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IRAs/Retirement Accounts
It's never too early to start planning for retirement. We think of it as saving up for a great vacation – a vacation that lasts the rest of your life. IRAs – Individual Retirement Accounts – are a great way to start saving and investing for your retirement because of the tax advantages they offer. And at Burke & Herbert Bank, we're all about saving and planning for the future, which is why we offer both Traditional and Roth IRAs, and a variety of plans, including CDs, to get you set for retirement.
IRAs in a Nutshell
Traditional IRAs offer the advantage of immediate tax-deductible contributions. Your money grows tax-deferred, and is taxed as income only when you start withdrawing from your account. Additionally, you can roll over assets from 401(k)s or other pre-tax employer-sponsored plans.
With a Traditional IRA, you are required to take a minimum distribution at age 70 and a-half (70 1/2), and you can no longer contribute to your account.
Roth IRAs offer the advantage of tax-free withdrawals at retirement. In contrast to Traditional IRAs, Roth IRAs grow using after-tax contributions, meaning your contributions are not tax-deductible. In essence, pay income tax now, don't pay when you're eligible to make withdrawals. This makes more money available to you in retirement.
With a Roth IRA, your contributions are not tax-deductible, meaning more money out-of-pocket in the short-term, and the eligibility to contribute is limited by income.
Retirement Accounts
There's a reason you've been responsibly squirreling away your hard-earned money. One day – be it next month, next year, next decade, etc. – you'll want to stop working and enjoy the fruits of your life's labor.
With a variety of retirement account options, and the expert assistance of our investment specialists, we can help you plan for retirement and meet your retirement savings goals. As we've said before, our goal is for your money to outlive you, not the other way around.
To speak with an Investment Specialist today, visit your nearest Burke & Herbert Bank branch or call us at 703-684-1655.
Please consult with a Tax Advisor for information on the tax benefits of IRAs. Burke & Herbert Bank does not and cannot offer tax advice.
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This eye-catching Blatz Beer sign is defintely a conversation piece. It does show minimal signs of wear. We have tested the light by electrifying it continuously for 8 hours repeatedly and no problems were reported. Johann Braun opened City Brewery in 1846. Valentin Blatz established a brewery next door in 1850 and merged both breweries upon Braun's death in 1852. The brewery produced Milwaukee's first individually bottled beer in 1874...

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Half Price Panel Blinds will save you at least a small fortune but they'll provide a huge and lasting difference to your interior décor.
You can choose from an extraordinarily broad range of premium-quality fabrics from the popular and prestigious Blockout and Sunscreen ranges and our equally impressive collection of textured and patterned fabrics.
And our Panel Blinds' Easy-Glide' operation needs to be experienced to be believed.
|Minimum width:
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|Fabric name:
|Madrid Blockout
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|Measurement type:
|Recess or Face fit
|Panel layout:
The green indicates the wand position and the red line indicates the fixed panel.
Panel Layout 1-A (front stacking right to left)
Panel Layout 1-B (back stacking right to left)
Panel Layout 2-A (front stacking left to right)
Panel Layout 2-B (back left and right stacking)
Panel Layout 3-A (front center opening)
Panel Layout 3-B (back center opening)
|Wand with Swivel Clip attached to the lead Panel Left or Right or if Layout 3-A or 3-B is chosen the wand will be on the two centre panels.
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25.2mm x 60.1mm for 4,5 & 6 Track Recess Fit
46.4mm x 74.2mm for Face Fit.
|Track size:
2-3 Tracks = 40mm wide
4-6 Tracks = 60mm wide
|Package contents:
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No matter what type of blind you require, measuring your windows is easy with our simple instructions.
When the blinds are required to fit inside the window recess.
Select this option if you wish to supply the size of the recess into which the blinds will fit. To provide this measurement, select "inside recess" as the measurement option. This will require measurement of the window in 3 places, as shown to the right; please provide us with the smallest measurement.
On all blinds except Roller Blinds and Vision Blinds we will deduct a small amount to ensure the blinds clear the sides and bottom of the recess, allowing for correct operation. We will make a deduction of 10mm from the width, 5mm off each side and up to 10mm from the drop. On Roller Blinds and Vision Blinds we only allow approximately 2mm deduction on width measurement as this will lessen the fabric gap.
This is a guide with an understanding that the minimum depth for the bracket may mean that the blinds and bracket will sit outside the window recess.
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When the blinds are required to hang outside the window recess.
For all types of blinds follow these instructions if you want your blind to hang outside the window recess:
Blockout Fabrics, as the name suggests are designed to 'block-out' the harsh, fading sunlight when needed. They are ideal for rooms in which persons need to sleep or where there are paintings or furniture which could be damaged by hard sunlight.
Translucent refers to fabrics which allow in the natural light but do not allow you to see the outside view through them. They function much like opaque glass. The light comes in but they provide excellent privacy.
Sunscreen Fabrics are designed to allow outside vision into the room or area they're shielding but reduce the amount of heat and glare which gets in. They're ideal for areas where you want to enjoy light all year around but want to maximise the capacity to shade in Summer, in particular.
No, we are an online supplier only, all our customers do the installing themselves.
Yes, on our website you can order free samples and we will ship it for free.
Yes we can supply those please make note of this in the comment section of your order.
You can organise to send your blinds back if they are too large. We can trim them down for a small fee.
If your blinds is too short you will need to purchase new ones. So check triple check your measurements.
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Why all the West Coast bids were wrong
I have learned a bit more about the mistakes made by the Department for Transport in overseeing the contest to win West Coast Main Line rail franchise.
As I understand it, the entire bidding process was flawed - and that all four of the bidders were given erroneous information by civil servants when preparing their bids.
The nature of the mistake, which I describe below, carries all sorts of implications.
One consequence is that all the bidders were offering far too little protection to taxpayers against the risks of collapse by a franchise holder. In other words, if the mistake had not been picked up, taxpayers would have been excessively exposed to potential losses at some point during the 15-year life of the franchise.
The nature of the department's errors, with all the bidders given flawed data, explains why the Department for Transport has said that it cannot be certain that the outcome of the bidding process would have been different if the process had been robust. In other words, FirstGroup might still have won.
That might make FirstGroup marginally less hostile to the idea that Virgin may be asked to keep running the service for an additional 18 months to two years, until a new tendering process can be completed and the new franchise holder can be in place - because there is no evidence that Virgin as the incumbent would have had an advantage if the last contest had been run properly.
A decision on whether the franchise will stay with Virgin for an interim period, or go into temporary public ownership, will be taken in the next few days.
That said, FirstGroup is considering suing the government for substantial damages resulting from the way it was first awarded and then stripped of the franchise. As it happens, those close to a number of the failed bidders tell me they expect the compensation payments from taxpayers to run to hundreds of millions of pounds, far more than the £40m that has been widely reported.
I am told that ministers and officials are desperately anxious to somehow dissuade FirstGroup from suing, although it is not clear why it would be in the interests of FirstGroup's shareholders to settle without the threat of legal action.
But back to what went wrong. All this is slightly technical and complicated, so bear with me.
When there are contests to award complicated long-term contracts such as this one, civil servants construct their own financial model. This contains certain assumptions about what is likely to happen to important economic variables, such as inflation and passenger numbers, over the contract period.
The model serves two purposes.
It helps civil servants and ministers evaluate bids against their own benchmarks, when those bids are submitted.
But perhaps more importantly, it helps the bidders to submit bids on a basis that allows them to be compared. It creates a level playing field for the bidders.
What happens is that the model produces what is known as a "ready reckoner" which is given to the bidders. This ready reckoner tells each bidder the financial implications of their respective forecasts of how much they think they can increase revenues.
In particular, it tells a bidder how much capital its so-called Train Operating Company (TOC) would have to hold as a protection for taxpayers against the risk that in the course of operating the franchise the TOC went bust or risked going bust.
The point is that any bidder could submit wildly optimistic and unrealistic forecasts for how much its TOC could increase its revenues in order to win the bid, and then get into lethal financial difficulties when actually operating the franchise on that basis.
So to minimise that risk, all the bidders are told that they have to endow the TOC with sufficient capital to protect taxpayers from potential losses.
In the case of FirstGroup, for example, its winning bid endowed its new TOC with £10m of capital from day one, and there was also a £190m subordinated loan from FirstGroup to the TOC and a £45m "performance bond".
All of which may sound like a fair amount of money to absorb the costs of an abrupt termination of the franchise.
But what the Department for Transport discovered in the last few days is that the capital protection being offered was far too little. That was not FirstGroup's fault. It was because of assumptions in the department's own model about what would happen to inflation and passenger numbers - which in turn meant that the ready reckoner given to bidders was wrong.
In fact, the department's mistakes meant that all the bids were offering far too little protection to taxpayers against the possibility of a franchise holder being unable to hold the franchise for the full 15 years.
The implications are serious for the whole process of tendering for rail franchises. It explains why the department has suspended the competitions to run the Great Western, Essex Thameside and Thameslink services, just in case the financial models underpinning those contests are flawed in a similar way.
One very interesting question is how much extra capital First Group and the other bidders would have been forced to hold if the department's model and ready reckoner had been correct.
Here is the big point. It is very expensive for companies to raise capital. It is theoretically possible that FirstGroup - or indeed any of the four bidders - would not have been able to afford the correct amount of capital.
That raises a further question - whether the government will have to revert to awarding eight-year franchises, rather than 15-year franchises, because in theory the capital required to underpin an eight-year contract should be much less.
Here is a tidbit which will add to the government's misery over the West Coast rail debacle.
Virgin tells me that they received the erroneous data from the Department for Transport's flawed ready reckoner and concluded that it was wrong - so they ignored it when submitting their own bid.
The current West Coast encumbent even went so far as to tell the Department for Transport that its numbers were awry.
But apparently the Department ignored Virgin and pressed ahead with the bidding contest.
For what it's worth, Virgin insists that the bid it submitted has a robust financial basis - and it believes it would have submitted the same bid, even if the department had got its own numbers correct.
On the other issue, of whether Virgin will continue to run the franchise for the two years before a new contact can come into force, or whether the West Coast line will go into temporary public ownership, my sense from talking to sources in government and among the bidders is that Virgin will prevail.
The main reason is that there are 150 West Coast contracts that are up for renewal between now and 9 December, when Virgin's current tenure expires. It would be quite a challenge for civil servants, with only a cursory knowledge of the business, to suddenly take over responsibility for those contracts.


