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White Sox down Marlins, complete three-game sweep
Chicago, IL – Adam Dunn belted a two-run homer and Alejandro De Aza knocked in two more with a double as the Chicago White Sox completed a three-game sweep of the lowly Miami Marlins with a 5-3 triumph at U.S. Cellular Field.
Both De Aza and Dayan Viciedo finished with two hits and a run scored, while Alex Rios added an RBI single in addition to contributing a key outfield assist during the sixth inning.
The victory, Chicago's ninth in 12 games, moved the White Sox (24-24) to .500 for the first time since the club was 4-4 on April 10.
Dylan Axelrod (3-3) allowed three runs over 5 1/3 innings and won his third consecutive start with help from the Chicago bullpen, with four relievers combining for 3 2/3 scoreless frames to close out the contest.
"I didn't have my good stuff, I was kind of erratic in those middle innings," Axelrod said. "But we pulled it out, so I can't be mad about it."
Marlins starter Alex Sanabia (3-7) lasted just four innings before exiting with an injured groin and was tagged for four runs on six hits.
Marcell Ozuna, Justin Ruggiano and Nick Green each had two hits and an RBI in the loss, Miami's fifth straight and 12th in its last 14 outings.
The White Sox went in front to stay with a two-run bottom of the second that snapped a 2-2 tie. Viciedo started things off with a ground-rule double and Hector Gimenez drew a two-out walk to extend the inning for De Aza, who drove a Sanabia fastball to the base of the wall in left-center to bring home both runners with a double.
Axelrod walked the first two hitters in the third, however, with Juan Pierre later crossing the plate on an Ozuna groundout to cut Miami's deficit to 4-3. The right-hander was sharp over the remainder of his stint, though, yielding just a pair of singles before being removed with one on and one out in the sixth.
Matt Lindstrom came on in relief with Ozuna on second and was greeted by a single to right by Ruggiano, but Rios preserved Chicago's one-run edge by firing a strike to home to Gimenez, who applied the tag on Ozuna as the rookie slid past the plate.
"Why everything's got to be a sweep of the hand or a diving, sliding on your butt ... I don't know if that looks better on TV or what," a frustrated Marlins manager Mike Redmond said of Ozuna's failed slide attempt. "I was always just taught to slide straight into home plate and if you go in hard, you're going to be safe."
Matt Thornton and Jesse Crain kept the game at 4-3 with a scoreless inning of work each, and Chicago got some insurance when De Aza doubled in the eighth and came around on a Rios single.
The Marlins then went down quietly against Addison Reed in the ninth, with the Sox closer striking out two en route to his 17th save of the season.
With Alexei Ramirez aboard, Dunn ended an 0-for-17 skid with an opposite-field blast into the seats in left to stake Chicago to an early 2-0 lead that was short-lived after the Marlins countered with a pair of runs in the top of the second.
Three straight singles by Ozuna, Chris Coghlan and Ruggiano accounted for the initial score, though Coghlan was gunned down by Viciedo on Ruggiano's hit to left. Green then drove in Ruggiano with another single two batters afterward.
Game Notes
Ozuna has now hit safely in 11 consecutive games, the longest streak by a Marlins player this season ... Gimenez was in the lineup in place of Tyler Flowers, who sat out a third straight game due to back spasms ... Marlins second baseman Derek Dietrich, who reached base safely in his first 14 major league games, had that stretch end after going 0-for-4 ... Nineteen of the White Sox' last 23 games have been decided by three runs or less, with the club going 13-6 in those matchups.


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Wednesday, April 18, 2012
Two single malts added to standard Suntory range
Suntory is adding two no-age-statement single malts to its standard range in Japan. Although the company has put out no-age-statement single malts in the past, this is the first time in recent years that it has added a no-age-statement whisky to the standard range, which is available year-round.
At 3,500 yen for a 700 ml bottle (1750 yen for 350ml) the Yamazaki and Hakushu no statements are more expensive than Nikka Whisky`s Yoichi and Miyagikyo no-age-statement offerings, which can be as cheap as 1,600 yen for 500ml.
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I'm intrigued, but I can't work out why they'd put these out for just a few hundred yen less than the 10 year olds - unless they are phasing out the 10? Unless they turn out up the shelves for a lot less then I'm happy to stick with the Yoichi/Miyagikyo offerings too!
- April 27, 2012 at 11:07 AM
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Walkers are running rampant and its your duty to shoot'em down.
The Walking Dead Card Game from Cryptozoic is a brand new way to experience the post-zombie lifestyle, coming with two ways to play: Hero and survival mode. Hero mode has players taking control of a character from the show in an effort to earn more zombie points than the other 2-6 players. Survival mode, on the other hand, pits 3-11 players against each other, but, instead of trying to nab the most points, everyone is trying to accumulate the least. Perfect for parties full of Walking Dead fans, this new card game is easy to learn and fun to play.
Marvel's Legendary becomes a little more, uh, legendary-er this week thanks to Dark City, the deck building game's first expansion. Not only does this expansion offer seventeen new characters and five villains (like Cable, Colossus, Moon Knight, Blade, Kingpin, Loki, and Apocalypse), but also augmented game rules. These include expanded abilities for bystanders, giving them autonomy, as well as character artwork that clarifies who has power when.
Lovers of Apples to Apples should take note of Word Whimsy. This party game of wordplay is structured similar to the aforementioned game, but around phrases instead of single words. Players take turns drawing prompt cards, like "My Professional Wrestling Name" or "Favorite Bar", then proceed to arrange cards from their hand into the wackiest answer to that prompt. And while this version can serve 3-7, there are also other variants included that alter the entire game.
Just when you thought they were done, there's more Dominion.
Dominion Guilds is the eighth expansion released for this mega-popular deck building series. This time around, the theme revolves around jobs and what citizens of the township need to do to get them. Thirteen new kingdom cards as well as coin tokens to wile away for use later. Other cards come with a starting cost, but can be bought for more money in order gain the user further abilities.
We'll cover the next two games in the order the original books were released, just to play it like OG nerds.
The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey board game is a one to four player game that lasts up to an hour, ferrying players through the events of Peter Jackson's first Hobbit film. A cooperative experience, players take control of Bilbo and his dwarf companions, attempting to collect gems and gold as you out maneuver and defeat the monsters in your path. Designed by Reiner Knizia, this is no simple property game.
The second Tolkien/Cryptozoic collaboration out this week, The Lord of the Rings: Fellowship of the Ring Deck Building Game enters the deck building arena, telling the rest "They CAN NOT PAAAAAAASSSSS!" Structured identically to the DC Deck Building Game, players take on the roles of either Frodo, Samwise, Aragorn, Gandalf, Legolas, Gimli, or Boromir, facing off against the forces of Sauron. Players purchase cards from the center of the table to build-up their own decks in an effort to defeat orcs, Balrogs, and Nazgûl. Also, in an absurdest twist, this game can be combined the DC Deck Builder for Gollum vs. Superman battles.


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The first of a weekly blog series by our horticulturist Melissa Fisher:
[Eupatorium rugosum at Greenbelt Native Plant Center]
Recently, we rode the ferry across to Staten Island and traveled by taxi to one of the Parks Department's best-kept secrets, the Greenbelt Native Plant Center.
Here, hundreds of native plants, including this White Snakeroot, Eupatorium rugosum, are being grown for Section 1 of the High Line (Gansevoort – 20th Streets). Greenbelt is also storing thousands of seeds collected on the High Line in 2006 by volunteers. Some of this seed, including that of Little Bluestem, Schizachyrium scoparium, will be grown for planting in Section 2 (20th – 30th Streets.)
Nursery visits like this are incredibly inspiring–under highly-protected conditions and the watchful eyes of experienced growers, the young plants present themselves with a sort of quiet promise about how they might transform a landscape.
Beginning this Fall with the installation of thousands of perennials, grasses, vines, trees, and shrubs for Section 1, our exciting challenge will be to see the plants through their transition from ideal nursery conditions to the more rugged micro-climates of the High Line. Thirty feet above the street, the temparature can be up to ten degrees warmer or colder than on the ground, high winds often sweep off the Hudson River, and the sun beats down in some areas while others are fully-shaded by buildings that hug the Line.
