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Early last month, Canton lost a charming bar called Adam's Eve Gastropub. It was not transcendent or life-altering, nor did it aim to be. Instead, Adam's Eve provided comfort food and craft beers for locals needing a break from the well-worn establishments of O'Donnell Square.
So when the announcement came that Adam's Eve would become The Chasseur (pronounced SHA-sur), I hoped it would operate in a similar manner: without pretentions. On a recent Saturday afternoon visit, The Chasseur retained Adam's Eve's low-key atmosphere and emphasis on a quality bar program. In fact, almost everything about The Chasseur seemed similar to its former tenant. I had no reason to complain.
One meaningful change explained our daytime visit: The Chasseur is now a Virginia Tech bar. Our bartender explained that management and some early regulars were alumni, so it made a natural fit. I came with a recent Tech graduate, and we took a seat at the square bar, again the focal piece of the interior. Roughly 15 minutes before the noon kick-off, a handful of Hokie fans, dressed in Chicago maroon and burnt orange, were ready to watch their team beat Pittsburgh.
Our bartender immediately greeted us with menus and the good news that happy hour specials were, as they are every Saturday, in effect from noon until 5 p.m. Besides discounted food, The Chasseur's happy hour includes $2 off drafts, $5 glasses of wine and $6 select specialty cocktails.
A deal at the bar is only as good as the product offered, and The Chasseur has a stellar draft list. Of the 12 taps, none go to waste with unnecessary selections (say, Coors Light) or underutilized prerequisites (hello, Guinness). Instead, The Chasseur balances local (Union Craft Brewing's Balt Altbier, Flying Dog's The Imperial Truth IPA) with approachable crafts (Boulder Sweaty Betty Blonde, Otter Creek's Oktoberfest).
The pumpkin beer trend has graduated to a phenomenon this season, and like any style of beer, there are plenty of good and bad examples. The Chasseur has a good — and strong — one: Heavy Seas' The Greater Pumpkin ($7, without the happy hour discount). It is brewed with cinnamon, ginger, allspice and clove, but unlike some of its overwhelmingly fragrant peers, this local brew has a more subdued scent and flavor. Our bartender provided nice details, such as the beer's bourbon barrel aging process. Be careful, future imbibers: The Greater Pumpkin is 10 percent alcohol by volume, and as with other Heavy Seas beers, it sneaks up with little notice.
The smart selection of beer expands from its taps to bottles and cans, and The Chasseur clearly has its audience in mind. A National Bohemian can is $2, and the majority of nicer stuff — Brewer's Art Resurrection and Heavy Seas' Davy Jones Lager, for example — is only a few bucks more. There are also interesting cocktails, such as the Cannon Fuse ($8) which uses mixes mango vodka, tequila, lime, orange juice and the Asian-inspired nectar better known as Sriracha. For $3, patrons can order a Dr. Pepper, which is actually a Miller High Life pony bottle topped off with amaretto liqueur. These options stay in line with The Chasseur's appeal: fun and contemporary without feeling stuffy.
If The Chasseur took a step backward from Adam's Eve at all, it's in the décor, which features dull blue-gray walls mixed in with exposed brick. It was fine, but bland, and had me missing Adam's Eve's quirkier touches, such as the vintage popcorn machine that served a well-seasoned bar snack. I even felt the absence of the glowing arcade console, which I never saw anyone use.
Nit-picking at décor is usually a sign a bar is executing its overall vision well. The Chasseur smartly kept the layout the same, and seems to excel in the same areas Adam's Eve did, namely service and its bar program. Canton may have lost a good bar this summer, but it seems to have gained something just as nice.
The Chasseur
Back story: Formerly Adam's Eve Gastropub, The Chasseur opened in Canton in early September. It serves elevated bar food and "New American" entrees. The Chasseur also has a nice beer selection, and an inviting collection of specialty cocktails.
Parking: Free on the street
Signature drink: The vodka-and-tequila-based Cannon Fuse ($8) blends the spicy and the sweet by using orange juice and Sriracha hot sauce.
Where: 3328 Foster Ave., Canton
Contact: 410-327-6984, thechasseur.com
Open: 4 p.m.-1 a.m., Monday-Friday. 10-1 a.m. Saturday and Sunday.


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ATLANTA - A trial is expected to begin this week for an Atlanta bus driver accused of injuring a passenger who police say was dragged along a city street by the vehicle.
The passenger, 62-year-old Lettie Robinson, told police she got off the Metropolitan Atlanta Rapid Transit Authority bus on May 8, 2011, and reached inside the bus to retrieve her purse when the door closed on her arm.
A police report said Robinson was dragged 63 feet and sustained a broken arm and cuts to her head and legs.
Fulton County District Attorney Paul Howard said the trial of former bus driver Belinda McMillan is scheduled to begin Wednesday. McMillan is charged with serious injury by vehicle, aggravated battery, reckless driving and reckless conduct.

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Weighing in at a mere 14.2 lb. transport weight*, Catalyst 5 is the lightest and strongest folding wheelchair on the market with a 300 lb. standard weight capacity! A heavy duty option is also available.
*Transport Weight: 16x16 standard configuration. Without rear wheels and no footrests. For your reference, a standard pair of 24" spoke wheels w/ a 1" high pressure tire and aluminum hand rim weighs 6.064 lbs.
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From left: Christine Donohue (Chief of Staff, FCPS), Jay Garant (coordinator, Business and Community Partnerships- FCPS), Jim Van Valkenburg (McDonald's owner/operator), Ronald McDonald, Neva Van Valkenburg (McDonald's owner/operator), Kyu Rhee (McDonald's owner/operator). The owners/operators in this picture own restaurants in Fairfax County and contributed to the total donation.
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PHILADELPHIA (AP) - Two men forced a woman into the backseat of her car at gunpoint and drove it into a group of people on a corner in Philadelphia on Friday, killing two children and critically injuring three other people, police said.
The woman was carjacked in the Tioga section of north Philadelphia, Homicide Capt. James Clark said.
"Something obviously went horribly wrong at this intersection," he said. "The vehicle went out of control, striking these five individuals."
One of the children was pronounced dead at the scene and another at a hospital, Clark said. Two more children and the woman were taken to hospitals in critical condition, he said. Authorities didn't say how she was injured.
The two men fled the scene and are being sought. Officials said a $40,000 reward was being offered, $20,000 for each victim of what were classified as homicides.
Police sought footage from surveillance cameras in the area to gather evidence and asked anyone with information in the case to come forward.


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Linked by Clinton De Young on Sun 27th Oct 2002 18:15 UTC
After reading many of the posts regarding the recent OSNews story, "An Unbiased Review of Debian 3.0", I thought this article may be useful to those who would like to try Debian, but are a little intimidated by its installer. Several of the posts to the above mentioned story indicated that Debian's installer was a huge hurtle for many people, who would otherwise like to try it. I have found Debian to be the most useful flavor of Linux, so I wanted to write an easy, though somewhat long, walkthrough in the hopes of allowing a wider audience to experience first hand this stable and unique Linux distribution.
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Try Knoppix and if it works just use the HD-Install-script.


