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The driest month is March with 47 mm. Most precipitation falls in June, with an average of 118 mm.
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The warmest month of the year is April with an average temperature of 27.9 °C. In July, the average temperature is 26.5 °C. It is the lowest average temperature of the whole year.
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The difference in precipitation between the driest month and the wettest month is 71 mm. The average temperatures vary during the year by 1.4 °C.


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quote:O line is the difference in LSU and Bama
quote:Bama's success is a product of LSU's inability to produce at the QB position.
quote:The bama o line will not be awesome this year. AJ will have some issues because of the time he will have to throw
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How to do underground pool solar water lines
I have to run about 200-300 feet underground to get to the solar panel location for pool water heat collectors. I think the pipes are 2 inch. What is the best way to install the piping so that heat loss is minimized? Are there insulated pipe options, or is a pipe inside a larger pipe a possible advantage? Any suggestions?
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This is not the Fukushima Radiation Map from April 2011. This is the Map from today. Looking good, Godzilla! (Godzilla was a monster who was the kids symbol for radiation). The ten year forecast for the the USA, especially California, is for 10 times the radiation that the Japanese suffer from in Fukushima proper. This bad news will continue to get worse here in California regardless of whether Diablo Canyon blows or whether we decommission San Onofre or not. When San Onofre goes, we can forget about people in Los Angeles for 500 or more years. We may have to write off LA for 25,000 years. So how inexpensive is Nuclear Power? Ask Willie Brown! He works for PG&E. Maybe Willie will tell you as much truth as you can guess your getting out of his Acting Mayor Lee.
As you watch, you will see the forecast for the next ten years for California.
Here is what the radiation off California will look like by 2017. This means we can forget any commercial fishing. If there are any more living fish, whales, or any other kind of Marine life remaining, it will not be fit for consumption. The fog and rain will have contaminated all of the Central Valley. Down-winders? Who knows. Fukushima was one Nuclear Plant. General Electric built 23 more in the USA, that are all just like Fukushima. We have 100 times the spent fuel here in the USA than Japan has in all of Japan. And that reactor at #4? The US and Japanese Governments are lying to us - worse than Mayor Lee under oath! Reactor #4 was making weapons grade plutonium for Israel. It's a mess. These forecast maps may only be one one thousandth as deadly as the situation really is. Already, if #4 goes in the next 18 to 36 months, life on earth is over for mankind. This is the true cost of nuclear power. So next time Willie Brown tells you PG&E are the good guys, you may as well give him an knuckle sandwich, as your thanks for the Texas advice!
This Gentleman (sic) just purchased the Rockefellers in a friendly merger. Now there is no factionalism at Bilderberg. There is just one controlling interest at the helm of all the financial terror, globally.
Two of the best-known business dynasties in Europe and the US will come together after Lord Jacob Rothschild's listed investment trust and Rockefeller Financial Services agreed to form a strategic partnership.
RIT Capital Partners is to buy a 37 per cent stake in the Rockefeller's wealth advisory and asset management group for an undisclosed sum, giving Lord Rothschild's London-listed trust a much sought-after foothold in the US.
The transatlantic union brings together David Rockefeller, 96, and Lord Rothschild, 76 – two family patriarchs whose personal relationship spans five decades.
The Rockefeller group traces its roots back to 1882 when John D. Rockefeller established one of the world's first family offices dedicated to investing his wealth. It has since developed into a provider of wealth and asset management services to other families, foundations and institutions. It is majority-owned by the 19th century oil magnate's family and has $34bn of assets under administration.
The partnership with RIT will focus on setting up investment funds, eyeing joint acquisitions of wealth and asset managers and granting each other non-executive directorships.
RIT Capital Partners is minority-owned by Lord Rothschild and its net assets of £1.9bn are spread across global investments from public equities to government bonds and private equity.
The deal stemmed from a meeting two years ago when Mr Rockefeller introduced Lord Rothschild to the US group's chief executive, Reuben Jeffery.
In a follow-up meeting one year later at Lord Rothschild's office at Spencer House in London, the financier won Mr Jeffery's blessing for opening talks to buy a stake in the Rockefeller group.
He then launched long negotiations with Société Générale Private Banking, which has owned the shareholding since 2008.
The French bank's wealth management arm has had several suitors for the minority stake – estimated to be worth less than £100m – but Lord Rothschild was the only one supported by the Rockefellers.
Lord Rothschild concentrated on RIT Capital Partners three decades ago after he fell out with his cousin Sir Evelyn de Rothschild and disposed of his stake in NM Rothschild, the family's UK branch.
Sir Evelyn at the time ran NM Rothschild, which rose to fame in 1815 when Nathan Meyer Rothschild made a fortune buying British government bonds in anticipation of Napoleon's defeat at Waterloo.
Baron David de Rothschild, chairman of the Rothschild Group, is currently bringing the UK-based investment bank under a joint roof with the French family operations.
At the same time Lord Rothschild launched an investment partnership in March with the Franco-Swiss private bank Edmond de Rothschild Group, which is yet another separate branch of the sprawling banking dynasty.
Jesse speaks with Bilderberg expert, Daniel Estulin.
They're thought to be a group of the world's elite who meet once a year at a luxury hotel and decide how they will run the world. It's believed they plan to thin out the population through disease and vaccines. Jesse Ventura infiltrates the Bilderberg Group.
Jesse is hot on the trail of The Bilderberg Group, a collection of the world's elite who meet every year to, as the theory goes, decide how it will run the world. As Ventura tries to infiltrate this secret society he discovers a plot against him, but he is not the only one they are after. Jesse exposes some of the cabal's most well-known and powerful members, and you'll find out how both Hillary Clinton and Barack Obama are involved.
