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10 Must See Dallas Locations Even Santa Would Envy (Rudolph, Too)
AzureArther, NewsCastic
The Holiday season in DFW is a time when our city loves to put on the sparkle and cheer. From one end of town to the other, a true winter wonderland is born every December (and neatly tucked away by the second week of January).
To make sure you don't miss out on the chance to experience as many of these Holiday escapades and vistas as you can, we've put together a list of our favorites that'll even have Santa second guessing where he lives.
1. Lights on the Lake
Prairie Lights in Grand Prairie is a light park featuring more than 4 million lights set along two miles of path. In the center of this light extravaganza sits a holiday village where food, gifts, Santa and more await you. This year, there's even a magically lit walk-through forest, and a sparkling tunnel to end the drive.
2. The Prettieshttps://www.instagram.com/p/BN5hKBEg0ZR/
Anyone who loves lights is going to be head over heels for the Vitruvian Lights at Vitruvian Park in Addison. Every December, this tiny residential area puts on a big show that includes multicolored trees that surround a small body of water, which duplicates and doubles, dazzles and delights.
3. A Tree Above Them Allhttps://www.instagram.com/p/BN0k_gbAD_a/
The Shops at Legacy's Christmas in the Square in Frisco is known for their giant Christmas tree and fantastic ambient light display. Not only is there a plethora of good food and shopping, but the giant lit tree by the Reflection Pool makes this a must stop spot for the season.
4. For the Kid in Youhttps://www.instagram.com/p/BNn9G_6BT8B/
Santa's Village in Richardson is a recreation of its name. Toddle along behind your children as they explore a village that's more their size than ours. Sixteen holiday houses create this tiny town, located on the north side of City Hall at 411 W. Arapaho Road. Live performances, child activities, holiday photo ops, and snacks are all offered.
5. Amusement Lightshttps://www.instagram.com/p/BN6EMJuhuGu/
Holiday in the Park at Six Flags is the amusement park of the holidays. Transformed "into a winter wonderland with millions of twinkling lights, 26 amazing rides — plus roller coasters, seven spectacular shows and tons of sweet treats all during Holiday in the Park," there is no way your family will not enjoy a trip to Six Flags during the winter!
6. Neighborhood Excellencehttps://www.instagram.com/p/BN52ZWMBlm9/
Every year Highland Park outdoes the last. This premiere neighborhood is known for having the best of the best in holiday decorations, and whole blocks dazzle the eye. A fun way to experience HP is to grab a carriage ride through the display, but many people choose to drive or walk through.
7. Perform a Drive-by
Running to the end of December, the Gift of Lights in Fort Worth at the Texas Motor Speedway has once again brought a mind-boggling display of sparkle for your eyes. You can purchase a ticket online or bring an unwrapped toy for Toys for Tots to receive $5 off admission, and traipse through Santa's Village at the end of the awesome tour.
8. Tour of Light Dutyhttps://www.instagram.com/p/BNV6yFeFptz/
Farmers Branch's Christmas Tour of Lights drive-through display features over 300,000 lights that can be seen from the highway, and experienced as soon as you exit onto Valley View lane. Follow the candy cane signs to the grand finale at Farmers Branch Historical Park.
9. Arlington Lightshttps://www.instagram.com/p/_gOY00IEg0/
Interlochen, the legendary Arlington neighborhood light show, features more than 200 homes. Running from Dec. 16-25 from 7 to 11 p.m., this neighborhood lights up the night. The drive-through entrance begins at Westwood Drive and Randol Mill Road.
10. Light Spectacular
The Magic of Christmas Light Show Spectacular in Grapevine runs from Nov. 22-Jan. 8. You can start enjoying this fabulous 20-minute light display by starting at the corner of Main Street and Dallas Road. Known as the "Christmas Capital of Texas," this light show is guaranteed to be the experience of the season.

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OAKLAND (AP) — Brett Anderson initially looked a little lost covering first base to take a throw from shortstop Marcus Semien on the back end of a 3-6-1 double play, taking several stabs at the bag with his foot.
Like most everything these days for the Oakland Athletics, it ultimately worked out just fine.
Matt Chapman homered for the second consecutive day, Josh Phegley also went deep and had three RBIs, and the streaking A's won their ninth straight, beating the Seattle Mariners 7-1 to complete a three-game sweep Sunday.
"We're playing good defense, we're getting timely hits, we're getting good pitching, bullpen, the whole bit," Oakland manager Bob Melvin said. "Everybody's picking each other up a little bit better in the different facets than earlier in the year."
Anderson allowed one run in 6 1/3 innings to win after being forced out of his previous start with a cervical strain. Anderson (6-3) struck out four and walked four, but got the Mariners to hit into double plays in three straight innings.
The first double play was capped by Anderson, even though it took him a few seconds to find the bag with his foot.
"I got over there and didn't really know where the base was," Anderson said. "I felt like I had like a hot foot. I was kind of tap-dancing around the base. Luckily I was able to finally get a foot on it."
The A's streak is their longest of the season but comes with a caveat. Their game against Detroit on May 19 was suspended due to bad weather and won't be resumed until Sept. 6. Oakland has won six consecutive games since the postponement.
Seattle's Jay Bruce hit his 300th career double in the second then hit his 299th homer in the seventh. Bruce needs one more home run to become the eighth active player with 300 doubles and 300 home runs.
The Mariners finished winless on their six-game road trip, the franchise's worst since going 0-7 from July 26-Aug. 1, 2010.
"It was a bad road trip," manager Scott Servais said. "All different games. Some we didn't pitch well, defense not that good, or not getting hits. When that happens you can't put a good game together."
Seattle's frustrations boiled over in the seventh inning when Servais was ejected. Servais had called for a replay after Mark Canha's hard slide into second base upended shortstop J.P. Crawford and prevented a throw to first. Umpires conferred for several moments then went to replay before upholding the call.
Servais came out of the Mariners dugout and argued with crew chief Mike Everitt for several moments before getting tossed. Servais continued to argue until bench coach Manny Acta came out and escorted him off the field.
"Clearly J.P. got taken out on the play," Servais said. "He couldn't finish the play. They thought differently in New York than what I thought. When you argue replay it's not going to go well."
Chapman homered off Mike Leake (3-6) in the first, a liner to right-center. Chapman leads Oakland with 13 home runs.
Phegley homered in the second then added a two-run double in the seventh. Both hits came with two outs. Phegley has six home runs in 41 games this season hitting five in 96 games over the previous two seasons.
"I've been fortunate that guys are on base a lot when I'm up there," Phegley said. "When I get a hit guys are scoring. I tip my cap to the rest of the team for setting the table for me like that."
Leake allowed five runs in 6 2/3 innings. He allowed four hits and retired 13 straight before the A's scored twice in the seventh. Leake has won win in his last nine starts.
A's second baseman Jurickson Profar sparked one of the A's double plays with a diving stop on Mitch Haniger's liner up the middle in the fifth. From the ground, Profar flipped the ball to shortstop Marcus Semien who threw to first to complete the double play. Profar entered the day leading all second baseman with eight errors.
Athletics: Jharel Cotton will make his second rehab start with Single-A Stockton on Tuesday. Cotton is expected to throw 60 pitches. If all goes well, the right-hander will make his next start with Triple-A Las Vegas.
Mariners: LHP Tommy Milone (0-1, 3.60 ERA) will oppose Lance Lynn (6-3, 4.67) and the Texas Rangers on Monday in Seattle.
Athletics: RHP Chris Bassitt (2-1, 2.48) pitches the opener of a three-game series against the Angels on Monday.


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Thanks to a recent report from Greenhouse Treatment, we know that Austin Texas is considered to be the 10th best city in the United States with the strongest sense of community.
This is good news for Austin because anyone who moves to a new community knows that it can sometimes be difficult starting over in a new city but thanks to this news more people will feel comfortable coming to Austin because they know that they can easily connect with other members of the community here.
What Makes A Community?
The Greenhouse Treatment survey was based on a variety of metrics including: community events, walk score, crime and community happiness.
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About Tokyo
Tokyo is the capital of Japan. At over 12 million people in the official metropolitan area alone, it is the core of the most populated urban area in the world. It is known as Greater Tokyo and has a population of 35 million people.
This huge, wealthy and fascinating metropolis brings high-tech visions of the future side by side with glimpses of old Japan, and has something for everyone.
Tokyo was originally known as Edo, meaning "estuary" prior to 1868. Its name was changed to Tokyo (Tōkyō: tō (east) + kyō (capital)) when it became the imperial capital in 1868 with the Meiji Restoration, in line with the East Asian tradition of including the word "capital" in the name of the capital city.
