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Donna W. Neal 12/22/2006 3:50:10 AMBeautiful catch and I love this one in B/W.... #575881
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Cindy Hamilton 12/22/2006 4:27:40 AMThis is a fabulous shot, Harry. It makes me shiver, but still be there. #3728303
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Tony Gutowski 12/22/2006 5:27:35 AMGreat capture of the moment, Harry -Regard Tony #3728568
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I first encountered, a British skincare brand when I had a Bliss facial.
The therapist recommended a Medik8 product called Red Alert to me for my hypersensitivity (review coming up at some point in the future!) and then I became fascinated with the brand, which has so many different kinds of serums for different needs.
I got some sample sizes of the two serums that interested me the most, Medik8 Hydr8 B5 and CE-Tetra.
CE-Tetra is a Pro-Collagen Vitamin C Serum which is great for preventing wrinkles and general anti-ageing.
This recommended for people aged 40s onwards – there's also one called C-Tetra which is less strong and good for women from their 20s-40s (I wanted to try the stronger one for the sake of it!)
Hyrdra8 is a Skin Rehydration Serum with Hyaluronic Acid and B5. This should provide 24 hours of hydration!
So I had some small samplers to try out and I did so for the space of about 3 weeks a few months ago….I have this idea in my head that if I can find the right serums, I can use them instead of using a cream or a cream + serum.
So I used these two products in conjunction with each other for a few weeks and although I can't say how it would perform over a fixed period like 6 months I can say that both of these products worked quite nicely.
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The CE-Tetra I noticed brightened my skin up considerably after about a week of use. I'm not sure about wrinkles…my skin did feel softer though.
I was happy with how these serums worked together – both are light so they sunk in quickly and left a non-sticky finish.
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After spending some time this weekend trying to build a decent dropship and failing miserably, I put together a little scene from my new empire. First came the marines, then the regular troops (though no dropship...) although they still are lacking in ships, airforce and vehicles. So it's a small empire, though old and in all old empires there's some culture. So let me introduce Bruce:
The favourite art in the Halcyon Empire is the martial ones ofcourse, but during long periods of no enemies other arts developed. One particularly favoured is the art of the fearstricken scream. Developed by Wilhelm of Halcyon (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4YDpuA90KEY) hundreds of years ago, Bruce is a practicer (or soon will be, anyway). He has been painstakingly trained by his clan for years for this performance in front of the emperor himself!
Bruce with his instrument. However, he does not know what that is, because his training. To have the best scream it was soon found that the victim had to be unsuspecting. It's possible to surprise the victim, but beeing invited to a grand ball where ONE of the guests would be stabbed and it's vitaly important (for the sake of art) that the person is not told wasn't the fun thing it was supposed to be. So instead, the art developed along the present day lines. Here is a picture of the regular troops invited to this occasion - they have performed well and are allowed to stand honorguard in the emperors throne room on this auspicious day.
How did Bruce get chosen and how has he been trained? All spastic minifigs are chosen for this when they are young. What's really wanted are swift, decisive handmovments that are not entirely under the figs control. The minifig is then taken into a totally padded enviroment - no hard corners, lots of pillows and they're not even allowed to look at a sharp object. They never know even a bruise nor papercut, and are given daily song lessons to develop a great voice. And here is the emperor himself positioned on his throne, with his wife on his left hand side and his son on the right. In front of him the scene where Bruce soon will perform.
The performers are only good for one performance, after that the surprise doesn't really... shine through in the same way. Veteran warriors are afficionados of screams after years of war and raiding. And now Bruce enters, totally oblivious to what's about to happen. The emperor tells him to play with the object in front of him, and everyone tries not to chuckle or giggle.
And Bruce does not dissapoint! Obediently he picks up the knife, never having seen a sharp object before. The total naivity is strange to the other minifigs but they in turn sharpen (pun intended) their ears.
And in one swift spastic movement Bruce cuts his own hand of, and in total surprise screams out. All are amused and the quality was surperb, the clan that trained Bruce are given much credit and the veterans all agree it was a pity he only cut of his hand.
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Season series: This is the second of two games between the St. Louis Blues and New York Islanders. Jaroslav Halak stopped 22 shots and five Blues scored in a 5-1 win at Scottrade Center on Dec. 5.
Big story: While the Blues continue to try to chase down the Chicago Blackhawks for the Central Division lead -- they're three points back with three games in hand -- the Islanders continue an important homestand that began Thursday with a 6-4 loss to the Pittsburgh Penguins.
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Blues: A concussion sidelined top goal scorer Alexander Steen for 11 games earlier this season, but in four games since returning he has two goals and two assists. That includes a goal Thursday in a 2-1 win at the New York Rangers, but unfortunately for St. Louis it lost Steen's services again later in that game due to a lower-body injury. His status is day-to-day.
The Blues held practice Friday afternoon at Ingalls Rink on the campus of Yale University so they could also attend the beginning of the women's game Friday night against Brown, which will celebrate the life of late Yale player Mandi Schwartz, the sister of Blues forward Jaden Schwartz. She died of leukemia in 2011.
"He's just humble, down to earth, and it comes from his family," Steen said of Schwartz in the St. Louis Post-Dispatch. "They're all the same; I've had the pleasure of meeting his parents. It's going to be a special night for us as well. The hockey aside, it's important for us to show him what he means as a friend, not just as a player."
Islanders: Among the hottest teams in the NHL in the new year, New York scored at least four goals for the fourth consecutive game Thursday and the seventh time in 12 games this month. The surge has lifted the Islanders to 13th in League scoring at 2.74 goals per game.
On the flip side, they're the second-worst defensive team, after the Edmonton Oilers, allowing 3.24 goals per game. That turned out to be a poor recipe for success against the Penguins; after jumping out to an early 2-0 lead, the Islanders gave up the next four goals and found themselves playing catch-up the rest of the way.
"For some reason, we're not good enough without the puck, I guess," forward Frans Nielsen said in Newsday.
"Not everybody had a good night for us," coach Jack Capuano added.
Who's hot: Halak has won his past two starts, allowing a single goal in each game. Schwartz and linemate David Backes each have two-game assist streaks. … Islanders forward John Tavares, second in League scoring to Pittsburgh's Sidney Crosby, has 10 goals and 15 assists in his past 15 games. Forward Kyle Okposo has two goals and four assists during a four-game point streak. Forward Brock Nelson has three goals in his past four games.
Injury report: Steen is the only injury concern for St. Louis. … New York defenseman Lubomir Visnovsky (concussion) is practicing and hopeful of returning before the Olympic break. Goalie Evgeni Nabokov (lower body) could also be back soon. Defenseman Travis Hamonic (concussion) is out indefinitely.


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Keeping regressive taxes, scrapping progressive ones
What does it say about this government's priorities that taxes that hit the poorest worst will be kept but the rich will be given more money back ?
