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Litchfield, Barkhamsted are top 'Turkey Towns' in Connecticut
New Haven ranks 7th as to where the big birds are found
The wild turkey, symbol of Pilgrims, Thanksgiving and harvest, has made a huge comeback the last four decades and can be found in every part of the state.
The population is "large, stable and widespread — a reason to give thanks in an era when many of our local birds are declining," Connecticut Audubon Society said in a written release.
There are 30,000-35,000 wild turkeys in the state's 169 municipalities, the state Department of Energy and Environmental Protection estimates, Audubon said.
And where they are living in great abundance may surprise you.
On the Audubon's Top 10 list of "Turkey Towns," are the expected: rural Litchfield, No. 1; Barkhamsted, No. 2; and Woodbury, No. 3.
What may not be so obvious is the ranking of two big cities — Hartford (No. 4) and New Haven (No. 7). But it actually makes sense, said Tom Andersen, director of communications & community outreach for Connecticut Audubon Society.
New Haven has big parks, there are prime turkey spots along the Merritt-Wilbur Cross Parkway and at Silver Sands State Park in Milford, he said.
"They're around there," Andersen said.
Part of the question also can be answered by the way the data is collected at the Audubon Society's annual Christmas and summer bird counts, Andersen said. People usually emanate out in a 15-mile radius from the cities. So while the list says New Haven or another big city, there is a little leeway on municipal lines, he said.
Americans have had a long relationship with the turkey. The native birds were here when the Pilgrims arrived.
Benjamin Franklin was so impressed with the turkey, he wrote his daughter that he liked it better than the bald eagle as a national symbol, Andersen said.
He said it was a 'bird of courage,'" Andersen said.
Forty years ago, it was nowhere to be found in the state.
The birds had been pushed out by overhunting and clearing of forests for pasture and farms, the society said.
The turnaround began in the 1970s, when state wildlife managers captured 22 turkeys in New York and released them in Connecticut, the society said.
As the birds bred and their numbers increased, they were moved elsewhere.
"The result is a large population, easily visible as they forage through their habitat of forests and open fields, eating acorns, seeds, invertebrates and insects," the society said.
Wild turkey habitats are managed by the Connecticut Audubon Society at a number of its 19 sanctuaries, including the Croft in Goshen, Bafflin in Pomfret and Banks South in Fairfield, the release said.
"There are a lot of bad news stories when it comes to birds. A lot of birds, such as swallows, are declining. The one good news story is that turkeys are not among them," Andersen said.
The comeback was a reason "for everyone who cares about wildlife and the environment to be thankful," Connecticut Audubon Society President Alex Brash said in the statement.
"As we pause with our families at this time of year, I would hope we would all pledge to consider how we might leave our children with no less rich a world than that we inherited," Brash said.
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When: Sunday, July 16, 2017 | 1:15 pm – 2:30 pm
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- 1:45 p.m. Reenactment begins (no admittance after program begins or when church is at capacity)
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Stimulus, NEA FY10 Grant Tips, and Postal Increase (02/27/09)
Economic Stimulus Bill Update
Washington, D.C. - Last week, President Obama signed the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 bill into law. Your advocacy efforts helped ensure that the arts were included in this economic stimulus bill! Orchestras responded in record numbers and sent more than 2,000 letters to members of Congress to urge their support of the arts.
The bill includes $50 million for the National Endowment for the Arts (NEA). Forty percent of these NEA funds will be disseminated in formula grants through state arts agencies; sixty percent will be distributed through competitive grants. In addition, the Coburn amendment to prohibit funds from going to museums, theaters, and arts centers was dropped from the final version of the bill.
The economic stimulus bill is extremely complex and it will take some time to identify all of the funding streams that could be available to arts organizations. Below is a list of potential areas of support:
- Community Development Block Grants
- Rural Development funding through the U.S. Department of Agriculture
- Transportation Enhancement program
- Corporation for National and Community Service
- Title 1 Education funding
- Funding for school modernization
- State Fiscal Stabilization which will include education, and because the arts are included as core subjects in NCLB, arts education should be eligible
- Unemployment Insurance Modernization Program for part-time workers
- Job Training & Employment Services
- Economic Development Administration
- National Park Service
- Extension of COBRA and Medicaid benefits
Most agencies and departments that have been allocated stimulus funds now have 60-90 days to develop plans for disseminating those funds, and much of the funding will be determined locally. To best position your orchestra's community to benefit from the economic stimulus bill, it is important to renew or establish relationships with mayors and local and state elected officials. Be sure to remind them about the contributions your orchestra makes to your community and describe its economic impact.
League President Jesse Rosen has been invited, along with the other chief executive officers of the Performing Arts Alliance, to meet with NEA acting chair Patrice Walker Powell next month to learn how the additional $50 million will be dispersed. As the League and the Performing Arts Alliance learn more details about federal funding opportunities in the economic stimulus bill, we will keep you informed. Please stay tuned!
See How NEA Grants to Orchestras Benefit Communities
FY10 NEA Grant Guidelines Now Available
The FY10 NEA Grants for Arts Projects guidelines are now available on the NEA website. Grants for Arts Projects includes the Access to Artistic Excellence, Challenge America: Reaching Every Community Fast-Track Review Grants, and Learning in the Arts for Children and Youth categories.
To be fully prepared for the application process, read the guidelines very carefully, check out the NEA's list of Frequently Asked Questions, and be in touch with an NEA music specialist well before the application deadline. To assist orchestras with the application process, the League has outlined helpful tips for preparing your application, including an overview of guideline changes and suggestions on where to find more complete information.
Application Deadlines
- March 19, 2009 and August 13, 2009: Access to Artistic Excellence. The types of projects eligible under the March and August application deadlines vary. Read the guidelines carefully.
- May 28, 2009: Challenge America: Reaching Every Community Fast-Track Review Grants
- June 11, 2009: Learning in the Arts for Children and Youth
Read the League's Updated Grant Tips
Postal Rate Increase Coming in May
The United States Postal Service (USPS) Board of Governors recently released new postage increases that will take effect May 11, 2009. Each class of mail will see price increases an average of 3.8 percent and Nonprofit rates will see fluctuations along with First Class and Standard Mail rates. Prices for mailing services continue to adjust each May, and the average increase by class of mail will be at or below the rate of inflation.
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Arts Advocacy Day 2009
March 31 is national Arts Advocacy Day! The League is a cosponsor of this event, which unifies arts advocates who gather in Washington, D.C. and sets the stage for advocacy throughout the year. You can participate from home by writing to your member of Congress in support of the arts. On the League's Advocacy and Government web pages, learn about a range of issues that impact orchestras, from Arts Education funding to Cultural Exchange programs and tax policy. Click on any of the topics to find our latest issue briefs and key developments.
Remember, some of the most effective advocacy happens right at home, so be sure to note when your members of Congress are on recess and invite them to a performance or arts event.
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More than 40 technicolor hills – or cerros – tumble haphazardly toward a brilliant blue, crescent-shaped bay along the Pacific Coast. Sailboats, yachts and cargo ships dot the harbor, and winding flights of stairs ascend steeply from the flat seaside streets to viewpoints facing out over the ocean. By day, cafes and restaurants dot the most popular cerros, while by night music and revelers pour out into the streets, celebrating for any reason at all – not least of which the sheer pleasure of being in Chile's cultural heart: Valparaíso.
A UNESCO World Heritage site since 2003, Valparaíso shoulders its proud legacy of mercantile wealth and 19th century globalization with grace and verve. Though founded in 1536 by Diego Almagro, the city boomed as the most significant port on South America's Pacific coast following Chile's independence in 1810. Merchants and sailors flocked here to welcome the influx of ships along the route from the Atlantic to the Pacific, building their homes up the hillsides overlooking the narrow strip of flat land along the water.
With the opening of the Panama Canal in 1914, Valparaíso saw its importance as an international port drop off, but has never lost the excitement and buzz generated by its time along a major international trade route. Over the years earthquakes and fires have ravaged the hills of Valparaíso, but this most dramatic of cityscapes always springs back, more vibrant than ever.
Today, the 'Jewel of the Pacific,' as the city is known, is one of Chile's most important attractions. Visitors from across the world come here to enjoy humble seafood dishes at the restaurants of the historic port district, or fine dining at fashionable restaurants in cerros Bellavista and Concepción; to admire the graceful graves of the municipal cemetery, or see arts events at a renovated prison; to celebrate the memory of Pablo Neruda at one of his three houses, La Sebastiana, or seek out street art along hidden staircases; to sip pisco sours and hear old Chilean songs in historic restaurants like Cinzano or Jota Cruz, or dance until dawn to the most exciting independent music coming out of Chile today.
Ascending one of Valparaíso's steep-sided lookout points in an antique funicular, or navigating winding alleys between pastel-hued houses perched at unlikely angles, you cannot help but be stricken by Valparaíso's magic. It is this spell that has kept Porteños – as the city's residents are known – living here for generations. It is this spell that continues to draw poets and artists from all around the country and the world.
Main Attractions
The Cerros
Rather than neighborhoods, Valparaíso is divided into cerros, each with a distinctive personality. Bellavista and Concepción tend to house most of the city's trendiest restaurants, bars, nightlife and hotels, while Cordillera, Polanco and Barón introduce visitors to more traditional Porteño life.
Once you've ascended one of the cerros using one of Valparaíso's signature funiculars, the best way to get around is walking – but prepare for a workout. Unexpected dead-ends and staircases at every turn will get anybody's heart pumping.
La Sebastiana
The house of Chile's most famous poet, Nobel Laureate Pablo Neruda, sits high in the hills, commanding marvelous views over the port. Inaugurated by Neruda in 1961, the house is a testament to his creativity and singular aesthetic. Open Tuesday to Sunday year round, the museum also includes the adjacent cultural center with permanent exhibits works by local artists. (Ferrari 692, (5632) 225 6606, www.fundacionneruda.cl.)
Open Air Museum
A collection of 20 murals graces the walls of these streets, stairs and alleyways just above the Plaza Victoria on Cerro Bellavista in central Valparaíso. Developed as an official project in 1990, the Museum contains works by major Chilean artist Nemesio Antúnez, Mario Toral and Roberto Matta, among others.
Plaza Sotomayor and Muelle Prat (Sotomayor Square and Prat Pier)
Backed by the impressive neo-Renaissance façade of the Navy building, Valparaíso's grandest city square separates the downtown area from the harbor port district, opening onto Muelle Prat, or Prat Pier. The Plaza often hosts open air concerts and government events, while the pier is the best place to pick up boat for a loop around the harbor, the best way to see Valparaíso the way incoming seaman once did: from the water.
The flat grid of streets running northwest from Plaza Sotomayor is lined with old sailor's bars, nightclubs, seafood restaurants and fresh fish markets ideal for exploring during the day, especially when you get tired of legging it up and down the hills.
Getting to Valparaíso
From Santiago, the public bus to Valparaíso cost under CP$4,000 (US$8) and take roughly an hour and 45 minutes. Buses leave from Estación Alameda.
NB. Don't confuse the station with Estación Central. For Alameda, use Metro Universidad de Santiago, one stop after Metro Estación Central. Buses leave regularly throughout the day.