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Earnings season continues, with Bank of America in the spotlight Wednesday after it topped Wall Street forecasts for the fourth quarter. On the data front, the Empire State Index, a gauge of manufacturing activity in the New York region, strengthened in January to its highest level since May 2012, while the producer price index rose in December for the first time in three months.
You can read a wrap-up of premarket action here. Read our Market Snapshot for a concise rundown of Wednesday\'s market action.
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The opening bell sees stocks post a modest rise, with the S&P 500 up 3.51 points, or 0.2%, at 1,842.39 and the Dow Jones Industrial Average up 20.8 points at 16,394.66. The Nasdaq Composite adds 13.83 points to 4,196.85.
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- Bank of America, Apple rise in early action
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Bank of America is up by around 3% after beating earnings expectations, while Apple is up 1.5% after the chairman of China Mobile said its deal with the computer and personal-device maker won't be limited to handsets.
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- Watch yen and S&P 500
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Somebody mentions yen, you think Nikkei. But while the currency and Japan's main stock index have long enjoyed an inverse relationship – weaker yen means stronger Nikkei – that correlation is starting to break down. Meanwhile, notes MarketWatch's Saumya Vaishampayan, investors might want to start paying attention to another correlation: the dollar-yen pair and the S&P 500.
Marc Chandler of Brown Brothers Harriman found that the yen and S&P 500 had a 60-day correlation of 0.6306 versus a yen-Nikkei correlation of 0.3775. That tells us the yen is more correlated with the S&P 500 than the Nikkei on a percentage change basis and that if you're trading the yen, "maybe you want to watch the S&P 500 closer than you watch the Nikkei."
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- Stocks add to early rise
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Stocks build a bit on their opening rise as they attempt to put together a second consecutive session of gains after the Dow on Tuesday ended a four-day losing streak. The Dow is up 49 points, or 0.3%, at 16,423, while the S&P 500 has advanced 6 points to 1,845. The Nasdaq Composite is up 21 points, or 0.5%, to 4,205.
Several stocks vying for the top of the leader board in percentage terms on the Dow. Right now, Verizon Communications leads blue chips with a 1.4% gain, with Microsoft and Intel each up by around 1.3%. Laggards include Merck & Co., off 1%, and Procter & Gamble Co., down 0.5%.
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- BofA shares highest since May 2010
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The Bank of America conference call continues (follow our live blog here). Bank of America shares are now up 3.6% at around $17.37, a level last seen in May 2010.
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- 'Dr. Doom' sees Facebook 'fad'
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Dr. Doom — in this case we mean Marc Faber, not the other one — isn't so sure about this Facebook thing.
In an interview with Bloomberg, the long-time bear didn't disappoint: railing against the Fed's QE program, warning of a "gigantic financial asset bubble" and making clear his preference for physical precious metals over bitcoin.
But, as MarketWatch's Barbara Kollmeyer notes, it was an assessment of Facebook that might be the most noteworthy, with Faber terming the social media site a "fad." Facebook shares were down 0.6% in recent action.
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- S&P 500 tops record closing level
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The S&P 500 is flirting with record territory again, setting an intraday high of 1,848.53. That tops the record close of 1,848.36 on Dec. 31 but is still shy of that session's intraday high of 1,849.44. The index traded in recent action at 1,846.17, a gain of 7.29 points, or 0.4%.
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To see how the year unfolds, forget the first five days indicator, the January effect, the Super Bowl indicator – the Year-Two Curse is more reliable, writes Jeffrey Kleintop, chief market strategist at LPL Financial.
This kind of pattern, where the second year after the election has lots of volatility, has been enduring, Kleintop writes.
In fact, nine of the 13 presidential terms since 1960 have seen losses during the "cursed" second and third quarters of year two. The 2009–2012 cycle also followed the year-two pattern closely—demonstrating that sometimes the more things change, the more they stay the same.
Why is there a year-two curse? The pattern may be so enduring—not because of the events in Washington during the mid-term election year, but perhaps because what happens in Washington affects our mood and how we perceive other events, making us prone to be more pessimistic and sell when events inevitably occur.
He ends the note with advice to embrace the "curse" and use it as a buying opportunity.
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- S&P 500 hits record intraday high
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The party is on! the S&P 500 sets record intraday high and has now turned positive for the year. The benchmark index up 11 points.
The Dow average added 129 points and the Nasdaq Composite is up 28 points.
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Technology stocks remain popular today, with Apple Inc. leading the gains. The iPhone maker's shares rallied 2% after Tim Cook, chief executive commented from China regarding the company's plan to expand its partnership with China Mobile. Read more about tech stocks in the daily round-up.
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Cypress Energy Partners, LP rose on debut on the New York Stock Exchange. The stock was priced at $20 a share and this morning gained 4.1%. Read more on this and other IPOs coming to market.
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Netflix, Inc. shares sold off today, down 4.7% after the FCC's open Internet rules were struck down by a federal appeals court on Tuesday. The decision means that companies such as Verizon could charge content providers such as Netflix more money for faster speed.
The decidsion is a major blow to the idea of "net neutrality" and the FCC is considering an appeal.
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- Bulls vs. bears on mortgage REITs
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After a rough 2013, analysts say there may be some buying opportunities in real-estate investment trusts that invest in mortgage-backed securities, but they also warn that the prospect of a further rise in rates makes it far from a slam dunk, writes MarketWatch's Ruth Mantell. Read this to weigh the bull and bear arguments.
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- 2014 outlook leaves GM with flat tire
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General Motors made a splash late Tuesday when it announced it would pay its first dividend since 2008 in March. But shares are limping along the side of the road Wednesday after it followed up the dividend news with a less-than-stellar 2014 outlook that pencils in only "modest" gains in market share and profit, notes MarketWatch's Jim Jelter.
GM shares were down around 1.7% in recent action.
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- German DAX sets new all-time high
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While the S&P 500 continues to hover near its all-time closing high from Dec. 31, Germany's DAX index extended its record run, rising 193.30 points to 9,733.81, a gain of a little more than 2%. That's the biggest one-day point gain since September 2012 and the biggest percentage jump since September of last year.
Meanwhile, the Stoxx Europe 600 index posted a fourth straight winning session, rising 1% to end at 334.51, its highest finish since January 2008.
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Stocks are holding gains but remain off highs after the Federal Reserve's so-called Beige Book indicated the U.S. economy continues to grow at a moderate pace and that the economic outlook remains positive. The S&P 500 was up around 8 points, or 0.4%, at 1,847 after earlier hitting a record intraday high above 1,850. THe Dow was up 107 points at 16,481, while the Nasdaq Composite advanced 27 points to 4,210.
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"Beige Book uneventful, as it usually is," wrote Peter Boockvar, chief market analysts at the Lindsey Group in a note.
Bottom line, there was little in the release that was a surprise or market moving. We'll keep our eye on wage pressures though going forward to see with the falling unemployment rate is it reflective of a tighter labor market than perceived and whether small to moderate increases become something more. This of course ties into services inflation which is already running at 2.4% year-over-year because of higher rents.
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The court decision that struck down FCC's "net neutrality" rule boosted telecommunications companies, who will be able to charge more money from content providers who use up a lot of bandthwidth, such as Netflix.
Telecoms therefore rallied, with the S&P 500 Telecommunicatons sector performing the best. Verizon communications rallied 2.5%, AT&T Inc rose 1.2%.
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John Fox, director of research at Fenimore Asset Management, says that markets have already priced in the complete unwinding of tapering by the end of the year and if it happens by the middle of the year, it will not make any difference.
"The economy is improving, which means better corporate earnings. We have created more than 2 million jobs and at 10-year yields below 3%, markets can only go up. At current multiples, markets will go up even if the 10-year yields rise to 3.5%, because at a price-to-earnings ratio of 17.6, there is room for a bit more expansion," Fox said.
When asked about the latest jobs numbers, he said that it was clearly an outlier:
"We are not sure what to make of that number. Given the 238,000 jobs number from the ADP and all other indicators, the non-farm payrolls number was clearly very low, but that does not change our view that the economy is improving."
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As the S&P 500 flirts with record highs, it is still only flat for the year.
But if break it down to sectors, some of them recorded decent gains year to date.
The health care sector is leading with 2.7% gain this year and the financials are second with a gain of 1.3%. The technology stocks notched up 1% gain so far this year.
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- S&P ekes out record preliminary close
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And that was the closing bell. It was a close-run affair, but in the end the S&P 500 squeezed above its all-time closing high of 1,848.36 from Dec. 31 to finish at 1,848.38, a gain of 9.5 points, or 0.5%, on the day.
The Dow posted a triple-digit gain, rising 108.08 points, or 0.7%, to 16,481.94. The Nasdaq Composite advanced 31.87 points, or 0.8%, to 4,214.88.


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The Financial Times has talked to several Google employees who confirmed the change in policy. The cited reason is security concerns; not entirely surprising after it became known several Google computers were hacked earlier this year. Google claims the Chinese were behind the attack, even though the Chinese government obviously denies this.
"We're not doing any more Windows. It is a security effort," one Google employee told The Financial Times. "Many people have been moved away from [Windows] PCs, mostly towards Mac OS, following the China hacking attacks," another employee said.
If you come to work at Google now, you're given the choice of either Mac OS X or Linux - in order to use Windows, you'll need CIO level clearance. "Linux is open source and we feel good about it," one employee said, "Microsoft we don't feel so good about."
Despite the validity of the security concerns, there's of course another reason this news has come out - and that's a marketing one. Google is working on the Linux-based Chrome OS, so promoting internal use of Google products is high on the agenda. "A lot of it is an effort to run things on Google product. They want to run things on Chrome," an employee said, "Before the security, there was a directive by the company to try to run things on Google products. It was a long time coming."


