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DETROIT – A 31-year-old man has been charged with the crash that seriously hurt Oakland County Executive L. Brooks Patterson.
Oakland County Prosecutor Jessica Cooper said Royal Oak resident Anthony Prainito is facing three counts of moving violation causing serious impairment of a bodily function – a misdemeanor that is punishable with up to 93 days in jail.
Prainito is accused of hitting the car Patterson was riding in on Aug. 10 at Walton and Opdyke roads in Auburn Hills.
The 73-year-old has undergone three surgeries for his injuries, which included broken bones.
His driver, James Cram, was also hurt.
A passenger in Prainito's car, Raymond Recchia, also had to be treated for injuries.
Only Recchia was wearing a seat belt, police said.
Cooper said her office is not authorized to issue a civil infraction for the seat belts.
Statement from Oakland County Executive Office
"The driver of the other vehicle has been charged with negligent driving causing serious injury to Brooks, Jim, and the passenger in the other car. The Executive Office thanks Auburn Hills police for their professionalism in conducting a thorough investigation. This matter is now in the hands of the courts." - Chief Deputy County Executive Gerald Poisson

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UH Manoa scientist completes four-month Arctic Mars simulation mission
Mission deemed a success as seven-member crew gained critical information in preparation for eventual human missions to MarsUniversity of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa
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HONOLULU — University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa scientist Kim Binsted, an associate professor in the Department of Information and Computer Sciences, is back on campus after spending four months on Mars — pretending to be on Mars, that is. Binsted was one of seven crew members from the United States and Canada that successfully participated in an unprecedented four-month Mars simulation mission on Devon Island in the Canadian High Arctic, a location only 900 miles from the North Pole chosen for its striking similarity to Mars.
The long-duration simulated Mars mission operated smoothly from April through August, quadrupling the previous record for an active Mars mission simulation and providing critical information for eventual human missions to the Red Planet. The mission was sponsored by The Mars Society, a private international grassroots organization dedicated to furthering the case for human exploration of Mars.
"Hopefully, the data from this mission will show that at least some of the obstacles to the manned exploration of Mars can be overcome with careful crew selection, training, and countermeasures for the stresses of prolonged spaceflight," said Binsted, who served as the chief scientist on the crew.
Following the mission completion, Binsted and the crew flew directly to the 10th International Mars Society Convention held recently at UCLA to present their preliminary results and share their experiences.
The Canadian-American crew of the Flashline Mars Arctic Research Station (FMARS) conducted a comprehensive program of geological and microbiological field exploration in Devon Island's Mars-like polar desert, all the while operating under many of the same constraints that human explorers would face on Mars. Seven human factors experiments were completed, including comprehensive sleep and exercise studies. The crew also operated for over a month on the Martian ʻsol,' which is 39 minutes longer than the 24-hour Earth day, to see if there were any negative effects on crew psychophysiology or mission operations.
"I'm so proud of the crew," said Binsted. "We spent four months together doing great science, and recording our every move for the human factors studies, and we never tried to kill each other."
The crew completed a wide range of field research. In particular, they gathered data on microbial life in soil, snow and lakes, characterizing the changes as the Arctic season shifts from spring into summer. They also compared geological features seen on Mars, such as polygonal patters and "weeping cliffs," with similar features found on Devon Island, in order to better understand conditions on the red planet.
Binsted will now take the data gathered during the mission and complete the "at home" lab work and data analysis. The crew hopes will distribute the data via peer-reviewed journal papers and conference presentations. For more information about the mission, including photos and daily reports that were sent back by the crew, visit www.fmars2007.org. A final summary report filed by the crew is also available online at The Mars Society website, www.marssociety.org.
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Can a single surfactant both clean the skin and treat it? This article describes the dual functionality of zinc coceth sulfate (ZnCS) that appears to be based on its mildness and its ability to deposit zinc basic salts onto the skin. Divalent salts (usually magnesium salts) of alkyl ether sulfates are known for their skin mildness. ZnCS, obtained by a special synthesis and stabilized as regards hydrolysis, represents a new generation in the fi eld of mild surfactants. It is provided with complex functional properties and a wide potential for special application in skin care.
The reason for such functionality is the same that, in the past, seemed to hinder most cosmetic applications: the easy precipitation of insoluble zinc compounds from anionic surfactant solutions containing zinc ions. Such a drawback represented a hurdle to the wide use of this surfactant in cleansing formulations. Indeed, it is also the key to its special activity in functional skin cleansing.
The ways to stabilize ZnCS solutions and the evaluation of some skin properties after treatment with such solutions are here described. Long-term effi cacy parameters seemed to be related to zinc species diffusion into the stratum corneum. Zinc species deposition onto skin has also been investigated.


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It wouldn't be an election in Stafford without a residency controversy. And, Stafford's non-resident Commonwealth Attorney Eric Olsen is at the center of controversy again – this time sweeping someone else's residency issue under the rug.
Aquia School Board Candidate Vanessa Griffin, following in Olsen's footsteps, has found herself embroiled in a residency scandal of her own.
In August of 2013, a longtime resident of Aquia Harbour and active community member, Kevin Odlum, filed a formal complaint with the Virginia State Board of Elections requesting that Ms. Griffin be disqualified as a candidate for the Aquia School Board seat – based on the grounds that she does not meet the residency and domicile requirements under Virginia Code 24.2-101.
To support his claim, Mr. Odlum provided the following in his complaint:
Ms. Griffin has not proven her intent to domicile at her residence on Pepper Tree Lane as supported by her movement of personal affects via moving truck, the removal and relocation of her pets and complete absence away from the property – she returns to her property to tend to overgrowth in the yard to once again, not to be seen for several weeks when the routine again repeats itself. Ms. Griffin was witnessed to be living in the Aquia Harbour subdivision in the location considered "Section 2" or the Griffis-Widewater Magisterial District at 205 Sail Cove, Stafford, Virginia 22554 owned by her boyfriend, Michael Paul, and where she houses her belongings, her automobile, her pets and where she arises and retires to each day.
Interviews with neighbors along the Pepper Tree Lane corridor will clearly corroborate the fact that she has not been living there.
On Ms. Griffin's Declaration of Candidacy form, she claims 211 Pepper Tree Lane as her "domicile." The problem is that upon review of the property, it's clear that NO ONE is "domiciled" there. Her property has overgrown grass, pulled shades, grass growth in the driveway and mold on the front of the home.
Mr. Odlum's complaint is also supported by neighbors and by Ms. Griffin's own words. In a candidate profile appearing in the Potomac Local, she claims her boyfriend Michael and his daughter Kallie are her "family." In the Free Lance-Star Election Guide, she repeats her "family" claim stating that she is "in a relationship with Michael Paul and helping to raise his daughter, 5-year-old Kallie." Call me old-fashioned, but if you're raising a child with someone and saying that they are your "family" wouldn't it follow that you are living with them? This claim is supported by neighbors who insist that she has, in fact, moved her personal effects to her boyfriend's residence in the Griffis-Widewater district – which would disqualify her from running for the Aquia School Board seat.
Lucky for Stafford residents, Stafford's non-resident Commonwealth Attorney is on the case. In an absolute twist of irony, the Virginia State Board of Elections asked City of Fredericksburg resident Eric Olsen to investigate – it's like the fox guarding the chicken shack. Wait for it…after an interview with Ms. Griffin, an examination of her voter and candidate filings and an examination of the information provided in Mr. Odlum's complaint, Fredericksburg's own Eric Olsen determined that there was no violation. That's right, the guy whose claimed Stafford residences including a garage and a crony's rental property with no electricity, who said he only went to his own home in Fredericksburg, 22401 for "conjugal visits" during his 2011 run for Stafford Commonwealth Attorney, gave Ms. Griffin a pass. Oh, the irony!
The real question is why is Ms. Griffin going to such lengths to hide the fact that she isn't living in Aquia District? Could it have something to do with the fact that she is in cahoots with Aquia Supervisor Paul Milde? According to campaign finance reports, Milde is one of the largest contributors to her school board campaign.
Earlier this year Ms. Griffin began attending meetings with the Stafford Democratic Committee and even flirted with the idea of running against Paul Milde for Aquia Supervisor – even agreeing with their Chair that it "appears to be true" that Milde had been bought by developers and that she finds this to be "unsettling." She goes on to ask the SDC candidate search committee chair, "What kind of support does the Democratic Party offer it's candidates?"
Ms. Griffin wrote that if she got the financial support that she mentioned, then she "would run against Milde this year." However, "it would have to be worth all of the appointed positions that I would likely have to give up." Those are the appointed positions that Paul Milde gave her.
So when Ms. Griffin couldn't get the money she demanded from the Democrats to run against Paul Milde, she had a sit down with Milde who paid her off for not running against him for Supervisor. Milde's poured thousands into her campaign coffers for School Board. If you can't beat 'em, buy 'em!
Is this the sort of person that you want serving in a School Board position in Stafford County – looking after the well being of our children? Integrity matters!
Do you want Paul Milde, who because of his extensive criminal record couldn't even get a job sweeping floors in a Stafford school, to have a bought-and-paid for puppet to push his radical agenda on our children? Maybe Ms. Griffin can help him get a nice plot of land for his toxic spewing incinerator. She's already proven that she's only looking out for herself – unless of course, you're sitting on a pile of money as high as the rubble piled in Aquia Town Center.
Even the Stafford GOP has turned their back on her – un-endorsing her candidacy after endorsing her. The "Republican on Republican" in-fighting in the Stafford GOP has reached astronomical levels.
I urge Aquia residents to stand up for integrity by voting for Irene Egan for Aquia School Board on November 5th!