[Salvia nemerosa 'Rhapsody in Blue' at the Plant Group]
With this in mind, it's interesting to consider the High Line planting plans, created by designer Piet Oudolf and Field Operations. With their intentional intermixing of species found on the High Line after its abandonment (such as the White Snakeroot pictured at top) and numerous other selections chosen for their bloom time, seed heads, foliar textures, and seasonal color like this Saliva nemerosa 'Rhapsody in Blue,' the High Line planting scheme is, at once, wild and intentional.
Keep your eyes on this weekly feature for notes on our expectations, observations, and answers to one of our favorite questions: "What Will Grow Here?"
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REACH Veterinary Specialists, located in the beautiful mountains of Western North Carolina, is seeking a full time Emergency Veterinarian to join our busy twelve doctor hospital. Our goal is to provide the best emergency and specialty veterinary care possible, in an environment where our referring veterinarians and clients feel welcome, cared for and respected. As a team, we work to maintain a family friendly atmosphere where we focus on great communication and team building.
The ideal candidate must be a positive minded team player, possessing an excellent communication skills. This individual must have a commitment to practicing current and innovative emergency medicine, and have a firm understanding of the role of a referral emergency and specialty hospital. An ability to deliver excellent medicine and surgical skill in a compassionate manner during busy shifts is essential. Our ER doctors collaborate closely with each other, as well as with our in-house specialists and amazing support team to provide comprehensive and high-level care to our patients.
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1. Why might Brucemore be considered a "country estate"? Using Map 2, locate the features listed on the Map Key. Next to each item listed above, describe the work needed to maintain them.
2. Locate the servants' duplex. The head gardener and servants with families usually lived there. What do you think were some of the advantages and disadvantages of living on the estate with their employers?
3. Some of the servant staff lived in the mansion. What might be some of the advantages and disadvantages of living in the same house as their employers?
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Keeping top-notch employees takes more than simply writing a big – or bigger – paycheck every week. With competition from other farms and agribusinesses, employers need to step up to the plate when it comes to benefits, too.
Take Shawn Adam from Adam Valley View Farms at Batavia, IA. After spending four years in the military, he recognizes and appreciates the value of employee benefits. "I look at it as if I was an employee and try to put myself in their shoes. I'd want things like health insurance, too," says the southeast Iowa operator who farms with his dad Nick, brother Jeff and two full-time employees. The Adams also employs two to three regular seasonal workers on their 6,000-acre operation.
Retaining good employees is a major concern for U.S. farmers, says Tammy Jensen, partner in the recruiting firm of Jensen and Maas, Agricareers, Inc., Massena, IA. "You need to treat them how you'd want to be treated – with respect. You also want to provide them opportunities to learn so they'll grow into more job responsibilities," she says.
When it comes to benefits, today it's all about health insurance, Jensen adds. "It's the big issue. Salary isn't No. 1, but you have to pay enough so a good employee won't worry about the basics for his family," she says.
Adam pays 100% of employees' health insurance, including family coverage. Some of the other benefits are implemented in more of a stair-step approach, like vacation, which runs from one to two weeks a year. Typically, they shut down the operation between Christmas and New Year's and take vacation.
"We also supply housing, but they have to pay for gas and heat. We don't cover cable or phone service, either," Adam says. "If they don't want or need the house, we'll compensate them in other ways. We provide them a company truck, including gas and insurance."
Agricareers' Jensen says a survey it conducted of more than 600 ag employees shows that motivation, or achievement and the ability to take a job from beginning to end, along with increased responsibility, ranks top of the list for job satisfaction. Compensation actually falls lower on the list of what it takes to keep employees happy (see chart).
"We often see a home provided plus utilities, a pickup, meat for the family and some sort of profit sharing," Jensen says. "Some employers even offer a retirement plan.
"It's helpful to provide housing, but it has to be a nice place," she says. "You can't expect an employee with a family of six to live in a one-bedroom house and be content."
At Adam Valley View Farms, Jeff handles the business side of the operation and works with banking and finance. Shawn manages employees and the precision-ag components, including equipment and repairs.
Every year, Shawn sits down with employees in a more formal setting and goes through the benefits package and compensation, addressing any problems or concerns.
If it's been a good year, employees cash in on the farm's incentive program. "If they put in the time and have good attitudes we pay a cash bonus, usually $500-1,000 their first year," he explains. "It all depends on how long they've been with us. And, if we've had a phenomenal year, we'll reward them more because we want to make sure they feel appreciated. Besides, they know what kind of year we've had when 200-bu. corn is selling for $6/bu.
"We also want them to feel like they're a part of the business. For instance, they can call and order parts themselves; it's part of their job. They have a lot of responsibility and that makes them like their job more and keeps them motivated," Adam says. "We often take employees to the Louisville Farm Machinery Show and the Farm Progress Show. They get paid for it and they usually come back with ideas, which benefit all of us."
Sometimes, it's the little things that mean the most. For example, the Adams provide lunch every day to employees.
"We built a kitchen at the office and that's where we talk about the day and check on who's doing what," he says. "We supply the food and then one of the guys breaks away early and fires up the grill. We also have a retired woman who comes in once a week to clean up and buy groceries. The guys add grocery items and some of their favorites to a list on the refrigerator. This seems to bring more of a team approach to our farm."
Although there are agribusinesses not far from him, Adam says they don't worry too much about what jobs they offer. "We just need to make sure we do the right things. For instance, we train our guys on precision ag and RTK guidance because all of our combines and tractors have auto-steer. If you overlap 6 in., that's 5% at the end of the day – which is a lot. We're always looking at efficiency and how we can get the most bang for the buck."
The Adams buy locally, but do truck in fertilizer because they can buy it in bulk so much cheaper. They also haul off of their grain, which helps keep employees busy and employed.
"I like keeping things going and managing the daily operations," Adam says. "You have to put together the best damn team you can, and we have it."
Follow These Tips
Executive educator and author Marshall Goldsmith lists these steps to help keep top-performing employees.
- Show respect
- Focus on a thriving environment
- Offer on-going training
- Provide coaching
- Give feedback
- Allow decision-making, and compensate
Why Employees Leave
According to the Herman Group, management consultant experts, here are five reasons people say they change jobs:
- It doesn't feel good around here.
- They wouldn't miss me if I were gone.
- I don't get the support I need to get my job done.
- There's no opportunity for advancement.
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Baseline Meteorological, Upper Air, and Air Quality Data Report Resolution Copper Mining Project April 1-June 30, 2015
This report summarizes the meteorological, nitrogen dioxide (NO2), sulfur dioxide (SO2), ozone (O3), and particulate matter (PM) data collected at the Resolution Copper Project near Superior, Arizona for the second quarter, April 1-June 30, 2015. Monitoring was performed in accordance with the Resolution Copper Mining Monitoring Plan, November 2011 (approved by the Pinal County Air Quality Control District on November 15, 2011).
Temporary Contact Update
The Tonto Supervisor's Office in Phoenix remains temporarily closed in July 2019 due to a building renovation project. As a result, questions from the media and general public regarding the Resolution Copper Project and Land Exchange should be e-mailed to John Scaggs at: email@example.com
EIS Timeline - Feb 2019
- Proponent submits revised Plan of Operations [Sep 2014]
- Federal Register Notice of Intent to prepare EIS [Mar 2016]
- Public scoping period and scoping meetings
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- Compile and review existing data
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When The Simpsons started in the late 1980s, very few people would've believed that the show could last as long as it has. Like the show or not, you can't deny how it's changed the way TV shows look at controversial material and incorporate current events and topics into their plots.
For instance, take Episode 450, "Married to the Blob," which aired this past January. While the main story line deals with Comic Book Guy's search for love, in quasi Much Ado About Nothing fashion, the first few minutes of the episode regale us with yet another adventure from the show's favorite superhero, Radioactive Man.
And therein lies the show's genius — what seems to be a short aside (an introduction at best) is actually an acute commentary on energy literacy: reflecting some of the struggles the industry faces as we seek to maintain energy independence, all while steadfastly moving into the future of energy production.
The show personifies all major aspects for retrieving and releasing energy. Nuclear energy (fission) is represented by Radioactive Man, and his sidekicks Solar Citizen and Wind Lad represent solar and wind power respectively. In this episode, they face their nemeses, a rough group of villains who call themselves The Fossil Fuel Four. They're made up of King Coal, Petroleumsaurus Rex, Charcoal Briquette, and the Fracker (the names are likewise pretty opaque, with the characters representing coal, petroleum, charcoal, and the technique of fracking). Through their battle, we see the struggle between sustainable resources and fossil fuels.
