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Very beautiful girl.I just wish to see more of her.
Katy is more than just an adorable bird with beautiful eyes, sultry smile, great breasts and stunning pussy:-) A multi-talented young lady, she's also a runner. Don't just love those slender ankles, and look at those fantastic calf-muscles, the tone of her thighs - wouldn't I just Love them keeping my ears warm:-)
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text: Video: Peter Sunde's talk at Wired 2011 Business 21 November 11 by Duncan Geere Tweet w11sunde Disrupting business is something that Peter Sunde knows a lot about, which is why he's kicking off the section of the Wired 2011conference bearing the same name. His first slide reads "I copy, therefore I am". He's best known for being part of the team behind the Pirate Bay -- a vast filesharing site that Sunde claims accounts for 60 percent of Bittorrent traffic. As Bittorrent is said to account for about 80 percent of internet traffic, that means the Pirate Bay is about half of the internet. Few websites have been subject to quite such a sustained campaign of rage, intimidation and aggression. The combined forces of the global content industries regard it as public enemy number one, and have tried for years to shut it down in various different ways. To start with, they tried cease-and-desist letters. Sunde describes getting letters from Chicago quoting US laws, which they replied to with a picture of a polar bear and a note about worrying more about not getting eaten by one than obeying another country's laws. Another letter, from a company that owned the copyright on a selection of fonts, was answered with a letter that used every single one of those fonts. It got more sinister. "They started sending private investigators after us," said Sunde. "It's kinda stupid to send private investigators after people doing things online," he added -- noting that one of these private investigators tailed another Pirate Bay operator for weeks, yet only saw him once, when leaving the office. The site's community supported them. When their offices were raised and a server was confiscated, protests erupted with one banner reading "Give us back the server, or we'll take your fax machine." On a visit to Brazil, the country's president embraced Sunde and said: "We don't have an extradition treaty with Sweden! You can always come to Brazil!" But the file-sharing community has now dramatically outgrown the Pirate Bay and spawned its own creations -- all based on the same principles of freedom and sharing that Sunde espouses. Wikileaks and Anonymous are two of the biggest and most well-known, but one of the most successful has been the Pirate Party. Although Sunde says "No-one from the Pirate Bay has ever voted for the Pirate Party," the party won nearly 10 percent of the vote in elections in Berlin earlier in 2011. Sunde ended with a warning for the future. With the advent of 3D printing, Sunde says, it's going to become more important than ever that we keep an eye on what laws are being passed and make sure that they don't restrict the best things that the technology enables. "It's going to revolutionise how we think about the world." Follow the rest of Wired 2011's talks in our live coverage at the Wired 2011 hub. You will be able to watch a video of this entire talk on Wired.co.uk next week. Edited by Nate Lanxon Comments worst audience ever? d Feb 13th 2012 Great talk. I'm looking forward in watching some more! Thanks. Rafal Chmiel Feb 20th 2012 Reply to a comment Name Email Comment Submit » Read more on Wired 2011 The Wired 2011 event is the next step in Wired's mission to celebrate the ideas, innovations and people reshaping our world Wired Blog Complete Wired 2011 coverage Technology Video: Day 1 highlights Technology Video: Day 2 highlights Culture 'The future of real-time': Relive Juliana Rotich's talk at Wired 2011 Technology Behind Kinect: Relive Andrew Blake's talk at Wired 2011 Culture 'The real world is not ultraconnected': Chris Mikkelsen's talk at Wired 2011 Latest on wired.co.uk


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WALLA WALLA — A man accused of firing a handgun from a moving vehicle about a year ago now faces a fourth charge in Walla Walla County Superior Court.
Frank P. Tamayo, 28, initially was charged with two counts of drive-by shooting and one count of second-degree unlawful possession of a firearm, to which he pleaded innocent.
On Wednesday, a charge of possessing a stolen firearm was added to his case. He then pleaded innocent to that charge at a brief court hearing.
Police said Tamayo was a backseat passenger in a 2002 Dodge Neon when he fired four or five shots into the air while traveling in the area of Isaacs Avenue and Ash Street about 1:15 a.m. Oct. 30, 2012.
He then allegedly shot three more times as the car was near Eighth Avenue and Moore Street. No injuries were reported.
Officials stopped the vehicle shortly afterward near Pine and Bowman streets.
A .38-caliber revolver reportedly was located in the backseat floorboard area of the car. Tamayo can't legally have a gun due to a previous conviction as a juvenile, according to officials.
And now, prosecutors are alleging the gun was stolen.
Police couldn't identify a target or motive for the shooting.
Tamayo was arrested and booked into the County Jail at the time. He later was released pending the outcome of his case.
His trial is scheduled to begin Oct. 29.
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chicoli 11 months, 2 weeks ago
The County Court released a dangerous man a year ago. He could have kill someone during this period of time. This action by the court is an irresponsible one. This man should've been tried 10 months ago. He stole the gun...from another irresponsible owner?
PearlY 11 months, 2 weeks ago
He stole the gun from a crime victim, paco. Do you normally assume that all crime victims "asked for it"? If so, you've led a sheltered life.
namvet60 11 months, 2 weeks ago
Sounds like another illegal that ICE won't deport but makes everybody keep there doors locked!


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WASHINGTON, Nov. 7, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Today the Human Rights Campaign, the nation's largest lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender civil rights organization, reacted to the overwhelming electoral victories for LGBT people, calling it a milestone year with a clear mandate for equality moving forward. For the past two years, HRC has been laying the groundwork for our largest mobilization effort ever to ensure 2012 is a turning point year for LGBT equality. HRC and our energetic supporters have raised and contributed more than $20 million to reelect President Obama and to advance marriage equality and other electoral priorities this cycle. On marriage equality, HRC invested $8.4 million this cycle to include $5.5 million in the four marriage ballot measure states.
HRC President Chad Griffin released the following statement:
"When the history books are written, 2012 will be remembered as the year when LGBT Americans won decisively at the ballot box. The dreams of millions of fair-minded Americans were realized as discrimination crumbled and equality prevailed."
Marriage Wins at Ballot Box for First Time
"For the first time, voters in Maine and Maryland voted to allow loving couples to make lifelong commitments through marriage – forever taking away the right-wing talking point that marriage equality couldn't win on the ballot. No amount of well-funded lies about our families could deceive Mainers and Marylanders. We await results in Minnesota and Washington State but remain optimistic that they will be successful as well. The momentum for marriage equality has never been stronger, and with poll after poll showing a growing majority of support, we have a renewed certainty that we will win this fight.
Pro-Marriage Equality President Wins Reelection
"As millions of Americans celebrate President Obama's reelection tonight, the LGBT community is particularly elated to return the most pro-equality President ever to a second term. There is no doubt that we will continue to see tremendous strides forward like we've made during his first four years with our Ally-in-Chief back in office. While some pundits predicted the President's support for marriage equality would hinder his campaign, we know the opposite is true. His historic and heartfelt declaration that all loving and committed couples should be able to marry further motivated millions of voters and sparked conversations that led to wins for marriage at the ballot box. His win is further proof of the marriage equality movement's momentum.
First Openly Gay Senator
"Another milestone was celebrated as Senator-elect Tammy Baldwin has again earned her spot in the history books. As the first openly gay person elected to the United States Senate, she is a role model for LGBT youth and all young women across the country. With a relentless focus on the issues that matter most to Wisconsin voters – economic security, access to healthcare, and fairness and inclusion for all – Senator-elect Baldwin earned the respect of all her constituents, gay and straight.