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Incumbent has received, spent thousands more than Clark, Marks
With Election Day 33 days away, in the Kinston mayor race the incumbent has a huge advantage � at least when it comes to campaign contributions.
Mayor B.J. Murphy has outraised and outspent his two competitors � Ralph Clark and John Marks � looking to unseat him by considerable margins.
In a 35-business day reporting period from July 29 to Sept. 24, Murphy received $12,083.56, including $9,698.56 in contributions from individuals. He spent $10,089.71 during that timeframe.
In comparison, Clark received $4,570.58 and spent $2,881.15. Marks� numbers are not known, but it�s because he hadn�t filed his receipts and expenditures with the Board of Elections. BOE supervisor Barbara Hammonds said Marks has received and spent significantly less than the other two candidates.
�If the candidate doesn�t go over $1,000 whether it comes to expenditures or contributions, they don�t have to make a report,� Board of Elections Supervisor Barbara Hammonds said.
Murphy felt the amount of money he�s received over his campaign has been a reflection of the citizens of Kinston agreeing with what he stands for in the upcoming election.
�What seems very clear over the number of donations and the amount is that my message of continuing policies putting Kinston in right direction for growth is catching on with the voters,� Murphy said. �We have a campaign centered on engaging the community, having frank discussions on issues and promoting growth on development. All of those points are resonating with the city of Kinston.�
Murphy, in his third mayoral campaign (he won in 2009 after losing in 2005), said his significant Internet presence has also played a role in receiving contributions. As of Wednesday, the incumbent had 4,993 friends on Facebook, 1,244 likes on his �Mayor B.J. Murphy� Facebook page and 978 Twitter followers.
Neither Clark nor Marks had a Twitter account as of Wednesday afternoon. Marks has 341 friends on Facebook and Clark has 126 likes on his �Ralph Clark for Mayor� Facebook page.
Murphy believes social networks are a great outlet to reaching the public.
�To the average person in community, whether they�re struggling to get by or have had moderate success in business, they seem to be connecting with my message of keeping Kinston on right track and continuing the leadership we currently have at City Hall,� Murphy said.
Clark said he hadn�t been focused on the amount of money being spent by his opponents, with his focus strictly on the race.
�We all have different ways of trying to reach the voting public,� Clark said. �I�m not sure if money spent always gives an advantage.�
Clark, a former Kinston City Manager, recently created a Facebook page, but said he has spent much more time interacting with people offline to make a name in the community.
�I�ve had to attend a lot of events and personal handshaking, so people can connect a face to the name,� Clark said. �The mayor started a long time ago with his Facebook pages and he uses technology well. I just opened a Facebook when I filed for mayor and have had it for three months, while he started networking with it five years ago. I�m just trying to make up ground with personal appearances.�
Clark believes the city is listening to what he has to say and giving a warm reception.
�The public has received me and my message very well,� Clark said. �I�m not making any promises other than to work hard. I always tell people, my first line of business is to get the city council to work with my agenda, because if they won�t, it�s hard to make things happen. I also tell them I do have experience and ideas I can bring to the table to make Kinston a better place to live.�
Marks hasn�t spent or received nearly as much as the other candidates, but said he has been doing his part to make himself better known in Kinston.
�I�ve been doing a little footwork, putting signs out and talking to people in the community concerning nonpartisan voting,� Marks said. �I tell them to vote with their heart, and hopefully, they�ll vote for me. I�ve been passing out flyers, getting people to do early voting and have people in place to help spread the word.�
Marks said he may not have a huge social following either, but believes his friends on Facebook will help get his message across.
�Out of that 300, they might have 1,000 or 2,000 friends that will let them know about me as well,� Marks said.
Board of Elections Director Dana King said she thinks the mayoral race will be very interesting.
�Having three mayoral candidates is kind of big, especially when there are only nine precincts in Kinston who can vote for them,� King said.
Junious Smith III can be reached at 252-559-1077 and email@example.com. Follow him on Twitter at @JuniousSmithIII.
Here are individuals who have given more than $100 to candidates in the Kinston mayoral race:
B.J. Murphy:
Kenneth Blizzard: $1,455.56
Dexter Floyd: $1,000
Gregory Floyd: $1,000
Stephen Hill: $1,000
Johnnie Pilgreen: $1,000
P.C. Barwick: $500
James Perry: $500
Tommie Lancaster: $500
Russell Rhodes: $500
Jeffrey Minges: $250
Nicholas Harvey: $150
Phillip Batten: $150
Ralph Clark:
Marshall King: $1,000
Jimmy Edwards: $500
Jimmy Cochran: $500
R.L. Willoughby: $200
Thomas Morris: $200
Daniel Rice: $150
John Marks:


