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Odd but compelling, these now-vacant properties are on the real-estate market in a cost-cutting move by the state of New York.
This post comes from Marilyn Lewis of MSN Money.
If you liked "50 Shades of Grey," the wildly popular novel featuring S&M and bondage now dominating The New York Times bestseller list, you might be just the perfect buyer for one of this week's most eccentric real-estate offerings: surplus prisons and warden's homes being unloaded by the state of New York.
The real-estate bust has produced plenty of interesting housing bargains, but few are as oddball as some of the properties listed here.
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As the state cuts back, it's disposing of closed prisons with plenty of acreage and interesting outbuildings. Also included in the sell-off are 23 state-owned residences that once were the homes of prison superintendents.
Says The New York Times: "Some are quite lavish: One in Auburn, to be auctioned this summer, is an 8,850-square-foot brick mansion with eight bedrooms, six bathrooms, an attached gazebo and a barn-size garage." The mansions aren't yet included on the state's website of surplus properties.
"The state has a glut of vacant correctional facilities because of lower crime rates, new programs that allow early release for nonviolent offenders and the dismantling of its strict drug laws," The Times says.
In 1973, New York had 13,437 state prisoners. A mandatory drug sentencing law went into effect that year. It helped push prison populations to 71,472 by 1999. Then-Gov. Mario Cuomo, father of current Gov. Andrew Cuomo, presided over a prison-building boom. Now, the state has 55,000 prisoners behind bars and thousands of empty beds.
Last year, New York consolidated prison populations and shut down seven prisons to save the state an estimated $184 million. Other states are closing prisons, too. This slide show by The Huffington Post describes efforts in 15 states to reduce prison populations. (Post continues below.)Imagination required
The possibilities for New York's relics are endless for buyers with a little imagination. Here's a sampling of the properties. No prices are listed but contact information for the state's agents is included:
- The former Mid-Orange Correctional Facility, 55 miles from New York City, includes 40 acres of land inside a "secure boundary" and an additional 686 acres outside. The 100-year-old facility includes water and sewer systems, a farm and 81 buildings, including a 12-bed medical unit. Located in the scenic Hudson Valley, this property has promise. The Times says that local officials:
. . . want to split the 736-bed prison property into smaller parcels, and several manufacturers have expressed interest in moving to the site. Other ideas for reuse included a wildlife sanctuary, a solar power facility and a Greek-style yogurt plant.
- The former Buffalo Correctional Facility outside Buffalo has nine buildings on 20 acres, surrounded by a 4-foot-tall control fence. But the neighbor -- a functioning state prison -- is fussy. You'll need permission from the state Department of Corrections and Community Supervision before opening your charm school here or relocating your tunnel-boring business to this site.
- The old Hoosick Falls Armory. Think of all the fun you could have with this old armory in Rensselaer County, N.Y. It's not exactly a prison, true. But it could be. Or anything else your heart desires (although local zoning enforcers can occasionally be wet blankets). Since the "historic Romanesque-style red brick" pile is a look-alike castle, we had to include it in this list. Says the state: "The armory's massive size opens its future to myriad possibilities, indoor sports or recreational facilities, business offices, or cultural venue." Aching to open your own roller rink? Or to start up a paint ball wonderland?
- The former Arthur Kill New York State Correctional Facility offers 69 acres of waterfront on Staten Island's west shore. Included: a two-story gymnasium, a baseball diamond, an open-air pavilion, a power station, petroleum bulk storage and a decommissioned firing range. Just the ticket for an oddball tycoon who craves plenty of space yet demands proximity to the city. But you'd better move quickly. State officials reportedly are considering plans to site a new retail development here.
Rehabilitating old lockups
Prison conversions are not unheard of. The 100-year-old Lorton Workhouse in Fairfax County, Va., outside Washington, D.C. (later the District of Columbia's Correctional Complex), was closed in 1968. Now it is the Workhouse Arts Center, with seven artist studios, a main gallery and a youth arts center.
The Boston Globe, in an April article, tells of a couple successful Boston-area jail conversions. Boston's Charles Street Jail is now the Liberty Hotel, and the Old Salem Jail has been remade into 23 luxury condos and a Great Escape restaurant.
Prison and jail conversions are difficult, however. The Litchfield Jail in Litchfield, Conn., built in 1814, "went out to bid in 2010 and remains without a tenant," the Globe said.
The New York Times says of New York's prison properties:
The prisons are by far the largest, and most challenging to sell, of the (state surplus) properties on the market. Some of them would be quite expensive to maintain or demolish, and many are in rural areas where real estate is inexpensive and undeveloped land is plentiful.
"It's a building that's just sitting there," said Harold Vroman, chairman of the board of supervisors in Schoharie County, where Mr. Cuomo shut down a 100-bed minimum-security prison last year. "Who wants to buy a jail, you know?"
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Non-profit entities, even those of religious affilliation, could utilize these existing facilities to house homeless and those needing assistance in recovery. Many of these people need only a temporary hand to get back on their feet. Government agencies, utility companies, fortune 500 companies could easily make donations to assist. Doctors without borders,medical college para-professional work, college credit for time spent assisting, etc. the list goes on and on. It will take a philanthropist like a Bill Gates to get it all started. To me it makes sense, rather than let them continue to go to waste and fade away.
