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California is one of the largest economies in the world, but we may not retain that position if we do not develop the educated workforce needed to remain competitive.
Our state is facing a projected shortage of 2.3 million college graduates by 2025 and the work to close that gap must begin now if California is to succeed.
To compete, we need a system of higher education that can attract and nurture our students to produce the college graduates who will build the economy of today and tomorrow.
To work best, our higher education system needs to work for all of us. But not all groups are sharing equally in access to and success in college.
The largest and fastest-growing segments of our population — native-born and immigrant Latinos — are lagging far behind in rates of degree completion.
California could produce an additional 790,000 four-year degrees if gaps in enrollment and achievement between underrepresented minority students and white and Asian students were to be closed. The gap separating white and Asian students from Latinos is wider in California than in any other state, and the implications for our economy are profound.
The Latino population in California is large, growing rapidly, and on its way to attaining majority status. The state is home to the largest number of Latinos in the country — more than 14.5 million, or 38 percent of the population. And one out of every two youths under the age of 18 in California is Latino.
Latinos have high aspirations for college. Eighty-three percent of Latino parents hope their children will earn at least a bachelor's degree. And record numbers of Latinos are graduating from high school and enrolling in college. In 2012, seven out of 10 Latino high school graduates in the United States enrolled in college, a rate higher than their white counterparts.
But Latino students are less likely to enroll in a four-year university, less likely to enroll in college full-time and less likely to complete a bachelor's degree.
The state's colleges and universities have been slow to respond to successfully serving a rapidly changing demographic of students, including those who may be the first in their family to go to college, are low-income and may need to work while attending school.
Our community colleges and California state universities are struggling to ensure that once Latino students arrive, they complete a college education.
In a new report by the Campaign for College Opportunity, "The State of Latinos in Higher Education in California: The Economic and Social Imperative for Advancing Latino College Attainment," researchers conclude that the economic security of California is directly tied to Latino college success.
Reforming our education system to be more responsive, inclusive and incentivized to produce results is critical to making that success a reality.
Some of the reasons for the achievement gap are clear.
Nearly 70 percent of Latino students who go to college attend a California community college, where fewer than 40 percent graduate with an associate degree or transfer to a four-year university. Extremely high numbers of community college students are judged to be unprepared for college-level work, and must take remedial classes. Studies show that few students complete this course work and even fewer move on to a four-year degree.
There are actions that we can take immediately to close this education gap and get our workforce growing in the right direction.
First, we need to improve coordination between high schools and colleges. Without proper preparation, guidance and support, enrollment and completion will not improve.
Our governor and policymakers should create a statewide plan for higher education, with benchmarks for increasing Latino enrollment and completion rates, and for decreasing the number of students, and time spent, in remedial education courses.
Our colleges need to invest in services that students, including Latinos, need to succeed, such as orientation and counseling.
We need to strengthen financial support options and ensure that all eligible students apply and receive federal and California student aid for which they qualify.
And California needs to provide college funding that promotes completion, encouraging both increased enrollment and success for students.
Whether you are Latino in California or not, our collective future and economy will be linked to whether more Latino students fulfill their academic goals and attain college degrees. To achieve that result, we need to reform our education system now.


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Whole Rye (Volkornbrot) crust problems
I have attempted to make a whole rye loaf similar to what my German wife enjoyed eating back home. I have not been successful using the formula from Dan Leader's "Local Breads" book. I used that recipe because it called for (finely ground) whole rye flour and rye berries, both of which I can find in Atlanta. I finally decided to try Hamelman's version which calls for rye meal and rye chops. I ground my own rye meal and chops using a small electric chopper. Not the most efficient way I know, but I thought I'd give it a shot. I sifted the contents through a regular kitchen strainer. What came through the strainer I used as the "meal". What was strained out I used as the "chops". Working with these ingredients felt more "right" to me as I followed Hamelman's instructions. I baked it in a loaf pan with no cover, just sprinkled some meal over top. It looked real nice when I took it out of the oven 90 minutes later. I let it cool for a couple hours on a rack and then wrapped it with a kitchen towel and left it on the counter overnight. My wife eagerly tried it this morning (about 14 hours after it came out of the oven) and e-mailed me at work to say it was very hard still, but tasted good. Will the crust soften as it continues to cool? I know Hamelman recommends 24-48 hrs before slicing. I thought this was more about the crumb stabilizing than the crust softening. Is there any reason why the crust would come out this way and how can I get a better crust in the future? Sorry for the long-winded post and thanks for any replies.


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Meagan1 needed a new other design and created a contest on 99designs.
A winner was selected from 72 designs submitted by 21 freelance designers.
A DIY Funeral
The project title is for a black comedy about three brothers who carry out their mother's wish for a low cost DIY funeral.
It is set in a country town in Australia and will have a very aussie feel to the humor.
The title will be displayed on the film, the DVD, the web site and other potential merchandising.
The short film will be entered to all major short film festivals. The title style must have mass audience appeal. (ie no true blood, no cowboy fonts, no vampire etc)
I need a font based movie title for a short film called "A DIY Funeral".
My initial vision for the titling is for "A Funeral" to be in Perpetua or similar (in black, with the letters DIY to be stamped between "A Funeral' on the diagonal in a green color (or other color as best decided by the artist). (like a posted, faxed ink stamp look).
I am certainly open to other designs but I am not looking for anything fancy.
I am also wanting to stay away from any direct HomeDepot/Bunnings references.


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Lisle, Illinois ~ They come from thousands of miles away. From cultures with which many Americans are barely familiar. Some whose countries are wracked by sectarian rivalries which have ground political progress to a halt.
Yet their hopes, their dreams and their aspirations are not very different than those of their American hosts. They worry about education. They worry about the economy. They worry about their country's health care system. They worry about their country's future.
That is why they come here. To learn about leadership. To learn about opportunity. To learn about freedom. And to carry that dream home with them.
"The next generation is going to be the hope for Iraq," said Ali, a college student from Baghdad who believes education is the key to his country's future. "In Iraq, kids are growing up always thinking about guns. It's in their brains. It's in the movies they are watching and all the terrorism, all the bombing that is happening."
Ali wants to open a series of private schools that will reach the youth of Iraq early and help them to learn that there is an alternative to the violence – schools where they can study art, theater and English, which he calls the key to economic, political and social change.
"I have to do something for my society, even if it's a small thing," he said. "There should be a change."
Ali is one of 18 students from the Middle East who participated in the U.S. Department of State's Middle East Partnership Initiative (MEPI) Student Leaders Program at Benedictine University. The 18 MEPI students were from Algeria, Oman, Morocco, Yemen, Saudi Arabia, Tunisia, Syria, Qatar, Iraq, Jordan, Lebanon, Libya, Bahrain and Egypt.
The Student Leaders Program, which is funded by the Department of State through a grant awarded to six domestic academic institutions, seeks to promote a better understanding of the United States abroad and to help develop future world leaders.
Yousra, who is from Algeria, the largest country on the African continent, also believes education is the key in her country. Although she is a medical student, her school has neither laboratories nor extracurricular activities, both of which she says would create more involved, enthusiastic students. She also said students have little choice when it comes to their future.
"I would like to give high school students the opportunity to try different things, like the scientific field or artistic or literature fields, and then to choose according to their potential, what they want to be," she said. "Why not give students the chance to try this and try this, and then choose something we are best at?"
What Bahrain is best at is producing oil. But Maram is troubled by her country's dependence on oil. Eighty percent of the tiny kingdom's gross domestic product is oil, although it has only .01 percent of the world's proven oil reserves.
Maram believes educating people about solar power would go a long way toward diversifying her country's economy and providing career choices for students.