It would be difficult to overstate the importance fossil fuels have had in creating the modern industrial world. The Industrial Revolution would've never occurred without ready access to coal, and the industrialized world still depends on it to a great extent. Fossil fuels have provided a ready source of energy for centuries now because they are easily burned to release their stored energy. When these fuels burn, they oxidize releasing carbon dioxide and water and produce large amounts of energy relative to their weight. These fuels can be found in solid, liquid and gaseous states (like coal, oil, and natural gas).
As these resources have become more scarce, new techniques have been developed to extract them from the earth, such as fracking (technically called hydraulic fracturing, which uses controlled explosions to break up the bedrock where these fuels are held) and surface mining (which removes vast amounts of surface rock to gain access to minerals).
Part of the reason why these new techniques have come into use is that fossil fuels are not easily or readily replenished. They are — quite literally — fossils, and therefore take a long time to form. (The word fossil simply means "evidence of past life.") Over millions of years, tiny plants and other organisms would settle on the floor of a body of water (ocean, lake, etc.). Other sediment would settle over them, causing them to decompose in anoxic (read: with depleted oxygen) environments. After hundreds of millions of years of exposure to heat and pressure from added sediment, the organic matter is chemically altered. Depending on the type of organic matter, the amount of time and pressure applied, you get different types of fossil fuels.
It's the depletion of fossil fuels and the negative consequences from them (such as poor air quality, which can lead to smog and acid rain, and the massive amounts of carbon dioxide released into the atmosphere, which has caused drastic changes in climate) that has led to our current quest for sustainable energy sources.
Editor's note (Please read the following bold text in a cheesy, comic-announcer-type voice): Will climate change continue unabated? What will happen to Radioactive Man now as he battles The Fossil Fuel Four? Will he defeat his foes — or is it too late?
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Farewell Summer (Hardcover)
A Novel
William Morrow, 9780061131547, 224pp.
Publication Date: October 17, 2006
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In a summer that refuses to end, in the deceiving warmth of earliest October, civil war has come to Green Town, Illinois. It is the age-old conflict: the young against the elderly, for control of the clock that ticks their lives ever forward. The first cap-pistol shot heard 'round the town is dead accurate, felling an old man in his tracks, compelling town elder and school board despot Mr. Calvin C. Quartermain to marshal his graying forces and declare total war on the assassin, thirteen-year-old Douglas Spaulding, and his downy-cheeked cohorts. Doug and his cronies, however, are most worthy adversaries who should not be underestimated, as they plan and execute daring campaigns—matching old Quartermain's experience and cunning with their youthful enthusiasm and devil-may-care determination to hold on forever to childhood's summer. Yet time must ultimately be the victor, with valuable revelations for those on both sides of the conflict. And life waits in ambush to assail Doug Spaulding with its powerful mysteries—the irresistible ascent of manhood, the sweet surrender to a first kiss . . .
One of the most acclaimed and beloved of American storytellers, Ray Bradbury has come home, revisiting the verdant landscape of one of his most adored works, Dandelion Wine. More than fifty years in the making, the long-awaited sequel, Farewell Summer, is a treasure—beautiful, poignant, wistful, hilarious, sad, evocative, profound, and unforgettable . . . and proof positive that the flame of wonder still burns brightly within the irrepressible imagination of the incomparable Bradbury.
About the Author
In a career spanning more than seventy years, Ray Bradbury, who died on June 5, 2011 at the age of 91, inspired generations of readers to dream, think, and create. A prolific author of hundreds of short stories and close to fifty books, as well as numerous poems, essays, operas, plays, teleplays, and screenplays, Bradbury was one of the most celebrated writers of our time. His groundbreaking works include Fahrenheit 451, The Martian Chronicles, The Illustrated Man, Dandelion Wine, and Something Wicked This Way Comes. He wrote the screen play for John Huston's classic film adaptation of Moby Dick, and was nominated for an Academy Award. He adapted sixty-five of his stories for television's The Ray Bradbury Theater, and won an Emmy for his teleplay of The Halloween Tree. He was the recipient of the 2000 National Book Foundation Medal for Distinguished Contribution to American Letters, the 2004 National Medal of Arts, and the 2007 Pulitzer Prize Special Citation, among many honors.
Throughout his life, Bradbury liked to recount the story of meeting a carnival magician, Mr. Electrico, in 1932. At the end of his performance Electrico reached out to the twelve-year-old Bradbury, touched the boy with his sword, and commanded, "Live forever!" Bradbury later said, "I decided that was the greatest idea I had ever heard. I started writing every day. I never stopped."
Praise For Farewell Summer: A Novel…
— Chicago Sun-Times
"An intriguing coda to one of Bradbury's classics. "
— Kirkus Reviews
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History of the collection: Asia
The British Museum's founding collection – formed by Sir Hans Sloane in the eighteenth century – contained a number of objects from Asia. These were acquired as contemporary items at the time, a collection policy which continues to the present as part of the programme of fieldwork, research and publication in the Department of Asia. The department aims to represent all aspects of Asian culture, history and civilisation.
The work of Sir Augustus Wollaston Franks, Keeper of the Department of British and Medieval Antiquities from 1866 to 1896, inspired great interest in Asian culture, ethnography and history. Franks used his influence and connections to make many additions to the collection, such as the gifts from archaeologist Sir Alexander Cunningham, first Director of the Archaeological Survey of India. Cunningham's presentation included sculptures, inscriptions, coins and reliquaries.
One of Franks' many legacies was a continued interest in Asia at the Museum, the first organisational result coming in 1912 when a separate sub-Department of Oriental Prints and Drawings was created under Laurence Binyon, a connoisseur of Persian and Indian miniatures.
In 1880 the India Museum, which had been home to the collections of the East India Company, was closed and its exhibits dispersed amongst various institutions including the Victoria and Albert Museum and the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Archaeological objects and sculptures, such as the Masson stupa-finds from Afghanistan and the Amaravati collection, were transferred to the British Museum.
In 1933 the Department of Oriental Antiquities was created to bring together collections hitherto scattered across four departments in the British Museum. The Department of Oriental Antiquities and Ethnography joined this new department in 1946 on the retirement of its Keeper Hermann Justus Braunholtz. The combined collections made Oriental Antiquities one of the leading repositories of Asian material in Europe.
The first Keeper was Basil Gray, a scholar of Chinese, Islamic and Indian art. During his tenure the department acquired the bronzes, paintings and books of Edward Moor, one of the first westerners to write on India iconography in the early nineteenth century.
In 2003 the Departments of Oriental Antiquities and Japanese Antiquities merged to become the Department of Asia. In 2005 the remaining Ethnography collections from Asia, over 20,000 items, joined the new Department.
The work of the department today includes an active programme of contemporary collecting in all parts of Asia, a tradition which is integral to the Museum's mission and which dates back to the first collections of Sir Hans Sloane.
Collection and acquisition
A collection of Japanese material acquired from the family of the German physician Engelbert Kaempfer (1651-1716) was part of the original collection of Sir Hans Sloane. Other early acquisitions in the eighteenth century included Indian seals and wooden sculpture from the collection of the celebrated antiquary Charles Townley.
The nineteenth century was an active period for South Asia collecting. In 1830 Sir Robert Brownrigg gifted a gilded bronze figure of Tara which had been found in the jungles of Sri Lanka. The Bridge Collection of Indian sculpture was acquired in 1872 through Augustus Franks. This material was first acquired by Charles 'Hindoo' Stuart, the first European to take an interest in Indian art and aesthetics.
The department now holds the most comprehensive collection of sculpture from the Indian subcontinent in the world. It includes the celebrated Buddhist reliefs from Amaravati, the Bimaran reliquary from Afghanistan, and the inscribed lion capital from Mathura which make the first known reference to the Sarvastivada school of Mahayana Buddhism.
The collection of Chinese antiquities includes paintings, porcelain, lacquer, bronze, jade and applied arts. From central Asia come the department's collection of paintings from Dunhuang, key works for understanding the diffusion of Buddhism in Asia. The Japanese collection include an important group of objects from the Kofun period collected by William Gowland (1842-1922), a collection of swords from the R.W. Lloyd bequest, and a collection of rare ritual masks donated by Mr Nobutaka Oka in 1999.