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Three Players Heading To New Haven
NEW HAVEN, Conn. - Yale men's squash coach Dave Talbott is excited about the quality of his incoming freshman class. Thomas Dembinsky (New Haven), Liam McClintock (Boston), and Kah Wah Cheong (Malaysia) will be joining the program this fall.
The three will have big shoes to fill. Four key players graduated - Captain Hywel Robinson, Kenneth Chan, Richard Dodd and Sam Haig. During their careers, these four were a key part of Yale's two Ivy Championships, two national second-place finishes and the ending of Trinity's 13-year, 252-match winning streak.
The three newcomers have had quality junior careers and bring a lot of talent and experience to the team, according to Talbott.
Dembinsky, known as TJ, is the first New Haven area player that has been recruited since Joe Cohen '02 and John Musto '91. Dembinsky learned his squash at the New Haven Lawn Club and the Brady Squash Center. Ranked No. 1 in the country after winning the Jr. National Championship in the U-13's and U-15's, he was a member of the U.S. Junior World Team that competed in Belgium (2011) and Qatar (2012). One of the top juniors in the country the last two years, Dembinsky won the New England Championship while representing Hopkins School as their No. 1 player for three years. He knows the Yale Courts well and will be a solid contributor to the top nine his first year, according to Talbott.
"Having a home grown talent is exciting for Yale, and playing for the Bulldogs is a dream come true for TJ," Talbott said.
McClintock attended Nobles School in Boston where he played No. 1 since his sophomore year. He won a number of junior tournaments throughout his career and has been ranked in the top five nationally in the U-19 for the past two years. McClintock has enjoyed much success at the Brady Squash Center including his two point loss in the semi-finals of the US Nationals to the eventual winner this past March in the U-19 division.
"A quick and talented shot maker, Liam is considered one of the rising talents in US Junior Squash," Talbott said. "He will make an immediate impact for us."
Cheong has been one of the very elite Malaysian Junior Players since a young age. Ranked No. 1 in Malaysia through the U-13 and U-15 divisions, Cheong has a lot of international experience. He won the Malaysian National Championships in the U-17's while attending school in Singapore. Cheong left Malaysia to attend Raffles Junior College in Singapore at age 16. During his time in Singapore, his opportunity to play international events was limited, but Cheong continued to work on his game on a daily basis. He is considered by many to be the most talented Malaysian junior player throughout his age groups, according to Talbott.
"Kah Wah will make a very significant impact on the Yale program his freshmen year," Talbott said. "Many who have followed his career think that he will become one of the best players in college squash over the next four years."


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Linked by Thom Holwerda on Wed 18th Jul 2007 22:54 UTC
"Hyperion Entertainment VOF is pleased to announce the immediate availability for download for registered customers of another service update of Amiga OS 4.0 which addresses some outstanding issues and introduces substantial new functionality." There's a new kernel, better POSIX support, a new Python port, newer USB stack, and more. By the way, the promised hardware still has not arrived.


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I had never purchased a toiletry case with a hook before. Didn't think I would need that feature. Well, never say never. On a whim (and a sale), I purchased this case. Originally thought the orange color wasn't a color I'd like. Wrong! It's such a bright color, you can find it anywhere in your suitcase. We do a lot of overseas traveling for pleasure and I wish I had purchased this earlier! Hang it up and easily find anything in either of the large pockets. Plus, as others mentioned, it packs a TON of items. I didn't think I could fit all I did. And it fits perfectly in my checked bag. Love this case (and all the other Spacepak cases). Don't hesitate to buy this case. Have I convinced you yet?
Great bag
This is a great toiletry bag. It holds a LOT more than I was expecting, and the shape was great for fitting into my suitcase. The hook is a great for hanging on a door or towel rack and keeping the counter space clear (especially if there is limited space). Great purchase.
Given as gift
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Fabulous - don't buy just one
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Can't wait to buy & try...
Great looking product
Excellent Toilettries Case
I and my spouse LOVE this bag! :-) You can stuff tons into it, or carry less if so inclined. It fits great into carry-on suitcases, and is very handy to hang on the back of a bathroom door :-)
Fits everything a girl needs, and leaves a little room for what her boyfriend needs ha!
Like another review said, this is deeper than it looks, so it fits a TON of stuff. I may not travel with a lot of clothes, but I can't do without my skin routine goodness (of which I have too much). It fits everything I need, plus the three things my boyfriend needs. Soon as I check into a room, I unzip this baby and on the hook it goes. It unfolds and essentially becomes a closet for your toiletries. Can't say enough about how much I love that this bag allows you to consolidate everything.
Easy to travel with everything you need.
This is a great toiletry pack. It is deeper than it looks and I packed both of my husbands and my toiletries and we still had room for all the hotel samples. I will be using this all the time for all trips.
Fits everything
I LOVE this bag! :-) After trying many others, this one is the winner, hands-down :-) One Dan squish an amazing amount of stuff in it, and the hanging hook is very useful.
10 year
This product is great I just bought a new one after 9years.
It's been around the world with me!
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Makes Travel Easy!
Used this for a recent 10 day trip to Colorado and loved it. I was amazed at how much I could fit in it. It's sturdy and pretty and made my packing so much easier this time. My previous bag took up so much room. This one is the perfect size.
This toiletry bag is well made & material itself is excellent. I can't live without this bag when I travel! Must-have for long & short travels!
This bag is so cute!
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Highly Recommend!
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Keeps all my products organized!
awesome, efficient and well constructed
Love my bag!
Such a fab product! The material is sturdy + there's tons of space. It even has a top handle so 'grab and go' sums it up. It arrives with an extra zipper pouch which is awesome! Very pleased with purchase. Happy customer
The most functional, durable and stylish toiletry kit ever!
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Love love love this toiletry SpacePak! I brought all of my F1 SpacePaks when I travelled to FLorida for 14d. Got lots of compliments from my friends & families. They all think my SpacePaks are super cute, organize, & convenient. Highly recommend F1 SpacePaks. Will have to order more for my husband's trip to EUrope in May 2016.
Durable, compact and easy to use...worth every penny, great way to organize...recommend this bag very highly.
Love it !!
Excellent! Holds so much more than the one I have PERFECT!
Busy traveler in love with this bag
Got this as a gift and love it! I travel so much so it's perfect for someone as busy I am.
Best Cosmetic Travel Case Ever
This is, hands down, one of the best travel accessories we have purchased. It hold everything, folds down into a neat package, which you can easily fit into your suitcase or your carry on bag for easy take our at TSA if needed. It has a little handle on top for easy grab and hangs anywhere in your hotel to make packing up to go home so much easier. The box shape allows for perfect storage in your suitcase and the designs are super cute. The fabric is also great. It's a waterproof fabric that won't leak and comes with a little pouch to store it in between trips. It's totally perfect. I've tried a lot of travel products and would only re-buy or recommend a handful of them, and this is one of them. This is a must-buy!
Very cute!
I've only used this once, but there is plenty of space for all of my toiletries and makeup. It fits compactly into my suitcase, which is also a plus!
Amazing toiletry pack!
This bag held SO MUCH STUFF! I was a little wary, given the steep price, but I bought it anyway because I loved the Alhambra print. I am glad I did - it holds twice as much as my old toiletry bag, and takes up just as much space - it folds so compactly, and hangs easily from a variety of places in the bathroom. I love this bag, and can't wait to use it again on my next trip!
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Rogers coach Lamar Smith directs Sasha Dailey. The Rams played some of the nation's top teams this week at a tournament in Naples, Fla.
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A day after Rogers went up to Detroit and scored a 66-38 victory over Flint Southwestern, Rams girls basketball coach Lamar Smith had team back on their home court for a two-hour practice.
The lopsided win in the Motor City Roundball Classic a day after Christmas didn't earn any time off. Another trip was just ahead.
The Rams flew Sunday to Florida to play in the prestigious Naples Holiday Shootout, a tournament with 20 top-rated teams from across the country.
Rogers (9-1), the only Ohio team at the event, won its opening game 55-41 over Knoxville Christian, then beat Louisville Sacred Heart 48-44. The Rams, scheduled to return home today, played Wednesday night in the tourney final.
"We're down there for business," Smith said. "We're down there to play basketball, and that's our No. 1 goal. We're there to represent Ohio. We're down there to play tough competition and to get us ready, and it will help us out for [state] tournament time."
Preparations began nearly a year ago when the Rams received an invitation from a Naples tournament official. The team held a fundraising project and received funds from a number of local businesses to help pay for the trip. The Rams also raised nearly $3,000 on their own with events like free-throw shoot-a-thon.
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"It took a lot of work and a lot of dedication from the girls to prepare for it because this was a big thing to go to," Smith said. "The girls also had to fund-raise, and Toledo Public Schools helped us out a lot. I'm really proud of the support we had from the district."
With five players who have verbally committed to play basketball at a Division I college, Smith believes the trip will serve multiple purposes.
The Rams will face top competition and benefit from the time being together.
"This is huge because some of the girls had never been on a plane before," Smith said. "This prepares some of them for college and what it's going to be like being away from home and traveling. We were looking forward to it and getting to be in some nice weather."
Seniors Sasha Dailey, Tori Easley, Marquelle Williams, and Jasmyne Smith; sophomores Akienreh Johnson and Keasja Peace, and freshman Brelynn Hampton-Bey make up the core for a team that draws plenty of attention from college coaches and scouts.
Dailey and Easley have signed letters of intent to attend Eastern Michigan. Williams will play at Lamar, while Johnson and Hampton-Bey have verbally committed to attend Michigan. Peace and Smith are being recruited by several colleges, but neither has made a commitment.
"This means we came a long way," Dailey said, regarding the offer to play in the Florida-based tournament. "We started from the bottom and we're making our way to the top. They said this was not a vacation, but a business trip."
Dailey leads the Rams with a 10.4 scoring average while grabbing 4.1 rebounds per game. Johnson averages 10.0 points and 5.2 rebounds, while Peace has accounted for 8.6 points and 4.6 boards to help lead a balanced attack that includes six players averaging at least 7.0 points.
Jasmyne Smith, Lamar's daughter, thinks the midseason trip will have a lasting effect on the team. The Rams' only loss (before flying to Florida) is a 56-50 setback to Notre Dame.
"I think it's a great opportunity for our team," said Jasmyne, who averages 7.0 points and 3.4 assists. "Just being invited is a big deal. It will bring us closer as a team and build our team chemistry.
"It always matters how you do in a tournament, but the experience of playing against top-ranked teams is going to better us for our future state run."
The Rams' coach also sees the trip as one that helps put Toledo girls basketball on the map.
"It's huge for our school and huge for Toledo Public Schools to represent in this type of tournament," Lamar Smith said.
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Evolution Hoax
The Department of Religious Affairs has been conducting a detailed project in scope of the broadcast of popular religious programs on TV. The year 2010 has been announced as "the year of the Noble Qur'an" because of being the 14th anniversary of the revelation of the Qur"an to our Prophet Muhammad (saas). The Department of Religious Affairs is also planning to prepare a program that is to be named "The Qur'an Hour" to be broadcasted on TV which is expected to be the most striking one among the other activities planned for this year. Apart from TRT, these programs are aimed to be aired both on national and local TV and radio channels. TRT is also preparing introductory films about the Qur'an and will send them to the local departments of religios affairs to be aired by the cooperation of the local broadcasting agencies.


