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There are 122 teams in total … and guess what?
The Canadiens' bleu-blanc-rouge came in at No. 1.
Go, Habs Go!
Unfortunately for Habs fans, the team hasn't been No. 1 on the ice for a long time, with their last Stanley Cup win in 1993.
Wrote ESPN. com: "Most of our top-ranking teams probably won't surprise you. But there's at least one team in the top 10 that likely will raise a few eyebrows."
As for the Habs uniform, ESPN wrote: "Proud standard-bearers for a league, a sport, a nation and now for the uni-verse as well, the Habs have it all: an iconic logo, two distinct but equally classic uni designs (it's odd that the wraparound chest stripe only appears on the home jersey, but the road design works fine without it), and an ideal balance of red, white and blue. This isn't just a perfect hockey uniform set – it's a perfect uniform set, period. Unlike the old-school classics in the other sports (Yankees, Celtics, Raiders), it has some major visual pizzazz. Puts the biscuit in the basket, and then some."
Following the Canadiens in the top five were the Chicago Bears, St. Louis Cardinals, Chicago Cubs and Boston Bruins. You can see the complete list by clicking here.
Meanwhile, a London fashion critic recently ripped the Habs' bleu-blanc-rouge jersey after Nicola Roberts of the English-Irish pop group Girls Aloud wore a Habs sweater (and little else) at an event to launch her new TV show Styled To Rock.
"The singer stepped out to the special bash at London's trendy Soho Hotel wearing what appeared to be just an oversized baggy sports top for ice hockey team the Montreal Canadiens in place of a dress," the London Daily Mail wrote.
The paper added: "She is known for her kooky style, pushing boundaries with her choices. But it seemed a step too far tonight for the pop star as she tried a bit hard to be different.
"Nicola matched the garish red top with white heels and gold jewellery, while she wore her hair down and wavy."
A "garish red top"!
That won't sit well with Habs fans or Roch Carrier, who wrote the classic book The Hockey Sweater.
Read more and see photos of Roberts in her Habs jersey (and country-music star Shania Twain in hers) by clicking here.
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Netherlands Compared With The United States
Prevalence of substance use in The Netherlands
Usage in The Netherlands by substance and frequency of use
For basic Netherlands drug use data and information on Dutch drug policies, see The Netherlands section of the Drug War Facts International Chapter.
(Drug Use and Crime Indicators - Comparison Between The US and The Netherlands)
Social Indicator Comparison Year USA Netherlands Lifetime prevalence of marijuana use 2009 41.5% (ages 12 and up)1 25.7% (ages 15-64)2 Past year prevalence of marijuana use 2009 11.3% (ages 12 and up)1 7.0% (ages 15-64)2 Lifetime prevalence of heroin use 2009 1.5% (ages 12 and up)1 0.5% (ages 15-64)2 Prison Population Rate per 100,000 population Dec. 31 2013 (US) / Sept. 30 2014 (Netherlands) 6983 69 3 Per capita spending on criminal justice system (in Euros) 1998 €379 4 €223 4 Homicide rate per 100,000 population 2012 4.75 0.95Source:1: Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration. (2010). Results from the 2009 National Survey on Drug Use and Health: Volume II. Technical Appendices and Selected Prevalence Tables (Office of Applied Studies, NSDUH Series H-38B, HHS Publication No. SMA 10-4586Appendices). Rockville, MD, p. 99, Table G.2, and p. 101, Table G.4.
2: "The Netherlands Drug Situation 2011: Report to the EMCDDA by the Reitox National Focal Point" (Netherlands Institute of Mental Health and Addiction and the Ministry of Security and Justice Research and Documentation Centre, 2012), p. 40, Table 2.1.1.
3: Walmsley, Roy, "World Prison Population List (Eleventh Edition)" (Kings College, London, England: International Centre for Prison Studies, 2016), Table 2, p. 5, and Table 4, p. 11.
4: van Dijk, Frans & Jaap de Waard, "Legal infrastructure of the Netherlands in international perspective: Crime control" (Netherlands: Ministry of Justice, June 2000), p. 9, Table S.13.
5: UNODC Global Study on Homicide 2013 (United Nations publication, Sales No. 14.IV.1), Table 8.1, p. 126 and p. 132
Basic Data
(Comparisons of Alcohol and Cannabis Use by Youth in the Netherlands, US, and Canada) "Results—Laws regarding alcohol and cannabis were found to be strictest in the United States, somewhat less strict in Canada, and least strict in the Netherlands. On most measures of drinking, rates were lower in the United States than in Canada or the Netherlands. With United States as the referent, relative risks (RR) for monthly drinking were 1.30 (1.11–1.53) for Canadian boys and 1.55 (1.31–1.83) for girls, and 2.0 (1.73–2.31) for Dutch boys and 1.92 (1.62–2.27) for Dutch girls. Drunkenness was also higher among Canadian boys and girls and Dutch boys. However, rates of cannabis use did not differ between the countries, except that Dutch girls were less likely to use cannabis in the past year (RR= .67; 0.46–0.96)."Source:Bruce Simons-Morton, EdD, MPH, William Pickett, PhD, Will Boyce, PhD, Tom F.M. ter Bogt, PhD, and Wilma Vollebergh, PhD, "Cross-National Comparison of Adolescent Drinking and Cannabis Use in the United States, Canada, and the Netherlands," International Journal of Drug Policy, Jan. 2010; 21(1):64-69. doi: 10.1016/j.drugpo.2009.02.003, p. 1.
(Alcohol Prevalence and Drunkenness Among Youth in the Netherlands, US, and Canada) "The HBSC survey results indicated that drinking prevalence and drunkenness were lower on all measures among both boys and girls in the United States compared with boys and girls in Canada and boys in the Netherlands, but there was no difference in drunkenness or age of first drunkenness between American and Dutch girls. The prevalence reported by youth in the United States, with monthly use of 34.0% for males and 29.3% for females, is consistent with other reports (Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, 2006; Johnston et al., 2007), and significantly lower than the prevalence reported by Canadian youth of about 45% for both boys and girls and Dutch youth of 67.9% for boys and 56.2% of girls. Of course, 10th grade Dutch students are close in age to the legal drinking age of 16 in the Netherlands. Also, despite higher drinking prevalence, Dutch girls were less likely to report having been drunk by age 14 suggesting that adolescent drinking and drunkenness do not correspond in all population groups. Overall, these cross-national differences in drinking prevalence are somewhat consistent with the hypothesis that higher legal age, more difficult access, and greater penalties for use may have discouraged adolescent drinking in the United States."Source:Bruce Simons-Morton, EdD, MPH, William Pickett, PhD, Will Boyce, PhD, Tom F.M. ter Bogt, PhD, and Wilma Vollebergh, PhD, "Cross-National Comparison of Adolescent Drinking and Cannabis Use in the United States, Canada, and the Netherlands," International Journal of Drug Policy, Jan. 2010; 21(1):64-69. doi: 10.1016/j.drugpo.2009.02.003, p. 6.
