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The town of Niwot is named for the leader of the Northern Arapahoe Indians who originally resided in the location where the town lies today. White settlers moved into the area in the mid-1800s but it was the construction of the Colorado Central Railroad that allowed Niwot to grow. After the rail was laid, local farmers could transport produce and cattle to Denver, Boulder and Longmont. The town began with a small church, a one room schoolhouse and a cemetery. In the early 1900s, commercial buildings were constructed and the town began to print its own newspaper.
The Diagonal Highway that connects Boulder to Longmont was constructed in the 1950s, many of Niwot's original buildings were moved or torn down. Since then, new subdivisions have been added and the town has grown into a beautiful suburban setting with a small town feel.
Niwot Elementary School, built in the late 1960's, is committed to giving differentiated instruction to each child. Each student's learning style, interest and ability level is taken into consideration and instruction is modified to meet the needs of the student. This program also encourages student responsibility for learning as well as a cooperative learning environment. Niwot Elementary offers a traditional curriculum with a focus on literacy.
A true small town high school, Niwot High is unique for its support from parents and local businesses. Niwot High School focuses on reading, writing and math and features an International Baccalaureate Diploma program known for a rigorous curriculum. The school offers a variety of clubs including Amnesty International, Book Club, Odessy of the Mind, Random Acts of Kindness Club, Yoga Club and more. Other activities include sports, orchestra, band, student council, forensics and theatre.
Niwot's Jazz Fest is an all-day jazz event with performances from local and national jazz artists. The festival also features a world-class food court with a variety of local restaurants. A variety of sustainable, recycled, remade and innovative products will be showcased at vendor booths.
The First Friday Art Walk features artists showing their work throughout Old Town Niwot and Cootonwood Square. Enjoy a sampling of refreshments and local music as you walk through these accalimed artists work. The event begins every month at 5pm and ends at 8pm.
Niwot's annual Oktoberfest takes the traditional German beer festival and gives it a Colorado spin. Local brewers are on site, along with authentic German food, live music, polka dancing, face painting and a bouncy castle! Admission is free.
Each November, Niwot hosts an Enchanted Evening for all ages, even Santa will be there! The festival begins with a tree lighting ceremony and live music. Food and drink as well as retail specials will be offered late into the evening by local merchants. A selection of arts and crafts vendors will be on site.
Niwot is home to the Celestial Seasonings tea company. Tour the largest specialty tea production plant in North America and view their gallery of fine art, sample tea for free and visit the tea shop. The Celestial Café is open for breakfast and lunch.
Niwot's own Haystack Mountain Golf Course, set at the base of beautiful Haystack Mountain, offers the perfect course for all levels. Practice facilities are available as well as private lessons and a "no embarrassment golf school" to accommodate new golfers.
To learn more about what's happening in Niwot, check out the Niwot calendar
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U.S. U-20 men's national team head coach Thomas Rongen has finalized his 18-man roster for the upcoming Milk Cup in Northern Ireland, including Dynamo midfielder Francisco Navas Cobo. One of the most popular youth national trips, the Milk Cup is a prestigious tournament that will provide the U.S. with three international games against China on July 26, Denmark on July 28, and an opponent to be determined in a placement match on July 30.
The roster includes nine professional players, including six who play overseas. The three Major League Soccer representatives include Juan Agudelo from New York Red Bulls, Fuad Ibrahim from Toronto FC, and Navas Cobo from the Dynamo.
The 18-year-old came through the Dynamo Academy and earned a contract with the first team during preseason training in March 2010. He made his professional debut April 17 against Chivas USA and has made three competitive appearances for Houston this year, as well as two friendly appearances.
Three teams from Portugal are represented by Gale Agbossoumonde (S.C. Braga), goalkeeper Samir Badr (F.C. Porto ), and Greg Garza (G.D. Estoril Praia). Ernest Nungaray and Adrian Rueles, who were part of Rongen's most recent camp in San Jose, play for Mexican sides Monarcas Morelia and Santos Laguna, respectively. Rounding out the foreign contingent is Dinamo Zagreb's Alex Molano.
The team will participate in opening ceremonies
in Belfast before the opening games begin on July 26. Other
participating teams at this year's Milk Cup include Mexico, Northern
Ireland and Japan.
Roster By Position:
GOALKEEPERS (2): Samir Badr (F.C. Porto; Fairfax, Va.), Zac MacMath (Maryland; St. Petersburg, Fla.)
DEFENDERS (7): Gale Agbossoumonde (S.C. Braga; Syracuse, N.Y.), Bryan De La Fuente (Chivas USA; Bell, Calif.), Greg Garza (G.D. Estoril Praia; Grapevine, Texas), Sacir Hot (Boston College; Fair Lawn, N.J.), Perry Kitchen (Akron; Indianapolis, Ind.),
Zarek Valentin (Akron; Lancaster, Pa.), Ethan White (Maryland; Kensington, Md.)
MIDFIELDERS (6): Fuad Ibrahim (Toronto FC; Richfield, Minn.), Francisco Navas Cobo (Houston Dynamo; Richmond, Texas), Alex Molano (NK Dinamo Zagreb; Grapevine, Texas), Ernest Nungaray (Monarcas Morelia; National City, Calif.),
Dillon Powers (Notre Dame; Plano, Texas), Conor Shanosky (D.C. United, Sterling, Va.)
FORWARDS (3): Juan Agudelo (New York Red Bulls; Barnegat, N.Y.), Adrian Ruelas (Santos Laguna; Fontana, Calif.), Omar Salgado (Unattached; El Paso, Texas)

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An Analysis of Proposal 4 of 2012: The Unionization of In-Home Caregivers
The Mackinac Center for Public Policy recently published "An Analysis of Proposal 4 of 2012: The Unionization of In-Home Caregivers," which addresses Proposal 4 on the Nov. 6, 2012 ballot. The policy brief is authored by Mackinac Center Legal Analyst Derk Wilcox.
The proposed constitutional amendment would authorize the forced unionization of tens of thousands of home-based caregivers in Michigan, allowing the Service Employees International Union to continue skimming millions of dollars in dues from Medicaid stipends meant to help Michigan's most vulnerable residents. A line-by-line review of Proposal 4 shows that it would not provide any programs or services to in-home care recipients that are not already available, including any improved care, new options for care recipients or taxpayer cost savings.


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In Robots Podcast episode #95 David Lane, Professor of Autonomous Systems Engineering and affiliated with the Heriot-Watt University Ocean Systems Laboratory (Edinburgh), talks with interviewer Per Sjoborg about his journey from research to business and back. He tells about how he got started first in offshore work then in robotics research, developing control software for autonomous underwater vehicles. He also tells how frustration with the lack of utilization of his work led he and his associates to start the company SeeByte, to commercialize it, and how having the U.S. Navy as their first customer proved very helpful towards the company's success. (Dr. Lane has much to say about the value of customer funding and customer focus for a startup.) Finally, he tells about his return to academia after finding the right person to take over the day-to-day details of running SeeByte, and how his experience in industry finds its way into his academic work.
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This week in Island history
The news of 10 and 15 years ago is from the Jamestown Press. The news of 25, 50, 75, and 100 years ago from the Newport Daily News comes from the collection of the Newport Historical Society.
100 years ago
From the Newport Daily News, November 14, 1906:
The annual roll call of the Central Baptist Church took place in the church last evening with a large attendance.
The regular fall target practice with sub-caliber guns at Fort Adams commenced today. The target is anchored off Potter's Point, and those living along the water front and passengers on the Beaver Tail watch the shooting with interest.
From the Newport Daily News, November 16, 1906:
Blackfish are leaving the shores of the island, only a few being caught at present. Codfish, however, are still biting in large numbers and fishermen are turning their attention to the latter.
75 years ago
From the Newport Daily News, November 16, 1931:
The football game at Head's field Sunday afternoon between Jamestown and Westerly resulted in a scoreless tie. Ralph Clarke of Jamestown was the outstanding player.
The 4-H "High Flyers" Cooking Club held its meeting Saturday afternoon. The members then experimented in cooking vegetables (potatoes and cabbage) in parchment paper and also in the regular way, in water, and decided that the former was the better, as the flavor of the vegetable was retained.
50 years ago From the Newport Daily News, November 13, 1956:
Armistice Day was observed in Jamestown yesterday with a parade under the auspices of the Arnold-Zweir Post 22 American Legion at 10:00 a.m.
From the Newport Daily News, November 14, 1956:
The Jamestown Council last night approved the pier which the Commerce Oil Refining Corp. has outlined in an application to the state Department of Public Works.
The J.M. Cleminsaw Co. of Cleveland will be asked to start the work of property revaluation for tax purposes by Feb. 15 next, to be completed by Aug. 31.
A two weeks vacation was authorized for highway employees who have served two years in the department.
From the Newport Daily News, November 17, 1956:
Toll rates on the Jamestown Bridge will be reduced Feb. 1. ... The (Jamestown Bridge) Commission authorized (John B.) Foley and the treasurer, LeRoy Meredith, to work out a lower rate schedule to be reported at the December meeting. The most previous reduction was in March 1955 when the $3 commuter's 12-trip ticket was reduced from $8 to $6.50.
After 83 years, the Town of Jamestown has gone out of the ferry business. Directors of the town-owned Jamestown and Newport Ferry Company last night ordered payment of the last bill outstanding against it and closed its books. The state purchased the ferry company's assets for $270,000 last August and is operating the 261- year old ferry system, one of the oldest in the country.
25 years ago From the Newport Daily News, November 17, 1981:
The U.S. Senate Monday night approved a narrower width than the state wants for the proposed Jamestown Bridge. (An 88-foot-wide bridge had been considered at one time. The state wanted a 79-foot-wide bridge. The federal government wanted a bridge 69 feet wide.) Statistics that planners point to include the 12,000 cars a day using the Jamestown Bridge. Traffic swells to 18,000-20,000 (vehicles) a day in the summer.
From the Newport Daily News, November 19, 1981:
Taxpayers are facing a 33 percent increase in tuition for students at North Kingstown High School. The increase is six percent higher than had been anticipated last month. . . . The increase will be $567 per student. The present tuition per student is $1,814. The new rate will be $2,381. With about 200 students at the school, the total increase amounts to $113,400.
15 years ago From the Jamestown Press, November 15, 1991:
It is happening again. The Jamestown Community Theatre is living up to its name. In the group's production of "Fiddler on the Roof," which opens tonight at the Recreation Center, director Mary Wright has brought together diverse members of the community to work toward a common goal of putting on four great performances of the classic Broadway musical.
Jamestown has officially declared that it would like to remain in the Newport County legislative district, as it is now.
Town officials during a 30- minute work session Monday night got a preview of the state Department of Transportation's (DOT) plans to reconstruct North Road from Eldred Avenue to East
Shore Road. . . . The DOT hopes to start the reconstruction project in 1993 and be finished the following year.
10 years ago From the Jamestown Press, November 14, 1996:
Voters at the special financial town meeting early next month will be asked to spend $114,843 from the town's budget on two separate proposals. One warrant will ask voters to approve spending $76,000 to purchase two parcels of currently-leased land, roughly two acres, that now make up the town-owned golf course's fourth and seventh tees and part of the sixth green. . . . In a second warrant item, voters at the Dec. 2 town meeting will be asked to approve giving the Friends of the Seniors $38,843 to spend on the installation of an elevator, the replacement of a staircase, and the construction of a fire-safe entranceway at the Senior Center on West Street.
Veterans Day was observed Monday at 11 a.m. at Veterans Memorial Square with a brief ceremony to honor the men and women who have served in America's wars and conflicts.