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Start streaking again to build miles for my upcoming marathon. Damn ice under the snow forced/allowed me to end my streak at a measly 40 days. Blah.
Back at it again this morning.
Scary thing; I was tempted to run on a dreadmill to keep the streak alive. Argh.
Get off my porch
Scary thing; I was tempted to run on a dreadmill to keep the streak alive. Argh.
Nothing wrong with that - other than the fact that most of us hate treadmills. I've done it. in fact I did it three times this last weekend when we were up in Vermont. The roads were too narrow and treacherous to run on so i just did a mile on the treadmill instead.
Sorry you had to end the streak!
I feel horrible this morning and opted for my 1.25 loop -- in reality really stupid since I feel very dizzy and it is only 20 degrees out. The things we do!
Country Fried
Ice and snow is fun!
I'm running somewhere tomorrow. It's going to be beautiful. I can't wait.
Poor baby
Around thanksgiving we were up in Vermont and there was already snow on the mountain. I was running down one fo the roads that crossed over the ski trail (trails not open yet) and didnt realize that under the 2 inches of snow was a slick sheet of ice. I went down really hard on my right shoulder.
Snow and Ice can be fun if you are careful. If you're stupid like I was it can be painful.
Ice = busted ass and snow is fun!
Ice = busted ass and snow is fun!
Hah. I ran in it twice yesterday. A little sliding, but not bad. COLD tho.
Hey Oldman, nice seeing you out in the snow this morning!
Back at you, good day for a run
The double loop of the 11.2 (no LL) is especially tough with the snow. Should have worn trail shoes. No falls, but oh so close on several occasions.
I was thinking about a double loop, but was happy with 14. A pretty morning to be out!
Dirk, an alternative to the double:


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Discussion in 'Signatures and Small Art' started by Willy, Aug 6, 2011.
I think
Ze dude form Prince of Persia
like the idea though execution is a bit boring dunno how to help this one out
This has some potential but it's really flat. You're also kinda over-contrasting. The main thing it's lacking is wow-factor though. It's mainly due to the somewhat washed colors and lack of decent lighting transition.
make the side on the left with more contrast! or make it redder, that could help with the transition..even though i know it's meant to be dark to light
i'll just quote sky and say "rule of thirds.."
well add a more defined lightsource and work on the bg on the left if not scratch it, it looks lq/oversharpened and thus flat. so like my bro said, give it some depth or maybe do some smudging on the left.
I disagree with this. This signature has some kind of "good and evil side"-effect, and the render is perfectly fitting in the middle of it.
Some text at the intersection points would be cool though.
that depends if the render, or the sides are the focus. if you look at it now, the first thing that pops up are the two c4ds in the bg, oth leading towards/positioned at a focal point.
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Discussion in 'Australia' started by eldavo, Mar 8, 2007.
Saturday Fine, windy. Min 17 Max 29
Sunday Fine, windy. Min 18 Max 29
Fiddling with the bike Saturday, but may be up for something Sunday (AM).
I'm good to go Saturday PM or Sunday AM.
So it seems Saturday bike maintenance and Sunday riding is most convenient.
What's this "AM" you speak of? :huh
thats where you get up when the alarm goes off ..... not go back to sleep
I'm up for anything Saturday or Sunday afternoon...
Windy. I'm going kiteboarding.
And in the bloody corporate triathlon Sunday morning, zoiks! :eek1.
WE are having a carby workshop at my place tomorrow morning fvor KTM 640's.
Any one out there who has a 640 and hasnt yet been contacted by me and would like to attend. Send me a PM for details its at 9.00am.
I will be going for a blast on Sunday morning most likely very early .
Very windy! If i cycled to work today I would have had effective double distance. Was throwing the DR about even in bends... even with my weight on board to stabilise it!
Sat morning might be a TW200 Carb Workshop, but I haven't found any other owners to attend yet Also depends if Cullys can tell me what the stock main is, and have the step-up.
Its a 15 PAP.
This was the main jet, I just found out ours is a 132, so will ask Causeway now. I just spoke to Alex, he's keen on the tracks we did last Sunday, so I suggested exploring further east. I might take my front sprocket retainer to my folks to grind it while playing with the TW Holland Track prep, and take the DR out on Sunday for more fun trialling the 14-tooth front sprocket :)
Meeting point this time BP Lesmurdie on Welshpool Rd. East. would get us into the good stuff quick smart.
Afternoon or morning??
Looks like two votes for morning so far. (Thats probably mid-morning for u know who!).
Us morning folk can make a halfway afternoon meet point that you can slab it to, and then we'll make our way back, eyes into the setting western sun =D
What day Sat Or Sun?
3 prefs for Sunday AM, 1 pref for Sunday PM (can be accomodated), so looks like Sunday.
hows sunday 10 am sound should we lock it in
Hi Guys,
I am also for a ride sunday am. Just got a set of new rubbers.
Anyone is coming from the northen suburbs?
Bugger Sundays no good for me maybe next time
Ummm, you can go in front then
10am? Thats half the day gone already (even with daylight saving).