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|CONVENTION ON WETLANDS (Ramsar, Iran, 1971)
31st Meeting of the Standing Committee
Gland, Switzerland, 6-10 June 2005
Agenda item 7.2
Preparation and consideration of draft Resolutions for COP9
|Action requested: The Standing Committee is invited to note the recommendations of the Secretariat and the Standing Committee's Subgroup on Resolution VIII.45 and the Decisions of the Subgroup on COP9 concerning these matters, in relation to the presentation of Draft COP9 Resolutions and annexed guidelines under Agenda items 8 to 11.
Note by the Ramsar Secretariat
1. In March 2005 the Standing Committee's Subgroup on COP9 considered recommendations from the Secretariat and the Subgroup on Resolution VIII.45 concerning streamlining of COP9 Resolution processes. These recommendations are provided as an Annex to this note.
2. The Subgroup on COP9 agreed several Decisions on these matters, which relate to the style of presentation and processes for finalization of various types of draft Resolutions for this meeting and COP9.
3. Concerning the procedures for submission of draft Resolutions by Contracting Parties, the Subgroup on COP9 instructed the Secretariat to send a diplomatic notification to the Parties requesting them to submit all draft Resolutions for COP9 to the Standing Committee in advance of its 31st meeting, and to circulate all such draft Resolutions with technical content to the STRP for review and advice to the SC and COP; the Subgroup also requested the Secretariat to review the COP Rules of Procedure with a view to institutionalizing that process (Decision COP9 SG -2). The Secretariat sent this diplomatic notification on 21 March 2005. Any such draft Resolutions received will be considered under Agenda item 11 of this meeting. Proposals for amendments to the Rules of Procedure are covered under Agenda item 12.
4. The Subgroup also requested the Secretariat to draft a COP9 Resolution urging Parties to implement the guidance in existing Resolutions in preference to drafting new Resolutions, to promote dissemination of existing decisions to stakeholders, and to develop an index of existing Resolutions (Decision COP9 SG-2). The Secretariat recommends that these matters can be most effectively addressed through their incorporation into COP9 DR2 on future priorities for Convention implementation (Agenda item 8.11).
5. Concerning proposals for regional initiatives in the framework of the Convention (Resolution VIII.30), the Subgroup requested the Secretariat to circulate the proposed application form for regional initiatives to the Contracting Parties as soon as possible, and to ask the Parties to complete and submit the forms by 30 April for preparation for discussion at SC31 (Decision COP9 SG-11). This was done under the diplomatic notification of 21 March 2005. Any such proposals received by the Secretariat will be considered under Agenda item 9.4.
6. Concerning scientific and technical Resolutions and guidelines, the Subgroup welcomed the STRP's proposal for a Technical Reports series. The Subgroup approved the plan to bring to the COP two technical draft Resolutions, one containing proposed guidance as annexes and the other recommending future work (Decision COP9 SG-3). Draft COP9 materials in this form are presented under Agenda item 8.1 to 8.11.
Proposals for streamlining COP Resolution processes
1. There has been a trend over the past few COPs for Parties to submit an increasing number of draft Resolutions. For example, COP5 adopted nine Resolutions (and 15 Recommendations), COP6 adopted 23 Resolutions (and 18 Recommendations), COP7 30 Resolutions (and four Recommendations), and COP8 46 Resolutions.
2. Draft Resolutions reach the COP through one of several processes:
i. prepared by the Scientific and Technical Review Panel (STRP) - on technical issues - and considered by the Standing Committee before their transmittal to the COP; or
ii. prepared by the Standing Committee itself - generally on administrative, procedural and policy issues; or
iii. submitted by one or more Contracting Party - up to 60 days prior to the start of the COP.
3. The Rules of Procedure also make provision for, exceptionally, a draft Resolution to be submitted during the COP (subject to the approval of the Conference Committee) on an emerging issue which could not have been previously anticipated, or which becomes necessary as a consequence of the COP debates.
4. For COP8, of the 46 Resolutions, 17 (37%) were prepared by the STRP, 17 (37%) by the Standing Committee, and 12 (26%) were submitted by one or more Contracting Party.
5. A majority of the Resolutions submitted by Parties to COP8 had technical content, and indeed two also included annexed technical guidelines which had not been subject to scrutiny by the Scientific and Technical Review Panel. Given that it is the task of the STRP to provide advice on scientific and technical matters to the Convention, it is appropriate to develop a clearer mechanism so that all such technical materials reach the COP only with the advice of the STRP, as is the common practice with other biodiversity-related conventions
6. Resolution VIII.45 (Operation of the Conference of the Contracting Parties and the effectiveness of Ramsar Convention Resolutions and Recommendations) recognised the need to streamline technical and other Resolution processes prior to, and during, the COP so as to maximise the efficiency of the COP procedures. It encourages any Contracting Party considering submitting a draft Resolution (technical or otherwise) to submit these to the Standing Committee before their consideration at the COP. It also encourages Parties to submit proposals for draft technical Resolutions to the Ramsar Secretariat at least 120 days before the start of the COP (i.e., for COP9, by early July 2005) - though noting that nothing in this prejudices the right of a Party to submit a draft Resolution up to 60 days before the start of the COP, in accordance with the Rules of Procedure.