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RIM's event is officially over, and all of its cards are on the table: BlackBerry 10 is coming to the US in mid-March, and it will arrive first on the all-touch BlackBerry Z10 and the keyboard-equipped BlackBerry Q10 in March and April, respectively.
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Sledding death: Mary Baldwin ponders ban after student accident
A death in nearby Staunton has put a chill on wintertime fun and– temporarily at least– spurred a sledding ban on the hilly campus of Mary Baldwin College.
Grace A. Brooks, a Mary Baldwin junior, died December 6 shortly after colliding with a field hockey scoreboard support pole, says College spokesperson Crista Cabe.
Out of respect for Brooks, Cabe says, the College has prohibited sledding until further notice and is weighing a permanent ban on the popular winter pastime.
The nighttime accident occurred on the "lower activity field," at the bottom of a steep hill on the north end of campus– property that until the 1970s was the grounds of Staunton Military Academy.
"It's been the community sledding area since before Mary Baldwin bought the place," says Cabe.
On December 5, much of Virginia was blanketed by a four- to six-inch snowfall. The following day, Friday, was the last day of regular classes at the small women's college, and Brooks, age 20, was sharing a sled with a fellow student around 11:30pm, Cabe says.
After-dark sledding was against College rules, and a school security guard, according to Cabe, reported that he had seen no one sledding when he made his rounds about 15 minutes earlier. Cabe says that no further investigation is planned.
"It's pretty clear what happened," she says. "There was no indication any alcohol or drugs of any sort were involved."
Cabe says Brooks was traveling backwards on an inflatable triangular sled when the collision occurred, and that in addition to back and neck injuries, she suffered severe head trauma, which caused her death. The other student, whom Cabe declined to name, was uninjured. Brooks still had a pulse when the ambulance arrived, but she died before reaching the hospital. "In terms of her awareness," says Cabe, "it was probably instantaneous."
Here in Charlottesville, sledding is not mentioned in the City Code, except under a provision that gives the City Manager authority to regulate it on public property. UVA spokesperson Louise Dudley says she knows of no rules governing on-Grounds sledding, and officials with the two Charlottesville hospitals say they don't keep records on sledding injuries.
A generation ago, unsteerable snow vehicles weren't unknown, but the biggest question of most sledding enthusiasts was what size Flexible Flyer to order.
Today, the famous sled that featured a wooden deck and steel runners is a hard-to-find retro novelty costing around $75. Meanwhile, the shelves of discount stores are loaded with bright-colored plastic tubes, discs, and other unsteerables that can be purchased for less than $10.
To consumer advocates, there's nothing retro about safety. The Consumer Product Safety Commission thinks helmets for sledders are a good idea, although the federal agency has stopped short of issuing a formal recommendation, says Commission spokesperson Mark Ross.
Nationwide, says Ross, in 2001 there were about 23,000 injuries requiring emergency room treatment, and Ross notes that any recent rise in the popularity of unsteerables has yet to be identified as a trend.
While history and philosophy major Brooks was known at Mary Baldwin as captain of the cross-country team, she had made an off-campus name for herself in military reenactment circles.
In a telephone interview, her mother, Judy, says her daughter's love of reenacting began early while she was growing up near the Civil War's Cold Harbor Battlefield in Mechanicsville. After three or four years of immersing herself in the role of a 19th-century woman– cooking, knitting, and otherwise helping the boys on Civil War battlefields– Brooks made an exciting discovery: Women could heft weapons as Russian World War II re-enactors. About a year ago, she added that role to her repertoire.
"She would read so much and knew so much," says her mother, noting that Brooks would have been the first in her family to graduate from college.
Brooks' fondness for sledding had carried over from childhood to college. Ironically, during a previous winter, Brooks' youngest brother suffered a mild concussion from sledding into a tree near the family house.
"I think she had no idea there was a danger there," says her mother, "because she had been sledding there the night before."


