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Why is the federal government claiming thousands of acres of riverfront property from a bunch of North Texas landowners?
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Why is the federal government claiming thousands of acres of riverfront property from a bunch of North Texas landowners?
Fish are thriving and the environment has been reshaped following a major dam removal project in Washington State.
More than half of the rivers in the Upper Colorado Basin originate as groundwater, USGS says.
With global temperatures rising, can a nation afford to protect a pristine waterway and forgo the building of dams as an alternative to burning coal?
One group is fighting to uncover the 45 rivers that flow under the Aztec capital, hidden underground for decades.
In Texas's Flash Flood Alley, it only takes a few hours to cause lifelong devastation.
The search for the source of the Nile captivated civilizations for centuries. For a long stretch of time from ancient Greece right up into the 19th century,...
The concrete ditch running through the city is a sad joke even in Los Angeles. A revitalization effort decades in the making is getting under way, but will it repeat the mistakes of the past?
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Endlessly prolific, unrelentingly harsh, and more streamlined in a singular vision than most artists could even conceive of, Japanese noise artist Merzbow has been at the forefront of his field for decades. Crafting emotional currents and wordless commentary from sounds that most people would tune out as unintentional feedback or grating noise, Merzbow's countless releases consist of rewired electronics, brittle synthesizers, and Armageddon-invoking computer processing, and on double album Kibako, even moments of queasy organic ambience. The collection consists of eight movements, most pushing the ten-minute mark and some twenty. Blasts of compositional noise like "Lokijikan" sit beside the creaky electro-acoustics of "Kikoezu Mori (0303)" and find a middle ground in the unexpectedly musical trio of violin, processed feedback, and found percussion sounds on "Fff." In a discography that spans literally hundreds of releases, Kibako is a good place for newcomers to Merzbow to begin, and will either befuddle the diehards or give them even more reason to embrace the unholy noise. ~ Fred Thomas, Rovi
- Genre: Avant-Garde, Electronica, Rock
- Subgenre: Electronica, Sound Art, Modern Composition
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This paper studies the fuzzy Hinfin filter design problem for signal estimation of nonlinear discrete-time systems with multiple time delays and unknown bounded disturbances. First, the Takagi-Sugeno (T-S) fuzzy model is used to represent the state-space model of nonlinear discrete-time systems with time delays. Next, we design a stable fuzzy Hinfin filter based on the T-S fuzzy model, which guarantees asymptotic stability and a prescribed Hinfin index for the filtering error system, irrespective of the time delays and uncertain disturbances. A sufficient condition for the existence of such a filter is established by using the linear matrix inequality (LMI) approach. The proposed LMI problem can be efficiently solved with global convergence guarantee using convex optimization techniques such as the interior point algorithm. Simulation examples are provided to illustrate the design procedure of the present method.
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TALLADEGA, Ala. -- As far as Carl Edwards is concerned, restrictor-plate racing doesn't belong in his world.
"In a way, I know it's exciting for the fans," Edwards said on Friday. "But I personally don't think this style of racing should be a part of the Sprint Cup Series. It's just too bad we have to race like this."
So take that, all you Talladega and Daytona fans. Edwards can live without either speedway.
But who can blame him? The memory of Talladega last fall still haunts Edwards.
He went to Dega 10 points behind Jimmie Johnson for the top spot in the Chase. He left 72 points back. He outscored Johnson the rest of the way but lost the title by 69 points.
Returning to Talladega brings the what-ifs back for Edwards: "If not for Talladega "
And he has only himself to blame. One tiny mistake on the giant Alabama oval caused a big wreck and made scrap metal of Edwards' car with 14 laps to go.
Edwards picked the wrong place on the track to try to bump-draft teammate Greg Biffle. Edwards tried to push Biffle through Turn 3, but Biffle got loose and his car started to spin.
A chain-reaction crash ensued; 12 cars were involved. Half of them were Chase contenders: Kevin Harvick, Dale Earnhardt Jr., Matt Kenseth and Kyle Busch, along with Biffle and Edwards.
Fairly or unfairly, it made Edwards the designated bad guy of the Chase. Harvick and Edwards had a well-publicized confrontation over the incident one week later at Charlotte.
So it's easy to understand why Edwards views restrictor-plate racing in general, and Talladega specifically, with disdain.
"You've really got to go out there and put yourself in a position where you're just at the mercy of everything," Edwards said. "I hope someday we can find a way to race at these tracks without being in that position."
That debate has been going on for two decades. Without the restrictor plate choking down horsepower, these cars would be 3,400-pound missiles, zooming around the two giant ovals at more than 230 mph.
The risk of serious consequences from an accident, like a car going airborne and flying into the grandstands, is too great even to consider it.
The other ideas presented over the years are to greatly reduce engine size or eliminate the banking at both tracks, neither of which is considered a viable option.
So plate racing is here to stay for the foreseeable future. And Edwards knows it. That means bump-drafting in tight packs of cars inches apart at 190 mph with little throttle response.
Drivers hate it; many fans love it. Edwards knows he has to learn to deal with it if he's going to win a championship, so he's trying to look at the bright side.
"It's nerve-racking, in a way, to race here," Edwards said. "But it's something that's so different, it's a cool change of pace."
"Cool" isn't how things have gone for Edwards in most of his restrictor-plates races. He has only three finishes in the top 15 in nine Daytona starts, but he did finish second in the July event last year.
Edwards has three top-10s at Talladega, but he also has five finishes of 29th or worse, including three of the past four Dega events in his No. 99 Ford.
And there's more bad news. Ford has only one victory at Talladega since 1999. Dale Jarrett's fall victory in 2005 is the only Ford winner here in the past 20 Cup races.
But things are looking up. Ford has two victories in the past five plate races. Jamie McMurray won the 2007 July race at Daytona and Matt Kenseth won the Daytona 500 to start this season.
Kenseth knows the restrictor plate is about the only thing Daytona and Talladega have in common.
"Daytona is bumpy and more of a handling track," Kenseth said. "It has much tighter corners and a worn-out surface, so handling is very important.
Every time I come to these tracks, I know the opportunity is there to get that first one.
"-- Carl Edwards
"Talladega's new surface is so smooth that it's more like a 200-miles-per-hour go-kart track. Everyone's car handles there and you run wide open all day. It's more about drafting and getting in the right position."
