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Virginia school gets high-rise expansion
A local elementary school is getting creative when it comes to its exploding enrollment. The solution? A high-rise expansion.
Montgomery County pushes for construction funding
After school Thursday, hundreds of Montgomery County parents, students and elected leaders plan to take a field trip to Annapolis to push for more construction funding for an expanding school system.
Montgomery County gives its State of the Schools address
Montgomery County School Superintendent Joshua Starr gave his State of the Schools Address Monday. To deal with overcrowding, Starr has recommended a $1.5 billion plan to add hundreds of new elementary classrooms.
MCPS enrollment skyrockets, millions requested to accommodate
Maryland's largest school district is alerting the statehouse that it desperately needs more money. The problem stems from a dramatic spike in Montgomery County student enrollment, which has led to overcrowding system-wide.
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The new Fairfax County schools superintendent says the school system's biggest challenges are overcrowded classrooms and too much focus on standardized test scores.
California to release nearly 10,000 inmates by end of the year
The Supreme Court on Friday refused to delay a court order for California to release nearly 10,000 inmates by year's end to improve conditions in state prisons.
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On a recent night inside the campus of the Redeemer's University along the Lagos-Ibadan Expressway; half a dozen people queue behind an Automated Teller Machine.
A steady flow of students leisurely shuffle along the lit roads, discussing in low tones as they shuttle between their hostels and the library.
The ambience does not give away a storm quietly brewing between the school and some disgruntled 'former' students after the latter were expelled for allegedly testing positive to hard drugs last year.
In November, a student caught with hard drugs fingered his accomplices, according to the school's management.
Of the 42 students who were rounded up and made to undergo the test at the university's health centre, 28 tested positive to cannabis, cocaine, morphine, and other hard drugs.
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Some of the students who had been expelled, who requested not to be named "for personal reasons," told PREMIUM TIMES that they are innocent.
However, the university's policy of not having them face a panel meant they never got a chance to defend their alleged acts before the school authorities.
One of the affected students said that he had been taking a codeine-containing cough syrup to cure his cough.
"They did not show us the result. They did not give us the chance to defend ourselves. It is not fair," said one of the students.
"Even if they expel me, let them show me the result," he added.
Also, the university's decision to issue only warning letters to some of the indicted students did not go down well with those expelled.
"Some people were given warning letters, some were expelled over the same incident. At least, we should be punished on the same level," another affected student said.
"I was the only one that was expelled among all my friends," he added.
"They were merciful to others. Why?"
Another student, who allegedly tested positive to cannabis sativa, said that he had never used the drug.
"My parents are taking me to do an NDLEA (National Drug Law Enforcement Agency) test. After that, we'd have a basis to sue," the student said.
'Not a rehab centre'
Situated inside the expansive Redemption Camp, the university was established in 2005 by The Redeemed Christian Church of God, headed by Enoch Adeboye, the General Overseer.
Though the university is run on a strict moral regimen, cases of students in possession of Rizla, Rophynol pills, or even Indian hemp are not uncommon.
The institution's spokesperson, Adetunji Adeleye, said that the institution is not a rehab centre.
"Some parents think that this is a place where you will produce a bad child and you can send the child here and the child will be taken through rehabilitation," said Mr. Adeleye.
"This is not a rehab centre. This is not just a Christian based university, but foremost Christian based university in Africa.
"Before they entered, they swore an oath.... This is a Christian based university. If a student is caught with something that is not in line with our philosophy, we will ask him to go and heaven will not fall," Mr. Adeleye added.
Amnesty programme
The school prides itself as a centre where hidden talents are discovered and transformed into people who would make Nigeria proud, uplift the continent, and positively impact the world.
Recently, when the management suspected that some students had begun to engage in questionable acts; the Vice Chancellor declared an amnesty.
"I cannot actually call it rehabilitation," Mr. Adeleye said.
"We call it Destiny Recovery Programme. Those people that are enmeshed in dirty things; that we'll provide a Christian platform where they will be taken through some processes that will make them to turn around from those acts and live the life that God wants them to live," he added.
The amnesty programme, announced at the university's Student Forum held every semester, also engages the students in social works within the university.
"The programme is a joke," another expelled student told PREMIUM TIMES.
"They only announced it once that if you are involved in doing drugs and other stuffs, that you should come and put your name down. After that I heard nothing about it again," the student said.
"One of those that put down his name said that he didn't know what it was about. He was still among those expelled."
Huge fees
The Redeemer's University is in the top echelon of the most expensive tertiary institutions in Nigeria.
The school fees for the 2012/2013 academic year were pegged between N510,000 and N550,000 for the 100 and 200 Level students). The fresh students were also expected to pay an additional N80,000.
The 300 Level and final year school fees ranged between N407,000 and N440,000.
Despite the huge fees, the school, which is on the verge of moving to its permanent site a few hundred kilometres away, struggles to break even.
Last year, Mr. Adeboye injected N720 million into the university, according to Mr. Adeleye.
And although the expulsion of "defaulting" students would further deplete revenue, the school is not profit-driven.
"University system is for social investment, it's not for profit. Baba (Pastor Adeboye) is augmenting, the church is augmenting," said Mr. Adeleye.
"All those world class professors, we are going to pay their salaries," he added.
The university's objective states that it aims to arrest the decay in the educational sector through appropriate training.
