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The Department of Conservation and Recreation (DCR) plans to open designated swimming areas at most of the state's ocean and fresh-water beaches Saturday, the start of the Memorial Day weekend.
The Department of Conservation and Recreation (DCR) plans to open designated swimming areas at most of the state's ocean and fresh-water beaches Saturday, the start of the Memorial Day weekend.
Lifeguards will be on duty at many beaches this weekend and on upcoming weekends until late June, when guards will begin staffing the beaches on weekdays as well. DCR operates more than 80 fresh-water and salt-water beaches across Massachusetts.
Spray pools and wading pools at many of DCR's urban parks also will open tomorrow, and on June 21, the agency's 29 deep-water swimming pools are scheduled to open.
In general, the pools will be open 10 a.m.-7 p.m. daily, staying open an hour later than in previous years. The extra hour will provide additional time for special programming, such as family swims and children's swimming lessons. Admission to all state pools and beaches is free, though parking fees ranging from $3 to $7 are charged at most beaches.
"The summer recreation season is arriving and our beaches will be ready," said DCR Commissioner Richard K. Sullivan Jr. "Thanks to a generous allocation from the Legislature this year, DCR is hiring additional personnel and buying new equipment for our urban ocean beaches, and we are going to great lengths to assure that the experience of all our beach visitors is the very best."
Part of waterfront safety is safe water. During the beach season, water samples are taken regularly from each beach and tested, according to state regulations, for unhealthy bacteria. If bacteria levels are found to be excessively high, a swimming advisory is posted at the beach. A red flag indicates swimming is not advisable; a blue flag indicates the water is considered safe for swimming.
Also, please remember that during the beach season, dogs are not permitted on state beaches, even on a leash.
For a full list of Massachusetts state beaches and pools, visit mass.gov/dcr and click on "activities."
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Investigators probing Michael Jackson's death are zeroing in on the singer's personal doctor after the LA coroner declared the King of Pop a homicide victim, felled by a lethal dose of the emergency room sedative he called his "milk."
Dr. Conrad Murray could soon be charged with manslaughter for allegedly administering Propofol to Jackson as a sleep aid at the singer's rented Holmy Hills mansion. Murray has been under suspicion for weeks, but two new developments officially put the 56-year-old Las Vegas cardiologist in the cross hairs of law enforcement: The coroner's ruling and the unsealing of a search warrant executed at Murray's Houston office that pinpointed Propofol as the cause of Jackson's death on June 25.
Murray, who signed on to be Jackson's $150,000-per-week physician amid mounting financial problems, reportedly told cops he resisted giving the singer the powerful anesthetic the day he died, but relented after six hours of the King of Pop pleading for his "milk."
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Murray told investigators he had given the drug to Jackson intravenously for six weeks before becoming alarmed at the 50-year-old Jackson's dependence on it. On the morning Jackson was found dead, Murray tried to get Jackson to sleep using other sedatives, including Valium, lorazepam and midazolam, according to the search warrant affidavit. But he finally gave in to the singer's pleas for Propofol at 10:40 a.m. Murray has admitted that he left the singer alone to attend to personal business, including three phone calls totalling 47 minutes, only to return and find him not breathing, according to the affidavit.
Forensic tests determined the Propofol combined with the other drugs to cause the singer's death, and Dateline NBC's Josh Mankiewicz confirmed that Murray is the target of the Los Angeles Police Department's manslaughter probe. It was unclear if Jackson's other doctors would be targeted.
People magazine reported that 82 minutes passed from the time Murray discovered Jackson unconscious and when a staffer called 911. Murray did not tell paramedics or emergency room doctors that he had given Jackson the drug, according to the Los Angeles Times.
Murray's lawyer Edward Chernoff said he would not comment on the coroner's report until it is officially released. But he said the affidavit is long on speculation and short on evidence.
"Much of what was in the search warrant affidavit is factual. However, unfortunately, much is police theory," Chernoff wrote in a statement released on his firm's Web site.
Jackson's family said in a statement they were eager to see "justice" being done by the authorities.
"The Jackson family has full confidence in the legal process, and commends the ongoing efforts of the L.A. County Coroner, the L.A. District Attorney and the L.A. Police Department," the family said in a statement.
"The family looks forward to the day that justice can be served," the statement said.

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Does driving 55 mph help me save gas?
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Question:With the high gas prices, I have been wondering if driving 55 mph would help me save gasoline. What is your experience?
Answer:With any automotive vehicle I have driven, driving 55 mph would save gas. But what are the implications on driving time?
I will look into 2 scenarios here: the daily commute and a long road trip.
Saving Gas on the Daily CommuteI personally have a long commute to work. 48 miles (77 km) each way. My commute starts with 0.8 mile residential road, then 46.5 miles highway and 0.7 mile slow industrial road. A total of 3 stop lights. About 20 miles of the highway portion are a curvy mountain pass (2 lanes each direction) where the speed limit is 50 mph (80 km/h). The remaining highway portion of my commute has a speed limit of 65 mph (104 km/h).
If I drive during heavy traffic, which means any time between 6am and 9am, and I go with the flow of traffic, then this trip will take me 75 to 80 minutes, assuming there are no accidents.
If I drive off-hours, and maintain 65 mph (which constitutes speeding on the 20 mile stretch where the limit is 50), then I can make it in 55 minutes.
At night with very little traffic I was able to do this 48 mile trip in 44 minutes, driving a Pontiac Firebird. With my Mazda RX-8 I was able to shave off another 2 minutes, bringing it down to 42 minutes.
This meant some serious speeding - think 100 - 120 mph in 65 zones and 100 mph on the mountain pass which is officially limited to 50). In theory, if one drives 100 mph, it should take only 30 minutes. However, even at 1 in the morning, every now and then you will either see a police car parked on the side or some slow drivers blocking all lanes. I have to switch freeways 3 times on each trip, and that's where other drivers always slow me down to something like 40 mph. I may have just gained a full minute by speeding but now, being stuck on the on-ramp, I lose it again.
So how much gas does it cost to drive my 96 mile commute? Let's assume a Gallon of gas is $2.50
- Driving 55 mph in the RX-8
Now the RX-8 will get 24 mpg.
96 miles / 24mpg * $2.50 = $10.00.
104 minutes travel time.
- Using the commuter beater car (Ford Festiva).
Average fuel economy in that vehicle with manual 5sp transmission
is 44 mpg, at speeds between 55 and 65 mph.
96 miles / 44mpg * $2.50 = $5.45
104 minutes travel time.
(Note: the travel times are estimates. Obviously one does not drive on a perfect track but has to vary speeds)
So the savings in gasoline are not to significant. Driving 55 mph instead of 65 will not cost you much time. It would save me 90 cents a day. Probably there are other savings for example less wear on the brakes and tires.
Is it worth it to speed at all? Not when you look at the numbers. Certainly it gives some thrill and satisfaction to just fly by SUVs or overly heavy muscle cars (think: Trans Am, Ford Mustang GT) that have to slow down in curves, but it saves 13 minutes. Assuming that you did not get caught by the cops and you did not get into an accident which in my opinion is more likely if you speed like that - how will you make use of those 13 minutes? Will you turn on the TV and watch commercials?
I have concluded that it is best for me to drive the Ford Festiva with its measly 63 hp engine - saves me about $5 in gasoline and its tires are a lot cheaper also. In fact the whole car cost me less than 2 tires on my sports car.
Saving Gas on the Long Road TripLast month I drove to Las Vegas. That's a distance of 530 miles from the San Francisco Bay Area (where I live). I could've done this trip in the little gas saver car - at 44 mpg I would have paid $60 in gas money. (1060 / 44 * 2.50 = $60)
I chose the RX-8 instead and paid a little over $120 in gas money.
Yes, on a long road trip with decent traffic situations, you can save serious time if you speed.
It took me 7h to drive to Vegas (with some breaks included). In the Festiva it would probably have been 9h. I was willing to pay $60 more to save 2 hours of my time in each direction.


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Five swings.
That's all it took for Greg Walker to take a deep sigh of relief and realize that the enigma looked to be back to an All-Star.
No holes. No mechanical flaws. No signs of a player who was carrying the weight of the South Side on his shoulders.
… "But to be honest, it took the first five swings in the cage to show me that he had passed the eye test. Mechanically, this is the Alex Rios I saw on tape when he was in Toronto."
… "There were some that felt we needed to change his mechanics," Walker said. "I wasn't in that camp. I don't think he needs a change mechanically. We tried to attack the problems that developed late last season, but when that didn't work, we decided, 'Well, let's just give him some time off.' My hope was that the time away would be what he needed, and the two or three things he developed would disappear."
