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TheStreet) -- U.S. stocks made up losses late in the day Friday, ending mostly flat, as investors watched signs of gridlock in talks on the so-called fiscal cliff. Consumer spending fell as incomes were little changed, prompting a decline in equities earlier in the day.The Dow Jones Industrial Average added 3 points, or 0.02%, at 13,025. The blue-chip index was up by 6.5% in 2012 before the session began, and gained 0.12% for this week. Losers outnumbered gainers 16 to 13. Big decliners included Microsoft (MSFT), Caterpillar (CAT), DuPont (DD) and Merck (MRK). Wal-Mart (WMT), Home Depot (HD) and Johnson & Johnson (JNJ) edged higher. The S&P 500 ticked up 0.23 points, or 0.02%, at 1,416. The index added 0.5% for the week. The Nasdaq fell 2 points, or 0.06%, at 3,010, and jumped 1.46% over the past five sessions. The stronger sectors in the broad market were utilities, energy and consumer non-cyclicals. The weaker sectors included consumer-cyclicals, transportation, technology, health care and basic materials. Volume was a mere 3.71 billion shares on the Big Board and 2.04 billion shares on the Nasdaq. "I think we do ultimately get kind of a deal on the fiscal cliff," said Joanna Shatney, head of research and portfolio manager at Schroders' U.S. large-cap equity team. "It becomes more of a gentle slope rather than a cliff." "The president and Democrats publicly commented in the last few days they're trying to incorporate fiscal spending cuts and tax increases all in one plan," she said. "I think there are probably two scenarios: One is that we come to some sort of near-term compromise and then come together to negotiate again sometime in '13. That's probably most likely. "We're assuming for next year for the fiscal cliff or the slope, as I'm calling it now, is that government spending ends up being between a 2 and 3 percentage point drag on GDP, but we've been dealing with government spending drags on the GDP for a couple of years now. So I think it'll be a scenario where GDP growth is modest and definitely below potential, but that still fits in with a modest growth picture for next year." President Barack Obama used his speech on Friday at a K'nex toy factory in Hatfield, Pa., to get a leg up on House Republicans and others who have resisted his calls for tax increases on the wealthiest 2% of income earners and capital gains and dividend taxes to raise revenue in a new budget. House Speaker John Boehner, meanwhile, said Friday that there has been a stalemate in the talks with the White House, emphasizing that increasing tax rates is the wrong approach that draws money away from the U.S. economy and is something that small business owners can't afford. He also said that loopholes to getting rid of special interest deductions should be closed and that there needs to be a balanced approach in the negotiations that also cuts spending. A bright spot for the markets Friday was the approval of the Greek debt deal by German lawmakers. The German Parliament on Friday gave the green light, by a vote of 473-100, for a deal assembled by European finance ministers earlier this week to reduce Greece's debt burden to 124% of GDP by 2020. The approval helps open the path to unlocking €44 billion in financial aid to Greece and helps prevent the country from sliding into bankruptcy and potentially leaving the eurozone. On the U.S. data front, the Bureau of Economic Analysis said Friday that personal income was flat in October after rising 0.4% in September, while personal spending fell 0.2% after increasing 0.8%. Economists expected personal income to rise 0.2% and personal spending to be flat. Core prices ticked up 0.1% after rising by 0.1% the prior month. Economists predicted an increase of 0.2%. "This is a disappointing report even if adjusting for Sandy in terms of spending and income with another benign read on core inflation," said David Ader, a strategist at CRT. "Here we are daunted by the flat gain in disposable income with real disposable income down 0.1% an up a mere 1.2% year-over-year. Think about this in the context of higher taxes in 2013." Meantime, the Chicago PMI Index showed a rise to 50.4 in November from 49.9 in October, snapping a two-month contraction in the manufacturing sector in the Chicago region. Economists were expecting a rise to 50.5. Gold for February delivery shed $16.80 to settle at $1,712.70 an ounce at the Comex division of the New York Mercantile Exchange, while January crude oil contracts added 84 cents to close at $88.91 a barrel. The benchmark 10-year Treasury rose 1/32 to dilute the yield to 1.616%. The dollar was off 0.10%, according to the U.S. dollar index. In corporate news, Zynga (ZNGA) and Facebook (FB) modified the terms of their partnership. Zynga disclosed in a regulatory filing that it will no longer have to display Facebook ads or use Facebook payments on its own Zynga.com properties. Facebook will be permitted to develop its own games under the new partnership. Zynga shares erased 6.1%. Zumiez (ZUMZ) shares tumbled after the specialty retailer gave a disappointing outlook on Thursday and quarterly revenue came in below analysts' forecasts. The stock shed 0.34%. Splunk (SPLK), the software company, was up 0.73%. The company gave fourth-quarter revenue guidance on Thursday that was above Wall Street estimates. Citigroup's (C) trading and investment-banking division plans to cut 150 more jobs and shrink bonuses by as much as 10%, Bloomberg reported, citing two people with direct knowledge of the decisions. The shares dipped 1.82%. Tellabs (TLAB), which is engaged in designing and marketing equipment and services to communications services providers, declared a special cash dividend of $1 a share and appointed Daniel Kelly as chief executive. Shares surged 20%. Yum! Brands (YUM - Get Report), whose famous restaurant brands include KFC, Pizza Hut and Taco Bell, saw its shares tumble 9.9% after the company forecast a decline of 4% for same-store fourth-quarter sales in China and reconfirmed a full-year 2012 EPS growth forecast of at least 13%, or $3.24 a share, which fell short of the average analyst's prediction. 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"Camping is defined as getting away from an urban area, and enjoying nature, spending one or two nights in a location. As such, the phrase urban camping contradicts itself. Urban camping informally and unexpectedly revealed itself in examples such as parents camping out in front of a school to enroll their kids of Harry Potter Fans camping in front of a store to buy the newest release," writes IEA of their inspiration for the project.
According to IEA, renewed interest in traveling has led to a rising demand for low-budget accommodations – which really makes sense when you consider the more frugal times we're living in. The vertical campsites were installed in Copenhagen, Denmark as part of the Outcities project last year and we're hoping that they'll come to a city near us soon!
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March 30, 2011 at 11:18 am
From looking at the way the levels overlap each other, I can see the value of vertical camping – more sites in less horizontal space. This seems like a great way to expand for campgrounds that have run out of land – rather than buying more land which may or may not be adjacent to the current property, the campground can expand vertically!
September 27, 2010 at 11:18 pm
Absolutly, this is nice urban camping concept. But, I think, the design just for camping experience not for fundamental green structure.
Moreover, I also agreed with eluzyon that we can move the activity from sky to greenyard, but not at all. While the true of metropolian life is limit-space-living then it sound hard to have the private greenyard, except the day in public park.
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Sure it's cool… but they could also camp in the grass near by… so, who want's to calculate the carbon footprint of all the materials fabrication and transportation, etc etc etc ?
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I've got a Syncrowave 300 that I'm looking to put up for sale. Problem is that while trying to compare prices I'm finding numbers that are all over the map! Now, I know that different options and what not, but even looking at similar models as mine are coming up with quite a variation. Here's what I've got:
Like I said... a big, old 300. The serial number is HJ124373 so it puts it from 1978. It has a pulser (that works awesome), recently rebuilt foot control, ground and positive cable, and is wired for 220v. I used it mostly for TIG and I used a WP20 and a homemade cooler... not including it with the sale though. As far as condition, I put it in really good condition but it looks a little goofy because someone tried to repaint the control panel at some point. I've kept it clean by taking the covers off twice a year to blow everything out.
The numbers I'm finding are anywhere from about $900 to $2500. I haven't found any for sale locally and my local welder suppliers have given me numbers from $1000 to $2000. Should I just start in the middle and hope for the best? Anyhow, thanks everyone for any input.
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Suppose you advertise it for $1500 and the first guy who comes along says " OK ". You have to wonder ... " that was too easy, I wonder if he would have paid more had I asked for it. "
You've done the right thing in researching it, included options are important but even more important is condition. How does yours look?
