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Spending on state prisons continues to rise — to more than $1.96 billion in Gov. Tom Corbett's proposed budget.
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That includes $750,000 in new spending for a program called the "County Jail Re-entry Project" that would pay counties to house prisoners about to leave the prison system as part of their re-entry into the community.
Corbett's budget also includes an increase for inmate education and training, as well as a separate $7 million increase for Probation and Parole for additional parole officers "to address the backlog of eligible parolees and to transition them into productive opportunities."
- Successful parole reduces the prison population and associated costs. Parole violators currently account for about 15 percent of the prison population.


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Syracuse, NY -- The winter storm has caused some area colleges to cancel classes or open late, but others are operating a normal class schedule.
Here's a rundown:
- Syracuse University -- Open.
- Le Moyne College -- 8:30 a.m. and 9:30 a.m. classed cancelled; first class is 10:30 a.m. Offices open at 10 a.m.
- State University College of Environmental Science and Forestry -- Open.
- Onondaga Community College -- Main campus and North Site open at 10 a.m.
- Cayuga Community College -- All day and evening classes cancelled at Auburn and Fulton campuses.
- State University College at Oswego -- Open.
- State University College at Cortland -- Classes begin at 10:20 a.m.; offices open.

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I'm one of those people who suffer from Mosquitoitis. Really. It's a thing. It's also known as Skeeter Syndrome and I have it.
When mosquitoes bite me it usually takes 18-24 hours before I notice any symptoms. But when the symptoms do occur they are much more severe than a slightly itchy pink welt. The itch is so ghastly it makes me want to climb the walls. Calamine lotion is of no use. The welt then spreads into a giant rash that blisters and oozes and sometimes looks like an extreme case of poison ivy. I sometimes get severe swelling of whatever limb or body part the mosquito decided to have her liquid lunch. Anaphylaxis is another symptom of Skeeter Syndrome. I have never experienced that and I hope I never do. My symptoms are torturous enough. I want to scratch my skin off and in fact, I have.
The older I get the more severe my reaction to mosquito bites gets, so I've learned to armor myself up before going out dusk to dawn. Sometimes I look like I'm ready to go build a snowman rather than a fire pit in the backyard. All that extra clothing gets a generous dousing of mosquito repellent with an extra spray for good measure. And for all my good measures, somehow, someway Mrs. Mosquito still manages to find a way to probe through my sock or jeans to get at my delicious type O blood. If blood is like wine to mosquitoes, they must consider mine Champagne.
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Rani is the longest established Gujarati Restaurant in London. It is run by a Gujarati family, who endeavour to provide home-style Gujarati cooking; a concept which has been followed by Rani since 1984.
Rani brings together a variety of dishes from all corners of Gujarat and has a lot to offer to lovers of vegetarian cuisine. All the items on the menu are made by the team at Rani, using fresh ingredients and a unique blend of spices that accommodates most palates and dietary requirements.
The ambience at Rani is perfect for meeting friends and family and enjoying long conversations over a good meal in a quiet, convivial atmosphere.


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It would be best to call the agents broker of record in the office to handle these matters. Hopefully your agent has done their due diligence and submitted your package and everything required for escrow. Also, call your agent, the loan officer, and escrow officer can be helpful too. Usually an underwriter will not need anything from the seller. Another way is to have someone else put your loan in for you. This can be done in one day if you provide the paperwork in a timely manner. Rates are low and who knows , you may even get a better deal. Everything does happen for a a reason some time. I can always be available for you if you have a question. email@example.com
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I'm not completely sure what you are asking. If the agent has not forwarded the contracts, you can contact escrow and have them send them off to the lender. Sometimes an agent disappears when they open escrow, which is so frustrating! But everything is in escrow now, call your escrow officer and get his/her help.