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Whether you want to check out Hitchcock movie, go on an Easter Egg hunt, sing karaoke or see a live musical performance, this weekend in the Hamptons has a lot to offer. Check out the 10 choice activities below, or visit our Calendar to find your own adventure!
Click here for a list of Easter Egg Hunts and Holiday events.
Friday, March 22
Hitchcock Weekend at Bay Street Theatre
8 p.m.
1 Bay Street, Sag Harbor
The Picture Show at Bay Street Theatre, sponsored by Peconic Landing continues with classic films by Alfred Hitchcock. All films start at 8 p.m. and tickets are $7 at the door. Admission includes a small box of popcorn. $28 will buy a prix-fixe "Dinner and a Movie" package, including dinner at Il Capuccino (631-725-2747) or Dockside (631-725-7100).
Friday, March 22 – Stage Fright (1950)
Saturday, March 23 – To Catch a Thief (1955)
Saturday, March 23
Kids' Event
Annual Egg Hunt: A Hampton Library Tradition
10 a.m.
Hampton Library, 2478 Main Street, Bridgehampton
This is sure to be a great day on the back lawn for the annual Egg Hunt and storytelling. Rain date, Saturday, March 30, 10 a.m. This is for children up to age 8. An "eggs-stravagant" story followed by the annual Egg Hunt. This year will begin the tradition of holding the Egg Hunt on the Saturday before Easter weekend with a rain date of the following Saturday to ensure a great time.
Dinner and a Show
Judy Carmichael at The American Hotel
8 p.m.
49 Main Street, Sag Harbor
Grammy-nominated pianist Judy Carmichael is one of the world's leading interpreters of stride piano and swing. The American Hotel in Sag Harbor is a gorgeous restaurant and singer Carmichael will knock your socks off. For tickets call 631-725-3535.
Karaoke Night at Mercado
10 p.m.
1970 Montauk Highway, Bridgehampton
If you love karaoke, this is the place to be every Saturday night. Mercado restaurant (formerly Agave)has one the most hilarious and consistent karaoke nights in the Hamptons. Call 631-237-1334
Auditions for Three Shows at Bay Street Theatre
10 a.m. – 2 p.m.
1 Bay Street, Sag Harbor
Bay Street Theatre has announced the 2013 Mainstage Season and a local audition date for Lend Me a Tenor, The Mystery of Irma Vep and A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum, as well as Literature Live's production of The Diary of Anne Frank this fall. Equity principal and non-equity auditions will be open at Bay Street Theatre on Saturday. No phone calls please. Local actors with housing are strongly encouraged to attend. NYC auditions listed baystreet.org.
Hampton Bays St. Patrick's Day Parade
11 a.m. – 3 p.m.
Ponquogue Avenue, Hampton Bays
The 9th Annual Hampton Bays St. Patrick's Day Parade, hosted by the Hampton Bays Hibernians and led by Grand Marshal Sister Kathryn Schlueter, will start at the Hampton Bays Elementary School on Ponquogue Avenue and end on West Main Street. Come join the fun!
Kids' Event
Easter Bunny Visits Aunt Suzie's
12 – 3 p.m.
59 Main Street, Southampton
Come meet the Easter Bunny at Aunt Suzie's Clothes for Kids. Bring your cameras! Treats for the kids and lots of in-store sales!
Kids' Event
Squirrel Stole My Underpants at Goat on a Boat
11 a.m.
4 Hampton Street, Sag Harbor (behind Christ Episcopal Church)
Goat on a Boat Puppet Theater in Sag Harbor is a unique place for fantastic children entertainment. See the show, Squirrel Stole My Underpants, Performed by Bonnie Duncan.
Sunday, March 24
Laurel Valley Hike
10 – 11:30 a.m.
Laurel Valley, Deerwood Road, Noyac
Meet at the kiosk on Deerfield Road in Noyac (across from Deerwood Path). This is a moderately-paced 3.5-mile hike through wooded knolls and laurel filled ravines, with some hills. Call guide Chip Dineen at 646-221-8225.
Lieb Cellars hosts Jazz on the Vine!
4 – 6 p.m.
13050 Oregon Road, Cutchogue
Lieb Cellars winery hosts Katonah Studio Jazz Band. Enjoy great music and wine at this Winterfest event! Tickets$20 at the door, with glass of white, red or rose!


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Let $X$ be a metric space, and let $U \subset X$ be any set. A finite set $N = N(\epsilon) \subset U$ is called a finite $\epsilon$-net of $U$ if every point of $U$ is at most a distance of $\epsilon$ from some point of $N$.
It is easy to show that if $U$ is compact, then for any $\epsilon>0$, a finite $\epsilon$-net exists. I am interested in the behavior of the function $|N(\epsilon)|$ as $\epsilon$ goes to zero. If there are answers in this generality, great. I am mostly interested in the particular case where $U$ is also convex, and where $X$ is also an infinite dimensional topological vector space, but any answers are of course welcome.
Edit: I'm also interested in weakening the notion of $\epsilon$-net, so instead of requiring every point of $U$ to be close to a point in $N$, we could require every point of $U$ to be close to a point in the convex hull of $N$. The motivation for this comes from looking at objects which are "convexly compact"; this means (in a metric space) that given any sequence $(f_n)$ in $U$, there exist $g_j \in \text{conv}(f_j,f_{j+1},\ldots)$ such that $g_j \rightarrow g$ in $U$.


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Kuwait's rifts highlighted by election boycott
Kuwait's deep political rifts took center stage in parliamentary elections Saturday as backers of the ruling establishment cast ballots while a broad opposition alliance staged a boycott and vowed to reject the outcome.
The voting capped months of political upheavals and showdowns in the oil-rich Gulf state - a strategic Western ally - and the polarized atmosphere suggested more tensions ahead.
Kuwait has the Gulf's most politically powerful parliament and the election is certain to restore control to pro-government lawmakers. Yet that doesn't guarantee any extra breathing space for the ruling system amid claims it is overstepping its powers.
A wide-reaching coalition of opposition factions - ranging from hardline Islamists to Western-leaning liberals - already has challenged the legitimacy of the new parliament because of the boycott and could increasingly take their grievances to the streets.
Kuwait has largely escaped the unrest sweeping the region, and any potential for greater unrest is closely watched by Washington, which has thousands of U.S. ground forces in Kuwait as part of the Pentagon's military counterweight to Iran in the Persian Gulf.
Islamists and tribal allies won control of the 50-seat parliament in February elections, but the chamber was later dissolved over a legal challenge by the ruling establishment over electoral districts. Kuwait has been left without an effective working parliament for more than five months.
Complaints against authorities include increasing efforts to muzzle free speech and failure to have Kuwait's economy and growth keep pace with other dynamic Gulf centers such as Qatar's capital Doha and the United Arab Emirates' hubs of Dubai and Abu Dhabi. Last month, four people were arrested on charges of insulting Kuwait's emir in Twitter posts.
Security forces watched over polling stations across Kuwait, but no disturbances were reported and the full 12-hour voting period was held. The voting sites vividly displayed the country's divides with pro-government areas showing steady turnout, but areas loyal to the opposition were almost deserted. Boycott backers tied pieces of orange ribbon - the adopted color of the opposition - around tree branches near some polling sites.
Some opposition groups predicted turnout could be well below 50 percent, compared with near 60 percent for the last parliamentary elections in February that were won by Islamists and their allies.
"I'm certain that the boycott will have an effect on the turnout," said Information Minister Mohammad al-Abdullah Al Sabah, a member of the ruling family.
He appealed, however, for the opposition to confine their objections within the country's "legal framework."
The anti-government groups have bitterly denounced a decree in October by Kuwait's emir to end an unusual balloting system that allowed four choices per voter.
Critics claim the new one-vote-per-person rule will make it easier for state authorities to potentially influence the outcome. They also say the emir went beyond his authority by changing the voting rules without public debate.
On the eve of the election, more than 15,000 people joined a peaceful pro-boycott march in the first rally permitted by authorities since a ruling last month banning gatherings of more than 20 people.
Kuwait's parliament has the most powers of any among the Gulf Arab states. Opposition lawmakers have often fired off accusations of corruption and abuses against government officials, including the prime minister and other members of the ruling family.
The country also has some of the widest political and media freedoms in the region, but key government posts and policies remain under the control of the ruling family.
Yet Islamists and their backers also worry many Kuwaitis for open support of stricter Muslim codes such as censoring artists and imposing death sentences for those convicted of denigrating Islam.
The concerns about the rising clout of Islamists also reflects wider battles across the Gulf as authorities crack down on groups suspected of ties to the Muslim Brotherhood, which has taken control of Egypt following elections in the past year. Gulf leaders view activists inspired by the Arab Spring as potential threats, but Kuwait's Islamist leaders claim they are a homegrown force that only seeks a greater say in the country's affairs.
A 29-year-old voter, Ali Boushehri, said he was frustrated with both sides.
"I hold the government accountable for many of our shortcomings in Kuwait, and that is why I am voting," he said. "I don't agree with the opposition. Boycotting is not a good thing to do ... I want to vote because I believe in democracy."
A businessman, Khaled al-Qahtani, 38, decided to join the boycott even though he also has misgivings about Islamists. Many liberals have joined the unusual alliance of convenience with Islamists over their shared anger against the ruling system, but remain far apart on ideology.
Islamists and their backers "aren't to be trusted with the future of Kuwait, so I don't support them," said al-Qahtani. "Although, sadly, the government lost the support of many others by failing the people repeatedly."
The region's popular uprisings have not spilled over to Kuwait in a major way as in nearby Bahrain, and it remains unlikely opposition groups would wage an all-out challenge to the current system and risk losing the generous cradle-to-grave benefits provided by the state.
But clashes last month between protesters and security forces displayed the potential for violence to escalate.
Kuwait also was hit by a wave of labor unrest and strikes earlier this year, including walkouts that grounded the state carrier, Kuwait Airways, and temporarily closed customs posts and left several hundred trucks stranded at the border.
Calls for better working conditions have grown louder in the wake of the Arab Spring uprisings. Kuwaitis are used to well-paid government jobs and benefits that increasingly have become a burden on state finances despite the country's huge oil wealth.


