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NuxGame is a new software provider that offers solutions for sports betting and online gaming business using lightning fast technologies. Ready-made solutions.... more
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If you're in a hurry, take advantage of our expedited or rush services. Our price are not only the best value but we also offer group discounts. You save time and avoid headaches. Complete most steps at home or wherever you are, and send us your ... more
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Save hours of travel research with our fully personalized travel guides. Curated by experts. Tailored to you.... more
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ISA Migrations are expert for study abroad consultants and Immigration advisers, registered and qualified to provide immigration advice and Education consultant for various countries like Australia, New Zealand, Canada, USA, UK, Singapore etc. We have a ... more
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Founded in 2017, Visa Triangle is India's leading Visa consultant with a dedicated goal to serve the traveler with our comprehensive travel-related services. We offered not only Tourist or Business Visa but also help you with holiday planning, flight ... more
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Located in Northeast PA within scenic Pike County near the foothills of the Poconos in Milford and only 10 minutes from the Tri-State Area of PA, NY and NJ, The Computer Doctor provides fast, reliable computer repair and PC service. We offer same day ... more
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Amendment C091
Glen Eira Planning Scheme
Amendment status
Amendment last updated
Environmental Effects Statement (EES)
Planning authority contact details
Glen Eira City Council
Corner Glen Eira and Hawthorn Roads Caulfield VIC 3162 Australia
Tel: (03) 9524 3333
Please Note: Proposal description below describes the amendment. To verify content of the final approved amendment see the Explanatory Report.
Authorisation No. A02076. Amendment requested by Council to rezone land at 112 and 118 Oakleigh Road Carnegie from Residential 1 Zone (R1Z) to Public Park and Recreation Zone (PPRZ).

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About Leadership Kansas
Leadership Kansas is one of the oldest and most prestigious statewide leadership programs in the country. Established by the Kansas Chamber Education Foundation at the encouragement of former Governor of Kansas Robert Bennett, the program is supported and administered by the Kansas Chamber. Leadership Kansas is entering its fifth decade of educating and motivating Kansas leaders from all four corners of the state.
Our Mission
To serve as a catalyst for the continued development of leadership throughout Kansas by:
- Annually identifying leaders from across Kansas;
- Informing those leaders about key state issues;
- Inspiring those leaders to maintain involvement in the social, business and political fabric of Kansas communities; and
- Maintaining a cohesive, relevant Leadership Kansas alumni network.


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What Happened Between Mark Martin and Jack Roush?September 29, 2009
Mark Martin and Jack Roush built each other. Mark Martin was a driver who, though obviously skilled (winning four ASA championships between 1978-1986), struggled to make it in NASCAR early in his career.
Jack Roush was a brilliant Ford engineer who started a race team and a racing engineering company. It wasn't until the two hooked up in 1988 in the Winston Cup Series that the two were successful at the top level of motorsports.
Martin and Roush stayed together through the 2006 season, 18 years during which Martin would finish second in the championship standings four times. When Matt Kenseth won Roush Racing's first championship in 2003, Roush was sure to thank Martin in every victory speech. Martin tried to retire in 2005, but due to driver shuffling in the organization, Roush needed Martin to stay, and he agreed.
Mark Martin and Jack Roush seemed inseparable, like best friends or long-lost brothers. Everyone thought Martin would be in a Roush Ford until the last time he hung up his helmet. It was a given.
Then, they split.
Martin went into semi-retirement with rival Dale Earnhardt Encorporated and the affiliated Ginn Racing, but came back to full time competition this year with Roush-Fenway racing's arch nemesis, Hendrick Motorsports (and, quite frankly, is kicking the pants off of the whole Roush organization).
Seeing Mark Martin in a Hendrick Chevy was almost like seeing Dale Earnhardt in a Toyota—unfathomable. And, in victory speeches or otherwise, Mark Martin no longer thanks Jack Roush, and Jack Roush no longer thanks Mark Martin.
So what happened?
To be short, we don't know. Probably the only two who do know are Mark Martin and Jack Roush. There have been no stories, no media investigations, no scathing tell-alls by the hauler driver.
Perhaps this is how it should be, but we can still wonder. Was Mark kept out of retirement a year too long? Was he hoping for some sort of management or ownership role at Roush Racing in his retirement that Jack was reluctant to give?
This is pure speculation, as it should be, and probably will remain. Mark Martin and Jack Roush are two of the most respected people in the garage, and I highly doubt either of them would come out and say anything, should anything have happened.
It will be interesting, though, if Mark Martin is able to win his first championship this year, if he will thank Jack Roush for the role he played in Mark's career. Yes, he will have won the championship in a Hendrick car, but without Jack Roush, there would be no Mark Martin, and without Mark Martin, there would be no Jack Roush.
Other NASCAR Notes
Goodyear will test a larger Sprint Cup Series tire on Oct. 6 at Richmond International Raceway. The new tire amounts to 1.5 inches taller and wider, in an effort to give the unruly COT more mechanical grip and handle better. I think this will be a good move.
The last few years in Formula One, they had been racing on a grooved tire—the cars were getting too fast, so the sanctioning body took some grip away to slow the cars down for safety reasons. This year, however, they made some aerodynamic changes to slow the cars, and put pure slicks back on to improve the mechanical grip in the corners. This has made for some exciting dogfights in Formula One.
I used to be completely against any change to the COT. To provide a good show, I thought the cars needed to drive ugly, and the uglier the better. The drivers in NASCAR are the best in the world, and if the cars handled perfectly, they wouldn't need the best drivers in the world to drive them.
I figured out the problem with my old way of thinking when I realized the cars simply cannot race against each other unless they're handling. Only when a driver can sail into a corner with full confidence that his car will stay under him can he truly race the other car. This is why the bigger tire will be good, should it be implemented.
I'm sure NASCAR can find some way to limit the costs—we've seen too many good things happen with the COT and underfunded teams to undergo wholesale expensive changes now, far removed from just a few years ago when NASCAR would announce that a certain manufacturer would be allowed a nose kick-out next week.
