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19th Century Fortress of Kaunas
The massive ring of fortifications, batteries and other installations that surround the city of Kaunas is indeed impressive. Unlike in many other places where such magnificent 19th-century urban fortresses existed in Kaunas you can still see a large percentage of all this.
The Mighty Red Forts of the Fortress
All 13 forts still exist in various stages of decay. The first circle (1st-8th forts) surrounds the city center completely whereas on the intended second circle only one fort (the 9th fort) was completed and additional 4 (10th-13th) under construction by the time Germans captured the entire fortress after a mere week of siege (fortress commander was then tried by the Russians). No two forts of the 1st circle are more than a couple kilometers away from each other so that no enemy could easily enter the city without deadly barrage from the surrounding forts. Every fort is designed to resemble natural grass-covered hills for the advancing enemy, but inside the territory, there are many semi-subterranean structures (barracks, escarpments, warehouses, tunnels).
Two of the forts have been turned into museums. The 7th fort in the northern part of the 1st circle is the Fortress museum. Owned by a group of military history enthusiasts it is continuously improved although not yet complete. The museum that is set up in the concrete 9th fort (the newest of the completed forts) is dedicated to the genocides of people of Lithuania as the 9th fort used to be a prison (since the 1920s) and a place of mass killings in the World War 2. The museum was established by the Soviets to portray Nazi German brutality (some 15 000 Jews were murdered in the forts) but the place is now expanded to include Soviet massacres as well.
The remaining forts are largely abandoned and while most can, in theory, be visited, muddy/dirty paths provide the sole access to many of them. One derelict fort that you can easily drive directly into is the 6th fort, which also served as a Soviet and German prison. Its eerie walls overgrown with grass and paintball is now played in some of the buildings. The nearby 6th fort roundabout where three major streets converge is overlooked by a small "forest" of large crosses. These were built by people largely in 1991 and represents the then contemporary strive for independence. There are crosses for Iceland and Denmark (a gratitude for recognizing independence), another one for the liberators of Kuwait (Gulf War). Some later crosses are related to other problems, such as abortions and organized crime. A small column calls for peace on earth to prevail.
Šančiai Borough: Abandoned Barracks and Warehouse Church
Together with the military installations, many new streets were laid, new districts were built with barracks for the soldiers, warehouses, and other infrastructure.
Among such districts is Šančiai to the southeast of the New Town. Red brick 3 stories barracks still line the Juozapavičiaus Avenue there. Some of them are restored and turned into hotels or apartments. Many others stand abandoned or even decayed to a mere outer shell with nothing purposefully changed since the times of the czar a century ago.
Another interesting building in Juozapavičiaus Avenue is the Jesus Heart church, an interwar building (1938). Next to it still stands the old church, converted from a military warehouse after Šančiai became a civilian district.
The Military cemetery where soldiers of World War 1, World War 2 and other eras lie is also in Šančiai. Lithuanians, Germans, Russians, and others have their final resting place less than "a cannon shot away" in between them.
Panemunė Borough: Barrack Zone That Turned Into Resort
On the opposite bank of Nemunas from Šančiai is Panemunė, another district built for 19th-century barracks. Barracks of Panemunė are concentrated in two groups, both visible from the main Vaidoto street, the smaller one to the north and the larger one to the south, surrounding a stadium (the southern group of barracks served as Lithuania's military academy in the 1930s).
Panemunė also has a fair share of interwar wooden and brick buildings as its calm atmosphere between Nemunas river and Basanvičius park was sought for by Kaunas residents of the era. In fact, Panemunė was a recognized resort. The pre-1940 buildings are mostly on the outskirts of the district whereas the center of Panemunė is dominated by Soviet apartment blocks.
Basanavičius park (280 ha) north of Panemunė is larger than the borough itself and a popular place to stroll.
Freda Borough: Botanical Garden and Old Cemetary
To the west of Panemunė lies the district of Freda. Once it was home to the Central Fortification of the fortress that was effectively a ring 0 of its defensive might. In every place not covered by the rivers, this additional circle made the last major obstruction for the enemy before he could finally conquer the heart of the city.
Next to the former Central Fortification and the small Freda manor, the Kaunas botanic garden is now established. In summer tickets are sold whereas in winter it is free to visit. Not far away along a new district of modern homes (called Freda Township - Fredos miestelis) a 19th-century cemetery remains. The first commander of the Kaunas fortress, as well as German soldiers of the World War 1, are buried here next to the now abandoned Saint Sergei Russian Orthodox Church once used by the soldiers of nearby barracks. Several old barracks still survive in the neighborhood.
Napoleon Hill near Piliakalnio street between Freda and Panemunė is the location where the French Emperor's doomed invasion of Russia began by crossing Nemunas (trees now obstruct the views he saw).