A clean unit with no options may bring more than a fully optioned unit that looks like it was dragged through a quarry behind an excavator.
If I were selling it I would recondition it as much as I could WITHOUT doing any repaint work. I always think new paint is hiding old problems.
Then I would price it on the high side, after all you can always accept a lower offer but it's kind of hard to raise the price on someone who jumps on your first price.
I just sold an old complete O/A setup that I have not fired up in two years. When I bought it from Craigs List four years ago I paid $250 for it. I would have been happy to get my original $250 back so thinking I would get beat up in negotiations I advertised it for $500.00. The first guy to come, out looked at it and says " I'll take it! " and handed me $500.00.
He told me " I am a contractor and one those occasions when I am in need of a torch it often times costs me $500.00 or more to have a guy come on site. I would have paid you more if you had asked for more! "
After we loaded it up I had to take a shot at him so I said ... " I think I did pretty good, I paid $250.00 for it and sold it to you for $500.00 "
He laughed, and we chatted a bit more. I ended up with his business card and a potential customer for any more construction related gear I come across!
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The control panel has been repainted... mostly. In the light of my shop, it looks a little spotty.
Everything was taped off and painted around. Not sure why it was done... came that way. Otherwise, no real dents besides a few little dings here and there.
Thanks for the info! I haven't posted it up for sale just yet but I was thinking somewhere around $1800 for it.
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Hmm... trying to sell this old girl isn't going as well as I had originally hoped. I started at $1800 and now dropped to $1600 with hopes of sparking some interest... pun intended. I've got it up on CraigsList in two cities close to me but no replies yet. I went back and talked to my local welder supply and they don't want it or know anyone who would right off hand.
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Put it on eBay 0 dollars start with a reserve on it oh and local pick up only u will be surprised on what knocks on your door good luck I just put my dial arc 250 hf-p up for sale for 1500 its water cooled and selling it complete


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THIS RECIPE IS AMAZING! The only bad thing about it was that people didn't believe me when I said that I made them myself. However, I did change the recipe a little by adding an extra 1/4 cup of sugar. As a little tip, I recommend that you put the dough in the freezer, instead of the refrigerator. Also, because the dough is somewhat sticky, I put ALOT of flour on the countertop before trying to roll it out.
I can't review this fairly because I followed one reviewers advice and upped the sugar and butter. The cookies were way too buttery and spread all over the sheet. I definitely would not us 1 and 1/2 cups butter. WAAAAAY too much.
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I made these cookies yesterday for my children for a snack at school and they were a big hit. The whole house smelled of sugar and butter while the cookies were baking. One of my daughters teachers even commited to her how good the cookies looked and the smell of the cookies. I did however, follow the advice of some of the reviewers I used 2 1/2 cups of sugar and 1 1/2 cups of real butter. I added cinnamon , instead of the vanalla. Also I put the cookie dough in the frig over night. Floured my board alot, dough was a little sticky. And the dough rolled out great. I kept the oven tem. at the suggested 325, but I cooked the cookies for only 10 min. First 5 min.on the top rack and then 5 min. on the bottom rack. The cookies turned out a light golden color that were crisp on the out side edge and soft on the inside. I made the cookies thicker that what was suggested. I was able to make 36 heart shaped cookies from the dough. This recipe is a keeper.
This one will definately replace my old recipe, but they are not quite Mrs. Fields, I don't think. They are soft, yet firm enough to handle while decorating, and they really have a nice flavor. I think this is because this recipe does not call for shortening. I also think the trick to making these cookies the best they can be is: refridgerate till hard (1 hr 1/2), roll them out quickly, and maintain a 1/4 inch thickness. I rolled them out on parchment paper and then removed the scraps of dough around the cut outs. Then I placed my parchment on a baking stone. Add two minutes to your first batch, if using a stone.
The cookies turned out great; not too sweet, and the perfect soft texture. I did have a little trouble rolling them out, next time I'll sandwich the dough between wax paper sheets to keep it from sticking.
These cookies were very easy to make and taste great. I added a sprinkle of cinnamon and nutmeg into the flour mixture for a little extra flavour. I made the second batch of cookies about twice as thick as recommended and baked them at 350 for 13 minutes and they were nicer than the thinner ones. This dough is a bit sticky, so a well-floured surface, rolling pin, and cookie cutters is a must!
this is by far the best sugar cookie i have ever tasted! not even my husband could believe that i made them, since i am not a very good baker. easy enough to make and definatley worth the taste! thanks for sharing i will use this recipe for all of my sugar cookies like the halloween ones i will make today!!
This is a good recipe. I added an extra 1/4 cup of sugar - the original didn't taste sweet enough to me. Roll them out thick and under-cook them just a bit. Also, they taste alot better with frosting. (But what doesn't)!!
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Lizz Goergl provided herself with the perfect run into the Winter Olympics in winning the Altenmarkt Zauchensee World Cup Downhill. Since winning the World Championship two years ago Goergl admits that she has had a tough time and this had also seen her start number drop down. With Anna Fenninger leading in the finish ahead of Maria Hoefl-Riesch, Goergl secured another clean sweep of the podium when she came down from 28 to win the race.
Kajsa Kling was the first of the HEAD World Cup Rebels to push the limit but a mistake cost the Swedish racer dearly. Julia Mancuso was the next up and after a difficult start to the season, Mancuso now feels that she is heading in the right direction: "It is good to be with a second of the leaders; it makes me feel that I can win again," she said after the race.
With the course starting to be shrouded in darkness, Maria Hoefl-Riesch was the first of the top seeds to attack the course. The tall German flirted with the leading times all the way down and then nailed the last section and landed the jump at the finish before crossing the line with a healthy lead. Never having taken a podium here before, Hoefl-Riesch admitted that she was starting to like Altenmarkt now!
Having won the only training run, Anna Fenninger knew how to go fast on the track. Although the weather had softened things up a little, Fenninger felt that the course conditions were perfect. With each split the crowd in the finish roared with approval as the lead grew. Yet as she came through the final section speed was jettisoned and she crossed the line with just seven hundredths of a second advantage over Hoefl-Riesch. But it was the lead.
With Marianne Kaufman-Abderhalden having to attack the course in the aftermath of Fenninger taking the lead, the Swiss HEAD World Cup Rebel challenged and slotted in to seventh place.
Lizz Goergl is one that can never be counted out and a devastatingly fast third split was the basis for her taking the lead. Goergl was clean and fast through the final section and crossed the line to take the win. Afterwards she admitted that she almost had tears in her eyes, it was that emotional for her.
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Catholic Daughters of the Americas Joan of Arc Court No. 428 met Dec. 10 in the parish hall after Mass celebrated by the Rev. Ken Halbur.
Lunch was served by the officers, which consisted of a pie bar.
Vice Regent Retta Ripperger led the opening prayer followed by the Pledge of Allegiance.
The minutes were read. Kathy Tapken made a motion to approve the minutes, and Irene Ripperger seconded it.
The treasurers report was then given, and I. Ripperger made a motion to approve this report, and Arlene Carlson seconded it.
It was reported there are 39 members.
The National Convention of the Catholic Daughters will be held in Billings, Mont. If anyone has an interest in going, let Regent Betty Baker know.
There was discussion about donating to CD of A national projects. Djane Collins made a motion to send $100 for the national projects, and members chose the top five to send to. I. Ripperger seconded this motion and motion carried.
The was no new business to discuss.
There was also no old business to discuss.
Carolyn Downing won the half and half. The charity cup had $5.
The meeting was adjourned followed by a gift exchange.
Creston TOPS 1338 met 5 p.m. Dec. 23 at the United Methodist Church. Eight members weighed in with Carol Sheldahl as best weekly loser, and Sandy Oswald as runner-up.
The TOPS pledge was led by leader Anna Thompson. Minutes were read by Marisue Lewis. Squares was won by Sandy Oswald, and fines went to the treasury. Sandy Oswald gave the program on "Top Ten Dietary Myths" from a recent TOPS magazine. Loser Lotto squares were signed. Food and paper products which had been brought by members were delivered to MATURA.