Edwards still is trying to figure it out at both plate tracks. He's 0-for-18 and counting at Daytona and Talladega.
Maybe he should talk to Johnson about that problem. Johnson was winless at the plate tracks the first four years of his career. When he finally figured it out in his fifth season, winning at Daytona and Talladega in 2006, he won his first championship.
Edwards, 29, now is racing his fifth full Cup season. Could history repeat itself if Edwards overcomes his plate woes and finds a way to win?
"Every time I come to these tracks, I know the opportunity is there to get that first one," Edwards said. "But it's a big challenge just to make it through the race without being a part of an accident."
Edwards, who ranks eighth entering Sunday's Aaron's 499, had three victories at this point last year. He is winless in 2009.
Winning at Talladega requires avoiding disaster and being in the right place at the right time near the end.
Come to think of it, so does winning a championship. For Edwards, maybe that's the secret.
Terry Blount covers motorsports for ESPN.com. His book, "The Blount Report: NASCAR's Most Overrated and Underrated Drivers, Cars, Teams, and Tracks," was published by Triumph Books and is available in bookstores. Click here to order a copy. Blount can be reached at email@example.com.


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Today, my little sister chased me around the house with a mallet, giggling like a maniac. I ended up having to pin her to the ground, rip the mallet out of her hand and lock her in the bathroom. This isn't the first time. My mom still insists it's perfectly normal. FML
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Today, I realized that the air freshener in my bathroom and the air freshener in my girlfriend's bedroom are the exact same scent. Now, every time I go to the bathroom I get an erection, and every time my girlfriend and I have sex in her room, I think about shitting. FML
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Ultra-High Definition 4K is slowly working its way into more and more consumer tech, and Toshiba's shown its hand with the introduction of its Series 9 4K televisions. Pocket-lint went to check out the full range of the latest tellies, including the 58, 65, and flagship 84-inch behemoth.
There's something to be said for a super-massive TV. It's hard for it to not be eye-catching and the Toshiba 84-inch Series 9 on display was loaded with a mix of tailor-made 4K content - plus Square Enix's next-generation E3 2012 show-off showreel - to best effect to show brightness, colour and smooth motion. The 800 AMR (Active Motion & Resolution) system did show off the aforementioned Square Enix demo's high frame rate to quality effect - it was smooth throughout though with so much virtual camera movement that our close-up giant-screen immersive viewing experience almost made us feel giddy.
Eye-catching though those elements may be, but we did find there to be some obvious edge brightness from the edge-LED illumination which even in reasonably low light - but not total darkness - was clearly visible to our eyes. The angle of view also isn't substantial without showing off these light peaks yet further.
In another demo Toshiba presented its 58-inch Series 9 TV's 4K upscaling capabilities against a similar-equivalent 1080p panel from 2012. We were hoping for a lot more: the CEVO processing engine's upscaling of the John Carter trailer clip produced all jaggy-edges and the level of image noise was considerably more pronounced than in the 1080p version. The brightness might have been more considerable on the latest Series 9 4K panel, but with those other issues rearing their heads, and given that there's no native 4K content yet on the market, it sounds like a hard sell to us. We're hopeful that there are a mixture of pre-sets and adjustments within the set to tone down and adjust the way the upscaling is achieved will be available - but no word as yet.
We weren't able to see any 3D footage, but Toshiba's Series 9 sets support active shutter glasses technology for 3D display.
Another element Toshiba was keen to push was the introduction of its Cloud TV service, similar to that of, say, Panasonic's Home Screen concept in its 2013 TV range. The Toshiba concept merges apps, dynamic Twitter feeds, personalised logins, parental controls and even a cross-service search mechanism into the one interface.
All that may sound very swanky but - and just like all the other competitors' interfaces we've seen so far - we just can't ever imagine that we'd bother to use the TV to check out a hashtag trend or need to login to find out recommended personalised content. We're more inclined to flick the on switch, tap a button to change channel and enjoy the televised content beyond all the computing-like malarkey.
However the apps do come aplenty: Netflix, Vimeo, Blinkbox, iPlayer, Skype and plenty more big guns are on board which is a definite strong sign. There's no LoveFilm as yet, but that could be a future install.
A Rovi-powered search system is also included which will crunch through all the data that's available to the system - whether via Freeview, iPlayer and so forth - in order to bring up specific search terms. A grand idea, but if data can't be provided - say, from a Sky box via HDMI connection, or with a closed-application that doesn't provide metadata to the system - then some things will be missed out. So it could be good, or it could be entirely washy.
There's also multi-screen connectivity and display which is compatible with Android and iOS devices that will certainly have its uses - it can be used to see what's upcoming on Freeview, set a series to record, change channel and so forth, all from the comfort of your smart device without disruptive menu screens on the TV itself.
Design-wise the Series 9 4K range has a proportionally small-ish bezel, rounded edges and reasonably slim profile. It's by no means the slimmest screen nor smallest-bezel set out there, but it's a far cry from some of the chunky edges of Toshiba TVs of old. A step in the right direction for sure.
Available in the summer, we're yet to be told any of the Series 9 TV prices, beyond that they will be "announced nearer launch" and "competitive". If the Sony 84-inch 4K TV is currently £22,500 we think the Toshiba will need to undercut that price by a fair whack to get a look in.
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"The musicianship on Heavy Hollow runs the gauntlet between Death Cab-esque indie pop and the heavier indie rock to come out of Saddle Creek. Instant Empire smoothly incorporate a multitude of styles to create a dynamic release. Listening to one track off of Heavy Hollow may be a satisfying experience, but you have to listen to the whole EP multiple times to truly appreciate the entire scope of what Instant Empire have to offer."
"On the new EP, the band went for a huge, wide-open sound—and succeeded. The new release is filled with big, arena-ready tracks, so it makes sense that the group has drawn favorable comparisons to Death Cab For Cutie."
"Dripping with ambition and driven by personal history, the five local storytellers craft big ideas into big arrangements while never taking the focus off the stories themselves. Dotted by nuanced rhythm and expertly paced melody, the six songs on this sophomore release narrate brief moments of punch-drunk love, summer ennui, habitual betrayal and the search for personal identity."