Reporting for NASCAR Now on ESPN after the infamous driver's meeting this summer, Dale Jarrett said, "The cars have the same size tire they did when I started racing 20 years ago, but have 200 more horsepower."
In a quick note, the "Sights and Sounds" videos produced at NASCAR.com are amazing! Watch them for a few minutes of enjoyment at.
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Stepping back on airline mergers
As the U.S. airline industry grapples with high fuel prices, carriers will continue to merge and provoke customer angst about ticket prices and service — but don't look for Congress to step in.
Congress ultimately has taken a pass on preventing mergers between Delta Air Lines and Northwest Airlines, and between United Airlines and Continental Airlines.
There's every reason to think that if the third domino falls — a possible merger between US Airways and American Airlines — that lawmakers will again bench themselves, preferring to let the Justice Department sort it out.
"The consolidation genie is out of the bottle at this point," said Joshua Marks, executive director of the American Aviation Institute, a market-oriented think tank. "You're seeing it today with American and US Airways. They will continue — JetBlue, Alaska, Hawaiian will be in play sometime soon."
The airline industry says the market has had too much capacity and demands more consolidation, but critics worry that it puts too much monopoly power into the airlines' hands.
Michael Boyd, an aviation consultant, said consolidation was inevitable when airlines began forming alliances to share ticket bookings — called codesharing.
"The reality is, I emotionally don't like mergers because it takes brands away. But the brands went away when you did codesharing. It's a moot point — it is what it is," Boyd said.
He acknowledged that the government could step in to limit mergers or force airlines to serve certain markets, but added it wouldn't be wise. "The government can't even handle airport security without screwing it up. And trying to tell airlines where they should fly, where every politician wants it to go so they can get votes?" Boyd said.
Kevin Neels, a principal at The Brattle Group, an economic consultancy, said consolidation in some cases will mean higher prices, worse service or other cutbacks — "but the alternative may be not to have an industry around."
Neels said regulation "tends to be very heavy-handed and politicized" and called it a blunt instrument for change. "Nobody that I've talked to has ever come up with a regulation plan that looks workable."
Also, Neels said, because the airline industry is closely regulated as a matter of safety, people tend to look to the government for solutions where it may not be appropriate.
"If your baggage gets lost, you write your congressman. But if your washing machine breaks, you don't write your congressman. There's still a set of expectations that somehow the government ought to be able to fix this," Neels said.
Over the past decade, the U.S. airline industry has continued a domino effect of consolidation to unlock access to immense global networks. That has enabled airlines to focus increasingly on attracting business travelers. Meanwhile, a new class of airline — call them ultra-low-cost carriers — are in a race to attract fare-conscious leisure travelers.
In many ways, Southwest is a microcosm of that shift. It started life as a low-cost carrier focused on shuttle service. It has since grown into something of a hybrid, maintaining point-to-point service in some areas while embracing a more traditional hub-and-spoke model.The airline also is moving away from lowball airfares and into international markets — a shift that's being seen industrywide as airlines struggle with high fuel costs.
Once the king of low prices, Southwest is no longer the rock-bottom choice in many markets. In part, that's because the airline pays its workers better than many competitors and increasingly is focused on business travelers.
"The fundamental realities are that we see a divergence in today's market between airlines that serve business traffic and airlines that serve leisure traffic," Marks said. "Even Southwest has moved toward more of a business-oriented model. What happened to the ordinary price-sensitive leisure traveler? There are airlines out there that serve that market and do it quite successfully. You love to hate them because they're called Spirit and Allegiant."
The idea that Southwest is no longer the low-cost leader rankles some. Bob Montgomery, vice president of airport affairs for Southwest, called Spirit and Allegiant's fares "ridiculously low" — then ticked off a list of additional charges from both airlines.
"It's true that if you do a search on many of the search engines looking for just absolutely the lowest fares … we may not be the lowest, but consistently the best deal day in and day out … is with Southwest," Montgomery said.
But Marks said even when factoring in all the additional charges that Spirit or Allegiant tacks on to the price of a ticket, many times "it still comes out a lot cheaper than Southwest."
"For all the media that they get, they have been able to attract a consistent customer base looking for a discount, and they're growing like a weed," Marks said.
And Southwest's effort to significantly expand its footprint globally has run into some turbulence.
A year after acquiring AirTran, Southwest is angling for new international service from Houston's William P. Hobby Airport, the smaller of two airports that serve the city. But the airline needs approval from the local and federal government.
Much is at stake in this move for Southwest as the carrier needs international traffic to keep growing.
"The real growth opportunities for Southwest appear to be beyond the borders. We'd like to keep growing the company as long as we can do it profitably. But a lot of those opportunities are now there," Montgomery said.
Southwest envisions building a new international terminal at Hobby, from which it would fly passengers all the way to the northern edge of South America.
Mario Diaz, director of Aviation at the the Houston Airport System, is backing Southwest's bid. Two studies of the airport system commission say it would attract 1.5 million additional passengers, create more than 10,000 jobs and stimulate the local economy to the tune of $1.6 billion annually.
Additionally, according to a memo Diaz sent to the Houston City Council, it would mean breaking the stranglehold United has on Houston's Latin American market, potentially driving down fares and creating better service.
United isn't taking the threat lightly.
United, which contains the remnants of Continental Airlines, argues that allowing Southwest's plan to proceed would hurt traffic at George Bush Intercontinental Airport, the city's major international gateway. Additionally, it would mean creating and staffing a new Customs office.
Both airlines will appear before the Houston City Council on May 8 to make their case.


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As our 10th Annual Baseball Summer Road Trip came to an end this month, we spent a few moments reviewing the impact made by our staff and team of volunteers.
As part of expanding our awareness programs, our charity often joined with teams and their local healthcare partners to offer educational seminars and PSA screenings in many of the cities we visited.
We are excited to share just a few of the exciting stats from one of the most significant awareness campaigns of our year.