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Ask Dan Pompei: Urlacher and the linebackers
Brian Urlacher hasn't played a game in close to a month now, and he won't play one until next September, but he still is a hot topic.
While Urlacher has been a low key presence at Halas Hall, he has been on the sidelines for home games acting mostly as an official high fiver. It wasn't quite the impact any of us had envisioned he would have this season.
So while the Bears scatter to various parts of the country to enjoy their bye weekend, I'm answering a few questions on Urlacher and the linebackers from my stuffed in box today.
Dan, is there any chance the Bears part ways with Brian Urlacher after this season ends? Not that I want them to but if the Bears have a successful season is the chance there that they come to realize he is older, has become a bit more injury prone and has a huge contract? --Rick
I saw that my buddy Mike Mulligan from the Sun-Times and WSCR-AM hinted at Urlacher being out at the end of the season in a column earlier this week, but I can't see it happening. I don't see what the benefit would be in cutting Urlacher, who at the time of his injury may have been the best player on the defense. He still can play. He is a leader on the team. Fans love him. His salary cap number next year is not a killer. If the Bears didn't think he could play, then I'd say cutting him would be a possibility. But I can assure you at this point that is not the case.
It maybe to early to speculate about Brian Urlacher for 2010 season, but in your opinion, wouldn't it make sense to move him to a outside linebacker position. It look's like the Bears have a number of players who can play the middle. And at his age it would extend his career playing out there. Also it's common knowledge that he always has had trouble getting off a block from interior offensive linemen. Beside his best play is in space.What do you think? --Greg Maliska
I'm not sure the Bears have anyone who can play the middle anywhere near as well as Urlacher can, so I don't think this will happen. I have long been an advocate of playing Urlacher outside, however. I think his speed and size would be best utilized as an outside linebacker. I had a long talk with Lovie Smith about it shortly after Lovie came to the Bears, and he was adamant that he believed the middle was the best place for Urlacher. I don't think anything has happened to change his mind.
What's the best strategy when it comes to the linebacking corps? Will the Bears have a platoon in the middle when Hunter Hillenmeyer returns? Or is it better to solidify one person at the position because he's the one making the calls and the adjustments on defense? --Mr. Cox, Greenville, N.C.
I don't envision them platooning Hillenmeyer and Nick Roach in the middle. I don't see what the benefit in that would be. And if the Bears did that, they would have to give the helmet with the audio earpiece for the play calls to another player who would be on the field for all four downs, maybe Lance Briggs. Lovie Smith will be faced with an interesting choice. Neither Hillenmeyer nor Roach has played poorly. Hillenmeyer probably understands the defense a little better because of his experience. Roach gives you a little more in terms of speed and play-making ability. I would think Smith will go with Roach.
When Pisa Tinoisamoa returns, do you think he will play strong-side linebacker, or will he slide into the middle? Also, does Tinoisamoa's return create a controversy between Nick Roach and Hunter Hillenmeyer There hasn't been much talk of Chris Williams' play this season. Do you think that's a result of good performance? --Matt, Bartlett, Ill.
I think Tinoisamoa will start on the strong side, the position he played in camp and preseason. I asked Smith last week if he considered Tinoisamoa at middle linebacker, and he said he liked Tinoisamoa outside. Tinoisamoa has some experience in the middle, but he has been an outside linebacker for most of his career. By the way, I think he is a really good player who is going to give the defense a boost if he is healthy.As for Chris Williams, his play has been average. Nothing great. Nothing terrible. Kind of what you would expect from a first-time starter feeling his way. I think he has improved over the course of four games. His best game was against the Lions. I still think he will be a very good pro tackle in time.
Given what we have seen after four games, did the Bears make a mistake in not going after Darren Sharper when he was available this summer? --Tom Kitsos, Bethesda, Md.
Yes, as did 31 other teams.
I missed the last two games. How is Al Afalava doing at strong safety? What does he bring that Kevin Payne didn't? Could he become an impact player? And does Danieal Manning look like he's grasping the free safety position when not in nickel? He's always described as the best athlete of the DB's. Is his play showing it? --Joe Augspurger, Grove City, Penn.
I've had a number of inquiries about Afalava, including one from Mouse Alexander, who is doing honorable duty for our country in Afghanistan. Thanks for your service, Mouse. As for Afalava, I really like this kid. He reads the play well and finds the ball, and he is a hard hitter and solid tackler. I'm not sure he will ever be a big play guy, but he already is a player who helps prevent big plays from the other team. Manning is showing some signs of coming around at free safety. He hasn't made many flashy plays, but he hasn't blown any assignments, which he has done in the past. I would like to see more of that great athleticism of which you wrote.
Dan, Why haven't the Bears worn their all navy blue uniforms? They are very sharp and intimidating and I love seeing them play in them. -- Sitha, Springfield, Ill.
Before each season, the team decides on which jerseys they will wear for the entire year. The color of the pants can change during the course of the season, but the feeling I get at Halas Hall is you won't be seeing those blue pants anytime soon. I don't think the powers that be like the look as much as you do.


