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Barbara B. Kent, artist and volunteer
Barbara Bruce Kent, 80, formerly of Chestnut Hill, an artist and longtime community volunteer who was a recipient of the Chestnut Hill Award, died of complications of Alzheimer's disease Oct. 21 at Foulkeways in Gwynedd, where she had been a resident for the past four years.
Mrs. Kent received the award in 2002 for her work in producing "5 + Us," an annual choral concert featuring singers from seventh and eighth grades at five local schools: J.S. Jenks, Our Mother of Consolation, the Stevens School, Chestnut Hill Academy and Springside School. She saw the project as a way of building connections between students at the schools through sharing and song.
A printmaker and painter, she had taught art for 10 years at the former Stevens School and at Germantown Stevens School after Stevens had merged with Germantown Lutheran Academy.
Raised in Mt. Airy, she attended the C.W. Henry School, the Stevens School and Endicott Junior College. She received a bachelor of fine arts degree from the University of Pennsylvania, where she was a member of Phi Beta Kappa, and a master's degree in art education from what is now Arcadia University.
A skilled seamstress, Mrs. Kent made one-of-a-kind creations for former Chestnut Hill shops LaPiuma and Quintessence.
She had been a member of the Home and School Association at the J.S. Jenks School and Friends of Pastorius Park, and had served on the steering committee at the Stevens School. She had also served as judge of elections in the Ninth Ward, 10th Division.
Mrs. Kent is survived by her husband of 56 years, Norton; daughters Martha Kent Martin and Stacy Kent Wyckoff, and five grandchildren.
A memorial service will be held at 2 p.m. Saturday, Nov. 13, at the Gwynedd Friends Meeting, Route 202 and Sumneytown Pike in Gwynedd.
Memorial donations may be made to the American Friends Service Committee, 1501 Cherry St., Philadelphia, PA 19102, or the Woodmere Art Museum, 9201 Germantown Ave., Philadelphia, PA 19118. – WF
Glenn L. Weber Jr., importer
Glenn L. Weber Jr., 51, of Chestnut Hill, owner of an importing firm, died of pneumonia Sept. 24 at Chestnut Hill Hospital.
At the time of his death, Mr. Weber was developing an importing business selling practical Mexican handicrafts to an American audience.
Before starting his own business, he had been a development executive at Yale University focusing on real estate issues of interest to the university.
Earlier he had been senior vice president of Anchor Container Corporation, a corrugated box manufacturing company owned by his family.
Born in Philadelphia, he was a graduate of Germantown Academy. He received a bachelor's degree from Yale University and a master's in business administration from Yale's School of Organization and Management.
He was an avid skier, sailor and dancer.
Mr. Weber is survived by his mother, Peggy Gough Weber, of Chestnut Hill, and a brother, Peter G. Weber, of Washington, D.C.
A memorial service will be held at 11 a.m. Sunday, Nov. 14, at Germantown Academy.
Memorial donations may be made to the Yale Child Study Center, Attn: Zsuzsanna Somogyl, Yale School of Medicine, P.O. Box 7611, New Haven, CT 06519-0611. – WF
John S. Child, insurance executive
John S. Child, 95, a retired insurance executive, died Oct. 27 at his home in Chestnut Hill.
Mr. Child retired as fire insurance manager for the Harleysville Insurance Co. Earlier he had been president of the Frankford Mutual Insurance Co.
He also was an accomplished pianist who had performed at many charity events.
A ninth generation Pennsylvania Quaker, he was a descendant of one of the 13 founding families of Germantown.
He served as a 2nd lieutenant in the Army during World War II in Italy and North Africa.
He was a graduate of the William Penn Charter School and Swarthmore College.
He was a member of the Philadelphia Club, Union League of Philadelphia, Philadelphia Cricket Club, Sons of the Revolution, Colonial Society, Military Order of the Loyal Legion, Military Order of Foreign Wars, Historical Society of Pennsylvania and Baronial Order of the Magna Carta.
Funeral services will be private. – WF
Edward J. DuBiel
Edward J. DuBiel, of Chestnut Hill and Center City, died last Thursday, Oct. 29, at the Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania after a short illness.
He was the loving husband of Antoinette DuBiel, hairstylist and long time businesswoman in Chestnut Hill; devoted dad to daughter, Mia DuBiel, and special Pop-E to grandson, Michael Dale Rogers. Also surviving are a brother, two sisters, and many nieces and nephews.
For the last several years Mr. DuBiel has assisted staff of the Academy of Music, the Philadelphia Orchestra and the Kimmel Center for the Performing Arts.
A memorial service to celebrate his life will take place at St. Patrick's Chapel, 20th and Locust Streets, at 10:30 a.m. Wednesday, Nov 10.
Memorial contributions are requested for the Monastery of St. Clare, 1271 Langhorne-Newton Rd., Langhorne, PA 19047. – RR


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The sari is a traditional form of dress worn by women in India, Bangladesh, Sri Lanka, and several other countries. While you may not be familiar with the name, the style is quite recognizable. Saris are usually long and flowing, multi-colored, and draped around a woman's waist and over her shoulder. While often the marker of ethnicity, tradition, or style, women of Bangladesh rely on their saris for even more: water filtration.
The New York Times, has recently begun a new series of special reports: "Small Fixes, a special section on low-cost innovations that can save thousands of lives." In a recent report, the Times notes that women in rural Bangladesh often use their saris to filter sweetened drinks, often to get rid of leaves, bugs, and various other debris.
While filtering a beverage of leisure offers many advantages, ten years ago researchers from Maryland realized that this simple technique could form the base of a much larger operation to relieve a very serious health risk. They discovered that "four thicknesses of laundered sari fabric, with its loosened, roughened cotton fibers, will strain out most of the microscopic plankton in water. In water contaminated by cholera, enough bacilli are attached to plankton for the quantity of cholera in filtered water to drop by more than 99 percent."
Bangladeshi women from more than 27 local villages implemented the plan while retrieving drinking water from local rivers and canals. They "were taught to cover the urns they used for fetching water with an old sari folded in four. Over the next 18 months the rate of cholera in these villages dropped by about 50 percent, compared with other villages — about the same effect as that achieved by a much more expensive nylon water filter."
Several years later researchers returned to the village to see if the plan had been enforced. Areas that utilized some form of water filtration noticed a drop in cholera outbreaks; however, women from several villages admitted to using only one strip of sari for filtrating water rather than the recommended four. The researchers learned that while there are simple solutions for complex problems, the solutions must be met with some form of continual reinforcement to have any lasting effect.

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rolly1 wrote:Destiny there's no GST on goods under $1000 AU still , my 128gig card was just over $200 Au incl postage from b & h , from DDP just over $400 incl postage , for the same CF card , I hope they don't change the import duty on stuff , local companies have to be realistic how much they charge for things , I think anyway Rolly 1
rolly1 wrote:I but when you put it in electronic 1ST curtain shutter mode and live view ( yes live view ) and use the MK in continuous mode , there is absolutely no shutter or mirror vibration that I can detect at 600mm focal length , any one else using D810 on a motorised pano head cheers Rolly1
rolly1 wrote:Question has anyone tried a tilt shift lens on a panoramic head , looking at 24mm cheers Rolly1
rolly1 wrote: the D800 will not work in built in HDR mode . . .
rolly1 wrote:The HDR problem was about the built in 2 shot HDR setting I could not get that to work on the MK , have not tried my new D810 yet , must try that , of course the BKT as you said works great 3/5/7/9 on D800
rolly1 wrote:The question about T/shift lens was , not sure how to describe it , when you take a pano over a landscape that drops off in front of you , even though you are changing the angle of the lens , the resulting picture doesn't show , to me anyway, the real look of the landscape , I was just wondering if a tilt shift lens using its adjustments would give a more realistic result , hope that makes sense
rolly1 wrote:"The only resemblance the D800 has to the D810 is they look the same and there both made by Nikon ,
rolly1 wrote:under normal use there's not much difference , but when I use them on my MKpanomachine they (behave totally different) , It works more like it does with the D750 smooth and faster and both card slots work at the same speed
The most useful feature, that the D800 ( does not have ) is Electronic first curtain shutter , the Canon 1DX has it and most mirrorless cameras , best thing to do is google it for its advantages ,
rolly1 wrote:Klaus I can understand what you say ,
but the Roundshot VR2 drive manual recommends continuous drive for giga pixel panos and I get better faster results in continuous mode on the MKpanomachine , I do use a minimum 30% overlap ,
rolly1 wrote:Just for interested people , a simple image , 12 X D850 Raw files stitched in APG then converted to JPG in photoshop cheers Rolly1
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Machinability of composite materials
With the exception of the sliding layer, SKF composite bushings can be machined using conventional methods.
If bushings are required to have a smaller width than the standard size, this can easily be achieved by turning. It is also possible to drill lubrication holes. However, any burrs must be removed, particularly from the sliding surface.
Strips can be bent, pressed, cut, or drilled to fit the individual application. When cutting or drilling, SKF recommends to work from the sliding surface side to avoid creating burrs in the sliding layer.
Any metal surfaces that are exposed as a result of machining should be protected against corrosion.
Machining the bore of PTFE composite bushings
PTFE composite bushings are ready for installation. Any resizing of the bore, i.e. the sliding surface, reduces the service life of the bushings and should only be done in exceptional cases. If machining of the bore is necessary, the bore should be resized and calibrated. Because various criteria, like material and wall thickness of the housing as well as the deviation of cylindrical form, have to be taken into consideration, SKF recommends using a calibrated mandrel to resize the bore (fig. 1). After resizing, bushing bore expansion tests and application field tests should be undertaken prior to the release of a final product. When machining the calibrating mandrel, the calibrating mandrel diameter dk should be manufactured in a first step about 60 to 80 μm larger than the maximum value listed in the column "Bore diameter of mounted bushing" in table 1 for metric or in table 2 for inch PTFE composite bushings.
Guideline values for the requisite interference of the calibrating mandrel as a function of the desired widening of the bushing bore for various bushing bore diameters can be obtained from diagram 1. This diagram is based on tests with bushings of different sizes and valid for bushings mounted in a housing with a housing outside diameter DG = 2 x bushing outside diameter D (fig. 1). If mandrel expansion tests show that the bore is too wide, the calibrating mandrel should be reground and the tests repeated on new bushings.
Machining the bore of POM composite bushings
Bushings made of POM composite material are ready for installation. However, if necessary, the bushing bore can be machined to size while mounted in its housing. After machining the bore, the sliding surface should have an Ra value of max. 2,5 μm. The following machining recommendations provide good results when a poly-crystalline diamond cutting tool is used:
- cutting speed > 150 m/min
- slow feed rate (0,05 to 0,1 mm/revolution)
- cutting depth 0,1 mm
To prevent excessive heat build-up of the acetal resin, and to remove the swarf produced during machining, a constant supply of compressed air at a low pressure should be applied to the bushing during any machining operation.