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Make in India boost: India to make Russia's Kamov 226 helicopters
India and Russia on Thursday signed 16 agreements across various sectors — including the manufacturing of nuclear reactors, solar energy plants, railways and the first partnership in defence manufacturing — during Prime Minister Narendra Modi's two-day visit to Russia.world Updated: Dec 25, 2015 13:33 IST
The NDA government's flagship "Make in India" programme is at the centre stage of the strategic relationship with Russia, as both countries decided to build nuclear reactor components and military helicopters in India.
Russia is the first country to take up the initiative under the "Make in India" umbrella in two key sectors — nuclear and defence.
Speaking on the inter-governmental agreement of the Kamov-226t helicopters, Foreign Secretary S Jaishankar in a press beifinh said that it was only appropriate that Russia was the first country to be a part of the Make In India programme in the defence sector.
India and Russia on Thursday signed 16 agreements across various sectors — including the manufacturing of nuclear reactors, solar energy plants, railways and the first partnership in defence manufacturing — during Prime Minister Narendra Modi's two-day visit to Russia.
S Jaishankar said that the defence and security facet made the bilateral ties between Russia and India unique, but also added that during the summit special attention was given to building economic ties.
"More than previous summits, a lot of attention was played in growing the economic foundations of our relationship."
The Prime Minister visited Moscow for the India-Russia Summit - an event that is being held annually since 2000. The partnership this year focused to intensify synergy on defence, trade, hydrocarbons and nuclear energy.
"We saw a lot agreements in the field of energy. Important agreement has been signed on solar plant as well... some of it was new. Some of it was building up," Jaishankar added.
Both Modi and Russian President Vladimir Putin discussed major international issues, "particularly the situation in the Middle East, much closer the challenges of terrorism, some of the issues perhaps closer to our neighbourhood", and that both the leaders had similar views on the issues," said Jaishankar.
The foreign secretary said that all apprehensions about Russia backing India's place in the UNSC was put to rest when Putin stressed that Russia reaffirmed its 'strong support to India's candidature for a permanent seat in a reformed UNSC'.
Speaking on the inter-governmental agreement of the Kamov-226t helicopters, Jaishankar said that it was only appropriate that Russia was the first country to be a part of the Make In India programme in the defence sector.
On the energy sector, he said progress was made, and referred to the agreement on ONGC Videsh Limited (OVL) acquiring 15% stakes in Rosneft's Vankorneft oil fields, the second largest oil fields located in eastern Siberia, in Russia.
"There was also a Make in India version in the nuclear industry and an important agreement in solar energy" he said referring to the MoU between the Russian Energy Agency and the Solar Energy Corporation of India on the construction of solar power plants in India.
Stressing that the exploration and use of outer space should be for peaceful purposes, Russia and India reiterated that they were against weaponisation of outer space.
The statement said Russia and India were united by common interests in preventing the proliferation of weapons of mass destruction (WMD) and their falling into the hands of terrorists, as well as in strengthening multilateral export control regimes.
"In this context, Russia welcomes India's early accession to the Missile Technology Control Regime that would increase the effectiveness of this mechanism."
Stressing that India should fully participate in the development of the norms of international export control regulation, the statement said Russia expressed its readiness to support India's aspiration for full membership in the Nuclear Suppliers' Group and supported India's interest in full membership in the Wassenaar Arrangement.
Both sides expressed a common understanding that the internal armed conflict in Syria cannot be solved by the use of force, but rather through political and diplomatic means -- through a substantive intra-Syrian dialogue without preconditions.
Russia and India welcomed the progress achieved in the area of security, including the maintenance of the ceasefire regime in south-eastern Ukraine, as well as the signing of the agreement on the withdrawal of military equipment and artillery of the less than 100 mm calibre from the line of contact.
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The Expert: When Will U.S. RevPAR Grow Again?
- Apr 28, 2009
Jones Lang LaSalle Hotels recently published a five-year forecast for average daily rates, occupancy and RevPAR for the United States and the six major markets of Chicago, Los Angeles, Miami, New York City, San Francisco and Washington, D.C. This forecast was based on an analysis of economic indicators that show strong correlation to hotel performance, including gross domestic product, gross metro product, per capita income, non-farm payroll, the S&P 500 Index and room supply.Jones Lang LaSalle Hotels projects that U.S. RevPAR will decline 12.1 percent in 2009, the result of a 7.4 percent average-daily-rate decline and a 5.1 percent decrease in occupancy. Alongside an eventual stabilization of employment levels, RevPAR is expected to bottom out in 2010 and record 0.6 percent growth for the year, driven by a gradual increase in demand. In 2011, RevPAR is projected to grow 4.7 percent, the highest growth rate since 2007. By 2013, it is expected to exceed its previous peak achieved in 2007.Of the six metropolitan markets analyzed, New York City and Miami are expected to post the highest RevPAR declines during 2009, at 26.5 percent and 21.3 percent, respectively. Owing to increased government-related business and strong performance surrounding the inauguration, Washington, D.C., is forecast to see a decline of 9 percent this year, the smallest drop among the cities analyzed.The silver lining for existing hotel owners will be the significant attrition to the supply pipeline in 2009 and beyond. Approximately 102,000 new rooms are expected to enter the market this year, representing 2.2 percent of existing supply. That is lower than the growth rate recorded in 2008. As such, new room openings are expected to have peaked in 2008, and the rate of room openings should continue to trail off through 2011, leading to quicker and stronger recovery.Thomas Fisher is managing director for Jones Lang LaSalle Hotels.


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Alipay, the world's largest online and mobile payment platform operated by Ant Financial Services Group ("Ant Financial", "Ant"), is now available for mainland Chinese travelers at over 1,150 Starbucks branches across South Korea. Alipay is the first third-party mobile based payment method enabled nationwide at Starbucks in Korea. Adding to the ease of use, Chinese travelers can pay for their beverages in RMB via Alipay.
"Starbucks branches are among the most visited places by Chinese travelers in South Korea. We will continue to introduce Alipay to more local merchants, including restaurants and shops to make Chinese travelers' journey as convenient as at home." said Danny Chung, General Manager of Alipay Korea.
Alipay has also seen a presence at Pyeongchang and Gangreung, making it convenient for Chinese Olympics spectators to pay with ease in South Korea. Around 400 merchants around the area accept Alipay. More than half of these are convenience stores; others include local restaurants, over 20 Starbucks locations, and retail stores.
Merchants in South Korea started to accept Alipay in 2015 and the mobile payment method is now available at various types of merchants across South Korea, including convenience stores, restaurants, coffee shops, department stores, duty free shops and retail brands. Alipay users can also enjoy instant tax refund at four major airports in South Korea.