- Number of games we attended: 125
- Number of states we visited: 38
- Number of volunteers who supported the campaign: 502
Many Thanks to Our Wonderful Volunteers
Getting out to more 125 games in a single summer is no small task. There is no way we could bring prostate cancer awareness education and awareness programs to ballparks in so many different cities around the country without the generous hard work of our enthusiastic volunteers. Additionally, we extend our deep thanks to Jim Johnson, our Director of Volunteer Services and Strategic Initiatives, for leading the recruitment and coordination of our many volunteers.
Bringing Prostate Cancer Testing and Treatment Awareness
Ever since we first started as a charity, a key aspect of our work at Fans for the Cure has been raising awareness about testing for and getting treatment of prostate cancer. Capitalizing on the professional experience and reputation of our founder, Ed Randall, we spend every summer canvassing the baseball parks of Minor League Baseball. By taking reliable, up-to-date, science-based information about prostate cancer, we are helping inform men in the target age range learn about this common form of cancer.
Get Involved with Fans for the Cure
At Fans for the Cure, we always welcome new volunteers to support our efforts. If you are interested in learning more about our organization and how you can play an active role in supporting our work, you're invited to sign-up on our volunteer form.


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Springfield Armory's new 5.25 Competition Series pistol on Guns And Gear TV
Mandeville, LA –-(Ammoland.com)- This week, on Guns and Gear, the most watched TV program to showcase firearms and shooting, features Springfield Armory's new 5.25 Competition Series pistol.
Also Trijicon's RMR and HD pistol sights, the LC9 Laserguard from Crimson Trace, Ruger's LC9 pistol, Q&A on laser boresighters with LaserLyte's Aaron Moore, an IDPA tip from Julie Golob, and drawing a handgun with Tiger McKee.
Guns and Gear is back for a third season to showcase the newest and most interesting firearms and products in the industry. Offering a gun shop in your living room, each episode delivers in-studio interviews, field and range demonstrations, tips from top shooting instructors and more!
Guns and Gear airs on VERSUS and VERSUS HD on Sundays at 8:00 a.m. Eastern and Fridays at 10:00 a.m. Eastern. Watch show segments, learn more about the products, and get the latest news at www.gunsandgeartv.com.
To view these products and tips, check out the videos at GunTalk.TV:
- Springfield Armory 5.25 Competition Series pistol: www.guntalk.tv/gtv/library.php?video_id=682
- Trijicon RMR and HD pistol sights: www.guntalk.tv/gtv/library.php?video_id=683
- Crimson Trace LC9 Laserguard: www.guntalk.tv/gtv/library.php?video_id=684
- Ruger LC9 pistol: www.guntalk.tv/gtv/library.php?video_id=685
- Julie Golob Tip: www.guntalk.tv/gtv/library.php?video_id=681
- Tiger McKee Tip: www.guntalk.tv/gtv/library.php?video_id=680
Guns and Gear airs on VERSUS and VERSUS HD on Saturdays at 8:00 a.m. Eastern and Wednesdays at 12:30 p.m. Eastern. Watch show segments, learn more about the products and get the latest news at www.gunsandgeartv.com.


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This session focuses on introducing attendees to the Model-View-Presenter pattern, support for which was recently introduced in the DotNetNuke Core. We'll start with a quick overview of the pattern, compare it to MVC, and then dive right into code. We will start with fundamentals and then develop a full-featured module using this pattern. In order to do justice to the pattern, we will use ASP.NET WebForms controls minimally and implement most of the UI using jQuery plug-ins. Finally, to increase audience participation (both present at the meeting and remote), we will use a hackathon-style model and allow anybody, anywhere to follow along with the presentation and code their own MVP-based solution that they can share online during or after the session. A URL with full instructions for the hackathon will be posted online a few days prior to the meeting.
Nik Kalyani is Co-founder and Strategic Advisor for DotNetNuke Corp., the company that manages the DotNetNuke Open Source project. Kalyani is also Founder and CEO of HyperCrunch. He is a technology entrepreneur with over 18 years of experience in the software industry. He is irrationally exuberant about technology, especially if it has anything to do with the Internet. HyperCrunch is his latest startup business that builds on his knowledge and experience from prior startups, two of them venture-funded.
Kalyani is a creative tinkerer perpetually interested in looking around the corner and figuring out new and interesting ways to make the world a better place. An experienced web developer, he finds the business strategy and marketing aspects of the software business more exciting than writing code. When he does create software, his primary expertise is in creating products with compelling user experiences. Kalyani is most proficient with Microsoft technologies, but has no religious fanaticism about them.
Kalyani has a bachelor's degree in computer science from Western Michigan University. He is a frequent speaker at technology conferences and user group meetings. He lives in Mountain View, California with his wife and daughters. He blogs at http://www.kalyani.com and is @techbubble on Twitter.


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Best Movie Streaming Apps for iPad and iPad Mini
The iPad Mini is a great device to view your favorite video content. In this guide, we discover the best movie streaming apps for the iPad Mini.
Essential Apps
Air Video – Watch your videos anywhere![$2.99]
Air Video is the essential streaming app. The app only supports streaming videos. AirPlay functionality is supported with this app, which allows you to wirelessly stream videos from your iPad Mini to the Apple TV 2G. Air Video also supports video out through the dock connector. The app also lets you play back content purchased in iTunes by streaming it through Safari on your iPad Mini. All in all,the app works great on your local Wi-Fi network and provides a nice way to stream your videos to your iPad and iPad Mini.
Video Stream[$2.99]
Video Stream,like AirVideo, is an app that streams video from PCs and Macs to iOS devices with the help of a companion program installed on the main machine. It'll re-encode on the fly to make virtually any format play nice with Apple's fussy gadgets, and you can choose to download those re-encoded copies to your device for local playback. Video Stream has a beautiful user interface and works great on 3G and Wi-Fi. This app is a real competitor to the other streaming apps and is yet another option.
Movies By Flixster [FREE]
By downloading Movies by Flixster, users can create their own "must-see-list" of movies coming soon to theaters. Watch full length trailers, catch movie showtimes, and read reviews. With reviews gathered from aggregator Rotten Tomatoes, you can pick the best movie to watch with your family or friends.