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Two years ago I visited the house of one of my distant cousins, she was my Sixth cousin, 5x removed. At that time, I didn't know there was a connection to me. As a matter of fact, I found out from a facebook friend, Janeen, who asked if she could use my cemetery photo because she was related. Janeen and I share so many ancestors, I would guess 15 maybe more and all from Connecticut. Thanks to Janeen, I saw I also share an ancestor of Harriet Beecher Stowe (see HERE). No wonder I was so excited to visit her house in Hartford, CT, see another one in Brunswick, ME and visit the cemetery where she and her husband were buried in MA.
Generation No. 1 for John Meigs and Thomasin Fry ancestors of Harriet Beecher Stowe and me
|Hartford, Connecticut house where she lived.
While on a tour of the house, I asked where she was buried. Was quite surprised to learn that she was buried just a few towns away from me. The following day, we went to the cemetery, then two days later, while on a trip to Maine, my husband remembered where she lived in Brunswick, Maine, so of course we went there. That house looks unoccupied, and in dire need of repairs.I was there the day of the 200th Birthday Celebration for Harriet Beecher Stowe. Horse rides, music and entertainment as well as free cake were available to all.
|Brunswick, Maine house where she lived.
Phillips Academy Cemetery
Andover, Massachusetts
FindAGrave site
Reprinted from my post of June 22, 2011
|JOHN MEIGS (VINCENT MEIGS1) was born 29 FEB 1612 in Bradford, Devon, England, and died 4 JAN 1672 in Killingworth, Middlesex Co., Connecticut. He married THOMASIN FRY 1632 in Weymouth, England / Guilford, Connecticut, daughter of WILLIAM FRY and SARAH HILL. She was born 29 FEB 1612 in Weymouth, Dorsetshire, England, and died 4 JAN 1671 in Killingworth, Middlesex Co., Connecticut.
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First Friday Reading Group (Knott End) #LancsLibRG
at Knott End Library every first Friday of the month.
Why not come along and join in with this informal and friendly group where we read and discuss a lively mix of books? A reading group is a great way of sharing the love of reading and inspiring you to try something different.
Lancashire Library provides set of books to readings groups large and small, for all ages, throughout Lancashire for extended loan periods and you can choose a title every month. See our Reading Groups page for details.
This event is free, no ticket required, just drop in.
You might also be interested in.... You'll find a Shared Reading Group in many of our Libraries. A friendly, comfortable group, where we read to you this is peculiarly suitable for people who aren't 'big readers'.
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The ongoing economic and financial crises has led many governments to continue liberalizing and promoting foreign investment as a source of growth, UNCTAD's World Investment Report 20121 says. At the same time, however, the study notes that foreign direct investment (FDI) in some core industries faces more restrictions and regulation. And it says there is growing discontent with some key features of international investment agreements. Suppliers in developing countries need support to address the compliance challenges posed by the complex corporate social responsibility standards of global supply chains.
The World Investment Report 2012, released today, is subtitled "Towards a New Generation of Investment Policies".
In the light of ongoing crises, governments have readjusted their FDI policies to achieve a better balance between investment liberalization and regulation in some core industries, the report says. This trend includes a more critical approach towards outward FDI as a result of perceived fears of job exports. Government policies on International investment likewise have been seeking a more balanced approach between investment protection and sustainable development. Finally, as long as the current economic crisis continues, there is a heightened risk of more restrictions being imposed on FDI, the report says. The study calls for more international cooperation on the matter.
Investment liberalization and promotion remain principal goals, but numerous countries see a need to readjust open-door policies
The publication reports 67 policy measures affecting foreign investment in 44 countries over the course of 2011. Of these measures, 52 are related to investment liberalization, promotion and facilitation. Fifteen measures introduced new restrictions or regulations. Compared with 2010, the percentage of more restrictive investment policy measures decreased significantly, from approximately 32 per cent to 22 per cent. However, UNCTAD says it would be premature to interpret this as an indication of a reversal of the trend observed in recent years towards more stringent policy environments for investment (figure 1).
Regional investment approaches, sustainability considerations and arbitration reform efforts gain ground in international investment policies
With a total of 47 new international investment agreements concluded in 2011, the universe of such agreements reached 3,164 by the end of 2011 (figure 2)2, though the number of new international investment agreements concluded per year has been on a downward trend for more than a decade. As the negotiation of bilateral investment treaties continues to lose momentum, the balance is gradually shifting towards regional investment treaty-making, the report says. It adds that sustainable development considerations increasingly are factors in international investment agreements and in government policies on international investment.
With 46 new cases in 2011, the year saw the highest number of known treaty-based disputes ever filed within one year. With some cases challenging core domestic public policies, States increasingly have expressed discontent with current investor-State dispute settlement processes and a number of suggestions for reform are emerging, the report says.
Developing country suppliers need support to comply with transnational corporations' multiple corporate social responsibility standards
Corporate social responsibility standards are of growing importance and are affecting global supply chains, the report notes. Such standards have complex social and environmental criteria that transnational corporations require their suppliers to meet across a broad range of industries. Compliance with such codes offers new business opportunities but also presents considerable challenges for companies, especially small suppliers in developing countries. Such international standards frequently exceed the regulations and common market practices of host countries. There also are cases of conflicting requirements and standards that constrain competitiveness. In addition, there is a need to accommodate increasing consumer and civil society concerns. The report argues that governments, as well as transnational corporations, can assist suppliers in coping with these challenges through various capacity development initiatives aimed at an upgrading of entrepreneurial and management skills by strengthening existing national institutions and by working with transnational corporations to harmonize standards and simplify compliance procedures.
The World Investment Report and its database are available online at :http://unctad.org/en/Pages/Publications/WorldInvestmentReports(1991-2009).aspx, http://unctad.org/en/Pages/DIAE/FDI%20Statistics/FDI-Statistics.aspx and http://unctad.org/en/pages/DIAE/DIAE.aspx
Full Report - http://unctad.org/en/PublicationsLibrary/wir2012_embargoed_en.pdfOverview - http://unctad.org/en/PublicationsLibrary/wir2012overview_en.pdf
Figure 1 - National investment policy changes, 2000-2011
Source: UNCTAD, World Investment Report 2012.
Figure 2 - Number of new bilateral investment treaties and other international investment treaties, annual and cumulative, 2000-2011
Source: UNCTAD, World Investment Report 2012Abbreviations: BIT –bilateral investment treaty, IIA –international investment agreement
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Oscar-nominated actress Gabourey Sidibe and former world heavyweight champion Mike Tyson will appear on ABC's "The View" next week.
The network announced Wednesday that Sidibe will mark her first time as guest co-host of "The View" next Tuesday. She made her acting debut in the critically acclaimed film "Precious: Based on the Novel 'Push' by Sapphire."
Then on May 7, "Iron Mike" Tyson will sit down with host Barbara Walters for the first time since her memorable interview with Tyson and then-wife Robin Givens in 1988 on ABC's "20/20."
"The View" features Walters and her co-hosts Whoopi Goldberg, Joy Behar, Elisabeth Hasselbeck and Sherri Shepherd. It airs at 11 AM Eastern time.
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Storing a large piece of data in a database is not always the best solution, but sometimes is the only thing you can do, so it's good to know that you can.

On the other hand, If I store something in a database, it's because I need to manipulate it. If I just store it to a database and then retrieve it without any additional benefit such as searching, counting, averaging, summing up, then I am just wasting my time and I should rather resort to FTP.

For my side, I don't like using filenames in the database and the data stored in files, because it adds one level of complexity to my system. Not to the uploading part, which could be actually easier, but to the maintenance business.

If I have everything in my database, I should take care of one thing only. All the system is in one place, for good and for bad.

I actually tried the filenames way and I found that it is not as practical as I want.

I noticed that by not letting the database dealing with the storage, some operations were even more complicated. For example, I need to guarantee the data integrity of my fields, and I do so by running a CRC function and comparing the results to other values stored in a table. I can do this with one single query. Not very practical to do with the files scattered in the filesystem. Or I need to calculate the total size of my fields, depending on the values of some other fields. All things that you can do if you have access to the server's filesystem, while the database can accomodate your needs with a simple call. Besides, you may want to store BLOBs that you need to search for. They could be documents, whose header you need to index. I can find so many advantages of having the data in a database, that I am very reluctant to the idea of relinquishing my possibilities to do so.

The difficult thing is only sending the data and fetching it. Apart from that, the rest of the operations are easier in a database than in a collection of files.
 I am not saying that the "filenames" solution is wrong. I just want to have it simple. For my needs, BLOBS are the right choice.

I am basically agnostic, so I won't try to convince anybody that what I am doing is the thing to do. Rather, I tell my reasons and I will welcome anybody who share my thoughts. I know that many people want to pursue the BLOBs choice but they have had technical problems. So I am offering my solution.