Mr. Adeleye said that the objective remains sacrosanct and it is "too late" for the expelled students who, he said, had failed to embrace the amnesty.
"Catch a Boko Haram, allow him to go back and you now know the damage he would do to the society," Mr. Adeleye said comparing a re-admittance of the ex-students to provision of freedom to members of the dreaded insurgent group, Boko Haram.
"Repentance does not come after you have been caught. Who are you fooling? It is never done anywhere in the world.
"We don't want graduates who would tarnish the school's name," he said.

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Vienna Boys' Choir to bring extra joy to HK
The world renowned Vienna Boys' Choir will give an extra concert under the baton of Raoul Gehringer in Hong Kong because their show on October 25 is a sell-out.
Featuring the works of Mozart, Schubert, Strauss and Schumann, as well as some contemporary and light music, the additional concert will be at 8pm on Tuesday, October 24, at the Concert Hall, Hong Kong Cultural Centre.
The Vienna Boys' Choir was officially founded in 1498, when Emperor Maximilian I moved his court and his court musicians from Innsbruck to Vienna.
In 1918, after the disintegration of the Habsburg empire, the Austrian government took over the court opera (ie the opera, its orchestra and the adult singers), but not the choir boys. The Vienna Boys' Choir owed its existence to the initiative of Josef Schnitt, who became Dean of the Imperial Chapel in 1921. Schnitt established the boys' choir as a private institution: the former court choir boys became the Vienna Boys' Choir, and the imperial uniform was replaced by the sailor suit, which was then the height of boys' fashion. Funding was not enough to pay for the boys' upkeep, and in 1926 the choir started to give concerts outside the chapel, performing motets, secular works, and, at the boys' request, children's operas.
Today there are around 100 choristers between the ages of 10 and 14, divided into four touring choirs giving around 300 concerts and performances each year in front of almost half a million people. They visit most European countries, and are frequent guests in Asia, Australia and the Americas.
Together with members of the Vienna Philharmonic and the Vienna State Opera Chorus, the Vienna Boys' Choir maintains the tradition of the imperial musicians: as Hofmusikkapelle they provide the music for the Sunday Mass in Vienna's Imperial Chapel, as they have done since 1498.
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Astronomers have for the first time observed a star gradually increasing in brightness as it ages. Because stars evolve very slowly, this is akin to being able to monitor the growth of an oak tree in the course of a day.
The star, P Cygni in the constellation Cygnus, is probably 40 times as massive as our own Sun. Such stars evolve more quickly than lightweight stars because they consume their nuclear fuel much faster. P Cygni is, therefore, a good candidate for detecting the effects of ageing.
Henny Lamers at the Astronomical Institute of the State University of Utrecht, and Mart de Groot of the Armagh Observatory in Northern Ireland, teamed up on this astronomical detective job after de Groot found a telltale trend in the way P Cygni has varied its brightness in the past 50 years. Work in the archives revealed 30 brightness estimates of the star ...
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Paper: SPiKE: Engineering Malware Analysis Tools using Unobtrusive Binary-Instrumentation
SPiKE: Engineering Malware Analysis Tools using Unobtrusive Binary-Instrumentation is a paper by Amit Vasudevan and Ramesh Yerraballi from UT Arlington. This paper outlines several different methods to control a running process. In this case, it is used for controlling malware.
The SPiKE method uses a kernel solution to implement "drifters" or memory read/write breakpoints. These breakpoints are then used to control the execution of the malware. The breakpoints are done via setting the target memory page in the kernel to a "not-present" flag, and then through "subtle software techniques" (their quote, not mine) they are able to transfer execution to the SPiKE API. This is very similar to Joe Stewart's OllyBone method of setting region based breakpoints. The rest of the interception points are based on the Windows API hooking via CreateProcess, OpenProcess, and others.
While this method is definitely interesting, there are a couple of drawbacks. First any sort of memory region break-pointing assumes that the program does not have control at the OS level. Second, there is a limitation of not having fine-grain control of the process. Lastly, this requires the analyst to have yet another device driver loaded into their kernel. Some may not like this option.
I wish they would have tested against a much larger malware set to check for completeness. What is good about this technique and other similar ones is that it allows the executable to run on raw hardware. Certainly there are good performance advantages for these sorts of techniques.


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You've Heard of Brushing Your Hair, but Swedish Brides Brush Their Bodies
In some corners of the world, it's believed that brushing the hair 100 strokes a day will result in Rapunzel-like tresses. In Sweden, it's believed that brushing the body once a day will result in smooth, clear, cellulite-free skin. Before showering, Nordic beauties grab a natural-bristle body brush (or a dry, vegetable-fiber loofah)... read more


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GOtv Ghana Limited, a sister company to MultiChoice Ghana Limited, has unveiled a new and affordable digital television service called GOtv using the latest generation Digital Video Broadcast standard (DVB-T2) in Accra.
Owners of the new Digital Terrestrial Television (DTT) service say they have met all the regulatory and licensing requirements. Therefore the introduction of this novelty service represents one of the most advanced DTT broadcast system and infrastructure established in Africa and the rest of the world to date and leapfrogs the outdated T1 systems.
This puts Ghana at the forefront of technology in the DTT space, according to managers of the firm.