The Red Can Challenge was to prepare a menu for two days next week.
On Dec. 30, TOPS 1338 met with seven members attending. The majority survived the holiday time with losses for the week. Diana Loomis was the best loser, and Monica Belew in second place. For the month of December, Shellie Sullivan was the best loser, and Carol Sheldahl was in second place.
The business meeting was conducted by Anna Thompson. Minutes from the last meeting were read, and the treasurer's report was given by Alice Brown. Thanks from MATURA were relayed by Diana Loomis who had delivered contributions from the club.
The Red Can Challenge is to keep a diary for four days this coming week. Squares was won by Neoma Davis, and fines went to Sandy Oswald.
Shellie Sullivan is to have the program next week. The next meeting is to be a "no gain" meeting. The closing time was spent sharing about Christmas activities.
Best losers for Dec. 9 were Shellie Sullivan and Anna Thompson. Diana Loomis had the best loss for Dec. 16, but was not eligible for winning the fines.
Each meeting is open to anyone interested in weight loss. More information may be obtained by calling 782-2760 or 782-2686.
Creston Lions Club
Creston Lions Club met 6:30 p.m. Tuesday at The Pizza Ranch. President Jodi Johnson opened the meeting with leading the Pledge of Allegiance. Delmer Brown gave the invocation. Jerry Thomsen introduced guest speaker Tom Lesan.
After the meal, Lesan, vice president of Southwestern Community College, told about the new dormitories being built on campus. Lesan also spoke about how technology affects current faculty and college level education.
In a separate subject, Lesan told about his personal involvement in the High Lakes Outdoor Alliance Shooting Range located at the north end of Three Mile Lake. Local shooting teams and those from other locations are making use of the range.
During the business meeting, the minutes of the Dec. 10 board of directors meeting were approved. The most recent finance report was reviewed. A thank you for the club's donation to the Leader Dogs for the Blind was read. The annual spud supper fundraising project to be held Feb. 27 was discussed. Future plans for the KidSight project also was discussed. Dean Brant thanked Lions members who helped with the community Christmas baskets by helping prepare and deliver them. The members approved furnishing a gift basket as a fundraiser on the state level.
Lions Board of Directors will meet 7 a.m. Tuesday at Adams St. Espresso. There will be a club meeting at noon Jan. 21 at The Pizza Ranch. Johnson declared the meeting adjourned.
Ladies Lakeshore Auxiliary
Ladies Lakeshore Auxiliary met Wednesday.
Canasta winners were Wanda Nash, first; Gwen Sandeman, second; and Connie Bailey, third.
Barb Bills won the door prize.
Sandeman will be hostess for cards and chatter Jan. 15.


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Hey guys,
A couple years ago, I had a job offer to make several thousand various size brackets for a fellow & a lot of future work. I did some web searching & found this Handi-Bend on one of the shop sites. You can see the price as it was then. Their unit could handle up to 10"W material. I didn't need anything that large, so I designed & fabbed mine to take up to 4" W material. I got into the residual cutoff pieces box & started digging for the material I needed. Yup....found it all. This project needs a lathe & mill, so if you don't have one, you'll have to find someone to trade some services for. The only parts I bought were the return springs. I have a couple projects I will post to show how useful this unit is & the ease to bend up to 1/4". Here's some pics.
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That looks similar to the unit Nick (Monte) made.
Nice work Denny,
I like the design, I only wish I had a mill. But I don't so I am looking at everything I can find and going to try to take the best of each and get one made with out a mill.
Denny, off the top of your head, whats the thickest you have bent so far?
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i made one of these after a guy posted a sticky on how to build one on yellowbullet...very handy and can be made for cheap especially if you have access to a lathe and mill...i have peanuts into mine...


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MOUNT AYR — Creston rebounded from a two-point halftime deficit to outscore host Mount Ayr 34-14 in the second half on the way to a 52-34 championship game victory in the Raiderette Tipoff Tourney Tuesday night.
After battling foul trouble in the first half and trailing 20-18 at the break, Creston bolted to a 35-25 lead in a 17-5 third quarter. Junior guard Chelcee Downing had two 3-pointers and eight points in the third-quarter flurry.
The first one stretched a 29-22 lead to 10 points at 32-22, and she followed with another for a 35-22 advantage late in the period.
After Mount Ayr closed it to seven at 37-30, senior Brianna Maitlen came up with one of her game-high six steals and was fouled in the process. Her two free throws and then a nifty fast-break pass from Natalie Mostek to Zaidy Frank racing toward the basket pushed it to 41-30 with only 4:40 to play.
Crucial threes
"We went cold, and they hit a couple threes that were just daggers for us and came at a good time for them," said Mount Ayr coach Thad Streit. "Creston is physical. That's the conference they play in. It was good for us. You learn more from a loss than beating somebody bad."
Creston coach Larry McNutt said his team couldn't get a flow going in a foul-plagued first half. At intermission, Creston had eight fouls to Mount Ayr's three, and two players had two fouls each.
"We played most of the second quarter without two starters (Frank and Mostek) on the court," McNutt said. "Tonight, more than anything, needed to be about defense. Natalie does a good job on ball pressure. She's long, and she moves well."
McNutt said the Panthers did a better job of attacking Mount Ayr's sagging man-to-man defense in the second half.
"Downing hit a three when it was about a three-point game and gave us a little distance," McNutt said. "We had some shots go in at crucial times."
Interior defense
Mount Ayr 6-foot post player Taylor Still, who scored 30 points the night before against Lamoni, had a team-high 21 Tuesday, but they were hard-earned points. Maitlen earned praise for her hustling defense against the taller opponent.
"Bri did a good job using her quickness," McNutt said. "Taylor Still is a good player and Bri did a good job of fronting her. They didn't throw the lob on us. We gave some weak side help."
Downing was named player of the game for her 13-point effort. Maitlen had a team-high 14 points, Frank added 12 and Mostek chipped in 11 in a balanced attack. For the game, Creston was 13-of-14 at the free throw line, which helped overcome 33 percent shooting from the field.
Mount Ayr wasn't a lot better at 35 percent, and struggled with 35 turnovers. Paige Daughton, who scored five points, received Tuesday's player of the game plaque.
The event was part of the Coaches vs. Cancer program, and several fundraising activities raised more than $1,300 for cancer research, according to athletic director Delwyn Showalter. The Mount Ayr players and coaches wore pink in honor of cancer awareness.
Both teams face strong opponents in their next action Monday, as Mount Ayr travels to Murray and Creston faces Class 4A No. 2-ranked Winterset in the Panthers' home opener.
MOUNT AYR (34) — Taylor Still 8 5-8 21, Paige Daughton 2 1-3 5, Hannah Fletchall 1 1-2 3, Brook Rychnovsky 1 0-0 3, Caitlin Giles 1 0-1 2. Totals — 13 7-14 34. 3-point goals — 1-3 (Rychnovsky 1). FG shooting — 13-37 (35 percent). Team fouls — 12. Fouled out — Ashton Johnson.
CRESTON (52) — Brianna Maitlen 5 4-4 3 14, Chelcee Downing 5 0-0 13, Zaidy Frank 4 4-4 12, Natalie Mostek 4 3-4 11, Sadie Jones 0 2-2 2. Totals — 18 13-14 52. 3-point goals — 3-10 (Downing 3). FG shooting — 18-54 (33 percent). Rebounds — 28 (Maitlen 8, N. Mostek 8, Frank 7.). Assists — 12 (Baker 7, N. Mostek 4). Steals — 15 (Maitlen 6, Downing 3, Jones 2). Team fouls — 17. Fouled out — None.
Mt. Ayr — 13 20 25 34
Creston — 10 18 35 52
O-M falls
Free throw shooting hampered Orient-Macksburg In a 39-35 defeat against Lamoni Tuesday in the consolation game.
O-M outscored the Lady Demons 30-28 from the field, but went only 5-18 at the line to Lamoni's 11-21.