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I lost my iPhone 4 and mistakenly wiped it using "Find my iPhone" from https://www.icloud.com/. Can i even track it? It was locked by password.
Now I think it's sure that I can't track my phone. I don't have bill of the phone and I also don't have IMEI number of phone.
Even that I have wiped it, should i worry about anything else? My one point if the phone can used for illegal activities it can be problem for me. Is it possible to track me by a wiped phone?


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This is the story of the home my 2nd great grandparents built and raised their family in.
Originally published on Saturday, April 20, 1940 in the Manitowoc News-Herald, Manitowoc, Wisconsin. Spelling and punctuation unchanged from the original.
Old Harris Home at Cato, a Mecca For Youth of Years Ago, Bows to Wrecker
Big Square Building Has Stood on Village Corner for 86 Years
By: Charley Kelley
The years have a way of weakening the human system, rendering it less sturdy and unfit for further duty.
And why not a home?
For eighty-six years now, a big square building has stood majestically on a corner in the west and of the Village of Cato . Life surrounding it has come and gone. The youth of another day, who know and loved its large and friendly rooms, and who danced the old square dance in its second floor dance hall, are now turning into the "home stretch", or have already completed life's arduous journey.
And soon the stately old Harris home at Cato will be no more.
Having outlived its usefulness and stability, it is being taken down, to be replaced by a new and modern home for its present owner.
A Generation Gone By
You old timers, who, in days that are now but a memory, plodded through old Nettle Hill (as Cato was formerly called) with your fathers and a team of obstinate oxen, or you, who once upon a time tramped barefooted from your farm homes to the village with a few quarts of raspberries to sell, must come to realize, however sad, by that another generation is passing with the big house on the corner.
To a younger generation that has sped though the little village on U. S. Highway 10, behind the wheel of a stream-lined gas buggy, and that, for the most part, has given little thought to what the erection of such a home must have meant to those sturdy pioneers of the 1850's, we'd like to tell the story of this particular house, its people, and its history. It was on May 1, 1850 that Jonas C. Burns, because of his services in the armed forces of the United States , received a patent from the government to the 160 acres which comprise the Southeast Quarter of Section 4 of the Township of Cato , then a wilderness, covered largely by forests.
Burns' tenure of the premises was short-lived, however, and he sold the 160 acres to a John Clemens for $1,000 in September of the same year.
Harris Obtains Property
Only a short time later, June 17, 1852 , the property was sold at sheriff's sale by Sheriff William F. Shnyder to Luther Monson, who, on April 16, 1854 , deeded the farm over to Nelson A. Harris.
Mr. Harris, who was born on July 16, 1822 in Greenfield , Saratoga County , New York , had brought his family to Manitowoc from Valparaiso, Indiana in 1852, traveling in a covered wagon drawn by four horses.
Upon arrival in the Manitowoc of 1852, Nelson Harris purchased several lots, built a store and home and worked as a carpenter in the shipyards. Envisioning the lumber and saw-mill business as a profitable venture, Harris moved his family to Cato in 1853, returning himself to Ohio for the purchase of saw mill equipment.
With her husband away on the long journey back East, Mrs. Harris and her children, John Earl, Orville, Emma and Clara, carried on in true pioneer fashion, living in a small house on the farm. Many and varied were the experiences of these early settlers.
Indians Were Friendly
One day in particular, Mrs. Harris had taken the four young children with her into the woods for work at the sugar camp where the annual maple syrup job was to be tackled. After sending the hired-boy, Johnnie McGuire, away with the horse for firewood, the mother, along with her children, went about the task of gathering the maple sap. All of a sudden a band of about 100 Indians burst into the camp. Frightened, Mrs. Harris rounded up her children, put them into the cabin and directed their big dog to lie at the door.
The Indians, however, wanted only maple sap to drink, and Mrs. Harris spent the next hour as a most genial hostess in serving them. After 100 thirsty Redskins had had their fill they departed peacefully from the camp, leaving little sap for maple syrup that day.
Once established in the lumber and saw-mill business, Nelson Harris began laying away choice pieces of lumber and timbers for the house which he meant to be the finest in this early, unsettled Manitowoc County .
Mecca for Visitors
Early in the spring of 1854 construction of the house got under way. Mr. Harris planned, supervised and helped with the actual building himself. The joints were fastened together with wooden pegs and the uprights were inserted into holes carved into the heavier timbers at the top and bottom. All of these pieces of lumber which constitute the framework of the house are strong and sturdy even today. A picket fence, popular ornament of that day, surrounded the yard, and added to the beauty of the new dwelling. Mrs. Harris' flower garden in the yard was admired by everyone.
The house was finally ready for occupancy late in the fall of 1854, and proud family moved into the new home before the long, cold winter set in. The new house was a mecca for visitors and many were the callers that were thrilled by a tour of its large and spacious rooms during that first winter.
Soon after the family was settled Mr. Harris further added to the warmth of the surroundings with the purchase of a grand piano. Brought to Manitowoc by boat, the piano was hauled out to Cato on a wagon drawn by four oxen. It was, of course, the first piano in the village. Placed in the upstairs hall, the instrument was in constant use by music students who usually were on hand for their valuable sessions as early as 7 o'clock in the morning. Soon an orchestra was formed right in the Harris family. Mr. Harris played the flute, John, the clarinet, Orville, the violin, while the girls, Emma and Clara, held forth on the piano.
Used For Deserters
When the civil war broke out Mr. Harris already had the stone foundation laid upon which to erect a building to house a "musical college". The war, however, stopped it.
During the war between the states the upstairs hall was used to quarter deserters from the Northern army at various times. Once there were at least 25 Northern deserters and their guards kept there. Mrs. Harris and the girls did the cooking for them.
Many and varied are the "entertainments" that have taken place in that hall. Lectures, meeting, magic lantern shows, home talent plays, medicine shows and dances all had their turn. A stage was erected at one end leaving room for 60 couples to dance on the floor. Dances were held periodically throughout the year, with the season's social highlights coming on New Year's Eve, July Fourth, and Thanksgiving. Then an added attraction to the "ball" was a midnight supper served in the downstairs dining room. Folks from Manitowoc enjoyed coming out to the dances at Harris' Hall. In the summer-time they'd drive out to Cato in carriages, and in the winter, in sleighs.
The post office at Cato was located in the Harris house with Mrs. Harris as postmaster.
The fifth child, a daughter, Eva, was born to the Harrises on October 20, 1869 . The older girls were both married in the house and lived in homes of their own near by.
In the spring of 1876, an immigrant train, leaving the community for Kansas and Nebraska saw the departure from Cato of several families including the Davises, Davidsons, Barnards, Lemers, Wickers, Westcotts and Vanderlips.
Moving to Florida
In November, 1881, Nelson Harris left the old home in Cato, and with his family, moved to Waldo , Florida , where he built another home in 1885. Mr. Harris died the following year, but his wife lived until 1905. The youngest daughter, Eva, still resides in the Harris home in Florida .
The eldest Harris son, John Earl, ran the farm at Cato and occupied the house until it passed out of the family and was sold to King Weeman, who, with his family came to Cato from Branch in 1884. The Weeman family consisted of Mr. and Mrs. Weeman and six children, Charles, King Jr., Edward, Hailie, Elizabeth, and Mayme.
With the livery service more and more in demand throughout the rural areas, the Weemans, usually with ten or a dozen horses on the farm, went in for the business on a major scale, using the large house as a hotel for traveling men, who, in those days made their rounds among rural stores via horse power.
Cato during the Weeman regime (1884-1901) was a lively and prosperous town. Anton Stoehr ran a saloon and hotel up on the hill, while Frank Gehbe's saloon was located south of the big Killen house. There were two stores, Killen's and Seth Kendel's. Pete Wilhelm ran a wagon shop next to Smelter's blacksmith shop, and Patrick Scanlan was in the butcher business in a small building then located across the road west of the present Cato Hall.
The Killens were in the lumber and cheese box manufacturing business. The box factory always kept quite a number of men employed.
Jin and Anthony Clark ran a cheese factory, and a creamery was started by L. M. Kellogg. Knute Strande, a cobbler, conducted his shoe business there, while the village physician was Dr. O'Connell, whose office was for a time located on the site of the present bank building.
Center of Activity
The house, now known as Weeman's Hotel, retained its popularity in the community, continuing as the center of social and entertainment life. The dances in Weeman's Hall were popular affairs, always well attended, with young folks from all over the countryside on hand to "swing out" with square dances, waltzes, two-steps or "McGinteys", which were the rage in those days. The local rhythm-makers, Gene Harris, Charley Piper, Jack Fitzgerald, Joe Petersilka and Jim O'Hearn were usually on hand for furnish music. Van Camp's band of Manitowoc also appeared at various times in the Weeman Hall. The "big time" of the year was the Christmas ball, after which an oyster supper was served in the dining room.
The old time medicine shows always packed 'em in up in the hall and one of the most popular and amazing performers in those days was a gentleman whose flowing black hair reached to his waist, one Don C. Hall. This astounding showman specialized in the art of hypnotics, and the audience was, of course, thrilled beyond words at the antics of this miracle man, whose tricks included breaking heavy stones on his wife's body with a sledge hammer, pointing out the exact location of hidden articles and the hypnotizing of members of the audience who were willing to be "used" as subject matter. One story has it that Charley Strande, after seeing the great Don C. Hall in action went home and successfully put his brother Clarence in a trance. History fails to reveal whether or not any great difficulty was encountered by the amateur hypnotist in freeing his unfortunate brother from the mystic grip.
"Big Mick" Takes Over
King Weeman passed away about nine years after coming to Cato. His widow and family, however, remained on the place until the next owner, Michael T. Cooney, purchased the farm from Mrs. Weeman on May 6, 1901 .
Mr. Cooney, a tall, dignified looking Irishman, referred to by his many friends as "Big Mick," was always good for a round of laughs with his witty stories. Many a long winter evening was whiled away in the big Cooney kitchen, where a crackling fire blazed in the stove, under which snoozed old "Shep", with possibly Dick White, Gus Schumacher, Louie Witt, Charley Cary or Ted Pritchard, all salesmen who made use of the Cooney Hotel and Livery Service, listening to the stories as portrayed by their genial host, Mr. Cooney.
Charley Cary, later Clerk of Circuit Court for Manitowoc County, whose medicine wagon was a familiar sight in those days, was known affectionately by all the kids along his route as the "gum man", because of the generous supply of chewing material they know was forthcoming with the appearance of Mr. Cary and his horse and wagon.
Mike Cooney never married, but had an able and gracious assistant in the running of the hotel in his sister, Molly.
The Cooney's right hand man during the nineteen and one-half years in the house, was their faithful hired-man Louie Stelzer. Louie, a friend and companion of all the neighborhood youngsters, was proud of the fast and well kept livery horses which he tended and helped drive. Now a Manitowoc resident, Louie still likes to recall the old days on the livery runs.
"Some Great Days"
"Those were some great days," says Louie. "The salesmen always carried seven or eight big trunks with them, and it was the driver's job to pick them up at the depot and be ready to hit the road whenever the boys were ready.
"In those days the salesmen carried a full line of samples right with them which had to be unloaded and displayed at every stop. They'd show the spring and summer goods in the fall and winter, and the winter goods in the summer. Sometimes these trips would cover more than a week going up into Algoma, Sturgeon Bay and Kewaunee, with stops all along the route. The driver's room and board, as well as feed and quarters for the horses was at the customer's expense, which was additional to the average price of three or four dollars per day which he paid for the livery service.
"Mike was a great hand with the horses," continues Louie. "That was great sport for him, being out on the road with a fast team."
The erection of the Cato Hall by the Cato Social Club at the turn of the century brought an end to the dances, shows, meetings and other forms of entertainment which for years had been held in the house. The social life of the community was directed now to the new and spacious building in the center of the village.
Soon a Memory
In 1920 Mr. Cooney and his sister moved to Manitowoc, selling the farm to Thomas E. Reddin, a nephew. Mr. Reddin, now manager for the Manitowoc Citizens Loan and Investment Company, ran the farm and resided in the house for several years, but upon moving to Manitowoc in the late 1920's, rented the farm to Edward Brunner, who remained there until it was sold to Edward Rameker, the present owner, on October 14, 1920 .
The Ramekers have resided in the house since 1930, but by next fall expect to move into a new home, built on the site where, 86 years ago, Nelson Harris erected a house that was to remain strong and sturdy down through the years while life and time moved on around it.
Soon it will be but a memory.


