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There are 2 main types of Hives
– ordinary urticaria
– physical urticaria
appearance Ordinary hives can appear without warning and are red and swollen in appearance and can be irritable and itchy. They are sporadic and can come and go sometimes in a matter of minutes or hours. Outbreaks of Ordinary Hives can last anything form a few days to a few weeks. Episodes which last for an extended period of time are known as chronic (or idiopathic).
Physical Hives as you may guess by the name are caused by a physical stimulus such s scratching, heat, sunlight, cold temperatures etc
Causes of hives
It is common for the exact cause of hives never to be determined due to the sporadic and intermittent nature of the episodes it is difficult to determine precise cause.
Some triggers associated for Ordinary Hive outbreaks include: Certain foods (e.g. peanuts, shellfish, dairy foods, chocolate. Other possible triggers include: bee stings, viral infections.
The causes of chronic hives is often never identified
Physical hives. The most common triggers are cold temperatures, sunlight and water.


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WASHINGTON (AP) — The Supreme Court ruled Tuesday immigrants cannot be automatically deported if they are convicted of relatively minor crimes involving marijuana.
In a 7-2 decision, the justices sided with Adrian Moncrieffe, a longtime resident of the United States from Jamaica who was deported from the United States over possession of a small amount of marijuana. The court said Moncrieffe should have had the opportunity to contest his deportation.
Justice Sonia Sotomayor said in her opinion for the court that marijuana offenses must involve either the sale of the drug or possession of more than a small amount to count as serious enough to warrant automatic deportation.
Justices Samuel Alito and Clarence Thomas dissented.
The decision means that Moncrieffe will be able to return to the United States so that he can make the case that he should be allowed to remain in the country where he has lived since the age of 3, said Thomas Goldstein, his Washington-based lawyer. Goldstein said he believes that the government often drops the deportation effort in minor cases like Moncrieffe's.
The case stems from Moncrieffe's 2008 arrest in Georgia. Police pulled him over and found 1.3 grams of marijuana in his car, the equivalent of two or three marijuana cigarettes, Sotomayor said. He faced the charge of possession of marijuana with an intent to distribute, which under Georgia law encompasses a range of conduct from social sharing to distribution of larger amounts.
Moncrieffe accepted a plea with no jail time in which the charge would be expunged if he complied with his probation. Two years later, immigration agents jailed him and began deportation proceedings, citing the marijuana arrest. For deportation purposes, it was as if Moncrieffe had been a major drug dealer.
In the government's eyes, Moncrieffe's crime was serious enough to count as an "aggravated felony" and that it fell into a category that made his deportation automatic and deprived even the attorney general of the ability to step in and cancel it.
But Sotomayor said that under immigration law, a conviction that "fails to establish that the offense involved either remuneration or more than a small amount of marijuana" is not an aggravated felony.
She also dismissed the concern raised by Alito in his dissent that, because about half the states have statutes similar to the one in Georgia, many people convicted of marijuana crimes will avoid deportation because the state laws are not specific enough.
"Escaping aggravated felony treatment does not mean escaping deportation," she said. It just means that the deportation is not automatic, Sotomayor said.
Thomas wrote that the Georgia law defines the crime as a drug trafficking offense, which should have resolved the case in the government's favor.
The case is Moncrieffe v. Holder, 11-702.
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Brazilian actress Viviane Rinaldi is making her debut at Littleton's Town Hall Arts Center in the upcoming production of "The Clean House," an award-winning comedy centered on domestic life — and the life of domestic help.
Rinaldi is featured in the role of Matlide, a housekeeper and aspiring comedian who is more interested in polishing the perfect joke than in housecleaning. Set in the home of a married couple who are both doctors, the play offers a whimsical and poignant view of class structure and the nature of love.
By David White
For the Courier
One hundred years ago this week, France launched its first major offensive against Germany in World War I. The fight took place in the winegrowing region of Champagne, which the German army had invaded just weeks after hostilities broke out. Nearly 200,000 lives were lost in the three-month battle.
Earl Clark, 95, was among the last of a breed.
The World War II veteran — the first president of the 10th Mountain Division National Association and a member of the Colorado Ski Hall of Fame — died Dec. 28 at his home in Littleton.
By Stephanie Alderton, For the Courier
Once a year, the Denver Botanic Gardens at Chatfield turns into a brightly lit fairyland.
The annual Trail of Lights, which opened Dec. 5, features long and short trails lined with elaborate light displays on every available tree and historic barn. This year the gardens added a few new features, like a three-sided light tunnel and a special light show on weekends.
Employees from Lockheed Martin and United Launch Alliance came together last week to continue an almost 60-year tradition of giving back to the community with Operation Santa Claus.
The holiday gift and food drive was started in 1958 when a group of Glenn L. Martin Co. employees pooled funds to buy presents for area kids who might be going without on Christmas. From there, Operation Santa Claus was born.
Figure-skating students of all ages brought a cool take on the Christmas spirit to The Edge Ice Arena's annual holiday show.
The show is a way for students from the Figure Skating Academy to show off their hard work to family and friends. This year's "Skates and Snowflakes" event, held Saturday afternoon, had the largest number of participants ever, with 85 performers.
Virgil "Bud" Harold became both the newest and oldest member of American Legion Post 103 during an annual banquet recently.
The Smithtonians Handbell Choir knows how to ring in the holidays.
In what has become an annual tradition, the choir performed a collection of yule tunes before a packed Bemis Library in Littleton on Sunday. The choir will bring its show back to town on Sunday, Dec. 14, when it performs during the Littleton Museum's Holiday's Evening event.
Scores of people participated in a "pinecone ceremony" and farolito lighting to mark the holiday season at The Fort restaurant in Morrison on Sunday under snowy skies.
Visitors wrote a name or names on a piece of paper of loved ones they want to remember during the holidays and slipped the paper into a pinecone. The pinecones then were tossed into a campfire built in the central courtyard of the restaurant, the messages carried into the sky by the flames.
Despite a rapidly approaching Christmas Eve deadline, Santa Claus found a little time for his annual drive down Littleton's Main Street on Friday.
Kris Kringle's appearance was part of Littleton's Candlelight Walk and Tree Lighting. The holiday celebration, in its 31st year, raised money for Interfaith Community Services and collected toys for the Arapahoe Santa Claus Shop charity.
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The star is giving major '40s film star in these shots
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It's funny, we were just thinking to ourselves, "Selves, we are overdue for a Jennifer Lawrence fashion moment." The star has been laying low for the past few months, and we can't blame her — with Catching Fire and American Hustle coming out soon, she's going to be hitting the red carpet hard this holiday season. But just because we understand why she's been MIA doesn't mean we can't miss her presence in pretty dresses.
Fortunately, Dior read our minds, releasing several totally glamorous shots of the star all dressed up in menswear-inspired pieces for their in-house magazine. (She is the brand's face, after all.) Shot by Mikael Jansson, the images (many of which you can see on Dior's Tumblr) portray Lawrence reclining, deep in thought and giving her best Katharine Hepburn in a variety of suiting.
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Also noteworthy: The star's barely-there makeup and tousled pompadour, which add to the '40s noir, androgynous vibe of the shoot. When we go easy on the cosmetics and throw up our hair, we look like we just got out of a sickbed. Lawrence, on the other hand, looks like this.
Check out the rest of the photos on Dior's Tumblr, then tell us what you think of her chic shoot in the comments.
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Flicka's Shae Zamardi signs with LSU
BATON ROUGE - LSU gymnastics head coach D-D Breaux announced Wednesday the signing of Shae Zamardi (Flicka) to round out the fall signing period for the Tigers.
A native of Vancouver Island, British Columbia, Canada, Zamardi competes at the senior high performance level and trains at Flicka Gymnastics under coaches Dorina Stan and David Kenwright.
