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A new study in the Canadian Medical Association Journal found that 9.9 percent of women who were born before 32 weeks of pregnancy had at least one pregnancy complication themselves later in life, like gestational diabetes or high blood pressure.
According to the study's researchers, the reason for the link isn't entirely clear; however, it could be that women born preterm have undiagnosed but related risk factors for complications before they become pregnant, such as an insulin resistance or high blood pressure, reports MSNBC.com.
PLUS: It's Official: I'm at High Risk for Preeclampsia
Researchers controlled for factors such as the mother's year of birth, chronic high blood pressure, kidney disease and type 1 or 2 diabetes, but the results still concluded that the earlier a woman had been born, the greater her chances were of having complications. The study also showed that women who were born small for their gestational age, regardless of having been born preterm or full-term, were also more likely to have pregnancy complications.
PLUS: Can You Prevent Preterm Labor?
Researchers believe that a woman's preterm birth history should now be taken into account throughout prenatal care.
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John Lennon & The Plastic Ono Band Live In Toronto '69 To Get DVD Release In June
John Lennon & The Plastic Ono Band's only recorded concert is coming to Shout! DVD on June 23.
Filmed live on the eve of the release of Abbey Road, this concert features Lennon paying homage to a couple of his heroes with covers of "Blue Suede Shoes," and "Dizzy Miss Lizzy," playing some Beatles ("Yer Blues" and "Money") and the now-classic "Give Peace A Chance." Also included on the disc is an interview with Yoko Ono from 1988.
John Lennon & The Plastic Ono Band Live In Toronto '69 is a rare look at one of the world's most influential popular artists at a pivotal moment in his career. Filmed on the eve of the release of the Abbey Road LP — the last Beatles album to be recorded — this is the only performance ever caught on film of John Lennon & the Plastic Ono Band.
It had been three years since Lennon had performed onstage with The Beatles. Seemingly on a whim, John and wife Yoko Ono hopped on a plane with guitarist Eric Clapton, bassist Klaus Voormann and drummer Alan White to travel to the Toronto Rock 'N' Roll Revival festival showcasing some of Lennon's early musical heroes — among them Bo Diddley, Jerry Lee Lewis, Chuck Berry and Little Richard. As it turned out, Lennon and the newly formed Plastic Ono Band played an equally significant role that night in the history of rock 'n' roll, as it is widely believed this concert foreshadowed the official end of The Beatles.
Captured by Academy Award®–nominated director D.A. Pennebaker (The War Room,Don't Look Back, Monterey Pop), this concert film serves as one of the great historical documents in the career and life of John Lennon.
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Volume 77 / Number 50 - May 14 - 20, 2008
West and East Village, Chelsea, Soho, Noho, Little Italy, Chinatown and Lower East Side, Since 1933
James Nares
A still from 2007s Globe, recorded on HD Video.
Rebellion of the quiet
Retrospective of James Nares, No Waves subtlest filmmaker
May 16-22
Anthology Film Archives
32 Second Ave.
$8 adults, $6 students/seniors
(212-505-5181, anthologyfilmarchives.org)
By Adrienne Urbanski
In the 70s and 80s, as punk music electrified New York, the No Wave movement was invading the film world, transferring the punk philosophy of extremism and experimentation to the celluloid. The raw, uneven aesthetics of both artistic modes gave a voice to those without a budget or formal training, leading filmmakers to put together their own chaotic masterpieces in bedrooms and abandoned buildings, often casting their friends and whomever they could find willing. The term No Wave refers to a rejection of the New Wave movement, a spin-off of the punk movement that many criticized for turning 80s punk into a marketable and profitable franchise.
This month Anthology Film Archives gives a nod to this important era of New Yorks film history by showing a retrospective of films by James Nares, a painter and filmmaker at the forefront of the movement. The worksshort and full-length, some soundless and human-less, others with a full castdisplay the gamut of DIY films possibilities.
Nares relocated to Manhattan from London in 1974, his arrival perfectly timed with the onslaught of the punk scene. His background as a painter is apparent in the tactile focus of his work. In his short films we see a hand push through a cornfield with an audible crunch, a ball rolling over the dirt and grit of Tribecas garbage-strewn streets, and a hand running across the surface of a concrete block, each shot imbuing a sense of texture and touch to the two-dimensional world of film.
Nares also focuses on movement, and the relation of the body to machinery and tools, shooting footage of such imagery as a muscular, lean man slowly tossing a metal rod in slow motion, focusing on the body in motion. Hammers, ramps, and pendulums also play into his exploration of movement. Eventually, Nares moved human subjects into his work, depicting such events as a naked man mulling about nude in bed for days until a strong wind violently blows him away along with all of the belongings collected during his listless existence.
Among the films displayed during Anthologys retrospective is Rome 78, Naress first venture into feature-length, plot-driven film. Despite its large cast in period costumes, the work is never made out to be a serious undertaking, with actors who interject scenes with self-conscious laughter, and deliver seemingly improvised lines with over the top bravado. The work features No Wave darling Lydia Lunch, who, by contrast, makes Courtney Love seem demure. Unlike most of the other notable filmmakers of the era (Nick Zedd, Richard Kern), Nares never sought out the obscene or titillating as a means of breaking down the aesthetics of mainstream film, choosing instead to focus on the small sensory details so often overlooked by the general populace.
With a summer of loud, vapid, special effects-laced blockbusters on the way, theres a definite charm to be found in the quiet simplicity of a Super 8 film made for less than the price of a Starbucks coffee.
Nares will talk about the preservation of his films in a panel discussion on May 20, 6-7 p.m. The evening program on Thursday, May 22 will be followed by a conversation between Nares and writer Luc Sante.
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The constant REQ_PROCEED if the operation succeeded, in which case you should send the data you were preparing to send.
The constant REQ_NOACTION if the operation succeeded but the request method was HEAD, in which case no data should be sent to the client.
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Susie Gonzales spent thousands of dollars outfitting a section of a Remount Road club with video "sweepstakes" machines in hopes of building a lucrative business off the popular pay-to-play games.
But just a month after opening her fledgling Internet cafe beside Caliente Discotheque, Gonzales fears the state is about to run her out of business.
That's because the S.C. House of Representatives approved a bill Wednesday that supporters say clarifies that sweepstakes machines like the ones Gonzales owns represent illegal video gambling.
The measure aims to close loopholes that business owners cite to operate so-called sweepstakes cafes. Another vote would send it to the governor. The Senate passed it in January.
"I'm really, really disappointed," said Gonzales, who also is part-owner of a similar cafe on Ashley Phosphate Road. "Why can't they just let people spend their money the way they want to? Why can't they just regulate it, tax it and let the business grow?"
The S.C. Supreme Court outlawed video poker machines more than a dozen years ago, imploding what was a $2.8 billion-a-year industry at its height.
Some conservative state lawmakers see the current sweepstakes games as nothing more than "video poker 2.0." But until now, they haven't been able to stop the machines from spreading into convenience stores, bars and Internet cafes from the mountains to the coast.
As is now done, players can sit at an assortment of computers and buy Internet access. Most of the screens are hooked directly to games similar to the long- defunct video poker games.
Supporters say a big difference in some of these games is that as a "sweepstakes," the odds of winning any game are pre-determined, and that the outcome is set, no matter what the players do.
Owners, players and other supporters of the machines argue that the games are harmless fun and that the state is being hypocritical in trying to stamp them out while promoting gambling through the S.C. Education Lottery.