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Except that the IFS is on the record as saying that VAT is actually fairly progressive. That doesn't mean I'd support the removal of the 50% rate . . .
- 09 January, 2011 20:04
- Chris said...
Shocking? Yes. Surprising? No.
- 09 January, 2011 22:03
- Alan said...
And perhaps because the 50% tax rate will probably result in tax takes going down, not up. As Arthur Laffer noticed.
- 09 January, 2011 22:05
- Norfolk Blogger said...
Alan, there was a piece on Radio 5 this morning about what you say, and the point was made that tax takes have risen when higher rate taxes have been cut, but higher rate taxes have only been cut in the past during times of healthy growth, so tax takes would have risen anyway.
- 09 January, 2011 22:16
The tax take would also rise if we stopped these slimy shits evading and avoiding what they should be paying.
And half of the cuts at least wouldn't be needed.
- 09 January, 2011 22:40
- Alan said...
Nich - I'll take Laffer and Wanniski (respected economists) over Radio 5 DJs anyday! The evidence that lower taxes generate growth is pretty solid: over the last 50 years, the most entrepreneurial countries tend to have the lowest taxes. They also tend to have the greatest inequalities.
But it all depends on the motivation for the tax. The left typically abhor inequality more than growth, and so the tax makes sense (better to live in a poorer, but more equal society). The right, typically accept inequality as a price for growth. Interesting that Labour only got elected recently when they too adopted this (Mandelson famously having no problem with the "filthy rich").
The LDs (not untypically) look both ways - the Orange Bookers being more Blairite, with the activists more Brownite. This is why the party is being torn apart.
- 09 January, 2011 22:41
Well duh. Its a Tory led government. That's what they do. That's why they take money from hard working families and force students into a lifetime of debt while giving cold weather payments to millionaires.
@Alan. Regressive taxes like VAT still involve a distortion of the market and therefore are detrimental to growth. The point is that for any given level of tax, however low, that it should be raised in a fair way.
- 10 January, 2011 17:39
- nicko said...
The thing to bear in mind is, there`s no such thing as a neutral economist. As Alan points out, it`s partly a matter of intentions, views and values.
`Lower taxes stimulate growth` is probably something of a half-truth. Which taxes ? Growth in which areas ?
All economic measures have a plus and minus side according to your views - a strong pound damages exports, but makes imports more expensive. VAT puts prices up and damages retail, but direct taxes (income tax) may have the same effect.
I don`t like to say anything nice about politicians of any sort, but it must be said that UK exports of manufactured goods are doing well. In fact the firm that employs one of my neighbours is finding that in addition to benefitting their export drive (which they expected), the weaker pound has also depressed demand for imported goods, boosting their domestic sales (which they didn`t expect).
If we can keep all parties committed to that approach (and all three were committd to manufacturing and engineering until the `80s), then I for one will be very happy.
- 12 January, 2011 17:09
- Nick O said...
Apologies, I made an error in that previous posting. I meant to say that a strong pound damages exports but a weak pound makes imports more expensive.
Just to confuse the issue, of course the same company could be importing raw materials to make into finished products to export, so it`s very difficult
to think in terms of hard and fast rules in these matters.
Apologies once again for the error - it`s been a long day !
- 12 January, 2011 17:15
No need to apologise.
- 12 January, 2011 23:09
- Nick O said...
That`s very civilized of you.
- 13 January, 2011 09:18
Actually higher earners pay more VAT than lower earners. Higher earners have nicer houses that they like to fill with nice things making their VAT spend higher.
Concerning the 50% tax rate for high earners,they are trying to encourage enterprise to get the economy moving.
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Paper Planes are excited to announce the release of their debut double A-side single, 'You're a Winner' and 'Do it for the kids' through independent Norwegian label Best Unbeaten Brother (makers of the vinyl version of the Gloomchasers Home Of The Big Regret)
The release features two tracks that showcase the band's diverse sounds. Singer/guitarist Claire Birchall has been described as having "one of the coolest and toughest voices you'll hear", highlighted in the hard hitting guitar-driven 'You're a Winner'. On the flip side, 'Do it for the kids' demonstrates the band's capacity for something deeper and more fragile: "a slow-burner anthem for the disaffected youth of today".
Paper Planes are a dynamic 4-piece Melbourne band fronted by singer-songwriter and guitarist Claire Birchall. The band also features Rebecca Birchall on keyboard/rhythm guitar/backing vocals, Adam Doherty on bass, and Adam Pacula on drums.
Tracked on 2" tape at Melbourne's Birdland Studios, the single is available in February on limited release white vinyl, a testament to the band's love of analogue recording and a perfect vehicle for their sound.
Described by Erik Granberg of Best Unbeaten Brother as "better than most things we've ever seen or owned", this is definitely one for the collection!
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About Kao Group
- Overview of the Kao Group
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Striving for the wholehearted satisfaction and enrichment of the lives of people globally in four fields of business
The Kao Group develops its consumer products business for general consumers in three of its fields of business: Beauty Care, Human Health Care, and Fabric and Home Care. In our Chemical Business, we also develop a wide range of chemical products that meet the various needs of industry. The Kao Group believes that through these businesses we can contribute to the wholehearted satisfaction and enrichment of the lives of people throughout the world.
Beauty Care
Responding to people's desire to be beautiful
In our Beauty Care Business, to respond to people's desire to be beautiful, we provide products that range from the prestige cosmetics with the respective value and individuality of each brand including Sofina, Kanebo and Molton Brown, to beauty care products including skin and body care products such as facial and body cleansers, hair care products such as shampoos and conditioners, and hair styling agents. We provide hair coloring, permanent wave, styling agents, etc. to hair salons chiefly in Europe and the United States but also around the globe under the Goldwell and KMS brand name.
Cosmetics brand offering a new skin physiological approach to skin care. Launched in 1982 in Japan, the Sofina brand is now a favorite of many Japanese consumers and is also popular in other Asian countries
Prestige cosmetics brand that became part of the Kao Group in 2006. Widely available in department stores and other outlets in Japan, Asia, Europe and North America, Kanebo is popular with consumers around the world.
Molton Brown
Luxury brand Molton Brown was established in London in 1973, selling products made from specially selected natural ingredients. Well-known at leading department stores and directly operated shops and as a hotel and airline amenity brand in over 70 countries around the world.
Gentle facial foaming cleanser Bioré was launched in 1980, and extensions to the product line ranging from makeup remover to body wash have been added over the years. A favorite skin care brand among consumers in Japan, other Asian countries, and Americas.
Jergens has been a favorite skin care brand of American women of all ages since 1901. The brand is enjoying revived popularity now with its line of innovative, new-concept products.
John Frieda
John Frieda is a global premium hair care brand well known in major North American and European centers such as London, Paris and New York. Its sophisticated and fashionable brand image has won it a strong following among young women.
Goldwell, a German brand used in high class hair salons. European hair artists consider it the most trusted and reliable name among professional use products.