Subscription Video Services
Netflix has become one of the greatest services in America for streaming movies and TV shows to your various devices. It's ability to stream great video to your iPad. And because the app supports the video out functionality of the iPad, it really comes to life if you have your iPad connected to your TV. With a great collection of movies and TV, Netflix is sure to keep you entertained. The streaming-only subscription cost for Netflix is $7.99.
Hulu Plus[FREE]
While most television shows have ended, fans eagerly anticipate their return in the Fall. Hulu Plus offers users the ability to instantly stream current hit shows like Modern Family, Community, The Vampire Diaries, and classic series and acclaimed movies. Resume watching from where you left off, and watch over WiFi, 3G, and 4G networks. Users can try out Hulu Plus for one week, and then it will cost $7.99 a month. While the price goes up after the trial, it's well worth it price, as Hulu Plus is the perfect app for TV lovers.
HBO Go [FREE]
In the past few years, HBO has brought us some of the most iconic TV shows like The Wire to The Sopranos. As long as you have an HBO subscription, you can watch movies, documentaries, TV shows, and behind the scenes extras.
Live TV Streaming Apps
EyeTV provides a way to stream live TV to your iPad. The app requires that you run EyeTV on your Mac. The Mac will be running the EyeTV app while hooked up to a TV dongle or box. The app works not only as a live TV, but also as a DVR and can record endless hours' worth of content right on to your Mac or your iPad. The app also supports video output. This will let you view your content on a different screen or projector if you have a need. EyeTV is the way to go for those that do not want a traditional TV and prefer to go with a purely Apple solution. The TV solution works great and really does turn an iPad into a handheld TV.


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The prevention and treatment of diseases is a primary concern for any nation in modern society. To maintain an effective public health system, procedures and infrastructure must be analyzed and enhanced accordingly.
Public Health and Welfare: Concepts, Methodologies, Tools, and Applications provides a comprehensive overview of the latest research perspectives on public health initiatives and promotion efforts. Highlighting critical analyses and emerging innovations on an international scale, this book is a pivotal reference source for professionals, researchers, academics, practitioners, and students interested in the improvement of public health infrastructures.
The many academic areas covered in this publication include, but are not limited to:


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Atami no Sousakan
This is my new favorite series of the summer season. Yes, that is Odagiri Joe and Kuriyama Chiaki (aka Go Go Yubari) playing detectives in what I can only describe as the Japanese version of Twin Peaks. Created and directed by Satoshi Miki, a veteran stage producer who has created unique TV series often with Odagiri Joe in the lead, he is also an accomplished film director of comically poignant films such as Adrift in Tokyo and Instant Numa. Is this latest series as weird as Lynch's creation? No. But it is odd in a characteristically Satoshi Miki way and in so being, resembles Twin Peaks because it is clearly its creator's offspring.
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Teacher Assistance Program
Policy Title: Teacher Assistance Program Code No. 401.15
If a supervisor or evaluator determines that a teacher, other than a beginning teacher, is not meeting District expectations under the Iowa teaching standards and criteria, or other standards and criteria set in the collective bargaining agreement, the teacher may be required to participate in an assistance program(s) for remediation of the identified concerns, in accordance with applicable law.
Evaluator: The administrator charged with responsibility as the primary evaluator of the teacher.
Supervisor: The director of elementary education or the director of secondary education, or both, as appropriate.
Awareness Phase: There is an optional awareness phase, which may not extend beyond two months (60 calendar days). This element exists for use in instances where the evaluator responsible for the decision to begin intensive assistance determines that it is appropriate to use the time for informal discussions and collaboration on the performance modifications identified. When implemented, this phase requires participation by the teacher and the evaluator, but may include other persons, as determined by the evaluator and/or supervisor.
Professional Assistance Phase: This optional phase is for the purpose of providing assistance through the involvement of the teacher, the evaluator and other person(s), as deemed appropriate for the situation, in working with the teacher to effectively implement identified performance modifications. It may follow an awareness phase, or it may be the initial assistance function. The elements of this phase are determined by the participating parties.
If the identified performance concern(s) no longer exist at any point during the professional assistance phase, the evaluator may return the teacher to his/her prior status. That notification will be in written form, and will be included in the teacher's personnel file with a notation that the professional assistance phase activities did not constitute a complete intensive assistance cycle.
Intensive Assistance Phase (Employment at Risk): At any time during the awareness phase, if the first phase option has been utilized, or at any time during the professional assistance phase, if the second phase option has been utilized, or at any other time as determined by the evaluator and/or supervisor, the formal intensive assistance program may commence. Intensive assistance involves the provision of organizational support and technical assistance for the remediation of identified teaching and classroom management concerns, and intensive assistance may not function for more than twelve months.
• Notification: The teacher will receive a written notification of the fact that formal intensive assistance has been initiated.
• Limitations: A teacher may be a participant in Intensive Assistance (Employment at Risk) Phase for not more than two times during his/her employment with this school district. Iowa Teaching Standards 1-7 will be considered as possible areas for intensive assistance with career teachers. Beginning teachers will not qualify for intensive assistance, and issues emanating from Iowa Teaching Standard 8 will not qualify for this program.
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• Assistance Strategies: The evaluators and other persons appointed by the evaluator and/or the supervisor to serve on the assistance team with the teacher function as sources of ideas, strategies and methods of instruction and management, and in any other manner deemed appropriate by the evaluator and/or the supervisor. Periodic meetings will be held with the teacher, and classroom observations will be conducted.
• Documentation: Appropriate documentation will be maintained for Professional Assistance and Intensive Assistance Phases.
• Dissolution: Intensive assistance team activities will cease at the close of the twelve month period or at any other earlier time determined by the evaluator or supervisor.
Date of Adoption: March 7, 2005
Date of Revision: February 12, 2007
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Brussels is Belgium's capital and largest city. Its metropolitan area has a population of more than 1.8 million. Brussels is also the capital of the European Union. The city has a maritime temperate climate that is influenced by storm systems from the North Atlantic Ocean. The Brussels region has many parks and green areas, which allow visitors to spend time outdoors and enjoy the city's weather. Brussels has plentiful rainfall year-round and droughts are very rare.
