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No matter how great and successful, all anime conventions have room for improvement. Here are five things more anime conventions should be doing, but aren't.
Schedule time for panels to clear and set up
Many conventions schedules have panels running back to back, for example "Cosplaying 101" is from 2pm - 3pm, then "I Don't Understand Evangelion" is from 3pm - 4pm. This is the easiest way to show timing on a schedule, however if "Cosplaying 101" ends at 3pm like the schedule implies, there is no way "I Don't Understand Evangelion" can possibly start at 3pm. The "Cosplaying 101" panelists need to pack up, attendees need to gather their stuff and leave, and often attendees want to talk to the panelists afterwards. At the same time, attendees for "I Don't Understand Evangelion" will need to come in and find seats, and the panelists need to set up. The bigger the panel room, the more time this takes.
Programming staffers need to put a buffer time in between panels. It can be as short as 5 minutes for small panel rooms, or as much as 15 or 30 minutes for huge panel rooms. This also gives time for attendees to go to another part of the con to attend another panel. Also, if there are tech issues (for example, computer won't connect to projector), this gives staff a chance to get it fixed without cutting into the panel time.
If it's easiest for a con to make a schedule and not include the transition time, that's fine. If you have panels on the hour, it looks strange to have tiny spaces for just a five minute break. Just be sure to tell panelists they will need to finish before the actual end time, whatever time the con feels appropriate. They will need to adjust their presentation as needed. This should also be printed in the schedule so that attendees are aware of it as well.
Ticket the masquerade and other big draw events
Chances are the space you are holding your main events will have fewer seats than your number of attendees. Not all attendees will attend the masquerade or other big events, but it is very likely that you will have more butts than seats available. Also, people will line up early for these events. They don't necessarily want the best seats; they want to make sure they actually get a seat. Also in most function spaces, maintaining a queue with hundreds of people makes cat herding look easy.
An easy solution to this is to give out tickets or tokens ahead of time to those who want to attend. However, if you are going to use this method, make sure you put this information in as many places as possible. Even if you did it the year before, not everyone attends every year. Put it on your web site as an announcement before the con. Put it in your program guide and if you miss the printing deadline for this, put it on the printed schedules you give out. Put up a sign at registration so people can see it while they get their badges.
Have more adult oriented programming - but not
Even though anime conventions seem to be dominated by teenagers, there is plenty of adult oriented programming at conventions. However these usually mean it will be something with hentai, lots of cursing, or both. These are definitely popular panels and a mainstay at conventions. And they should definitely be there.
However, there are other types of adult programming. Think more thought provoking, not just discussing which characters are most awesome or cutest. Perhaps some panels that the parents of attendees can attend where they can learn about what their children are watching. Look into inviting local Japanese or Asian history professors to talk about what Japan was really like during the time of Rurouni Kenshin or Inuyasha.
Provide your host hotel with more business by creating 21+ events with cash bar services. This can be just a lounge area or there can be music and dancing, comedy, or even something like speed dating. (However, beware that adding alcohol to just one event at your convention may significantly increase your event insurance fees.)
Defy the notion that adult programming is only sex and swearing. Give your older attendees something new and interesting to do, instead of bored because they don't want to go to panels aimed at fangirls.
Set up areas for photos and lounging
Nearly every convention has problems with crowding at some point. Function areas can have bottlenecks areas, a line can take up traffic space, people want to take pictures of cosplayers, and friends want to chat. For those last two, conventions can help out by provided space so it's not done in the middle of the hallways.
An area for photos can help with two things. First, it can be a place for cosplayers who want to have their picture taken to just stand around and pose and people who want to take pictures know to go there to find cosplayers. Also, in the weeks leading up to a con, attendees will plan times and places for cosplay groups from certain shows to gather. These are really fun ways to meet other fans and cosplayers with like interests, but they can also attract dozens of attendees. Although these gatherings are often done by attendees and not convention staff, make sure your attendees are aware if there are places they should be doing this or places they shouldn't be doing this.
It's not just cosplay groups who want to meet up, but old and new friends need places to chill, sit, and chat. Identify areas of the convention where this works, like a lobby, or where it doesn't, like a busy hallway. If the con is at a hotel, make sure off-limits areas, such as lounges where they serve food, are well marked. However, negotiate with the hotel to see if attendees can use the areas to hang out anyways so there aren't crowding issues. If there is a specific area in the convention that can create bottlenecks, like a narrow hallway, make sure there are signs that indicate that this is a no stopping, no picture taking area so that traffic doesn't get tied up.
Thank attendees via the web site
It's disappointing to go on a web site a few days after the con is over and the first thing on the page is a last minute announcement that was posted the night before the con started. It's even more disappointing when it's been weeks and there is still nothing new posted.
Attendees spend lots of time and money going to a con. They need to take time away from work or school, plan hotels and transportation, save money for food and the dealers room, and make their costumes. If they had a good time, they also want to attend next year. This is your chance thank your fans for coming, and to provide dates and location of next year's con so that attendees can plan to come back.
You're tired. Your staff is tired. You all just had one of the busiest weekends of your life, and there's still loose ends to tie up after the event is over. However, it looks unprofessional when two months after your con the most recent information still says "Schedule updates!"
Take 30 minutes at some point before the con and make something ahead of time. Simply thank your attendees for coming, thank your guests for coming, mention next year's dates and location, and provide a method for attendee feedback (feedback@ is a good email address to use for this purpose). Work with your webmaster to get this in place before the con so that it goes to the web site with a push of a button.
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Some others I thought of:
Room/Programming Tracking
There are many ways this can be done. If your convention has a specific theme each year, you might want to highlight panels and events that are related to it in the program guide. (Example: If you've got a sports theme, make it known that the Princess Nine screening and Eyeshield 21 panels are related to the theme with an asterisk next to their titles in the schedule and program guide)
Another form this can take is by tracking rooms. This largely depends on the number of programming rooms are available in the space the convention is held in, but if it can be done, it helps a lot. This tends to be better for multi-genre conventions, (such as every panel on anime being in the same place) but I've seen it work at more focused events too when there are a lot of events that draw the same types of fans. (Example: Having Bleach, Naruto and One Piece panels all in the same area saves people from having to keep searching for a new room.