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Friday, February 24, 2012
Just a run down of my yesterday
There's the rush, and the lunch boxes,
the cereal bowls and many (gentle, because I am learning) reminders to little people to stay on task,
but this time even more because it's mom's group and a new babysitter and then the funeral.
It's not like we were bff's, or that she was technically family, but she was dear to my heart.
And the thing that I keep thinking is that I don't think I ever told her. I don't think she knew, that those times that we worked together, our hearts beating for the same ministry, loving the women there, attending ultrasounds, counseling and teaching - they were precious times to me.
It was a classic Titus 2 situation in my mind. She was not "old" (and certainly far, far too young - by our standards, to leave us here on earth) - but older than me. And her life experiences were like this path that had gone before me and aided in illuminating my own journey.
So, she's gone now and I am trying to keep busy, and keep them on task, and keep me on task and not think too much.
We get through our morning routine with ease, and for that I am thankful.
The day is long and yet each hour seems to tick by as if a minute. If that only makes sense to me it is okay, because my heart feels this often.
I sit in the church with a somewhat familiar conflict of emotion playing out within me.
To be a part of this ministry. This family. To be seated so close to her family - because she was a part of ours.
Blessed to have had the privileged of knowing her. Training under her. Encouraged by her.
Hurt, sad, a little confused.
That I really will never see her again. She won't come walking through the doors of the Center for Women with her signature (beautiful) grin, compliments, and, some form of delicious baked goodness.
That she was too young.
That I won't know why. And in my heart I know she's with Jesus, and why doesn't matter, but...
That it's all just so final.
Encouraged and challenged.
That this will some day be said of me, "Jesus was her everything"
"He was enough"
Someday when I am in heaven and nothing else matters, I want to have lived my life in a way that will be worthy of some one making that statement.
Challenged to always tell them. To tell the people that I rub shoulders with what they mean to me. Not to let time go by when I just assume.
There are friends to talk to and eat with, and it is all wrapped in bittersweet.
I run to the store, because Batman cupcakes must be made before morning. I look down at my feet as they begin to tell me that they are pretty sure I have forgotten about them,
that they are never stuffed into little (cute) black heels for 9 hours,
and would I pretty please let them out.
And I wonder why the craft store has nothing with Batman on it. Nothing.
I'm home and brainstorming in a fuzzy brain,
and realizing that doesn't work well at all,
and thinking that I might lay down on the floor after Kai's diaper change, and I may not get back up.
He makes supper, and I wonder how I ever got so lucky. He seems to become more intuitive each year, but he hates it when I say that because the pressure scares him like crazy (sorry honey, but I still think it's true).
There's small group, and friends that have begun to mean more to us than we ever imagined, and conviction and sharing God's call on our life to a new level of obedience.
And eventually..... there is a soft, comfy bed to crash into.
I say thank you Jesus, thank you, thank you, thank you.
And I usually take delight in thanking Him for the details, but tonight he knows. I know He knows way more than I do, and I don't have the details, I just don't. I have some tears, but I also have an unexplainable joy.
Oh, and thanks to pinterest, toothpicks, a hot glue gun, and a cake mix, I also have these...
5 comments:
- Susan said...
Hi Wendy,
I had lost a coworker a few years ago that I felt the same way about. We weren't extremely close, but I sensed her beauty and her love. She would come to our department(radiology ---from the next door department---emergency walk in clinic) to pick up our empty bottles and cans that she collected for her charity org that she was involved with. I didn't even know she was sick, and then the flyers went up that our dear Judy had passed away....WHAT? Did you say JUDY??? How is that possible? and then every time I had to go to the walk in clinic, it was weird not seeing her there like you always knew she would be, ever faithful with a smile, and helpful to the max....something is missing....now that she's gone...so strange, and after a while, her being gone becomes the "new normal"...but something is less than normal, it's not how it should be....sometimes I still expect to see her there, ready to help with a helpful smile...sigh...
- 24.2.12
- Andrea said...
So sorry for the loss of one dear to your heart ((hugs)). There is such beauty in the conflicting emotions you described, it is just all so true - the mix of sadness and joy, questions and thankfulness.
And thank goodness for Pinterest, cool batman cupcakes and the little man they were for... ;)
- 24.2.12
- Little Candle said...
Oh blessings to you. You are in my thoughts and prayers.
- 25.2.12
- Teresa @ Grammy Girlfriend said...
Praying for you....what a special post ....and one I really relate to
- 26.2.12
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City Center was a renaming of Town and was the successor to Town Jr., whose simplified building style is picked up. This subtheme appeared simply as City in European catalogues.
City Center was introduced in 1999 and discontinued in 2000. The next city theme, World City, was released three years later, in 2003. Some sets from this theme have been re-released.