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Making every day of people's lives more comfortable and healthier
In the Human Health Care Business we provide products that help make every day of people's lives more comfortable and healthier. Among the products that our Human Health Care Business provides are functional health beverages conceived as a result of many years of fat nutrition metabolism research. Feminine and baby care products offered by the Human Health Care Business, such as Laurier sanitary napkins and Merries baby diapers, are the result of a united effort between research of Kao's own functional materials and human physiology research. The Human Health Care Business also provides oral care products for oral hygiene such as Pyuora and Clear Clean, and Bub bath additives.
Laurier, on the market since 1979, is a high-quality sanitary napkin brand that lives up to its reputation for giving peace of mind even when flow is heavy. The product has continued to evolve over the years, and Laurier F, a product developed from the dermatological perspective launched in 2004, is a high value-added product appreciated by consumers everywhere in Asia.
Merries, a completely new type of disposable diaper using many new functional materials such as super water-absorbent polymers and breathable sheets, was launched in 1983 in Japan. Today, it is widely accepted as a reliable brand by many consumers.
Fabric and Home Care
Enabling cleaner and more comfortable lives every day
In the Fabric and Home Care Business we provide products to consumers in Asia as well as Japan and have for many years made the most of proprietary Kao technology to develop good quality, functional products that are easy to use. Such fabric care products include the leading Attack laundry detergent, Humming fabric softener, and Haiter bleaching agent, and home care products include Family and CuCute dishwashing detergents, and Magiclean and Quickle house cleaning products. The Fabric and Home Care business is ever responsive to changes in society and among consumers as it supports cleaner and more comfortable lives through innovative, high value-added products.
Attack, the leading laundry detergent brand, is a product known to every Japanese consumer. Thanks to continuous improvement of the product to improve quality and usability since it was launched in 1987, it has built an established reputation among consumers in Asia and Oceania.
Haiter, the brand with the largest share of the laundry bleach market in Japan, began to be exported to Asian markets in the 1960s. Today, it's sold in many Asian countries and is a favorite of consumers.
Household cleaner Magiclean, on the market since 1971, is also sold in countries like Thailand, where it was been adapted for local household conditions. The brand has become synonymous with household cleaner and is popular among many households today.
Meeting diverse needs of global customers
In the Chemical Business, Kao provides products that meet diverse needs in a wide range of industries. R&D divisions and business divisions work together to develop a vast array of chemical products such as fat and oil derivatives and surfactants, functional polymers, and fragrances that use oleo chemicals, all initially produced from natural oils and fats. Such chemical products are supplied for use as materials by Kao Group companies and also deployed globally to satisfy diverse needs in paper and pulp, food products, pharmaceutical products, electronics, civil engineering and construction, information media, electronics, and many other industries.
KALCOL (Oleo Chemicals)
KALCOL, fatty alcohol produced by Pilipinas Kao, Inc. and Fatty Chemical (Malaysia) Sdn. Bhd., comes in various formulations and formats. It is widely used as an added ingredient or in compounds.
EMAL (Surfactants)
Kao's representative brand of anionic surfactants. Used in a wide range of industrial applications from pharmaceuticals to cosmetics, as a base cleansing ingredient for liquid cleansers and as an emulsifier for emulsion polymerization for resin compounds.
MIGHTY (Performance Chemicals)
The MIGHTY brand is well known throughout the construction industry as a superplasticizer for concrete. Used for producing high-strength, water-resistant concrete, Mighty is used for building expressways and skyscrapers all over the world.
TUFTONE (Specialty Chemicals)
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With more and more social networking sites coming out everyday, there are very few you want to move to. Doof is something unique which provide you much more than a average networking site with introduction of some cool games (its flash based website and bit heavy.)
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Meili Xin Shijie (1998)
Directed by Shi RunjiuGenres - Comedy | Sub-Genres - Comedy of Errors | Run Time - 97 min. | Countries - China |
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Meili Xin Shijie is a low budget, independent production shot by a first time director, dealing with modern themes in an urban setting. It is quite revealing in its portrayal of contemporary China where society is changing rapidly, leaving some with fortunes and others with empty dreams. The changes occur too quickly for even those who experience it to understand. The effect these changes have on common men and traditional social values and morality is the main message of the film, which is ironically narrated in the manner of Suzhou Pingtan, a traditional style of southern Chinese storytelling which has been disappearing from common use. The story revolves around a country boy, Bao Gun, and his not-so-pleasant introduction to city life. Winner of a newspaper contest for a two-bedroom apartment in Shanghai, he arrives in the big city to claim his prize only to discover he must wait a year and a half for the apartment to be built. He meets an array of cosmopolitan characters whose way of life contrasts sharply with his values and dreams. His aunt, who is about the same age as him, owes money to everyone and thinks only of easy ways of making money. The subway musician he befriends has lost his dreams in the hustle of the city. Bao Gun has only his own common sense and moral values to guide him through this journey. The film ends with a Hollywood style happy-ending. Bao Gun is played with lots of energy by Jiang Wu, the younger brother of China's leading actor Jiang Wen, whereas Tao Hong, winner of China's Best Actress in 1998, plays the scheming aunt. The subway musician is played by Wu Bai, Taiwan's top-selling rock artist and Ren Xian Qi, China's best selling pop musician, appears as a boy who steals young girls' hearts with the expensive car he drives -- until they find out that he is only a chauffeur. The film features a soundtrack produced by Asia's top alternative label, Music Stone. Meili Xin Shijie was screened as part of the International Forum of Young Cinema at the 49th International Berlin Film Festival, 1999.
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GOP Endorses Theis in House District 14A Race
ST. CLOUD (AP) — Republicans have endorsed St. Cloud business owner Tama Theis in the race for the vacated House District 14A seat.
The GOP had seven rounds of voting Saturday. The final ballot came down to Theis and John Severson, a former St. Cloud City Council member.
They were vying for the House seat formerly held by Rep. Steve Gottwalt. He resigned Monday after taking a job with a company that lobbies the Legislature.
His seat will be filled in a special election Feb. 12. If a special primary is needed it will be held Jan. 29.
DFLer Joanne Dorsher has filed to run in the special election.
Theis owns a remodeling company. She touted her conservative values by saying she opposes abortion and same-sex marriage.
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Antelope Trail
Antelope is a great way for the intermediate rider to ride into Hall Ranch. It's got a little bit of everything: easy switchbacks, rocky sections and some great flowy turns. It's only a mile long, but has good elevation gain without ever getting too steep. Most of the trail is singletrack with only two short sections of fire road (the first is the beginning of the trail). If you are looking for a great ride to practice your skills and get more comfortable riding on the kind of trails we have here in Boulder County, look no further!
Before, I go any further, see that sign? They mean it. Also, only park in a real parking spot if you drive. This is a ticket hotspot!
