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- Date Occurred: 03/31/2014
- Reported Damages: $1,500,000.00
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601 4th Street NW, Washington, DC 20535
We are officially informing you that it has come to our notice and we have thoroughly completed an Investigation with the help of the our Intelligence Monitoring Network System that you legally won the sum of $1,500,000.00 US Dollars from the U.K. Mega Millions Lottery® draw held on Friday through an online balloting system. During our investigation it was discovered that tickets are assigned to email marketing lists donated from marketing companies here in the United States and around the world on behalf of all email account holders that are currently subscribed to newsletters and advertisements. Therefore your email address won you the Lottery from the online balloting system. The issue was brought before the board and we authorized this winning to be authentic and to be transferred to you electronically. Typically, it will take up to 20 business days for an international transfer to be processed in the United States, so we ordered the lottery board to have funds remitted directly to you from a bank registered to the lottery organization so as to enable you receive your lottery winnings within 24 hours by whatever means you choose. They complied with our instructions and the amount of $1,500,000.00 US Dollars was deposited with National State Bank®.
We have completed this investigation and you are hereby approved to receive the winning prize immediately as we have verified the entire transaction to be Legitimate, Safe and 100% risk free. Due to the fact that the funds were transferred to the United States from an international location, it is 100% Tax-Free, which means the funds are bonded and nothing can be deducted from it before you make your transfer. According to our records and because of the tax-free-no-deduction policy, you are required to settle the following bills for authorization directly to your lottery claims agent in charge of this transaction before you can transfer the funds to yourself: Cost of EFT Transfer & Conversion Fee.
The total amount is $398 (Three Hundred and Ninety Eight United State Dollars). We have tried our possible best to have the lottery organization deduct the $398 from your lottery winning but the funds have already been deposited at the bank and cannot be accessed by anyone apart from you (the winner), again due to the Tax-Free-No-Deduction policy. Therefore you have to pay the required fees to your lottery claims agent in charge of this transaction. You will be granted instant access to your account with National State Bank where your $1,500,000.00 was deposited and you can request a check, credit/debit card or make a transfer out to your nominated bank account.
In order to claim your $1,500,000.00, here are your Winning Numbers: 4-5-16-18-53-(28). Go to the UK Mega Millions Lottery website: http://us.ukmegamillions.com/index/log/index.html to check your numbers then fill in and submit the "Claims Processing Form". As soon as your form is received a claims agent will be in contact with you.
This letter and the seal above will serve as proof that the Federal Bureau of Investigation is authorizing you to pay the required $398 to the UK Mega Millions Lottery® by means they provide you with. Once again this lottery has been "VERIFIED" and is under our 24hr surveillance every step of the way.
To avoid multiple claims of your lottery winnings, please keep your Winning Numbers safe and away from 2nd or 3rd parties.
****** A copy of your winning ticket is below this e-mail as proof of authenticity ******
Mark W. Marek
Assistant Director in Charge
Federal Bureau of Investigation
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- Posted 03/30/2014
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- Complaints Filed: 22
- Reported Damages: $1,792,823.21
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Santa Monica, CA (March 31, 2011) - Dominic "D-Trix" Sandoval, who won dance fans' hearts in season three when his team, Quest Crew, was crowned America's Best Dance Crew, returns to MTV's hit reality dance competition series "Randy Jackson Presents America's Best Dance Crew" (ABDC), as the newest judge. D-Trix joins returning judges Lil Mama and JC Chasez, and will make his debut when the sixth season premieres April 7 at 10 p.m. ET/ PT on MTV.
"I am so happy that D-Trix is joining the panel having been a part of one of the greatest dance crews ever. He's going to be one of the best people to give the crews advice because he's been there; we couldn't have anyone better qualified" says executive producer Randy Jackson.
D-Trix knows what it takes to be a superstar on the ABDC stage, and will judge the crews on their creativity and ability to incorporate the "Superstar of the Week" into their routines. D-Trix is one of the only ABDC champions to successfully compete on Fox's "So You Think You Can Dance," making the top eight in season three, and returning as an All-Star in the 2010 cycle. Outside the tours and TV competitions, D-Trix has carved a name for himself as a dance celebrity with his very popular YouTube series, "The Dominic Show." D-Trix continues to work in all genres of dance with top music industry professionals, including Snoop Dogg, Pitbull, Natasha Bedingfield, Enrique Iglesias, Usher and more.
D-Trix says, "To think I started off dancing on cardboard in my parent's garage to now being a judge on "America's Best Dance Crew" is a dream and a complete honor. As someone who has competed on the ABDC stage, I hope to bring another perspective to the judges' table and I look forward to helping each dance crew recognize their potential on the show this season."
Season six of "America's Best Dance Crew" will be the "Season of the Superstars," and, for the first time ever, each episode will be themed to a popular celebrity artist. Ten new dance crews will have to create dances to master mixes of the artist of the week, incorporating all aspects of the artist's style - from wardrobe, inspiration and emotion to groundbreaking choreography and skills. Special guest appearances include Ke$ha, Black Eyed Peas, Katy Perry and Justin Bieber, and themed episodes will be inspired by the hottest names in music including Rihanna, Lil Wayne and more!
"America's Best Dance Crew" is hosted by Mario Lopez and shot on location in Los Angeles as dance crews perform their hottest moves for dance supremacy and a $100,000 cash prize. Every performance-themed episode gives insight into the crews' emotion, spirit and inspiration as they step up to the challenge and show off their groundbreaking choreography and skills. Viewers from around the country choose their favorite crews via text messaging, phone and online voting. The two crews with the least number of votes will be up for elimination with judges making the final call on which crew will be sent home. One crew will be eliminated each week, ultimately revealing the nation's best dance crew.
"Randy Jackson Presents America's Best Dance Crew" is executive produced by "American Idol" judge Randy Jackson, Joel Gallen (Tenth Planet Productions), Josh Greenberg ("The Sing Off"), Hip Hop International's creators Howard Schwartz and Karen Schwartz, Rob Lee (Bayonne Entertainment), Harriet Sternberg and Abe Hoch (both of Dream Merchant 21 Entertainment). Craig Erwich, Brooke Karzen and Drew Tappon are the executives overseeing the project for Warner Horizon Television ("The Bachelor," "The Bachelorette," upcoming "The Voice"). Lauren Dolgen and Kristina Edwards are the executives overseeing the project for MTV.
Show devotees can log onto DanceCrew.MTV.com to catch up on the most recent seasons by viewing full episodes and can checkout cast bios, photo flipbooks and visit the Remote Control blog for show-related information.
This season MTV and Warner Horizon Television have partnered with GroupMe Featured Groups, which serves as a new way for brands to engage with consumers on a deeper level. Fans that have created an ABDC group will begin receiving timely behind-the-scenes video clips and interviews with the dance crews, as well as episodic photo galleries, insider blog posts from MTV's Remote Control blog, tune-in reminders and more. Moreover, fans will be able to engage directly with the dance crews each week throughout the course of the season. To reward fans who create an ABDC group and use it to talk with their friends during each weeks' premiere, a few lucky groups will receive a special guest "visit" each week from one of the crew members. Crew members will chat and answer users' questions via text, as well as use the GroupMe instant conference call functionality to initiate a voice call to connect fans with the crews even more directly.
"Randy Jackson Presents America's Best Dance Crew" will also air on MTV2.
About MTV:
MTV is the world's premier youth entertainment brand. With a global reach of more than a half-billion households, MTV is the cultural home of the millennial generation, music fans and artists, and a pioneer in creating innovative programming for young people. MTV reflects and creates pop culture with its Emmy�, Grammy� and Peabody� award-winning content built around compelling storytelling, music discovery and activism across TV, online and mobile. MTV's sibling networks MTV2 and mtvU each deliver unparalleled customized content for young males, music fans and college students, and its online hub MTV.com is the leading destination for music, news and pop culture. MTV is part of MTV Networks, a unit of Viacom (NYSE: VIA, VIA.B), one of the world's leading creators of programming and content across all media platforms.