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MADISON — The Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources is looking for entries in its Great Lakes photo contest.
Photos of Lake Michigan and Lake Superior as well as their tributaries, wetlands and harbor towns in all seasons are eligible. Entries must be received by Feb. 2.
You have free articles remaining.
Winning entries will be featured in a four-color calendar available at the Wisconsin State Fair and for download.
The DNR received more than 500 photos of Lake Michigan and Lake Superior last year.
Submission instructions are available on the DNR's website.


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Road to Valor
Just updated our Amazon affiliate store with new selections about the Tour including Road to Valor: A True Story of WWII Italy, the Nazis, and the Cyclist Who Inspired a Nation. The book tells us how a Tour legend was also a resistor that transported documents in the tubes of his bicycle and distracted the fascists with his fame.
In Road to Valor, Aili and Andres McConnon chronicle Bartali's journey, starting in impoverished rural Tuscany where a scrawny, mischievous boy painstakingly saves his money to buy a bicycle and before long, is racking up wins throughout the country. At the age of 24, he stuns the world by winning the Tour de France and becomes an international sports icon.
But Mussolini's Fascists try to hijack his victory for propaganda purposes, derailing Bartali's career, and as the Nazis occupy Italy, Bartali undertakes secret and dangerous activities to help those being targeted. He shelters a family of Jews in an apartment he financed with his cycling winnings and is able to smuggle counterfeit identity documents hidden in his bicycle past Fascist and Nazi checkpoints because the soldiers recognize him as a national hero in training.
ESPN ran an excerpt from Road to Valor last month and I find the story very interesting. Other recommendations from Amazon include Tour Climbs and Cycling, Wine, and Men: A Midlife Tour de France . After seven break-ups in seven years, the author knew it was time for a change. The cure for her dating blues? A 700-mile cycling expedition from Bordeaux to the Alps.
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Contrasting views over transportation, tax incentives to spur economic development and other issues highlighted Saturday's League of Women Voters forum for candidates for Gainesville mayor and Commission District 4 posts.
Contrasting views over transportation, tax incentives to spur economic development and other issues highlighted Saturday's League of Women Voters forum for candidates for Gainesville mayor and City Commission District 4 posts.
While the six candidates were united on some issues — for instance, they all favored the proposal that would put Gainesville's homeless center in a closed state prison — differences of opinion emerged on other fronts.
Among them was a long-term master plan for parks and recreation — at a cost of $55 million — that drew varying views.
"It looks ambitious. At first blush it has a lot of appealing ideas," Pete Johnson, one of the candidates for mayor, said. "The concern I have is how we afford them. It's important to do these visions … but we are going to have to prioritize what we can do."
Former commissioner Ed Braddy, now running for mayor, said the plan is too ambitious.
"That's very expensive. As mayor, what I would focus on is equipment upgrades," Braddy said. "We want parks, we want recreational areas. We don't need to build the Taj Mahal of parks in order to fulfill some … vision of greatness."
Transportation was another key topic, in particular whether another referendum for transportation should be sent to voters after one last year failed.
Incumbent Mayor Craig Lowe said he favors a referendum that includes funding for roads, bicycle and pedestrian facilities and mass transit.
"We have another chance, and we as a community need to grasp that," Lowe said. "I'm for … planning that includes road maintenance, some new roadways that will ease congestion and for enhanced transit … including bus rapid transit."
Mayoral candidate Mark Venzke said he favors efforts toward a referendum, but he believes it should not include provisions for bus rapid transit.
"I think it is essential that we provide to our city the flexibility to have multi-modal transportation," Venzke said. "I would like to defer any further progress on bus rapid transit because of its prohibitive price, but I would like to see … express bus service."
Mayoral candidates also spoke about offering incentives to developers to build a downtown conference center.
Former City Commissioner Scherwin Henry said a hotel and conference center could help boost downtown.
"The City Commission has the land and the parking," Henry said. "The study that we had done showed that this hotel conference center … would generate $1.2 million in sales tax, $1.6 million in bed tax and generate over 200 jobs."
Candidate Donald Shepherd said Gainesville needs to focus on maintaining its historic buildings.
"Old homes are being bulldozed down. We need to put money aside so that when people need repairs of these homes, we have the money in our budget," he said.
Another panel at the forum consisted of District 4 candidates Alfredo Espinosa, former Commissioner W.E. "Mac" McEachern and incumbent Randy Wells.
McEachern and Espinosa said they would not favor a new tax for transportation.
"We have misused what money we have," McEachern said.
Espinosa said, "What the city needs to do is not implement a tax but … to make sure our bus system is operating as efficiently as possible."
Wells said new transportation funding is needed.
"I have spoken in favor of a balanced transportation sales tax that I would ask voters to consider," Wells said.