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Thousands of Central New Yorkers will gather next Sunday at the state fairgrounds in Geddes for the annual watchfire in honor of all U.S. soldiers and veterans.
Retired and tattered U.S. flags collected by veterans' groups and other organizations will be burned in a large bonfire at the state fairgrounds' upper parking lot between Interstate 690 and State Fair Boulevard.
The watchfire ceremony, which starts at dusk, honors veterans and provides an opportunity to legally retire flags. It is against federal code to throw away a flag; they are supposed to be destroyed in a dignified way, preferably by burning.
The local Vietnam Veterans of America Chapter 103 organizes the watchfire each year.
Watchfires started in ancient times as a way for soldiers to find their way home from battle. The modern-day watchfire is meant to bring home all of the missing and deceased American soldiers, VVA Chapter 103 President Gordon Lane said during last year's watchfire.
Many people who attend the event bring chairs and coolers as they gather in the late afternoon to await the lighting of the watchfire.
Veterans in attendance will be asked at dusk to form up and face the watchfire, which will then be lighted. There will be a bugler and fly-over. The VA Medical Center in Syracuse will have booths and will hand out information to veterans at Sunday's watchfire ceremony. And a vendor will sell food, soda and water.
As many as 15,000 people have attended Watchfire events in past years. Some 12,000 flags were collected last year, however in the past, as many as 30,000 flags have been retired during watchfire ceremonies.
The fourth annual watchfire motorcycle ride, organized by Geddes Town Supervisor Manny Falcone, will be held that evening to raise money for Vietnam Veterans of America Chapter 103. Falcone said riders will start to line up at 6:30 p.m. near the watchfire, across from Gate 7 at the fairgrounds. Anyone who wants to ride a motorcycle or other vehicle can pay $10 to take part. All proceeds benefit Chapter 103. Riders will leave the fairgrounds at 7 p.m. and return about an hour later.
For more information about participating in the ride, call Falcone at 575-1858.
Other events happening in the western suburbs this weekend include:
Saturday, May 28
Fairmount: 5 p.m. Memorial Day Mass — U.S. veterans and military personnel: Holy Family Church, 127 Chapel Drive. Remembrance of those who have died in service to our country. Veterans of all religions annually take part in this service. All U.S. veterans and currently enlisted personnel are invited to process behind a police color guard to salute their fallen comrades. Military uniform is optional, and the ecumenical choir, led by Jack Gardner, will give a musical tribute and there will be a reception after Mass.
Sunday, May 29
Onondaga County Veterans Cemetery: 10:30 a.m. Ceremony: Onondaga County Veterans Memorial Cemetery, 4069 Howlett Hill Road, Onondaga Hill.
Camillus: 9 a.m. Veterans Mass at St. Joseph's Church, 5600 W. Genesee St. All U.S. veterans and currently enlisted personnel are invited to parade into the church, and place their service cap or ensignia on the alter. At the end of the church service, they will pick up their caps and parade out of the church. There will a reception after Mass for the veterans.
Borodino: 1 p.m. Parade: Begins at the Borodino Fire House and concludes at the Veterans' Memorial Park, the location for the program. All former and current members of the armed forces are invited to march in the parade.
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Camillus: 9:30 a.m. Parade: Units form at Maple Drive, parade proceeds through village to Seniors Center on First Street, where a short ceremony will be held. The parade marshal will be Ed Fletcher, a Navy veteran of the Korean War era, who also served as mayor of the village of Camillus for several years. His wife, Patricia Fletcher, who died May 21, will be remembered during the ceremony following the parade. The Camillus Elks Lodge 2367 will host a Memorial Day chicken barbecue following the parade at the lodge, 6117 Newport Road.
Jordan-Elbridge: Ceremony: Main ceremony is at 2:30 p.m. at Veterans Memorial Park, North Main Street, with U.S. Rep. Ann Marie Buerkle as the guest speaker. Earlier ceremonies: 9 a.m., Maple Grove Cemetery; 9:30 a.m., St. Patrick's Cemetery; 9:45 a.m., Jordan Village Cemetery; and 10:30 a.m., Veterans' Memorial Pool. First Baptist Church of Jordan will host a chicken barbeque at noon at the Masonic Lodge on North Main Street. The Jordan Historical Society Museum will have an open house from 1 to 5 p.m. at the museum on Mechanic Street. The Jordan-Bramley Library on Mechanic Street will sell refreshments, including ice cream, from 1 to 5 p.m. There will be a national moment of remembrance for America's fallen heroes at 3 p.m. throughout the village. Parade: 3:05 p.m. starting at Hamilton Street, and continuing down North Main Street, Mechanic Street, Chappell Street to Ramsdell Elementary School. Eleven bands, floats, marching units, firetrucks and more. There will be a massing of the bagpipes on North Main Street immediately following the parade.
Marcellus: 10 a.m. Parade: The Memorial march forms on Reed Parkway at the middle school, winds through the village and ends at United Methodist Church, at the intersection of West Main Street and Slocombe Avenue. Ceremony: Immediately following the Memorial march, from approximately 10:40 to 11:15 a.m. at Veterans Monument at United Methodist Church in downtown.
Skaneateles: 9 a.m. Parade: Forms at Robert Hydon American Legion Post, down Jordan Road onto West Genesee Street. Ceremonies: St. Mary's of the Lake Cemetery, Lakeview Cemetery, Veterans Memorial in Clift Park.
Solvay/Geddes: 9:30 a.m. Parade: Starts at Second Street and proceeds along Woods Road to Veterans' Memorial Plaza. Ceremony: 10 a.m. In the event of rain, the ceremony will be held in the Solvay/Geddes Youth Center on Woods Road.
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This is the complete 8-volume set of The Dictionary of Classical Hebrew, edited by David J. A. Clines, a completely new and innovative work.
Unlike previous dictionaries, which have been dictionaries of Biblical Hebrew, this is the first dictionary of the classical Hebrew language to include the Bible, Ben SIra, the Dead Sea Scrolls, and all the other known Hebrew inscriptions and manuscripts.
This dictionary covers the period from the earliest times to 200 CE. It lists and analyzes every occurrence of each Hebrew word that occurs in texts of that period, with an English translation of every Hebrew word and phrase cited.
Among its special features are:
See blog article on use of lexicons.
8/11/14 Update: The 3.0 update adds pages numbers to the module.
The Dictionary of Classical Hebrew
• Editor: David J. A. Clines
• Consulting Editors: Philip R. Davies, John W. Rogerson
• Publisher: Sheffield Phoenix Press (1993)
Dictionary of Classical Hebrew (complete 8 volumes) is included with the following packages:
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This is not a review of the Accordance module, because I will not license it blind: there must be at least a sample of what the text and tagging look like, and as yet there still is none on the web site. That is a pity, because I have used the print version from time to time. I hope that there will be a screen shot posted soon. I am grateful that Accordance is making this available, as this dictionary has many advantages over other dictionaries of classical Hebrew.—Addendum Dec 15th: Thank you very much for the screen view of this module. I am now quite satisfied that this module will be well worth the licensing fee and I look forward to being able to acquire it. I know from the print version how good it is, and the Accordance tagging and hyperlinking will make it even more useful.