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Give Hyundai credit: they try hard and they spend lots of money. The new Hyundai Equus is giant, luxurious, and relatively cheap. The Equus DUB Concept, though, is simultaneously trying too hard and not trying at all.
DUB does what it does best with the Equus: wagon wheels, 8-bit mesh grille, you'll-never-see-me tint, and a blend of gloss and matte paint. It doesn't look bad and, perhaps, the people at SEMA will stop and respect the toned-down aesthetic. Although, do people who go to SEMA appreciate toned-down? Do people who read DUB buy Hyundais? Hyundai doesn't have cred yet. Not in that way.
You know who Hyundai has cred with? Value buyers. People who test drive a Camry, realize despite the name it's crap, and then go get into a Sonata and realize for the same price they can have a lot more. This car has cred with accountants, bean counters, office managers. There's no harm in getting DUB to customize this car. None at all. Good for them.
But you know who Hyundai should have gotten to build a customized Equus? Contingencies, which is, I shit you not, the official magazine of the American Academy of Actuaries. It would look just like a regular Equus but come with exactly the amount of insurance you'd need, there would be a nice survival kit in the trunk, and the iPad in the glovebox would be replaced with a calculator and a tablet of graphing paper.


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I've grown bored of hearing the footballing press belittling FC Nordsjælland this season before each Champions League Group Stage game. Lazy journalism, tired clichés and over use of Wikipedia have been the order of the day to explain who the Danish champions are. Whilst their appearance in the Group Stages owes as much to the poor showing of countries such as Scotland in previous European seasons as it does to the record of FC Copenhagen in the competition, they are there because they won their domestic league. They are the champions of their national league and quite rightly deserve a place in the Champions Cup – more so that 80% of other teams who didn't earn the same honour.
Few gave them any hope of progressing. Even the Europa League was seen as a step to far. In truth the club themselves also shared this view but would still approach the campaign as a yardstick as to how far they had come in a short space of time. Nine years ago they made their European debut against FC Shirak in the old UEFA Cup. Four years ago they were back gain, even beating Queen of the South in the competition. Now they were ready to make their final bow at home in this years Champions League against Shakthar Donetsk, having already entertained Juventus and Chelsea.
Whilst the competition has given the players, fans and officials some great memories (and still with a visit to Stamford Bridge to come in two weeks time), their primary aim this season is to try to retain their SuperLiga title. With the long harsh winter already slowly descending on parts of Denmark, the club lays in second place, trailing the FCK machine by six points. Continue reading


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One more spammer is heading off to jail, but not before he managed to bilk at least several hundred people out of $400,000 or more. Michael Dolan, 24, has been sentenced to seven years in jail—the maximum he could have received—followed by three years of supervised release. Dolan and a group of co-conspirators ran a scheme from 2002-2006 in which they first trolled AOL chatrooms for user names, then bombarded these users with phishing attempts.
As Infoworld reports, the scheme ran as follows. Victims typically received a link to a false greeting card which, when opened, installed a malware package. The next time the target attempted to log on to AOL, the program would request credit card numbers, bank account data, or other personal information. Users who refused to enter the data were prevented from logging into AOL. As schemes go, this was a fairly novel idea at the time, and I actually remember running into several systems infected this way. Dolan also sent spam purporting to be from AOL's billing department, asking customers to please reenter their billing details due to a server meltdown. As you can imagine, all of this left AOL feeling a bit perturbed.
Dolan himself has something of a history of bad behavior. He was first sentenced to two years of probation after pleading guilty to a misdemeanor count of accessing a computer without authorization. His probation was revoked in 2006, after the ruling judge discovered that he had taken several trips out of state, including at least one trip overseas. Dolan was then sentenced to nine months of imprisonment, and was charged in the AOL scam on September 28, 2006. Considering that the scam itself ran from 2002-2006, Dolan was likely making money from computer fraud both while on probation and in jail.
The federal government claimed that Dolan masterminded the scheme, but if he did, his intelligence appears to be confined solely to computing. Assistant US Attorney Edward Chang stated in a sentencing memorandum that Dolan attempted to variously bribe, coerce, and threaten various witnesses, and succeeded in convincing his girlfriend to perjure herself. Combined with his modus operandi of committing computer fraud while directly under the nose of the authorities, Dolan simply doesn't seem to be the sharpest crayon in the box.
Sharp or dull, however, he's headed to jail. Five years for fraud, two years for aggravated identity theft, followed by his supervised release, which is essentially probation. Judges are allowed to impose conditions during a supervised release, and can bar the individual in question from engaging in activities which are otherwise lawful. The judge in Dolan's case has not set the terms of the release yet, but based on his record, it's a safe bet that Dolan won't be touching a PC until 2018.