Their current alleged sinister plot is to dramatically thin out the world's population. Ventura and his team will reveal the cunning methods, involving disease and vaccinations, The Bilderberg Group may use to enact their "soft kill" plan. If you're wondering why you've never even heard of this secret society, it's because the people who control the mainstream media are heavily involved.
What else are they hiding from you?
This is a breaking meltdown update with Bix Weir. Bix says "This is what the end game looks like… JP Morgan can literally computer rig this thing to zero and shut down the market. I say let em. The trick is to stay out of their system."
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Life on earth now is a Star War's Movie!
On the Wednesday, May 30 edition of the Alex Jones Show, Alex talks with American Free Press roving editor Mark Anderson and legendary Bilderberg sleuth Jim Tucker who has reported on the internationalist coven since 1975. Alex and the Infowars crew provide live coverage of the events unfolding in Chantilly, Virginia, as the Bilderbergers prepare to assemble and demonstrators opposed to the secretive group convene. Alex talks about the unprecedented security for the meeting, the Bilderberger plan to discuss the United Nations' Agenda 21, and other breaking news surrounding the globalist confab.
For a little over 50 years, an elite organization has met all around the world in total secrecy with nearly zero press coverage. On Thursday, the annual Bilderberg Conference will take place in Chantilly, Virginia where the world's leaders are believed to make decisions that could possibly have an effect on the world. Abby Martin looks closer at Bilderberg's global policies for a new world order as RT readies to cover this year's event later this week. - from the RT description.
Tokyo is next. Are you ready?
A documentary about the exile of Futaba's residents, the region housing the crippled Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant.
The day after the magnitude 9.0 earthquake on March 11, 2011, Futaba locals heard the hydrogen explosion at Reactor Number 1 and were showered with nuclear fallout. In response, the Japanese government designated the whole town as an "exclusion zone" and 1,400 of the town's residents fled to an abandoned high school 250 kilometers away. The entire community, including the Town Hall office, was moved into the four-story building, making the residents nuclear refugees, the first nuclear refugees since Chernobyl.
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You have to scroll pretty far down the list of Tampa Bay Rays starting pitchers to get to Chris Archer, but that certainly doesn't mean that he isn't an electric option.
The 24-year-old right hander absolutely dominated the Houston Astros on Sunday afternoon in route to a 5-0 victory for Tampa Bay. Archer threw a complete game, needing 112 pitches to mow through the Astros lineup to the tune of only 5 hits (and 0 walks) while striking out 8 Astros during the day.
It was the best start of Archer's season, as well as the first shutout of his very promising career. In fact, Archer was quoted as saying that Sunday's outing was "the best game (I've) ever pitched in my life", and he was probably correct.
Although the Rays are stocked with arms including David Price, Alex Cobb, and Jeremy Hellickson, Archer has pure "stuff" that is rivaled only by Price, and in terms of upside, he could be a high-end starter in short order. There will certainly be pushback in the MLB community about this shutout being "only against the Astros", but the Houston lineup isn't quite the laughingstock that many believe, and he was absolutely flawless for the majority of the day.
Because he entered the game with a solid but unimpressive 3.52 ERA in 8 starts, the spotlight hadn't made its way to Archer before Sunday. However, he now pushes to the All-Star break with a 2.96 ERA, and he is a major player in Tampa's push toward the playoffs. The truth is somewhere in the middle most likely, but for one day (at least), Archer's star is on the rise.


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The scary shuffle between Interstate 595 drivers merging onto Florida's Turnpike and southbound turnpike drivers exiting at Griffin Road is coming to an end – for good.
A new ramp between the two highways opens at 5 a.m. Friday, marking another milestone in the $1.2 billion revamp of I-595 and a 2.5-mile stretch of the turnpike. It follows a similar alignment to the old ramp but it's much wider — three lanes — and much longer.


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As part of "Laboratory Life", a project curated by The Arts Catalyst, Lighthouse and Andy Gracie, Anna Dumitriu led a group of artists, doctors and scientists to develop a textile-based artwork taking the form of a Regency style dress stained with bacterial pigments and patterned by antibiotics. Their work used 'garage science' methods and 'DIY' microbiological processes to explore the notion of infection control. During the lab they cultured microbes from the local environment including soil, buildings and other public places. They then stained silk thread with natural and clinical antibiotics – including cloves, turmeric, green tea and Vancomycin – and used them to create embroidered patterns (based on microscopic images of bacteria and historic Regency designs) on fabric. The dress was then placed in a 'giant petri dish' filled with DIY culture media made from supermarket products, upon which environmental bacteria, selected on the basis of the attractive natural pigments they were producing (burnt oranges, rose pinks etc), were grown. Their exhibition featured the Regency style dress, which was been pasteurized so that the bacteria are no longer living, video documentation of their project, framed works (which show slides of cultured bacteria and moulds, Gram's stain paintings embroidered with antibiotic threads and drawings made by visitors to the lab) and a table of items used in their lab. Thanks to Dr John Paul, Dr Simon Park, Dr James Price and Alex May for their invaluable assistance and inspiration with this project. The Infective Textiles project was led by Anna Dumitriu and made in collaboration with Melissa Grant, Brian Degger, Rosie Sedgwick and Sarah Roberts.
Laboratory Life: an art-science production laboratory & exhibition, March 2011, Lighthouse, 28 Kensington St, Brighton BN1 4AJ as part of Brighton Science Festival and at "Art and Medicine" at Brighton and Sussex Medical School in May 2011. http://www.lighthouse.org.uk/programme/laboratory-life
Microwave Festival in Hong Kong http://www.microwavefest.net/festival2011/index.html "Transitions: Knowledge Through Performance in Art and Science", The Institute for Advanced Study, Delmenhorst, Germany, October 2012, curated by Timothy J Senior.