"If they are going to shut us down, then they should also stop the scratch-offs, the lottery and bingo, because it's the same exact thing," said Candy Rice, manager of the B&G Sweepstakes on McMillan Avenue.
That sentiment was echoed by several players The Post and Courier spoke with.
Alesia Wright, 29, of North Charleston, said she visits an Internet cafe just about every day, dropping about $100 a week on the games. On Wednesday she spent time in a cafe at a Rivers Avenue shopping center, nibbling chips and sipping soda while playing a slot-style game.
"It's just a way for me to get out of the house," she said. "I lose more than I win."
So why does she come back? "I just enjoy doing it," she said. "It's fun to do."
The House vote came a week after 50 people were arrested in South Carolina and other states as part of an investigation into a Florida-based charity accused of running gambling parlors with computer slot-machine-style games. Investigators said the group's executives gave little to veterans and lavished millions on themselves.
Attorneys for the group said it ran legal sweepstakes, much like contests sponsored by fast-food restaurants or retailers.
Supporters of sweepstakes cafes in South Carolina have used that same argument.
But it appears the tide is turning against them.
The city of Charleston has taken steps to limit where the sweepstakes rooms can operate, while Goose Creek chose to ban them outright.
In October, Charleston County sheriff's deputies raided an Internet cafe in Ladson, confiscating the machines and recovering a stash of money. Charleston County Sheriff Al Cannon said he did so after conferring with the state Attorney General's Office and the State Law Enforcement Division.
This month, Berkeley County Sheriff Wayne DeWitt gave businesses in his jurisdiction two weeks to get rid of any illegal sweepstakes and gaming machines or risk facing prosecution.
His spokesman, Dan Moon, said he had no information Wednesday on when that crackdown will begin.
Gonzales, the Remount Road operator, said some of the Berkeley County cafes already have gone out of business because of the threat.
"I have friends from Berkeley County who lost their jobs because of this," she said. "I had promised to give them jobs, but how can I now? It makes me sad."
Rice, from the McMillan Avenue cafe, said eight workers stand to lose jobs at her establishment if the state outlaws the sweepstakes machines. She said the move also would disappoint her customers, who include state workers, professionals and a retired SLED agent.
"They just come here to unwind and relax," she said. "All we are asking is to stay in business, keep our jobs and keep our customers."
Andrew Knapp and The Associated Press contributed to this report. Reach Glenn Smith at 937-5556 or Twitter.com/glennsmith5.


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It might be a cliche, but sometimes, a picture says more than a thousand words. Over the years, I've often talked about how the technology world is iterative, about how products are virtually always built upon that which came before, about how almost always, multiple people independently arrive at the same products since they work within the same constraints of the current state of technology. This elementary aspect of the technology world, which some would rather forget, has been illustrated very, very well in one of Samsung's legal filings against Apple.
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Thanks - that's kind of you to say. Yes, their ways of using paradox to unpick apparent logic or rather customary thinking, were often quite striking.
I sometimes go to church, sometimes don't, and this person has kind of said it better than I could do as to why that is:
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Riley Cooper making news on field now as top receiver for Eagles
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PHILADELPHIA – Riley Cooper is now sharing plenty of high-fives and hugs with teammates.
Cooper has come a long way since leaving the Philadelphia Eagles for three days after using a racial slur. He's having the best season of his career and has developed into one of the top deep threats in the NFL.
Cooper has five touchdown catches in the past two games and seven overall, including four of more than 30 yards. He's second in the league with an average of 19.8 yards per catch and third with five receptions of at least 40 yards.
"I'm having a blast," Cooper said. "I love football, but it feels so good when you are contributing to the team and winning games."
The Eagles (5-5) have won two in a row and can take sole possession of first place in the NFC East with a victory over Washington (3-6) on Sunday.
When Cooper left the team briefly in training camp after a video that showed him using the N-word surfaced on the Internet, many wondered if he'd stick around long. Not just with the team, but in the NFL.
Cooper seemingly didn't have the pedigree to warrant the headache. A fifth-round pick out of Florida in 2010, Cooper had 46 catches for 679 yards and five TDs in three seasons. He's already topped the touchdown total in 10 games and has 28 receptions for 555 yards.
"I'm playing the same football that I have always played," Cooper said. "I'm getting a little bit more opportunity, which is great, but it starts from the quarterback. When he's spreading the ball out like he is, everyone is going to get touches, everyone is going to get numbers, and everyone is going to get touchdowns."
Cooper, who became the starter after Jeremy Maclin tore an ACL, ranked among the worst starting receivers after five games. He had just eight catches for 83 yards and one TD. But since Nick Foles replaced an injured Michael Vick at quarterback, Cooper has thrived. He has 20 receptions for 472 yards and six TDs in the last five games, including three 100-yard performances.
"He has great poise," Cooper said of Foles. "He's going to sit in the pocket and kind of dissect the defense. He trusts in his guys. If it's man-to-man coverage or something, he's going to throw it up to you."
After tying the NFL record with seven TD passes in a 49-20 win at Oakland, Foles threw three more in a 27-13 victory at Green Bay last week. He clearly has a certain chemistry with Cooper, though he distributes the ball well. DeSean Jackson leads the Eagles with 54 catches for 903 yards and also has seven TDs.
"I believe in Riley, and he's getting an opportunity," Foles said. "Just so happens that when I'm reading out plays that he's getting open and he's making plays.
"He's a big physical receiver, and I love the fact that he's a receiver that does a great job blocking."
Who would've thought Cooper would be getting such high praise just a few months ago?
Several teammates were bothered by Cooper's remark to a security guard at a Kenny Chesney concert. Cary Williams even traded punches with Cooper during a practice scuffle that both players insisted had nothing to do with the incident.
"I don't think the issue will ever go away because I think we all have valuable lessons that we can learn from it," coach Chip Kelly said. "Riley, obviously, because he was at the forefront of it, but I also think the guys understanding what he was about and what he was like as a human being in the locker room."
There are no signs of lingering animosity in the locker room or on the field. Cooper is one of the guys, and he's playing at higher level than anyone could've expected.
"Riley's doing everything he needs to do to really just be in a position," Jackson said. "Early in the season he just really wasn't getting as many opportunities."
NOTES: LB Mychal Kendricks (knee), LB Jake Knott (hamstring), T Jason Peters (quadriceps, pectoral) and S Earl Wolff (knee) didn't practice Wednesday. Vick (hamstring), TE Brent Celek (hip) and CB Bradley Fletcher (pectoral) were limited.
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WORCESTER, Mass. – The MIT field hockey team opened New England Women's and Men's Athletic Conference (NEWMAC) play on Saturday afternoon at Clark University, falling to the host Cougars, 4-1. The loss was the second on the year for the Engineers, who are now 6-2 overall. Clark improves to 5-1 after winnings its league opener.
Meghan Lennon (Charlton, Mass.) put the Cougars ahead early, finding the back of the net just over six minutes into the game. Mel Melkonian (Worcester, Mass.) then added the first of her three tallies to put Clark on top 2-0 with less than 10 minutes gone by.
Maddy Wharton (Swarthmore, Pa.) cut the deficit in half midway through the first stanza with an assist from Elizabeth Dethy (Morristown, N.J.). Melkonian would put Clark back ahead by two shortly after to negate Wharton's tally.
Casey Landry (Peabody, Mass.) made six saves but allowed four goals in net for the Engineers while seeing over 55 minutes of action. MIT had advantages in both shots (17-10) and corners (16-2) but were unable to capitalize beyond Wharton's lone marker.