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Mainscale Class Teacher - Starting Aug 2019, Hong Kong
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Contract type: Full Time
Contract term: Fixed Term
Suitable for NQTs: No
Mainscale Class Teachers (Starting Aug 2019)
The ESF Kindergarten and Primary schools are looking for a number of Mainscale Class Teachers. The position will be a full-time two years contract starting August 2019, renewable by mutual consent.
The main role of the classroom teacher is to maximise student learning and development through the planning, preparation and teaching of programmes which meet students' individual learning needs and achieve specific student outcomes. Teachers teach a range of student abilities and classes and are accountable for the effective delivery of their programmes. The classroom teacher engages in critical reflection in order to improve their knowledge and skills to better engage students and improve their learning.
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COLLEGE STATION, Texas, October 9, 2007 (ENS) - American cars and trucks may soon be fueled with sorghum. Not used widely as a food grain in the United States, sorghum is one of the five top cereal crops in the world, along with wheat, oats, corn, and barley. It was cultivated in Egypt in ancient times, and Africa still is the largest producer of sorghum today.
Now, energy crop company Ceres, Inc. and the Texas Agricultural Experiment Station of the Texas A&M University system have entered into a joint research and commercial agreement for high biomass sorghum.
These plants are not designed to produce grain, although they do produce it. The real value is that sorghum can be bred to produce vast amounts of biomass, the raw material for cellulosic biofuels made from stems, stalks and leaves.
Presently, sorghum-to-ethanol production uses the grain part of the plant, but the leaves and stalks hold the greatest potential for biofuel production, says Peter Mascia, Ceres vice president of product development.
He says new technologies are making it possible to utilize the carbohydrates found in plant cell walls, called cellulose, to make cellulosic ethanol.
"As these technologies mature, farmers will transition from growing as much grain per acre to producing as much biomass as they can per acre, with as little energy and agronomic inputs as possible. This means new crops and specialized hybrids like these high-biomass sorghum types will be needed," Mascia said.
Plant scientist Dr. Bill Rooney of the A&M System's Texas Agricultural Experiment Station, TAES, says that sorghum is a near-ideal crop for cellulosic biofuels.
"Sorghum produces high yields, is naturally drought tolerant and can thrive in places that do not support corn and other food crops, he said.
Sorghum also fits into established production systems and is harvested the year it is planted, unlike perennial grasses, so it fits well in a crop mix with perennial species and existing crops, like cotton," said Rooney.
A pioneer in developing high-biomass sorghum, Rooney's plants can approach 20 feet under favorable conditions, he says, and could produce more than 2,000 gallons of ethanol per acre. That's more than four times the current starch-to-ethanol process.
To accelerate product development, Ceres and the Texas A&M team will work together to expand their breeding efforts by using markers.
Markers allow plant breeders to identify useful traits in seed tissue or when plants are still seedlings. Large numbers of markers provide a roadmap of the sorghum genome, cutting years off development timelines for new products, and making it easier to improve the makeup of the plants to facilitate processing.
"Markers and biotechnology will be crucial for developing sorghum for cellulosic biofuels," says Rooney.
Mascia said Ceres has Texas-sized expectations for the collaboration. "When we combine their resources with our high-throughput trait development capabilities, we believe we can double the rate of improvement to biomass yields, while expanding the range of the crop for earlier planting in cooler and drier conditions, especially on so-called marginal or unproductive land," said Mascia.
He expects that commercial quantities of the initial hybrids will be available in time to meet the requirements of the first cellulosic biorefineries currently being planned.
The Poet company is in the initial stages of developing a commercial cellulosic ethanol plant in Emmetsburg, Iowa, company executives announced last week. The facility is expected to begin operation in 2011. Five other companies are also in the early planning stages of cellulosic ethanol production.
As part of the agreement with TAES signed last week, Ceres will obtain exclusive commercialization rights to TAES's high biomass sorghum hybrids developed in the joint research program.
The TAES program will receive royalties as well as financial and technology support from Ceres. Other aspects of the collaboration were not disclosed.
"This agreement between Ceres and TAES is a great model of how research institutions and the private sector can collaborate to accelerate existing research programs to solve our country's future energy needs," said Dr. Mark Hussey, director of TAES.
"Having our scientists work jointly on future bioenergy research is a win-win situation for both TAES and Ceres, and will help meet the growing demand for biofuels through the development of cellulosic feedstocks."
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I'm all tired and bleary eyed from the silly season, and it's not even really properly begun! I love Christmas, but I'm kind of looking forward to late Dec/early Jan, to have some proper downtime without a thousand end-of-year things to go to.
Tomorrow I have my work Christmas party- we are going on some sort of cruise on the Harbour. It should be fun. It's a 70's party (sigh), so I'm going for a sort of 70's mustachioed detective sort of vibe. I'll post a picture of my dopey self.
anyway, please excuse me if this blog slowly winds down from now..


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Hear from seven members of the Class of 2016 who are married or engaged to be married soon.
I'm Muslim because I say I am, and I'm right where I belong.
What do the postal service and C'est Bon have in common? Neither rain nor snow can stop them from upholding their constitutional duty.
In her final interview of the year with The Crimson, Faust reflected on her role in several hot-button campus issues, including sexual assault policies and protests regarding two controversial non-indictments.
Jorge I. Dominguez will step down from his position as vice provost for international affairs at the end of next June but will continue to teach as a professor of government, the University announced Thursday.
The audience, which included the current UC President Gus A. Mayopoulos '15, cheered raucously and frequently shouted at the candidates.
The donation, from former Microsoft CEO and longtime donor Steven A. Ballmer '77, will fund 12 professorships in the field.
Local government officials criticized the University for failing to fulfill the whole request, referring to what can feel like a "one-sided" sense of appreciation.
The project, under the working title "MGH Hospital China," would be MGH's first major international satellite and has the potential to be a key source of revenue for the hospital.
The University released last week a new set of guidelines regarding medical screening and travel to the countries most affected by Ebola.
The Faculty of Arts and Sciences is likely to adopt a new concentration in "Theater, Dance, and Media" to begin enrolling undergraduates in fall 2015, University officials announced on Monday.
The Harvard Computer Society—the five-person group that manages more than 7,000 student mailing lists—is finalizing a transition from on-campus servers to the cloud.
Including three new buildings and the elevation of the school's current courtyard, the project looks to be one of the largest capital expansions on Harvard's Cambridge campus in recent history.
The task force is actively collaborating with peer institutions to create a "climate survey" to gauge the circumstances in which unwanted sexual advances occur.
These guys have it all figured out.