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Skip to comments.In the words of this PUMA: "Holy crap, read this!" ( ironic coincidence)
Posted on 10/26/2008 7:40:14 AM PDT by dascallie
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Join Date: Mar 2008 Posts: 1,453 Poster Rank: #87 (Oct. 26, 2008): Dewey v Truman: Holy Crap, Read This!! (Really) Replace:
Truman = McCain Dewey = Obama Republican Controlled Congress = Democrat Controlled Congress Republican = Democrat and vice versa
Given Truman's sinking popularity and the seemingly fatal three-split in the Democratic Party, Dewey appeared unbeatable. Top Republicans believed that all their candidate had to do to win was to avoid major mistakes; in keeping with this advice, Dewey carefully avoided risks.
He spoke in platitudes, avoided controversial issues, and was vague on what he planned to do as President. Speech after speech was filled with non-political, optimistic assertions of the obvious, including the now infamous quote You know that your future is still ahead of you.
An editorial in The (Louisville) Courier-Journal summed it up best: No presidential candidate in the future will be so inept that four of his major speeches can be boiled down to these historic four sentences: Agriculture is important. Our rivers are full of fish. You cannot have freedom without liberty. Our future lies ahead.
Truman, trailing in the polls, decided to adopt a slashing, no-holds-barred campaign. He ridiculed Dewey by name, criticized Dewey's refusal to address specific issues, and scornfully targeted the Republican-controlled 80th Congress with a wave of relentless, and blistering, partisan assaults.
He nicknamed the Republican-controlled Congress as the "do-nothing" Congress, a remark which brought strong criticism from GOP Congressional leaders (such as Senator Taft), but no comment from Dewey. In fact, Dewey rarely mentioned Truman's name during the campaign, which fit into his strategy of appearing to be above petty partisan politics.
Truman simply ignored the fact that Dewey's policies were considerably more liberal than most of his fellow Republicans, and instead he concentrated his fire against the conservative, obstructionist tendencies of the unpopular 80th Congress. For his part, Dewey remained aloof. Following the advice of his campaign staff, he did not respond directly to Truman's attacks. This would prove to be a major mistake.
Truman toured -- and transfixed -- much of the nation with his fiery rhetoric, playing to large, enthusiastic crowds. Give 'em hell, Harry, was a popular slogan shouted out at stop after stop along the tour. However, the polls and the pundits all held that Dewey's lead was insurmountable, and that Truman's efforts were for naught. Indeed, Truman's own staff considered the campaign a last hurrah.
The only person who appears to have considered Truman's campaign to be winnable was the President himself, who confidently predicted victory to anyone and everyone who would listen to him. However, even Truman's own wife had private doubts that her husband could win.
In the final weeks of the campaign, American movie theatres agreed to play two short newsreel-like campaign films in support of the two major-party candidates; each film had been created by its respective campaign organization.
The Dewey film, shot professionally on an impressive budget, featured very high production values, but somehow reinforced an image of the New York governor as cautious and distant.
The Truman film, hastily assembled on virtually no budget by the perpetually cash-short Truman campaign, relied heavily on public-domain and newsreel footage of the President taking part in major world events and signing important legislation.
Perhaps unintentionally, the Truman film visually reinforced an image of the President as engaged and decisive.
On election night - November 2 - Dewey, his family, and campaign staff confidently gathered in the Roosevelt Hotel in New York City to await the returns. Truman, aided by the Secret Service, sneaked away from reporters covering him in Kansas City and made his way to nearby Excelsior Springs, Missouri, a small resort town. There he took a room in the local hotel, had a Turkish bath, and went to sleep.
As the returns came in Truman took an early lead which he never lost. However, the leading radio commentators, such as H. V. Kaltenborn of NBC, confidently predicted that once the "late returns" came in Dewey would overcome Truman's lead and win.
At midnight, Truman awoke and turned on the radio in his room; he heard Kaltenborn announce that, while Truman was still ahead in the popular vote, he couldn't possibly win. Around 4 a.m. Truman awoke again, heard on the radio that his lead was nearly two million votes, and decided to ride back to Kansas City.
For the rest of his life Truman would gleefully mimic Kaltenborn's voice predicting his defeat throughout that election night. Dewey, meanwhile, realized that he was in trouble when early returns from New York and New England showed him running well behind his expected vote total. He stayed up throughout the night examining the votes as they came in.
By 10:30 the next morning he was convinced that he had lost; he then sent a gracious telegram of concession to Truman.
...Sound familiar?
Give 'em hell, John!
No one can deny that this election has been a whopper of an eye opener for Democrats - er, former Democrats I mean.
...Sound familiar?
Yeah, except for one thing:
One other little minor point: there were no riots when Truman pulled out his surprise win.
By 10:30 the next morning he was convinced that he had lost; he then sent a gracious telegram of concession to Truman.
...Sound familiar?
Well, all except the gracious concession part, we haven't seen that from democrats in a while.
By 10:30 the next morning he was convinced that he had lost; he then sent a gracious telegram of concession to Truman.
forward to 2008: By 10:30 the next morning, Obama was convinced he had lost; he then sent an army of lawyers to ohio, pennsylvania, florida, north carolina and new york to sue on the grounds of voter intimidation, fraud and a variety of other charges. He promised to hold this election in litigation and limbo until the desired result was declared and he took the oath of office.
"I never did give them hell.
I just told the truth, and they thought it was hell."
Harry S. Truman
IBD put out an excellent editorial on this very subject last week...
Barack H. Dewey
Thanks for posting this article.
"Sound familiar?"
Not yet. Your future is ahead of you.
Recall that Kerry's campaign mgr referred to him as "Mr. President" early on election day and long before the polls closed.
Instead of labeling the congress as the "Do Nothing Congress", McCain should repeatedly say that if it is controlled by the Democrats, it will be the "Take Everything You've Got" Congress.
Hang tough, McCain and fight to the finish!
"These victories prove that democracy, with a small (d) can work," said Obama.
What the hell does that mean?
...Sound familiar?
I can't imagine Obama being gracious in case he is defeated.
Gore to Bush: "There's no need to get snippy about it,"
Obama to McCain: "My lawyers will destroy you and my blue shirts, I mean, community organizers will have their marching orders"
They can investigate away.
I don't make enough to be behind on taxes..
The government takes it all from the top before I get paid...
One part of the analogy that does not fit: "gracious" OBama?! Consider, much more likely, what happened in Kenya. BO will not be satisfied to leave the election scene without blood & guts strewn across the American landscape. He has a track record upon which I base that comment.
What happened in Kenya was just a test run ...
By 10:30 the next morning.....The first of several, large inner cities were engulfed in flames.......
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About James Minden
James Minden has made a career out of printmaking, drawing, and painting, but has recently begun experimenting with a two-dimensional medium he calls "light drawing." These compositions are handmade holograms created by abrading sheets of PEGT plastic in order to reflect light in specific patterns. Contemplative and immersive, the works are meant to transform under different lighting. "With the art I have been exploring for a little over two years it is impossible to separate one's individual subjective experience from the object, because no two people can experience seeing the same thing at the same time," says Minden.
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Summer is here, and along with it comes beautiful (or hot) weather! If you're a fan of Kaplan Toys on Facebook, you might've seen the infographic we posted earlier this week from It's All Kid's Play on the benefits of unsupervised outdoor play for your kids. Some of them are:
- Increased concentration and motor activity
- Lower chances of childhood obesity
- Increased feelings of self-worth
- Less symptoms of anxiety, depression, and ADHD
These sound like all good reasons to get kids active and outdoors! But what will they play with? We've got a few suggestions for you.
Let's Take It Outside! Teacher-Created Activities for Outdoor Learning (Item #26123, $15.95 right now on sale!)
This book has over 100 different activities, written for teachers (and parents and caregivers) by teachers, which have been classroom-tested as great outdoor activities! It has activities appropriate for every season that will help your child not only have fun outside, but also learn more while doing so! It is also available in eBook format.
Shapes Bean Bags, (Item #82776, $19.95)
Use these shape bean bags with some of the activities in Let's Take It Outside! Beanbag toss activities are great for fine motor and gross motor development, as well as for developing eye-hand coordination. They can help your children learn their shapes while they improve important skills for them to have! This also comes with its own set of activities for more beanbag tossing fun!
Many people go to the beach over the summer with their children–keep them occupied with some fun sand toys such as these!
Diggers and Dozers, (Item #61146, $16.95)
These sand scoopers are easy for little hands to grip so they can move, dig and push sand around with ease!
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Kids will have fun creating designs in the sand with this set of 5 easy-grip sand rollers. Use them on the toughest construction job to build roads and patterns around sandcastles, or use them with paint and paper to create unique designs on art projects!
Shimmer Shapes Alphabet, (Item #70911, $69.95)
Encourage your children to spell things out in the sand–if they press down enough, it will leave imprints in the sand! Or they can bury them in the sand for a fun game of discovery and exploration. You can even use the Diggers and Dozers from above! These multisensory letters are filled with colorful, sparkly liquid. Highly tactile, they can be used as stencils, hung on washing lines, or scooped out of water.
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October 17. 2013 8:57PM
Auburn resident pleads guilty to insurance fraud
— An Auburn resident pleaded guilty to insurance fraud for filing an $8,000 claim for an accident that happened before the policy was in effect.
Sharon Rolfe pleaded guilty Tuesday in Rockingham County Superior Court for filing the fraudulent claim for an accident that happened two days before she purchased a Progressive insurance policy.
She pleaded guilty to one count of felony insurance fraud and was sentenced to 12 months in the county jail, deferred for one year with a conditional discharge in three years upon good behavior. She also was fined $2,000 with $500 due immediately and $1,500 suspended for two years.
According to a news release issued by New Hampshire Attorney General Joseph A. Foster and N.H. Insurance Commissioner Roger A. Sevigny, on May 29, 2012, Rolfe called her insurance agent asking for quotes to add her son to her automobile policy. During the call, she was told her auto policy lapsed on Oct. 6, 2011, and she requested quotes for a new policy.
She bought a policy with Progressive on May 30, 2012. Two days later, she called Progressive to report that on May 31, 2012, she damaged her car when she struck a rock after swerving to avoid an animal in the road. The damage claim totaled about $8,000.
An investigation by Progressive and the N.H. Insurance Department determined Rolfe was involved in a car accident on May 29, 2012, at a time when she had no insurance.
This form of insurance fraud is called "past posting insurance," according to Foster and Sevigny.
The crime is committed when an uninsured driver is involved in an accident, purchases insurance and then, like Rolfe, falsely reports the accident happened after the insurance policy was in effect.