To ride this trail, you'll either be coming up from the Antelope Trailhead (see directions), or connecting with the Bitterbrush Trail to the rest of Hall Ranch. If you are doing the former, be aware that there are very few spots to park at this trailhead and it is often full on weekends. We totally recommend that you park at Sandstone Park, which is in downtown Lyons about 1.5 miles away. This also gives you a great warmup for the ride (yeah, if you're 17 years old, you might not need a warmup. If you're like me and more than twice that age, warmup is key!).
From the trailhead you're going to head up a short section of loose, pointy, babyheads (rocks about the size of an infant's head - hey I didn't make up the term. I'm just using it.) for only a couple hundred yards. This section may seem both challenging and not fun, but hang on! Things are going to get better very fast. After this section, you'll enter into some steady rolling climbing on singletrack with several easily managed rocky outcrops in the trail.
A rocky outcrop in the singletrack! Rock on.
This continues on for the better part of the ride. You know you're almost at the top when you reach a section of old road with a few barely noticeable patches of old asphalt. It's pretty steep and manky here, but hit the afterburner as it's a short climb and then you'll get a nice break.
The trail ends at the Junction of Lower Bitterbrush (fork to your left) and Upper Bitterbrush (fork to your right). If you're like me, you'll take a quick break at the bench just beyond this junction.
Note: Again, parking is limited at the trailhead. You may want to park in downtown Lyons, at Sandstone Park, and ride up. Here are directions to Sandstone Park.
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Lawmakers: Don't let shooting engulf gun talk
SPRINGFIELD -- Illinois lawmakers say it's inevitable that Friday's school shooting in Connecticut will have an impact on the concealed-carry gun law they must write. But several caution against allowing the tragedy to consume the debate.
The massacre that left 28 dead came just days after a federal appeals court ordered Illinois to lift its ban on residents carrying concealed weapons.
Rep. Brandon Phelps sponsored a narrowly defeated concealed-carry bill last year. The Harrisburg Democrat says the Connecticut tragedy shows no law can keep all guns away from evildoers. He says a sensible conceal-and-carry law is the state's best option.
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CULPEPER, Va. (AP) - Jurors recommended a sentence of three years in prison Friday for a former Culpeper police officer who fatally shot an unarmed woman one year ago.
The jury recommended the low end of sentencing guidelines for Daniel Harmon-Wright, who was convicted Tuesday of manslaughter in the Feb. 9, 2012, death of Patricia Ann Cook. He could have received up to 25 years, according to media reports.
Harmon-Wright, 33, defended his deadly decision to shoot Cook after she attempted to drive away in her vehicle with his arm caught in the window. He said he feared for his life.
"I just don't see any way out of what I did," he told jurors at his sentencing hearing.
Culpeper Circuit Judge Susan Whitlock will consider the jury's recommendations April 10. She can reduce the prison time but not increase it.
Earlier Friday, Whitlock denied a defense motion for a mistrial. Harmon-Wright's attorneys said jurors who convicted the defendant consulted a dictionary to guide their deliberations on the meaning of "malice," indicating they were confused about jury instructions.
Harmon-Wright, an Iraq War veteran, had been on the force for five years. While he said Cook began to drive away with his arm in her window, eyewitnesses testified they didn't see that occur.
They also testified that Harmon-Wright pursued Cook's SUV on foot down the street, firing from behind.
Special prosecutor Jim Fisher told jurors Harmon-Wright "slaughtered" Cook. He asked the jury to sentence him to the maximum 25-year sentence.
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Getting out the door on time, whether it's for work or a dinner date, is one of those lovely universal struggles we all suffer from. But with the right mindset (and double duty products!) you can simplify your beauty routine—and save the complicated endeavours for times when the clock is on your side.
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The easiest way to cut down on primp time? A tinted moisturizer that provides broad spectrum SPF and a wash of coverage. Blend into skin and you're done! We like MD Solar Sciences Mineral Tinted Crème Broad Spectrum SPF 30 UVA-UVB Sunscreen ($32), and Shiseido's? Urban Environment Tinted UV Protector Broad Spectrum SPF 43 ($30).
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I have a question concerning a proof that two negatives makes a positive :
Here is the outline of this proof: Let us prove first that 3 . (-5)= -15. What is -15? It is a number opposite to 15, that is, a number that produces zero when added to 15. So we must prove that 3 . (-5) + 15=0
Indeed, 3 . (-5) + 15= 3 . (-5) +3 .5 = 3. (-5+5)=3.0=0
(When taking 3 out of the parentheses we use the law ab+ac=a(b+c) for a=3, b=-5, c=5;we assume that it is true for all numbers, including negative ones.) So 3.(-5)=-15
One thing which I do not follow is, why the need to prove that -15 is really -15 ? We know that, (-5)+(-5)+(-5)=-15
Logically, I don't see what else it could be But in the above text, are we really trying to show that the number -15 is really -15 by adding it to positive 15 ?So if it really gives 0, we are sure to be in presence of negative fifteen(3.-5=-15) ? Or is there anything that I've missed about it ? ANy help would appreciated ! Thank you.
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To prove that an integer is equal to, add it to 15 and show that it equals zero.
Thus, to prove that, you need to show that . That is all the proof is doing. No other properties of are assumed.
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Jersey (Europe)
Introduction ::Jersey
Jersey and the other Channel Islands represent the last remnants of the medieval Dukedom of Normandy that held sway in both France and England. These islands were the only British soil occupied by German troops in World War II. Jersey is a British crown dependency but is not part of the UK or of the European Union. However, the UK Government is constitutionally responsible for its defense and international representation.
Geography ::Jersey
Western Europe, island in the English Channel, northwest of France
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total: 116 sq km country comparison to the world: 224 land: 116 sq km
water: 0 sq km
Area - comparative:
about two-thirds the size of Washington, DC
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70 km
Maritime claims:
territorial sea: 3 nm
exclusive fishing zone: 12 nm
temperate; mild winters and cool summers
gently rolling plain with low, rugged hills along north coast
Elevation extremes:
lowest point: Atlantic Ocean 0 m
highest point: unnamed elevation 143 m
Natural resources:
arable land
Land use:
arable land: 0%
permanent crops: 0%
other: 100% (2005)
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Geography - note:
largest and southernmost of Channel Islands; about 30% of population concentrated in Saint Helier
People ::Jersey
93,363 (July 2010 est.) country comparison to the world: 195
Age structure:
0-14 years: 16.1% (male 7,623/female 7,087)
15-64 years: 67.7% (male 30,914/female 31,081)
65 years and over: 16.3% (male 6,614/female 8,307) (2010 est.)
Median age:
total: 40.1 years
male: 38.5 years
female: 41.2 years (2010 est.)
Population growth rate:
0.86% (2010 est.) country comparison to the world: 133
Birth rate:
10.73 births/1,000 population (2010 est.) country comparison to the world: 181
Death rate:
7.49 deaths/1,000 population (July 2010 est.) country comparison to the world: 116
Net migration rate:
5.36 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2010 est.) country comparison to the world: 16
urban population: 31% of total population (2008)
rate of urbanization: 0.6% annual rate of change (2005-10 est.)