March, April and May have cool weather with high temperatures between 50 and 65 degrees Fahrenheit on most days. Overnight low temperatures in the spring months are typically in the 40s or upper 30s. Spring precipitation is mostly rain, although some snow and sleet may fall in March. Monthly precipitation averages during these months are 2 to 3 inches.
Summers are pleasantly mild in Brussels, with daily high temperature averages in the upper 60s in June and the lower 70s in July and August. Morning lows are in the 50s. Belgium's flowers and gardens stay green during the summer because the city receives about 10 days of rain per month. Brussels can get heat waves, with temperatures above 80 degrees. Afternoon showers are welcome on hot days and bring relief from the summer heat.
Brussels has cool fall days with crisp mornings. The fall colors are a beautiful sight in the city and throughout the Belgian countryside. September high temperatures average around 66 degrees, with morning lows near 51 degrees. Daily highs in November average in the upper 40s. Frosty mornings can begin in November, with average daily low temperatures in the upper 30s.
Winter brings cold rain with occasional snow and sleet to Brussels. Snow rarely stays on the ground very long because of average winter high temperatures in the low to middle 40s. Brussels' morning low temperatures average in the low to middle 30s. Frosty mornings are common in Brussels during December, January and February. Belgians dress in warm layers during the winter months. The city has a few cold snaps when temperatures drop into the low 20s.
When to Visit
Summer is the most popular season for visiting Brussels because of the city's mild weather. Outdoor cafes allow patrons to enjoy a good meal and a Belgian beer. Brussels has historic areas where guided walking tours are available. Summer has occasional rainy periods when people can enjoy indoor activities. Brussels has more than 80 museums. The city has many plays, concerts and other cultural events that visitors enjoy throughout the year.
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On 11th May 2017 the delegation of the Liaoning Province of People's Republic of China visited the Rectorate of the University of Silesia in Katowice.
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The participants of the meeting, opened by Vice-Rector for Domestic and International Cooperation Tomasz Pietrzykowski were: Prof. Jolanta Tambor – Rector's Proxy for International Students, Director of the School of Polish Language and Culture
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Aquamarine Power says the refocusing will allow it to accelerate the timetable for the commercialisation of the wave energy converter.
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Oyster captures the energy found in amplified surge forces in near-shore waves. The system consists of a simple oscillating wave surge converter/pump fitted with double acting water pistons, deployed near-shore in depths of 8-6 m. Each passing wave activates the pump which delivers high pressure water via a sub-sea pipeline to the shore. Onshore, the high-pressure water is converted to electrical power using conventional hydro-electric generators.
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Recently, ComputerWorld published a list of six key reasons why companies should consider upgrading their current version of Microsoft Windows to the latest Windows 10 version. While the information is provided by the folks at Dell Migration Services and might be viewed as self-serving, their key points do highlight some of the advantages of moving to Microsoft's latest operating system.
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- Support for modern technology. When Windows XP debuted nearly 15 years ago, much of today's technology was still years away: smart phones, tablets, virtualization, the cloud and so on. Today's more modern technologies, on the other hand, accommodate all the above, not to mention 64-bit technology, touch screens and a host of other advances. Today's hardware can't even run XP for the most part (without some virtual PC shenanigans). Today's thinner, lighter hardware, equipped with solid state drives and faster processors requires a more modern operating system.
- Improved productivity. Windows 10 users receive the same user experience as Windows 7, so it's familiar. They also get a customizable Start menu, a new browser (Edge) and digital assistant (Cortana) that can help speed up work. You can move more easily across devices. It's a nice combination of familiarity and flexibility.
- Enhanced security. Windows 10 is said to be their most secure ever. It offers advanced secure authentication options – the two-factor, PIN based Microsoft Passport, or Windows Hello, which supports newer technologies like fingerprint and face/iris recognition. It also provides updated security features (Enterprise Data Protection and Device Guard) to protect against the latest security threats.
- Better manageability. Windows 10 is easier to deploy than prior versions. It has expanded mobile device capabilities and offers support for Azure (cloud) Active Directory. IT administrators can work from a single console to manage widely dispersed clients.
- Improved stability. As the article's authors note: "With the Universal Windows Platform in Windows 10, enterprises can write one app that launches across every device but also tailors the user experience to the device based on screen size, input and accessories." Thus, companies derive more bang for the buck out of their app investments.
- One Windows. More than any prior version, Microsoft says that Windows 10 is built to run across the most platforms and form factors ever, including laptops, desktops, tablets, phones and so on. It scales up to industrial-strength "ruggedized devices" and the Internet of Things… all the way up to 85" conference room displays. One app platform, one security model and one deployment and management approach. The idea is to save time and money across the enterprise.
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First of all, let me apologize for being late on your birthday letter. Do you remember you had a birthday? Your party was supposed to be about 3 weeks ago; but right about the time it was supposed to start there was an inch of water in our basement, and it was rising.
But that's the thing about you, little girl – you didn't care. You had just one of your friends show up to your party and that was by accident. You didn't cry; you didn't complain; you found the good in your 3-year-old way and had an awesome time making Strawberry Shortcake cutouts.
This is the way it's been for much of your life, sweetie. You were born when your older brother had a bald head because of his chemotherapy. Your first year of life was spent being shuttled back and forth to the hospital, a passive observer to his treatments. And during all that time, just like with the flood, your beautiful disposition and heart-stopping smiles have served to remind us time and time again: everything's going to be okay.
Andi, you are learning so many things right now. You're learning to use your manners. You're learning your letters. And you're learning new verses from the Bible every week.
I'm so proud right now that you are learning right now the right kind of voice and attitude to have with me and Mommy and other people. You are learning how to share with others and to treat them with respect, too. And you are learning, in small ways, how to direct your passion for things that matter.
This, Andi, is what I pray often for you about. That since you are such a high-spirited and exciting little girl, that over time God would redeem your strength for His glory. That you would learn there is no better place to direct your passion than in pursuit of Jesus, and you will find in Him a great, great joy the likes of which you haven't yet known.