About Warner Horizon Television:
Warner Horizon Television (WHTV) is one of the entertainment industry's fastest-growing television companies, specializing in the creation of scripted series for the cable marketplace, and primetime reality series for both network and cable. Founded in 2006, this second production entity allows the Warner Bros. Television Group to expand its programming offerings and explore creative options made possible under a new business model. WHTV is currently producing more than a dozen projects. Its unscripted shows include "The Bachelor," "The Bachelorette," "Bachelor Pad" and the upcoming "Take the Money and Run" for ABC, "The Voice" for NBC and "Randy Jackson Presents America's Best Dance Crew" for MTV, among others. Scripted programs from WHTV include "Rizzoli & Isles" and "Memphis Beat" for TNT and "Pretty Little Liars" and the upcoming "The Lying Game" for ABC Family, among others.

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Poppies Samui Resort
28/1 Moo 3, T. Bophut
Koh Samui, Suratthani 84320
Chaweng Beach
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The Poppies Samui is a tiny magical oasis of tropical enchantment and is situated at the southern end of Chaweng beach, away from the hustle and bustle of the main resort area. The bungalows are nestled in fantastic tropical gardens and furnished in a modern Thai style. All have a private terrace which is surrounded by lush greenery. A short walk leads to the pool with natural rocks and the well-known restaurant offers Thai and international cuisine and a great wine selection. The Poppies Spa offers a range of treatments such as massage or facial treatment for your relaxation and rejuvenation.
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Date of stay:
Jan 23, 2015
Accommodation and facilities:
A beautiful resort with only 24 bungalowes nice placed in a special garden. The staff knows who everyone are, and the service is of high quality. We will absolute be staying in the same resort next time.
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Jan 26, 2015
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Hanne Siverts
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Mar 12, 2014
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Огромное спасибо Антону Соколову за наш отпуск, проведенный на о. Самуи. Мы с мужем опытные путешественники и обычно организуемся в поездки сами. Но, измученная поисками билетов по приемлемой цене и сомнениями при выборе отелей (отзывов плохих, как правило, больше), я наткнулась на ваш сайт AsiaHotels.ru и поверила, что с этими ребятами все у нас сложится. Слава Богу, не ошиблась! И ни разу не пожалела! Антон профессионально организовал нам поездку: Тайские авиалинии чудесные, 9 часов пролетели незаметно, стыковки были удобные и короткие, до Самуи добрались на маленьком самолете, нас встретили и доставили в отель. Все четко, быстро, без задержек. Жили в отеле Poppies. Отель шикарный, еда - 5 Мишленовских звезд, территория ухоженная, персонал вышколенный, море чистое глубокое, с волнами, прыгать на которых одно удовольствие. Сплошные плюсы, минус один - очень дорогой. Его я выбирала сама, понравился по отзывам. Отдохнули чудесно, полный релах и перезагрузка мозгов. Трансфер в аэропорт без задержек, хотя мы уезжали из отеля в 4 утра.
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AsiaHotels и Антон Соколов - большие молодцы! Спасибо, что берете на себя головную боль по организации поездок, даете объективную инфо по отелям. Общаться с Антоном большое удовольствие, очень грамотный, интеллигентный, консультировал, советовал, терпеливо отвечал на все мои многочисленные .. а вдруг,.. а как, и т. д. . С оплатой не было проблем.
Mar 19, 2014
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KONOTOP Inessa
Date of stay:
Sep 22, 2012
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A very nice place to stay. We loved it. The beach is very nice here and service at hotel perfekt. Also very good food in the restaurant. It is a very cosy place. Will be back!
Reservation service:
Very good
Sep 26, 2012
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Anneli Jägerbert Andersson
Date of stay:
Apr 09, 2012
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We enjoyed our stay at Poppies, the staff were warm, friendly and helpfull. The rooms were clean and well maintained. The restaurant food and staff were excellent. We would have no hesitation in recommending this resort.
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No problems at all with the booking service. All went quite smoothly. We have already recommended using Sawadee.com to friends visiting Thailand and we will continue to use them ourselves. Thank you.
Apr 12, 2012
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Valerie Taylor
Date of stay:
Dec 27, 2011
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Perfect stay!! Poppies offers perfect sevice and great location, it is definately worth the money. The rooms are beautifull and set into green jungle just right at the beach, wifi is available in all rooms. The staff is absolutely friendly, we have seen a lot of luxury hotels but none did top this service. We had really bad luck with the weather, so everybody did the best to make our stay comfortable.. e.g. by free cocktails and snacks in the evening. The pool boy was very kind as well, you always get fresh towels, free drinking water (and friendly smile). Room service was excellent as well- the room was made up twice a day, everything was absolutely clean, the fruit basket was filled up twice a day as well.. a great management and service in every aspect! The location is perfect, you will find a very silent and charming resort - city life just in front of the door. We can really recommend Poppies
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Dec 30, 2011
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Verena Wamser
Date of stay:
Aug 21, 2011
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I agree with those who have say that poppies is a little paradise. Frindly, smily and superefficient staff. 24 cottages scattered in a wanderful little tropical garden. A very relaxing place full of peace.I love it.
Reservation service:
perfect as usual
Aug 24, 2011
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Manuela Cremona
Date of stay:
Aug 17, 2011
Accommodation and facilities:
it is alway a pleasure to come back to Poppies
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Aug 20, 2011
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Cleto Balmelli
Date of stay:
Feb 21, 2011
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I would highly recommend Poppies. First class service. Beatifull setting, comfortable bungalows and superb Beach. A great place for a getaway.
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Feb 26, 2011
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Nannalin Muanchat
Date of stay:
Feb 06, 2011
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Staff were beyond 5 star! Food was amazing, cottages beautiful, and the small touches were fantastic... staff remembering specials items you wanted at breakfast, beach staff setting up your regular chair on the beach every day, and the regular treats and special notes left on the pillow every night were wonderful. Food was amazing, and the boutique style and small size of the resort was perfect! The trash on the beach was the only down side, but the staff swept regularly to try and keep up with it.
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Feb 10, 2011
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Mary Clarke
Date of stay:
Dec 14, 2010
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We were a family of four, with two kids under 6. Obviously this resort has mostly couples staying there, endulding in this great place, but it worked fantastic for us as well; great service, nice pools, the location by the beach and cottages. It is nice and quiet, garden beautiful and everyone helpful. Only draw back for us was the restaurant menu which is a bit pricy for a light lunch, especially with kids. If returning to Koh Samui, we would definitely stay here again!
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Always works great
Dec 29, 2010
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Aug 20, 2010
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Absolutely my favourite hotel in Thailand.
Reservation service:
Very good
Aug 29, 2010
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Elisabet Trigwell
Date of stay:
Jul 11, 2010
Accommodation and facilities:
The most fantastic hotel I ever stayed. Location, rooms, personnel - everything on highest level.For children perfect place to rest and to play on the seaside. Beach is very clean. During all our stay we never closed the room - the security level is the best I ever met.
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We had changed the hotel after two days stay at the other hotel. Mr. Tom from Sawadee was very helpful in organizing everything and transferring money to the new one.
Jul 13, 2010
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"An introduction to . . . Koh Samui Most Popular Boutique Resort"
A tiny magical oasis of tropical enchantment
, Poppies Samui lies on a pristine white sandy beach in the Gulf of Siam. Located at the south end of renowned Chaweng beach, well away from the hustle and bustle of the main resort area, Poppies has earned its reputation, since opening in 1994 as Koh Samui most exclusive boutique hideaway.
A crystal clear free form swimming pool
with natural rock formations, and a sparkling Jacuzzi lie between the gardens and the sea.
Poppies restaurant
is now firmly established as the leading restaurant on the island, where you can dine under the stars overlooking the beach or in the magnificent Ayuthaya-style teak pavilion beside the pool.
Poppies gardens are considered by many regular guests to be our crowning glory.
There can not be many hotels in the world where the gardening team receive as many accolades as the frontline staff! Every time you walk through them you will discover some delightful new flower or feature you missed the time before. To take it all in, there is a strategically located sala (a Thai style thatched roofed gazebo) in the heart of Poppies, overlooking the carp filled fishponds, where you can sit and contemplate.
A few gentle steps from the pool lead you from the hotel directly onto a white sandy beach
. This is probably where you will spend most of your days, lazing under white canvas parasols on our fully reclining beach beds. Our attentive beach staff will happily set you up for the day as well as provide continuous glasses of complimentary iced water and bar and food service.
The beach itself is completely coral and stone free so the swimming conditions and visibility (subject to weather) are of the highest quality. Poppies Samui is owned and managed by an established team of caring and experienced professionals from UK, Eire, Thailand and Indonesia (Bali).