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On Thursday, April 5th, I awoke to the sound of water below my bedroom; I said to myself that someone was taking a shower in the bathroom below me. The problem with that thought is NOBODY USES THE BATHROOM BELOW ME. I ran downstairs to find a swimming pool in our basement (ok a swimming pool for small insects and such as the depth was no more than 2 inches) a pipe in the toilet had burst, spewing water like a miniature Niagara Falls.
The final casualties for last week's flood is in. 60 of our grandson's stuffed animals lost their life as they valiantly kept him safe from water as he slept. (We were told we shouldn't save them as most were soaking wet) Every single one of his books drowned, they didn't know what hit them, and we are waiting to see the condition of the three easy chairs. They stood stoic as the waves lashed against their legs. Their companion tables are so lost as they sit in a corner of our living room. The poor tables miss their easy chair companions.
The pipe that burst was one of those pipes that had a lifetime guarantee against burstability. I took out my dictionary to see if I had the right definition of LIFETIME.
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Atlantic City Revenues Down Again March [AUDIO]
Atlantic City casino revenues were down again in March, 10.5 percent lower than March of 2012.
Revel saw an increase in revenue of nine percent in March versus February. Of the others, only one, the Atlantic Club, saw a year-over-year revenue increase of 33 percent last month.
Ken Wisnefski, of WebiMax in Mount Laurel, lives just outside of Atlantic City and visits frequently. He says part of the problem is a marketing campaign that includes confusing websites.
"If we're struggling with it, I'm going to make a pretty certain ascertation that people who may be a little bit far removed from this area are having much more difficulty in finding out what's going on."
Tourism officials hope a new marketing element unveiled this week focusing on specific Atlantic City events, and urging people to 'Do it now' will help.
The new campaign will utilize more than 3,000 TV ads, 5,000 radio commercials, and print and online ads.


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I think autumn may be my favourite season. I'm really enjoying it being cold enough to wrap myself in wool without melting. I find woolly jumpers, blankets and socks (not an exhaustive list) very comforting and a cotton sheet may be a lot cooler but unfortunately doesn't have the same ability to make me happy. I'm knitting a cardigan with Eden Cottage BFL Sock in Copper Bucket which is a lovely autumny colour. The pattern is Serina Cardigan by Gretchen Ronnevik and I think it will be really nice when it's finished but I'm currently drowning under every increasing rows of 4ply stocking stitch.
I live in Hemel Hempstead which is not renowned for its beautiful landscapes but there are some very pretty spots around at the moment.
One thing Hemel is famous for is conkers (and a really horrible roundabout) as apparently there were a lot of horse chestnuts planted to commemorate the coronation of Edward VII. There's even a conker festival held in Hemel every year by The Boxmoor Trust who have lately expanded into a Wood, Wool and Food festival the day before. I helped out at the first one a few years ago but thankfully I think the photo that made it into the local paper has been lost to the mists of time. The easy availability of conkers does mean I've been able to test the efficacy of conkers as a spider repellent, although the results are not promising. I have been able to develop a theory on how my fear of spiders is not just related to size but to the leg-to-body ratio, which is interesting but not particularly helpful when one is stuck in my bath.
We're having an old school games evening at Guides this week and we're going to be trying to play conkers, along with skipping and hopscotch. Last week they made bird feeders out of coconuts and I think the lesson most of them learnt is that trying to remove coconut flesh with a table knife is really difficult!


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WhatsApp photo drug dealer caught by 'groundbreaking' work
A pioneering fingerprint technique used to convict a drugs gang from a WhatsApp message "is the future" of how police approach evidence to catch criminals.
An image of a man holding ecstasy tablets in his palm was found on the mobile of someone arrested in Bridgend.
It was sent to South Wales Police's scientific support unit and helped to secure 11 convictions.
These are believed to be the first convictions in Wales from fingerprints taken from a photograph.
The unit's Dave Thomas described its use as "groundbreaking" and said officers are now looking more closely at photographs on phones seized for potential evidence.
He said: "It is an old-fashioned technique [fingerprinting], not new.
"Ultimately, beyond everything else, we took a phone and looked at everything on it – we knew it had a hand with drugs on it.
"These guys [the dealers] are using the technology not to get caught and we need to keep up with advancements."
The photograph came to light after a tip-off drugs were being sold from a house in the Kenfig Hill area of Bridgend.
It was raided and large quantities of Gorilla Glue – a type of cannabis – was recovered.
Mr Thomas praised the officer that spotted a photograph among a stream of WhatsApp messages going back months as potentially carrying significant evidence.
"It had a number of texts such as 'what do you want to buy?' on it," he said.
"There was then the photograph of the hand holding pills that seemed like it was sent to potential customers saying 'these are my wares, I'm selling these'.
"But he was not thinking it showed part of his hand and there was potentially a fingerprint."
The scientific support unit – a joint venture between the Gwent and south Wales forces, based in Bridgend – was able to scan the image into its system.
However, there were just parts of the middle and bottom of a finger visible – records only keep the top part.
This meant the image did not find a match on national databases.
However, other evidence meant officers had an idea who they believed was behind the drugs operation.
"While the scale and quality of the photograph proved a challenge, the small bits were enough to prove he was the dealer," added Mr Thomas.
"It has now opened the floodgates and when there is part of a hand on a photograph, officers are sending them in."
He believes it is the first time someone's fingerprint has been identified by a photograph in Wales and shows the potential of a forensic unit with a small piece of evidence.
Mr Thomas pointed to how about 80% of people now have mobile phones and use them to record incidents such as fights and car crashes.
"We can download and enhance (footage)," he said.
"These are all advancements in the digital world – they provide lots of questions we need to provide answers for."
Making greater use of social media messages is just one area being developed.
"We want to be in a position where there is a burglary at 20:30, we can scan evidence and by 20:45 be waiting at the offender's front door and arrest them arriving home with the swag," he added.
"That will work through remote transmission – scanning evidence at the scene and sending it back quickly for a match.
"It's the future. We are not there yet but it could significantly enhance the ability of the local bobbies to arrest people very quickly."