I'm thankful every single day for the privilege of being your daddy. Thank you for being you.
P.S. I know you're joking, but please don't start calling me "Dad" quite yet. You're breaking my heart, little girl.
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The Lighthouse Keeper are making our way westwards to fish the River Usk a Brown Trout stream that rises in the notorious Brecon Beacons. The Brecon's are an exceptionally handsome range of hills in Wales that have been the making or breaking of many a military career. I've been up there a few times over the years and the place is usually thick with squaddies being beasted along by their PT instructors. Who will, amongst other choice incentives, be offering age-old moto of the Brecon experience "if it aint raining it aint training!"
While the poor young recruits are suffering it, TLK and myself will be living out our Trout Bum fantasies; drinking whiskey-laden coffee for breakfast, eating fried things, and growing Abercrombie and Fitch style stubble.
A few mobile posts to follow and then a full report on our return, in the meantime more military cliches HERE
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A tubby suburban dad watching hunting and adventure shows on TV and wondering could I do that? This is the chronicle of my adventures as I learn to learn to Forage, Hunt and Fish for food that has lived as I would wish to myself - Wild and Free.
Monday, 3 September 2012
Fishing The River Usk Pt1
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Hey, here's a Yankee Viet Nam War military cliche:
This is my rifle (an M16 in my case),
this is my gun (an anatomical appendage),
One is for killing, one is for fun.
- 4 September 2012 at 03:21
- LSP said...
gotta love the brecons!
no gain without pain.
- 5 September 2012 at 03:41
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Two Neston Air Cadets have received Lord Lieutenant's certificates of merit from David Briggs, Lord Lieutenant for Cheshire, at an awards ceremony at Chester Town Hall.
Cadet warrant officers Callum Reid and Natalie Fields were honoured at the annual presentation of the Lord Lieutenant's Awards for Cheshire in the presence of family and guests.
During the ceremony, Mr Briggs also appointed 19-year-old Callum to provide ceremonial support to the lieutenancy over the coming year.
Callum joined Neston Air Cadets five years ago and has passed flying and gliding scholarships and gained BTEC diplomas in aviation studies and public services.
Callum's crowning achievement was in 2013 when he graduated from the challenging headquarters' Air Cadets junior leaders' course and was also awarded the Burgundy Lanyard.
His outstanding efforts during the course were further recognised with an award from the John Thornton Young Achievers' Foundation, which awarded him a bursary to travel to Nepal and trek to the Everest Base Camp.
Callum said: "It is an honour to be selected as the Deputy Lord Lieutenant's cadet.
"This further enhances my achievements within the Air Cadets and I would like to thank all the staff at 2375 (Neston) Squadron who give up their time to ensure cadets can pursue their dreams and fulfil their potential.
"Being a cadet has given me many skills and qualifications that will be extremely useful in my future career.
"I look forward to carrying out my duties this year and to the opportunities it will provide."
Mr Briggs also presented his Lord Lieutenant's Certificate of Merit to Cadet Warrant Officer Natalie Fields.
Natalie joined the Air Training Corps five years ago and is described as an excellent role model for cadets both on her squadron and across Merseyside Wing.
Last year, Natalie was awarded the Dacre Brooch by Air Commodore Dawn McCafferty, Commandant Air Cadets, for being selected as the best female cadet in the Air Training Corps from over 10,000 female cadets in the organisation.
A keen sportswoman, she has participated in several wing and regional competitions and has also achieved her Gold Duke of Edinburgh's Award.
Natalie said: "It's been a roller-coaster of a year.
"Being awarded the Dacre Brooch was something I never dreamed of.
"I always say to other cadets that you only get out of something what you put in and I encourage them to make the most of everything the Air Training Corps can offer.
"I've had some fantastic times, fulfilling many dreams.
"I've flown a plane solo, travelled to Cyprus, Gibraltar and Germany, represented my country in the International Air Cadet Exchange in The Netherlands and met HRH Prince Phillip at St James' Palace when I received my Gold DofE Award.
"Receiving The Lord Lieutenant's Certificate of Merit has just put the icing on the cake and after hearing the citations of all the other recipients I am honoured and humbled.
"I'd like to say thank you to all the adult volunteers, without their dedication, none of us would be here today."


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The NHRC has issued notices today to the Secretary, Department of Atomic Energy, Government of India; Chairman, Uranium Corporation of India; and Chief Secretary, Government of Jharkhand, who are expected to furnish reports within two weeks.
Justice D. Murugesan, present member of NHRC and former Chief Justice of the Delhi High Court, said that if the press report was true, it raised "a serious issue of violation of rights to health of the workers and local residents, besides damage to the environment, flora and fauna".
According to the report published earlier this week, India's nuclear establishment has systematically overlooked evidence that points at toxic leaks from the site and the resulting radiation hazard to those living around it. This was revealed when a team led by professor Dipak Ghosh, a respected Indian physicist and dean of the Faculty of Science at Jadavpur University in Kolkata, decided to study why locals alleged that the river was poisoned and was routinely causing illnesses in their community.
When Ghosh's team collected samples from the river and from adjacent wells, seven years ago, he was alarmed by the results. The water was adulterated with radioactive alpha particles that cannot be absorbed through the skin or clothes, but if ingested cause 1,000 times more damage than other types of radiation. In some places, the levels were 160 percent higher than safe limits set by the World Health Organization.
"It was potentially catastrophic," Ghosh said in a recent interview. Millions of people along the waterway were potentially exposed.
What the professor's team uncovered was hard evidence of the toxic footprint of the country's secret nuclear mining and fuel fabrication program. The program is now the subject of a potentially powerful legal action that shines an unusual light on India's nuclear ambitions and casts a cloud over its future reactor operations.
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This recipe combines lean and tender pork medallions and hearty potato mash with a colorful pineapple chutney and sweet balsamic reduction.
The preparation is quite straightforward and basically involves simple grilling of the pork and mashing of the potatoes.
Once each part is prepared, there is really only some simple layering involved, and then that's it in terms of the preparation. Sound simple?