Morgan James was named O-M's player of the game with 10 points (two 3-pointers), six assists and three steals. Gabby Jenkins helped inside Tuesday with eight points as Chrystal Patten missed with an ACL knee injury suffered Monday night. Her status is undetermined until a physician's exam on Friday.
Shyla Waldhauser added nine points and four rebounds Tuesday.
"The game was back and forth right up to the end," coach Kelli Goodale said. "Our girls showed some potential tonight, which I hope to see continually improve as we get farther into our season."
Orient-Macksburg (35) — Morgan James 10, Shyla Waldhauser 9, Gabby Jenkins 8, Shannon Eads 6, Jasmine Ruckman 2. 3-point goals — James 2. Free throws — 5-18. Rebounds — Jenkins 8, Eads 7. Steals — James 3, Ruckman 2. Assists — James 6, Ruckman 5. Team fouls — 15. Halftime score — Lamoni 18, O-M 17.
Lamoni (39) — Kyra Stevenson 14, Brittany Larsen 9, Laura Jaeger 6, Sidnee Smith 5, Cassadie Cox 3, Bailey Bjorland 1, Leegan Rowland 1. 3-point goals — None. Free throws — 11-21. Team fouls — 15.
Caitlin McIlravy and Alli Thomsen each scored 12 points to lead Creston to a 38-17 victory over Mount Ayr in the Raiderette Tipoff Tourney Tuesday night.
Camryn Somers had six points, five rebounds and three steals for the Panthers in their opener, while Jenna Taylor added four points and a team-high eight rebounds.
"This was a good game for us to see where we were at as a team," said coach Mallory Peterson. "Our post players did a great job down low. We have to work on getting the ball inside to them when it's there. When we got settled, we started moving the ball well and getting good, open looks. Overall, this was a good win for our first game out."
Creston (38) — Caitlin McIlravy 12, Alli Thomsen 12, Camryn Somers 6, Jenna Taylor 4, Sydney Dunphy 2, Becca Ross 2. 3-point goals — None. Free throws — 4-7. Rebounds — 17 (Taylor 8, Somers 5, Dunphy 3). Steals — 8 (Somers 3, Thomsen 3). Team fouls — 12.
Mount Ayr (17) — Scoring not available.


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its a good logo for a hotel chain maybe
Just beat those Stinking JETS
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LOL sorry didnt know. I can name 5 teams that have a name and no image that actual logo. "Jets"
I'd light anything on fire that had that logo on it TBH


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A Washington, D.C., man has been charged with attempted murder after allegedly stabbing two men in the head and neck Saturday morning at a Waldorf restaurant.
Surveillance footage showed Ricardo Anthony Davis, 45, and a friend standing at a table inside the WOW Cafe & Wingery restaurant in the Waldorf Marketplace shopping center around 1 a.m. when two other men walked up behind them, according to charging papers.
After exchanging some words, one of the men, 37, of Washington, D.C., punched Davis� friend in the face three times, the papers state.
Davis retaliated by pulling a knife and stabbing the other man, 40, of Suitland in the neck, court records state.
The victims tried to leave the restaurant, but Davis followed them to the exit and stabbed the District man in the back of the head, the records state. The footage then shows Davis hiding the knife underneath a floor mat near the exit.
Both of the stabbing victims left the restaurant holding their wounds and reported the stabbings to Cpl. Calvin Roberts of the Charles County Sheriff�s Office, who was off-duty and working a part-time security job at the restaurant, charging documents state.
Roberts noticed both men were bleeding profusely — the Suitland man appeared to have arterial bleeding — and administered first aid, according to the documents.
Soon after, Davis, covered in blood stains, left the restaurant and was immediately arrested and forced to the ground by Roberts, who instructed nearby citizens to apply pressure to the victims� stab wounds, court papers state.
At one point, Roberts released his grip and Davis ran away while handcuffed, but he was quickly caught by another officer on the scene, the records state.
The victims were taken to Prince George�s Hospital Center in Cheverly, where they underwent emergency surgery before being released, the papers state.
Roberts also detained Davis� friend, whose clothes were stained with blood, according to court records.
A detective arrived on the scene and noted a large spatter of blood on the sidewalk outside the restaurant's entrance, the documents state.
Officers found the blood-stained knife under the mat where Davis had hidden it, the papers state.
Davis admitted to the stabbings in an interview with investigators but claimed they were in self-defense following the assault on his friend, the record state.
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Davis has been charged with two counts each of attempted first-degree murder, first- and second-degree assault, reckless endangerment and use of a dangerous weapon with intent to injure. He was ordered held without bail Monday in Charles County court.


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The aim of the Gustavus Summer Public Forum Debate Institute is to teach students entering grades 9–12 in the fall of 2015 how to construct logical, cogent, compelling arguments and convey them in a manner accessible to a general audience. Daily activities include vocal warm-ups, skills workshops, individual coaching sessions, and Gustavus value sessions. High school coaches from around the Midwest with extensive knowledge in Public Forum debate will critique participants and lead lecture sessions.


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Mausoleum of Khoja Ahmed Yasawi
Mausoleum of Khoja Ahmed Yasawi
The Mausoleum of Khoja Ahmed Yasawi, in the town of Yasi, now Turkestan, was built at the time of Timur (Tamerlane), from 1389 to 1405. In this partly unfinished building, Persian master builders experimented with architectural and structural solutions later used in the construction of Samarkand, the capital of the Timurid Empire. Today, it is one of the largest and best-preserved constructions of the Timurid period.
Mausolée de Khoja Ahmad Yasawi
Le mausolée de Khoja Ahmad Yasawi, dans la ville de Yasi, aujourd'hui appelée Turkestan, fut construit à l'époque de Tamerlan, de 1389 à 1405. Dans ce bâtiment, dont certaines parties demeurèrent inachevées, les maîtres constructeurs perses expérimentèrent de nouvelles solutions architecturales et structurelles qui furent ensuite adoptées pour la construction de Samarkand, capitale de l'Empire timuride. C'est aujourd'hui l'une des constructions les plus grandes et les mieux conservées de l'époque timuride.
ضريح الخوجه أحمد يسوي
تمّ إنشاء ضريح الخوجه أحمد يسوي في مدينة ياسي المعروفة اليوم باسم تركستان في عهد تيمورلنك من 1389 حتى 1405. في هذا المبنى حيث لا يزال بعض الأجزاء منه غير منتهية، اختبر المهندسون الفرس تجارب هندسيّةً و بنيويّةً جديدةً تمّ اعتمادها في ما بعد لبناء سمرقند عاصمة الامبراطوريّة التيموريّة. وهو الآن من أكبر المباني المتبقيّة من العصر التيموري وتتمّ المُحافظة عليه بأفضل الطرق.
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source: UNESCO/ERI
Мавзолей Ходжи Ахмеда Яссави (город Туркестан)
Мавзолей Ходжи Ахмеда Яссави в городе Ясы (ныне Туркестан) был построен в период правления Тимура (Тамерлана) в конце XIV-начале XV вв. При сооружении этого не совсем законченного здания персидские зодчие применяли ряд новаторских архитектурных и строительных решений, которые были использованы также при возведении Самарканда, столицы империи Тимуридов. Сегодня мавзолей является одним из самых значительных и хорошо сохранившихся сооружений той эпохи.
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Mausoleo de Khoja Ahmad Yasawi
Este mausoleo está situado en la ciudad de Yasi, hoy denominada Turkestán, y fue construido entre 1389 y 1405, en tiempos de Tamerlán. En este edificio, que quedó inconcluso en parte, los maestros de obras persas experimentaron nuevas soluciones estructurales y arquitectónicas que se utilizarían posteriormente en la construcción de Samarcanda, la capital del Imperio Timúrida. Es una de las construcciones más monumentales y mejor conservadas de la época timúrida.