Now, it is now one of the world's financial centres. It offers an unlimited choice of shopping, entertainment, dining and cultures to both visitors and residents. For modern areas, visit Shinjuku, Nihonbashi, and Ginza with its towering skyscrapers. For historical Japan, visit Asakusa with Sensoji Temple and the Nakamise Shopping street. With its different districts and areas, Tokyo appeals to visitors new and old alike.
Places that you can see include:
The Imperial Palace, the main residence of the Imperial Family
Meiji Shrine
Asakusa, the old Tokyo
Ueno Park and its museums
The Odaiba futuristic architecture on a man-made island
The Roppongi Hills entertainment and shopping complex
Tokyo Disneyland & DisneySea
Tsukiji Fish Market
The Akihabara district for electronic goods
Shibuya district, popular among the younger generation
Prior to 1868, Tokyo was originally known as Edo, meaning "estuary". Its name was changed to Tokyo (Tōkyō: tō (east) + kyō (capital)) when it became the imperial capital in 1868 with the Meiji Restoration, in line with the East Asian tradition of including the word "capital" in the name of the capital city.
A small castle town in the 16th century, Edo became Japan's political centre in 1603 when Tokugawa Ieyasu established his feudal government there. A few decades later, Edo had grown into one of the world's most populous cities.
The centre of Japan and the centre of the shogun's power, Tokyo is now one of the world's financial centres. Within the last two centuries, it has been totally demolished due to war and earthquakes. Large parts of the city were destroyed in the Great Kanto Earthquake of 1923 and in the air raids of 1945.
The city is both east and west, old and new, a mix of concrete buildings, electrical cables, traffic and people everywhere. The pulse of Tokyo is high, but if you are a fan of big city breaks then a week in one of the world's most fascinating metropolis is a unique experience!
Tokyo is too big to explore on foot. The city's public transportation works very smoothly and is highly recommended for getting around. Just try to avoid the rush hour!
Tokyo is not just one city: it consists of a number of areas, each with its own characteristics.
In the northeast part of Tokyo, you can find the cultural and popular Tokyo with a lot of museums clustered around Ueno Park. In the area north of the park close to the Yanaka cemetery you can see the genuine Tokyo, Shitamachi, with an authentic and peaceful atmosphere. To the west is Asakusa and Nakamise Street, where you can buy everything from souvenirs to genuine arts and crafts. The streets run to the most famous of Tokyo's temples, Asakusa Kannon (or Sensoji Temple) with the big red rice paper lamp. South of Asakusa is the "Electric City" of Akihabara, which is full of shops selling the latest electronics. In the heart of Tokyo is the Imperial Palace with its extensive park. Not far from the park is Ginza with the most expensive land prices in the world. This area also contains more exclusive boutiques and brands than anywhere else in the world.
In the centre of Tokyo is Roppongi, an entertainment area with restaurants, bars, discos, clubs and nightlife second to none.
In the western part of Tokyo is Shinjuku: more than 3 million people pass through its train station every day. This is a modern centre with numerous skyscrapers on the western side of the station and big shopping malls and fashion boutiques on the eastern side. Just south of the station is the smart and trendy part of Tokyo: Shibuya.
While Aoyama is still sophisticated and cosmopolitan, Shibuya is a shopping mecca for the younger generation. And here you also find Harajuku, the world's centre for avant-garde fashion, where young people gather and dress up on Sundays. And like an oasis in the middle of all this modern and futuristic townscape is the Meiji temple with the gigantic Torii (entrance portal).
Practical information:
- From Osaka Itami Airport to Haneda Airport (1h) or from Kansai International Airport to Haneda Airport (1h10min) or from Shin-Osaka Station to Tokyo Station by JR Tokaido Shinkansen trains (2h30min)


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Juliann Lyons, D.D.S. is proud to be a trusted Denver area Zoom!® teeth whitening dentist. Our patients love the short amount of time the tooth whitening treatment takes as much as they love the results.
You'll be able to relax in our comfortable surroundings. In just about an hour, you'll have a sparkling white smile!
If you need gum disease treatment, Denver area gum disease dentist, Dr. Lyons offers extensive experience. Unhealthy gums can be a risk factor for more serious health problems if not treated promptly.
Our professional team will assess your situation and create a personalized treatment plan. We're committed to your life-long healthy gums and teeth.
Would you like a whiter smile right now? In the Denver, CO area, Juliann Lyons, D.D.S. offers in-office tooth whitening for quick results. Dr. Juliann Lyons applies a bleaching solution to your teeth which is then accelerated by a high-intensity light. Teeth can often be whitening in one or two one-hour sessions - perfect if you're looking for a quick and easy way to brighten up your smile.
Would you like your smile to be a bit brighter than it is right now? We can make it happen at Juliann Lyons, D.D.S., with professional tooth whitening for brighter natural looking teeth. Dr. Juliann Lyons's Denver, CO area office can effectively lighten your stained or discolored tooth enamel. Whiter teeth not only look great, they improve your self-confidence.
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Our dedicated team uses state-of-the-art materials and techniques for stability and longevity. You'll enjoy the comfort and confidence of natural-looking teeth.
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How's your occlusion today? When your jaws meet nicely and teeth are configured properly in your jaw, that's occlusion. When the fit's awry, it's called a malocclusion .
About 2,000,000 Americans know malocclusion inside and out. So what's wrong with a little overbite? For 20% of us, it's a handicap, for 5%, it's a physical and mental hardship. That's why there's orthodontics.
The upper jaw, or maxilla, is part of the skull and it doesn't move. In children, the maxilla is joined at the root of the mouth by soft tissue that grows into one bone mass by about age 17. Our upper teeth are a little bigger than the lowers. We call the lower jaw the mandible. When the maxilla and the mandible work properly, they chew, grind, and tear our food, facilitate normal speech, swallowing, and basic oral health. When your jaws don't align well, you may not be able to eat, breathe or communicate normally.
Orthodontic theory, and attempts at bite correction, can be traced to ancient Greek and Roman cultures. But until dentists could agree on the problem, each rigged his own correction device. Some of these 19th century "designer" orthodontic appliances were fanciful, some merely crude.
The early orthodontist Edward Angle classified occlusions into three types. His principles are still the standard today.
In any case, seeing your dentist on a regular basis is very important. In the case of Class Iis and IIIs, seeing an orthodontist could make a big difference in your self-esteem and make your life much easier.
With more adults seeking treatment their parents couldn't afford when they were youngsters, this is a very exciting time in orthodontics—we have a world of new orthodontic materials that work better and faster.
Heavy metal bands? Most of us have heard the news about braces. They're lighter, smaller, easier to clean—dare we say it—almost comfortable. Plastics and bonding adhesives mean no more heavy metal bands around teeth. Wire and brackets can be "super-glued" directly onto the teeth (Look, Ma, no bands!).
NASA's missile technology has given us Nitinol, a "memory" metal that retains its shape better than stainless steel. Arch wires made of Nitinol exert a light, steady force that stands up to the push and pull of orthodontic appliances. And lingual braces, glued to the back (tongue side) of the tooth, are proving effective in closing moderate gaps. It's like having invisible braces.
The best part of new orthodontics for your orthodontist, though, is a willing, and eager patient. Home care is critical to any orthodontic treatment plan. Careful, constant cleaning, wearing your retainers, and avoiding foods that make a mess of all the handiwork is a must. Most adult patients appreciate the investment of time and energy and tend to go about home care with vigor.
If you're considering adult orthodontic braces, use our search area above to find an orthodontist in your town. Whether nature planned your smile a little off, or a missing tooth changed the geography over the years, you now have the option of a bite made in heaven.
Ever wish that you could have teeth straightening done, without months of wearing those geeky metal braces? And wouldn't it be nice to get your crooked teeth straightened without anyone outside the family even knowing about it?
Believe it or not, there's a new way to straighten teeth with invisible braces. And your orthodontist can walk you through it!
The process is called Invisalign®, because it uses a series of nearly undetectable aligners instead of brackets and wires. Even up close it's really hard to see that you're wearing orthodontic appliances. So now you can have the smile you've always wanted…without the dental braces you've always avoided.
Invisalign can be just as effective as wire braces. Treatment takes about the same amount of time but is far more comfortable! And because Invisalign is removable, you'll have no problem eating, brushing or flossing.
Here's how it works: an examination is done to determine if Invisalign is right for you. If things look promising, photographs and X-rays are taken and an impression of your teeth is made. Then they are submitted to an Invisalign specialist. The specialist, after verifying that Invisalign will work for you, creates a treatment plan.
A smile of straight teeth starts with a phone call to your orthodontist's office. Why not do it today and find out how an Invisalign smile could change your life!


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Wildlife Photographer of the Year: People's Choice winner
Mario Cea's image of a diving kingfisher has won this year's People's Choice Award.
The People's Choice Award recognises outstanding competition entries, as voted on by the public.
Almost 25,000 votes were cast, and it was Mario's shot, The blue trail, that emerged as favourite.