Offer strong counter masquerade programming
I think more conventions are getting better about this, but it's still a problem that persists. Masquerades are a big part of the convention, but they aren't everyone's bag. They also are a larger chunk of time. If you're an attendee who isn't interested in the masquerade, or even someone who couldn't get in because the room was at capacity, that chunk of time is going to be really boring if the Masq is the only decent event going on.
Take care of your staff
Bill Marriott Sr. (yes, the guy who the huge hotel company is named after) had a saying. "If you take care of the employee, the employee will take care of the customer, and the customer will come back." It's as true for hotels as it is conventions. Most staffers a volunteers, offering their time and skills to make the event successful, so make them feel appreciated for the work they do. The ways you can take care of your staff will depend on your budget. You might be able to pay for everyone's hotel room, meals, and throw a wrap party, but you can nurture camaderie, be honest with them, and listen to ideas and feedback from everyone on staff. That being said, if you do make promises, keep them and do them right. I've heard horror stories from big name cons. One friend had to make an emergency run for lots of bread, peanut butter, and jelly because the "dinner" promised to him and his staffers turned out to be a 6 foot long Subway sub that had been left uncovered for hours.
Document, acknowledge, and above all learn from your mistakes
If you think you did everything right, you're not looking hard enough. Few things can be more disheartening than seeing the same issue arise at a con year after year. It's often why people stop coming to certain conventions. This is why cons have feedback panels, but it can also come about in forums, e-mails, social media, and of course staff. (Remember what I said about listening to your staff?)
Get the community involved
When I'm at a con, especially one that I've traveled a significant distance to attend, one thing that's sure to put a smile on my face is seeing a "Welcome ______ attendees!" It can come in many forms, like a banner from the tourist bureau, the local pizza place advertising specials for attendees, or a nearby copy center looking forward to artists making more prints to sell. I've seen cons get free goodies to give away to attendees and local restaurants offer deals to people wearing con badges (or discounts on deliveries to con hotels). Heck I even met a clerk at a shoe store near Anime Boston that couldn't wait for the con to return.
Initially, it's a lot of leg work, contacting press outlets, calling and visiting nearby business, but when the community knows about your event and looks forward to it, everyone wins. Attendees like specials and freebies, stores and restaurants like doing more business. A community that seems welcoming to the attendee has a better chance of seeing that attendee return to the convention.
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I definitely agree about the counter-masquerade programming. Too many con Saturday afternoons have felt wasted to me due to the dearth of counter masquerade programming.
I think the other suggestions are brilliant as well. It almost seems like cons read this list as several cons which I attended this year posted post-con thanks and follow-ups, whereas last year they let the previous year's schedule languish up there for almost a whole year.
For ticketed events, it does strike me as a logical idea, as it takes the guess work out of an event. No longer would one wait in line for hours for an event at cons just to be told that the event is at capacity. The tickets limiting the queue size for each event automatically sounds good, no more staff screw ups regarding the number at which to cap the line.
Clearly attendees would still have to camp the line for the ticket booth, but that sounds better than having to camp the lines for every now-ticketed event (provided that attendees can get all their tickets for each ticketed event at the same time, otherwise isn't it almost the same problem?) .
Somehow I'm having trouble visualizing all the ticket holders not lining up for hours before ticketed events, vying for the best seats (probably because I don't espouse the attendee philosophy that was mentioned in the article; when it comes to seats, it's either the best...or nothing).
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I wish I had tickets at the event I just staffed for certain events.
There was one panel in particular where I started head counting because I knew it would not fit everyone. Sadly the volunteers who helped control the line didn't bother to keep an eye on those who cut in line after I passed.
Nothing like having to apologize to a couple young girls who's only reason for attending was to come to that one panel, being told they should be able to make it into the panel, then at the end having to turn them away because nobody saw exactly who cut in line after they entered the room.
I'll definitely be pushing to start ticketing certain events from now on.
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I'm a panelist and for me what makes or breaks a con is how they treat panelist.
I know of only one con that lets panelist attend the whole con for free and the reason is the owner says we (panelist) are what makes a good con. The others make you pay to get in even if your a panelist. One con is on my make or break list right because of how I was treated last year as a panelist.
I also wish cons would let us know when they are opened for panel submissions. I almost miss a submission deadline because I didn't know they were open for submissions.
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"Our feeling at the agency is that there are opportunities here to make the LIP program larger," Senior recently told lawmakers, who didn't object. "We have talked with the federal government about that, and the federal government, by and large, they seem generally receptive to the possibility of it."
Even contemplating accepting additional federal LIP dollars seems at odds with the Legislature's stone-cold rejection of additional Medicaid funding tied to healthcare reform. But it highlights how intertwined Tallahassee and Washington are — whether Republican lawmakers in the state Capitol like it or not.
Rep. Matt Hudson, the Naples Republican who chairs the House's healthcare budget committee, said its best to keep the two discussions separate.
"While opponents would love to water down the House's opposition to Medicaid expansion to a single sound bite, it's not that simple," he said in an email. "We will evaluate these decisions based on the long term physical and fiscal well-being of Florida."
For years, the Legislature has signed off on leveraging local tax dollars to qualify for additional healthcare funding from the federal government. But it's hardly enough, healthcare officials say, and less than what states like Texas and California receive.
"Florida is embarrassingly low in the amount of money it gets from the federal government in supplemental payments," Tony Carvalho, president of the Safety Net Hospital Alliance of Florida, told the panel.
Florida receives roughly $1.4 billion a year in supplemental Medicaid funding, according to a report commissioned by Carvalho's organization. California collects about $5 billion a year for similar programs and Texas expects $7.5 billion each year, the same study said.
Texas uses the money to help pay hospitals that treat large numbers of uninsured patients and to fund innovative health programs.
Florida officials say it will tie the request for more funding to Florida's application for an extension of the federal waiver that privatized Medicaid. The waiver application will be submitted in about a month. Most likely, the federal government will insist on new quality improvement benchmarks as a trade-off for any new money.
Linda Quick, president of the South Florida Hospital and Healthcare Association, said the need for more funding became even more pronounced after House Republicans blocked a plan to expand Medicaid to 1 million low-income Floridians earlier this year. The federal healthcare law also reduces some supplemental funding hospitals now receive.
Even if that weren't true, Florida will always have people who are uninsured or don't have enough insurance coverage, Quick said. And that means hospitals and health centers will always need this supplemental money, she said.
"Unfortunately, those people are not going anywhere, and they're not getting insurance," she said. "And therefore we need to continue to put money into the Low Income Pool."