(Prevalence of Use of Various Drugs in the Netherlands)
Lifetime Prevalence % Last Year Prevalence % 1997 2001 2005 2009 1997 2001 2005 2009 Cannabis 19.1 19.5 22.6 25.7 5.5 5.5 5.4 7.0 Cocaine 2.6 2.1 3.4 5.2 0.7 0.7 0.6 1.2 Ecstasy 2.3 3.2 4.3 6.2 0.8 1.1 1.2 1.4 Amphetamine 2.2 2.0 2.1 3.1 0.4 0.4 0.3 0.4 LSD 1.5 1.2 1.4 1.5 - 0.0 0.1 0.1 Heroin 0.3 0.2 0.6 0.5 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.1Source:Trimbos Institute, "Drug Situation 2006 The Netherlands by the Reitox National Focal Point: Report to the EMCDDA" (Utrecht, Netherlands: Trimbos-Instuut, 2007), p. 26, Table 2.1.
"The Netherlands Drug Situation 2011: Report to the EMCDDA by the Reitox National Focal Point" (Netherlands Institute of Mental Health and Addiction and the Ministry of Security and Justice Research and Documentation Centre, 2012), p. 40, Table 2.1.1.
(Anonymous Drug Purity Testing and Analysis in The Netherlands, 2011) "Twenty years ago the Ministry of Health, Welfare, and Sport (VWS) founded the Drugs Information and Monitoring System (DIMS). The DIMS explores the chemical content of drugs, the health risks, and monitors trends. The drugs are collected by means of those users who bring their drugs for control to an organisation affiliated with the DIMS. These organisations have weekly office hours. This method of collecting drugs brings along the possibility to exchange information between the personnel at the testing facilities and the users. The user is informed about the composition of the delivered drugs and is warned about the risks. The data that are collected this way are used for education, prevention, and drug policy. Next to this, the data are used to inform the network of organisations participating in the DIMS.
"Acute health risks for users can occur, for example in case extra harmful substances are detected in the drugs. In case of such acute health risks, the DIMS will start a national or a regional warning campaign, a Red Alert. In 2011, the DIMS warned two times at a national level. The first national warning targeted the risks of using ecstasy pills contaminated with PMMA [Para-Methoxymethamphetamine], and the second national warning targeted pills with a high dose of MDMA. During the first six months of 2012, about 4,000 people visited the consulting hours of the DIMS-facilities, about 160 people every week. In total 4,421 samples were delivered, about 176 samples weekly (DIMS 2012) (see also § 10.3).
"At the request of the present Cabinet, the DIMS has increased its tasks with regard to the "Reporting Desk New Drugs" (Meldpunt Nieuwe Drugs, MND). The MND monitors the new psychoactive drugs which appear frequently on the market, like mephedrone, 4-MEC, or MDPV. These new drugs raise questions about who are the users and about the (health) risks. At a special website (www.meldpuntnd.nl/) the users can report new drugs anonymously and eventually can describe their experiences with these drugs."Source:Van Laar, M.W., Cruts, A.A.N., Van Ooyen-Houben, M.M.J., Van Gageldonk, A., Croes, E.A., Meijer, R.F., et al. (2013). The Netherlands drug situation 2012: report to the EMCDDA by the Reitox National Focal Point. Trimbos-instituut/WODC, Utrecht/Den Haag, p. 54.
(1997-1999) "The figures for cannabis use among the general population reveal the same pictures. The Netherlands does not differ greatly from other European countries. In contrast, a comparison with the US shows a striking difference in this area: 32.9% of Americans aged 12 and above have experience with cannabis and 5.1% have used in the past month. These figures are twice as high as those in the Netherlands."Source:Netherlands Ministry of Health, Welfare and Sport, Drug Policy in the Netherlands: Progress Report September 1997-September 1999, (The Hague: Ministry of Health, Welfare and Sport, November 1999), pp. 7-8.
Law and Policy
The Netherlands follows a policy of separating the market for illicit drugs. Cannabis is primarily purchased through coffee shops. Coffee shops offer no or few possibilities for purchasing illicit drugs other than cannabis. Thus The Netherlands achieve a separation of the soft drug market from the hard drugs market - and separation of the 'acceptable risk' drug user from the 'unacceptable risk' drug user.Source:Abraham, Manja D., University of Amsterdam, Centre for Drug Research, Places of Drug Purchase in The Netherlands (Amsterdam: University of Amsterdam, September 1999), pp. 1-5.
Sec. 844. Penalties for simple possession [of Controlled Substances in the United States]
(a) Unlawful acts; penalties
It shall be unlawful for any person knowingly or intentionally to possess a controlled substance unless such substance was obtained directly, or pursuant to a valid prescription or order, from a practitioner, while cting in the course of his professional practice, or except as otherwise authorized by this subchapter or subchapter II of this chapter."
"Any person who violates this subsection may be sentenced to a term of imprisonment of not more than 1 year ....."
"if he commits such offense after a prior conviction under this subchapter or subchapter II of this chapter, or a prior conviction for any drug, narcotic, or chemical offense chargeable under the law of any State, has become final, he shall be sentenced to a term of imprisonment for not less than 15 days but not more than 2 years, and shall be fined a minimum of $2,500 ...."
"if he commits such offense after two or more prior convictions under this subchapter or subchapter II of this chapter, or two or more prior convictions for any drug, narcotic, or chemical offense chargeable under the law of any State, or a combination of two or more such offenses have become final, he shall be sentenced to a term of imprisonment for not less than 90 days but not more than 3 years, and shall be fined a minimum of $5,000."Source:U.S. Code. Title 21, Chapter 13 -- Drug Abuse Prevention and Control -- Section 844, Penalties for Simple Possession, pp. 416-417.
(Discouraging Drug Tourism and Nuisance in The Netherlands) "In the city of Venlo (province of Limburg), on the Dutch-German border, the Hektor Project to combat drug-related crime and nuisance at the local level, started in 2001 and was extended several times, first by a combined contribution of the central and municipal government, but since 2010 Hektor is only financed by the local government. Its purpose was to diminish public nuisance mostly caused by German drug tourists. The project operated on three levels. One level aimed at diminishing public nuisance by tracking down and closing non-tolerated points of sale (administrative enforcement) and step up action against drug-related crime. The second level had to do with the redevelopment of parts of the city centre to make it more attractive to new investment. The third level of the project concentrated on redefining the local coffee shop policy. In 2007 three illegal drug trade venues were closed. The experienced drug related nuisance diminished significantly in the centre of the town since two coffee shops were relocated in 2005. Because the illegal drug trade shifted to other parts of the town, it was decided in 2007 to extend the Hektor-approach to all parts of the town of Venlo. The municipal authorities, the police, the Public Prosecution Service and the Tax and Customs are cooperating to tackle illegal drug trade and public nuisance caused by drug tourists. According to the third evaluation of the Hektor project, which was carried out before the introduction of new Dutch coffee shop policy, it is possible to diminish illegal street trade and drug related public nuisance in a Dutch border town by the approach chosen in Hektor (Snippe 2012).
