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Dar Habiba is located in a quiet and exclusive district between Rue Riad Zitoun El Kedim and Rue Riad Zitoun El Jedid. Surrounded by other luxury Riads it is only a stone's throw (or two) from the beautiful Bahia and Baadi Palaces.
It's hard to believe how tranquil it all is given it's only a few minutes walk from the tumultuous excitement of Place Jemaa El Fna in one direction, or great bars and restaurants such as the Kozy Bar and Le Tangia in the other.
When arriving from the airport you'll be dropped off at the taxi rank at the end of Rue Riad Zitoun El Kedim, where there are usually plenty of porters to help transport your bags the rest of the way.
Walking along Derb Jdid gives you no clue to the beautiful and mysterious interiors that hide behind the metre thick walls either side.
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South Side of Riddick Hall
Riddick Hall, NC State University (Raleigh, N.C.)
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- South Side of Riddick Hall
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Campus and Town
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- Photographer:
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- Riddick Engineering Laboratories are named for Wallace Carl Riddick (1864-1942). Riddick was appointed as a professor of civil engineering in 1892 and went on to serve as NC State's first football coach, dean of the School of Engineering, and as president of the university between 1917 and 1923. Riddick Engineering Laboratories were built in 1951.
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North Carolina State University
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Michigan Tech Board of Trustees Approves New Degree in Engineering Management
At its regular meeting, Michigan Technological University's Board of Trustees approved a new Bachelor of Science in Engineering Management degree, to be offered by the University's School of Business and Economics. This degree is designed to satisfy the growing needs in industry and our economy for individuals with strong skills in both business and engineering.
Students will take courses in engineering, math, and science while completing a comprehensive business curriculum. They will develop a broad and strategic perspective of business, acquire a solid command of the technical fundamentals of engineering, and link their technological skills with their business knowledge through the required senior capstone business development experiences courses.
"Michigan Tech has long been committed to delivering a distinctive and rigorous discovery- based learning experience grounded in science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM)," said Provost Max Seel. "Combine that with hands-on experience in business, and you have just what students will need to prosper in the new economy."
The Board also approved room and board rates for the 2012-13 academic year. With increases ranging from 1.93 to 2.6 percent for Douglass Houghton, McNair and Wadsworth Halls, rates will range from $8,184 to 10,478 with the gold (median) meal plan. That's an average increase of $200 for the academic year, according to Les Cook, vice president for student affairs. There will be no increases in rates for Hillside Place apartments.
Rent for student family apartments in Daniell Heights will increase 4.24 to 4.69 percent, an average increase of $25 to $35 a month per apartment.
Plans and financing for renovations to the MacInnes Ice Arena and Student Development Complex also received Board approval. The ice plant and rink slab is original and over 40 years old, the Board was told. After a number of attempts to locate and repair the multiple leaks in nearly ten miles of pipe, it was determined that a new system is needed. Several sections of the SDC roof are leaking, and these leaks will cause additional maintenance problems if not addressed at this time. The Board authorized the University to proceed with the renovations not to exceed $2.35 million, to be funded through issuance of general revenue bonds.
The Board also approved a 3 percent salary increase for President Glenn Mroz effective January 1, 2012. "This is in line with our strategic plan to keep the very best people," said Board Member Terry Wychowski.
Board Chair Marty Richardson reported on a Board retreat held earlier this week to discuss where Michigan Tech should be in 2035 and how the University's strategic plan can provide the mechanism to achieve those goals.
"The retreat was energizing, and we are looking forward to meeting the challenges that lay ahead," Richardson said. "Although we are experiencing difficult economic times, we are confident that by continuing to follow our strategic plan we will successfully surmount those challenges and come out an even better university."
In other action, the Board:
- Approved an application to the Michigan Coastal Management Program for improvements to the campus waterfront.
- Agreed to grant an honorary Doctor of Philosophy degree to Martha Sullivan, an alumna, donor and speaker at the upcoming Spring Commencement.
- Voted to issue resolutions of appreciation to Bill Rose, professor of geological and mining engineering and sciences; Pat Joyce, professor of business and economics; and Sudhakar Pandit, professor of mechanical engineering-engineering mechanics for more than 35 years of service.
- Granted emeritus status to Lee W. Erlebach and Gilbert N. Lewis, Department of Mathematical Sciences; Terry S. Reynolds, Department of Social Sciences; William I. Rose, Department of Geological & Mining Engineering & Sciences; and Brian Patrick Joyce, School of Business & Economics.
Michigan Technological University is a public research university, home to more than 7,000 students from 54 countries. Founded in 1885, the University offers more than 120 undergraduate and graduate degree programs in science and technology, engineering, forestry, business and economics, health professions, humanities, mathematics, and social sciences. Our campus in Michigan's Upper Peninsula overlooks the Keweenaw Waterway and is just a few miles from Lake Superior.


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Traveling Down Under – With PH as a Companion
PH Patient Ann Arnott
By Ann Arnott, PH Patient
This past December, I had the pleasure of summering in Australia, New Zealand and Fiji for three weeks. Summering? Well, they're in the southern hemisphere, so the seasons are the opposite of our U.S. seasons. I'm not going to give you a day-to-day account of my trip, but I want to share how I dealt with pulmonary hypertension during this three-week, multi-country vacation.
I'm not bragging, complaining or in any way trying to compare myself to how any other PH patient would fare on this same trip. What I would like to do is share some tips for how a trip like this can be possible for someone with pulmonary hypertension.
The PH Planning
My primary PH medication is IV RemodulinTM, which means I need to mix a new "batch" every other day. Even though each mixing kit is relatively small and light, three weeks of supplies adds up. Plus, my specialty pharmacy nurse insisted that I carry even more than I would actually need, including pump and dressing change kits. I occasionally had to remind her, "I'm going on vacation. If more supplies can't reach me by the time I run out of all this, it probably means the whole group is in deep trouble somewhere."
Another important part of my planning involved PHA. PHA put me in touch with PH leaders in countries I would be visiting, just as it had done when I vacationed in Europe three years before. These leaders acted as my emergency contacts – what I call my "umbrella." Being prepared means you probably won't need the backup.
Our first stop was Cairns (pronounced "cans") on the northeast and tropical side of Australia, bounded by the Great Barrier Reef. The glass-bottom boat experience was thrilling; the incredible diversity of living, waving coral, schools of brightly colored fish and huge tortoises was mesmerizing. Because of my catheter, I couldn't go snorkeling, and in any event I was in a restricted area due to shark sightings! The weather, however, was another story. It was in the 90s, with equal humidity and a heat index of about 100 degrees. Everyone was wilting, but it was harder on me due to the PH and a related PH problem, neuropathy of the feet. I'll admit that I was getting weary pretty quickly and looking for every opportunity to sit down – more for the "tired, achy feet" than from overexertion. Fortunately, periods of sitting coincided with one of my first memorable experiences: a long gondola ride up, over and in the massive rain forest.
From there, I went on to Sydney, Australia's biggest city, where the weather was much kinder to all of us. The walking, however, was something else. Our tour guide kept saying, "It's just a wee walk…" Eventually, I said, "Please define 'wee' a little more specifically." The group laughed and, indeed, many of the walks were more than "wee," but I kept up; or at least I didn't hold anyone up. When I visited museums on my own, I could go at my own pace.
New Zealand
I loved New Zealand with its diverse topography of lush valleys and glens, steep and abundant grazing lands for sheep and cattle and snow-capped mountains. The climate was better, and either the activities were less strenuous or my body or medication levels had adjusted (probably both). I had no trouble keeping pace with the group. I did, however, claim a fear of "heart stoppage" to avoid the optional activity of bungee jumping from the spot where this sport originated.
A highlight of New Zealand included meeting with the New Zealand support group leader, Allan Edmondson, and his wife, Sandy. Sandy is a pulmonary hypertension patient and Allan runs the New Zealand support group. They drove me to their home in Auckland where we talked a lot about pulmonary hypertension. Allan stepped in to help when their support group leader became ill, and he ended up as the leader. It sounds like he and Sandy are doing a good job having regular meetings, but they face challenges finding speakers, getting names of newly diagnosed patients and generally meeting the diverse needs and interests of their group. Sounded familiar!
The trip ended with a few days in Fiji, and then the real adventure with my PH started. Three experiences on my return trip sum up the unexpected that can happen with PH:
- The lights go out! On the flight from Fiji to Los Angeles, I had carefully planned my schedule to prepare my next two-day supply of RemodulinTM during our long wait between check-in and boarding time at the airport, but I planned to make the switch well after we were airborne. All went fine but just as I reached for the prepared pump, all the lights went off! I only really needed a light to confirm that my pump was successfully switched on and blinking "2 d." What to do? My new iPad to the rescue! The backlight from the iPad was sufficient for the task. Do you suppose that I should inform Apple that "there's an app for that"?
- A light goes on. On my continuing flight from L.A. to Kansas City, my seatmate was a lovely third-year resident at an Osteopathic College in Des Moines. When I said, "I'm going to educate you on something," he was interested to learn that I have pulmonary hypertension because "I've never met one of you before." By the time we deplaned, I'll bet he was better informed than any of his classmates.
- The nurse's revenge. So, I'd made it to three countries on two continents, luggage intact, PH medication problem-free, but although I arrived home, my luggage didn't. But, no worries! I not only had my usual complete backup kit, I had my excess RemodulinTM and enough supplies for six more days in my carry-on. The extra precautions were justified!
Looking back on my trip, no one in my group of 32 (except for a nurse who, I think, quietly filled in a few others) was at all familiar with PAH. I continually tried to find the line between being an advocate and being a bore. I hope I succeeded.