"...tight arrangements, assured melodies and a palpaple sense of earnestness and conviction, particularly on standout tracks like "Crooked (and Broken)," like a less frantic sounding Conor Oberst fronting Desparecidos."
"...the outfit cranks out anthemic tracks that ring with honesty and sincerity. Most important, however, is the fact that they rock — with intensity and absolute certainty."
"Part barroom rock, and part indie pop, Instant Empire's Heavy Hollow comes across like a Hold Steady album, if it were written and recorded by Death Cab for Cutie"
"…an extremely well rounded sophomore effort that will knock you on your ass. The crew will pull you under right away with the first cut, "Counting Backwards" and won't let you up for air until the disc is over."
"The EP is so strong, in fact, that it leaves you wanting more."
"The musical maturity on Instant Empire's debut EP belies the newness of the band. The songs on the EP deftly balance urgency and intensity with humor and humility to create an appealing, charismatic, and radio-friendly brand of rock."
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Engine: 1,596cc, four cylinders, 16 valves, 120bhp at 6,000rpm, 112lb ft at 4,050rpm
Transmission: five-speed manual, front-wheel drive
Performance: 120mph, 0-62 in 9.9sec, 47.9mpg official average, CO2 139g/km
A car's colour can have a big influence on how we perceive it. That's why a carmaker may choose a "lead" colour for a launch, perhaps carrying that colour through to the publicity material and even the free notebooks (the paper sort, not a compact electronic bribe, if you're wondering).
The Ford Fiesta information pack and notebook currently on my desk are visual splashes of magenta and lime green. The first of these adorned the Verve concept car in 2007, a car said to point to the new Fiesta but which was too racy, too wedgy, too daring to become a production car. The real things surely wouldn't look like this. Would they?
This three-door car's colour got as much publicity as its style and its futuristic interior in which the centre console was arranged as a pair of mobile phone keypads (the slanty-keyed type sometimes adopted by Nokia) with phone-like operating logic for the various media-related functions – including the ability to read music directly from a USB stick. The colour was called Hot Magenta. Ford had not meant it to become a production colour, but pressure mounted and that's what it has become.
Creating it is complicated, as it involves a special kind of metallic base coat and a coloured, instead of clear, lacquer on top. Getting it consistent enough for mass production was a challenge, but it was met. It's not quite ready, though: I'm looking at a collection of new Fiestas lined up to drive and none of them is in Hot Magenta. For visual impact it will have to be Squeeze. Yes, the lime green that shares the branding billing.
None of this would matter much if the Fiesta was very watered-down vis-à-vis the Verve. But when I first saw the production Fiesta I gasped, which seldom happens with a new mainstream car. In fact I saw two of them at a studio preview, one in each of the headline colours, and the only obvious differences were the addition of a bar across the big, trapezoidal air intake to take the number plate, and the removal of bright metal trim from the upper part of the side-window outline and either side of the nose's Ford badge.
It turns out that the production Fiesta's roofline is an inch higher, too, but you'd never notice. And inside, there is almost exactly the same dashboard and console. It makes you wonder why Ford didn't simply call it Verve. "We came close," says UK marketing director Mark Ovenden, "but it didn't work in all languages. Besides, the previous Fiesta was still well liked by customers so it made sense to keep the name." That's quite a contrast with the Escort-to-Focus non-continuum a decade ago.The Fiesta looks good, then, which has the welcome effect of making you want to drive it. It gets even better when you learn that it weighs around 40kg less than the outgoing model, yet has a much stiffer structure. Its engines have become more efficient, too, especially the Econetic version of the 1.6-litre, 90bhp diesel which produces just 98g/ km CO2. So no road tax.
Other engines are, or will be, a 1.4 diesel and three petrol units of 1.25, 1.4 and 1.6 litres. Only the biggest engines of each fuel type were available for this first drive.
So, into a three-door Zetec S finished in a bright metallic blue. Straight away you feel that this is a car engineered by people who love driving. Too many superminis have glutinous steering which masks all feeling of the road and replaces it with an action both rubbery and stiff. Not here. The steering is crisp and convincingly weighted according to the loads fed back to it by the front wheels. The Fiesta provides all the right inputs and responses for an enjoyable drive, including an impressive ability to deal with bumps.
The honing of what feels good and eradication of what feels bad extends to the brakes (firm but not too heavy underfoot, progressive in action), the gear change (smooth, light and precise) and, crucially, the engines. The petrol 1.6 produces up to 120bhp but, more importantly, it pulls smoothly and keenly across a broad speed range thanks to the variable timing for the inlet and exhaust valves. It sounds good, too, subdued and smooth but definitely alive.
And the diesel? Similar deal; smooth and quiet of its type, more relaxed than the petrol but still keen to go and, of course, more economical. That said, at 139g/km the petrol engine is impressively light in its carbon footprint. All very positive, then. Straight into the supermini charts at No 1? Despite a cheap-looking mileometer display in red which can be hard to read, the answer is an emphatic "yes". After all, if you're going to drive a car, you might as well enjoy it.
Peugeot 207 1.6: from £12,295
Shares 120bhp output and variable valve timing with the Ford but lacks its fluency of motion and feeling of quality. Overweight, too.
Seat Ibiza 1.6 Sport: £11,295
New Ibiza looks quite racy but, despite Seat's claims, it still feels plasticky inside. This version makes do with 105bhp and lacks the Fiesta's verve.
Vauxhall Corsa 1.4: from £10,315
Vauxhall, like Fiat and Renault, eschews the mainstream 1.6-litre category so this 90bhp 1.4 is the closest rival. Looks dramatic, feels obese.
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Reviewed by Bridget Collier
As soon as I saw this jacket I was keen to try it on: the fabric has this lovely feel about it and doesn't make the irritating crinkly noise I've put up with for years with other jackets, especially when out running. The Helium is an ultralight pertex jacket that caters for all requirements expected of a high tech lightweight waterproof. The RAB Mountain Marathon - over two days in the east of the Lake District - was perfect for testing it out, as weight and performance matter equally on this event and any deficiencies would be cruelly exposed.
At 163g the jacket did not add much weight at all to my overall kit and I stuffed it in the front pocket of my sac just before walking up to the start. The race started and on the way up High Street the sun was welcome, but on the tops I was chilled so it was on with the jacket whilst trying to keep up with my team mate Christine. She was running ahead in good style, and as usual not feeling the cold.
