retirement announcement, the PCCC released this statement:
"Good bye, Senator K Street," said Stephanie Taylor, co-founder of the PCCC. "Max Baucus has a history of voting with corporate interests and not the interests of Montana voters -- taking millions from Wall Street, insurance companies, and lobbyists. Montana will finally have a chance to have a senator with its best interests at heart, and we hope Brian Schweitzer jumps into the race immediately."
Baucus has been headline news recently during a rather frank discussion over the implementation of the Affordable Care Act with Health and Human Services Secretary Kathleen Sebelius. During the discussion, Baucus voiced fears that the implementation could be a "train-wreck," a surprising note from one of the legislation's designers.
Baucus' official website does not comment on the resignation yet. As soon as an official statement from the Baucus campaign is available it will be posted here.