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Made in the USA 48" wide Neon GMC Trucks Sign
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Item Number: #72110
Neon GMC Trucks Sign
- Approximately 48" long x 24" high x 8" deep
- Durable all steel construction
- Powder coated for a porcelain like finish
- UL listed American made transformers with a 3 year warranty and protection circuitry
- Standard 110 volt plug
- Easy to use pull chain on/off switches
- Fully enclosed metal back with keyhole slots for easy hanging
- Signs are packaged and shipped to best avoid damage which requires some minor assembly after opening. Detailed instructions are provided.
- All neon glass is hand blown by a skilled artist in the United States.
- GM Trademarks are used under license
- Proudly Made in the USA
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Iran will give First Lady Michelle Obama a special award for allegedly exposing a direct link between Hollywood and the White House, the commander of Iran's Basij paramilitary forces announced Wednesday.
According to MehrNews, an official media outlet of the Islamic regime, Brig. Gen Mohammad Reza Naghdi cited Michelle Obama's announcement of the "anti-Iran" movie "Argo" Oscar for Best Picture in a live feed from the White House Feb. 24.
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The movie chronicles the Iranian takeover of the U.S. Embassy in Tehran in 1979 in which six American embassy workers fled to the protection of Canadian embassy staff and their eventual rescue.
"Mrs. Obama's action was awesome," Naghdi said with what what the report described as irony, "and if we had spent billions of dollars, we could not show a link and allegiance between Hollywood and the U.S. government and the White House, especially since they have always denied the allegations."
Regime media, in another attack on Hollywood, blasted away at the book "A Time to Betray" by Reza Kahlili, which will be made into a TV miniseries about Kahlili's spying for the CIA in Iran.
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MehrNews reported that at the end of a conference held for Basij youth, it was decided to cite Obama for what Naghdi called "her unwanted role in exposing Hollywood and the Oscar Academy's allegiance to the U.S. administration."
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Naghdi was born in Iraq and moved to Iran after the Iranian Revolution, joining the Supreme Council for the Islamic Revolution in Iraq. He later joined the Quds Forces, which is involved in international terrorism.
In October 2009, Iran's supreme leader, Ayatollah Ali Khamanei, appointed Naghdi to command the Basij paramilitary forces. Naghdi has been sanctioned by the U.S. as a violator of human rights for having participated in the suppression of the Iranian people.
Naghdi previously had threatened to kill American generals in response to the assassination of Iran's nuclear scientists.
He said at the time, "We will mark the hanging sites of the American and Zionist generals and we will identify which hanging was in retaliation for the blood of our great martyr."
Since the release of "Argo," several Iranian officials have criticized the movie. Regime media reported this week that Iran has hired a French lawyer, Isabelle Coutant-Peyre, to sue the movie's producers in international court, although the media did not say on what basis.
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The regime's media, since the production of "Argo," have attacked Hollywood for what they call the production of "anti-Iran" movies. Citing "unrealistic portrayal" of the Iranian people, they attacked actor George Clooney as one of the two writers of "Argo" and for his producing the "anti-Islam" movie "Syriana." They also cite the "Zionist company" Warner Brothers for filming "Argo" and the "anti-Iran" movie "300."
Regime media also point to the upcoming production of a miniseries based on "A Time to Betray" by Kahlili, who in his youth traveled to America to continue his education. Upon his return after the 1979 revolution, he lost hope in the direction of the country, returned to America, hooked up with the CIA and became a spy in the Revolutionary Guards.
This "anti-Iran" miniseries, the regime media said, is to be produced by actor William Baldwin and Warren Kohler.
The regime media published an image of Kahlili alongside former CIA director James Woolsey that mistakenly referred to Woolsey as Rep. Michele Bachmann, R-Minn., the former candidate for the Republican Party presidential nomination.
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Gerdab.Ir, a Revolutionary Guards media outlet, attacked Kahlili for his call for support of the Iranian people to bring about regime change in Iran.
Recently the Islamic regime, furious over exclusive reports by WND on the Fordow nuclear site explosions, through its official news agency IRNA, assailed WND as a media outlet "under the direct control of the CIA." IRNA called WND's Kahlili a tool of the CIA to expand propaganda against the regime in the face of its nuclear progress.


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Downtown Market and Grand Action launched the Market Grove Community Campaign this week.
The fundraising campaign is based on "buy-a-brick" campaigns, but with a fun twist.
Metal apple trees
The Market Grove is an iconic sculpture installation at the market, located on the upper level open atrium, across from the rooftop greenhouses.
Consisting of five 6.5 x 5.5 foot textured, metal apple trees, the Market Grove extends along the interior wall of the atrium, overlooking the Market Hall and all the activity below.
"Ownership" of the market
Members of the community will have the opportunity to purchase leaves and apples with the donor's name engraved on each.
Donors may purchase one of the Grove's 195 apples for $500 or one of the 1,550 leaves for $200.
Three of the remaining five trees are available for $25,000 each.
Brian Burch, spokesperson for Downtown Market, said the Market Grove campaign is expected to raise more than $500,000 through the sale of the apples, leaves and artistic trees.
"The Market Grove is intended to get the community involved in fundraising to take additional 'ownership' of the Downtown Market," Burch said. "The money will go to supporting the construction costs."
The campaign has already raised $50,000 for the market.
Dan Carlson and Penny Schindler of Dan Carlson Design designed the trees, which are currently lining the walls of the upper atrium.
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What to Expect, How to Prepare:
1. What will I see at the Craft Center?
2. Who will I meet at the Craft Center?
3. What can I buy at the Craft Center Museum Shop?
Frequently Asked Historical Questions:
4. Did the Pilgrims make everything they needed themselves?
5. Why isn't anyone in the English Village making baskets or pottery?
6. How did the Pilgrims acquire their manufactured goods?
7. How do you know what sorts of goods were brought from England?
What to Expect and How to Prepare:
1. What will I see at the Craft Center?
The Craft Center serves as the source of many of the reproduction objects that furnish the Pilgrim Village, Wampanoag Homesite and Mayflower II exhibits. The Craft Center features demonstrations by artisans throughout the day, a museum shop and restrooms. Outside the building there is a work area with a traditional wood-fired kiln used to fire pottery.
2. Who will I meet at the Craft Center?
At the Craft Center you can talk with modern artisans about their projects. They use many of the same techniques, materials and tools used by English and Native artisans 400 years ago. They are not playing the roles of historical people (like you will find in the 17th-Century English Village). The knowledgeable museum shop staff can also answer many questions about Plimoth Plantation.
3. What can I buy at the Craft Center Museum Shop?
Many of the items made in the Craft Center are available for purchase. The museum shop at the Craft Center has a selection of clay dishes, bowls and cups, glasses, and other fine reproduction items for sale as well as related books and media.
Frequently Asked Historical Questions:
4. Did the Pilgrims make everything they needed themselves?
No. One of the many myths of the Pilgrim era is that every family was self-sufficient and made everything they needed from scratch. Yet that was not the case for most English people in the 17th century. In large cities like London as well as small country towns, people purchased furniture from a joiner, earthenware from a potter, clothing from a tailor, and many other essential goods from the skilled local tradesmen who made them.
However, in Plymouth Colony, there weren't any practicing local tradesmen from whom to purchase goods. Most of the Pilgrims had been farm laborers, but even the few who had practiced trades back in England could not do so in Plymouth. They were too busy providing for the basic needs of food and shelter. Manufactured goods such as clothing, furniture and other items were purchased in England and sent to the colony aboard ships.
5. Why isn't anyone in the English Village making baskets or pottery?
None of those items were being made by the Pilgrims in the early years of Plymouth Colony; baskets, pottery and other items were made in England or Europe and imported to New England.
6. How did the Pilgrims acquire their manufactured goods?
Manufactured goods, such as furniture, clothing, bedding, and cookware, were acquired in several ways. Some of the items were brought over with individual families, stored in the holds of ships from Mayflower onward. Other necessities were sent over for the town as a whole, arriving about once a year, if at all. The colonists also traded with Native People for furs, which were then sold in England or traded for English goods from passing ships.
7. How do you know what sorts of goods were brought from England?
Plimoth Plantation staff members examine documents written by the English colonists to determine what items were commonly imported from England. Probate inventories and provisions lists are two very useful sources. A probate inventory is a list of a person's possessions made after his/her death to ensure payment of debts and the orderly and fair division of property among heirs. Provisions lists include records of items sent to America by colonial organizers as well as published suggestions and checklists of what the well-equipped colonist should bring.