"...I was impressed with the breathability of the Helium Jacket - it had remained dry on the inside when I took it off..."
One of the Helium Jacket features that I was taken with was the no fuss elasticated cuffs that easily passed over my rather bulky watch - other jackets that I own require me to have to take the watch off first. I also noticed both zips were easy to pull up and down one handed – useful when I was clinging to the map and compass in the other, still trying to catch up with Christine. We reached the summit of High Street and then immediately descended into the sheltered valley on the other side. I was impressed with the breathability of the Helium Jacket - it had remained dry on the inside when I took it off.
Having run down the valley path and round more bends than I'd noticed on the map, we reached the overnight camp just as the sun disappeared - straightaway it was on with my extra layers and the Helium Jacket on top. It has an attractive, sleek and finely tailored fit and would be perfect under a harness. Because the Helium packs away into the Napoleon style breast pocket you could attach it to your harness without it getting in the way of a rack or being overly cumbersome. This element of its design would be perfect on longer alpine routes, or if I can face screwing up such a coveted coat so small more frequently I'd take it to Gogarth or Pembroke for some protection when I meet the biting wind on topping out and setting up a belay.
OR (Outdoor Research) Helium Jacket
- Ultralight, waterproof/breathable 2.5-layer 20D Pertex® Shield DS ripstop fabric
- Fully seam taped
- Single-pull hood adjustment
- Ultralight, water-resistant zippers
- Front zipper with 7.5"/19 cm stormfap
- Zippered napoleon pocket
- Stuff pocket at side hem with hook/loop closure
- Elastic cuffs
- Single drawcord hem adjustment
Since the mountain marathon weekend I've tested the Helium in the rain and it worked perfectly. The fabric is 2.5 layer 20D pertex, a face fabric with PV film laminate. The taped seams also mean you don't need to worry about it keeping the rain out. The hood fits snug around the face with the draw-cord at the back and won't block your view, the peak wasn't great, but helps.
At a cost of around £90 the Helium Jacket is the right price for a specialist ultralight jacket. It's perfectly cut, highly technical and it does the job brilliantly. As you might tell I loved it from the start and will be taking mine out-and-about lot.
About Bridget Collier
Bridget likes to be outside when not chained to the desk in her office job. She started climbing when turning 30 on the local Lancashire quarried gritstone crags and since has enjoyed many Alpine summer and winter trips as well as getting as far as the via Ferrari route on Alpamayo, Peru and the various spires in Moab, America. Mostly though it's weekend warrior stuff in North Wales and the Lakes with fellow members of either the Vagabonds club or the Climbers club.
She also loves fell running (and used to love mountain biking until the running took over). Routes generally include a lot of mud over the west Pennine Moors or locally around Hilldale. She's completed several RAB mountain marathons and local fell races including the Winter Hill Race but sometimes just sets her own challenges running over various peaks in Snowdonia from the Vags hut in Nant Peris.
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1BR fantastische locatie in IPANEMA
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Grootte40 m²
Verdieping4(met lift)
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|Rua Jangadeiros, 22420-010 Rio de Janeiro, Brazilië
|Type accommodatie
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Please read more about Botafogo here:
Botafogo (Portuguese pronunciation: [botaˈfoɡu]) is a beachfront neighborhood (bairro) in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. It is a mostly middle class and small commerce community, and is located between the hills of Mundo Novo, Santa Marta (which separates it from Laranjeiras) and Morro de São João (which separates it from Copacabana). It has always been considered a predominantly middle class neighborhood, and since the pacification of favela Dona Marta, the rate of violent crime (already not high for Rio) has decreased markedly, resulting in significantly higher property values.[citation needed]
Botafogo was named after João Pereira de Sousa Botafogo who was responsible for the galleon Botafogo's artillery, so he included the ship's name in his family name. When he went to live in Brazil, the Portuguese Crown granted him the land known today as Botafogo. The name literally means set it on fire (a reference to the Botafogo galleon's artillery power).[citation needed]
Botafogo's beach is within Guanabara Bay, sheltered from the Atlantic Ocean by the Urca peninsula and Sugarloaf Mountain. Attractions include the Home of Ruy Barbosa, the Museu do Índio — which explores the culture and history of the major indigenous peoples of Brazil — and the Villa-Lobos Museum.[1] With a high concentration of cafés and cinemas, including several movie theaters that feature arthouse films, Botafogo has a decidedly traditional tone, setting it apart from the nearby beach neighborhoods. It is home to two of the city's largest shopping centers, Botafogo Praia Shopping and RioSul.
ILLEGAL ACTIVITIES: No illegal drug use will be permitted on the property.
TENANT CONDUCT: Quiet hours will be from 10 p.m. until 8 am Sunday evening through Friday morning. During quiet hours radios and stereos may be played at a level not to be heard outside of the apartment.
PROPERTY DAMAGE: Damage caused by the behavior of a Tenant, or a Tenant's guest, will be repaired at the Tenant's expense.
KEYS AND ACCESS TO APARTMENT: We will meet the guest at the apartment on check-in and hand over the keys. It is the Tenant's responsibility to return them at check-out.
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We had a great time in Rio, and the location of this apartment was a key ingredient. The staff that greeted us upon arrival and departure were both very friendly and knowledgeable. The apartment itself is a basic one bedroom apartment and exactly as described, but you won't be spending a lot of time there when you're this close to the beaches.
You are within walking distance of many places to eat, the metro, ATMs/banks, Copacabana, Ipanema, and a couple of main roads where you can catch a cab.
We would definitely stay there again.
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Voices for Public Transit is celebrating our third birthday all month!
Our community launched in July 2013 to bring attention to the need to improve and expand America's public transportation network. Last year, we hit two major milestones:
What's especially great about our community is how diverse we are. Public transportation benefits everyone, and our membership proves it — with folks from large cities and small towns, young people and older Americans, riders and non-riders all working together to support public transit.
Your Stories Show the Value of Public Transit
Our birthday celebration is a celebration of you — our members! With that in mind, here are just a few stories that we've heard from Voices for Public Transit advocates that highlight the value of public transportation.
