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A novel solution is presented to the Nearest Neighbor Problem that is specifically tailored for determining correspondences within the Iterative Closest Point Algorithm. The reference point set P is preprocessed by calculating for each point p&oarr;i∈P that neighborhood of points which lie within a certain distance ε of p&oarr;i. The points within each ε-neighborhood are sorted by increasing distance to their respective p&oarr;i. At runtime, the correspondences are tracked across iterations, and the previous correspondence is used as an estimate of the current correspondence. If the estimate satifies a constraint, called the Spherical Constraint, then the nearest neighbor falls within the ε-neighborhood of the estimate. A novel theorem, the Ordering Theorem, is presented which allows the Triangle Inequality to efficiently prune points from the sorted ε-neighborhood from further consideration. The method has been implemented and is demonstrated to be more efficient than both the k-d tree and Elias methods. After ~40 iterations, fewer than 2 distance calculations were required on average per correspondence, which is close to the theoretical minimum of 1. Furthermore, after 20 iterations the time expense per iteration was demonstrated to be negligibly more than simply looping through the points


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I've just completed my first implementation of 3.0.1 in multisite mode. I have previously made about 12 installations of various versions over the last three years without any problems, so I am no expert, but do have some experience.
The problem I experience in this installation (same server as three other 'normal' installs which work fine) is that when you click on the insert image button on the post edit, it opens a new page and though the upload works, it just adds the image to the gallery and I have no way to insert it into the post as intended.
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SO good!! I made these with crock pot french toast casserole. I was going to make just plain sausages but these made the PERFECT accompaniment. Fantastic flavor!
great recipe! I accidently used cinnamon instead of brown sugar and it was delicious!
This was excellent! I'd never heard of apple flavored sausages, and I live in the U.S. Guess I'm sheltered! I'll definitely be making this again.
Being another Aussie, would never have thought to put apples with snags..Love it and so does the rest of the family.
Being an Aussie I'd never heard of apple sausages, or cooking apples with sausages. Had this for dinner and it was great, we all loved it. Another budget pleaser.
Fantastic! I made this for brunch. What a wonderful combination. Thank you for posting.
Easy and delicious! What a fabulous way to dress up ordinary pork sausages. I serve them for supper with roast potatoes and vegetables in cheese sauce. I'll be emailing this recipe to all my family and friends.
Fast, easy, and delicious! We love breakfast for dinner and we had this dish along with our favorite scrambled eggs, Miss Diggy's, Easy Eggs. Definitely a repeater. Quite an impressive dish as well...great dish to serve company. Thanks for this great recipe! :)
excellent! great taste...during camping...thanks
Dear hubby says "awesome". This was so quick and easy to prepare and really was an inexpensive meal. We had scrambled eggs and toast...we often have breakfast for supper. I will make this often and can't wait to tell the girls at work. I like the "texture" of the cooked apples and the contrast of flavor. I made it just as the recipe stated except i added just a little more water when I added the apples altho I think I didn't need to and I won't next time. I can't wait to make this for a company breakfast! It says four servings...I guess hubby and I were hungry...and he just finished off the last sausage in the pan. Thanks so much for a keeper!


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I guess I should return my college degrees - yes degrees. Just tell me where it is written that this is not true.
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Strike Against Free Software: Microsoft Enters Catalonian Schools
Steve Ballmer's deal with the Catalonian government is seen as a leverage against their existing Open Source strategy.
It was a pretty personal deal between Steve Ballmer and president of the Generalitat de Catalunya José Montilla. According to an announcement out of Barcelona, Microsoft is to provide the Catalonian schools with touchscreen PCs and projects, making it easier for their students and teachers to cozy up to their proprietary software. The first transaction was to present the city of Lleida a new computer center, although no further details were given.
Not particularly proxy to this decision were the Open Source developers specifically tasked by the government to rid the schools of proprietary software licenses. As Francesc Busquets, software developer at the Generalitat de Catalunya, can attest, "We weren't consulted and or involved in the decision. As far as we know, there hasn't been a change in strategy from bringing GNU/Linux to Catalonia's schools."
Minister of education Ernest Maragall had announced in April 2008 that hundreds of schools would be switched to GNU/Linux. The main reason, he said at the time, was the illegal use of proprietary software.
Microsoft's offer involves the creation of virtual communities under its Live@edu suite of applications and that will be provided personalized e-mail accounts. Meanwhile Microsoft claims that the resulting content isn't coupled with any particular platform. But the bundling with Microsoft's services organized around their updates, together with their proven bad Linux touchscreen support, pretty much ensures Windows as the platform of choice.
worldwide issue reallyEven in the states, the issue is a big one to deal with. Florida public school networks and their "support" are based on a long commitment to Microsoft. While the school level support tech and network staff would prefer a transition to Linux, administration level staff see their job security at risk and won't allow talk of Linux. Their training has been in the Microsoft environment and they will continue to train and push for it. Anything else would mean retooling and training on their own part as well as admitting to the past expenses of administering a system that is too fat with costs.
Seeing the advantages of open source, many specialists have kept up with the news and have learned how to implement and support it when the time comes. It is a matter of waiting for tech administration to retire or move on.
To read this news of a place where Microsoft is getting its foot back in the door is not a good sign to the rest of us. Especially when the economy is in a position to push many to other options.
Not surprising at allPretty disappointing but not surprising at all. Right now I am using a computer in a classroom from a public school which came with a Windows Vista Business OEM license. It never ran because the computers were formatted to install a Fedora 9. And that happened to 30 computers this year and 30 more the past year.
That's 60 useless (and properly paid) Windows licenses!
a different view ..or, we could look at the earlier announcement as a way to get MS discount ...
Annoying...What annoys me is this double-way of thinking and acting. I don't understand for what reason they promote the creation of a GNU/Linux distribution which is supposed to be implemented in the schools and then they sign this stupid deal with microsoft. The result: spending money everywhere without no real or good effect on the citizenship.
Unsustainable strategyThe real cost of this transaction will appear at renewal time.
CorrectionNone of the following links work properly:
* "Open Source developers"
* "announced in April 2008 "
They take you to the general press notes section of the Generalitat de Catalunya instead to the article itself.
As a Catalan Citizen, I'm very very disappointed...As a Catalan Citizen, I'm very very disappointed...
Additionally some politics on going in this decision.Newspapers in Catalonio that usually associate a forum of opinions to the news did not do it in that particular case -with a honourable exception.
I wonder whether somebody got instructed not to allow e-polemics related to that decision.
The news said it was a great progress towards "catalanisation" of the educational software, when open source is for a long time well provided with suitable translations to the local language !