"Another project to combat drug related nuisance, which started as a pilot project but was continued since 2003, is the Courage Project of the municipalities of Roosendaal and Bergen op Zoom near the border with Belgium in the province of North Brabant. One of the results of this project was that the mayors of both municipalities decided in September 2009 to close down the four tolerated coffee shops. However, the Courage Project was continued among others with a monitor called the Drugsscan, in order to follow the developments. Since the closure of the coffee shops 95 per cent of the drug tourists disappeared from the street scene. The Courage Team shifted the emphasis from drug related public nuisance to investigating drug related criminality. In 2011 narcotics for the amount of 7 million euro were confiscated and dispossessions for the amount of 600,000 euro were collected (Courage 2012; www.courage.nu)."Source:Van Laar, M.W., Cruts, A.A.N., Van Ooyen-Houben, M.M.J., Van Gageldonk, A., Croes, E.A., Meijer, R.F., et al. (2013). The Netherlands drug situation 2012: report to the EMCDDA by the Reitox National Focal Point. Trimbos-instituut/WODC, Utrecht/Den Haag, p. 24.
(The Netherlands and Depenalization of Cannabis Use) "There is no evidence that the depenalization component of the 1976 policy, per se, increased levels of cannabis use. On the other hand, the later growth in commercial access to cannabis, after de facto legalization, was accompanied by steep increases in use, even among youth. In interpreting that association, three points deserve emphasis. First, the association may not be causal; we have already seen that recent increases occurred in the United States and Oslo despite very different policies. Second, throughout most of the first two decades of the 1976 policy, Dutch use levels have remained at or below those in the United States. And third, it remains to be seen whether prevalence levels will drop again in response to the reduction to a 5-g limit, and to recent government efforts to close down coffee shops and more aggressively enforce the regulations."Source:MacCoun, Robert and Reuter, Peter, "Interpreting Dutch Cannabis Policy: Reasoning by Analogy in the Legalization Debate," Science (New York, NY: American Association for the Advancement of Science, October 3, 1997), pp. 50-51.
(US Assessment of Dutch Drug Policy) "The Netherlands is a significant transit country for narcotics. A sizeable percentage of cocaine consumed in Europe enters via the Netherlands. It remains an important producer of synthetic drugs, such as MDMA (ecstasy), although a sizeable amount of production appears to have shifted to other countries. The Netherlands has a large legal chemical sector, making it an opportune location to illicitly obtain or produce pre-precursor chemicals. Cultivation of cannabis is extensive with a high percentage believed to be for export. The government views domestic drug use primarily as a public health issue, but places a high priority on combating the illegal drug trade and has had considerable success. The Dutch Opium Act prohibits the possession, commercial distribution, production, import and export of all illicit drugs. The act distinguishes between 'hard' drugs that have 'unacceptable' risks (e.g., heroin, cocaine, ecstasy), and 'soft' drugs (cannabis products). Sales of small amounts of cannabis products (under five grams) are 'tolerated' (i.e., illegal but not prosecuted) in establishments called 'coffee shops' which operate under regulated conditions. Cultivation and distribution remain illegal and are prosecuted.
"Bilateral cooperation with the United States is excellent. Law enforcement agencies maintain excellent operational cooperation, with principal attention given to South American cocaine trafficking organizations and drug-related money laundering activities."Source:"International Narcotics Control Strategy Report: Volume I Drug and Chemical Control," Bureau for International Narcotics and Law Enforcement Affairs (Washington, DC: United States Department of State, March 2014), p. 244.
(1999 - drug use in The Netherlands) Below are results from a survey of drug use in The Netherlands published in 1999. Note the difference in drug use prevalence compared to the United States. For more information check out The Netherlands section of Drug War Facts.
Substance Ever-Used Used-in-Past-Year Used-in-Past-Month Number-of-Frequent-Users Alcohol 90.2% 82.5% 73.3% 24.3% of past month users Cigarettes 67.9% 38.1% 34.3% * not tracked by survey Marijuana 15.6% 4.5% 2.5% 25.6% of past month users Cocaine* 2.1% 0.6% 0.2% 1.8% of past month users Heroin 0.3% 0.1% *too low to track * too low to track
*Crack cocaine is not tracked separately.Source:University of Amsterdam, Centre for Drug Research, "Licit and Illicit Drug Use in the Netherlands," 1997 (Amsterdam: University of Amsterdam, September 1999), pp. 45, 46, 47, 55.
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We all know that when batman was first created his 'crime fighting days' age was about 25-32! somewhere in that range I don't know exactly, I'm sure someone out there does, but that's not the point! Then came the boy wonder: 'Robin' aka Dick Greyson who became Nightwing. yadda yadda yadda, Yeah I know you know the whole story. So what now, I think were up to 3 Robins total...maybe 4? The point is' now that Nightwing is in that 25-32 range age-wise, how the hell does DC justify that Batman is still going around at the sum age of 50-64 kickin' bad guys butts!
I know there's been 'Elseworld' storylines making him older and there's that new WB batman where Bruce Wayne is about 70, but I'm talking about the regular Batman comic book series and current DC pantheon of heros life stories that all tye-in! I mean if he's gone through 3 robins atleast, and met each of them when they were about 10, then he has got to be atleast 50! Not saying that at the age of 50 people just become useless or anything but come on? he's 50? atleast!
What do you guys say to that? Help me out too, 'cause I haven't bought a comic in about a year and 1/2, so I have no idea what's going on anyways! I think the last DC comic I got was GL # 70-something! I think Kyle was about to become that 'Ion' dude err something, and the JLA had just picked new members!


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Cat 6 lead authors: WU cofounder Dr. Jeff Masters (right), who flew w/NOAA Hurricane Hunters 1986-1990, & WU meteorologist Bob Henson, @bhensonweather
By: Dr. Jeff Masters , 1:46 PM GMT on September 18, 2009
A tropical disturbance (98L), is located midway between Africa and the Lesser Antilles Islands. This disturbance has a well-defined surface circulation, and has developed a modest amount of heavy thunderstorm activity overnight. This morning's QuikSCAT pass (Figure 1) shows a complete, circular wind pattern around the low pressure center of 98L, but top winds were only 25 mph. Wind shear is moderate, about 15 knots, and Sea Surface Temperatures are 28°C, which is about 2°C above the 26°C threshold needed to support a tropical cyclone. There is a large amount of dry air to the north and west of 98L, and this dry air is interfering with development.
The global computer models predict differing amounts of wind shear in the path of 98L as it moves west-northwest at 10 mph over the next three days. The ECMWF, GFS, and UKMET models do not develop 98L, while the NOGAPS, GFDL, and HWRF do. The models that do develop 98L predict that a strong trough of low pressure will turn 98L to the northwest and then north beginning on Monday, with the result that 98L misses the Lesser Antilles Islands by at least 500 miles. Given the moderate or higher wind shear in 98L's path, and dry air to the northwest, the system should develop only slowly. NHC is giving 98L a medium (30 - 50%) chance of developing into a tropical depression by Sunday. At this time, it does not appear that 98L will ever threaten any land areas.