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Find out how your four-legged friend can help boost your well-being.
Pet owners know how much their furry friend improves their quality of life. But it's not all about unconditional love—although that actually provides a wellness boost, too. On an emotional level, owning a pet can decrease depression, stress and anxiety; health-wise, it can lower your blood pressure, improve your immunity and even decrease your risk of heart attack and stroke. But the positives don't stop there. Read on to discover all of the incredible health benefits that can come with owning a pet.
Decreases Stress
In a 2002 study at State University of New York at Buffalo, researchers found that when conducting a stressful task, people experienced less stress when their pets were with them than when a spouse, family member or close friend was nearby. Promises Treatment Centers, which specializes in addiction, not only recommends its patients consider getting a pet, but even allows pets in its rehabilitation facilities, according to David Sack, MD, CEO of Promises. "One of Promises' core beliefs is that we need to remove obstacles that prevent people from getting help," Dr. Sack says. "We are committed to making Promises a safe and reassuring homelike environment. And what could be more like home than to have your pet accompany you?"
Lowers Blood Pressure
While some studies have found a stronger connection than others, having a pet has the potential to lower blood pressure, especially in hypertensive or high-risk patients, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). "If you have a dog around, your blood pressure is lower," says Marty Becker, DVM, veterinary consultant for Good Morning America and author of the upcoming book Your Dog: The Owner's Manual. "A lot of it goes back to reducing stress: You might lose your job, your house, your 401(k)—but you'll never lose the unconditional love of your pet."
Eases Pain
Believe it or not, pets can be the best medicine, especially when a person is dealing with chronic pain such as migraines or arthritis, says Dr. Becker. "Just like Valium, it reduces anxiety. The less anxiety, the less pain," he says. One study from Loyola University found that people who use pet therapy while recovering from surgery may need significantly less pain medication than those who do not.
Lowers Cholesterol
According to the CDC, another heart-healthy result of owning a pet is lower cholesterol. People who own pets–and men, in particular–have significantly lower cholesterol and triglyceride levels than those who don't have pets. However, it isn't clear whether the pet's presence decreases cholesterol, or if those who maintain a healthier lifestyle are more often pet owners.
Improves Mood
A lot of the health benefits of owning a pet may stem from the mental and emotional benefits. "People who have pets are less harried; there's more laughter in their life," says Dr. Becker. "When you come home, it's like you're George Clooney. You're a star." This is a primary reason pets are used in various forms of therapy. "At Walter Reed Army Medical Center, they're using dogs to help soldiers dealing with post-traumatic stress disorder," says Katy Nelson, DVM, associate emergency veterinarian at the VCA Alexandria Animal Hospital in Alexandria, Virginia. "They're finding the guys who have a pet are able to re-enter society a little bit easier. They're showing a decreased suicide rate, one of the biggest health threats [veterans] face. These guys who have a pet have someone they're responsible for, someone who cares about them. And they don't have to explain what they've been through."
Helps People Socialize
While it may seem a bit counterintuitive, owning a dog actually increases a person's opportunities to socialize, according to Michael Landa, CEO of natural pet food brand Nulo and founder of Los Angeles–based dog-walking service The Pet Staff. "I take my dog for a two-mile walk every day, and I run into five to 10 people whom I stop and talk to," he says. Christie Keith, the online and social media editor at PetConnection.com, agrees. "A 1999 Canadian study found that pet owners were more 'socially engaged' than non–pet owners," she says. In addition, an Austrian study "found that pet ownership led to an increase in social contact, more socialization within neighborhoods [such as neighbors chatting as they walk their dogs], and even a greater perception to observers that the neighborhood seems 'friendly.'"
Monitors Blood Sugar Levels for Diabetics
According to the American Diabetes Association's Diabetes Forecast magazine, a 1992 study found that one-third of the pets living with diabetics (mostly dogs, but other pets included cats, birds and rabbits) would change their behavior when their owner's blood sugar level dropped. Most likely a reaction to chemical changes in the owner's body, the behavior noted in the study has resulted in organizations like Dogs4Diabetics, which trains dogs to be companions for patients at risk of unstable blood glucose levels.
Prevents Allergies and Improves Immunity
Dr. Becker says pets can dramatically improve immunity and prevent allergies. "A study found that children ages 5 to 7 from pet-owning households attend school three weeks more per year than those who don't have pets," he says. He also says that the more pets you have earlier in life, the fewer allergies you will develop. "Kids who grow up on farms and around animals don't have allergies," he says. "That dander on that hair, that's natural immunotherapy." But he notes that this effect is not reversible: Getting a pet as an adult will not minimize allergies, it only helps prevent certain allergies from developing in children.
Helps Children Develop
Children who grow up in a household with pets benefit in myriad ways, especially in their emotional development. "When a child is attached to a dog or cat, they learn to express themselves in more ways and they learn to relate better," says Landa, who brings children to animal shelters to deliver toys and food. Pets are also hugely beneficial to children suffering from autism and Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD). For children with ADHD, taking care of a pet can encourage them to focus on responsibilities through a predictable routine. While the sensory experience of holding and petting an animal can be soothing for children with autism.
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A tax return that the heir of an estate files with the IRS if specially valued property that he/she inherited is sold or is no longer used in a permissible fashion. In such cases, the form indicates how much estate tax (if any) the heir owes on the sold property. The form must be filed even if no tax is owed.