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Graduate Council Meeting
February 24, 2003
I. The meeting was called to order at 2:30 p.m.
Voting members and alternates present were: G. Alter, J. Belcher, G. Bernhardt, N. Bourbakis, J. Brandeberry, A. Burton, A. Chamberlain, D. Cole, J. Coleman, J. Flach, H. Klein, M. Leffak,
S. McConnell, T. McKee, P. Martin, D. Miller, S. Nelson, D. Orenstein, J. Rudisill, L. Ream, E. Self,
J. Talbott, S. Thomas, J. Thomas (Chair), R. Williams.
Non-voting alternates present were: G. Malicki, J. Runkle, C.Ryan.
Non-voting attendees were: S. Foster, E. Friese, A. Johnson, J. Kimble, N. Klingbeil, H. Limouze.
II. Approval of Minutes:
It was moved and seconded that the minutes of the October 28, 2002 meeting be approved as written. Motion carried unanimously.
Ill. Report of the Dean (J. Thomas)
The Winter Quarter, 2003 enrollment report indicates an increase over Winter Quarter, 2002 of over five percent in total graduate headcount (3,462 total headcount, an increase of 171 students), and an increase of over ten percent in graduate credit hours (21,970 GCH, an increase of2,112 GCH).
The Program Development Plan for a new Master of Public Health (MPH) is currently under review by
The Graduate Council Scholars Program recognizes incoming students with an award consisting of a
$12,000.00 stipend plus a Graduate Tuition Scholarship for up to two years. Applications will be reviewed in early May, 2003 by the Student Affairs Conunittee. There is an accelerated selection process where each department may nominate one student who meets the following criteria: a 3.5 GPA, be in the top 25% in required test scores, or at least a 3.75 GPA. Approximately three of five new awards will be considered on an accelerated basis. Departments should keep the Graduate Council Scholar program in mind for their top students. Nominations should be submitted to Dean Thomas.
IV. Committee Reports
• Policies Committee (C. Ryan)
The Policies Committee reviewed and approved the addition of a non-thesis option to the Aerospace
Medicine Master of Science Program. This change was made to give more flexibility to the program.
The Policies Conunittee reviewed and approved changes to the MBA, Master of Accountancy, and Master of Science in Social and Applied Economics. Primarily, the changes involved moving from a three to a
four credit hour base. In addition, there were some name changes of the MBA concentrations and new concentrations were added. This is discussed in more detail under new business.
The Policies Committee reviewed and recommended to the Graduate Council a proposal for a graduate certificate program in Teaching English as a Foreign Language (TEFL), proposed by the Department of English Language and Literatures. H. Limouze provided an overview of the program to the Graduate Council. After discussion it was moved and seconded that the certificate program be approved; the motion passed unanimously. The proposal will now be forwarded to the Faculty Senate as new business.
J. Thomas added it to the Faculty Senate's agenda for Monday, March 3, 2003.
•Student Affairs Committee (N. Klingbeil)
The Student Affairs Committee announced their selection for the Ohio Board of Regents Fellowship. This program consists of a $3500 award for two years for an Ohio college graduate attending a graduate or professional program in Ohio. WSU can nominate two ranked candidates to OBR. The first selection this year is a student applying to Wright State in the Teacher Education Program. The alternate has been accepted to the School of Medicine at Case Western Reserve University. N. Klingbeil also encouraged all departments to nominate students for the Graduate Council Scholars Program.
• Membership Committee (A. Chamberlain)
The Committee brought forward two nominations for full graduate faculty membership and one nomination for adjunct full graduate faculty membership.
The full member nominees are:
Heury Dahlman, Department of Music, College of Liberal Arts and
Steven Higgins, Department of Chemistry, College of Science and Mathematics
The adjunct full member nominee is:
Martin Satter, Department oflnternal Medicine, School of Medicine
It was moved and seconded that the nominees be approved. Motion passed unanimously. V. Research Report (E. Friese)
Sponsored program awards for FY 2003 through January stand at more than $24 million for 340 awards, which is down 2% from last year. Research expenditures, however, a steadier measure of sponsored research activity, are up by 9%.
The Research Council Research Incentive Program proposals were due February 24, 2003. This includes the Research Initiation and Professional Development programs. The Research Initiation awards will be raised to $10,000 this year and Professional Development awards to $3000. Award announcements will be made mid-April, 2003
The Research Challenge Major Collaboration competition has been announced with proposals due March
17, 2003. The Technology Commercialization competition is scheduled for spring quarter, 2003. In addition, the OBR Hayes Investment Fund letters of intent are due March 3, 2003.
Four 3rd Frontier proposals were submitted last week including a Wright Center oflnnovation proposal in Information Technology ($10.7 million), two Biomedical Research and Technology Transfer Partnership proposals ($6 million and $8 million) and a Wright Capital Project Fund proposal ($1.5 million). In addition, WSU is partnering with the University of Cincinnati in a Wright Center/BRTT proposal.
The Office of Research and Sponsored Programs has hired Isabelle Gorrillot, D.Sc. as Associate Director and Technology Manager effective January 2003. She is responsible for technology transfer. She should be contacted for questions concerning invention disclosures, patents, copyrights, and licensing.
VI. New Business
R. Williams, Raj Soin College of Business, presented to the council revisions to the MBA Program, the Master of Accountancy Program, and the Master of Science in Social and Applied Economics. The courses in these programs will change from 3 credit hours to 4 credit hours effective Fall Quarter, 2003. This is to accommodate the new class schedule based on four credit hour time blocks. The MBA program will now require 48 credit hours (9 core courses and 3 concentration courses), which is down from the old program requirement of 51 credit hours.
Two new concentrations have been approved within the MBA Program: Flexible Business and Accounting. Three concentrations have been renamed: Management, Innovation and Change (previously Management), Management oflnformation Technology (previously Management Information Systems), and Supply Chain Management (previously Operations Management). A concentration in Health Care Management has been reinstated. Finally, five concentrations retain the same name: Project Management, Finance, Economics, Marketing, and International Business.
J Thomas complimented the college on the clarity and completeness of the materials submitted to the
Policies Committee relative to these program changes.
G. Bernhard reported on the progress of the Provost Search. The search committee hopes to have all interviews concluded prior to finals week of Winter Quarter, 2003 and a recommendation the President and Senior Vice President before April, 2003.
VII. Old Business
J. Coleman asked about the status of the Graduate Tuition Scholarship program for 2003-2004. J. Thomas responded that it is status quo with abont a 20% reduction in allocations per college due to previous budget cuts. However, any future budget reductions for this year or next could affect the program. For this year, J. Malicki reported that there were 181 scholarships awarded in Fall Quarter, 2002, and there are 155 awards in Winter Quarter, 2003. New awards have been on hold for Winter and Spring due to budget limitations.
VIII. There being no further business, the meeting was adjourned at 3:05 p.m. Submitted by:
David Orenstein
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From movie premieres to parties, it can't be denied, many of our favorite Latinas were looking hella stylish for every occasion! Here are the 7 best dressed stars of the week:
1. Victoria Justice
Victoria Justice
The 20-year-old Naomi and Ely's No Kiss List star dazzled in this short sequins dress while attending the Delta Air Lines Toasts 2014 Grammy Weekend reception.
2. JoAnna Garcia Swisher
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The Once Upon a Time actress looked beautiful in this stunning gold accent and sheer cutout dress.
3. Bella Thorne
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Bella was certainly looking bellisima in this spaghetti strap yellow dress she wore to ELLE's Annual Women in Television Celebration.
4. Jessica Alba
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Always gorgeous Alba took the stage at Late Night with Jimmy Fallon this week and we couldn't help but admire her butterfly-printed skirt!
5. Aubrey Plaza
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Black and white is always in, and the Boricua starlet was definitely working it in this flower print top and leather pants.
6. Rosario Dawson
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Dawson was looking glam at the Gimmie Shelter premiere with her 40s-inspired faux bob and Antonio Berardi black and white dress.
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Gaining widespread critical recognition has been a slow process for New York based trio Blonde Redhead. Six albums and 12 long years to be precise, having emerged under the tutelage of Sonic Youth's Steve Shelley, whose sound Blonde Redhead's occasionally mirrors. Having found themselves as peripheral figures on New York's underground scene for so long, 2004's Misery Is A Butterfly, their first for 4AD, was undoubtedly the catalyst for their ascendancy to the upper echelons of American alt-rock's hierarchy. Three years later, its successor 23 firmly entrenched Blonde Redhead as more than a long-neglected treasure, but potentially one of the most influential post-millennium outfits on the planet.