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Three million more have flocked to the world of Skyrim over the past month. The game's launch was met with 7 million copies shipped. In the month since release, the game has won Game of the Year at the Spike TV Video Game Awards, and has shipped three million more copies.
Across all three platforms, the game has generated approximately $650 million in retail sales since release according to figures released by Bethesda. In addition, the PC version of Skyrim "outside all other PC games by a factor of over three to one in the month of its release."
Skyrim isn't just a retail success; it's dominating the digital charts as well. Valve's Jason Holtman claims that "Skyrim is the fast selling title in Steam's history," adding "we are delighted that Bethesda chose to use Steamworks to support Skyrim both at retail and digitally."
"We are most grateful to our fans for their support," ZeniMax CEO Robert Altman said in a press release. He then teased that "2012 will be another huge year for our fans, with the release of the Creation Kit, as well as exciting DLC which will add to the richness of this epic adventure."
The Creation Kit will take advantage of Steam Workshop in order to easily enable mod authors to upload their work directly to Steam, where it can be browsed, rated, and installed for free. DLC has yet to be announced, but all add-ons will be exclusive to Xbox 360 first.


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Process alert! But it's important... The House will include a provision in its version of the budget that would protect the president's health-care initiative from a filibuster, according to a very senior House Democrat.
Health care will be the only provision to enjoy such protection, termed, "reconciliation."
It's important because the Senate, where the actual filibusters happen, is not expected to include the procedure in its budget, in part, owing to the fact that many senators, some Dems included, do not think it is appropriate use of the technique.
Republicans have spoken darkly of legislative mayhem as a means of retribution if Dems go down that path.
Both the president and vice president will be here for closed-door meetings today with Democrats. Biden will meet with the speaker at noon.
The respective budget committees meet today to prepare their measures for floor consideration next week.
The House move is intended as a "stick" to get Senate Republicans to the table on health care, according to an aide.


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Sabra Dipping Co. announced two exciting projects on its 49-acre campus at Ruffin Mill Industrial Park in Chesterfield County. America's leading hummus producer will expand its existing food manufacturing operation and establish a Center of Excellence (COE) research and development facility. The combined investment will bring $28 million and 90 new jobs to Chesterfield County.
The manufacturing expansion will give Sabra 50 percent more production capacity with improvements such as adding two lines and a packaging automation system. Sabra first chose Chesterfield County as the site for its new manufacturing facility in 2008.
The new COE facility will feature a state-of-the-art culinary center and research center where Sabra plans to partner with universities on food science research. Construction on the new 20,000-square-foot facility is expected to begin in the second quarter of 2012.
Sabra Dipping Co. was formed through a joint venture between PepsiCo and Israel's second-largest food and beverage company, the Strauss Group. Sabra's award-winning flavors have made it the leading producer of hummus in the U.S.
This project is another positive result of a Governor's marketing mission. Governor McDonnell met with Strauss Group officials in Israel during his November 2011 mission.
The company chose Virginia again for both its skilled workforce and cost-competitive advantages. Sabra CEO Ronen Zohar said, "The fact that we are building the Sabra Center of Excellence in Virginia is a testament to our belief in the people, the community and the resources available here."
Virginia's low and stable tax rate combined with competitive electricity and construction costs helped make the Commonwealth the clear winner. In addition, Virginia's workforce is well-prepared through industry-specific training programs provided by the Commonwealth's top-ranked universities and 23-member community college system.
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Tireless, controversial, and hugely inspirational to those who knew her or encountered her work, Lynn Margulis was a scientist whose intellectual energy and interests knew no bounds. Best known for her work on the origins of eukaryotic cells, the Gaia hypothesis, and symbiogenesis as a driving force in evolution, her work has forever changed the way we understand life on Earth.
When Margulis passed away in 2011, she left behind a groundbreaking scientific legacy that spanned decades. In this collection, Dorion Sagan, Margulis's son and longtime collaborator, gathers together the voices of friends and colleagues to remark on her life and legacy, in essays that cover her early collaboration with James Lovelock, her fearless face-off with Richard Dawkins during the so-called "Battle of Balliol" at Oxford, the intrepid application of her scientific mind to the insistence that 9/11 was a false-flag operation, her affinity for Emily Dickinson, and more.
Margulis was elected to the National Academy of Sciences in 1983, received the prestigious National Medal of Science in 1999, and her papers are permanently archived at the Library of Congress. Less than a month before her untimely death, Margulis was named one of the twenty most influential scientists alive - one of only two women on this list, which include such scientists as Stephen Hawking, James Watson, and Jane Goodall.
"I hope that in due time she will be recognized as one of the greatest scientific thinkers of our time."--Ernest Callenbach, author of Ecotopia
"Although she could be a bulldog, her heart was soft and her spirit loving beneath the scientific realpolitik of her conversation and the insistent tough-mindedness of her sometimes strident and blunt, withering and refreshingly unadorned opinions."--Dorion Sagan, from the introduction
"It's the ideas that really matter—and Lynn certainly had hers. They were novel and profound, and she simply wanted all the rest of the world to adjust their thinking to accommodate and embrace what she saw were the simple, beautiful truths that she had uncovered."--Dr. Niles Eldredge, contributor, and author of Darwin: Discovering the Tree of Life
"I can't imagine what the world of biological science in the twentieth century would have been had Lynn Margulis not come along. In this volume, we can read about some of the vast range of intellect she influenced."--Wes Jackson, president, The Land Institute
"Lynn and I often argued, as good collaborators should, and we wrangled over the intricate finer points of self-regulation, but always remained good friends, perhaps because we were confident that we were right."--Dr. James Lovelock, contributor, and author of The Vanishing Face of Gaia
"It was life—profligate, teeming life in all its weirdness—that held the magic for her, not this featherless biped with its confused aspirations. Lynn intuited and doggedly gathered evidence to show that most anything we two-leggeds take special pride in—our capacities for cogitation, conviviality, and culture—had been invented, eons before, by the microbial entities that compose us."--David Abram, contributor, and author of Spell of the Sensuous
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Best known for her work on the origins of eukaryotic cells, symbiogenesis as a force in evolution, and the Gaia hypothesis, Lynn Margulis was a scientist whose lively spirit and frank opinions left behind an enduring legacy that's well worth remembering. When she died after a stroke in 2011, obituaries emphasized her ability to turn complicated scientific concepts into mainstream discussions, and even after she married famous cosmologist Carl Sagan, her own star was just as bright. In this thoughtful and expertly curated collection, Margulis's son and long-time collaborator, Dorion Sagan, calls her "indomitable Lynn." A fearless and zealous advocate of her theories who could also display a loving heart, he writes, "[H]er threat was not to people but to the evil done to the spirit by the entrenchment of unsupported views." In other essays, Margulis's complex personality beguiles, frustrates, charms, and elevates various writers, resulting in a stunning portrait that no single remembrance could have captured.
Luminaries throughout the scientific world share their memories of her bulldog attitude and scientific contributions, showing that although she's gone, her work definitely still resonates and informs evolutionary biology and other fields. Jorge Wagensberg, a physicist and professor from the University of Barcelona, calls Margulis "biology's greatest heroine," while astrobiologist Penny Boston recalls the scientist's ability to be like an "earth mother" who was encouraging and friendly. Other contributors share stories about traipsing with her through marshes on Cape Cod talking about biology, or calling Margulis in the middle of the night with sudden scientific insight (only to have her gently say, "Okay. Now go back to sleep"). There are several of her students who recall her tenacity and ferocious curiosity, two attributes that drove them toward deepening their own research.
The collection is organized chronologically, grouping together essays about her early days as a scientist and following with her establishment in the scientific community, her work as a "modern-day Copernicus," and her role as a teacher, neighbor, and friend. The photographs included in the volume are also perfectly chosen, with every image showing her forceful personality, relentless focus, and often-captivating smile. Taken as a whole, Sagan's collection is a fitting tribute to a woman whose life and legacy have touched so many others. As he notes, her indomitable spirit lives on through her children, grandchildren, colleagues, and students—and most of all, through the work that she championed so well.
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There are two kinds of great scientists, writes former American Society of Microbiology president Moselio Schaechter in this eclectic, sometimes electrifying, book about biologist Lynn Margulis. There are those making "impressive experiments" and those making "groundbreaking theoretical syntheses." Margulis was the latter, notes Schaechter. Margulis fiercely championed evolutionary symbiogenesis, the merging of distinct organisms to form new organisms in swift, un-Darwinian leaps. Margulis was eventually proven right in some life forms. But her insistence that most evolution involves symbiogenesis led to a lifetime of debate. It also leads to some inspired writing in this book of essays, edited by Sagan, her son and cowriter (Dazzle Gradually: Reflections on the nature of Nature). "A dangerous liaison" is what Margulis felt drove species creation, writes Oxford paleobiologist Martin Brasier in one of the best essays. "A symbiosis between two distantly related organisms that wantonly swapped their genetic information to form completely new genetic strains." Some writing here reflects the idea that life is not a hierarchical tree, but a web, and embraces aspects of the controversial "Gaia" earth model which may put [off] Traditional Darwinian scientists. But this is a captivating read for anyone interested in what powers great scientists.