"Bahrain is very small but very highly educated," Maram said. "I think we only have 1 percent illiteracy or maybe less. People there are very educated, but there is not a large program to educate people about solar power. The problem is making them realize that they have to take that step, they have to invest in solar power because there is not enough oil to satisfy everyone."
The sun always shines in Bahrain, Maram said.
"Back home, it's sunny 365 days a year," she said. "If it rains, it rains for three days and that's it. We already have the sun, we're already tanned, so there's nothing else to do. We have to invest in it."
This is the ninth consecutive year Benedictine has participated in the MEPI program. The visiting students stayed on campus in the Intercultural House, a living/learning community that allows domestic and international students from diverse backgrounds to collectively explore culture, self-realization, community, leadership and civic responsibility.
The MEPI students also had the opportunity to spend a weekend with a host family in the Lisle area. The Yorkville family of Heidi Robbe, a former admissions counselor at Benedictine, was among the volunteers who exemplified the Benedictine value of welcoming the stranger by opening their home to a visitor from Algeria.
"We have three small children and I was afraid that a college-aged student might be bored spending the weekend with us," Robbe said. "But it turned out that our visitor had so much in common with our family. She and our 7-year-old daughter became fast friends and talked non-stop. My daughter cried when we returned our guest to the University on Sunday."
The program consisted of four weeks of seminars, workshops and co-curricular activities along with the usual tourist-type activities like visiting Chicago's museums and a trip to Six Flags Great America. Following the conclusion of the on-campus program, Benedictine's MEPI students were scheduled to visit New York City and Washington, D.C. for a debriefing with the Department of State before returning to their home countries.
Joel Ostrow, Ph.D., chair of the Department of Political Science and director of the MEPI program at Benedictine, said the group was one of the best the University has hosted.
"Each year, the success of the program depends on how the group gets together, and this group was a really socially outward group that got along with each other," he said. "Our faculty reported that this group was energized, invested and interested in the class discussions. It's been a pleasure having them on campus."
Benedictine University is an independent Roman Catholic institution located in Lisle, Illinois just 25 miles west of Chicago, and has branch campuses in Springfield, Illinois and Mesa, Arizona. Founded in 1887, Benedictine provides 55 undergraduate majors and 17 graduate and four doctoral programs. Benedictine University is ranked No. 1 among the country's fastest-growing campuses between 2000-2010 in The Chronicle of Higher Education's list of private nonprofit research institutions, and Forbes magazine named Benedictine among "America's Top Colleges" for the third consecutive year in 2013. Benedictine University's Master of Business Administration (M.B.A.) program is listed by Crain's Chicago Business as the fifth largest in the Chicago area in 2012.
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With Windows 8 now officially on the market, you might have some questions about licensing for your school, college or university.
Whether you want to upgrade your PCs to Windows 8, gain access to exclusive offerings such as Windows 8 Enterprise edition and the Microsoft Desktop Optimisation Pack, or use Windows with greater flexibility, there is a Microsoft Volume Licensing solution that is right for your education institution.
There are many benefits to volume licensing for your institution including cost savings and flexibility.
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NWSB insider Brandon Choate brings us a fun list with lots of nostalgia. The 10 fastest players in Seattle Seahawks history have been named in today's list. From a guy named "Burner" to a guy named Earl, he covers the spectrum of blazing fast Hawks. Earl Thomas, Michael Bates, Joey Galloway, Shawn Springs make the list.
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I've recently found out the USA service seems to end. It's still going on in other countries, though, apparently. Well the margins in the VoIP business must be smaller than I thought. Very sad, as Sipgate used to always have great service and good quality in my experience. But I guess it's hard to compete with Google in the same market.
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BALTIMORE – Nationwide restaurant chain Denny's, Inc. will pay $1.3 million and furnish other relief to settle a disability discrimination lawsuit filed by the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), the agency announced today.
In its suit (Case No. WDQ-06-02527), filed in the U.S. District Court for the District of Maryland, the EEOC charged that Denny's refused to provide one of its restaurant managers in Baltimore with legally required reasonable accommodations for her disability, a leg amputation. The company prohibited her from working in its restaurants because of her disability, despite her desire to return to work, the EEOC said, and then fired her because of her disability.
The agency further charged that Denny's maintained a maximum medical leave policy that automatically denied workers any additional medical leave beyond a pre-determined limit, even when additional leave was required by the Americans With Disabilities Act (ADA) as a reasonable accommodation, which resulted in the unlawful termination of a class of workers.
In addition to a monetary payment to the fired restaurant manager, the consent decree settling the suit will also provide monetary relief to 33 additional workers who EEOC charged were denied reasonable accommodations and unlawfully terminated. The consent decree settling the suit also requires all Denny's that are corporate-operated to undertake the following measures: reinstatement for certain identified workers; additional medical leave to reasonably accommodate disabled employees; anti-discrimination training and notice posting, with emphasis on the ADA and disability discrimination; a corporate-level oversight and review process for leave decisions; and reporting to the EEOC. The federal court will retain jurisdiction and EEOC will monitor compliance with the decree.
"We believe that by entering into this consent decree, Denny's is expressing its determination to prevent future disability discrimination," said Debra M. Lawrence, regional attorney of the EEOC's Philadelphia office, which has jurisdiction over Maryland. "Denny's has worked with the EEOC to obtain an outcome that furthers the goal of ensuring employment opportunities for individuals with disabilities. We are pleased that Denny's evaluated its practices regarding medical leave and revised many of those practices even before the parties settled this case."
"Industry should take note that federal law requires employers to make exceptions to generally applicable policies and work rules — such as limits on the amount of medical leave an employee may take — when necessary to reasonably accommodate employees with disabilities, unless providing an exception to a particular individual is an undue hardship," said Ronald L. Phillips, a supervisory trial attorney in the EEOC's Baltimore office.
According to company information, Spartanburg, S.C.-based Denny's is one of America's largest full-service family restaurant chains, with restaurants across the United States and other locations. EEOC's lawsuit related solely to restaurants owned by Denny's, Inc.
In fiscal year 2010, private sector workplace discrimination charge filings with the EEOC hit an unprecedented level of 99,922, which included a record-high number of disability charges (25,165) – an increase of 17.3 percent in disability charges over the prior fiscal year.
The EEOC enforces federal laws prohibiting employment discrimination. Further information about the Commission is available on its web site at www.eeoc.gov.


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The United States government made Osama bin Laden their most wanted criminal after he claimed credit for attacks on 11 September 2001. He eluded captrue until he was shot and killed by an American military team in Pakistan nearly 10 years later, on 2 May 2011. Osama Bin Laden joined the Afghanistani resistance in 1979 and became a commander in the guerilla wars against the Soviet Union in the 1980s. After that war ended, Osama bin Laden founded a loose organization of pro-Islamic terrorists known as al-Qaeda ("the base"). He then joined with the Egyptian militants led by Ayman al-Zawahiri to form an international group whose goals included driving the United States out of the Middle East and overthrowing the government of Saudi Arabia. Attacks which Osama bin Laden is believed to have plotted or inspired include the 1993 bombing of the World Trade Center, the 1995 truck bombing of a Saudi National Guard training center, and the 1998 explosions at U.S. embassies in Kenya and Tanzania. (Bin Laden was added to the FBI's "Ten Most Wanted Fugitive" list after the embassy attacks.) Along with captured suspect Khalid Sheikh Mohammed, bin Laden planned the September 2001 attacks with hijacked passenger jets that crippled the Pentagon and destroyed New York's World Trade Center. Despite intense American efforts in the Middle East, bin Laden was not found or captured until 2011, when American intelligence learned he was living in Abbottabad, Pakistan. On 2 May 2011 a team of Navy SEALS (known as Team 6), acting on orders from President Barack Obama, attacked bin Laden's compound and killed him. Osama bin Laden's body was taken by the U.S. forces and buried at sea later that day.