Pickup of Fair-Minded and Openly LGB Members of Congress
"For LGBT youth who aspire to public service, we have shattered a glass by sending Tammy Baldwin to the Senate and increasing the number openly LGB members of Congress. In the Senate we have at least three new marriage equality supporters who proudly declared their support for marriage for gay and lesbian couples on the campaign trail.
Voters Retain Iowa Justice Who Decided for Marriage
"It appears that Iowans have made a strong statement for judicial independence and refused to let politics get in the way of judges doing their duty to uphold the law. Anti-gay groups trying to exact political retribution on judges should learn their lesson. Marriage equality remains the law of the land in Iowa and judges like Justice Wiggins will continue to do their jobs.
LGBT Voters Flex Political Muscle, Break for President
"Our community has flexed our political muscle with exit polls showing an increase from 4 percent of the vote in 2008 to 5 percent this year. And the President gained many more supporters among lesbian, gay and bisexual voters – jumping seven points to garner 77% of our vote.
Moving Forward
"Tonight we celebrate, but tomorrow morning we get up and get back to work so that the victories we hail tonight are felt everywhere across this great country. Too many people are denied the ability to marry. Too many people go to their jobs without workplace protections. Too many young people go to bed at night and stare at the ceiling, sleeplessly wondering what awaits them the next day at school or at church or in their own home. Thanks to all the hard work in achieving tonight's victories, we finally have momentum on our side and we will not rest until the promise of equal justice under the law is realized for every single person living in every single corner of this vast country."
The Human Rights Campaign is America's largest civil rights organization working to achieve lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender equality. By inspiring and engaging all Americans, HRC strives to end discrimination against LGBT citizens and realize a nation that achieves fundamental fairness and equality for all.
SOURCE Human Rights Campaign
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Welcome to the CSS Enterprise!
Welcome to the 3 time Bergen Award winning CSS Enterprise NCC-1701-G, the ninth and newest ship to bear the name and flagship of the United Confederation Fleet. The United Confederation Fleet is perhaps the most ambitious project ever conceived by the species of the Alpha Quadrant. After defeating an unknown enemy that threatened the entire Alpha Quadrant the major powers decided to band together and form a fleet that would be the first line of defense against any species known or unknown that might threaten the entire quadrant again.
Taking a page from Earth's history, the Romulans, Klingons, Federation, Gorn, Hydrans, Lyrans, Orion Confederacy, Cardassians, Kzinti, Tholians, and Talarians all agreed that a united force, similar to that of Earth's historic United Nations, was necessary to ensure the security of the Alpha Quadrant. This new force would have unrestricted access to any member species territories and would be lead by a council of Ambassadors from those member worlds. For the first time in history all the species would work and fight side by side with one another. It has been resurrected now as stronger foes appear and limited resources threaten to plunge the galaxy into darkness.
The CSS Enterprise is currently one of the most advanced ships in the UCF and is the only ship leased by all governments to incorporate not only Federation technology but Romulan and Klingon as well, and the only one of two ships with a lease for the Romulan parts, the other belonging to Astate Colony. Enterprise G is currently under the command of Lieutenant General James Archer and his Executive Officer Commander Paul Errsi with it's Task Force commanded by Admiral Jason Roberts. The CSS Enterprise is an e-mail sim but also runs a live sim, to help keep the crew together, on the 1st and last Thursday each month, at 9:00pm Eastern (6:00pm Pacific, 8:00pm Central, 10:00pm AST, 2:00am GMT and 1:00pm Wednesdays AEDT). To find your current local time in relation to the Eastern Standard Time please look to the left under the Current Date Time box. The SIMs, or episodes, take place in #USS-Enterprise, on the KDFSNet servers. Go To chat now to chat with us now. To see what positions are available on the Enterprise, please click on the "Personnel" link at the top.
If you have any further questions, please feel free to contact the command team.
Feel free to look around the database at your leisure.
We hope you enjoy exploring the CSS Enterprise. The crew of the Enterprise would like to thank you for your visit, and look forward to serving with you on board the CSS Enterprise NCC-1701-G.
Latest News Items
» Update
Posted on 241409.18 @ 12:22 by Lieutenant General James Archer in General News
Hey Guys,
I have gotten replies to the muster message from:
Errsi is on LOA as of this week as Duquesne is currently LOA. For the people who have not replied back, we will be pulling you from the sim Wednesday.
For everyone else, we are going to skip ahead a little bit to having Enty back in our own time. Paul gave me a quick overview and it is going to be a future flash for Paul. Your characters will not have any memory of the crash and Enty will be in one piece.
Until Wednesday I would like to get some personal logs, assume Enty is still heading for Archer and the rogue Starfleet ship and crew.
I'll try to get a few logs out over the next few days myself :)
» Stars of Avalon - Impact
Posted on 241406.28 @ 15:59 by Commander Paul Errsi in SIM Announcement
We've just posted a pretty important plot log, so first, go read it.
Like now.
Like, without reading what comes next.
Why not? ...Spoilers.
Okay, feeling like if you're still reading without going on, it's on your own head. ;)
So, Enterprise has crashed. We don't know where in the world we are, outside of a guess of somewhere in Europe. We are in the middle of a forested area near the sea. The Enterprise is buried in a cave off right off of the water, with hull breaches on the lower decks flooding up to Engineering. The front saucer is somewhat untouched, but the sides of the saucer were pinched in as they were stuck. A swath from what used to be the top of the cave has been cut loose and the Bridge is exposed to the outside air.
First response: Pick yourselves up and describe your department/environment situation. Secure areas, rescue any survivors in need of help. Enterprise has sustained serious damage, but will still be intact. All systems are down. We will be able to make repairs long-term, but it's obvious we're going to be here for a little while.
Go ahead and get a log out letting us know where you are and what happened, even if you're just responding to what happened and picking yourself up on the Bridge.
If you have any questions, PM me. Let's get our stuff up this week. :)
- Paul
» Muster Call
Posted on 241405.09 @ 18:36 by Lieutenant General James Archer in General News
Hey Guys,
So, the last time anyone posted a log was a month ago from a joint log, give or take. I have put out a log that gives you guys a way to go, returning yo the ship, etc.
This is a muster call for Enterprise. I am looking for people to have logs in by next week, do not just email me that you are staying, *show me* that you are staying. Come on guys, let's get this going again!
» Best Laid Plans...
Posted on 241404.26 @ 12:49 by Lieutenant General James Archer in General News
Hey Guys,
So, no log yet. I had a bad reaction to pain killers given to me for my back issues and ended up in the hospital for a few days. I will have a log or 2 this week, however.
» State of the Sim
Posted on 241404.19 @ 06:44 by Lieutenant General James Archer in SIM Announcement
Hey Guys,
Things have gone quiet and that is my fault. Paul and I had started a plot log that has fizzled out due to his RL commitments. So, I'll be trying to get a log out by Sunday night to get things moving. If you have not please go read the last few Archer logs as they will have direct bearing on the next plot.
Latest Mission Posts
» All mixed up
Mission: The Stars of Avalon
Posted on 241407.08 @ 09:03 by Major Kasey "Frost Bite" Kane
Kasey groaned as he looked around the pitch dark. Pulling a light from his vest, he shone it around. "damn where the hell am i?" He looked at the almost three feet of water on the floor.