Tech will take a brief foray back into non-conference play on Wednesday, September 21 with a trip to Nichols College, site of the Engineers' 2009 NCAA tournament opening round win. MIT and the host Bison will square off at 7:00 p.m. Clark will take on Western New England University on Thursday at 7:00 p.m.


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Sens snap skid in win over Flyers
Philadelphia, PA – Colin Greening scored the game-winner late in the third period to help the Ottawa Senators snap a five-game skid with a 3-1 victory over the Philadelphia Flyers on Thursday at Wells Fargo Center.
Zack Smith and Daniel Alfredsson each scored once, while Robin Lehner posted 24 saves for the Senators, who have 46 points on the season.
"It's something we almost felt was coming because I think that we've been playing pretty good the last few games and we stuck with it tonight," Alfredsson said. "It's two really important points for us."
With the victory, Ottawa kept pace with the New York Islanders, who defeated Boston on Thursday, and are in the sixth spot in the Eastern Conference.
Claude Giroux scored the lone Philadelphia goal and Ilya Bryzgalov stopped 31 shots for the Flyers, who have lost three straight to fall seven points back of the New York Rangers for the final playoff spot in the East with eight games remaining.
"All losses are tough," Philadelphia coach Peter Laviolette said. "We are in the business of winning hockey games. Not getting that done is frustrating."
With the game locked at 1-1 late in the third, Giroux caught Mike Zibanejad with a high stick and drew blood, resulting in a four-minute double minor against the Philadelphia captain at the 13:53 mark.
"I tried to lift his stick and he moved his stick and it hit him in the face," Giroux recalled. "Stuff like that, it's gonna happen. Obviously it's not good timing but stuff like that's going to happen."
Ottawa quickly capitalized on the ensuing man-advantage, as Patrick Wiercioch's long pass sprang Greening down the right wing before the Ottawa winger skated into the right circle and rifled a wrister that beat Bryzgalov high to the short-side to make it 2-1 at the 14:24 mark.
Philadelphia applied pressure in the closing minutes after Bryzgalov headed to the bench in favor of an extra attacker, but Lehner kept the Flyers from finding the equalizer before Alfredsson potted an empty-netter with seven seconds left to account for the final margin.
The Senators struck first just over three minutes in when a bad line change from the Flyers allowed Smith to spring free on a breakaway and the Ottawa center beat Bryzgalov with a backhand to make it 1-0 at the 3:20 mark.
A roughing penalty against Jay Rosehill at the 10:22 mark gave Ottawa a prime opportunity to double its lead, but it was the Flyers who broke through while shorthanded, as Simon Gagne recovered his own pass in the slot and threw a quick turnaround on net that Giroux re-directed past Lehner to knot the game at the 11:44 mark.
Game Notes
Ottawa improved to 7-11-3 on the road while the Flyers fell to 12-6-2 at home ... The Flyers beat the Senators 2-1 on March 2 in their only other meeting this season ... Ottawa went 1-for-6 on the power play, while the Flyers failed on both of their opportunities with the man advantage.


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Kyra Phillips and John Roberts are about to become parents — times two.
The CNN news anchors are "very excited" to announce that they're expecting twins next spring, they tell PEOPLE exclusively.
CNN Newsroom's Phillips, 42, and Roberts, 53, a co-anchor on American Morning, were engaged in April.
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Harry C. 'Buddy' Melges, Jr.
Harry C. 'Buddy' Melges, Jr. is considered to be the greatest sailor in the sport of sailing. A native of Lake Geneva, Wisconsin, he is married to Gloria, has one daughter, Laura, and two sons, Harry and Hans.
The son of Melges Boat Works' founder Harry Sr., Buddy is an internationally known and very well respected yachtsman. But perhaps he's most recognized for his America's Cup accomplishments. Among the 1987 America's Cup Challengers, he represented the Chicago Yacht Club at the helm of Heart of America. He raced against Dennis Conner, sailing Stars & Stripes. Unfortunately, Buddy did not win. In the end, Conner described Buddy as "one of the great sailors in the world."
In 1992, Buddy Melges captured the America's Cup on America3 alongside Bill Koch. Their campaign symbolized the last successful defense of the Cup by an American team.
From an early age, Buddy grew up being involved in the family boat-building business. Over time, he established an impressive collection of championship titles and Olympic medals. During the 1964 Olympics, Buddy won a bronze medal in the Flying Dutchman Class. In 1968, at the Pan Am Games, he won a gold medal, again in the Flying Dutchman. In 1972, he won a gold medal in The Soling in Kiel, Germany — the Soling's official debut in Olympic competition. He is the only sailor to have won an Olympic Bronze Medal, a Gold Medal and to hold an America's Cup title.
In the years that followed, Buddy won more then 60 major national and international sailing championships. They include the Star World Championship in 1978 and 1979, 5.5 Meter Worlds in 1967, 1973 and 1983; International 50 Foot World Cup in 1989 on Carat VII, Maxi World Championship in 1991 on Matador2, the National E Scows in 1965, 1969, 1978, 1979 and 1983, and the I.L.Y.A. A Scow Championship in 1981, 1986 and 1987. Buddy also won the International Skeeter Ice Boat Championship a record seven times — 1955, 1957, 1970, 1972, 1974, 1980 and 2001.
Buddy's list of sailing achievements doesn't stop there. In addition to winning a number of other prestigious international trophies, he was named Yachtsman of the Year in 1961, 1972 & 1983 and One Design Sailor of the Year in 1978 & 1979.
Other achievements include:
- 1961, 1972 and 1978: Martini Rossi Trophy
- 1972: King of Spain Trophy
- 1973: Hereshoff Trophy
- 1987: W. Van Alan Clark Trophy 'Sportsman of the Year'
- 1990: Shamrock vs. Endeavor (Return of the J's) 1st
- 1991: Columbus Cup
- 1992: America's Cup, America3, Winning Helmsman
A member of the Lake Geneva Yacht Club, Chicago Yacht Club, Columbia Yacht Club, Milwaukee Yacht Club, Texas Corinthian Yacht Club and Little Traverse Bay Yacht Club, Buddy is fun-retired and spends a good deal of time lecturing and teaching at clinics around the world. An avid outdoorsman, environmentalist and conservationist, he also serves the Delta Waterfowl Foundation (formerly the N.A. Wildlife Foundation) as Chairman of its Delta Marsh Rehabilitation Committee.


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Interesting? necesitaba un nuevo diseño de logotipo y lanzó un concurso de diseño en 99designs.
Un ganador ha sido elegido entre 261 diseños de 85 diseñadores freelance.
Code Orange is a hip new software development outfit in need of visually arresting logo.
Desired Color Scheme:
We like black, white, orange, and any colors that might make an interesting contrast with orange.
Desired Style:
Modern, Sleek, Technological, Hip, Memorable
Accepted File Formats:
Vector Formats (.eps, .pdf or .ai); Layered Formats (.psd or .tiff)
Code Orange is a hip new software development outfit.
We need a visually stunning logo for our business. We're building a cutting edge piece of software and we want users to feel that way the moment they see our brand. Â
When thinking about your design, consider the logos of small software shops in the Apple community -- we often, but not always, admire their "look and feel." We also like the work done by outfits like Capacitor Design Network and Identikal.