The remains of Hurricane Fred are still spinning away, near 25N 66W, about 900 miles east of Florida. Wind shear is 20 knots, which is marginal for development, and there is very dry air surrounding ex-Fred on all sides. None of the computer models develop ex-Fred, and it will have a tough time regenerating with so much dry air and wind shear. The remains of Fred should move over Florida Monday night or Tuesday morning.
Figure 1. Morning QuickSCAT image of the Atlantic, showing the well-defined surface circulation of disturbance 98L. Image credit: NOAA/NESDIS.
One year anniversary of Hurricane Ike
I've been focusing this week on the 20th anniversary of Hurricane Hugo, but we also passed the one year anniversary of Hurricane Ike. Many areas along the Texas and Louisiana coast affected by Ike have fully recovered, but recovery efforts will still take many more years in other areas. In Galveston, which suffered $3.2 billion in damage, 75% of the businesses have reopened, and 95% of the population has returned. Boston.com has posted a very nice series of clickable images that show before and after scenes of some of the areas that have recovered from Hurricane Ike.
Ike washed away huge sections of beach and dunes that helped protect the Texas coast from more serious damage, and this week the state legislature approved $135 million in funds to help replace these critical natural protection systems. The restored beaches will probably last ten years, barring another strike by a hurricane of Ike's stature. Texas considers two-thirds of its 367-mile shoreline to be critically eroding, which it defines as a historical rate of more than 2 feet a year. Much of this erosion can be blamed on sea level rise. Global sea level rose seven inches over the past century, and is expected to rise at least that much over the coming century.
Figure 2. Villagers in Haiti plant one of their "Million Tree Campaign" trees. Image credit: Lambi Fund of Haiti.
Hurricane relief donations
There hasn't been a need for new hurricane-related disaster relief efforts this year, in stark contrast to 2008. However, the charities we rely on to provide disaster relief still require funds to operate in quiet years, and I encourage you to consider a donation at this time to one of my two favorite disaster relief charities. Portlight.org, which was very effective at helping out isolated, under-served communities in the wake of Hurricane Ike, is committed to raising $12,000 to purchase and outfit a mobile kitchen. This kitchen will be capable of feeding up to 2,000 people two hot meals per day in post-disaster situations. The Lambi Fund of Haiti has launched its "Million Tree Campaign", which aims to use local labor to plant a million trees over the next three years along severely deforested slopes in Haiti. Both of these charities wrote to me several times last year about the stunning generosity readers of this blog showed with their donations. Thanks!
Twenty years ago today
As Hurricane Hugo approached the U.S. Virgin Islands in the early morning hours of September 18, 1989, the storm slowed down to 10 mph. The slower speed allowed Hugo to punish the island of St. Croix with the worst beating of any location along the hurricane's destructive path. At 2am local time on September 18, 1989, Hurricane Hugo's eyewall struck St. Croix, bringing incredibly ferocious Category 4 winds, sustained at 140 mph. The hurricane's gusts were remarkably violent, and many residents witnessed tornado-like vorticies barreling across the island as the hurricane raged about them. A storm surge of 2 - 3 feet, topped by battering waves 20 - 23 feet high, assaulted the coast, adding to the destruction. Wunderground member Mike Steers wrote me to describe his experience on St. Croix: "Hugo was incredible. Many vortexes came in that night. The roar and intensity of the winds that night were incredible. When the eyewall came over, we were forced to take refuge in the bathroom as the rest of the house came apart. The pressure was so low outside the house that all of the water was sucked out of the toilet and an air draft was created through the toilet. Just when I thought it was as bad as it would get, the intensity of it all dialed up even higher. Dozens and dozens of times, my ears would violently pop due to rapid pressure changes. The next morning, of course, the devastation was unbelievable. In my front yard was a 18-foot boat with an outboard on it, that had been picked up from a marina two miles away. I had lost my house, and job, the Seaplane company I was a pilot for. After a couple months, I had to leave everything behind. In some respects, after 20 years, there an many aspects of the society that have yet to recover". Two people were killed on St. Croix, 80 injured, and 90% of the buildings were damaged or destroyed. Damage estimates for St. Croix were astronomical, over $1 billion, and the island's entire infrastructure was virtually wiped out. Six weeks after the hurricane, only 25% of the public roads had been cleared, and only 25% of the island had power.
Figure 3. GOES visible satellite image of Hurricane Hugo taken on September 18, 1989. Note the lack of cloud cover on the hurricane's southwest side, indicating that strong upper-level winds from the southwest were likely creating wind shear, weakening the storm. Image credit: Google Earth rendition of the NOAA HURSAT data base.
As Hugo departed St. Croix, strong upper-level winds from the southwest created wind shear that weakened the storm to a Category 3 hurricane with 130 mph winds. The upper level winds also caused Hugo to accelerate to 15 mph and turn more northwest. The eye passed over Puerto Rico's Vieques Island at 8am and over Fajardo on the extreme northeastern tip of Puerto Rico at 9am. On Culebra Island, an island twelve miles east of Fajardo, a gust to 170 mph was recorded by the ship Night Cap in the main harbor. The south-facing harbor received sustained southerly winds in excess of 120 mph for several hours as Hugo roared by to the south. The resulting wave "set-up" created a storm surge in excess of 13 feet in the supposedly hurricane-proof harbor. A large portion of the Caribbean's charter boat fleet, some 200 boats, was sheltering in Culebra's harbor, and 136 of these boats were badly damaged or sunk. Over 80% of the wooden structures on both Culebra and Vieques were destroyed.
Figure 4. Damage on St. Croix (two top photos), Culebra Island (bottom right), and Puerto Rico's Roosevelt Roads Navy Base (bottom left), after Hurricane Hugo. Image credit: NOAA Photo Library.
Along the northeastern coast of Puerto Rico, waves up to ten feet high riding on top of a 3 - 4 foot storm surge caused severe coastal flooding of low-lying areas. Hugo's winds tore into Puerto Rico's El Yunque rainforest, downing thousands of trees. The agricultural sector was devastated, with nearly all of the island's banana and coffee crops wiped out. Twelve deaths in Puerto Rico were attributed to Hugo, six of which occurred in the southern city of Guayama where some residents were electrocuted by downed power lines. Nearly 28,000 people were left homeless by the storm, and damage to the island exceeded $1 billion.
Storm chaser Michael Laca was at Luquillo Beach on the northeast shore of Puerto Rico, and has posted a remarkable 28-minute video on YouTube of Hurricane Hugo footage.
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The "rules" provide guidance for what iisn't a "no bird". Look starting on page 35 "Unusual circumstances, No Birds". Collapsing it down to a single sentence would yield something like "If the concept of the test is changed or the bird is not retrievable, it is a no bird." The rules section goes over several instances trying to point out that either judge can call it (doesn't take both) or what to do if you have one. However, there isn't any black letter law on what constitutes a "no bird".