It can be seen in the Wildlife Photographer of the Year exhibition alongside images from nature photographers from across the world.
We asked Mario how he achieved his winning image.
How do you feel about winning?
It is a great surprise. I think all photographers enter this competition thinking they have no chance of winning, because the quality and the standards are so high that we all know how difficult it is. So winning is a superb feeling. I am extremely happy about it.
What makes it even more special is that the general public decides. As well as this, in my category I am competing with all sorts of shots, in terms of the type and subject matter of the photos, so winning in such a diverse category makes it even more valuable.
What is it about wildlife photography you enjoy?
I am a fauna photographer. I love wild animals and studying their behaviour. I really enjoy the preparation that it takes to get amazing pictures. All the observation and the complications of this type of photography is really what motivates me in the first place.
What do you like about this image, and is it something you'd hoped to achieve for a long time?
I have worked on this for months. It is a sought-after image, and I invested a lot of time in capturing it. I am a great fan of high-speed technology and using flash to freeze movement, to capture special movement that it is almost invisible, imperceptible to the human eye.
How many attempts did it take?
I have been going down to the pond to work on this for five to six months. A lot of preparation has gone into this, it is tedious work. Loads of sessions with loads of shots in each session - I'd probably say about 5,000 attempts.
I have heard of another wildlife photographer who took about 20,000 attempts to capture a similar kingfisher image. I have to say it didn't take me that many, but the amount of preparation work that went into it was huge.
Where was the image taken?
It is a relatively small pond in the outskirts of Salamanca. The pond was created artificially as a result of the minor diversion of a nearby river. Over the years, the wildlife and ecosystem around the pond has grown naturally, and it is now an established and attractive habitat.
Capturing an image of a kingfisher in a flawlessly straight dive is known for being difficult to achieve and sometimes live bait is used.
How did you know precisely where the kingfisher was going to dive, and how did you manage to capture this behaviour without using bait?
I have been observing that kingfisher for a long time. The bird repeatedly goes to the same spot - a small bend in the pond which is quite shallow, where a lot of fish concentrate. By placing a branch where the bird posed fairly regularly and using my understanding of natural behaviour, I was able to achieve the shot. From this branch, the bird would often dive for fish in that small area of the pond.
How important was the use of light in capturing this image?
It was essential, really - this type of photography is impossible without the use of artifical lighting. The speed of the bird is almost invisible to the human eye so I had to use light, not just to illuminate the image but to freeze movement.
Is there anything else you can tell us about how this image was taken, that our arts and photography audiences may find interesting?
I think maybe one of the reasons why people like this image is that palpable trail of light the bird leaves behind when diving.
This was achieved using of a source of continuous lighting that helps define the shape the bird leaves behind.


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Lisaurus Spring outing
- Author:Charlotte Bai
- Release on :2017-04-18
Last weekend,we have a nice and funny day for Spring outing in XiuLiDongFang park.In the morning,we find a good lawn and have nice meeting for our business and work plan.And dicuss the creative uses for out Bumblebee Transformers costumes and Optimus Prime costume.
And in the afternoon,we ate the fish hot pot,it is a special Chinese foo,people sit ina circle and Boiled fish and vegetables in a big pot.It is very spicy and hot,but delicious,if you come to China,I advise it can be a necessary Chinese food to taste.
And then we played games,Chengdu Spring is beautiful and flowers are in full bloom.We took photos and enjoy good time.


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Patients with chronic kidney disease (CKD) exhibit an increased cancer risk compared to a healthy control population. To be able to estimate the cancer risk of the patients and to assess the impact of interventional therapies thereon, it is of particular interest to measure the patients' burden of genomic damage. Chromosomal abnormalities, reduced DNA repair, and DNA lesions were found indeed in cells of patients with CKD. Biomarkers for DNA damage measurable in easily accessible cells like peripheral blood lymphocytes are chromosomal aberrations, structural DNA lesions, and oxidatively modified DNA bases. In this review the most common methods quantifying the three parameters mentioned above, the cytokinesis-block micronucleus assay, the comet assay, and the quantification of 8-oxo-7,8-dihydro-2′-deoxyguanosine, are evaluated concerning the feasibility of the analysis and regarding the marker's potential to predict clinical outcomes.
Patients with end-stage renal disease (ESRD), whether on conservative, peritoneal or hemodialysis therapy, have elevated genomic damage in peripheral blood lymphocytes and an increased cancer incidence, especially of the kidney. The damage is possibly due to accumulation of uremic toxins like advanced glycation endproducts or homocysteine. However, other endogenous substances with genotoxic properties, which are increased in ESRD, could be involved, such as the blood pressure regulating hormones angiotensin II and aldosterone or the inflammatory cytokine TNF-. This review provides an overview of genomic damage observed in ESRD patients, focuses on possible underlying causes and shows modulations of the damage by modern dialysis strategies and vitamin upplementation.


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CAA International Coptic Conference 2007
First – Introduction: There are realities to begin with, and from it we will have:
1. We are not against the Muslim Brothers as individuals or as a political group; we are against their religious culture that contradicts with Islam, human rights, and the rights of citizenship. We are against their political agenda in using religion for their political ambitions.
2. When we say that the culture of the Muslim Brotherhood, we mean the Wahhabi belief and its Sharia, which contradicts with Islam and its high grounds and laws. We proved that Wahhabism is a religious authority for the Muslim Brotherhood, even with the current political differences between the Muslim Brotherhood and the Saudi Wahhabi regime.
3. When we call the culture of the Muslim Brotherhood, we do not mean the Muslim Brotherhood only, but we mean the entire Sunni Wahhabi culture, which counts on the incorrect sayings that are falsely attributed to the prophet –ahadeeth- which contradicts the Quran and initiates terror in the name of Islam. Sadat allowed this education, this culture, to domination the media and education in Al-Azhar, mosques, and the Egyptian street in the name of Islam. It became that whoever discussed this culture in the life of Islam and the Quran became accused of religious deriding, as what happened to us the Quranists. This Muslim Brotherhood culture is a threat to both Egypt and to the silent majority of thinkers and intellectuals, secularists, Bahais, and Shiias of the Egyptians….
Second – Defining the Problem
This Muslim Brotherhood Wahhabi ideology that dominates is no longer the only threat right now because it produced 3 other kinds of fanatic trends:
1. The national fanatic trend that mixes the Arab nationalism and Egyptian loyalty with religious paranoia and the chronic hostility to the US and the Copts. El Esbooa newspaper leads this way, along with Elshaad newspaper (read the first supplement article in El Esbooa newspaper).
2. The trend of independent youth who hate the Copts and hate any religious jurisprudence within Islam. They were brought up on that education of bad information and bad mentality that led them to believe that the West and their agent conspire against Egypt and Islam, and since they think that the problems comes from the outside –as they believe- then the inside –Egypt and Islam- needs no reform. The agents of the West t are the Quranists and the Copts of Diaspora (read the 2nd supplement of article in the Arab times).
3. A trend of fanatic Christianity in varying degrees and tones.
a. The most fanatic variation is the trend that attacks Islam itself as a religion, and they do not refrain from attacking the modern Muslim Quranists themselves, because those fanatics carry hate towards Islam.
b. The trend that supports the Muslim atheists, who keep insulting in Islam while ignoring the victims of the Egyptian regime in the modern Muslim Quranists, who defend the Copts and others from inside Islam. This trend supported Abel Karrem Sulieman, and did not move to defend the Quranists who have been tortured by the state security. While the most torture suffered by Said Abdel Latif in the state security building in Shubra, AlKheima which lasted 37 days took the view in his last article of this Coptic who converted to Islam to reconcile his faith after divorcing his wife.
c. There is another trend which is that he is well involved with sectarianism that only sees the suffering of the Copts alone, and ignores the suffering of their fellow Muslim Egyptians. The best example of this is the two martyrs who died both carrying the same name: Nasser. Both are victims of police torture, but one was Copt and the other was Muslim. The Copts United website, however, made flagrant propaganda about the Coptic victim and ignored the Muslim victim.
Note: there is no need for supplements because the issue is very clear.
Third – Treatment
1. This mix of extremist and fanatical ways came as a result of the spread of the Wahabi ideology that is promoted by the media. This mix of the extremist and fanatical trends will not reduce but would bear only fruits of damage of Egypt and the Copts will pay the price before the Muslims.
The treatment is only by facing this way in their homes. There must be a peaceful confrontation within Islam to the culture of extremist Wahabi and the Muslim Brotherhood that poisons the climate of Egypt. The Wahabian Muslim Brotherhood extremism drives its strengths from being related to Islam. It is like the bomb that cannot detonate. If you stripped it from the trigger, it becomes like a child's toy. That is what the Wahabi Muslim Brotherhood ideology is – if we prove that it contradicts with Islam, it will fail in the end. This is what the Quranists have been doing since 30 years ago with their own powers, efforts, and finances. For that, they have been exposed to three waves of terrorism in 1957, 2000/2001, and 2007.