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Responding to the severe shortage of brain tissue that is holding back autism research, we have joined to make the public, and especially individuals and families affected by autism, aware of the critical need for donated brain tissue. The study of the postmortem brain tissue of both those who had autism and of those who were unaffected will have an enormous impact on the understanding and treatment of autism. We want to urge people with autism, families affected by autism, and unaffected people to register to donate brain tissue to autism research. Because brain tissue is so difficult to procure without advance planning, we are reaching out in order improve the future for countless individuals and families affected by autism.
In order to ensure the highest quality brain research and to streamline the donation process, the Simons Foundation and Autism Speaks have established Autism BrainNet, a new network of research institutions that will enable the highest quality and most rigorous research into the causes of autism spectrum and other neurodevelopmental disorders. Studies undertaken with brain tissue acquired through Autism BrainNet will generate data that will improve our understanding of autism and lead to the development of autism treatments. The mission of Autism BrainNet, along with the It Takes Brains outreach initiative, is to create a partnership between the scientific community and individuals and families affected by autism to develop a sensitive, transparent, and effective strategy for acquiring and distributing the highest quality tissue for research worldwide.
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What does self care look like to you? It's become quite a buzz phrase as of late. Does it make you think of kale and steamed broccoli and yoga retreats? Articles and images blast our social media feeds, each one claiming to be more expert than the next in managing our wellbeing (Never eat this! Always eat this! Detox! Retox! Connect! Disconnect!). It's enough to make one's head spin.
Self care - to me, and to hush as our part of our core values - has meant taking little steps, building small rituals, carving out a few minutes daily and balancing the "always" and "never". I thought I would take a moment today to share some bite-sized tips that work for me and maybe there is something here that you can work into your life as well!
Tip: Pick 3-5 from the list per day (not all of us have instagrammer wellness careers, right?) 3-5 is totally manageable and a good starting place.
- Drink water with lemon when you wake up. This is an oldie but goodie! Helps with digestion, gives a little immune system boost, cleanses your system and boosts your energy. A great foundation for the day!
- Wake up 30 minutes earlier than your usual time. I like to use this time to make my coffee, play on social media and generally just zone out before my day gets going.
- Make a green juice! My fave (and easy) recipe for the Nutribullet:
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- Add a side of fruit to your morning green drink and perhaps a small yogurt or egg (more towards the latter if I'm having breakfast after a morning workout). I like to front-load my days with healthy foods just in case things go off the rails later on!
- 10-15 minutes of yoga, regardless of what other workout I have planned for the day. Whether it's first thing in the morning or a bedtime routine at night, it serves as a little meditative time as well. When I do this in the morning, I set a small but positive intention for the day ahead.
- Send one positive email or message out to someone first thing in the morning. We all have enough critics; be the light and share something positive.
- Dry brushing! It helps exfoliate and detoxify. Try it before your morning shower and get a full how-to here www.shape.com
- Replace one afternoon coffee or diet coke with a green tea. Loaded with antioxidants, green tea helps boost your metabolism.
- Sip on a turmeric tea or golden milk at night as part of your bedtime routine. Turmeric is a natural anti-inflammatory, can help prevent muscle soreness and helps fight bloat and indigestion. I make it easy on myself by just blending a few spoonfuls of Gaia's Golden Milk powder with a little almond milk in my nutribullet and microwaving for a minute.
- Work a 10 minute walk into your day. Even a little movement during the day can go a long way in reaching your wellness goals. I like to meditate during my walks and set my intention for the latter part of the day.
- Hygge it out! Hygge is the Danish word for coziness. My hubby and I set aside our Friday evenings to be home together. We've created a ritual that generally involves indulging in a delicious charcuterie plate, having a glass or two of wine and just "being". It's something we both look forward to all week and involves no LA traffic, no parking garage, no reservation and very little thought.
- Add a few drops of Eucalyptus oil to your shower for an instant steam shower experience! While I'm spoiled with my Equinox membership, half the time I'm only going there for the Eucalyptus towels and the steam room. It's easy and quick to do this at home and is amazing after a workout or long day.
- 2-3 intense workouts a week is good for mind, body and soul! You don't have to spend hours in the gym every day to look and feel great. I look forward to giving it 110% during my 2-3 sessions a week and reserve the other days for yoga or less intense workouts.
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The unique position of the crime of aggression within the Rome Statute: In a compromise reached during the negotiation of the Rome Statute in 1998, Article 5 of the Rome Statute lists the crime of aggression as one of the core crimes under the Courtâs jurisdiction. However, in contrast to the other three crimes (genocide, crimes against humanity and war crimes), the Court remained unable to exercise jurisdiction over the crime of aggression as the Statute did not define the crime or set out jurisdictional conditions.
Adoption of the crime of aggression in Kampala: after two weeks of intense debate and years of preparatory work, on 11 June 2010, the Review Conference of Rome Statute (held in Kampala, Uganda between 31 May and 11 June 2010) adopted by consensus amendments to the Rome Statute which include a definition of the crime of aggression and a regime establishing how the Court will exercise its jurisdiction over this crime.
The conditions for entry into force decided upon in Kampala provide that the Court will not be able to exercise its jurisdiction over the crime until after 1 January 2017 when a decision is to made by States Parties to activate the jurisdiction.
Definition of the crime of aggression: Article 8 bis adopted in Kampala defines the individual crime of aggression as the planning, preparation, initiation or execution by a person in a leadership position of an act of aggression. Importantly, it contains the threshold requirement that the act of aggression must constitute a manifest violation of the Charter of the United Nations.
An act of aggression is defined as the use of armed force by one State against another State without the justification of self-defense or authorization by the Security Council. The definition of the act of aggression, as well as the actions qualifying as acts of aggression contained in the amendments (for example invasion by armed forces, bombardment and blockade), are influenced by the UN General Assembly Resolution 3314 (XXIX) of 14 December 1974.
The threshold and formulation of this definition, draws heavily upon the pre-existing language and general provisions in the Rome Statute and the UN Charter, and reflects a compromise made by many States and in the lead up to the Review Conference.
The conditions for exercise of jurisdiction: The text of articles 15 bis and 15 ter set out the conditions for the Courtâs exercise of jurisdiction over the crime of aggression. In contrast to the other crimes in the Statute, these articles establish a unique jurisdictional regime outlining when the ICC Prosecutor can initiate an investigation into a crime of aggression.
Where a âsituationâ is referred to the Prosecutor by the UN Security Council, article 15 ter of the Statuteprovides that the Courtâs jurisdiction is triggered in the same manner as with the other crimes in the Statute, meaning the Prosecutor may proceed with an investigation into the crime of aggression.
In contrast to Security Council referrals, under article 15 bis, the Prosecutor may only proceed with an own motion (proprio motu) investigation or an investigation based on a State referral of a situation into the crime of aggression:
· after first ascertaining whether the Security Council has made a determination of the existence of an act of aggression (under article 39 of the UN Charter) and waiting for a period of 6 months;
· where that situation concerns an act of aggression committed between States Parties; and
· after the Pre-Trial Division of the Court has authorized the commencement of the investigation.
Article 15 bis also provides that States Parties may opt-out of the Courtâs jurisdiction under the article by lodging a declaration of non-acceptance of jurisdiction with the Courtâs Registrar. Such a declaration can be made at any time (including before the amendments enter into force) and shall be reviewed by the State Party within three years.
Non-State Parties have been explicitly excluded from the Courtâs jurisdiction into a crime of aggression under this article when committed by that Stateâs nationals or on its territory.
Both articles 15 bis and 15 ter note that any determination by an organ outside of the Court (such as the Security Council) will be without prejudice to the Courtâs own finding of an act of aggression.
Adoption and entry into force: The amendments were adopted by consensus in accordance with article 5(2) of the Statute and will enter into force under article 121(5). However, the provisions of both article 15 bis and article 15 ter provide that the Court will not be able to exercise its jurisdiction over the crime of aggression until:
· at least 30 States Parties have ratified or accepted the amendments; and
· a decision is taken by twoâthirds of States Parties to activate the jurisdiction at any time after 1 January 2017.
CICC position on the crime of aggression: The Coalition for the International Criminal Court (CICC) represents over 2500 organizations that strongly support the Rome Statute system from all over the world with differing mandates and expertise. The CICC as a whole did not take a position concerning the adoption of specific provisions on the crime of aggression at Kampala. This was because CICC members developed varying positions concerning the complex discussions on the crime.
Nevertheless, both before and during the Review Conference, the CICC encouraged States to approach the consideration of proposals concerning the crime of aggression on their merits and in a constructive and cooperative manner. The CICC Team on the Crime of Aggression was actively involved in the Princeton Process and in the preparatory work undertaken by the Special Working Group on the Crime of Aggression. During the Review Conference the CICC was active in providing information and forums for discussion on the topic to its membership and states delegates.
For more information on this issue and the Review Conference, please contact Toby Hanson at [email protected].