In any case I disliked not to be able to give my own opnion on the open arena after such a commercial agreement. It reminds me this intervention to stop the spread of the open source intitiatives in Nigeria or another African country in the recent past (sorry I do not remember more details).
correctionThanks, of course. It's been corrected.
correctionI believe you meant to say "touchscreen" at the end, instead of "touchpad".
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Tonight, a tribute to Frank Lloyd Wright, by an artist unknown. The space and subject are Wright's; the light and composition seem Flemish, or Dutch.
And coming up next week, just to whet the appetite of Ayn Rand enthusiasts, a painting by Ayn Rand's husband Frank O'Connor, a painting by her favourite artist, and then a post with her very favourite painting.
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Tales of the New Teen Titans #44
This one is pretty tough, because what you have here is the introduction of two fairly notable characters and simply the re-naming of another hero (while also, yes, the first appearance of another character, but I'm sorry Jericho fans, he isn't that noteworthy).
However, all said and done, I think the sidekick of Batman, Dick Grayson, becoming a new character, Nightwing, is more significant than the Wasp appearing in Tales to Astonish #44 (interesting that they're both Tales issues!) and Gorgon appearing in Fantastic Four #44 (which is less about Gorgon appearing as it is the first appearance of the Inhumans, kinda).
But really, this issue, which was the penultimate part of the Judas Contract, is just a slightly larger piece of comic book history than those issues, as the New Teen Titans by Marv Wolfman and George Perez was one of the highest-selling comic books of the early 80s, this was perhaps their most famous storyline, and it involved Dick Grayson, one of the most famous comic book characters in all of comics.
So I'm pretty confident in saying that this was the most notable #44 out there.
Still, Tales to Astonish #44 and Fantastic Four #44 are notable runners-up, as well as strong issues of Sandman, Swamp Thing, Doom Patrol and Amazing Spider-Man.
Any other good #44s?
Hmmm could it be possible for one of these to not note an issue of FF?
Yeah i need to read these new teen titans books, although so far I haven;t found a good format for getting them.
Here's a puzzler: Who on that cover has the worst outfit?
Jericho. Worst outfit, worst hairstyle, AND worst facial hair. He's a triple threat!
Yeah, I'd have to give it to Jericho, which is impressive given Dick's egregious disco collar.
I'd forgotten this title even existed. Not the story, which of course I remember, but the renamed series, even though I continued reading it for a little while after the title shift (almost exactly as long as Perez stuck around).
Nightwing's outfit wouldn't have been THAT bad if it wasn't for the horrible collar. I actually think it's a better design than his second outfit (the one he was wearing around Knightfall) since the yellow's minimalised, but of course neither can hold a candle to the current uniform that's probably been around for longer than the other two combined at this point.
Deathstroke's was about the most badass uniform in comics at the time (and the colours were deliberate in the sense that they were ones that printed very well). He was a better version of Snake Eyes before Snake Eyes was cool. And as history has shown, having his costume drawn in more muted colours (I think it was blue and grey for a while – at least, that's what it was when he showed up early on in Nightwing) doesn't really work.
Jericho… I'm still not sure what Perez was thinking with that design.
But, yeah, no quibbles with this one – probably the most famous issue of DC's biggest book of the early 80s. And while #38's the most famous issue of NTT ("Who is Donna Troy"), that wasn't going to win. Other Titans issue in consideration for me would be #8 – the "day in the life" issue, and #19, the "Wally writes home" issue that a lot of creators cite as their favourite.
The Swamp Thing issue here is particularly appropriate for this list, since it features the serial killer the Bogeyman and his 'pick a number' schtick…
Legion of Super-Heroes (v2) 44 was the final appearance of Quislet.
Hitman #44. The first appearance of Scarback. Dinosaurs in Gotham City!
I'm gonna draw fire and say that Deathstroke's outift is the worst. Atrocious colors, ugly buccaneer boots and gloves, and dorky choker-collar.
The only real problem with Jericho's outfit is the purple coloring. The design isn't THAT terrible.
I feel like I've had a peek into Apodaca's closet just reading that last couple sentences.
You dont see enough mutton chops in comics. Kudos.
I nominate Jericho to head the (very short) list of Characters Most Likely to Benefit from a Rob Liefeld Redesign
Nightwing's is the only one that doesn't break the Ron Frenz Rule. (How you like that Cronin?) His though is horribly dated.
Can we all agree that George Perez is a horrible costume designer, over-all? If you're on the fence, toss in the Monitor and Harbinger.
Yeah remember Donna Troys FIRST Troia costume? Or has the therapy allowed you to forget?
Great illustrator… terrible costume designer…
Gah! I knew I'd forgotten one. That one's one of the worst. Oh, and Pariah from Crisis.
Perez is like the anti-Kirby in designing costumes. You know it's him just by looking at it…but you're not happy at all about it.
Just figured out the icon thing!
Really Apodaca? You think the pirate boots is worse than that awful vest and golden cuffs? At least with that mask Deathstroke looks like he's ready to kill. Jericho looks like he's ready to try out for a part in the Pirates of Penzance.
Was that meant to be a blank comment, Walid?
Quasar #44 had him deal with a character fromt he New universe called antibody, who became enormously powerful in the 616 dimension. (Apparently both worlds had a connection to the Darkforce world, but the 616 Earth's is stronger.) This story is comically notable becuase it simply ends — because ANOTHER Darkforce villain, Darkling, was using all the energy over in New Warriors. A weird crossover of sorts, and one that I don't think was even mentioned in the New Warriors comic!
FF 44 is noteworthy for a far more important reason than the introduction of Gorgon.
It's Joe Sinnott's first issue as the regular inker. A real turning point for the series.
I love Perez, but a great costume designer he is not! Deathstroke wasn't that bad, although for a merc with over-the-top weapons the original Taskmaster was better (doesn't hold a candle to te later Taskmaster costume, though). The Nightwing uniform was bad, but the Jericho one was truly TERRIBLE!
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What is the "Ron Frenz rule"? Does that mean skin tight costumes with nothing hanging loose?
Excellent choice here. Plenty of important books, but I couldn't tell you which issue of Tales to Astonish features the first appearance of Wasp, just that it happened in that book. Judas Contract is just that much more memorable by number alone.
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TELEVISION/RADIO; The Shrinking Life Span of the Black Sitcom
By ROBERT F. MOSS
Published: February 25, 2001
A RECENT episode of ''The P.J.'s,'' the foam-animated WB series set in the projects, ended with two boys reflecting on the duplicitous ways of their elders. ''Promise me we'll never grow old,'' implores the first. The other replies, ''The statistics are in our favor.''