Sex ratio:
at birth: 1.06 male(s)/female
under 15 years: 1.08 male(s)/female
15-64 years: 1 male(s)/female
65 years and over: 0.8 male(s)/female
total population: 0.97 male(s)/female (2010 est.)
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total: 4.02 deaths/1,000 live births country comparison to the world: 204 male: 4.25 deaths/1,000 live births
female: 3.79 deaths/1,000 live births (2010 est.)
Life expectancy at birth:
total population: 81.28 years country comparison to the world: 11 male: 78.88 years
female: 83.83 years (2010 est.)
Total fertility rate:
1.66 children born/woman (2010 est.) country comparison to the world: 173
HIV/AIDS - adult prevalence rate:
HIV/AIDS - people living with HIV/AIDS:
HIV/AIDS - deaths:
noun: Channel Islander(s)
adjective: Channel Islander
Ethnic groups:
Jersey 51.1%, Britons 34.8%, Irish, French, and other white 6.6%,
Portuguese/Madeiran 6.4%, other 1.1% (2001 census)
Anglican, Roman Catholic, Baptist, Congregational New Church,
Methodist, Presbyterian
English 94.5% (official), Portuguese 4.6%, other 0.9% (2001 census)
Education expenditures:
Government ::Jersey
Country name:
conventional long form: Bailiwick of Jersey
conventional short form: Jersey
Dependency status:
British crown dependency
Government type:
parliamentary democracy
name: Saint Helier
geographic coordinates: 49 11 N, 2 06 W
time difference: UTC 0 (5 hours ahead of Washington, DC during Standard Time)
daylight saving time: +1hr, begins last Sunday in March; ends last Sunday in October
Administrative divisions:
none (British crown dependency); there are no first-order administrative divisions as defined by the US Government, but there are 12 parishes including Grouville, Saint Brelade, Saint Clement, Saint Helier, Saint John, Saint Lawrence, Saint Martin, Saint Mary, Saint Ouen, Saint Peter, Saint Saviour, and Trinity
none (British crown dependency)
National holiday:
Liberation Day, 9 May (1945)
unwritten; partly statutes, partly common law and practice
Legal system:
the laws of the UK where applicable apply and local statutes; justice is administered by the Royal Court
16 years of age; universal
Executive branch:
chief of state: Queen ELIZABETH II (since 6 February 1952); represented by Lieutenant Governor Andrew RIDGEWAY (since 14 June 2006)
head of government: Chief Minister Terry LE SUEUR (12 December 2008); Bailiff Michael BIRT (since 9 July 2009)
cabinet: Cabinet (since December 2005) (For more information visit the World Leaders website ) elections: ministers of the Cabinet including the chief minister are elected by the Assembly of States; the monarchy is hereditary; lieutenant governor and bailiff appointed by the monarch
Legislative branch:
unicameral Assembly of the States of Jersey (58 seats; 55 are voting members, of which 12 are senators elected for six-year terms, 12 are constables or heads of parishes elected for three-year terms, 29 are deputies elected for three-year terms, the bailiff and the deputy bailiff, and 3 non-voting members include the Dean of Jersey, the Attorney General, and the Solicitor General appointed by the monarch)
elections: last held on 15 October 2008 for senators and 26 November 2008 for deputies (next to be held in 2011)
election results: percent of vote - NA; seats - independents 55
Judicial branch:
Royal Court (judges elected by an electoral college and the bailiff)
Political parties and leaders:
two declared parties: Centre Party; Jersey Democratic Alliance
note: all senators and deputies elected in 2008 were independents
Political pressure groups and leaders:
Institute of Directors, Jersey branch (provides business support);
Jersey Hospitality Association [Robert JONES] (trade association);
Jersey Rights Association [David ROTHERHAM] (human rights); La
Societe Jersiaise (education and conservation group); Progress
Jersey [Daren O'TOOLE, Gino RISOLI] (human rights); Royal Jersey
Agriculture and Horticultural Society or RJA&HS (development and
management of the Jersey breed of cattle); Save Jersey's Heritage
(protects heritage through building preservation)
Diplomatic representation in the US:
none (British crown dependency)
Diplomatic representation from the US:
none (British crown dependency)
Flag description:
white with a diagonal red cross extending to the corners of the flag; in the upper quadrant, surmounted by a yellow crown, a red shield with three lions in yellow; according to tradition, the ships of Jersey - in an attempt to differentiate themselves from English ships flying the horizontal cross of St. George - rotated the cross to the "X" (saltire) configuration; because this arrangement still resembled the Irish cross of St. Patrick, the yellow Plantagenet crown and Jersey coat of arms were added
National anthem:
name: "Isle de Siez Nous" (Island Home)
lyrics/music: Gerard LE FEUVRE
note: adopted 2008; serves as a local anthem; as a British crown dependency, "God Save the Queen" is official (see United Kingdom)
Economy ::Jersey
Economy - overview:
Jersey's economy is based on international financial services, agriculture, and tourism. In 2005 the finance sector accounted for about 50% of the island's output. Potatoes, cauliflower, tomatoes, and especially flowers are important export crops, shipped mostly to the UK. The Jersey breed of dairy cattle is known worldwide and represents an important export income earner. Milk products go to the UK and other EU countries. Tourism accounts for one-quarter of GDP. In recent years, the government has encouraged light industry to locate in Jersey with the result that an electronics industry has developed, displacing more traditional industries. All raw material and energy requirements are imported as well as a large share of Jersey's food needs. Light taxes and death duties make the island a popular tax haven. Living standards come close to those of the UK.
GDP (purchasing power parity):
$5.1 billion (2005 est.) country comparison to the world: 159
GDP (official exchange rate):
$5.1 billion (2005 est.)