Shining to his right he spotted the later for the jerries tube. "Not…
» Hard Impact
Mission: The Stars of Avalon
Posted on 241407.05 @ 02:06 by Lieutenant Colonel Morgan "Valkyrie" D'varo
It took Morgan a moment or two to orient herself after recent events. As she shifted she felt pain here and there, a sign she'd hit the ground hard at some point. The real test would be to see how her body reacted when she tried to stand. So far…
» What just happened?
Mission: The Stars of Avalon
Posted on 241407.05 @ 01:44 by Lieutenant Nicholas Moore
Nicholas came around after the ship stopped. Nasty cut on his forehead and a piece of metal through the fatty flesh on his left side. It was just that, flesh, nothing vital. Long as he didn't pull it out it would keep it from bleeding more than it was. Giving…
» Bomber Maintenance
Mission: The Stars of Avalon
Posted on 241406.29 @ 22:42 by 1st Lieutenant Timothy Cummings
"Cummings to Lt Colonel D`varo, prelimanary report on bomber maintanince and repair , numbers 1 through 5 have damage to shield emmiters along with minor damage to ablative armour , repairs are going smoothly , numbers 6 , 7 and 8 have targeting problems along with some armour damage ,…
» everything down and out
Mission: The Stars of Avalon
Posted on 241406.28 @ 18:32 by Lieutenant Sekaya Morak & Civilian Delenna Morak
Unfortunatly for Sekaya, she had been asleep because she had worked silly hours and she passed out on her sofa in her office, and when the ship lurched she went flying.
"OW! *%&^!" she swore. She looked up and consoles went out and exploded. She turned to her team, "Right…
Latest Personal Logs
» A Series of Unfortunate Events
Posted on 241310.15 @ 21:31 by Lieutenant JG Jael Tilara
"SD241310.2 If the first day was fruitless, and yesterday was unfortunate, today was downright dreadful. It was today that I was told that Captain Errsi was last seen on holodeck 4, reviewing the Earth incident and proposed lines of approach, so to the holodecks I went. Locating the holodeck in…
» An Unfortunate Event
Posted on 241310.14 @ 22:08 by Lieutenant JG Jael Tilara
"SD241310.2 Yesterday proved fruitless in my attempts to report to Commander Errsi. So today, I redoubled my efforts...
The turbolift whirred as it carried Jael to the bridge, the last place the acting captain was purported to be. As the door slid open, her eyes scanned the room, landing…
» Stardate 241310.1 - A New Arrival
Posted on 241310.13 @ 23:49 by Lieutenant JG Jael Tilara
The activity on Nimitz and Enterprise seemed as if a beehive had been thrown into a hornet's nest, buzzing and chaotic, and resulting in a stinging barb if the wrong occupant was disturbed. Lieutenant Junior Grade Jael Tilara was perhaps the only one on either base or ship who was…
» Interesting Turns of Events
Posted on 241310.01 @ 22:41 by Commander Amanda Duquesne
=/= Deck 5, Amanda's Quarters =/=
Amanda came in to her quarters unzipped her uniform jacket and threw it on the couch over near the medium sized window that looked out onto space. The ship was still in orbit of Starbase Nimitz and the Engineering and Operations crews, at least…
» Stardate 241302.03
Posted on 241302.03 @ 19:55 by Commander Paul Errsi
First day on Enterprise was a pretty full one. The XO, Commander Duquesne, was there to greet me on the transporter pad, and she showed me around what is an amazing ship. I'll admit, using a singularity as a power source seems much riskier to me than any of our…


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On January 1, 2014 Alison R. Christian '04 was promoted to Shareholder at the law firm of Christian Dichter & Sluga in Phoenix, Arizona. Ms. Christian is a co-founder of the award-winning "Ladder Down" business development program for women lawyers and her practice focuses on insurance law and bad-faith litigation. CDS congratulates Ms. Christian and welcomes her to its partnership!
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Jessica Frank '05 and Peter Brown were married on Aug. 9, 2014 at the Vine Hill House at O'Connell Vineyards in Sebastopol, Calif. Kristin Belanger '05 and Katy Tuttle '05 served as maid & matron of honor. Several other Broncos were in attendance, along with guests from Australia and Germany. The happy couple currently resides in San Francisco, Calif.
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My research currently focuses on star formation, dust polarization, and millimeter
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I am the principal investigator (PI) of the TADPOL collaboration, which comprises 25 astronomers from twelve institutions across the U.S. and Canada. The main goal of the TADPOL survey was to map the magnetic fields in the densest regions of cold, dusty star-forming clouds. We used the 1 mm, dual-polarization receiver system at CARMA, a millimeter-wave radio telescope near Bishop, CA.
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Along with Dick Plambeck, a research astronomer at UC Berkeley, I tested, installed, and calibrated the CARMA dual-polarization receiver system, which has been available to all observers since the spring of 2012.
My research career began in the summer of 2005, when I worked as an NSF REU intern with astronomy professor Dan Watson at the University of Rochester, analyzing a sample of Class 0 protostars observed by the Spitzer Space Telescope. Our work was published in a Nature article (click here) that discussed the observational signatures of an accretion shock caused by material falling from the protostellar envelope onto the deeply embedded protostellar disk of the protostar NGC 1333-IRAS 4B.


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These days, homecoming soldiers make kind of a sport of surprising their loved ones in unexpected places. The dad who surprised his kids at a birthday party. The guy who surprised his grandma at Christmas. The dad who showed up on a baseball field. The other dad who showed up at a baseball field. But Army soldier Cody Weigle got especially creative. He thought he'd give his girlfriend a little scare before the hugs and the tears started. And he enlisted a police officer to help him out. Did he go too far?
After Cody's girlfriend, Alix Swinford, told her boyfriend via Skype that she'd never once been pulled over for a traffic violation, Cody's brain began a whirlin' with the possibilities.
Weeks of planning went into his decision to surprise Alix in a way she'd never forget. He enlisted the aid of a police officer in Mattoon, Illinois to drive him to where he knew that Alix and her sister, Sydni, would be driving. He knew where they'd be because Syndi was in on the surprise.
Once Alix and Sydni drove by the cruiser, which had Cody inside, the officer flashed his lights and pulled them over for a supposed seat belt violation. Presumably, Sydni opted not to wear her seatbelt that day to assist in the plot. Hey, not safe, y'all!
The officer asked Alix to step out of the car to discuss her sister's violation. He then stepped away and let someone come into view whom she wasn't expecting ... her boyfriend, Cody!
Stunned Alix hit her boyfriend over his head for scaring her so badly. Haha. No, she didn't. She hugged him, 'kay?
Hey, this is cute and military must be so excited to be home that they want to amp up the excitement even more. But I dunno about enlisting a cop to pull a fake arrest manuever. Though police do get bored sometimes. I remember a couple of cops agreeing to drive me to my house and they came to tell my sleeping roommate that they had arrested me outside, as I was breaking in. My startled roomie tried to explain that I lived there, but they claimed they were hauling me off to jail. Just when she got really upset, we all began laughing. Oh, those cops. Silly wabbits.
Anyway, back to Alix and Cody. The two lovebirds were reunited there in the streets of Mattoon, and hopefully no cops pulled them over for real later that night!
Do you think this surprise was cute or went too far?
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I think it awesome. I am so happy to hear the police are helping the soliders homecoming. Alot better than what history has done in the past.
Personally awesome cops want to help our soldiers out, but they have more important things they should be attending to. It was cute and creative way for a homecoming, but so is dressing up like the pizza delivery man and delivering a pizza to girlfriend and sister. Just saying.