A further three years down the line, and Blonde Redhead now find themselves in the unenviable position of being charged with one of 2010's most eagerly anticipated long players. Having worked with the esteemed Alan Moulder on Penny Sparkle's predecessor, they've once again co-opted to employ his talents on the mixing desk. However, whereas 23 glistened with a sheen that recalled such previous Moulder triumphs as My Bloody Valentine's Glider EP and Ride's Going Blank Again, its the production duo of Van Rivers and The Subliminal Kid - best known for Fever Ray's debut - that really come to the fore here.
Sure enough, Kazu Makino's highly pitched vocal is omnipresent throughout Penny Sparkle's ten pieces, but whereas Blonde Redhead's past efforts carried a guitar heavy accompaniment, here they've been replaced by a combination of forceful beats and carefully orchestrated synths. While that may prove somewhat disappointing to anyone expecting 23 mk II, it shows that Blonde Redhead haven't spent the interim period settling for the easy option. In fact, having striven for so long in search of recognition, the fact they've veered off-course in another adventurous direction has to be applauded.
While not as immediate as either of the two records that came before it, Penny Sparkle still manages to both enlighten and engage in equal measures, yet also retain an air of mystery about it that flourishes with every listen. The percussion heavy intro coupled with Makino's haunting delivery renders opener 'Here Sometimes' not too dissimilar to some of Bjork's more minimalist offerings, while the atmospheric siren-like keyboard effects that punctuate 'My Plants Are Dead' coupled with the drum-heavy claustrophobia of 'Oslo' falls more in the ballpark of Mezzanine-era Massive Attack than any New York arthouse guitar band.
At times, Penny Sparkle does have a slightly repetitive air; 'Love Or Prison' and the closing 'Spain' both feeling as if they were created to fit a certain template. As a result, the adage 'less is more' may have been more effective here, as a slight reduction in content would have provided a more concise and flowing record than the one in front of me.
That said, the moments of pure bliss more than make up for Penny Sparkle's shortfalls. 'Not Getting There' is a two-and-a-half minute sugar rush of gliding strings and reverb-laden guitars that is the closest Blonde Redhead come to the ethereal magnificence of 23. Elsewhere, the title track's hypnotic mantra drifts in and out of consciousness like The xx at their most potent. 'Everything Is Wrong', meanwhile, takes the much-maligned genre of trip-hop into the 21st century, Mazino whispering "Hard to say yes, hard to say no, I want to make love, I want to say hello" devilishly over its ambient backdrop.
On the whole, Penny Sparkle won't fulfill everyone's expectations, but few can argue it represents another stage in Blonde Redhead's audacious quest for development, even after 17 years and eight albums of trying.
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Jim Prugh is impressed with Lindsborg.
Jim Prugh is impressed with Lindsborg. So much so, that the Colorado resident has purchased four downtown properties, the tops of two on which he's put his unique, yet decidedly Swedish, stamp.
The word "unique" is not an overstatement.
"These are the only two short-term rental units in Lindsborg," Prugh, who is nearly half-Swedish, said. They're not a bed and breakfast or an inn, but rather "a very short-term housing rental," he said. They're the second floors of businesses in downtown Lindsborg.
Minimum rental is for two nights; rates are two nights at $139 per night; three to seven nights at $119 per night; eight to 14 nights at $99 per night. Stays longer than 14 nights would need to be negotiated.
"They're really designed to be vacation rentals," Prugh said.
The addresses are 110 1/2 N. Main St. (Tradhuset, or Tree house) and 105 1/2 N. Main St. (Vetehuset, or Wheat house). Both offer cable TV and Internet. Both properties are now solar-powered, are equipped with all new energy efficient appliances, and use a keyless code entry. "Must see to appreciate" should follow the fee schedule, as the properties vie with upscale resorts for amenities.
In June, Prugh offered locals the opportunity to see these new additions to Main Street through an open house.
Tradhuset consists of one studio apartment with complete kitchen, large bathroom and on-site laundry, located in a second-floor carriage house, tightly insulated and powered by the sun for maximum energy efficiency. The unit sleeps up to four people: Two in the queen-size bed and two on the sofa that converts to a full-size bed. Earth-friendly all-natural cleaning products are used.
"You can feel good about staying here," Prugh said.
Prugh used a local contractor, Brian Freeman, and employed his wife, Vicki, as the interior decorator. Lindsborg has something to boast of in this team. Vicki utilized local art wherever possible, and Brian incorporated many local aesthetics, tucking them in unexpected and clever places throughout the build. Minimalism, functionality and beauty have been mixed to combine smartly with the units' small ecological footprint.
The unit does not have an elevator, though the Vetehuset, across the street, does.
A stylish blend of functionality and Swedish modern design, the apartment boasts high white-washed wooden ceilings, local art, sleek light fixtures and patterned fabrics, IKEA appointments, and a wall-mounted flat screen HDTV that swivels to face either the couch or the bed. Wi-Fi, local and long-distance phone calls within the USA are free.
Part of the experience of a stay in Lindsborg would be cooking in this ultra-modern Swedish-style kitchen. An open-house visitor said, "Now I'm going to have to remodel our kitchen," glancing at his over-the-moon wife. The glass-front white cabinets, gleaming wood countertops and blue tile backsplash are chic, while the Swedish-inspired high-top bar provides room enough for four to eat, unless they'd rather sit on the couch and chairs in the living room.
The separate bathroom also features sleek, modern finishes, plenty of counter space on the double vanity, a row of glass block windows for additional light and another vaulted ceiling. The floors are heated, and white robes wait to enfold guests stepping out of the extra-large shower.
Tradhuset's downtown location makes it easy for guests to enjoy the town's full schedule of Swedish festivals. And it's literally only a few steps away from the new pride of Lindsborg — the Sundstrom Conference Center.
There is a private deck under the oak trees just off the living room, fully and comfortably furnished. Parking is just below in a covered carport.
The Vetehuset, the Wheat house, across the street, consists of two studio apartments, each with a complete kitchen, large bathroom and laundry, shared between the two units on the site.
The Vetehuset features its own private elevator, enclosed in the "grain elevator" entrance in the rear of the building, where, again, parking for two vehicles is under a carport. The elevator exterior was built using reclaimed materials from the area. There is even a storm cellar located on the property.
"We tried to think of every eventuality," Prugh said.
Vetehuset also takes advantage of high ceilings, though the styling here combines ultra-modern with antiques, in keeping with the theme of wheat and its historic significance to the area. The living area includes a sofa that converts to a full-size bed. A wall-mounted flat screen HDTV swivels to face either the couch or the kitchen, with its stainless steel appliances, wood-faced cabinets, gleaming quartz countertops and stainless steel backsplash. A roomier space than the Tree house, there's an industrial-style table with room for four.
A custom bathroom features sleek modern finishes, an extra-large barrier-free shower, plenty of counter space at the vanity sink and a tile backsplash. In addition to the barrier-free shower, Vetehuset-Skorda, one of the units, offers a full-size tub.
There are several photos and more information on their websites: http://www.trad-hus.com/home.html and http://www.vete-hus.com. These websites describe the vacation rentals as "short-term apartment rentals." As with any apartment rental, a signed lease and fully-refundable damage deposit are required. The vacation rentals were designed to compete with motels, hotels and Bed and Breakfasts.
Vicki Freeman is the property manager. She can be reached at 855-838-3487.


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Mountain Jam Releases Daily Schedule Featuring Allman Brothers, Gov't Mule + More
The Mountain Jam Festival, set for June 5-8 at Hunter Mountain, N.Y., has released its star-studded daily schedule of performers.
The Allman Brothers Band, playing their first Mountain Jam since 2009, are featured on Sunday. Also playing that day are Chris Robinson Brotherhood, Anders Osborne and Ghost of a Saber Tooth Tiger, the latter of which was co-founded by John Lennon's son Sean. Gov't Mule, led by Allmans guitarist and Mountain Jam co-founder Warren Haynes, are set for a Saturday appearance. Featured that night as well are the Tedeschi Trucks Band, featuring Haynes' Allman Brothers bandmate Derek Trucks, along with Jeff Tweedy.
Bob Weir and Ratdog appear on Friday, along with the Robert Randolph and the Avett Brothers. Thursday's shows include two sets from Umphrey's Mcgee and a performance by Dark Star Orchestra, among others. For a complete schedule, go the Mountain Jam website.