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A family of six is homeless after fire destroyed their Marcel Lake Estates home in Delaware Township Monday night.
A family of six is homeless after fire destroyed their Marcel Lake Estates home in Delaware Township Monday night.
Multiple calls to 911 reporting the fire started around 9 p.m., Delaware Township Fire Department Chief Mike Cairns said.
So many calls reporting flames from the second story came in that Cairns called for mutual aid from other departments before arriving at the home on 130 Maria Lane.
Upon arrival, he saw flames on all four sides of the house and put out a third call requesting more tanker trucks so there would be enough water.
All family members and their pets were already out of the house.
Ammunition inside the house was exploding, at times as fast as popping corn and as loud as fireworks, so the fire was deemed unsafe for interior operations.
Firefighters worked to extinguish the fire from the exterior only.
Inside Marcel Lake Estates, Maria Lane was "a complete sheet of ice. The trucks had nothing to grip," Cairns said.
At one point, after the fire had been knocked down, it flared up again.
A tanker ran out of water, and firefighters were unable to quickly get another tanker in place due to road conditions.
The fire company tried to contact the private community to treat the road but could not find anyone, so Delaware Township brought a salt truck into the community to treat the road.
After that, the operation went more smoothly.
"Storm conditions add time to everything," Cairns said.
The fire was caused by the homeowner who had been repairing a broken pipe when the soldering torch he was using burst into flames, he told Cairns.
He tried to get the torch out of the house but it fell near a couch and lit the couch on fire.
He then tried to move the burning couch out of the house and burned his hands in the process.
The others in the home escaped without injury.
Many materials in furniture turn to liquid and burn easily, rapidly spreading fire, Cairns said.
The family, which lost everything, stayed with relatives overnight.
They were identified as Michelle Loria and Joseph Loria and their four daughters, ranging in age from 23 to 9, according to Sarina Middaugh, a family friend and co-owner of Sisters Deli in Dingmans Ferry.
The deli is setting up an account for the family at Dime Bank.
Donations of cash and clothing for the family are being taken at Sisters Deli at the corner of Milford Road/Route 2001 and Silver Lake Road.
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Debbie dilemma: Should admiration trump a losing record?
My son recently learned how to "wave bye-bye," and he's completely enamored with the action. It's a good skill for him and the rest of us to know, since Virginians are going to be waving "bye-bye" to a very important person pretty soon.
With UVA's loss to Charlotte in the WNIT quarterfinals, Debbie Ryan's 36-year career at Virginia has ended. Since Ryan announced her impending resignation on March 12, tributes have been coming fast, as well they should. Ryan's legendary kindness, tenacity, competitiveness and compassion are being lauded as much as (if not more than) her 739 career victories and 20 consecutive appearances in the NCAA tournament, 12 in the Sweet Sixteen, 3 ACC Tournament titles, and 11 ACC regular-season championships.
Forgive the second consecutive week's reference to Shakespeare, but there's something rotten in the UVA athletic department. Circumstantial evidence it may be, but shrouded in the emotional farewells and hidden among the well-deserved testimonials and laurels are undeniable signs that Ryan was forced out of her job. It may be ugly, but is it necessary?
Ryan's Cavaliers haven't made it past the second round of the NCAA tournament in more than 10 years, and in that time there have been five seasons the Cavs didn't win 20 games, something that happened only once in the previous 17 years.
This year the Lady Cavaliers ended their season ranked 8 in the ACC, with a 5-9 record in-conference and a 19-16 record overall, losing to Wake Forest in the first round of the ACC tournament. Recent seasons were equally lackluster.
In 2009-2010, UVA finished third in the ACC, with a 9-5 in-conference record and 21-10 overall. In 2008-2009, the numbers added up to a fifth-seed ranking with 8-6 and 24-10 records. In 2007-2008, the Lady Cavs were #4, 10-4 (tied with Duke) and 24-10, a huge improvement over '06-'07 that saw Virginia finish ranked 8 with 5-9 and 19-15 records.
It's been an inconsistent and disappointing decade for UVA women's basketball. So apparently, sometime during this past season, it was decided Debbie Ryan was going to get the boot, although her exit is being masked by the George Welsh treatment.
Welsh retired from UVA football in 2000 after failing to win seven games in the regular season for the first time in 14 years. Virginia lauded and feted and toasted and roasted and hailed Welsh as the conquering hero. Now they're doing the same for Debbie Ryan. But while Welsh made the decision to retire on his own terms, it's clear Ryan didn't.
Neither she nor athletic director Craig Littlepage will discuss the circumstances of her resignation. But Ryan is only 58, and she told the press, "I am a basketball coach."
She refuses to rule out coaching at another school, although she's never worked anywhere else, having started in Charlottesville right out of college. Ryan told reporters, "I'm happy to continue to coach here as long as they want me to in terms of my players," which evidently they did, since several of Ryan's latest recruits obtained full releases from their National Letters of Intent after the coach unexpectedly resigned. Does that sound like woman who was ready to leave her position?
Debbie Ryan's resignation seems unfair and cruel, but what should happen to legendary coaches when they start slipping? What will Virginia Tech do to Frank Beamer when he stops winning 10 games a season? What will Tennessee do with Pat Summitt when championships dry up? Penn State is chomping at the bit to get rid of Joe Paterno, and everyone knows Florida State fired Bobby Bowden.
What should UVA have done with this amazing woman who built a well-respected program? Sentiment, respect, and loyalty may not trump winning, but as we wave "bye bye" to Debbie Ryan, it sure feels like they should.
Juanita lives on a farm in Charlotte County with her husband, son, and many dogs.


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This time I will be uploading another chibi lesson that has been long awaited by a member on Dragoart.com, and here it is for you all to enjoy and learn from. I will now show you "how to draw chibi Generator Rex", step by step. This is by far an awesome character that is not only cool, but very much like Ben Tennyson as well. Like Ben, Rex is able to be stronger then what he really is. But for Rex, he already has a mutation within him that enables him to be stronger. Ben turns into different alien forms by using the Omnitrix at his disposal. Anyway, like all chibi characters, Rex will be fairly easy to replicate and learn from. You will find that learning from this lesson on "how to draw chibi Rex", will be just the activity you need to complete, to become a true Generator Rex fan. As for me, I think he came out just as good, or better then the chibi Ben 10 I did a couple of weeks ago. Don't forget to leave comments, and use the star rating system to let me know how my work is. If there is a character from a favorite animated series that you would like to see in chibi form, just drop a request, and you will sure see what you are looking for sooner then later. I have to bolt out of here for now, but I will return. Have fun drawing this chibi version of Generator Rex. Peace out people, and have a happy drawing day!
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1379.0.55.001 - National Regional Profile, 2002-2006
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ABS updates information for regions across Australia
The Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS) has today updated regional information for all Australian states and territories with the release of profiles for regions such as Local Government Areas.
Regional profiles contain a range of social and economic information for the years 2002 to 2006, helping local communities see changes over time in the characteristics of their regions and to make comparisons with other regions.
In total, there are profiles for over 2,000 regions across Australia, including state/territory and national totals.
The regional profiles now include additional information not available in previous releases, including the number of businesses by industry, agricultural commodities produced, the number and types of motor vehicles registered, and type of access to the internet.
This provides a richer picture of regional communities, adding to existing economic and social data such as income, unemployment, age and occupations.
To access the regional profiles, select the 'National Regional Profile' link under the Regional Statistics heading on the grey menu bar on the left of the ABS home page.
Regional profiles are one way of obtaining information for regions across Australia. Further state and territory specific information is available for free download from the ABS website.
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Jonathan Safran Foer
Jonathan Safran Foer is the author of the novels Everthing is Illuminate, Extremely Loud & Incredibly Close and the non-fiction book Eating Animals. His fiction has won numerous awards, include the Guardian First Book Award, the National Jewish Book Award, the William Saroyan International Prize for Writing and the Victoria & Albert Museum Illustration Award. In an online poll, Everything is Illuminated was recently voted 'Best Work of Jewish Fiction for a Decade'. His most recent book, Tree of Codes was published in 2010. Born in Washington, DC, Foer now lives in Brooklyn.