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Helen Clark: Speech at Government of Turkey High-Level Side event on "Sustainable Development and the Post 2015 Development Agenda – Voices from the Region"Sep 27, 2013
Helen Clark, UNDP Administrator
at Government of Turkey High-Level Side event on "Sustainable Development and the Post 2015 Development Agenda – Voices from the Region"
As Chair of the UN Development Group, I am pleased to take part in today's side event. I would like to thank the Government of Turkey and the colleagues from the Permanent Mission of Turkey to the United Nations in New York for organizing this important discussion. I especially thank Minister Yilmaz for his engagement in the global and regional processes which are contributing to the formulation of a new development agenda. Minister Yilmaz is a member of the Open Working Group on Sustainable Development Goals. We also thank Minister Yilmaz for joining UNDP and the United Nations Economic Commission for Europe in convening a regional dialogue on the post-2015 development agenda in November in Istanbul. At UNDP we greatly value our Partnership Framework Agreement with Turkey
Earlier this month, here at the UN, the Secretary-General and I launched A Million Voices: The World We Want – a report on the global conversation facilitated by the UN development system.
Turkey is one of the 88 countries where there was a national consultation, along with fourteen other countries in the Europe-CIS, covered by UNDP. 150,000 people from the region engaged in the process, including hard to reach groups such as the unemployed, people with disabilities, and people living in rural areas.
The findings of the global conversation contain important messages for UN Member States as they consider a new development agenda. One clear message is not to drop the unfinished business of the MDGs – much remains to be done for many countries to reach the targets. We need to accelerate our efforts through to the end of 2015 – and be prepared to carry unfinished business over to the new agenda.
Another clear concern was persistent inequality – this was highlighted in the Europe and Central Asia feedback. People talked about the need for more equality between men and women, between rural areas and urban areas, among different ethnic groups, and between the rich and the poor. In the Europe-CIS region, the urban/rural divide was particularly marked. Job opportunities and better healthcare and education are all perceived to be more readily available to people living in capital cities than to those living in rural areas.
Around the world, participants in the global conversation voiced concern about job security. In the Europe-CIS region stories were told about how high unemployment causes hardship and results in poor working conditions and rights violations. People spoke about how when jobs are scarce, they are more willing to accept any working conditions.
Gender equality and the empowerment of women and girls came through strongly as a priority in the consultations in many countries, including Turkey. Gender equality is a 'fast track' to development and inclusive economic growth. More than half of the women and men in Turkey who participated in the post-2015 conversation, however, have a high sense of optimism on this issue, saying that they believe gender equality will improve in the post-2015 period.
Another point commonly made in the consultations was that people want their governments to do a better job, to be honest, to be responsive in delivering services, to facilitate job creation, and to be environmentally responsible. In the Europe-CIS region, the issue of lack of trust in public institutions arose consistently.
Overall there was a call for greater accountability for promises made – we can be certain that delivery on the next global development agenda will be closely scrutinized.
The global conversation facilitated by the UN development system around the Post-2015 agenda is unprecedented in the UN's history. It has taken the debate far beyond the level of governments and enabled a wide cross section of the world's peoples to participate. At UNDP we hope that the voices of the one million people who participated will be heeded when Member States begin negotiating on the new agenda next year.
The regional consultation planned for November in Istanbul is an important opportunity to explore further what the development priorities of the diverse Europe-CIS region are.
Once again, I thank the Government of Turkey for their leadership in the ongoing work to arrive at a new development agenda.