The notion of "orange" should fit somewhere in our logo, though we don't want to imply that the logo must be the color orange throughout. There are many clever ways to hint at orange without using the color everywhere (or even anywhere, potentially!)Â
We also think the logo might have some clever touches of "technology" -- pixelation, interesting fonts, etc. This is not a hard requirement and the winning design might end up deviating significantly from this one.
We're okay with how you want to place the words "code" and "orange" in the logo. Place them separately, or all as one word ("codeorange"); use all lower, all upper-case, or something in between.
One final thing to think about is if the design has an icon associated with it, that might be a plus. If the icon is right, we may use it as the software icon when we ship our first product.
It's up to you -- we're excited to see what you come up with!
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City of Lincoln
Mayor's Office
2009 Media Releases
Mayor Chris Beutler today announced that his budget proposal for 2009-2010 will include funding to keep branch libraries and neighborhood pools open. He was joined for the announcement at South Branch Library by Sheridan Elementary student Grace Doll and her friends who protested the closing of the library earlier this year.
"As we celebrate Independence Day, it's important to point out that what these girls did is part of a great American tradition that dates back to our nation's earliest days - when we don't agree with our government, we protest," Mayor Beutler said. "In this age of video games, Grace and her friends reminded this community that reading still matters in their lives. They reminded Lincoln that libraries are the heart and soul of our neighborhoods and communities."
The South and Bethany branch libraries as well as the Ballard, Belmont, Irvingdale and Arnold Heights pools were considered for funding cuts. The Mayor's proposed budget includes $392,730 to keep the two libraries open and $178,753 to keep the pools open.
"No one wanted the libraries or pools to close," Beutler said. "But we are simply not generating enough revenue growth to keep pace with the increased costs of providing services."
Beutler thanked City Council members who worked with him to find the revenue needed to maintain the services. "They share my belief that a great city is more than roads and sewers, more than police and fire," he said. "While those services are extremely important, they do not create community bonds or lift the spirit the way a neighborhood library or pool can."
The Mayor will present his budget to the City Council at 10 a.m. Monday, July 6. The presentation will be carried live on 5 CITY-TV, government access cable channel 5. The City Council votes on tentative changes to the Mayor's budget in July. The public hearing on the budget is scheduled for August 10.


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Written by Martin Richard
This huge rock is in the Willamette Valley in Oregon. It is different from all the other rocks around it.
How did it get there? Where did it come from?
Here is one clue: it has parallel scratch marks on it! Those scratch marks are found on rocks that have been dragged by glaciers. (We wrote about that right here.)
So we are very sure that this rock was scratched when it was dragged by a glacier.
What else do we know about this rock?
Scientists have taken pieces of this rock and analyzed the minerals. The minerals are the same as rocks from northwest Montana. That's over 500 miles away!
So we have good evidence that this rock came from northwest Montana and that a glacier dragged it around.
Were there glaciers in northwest Montana?
Yes, at the end of the last ice age, northwestern Montana was partially covered by glaciers. But this rock is in the Willamette Valley of Oregon! The glacier was not 500 miles long.
But there is a way that a piece of a glacier could have gotten to Oregon. It could have floated there, as an iceberg!
Floated on what?
There is no ocean between Montana and Oregon. There is a river though. Well, not one river, but a system of rivers, which flow from Montana all the way to the ocean. Those rivers flow into the Columbia River, and this rock is near the Willamette River which flows into the Columbia.
Could an iceberg from a Montana glacier have made it all the way to Oregon?
There is a lot off evidence that there was a huge lake in northwestern Montana at the end of the last ice age. A huge glacier from Canada made an ice dam on the Clark Fork River. The lake that formed behind the dam is called Glacial Lake Missoula. It was more than a thousand feet deep at the dam, and it was huge. Glacial Lake Missoula covered almost 3,000 square miles, and held more water than Lake Erie and Lake Ontario combined!
(Actually, the glacier dammed the river several times. But the first lake that formed seems to have been the deepest and the biggest, and we are going to talk about that one.)
When that first ice dam broke, all that water behind it burst out in a huge wall. In some places, the wall of water was more than 500 feet high!! There is evidence that the water moved through the narrow valleys at almost 60 miles an hour!
We can tell how deep the water was, because it stripped off the soil of the valley walls, stripped it right down to the rock. Multiply the height of the valley by the width and multiply that by the speed of the flow and you get the volume of flow per hour: 9 cubic MILES of water per hour.
Let's try to imagine 9 cubic miles of water. The next time you go outside, look to the east, where the sun comes up. Look at something you think is two miles away, and imagine a line going there. Now look to your right, to the south. Look at something in that direction that is two miles away. Imagine that line. Those two lines make a square two miles on a side. It has an area of 2 x 2 = 4 square miles.
Now look straight up and try to imagine a line two miles high. You are now standing at the corner of an imaginary cube, 2 miles on each side. Your cube has a volume of 2 x 2 x 2 = 8 cubic miles.
Now fill that cube with water.
Make the sides just a bit longer, to just under two and a tenth miles (2.08, actually), and you have 9 cubic miles of water.
That's how much water flowed at the peak of the flood from Glacial Lake Missoula. In an hour!
How does that compare to other rivers?
The Amazon has the largest flow of any river in the world: about one hundredth of a cubic mile per hour. So the flow of the Glacial Lake Missoula Flood was 900 times bigger!
Try to imagine 900 Amazons in one flood!
A cube of water one yard on each side weighs just about 1,700 pounds, just under a ton. Imagine the weight of YOUR cube of water, two MILES on each side. Imagine the force and the power of that water as it raged through the canyons at 60 miles an hour, with giant whirlpools breaking and stripping the rock itself. Imagine the roar of the water, the crashing of great boulders slamming into each other and into the valley walls.
That would make a great movie!
But let's get back to our rock.
The rock has parallel scratch marks. That tells us it was once in a glacier. The minerals of the rock tell us it came from northwest Montana. Other evidence tells us there was once a huge lake in behind an ice dam in northern Montana. That lake had glaciers on its shores, which means there were icebergs on the lake.
When the ice dam broke, it unleashed a gigantic, humongous, terrifying, titanic, stupendous, colossal, awesome monster of a flood, which ripped apart and re-arranged the land as it raged to the sea, carrying icebergs which carried rocks and carried this rock 500 miles.
What a trip this rock has taken, what a tale this rock could tell!
Oh wait. It IS telling us.
All we have to do is pay attention, collect the facts, and imagine the story that explains the facts. When we do that, this rock tells us a great story: of the humungous floods from Glacial Lake Missoula.
You want to learn more about the story of Glacial Lake Missoula and the Humungous Flood? You could start here, and explore the links.


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In our earlier article, we have predicted how ICS was going to be a better choice when compared to iOS5, and boy, we were so right. Google and Samsung, at their mega event in Hong Kong, recently unveiled the highly coveted Samsung Galaxy Nexus. Successor to the popular Nexus S, this phone comes packed with a huge amount of new features that definitely give the iPhone 4S a good run for its money. Galaxy Nexus is also the first device that will run Google's new mobile operating system, that is Android 4.0 a.k.a Ice Cream Sandwich (ICS). Featuring a completely redesigned interface, this latest offering from the big G brings a smile across all Androiders' faces as the open source operating system will theoretically run across all 2.3 devices.