This acerbic observation on the mortality rate among ghetto youth might just as well be a projection of the life expectancy of the black sitcom. As television celebrates Black History Month with tributes blaring from every channel, any weekly comedy series devoted to black subject matter seems imperiled by cultural Darwinism. (No black dramatic series has ever succeeded, though Showtime's ''Soul Food,'' renewed for a second season, is off to a strong start.)
In 1997, there were 15 prime-time black comedy series to choose from. Today, with the departure of ''The Jamie Foxx Show'' on Jan. 14, the number is down to six (''Moesha,'' ''The Parkers,'' ''The Hughleys'' and ''Girlfriends'' on UPN; ''The P.J.'s'' and ''The Steve Harvey Show'' on WB). It could shrink still further if Brandy, the young star of ''Moesha,'' decides to move on to more adult roles, and if, as anticipated, the Harvey show expires after the 13 episodes that have been ordered for next season.
All television programs live in the shadow of the ratings guillotine, but does the blade fall more quickly on a black show? Ask any African-American in the television business, and you'll get a long list of classic white sitcoms -- ''The Mary Tyler Moore Show,'' ''Seinfeld,'' ''The Drew Carey Show'' -- that had to be nurtured through difficult infancies by supportive networks. With black shows, complains Mo'Nique, costar of ''The Parkers,'' the same white-run establishment ''puts us on and pulls us off'' as it pleases. Bentley Kyle Evans, executive producer and co-creator of the Foxx show, goes further, calling the Nielsen ratings ''a crock.''
''The only way you could have an accurate count,'' he argues, ''is if every TV came with a system that tabulated what people are watching.''
Nonetheless, no one interviewed for this article accused the industry of racism, only of capitulation to market forces. Advertisers crave the biggest, most affluent audience they can get -- in practice, a predominantly white audience. Whereas the breakthrough Norman Lear shows of the 1970's (''Sanford and Son,'' ''Good Times,'' ''The Jeffersons'') attracted a big multiracial following, and in the 1980's ''The Cosby Show'' ruled the airwaves, today's black sitcoms have been unable to achieve crossover status. ''The Parkers,'' currently the highest-rated African-American show, has a viewership of about 5 million (primarly in black homes), less than half of the numbers posted by ''Dharma and Greg.''
Against these obstacles, Hollywood's small community of black writer-producers and directors has striven to create entertaining comedies for anyone who cares to watch. Viewers who yearn for the benign, untroubled reign of the Huxtables can drop in on the Mitchells of ''Moesha,'' an impeccably middle-class clan based on the youth of Sarah Finney, one of the show's creators, in a black neighborhood in Los Angeles. ''I wanted to do a coming-of-age story,'' Ms. Finney said, ''and show that there are good people in these communities.'' Accordingly, Moesha is a spirited but wholesome teenager with a loving dad and stepmom, a spunky preteen brother and a mildly wayward half-brother. Her abundant romantic life gets special emphasis, but it's all as innocent as a slumber party.
Spun off from ''Moesha,'' ''The Parkers,'' also created by Ms. Finney (along with Vida Spears and Ralph Farquhar), has more sass and earthiness. Its premise: a mother, Nikki (Mo'Nique), and daughter, Kim (Countess Vaughn), find themselves attending junior college together and even become roommates. Rivalry is inevitable, and the two actresses bring great gusto to their weekly smackdowns, such as last month's ferocious campaign for student body president. The humor is mostly good-natured farce, but the dignified, handsome Professor Oglevee (Dorien Wilson), with whom Nikki is smitten, seems intended to keep the genteel Cosby legacy alive.
It's a losing effort, what with Nikki grabbing at his rear end, and serves to remind us that the urbane, owlish Cosby persona has been all but buried in the Eddie Murphy revolution, an upheaval that has brought dozens of boisterous inner-city voices to the contemporary chitlin' circuit, and some to television and the movies. Mo'Nique is a stand-up who appears on the ''Queens of Comedy'' tour and three of the four ''Original Kings of Comedy'' in Spike Lee's raunchy, profitable concert film were D. L. Hughley of ''The Hughleys'' and Steve Harvey and Cedric the Entertainer of ''The Steve Harvey Show.''
Most of today's black sitcom stars, like most successful black comics in general, come from blue-collar backgrounds and are able to draw on a raw, proletarian energy. Mr. Hughley, a former Los Angeles gang member, is from a working-class family in South-Central L.A., and Mr. Harvey and Mr. Foxx are from similar backgrounds in, respectively, Cleveland and Terrell, Tex. After building careers in the raucous venues of stand-up, each has skillfully reformatted his personality for television.


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Clarke: Cuba's No State Sponsor of Terrorism
One obstacle to the adoption of a more humane and sensible Cuba policy is that the country has found itself on the State Department's list of state sponsors of terrorism. It's pretty clear to anyone who thinks about it that this is a politically motivated move, designed to bolster status quo policies rather than an actual reason for adopting them. But it's good to have Richard Clarke on record about this — he's spent his career dealing with international terrorism and says Cuba has nothing to do with that problem, it's all just domestic politics.


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MLB Team Report - New York Mets - INSIDE PITCH
Seeking offense, the Mets shored up their outfield Monday by signing outfielder Rick Ankiel to a big-league contract.
Ankiel, whom the Astros cut last week, arrived at Busch Stadium about two hours prior to Monday's game, then started in center field batting seventh. His arrival was so fresh that he did not even have his own bat and glove, borrowing that gear from catcher John Buck and pitcher Jon Niese, respectively.
That proved significant. Wearing Niese's glove, Ankiel was unable to corral a Ty Wigginton double in the seventh inning, allowing the Cardinals to push across the winning run in a 6-3 Mets defeat. The Mets also lost to the Cardinals 10-4 Tuesday, running their skid to five games.
"I don't want to make excuses," Ankiel said. "I do think if I have my glove, it stays in there. But I'm the type of person that I feel like if I got a glove on it, I should have caught it."
With the Mets, Ankiel will platoon in center field with rookie Juan Lagares, who had been starting most days before the veteran arrived. Ankiel hit .194 with five home runs in 25 games with the Astros, striking out in more than half his plate appearances.
"Obviously, you are looking to reduce our number of strikeouts," Mets assistant general manager John Ricco said. "But when you cite all the things in the mix and you look at what's available ... we have a lot of confidence that he can maybe cut down a little bit on that and still give us some of that power."
Ankiel wound up pinch-hitting Tuesday and was 0-for-1.