Getting to Koh Samui has never been easier
or quicker thanks to Bangkok Airways, who exclusively operate frequent daily flights from and to Bangkok (domestic terminal Don Muang Airport), Singapore, Hua Hin, Phuket and Krabi with a fleet of state-of-the-art Boeing 717 and ATR aircraft. Koh Samui airport is regarded as one of the most uniquely charming airports in the world.
Poppies is proud to be the first resort on Koh Samui to stop using plastic water bottles. Plastic poses a serious threat to marine life and pollutes our land and oceans. Upon check-in, you will receive a filled, re-usable stainless steel water bottle. This bottle can be re-filled at multiple stations at Poppies and at other participating venues on Samui. There is a one time charge of 220 baht for the logo'd bottle, which we hope you will take home and continue to use. Thank you for helping Poppies do it's part to increase sustainability on Koh Samui.
Poppies cottages
combine the very best of Thai style with western comforts and amenities. The carved roof panels, floors, doors and windows are of solid teak and the fabrics are of finest Thai cotton and silk. Poppies underwent a major refurbishment in late 2006 including brand new and unique bathrooms with a sunken bathtub & shower set in marble, glass sink atop a teak table and a private garden.
:: Deluxe Cottage, A/C ::
Each cottage
is L shaped like a small suite comprising a sleeping area with either a king-size bed or twin single beds, and a living area with an easy chair, marble table and a large comfortable sofa that converts to a full size single bed if required. Of course individual air-conditioning, ceiling fan, personal safe, flat screen LCD television (satellite and cable channels), DVD / CD player personal refrigerator, hair drier and free coffee & tea making facilities come as standard. Outside is a private terrace with two teak easy chairs, a table and a ceiling fan.
Poppies restaurant is renowned for fine Thai and international cuisine in a romantic tropical garden and seaside setting. You can choose to dine under the stars, by the sea or in an Ayuthaya-style teak pavilion overlooking the pool. Our extensive Thai and international menus utilise fresh tropical ingredients and have an emphasis on locally caught seafood. Poppies also has a full vegetarian menu, desserts, and an innovative selection of wines from around the world.
The restaurant is open
for lunch: 11:30 - 17:30 & dinner :17:30 - 22:30
Poppies Spa offers a comprehensive range of massages, body treatments and beauty services with experienced and expert masseurs. You can enjoy treatments in a variety of locations including in your cottage, your terrace or pool-side and beach-side salas. Surrounded by greenery or with stunning sea views, our salas offer privacy and evoke a sense of calm and utter tranquility. Each time you visit Poppies Spa you will be treated with complete respect for your privacy. Whether you opt for a traditional Thai massage, a manicure & pedicure or a facial you will leave feeling a new you.
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Koh Samui. Thailand southern paradise island - the third largest in the country - lies in the Gulf of Siam and has long been famed for its incomparable beauty as a truly tropical island. Chaweng Beach, with its silver-white powder-fine sand and crystal-clear blue water, is one of the best beaches in the world. Poppies lies on the best part, where there is no coral under the water - just pure sand.
Koh Samui is an island of coconut palms - about 2,5 million of them. For sightseeing Samui has much to offer - the mountainous interior conceals coffee and rubber plantations as well as tracts of untouched jungle and spectacular waterfalls. Strange rock formations abound.
The most impressive landmark is the Big Buddha, a huge golden image set on a rocky peninsula jutting into the sea. Other activities include Elephant Trekking, a visit to a Snake Farm, a Crocodile Farm, or the Butterfly Garden.
You can watch trained monkeys picking coconuts, or you can go mountain biking. Poppies owns small jeeps which may be rented - this is the recommended way to see the island, so bring your international drivers license. For those who do not wish to drive themselves, Poppies offers chauffeur-driven day tours, with a picnic lunch provided by our Chef.
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WASHINGTON, April 22 (UPI) -- Many are confusing the Czech Republic, a country in Central Europe, with Chechnya, 2,000 miles away and part of the Russian Federation, an official says.
When it was announced the Boston Marathon bombing suspects, the Tsarnaev brothers, were of Chechen ethnicity, many on social media believed the two countries were one in the same, ABC News reported.
The Czech Republic is a small, highly industrialized country of 10 million bordered by Germany, Austria, Poland and Slovakia with a per capita income of $27,190. Czechs are mostly Roman Catholic and Protestant.
Chechnya, a federal subject of Russia, is a smaller country of 1 million, which is largely rural and has a per capita income of about $4,300. Islam is the predominant religion in Chechnya, but there are some Russian Orthodox.
Petr Gandalovic, Czech ambassador to the United States, stepped in to clear up the social media confusion and made a statement:
"As many I was deeply shocked by the tragedy that occurred in Boston earlier this month. It was a stark reminder of the fact that any of us could be a victim of senseless violence anywhere at any moment.
"As more information on the origin of the alleged perpetrators is coming to light, I am concerned to note in the social media a most unfortunate misunderstanding in this respect. The Czech Republic and Chechnya are two very different entities -- the Czech Republic is a Central European country; Chechnya is a part of the Russian Federation.
"As the President of the Czech Republic Milos Zeman noted in his message to President Obama, the Czech Republic is an active and reliable partner of the United States in the fight against terrorism. We are determined to stand side-by-side with our allies in this respect, there is no doubt about that," Gandalovic said.


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Armie Hammer becomes leading man in 'Lone Ranger'
If it weren't for the movie "Home Alone," Armie Hammer might not be starring in "The Lone Ranger." Seeing the 1990 Macaulay Culkin hit inspired Hammer to become an actor.
"I had a dream that night that I was the kid in the house with the blowtorch and all that stuff and thinking, 'This is awesome! I love acting!'" said Hammer, recalling the thoughts of his 11-year-old self. "I knew this was for me. It was the only thing I wanted to do."
He convinced his parents to let him quit high school to pursue his dream, and now the 26-year-old actor is playing one of the most revered American characters in a big-budget blockbuster starring Johnny Depp.
After a bumpy start that included a brief return to school, he already counts Clint Eastwood, Leonardo DiCaprio, Julia Roberts and David Fincher among his past collaborators. Hammer gained notice playing the Winklevoss twins in 2010's celebrated "The Social Network." Then he earned a Screen Actors Guild Award nomination for his supporting role in 2011's "J.Edgar." But with "The Lone Ranger," the actor steps squarely into the spotlight with his first bona fide leading-man role.
"It's like I can't believe I've been this lucky," Hammer says with a sincerity belied by his football-captain good looks.
Though he auditioned for the part several times, director Gore Verbinski knew immediately he'd found his Lone Ranger.
"When I first met him, I just knew he was the guy," said Verbinski, who likened Hammer to "somebody who's a little out-of-time, like seeing Gary Cooper walk into a supermarket or something."
"He's like this classical leading man, and that's not to say that he isn't contemporary," the director continued. "Armie's tall, handsome, and genuine, and who doesn't want to throw that into a meat grinder?"
Hammer plays lawman John Reid and Depp is Tonto in this origin story of how the Lone Ranger came to wear his mask. To prepare for the role, Hammer spent months immersed in all the "Lone Ranger" radio and TV episodes and books and comics he could find, and perfected his gun-slinging and horse-riding skills at a three-week "cowboy camp."
He traveled the American Southwest shooting the film for the better part of a year, during which he befriended (and inspired) the crew and hung out with his world-famous co-star.
"He's just the nicest dude," he said of Depp, "and I was so amazed at how normal the guy is."
Hammer exudes an engaged optimism that Verbinski said permeated the set, and even shows in an empty conference room at Hammer's publicist's office during a brief stop on a worldwide press tour to promote the film.
"I'm convinced I've hit the pinnacle in terms of experiences while making a movie," Hammer beamed. "This was the best crew I have ever worked with, best actors, best everything, and we shot in the most amazing locations."
He's still getting the hang of globe-trotting promotions, though, and says he's not looking forward to the fame likely to come with the film's July 3 opening. Hammer enjoys walking in his neighborhood without much notice. But he has appeared on a few magazine covers, and his face looms large on billboards all over the city.
"Fortunately, though -- I'm kind of relying on this -- I'm wearing masks in so much of the advertising and stuff, so that it's probably not like, 'Hey, that's the guy,'" he said. "I'm not excited about (the fame). I don't even like talking about it. I feel disgusted with myself if I even just say the term 'my fans.'"
Married to TV personality Elizabeth Chambers since 2010, Hammer said his off-camera life keeps him grounded.