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Germany invaded Poland on September 1, 1939. After the German occupation, Sarah (then just three years old) and her mother were forced into a ghetto. One day, a Polish Catholic policeman warned them that the ghetto was about to be liquidated. He sheltered Sarah and her mother first in his house, then in a potato storage bunker, and then in a chicken coop on his property. Sarah hid there for more than two years, until the area was liberated by Soviet forces. After the war, Sarah emigrated from Europe—first to Israel in 1947 and then to the United States in 1963.
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Gilbert Baker Rainbow25 Flag Heads to P-Town on VACAYA Cruise
The Provincetown Business Guild is partnering with VACAYA on its inaugural LGBTQ Cruise, and to celebrate this first-of-its-kind partnership, Provincetown's carnival flag and sections of the original Gilbert Baker Rainbow25 Sea to Sea Flag will make their way cross country via land, air, and finally sea from West Hollywood to the steps of the Lincoln Memorial in Washington, D.C., to Independence Hall in Philadelphia, and to the Stonewall Inn in New York City before they board the Celebrity Summit for the final leg of their journey to Provincetown on VACAYA's inaugural LGBTQ cruise.
In 2003, the world's longest eight-color rainbow flag (1.25 miles) was unfurled in Key West to celebrate the 25th anniversary of the rainbow flag's debut. Following the event, the massive flag was broken down into sections, which found their way to various cities and organization around the world. Now, the Provincetown Business Guild and VACAYA are bringing those flag sections back together in a community-wide event.
On the morning of August 15, 2019 VACAYA's guests will disembark the Celebrity Summit and deliver to Provincetown its carnival flag and the Sea to Sea Rainbow Flag sections. Local officials and celebrities will welcome VACAYA and simultaneously raise the carnival flag high above the town at the Pilgrim Monument, while the sections of rainbow flag will be reassembled on the beach below the Pilgrim Monument in a celebratory kick off of Carnival Week.
"The rainbow flag represents so much to the LGBTQ community and it's become a universally recognized symbol of peace around the world. This cross-country trek is all about love," said Bob Sanborn, Executive Director of the Provincetown Business Guild.
VACAYA CEO Randle Roper adds, "When we started planning our very first cruise, we looked at destinations around the globe. Ultimately, selecting P-Town was an easy choice for us because it's the number one LGBTQ community in America. We're making history by being the first all-LGBT+ cruise to ever sail to Carnival and we're the largest ship ever to overnight in P-Town. Being here while bringing the Rainbow25 Sea to Sea Flag back together in such a dramatic way will be a moment to remember for all time."
Mark Ebenhoch of Hope, Unity, and Global Equality adds, "As custodians of the historic Rainbow25 Section 93, we're thrilled to be involved with the reunification of the Sea to Sea flag sections in Provincetown. With 2019 being Stonewall's Golden Anniversary, connecting Key West, Provincetown, and VACAYA at this important moment in LGBT history is thrilling for our community."
A Call to Owners of the 2003 Key West Rainbow25 Sea to Sea Flag Sections:
Do you own a section of the original Sea to Sea flag from the 2003 celebration in Key West? If so, you could be an integral part of the Provincetown Carnival kick-off celebration and sail on VACAYA's inaugural cruise to Provincetown. Please contact VACAYA at [email protected].
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August 01, 2001
To Stealth's horror, she saw the Squirrel coming down the side of the tree directly for her. The twinkle in his bluish gray eyes was enough to send shivers throughout her dangling body. He was up to something.
"Just give me a moment!" Stealth whined plaintively, wanting to at least pull herself up before the squirrel got there.
"Afraid not!" He chittered, reaching the branch quickly and immediately starting to gnaw through the bark.
"HEY!! Stop that!! Don't chew on that!!" Stealth yowled in panic, realizing exactly how high she was. If she hit the ground from this high up, she would fail and be knocked back into a dice and locked up for a good time. She HATED being locked up. Reaching out futilely with one paw, she swiped at the rodent just as the branch creaked, then made an incredibly loud snapping sound, which echoed through Stealth's ears in ominous tone.
Chel and Lexx watched as Stealth and the branch came into view, then crashed into a bush at the side of the tree. The bush rustled and with a fierce snarl, Stealth, thankful that the bush had been there so she wasn't hurt, leapt back to the tree. Fly wasn't going to embarrass her like this.


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I am Commander Jameson - no, not Jenna Jameson - and I am flying a wireframe 3D spaceship through a vast galaxy trying to make a buck while avoiding the Thargoids. Elite is a space trading or rather exploration video game, originally published by Acornsoft in 1984 for the BBC Micro. My starting point is the Lave space station where I invest in different types of cargo to fill the hold of my Cobra Mk III and the figure out where to voyage in space to make my fortune. Elite's wireframe 3D was revolutionary at the time, and using my keyboard bashing skills I accelerate, decelerate, rotate, dive and shoot just fast enough to outwit space pirates and not come a cropper in too many intergalactic dog fights!
Developers Ian Bell, David Braben
Publisher Acornsoft
Platforms BBC Micro
More Info Ian Bell's Elite page
The Hitch-hikers' Guide to the Galaxy
Don't panic, it's not on the Spectrum like almost every other game in this list! I'm old enough to remember Ascii dungeons, so this text-based adventure game based on the famous radio series - and you though it started out as a book... - and helped along by the author may sound like hard work to younger folk but goes surprising well with a cup of tea and a towel. The object of the game is to find the legendary lost planet of Magrathea but I'm going to have to collect and sort through a vast amount of tat to find it. I am still amused and intrigued by Hitchhiker's logic puzzles - just don't mention the babel fish. It's the source material that makes this game fun. Text prompt, type answer and just don't act too clever.
Developers Douglas Adams, Steve Meretzky
Publisher Infocom
Platforms Apple II
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Slumdog U.S.A.
In recent months, the big-screen blockbuster love story, Slumdog Millionaire, has brought images of a ramshackle Mumbai slum to millions of American viewers. Although the slum may have been a bit prettified, it did the trick: Moviegoers were shocked, offended and deeply moved by how the poor of other nations live.
The movie's popularity has inspired a spate of "real-life Slumdog" articles about slums around the world, from Mumbai, to Brazil, to Mexico City. Rarely do U.S. neighborhoods appear in these accounts. Maybe they should.
Most Americans like to believe that the closest we get to large-scale squalor is just the other side of the Mexican border: the ramshackle barrios of Nogales, the colonias of Juarez, the community on the Tijuana dump. Our nation has enough governmental and charitable safety nets, not to mention land-use laws, to make honest-to-goodness slums a virtual impossibility here. Or so we like to believe.
Yet, as Scott Bransford explains in this issue, informal settlements akin to slums have been forming for years in some unexpected places, from Reno, to Fresno, to Seattle. Known as tent cities, they are not nearly as big as the slums of India or Peru. But they share some of the same qualities. Much more than just a collection of dome tents — like the camping grounds of a mountain music festival — tent cities include dwellings made from all kinds of recycled materials. These shantytowns develop a sense of community, a culture, sometimes even their own economies. Oftentimes, they become strongly rooted in a specific place, much to the dismay of local officials.
Bransford toured tent cities across the West and saw much that he found alarming. Perhaps most shocking to the uninitiated, though, is the fact that many of the region's tent cities arose not during the bust times, not as a result of economic collapse and mass foreclosures, but during the unprecedented boom times of the 1990s and the first half of this decade.
Even as McMansions were ferociously sprouting in the deserts around our cities, ranks of tent colonies were springing up nearby. The juxtaposition is yet another echo of the developing world and a tangible symbol of the growing abyss between the rich and the poor in the U.S.
How all of this will play out under the new economic reality is uncertain. Perhaps the foreclosure crisis will transform those glitzy new suburbs into a new sort of slums. Perhaps Obama's plan to raise taxes on the wealthiest Americans and bolster social welfare programs will lessen the gap between the haves and have-nots. One thing we can bet on, though, is this: The tent cities aren't going away anytime soon.
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But not all is doom and gloom in this special double issue of High Country News. In fact, most of our pages are devoted to some pretty good news. In the space normally reserved for a long cover story, we've provided a smorgasbord of short profiles of some of the most exciting innovators and innovations in our region. Our examples range from science-fictionesque solar power to a new wave of ranching and portable homes for the homeless. And then there are the aforementioned tent cities — a grim form of innovation themselves.