The Allman Brothers Band, who are reportedly in the midst of their final tour, are scheduled to perform the 'Allman Brothers Band' and 'Idlewild South' albums in their entirety. Mountain Jam was named after an epic 33-minute Allmans song from 1972's 'Eat a Peach.'


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To do something that has or will have negative consequences that are easily able to be foreseen. If you don't turn in your project, you're digging your own grave. There's no way you'll get a decent grade without it! I'm afraid I'm digging my own grave by turning down the promotion.
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Fig. to be responsible for one's own downfall or ruin. If you try to cheat the bank, you will be digging your own grave. Those politicians have dug their own grave with their new tax bill. They won't be reelected.
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Seriously harm oneself, cause one's own ruin or downfall. For example, If Sam pursues that course, he'll be digging his own grave. [First half of 1900s]
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If you dig your own grave, you create serious problems for yourself by doing something foolish. I don't feel sorry for him — he's dug his own grave as far as I'm concerned.
dig your own gravedo something foolish which causes you to fail or leads to your downfall.
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text: Job Discussion Forums :: View topic - Good jobs in Toronto and Quebec Get TEFL Certified & Start Your Adventure Today! Job Discussion Forums"The Internet's Meeting Place for ESL/EFL Students and Teachers from Around the World!" FAQ Search Memberlist Usergroups Register Profile Log in to check your private messages Log in Good jobs in Toronto and Quebec Job Discussion Forums Forum Index -> General North America Forum View previous topic :: View next topic Author Message errachtJoined: 13 Oct 2003Posts: 22 Posted: Sun Jan 25, 2004 7:17 pm Post subject: Good jobs in Toronto and Quebec When I come back to T.O., hopefully in early Summer, I will have completed over 8 months of TEFL teaching in the Czech Republic. I also hold a 4 year BA in Classics, English and French and a TEFL certificate and am currently considering several job options. There is a lucrative market for TEFL teachers right here and if I were to get better established, I could make good money mainly for chatting in English with professionals and correcting their English. Still, I'm an almost die-hard Torontonian and would like to get a job at home that's worthy of all the years I've spent in college etc that pays well. Yet from what I've read, the salaries for TEFL teachers back home are a joke and there is even considerable competition. My question is - if I were to go home and do teaching again, would there be any jobs anywhere, with the Government for instance, in which I could teach TEFL/TESOL and get anything like a decent salary (minimum 35000 dollars)? Does the Government hire English teachers for immigrants etc? I know French and Serbian and am learning Czech, so these are additional qualifications that could help me with foreigners. If not in Toronto, is it true what someone told me, that in Quebec, there are language schools where I would easily find well-paid work? Back to top CapergirlJoined: 02 Feb 2003Posts: 1232Location: Nova Scotia, Canada Posted: Mon Jan 26, 2004 4:22 pm Post subject: $35,000? Per annum? Did you get lost on your way to the Japan forum? Just kidding...but hey, if you do find a position like that in ON or PQ, please send me a PM immediately! Back to top shenyanggerryJoined: 02 Nov 2003Posts: 619Location: Canada Posted: Sat Jan 31, 2004 11:02 pm Post subject: A couple of years ago in Montreal I had a fellow student doing his TESL Cartificate. He had an MA and college teaching experience. All he could find was a private language school that paid $15 per hour WHEN there were bums on the seats. The public sector pays well BUT you need a teacher's licence, not just a TESL Certificate. You must also pass a French exam. Can't comment on Ontario. Good Luck! Back to top LouisJoined: 02 Jan 2004Posts: 275Location: Beautiful Taiyuan Posted: Fri Feb 13, 2004 9:13 am Post subject: To teach in Ontario public schools, you need to go to teacher's college (1 year) and pass the exam, TEFL/TESOL/experience notwithstanding. Your only option would be private ESL schools, which I understand don't pay very well... Back to top Display posts from previous: All Posts1 Day7 Days2 Weeks1 Month3 Months6 Months1 Year Oldest FirstNewest First Job Discussion Forums Forum Index -> General North America Forum All times are GMT Page 1 of 1 Jump to: Select a forum Where to Begin----------------General DiscussionNewbie ForumCurrent Events ForumTechnology ForumOnline Teaching Forum Africa Forums----------------General Africa Forum Asia Forums----------------CambodiaChina (Job-related Posts Only)China (Off-Topic)Hong KongIndiaIndonesiaJapanMalaysiaPhilippinesSingaporeTaiwanThailandGeneral Asia ForumVietnam Caribbean Forums----------------General Caribbean Forum Europe Forums----------------Czech RepublicFranceGermanyGreeceItalyMacedonia and the BalkansPolandRomaniaRussia & C.I.S.SpainTurkeyUkraineUnited KingdomGeneral Europe Forum Latin America Forums----------------ArgentinaBrazilChileColombiaCosta RicaMexicoMexico (off-topic)PeruGeneral Latin America Forum The Middle East Forums----------------BahrainEgyptIsraelKuwaitOmanQatarSaudi ArabiaUnited Arab EmiratesGeneral Middle East Forum North America Forums----------------General North America Forum Oceania----------------Australia/New Zealand You cannot post new topics in this forumYou cannot reply to topics in this forumYou cannot edit your posts in this forumYou cannot delete your posts in this forumYou cannot vote in polls in this forum This page is maintained by the one and only Dave Sperling. Contact Dave's ESL Cafe Copyright © 2018 Dave Sperling. All Rights Reserved. Powered by phpBB © 2001, 2002 phpBB Group Teaching Jobs in China


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IT Company Executive Gives Away Truck, Possessions to Go 'All In' for God, Starts New Christian Ministry
An executive at a fast-growing IT firm says he is stepping away from the company he's been a part of since 2001 to focus on helping people overcome misconceptions about what it means to be a Christian.
Michael Phillips, Chief Operations Officer and Chief Financial Officer of Sparkhound, an IT services company based in Baton Rouge, La., told The Christian Post that it can be difficult for some people today to understand what Christianity is really about. Through his new organization, All In, he hopes to eliminate misconceptions, stereotypes and fears about the faith that is, to some extent, driven by churchgoers who aren't living their lives "all in" for God.
"I want other people to know that it's real, and that it's legitimate," Phillips told CP. "It's genuine and it's for them. It's not just for 'good people' or it's not for religious people. This is what God wants for everybody. God wants everybody to have that freedom, to know their purpose and to live their life in a way that they're free to pursue it."
Phillips says he hopes to remove barriers preventing others from coming to Christ while at the same time motivating churchgoers to give their lives completely over to God.
The All In website features videos, merchandise and a pledge for those who want to surrender or fully commit their lives to Christ. Short video clips seek to answer questions such as "Are Christians Hypocrites?" "How do I know if I'm All In?" and "Why do people continue to struggle if they're all in?" The site also features video testimonies of celebrities such as Orlando Magic forward Glen "Big Baby" Davis, New York Giants cornerback Corey Webster, country artist David St. Romain and others.
The idea for All In came to Phillips last summer during a time when he had gone several weeks without much sleep. He made excuses for his restlessness, blaming it on things such as work or exercising late in the day, though he now realizes that it was God stirring his heart at that time.
He had been wrestling with the idea of purchasing a new vehicle, he says, even though his 12-year-old pickup truck was still running well.
"So I was struggling with being a good steward of what God had blessed me with verses fulfilling a want," he said.
One restless night he felt God was telling him, "I've already given you everything that you need to go and buy a vehicle...the problem is you're relying on that money you've got in the bank as your security instead of me." That night, he says, God revealed to him that he needed to go "all in" and help others to do the same.
The next morning his new found understanding of being fully committed to Christ would be put to the test when he went to a local doughnut shop, where he came across a stranger whose truck had stalled from overheating. Phillips offered to help the young man get his vehicle running again, he said, but soon felt that God wanted him to give his own truck to the man – so he did.
"It was really emotional," said Phillips. "He was very emotional and I was very emotional about it."
Since that time the 38-year-old has sold all of his stock in Sparkhound in order to fund his new ministry. He is currently in the process of transitioning out of his responsibilities as a company executive.
In addition to other resources provided through All In's website, Phillips plans on introducing an All In sermon series and small group study to get congregations thinking about their commitment to their faith. The married father of three says he hopes All In will break the confines of the United States and will become a global movement.


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Originally published April 4, 2007
Waltzing Matilda is the song of Australia. While not the official nation anthem it is the song which can stir up patriotic feelings in any Australian.