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Hey everyone!
It's Inkspiration time! This week it is a sketch.
I played with Field Flowers. I hadn't pulled it out since the last field flowers card I made back in September, not even to experiment. So I thought it was time to pull it out again. I also pulled out my Wonder Crayons and had a play. Of course some made their way to the bin because I wasn't happy with them but even my favourite one ended in the bin because it suffered an irreversible or hideable markings. It was one step away from being finished too! I was devastated! LOL
Anyway here's the fourth attempt!
I stamped the bolder image with the crayons and then the outline image in ink. I love this effect and might play with it some more. Maybe with the Hello Friend set. I think that would fabulous.
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11 years ago, as my world started to unravel, and in a desperate need to try an understand what was going on inside of me I went away for a week to a healing retreat Mayumarri , a safe place to explore the effects of childhood abuse.
For me it was the place that I stopped trying to keep the lid on my Pandora's box that I had held and hidden deep deep down inside, and let it burst open, letting all the secrets, fear, hurt and tears out. I wish I could say it was the place where I got all better... it was instead the place where the healing began.
A local craftsman had made beautiful wooden hearts, attached to a leather thong. They were about the size of a child's hand, polished and smooth, something soothing to run your fingers over. Excellent for someone suffering from anxiety. I brought two - one that was perfect, no bumps, or knots, or imperfections, the other - while as polished and smooth as the other, on one of its surfaces it had marks that were contained with in the wood. The two hearts represented different things for me. The one that was perfect, I gave to my daughter, who was 5 at the time. The other I kept for myself... It was representative of how I felt my heart was, beautiful, but a little bit damaged. I've carried around the wooden heart, hanging it on the wall in my private spaces of the places I have lived.
Commitment, or the representation of commitment to another person is traditionally done through marriage. I've done that one - twice... and well, neither, as far as me and the other person involved, proved to be very successful, other then producing my three gorgeous children - so I guess that is a success in itself.
I never wanted to give anyone the token that represented my beautiful, but damaged heart... ever. But for a little while now, the need to show this amazing man that has entered my life, just how much he means to me, how much I deeply care for him, and how much I trust him has been rattling around in my head. I tell him these things of course... but sometimes, a token, and what that token represents means more then a million words.
Last night I gave M my heart for safe keeping....
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Christian Leaders Strategize to Reach 2 Billion People
Hundreds of Christian leaders from around the world gathered this week in Florida to brainstorm strategies on how to reach the more than two billion people who do not know Jesus.
The Call2All North American Global Congress, Jan. 29 – Feb. 1, convened more than 500 pastors, organizational presidents/CEOs, and ministry leaders at the megachurch Northland Church in Longwood, Fla., to pull together ideas and resources with the aim of sharing the Gospel with everyone in the world.
Call2All is a movement organized by the Global Pastors Network – which was founded by the late Campus Crusade for Christ founder, Bill Bright – to bring together the evangelistic efforts of Christian organizations, denominations, agencies, as well as key business, civic and educational leaders to complete the great commission.
"With the same Lord, and the same cause and the same world, we have to work together to reach the lost," said Lynn Green, international chairman of Youth with a Mission, on the first day of the congress.
Global Pastors Network President Mark Anderson, the convener of the congress, reminded the leaders that before talking about strategies, the Congress needed to start with a "commitment to holiness, integrity and purity."
Dr. James Robinson of Life Today TV ministry specifically addressed the need for "Sexual Purity," especially with recent high-profile scandals involving Christian leaders. And Larry Stockstill, senior pastor of World Prayer Centre, gave a message titled "The 5 dysfunctions of the North American Church."
Several youth ministry leaders gave an update on the status of the Gospel and challenged participants to focus on the youth.
On Wednesday, the Rev. Bobby Welch, immediate former president of the Southern Baptist Convention, emphasized that church leaders and their congregations must make winning souls the priority.
"Hell is no joke," Welch said, according to the Orlando Sentinel. "Hell is a horrible reality. Hell lasts forever. Any person that misses heaven will go to hell eternally. There must be a wholesale revival."
Later that evening, participants were introduced to the latest technological tools for mission. The program also highlighted the global prayer movements that are taking place around the world where tens of thousands gather for prayer events each year.
The Congress was open to the public for the first three days, but will hold closed round table discussions on Friday.
Following the Congress, a prayer movement named "The Call" will take place at Silver Spurs Arena in Florida on Saturday. The Call is a prayer, worship and fasting movement geared towards young people.
Leaders who spoke at the Congress included well-known evangelist Luis Palau, Foursquare Church president and bestselling author Jack Hayford, Campus Crusade for Christ president Steve Douglass; and Northland Church senior pastor Dr. Joel Hunter.
This week's gathering is the first of 40 congresses that will be held in different regions of the world in the next three years.


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Anyone who thought (or hoped) that "Jersey Shore" would slow down at all once the novelty wore off from it's stupendous hotness in season one -- you were wrong. Last week's third episode of season two set all new all-time highs for the reality show.
Some 5.5 million viewers tuned into MTV. The episode actually just beat out the second season premiere, a record itself at the time, which had 5.3 viewers. This monster is only getting stronger.
Of course with commercials and trailers which promised more brawls, hook-ups and non-stop partying -- it's little wonder that fans of the show would be going back for more now that the cast has taken their lack of talents to South Beach -- the 24-hour party town which is Miami. It is one show which certainly delivers what it promises.
And while President Obama said (maybe pretended) he didn't know who Snooki was on the couch of "The View," it seems like the perma-tanned and frequently brawling cast is on everyone else's minds.
Perhaps the only thing which can stop the cast is themselves. Ronnie Magro was arrested for unpaid parking tickets, according to the New York Post.
It's his second since the show started (the first time was for brawling, so at least this shows some improvement). It also comes two weeks after fellow cast member Snooki Polizzi was arrested and charged with disorderly conduct.
But it actually might just be a question of letting the cast serve an important social function. As the Washington Post opined recenty: "Watching them quells some inner beast; they slap and scream and throw down so the rest of America won't have to."


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The Laugh Factory Chicago, the new comedy club located in the former Lakeshore Theatre, said Wednesday that it has booked comedian Russell Peters. The high-profile funnyman, who generally plays much larger venues, will play Feb. 23-26. The Laugh Factory said Peters will be working out new material for his upcoming "RUSS 2012" World Tour. Tickets are being sold through the Laugh Factory's Hollywood outpost. Call 1 323-656-1336, ext 1.
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Forget kitsch theme pubs. The Bulman in Kinsale, County Cork, adds an authentic mariner's touch that locals love
The Bulman is a little Kinsale pub that hails back to the 1800s and has catered to myriad sailors, coastguards, merchants and the even the odd landlubber over the years.
Sit a moment with the more elderly regulars and you just might hear the story of the Irish-Italian fisherman who could drink 30 pints a day, and looked 80 by his 50th birthday. A cautionary tale, yes, but it's a good one.
The pub's walls are shaded by great wooden beams under a bronze-coloured ceiling. And they're plastered with paintings of ships and pictures of ocean scenes.
Of course, every proper ship needs a ship cat, and the Bulman carries this tradition onto land. Rusty, the Bulman's resident feline, is a quiet fixture within the pub. Rumour is he makes a wonderful Irish coffee, but we're yet to see it.
Grab a window seat and gaze across Summercove harbour, and you'll swear off bad nautical theme-pubs for good.
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Jeff Burton expects to have Cup ride for 2014
Jeff Burton, who will end nearly a decade of racing at Richard Childress Racing after this season, says his 2014 Sprint Cup plans are nearly set, according to reports.
Burton talked to reporters Tuesday during a test at Martinsville Speedway and confirmed he had Cup plans for 2014.
"I actually have a lot of clarity, I just can't talk about it just yet," he told NASCAR.com. "I can almost talk about it, but I just can't. I don't know when I'll be able to -- it's going to be a couple of weeks. A lot of stuff happened toward the end of last week and into (Monday).
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"So yeah, it's getting real clear to me what's going to be going on. But I'm just not at the liberty to discuss it right now."
Burton, 46, has 21 career victories in Cup and has said he does not plan on racing a full schedule in 2015. He had one year left on his contract with RCR but he negotiated his release from the team, which didn't have a full season of sponsorship for him in 2014.
Burton, who will be replaced by Ryan Newman at RCR, is 19th in the series standings with six races left in the season.


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2009 Offseason: Arbitration offers, Traber signed
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Yesterday was the deadline for teams to offer salary arbitration to their impending free agents. This is important because if the player accepts, the team must go through the arbitration process to hammer out a one-year deal with the player. If he refuses, it means that if/when he signs with another team, the Red Sox will get compensated with draft picks if they are Type A or Type B status.