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Coming to the contentious issue of screen size, recently, there has been a lot of criticism about bigger displays, especially since many Apple fanboys have pointed out that iPhones have smaller screen size in order to let the thumb move easily over the whole screen. An almost-viral post showed Galaxy S2 and iPhone side by side tacitly making the point that it's impossible to have bigger displays without compensating on usability. During the presentation, Google countered the point by showing how Galaxy Nexus has a thinner bezel, due to which it can afford to have a bigger screen. This also quashed all apprehensions users had about Samsung's design flaws showing up in Galaxy Nexus. So, when it comes to design, there's no doubt that the Galaxy Nexus overpowers the iPhone.
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2. New Browser: The browser now lets you sync your bookmarks with Chrome and save articles for offline reading. Also, text will be much sharper this time thanks to the new Robot font.
3. Better App Management: Apps can be now be organized into folders by dragging them on top of each other.
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5. Updated Core Apps: Core apps like Gmail and Google Calendar have vastly been improved to make them more easy to use. This will definitely please all the Gmail users around.
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A Sticky Situation
Candy-maker Ferrara Pan searches for a conveyor to keep even
Kids young and old have enjoyed candy from Ferrara Pan for nearly a century, including the Chicago-based manufacturer's famous Gummie Bears and Worms.
Consumers with a sweet tooth don't care how Ferrara Pan makes the candy or gets it into individual bags, but for company packaging director Phil Tencate, transporting and packaging 470,000 pounds of candy a day presents challenges.
These challenges, according to Tencate, are as varied as the products Ferrara Pan produces. "Whether we're running a sticky product like a Gummie Worm or a firm product like a Lemonhead, we need equipment that can respond. There are so many variables involved."
Tencate needed to find a conveying solution flexible enough to move a wide variety of product. "The systems I had in place functioned, but not very well. I needed to move difficult product at a good rate of speed. After talking to some of my colleagues, I knew there had to be something better out there."
Tencate invested a good amount of time searching for a better solution, eventually visiting manufacturers of other sticky products, such as Sargento Cheese, to see how they handled their products. He also considered a potato chip conveyor, but found that even though it handled product gently, it couldn't move difficult products at the required speed.
A custom solution
Finally, a colleague recommended Key Technology, whose Iso-Flo Vibratory Conveyors are designed to handle difficult products like sticky gummy bears. Iso-Flo is known for producing less vibration than other mechanical conveying methods, and for providing installation flexibility.
Tencate sent Key some of his most difficult product for testing and discovered that Iso-Flo could move it at the required speed. In fact, because the conveyors are designed to handle a worst-case scenario, more stable products moved too quickly. As such, staff members from Key worked with Ferrara Pan to make the necessary adjustments. "We did some re-engineering," Tencate explains.
Ferrara Pan installed the Iso-Flo Distribution System in its packaging area over a year ago. The line is now automated to control product flow, so that when a cross-feeder conveyor above a scale has no product, it automatically signals the main feeder to send product to it. When a scale is empty, it signals a cross-feeder to supply product.
The Iso-Flo cross-feeder delivers product to the scale in a single layer, essentially metering the amount of candy being fed to the scales. "If we're running 100 bags of 1-oz. pouches per minute, we can't discharge a wall of product to the scale," notes Tencate. "It would overcharge it. The Iso-Flo delivers small amounts of product so we can control how much is going to the bagger."
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Candolim: Actress Geneila D`Souza, who got married to long-time beau Riteish Deshmukh earlier this year, turned into a "bride" again for designer Neeta Lulla at the ongoing India Resort Fashion Week (IRFW).
The four-day fashion extravaganza started here Wednesday.
This was Geneila`s first ramp show dressed as a bride after getting married to Riteish Feb 3.
She looked as vivacious as ever in a pastel colour lehanga-choli and minimal make-up.
"Actually this is my second ramp show after marriage but yet it`s first time in bridal wear," the 25-year-old actress told IANS.
The designer chose to showcase a collection that was a mix of lehangas, saris and anarkalis in bright as well as nude shades.
Genelia said she personally loves the designs of Lulla but she is not just a brand person.
"I don`t think I am only the brand person. I love everything if that`s different. I love funky and cool stuffs that are available on road-side shops to high fashion stuff. Also my poison is shoes and I have many pairs."
She said she is also excited to make her comeback in Bollywood after a short break.
"I am reading scripts; let`s hope that something will work out soon. I have been on a well-deserved break as I have been working non-stop for last 10 years so this came at the right time. I will only sign my next film if I feel excited about it," she said.


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Reported by Associated Press (Mooresville, NC)
NASCAR's most popular driver is going to work with NASCAR's most successful team.
Dale Earnhardt Junior says he'll be joining Hendrick Motorsports next year, moving him one step closer toward the championship that has eluded him while driving for his late father's company.
Earnhardt announced a month ago that he would be leaving D-E-I at the end of the year. His criteria for a new team included finding a place he could win championships, and Hendrick is the perfect fit. It's an organization that has won six of the last 12 championships and has ten wins through 14 points races this season.
Hendrick has the maximum four drivers on its Nextel Cup roster right now but will part ways with Kyle Bush at the end of the current campaign to open up a seat for Earnhardt.


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Mayor Bloomberg Breaks Ground on $50 Million in Infrastructure Improvements at Willets Point, Laying Groundwork For Future Development And Creation of Thousands of Jobs
Mayor Michael R. Bloomberg today broke ground on the initial phase of critical infrastructure work at Willets Point in Queens, including construction of a sanitary sewer main and reconstruction of a storm sewer and outfall. These improvements, which constitute a $50 million investment, support the historic redevelopment of Willets Point, which has always lacked this basic infrastructure, and will allow for the creation of a vibrant new mixed-use neighborhood in Queens. The work also represents a major first step in the environmental remediation of the long-contaminated site. Mayor Bloomberg was joined by New York City Economic Development President Seth W. Pinsky, New York City Department of Environmental Protection Deputy Commissioner Kathryn Garcia, Council Member Julissa Ferreras, Queens Borough President Helen Marshall, State Senator Toby Ann Stavisky and Council Member Karen Koslowitz.
"This major investment in infrastructure will create jobs, catalyze private sector investment, and lay the groundwork for New York City's next great neighborhood," said Mayor Bloomberg. "These investments mark the first physical steps – after years of planning and working together with local leaders – in reimagining Willets Point as a vibrant commercial and residential community."
"Willets Point is poised to be one of the most vibrant neighborhoods in all of New York City thanks to its proximity to rapidly-growing Flushing and its outstanding transportation access," Deputy Mayor for Economic Development Robert K. Steel said. "The City's infrastructure investment will pave the way for significant private sector investment and job creation."
"The offsite infrastructure work at Willets Point is a critical component of the Bloomberg Administration's ambitious plan to turn this neighborhood from a contaminated area lacking in basic infrastructure into a model, mixed-use community," said New York City Economic Development Corporation President Seth W. Pinsky. "With this step, we are yet another step closer to turning this plan into reality – a dream shared by City leaders and residents for decades. By cleaning the environment and creating jobs, services and housing for the people of Queens, this project represents a real win for everyone."
"The redevelopment of Willets Point is a signature achievement of this administration," said Environmental Protection Commissioner Carter Strickland. "With our commitment to upgrade the underground water and sewer infrastructure, DEP is yet again helping lay the foundation for New York City to develop and thrive for the next generation."
The benefits of this important infrastructure will include increased sewer capacity of the Willets Point area, improved water quality by treatment of sanitary flows through conveyance to a treatment plant, and the furtherance of the City's efforts to redevelop the area. The project supports PlaNYC's goal of improving the quality of the City's waterways and its guidance to pursue upgrades to sewer infrastructure by optimizing the existing sewer system and expanding the sewer network.