The state is hoping the federal government will give at least conditional approval to its Medicaid waiver renewal and funding increase by early 2014. That will allow the Legislature time to pass any laws needed to implement it for the 2014-15 fiscal year.
House Republicans rejected Medicaid expansion largely because it relied on federal funding to reduce the number of uninsured. Now, they may be needed to sign off on how any new dollars are allocated.
"I suppose there is some sense of irony if not hypocrisy there," Quick said, "that we'll take money with a different title and tag on it."


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Actor James Gandolfini's death at age 51 from an apparent cardiac arrest while in Rome shocked fans and friends alike. But sudden cardiac arrest, a misunderstood term, is all too common, cardiologists say.
The "Sopranos" actor was taken from his hotel in Rome to Umberto I hospital, where 40 minutes of doctors' efforts to revive him -- including massaging his heart -- were unsuccessful, emergency room chief Dr. Claudio Modini told Reuters.
"Here's a guy that died at a very young age," said Dr. Robert Kloner, director of cardiac research at Good Samaritan Hospital in Los Angeles. "It's very sobering."
There are several risk factors for cardiac arrest, including gender (men are somewhat more at risk), obesity, smoking, high blood pressure and a history of coronary artery disease.
While cardiac arrest is frequently confused with the term "heart attack," the two terms are not interchangeable, Kloner pointed out. According to the American Heart Assn., a heart attack is caused by blocked blood flow to the heart, typically by the buildup of plaque on artery walls; but in sudden cardiac arrest, the heart suddenly and unexpectedly stops beating.
"Most people who have [sudden cardiac arrest] die from it — often within minutes," according to the National Heart, Lung and Blood Institute. Cardiac arrest can be caused by a number of different heart issues, including certain types of arrythmia -- a misstep in the heart cells' beating rhythm -- or by a heart attack, known formally as a myocardial infarction.
A heart attack, on the other hand, can show symptoms days or even weeks in advance, according to the Mayo Clinic. Symptoms include nausea, shortness of breath and crushing chest pain.
While cardiac arrest and heart attacks are two separate phenomena, a heart attack can play a role in sudden cardiac arrest, Kloner explained.
"Some cases of sudden cardiac death occur in the setting of a heart attack, in which the coronary artery is [blocked], the heart muscle doesn't get enough oxygen, the heart muscle cells become electrically unstable and an arrythmia occurs," Kloner said.
More complete answers into what led to Gandolfini's death will have to wait until the autopsy, which is scheduled for Friday, Modini said.
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What to look for when choosing a New Zealand luxury tour
Selecting the ultimate New Zealand luxury tour can be overwhelming - there are so many options.
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Below, we share the critical elements to look for when booking this type of vacation.
There's so much more to New Zealand luxury tours than the places you'll visit. Things like a carefully crafted itinerary that gets guests off the beaten track while still incorporating the perfect mix of free time and activities is of utmost importance. Consider what experiences are included - are things like scenic flights or swimming with dolphins part of the package? Comfortable accommodation in beautiful settings is an important element for a luxurious night's sleep, and don't forget to take into consideration the types of culinary experiences on offer along the way. Read on to discover what to look for in a New Zealand luxury tour.
Itineraries that take the path less travelled
The best New Zealand luxury tours don't always stick to the tourist trail. There is something a little more exciting about taking the path less travelled, and this is something you should look for when comparing itineraries. While most tours will visit the 'must do' sights of Milford Sound, Queenstown and the Bay of Islands, many won't venture too far off the beaten track. As well as the famous destinations, look for a tour that also incorporates unexpected places such as little-known glow worm caves, the West Coast of the South Island or the back roads of the Northern Coromandel. Opportunities to get to know the locals also offer unique insights into what it means to be a kiwi - look for itineraries that incorporate exclusive lunches with local hosts in order to experience the real New Zealand.
All-inclusive bucket list experiences
There's some pretty special activities on offer in New Zealand, many of which are unique to the country. The best value New Zealand luxury tours are the ones that include these activities as part of the package. Picture soaring over Milford Sound and Fiordland in a scenic flight, or imagine the exhilaration you would feel swimming with dolphins in the Bay of Islands. Experiences like these are the icing on the cake of any New Zealand vacation - ensure that the tour you choose incorporates an exciting array of bucket list activities.
World-class food and wine
Passionate foodies rejoice: New Zealand is a haven for unique and delicious gastronomical experiences. Ensuring your itinerary incorporates plenty of culinary delights ensures you'll get to sip, savour and taste your way through New Zealand's world class food and wine scene. For those that love highly acclaimed wines, ensure that a few wine tastings at premiere vineyards are also included in the itinerary. Vineyards in the Hawke's Bay and in Marlborough produce some of the best wines in the country.
To really get to know New Zealand's food-loving culture, there's nothing like enjoying a home cooked meal made fresh by local kiwis. A handful of New Zealand luxury tours incorporate exclusive lunches in private residences - experiences like these are hard to come by and one-of-a-kind.
Quality accommodation and an expert guide
At the end of a day exploring New Zealand, there's nothing better than resting your head in a beautiful room with panoramic mountain or lake views. Carefully chosen, quality accommodation should be a cornerstone of the New Zealand luxury tour you decide upon. Look into all of the properties you'll be staying in on tour - ensure they're at least four star and that they are in peaceful locations.
An experienced, knowledgeable kiwi guide can add a whole new dimension to your time in New Zealand. Experience is highly important - ask the tour company how many years the guide has been in the industry for. You're looking for a person with knowledge, passion and, above all, a friendly persona and a sense of humor.
At MoaTrek, we've been showcasing New Zealand on our luxury small group tours since 1971. Our itineraries incorporate the big sights, but also allow guests to taste the real New Zealand with plenty of off the beaten track destinations. Bucket list activities, unique food and wine and beautiful accommodation complete what is a truly luxurious touring experience. Find out more about our tours here, or contact us directly.


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St. Isidore's to celebrate 125 years
One of the oldest churches in the area will be celebrating 125 years of its history on Thursday, May 16. St. Isidore's Catholic Church of Sturgeon Lake has long years of service to the faithful.
Although the deed for the two parcels of land for the church and the cemetery were issued in 1889, the church had its beginnings two years earlier in a small shoe shop in 1887. The fledging church drew people from a wide area, several of whom later started their own parishes, which were missions attached to St. Isidore's. One of those missions was in Split Rock.