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The Great Pension Sell-Off
Should you take a lump sum or an insurer's annuity?
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En español | Carl Monheit's former employer reliably mailed his monthly pension check to him for 17 years. A year and a half ago things changed.
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The Hackensack, New Jersey, resident, along with thousands of other retired managers, learned he would no longer be part of Verizon's pension plan. Instead, the telecommunications giant bought them an annuity. While payments would stay the same, future checks would now come from an insurance company.
"It was kind of a shock," says Monheit, 67, who retired after 30 years from a company that became what is now Verizon. "Why are they changing things that worked for so many and worked well, and provided so much comfort and security to people who built their business?"
It's a question more retirees and older workers likely will be asking as U.S. companies move to get expensive pension obligations off their books. Companies call this new approach "de-risking." Some firms purchase annuities for their pensioners, while others offer cash to buy them out. And some — most notably General Motors in 2012 — try a combination: first offering a lump sum and then buying an annuity for those who don't take the money.
A report by benefits consultant Towers Watson last year found that 58 percent of companies surveyed had offered lump sums to former employees or plan to do so, while 38 percent expect to transfer pension obligations to an outside company within the next five years.
Lynn Dudley, senior vice president at the American Benefits Council, which advocates for businesses, says pensions are difficult to maintain because of frequent regulatory changes and the rising premiums that employers pay to the Pension Benefit Guaranty Corp. (PBGC) to insure their plans. "The environment has gotten hostile," says Dudley."What companies are trying to do is reduce their exposure to risk, from things like market volatility and changes in the law," says Deborah Chalfie, senior legislative representative for AARP. "It's not really de-risking. It's transferring the risk."
This transfer began in earnest in 2012 when changes to pension law fully kicked in, making it more attractive for employers to offer lump sums, she says. A rash of companies made cash offers that year, including Ford Motor Co., J.C. Penney, Lockheed Martin Corp. and Archer-Daniels-Midland Corp.
Rob Austin, director of retirement research at benefits consultant Aon Hewitt, says the jump in PBGC premiums, along with proposed new mortality tables that raise life expectancies, will further encourage employers to reduce their pension exposure.
Retiree advocates are concerned. Traditional pensions have been disappearing for years in the private sector, where only 16 percent of workers were covered last year, down from 35 percent in the early 1990s, according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics. This latest trend, though, leaves retirees without valuable federal protections and increases their chance of outliving their money, particularly if they take a lump sum and don't invest wisely.
"We call it 'pension stripping,' " says C. William Jones, president of the Association of BellTel Retirees Inc. in Cold Spring Harbor, New York. Jones, 75, is among the 41,000 retired managers affected by the Verizon switch. Some of them are suing Verizon over the change. He receives the same monthly payment as always. "The difference is, we have lost certain protections," he explains.
Benefits, for instance, are no longer guaranteed by the PBGC — a key safety net. This federal agency insures private pensions in case an employer goes bankrupt, guaranteeing a maximum annual benefit of $59,318 for a 65-year-old retiree this year.
With an annuity, retirees' security is tied to the insurance company. If that insurer fails, each state has a guaranty association with its own coverage limits. Maximum lifetime coverage ranges from $100,000 to $500,000 and follows the rules of your particular annuity.
"Each state is a little different," says Chalfie, of AARP. "It's a little bit of the Wild West."
Both Verizon and GM bought annuities from Newark, New Jersey-based Prudential Insurance Company of America. "Prudential is a huge, very profitable company. This should not be a problem," Jones says. Then again, "as you know from 2008, a lot of too-big-to-fail companies failed."
Also, nothing prevents Prudential from selling its annuity business to a weaker insurer, Jones adds.
Despite these concerns, not everyone is unhappy.
Richard Schwaller of Novi, Michigan, says he was "ready to dance with joy" when he heard GM was buying a Prudential annuity. The 84-year-old, who retired from GM in 1985, says he believes his benefits are more secure with Prudential than with the automaker, which has chipped away at retirees' other benefits.
"These are just the sorts of transactions that Prudential exists for," says Dylan Tyson, senior vice president responsible for Prudential's pension-risk-transfer business. Prudential has been in this business since 1928, he points out, and hasn't missed a payment to pensioners yet.
Retiree advocates worry more about lump sums than annuities.
A pensioner receiving a lump sum may make bad investments or use the funds to erase current debts, leaving little or no money for later years, advocates say. Retirees may also be pressured to take a lump sum by children who can inherit cash but not pensions, or by financial advisers wanting to earn fees for managing the money.
"It's almost never better for someone to take a lump sum and give up the monthly benefits," unless you aren't likely to live long, says Nancy Hwa, with the Pension Rights Center in Washington, D.C.
Jerry Rosin, 57, of Menasha, Wisconsin, is among 10,000 former Kimberly-Clark employees offered cash to exit their pensions in 2012.
"At first blush, it looked kind of tempting," says Rosin. After crunching the numbers, he decided to stick with the pension.
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Looking for the perfect destination for a long or short break? Want a place that has lots of great things to do, a wealth of amazing attractions, and stunning countryside to explore? Look no further than Maidstone.
With fantastic shopping and parking at Fremlin Walk and Maidstone Market, fabulous food and drink crafted from local produce, a calendar of great events, and unique experiences to be had for all ages, few places in the South East provide quite as much to see and do as Maidstone.
Outdoor activities
If you love the great outdoors, you will find a selection of activities to keep you entertained, with the amazing Kentish Lady River Cruises and a host of cycling and walking routes providing the opportunity to discover the traditions and charm of the region. What's more, with family attractions such as Kent Life Heritage Farm, Headcorn Aerodrome, and Teapot Island, heading out-and-about in Maidstone represents an unforgettable experience packed with fascination and intrigue.
Culture and tradition
For those in search of a more relaxing break, meanwhile, Maidstone is steeped in history and culture. From museums and galleries to magnificent monuments including Leeds Castle, beautiful parks and gardens such as Mote Park, the River Medway, and the North Downs to quaint historic villages nestled in the picture-perfect countryside, there is traditional Kentish life at every turn.
An abundance of places to eat and drink even ensures that savouring a taste of life in the region is simple. From traditional afternoon tea to a host of great restaurants with fine dining experiences and authentic cuisine, you will find something to suit all tastes.
All visitors welcome
No matter whether you are visiting alone, as a couple, with family, or for business purposes, Maidstone offers a warm welcome to everyone. What's more, our award-winning Visitor Information Centre provides you with all of the information you need to make the most of your time in Maidstone.
There are always many amazing events on throughout the year which you can find out about on our What's On page or in our printed guide, while the town itself is renowned for its variety of pubs & bars, trendy nightclubs, and all-round nightlife. You can even visit our inspire me pages to plan the perfect break.
Plus, finding the ideal accommodation for a stay in Maidstone couldn't be easier thanks our special search tool. There is a great choice from modern hotels to cosy bed and breakfasts, as well as camping and self-catering options, so you are guaranteed to find the perfect place to stay.


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In many ways, Yida is the South Sudan of popular imagination. Small Cessnas, ferrying medicine and other essential supplies, land on a tattered airstrip lined with beleaguered faces. The sprawling landscape is scorched and unforgiving. What little vegetation existed has been slashed and used by the camp's more than 20,000 inhabitants to build basic shelters. Modest huts, made entirely of wood and thatch, dot a landscape that seems wholly unfit for human settlement.
The refugee camp in Yida rests approximately 18 miles south of the new and contested border between Sudan and South Sudan. To its north lies the embattled state of Southern Kordofan, where southern-aligned rebels wage a bitter and protracted insurgency against the northern government. In recent months, northern forces, operating under the command of Sudanese President Omar Al- Bashir, have employed brutal tactics to suppress the rebellion to no avail. An indiscriminate campaign of aerial bombardment has forced a mass exodus of Nuba civilians, more than 100,000 of whom have taken refuge in camps like Yida.
As fighting in Southern Kordofan and other adjacent border regions intensified in recent weeks, aid agencies in Yida reported a sharp rise in the number of new arrivals. Many come by foot, having walked for days to escape the high altitude bombers that have become a hallmark of the war. While Yida offers relative security, its extremely isolated location creates concern among aid agencies over their ability to provide adequate services for the rapidly swelling population. Food and water are scarce, electricity and phone networks are non-existent and political dynamics within the camp are contentious and secretive. The impending rain season threatens to turn the camp into a muddy and chaotic bastion of want and disease.
During the week I spent in Yida and neighboring camps, during which I provided visual media support for an Amnesty International research mission looking into wide-ranging human rights concerns in the area, I experienced alternating waves of inspiration and dismay. In nearly three years of covering South Sudan's precarious transition to independence, I have yet to encounter a more welcoming, perseverant and intellectually driven community as the one I found in Yida. Despite dire circumstances, I met countless individuals who maintain an awe-inspiring thirst for education, a pursuit that many view as paramount in the battle against injustice and the marginalization of the Nuba people. Tea, coffee and assistance are offered at every turn and dignity defines the social landscape.
While their lives and aspirations have been compromised by this conflict, the mood among Yida's refugees remains defiant. Many express support for the transformation of the Sudanese government, through forceful means if necessary, in order to bring about a system that more aptly embraces the country's profound ethnic and racial diversity. "I ask myself why, for centuries, [the northern government] has been pushing us down," wondered Issac Malak, a refugee from Southern Kordofan who arrived in Yida with hopes of finding employment. "There is no justice in Sudan…and I think of getting back my rights by all means that I have."
With fighting in Southern Kordofan raging on and rains set to arrive in the coming weeks, the situation for refugees in Yida and other border camps is extremely precarious. "We pray for strength and peace," says Abdul Rahman, a pastor in one of Yida's six parishes. When I attended his service last Sunday, the pews of his thatch-roofed church were filled people who sang in tones that seem to put hope ahead of sorrow.
Pete Muller is a photographer based in South Sudan. He was named LightBox's 2011 Wire Photographer of the Year. See more of his work here.