GOtv Ghana Director, Cecil Sunkwa-Mills said DVB-T2 technology is the most advanced DTT technology worldwide. The launch of GOtv in Accra today puts Ghana at the forefront of deploying the latest terrestrial technology and is another exciting milestone in our digital roadmap, he stated.
Sunkwa-Mills noted: "Gotv utilizes the DVB-T2 technology standard, which allows for no less than 21 channels per frequency, this is different from DVB-T1 technology, which only allows for 12 channels per frequency."
Thus, there is a dramatic improvement on the dividend of terrestrial frequencies available when DVB-T2 is deployed, he explained.
Gotv Ghana Limited is committed to ensure that only the latest and most advanced technology and systems are deployed. A proudly Ghanaian company, Gotv Ghana Limited has a rich history in Ghanaian terrestrial market, Sunkwa-Mills indicated.
Formerly, as DStv Mobile Ghana, and prior to that was Real TV Ghana, the company has held terrestrial broadcasting licenses in Ghana since 1993. As DStv Mobile it pioneered the provision of mobile TV broadcasting to handle mobile devices, and today, nearly 20 years later, its at the forefront of innovation again with the launch of GOtv which uses the latest DVB-T2 technology available in the world.
He was quick to add: "Gotv is an exciting pay television service which delivers great value and will give television lovers access to sports, news, children's programming, documentaries, series and movies -opening up a world of new and exciting family entertainment at a monthly subscription price of US$29.1 (15 Ghana cedis), which everyone can afford.
GOtv will deliver digital television for everyone and enables Ghanaians to experience the digital television revolution in their own homes".
GOtv Business Manager, Kingsley Afful noted that the GOtv service was specially designed to make available an affordable digital television product for all, saying that "when people think of digital television they immediately imagine it has to be expensive, this is not the case with GOtv, which offers great family entertainment at affordable pries."
He continued that Ghanaians are now set to benefit from easy access to an increased number of digital channels, with enhanced picture and sound quality synonymous with digital television.
Afful indicated that football loving GOtv subscribers are set to enjoy the best of live soccer entertainment with all 32 games from the 2013 African Cup of Nations (AFCON).
Some of the channels which are available to GOtv subscribers include Africa Magic, Africa Magic Movies, Blackbelt TV, Aljazeera, CNN, SupperSport Blitz, Vox Africa, and Channel O.


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The Arabic Network for Human Rights Information (ANHRI), denounces today the use of the excessive force in dealing with the peaceful demonstrations that took place in several places in Bahrain to call for political and social reforms in the country and to solidarity with the detainees.
Bahrain security forces used the tear gas bombs and shut gun to deal with the peaceful demonstrations which took place in Friday February 1, to call for political reformations in addition to assure the continuation of the popular movement and persistence on the demands of the Bahrain revolution which will have its third anniversary after days. The security forces repressed the demonstrations which took place in Akr, Kranah, Gamarah, Sadd and Gad Hafs, which resulted in several injuries among the demonstrators and the news reported regarding the arrest of demonstrators.
The opposition forces announced series of protesting in conjunction with the second anniversary ofthe Bahraini uprising on February 14, 2011. The events include people's demonstrations, celeberations and marches in differnet areas which include "Manama" which entitled "calls for the revolution", which will start in the first of February 2013 until 16 February, it also included 48 of revolutionary events, marches and opposition movements to assure the presistence of the revolution in Bahrain and call for the democractic transformation such as the masses marches, which entitled differnetly, and people meetings, protests and marches in the heart of Manama.
ANHRI said that "the persistence of using excessive violence by the authorities to address the peaceful demonstrations of the people and prosecuting the activists, oppositions and harassing them, are attempts from the regime to infanticide the popular movement which calls for freedom and democracy".
ANHRI said that "the persistence of the repressive policies of the regime, will end any attempt to negotiate and discussion between the opposition and the regime".
ANHRI calls on Bahrain to respect the freedom of expression and peaceful demonstration which are legitimate to the individuals and citizens and garunteed by all the international treaties and charters.


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Some regular area codes may be deceptively similar to toll-free prefixes, such as 801 (Salt Lake City, Utah), 860 (eastern and northwestern Connecticut), 843 (Coastal South Carolina), 814 (western and central Pennsylvania), 856 (southern New Jersey), and 818 (Los Angeles, California). This similarity has also been exploited by fraudsters in international locations that can be direct dialed with what appear at first glance to be domestic area codes such as 809 (Dominican Republic). Toll-free numbers are also sometimes confused with 900-numbers, for which the telephone company bills the callers at rates far in excess of long-distance service rates for services such as recorded information or live chat.
The toll-free numbers can only be called from certain phone numbers, depending upon the preferences of the customer (and sometimes the provider) who has the phone numbers. The default is that these numbers are available from any phone in Canada or the USA. However, many US toll-free numbers cannot be accessed from Canada, and many Canadian toll-free numbers cannot be accessed from the USA. Some are not accessible from pay phones (which the provider passes as an ANI code). Calls from payphones assess the toll free owner an additional fee in the USA as mandated by the FCC. Although toll-free numbers are not accessible internationally, many phone services actually call through the USA, and in this case the toll-free numbers become available. Examples of these services are the MCI Worldphone international calling card, and Vonage internet telephone. However, many calling card services charge their own fee when their toll-free numbers are used to make calls, or when their toll-free numbers are used from pay phones.