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Sam Worthington & Xavier Samuel: 'Drift' Sydney Photo Call!
Sam Worthington and Xavier Samuel sandwich in co-star Myles Pollard at a photo call to promote their new film Drift on Monday (April 15) at Event Cinemas Bondi Junction in Sydney, Australia.
The film is set in the 70s and follows two brothers (Samuel and Pollard) who battle killer waves, conservative society and ruthless bikers to kick-start the modern surf industry.
Drift opens in theaters in Australia on May 2, but it does not yet have a release date for the United States.
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Re: Yantra Yoga - 2 DVDs set
Posted: Tue Feb 07, 2012 11:30 pm
nice, but she just taught you how to hold your breath, not do kumbhaka.padma norbu wrote:I don't really understand the idea that it can't be learned from a video. If I took a class 1-on-1, I could easily imagine misunderstanding. You can learn kumbhaka in a single class. It may be recommended that you take a full weekend of Yantra Yoga instruction, but maybe you only have enough for 1 day. The instructor is not the student and no way could the instructor know whether or not the student is really doing it correctly, especially if the student is shy or something.
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Kathryn Bigelow & Steven Spielberg - Oscar Noms Luncheon
Kathryn Bigelow and Steven Spielberg walk the red carpet at the 2013 Academy Awards Nominations Luncheon held at the Beverly Hilton Hotel on Monday (February 4) in Beverly Hills, Calif.
While Kathryn was not nominated for Best Director for her work on Zero Dark Thirty, she was nominated for Best Picture as a producer.
Steven's fellow Best Director nominees Ang Lee (with Life of Pi star Suraj Sharma) and Silver Linings Playbook's David O. Russell were also in attendance.
Also pictured: Les Miserables director Tom Hooper mingling with guests at the cocktail reception.
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Sporting a beard, Flyers defenseman Chris Pronger visited with his teammates at their practice facility in Voorhees on Wednesday.
"It was nice to see Chris," center Danny Briere said. "We all know and understand he's been having a hard time and we all would if we were in his situation. It's tough to be away from the game that long. We're all competitors. We want to be out there. It was nice for us to see him walk around here, smiling and chatting with the guys."
Pronger is sidelined for the season with a concussion.
"He seemed happy. Not lots of joy. I'm sure he'd rather be dressing with us. He seemed like he was in a good mood."
Asked if the team's captain was making progress, Briere said, "I didn't ask him about that. I tried to leave him alone as much as possible. I'm sure he gets that everywhere he goes."
Rookie Matt Read said Pronger walked around the locker room and "made sure he connected with everybody."
Pronger, 37, stayed at the rink for about 90 minutes, chatting with teammates. He declined a request to speak with the media.
"I'm hanging in there," one staffer said Pronger told him.
Pronger was invited to a Super Bowl party with his teammates at Scott Hartnell's Old City loft on Sunday, but declined because he wasn't feeling well.
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Saying he wanted to show "courage," Mike Richter, a clown with Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey's circus, donned goalie equipment and faced shots from the Flyers' Marc-Andre Bourdon, Zac Rinaldo and Tom Sestito following practice Wednesday in Voorhees.
Richter has the same name as the former Rangers standout goalie from Flourtown. He will be among those performing at the Wells Fargo Center Feb. 22-27 - with the circus, not with an NHL team.
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The Flyers are 1-5 in shootouts this season and an NHL-worst 20-39 in franchise history. That explains why they spent the first part of Wednesday's practice working on the shootout.
At one point, goalie Ilya Bryzgalov stopped seven straight before Wayne Simmonds beat him with a backhander.
Bryzgalov entered the season with a respectable track record in shootouts: He was 19-22 with a .660 save percentage.
This season, he is 0-4 and has stopped just two of 10 shots (.200).
As a team, Flyers shooters are only 5 for 17 in shootouts this season.
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The Flyers have won just 12 of 25 games at home, where they are a head-scratching 12-8-5, including Tuesday's 1-0 shootout loss to the Islanders.
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The Flyers' Brayden Schenn will oppose his brother, Toronto defenseman Luke Schenn, when the teams meet Thursday at the WFC.
Brayden Schenn said he is aware of rumors that his brother could be dealt to the Flyers.
"Absolutely," Schenn said when asked if he would like to be teammates with his brother. "It would be unbelievable to play together."
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Graphic art challenges in 2D and 3D. Two graphic artists meet on stage, tablet and mouse at the ready. A theme is assigned and they are put to the test in real time. Below the stage, the audience watches their performance. The winner is determined by a jury based on speed, precision and inventiveness. The tournament is single-elimination. Each city has its winner.
This is Cut&Paste, the Photoshop graphic designer festival, a touring event which started in New York in 2005 to create visibility and increase relationships between designers. Cities on the tour include Berlin, Helsinki, San Francisco, Los Angeles, Tokyo and Tel Aviv. More information can be found hereMoleskine, which has always worked with artists and creative professionals from the graphics world, is participating by customizing a Sketchbook, as a gift and work tool for the competing graphic artists.


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Read all of the recommended procedures before you begin.
This recipe assumes the following:
Thoroughly clean and sanitize ALL brewing equipment and utensils that will come in contact with any ingredients, wort or beer.
Add the specified amount of clean water to your brew pot and heat it to the temperature indicated in the Description of the "Mash In" step.
Heat 3.16 gal of water to 168.0 F to prepare the sparge. Lift the bag of grain out of the water and hold it over your brew pot. A Large Strainer helps with this. Slowly pour the sparge water over the bag of grain. Once completed, your brew pot should contain approximately 4.27 gal . Discard grains.
Add the malt extract. Once all the malt extract is in the pot add enough water to reach 4.27 gal . Make sure all of the malt extract is fully disolved before turning the heat back on.
Bring your wort to a vigorous rolling boil. Right before the sweet wort begins to boil, break material will form a foam that can boil over quickly and unexpectedly. Spray some water on it to break up the foam or use a anti-foaming agent like Fermcap-S. Continue the vigorous rolling boil for 60 minutes.
For any LME or DME additions that were not added earlier turn off the heat and make sure the extract is fully dissolved before turning the heat back on. If there are steeping hops add them after flameout.
Cool the wort down to approximately 67.0 F by placing the brew pot in a sink filled with ice water or by using a wort chiller. Pour or siphon the wort into a sanitized fermentor.
Add enough clean water to the fermentor to bring your wort to 5.00 gal . Thoroughly stir the water into the wort. Once you are satisfied your wort is at the proper volume and close to the estimated OG, record the OG on this sheet. It should be approximately 1.059 SG .
During the boiling process most of the oxygen is removed from the wort. In order to provide our wort with healthy yeast we must add oxygen back into the wort. The yeast will use the oxygen to build healthy cell walls resulting in greater attenuation and an overall healthier fermentation. To aerate the wort you can shake your carboy back and forth or stir the wort vigorously. Some people use pure oxygen and a diffusion stone to add the maximum amount of oxygen.
If you are using liquid yeast open the pack and pour the yeast into the wort. If you are using dry yeast, open the pack and sprinkle the yeast onto the top of the wort. There is no need to stir. Firmly secure the lid/stopper/bung onto the fermentor. Fill your airlock halfway with water and gently twist the airlock into the lid/stopper/bung. Move fermentor to a dark, cool, temperature stable area at 67.0 F .
The wort will begin to ferment within 24-72 hours and you will notice CO2 releasing (bubbling) out of the airlock. If you do not see any activity and you are fermenting in a bucket, spray sanitizer on the airlock and around the grommet. Gently twist the airlock out of the grommet and peek inside. If you see a foam also called "krausen" then fermentation is active. There may be a ring of dried krausen around the edge of the bucket right above the beer. This is normal and means that fermentation is working. Replace the airlock gently twisting it back into the grommet. After 7.00 days rack your beer into a cleaned and sanitized secondary fermentor, avoid transferring any sediment (trub). Wait 14.00 more days and your beer will be ready for bottling*. Take a FG reading with a cleaned and sanitized hydrometer and record it on this sheet. It should be approximately 1.015 SG .
*If you are not going to use a secondary fermentor then simply let the beer sit in one fermentor for the entire duration.
In a small saucepan dissolve 3.61 oz of priming sugar into enough boiling water to dissolve the sugar. Cool and pour this mixture into a cleaned and sanitized bottling bucket. Carefully siphon beer from the fermentor to the bottling bucket. Avoid transferring any sediment (trub). After the beer is in the bottling bucket, cover it and let it sit and mix for 5 minutes. By siphoning your beer onto the priming sugar stirring is not necessary.
Connect a hose and bottling wand to the spigot on your bottling bucket. Fill the bottles to the top of the bottle. When the bottling wand is removed the perfect amount of head space will be left in the bottle. Use a bottle capper to apply sanitized crown caps.
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cap room. Who do you cut/trade/restructure first to make more cap room?
Personally, I try and trade or cut Flynn for something. He's just making too much for a backup, and I don't think he's gonna restructure and forever throw away his dream of starting.
After that, I probably restructure Bryant. He just hasn't been playing as well as he usually has (usually stellar at run stopping) as of late. I'd rather use that money to extend Thomas, Sherman, Browner, Okung, ect.