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Twins club sale Saturday in Erlanger
The Northern Kentucky Mothers of Twins Club will hold its semi-annual children's clothing, toy and equipment sale on Saturday.
The sale will be from 9 a.m. to 11 a.m. at the METS Center at 3861 Olympic Boulevard in Erlanger. There will be items for single and multiples.
Items will include baby and children's spring and summer, shoes, baby furniture, equipment, toys, books, bedding and more. Admission is $1. Purchases are cash only and all sales are final.
Bring an empty laundry basket to carry purchases. For additional information call 859-547-8700 or visit www.nkmotc.com.
Northern Kentucky Mothers of Twins Club serves Northern Kentucky and southwestern Indiana. The group meets on the third Tuesday of the month at Redwood at 71 Orphanage Road in Fort Mitchell.
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Did you know the Pacific Northwest grows 95% of all U.S. hops? Why? Because these 18-foot high perennial vines adore the long summer days found in higher latitudes, and, thus, Washington, Oregon and Idaho are hop mecca for us Americans. But other states (like our beloved Colorado!) are valiantly working to build a hop industry and we're definitely cheering them on. So how do we ensure that we are getting sustainably grown quality hops to brew world class beer?
In 2010, a group of Craft brewers came together and formed the Hop Quality Group. We hired one of the smartest hop experts in the country, Val Peacock, and started our own journey towards hop connoisseurship. Val introduced us to the small family farmers and taught us a thing or ten about the delicate life of hops before they end up in our beers. We happily found hop farmers to be kindred souls to Craft brewers. They are hard-working, creative artisans who quite clearly have heart and soul in mind as they run their family business.
The passion and love with which these multi-generation hop farmers work is easy to see when visiting their land and when experiencing the aromatic crops that come from it. Most farmers are exploring innovative approaches to better honor nature in their farming practices. Several are working with USDA's Natural Resource Conservation Services to learn about integrated pest management so they can plant cover crops that attract beneficial insects rather than using more pesticide, and a few are even becoming certified by Salmon Safe. You can even find one or two organic hop fields in the Northwest.
The average age of a farmer in the United States is 57. What does this mean for the hop industry? As those 57-year-olds retire, they have few options. If their younger generations aren't interested in taking on the family farm, they typically have to sell it. That leads to consolidation which means bigger and bigger farms, potentially eliminating the crafty artisan nature of hop farming that we so adore. On the other side of the equation are a growing number of aspiring young farmers who aren't able to get into farming due to the prohibitive cost of land and the inability to find start-up capital. The National Young Farmers Coalition is doing some great work to build community around farming and break down the barriers to entry through policy work. We (heart) National Young Farmers Coalition big time!
That an organic hop field produces (at most) half the amount of hops of a non-organic hop field is something we find hard to swallow. This means that purchasing organic hops requires twice the amount of land and resources to be cultivated, which is not so sustainable when that land could otherwise remain wild. And, along with the required land, the cost is also doubling. Our friends at the Organic Farming Research Foundation (OFRF) believe that, with more funding of research, we can find approaches to organic farming that create just as much yield as conventional, pesticide & synthetic fertilizer-based farming. Keep in mind that while organic certification does fantastic work to ensure the elimination of synthetic elements in our food and soils, leading to healthier humans and stronger ecosystems, it doesn't address other environmental issues like greenhouse gas emissions.
We are also quite fond of Salmon Safe Certification which gives farmers guidance on the inputs they are allowed to use in an effort to preserve the health of the waterways in the Northwest.
Hops rely heavily on light to produce healthy yields. This makes farming a bit difficult in areas of the US that don't have as much summer light as the Northwest. Still, a few varieties are expected to be able to overcome this challenge and so a few states are currently working on starting up a hop movement. Hops are perennials, requiring 3 years to fully mature, and they also demand the implementation of a trellis system to support the 18-foot tall vines. This translates into big up-front costs for new hop farms. Another hurdle to overcome in a new hop market is processing equipment. Hops have only a short window to be harvested and require specific processing machines to remove the flower from the vine. From there, the hop needs to dry in a kiln and, for most breweries, be ground down to a powder and pressed into pellet form. If a hop farmer does not have access to all of this equipment, it won't make much sense to grow hops. If no hop farms exist, it won't make much sense to build a processing facility. Here we get into a chicken and egg story.
The Rocky Mountain West is to barley like Silicon Valley is to information technology… or like New York to fashion. And don't you go thinking it's any less glamorous! Have you ever been to the Sip-n-Dip in Great Falls, Montana? Glitz & glamour come in many different faces, folks.
Barley likes cool spring nights, which are the norm in the arid plains just east of the Rocky Mountains. Colorado, Montana, and Alberta, Canada give life to most of the barley produced in the United States for brewers. This barley can be grown in irrigated fields utilizing diverted snowmelt water or without irrigation, utilizing best practices of dryland farming. Our barley comes from a mixture of the two, as they both have benefits to becoming quality brewing ingredients, and this also provides us a bit of security depending on varying weather patterns in a given year.
Barley is cool and all, but breweries don't buy barley. We buy malt.
Once the barley is harvested at the end of the season, farmers sell their crops to "maltsters" who use the barley to make malt. (Maltsters! That's like a one-word tongue twister. Say "maltsters" 10 times!) So we like maltsters *a lot*. They turn barley starches into barley sugars, which is really important because yeast wants to eat sugars. And we tend to give the yeast whatever it wants because yeast turns sugars into alcohol & CO2 (a.k.a. beer!).
When we measured the greenhouse gas emissions of our beer the first time, we were surprised to see that barley farming was one of the highest contributors to the overall footprint. Malting was significant as well. Since then, we have been visiting our suppliers (the Maltsters!) and a handful of their barley farmers to better understand the opportunities out there to reduce the impact barley farming & malting have on our environment. Check out this GHG Accounting report for barley and hops.
As you may know, to our dismay, we had to cancel our one certified organic beer, Mothership Wit. Despite its gold medal from the Great American Beer Festival, the beer didn't seem to grab the market as strongly as we hoped and sales were a little blah. Also, it was disheartening that the cost of Organic beer ingredients were more than twice those which were conventional. The discontinuation of our organic beer, however, doesn't mean we throw our hands in the air and give up on sustainable barley. We are playing around with ideas to affect change in the industry in more indirect ways.
We actually found that some of the barley farmers that grow for our maltsters were getting pretty creative. Some of them are working with experts to experiment with integrated pest management, an approach to pest control that reduces the need for pesticides. We even ran into some farmers that had eliminated the need for synthetic fertilizers completely by routing their tractor exhaust into the seed planter, inoculating the seed with a dose of carbon. This saves them a significant amount of money each year.
A couple of years ago, the National Barley Growers Association decided to reverse their long-held opposition to genetically-engineered (GE) barley, also referred to as "GMO." Barley acreage decreased sharply over recent years as farmers switched their fields over to GE crops like corn, soy, canola, and now wheat. The decision for barley farmers to open the door to GE crops came from an understandable fear of losing too many farmers to GE crops. Check out New Belgium's statement below on the topic of GE barley.
As a brewer, New Belgium needs barley to be competitive with other crops that (unlike barley) are genetically engineered so that growers will continue to provide reliable, affordable sources of barley malt. We understand the pressure on farmers to increase yields and decrease risk. Therefore, we realize that many are looking to the technology of genetic engineering to keep barley an economically viable crop. However, New Belgium believes the effects of genetically engineered crops on human health, ecological impact, and long-term agricultural viability are not yet fully understood. While no commercially available genetically engineered barley varieties are available in North America at this time, this may change in the future. We want to preserve a choice for New Belgium and others who wish to source non-genetically engineered ingredients. Likewise, we believe consumers have a right to know if any product they consume contains genetically engineered ingredients.
GE barley does not exist today, and we hope identity-preserved (non-GE) barley always remains available and affordable.
In the meantime, New Belgium is supportive of campaigns, national and state-wide, to label products containing GE ingredients so that consumers are empowered to make their own decisions.