Osama bin Laden was between 6'4″ and 6'6″ tall and weighed "approximately 160 pounds," according his most-wanted poster from the FBI… Some sources, including the FBI, spell his first name "Usama"… Osama Bin Laden's supporter Abu Musab al-Zarqawi was killed in a U.S. bomb strike in Iraq on 7 June 2006… There is no truth to the e-mail rumor that Osama bin Laden was identified as a terrorist by Oliver North during the Iran-Contra hearings of 1987… Osama bin Laden was one of 52 children fathered by Muhammad bin Laden, a Saudi Arabian construction magnate… Osama bin Laden's neice, Wafah Dufour, is an aspiring pop musician who posed for a photo shoot in the January 2006 issue of GQ magazine.
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Margaret once led a sweet and uncomplicated life as a domestic cat owner. She spent much of her time attempting to teach the feline a variety of tricks. Eventually it occurred to her that the simple antics of a house cat would not fulfill her needs. Instead, she advanced to the level of a lion trainer, and now shares the circus ring spotlight with the king of beasts.
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Newly-elected Congressman Travis Childers, D-Miss., came to the summer meeting of the Southern Cotton Ginners Association to listen to the issues and concerns of the ginner/farmers, and he got an earful about energy prices, spiraling input costs, dysfunctional commodity markets, labor shortages, dangers to cotton's infrastructure, and worries about the future of family farms.
The former Prentiss County chancery clerk, who went through four elections in 63 days to serve the balance of 2008 in the post vacated by Rep. Roger Wicker, R-Miss. — and faces yet another contest in November for a full term — prefaced his Q&A session with the remark, "I want cotton folks to know I'm their friend; I believe in agriculture, and that if we let the family farmer fail, we've failed as a nation."
Childers said he requested a seat on the House Agriculture Committee because other Mississippi members had moved on to other committee posts and because "Mississippi has a long history of outstanding representation" on the committee, "and I wanted to be sure we had an advocate for agriculture."
Stewart Tritt, Zion Gin Co., Brownsville, Tenn., a third generation cotton farmer/ginner, told Childers, "With constantly rising energy costs, we're finding it harder and harder to stay in business.
"With declining cotton acres over the past three years, we've gone from ginning 30,000 bales to only 6,000 last year. Our cotton warehouse is getting smaller and smaller. In past years, we've employed 40 seasonal workers; now, we're just in survival mode.
"We sell fertilizer, seed, and chemicals, and government regulations and environmental restrictions have made it more difficult to compete and have made our operations more expensive and harder to finance."
Tritt said, "We've added non-agriculture-related businesses to try and allow us to hold on to our ag operations.
"But energy is by far the biggest problem; people are having to choose between the gas pump and the grocery store. Costs are moving up so fast, we're having to spend all our time on efforts just to meet expenses.
"We're passionate about what we do, and we want to stay in this business."
Jeff Lindsey, McCord Gin Co., Gideon, Mo., told the congressman, "We ginned 79,000 bales at our two gins in 2006; in 2007, we ginned 44,000; this year, we expect it will be less than 25,000.
"This trend, all across the Mid-South, is having a dramatic effect on local economies."
This year, Lindsey said, "We'll run just one of our gins, and our normal complement of 56 seasonal employees will be cut in half.
"Fuel and energy costs are astronomical. We used to dry a bale of cotton for $1, now it's $6 just for energy."
Seasonal labor is becoming harder to find, he said, and many Mid-South gins have turned to migrant labor, which has brought on an added set of complex regulations.
Ted Kendall, Gaddis & McLaurin Gin, Bolton, Miss., noted that there were six gins in his area at the end of World War II.
"Now, there's just one. In addition to the problems of declining acres, energy costs, etc., increasing problems with regulatory agencies, labor shortages, and immigration and customs enforcement, are adding complexity and costs to our operation."
John Carroll, Farmers Gin Co., Inc., Gilbert, La., a fourth generation ginner/farmer, said, "Our volume has gone from 54,000 bales in 2006 to 28,000 last year, and probably 25,000 this year."
He said volatility on commodity markets has had a significant impact on the ability of farmers, gins, and grain elevators to forward contract and hedge.
"The wild price swings have increased market uncertainty and greatly affected our ability to use these pricing functions." This has caused local elevators to limit forward pricing opportunities and resulted in increased cost basis, he said.
Fertilizer costs have risen significantly, Carroll said. "Liquid nitrogen that was $300 this year is going to be $600 in 2009. Increases of this magnitude will mean less cotton and corn.
"Even though grain prices are much higher, with these high input costs, our margins remain the same. Inputs are killing producers."
In March, Carroll noted, "The cotton market was as high as I've seen, but few producers could take advantage of it, because markets weren't functioning as they should. We couldn't hedge our risks. If producers don't have some sort of price discovery mechanism in a fair, open manner, they can't price their products."
He said many local communities, which have been dependent on the flow-through of dollars in the cotton infrastructure, have felt the economic pinch of reduced cotton acres.
Larry McClendon, Marianna, Ark., ginner/producer and chairman of the National Cotton Council, told Childers that Congress "needs to be mindful" of ongoing trade negotiations and their impact on agriculture.
While the DOHA round of trade talks has focused on "radically reduced supports for U.S. agriculture, particularly cotton," he said, "we have insisted that any reductions should come with increased market access for U.S. commodities. So far, that has failed to materialize."
U.S. mill consumption of American cotton has dropped from 7 million bales to only 4 million, McClendon said, "principally due to U.S. trade agreements with China."
Childers, noting "energy is on everybody's mind," said Washington, "which talked about it too long but did nothing," has taken notice and is finally working toward solutions.
"We haven't had an energy policy since Jimmy Carter was president; our only policy has been to let the energy companies get richer and richer."
He said he has a six-point energy plan, which includes giving farmers and truckers a tax exemption on diesel fuel.
"I personally shop at the grocery store, and I see how the prices of milk, eggs, and everything else have gone up — all due mainly to energy and transportation costs. I don't know a farmer anywhere who's better off as a result of high food prices.
"We've got to quit being so dependent on foreign oil. There are a lot of bright minds in this country, and I believe they can come up with ways to solve this problem."
Childers said trade negotiations have had too many "anti-American push-backs; I think we should look at each agreement on its merits before it's approved."
Tim Price, executive vice president of the ginner group, told Childers, "In the midst of these very challenging times, there are some very positive things going on, and despite the problems, we believe cotton will come back.
"We need a level playing field, a chance to compete fairly, and ways to deal with input costs."
Major companies are continued to invest in new cotton equipment and technology, Price said, "indicating a confidence that cotton will make a comeback."
He urged Childers to support agricultural research programs. "Now is not the time to pull back on these efforts. Cotton came back in the Carolinas and in the Southeast because of the research that led to the boll weevil eradication program. A strong research program is the bedrock of agriculture's success."
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OverviewThe Legend of Zelda: Oracle of Seasons was released simultaneously with The Legend of Zelda: Oracle of Ages, and the two of them make the seventh and eighth games released in the Zelda franchise. The player once again controls Link as he travels on an adventure to destroy evil and rescue Din. There were initially going to be three games released simultaneously, but the complexity of the system made it an impossible feat and the third game was cut.
The development of the game was handled by a company called Flagship. This marks one of the few times a Zelda games production has not been handled first-party by Nintendo. Oracle of Season's counterpart game, Oracle of Ages, focuses more on puzzles whereas Seasons focuses much more on action and combat. The two games can also be linked together via passwords to unlock new items and other things otherwise unobtainable during a regular playthrough of the game.
The release of the game was very close to that of the Game Boy Advance. The development team was unsure whether or not to include special functionality if a player plays the game on a Game Boy Advance, as they feared doing so might push back the release date and thus make the game come out after the Game Boy Advance. When the Game Boy Advance's release date was pushed back, it gave the development team the time they needed to incorporate the new functionality and still launch the game before the Game Boy Advance came out.