For those saying cops have better things to do, you do realize many will offer their assistance OFF DUTY? Seriously people, unless he had a call what is the big deal? Get over it & no this was not going to far. Going to far would be cuffing her, and driving her to the station. This was funny & cute :)


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|2nd millennium
|14th century – 15th century – 16th century
|1420s 1430s 1440s – 1450s – 1460s 1470s 1480s
|1450 1451 1452 1453 1454 1455 1456 1457 1458 1459
|Births – Deaths – Architecture
Establishments – Disestablishments
This is a list of events occurring in the 1450s, ordered by year.
- February 7 – John de la Pole, 2nd Duke of Suffolk, marries Lady Margaret Beaufort.
- March – French troops under Guy de Richemont besiege the English commander in France, Edmund Beaufort, 1st Duke of Somerset, in Caen.
- April 15 – Battle of Formigny: French troops under the Comte de Clermont defeat an English army under Sir Thomas Kyriel and Sir Matthew Gough which was attempting to relieve Caen.
- May 8 – Jack Cade's Rebellion: Kentishmen revolt against King Henry VI of England.
- May 9 – Abdal-Latif Mirza, a Timurid dynasty monarch, is assassinated.
- May 13 – Charles VIII of Sweden, also serving as Carl I of Norway, is declared deposed from the latter throne in favor of Christian I of Denmark.
- June 18 – Battle of Seven Oaks: Jack Cade's rebels are driven from London by loyal troops, bringing about the collapse of the rebellion.
- July 6 – Caen surrenders to the French.
- July 12 – Jack Cade is slain in a skirmish.
- August 12 – Cherbourg, the last English territory in Normandy, surrenders to the French.
- October 5 – Jews are expelled from Lower Bavaria by order of Duke Ludwig IX.
- November 3 – The University of Barcelona is founded.
- November 23 – First Siege of Krujë: Albanian victory; Ottoman army of approximately 100,000 men retreats from Albania.
Date unknown[edit]
- Wolves enter Paris and kill 40 citizens.
- Machu Picchu (Quechua: Machu Pikchu, "Old mountain") a pre-Columbian Inca site located 2,400 meters (7,875 ft) above sea level believed to be under construction.[1]
- Johannes Gutenberg has set up his movable type printing press as a commercial operation in Mainz by this date.[2]
- February 3 – Murad II, Sultan of the Ottoman Empire, dies and is succeeded by his son Mehmed II.
- February 14 – Louis XI of France marries Charlotte of Savoy.
- April 11 – Celje acquires market-town status and town rights by orders from Count Frederic II of Celje.
- April 19 – In the Delhi Sultanate, the Afghan Lodi dynasty succeeds the Turkish Sayyid dynasty.
- June 30 – French troops under the Comte de Dunois invade Guyenne and capture Bordeaux.
- August 20 – The French capture Bayonne, the last English stronghold in Guyenne.
- October 28 – Revolt of Ghent: Ghent takes up arms against Philip the Good, Duke of Burgundy.
Date unknown[edit]
- The University of Glasgow is founded.
- Nicholas of Cusa invents concave lens spectacles to treat myopia.
- February 22 – Murder of William Douglas, 8th Earl of Douglas by James II of Scotland at Stirling Castle.
- March – Frederick III, Holy Roman Emperor becomes the last to be crowned in Rome.
- May 31 – Revolt of Ghent: Philip the Good, Duke of Burgundy, officially declares war on Ghent.
- June 18 – Pope Nicholas V issues the bull Dum Diversas, legitimising the colonial slave trade.
- October
- English troops under John Talbot, 1st Earl of Shrewsbury, land in Guyenne, France, and retake most of the province without a fight.
- Byzantine-Ottoman Wars – The Ottoman governor of Thessaly, Turakhan Beg, breaks through the Hexamilion wall for the fourth time and ravages the Peloponnese peninsula, to prevent the Byzantine Despotate of the Morea from assisting Constantinople during the final Ottoman siege of the imperial capital.[3]
Date unknown[edit]
- A major eruption of the South Pacific volcano Kuwae in Vanuatu has a subsequent global cooling effect (the eruption released more sulfate than any other event in the past 700 years).
- Portuguese navigator Diogo de Teive discovers the islands of Corvo and Flores in the Azores.
- Battle of Bealach nam Broig, a Scottish clan battle.
- April – Tarabya and Studius are taken by the Ottoman Empire in preparation for the assault on Constantinople, as are the Prince Islands, by the Ottoman fleet under Admiral Baltaoglu.
- April 2–May 29 – Siege and Fall of Constantinople: The Ottoman Sultan Mehmed the Conqueror ends the Byzantine (or Eastern Roman) Empire after more than a thousand years by capturing the capital, Constantinople (modern-day Istanbul). Mortars are perhaps used in battle for the first time in this action. The consequent closure of the traditional overland route from Western Europe to the Far East and need to identify new maritime routes leads to the Age of Discovery.
- May 22 – Partial lunar eclipse.
- May–June – Epibatos and Selymbria also fall to the Ottoman Turks after the final fall of Constantinople.
- July – Revolt of Ghent: Philip the Good, Duke of Burgundy, crushes the Ghent rebellion.
- July 17 – Battle of Castillon: The French under Jean Bureau defeat the English under the Earl of Shrewsbury, who is killed.
- October 19 – The Hundred Years' War comes to a close with the French recapture of Bordeaux, leaving the English retaining only Calais on French soil.
- February 4 – Beginning the Thirteen Years' War, the Secret Council of the Prussian Confederation sends a formal act of disobedience to the Grand Master and the citizens of Toruń rebel against the Teutonic Knights.
- March 6 – Casimir IV of Poland renounces allegiance to the Teutonic Knights.
- March 27 – Richard Plantagenet, Duke of York becomes Protector for the insane King Henry VI of England.
- April 9 – Treaty of Lodi: Francesco Sforza forms a triple alliance between the Duchy of Milan, the Republic of Florence and Kingdom of Naples.
- September 18 – Battle of Chojnice: The Polish army is defeated by a smaller but more professional Teutonic army during the Thirteen Years' War.
- December – King Henry of England having regained his sanity, the Duke of York is dismissed as Protector.
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- The press of Johannes Gutenberg (at Mainz on the Rhine) produces the first printed documents bearing a date.
- Isaac Zarfati sends a circular letter to Rhineland, Swabia, Moravia and Hungary, praising the happy conditions of the Jews under the crescent in contrast to the "great torture chamber" under the cross and urging them to come to Turkey.[1]
- Statutes of Nieszawa enacted in Poland.
- January 8 – Pope Nicholas V publishes Romanus Pontifex, an encyclical addressed to King Afonso V of Portugal, which sanctions the conquest of non-Christian lands, and the reduction of native non-Christian populations to 'perpetual slavery,' in direct contradiction to the 1537 bull Sublimus Dei of Pope Paul III, which forbade the enslavement of non-Christians.
- February 23 – The Gutenberg Bible is the first book printed with movable type.
- April 8 – Pope Calixtus III succeeds Pope Nicholas V as the 209th pope.
- Spring – The Wars of the Roses begin.
- May 1 – Battle of Arkinholm: Forces loyal to King James II of Scotland defeat the supporters of Earl of Douglas.
- May 22 – First Battle of St Albans: Richard, Duke of York, defeats and captures King Henry VI of England.
- July – Siege of Berat.