MLB Team Report - New York Mets - NOTES, QUOTES
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NEXT: Shaun Marcum (0-3, 8.59 ERA) at Cardinals (Shelby Miller (5-2, 1.58 ERA)
--RHP Shaun Marcum will make his fourth start for the Mets, still seeking his first victory. He also has never won a game in St. Louis, in his home state, having not earned a decision in two career starts at Busch Stadium. His last start came last September, for the Brewers, when he gave up first-inning home runs to Matt Holliday and Carlos Beltran. Marcum grew up and graduated from Excelsior Springs High School, near Kansas City, and then attended Missouri State in Springfield.
--OF Marlon Byrd had a double and two-run homer for the Mets Tuesday night, and hopes the team can finally begin to generate some offense after breaking a string of scoring three runs or less in their seven previous games. "It's been tough for us," he said. "We're still working and we have to stick to our approach. We know we can score runs. We did in April. We just have to get back to that."
--RHP Dillon Gee saw his record fall to 2-5 after allowing nine hits and six runs, five earned, in four innings of work. "I don't know what's going on," he said. "I didn't feel all that bad tonight. I'm a ground-ball guy and I think seven ground-ball hits got through. I don't know what else to do. That's what I'm trying to do. It seems like a recurring thing right now that every single one of them finds their way through."
--RHP Zack Wheeler, one of the Mets' top pitching prospects, has left Triple-A Las Vegas to visit team doctors in New York. Wheeler was complaining about soreness in his right clavicle. The Mets do not believe the injury is serious but he is expected to miss at least one start.
--RHP Scott Atchison was placed on the 15-day disabled list Tuesday because of right elbow inflammation. He did not retire any of the three batters he faced Monday night, including giving up a homer to Matt Holliday.
--RHP Collin McHugh, who was 3-2 with a 2.74 ERA in eight starts at Las Vegas, was recalled to replace RHP Scott Atchison. McHugh also pitched in eight games for the Mets last year, going 0-4.
QUOTE TO NOTE: "We've just gone through a bad stretch and it's been two weeks long, and we can't sit here and hide the fact and try to make some positives out of it. We're just not hitting and I'm just hoping that the four-run inning maybe gets us going again." -- Manager Terry Collins, after the Mets lost 10-4 to the Cardinals Tuesday, their fifth loss in a row and the seventh in their last nine games. It was the first time in their last eight games that they scored more than three runs.
MLB Team Report - New York Mets - ROSTER REPORT
--RHP Scott Atchison (inflammation in right elbow) was placed on the 15-day disabled list May 14.
--RHP Jeurys Familia (right biceps tendinitis) went on the 15-day disabled list retroactive to May 9.
--RHP Frank Francisco (right elbow inflammation) went on the 15-day disabled list retroactive to March 22. He began a rehab assignment with Class A St. Lucie on April 17. He sat out two weeks before resuming action for St. Lucie on May 5. He threw a scoreless inning for St. Lucie on May 9 -- his third scoreless outing in a span of four days -- but general manager Sandy Alderson said Francisco will remain on a rehab assignment and will pitch at the higher levels of the minors before he returns to the Mets.
--RHP Jenrry Mejia (right elbow inflammation) went on the 15-day disabled list retroactive to March 22, and he was transferred to the 60-day DL on May 13. He completed a four-week throwing program, and he is scheduled to begin a minor league rehab assignment with Class A St. Lucie in mid-May.
--LHP Johan Santana (torn left shoulder capsule) went on the 15-day disabled list retroactive to March 22, and he was transferred to the 60-day DL on April 6. He underwent season-ending surgery April 2.
--LHP Pedro Feliciano (left shoulder surgery in September 2011) began pitching for Class A St. Lucie on April 15, with the goal of increasing arm strength. He isn't on the Mets' disabled list, as he signed a minor league contract in February. He suffered another setback May 9 when he was placed on the seven-day disabled list at Class A St. Lucie due to a lingering bout of food poisoning. Feliciano first got sick in late April and has officially been diagnosed with ciguatera, a form of fish food poisoning.
--LHP Tim Byrdak (left shoulder surgery in September 2012) re-signed with the Mets on a minor league deal. He might miss the entire season.
LHP Jon Niese
RHP Matt Harvey
RHP Dillon Gee
RHP Jeremy Hefner
RHP Shaun Marcum
RHP Bobby Parnell (closer)
RHP Brandon Lyon
RHP LaTroy Hawkins
RHP Collin McHugh
LHP Scott Rice
RHP Greg Burke
LHP Robert Carson
John Buck
Anthony Recker
1B Ike Davis
2B Daniel Murphy
SS Ruben Tejada
3B David Wright
INF Justin Turner
LF Lucas Duda
CF Jordany Valdespin
RF Marlon Byrd
OF Juan Lagares
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EKATERINBURG, Russia -- Nykesha Sales scored 21 points to
help TEO Vilnius beat the United States women's select team 79-76
at the FIBA World League tournament Tuesday.
The United States team features many players who were part of
the squad that recently qualified for the Olympics by winning the
FIBA Americas tournament in Chile last month, including Seimone
Augustus, Sue Bird, Kara Lawson, Cappie Pondexter, Katie Smith and
Diana Taurasi.
Taurasi scored 16 points and Janel McCarville added 15 to lead
the U.S in the loss.
The Americans struggled in the first half, shooting just 29
percent (10-for-35). Vilnius built a 39-30 halftime advantage
behind Sales.
"She was pretty much unconscious in the first half," said Bird
of Sales. "Almost everything she threw up there, the fadeaways,
the 3-pointer that banked in, were going in."
The U.S. rallied in the third quarter behind Smith and tied the
game at 47 heading into the final period.
TEO Vilnius hit three 3-pointers to start the fourth quarter and
the U.S. couldn't come back. TEO Vilnius is made up of mostly
Lithuanian players. Besides Sales, the only other American on the
team is Kristin Haynie, who played this past season for the
Sacramento Monarchs. Sales led Connecticut to the WNBA playoffs.
"This was a very disappointing game for us, that's for sure,"
said U.S. coach Anne Donovan. "We didnt play with a lot of
intensity tonight and I give TEO a lot of credit, they played very
With the loss, the U.S. fell to 1-1 in the Group B pool. The
Americans routed the two-time defending champion Canberra Capitals
93-49 on Monday. The U.S. will face CSKA Moscow on Wednesday with a
berth in the semifinals at stake.
"It's a very competitive tournament. These are the best club
teams from Europe," said Donovan. "We knew coming over here that
this was going to be a great tournament, a great test for us. Once
again we were shown that there is some strong competition here."