"I keep all my original friends. I'm married. I have a life. I have a dog," he said. "I don't get wrapped up in all of this. I'm delightfully ambivalent toward most of it."
He acknowledges -- and Disney reminds him -- that fans are critical to the film's success, and his own, since he has aspirations beyond acting. Hammer admires Mel Brooks and Robert Redford -- artists who create their own characters and projects.
"I don't want to forever just say other people's words. I don't forever want to be an actor. I want to be responsible for my own content," Hammer said. "Directing is the end game."
Next up for Hammer is Guy Richie's "The Man from U.N.C.L.E.," which starts shooting later this summer. Then he hopes to find an indie project -- "Something where I have to pay for my own housing in the middle of the movie."
It's all part of Hammer's continuing education that began with "Home Alone."
"I would take any role in any movie if I thought the people I would get a chance to work with had something I could learn," Hammer said. "I didn't go to school. This is my school, and I should be learning every day."


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NK603: Bioremediation or eugenic science ?
- I often see this word at a numerous places but rarely a sound explanation to the inherent motivation of adopting bioremediation for synthetic biology, a subset of genetic engineering using live organisms as the media for creating new and artificial life forms.
- Back in World-War 2, were the germans developing the eugenic science or were they "experimenting" new bioremediation techniques with organophosphate gases?
- Is thus bioremediation a singular aspect of eugenics, especially for devices developed for the E.coli K-12 strain, a prokariote organism ?
- What are the real objectives of Synthetic biology beyond inducing cancerous cells prematurely to mouses fed with genetically-modified corn ?
- Is cancer detection over cancer prevention the culprit and main concern of Synthia design ?
- Is not human based experimentation strictly forbidden by some public authority ?
- If so, is not bioremediation a futile term to hiden eugenics into a philantropist hat?
- Or is the people not the only authority which should encompass and lead scientific research from the hands of the governments and corporations?
- Would the germans have approved bioremediation, assuming they knew Hitler was preparing a large-scale genocide ?
- Why did the mouses developed severe mutations over a long-term period as they were fed corn grown for mass-consumption ?
- Were the scientists who developed the strain of GE corn (NK603) knowledgable or were the mutations caused from mistakes in the protocol ?
Feel free to add your comments here or using the talk page!
Common food products suspected to contains GE corn.
- canola oil (chips)
- corn syrup (marshmallows)
- corn itself (?)
- hydrogenated vegetable oil (?)
"We make our world significant by the courage of our questions, and by the depth of our answers." ~Carl Sagan
"Pour faciliter économiquement la sélection du maïs, Monsanto a utilisé et maintenu au sein des plants GM gène marqueur de résistance à un antibiotique appelé NPTII (néomycine phosphotransferase II). Ce dernier produit dans la cellule végétale une protéine qui induit une résistance à la Kanamycine, antibiotique bien connu." 1
See also
- Proposition 37: http://www.carighttoknow.org/
- A movie on the situation of organic agriculture in Hawaii as reported by organic Hawaii farmers: http://www.truththeory.org/genetic-engineering-chemical-warfare/


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It used to be a fundamental analyst's job to value a company by studying business operations, balance sheets and the effect that predicted future trends would have on a company's ability to generate earnings and cash flow. Technical analysts would then attempt to predict future price swings for the stock recommended by fundamental analysts by assessing crowd behavior and studying charts of short-term price movements and trading volume with no concern for the company's fundamentals. However, the trading mentality prevalent in today's markets has led Wall Street fundamental analysts to reach conclusions and give advice based on short-term technical analysis. Most of the remaining analysts who still reach conclusions based on long-term fundamental analysis and values have been punished by underperforming over the past year.
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A fundamental tenet of my philosophy states that the desire to be right all of the time is a serious impediment to being right over time. It can be frustrating, as most investors tend to obsess over whatever happened in the markets most recently and assume things will be that way "forever." Most market fads and trends last longer than anticipated, but "forever" usually ends unannounced. The extreme stock price volatility currently being experienced by investors has resulted in a crisis in confidence as to whether company fundamentals have any rational relationship to market pricing. Rather than relying on a company's normalized ability to produce free cash flow over two- to three-year periods to determine a company's valuation, analysts are focusing on and talking about quarterly misses and beats, buying and selling before and after quarterly earnings releases. It may be counterintuitive, but the shorter the time horizon one tries to predict, the lower the probability of being right.
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Presidential Hoops
-- Here in the birthplace of basketball, where Dr. James Naismith invented a wholly American sport that's gone global, there's reason to be happy for hoops these days.
One almost certain result of this year's presidential contest will be an elevation of basketball by our new leaders.
Talk about change: The Bush years have been baseball years -- complete with T-ball on the White House lawn, and a president who once owned a Major League team.
In 2008, both tickets have genuine hoops players, and even real hoops nicknames: It's Barry O'Bomber vs. Sarah Barracuda.
(For the record, the "GMA" crew was shamed on the court by some local high-school students, in a free-throw shooting contest near the train station.)


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What has your experience with it, please.
No it wasn't. A "PC" is generally taken to mean "Personal Computer" in this context. I'm guessing you did not personally own that gigantic mainframe and it was not there for your personal use.My first PC I on was a gigantic Mainframe at a Burroughs...
On that basis I claim a CDC 7600 super computer.mymanga003 wrote: ↑Sat Nov 10, 2018 3:25 amMy first PC I on was a gigantic Mainframe at a Burroughs.
Today PC generally means politically correct and nothing to do with personal.
It is notable that this statement was made more than 10 years before Richard Stallman started the GNU project. At some point in time, IBM appropriated the term PC to refer to the 5150, which we know as the original IBM PC. Just like the Raspberry Pi Foundation was unable to trademark the Greek letter Pi, so too was IBM unable to trademark PC. Anyway, around this time PC stopped referring to a computer designed to serve an individual's personal needs and interests to a computer used by a single person in a corporate office setting.Computers are mostly used against people rather than for people, used to control people rather than free them. Time to change all that--we need a People's Computer Company.
Well, I did say one post up that ""PC" is generally taken to mean "Personal Computer" in this context". We are talking about computers right?Today PC generally means politically correct and nothing to do with personal.
If you would like to see the vision California educators had in the 70's on how computer literacy and personal computing could transform education, back issues of The People's Computer Company are archived on the website of the Computer History Museum here.
I think the Pi has pushed the personal computer concept down a level. Where the PC idea was "one person, one computer", the Pi gets it to "one task, one computer."ejolson wrote: ↑Wed Nov 14, 2018 7:38 pmFrom my point of view, the Pi has effectively recaptured the original meaning of personal computer as a computer designed to serve an individual's personal needs and interests. The GPIO and related physical computing projects make the Pi very different from an office computer used in a corporate or home setting. Thus, the Pi appeals to makers, hobbyists, children and educators in much the same way that the original 8-bit microcomputers used to. As this was the original intent, the only thing surprising is that the P in Pi stands for Python rather than personal.
Ah...fond memories of the IBM 1620. San Diego State had a 1620 Mod I (there was a Mod II....the differences were...interesting). My sister was a student operator on it. The assembly language was SPS, and since their 1620 had a disk drive cobbled onto it, it was SPS IID. They also used FORTRAN IID. In the summer of 1964 I got invited to hang around a somewhat informal session and leared both SPS and FORTRAN.mymanga003 wrote: ↑Mon Dec 03, 2018 3:47 pmThe first time I got my hands on a real computer was in the summer of 1962. Texas Tech in Lubbock took delivery on an IBM 1620. See IBM 1620. I was between my sophomore and junior years at Rice University, but my summer job back home in Lubbock fell through, so I enrolled in some classes at Tech so I could justify playing with the computer. They had not got the assembler for it (let alone any compiler), so I was reduced to programming in machine language. That was decimal on punched cards. Because it was a variable length word machine I was quickly able to program it to compute e to a great many decimal places. But what I really count as my first program was a program to play 3 dimensional tic tac toe on a 4x4x4 board. It was non-trivial, yet entirely in machine language; and it eventually played a pretty good game. I was delighted the first time it beat me.
Congratulations. That is a nice computer. Have you tried Raspberry Pi Desktop on it?