- May 18 – Second Battle of Oronichea (1456): Ottoman forces of 15,000 go to capture Albania but are met and swiftly defeated by Skanderbeg's smaller force.
- June 9 – Halley's Comet makes an appearance, as noted by the humanist scholar Platina.
- July 7 – A retrial acquits Joan of Arc of heresy 25 years after her death.
- July 21–July 22 – Battle of Nándorfehérvár (Belgrade): The Hungarians under John Hunyadi rout the Turkish army of Sultan Mehmed II. The noon bell ordered by Pope Callixtus III commemorates the victory throughout the Christian world (and hence is still rung).
- August 20 – Vladislav II, reigning Prince of Wallachia, is killed in battle by Vlad III Dracula, who succeeds him.
- October 17 – The University of Greifswald is established, making it the second oldest university in northern Europe (also for a period the oldest in Sweden and Prussia).
Date unknown[edit]
- Lazar Branković becomes despot of Serbia.
- Alvise Cadamosto discovers some of the Cape Verde Islands.
- Diogo Gomes reaches the Geba River in Guinea Bissau and explores the Gambia River.
- Emperor Zara Yaqob of Ethiopia founds the city of Debre Berhan.
- Muscovy and Novgorod Republic conclude the Treaty of Yazhelbitsy.
- February 24 – Charles VIII of Sweden is declared deposed. Archbishop of Sweden Jöns Bengtsson Oxenstierna and statesman Erik Axelsson Tott become co-regents of Sweden. The throne is then offered to Christian I of Denmark and Norway.
- April 12 – Ştefan cel Mare secures the throne of Moldavia, which he retains for the next 47 years.
- June 23 – Christian I is elected king of Sweden, ending the war between Sweden and Denmark and restoring the Kalmar union.
- September 2 – Battle of Ujëbardha: One of Skanderbeg's most important victories against the Ottoman army in the open field.
Date unknown[edit]
- The oldest printed book to carry a date, the Mainz Psalter, is published.
- Albert Ludwigs University of Freiburg is founded.
- Edo Castle is built by Ōta Dōkan in what is now Tokyo.
- After years of captivity and absence from the Ming throne, the Zhengtong Emperor of China is reinstated as the Tianshun Emperor.
- January 24 – Matthias I Corvinus becomes king of Hungary.
- August 19 – Pope Pius II succeeds Pope Callixtus III as the 210th pope.
- October 24 – King Afonso V of Portugal conquers Alcácer Ceguer in North Africa.[4]
Date unknown[edit]
- Magdalen College, Oxford, is founded.
- George of Podebrady becomes king of Bohemia.
- Luis Cadamosto discovers the first Cape Verde Islands.
- The Turks issue a decree to protect the Acropolis after they conquer Athens.
- The Jewish community is expelled from Erfurt (Germany), their houses are sold and the synagogue turned into an arsenal.[5]
- Major volcanic eruption from the Kuwae caldera in the Pacific Ocean.[6]
- September 23 – Wars of the Roses: Battle of Blore Heath in England: Yorkists under Richard Neville, 5th Earl of Salisbury defeat a Lancastrian force.
- October 12 – Wars of the Roses: Due to the advance of a royal force on his fortress of Ludlow, Richard Plantagenet, Duke of York, flees to Ireland, while his ally Richard Neville, Earl of Warwick, goes to Calais.
Date unknown[edit]
- The Wallachian town of Bucharest is first mentioned.
- The city of Jodhpur, in western India, is founded by Rao Jodha of Marwar.
- Richard Duke of York, Lord Lieutenant of Ireland, returns on a second visit to Ireland.[7] The Irish Parliament, meeting at Drogheda, upholds his authority against Henry VI and an English Act of Attainder.
Significant people[edit]
- ^ "Historic Sanctuary of Machu Picchu — UNESCO World Heritage Centre". UNESCO. 2006. Retrieved 9 December 2006.
- ^ Klooster, John W. (2009). Icons of invention: the makers of the modern world from Gutenberg to Gates. Santa Barbara, CA: ABC-CLIO. p. 8. ISBN 978-0-313-34745-0.
- ^ Setton, Kenneth M. (1978), The Papacy and the Levant (1204–1571), Volume II: The Fifteenth Century, DIANE Publishing, p. 146, ISBN 0-87169-127-2
- ^ Vasconcelos e Sousa, Bernardo. "História de Portugal" (in Portuguese) (4th ed.). p. 182.
- ^ Lemaître, Frédéric (19 September 2011). "Erfurt, ses juifs et l'UNESCO". Le Monde (in French). Retrieved 19 September 2011.
- ^ Connor, Steve (2014-07-07). "The history of the planet's biggest volcanic explosions - deep in the ice of Antarctica". The Independent (London). Retrieved 2014-07-07.
- ^ The Oxford Illustrated History of Ireland. Foster, RF. Oxford University Press, Oxford. 1989
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Valerie Tso has been murdered, apparently during a break-in, and Navajo Police Special Investigator Ella Clah is determined to find the killer—and fast. Valerie is the estranged mother of Boots, who takes care of Ella's daughter after school. Ella owes Boots a quick resolution to the case.
Unfortunately, things aren't as simple as they seem. A Bible verse on a scrap of paper left near the body reminds Ella of a string of murders of Navajo women she worked on in her FBI days. The killer was never found. Now he seems to be killing again, targeting the children of the women he murdered ten years ago.
Ella discovers that the earlier victims—and Valerie—had been lovers of Caleb Frank, a successful Navajo businessman. Once a member of Ella's father's congregation, Frank had believed that sinners had to be punished.
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I've gotta say, I really like the idea that Sinestra is not doing this of her own will, as it makes deathwing even more dispicible than he already was. Still, something about this bugs me. I read Day of the Dragon, it was my first warcraft book. Later, I read War of the Ancients. Day of the Dragon was fine in its own way, it established interesting characters that were used in later books (by better authors), and it layed the groundwork for official lore on such characters as the Kirin-Tor, the Dragonflights overall, Lorderon, and others, and in its own way was a good mystery novel, with the reader guessing along with Rhonin whether Deathwing and Krasus's goals were not one in the same. Rhonin only really got his 'designated hero' status in War of the Ancients, but he had to share the limelight with Malfurion, who was so out of character compared to WCIII and The Frozen Throne that it almost blotted out Tyrande's character derailment and the large number of Ret-Cons.
Here's what bothers me, in War of the Ancients, we have these new characters introduced with no in-game or print-media precedent: Broxigar Saurfang, Jarod Shadowsong, Hakkar the Houndmaster, Captain Varo'then, Ursol, Ursoc, Aveena, Aggamagan, and more minor ones such as Dresdel Stareye and the underused Lord Ravencrest. These are fine, it is acceptable to believe that a low-ranking officer of the Night-Elves would lead the army that would beat the Burning Legion, but it's still bothersome that it's nobody we knew beforehand, and is instead the sibling of an In-Game significant character. For that matter, a character with no in-game precedent goes and HARMS SARGERAS, and not a known hero already established in the cannon. With these books also came the fact that Sargeras's body was eventually Entombed in Suramar, the otherwise-unimportant home of Malfurion, Tyrande, and Illidan. Why is Sargeras buried there? No idea, Miev is surprised to see it too. How did Agewynn know it was there and why did she put sargeras there? No clue to that either.