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Hotel de Paris Museum
Hotel de Paris Museum collects, preserves and shares history associated with Louis Dupuy's Hotel de Paris, and serves as a catalyst for heritage tourism in Georgetown, Colorado. Hotel de Paris Museum, a site of the National Trust for Historic Preservation, is owned and operated by The National Society of The Colonial Dames of America in the State of Colorado.
Organizational Overview
- Name
- Hotel de Paris Museum
- Phone
- 303-569-2311
- Address
- 409 6th Street
Georgetown, CO 80444
- 84-6032793
- Website
- www.hoteldeparismuseum.org
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- Mission
- Hotel de Paris Museum collects, preserves and shares history associated with Louis Dupuy's Hotel de Paris, and serves as a catalyst for heritage tourism in Georgetown, Colorado.
The site's period of significance is 1875-1900; however, the museum also interprets the contributions of later owners, including Sophie Gally (1900-1901), Angeline Pouget Lefebvre and Rose Pouget (1901-1903), the Burkholder family (1903-1954) and The National Society of The Colonial Dames of America in the State of Colorado (1954-present).
The National Society of The Colonial Dames of America in the State of Colorado (NSCDA in CO) was founded in 1896 and is devoted to patriotic service through education and participation in various historical activities. The NSCDA in CO is committed to providing thoroughly researched and historically accurate information to the public. A primary membership focus is to maintain, preserve, and operate for the benefit of the public the Hotel de Paris Museum in Georgetown, Colorado.
Hotel de Paris Museum educates school groups and the general public about the site's importance to the economic and social life of the Georgetown mining community, the history of the Georgetown-Silver Plume National Historic Landmark District, as well as the State of Colorado and the United States. New educational initiatives are focusing on the achievements of the French and Chinese immigrants who created and ran the hotel, as well as the women who have preserved it.
The object of The National Society of The Colonial Dames of America (NSCDA) is to collect and preserve manuscripts, traditions, relics of historical interest and value, and mementos of bygone days; to preserve and restore buildings connected with the early history of our country; to diffuse helpful and intelligent information concerning the past; to create a popular interest in colonial history; to stimulate a spirit of true patriotism and a genuine love of country; and to impress upon the young the sacred obligation of honoring the memory of those heroic ancestors whose ability, valor, sufferings, and achievements are beyond all praise.
A primary purpose of the organization is the dissemination of American history. A fundamental objective is the identification, preservation, and maintenance of properties of diverse but significant history throughout the nation, and the education of the public as to their importance.
The NSCDA, headquartered at Dumbarton House on Q Street in Washington, DC, was founded in 1891 as a patriotic and genealogical organization. The breadth of preservation work includes restoring buildings, researching and collecting artifacts and manuscripts, and conducting archaeological digs. The NSCDA owns more than 80 significant museum houses, buildings, and rooms that have been managed carefully to authentically represent the individual historic period. During the Spanish-American War and World War I, the NSCDA outfitted parts of hospital ships and during World War II "adopted" the USO center in Ketchikan, Alaska by raising money to maintain it for four and a half years (the center was used by some 5 million people). In addition, the NSCDA is assisting the Women's Memorial Foundation by recording the services of women veterans for their archives in the Memorial at Arlington National Cemetery.
The vision of The National Society of Colonial Dames in the State of Colorado, the owners of the Museum since 1954, is one of teaching American and International audiences about this classic American emigre entrepreneurial success story. As such the Hotel de Paris Museum is committed to:
- Upholding the Public Trust,
- Serving the widest possible audience,
- Maintaining its collections in accordance with professional standards of care and,
- Presenting interpretations founded on scholarship that also remains respectful of pluralistic values.
The National Society of The Colonial Dames of America (NSCDA) in the State of Colorado or Colonial Dames of Colorado are women descended in their own right from an ancestor who was residing in one of the thirteen original colonies prior to 1750 and contributed in a worthy way to the community or Colonies in that period before the Declaration of Independence in 1776.
- Social
In 2015, new tour humanities-based content was debuted. Visitors are being given more biographical information about people who either worked or stayed at Louis Dupuy's Hotel de Paris. These bios help members of the public imagine themselves as front of the house employees, back of the house workers, or priviliged guests. Artifacts in the collection correspond to the role of the historic person, and help modern day visitors imagine themselves at the hotel during its years of operation.
A photographic portrait gallery was developed that illustrates the ownership of the site. Visitors are able to better understand how the hotel has not had many owners over the years (which helps explain how much original fabric of the site still exists). In addition, the images illustrate that many of the proprietors and owners have been women; this fact helps raise the profile of women's contributions in running the hotel and preserving the historic site.
The "Hotel de Paris Museum Channel" was established on YouTube, and includes informative and educational videos. One of the videos contains footage of how the cabinet beds function (in the demonstration video, docents demonstrate how the beds stow away, thereby protecting the folding pieces of furniture from daily wear-and-tear). Also on the channel, is a three part interview that presents information about the proprietors and inhabitants of Hotel de Paris in the early-20th Century. This historical information brings the story forward closer to present day and shines a light on women's roles and responsibilities at the site from about 1901 into the 1950s.
Executive Director Kevin Kuharic appeared in the new short documentary "Mining for History."
Hotel de Paris Museum is working with Colorado Humanities on a new online resource called "Colorado Encyclopedia." Two articles (one about Hotel de Paris and the other about proprietor Louis Dupuy) will go live in 2016. The project is being funded by the National Endowment for the Humanities.
Hotel de Paris Museum was awarded by TripAdvisor with a Certificate of Excellence. TripAdvisor extends this recognition to accommodations, attractions and restaurants that consistently earn great reviews from travelers.
Background Statement
Hotel de Paris Museum, a landmark building and direct link to Georgetown's days as an epicenter of Colorado's silver mining boom, is a Site of the National Trust for Historic Preservation. Hotel de Paris Museum is the Trust's 29th Historic Site, joining a diverse list that includes Philip Johnson's Glass House in New Canaan, Connecticut, Acoma Sky City in Acoma, New Mexico, and President Lincoln's Cottage in Washington, D.C.
Hotel de Paris Museum is owned and operated by The National Society of The Colonial Dames of America in the State of Colorado. By entering into a cooperative agreement with the National Trust for Historic Preservation, the Colonial Dames benefit from the National Trust's expertise in a range of areas, from preservation to conservation to interpretation. The National Trust collaborates with Hotel de Paris Museum to enhance visitor experiences at the site, including increasing the hours during which the site is open for tours.