The collections from Southeast Asia include material from Burma/Myanmar, Thailand, Laos, Cambodia, Vietnam, Malaysia, Singapore, Brunei, Indonesia, Philippines, and East Timor, spanning more than eight millennia. The highly diverse materials gathered over the past two hundred years comprise textiles, sculpture, painting, everyday objects, posters, ceramics, archaeological material, puppets and masks, musical instruments, jewellery, baskets, coins and banknotes, weapons, lacquer, tattooing equipment, market weights, models, religious items, and amulets. Particularly well-known is the Sir Stamford Raffles collection of Javanese theatrical objects and drawings of ancient monuments.
Like all departments at the British Museum, the Department of Asia follows UNESCO guidelines for new acquisitions. Moreover the department does not normally acquire objects which have left the countries of South Asia after Independence in 1947.


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Approximately 30 million children and adults have diabetes in the United States. Out of that number, nearly 95% have type 2 diabetes. Sadly, the problem is even greater for minority and ethnic populations. See the infographics below to learn about diabetes within these communities.
To guide and support individuals with type 2 diabetes, the Association is offering a free 12-month program called Living With Type 2 Diabetes. The program, available in English and Spanish, provides information and offers free guidance to help people learn how to manage diabetes at regular intervals throughout the year-long. People can enroll into this free program by visiting diabetes.org/type2program, calling 1-800-DIABETES, or texting Type2 to 69866 to learn more about the program in English or Tipo2 to 69866 to learn more about the program in Spanish.
Topics and resources include:
- Food, nutrition and recipes
- Stress and emotions (see infographic below)
- Physical activity
- Complications
- Peer support online and via phone
- Support from the Association's local office
- Support from the Association's National Call Center
- Opt in text messaging
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Smoking May be Banned in Cars
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Studies show that smoking is bad for a person's health. Even being around a person that is smoking can be unhealthy. It is called "second-hand smoke". Smoking is very bad for children. It may become illegal in California for a person to smoke in a vehicle when children are present.
The California Senate is considering a bill that would make it a crime to smoke in the car when children are inside. This law would be called SB 7. The author of the bill is a democratic senator from Long Beach. She says that she thinks this bill could protect kids' health.
The senator from Long Beach thinks adults should be fined $100 for each violation. She believes that this would make them think twice about smoking when kids are on the car.
Some people do not like this bill. They say that it gives government too much control over what people choose to do. These critics of SB 7 are calling it a "nanny government" measure.
A republican senator from Grass Valley does not support the bill. He does not think that the government needs to tell people what they can or cannot do in their homes or cars. He also believes that this bill infringes on parents' rights.
This senator said that he knows that smoking can be dangerous. He does not allow smoking in his car when his grandchildren are inside. Still, he does not think that the government should make that decision. He believes that it should be left up to the parents.
The governor of California, Arnold Schwarzenegger has not said whether he would sign the bill or not to make it a law. When he was asked what he thought about adults smoking in cars when children were inside, he said that he thought it was terrible.
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President Barack Obama is pushing his economic message in Ohio, brandishing his presidential megaphone in a politically important state to make certain his appeal to the middle class is heard amid the boisterous start of the Republican campaign for the White House.
Obama was traveling Wednesday to the most Democratic congressional district in Ohio, a Cleveland suburb, a day after Mitt Romney won Iowa's Republican presidential caucuses by just eight votes. Obama's trip signals the White House's intent to keep the president in the public eye even as the political world focuses on the GOP's selection process.
The White House's choice of Ohio for Obama's first presidential trip of 2012 underscores the state's high-profile role in presidential politics. It is a swing state that went for George W. Bush in 2004 and for Obama in 2008. A top manufacturing state, Ohio has seen its jobless rate follow the national pattern; unemployment was 8.5 percent in November compared with 9.6 percent a year before.
Obama set the tone Tuesday for a White House strategy that aims to maintain pressure on congressional Republicans while promoting an economic plan that serves as much as a policy prescription as it does a political platform for the general election.
Addressing Iowa Democrats by teleconference as the GOP caucus counting was still under way, Obama described Republicans as embracing a "theory that says we're going to cut taxes for the wealthiest among us and roll back regulations on things like clean air and health care reform, Wall Street reform, and somehow that automatically that assures that everybody is able to succeed."
"I don't believe that," Obama declared.
Pressing his economic agenda, Obama has said expanding the middle class is "the defining issue of our time." His spokesman, Jay Carney, on Tuesday called it "his No. 1 focus."
As defined by the president and by his advisers, his economic argument is that the middle class is facing a "make or break moment." On that score, Obama still has a few confrontations with Congress in the year ahead.
He still wants to extend a payroll tax cut for all of 2012. Republicans avoided being blamed for a tax increase last month when House GOP leaders agreed to a two-month extension. A longer version will have to be decided by the end of February. Obama is also likely to point to elements of a jobs package he advanced last year that failed in the face of Republican opposition.
Obama is also at odds with Senate Republicans over his nomination of Richard Cordray as head of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, a central feature of new bank regulations that Congress approved and Obama signed in 2010. Republicans are blocking Cordray's appointment, effectively hamstringing the bureau's work. Battling Wall Street overreach has been a recurrent Obama theme as he advocates for the middle class.
Signaling that he would continue to draw sharp lines between the middle class and the wealthy, Obama told the Iowa Democrats in his video conference Tuesday that he would insist on the rich paying more in taxes.
"If we're going to make the investments that we need for our kids at the same time as we're controlling our deficit, then there's nothing wrong with saying to millionaires and billionaires that we're going to let your tax cuts expire," Obama said. "The other party has a fundamentally different philosophy."
Administration officials say they were especially encouraged by the public's response to Obama's call for extending the payroll tax cut and indicate Obama will make such appeals repeatedly to gain leverage over Congress and Republicans, in particular.
"There are more things that need to be done," Carney said Tuesday. "There are elements of the jobs act that we believe, as we did from the beginning, merit bipartisan consideration and support. This country is in crying need of work on its infrastructure."
In speaking at Shaker Heights High School on Wednesday, Obama is returning to a Cleveland suburb that he visited in 2009 while pushing his health care overhaul plan. Obama also planned to meet with a family at their home, a tactic Obama has employed before to personalize his agenda.


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MILLEDGEVILLE, Ga. – The Georgia College volleyball team (6-23) and head coach Gretchen Krumdieck ended the inaugural season on a high note, winning their final match of the season Saturday in the Centennial Center against the Paine College Lions (9-21).
The Bobcats took the first three sets of the match, 25-14, 25-13, and 25-4.
The bench came alive in today's match with freshman Miller Howard (Suwanee, Ga.) leading the squad with 13 kills. She was accompanied by Ashley Savransky (Roswell, Ga.) with 11. Rachel Rice (Johns Creek, Ga.) contributed eight and junior Lauren Johnston (Acworth, Ga.) added five. The Lions' defense was no match for the Bobcats' front line as they only had 29 digs to the Bobcats' total of 46 kills.
"It was an all-around team effort, our energy was high and it was a great end to our first season," said Krumdieck. "Our future is very bright."
Freshman Lindsay Holmes (Norcross, Ga.) stepped in this afternoon and tallied a total of 11 digs. Rice rounded up a total of seven. Sarah Sather (Appling, Ga.) and Ella Anastasiades (Atlanta) both added six digs for a team total of 42.
The Lions were unable to produce a player with double-digit kills. Deja Sims-Dean led the team with three. Bria Hines, Lydia Elmore, Aaliyah Myrick, and Breanna Orton all added two.
With no seniors on the roster, the Bobcats could return their squad next season. The Bobcats finished 6-23 overall and 2-23 in the Peach Belt Conference (PBC). Statistical leaders for the Bobcats this season were Rachel Reynolds (Marietta, Ga.) with 352 kills, Caroline Ham (Marietta, Ga.) with 450 digs, Micayla Patterson (Tyrone, Ga.) with 945 assists, and Blake Willoughby (Savannah, Ga.) with 52 blocks.
The Georgia College Department of Athletics, two-time winners of the PBC Commissioner's Cup, sponsors 11 varsity athletic programs at the NCAA Division II level. As a Division II program, Bobcat Athletics prides itself on balancing the life of the student-athlete, evidenced by the teams' multiple appearances in post-season competition as well as documented academic success and community-service involvement. Sign up at @GCBobcats on Twitter and Facebook for up-to-the-minute reports, and visit www.GCBobcats.com for more information, and to nominate your favorite former Bobcats and Colonials to the GC Athletics Hall of Fame.