GDP - real growth rate:
GDP - per capita (PPP):
$57,000 (2005 est.) country comparison to the world: 7
GDP - composition by sector:
agriculture: 1%
industry: 2%
services: 97% (2005)
Labor force:
53,560 (June 2006) country comparison to the world: 187
Unemployment rate:
2.2% (2006 est.) country comparison to the world: 16
Population below poverty line:
Household income or consumption by percentage share:
lowest 10%: NA%
highest 10%: NA%
Inflation rate (consumer prices):
3.7% (December 2006) country comparison to the world: 107
Market value of publicly traded shares:
Agriculture - products:
potatoes, cauliflower, tomatoes; beef, dairy products
tourism, banking and finance, dairy, electronics
Industrial production growth rate:
Electricity - consumption:
630.1 million kWh (2004 est.) country comparison to the world: 153
Electricity - imports:
NA kWh; note - electricity supplied by France
Exports - commodities:
light industrial and electrical goods, dairy cattle, foodstuffs, textiles, flowers
Imports - commodities:
machinery and transport equipment, manufactured goods, foodstuffs, mineral fuels, chemicals
Debt - external:
Exchange rates:
Jersey pounds per US dollar 0.6504 (2010), 0.6389 (2009), 0.5302 (2008), 0.4993 (2007), 0.5418 (2006)
note: the Jersey pound is at par with the British pound
Communications ::Jersey
Telephones - main lines in use:
73,900 (2009) country comparison to the world: 152
Telephones - mobile cellular:
83,900 (2004) country comparison to the world: 188
Telephone system:
general assessment: state-owned, partially-competitive market; increasingly modern, with some broadband access
domestic: digital telephone system launch announced in 2006 and currently being implemented; fixed-line and mobile-cellular services widely available; combined fixed and mobile-cellular density exceeds 100 per 100 persons
international: country code - 44; submarine cable connectivity to Guernsey, the UK, and France (2008)
Broadcast media:
multiple UK terrestrial television broadcasts - received via a transmitter in Jersey with relays in Jersey, Guernsey, and Alderney - will begin switching from analog to digital broadcasts in November 2010; satellite packages available; BBC Radio Jersey and 1 other radio station operating (2009)
Internet country code:
Internet hosts:
237 (2010) country comparison to the world: 191
Internet users:
29,500 (2009) country comparison to the world: 181
Transportation ::Jersey
1 (2010) country comparison to the world: 219
Airports - with paved runways:
total: 1
1,524 to 2,437 m: 1 (2010)
total: 576 km (2010) country comparison to the world: 190
Merchant marine:
registered in other countries: 11 (Gibraltar 1, India 1, Marshall Islands 9) (2010) country comparison to the world: 110
Ports and terminals:
Gorey, Saint Aubin, Saint Helier
Military ::Jersey
Manpower fit for military service:
males age 16-49: 16,853
females age 16-49: 16,737 (2010 est.)
Manpower reaching militarily significant age annually:
male: 594
female: 555 (2010 est.)
Military - note:
defense is the responsibility of the UK
Transnational Issues ::Jersey
Disputes - international:


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The Blue Tattoo: The Life of Olive Oatman
Considering one of my favorite tattoo texts is Bodies of Subversion by Margot Mifflin, I'm excited to pick up Margot's latest book: The Blue Tattoo: The Life of Olive Oatman
... so much so that I'm trying to rush my To Do list before I leave for Greece Wednesday in hopes I can catch her reading tomorrow night at the Book Court in Cobble Hill, Brooklyn at 7PM.
Once I get my hands on it, I'll do a review; meanwhile, here's a taste from the description:
"In 1851 Olive Oatman was a thirteen-year old pioneer traveling west toward Zion, with her Mormon family. Within a decade, she was a white Indian with a chin tattoo, caught between cultures.
The Blue Tattoo tells the harrowing story of this forgotten heroine of frontier America. Orphaned when her family was brutally killed by Yavapai Indians, Oatman lived as a slave to her captors for a year before being traded to the Mohave, who tattooed her face and raised her as their own.
She was fully assimilated and perfectly happy when, at nineteen, she was ransomed back to white society. She became an instant celebrity, but the price of fame was high and the pain of her ruptured childhood lasted a lifetime.
Based on historical records, including letters and diaries of Oatman's friends and relatives, The Blue Tattoo is the first book to examine her life from her childhood in Illinois--including the massacre, her captivity, and her return to white society--to her later years as a wealthy banker's wife in Texas.
Oatman's blue tattoo was a cultural symbol that evoked both the imprint of her Mohave past and the lingering scars of westward expansion. It also served as a reminder of her deepest secret, fully explored here for the first time: she never wanted to go home."
Pick up your own copy at Amazon.com here.
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Chrome detects the file (which is listed at malwr.com) as malicious and will warn users not to install. You should always check that your Google Chrome is up to date. Google Chrome automatically updates whenever it detects that a new version of the browser is available. The update process occurs in the background, will not affect browser performance and will only require a browser restart (see Bootnote) when installed.
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- Click Relaunch to apply any available update
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Come see STAR, a group of young at heart senior actors and singers as they present "Spring Sonata," a collection of " slice of life" dramatic and comedic scenes and sing-along songs. We will rekindle memories, make you laugh, strike up conversation, and bring joy to your day.
Apr 10 @ 1:00 PM
Scrabble Club
Location: Glen Oaks
Registration: Not required
We meet weekly to play this popular word game. Please bring your own Scrabble set.
Mother Goose
Location: Glen Oaks
Registration: Not required
Children ages 6-18 months and their caregivers are invited to join us for stories, songs, finger plays, and more.
Toddler Time
Location: Glen Oaks
Registration: Not required
Join us for stories, songs, finger plays, and a craft for children ages 18-36 months and their caregivers.
Tai Chi
Location: Glen Oaks
Registration: Not required
Tai chi involves a series of movements performed in a slow, focused manner and accompanied by deep breathing. Come join us to help improve your balance and strength. Space is limited and this program is first-come, first-served (with room for up to 20 participants per session).
English Conversation Class
Location: Glen Oaks
Registration: Not required
Adults improve their English through group conversations about everyday topics.
Friday Kids' Club
Location: Glen Oaks
Registration: Not required
Children ages 5-12 join us for a variety of fun activities each week: knitting, arts and crafts, board games, Legos, and much more! Parents, grandparents, and other adult caregivers are encouraged to join the activities!
Free computer access is available at all the libraries.
The Glen Oaks Community Library has:
International Language Collections at the Glen Oaks Community Library include:
Special Interest/Noteworthy Collections at the Glen Oaks Community Library include:
| Child Care / Preschools
Community Board
Community Organizations & Services
Fire Department
Local Hospitals
Local Newspapers
| Parks and Playgrounds
Police Department
Post Office
Private / Parochial Schools
Public Elementary Schools
Public High Schools
| Public Intermediate / Junior High Schools
Senior Centers
Elected Officials
Special Services
|Child Care / Preschools
80-61 251th St
Floral Park NY , 11004
phone: (718) 225-6750
58-20 Little Neck Pwy
Queens NY , 11362
phone: (718) 225-6750
51-60 Marathon Pkwy
Little Neck NY , 11362
phone: (718) 423-8179
Aquart, Lillieth
88-34 212th Place, Floor 1st
Queens Village NY , 11427
phone: (718) 217-7666
Xenox, Mary
86-84 208TH ST., Apt. 3H
Queens Village NY , 11427
phone: (718) 479-1228
Northside Montessori School
163-10 Union Turnpike
phone: (718) 343-5050
|Community Board
Queens Community Board 13
Queens Reform Church, 219-41 Jamaica Avenue,
Queens Village NY , 11428
phone: (718)464-9700
fax: (718)264-2739
|Community Organizations & Services
Lost Community Civic Association
Glen Oaks Volunteer Ambulance Corp.