Proposed responses to streamlining the resolution adoption process for COP9
STRP technical resolutions
7. In response to the intent of Resolution VIII.45, the Secretariat and Chair of the STRP are already working to streamline the process and packaging of the Panel's guidelines and other advice to COP, in order to reduce the overall number of technical Resolutions prepared by the STRP for COP9. This approach has been endorsed by the 12th meeting of the STRP (Decision STRP12-1). It is proposed that two draft technical Resolutions will be submitted to the Standing Committee. These are:
i. a short draft Resolution to adopt the "Additional scientific and technical guidance for implementation of the Ramsar Wise Use concept" prepared by the Panel, and with each of the new technical guidelines prepared by the Panel provided as an Annex to this draft Resolution; and
ii. a draft Resolution on "Future priorities for the scientific and technical implementation of the Convention". It is anticipated that this draft Resolution will have a set of thematic sections, each identifying future implementation actions for Contracting Parties, the Standing Committee, the STRP, the Secretariat, and others (i.e., consolidating the suite of actions previously spread through the operative paragraphs of numerous separate technical Resolutions). This would have the advantage that Parties at COP will be able to more readily consider the overall pattern and balance of proposed future activities for the different organs of the Convention, including a clear view of the priorities for the work requested of the STRP in the 2005-2008 triennium.
8. However, it is anticipated that it may be prove to be appropriate for certain technical implementation topics on emerging high profile issues for the Convention to prepare a small number of separate technical Resolutions on such matters. For example, one such issue could be the Convention's response to mitigating natural disasters such as the tsunami in the Indian Ocean in December 2004. Others identified by STRP12 concern water and wetlands, and sustainable fisheries management.
Standing Committee Resolutions
9. Given the nature of the different administrative, procedural and policy issues covered by draft Resolutions prepared by the Standing Committee, it is anticipated that, as for previous COPs, most will need to be in the form of separate draft Resolutions. However, the COP9 Subgroup when it meets in March 2005 may wish to consider ways and means of consolidating as far as possible the presentation of such matters to the COP.
Draft Resolutions submitted by Contracting Parties
10. Two characteristics concerning draft Resolutions submitted by Parties to previous COPs are apparent. These are that:
i. many such draft Resolutions concern scientific and technical implementation of the Convention; and
ii. several separate such draft Resolutions address closely related topics (for example at COP8 Resolutions VIII.39, 41, 43 and 44 relating to regional initiatives) - or are closely related to topics which were also the subject of draft Resolutions prepared by the STRP/Standing Committee (for example, COP8 Resolution VIII.33 cf. VIII.11; and VIII.40 cf. VIII.1).
11. The current process for submission under the Rules of Procedure mean that there is little or no opportunity for the STRP or Standing Committee to identify such congruence and to propose ways of consolidating such closely similar draft Resolutions in order to reduce the overall number of separately debated proposals and provide more coherent presentation to COP on such matters.
12. Since the Scientific and Technical Review Panel is the subsidiary body charged by the COP to provide it with advice on scientific and technical matters, it follows that it is inappropriate to have a parallel process through which some draft Resolutions with a scientific or technical content are considered and adopted by COP without the benefit of any review and advice from the STRP. Thus, draft Resolutions with a scientific or technical content and/or with technical implementation guidelines that have been submitted by Parties should receive scrutiny and advice from the STRP. This may require proposals for changes to the Rules of Procedure to be made at COP9.
13. Notwithstanding that nothing in Resolution VIII.45 should prejudice the right of any Contracting Party to submit draft Resolutions according to the current COP Rules of Procedure, the intent of Resolution VIII.45 is clear in seeking to address such anomalies in current procedures in its encouragement to Parties to:
i. submit draft Resolutions ('technical' or otherwise) to the Standing Committee before COP consideration (paragraph 16.); and
ii. submit draft technical Resolutions to the Secretariat at least 120 days prior to the start of the COP (paragraph 17.).
14. However, this creates some anomalies in such recommended procedures, in that the 120 days prior to COP9 falls in early July 2005, which will be after the Standing Committee has met for its 31st meeting (note that this has arisen because the dates of the Standing Committee meetings during the triennium are not decided until some time after the end the COP and its adoption of such Resolutions), and that this procedure does not create any mechanism for draft Resolutions with a technical content submitted by Parties to be examined by the STRP.
15. The Subgroup on COP9 may therefore wish to request the Secretariat to prepare recommendations to the 31st meeting of the Standing Committee and COP9 for amendments to the Rules of Procedure, pursuant to the intent of COP8 Resolution VIII.45, such that:
i. all draft Resolutions with a technical content prepared by Contracting Parties be submitted to the Scientific and Technical Review Panel (STRP) for its review and provision of advice to the Standing Committee and COP; and
ii. all non-technical Resolutions prepared by Contracting Parties be submitted not later than 30 days prior to the full meeting of the Standing Committee which takes place approximately six months prior to COP.
16. So as to streamline the draft Resolution procedures for COP9, the Subgroup on COP9 may wish to:
i. by way of a diplomatic note from the Secretariat, urge Contracting Parties to provide all such draft Resolutions prior to the 31st meeting of the Standing Committee in June 2005, so that the Committee may consider advising on any consolidation of similar draft Resolutions, including where appropriate the incorporation of any scientific and technical implementation issues raised into the proposed draft Resolution on "Future priorities for the scientific and technical implementation of the Convention" (see paragraph 7.ii. above); and
ii. for resolutions with a technical content submitted by Contracting Parties, request that the Secretariat circulate all such draft Resolutions to the STRP for an electronic consultation procedure, so that the STRP can provide its advice on such matters prior to COP9.