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Mausoleum van Khoja Ahmed Yasawi
Het mausoleum van Khoja Ahmed Yasawi ligt in de stad Yasi (nu Turkestan) in het zuiden van Kazachstan. Het werd van 1389 tot 1405 gebouwd in opdracht van de heerser van Centraal-Azië Timur (Tamerlan). In dit deels onvoltooide gebouw hebben Perzische bouwmeesters geëxperimenteerd met architecturale en structurele oplossingen die later werden gebruikt in de bouw van Samarkand, de hoofdstad van de Timuride dynastie. Het mausoleum geldt tegenwoordig als een van de grootste en best bewaarde constructies uit de Timuride periode. Het multifunctionele mausoleum is gebouwd van gebakken steen en bevat vijfendertig kamers met verschillende functies.
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The Mausoleum of Khoja Ahmed Yaswi, a distinguished Sufi master of the 12th century, is situated in southern Kazakhstan, in the north-eastern section of the city of Turkestan (Yasi). Built between 1389 and 1405, by order of Timur (Tamerlane), the ruler of Central Asia, it replaced a smaller 12th century mausoleum. Construction of the building was halted in 1405, with the death of Timur, and was never completed. The property (0.55 ha) is limited to the mausoleum, which stands within a former citadel and the archaeological area of the medieval town of Yasi; the latter serves as the buffer zone (88.15 ha) for the property.
Rectangular in plan and 38.7 meters in height, the mausoleum is one of the largest and best-preserved examples of Timurid construction. Timur, himself, is reported to have participated in its construction and skilled Persian craftsmen were employed to work on the project. Its innovative spatial arrangements, vaults, domes, and decoration were prototypes that served as models for other major buildings of the Timurid period, in particular in Samarkand. It was left unfinished, providing documented evidence of the construction methods at that time and by having a unique architectural image.
Considered to be an outstanding example of Timurid design that contributed to the development of Islamic religious architecture, the mausoleum is constructed of fired brick and contains thirty-five rooms that accommodate a range of functions. It is a multifunctional structure of the khanaqa type, with functions of a mausoleum and a mosque. A conic-spherical dome, the largest in Central Asia, sits above the Main Hall (Kazandyk). Other notable attributes include fragments of original wall paintings in the mosque, alabaster stalactites (muqarnas) in the intrados of the domes, glazed tiles featuring geometric patterns with epigraphic ornaments on the exterior and interior walls, fine Kufic and Suls inscriptions on the walls, and texts from the Qu'ran on the drums of the domes. The principal entrance and parts of the interior were left unfinished, providing exceptional evidence of the construction methods of the period.
The property, burials and remains of the old town offer significant testimony to the history of Central Asia. The mausoleum is closely associated with the diffusion of Islam in this region with the help of Sufi orders, and with the political ideology of Timur.
Criterion (i): The Mausoleum of Khoja Ahmed Yasawi is an outstanding achievement in the Timurid architecture, and it has significantly contributed to the development of Islamic religious architecture.
Criterion (iii): The mausoleum and its property represent an exceptional testimony to the culture of the Central Asian region, and to the development of building technology.
Criterion (iv): The Mausoleum of Khoja Ahmed Yasawi was a prototype for the development of a major building type in the Timurid period, becoming a significant reference in the history of Timurid architecture.
All components of the Mausoleum of Khoja Ahmed Yasawi have been included within the boundaries of the property. Its historic setting, the former citadel and archaeological remains of the medieval town of Yasi, serve as the buffer zone for the property.
The Mausoleum of Khoja Ahmed Yaswi is considered to be stable, although deterioration associated with rising damp and salts, due to the high water table, can potentially threaten structural integrity. To maintain the conditions of integrity, the impact of high water table levels needs to be mitigated as well as the impact of other humidity factors that can increase the risk of condensation and salt migration.
The Mausoleum stands within the former old town area, an archaeological area where the houses were destroyed in the 19th century. Since no rebuilding has taken place, it possesses valuable potential for medieval archaeology, since cultural layers of all the stages of evolution of this important religious, cultural, economic and administrative centre of a large region have been preserved.
The northern part of the old citadel wall was rebuilt in the 1970s, providing an enclosure for the mausoleum and adjacent buildings. The new town of Turkestan, which developed to the west, has maintained a low skyline, allowing the mausoleum to stand out as a major monument within its context and maintain the required visual integrity. Since Turkestan is situated in a vast plain, any high-rise buildings outside the buffer zone would have a significant impact on the visual integrity of the mausoleum. This needs to be controlled by the continuous enforcement of adequate planning regulations to ensure the required protection.
The Mausoleum of Khoja Ahmed Yaswi maintains an exceptionally high degree of authenticity as a monument as it has preserved its architectural design and workmanship, as well as the original materials. It has not been subject to any major changes over time and can be considered a genuine representation of the architecture of the Timurid period. Although it suffered from inappropriate use and neglect, particularly during the mid-19th century, it has been better preserved than other examples of Timurid monuments, including the Bibi Khanum Shrine in Samarkand, which is of comparable size.
The mausoleum has preserved its original vaults' structures and a large part of its external decoration. Original remains of the wall paintings are visible in the interior, and it is possible that more may be discovered under the whitewashed surfaces when further restoration work is undertaken. The muqarnas of the ceilings are still in place. The unfinished state of the principal entrance and parts of the interior are of added interest, serving as documentary evidence of the construction methods of the period.
Protection and management requirements
The Mausoleum of Khoja Ahmed Yaswi is a national monument, inscribed on the List of National Properties of Kazakhstan (decree 38 of 26.01.1982). It is owned by the state and protected by the Law of the Republic of Kazakhstan on Protection and Use of Historical and Cultural Heritage (No 1488-XII, 02.07.1992). The mausoleum site is included in the Plan of Zones of protection of monuments of the history and culture of the city of Turkestan (1986), which was prepared under the supervision of the Ministry of Culture, by the State Institute for Scientific Research and Planning on Monuments of Material Culture (NIPI PMK, Almaty). The site within its boundaries has the highest level of protection. Adjacent to its boundaries are Zones of planning control with different regulations and a Zone of protected natural setting. The Plan was approved by the Committee of Culture and confirmed by the decree 628 of 22.11.1988 and it is still in force.
At the national level, the management of the property is under the responsibility of the Committee of Culture of the Ministry of Culture and Information. Locally, the care of the mausoleum and its setting is under the responsibility of the 'Azret-Sultan' State Historical and Cultural Reserve Museum which was founded under the Committee of Culture of the Ministry of Culture and Information (decree 265 of 28.08.1989). Reserve Museum includes architectural complex of Khoja Ahmed Yasawi mausoleum, archaeological remains of the medieval town of Yasi within the boundaries of the buffer zone and the adjacent secondary monuments. The main task of the Reserve Museum is to provide protection and preservation to archaeological and architectural monuments in their authentic state, to their interiors, historical setting and related territories. Reserve Museum builds its activities in cooperation with the Institute of "Kasrestavratziya", Institute of Archaeology of the Academy of Sciences and other interested organizations, conducts historical studies of the site and its monuments, develop museum funds and collections for scientific research and to make them acceptable for wide public. Since the property was inscribed on the World Heritage List, annual budget and permanent staff of the Reserve-Museum have increased. From the year 2006, the State Enterprise "Kazrestavratziya", under the Ministry of Culture, has been responsible for conservation projects and their implementation.
The Protection Zoning Plan (Plan of Zones of protection of monuments of the history and culture of the city of Turkestan) (1986) has not been integrated into the last development plan for Turkestan. The Museum and "Kazrestavratziya" are working on the revision of the Protection Zoning Plan and on its legal adoption and integration into the new Master Plan for the City of Turkestan, in order to strengthen control over construction that is underway just outside the buffer zone. This measure will ensure that the increased pressure on the property and its buffer zone, as a result of illegal and high-rise construction, is comprehensively addressed.
The Management Plan for the 2004-2009 period was not implemented and needs to be updated. A new five-year Management Plan for the Protection and Preservation of the Mausoleum of Khoja Ahmed Yasawi and architectural and archaeological monuments of Ancient Town of Turkestan, whose focus is the property and its buffer zone, is under elaboration. The Ministry of Culture is planning to revise and update the long-term management plan for the Mausoleum, which will address safeguarding, research, conservation, monitoring, maintenance, education and training, visitor controls, raising of public awareness, and risk preparedness. The management plan, to be developed in cooperation with organizations and authorities linked to the site, should include conservation guidelines so that adequate methods are identified for the restoration of the wall paintings, metal works, wood works, and surface finishes.