Public Transportation Helps Us…
Connect with Our Communities
Riding the [Boston] "T" has not only saved me more money than I can count, it has also meant new friends, a healthier way of life, and helped me realize how lucky I am to be living in a state with strong support for public transportation.
— Adam T., Massachusetts
The local bus gets me where I need to go, when I need to get there - but it does a lot more. Many lasting friendships started with riding together.
— Ken D., New York
Save Money
Thanks to my town's public transit, I can put my bike on the bus and get anywhere I need to go. As a school teacher, I can't afford to spend $10k a year on a car. It has been completely life changing to me to live in a town with public transit so that I don't have to own a car. It is completely liberating!
— Mary M., South Carolina
I'm on a fixed income, and I cannot afford the expense of a personal vehicle, as much as I'd love to have an economical car again. So, I rely on my local bus system. I'm thankful to have public transportation in my area.
— Dawn F., Pennsylvania
Overcome Disabilities
My son is blind and uses public transportation to get to work, church, entertainment and shopping. This is important for so many reasons.
— Marcia M., Texas
Due to a visual impairment, I cannot drive a car. Therefore, I'd be unemployed with no income if it weren't for public transit to get me back and forth to my two part-time jobs.
— Darrel F., Illinois
I have severe anxiety, ADHD, Asperger's, and therefore take a lot of medication for those conditions. As a result, I cannot drive because it would be too dangerous for both me as well as people around me…. Using public transportation helps me with my independence and my life as a whole.
— Christopher C., Texas
I'm a female disabled vet. I have no working car. Without public transit I would not be able to get to medical care, or to my part-time work, or to see my friends. Public transit is my lifeline.
— Karen D., California
Get to School and Work
I'm a single mom on disability going to college on my own and supporting a teenage girl on my own so I need the bus to get to school and home. If I didn't have the bus, I couldn't go back to school.
— Jennifer S., California
Public transit makes it possible for me to reach my office, which is in the suburbs!
— Jeffrey S., Illinois
I don't have a car and can't afford one. I use the bus to get to work, grocery shop and run my other errands. I moved to Colorado because I was told that you could get anywhere on the bus or light rail, and it's true.
— Clarice D., Colorado
These are just a small sampling of the many stories we've received. Other public transportation supporters highlighted the benefits to our broader economy, the environment, and older Americans.
Help Us Improve
For our third birthday, Voices for Public Transit is making a resolution: We resolve to keep growing and making our community stronger. You can help us improve by taking our Member Survey. It takes just a few minutes to complete and gives you a chance to share what's important to you and how we can help.
Thank you to all the Voices for Public Transit members who have shared their public transportation wish list with us!
We've heard lots of ideas for improving public transportation, and today we're rounding up the major themes we're seeing in our members' wish lists for public transit in their areas.
Local public transit systems work hard to meet the needs of their riders, but there's only so much they can do with limited funds. As FAST Act funding begins to reach communities nationwide, these are some areas that local public transit systems could focus on to continue expanding and improving their service.
"We have some streets where buses only run once an hour even though these are fairly busy….We also need more frequency and reliability on many other routes throughout the city and access into a booming connected suburb city… I feel our city needs more buses, reliability and frequency that goes further into the evening."
- Andrew B., New Mexico
"One thing on my list is more public bathrooms or at least porta potties along the route. Your transit can take longer than an hour or so and it can be distressing for the elderly or pregnant [women]."
- Catherine D., California
"Bus stops need to be totally accessible to those in wheelchairs & using walkers. More shelters are needed."
- Sandra S., Florida
"In our parish of St. John the Baptist in Louisiana there is only one source of public transportation. It's [an on-demand bus service] that must be scheduled 24 hours in advance. Hwy 61 is the main highway and if they just had one or two public buses that ran routes along that highway, a lot of people who don't have transportation would be helped tremendously… Businesses would thrive and unemployment would drop."
- Natalie A., Louisiana
Turning Wishes into Reality
Local public transit systems want to provide all of these things and more. Voices for Public Transit members know that a lack of consistent, sufficient public investment in transportation is one of the leading obstacles to making these improvements a reality.
So, how do we make these public transit wishes come true? Speak out, get involved, and, most importantly, VOTE!
Our community poll indicates roughly 70 percent of Voices for Public Transit members are aware of public transit ballot measures or initiatives. More than 95 percent of members have expressed their support of these initiatives, giving supporters of public transit good reason to be hopeful for the future.
Remember, public transportation improvements almost always require funding. Some dollars will come from the federal FAST Act, but local regions must raise their own funding, too. In November, several regions, such as the San Francisco Bay Area and Marion County, Indiana (greater Indianapolis), will have public transportation funding measures on the ballot.
Get out and vote for the public transit measures, referenda, or ballot initiatives in your area, and encourage your friends and neighbors to do so as well. By making our voices heard at the ballot box, we can all help expand and improve public transit options in more communities nationwide.
Voices for Public Transit is excited to launch our new Innovations in Public Transit series. Over the coming weeks and months, we'll be highlighting local examples of how public transportation is evolving around the country and the new technologies public transit systems are trying out to keep people moving.
One innovative project that challenges traditional perceptions of public transit can be found in the Pacific Northwest.
On-Demand Service Works for Oregon's Capital
Every community can benefit from public transportation, but no single type of public transit works everywhere. People in smaller towns, suburbs, and rural areas need mobility as much as people in large cities, but high-capacity vehicles — such as trains — are impractical. Even traditional bus systems do not make sense for every community, given limitations of geography, population density, and funding.
In Oregon's Salem-Keizer area, including state capital Salem (pop. 160,600), there is strong demand for public transportation, but this demand is not uniform across the region. Salem-Keizer Transit — better known as "Cherriots" — has operated a regional bus system since 1979 and also provides paratransit service to people with disabilities.
In 2015, facing budget constraints and recognizing that two fixed bus routes were underutilized in the West Salem area, Cherriots made the difficult decision to cut the routes. Yet, Cherriots still needed to serve West Salem residents who rely on public transportation. How could they continue to meet the needs of riders and offer service in a hilly area with winding streets that did not easily accommodate traditional bus service? Technology — and a new concept — offered a solution.