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Ke$ha has voluntarily checked into rehab for treatment of an eating disorder. "I'm a crusader for being yourself and loving yourself but I've found it hard to practice," the singer told People. She will be in treatment for the next 30 days at the same facility that Demi Lovato checked into back in 2010.
"I'll be unavailable for the next 30 days, seeking treatment for my eating disorder...to learn to love myself...exactly as I am," she continued. Truly wishing her the best.
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As a car enthusiast, you should be excited for the 2015 Detroit Auto Show. Hell, we can barely contain ourselves ? it's shaping up to be a great show. And this bit of news only heightens our expectations ? Cadillac will be bringing its third-generation CTS-V to January's North American International Auto Show.
That bit of high-performance news has been confirmed to Autoblog by Cadillac officials. In fact, we've received an official invitation to the brand's press conference, and while the latter is light on information, it does say, "it's time for the V-Series to elevate to the next level." Considering our last experience with the CTS-V, we're not sure what there is left to elevate, although we're hopeful that Caddy will come up with something.
What that could be, of course, is very open to speculation. When the last CTS-V debuted in 2009, it arguably outgunned Germanic challengers like the 500-hp BMW M5 and 518-hp Mercedes-Benz E63 AMG for a lot less money, boasting a detuned version of the Chevrolet Corvette ZR1's 6.2-liter supercharged V8. Could that trend carry on, with the next CTS-V borrowing the supercharged, 650-hp mill from the new Corvette Z06? If escalation is the name of the game, the Z06 engine would seem to once again allow Caddy battle it out on firm, big-booted footing with BMW and Mercedes-Benz.


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Hi there,
I haven't played tennis in a long time and I'm starting enjoying this great sport again. I would say I'm an advanced beginner-lower intermediate level.
I would love to find someone to hit the ball on a regular basis. I'm in Marina del Rey but could meet up on the Westside. My schedule is rather flexible during the day, at nights and on weekends.
Drop me a line if you're interested...
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I can usually hit on Saturday afternoons, if I don't have doubles lined up at Griffith's Park.
Well, there's some courts in Westwood off Veteran Ave. Then there are free ones like Stoner Park and few others in Santa Monica. I'll look them up again.
Ah, so there's these courts off of Rose I've played before. They're at PenMar park off Rose near Lincoln Ave.. There are some meetup.com groups that go there too. I can do next week there, if you like. :)
Cool! I'll email you my number and just text to make things match up. I do like those courts!
I live in santa monica and am looking for a hitting partner. Email me if you're interested. [email removed - please see profile]
Hi Rachel...I saw your post on tennisopolis...I'm a new member there..."EncinoMan"
My name is John, and I'm about a 4.0 on a good day and like to practice or play points or doubles for fun.
I will be coming to the West side tomorrow and other times as well. Maybe we can hit sometime ?
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I work in Marina Del Rey and would be available regularly in the evenings Mon-Wed, at about 7 PM most days.
Send me an email if you have some time! [email removed - please see profile]
Hi Rachel,
I am also looking for hitting partner in the Westside... I live in Westwood, intermediate 3.5...singles and doubles is fine... just want to be outside and mixing it...MDR, SM, Venice, West LA are good locations...weekdays after 7:30pm (except Wednesdays)
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Hey Rachel,
I work in the MDR area. I am also getting back into Tennis after too long of a lay off. I would love to get out there in hit again and see how much WD40 I need. You can email me at email@example.com.
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I too love seeing older and younger people who actually applied! Apparently only a handful where recruited!
Did I miss it or was it not there this season . . . TV Guide has always profiled the Survivors but this season all we got was a blurb fom Jeffy saying Russell H. is the devil, there is no Exile Island and there will be tribal chiefs.What gives
Did anyone see the Russell is Evil promo? OMG I love him already!
I think he wants to be portrayed as scary. It sure does help when they film him at night with the night vision.
Evil Russell is the best castoff since Rupert IMO ! It's a crazy cast I love them and think this is going to be a hell of a season. I haven't been this excited about the cast in a long time
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Early in the summer we got word that Alexander Wang would be added to the list of luxury designers to collaborate with H&M, making Wang the first American designer to partner with the mega retailer. Wang presented his collection Thursday night at the Armory on the Hudson, and Footwear News was at the press conference before the presentation to get all the details.
"I love this idea of sports at night," Wang reported to Footwear News during the press conference; the shoes from this collaboration certainly reflect the athletic luxe vibe. While many past collaborators with H&M took to their archives for inspiration, Wang chose to focus on creating an entirely new collection of activeweare. Although, one oldie but goodie which snuck its way into this collaboration is the Freja Boot, which Wang chose to reimagine in neoprene.
Check out all the shoes from the collaboration in the gallery below; they'll be available in select stores on November 6.


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They're all made up! At least the ones on SummerHoopScoop, which suckered in a good number of people with plausible prep and recruiting news over the past few months. "Jonathon Paige" was quickly becoming, if not a major player, a name that kept popping up on message boards in connections with rumors.
Yesterday, the facade fell:
I am not Jonathon Paige.
There is no Jonathon Paige. There is no SummerHoopScoop. In fact, there never was. A little over two months ago the college basketball season ended and the long off-season of recruiting events and commitment speculation began. Messageboards and popular basketball news sources began to populate with recruiting interviews, videos, news stories, and rumors. The summer circuit circus began and college basketball fans dug in for the slow rolling waves of recruiting information to parse through. Of course, the real issue is— who's information can be trusted? Sometimes it feels to fans like recruiting services and "experts" are just sorting through twitter feeds and regurgitating third-hand information.
So, out of boredom and sincere interest in the relationship between the internet, recruiting services, and consumers, I created Jonathon Paige.
My methods were simple:
- Immediately tweet information found on the twitter feeds of proven and credible sources like Dave Telep, Jeff Borzello, Jeff Goodman, and Brian Snow.
- Bounce around the free messageboards of top tier programs and tweet any "breaking" information that trickles down the pipeline.
- Find out what summer tournaments are taking place each weekend, read the tweets and blogs of those attending, and do tournament write-ups that regurgitated all of the information in a slightly different manner.
- When in doubt, use lots of language that appeals to specific fanbases (Example: Carolina fans love the words "family atmosphere" and Duke fans like to talk about "silent verbals"while Kentucky fans love to hear about Calipari "going to work.")
- And if a piece of information seems likely (and hopefully incontrovertible) given the circumstances, just make it up....
There are lessons here: number one, don't get your news from a Blogspot account. Number two, just use some damn common sense once in a while, people.
In the long run, this sham isn't harmful. No actual journalists were suckered in, no prep players were swayed by news reports, and the mouthbreathers on the Kentucky message boards were made to play the fool. But it does a disservice to the legitimately enjoyable industry of rumormongering. For the real reporters, who act as the gatekeepers to pass along only creditable, sourced rumors, this is just more background noise getting in the way.
Which isn't to say that most recruiting rumors from "trusted" reporters don't turn out to be false, because they were completely made up by someone. Those just get chalked up to bad sources.
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Marathi community is one of the most conservative communities of India and they strictly believe in their own culture and tradition. The community is also regarded to be religious and they strongly believe in the impact of kundali or horoscope in their life.
This community also strongly believes in arranged marriages mostly, hence, kundali matching holds a very important role in this ceremony. Before marriage the horoscope of the boy and the girl are matched properly based on specific calculation to avert any future problem related to marriage. The main aim of matching a horoscope is to check the compatibility of the prospective couple, their future life ahead and about healthy procreation.
Kundali Matching In Marathi Community :
Many families this day find it difficult to get a proper astrologer to match the horoscope of the prospective bride and groom and also it is a very hectic task too. In this age of technology and fast
age life the only solution to this problem is online kundali matching in Marathi.
Kundali matching in the Hindu religion holds a very pious place and the horoscope is the first thing that is prepared for a child after it is born. The Kundali is made on the basis of correct information of date, time and the palce of birth of the new born.
Earlier parents used to consult a family priest for preparing the horoscope of a new born child but now a day the number of such educated priest has declined and at the same time with increase in number of members of a particular community the load of work of these priests has also increased.
The horoscope involves a lot of complicated calculations so it takes a lot of time to be prepared but with the birth of technology this problem has been solved by the introduction of software which deals with specialized horoscope matching.
Kundali matching is believed to predict the problems that may arise between a couple after marriages. In Marathi culture it is believed that by matching the kundali of the boy and the girl any future problem in their life can be averted.