To ensure the sustained management and conservation of the property, adequate financial, technical and material resources will need to be secured. A qualified permanent technical team of specialized technicians and skilled craftsmen dedicated to the maintenance of the property will need to be maintained. A documentation centre for the property and the buffer zone will also be important tools to facilitate conservation and management endeavours and to promote larger awareness of legislative and heritage preservation issues.
Long Description
The Mausoleum of Khoja Ahmed Yasawi and its site represent an exceptional testimony to the culture of the Central Asian region, and to the development of building technology. It was a prototype for the development of a major building type in the Timurid period, becoming a significant reference in the history of Timurid architecture and contributing significantly to the development of Islamic religious architecture.
The origins of the modern town of Turkestan go back to the early Middle Ages. At first known as Yasi, it was a suburban area of Shavgar, in the region of Syr Daria, the crossroads of agricultural and nomadic cultures. Shavgar developed into a large handicraft and trade centre, but from the 12th century, Yasi gained in importance over it. Pilgrimage to the tomb of Ahmed Yasawi was another factor that contributed to its development. In the 1370s, Timur (Tamerlane, c . 1336-1405) became the new ruler of Central Asia, and his reign extended from Mesopotamia and Iran to Transoxiana. His capital was Samarkand.
Timur's policies involved the construction of monumental public and cult buildings (mosques, mausoleums, madrasas ) in regions such as Syr Daria, where towns were vital outposts on the northern frontier of his possessions, including the Mausoleum of Ahmed Yasawi. Timur's wish was to contribute to the diffusion of Islam, but even more so to fulfill specific political objectives. The Mausoleum of Khoja Ahmed Yasawi, a distinguished Sufi master of the 12th century, is situated in southern Kazakhstan, in the city of Turkestan (Yasi). The mausoleum is placed in the area of the former citadel, in the north-eastern part of the ancient town, now an open archaeological site. To the south, there is a nature protection area; on the other sides the modern city of Turkestan surrounds the site. The property is limited to the mausoleum of Ahmed Yasawi; the buffer zone covers the archaeological area of the ancient town.
The mausoleum was built between 1389 and 1399, continuing until the death of Timur in 1405. The building was left unfinished at the entrance and some parts of the interior, thus providing documented evidence of the working methods at that time. In the 16th century, the mausoleum went through some repair and reconstruction on the main portal; the arch was repaired by Abdullah Khan, the governor of Bokhara. From this time until the 19th century, Turkestan was the residence of the Kazakh khans. In the 19th century, Kokand Khan turned the mausoleum into a fortress, and built a defensive wall around it in mud brick.
The mausoleum is one of the largest built in the Timurid period. There are some other buildings in the vicinity, including mausolea for distinguished persons, small mosques, and a medieval bath house. On the north side, the mausoleum is separated from the new town by a section of the ancient citadel wall, which has here been reconstructed. The structure of the building is in fired brick with mortar of gypsum mixed with clay (ganch). The foundations were originally built from layers of clay, but these have recently been rebuilt in concrete. The main entrance is from the south-east through the iwan into the large square Main Hall, Kazandyk, covered with a conic-spherical dome, the largest in Central Asia (18.2 m in diameter). In the centre of this hall is a bronze cauldron (kazan ) for ritual purposes, dated 1399. The tomb of Khoja Ahmed Yasawi (Gur khana), the most important space, is situated on the central axis at the end of the building in the north-west. The sarcophagus is in the centre of this space.
The building has spaces assigned for several functions: as meeting rooms, a refectory (Ash khana), a library (Kitab khana), and a mosque. The mosque is the only room where fragments of the original wall paintings are preserved, which are geometric and floral ornaments in light blue color. The intrados of the domes is decorated in alabaster stalactites (muqarnas ). In the exterior, the walls are covered with glazed tiles with large geometric patterns with epigraphic ornaments, characteristic of Timurid architecture.
There are fine Kufic inscriptions on the walls and texts from the Qu'ran on the drums of the domes. The building remained unfinished at the death of Timur in 1405, and was never completed, and so the main entrance still lacks the surface finish and the two minarets that were planned.Source: UNESCO/CLT/WHC
Historical Description
Sufism (tasawwuf from 'wool' in Arabic) is a mystic movement in Islam. It has been considered as the inner, mystical, or psycho-spiritual dimension of this religion, developing as a spiritual movement from the 9th and 10th centuries. Sufist ideas evolved particularly in the 12th and 13th centuries in the thoughts and writings of people such as: Attar (perished in1221), Ibn Arabi (1165-1240) and Jalal al-Din Rumi (1207-1273).
Starting in the 12th century, Sufism also developed into several regional schools, of which the Turkic branch was headed by Khoja Ahmed Yasawi. Sufism has been seen as one of the forces that sustained the diffusion of Islam, preventing its downfall, especially in the difficult period after the Mongol invasion in the 12th century. Yasawi was born in Yasi or in Ispidjab (Sairam), in 1103. After initial education by his father he studied in Bukhara, one of the principal centres of Islam at the time. He spent most of his life in Yasi, and died there in 1166. His contribution was crucial for Central Asia, where he popularized Sufism, and contributed to the diffusion of Islam.
The town of Turkestan: The modern town of Turkestan is referred to ancient Kazakh towns, and its origins go back to the early Middle Ages. Until the 16th century, it was called Yasi. At first it was a suburban area of Shavgar, in the region of Syr Daria, the crossroads of agricultural and nomadic cultures. Shavgar developed into a large handicraft and trade centre, but from the 12th century, Yasi gained importance over this. It was also one of the few places that do not seem to have been destroyed by the Mongols in the 13th century. Pilgrimage to the tomb of Ahmed Yasawi was another factor that contributed to its development.
In the 1370s, Timur (Tamerlane) (1328-1405) became the new ruler of Central Asia, and his reign extended from Mesopotamia and Iran to Transoxiana. His capital was in Samarqand. Timur's policies involved the construction of monumental public and cult buildings (mosques, mausoleums, madrasahs) in regions such as Syr Daria, where towns were vital outposts on the northern frontier of his possessions, including the Mausoleum of Ahmed Yasawi. Timur's wish was to contribute to the diffusion of Islam, but even more so to fulfil specific political objectives. Considering that the Sufi orders determined the support of nomadic tribes in the steppes, the construction of this remarkable sanctuary aimed to gain the support of the Sufis and of the large nomad community, who otherwise might have presented a risk for his ruling. He is reported to have participated personally in the design of the Mausoleum, which was built parallel with the Mosque of Samarkand. For the first time here, Timur used a team of immigrated skilled master builders from Shiraz and Isfahan. The building also represented an experiment, where he introduced innovative spatial arrangements, types of vaults and domes, that were later implemented in the capital cities.
From the 16th to 18th centuries Turkestan was the capital and residence of the Kazakh Khanship, developing into its largest trade and craft centre. The Mausoleum of Ahmed Yasawi was the outstanding monument of the town, and several prominent personalities were buried close to it. However, the political struggles and the shift of trade to sea routes resulted in the decline of urban life. In 1864 Turkestan was invaded by the Russian army. The old town was destroyed and deserted. A new railway station was built far from the old town, becoming the new centre for development. Some vernacular dwellings were built closer to the old town, called 'Eski Turkistan'. Today, the old town is an archaeological site, and one of the 14 Reserve Museum sites in Kazakhstan.