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Concerto for trumpet and strings. Op.XXIX
- Documento
- 1971-1986
Parte de John Golland Papers
Score (photocopy), string parts, trumpet part, piano reduction score. Full score, revised 1985/6.
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Concerto for trumpet and strings. Op.XXIX
Parte de John Golland Papers
Score (photocopy), string parts, trumpet part, piano reduction score. Full score, revised 1985/6.
Woodcut of Archangelus Corellius [Corelli]
A plate (verso folio) removed from an 18th century book showing Corelli 3/4 length, holding a sheet of music. Engraved by J. Cole.
Catalogues of music belonging to the Shaw Club
Parte de Shaw Club archive
List of parts by work; nd. No composers included. "Alphabetical catalogue of music belonging to the Shaw Club"; nd. Lists titles only, no composers. Both catalogues refer to a number of items and parts no longer found in the Shaw Club...
Chiefly the surviving music owned and copied by the Shaw Club or Shaw Musical Society. With very few programmes and tickets, and two catalogues of works in their library.
Shaw Club (1740-1883), musical society
Corelli: XII concerti grossi or sonatas
Parte de Shaw Club archive
Concerti grossi con doi violini e violoncello de concertino obligati e duoi altri violini, viola e bass di concerto grosso, ad arbitrio che si potranno radoppiare da Arcangelo Corelli da Fusignano opera sesta... London: printed for I Walsh servan...
Parte de Shaw Club archive
1st violin and viola parts (1 copy of each) only.
Parte de Shaw Club archive
Volume "the first essay at publishing church musick", no publication/imprint details. With foreword by George III, and Preface by William Croft. Partial list of contents (first line index - H-W only). pp.1-180 printed, pp.185-310 in MS.
Parte de Manuscripts of music
MS Vocal Score by Brian Hughes and Usula V. Williams
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Unidentified reduction for piano duet
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Autograph. Incomplete movement for piano with complete movement marked "Il Allegretto quasi Allegro". Also 13.5 bars for piano (unidentified). Also exercises for piano in three sections.
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"I sleep on my back 'cos it's good for the spine…and coffin rehearsal," sang Jonathan 'Yoni' Wolf on 2008's extraordinary Alopecia.
From 2009's Eskimo Snow: "A man should die gaunt / And not bloated and overdone."
The closing track of Mumps, etc.: "I'll hold my own death / As a card in the deck, to be played / When there are no other cards left."
If there is a through-line that has come to define Wolf's output since his Why? moniker expanded to full-band status with 2005's Elephant Eyelash, it might be the frank cogitation on mortality that never seems to be too far from his thoughts. Which, to be sure, is selling the band a little short: Alopecia is a whip-smart, melody-fuelled opus that delves deep into Wolf's subconscious, but is never anything less than a fascinating, invigorating listen. That Eskimo Snow gained a reputation as something of a downer can only be attributed to its predecessor's near-perfect synthesis of seedy rhymes and indie-folk arrangements. Exploring more traditional song-based structures and placing less emphasis on Wolf's nasal flow than previous efforts, what it lacks in impact it makes up for in resolve.
Which brings us to Mumps, etc., a work that took Wolf, his brother Josiah and Doug McDiarmid from their native Cincinnati to the Denton, Texas studio of Centro-Matic's Matt Pence and has been ready to go for nearly a year now, as per the progress report Stereogum published in January. In that interview, Wolf struggles to define what fans might expect from the LP, expressing that it differs from its antecedents and is ultimately "its own thing." He is right, no doubt, but that's not the half of it. Mumps, etc. simultaneously feels like a fresh start and consolidation for the band; it encapsulates what makes them so unique while subtly expanding and pushing forward their sound, and as such must be viewed a real triumph.
'Triumphant', in fact, is one of the adjectives I used to describe the Sod in the Seed EP which provided the first taste of the new material back in July (DiS verdict here), though that was perhaps more of a reaction to the instrumentation on offer than anything else. It is not necessarily a word I would apply to Mumps, etc. as a whole, but the musicianship to be found over its 13 songs builds on that of the EP and is even more diverse and rewarding. A gorgeous harp figure heralds the brooding 'Waterlines' and horns stalk the refrain of 'White English'; strings and woodwind furnish proceedings throughout, while an eight-person choir hovers dreamlike over several cuts. The band reached out to the University of North Texas' Music School while recording, and the contributions of its players are integral to this album's aesthetic and its success.
More than that though, they prop up what is, song-for-song, perhaps the most accomplished material the band has ever laid down. Not for nothing, I would suggest, is the opening song entitled 'Jonathan's Hope', wherein both Wolf's verses and the backdrop they rest on veer from the despondent to the (cautiously) optimistic. "A white dove on the hood of a two-ton truck" forms the central image here – one of numerous avian references deployed – and a reference to mangled fingers must surely pertain to the broken hand that kept Wolf out of action for a while. Illness and recovery (physical and spiritual) is a major theme of the record, Wolf's psyche laid bare as ever in a series of confessional, elaborate lyrics. It is not many bands, however, that would couple a song ostensibly concerned with persistent bouts of depression to a trippy, sun-bleached parade of a video as Why? have with 'Strawberries' (seriously, watch it), which perhaps says more about their mordant sense of humour than I could ever hope to achieve via written analysis alone. The subject matter dealt with is often dense and weighty with self-doubt – the "hard times" Wolf mentions in the brilliant send-up of a documentary they made in promotion of the album – but it is never a hurdle to enjoying Mumps, etc. and its lush, confident backing.
One thing Why? have always excelled at is their ability to pull the rug from under the feet of their listeners and, amid torrents of discomfiting candour, drop a genuinely heart-wrenching line. This sometimes entailed carving their songs open to find a suitable moment for them – which was enormously satisfying in its own way – but is unnecessary on this record, where a song like 'Kevin's Cancer' is resonant as a whole. "I know with no uncertainty / That I'm uncertain and I don't know," sings a resigned Wolf in the chorus, while impressionistic lyrics concerning chaos and dread and "vague, indefinite afterlife scenarios" populate its verses. It is a quietly moving, forceful two minutes, even before you find out it was written for an afflicted fan. What's more, the following 'Bitter Thoughts', 'Paper Hearts' and 'As a Card' more than match it, closing the record in emphatic style; all stuttering beats, sharp delivery and, in 'Paper Hearts', something abrasive and tender all at once.
Mumps, etc. might be best viewed as an album of two sides; two exceptional runs that fall either side of centre-piece 'Sod in the Seed', the only song from the EP to feature here. At five minutes in length, its ruminations on (minor) fame and art as a commodity soon spiral into a breathless tumble of dark, gloomy and wickedly funny raps revolving around a sung chorus, eventually concluding: "Good and evil's often neither strength or flaw / But sod in the seed of what you are."
Perhaps this is the crux of what Wolf is trying to say on Mumps, etc.. His personality is to the fore, awkward, beset by death and doubt, yet knowingly smart and capable of real compassion, and ultimately not about to change much at this point. Then again… Try the last of the quotations that opened this review one more time. On 'Distance' he posits that "Men and women might yet quote his modicum of the truth / But never will they get right close to Jonathan Avram Wolf." He could well be right; I'm surmising here, after all. But in the face of such generous melodies, witty lines and consistently strong musicianship, it sure is a whole lot of fun trying.
9James Skinner's Score