The area around Georgetown was Colorado's most important source of silver in the mid-to-late 19th century-at one point attracting so many residents that it became one of the most populous cities in the state. Hotel de Paris Museum, listed on the National Register of Historic Places, was originally constructed in 1875 by French immigrant Adolphe Francois Gerarad, who called himself Louis Dupuy. He subsequently enlarged the original structure to its current size in 1889; most improvements to the building were completed by 1893. The building was operated as a hotel, boarding house, residence, restaurant, and showroom for traveling salesmen. In 1954, The National Society of The Colonial Dames of America in the State of Colorado acquired the site, eventually restoring it to its original 1890s appearance and transforming it into its present incarnation as a historic site museum. The excellent condition of the building-and the presence of over ninety percent of the original furnishings, including Dupuy's library and art-make this site unique for educational opportunities.
Impact Statement
Hotel de Paris Museum (in conjunction with Historic Georgetown, Incorporated, the Georgetown Trust for Conservation and Preservation, Incorporated and the Town of Georgetown) has impacted favorably the recognition of the Georgetown-Silver Plume National Historic Landmark District. Through the museum's participation in local special events (Victorian House Tour, Bighorn Sheep Festival, Georgetown Christmas Market), Hotel de Paris Museum has helped raise awareness of the vital social and economic history of Colorado's Central Range.
"Famous the wide world over, " Louis Dupuy's Hotel de Paris, an idealized notion of a French inn, began in 1875 and is older than the State of Colorado itself. His creation catered to wealthy businessmen, railroad tycoons, mining investors, and outdoor adventure seekers. Hotel de Paris served as a first-class French restaurant, a showroom for traveling salesmen, and as a high-end accommodation during America's Gilded Age. Guests marveled at the hotel's elegant quarters, gas and electric lights, steam heat, hot and cold running water, and cellar stocked with the choicest wine, champagne, cognac, sherry, port, brandy, and whiskey...all nestled in the alpine beauty that surrounded the building and set against a backdrop of wilderness.
A rich and storied past includes visits from notable guests George and Jay Gould and such celebrated international figures as the Countess Magri (the former Mrs. General Tom Thumb). However, after the Silver Panic of 1893, Hotel de Paris began a steady decline. In 1954, it was purchased and reopened as a museum about the hotel. Over the last sixty years, the building has undergone millions of dollars of preservation and renovation efforts. Restored period rooms showcase the site's original furnishings, which are faithfully arranged. Visitors are immersed in a setting of authenticity, which provides a fascinating window into the lives of the hotel's proprietors, workers, builders, and guests.
Hotel de Paris Museum is listed on the National Register of Historic Places and lies within the Georgetown-Silver Plume National Historic Landmark District. In 2003, Georgetown was named one of America's Dozen Distinctive Destinations by the National Trust for Historic Preservation.
In 2007, Hotel de Paris Museum was added to a prestigious list of National Trust Historic Sites, bringing more attention and visitors to the charmingly preserved town of Georgetown, Colorado. Hotel de Paris Museum is the only National Trust Historic Site in Colorado, and one of only 27 such sites in the United States. Among Hotel de Paris Museum's commitments to the National Trust, is a policy of public accessibility, professional standards, and diversity.
In 2010, Hotel de Paris Museum changed its mission statement to reflect a commitment to the Georgetown community to stimulate local business through heritage tourism.
In 2014, Governor John Hickenlooper declared May 24 "Hotel de Paris Museum Day" in the State of Colorado in recognition of the accomplishments of the site's proprietors and sixty years of historic preservation achievements by The National Society of The Colonial Dames of America in the State of Colorado.
Needs Statement
Through an Endowment established in 2008, the museum receives interest income toward its operating expenses. However, in order to offer programming and instructive activities, the museum seeks funds from its owner The National Society of The Colonial Dames of America in the State of Colorado, its museum membership "Les Amis," donations from the general public, and competitive grants in the philanthropic community.
- More support would provide the museum with resources to develop new educational outreach programs to school children and the residents of the Georgetown-Silver Plume National Historic Landmark District.
- Due to the growth of the museum's collection of artifacts over the last few years, the need for conservation funds has risen. Many items cannot currently be displayed because of severely deteriorated conditions.
- The museum's marketing materials are outdated and should be made current to reflect new information about the site, as well as branding standards set forth by the National Trust for Historic Preservation.
- Efforts to craft more humanities-based tour content will require the input and expertise of humanities experts. Grants for research and consulting are needed in order to update information to more accurately reflect the contributions of Chinese workers, Jewish traveling salesmen, women proprietors, and women historic preservationists.
Executive Director Statement
Over the last several years, house museums have begun to tell more stories of individuals in order to explain objects and rooms found at historic sites. In order to participate in this trend, scholarly research took place last winter and expanded our understanding of the proprietors, workers, guests, and traveling salesmen associated with Louis Dupuy's Hotel de Paris. This humanities based approach will answer the public's questions about the people who worked and stayed at the hotel.
Authenticity and stewardship have been the keys to Hotel de Paris Museum's sixty-one years of success. Since 1954, the museum has served as a time-capsule of history with over 5,000 artifacts original to the hotel in its growing collection. The museum's permanent exhibits and stories of people attract between 5,000-6,000 visitors annually to the Georgetown-Silver Plume National Historic Landmark District and the State of Colorado.
The high quality of Hotel de Paris Museum was recognized by the National Trust for Historic Preservation, which formed a contract co-stewardship partnership with the museum in 2007. Hotel de Paris Museum is part of an elite group of 29 National Trust historic sites around the United States and is the only property in the Mountains Plains Region, consisting of Colorado, Kansas, Montana, Nebraska, North Dakota, South Dakota, Utah, and Wyoming. Our association with the National Trust continues a long-held tradition of documentation, disaster planning, maintenance, collections management, housekeeping, archeology, and public programming.
Hotel de Paris Museum has developed a long-range governance plan overseen by a diverse and rotating executive committee. Personnel and volunteers assist in day-to-day operations, as well as fundraising, emergency preparedness, collections management, interpretation, education, marketing, and membership. In addition to the professional development required by the National Trust for Historic Preservation, Hotel de Paris Museum's staff participates in educational workshops made available by Colorado Wyoming Association of Museums.
Museum staff is continuing to develope a disaster plan that involves similar institutions (such as art museums, history museums, natural history museums, and historical sites) in Clear Creek and Jefferson counties. In addition, renewed efforts are underway to refine exhibits using primary and secondary source materials (such as photographs, inventories, oral histories, and newspaper accounts).
A collections assessment conducted in 2014 has given staff direction and initiative to further treat the museum's collection of artifacts in the most professional and appropriate manner. Several recommendations made by the report have been addressed and work completed.