"Gone Viral: Medical Science in Contemporary Textile Art", The Rockefeller Arts Centre, State University of New York, New York, March 2013, curated Leesa Rittelmann."Hybrid Skins" at TETEM, Enschede, Netherlands, October-November 2013, curated by Melissa Coleman. Image below copyright Cyril Wermers.
"Laboratory Life" also featured DNA tattooing, astrobiology, micro-biological textiles and much more. It showcased the work created by renowned international artists and scientists who transformed Lighthouse into a publicly accessible laboratory. The exhibition featured work by Andy Gracie, Adam Zaretsky, Kira O'Reilly, Bruce Gilchrist, and Anna Dumitriu, made in collaboration with scientists and the participants of the open laboratory. Laboratory Life was organised by Lighthouse and The Arts Catalyst, with support from the Wellcome Trust. It was conceived by artist Andy Gracie, based on the Interactivos? model developed by the Media Lab Prado in Madrid. http://www.artscatalyst.org/experiencelearning/detail/laboratory_life/


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Jim Hickey made another trip to Savannah Thursday to let
five local boys know, when they're ready, their college educations would be
taken care of.
Hickey met the boys and their dad, David Brantley, in
2009 on his fourth attempt to walk across America for cancer research.
Brantley was battling testicular cancer and asked Hickey
to take care of his boys. Four years, and many miles later, he has been able to
get scholarships for 11 children who have lost a parent to cancer, with five of
the 11 scholarships going to the Brantley boys.
"What daddy said to him, take care of us, that he would
actually keep that four and a half years later," said Sean Brantley. "I think
that's really good for us and show us that just because it's been a long time,
not to give up on things."
"It's overwhelming," said Hickey. "I'm kind of speechless
that I've been able to do this and it's not really just me, it's everybody who
got involved with my walk along the way, who helped me continue, who believed
in what I was trying to do, so it's really everybody from that first step until
now who have had a part in this happening."
Hickey has walked more than 7,700 miles in his first five
attempts to walk across the country.
His sixth attempt will begin right here in Savannah.
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A number of adventurous travellers have found the appeal of joining the Mile High Club closer to the ground, on a gondola ride in Henan Province in China.
Following numerous complaints to authorities, a sign has been erected at the tourist attraction banning people from having sex while riding in the cable car carriages.
The appeal of having sex on the gondola ride has been a popular pastime for couples.
It seems travellers are not only interested in the gondola ride to get it on, with a charter airline company in Perth offering this past Valentine's Day a chance to get your pants off while flying sky-high.With exclusive use of their aircraft cabin which is divided in two by a thick curtain, with one half dedicated to a double bed, passengers have the privacy and comfort on the flight to get intimate.
Champagne and chocolates were included in the one-hour flight, along with a Mile High Club Certificate (and accompanying pin) on completion.
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I've leafed through a couple of others in the bookshop, but picked this one since it seemed to be "the funniest" of the lot (at least as far as I could tell from scanning a few pages and reading first few paragraphs)..
Tell me if went wrong! (or not)
Although it might be too late already, as I am heading with it to the bathroom where a tub of pleasantly hot water is being filled just as I type....
P.S. I think I'll take some apples and a glass of tea as well - should make it even cosier! ;))


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The Nevada Highway Patrol responded to a serious motorcycle accident on Interstate 15 north at the Russell exit.
NHP confirmed the call came in around 1 p.m. and involved six motorcycles and one passenger sedan. Five motorcyclists were transported to UMC with no life-threatening injuries.
All lanes of traffic are now open.
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FFL Dealers and Shooting Ranges in Monson
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Springfield Sportmans Club
Tel: 413-267-9652
215 Woodhill Rd.
Monson, MA 01057
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|Des Plaines, IL (July 29, 2009) — The 98-year-old American Society of Safety Engineers (ASSE), representing 32,000 occupational safety, health and environmental professional members committed to protecting people, property and the environment, comments on this week's nomination of epidemiologist David Michaels, PhD, MPH, and research professor at the George Washington University (GWU) School of Public Health and Health Services' Department of Environmental and Occupational Health in Washington, D.C., for the position of Assistant Department of Labor Secretary for the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA).
"We look forward to offering Dr. Michaels, if confirmed, the experience and expertise of ASSE's member safety, health and environmental professionals to achieve the common goal ASSE and OSHA have of continuing to advance workplace safety and health," ASSE President C. Christopher Patton, CSP, said today.
Dr. Michaels' Congressional confirmation hearing date has yet to be set. According to reports, Dr. Michaels has been a notable advocate for workers to be compensated for health risks from chemicals and has also taken on the issue of some scientific research done for businesses, as outlined in a book he wrote titled "Doubt is Their Product: How Industry's Assault on Science Threatens Your Health".
Dr. Michaels served as the U.S. Department of Energy's assistant secretary for Environment, Safety and Health from 1998 through January 2001 during the Clinton administration before joining GWU. At GWU he directs the project on 'Scientific Knowledge and Public Policy' (SKAPP). While serving in the Clinton administration, he was responsible for the Labor Department-managed Energy Employees Occupational Illness Compensation Program, which compensated sick workers and their relatives for illnesses caused by exposure to radiation, beryllium, and other hazards during the production of atomic weapons. Dr. Michaels also oversaw promulgation, according to the GWU, of two major public rules, Chronic Beryllium Disease Prevention (10 CFR 850) and Nuclear Safety Management (10 CFR 830).
Founded in 1911, the Des Plaines, IL-based ASSE is the largest and oldest professional safety organization and is committed to protecting people, property and the environment. Its members lead, manage, supervise, research and consult on safety, health, transportation and environmental issues in all industries, government, labor, health care and education. For more information please go to www.asse.org.


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Road construction was not where Kawonna Dougherty had ever pictured herself working, especially while she was enjoying great success in retail floor covering as a salesperson and then a manager. But in July 2008, as the housing market was collapsing, Dougherty found herself laid off with no other prospects for employment in the industry she had worked in for 15 years.