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There are many reasons to wake yourself up on Saturday mornings and hustle down to the Cortez Farmers Market. But half the fun once you make the effort to get there is discovering new foods or dreaming up new ways to prepare familiar foods.
And it's always gratifying to learn more about how food is grown and to meet the people who grow it.
One of the newcomers to my kitchen table is garlic scapes, sometimes called green garlic. The nutritional and culinary value of raw garlic has been well established, but what about the flower stalks that grow above ground while the garlic bulb amasses its substance underground? While still young, these supple stalks curl, twine and flirt and, if left untended, will eventually straighten themselves into dry, tough, and brittle stalks, signaling that the bulb underground is ready to be dug up. So timing is everything in harvesting these wily gems.
One of the simplest uses for this vegetable is a summer staple: pesto. Pesto is traditionally made with fresh basil, which can also be found at the market. It can be combined with scapes in any proportion to suit your personal taste. Half basil or other greens with half scapes is a good starting place. Arugula, spinach, or parsley can also work in place of the basil.
Pesto is a family favorite around our place, for several reasons. First, it's fast and easy. If you have the ingredients on hand and a blender or food processor you can trust, it takes a few minutes to make.
Second, it's a versatile food. I serve it over pasta, of course, but it also tastes terrific served over warm rice, salmon or steamed vegetables, on bruschetta, or as a dip with fresh veggies. Served as an appetizer on little crusts of toasted bread or crackers with a small slice of cheese, pesto is a great opener for a light summer meal served al fresco.
And then there's the freshness factor: Eating food that is still alive, not cooked, wakes up the palate and alerts you to a rich combination of textures and memorable flavors. The grittiness of the nuts combined with the creamy smoothness of the oil and cheese alongside the toothy texture of the ground greens creates a taste explosion. The stuff is so good that I once caught an overnight guest, a close friend, eating it alone by the spoonful late one night right out of the refrigerator. She said she couldn't help herself.
I also like pesto because it freezes beautifully. There's nothing better than opening up a container of fresh pesto in the dead of winter. It's also a quick and easy standby for last-minute company. I have yet to meet the person, adult or child, who doesn't enjoy a plate of pasta with pesto.
Finally, pesto is beautiful and aromatic. Green as any Christmas decoration you'll put up this year, it catches the eye especially when dressed up with cherry tomatoes. And the smell of fresh pesto is a wondrous thing: green, mossy, and piquant.
Included with this column is a fast and simple recipe for basil pesto that can accommodate scapes. But caveat emptor (buyer beware), you have to appreciate garlic to appreciate this recipe.
Rosie Carter of Stone Free Farms, a long-time vendor at the Cortez Farmer's Market, has on her website a variation of pesto with scapes. She uses cilantro instead of basil along with 10-12 scapes and replaces the nuts with sunflower seeds. She also uses Romano cheese instead of Parmesan and adds the juice of one lemon. The result is Cilantro and Lemon Garlic Scape Pesto.
You see the versatility of pesto.
Barbara Lynch is offering McElmo Canyon produce at her stand, Barbara's Magic Garden, including squash blossoms from her female zucchini plants. These unfertilized zucchini the size of your pinky sport a big yellow open flower on one end and wait patiently to be pollinated. Barbara explained to me that not unlike other species, the female zucchini plants mature more quickly than do the males. In her words, it's a bit like a junior high school dance where "the girls are all dressed up and waiting but there are no boys willing or ready to dance."
Pollen first needs to be collected from the male flowers, slower to flower than the females, and then sprinkled over the female flowers before the baby zuke can grow into the leviathan we see in August and September. Late bloomers and ladies in waiting ... horticulture, like art, resembles life.
So what to do with these ladies in waiting?
How about stuffed squash blossoms?
Simply take a blossom, stuff it with your favorite cheese, one that melts nicely (I use Fontina), dip the whole flower and the attached zucchini finger in tempura batter, pan fry it in canola oil and serve it up hot. The cheese will be oozing and the aroma divine, crunchy to the tooth and all melty to the tongue. Squash blossoms.
Can zucchini, the pollinated kind, be far behind?
Zucchini and summer squash, the tasty young and tender ones, will be debuting at several stands in the next couple of weeks. I even heard murmurings of some early tomatoes.
Oh boy.
The Cortez Farmer's Market: a place to find great food. And to learn about the birds and the bees.
The Parsnippet and its roving palate will be appearing biweekly throughout the summer. It is meant to tantalize and motivate you into joining the parade of locals who love to eat and who congregate every Saturday morning in the name of homegrown food.