"Shae competes all-around, but the event we really recruited her for was bars," Breaux said. "I would compare her uneven bars to Annie Gagnon, who was a three-time All-American for us in that event. Shae does that high quality of work."
Zamardi has earned numerous top 10 finishes on bars in her club career, including a silver medal at the 2011 Canada Winter Games, sixth place at the 2011 Canadian Championships and seventh place at the 2012 Canadian Championships.
At the 2010 Wild Rose Invitational she recorded a second-place finish on bars to go along with seventh place on vault and eighth in the all-around.
She earned fourth place in the all-around in the junior division at the 2010 Canadian Championships, finishing third on bars, fifth on vault and eighth on floor.
"Shae will contribute in the other three events, but she is a stellar bar worker," Breaux said. "That's the event that we need to create a little more depth, so we are excited to sign her."
Zamardi joins Ashleigh Gnat and Shonacee Oliva as part of this year's signing class. All three will enroll at LSU in fall 2013 and compete as freshmen in the 2014 season.
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The St. John Lutheran congregation honored three church organists with a potluck dinner on April 14. Betty Mueller and Adeline Bernhardt have retired after many years of service. Joyce Medley is the current organist. Each received a plaque with a photograph of the stained glass window at the front of the church and an inscription of appreciation.
Tom and Dee Duggan attended a meeting of the Silver-Haired Legislature at the Flint Hills Area Agency on Aging April 17 in Manhattan. They then ate supper with daughter, Deb Hall, in Herington.
Ashton and Sydney Smith of Pilsen and Lucille Kerbs enjoyed breakfast out April 15 in Durham.
Daniel and Melissa Stuchlik and Allie were hosts for a birthday party and barbecue supper April 13 in celebration of Tanner Stuchlik's 9th birthday. Guests were Frances Stuchlik and Monte and Sarah Stuchlik of Lost Springs, Terry and Cindy Vinduska of Marion, Mike and Candee Thode of Wichita, Ross and Megan Stuchlik of Lincolnville and Leona Kleiber. The group also sang "Happy Birthday" to Terry in celebration of his belated birthday.
Jerry and Jeanne Rziha went to Great Bend on April 14. Jeanne attended a baby shower for Jerry's niece Valerie. Later, they joined other family members for supper at the home of Jim and Jolene Rziha.
Multiple Tampa residents attended the game night April 14 in Ramona. They included Tom and Dee Duggan, Adeline Bernhardt, Don Witt, and Donna Bundy.
Mike and Jennifer Jay and Cody of Hillsboro, Brad Backhus, Jason Backhus, and Alisha Barney were April 14 visitors of Paul and Edna Backhus after the church potluck.
Lucille Kerbs visited her daughter, Connie Thompson, April 13 in Abilene. They joined Clayton and Leah Kerbs and Porter of Abilene for dinner out.
Leona Kleiber accompanied Lynn and Peggy Kleiber to the home of Dale and Andrea Klenda, Elijah, Evan and Silas, where they, along with Terry Klenda, were supper guests.
Tom and Dee Duggan attended the post-wedding party April 13 for Thieen and Chelsey Antoszyk in Pilsen.
Jason Backhus was a groomsman in the wedding of Tim and Annette Steinart on April 13 at the Church of Christ in Wichita with a reception following at the VFW hall. Other Tampa residents who attended the wedding were Paul and Edna Backhus, Barney, and Phyllis and Rodney Mueller.
Before the wedding, Paul, Edna, Jason, and Barney attended customer appreciation day at Preferred Pumps with a hog roast and drawings for prizes. The women played bingo while the men were examining exhibits of the company's products. Paul, Edna, and Barney all won prizes.
A profound apology is due to Shirley Zaideman, who submitted the following item for publication last week.
Shirley and Don Zaideman were visited by granddaughters Amanda Zaideman of Las Vegas, Nev., and Carrie Hyde of Fort Worth, Texas, April 8 through 12. They visited Amanda's aunt and Carrie's mother, Carol Reed, in the hospital.


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Tour Overview
Soak up China's incredible history on this breathtaking full-day tour to visit a wealth of Taipei's most extraordinary sights. The journey commences with a relaxing drive from Keelung City, Taiwan's second largest port, to the slopes of the Qing Mountain to visit the Martyr's Shrine, a stately monument constructed in 1969 to honor the 330,000 brave men who sacrificed their lives during key battles throughout Chinese history. Reminiscent in style to Beijing's Taihe Dian Imperial Palace, this stunning shrine is surrounded by over 350,000 square feet of grass and features a bright red main gate guarded by stoic white-uniformed officers trained to remain emotionless.
Back on the road, head through the bustling city of Taipei, taxis, busses and motorcycles zipping along the busy streets, to reach Pao-An Temple, a magnificent place of worship dedicated to Pashen Tati, the God of Medicine. Built in 1830 and restored to its original glory from 1995 to 2002 after years of neglect as a bamboo factory and Japanese language school, this splendid temple impresses with ornate dragon pillars, stone lions and valuable tablets inscribed by eminent Chinese scholars.
Continue on to the magnificent Confucius Temple, the most representative of about 30 Confucian temples in Taiwan. Thanks to its superb architecture, this majestic Ming dynasty temple has been classified a Level Three National Cultural Relic. In addition to its many intricate halls and gates, marvel at the two sets of stone steps leading to a carved dragon on an inclined stone at the main hall's entrance. Known as the "imperial way," this special entrance was designed for use by the emperor and gods alone.
Enjoy a feast for the senses at the palatial Grand Hotel, which was built in 1952 in the decadent style of classic Chinese architecture. After soaking up the rich décor of this imperial hotel where national leaders including Ronald Reagan and Dwight D. Eisenhower have stayed, relax and savor a traditional Asian-style lunch buffet.
Upon arriving at the National Palace Museum, the Republic of China's amazing national museum, take in one of the largest collections of ancient Chinese objects and art in the world. Spanning over 8,000 years, the impressive collection includes bronze, paintings, jade, ceramics, and precious objects amassed by ancient emperors and more from the Sung, Yuan, Ming and Qing dynasties.
Next, head to Liberty Square, which is part of a luxuriant two million square-foot park, to visit Chiang Kai-shek Memorial Hall, a regal monument paying to tribute to the former President of the Republic of China. With its brilliant blue glazed-tile roof, gold apex, white marble and natural red cypress ceiling, the shrine is designed to convey sacredness, solemnity, hospitality and peace. Inside, discover valuable artifacts related to the late president's life, including photographs, cars and historic documents.
Before returning to port, comb through the Handicraft Center for locally made clothing, art and charming souvenirs that capture the spirit of this incredible place.
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The drive between the pier and Taipei is approximately one hour each way.
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* Any views expressed in this opinion piece are those of the author and not of Thomson Reuters Foundation.What can those negotiating the post-Millennium Development Goals learn from the Open Government Partnership?
A debate is brewing at the United Nations over how and whether to include open government principles in the post-Millennium Development Goals agreement. Governance indicators – either in a standalone goal or embedded in other goals – were notably absent from the first MDGs, but popular citizen demand for greater accountability from their leaders is overwhelming. Domestic reformers in governments are also winning the argument, with the Open Government Partnership now 63 countries strong. Those countries have made over 1000 open government reform commitments between them.
These 63 OGP countries are not the usual suspects associated with advocating the good governance mantra at the UN. Indonesia and Mexico are currently co-chairing OGP and have both expressed strong political support for transparency, accountability and participation, while also walking the talk nationally. Indeed, the majority of OGP Steering Committee government members are low or middle-income countries. This increased the impact of their letter last year to the UN Secretary-General calling for 'strong institutions and governments that are more open and accountable to citizens', and endorsing the High Level Panel report chaired by the leaders of Liberia, Indonesia and the UK.