The song is one of the rural nature of Australia. It describes one labor giving up everything to remain free. This appeals to many Australians who take pride in the rogue past of the island nation. The villains in the song are the land owner and the police who seek to limit the labor's freedom of movement and action.
The song has several versions of lyrics. One of the most common versions come from the Waltzing Matilda Centre. (To listen to another version go to the Centre's song page)
Oh there was once a swagman camped in the billabongs,
Under the shade of a Coolibah tree;
And he sang as he looked at the old billy boiling,
'Who'll come a-waltzing Matilda with me.'
Who'll come a-waltzing Matilda, my darling,
Who'll come a-waltzing Matilda with me.
Waltzing Matilda and leading a water-bag,
Who'll come a-waltzing Matilda with me.
Up came the jumbuck to drink at the waterhole,
Up jumped the swagman and grabbed him in glee;
And he sang as he put him away in his tucker-bag,
'You'll come a-waltzing Matilda with me.'
Up came the squatter a-riding his thoroughbred;
Up came policemen - one, two and three.
'Whose is the jumbuck you've got in the tucker bag?
You'll come a-waltzing Matilda with we.'
Up sprang the swagman and jumped in the waterhole,
Drowning himself by the Coolibah tree;
And his voice can be heard as it sings in the billabongs,
'Who'll come a-waltzing Matilda with me?'
CHORUSThe use of Australian words ties the song with Australian culture. However, to many non-Australians the words can muddle the meaning.
- A swagman was a laborer who wandered from town to town across Australia looking for work.
- A billabong is an oxbow lake. It litterally means "dead creek." The term billabong is now used as a brand ware of swimware which plays up its Australian roots.
- Waltzing Matilda means to wander around looking for work while wearing a Matilda, a bag to keep all of one's possessions.
- Jumbuck is slang for a sheep. It comes from the Aborigines who thought sheep looked like clouds with a similar name. Now days the Jumbuck name is used as an Australian-based moblie phone service company and a popular car in Australia.
- Tucker bag is a bag for food
- The Squatter had legal rights to randomly squat on land in Australia. He uses troopers, police, to enforce this right to limit land use. Even today land seizures are controversial in Australia. In the Men at Work music video "Down Under" squatters are shown as killing Australians right to roam.
- The Coolibah tree is a type of Eucalyptus tree. Coolibah is also a the name of a wine made in Australia.


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Lately, I'm really into daily devotion, as opposed to yearly resolutions. Also, I didn't make that up myself. I saw it on the sign outside of a church down the road from my house last week, all covered in snow and ice. Mark was driving, and I read it as we whizzed on by, everything a blur except for that sharp line of guidance in neon. "Oh! That's really great." I made a note of it.
There weren't a lot of spare moments for contemplation or general downtime in the four months leading into the eve of this year. There are lines of reasoning for that harried period of time, a few of them more ridiculous than others now that I have a shred of hindsight. But I caught a bit of a break over the holidays and legitimately spent one of those days shuttling to three different Target stores on the hunt for highly specific Christmas decorations that were now 70% off. You know, for our festive aesthetic enjoyment an entire year from now. I am awesome at self-crazy-making and as much as I recognize this dumbfounding capability, this is going to be the year that it stops.
On new year's eve, we thought it would be fun to spend the night at the house, our house. We have an operational heating system, running water, a beautiful plant from a lovely friend, and a bed in its right place with cozy sheets (but not much else at this point), so it seemed like the right way to greet a new calendar year. I got some beers from the brewery down the road from my parents' place, packed my favourite pyjamas into the overnight bag, and we were on our way as the sun began its exit. The mature trees were all stark against the reds, oranges, creamy yellow, and cold, deep-sea blue when my favourite Tom Waits song came on the radio. Whenever the stereo shuffles onto it, the smile of distinctly felt ease creeps up on my face, I lean back a bit, and stare out the window with a new glance, one of truer awareness for what surrounds. Then Mark starts doing his best Tom Waits impression and I laugh so hard/start yelling "Noooooo!" half-disapprovingly because he's co-opting my moment of car travel serenity.
This time, my eyes started misting up at the end, the relevance and surprising weight of it all. The notion that you can build up your own personal hell with ease, taking the path of no surrender to madness despite knowing better, the startling transience of our lives here, and that you can find refuge and stillness by finally seeing the love and varied semblances of "home" that are all around you. It was a moment of clarity that caught me off guard.
There was no well-planned dinner or restaurant reservation, no champagne, not a stitch of sequins in my wardrobe that night, and no grandiose proclamations or gestures either. We stepped out for some Tsingtao's and noodles, and then followed that up with more beers in our jams watching Parts Unknown. We barely made it to midnight before passing out, but it was perfect. Amidst the boxes and mess, our work-in-progress home was flooded with warm light and laughter. Those moments of relief were arrived at with surprising ease too.
So I'm working on greater appreciation and overall life improvement on a day-to-day basis now. I don't poison myself with guilt over enjoying a coffee (or three) in the morning like I used to. I'm mentally pumping myself up on the idea of saying no to anything that diminishes a self-determined value of my work. I'm trying to communicate better with the man I have the privilege of sharing a life with. I'm listening, like really listening, with less pre-conceived notions. I'm valiantly trying to use less paper towels. And I'm making time for breakfast.
Megan Gordon's book, Whole Grain Mornings, arrived in the post around Christmas time and I loved it as soon as I took a 3 minute glance through its pages. I've always appreciated the calm and grounded tone of her blog, A Sweet Spoonful, and she drives home the importance of mornings with her granola guru ways. The book's arrival at my doorstep in the crush of the holidays was rather timely to say the least. It's all laid out by season and the varying paces of life–the mornings that flash by on the way to work, the brunches that see us entertaining loved ones into the afternoon, and the days to slow down and savour every drop of that quiet early light. Simply put, it's my kind of book. It's personal in a way that's relatable, all tying back to those deeply felt seasonal shifts. I've been eyeing the banana walnut baked oatmeal, the pear hazelnut oat muffins, the nutty millet breakfast cookies, and the whole grain gingerbread. For now, I've been playing around with the savoury inspiration. This bowl is a mix of her greens + grains scramble and the California barley bowl with lemon yogurt sauce. Farro is one of my favourite grains because of the delightful chew. I add some "scrambled" chickpeas with scallions + turmeric, and top the whole heap of it off with some pickled jalapeños, ripe avocado, sesames, and a creamy lemony sunflower-based sauce. Along with the myriad of daily devotions going on, it's my new favourite thing. Maybe make it yours too?
Wishing everyone all the good things for this year. Thanks, as always, for your kindness in this space. xo
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Inspired by Megan Gordon's Whole Grain Mornings
NOTES: I take a pasta-ish approach to cooking farro–I just rinse it under cold water, drop it in a medium saucepan and cover it with a bunch of fresh water. I bring it to a boil and simmer for about 40 minutes or so, or until it's cooked through, but still slightly chewy. You can add more water as it cooks if necessary. Once it's done and I've drained it, I pour a good bit of extra virgin olive oil on top and coat all the grains in it to keep them from clumping up.
1/3 cup raw sunflower seeds, soaked for at least an hour
juice + zest of 1 lemon + extra for serving if you like
1/2 tsp dijon mustard
4 scallions, sliced, white + green parts separated
1 1/2 cups cooked farro (using the cooking method described in the notes above)
grapeseed oil (or other heat-tolerant oil)
3 cups cooked chickpeas
1/2-1 tsp ground turmeric
sesame seeds (optional)
1/2 ripe avocado, peeled + diced
pickled jalapeños
salt + pepper (I like Vege-Sal or Herbamare for this)
In a blender, combine the sunflower seeds, lemon zest, juice, dijon salt, pepper and a splash of water to get the blade moving. Mix it on high until a smooth sauce-like consistency forms. Add as much water as you like to make the sauce veer towards thick or thin, depending on your preference. Check it for seasoning and scrape the sauce into a jar or small bowl. Stir in a fat pinch of the sliced scallion greens and set aside.
Portion the cooked farro into two bowls.
In a sauté pan, heat the grapeseed oil over medium. Mash the chickpeas up with a fork, leaving some of them whole. Add the sliced white parts of the scallions and the turmeric to the pan. Stir them around until the scallions are slightly soft and the raw edge from the turmeric has faded. Add the mashed chickpeas and season the mix with salt and pepper. "Scramble" the mix in the pan until everything is hot. Stir in some of the scallion greens at the end.