In an emergency call (718)347-1600
P.O. Box 340 257-02 Union Turnpike
Floral Park NY , 11004
phone: (718) 347-1637
NORCWOW (Natural Occurring Retirement Community Without Walls)
83-51 268th Street
Floral Park NY , 11004
phone: (718) 347-2244
|Fire Department
Engine 251, Battalion 53
254-20 Union Turnpike
Glen Okas phone: (718) 776-9090
|Local Hospitals
North Shore-Long Island Jewish Medical Center
270-05 76th Ave.
New Hyde Park NY , phone: (718) 470-7000
Schneider Children's Hospital
269-01 76th Ave
New Hyde Park NY , 11040
phone: (718)470-7000
Zucker Hillside Hospital
75-59 163rd St.
Glen Oaks NY , 11004
phone: (718) or (516) 470-8100
|Local Newspapers
Glen Oaks Ledger
|Parks and Playgrounds
Queens County Farm Museums
73-50 Little Neck Parkway
Floral Park NY , 11004-1129
phone: (718) 347-3276
JHS 172 Playground
82 Avenue, 256th to 257th St.
PS 186 Playground
Little Neck Parkway & 72 Avenue
|Police Department
105 Precinct
92-08 222 Street
Queens Village NY , 11428
phone: (718) 776-9090
|Post Office
Post Office - Glen Oaks
156-29 Union Turnpike
phone: (718) 347-3764 / (800) 347-6689
fax: (718) 347-6689
Post Office - Horace Harding
5601 Marathon Pkwy
Little Neck NY , 11362-9993
phone: (800) 275-8777
fax: (718) 321-5975
Post Office - North New Hyde Park
1568 Union Turnpike
New Hyde Park NY , 11040
phone: (800)275-8777
fax: (516) 775-5029
Post Office - Floral Park
35 Tulip Avenue
Floral Park NY , 11001
phone: (800) 275-8777
fax: (516) 488-5064
|Private / Parochial Schools
Yeshiva Har Torah School
254-04 Union Turnpike
Floral Park NY , 11004
phone: (718) 343-2533
Our Lady of the Snows
79-33 258th Street
Floral Park NY , 11004
phone: (718) 343 1346
North Side Montessori School
163-10 Union Turnpike
phone: (718) 343-5050
QCP Children's Center - Daniel Wieder Campus
249-16 Grand Central Parkway
Bellerose NY , 11426
phone: (718) 279-9404
Creedmoor Psychiatric Center
80-45 Winchester Blvd.
Queens Village NY , 11427
phone: (718) 264-4000
|Public Elementary Schools
PS 115 Glen Okas School
80-51 261st
Floral Park NY , 11004
phone: (718) 831-4010
PS 186 Castlewood School
252-12 72 Avenue
Bellerose NY , 11426
phone: (718) 831-4021
|Public High Schools
High School of Teaching Liberal Arts and Sciences Q566
74-02 Commonwealth Blvd.
Glen Oaks NY , 11426
phone: (718) 736-7100
|Public Intermediate / Junior High Schools
74-30 Commonwealth Boulevard
Glen Oaks NY , 11426
phone: (718) 468-6420
MS 172 Irwin Altman Middle School
81-14 257th Street
Floral Park NY , 11004
phone: (718) 831-4000/01
74-02 Commonwealth Blvd.
Glen Oaks NY , 11426
phone: (718) 479-3920
|Senior Centers
SNAP Bell Park
227-02A Hillside Ave.
Queens Village phone: (718) 740-3906
SNAP Queens Village
80-45 Winchester Boulevard, Building 4 CBU #29
Queens Village NY , phone: (718) 454-2100
St. Gregory the Great Senior Club
242-20 88th Avenue
Bellerose NY , phone: (718) 347-3707
|Elected Officials
|NYC Council
Hon. Barry Grodenchik
District Office Address 73-03 Bell Boulevard, Suite 1N
Oakland Gardens NY , 11364
phone: (718) 468-0137
fax: (718) 468-0178
Manhattan Office 250 Broadway, Suite 1744
New York NY , 10007
phone: (212) 788-7075
fax: (212) 608-6382
|NYS Assembly
Hon. David I. Weprin
District Office 185-06 Union Turnpike
Fresh Meadows NY, 11366
phone: (718) 454-3027
fax: (718) 454-3178
Albany Office LOB, Room 526
Albany NY , 12248
phone: (518) 455-5806
fax: (518) 455-5977
|Boro President
Hon. Melinda Katz
Hon. Bill de Blasio
|US Congress
Hon. Thomas Souzzi
District Office 250-02 Northern Boulevard
Little Neck NY, 11362
phone: (718) 631-0400
Legislative Office 226 Cannon HOB
DC Washington , 20515
phone: (202) 225-3335
fax: (202) 225-4669
|NYS Senate
Hon. John Liu
District Office38-50 Bell Boulevard, Suite C
Bayside NY, 11361
phone: 718-357-3094
fax: 718-357-3491
The area that is now called Glen Oaks was a slice of flat terrain eagerly sought by farmers in the 1640's. It was a rural, unnamed section of Flushing, part of a 20,000 acre land grant to Massachusetts settlers and at one time the home of many potato fields in eastern Queens. 167 acres purchased from William K. Vanderbilt's country estate became the Glen Oaks Golf Club in 1923. In 1944, the Gross-Morton Co. purchased 175 acres of land west of the golf club. Backed by $24 million in Federal Housing Administration funds, the neighborhood was developed after World War II, with shopping along Union Turnpike. The model community of Glen Oaks Village, named after the golf club, is a garden apartment complex of 2,864 units near the Nassau border. Construction of the two-story brick buildings began in 1945, and the first residents, many of them veterans, arrived in October 1947. Census figures show that the population increased from 4,999 in 1940 to 13,746 in 1950. The development is one of the city's largest and is home to almost 3,000 families. Numerous one-family houses also built after the war comprise the area south of Union Turnpike.
The Library's bookmobile began regular stops at the new neighborhood at the same time; in February 1950 an "extension agency" opened in the Glen Oaks shopping center at 256-25 Union Turnpike. A site at 256th street and Union Turnpike was earmarked by NYC for a new library in 1955. A private builder bought it before City budget officials approved purchase of the site. The City then rented the proposed medical building built on the site. On October 22, 1956, the Glen Oaks branch library was dedicated with speeches by Mayor Wagner, Assemblyman Wallach and Library Director Tucker. In 1975 a $60,000 renovation provided new lights, new flooring and a ramp for the handicapped. A $50,000 grant from State Senator Frank Padavan in 2001 allowed the library to upgrade the facility, including the purchase of some new shelving and furniture.
In the fall of 2009 this building was demolished and a new 18,000 square foot library was constructed on the same site.


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A Colorado mountaineer recounts the harrowing details about the deaths of several climbers who perished over the weekend trying to reach the summit of Mount Everest. NBC's Miguel Almaguer reports.
A traffic jam on Mount Everest turned deadly last weekend, with fatalities being blamed on the bottleneck of climbers trying to ascend or descend the summit, reports from the mountain say.