The Mausoleum: the construction took place between 1389 and 1399, continuing until the death of Timur in 1405. The building was left unfinished at the entrance and some parts of the interior, thus providing documented evidence of the working methods at that time. In the 16th century, the mausoleum went through some repair and reconstruction on the main portal; the arch was repaired by the order of Abdullah-Khan, the governor of Bukhara. From this time until the 19th century, Turkestan was the residence of the Kazakh khans. In the 19th century, Kokand khan turned the mausoleum into a fortress, and built a defence wall around it in mud brick. In 1864, when the Russian army took over Turkestan, the building was in a poor state of repair. In 1872, the authorities decided to preserve it. From 1938 there has been regular maintenance, and since 1945 several restoration campaigns have been carried out, the latest from 1993 to 2000. In the Soviet period, this monument was treated as a historic building and a museum. Since the independence of Kazakhstan in 1991, its spiritual function has prevailed, and it has even come to epitomize national identity.Source: Advisory Body Evaluation


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text: Tracy Howard, the countries top ranked CB, is scheduled to visit Miami this weekend! He said on the Joe Rose show that his final three are the Canes, Gators, and Noles. He has already visited Gainsville and Tallahassee, and now he has saved the best for last. If Golden is able to snag Howard, that should probably give the Canes a top three recruiting class, which is amazing considering that they havent had a ruling from the NCAA yet! Golden is really trying to get back that blockade the Canes had on South Florida in the 80s/90s. The good thing going for the Canes regarding Howard is that his two good friends, Malcolm Lewis and Duke Johnson, are already Canes.


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Mission Type: Sample Return
NASA Center: Goddard Space Flight Center
Total Cost: Approximately $800 million (excluding launch vehicle)
"NASA to Launch New Science Mission to Asteroid in 2016," 25 May 2011
The Origins-Spectral Interpretation-Resource Identification-Security-Regolith Explorer, or OSIRIS-REx, spacecraft will be the first U.S. mission to carry samples from an asteroid back to Earth.
NASA selected OSIRIS-REx after reviewing three concept study reports for new scientific missions, which also included a sample return mission from the far side of the Moon and a mission to the surface of Venus.
Asteroids are leftovers formed from the cloud of gas and dust -- the solar nebula -- that collapsed to form our sun and the planets about 4.5 billion years ago. As such, they contain the original material from the solar nebula, which can tell us about the conditions of our solar system's birth.
After traveling four years, OSIRIS-REx will approach the primitive, near Earth asteroid designated 1999 RQ36. Once within three miles of the asteroid, the spacecraft will begin six months of comprehensive surface mapping. The science team then will pick a location from where the spacecraft's arm will take a sample. The spacecraft gradually will move closer to the site, and the arm will extend to collect more than two ounces of material for return to Earth. The mission, excluding the launch vehicle, is expected to cost approximately $800 million.
The sample will be stored in a capsule that will land at Utah's Test and Training Range. The capsule's design will be similar to that used by NASA's Stardust spacecraft, which returned the world's first comet particles from comet Wild 2 in 2006. The OSIRIS-REx sample capsule will be taken to NASA's Johnson Space Center in Houston. The material will be removed and delivered to a dedicated research facility following stringent planetary protection protocol. Precise analysis will be performed that cannot be duplicated by spacecraft-based instruments.
Asteroid 1999 RQ36 is approximately 1,900 feet in diameter or roughly the size of five football fields. The asteroid, little altered over time, is likely to represent a snapshot of our solar system's infancy. The asteroid also is likely rich in carbon, a key element in the organic molecules necessary for life. Organic molecules have been found in meteorite and comet samples, indicating some of life's ingredients can be created in space. Scientists want to see if they also are present on RQ36.
The mission will accurately measure the "Yarkovsky effect" for the first time. The effect is a small push caused by the sun on an asteroid, as it absorbs sunlight and re-emits that energy as heat. The small push adds up over time, but it is uneven due to an asteroid's shape, wobble, surface composition and rotation. For scientists to predict an Earth-approaching asteroid's path, they must understand how the effect will change its orbit. OSIRIS-REx will help refine RQ36's orbit to ascertain its trajectory and devise future strategies to mitigate possible Earth impacts from celestial objects.
Michael Drake of the University of Arizona in Tucson is the mission's principal investigator. NASA's Goddard Space Flight Center in Greenbelt, Md., will provide overall mission management, systems engineering, and safety and mission assurance. Lockheed Martin Space Systems in Denver will build the spacecraft. The OSIRIS-REx payload includes instruments from the University of Arizona, Goddard, Arizona State University in Tempe and the Canadian Space Agency. NASA's Ames Research Center at Moffett Field, Calif., the Langley Research Center in Hampton Va. and the Jet Propulsion Laboratory in Pasadena, Calif. are also involved. The science team is composed of numerous researchers from universities, and private and government agencies.
This is the third mission in NASA's New Frontiers Program. NASA's Marshall Space Flight Center in Huntsville, Ala., manages New Frontiers for the agency's Science Mission Directorate in Washington.


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Loon groups push for bill to ban lead fishing jigs in NH
MOULTONBOROUGH - The Loon Preservation Committee and the New Hampshire Lakes Association are pushing hard for passage of a bill that would ban the use of lead sinkers and fishing jigs, which they say threaten the lives of loons.
The groups held a press conference in Concord Tuesday to call for passage in the House of Senate Bill 89. The bill recently passed the Senate by a unanimous vote, and it will come before the House Fish and Game and Marine Resources Committee in the coming weeks.
The bill's prime sponsor, Sen. Jeanie Forrester, R-Meredith, said the bill "is great news for New Hampshire loons and all who enjoy them on our lakes.
"I am pleased to be the prime sponsor of this important legislation that will ensure the continued viability of our small loon population, one of our state's true treasures," she said.
Harry Vogel, the loon committee's executive director, said loons do not breed until their sixth or seventh year of life on average, and a loon pair produces an average of one surviving chick every two years in New Hampshire.
"In any population of animals with those life history characteristics, the key to maintaining a viable population is to keep adults alive, so that they have many opportunities to reproduce over their lifetimes."
The Loon Preservation Committee said 11 loons died in 2010 after ingesting lead tackle. The committee and its partners have conducted a comprehensive study of loon mortality in New Hampshire, which found that lead fishing sinkers and jigs caused nearly half of the adult loon mortality between 1989 and 2011.
The study also showed that the majority of lead-related loon deaths are from lead jigs, which are most commonly used by bass anglers, the loon committee said.
Senate Bill 89 would expand the current ban on lead sinkers to include jigs by expanding the ban to include tackle sizes up to one ounce.
Opponents of the legislation, including several organized state and national bass fishing groups, say the bill is virtually identical to a bill that was tabled by legislators in 2012 and never became law.
The New Hampshire Fish and Game Commission is not supporting this bill, and did not support last year's bill.
Dick Smith of the New Hampshire Bass Federation said the bill goes too far, and says he has studies from other states that show that loons are mostly dying from ingesting small amounts of lead, most likely lead sinkers, not larger lead fishing jigs.
"The science is on our side," he said. "The lead objects they are eating are mostly sinkers and split-shot. Study after study proves that small lead objects are causing the problem.
"There is no dispute that if a loon ingests a small amount of lead it is likely to die, but this bill goes over the top, while the rest of us bass fishermen are trying to fish."
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Occasionally when I load a large program or a huge data file from a file server the omnipresent hourglass appears and spins away and away .....
HourGlassPane, or WaitData, or LoadInfo or IdleWhile:
A program that displays as a tooltip or message box a line from a text file instead. A text file containing a quote, joke, reminder, any little tidbit of information. It shouldn't slowdown the loading but just replace the hourglass only when it is on the screen, with the ability to click on it to freeze the display.


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by Luca Penati
Category: B2B, Global, Social Media, Tech PR, Technology and Beyond, Thought Leadership, Trends, Visual Storytelling
There's no doubt that 2009 was a year that (further) changed our job as PR professionals. As I'm sure you've heard a million times, it's an all new, ever changing world and we need to learn, move and adapt quickly. But, in concrete terms, what does that mean?
From my point of view (mostly from the agency side) I thought I'd list out the priorities for a tech PR practitioner in 2010. I think they stand for both experienced professionals and people just getting into PR.
One thing is for sure: our job is indeed getting more and more complex, challenging, and fascinating. All three qualities that have kept me in the same business for so many years.