17. The Subgroup on COP9 may also wish to consider requesting the development of a draft COP9 Resolution on these matters, which emphasises, inter alia:
i. the need to make future Resolutions and Recommendations more concise and user-friendly for site managers and other stakeholders, including through the use of summaries and case studies;
ii. the need for Parties to shift from drafting and submitting to COP further new Resolutions to ensuring that the guidance adopted in existing Resolutions is fully applied so as to bring about improved management of Ramsar sites and other wetlands;
iii. the need to promote outreach mechanisms to disseminate Resolutions and Recommendations to stakeholders beyond the Convention's national Administrative Authorities; and
iv. the need to develop an index of current Resolutions and Recommendations by subject matter and geographic relevance, so that countries can concentrate on the implementation of Resolutions and Recommendations that are most relevant to their situations.


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The Italian Architect and Designer Invites Us Into His Minimal-But-Commodious London Abode
Claudio Silvestrin lives as he preaches: his East London apartment, visited by filmmaker Matthew Donaldson for our In Residence series, is a minimalist masterpiece, free of any physical clutter but filled instead with light, shadow and sculptural forms. The architect's reductive, contemplative, near-ecclesiastical spaces can be found across the globe. He has designed beautiful residences from Moscow to Majorca, and currently on his drawing board is a Miami home for Kanye West. Silvestrin's signatures are employed in his own home to full effect: the vertical is emphasized in columns of material that lend the double height living space an air of classical structure; the horizontal is emphasized by a parapet that extends the length of the living space. Monolithic forms that reference the ageless minimalism of Stone Henge and The Parthenon are everywhere, while his use of materials such as stone and wood bring raw and harmonious results. Groceries and even an extensive library of philosophy are hidden behind paneled doors. Only the occasional Wegner chair or Calder mobile breaks through the interior's clean planes. "This is a space to reflect in," says Silvestrin—one where guests quickly shed the hubbub of the London streets below and in which, he confesses, they always seem to linger a little longer than intended.
A Fascination with Scale and Materiality Informs the Star Designer's Home
With Salone de Mobile in Milan kicking off this week and bringing together design world VIPs, we visit the London home of one of its favorite sons, Marc Newson, in today's second installment of our "In Residence" series, helmed by Matthew Donaldson. A space-age aesthetic dominates at casa Newson, an unlikely look for a period building but one entirely reflective of the superstar designer's streamlined visual language. The futuristic interior gives way to mock-Victorian details such as a wood-paneled library, one of several flourishes authored by Newson's wife, fashion stylist Charlotte Stockdale. In Australian-born Newson's most celebrated work—cabins for Qantas Airways and the Ford O21C concept car, for example—his finely honed eye for materiality reigns supreme; here that is reflected in the marble that lines his bathroom, the massive wall of river rocks from Nova Scotia (a "big deal" to achieve, he confesses) and the composite linen that forms his giant dining table. His passion for metal is betrayed by a small display of unusual knives in the library: "I trained as a jeweler and a silversmith," he explains. "I love the way metal is worked, and certain techniques and processes are best illustrated in objects like knives, which are, essentially, tools. They display an incredible level of ingenuity and skill." After Taschen's recent publication of his complete catalog of designs, Marc Newson. Works, Newson's next projects will be a private jet interior for a member of the Qatar royal family and a fountain pen for Hermès. "What holds my attention is variety," says the consummate aesthete.
Vincent Haycock Casts Three Brothers From Compton for the London Producer's Stirring New Release
"Everything in the video is their real life," says director Vincent Haycock of the Mays boys, who he cast for this magic realist visual accompaniment to London composer and producer Raffertie's new track "Build Me Up," after meeting the youngest brother Demantre while location scouting in South Central, Los Angeles. "Every cast member is their friend, son, or cousin, and all the locations are their houses and neighborhood," explains the filmmaker, whose previous work includes videos for Florence and the Machine, Spiritualized and Calvin Harris. "Most of the scenes were based on what they wanted to do as opposed to me giving them too much direction. The only thing I made up was the idea of death—all the brothers are alive and well." The occasional special effect adds a surreal, poetic element to Haycock's fictionalized rendition of the Mays' intense lives in the video produced by Somesuch & Co, rendering a portrait of the cyclical nature of life while forming a narrative mirror of the looping, primal track, taken from Raffertie's album due out on Ninja Tune later this year. "One of the aspects I liked most was the idea of turning the breaks in the song's structure into natural pauses for the voice-overs," he says. "A musical element was still required here though so I composed some extra music derived from the choral backing vocals." Next up for Haycock is a video for Rihanna—"It will be a complete 180 degree turn from this project," he reveals—while Raffertie will release the Build Me Up EP on May 20.
You have a background in musical composition—when you are composing, do you ever have visuals in mind?
Raffertie: Music is very visual for me. Often there are many images that go around my mind when listening to or making music. It happens the other way around as well, when I look at things, and witness events, ideas spring to mind that tend to be musical in nature.
What music videos or visual/musical collaborations have most inspired you in the past and why?
R: Zatorski and Zatorski and Philip Glass in The Last 3600 Seconds of a Wasp. The film documents the last hour of the life of a wasp, which fell onto its back and was unable to right itself. Set to Glass' Metamorphosis, the combination of what I was seeing augmented by this music caused such a visceral reaction in me.
Have any screen soundtracks left their mark on you of late?
R: I feel that film music has become quite homogeneous, but two soundtracks have stood out recently. The first was the original music composed for Tyrannosaur by Chris Baldwin and Dan Baker. The film is one of the most depressing, harrowing and horrific films I have seen for a while and the music illustrates that exceptionally with its unusual pallet of sounds. The second is the soundtrack of recent British TV series Utopia, which was written by Cristobal Tapia de Veer. Like the imagery of the show, it feels almost hyperreal. Moving from quirky to dark and from abstract to serene, the soundtrack is a timbral adventure.