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Dansel supports property rights
In a rural area such as the 7th Legislative District, property rights are of the utmost importance. It is due to this fact that I am supporting senate candidate Brian Dansel, whom I feel is most qualified to deal with this issue. Brian has a proven track record when it comes to protecting private property.
He and his fellow Ferry County commissioners adopted a more defendable county comprehensive plan and critical areas ordinance that provided more defense for private property rights. This is unusual because many counties end up losing property rights through the comprehensive plan process.
In addition, having this defendable plan and critical areas ordinance allowed Ferry County to win its lawsuit against Futurewise in Superior Court — a huge victory for any county. Brian strongly opposes the Growth Management Act and has publicly stated that one of his objectives while in office is to eliminate Growth Management Act and the Growth Management Act Hearings Board. As a Growth Management Act county, Ferry has lost usable land due to increased setbacks, spent almost a million dollars to fight lawsuits against special interest groups, and much-needed tax revenue has disappeared. Brian Dansel understands property rights and his experience as a county commissioner will serve him well as a state senator.
Please join me in voting for Brian this November.
Glen Thompson
Kettle Falls
Voters did not elect Smith for position
On Nov. 5, voters will choose between Brian Dansel and John Smith to represent them in the state Senate. Mr. Smith's campaign posters ask you to retain him in that position. If you are not knowledgeable about how Mr. Smith secured that position, you might think he was elected by the voters. This is not true. Mr. Smith was placed in that position by the powers that be in the Republican party. Mr. Dansel, however, was elected to his position as county commissioner in a landslide vote of the people.
Brian has shown himself to be an outstanding county commissioner. He has dealt with budgets, roads, and law enforcement, along with many other citizen concerns. Brian's campaign has not consisted of distributing a mountain of expensive propaganda. He has never made negative comments concerning his opponent. Those concerns have been voiced by other sources. He has conducted a door-to-door campaign to attempt to meet voters and listen to their concerns, not to promote a party agenda. Brian is a strong supporter for our schools and veterans. He has been criticized for being young and ambitious. I find it refreshing to see such ambition and dedication in today's younger generation.
I am not a person who puts much value in smear campaigning. I don't know what John Smith's racial views are. However, here on the reservation, I have not encountered so much as one John Smith campaign poster. I do wonder why.
The 7th District deserves the best person as its senator. I know Brian is that person.
Robert L. Heath
Most countries require labeling
A genetically engineered organism is called "GMO" or "GE" and its cells have been penetrated and its DNA has been altered. If it is for consumption it is called "biotech food."
"Monsanto should not have to vouchsafe the safety of biotech food. Our interest is in selling as much of it as possible. Assuring its safety is the FDA's job," Philip Angell, Monsanto's director of corporate communications, said in an Oct. 25, 1998 story in New York Times Magazine.
"Ultimately, it is the food producer who is responsible for assuring safety," the FDA said in "Statement of Policy: Foods Derived from New Plant Varieties," published in 1992.
Most modern countries require food labeling for biotech content in foods. Only the U.S. and Canada do not. The U.S. federal government co-owns patents on biotech engineering including U.S. patent 5,723,765 which is the "terminator" gene that forces a plant to produce sterile seeds. If a neighbor's cow gets out and destroys your garden, the neighbor is liable for damages. If a patented plant gets out and mixes with your crop (out-crossing), you are liable for possessing unlicensed patented plants in your crop and you will be sued and pay damages by the entity that owns the patent. You will also be forced to destroy any seed you have saved from that crop. If food, guns, and health are under the control of government and powerful corporate interests, citizens and family owned farmers and ranchers become serfs.
Consider initiative I-522.
Bill Huhn
Prayers sent out for peace in Syria
Should the U.S. intervene with a military attack on Syria for allegedly using poison gas that killed 2,500 of its own people? Syria is embroiled in a civil war. President Assad is defending the people from a rebellion. What is the reason for the war?
The president-elect leads the Baathist political party, which is a collation of Muslims of all beliefs, radical or conservative, and includes Christians, Syriac Catholics, which dates from the time of Christ, and others. The rebel party is a radical party that believes in Sharia law, which means there is no peaceful coexistence. There are three choices: convert to Islam, be executed or pay a sum of money and become a slave.
The Baathist party is a secular party, but with strong Islamic beliefs, the same as Saddam Hussein in Iraq, who was ruthless, as is Assad.
So Muslims are fighting Muslims with each side willing to genocide the Catholics, some of which fled Iraq. They are caught in the middle. American journalists in Syria say it is unlikely Assad used poison gas because he is winning, so there would be no point. Another Syrian mentioned that many things are staged with the use of a camera.
The Syriac bishops and others in the region are begging President Obama not to do a military intervention. Pope Francis called for a day of prayer and fasting Sept. 7 for all Catholics and others of good will for peace in the world and no military attack on Syria. Ten thousand people joined Pope Francis in St. Peter's Square for hours. I for one joined him here in Omak.
God can figure out what to do. We think we can, but we can't.
Alfred N. Bosco
Constitution stands the test
Last week, Rep. Doc Hastings wrote about the U.S. Constitution in honor of its many birthdays. I do think a very important quality of the Constitution was overlooked in his commentary — its adaptability.
The Constitution has endured over 200 years of political and social changes, because the authors of this country's by-laws saw their own limitations and had a glimpse toward the future. They so well knew that such a unifying and unique document could only stand the test of time if it was flexible and open to change. They built into the Constitution two ways for it to be modified. They couldn't predict the future, but recognized that it would be different than their times and they document had to have the ability to weather change.
So, since then we now have amendments (26 in all). Sixteen amendments beyond the first 10 found in the Bill of Rights. Among these changes to our Constitution: direct election of senators, black people cannot be held in bondage, nor be deprived the right to vote, women have the right to vote, as do 18-year-olds.
The Constitution was designed to be adaptable. That is the success to its endurance. The future will surely bring debate (and maybe additional modifications) over the first amendment freedom of speech versus protection of children and the Internet, the mass shootings of innocent Americans versus the second amendment's right to keep and bear arms, the health of the people versus the ninth amendment's rights retained by the people. What other issues are out there?
The document will stand the test of time as issues of passion are debated, compromised and changed. Let us continue "to form a more perfect union."
Larry Witt
Smith supporters cover broad area
Many recent letters to the editor are replete with disinformation and personal attacks against Sen. John Smith. His detractors have stirred up a recipe containing a pinch of truth, a cup of disinformation, cup of exaggeration and two cups of self-serving interests.
One theme pontificates that the Senate election is bought by outside interests including Seattle and out-of-state PACs. The facts show otherwise.
The PDC shows John Smith has received 393 contributions. Seventy-five percent (293) came from within the 7th Legislative District, 20 percent from other counties within Washington and only 5 percent (19 contributions) from out of state. Sen. Smith has raised $88,000.
His opponent has raised only $13,810 from 90 contributions. Seventy percent (63) came from Ferry County, the smallest county in the district. Other contributions came from Spokane County (8), Stevens (16) and three from areas outside the 7th District. His single PAC contribution is from the Washington Education Association labor PAC. The WEA contribution and the endorsement of the Pend Oreille County Labor Coalition provide an interesting contrast to his conservative rhetoric.
Unlike his opponent, Sen. Smith has received contributions and support from a broad geographic area and base of citizens, businesses and PACs associated with farming, agriculture, timber, mining, transportation, fishing, energy, medical, hospitals, dental, firefighters, realtors and many others. They contribute as I do because they are impressed and appreciate the initiatives and votes of Sen. John Smith.
Grant Peterson
Tell utility district how you feel
I rushed to Okanogan PUD headquarters last Tuesday to share my ongoing concerns about the utility's plan for a powerhouse on the Similkameen River at Enloe Dam. I was there representing residents, ratepayers, businesses, fishermen, fisherwomen, hikers and summer residents, all who love the Similkameen, recognizing her beauty and value.