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Saad makes 2013 NHL All-Rookie Teamby NHL Media / Chicago Blackhawks
Also named to the All-Rookie Team are goaltender Jake Allen of the St. Louis Blues and defensemen Jonas Brodin of the Minnesota Wild and Justin Schultz of the Edmonton Oilers.
Voting was conducted by the Professional Hockey Writers' Association at the end of the regular season. Following is a summary of each NHL All-Rookie Team member's outstanding season:
Jake Allen, St. Louis Blues
A second-round pick (34th overall) by the Blues in the 2008 NHL Draft, Allen led rookie goaltenders in wins (9), goals-against average (2.46) and save percentage (.905) while ranking second in appearances (15) and minutes (803:53). He won eight of his first nine decisions, including five straight March 7-16, and became the third netminder in League history to win his first NHL start in Detroit (Damian Rhodes, 1991; Rastislav Stana, 2004). Allen, 22, made a career-high 39 saves March 12 versus San Jose (the most by any St. Louis goaltender this season) and posted his first career shutout March 14 against Phoenix (28 saves).
DEFENSEMEN (in alphabetical order)
Jonas Brodin, Minnesota Wild
Selected 10th overall by the Wild in the 2011 NHL Draft, Brodin compiled 2-9--11 and a +3 rating in 45 games to help Minnesota clinch its first postseason berth since 2007-08. He led all rookies in total time on ice (1,044:35) and average time on ice (23:12), becoming just the eighth first-year skater in League history to average more than 23:00 per game. Brodin, 19, also recorded 18 takeaways (first among freshmen blueliners) and 60 blocked shots (fourth among all rookies) as the youngest defenseman in the NHL this season.
Justin Schultz, Edmonton Oilers
After playing three seasons at the University of Wisconsin, Schultz signed with the Oilers as a free agent and led first-year defensemen in goals (8), assists (19) and points (27) in 48 games. The 22-year-old also paced all rookies with 11 power-play assists and 15 power-play points, five more than the next-closest player, and tied for first among freshmen skaters with three game-winning goals. Among rookies, Schultz ranked second in total time on ice (1,029:35), third in average time on ice (21:26) and first in average power-play time on ice (3:12).
FORWARDS (in alphabetical order)
Brendan Gallagher, Montreal Canadiens
A fifth-round pick (147th overall) by the Canadiens in the 2010 NHL Draft, Gallagher helped Montreal go from a last-place finish in the Eastern Conference in 2011-12 to a Northeast Division title and the second seed in the conference in 2012-13. He played in 44 games, ranking second among rookies with 15 goals and fourth with 28 points. Gallagher, 21, also finished in the top five among freshmen skaters in shots on goal (second, 117), plus/minus (fifth, +10) and game-winning goals (t-first, 3).
Jonathan Huberdeau, Florida Panthers
Selected third overall by the Panthers in the 2011 NHL Draft, Huberdeau played in all 48 games for Florida and ranked second both on the team and among NHL rookies with 31 points (14-17--31). Among first-year players, he finished third in goals, fourth in assists and third in shots on goal (112). His 16:55 average time on ice also led rookie forwards, while his nine power-play points (2-7--9) placed fourth among all freshmen skaters. The 20-year-old Huberdeau set two franchise records, becoming the first Panther to score on two penalty shots in one season (Feb. 21 at Philadelphia and March 5 vs. Carolina) and recording the most points by a teenager in team history (four more than Radek Dvorak in 1995-96).
Brandon Saad, Chicago Blackhawks
A second-round pick (43rd overall) by the Blackhawks in the 2011 NHL Draft, Saad led all rookies with a +17 rating, including a +12 rating on the road, to help Chicago earn its second Presidents' Trophy in team history. He ranked fifth among rookies in each of the three major scoring categories -- goals (10), assists (17) and points (27). Saad, 20, also placed third among freshmen forwards in average time on ice (16:27) and fourth among all first-year skaters in shots on goal (98) in 46 games.


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There have been several great releases lately, and I'm remiss in covering them. However, they've been covered in great detail elsewhere. First, NetBeans Visual Web Pack shipped on schedule, bringing Creator functionality to NetBeans, along with new support for Java EE 5. Second, Mustan... ^H^H^H^H Java SE 6 shipped today. It's a great release. The number one reason I install it whenever I get to a new system is that I need the improved font aliasing built into Java2D - and of course, the gray-rect-fix. However, there's another reason I crave the release even when I'm on OSX: @Override. Yes, @Override has been there since Java SE 5, but in Mus... Java SE 6, you can use it to indicate that a method should implement an interface method, not only a method inherited from a super class. (Which arguably @Override should have meant all along.) Now if only Apple could ship an update to its dated September pre-release...
Anyway, I have an excuse for being late to blog. In addition to some work on JSR 273 which is coming along nicely, I've been coding away to get more Ruby tools support for NetBeans.
Charles and Tom will be demoing JRuby 0.9.2 (which just shipped, congratulations!) at JavaPolis this week, and showing the NetBeans tooling in the process.
I thought I would share another screenshot with you at this point. This shows the new language embedding. Notice how there's Ruby inside string literals, rdoc tags inside comments, string escape codes highlighted specially, and so on.
This is all made possible by the new Lexer API in NetBeans. It's really nice to build on top of it; writing incremental
lexers is a snap. This is part of NetBeans 6. If you've been using recent milestones, you might have noticed that all our javadoc is highlighted in your Java files. This is not done through hacks in the Java lexer - it's done through embedded sections where the Java comment tokens are then sub-tokenized by a Javadoc lexer. It's not just done for javadoc - if you look at your String literals you'll notice the same String-sequence highlighting that I'm showing for Ruby above. It only changes the font to bold, so it's a bit subtle. Perhaps something we should tweak before the release.
In Charles' pre-review of the Ruby support,
he wrote some very nice things about me ("Tor Norbye is a programming machine", etc.) Thanks Charles! While it's nice to get all the credit, I really want to point out that this is all made possible
because of the tremendous work on the editing infrastructure for NetBeans 6, by a number of
great NetBeans engineers. Not just the Lexer, which I've described above, but all the other things I've relied on, such as the
infrastructure for semantic highlighting, asynchronous parser task scheduling, and so on. I would love
to give individual credit here, but I'm not sure exactly who to attribute all the work to, so I'd rather credit
all of you rather than snub anybody. Not to mention the fact that I have an excellent Ruby AST to work with, thanks to JRuby!
Several of you asked after my last screenshot where or when you can download the code for this. It will show up in NetBeans soon, but since the work started in closed source, I have to follow the established open-sourcing process. It's in progress, but I can't make specific predictions about when it will be done.


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Most people need at least two to three quarts of liquid per day, and more in hot weather or with sweating and exercise. If you drink more than this, add some electrolyte solution, such as Emergen-C packets, to your water. Almost all commercially prepared drinks are high in sugar and are not a substitute for the healing benefits of water. Sun and salt are dehydrating, so balance your need between salt and water. Avoid drinking water that has been in sun-heated plastic containers so as to not consume plastic chemicals.
For dry skin, carry and use nourishing, natural body lotion (great after your bath). While enjoying the sun and outdoors, protect yourself from overexposure to sunlight by wearing a hat and using natural sunscreens without excessive chemicals. Carry Aloe Vera gel for overexposure. The cooling and healing gel will soothe any sunburn. For clothing, cotton is best since it breathes and energy moves through it. The synthetics are easy to wash but the chemicals and lack of ventilation are possible problems. Have layers of clothes to wear to protect you from ticks, poison plants, scratches, and from overexposure. Also, take good sunglasses since excessive sunlight can cause headaches and dehydration.
Monitor your progress to see what's most effective and most pleasurable. Then, when you get back home, you can incorporate these new activity habits. When traveling for business, be sure to exercise to clear your mind and body. Aerobic activity is important for keeping the heart strong and healthy.
Get plenty of refreshing activities – hiking, biking, and swimming--in these hotter months. Even short bursts of healing aerobic activity can de-stress and dump toxins through your sweat equity. Breathing is a most necessary component to health. Pay attention regularly to your breath and your state of stress.