PlotIn Oracle of Seasons, the Triforce drops Link in the land of Holodrum. He happens upon a traveling band playing in the forest and meets Din, the Oracle of Seasons. He then witnesses her kidnap at the hands of the evil general Onox. Impa tells Link that they were headed towards the land of Hyrule and tells him to find the Maku Tree. The Maku Tree tasks him with getting the eight essences which will allow Link passage into Onox's castle. What follows is classic Zelda gameplay as Link attempts to obtain all eight of the essences.
The player, as Link, then proceeds to collect all of the essences needed to complete the game. After acquiring them all in a variety of ways, meeting both unique and flat-out strange characters along the way, Link gains entrance to Onox's castle. He defeats Onox and rescues Din. Koume and Kotake (also known as Twinrova) watch Link from afar, plotting their resurrection of Ganon. If Oracle of Seasons in the link game, however, then Koume and Kotake begin to battle with Link.
LinkThe main protagonist of the Legend of Zelda franchise (although not necessarily the same Link in every adventure). In Oracle of Seasons, Link has been sent to the land of Holodrum by the Triforce. When he arrives, he meets Din and her traveling band. She is quickly kidnapped by the evil Onox, however. To save Din, Link must utilize the Rod of Seasons and collect all of the Essences of Nature to get to Onox's Northern Castle, where the final battle will be.
DinDin is the Goddess of Power, one of the three goddesses who crafted the land of Hyrule. In Oracle of Seasons, she is the Oracle of Seasons. She is a dancer who is kidnapped by Onox in the beginning of the game, which is what most of the game is focused around.
OnoxOnox is known as the General of Darkness. He is so evil that it is said he causes the very ground he steps on to become infertile. In Oracle of Seasons, he is the person behind the kidnapping of Din and the misuse of her power to turn the seasons of Holodrum into chaos. He imprisons Din in a large crystal in his castle, and then used his power to send the Temple of Seasons into an underground world known as Subrosia, causing the Rod of Seasons to lose its power. He is also behind the many monsters that Holodrum becomes infested with.
When Link challenges Onox, he uses a large flail to attack Link. When Onox loses to Link, he uses Din (still trapped in the crystal) as a human shield, deflecting most of Link's attacks. Upon his defeat, Onox changes into his true and final form; a large dragon called Dark Dragon. This boss fight is in the side-scrolling mode that the two Oracle games feature. Before his defeat, however, he manages to light the Flame of Destruction for Twinrova (one of the three flames needed).
GameplayOracle of Seasons is a traditional top-down Legend of Zelda game. In the game, the player (as Link) must traverse a variety of colorful dungeons to reach the ultimate goal of defeating Koume and Kotake (otherwise known as Twinrova) and rescuing the world from demise. Items and power-ups are collected on the adventure, allowing Link to do a variety of things, from jumping or creating blocks.
One of the central items in the game is the Rod of Seasons. This item allows Link to change the season if he is standing on a tree stump. There are many things in the game which change depending on the season. Examples include lakes freezing over and trees losing their leaves.
A new system implemented in Oracle of Seasons is the Gasha Nut system. By planting a Gasha Nut in fertile soil, a Gasha Tree will grow. The tree will produce fruit, which in turn will grant Link with an item of some sort (usually a Magic Ring, which can subsequently be appraised in a variety of locales).
Oracles of Seasons has many areas in which Link travels with a side-view (as opposed to the traditional top-down view). This gives off a more "Mario" feel. In this view, LInk can still use all of the items that he can use in the traditional view, and to the same effect.
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MDG Property Maintenance ServicesCertificate of Excellence 2019
Hi my name is Mark, I have 30 years experience in the building trade. Please let me know if you would like me to to visit and provide a no obligation quotation. I can offer photos of my work and reference should you wish. I am based in Hoddesdon Hertfordshire but am happy to travel. I specialise in painting decorating, plastering, tiling and carpentry. My phone number is07875679555 and my email address firstname.lastname@example.com I have previously worked in hospitals and schools. I have been CRB checked in the past. Kind regards Mark Gosling
Ideal Property MaintenanceCertificate of Excellence 2019
Ideal Property Maintenance provides an extensive & comprehensive service that satisfies virtually all aspects of Property Maintenance, We offer FREE, HONEST & FRIENDLY advice. We are fully INSURED. Customer satisfaction is our goal.
Sole traderCertificate of Excellence 2019
Im general builder working at construction industry. My priority is to get the job done in a 100% satisfaction and recommendation from the client. I have over 15 years of experience in general building sector and in this period of time has developed many work. Cooperation with many subcontractors as well as performing their own work and manages building projects for developers. It has own transportation, tools, and brigade. The work of small and bigger in collaboration with professional groups.
All type property solutions
Hi we are a family company who have been running for over 30 years. We all ways aim to keep all customers happy and all ways successful. We work with the customer to make sure you understand the job from start to finish
Xpress Workforce
bathrooms,shower rooms, kitchens, plumbing, electrical, plastering, tiling, painting/decorating, Carpentry,flooring, All maintenance and refurbishments. Patios, garden design and landscaping, New gardens - fire pits , Garage conversions. Covering london and surrey and sussex
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We offer all types of building work from new house builds, exstentions, convertions and all types plastering and rendering. We are fully insured up to £2 million and will guide you through the whole process from planning to completion. We use the best tradesmen in all areas to complete all jobs to the highest standard.
Northfield Plumbing Supplies
We offer all services within home constructions and buildings. No job is small or too big for us. We take pride in the service and quality of work we provide honour customers and we always put our customers first. We do minor building work aswell as major construction work. Plumbing Painting Wiring Extensions Loft conversions
London keys Ltd
We are a locksmith & security company that caters for domestic and commercial properties covering all areas of security for your needs, from access control to CCTV installation and servicing, door installation and repairs, lock replacements and new locks supplied and fitted we have a 24 hour emergency service for lock outs, burglary repairs and boarding up for broken glass on doors and windows. We also supply and install collapsible security grilles and gates. For our vehicle customers we have a 24 hour service covering all aspects from lost keys, gaining entry to key duplication. All types of keys supplied and cut, key fobs and security keys coded and cut.
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Amor Removals Ltd
Our whole approach in the removals and storage industry is to combine great care, experience and detailed planning to make for a smooth transition. Our main company growth is based on positive referrals from one good job leading to another which we are very proud of. We look at each job individually from the physical aspect to the customers' needs and emotions. We know moving house can be a stressful time, which why we are so tuned into our clients and understanding their circumstances. Amor Removals and Storage based in Banbury, Oxfordshire covers all local counties including Warwickshire, Northamptonshire and Gloucestershire and will relocate your home or office to any UK destination. To help you along the way we have many services to ease the work load for you. We offer, Full-House Packing, Dismantle and Rebuild Flat-Pack Furniture, House Clearances, Long and Short-Term Storage, Piano Removals, Sell Removal Boxes and other Packaging and offer a Free Drop to our Local Furniture Charity. We are accommodating and flexible to your requirements so we'll be more than obliged to help and go that extra mile. We operate 7 days a week from 8am - 8pm. You can contact us on: Office: 01295 367593 Email: email@example.com Website: www.amorremovals.co.uk
Lee Adams Carpentry & Construction LtdCertificate of Excellence 2019
All types of Building and Carpentry work undertaken including project managing as well as kitchen fitting, loft conversions, bathrooms, Bedrooms and bespoke furniture. Please contact us as the list of what we cover is vast.
Alexander's Carpentry Ltd
We specialise in all types of carpentry solutions, from the simple stuff like putting up shelves, fitting new doors, and putting together flat-pack furniture, to building bespoke fitted kitchens, fitted wardrobes and storage units for your home, office, or retail premises, plus anything else you might require.