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Tears, fears flow at vigil for missing Charlestown womanBy MEGHAN PIERCE
Union Leader Correspondent
July 02. 2013 9:59PM
CHARLESTOWN — More than 100 people filled the entrance of Happy Acres Road to attend a candlelight vigil for Kelly Robarge, missing since last Thursday.
"I've known Kelly a long time," Patty Hutchins of Charlestown said Tuesday night. "I haven't stopped praying and thinking about her since this happened."
Hutchins embraced many family members and cried with them, but said she holds out hope her friend will come home safe.
"I have to think that way. I can't think any other way," she said.
According to Senior Assistant Attorney General Susan Morrell, evidence leads investigators to believe Robarge may have suffered severe physical harm and possibly death. Robarge had filed for divorce from her husband, James Robarge, in Sullivan County Superior Court Thursday morning, citing irreconcilable differences.
Morrell said the search for Kelly Robarge is ongoing.
"We anticipate they are going to continue on through the week," she said.
Family friend Nicole Lavoie sang "Amazing Grace" at Tuesday's vigil.
Lavoie said afterward she has been close friends with Robarge's daughter, Gabrielle Robarge, and "Gabby's" young son, Richard since they started attending a class at Granite State College last fall.
Robarge, she said, is a "great, great person, very devoted grandmother, very supportive as a mother."
Lavoie said she was there to show her support of Gabrielle and her sister, Ciera Robarge.
The Rev. Steve Lepine, pastor of All Saints Church in Charlestown and North Walpole, led the crowd in prayers. He then talked about hope and the mystery of suffering.
"We are people of hope; that is why we are here this evening," he said.Robarge has had no communication with family or friends since last Thursday.
"We have in fact searched the Happy Acres property and other areas in Charlestown, Claremont and Unity, several of which were rural roadways, woods areas, ponds and waterways in addition to the bordering town in Vermont and along the Connecticut River," Morrell said.
Morrell said she would not comment on the circumstances surrounding Robarge's disappearance, or if there is a suspect.
Robarge could still return home, Morrell said. "There is always hope."
The Attorney General's Office has asked anyone with information to contact New Hampshire State Police at 271-3636.
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All About Jazz: Is Magnify going to be an extension of or departure from My Favorite Distraction (Justin Time, 2004)?
Coral Egan: For sure, it's going to be simpler, and for the first time in my career I'm collaborating with someone: Jay Atwill.
AAJ: Tell us about Jay and how you began to write music together?
CE: During our many long hours on the road touring as a duo, we would often discuss the lyrics and music I was already writing for this next album. We developed an excellent rapport and at some point it occurred to me that it would be nice to get out of my own musical bubble and collaborate with another artist. And of course I'm a great admirer of both Jay's music and lyrics and I was pretty sure that working with him would enhance my own song writing skills.
AAJ: Was one of you more responsible for the melodies, the lyrics?
CE: That would depend on the song. But throughout the writing process, there was a lot of give and take with most of it happening quite spontaneously and instinctively.
AAJ: How did you go about resolving musical conflicts? For example, Jay introduces a melody line you don't like, or vice versa?
CE: I tend to be very frank with what works and what doesn't with my music, and seeing that it is my album, someone has to have the last word and that fell to me. From Jay's side, there were absolutely no feelings of possessiveness which really impressed me because you to have a lot of self-confidence to be in that kind of dynamic; I hope he enjoyed the process as much as I did.
AAJ: So Magnify is going to be simpler. Is simpler an implicit criticism of the quite complex My Favorite Distraction?
CE: I think there's a tendency to want to put everything you have into your first albumnot necessarily to show off but to prove that not only can you do it, but you do it and it works. Of course there are things that I would do differently now but that's OK because I'm evolving as a composer and I hope my best work is still ahead of me. I look at My Favorite Distraction (MFD) as a learning experience and necessary link to what's next.
AAJ: Did you deliberately try to simplify your writing?
CE: No, it just came out that way in the writing process. For sure, Jay's input was invaluable.
AAJ: What song are you most proud of from MFD?
CE: I have come to really appreciate "Breathe. For the longest time I was struggling with the lyrics when Charles [Papasoff], my producer, sat me down one afternoon and told me to write themand the words just flowed. Charles, who is very inspirational, somehow liberated me from my usual way of writing and it resulted in the most poetic lyrics I've written to date.
AAJ: Some people don't like to listen to other music when they're in the studio for fear of it sneaking into the final result. Your comments?
CE: To be honest, after listening to music all day, the last thing you want to do when you get home is listen to more. But I was listening to lots of music while writing for Magnify. Prior to that, I had spent years listening to almost no one, so it was almost a relief when got back into it again, facilitated by my boyfriend-DJ's incredible music collection.
AAJ: How do you create? How does the blank page get filled?
CE:: There are so many ways this can happen, but the key is to be receptive to the beginning of something that will disappear unless you recognize it for what it is. Before I even sit down at either the piano or guitar, I already feel that there is a musical idea locked up inside me that wants to come out. So I start fooling around with the notes, and it usually isn't long before a certain chord or sequence of notes hits me in a certain way and I know that's itthe beginning of something that wants to grow, and I'm kind of just helping it along. After that, I might develop it in one or two sittings or I might have to work on it for months. Sometimes you come to a point where something isn't workingand I might have to try hundreds of combinations before I get it right. And then, if it's right, it might not be right for the bass which means I might have to change it again.
The other way I write is when I'm away from my instruments: I might be going for a walk or biking and a melody or an idea for a song pops into my head. First thing I do when I get home is go to the piano and begin working on it so I don't lose it.


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Hesser College changes name, announces online programsBy DAVE SOLOMON
New Hampshire Union Leader
June 24. 2013 6:55PM
MANCHESTER — Hesser College has a new name and a new online focus.
The for-profit college, which held its 112th commencement ceremony in May, officially becomes Mount Washington College on July 1.
At a press conference announcing the name change today, representatives of the Kaplan Higher Education Group, which acquired the college in 2000, will also unveil plans for online-only associate and bachelor degree programs in business administration.
The college also hopes to offer online associate and bachelor degree programs in information technology next year, pending necessary approvals from the state and accrediting agencies.
Traditional degree programs will continue at the college's main campus in Manchester and satellite locations in Salem, Concord, Portsmouth and Nashua. Enrollment for the national online program opens July 15, with classes starting in September.
Andrew Temte, interim president of what will soon be Mount Washington College, said the online courses have been designed with adult learners in mind.
"Time and money are two hurdles that keep many career-minded people from pursuing higher education," he said. "The barriers are particularly high for adult learners who are working full-time, raising a family and balancing schedules while pursing a degree."
Online offerings have become more common at many universities and colleges in the state, as they enable students to proceed at their own pace, finish their degrees in less time and save money.
"Admission will require meeting selective entrance standards," Temte said. "This model is not for everyone, and is likely to appeal more to highly motivated, self-directed individuals, including students who have earned prior college credits."
Annual tuition for the Mount Washington College online business program will be approximately $6,000 a year, with a four-year bachelor degree costing up to $24,000.
According to the National Center for Education Statistics, the average cost for a bachelor's degree, including room and board, is $54,400 at public institutions; $94,000 at private for-profit institutions; and $145,000 at private, nonprofit institutions.
In its last commencement ceremony as Hesser College, the school granted more than 900 degrees on May 19, including bachelors and associates.
Name change tested
Changing the name of an institution that's been around for more than 100 years was not done without some market analysis, said Temte.
"The new name reflects our aspiration to serve students beyond Southern New Hampshire and expand our recognition as a regional institution with national reach," he said. "We market tested the name quite heavily and it certainly is a recognizable landmark. As the highest peak east of the Mississippi River, it rang true with our market testers as being a name that connotes a substantial institution that provides high quality outcomes to students, in keeping with the Hesser tradition."
Jacquelyn Armitage, the most recent president at Hesser, retired in early February. Temte is president of Kaplan Professional Education, part of the Kaplan Higher Education Group, and is serving on an interim basis while a national search for a permanent replacement is under way. Kaplan, Inc., is a subsidiary of The Washington Post Company and its largest division.
While some colleges and universities have set up their online programs as a separate operation, Temte said Mount Washington College is taking an integrated approach.
"We feel we have very strong individuals who are providing high-quality education for our existing students on the ground and in the hybrid or blended online programs already in place, and we want to leverage that experience," he said. "More importantly, from a cultural perspective, it's important that we act as one Mount Washington College and not have a distinct online division versus an on-ground division."