2. The influence of the Muslim Brothers grew in Egypt to the extent that they hired some of the Christian leaders while the Copts of Diaspora ignored or left their biggest weapon against the Muslim Brotherhood and Wahabism, which is the International Quranic Center.
3. The Copts' efforts in the past have been just to protest, and these efforts resulted in the whole world's acknowledgement of the Coptic problem. Now, we must enter a new phase of affirmative action to isolate the Muslim Brotherhood and eliminate their culture. This Islamic task is only carried with Muslims alone.
4. Neither the US nor the Copts can treat the extremist problem within the Muslims. The problem lies in the Muslims, that is why the treatment has to be directed towards the Muslims and using the weapon of Islam itself. This is the specialty of the International Quranic Center, and its efforts on behalf of the history of the people who are responsible for it. The Muslim Brotherhood, or Al-Azhar, or Wahabi, cannot doubt the Islamic belief of the International Quranic Center or its specialty of its leader's knowledge of Islam. From here, if you alienate from the Quranic center, it will be the biggest stab you can give to the extremist Wahabis, Muslim Brothers, and Saudis. From the American experience in Iraq, the outside military inference results in the destruction of the nation and its citizens. As a result of the American failure in Iraq, they cannot leave, but at the same time they are not progressing – yet they keep paying the bill of blood and money. Therefore, it is impossible to apply the same mistake in Egypt. The peaceful and political correction will only come through Islam and the Muslims who are loyal to their religion and their nation.
5. I do not exaggerate when I say there is no confrontation except through our way. We are Muslims who are eager and care for our Islam, we did not get weak or surrender. For 30 years, we stood alone, and we succeeded despite discrimination and the limit of sources in achieving through change and the Muslim religious culture. With our efforts, we exposed extreme ideology, the sayings of Al Bokhary, and the extremist sectarian fatwas. If it wasn't for us, this ideology would be dominating until now, as it was for 12 centuries. We exposed the hidden, and what was silenced from the holy Sunni culture. We are the ones who debated it with respect to the Quran, so we created a terrible shock – not only to the silent majority who did not read this heritage and culture, but also for the scientists of this culture who carry it on their backs without daring to read or debate it. We are the first ones to read the Holy Quran in a neutral interpretation according to its objectives, understandings, terminologies, and concepts. We refer to it in the debate against the Wahabi Muslim Brotherhood extremism, and we proved the contradictions between the two. These contradictions have no treatment except by the extremist Muslim Brotherhood to give up and come back to the principles of human rights and citizenship, and give up all that contradicts with their culture. What the Quranists did during the past 30 years, from the religious efforts did not happen in the history of Muslim ideology throughout its 14 Centuries. I say this as an Islamic historical thinker, and I challenge anyone to debate it. The biggest evidence of our overwhelming success is that the extremists were defeated in front of us even with all their institutes, universities, Imams, preachers, the public, and their followers. Their herd saw and read the media, and saw their public and secretive organizations. They were defeated, and they didn't dare to face us with logic, which is why they went to use power through arrests, prisons, torture, accusations of being agents, and fatwas of apostasy granting the right for us to be murdered. With that, they recorded on themselves shame and defeat. Every time we are growing in number, and many of the educated Muslims join us. Because we stand-alone, we couldn't until now hold a conference for all Quranists from all around the world, and we couldn't until now carry out one of our correction projects for the same reasons, which is the polarization between the extremists and the secularists.
The assignment of the Copts, atheist Muslims, and the Americans to the secularists ignored the Quranists. Through this, the Quranists became a victim from the both sides, from the discrimination by the extreme Wahabi Muslim Brothers and the Egyptian regime from one side and the neglection from the secularists, Copts, and Americans from the other side. Sooner or later, the Copts will be the beginning of the victims unless they cooperate with the Quranists and their peaceful ideology and struggle for correction. This is the treatment….but it is refused by most of the Copts!!
Fourth – The Problem of this Treatment
The problem is that this treatment does not interest most Copts, because most of them are still victims of the Wahabi extremist ideology. Some of the fanatics Copts reject any confrontation with the Muslim Brotherhood that would result in clearing Islam from the charges of extremism and terrorism. Here, we enter the most important future of this problem, which is that the biggest victory for the Muslim Brotherhood has been given to them by the Copts.
Fifth – The Coptic Conferences and the Crying Wall
1. In facing the culture of the Muslim Brotherhood, the Copts reactive situation has been only protesting in conferences that have been held outside in Egypt, which only result in further sectarian tension in Egypt. However, to the extent that some use the conferences to attack the people who call for reform in order to get more prestige or power. This has pushed some Copts inside Egypt to become more and more isolated, and even to protest the actions of the Copts of Diaspora and wash their hands from them to stay safe.
2. I have attended 2 Coptic conferences before, one was in Washington and one was in New Jersey. I did not participate in the screaming and crying, or the ceremonies of shouting and protesting – but rather I presented plans of corrections and reforms and published this on our website, Ahl-Quran. Like in my paper "They ask you about the Muslim Brotherhood – Who Are They? How do we Face Them?" which I published after the conference in our website, ……. This I stated the nature of the Muslim Brotherhood movement from its roots, to its political culture and religious manifestations. I stated how we could face it scientifically, culturally, politically, and through the media. I even cleared the warnings of facing this, so that it stays a peaceful ideology within the Muslims themselves. I waited for one of the Copts to move to adopt these practical steps in coordination with the International Quranic Center, but I did not find anyone.
3. I published a book in our website which analyzes the movement of the Muslim Brotherhood's religious and political movement, its roots of violence, and its roots in Wahabism. I announced an ideological project to publish all my writings free on our website as a step towards enlightenment to face the Muslim Brotherhood extremist ideology, but no one paid attention to us except the Egyptian state security agency, which arrested my brother Abdel Latif and his companions. They tortured them because they were recopying my books to be published on the internet. No Coptic voices were heard to defend the weak Quranists, except the article of Mr. Cameel Halim.
4. I presented to the leaders of the Copts of Diaspora the project "Islamization of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights," which means that we hold an Islamic conference to study the declarations of human rights issued by the United Nations, and we prove its conformity with the principles of Sharia. We called to apply these international declarations in the Egyptian constitution, instead of the 2nd article of the Egyptian constitution, which causes controversy. This is very important to the Copts, but they refused the project.
5. There are many other projects to reform and correct the Egyptian culture, to clear it from the Wahabi ideology and I mentioned some of them before and have now added more to it. For example, the projects "Educating the Coptic era to the Muslim Youth," and "Reform and Correct the Egyptian Punishment Law to Conform with the Reality of Islam on the Culture of Human Rights," and "The Freedom of Religion and Worship and Building of Churches Without Conditions in Accordance with the Law of Islam," the project which would bring friendship between Muslims and Christians in the villages and urban slums under the title of "My Coptic Neighbor," the TV channel to lay the foundation of the culture of citizenship, instead of the culture of extremist Wahabi and Coptic fanatics, a network of internet sites to promote a positive co-existence between Muslims and Copts, and to manage a healthy dialogue regarding what the Egyptian Muslims and the Egyptian Christians agree on: human rights and the rights of citizenship, the value of tolerance, peace, patience, compassion, generosity, freedom of thoughts and belief, the freedom to practice religion for every human being, and to be loyal to their nation, democracy, justice, equality, honoring the woman and look after her, transparency in the fight against slavery, tyranny, and corruption……until now, so far, there has been no response. But holding more conferences - to have the crying wall where we can weep and complain – without practical and realistic solutions that will peacefully change the reality for the better.
6. If a traveler found himself at the base of a strong, big mountain which blocks the road, this traveler has 3 choices: go back, gain strength and using all resources to succeed to go past the mountain, or to sit and cry at the crying wall and cry for help…..crying is what the Copts are doing until now: weeping in front of the crying wall, until the country is lost, and the whole nation has become the crying wall.
7. If this conference does not result in the adoption of practical plans for the peaceful reform and correction for the reality in Egypt, I will not attend any more conferences where the Copts will weep over the ruins of what is done. There are no longer tears in the eyes.
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Forrest forwarded this to me with few words, which is not like him at all. I think parts of it made him nervous.
Mr. Fenn,
You likely don't remember me but I wrote about a month and-a-half ago to praise you on your book The Thrill of the Chase. In my email, I mentioned that my husband and I would be visiting New Mexico (for a business trip, which would include a quick search for your treasure, beginning at 32 degrees latitude at the southern border of NM and working our way north.) Well, we took the trip and, as you know, we did not find the treasure. There was some disappointment of course — I was secretly certain that I'd interpreted your clues accurately — but that disappointment was quickly dispelled by what we did find… amazing sites and interesting history. Because of the book, I truly believe that our eyes were open a bit wider and our minds that much more receptive to the stories and histories we learned. So, although we didn't find the treasure, it was a wonderful trip.