Wolton Removals
FLCQ build LTDCertificate of Excellence 2019
Services at a glance FLCQ Build Ltd can work from owner supplied construction documents or assist the owner in the selection of the appropriate design professionals We work with all members of the team in evaluating design ideas, estimating budget, as well as offering cost saving suggestions. We work diligently to create a realistic schedule driven by your need to begin using your new space as soon as possible. You don't have all the time in the world or an endless supply of funds. We get that. What you do have is a project to complete. Choosing the right company Your home project is not always easy. At FLCQ Build Ltd, we pride ourselves on simplifying the decision making process and providing dedicated support to our clients. We understand that your home is your haven and is typically the largest and most important purchase you will make in your lifetime. Our goal is to provide a service that meets your goals, needs and desires. We pride ourselves on the quality of work and service we are able to offer our customers We realise the potential stress involved in having people working on your property so we do our utmost to keep our customers up to date with all developments. We also make sure we offer a building service which is not only first class in terms of finish but also understands that a high level of customer service should be at the center of any project. Our team of builders are friendly and conscientious and always try to put our customers first.
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*kitchen fitting * build in wardrobes *fitted wardrobes *tv mount *worktop installation *doors/handl/lock fitting *blinds/curyains pole put up *painting/decoration * flat packed furnitures
Complete Aerial and CCTVCertificate of Excellence 2019
With over two decades of experience in professional CCTV,satellite TV and aerial installations, Complete Aerial Company Ltd is one of the most trusted aerial services in London and surrounding areas. We have a team of skilled and qualified aerial engineers who offer a wide range of TV services including aerial repairs and installation,Sky repairs and installations and professional TV wall mounting service. We serve both domestic and commercial clients. Being a local family run business, we give personalized attention to each project and aim for complete customer satisfaction. We are also associated with the Confederation Of Aerial Industries.
Build 2 PlanCertificate of Excellence 2019
Build2Plan team of rated tradesmen do guarantee that all your building, decorating and plumbing works are delivered on budget and on time, 7 days a week. Free fixed price quotes & all materials at trade price.
Amara London
Amara London is a full service interior design and management firm. We provide full renovations and refurbishment, one of a kind design service and management service. Our work always focuses on quality and providing a remarkable service to all our valued clients. Our complete interior design service is tailored to meet the needs, style and budget of each individual client. Each project in completely overseen and managed by our team, from start through to completion. We welcome all manners of projects regardless of size as meticulous detail and superb craftsman with extensive experience will ensure a brilliant finish every time. We specialise in luxury residential projects, welcome private clients and property developers throughout the UK and abroad.
BriX ConstructionCertificate of Excellence 2019
Our motto is that no job is too big or small, we will cater to all of your needs to make sure that you get the best service on the market. We will always offer any customer a free no obligation quote to make sure that you completely understand every aspect of the job and are completely happy before any of our technicians go ahead with the work. We will always make sure that quality of any work we produce is never affected by any part of the job, we can guarantee all of our customers that they will receive the best possible service regardless of what has to be done. If you think that BriX Construction could help you today with anything to from Architecture and Planning to a high quality and very competitive Building Service then please contact us.
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Магазинът за електронна търговия Akvasport.com e създаден в началото на 2005г. Като естествен етап в развитието на магазин "Рибар" – Бургас. Динамично развиващият се пазар и повишаващото се търсене на качествени стоки и услуги са основен мотив за непрекъснато подобряване на работата на екипа. Наша основна цел е да задоволим изискванията дори и на най-взискателния клиент с европейско качество в обслужването.
DJG Plumbing & Building
ACE Property Maintenance Services Ltd
Property Maintenance & Improvements A local property maintenance company with the experience and knowledge to resolve/renovate any property requirements. A professional service delivering value 24 hours of the day to Cambridgeshire.
Quadrant heating & Plumbing
Ascot BuildersCertificate of Excellence 2019
We offer all home repairs and improvements in all areas, all work undertaken.
Peynt Limited
Whether it is one room or the entire house, a modern or a period property, you are safe in the hands of our highly trained and qualified staff. What marks us out from our competitors is that we properly prepare surfaces before decorating. Peynt Limited never cut corners. Our aim is to help your house look great, and stay that way. At Peynt Limited we put you first. If you have particular needs we endeavour to meet them, such as working overnight or at weekends to hit a particular deadline. And once the job is done we ask you go give us detailed feedback so that we can always be improving what we do. We work with a whole range of partners, from architects to interior designers, from expert builders to property developers. Often, a project can require a range of skills alongside painting and decorating such as plastering and carpentry. The right craftsmen in the right team deliver the quality you need.
Sorin DecorCertificate of Excellence 2019
SORIN DECOR WORK IN A FRIENDLY PROFESSIONAL MANNER, WITH OVER 15 YEARS' EXPERIENCE, WE WILL PROVIDE YOU WITH A FIRST CLASS FINISH AT THE BEST PRICES POSSIBLE We aim to agree on timescale and budgets, either small local jobs or big jobs surrounded areas (in or out London), working as an individual or as a large team (up to 10 painters). Even more, we can create a masterpiece on your wall, using Venetian Italian polished plaster, giving glossy marble finishes or stone textured effects.
Mayfair Contracts LtdCertificate of Excellence 2019
We work on behalf of the public sector, private and commercial sectors, charities and private individuals. If you already have building or maintenance specifications we will review them (free of charge, offering advice if appropriate) and provide a detailed quotation. OUR SERVICES Full Residential & Commercial Refurbishment Specialists Property Conversions & Extensions External Build General Building Works Kitchens & Bathroom Design & Installation Patios & Driveways Roofing Tiling Plastering & Rendering Locksmiths Surveying CCTV Boiler Installation, Repair & Servicing Plumbing Gas & Heating Carpentry Drainage Painting & Decorating Glazing & Emergency Boarding Electrical Repairs & Installation Voids Property Refurbishment Scaffolding Pest Control Security & Fire Doors
ODM DECORATORSCertificate of Excellence 2019
Small Interior and exterior painting and decorating company based in Bromley kent
ZD Painters
Based in West London, we provide a well established team of professional decorators with a combined experience of over 10 years in the painting and decorating trade providing service's in a excellent, reliable, trustworthy and tidy manor. Our services Painting of all aspects Services to interior property's may it be small rooms to a large manor house Warehouse, restaurants, shops We provide services to community projects schools and colleges. All aspects of exterior works carried out to fascias, sash windows, metal casement windows. Feel free to contact us for a free quotation or advice.Get Free Quotation Masonry painting to smooth and rough cast renders Coatings to Metal, Tin, and Wood Cladding Staining and Varnishes to soft woods, hard woods, furniture, floors and cladding's Hand painted kitchen units and furniture Are prices are more competitive than larger company's due to a lot less overheads Covering areas in West London, Watford, Reading, Oxford, also have been know to go further a field for the right project. We will do night work and weekends for the jobs were its just not possible to carry out in normal hours for example in offices and schools
Miguel handyman servicesCertificate of Excellence 2015
AlanDESIGn PROPERTY SERVICESCertificate of Excellence 2019
We are small group of professional builders, engineers and architectural designer based in Ealing, West London. We offer full house alterations, renovations, complete refurbishments, maintenance and repair. We undertake tasks such as general building, painting and decorating, plumbing and electrical, wooden and laminate flooring, tiling, plastering, suspended ceilings inc. LED lighting and handyman service. We are proud of delivering bathrooms and wetrooms to high end specifications based on designer's plans and also to standard level accordingly to client's request. We have over 15 years experience in multi- trade field. We can improve and repair your property to achieve high quality and best result. We can do smaller jobs such as tiling, re- sealing and grouting, which falls under property maintenance category. Moreover we offer architectural services such as preparation of architectural plans for extensions, lofts and porches for planning and building control applications. Documents' submission and liaising with any council free of charge. Our engineer will visit you to take a photographic and measured survey, to discuss your future plans of required works and then we will follow with a quote at a later date. We have done similar jobs like yours in the past. Meanwhile you can have a look on our portfolio on Rated People with positive job ratings: http://www.ratedpeople.com/profile/alandesign-property-services/index and our website www.alandesign.co.uk bathrooms & wetrooms section http://www.alandesign.co.uk/#!bathrooms-wetrooms/c1iz6 gallery section http://www.alandesign.co.uk/#!gallery/c1qz9 We do care about every single client to ensure that the work goes smoothly. We are proud of quality, service and value to bring mutual success between us and a customer. Thank you for your interest in advance and we are looking forward to hearing from you soon to discuss your best deal with us.