And here comes Night of The Dragon, where we have a mysterious character, Lady Sinestra, only glimpsed briefly on Netherwing Ledge in Burning Crusade, makes a comeback...by kidnapping a nether-drake we've never heard of, gathering up the fragments of an artifact nobody's mentioned in years, creating a dragon that actually has an anagram of 'dragon' in its name, hiring the relative of SEVERAL established and beloved lore figures whom we've never had any indication of before, kill a passerby that's never been mentioned who happens to have an artifact with a very specific power unique to a creature not native to ANY world encountered in-game, said passerby has a friend who happens to have another artifact in the matched set (beacons of pure holy energy being like tableware for two, apparently), before the plot is resolved and the lore-significant villain is killed off by the newcomer, the underdeveloped lore figure and her adventure-magnet husbund who manage to broker a deal with an army of animals with no thumbs who think on the same level as a smart Murloc. Sorry for the giant run-on sentence, but it was required to convey how I felt as I read this. It's not that Rhonin and Vareesa are bad characters, its just that Richard Knaak can't seem to work inside continuity to resolve problems he creates.
For all we knew before Night of the Dragon, Lady Sinestra was a dragon working as an agent of deathwing doing power-brokering with the dragonmaw under illidan's nose, which would serve as the precursor to Deathwing's eventual ascension. Instead, she has a completely homebrewed plot that begins and ends in this stand-alone story that is only allowed to happen because of the existence of characters created for the purpose of this story, without which her plot would have never happened in the first place.
My suggestion? Instead of having the Netherdrake be Zzeraku, have it be Neltharaku. Instead of Zendarin, have it be Nek'rosh Skullcrusher, out for revenge and dominion as the 'true leader' of the Dragonmaw. Instead of a dranei and Iridi, have it be Isfar the Arakkoa bringing Terokk's artifacts to Azeroth where they won't be misused by the Channellers of Skettis. Essentially: WORK WITHIN THE SETTING, NOT AGAINST IT. This book is barely a year old and it's already had the ending Retconned. This is not good Storytelling, Knaak.
I definitely know I'll be downvoted for this, but it will bug me for the rest of the week if I don't say anything.
Your proposal to "fix" the "debacle" of Knack's work is to bring in these characters: the woefully obscure son of a long dead orc to fight for his rightful place in the Dragonmaw (which was second in command to the Warchief), the most notable and powerful nether dragon someone can find, and the minor quest giver from Outland who really doesn't do anything but point fingers in the direction the player needs to go (his brother was Darkweaver Syth, though! Don't you remember that guy!? He was a real FORCE in the story of Warcraft! Right? ... Right?).
For one thing, your Nek'rosh is dead - you'd have to retcon his entire existence. Have you seen him once since Cataclysm? No. He would've been in charge at Dragonmaw port. If not there, he would've still been a lvl 30 quest target in Wetlands. A far more likely scenario is that he actually was in charge at Dragonmaw Port until Overlord Mor'Ghor and the boys from Outland came home and killed him for accomplishing nothing in his entire life. But nothing was added for his character in the end. Blizzard just didn't want to mess with such a nothing character.
On to Neltharanku. What's your point with using him? Do you want more emotional impact by killing off the leader of the Netherwing? How would killing off a leader like that accomplish anything in the story, let alone making it a better story? You do realize that you would basically be doing the same thing as Knack did in "killing" off Sinestra: removing an interesting character in canon and removing any chance of plot progression for said character and anyone affiliated with him or her. Lore-important characters like Sinestra and Neltharanku always die in-game. Arthas, Malygos, Illidan, and even Anveena, whose entire existence was outside of the game until the Sunwell, all died in-game. Blizzard does not kill lore-significant characters like this in the books and comics.
Moving on, we have this character Isfar. He is by far the most obscure person you've suggested. His origins lie within a wholly different story than Deathwing's, plays no part in the events at Netherwing Ledge, and has ABSOLUTELY no reason to be in Azeroth anyway, let alone be in Grim Batol battling the minions of Deathwing. If he wanted to get away from these "Skettis Channelers," he would just hide in Shattrath, not Azeroth. That's what all exiles in Outland go to get away from their oppressors. While the priest does take a stretch to be there, at least she makes some sense in being there. Draenei are uncommon, but they are at least found on Azeroth. I have personally never seen one of Isfar's kind on Azeroth. The priest also embodies the Light - this acts as a foil to the Twilight Dragon's and Sinestra's powers. Besides, I seem to recall Isfar dealing out these "artifacts of Terokk" to random mercenaries. Care to explain that?
My first point, your moral of the story - Write within not against - completely contradicts your own suggestions. None of your suggested characters have any place in the book. You would have to retcon an entire story to bring in the orc and you would also have to write a huge backstory to bring a friendly, powerful, artifact-bearing arakkoa into our Mary band of merry Sues. What you propose is even worse than what Knack did. Please, don't get me started on your proposal of killing off Neltharanku. What you did was pull random characters out of your hat and try to apply them to a story written for different, specific characters. It doesn't work that way. Sorry, but it just doesn't.
My second point, my "moral-of-the-story," is while, yes, Knack does have quite a few shortcomings when it comes to his writing, he is an accomplished author - something likely none of the commenters here are. It is fine to express your dislike for his work. I've screamed "KNAAAAAAACK" myself. The only reason I'm writing this post is because our friend mibu here disrespected the man so far as to basically say, "You suck, Knack. Rewrite your whole book or get out! Here's how to make it better, btw." For one thing, mibu, hate to break it to you but your suggestions aren't any better, if not worse, than what is already established. On the other hand, I did agree with everything you wrote...until the last paragraph. I would not have even posted this if you hadn't added your obnoxious, all-capped sentence.
Continuing, I have personally only read Day of the Dragon, and I really don't plan on reading any more of Knack's books. I am writing this post is out of respect for Knack as a person, something everybody deserves. I just hate it when one person tells another person how to do something when they have no idea how to do it himself/herself. I know mibu was going for constructive criticism, but one needs to know what one is talking about when it comes to constructively criticizing a person.
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I agree with most of what you said, but please don't be a hypocrite.
I honestly do agree with everything else you said, I just felt the need to defend Knack as a writer. Believe it or not, I did upvote your post. Some of the things brought up are completely true, especially your last line. It just seemed sour after reading what came before it. Anyway, I've used up my one "Stand up for Knack" card for my lifetime, so no one needs to worry about me defending him anymore. Feel free to downvote.
I want to add something here, I have read other books by Knaak (outside of the WoW books), and I don't mind his writing style as much as some others. He has one additional problem not faced by many fantasy writers, when your writing inside of a world that was pre-designed by someone else, it limits your creativity.
I think using obscure or unknown characters, although having an effect on current lore, gives him more ability to mold a story the way he wants, rather then a copy and paste template of what is already known.
I don't think Knaak is the greatest, but he is working with what he has to try and create a more diversified story line. It would get old if only the characters that existed in WC1 were followed. The story would be all but over before it even began, this would have caused us to lose WC2 and onward to where we are today. Interest would have died very early on.
I think he is adding a new dynamic and making people think of some of the lesser heroes who have traveled the lands of Azeroth. Some of these lesser heroes in story lines have gone on to do much more then expected of them. *cough* Garrosh *cough* (wow never noticed how much his name sounds like bad phlegm)
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You're right Gana, those characters probably wouldn't work, and I was just pulling them out of my hat, though I still stand by my opinion that Nek'rosh would be a viable lore figure. And I did not mean to attack Knaak as a person, as he has a very pleasant demeanor in his interviews and I would definitely like a conversation with him. I am also all for the creation of new lore to get the story moving, there is just one problem I have with it.