Are you sure there was 2GB RAM on that Pentium 3 computer?jameetsingh wrote: ↑Thu Feb 07, 2019 7:04 pmHi
My first computer is Pentium 3 with 2GB ram at that time it is sufficient for me and loves to work on it. but nowadays no one wants to use slow PC every one love speed and save time I am a writer and photographer I love to write about animals and their wildlife I started my recent blog on it HunterHunts. I don't know how it going on but I love to write and follow my passion. Sometimes I love to play games plz suggest me a good gamer laptop or Pc.
In the wake of figuring out how to program on the neighborhood school (Merton Tech) centralized server (they enabled access to nearby schools), I branch a UK101 pack (Ohio Superboard 2, IIIRC) SBC around 1980. Extravagance pack with 2K "Screen" (OS), 8K Basic in ROM, 8K static RAM and 1K video memory. Program stockpiling on tape, 6502 processor running at 1MHz. Still got it somewhere.... despite the fact that now with 32K unique RAM (again IIRC), 2K video (48 singe x 32 lines), and RS232 with legitimate +/ - 5V exchanging and various baud rates. I don't know I'd chance exchanging it on - thick electrolytics now right around 40 years of ageDarkSpearTriant wrote: ↑Tue Jan 09, 2018 9:53 ammine was the Apple 2. I remember there was a pinball game, a space station game, a Where in the world is carden sandiego game. I got some good childhood memories of that thing.
Oh come now. Those electrolytics are easily replaced with new ones....don't know I'd chance exchanging it on - thick electrolytics now right around 40 years of age...
@XimenaRXimenaR wrote: ↑Thu Feb 21, 2019 5:56 amI think my brother had this computer when we were young. I could really relate with the memory issue, it was such a pain! And Mac mini was a huge disappointment! Gosh, those times when you had to deal with these models!Jongoleur wrote: ↑Tue Dec 27, 2011 6:58 amMy first computer was a Science of Cambridge Mk14, though learning to program using SC/MP machine code in 256 bytes of memory was a challenge. After a while, it was sold and I was computerless until I got a ZX81.
Thereafter I had a C64 (beige case), an Amstrad 1512 and several "self built" PC clones with 386, 486 and Pentium processors. Aside from the main sequence I've also had (for specific purposes) an Archimedes 3010 and a Mac Mini (which was a disappointment).
Currently, a box with an AMD thingy lurks under my desk and I've a laptop and netbook elsewhere around the house. I tried an android tablet but gave up in disgust (cheap ones are no good and expensive ones are too expensive!).
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The school year started today and everyone except Jay is gone. I might be able to blog a little more now. I could clean, or make cards, or fold some laundry, too, but, there will be plenty of time for all of it...first, some pictures!
19 August 2010
Off to School
The school year started today and everyone except Jay is gone. I might be able to blog a little more now. I could clean, or make cards, or fold some laundry, too, but, there will be plenty of time for all of it...first, some pictures!
16 August 2010
Hightop Mojo
School shopping this year had an unexpected surprise - new shoes for Rachel. Rachel did not really need new shoes for school, but, she saw these hightops and loved them. I loved them too, after I saw the price - $3.24. Yes, $3.24. Sold.
Rae's new shoes further served as inspiration for a card! Who knew? (I have to tell you that this cracks me up. Those of you who know me, know that I own one pair of shoes at a time. Always sandals. I only wear shoes when I just have to. To be inspired by shoes is just comical for me.) I love the color combination with the bright yellow and green, offset by the heavy neutral of the deep grey.
Head on over to Mojo Monday to see what inspired others in this week's challenge. And hey, if you are a stamper - play along; get your Mojo on!
13 August 2010
KidBits August 2010
Just a little KidBit from each of the ladies, and Jay:
09 August 2010
Christmas Already?
I have this habit of sneaking away from my "duties" and playing with my toys. There are others who share my secret getaway - and hope they enjoy the escape as much as I do. Lately I have found a few blogs to help me with design and color schemes (try here for design ideas and here for color schemes).
Just wanted to share a little on me only, since this place is pretty much about the wonderful ladies and Jay, who deservedly take up so much of my time, energy and blog!
And if you are ready to start on your Christmas cards, call me. Let's make 'em!
05 August 2010
Samantha, still Eleven
Samantha wanted a day at the lake for her birthday. We tried three different days to get there, but, we just couldn't get a plan together. As I was taking with some Moms about our plan I learned a little something about lakes. Did you know that lakes breed bacteria and can become unhealthy when a few factors come together. Lately we have had temperatures over 100 degrees for twenty-some straight days. Hot, hot. We also have had no substantial rainfall for any of that time. So, the lake we wanted to visit had no fresh-water feed; it was essentially a five acre puddle. Mix all this together and you get problems. The lakes are known to spread a little condition called swimmer's itch, which you can read more about here, but, it's a nasty little thing, so be warned. Yuck.
watermelon candles ::: first piece of "cake"
02 August 2010
Samantha is Eleven
Samantha turned eleven this week! Wow. Always an original, Samantha did not want a birthday cake. She wanted jelly beans, (the GOOD kind, Mom, she said) and she made everyone in the family the recipes on the package as our "pieces of cake" - blueberry muffins, hot chocolate, pina coladas and peanut butter and jelly sandwiches. Try that with a regular birthday cake.


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Flagship Journals
Resources For
Mary Louise Vincent Collection (1916-1989)
Prepared by Joanne Sawyer
Size: 1 Document Case, .5 Cubic Feet
Mary Louise Vincent was born on February 19, 1916, in Saint Paul, Minnesota. She received her Bachelor of Science degree from the University of Minnesota in 1938, and was awarded the Moses Marston Fellowship of the same institution for the 1938-1939 academic year. She earned a Master of Arts degree in 1943, as well as a Ph. D. in 1967, also from the University of Minnesota.
Miss Vincent joined the faculty of Hiram College as an instructor in 1939 and was named Professor Emeritus upon her retirement in 1984. MLV, as she was known, was named to the A. C. Pierson Alumni Memorial Chair in English in 1976 and was the first recipient of the Vencl-Carr Award for Excellence in Teaching in 1982. She was an eminent scholar and researched Hiram alumnus Vachel Lindsay as well as modern American writer Lafcadio Hearn extensively. First and foremost, though she was a teacher. Even after her retirement, Miss Vincent continued to teach classes at Hiram, primarily in creative writing.
File Inventory
Personal Religious and Academic Documents –1916-1987
1. Baptismal Certificate, July 15, 1916
2. Confirmation Certificate, April 14, 1933
3. High School Diploma, June 15, 1934
4. Bachelor of Science Degree, June 13, 1938
5. Court of Honor Award Certificate
6. Moses Marston Fellowship Award Certificate, 1938-1939
7. Master of Arts Degree, August 27, 1943
8. Ph. D. Thesis, December 1967
9. Ph. D. Degree, December 16, 1967
10. Research Notebook—Lafcadio Hearn
11. Letter from Caribbean Studies editor accepting "Two Painters of the Tropics: Lafcadio Hearn and Paul Gauguin in Martinique" for publication, September 18, 1969
12. Issue of Caribbean Studies in which article (see above) was published, October 1970
13. Proposal by Elmer Jagow to the Board of Trustees to name MLV to the A.C. Pierson Alumni Memorial Chair in English—copied from the minutes of the June 1976 meeting
14. Comments by Mr. Jagow at Commencement, June 1976, re: MLV—Taken from Commencement records
15. Citation read by President Elmer Jagow upon the granting of the Vencl-Carr Teaching Award to MLV, June 6, 1982
16. Omicron Delta Kappa Membership Certificates
**NOTE** Two similar certificates with corresponding dates but different signatures were found among the papers of the collection. No Explanation was available.
17. Letter to MLV from Brainerd Stranahan informing her of a faculty resolution concerning her, June 1, 1984
18. Copy of a Resolution of the Hiram College Faculty concerning MLV, May 31, 1984
19. Letter to MLV from Elmer Jagow re: Resolution of the Board of Trustees of Hiram College concerning MLV
20. Pages copied from minutes of the Board of Trustees Meeting re: MLV resolution, June 1984
21. Special Recognition Certificate from the Ohio State House of Representatives e re: Festschrift in honor of MLV, August 17, 1987
Hiram College Programs and Publications—1950-1984
1. Hiram College View book—photograph of MLV with other members of Student Senate student-faculty subcommittee, 1950
2. Hiram College Broadcaster— article featuring MLV begins on page 7
3. Comments of MLV at Commemoration of John Samuel Kenyon, October 15, 1980
4. Photocopy of Recognition Convocation program, November 10, 1982—taken from the records of convocation ceremonies
5. Hiram College Advance—reference to special award presented to MLV by Student Senate, May 24, 1984
6. Friends of the Hiram College Library Charter Program—MLV honored. Award certificate found in collection is on display in Hiram College Archives office—June1, 1984
7. Hiram College Commencement program—MLV presented with Distinguished Service Award—June 9, 1984
8. Hiram College Broadcaster---MLV appears on cover. Article inside announces Award received at Commencement, retirement plans, and establishment of American Drama Book Fund in Her honor. Summer, 1984 (2 copies)
Personal Correspondence: 1962-1985
Selected Student Manuscripts [1988]
MLV's writing classes were the stuff of which legends are made. It was not at all unusual for a student of hers to have accumulated upwards of 20,000 words by the end of the quarter. There are references to this effect found among the tribute letters (see separate heading, this document), and volumes of student manuscripts were found among her personal papers.