Infrastructure work is expected to cost approximately $50 million, provide over 350 construction or construction-related jobs, and both sewers will be completed in 2013. The construction will primarily occur between the months of October through March to prevent any impacts during the baseball season at the adjacent Citi Field. The City, in coordination with its construction manager for Willets Point chosen through a public procurement process, Hunter Roberts Construction Group, has selected Cruz Contractors, LLC to perform the necessary infrastructure upgrades.
"The development of Willets Point and the benefits that it will provide for the entire city cannot become realities without a multimillion dollar investment in infrastructure improvements that have been needed for many years. Expanding the city's sewer network and increasing storm water drainage in the area will address longstanding issues and put new development on a firm foundation for the future," said Queens Borough President Helen Marshall.
"Today, we are one step closer to seeing the New Willets Point. This off-site infrastructure work is important in preparing the areas sewer and drainage system in order to meet the future demands as Willets Point is redeveloped. The Willets Point project is important to my district as it will create new and permanent jobs, affordable housing and retail space," said Council Member Julissa Ferreras.
"Today's groundbreaking is an important milestone on the path to transforming Willets Points into a vibrant community in Queens," said Congressman Joe Crowley. "Not only will the Willets Point redevelopment project open the door to new jobs and additional tax revenues, it will also create a new destination point for Queens families, New Yorkers, and visitors. This project is an investment in the future of Queens."
"For years, Willets Point has suffered from not so "benign neglect," with flooding a constant problem," State Senator Toby Ann Stavisky. "This sewer redevelopment project will help clean up the environment, provide essential infrastructure and most importantly help create local jobs."
"Today marks a critical milestone in the redevelopment of Willets Point: We are literally laying the foundation for a better future for the neighborhood," said Marcia Bystryn, president of the New York League of Conservation Voters. "Willets Point is a great example of the kind of sustainable, transit-oriented development that New York City needs, and this new infrastructure will directly benefit the local environment by reducing sewage pollution that enters Flushing Creek and Flushing Bay. For too long, these waterways have been simply forgotten and written off as dangerous and unhealthy. That changes today, and I'd like to thank Mayor Bloomberg and our many local officials for making important progress."
"At a time when new construction has been slowed by the economy, today's announcement is great news for the hard-working men and women across the five boroughs," said Gary LaBarbera, President of the Building and Construction Trades Council. "This infrastructure project will not only create more than 350 well-paying construction-related jobs, but it will lead directly to the redevelopment of the entire 62-acre Willets Point site and many more thousands of construction jobs. I would like to thank Mayor Bloomberg for his commitment to infrastructure and job creation – particularly good union jobs - and for his vision for the future of New York."
"Willets Point shows what can be achieved when the real estate industry, labor and government work together in a responsible and equitable way on our city's development projects," said Mike Fishman, President of 32BJ SEIU. "It is win-win model for our city that is good for business, our economy and for creating the good jobs New Yorkers need."
In collaboration with the community and local elected officials and approved by the City Council 42-2, the City has created a mixed-use plan that was already reviewed for environmental impacts. The New York City Economic Development Corporation recently received a number of strong responses to the Request for Proposals for development of the first phase of the Willets Point district. This initial 12.7 acre area, the result of a major community-driven planning effort for the whole site, will become a mixed-use, sustainable community and regional destination. The plan for Phase 1 includes up to 680,000 square feet of retail, up to 400 units of housing 35 percent of which will be affordable, a hotel, two acres of open space, and parking. The build-out of this phase, adjacent to Citi Field, is expected to create 1,800 permanent jobs and 4,600 construction-related jobs. The developer proposals are currently being reviewed and a developer is expected to be selected in early 2012, with construction beginning in late 2013. The responses also included a concept plan for the entire 62-acre district which will create about 18,000 construction jobs and 5,000 permanent jobs.
The City has made considerable progress in acquiring property through negotiated settlements– the City has control or agreements to acquire nearly 90 percent of the land in the Phase 1 area, with only nine private property owners remaining. The City is committed to providing relocation assistance to businesses, with relocation of businesses in the Phase 1 area expected to take place in the second half of 2012. The City continues to negotiate property acquisitions with willing owners in Phase I. The City's Department of Housing Preservation and Development has also issued its Determination and Findings as required by the Eminent Domain Procedure Law, which will allow for condemnation of property if necessary. Workforce training to employees is a key component to the advancement of the area's workers and the Worker Assistance Program, administered by LaGuardia Community College, has had over 500 participants enrolled since its inception.
The Willets Point Development Plan is a historic redevelopment effort that will transform an area previous generations have sought to change and improve. The Plan will clean up the environment and help improve the quality of nearby waterways. It will link this district in one of the most vibrant parts of Queens to basic infrastructure and establish a major new mixed-income neighborhood and commercial destination that will create jobs and recapture billions in spending now lost to the suburbs.
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The mysterious civilizations of Lemuria and Atlantis become reality as Shirley Andrews, the author of Atlantis: Insights From a Lost Civilization combines details from scholars, scientists and the respected psychic Edgar Cayce. Her sober portrayal of disturbing parallels between the spiritual decay of Atlantis and our modern world, and her reasonable explanations for the vivid dreams and past life memories recounted by numerous people about life on the lost lands enhance this fascinating book.
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Shirley Andrews (Massachusetts) has had a passionate life-long interest in prehistory, and has conducted research both in the U.S. and at the British Museum Library in London. Her investigations have led her to ancient monasteries high in the Himalayas, the Azores, the Andes, Central America, and the Tio Bustillo cave in Spain. She has appeared on numerous radio programs and gives popular lectures on Atlantis. She is also the author of Atlantis: Insights from a Lost Civilization.
The Motherland of Mu
Widespread myths and legends, the most ancient texts in the Far East, writings on stone in Central America, and esoteric sources (inner secret knowledge of the initiated) all describe a land of considerable size that was once above the surface in the Pacific Ocean. During its long history, this missing country has acquired a variety of names: sacred Tibetan texts remember it as "Ra-Mu"; inscriptions on the American continents refer to it as the "lost Motherland of Mu"; and Edgar Cayce, who had access to the Akashic Records, names it "Muri" or "Lemuria." "Lemuria" may have originated from the word lemures, which the Romans used to describe the spirits of their dead ancestors who walked by night.
"Lemuria" also stems from the nineteenth century, when scientists unexpectedly found small nocturnal animals called lemurs living on Madagascar and New Guinea. They believed the original home of these monkey-like mammals was 250 miles away in Africa, and there was no obvious explanation of how they had traveled so far. The missing land was named "Lemuria" in honor of the lemurs. Today the ancient sunken country in the Pacific Ocean is a place with two names; "Lemuria" and "Mu" are used interchangeably.
During the hundreds of centuries of its existence, the Motherland of Mu, like everywhere else on the fragile surface of our planet, changed in size and shape. Between 50,000 B.C. and10,000 B.C, when an immense amount of water from the oceans was incorporated in the snow and ice of the glaciers, sea levels were hundreds of feet lower. Islands everywhere were much bigger and ocean waters ceased to cover the fertile continental shelves. Scholar Egerton Sykes (see appendix II) believes that during this time various separate cultures lived on the large masses of land in the Pacific. They formed a kingdom that was linked by the sea, and communicated freely with each other in their sophisticated ships that held as many as 500 people. Reading the ocean currents and studying the constellations, these earliest navigators of the vast oceans skillfully took advantage of prevailing winds to travel wherever they wished to go.