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Hi, my name is Shadow Force, but you can just call me Crys. I'm a huge Pokemon fan (mainly G4 and under I HATE Generation V and VI; the new Pokemon just ruined my life!), and I try to fix up the typos/grammar mistakes in this wiki. My favorite Pokemon is Giratina, my favorite trainers are Silver, Pearl, or Gary. I like Ghost Pokemon, and Fire types, too... I'm not that much of a fan of the anime, but I do enjoy the first generation anime. If you have any questions, just ask on my talk.
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The Meteorological Operational satellite programme (MetOp) is a European undertaking providing weather data services to monitor the climate and improve weather forecasts. The programme was jointly established by ESA and the European Organisation for the Exploitation of Meteorological Satellites (Eumetsat), forming the space segment of Eumetsat's Polar System (EPS).
The programme also represents the European contribution to a cooperative venture with the United States' National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), which for the last 40 years has been delivering meteorological data from polar orbit, free of charge, to users worldwide.
Launched in October 2006, MetOp-A, the first satellite in the series of three, replaced one of two satellite services operated by NOAA and is Europe's first polar-orbiting satellite dedicated to operational meteorology. Once operational in orbit, responsibilities for the meteorological satellite services have been shared between the USA and Europe.
The MetOp satellites are designed to work in conjunction with the NOAA satellite system, flying in complementary orbits. MetOp's polar orbit is Sun synchronous, so that the satellite track along the Earth is always at the same local time, in this case in the mid-morning. NOAA still continues to operate its mid-afternoon orbit satellite service as part of the Polar Orbit Enviromental Satellites (POES) system.
Of the instruments carried by MetOp, five are new-generation European instruments, while the others have a well-proven heritage and have been provided by NOAA and the French Space Agency (CNES).
Polar orbiting satellites orbit at a lower altitude – typically 800 km compared with
With an array of sophisticated instrumentation, the MetOp satellites can provide data of unprecedented accuracy and resolution on a host of different variables such as temperature and humidity, ocean surface wind speed and direction and concentrations of ozone and other trace gases – thus marking a major advance in global weather forecasting and climate monitoring capabilities.
In addition, these new weather satellites provide imagery of land and ocean surfaces as well as search and rescue equipment to aid ships and aircraft in distress. A data relay system is also onboard, linking up to buoys and other data collection devices.
MetOp-B, the second satellite in the series, was launched on 17 September 2012 and operates in tandem with MetOp-A, increasing the wealth of data even further. The third and final satellite, MetOp-C, was launched on 7 November 2018.
Launching a new satellite every 5–6 years guarantees a continuous delivery of high-quality data for medium- and long-term weather forecasting and climate monitoring until at least 2020.


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Burger City Guides: Duff Goldman's Favorite Burgers in Baltimore
Lists of top 5 burgers.
Duff Goldman is Baltimore's most badass baker. He's trained with chef Cindy Wolf, wields blowtorches and power tools to decorate his Charm City Cakes creations, and plays bass in a rock band. A new Los Angeles outpost of his bakery and his most recent Food Network show Sugar High have him traveling all over the country, but Duff will always have a place in Charm City, hon.
It was tough to leave crabcakes off the list, but after checking out Duff's top five burgers in Baltimore, it's clear that the game done changed.
1. The Dizz is right across the street from Charm City Cakes. The Black and Blue Burger is a generous, juicy, hand-formed burger topped with bacon and zippy blue cheese which melts into every bite. If you want to experience true Charm City hospitality, come say hi to Elaine and her gang at The Dizz.
300 West 30th Street, Baltimore MD 21211 (map); 443-869-5864; thedizzbaltimore.com
2. Salt Tavern's ridiculously decadent Foie Gras & Wagyu Beef slider, served with truffle aioli and red onion marmalade, is technically on their starters menu, but there's really no need to go any further. Order with their duck fat french fries and you'll be reduced to eye rolling, speechless nods of food nirvana.
2127 E Pratt St #1, Baltimore MD 21211 (map); 410-276-5480; salttavern.com
3. Kooper's Chowhound Burger Wagon serves a behemoth burger called the Charlie Brown. It has a pound of meat on it, and you can totally customize it. Pick from local Angus beef, turkey, lamb, bison, Kobe beef, or veggie. Top with your choice of cheese and pick from serious toppings like arugula coleslaw, cilantro mint chutney, or applewood bacon. Did I mention it's ONE POUND of meat? I had one once and had to take a break about midway, but I powered through.
See website for address; kooperschowhound.com
4. Hamilton Tavern's Crosstown Burger is a hefty beauty, made with local Roseda Farms beef and topped with shredded iceberg lettuce, onion, and horseradish cheddar. You have your choice of adding bacon and/or a fried egg. Go for both. The high-quality beef, biting cheese and sweet, brown sugar-crusted bacon all swirled together in an egg yolk-y bite is life changing. Comes with homemade chips. If you ask for ketchup, you're doing it wrong.
5517 Harford Road, Baltimore MD 21214 (map); 410-426-1930; hamiltontavern.com
5. The menu at Alewife states that "This burger takes a bit longer than an average burger to prepare. Your patience is appreciated and shall be rewarded." Believe them. The Smoke Burger is eleven ounces of a blend of local beef brisket, skirt, and filet. Smoked gouda and Gruyère. Chipotle aioli. Twice-smoked applewood bacon. Duck fat fries. Wear stretchy pants and get comfortable. The last bite will make you sad it's over.
21 North Eutaw Street, Baltimore MD 21201 (map); 410-545-5112; alewifebaltimore.com
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Travelers waiting to board Philadelphia-bound flights at Los Angeles International Airport on Friday say the airport turned into a "chaotic" place after a gunman armed with a rifle opened fire.
"I heard it pop twice," said Cynthia Dieyi, who was just yards from where the shooting took place.
Dieyi was sitting at her gate in LAX's Terminal 3, talking with another passenger, when the "surreal" scene unfolded about 9:20 a.m. Pacific time.
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"All of the sudden it was commotion, people were running and I just picked up my stuff and ran as well," she said.
The lone gunman, identified by authorities as 23-year-old Paul Ciancia, walked into the terminal, pulled a semi-automatic rife from a bag and began firing into a screening area and into the airport, officials said.
A TSA official was killed and several others were hurt, according to officials. Ciancia was taken into custody. Officials are investigating the motive.
Dieyi, a 24-year-old USC grad student, was traveling to Philadelphia to visit her sister who's a student at Drexel University.
She didn't get a glimpse of the gunman, but says another travelers described the man to her.
"Some of the people that saw the guy said that he looked like he was about 5-foot-8, white, yea, he had a rifle, and he was mumbling something," Dieyi said.
The Nigerian-native says she stayed calm, but that there was a lot of "panic" in the terminal as people rushed to get out of harms way. She assisted families with small children get onto the tarmac and keep calm.
"There were a few tears, people were screaming, kids were running," she said. "It was surreal, definitely."
Jeff Wasiluski was waiting to board his flight Friday when all of a sudden there was a rush of police urging everyone to evacuate.
"It was a pretty chaotic scene," he said, as he waited to get the all-clear from authorities.
Wasiluski, who is traveling to Philadelphia for his brother's wedding, and hundreds of other travelers were quickly ushered outside.
"They told everyone in the terminal to get out and then we went out onto the tarmac," he said. "There were police cars everywhere, there were helicopters everywhere."
Wasiluski, who was in adjacent Terminal 1, said no one was told what was transpiring as they were moved outside. He said he found out there was a shooting after checking his Facebook feed and seeing posts from friends.
When he arrived at the airport around 9:30 a.m. Pacific time, Wasiluski said he noticed a large police presence, but still made it through security and to his gate.
"Right when I got to the airport, I saw six or seven police cars speeding toward Terminal 3," he said. Twenty minutes later, officials evacuated everyone, he said.
After spending about a half hour outside, Wasiluski said about 1,500 travelers were pulled back into Terminal 3 and were held there as officials re-check everyone's identification.
"That's going to be a nightmare," he said.
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It was a total surprise to find there is no hardware support for this phone in New Zealand! 2Degrees CSR said to ring LG. LG said that the P692 is only supported in the UK, not New Zealand. I got back to 2Degrees, who, after much consideration, said something along the lines of "We don't offer any handset support, perhaps you should ask 'a phone repair company' if they can increase the internal storage."
I am very surprised and disappoined that 2Degrees would sell a phone for $300 with no New Zealand support.
The actual lack of memory issue is another thing. I'm going to try Mauricio's suggestions in this forum:
In this topic, I'd be interested if someone from 2Degrees would tell me what their policy is regarding support for handsets they release!