The farmers in the congregation donated lumber and labor to build the first church. It was completed in 1890. The church and rectory burned on May 5, 1915, when sparks from a steam engine ignited dry grass. The grass fire spread to the rectory and then the church. The church and rectory were rebuilt. The new church was dedicated in September 1916, and the church remains to this day.
(The early history of the church was taken from Sturgeon Lake – 100 Years of History. The history of St. Isidore's was compiled by Rev. Stan A. Libold, in 1949.)
Those 125 years of history will be celebrated at the Feast of St. Isidore on Thursday, May 16, at 6 p.m., with Bishop Sirba as the main celebrant at the opening mass. Displays will outline each decade of the rich history of the church over the years. The displays will remain until July 14.
Contact Helen Grutkoski at (218) 372-3617 for more information.


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Will Ferrell Says 'Anchorman 2′ Will Deal with Entertainment News
(NEW YORK) -- Like Will Ferrell's mustache, the plot of Anchorman 2 has thickened. Ferrell told ABCNews.com this week that the sequel will focus on Ron Burgundy and the Action News team mixing celebrity stories with hard news (i.e., panda births).
"We are going to focus on and comment on the transition from what was kind of traditional news to where entertainment forces started melding in, and Ron's going to be one of the catalysts of that," he said.
Speaking of that mustache, for the record, it's real.
"I'm surprised by how many people have walked up to me and asked, 'Is that mustache real?'" he said. "Of course, I say, 'Yes, why would I be wearing a fake mustache?' I mean, why would I be walking around wearing a fake mustache?"
But back to the movie: director Adam McKay recently told The Playlist that Anchorman 2 will feature full blown musical numbers, some with dancing. Ferrell wouldn't confirm that, and demurred, "It would be very premature for me to comment on anything, only because we're still kind of working on the script, we rewrite and we rewrite and it changes 8,000 times."
He offered one exclusive: "The only thing I can tell you for sure is that the movie will be filmed entirely in English."
While working on Anchorman 2, Ferrell's promoting another project — Cancer for College, a charity that offers college scholarships to high school age cancer survivors. He's worked with them for more than a decade, and this year, he and his 5-year-old son Mattias crafted a holiday coffee cup that will be sold at 7-Eleven, with proceeds going to the scholarship fund. Yes, Will Ferrell crafts.
"I've always been super crafty," he said. "There's a lot of glue in my house, lot of glitter, lot of pine cones, and lots of dried macaroni. It doesn't mean that I'm any good."
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- 4 tablespoons butter
- 3 tablespoons minced shallots
- 1 cup fresh pumpkin puree
- 3 tablespoons heavy cream
- 3 tablespoons grated Parmigiano-Reggiano cheese
- Pinch of nutmeg
- Salt and pepper
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- 4 fresh sage leaves
- 1/4 cup light brown sugar
- In a large saute pan, over medium heat, melt 2 tablespoons of the butter. Add the shallots and saute for 1 minute. Add the pumpkin puree and cook until the mixture is slightly dry, about 2 to 3 minutes. Season with salt and pepper. Stir in the cream and continue to cook for 2 minutes. Remove from the heat and stir in the cheese and nutmeg. Season with salt and pepper. Cut the pasta ribbon into 3-inch squares. Place 2 teaspoons of the filling in the center of each pasta square. Bring one corner of the square to the other, forming a triangle and seal the pasta completely. Bring two of the corners together and seal tightly forming a "hat"-like shape.
- Bring a pot of salted water to a boil. Add the pasta "hats" and cook until al dente, about 2 to 3 minutes or until the pasta floats and is pale in color. Remove the pasta from the water and drain well. Pat the pasta dry. Season the pasta with salt and pepper. In a large saute pan, melt the remaining 2 tablespoons of butter. Add the sage to the butter. Add the pasta "hats" to the melted butter and saute for 1 minute. Sprinkle the pasta with the brown sugar. Place the pan in the oven, on the top shelf and bake until the brown sugar is bubbly and golden on top. Remove the pan from the oven and serve. Garnish with parsley.
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- Dish Type: Pastas
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To take full advantage of new information technologies, both central and local government bodies must also change their business processes, their relationships with suppliers and partners, and the culture and working practices inside the organisation.
SCISYS offers the complete lifecycle from business case, requirements analysis, development, implementation and support. Unlike many consultancies we have a track record of being able to consult with public sector businesses to deliver practical, reliable solutions.
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As an experienced prime contractor we are able to bring in expert providers that have specific products and ensure they are configured to meet the customers requirements, for example in the areas of revenues and benefits, public protection and local government Customer Relationship Management (CRM) solutions.
Because SCISYS is an approved and accredited supplier into the Government Procurement Service, we are able to prove a convenient and fast procurement route for all public bodies, thus reducing the time and cost to delivery. See our accreditations page for more details.
We apply stringent due diligence processes to all our team members, especially in terms of product reputation, financial stability and quality assurance.
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One of our core strengths is the delivery of transactional systems that help support the day-to-day running of public-facing Government services. SCISYS has delivered digital services for multiple Government Departments and Agencies.
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Imagine your once-in-a-lifetime wedding ceremony in a breathtaking garden and your reception overlooking stunning views of the gardens, zoo grounds, and Como Park. The spectacular beauty and elegance of the Marjorie McNeely Conservatory combined with the dramatic setting of the Visitor Center will allow you to host both your ceremony and reception at Como Park Zoo and Conservatory. Enjoy the ambiance the indoor gardens offer for a ceremony or reception year-round, or plan your event in one of the many serene outdoor garden spaces. These venues provide beautiful photo ops–the perfect place for your big day.
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Tuesday, August 18, 2009
Merci Beaucoup
First of all, I would like to thank Jill of Jillicious Discoveries for passing the One Lovely Blog Award to me. I am flattered and honored. Thanks, Jill... It has been nice getting to know you and learn so much from your beautiful blog!
Haven't been that long in this blogging world, so far it has been fun, exciting, fulfilling, and at times challenging - when it comes to meeting Daring Bakers' posting deadlines and occasionally my own personal ones. And of course making friends and learning from other bloggers. Hope to know food bloggers from Thailand though *wishful thinking
And last, here comes the time for me to dedicate this One Lovely Blog Award to other 13 bloggers out there who have been inspirations for me! Feel free to pass it on to your other 13 favorite blogs.