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Angioneurotic edema of head and neck in patients with ACE-inhibitors
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Introduction: ACE-Inhibitors are used in therapy of at least 40 million hypertonic patients worldwide. Well known side effects are angioneurotic edema which can be located in skin and mucous membrane [4]. Pathogenesis is not clear, but Bradykinin seems to play a key role [Ref. 1], [Ref. 2]. Aim of study was to analysis data of university of Magdeburg for predictive factors and relevance in ENT-departments.
Materials/results: Data of 75746 treated patients in time of 2002 to 2007 in department of ORL-head and neck surgery of university of Magdeburg were scanned for diagnosis associated with edema or hypertonia (ICD10: T78.3; J39.2; Y57.9; R60.0; R22.0; D84.1; K14.8; J38.4). 486 patients could be found with one of this diagnosis. 52 (female: 28, male: 23) showed an ACE-inhibitor associated angioneurotic edema. Mean age was 70 ± 10.3 years (female: 67 years; male: 73 years). 51 patients needed to stay in hospital (3 ± 1 day). Reason for edema were ACE-inhibitors (enalapril: 17; ramipril: 11; lisinopril/ captopril: both 7; benazepril: 3; perindopril/ quinapril/ urapidil: each 1) and AT(1)-inhibitors (irbesartan/ candesartan/ valsartan/ losartan: each 1). Location was tongue (34), floor of mouth (17), larynx (15), pharynx (9) and facial skin (6). All patients were tested negative for lack of C1-esterase-inhibitor. Consecutive allergies or co-medication (3 ± 2 additional medicaments) could be excluded as causal for edema. 49 of 52 treated patients showed complete remission after conservative therapy (prednisolon: 290 ± 210 mg; dimetinden (e.g. fenistil®): 6 ± 5 mg; ranitidine (e.g. ranitic®): 80 ± 80 mg). Three persons (enalapril: 2, captopril: 1) got an intubation in emergency room because of dyspnea caused by edema of the larynx. One could be extubated after three days. The two other got a tracheotomy during hospital stay. One of them died three weeks after release of hospital with a bulbar paralysis. The other got his tracheotomy closed after one year. We saw him regular, and he never had any kind of dyspnea.
Conclusion: As well ACE-inhibitors as AT(1)-inhibitors caused edema are increasing in frequency and relevance for ENT-doctors. You can see it in comparison with other publicized data. Leuwer et al. had 9 persons in 5 years (1993–1997) [Ref. 3], Wahbe et al. treated 34 patients within 14 years (1988–2001) [Ref. 4] and we had 52 patients in 6 years (2002–2007). That AT(1)-inhibitors can cause angioedema is still reported [Ref. 5]. Why they do it is still not clear. But it shows that in pathogenesis of non-allergic angioedema are pathways beyond bradykinin. At present there are no predictive factors (like age, gender, allergies or co-genesis of medicaments) which could help us to know which person not to treat with ACE-inhibitors. In agreement of other publications, tongue is the major region of edema [Ref. 4]. Three of 52 persons (6 %) who needed a temporary tracheotomy is a notable number of serious complications. Nevertheless, the other 94% showed a complete remission under conservative therapy. Whether new medicaments (e.g. icatibant = Firacyr®) can reduce rate of intubation, length of stay in hospital or dosis of co-medication has to be shown.
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- Bas M, Adams V, Suvorava T, Niehues T, Hoffmann TK, Kojda G. Nonallergic angioedema: role of bradykinin. Allergy. 2007;62:842-856.
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- Nussberger J, Cugno M, Amstutz C, Cicardi M, Pellacani A, Agostoni A. Plasma Bradykinin in angio-oedema. Lancet. 1998;351:1693-1697.
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- Leuwer A, Krause J. Acetylcholinesterase inhibitor-induced angioedema. The most common reason for oropharyngeal edema. HNO. 1998;46:46-56.
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- Wahbe L, Schultz – Coulon HJ. Angioneurotic edema of the head and neck in association with ACE inhibitors. HNO. 2007;55:709-715.
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- Hellebrand MC, Kojda G, Hoffmann TK, Bas M. Angioedema due to ACE inhibitors and AT(1) receptor antagonists. Hautarzt. 2006;57(9):808-10.
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Jamaica head coach Winfried Schafer (right) and Trinidad & Tobago manager Stephen Hart exchange greetings prior to a friendly between their teams on November 15, 2013. (Photo: Allan V. Crane)
GEORGE TOWN, Cayman Islands – Jamaica head coach Winfried Schafer expects his team to produce solid showings in a pair of away friendlies against Switzerland and France on May 30 and June 8, respectively.
The European powers are using the games to prepare for the 2014 FIFA World Cup in Brazil. Both sides are in Group E along with Ecuador and CONCACAF's Honduras.
"All matches for Jamaica against bigger teams are very important," Schafer told CONCACAF.com. "When our players play against big teams like French and Switzerland, they can see what their level is, they can learn."
"It is good for the Reggae Boyz's image to the world."
For Jamaica, the encounters on the other side of the Atlantic Ocean represent an opportunity to kick start its Caribbean Cup campaign later this year.
Schafer affirmed that his team can only benefit from testing itself against world-class opposition.
"Now they play in Lille and Lausanne and maybe the stadium will be full," he noted. "It's a new situation for the team and maybe the passion from this match goes back to Jamaica and we can build a very good future."
The charismatic German took the Jamaican reins in July 2013 as the Reggae Boyz pushed for points in the CONCACAF Hexagonal.
In four World Cup qualifiers under his guidance, the team showed improvement, earning three draws and keeping the United States scoreless before conceding late goals in a 2-0 loss.
Schafer has been given a vote of confidence from Jamaica Football Federation President Captain Horace Burrell, who told CONCACAF.com, "We have a new coach who we intend to give every opportunity to establish and shape his team for Russia."
Looking ahead, Schafer declared that Jamaica should use the achievement of its 1998 World Cup qualification as a positive historical footnote, but not as the template needed to return to football's biggest stage.
"1998 was very nice a fantastic time, but now we are in 2014," Schafer concluded. "Jamaica has been in the same position while other teams like Honduras and Costa Rica are moving up. We have to be more professional, with better pitches, with better coaches. We have to watch what is ongoing in Europe as the standard. It won't be easy, but if we work together we have a shot."


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Oman Air has announced the launch of superb new à la carte menus on its flights between London Heathrow and Oman's capital of Muscat. And with caviar, poached fillet of beef, Loch Fyne gravadlax and a wide range of mouthwatering desserts on offer, Oman Air has clearly demonstrated that fine dining has reached new heights.
The airline, which has built a reputation for offering all its passengers a luxurious flying experience, has designed separate menus for its First Class, Business Class and Economy Class. Each uses the finest seasonal ingredients, draws on both Arabic and European influences and combines contemporary and traditional elements.
Oman Air's Chief Executive Officer, Peter Hill says:
"We are delighted to be launching these delicious new menus and I am sure that our customers will be impressed. We have worked hard, together with in-flight catering specialists Gate Gourmet, to create menus that offer the very best seasonal produce, fantastic flavours, with a selection and a variety to suit every palate.
"These new menus underline Oman Air's commitment to offering customers the very best of everything that air travel has to offer and they perfectly complement the outstanding comfort, space, products and services offered on our aircraft."
With Oman Air's flights from London to Muscat leaving in the evening, the airline has created substantial dinner menus, and additionally invites customers to start the following day with a choice of dishes, including a full cooked breakfast.
Gerhard Engleitner, Oman Air's Manager of In-Flight Menu Development, adds:
"Our First and Business Class services offer a great selection of dishes, both European and Arabic in flavour. We have found that couples travelling together will often share their meals. One has a European meal and the other the Arabic selection, and they happily swap half way.
"Our European meals are designed so there should be something for everyone; including a lovely French caviar - but for that you have to join us in First Class."
All First Class and Business Class meals are served on specially-designed, full size plates, with elegant cutlery and glassware more usually associated with fine restaurants than with air travel.
Gerhard Engleitner continues:
"In Economy Class, we offer a three-course meal: a light appetizer, followed by a choice of three main courses, including one dish with an Arabic twist and a vegetarian option, with a dessert to finish."
Oman Air's delicious new menus are launched in June aboard the airline's daily, direct, non-stop service from London Heathrow to Muscat. The airline currently flies to 38 destinations across Europe, the Middle East, Asia and Africa and has recently introduced a brand new fleet of Airbus A330 aircraft. These offer spacious seating in every class of travel, with long, lie-flat beds, each with direct aisle access, in First Class and Business Class. Slim-line Economy Class seats, with adjustable head and leg rests, offer more leg and elbow room than ever. In-flight entertainment offers a great selection of movies and music, together with individual touch-screen monitors. In addition, Oman Air is the first airline in the world to offer both mobile phone and Wi-Fi connectivity whilst in flight.