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10 questions renters forget to ask
(MoneyWatch) COMMENTARY With more people renting and vacancy rates dropping from their 2009 high, being an apartment hunter in the rental market is no easy task.
Rental vacancies are down to 4.9 percent - the lowest they have been in a decade, according to Reis, Inc., a firm that tracks real estate data. Rental rates have also jumped, rising 6 percent over the past year. That's squeezing renters from both sides, according to Lee Lin and Lawrence Zhou, founders of RentHop.com, a website that offers free access to no-fee apartment listings, along with advanced search parameters.
When the rental market starts squeezing renters with limited availability, renters tend to take units that they might not otherwise consider, Lin said.
Instead, renters need to focus on what amenities they want, and start thinking about those amenities with price tags. For example, Lin did a statistical analysis of his listings in New York City and found that for every 100 meters closer to the subway, an apartment will cost the renter an extra $40 to $60 per month.
"Everyone has a different set of priorities and preferences," Lin said. "Some people are willing to pay an extra $200 for a terrace and I'm in the exact opposite. Know what you want and make sure you're not overpaying for features."
Renters also need to remember the little things, like asking about cell phone reception (be sure to test it out) and whether the windows actually open. Unlike home buyer walk-throughs before closing, there are no inspections for renters, so treat any showing as if you're inspecting the unit.
Don't forget these ten questions renters often forget to ask:
- How's your cell phone signal? You don't want to be forced to have all phone conversations while hanging out your window or the one tiny corner where you manage to pick up a signal.
- How big are the rooms, really? Bring a measuring tape. You and the leasing agent or landlord may have different opinions on what room size comfortably fits a queen size bed.
- How's the water pressure? Don't forget to ask the follow up, including is the shower pressure weak? How long does it take for the water to get hot in the morning?
- Is the rental noisy? Be quiet for a minute and listen for ambient noise, such as weird fans, generators, barking dogs, loud trucks, trains or noisy neighbors.
- How is the view? Are there enough windows to provide you with the natural light you want? If the curtains are closed, pull them open to check out the view. You might not want your living room overlooking your neighbor's bathroom.
- Is the air fresh? If you're looking at a high rise or a garden unit, sometimes the windows can't open or open just a bit. Make sure you have enough fresh air.
- How fast is that elevator? If there's an elevator, check the capacity. Is it single shaft or super slow? Are there separate elevators for garbage or taking your pet out?
- What are the amenities? Get the details on amenity offered as part of the rent. For example, some buildings come with public areas or workout facilities. Check the hours before you make the gym a deciding factor in your lease.
- Who handles deliveries to the property? If there's no doorman or superintendent, what will happen to all those UPS or FedEx deliveries that come while you're at work?
- What is the heating situation? Because people often rent during the summer, they neglect to ask about the heat, Lin said. Find out if the heating is individual or shared, such as an uncontrolled radiator, and find out the costs.
And here's a bonus question to ask: If you're renting a single family house instead of an apartment, you should ask who is responsible for maintaining the exterior of the property. Some landlords expect the tenants to mow the lawn and shovel the snow, while others do it themselves so they know the property is being maintained correctly.
These responsibilities should be spelled out in the lease so there's never a question about who is supposed to do what.


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text: Many workers describe e-mail as the bane of their existence. The constant barrage of digital communication interferes with productivity. Mark Hurst, 42, a business consultant and author of the book Bit Literacy: Productivity in the Age of Information and E-Mail Overload, has devised a method he says will change your life by managing your e-mail inbox. Read on to learn more.


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You've seen Adirondack furniture before, whether you realize it or not. Have you ever been to a public park? Have you ever seen or used the furniture there? Most of our modern picnic tables follow the Adirondack design, and with good reason! The modern design is the first benefit, and the second is the convenience. To understand this, we're going to take a look at several different types of Adirondack furniture, all of which makes outstanding additions to any lawn.
You've seen Adirondack furniture before, whether you realize it or not. Have you ever been to a public park? Have you ever seen or used the furniture there? Most of our modern picnic tables follow the Adirondack design, and with good reason! The modern design is the first benefit, and the second is the convenience. To understand this, we're going to take a look at several different types of Adirondack furniture, all of which makes outstanding additions to any lawn.
This style of chair is noticeable and recognizable instantly, featuring a large, flat back comprised of several slats. Additionally, the armrests are wide, and are almost always built from a single plank which may or may not be carved into a noteworthy design. Because these chairs are designed for outdoor use, they are almost always comprised of wood that is resistant to external influences like weather, insects, and rot. In other words, if they are well taken care of, they have the potential to last for years, and at a fraction of the cost you would expect to pay for quality outdoor furniture.
Wooden Adirondack chairs are great, but if you really want to reduce your carbon footprint you can always invest in resin. Not only is resin lighter and made from recycled material, it is far cheaper, and it does not require a lacquer paint. Resin is also far easier to clean, as most issues can be resolved with a bucket of soapy water and a rag. In contrast, when you are dealing with wood, you might have to break out the pressure washer, and no one wants to do that.
Plastic Adirondack chairs, just as with any other outdoor furniture made from resin, are resistant to the vast majority of the elements. This includes rain and humidity, and of course, they have a significant advantage over the typical wood furniture variant. The biggest difference is that resin is not porous in the manner that wood is. As a porous material, wood is highly absorbent, and while this can be fended off with the right finish, nothing is perfect.
Finally, we would like to point out that Adirondack furniture is very easy to store unlike traditional wood and plastic furniture. The design makes both material variants easy to stack, making these chairs perfect for a variety of applications. The most popular, of these perhaps, is as poolside seating implements, as they can be placed in a storage shed at the end of the day with very little effort.
These are in fact the picnic tables that we mentioned above. The design is incredibly simplistic and allows for not only easy storage, but easy cleaning. Once again, these tables are often used in public parks, and they are comprised of a series of slats placed upon a wooden frame. As with the chairs, these tables do not necessarily need to be comprised of typical wood. Composite planks are always an option, as are a plethora of other materials. The most important thing here is the design, and the Adirondack is!
The Chaise lounge has long been a poolside staple, and of course, it is available in the Adirondack style. The most beautiful thing about the Adirondack design concept is that it can support anyone. This support flies in direct contrast to an individual's size, weight, stature, etc. If you look at most Adirondack chairs, you will notice that they are wide backed, and are set upon a frame that does not easily break. In spite of that, they still manage to avoid the typical chair issue of standing out or looking tacky. As a matter of fact, these chairs are great for public areas, such as pools, beaches, and even parks. If you want to take it a step further, you could even add one to your home. The best part, is the multitude of ways in which the Adirondack can be styled. You can obtain them in a number of different colors, from bright, to dark, and of course plain. There is tons of room for customization, and all of these chairs are well suited for outdoor use.
A Brief History of the Adirondack Chair
As we established quite well above, the Adirondack chair can be comprised of many different materials, from the typical wood, to composite, and of course, resin. The design of the chair itself comes from Thomas Lee, who birthed the design while on vacation in the Adirondack Mountains just outside of Westport New York right before the winter of 1903. The chair was originally comprised of eleven flat boards and a straight back. Obviously, wood was the only material available at the time, but as technology has moved forward, the composition of the chair has evolved while the design has remained largely the same.
Unfortunately, as with many inventions, this one was appropriated by a friend of Lee's named Harry Bunnell. Admittedly, Lee was at fault for a good portion of this deception, as he offered his final design to Bunnell for use as a winter income. Bunnell filed patents for the design in 1905, and began manufacturing what he dubbed the 'Westport Chair' for the next twenty years.
No matter the history behind it, one cannot argue the effectiveness of the Adirondack furniture line! This is a perfect addition to any outdoor setting, and there are so many different types to choose from. Now would be a great time to start browsing the website to get some idea of what you're looking at, and make sure that your next chair, table, or lounger is one that you can be proud of. Not only is this a long lasting piece of furniture, it is highly comfortable. Additionally, now that you know the history behind the chair, it's just become one outstanding conversation piece for the next party! Adirondack is the way to go.
Meta Description: Adirondack chairs and tables are available in wide varieties, and they come with their own unique history as well.


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Teacher investigated for inappropriate behavior with student
State police search Moniteau School District teacher's home
A teacher in the Moniteau School District is under investigation for allegedly having inappropriate contact with a student.
The school district said authorities were notified on Tuesday after the district received information about the alleged inappropriate behavior.
The teacher in question has since been suspended with pay while police investigate. He is not being identified publicly because no charges have been filed.
State police in Butler said a search warrant was executed at the teacher's home, but the district attorney wants to review the findings before deciding whether to move forward with any charges.
One search warrant was issued for computers, cellphones, photos and video from the teacher's home, and another warrant was to get records from the phone company, including text messages, GPS and tower information.
The warrant lists three teenage juvenile students with whom police think there may have been inappropriate contact.