Divide the chickpea scramble between the two bowls of farro. Top bowls with the sunflower lemon sauce. Garnish both with the extra scallions, diced avocado, pickled jalapeños, sesame seeds, and some extra ground black pepper.


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5 Mother's Day Gift Ideas Moms Really Want
Are you and your kids looking for great Mother's Day gift ideas?
Want to make a gift for Mom that she'll really love?
The editors of My Kids' Adventures asked moms what they really want for Mother's Day.
The answer may surprise you. Hint: It's not flowers or chocolate.
In this article I'll tell you what Moms really want, share several Mother's Day gift ideas from around the web and even provide some tips that will help you and your kids create the perfect day for Mom.
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Robert Buelteman takes electrifying photographs, but he doesn't even use a camera. Instead, he places flowers directly onto film and shocks them with 80,000 volts.
His process is a refined, high art version of Kirlian Photography—a photographic technique popularised in the 1930s. Buelteman places a whittled, near translucent flower directly onto colour film, then he sandwiches the subject between sheet metal and plexiglass—all of which is submerged in liquid silicone. Using jumper cables, the flower is pumped full of electricity which ionises the surrounding air and leaves a glowing corona on the film (the blue outline).
Then, Buelteman "paints" the film with a single fibre optic strand, adding an almost divine white glow to the image (which can take as many as 150 attempts to execute perfectly).
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WASHINGTON - Employers in May added the fewest jobs in eight months, and the unemployment rate inched up to 9.1 percent. The weakening job market raised concerns about an economy hampered by high gas prices and the effects of natural disasters here and abroad.
The key question is whether the meager 54,000 jobs added last month mark a temporary setback or are evidence of a more chronic problem. That total is far lower than the previous three months' average of 220,000 new jobs per month.
Private companies hired only 83,000 new workers in May - the fewest in nearly a year.
Stocks on Wall Street fell for the third straight day. The Dow Jones industrial average was down 76 points in late-morning trading. Broader indexes also dropped.
Many analysts suggest the economy will improve later this year, particularly if gas prices continue to decline.
But Friday's report underscores that the recovery will likely remain weak and unemployment high for many months.
"The recovery has not been derailed, but it's slow," said Michelle Meyer, an economist at Bank of America Merrill Lynch. "We're still in a muddle-through period."
Among the deepest job cuts were in local governments, which cut 28,000 jobs last month, the most since November. Nearly 18,000 of those jobs were in education. Cities and counties have cut jobs for 22 straight months and have shed 446,000 positions since September 2008.
The anemic pace of job creation poses a challenge to President Barack Obama's re-election prospects next year. The Conference Board, a business research group, predicts that the unemployment rate will be 8.5 percent by the end of next year. That would mean Obama would face re-election with a higher unemployment rate than any other post-war president has.
Yet there's little appetite on Capitol Hill for additional stimulus spending. And the Federal Reserve plans to wrap up its most recent effort to pump money into the economy at the end of this month.
White House economist Austan Goolsbee said the burden is now on the private sector to create jobs, as the days of a government-led recovery are nearing an end.
"You've seen corporate profits high," he said. "It's now time to get that translated ... into the adding of jobs, building of factories and buying of equipment here at home."
The jobs report followed a string of sluggish economic data in the past month that suggest the economy is growing more slowly.
The manufacturing sector, a key driver of the recovery, grew at its slowest pace in 20 months in May. Home prices in big metro areas have reached their lowest level since 2002.
Higher gas prices have left less money for consumers to spend on other purchases. And average wages aren't even keeping up with inflation. As a result, consumer spending, which fuels about 70 percent of the economy, is growing sluggishly.
Companies that depend on consumer spending shed jobs last month. Retailers cut 8,500 positions, after adding 64,000 in April. And leisure and hospitality, which includes restaurants and hotels, cut 6,000 jobs. That came after they added an average of 43,000 in the previous three months.
Economists have said that most of the factors slowing the economy are temporary. But some are now concerned that their impact is greater than they first envisioned.
"Economic activity has clearly hit a soft patch," said Steven Wood, chief economist for Insight Economics. "The open question is whether this is temporary and will quickly reverse itself over the next couple of months or whether this is an adjustment to a slower permanent growth rate."
Nariman Behravesh, chief economist at HIS, called it a "pretty bad report. It's tempting to say it's an outlier, but I'm a little worried."
More jobs are needed to sustain the economic recovery. They provide the income needed to support consumer spending, which accounts for about 70 percent of the economy.
Wages and salaries aren't providing much help. Average hourly earnings rose 1.8 percent in the past year, to $22.98 - not enough even to keep up with inflation.
More people entered the work force in May. But most of the new entrants couldn't find work. That pushed the unemployment rate up from 9 percent in April. The number of unemployed rose to 13.9 million.
And the government revised the previous months' job totals to show 39,000 fewer jobs were created in March and April than first estimated.
The weakness in hiring was widespread. Manufacturers cut 5,000 jobs, the first job loss in that sector in seven months. They included a drop of 3,400 jobs in the auto sector.
Car makers are cutting back on production because they are having a difficult time buying parts. Many auto parts, including some key electronic components, are made in Japan, and the March 11 earthquake and ensuing nuclear crisis in that country has disrupted supply chains.
There were some bright spots in May. Professional and business services added 44,000 positions, most of them in accounting, information technology services, and management.
Still, the economy must generate at least 100,000 jobs each month just to keep up with population growth and prevent the unemployment rate from rising. And economists say the gains need to be at least double that total to drive down the rate.
About 8.5 million Americans worked part time, even though they would have preferred full-time jobs. An additional 2.2 million have stopped looking in the past year.
When the unemployed are combined with part-time workers who would rather be working full time and people who have given up looking for jobs, roughly 25 million Americans are "underemployed." That's equal to 15.8 percent of the work force.


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Tuesday, February 21, 2012
Ain'cha Anchiceratops?
Anchiceratops ornatus skull at the Royal Tyrrell Museum. Photo by Ricky Romero, via Flickr.
The Royal Tyrrell Museum youtube channel recently posted a nifty thirty minute lecture from Jordan Mallon, "Variation in the Skull of Anchiceratops." For your enjoyment:
The Tyrrell does a super job of sharing stuff like this on their channel, so don't be a dillweed, subscribe already. Recent videos include one on the mosasaur Prognathodon and the sea-faring ankylosaur found last year at the Suncor mine. Also, Mallon is a DeviantArt member, so hop on that when you get the chance.
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Labels: anchiceratops, royal tyrrell museum, video
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Already subscribed, woot.ReplyDelete
An cool talk. There's just so many undescribed specimens out there that is seems phylogeny and the task of determing what constitutes intraspecific variation and what constitutes a new species will always be woefully behind. Unless we can fund more research like Mallon's.ReplyDelete
Love that effort of pronouncing my name correct. :)ReplyDelete
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On the day Baltimore Ravens linebacker Ray Lewis announced he would be retiring after this season, my thoughts drifted back to a bitterly cold winter day in a cemetery in Akron, Ohio.
That's where Richard Lollar was buried and where his bespectacled grandmother, Joyce Lollar, showed me his grave more than a decade ago.
As I wrote then, she crunched through the snow with leafless trees etched against a gray Midwestern skyline. A frozen drizzle fell from above. With her shoe, she scraped the snow and the ice and the dirt from her grandson's grave site and said a short prayer that ended with: "We miss you, Richard. We love you."
And then she broke down and cried. And then the sadness turned to madness as she spoke bitterly about how she felt Ray Lewis and his "gang of hoodlums" literally got away with murder.
"They stabbed my Richard five times in vital places — the heart, the liver," she said angrily. "They don't even kill animals like that. This was no bar fight; this was a slaughter. This was a thrill-killing."
Amid this week-long celebration and commemoration of Ray Lewis' brilliant, Hall of Fame career, let us not forget that he was once charged with killing Richard Lollar and Jacinth Baker — two men whose murders were never solved. Two men whose families are, no doubt, still haunted by the fact that brutal, bloody killers are still out there somewhere running free.
Ray Lewis may or may not be the greatest linebacker of all-time, but he has certainly pulled off the greatest comeback story in the history of sports. He is considered a role model, a team leader, a man known for his hard work on the field and his charitable work off of it.
To fathom the scope of his redemptive powers, all you have to do is click on the two separate Wikipedia pages of Lewis and Michael Vick. In the opening paragraph of Vick's, it mentions his notorious episode of dog-killing. In Lewis' opening paragraph, it chronicles his Pro Bowls, his Super Bowl MVP, even the torn triceps that kept him sidelined for much of this season. But there is not a single mention of the fact that he once was charged with murdering two men.