Horoscope matching before marriage can predict if the couple is going to be happy or not. It also helps in avoiding any misunderstanding, which may have serious consequence on the life of the couple, to be known well before hand.
Once the source of the problem in the horoscope is recognized it can be rectified by performing special prayers for satisfying a particular star or planet which may be the reason behind the problem.
It is believed that once the position of the stars and planet is fixed through the prayers it helps to maintain the love factor in the married life of an individual and thus help in keeping their married life happy and prosperous.
Elders of the Marathi families are very particular about matching the horoscope of the individual because they believe that once all the problems are sorted out it guarantees a happy married life of their children.


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|This gilded centaur can be seen at Mack's Apples in Londonderry.
It is the first weathervane I posted in this series.
I've posted 75 weathervanes in this series, and there are several dozen more to go! I'm inviting any reader to email me at firstname.lastname@example.com if you spot an unusual, historic or whimsical weathervane I have not yet posted online. Just drop me a quick message with the location and a description, and I'll try to make your contributions part of the Weathervane Wednesday series in 2013.
Most of these weathervanes have been in the Nutfield area (Londonderry, Derry and Windham, New Hampshire, but there have been a few from far away including Spain and Disney World in California!
Since I've been posting these photographs and stories for more than a year now, I thought it would be fun to tally up what sorts of weathervanes I've covered so far…
Angels - 2
Arrows and Banners - 9
Cats- 1
Birds (other than ducks or eagles)- 1
Boats and ships - 4
Cows – 3
Dogs- 3
Ducks and Geese- 3
Eagles – 6
Fish and Whales – 3
Horses – 10
Horse and vehicles – 2
Human figures - 2
Letters, numbers and words - 2
Roosters – 5
Vehicles (bikes, motorcycles, tractors, trolleys, cars, etc.) – 7
Misc – one each of a saw, phone, spider web, centaur, deer and "The Old Man of the Mountains"
The clear winner so far is horses, with an additional two horse drawn vehicle weathervanes makes the equestrian theme the most popular weathervane in Weathervane Wednesday series. Did you have a favorite? Please comment below about your favorite shape of weathervane.
Click this link to see the entire Weathervane Wednesday series of posts!
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Kidd wins second straight NBA Sportsmanship Award
New York, NY – Jason Kidd of the New York Knicks has been named the 2012-13 NBA Sportsmanship Award winner and is the recipient of the Joe Dumars Trophy for the honor.
Kidd received 91 of a possible 355 first-place votes and finished with 2,474 total points in balloting from NBA players.
The 40-year-old Kidd won the award last season as a member of the Dallas Mavericks. He is only the second player to win multiple NBA Sportsmanship awards, joining Grant Hill, who has been honored three times.
The winner is selected from six finalists, one for each league division. Kidd (Atlantic) was joined by Chicago's Luol Deng (Central), Golden State's Stephen Curry (Pacific), Memphis' Mike Conley (Southwest), Oklahoma City's Nick Collison (Northwest) and Orlando's Jameer Nelson (Southeast).
The award is given to a player who reflects the ideals of sportsmanship -- ethical behavior, fair play and integrity -- in amateur and professional basketball. The trophy is named for Dumars, the former Detroit Pistons guard who was the initial winner in 1995-96.


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April 14, 2007
Malibu, Calif. - A match-high 30 kills from opposite hitter Evan Patak wasn't enough as the No. 5 UC Santa Barbara men's volleyball team finished its regular season with a 3-1 loss against top-ranked Pepperdine Saturday at Firestone Fieldhouse. Scores of the Mountain Pacific Sports Federation (MPSF) match were 30-24, 30-26, 25-30, and 30-25.
UCSB (19-11, 14-8 MPSF) had its four-match win streak come to a halt, while Pepperdine (25-1, 21-1 MPSF) won its 22nd consecutive contest.
The teams matched up well all night as each totaled 67 kills with the Waves holding a slight edge in hitting percentage, .358 to .353. Both squads attacked at .452 in the second set and each had 37 digs on the night. Pepperdine out-blocked UCSB 11-7.
For Patak, who leads the nation in kills, it was the seventh time this season he had amassed 30 or more kills. He hit .442 with two aces, seven digs, and 32 points.
The Gaucho middle hitters turned in an outstanding performance as Theo Brunner had 15 kills and David Kennedy recorded 12. Brunner hit a team-best .481 and led all Gauchos with four blocks. Libero Tyson Norton dug a team-high nine balls and outside Michael Fisher finished with six kills, an ace, four digs, and a pair of blocks. Setter Max Klineman had 64 assists.
Pepperdine, the 2005 national champion, was paced by opposite Paul Carroll, who had 22 kills, three aces, seven digs, eight blocks, and 29.5 points. Middle Greg Gaudino hit .733 with 11 kills while blocking seven UCSB attacks. Outside hitter Jon Grobe tallied a match-high 10 digs and setter Jonathan Winder had 55 assists.
The Waves out-hit the Gauchos .531 to .394 in the fourth game.
As the fourth seed in the MPSF Tournament, UCSB will host fifth-seeded and fourth-ranked UCLA in a quarterfinal on April 21 at Robertson Gymnasium (7 p.m.). The winner of the match will advance to the semifinals, hosted by Pepperdine, on April 26. The top-seeded Waves, who receive a bye in the quarters, will also host the championship match on April 28.


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Door and window sensors alert Vivint Sky when triggered, so you never have to wonder if your home is secure. Wireless sensors secure your home by alerting you of any forced entry. Motion, door, and window sensors allow you to always know what's going on in your home. 24x7 Monitoring teams are standing by to respond to an emergency even if you can't. We services the greater El Monte California area.
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The majority of residential crimes are crimes of opportunity, wherein the victims have left their California homes or vehicles unsecured.
Many people who have never been a victim are often less than diligent about securing their homes and safeguarding their property. Unfortunately, thieves seek out these vulnerable opportunities, accessing homes and garages through unlocked doors and windows with minimum effort. Reliable estimates from reports and analysis indicate that the average burglary takes just three to five minutes.
If you are throwing away the box an expensive item came in, wait until trash day to put the box out. Having these boxes around will let thieves know the type of items that are inside your home.
If you are throwing away the box an expensive item came in, wait until trash day to put the box out. Having these boxes around will let thieves know the type of items that are inside your home.
Vivint Ping Cameras gives you one-way video, two-way talk, and one-touch call out to help keep track of guests, kids, elderly parents, or pets when you're out. While other home security cameras only let you peek in, Ping creates a direct video-chat hotline between you and your household.
Vivint Outdoor Cameras combines high resolution, smart motion detection, and night vision to create 24/7 security. Smart Clips record whatever happens outside your home, and you can see the live video feed of your property from anywhere through the Vivint Smart Home app. We services the greater El Monte California area.
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Video surveillance systems are another big deterrent. 60% of burglars said the presence of security cameras is a major
consideration in choosing a target. Neighborhoods in which burglar alarms were densely installed have fewer incidents of
residential burglaries than neighborhoods with fewer burglar alarms.
Wireless security cameras allow you to watch your home or office without the need to run cable. These wireless security camera systems are designed to protect your property and belongings, and these security cameras allow you to remotely watch them from wherever you are.
Make sure you advertise the fact that you have an alarm system. Post a sign in your yard or put a large sticker in the window near your front door. You don't want the burglar to break in, only to realize that you have an alarm. While it should scare them off at that point, you want to stop the intruder from ever getting in to start with.
Make sure you advertise the fact that you have an alarm system. Post a sign in your yard or put a large sticker in the window near your front door. You don't want the burglar to break in, only to realize that you have an alarm. While it should scare them off at that point, you want to stop the intruder from ever getting in to start with.
Communication and control in one place. The Vivint SkyControl Panel is the hub that moderates communications between you and all your home automation products. An intuitive touch-screen dashboard puts all your home controls in one place, while the two-way talk feature links you directly to the Vivint Smart Home security monitoring teams.
The highly acclaimed Vivint Smart Home app makes home automation controls mobile. Its intuitive navigation makes it easy to manage lighting and climate controls, operate garage doors or door locks, monitor security cameras, interact with visitors at your doorstep, or arm security systems from anywhere. We services the greater El Monte California area.
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In the actual era of smart homes and smart grids, advanced technological systems that allow the automation of domestic tasks are developing rapidly. There are numerous technologies and applications that can be installed in smart homes today. They enable communication between home appliances and users, and enhance home appliances' automation, monitoring and remote control capabilities.