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Lt. Gov. Ron Ramsey has one issue that has drawn little attention that he wants to pass through this session of the legislature: redrawing the state's judicial districts.
These districts, which define the areas overseen by judges and district attorneys, have not been refined since 1984.
"The population has changed, but not the districts," Ramsey says. "I am bound and determined to tackle that."
Ramsey says he expects pushback from judges and district attorneys, whose jobs may on the line. But, as leader of a 26-7 Republican majority in the state Senate, a 70-28-1 Republican majority in the House and a Republican governor, he is optimistic.
"I think we've got a good team that works well together," he says.
Another key initiative Ramsey sees is a school voucher program being spearheaded by Gov. Bill Haslam.
The expansion of gun-owner rights is also on the agenda, with Ramsey saying, "I'd like to get that behind us."
Ramsey, who in 2007 became the first Republican speaker of the Senate since Reconstruction, sees his party's gains in recent years as reflecting the underlying beliefs of most Tennesseans.
Curiously, he notes, he grew up in a family with a long Democratic tradition.
"My father was a Democrat till the day he died," Ramsey said. Yet, the Senate leader's political views were shaped by other forces.
Growing up on a small farm in Blountville, just south of Bristol, Ramsey said he listened to the late radio commentator Paul Harvey and "it sounded like what I believed."
Later, the words and actions of President Ronald Reagan helped convince Ramsey he was conservative.
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Still, he said, his entry into politics came by "accident."
After graduating from East Tennessee State University, Ramsey set up a surveying firm, and then expanded into real estate sales. In 1992, he attended "Realtors Day" at the state legislature and became interested in the process.
On returning to East Tennessee, Ramsey said, he talked with his local legislator, Jim Holcomb. Ramsey says he asked Holcomb to let him know when he didn't want to run again because he wanted to run for the seat.
To his surprise, Ramsey said, Holcomb phoned him a few weeks later, saying he had decided to run for the state Senate and had told the local newspapers that Ramsey was running for his House seat.
Ramsey went on to win that 1992 House race. Four years later, he was elected to the state Senate when the incumbent left to run for Congress.
Over the next decade, Ramsey watched the legislature's Democratic majority slip away.
In 2004, Republicans won a one-vote majority in the state Senate and, when the legislature convened the following year, Ramsey challenged longtime Democratic Lt. Gov. John Wilder for the top job.
Ramsey lost when Republican senators failed to unanimously support him. He prevailed two years later and was elected Speaker of the Senate.
Since then, he said, he has tried to move the state in the direction he believes most Tennesseans want.
He has named committee chairmen he believes are pro-business. He has overseen changes in education, like the creation of charter schools, which he sees as "revolutionary." And, he has fostered proposed changes in the way Tennessee Supreme Court and other appeals court judges are selected.
Ramsey's ascendancy has not been without bumps. He ran for governor in 2010, losing the Republican primary to Haslam.
There are no hard feelings between the two men, Ramsey says, as they work toward common goals.
"I don't see how our relationship could be better," he said. "We talk, text or email about every day."
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Ironman1518 wrote: »So no one here has ever had a broken chain on their trike? ONLY bikers break chains because of....................?? What then causes the broken chain JamesR ? Just wondering.
another +1 for trikes! long, long time ago had a schwinn 26-incher single speed [3 speed were quite exotic back then]. standing up, making speed when the chain broke. not good atall to land on the crossbars instead of the seat. kinda hard to steer the bike to a grassy spot for a landing in that position.
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Dance On Film ~ A Movement of Movement
A film about movement and the essence of Pilates, by Mark Pedri.
A Movement of Movement is a documentary film about the philosophy, lifestyle, movement, and world of Pilates. Told through the eyes of elders, world renowned Pilates instructors, and everyday people who have been transformed by the Movement.
About the film
Has the original method developed by Joe Pilates, know as Contrology, been passed on to the current generation? Can you define Pilates? Why has Pilates had such a huge impact on our world? Nearly everyone has heard of Pilates, but what really is it? What if Pilates was the key to achieving our full potential as human beings? What if it was leading us astray? Even to many of the people who have made Pilates their life, these questions have loomed unanswered. A Movement of Movement tells the story of Pilates through the perspective of the people who are at the forefront of The Movement of Pilates. We are living through a movement of movement, what does that mean to you? A Movement of Movement utilizes the mechanisms of non-fiction cinema to create a blend of reality and art, which will leave you intrigued and inspired.
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Run time: 90 min.
The Dance on Film series is presented by the Bud Werner Memorial Library, Perry-Mansfield and Steamboat Dance Theatre. The free screening includes an introduction by dance history professor and Perry-Mansfield Executive Director Joan Lazarus and a Q&A led by Physical Therapist and Pilates Teacher Pamela Turner.
About the film's commentators
Pamela Turner, MSPT, is a Physical Therapist and Pilates Teacher. As one of the women-owned, independent businesses within Align, Pamela is a movement specialist utilizing physical therapy, Pilates-based exercise, manual therapy, and a whole body approach to rehabilitation. She enjoys working as a Principle Educator for Polestar Pilates, teaching others how to access the wonderful world of Pilates and rehabilitation. From rehabilitation of injuries to advanced movement and improved sports performance, Pamela can use her eclectic background to help you move with intelligent awareness.
Joan Lazarus served as Executive Director of Oakland Ballet, General Manger of Cowell Theater at Fort Mason Center, and Executive Director of WestWave Dance, an annual festival of new choreography presented in San Francisco. Joan has performed with or in the works of Alonzo King, Cliff Keuter, Ellen Bromberg, Victoria Morgan, Krissy Keefer, Frank Shawl, Bill DeYoung, Toni Pimble, Richard Colton and Alan Ptashek. She taught at the University of Oregon, Mills College, San Francisco Ballet, Dance Circle of Boston, The Princeton Ballet, RoCo Dance & Fitness, and Shawl-Anderson Dance Center, and co-authored the Dance Curriculum Guide adopted by the San Francisco Unified School District. She received Bay Area National Dance Week's Contribution to the Field of Dance Award in 2006, and in 2012 she received an Isadora Duncan Dance Award for Sustained Achievement. Lazarus was named 2011 Dance MVP by the San Francisco Chronicle. Joan joined the staff at Perry-Mansfield in June 2012.
About Dance On Film
This 2013 Dance On Film series is presented by Bud Werner Memorial Library, Perry-Mansfield and Steamboat Dance Theatre. Perry-Mansfield celebrates its 100th anniversary as the oldest continuously operating arts camp in the United States this year. Steamboat Dance Theatre is a community dance organization presenting its 42nd annual concert March 20-22, 2014, in addition to year-round dance scholarships and education programs in Yampa Valley schools and throughout the community. This collaborative and educational dance film series features free screenings of the hottest new dance documentaries along with the finest classic dance films from a variety of genres filmed throughout the ages.


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I was wondering what the hardest programming language was to "Crack/Reverse engineer" ? I have been told all types of garbage mainly from people that can't even turn a computer on without a step by step guide written with crayons. I know Visual Basic is one of the easiest and some say that Delphi is easy. Is there a programming language that is so difficult to "Crack" that people don't even try to mess with it?
I ask these questions out of pure curiousity.


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Three men arrested, charged in Keene robbery
April 02. 2013 9:20PM
KEENE - Three men were arrested Tuesday on charges they robbed a man at knifepoint.
Police said Haris Khan, 19, of Keene, threatened Christopher Mackey with a butterfly knife on March 28 while Robert Ervin, 17, of Keene, and Jonathan R. Poanessa, 17, of Winchester, stole cash, drugs, gift cards and electronics.
All three men were being held Tuesday night in Cheshire County Jail and are scheduled to appear today in Keene Circuit Court.


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ST. CHARLES – Geneva resident Marcia Dimmitt, a mother of three and grandmother of five, didn't want to spend Mother's Day at a restaurant or in a shopping mall.
Instead, she and her husband, Norlyn Dimmitt, decided to spend a peaceful day outdoors at the Healing Gardens at Stone Hill Farm in St. Charles.
"We like to go to nature preserves and we've learned how to identify flowers," said Norlyn Dimmitt.
"We're gonna see our kids later," Marcia Dimmitt said before walking trails leading to numerous sites, including a rock garden, vegetable garden, wooded areas and a children's garden.
Deb Marqui, a mother and owner of the Healing Gardens in St. Charles, also said that's how she enjoys spending her Mother's Day, only her favorite part is greeting those who stop by. When visitors come, their first stop is typically on Marqui's sun-filled porch to sign in. This year, visitors also received a map of the grounds painted by local artist Kathy McPartland.
"I love to spend my Mother's Day this way," Marqui said, noting that the gardens have been open each Mother's Day since 2005.
The gardens had role in Marqui's healing process as she fought non-Hodgkins lymphoma and breast cancer several years ago. She has been free of non-Hodgkins lymphoma since 1996, which she noted had been a terminal diagnosis, and free of breast cancer since 2002. She said the gardens were very important as she went through what she calls her cancer journey.
"When I was in the garden creating, there wasn't a thought of cancer," she said.
When she wasn't gardening, she said she often worried about the results of a test or what would happen if her cancer ever came back.
"You don't think about that at all when you're in nature," she said. "When you're taking your time and using your five senses, a miracle occurs. You find yourself in the present moment and that's all we have."
Marqui said she considers herself a recovering workaholic. She owned her own business and sometimes wouldn't get home until after dinner. When she switched careers, she said she found herself skipping lunch to take on another client or staying late to finish up some notes.
She said workaholics tend to connect their self-worth to their jobs instead of to who they are as a person. She said her gardens helped her learn how to be, not do, and to stop always trying to be perfect.
"You don't realize that inside, you're good enough. You don't have to prove it," she said. "I got caught up in that web. We don't know how to extricate ourselves or take care of ourselves."
She said that's an especially important message for mothers, who sometimes tend to give of themselves until there's nothing of quality left to give.
Marqui said she encourages people to live in the moment by touching and smelling the flowers at the Healing Gardens.
"That's one of the gifts I'd love to pass on to anybody – learn how to be and take it all in," she said.


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Energy continues to be critical at both McCombs and The University of Texas at Austin, and the demand for readily available energy at reasonable cost gets stronger every year. The Energy@McCombs initiative was founded to find new and innovative ways to meet this demand in a responsible, effective manner.
By encouraging professional collaboration, promoting honest debate and offering educational resources to the leaders of tomorrow, Energy@McCombs is working toward a better, brighter, and more efficient future for energy consumers around the world.
Distinguished Lecture: "Getting Beyond the Curse of Oil" with the Honorable Robert W. Jordan (Former U.S. Ambassador to Saudi Arabia)
Congratulations to the 2018 Energy Management students for successfully completing the summer cohort. Several have already secured internships with RigUp, Chevron, and Texas Oil and Gas Association.