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Am I still covered under my parents' health insurance?
Normally individual or group health insurance policies allow dependents to remain on a parent's health insurance plan until the age of 26. Some policies, known as "grandfathered health plans," may have additional limitations relating to coverage for dependent children.
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2013 January 23
"If you've done ANSMET, you've done long duration space flight."
– Don Pettit, ANSMET veteran and three-time Space Shuttle and International Space Station crew member.
A future human mission to Mars will be tough for the crew. They will be separated from friends, family, and the sights and comforts of the natural world for months. They will be confined in cramped quarters with little or no privacy. During the mission they will see no human beings other than their all-too-familiar crewmates. Communication with the outside world will be strictly limited to voice and text in meager quantities. Eating, sleeping, and even going to the bathroom will be difficult and uncomfortable. They will have constant concerns about the deadly environment outside and about the electrical and mechanical systems upon which their very lives depend.
In short, it will be a lot like ANSMET.
NASA plans to send human beings to Mars some day in the future. That day is probably far off, but there is a lot we can do to prepare for a Mars mission right now, for a small fraction of the cost of the full mission. One way to practice for Mars is through "space flight analogs:" expeditions on Earth that are similar to space missions in some way. Desert RATS, NEEMO, the Haughton Mars Project, the Pavilion Lake Research Project, and the European Space Agency's CAVES missions are examples of current and recent space flight analogs. All of them have produced, or are still producing, insights that will better prepare us for the future human exploration of deep space.
My own participation in ANSMET this year has a dual nature. First and foremost, I was a meteorite hunter, looking for valuable samples from space and fully participating in all of the work involved in identifying and collecting them. I also did my share of the logistics and camping chores associated with life in the field in Antarctica. But in the evenings I was taking careful notes about ANSMET as a space flight analog.
ANSMET produces two kinds of results that are of interest to NASA's space flight analog community. The first relates to how ANSMET compares to NASA's other analogs. Each different analog has its own strengths and weaknesses: some have more realistic space-like environments, others have more relevant involvement from the science community. When I return to Houston I plan to write a NASA Technical Memorandum describing ANSMET's excellent qualities as a space flight analog in relation to NASA's other analog activities.
The second thing that makes ANSMET so interesting to the space flight analog community relates to "crew autonomy." Today on Space Station, and recently on the Shuttle, astronauts do almost all their work based on instructions from a control center on Earth. If anything goes wrong, or if they have questions about what they're doing, they have the powerful resources of Mission Control at their service, just a quick radio call away. It's a great way to operate, proven over fifty years of space flight operations. But a crew on Mars, so distant that a radio call can take 20 minutes to travel to Earth, and 20 minutes more for a quick answer to travel back to Mars, won't have that option. They will have to make more decisions on their own, and will have to be equipped with more knowledge in order to make those decisions correctly. In general, they must be able to work independently of the control center. They must be autonomous. ANSMET provides NASA with an excellent example, rich in potential insights, of a crew operating in a harsh, remote, isolated setting where there is no external control center to help with decision-making. ANSMET can begin to teach us things we need to know before we go to Mars, and I hope to be able to distill and record some of those lessons when I return to work at Johnson Space Center later this month.
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Local teacher launches new children's play in Ashland
Recently, Blaine primary school teacher Shari Akers, entered a musical she wrote in the Kennedy Center/American College Theater Festival. The play, entitled "The Oomick Odyssey" is a 'tribal tale' that falls into the category of multi-cultural diversity and tolerance. The play was given the honor of being a special showcase piece in Ashland at this year's regional convention as a 'Play of Merit.'
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Plays. Also in attendance will be representatives from
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Missoula, and Northwestern Children's Theater.
Six Blaine students performed in the November 17 Western Washington University production of "Oomick" that convinced the ACTF adjudicators of its value. Shari Akers said she was very thankful to the six students and for the support of their families. She added her colleagues have been very encouraging in helping her launch the play.


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FOX 2 has obtained the photo of a homicide suspect who police say shot two Detroit officers on the city's west side Tuesday evening.FOX 2's Roop Raj says Matthew Joseph was killed during the shootout on Linwood between Hooker and McGraw.The wounded officers were rushed to Henry Ford Hospital. One, a 12-year veteran, was shot in the head three times, while the other, a 24-year veteran, was shot in the leg, according to Sgt. Eren Stephens.Stephens says the 12-year veteran remained in critical condition, while the 24-year veteran was treated and released Wednesday morning.At a news conference, Detroit Police Chief Chester Logan said it all started around 6:15 p.m. The CVRP and ATF Task Force made up of several agencies were going after Joseph, who was suspected in a March 28 murder. They attempted to pull him over in the 3700 block of 25th Street, but Joseph, with two passengers in his vehicle, tried to get away."The vehicle was finally stopped at Linwood and Hooker where the suspect in the homicide fired shots at the officers, who returned fire. Two officers were shot. The suspect was fatally wounded. At this time, we will be providing no further details," Logan said.Raj say the passengers included 26-year-old Jasmire King, who remains in police custody. A woman in the vehicle was taken into custody and released.
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Colorado State Veterinary Teaching Hospital Implements Precautionary Suspension of Elective Equine Admissions
November 08, 2006
Effective Oct. 31, elective equine admissions at the James L. Voss Veterinary Teaching Hospital at Colorado State University were temporarily suspended as a precautionary measure to control risks related to equine herpesvirus-1... Read More
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October 01, 2006
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September 14, 2006
He mentioned a study that revealed 85% of horses on one farm were shedding Salmonella, and he said many farm managers are realizing these infections aren't just a hospital problem anymore.... Read More
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June 08, 2006
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April 01, 2006
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Handwashing: Bar Soap or Liquid?