When a NANP telephone number is written or printed as an international number, the number should be prefixed by a "+1" and a space, e.g.: +1 555-555-5555. The groups of digits within the NANP number should be visually separated by dashes, spaces or periods per ITU-T Rec. E.123 to make them easier to recognize and remember. However, when writing toll-free numbers that are not accessible from other countries, in order to make it clear that the initial 1 is not a country code, the plus-sign (+) and space should not be used, e.g. 1-800-xxx-yyyy. Restrictions (such as the number is not available from pay phones, cell phones, Canada, or other countries) should also be stated with any listing, but often are not. Although phone companies do not charge the caller for any toll-free number, charges may be billed by the recipients of these calls by some other method.
From many countries (e.g. the UK), US toll-free numbers can be dialed, but the caller first gets a recorded announcement that the call is not free, and perversely, on many carriers, the cost of calling a 'toll-free' number can be higher than to a normal number.
US toll-free numbers could at one time be accessed from certain other NANP countries on a paid basis by replacing the 800 by 880, 888 by 881, and 877 by 882. Thus, to reach 1-800-xxx-yyyy from a NANP country where it was blocked, 1-880-xxx-yyyy could be dialed. Areas codes 880, 881 and 882 have since been recovered.
A limited number of US toll-free numbers may be accessed internationally free of charge to the caller by dialing through the AT&T USADirect service. This is one way in which US companies may provide toll-free customer service to their international clients.
In addition, US toll-free numbers may be accessed free of charge regardless of the caller's location by some IP telephone services.
The format of the toll-free number is called a non-geographic number, in contrast to telephone numbers associated with households which are geographic. (Since the advent of cell phones (1985) and internet phone services such as Vonage (2002) households can have any area code in the USA--it is still geographic in the sense that calls from that area code are considered local, but the recipient can be physically anywhere). In the latter case, it is possible to determine an approximate location of the caller from the dial code (e.g. New York or London). Toll-free numbers in contrast could be physically located anywhere in the world.
When a toll-free number is dialed, the first job of the telephone operator is to determine where the actual physical destination is. This is achieved using the intelligent network capabilities embedded into the network.
In the simplest case, the toll-free number is translated into a regular geographic number. This number is then routed by the telephone exchange in the normal way. More complicated cases may apply special routing rules in addition such as Time of Day routing.
Toll Free Numbers are specific to each country. For example a Sweden Toll Free Number starts 0207 and an Ireland Toll Free Number would start 1800. For a list of the prefix's for each country you can view these at http://www.internationaltollfree.co.uk.
Taking a closer look, when a toll-free number is dialed, each digit is analyzed and processed by the LEC. The toll-free call is identified as such by the service switching point (SSP). The SSP is responsible for sending call information to the service control point (SCP), routing the request through at least one signal transfer point (STP) in the Signalling System 7 (SS7) network. SS7 is a digital out-of-band method of transmitting signaling (call control) information in the Public Switched Telephone Network (PSTN). The SS7 network is a packet-switched network carrying signaling data (setup and tear down of the call and services) separate from the circuit-switched bearer network (the payload of the telephone call) in the AIN services network. The SSP asks the SCP where to send the call.
The LEC will determine to which IXC that number is assigned, based on the customer's choice. Toll-free numbers can be shared among IXCs. The reason a customer might do this is for disaster recovery or for negotiating a better price among the carriers. For example, a customer may assign 50% of their traffic to Sprint and 50% to AT&T. It's all up to the customer.
Once the LEC determines to which IXC to send the call, it is sent to the IXCs point of presence (POP). The IXCs SCP must now determine where to send the call. When it comes to routing, the SCP is really the brains of the long distance network. Once the final determination of where the call is supposed to go is completed, the call is then routed to the subscriber's trunk lines. In a call center or contact center environment, the call is then typically answered by a telephone system known as an automatic call distributor (ACD) or private branch exchange (PBX).
The subsequent routing of the call may be done in many ways, ranging from simple to complex depending on the needs of the owner of the toll-free number. Some of the available options are:
All of the above routing features are sometimes referred to as static routing features. These routes are put in place and are not usually changed. If changes are required, a customer usually has several options to make changes. A customer can call the IXC directly via a special toll-free number to make changes, or a customer may be able to make changes through direct access to the network via a dedicated terminal provided by the IXC.


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Evansville teen to plead guilty to gun and child porn charges
An Evansville teenager could face up to 10 years in prison on federal gun and child pornography charges but prosecutors will recommend a lower sentence in return for his guilty plea, according to court documents.
Logan A. Wells, 18, agreed to plead guilty to possessing sexually explicit material involving a minor and possession of a firearm by a drug abuser, according to copy of his plea agreement filed in U.S. District Court at Evansville.
Officers found more than 600 images, some or all of which involved a child under 12 and sadistic, masochistic or other depictions of violence, according to that plea agreement.
On June 26, 2012, Vanderburgh County law enforcement officers found that Wells possessed "a substantial number" of images depicting children in sexually explicit conduct, according to a release from the U.S. attorney's office. The images were saved on an Apple Mac Book laptop computer and an external hard drive in Well's home.
Federal prosecutors said Wells was using marijuana when he was found by law enforcement and that he had a .22 caliber semi-automatic pistol.
The FBI's Cyber Crimes Task Force and Evansville Police Department narcotics detectives worked together on the investigation.