The OGP model provides some valuable lessons for negotiators of the post-2015 UN agreement. First, it is universal. The old rules of North-South, East-West and developed-developing divides do not apply. Innovation and best practice are coming from a geographically and economically diverse group of countries, all eager to learn from each other. This includes civil society, who have an equal seat at the table in OGP at the international level, and increasingly in national-level OGP processes too.
The relationship between national level open government reform commitments, and international principles, is also instructive. Every OGP participating country must sign up to the same Open Government Declaration, which includes pledges to increase access to information, protect space for civil society to operate and uphold integrity in public offices. These broad principles are then translated into national action plans, which reflect country priorities and are co-created with civil society. This represents a strong central vision being flexibly implemented, therefore increasing domestic buy-in and sustainability. Finally, OGP has an innovative accountability mechanism, which combines commitment-by-commitment analysis on implementation with recommendations on how to improve the consultation and dialogue with citizens.
The relevance of the OGP experience is clear. The framework shows that it's possible for a group of countries to make commitments on a core set of universal governance issues, and then implement additional reforms that are appropriate to the national circumstances. Similarly, if a 'data revolution' is going to take hold to better measure and monitor development, then the practical commitments OGP countries are making will be helpful. These have included increasing budget transparency, modernising record management systems, improving access to information procedures and increasing the supply of data available on financial flows. The political momentum generated by OGP will also be important. Linking up Country Missions to the UN in New York with domestic teams implementing open government reforms in the capitals is an important first step. Then with Indonesia and Mexico committed to leading the charge, it should be time for cautious optimism on what the OGP collective can inspire in the world's future universal development goals.
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Witten studied at Brandeis University and received his B.A. in 1971. From there he went to Princeton receiving his M.A. in 1974 and his Ph.D. in 1976.
After completing his doctorate, Witten went to Harvard where he was postdoctoral fellow during session 1976-77 and then a Junior Fellow from 1977 to 1980. In September 1980 Witten was appointed professor of Physics at Princeton. He was awarded a MacArthur Fellowship in 1982 and remained as professor of Physics at Princeton until 1987 when he was appointed as a Professor in the School of Natural Sciences at the Institute for Advanced Study.
Basically Witten is a mathematical physicist and he has a wealth of important publications which are properly in physics. However, as Atiyah writes in [3]:-
Although he is definitely a physicist (as his list of publications clearly shows) his command of mathematics is rivalled by few mathematicians, and his ability to interpret physical ideas in mathematical form is quite unique. Time and again he has surprised the mathematical community by his brilliant application of physical insight leading to new and deep mathematical theorems.Speaking at the American Mathematical Society Centennial Symposium in 1988, Witten explained the relation between geometry and theoretical physics:-
It used to be that when one thought of geometry in physics, one thought chiefly of classical physics - and in particular general relativity - rather than quantum physics. ... Of course, quantum physics had from the beginning a marked influence in many areas of mathematics - functional analysis and representation theory, to mention just two. ... Several important influences have brought about a change in this situation. One of the principal influences was the recognition - clearly established by the middle 1970s - of the central role of nonabelian gauge theory in elementary particle physics. The other main influence came from the emerging study of supersymmetry and string theory.In his study of these areas of theoretical physics, Witten has achieved a level of mathematics which has led him to be awarded the highest honour that a mathematician can receive, namely a Fields Medal. He received the medal at the International Congress of Mathematicians which was held in Kyoto, Japan in 1990. The Proceedings of the Congress contains two articles describing Witten's mathematical work which led to the award. The main tribute is the article [3] by Atiyah, but Atiyah could not be in Kyoto to deliver the address so the address at the Congress was delivered by Faddeev [5] who quotes freely from Atiyah [3].
The first major contribution which led to Witten's Fields Medal was his simpler proof of the positive mass conjecture which had led to a Fields Medal for Yau in 1982. Gawedzki and Soulé describe this work by Witten, which appeared in 1981, in [9]:-
The proof ... employed in a subtle way the idea of supersymmetry. This became the centrepiece of many of Witten's subsequent works...One of Witten's subsequent works was a paper which Atiyah singles out for special mention in [3], namely Supersymmetry and Morse theory which appeared in the Journal of differential geometry in 1984. Atiyah writes that this paper is:-
... obligatory reading for geometers interested in understanding modern quantum field theory. It also contains a brilliant proof of the classic Morse inequalities, relating critical points to homology. ... Witten explains that "supersymmetric quantum mechanics" is just Hodge-de Rham theory. The real aim of the paper is however to prepare the ground for supersymmetric quantum field theory as the Hodge-de Rham theory of infinite dimensional manifolds. It is a measure of Witten's mastery of the field that he has been able to make intelligent and skilful use of this difficult point of view in much of his subsequent work.Since this highly influential paper, the ideas in it have become of central importance in the study of differential geometry. Further new ideas of fundamental importance were introduced by Witten and described in [9]:-
Witten subsequently gave a string interpretation of the elliptic genus and provided arguments for its rigidity ... Another piece of new mathematics stemmed from Witten's papers on global gravitational anomalies. ... In recent years, Witten focused his attention on topological quantum field theories. These correspond to Lagrangians ... formally giving manifold invariants. Witten described these in terms of the invariants of Donaldson and Floer (extending the earlier ideas of Atiyah) and generalised the Jones knot polynomial ...The authors of [9] sum up Witten's contributions to mathematics:-
Although mostly not in the form of completed proofs, Witten's ideas have triggered major mathematical developments by the force of their vision and their conceptual clarity, his main discoveries soon becoming theorems. His Fields Medal at the 1990 International Congress of Mathematicians acknowledged the growing impact of his work on contemporary mathematics.Atiyah, in [3], expresses the same ideas in the following way:-
... he has made a profound impact on contemporary mathematics. In his hands physics is once again providing a rich source of inspiration and insight in mathematics. Of course physical insight does not always lead to immediately rigorous mathematical proofs but it frequently leads one in the right direction, and technically correct proofs can then hopefully be found. This is the case with Witten's work. So far the insight has never let him down and rigorous proofs, of the standard we mathematicians rightly expect, have always been forthcoming.Witten has received an amazingly long list of awards, in addition to the Fields Medal, which shows the exceptionally high regard in which his contributions are held. He has been awarded honorary degrees from Brandeis University (1988), the Hebrew University of Jerusalem (1993), Columbia University, New York (1996), the University of Southern California (2004), Johns Hopkins University (2005), and Harvard University (2005). He has received the Einstein Medal from the Einstein Society of Berne, Switzerland (1985), the Award for Physical and Mathematical Sciences from the New York Academy of Sciences (1985), the Dirac Medal from the International Center for Theoretical Physics (1985), the Alan T Waterman Award from the National Science Foundation (1986), the Madison Medal from Princeton University (1992), the New Jersey Pride Award (1996), the Award of the Golden Plate from the American Academy of Achievement (1997), the Klein Medal from Stockholm University (1998), the Dannie Heineman Prize from the American Institute of Physics (1998), the Nemmers Prize in Mathematics from Northwestern University (2000), the Clay Research Award from the Clay Mathematics Institute (2001), the Shalom Award from Americans for Peace Now (2002), the National Medal of Science (2003), the Pythagoras Award from Crotone, Italy (2005), the Harvey Prize from the Technion, Israel (2006), the Poincaré Prize from the International Association Of Mathematical Physics (2006), and the Crafoord Prize in Mathematics from The Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences (2008). He has been elected a Fellow of numerous academies and societies such as American Academy of Arts and Sciences (1984), the American Physical Society (1984), the National Academy of Sciences (1988), the American Philosophical Society (1994), the Royal Society of London (1998), the Academy of Sciences of Paris (2000), and the Pontifical Academy of Sciences (2006).