March 17, 2006
With much information about biosecurity revolving around current equine herpesvirus infections, salmonellosis, and the upcoming foaling season, one small but important item has been often omitted. Animal workers and veterinarians should wash... Read More
AAEP Convention 2005: Preventing Contagious Diseases
February 20, 2006
"Prevention of contagious diseases is dependent on an effective vaccination program and a carefully developed and strictly enforced management program," said Steve Conboy, DVM, a Central Kentucky equine practitioner, at the 2005 American... Read More
Maryland Officials Distribute Biosecurity Information for Stable Operators
February 08, 2006
The Maryland Department of Agriculture released the following tips on avoiding transmission of illness.
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Turfway Park's Barn 26 Released from Quarantine
January 20, 2006
The 48 horses stabled in Barn 26 at Turfway Park in Boone County, Ky., were released Jan. 19 from quarantine. Horses in Barns 26 and 27 were quarantined following a Dec. 21, 2005, outbreak of equine herpesvirus type-1 (EHV-1) at the track,... Read More
Turfway Initiates Steps to Safeguard Against Spread of Equine Herpes
December 27, 2005
Barn 26, a 50-horse barn at Turfway Park, remains under quarantine after a 3-year-old filly who tested positive for the equine herpesvirus (EHV-1) was euthanized on Friday (Dec. 23). The Chuck Simon-trained filly, Coupe Aux Marrons, began... Read More
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Strangles Risk and Treatment
July 01, 2005
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June 28, 2005
Editor's Note: This is Chapter 1 of Understanding Equine Preventive Medicine by author and veterinarian Bradford G. Bentz, VMD. The book is available from Read More
Methicillin-Resistant Staph Bacteria Passed From Humans to Horses
June 27, 2005
"What do animal diseases have to do with people?" posed Scott Weese, DVM, DVSc, Dipl. ACVIM, an associate professor at the University of Guelph's Ontario Veterinary College. "We are just one big global population with subsets," he answered. Wees... Read More
MRSA Surveillance in Horses at a Veterinary Teaching Hospital
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Hold Order Lifted at Maryland Horse Facility
June 15, 2005
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Salmonella in Horses
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R. Equi Pneumonia Linked to Large Farms, Lots of Horses
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AAEP Convention 2004 Wrap-Up: Kester News Hour
March 03, 2005
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Strangles Guidelines Released to Public
February 24, 2005
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KEY: Four stars: superior. Three stars: good. Two stars: average. One star: poor. D (drug use), L (language), N (nudity), S (sexual situations, references), V (violence). Ratings by Dann Gire, Daily Herald Film Critic, unless otherwise noted.
"Before Midnight" -- The third movie in Richard Linklater's film series about Jesse and Celine (Ethan Hawke and Julie Delpy) that takes place nine years after 2004's "Before Sunset." This film tackles heavier and more mature issues while Jesse and Celine vacation in Greece. Reviewed by Jocelyn Noveck, Associated Press. (R) L, N, S. 109 minutes. . . . 1/2
"The Conjuring" -- James Wan combines horror classics "The Exorcist" and "The Amityville Horror," along with SyFy's "Ghost Hunters" in this scary, old-school tale. This allegedly true story pits real-life ghost hunters Ed and Lorraine Warren (Patrick Wilson and Vera Farmiga) against a haunted house and demonic possession in 1971. With Glencoe native Lili Taylor. (R) V. 112 minutes. . . .
"Despicable Me 2" -- The Minions take over this fast, but dumbed- down sequel with their popular slapstick shtick. Former villain Gru (voiced by Steve Carell) helps out secret agent Lucy (Kristen Wiig) search for a stolen formula while overprotecting his adopted daughters from boys. (PG) 98 minutes. . . .
"Fruitvale Station" -- Empathetic performances are the core of this tragic movie, based on the death of 22-year-old Oscar Grant (played by Michael B. Jordan). With Octavia Spencer. Reviewed by Jake Coyle, Associated Press. (R) D, L, V. 90 minutes. . . . 1/2
"The Heat" -- Sandra Bullock and Plainfield's Melissa McCarthy are perfect foils as a reserved FBI agent and a foul-mouthed, erratic Boston police officer who team up to find a drug dealer. Paul Feig's buddy action movie starts out cliched but turns up "The Heat" once Bullock and McCarthy hit their comedic groove. With "SNL" alum Jane Curtin. (R) L, S, V. 117 minutes. . . .
"Spectacular Now" -- James Ponsoldt directs a refreshing and surprising teen romance movie about popular Sutter (Miles Teller, channeling a young Vince Vaughn) and bashful Aimee (Shailene Woodley) falling for each other. Reviewed by Jocelyn Noveck, Associated Press. (R) L, S. 95 minutes. . . . 1/2
"2 Guns" -- Denzel Washington and Mark Wahlberg elevate this convoluted action comedy with great chemistry. They play undercover agents battling drug dealers and corrupt officials. Their comic barbs and comebacks make up for the all-too-often violence. (R) N, L, V. 109 minutes. . . .