1. Becoming a Content Creator. Technologies and the media environment are making it possible for companies to reach out to their stakeholders directly. PR must lead content creation. Cisco has done that very well for quite some time now, with News@Cisco. IBM is now following with the recent hire of Steve Hamm. I am sure many others will follow. A content strategy is pivotal in any good public relations plan.
2. Telling Stories Visually. As PR professionals we need to become better visual storytellers. Read The Back of the Napkin for inspiration – you can get the new companion workbook to put Roam's principles into practice on Amazon. Perfect way to start the new year!
3. Learn how to use multimedia tools. Now that you've put Content and Visual Storytelling at the center, learn how to make news using all the multimedia tools available and how to develop and manage an editorial calendar (or hire people who do it well.) We will see more journalists getting in-house to do precisely this. Steve Hamm at IBM won't be the only one.
4. Get a Room! I mean a media room. Nowadays it is so much easier to have a studio close to your executives or your clients so you can easily shoot video without taking away a lot of their time. This can be very handy in times of crisis where you want a quick response. In this post you can find specific suggestions on my favorite equipment.
5. Become a social media expert (if you are not one already.) Social Media is integrated in everything we do. PR professionals that are not at least proficient in Social Media, are going to be obsolete before the end of the year. So, don't rely only on "experts". Become an expert.
6. Think 360. Talking about integration, don't stop at social media. Think about all the communication disciplines. Clients and companies face communication or reputation (or both) challenges. Rarely can something be solved by one communication discipline. PR, AR Marketing, IR, HR (Internal Communication), and in some instances Sales and Customer Service needs to work together in a more integrated way than ever before.
7. Develop new services and become more efficient. More for less is here to stay. Now that companies have learned (by necessity) to do and demand from their agency partners to get more for less, why would they go back to getting less for more? For agencies that means providing higher-value services and be more efficient in providing traditional support.
8. Identify the right measurement criteria for your needs. If #7 is true (and believe me, it is), ROI is going to be even more important than before. Flexible measurement solutions, that cost less than 10% of the total investment, will become critical for the success of a Corporate Communication department and for the agency.
9. Integrate your customers in your PR planning. As consumers are co-brand managers, really playing a major role in shaping global brands like Google, Apple and Ford, B2B companies need to work closely with their customers so they can become co-brand managers too. What they say, think or write about will affect your reputation and brand building. A hint? It's not just about developing and pitching case studies.
10. Understand where influence begins and how it works. Too often I hear that PR is going to die (yawn) because social media is changing the media landscape so there is less and less traditional media. The reality is that PR is not only media relations. The big opportunity for PR professionals is to understand the new "influencer" landscape to a greater detail than before. Understand the ecosystem where your company or client belongs to, and how to engage those influencers and the people who influence them.
My best wishes to a wonderful 2010.


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FORT DODGE — It took awhile for coach Lindsay Stumpff to gather her thoughts for her final postgame message to her players here Tuesday afternoon at Harlan Rogers Complex.
For the second year in a row, Southwestern had made a strong run in the regional softball tournament. This time, they fell short of making the finals like last year's freshman-oriented crew. But, the determination to fight through early deficits had left an impression on her.
Southwestern had made it through Monday's opening round, and faced a hot-hitting NIACC team early Tuesday in an elimination game. After falling behind 2-0 on an early home run, the Spartans rallied to win 3-2, thanks to two home runs by third baseman Danyielle Barger.
Up next was sixth-ranked DMACC, which had pounded the Spartans 9-1 on Monday night. DMACC was coming off a disheartening 1-0 loss to third-ranked Kirkwood in the winners' bracket, and had to win to stay alive for the finals and a rematch with Kirkwood.
That looked like a cakewalk when the Bears zipped to a 5-0 lead. But, with sophomore Leah Kipfer pitching her second game of the day on a broken ankle, the Spartans rallied again to tie it 5-5.
More power from Barger, who finished with two more homers in this game and seven RBI, and a solo shot by Hannah Sneed, gave Southwestern a 9-8 lead and an upset was in the air.
The slugfest continued, however, as a three-run homer by DMACC finally chased Kipfer from the pitcher's circle, and Southwestern's season ended in a 12-9 loss.
After that emotional roller-coaster of a game, Stumpff met with her team, which includes 11 sophomores and only three returning freshmen.
"When it was 5-2, they did not give up," Stumpff said. "They didn't give up all day. That's the one thing I'm really going to miss from this group. They played with intensity from the start of the game to the end of the game, no matter what the score was. I'm sure a lot of people thought this was going to be a quick game."
You could use a lot of adjectives to describe the 12-9 battle with 23 total hits and four errors, but "quick" would not apply.
Early deficit
DMACC leadoff batter Mackenzie Alston greeted Kipfer with a solo home run in the first inning. Then shortstop Katlin Briley of Creston bunted for a hit. Kipfer loaded the bases with a single and a walk, and then another walk to force in the second run.
This all occurred before the first out of the inning.
Then, right fielder Tessa Otto lost a flyball in the sun and DMACC plated a run to make it 3-0. A sac fly and groundball out shot the lead to 5-0 before SWCC had even batted a second time against DMACC No. 2 pitcher Britney Lee.
With ace Mari Silliman of Winterset seemingly held for the next game against Kirkwood after losing 1-0 in a battle with Kirkwood star Amber Logemann of Earlham, Lee found herself in an offensvie battle.
Southwestern's Carla Smith, former Creston High School player from Greenfield, singled in the second inning past a diving Briley. Ashley Strong doubled and Barger drove home a run on a sacrifice fly. Taylor Powers followed with a double to make it 5-2.
Southwestern left three runners on in the third inning, squandering a golden opportunity to further chip into the lead.
Finally, in the fifth, Southwestern caught up at 5-5. After Otto singled, Barger clubbed a two-run homer. On the next pitch, Sneed sent one over the center field fence.
DMACC answered with its own heavy blow, a three-run homer by Allie Fitzgerald, making it 8-5 with no outs. That's when Stumpff decided 11 innings on a broken ankle was enough for Kipfer, and sophmore Courtney Wagner was brought in to pitch the rest of the game.
"It was time," Stumpff said. "Leah had pitched great all day. We started her that second game because she said she still was going strong. But when she had gone 11 innings, it was time to show them something different. Sometimes you just have to make that decision."
But the power-hitting dramatics weren't over yet.
In the SWCC sixth inning, Powers singled and conference leading hitter Ashley Brandt was safe on a bloop hit that fell in near second base. An error on Otto's bunt loaded the bases.
Late bloomer
After a popout, Barger stepped up and smashed a line drive grand slam over the center field fence, for her fourth roundtripper of the day. That lifted SWCC to a 9-8 lead with two at-bats by DMACC left in the game.
"The funny thing is, I never hit home runs in high school," said Barger, a native of Centerville. "I hit three in my career, and I started varsity in eighth grade, so that was five years. I think I just found my rhythm this year."
DMACC scrambled back into the lead, however. Briley sparked the rally with a single to right field, and an error on a bunt put two runners aboard. A grounder by Jayden Ott tied it at 9-9.
After an infield hit, Fitzgerald clubbed her three-run shot for the final 12-9 margin. Lee hung on to retire the Spartans in order in the seventh, ending Southwestern's season at 24-16. They had played to their No. 3 seed, bowing out just before the championship round.
In that game, Kirkwood (52-3) won the regional championship wth a 9-2 victory over DMACC, advancing to a district two-of-three series against the Nebraska/South Dakota region champion later this week in Boone. DMACC finished at 38-9.
Sneed and Strong both had two hits in the opener, as Barger had all three RBI on her two homers.
Kipfer was especially sharp in the opener, fanning seven with three walks and six hits allowed in the 3-2 win. She struggled more in the second game, going four-plus innings with six walks, one walk and eight hits allowed. Wagner yielded five hits and one walk in two innings.
Returning players are catcher Brooke Wolf, Strong at second base and reserve first baseman Sami Borland. The bulk of the team moves on.
"We have a lot of work to do, and it starts tomorrow," said Stumpff, after this team compiled 67 victories in two seasons.