If you felt that the bird was retrieveable and was not substantially different from others, let it go. The rules are very clear about each dog not needing to see the same test. What they do say is that the test each dog sees must be within the standard. Thus, distance may not make any difference if the cover is the same and the dog was able to see it, etc.
From your description in letters and characters, I'd say you made a good call.
Not so much in Jr but in Sr and Mstr, my co-jodge and I discuss no birds before the test, even to the extent of instances of what will and won't be a no bird.


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Snowmobiler who went missing is found
Man suffering from effects of the cold
SUPERIOR, Wis. - A snowmobiler who'd been missing in the Superior area since Saturday has been found safe but is suffering from effects of the cold.
Superior police said Craig Friebe, 51, was found Monday morning on the ice of the Nemadji River. He was taken to a hospital with symptoms of frostbite and hypothermia.
Friebe was able to identify himself to responders and tell them his snowmobile ran out of gas. He'd been walking since then, but it wasn't clear for how long. He was found about 20 miles from where he'd last been seen.
Authorities spent all day Sunday looking for him. They suspended their search at nightfall.
Friebe went missing as the coldest temperatures of the season settled across the region. Low temperatures in Superior were below zero Sunday night.


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Granted, but they have been set free by PETA, and now are causing havoc, and eating away human resources.
I want this doll.
Granted, but they have been set free by PETA, and now are causing havoc, and eating away human resources.
I want this doll.
Granted,but due to the wishing fairy having a corrupted ear she didnt hear you properly and turned you into that doll instead,forever encased in glass in a museum nobody visits,except that weird guy that wee's on paintings.
I wish guy forkes got the job done or somebody would repeat his work!
Granted, you now get an electrical shock every time you think about anything other then your work. (also, yay at your avatar ^_^)
I wish I had it all.
Granted, but by having it all you leave everyone else with nothing. Thus depriving them of food, water and shelter, be basic necessities of life. Everyone else dies, you're now alone with your wealth of everything. Enjoy!
I wish I had telekinetic powers.
Granted, but you can't deactivate your powers so you will never be able to touch anything again without making it float.
I wish for summer weather all year long.
Intel i5 3570K @ 4.5GHz | Intel 120GB SSD | ASRock Z77 Extreme4 | ASUS Xonar Essence STX | ASUS GTX670-DCUII
Corsair Vengeance 8GB DDR3 | Corsair H100i | Corsair HX650W | Fractal Design R4 | Dual 23" IPS Monitors| Razer Deathadder | Gigabyte Aivia Osmium
Granted. Summer weather, all year everywhere. Polar ice caps melt. Apocalypse. **slow clap**
I wish my dick was 10 inches long
"Alcohol may be man's worst enemy, but the bible says love your enemy." ~Frank Sinatra
Granted, however, you can't spend any of that money on food, or other basic needs.
I wish Steam was more stable, and could go at least a month without going down.
Granted, but you realize there isn't actual any meaning to life, which depresses you.
I wish my most recent thread was the most popular thread on Mmo-c.
Granted, you now have to get up for school in 2 hours.
I wish for 1000 years of darkness.
Granted, you have a copy of a book called "1000 years of darkness."
I wish I had a wish to make a wish for a wish to call somebodies wish a fish.
Granted, you no longer have to corrupt my wishes, causing the game to break, sending Mmo-C into an endless void of non-existence.
I wish I didn't have insomnia.
granted, you now have narcolepsy.
I wish i didn't have narcolepsy
Granted, you now have insomnia.
I wish I didn't have insomnia...


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Prominence Lists > Washington 2000-ft Prominence Peaks > Rock Peak > Climber's Log
Rock Peak Climber's Log
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|A lovely thrash in logging slash
Date Climbed: Apr 15, 2007
|I tagged both summits on this one. As I was wading through young trees, I suddenly heard a nearby growl. I froze. I started walking again and once again I heard a growl, very close. I froze and yelled "Hey bear". I slowly started to move again and it was only then that I realized it was my stomach complaining about no lunch! I laughed the rest of the way back to the truck.
|Posted Jul 15, 2012 12:35 am
Date Climbed: Jul 27, 2007
|Did this with Dean and Bob. A little brush, a little steep but no real issues. Easy P2000. Wish I hadn't used up all of the ones that were this easy.
|Posted Apr 11, 2011 11:29 pm
Date Climbed: Jul 27, 2007
|The first time was with Bob Bolton and Eric Noel. We were able to drive to near the start for the NW peak and went up through the brush to its summit and then traversed over to the SW summit, which was a bit higher. I left a pink ribbon in lieu of a register at the SW summit area and I doubt it is still there.
The second time was on 8-17-08 & I "guided" Dennis Poulin as it was not too far off the beaten track from a hike of Stone Mtn the day before. We also did Larch Mtn after doing Rock Peak.
|Posted Apr 11, 2011 7:57 am
|Would've been a great snowshoe trip...
Date Climbed: Apr 9, 2011
|... except for two things. First, a 20' long section of road near Point 2103 had deep snow and my car could not pass through it. If I had been able to drive through that section, I would have been able to drive much further (even in snowy sections). This caused an eight-mile roundtrip trek, and probably added 1-2 hours to my road-hiking that I otherwise would have avoided that day. Second, the final slopes of the southwest summit hill and my descent down the north ridge slopes each had small wet snowslides nearby due to lack of snow consolidation. Fortunately, I carefully probed my off-road routes and trusted my instincts. If I had less experience and/or did not use extra caution in those areas, I might have been sent flying downhill from a snowslide.
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just finished reading the second book of the Han Solo trilogies Hutt Gambit... just started the third book Rebel Dawn. so far i like the series.... would really love to see them do series of other characters like Luke or Leia... i read the Lando adventures and it was alright.
picked up the last 2 books of the Mandolorian Armor series, Slave Ship and Hard Merchandise as well as Luke Skywalker and the Shadows of Mindor i believe....still have 3 of the Republic Commando books to read not counting Order 66 as well as the Millennium Falcon book..... have quite a bit of reading to keep me going for a few months.
looking forward to the continuing Legacy of the Force series as well.


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'My Summer Place' Community Day at The HydeIncludes Free Admission to O'Keeffe Exhibition
Glens Falls, NY - The public is welcome to a free, fun-filled afternoon for the entire family at The Hyde Collection Art Museum, 161 Warren Street on Sunday, August 18, 2013 from 12noon to 4pm.
See both exhibitions, Modern Nature: Georgia O'Keeffe and Lake George and Family Album: Alfred Stieglitz and Lake George, and the permanent collection in Hyde House at no charge on this special day. Tours of the O'Keeffe exhibition are at 1:00, 2:00 and 3:00 pm and Hyde House tours are ongoing throughout the day.
Other activities include art programs for all ages on the front lawn of the Museum and in the Art Studio; nature and conservation activities by Lake George Association; and a Georgia O'Keeffe "Apple Fever" fresh food activity with Chef Bruce Hoffmann.