Knaak is demonstrating a tendancy to create lore elements with little basis in what we have established. With the example of Hakkar the Houndmaster, he created a character with a personality, backstory, and motivation to be something of a first-teir antagonist for our fledgling heroes. This by itself is fine, but then he has Rhonin and Krasus react to killing him as though it was a significant event. The two of them knew about Hakkar, he had a history, it was common knowledge among mages that he fought in the Third War. Now, while this does give the world a feel of being bigger than we'd seen up to that point in the novels and games, it causes a bit of a problem in that Hakkar is significant only to the War of The Ancients trilogy. He goes unmentioned in World of Warcraft (which came out after WotA), was never put into WCIII, and we didn't even get an inkling as to what he might specifically be until Burning Crusade (Omar the Unscarred).
Examples like that and the Dranei's staff are Knaak's main problem. On their own, they seem like flavor, an expansion of the world we know. In a novel set in its own world, or even a Warcraft novel out of continuity, this would be fine, but it's not. This is a novel written to further the story of the Warcraft franchise, and it's clear Knaak did not take that into consideration. He wrote in one figure in lore only glimpsed once, gave her a backstory and personality (not complaining on that one, he did a good job there) and then had her be the driving force in a story that had potential, but ended before it could have any implications to the Warcraft universe as a whole. The characters killed off did not exist before this book, the villain's death was Retconned within a year of realtime, and little was accomplished outside of character development. It strikes me more as an episode of an 80's merchandise-driven cartoon like Transformers or G.I. Joe; Megatron and Cobra Commander come up with a scheme, Optimus and Joe find out about it the hard way, the villains cause some damage, but our heroes win in the end, entire cast forgets about how it started and will rarely reference it again (hence why Starscream stayed alive until the movie). Instead, the heroes remember that they faced an obstical and overcame it while the villains add a tally to the number of times they've been thwarted and go back to the drawing board on their next scheme.
That is what this felt like, an episode with little direct impact, but HUGE ramiffications for the warcraft story team to untangle later. Now they have to answer quesitons like: How did we not know about another Windrunner? Who is this nether-dragon and why should I care about him? Why didn't anybody gather up the demon soul after Deathwing fell? Are there lots of dranei artifacts that channel the power of the Naruu directly?
That is my problem with this book, and Knaak's writing in general. He seems to forget that he is writing for an extensive fanbase who are quick to point out inconsistancies, and he is not responsible for explaining the issues or placating the masses, whom I am a member of. When I read a story like this, or a weaker D&D novel that keeps pulling original characters and major lore figures together like this to solve the problem of the week, I just think about the poor bastards on the writing team who have to clean up the continuity mess later.
To answer one of your last points: I was not criticizing Knaak as a person, I was criticizing this particular peace of work as a VERY bad job with regards to continuity, and commenting how the worst problems with this particular work are reoccurring tropes in his writing as a whole.
THIS is the post where I attack him as a writer in general. =P
Working within an already established setting can be difficult for some people, but not everyone. Look at the -huge- amount of fanfiction, a good amount of which Blizzard's promoted and put on it's website, that works within the setting and doesn't kludge something together and create an obnixious overly powered character like Ronin. It's difficult for Knack, but not difficult for everyone, and I think it would do Blizzard good to find someone who it's not a problem for.


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Disaster Relief Update
Yesterday, the President joined with local leaders in New Jersey to tour the devastation that Hurricane Irene visited on communities in that state. He delivered a message to those suffering in the Garden State, and those in cities and towns up and down the East Coast hurt by the storm: "The entire country is behind you, and we are going to make sure that we provide all the resources that are necessary in order to help these communities rebuild."
This commitment to our neighbors in a time of need is one that crosses all boundaries of geography and political persuasion. As I wrote about on Thursday, it's precisely this bipartisan commitment to help our fellow Americans that has guided funding for disaster relief for decades. And it's what guided the Congress who included a provision in the Budget Control Act signed into law four weeks ago that allowed for the discretionary spending cap to be adjusted to fund disaster relief without an offset.
Last week, we told Congress that under this mechanism and as identified under existing law, there are approximately $5.2 billion in known disaster relief needs for fiscal year 2012 (covering enduring costs from previous disasters such as the tornadoes in Joplin, Missouri earlier this year), and that paying for Hurricane Irene will come on top of that. When I wrote that, we were still assessing what we would need for Irene.
Now, after working closely with FEMA and DHS officials in Washington and on the ground, we have an initial estimate of that cost. As of now, our preliminary assessment is that we will need roughly $1.5 billion in additional disaster relief funding through FY 2012 to help families and communities affected by this Hurricane. This roughly $1.5 billion estimate would help cover the uninsured losses families and communities have suffered – those damages that are not already covered by private insurance (under federal law, FEMA and other federal agencies cannot duplicate insurance and other private benefits).
The vast majority of that $1.5 billion will begin to be paid in the upcoming fiscal year that starts in less than four weeks. Congress is back in session tomorrow, and we will work with them to fund both the $5.2 billion needed for non-Hurricane Irene known disaster needs and the roughly $1.5 billion that we now estimate is needed for Irene through FY 2012 (as was the case with prior disasters, there also could be costs for future fiscal years).
With regard to the next couple of weeks, we are watching the situation closely. If additional funds are needed to get us through the closing days of this fiscal year, we will make sure that whatever resources are needed are provided. Guiding us is the steadfast commitment to make funds available in the amount and at the time they are needed. If resources are required for the last four weeks of FY 2011, we will explore all options to get it done.
It's also important to remember that while FEMA's Disaster Relief Fund is the pot of money that pays out individual disaster assistance benefits for survivors, and helps support states' long-term rebuilding of public infrastructure, other federal agencies, like the Small Business Administration, also provide their own separate funds to help families and businesses get back on their feet.
We are one country. A disaster in one corner is felt by Americans all across our land. That is why when it comes to taking care of our neighbors in need, we will not let politics get in the way and will do what is right to help them recover and rebuild.
Jack Lew is the Director of the Office of Management and Budget.
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Detroit Pistons (23-44)@
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Denver, CO (Sports Network) - J.R. Smith led eight Nuggets players in double- figures, scoring a season-high 31 points, as Denver dominated Detroit, 131-101, at the Pepsi Center.
Nene posted 18 points and 11 rebounds while Ty Lawson added 15 points and dished out 11 assists for Denver, which has won back-to-back games and five of six.
Chris Andersen added 14 points on 4-of-4 shooting and Raymond Felton scored 12 with six assists for the Nuggets, who swept the season series between these two teams.
"It wasn't a great defensive game but we did force 10 steals," Nuggets coach George Karl said. "We scored a lot of points off their mistakes, as long as we do that we will score enough points to win."
Chris Wilcox let the Pistons with 21 points in a reserve role while Richard Hamilton added 15 points as Detroit dropped its third-straight and fifth in six games.
Trailing 66-60 at the half, the Pistons came out strong to start the third and a Greg Monroe jumper 5 1/2 minutes in tied the game at 72. However, Gary Forbes' layup on the far end started a 21-2 Denver run that put the game away.
The Nuggets went 4-for-4 from beyond the arc in the run, and Felton's triple with 33.5 seconds remaining ended it, putting their lead at 93-74 entering the fourth.
"The lack of communication hurt," Pistons coach John Kuester said. "We talked about making adjustments but there were a number of times where guys didn't communicate."
The final quarter was never in contention as all of Detroit's starters watched from the bench.