Dougherty had previously taken courses in business administration at SIU and also had experience working in insurance prior to floor covering. But after getting laid off, she decided it was time to explore completely new career options through additional education, so she came to JJC.
She enrolled in a program called "Building Workers, Constructing Lives" (BWCL) through JJC's Workforce Development program that prepared women and minorities to job opportunities in the trades, and found herself thoroughly enjoying classes on blueprint reading and surveying.
"I went back to what I was good at in high school," Dougherty said. "I was good at math and I've always been a people person, and I realized I was able to put the two together in the construction field." After completing the one-semester BWCL program and taking some other JJC classes, Dougherty got a job with the Illinois Department of Transportation (IDOT), but still continued taking classes at JJC in order to complete a degree. She graduated in spring 2009 with an Associate in General Studies (AGS) degree and a Certificate of Completion (CCO) in construction preparation.
Dougherty credits several people at JJC with inspiring to her to pursue what was an unlikely career path for her. "Greg Pakieser, who helped me with scheduling classes, Maria Rafac, who taught my architect classes, Tim Bette, who taught my surveying class that led me to my IDOT job – they all took a personal interest in my success and helped me along the way."
Now an engineering technician at IDOT, the busy wife and mother inspects road construction jobs from beginning to end, ensuring that roads are laid properly and that all rules and procedures are followed. She said she loves coming to her job every day, and enjoys the added bonus of working outdoors and staying active. Dougherty also values the fact that she is a trailblazer in a field where women have historically been scarce.
"I am the only woman in my office, and there are probably about only five in all of Will County working in the field like I do. But I'm proud to see that the number of women is slowly growing, because truly, this field is probably one of the best-kept secrets out there for job opportunities for women. If you're a woman who has any interest in how things are built, this is the field for you."
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Former Oakland Raiders tight end Todd Christensen passed away due to complications from surgery on Wednesday, announced Christensen's alma mater BYU. He was 57. According to the Salt Lake Tribune, Christensen had "battled liver disease and other serious illnesses in recent years." Christensen was drafted in 1978 by the Dallas Cowboys, but his career reached […] [Read More]
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Classic burger toppings are all here on these Bacon and Cheddar Sliders. Toasting buns on the grill gives these little burgers a delightful crunch.
Yield: Serves 4 (serving size: 2 sliders)
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- Calories: 400
- Fat: 16.9g
- Saturated fat: 4.9g
- Monounsaturated fat: 6.4g
- Polyunsaturated fat: 4.2g
- Protein: 23.8g
- Carbohydrate: 39.8g
- Fiber: 5.9g
- Cholesterol: 48mg
- Iron: 3.8mg
- Sodium: 783mg
- Calcium: 290mg
- 3 tablespoons minced shallots
- 1 teaspoon Dijon mustard
- 12 ounces ground sirloin
- 3/4 teaspoon freshly ground black pepper, divided
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- 2 ounces 2% reduced-fat sharp cheddar cheese, shredded (about 1/2 cup)
- 8 whole-wheat slider buns
- 3 tablespoons canola mayonnaise
- 4 cornichon or other small dill pickles, each cut lengthwise into 4 slices
- 4 small lettuce leaves, each torn in half
- 1 small ripe tomato, cut into 8 slices
- 3 slices cooked bacon, cut into 1-inch pieces
- 1. Preheat grill to medium-high heat.
- 2. Gently combine first 3 ingredients and 1/2 teaspoon pepper in a large bowl, being careful not to overmix. Divide beef mixture into 8 equal portions; gently shape each portion into a 1/4-inch-thick patty, taking care not to pack mixture down.
- 3. Arrange patties on grill rack coated with cooking spray; cook 2 minutes on each side or until desired degree of doneness. Top each patty with about 1 tablespoon cheese during last minute of cooking. Lightly coat cut sides of buns with cooking spray. Place buns, cut sides down, on grill rack. Grill for 1 minute or until toasted. Spread about 1 teaspoon mayonnaise on bottom half of each bun; top with 1 patty. Top each slider with 2 pickle slices, 1/2 lettuce leaf, and 1 tomato slice; sprinkle evenly with remaining 1/4 teaspoon pepper. Arrange bacon pieces evenly over tomato. Top with bun tops.
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Watson: No. Alright, stop it now.
Sherlock: No, stay exactly where you are. Don't move.
Watson: Alright.
Sherlock: Keep your eyes fixed on me. Please, will you do this for me?
Watson: Do what?
Holmes: This phone call, it's… it's my note. That's what people do, don't they? Leave a note.
Watson: Leave a note when?
Sherlock: Goodbye, John.
Watson: No. Don't—


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Montclair students were among the few from across New Jersey to receive recognition for their artwork in the Scholastic Art & Writing Awards this month.
The 90-year-old national program administered by the Alliance for Young Artists & Writers was held at the Montclair Art Museum in February and focused on visual art.
The competition involved a total of 1,163 students in grades seven through 12 representing 175 municipalities in more than a dozen counties and nearly 4,000 works of art.
The Gold Key Award was given to 219 individuals, 162 received the Silver Award, and 213 received an honorable mention.
Eight Montclair students brought home a total of 18 awards. The names of the local winners, their age and the awards were:
- Cleo Bess, 18: Honorable mention for photography
- Anna Bonesteel, 17: Gold Key for photography
- Emma Chin, 17: Gold Key for drawing
- Linna Griffin, 17: Silver Key for mixed media
- Drew Hammer, 15: Two Gold keys for fashion, two Silver keys for drawing and fashion
- Elizabeth Hays, 16: Honorable mention for drawing, Silver Key for mixed media
- Jacqueline Qiu, 13: Gold Key, two Silver keys and an honorable mention for drawing
- Ariana Wescott, 17: Two honorable mentions and Silver Key for comic art
Each Gold Key recipient will display one work in an exhibition at the Montclair Art Museum through March 10.