J WOLOCHCertificate of Excellence 2019
I offer carpentry services: assembly flooring ,forniture ,kitchen ,gardens cabin ,built-in fittings ,blinds ,partition , ,replacement windows ,door ,glass , small plumbing , all joiner job .
ADL Build LtdCertificate of Excellence 2019
ADL Build Ltd are a building, refurbishment, interior fit out and property maintenance contractor operating across Bedfordshire, Buckinghamshire, Hertfordshire, London and Surrey. Our aim is to provide quality building projects on time and within budget, whilst consistently meeting clients' expectations. Since its inception, our company ethos has been customer focus on all levels, we pride ourselves on understanding our clients' needs from the outset of a project and then prioritising those needs for the duration of the works, while endeavouring to perform at a high level in terms of quality, programme and budget to meet our clients' requirements. Check out our websites for further details: www.adlbuild.co.uk - building, construction and fit out www.elitecarpentry.co.uk - built in furniture and carpentry www.checkatrade.com/ADLBuildLtd - checkatrade profile Main contractor services: -Extensions -Refurbishment and renovation projects -Project management -New build -Kitchen fitting -Conversions -Fast track fit-outs -Shop fitting -Listed building work -Office fit-outs -Clean room construction Property maintenance services: -Grounds maintenance -Regular gardening -Roof repairs -Decorating -Electrical -Locks -Appliances -Void property works -Handyman services -Mastic sealant -Pressure washing -Carpentry -Tiling -Plumbing Custom fitted furniture: -Fitted & Walk in wardrobes -Custom made Kitchens -Bookcases -Alcove units -Cabinets -Shaker wall panelling 1st Fix Carpentry services: -Cut Roofs -Truss Roofs -Floor Joist and Boards -Stud Partitioning -Plasterboarding -Staircases -Window Boards -Cladding -Decking 2nd Fix Carpentry services: -Doors -Frames -Skirting -Architraves -Ironmongery -Kitchen Fitting -Worktops -Flooring
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Able Maintenance Services LtdCertificate of Excellence 2019
Domestic and commercial property maintenance and installations. Decorating, plumbing, bathroom installations, emergency response, locksmith service, refurbishments and general repairs.
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Kubel aims to reclaim past success with Twins
MINNEAPOLIS -- The 2013 season was essentially a lost one for Jason Kubel.
A year after hitting .253 with 30 homers, 30 doubles and 90 RBIs in 141 games with the D-backs, Kubel struggled to stay healthy and hit just .220 with five homers, nine doubles and 32 RBIs in 89 games with Arizona before being traded to the Indians in late August.
MINNEAPOLIS -- The 2013 season was essentially a lost one for Jason Kubel.
A year after hitting .253 with 30 homers, 30 doubles and 90 RBIs in 141 games with the D-backs, Kubel struggled to stay healthy and hit just .220 with five homers, nine doubles and 32 RBIs in 89 games with Arizona before being traded to the Indians in late August.
Kubel couldn't gain any traction in Cleveland either, hitting just .167 in 18 at-bats in September. He didn't even see the field in Cleveland's final series at Target Field, but he made the most of it by talking to Twins brass and his former teammates about wanting to rejoin the Twins this offseason.
That became a reality in mid-December when he signed a Minor League deal with Minnesota, where he spent the first seven seasons of his career before signing with Arizona before the 2012 season.
"I came in at the end of last year and talked to everybody," Kubel said. "I missed them. I told them that I wanted to come back and I'd like to be back, and they said the same. I was real excited to go into the offseason and talk to them."
Twins manager Ron Gardenhire remembers the conversation well, as he spoke to Kubel in his office about a potential reunion.
"At the end of the season when he was in town with Cleveland, he came by our office and I said, 'Why aren't you in this clubhouse?'" Gardenhire said. "He said, 'Well, let's talk over the winter.' And we talked."
Kubel, 31, knows Spring Training will be important for him as a non-roster invite, but if healthy, Kubel is likely to make the roster as the club's designated hitter and as an occasional corner outfielder.
Kubel dealt with leg issues throughout the '13 season, including a strained left quadriceps muscle, but said he's feeling good this offseason.
"It was my left leg." Kubel said. "I couldn't really push off, couldn't run. It just didn't work out last year. But I'm healthy now. No issues. Same normal offseason routines. I'm just really excited to get started."
Gardenhire is also excited to have Kubel back, as Kubel was one of the club's most productive players offensively in his time in Minnesota. He hit .271/.335/.459 in seven seasons with the Twins, and received MVP votes in 2010 in the club's last year at the Metrodome.
"We need offense," Gardenhire said. "We need guys, whether it's coming off the bench, platooning, whatever. And we all know, if Kubel gets hot, he can carry you for a while. So we need help with some veterans."
Kubel, though, fared much better at the Metrodome than at Target Field, as was a career .294 hitter in the Dome but just a .254 hitter at Target Field. But Kubel said he began to figure out the park in '11 and started off the year hot before suffering a sprained ankle in Detroit in late May that essentially ruined a promising season.
So Kubel is confident that the move back to the more pitching-friendly Target Field won't get in his head this season.
"It was just blown out of proportion," Kubel said. "I figured some things out for my second year here and straightened it all out, and then got hurt that year, too. Then it turned out being even worse than what I thought it was. I couldn't run then, either. I'm past all that. Those seem to always happen on big years, but that's just the way it goes. I'm healthy and looking forward to this year."
Kubel said he monitored the Twins after his departure and knows the club has struggled for the last three years but believes the organization is on the right track with its signings of Ricky Nolasco and Phil Hughes and its strong farm system.
"It's going to be a much-improved starting rotation," Kubel said. "I think we've got a lot of people that have won before coming back and coming over. It's just going to help. I'm just excited to get started and have a good spring and help turn things around here. I know it's still there."
Rhett Bollinger is a reporter for MLB.com. Read his blog, Bollinger Beat, and follow him on Twitter @RhettBollinger.


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zine edited and published by Chris and Dana Talbot-Heindl, in Stevens Point, Wisconsin.
The Bitchin' Kitsch webpage
The Bitchin' Kitsch was created as a monthly zine for artists, poets, prose writers, or anyone else who has something to say. It exists for the purpose of open creativity, and seeks to be an outlet for people who may not otherwise have the opportunity to show their work.
In 2012, The Bitchin' Kitsch added an outlet for music and video submissions, which are featured and sent to online subscribers.
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Grief Recovery Small Group
Grief Support Groups are for anyone who is grieving the loss of a loved one. There are several different ways we can experience a loss which causes us to grieve and they are not all from death. The goal of these groups is to reshape lives, convert struggles into prayer and courage, and to allow God to show each person how to look to Him alone to fill their days and nights with His peace, joy, and healing.