The manuscripts found among her papers appear to have originated from a class she taught following her official retirement in 1984. She generally returned to teach at least one class per year in the years between her retirement and death.
The manuscripts included in this collection were chosen for the level of input from MLV as well as their overall representative value, based on the processor's comprehension of MLV's teaching methods and goals. It is hoped that these choices have done their justice.
Photographs [1982-1984]
Tribute Letters – 1984
Upon the occasion of her retirement, a special tribute was planned for MLV by all of those who had the privilege of knowing her. Letters came from everywhere. Most of these were bound in a scrapbook among her papers. Some letters and cards, which were found loose among her papers, were added to the scrapbook by the processor.
Death Notices and Announcements (1989)
Size of Collection
The collection is contained in one full-size document case, a scrapbook and an oversize folder.
Special note: A few items were removed from this collection during processing. These include works by Lafcadio Hearn in Japanese, a copy of the Hayes Historical Journal, volume 3, number 4, Fall, 1981. This edition was a special number in honor of James A. Garfield. For this reason, it was removed and placed with the Garfield Collection. Many student manuscripts, which were only indirectly related to MLV (see separate heading, this document), were also removed. Additionally, a copy of an art history study aid written by MLV's sister, Jean Anne Vincent, was removed and placed in The Hiram Author Collection.
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MILWAUKEE (AP) Tim Duncan had 28 points, 13 rebounds and six assists, and the San Antonio Spurs used torrid first-half shooting to beat the Milwaukee Bucks 117-110 Wednesday night for their seventh consecutive victory.
Tony Parker added 23 points and 11 assists for the Spurs, who shot 52 percent from the field for the game and withstood a second-half rally by the Bucks.
Brandon Jennings paced Milwaukee with 31 points. Bucks rookie John Henson scored a career-high 20 points and added nine rebounds. Mike Dunleavy had 19 points.
Duncan scored 12 points in the first quarter as the Spurs built a 33-22 lead while shooting 58.3 percent and outscoring the Bucks 11-0 on fast-break points. Milwaukee made just 36 percent of its shots from the field in the opening period.


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Dog walkers threaten to keep bodies of murder victims
Angry dog-walkers are threatening to hang on to the bodies of murder victims unless the police act more quickly to return them. A spokesman for the Ramblers Association said their members were fed up with having to hassle the police to get the corpses back after officers had finished with their forensic inquiries. [read...]


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First focus on getting level ground at the height you need. In our case, this meant that the pavers would end up flush with adjacent concrete. Account for a layer of sand, which in our case would be 3/4 inch. Focus on water flow if relevant--we wanted a slight tilt away from the house.
Rent a dirt compactor. Use your old skateboard to transport it from truck to work site (Figure 1).
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You will want your sand layer to be flat and appropriately level. A good way to do this is to get some pipes with the right diameter, then drag sand across them with a straight 2x4 (Figures 3-4).
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This can be tricky if you have obstacles in the patio, like the tree above.
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As you lay the pavers, you can fill in the holes left by the pipes. Lay the pavers straight down; if you have to drag them into position you will get sand between them and have a bad fit. Getting flush next to concrete may require some improvisation; in my case we had to bring the sand up a bit, which was fine since we want water flowing away from the house (actually, we laid them slightly higher than flush, to allow compacting).
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The carts pictured in Figure 5 are by Racatac. I used them a lot when I installed carpet for a living; they are also good for tile and, obviously, pavers. These will make a huge difference for your back and knees. If you ever do a flooring job, buy or borrow some. For jobs like tile and pavers, you need a board like the one pictured so the cart wheels don't screw up individual bricks.
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In the early part of the job, we kept the tiles square against the house, which forms a (somewhat) right angle for us. You can see in Figures 6 and 7 that we had to build a bridge to the sidewalk and lost the house on the right side due to a flower bed. Use a string to make a straight line. You may think you can lay bricks straight, but you can't.
Our biggest obstacle was the tree in the middle of the patio. We had to wrap the bricks around this and meet behind it, which always presents a challenge. Again, we used a string to keep lines straight (Figure 8).
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Figure 9 shows things coming together.
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My mom wanted round corners on the tree and flower beds. This is a part that takes a lot of time. You can do this with a tile saw, but it's cheaper and just as easy to use a grinder with a masonry blade (Figure 10). If the blade isn't large enough, you can score the bricks then break them (carefully).
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Figure 11 shows the result.
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Around flower beds, insert plastic border to hold bricks in place. This is harder than it looks (Figure 12).
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The last step is to sweep fine sand over the bricks. This will fall into the cracks and act like grout, keeping the pavers as laid and preventing wobbling. It will take many, many coats to fill in all cracks. Spread, spray with water, allow to dry, repeat. Figures 13-15 show the process.
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The grouting isn't quite finished, but it's just a matter of a few more coats.
Pavers look nice, but a key advantage over concrete is that they can be spot repaired. This particular patio has a tree in the middle that must be watered; as a result, the concrete that was there before was constantly settling and buckling. Repairing concrete is expensive; replacing a few pavers is cheap.
UPDATE: My dad finished the grouting and sealing; here's the finished product:
UPDATE: My dad finished the grouting and sealing; here's the finished product:
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THE GOOD: Scott Kazmir. Yes he walked 5 batters. Yes he only worked 6 innings. But he did pitch 6, 1-hit shutout innings against a $100 million lineup. Not bad. All over the country last night, Mets fans cried just a little. How much fun would it be to see Kid K shutting down the Mets in the World Series?…Willy Aybar. After making a couple of bad plays at third base, Aybar responded with a big diving stop and throw to first and backed that up with 3 RBI including his 9th home run.
THE BAD: We have pointed this out before but it is worth repeating. The Rays' rotation is setup so they will not have James Shields or Matt Garza in the Red Sox series. The Rays are going to the playoffs, but it is still better if the Rays win the division so they can face the Central champ in the first round.
THE TELLING: With the Rays win and the Twins loss, the magic number to clinch at least a Wild Card spot is now 15(!)*, with 24 games to go. We know this will trouble some of you, but read our fingertips THE RAYS ARE GOING TO THE PLAYOFFS! Even if the Rays finished 10-14, the Twins would have to go 18-4 just to tie. If the Rays split their final 24 (12-12) the Twins would have to win 20 of 22 to force a 1-game playoff. Not going to happen.
* The White Sox and Twins play each other 3 more times, so the second place team in the Central cannot win more than 98 games. So technically the Rays' magic number is 14. We could choose to knock off the loss now, or we can choose to knock it off when it actually happens. We choose the latter.
- Evan Longoria plans to take swings with a broomstick on Saturday and if all goes well he may try swinging a bat. Still no word when he may take on live batting practice. [Tampa Tribune]
- But when you got a Willy Aybar, who needs a Dirtbag? [St. Pete Times]


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Pro ASP.NET 2.0 E-Commerce in C# 2005 takes you through the e-commerce web application development cycle, from conception to coding to deployment and maintenance. It will also help you maximize your potential profits, learn what risks are involved, and take the necessary steps to minimize those risks. The book begins by introducing e-commerce systems and lays out the toolset. To help you learn about meeting and overcoming real-world challenges, the book features a case study of a fictional company, Little Italy Vineyards.
As you progress through the book, you'll focus on e-commerce requirements, then proceed to model the objects utilizing UML to generate and define the complete architecture for the example application. Once you put it all together, you'll address the site coding. In this section, author Paul Sarknas demonstrates how the practical application of modern programming techniques, like web services and Ajax, can have direct impact on your customer's user experience and the success of your site.