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I'm by no means up-to-date, but I'd be interested in working as part of a group of teachers, if we could get such a group together, to start on an intermediate grammar. If a group wanted to do an initial version as .pdf files online, I'd be willing to host it - or it could maybe be hosted on the B-Greek site ?Stephen Carlson wrote:Well, the typical approach to making intermediate grammars is to abridge earlier reference grammars, so without any recent activity on the reference grammar front, I fear that new intermediate grammars are unlikely to be up-to-date. To make an up-to-date intermediate grammar, I think one would pretty much need to do the work for a real reference, so why not go for the big ring?David M. Miller wrote:It seems to me that there is a real need for an up-to-date intermediate grammar that gets at how Greek works, and that avoids categories based merely on English translation or on context. To be sure, we need a reference grammar as well http://hypotyposeis.org/weblog/2013/01/ ... ratum.html, but that sort of thing tends to be the work of a life-time; an intermediate level textbook is a more realistic option. Who is up for the challenge?
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Network operators and consumers to benefit from improved connectivity and bandwidth in congested locations, as Alcatel-Lucent installs advanced technology 'small cell' products and services
Paris, June 26, 2011 – Mobile network operators and their customers in some of the world's most congested cities for wireless broadband could see lost calls, data interruptions and variable connectivity become a thing of the past following the deployment, by Alcatel-Lucent (Euronext Paris and NYSE: ALU), of a new technology – Metro Cell Express – in railway stations, shopping malls and sports stadiums.
Alcatel-Lucent is planning to offer a breakthrough system to network operators combining its award-winning lightRadio metro portfolio; its global number one position in small cell deployments; its installation experience in tough cities like New York, Paris and Shanghai; and its leadership position in fixed line and backhaul networks.
A Metro network of small cells, utilising Alcatel-Lucent's proven lightRadio™ system, promises to ease network congestion problems in "hotspots" for customers who want to use latest HD Camera phones, tablets and other wireless devices to upload an photo of a sports match to facebook, or download a film to watch on a commute.
Under the proposed deployment, Alcatel-Lucent would assume the challenges of building networks in these tough urban environments. Operation of the Metro network would be transferred to network providers only once the Metro network has been installed, fully integrated, and shown to be delivering the technical performance required to ensure that customers are delighted with their wireless service.
This 'Build, Operations Assist, and Transfer' (B-O-T) solution is the first time a managed services has been developed and offered specifically for Metro Cell Networks. It combines the best of Bell Labs innovation, with Alcatel-Lucent's proven deployment experience in the field.
Interest in such networks is expected to increase amid Alcatel-Lucent forecasts that demands on networks could increase by 25 times in the next 5 years and as customer adoption of broadband-capable devices continues to rise. This poses a risk that the wireless experience will decline and eventually become unusable in hotspots unless operators accelerate towards a much denser type of wireless metro network.
Metro networks are a fairly recent concept, and pose significant potential operational risks and costs for operators. They require huge numbers of small wireless radios to be mounted in unfamiliar locations like lampposts; they demand high availability to power supply and quality fixed-line connections for backhaul; they raise potential new regulatory and municipal concerns; and citizens must be persuaded to accept a large number of unfamiliar devices in their domestic or work environment.
Caroline Gabriel of Rethink Research said: "Many operators are now starting to plan in earnest for large scale metro cell deployments. They recognize that these networks need to do more than just boost capacity overall – to deliver business objectives, that capacity needs to be carefully targeted and flexibly managed. The complexities are far greater than in the macro cell market, with many issues to consider, such as site acquisition, interference, regulations, backhaul and cost. All these need to be addressed holistically to determine the best architecture for a particular operator's business case. With its experience in every aspect of the wireless and fixed network, Alcatel-Lucent's lightRadio Metro Cell Express solution pools all its expertise into a holistic solution that looks far beyond the complexity of the radio, to focus on real world operational challenges that operators will soon be facing in the field."
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… It wasn't the warm, sunny and 75-degree temperatures on Wednesday that the Crew practiced in just one morning before.
What started as overcast skies and a pleasant breeze quickly turned to dark skies as the wind picked up and unleashed a steady rain for the better part of a half hour.
Certainly the weather provided another unexpected-but-early preseason mental test for the guys and one that the team could quickly find benefits from.
"Those are probably the conditions we'll be seeing early in the season in March and the beginning of April," said forward Aaron Schoenfeld on today's weather.
The 23-year-old forward was able to reflect and joke about the unfavorable conditions after warming-up back at the team hotel.
"I think it's the first training session I've had in the afternoon driving there with the air conditioning on and have the heat on during the ride home."
Added midfielder Wil Trapp: "I think it's good for us to experience all different types of weather. It's nice to have a little parity in the weather in the training sessions," said Trapp, who noted that it was certainly not the negative degrees that most Columbus residents have been experiencing of late.
Part of implementing a vision is clear and concise communication. From the messages in the huddles before drills through coaching throughout the sessions and beyond, it has been an effort that has been well-received for the young Trapp.
"I think the first four days that we have been here have been great. Each drill, each part of training has a purpose," said Trapp. "I think each member of the staff has a definition of the style of play and how they want us to approach the game tactically.
"I think they do a good job relaying that information to us through the drills we do in training and I think everyone is starting to understand and see the vision take shape."
Four sessions down, players continue to echo that their offseason efforts have helped them prepare to be ready to put their best foot forward when starting a preseason under a completely new coaching staff.
"Being a target forward, you want to be strong," said Schoenfeld. "I worked a lot [in the offseason] on my strength and conditioning parts of my game. You have to be able to take your chance when you get it so I spent a lot of time finishing as well."
For Trapp, who earned his first professional start on July 7, 2013 against Portland and became a mainstay in the lineup thereafter, this preseason is a chance to continue to prove himself.
"I think coming off of a long offseason it's very important to just get back into getting sharp on the ball and sharp on our movements," said Trapp.
"I think it's a huge opportunity and it's a clean slate so to speak to try to start over and hopefully we take [Berhalter's] vision and run with it."
Federico Higuain participated in his first training session of 2014 on Wednesday. As previously reported, Higuain traveled down to Florida after being unable to depart Columbus with the full team on Sunday due to an illness. Although it was just one session back, having the Argentine – and new owner of a number 10 jersey – back was an added benefit immediately.
"He's our playmaker," said Schoenfeld. "The majority of our game runs through Federico and his job is to make everyone else better on the field.
"His presence can be felt on the field."
Joining the Crew in preseason camp – arriving on Wednesday evening – is Cornell University graduate Patrick Slogick [Pronounced: SLOW-jik"]. The 6-foot-6 defender is set to train on Thursday and is now one of five un-signed players on the Crew roster alongside Ben Sweat, Kingsley "Fifi" Baiden, Adam Bedell and Konrad Warzycha.
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CR 125 Jetting results
Hi, I recently jetted my CR 125 2004 with a strange keihin carb. I did some jetting because It bogged when full throttle quickly and the air screw was 1/2 opened. So I changed to a bigger main jet.. But I have a question it still rarely bogs but then picks right up, when you pull the throttle wide open as fast as you can.
Is it normal?
Main jet - 175
Pilot jet - 52
Main jet - 185
Pilot jet - 52
I have an 04 cr125 too and re-jetted and it ran perfect! I don't know where you got your jetting info but stock jetting is 420 Main 40 Pilot air screw is 2 turns out from fully seated position and jet needle position is 3rd groove from the top. And that info is from a manual. Use this guide and jet from where you are, it worked great for me!
Spanky's Jetting Guide:
A correctly jetted carb makes a tremendous difference in the torque, midrange pull, top-end pull, and over-rev of your engine. If you have never jetted your bike correctly, you will almost certainly gain some performance at some point in the bike's powerband.