Court records show Wells agreed to plead guilty and that in return prosecutors will recommend that he receive a sentence in the lower end of federal sentencing guidelines although those guidelines call for the sentence to be enhanced based on the content and number of images, and because a computer was used.
No date is set for Wells' initial appearance before a federal magistrate judge or for his formal guilty plea and sentencing.
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I've been "tagged". Last week, Megan @ The Detoxinista passed along this little game to me. I usually ignore these sorts of things but I had so much fun reading hers I thought, why not? So first, a yummy hot tea recipe, and then a moment of self-indulgence that you can choose to ignore if you have better things to do with your weekend ;)
Ginger Chocolate Tea:
1- 1 1/2 cups water
1 thumb-sized knob ginger
2 Tbsp cacao nibs
NuNaturals stevia, to taste
Chop ginger into chunks and place into mug with cacao nibs. Bring water to a boil and pour over ginger-cacao mixture. Let sit for 5-10 minutes. Strain through a nut milk bag and sweeten the remaining liquid.
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1. I always thought that people who dressed their pets were completely obnoxious…and then I got a hairless cat…
2. I went to an arts university for a year and majored in Vocal Performance. Money got in the way and I didn't get to complete my degree. Soooo I'm a Flight Attendant.
3. Last year, my New Years resolution was to quite reading celebrity gossip on the airplane. This year it was not to make any resolutions.
4. Once a year I eat an entire watermelon in one sitting. The massive kind.
5. I have been to all 50 states.
6. At some point I want to start growing a food forest. And then have goats, and chickens, and bees.
7. My mom taught me to read when I was three and I've been an obsessive little bookworm ever since.
8. I grew up on an island in Alaska.
9. My tattoo collection is ever growing. I thought my last piece would tide me over for awhile…but I'm already scheduled again for April ;)
10. My lady and I were long-distance for 2 1/2 years until she (finally!) moved to Seattle this Fall <3
11. I am extraordinarily introverted, I'm happy to spend more time by myself than anyone I know.
11 Questions I had to answer:
What's the meal you eat most often?
A massive salad with goat cheese!
What's your favorite movie of all time?
That's such a hard question but my longest loved movie is probably Anne of Green Gables
What made you want to start a blog?
I was making such delicious food every day I felt bad that the world was missing out ;)
Do you have any pets?
Just the above-mentioned hairless feline
What's your favorite workout?
Yoga or jumping on my rebounder
Name one thing on your "bucket list."
Take Natalia Rose's Advanced Detox Certification Training
Name one "weird" thing that you do.
I wear footie pajamas!
Your favorite city/place to visit?
Probably San Francisco
Anywhere you still dream of visiting?
Best purchase you've ever made?
My home colonic unit
What's the one thing you would change in the world, if you could?
We would all grow food forests!
11 People I Tag (you know… if you want ;))
Megan and Whitney @ What Wegan Did Next
Sarah @ Queer Vegan Food
Katie @ Chocolate Covered Katie
Lola @ Ooh Lola!
Courtney @ Spirulina Junkie
Diana @ Eat to Evolve
Britanie @ Bella Mode
Jess @ Cupcakes and Kale
Emily @ Emily Eats
Jennifer and Jaclyn @ Sketch-Free Vegan
Heather @ Universal Eater
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3. If you could live anywhere else, where would it be?
4. What is the most life-changing book you've ever read?
5. Who is one person you would love to meet?
6. What would be your dream job?
7. Are you a coffee or tea drinker?
8. Do you consider yourself to be religious or spiritual at all?
9. Does your diet have a label: vegan, vegetarian, flexitarian, etc?
10. What did you dress up as the last time you dressed up for Halloween?
11. What is the cause you feel most passionately about?
3. Tag 11 people to play, and post 11 new questions for them to answer!
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So it looks like the final score goes something like: Good guys 4, bad guys 2...
Last time I checked that's a spanking, so maybe that fist should open up while libs assume the position.
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TASMANIA's Atlantic salmon industry could be wiped out overnight if the Australian quarantine authorities agree to Canada and the US's requests to export raw salmon to Australia. Nigel Forteath from the department of aquaculture at the University of Tasmania told the ANZAAS meeting in Canberra that the proposal was "absolute lunacy".
The Australian industry, worth about A$70 million (£35 million) a year, is disease-free and vulnerable to any bacterial or viral diseases carried in the raw fish from North America, he said. "The disease could spread to native fish, such as trout."
Canada made its bid to export salmon to Australia in 1994, and the US followed shortly after. The Australian Quarantine and Inspection Service is conducting an inquiry into what would happen if the raw salmon were imported. "We see this as a very real threat," said Owen Carington Smith, chairman of the Tasmanian Salmonid Growers Association. "There are ...
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I have a 897D, and just picked up an AL-811. I have been using my USB-62B RT Systems cable to run HRD with the 897D. I hooked up the AL-811 through the ACC jack, by moving jumper J1027 thus moving Q1108 collector to one of the ACC tips.
The amp works fine without the USB-62B plugged in, but when I connect the cable up the TX-Grd is pulled down, causing the amp to key up.
Any body have recommendations? I want to run HRD and my amp.