"Everybody's gone on with their lives; everybody but us," Joyce Lollar told me in 2001, a year after her grandson was murdered and a few days before Lewis was named the MVP of Super Bowl XXXV. "Ray Lewis is living his dream, but what about my grandson's dreams? Our family's been destroyed, and now we have to watch Ray Lewis prancing around in the Super Bowl. It makes me sick to my stomach."
Joyce raised Richard Lollar, who was left dead in the street in the early morning hours on Jan. 31, 2000, — a few hours after the Rams defeated the Titans in one of the most thrilling Super Bowls in history. And then came one of the most chilling post-Super Bowl scenes in history. A brawl outside the Cobalt Lounge, an upscale Atlanta nightclub, turned into gory spectacle of steely knives, mangled flesh and a river of blood. The 24-year-old Lollar and his 21-year-old boyhood buddy from Akron, Jacinth Baker, were both stabbed multiple times in the heart, the knives savagely twisted into their vital organs. The killers knew exactly what they were doing.
Lewis, his two good friends — Reginald Oakley and Joseph Sweeting — and nine others sped away from the crime scene in a 40-foot Lincoln limousine. Lewis, Oakley and Sweeting were charged with the killings and cleared in a controversial court decision that still leaves many questions unanswered.
Why, when Lewis made an appearance at a sporting goods store the day before the Super Bowl, did his friends buy knives at the store?
Why did witnesses say the limo pulled over and someone dumped bloody clothes into a trash bin?
Why was the white suit Ray Lewis wore that night never found?
Why did the limo driver change his story mid-trial after originally testifying that Lewis told everyone to "just keep your mouth shut and don't say nothing"? Originally, the driver told police he saw Lewis actively taking part in the bloody brawl and heard Oakley and Sweeting admit to stabbing someone. But he backed off those statements when he got on the witness stand.
Why did prosecutors reduce the murder charge against Lewis to misdemeanor obstruction of justice? It was a plea deal in which Lewis agreed to testify against his two friends, Oakley and Sweeting, who were later acquitted after Lewis' testimony failed to implicate them in the murders.
"Why were people changing their stories?" Joyce Lollar asked on the way to the cemetery that day. "… The jury didn't know who or what to believe. By lying and deceiving from the beginning, Ray Lewis helped set everybody free."
On the day Ray Lewis announced he would be retiring after this season, my thoughts drifted back to a little house in Atlanta a decade ago where Richard Lollar's fiancée, Kellye Smith, lived. She was seven months pregnant at the time of the murders and gave birth two months later to a daughter named India.
On the day I visited, India was 10-months-old and playing with a new doll she got for Christmas. It was one of those talking dolls that recited a prayer every time you clasp its hands together.
"Now I lay me down to sleep, I pray the Lord my soul to keep. Protect me through the dark of night and wake my soul with dawn's first light. God bless Mommy and God bless Daddy."
Amid the hype and hoopla today when the Baltimore Ravens play the Indianapolis Colts in what may be Ray Lewis' final NFL game, let us not forget Richard Lollar and Jacinth Baker.
Two men dead and nobody in jail
A trail of blood that led nowhere.
And a little girl who never knew her daddy.
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Paul Garrett wants 8 more years
Longtime Charlottesville Circuit Court Clerk Paul Garrett, 65, announces April 20 another run for the seat he's held since 1981, when he was appointed to fill the position until an election in November of that year. If re-elected, this would be his fourth full eight-year term.
The constitutional office pays $112,575, and so far, one other Dem has lined up to challenge him: Pam Melampy, a deputy clerk in the Albemarle County Circuit Court. The nomination will be determined at a firehouse primary August 20 at Burley Middle School.
Updated April 21.Read more on: clerk of circuit courtpaul garrett
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"The constitutional office pays $112,575..." Why?
I have never understood why this is an elected position. It's a clerk for Heaven's sake. I also wonder why we elect the Treasurer and the Commioner of Revenue, too. I do not see why we elect Sheriffs either.
God help us all. This man has been an absolute disaster probably since he realized that as a democrat he could hold this office until he decides to give it up.
Oh, and just to refresh everyone's memory:
Paul Garret is so horrible at his job it is a tragedy.
Cville is the only clerk's office is the only one in the state not to be online. It is a crime how far behind the times this office is. It is time for someone to get in that office who is not afraid of technology. I can't disagree with anything posted above, he gets paid alot of money to do nothing.
As bosses, elected officials like Paul Garrett and Jennifer Brown are untouchable through normal city channels, like Human Resources. That means that the city staff members working under them have no protection in cases of toxic management or workplace bullying. It's time to change the system and make them regular employees, answerable to the City Mgr and Council.
Virginia has a site where one can search circuit court case information online:
Charlottesville's Circuit Court isn't even an option you can choose from. I think its the only one in the Commonwealth. Embarrassing. Why hasn't Garrett been held accountable? Maybe the voters will wise up?
btw, that smug look on his face in the accompanying photo is exactly what one might expect to see as he struggles to contain his contempt when questions or concerns are brought to his attention.
If city employees were actually answerable to city council like reality check seems to think they are, then many in management would be long gone. An incompetent court clerk may be annoying, but he can only do a fraction of the damage that someone like Jim Tolbert has done in his position. The system seems to be so damaged that neither election nor appointment are able to give us the people we need to have running things around here.
Trust me, we deal with this guy regularly, and you'd be surprised at the amount of damage he causes. He is completely incompetent. My wife often sees him at Giant on her day off--at 2PM. Way to work hard Paul! All party things aside, this guy needs to go.
?!?!?!? How about someone who will do the job for $60K? It's not THAT hard of a job that you couldn't find qualified people willing to work for almost half of what they pay.
Pretty sweet gig, if you ask me.
Llezelle Dugger has also let it be known that she's throwing her hat in the ring. The legal community is thrilled at that prospect. The Clerk's job is not an easy one by any means, and it's an important one. I have no idea why anyone would vote for Mr. Garrett to stay on for another 8 years so that he can, as he says, continue to work on getting the City's records online. Ater the 2007 debaucle where he certified to the state that his records were online and took state funds (he told them thought his records were online because.. r uready for this...there were computers in his office! )...the records are still not reliable and online. He's going to be a strong incumbent but it's time for him to go so we can have faith in our public records system.
Read the Daily Progress story on his announcement that mentioned how competent and efficient his office was. ROFLMAO!
The guy has needed to go for so long, but have a feeling he'll be around another 8 years. The Charlottesville Court Clerk's office has the reputaion of being the worst run in the state.
But then we like Charlottesville being #1 in things, don't we?
The Court Clerk's job is both important and demanding. And the fact that most people don't know what the job entails doesn't mean that how it's done doesn't affect their daily lives. The Clerk is a key figure in processing current information to meet the needs of law enforcement, business, families, et al. The Clerk is also a key figure in curating irreplaceable historical resources. The job requires broad knowledge and acute attention to detail. It also requires managerial skills -- notably, those of training, supervision, and motivation.
As a researcher, I've had the opportunity to work in Clerk's Offices all around the Commonwealth and in other states as well. In many cases, I've found Clerks to be true treasures -- helpful, hospitable, great respresentatives of their communities -- with staffs that, perhaps not surprisingly, exhibit similar traits.
Paul Garrett is not a true treasure. He is an embarrassment to this community. I know that from personal experience and observation. And I know that because so many others who have no choice but to deal with him much more frequently than I have told me so. His management style is that of a petty tyrant -- the reason he has run off so many competent employees. And that, in turn, would explain why the last half dozen times I've used the Clerk's Office I've felt compelled to stop my work to help some patron because the employee the patron asked for help had no clue how to find what the patron needed.
One anecdote: It's a bit antique but still sums up for me the attitude Paul Garrett has always brought to his prominent, well paid position. A few years ago -- before statewide smoking bans were enacted -- I walked into the record room to find an employee puffing away beside an overflowing ashtray directly beneath a clearly posted no-smoking order from the City Fire Marshal. I asked her why she was doing that. She smirked and said Clerk Garrett said she could. I went to the main desk and complained to an employee there. A look of fear crossed her face as she dropped her voice to a whisper and said there was nothing she could do because the smoker was Clerk Garrett's "pet."
At that, I went directly to Clerk Garrett's office and, after being granted an audience, registered my protest. I cited the Fire Marshal's order, of course. But I also noted that no one should need an official order to prohibit smoking in a low-ceilinged windowless room packed full of paper documents and, at a glance anyway, having no way out other than the way in.