A cleanly jetted pilot circuit can be the difference between having to clutch the bike out of a turn or not. The needle can make all the difference in the world for the power of the machine in most situations, as it controls the throttle range that most riders spend most of their time using.
A correctly sized main jet could mean the difference between being able to rev out high enough to not have to shift one more time at the end of the straight, or the power falling flat on top and requiring you to make that extra shift.
Are you fouling plugs? Many people will tell you all sorts of band-aid fixes, from running less oil, to running a hotter plug. Both are incorrect fixes for plug fouling. It's all in the jetting.
The only way to know what jetting changes you will need is by trial-and-error. No one can give you jetting specs, because every bike is different, every rider has a different style, and jetting is totally weather dependent. Unless the person telling you what jets to use is riding an identical bike, on the exact same track, at the same time, his recommendations are meaningless.
Jetting is fairly simple, and is a useful skill to learn if you ride a two-stroke and want it to perform at it's best.
It's very important that you start with the pilot circuit. The reason is simple. The pilot circuit affects the entire throttle range. When you are at full throttle, the main jet is the primary fuel metering device, but the pilot is still delivering fuel as well, adding to the total amount of fuel that your engine is receiving.
Before you start to rejet your bike, you need a clean air filter, a fresh plug (actually you need several plugs to do plug-chop tests for the main jet), and fresh fuel.
One important detail: Make sure the engine is in good mechanical condition. If your engine has a worn top-end, fix it first. Trying to jet a worn out engine is a waste of time. The same goes for reeds that don't seal properly, and a silencer that needs re-packing. Worn reeds will mimic rich jetting, and worn rings will mimic lean jetting.
Before you start the jet testing, Install a fresh plug. Set the float level to the proper specs, an incorrect float height will affect your jetting all across the throttle range.
Warm the bike completely, and shut it off.
As already stated, start with the pilot circuit. Turn the air screw all the way in, then turn it out 1.5 turns to start. Start the engine, and turn the idle screw in until you get a slightly fast idle, or hold the throttle just barely cracked, to keep the engine idleing. Turn the airscrew slowly in, and then out, until you find the point where the idle is fastest. Stop there. Do not open the screw any farther, or your throttle response will be flat and mushy, and the bike may even bog. This is only the starting point, we will still have to tune the air screw for the best response.
Now is the time to determine if you have the correct pilot installed in your carb. The air screw position determines this for you, making it very simple. If your air screw is less than 1 turn from closed, you need a larger pilot jet. If it is more than 2.5 turns from closed, you need a smaller pilot jet.
Once you have determined (and installed it if it's neccessary to change it) the correct pilot jet size, and tuned the air screw for the fastest idle, it's time to tune the air screw for the best throttle response. Again, make sure the bike is at full operating temperature. Set the idle back down (the bike should still idle, despite what you read in the Moto Tabloids), and ride the bike, using closed-to-1/4 throttle transitions. Turn the air screw slightly in either direction until you find the point that gives you the best response when cracking the throttle open. Most bikes are sensitive to changes as small as 1/8 of a turn.
The air screw is not a set-it-and-leave-it adjustment. You have to constantly re-adjust the air screw to compensate for changing outdoor temps and humidity. An air screw setting that is perfect in the cool morning air will likely be too rich in the heat of the mid-day.
Now, it's time to work on the needle. Mark the throttle grip at 1/4 and 3/4 openings. Ride the bike between these two marks. If the bike bogs for a second before responding to throttle, lower the clip (raising the needle) a notch at a time until the engine picks up smoothly. If the bike sputters or sounds rough when giving it throttle, raise the clip (lowering the needle) until it runs cleanly. There isn't really any way to test the needle other than by feel, but it's usually quite obvious when it's right or wrong.
Last is the main jet. The main jet affects from 1/2 to full throttle. The easiest way to test it is to do a throttle-chop test. With the bike fully warmed up, find a long straight, and install a fresh plug. Start the engine, and do a full-throttle run down the straight, through all gears. As soon as the bike tops out, pull the clutch in, and kill the engine, coasting to a stop. Remove the plug, and look deep down inside the threads, at the base of the insulator. If it is white or gray, the main is too lean. If it is dark brown or black, the main is too rich. The correct color is a medium-dark mocha brown or tan.
Once you have a little bit of experience with jetting changes, and you start to learn the difference in feel between "rich" and "lean", you'll begine to learn, just from the sound of the exhaust and the feel of the power, not only if the bike is running rich or lean, but even which one of the carb circuits is the culprit.
The slide is also a tuning variable for jetting, but slides are very expensive, and few bikes need different slides, so we won't go into that here.
Keep in mind, even though this article is intended primarily for two-strokes, four-strokes also need proper jetting to perform right, although they are not quite as fussy as their oil-burning cousins. The only real difference in the two is with the pilot circuit.
Two-strokes have an air screw that you screw in to make the jetting richer, ansd screw out to make the jetting leaner. Four-strokes, on the other hand, have a fuel adjustment screw that you screw in to make the jetting leaner, and out to make it richer.
How many turns from seated is half open for that air screw. The air screw works in conjunction with the pilot jet.
My question still is the same.. Is a little bog from very quick full throttle normal?
Yes, a little bog from start to full throttle is probably normal, my bike will bog a little until you get rolling, but once rolling you whack that throttle and no bog at all. You can still use that guide if you want to try to make that bog go away.
MadMan, I have no idea how many turns out half way is, but you should set it where the manual says, and tune from there.
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Teased for everything from living in a trailer
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to how I could not play basketball,
to how I didn't have a daddy at home
from girls who
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excelled in sports but
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Hot and cold beverages, desserts and international food.
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Great, new unique atmosphere with an affectionate welcome that makes you feel right at home where you can taste the best of the international and fusion cuisine while listening to our lovely selection of music annnnnnd WASHING YOUR CAR!
Jdeideh – Facing Maten Municipality
4 Reviews
Jul 25, 2011 at 17:24I like this restaurant because I can clean the car and eat. They changed the menu and the food is better, however they used to have a tiramisu with strawberries but they don't anymore. I had an issue with my tiramisu, the manager and the waiter apologized several times and they didn't make us pay both deserts, which i found was a great gesture.
Aug 1, 2011 at 10:46I have tried this place couple times for argile and a car wash and it was not bad. But, when i decided to have dinner one night there, the food quality was very poor and anything but tasty. Not to mention that the service as well should be much much better..
Sep 9, 2011 at 11:48Dear Omar We would like to apologize for your unpleasant experience with our restaurant, I would like to inform you that we are working on the enhancements in order to meet our customers' satisfaction. We appreciate your comments and we are ready for any suggestions. Kindly give us the opportunity to serve you soon again. Best Regards Christine Haddad
Mar 17, 2011 at 21:03Best cuisine.
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At first glance, 2012 might seem a lot like 2011 in West Alabama.
Coach Nick Saban's Crimson Tide earned a spot in the college football national championship game, Sarah Patterson's gymnastics team won a title and Tuscaloosa's recovery from the April 27, 2011, tornado continued to be a big story.
But there was also a terrifying shooting by a gunman with an assault rifle — echoing other incidents in Aurora, Colo., and Newtown, Conn. — elections, signs of economic progress and the demolition of a venerable University of Alabama residence hall.
At first glance, 2012 might seem a lot like 2011 in West Alabama.
Coach Nick Saban's Crimson Tide earned a spot in the college football national championship game, Sarah Patterson's gymnastics team won a title and Tuscaloosa's recovery from the April 27, 2011, tornado continued to be a big story.
But there was also a terrifying shooting by a gunman with an assault rifle — echoing other incidents in Aurora, Colo., and Newtown, Conn. — elections, signs of economic progress and the demolition of a venerable University of Alabama residence hall.