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The forks of Cottonwood Creek are providing some excellent small stream action. South Cottonwood, with its many beaver ponds, is a great option for those who like to work their way right up the middle of the creek. Stimulators, hoppers, caddis and beetles/ants are all producing well. Up Middle Cottonwood, the steeper gradient and rougher terrain are only for the undaunted bushwacker/log hopper set. However, the rewards are in there for those willing to work for them.
The several forks of Cottonwood Creek drain a large area of the middle Sawatch Range, including the southern part of the Collegiate Peaks Wilderness. Among the different branches, South Cottonwood Creek probably offers the most for the fly-fisherman, with a gentler gradient and more beaver ponds than the other forks. There are also two USFS campgrounds and plenty of primitive camping in this basin. Additionally, Cottonwood Lake, an impoundment about four miles up the creek from the confluence with the Middle Fork, has a nice population of resident fish and is regularly stocked by Parks and Wildlife. The lake is well-suited to fishing from a float-tube, canoe, or kayak and there is a boat ramp adjacent to where the creek flows in to the west end of the lake.
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NOTICE OF A PUBLIC MEETING AND AGENDA OF THE APACHE COUNTY BOARD OF SUPERVISORS, APACHE COUNTY PUBLIC HEALTH SERVICES DISTRICT, THE APACHE COUNTY LIBRARY DISTRICTAND THE APACHE COUNTY JAIL DISTRICT September 3, 2013 Board of Supervisors' Hearing Room, First Floor75 West Cleveland StreetSt. Johns, Arizona 8:30 a.m. MST
Invocation by Invitation.Pledge of Allegiance.
NOTICE OF PUBLIC MEETING AND AGENDA APACHE COUNTY PUBLIC HEALTH SERVICES DISTRICT HELD IN CONJUNCTION WITH THE BOARDOF SUPERVISORS MEETINGSeptember 3, 2013
1. Discussion and possible approval of Intergovernmental Agreement #ADHA14-053047. The Arizona Department of Health Services (ADHS) Bureau of Nutrition and Physical Activity (BNPA) administrators fund provided by the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) for the operation of the Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Woman, Infants and Children (WIC), breastfeeding Peer Counseling Program (BFPC) and the Woman and Children's Farmers Market Nutrition Program (FMNP) for the State of Arizona. The USDA nutrition programs are discretionary and each provides a specific service to woman, infants, and children who are low income and at nutrition risk. The overall goal of all the USDA Nutrition Programs is to improve the health status for eligible participates through adoption of healthy behavioral lifestyles changes ad to help prevent the occurrence of health problems. 2. Discussion and possible approval of a contract with Rebecca Rivera RN; Marilyn Slaughter, RN; and Jennifer Foote, RN at $30 per hour to provide clinical services as subcontractor.
3. ACPHSD requests discussion and possible approval to remove Stephanie Hannah From probationary status and receive a 2.5% salary increase effective 06/30/13.
NOTICE OF PUBLIC MEETING AND AGENDA APACHE COUNTY LIBRARY DISTRICT HELD IN CONJUNCTION WITH THE BOARDOF SUPERVISORS MEETINGSeptember 3, 2013
1. Discussion and possible approval of lease agreement between the Greer Community Facilities Association and the Apache County Library District effective July 1, 2013 through June 30, 2014. The rental amount that the Library District had been paying was $728.00. An increase of $48.69 per month has been requested by the Greer Facilities Association. The total rental price to be paid by the Library District will be $776.69. The square footage of the rented area is approximately 1,300 square feet.
NOTICE OF PUBLIC MEETING AND AGENDA APACHE COUNTY JAIL DISTRICT HELD IN CONJUNCTION WITH THE BOARDOF SUPERVISORS MEETINGSeptember 3, 2013
1. Discussion and possible approval of an Intergovernmental Agreement with the White Mountain Apache Tribe to house some of their inmates during their fair at a rate of $55.00 per inmate per day
2. Request review and authorization of a salary increase of the annual salary of Jail Sergeant Ruben Garcia by $1,000.00 per year. This request is made in light of Sergeant Garcia's 25 years of service and his experience and expertise in the Apache County Jail.
NOTICE OF A PUBLIC MEETING AND AGENDA OF THEAPACHE COUNTY BOARD OF SUPERVISORSSeptember 3, 2013
2. County Manager: Discussion and possible approval of a Special Event Liquor Application recommended for Ann Avenenti, Corporal Joe McCarthy-American Legion Auxiliary, for Octoberfest event located at the Concho Lions Club Park, Concho Arizona on October 5, 2013 .
3. Discussion and possible approval of CONSENT ITEMS: All items indicated by an asterisk (*) will be handled by a single vote as part of the consent agenda, unless a Board Member, County Manager or member of the public objects at the time the agenda item is called. County Manager/Clerk of the Board:
*A. Request approval of minutes dated August 5, 12, 19, 2013.
*B. Request approval of demands dated August 19, 2013 to September 3, 2013. Demands are payments made by the County. Specific details of the demands may be requested through the County public record request process.
Personnel Items:
*C. District I: Request approval to remove Randy Bia from probationary status effective August 11, 2013 with 2.5% end of probation increase.
*D. District II: Request authorization to extend the temporary employment for Robert Owens for an additional 90 days.
*E. District II: Request authorization to hire a temporary Administrative Assistant III for 90 days at $12.79 per hour.
*F. District II: Request authorization to remove Wacey Begaye from probationary status with the 2.5% end of probation increase effective August 11, 2013.