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We haven't really been covering the neverending parade of MS security holes, but this one is too big to pass up. From the BBC's coverage:
Microsoft has admitted that for the last seven months up to 200 million Passport accounts have been vulnerable to plundering by thieves and malicious hackers. The loophole in the online identity service only seems to have been exploited in the last month and Microsoft said it had locked all compromised accounts and fixed the bug...
The Passport bug was found by Muhammad Faisal Rauf Danka, a freelance computer security consultant. Some of the Passport accounts owned by Mr Danka and his friends had been hijacked. In discovering how this was done, he found the website that gives privileged access to personal accounts and lets passwords be reset.
"It was so simple to do it. It shouldn't have been so simple," said Mr Danka, "Anyone could have done this." Reportedly Mr Danka sent 10 messages to Microsoft detailing the vulnerability but got no response.
Microsoft only reacted when information about the flaw was posted online.


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Explore more than 30 restaurants, coffee shops, bars and dozens of unique shops – all within a few fun filled blocks. Whether you are looking for the perfect unique gift, the perfect meal or a place to watch the game, we have you covered. This map and guide will help you get around, and you can find paper copies of it around town at local businesses, the Hampton Inn and Suites Lobby, and the Carrboro Town Hall.
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Special Events
The following information will help you through the permitting process for your special event in the City of Long Beach.
To start the permit process, please complete and submit the Special Event Application. If you have any questions, please contact a Special Event Coordinator at (562) 570-5333.
What is a Special Event?
A Special Event is any organized event including, but not limited to, large scale events such as races, parades, marathons and sporting events, concerts, fairs, community events, and any organized assembly of seventy-five (75) or more people on any public space, waterway, property, structure, or public right of way, owned or controlled by the City of Long Beach.
A Special Event can be private or open to the public and is held on public property. Planning an event typically requires a significant amount of lead-time. Due to the amount of preparation required for a Special Event Permit, all applications must be received sixty (60) days prior to the scheduled event.
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Special Event Online Application
What is a Block Party?
A Block Party is a residential street closure permit issued with the intent to allow neighbors from the community to meet and come together. Jumpers, slides, and moon bounces are not allowed on the street or sidewalk. The Block Party application must be submitted ten (10) days in advance of your scheduled event and is for public right of way only and does not allow for activities on private property.
Please refer to the Block Party Application for additional information.
What is an Occasional Event?
An OEP is required to ensure the public safety and welfare, and to provide adequate control of the occasional events on private property. OEP's minimize the impact of the occasional event to the surrounding neighborhood. The Occasional Event Permit may only be issued for a premises, location, or physical address with an existing and current Business License with the City. Permits can only be issued a maximum of twenty-four (24) times in a twelve (12) month period and must be spaced at least ten (10) days apart per location.
In no event shall the issuance of an Occasional Event Permit be construed as permission to disturb the peace.


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Don't Code Where You Cook: Tips For Startups To Thrive Without Office Space
Parallel to the old office adage, "Don't dip your pen in the company's inkwell," is the startup version: Don't code where you cook.
Today, there is an unfortunate imbalance in the office space market. Corporations continue to layoff employees, and leave their glass-walled offices half-vacant, occupied by the "lucky survivors" with overworked stares and underwhelming enthusiasm.
Office space is gold for startups. Many young companies have a hard time finding good, affordable space in a desirable location and this can become an obstacle as entrepreneurs look to build their business from the ground up.
Melissa Thompson, CEO of Talk Session, a and a female pioneer driving innovation in the startup world, offers tips for young companies to overcome the lack of office space and keep their company thriving.
1) Appeal to your local government representative: This startup conundrum is a huge opportunity for local governments. Cities want the infrastructure, intellectual capital, reputation, and youthful vibe brought by startups. Simple aggregation and donation of excess space would increase a district's popularity and reach into the Web 2.0 economy.
2) Avoid Purgatory: Despite the desk dearth, it is necessary to get exposure beyond the "home/office incubator." My co-founder and I self-incubated for the first three months of our business, and after three days we referred to it as the purgatory. Get creative and find outside space, you will be more productive!
3) Find Alternative Space Recommendations:
- a. Boutique Hotels: generally all have kind staff and offer free WiFi. Downside? One becomes a bit of a high-tech gypsy.
- b. Ask friend's with jobs in "fancy offices," if they know any companies in the building with excess capacity. We have been lucky taking this route.
- c. Loosecubes: great service to find a desk-for-a-day
- d. Planes, trains and buses: for any out town meetings take advantage of the WiFi and uninterrupted silence for hours of roundtrip relaxation.
4) Use Online Collaboration Tools: If you can't be together with your team every day due to space or geographical constraints, there are some great online collaboration tools that can ensure accountability. Top tools include:
- a. Asana: Great design is simple design. Asana is easy to use and frictionless between developers and non-developers.
- b. Dropbox: I am not sure how I lived without it.
- c. Trello: Great UX, hot with programmers.
About Melissa Thompson: Melissa Thompson left a burgeoning Wall Street career as a trader with Goldman Sachs to become a female pioneer in the world of technology. She is currently the CEO and co-founder of TalkSession, Inc., an online counseling platform in beta mode, that will connect users with highly credible professionals for on-demand, mobile therapy and counseling sessions using proprietary algorithm matching and artificial intelligence. With this cutting-edge technology, TalkSession, Inc. will not only fix inefficiencies in the healthcare system and help de-stigmatize therapy, but help people and inspire them to take risks.
Melissa's yen for entrepreneurship and social impact was hard felt after exiting the largely male dominated world of finance, where she traded emerging market and commodity derivatives for Goldman Sachs for nearly four years. Her technology career began when Melissa assumed the position of director of business development for Intercast Network, a rich-media interactive platform with a patent-pending technology that allows brands to deliver live content and utilize real-time analytics to increase brand and consumer engagement. She was then named Technology Editor of SCENE magazine, the recently announced publication of The New York Observer. Melissa has helped numerous companies in their digital media and technology innovation campaigns including the United Nations, Chanel, Forbes Magazine, Jetsetter, Publicis, the American Chamber of Commerce in Beijing, and the New York Stock Exchange.
For TalkSession, Melissa has cultivated a highly impressive Advisory Board, including top mental health physicians at Columbia University and Harvard Medical School, and an award-winning epidemiologist and design expert.
Melissa holds a BA from Barnard College in Economics and studied Chinese and global business strategy at the University of International Business and Economics in Beijing, China. She earned her MBA from Columbia Business School, with a focus on new media, management, and social entrepreneurship.