I write again to give you a bit of an update.
I've reread The Thrill of the Chase and Too Far To Walk umpteen times now.
I laugh now when I think back to the first few times that I read The Thrill of the Chase. At that time, I was enamored with what I thought were the simple, gentle musings of a fellow harkening back to his younger years . To me it was a collection of amusing stories, life lessons, and inspirational insights. It was imperfect yet sweet. Now, I simply think that the piece is genius and calculating, thick with creative license (remember non-fiction only has to be 85% accurate), multiple layers and ciphers that redirect the reader to entirely different end points. It is not a collection of short stories culminating in one book; it is a collection of riddles culminating in what could be three or four books, depending upon which layer you're on. Pictures contain hidden letters and numbers, the meaning of words and sentences are altered by either a phonetic re-read or a reorder or substitution of letters. It's flexible and supports unsuspecting readers as they continue down the wrong path. It's the literary version of the Butterfly Effect. And it is the reason everyone has different starting points, different ending points. It is brilliant… and addictive… and the reason why I question everything I read (hmmmm, I wonder what that's supposed to mean), why I've read Hemmingway and Salinger and why I know that Robert Redford actually has written a book. It's the reason I know your Grandpa Fenn's name and about the YMCA (thanks to my love of genealogy), and the countless other tidbits of information I've garnered along the way. It's the reason why I may just go for it and search for the "missing appendix" behind the hardcover and binding…
And it's the reason why I've never squinted so much in my life! My flashlight's batteries are now dim and my eyes are nearly crossed. I never used "reader" glasses before but over the past several weeks have found them to be quite helpful. My rock hounding loupe (my husband and I are rockhounds) is constantly at my side and I eagerly await a new one, which I ordered off Amazon, with a stronger magnification. Then perhaps I can learn your alphabet (I do know that L = Y, as in YMCA) and I'll hopefully soon make sense of what appear now to be random numbers and letters and superimposed images cleverly hidden behind the innocent photographs of your youth. Until I can figure out the alphabet, my "solve" begins by Hebgen Lake and winds up at the Thumb Basin in Yellowstone. Perhaps yet another victim of the butterfly, or perhaps my route will change, but right now it is the path that I'm on.
Regardless, it is a fun ride and I just want to thank you for this perfect puzzle.


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Growing up, my favorite dinner was always spaghetti. Actually, it was my mom's version of spaghetti bolognese, but to me it was just spaghetti. I could not even imagine that spaghetti noodles could be served with any other sauce than my mom's. It was red, it was rich, it was smooth, it was flowing but thick all at once. In my late teens, when I moved to the big city to go to university, I often tried to replicate my mom's sauce but never quite succeeded… until she told me that the secret ingredient was a can of Campbell's tomato soup. There will be no canned soup here, but offering you a vegan bolognese sauce was a no-brainer as I got started on this vegan cooking adventure.
generous servings
- 1 lbs pasta noodles of your choice
- 1 Tbsp olive oil, or about 1/4 cup veg broth or water for sautéing
- 4-8 cups combined chopped vegetables onions, celery, carrots, sweet bell peppers, zucchini, Japanese eggplant, mushrooms, sweet potatoes...
- 2-5 cloves garlic to taste
- 1/4 to 1 cup fresh herbs (flat-leaf parsley, basil, thyme, rosemary, oregano...) if using dried: about 1/4 cup
- 2-6 Tbsp deglazing liquid balsamic or red wine vinegar (use less), red wine (use more)
- 1-2 cups "meaty" ingredient (optional) cooked lentils (brown, green, or red), kidney beans, veggie ground "beef" (such as Gardein or Yves), textured vegetable protein...
- tomatoes to taste fresh or canned tomatoes, and/or tomato paste (2 Tbsp)
- 2 Tbsp chia seeds (optional) thickens and adds bonus nutrients, but definitely not necessary
- 1 Tbsp taste enhancers (optional) Vegan Worcestershire sauce, soy sauce, coconut aminos...
- 1 Tbsp sweetener (optional) maple syrup, organic sugar...
- 1-2 cups dark leafy greens of your choice, bite-size pieces kale, chard, spinach, collards...
- salt and pepper
- toppings fresh herbs, vegan parm nuts...
- Heat a large saucepan on medium heat.
- Start heating a large pot of water to boil the pasta.
- Chop vegetables as you go. If you plan on blending the sauce smooth (great to hide offensive veggies from picky eaters!), don't worry about size too much. If you will keep the sauce chunky, chop veggies into 1/2 dice or smaller.
- Sauté your chosen vegetables one at a time, stirring regularly. Start with the onion (if using), then garlic (if using), then the hardest veggies (e.g., carrots or potatoes), followed by those with a higher water content (zucchini, mushroom). Make sure nothing is burning, but a thin brown crust may be forming at the bottom of your pan. That's good.
- Add the herbs and spices of your choice, along with about 1 tsp salt and some black pepper.
- Deglaze the pan: throw in the acidic liquid (wine or wine vinegar) and scrape the bottom with a wooden spatula. All the yummy caramelized (sweet!) bits will mix into your veggies. Allow 1-2 minutes for the liquid to mostly evaporate.
- Add the optional meaty factor. Not required, but will add more protein and make the dish more filling.
- Add the tomatoes of your choice, sweetener, and other taste enhancers, plus chia seeds if using. Stir it all up.
- Turn up the heat to bring to a boil then immediately turn down to low and let simmer for 15-20 minutes, stirring the pot once in a while. Taste and adjust seasoning.
- The pasta water should be boiling by now. Cook your pasta according to package direction.
- Stir-in dark leafy greens into the sauce. Allow to wilt for 3 minutes.
- If you wish to blend, take the sauce off the heat and make sure it's no longer bubbling before using an immersion blender. Careful!
- Just before draining the pasta, use a glass cup with a handle to reserve about 1/2 cup of pasta cooking water. Drain the pasta.
- You can serve layered (pasta at the bottom and sauce on top) or mix the sauce with the pasta in the pasta pot, thinning with a bit of the pasta water.
- Top with herbs and vegan parm nuts if desired.
Cooking for kids
Slow cooker
Electric pressure cooker (Instant Pot)
Tomato-intensive dishes tend to not fare very well in the electric pressure cooker, so you would want to use no more than about 1 cup of chopped tomatoes here, and also add at least one full cup of water or vegetable broth. Make sure not to fill your pot past the halfway mark! Use the "sauté" mode on your machine and follow the recipes' steps up to #9. Then, lock the lid, flick the valve to "sealing", and set the timer on manual for 3 minutes. Allow the pressure to release naturally (15-20 minutes) and open carefully. Go back to the instructions from #10.


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Quality: A (Maybe A+ if remastered)
Good frequency response, fairly good stereo imaging. Seems like a fairly good reel to reel transfer.
Shame this is not lossless, if anyone has a true lossless copy (the main copy floating about is lossy FLAC) please PM me, I think ConcertVault/WolfgangsVault originally sold lossless copies of this until around 2009.
Set list:
01 - It's All Too Much (incomplete) ~ In My Lonely Feeling ~ Conversations
02 - Kohoutek
03 - To Play Some Music
04 - Of A Lifetime
05 - In The Morning Day
06 - Charge Of The Light Brigade
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FAIRFIELD -- Lightning may have struck twice, just a few blocks apart, in the Stratfield section of town Sunday evening, causing heavy fire damage at one home and a smoke-filled basement in another.
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Firefighters were dispatched to the first incident at 10:42 p.m. after an elderly homeowner was forced to evacuate his home at 144 Bennett St. when the basement filled with smoke. Officials did not have the man's identity.
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While firefighters were still at the Bennett Street house, a fire was reported at the home at 36 London Terrace, less than half-mile away.
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The mysterious story of the battery startup that promised GM a 200-mile electric car.
At the end of November 2012, Atul Kapadia and Sujeet Kumar hosted the staff of their startup company for a holiday lunch of Mexican food at a Palo Alto, California restaurant. For days, the pair—the CEO and CTO, respectively, of a lithium-ion battery company called Envia Systems—had awaited an email from General Motors.
It was to contain a deal rare to an industry newcomer—a contract worth tens and possibly hundreds of millions of dollars to provide the electric central nervous system for two showcase GM models including the next-generation Chevy Volt. Untested small suppliers almost never get in the door of the world's major automakers, which regard them as too risky to rely on. But GM was won over by what seemed to be the world's best lithium-ion battery—a cell that, if all went well, would catapult the company to a commanding position in the industry with a middle-class electric car that traveled 200 miles on a single charge and rid motorists of the "range anxiety" that disquieted them about such vehicles. GM would have the jump on the high-end Tesla S, the only other major model with that range but one that would cost much more. For Envia, the contract could lead to an IPO that would make both men rich.