Following the Example of Rideshare Services
On June 1, 2015, Cherriots introduced its West Salem Connector service:
The flexibility and efficiency of the West Salem Connector could become a model for other regions of similar size or facing similar geographic challenges. Topeka and suburban Chicago transit systems have already adopted similar technology. Should your community be next?
Join in the conversation. Share with our community what innovations and new ideas are being deployed in your area — or what changes you would like to see.
The primaries are over. We're now moving to the next phase of the election season, including platform drafting, national conventions, debates, and all-out campaigning.
Will public transportation be part of the discussion? You can help make sure it is.
You can bring attention to the need to improve public transportation by speaking up online and at campaign events in your area. The federal government is the primary funder of public transit projects, but state and local governments have to come up with matching funds in most cases — often through ballot initiatives — and the commitment of local leaders to moving public transit forward is essential to seeing lengthy, complex infrastructure projects brought to fruition. Making public transit a part of the election discourse is one way to help solidify that commitment.
Platforms and Conventions
Party platforms — a collection of policy positions and goals — are drafted by committees, with input from experts on a wide range of issues. At the conventions, delegates from the states have a chance to support or amend platform "planks."
Everyday citizens — including Voices for Public Transit advocates — can participate in the platform process by submitting comments or even testifying at regional forums. This is a chance to share your support for public transportation.
The Party conventions take place in July: the Republican National Convention runs from July 18-21 in Cleveland; the Democratic National Convention takes place the following week, July 25-28, in Philadelphia.
During the conventions, we may not hear candidates and party leaders directly discuss public transportation, but related topics will likely come up. Listen for discussions of plans to invest in American infrastructure or transportation.
Following the conventions, these same topics will possibly arise during debates and campaign speeches as well. To learn more about the candidates' positions on public transportation, check out our earlier blog, "VPT Votes 2016: Where Do the Candidates Stand on Transportation"; you'll also find links to voter resources.
Local Elections
Decisions about specific transportation projects are made at the local and state level. In some races, the contest between two candidates might hinge on their positions about a major transportation initiative, such as building a new bridge or rail line. In some regions, transportation measures will also appear on local ballots.
You can help make public transportation an election issue by volunteering for a pro-public transit candidate, writing a letter to the editor highlighting the importance of public transportation to voters, or simply by asking the right questions at campaign events.
Help keep the Voices for Public Transit community up to date on elections in your community by posting to the Public Transportation Facebook page or by "Sharing Your Story."
For the first time in years, long-term federal funding for public transportation projects is available to states and local communities. However, this funding only covers a portion of public transit project costs. Cities, counties, and states must also contribute taxpayer dollars. Local governments can also partner with private-sector companies to offset the initial costs.
Many public transit projects now are funded through these public-private partnerships or P3s. Bringing the funding for a specific project together can often look like putting together a puzzle — trying to make all the pieces fit just right so that riders, taxpayers, and communities get the most out of their investment.
The Need Is Significant — and Growing
National Infrastructure Week (May 16-23) saw business, labor, and community leaders from around the country participating in some 150 events to bring attention to the need to invest in America's infrastructure, including public transportation.
Heads of public transit systems of all sizes underscored the need to move forward with investments in America's "crumbling" public transportation infrastructure. Valarie J. McCall, chair of the American Public Transportation Association (APTA) and a board member of the Greater Cleveland Regional Transit Authority (GCRTA), said this issue "demands attention at all levels of government so that public transit can continue to help grow communities and businesses."
State and Local Governments Apply for FAST Act Grants
For the most part, the FAST Act funds public transportation projects by providing grants to states.
State and local governments must detail how they will provide matching funds. Some grants require states and municipalities to provide 50 percent or more of a project's funding. In other instances, federal funding may cover the majority of a project's costs.
Raising State and Local Money for Transportation Projects
State and local governments rely on a wide range of funding mechanisms to pay for local public transportation projects, including:
State legislatures may also tap dollars from general funds to pay for transportation projects.
Alternative and Innovative Funding Options
People are driving less and cars are more fuel-efficient, so the traditional gasoline tax is less reliable as a source of revenue for funding transportation projects. Congress included in the FAST Act a $95 million competitive grant program for states to develop alternative funding options for transportation. As we look ahead to the November elections, and beyond, we'll be looking more closely at some of the ways state and local governments are experimenting with different funding sources.
Several states have already entered into P3 agreements to improve and expand public transportation. For example, Maryland recently contracted with several private companies to design, construct, operate, and maintain, as well as to help finance, a major new light rail line. P3s are not feasible for every public transportation project, but they do provide another option that brings funding and additional expertise to the table.
What You Can Do to Help Your Community Move Forward
Whether you ride public transit, we encourage you to participate in local discussions about public transportation projects and funding.
Regional and state departments of transportation often hold public sessions where plans are discussed, and the public has opportunities to weigh in. You can also communicate your views about public transportation to state legislators, city council members, and other officials involved in planning and allocating funds for public transportation.
Voices for Public Transit members can also directly support public transportation funding by voting in favor of local and state transportation ballot measures. In recent years, many cities and regions have passed measures to raise money for public transportation. In November, several other areas are expected to have transportation funding initiatives on their ballots.
According to our community poll, 68.5% of Voices for Public Transit members have seen local transportation-related ballot measures arise in their communities. Of those measures, bus systems, light rail/streetcar, and roads/bridges seem to be the most commonly addressed forms of transit.
As implementation of the FAST Act continues, we will see more public transit projects being proposed or breaking ground nationwide. Be on the lookout in your area!
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Over the recent period, a number of authors have left contemporary Hungarian literature and entered the national pantheon who had one crucial trait in common, namely, that they may fairly be called the last "big game" of modern day Central and Eastern European literature.
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András Papp and János Térey: Kazamaták (Casemates)
The plot of Casemates is based on the darkest moment of the 1956 Hungarian Revolution: the siege of the Communist Party Headquarters in Budapest. With the 50th anniversary of the revolution well nigh, this is no one's idea of a flattering, commemorative play. Rather, it is an excoriating piece of provocation.
"I did not want to name anything"
An interview with Agota Kristof
Agota Kristof (70) paid a brief visit to Budapest for the first time after four years. This time, she was participating in the 'Exile' programme focussing on emigrant authors from Eastern Europe. Agota Kristof arrived in Neuchâtel as a refugee in 1956 with her husband and young baby, and she has lived there ever since.