After design and development are complete, the author focuses on utilizing the best deployment methods for maintaining the application and allowing maximum scalability. By the end of this book, you'll have all the skills you'll need to begin creating professional quality e-commerce systems from the ground up.
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Turkish Worker visa
You can apply for permission to stay in the UK as a Turkish Worker if you're a Turkish national and have legally worked in the UK for at least 1 year as:
- the spouse of a British or settled person without any restrictions on working in the UK
- a holder of a work permit allowing you to work in the UK
- a student allowed to work 20 hours a week during term time and full time during vacation periods
How long you can stay
The length of time you can stay and what job you can do depends on how long you've legally worked in the UK.
|How long you've worked in the UK
|Length of permission to be in the UK
|What you can do
|1 to 3 years
|Up to 2 years
|Continue to work for the same employer
|3 to 4 years
|Up to 1 year
|Change employer, but in the same occupation
|4+ years
|Up to 3 years
|Work in any occupation for any employer
You may also be able to apply to settle in the UK permanently.
You must apply from within the UK before your current permission to stay expires.
There's no fee for this application.
How long it takes
You'll get a decision within 6 months.
What you can do
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Lawmaker wants to ban guns from places of worship
Illinois lawmakers who last month beat a court-imposed deadline to allow concealed weapons in public left out something a suburban Chicago legislator now wants to change: A ban on firearms in places of worship.
Democratic state Sen. Dan Kotowski, a former gun-control lobbyist from Park Ridge, is drawing fire from some ministers after introducing an amendment in mid-July to add churches, synagogues and mosques to the list of places forbidden for concealed carry.
Kotowski said he consulted with Chicago-area religious leaders before formally proposing the amendment in a state where a pastor inexplicably was gunned down during a Sunday service four years ago. But clergy leaders downstate say prohibiting pistols near pulpits could be an unrighteous affront to constitutional and property rights, and a National Rifle Association lobbyist says he plans to challenge it.
The fledging law, passed July 9 and months from taking effect, bars concealed weapons from Illinois schools, courthouses, government buildings, libraries and forms of public transit. The measure says churches and other private places may post a sign noting people can't carry guns onto the property.
Kotowski says providing churches with a specific exemption was an oversight that some lawmakers were unaware of until the legislation was debated.
"There are certain places where guns should be off-limits. Churches, as sanctuaries, are among them," Kotowski told The Associated Press this week, stressing that the ministers he consulted "believe that when you go into a house of worship you're going in to pray, reflect and make the most of this period of silence."
"For many, knowing someone can bring in a loaded, concealed handgun is very troubling," he added.
Such a prohibition has the blessings of Charles Burton, pastor of the 125-member Unity Fellowship Church in Godfrey northeast of St. Louis. Burton, though, believes the debate about concealed weapons dodges an underlying issue: broken communities and "the politics of division."
"People don't feel safe because of the lack of community, and guns don't fix that," Burton said. While he understands gun ownership for home protection and hunting, "guns in public space where we're supposed to have law enforcement to protect us is problematic."
He doubts congregants need to pack heat.
"To help people and be a blessing to the community, there's some risk involved. I get it," he said. "But when we surrender to our fear, we dishonor our faith."
Other religious leaders consider Kotowski's legislation misguided, saying big churches, mosques and synagogues in Chicago and elsewhere can afford security while their smaller, less well-funded counterparts are defenseless.
"I'm fine with the church deciding (whether to allow concealed guns). I'm not fine with the state dictating it," said Cory Respondek, pastor of the 20-member Living Water Church in Cahokia, which he calls "a higher crime area" near St. Louis.
"If someone is intending harm or to attack our congregation, we want to be able to stop that threat. Arming ourselves and a few of our people is the easiest way to deter that," said Respondek, whose Pennsylvania concealed-carry permit allows him to publicly tote a firearm in dozens of states, but not Illinois.
Pastors who object to Kotowski's plan also point to examples of church violence in Illinois.
Four years ago, a stranger armed with a .45-caliber handgun and enough bullets to kill 30 people strolled into the First Baptist Church in Maryville during a Sunday morning service and shot at pastor Fred Winters as he stood at the pulpit _ causing confetti to rain from the pastor's Bible and leaving some of the 150 onlookers to wonder, at first, if it was a skit.
Gunman Terry Sedlacek, who had no apparent connection to the southwestern Illinois church or Winters, fired three more times, with one bullet going through the pastor's heart as Winters, 45, tried to run, authorities said. After Sedlacek's gun jammed, he pulled out a knife but was wrestled down by two congregants, police said.
Sedlacek has pleaded not guilty and remains confined to mental health treatment, his case still unresolved.
Messages left with the Maryville church's security chief for this story weren't returned.
Another of the violent church incidents was the impetus for the lawsuit that resulted in Illinois' last-in-the-nation ban on concealed carry being scrapped by a federal appeals court.
Mary Shepard was 69 and working as a secretary at First Baptist Church in southern Illinois' Anna in 2009 when she and a 76-year-old cleaning woman were severely beaten. Willis Bates ultimately pleaded guilty to two counts of attempted murder and is serving a 23-year sentence.
Shepard has said she could have thwarted the attack had she not been barred by state law from carrying a gun.
While the law gives Illinois State Police months to set up the process, Shepard is suing to hasten the law's implementation. She does not have a listed phone number and was unreachable for this story, and a message left for her through her church wasn't returned.
All the while, Mark Palmisano embraces the prospect of his fellow congregants carrying hidden firearms at Collinsville's Centerpoint Church, where he serves as the security chief. The caveat: Logistically, he needs to know who the armed folks are.
"As a general church-going Christian," he said, "I don't believe your rights as an American stop when you walk through the door."


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If you are a Mason City Schools educator, visit www.masonschoolsfoundation.org for the MSF Grant Application.
2015-2016 Mason Schools Foundation Grants
will fund a 3D printer for the High School art department, allowing art
to come off the screen and go beyond the two-dimensional boundaries of
glossy paper, making digital art into sculpture.
This grant will bring the Cincinnati Shakespeare Company to MMS to perform "A Midsummer's Night's Dream" for all Mason 8th Graders.
grant will provide technology for students to use video and/or photos
to present book reviews and recommendations for their fellow students.
project will give students a Glogsteredu account. Glogster is a tool
where students can create multimedia informational flyers and
These funds will provide access to a website called Bablingua for the entire Spanish Department, 7th-12th
grades. The website provides videos, audios activities and games
that are accessible by students and teachers in and out of the
is a program where staff and community volunteers mentor at-risk
students at the Middle School and Intermediate. These are often children
from homes of poverty, drug use and violence, and/or where the child
often comes home to an empty house with little adult guidance. This
funding provides a bonding experience with their mentors in a safe,
contained environment at WEB Extreme Entertainment.
House System supports the MSF purpose by helping to create a school
culture and environment at MMS that promotes personal and academic
excellence for every student in seventh and eight grade. This grant will
help to fund the implementation year of the house system, allowing for
the house system to become self-sufficient and financially sustainable
in future years.
This will update written resources for parents relating to the unique issues surrounding gifted and high-ability learners.
project will provide the teachers and students of Team Character with
the Brainology curriculum, which is based on years of research by
Stanford University's Carol Dweck. Brainology raises students'
achievement by helping them develop a growth mindset.
These funds will provide age-and level-appropriate current event periodicals.
grant will continue to elevate high-tech Chromebook classrooms. Read
and Write for Google has the following features available to students in
the premium version: Text-to-speech, translator, word prediction,
talking dictionary, picture dictionary, fact finder, and more.
grant will fund Personal Solar Telescopes (PSTs) with accessories into
his classroom. The technology will be aligned with the MI curriculum by
presenting an opportunity for students to get a hands-on educational
experience by learning about our Sun and its role in the solar system.
These funds will bring to life the shared vision of some of our Districts' leaders, turning our 1st, 2nd and 3rd grade science labs into 21st
Century STEM Labs. The District will provide funding for professional
development and infrastructure such as furniture, and the Foundation
will provide funding for the technology for these transformations for
our littlest STEM learners.
grant will fund additional equipment needed to supply the new MMS
Coding and Robotics Stem Lab. Beginning in the 2015-2016 school year,
the Coding and Robotics STEM lab will be offered as an elective
opportunity to 7th and 8th grade students at MMS.