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Reviewed by Gaetano C. (age 11)
I think that Jason was a cruel person because he tricked everyone except Lee into thinking he was a third child. He always had a plan in his mind to trick the people around him. Nina, a third child, loved Jason. Jason's plan was that he was going to turn Nina in for a reward and to get a higher rank in the population police. Would this give Jason the power he wants? I think knowing Jason was tricking everyone made Nina figure out more about Jason.
I would like Luke to be my friend. Luke (known as Lee) has been hiding all his life and has known only four people. Now Luke has to come out of hiding and goes to school with hundreds of boys. Luke is a friendly, adventurous, risk-taker and smart at the same time. He would make life more fun and exciting. I like this book because there is a lot of mystery and suspense and a whole lot of action. Luke always has to worry about being caught and is always making sure he is in someone else's shadow. Margaret Peterson Haddix is a great author and makes characters that children can connect to. They behave like normal people in real life. I think the lesson is never trust strangers because Luke did and found himself in jail. What will Luke do to destroy Jason's plans? Read the book to find out.
I would recommend this book to kids who like suspense and adventure. I would also recommend this to kids who are 10-14. The suspense is in wondering what Jason will do and whether or not Luke will lose his real identity. Children under 10 would not understand all the events. The book also sometimes jumps around in its settings. That would make it hard for younger readers to keep up with what is happening. This is the second book in the shadow children series. I would recommend this book. I really liked it!


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We already know and love Clinique Chubby Sticks for our lips. This February get ready for the newest member of the Chubby Stick family, Chubby Stick Shadow Tint for Eyes!
These creamy shadow sticks are portable and convenient while providing sheer, buildable, long-wearing colour. The shadow's unique formula and packaging is easy to use and applies evenly across lids as a silky cream that stays put without dusting or creasing. Soothing Vitamin E infuses the tint with a smooth finish that stays put, leaving lids with a sheer wash of long-lasting colour.
The twelve shades provide a selection of super-wearable colour in Bountiful Beige, Lots O'Latte, Fuller Fudge, Ample Amber, Whopping Willow, Mighty Moss, Pink & Pretty, Curvaceous Coal, Lavish Lilac, Big Blue, Portly Plum, and Massive Midnight. Create a customized look by mixing, matching and layering shades to add texture and dimension.
The new Clinique Chubby Stick Shadow Tint for Eyes is available in February at Clinique counters nationwide and www.clinique.com for $16.00 each.