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XMM-Newton scores 1000 top-class science results
XMM-Newton, ESA's X-ray observatory, continues to probe into the unknown. After five years of operations, this month saw the publication of its 1000th scientific paper in top-class scientific journals, corresponding to an equivalent number of results.
But this is not the only record-breaking figure for this X-ray 'hunter' mission.
There are several ways to measure the scientific success of a mission. One is certainly to look at the use the scientific community makes of the data obtained by the mission, and at the number, novelty and significance of the results so produced.
From the very beginning of its operations in early 2000, hundreds of scientists all around the world have been subscribing to 'book' observing time with XMM-Newton, eager to obtain data and new clues about the hidden and powerful phenomena taking place in the Universe – black holes, birth and death of stars and active galactic nuclei.
Each of the five calls for observation proposals issued so far by ESA towards the scientific community, resulted in a subscription exceeding the number of observing slots available seven times over.
More than 1600 astronomers, an estimated 20 per cent of the worldwide community, had participated to provide their ideas for using XMM-Newton to target highly energetic, exotic and still-mysterious space objects.
XMM-Newton's capabilities are unprecedented and unique, with optics that are a masterpiece of engineering.
Scientific results based on XMM-Newton data are now being published at a steady rate of almost 300 papers per year, comparable to the famous NASA/ESA Hubble Space Telescope.
Why this huge interest in XMM-Newton? What gives the mission such a world-class profile? The fact is that XMM-Newton's capabilities are unprecedented and unique, with optics that are a masterpiece of engineering.
Each of its three X-ray telescopes is made of 58 co-axial cylindrical mirrors, capable of reflecting X-rays coming from numerous cosmic sources onto the spacecraft special detectors. This is enabling astronomers to discover in one day more than any other X-ray mission has discovered over weeks of operations.
XMM-Newton is among the X-ray observatories with the highest spectral resolution. It is in fact with X-ray spectroscopy - the spreading of light into its components - that XMM-Newton is revealing the deepest secrets of a source, such as its chemical composition, temperature, and even its velocity.
The huge collective area of the mirrors is fundamental to obtain high-quality spectra of faint and serendipitous objects with the imaging cameras. Furthermore, with its six powerful instruments including an optical monitor with ultraviolet capabilities, this space observatory can have a look at sources in several wavelengths simultaneously.
XMM-Newton has been already unveiling many stars' secrets. Among its discoveries, it characterised for the first time X-ray spectra and light curves of some classes of proto-stars (stars being born) and provided an unprecedented insight into the X-ray variability of the corona of stars similar to our Sun.
With its capability to respond as quickly as five hours to target-of-opportunity requests for observing elusive gamma-ray bursts, this space observatory detected for the first time an X-ray halo around the bursts, where the halo appeared as concentric ring-like structures centred on the burst location.
XMM-Newton has already shed new light on supernovae remnants, as well as on neutron stars. On the latter, an exciting discovery was that of a bow shock aligned with the supersonic motion of a neutron star (called 'Geminga'), and the detection of hot spots indicating that the configuration of neutron stars magnetic field and surface temperatures are much more complex than previously thought.
These and other fundamental discoveries on clusters of galaxies, dark matter, and the way of determining mass and spin in gigantic black holes in active galactic nuclei, are only a part of the findings obtained thanks to XMM-Newton's data.
"The mission source catalogue contains detailed information on about 50 000 new X-ray sources. This will rise up to 200 000 this year, when a new catalogue is to be released," says Norbert Schartel, ESA's XMM-Newton Project Scientist.
"These top-class data are precious material for the astronomical community which is already making an extraordinary use of them. We are glad and proud that XMM-Newton results continue to break new ground in many scientific fields, and we are looking forward to the exciting challenges that lie ahead for the mission," he concluded.
Notes to editors:
XMM-Newton was launched on 10 December 1999. In November 2005, the mission was extended until 31 March 2010. A further review of the scientific performance and of the missions status will take place around autumn 2007.
For more information:
Norbert Schartel, ESA XMM-Newton Project Scientist
E-mail: norbert.schartel @ sciops.esa.int
Fred Jansen, ESA XMM-Newton Mission Manager
E-mail: fjansen @ rssd.esa.int


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Before he became renowned the world over for playing Barty Crouch Jr. (and some other role I can't remember off the top of my head), David Tennant starred in what was possibly the world's most stultifying anti-cigarette program. Together with some bemulleted child, a 16-year-old Tennant plays a teenage smoker with "beautiful legs."
It's so painful I had to watch one of John Waters' no-smoking spots immediately after.
Hat tip to Old Wookiee!


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Sometimes I hear from readers who complain that I lay too much blame on AIPAC for our one-sided and failed Middle East policies.
What can I say? I worked at AIPAC for almost six years (1973-1975, 1982-1986) so I know how it operates. Additionally, because I left AIPAC on good terms, I maintained friendships with its staff (no more!) and they filled me in on how the lobby was increasing its power over Congress. Of course, I saw that myself during 15 years as a House and Senate staffer. AIPAC runs the Middle East policy show on Capitol Hill.
Rarely am I surprised by anything AIPAC (or Congress, tucked securely in its pocket) does. But sometimes, AIPAC's actions are so egregious, and those of Congress so supine, in promoting policies that are clearly against U.S. interests that I have to admit some surprise.
Take what AIPAC is doing this week. It is getting the House of Representatives to pass legislation it wrote that would impose the heaviest sanctions on Iran yet, (Here is AIPAC's one minute video urging support for its bill).
Here is how the New York Times described the AIPAC bill on Thursday.
The legislation, if enacted into law and fully enforced, could basically eradicate what is left of Iran's diminished oil exports by coercing its remaining customers to find other suppliers. Proponents of the legislation say that with 376 sponsors, it is expected to pass the House easily. It would then move to the Senate for consideration in September.
There is nothing surprising about that. AIPAC has been drafting and the House and Senate passing AIPAC's Iran sanctions bills for years. They don't accomplish anything except punish the Iranian people. After all, if they did "work," AIPAC wouldn't keep having to write new sanctions bills. Iran would have surrendered to Israel's demands on the nuclear issue years ago.
In a sense, this is all deja vu except for the timing.
Again the Times:
But critics say the timing of the House vote has raised sharp questions about the kind of message it would send to Iran's president-elect, Hassan Rouhani, before he takes office on Sunday.
Ya think?
A new president of Iran, Hassan Rouhani, takes office in a few days. He was elected as a moderate, the un-Ahmedinejad. Since his election he has made clearthat his goal is to resolve the US-Iran stalemate over Iranian nuclear development through negotiations.
Of course, at this point, who knows? Maybe he is a wolf in sheep's clothing.
We will know soon but not until after he takes office on Sunday, which is why AIPAC's preemptive strike is so appalling.
After all, there is not one reason for passing this punitive bill before the new president takes office, unless, of course, AIPAC's goal is to insult Rouhani and the Iranian nation in order to push him toward becoming another Ahmedinejad.
Nothing pleased the lobby more than having an Iranian president who spouted obscene nonsense about the Holocaust and Israel, all the easier to convince the United States to go to war with him. But this guy is trouble. If he is a real moderate, AIPAC won't get its war.
As to the question as to why Congress would go along with AIPAC on this, you know the answer. Members of Congress will do whatever it wants to collect campaign cash from donors associated with it. Even in a case like this, where the U.S. interest is so clear, dollars and cents point the other way.
The good news is that the administration has made clear it welcomes the new Iranian president and is eager to hear what he has to say. Of course, AIPAC's legislation, once passed by House and Senate, could box him in.
This is why I write about AIPAC so much. There is no other lobby like it. Other countries are represented in Washington by registered foreign agents who are banned by law from any involvement in U.S. politics. AIPAC skirts that requirement by being an American lobby representing a foreign government. Neat trick! And it is the trick (funding politicians legally) that enables it to foist all these dangerous policies on the United States.
Last point: most of your favorite "progressive" Members of Congress are co-sponsors of the AIPAC bill, meaning they knowingly put U.S. interests behind their fundraising desires. Here is the list. Read it and weep, no, read it and get angry.
By MJ ROSENBERG
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