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Cubs hoping Lake's glove work follows his bat
CHICAGO -- There's never been much of a question about Junior Lake's offensive gifts, which have been on display since he was called up to the Majors on July 19. Now, as he grows more accustomed to playing the outfield, the Cubs hope the defense will follow.
Lake, the Cubs' ninth-ranked prospect according to MLB.com, rose through the Minors as an infielder but has played only outfield (19 games in left and 16 in center, including Thursday's start against the Nationals) with the Cubs, particularly with injuries to Brian Bogusevic and Ryan Sweeney, and the departure of David DeJesus. He has made three errors (all in center) and has one outfield assist in 66 chances.
"He brings a lot to the table," manager Dale Sveum said. "He brings a lot of energy to make guys do things. But he can hit the ball out of the ballpark, he can get doubles like he did [on Monday], a ball off [Ryan Zimmerman] and stretch it to a double. That kind of speed, athleticism, power is what you want to fill your team with."
Lake, who has doubled in four straight games entering Thursday, is the first Cubs rookie to achieve that feat since Starlin Castro on Aug. 22-25, 2010. He has multi-hit games in three of his last four, and entered Thursday leading all Major League rookies with 42 hits since his debut on July 19.
Overall, he's hit safely in 23 games, and has 12 multi-hit games in his first 32 big league contests. Lake, who was signed as a non-drafted free agent in February 2007, hit .295 with 10 doubles, two triples, four home runs, 18 RBIs and 14 stolen bases in 40 games with Triple-A Iowa this year.
Lake, who went 1-for-4 with a walk and a run, fielded nine putouts cleanly in Thursday's 5-4 loss to the Nationals in 13 innings.
With Castro manning shortstop on an everyday basis, Lake is likely to get the most looks in center or left. And Wrigley Field, with the wind and strange caroms that balls can take off the ivy-covered walls, is no easy place to learn the outfield.
"More than anything, it's the defensive part of it right now," Sveum said. "Just getting comfortable and getting as many reps as possible in center field and in the outfield, as much as anything. Obviously, the hitting stuff -- right now, he's a cut-and-slasher, but you see him even laying off and taking pitches and getting better at that. That kind of gradually comes with the better starting pitching he's going to face. He's already been here about a month now to see what big league pitching is, and you can see he's handling it pretty well."


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Kevin Hassett, chair of President's Trump's Council of Economic Advisers, said this week that contrary to what many critics are saying – see here, here and here, for example – he doesn't think the economy is coming off a short-term "sugar high" produced by the Republican tax cuts. Instead, Hassett said that he believes the economy is on a path that will produce a long-term increase in productivity, sustained higher growth and, eventually, higher wages.
"The story of the tax cuts is they cut the cost of capital, which should lead to higher capital spending," Hassett told Politico's Ben White. "If we continue to see a capital spending boom, then productivity goes up and wages go up and you can sustain higher consumption because you increase supply. And all that can happen without causing runaway inflation."
However, The Wall Street Journal's Greg Ip cast fresh doubt on the White House's optimistic view of the economy Wednesday, arguing that it's not clear yet that the GDP growth of more than 3 percent we've seen over the last two quarters is sustainable. In fact, there's good reason to think the growth will not be sustained, Ip said, citing three factors:
* The economy will run out of new workers: The unemployment rate is at a 49-year low of 3.7 percent, and at the current pace of improvement the rate would go negative in eight years, which is impossible. Even with thousands of workers coming off the sidelines and back into the labor force, the economy will face a shortage of workers at some point, Ip said, dragging on growth.
* Demand-side boost will fade, supply-side boost looking weak: The tax cuts provided some boost in demand as consumers found a bit more money in their paychecks, but that increase won't repeat itself. And while new rules have increased capital spending, the boost has been modest and may have already fizzled. "Excluding mining, oil and gas, business spending on structures such as offices, factories and stores did jump in the first quarter, perhaps because of the tax cut, but then cooled," Ip wrote. "Spending on equipment doesn't seem to have responded: It was solid from early 2017 but has weakened in recent months."
* Financial markets appear to be plateauing: Stocks are unlikely to repeat the big gains of the last year and interest rates are climbing, creating a drag on household spending. Financial conditions are now a net negative for economic growth, Ip said, citing a recent estimate from Goldman Sachs.
In the long run, there are factors that could theoretically push GDP growth above its current 2 percent long-term trend, Ip said, including robotics and artificial intelligence. "But absent another tax cut, oil boom, bull market or some other stroke of luck, a slowdown from the last 12 months' 3% pace seems inevitable."


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How do I post a photo on Instagram?
To upload a photo or take a new one, first tap at the bottom of the screen:
- To upload a photo from your phone's library, tap Library (iPhone) or Gallery (Android) at the bottom of the screen and select the photo you'd like to share.
- To take a new photo, tap Photo at the bottom of the screen then tap . You can tap to switch between front and rear-facing cameras and to adjust flash.
Once you've taken or uploaded a photo, you can add effects or filters, a caption and your location before posting. You can also post a video.
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John Kruth, executive director of the Rhine Research Center, presented at The Monroe Institute Professional Seminar on "The Power of Place: Studies at the Rhine Research Center."
The Rhine is the oldest operating parapsychology lab in the country. The first academic lab to develop a formal method for examining psi phenomena, the Rhine became an important destination for people experiencing psi or who were interested in exploring psi phenomena through the lens of science.
In this talk, John gives an overview of ongoing research at the Rhine including projects that reveal how location and place might be developed or hold information that will influence future psi activity at that site.
John's 20+ years of professional technology experience and 8+ years as a professional researcher provide him unique insight into the integration of technology and parapsychological research. His studies include explorations into psychic healing, the energy behind psychokinesis, poltergeist activity and other unconscious effects on electronic devices, measurements of biophotons (ultraviolet light) from energy healers, applications of remote viewing for investments, and updating traditional psi testing methods to take advantage of 21st century technology and science. John has contributed to numerous publications and has spoken at many professional conferences.
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This is an artist's conception of the river turtle Boremys, which is one of the first known species whose existence actually improved in the immediate aftermath of the massive extinction event, 65 million years ago.
Walter Joyce of the University of Tubingen's Institute for Earth Sciences explains just how Boremys did so well for itself:
"We believe that aquatic turtles were particularly resilient to the meteorite impact because they naturally possess a wide behavioral repertoire that allows them to survive bad times. When it gets too cold, aquatic turtles naturally will hibernate. When it gets too hot or dry, aquatic turtles will estivate (dig themselves into mud holes and wait out the problem). These are tools that come in handy during regular times, but apparently also during meteorite impacts."
This turtle is one of a number of species that briefly filled the void left behind the dinosaurs, who were completely wiped out along with many birds and marine species in the wake of the massive meteor impact. Boremys was small, with a shell that was on average only about 9.8 inches long. Its jaw suggested that it could eat just about about anything from plants to fish, which would have probably come in handy as the rest of the world went through chaotic upheaval and food resources became less than dependable.
Joyce continues:
"While large land animals must have dropped dead by the hundreds, it appears that many small to medium-sized aquatic amphibians, such as frogs and salamanders, as well as reptiles (turtles, the crocodile-resembling champsosaurs, actual crocodilians, and lizards) generally did well, likely because all of these groups naturally have techniques that help them to survive bad times."
So why did Boremys ultimately die out? It appears that this species, along with many other ancient turtle species, could not retract its head inside its shell when threatened like its modern counterparts. That would have left it vulnerable to attack, and the emergence of mammals in the Tertiary period is probably what ultimately did in this shockingly resilient species.
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Scott Bajtos joined VMware in 2009 and as chief customer officer oversees the company's Global Services team, which includes technical support, customer success and customer advocacy. Additionally, his team influences product quality and interoperability to ensure a best-in-class experience for customers and partners across VMware and Dell Technologies solutions. With over 28 years of experience in the software and services industry, Bajtos brings a strong background in customer support operations, customer loyalty, and seamless customer adoption lifecycles.
Prior to VMware, Bajtos worked for SAP and served as executive vice president and general manager. Prior to joining SAP, Bajtos worked for Business Objects, and served as executive vice president and chief customer satisfaction officer, as well as several other executive and management level positions. He has created global customer advocacy programs aimed at strengthening customer loyalty while maximizing revenue and satisfaction at a variety of companies, including Business Objects and Cadence Design Systems.
Bajtos holds a bachelor of arts degree from Saint Mary's College of California.