The nationalist opposition was all over the media in an instant, declaring themselves to have been right all along in warning the voters throughout the election campaign that a secret network of ex-Communist, international bankers who are totally insensitive to the problems of the average Hungarian would take over the country if people elected a Socialist government.
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The Eagles announced that linebacker Jake Knott has been suspended without pay for the first four games of the 2014 season for violating the NFL policy on performance-enhancing substances.
Knott, who is entering his second season, is eligible to participate in all offseason and preseason practices and games.
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In addition to the 428 CJ engine, this cat is also an XR-7 which meant it came with the deluxe leather interior, faux wood grain dash panels, lower console with clock, and XR-7 badging. The XR-7 package came out mid-year in 1967 and was very popular. Mercury sold over 32,000 XR-7's in 1968, which accounted for almost a third of the total production.
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Interested in the history of American Protestantism? A few summer reading suggestions… [Read more…]
Nearly twenty years ago, Christian Smith assessed American evangelicalism as "embattled but thriving." Nowadays, just "embattled" seems more apt for the preeminent impulse in the *history of American religion (*at least for much of that history). From the rise of the "Nones" to the collapse of the Religious Right to declines in church membership, the [Read More…]
One of the big surprises of 2016 is the extent of evangelical support for Donald Trump. As I mentioned several weeks ago, judging by historical precedents, evangelicals might well have divided their support among a number of candidates who spoke persuasively about their Christian faith, including Ted Cruz, John Kasich, and the now-defunct Ben Carson, [Read More…]
This article is part of the Patheos Public Square on the Future of Faith in America: Evangelicalism. Read other perspectives here. Devout and secular Americans alike have been heralding the decline of traditional faith since the time of the Puritans, but American religion always confounds reports of its demise. The crumbling of evangelical Christianity, in particular, is a [Read More…]
Recently, Kevin Kruse's One Nation Under God has generated considerable attention for its claims about the way that the 1930s and post-WWII alliance between politically conservative businessmen and evangelicals created modern ideas about "Christian America." According to the book's self-description, Kruse "reveals how the unholy alliance of money, religion, and politics created a false origin [Read More…]
Of the reading of journals, there is no end, and yet much reading of them is a weariness. -Ecclesiastes 12:12, MAV* In every vocation, some tasks bring joy while others seem like… work. For academics, keeping up with the latest scholarship in your field is a must. And yet sometimes the task feels like impossible work. [Read More…]
Today's guest post is from Kristin du Mez, Associate Professor of History at Calvin College. Her A New Gospel for Women: Katharine Bushnell and the Challenge of Christian Feminism has just been published with Oxford University Press. "If conservative churches preach the dominance of men, and submission of women, does this add weight to those [Read More…]
Even in slaveholding states, many white Americans were uneasy about the morality of black slavery in the decades that preceded the Civil War. However, there were two things such Americans disliked far more than slavery: black people and abolitionists. According to Luke Harlow's recently published Religion, Race, and the Making of Confederate Kentucky, those double [Read More…]
Last year, Crossway announced the publication of David Wells' God in the Whirlwind: How the Holy-love of God Reorients Our World, promoting this new book as "a remedy for evangelicalism's superficial theology." Merits of the book aside–and I am sure there are many–claiming a remedy for evangelicalism's superficial theology demonstrates both unflagging optimism, and, more importantly, a [Read More…]
Today through Friday, I am in San Diego, CA, attending the 66th Annual Meeting of the Evangelical Theological Society (ETS). The theme this year is "ecclesiology" and there are several good sessions on historical themes, including one I organized on the negative interplay between ecumenical evangelicalism and denominationalism. (More on that below.) Further, there are [Read More…]
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With job security in mind, former Cincinnati Bengals right tackle Willie Anderson turned down trips to Tampa Bay and San Diego and accepted a three-year, $10.5 million deal with the Baltimore Ravens.
Anderson was set to make a Thursday visit to Tampa, but the Ravens stepped up their offer. The former Pro Bowl tackle can now take a few weeks to learn the offense and try to win the starting job.
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Photographic Memory: KPhotoAlbum for KDE 4
Some users might know KPhotoAlbum under the earlier name of KimDaBa. Now, after a time-intensive migration, the album-software is available in version 4 for KDE 4.
Among the new features is a stacking capability which allows the marking of a number of similar images to be the same shot. In the announcement of the latest release, the developers have used the Grand Canyon as an example, or various working copies of the same raw image. What the stacking feature does is still a little unclear. Presumably it helps skip presentation passages that would otherwise show several, slightly different, shots of the same scene.
The MD5 sum has been modified, making it very useful for searching out corrupted images files. Page relations can be varied during a presentation, flv and efr files will be recognized and comments can be transferred from image to image with the click of a mouse.
The software also supports PEF, a raw format for Pentax cameras. In "viewer" mode, the mouse pointer disappears and the screen saver is deactivated. Last but not least, an import dialog will offer to merge data for files that already exist.
The software's source code can be found on the project website. OpenSuse users can get KPhotoAlbum 4.0 more comfortably from the jengel repository.
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To feel the real pulse of Helsinki, step out and explore nearby areas such as Tammisalo, Laajasalo, and Kulosaari.
Santahamina has a number of cultural attractions nearby that allow visitors to really get a feel for the area. Walk through the exhibits and enjoy the quiet of the Helsinki City Museum, the Museum of Finnish Architecture and Sederholm House.
Find the perfect accessory, grab a bite to eat or just enjoy the atmosphere at nearby shopping hotspots like Kauppahalli and the Kauppatori Market Square.
Hang out with Santahamina's sporting fans at the iconic Hartwall Arena, the home ground of the popular Jokerit ice hockey team in winter. Sporting enthusiasts also have the chance to smell the liniment in the lockers rooms and visit off-limits areas of Hartwall Arena by taking a behind the scenes tour.
After a day discovering the sights, sounds and smells of Santahamina, get a good nights sleep in one of the area's popular hotels or serviced apartments. The GLO Hotel Helsinki Kluuvi, the Hotel Haven and the Hotel Kamp are just three of the many great places to stay around here.


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In many ways, it's a by-the-numbers RTS, but a solid one, with a few imaginative mechanics built into it.