Our efforts have already been rewarded by a collection that is expanding and kept in an environment geared towards its long-term management and preservation. Over the last several years, recovery of a missing statuette, the acquisition of a Hotel de Paris proprietor's clothing and personal effects, the return of a cruet set, and numerous pieces of ephemera related to the hotel and other businesses associated with the proprietors have given us reason to be optimistic. We have embraced these new opportunities for stewardship and look forward to the day when the public can see even more original objects that have found their ways home to Hotel de Paris Museum.
Kevin Kuharic
Director, Hotel de Paris Museum
Board Chair/President Statement
The preservation and restoration of the Hotel de Paris Museum has been a family affair for me. Forty years after my mother, Ellen Riddle, served a chairperson, I took on the role of Chairperson for the Hotel de Paris Museum Committee. I became a Colonial Dame in the 1970s at my mother's insistence and have enjoyed being a member over the years of this group that was formed to preserve and restore our historic heritage throughout America.
I have been able to assist with the administration and renovation of the site, which over the years has grown in recognition and importance. The Hotel de Paris Museum is a significant contributor to the Georgetown-Silver Plume National Historic Landmark District (1966) and was place on the National Register of Historic Places (1970), and, most recently became the only National Trust Historic Site in Colorado (2007). Our goal, with these endorsements in hand, is to make the property and its history more and more interesting and accessible to future visitors.
Our museum today captures the Victorian period where the "mysterious Frenchman" Louis Dupuy created an elegant hotel with gourmet dining in the heart of the mining district of the Rocky Mountains. The furnishings are over 90% original to Louis. In addition, the museum staff and volunteers have uncovered new information regarding Sarah Burkholder and her daughter Hazel McAdams who followed as proprietors after Louis Dupuy and kept the hotel and its artifacts safe for us all to enjoy. The upkeep of this museum (or as Louis Dupuy called it, "His souvenir of France") is expensive, as we seek to preserve, restore and keep the site open to the many visitors who find it fascinating. Therefore, we ask you to donate what you can to our ongoing caretaking of this special place.
I am proud to call this mountain town of Georgetown my home. Approximately 1000 residents support the efforts to keep our museums open here for all to enjoy. We would love to welcome you to our town and to the Hotel de Paris Museum!
Mary Riddle Clark
Chairman, Hotel de Paris Museum Committee
"I was so blown away at how awesome this Hotel [museum] was. The tour was a real step back in time. You will regret not taking this tour if you are in the Georgetown area. The guide gave so much information and the Hotel was so cool. I loved this place."
-Carolyn K., Pueblo, CO
"Quite by happenstance, we found ourselves recently (June 2015) in Georgetown, Colorado -- a beautifully restored 19th Century Colorado silver mining town. Georgetown is quaint and interesting and while walking around we stumbled upon the imposing Hotel de Paris, clearly the dominant structure in town. A placard on the front of there building summarized the history of the establishment and indicated that tours were given hourly.
Buildings like these almost always have an interesting story to tell, and Hotel de Paris is no exception. We (my wife and I), were intrigued, so we entered the Hotel and signed up for the tour. The cost is modest ($5.00 for seniors like us and $7.00 for normal people) and worth every penny. Our guide was extremely knowledgeable about the history of the Hotel and of Georgetown and gave us a fascinating 45 minute tour of the building and of life in a 19th Century Colorado silver mining town. Of particular interest to me is the fact that most of the original furnishings, fixtures and and decor survive and that the Hotel looks in almost all respects as it did in its heyday more than 100 years ago.
If you happen to find yourself in Georgetown, Colorado, a tour of the Hotel de Paris is something that you don't want to miss!"
-cptcwk, Philadelphia, PA
"I took the tour of the museum. The docent was fluid, exciting, intelligent, & exceptionally informative. Her details were presented in an exceptionally professional way with tremendous detail and knowledge. She packed the tour with wonderful information about the entire history of the museum. You should plan to stop if you are anywhere near the area."
-Jean T., Hermosa Beach, CA
"In my top ten historical museums. We literally stumbled on this sweet town and the Hotel de Paris. What a gem. We have been involved in living history for 25 years and really appreciate history that is well done. Kevin and Jolie are so knowledgeable and the museum is a true gem. Rarely does one find a building that is so complete and with such a high percentage of original possessions as well as such interesting docents. I only wish our daughter would have come along but she spent the hour shopping, another delightful pastime in Georgetown."
-Jean U., Erie, PA
"If you like history then don't miss seeing the Hotel De Paris while you're in Georgetown. The docent was excellent and it was interesting to learn what it was like to stay at a luxury hotel in the late 19th Century."
-MustLoveTravel99, Chicago, IL


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Mupukumo dance song with Chilimba mbira. Translated English title - "To the Tonga who dance with sticks." Further details refer ILAM field card number: C4A-14
Koni, S.M. (Performer)
Chanda, A. (Performer)
Ndleni Chungu (Composer)
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Shellac record number: TP0873
Master number: XYZ4192.2
ILAM number: 9794
ILAM number: 8280
Catalogue number: GE 1083
Library number: 1184
Recording number: 4192
Research number: C4A-14
Tape number: 80
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PARIS - Senior Shannon Crumpton came in second individually with an 85 on Wednesday, guiding the New Bloomfield Lady Wildcats golf team to a first-place finish at the Paris Tournament.
Crumpton was one of three medalists for New Bloomfield, which amassed a team score of 386 to claim its first-ever tournament title in the program's four-year history. Centralia and Paris tied for second at 395, while Harrisburg was third with a 408.
The Lady Wildcats were able to shave 71 strokes off their team score at Paris in 2010.
"It's exciting; the girls have set personal and team goals going into this season, and this is the first step toward achieving those," New Bloomfield head coach Debbie Cuno said.
Also medalling for the Lady Wildcats were senior Ashtin Withers, fifth with a 93, and sophomore Alex Withers - 10th with a 99.


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Is it necessary for humans to have dreams that only contain things they have witnessed/seen in their consciousness?
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People often report dreaming about things that they have not experienced in the real world (e.g., monsters, flying, falling off a building).
With our own imagination while awake most people can visualise many things that they have never actually seen. It seems likely that dreams would be at least as flexible as our own imagination.
Videos, stories, images, and other media might inform this imagination. Likewise, in general, daily thoughts, emotions, and experiences are often weaved into dreams.
This is just a basic common sense answer. It takes for granted an information processing model of cognition that denies the existence of true psychic power in dreams. That said, a weak form of what might be labelled "psychic" or "premonitions" in dreams is still possible in the form of insight that was only first achieved in a dream. More deeply, it would be interesting to see another answer that compared the kinds of creative imagination exhibited in dreams relative to creative imagination while awake.