But the talking had gone on so long and with such uncertainty that neither man had even told Envia's staff scientists of the impending deal. Even if they felt more confident, they could not have said anything, since such news could affect GM's share price. Word had leaked around the Envia lab anyway. An edginess hung over the lunch.
Kapadia's cell phone rang as he drove back from the holiday party. It was General Motors: Senior management had finally signed the documents. They were on their way by email. Kapadia turned off the phone but tried not to let on.
Back at Envia, situated across the bay in the industrial city of Newark, company employees gathered in the conference room for a regularly scheduled office meeting. Kapadia stood before some papers. He said it was the company's first licensing deal, one involving the biggest and most prestigious possible customer of all—General Motors.
"Just to let you know this is not my achievement. This is your achievement," the CEO said. "And I am signing on behalf of you." The room erupted as Kapadia bent over and initialed the papers. Envia's three-dozen scientists and business staff sounded like 200. They cat-called and screamed. The administrative staff jumped up and down.
A year later, the deal is in tatters, GM has accused Envia of misrepresenting its technology, and a document suggests why the carmaker may be right. The startup's unraveling is a blow for GM as it transitions to a new regime next month under CEO-designate Mary Barra, setting back its ambitions in the potentially gigantic future electric-car industry. It also risks making Envia, the recipient of several small federal grants, another punching bag for critics of US government funding of advanced battery companies.
Envia meanwhile is mired in two angry civil suits and the two executives are at daggers drawn, with Kapadia accusing Kumar of fraud and intellectual property theft, and Kumar dismissing the allegations as the rants of an ousted executive who performed badly. Envia "was an illusion," alleges Michael Pak, the plaintiff in an IP theft suit against Kumar. "While the illusion is there, you can sell the company and run away. But illusion doesn't last forever."
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Four years ago, the US and China set in motion a race for dominance of electric vehicles. At the cusp of two crises—the collapse of Detroit and of the global financial industry—lithium-ion batteries and electric cars seemed among the likeliest chances for driving the kind of fast economic growth that the high-tech and semiconductor industries had led in the past. President Barack Obama declared that the US would have one million electric vehicles on the road in 2015, and China vowed to accomplish the same. Both envisioned besting Japan, which had established an early lead with Toyota's Prius, along with consumer-product juggernaut South Korea.
Central to Obama's calculus was the creation of a lithium-ion battery manufacturing industry, an aim that Congress primed with $2 billion of direct stimulus grants and an additional $400 million for Arpa-E, a funding unit for frontier innovation within the Department of Energy. First invented in 1800, batteries are an old technology, but the financial stakes should anyone crack their confounding physics have resulted in waves of unusually motivated scientists, industrial leaders and politicians. A breakthrough in batteries could not only allow cars to go farther, but smartphones and emerging wearable devices such as smart watches to last longer, and solar and wind generators to better store the power they produce.


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The story of cities
To complement our 50-part series on the history of urbanisation, our readers shared fascinating stories of the cities we didn't cover – from Bergamo to Isfahan
Will we live in buildings made out of waste, heavily surveilled smart cities, or maybe floating communities designed to cope with rising sea levels?
When the Cheonggyecheon Stream replaced a traffic-filled stretch of elevated freeway with public space, water and vegetation it looked like a modern urbanist's dream. The reality is more complicated, finds Colin Marshall
Is this privately financed city project in the heart of occupied West Bank a momentous trailblazer, or a colossal folly? Harriet Sherwood pays a visit
Ebène Cybercity was built 15 years ago to create a modern working environment for Mauritians and bring a hi-tech hub to this island nation. So does it offer a roadmap for Africa - or a warning of problems ahead?
As the country opens up to the outside world, the old capital has become the latest playground for international developers, putting the city's historic fabric under pressure. Will its people be able to keep up?
The richest and poorest residents of Argentina's capital are separated by the walls of gated communities. When heavy rains in 2013 left those outside the barriers vulnerable to severe flooding, their only hope was to tear them down
Photographer and activist Richard Nickel spent much of his life battling to preserve Chicago's diverse architecture. His death, while trying to save remnants of its Stock Exchange building, gave him 'an almost mythic status' in the city
Twenty-five years after it opened, Kenya has announced its third biggest 'city', the Dadaab refugee complex, is to be shut down. But for many residents, this sprawling slum in an inhospitable desert is the only home they know
In the 1970s, the World Trade Centre stood beyond the edge of the city and convinced the world that Dubai was open for business
Twenty-five years ago, Medellín was the most dangerous city on earth. Yet its most infamous criminal, Pablo Escobar, also helped create the conditions that sparked an extraordinary revival – by taking the city to the brink of collapse
Civil rights activist Floyd McKissick dreamed of a southern utopia where the racially integrated community would be planned and managed by African Americans. Although the city was never completed, some traces remain
In the 60s Hamburg officials planned to demolish a fishing village to make space for a new container terminal. As port cities struggle to keep up with an ever-changing industry, how will Hamburg face the challenges of the next generation?
When Leo Houng arrived in Shenzhen in 1974, it was an unremarkable Chinese settlement that 'smelled of countryside'. Since then, he has witnessed the city rise up at a bewildering rate – with little regard for the families caught in its path
In the 1960s, Vancouver's historic downtown was at risk of being razed for modern road projects – only for an extraordinary protest movement to turn the tide, helping transform it into one of North America's most 'liveable' cities
As an architect and mayor, Jaime Lerner led the movement that transformed Curitiba into an environmentally friendly 'laboratory for urban planning'. The secret? 'We had to work fast to avoid our own bureaucracy'
While concrete was being poured across Europe's cities, Denmark's capital found itself at a crossroads: would it follow the car-centric vision of grand boulevards and streets in the sky – or keep its citizen-focused design?
Four decades on, Paolo Soleri's revolutionary Arizona desert vision of super-dense living remains a work in progress. Oliver Wainwright meets the volunteers who haven't given up hope in his fusion of architecture and ecology
The Long Read: Despite decades of mockery, the city's modernist buildings and wide boulevards are now hailed as visionary. But as developers move in, could there be trouble in this urban paradise?
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September 22, 2008
Written by Zachary Conley
Angela Eaton is assistant professor of technical communication in the Department of English.
Volunteering your skills for the advancement of others could be classified as a noble cause.
For Angela Eaton, assistant professor of technical communication in the Department of English, it is an act of service that she is more than happy to perform.
In April, Eaton volunteered to write two grants for the South Plains Food Bank, an effort that produced $164,644. The funds will be used to equip a new facility called the Kitchen of Hope. The additional funding also will allow the South Plains Food Bank to expand its after-school meal program for children, the Kids Café, to additional schools.
"I was delighted to help support the Kids Café program," said Eaton. "It's so nice to be able to use my skills to support not just my work and the work of others at Texas Tech, but also in our community. It's a nice way to feel useful."
With years of grant writing under her belt, it is not surprising to know that it only took Eaton a little more than five hours to complete the grants for the South Plains Food Bank.
Success with writing grants is not a new achievement for Eaton. She has been writing them since she was 19 years old. She got her start as an undergraduate student at the University of Detroit Mercy where she wrote grants for a professor.
To date, the grants written by Eaton have amassed more than $2 million in funding for research, institutions and nonprofit organizations.
Grant writing is just one aspect of technical communication, a field centered on communicating complex or technical information across multiple mediums.
After taking a business writing class as an undergraduate, Eaton fell in love with technical communication.
"I was good at it," said Eaton. " I thought it was so pragmatic and very useful, and when I did my master's work I decided I wanted to teach it."
And that is exactly what she has done. Following her undergraduate success, Eaton received her master's and doctoral degrees at Rensselar Polytechic Institute and jumped into teaching. She currently teaches several courses, including grants and proposals.
Texas Tech offers a bachelor's degree in technical communication as well as master's and doctoral degrees, both of which are offered in the classroom and online.
"Technical communication teaches you to communicate clearly, and when is that not helpful?" replied Eaton, after being asked the benefits of studying technical communication.
If you asked the South Plains Food Bank, they would probably endorse Eaton's claim and put extra emphasize on "helpful."
The Technical Communication & Rhetoric program is in the Department of English in the College of Arts and Sciences at Texas Tech University.
Technical Communication builds on your writing talent while exploring the subjects you like best – design, science, business and journalism.
Texas Tech offers degree programs in technical communication at the undergraduate, master's and doctoral levels.