To see a photo gallery of the event at the Montclair Art Museum, click here.
All of the Gold Key awarded works, alongside thousands of entries from other regional affiliate programs across the country, will also be presented to national panels of creative leaders in New York City.
Fifteen graduating high school seniors will be awarded with Portfolio Gold Medals, which include a $10,000 scholarship for each winner. Additional scholarships are made available to Portfolio Silver Medalists and through sponsored awards and stipends to summer arts programs. The Alliance will offer more than $270,000 in direct scholarships and awards this year.
For the past two years, a Montclair Art Museum regional Gold Medalist went on to receive the national Portfolio Gold Award, the highest level of achievement. In 2011, Leonardo Laurenceau earned this honor and then Batrek Yassa in 2012 — both attended Jersey City Arts High School.
The 2013 national award winners will be announced in early spring. For more information about the Scholastic Art & Writing Awards, go to www.artandwriting.org.


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As the economy continues to slip, Congressman Randy Neugebauer says more jobs are needed to help get the economy back on track. Meanwhile, Democrats are pushing the idea of another economic stimulus.
Congressman Neugebauer voted against the emergency economic bailout act earlier this month. However, the congressman says another economic stimulus plan is not the solution to America's financial meltdown. "I think we are very fortunate to live in West Texas where we actually have employers looking for people to come work here," said U.S. Congressman Randy Neugebauer.
But despite Lubbock's growing economy more jobs are still needed. "If we are going to get our economy going again, is there better ways to do that. And I've always said the best way to get our economy is to stimulate job creation and not spending anything," Neugebauer said.
More than two million Americans have lost their jobs in the past year. In addition, experts say it's going to get worse. Last week house Democrats outlined a more than $150 billion economic stimulus measure to follow the billion dollar bank rescue plan congress passed earlier this month. "I think it's kind of indicative of how we got into the situation we are in. We've just borrowing and borrowing at the federal level, companies and individuals," Congressman Neugebauer said.
Neugebauer also says he doesn't know where we would get the money for another stimulus package. "Everybody was over leveraged. So now for everybody to step up and do a stimulus package where we have to spend $150 to $300 billion where we'll have to have to borrow. I'm not sure that's the right prescription," Neugebauer said.
Monday, NewsChannel 11 also caught up with U.S. House of Representatives District 19 Democratic candidate Dwight Fullingim. Fullingim supported the $700 billion bailout plan which congress approved earlier this month. But he says as for the Democrats new stimulus measure it's a different story. "I'm not ready to endorse a stimulus package as of this date," Fullingim said.
We also tried to reach the libertarian candidate Richard Peterson, but were not able to contact him.
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Report NEP-EEC-2012-06-05This is the archive for NEP-EEC, a report on new working papers in the area of European Economics. Giuseppe Marotta issued this report. It is usually issued weekly.
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The following items were announced in this report:
- Guntram B. Wolff, 2012. "Arithmetic is absolute: euro area adjustment," Policy Contributions 724, Bruegel.
- Mariam Camarero & Estrella Gómez & Cecilio Tamarit, 2012. "EMU and intra-European trade. Long-run evidence using gravity equations," ThE Papers 10/25, Department of Economic Theory and Economic History of the University of Granada..
- Koop, Gary & Onorante, Luca, 2011. "Estimating Phillips Curves in Turbulent Times using the ECB's Survey of Professional Forecasters," SIRE Discussion Papers, Scottish Institute for Research in Economics (SIRE) 2011-19, Scottish Institute for Research in Economics (SIRE).
- Mariam Camarero & Estrella Gómez & Cecilio Tamarit, 2012. "The euro impact on trade. Long run evidence with structural breaks," ThE Papers 10/27, Department of Economic Theory and Economic History of the University of Granada..
- Andrzej Torój, 2012. "Andrzej Torój - Poland and Slovakia during the crisis: would the euro (non-)adoption matter?," Working Papers, Ministry of Finance in Poland 13, Ministry of Finance in Poland.
- Estrella Gómez & Juliette Milgram Baleix, 2012. "EMU impact of on third countries' exports. A gravity approach," ThE Papers 10/26, Department of Economic Theory and Economic History of the University of Granada..
- C. J. Polychroniou, 2012. "The Mediterranean Conundrum: The Link between the State and the Macroeconomy, and the Disastrous Effects of the European Policy of Austerity," Economics Public Policy Brief Archive ppb_124, Levy Economics Institute.
- Maria J. Nieto & Gillian G. Garcia, 2012. "The Insufficiency of Traditional Safety Nets: What Bank Resolution Fund for Europe?," FMG Special Papers, Financial Markets Group sp209, Financial Markets Group.
- Gerhard Untiedt & John Bradley, 2012. "Future perspectives of EU Cohesion Policy," Working Papers 7-2012, GEFRA - Gesellschaft fuer Finanz- und Regionalanalysen.
- Pablo Hernández de Cos & Carlos Thomas, 2012. "The impact of fiscal consolidation on economic growth. An illustration for the Spanish economy based on a general equilibrium model," Banco de Espa�a Occasional Papers 1205, Banco de Espa�a.


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No. I just want my frost mage and others to be more readily accepted into heroics and dare I say, raids. I know there are plenty of exceptions and exceptional mages who pull it off. That's fine too. Since they are taking some of our toys away in MoP, the least they can do is lets us DPS in any spec we choose. We are getting another tank class with the Monk. I don't want to see warlock or hunter tanks either. As fun as it is to do lower level content on those specs.


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Yesterday, as North Korea conducted its third nuclear test, it's hard to forget that the country literally trains its citizens to hate Americans . There is, perhaps, one inexplicable exception to their enmity: the 25-year-old Texan, Jimmy Dushku.