At 1:30pm in the Froehlich Auditorium, see the film Alfred Stieglitz: The Eloquent Eye. This 90-minute 2001 PBS documentary looks at "The Father of Modern Photography" and includes a rare interview with Georgia O'Keeffe and other artists of their circle.
This day is part of The Hyde's "My Summer Place" programming which are collaborative events and programs between The Hyde, Adirondack Theatre Festival, Lake George Association and Wiawaka in support of the exhibition Modern Nature: Georgia O'Keeffe and Lake George, which runs now through September 15, 2013. Support for this Community Day has been provided, in part, by Fenimore Asset Management.
For more information on this event contact curator of education June Leary at 518-792-1761, ext. 327, email@example.com.


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Hilma Wolitzer
Photo: © Deborah Copaken Kogan
About the Author
Hilma Wolitzer is the author of several novels, including Summer Reading, The Doctor's Daughter, Hearts, Ending, and Tunnel of Love, as well as a nonfiction book, The Company of Writers. She is a recipient of Guggenheim and NEA fellowships, an Award in Literature from the American Academy of Arts and Letters, and the Barnes & Noble Writer for Writers Award. She has taught writing at the University of Iowa, New York University, and Columbia University.
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Web Stories
Early childhood education subject of talk
Monday, Feb. 25, 2008, 4:30 p.m. · 16 Robertson Hall
Posted February 22, 2008; 01:05 p.m.
Two prominent scholars of public policy will discuss "The Sandbox Investment: Kids-First Politics" at 4:30 p.m. Monday, Feb. 25, in 16 Robertson Hall.
The speakers are David Kirp, a professor of public policy at the Goldman School of Public Policy at the University of California-Berkeley, and Princeton's Stanley Katz, a lecturer with rank of professor of public and international affairs.
Kirp is a former newspaper editor whose scholarly interests range widely across social policy. His current focus is on the nationwide movement for universal preschool and its larger political implications. Kirp is the author of "The Sandbox Investment: The Preschool Movement and Kids-First Politics."
Katz is a scholar of American legal and constitutional history whose interests also include philanthropy and nonprofit institutions and higher education policy.
The talk is sponsored by the Woodrow Wilson School of Public and International Affairs.


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Most of the older generation frequently heard their elders say, "If you can't say something nice, then don't say anything at all." However, very few were very good about following the "rule" themselves. Nana Perkins was an exception! I don't every recall her saying an unkind thing about anyone.
When I became interested in learning about our family history I'd so enjoy hearing her talk about the family particularly the shenanigans she, her siblings, and her cousins took part in as children. Nana Perkins died when she was 97 years old-her mind still as sharp as a tack. Alas, I never had the foresight to record any of our conversations.
But I digress… let me get back to the theme of this post. Nana would never answer any of my questions about her husband (he passed before I was born), or about his family. Instead she'd simply steer the conversation in a different direction never acknowledging my questions at all. After she died, I asked my mother why she would never talk about the Perkins family. Mom replied, "she didn't like them."
Originally published in Anamnesis
(c) 2010 Linda Woodward Geiger, All Rights Reserved.


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Focus on Funds
Take Profits in 'Safety' Sectors: Ned Davis Research
The three S&P 500 (SPY) sectors trading in negative territory this week are also three of 2013′s highest performers. It's a trend we may see continue.
Health care, the number one performer, up 18.8% year-to-date, is one of them. Consumer staples, the number three YTD (up 17.4%), is the second, and utilities, the #5 on the year, is the third. Note that it was only a few weeks back that utilities were in the top three. This sector has since been lapped by financials and consumer discretionary stocks.
Ned Davis Research strategists Neil Leeson and Loren Flath view these "safety" sectors as overbought, meaning they view the group as ripe to fall behind:
[W]hen you look at the aggregate flows as a percentage of total assets into domestic Utilities, Consumer Staples, and Health Care funds (below), you can clearly see that significant money has moved into these sectors since late January. We haven't seen large outflows from the other sectors, but we haven't seen significant buying, either.Currently, XLV (Health Care) and XLP (Consumer Staples) have long-term mean reversion factor scores of two (2), suggesting that these funds are overbought on a longer-term basis. The mean reversion for the Utilities fund was a two (2) last week, but has since moved below one standard deviation and now has a factor score of three (3).
Why is this important? Because these three sectors typically have substantial allocation in the so-called safety funds: low volatility, domestic dividend, and risk-adjusted funds. If Tim is correct, and these sectors "capitulate," some ETF and mutual fund investors will be in for a rude awakening if they aren't watching their underlying sector exposure. From a strategy perspective, investors may want to consider taking some profits in these sectors, or writing covered calls on their positions.
If the argument is correct, it also applies to funds that share generously in these sectors like iShares MSCI USA Minimum Volatility Index fund (USMV) and PowerShares Low Volatility Portfolio (SPLV) – two 2013 outperformers that have seen their lead over broad stock indexes shrink recently.


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text: After searching here at SSG, I haven't been able to find a Mothers' Day thread, at least one that isn't tongue-in-cheek. Despite having to work today, I hope my mom's enjoying her day of attention (of which I tried to spread out over this whole weekend, knowing she would be out today). Thanks for all of everything every year, mom!


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The Issue: Blizzard Forgot to Care
The Issue is where I get to lay it all out. A place where I can speak honestly, all opinions. I'll take some recent news and examine it for what's really there. Sometimes you'll agree and other times you'll hate-spam me. Regardless, this is the news and this is The Issue.


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For Immediate Release
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May 30, 2008
George Smaragdis
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FEC Cites Committees for Failure to File Alabama and California Pre-Primary Reports
WASHINGTON -- The Federal Election Commission cited three Congressional campaign committees today for failing to file the Pre-Primary report required by the Federal Election Campaign Act (the Act) for primary elections on June 3, 2008, in Alabama and California.
As of 5 p.m. May 30, 2008, the required disclosure report had not been received from the following committees:
The reports were due on May 22, 2008, and should have included financial activity for the period April 1, 2008, through May 14, 2008. If sent by certified or registered mail, the report should have been postmarked by May 19, 2008.
Some individuals and their committees have no obligation to file reports under federal election law, even though their names may appear on state ballots. If an individual raises or spends less than $5,000, he or she is not considered a "candidate" subject to reporting under the Act.
The FEC notified committees involved in these primaries of their potential filing requirements on April 28, 2008. Those committees who did not file on the due date were notified on May 23, 2008, that reports had not been received and that their names would be published if they did not respond within four business days.
Other political committees that support Senate and House candidates in elections, but are not authorized units of a candidate's campaign, are also required to file pre-primary reports, unless they report monthly. Those committee names are not published by the FEC.
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By Tiernan Ray
In case you missed it, The Wall Street Journal's Will Connors and Dana Mattioli a short while ago reported that BlackBerry (BBRY) management traveled to California to meet with representatives of Facebook (FB) to explore whether the latter would be interested in buying BlackBerry, citing multiple unnamed sources.
Both companies won't comment, and the authors write that it's unclear whether Facebook has made or will have any interest in making a bid.