Ingredients for Pork Medallion (4 people)
800 g pork loin
400 g potato mash
160 g spring onions
200 g pineapple chutney
8 g salt
4 g cracked black pepper
60 g vegetable oil
40 g balsamic reduction
Preparation of the Pork Medallion:
Begin preparation by trimming the pork loin and cutting it into medallions. Season the pork with salt and pepper and then grill the pork with vegetable oil.
Heat up the mashed potatoes and add the chopped spring onions. Now season the mashed potatoes with salt and pepper to taste.
Next, place one piece of the pork loin on the main plate.
Top the pork with the spring onion and potato mash, and then add another piece of pork as the next layer. Add another layer of the spring onion potato mash, then layer with the final piece of pork. Garnish the layered pork and potato mash with the warm pineapple chutney. Drizzle with the balsamic reduction, and as a final touch, top the dish with chopped spring onions.
The Pork Medallions layered with Mash is ready to be served and enjoyed.
The pineapple chutney does an excellent job of livening up both the mash and the pork. Pork also has an affinity for sweet flavours, so the pineapple is a perfect fit for this dish. I also love the rich dense flavour and firm texture of pork tenderloin, and this recipe does a great job of highlighting both of these attributes. Try this dish with a side of steamed vegetables; it goes especially well with steamed buttered cabbage and cauliflower.


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Quantum Relativity (Norman Costa)
Spouse arrives home: Honey, my wave function just collapsed.
Beginning of a poem: I shot an arrow into the future.
Q. Where will you be?
A. Here, there, and everywhere.
Mr. Time: What are you trying to do? You know you cannot reach the speed of light.
Mr. Velocity: Just slow down, will you.
Mr. Length: Hey! You are never going to get to the speed of light.
Mr. Velocity: Don't get short with me.
Mother and daughter speak simultaneously.
Mother: I know you took my best silk blouse to wear tonight, so put it back in my closet.
Daughter: I hate you. You are always entangling me. That's not fair.
Angry impatient Mom:
Listen Mister, I want straight answers from you. You tell me where you are going, but you do not tell who will be with you. Or else you tell me you are going out with Darnell, but you do not tell me where you are going. The most I ever get from you is a vague idea of where you are going and a vague idea who is going with you.
I cannot be in two places at the same time.
Liar, I know you can.
Q. Come on, tell me. I'd like to know. Are we going to have sex tonight or are you going to have another head ache?
A. I really do not know. You will know, tonight, when you open the door to our bedroom.
Photon, listen to me. I said go though the slot on the right. You are all over the place.
Q. What is your favorite romantic song?
A. "Chances Are," sung by Johnny Mathis.
Q. Time, what is the matter with you?
A. Oh, it is one thing after another.
Q. Time, why don't you take the weekend off?
A. I can't. Otherwise, everything happens all at once.
String theory is the best.
You have to prove it to me.
I don't have to prove it to you.
Yes, you have to.
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Froy..to the barrier
As usual Froy had tripped over his too big wings, fell off the platform and hit his head. When he came too he found he was talking to the unicorn, in his head. [read here]
Froy reached behind and using his fingers, explored the back of his head. He was pretty sure there had to be a bump. He hit it hard when he fell. Not finding one, he gingerly turned his head side to side, maybe he broke his neck. No, Froy remember that his best friend Alfin broke his neck last year, he wasn't moving his head. He hadn't moved much of anything since. Nope. No broken neck. it seemed as if his head was just fine. Maybe it was something he ate. Something that had turned a little and now is giving him hallucinations. No other reason for an unicorn to talk to him in his head.
"I m talking to you in your head because that is how I talk."
There it was again, the bell voice in his head.
"Stop it" Froy turned his head to look a the unicorn. He stood up and walked back to the edge of the platform. "I do not want you to talk to me. I am not crazy. Only crazy fairies have things that don't exist talk to them and you are a unicorn you do not exist."
"I do exist. And could you kindly just think what you want to say. When you think and talk at the same time it echoes. Badly. Horrible sound. Besides, now all those fairies behind you are going to think you are crazy."
Froy turned around. Sure enough the entire village was staring at him like he had grown three heads. Great. Froy smiled at the group.
"I'm OK. I tripped, its all OK…nothing to worry about." Froy waved to the crowd with both hands.
Froy's father came through the crowd., followed by the rest of Froy's family.
"Froy my boy. I am so proud of you. You being a hero and everything." Father slapped him on the back
"I am not a hero dad. Why do you think I am a hero? I haven't done nothing." Froy was a bit confused.
It seemed like no one quite understood that he was not going to be their hero. He was not going to save…wait..what was he supposed to save? It didn't matter. He wasn't going to do it. There were others who much better picks. Like Bin. Bin was perfect. He was big and strong and the best player on the Dodge em team.
"Froy you are the one. It has to be you. And We have to save the world. I think."
"You think?" Froy turned around again and looked at the Unicorn. "You think? Don't YOU know? What the heck is this all about then?"
Froy threw his hands up and turned and walked towards his home.. The crowd parted as he walked through them staring at him as he passed. It was very quiet until his little sister yelled at the top of her lungs
"Froy! That's not the way to the barrier, Froy! Froy! You going the wrong way again!"
The Barrier?
"Yes, Froy the barrier. We have to leave here in order to do what we have to do."
"Great You can talk to me long distance." Froy turned to find the Unicorn right behind him. "Or maybe not. Why are we going to the barrier? What do we have to do? Why me? I don't even think I like you! Pick someone else."
"No Froy you are the one. Not any Fairy could have cracked my egg. It had to be the right Fairy. The one that had been chosen. You are it. It doesn't matter if you like me. I am not sure I even like you. It makes no difference. We are going to go. The longer you delay the longer it is going to take before we get back."
The little unicorn started to walk and Froy walked with him. The entire village followed.
"Fine. I will go but only if you tell me one thing. How are we gonna save the world. What is wrong with it."
"I do not know how." The little unicorn stopped walking and looked at Froy. "I do not know why. I know that this is our purpose. I know that we have to find the others. I know that we can only do it together."