We stand in shock and disbelief as this PUD, with no public support, or demonstrated necessity, plans to turn our most sacred, special place on our scenic river into an industrial site. The river is home to threatened Chinook salmon, endangered Upper Columbia steelhead and a variety of wildlife needing our protection. The $5.4 million budgeted for Enloe Dam in 2014 shows their intentions.
Last year, an independent study by Rocky Mountain Econometrics showed the project will lose $26 dollars for every megawatt-hour generated. It will not cover the cost of its $40 million dollar construction, operations, or pay back interest on the PUD's growing debts, now at $38 million.
It will seriously harm tourism and outdoor recreation opportunities created by the Similkameen River Trail and greater Pacific Northwest National Scenic Trail through the project area. Large contractors will profit from construction, as will brokers, bond sellers and fat cat investors on Wall Street, but they won't spend much money around here. Only a handful of local jobs will be created. The powerhouse will provide less than half of Oroville's electric demand and only 5 percent of Okanogan County's demand. The costs clearly outweigh the benefits. Let the PUD know your views. Write, call or email. Attend a PUD meeting and make a comment on spending for 2014.
Like Harry Truman was fond of saying "Give 'em Hell!"
Joseph Enzensperger
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Between 200 and 250 people gathered for the CUE Center for Missing Persons' 18th annual national candlelight vigil.
Katie Towner's cousin, Brian Sullivan, disappeared July 8, 2007, from Gates, N.Y.
"He's been gone over five years," Towner said Saturday night as she sat in the chilly twilight along the Cape Fear River in downtown Wilmington.
"They have some leads they are working on, but we're not close to bringing him home. We're without answers," said Towner, of Rochester, N.Y.
She wasn't alone Saturday night, as 200 to 250 people gathered for the CUE Center for Missing Persons' 18th annual national candlelight vigil.
The center helps to find the missing and works with law enforcement and other organizations across the country. It is now working on 1,600 cases.
The center also has coordinators in 18 states and hopes to have a representative in every state within three years, said founder Monica Caison .
The public vigil was held as part of the center's ninth annual missing persons conference, which ends Sunday.
Members of the crowd, bundled against the cold, spoke softly Saturday night, waiting for the ceremony to begin.
It was Dylan LaMadrid's first visit to the CUE conference and now she's the center's state coordinator for California. "I volunteer for CUE Center and for other search and rescue organizations," she said.
She's seeking former partner Kathy LaMadrid, who disappeared Dec. 17, 2004, from Fort Bragg, Calif.
"It's a big deal for me to be here tonight," LaMadrid said. "Kathy is a new CUE case.
"It took me many years to find this non-profit. They are actually going to come out to do a search for her using cadaver dogs."
Dylan still hopes to find Kathy. "It's coming soon," she said. "It's not going to be a good outcome, but we'll get closure for her family."
The vigil brought together not only those who have family members and friends who were or still are missing, but a whole fraternity of law enforcement officials, first responders, and search and rescue groups who gathered to support the center.
Some of those received "Keeper of the Flame" awards.
Twenty-one members of the Wilmington Fire Department were honored for their work last April in recovering Marine Lance Cpl. John J. Pruitt, who fell into the Cape Fear River and drowned.
The Floyd County, Ga., Sheriff's Posse also was recognized.
The group got involved in search and rescue about eight years ago, starting with "three or four guys on horses," Sheriff Tim Burkhalter said.
That's now grown to about 100 people with the added power of motorcycles, boats and helicopters to help in their work.
"We look for missing people. We respond to airplane crashes," Burkhalter said. "Just last week we had tornadoes in the area. We activated the posse to help in search and rescue and bring water and food."
The vigil meant many things to many people, but it meant support to Towner.
"It's for myself," Towner said, "but it's nice to be here with other people who are going through the same thing. I hope to bring my cousin home," she said, "but also to help other people at the same time."
It meant strength to Patricia Baker.
Her son, Travis Lee Baker, disappeared in Catawba County, N.C., in 2007 and his body was recovered in 2009.
"We come back every year to support everyone else," Baker said. "It's our fifth year.
"It just makes you stronger," she said, choking back tears, "to know that they know what we went through and how we feel."
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Have your checkbook or credit card handy, red-light runners. By Oct. 1, you'll be charged $158 if you run a red light at one of the nine new locations at six intersections with cameras.
LAKELAND | Have your checkbook or credit card handy, red-light runners.
By Oct. 1, you'll be charged $158 if you run a red light at one of the nine new locations at six intersections with cameras.
All the cameras will be running by Sunday, but drivers will get a break until Oct. 1 with a warning letter from Lakeland police and American Traffic Solutions, the Arizona company that operates the system, said Kevin Cook, a spokesman with the city.
The standard $158 fine will be implemented. Of the $158, the state gets $83 and the city receives $75.
City commissioners voted 6-1 in February to add the cameras. Commissioner Justin Troller voted against the measure, saying the program isn't what he envisioned when he first supported it.
Lakeland's decision to add cameras comes as opposition to the devices mounts locally and nationally.
Lakeland lawyer Karl Pansler sent a detailed letter and lengthy study to commissioners Tuesday explaining why he thinks commissioners should revisit the situation and take down the cameras.
He made numerous points, including:
Los Angeles, San Diego, Houston and other cities have all installed red-light cameras only to have them removed recently, Pansler wrote.
"Why the city of Lakeland is voting to install more, flies in the face of the fact that those cities who have tried them are now rejecting them," Pansler wrote.
The cameras expand government into the private lives of residents.
"I am moved to write you as a lifelong Republican on this issue because these devices are a violation of our fundamental core Republican values, that the government that governs least is the best form of government," Pansler wrote.
Red-light cameras don't send a positive message to visitors to Lakeland.
Red-light cameras are a financial disaster, he said. "It makes little sense to us to pluck money from the pockets of our local citizens and our local economy and send that money to Arizona," his letter said.
The city has paid ATS $2.3 million since 2009, when it started the red-light program with the company.
During the past 11 months, the city has lost a total of $26,157 on red-light cameras, said Mike Brossart, finance director for the city of Lakeland. The city pays ATS $4,750 a month per camera, and sometimes the individual cameras do not generate that much in revenue.
Pansler, who has received a red-light camera ticket, said he decided to research the issue after commissioners approved the recent spate of cameras.
"I knew they'd made a decision on bad data," Pansler said.
Pansler said his staff spent a couple of days compiling information about red-light cameras.
"This was pushed through and they (commissioners) were only given one side of the story," Pansler said.
"I expect my elected officials to look at facts."
Assistant Lakeland Police Chief Larry Giddens said the red-light cameras have changed driver behavior positively.
"People are more aware of red lights and they are stopping at red lights," Giddens said.
"It makes people think about driving more and therefore makes them more safe and prudent."
The red-light camera program began in 2009.
City records through April show red-light running violations have dropped by 77 percent at intersections with the cameras.
It's unclear whether the cameras in Lakeland have led to a reduction in the number of crashes.
Experts nationally disagree on the effectiveness of the devices.
A statewide study will be conducted by Florida's Office of Program Policy and Government Accountability.
The study should be completed before the 2014 annual session of the Legislature.
Reports by the Florida Department of Highway Safety and examinations by private-sector groups, such as the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety, have concluded that intersections with red-light cameras have fewer crashes, including fatalities, than those without the cameras.
Initially, there was a plan to increase the number of cameras by 10, from nine to 19. But plans for a camera at southbound North Florida Avenue at Memorial Boulevard were delayed for 18 months because of upcoming construction.
It's unclear how one fewer camera will affect the cost to the city. With 10 new cameras, the city was expected to receive a discount on its least profitable cameras and some of its newer cameras.
City officials plan to talk with representatives from ATS in the coming days about whether they will be required to pay more.
[ John Chambliss can be reached at email@example.com or 863-802-7588. ]