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And the ends of the sleeve which mirror the sweater bottom. For those of you who care about such things, the yarn is Cestari DK weight in Heathered Forest. I used about five and a half skeins.
Since I couldn't wait until I put on the buttons, I decided to let you see them too.
The sweater requires five, and I got a sixth for safety. I am a HUGE sucker for things Celtic (you should see my many pair of silver Celtic knot style earrings!) and I thought these would go well with the cabling without being too busy. Feel free to agree with me. :-)
I'm so tickled with myself I can't see straight, and the DH keeps giving me that oh-so-masculine "You're being such a cute little woman" grin. So what do you think?


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The Finger Lime plant, Citrus australasica (syn. Microcitrus australasica) is a thorny understorey shrub or small tree of lowland subtropical rainforest and dry rainforest in the coastal border region of Queensland and New South Wales, Australia.
The plant is 2-7 metres in height. Leaves are small, 1-6 cm long and 3-25 mm wide, glabrous, with a notched tip and crenate towards the apex. Flowers are white with petals 6-9 mm long. The fruit is cylindrical, 4-8 cm long, sometimes slightly curved, coming in different colours, including pink and green.
Cultivation and uses
Early settlers consumed the fruit[1] and retained the trees when clearing for agriculture. Colonial botanists suggested that they should be cultivated.[1]
The finger lime has been recently popularised as a gourmet bushfood. The globular juice vesicles have been likened to a "lime caviar ", which can be used as a garnish or added to various recipes. The fresh vesicles have the effect of a burst of effervescent tangy flavour as they are chewed. The fruit juice is acidic and similar to that of a lime. Marmalade and pickles are also made from finger lime. The finger lime peel can be dried and used as a flavouring spice.
There is a wide range of different coloured variants of finger lime fruit, including green, yellow, orange, red, purple, black and brown. Finger lime is thought to have the widest range of colour variation within any Citrus species.
Commercial use of finger lime fruit started in the mid-1990s in boutique marmalades made from wild harvested fruit. By 2000 the finger lime was being sold in restaurants, including the export of fresh fruit.
The finger lime has been recently grown on a commercial basis in Australia in response to high demand for the fruit. There is an increasing range of genetic selections which are budded onto Citrus rootstock. With the sudden high market demand for the fruit the primary source of genetic material for propagation has been selections from wild stock.
In cultivation, the finger lime plant is grown in much the same way as other citrus species. It may be subject to some pests and diseases requiring pest control in cropping situations. This includes scale, caterpillars, gall-wasp, and limb dieback. Research into fruit fly by Dr Andrew Jessop has concluded that Finger Limes are a non-host plant to fruit flies and as such are not a quarantine risk to importing countries.
Research conducted in the 1970s indicated that a wild selection of C. australasica was highly resistant to Phytophthora citrophthora root disease, which has resulted in a cross-breeding program with finger lime to develop disease-resistant citrus rootstock.[1]
The CSIRO has also developed several Citrus hybrids by crossing the finger lime with standard Citrus species.


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Cottonwood Campground - South Unit
Cottonwood Campground is located six miles from the South Unit park entrance. Half of the sites are first-come, first-served and half are by reservation through www.recreation.gov.
Open Year-Round
Information: 701-623-4466
General Information
Sites: 76, pull-through, back-in, and walk-in sites
Group Sites: 1 site reservable (see below for information)
Reservations: 37 sites reservable. Contact recreation.gov or call 1-877-444-6777.
Fees: $14 per night summer season, $7 per night winter season.
Winter rates are in effect.
Discounts: Senior Pass or Access Pass holders receive a 50% discount.
Maximum occupancy: 1 family or 6 people
Restrooms: Flush toilets during main visitor season, pit toilet available year-round
Drinking Water: Spigots located throughout campground
Showers: No
RV Information
Dump Station: No (Private campgrounds in Medora may offer use of their dump stations for a fee.)
Water Fill Station: Yes
Electric hookups: No
Sewer hookups: No
Water hookups: No
Cottonwood Group Site Information:
The Cottonwood Group Site is available by reservation only for groups of 7 to 20 people. Cost is $30 per night. Reservations can be made online at recreation.gov or by calling 1-877-444-6777. (Theodore Roosevelt National Park cannot make reservations.)