The Grief Support Group meets for 7 weeks and goes through the instructional material in the book A Passage Through Grief by Barbara Baumgardner. Each week allows opportunities for discussion of the book content and for personal sharing which allows group members to talk about their feelings and experiences. Much healing occurs when people have the opportunity to share their grief experiences and to hear and see what God is doing them. People come to understand that they are not alone and that there are others who are going through similar experiences. The group becomes a family, with members ministering to each other. We offer separate groups for men and women which focus on the hope we have through Gods love and grace. Please allow yourself to heal by seeking guidance from the Lord and the body of Christ through a Grief Support Group.
Class Details
Time: 7-9 PM
Location: Rock Church, 3556 Ruffin Rd.
For more information or to attend, please contact Janet McAuliffe at 619.980.2128.


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UH Hilo astronomy professor to join Mauna Kea Astronomy Education Center project
UH Hilo Home > News and Events > UH Hilo Press Releases
Date: Thursday, May 2, 2002
Contact: George Jacob (808) 933-3917
For Immediate Release
A University of Hawai`i at Hilo astronomy professor has joined the planning team of the Mauna Kea Astronomy Education Center (MKAEC) to oversee astronomy content development, announced MKAEC Project Director George Jacob.
Dr. Michael West joined MKAEC on May 1, 2002 on a half-time basis to work on the interpretive planning process. West will also continue in his capacity as associate professor of astronomy at UH Hilo. "I'm very excited by this opportunity, as we have the potential to create the premier astronomy education center in the world," said West.
West brings 15 years of experience as both an educator and a researcher to MKAEC. He received his PhD in astronomy from Yale University in 1987, and has held teaching and research positions in the U.S., Canada, Europe and Africa prior to coming to UH Hilo in 1999. He frequently uses the telescopes on Mauna Kea in his research, as well as Hubble Space Telescope and other observatories around the world. Additionally, West serves on the board of directors of the Canadian Astronomical Society and the Telescope Time Allocation Committee of the University of Hawai`i.
West will oversee a panel of distinguished astronomers, interpretive planners and research assistants who will formulate the astronomy content to be showcased by MKAEC. This Astronomy Content Panel will also work in partnership with MKAEC's Hawaiian Content Panel headed by Larry Kimura, UH Hilo assistant professor of Hawaiian and Hawaiian studies. "The same spirit of discovery that inspired the original Polynesian settlers of these Hawaiian islands to set sail for new horizons is what motivates astronomers today in their search for new stars, new galaxies and new worlds. It's a spiritual quest to find our place in the universe," said West.
The MKAEC is a $28 million premier interpretive center being planned at UH Hilo on a 9.1 acre lot at the University Science and Technology Park. For more information, please contact Jacob at (808) 933-3917.
Disclaimer: The University of Hawaii at Hilo is not responsible for the contents, links and/or materials presented in any web site listed above that are not of the "hilo.hawaii.edu" or ".uhh.hawaii.edu" domains. All comments, complaints and grievances should be filed with the author, host and/or owner of said site.


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SACRAMENTO, Calif. — Sacramento's long-depressed housing market started ticking up early last year. Now the commercial real estate market, which has suffered from plunging rents and soaring vacancies, is stirring as well.
As with housing, players in the nascent revival range from large institutional investors attracted by low purchase prices to the business equivalent of first-time homebuyers – startup shopkeepers drawn by affordable rents.
Last month, Westcore Properties of San Diego and DRA Advisors, a New York-based investment firm with billions of dollars in real estate holdings, wagered $600 million on a vast collection of warehouses and office buildings assembled by the late Sacramento developer Joe Benvenuti. Their assumption: Rents and property values will rise in coming years.
It's the second-largest commercial real estate transaction in Sacramento history, and it echoes similar institutional interest in Sacramento housing, with big firms such as Blackstone, based in New York, snatching up hundreds of rental houses here.
Westcore president and CEO Don Ankeny said his company has faith in Sacramento's commercial real estate market and sensed an opportunity to boost the performance of Benvenuti's portfolio.
"A little new blood coming to the table can put energy into it," he said.
The weak commercial real estate market has created bargains for tenants as well as buyers. In recent months, some businesses have taken advantage of lowered costs and high vacancy rates to open shop or expand, including in former industrial spaces where rents are rock bottom.
"We're finally, after about five years, starting to see vacancy rates drop in industrial and retail space," said Sally Hamilton, a professor at Drexel University's LeBow College of Business in Sacramento.
Right now, she said, there is "a lot of movement and opportunities."
Whole Foods moved into the former Borders bookstore in Davis, while a competitor, Fresh Market, has set up shop in a former Borders in Roseville and plans to occupy one on Fair Oaks Boulevard in Sacramento.
Another newcomer to the area, the Sprouts grocery store chain, has occupied old supermarkets in Land Park and elsewhere.
Revitalization and change are also bubbling up on a more micro scale, with homegrown entrepreneurs seeking opportunities for rental bargains.
Take Track 7 Brewing, a small business that celebrated its one-year anniversary this week and is preparing to double its space.
The brewery, which has a retail taproom, occupies a roll-up garage along the railroad tracks in an industrial area south of Sacramento City College, on West Pacific Avenue.
It attracts a devoted crowd of beer fans, who sit at picnic tables under patio heaters and bright lights, drinking ales and eating from the food trucks parked outside.
The two young couples who own the brewery roll up the garage door on the days they're open for business.
"This is the property that had the lowest cost per square foot" of any properties the owners looked at, said Ryan Graham, the main brewer and one of the four owners.
There are 10 units in the warehouse-style building, which also houses an auto body shop. A number of the units fell vacant during the recession, but after Track 7 opened, a bike shop, a dance troupe and a cross-fit gym also arrived, Graham said.
The brewery pays about 50 cents a square foot for the 2,200-square-foot unit – a little more than the going rate of 30 cents to 40 cents a square foot for warehouse space in the region.
It's now bumping into an adjoining unit. In between brewing beer, Graham has been busy rebuilding the bathrooms.
When the brewery rented the space in 2011, the landlord at the time, Chris Brocchini, offered months of free rent and upgrades, including gas and water lines, Graham said.
That was at a time when the building was more than half empty.
"In the bottom of the recession, he was very motivated to help us out here," the brewer said.
Brocchini, whose former business partners have since taken over the building, owns similar sites around town, where changing fortunes have led to new tenants.
They include a former paint store on S Street where Revolution Wines and Temple Coffee now operate, and a one-time typewriter repair shop on P Street occupied by a pet-washing business, Splash Hound USA.
The recession and other changes put some tenants out of business and created openings for new ones, Brocchini said.
"It's a business cycle," he said. "Some things work for a while and they don't work anymore. Certainly now the entry cost is much lower because the rents are lower and everything costs less."
How long low rents and high vacancies will persist depends on whom you ask. And it depends if you're talking about the retail and industrial sectors, which show some signs of improving, or office space, which is still struggling.
Scott Kingston, vice president with Ethan Conrad Properties, said the commercial real estate market typically lags about a year to 18 months behind the residential real estate market.
That means the commercial market won't significantly improve until later this year. For now, he said, "Commercial's not getting better. It's just not getting any worse."
Garrick Brown, director of research for Terranomics, expressed skepticism about any quick improvement in Sacramento's commercial real estate market. Rent increases in the Bay Area could lead to companies moving here, but not for some time, he said.
Especially with retail, "I suspect that it will end up, at worst, as flat overall growth for the region and, at best, as more of the same slow growth," he said.
Los-Angeles-based CBRE, the world's largest commercial real estate firm, says in its 2013 outlook that the Sacramento region shows some improvement across all commercial sectors: retail, industrial and office.
Falling vacancy rates and increased net absorption – the rate at which properties are leased minus the rate at which they're vacated – are expected to improve the local outlook.
But it could be a while before things start to return to normal, CBRE executive vice president Randy Getz wrote in his 2013 forecast.
"The consensus sentiment was that the worst has passed, that things will now improve," he wrote, "but that it will be a year or two before it starts to feel as if the local economy is developing traction."