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Andrew Benak threw seven scoreless innings, and Michael Ratterree hit his third home run in a week to lead No. 5 Rice to a 6-0 victory over Stephen F. Austin on Tuesday night at Reckling Park.
The Owls have won three consecutive games entering this weekend's final regular-season home series against UAB.
Michael Fuda added a solo home run for the Owls, who improved to 34-13 on the season.
Andrew Benak struck out eight in a career-high seven scoreless innings. He entered the game wanting to work on command of his slider and was able to do so early, striking out five of seven batters through the second inning and finishing with eight. Benak improved to 6-2 with a 2.64 ERA.
"We were able to go out early and get some outs," Benak said.
Benak scattered seven singles, a walk and hit two batters. He bailed himself out by fielding a comebacker to the mound to begin a double play to end the fourth.
The only other time he was in real trouble came in the eighth, when he allowed a pair of singles and a walk before exiting.
Freshman reliever Zech Lemond extinguished the threat with a pair of strikeouts and a fly ball to right field.
"That was a great relief performance," Rice coach Wayne Graham said. "He's going to be a great pitcher. He's a good one now; he's going to be a great one."
Matthew Reckling, the Owls' ace coming off his worst start of the season against Houston, pitched a scoreless ninth inning to complete the staff's seventh shutout of the season.
"He requested it," Graham said of Reckling's three-batter relief outing. "He felt like he needed to try to get back on track. I thought that was a good time to do it."
Michael Ratterree continues to heat up, which is a good sign for an Owls offense that has lacked some consistent punch. Ratterree launched a three-run homer over the left-field wall in the fourth inning.
Ratterree is hitting .435 with three home runs and eight RBIs during his current seven-game hitting streak.
Michael Fuda added a solo home run, his fifth of the season, in the sixth inning.
Jeremy Rathjen was robbed of a what likely would have been a two-run double when
SFA outfielder Rene Moreda made a fantastic diving catch in the left-field corner in the fifth inning.
Eight different Rice players had a hit in the game. Christian Stringer had a walk and single to extend his streak of reaching base to 33 games.
The Owls attempted to be aggressive on the base paths early, with little success as SFA catcher Jarid Scarafiotti threw out Michael Fuda (second) and Christian Stringer (third) trying to steal second base in consecutive innings. Ryan Lewis and Shane Hoelscher had stolen bases for the Owls.
Rice has won 14 of the 19 all-time meetings with SFA after resuming the series last season for the first time since 1995
The 2-hour, 15-minute game time was tied for the sixth-fastest of the season for the Owls.
The Owls play UAB this weekend in their final regular-season home series. Game times are 6:30 p.m. Friday, 2 p.m. Saturday and 1 p.m. Sunday at Reckling Park.
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BLT is a nonprofit 501(c)(3) entity and operates on revenue from ticket sales, donations, grants, sponsorships and volunteers.
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(Intersection of 4th Ave SW and SW 146th Street; parking lot entrance on Fourth)
Directions available under "Find Us" at www.burienlittletheatre.org).
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Computation and Intelligence: Collected Readings
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Computation and Intelligence brings together 29 readings in Artificial Intelligence that are particularly relevant to today's student/practitioner. With its helpful critique of the selections, extensive bibliography, and clear presentation of the material, Computation and Intelligence will be a useful adjunct to any course in AI as well as a handy reference for professionals in the field.
The book is divided into five parts, each reflecting the stages of development of AI. The first part, Foundations,, contains readings that present or discuss foundational ideas linking computation and intelligence, typified by A. M. Turing's "Computing Machinery and Intelligence." The second part, Knowledge Representation, presents a sampling of numerous representational schemes by Newell, Minsky, Collins & Quillian, Winograd, Schank, Hayes, Holland, McClelland, Rumelhart, Hinton, and Brooks.
The third part, Weak Method Problem Solving, fouses on the research and design of syntax-based problem solvers, including the most famous of these, the Logic Theorist and GPS. The fourth part, Reasoning in Complex and Dynamic Environments, presents a broad spectrum of the AI community's research in knowledge-intensive problem solving, from McCarthy's early design of systems with "common sense" to model-based reasoning.
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Comments by Vice-President Olli Rehn on the publication of Spanish Structural Reform Plan
"The comprehensive reform plan announced today by the Spanish authorities is a major step to broaden and deepen structural reforms, building on important achievements made already. The reform plan includes concrete, ambitious and well-focused measures and establishes clear deadlines in many areas.
This new structural reform plan responds to the country specific recommendations issued to Spain under the European semester and goes even beyond them in some areas. The reforms are clearly targeted at some of the most pressing policy challenges. Further enhancing the flexibility of product and labour markets will indeed be critical to boost growth and employment and to support fiscal consolidation.
I particularly welcome the ambitious plans to establish an independent Fiscal Council, to further liberalise professional services, and to effectively reduce the fragmentation of the internal market in Spain. Labour market measures complement past reforms of collective bargaining and employment protection. The planned reform of the vocational education system is particularly pertinent.
Spain is facing important challenges to correct very sizable macroeconomic imbalances which require a comprehensive policy response. The measures announced today are a further important step towards addressing these challenges. "
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YORK, PA - The York College Wrestling team will play host to one of the biggest early season tournaments Saturday in York. The 12-team New Standard Corporation Invitational will be an exciting all day event that features three of the top 12 teams in the nation and 13 nationally ranked wrestlers throughout the 10 weight classes.
The wrestling will start at 8:30 a.m. with the finals closing out the day with the championship round scheduled for a 6:00 pm start. The Spartan wrestlers will face wrestlers from UMBC, TCNJ, Apprentice School, Elizabethtown, USMMA, SUNY-Brockport, Ithaca, Johnson & Wales, Delaware Valley, John Hopkins, and USCGA.
The Spartans are looking to continue their recent positive momentum. The team will be led by Joey Giaccio (Cranford, N.J. / Cranford) at 141, Mitchell Ramsey (Mechanicsburg, Pa. / Mechanicsburg) at 184, and Zach Coleman (Belcamp, Md. / Harford Technical) at 197. The Spartans have had three individual champions in the previous four editions of the tournament. York has finished third in three of the previous four tournaments.
Ithaca College brings the seventh ranked squad to York. The Bombers have won all four of the previous New Standard Invitationals. Alex Gomez will look to lead the Bombers, as he is the op ranked wrestler at 133. The Bombers also boast the 7th ranked wrestler at 141in Dominick Giacolone. Anthony Cabrera was the 133-pound champion at last year's invitational and is currently 4-1 at 125 pounds this year.
Delaware Valley will enter the New Standard Invitational with a loaded squad ranked ninth in the nation. The Aggies are led by nationally ranked Aaron Karns at 197, and Emmanual Ajagbe at 157. Karns is ranked second in his weight class and boasts a record of 6-1. Ajagbe, the defending invitational champion at 149 pounds, has yet to see the mat in 2013-14. Junior Vinny Fava is ranked tenth in the nation at 149 pounds as he is 5-0. Freshman heavyweight Zack Roseberry is ranked tenth in the nation in his weight class. The Aggies will look to face the stiff competition down as they wrestle for only the second time this season.
Johnson and Wales is the third nationally ranked team in the field as the Wildcats are ranked 12th in the most recent poll. The Wildcats finished second at the early November Ithaca Invitational followed by a second place finish at the Roger Williams Invitational. Colin Lenhardt leads the Wildcats as he is ranked ninth in the nation at 184 pounds. Lenhardt owns a team-leading 10 wins including six pinfall victories. Everet Desilets is perfect at 9-0 with five pins at 157 pounds.
The College of New Jersey brings a challenging squad that has a young promising squad. Senior captain Brian Broderick leads the Lions at 184. Broderick boasts 93 career wins while he is ranked number one in the nation at 184 while he is also the defending New Standard champion. Zach Zotollo is another senior leader that will loke to light up the mat at 174 as he is ranked ninth in the nation.
Elizabethtown College brings a squad familiar with the York campus as they dropped a 21-12 decision at York on November 26. The Blue Jays are lead by national qualifier Julian Meaney at 184 and Buck Kauffman at 165. Julian Meaney is 1-1 in limited action this season while brother Jesse Meaney is currently 4-1 at 149 pounds.
Johns Hopkins University will enter the New Standard Corporation Invitational with high hopes for their wrestling squad. Paul Bewak leads the Blue Jays at 125 pounds where he is undefeated on the year. He is the defending invitational champion at 125 and is ranked fourth in the nation. At 133 pounds, Ray Yagloski will be another lightweight contender for the Blue Jays.
University of Maryland Baltimore County fields a tough club wrestling team that is led by its 149 pounder Martin Mitchell and 184 pounder Alec Pence. Mitchell is strong wrestler who looks for many bonus point opportunities, while Pence is a senior captain with much experience. The Retrievers placed third at the Messiah Invitational on November 2.
The Apprentice School will enter the New Standard Invite with a tough squad that will be lead by their heavyweight, Ian Jones. Jones dominated the Electric City Duals where he went 5-0. The Builders also boast a challenger at 174 with sophomore Philip Porto. The team will look to bring a big challenge despite having no seniors on the squad.
The U.S. Merchant Marine Academy will wrestle for only their second time this season at the New Standard Invitational. Senior Josh Miller will look to continue his early season pin start on Saturday. Heavyweight Brian Walker is 4-1 after finishing fifth at the New York State Championships.
The State University of New York Brockport comes to York with an impressive early season opening. The Eagles have a trio of wrestlers looking to make some noise in Grumbacher. Jordan Dyer (149), Adam Troy (149), and Paul Glover (197) will look to set the tone for the Eagles. Glover is ranked eighth in the nation for the Golden Eagles.
The US Coast Guard Academy is the final team to enter the Invite on Saturday. Nate Giorgio will lead his team as he is ranked fourth in the nation at 133 pounds. The Coast Guard will also look to senior Luke Taylor at 174 to be a challenger at the invite.
Schedule of Events:
8:30 am: Pigtail Matches
9:30 am - Preliminaries and 1st Round Consolations
11:30 am - Quarterfinals and 2nd Round Consolations
1:30 pm - Semifinals and 3rd Round Consolations
3:30 pm - 4th Round Consolations
4:30 pm - 5th Round Consolations
5:30 pm - Consolation Finals
6:00 pm - Championship Round
Participating Teams & Links to their wrestling pages
Nationally Ranked Teams at the New Standard Corporation Invitational
7. Ithaca College
9. Delaware Valley College
12. Johnson & Wales
Nationally Ranked Individual Wrestlers at the New Standard Corporation Invitational
3. Matthias Ellis - SUNY Brockport
4. Paul Bewak - Johns Hopkins
1. Alex Gomez - Ithaca
4. Nathan Giorgio - US Coast Guard Academy
7. Dominick Giacolone - Ithaca
10. Vincent Fava - Delaware Valley
9. Zach Zotollo - TCNJ
1. Brian Broderick - TCNJ
2. Julian Meaney - Elizabethtown
9. Colin Lenhardt - Johnson & Wales
2. Aaron Karns - Delaware Valley
8. Paul Glover - Brockport State
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As usual, never consider the following commentary associated with these photos as a formal interpretation of the National Electrical Code (NEC). Without criticizing anyone or any product, the following scenarios present us with serious safety questions.
An electrician secured an electrical permit to install a time clock for this new sign. The circuit leading up to the base of the sign was there prior to this installation and had been used to feed an older sign in the same location. Although the electrician had only contracted with the property owner to install the time clock, the permit still covered the entire circuit. The company that installed the new sign may have hooked it up in this manner, but the authority having jurisdiction (AHJ) figured the best way to resolve the situation was to fail the job. The installation violates the requirements of 600.5(C)(1), (C)(2), and (C)(3).
This empty bucket serves as a junction box for some wiring that feeds a sign and some light poles at a hospital. The installer needed power to supply a new emergency entrance sign, so he decided to notch the top of a 2-in. conduit and pull the wires out to feed the sign. This method isn't a recognized installation practice per the NEC and violates several rules, starting with 110.2 and 110.3.
This copper "water pipe" runs to a forming shell and encloses the cord used to supply an underwater luminaire in an East Windsor, Conn., hotel's permanently installed swimming pool. Whenever you install metal conduit to supply a pool light, you must follow the requirements of 680.23(B)(2), which call for brass or other approved corrosion-resistant metal. In addition, this "deck" box is also a violation because it isn't listed or labeled for the purpose. If it isn't equipped with threaded entries or hubs, it must be of a nonmetallic hub listed for the purpose. In addition, it must be composed of copper, brass, suitable plastic, or another approved corrosion-resistant material, and be provided with electrical continuity between every connected metal conduit and the grounding terminals by means of copper, brass, or another approved corrosion-resistant metal integral with the box (680.24).
It would be an understatement to say this meter socket enclosure is showing signs of old age. It seems inevitable that the meter, which was recently replaced, will eventually fall out, exposing live wires. What the installer of this unit forgot to note was the requirements of 312.2, which instruct you to use weatherproof meter socket enclosures in wet locations. In addition, 300.6 requires you to apply an approved system of organic coatings to boxes or cabinets, which must also be marked "Raintight," "Rainproof," or "Outdoor Type," if they will be used in outdoor applications.