The single player campaign does a good job of gradually introducing new gameplay concepts and putting them to use. Unfortunately, the great gameplay is saddled with a ludicrous story (complete with overacted FMV cut scenes and techno-fascist iconography).
games(TM)Will it make you rethink how you see strategy games? Don't be daft. Will you enjoy playing it? Almost certainly. [May 2005, p.88]
However, it's most definitely a great step for the genre in terms of storytelling that will hopefully be properly mimicked and expanded by another developer or in a sequel.
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YuriMar 26, 2005If you thought c&c:generals was good, think again.
Mar 31, 2012This game is awesome. It is one of my favourite games of all time up there with homeworld 2. Both of these games are so great i find it hardThis game is awesome. It is one of my favourite games of all time up there with homeworld 2. Both of these games are so great i find it hard to decide which is the ultimate. These guys really stepped in and picked up where westwood dropped the ball, dropped the live action cutscenes and went "in game 3d"… Full Review »
Sep 22, 2011I played this RTS religiously for about a year before I moved on and found out about Dawn of War. Anybody who likes RTSs at all should tryI played this RTS religiously for about a year before I moved on and found out about Dawn of War. Anybody who likes RTSs at all should try this little-known gem from Atari. To put it simply, Act of War is in my opinion the perfect Command and Conquer game. It takes everything that made Command and Conquer great and dials it up to 11. This is strange because Act of War isn't actually an official Command and Conquer game. IMO, Act of War got exactly the right scale of combat. With DoW 2, you have small intimate squad battles. With Supreme Commander, you've got a ginormous scale with epic battles across entire peninsulas. Act of War had the perfect average of scale with good infantry action (even inside buildings!), while also allowing for devastating nuclear strikes and massed tank rushes. They even managed to pull off air combat in an innovative realistic fashion, which Relic later mimicked in CoH. Even Command and Conquer 3 came out later and tried to follow the magic and execution of Act of War, but I think they fell short. About the *only* complaint I can ever make about Act of War is that the infantry are individual units rather then squads, but I played it before DoW so that didn't bother me at the time.… Full Review »


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Beautiful and utterly delicious. And, as has been said before, really easy. Not cheap--I made it with Dungeness crab--but worth every penny. I had no idea how to pose the diagonally-cut cucumbers, so I went by instinct.
Great summer dish - I doubled the recipe (except the olive oil) and my husband and I ate this for dinner. We made it a second time, but diced the cucumbers and served it as a salad. We love lime so we added a little extra lime juice.
Very nice appetizers, & as said, the 'easiest' to make! The only change I made was to peel the cucumbers in thin alternating strips lengthwise, to give a narrow section [peeled] contrasting with a wide green section [unpeeled] to each cup! I enjoyed the ease of making these [compared, lets say, with scooping out & stuffing cherry tomatoes!], & the raves were just as prolific! Thanks for the great appetizer recipe!


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Discussion in 'Smogon's Greatest Hits' started by skarm, May 29, 2006.
Cuz hes Canadian, FUCKING NOA
Added the pics, finally. I got lazy. Sue me. I also added a bit of "the rest".
Awesome. Loved the signs (and the shirts)!
Aeolus has red eyes in all the pics!
Aeolus with lasers!
I believe that Satan possessed them both so they could win at pokemon. I saw a pic of skarm with red eyes too :)
also skarm are you still going to nyc to meet everyone
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Hi, I have been downloading and examining "gallery building" software and I find none of it links to an e-commerce option. Does anyone out there know the quickest way I can create a truly simple sales website which supplies a payment procedure for photos in an online gallery, thereby allowing javascript to #1 display a larger hover on mousover and #2 (on mouseclick) link photos (my gallery material) to an e-commerce component which offers a "payment procedure" to people visiting my gallery, specifically "bank transfer, credit card, check, PayPal etc." and will allow them to purchase my photos. The photos would be not the "large hover" ones watermarked with my own logo, but would be #3 the (presumably cached) clean, downloadable photos of a higher resolution represented by the watermarked photos and intended for sale.
This would I assume then include a "download photo" page as part of the e-commerce "payment procedure" allowing non-watermarked photos cached safely outside the viewable gallery to be purchased.
It sounds like such a breeze, (#1,#2,#3) and I find javascripting with little fragments of these codes, (have even been admiring the free code offered by several programmers which opens thumbnails on hover etc.) but none of it (#1,#2,#3) all stitched together.
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Tom Sawyer is a mischievous young boy with an undying hunger for adventure, and a knack for getting into trouble. He lives with his Aunt Polly in the Mississippi River town of St Petersburg, Missouri. He plays hooky from school; hangs around with Huck Finn, the unsophisticated son of the village drunkard; and deceives his friends into trading their treasures with him.
Tom falls in love with Becky Thatcher, a new arrival in town, who returns his affection initially, and even agrees to an 'engagement'. However, after a slip of the tongue from Tom, she walks off in a huff.
From innocent and imaginary adventures, Tom's life suddenly takes a new turn. One night, while Tom and Huck Finn are in a graveyard, they witness an incident they should not have. Terrified, they flee from the spot, and swear a blood oath that they will never reveal their secret to anyone.
Tom and Huck then find themselves entangled in a series of real and exciting adventures, with dangerous men constantly at their heels.
Can the boys stand up to the occasion, and become real-life heroes? Will they ever be able to reclaim their normal, carefree lives again?
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Mark Twain, born Samuel Langhorne Clemens, was an American humorist and writer, who is best known for his enduring novels The Adventures of Tom Sawyer and Adventures of Huckleberry Finn, which has been called the Great American Novel. Raised in Hannibal, Missouri, Twain held a variety of jobs including typesetter, riverboat pilot, and miner before achieving nationwide attention for his work as a journalist with The Celebrated Jumping Frog of Calaveras County. He earned critical and popular praise for his wit and enjoyed a successful career as a public speaker in addition to his writing. Twain s works were remarkable for his ability to capture colloquial speech, although his adherence to the vernacular of the time has resulted in the suppression of his works by schools in modern times. Twain s birth in 1835 coincided with a visit by Halley s Comet, and Twain predicted, accurately, that he would go out with it as well, dying the day following the comet s return in 1910.
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