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On June 15, 2006, then-president Chen Shui-bian (陳水扁) praised former presidential adviser Koo Kwang-ming's (辜寬敏) proposal of a "Second Republic" (第二共和) at Koo's 80th birthday party, saying that writing a new constitution could uphold our principles in a pragmatic way.
On Oct. 29 this year, the Liberty Times, the Taipei Times' sister publication, published an exclusive interview with Koo, entitled "Nations of brotherhood: A discussion on China policy and the cross-strait issue" (兄弟之邦:中國政策與兩岸問題芻議). This shows that he remains true to his ideals.
In 1936, a Chinese political scientist, Zhang Foquan (張佛泉), published an article entitled Nationalism needs a new interpretation (「民族主義」需要重新解釋). He wrote that translating the English word "nationalism" into any of the Chinese terms generally used for nationalism — minzuzhuyi (民族主義), guozuzhuyi (國族主義) or zuguozhuyi (族國主義) — was confusing because all three Chinese terms carry ethnic or cultural connotations.
He suggested instead that it should be termed bangguozhuyi (邦國主義) — which could be translated as "the doctrine of a country state" as both bang and guo mean country.
At the core, such nationalism would mean that people would be willing and determined to work together within an independent polity. Based on this interpretation, Koo's concept of "nations of brotherhood" is not a departure from the traditional pro-independence camp in Taiwan.
How could "nations of brotherhood" be made possible? This is the issue that concerns people.
It all depends on the content of the proposal. As Koo suggested, if China recognizes Taiwan's status as an independent and sovereign state and helps it gain entry to the UN, then Taiwan should not participate in any international organization or military alliance hostile to China.
In international organizations, even if Taiwan disagrees with China's policies, it should not vote against such policies, but should merely express its stance as a "nation of brotherhood" by abstaining to vote.
More specifically, Koo even suggests that Taiwan launch a 10-year project, spending US$5 billion per year, to boost economic development in China's hinterland.
Among the suggestions made by Koo, Taiwan would hardly be seen as an independent and sovereign country if it adopted preconditions and never said no to China's policies.
As for the decade-long development project that would cost Taiwan US$5 billion, would that be tantamount to Taipei paying a tribute to Beijing for its protection?
This is not a question of whether Taiwan can afford it, but rather a matter of dignity.
It is thus evident that the measures in Koo's proposal were quite traditional and filled with a Chinese ideology. The advantage of such an ideology is that the Chinese might easily understand and perhaps consider it. The disadvantage is that it could cause a backlash from the pro-independence camp and therefore blur the focus.
Finally, Koo claimed that one of the reasons for the DPP's defeat in the this year's presidential election was the economic threat from China, because voters still had their doubts about the party's ability to deal with China. To a degree, his claim was actually supported by opinion polls.
Perhaps those who disagree with this claim should come up with scientific evidence to refute it instead of just blurring the issue by passing the buck and accusing the Chinese Nationalist Party (KMT) of practicing vote buying or cheating.


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Dear Friends,
over the last few month we have been invited by the collective awakening energies to build a stronger bond with the forces of the nature kingdom. To evolve in sensitivity to our physical bodies sensory abilities, and make friends with beings from the crystal, the animal and plant kingdom of creation. Such a love connection and elevated oneness feeling naturally brings some questions into focus, about the way we treat nature and the blessings given by mother earth. Questions like, who has a right to life? Only one species? Do humans have the right to exterminate any species they want to kill? Do we really have to go there?
Today, we are living in the age of the greatest wave of extinctions since the Permian extinction 250 million years ago. There are those who call this situation human "progress". There are others, however, that have a different vision, one of harmony and oneness, balance and co-operation with the planets blessings. Around the world many people are coming to see the present world system as a form of suicidal madness. In the article "the Alchemy of Conscious breathing – the golden path of ascension" I shared how in the merging process of spirit coming to life as material beings, the elements are building our physical body. Knowing that, how can we still think we could abuse, consciously harm and depress the forests, the big waters, all types of animals and resources of the planet, without harming the collective of humanity as well??!!
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The simple truth is – we can't!! And there are those who started to recognize that and are putting this important spiritual awareness into actions. The Bolivian President, Evo Morales, has released an act of "Laws of the rights of mother earth". This Act for pacha mama, is intended to recognize the rights of Mother Earth, including also the obligations and duties of society to ensure respect for these rights. We can hope that over time other governments will pick up on the idea, and start protecting the environment from their own greed and wrong doings.For humanity collectively most important things, confirmed as law are:
~ Respect and defend the rights of Mother Earth. The State and any individual or collective person must respect, protect and guarantee the rights of Mother Earth for the well-being of current and future generations.
Remember: Just as the Native American Code of Ethics teaches us, "we have only borrowed this earth from our children, and each of our decisions should serve the next 7 Generations!!
~ No commercialism. Neither living systems nor processes that sustain them may be commercialized, nor serve anyone's private property.
This is super important as in more and more places of the world, the rich and famous have neglected the international right of excess to the water bodies of the world, have created private beaches and limited the possibility for the locals in need, to be nourished by the water powers.
~The right to preserve the functionality of the water cycle, its existence in the quantity and quality needed to sustain living systems, and its protection from pollution for the reproduction of the life of Mother Earth and all its components.
This is huge!! If this law is properly enforced, it means that big concerns like Nestle and Coca Cola don't have a chance to come in, by land all over the place and than cut of water sources for the indigenous communities, that have lived there since generations.
~ Multiculturalism. The exercise of the rights of Mother Earth requires the recognition, recovery, respect, protection, and dialogue of the diversity of feelings, values, knowledge, skills, practices, transcendence, transformation, science, technology and standards, of all the cultures of the world who seek to live in harmony with nature.
This one I love with all my heart, as what they are literately describing is the manifestation off the Golden Age of Aquarius. When all nations and private people come together in order to share their abilities and gifts, knowledge and technologies how to care properly for the earth, a Golden Time for this planet is possible!
Take a moment to contemplate and don't forget, last month I shared with you a set of four songs and one prayer, that help us develop and cultivate a deep inner relationship with the element water, the element air, the element earth, the element fire and the element ether (the all uniting spirit of the universe), if you have not started using this connections for your daily life jet, "it is never to late to make the first step"!!Dear Ones, I hope you feel the loving embrace of earth, the storming winds, the floating waters and the passionate fire of life deep within your being. I hope they allow you profound insides into your own human nature and the oneness we truly live on planet earth. May all your attempts to bring more awareness and clarity into this world be blessed with rich success, and may you find a home in the true nature of your all uniting loving heart.
Blessings and naturally flowing Love!
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Best Style Tips for Short Men
Don't be offended with your height; every man would want to look taller, but no one has control over how tall they want to grow. So far, shorter guys had a slight disadvantage in the fashion industry. However, now the clothing industry has evolved so much that it's possible to find the fit properly, no matter whether you're 5'6″ or shorter. Lack of height shouldn't be a hindrance for showing your talent; you must have heard the famous quote that 'good things always come in small parcels' and this would perfectly hold true for your situation. Today, the fashion world welcomes all sizes and shapes and shorter men too have lot of opportunity to look smarter; you never know, 'tall, dark, and handsome' concept may fade soon and girls may search for short and stylish guys!
Ways to Look Taller
Before you read the next tip, consider this fashion advice to make you appear taller. These are simple, yet effective tips for adding height. First of all, don't be disheartened with your look; instead maintain a great posture that adds height eventually. Keep your back straight, instead of bending or slouched pose that makes you appear shorter, making you feel insecure about your height. The hairstyle also matters a lot and cut your hair short. Long hair can hide your shoulder and neck, making your body and head (neck) look like one part, making you look shorter. Yet another thing to be considered is maintaining lean body; extremely muscular and heavier body will make you stubbier and broader, which that won't help in adding some height to overall frame.
Color Choice
Look for monochromatic colors that help to streamline your appearance; wearing shades from the same family can help in reducing visual clutter. Go for darker and brighter shades that create an illusion of height. If you want to try different shades, wear dark colored bottom to create a lengthening effect. Wearing both top and bottom in the same shade can avoid breaks in your natural structure that eventually makes you look taller. The same concept applies for medium or light fabrics. Heavier materials can make you look shorter and bulkier.
Vertically Striped Pattern
Horizontally-oriented patterns are widening, while vertical are slimming; it is suggested to go for unbroken vertical stripes to elongate your height. Other patterns such as herringbone, chalks stripe, and pinstripe offer vertical effect.
Right Fit
Loose fit can make you look sloppy and stumpy; hence, it's imperative to choose a garment that fits you flawlessly. Opt for trim fit over baggy to offer more appealing and structured look. You can go for designer clothes or customized dresses or find a tailor who cuts the dressing material into right fit. Ragazzi Clothing has collections from various brands, such as Paul and Shark, CP Company, and Barbour that are currently ruling men's fashion.
Why Not Try Accessories?
Simple accessories, such as tie, thin belt, shoes with slight heel, and hats can enhance the overall appearance.
Hopefully, these tips would have helped you get the right cloth to make you look taller.