BlackBerry has announced the intention of its largest shareholder, Fairfax Financial Holding, to take the company private, but there has been no news of any deal details since that initial announcement on September 23rd.
BlackBerry shares are up 20 cents, or 2.3%, at $8.40, still below the proposed $9 take-out price of the Fairfax deal. Facebook shares are down 62 cents, or 1.2%, at $49.61.


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Climbing up this mountain you're weak
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You're still gonna sink, you're a disgrace
Yeah, they call me Rabbit this is a turtle race
He can't get with me spitting this shit
Wickedly lickety shot
Suspicious spickety split lickety
So I'm gonna turn around with a great smile
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JPMorgan Chase (JPM) got its capital plan approved. So did the Bank of New York Mellon (BK) and Capital One Financial (COF). Citigroup (C), however, was left out in the cold after the Fed rejected its capital plans because of its "deficiencies" in capital planning and despite passing the Fed's stress test.
Bernstein's John McDonald and team express their disappointment:
The Federal Reserve's surprise "qualitative" rejection of Citigroup's capital plan raises questions about the company's relationship with its regulators and the necessary next steps and timing to restore confidence. While we still believe Citi will build and eventually distribute an increasing amount of capital over the next several years, the starting point for return has clearly been pushed out and the pace of increase will be more gradual. The reduction of buybacks hits EPS estimates and makes it more challenging for Citi to reach its 2015 ROTCE target of 10%. While the stock is undoubtedly cheap, we have trouble seeing it outperform over the next 6-12 months with the capital return on hold, ROTCE stuck in the 8%-9% range for the next 2 years, and earnings power still in question as the company battles high legal/repositioning costs and now possibly higher regulatory expenses. We still see good long-term value, but suspect the shares will remain range-bound in the near to intermediate term amid lingering uncertainty. We move to a market-perform rating with a PT of $52, which equates to 9.5x our revised 2015 EPS estimate of $5.50.
Shares of Citigroup have dropped 4.3% to $47.98 at 10:26 a.m., while JPMorgan Chase has ticked up 0.1% to $59.97, Capital One Financial has gained 1.8% to $76.30 and Bank of New York Mellon has risen 0.5% to $35.31.


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By David Ignatius
WASHINGTON – Sen. Rand Paul made some dubious warnings about drone strikes on San Francisco cafes in his filibuster last week against the confirmation of John Brennan as CIA director. But his larger argument for clearer limits on drones is absolutely right.
Paul's battle isn't with Brennan, who said that as CIA director he wouldn't have any legal power to authorize domestic drone strikes. Brennan, who has been trying to sort out legal rules for drone warfare, deserved to be confirmed, as he was on Thursday. Nor is this battle simply with Attorney General Eric Holder, though he used troubling language in responding to Paul's queries.
Really, this is an argument with America's conscience over what actions should be permissible as the war against al-Qaeda moves into a new phase. The law can inform this debate about targeted killing, but as with the debate over torture, political leaders must decide that even if action might be technically legal, or effective, it's morally wrong and therefore impermissible.
I was reminded of this relaxation of our moral code by a former CIA officer who has been involved in many operations where lethal force was used.
The CIA veteran recalled an admonition from a top official in the early 1980s, when the agency began taking lethal actions against Soviet proxy forces: "Never do anything in the field that you know in your heart will shock the conscience of the nation when it becomes public."
During the early battles against terrorism in the 1980s, lethal operations were truly "capture or kill," with a strong preference for capture. In one case, the CIA had planned to capture a notorious Palestinian bombmaker in a North African country. The operation was scratched at the last minute because of fears it would embarrass the country where it took place.
Under President George W. Bush, the limits on targeted killing were clear, initially. In 2002, the president had to give the CIA special new authority to target senior Iraqi commanders in the run-up to war. After the Iraqi surrender, many of the notorious "deck of cards" leaders were captured, not killed – including Saddam Hussein himself.
Drones changed the balance.
Holder was so determined to keep presidential options open that he gave a vague answer to Paul's question about targeting U.S. citizens on American soil.
Sen. Dianne Feinstein has suggested that the U.S. needs a "drone court" to approve targeted killing. But Garrett Epps, a law professor at the University of Baltimore, countered persuasively in The Atlantic online that using courts for such executive action would be unconstitutional.
These questions are urgent, as al-Qaeda morphs into smaller spinoffs and the existing legal justification for attacks becomes more tenuous. The Washington Post reported last week that to attack al-Qaeda offshoots in such places as Syria, Libya and Mali, the U.S. might expand targeting to what a source called "associates of associates."
Drones should be a weapon of last resort. A positive sign was the report Thursday that Osama bin Laden's son-in-law, Sulaiman Abu Ghaith, has been captured, not killed.
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CHICKASAW COUNTY – With just a few days to go before Tuesday's municipal elections in Houston and Okolona, candidates for city offices are busy soliciting votes.
Voters in both municipalities will cast a ballot for mayor and city marshal and for the alderman or city councilman for the ward where they live. Houston has an at-large-alderman and all voters there can cast a ballot in that race if they choose to vote in the Democratic primary.
The general election pitting Republican and Democratic nominees is June 4.
Okolona City Clerk Kim Collins said all candidates in Okolona are running as Democrats, and the May 7 primary will decide all races there.
All voters in Houston will cast a ballot at the Chickasaw Development Foundation on Starkville Road. All residents of Okolona will vote at the Rockwell Auditorium on Main Street.
In both Houlka and Woodland, only one person ran for mayor and only five people ran for aldermen making all town races unopposed. Woodland and Houlka city officials were also up for re-election this year but there are no contested races and state law says – as a cost- saving measure – elections are not required.
City races in Okolona have 18 people seeking eight spots, and in Houston 13 people have thrown their hat in the ring for seven offices.
In Okolona, all candidates have filed as Democrats, and Houston has four people declaring for the Republican Party. In Houlka and Woodland, all candidates filed as independents.
Candidates who have qualified in Houston, their position, political party, name and if they are an incumbent (i) are:
• Mayor – Democrat Stacey W. Parker (i), Democrat Terry Taylor.
• District 1 Alderman – Republican Raymond A. "Tony" Uhiren (i), Democrat, Bobby G. Mooneyham.
• District 2 Alderman – Democrat Shenia Kirby Jones (i).
• District 3 Alderman – Republican Frank Thomas (i), Republican Richard Cooper, Democrat Patricia Burgess Southerland.
• District 4 Alderman – Democrat Willie Gates McKinney (i)
• Alderman at Large – Democrat Barry Springer (i), Democrat Amy Simmons Gardner.
• City Marshal – Democrat Billy Voyles (i), Democrat Robert "Preacher" Ivy.
Candidates who have qualified in Okolona, their position, political party, name and if they are an incumbent (i) are:
• Ward 1 Alderman – Democrat Kenneth McVey (i), Democrat Leander Lee Wilson.
• Ward 2 Alderman – Democrat Bennett Moore (i), Democrat Judy T. Nichols.