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SOURCE: Advanced Micro Devices
July 19, 2012 16:16 ET
SUNNYVALE, CA--(Marketwire - Jul 19, 2012) - AMD (NYSE: AMD)
Q2 2012 Results
AMD (NYSE: AMD) today announced revenue for the second quarter of 2012 of $1.41 billion, net income of $37 million, or $0.05 per share, and operating income of $77 million. The company reported non-GAAP net income of $46 million, or $0.06 per share, and non-GAAP operating income of $86 million.
"Overall weakness in the global economy, softer consumer spending and lower channel demand for our desktop processors in China and Europe made the closing weeks of the quarter challenging," said Rory Read, AMD president and CEO. "We are taking definitive steps to improve our performance and correct the issues within our control as we expect headwinds will continue in the third quarter as the industry sets a new baseline. We remain optimistic about our core businesses as well as future opportunities with our competitively differentiated next-generation Accelerated Processor Units (APUs). Our recently launched Trinity APU continues to gain traction with customers. We are committed to driving profitable growth."
Quarterly Summary
Current Outlook
AMD's outlook statements are based on current expectations. The following statements are forward-looking, and actual results could differ materially depending on market conditions and the factors set forth under "Cautionary Statement" below.
AMD expects revenue to decrease 1 percent, plus or minus 3 percent, sequentially for the third quarter of 2012.
For additional detail regarding AMD's results and outlook please see the CFO commentary posted at quarterlyearnings.amd.com.
AMD Teleconference
AMD will hold a conference call for the financial community at 2:00 p.m. PT (5:00 p.m. ET) today to discuss its second quarter financial results. AMD will provide a real-time audio broadcast of the teleconference on the Investor Relations page of its Web site at AMD. The webcast will be available for 10 days after the conference call.
About AMD
AMD (NYSE: AMD) is a semiconductor design innovator leading the next era of vivid digital experiences with its groundbreaking AMD Accelerated Processing Units (APUs) that power a wide range of computing devices. AMD's server computing products are focused on driving industry-leading cloud computing and virtualization environments. AMD's superior graphics technologies are found in a variety of solutions ranging from game consoles, PCs to supercomputers. For more information, visit http://www.amd.com.
Cautionary Statement
This document contains forward-looking statements concerning AMD, its third quarter of 2012 revenue, demand for its products, its future growth and ability to deliver sustained success, the timing of future products that incorporate the company's products and the features of new products and economic conditions in the third quarter, which are made pursuant to the safe harbor provisions of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. Forward-looking statements are commonly identified by words such as "believes, "expects," "may," "will," "should," "seeks," "intends," "pro forma," "estimates," "anticipates," "plans," "projects," and other terms with similar meaning. Investors are cautioned that the forward-looking statements in this release are based on current beliefs, assumptions and expectations, speak only as of the date of this release and involve risks and uncertainties that could cause actual results to differ materially from current expectations. Risks include the possibility that Intel Corporation's pricing, marketing and rebating programs, product bundling, standard setting, new product introductions or other activities may negatively impact the company's plans; the company may be unable to develop, launch and ramp new products and technologies in the volumes that are required by the market at mature yields on a timely basis; that the company's third party foundry suppliers will be unable to transition its products to advanced manufacturing process technologies in a timely and effective way or to manufacture the company's products on a timely basis in sufficient quantities and using competitive technologies; the company will be unable to obtain sufficient manufacturing capacity or components to meet demand for its products; the company's requirements for wafers are less than the fixed number of wafers that it agreed to purchase from GLOBALFOUNDRIES (GF) in 2012 or GF encounters problems that significantly reduce the number of functional die the company receives from each wafer; that customers stop buying the company's products or materially reduce their operations or demand for the company's products; that the company may be unable to maintain the level of investment in research and development that is required to remain competitive; that there may be unexpected variations in the market growth and demand for its products and technologies in light of the product mix that the company may have available at any particular time or a decline in demand; that the company will require additional funding and may be unable to raise sufficient capital on favorable terms, or at all; that global business and economic conditions will not improve or will worsen; that demand for computers will be lower than currently expected; and the effect of political or economic instability, domestically or internationally, on the company's sales or supply chain. Investors are urged to review in detail the risks and uncertainties in the company's Securities and Exchange Commission filings, including but not limited to the Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended March 31, 2012.
AMD, the AMD Arrow logo, AMD Opteron, AMD Radeon, and combinations thereof, are trademarks of Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. Other names are for informational purposes only and used to identify companies and products and may be trademarks of their respective owner.
1 In this press release, in addition to GAAP financial results, the Company has provided non-GAAP financial measures including non-GAAP net income, non-GAAP operating income, non-GAAP operating expenses, non-GAAP earnings per share and non-GAAP gross margin. These non-GAAP financial measures reflect certain adjustments as presented in the tables in this press release. The Company also provided Adjusted EBITDA and non-GAAP Adjusted free cash flow as supplemental measures of its performance. These items are defined in the footnotes to the selected corporate data tables provided at the end of this press release. The Company is providing these financial measures because it believes this non-GAAP presentation makes it easier for investors to compare its operating results for current and historical periods and also because the Company believes it assists investors in comparing the Company's performance across reporting periods on a consistent basis by excluding items that it does not believe are indicative of its core operating performance and for the other reasons described in the footnotes to the selected data tables. Refer to corresponding tables at the end of this press release for additional AMD data.
2 Up to 12 hours of battery life for Trinity: Based on testing and calculations by AMD Performance Labs, the 2012 AMD A-Series platform enables 740 min./12:20 hours of Windows Idle while the 2011 AMD A-Series platform enables 663 min./11:03 hours of Windows Idle. Battery life calculations based on a 6 cell Li-Ion 62.16Whr battery pack at 98% utilization. AMD defines "all-day" battery life as 8+ hours of battery life in Windows Idle.
3 Twice the performance-per-watt: Testing performed by AMD Performance Labs. The score for the 2012 AMD A6-4455M (ULV-17w) on the "Pumori" reference design for PC Mark Vantage Overall benchmark was 4300 while the 2011 AMD A6-3400M (35w) on the "Torpedo" reference design scores 4545. The 3DMark Vantage Performance score for the same configurations was 2012 AMD A6-4455M (ULV) 2355 and the 2011 AMD A6-3400M scored 2292.
4 Based on testing performed by AMD Performance Labs. All battery life calculations are based on a 62.5 Whr battery pack at 98% utilization. System power testing shows a calculated battery life for the AMD E2-1800 in a Windows® idle state to reach 670 minutes.
5 In tests by AMD as of May 22, 2012 on single-GPU graphics cards, the AMD Radeon™ HD 7970 GHz Edition showed higher average performance than the NVIDIA GeForce GTX 680 in the following games/apps: Formula 1 2010, Civilization V, StarCraft II, Just Cause 2, Unigine Heaven, Left 4 Dead 2, Enemy Territory: Quake Wars, The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim, DiRT 3, The Chronicles of Riddick: Assault on Dark Athena, Crysis Warhead, Metro 2033 (4xAA), and Hard Reset (MLAA). All applications were evaluated at 2560x1600 with 8xAA and 16xAF unless otherwise noted. System configuration: Intel® Core™ i7-3960X (3.33GHz), MSI X79A-GD65, 16GB DDR3-1600 and Windows® 7 x64. AMD Radeon™ HD 7970 GHz Edition evaluated with AMD Catalyst™ 8.973. NVIDIA® GeForce® GTX 680 evaluated with NVIDIA® ForceWare™ 301.10 WHQL.
6 The GCN Architecture and its associated features (PCI Express® 3.0, AMD ZeroCore Power technology, DDM Audio, and 28nm production) are exclusive to the AMD Radeon™ HD 7900, HD 7800 and HD 7700 Series.
7 The GCN Architecture and its associated features (AMD Enduro™, AMD ZeroCore Power technology, DDM Audio, and 28nm production) are exclusive to the AMD Radeon™ HD 7700M, HD 7800M and HD 7900M Series Graphics.
8 AMD Enduro™ technology requires either an AMD "A" series or "E" series APU or an Intel processor, plus an AMD Radeon™ HD 7000M series discrete graphics configuration and is available on Windows® 7 Professional, Windows® 7 Ultimate, Windows® 7 Home Premium, and/or Windows® 7 Home Basic OS. Linux OS supports manual switching which requires restart of X-Server to switch between graphics solutions. Not all AMD Radeon™ HD 7000M series GPU features and capabilities may be supported on all AMD Enduro™ technology-enabled components or systems -- always check with your component or system manufacturer for specific mode capabilities and supported technologies.
9 AMD Power Management technologies (e.g. AMD ZeroCore Power technology, AMD Enduro technology and AMD PowerPlay™ technology) are a family of technologies, offered by certain AMD Radeon™ products, which are designed to intelligently reduce or eliminate GPU power consumption in response to certain GPU load conditions. Not all products feature all technologies -- check with your component or system manufacturer for specific model capabilities.
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The Lexington City Council awarded a bid Monday to E-Z Go of High Point for 60 new golf carts for the Lexington Golf Club.
The Lexington City Council awarded a bid Monday to E-Z Go of High Point for 60 new golf carts for the Lexington Golf Club.
The current golf carts are 4 years old. The city requested a trade-in allowance per cart in the request for bids. Three responses were received, one from Club Car of Pfafftown, one from Yamaha Golf Car Co. of Newnan, Ga., and one from E-Z Go of High Point with the latter being the lowest bidder.
J.J. Fashimpaur, director of golf for the club, recommended the club trade in 59 of the 60 carts, keeping the remaining one for monitoring the golf course.
The cost of the 60 new carts is $236,400 plus $5,100 for rain covers, and with a trade-in value of $87,025 for the club's fleet, the city will spend $154,475. The golf department will borrow money from the Natural Gas Fund to purchase the carts, and then pay back the amount at a 1.14 percent interest rate over three years. This amount is below the budgeted net figure of $168,000, according to council documentation.
The need to replace the carts purchased 4 years ago boils down to the constant wear and tear. Fashimpaur said the tires, hubs, all electrical pieces and the motor of a golf cart are under warranty by the manufacturer for four years. Typically the battery of the cart is only covered for 36 holes per day for one year, but the manufacturer extends it to match the four-year warranty of the carts. The current set of carts was purchased in February 2009.
"I know it seems like extravagance to the person that doesn't play golf to have new golf carts, but what we're doing is ensuring the reliability of the fleet for the people that play," Fashimpaur said.
The fleet has several carts that have needed replacement batteries and maintenance, covered by the warranty. Once the four years is up, the club would be responsible for any upkeep on the carts if new ones along with their warranties were not purchased.
"We looked at the next four years of maintenance of replacing batteries and fixing things on the current fleet that the manufacturer said might go wrong," Fashimpaur explained, noting that each cart has six batteries and that if one goes bad, all must be changed. The cost runs about $100 per battery.
"The manufacturer also will accept trade-in on our fleet, and the longer we have the carts, the less we will get for them. When you factor all those things in, economically, a new fleet with a new warranty and new batteries makes the most sense for us," Fashimpaur added.
In other news:
• Brittany Wilson, manager of High Rock Outfitters, was nominated by Frank Callicutt to be a member of the Lexington Appearance Commission. The council voted unanimously to approve Callicutt's nomination.
Rebekah Cansler McGee can be reached at 249-3981, ext. 228, or at firstname.lastname@example.com.