Recipients of Research Grant Competition Named
31st Annual Golden Spur Award Honors Bob Moorhouse
Professor Awarded Fulbright Grant for 2008-2009 Academic Year


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10 Near Miss Air Disasters That Shocked The World
It is not often that we read about an air disaster taking place, where hundreds of people die in a mid-air collision or when a plane goes down into the ocean depths. Despite this, a lot of officials and safety regulation professionals are advocating for increased safety practices within the aviation industry and by the airlines that operate on a daily basis. The majority of collision cases are all due to anomalies, but occasionally something goes wrong with one of the pilots or the passengers, such as a hijacking. Sometimes people get extremely lucky, however. Here are ten near miss air disasters that shocked everyone.
Tampa Airlines DC-8
One fateful afternoon, Tampa Airlines DC-8 had just taken off from the local runway when one of its doors was blown open. Impressively enough, despite serious decompression, the plane managed to land completely undamaged and everyone aboard survived the incident.
FedEx MD-11
In 1997, while attempting to come in for a landing on the runway, one FedEx MD-11 was completely destroyed when it crashed. Only five passengers were aboard, and all of them survived by climbing through the cockpit window.


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Week 6
All of the participating artists are really getting into the groove of the recording process. It's something that is very new to all of them, so I feel lucky that most of people participating are feeling open to sharing. In the next couple weeks I'll be trying to record as much new music as possible while preparing for the concert on August 11th.
St. Paul
The next recording is a really nice statement from Deb at the St. Paul facility. This piece is a great example of me stepping out of the way so Deb can express her vision. In this piece Deb expresses her religious beliefs in a way that I don't personally identify with, but I'm really happy to be a conduit to help her to express these ideas. I improvised a keyboard part under Deb's improvised poem. Here is: I Don't Swear, I Don't Talk Back, I Don't Hit and I'm Saved.
We have found a bit of a routine at the Eagan center, everyone takes a turn recording on the mini keyboard, then Jerriel and Troy come up with some vocals. Jerriel is a big batman fan so he wanted to a piece about him titled Batman. Next weeks piece is about Iron Man!
Apple Valley
Ashley is always excited to get to the keyboard but sometimes gets a little shy when she gets in front of it. I found if I play trumpet a long with her she is more willing to play. When we did this in our workshop I only had the recording running on Ashley's playing. That evening I recorded trumpet overtop of the recording I made of her playing. I used my new R-121 microphone I bought myself for Christmas! Here is A Duet by Ashley and Paul (I'm gonna talk to Ashley to see if she wants to find a new name for the piece this week)
Something that I find is great about these weekly workshops is that I'm always discovering something new. I had a piece ready to go for the Shoreview group to perform on the concert. My thought was that we were going to work on that piece each week until the concert and that would be that. But this week I found a second piece for them! Carol and Drea were improvising on two different keyboards. I found these two sounds that I think work really well together. These are the sort of sounds that I feel like you can play just about anything and you can't mess it up, so long as you stay in this atmospheric, soundscape sort of style. Carol wanted to name this piece after one of her favorite staff members, Holly.
It was a small group this week, Nick and Hannah worked on this piece together. Nick played the MIDI drum part and performed some vocals. Hannah played the bass parts and also performed some vocals. I added some melody lines for good measure. They were learning about the Efile Tower today, so that was the topic of discussion for this piece. While we were recording Nick kept joking with Hannah, asking her if she spoke french, he thought it was hilarious! He decided he wanted to name it Hannah K Speaks French. This one might sound best in headphones or with a decent set of speakers, the bass isn't coming through too well on my computer speakers, I will take another pass on editing to try and fix this next week.
Music Therapy
Something I've been meaning to write about for a couple of weeks is Music Therapy. Specifically the fact that I don't have any music therapy training. I also don't view this work as music therapy. I approach the people at MSS and CCW as musical collaborators. The primary goal is to make music but doesn't mean there isn't therapeutic benefits, it's just not the primary goal in these situations. This idea actually came to me from Lori Bartol the Director of CCW. Since CCW is a vocational arts center, the primary goal is to make art so she makes a point to hire Teaching Artists instead of a Art Therapists.
I choose to approach the people I work with at CCW and MSS as collaborators because I think they are fully capable of making interesting and compelling music, and I think they should have the opportunity to engage in that creative process if it's something they want. They are some of the of the most interesting, and fulfilling collaborators I've worked with and I think if other people would engage with them as collaborators, they would make a similar conclusion!
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Athletics at Wentworth
The Wentworth Leopards compete in 16 NCAA Division III varsity teams as part of the Eastern College Athletic Conference (ECAC) and the Commonwealth Coast Conference (CCC). Over the past 25 years, the Leopards have won a total of 18 conference championships in baseball, men's basketball, golf, men's ice hockey, men's soccer, and men's tennis. In the past 20 years, our men's basketball and men's ice hockey teams have earned berths in the NCAA Division III tournament in their respective sports, while our baseball, men's basketball, men's lacrosse, men's soccer, men's volleyball, and women's soccer teams have each earned ECAC tournament bids. The 2009 men's soccer and 2014 men's volleyball teams also captured ECAC championships.
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Low oil prices are sending Saudi Arabia debt levels to record highs in 2016, even though the Kingdom caused the price slump in the first place.
As the largest producer in the world, Saudi Arabia wields the power to change the price of oil based solely on its output. Its decision to pump oil at a record pace has dragged prices down more than 60% in the last two years. The oil price crash began back in November 2014 when the country wanted to start taking market share away from the United States and Russia by increasing output.
And the Kingdom isn't backing down from this strategy. In fact, it has said it will keep increasing production as a threat to one of its biggest competitors. And if the government follows through on this, global oil prices could move lower. That could also nearly double Saudi Arabia's debt by 2017.
Before we discuss this looming threat to the oil market, here's how bad the Saudi Arabia debt situation has already gotten…
This Chart Shows How Critical the Saudi Arabia Debt Crisis Has Become
According to Standard & Poor's (S&P) – one of the Big Three rating agencies next to Moody's and Fitch – Saudi Arabia's debt is set to reach nearly $113 billion by 2017 if oil prices don't rebound. That makes up 17.3% of its projected GDP for that year and is almost double its projected 2016 debt of $57.2 billion.
The climbing debt comes from the country's effect on oil prices. While the Saudis have produced an average of 10 million barrels a day over the last five months, Brent crude oil prices have fallen 8.7% over the same period.
The Kingdom's decision to pump at a record pace has finally caught up with it. After downgrading the country's credit rating in February, S&P reported it doesn't expect Saudi Arabia debt levels to fall anytime soon.
"In our view, the decline in oil prices will have a marked and lasting impact on Saudi Arabia's fiscal and economic indicators given its high dependence on oil," the agency said on Feb. 17.
But its economy could spiral out of control if the Saudis follow through on their plan.
And Saudi Arabia's deputy crown prince already announced his country is prepared to do it – immediately…
Saudi Arabia Debt Levels Could Skyrocket If the Country Does This
In a Bloomberg interview on Saturday, Saudi Deputy Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman said his country is prepared to immediately boost output to 11.5 million barrels. That would be a 13% increase from the 10.2 million a day produced in March.
And the country wouldn't stop there. Salman also said the Saudis could raise nationwide output to 12.5 million barrels a day within the next six to nine months.
"We can produce more," he told Bloomberg last weekend. "We can produce 20 million barrels of oil per day if we invested in production capacity, but we can't produce beyond 20 million."
The comments targeted Saudi Arabia's geopolitical and religious rival, Iran. At the Doha meeting on April 17, plans for an output freeze among more than 15 oil nations collapsed after the Saudis refused to participate due to Iran's absence. This feud caused the talks to collapse and sent oil prices down more than 4% in just one day.
Since then, many investors think every oil nation will flood the market and send prices lower. That's because the Kingdom's threats to boost output will make other producers pump more as well. After all, they would have nothing to lose.
But Money Morning Global Energy Strategist Dr. Kent Moors – a 40-year oil market advisor for Russian, U.S., and Iraqi energy agencies – says the supply that's already in barrels and ready to go isn't the issue.
In fact, the focus of the energy market is the oil in the ground because many countries simply aren't able to extract and export it right now. One of these countries is Iran, whose decades-old oil infrastructure is nowhere near ready to achieve the country's goal of 4 million barrels a day.
"With the market apparently realizing that not all of this oil in the ground will be coming to market soon," Moors told Oil & Energy Investors yesterday (April 19), "the consensus among oil analysts is now that crude oil prices will be moving up into the high $50s by the end of the year."
Moors agrees with those estimates. As of April 19, he projects Brent – the global price benchmark – to hit $48 to $50 by mid-June. In the United States, he sees West Texas Intermediate (WTI) reaching the $42 to $45 range by the same time.
Stay tuned to Money Morning for updates to our crude oil price predictions. Follow us on Twitter and Facebook.