Given the rapidly rising electricity usage in private California households and the increasing of environmental and regulatory restraints, the need to improve the overall efficiency of electrical grids has never been greater. Energy efficiency is hence one of the central issues that smart homes and smart grids have to face. Smart technologies monitor household energy usage, and users can control home electricity usage through a direct and bidirectional communication with home appliances. It is also expected a lower fluctuation in the load and a subsequent reduction of network dynamics, higher stability, fewer line losses, and lower operational costs in terms of matching the energy demand with the offer.
At the end of the night, close the drapes and blinds to your home. In addition to giving you more privacy, this blocks the valuable items in your house from view. Keeping your blinds open only serves as an open invitation to anyone who wants to take something from your house.
At the end of the night, close the drapes and blinds to your home. In addition to giving you more privacy, this blocks the valuable items in your house from view. Keeping your blinds open only serves as an open invitation to anyone who wants to take something from your house.
Undetected fires can rip through a modern home in only a few minutes. The Vivint Smart Home systems include Smoke Detectors equipped with photoelectric sensors to sound the alarm when increased heat or smoke get detected, so you'll know about fire danger even before you smell the smoke.
Fire danger increases when power outages lead to burning candles and kerosene heaters and cooking on outdoor stoves inside. When you combine wireless Smoke Detectors with the backup battery of a Vivint SkyControl Panel, your fire alarms keep working no matter what the weather does. If a fire breaks out while you're at work, you'll still be the first to know. Connecting your Smoke Detector to a complete smart home system provides not only an audible fire alarm but also notifications sent to Vivint SkyControl Panel and the Vivint Smart Home app on your phone. We services the greater El Monte California area.
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The Carbon Monoxide Detectors provided by Vivint use electro-chemical sensors to alert you when toxic gasses reach hazardous levels. That way a malfunctioning furnace won't turn into a life-threatening situation. Unlike stand-alone security devices, all our sensors connect to the Vivint Smart Home Cloud to give you easy monitoring and support. We services the greater El Monte California area.
Smart homes obviously have the ability to make life easier and more convenient. Home networking can also provide peace of mind. Whether you're at work or on vacation, the smart home will alert you to what's going on, and security systems can be built to provide an immense amount of help in an emergency. For example, not only would a resident be woken with notification of a fire alarm, the smart home would also unlock doors, dial the fire department and light the path to safety.
Smart homes also provide some energy efficiency savings. Because systems like Z-Wave and ZigBee put some devices at a reduced level of functionality, they can go to "sleep" and wake up when commands are given. Electric bills go down when lights are automatically turned off when a person leaves the room, and rooms can be heated or cooled based on who's there at any given moment. One smart homeowner boasted her heating bill was about one-third less than a same-sized normal home. Some devices can track how much energy each appliance is using and command it to use less.
Smart home technology promises tremendous benefits for an elderly person living alone. Smart homes could notify the resident when it was time to take medicine, alert the hospital if the resident fell and track how much the resident was eating. If the elderly person was a little forgetful, the smart home would perform tasks such as shutting off the water before a tub overflowed or turning off the oven if the cook had wandered away. It also allows adult children who might live elsewhere to participate in the care of their aging parent. Easy-to-control automated systems would provide similar benefits to those with disabilities or a limited range of movement.
Since the beginning of this century, consumers have recognized the value and security provided by smart homes, and the ease of managing and monitoring home appliances and devices at any time, from any location. With the dawn of the Internet of Things (IoT), technologies like near field communications (NFC), wearables, smartphones and the inexorable penetration of Wi-Fi and Bluetooth, an ever-increasing number of people can now afford smart devices, and connect in ways that were never before possible.
Burglars are opportunistic, they look for easy ways to get in to a home that won't take long or arouse suspicion. El Monte California Homes that look unoccupied and insecure are more likely to be targeted. Here is a checklist to help you improve the security in and around your home, many of which will not cost anything.
Doors, windows and locks:
When replacing a door buy a new "door set", the complete assembled frame and door, certified to PAS 24 'Doors of Enhanced Security. Make sure doors are solid enough and can't be easily kicked-in. Glass panels on or around doors and in ground floor or accessible windows are vulnerable; replace them with laminated glass as it holds together when shattered. Mortise locks fit into a slot cut into the edge of the door and usually can only be opened with a key. These should be upgraded to 5-lever locks tested to BS 3621. Rim locks are screwed to the face of the door and latch automatically when you close the door, unless held open with the snib. These should be tested to BS 3621. Multi-point locking involves several hooks or bolts holding the door into the frame. The lock cylinders should be tested to BS EN 1303 Grade 3.
If you are replacing your lock cylinder make sure it is to standard TS007 or Sold Secure SS312 Diamond Standard. When installing patio doors ask for the sliding section to be on the inside and for anti-lift blocks. Existing patio doors can be fitted with additional security bolts to stop lifting or forced entry.
If the door isn't solid wood or metal, then replace it with a door that is. These doors hold. A burglar would not be able to kick that door in. You ought to be able to get new exterior doors fairly cheaply, so make this a priority.
At the end of the night, close the drapes and blinds to your home. In addition to giving you more privacy, this blocks the valuable items in your house from view. Keeping your blinds open only serves as an open invitation to anyone who wants to take something from your house.
Around the front and back of your home
Prevent easy access to the back and sides of your home by installing locked gates, 2 meter minimum fencing or walls. Trellis topping also makes climbing difficult.
Security lighting can be used to make offenders feel vulnerable and observed. Illuminate high risk areas and make sure it's easy for you to see people approaching.
Fit padlocks and hardware to shed and garage doors. Securely lock all doors and shut all windows before leaving the house. It's easy to forget when you're in hurry, but it's the simplest way for a burglar to enter your home.
Never put your full name in the phone book, on your mailbox or in a buzz code directory. Include only your first initial and last name to ensure people can't take that information and use it to make you think they are someone you should be letting into your home.
Are you able to see the numbers on your house from the street? If there is need for cops to come to your home, it will be hard for them to find it if the numbers are not readable or are tiny. This is easy and inexpensive to fix if you believe there could be a problem.
If your home has glass doors, you need to install a sensor in order to be safe. In many areas, burglars seek out houses with glass doors since they are easy to break. Installing shatterproof glass is a very expensive option, so you should consider having a sensor put in.
If you have a front door with window panes in it, you really need to consider replacing it. It is very easy for a criminal to break a pane and reach inside to unlock the door. Consider buying a fortified door without windows or a door that has a key only deadbolt.
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Visibly and permanently marking your belongings helps you and the police identify them if they are stolen. It can also make it difficult for the thief to dispose of the property.
Purchasing a home security system has offered many, many people peace of mind. A home security system can significantly reduce the chances that criminals will target your house. In the unlikely event that that should occur, you can count on the security system to notify the proper authorities for you.
If you have every been the victim of a robbery, you are likely to see the value of a home security system. Your peace of mind can take precedence over the expense of installing the system. Shop carefully to be sure you are getting the best system available at the best price.
A big problem with home security is having overgrown landscaping. Overgrown landscaping gives crooks shelter when breaking into your home. All of your windows and doors should be able to be seen from the streets without having bushes covering them. Also within the yard, do not allow your landscaping to grow to a point where thieves can hide.


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Jaqueta Casey
Jaqueta K. Casey, 67, died Monday at Newton Medical Center. She previously worked as a certified management accountant in Peabody.
She was born Jan. 3, 1946, in Yale, Okla., to Ray and Goldie (Harris) Casey.
She is survived by her partner, Pam Davis of Peabody; an adopted son, Danny Deeds of Ola, Ark.; two brothers, Don of Claremore, Okla., and Larry of Drumwright, Okla.; two sisters, Verlea of Blackwell, Okla., and Carma of Oilton, Okla.; and special friend Shirley Stucky of Peabody.
She was preceded in death by two sisters, Wanda Osborn and Joyce Casey.
A private family graveside service will be at a later date.
Memorial funds have been established with Caring Hands Humane Society and Peabody Police Department.