In response, I got a disdainful dismissal. The Fire Marshal had no jurisdiction in his realm, Emperor...er, uh...Clerk Garrett informed me because his was a state position. End of interview. (But yes, I did call the Fire Marshal later.)
We need a change.
Worth repeating:
"It's time to change the system and make them regular employees, answerable to the City Mgr and Council."
"If city employees were actually answerable to city council like reality check seems to think they are, then many in management would be long gone. An incompetent court clerk may be annoying, but he can only do a fraction of the damage that someone like Jim Tolbert has done in his position. The system seems to be so damaged that neither election nor appointment are able to give us the people we need to have running things around here."
I think Paul Garrett's biggest problem is being able to hire competent and productive staff. Have any of you tried to hire good competent employees lately? It's not an easy task. Everybody in the applicant pool seems to be dumb as a rock, wants $20 an hour and an Internet connection to play around on all day long. We just let an employee go that spent 7 hours a day playing on Facebook and online games. The otther hour involved her eating lunch and smoke breaks.
No matter who the clerk is after this upcoming election, I wish them luck in finding any good competent employees.
Gasbag: Seriously. Read people's comments. It ain't the employees, it's the boss. And for $112k, he/she better be competent. Try this on for size: Ever waited over an hour for City Clerk to come out of his office to answer a question? I have. Ever found a document certified by that same Clerk and "forgotten" for recording? I have. Ever had the same Clerk lose a $4,000,000.00 original mortgage instrument? I have.
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@Doug , why on earth would anybody wait an hour for a clerk to come out of his office? Would you have waited that long for a secretary? Were you just trying to avoid going back to work? I waited once for my doctor to see me forty minutes into my appointment before I left to go back to work. He never did that again. Nor did he charge me for that visit.
Cville Legal, I think it's outrageous that Cville CC isn't online, but it's not the only one -- neither Chesterfield nor Henrico Counties are either. Too bad the Supremes have no authority to order it. It's a ridiculous waste of clerical time to not be. Clerks complain about a shortage of help, and then don't take advantage of a free program that would save their deputies hours of time on the phone every day.
No Doug, honestly, I have never had to wait an hour for Paul Garrett to come out of his office. If I request to see Paul Garrett, he comes out immediately and speaks to me. He is always willing to talk to me and answer questions in a timely fashion.
Man, if Gasbag has the back of a public official then you KNOW the official is bad news.
Gasbag, if you have his ear, would you ask him why his clerks won't ever give information about files to attorneys over the phone and why he refuses to get into the 21st century and put his cases online? You know, like the rest of civilized Virginia (except Chesterfield and Henrico, equally ridiculous).
Cville Eye: I had a document that needed to be recorded in the public records that day. I waited an hour because the client needed me to. I'd expect you'd want me to do the same if you needed something done for you.
So, who keeps voting for him???
Amigo, the democrats. Whoever the democrats endorse in any election in this city wins. In this particular case, whoever wins the democratic primary in which the democrats select a candidate for clerk..... WILL be clerk. The person doesn't even have to be qualified. They can be a graduate of the 5th grade, it doesn't matter.
While I prefer not to mention names, local history has shown us that as long as an elected official has a good competent staff, the elected official doesn't have to know diddly squat about the job or how to do the job. The staff does the job, and the elected official smiles during press releases about him/her being such a great person and doing such a great job. One elected official in Charlottesville not long ago spent more time at home with headahes than he did in his office.
A 5th grader would definitively be better than the current elected Clerk. So much better.
I think Paul Garrett is well qualified to hold the office he is in. I am sorry to say that I don't feel the same about other city and county elected officials.
Pop Quiz time -- What was one of the first changes the county clerk made when elected a few years ago?
answer -- hired her own sister.
Reminiscent of a Charlottesville City Sheriff a few decades back being elected and hiring/promoting his own son. And after that, another hiring the son of his best friend.
Hampton, Vigirnia sheriff currently being sued for terminating employees who allegedly supported his opponent. The employees are wasting their time in suing the sheriff, a sheriff in Virginia can hire and fire at will, with or without cause. I hate politicians in elected positions for the things they do.


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China F-35: Secrets Stolen From US Show Up in Its Stealth Fighter.
China obtained F-35 secrets through an extensive cyber spy operation carried out in 2007 against U.S. defense contractor Lockheed Martin, U.S. officials and defense analysts said, and they have shown up China's new stealth fighter jet.
Codenamed Operation Byzantine Hades, the multiyear cyber-espionage operation yielded sensitive technology about the United States' latest fighter jet which in turn was incorporated into the development of China's new J-20 fighter, the Washington Times reported.
According to Defense officials, a Chinese military unit known as the Technical Reconnaissance Bureau (TRF), located in the nation's Chengdu province, was behind the cyber-espionage. Once the data had been acquired, the TRF is said to have transferred it to the state-run Aviation Industry Corp. of China, which then used that stolen data in building the J-20 fighter jet, the Washington Free Beaconreported.
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Having started 10 years ago, the F-35 development program is a joint venture between Lockheed Martin and the Pentagon that has cost $392 billion, making it the Pentagon's most expensive weapons program ever. The program's original price tag was $233 billion; however it ballooned due to delays brought on by cost overruns.
Referred to as a "fifth-generation" warplane, the F-35 fighter jet will be replacing the popular F-16 and more than a dozen other warplanes that are currently in use by the United States and foreign governments around the world.
As of late 2013, the U.S. partner countries of Britain, Canada, Australia, Norway, the Netherlands, Italy, Turkey and Denmark, Israel, and Japan have already ordered F-35 fighter jets from Lockheed Martin.
Also known as the Joint Strike Fighter, the F-35 is said to be the most technically-advanced plane in the United States' arsenal with 7.5 million lines of computer code controlling its weapons system, which is triple the amount of coding currently used in the top Air Force fighter, the Government Accountability Office told The Wall Street Journal.
"You've seen significant improvements in Chinese military capabilities through their willingness to spend, their acquisitions of advanced Russian weapons, and from their cyber-espionage campaign," James A. Lewis, a cyber-policy expert at the Center for Strategic and International Studies, told The Washington Post. "Ten years ago, I used to call the [People's Liberation Army] the world's largest open-air military museum. I can't say that now."
In addition to the apparent cyber theft of secrets pertaining to the F-35's development, China has also reportedly accessed other U.S. weapons systems, including the Patriot missile system, Terminal High Altitude Area Defense, and the Army's ballistic missile interceptor program.
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Not only does the F3000 look like it could replace your existing mobile, but SIP support means roaming between different access points and SSID is a very real possibility. The upshot of this means that while being a long way from a true dual-chipset device, it does enable an element of roaming without dropping calls, and best of all, it requires no PC link.
It's also a very straightforward set-up, which scans for the nearest signal and is as easy to link to WEP and WPA connections as any open network. SIP functionality takes it a step further than the other phones here, enabling SMS-like messaging to both other SIP-enabled devices and GSM handsets.
The closest thing to true mobile non-Skype VoIP, and as easy to use and acceptable to look at as any GSM mobile. Tom Dennis


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Check out these photos, courtesy of TheOriginalQ:
One of the toughest parts of this build was making everything was going to fit before I even purchased any of the parts. There is exactly 83mm of clearance between the top of the CPU and the edge of the case (thats not including the included case fan). This limited the selection of CPU coolers tremendously. There are plenty of heatsinks available, but the performance doesn't warrant the cost over a stock cooler. I ended up with the Noctua NH-L12. The full heatsink assembly when it comes out the box is 93mm tall, however, the neat thing about this heatsink is you can remove the top fan and it will work just fine with just the bottom 92mm fan, and it makes the total assembly only 66mm tall. Additionally, the layout of the case puts a 120mm fan directly over the CPU, so you can mount a slim (15mm thick) fan to the case blowing directly on the heatsink. This heatsink was almost made for this case.In the end with a little patience TheOriginalQ was able to fit everything in the case. And despite the small form factor, the CPU and GPU coolers were still able to keep their respective components within tolerable ranges. TheOriginalQ reported that during burn testing the CPU was hitting 53°C to 55°C while the GPU was at 73°C to 74°C.
Of course, most importantly, it's able to play through the latest games with ease. Fallout 4 runs smooth as silk at 60fps on Ultra settings.
Here's the breakdown of the parts used for the build:
You can check out a photo album of the entire build here. The original Reddit thread can be found here.