Nene and Hamilton paced their respected teams with 10 points in the first quarter, however, the Nuggets shot 4-of-5 from three-point range to take a 33-28 lead after one. Denver took a 66-60 lead into the half after the back- and-forth second quarter.
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Further down the driveline, the billet-steel uprights are complete and the crew is waiting for the custom hub and carbon front brake assemblies from Mark Williams. Once they arrive, the crew will mount the uprights and install the CVs and driveshafts.
Finding the right wheels was a stumbling block until Norwood teamed with the folks at Bogart Racing Wheels. The unique size and offset the Norwood design dictates aren't available from any manufacturer as an off-the-shelf item. Bogart agreed to manufacture the wheels to Norwood's specifications and they're spectacular.
Two versions of the front wheels were developed. The first are 11 inches wide and will be used for the NHRA events. The NDRA versions are a massive 16 inches wide, taking advantage of the unlimited tire size regulations.
ElectronicsRado's new Celica is a fairly complex car in terms of electronically controlled or monitored systems. A multitude of sensors record everything from suspension movement and chassis flex to air/fuel ratios and individual cylinder knock.
The heart of the system is Motec's M880 engine management ECU. The capabilities of the high-end Motec systems have made them a requirement in many forms of motorsports-Norwood refuses to use anything else.
"The ability to datalog so many functions is crucial," says Norwood. "When you combine the M880 with the Motec dash, you have a massive amount of processing power. We have the ability to look at just about every mechanical, electrical and hydraulic function on the car. If we have a problem, we can hone in on it quickly and get it fixed. It's easy when you know exactly what's going on at any given time."
Norwood has spent a lot of time tuning with various engine management systems. Motec tops his list. Says Norwood, "It works. Plain and simple. Many systems will struggle to control big injectors, but using the Motec boxes I can make a car fitted with 1600cc injectors idle like your mom's minivan. The software is easy to use and the definition of the maps is excellent. Tuning with the Motec is a dream."
The Celica is also fitted with Motec's CDI 8 ignition unit. Compact, powerful but also not inexpensive, the Motec CDI unit is worth the additional cost to Norwood. There are some powerful boxes on the market but Norwood says they're either unreliable or cause so much RF interference that the system is constantly dogged by problems. The Motec CDI outperforms them all and is capable of producing a much hotter spark. We'll go into much deeper detail on the capabilities of the Motec M880 in a future article that will focus on the testing and tuning of the NORAD Celica.
Norwood is just as enthusiastic about the capabilities of the J&S knock control system. Unique in its ability to monitor each individual cylinder for detonation, the J&S system will also trim the timing for each cylinder. By allowing the tuner to run much closer to the edge of detonation, the J&S is a sensible safeguard.
"Once you've set up the system, you can forget about knock," explains Norwood. If there's too much timing or one cylinder is running warmer than the rest, the system will retard the ignition timing on that cylinder just enough to be safe. The J&S system is like an insurance policy that buys you a little more room to play with.
At the time of writing the NORAD crew finished the Mil-spec harness, and the dry-cell Odyssey battery is ready to be installed.
With just a few weeks to go, Norwood and his crew have their hands full. The lights will burn late into the night at the NORAD facility as they finish the construction phase. Our next articles will focus on the testing, tuning and race debut of this amazing project.


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Frequently Asked Questions
Frequently Asked Questions
What is being renovated?
The 1928 library building—West Campus's original library, designed by the Horace Trumbauer architectural film—and its 1948 addition, including the Gothic Reading Room and Biddle Rare Book Room, will be renovated. This space, located at the heart of Duke's West Campus, is home to the David M. Rubenstein Rare Book & Manuscript Library.
When will the building close for renovation work?
The 1928 and 1948 portions of the library will close for renovation in stages to allow for the relocation of staff, faculty, and collection materials.
- The David M. Rubenstein Rare Book & Manuscript Library's current reading room will relocate and the Biddle Rare Book Room will close in December 2012. Read more about researching at the Rubenstein Library during the renovation.
- Political Science department faculty members with offices in Perkins Library will move temporarily to Paul M. Gross Hall in the spring of 2013.
- The Breedlove Room and Gothic Reading Room will remain open until May 11, 2013.
When will the Rubenstein Library reopen?
The renovations will be complete and the 1928 and 1948 buildings will reopen as the brand-new David M. Rubenstein Rare Book & Manuscript Library in the summer of 2015.
What will happen to the Biddle Rare Book Room suite?
The Rubenstein Library's Biddle Rare Book Room suite and its furnishings, a gift from Mary Duke Biddle, are included in the renovation project. The renovations will preserve the character of the rooms, but will allow for the rooms to be open to the public as permanent exhibition space. New state-of-the-art shelving and exhibit cases will allow for Rubenstein Library treasures to be displayed safely and securely.
During the renovation, the Biddle Rare Book Room will be completely emptied of books, furniture, and objects. The room itself will not be open to the public after December 17, 2012. Some books will move to the stacks area of our temporary swing space, and some will go to the Library Service Center (LSC).
The Audubon volumes will not be on display during the renovation, but patrons will be allowed to request to view them in the Rubenstein Library reading room (with 48 hour notice). After the renovation is complete, there will be a permanent display of at least one Audubon volume in the Biddle Exhibition Galleries.
What will happen to the Gothic Reading Room?
The Gothic Reading Room is also included in the renovation project. Renovations will preserve the character of the room—which author William Styron, '47 called his "sanctuary"—so that it continues to be a comfortable and inviting space for studying and campus events. The Gothic Reading Room will close to the public after May 11, 2013.
Where are all the books and manuscripts going?
The current stacks of the Rubenstein library will be completely renovated, requiring the removal of all books and manuscripts that are currently stored in this location. During the renovation, most of the Rubenstein materials will join collection material already stored in the Library Service Center (LSC). The renovation project will create a new storage core in the building that will have excellent temperature and relative humidity control; we will return as many books and manuscripts to that core as possible when the renovation is completed.
I would like to arrange a visit to the Rubenstein Library for my class or my community group. Will this be possible during the renovation?
Yes! Our temporary space will have a dedicated room for instruction sessions and group presentations. We will be happy to welcome Duke University classes, classes from other schools and universities, and community groups. Please send an e-mail via our "Ask a Question" web form to connect with a Research Services librarian who will work with your class or group.
Rubenstein Library staff will not be able to accommodate instruction sessions or group visits from December 17, 2012 through February 17, 2013, as we will be devoting our time to safely moving our collections.
Will I still be able to reserve the Biddle Rare Book Room, the Gothic Reading Room and the Breedlove Room for events and meetings?
No. These rooms are included in the renovation project.
- The Biddle Rare Book Room suite will close for renovation on December 17, 2012.
- The Gothic Reading Room and the Breedlove Room will close for renovation on May 11, 2013.
These rooms will not be available for events or meetings until after the completion of the renovation. They will reopen in the summer of 2015.
What will happen to the Perkins Gallery, the Rare Book Room Hallway Cases, and the Photography Gallery?
The Duke University Libraries will continue limited exhibition programming during the renovation.
- The Rare Book Room Hallway Cases will stop exhibiting collection materials in June 2012.
- The Photography Gallery will end its exhibit programming in December 2012.
- The Perkins Gallery will have exhibits until the spring of 2013.
There may be possibilities for mini-exhibits or non-traditional exhibits during the 2013-2015 renovation period. For more information, contact Meg Brown, exhibits librarian, at firstname.lastname@example.com.
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