• Ward 3 Alderman – Democrat Eldridge Lowe (i).
• Ward 4 Alderman – Democrat Imogene Armstrong (i), Democrat Regina Pickens, Democrat Jarvis Brumby, Democrat Teresa M. Price, Democrat Robert E. Shinn.
• Ward 5 Alderman – Democrat Mary L. Gates, Democrat Robert Matt Hughes (i), Democrat Tameka Gates.
• Ward 6 Alderman – Democrat Anthony Floyd (i).
• Mayor – Democrat Louise Floyd Cole (i), Democrat Sherman R. Carouthers.
• City Marshal – Democrat Tommie James Ivy (i), Democrat Willie C. Moore, Jr.


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ending spoiler wrote:They follow through with Mitsuki's ending but omit "The Storybook" sequence where she read's Haruka's book to her son!? So much for the emotional payoff
All in all it could have been handled better and certain things could have been explained (like what really happened to Amakawa). Plus that bad editing with the split screens was really annoying and distracting, not to mention totally out of place.
But I suppose it "cleans" up everyone's screwed up life in a nice "happy", fairy-tale like fashion.
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Para-aortic blood pump (PABP) is a new type of left ventricular assist device that could enter humans trials in two years
Singapore: The Heart Science and Medical Devices Research Center, National Cheng Kung University, Taiwan (NCKU HSDMRC), and the division of cardiothoracic surgery, department of surgery, Duke University, US, have jointly carried out a cardiac assist device implantation on a calf.
Mr Roberto Manson and Mr Mani Daneshmand from Duke University Medical Center attended the workshop of Duke-NCKU collaboration on early interventional ventricular assist device hosted by NCKU and participated in the para-aortic blood pump (PABP) implantation surgery on calf.
Professor Pong-Jeu Lu, director, NCKU HSDMRC, had led his research team to develop the PABP for over thirteen years.
He said, "PABP is a new type of left ventricular assist device which has completed major design, prototype manufacturing and testing after more than 10 years of effort."
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In today's highly competitive business world, business professionals must know how to conduct themselves and represent their company at the dining table and in other social settings.
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Industrious couple making progress in Pittsburgh's Allegheny WestFebruary 3, 2014 11:10 PM
The old Hipwell flashlight factory in Allegheny West is humming with new life as the repurposed home of SMARTSolution Technologies, a custom audio-visual technology and equipment company.
Mitchell Schwartz founded the company in the mid-1990s and moved it to 831 W. North Ave. two years ago from the city's Knoxville neighborhood.
Mr. Schwartz and his wife, Elaine Stone, bought five adjacent buildings on North Avenue at the end of 2010. Four formerly housed the Hipwell Manufacturing Co., the other Donaldson's Transfer. The couple's original plan was to renovate space for 11 condos and their own living quarters.
"Our plans kept evolving based on what we could do to move forward without outside financing," Ms. Stone said.
After establishing the new business on the North Side along with their own makeshift quarters, serendipity intervened with a knock on the door last year. A scout for the new A&E show "Those Who Kill" was looking for immense industrial warehouse space for a series of location shots.
"They wanted a scary basement," said Ms. Stone.
The cast and crew set up shop for three months over parts of three buildings, with more than nine sets that included a torture chamber and use of the couple's 1979 Airstream Motorcoach.
Local industrial settings are becoming fewer and farther between, and there aren't many more lucrative arrangements than the ones you make with the entertainment industry.
The show, which stars Chloe Sevigny as a homicide detective, premieres on March 3.
"If it gets renewed, we will be the happiest campers," Ms. Stone said.
Ms. Stone said it didn't take much to alert the neighborhood that life had returned to the Hipwell building.
"We put some flags outside and I had a planter with mint in it," she said. "People from the neighborhood came by taking pictures. Even just a few small touches made a difference."
For years, the 800 block of West North was lifeless, dark and grim, an industrial belt in one of Pittsburgh's smallest but most affluent neighborhoods.
Hipwell, which closed in the mid-2000s, established there in the 1880s in a brick fortress with foot-thick walls between each building. It started out as a stamping plant and later manufactured automobile grilles, telephone parts and the first Lionel train. In the 1920s, Hipwell attained some of the first patents on the flashlight, having invented the single cell battery. Two million flashlights were produced there every year.
Mr. Schwartz and Ms. Stone inherited hundreds of boxes of flashlight parts. They have incorporated flashlights as hanging light fixtures in a street-level lobby of their briefing, training and events center. A chandelier made of old chairs from the building also hangs in the lobby.
The couple will occupy the entire fourth floor once they finish renovations. The current plan is to renovate space for four other apartments, allowing for the possibility of eight more at some point, Mr. Schwartz said.
The Allegheny West Civic Council recognized the potential of that block when so many buildings were vacant at the same time. None suggested a future of manufacturing to deter possible housing developers, said John DeSantis, vice president of the council.
"We did a master plan for redevelopment of that entire block into housing for sale and rent at multiple price points and began assembling properties and looking for other parties," he said.
The council recently sold one of those buildings, a former Value Added Foods warehouse around the corner on Galveston Street, to a developer who intends to renovate it into housing, he said. The council has just one building left in the block to redevelop or sell, a historic municipal stable directly across from the Hipwell building.
"The remarkable opportunity is having an entire block ready to be reused with solid buildings that are the perfect neighborhood size but with lots of space that can be interpreted in many ways," Mr. DeSantis said. "We think our master plan is ready to pop in 2014."
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Hello Dave, I have built two rods using the Hook&hackle XT51 blank a 6 wt. and a 2 wt. and have found they are some of the lightest/fastest blanks I have ever used would highly recommend them to anyone wanting a high-quality fast action rod. There comparable to a St. Croix Legent Ultra production rod in terms of action which a friend of mine uses. As for sage and Scott rods I had no experience used either. I have also use the hook & Hackle IM6 blanks they are also very nice blanks just with a medium fast action which some people prefer. You could compare these blanks with a Loomis GL3 or the St. croix Avid series. I have never used the Cabelas Cabelas SLi blank but I have used their FT series kits which was the first fly rod I ever built these are also a very good blanks but not quite as fast as the Hook&hackle XT51. It Is Really just a matter of preference and fishing style. I fish mostly in salt water this last year I've been using my XT51 6Wt. rod for striped bass and bluefish using Courtland 444 steady sink line and it has performed flawlessly especially in windy conditions. I hope this information helps you make a choice. Joe
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It's 4am(PST)...do you know what your firewall is
Well, I was wondering why my internal net boxes (such as my whinedoze box) couldn't get to the net, but all outside requests could get in with no problem (i.e. my website).
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--to-destination 10.0.0.3:80
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-j DNAT --to-destination 10.0.0.3:80
Before the change, PREROUTING the chain, by default, was applied to both interfaces. Thus, all incoming port 80 requests on my internal interface were connecting to itself. I didn't see this until I ran 'tcpdump -i eth1'. Since my workstation is my gateway (for now...), I didn't notice this problem until I tried accessing the web on my internal LAN.
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