1. Fitri of Rumah Manis
2. Thip of Bonbini
3. Anula of Anula's Kitchen
4. Gine of I Dolce Fanno Felici
5. Lolo of Vegan Yum Yum
6. Karen of Citrus and Candy
7. Natalie of Patisserie Natalie
8. Jenn of Jenn's Cuisine
9. Angela of Isolated Foodie
10. Vera of "Baking Obsession
11. Simone of Junglefrog Cooking
12. Isa of Eat My Cake Now
13. Melissa of 99% Cacao Dark Chocolate
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Dental Care for Rabbits - Bad Breath Bunnies
Posted: February 19, 2010
Those of you who own those adorable bunnies may not realize how vital proper oral care is for them. Most people do not know how many teeth rabbits actually have. Besides the four large incisors, they have two tiny incisors, and six upper and five lower cheek teeth on each side. Rabbits have teeth that are very much like horses' teeth. Their teeth are designed for constant wear because they are open-rooted, so the teeth grow nonstop their whole lives. Because of this, rabbits need a certain amount of fiber in their diets. A rabbit who only eats pellets will not be able to achieve the constant wear on the teeth that nature intended for it to have. This can cause abnormal wear to the teeth and possibly sharp edges and points in the teeth, which could in turn cause cuts to the tissues in the oral cavity. It may cause malocclusion, which is what is caused when the teeth do not meet correctly. Malocclusion can cause problems like roots that become impacted, elongated, and inflamed, as well as possible bone infections or "jaw abscess". Once rabbits have malocclusion, it is very unlikely that the teeth will ever return to normal, and it may require trips to the vet, tooth trims, and surgery. As with humans, tooth problems in rabbits cannot be ignored. Rabbits are prey animals, meaning they are not designed to show signs any illnesses or problems, so a pet rabbit needs to be brought to a vet (experienced in rabbits) regularly to check its health. A complete exam may require the rabbit to be under anesthesia. Also, dogs, cats, and birds are not the only animals that can have bad breath--rabbits can have halitosis as well! If you notice that your rabbit has excessive salivation, tooth grinding, or bad breath, you should definitely take it in to the vet as soon as you can. Aside from bringing your rabbit to the vet 1-2 times a year, you can also make sure it has an appropriate diet. Some things that you can offer your rabbit to provide a fibrous diet are hay, tree branches, leaves and twigs. It is also important that all of these are gathered from vegetation that is not treated with herbicides, pesticides, fertilizer, etc. Also, try to place the branches in water or put them in the freezer overnight to get rid of any insects. Rabbit-safe vegetation:
- Orange/lemon trees: rabbits should be fed fresh or dried branches
- Apple trees: fresh or dried branches
- Willow: fresh or dried branches
- Maple/ash/pine trees: dried branches
- Rose canes: remove thorns first, and feed the branches fresh or dried
What are some tips for monitoring the dental health of my rabbit?
- Make sure your rabbit has a good appetite, eats its daily diet of pellets and veggies, and chews his hay often
- Monitor any changes in the rabbit's eating habits
- In order to check for any abnormalities, feel the left and right sides of the rabbit's head (meaning in front of the eyes, on the cheekbone below the eyes, under the lower jaw, etc.). If you notice any lump on one side that is not on the other side, take the rabbit to the vet ASAP.
- Lift up the rabbit's upper lips to see if the incisors meet evenly-- if not, go to the vet!
- Under the chin, look for any excessive salivating/wetness (not including moisture from eating veggies, drinking water, etc.)
- If you can smell rabbit bad breath, go to the vet!
- Eye/nasal discharge can signify that there are teeth problems


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Meteor explosions like this year's Russian fireball more common than thought
Chelyabinsk-sized rocks may come to Earth every 30 years, on average
Courtesy of Science/AAAS
Meteor impacts such as February's explosion over Chelyabinsk, Russia, the most powerful observed in a century, may occur more frequently than thought. An analysis of recorded impacts over the past two decades suggests that Chelyabinsk-sized objects strike the planet every few decades, on average, rather than once every century or two.
"There were inklings of this before, but this is the strongest statement that's been made," says Paul Chodas, a planetary scientist with NASA's Near Earth Object Program at the Jet Propulsion Laboratory in Pasadena, Calif., who was not involved in the research. If confirmed, scientists will need to reassess the risk of impacts and come up with new strategies for spotting space rocks tens of meters in diameter, which can cause widespread damage and injuries.
It's impossible to find and track each of the millions of objects that cross Earth's path. Instead, astronomers maintain a census of objects


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The Most Important Book Ever Is All Wrong
The Most Important Book Ever Is All Wrong
It's hard to think of another book on economics published in the past several decades that's been praised as lavishly as Thomas Piketty's "Capital in the Twenty-First Century." The adulation tells you something, though not mainly about the book's qualities. Its defects, in my view, are greater than its strengths -- but the rapturous reception proves that the book, one way or another, meets a need.
Martin Wolf of the Financial Times calls it "extraordinarily important." Paul Krugman, writing in the New York Review of Books, says it's "truly superb" and "awesome." Branko Milanovic, a noted authority on global income disparities, calls it "one of the watershed books in economic thinking." Even John Cassidy, in a relatively balanced appraisal for the New Yorker, says "Piketty has written a book that nobody interested in a defining issue of our era can afford to ignore."
That issue is inequality, and in confronting it Piketty should certainly be applauded for his ambition. The title invites comparison with Karl Marx's great work, and the author offers nothing less than a general theory of capitalism.
Better still, his theory makes arresting claims -- "that a market economy," as Piketty puts it, "if left to itself, contains powerful forces of convergence [in the distribution of wealth]...; but it also contains powerful forces of divergence, which are potentially threatening to democratic societies and to the values of social justice on which they are based." And he argues that the divergent forces are likely to be more powerful in the 21st century than they were in the 20th.
When it comes to exploring historical data on incomes and wealth, Piketty is second to none in industry and ingenuity. It's how he made his name as a scholar, and the book, as you would expect, is packed with new information. (A companion website puts all the numbers and sources online.) In addition to intellectual ambition and tireless excavation of the historical record, Piketty brings a zeal for accessibility: He writes in non-technical language, with almost no mathematical apparatus to confound the interested non-specialist.
All of which is grand. So what's the problem?