Col. James Churchward first learned about Mu from records on sacred Naacal tablets in India. (The biography of Col. James Churchward in appendix II will help to confirm that Mu is not just a legend-it was a real place.) After many years of searching in Asia and Central America for further information about the lost country, Churchward believed that, until 10,000 B.C., the largest remaining island of the Motherland of Mu lay in the southeastern Pacific on a broad area of uplifted sea-floor. It extended southeast from Hawaii to Easter Island, with its center somewhat south of the equator. Narrow channels of ocean divided the land into three sections.
To the west, Lemuria's several thousand square miles included the Society, Cook, Austral, Tuamotu, and Marqueses islands, all of which are relatively close together, south of Hawaii and south of the equator. Discoveries of coal and a long history of floral growth on the island of Rapa, one of the Austral Islands, suggest that this portion of the Pacific Ocean was once above the surface. The western section of the large island of Lemuria gradually sank and, as ocean waters threatened their homes and temples, people moved to the higher, safer ground of Sumatra, Java, Borneo, New Guinea, and Australia.
Churchward determined that four major cataclysms, in 800,000 B.C. , 200,000 B.C., 80,000 B.C., and 10,000 B.C., were the culprits responsible for nature's tearing the beautiful land in the Pacific Ocean to pieces. Numerous volcanic islands and coral atolls, which endure where Lemuria once stood, confirm the instability of the region. The tiny animals that produce coral only survive in 150 feet or less of water. Since remains of coral are found at depths of 1,800 feet in the Pacific, it indicates that the land that is now 1,800 feet deep was once shallow water, close to the surface.
The instability of the ocean floor in the southeast Pacific constantly subjected the Lemurians to the problems of unexpected earthquakes and volcanic eruptions. As an illustration of the instability, sailors traveling in that vicinity sometimes report islands that are not on maps but, before long, the greedy ocean devours them and they are never seen again. In 1836 the island of Tuanaki, south of the Cook Islands, suddenly disappeared with all but one of its inhabitants, who was luckily visiting a nearby island at the time of the surprising disaster.
Gently rolling hills and tumbling rivers that circled through the land characterized the countryside of early Lemuria. The vaporous steam rising from the abundant, bubbling hot springs gave a surreal, misty impression to the landscape. Gradually, the environment changed as sections of our planet's crust shifted and pushed against each other and forced mountains up from the depths of the Earth. Lemuria became a more hilly country. Some of the islands in the Pacific today are the rocky summits of its mountains.
The Ring of Fire, a chain of active volcanoes that surrounds a large section of the Pacific Ocean, demonstrates the presence of the frightening hot molten lava that was never far beneath the surface in Lemuria. A theory proposes that El Niño and La Niña, weather patterns that occur every four to twelve years, originate in this troubled area. When portions of the Earth's crust expand and contract, it increases or decreases the amount of volcanic activity in the Ring of Fire. As hot lava from deep inside the planet shoots out, it changes the temperature of the ocean water. When the water grows warmer, it produces El Niño. A decrease in ocean temperature induces La Niña.
The lush tropical vegetation of giant ferns and evergreens that covered most of Mu made it a country of unsurpassed beauty. Sacred lotus flowers, one of the first flowers to appear on our planet, glistened like jewels along the shores of its shallow lakes. Coconut palms lined the rivers and fringed the ocean beaches. Just as plant life flourished in the warm climate, so insects grew to an enormous size. Fossilized specimens from islands in the Pacific reveal that in the tropical climate of Mu, roaches were four to five inches long, and two-inch ants with large wings were capable of flying long distances.
Archaeologist Stacy-Judd reports that the natives of Easter Island (Rapa Nui) have said that they are living on the peak of a holy mountain of Mu. They believe Easter Island, which is formed from three extinct volcanoes, is the only portion of their motherland that the sea has not covered. Located 2,300 miles from the coast of Chile, the mysterious island has some of the most impressive structures in the Pacific. Enormous monuments to the dead in the form of huge burial platforms line its thirty-six miles of coastline. The carefully shaped stones of the four- or five-hundred-feet- long platforms weigh two to twenty tons apiece and were put together without mortar in polygonal fashion.
Gigantic statues of human figures without legs that once topped some of these platforms, and others that now lie on the ground, are a tribute to the skills of these long-ago sculptors. At one time, 624 of these huge statues faced the sea, and unfinished ones lay in the quarry of volcanic rock from which they were carved. It is impossible to explain how some of the stone sculptures, which are ten to forty feet tall and range from fifteen to thirty-five tons, were moved to their current locations on steep hillsides, high above the ocean. The local people say these statues walked up, gaining their strength from mental powers. Many of the figures are unfinished, which indicates that a severe cataclysm interrupted the builders of this tremendous undertaking.
Colossal platforms and statues of legless men are not the only mystery of Easter Island. In 1868, newly converted Easter Islanders sent to the bishop of Tahiti, as a token of respect, an ancient piece of wood with long strands of human hair wrapped around it. After removing the hair, the bishop discovered that the small board was covered with writing. An investigation revealed that at one time there were over 500 of these boards or tablets on Easter Island, but only twenty-one have survived, scattered worldwide in museums and private collections. No one has successfully translated Rongorongo, the tiny, strange writing on the tablets, although it so closely resembles script from the Indus Valley in India that it must have had a common origin. Evidence of a similar written script has survived in remote Oleai Island, many thousands of miles away from Ponape. There is a theory that to read Rongorongo, the writing on the tablets from Easter Island, one starts from the left-hand bottom corner, and proceeds from left to right. At the end of the line, you turn the tablet around before reading the next line. It's like reading a book in which you begin at the bottom of the page and every other line is printed back-to-front and upside-down.
Since tiny Easter Island is only seven by thirteen miles, it has never had the means of supporting a population of sufficient size to build the immense statues and their platforms. It is assumed that it was once a large religious center for the surrounding area and temporary residents participated in creating its remarkable stone constructions. When a Dutch navigator discovered Easter Island in 1722, it had a population of about five thousand people. Within 150 years, deadly smallpox and greedy, unscrupulous slavers reduced the number of its inhabitants to 111 destitute individuals.
Cyclopean ruins that survive on numerous other Pacific Islands suggest the skills of Lemurians and their descendants so long ago. On Ponape, in the Caroline archipelago 3,400 miles from Easter Island, remnants of the partially sunken city of Nan Madol cover eleven square miles. The megalithic remains of Nan Madol bear a striking resemblance to Plato's description of the capital city of Atlantis. Two or three walls encircled the city proper, which was interlaced with canals. Constructed from over 250 tons of basalt rock, some of the buildings of this vanished ceremonial center still rise thirty feet above the canals. The huge rocks in the structures, which weigh as much as fifty tons, are from a quarry thirty miles away. These enormous blocks are precisely placed, without mortar to hold them in place. Local legends, similar to those about Tiahuanaco in Bolivia, say that when the buildings were built, the stones were made to fly through the air.
The oldest ruins in the Pacific, such as those near Feefen on the small island of Truk, are underwater. Unlike remains of the buildings of Atlantis in the Atlantic Ocean, which are far below the surface, those in the Pacific are accessible, even to underwater photographers. Fish and scuba divers glide in the shallow water over a submerged megalithic complex off the coast of Okinawa. The entrance to the site's huge submerged temple is near the entrance to Shuri Castle on the western side of the island. On the top of the huge temple sits an immense carved stone turtle who is so massive that his head is many times larger than a person's body. The unusual underwater road that travels around the temple's immense base leads nowhere. Stalactites and stalagmites, which only form above the surface, enhance nearby submerged caves to testify to the long period of time this area was once part of the Motherland of Mu.