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Judge allows black New Haven officers' lawsuit
NEW HAVEN -- A Connecticut judge is allowing a lawsuit to proceed by black police officers accusing New Haven of racial discrimination over a sergeant promotion test in the same city where the U.S. Supreme Court ruled white firefighters' civil rights were violated over a promotion test.
Superior Court Judge Matthew Frechette last week denied a move by the city to dismiss the lawsuit. Anne Massaro, a civil service commissioner who expressed concerns about a lack of Latinos who passed the test, gave inconsistent testimony about whether the commission voted to stop using the test results after one year, he said.
"While this inconsistent testimony is far less than a 'smoking gun' indicating Massaro actually discriminated against the plaintiffs, it could create an inference of discrimination in the mind of a reasonable juror," Frechette wrote.
Massaro declined to comment.
The city plans to ask the judge to reconsider. Massaro was extremely nervous and became confused during her deposition about a meeting three years earlier, but public records, including an audio recording of the meeting, make clear that so such vote occurred, said Nicole C. Chomiak, an attorney representing the city.
In 2009, the U.S. Supreme Court ruled New Haven violated white firefighters' civil rights when they threw out 2003 promotion tests results because too few minorities did well.
The city is repeating the mistakes of that case, said John Williams, attorney for the police officers. This time, New Haven threw out the results after one year instead of the normal two years, he said.
"And they did that explicitly because they didn't like the way the results played out in terms of race and ethnicity," Williams said.
The lawsuit was filed by 10 black officers who took the promotion exam in 2009. The civil service commission certified an eligibility list for promotions containing their names.
But in 2010, the commission did not renew the eligibility list for a second year, the first time it failed to renew a police eligibility list, the officers say, resulting in their exclusion from promotions.
The city denies the eligibility list was certified for only one year because of race.
Massaro testified in her deposition that she and the commission voted not to extend the list, but she later corrected her testimony to say there was no vote.
Massaro made more than 50 corrections to her original testimony but didn't explain her reasons, the judge said.
The judge cited her concerns that no Latinos passed the test and that she asked to go into a meeting behind closed doors shortly before raising the concerns to discuss a question "I don't think the public should hear."
A trial is scheduled for April.
The lawsuit comes amid racial tensions in the police department. Black New Haven police officers recently complained about the use of the N-word during a radio transmission in December, and a swastika was drawn on a cruiser in the police garage.
Police Chief Dean Esserman has said the department was investigating the use of a racial epithet, and the FBI was brought in for forensic work after the signal could not be traced to a specific radio unit. Esserman also has said there are pending charges against a sergeant who allegedly made a racially and sexually insensitive comment in front of a black female department employee.
Esserman says racist behavior within the department will not be tolerated.