"Is there anything you do know?" Froy was frustrated. It really was too much for a Fairy to deal with.
"I know we are here."
Froy looked up. They were at the Barrier. The Magical Barrier that protected this woods. Froy had no idea what was on the other side. He was never one of those Fairies that came and stared out, looking for something. He was told as a child that monsters lived on the other side and he believed it. He didn't want to see them. He was told that if he touched the Barrier he would get hit with little lightening. He believed that too and had never tried. Yet, here he was. At the Barrier with the entire village expecting him to go through it. He will get killed.
"You will not die. I promise"
"Fine, then I am going to touch it and you watch. It will shoot its lightening at me and I will die. Then who you going to convince to go with you? No one. That's who!"
Froy reached out and touched the barrier.
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text: 'Bordertown': TV Review 12:48 PM PST 12/30/2015 by Daniel Fienberg FACEBOOK TWITTER EMAIL ME Courtesy of FOX Rarely crosses the border into funny. TWITTER 1/3/2016 Mark Hentemann and Seth MacFarlane's animated Fox comedy is a wishy-washy take on immigration. During this already seemingly never-ending election cycle, there has been a strange sense among some outraged folks that Donald Trump invented the concept of a border wall with Mexico, rather than just being the latest, loudest, most bloviating proponent of something that has been discussed for years and even already exists to some ramshackle degree. Those newly irritated folks are likely to feel that the new Fox animated comedy Bordertown has a hilarious prescience, rather than just staking out a generic middle ground on the ongoing immigration debate and going for both-sides-are-hypocrites blandness instead of anything truly funny. Bordertown isn't the racist, xenophobic mess you might fear from Family Guy veterans Mark Hentemann and Seth MacFarlane, but it suffers from exactly the sort of blurry perspective you'd expect from a show that was originally ordered over two years ago — the kind of tonal and storytelling unevenness you'd expect from a still-settling new comedy and a lack of appealing characters that makes it hard to want to return to see how the show evolves. Read More: Fox Retitles Frankenstein Drama (Again), Sets 'Bordertown' Premiere Created by Hentemann, Bordertown is the story of two families living in the desert of Mexifornia, which is either a state, a city or a state of mind. Bud Buckwald (Hank Azaria) is a border patrol agent living with forgettable wife Janice (Alex Borstein) and forgettable kids Becky, Sanford and Gert. Actually, Gert (Missi Pyle) is less forgettable, because she's a Honey Boo-Boo style 5-year-old beauty queen and she has a pig. Next door is the Gonzalez family, fronted by landscaper Ernesto (Nicholas Gonzalez), and featuring some number of children including troublemaker Pepito (Jacqueline Pinol) and college educated J.C. There's the natural friction between the two families, enhanced by the engagement between Becky and J.C. Bud is supposed to be one of those backward, anti-PC lugs whom you can't help but love, in the vein of Archie Bunker if you're being generous (or a distorted copy-of-a-copy of Peter Griffin if you're not). He gets all of his information from a pseudo-Fox News, spews various slurs and stereotypes and laments, "I just don't know where a guy like me fits in anymore." It's one of the fundamental flaws of the show that it wants to treat Bud as a relic, when an actual Bud Buckwald would never need to lament where a guy like him fits in anymore — he'd just need to turn on his TV and he'd get a comfortable sense of belonging. Depicting racists on the American side of the border as out-of-touch dinosaurs negates how virulent and active his mindset is, and marginalizes how many people patrolling the borders share Bud's thoughts or worse. It's another of the fundament flaws of the show that the writers haven't cracked the "lovable" part of Bud's DNA. The show amply lampoons Bud, but in such meaningless "buffoon" terms that he never seems sentient enough for growth. Archie Bunker was sentient enough for growth. Peter Griffin is not. Azaria, usually remarkably versatile, has done the character no favors by choosing a voice I'd describe as Simpsons Fanboy Imitates Comic Book Guy. Worst. Vocal Decision. Ever. As bracingly awful as Bud is, Ernesto has been sketched out as forgetably amiable counterpoint. He works hard. He loves his family. He embraces the American Dream. And he's a bore. Even in the second episode in which Mexifornia builds a wall that has the opposite of the intended effect and Ernesto briefly turns on the influx of illegal immigrants, his reactions are placid, tentative and not funny. The actual one-dimensional parallel to Bud is J.C., whose empty recitation of academic jargon like "heteronormative" and "post-racial" makes him as unlikable as Bud, but also as mirthless. Read More: THR TV Critics Pick the Worst TV of 2015 Since Bordertown has no angle on the immigration debate of 2015, it gets much of its humor from predictable doses of extended lowbrow gags like Bud eating a spicy pepper and expelling fire from his ass or randomness like recurring alien abductions or the friendly mutant down the street. The potshots at pop cultural targets could have been picked out of the discard pile at any MacFarlane show, including jokes about Chelsea Handler and, still in questionable taste, Philip Seymour Hoffman's death. There's also a "humblebrag" joke that isn't necessarily related to the late comedy writer Harris Wittels but, in context here, really should have been reconsidered. There are pieces of Bordertown that work a bit better. Bud's absurd war with a human smuggler named El Coyote is a successful and outlandish inversion of the classic Wile E. Coyote/Road Runner Looney Tunes dynamic. I also can't help but be supportive of a show employing so many Latino writers and actors, though the two episodes made available for critics could use significantly more specificity of culture and language. More than anything, the early episodes of Bordertown feel like the launch of MacFarlane's American Dad!, which premiered as a Family Guy clone with an already dated and never adequately utilized post-9/11 twist. It took a couple seasons for American Dad! to develop into its own occasionally wildly imaginative series and it's not unreasonable to imagine Bordertown could do the same, especially once the turnaround from script-to-air becomes tighter. At the moment, though, I can't review that future Bordertown, but feel free to skip this Sunday's (Jan. 3) premiere and check back in in two years if it survives. FACEBOOK TWITTER EMAIL ME Daniel Fienberg firstname.lastname@example.com TheFienPrint