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Ira Joe Fisher has been the weather reporter for The Saturday Early Show since 1999. In addition to in-studio forecasts, which feature his trademark "backward" presentations, Fisher can be seen entertaining crowds live on the plaza outside the CBS studios. Previously, Fisher served as a weather and feature reporter at WCBS-TV, the CBS-owned station in New York.
Before that, Fisher served as a weather and feature reporter for WNBC-TV/New York (1989-1995). Previously, he hosted "The Ira Joe Fisher Show," a daily talk/variety show on WKRC-TV in Cincinnati, Ohio (1985-89). He also worked at WKRC-TV in Cincinnati earlier in his career (1980-83), when he served as a weather reporter and co-host of "P.M. Magazine." He also appeared regularly on WKRC radio as a commentator. Before that, was a weather and feature reporter at WABC/New York and "Live with Regis and Kathy Lee" (1983-85).
Fisher worked for 10 years at KHQ-TV in Spokane, Wash., (1970-1980) as a disc jockey and reporter. In addition, he hosted a daily, five-hour radio broadcast, "The Ira Joe Radio Show," a daily magazine broadcast, "The Noon Thing"; and served as master of ceremonies for "Starlit Stairway," a weekly talent show that featured acts from around the American Northwest.
Fisher began his career at the age of 16 in radio broadcasting at WGGO-AM in Salamanca, N.Y. He also worked at WDOE-AM in Dunkirk, N.Y. and KWFR-FM in San Angelo, Texas.
Fisher is also a prolific writer and poet. He has received two Emmy Awards for television writing. Fisher served as a contributing editor for Spokane Magazine, and also has authored regular newspaper columns in The Stamford Advocate and The Greenwich Times. Fisher's poetry has appeared in Poetry New York, The Alembic, The New York Quarterly, Entelechy International, Ridgefield Magazine and the anthology Confrontation. He is the author of "Remembering Rew," a poetry chapbook.
His experience in acting has included appearances in the ABC daytime drama, "Loving"; the feature film, "California Girls"; "The Fantasticks," an off-Broadway production, and the Broadway production of "The Prince and the Pauper."
Fisher was born in Salamanca, N.Y. He has taught communications and broadcast history at New England College and poetry at the University of Connecticut, New England College and Founders Hall in Ridgefield, Conn. He was graduated from New England College with a master's degree in fine arts.
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The seven stories collected here including Killings, the basis for Todd Field's award-winning film In the Bedroom showcase legendary writer Andre Dubus's sheer narrative mastery in a book of quietly staggering emotional power.
A father in mourning contemplates the unthinkable as the only way to allay his grief. A boy must learn to care for his younger brother when their mother leaves the family. A young woman who has never lacked lovers despairs of ever finding love itself, and then makes an accidental discovery that brings her real joy. Culled from Dubus's treasured collections "Selected Stories "and "Dancing After Hours, "these beautiful stories of people at pivotal moments in their lives are some of the most bewitching and profound in American fiction.
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In recent times a lot has been spoken about Australia's debt level. This was no more evident than in the lead up to the last Federal election where it seemed to dominate debate. This article updates the data published in an earlier FlagPost titled Australia's current debt position. I therefore intend in this article to report the latest available data on Australia's level of debt for both the public and private sectors in gross and net terms. For more information on gross and net debt the reader is referred to the earlier FlagPost.
Chart 1 below presents Australia's current foreign debt for the first quarter of 2012 in gross and net terms for the public and private sectors. From Chart 1 it is clear that the private sector is still the largest contributor to Australia's foreign debt. The private sector is responsible for 78.4 and 71.9 per cent of Australia's gross and net foreign debt respectively. This is a decrease of 4.4 and 7.8 percentage points of gross and net foreign debt respectively since December 2010.
Hi Martin, I agree it would be interesting to collate the data, and reproduce Charts 2, 3 and 4 to show total debt however it was my intention in this brief article to just highlight the central (national) government's debt position.
The political "debate" certainly focuses on public debt. However it would be interesting to see charts equivalent to 2,3 and 4 for total debt if that is possible.
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Weighing backpacks & bags for air trips.
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Checking the luggage weight for air travel. Convenient and easy to use unless very heavy.
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This is a perfect tool for everyone who travel. It eliminates a lot of headaches at the airport.
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No more wondering if the luggage is overweight! Hubby uses it to weigh his bags of aluminum cans before taking them to the recycler.
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With too many boots for too little ground, training system expands units' options By Col. Wayne Epps American humorist Will Rogers is often quoted as saying, "Buy land. They aren't making any more of the stuff!" The Army is not finding that quip quite as funny as it once was, as the number of troops returning to their home stations puts a serious strain on the available training space. While the Army was heavily deployed in Iraq and Afghanistan, a typical Army post had most of its units in combat, leaving the pre-deployment units back home with ample space to conduct live training. Today, that situation is reversed, which is […]
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Fla. Man Impersonating Officer Pulls Over Unmarked Sheriff's Car
Not the wisest of moves: A man impersonating a police officer in Florida signals a real sheriff's detective driving an unmarked car to pull over.
WESH in Orlando reports that the suspect, 20-year-old Matthew Lee McMahon, "activated a red and blue light Monday while driving behind an unmarked county sheriff's car."
"I pulled over to confront the individual. At which point, he pulled up next to me. Kind of gave me the 'slow down' look and pointed this finger at me," sheriff's detective Chance Anderson told First Coast News about the incident in St. Augustine.
"I was shocked to, No. 1, see somebody affecting a traffic stop on me," Anderson said. "We are a rather large department, but I still know a majority of our law enforcement officers."
Ironically, Chance's work on the force includes catching people impersonating law enforcement officers, he told FCN, adding that in a decade on the job, no one pretending to be law enforcement had ever had the bad judgment to pull him over.
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Diva Mawrdew Czgowchwz (pronounced "Mardu Gorgeous") bursts like the most brilliant of comets onto the international opera scene, only to confront the deadly malice and black magic of her rivals. Outrageous and uproarious, flamboyant and serious as only the most perfect frivolity can be, James McCourt's entrancing send-up of the world of opera has been a cult classic for more than a quarter-century. This comic tribute to the love of art is a triumph of art and love by a contemporary American master.
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Possibly the biggest donation a city park has ever received.
An avid cyclist and animator by trade, 46-year-old Joshua Rechnitz is donating a healthy $40 million to assist the Brooklyn Bridge Park waterfront project in building facilities to allow year-round recreation. City approvals are still required, but the hope is that ground breaks in 2014 for construction to be completed in 2016. Bring your bicycle, baseball mitt, tennis racket, suntan lotion, and yourself, eventually, and thank Rechnitz later.