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I will be at the Atlanta Woodcraft store teaching a three-day weekend class on using SketchUp, Friday July 15 through Sunday July 18. There are a couple of seats available if you want to join me in learning how to use the software that we use here at Popular Woodworking Magazine for planning our projects.
These classes are always a lot of fun; it's full-immersion SketchUp specifically tailored to the type of projects woodworkers want to make (no terrain modeling or rafter layout, but all the dovetails and mortises and tenons you want). And I focus on the common things woodworkers struggle with in learning to model in three dimensions. The class alternates between me babbling in the front of the room with a projector connected to my computer, and hands-on practice for the students. I show a technique, demonstrate it step by step, then while the students practice I help them out one on one.
Whether you've tried SketchUp and given up in frustration, used it a little and want to get better in a hurry, or consider yourself pretty good and want to pick my brain on the fine points, you'll get a lot out of the class. I will be ably assisted by Aaron Marshall (one of my helpers at Woodworking in America last year), so there will be plenty of time to get your questions answered and you'll leave the class with a new bag of tricks for modeling and project planning.
I will be at the store Thursday night, July 14, from 6:30 to 8:00 p.m., giving a demonstration of how I use SketchUp, signing books and answering questions on any woodworking or design topic. I hope you'll stop by and say hello.
For more information about signing up for the class, visit the Atlanta Woodcraft web site.
At the class, copies of my "Shop Drawings" books, as well as SketchUp Videos, and my enhanced PDF format book "Woodworker's Guide to SketchUp" will be available. If you can't make the class, you can get all of those items from ShopWoodworking.com – the Popular Woodworking Magazine online store.


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Japanese girls who bathe with their fathers for longer are much more inclined to love them in later life, surveys suggest.
The survey quizzed Japanese on their bathing habits, and its findings regarding "papafuro" ("papa bath") girls attracted particular attention.
Of those women who reported bathing with their father regularly as a child, 71.9% reported they "love their father," as opposed to only 48.7% of those who never bathed with their father.
Children (of either sex) who reported bathing with their father until they were older also apparently enjoyed more involved relationships with their fathers – 44.2% of those who bathed with their father from ages 9 to 15 sought work related advice from their father in later life, as opposed to only 27.9% of those who only bathed until age 8 or less.
It is common for Japanese fathers to bathe with their adolescent daughters, although attitudes vary from those who consider it perfectly natural to those who think it a bit creepy – not least the misanthropic legions of 2ch:
"Westerners: 'This is child abuse!'"
"One of my colleagues kept bathing with her father until she left high school. Honestly, I thought that was a bit creepy."
"Bathe alone if you're in elementary school!"
"At 15 I think it would be more of a problem for papa…"
"Papafuro… who makes up these phrases!?"
"I hear there are women in their twenties who still share toothbrushes with their fathers and families. Really it depends on the family."
"There are a lot of people who are dependent on their fathers around, but you don't hear nearly as much fuss about it as with those dependent on their mothers. Honestly, both are just as creepy."
"If you somehow got an erection it would be extremely problematic so I'd never do it."
"How would you explain that away?"
"So how old is too old for papafuro?"
"Generelly you'd stop once they started growing hair?"
"7's the limit!"
"I bathed with my father until 13. I love and respect him."
"I bathed with him until year 5 of elementary school I stopped when my hair and breasts started to grow, but I still bathe with mother even now."
"My daughter refused to bathe with me starting at age 4 so I have no problems there…"
"You'd be arrested for doing it at any age in the USA. Cultural differences are scary stuff."
"Tell a yank and you'd probably get beaten up."
"Americans would just treat you as a pedophile and lock you up. I don't know about other countries though."
"My daughter is in the first year of middle school, we bathe together and share a bed. But she's annoyed by lifting her skirt in the living room – you cannot understand the female mind."
"Our daughter always picks papa when offered a choice between bathing with mama or papa… but she's only 3."
"Are there even any men out there who would be turned on by the sight of their own flesh and blood naked though?"
"You lot would be grossed out by bathing with your mothers though, right?"


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Roads across Derbyshire are set to benefit from a multi-million pound cash boost.
On Tuesday, Derbyshire County Council is expected to approve a £23million investment to bring hundreds of miles of the area's roads up to scratch.
The cash would be spent over three years from next April and would pay for roads to have their life extended by ten to 15 years by being patched and surface dressed.
Councillor Dean Collins, the council's deputy cabinet member for jobs, economy and transport, said: "Over the past few years we have been spending more and more of our increasingly scarce budget on fixing potholes and not enough on maintaining our roads.
"This means that we have many hundreds of miles of roads that have just started to deteriorate and need urgent work to stop their condition getting any worse.
"This major investment looks to improve the condition of those roads and extend their life by ten to 15 years.
"Surface dressing makes a road waterproof – and it's keeping the water out that will keep the potholes at bay long-term.
"And surface dressing also helps to improve skid resistance so we'll be helping to protect against accidents on the roads.
"We're targeting our resources to achieve the maximum gain over the next 10 years."
If the funding is approved, the cash will come partly from reserves – £6m – partly from a Government grant – £3.5m – and the rest would be borrowed – £13.5m.


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Mix Master: A Modern Kitchen With a Vintage Feel
When we toured J. Sybylla Smith's house earlier this month, we instantly fell for her idiosyncratic vintage-modern style. Here's another kitchen by another stylist that successfully incorporates modern amenities while retaining an authentic, traditional feel.
According to Danish stylist Katrine Martensen-Larsen, "Antiques are wonderful, but when it comes to kitchen units, sink, mixer tap, oven, stove and refrigerator, it is perhaps not so practical." Her solution? Mix a modern kitchen with antique furniture and lots of old accessories. We love how all the vintage kitchen accessories pop off the clean, white backdrop of this enchanting loft.
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How the Obama Campaign's Data-Miners Knew What You Watched On TV
Since the campaign is done, the Obama campaign's massive, supersecret tech operation has finally been opened up for the world to marvel at. Alexis Madrigal at The Atlantic has written a fascinating profile of Obama's tech team. Buried in it is the fairly unsettling fact that the Obama campaign's data-mining operation could use their databases to determine what you were watching on TV.
The Obama campaign's sophisticated technology platform, "Narwhal," is being credited with giving Obama a significant edge over Romney, whose much-touted "Orca" system pooped out on election day, when it was most needed. One key part of Obama's Narwhal was an analytics department five times larger than the 2008 team, which gathered an unprecedented amount of data on potential voters, for use in determining campaign strategy. They had so much data, in fact, they even knew what people were watching on TV—and not in a ratings sense, but in the sense of whether you, individually, had tuned into a certain program:
With [project manager Carol Davidsen's] help the Analytics team built a tool they called The Optimizer, which allowed the campaign to buy eyeballs on television more cheaply. They took set-top box (that is to say, your cable or satellite box or DVR) data from Davidsen's old startup, Navik Networks, and correlated it with the campaign's own data. This occurred through a third party called Epsilon: the campaign sent its voter file and the television provider sent their billing file and boom, a list came back of people who had done certain things like, for example, watched the first presidential debate.
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So the Obama campaign's data-mining team could get a big list of the names of people who watched certain things on TV. I have a lot of questions about this. Is this a common marketing tactic? Why would a billing file show what people watched on TV, anyway? And can we use this data to round up everyone obsessed with Homeland and put them on an island until the series is done, so I won't have to hear about it any more?


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Asia stocks rise on heels of new Dow record high
BANGKOK (AP) — Asian stock markets mostly gained Wednesday on the heels of a record high on Wall Street as traders waited for the latest Federal Reserve meeting minutes for insight into the U.S. economy's prospects.
Japan's stock market continued to rise on a wave of enthusiasm for the Bank of Japan's aggressive new approach to shaking the world's third-largest economy out of its two decade slump. The Nikkei 225 index in Tokyo rose 0.7 percent to 13,289.30.
Hong Kong's Hang Seng rose 0.4 percent to 21,954.31. South Korea's Kospi advanced 0.8 percent to 1,935.54. Australia's S&P/ASX 200 fell 0.3 percent to 4,962.90.
Investors are looking to the release later in the day of a transcript of last month's Federal Reserve policy meeting for insights into the Fed's latest views on the health of the U.S. economy.
"Fed Chairman Ben Bernanke said this week that while the U.S. economy was significantly stronger than it was four years ago, it has yet to recover back to an acceptable state of health," said analysts at DBS Bank Ltd. in Singapore.
Corporate earnings also will draw attention later in the week, when banks Wells Fargo and JPMorgan Chase report.
Wall Street stocks ended higher Monday, as investors waited to see whether big U.S. companies would deliver on expectations of strong earnings in 2013. The Dow Jones industrial average hit another record Tuesday, rising 0.4 percent to close at 14,673.46. The Standard & Poor's 500 added 0.4 percent, to 1,568.61. The Nasdaq composite gained 0.5 percent to 3,237.86.
Benchmark oil for May delivery was down 23 cents to $93.96 per barrel in electronic trading on the New York Mercantile Exchange. The contract gained 84 cents to finish at $94.20 a barrel on the Nymex on Tuesday.
In currencies, the euro fell to $1.3086 from $1.3099 late Tuesday in New York. The dollar fell to 98.95 yen from 99.28 yen.
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