Here are some of the top stories of 2012 in West Alabama:
The 2011-12 calendar year was a banner year for Crimson Tide athletics, with four teams earning national titles.
The parade of trophies started on Jan. 9 in the New Orleans Superdome as the UA football team shut out the LSU Tigers to claim the program's 14th national championship.
Jeremy Shelley kicked five field goals and Trent Richardson's 34-yard touchdown run accounted for all the points in the Tide's 21-0 victory. The win avenged a November 2011 overtime loss to LSU at Bryant-Denny Stadium.
It came down to the last event, the balance beam, but Ashley Priess helped the UA gymnastics team clinch back-to-back national titles April 21 in Duluth, Ga., at the NCAA gymnastics meet.
With the consecutive titles, the UA gymnastics program has six national championships and in December the 2013 team was voted No. 1 in the preseason coaches' poll.
On June 7, the Alabama softball team overcame a rain delay to defeat Oklahoma 5-4 at Women's College World Series in Oklahoma City, becoming the first Southeastern Conference team to win college softball's biggest prize.
Alabama softball seniors chose "Finish It" as the team's theme, putting up signs with those words in the dugout, on T-shirts and in the team's practice facility. Those six seniors — Amanda Locke, Jennifer Fenton, Kendall Dawson, Cassie Reilly-Boccia and local products Jazlyn Lunceford and Olivia Gibson — led UA to its greatest softball season.
On May 24 in Franklin, Tenn., senior Brooke Pancake rolled in a 4-footer on the 72nd and final hole of the NCAA Women's Golf Championships as the UA women's golf team edged two-time earned its first national title. The women's golf team held off two-time champ Southern California to claim the top prize.
And UA narrowly missed a fifth national title on June 3: the men's golf team came up just short in the finals of the NCAA Men's Golf Championships at the Riviera Country Club in Pacific Palisades, Calif., losing to Texas on the final hole in match play, 3-2.
A gunman armed with an assault-type rifle fired into the Copper Top, a downtown Tuscaloosa bar, in the early hours of July 17.
Nathan Van Wilkins, 45, of Northport is accused of opening fire at the Copper Top in Temerson Square at 12:30 a.m. July 17, injuring 18 people, five of them seriously, who were in the bar. He is suspected of shooting another man at a home in Northport about an hour earlier and then setting fire to his former workplace in Brookwood after leaving Temerson Square.
Chilling black-and-white surveillance video released by the Tuscaloosa police after the shooting shows a man walking along the east side of the Copper Top holding what appears to be an assault rifle at his side. The video was widely circulated online and generated many calls to CrimeStoppers, some of which identified the shooter as Wilkins.
Tuscaloosa Police Chief Steve Anderson said that Wilkins stood on the patio in front of the bar for a few minutes before firing at least 11 shots that left at least 18 people injured. Video shows the shooter turning and walking away in the same direction he approached.
Anderson said that at least one person in the bar was the intended target. "The individuals were very blessed that they were not killed," he said.
Wilkins turned himself in to authorities at a FedEx store in Jasper in the afternoon of July 17, telling an employee there that he was involved in the Tuscaloosa shooting. He told police that he used an AK-47 to shoot into the crowd at the bar and then disposed of it, but it has not been recovered.
Wilkins faces 19 counts of attempted murder and 19 counts of first-degree assault. He was also charged with 17 counts of second-degree assault and two counts of shooting into an occupied building. He also faces arson and criminal mischief charges.
The tornado-�devastated landscape along 15th Street and McFarland Boulevard began to rise again in 2012.
The Boulevard Salon, Krispy Kreme, Full Moon BBQ, Hokkaido, Express Oil Change and Schlotzky's Deli held high-
profile grand re-openings in their new buildings on and around 15th Street.
At year's end, developer Stan Pate was nearing completion of a new, 14,600-square-foot building that will house one of the largest CVS pharmacies in the region.
On Nov. 19, construction of the largest development within the tornado path of Tuscaloosa was celebrated on McFarland Boulevard. The Lofts at City Center is replacing Wood Square Shopping Center, the 13.5-acre shopping center that was leveled by the tornado that ripped a 5.9-mile path across the city on April 27, 2011.
The Lofts will feature an upscale student housing community along with retailers and restaurants.
Meanwhile, two former tenants of Wood Square — Hobby Lobby and Big Lots — found new homes in Northport, while Planet Fitness moved a few blocks away to Midtown Village.
The City Council adopted new rules governing a mix of residential and commercial building in the tornado recovery area and also unveiled the Tuscaloosa Forward Generational Master Plan, which included an overhaul of parks and the installation of a walking trail.
Walter Energy Inc., parent company to Brookwood-based coal mine operator Jim Walter Resources, announced plans in May to develop a new underground coal mine in northern Tuscaloosa County. The Hoover-based energy company that has operations in three countries said it will spend $1.2 billion to develop the mine and support facilities, making it one of the biggest single investments in the state in recent years.
The mine will take five to six years to construct and is expected to create 530 high-paying jobs when it becomes fully operational. Walter Energy officials estimated the average annual pay and fringe benefits will be $120,000 per employee. About 500 of the new jobs will be in Tuscaloosa County, but the company said it will be several years before it starts filling the positions.
"These jobs are going to be around for 30 to 40 years," said Walter Scheller, Walter Energy's CEO, who formally announced the project with Gov. Robert Bentley in Montgomery.
In April, Gov. Robert Bentley detailed his final plan for modernizing and streamlining Alabama's mental health care system.
Under the plan, two state Department of Mental Health hospitals will close — Searcy Hospital in Mount Vernon and Greil Memorial Hospital in Montgomery — as the state continues to move more patients with mental illnesses and mental disabilities to community-based care.
But it will go forward with constructing the new 268-bed Bryce Hospital on the campus of the former W.D. Partlow Developmental Center on University Boulevard East, and the North Alabama Regional Hospital in Decatur will remain open.
The plan continues to emphasize community-based care for those with mental illnesses and disabilities who do not require acute care. Two other mental health facilities in Tuscaloosa also will remain open — Taylor Hardin Secure Medical Facility, which houses patients whom the courts rule to be criminally insane, and the Mary Starke Harper Geriatric Psychiatry Facility.
Northport Police Chief Robert Green retired July in the wake of an operations study of the police department that was critical of his leadership.
According to the study, done by CWH Research of Lone Tree, Colo., Green used coercion, threats and punishments as "power tools of intimidation" to run the Northport Police Department.
Kerry Card was appointed interim police chief.
Rose Towers had housed University of Alabama students for more than 40 years, but at 8 a.m. on July 4 the aging dorm was reduced to a pile of rubble in less than 15 seconds.
The demolition required about 400 pounds of explosives that were detonated with a blast as loud as a rock concert that was audible from a mile away.
"(Rose Towers) was the first place I lived in Tuscaloosa," said UA alumna Judy Seale as she waited for the implosion on July 4. "It was the first place I lived on my own."
About 1,000 people, many of them former Rose Towers residents, gathered to watch the demolition.
The 750-bed residence hall was built in 1969 and the demolition was approved in 2011. In its place, the university will construct the second phase of the Presidential Village Residential Community, which is expected to open in August 2014.
Guy Bailey resigned as president of the University of Alabama on Oct. 31, after less than two months on the job.
Bailey cited his wife's poor health as the reason for his resignation and he was replaced by provost and executive vice president Judy Bonner in early November.
The turnover at the top of UA's power structure began in March when then-
president Robert Witt accepted the job of chancellor of the UA System, which includes campuses in Birmingham, Huntsville and Tuscaloosa. Bonner was named interim president as a search committee was formed.
Bailey, who was then president of Texas Tech University in Lubbock, interviewed for the UA job in July. He started as UA president in September, only to resign at the end of October.