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Photo-Finish Timing
We use digital photo-finish cameras to determine athletes finishing times and places for all races in cross country. Some rulebooks say the finish time is determined by the chip time, in that case we have the photo-finish cameras there as a backup, for visual proof of finish. This allows us to go back and add an athlete in that lost their chip, lost their shoe, etc.
This system also integrates with a front view camera that allows us to see their athletes bib numbers as they run across the finish line. Using these systems together with the RFID system in place it makes compiling official results a breeze.
RFID Timing
We use a variety of RFID timing systems for road races. These systems can integrate directly with the photo-finish system for results verification. This allows us to provide the most accurate results possible. RFID technology can also be used to provide split data at points around the course.
We use Chronotrack, IPICO, Mylaps BibTag and MyLaps ProChip RFID systems for road races. A variety of systems gives up the ability to provide exactly what you need for your event.
Display Clocks
Displays clocks are placed at the finish and can be placed at points around the course to allow athletes to see the running time of the current race.
Display Boards
We can drive on site display boards with results, splits and other pieces of information available allowing the crowd to get real-time information updates.
Internet Results
Using our unique scoring platform we can provide results and team scores for any event and update the internet in real time. Using the internet you can display the current races live split updates, final results and other pieces of information to the spectators.
Information Systems
We provide a Commentator Information System for in-stadium announcers and broadcast production. CIS allows you to follow races with live split information and live final results updated in real time as the runners cross the finish line.


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Hammers' new signings bear fruit
Summer signing Mauro Zarate volleyed a debut goal in West Ham's 3-1 Premier League victory at Crystal Palace to ease the pressure on manager Sam Allardyce.
Stewart Downing and Carlton Cole also fired home as the Hammers eased past the managerless Eagles, who were unable to add to Marouane Chamakh's smart finish.
Palace's second straight defeat plunged the south London club into further distress, with the board still hunting a replacement for Tony Pulis.
Hammers boss Allardyce only clung onto his job in the summer after promising the West Ham board more expansive, attacking football.
Former Tottenham and England striker Teddy Sheringham joined the back-room staff, while Allardyce recruited Argentinian forward Zarate from Velez Sarsfield.
Allardyce's attacking revolution failed to bear fruit on the season's opening day in a frustrating 1-0 Upton Park defeat to Tottenham, the Hammers spurning a host of half-chances.
Former Lazio poacher Zarate was able to cut West Ham's toothless finishing short at Selhurst Park however, capping a lively full debut with a smart first-half finish after 34 minutes.
Former Middlesbrough wing Downing claimed just his second West Ham goal moments later, as Palace paid the price for backing off in midfield.
Downing raced down the right, cut off his flank and nudged a side-footed effort past the blameless Speroni.
James Tomkins headed against the crossbar to open the second half as West Ham sought to kill off the contest.
Palace immediately seized on the reprieve, former Arsenal forward Chamakh firing in a low shot from 20 yards to half the deficit three minutes after the restart.
Bannan blasted straight at Adrian from the edge of the area, but just when the hosts scented level terms West Ham struck again.
Striker Cole, so profligate against Spurs, pounced on a loose ball in the Palace box to lash past Speroni and kill the contest after 62 minutes.
Highly-respected commentator Barry Davies was back on BBC duty 10 years after his retirement to call this clash for Match of the Day's 50th anniversary.
The 76-year-old was on hand to witness Palace hit new lows after a testing week, with caretaker manager Keith Millen hardly furthering his claims to the permanent job.
Co-chairman Steve Parish was joined by former Palace striker Mark Bright in the directors' box, and no doubt the pair had plenty to discuss.
Parish was all set to hand Malky Mackay the reins to replace Pulis, who walked out on the eve of the season after rows over transfer policy.
Mackay fell out of the running after the FA launched an investigation into racist, sexist and homophobic text messages sent during his time as Cardiff manager.
Revelations from Cardiff's extensive dossier also led to their former head of recruitment Iain Moody resigning his post as sporting director at Palace.
Tim Sherwood pulled out of the running for the Palace job after initially being deemed second choice to Mackay, leaving Millen to take charge for the second week running.
While West Ham can look towards Cole and Zarate forging a dangerous strike partnership, Palace know time is running out for transfer recruits with the window closing on September 1.
Millen has admitted he will spearhead Palace's recruitment drive in the absence of both Pulis and now Moody.
Co-chairman Parish must now act swiftly to secure a new managerial appointment however, with Palace already battling to set their season on track.
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His mind is willing and his body is able – and that's enough to convince Matt Cooper playing beyond 2013 is not out of the question.
Having survived what Dragons players have described as the toughest pre-season in years, Cooper yesterday hinted that thoughts of joining fellow Red V stalwarts Ben Hornby and Dean Young in retirement were premature.
''I had some surgery at the end of last year just to fix up minor injuries I had throughout [last] year,'' 33-year-old Cooper said.
''It's been great and I've had a great pre-season.''
Pressed on whether his body was capable of carrying him into 2014 and beyond, the veteran of seven Tests said: ''At the moment, yeah it does. Ask me that question in June or July and I might have a different answer.
''At the moment the body feels really good and I feel like I could play a couple more seasons. It's too early to tell and obviously come mid-year I'm going to have to make that decision.''
Cooper's desire to ask for a contract extension if his often injury-plagued body allows would help offset the Dragons' thinning experience stocks. St George Illawarra watched all-time games leader Hornby (273 games) and Young (209 games) hang up the boots last season, while the hard-nosed Beau Scott fled to Newcastle over summer.
Matt Cooper, centre, back at Dragons training last month. Picture: ORLANDO CHIODO
If he was to embark on a 15th season in the NRL, Cooper, a veteran of 235 appearances, would also have the chance to usurp Hornby's record.
Cooper said the club had already unearthed several willing leaders in the absence of Hornby and Young.
''There was a couple of years ago when Shaun Timmins, Trent Barrett and Luke Bailey left,'' Cooper said.
''That was a bit of a change. This year with Dean and Ben going, there's a new group of leaders stepping up.
''The likes of Brett Morris, Jason Nightingale and Dan Hunt – players like those blokes have really stepped up this year and have turned into great leaders.''
St George Illawarra will begin their 2013 campaign with a trial against North Queensland in Cairns next Saturday.
Cooper said he would take part in the Cowboys hit-out and the Charity Shield duel with Souths on February 22, matches crucial to a daunting month for the Dragons.
''If you have a look at the draw we have a really tough opening few weeks. Round one against Melbourne in Melbourne is going to be a tough game and we're looking to start the year with a couple of wins.''
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MOGADISHU (Reuters) - A second French commando has died from wounds suffered during a failed attempt to rescue a French agent in Somalia held hostage by al Shabaab since 2009, the al Qaeda-affiliated militant group said on Monday.
Al Shabaab said the French commando had died in their custody and posted photos of what it said was his body on the Internet, according to the SITE monitoring service.
The insurgent group also said it had made a decision on the fate of hostage Denis Allex and that a message conveying its verdict would be forthcoming. France says it believes Allex was killed during the rescue operation.
The militants put up fierce resistance when French special forces went into southern Somalia by helicopter under the cover of darkness on Saturday to try to free Allex.
There was some confusion over the exact outcome of the mission, with the French government saying at one point that one commando had died and the other gone missing, and later saying that both appeared to be dead.
"The second commando died from his bullet wounds. We shall display the bodies of the two Frenchmen," Sheikh Abdiasis Abu Musab, spokesman for al Shabaab's military operations, told Reuters by telephone.
Defence Minister Jean-Yves Le Drian told reporters on Monday it seemed that both commandos were killed in the raid and France was braced for some kind of gory video message by al Shabaab.
"Everything leads us to think that the hostage was assassinated and the other disappeared soldier has been killed," he said. A ministry source said earlier the government believed both commandos were dead, but it did not have the bodies.
The militants later released photos on the Internet of the body of a white male with a black shirt and military trousers amid bulletproof jackets, several assault rifles and gun clips. A necklace bearing a cross is also visible.
SITE said the militants had issued a press release with the pictures and that the body belonged to the commander of the operation. They also said the verdict on Allex was "forthcoming".
Allex was one of two officers from France's DGSE foreign intelligence service kidnapped by al Shabaab three-and-a-half years ago in the capital Mogadishu. A colleague, Marc Aubriere, escaped a month later but Allex had been held ever since in what Paris called "inhumane conditions".
A video of a gaunt-looking Allex pleading with Hollande to negotiate his release and save his life appeared on a website in October used by Islamist militant groups around the world. Reuters could not verify its authenticity.
"Allex is alive and healthy," Musab said.
After Allex's abduction, al Shabaab issued a series of demands including an end to French support for the Somali government and a withdrawal of the 17,600-strong African peacekeeping force propping up the U.N.-backed administration.
Under pressure from the African troops and Somali government forces, the rebels have lost many of their urban strongholds, including Mogadishu, though they still wield influence in rural areas across southern and central Somalia.
Al Shabaab wants to impose their strict version of sharia, or Islamic law, across the Horn of Africa state.
The raid to free Allex coincided with the launch of French air strikes on al Qaeda-affiliated rebels in Mali in West Africa. Le Drian said over the weekend that the two military operations were unconnected.
French President Francois Hollande said on Saturday the Somalia operation had failed despite the "sacrifice" of two soldiers and "no doubt the assassination of our hostage".
Earlier that day, the defence ministry said one of the two Frenchmen was missing in action, stoking speculation that the soldier had been captured alive.
Additional reporting by Alexandria Sage, Leigh Thomas and Catherine Bremer in Paris; Writing by Richard Lough; Editing by Mark Heinrich