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YORK, Pa. – The York College men's swimming team enters the 2011-2012 campaign as a markedly different yet optimistic squad. With the departure of a number of top swimmers, including multiple-time All-Capital Athletic Conference performer AJ Bean, this season's Spartan team sports quality potential and exciting, yet unproven, talent.
"We are really looking forward to this season," Spartan head coach Gina McHenry said as she enters her 19th year at the helm of the program. "We have quality veterans who have plenty of experience along with talented newcomers who should be able to post outstanding results."
Leading that core of veterans, seniors Alex Diehl, Jack Gottschalk, Jamie Hicks, and Richard Janosky are primed for a fantastic close to their respective careers. Each of the four brings a different element to the Spartan squad, an element that should help the squad achieve successful results throughout the season. Diehl is a strong student-athlete who will look to put up outstanding times in the freestyle events. Gottschalk is an excellent distance freestyler, evidenced by his fourth place finish at last season's CAC Championships, and brings steadiness and experience to the program. Finishing fifth in the 200 breaststroke at the 2011 league championships, Hicks comes into the season looking to push the pace in the breaststroke events for the Green and White. Janosky, a powerful swimmer, will be a strong leader for the York squad while providing quality times in the sprint and butterfly races.
"Our senior leaders are going to do very good things for us both in and out of the pool," McHenry said. "With their experience and success at the college level, they will not only post quality performances themselves but also help their teammates rise to a different level."
York also returns an exceptionally talented junior class as Steven Mercer, Andy Woods, and Tyler Ziegler open up their third season with the Green and White. Mercer had an outstanding sophomore campaign, highlighted by shattering York's 400 IM record that had stood since 1977, and will look to build on that effort for 2011-2012. Woods, who finished eleventh or better in his three individual events at last year's CAC championships, is primed for his best season to date. Ziegler, a quiet producer his first two seasons, was a seventh-place finisher in the 100 and 200 breaststroke events and has an opportunity to post a breakout campaign.
Sophomores Jeffrey Buratti, Matthew Corkwell, and Peter Zientara add another element of experience and talent to the Green and White. Each had a quality freshman campaign and gained significant experience, two factors that should help them be even better in their second season.
"Those returners in the junior and sophomore classes are going to be key to our overall success," McHenry said. "Our swimmers here are each talented student-athletes. As long as they continue to progress and make positive strides, I see no reason why they should not be able to compete well throughout the season."
One of the brightest spots for McHenry's squad is the bevy of solid newcomers. The influx of young talent will bolster an already talented Spartan team while adding an edge of youthful exuberance. Robert Becker, Shane Bonner, Ryan Callahan, Jason Hocklowski, Bryant Hughes, James Kovach, Cody Latchford, and Adam Schin join the York program for their first season with the Spartans. This group brings quality credentials to the collegiate ranks and will look to quickly adjust to the Green and White.
"We are very excited about what our newcomers are going to be able to do this season," McHenry said. "There is significant potential there. Our job will be to refine their talent and begin to realize that potential this year. We are looking forward to that challenge."
As a program, the Spartans have put together a quality run over the past several seasons. Over the previous five years, York has finished second at the CAC Championships, accumulating a regular season record of 46-9 during that span.
Swimming a ten-date regular season slate this year, the Spartans are primed for another quality campaign.
"We certainly have had some nice success, especially recently," McHenry said. "And we certainly want that trend to continue. If we come to work day-in and day-out, and stay focused throughout the season, I think we will have a good chance to have a successful year."
The Spartans open up their 2011-2012 season on Friday, November 4, as they host CAC foes Mary Washington and Hood. Start time from York's natatorium inside the Grumbacher Sport & Fitness Center is slated for 6:00 pm.
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FORT MEADE, Md. - In a split decision, U.S. Army Pfc. Bradley Manning was acquitted Tuesday of aiding the enemy - the most serious charge he faced - but was convicted of espionage, theft and nearly every other count for giving secrets to WikiLeaks, a verdict that could see him spend the rest of his life in prison.
The judge, Army Col. Denise Lind, deliberated over three days before delivering a decision that denied the government a precedent that freedom of press advocates had warned could have broad implications for leak cases and investigative journalism about national security issues.
From the courtroom to world capitals, people struggled to absorb the meaning of a ruling that cleared the soldier of a charge of aiding the enemy, which would have carried a potential life sentence, but convicted him of 20 of 22 counts that, together, could also mean life behind bars.
Manning faces up to 136 years in prison if given maximum penalties in a sentencing hearing that starts today. It is expected to last most of August.
The 25-year-old soldier stood quietly at attention in his dress uniform, flanked by his lawyers, as the verdict was delivered. He appeared not to react, though his lawyer David Coombs smiled faintly when he heard "not guilty" on the aiding the enemy charge.
When the judge was done, Coombs put his hand on Manning's back and whispered something to him, bringing a slight smile to the soldier's face.
"We won the battle; now we need to go win the war," Coombs said later, outside the courtroom. "Today is a good day, but Bradley is by no means out of the fire."
Transparency advocates and legal experts had mixed opinions on the implications for the future of leak cases and investigative journalism in the Internet age.
The advocacy group Reporters Without Borders said the verdict was a chilling warning to whistle-blowers, "against whom the Obama administration has been waging an unprecedented offensive," and threatens the future of investigative journalism because intimidated sources might fall quiet.
However, another advocate of less government secrecy, Steven Aftergood of the Federation of American Scientists, questioned whether the implications will be so dire, given the extraordinary nature of the Manning case.
"This was a massive hemorrhage of government records, and it's not too surprising that it elicited a strong reaction from the government," Aftergood said.
"Most journalists are not in the business of publishing classified documents. They're in the business of reporting the news, which is not the same thing," he said. "This is not good news for journalism, but it's not the end of the world, either."
Glenn Greenwald, the journalist, commentator and former civil rights lawyer who first reported Edward Snowden's leaks of National Security Agency surveillance programs, said Manning's acquittal on the charge of aiding the enemy represented a "tiny sliver of justice."
But WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange, whose website exposed Manning's spilled U.S. secrets to the world, saw nothing to cheer in the mixed verdict.
"It is a dangerous precedent and an example of national security extremism," he told reporters at the Ecuadorean Embassy in London, which is sheltering him. "This has never been a fair trial."
To prove aiding the enemy, prosecutors had to show Manning had "actual knowledge" the material he leaked would be seen by al-Qaida and that he had "general evil intent." They presented evidence that the material fell into the hands of the terrorist group and its former leader, Osama bin Laden, but struggled to prove their assertion that Manning was an anarchist computer hacker and attention-seeking traitor.
Coombs said during trial that Manning had no way of knowing whether al-Qaida would access the secret-spilling website, and a 2008 counterintelligence report showed the government itself did not know much about WikiLeaks at the time.
An aiding the enemy charge for someone who didn't directly give an adversary information is extremely rare, and prosecutors had to cite a Civil War-era court-martial of a Union soldier when they brought the charge against Manning.
"I think certainly that a conviction on that charge would have had a ripple effect," said Lisa Windsor, a retired Army colonel and former judge advocate. "I think it would have had certainly a chilling effect on anyone in the military who might decide that this is some sort of freedom of speech or whistle-blower thing that they needed to engage in."
The judge did not give any reasons for her verdict from the bench, but said she would release detailed written findings. She did not say when.


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MLB 'encouraged' by PED investigation
Major League Baseball's investigation into the alleged Miami PED case continues, and league officials are encouraged by the progress, according to a CBSSportsline report, citing people who have spoken to the investigators.
However, MLB hasn't scheduled testimony from any the players whose names have surfaced, including New York Yankees injured third baseman Alex Rodriguez and Milwaukee Brewers left fielder Ryan Braun.
MLB investigators have spent hundreds of man hours and millions of dollars on the case involving defunct Miami wellness anti-aging clinic Biogenesis. The league may have gained an advantage by buying Biogenesis documents, sources told CBSSportsline. The league believes in the document's authenticity, though the MLB players union will likely question documents that were produced through a cash transaction.
MLB officials said only that the investigation is ongoing. A union spokesperson hoped the investigation wouldn't extend too long into the season.
MLB has said it will consider immunity for players who can provide information on a case-by-case basis, according to the report, and at least one player already has been presented with this possible option.
In addition to Braun and Rodriguez, the players being investigated are: Washington Nationals pitcher Gio Gonzalez, Texas Rangers outfielder Nelson Cruz, Toronto Blue Jays outfielder Melky Cabrera, Oakland A's pitcher Bartolo Colon, San Diego Padres catcher Yasmani Grandal, Yankees catcher Francisco Cervelli, Seattle Mariners catcher Jesus Montero, Baltimore Orioles infielder Danny Valencia.