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Aquaponics Facility
In the summer of 2010, Chicago State University opened the Aquaponics Facility. The project consists of raising tilapia fish in a controlled continuously circulating water system. The effluent of the fish holding tanks are circulated through growbeds, providing nourishment where plants will be grown hydroponically. This integrative process between aquaculture and hydroponics is known as aquaponics.
The facility provides a hands-on learning environment supporting the development of our Urban Agriculture/Ecology concentration for CSU students. Benefitting those matriculating at the university, area high school students, and the community at large, the Aquaponics Center serves as a resource and training center addressing nutrition and health issues facing inner city communities and green workforce preparedness.
Some of the plants you can find growing in the Aquaponics facility are basil, strawberries, chives, mustard greens, and many more. The goal of the facility is to incorporate the academic study of urban environmental sciences with community outreach/recruitment to train future students and community members to grow nutritious food with a small carbon foot print.
Starting in April 2011, the department opened a Community Garden where students, community gardeners and high school gardeners grow nutritious foods that combat the existence of the "food desert." An area is considered a food dessert when plenty of food high in caloric content and low in nutritional content is available and healthy options are more difficult to obtain. By growing their own food and donating to service organizations, gardeners learn the value of nutritious food and how it impacts health.
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In Sunday's Daily Press we rounded up many of the area's regular, weekly free concert events. The scope of story didn't include the wealth of military concerts that take place on the Peninsula through the summer months.
Thanks to the region's concentration of armed forces, Hampton Roads is blessed with an abundance of professional musical talent. Once the warm weather gets here for good, that talent will fly its colors each week -- for free.
In June, a pair of dueling, Thursday-night events will crank up, one at Fort Eustis, another at Fort Monroe.
The Eustis series, "Music Under the Stars" was previously held at Fort Monroe. It has been moved to Magnolia Park at Fort Eustis. It features U.S. Army TRADOC Band and kicks off June 7. Those series end with a bang on Aug. 30 when the group will play "Overture 1812."
The Monroe series, held at Continental Park's gazebo, will host bands including the USAF Blue Aces Popular Music Ensemble, different configurations of the U.S. Fleet Forces Band as well as the USAF Heritage Brass Band, among others. The series will end with a special appearance by the Virginia Symphony kicking off Labor Day weekend on Aug. 31.
Below you'll see press releases about both sets of concerts.
Fort Eustis Gains Historic "Music Under the Stars" Concert Series
This summer, Fort Eustis proudly hosts the U.S. Army Training and Doctrine Command's (TRADOC) historic "Music Under the Stars" concert series, presented by the U.S. Army TRADOC Band. The 80-year-old institution is the longest running concert series in Hampton Roads, and traces its roots back to outdoor concerts performed in 1932. Performances take place at Fort Eustis every Thursday evening, June through August, and include patriotic music, marches, rock, salsa, country, jazz, and Americana. The "Overture 1812," complete with cannons, closes the season.
Last year, the TRADOC Band moved to Fort Eustis and secured the picturesque Magnolia Park, which overlooks the James River. Beginning June 7, 2012, at 7:00 p.m., patrons can experience the spectacle of "Music Under the Stars" on Fort Eustis as the TRADOC Band presents its 80th season. "Music Under the Stars" concerts are always free and open to the public.
"Fort Eustis is the new home of the U.S. Army Training and Doctrine Command, and the new home to our very popular 'Music Under The Stars' series," said Gen. Robert W. Cone, TRADOC Commanding General. "We look forward to seeing all of our great neighbors—from Hampton Roads to Williamsburg and beyond—at our Thursday night concerts."
"This is an exciting transition for the Band," said Maj. Scott McKenzie, commander and conductor of the TRADOC Band. "Magnolia Park is a beautiful site featuring abundant shade and an excellent family atmosphere, and patrons are welcome to bring picnic dinners and lawn chairs. We expect many new listeners from Williamsburg and Yorktown, and look forward to seeing some old friends, our devoted audience from Fort Monroe."
Concert goers who do not have a Department of Defense identification card should arrive early with photo identification and proof of auto insurance and registration to secure a day pass. To learn more about the concerts, or to sign up for the TRADOC Band's newsletter and concert announcements, visit www.tradocband.com, or call 757-501-6944.
June 7: "80th Season Opener"
June 14: "Army Birthday Celebration"
June 21: "A Night in New Orleans"
June 28: "For Children of all Ages"
July 5: "Passing the Guidon"
July 12: 202nd Army National Guard Concert Band
July 19: 202nd Army National Guard Rock Band
July 26: "A Little Night Music"
August 2: "Land That I Love"
August 9: "Jazz Side of the Moon"
August 16: "Tropical Rhythm"
August 23: "This is Country Music"
August 30: "Overture 1812" (Rain date for this concert is September 6, 2012)
U.S. Air Force Heritage of America Band, U.S. Fleet Forces Band, Federal City Brass Band and the Virginia Symphony offer Music and Fun for the Entire Family Starting in June at Fort Monroe.
FORT MONROE, VA – The Fort Monroe Authority will launch its newly named Music by the Bay at Fort Monroe Summer Concert Series. The performances will take place at the Gazebo at Continental Park featuring several outstanding regional military bands each Thursday evening beginning June 14, 2012 at 7 p.m. (except for the Virginia Symphony concert finale which will be held on Friday, August 31st beginning at 7:30 p.m.) All concerts are free and open to the public. The lineup includes:
Fort Monroe Music by the Bay
2012 Summer Concert Series Schedule
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June 14, 2012
Summer Concert Series
Continental Park
U.S. Fleet Forces Band-Wind Ensemble
June 21, 2012
Summer Concert Series
Continental Park
Federal City Brass Band
June 28, 2012
Summer Concert Series
Continental Park
USAF Blue Aces Popular Music Ensemble
July 5, 2012
Summer Concert Series
Continental Park
U.S. Fleet Forces Band - Wind Ensemble
July 12, 2012
Summer Concert Series
Continental Park
U.S. Fleet Forces Band -Four Star Edition Rock Band
July 19, 2012
Summer Concert Series
Continental Park
USAF Blue Aces Popular Music Ensemble
July 26, 2012
Summer Concert Series
Continental Park
U.S. Fleet Forces Band - Show Band
August 2, 2012
Summer Concert Series
Continental Park
USAF Heritage Brass Band
August 9, 2012
Summer Concert Series
Continental Park
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Virginia Symphony – Friday, August 31, 2012 at 7:30pm.
"The military summer concert series was a very popular tradition at Fort Monroe and the FMA is extremely proud to be able to continue that tradition by partnering with the military bands in our region" says Glenn Oder, Executive Director of the Fort Monroe Authority. "We encourage everyone to visit Fort Monroe and enjoy this one-of-a-kind venue on the bay", says Oder. The summer concert series at Continental Park offers people amazing music, at a historic and beautiful location for free. This new series will attract audiences from across the region and continues a 70-year history of concerts held at Fort Monroe, while it was an active Army base. Mr. Oder added, "We're also extremely excited to announce the Virginia Symphony Orchestra will play at Fort Monroe for the first time to wrap up the concert series on August 31st. The Symphony's performance will be the concert series' grand finale rounding out the Fort Monroe tradition of ending the concert series with Tchaikovsky's "Overture of 1812".
About the Bands performing this summer:
The Federal City Brass Band, founded in 2002 by Jari Villanueva and Mark Elrod, recreates the sound and appearance of a regularU.S. Army regimental brass band of the 1860s. With the exception of some reproduction rope-tension drums, all of the instruments used by The Federal City Brass Band are originals dating to the mid-19th century, and come from the collections of band members and from the Mark A. Elrod Collection. The sources of the music the band plays include original band journals and sheet music of the Civil War era.
The U.S. Fleet Forces Band is the musical representative for the Commander, U.S. Fleet Forces Command, and is the largest of the Navy's 11 Fleet Bands. Established in 1945, this unit provides musical support for ships, military bases, foreign dignitaries, and many community relations events. The band, under the direction of Lieutenant Commander Bruce A. McDonald, is fortunate to be staffed by some of the Navy's finest and most talented musicians. The U. S. Fleet Forces Band is comprised of 60 Navy musicians that perform in a variety of ensembles, including the Wind Ensemble, Ceremonial Band, Fleet Jazz Ensemble, the rock band "Four Star Edition," along with a variety of chamber music ensembles.
The United States Air Force Heritage of America Band has a rich history of inspiring hearts and minds, building and sustaining American patriotism, and enhancing esprit de corps in the United States Air Force. It was one of the original Army Air Corps bands, created by order of the Secretary of War on October 1, 1941 and assigned to Barksdale Field, Louisiana. In June 1946, after a short stay at Brooks Field, Texas, the band arrived at Langley Air Force Base, Virginia, its current home. The band's 45 men and women are assigned to two primary ensembles: the USAF Heritage of America Concert Band and the Blue Aces popular music ensemble. The concert band breaks down into five smaller touring groups: the Heritage Brass Quintet, the
Langley Winds woodwind ensemble, Rhythm in Blue jazz ensemble, and our newest Dixie-style ensemble Heritage Ramblers.
The Virginia Symphony has enriched the communities of Hampton Roads for 90 years, offering more than 140 classical, pops, family, educational, and outreach concerts each season, including orchestral support of the Virginia Opera and the Virginia Arts Festival. Under Grammy Award-Winning Music Director JoAnne Falletta's leadership, the orchestra has risen to new artistic heights. In August 2000, the Virginia Symphony was accepted into the International Conference of Symphony and Opera Musicians, officially entering the "major league" of symphony orchestras. VSO concerts are performed throughout Hampton Roads and the Commonwealth.
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The Fort Monroe Authority is a political subdivision of the Commonwealth of Virginia. Fort Monroe is a federal military reservation and a National Historic Landmark (NHL) District located in Fort Monroe, Virginia. Fort Monroe was closed as a military facility on September 15, 2011 in accordance with the 2005 Base Realignment and Closure (BRAC) Commission.