By Hudson Sangree and Phillip Reese — The Sacramento Bee


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Asia stocks hesitate as Fed decision looms
BANGKOK (AP) — Asian stock markets struggled to find their footing Wednesday as traders hesitated to make bold moves before the Federal Reserve winds up a crucial policy meeting later in the day.
The Fed is widely expected to announce some sort of reduction in its massive bond-buying program, launched after the 2008 financial crisis to boost the flailing U.S. economy.
Stock markets are hoping for a small reduction because the bond-buying has kept interest rates super-low, making it cheaper to borrow money. The low bond yields and flood of money led investors to plow into stock markets, fueling rallies across the globe.
But U.S. central bank officials have increasingly voiced a desire to scale back the program in light of data showing a slow but steady improvement in the U.S. economy. Fed chairman Ben Bernanke put markets on notice in May that "tapering" was likely this year. Bets are for the Fed to announce a $10 billion reduction in monthly bond purchases.
Paul Dales of Capital Economics said in an email commentary that he also expects the Fed to emphasize that "interest rates will remain low for a long time, perhaps via the publication of its interest rate forecasts for 2016 for the first time."
Japan's Nikkei 225 index rose 1.8 percent to 14,570.76. Hong Kong's Hang Seng fell 0.2 percent to 23,140.55. Australia's S&P/ASX 200 lost 0.3 percent to 5,236.90. South Korean markets were closed for a public holiday. Benchmarks in New Zealand and Singapore rose while the Philippines and Indonesia fell.
Benchmark oil for October delivery was up 22 cents to $105.64 per barrel in electronic trading on the New York Mercantile Exchange. The contract fell $1.17 to close at $105.42 on the Nymex on Tuesday.
In currencies, the euro fell to $1.3347 from $1.3357 late Tuesday. The dollar rose to 99.26 yen from 99.15 yen.
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Mayor Don Wesely today presented the Mayor's Award of Excellence for 2001 to Dorothy Skorupa, Recreation Supervisor for the "F" Street Recreation Center. The award recognizes city employees who consistently provide exemplary service and work that demonstrates personal commitment to the city.
Skorupa won the monthly award for August 2001 and has already received a $100 U.S. savings bond, a day off with pay and a plaque. All monthly winners are eligible to receive the annual award, which comes with a $500 U.S. savings bond, two days off with pay and a plaque.
Skorupa, who has worked for the Parks and Recreation Department for 23 years, was nominated in the category of customer relations by Janine Brown, Director of Emergency Services for the local American Red Cross Chapter. Saturday, April 7, Skorupa was Recreation Supervisor for the Calvert Recreation Center and was asked to open the facility for Red Cross volunteers, clients and the Police and Fire Departments after a fire in the neighborhood.
"Dorothy's calm quite manner was a comfort to clients who had just lost everything they owned," Mayor Wesely read from Brown's letter of nomination. "She was polite and helpful and went out of her way to accommodate their needs. Dorothy's staff followed her lead in their attitude and activities. If the people of Lincoln only had one contact with Parks and Recreation in their lifetime, you should hope it would be with Dorothy. She is an example of outstanding character and compassion."
The Mayor also presented the Honorable Mention Award to team of Sergeants and Officers from the Lincoln Police Department. Originally honored in February 2001 were Sergeants Donald Scheinost and Thomas Hamm and Officers Matthew Franken, Christopher Champoux, Michael Barry, Shane Alesch and Matthew Brodd. They were nominated by Captain Jim Thoms in the category of valor for their actions as first responders to an apartment house fire at 4112 Huntington on December 31, 2000.
At 3:30 a.m., with temperatures near zero, the police were dispatched to a fire in a six-unit, three-story building with people trapped inside. The first officers on the scene advised that the building was fully engulfed in fire, with flames extending as far as 30 feet above the roof and dark smoke. The stair area between the apartment units was consumed by fire, and the only way out of the building for those trapped was to exit exterior windows.
Four adults and nine children, including five infants, were trapped inside the building. The officers encouraged the adults to drop the children to them and then to jump themselves. The victims were then placed in warm police cruisers, and their medical needs were tended to until ambulances arrived.
"Amazingly, the only injuries to the residents were minor lacerations and smoke inhalation," said Mayor Wesely. "There is no doubt the quick actions of the officers prevented a more tragic outcome."
All city employees are eligible for the Mayor's Award of Excellence except for elected officials and some managers. In addition to customer relations and valor, employees can be nominated in the categories of safety, productivity and loss prevention. Individuals or teams can be nominated by supervisors, peers, subordinates and the general public.
Nomination forms are available from department heads, employee bulletin boards or the Personnel Department, which oversees the awards program. All nominations are reviewed by the Mayor's Award of Excellence Committee, which includes a representative with each union and a non-union representative appointed by the Mayor.
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Wednesday, August 13, 2008
2008 Goudey Blaster Pack-akkake! #5
Pack #5
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Sport Royalty: Albert Pujols (SP)
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The more I stare at this 1936 Albert Pujols red mini, the more I don't like having the '36s in the base set.
The more I stare at this Sport Royalty Albert Pujols, the more I think that SR would have worked better as an insert.
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Flying in to Atlanta was an interesting experience. Have you ever done it? Apparently it's the busiest airport in the states - which I'm guessing must mean it's at least one of the busiest in the world. Oh my goodness, the number of planes taking off! As we landed, I could see a queue of seven planes taking off one after another - land, take off, land, take off, land, take off. A LOT of action here. Good job I've recently decided that I'm not scared of flying any more. (Seemed a sensible thing to decide, as I've so far done 16 flights this year and would otherwise have spent a lot of the year being scared!)
We were actually staying in Decatur, a small town just outside Atlanta. The reason for this destination was the fabulous (sorry - awesome!) Decatur Book Festival, which I'd been invited to.
Taking part in the Book Festival was loads of fun. As always, I really enjoyed meeting some of my readers and having a chance to share what I do, and sign some books.
|Me on stage at the Decatur Book Festival
As well as the festival, I visited a few schools and bookshops and libraries. I have to say the hight point was the event with the Foxtale Book Shoppe in Woodstock. Oh my! If you live anywhere near this bookshop, you have to pay it a visit. Run by three ladies who have just the right mix of eccentricity, enthusiasm, warmth, creativity and fun, this shop is one of the nicest bookshops I've ever been to, and the event was THE best event of the book tour. (Thanks again, ladies!)
|Me with the lovely Foxtale ladies
|Lots of great young writers
Just time to squeeze in a visit to the Georgia Aquarium - the biggest aquarium in the world - where I got a bit of Emily Windsnap inspiration and we saw some amazing sea life.
|A handsome chap swimming above my head (behind glass, thankfully).
We had a tour of the town, in this!
|The cool way to get around Nashville
We went to bars and listened to fantastic musicians like these!
|One of the many brilliant country bands we saw
And we stayed here!!
|Best hotel in Tennessee, and the poshest hotel I've ever stayed in!
|This poster is now on my study wall - and only just fits!
|Some of the fab Emily and Philippa fans who came to my events
|One of the fabbest fans, who made this Emily Windsnap box
|My first ever airport bookstore signing!
Till the next one...
PS If you enjoyed reading this - put a comment, will you? Just so I know that people are out there and reading my ramblings!!! Thank you! : )


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The Memory Hole
On RocketLawyer's Legally Easy podcast, I talk with Charley Moore and Eva Arevuo about the EU's proposed "right to be forgotten" and privacy as censorship. I was inspired by Jeff Rosen and Jane Yakowitz's critiques of the approach, which actually appears to be a "right to lie effectively." If you can disappear unflattering – and truthful – information, it lets you deceive others – in other words, you benefit and they are harmed. The EU's approach is a blunderbuss where a scalpel is needed.
Cross-posted at Info/Law.