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This update was built with the alpha channel - Xamarin iOS 8.6
The changes since 3.2 are:
- The inclusion of the new "Woah Fragments" architecture from Cheesebaron :)
- The switch to the Xamarin Unified iOS API - with lots of updates as Xamarin's changes have evolved
- The return of Generic base ViewController's and Activity's (No more Heisenbugs - hurrah!)
- A new binding for UISegmentedControl's
- Improvements to the way RaisePropertyChanged can be called
- Improvement in Windows support for generic MvxCommand class
- Small updates to LinkerPleaseInclude for both Android and iOS
- WindowsPhone has Heading added to the geolocation plugin
Thanks hugely to everyone who's contributed - especially:
- @Cheesebaron for the great work on "Woah Fragments!" - https://github.com/MvvmCross/MvvmCross/pull/771
- @kwlothrop for so much work on building with the Unified API - if you are porting your libraries and code, see http://kerry.lothrop.de/unified-api-for-xamarin-ios/
- @tofutim for pushing on with Mac libraries too!
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Mayor's Office
The City Council and Lancaster County Board will have a special joint public hearing Tuesday, October 18 on LPlan2040, the 10-year update to the Comprehensive Plan. The hearing begins at 5 p.m. in the City Council Chambers, 555 S. 10th St. and will be aired on 5 CITY-TV, the government access channel on Time Warner Cable channel 5.
LPlan2040 looks ahead 30 years at how Lincoln will grow, where residents will live and work, and how they will travel. The City-County Planning Commission voted 8 - 0 to recommend approval of the Plan with amendments. The Plan, the amendments and the Planning Commission's recommendation are available at lincoln.ne.gov (keyword: lplan). Printed copies of the Plan are available at any library branch or the City-County Planning Department, 555 S. 10th St.
In addition to testifying at the public hearing, the public may submit feedback in the following ways:
The City Council and County Board are expected to take action to adopt LPlan2040 this month.
The draft Plan is the result of a year-long public process that included the guidance of a citizen group called the LPlan Advisory Committee (LPAC). LPAC included all nine members of the Planning Commission and 11 others appointed by Mayor Beutler to represent a broad range of interests. Hundreds of residents took part in community meetings and workshops, and thousands offered input on the website, the Virtual Town Hall and through other communications.
The transportation chapter of LPlan 2040 is a companion to a separate document known as the Long Range Transportation Plan (LRTP). The LRTP is required for the City and County to receive federal transportation funds, and it must be adopted by the Lincoln Metropolitan Planning Organization (MPO), a separate agency with representation from the City, County and State. The MPO Officials Committee is expected to review and adopt the LRTP this year.


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Researchers using Ohio Supercomputer Center (OSC) resources can now conduct even more innovative academic and industrial research by accessing Ohio's newest energy-efficient, GPU-accelerated supercomputer system.
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Columbus, Ohio (March 7, 2012) – An Akron researcher is designing computer prediction models to test potential new docking seals that will better preserve breathable cabin air for astronauts living aboard the International Space Station and other NASA spacecraft.
Columbus, Ohio (Feb. 24, 2012) - A search has commenced to find candidates for the position of Executive Director at the Ohio Supercomputer Center, located in Columbus, Ohio.
Columbus, Ohio (Jan. 25, 2012) – Blue-green algae is causing havoc in Midwestern lakes saturated with agricultural run-off, but researchers in a northwest Ohio lab are using supercomputers to study a closely related strain of the toxic cyanobacteria to harness its beneficial properties.
Columbus, Ohio (Dec. 20, 2011) – For most of us, the word "turbomachinery" may conjure up images of superheroes or fast exotic cars, but in reality most people leverage turbomachinery to get things done nearly every day.
Grant funds OSU's Hadad for continued computational chemistry at OSC
Columbus, Ohio (Nov. 14, 2011) – A $7.5 million award will help researchers harness the body's own defenses to counteract nerve agents and create new types of antidotes for exposure to pesticides and other poisons.
Presentations highlight value of supercomputing to research, industry
Columbus, Ohio (Nov. 8, 2011) – William H. Miller, Ph.D., professor of chemistry at the University of California, Berkeley, will deliver the 2011 Pitzer Lecture in Theoretical Chemistry at 4 p.m., Wednesday, Nov. 9 in Room 2015 of McPherson Laboratory, 140 W. 18th Ave., on the main campus of The Ohio State University.
Akron team leverages supercomputers to better understand tie molecules
Columbus, Ohio (Oct. 5, 2011) –A special configuration of carbon atoms – a cylindrical network of molecules known as carbon nanotubes – is attracting a great deal of attention from industry researchers these days.


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Updated Aug. 3
New Zealand swept up medals of gold at the World Hip Hop Dance Championships at the Orleans arena, but the U.S. crews put up a good fight. IDK, from San Diego and Los Angeles-based Instant Noodles both netted bronze medals in the Varsity (ages 13-17) and Adults (18 and older) divisions, respectively.
New Zealand's Bubble Gum and Sorority took home the gold in the Juniors (ages 7-12) and Varsity divisions. Royal Family, also from New Zealand, captured the gold medal in the MegaCrews Division, for 15 to 40 dancers.
Plague, hailing from the U.K., reigned supreme in the Adults age group. The Prodigy, another Las Vegas crew in the Juniors Division, bid the competition adieu in the semifinals but strutted their stuff on KTNV Channel 13.
Hoo. With more than 5,000 fans in the audience and 2,000 competitors in attendance, Hip Hop International's World Hip Hop Dance Championships made for the best-attended street dance event to date.
For some great photos, videos and interviews, check out Robin Leach's article from the Las Vegas Sun.
For a recap of Day Five from House of Crews, cue up the video below.
July 30
The throw-down competition that draws thousands of dancers from all over the world is hitting it hard in Las Vegas for the fourth year running. Hip Hop International's USA and World Hip Hop Dance Championships are something akin to the world series of the genre, with top-notch crews battling against each other for the reigning title. Dancers span three age divisions, from elementary school kids with mad skills to adults who have been in the business for a long, long time. This is also the first year of the megacrew category, where crews can bring between 15 and 40 of their members.
Today is World Battle Day, with international dancers battling in popping, locking and freestyle. Toni Basil, choreographer of Bette Midler's show at Caesars Palace, will judge the one-upping. For play-by-play tweets of the action, check out Robin Leach on Twitter.
The Las Vegas-based crew The Prodigy advanced to the world semifinals yesterday after snagging the USA title in the juniors division. This is the first crew from the city to get this far, and they'll compete in the world semifinals on Sunday.
For more hip hop excellence, check out the stories here and here from VegasDeLuxe. You can find Hip Hop International's official YouTube channel here. For a recap of day one and for links to more videos, cue up the video below.