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One person is dead and a Flagler County Sheriff's Office deputy injured following a two-vehicle accident Wednesday morning on Florida 100 in Bunnell, according to the Sheriff's Office.
Deputy Christopher Crego was responding to another traffic crash just before 6:40 a.m. when his cruiser hit a van on the state road near West Black Point Road, the Sheriff's Office said. The van flipped and its driver, unnamed so far, was killed. The 31-year-old deputy, who has been on the job for a year and a half, was taken to Halifax Hospital in Daytona Beach for surgery after suffering non life-threatening injuries, the Sheriff's Office said.
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Hi All, You should have received a cable with the VC-H1 that has two plugs. This will work with the TH-D7 HT. The unit will operate in Robot 36 and the fast FM mode with this cable. The cable supplied with the unit used the same jacks as the earphone and external microphone on the TH-D7a. It also fit some other Kenwood HTs. The cable that was sold by Kenwood has three (3) jacks. In addition to the microphone and earphone jacks it also connected to the 1200 baud modem I/O jack. This port controlled selection of the other SSTV modes, color of data (your call, SSTV signal report, CQ, etc....) that was superimposed on the transmitted screen and some other features (remote command to send image, timed transmission of image). That cable sold for $50 new at the time Kenwood sold the units. You might check Kenwood parts to see if they have it. As it stands now, the unit you have should work with the ISS transmissions. By the way, the unit will detect and lock to anyof the SSTV modes without the special data / SSTV cable. Hope this info helps. Ed Collins N8NUY -------------- Original message from "Simon (HB9DRV)" <firstname.lastname@example.com>: -------------- > Mike, > > If you don't have a software solution May I suggest MM-SSTV (Windows app)? > It is free and very simple to use, all you need is a soundcard interface > between the radio and your PC. > > Simon Brown, HB9DRV > www.ham-radio-deluxe.com > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Michael J. Wolthuis" > > > >I have an original VC-H1, never even opened it. I did not buy the cable to > > hook it to my D7a, 700 or 710 (possible?) when available. Is there > > anywhere > > to get the cables now? I want to try and copy ISS SSTV with it. > > _______________________________________________ > Sent via firstname.lastname@example.com. Opinions expressed are those of the author. > Not an AMSAT-NA member? Join now to support the amateur satellite program! > Subscription settings: http://amsat.org/mailman/listinfo/amsat-bb _______________________________________________ Sent via email@example.com. Opinions expressed are those of the author. Not an AMSAT-NA member? Join now to support the amateur satellite program! Subscription settings: http://amsat.org/mailman/listinfo/amsat-bb
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Before & After: DIY White Kitchen Makeover
This is a great kitchen makeover. Using budget items from IKEA, repurposed materials and creatively placed chalkboard paint, this kitchen was completely transformed without ripping the cabinetry out. You don't want to miss this one!
We spotted this one over at Notes from the Heartland and don't you just adore that island? A beadboard backsplash, chalkboard paint on the bulkhead and great lighting have made this space look fresh with a vintage vibe.
Everything in this space was thoughtfully choosen creating a kitchen that is functional and perfect for the owners.
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Japanese chef Miki Nozawa was killed while on the German holiday island of Sylt after a fight over a meal sparked a fight between the cook and two disgruntled customers.
Nozawa, 57, died of a brain hemorrhage after the fight Sunday night, Sylt Chief Public Prosecutor Rüdiger Meienburg said.
Two men, 50 and 36, reportedly approached Nozawa in a club Sunday night after they had eaten a meal prepared by the chef earlier in the day, German paper Sylt Rundschau reported. The three men got into a physical confrontation around 2 a.m. Monday, which resulted in Nozawa's fatal injuries.
Neither of the men has been arrested as police lack strong enough evidence to issue a warrant, Flensburg prosecutor Ulrike Stahlmann-Liebelt said.
Nozawa's sister, who lives in Berlin, told the paper they were suspicious of the police's failure to make an arrest.
"It almost felt as if they would protect someone," she said, and implored employees of the bar to come forward with their accounts of the confrontation.
"My ex-husband was not aggressive, he would never have started a fight," said You Nozawa, who came with their 15-year-old son to Sylt after Nozawa's death. "He never would have started a fight."
"We have heard that the men wanted to get back their ten euros for the food," she said. "We see this as a racist act."
You Nozawa claimed her ex, who had been operating a snack bar on Sylt since April, had faced racist taunts, including being called a "gook."
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Best Rice Recipe Ever
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Has anyone ever told you, "You make the best rice recipe ever!" Well, now is your chance to prove it! Oh, and you could take home up to $10,000.00 for your recipe.
This week the theme is "Rice." Do you make the "Best Rice Recipe Ever?" Enter today!
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All entries will be judged by a qualified panel and one winner will be announced each week. At the end of the contest, a Grand Prize winner will be awarded from among the weekly winners.
In addition to the $250 prize, the winners will also be featured right here on "The Daily Dish." Winners will also receive a badge they can post on their own blog or social media. Every winner will be presented with a signed certificate that they make the "Best ___ Ever!"
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Get your friends and family to vote for your entry each week! (One vote per person per day) Email the link, share a link to your recipe on Facebook, post it on Twitter, "pin" your entry on Pinterest, blog about your entry, or more! Get creative and hopefully walk away a Reader's Choice winner.
Plus, there is a new twist this time around. There will be a two week "vote off" at the end of the contest. The Reader's Choice winners from each week will go head-to-head and an "Ultimate Reader's Choice" prize will be awarded!
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Painted White Floors: Inspiration Gallery
Sarah's post last week about Tine Kjeldsen's super-white interior got me thinking about the appealing simplicity of painted white floors. As Sarah wrote, "emptiness holds possibility," so there is something particularly apt for January about starting over on an all-white base.
Painting your floors white isn't the easiest DIY project — in fact, it may be a job for a professional. You have to sand the floors completely smooth and make sure they're ready to receive the paint. Then of course there's the maintenance and upkeep (though my dark floors need daily swabbing, too, so I'm not sure how different this is). But the effect can be truly wonderful: light and breezy in summer, clean and restful in winter.
Painted white floors are most commonly associated with Scandinavian design and the country house aesthetic, pairing nicely with rustic accents as well as the Gustavian shabby-chic look. Lately, it's also accompanied a more modern, industrial look. In the photos above you can see a few different approaches. Some of the interiors feature limited palettes of white with browns, beiges and blacks; others balance the white floor with colors elsewhere, either on the walls or in scattered pops.
Which is your favorite white-floor look?
Images 1 Tine Kjeldsen's home via ATNY; 2 Yatzer via Emma's Designblogg; 3 Lyndsay Fitzhugh's interior on the Selby; 4 Photo by David Prince for Country Living; 5 Photo by Simon Upton for Domino via Bride's ; 6 Jonathan Adler-designed foyer for Liz Lange's country house, photo by Ngoc Minh Ngo for House Beautiful; 7 Betsy Brown interior via Canadian House and Home; 8 Skona Hem via Live Like You; 9 Ilse Crawford via Remodelista; 10 Toast via Remodelista.


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