Quite a few things, but this to start with: There's a persistent tension between the limits of the data he presents and the grandiosity of the conclusions he draws. At times this borders on schizophrenia. In introducing each set of data, he's all caution and modesty, as he should be, because measurement problems arise at every stage. Almost in the next paragraph, he states a conclusion that goes beyond what the data would support even if it were unimpeachable.
This tendency is apparent all through the book, but most marked at the end, when he sums up his findings about "the central contradiction of capitalism":
The inequality r>g [the rate of return on capital is greater than the rate of economic growth] implies that wealth accumulated in the past grows more rapidly than output and wages. This inequality expresses a fundamental logical contradiction. The entrepreneur inevitably tends to become a rentier, more and more dominant over those who own nothing but their labor. Once constituted, capital reproduces itself faster than output increases. The past devours the future. The consequences for the long-term dynamics of the wealth distribution are potentially terrifying ...
Every claim in that dramatic summing up is either unsupported or contradicted by Piketty's own data and analysis. (I'm not counting the unintelligible. The past devours the future?)
As he explains elsewhere, r>g isn't enough by itself to trigger the dynamic he describes. If capital grows faster than the economy, inequality will indeed tend to increase because ownership of capital is concentrated -- though much less so than in the past. But capital will outpace the economy only if owners of capital save a sufficiently large part of the income they derive from it. (Suppose they save none of it: Their wealth won't grow at all.)
You might say this misses the point. Wolf offers this clarification: Piketty "argues that the ratio of capital to income will rise without limit so long as the rate of return is significantly higher than the economy's rate of growth. This, he holds, has normally been the case." That's better: The gap between r and g has to be "significant." The bigger the gap, the more likely it is that saving will build capital faster than output rises -- and Piketty does show that the gap usually has been big.
The trouble is, he also shows that capital-to-output ratios in Britain and France in the 18th and 19th centuries, when r exceeded g by very wide margins, were stable, not rising inexorably. The same was true of the share of national income paid to owners of capital. In Britain, the capitalists' share of income was about the same in 1910 as it had been in 1770, according to Piketty's numbers. In France, it was less in 1900 than it had been in 1820.
What about the 21st century? Perhaps the capitalists' share will rise inexorably in future -- and that's what matters.
Perhaps it will, but Piketty advances reasons to doubt this too. He expects r to be a bit lower and g a bit higher than their respective historical averages. There are many other factors to consider, as he says, but on his own analysis the chances are good that the future gap between return on capital and growth will be smaller than the gap that failed to produce an inexorably rising capital share in the two centuries before 1914.
As I worked through the book, I became preoccupied with another gap: the one between the findings Piketty explains cautiously and statements such as, "The consequences for the long-term dynamics of the wealth distribution are potentially terrifying."
Piketty's terror at rising inequality is an important data point for the reader. It has perhaps influenced his judgment and his tendentious reading of his own evidence. It could also explain why the book has been greeted with such erotic intensity: It meets the need for a work of deep research and scholarly respectability which affirms that inequality, as Cassidy remarked, is "a defining issue of our era."
Maybe. But nobody should think it's the only issue. For Piketty, it is. Aside from its other flaws, "Capital in the 21st Century" invites readers to believe not just that inequality is important but that nothing else matters.
This book wants you to worry about low growth in the coming decades not because that would mean a slower rise in living standards, but because it might cause the ratio of capital to output to rise, which would worsen inequality. In the frame of this book, the two world wars struck blows for social justice because they interrupted the aggrandizement of capital. We can't expect to be so lucky again. The capitalist who squanders his fortune is a better friend to labor than the one who lives modestly and reinvests his surplus. In Piketty's view of the world, where inequality is all that counts, capital accumulation is almost a sin in its own right.
Over the course of history, capital accumulation has yielded growth in living standards that people in earlier centuries could not have imagined, let alone predicted -- and it wasn't just the owners of capital who benefited. Future capital accumulation may or may not increase the capital share of output; it may or may not widen inequality. If it does, that's a bad thing, and governments should act. But even if it does, it won't matter as much as whether and how quickly wages and living standards rise.
That is, or ought to be, the defining issue of our era, and it's one on which "Capital in the 21st Century" has almost nothing to say.
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1 1/4 cups chocolate chips
1/2 cup coconut oil
1 pint of homemade vanilla ice cream
mini cones
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To make scripts accessible from anywhere in the terminal, one can use the following sequence of commands:
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Which includes all files at the path sent in alongside all of its subfolders. Which means from then on just typing the name of a script stored within this folder structure will execute it.
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Heather Watson says victory in the Japan Open was the perfect way to end the tennis year as the new British number one moved into the top 50 for the first time in her career.
The 20-year-old from Guernsey survived four match points against Chang Kai-chen to claim the title 7-5 5-7 7-6 (7/4) in a match which lasted over three hours.
"I really wanted to do well this week so I could earn my rest next week because this is my last tournament of the year. I don't think I could have ended it any better," she told BBC Radio Five Live.
"Being in the top 50 was a real goal for me and it will push me to make harder goals for myself. I'm excited to have a break but I am looking forward to working hard again because it motivates me to achieve more."
The bonus of hitting the number 50 spot rounds off a terrific year for Watson as she moved above compatriot Laura Robson, who sits two places below the Channel Islander at 52.
"Laura and I have come through the rankings together juniors and seniors - and we're both very competitive, so when we see the other doing well, it pushes us," Watson added.
"Knowing Laura did so well in China a few weeks ago definitely motivated me this week. But I think it's great we're really good friends off the court as well."
It was the first ATP Tour victory by a British woman since Sara Gomer won in California in 1988, and Watson was in no mood to downplay the achievement.
"I've been working to be more aggressive lately," she said. "When I got to the point when I was three match points down and she was serving for the match at 5-4 40-0, I just thought 'oh no, I had this, I was so close', but I just took it point by point - I don't know how I did it but I did.
"Now I've got the title and I am so happy, this ranks as one of the best days of my life."


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From our recent blogs, we know that, although slow yet steady, the remodeling and housing markets are improving this year. But now joining on that path of improvement are new construction housing starts paired with increased affordability.
According to recent builder surveys, housing markets nationwide have significantly improved over the past six months, resulting in a brighter outlook regarding market conditions.
"The fact that the three-month moving average for housing starts has now increased for nine consecutive months and is approaching the 700,000 mark for the first time since October 2008 is indicative of a solid recovery in housing activity stemming from recent firming in employment and consumer confidence measures," said NAHB Chief Economist David Crowe.