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Dave Schaub Cruised His '32 Through 49 States In 9 Days
By car, the only way into, or out of, Hyder, Alaska, is a road that starts in British Columbia, Canada. Hyder is the only town on that road, which is why Dave Schaub laughed when he got to the border, crossing from the United States into Canada, one day after coming the other way.
"I have some questions," the checkpoint agent announced. "Are you carrying any firearms?" Dave said no. "Do you have any bear spray?" Again, no. Then she smiled and asked, "Where have you been?"
The reason Dave laughed is partly because there is only one place he could have been on that road, and partly because his route to Hyder had been almost 10,000 miles long, through every state of the continental United States.
He'd been everywhere.
On Your Mark
Dave's idea originated with some friendly bragging between himself and another hot rodder about driving a reliability run to put their cars to the test. Dave came up with a route that covered most of the United States, to be completed in 10 days. To his friend, it seemed like an unrealistically ambitious challenge. To Dave it seemed like a realistically ambitious one. He was familiar with the long-distance motorcycle rides undertaken by the Iron Butt Association and figured that what could be done on a bike could be done in a hot rod. Soon, the concept had become an actual plan, the trip had changed to "49 in 9" days, and the motivation had evolved from testing his own endurance and that of his '32 into doing something significant for a worthy cause.
The Ronald McDonald House at Stanford is a quarter of a mile from Schaub's Meat Fish & Poultry, the butcher shop Dave owns in Palo Alto, California. Like other Ronald McDonald Houses around the world, this one provides housing for families of children being treated at a nearby hospital. Turning his cross-country cruise into a fundraising effort gave the trip a purpose and gave Dave a chance to help out.
The plan drew supporters early on, including Gary Meadors from Goodguys and Roy Brizio, who had originally built the car for Dave. When Brizio contacted Edelbrock about getting a set of Street Rod shocks for the roadster, Vic Edelbrock insisted on contributing a brand-new small-block. As the word got out about what Dave was up to, more sponsors began showing interest.
"As sponsors lined up, a buddy of mine said, 'You should sell space on the car like NASCAR does.' The next day Chuck Browne from Golden State Foods [a fast food restaurant supplier] called me and said they'd heard about what I was doing and wanted to make a large contribution. I said, 'You just bought two doors on the car!'"
Dave divided up the rest of the roadster sheetmetal and came up with a fair price to charge for spots. Most sold for $1,000; some went for $500. When Dave displayed the car at the L.A. Roadster Show last June, he encountered even more interest. "We were selling spots like crazy," he remembers. "When we ran out of room, I sold louvers for $100. We sold all 148." There was no turning back now.
Get Set
"The concensus was that I'd bitten off more than I could chew." If Dave was going to cover 49 states in 9 days, he needed a plan.
An efficient 49-state route, calculated at 9,800 miles, meant a daily average of approximately 1,100 miles-or eighteen hours of driving at an average of 62 mph. Food stops would be five minutes. Gas stops would be eight minutes. With a custom 35-gallon tank, and by moving the filler from the trunk to the outside, he could save valuable seconds. In the weeks prior to the trip, Dave practiced making these pit stops as quickly as possible. He would travel at night, when traffic was lighter and temperatures cooler-and if the car broke down, it'd be better if it happened at the beginning of the day than at the end. Days typically ended in the afternoon, when he'd arrive at his hotel destination for five or six hours of sleep, waking at the next midnight to get back on the road and keep going.
Dave's '32 had made a lot of road trips, but never one like this, and would need preparation that went beyond the basic fluid change, belts and hoses, and tire inflation road trip checklist. He put 10,000 miles on the Edelbrock engine to make sure it was up to the task. Then it was back to Brizio's for new U-joints, axle bearings, brakes, and some upgrades specific to this trip, including cruise control and heavyweight racing oil that could withstand 16-18 hours of non-stop daily duty. The rear gears were changed to 2.55s. BFGoodrich contributed a new set of tires, Vintage Air donated a heater. The windshield was replaced and a small, hand-operated wiper was installed. Sid Chavers, who had done the interior, reupholstered the seat, and PIAA driving lights were added. Dave bought a couple of GPS navigation devices and had extra 12-volt power ports wired into the roadster.
In addition to mechanical preparations, Dave started preparing himself. He walked 30 miles a week, watched his diet, lost weight, and weaned himself off of coffee and other stimulants. He accustomed himself to sleeping less until he could function on five or six hours of sleep.
As the trip approached, he started spending extended periods of time in the small cockpit. After accompanying Roy and Andy Brizio on a cross-country run to the Street Rod Nationals in Louisville, Kentucky, Dave continued to the Atlantic, then headed west on a three-day endurance trip through Florida, on up toward Oklahoma City and back to California. "Those three days gave me a taste of what this nine-day adventure would be. I was pretty confident."
On September 9, 2009, the timer started ticking on Dave's cross-country, beat-the-clock ride. Leaving Needles, California, he clipped the southern tip of Nevada, then U-turned down into Arizona. Three states down, 46 to go.
At night, he occupied himself by listening to music and exercising, using dumbbells, and turning on cruise control so he could move his legs around. With no time for restaurants, Dave consumed beef jerky, energy bars, trail mix, fruit, and lots of water, throughout the day. He said he never felt hungry and he never felt sleep-deprived.
Dave reserved daylight hours for plotting his course, setting the GPS for his next stop. His progress was logged with gas and food receipts, and occasionally by photos taken by himself or by people he met. He sent daily emails to his wife Carol and to John Drummond from Goodguys, who posted his updates on the www.49in9.com website.
A SPOT real-time GPS tracking device posted location updates to the web every several minutes, so that people all over the country could monitor his progress. "It fact," Dave laughed, "we almost blew up the system." Some people used the information to encourage Dave in person, such as one fan in Nebraska. "I was in the middle of nowhere, 50 miles from the nearest town. Coming around a corner, I saw a late-model T-Bird convertible with the top down and a lady standing on the seats holding a big sign that said Go Dave!"
Success in the Cities
Knowing that traffic congestion and toll roads along the crowded Eastern Seaboard could gobble up time, Dave planned those miles for the weekend. As it turned out, this was one of the smoothest portions of the trip, thanks in part to a police escort and in part to a donated electronic transponder, which automatically deducted tolls from a prepaid account. Despite a Boston traffic jam that forced Dave to backtrack, and added an unanticipated 56 miles to his trip total, he made it through New England three hours ahead of schedule-cause for celebration "The jubilation I got from kicking New England's butt was so wonderful that when I got to Bennington, Vermont, I actually went out to dinner, then soaked in the tub for an hour. The next morning I was heading west on familiar roads."
End of the Road
The intense itinerary and nocturnal traveling didn't allow for much siteseeing, but there were some highlights. "The sunrises were incredible," Dave said. "My whole demeanor changed at dawn, as the sun came up and I could look around at the scenery. I loved the Southwest-and that whole area from Montana through the Dakotas and into Nebraska is just wild country."
On Day 8, Dave crossed the Washington border into Canada. He'd covered 48 states, but 900 miles separated him from the 49th. The following afternoon-eight days, 16 hours, and 48 minutes after leaving Needles-Dave cruised into Hyder, Alaska. He'd driven 9,856 miles. He'd been everywhere.
Since September, Dave has kept traveling, continuing to raise money for the Ronald McDonald House at Stanford by selling T-shirts and posters, and encouraging people to go to www.49in9.com to make a contribution. Stops included the SEMA Show in November and the Grand National Roadster Show in January.
Now, Dave is thinking about more trips-but these won't be solo endurance runs. The Driving For The Kids program is still in the planning phase, but the general idea calls for nationwide cruises starting from different points and converging at one spot, with every participant getting sponsorship.
"This is a chance to let the public know that hot rodders care about doing something, to step up and support an important cause, and to add some goodwill besides burning up tires and gasoline."
Cops and Rodder
Dave had two run-ins with the law-and appreciates both of them. In New Mexico, a friend who works with the Albuquerque Police Department had arranged an escort through town. Dave met the cops at this truck stop west of the city; even the commander was there. From there, several police cars surrounded the well-marked roadster and rode for 22 miles to the town of Moriarty.
The next day, a friend in Prescott, Arizona, notified Dave that her brother, a policeman in New York City, had set up an escort by the New York State Police. When Dave arrived in New Jersey in the middle of the night on Day 4, he got a call from one of the troopers. When he got to the George Washington Bridge to Manhattan, he was to get in the left lane and blink his headlights as a signal. From there, he was escorted through the city all the way to the Connecticut border.


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