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Maneuver your rocket car and collect the red dots which is rocket fuel for your car to fly and reach the exit for the next level. Have fun driving your rocket car!
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Here's a fun Saturday morning activity for you - try your hand at lighting a virtual model in this Virtual Lighting Studio. It's pretty simple, and very addicting. For each light, you'll choose the source - a bare strobe, softbox, or ringlight. Then just decide the power, gel colors, placement and distance. Maybe for the next version the virtual model won't be so creepy. I agree with David Hobby's sentiment - "On the one hand, I just blew 20 mins playing with this thing. On the other, pretty sure this guy is gonna kill me in my dreams tonight."
For the above image, I used a ring light straight on with two bare bulbs on either side. What can you come up with?
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Thumbs up if you tried playing with the controls on the jpg image!
I'm not so sure I agree with how it treats a softbox vs a bare strobe. To me, the light looked like it got harsher and the shadows got sharper when I put a softbox on it.
lol why is he bald? How many completely bald people have you shot lately?! Really cool though.
This is very coooooool. I'll be playing with this a lot :)
Might be useful as a learning or teaching tool. Once you've done it for real I would think that you got a pretty good idea about how the light is going to hit your subject.
You know how you could make this program better? Throw in a "Squint" and "Turtle" buttons! :)
This is great! Why didn't anyone think of this before? Nice for playing around with different looks and lights. Thumbs up!
So when can I expect this for my iPad?? Lol.
Cool. But of all the possible characters to come up with...this guy? Why not a nice ELITE or FORD model for crying out loud!? I mean, if we're going to mess with lighting and spend a lot of time fine tuning some lighting set ups with this....may as well be a face worth lighting yeah? All good! lol!
Cool! Wish the model would have stuck his forehead towards the camera so we could have a better jawline.
Great! Too bad my internet connection is too slow today.
Cool. Too much fun, it can be a huge time sink. But it's a lot easier than moving real lights around. It would be nice if Mr. Model had some hair so we can see the effects of hairlights and backlights. I imagine that for the same reason those effects are interesting, they are also hard to model on the computer. Maybe that'll be in not-free "Pro" version :-)


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Maybe you remember that I used to recommend GetGlue, a social network where you could check into movies, TV-series, books, video games and music. However, GetGlue jumped the shark long ago, removing all the great things about the website, totally ignoring complaints for their users. And when you thought things could'nt get any worse, they went and changed the name to TVtag.
So from now on I use a social network called Trakt.tv instead. It's the perfect app for checking into movies and TV-series, while sharing it to Facebook, Twitter and Tumblr. I love it so if you give it a try, add me as a friend by visiting my profile. It's perfect for entertainment nerds!


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Oakland Living All-Weather Wicker Conversation Set with Fire Bowl
Oakland Living All-Weather Wicker Conversation Set with Fire Bowl Our all weather resin wicker sets are the perfect edition to any setting. Adds beauty, style and functionality to your home, garden or back yard patio. Ideal for indoors or out. This set is made of all weather resin wicker and has a steel frame. Features: -Stainless steel or brass hardware-Fade, chip and crack resistant-Set includes one three person sofa with cushion, one loveseat with cushion, two chairs with cushions, four side tables and one fire bowl-Constructed of resin wicker and steel-Color for years of beauty-Resin Wiker collection-Number of Pieces in Set: 8-Powder Coated Finish: Yes-Cushions: Yes-Cushions Included: Yes-Arms: Yes-Distressed: No. Warranty: -1 Year limited manufacturers warranty.


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Aleksandar Hemon - The Lazarus Project
- Henry Northmore
- 31 July 2008
Aleksandar Hemon draws on his Bosnian heritage to weave two narratives into one startling insight of a nation wracked with war, poverty and pogroms. There are obvious parallels to his own life, as Vladimir Brik travels from Chicago through Eastern Europe to research his historical novel, accompanied by his photographer friend Rora. Every other chapter switches to the book he's writing/researching, based on the true story of the unjustified killing of young immigrant Lazarus Averbuch in 1908.
For an author who couldn't write in English until 1995 this is an amazing work, with subtle interplay between the two time frames highlighting the festering attitude society has towards immigrants. Both strands present a gritty realism, and a darkness lurks throughout as countries react to both literal and perceived threats. Hemon refuses to preach but presents a humanity at the heart of society's supposed problems.