Posting the biggest gain in housing starts in January with an 18.3% increase, the South, which is the nation's largest regional housing market, is showing the most improvement. The Northeast and West also posted significant gains of 7.9% and 11.9%. Yet the Midwest was the exception to the rule, posting a 40.7% decline that partially offset a dramatic gain in the previous month.
Also, according to recently released figures from the U.S. Commerce Department, the production of new single-family homes and apartments nationwide has increased 1.5% to a seasonally adjusted annual rate of nearly 700,000 units in January 2012. Which then marks this to be the second-best pace of overall housing production since October 2008.
Not only are single-family homes increasing in production, but also the multifamily segment has been continuing to show improvement. Multifamily starts rose 8.5% to a seasonally adjusted annual rate of 191,000 units for the month. Following a 55% increase in starts activity in 2011, the rise in multifamily housing starts then attributed to rising demand for rental apartments in January.
With housing starts increasing, the National Association of Home Builders/Well Fargo Housing Opportunity Index (HOI) revealed that nationwide housing affordability is at its record high. In the fourth quarter of 2011, the housing affordability rose to a record level. HOI data revealed that 75.9% of all new and existing homes sold in the fourth quarter were affordable to families earning the national median income of $64,200, the highest percentage recorded in the 20-year history of the index.
Ranking at the top of the most affordable major housing markets, in descending order are Lakeland-Winter Haven, Fla.; Modesto, Calif.; Harrisburg-Carlisle, Pa.; and Toledo, Ohio.
Other major metro areas respectively near the bottom of the affordability index included Honolulu; San Francisco-San Mateo-Redwood City, Calif.; Santa Ana-Anaheim-Irvine, Calif.; and Los Angeles-Long Beach-Glendale, Calif.
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Baltimore police are investigating three overnight shootings that wounded two men and killed a third.
At 1:20 a.m., officers responded to reports of a shooting in the 2700 block of E. Monument St. They found a 23-year-old man who had been shot multiple times. The victim was taken to Johns Hopkins Hospital where police said he died of his injuries. Homicide detectives have no suspects in the shooting.
The homicide was the city's 234th murder this year.
Less than an hour later, officers were called to an area hospital to investigate a 25-year-old man who had walked in with a gunshot wound to his leg. The victim told investigators he was standing in the 3200 block of W. Baltimore Street when he heard a gunshot and realized he was shot, police said. Detectives are investigating the shooting and have no suspects.
Just before 3 a.m., police were called to an area hospital again to investigate a gunshot victim who had walked in for treatment. When officers arrived they found a 19-year old man with a gunshot wound to his back. The victim told investigators he was standing near Reisterstown Road and Coldspring Lane when two unknown suspects approached him. The suspects shot at him before the victim said they fled. Detectives in the Northwestern police district are investigating the shooting.
Around 4:30 p.m. Sunday afternoon, officers found a 23-year-old man with a gunshot wound to his arm at the intersection of East Fayette Street and North Central Avenue. He was taken to a local hospital, and Southeast district detectives are investigating.


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John Clutton established himself as a founding father of the institution with surveying achievements including the construction of the South Eastern Railway.
John Clutton was a British Surveyor of the 19th century. He was the founding father and first President of the Surveyors Institution, which would later become the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors.
John played a key role in establishing standards for the valuation of the Land Clauses Consolidation Act of 1845 – legislation that gives compulsory land purchase powers to the state, to be used for public benefit. John, who had previous experience in the compulsory purchase of land for the construction of the new South Eastern Railway, was considered a vital source of advice in these debates. John argued a tribunal, in which two expert surveyors gave their evaluations was the most reliable approach. Today's law still dictates that two surveyors - one put forward by the defence and the other the prosecuting - should give evidence to a tribunal, judge or jury.
John also conducted considerable work on behalf of the Ecclesiastical Commissioners. In the 1840s Ecclesiastical Commissioners were concerned that their understanding of the rights and value of the lands they owned were being fed to them by biased non-experts. The commissioners decided that going forward ecclesiastical listings would be prepared by professionals. Having established status through his works for the railway, John was therefore entrusted with evaluating most church listings in the South of England and Wales.
John's achievements in the surveying profession culminated with his foundation of the Institution. Concerned that surveying professionals were so accustomed to working and living in isolation, he created a network in which his 'professional brethren' could share their advice with one another. As the first President, John even managed to negotiate a lease on Parliament Square that to this day remains as RICS' headquarters.


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Archive - May 2008
May 30th
What personality will the 2008 NBA draft develop?
By Nick Prevenas
[img_assist|nid=1964|title=Derrick Rose|desc=|link=none|align=right|width=300|height=432] Every draft has a personality.
Some drafts come attached with an aura of greatness, when all die-hard NBA fans know they are witnessing history in the making (1984, 2003). Other drafts kick things off with an amazing start, then fall apart faster than the 2007 Mets (1982, 1992).
May 29th
2008 NBA Predraft Camp: Day Three
By Borko Popic
Game #4
Team Four (2-0) 77 - Team Five (0-2) 74[img_assist|nid=1980|title=Wayne Ellington|desc=|link=none|align=right|width=300|height=461]
May 28th
2008 NBA Predraft Camp: Day Two
By Aran Smith & Borko Popic
Game 1
Team Six (Blue) 75 - Team Five (White) 70 [img_assist|nid=1971|title=Michael Taylor|desc=|link=none|align=right|width=300|height=413]
May 27th
2008 Team Needs: Northwest Division
By James Burbridge
Seattle Supersonics
2007-08 record: 20-62
Head Coach: P.J. Carlesimo
Team Needs: PG, PF, C
The Sonics brass have put all their eggs in Kevin Durant's basket and need to continue building around him. With six picks total this year, two in the first round, and two more first rounders in next year's draft, they have the firepower to make things happen, so to speak.
2008 NBA Predraft Camp: Day One
By Aran Smith
With the draft less than a month away, we're coming down the home stretch beginning with the summit meeting that is the NBA pre-draft camp. Although this event has little impact on the first round, it has a huge impact on the second round as well as determining a few of the late first rounders.
May 20th
Mock NBA draft lottery: The top 14 picks
With today's lottery, the selections are now set for the 2008 NBA draft. So without further ado, here's how we see the first 14 picks of the draft playing out, for now...