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Stop guessing.
This is not about your Cityville invite to build the city of my dreams, run trains, launch ships and more.Or your desperate cry for help to survey your farm land.
In fact, I don't mind your game invites at all.
The truth is I suck at poker, can't tell the difference between Atta and Maida and the only thing I probably make in style is Lipton Dip Tea.
But you don't know this. So I don't mind your invites.
After all how does the ignore button achieve its 'life purpose', right?
This list of 'things you do on Facebook that shit me' is a very different one.
It is a list of things my Facebook friends 'commit' that I struggle to control.
Mostly I am amused, sometimes annoyed and once in a while speechless.
So here's my list in order of annoyance from to 10-1, 1 being super psycho.
NOTE: This post was not written with any particular person in mind.
So don't take it personally, be offended, unfriend me, call me a bitch and create a scene.
10) Setting up a Fan Page for yourselfAre you serious?
Did you accidentally set up a page instead of an account?
Or do you think it is high time your acquaintances and friends became your fans too?
Unless you are some sort of a celebrity or one in the making, I am not sure I follow your logic and that cracks me up!
9) Making a calendar of friends' birthdays and worse, tagging them
Why do you do that?Do you print these January Birthday photos and pin them on your bedroom wall?
Are you afraid that Facebook might screw up and forget to notify you of their birthday?
Worse you tag your January born friends.
As if there is a chance they might forget their own birthday.
If this is an app you have accessed, have you ever, ever questioned its logic?
8) Punctuating your post. Or not
If it is not funny enough that you write a Facebook post to say you have emailed someone, your utter lack of respect for the ellipsis or any punctuation for that matter is (if only mildly) disturbing.
Dear A,Read your email and I have replied to it…………………………………………
'Reply me' when you have a moment!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!With Love; P
7) Updating your status with sad, poignant and mysterious statements, every single day
A normal person has a thousand wishes…but I have only one…to stop you from updating your status with sad, mysterious and philosophical messages that want me to choke you. You might have been back stabbed by a friend. I have been too. In addition I have lost my job and a parent, broken up with my boy-friend and been rejected a visa. My life sucks too but save the self-pity. Let me know when you have moved on. Please repost this in honour of someone who moved on…one who stopped annoying us with sad LIFE quotes copied from various pages on the Internet. I know 97% of you won't post this as your status…but 3% will.
6) Sts updts tht rd lke dis
Are you on drugs?
Do you confuse Facebook with text messaging?
You have 420 characters to update your status.
Then why do you torture my soul with updates that look like you have been forced to use the left over characters from a game of speed Scrabble.
Dis msg is 4 ppl who wrt lke dis. Hw tuf is it 2 wrt in full? It is nt kewl!
5) Using David Beckham's or Pippa Middleton's photograph for your profile picture
It is okay. Occasionally. May be L.A.Galaxy won a match.
Or you are celebrating Doppelganger week on Facebook and someone mentioned that you are a Pippa look alike.
But if you have celebrity photos or low resolution images of Simpsons quotes (that you found on the Internet when you googled 'FUNNY'), as your profile picture FOREVER, then it is strange. Just strange.
4) Changing your last name to your status
Either you are stuck in Orkut 1.0 beta mode or you simply don't get it.
How can your last name be 'happily-married', 'in- Hawaii' or 'on-a-roll'?
Why don't you explore the possibility of updating your daily status, relationship or current city?
How am I supposed to respond to a friendship request from Raj Coolismylastname?
It is really not that funny, unless, your last name is 'has-no-clue'.
3) Letting your dog post on my wallI know he is 'sooo cute'.
But he can't post on my wall and ask me to Skype with his momma.
It is unnerving enough he has a Facebook account.
It is so not 'awwww' when he does that. So not!
2) Checking into bed with your partnerScreams PSYCHO
Not funny.
Not cool.
Just wrong.
Stay away from Facebook Places.
1) Allowing your new born to poke me
Welcome to creep-fest heights.
Have you any idea how unsettling it is when your three-day old baby pokes me?
Friend, I have come to accept a lot of things in this friendship.
Like the fact that your bundle of joy has a Facebook account of her own.
That she uploads her own photo albums.
And captions them with much creativity like "I couldn't stop giggling" "Me, when I was two days old"
In some way I even get it.
But allowing him or her to poke me is both bad manners and spooky.
So stop it.
As I said earlier, no offence intended. I certainly look forward to our continued friendship on Facebook.
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Ruthe Jackson
A town in mourning, Grand Prairie laid to rest the honorable Deputy Mayor Pro Tem Ruthe Jackson Aug. 13, 2013. Mrs. Jackson passed Aug. 9, 2013, at age 92.
For more than half a century, Jackson served Grand Prairie in many capacities – City Council Member, environmentalist, business leader, county school board member, library benefactor, PTA leader, historian, active church member, Bible study leader and co-chair of an interdenominational prayer group. Jackson was a member of more than 30 civic or philanthropic organizations and was a founding member of 16. She established eight scholarships and received more than 30 honors and awards from city, county, state and national organizations.
Jackson was first elected to the Grand Prairie City Council "at large" in 1985, then re-elected in 1989 to represent District 5. She was elected "at large" again in 1993, 1995, 1997, 2001, 2003, 2005, 2008 and 2011. During most of her tenure on City Council she was Mayor Pro Tem or Deputy Mayor Pro Tem.
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- Registered Parliamentarian since 1967
- Served on the Dallas County School Board from 1975-1992, president for 11 of those years
- Served on the Dallas County Historical Commission from 1975 to 1982
- Charter Member of Keep Texas Beautiful in 1976 and its first female president
- First woman to receive the Lady Bird Johnson Environmental Award from Keep America Beautiful in 1977
- First female chairman of the Grand Prairie Chamber of Commerce in 1984
- Co-Chair of Dallas County Sesquicentennial Committee in 1996
- 2001 National Award for Excellence in Community Service from the National Society of the Daughters of the American Revolution
- 2005 National Recreation and Parks Association Robert M Artz Award for Citizen Volunteer Leadership
- 2008 United States President's Volunteer Service Award from President Bush
- 2008 Governor's Texas Commission of Environmental Quality Texas Environmental Excellence Award
- 2009 Lifetime Achievement Award from the Texas Urban Forestry Program
- Grand Prairie Citizen of the Century 2009
"For 20 years she made my job as Mayor enjoyable and fun and, with her as our parliamentarian, easy," said former Grand Prairie Mayor Charles England, who retired in May 2013. "It would have been hard to serve as Mayor without her being Mayor Pro Tem for so many years. She went to everything! She was a force of nature."
"Mrs. Ruthe is the only politician I know that was loved by everybody," said Grand Prairie Mayor Ron Jensen, elected May 2013. "You just cannot replace her. I know I told Charlie I couldn't replace him, nor would I try. But, nobody will ever come close to replacing Ms. Ruthe."
Born in Fort Worth in 1920, Jackson's family settled in Grand Prairie in 1931. She attended Grand Prairie High School for one year and graduated from Sunset High School in Dallas. Jackson worked for North American Aviation during World War II. She married Vernon A. Jackson in 1944. They had two daughters and several grandchildren and great grandchildren. She served most of her business career as co-owner of Jackson Vending, Inc.
Jackson's most coveted national honors include being the first Texas recipient of the "Mrs. Lyndon B. Johnson Environmental Award" from Keep America Beautiful in 1977 and a 2001 national award for Excellence in Community Service from the National Society of the Daughters of the American Revolution. In addition, four awards are named in her honor – the Ruthe Jackson Keep Dallas County Beautiful Award, the Ruthe Jackson Youth Award from Keep Texas Beautiful, the Ruthe Jackson Women in History Award from the Soroptomist Club of Grand Prairie and the Shining Star Ruthe Awards given by the Grand Prairie Arts Council. A Dallas County School educational facility also is named in her honor, as is the city of Grand Prairie conference center.
In 1984, Governor Mark White named Jackson an Ambassador for the State of Texas. In 1978 Governor Dolph Briscoe presented her the Texas Bluebonnet Award and in 1991 she received the Althena Award from the Grand Prairie Chamber of Commerce. Two times Jackson and her husband Vernon were recognized for their service by the Texas State Legislature – in 1991 through House Resolution #270 and in 2001 under House & Senate Concurrent Resolution #126. In 1991, Jackson participated in a National Day of Prayer in Washington, D.C. with President George Bush.
Jackson was preceded in death by her beloved "Mr. Jackson," Vernon; her parents and sisters Mary Thompson Boyd and Doris Thompson Prewitt. She is survived by sister Laura Thompson Potter of Grand Prairie; two daughters: Xanna Jackson Young and husband J.D. of Brenham, Texas, and Jorja Jackson Clemson and husband Dan of Grand Prairie; five grandchildren: Rendi Hahn and husband Brain, Jay Young, Spencer Clemson and wife Christine, Leanna Garcia and husband Joel, Allison Allison and husband Stephen; and 13 great grandchildren: Katie and Rebekah Hahn; Caleb, Sidney, Ethan and Katelyne Young; Madison Clemson; Blake, Cade and Allie Grace Garcia; Luke, Lane and Boston Allison; and many nieces, nephews and friends.


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Remember the Mitchell Report and Miguel Tejada's starring role in it? Well, Congress sure does, because they say the report proves that Miggy lied to them. Uh oh.
A federal criminal complaint was filed in U.S. District Court today, charging Tejada with "Misrepresentations to Congress" which is apparently frowned upon. The six-page
indictmentinformation, which you can read below, basically says that the findings in the Mitchell Report contradict what Tejada told Congressional staffers during an interview conducted when they were investigating the steroids in baseball matter. Legally, that's the same thing as lying to Abraham Lincoln's ghost, so you can imagine how much trouble he's in. Tejada is due in court, in Washington, tomorrow morning.
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Tejada Charged With Lying to Investigators [Washington Post]
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