Bonner became the first woman to hold the UA presidency on a permanent when she was appointed to the post on Nov. 1.
But UA wasn't the only local college to have a president depart. Mark Heinrich left Shelton State Community College in September to become chancellor of the state's two-year college system. Steve Fair, the school's dean of technical services, was named interim president as Shelton State began its search for a new president.
Voters chose to keep the incumbents in the Tuscaloosa County probate judge race and in the Northport mayoral election.
Hardy McCollum, the longest-serving probate judge in Tuscaloosa County's history, was re-elected to an unprecedented seventh six-year term in the
Nov. 6 general election.
McCollum, 65, a Democrat, collected 61 percent of the vote to turn back a well-financed challenge by his Republican opponent, Tuscaloosa County Sheriff Ted Sexton.
In the Northport municipal election on Aug. 28, Mayor Bobby Herndon won by a landslide, beating candidates Frank Chandler, former mayor Harvey Fretwell and former Northport City Councilman Robert Thomas with 68.6 percent of the vote.
In 2008, Herndon received 43 percent of the vote in a race that included three of the same opponents. That municipal election resulted in a mayoral runoff in which Herndon beat Fretwell.
Three separate projects near the intersection of University Boulevard and Greensboro Avenue announced near the end of the year are expected to bolster downtown Tuscaloosa.
The city's three-decade attempt to lure a major full-
service hotel to the downtown area took a major step forward in October when the Tuscaloosa Planning Commission approved the developer's plans for a $27 million Embassy Suites.
The Tuscaloosa City Council furthered the deal when it sold the city-owned 2.02-acre tract commonly known as the CityFest lot to Kemmons Wilson of Memphis, Tenn., for $1.855 million on the condition it be developed into the mutually agreed upon hotel, restaurant and conference space.
Kemmons Wilson's plans call for an eight-story, 154-bed hotel that will be on the northwest corner of Greensboro Avenue and University Boulevard.
In November, Heritage Land and Development Co. LLC of Memphis bought the PNC Bank building on the northeast corner of the same intersection and announced that it will convert the top eight floors of the historic, 10-story tower into 100 one- and two-bedroom apartments, representing a $15 million investment.
The PNC building, the first office tower in Tuscaloosa, dates back to 1925 and has been home to a number of banks since then, with offices on its upper floors.
Also in October, Tin Top Restaurant & Oyster Bar announced plans to move into the Temerson Building on the corner of Greensboro Avenue and Fourth Street at the northwest edge of Temerson Square, behind the PNC building.
In May, the Tuscaloosa River Market, formerly the Tuscaloosa Farmers Market, opened on Jack Warner Parkway. The River Market is connected to the new Tuscaloosa Visitor Center and across the road from the Mildred Westervelt Transportation Museum, which opened in 2011, Some of the farmers who sold produce at the former Tuscaloosa Farmers Market opted out of the River Market and made the switch over to a new market in Northport.
RiverWalk Place, the first development to combine residences with retail along Tuscaloosa's Riverwalk, was formally dedicated Dec. 11.
The $14 million development consists of two three-story buildings with 22 luxury condominiums on the second and third floors and more than 16,600 square feet of retail space for shops and restaurants on the ground floor.
Located on 3.3 acres between Jack Warner Parkway and the Black Warrior River, RiverWalk Place was built by Bill Lunsford Construction and Development of Northport. Construction started in fall 2011, but development of the site has been in the works since 2004.
RiverWalk Place's first business, Orange Leaf America's Frozen Yogurt, and Another Broken Egg Cafe, opened in December.
The Crimson Tide captured its 23rd SEC football title in 2012 and earned a spot in the national championship for the third time in the last four seasons.
The Tide's 2012 season began with a convincing 41-14 win over the Michigan Wolverines at Cowboys Stadium in Arlington, Texas. More big wins followed, including routes over SEC foes Arkansas, Tennessee and Missouri, as the Tide rose to No. 1 in the polls before a tumultuous November.
A last-minute, four-point win over the LSU Tigers in Baton Rouge on Nov. 3 was followed by a last-minute, five-point loss to Texas A&M at Bryant-Denny Stadium on Nov. 10, which knocked the Tide out of the top spot.
But on Nov. 17, two teams ranked ahead of Alabama, Kansas State and Oregon, lost, allowing the Tide to move back to No. 2 behind Notre Dame in the polls.
A 49-0 annihilation of arch-rival Auburn clinched the SEC West, setting up the Georgia-Alabama match-up in the SEC Championship Game on Dec. 1, with the winner advancing to play the Fighting Irish for the national championship in Miami on Jan. 7.
The SEC title game at the Georgia Dome in Atlanta was a thriller, with the Tide topping the Georgia Bulldogs 32-28 in a game that went down to the final play.
Mercedes rolls out its next generation of the GL-Class, which wins accolades; Tuscaloosa gets its first craft brewery; Jim Myers Drugs sold to Walgreens; The Tuscaloosa News wins the Pulitzer Prize for tornado coverage; Kentuck founder Georgine Clarke dies; Man dead after shooting at Binion Creek Boat Landing; Northport bakery told to stop making treats with script 'A'; Workers at Cottondale automotive parts manufacturers Faurecia and Johnson Controls vote to join the United Auto Workers; City says first year of Tuscaloosa Amphitheater made small profit; Danny Ray Smith, 65, indicted on vehicular homicide and other charges in connection with the death of an 8-year-old Chilton County girl after the Tuscaloosa Regional Air Show in March; Woman injured by brick thrown from overpass; Forest Lake drained and tornado debris removed; Land acquisition will enable expansion of county landfill; Funding approved for new tennis complex in Alberta; Construction begins on new Brookwood High School; Student drowns after jumping off Bama Belle; Northport imposes moratorium on certain businesses; controversial Norwegian film shown at Bama Theatre; Tuscaloosa holds memorial for victims one year after the April 27, 2011, tornado.


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Who needs privacy when you're 'secure'?
Exclusive: Andrea Shea King documents mad dash to erase 4th Amendment
According to The Hill, five Democrat and two Republican co-sponsors of the controversial H.R. 3523: Cyber Intelligence Sharing and Protection Act or CISPA, voted against their own bill last week. The House approved it by a vote of 248-168, with 42 Democrats supporting the bill and 28 Republicans opposed (see how your representative voted).
CISPA has infuriated citizens who are concerned that it violates our 1st and 4th Amendment rights to privacy. According to one writer, CISPA authorizes the feds to access any of your personal online information including your emails, without legally filed cause or due process.
"In fact, they'll have the support of major tech providers and telecoms to do so – with zero liability to those providers. Killing the Bill of Rights in one fell swoop!" writes a guest author at the Gulag Bound blog. "CISPA is aptly nicknamed SOPA's 'evil twin.' SOPA was only stopped because tech companies (unlike Hollywood) wouldn't support it.
"They didn't want liability for invasion of privacy issues," the writer continues. "CISPA solves that corporate worry. So it is backed by Bill Gates' Microsoft, AT&T, Facebook, Time Warner (the nation's largest Internet provider), plus IBM, Verizon and more. Google backs this bill."
Another tech writer questions if CISPA was actually made better because of an amendment tacked on at the last minute that has nothing to do with cybersecurity. And Microsoft now acknowledges serious privacy faults in CISPA.
Democrat co-sponsors voting against it: Reps. Joe Baca, D-Calif., Anna Eshoo D-Calif., Luis Gutierrez, D- Ill., Alcee Hastings, D-Fla., and Michael Michaud, D-Maine. Republicans were Reps. Mo Brooks, R-Ala., and Ralph Hall R-Texas.
The 1,600 page measure now goes to the Senate. CISPA Summary links: Facts on CISPA; CISPA circumvents your right to privacy; Assault on your Internet.