The Hermit Nation launched it's own official Twitter account, @uriminzok (which means "our nation"), in 2010, and it currently has over 13,000 followers. What is unusual is that it follows only three Twitterers: Vietnam, a Pyongyang-based propaganda account, and, for some reason, Dushku. Mother Jones first picked up the story a month ago.
Dushku is something of a remarkable figure. The independently wealthy Austin-based investor started a website development business at the age of 14 and now invests his money in an assortment of ventures: residential property in Texas; construction projects in Europe; and mining and agriculture in Brazil and Peru . Dushku describes himself in his Twitter as: " Just a young guy trying to make the world a better place :)". As Asawin Suebsaeng at Mother Jones wrote, Dushku is known, at least online, as a superfan of the band Coldplay, a man who quotes the movie The Fast and the Furious during meetings, and for playing golf with buddy Dennis Quaid.
All that makes Dushku an interesting figure apparently, but even he doesn't know why he's the only human person that the Communist nation follows on the Internet. Perhaps it was a simple mistake. "I used to think maybe they don't even know how to use Twitter the appropriate way," he told CBS News.
After noticing that he was being "followed," Dushku took the opportunity to make a connection with a nation that is clouded in mystery. "I have been very interested in the country, from a historical point of view, for many years now," he said. Dushku sent a couple of tweets to the account, one of which read, "Have a nice day, my friend," in Korean.
Things got ugly after that. Dushku's account became flooded with heated messages, including accusations of being a spy for the Korean Worker's Party and graphic death threats. Most of the threats came from South Koreans and Korean Americans, according to Suebsaeng.
Dushku has avoided the spotlight after becoming concerned for his safety. He rarely gives interviews to Western media outlets. "Jimmy Dushku" isn't even his real name, according to the New York Daily News . A representative for Dushku said that he has been using that name online for several years, but would not reveal his real name. That is perhaps wise considering all the vitriol aimed at him online.
He does, however, retain an interest in the enigmatic nation, and claims to having a standing offer from North Korean officials to visit the country. Although Americans can now visit North Korea, the State Department warns it is difficult to obtain the necessary documentation, Dominique Mosbergen wrote for the Huffington Post.
Regardless of all the attention he has received over this curious connection, Dushku sees value in learning more about a population that remains unseen to most of the world. "Behind all of the headlines you see on the news," he said, "there are people who live there."


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On Friday December 12th when the Sioux Falls Stampede takes on the Tri-City Storm, the home ice will be covered with bears. The Stampede and Avera McKennan have teamed up for a great project (Teddy Bear Toss) and it's going to raining teddy bears after the herd scores their first goal.
As part of a new promotion Avera McKennan's Director of Retail Stores Jen Grossman ordered 150 Gund Teddy Bears dressed in Avera green. Stamped with the Stampede logo. They want you to buy one. After the Stampede scores it's first goal on Tri-City Friday night you throw the bears on the ice. Then on December 17th some of the players will return those bears to Avera McKennan by hand delivering them to children who are patients in the pediatric unit. It's never fun to be in the hospital, especially during the holidays.
Leah Krantz is a Child Life Specialist for Avera McKennan. She says, "It means a lot to the kids who are here. For me personally, I've been in the hospital a lot, especially when I was a kid. Just knowing they are away from home and away from the Christmas Tree it just gets their spirits up."
The bears cost $11 (tax included) and you can get them at the Avera McKennan Gift Shop which is on the main floor of the hospital. You might want to consider buying 2. Throw one, keep one. They make a great stocking stuffer. Avera folks will also be selling the teddy bears at the arena before the game and through the first period.
Jen Grossman says, "We are planning to make this an annual event. We'll change out their shirt."
Avera McKennan and the Stampede are thrilled to team up. Giving back to the community is nothing new to either of them.
Stampede President Jim Loria says, "We've raised half a million dollars in 10 years for charities in Sioux Falls and kids really appreciate the involvement. We are teaching them life skills. You can't put a price on that."
Game time is 7:05 and hopefully the shower of teddy bears comes raining down shortly after that. Now that's the kind of ice storm we want to see.
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It should come as little surprise to anyone who's been following Irene's track, but the National Weather Service has officially issued a hurricane watch for the Connecticut coast.
The National Hurricane Center's latest bulletin on Irene puts its maximum sustained winds at 110 mph. The storm, now a category 2, is expected to make a gradual turn toward the north-northeast Friday, during which "some re-intensification is possible."
"The core of the hurricane will ... approach the coast of North Carolina tonight and pass near or over the North Carolina coast Saturday," the service warns.
Irene's effects could be felt in Connecticut as soon as Saturday, with winds expected to reach hurricane strength Sunday afternoon and landfall estimated at 5 p.m. that day. The storm is expected to be a category 1 hurricane by the time it reaches the area.
Six to ten inches of rain are possible, the center reports, with isolated amounts of up to 15.
Connecticut Gov. Dannel Malloy signed a declaration of emergency Thursday afternoon in anticipation of Hurricane Irene's landfall.
According to a statement from the governor's office, the declaration gives Malloy broad powers to act during an emergency, including:
- The ability to order evacuations of all or part of the population of a stricken or threatened area and take necessary steps for receipt and care of evacuees
- The ability to modify or suspend any state statute, regulation, or requirement (for example: altering work hours, waiving licensing requirements, etc.)
- The ability to order civil preparedness forces into action
- The ability to designate vehicle and person routes and movements
"The forecast path of Hurricane Irene has convinced me that the signing of this declaration is necessary, and will help us react more quickly and effectively in the event of a serious weather event," Malloy said in the statement.
The governor also announced Thursday that state campgrounds would close at noon Saturday and state parks would close at nighfall that night because of the impending storm.