"The Way, Way Back" -- This humorous and charming coming-of-age story features way, way good performances (especially from young actor Liam James) that make Jim Rash and Nat Faxon's co-directorial debut a relatable and nostalgic delight. With Sam Rockwell, Steve Carell and Toni Collette. (PG-13) D, L, S. 103 minutes. . . . 1/2
"We're the Millers" -- Jason Sudeikis, Jennifer Aniston and the rest of the cast somehow make this cliched comedy work. Sudeikis plays a drug dealer who recruits a stripper (Aniston), a runaway girl (Emma Roberts) and his neighbor (Will Poulter) to pose as his fake family to smuggle drugs in an RV from Mexico. (R) D, L, N, S. 110 minutes. . . .
"Unfinished Song" -- Sincere performances raise Paul Andrew Williams' drama about music and changing for the better above its predictability and cliches. Elizabeth (Gemma Arterton) helps prickly Arthur (Terence Stamp) cope with his wife's death. With Vanessa Redgrave. Playing at the Century Theatre in Chicago. (PG-13) S. 93 minutes. . . .
"Blood" -- Paul Bettany and Stephen Graham play brothers and detectives who accidentally kill a murder suspect. Nick Murphy overdoes it with the guilt and emotional suffering in his color- bled police drama. With Brian Cox. At the Streets of Woodfield in Schaumburg. (NR) 93 minutes. . .
"The Lone Ranger" -- Johnny Depp's Tonto is the best thing to come out of Gore Verbinski's overblown and misguided attempt to revamp this classic western. Tonto teams up with John Reid aka the Lone Ranger (Armie Hammer) to stop a corrupt railroad tycoon (Tom Wilkinson). With a one-legged Helena Bonham Carter. (PG-13) S, V. 149 minutes. . .
"Lovelace" -- A terrific cast saves this made-for-TV movie from squandering the story of Linda Boreman (Amanda Seyfried), the "Deep Throat" adult film star abused by her husband-manager (played by a measured and restrained Peter Sarsgaard). (R) D, L, N, S, V. 92 minutes. . . 1/2
"Man of Steel" -- Zack Snyder's dour and humorlessly dark reboot of the Superman myth stars Brit actor Henry Cavill as Clark Kent, who comes out of hiding to fight General Zod (Chicago's Michael Shannon). Filmed in part in the suburbs. Michael Bay couldn't have directed this noisy spectacular action picture better. (PG-13) L, V. 148 minutes. . .
"Monsters University" -- Where's Boo? This Pixar prequel may be cute, but it's got nothing on the emotional 2001 "Monsters, Inc." Mike and Sully (voiced by Billy Crystal and John Goodman) don't start out seeing eye to eye as scare students at Monsters University. Helen Mirren and Steve Buscemi also lend their voices. (G) 110 minutes. . . 1/2
"Much Ado About Nothing" -- Joss "The Avengers" Whedon presents this brisk, modern retelling of Shakespeare's classic, but the Bard's classic prose doesn't translate well here. With Amy Acker, Alexis Denisof and Nathan Fillion as the bumbling Constable Dogberry. (PG-13) D, S. 107 minutes. . . 1/2
"Now You See Me" -- Louis Leterrier's mystery/Robin Hood tale boasts inert characters with nonexistent relationships in a story dogged by ridiculous plot twists. Four magicians (Jesse Eisenberg, Woody Harrelson, Isla Fisher and Dave Franco) become the targets of an FBI agent (Mark Ruffalo) after pulling off a bank job in France while doing their magic act in Las Vegas. (PG-13) L, S, V. 116 minutes. . .
"Pacific Rim" -- Maybe 10-year-olds will like Guillermo del Toro's robot-vs-monster alien epic where human pilots (Charlie Hunnam, Rinko Kikuchi and Idris Elba) show as much emotion as their mechanical counterparts. Computer-generated fight scenes and destruction abound. With Charlie Day. (PG-13) L, V. 131 minutes. . .
"Planes" -- Kids should love the bright planes and highflying 3- D action of this Disney animation about a crop duster plane (voiced by Dane Cook) competing in an international race. Made of spare parts from Disney's "Car" films, "Top Gun" and "Vertigo." (PG) 92 minutes. . .
"Red 2" -- Devoid of the wit of the 2010 "Red," this sequel aims less to please its AARP audience and more to show off big explosions and action. Bruce Willis returns as Frank, a retired agent who tracks down a Cold War-era nuclear device. With John Malkovich and Helen Mirren. (PG-13) D, L, V. 116 minutes. . .
"Smurfs 2" -- Evil sorcerer Gargamel (Hank Azaria) tries to exploit insecure Smurfette (voiced by Katy Perry) to get the Smurfs' secret formula. Could it be the same kid-movie formula director Raja Gosnell used for this churned-out sequel? Reviewed by Justin Lowe of the Hollywood Reporter. (PG) 105 minutes. . .
"Turbo" -- A freak accident turns a garden snail (voiced by Ryan Reynolds) into a superfast competitor in the Indy 500. Is this really an underdog (read: undersnail) story or does it advocate juicing for the weak? Reviewed by Todd McCarthy of the Hollywood Reporter. (PG) 96 minutes. . .