Google doesn't take FCC probe sitting down
Remember when Google was accused of deliberately intercepting private emails, web pages and other documents while its Google vehicles mapped neighborhoods for its Google map service? In the 2010 incident, Google claimed it had inadvertently scooped up data sent over unencrypted Wi-Fi networks.
The FCC and the FTC got involved, as did the Justice department, all looking to fine, censure or otherwise punish Google for the act. But this week, Google announced that all's well, and in fact, has rebuffed the FCC over its Wi-Spy flap.
Undeterred, the feds are turning up the heat on the Internet giant. Are Google's problems a matter of perception vs. reality? Is Google taking your stored data and using it for promotional purposes? In Argentina and South Korea, other ongoing Google investigations are taking place.
Now when you think "phones", you can think Google. Speaking of innovation, Google Drive is here. So what is it?
"Facebook for terrorists"
I think I have heard it all. Now Facebook hosts a support group for terrorists, former extremists and attack survivors! They are among the 900 million Facebook users, but who's counting? Did you also know that Facebook is teaming up to blacklist the Internet bad guys?
Who's better at writing a news story, a human or …
A computer-written news report? Yep, it's true. Computer-generated stories are showing up on websites such as Forbes and many others that prefer to keep it under wraps. So how can a computer generate an accurate report of, say a ball game or an investment piece? Narrative Science, a company that trains computers to write news stories. Gulp! Is a computer aiming to take my job?
"Holy Grail of hacks"
An MIT student changed the tallest building in Cambridge, Mass., into a giant Tetris game. Here's how it looked.
The Internet Hall of Fame
Al Gore isn't the only Internet pioneer honored in the inaugural Internet Society's Hall of Fame. Inductees include 33 of the Internet's most influential entrepreneurs, engineers and evangelists, including Robert Kahn and Vinton Cerf. The names were announced last week at he Internet Society's annual conference held in Switzerland. Read more here about the history of the Internet.
Twitterverse: Tacts, rumors and why we trust
"So I'm told by a reputable source that they have killed Osama bin Laden. Hot d—" – That was the tweet that went viral in minutes, spawning others like it and leading some to speculate at its veracity.
Do you trust everything you read on Twitter? That's the question being studied by a group at Georgia Tech. The GT team is assessing the number of people who trust the news they read on their Twitter feed and if they're likely to share the news as factual.
Birth to 12 in 2 minutes 45 seconds – behind this vid's viral success
Meet Lotte, the little girl featured in a time lapse video taken from birth to 12 in 2 minutes 45 seconds on Vimeo, which hit the Internet one week ago, attracting 3.7 million views. A fascinating look at one of the most popular video genres: time lapse. Here is a previous story on Lotte.
Some time ago, you'll remember one of United Airlines passengers complained to United after baggage handlers broke his guitar.
"When United did nothing to help, [Dave] Carroll took matters into his own hands with the help of a little video sharing site called YouTube," explains Jordan Crook of TechCrunch. "His music video, 'United Breaks Guitars,"\' took off like a rocket, and after realizing the power of social media, he joined up with his other co-founders to build Gripevine."
This is a David versus Goliath story about how a guy with a little knowledge of YouTube, some determination and a gripe created a company that provides resolution for customers with a complaint.
Bits & Bytes
- What's the future of computing? Two words: "tablet" and "cloud" – this report says.
- 69 percent of tablet owners watch TV, surf web simultaneously.
- Charging your phone's battery in an emergency.
VIP – Voting info and social media
The Voting Information Project, or VIP, is utilizing social media and apps to provide instant info on voting day. VIP is the brainchild of the Pew Center on the States, Microsoft, AT&T, Foursquare, Google, state elections offices, media partners and others.
Pew Senior Associate Matthew P. Morse said, "There's polling place information, there's what's on the ballot and before the November elections there will be location-specific 'rules of the road,' such as 'Do I need to bring an ID? What kind of ID is OK?' Voters retrieve information specific to them through their addresses. There's no personally identifiable information there, just the address, and then it spits out the information you need."


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CR Fashion Book First Issue Inspired by Birth and Rebirth
Carine Roitfeld Reveals Inspiration For First Issue of CR Fashion Book
Carine Roitfeld Reveals Inspiration For First Issue of CR Fashion Book
"When something is consuming your thoughts, you suddenly notice it everywhere," writes Carine Roitfeld in the editor's letter for the first issue of CR Fashion Book. "When I learned that my daughter, Julia, was expecting, I immediately began seeing babies and new mothers on planes, at fashion shows, in New York and in Paris. Birth and rebirth all around. I became obsessed."
That explains why the seminal issue of the new magazine, which has been teased with videos and photographs, is "filled with both images and ideas about birth, pregnancy, and family." A black and white picture of a pregnant Julia Restoin-Roitfeld, belly exposed by an unzipped leather jacket, accompanies the online version of the editor's letter.
Evidence of this obsession is readily available on the magazine's revamped website, which launched on Tuesday. An editorial starring Marie Piovesan called "Lullaby," for example, features the model posing with a baby doll.
A focus on the industry's new talents will continue in issues to come. "I've edited the magazine to be a who's who of the next generation, as well as an ode to fashion's legends and icons," Roitfeld writes. "Created with humor, joy, grace, and always a dash of irreverence."
A look at the birth of Roitfeld's new magazine, which will hit newsstands on Sept. 13, here in the gallery.


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Beverly Hills has long been about creating your own version of fantasy. Makes sense, then, that there are a whole slew of houses here that vie for the "weird" title.
In the interest of bringing you the best, though, I'll narrow that list down to two.
O'Neill House (partially pictured here) is firmly entrenched in the art nouveau fantasy of Antoni Gaudi, and of its visionary owner, who never lived to see it completed.
The Witch's House (pictured below), is a fantasy from the silent film era — and was originally situated miles away before being moved here.
After all, in this world-famous neighborhood, you can have anything you want delivered.


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On Foreign Entanglements, Matt and Zack discuss new evidence that Palestinian leader Yasir Arafat, who died in 2004, may have been poisoned. Why would Israel have assassinated Arafat at the same time it was preparing to withdraw from Gaza? And how might the renewed debate over Arafat's death affect the Israeli-Palestinian conflict going forward? Matt brings up the recent talks on Iran's nuclear program in Moscow, where Zack is skeptical that any progress was made. Should the US have intervened directly to support Iran's Green Movement in 2009? Finally, they discuss what Mitt Romney has to gain by traveling to Israel during an election year.Play entire video
Al Jazeera's scoop that Arafat might have been poisoned
Palestinian PM Salam Fayyad despairs over the peace process in the NY Times
Dan Drezner's blog post on Iranian sanctions
Politico reports on Romney's planned trip to Israel
Jeffrey Goldberg believes that Romney doesn't want Israel to attack Iran
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Steve Holmes makes it all look so easy. If you do not know Holmes, he's CEO of Wyndham Worldwide (WYN), which is a hotel and timeshare business that has been one of the best stocks of the era.
Fifteen months ago, this $60 stock stood at $26. It's been an amazing journey filled with buybacks and dividend boosts, including today's increase to $0.29 from $0.23 and an acceleration in earnings growth to 30% from 25%.
Holmes is one of the most aggressive buyers of his stock out there. He has bought back 44 million shares out of a total 188 million shares in the last two years. Typically, I like companies that spend more on dividends and less on buybacks, but Wyndham's an example of a company that can and does give you both in terrific fashion.
The vacation ownership (timeshare) and timeshare exchange programs, which account for a little more than 80% of the business, are booming as global travel stays on the increase. Hotels are showing terrific gains, too, with revenues increasing 19%.
I don't advise people to buy up 4 points. But I would say that given the tremendous buyback, you should put Wyndham on the shopping list any time it's down.
You can bet the company will be in there buying right along with you.