We Know Where the Oil "Yo-Yo" Is Heading This Year: Crude oil prices have fluctuated within a given range, seemingly without reason. But behind the scenes, the pieces are getting in place for crude oil prices to move up to $42 to $45 per barrel – soon. And that will open up a plethora of profit opportunities…
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Last update: Review & Sample Photos @ TrustedReviews (added on 26.12.06)
Canon PowerShot SD630 (aka IXUS 65 in Europe) is a point-and-shoot digital camera (released on 21.02.06), featuring a 6.0 megapixels (CCD sensor) with 3x Optical Zoom lens (35 – 105mm equivalent), a 3″ LCD screen, with dimension of 3.5 x 2.2 x 0.8″ (90.0 x 57.0 x 20.0mm), weight of 5.1 oz (145.0 g), and it's running on Proprietary NB-4L Lithium Ion rechargeable batteries. It shoots movies at up to 30 frames per second and has a real image optical view finder. Canon PowerShot SD600 Digital ELPH will be available in stores from April 2006 with an estimated retail price of $399.99 USD.
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TrustedReviews reviewed the Canon PowerShot SD630 / IXUS 65. They rated the camera 5/10 and wrote;
"Canon AF systems are always very good, and the IXUS 65 is no exception. Regardless of the lighting conditions its nine-point AiAF system focused quickly and accurately, even in total darkness thanks to an AF illuminator, although the range of this was limited to about two metres. The flash is good too, with a range of 3.5m and excellent frame coverage at wide angle….The Canon IXUS 65 is a potentially lovely little camera which could have been one of the best pocket compacts on the market, with great build quality, stunning performance, attractive but functional styling and good value for money, but sadly it is let down by a number of major image quality issues, especially high-ISO image noise."
ImagingResource reviewed the Canon PowerShot SD630 / IXUS 65. They rated the camera 75 and wrote;
"The Canon PowerShot SD630's performance is pretty good overall, starting with its fairly quick startup time of 1.3 seconds. Shutter lag is good at wide angle and telephoto, with a quick "prefocus" time of 0.074 second. ("Prefocus" means half-pressing and holding down the shutter button before the final exposure.) Shot to shot cycle times are a little better than average, at about 1.62 seconds for large/fine JPEGs, averaged over about 20 shots. Continuous-mode speed is slightly slower, at a bit over two frames/second, for 20 shots or more. The flash takes about five seconds to recharge after a full-power shot, about average for this class of camera."
PCWorld reviewed the Canon PowerShot SD630 / IXUS 65. They rated the camera 75 and wrote;
"During battery testing, the SD630 took a respectable 245 shots on a single charge of its lithium ion cell. As with many Canon models, the battery gauge tells you only when you're about out of juice–that's of little help when you're far away from an electrical outlet. Thankfully, Canon still furnishes a great little travel charger that's the same size as the camera, with prongs that fold up for easily packing…"
DCRP reviewed the Canon PowerShot SD630 / IXUS 65 and wrote;
"PROS:Very good photo quality (though see issues below), Huge 3-inch LCD; screen is easily viewable in low light, Compact and stylish metal body, Very good performance, AF-assist lamp, Four-way controller doubles as scroll wheel in playback mode (though it's too small in my opinion), Very good movie and continuous shooting modes (though see issue below), Unique My Colors, focus point review features, USB 2.0 High Speed support. CONS: Some corner softness and vignetting; redeye is a problem, Below average battery life, No optical viewfinder, Can only record about 8 minutes of VGA video due to 1GB file size limit, More manual controls would be nice, Can't swap memory cards while camera is on a tripod, Flimsy cover over memory card/battery compartment, Tiny memory card included"
CamerasUK reviewed the Canon PowerShot SD630 / IXUS 65 and wrote;
"Both of the portrait shots are good. With the outdoor shot I felt the camera managed to get the exposure just about right. The picture was taken on an overcast day and I used the cloudy white balance setting to add a warmer feel to the colours. The indoor shot is sharp too. This is also another example of the camera being able to bring out a good level of detail. There is a drawback though. As with many other cameras in the Canon IXUS range the IXUS 65 produced a greater amount of red eye than the majority of similar digital cameras. "
Let'sGoDigital reviewed the Canon PowerShot SD630 / IXUS 65 and wrote;
"The Canon IXUS 65 camera takes great pictures that look very natural. You can unpack it and get to work immediately. I changed very little when I was testing it, just because everything was so good already. Accurate colour reproduction, good exposure and the right auto focus makes it easy to take beautiful pictures. This is also helped by the camera's simple and pleasant to use operation…All in all, the exquisite Canon IXUS 65 leaves little room for complaint. Maybe the battery could be a bit longer lasting and a little more zoom would also be welcome. But that's all. I can't help being positive about this camera."
DigitalTrends reviewed the Canon PowerShot SD630 / IXUS 65 and wrote;
"I really enjoyed shooting with the Canon SD 630 Digital ELPH. It takes very nice photos with colors that are spot on. The compact camera feels right and can be easily carried for the spur of the moment snapshots. It's designed for the point-and-shoot crowd or someone who just wants a shade more options in their photographic arsenal. Anyone who wants to adjust the aperture or shutter speed should look elsewhere. Although a solid camera I did find myself wishing for optical image stabilization since the camera is so small, it's hard to hold rock steady."
Steve'sDigicams reviewed the Canon PowerShot SD630 / IXUS 65 and wrote;
"Bottom line – The PowerShot SD630 is a outstanding camera that offers great image quality, robust performance, and various user-friendly exposure modes, all packed in an ultra-compact, durable and stylish shell. It's sure to make an excellent choice for any user in the market for an extremely pocketable, high resolution digicam. At about US$399, it offers a good value for an "ultra-compact" 6-megapixel model. If you like the features of this camera, but don't need such a large LCD, be sure to check out the PowerShot SD600. It includes almost every single feature found on this model for about $50 less."
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Amstelveen, The Netherlands, 21 February 2006: Canon today announces the release of two new jewels in the Digital IXUS crown – the Digital IXUS 60 and Digital IXUS 65. The two cameras continue the IXUS tradition of fusing cutting-edge technologies and superb build quality with compelling camera design.
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The index rose to the 10,000 mark for the first time in months.
(WiredPRNews.com) – For the first time since October 2008, the Dow Jones industrial average closed at 10,000 on Wednesday. As reported by the Associated Press (AP), many view the increase as a sign that the economy is recovering from what is considered the worst financial meltdown since the Great Depression.
Bernie McSherry, with Cuttone & Co. is quoted by the AP as stating, "I think there were times when we were in the deep part of the trough there back in the springtime when it felt like we'd never get back to this level."
As noted in the report, some market watchers are more skeptical and do not view the rise as part of an economic recovery because of continuing problems with unemployment, consumer spending, and the housing market. Wall Street analysts see it as a positive sign and say the rise can have psychological effects. Carl Beck, with Harris Financial Group, is quoted by the AP as stating, "Psychology plays a huge role in investing, so when you're trying to overcome the huge levels of panic and fear that we've seen over the last year, psychology shouldn't be discounted."
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(Reuters) - Bank of America Corp's commodity arm Merrill Lynch Commodities Inc has agreed to pay $25 million to resolve a probe into its trading practices, the U.S. Department of Justice said on Tuesday.
Between 2008 and 2014, traders employed by Merrill Lynch Commodities deceived other traders by injecting misleading information into the precious metals futures market, the DOJ said in a statement.
During the period, the traders placed thousands of orders for precious metals futures contracts only to cancel just before execution, thereby creating a false impression of increased supply or demand, according to the DOJ.
In a separate settlement with the Commodity Futures Trading Commission on Tuesday, Merrill Lynch Commodities also agreed to pay $11.5 million in fines.
Reporting by Bharath Manjesh in Bengaluru; Editing by Shounak Dasgupta
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Sohail Ahmed is a freelance reporter, human rights activist and student of law. He is associated with Blasting News since 2016. He is one of the most popular and credible young journalists. He loves to write on social and political affairs. He is a proponent of democracy, civil rights, global values and individual liberties. He was also awarded certificate of excellence by United Nations Human Rights Council in 2016
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I am a lifelong resident of West Frankfort. I have had the privilege of working at FCHS for 30 years. As a loyal Redbird, I am a die-hard fan. I received my BS degree from Southern Illinois University in Physical Education, and also earned my Masters Degree in Administration from the same University. While a student at SIU, I was a member of the Varsity Softball Team. While working a FCHS I have coached softball and sponsored the Class of 1998. I have also sponsored Student Council for 12 years and been a co-sponsor of LifeSavers. I currently serve on various committees and special projects for our school and district.
I am the current IFT Union 817 President, SWAC Vice- President, and IFT State Vice-President, I also serve on the District School Improvement Plan Committee, and the FCHS School Improvement Committee. I also have the pleasure of being the site coordinator for Freshman Focus.
I really enjoy my job and feel blessed to work with a great staff and great students. We have many positive educational programs going on at FCHS and I look forward to continuing to be a part of this educational team.