*G. Clerk of the Court: Request authorization to hire a temporary Courtroom Clerk I for 120 days at a rate of $10.24 per hour. This position will be funded from the Clerk's non-general fund accounts as budgeted.
*H. Recorder's Office: Request authorization to adjust the part-time, temporary Administrative Assistant II ( Mae Clark) to 40 hours per week, effective August 12, 2013 through October 11, 2013. This position will be funded from the Recorder's surcharge budget.
*I. Treasurer's Office: Request authorization to hire two temporary clerks at $8.20 per hour for a period of thirteen (13) weeks, to assist with the tax season.
4. Engineering Department: Discussion and possible approval of amended Intergovernmental Agreement with Arizona Department of Transportation, Contract P0012012001925. The purpose of this Amendment is to increase the construction cost from $93,815.00 to $103,815.00 with a total Project cost of $109,815.00. The federal funds will be used for the Project, including the construction engineering and administration costs. The Federal aid funds for design are to be $6,000.00. The funds will be used on County Roads 5020 and 4162. The total amount of funds are $103,815.00. This item was tabled from a Previous meeting.
5. Sheriff's Office: Discussion and possible approval of Agreement DC-14-040 between Arizona Criminal Justice Commission and the Apache County Sheriff's Office for the Drug, Gang, and Violent Crime Control Grant Agreement in the amount of $239,496. This grant requires a 20% match that will be paid utilizing RICO funds. 6. **Following a possible executive session for legal advice pursuant to A.R.S. 38-431.03(A)(3) discussion of the appointment of Carlyle W. Begay as State Senator And potential issues that may arise given recent allegations that such appointment was not in compliance with applicable constitutional provisions.
Pursuant to the Americans with Disabilities Act, the Apache County Board of Supervisors endeavors to ensure the accessibility of its meetings to all persons with disabilities. If you need an accommodation for a meeting, please contact the Clerk of the Board's office at (928)337-7503, TDD (928)-337-4402 at least 48 hours prior to the meeting (not including weekends or holidays) so that an accommodation can be arranged. One or more members of the Board of Supervisors may participate telephonically or through video communication.
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Roy Lichtenstein's "Little Big Painting," a 1965 oil and magna on canvas.
WASHINGTON: Roy Lichtenstein, the American painter whose comic book-inspired canvases gave the pop art movement some of its most vivid images, is getting his first major retrospective since his death 15 years ago.
Beginning Sunday, the National Gallery of Art in Washington will be exhibiting 130 of his paintings, drawings and sculptures, reflecting a long and prolific career that ended when he passed away at the age of 73.
The show moves to the Tate Modern museum in London next February and, in a less expansive form, to the Centre Georges Pompidou in Paris in July.
Its curator Harry Cooper called Lichtenstein, a New York native, "one of the most popular" modern artists, alongside his pop art contemporary Andy Warhol.
"I don't think he would want to be considered, above all, an American painter," Cooper told AFP.
"He's a great modern painter. He had a great visual culture, a great background, training in all the history of art," he added.
The show begins with an early work, "Look Mickey," gifted to the National Gallery of art by Lichtenstein in 1990.
The work depicts Donald Duck hooking his own tail while fishing on a pier with a guffawing Mickey Mouse.
It was an early example of Lichtenstein's appropriation of benday dots – the tiny colored pixels that made possible the high-volume printing of pulp comic books in the 1950s and 1960s.
Lichtenstein's intention, Cooper said, was to turn the language of comics into a work of art.
Also in the retrospective is "Whaam," from 1963, arguably Lichtenstein's best-known work.
The piece shows one fighter plane blowing up another in midair with a minimum of painterly detail and a maximum sense of impact.
"He doesn't denounce, and he doesn't celebrate, either," Cooper said.
"We sometimes don't know what the tone is, what the point of view is. That's part of the definition of pop art ... a kind of removal of the artist.
Lichtenstein remains highly sought after by collectors.
Last November, Christie's auction house sold his 1961 work "I Can See the Whole Room ... and There's Nobody in It!" for a record $43.2 million dollars in New York.
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Thousands of Cardinals fans stood out in 25 degree weather on Thursday waiting to get into the Cathedral Basilica in St. Louis to pay tribute to Stan "The Man" Musial. The heart and soul of the Cardinals passed away last Saturday at the age of 92. This was the day the fans could come and get one last look at their longtime hero as Stan Musial's visitation was held inside the massive church.
Musial's funeral will be held on Saturday morning, January 26th. You can see the entire service right here on Fox 2. The Musial family has allowed Stan's funeral to be televised so all Cardinals fans can view the service. Fox 2's coverage begins at 10:00 AM on Saturday.


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Letter: Justice has been served in Fraga trial
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Before you buy the very expensive ignition switch check the plug to the rear of the instrument pod. This large rubber plug is held in place by a small screw. It is not often a problem but the contacts when they get to the age of our bikes have become dirty for one thing and they have also lost some of their grip. the female part you will see is the rubber plug and the male part is the back of the instrument pod. Clean all of this. Look for any loose pins or holes in the plug that look enlarged. Sometimes they need a little adjusting. It's kinda hard to put contact grease on each pin but if you do just a tiny bit now and again you may avoid making a mess.
Actually all the wires in the bike should have their contacts cleaned and dielectric grease applied as you are working around them.