At least four climbers died near the summit over the weekend and three others were said to be missing and feared dead, climbers told NBC News' Miguel Almaguer. But Alan Arnette, a climber who is blogging the 2012 Everest expedition season, reported that seven had died over the weekend.
The bottleneck developed after weeks of bad weather prevented climbers from summit attempts until Saturday. When the weather cleared, an estimated 150 people rushed to reach the peak, according to Almaguer.
"When there's a bottleneck on Everest, you have a long line of climbers that really can't pass one another," Arnette told Almaguer on TODAY Wednesday morning. "They're stuck, they're using up their oxygen. And as a result they get cold and potentially make bad decisions."
This deadly combination of factors has caused fatalities in the past. In 1996, a bottleneck and bad weather led to the deaths of eight climbers in one day, an infamous event that was recounted in the book "Into Thin Air."
Jonathan Kedrowski, a climber on the peak who said he passed some of the victims while descending, recounted the tragic aftermath of this season's bottleneck to Almaguer.
One man wasn't wearing a hat or gloves. "He was kind of looking at me kind of zombie-like," Kedrowski said. "Anybody that would pass him he would reach out and try to grab you. The gentleman's hand was frozen solid."
It is believed some of the victims died from hypothermia and brain swelling, triggered by the high altitude and a lack of oxygen.
Among the confirmed deaths are Eberhard Schaaf, 61, from Aachen, Germany, Shriya Shah, a 32-year-old Nepal-born woman living in Canada, and a Korean, Song Won-Bin. Discovery News reported that a Nepalese official said 55-year-old Chinese climber Ha Wenyi had also been found dead.
"Schaaf died at the South Summit of Sagarmatha due to altitude sickness," said Ang Tshering Sherpa, chief of the Asian Trekking company that organized the expedition, referring to the Nepali name of the mountain. He said the body was lying on the mountain.
At least two Sherpas died last month -- one after falling into a crevasse and the other reportedly from altitude sickness, according to National Geographic magazine. More than 200 people have died climbing Everest since 1950.
Related: 73-year-old smashes own record as oldest woman to climb Mount Everest
Eric Simonson, Himalayan program director of International Mountain Guides, told msnbc.com that his team of 11 climbers and 11 Sherpas reached the summit on Saturday. The group, he said, were toward the front of the line as they began their attempts at 8 p.m. and started reaching the summit at 4:50 a.m. The team returned safely to their camps.
He said choppers were flying to Camp 2 on Tuesday to pick up injured climbers who successfully descended. "The full story of who was hurt and who wasn't, who dropped out and who didn't, won't be known for weeks," Simonson said.
Often, he said, survival comes down to whether or not climbers are realistic about their oxygen stores. "It's like watching the needle on your gas tank. And if you know you still have to drive 200 miles and you see the gas tank is getting down to one-quarter, you've got to be able to do the mental math and know you're going to stop and fill up." For Everest climbers, this might mean abandoning a summit attempt altogether if one's oxygen is too low.
The deaths mark a controversial season on Everest. On May 5, Himalayan Experience announced that it was canceling its expedition because of safety concerns. Minimal snowpack and warm temperatures, among other factors, had led to dangerous conditions, including rock fall and avalanches, the company said.
Michael Fagin, who provides forecasting services for Everest teams and runs everestweather.com from Redmond, Wash., said the spring had been very dry and windy. In the past week, winds had reached up to 80 mph; climbers on Everest prefer them under 30 mph.
Related: Climber's sky-high dreams dashed far below Everest summit
Last week, the National Geographic-North Face expedition, led by accomplished mountaineer Conrad Anker, canceled its plans to summit via the West Ridge because of icy conditions, but will still attempt to reach the peak via a different route.
Another window to summit is forecast for May 26, and Simonson expects another bottleneck as a second wave of climbers try to reach the peak.
"The bottom line is this is how it is on Mount Everest and how it has been for many years," Simonson said. "When the weather gets good, people want to summit."
Reuters contributed to this report.
Rebecca Ruiz is a reporter at msnbc.com. Follow her on Twitter here.
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Five Stars, Oct 2004, 25.95, 342 pp. ISBN 159142159 World-walkers, using a gatestone, can traverse parallel worlds; and their job is to keep the worlds separate and prevent the use of unauthorized world-walking, which would mean the destruction of all the worlds. The New Worlders do not believe what Central Headquarters enforces. They feel unlimited world-walking would keep the connections that were meant to be viable in order to keep the paral...


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Forbes Chocolate (Broadview Heights, OH) has been growing rapidly. So much so that a new manufacturing facility was required to meet the demand for chocolate mixes.
As a formulator and packager of chocolate powder mixes, Forbes needed to be able to convey and process a large amount of cocoa and other ingredients in a reliable, accurate, and efficient manner. To accomplish this task, Forbes turned to Hapman, a leading manufacturer of tubular drag conveyor, feeding, and bulk-handling systems.
Initial testing was performed at Hapman's facilities in Kalamazoo, MI. Upon completion of testing carried out under Forbes's observation, the project turned to the design stages.
An advantage of using tubular drag conveyors is that they are heavy-duty units that can handle large capacities and are totally enclosed. Perhaps most important is that they can also convey material on several levels and planes using one conveyor.
Working with Forbes's engineering department, Hapman designed a complete material-handling system within the facility's physical constraints that integrated both new and existing equipment. Also factored into the design was the ability to accommodate future capacity increases, as well as maintaining a polished, food-quality appearance.
The chocolate powder blending system utilizes two bulk bag unloaders that handle cocoa and cornstarch. From the bulk bag unloaders, the material is meter-fed via screw feeders into an 8-in. stainless-steel "square loop" tubular drag conveyor. Also feeding the tubular drag conveyor is a bag dump station with integral dust collection that keeps all of the collected material dust in the product stream. The bag dump station is used for putting other raw materials—delivered in bags of various sizes—into the process. Each batch has a specific raw ingredient requirement. After the premeasured ingredients are added to the conveyor, screw feeders, utilizing the batch controls, then convey specified amounts of cocoa and cornstarch from the bulk bag unloaders into the tubular drag conveyors.
Once the ingredients are elevated, the material is discharged into a centrifugal sifter and then into a diverter to be directed to one of the two blenders. The blenders, purchased separately from Hayes & Stolz Industrial Manufacturing Co. Inc. (Fort Worth, TX) but integrated into the system by Hapman, mix each batch. From the blenders, the powder is then fed into another Hapman stainless-steel 8-in. tubular drag conveyor, which elevates the completed batch to a hopper above the packaging machinery. With the tubular drag conveyor system, Forbes Chocolate is achieving its stated goals and is in the planning stages for the next phase of its capacity expansion.Click here for more information Hapman Tubular Drag ConveyorsClick here for related articles onlineFind manufacturers of tubular conveyors in our Equipment Guide
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