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New AC Refrigerant Has 99.7% Lower Global Warming Potential Than Current Chemical
Image: GM
HFO-1234yf Will be Used in GM's 2013 Models
We talk a lot about CO2 because it is the greenhouse gas that humanity produces in the biggest quantity, but there are many others that contribute to warming our planet. The refrigerant in automobile air conditioner units is one of those. It stays in the atmosphere for a long time if it leaks, and it is pretty effective at trapping heat in the atmosphere. That's why it's good news that GM, probably followed by other automakers, will start using a new refrigerant (HFO-1234yf, made by Honeywell Fluorine Products) that will be substantially more benign for the environment. Read on for more details.
Image: GM
The biggest benefit of the new refrigerant, (HFO-1234yf) supplied by Honeywell, is that it breaks down faster in the atmosphere than the refrigerant currently used (R-134a), On average, R-134a refrigerant has an atmospheric life of more than 13 years, giving it a global warming potential (GWP) of over 1,400.
By comparison, the new refrigerant lingers in the atmosphere for just 11 days and has a GWP of only 4, a 99.7 percent improvement. GWP is a value used to compare different greenhouse gases that trap heat in the atmosphere. The base measurement for GWP is relative to that of carbon dioxide (CO2). (source)
I hope that all other automakers will also switch to this refrigerant (or another equally good or better). Same for stationary A/C units used in houses and buildings.
Via GM
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My boy's mittens...
Mittens I pinned...
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It gets pretty cold here and I know my little boy plays outside a lot when he's at school in the morning. He has a pair of thin, cotton gloves that are hardly warm and kind of tough for him to put on by himself. So, as you can see from the pictures, I made him some mittens.
I used a great tutorial for the convection mittens that I pinned here. It's from a guest post by foxflat on whipup and I especially loved it because it was beautifully illustrated with hand-drawn images. You don't see that much these days in online tutorials and it was very refreshing! You should definitely take a look at it, even if you aren't going to make a pair of the mittens.
I loved the convection mittens pattern. It was clear and easy to follow. I mixed the colors up for my little boy's mittens. He loves blue. I had three shades of blue left over from the gnome hats. Perfect! I made two small modifications to the mitten pattern: (1) I used fleece for the inner and outer layers of the mittens. (2) I added elastic to the waist so they wouldn't slide of my little guy's hands.
I am so please with how they turned out...and my guy loves them. The convection mitten pdf pattern is definitely a success and I will be keeping it!
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Lately I've been giving updates on paleo living and sharing some of my favorite recipes. Now that I have just completed my second month of CrossFit training over at CrossFit Ktown, I thought it would be best to share what's been going on over at the gym. CrossFit isn't your typical "globo gym" workout. There are no isolated bicep curls, mirrors on the walls, or a treadmill to be found anywhere. You will find gymnastic rings, pull up bars, plenty of barbells and bounce weights, kettlebells, and the dreaded row machines. As I've written in an earlier post, CrossFit is designed to mimic movements we do in our daily lives. We do squats to protect our back from heavy lifting by bending at the knees rather than at the hips. We use kettlebells to keep all of our muscles engaged and increase our strength as the weight moves around in our hands. We do Olympic lifts that require our entire body strength that quickly strengthen and lean us out. We do sprints in the 100 degree heat because let's face it, it's just fun! (note: extreme sarcasm)
The coaches over at CrossFit Ktown have been great and so much fun to work with (yea I'm talking about you: Grant, Jessie, Erin, Taylor, and CBo). All of the boxes we use for box jumps have sayings on them, some funny and others serious. One of the boxes says, "Training is a process, not the events of one day." That is definitely the philosophy over at CrossFit Ktown. You'll regularly hear Coach G say, "Doesn't matter where you are as long as you're always progressing and getting stronger." Where you usually find gyms very cold and depressing, CrossFit Ktown is encouraging, challenging, driving you to want to get better. I've done things just in these past two months I never thought I could do such as deadlifting 115 lbs. or finishing a WOD like "Erin" where I'm not going to lie, I was a bit scared right before we got started. Note: the named ones are always the difficult ones. To be completely honest, I've had a blast with everyone these past two months. I look forward to my evening class and feel so much better and more energetic after a CrossFit day. To top it all off, I've shed 4 lbs. of body weight since we first started 2 months ago. Seeing results is the biggest motivator one can have.
I know my progression has loads to do with combining paleo with CrossFit, and I'm still doing yoga to stay limber and flexible. You can't overlook how important flexibility and spine health is for any workout program. I know the inevitable plateau will probably hit here soon, but I'll be ready for it reminding myself to just keep pushing to get better a little bit at a time.


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When I made the decision not to go to the Intervale and farm this year I admit I was hoping for a 12 or 13 foot flood right about now. That would have left about half or more of my land under water - which isn't good news on April 15th. Everyone in Vermont is getting a late start, AND I know there is a lot of clay soil and that's going to take some time to dry. I would not be able to work the field for approx 2 weeks, assuming decent weather, not even able to drive in for about that much time or longer which would have meant many extra hours carrying trays 1/4 mile and shoes that fall apart. So, that could have happened and I would feel like, "there, i made the right decision." Had it not happened I would have still been ok with the decision and am happy about it for various reasons i won't go into now. But that isn't what's going on, this is what's going on
This is what is going on. A flood of this magnitude is likely to hit all or some of the fields of my friends and collegues still in the Intervale and that sucks. The water will be gone quick and not as heavy or as long as it will be on the soil i was using, but still not pretty. No one probably had anything in, so in that way it's far from the worst, and given last years flood, which was much later, and reports from Digger's and Half Pint that they still ended up with pretty good seasons due to a nice fall, maybe it is not a big deal. But that still sweeps under the rug one issue which nags me: the FDA regs would say not to plant anything in that land maybe for as much as 120 days, maybe 30. Those are big numbers in a Vermont season, no matter which it is or if it falls inbetween.
It strikes me as a bit hypocritical not to vocally say, "The FDA doesn't know what it is doing w/r/t food safety & these floods. Their pre-occupation with it is way out of purpotion to their lack of pre-occupation with prescription drugs, alchohol, you name the hundred issues they stick their head in the sand for."
Instead I think the intervale center and NOFA as well have their hands tied behind their backs, and may end up sacrificing these farmers as well, maybe for some logic like, "as long as we get most of what we want for organic ag . . " more and more it doesn't seem like they are getting that either (see regs coming down the pike). They are basically NGOs as we in peace corp would say. They may not be the gov, but they aren't in much of a position to do anything but nod to whatever they say. Grants and business certifying land ain't nothing.
Yes, this qualifies as one of my favorite rants, and it's just something I know about from my work farming, but it might be viewed as symptomatic of a larger problem (prbably in the ecosystem of the internet as well).
WEll, good luck to all vermont farmers this year, and may the rest of the year be uneventful (at least weather events) and productive and may I eat your bounty tout de sweet.


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I absolutely love them! They're whimsical whilst also having the ability to add a contemporary edge to any look - so refreshing when viewed against the backdrop of vintage inspired leather bags seen in just about every shop and carried by every boy/girl. This is definitely a quirky/more avant-garde/futuristic look. However aesthetically beautiful they may be, being see-through does mean that the contents of your bag will be on display for prying eyes, you might want to have a smaller non see-through pouch for personal items and valuables to be safely placed inside the bag. This "trend" definitely has my vote of approval.
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