text: I just wanted to add that I called both Merrick & Wellness this morning to ask them if they use ethoxyquin in any of their cat foods that have fish in them. They don't.:) They only use natural preservatives. It's great to know that my cats are eating good quality food.:)


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The Walrus Says
Students at the Jamestown School are receiving up-tothe
minute news exclusively from the Winter Olympics in Torino, Italy.
Daily communiques arrive at the school via e-mails from Rebecca Crawford who owns a home on Seaside Drive.
Rebecca is the sister-in-law of islander Chris Crawford and he told us she is heavily involved with the United States Olympic Committee and the American athletes in Italy.
"She is one of the top executives there, holding the title of director, Sport Partnerships for the USOC. She is also the U.S. director for the village of Bardonechia at the Games. This is the village where most of the new events in skiing are housed along with some of the more traditional ones like cross country. Rebecca reports that days all run 18 to 20 hours in an attempt to be sure that the U.S. athletes and coaches have everything they need to bring home the medals," Chris told us.
He explained that Rebecca emails directly to fourth-grade teacher Faith Craus, who shares the information with other classes. Rebecca has two nephews at the school, Chris in the eighth grade and Austin in the fourth.
She also sends "blurbs" to Chris, who shares them with friends. "These are daily behindthe scenes updates that not even the media get to see so that all the kids on Jamestown are 'in' the action. GO USA!"
Re: last week's Murphy's Law. Perhaps Madame Chiang Kai-shek said it best: "We live in the present, dream of the future and learn our eternal truths from the past."
We saw our first robin Friday. The day before the deep freeze. May not see him again for a while.
R.I.P. Johnny A to Z. You were a large part of the former aura of Jamestown. You are missed.
Danielle and Erin Brown want to put smiles on the faces of Iraqi children.
If you read their letter in last week's Press, you know they have begun a campaign to collect soft stuffed animals to hand out to children in that war-torn country.
They call it Operation Share Bear but its not limited to only bears. All animals are welcome.
The girls are 16-year-old twins and are home schooled in the 11th grade. The idea originated with their mom, Lisa, who after hearing from a friend, Army Capt. Josh Bandy, who is serving in Iraq, she suggested it to the girls.
As explained in last week's letter, the soldiers hand them out to young Iraqis who are mostly destitute. "These little girls, who have pretty much nothing, more often then not turn and hand those Teddy Bears to their younger brothers and sisters."
The twins went on to say that we all probably have stuffed animals somewhere in our homes that are never hugged and just gathering dust. "Can we share some of that wealth, so that these children can at least have a Teddy Bear to hold?"
If you have stuffed animals in relatively good condition the girls will wash them and put on new ribbons as needed. Call them at 560-0285 and they'll pick them up or you can drop them off at 5 Buoy St. They'll also take donations to help pay for the postage.
The pair is branching out already, a friend of theirs is starting an Operation Share Bear at South Kingstown High School.
The Browns came to the island in August and became involved in the community with the girls joining the Jamestown Community Theatre and appearing in the group's production of "Honk."
They plan to enlist their siblings Allie, 13, Josh, 12, and Caleb, 9, in Operation Share Bear.
Danielle, who said she's a "big Teddy Bear person," is sending some of hers to the Iraqi children.
The sisters summed up their feelings in their letter, "We want to make a difference, no matter how small, in the lives of these children, and we're offering you a chance to help. All it takes are a few stuffed animals to give these children a smile."
A stuffed walrus is on the way. Give him some company.
We all have a Cookie Monster or two in our homes, so have cookie dough available when those cravings come calling.
The Jamestown School eighth-graders are selling frozen cookie dough to raise funds for their trip to Washington, D.C., in June.
Each package contains 48 pre-portioned 1-oz. cookies. Flavors are Chocolate Chunk, Candy Cookie with M&Ms, Peanut Butter with Peanut Butter Chips, Macadamia Nut Macadamia Nut White Chip, Snickerdoodle and Oatmeal Raisin.
They're only $12 each and can be purchased from eighth grade students or by calling Maureen McDermott at 423-0297.
Kudos to the police department: the flag is illuminated and looks great
Dr. Joshua Hatch of the Jamestown Animal Clinic has some great advice for new puppy owners in his Pet Tip of the Week.
"Is your new puppy teething? Instead of having the pup chewing on couches, walls, or you, buy a few cheap washcloths and soak them in water and put them in the freezer. When fully frozen, give one to the puppy to chew. The washcloth will thaw in time so have another one ready in the freezer for the pup.
"As the dog gets bigger you will want to change to more appropriate-sized chew toys so the dog does not start to destroy or eat the washcloths!
"You can make a similar treat and chew toy with ice cubes to which you've added low-sodium chicken broth to the water before you freeze it. That way they will taste good and keep the dog occupied with the treat instead of your furniture."
We wish we'd known that a few years ago. Thanks, Doctor.
Our thanks to Nina Stevens, owner of Xtreme Clean, who bailed us out and spruced up our home in time for some last minute guests. She does great work. 4197150.
Word is, Boston Neck Pizza in Saunderstown is expanding into its neighbor, the former Heffie's eatery, and will soon make a move onto Jamestown.
*** We received a note from great photograph of the Jamestown teachers.
"I have received a letter from Shirley Hull whose family lived in back of us — we were at 76 Narragansett Ave. and a note from Earl Hinckley who now lives in Calif. — he left the island in 1943 and Hannah Caswell was his last teacher." And the beat goes on!
Odds & Ends. We read this week of a house on Shoreby Hill on the block for $3 million. Multi-million dollar homes have been built on East Shore Road, to say nothing of Beavertail. School enrollment is down. So, why are our taxes always going up?
Can we follow Coventry's lead and publish all the union contracts so the taxpayers can see where their money is going? If not, why not?
How do flocks of birds know when to all turn at the same time?
Cameron Toppa, Vaughn Nelson-Lee, Josh Nolan, Hayden Maclean, Sam Baugh, and Cub Scout Ian Archibald were the sled crew for Boy Scout Troop 1 at the annual Klondike competition at Camp Aquapaug early this month. Scoutmaster Dave Volpe said the team, led by Patrol Leader Shane Farrelly, represented the troop with pride. "Brian Volpe, senior patrol leader, and Drew Matley, assistant senior patrol leader, took turns coaching the team on some of the more difficult challenges, Dave said.
Zack Volpe, den chief, John Chase, quartermaster, and Adam DiLuglio, junior assistant scoutmaster, prepared lunch and welcomed the Webelos from Pack 1, who came to meet the members of the troop and see the events of the Klondike.
In addition to Dave, adults attending were Vaughn NelsonLee and Diane Archibald.
If you have a need to get in touch with NationalGrid, good luck! Allow yourself a couple of days to get through and if you do, don't expect a straight answer. Oh, for the good old days of Newport Electric.
*** Be true!
We welcome your contributions to this column.
Call us at 423-0383 or our cell 829-2760, e-mail us at jtnwalrus@ hotmail.com, or drop the item off at the Jamestown Press.


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Artist-owned and -operated bi-coastal effects boutique Brickyard VFX recently created CG frogs that appear alongside live counterparts in a new fairytale-inspired commercial for Mitsubishi entitled "No Fairytale."
The ad puts a new spin on the classic "Princess and the Frog" tale, while highlighting the sleek and sporty design of the new 2010 Mitsubishi Lancer. The 30-second TV spot follows the Lancer as it winds down a beautiful mountain road. The ad illustrates some of the Lancer's safety features as it swerves and stops short to let an unexpected throng of frogs cross the road.
CG work and editing follow, as the viewer sees the woman behind the wheel emerge and walk through the group of frogs. The hero frog begs the woman for a kiss. She obliges, turning the amphibian into a prince—but much to her dismay, the prince falls in love with the Mitsubishi and takes off.
An alternate Internet-only spot accompanied the TV campaign. In this version, rather than transforming into Prince Charming, the frog turns into the pop musician formerly known as Prince, who gets left in the dust by the woman and her Lancer.
Brickyard provided a variety of effects to this spot, most notably extensive CG work in creating the plethora of frogs. "Frog handlers brought in 20 frogs, but most were too small for the spot, so we ended up shooting just two real 'hero' frogs. The rest are a combination of CG and composites," says Brickyard lead 2D artist Patrick Poulatian.
Brickyard used a variety of 2D and 3D techniques to create a modern-day fairytale to advertise the Mitsubishi Lancer. Among the tasks, the artists created a bunch of realistic CG frogs.
While the majority of the frogs are CG, for one close-up, the Brickyard team carefully layered shots of the real frogs to create the illusion of hundreds of frogs in the road. The hero frog in the spot is a combination of live action and CG; a CG mouth and eyes gave Brickyard artists the freedom to animate his speaking lines and manipulate his eyes and brow to sell the realism of a talking frog.
Many of the scenes were shot as clean plates as well as secondary passes, with a few real and fake frogs placed into the scene. This provided both real-world scale and lighting reference for their replacements. The hero frog (toad) was photographed in multiple positions for model reference and texture extraction, which provided the basis for the CG frogs. From there, three different frog models were created by the artists: two with the ability to be modified into a larger number of variants for the crowd shots and one hero for the dialog shots.
Using a combination of UV texturing, projection mapping, and customized shaders, the group was able to achieve a number of different looks, colors, and textural variations on the frogs in the scenes, so it felt like a crowd of hundreds.
Versions of the spot were created in both French and English (the commercial aired in Canada), with frogs talking in both languages.
Unpredictable weather conditions presented another challenge for the Brickyard crew. On location in the hills of Vancouver, British Columbia, the weather fluctuated between bright and sunny, and overcast and rainy. "We ended up balancing shots by adding matte paintings of mountains and skies to mesh environments for better continuity," says Poulatian.
To create this spot, the Brickyard crew used Autodesk Maya for the CG modeling, animation, and lighting; Pixar RenderMan for shading and rendering; Adobe Photoshop for texture painting; Pixologic ZBrush for displacement map creation and texture manipulation; The Foundry Nuke for rough compositing and image manipulation; Autodesk Flame running on HP workstations for compositing; and Autodesk Flare for rotoscoping. On the hardware side, the VFX team used 64-bit quad-core Dell Precision workstations running Fedora Core 11 Linux for the 3D animations. The imagery was processed on a renderfarm of a Dell server and Boxx render nodes.
Digital magic turned a frog into a prince in this idyllic setting.
Creating any size crowd, especially with a tight production turnaround, is always a technically challenging undertaking, says Poulatian. "Although the commercial only required a few hundred frogs (as opposed to tens, or hundreds, of thousands), it was imperative that each frog could be controlled, hand-placed, and art-directed," he adds. "This meant that the use of instancing and render-time proxy archiving was not a viable option, and the use of a third-party, crowd-simulation software, such as Massive, was not particularly time-efficient or practical given the constraints of the spot."
Thus, the decision was made to have individual animation rigs in the scene, using Brickyard's in-house file referencing system. This allowed the rigs to easily be loaded and unloaded individually and in groups, as well as updated as new versions became available.
To ease the time and effort it would typically take to animate so many frogs, a small set of animation clips were created that could be looped, offset, scaled, and retargeted for additional hand animation. These clips were then semi-randomly assigned to the various frogs in the scene, while still allowing for individual placement, orientation, and scaling. Frogs could be placed either by hand or by using painted particles on the surface of the road. The geometry was tagged with a random color offset within a specified range, allowing the shader to offset the color of the frogs and how their textures reacted to the lighting at render time, providing for greater variety. Using these groupings, solid color mattes were also generated so that specific colors of frogs could be easily manipulated in the compositing phase.
"By planning ahead and working with the custom in-house software, the shots were completed efficiently and with the ability to easily adjust individual characters without affecting the randomness of the crowd," says Poulatian.
Planning was indeed crucial: In all, the group had just one week to complete the project.
And that was how this fairytale came true for Mitsubishi.