The state has also launched a website to keep Connecticut residents updated on the hurricane's potential track and the administration's public-safety efforts.
On his blog, Way Too Much Weather, NBC Connecticut's Ryan Hanrahan writes that the most likely scenario for Hurricane Irene "is a direct hit as severe or more severe than Gloria."
"Winds of this magnitude will likely be as strong or stronger than what we experienced during Hurricane Gloria," the meteorologist adds. "The wet soil and long duration of winds will make trees very susceptible to either being uprooted or damaged."
Hanrahan also writes that, due to the particularly high tides brought about by the new moon, "we should prepare for a category higher of storm surge than would typically be expected from a cat 1 or 2."
While no warnings or watches have yet been issued for Connecticut, the National Hurricane Center now puts the probability of Fairfield County experiencing tropical storm force winds at 50 to 60 percent.
The storm is still projected to make landfall in the area around 5 p.m. Sunday, according to the latest bulletin from the Department of Emergency Services and Public Protection.


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Your Vegansaurus 2013 Good Gifts Guide! »
Hello! It's gift guide time of year! I wanted to find some good stuff that would also do some good. First up is the necklace above!
Sunday Frill Necklace
This cute necklace is handmade in Uganda: "Curated by Invisible Children in partnership with 31 Bits: Using fashion and design to empower women to rise above poverty." And it's adorable!
Terra Cotta Pizza Stone
This beauty is from Ten Thousand Villages. It's sourced through HEED Handicrafts, a job creation project of HEED Bangladesh. And OMG everyone who has a pizza stone is completely obsessed with them! My brother is head over heels for his. Like whoa. So if you want some DIY type or amateur chef to think you're awesome, get them this.
Science Club Binoculars & Wildlife Activity Journal
Dude, let's be honest, kids are nerds. At least until about 12. They like nerdy stuff so I think these binoculars will knock the sox off of your little nephew or what have you. Plus proceeds benefit the Humane Society. Plus plus they can be spies!
Mercy For Animals T-shirts
What vegan doesn't like a t-shirt? NO VEGAN! I love this Mercy For Animals t-shirt and I love Mercy for Animals so it's perfect for a vegan in your life! Or any old kind person you know.
Lagusta's Luscious Big Assortment
Now, if you really want to charm a vegan in your life—or any chocolate-lover for that matter—get them this giant chocolate assortment from Lagusta's Luscious! The pic speaks for itself. Especially because when I downloaded it, the file name was "new_big_ass." Hilar!
Vegan Cuts' New York for the Holidays Care Pack
Is there anyone you want to send a little New York goodness to? Then check out this new care package from Vegan Cuts. It's filled with all kinds of stuff—including Sandcastle cookies!
Brave Gentleman's Innovator
If you want to go all out, these Brave Gentleman shoes are AMAZING and I LOVE THEM SO MUCH. And they are vegan and ethically made. If you want to go partially out, Brave Gentleman has some nice belts and wallets too.
Lil Bub tote
Do you have a hip friend or family member? Perhaps they are Lil Bub fans? Or they should be? BECAUSE EVERYONE SHOULD BE! Then a Lil Bub tote is a great, inexpensive gift. It's totes current and it would make a great farmer's market bag. Plus, a portion of the proceeds go to some of Bub's favorite animal charities. Plus plus, OMG BUB I LOVE YOU.
Found Dog Bed
If you want to go big for your own little (or big) animal friend, I like this bed from Found. This bed is handmade in Brooklyn by this dog rescue-focused brand. And it's made super sustainably! But built to last.
Happy Carrot
If you know a kitty who needs a present, I'm into this Happy Carrot from Purrfect Play! It's made in America with organic materials (mostly cotton) including organic catnip. They also donate 5% of sales to animal shelters. My Mitsy is BOUT IT for catnip!
Miakoda's Crocheted Fingerless Gloves
Are you shopping for a fashion plate? Then these pretty fingerless gloves would be a super cute present. Great for biking in the fall or playing outdoor music! These are made in the US and they aren't made with icky wool.
Green Toys Tool Set
OMG how much do I want this tool set?! Well actually I have a grownup pink tool set already so not that much. But when I was ten? All I wanted was a tool set and they never got me one! I would have been over the moon for this. And it's made with recycled materials with super sustainable methods, etc etc etc.
And that's your Vegansaurus Good Gift Guide! Happy holidays to you and yours.
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Vegan Package Swap! Because nothing's better than vegan presents! »
You know what everyone likes? Presents. Unfortunately for most of us grown-ups, the opportunities for receiving presents are few and far between. Maybe a birthday, maybe a wintertime religious-ish holiday, but beyond that, we have to make our own fun.
All About Vegan Food has organized an international vegan package swap, a deal that allows you to give and receive some fun vegan surprises in the mail. It's a monthly project—though participants can opt in and out as schedule/budget/life allows—which basically means that every month is birthday month, and the presents will always be vegan-approved.
The rules are as follows:
1. The Vegan Package Swap is open to everyone in the world. You don't need to be vegan to be part of it but all goodies in the packages MUST be vegan.
2. You need to register to the website to take part (just once) and you will receive monthly emails to confirm your participation within 72 hours around the 5th of each month.
3. On the 8th of each month, you'll receive an email with the details of your match for that month.
4. Packages should have goodies up to the limit of $20 (or 15 Euro or equivalent in other currency).
5. The shipping deadline will be on the 15th of each month.
6. In the last week of each month you will receive an email to evaluate the package you received and the user (to help us to keep the quality of the project).
It's too late to join for the March swap [UPDATE: It's not too late to enter the March swap! Subscribers until the end of February can take part in it] but you can totally get in for April! Register at All About Vegan Food, follow the instructions, and start thinking about your presents. Do you want to give and receive more than just food? Do you want to exchange international packages, or stay continental? The choices are yours.