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The mystical flu vaccine gets discussed every October. I say mystical as it is just something that I can't get a real handle on. If you read Dr. Z's blogs on the flu and flu vaccine you begin to get a better understanding.
When I was undergoing chemotherapy, my general practitioner suggested both a flu vaccine and a pneumonia vaccine. I waited until I saw my oncologist before I would decide. My oncologist did not want me to get it, and unfortunately with everything else I was trying to remember, I can't remember why. I know it had something to do with my overstressed immune system. Perhaps it wouldn't do what it was supposed to.
I have been looking into the flu shot this year. Though I have still not made a decision for myself I did pay attention to what is being suggested. The Medicare Web site, many pharmaceutical Web sites and some government Web sites all advise anyone with a compromised immune system (including those being treated for cancer with drugs or radiation) to get the flu vaccine. Patients on chemotherapy are listed on most websites. Medhelp.org did suggest that the timing of the shot in conjunction with chemotherapy should be considered but did not elaborate; it did urge patients to discuss this further with their oncologist.
Since the vaccine changes every year to address the strain, I don't know if asking someone who had the shot while on chemo in previous years would matter. However, Dr. Z is pretty good at explaining things and says that if the vaccine is injected, then it is a dead vaccine; I assume that means no real live germs to attack you.
I can't tell you why I hesitate when it comes to getting the flu vaccine. In my early years, I was fully vaccinated, my children have been vaccinated, and overall I am an advocate for childhood vaccination for the greater good of mankind. Perhaps the scuffle concerning the availability and panic every year has affected me. Well, I can always check it out next time I am in Canada. I hear they have enough for everyone, Americans included.
Your input on this issue would help a lot of us. And don't forget to check out Dr. Z's blogs about it.


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Country Info
CARE originally established an office in Burundi in 1994 to help people affected by civil unrest. Our initial program focused on the distribution of emergency supplies to internally displaced people and returning refugees in the northern part of the country.
During the following years of upheaval within the Great Lakes region, CARE Burundi managed refugee camps inside the country and across the border in the eastern part of the Democratic Republic of Congo. After successfully conducting democratic elections, Burundi's new government has many challenges, not only that of rebuilding both infrastructure and the economy but also rebuilding governance structures and a climate of trust amongst the population.
Post-war, we support civil society and in particular women to take a more active role in moving Burundi towards peace and economic security.
Abatangamuco is a men's group in Burundi that is working with CARE to help end deep-rooted gender discrimination in their culture.
Don't Hide
Seruka or "Don't Hide," is an organization in Bujumbura, Burundi, that provides confidential medical support for survivors of sexual violence and psychological and social support for them and their families.


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Java programs consist of modules called classes. Each class contains methods that perform tasks and return information when they have finished. Like most languages there is a large collection of pre-defined classes and methods in what is called the Java Class Library (also known as the Java API).
By using Java API classes and methods instead of writing your own will improve your java program's portability as these methods and classes are included in every java implementation.
Besides, who wants to reinvent the wheel? And it's always good not to try and manipulate the language in a strange way. Troubleshooting and debugging will be simpler if you write your Java code in a straightforward manner.
So let's look at HelloWorld.java
/* Program name HelloWorld.java who's sole purpose is to introduce java programming */ public class HelloWorld{ public static void main (String args[]) { System.out.println("Hello World"); // note the semi-colon after the statement } // end of the main method } // end of Hello World
You will notice the multi-line comment at the very beginning of the code. Comments can be written 3 ways. A single line comment is denoted by a //, where as a multi-line comment begins with /* and ends with */. All text between /* and */ are ignored by the compiler. The third and final format for a comment is a documentation comment which is delimited by /** */. If you forget to close off the end of a multi-line comment or close it incorrectly, it will appear as a syntax error to the compiler.
If you are familiar with C or C++ you will notice the similarities between their comments and Java's. Only the document comment is special to Java. It was designed to allow programmers to embed documentation for their programs in the programs themselves. The javadoc utility program (in the Java2 SDK) reads those comments and uses them to prepare the program documentation.
Line 4 of the code;
public class HelloWorld{
This is the beginning of a class definition for a class called HelloWorld. Every Java program has at least one class definition, because a class is basically a java program. The class keyword is immediately followed by the class name. HelloWorld is the class name in the above definition. The HelloWorld class must be stored in a file called HelloWorld.java or it will not be compiled correctly.
Most often class names begin with a capital letter; it makes it much simpler to identify class names if you follow this naming convention. It is important to note that Java is case sensitive so helloWorld and HelloWorld are 2 different class names. Also, class names can contain underscores ( _ ) and dollar signs ( $ ), but may not begin with a digit ( 0-9 ) nor contain spaces. I would recommend avoiding using $ as a class identifier, because the compiler often uses dollar signs to create identifier names.
Now the keyword public is a member access modifier. It determines if other classes and methods have access to the java application. A member with a public access modifier is accessible wherever the program has a reference to HelloWorld. You can only ever have one public class in a Java file. Defining more than one public class will result in a syntax error.
It has always been my belief that when you open a bracket { you should immediately close it } and then program within them. This way you will never run into the problem of unclosed methods or classes. If you are missing a bracket the compiler will report an error.
The next line is important as well:
public static void main (String args[])
This is the core of the Java program. This is the main method within the HelloWorld class. It is the first thing executed within the program. If there is no main defined as shown the java interpreter will not execute the application. And you will receive an error similar to this:
In class NoMain: void main(String argv[]) is not defined
In order to begin the content of this method you must have the { } to contain it.
Again the public modifier shows that the main method can be called by any object. The static modifier on the other hand states that the information stored is class wide information. In other words, all objects within the class share the same piece of data.
The void keyword tells you that this method will perform whatever task it is given but not return any values. There are many different methods of returning information that I'll discuss in other tutorials.
System.out.println("Hello World"); // note the semi-colon after the statement
System.out is known as the standard output object. It allows the Java application to display strings and other types of information in the command window from which the application executes. So this line above will print Hello World in the command window. Once println is complete it will put the cursor on the next line. Similar to when you hit the enter key.
You will notice that this line of code is the only one in the program to end with a semicolon ( ; ). The semicolon indicates the end of a statement. Every statement in Java must end in a semicolon.
Now to compile and execute the code you will need at least 2 items from the Java SDK. First, and foremost, the javac.exe which is the java compiler program. It will turn the source code above into files that can be read and understood by the java interpreter.
Next is the java.exe which is the java interpreter. It will read the files created by the java compiler and execute the code therein.
Once you are done your code to compile the program you would use the following in the command prompt:
javac HelloWorld.java
If the compiler runs into no errors in the code, the preceding command creates a new file called HelloWorld.class. This file will then be interpreted by the java interpreter when it is told to execute the file.
To execute the file type
java HelloWorld
And that's it!