"The Wolverine" -- Hugh Jackman returns as the buffed-up Marvel hero to fight ninjas and mobsters in modern-day Japan. This one finally challenges Jackman to express pain and weakness as the clawed, regenerating Wolverine. Reviewed by Jocelyn Noveck, Associated Press. (PG-13) L, S, V. 126 minutes. . . 1/2
"World War Z" -- A zombie movie without teeth. Brad Pitt stars as a retired U.N. investigator who travels the world looking for a cure to stop the zombie apocalypse. Marc Forster's exciting action flick whiffs on horror and characterization. (PG-13) V. 116 minutes. . . 1/2
"Elysium" -- Neil "District 9" Blomkamp underwhelms on the story and overstuffs this futuristc Jason Bourne thriller with bloated action and effects. Matt Damon plays Max, a lowly worker on the desolate Earth in 2154 who plans to invade Elysium, the satellite where the wealthy have retreated. With Jodie Foster and Sharlto Copely. (R) L, V. 109 minutes. . 1/2
"Grown Ups 2" -- Adam Sandler, Chris Rock, Kevin James and David Spade star in this childish and vulgar sequel to the childish and vulgar original "Grown Ups" in 2010. Reviewed by John DeFore of the Hollywood Reporter. (PG-13) L, N, S. 101 minutes. . 1/2
"Percy Jackson: Sea of Monsters" -- Demigod Percy Jackson (Logan Lerman) and his friends set out into the Bermuda Triangle to find the Golden Fleece. A few funny moments from Stanley Tucci and Nathan Fillion highlight this slog of a sequel. Reviewed by Jen Chaney, the Washington Post. (PG) 106 minutes. .
"R.I.P.D." -- Jeff Bridges and Ryan Reynolds play supernatural cops of the Rest in Peace Department. Reviewed by Stephanie Merry, the Washington Post. (PG-13) L, S, V. 96 minutes. .
"White House Down" -- A cop with marital problems battles terrorists during a building takeover to save a loved one. Sound familiar? This "Die Hard" copycat stars Channing Tatum as John Cale, who protects the president (Jamie Foxx) from mercenaries who take over the White House. (PG-13) L, S, V. 131 minutes. . 1/2
"Bhaag Milkha Bhaag" -- The true story of Milkha "The Flying Sikh" Singh, the Indian sprinter who overcame the death of his family members to compete in the Olympic Games in the 1950s and '60s. In Hindi. (NR) 188 minutes.
"Chennai Express" -- Rahul (Shahrukh Khan) takes his grandfather's ashes from Mumbai to the holy waters of Rameshwaram, falling love along the way in this action-comedy in Hindi. (NR) 141 minutes.
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hi again.
chiccosinalo, i forwarded your mail to the friend, he should contact you within the next days. I liked your portfolio best and also knew some of your work here on GR before.
Thanks everyone else for the interest, unfortunately i had to choose one person.. maybe next time.
Hi Logo Designers!
A friend of mine plans to launch his own fashion/clothing label, for which he still needs a logo.
The main part of the logo shall be a skull with a crown. (neither too playful nor too evil)
Addtionioally he needs a logo version displaying the label's name "crone" whereat the "o" is replaced with the skull-logo.
If youre interested, please give a link to a portfolio/references so that I can get an overview of the skills and forward the most suitable designer for this job to my friend.
Payment will be discussed with him.
Thanks for reading
bought the gigabyte notebook yesterday I guess the design- & weight factor was simply the most important one for me, apart from the hardware of course..
Omg, it is completly yellow on my screen ?!
edit: ok… I read the soultion now
Thanks for your replies !
SmartCreative saidI like the Samsung Series 9 but as its starting from 1500-1600€, i think the price is a little too high.
Gigabyte , but why don't you buy a Sony or Samsung ?
mrcharlesbrown saidThey seem to have great specs, but unfortunately they are a bit too thick and heavy (almost 3kg) for my taste, and to be honest, I dont really like the overall design of the toshiba notebooks :/
I have been using Toshiba for some years now and it is a machine that works as hard as me. It has never been repaired and works great.
Still looking for more replies and recommendations or tips
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These guys aren't sending out notifications yet, but they have an EXCELLENT dashboard for authors: http://salesgenius.co
thanks, definately gonna check it out. I dont need notifications why would I want to get informed about every single sale
oh, damn, I guess I need my own domain then ?
Well, thanks anyways, I had a great time using leafping
might look for some alternatives
Hi everyone,
I plan to buy a notebook/ultrabook but can't really decide. I'm searching and wondering which one to take since weeks…
I've shortlisted these two laptops:
Lenovo IdeaPad U530touch
You can also recommend other machines, but I want to stick to windows, so no apple products please.
Whats important for me:
- Hardware (8gb, ssd) (4th gen. haswell would be cool too, but no big choice here unfortunately) - Design
- Slim & Light
-(1400€ should be the absolute limit)
I want to use the laptop for studies (so the factor slim & light is important), photoshop, programming, later maybe video editing etc, and a bit of gaming (not that often, I have a good desktop pc)
Thanks for any tip
I dont have it installed on any site, I´m using this link:
So no chance to get it working anymore ?
what do you mean with "manually load the cron script" ?


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Steve "Woz" Wozniak thinks Apple is poised to take wearables to the next level. But unlike smartphones and tablets, wearables may prove a tougher sell to consumers -- including him.
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In an ideal world, I`d bounce between big projects and no-budget TV dramas with fantastic scripts. A lot of Hollywood films tend to be bloated, bombastic, loud. At the same time, I do like the infrastructure of making a blockbuster; it`s like having a big train set.
People who work in television often don`t think they can trust film makers because they are supposed to be a bit more arty and self indulgent, and people in film might think anyone who works in television is a hack. If we had more filmmakers working in television, and more television writers and directors working in film, we`d have a much healthier and more vital industry.
I like to create an atmosphere where actors feel safe enough to take risks. I certainly don`t believe in being a macho bully; I`m not interested in frightening good work out of people. It`s bollocks.
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