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It's a breakfast lover's dream: Jimmy Dean is joining forces with Mrs. Butterworth and Aunt Jemima. The parent company of the sausage maker, Hillshire Brands Hillshire Brands, is acquiring the producer and distributor of the syrup ladies, Pinnacle Foods, in a deal worth more than $4 billion.
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Bobby, I attended "A Christmas Carol" as well. I sat in the lower balcony. When it was over I walked up to the back of the balcony, which has an amazing view, of course. Starting at the foyer on the top floor I worked my way down to the main lobby. I believe there are five levels: three balcony levels, the loge, and the main floor. I guess there are six if you count the basement where the main lounges are. In any case, it's quite a feast for the eyes. The defunct Paradise in Chicago has long been my favorite theatre, but the Fox in St. Louis is a worthy challenger. And though the Fox is not technically an atmospheric, it is about as fanciful as they come. And yes, Detroit is equally fortunate to have their Fox Theatre.
Scott, missed you by two days. I took Amtrak down there to see "A Christmas Carol". What a Theater !! The staff member gave us over an hour tour. The auditorium was closed all summer for a complete cleaning and touch-up. It looked absolutely gorgeous…You are so right, one has to be there in person to see this beauty. What a lobby entrance with the organ playing as you entered. First time there and will return. This is what a movie palace is all about. A nice photo tribute to Stan Kahn. This palace is lovingly taken care of.
What a great night photo with that blade sign reading FOX.
I've been to the Fox dozens of times over the past 25+ years, and it has never looked better than it does today. Went to a show there on 12/7/13 and walked through the entire theater, much of it with the accompaniment of an enthusiastic staff volunteer. There have been a number of excellent photos taken of the Fox over the years, but none of them do it justice. It has to be seen to be fully appreciated.
When we lived in St. Louis, 1935-53; Stan Kahn was the organist who played between showings on the Wurlitzer Organ. Wonderful, and an exciting night out!
I also did not know this theater was the twin to the Detroit. I wonder if they still show movies. Looking forward to a trip there. Also wonder if the two are the same size in detail. Thanks Tinseltoes for the ceiling video.
During the 30's through the 50's this theatre was operated jointly by Fanchon & Marco and The Arthur Family together in partnership!
Photos of the ceiling restoration project: http://m.stltoday.com/entertainment/arts-and-theatre/fox-theatre-restoration-project-gives-a-view-from-the-top/article_b9185e97-2bb1-5cdc-88e2-86c89c7e97e1.html?mobile_touch=true
After the production of "Anything Goes" closes June 9, the theatre will be closed for the summer as the ceiling is restored.
Didn't realize the twin to this one is the Fox in Detroit!
Chances of the roof sign being restored can be laid to rest…the superstructure has been removed.
We all grew up with the great TV cowboys. I even have a vintage black Hoppalong Cassidy cowgirl skirt with white fringe and my husband has the HC watch.
Great photo.
"The Robe" was not shown at the Fox but at the St. Louis up Grand Avenue.
I am not sure about this, but I read somewhere that the house box-office record for the Fox, when it was still showing films, was set by 20th's THE ROBE. Anyone know the facts?
I took the St. Louis Fox tour in 2009. The guide said the current capacity was 4,000 seats after the restoration. That is still a huge theater. The place has been well-restored and is well-maintained. I would recommend the tour to any theater buff! (Alas, think what the San Francisco Fox would be like today if it had been preserved!)
Nice publicity!
The Fox was recently featured on the opening season for "America's Got Talent." Nice shots of the exterior and interior as people arrived for auditions for the reality show.
The news paper stated that the Fox would go dark for seven weeks for extensive interior and exterior work. Does anyone know if this work is completed?
My mom worked there as a teenager in the 60s. It was in the movie "Escape from New York." When I was in filmschool I drove up from Nashville and shot a documentary of the FOX for my production project. It's my favorite theater ever. Best experience there was seeing Andrew Lloyd Webbers Phantom of the Opera w/my wife and family. I love the FOX. Wished I could drive up there every year to see a show. Would love to have seen an actually movie there.
Was also a concert venue for rock shows. The Grateful Dead played here on 2/2/70, 3/17-3/18, 12/9-10,'71 and 10/17-19, 1972.
The reduction of seating capacity to the current level took place in 1960 while the theatre was still operating as a movie house.
When the Detroit and St. Louis Foxes were built, the plans were identical, the only differences being the Detroit Fox had 6 more seats (5,048 to 5,042) and the front facade was different (The Detroit Fox has a large office tower fronting the auditorium). The St. Louis fox lost more seats during their renovation, but originally they were the same layout. I'm very happy both have been restored.
Interesting history.
At last I visited the St Louis FOX on 3/2/10. A fabulous place in every way, one of the most magnificent theaters in America.
Many have said the FOX St Louis and the FOX Detroit are twins. Not quite. The Detroit FOX is 500 seats (11%) larger, and the designs are similar (generally) but there are many differences — as befits the work of outstanding architects. But where the Detroit FOX excels is that an $8 million restoration, thanks to Little Caesar's pizza, has restored ALL the beautiful details to "like new" sparkling condition. The St Louis FOX only had $2 million to spend, and $6 million definitely makes a difference. So Detroit wins for a change.
No matter. A visit to either is a wonderful experience.


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