Ranking the #1 Lottery Picks
By Josh Redetzke
Today's lottery will award a lucky team the top pick in this years draft. A prize (Rose or Beasley) that will have a chance to turn a franchise around as well as join an exclusive group of players. The following is a ranking of the number one picks over the past 23 years of the draft lottery.
May 17th
Mayo or Bayless? Who should be No. 3?
By Nick Prevenas
[img_assist|nid=2007|title=OJ Mayo - Photo: IconSMI |desc=|link=none|align=right|width=300|height=447]So you mean to tell me there are more than two players in this year's NBA Draft?
Derrick Rose and Michael Beasley (or, if you prefer, Michael Beasley and Derrick Rose) are widely considered to be the can't-miss stud prospects this year.
May 15th
2008 Team Needs: Southeast Division
By James Burbridge
Miami Heat
2007-08 Record: 15-67
Head Coach: Erik Spoelstra
Team Needs: PG, PF depth, C
The Heat's ideal summer would be landing a top 2 pick, Shawn Marion opting out, or finding a sign and trade partner, and dealing Marcus Banks.
May 9th
2008 Euroleague Final Four, Juniors: Top Prospects
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Indigo Rd. south of 180th Rd.
Derek Wayne Pearson, 18, 323 W. 17th St., Concordia, hit two cows with his 2008 Pontiac sedan at 9:05 p.m. Aug. 21. No injuries were reported.
190th Rd. east of Old Mill Rd.
Francelia Timmermeyer, 71, 1972 Quail Creek Rd., Marion, reported she was run off the road by a four-door white Ford F-250 pickup at 10:30 a.m. Aug. 23. Timmermeyer hit a utility pole owned by Westar Energy in the ditch with her 2009 Suzuki sport utility vehicle, which had to be towed. No injuries were reported.
U.S. 77 north of 170th Rd.
Richard L. McLinden, 70, 2412 170th Rd., Marion, and David Robin Lewis Jr., 40, 1105 S. High St., El Dorado, collided at 6:44 a.m. Aug. 26. McLinden was driving his 2004 Ford pickup and Lewis was driving his 2003 Ford pickup, which had to be towed. No injuries were reported
Janice Elaine Voth, 49, 1004 Alamo Rd., Newton, hit a deer with her 1999 Chevrolet van at 9:10 p.m. Aug. 22 on Chisholm Trail Rd. near 90th Rd.
Tracey L. Calam, 45, 1916 E. Harry St., Andover, hit a deer in her 2006 Jeep sport utility vehicle at 9:25 p.m. Aug. 23 on K-15 south of 170th Rd.
Jon Damian Gehrke, 23, 401 N. D St., Ramona, hit and killed a deer in his 1995 Ford coupe at 8:20 p.m. Aug. 25 on U.S. 56/77 north of U.S. 56.
Orville Earl Winsor, 72, 4675 NW. 160th St., Burns, swerved to miss a deer, lost control, and hit a culvert with his 2002 Chrysler van at 8:45 p.m. Aug. 27 on 40th Rd. west of Wagonwheel Rd. Winsor's van had to be towed


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Nation & World
Timeline of bombing suspect's capture
5:10 p.m. FBI releases photos and videos of suspects in the Boston Marathon bombings.
Sometime around 10 p.m. A video camera in a Cambridge convenience store captures one of the suspects. Contrary to earlier reports, Cambridge police say no robbery occurred.
10:20 p.m. Reports of shots fired on the MIT campus.
10:30 p.m. MIT police officer Sean Collier, 26, of Somerville, Mass., is found shot in his cruiser at Main and Vassar streets. He is rushed to Massachusetts General Hospital, where he is pronounced dead.
11:30 p.m. Suspects carjack a Mercedes SUV at gunpoint.
12 a.m. The car's owner escapes at a gas station on Memorial Drive. SUV heads toward Watertown. Police give chase. Suspects throw explosive devices at police from the car.
12:45-1 a.m. Gunfire breaks out between suspects and police near Dexter and Laurel streets in Watertown. Transit Authority Police Officer Richard H. Donohue is shot and wounded. He is taken to Mt. Auburn Hospital for treatment.
About 1 a.m. Suspect #1, later identified as Tamerlan Tsarnaev, 26, is brought to Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center with multiple traumatic wounds. Massive manhunt begins for Suspect #2.
1:35 a.m. Suspect #1 pronounced dead.
2 a.m. FBI releases new photos of Suspect #2, later identified as Dzhokhar A. Tsarnaev, 19.
4:30 a.m. Police confirm Suspects #1 and #2 are Boston Marathon bombing suspects, advise Watertown area residents to stay in their homes.
5:30 a.m. Massachusetts Gov. Deval Patrick suspends all public transit service.
8 a.m. Patrick urges all Boston residents to stay indoors.
8:30 a.m. FAA closes airspace over Watertown.
6:00 p.m. Police ease lockdown of Watertown, tell residents they can go outside. Resident sees blood by his boat and tells police.
7:00 p.m. Gunshots heard on Franklin Street.
8:00 p.m. Police set off flash-bang grenades.
8:45 p.m. Police announce suspect is captured. Compiled by Lindsay Wise
Emma Kantrowitz and Anne-Kathrin Gerstlauer of the Washington Bureau contributed.


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Obama Blocks Chinese Wind Farms In Oregon Over National Security
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Hugh Pickens writes writes "Reuters reports that President Barack Obama has invoked a little-used law to block a privately owned Chinese company from building wind turbines close to a Navy military site in Oregon due to national security concerns. 'There is credible evidence that leads me to believe' that Ralls Corp, Sany Group and the two Sany Group executives who own Ralls 'might take action that threatens to impair the national security of the United States,' said Obama in issuing his decision. The military uses the Oregon naval facility to test unmanned drones and the EA-18G 'Growler.' The electronic warfare aircraft accompanies US fighter bombers on missions and protectively jams enemy radar, destroying them with missiles along the way. At the Oregon site, the planes fly as low as 60 m and at almost 480 km/h. The administration would not say what risks the wind farm purchases presented but the Treasury Department said the Committee on Foreign Investments in the United States, known as CFIUS, made its recommendation to Obama after receiving an analysis of the potential threats from the Office of the Director of National Intelligence. The last time a president used the law to block a transaction was in 1990, when George H.W. Bush voided the sale of an aerospace company, Mamco Manufacturing, to a Chinese agency."
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