This isn't the first-ever vegan package swap, but per All About Vegan Food, it is well organized and easily customizable. The more participants, the more chances everyone has to discover amazing vegan items! Plus you get to be selfish (getting stuff) and selfless (giving stuff) every month!
Contact All About Vegan Food with any questions; otherwise, let's get to swappin'.
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Save money and help animals with Boygirlparty! »
Happy news! When you use the coupon code "VEGANSAURUS" on Boygirlparty's Etsy store, you will get 10 percent off your order AND Boygirlparty will donate an additional 10 percent of the sale to the Woodstock Farm Animal Sanctuary! Huzzah! The Woodstock Farm Animal Sanctuary is a magical place that deserves our help, PLUS this stuff is so cute! It's a win-win! Bonus: Susie Ghahremani, the crazy talented artist behind Boygirlparty, is super committed to eco-friendly printing—a win-win-win!
Susie also says that if you want to forgo your discount, she will donate 20 percent of your purchase to the Woodstock Farm Animal Sanctuary—just don't use the coupon code and leave a note at checkout! You saintly bastard!
Everything in her store is adorbs, but here are my favorite things! First of all, try not to die from the sweetness of these mini notebooks:
I want to take these tiny books and write tiny genius thoughts in them.
And I love this octopus to-do list notepad:
I don't know if your mom is anything like mine, but my mom is ALL ABOUT to-do lists. Like, cray cray. I'm sure any to-do list enthusiast would be super happy to get this! Or get it for yourself and get your shit done in the cutest way possible.
Susie has also created a bunch of sweet recipe cards, like this elephant one:
Kick it old-school with handwritten recipes! Or bust out the typewriter and type them up. People will think you are cool.
The holidays are coming up and a nice notebook like this owl one always makes a good present:
It's cute and useful! And in these superficial and overcrowded times, it's all about the aesthetics of utility. That's my word.
There's also a ton of really pretty cards but I especially like this bird notecard set:
It's super classy to mail people cards. Nobody does it anymore. People don't even give cards with presents! But you give someone this card and they can stand it up like a little piece of art and you will be an old-world hero.
So those are my top picks! Susie also has great shirts and jewelry so check those out as well. Now, get to shoppin' for a good cause!
[All photos by Renée Chartier]
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For many people the defining moment in the Field Museum's recent history was the bid at a 1997 auction that made Chicago home to the Tyrannosaurus rex skeleton known as Sue.
But that choice could have far less impact on the Field's future than another decision made five years later and with much less fanfare: a vote by prominent Chicagoans on the museum's board to issue $90 million worth of bonds for a laundry list of exhibits and building projects.
Now, hamstrung by debt payments, the museum is facing far-reaching consequences: layoffs and a massive restructuring that has stirred controversy around the globe.
The Field's gamble was characteristic of a decadelong spending and borrowing spree then under way at many local cultural institutions. A global economic meltdown would eventually undermine their ambitious plans and leave some reeling.
Yet their troubles cannot be blamed entirely on the recession, experts say. The institutions contributed to their problems by starting big-ticket projects without raising enough money, relying instead on overoptimistic financial assumptions. For example, some officials wrongly predicted that expensive renovations would boost attendance permanently.
No major cultural institution in Chicago took on as much risk as the Field, where borrowed money funded acclaimed exhibit halls on evolution and ancient cultures, a state-of-the-art facility to preserve scientific specimens and a new entrance.
When a museum embarks on such projects, the conventional wisdom is that trustees and executives should secure pledges for at least half the cost before breaking ground.
Time and again, however, the Field moved forward without hitting that benchmark. Instead of raising money ahead of time, trustees and staff bet that investment returns would outstrip borrowing costs.
That didn't happen, and fundraising never caught up. In the end, the museum raised just $150 million of the $254 million it spent on capital projects from 2000 through 2011, the Tribune found.
The resulting financial crunch is forcing painful decisions. For more than a century, the Field has maintained a demanding dual mission: running an acclaimed public museum while also conducting world-class scientific research. The cuts are expected to fall heavily on the research side.
"What the administration is talking about in terms of cutting curators and scientists will dramatically and permanently change the nature and mission of the Field Museum," said anthropology curator Jonathan Haas, whose department is being merged with botany, geology and zoology into a single unit. "It will remove us from those ranks of internationally recognized natural history museums."
The cuts also may affect the average visitor. Millions were spent on a hall to display popular traveling exhibits, such as the show featuring clothes worn by first lady Jacqueline Kennedy. Now the museum says it will host fewer such exhibits in part because of the expense to rent them.
The Field's massive borrowing was approved in 2002 by a sprawling board of more than 50 trustees, some of whom acknowledged they gave little thought to consequential votes.
In 2010, after the recession hit, the museum embarked on a plan to shore up its deteriorating finances. Yet the Field implemented few of the recommendations provided by financial consultants brought on to help in the effort, even though the consultants predicted a $12 million annual operating deficit by 2014.
The Field also made a questionable change in accounting practices that caused the museum to appear healthier than it was. It did cut its budget, shrinking its staff by nearly 10 percent. But even that didn't fix the problem.
John McCarter, president of the Field from 1996 until last year, when Richard Lariviere took the post, presided over the spending and borrowing during that period. He said the added exhibits and facilities made the museum stronger and have helped drive revenue. McCarter said everything built under his watch was eventually paid for and that the museum had a lower debt load relative to its peers when it took out the $90 million loan in 2002.
"It was not out on a ledge," McCarter said. "It was very thoughtful bond counsel discussions with the ratings agencies, analysis of the balance sheets of peer institutions."
McCarter also noted that the museum raised more than $70 million before 2000. But those fundraising efforts were expected to contribute just $37 million to capital projects, according to museum bond documents.
Dinosaur-size debt
Field Museum borrowed heavily before the recession; now it's paying the price
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