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On this day — a key Senator continues his push to overhaul the state's business tax structure, as Straus sounds a note of caution; more school districts announce teacher layoffs; the Supreme Court stays a Texas execution; a lawsuit is filed over redistricting; the House begins work on legislation that would enhance checkpoints for cars heading to the border; and whatever you do, don't mess with Texas (history)
***As The Tax Turns
Another Senate Finance Committee meeting , another round of comments from committee chairman Sen. Steve Ogden, R-Bryant, that the state's business tax structure needs to be overhauled. Ogden included sharp criticism of any budget that doesn't fix the state's massive structural deficit. Chronicle/Express-News Bureau Chief Peggy Fikac reports:
Ogden said at the late Monday hearing that he would "feel a little bit better if businesses who are here testifying against this would help us fix the business tax. But it just seems like, well, we can't fix that, either.
"So, we're going to continue to struggle, trying to get a budget that will work for the state of Texas that will also balance. But any budget that we pass, even the budget that the House passed, has a large structural deficit that we have failed to address," Ogden said. "And I think, as government officials, we're failing in our duty to the public."
Ogden said Tuesday that by the structural deficit, he means the approximately $2 billion annually that the state business tax is short of projections made when it was overhauled in 2006.
***Meh, Says the Speaker
The Austin American Statesman's Ralph Haurwitz reports that when House Speaker Joe Straus was quizzed about a potential overhaul of the state's business tax structure, he was cool to the idea.
"I don't think in the next 54 days there's much chance of that," Straus said during an appearance at the University of Texas.
"It's not something you want to do hastily. It's something that has to be thoughtfully done."
Haurwitz reports that the remarks came from a question at an event at the University of Texas, where Straus defended the deep cuts the House budget would make to public universities and the massive tuition hikes universities have used over the last decade to keep up with declining state funding.
***School Layoffs – 37th Edition
The Houston Chronicle's Zen Zheng and Mike Glenn report that Fort Bend ISD, Katy ISD and Pasadena ISD have all announced significant cuts to teaching and support staffs as districts prepare to grapple with a significant loss of state funds. While districts have said that rehiring might be possible of the prospects for state funding improve, they weren't likely.
***Yet Another Rebuke from SCOTUS
The Houston Chronicle's Allan Turner reports that the US Supreme Court has ordered an emergency stay, preventing the state from executing Cleve Foster. It's the second time in fourth months that the nation's highest court has stopped Foster's execution. Tuesday's Supreme Court ruling came as the Texas Supreme Court considered arguments that proper regulations weren't followed when the state changed the cocktail administered for lethal injection.
Foster, 47, convicted in the 2002 rape-murder of 30-year-old Nyaneur Pal, was scheduled to be put to death at 6 p.m. Tuesday. He would have been the first Texas killer executed using the state's reformulated lethal three-drug cocktail.
At the core of Foster's case is the contention that his early trial and appeals attorneys provided insufficient representation when they failed to challenge blood-spatter evidence prosecutors said linked him to the crime.
In January, the Supreme Court spared Foster's life — minutes before his execution – to consider that claim. Days later, it rejected the appeal and an April execution date was set.
***Redraw Redistricting
The San Antonio Express-News' Lynn Brezosky reports that a group of Hispanic lawmakers have filed a lawsuit seeking to stop the redistricting process, because they claim the Census data is flawed and undercounts Hispanics. They claim that with a fair count, Hispanics would receive greater representation in the Texas Legislature and US Congress.
***Checkpoint Charlie to the Valley?
The House committee on public safety and homeland security began considering a bill that would allow for DPS officers to work together more closely with federal officers in a bid to slow the flow the of money and guns into Mexico.
The legislation comes just six weeks after an ICE officer was shot and killed in northern Mexico by a drug gang. The Chronicle/Express-News Austin Bureau's Nolan Hicks reports that representatives and DPS Director Steve McCraw said that they expected the drug cartels to adapt to this latest tactic from law enforcement.
***Don't Mess With Texas (History)
The Chronicle/Express-News Austin Bureau's Gary Scharrer reports that there is a bipartisan consensus to make graffiting the state's historic landmarks a felony, punishable by time in state prison.


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Roy Rogers, the King of the Cowboys, takes to the high plains in the name of truth and justice with his trusty golden palomino, Trigger, and Bullet, the wonder dog. Featuring Dale Evans, the Queen of the West and Pat Brady as his comical sidekick.
Ghost Gulch: Jim Barton is missing - leaving his wife to run their ranch. Neighbor Larry Ridgeway, offers to help by purchasing the ranch from her. Little does anyone know that Ridgeway kidnapped Jim so he could get the Barton land cheap.
Shoot to Kill (a.k.a. Pat Brady Outlaw): Photographer Elmer Kirby starts a world of trouble for Pat when he convinces the sidekick to pose for a picture pretending to rob a stagecoach. Carl "Alfalfa" Switzer guest stars.
High Stakes: Jerry Hill is the only eyewitness in the case against the Collins gang. After Jerry is ambushed, Roy must make sure he is kept safe until he can testify.
Phantom Rustler: Rustlers are using trucks to steal cattle from the small-time ranchers in the valley.
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Welcome to Oklahoma's eGovernment News Report. We hope you enjoy the monthly report providing you with up-to-date information on Oklahoma's eGovernment achievements.
OK.gov Receives Two National Awards For Excellence in Marketing for Programs in Oklahoma Government
The GovMark Council, a not-for-profit forum recently announced their annual award winners for their Fifth Annual GovMark Awards, a program that honors the industry's best marketers. OK.gov received recognition in the Best State and Local Government Marketing and Best Creative Campaigns for the following campaigns respectively:
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Red Dirt Ready Campaign Wins Nania Award
The Oklahoma Office of Homeland Security (OKOHS) was honored for its Red Dirt Ready emergency preparedness initiative at the seventh annual Tulsa Partners Nania Awards banquet—an evening dedicated to recognizing outstanding individuals and organizations working in partnerships to build a disaster-resistant and sustainable community.
The Red Dirt Ready initiative received a corporate award for the campaign's aim to increase citizen engagement in disaster safety and homeland security through Citizen Corps-related programs and public education and marketing.
"Our award nominating committee, was particularly pleased about this award nomination, because of a concern about the effects of 'disaster amnesia,'" said Tim Lovell, executive director of Tulsa Partners. "Over time, even in a state like Oklahoma, people forget to be ready and resilient. This endeavor by the Oklahoma Office of Homeland Security to re-engage Oklahomans about the need to be prepared is to be applauded."
Tulsa Partners is a non-profit organization dedicated to disaster preparedness in the Tulsa Metropolitan Area. The word "Nania" is Cherokee meaning, "all together."
"We are honored to be recognized for our Red Dirt Ready campaign," said Kerry Pettingill, Oklahoma Homeland Security director. "OKOHS strives to promote citizen and community emergency preparedness and Red Dirt Ready has been instrumental in bringing attention to the importance of preparedness. We thank Tulsa Partners for the award and look forward to continuing the Red Dirt Ready mission of helping prepare Oklahomans for any emergency."
The awards banquet keynote speaker was Julie Rochman, president and CEO for the Institute for Business and Home Safety.
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The final portion of legislation intended to further strengthen the Oklahoma Department of Human Services' oversight of child care facilities has been completed.
An online child care restricted registry will be available to the public on July 1, 2010, as mandated by a law passed during the 2009 legislative session. Under HB 2643, the Oklahoma Child Care Facilities Licensing Act, OKDHS has established and will maintain an online database of individuals restricted from working or residing in a child care facility. This registry, named Joshua's List, will be accessible to the public.
Oklahoma Child Care Services has established the procedure for recording persons who have confirmed abuse or neglect in a child care facility; a revocation or denial of a facility license; or a specified criminal history.
"To determine if an individual is restricted from employment or residence, child care facilities are required to conduct a search of the registry. Oklahoma Child Care Services will verify that the registry search has been conducted," said Lesli Blazer, director, OCCS. "The public will also have access to obtain the same information about an individual."
During the initial rollout period, the registry will continually be evaluated and any necessary adjustments will be made as needed, Blazer said.
A letter and training DVD will soon be sent to child care facilities to explain how they can access the child care restricted registry. OCCS is also printing revised versions of their child care requirements to include information about the registry.
HB 2643 was signed by Gov. Brad Henry on June 2, 2009. The legislation expanded the use of emergency orders to close any unlicensed child care facility operating in Oklahoma that is not in compliance with mandated child care licensing requirements. The law also required OKDHS post childcare inspection records online. Child Care Locator/Summary of Facility Monitoring.
Most sections of the bill went into effect on Nov. 1, 2009, but the section pertaining to the restricted registry becomes effective July 1, 2010.
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