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MINOT AIR FORCE BASE From shop TVs to the scoreboard at the fitness center, if it can break, chances are the airmen at the 5th Maintenance Group's Air Force Repair Enhancement Program office can figure out what's wrong with it and save the Air Force money in the process.
In fiscal year 2008, the AFREP office at Minot Air Force Base returned $108,000 worth of 5th Bomb Wing and 91st Missile Wing parts to the Air Force supply system. In addition, the office repaired more than $805,000 of nonaircraft/missile-related equipment, such as printers, treadmills, shredders, radar guns and many other items.
The AFREP's main objective is to optimize Air Force resources by increasing the wing and base-level repair capability of aerospace parts and equipment. The program encourages innovation, ingenuity and resourcefulness by allowing organizations to identify items for base-level or contract repair. Put simply, AFREP saves Air Force resources and American tax dollars by repairing items that are no longer available through normal channels, no longer made or to be thrown away.
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Tech. Sgt. Rene Medina, Air Force Repair Enhancement Program technician, repairs a circuit board at the AFREP shop at Minot Air Force Base March 3, shown in this photo by Staff Sgt. Stacey Moless.
"The main thing we do is we repair assets from the flightline that normally wouldn't get repaired," said Master Sgt. Todd Brown, AFREP superintendant. "The biggest asset we give the maintenance group commander is that we can turn in parts back to him that the flightline can use."
According to Brown, there are two categories repairs fall into: mission-capable fills and mission-capable avoids, known as MICAP fills and MICAP avoids.
MICAP fills:
"If you order something and we don't have it on base, it has to be ordered," Brown said. "That process takes time and costs money. If we have that item here and we can fix it, we can turn it back in within a day. We have a big impact on mission readiness that way."
MICAP avoids:
"Any part we fix that we turn into storage for use at a future date," Brown said. "We did 40 of those last year. It's all about planning ahead and being ready for the unexpected."
By fixing items that might have otherwise been thrown away, the AFREP office is able to not only save the part, but also save the Air Force money it would have spent on a replacement. Savings the AFREP office gives the Air Force fall into two categories: direct savings and avoidance savings.
"Direct savings is real money we get to see," Brown added. "The amount of direct savings we save in one fiscal year is the amount we get to spend in the next fiscal year. Avoidance savings is money we save organizations by fixing shop items."
AFREP is staffed by three mechanics who have been certified (or are being certified) as 2M Micro-Miniature Technicians, which is equivalent to the Naval Sea Systems Command Miniature/Micro-Miniature (2M) Electronic Repair Program certification, one of the highest levels of electronic rework certifications available. The training is widely regarded in the maintenance career field as some of the most intense and comprehensive Air Force training available. Airmen attended a six-week Micro-Miniature Circuit Card Repair course at Davis-Monthan AFB, Ariz., where they learned wire repair, advanced soldering techniques, as well as circuit card repair and electronic re-work.
With such a varied mission and so many broken items, Tech. Sgt. Rene Medina, AFREP technician, said the hardest part of his job is figuring out what's wrong with the broken item.
"Another hard part is finding the technical data," Medina added. "A lot of planning and research goes into fixing broken equipment."
The AFREP technician added the job, while challenging, has its rewards.
"I enjoy giving back to the flightline," Medina said. "As a mechanic, not having to wait around for a part is a big deal. It's very rewarding watching that plane fly away and knowing you had a part in it."
Medina's wingman, Tech. Sgt. Kevin Irick, also an AFREP technician, said he was also happy to give back to the Air Force and learn something in the process.
"I get my thrills from ripping things apart and figuring out how they work," Irick said. "I enjoy fixing them and putting them back together."
Whether it's ripping something apart or putting it back together, the airmen at the AFREP office are committed to mending what's broken and saving money wherever they can.


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While the discussion surrounding new infusions of federal spending has primarily focused on "shovel-ready" projects and other job-creating initiatives, as taxpayers we are obligated to consider where our government stands to get the greatest return on its investments.
Although spending on our youngest citizens has not received the public attention or spending afforded to energy, housing and tax breaks, there is strong evidence that public support for early care and education yields significant long-tem returns for society. In fact, there is a strong argument that the administration's current proposals for early childhood spending do not go nearly far enough.
An oft-cited study by the RAND Corp. found that for every dollar invested in early childhood programs there is a return of from $3 to as much as $17 depending on the type and intensity of the program. The benefits include lower special-education costs, higher high school graduation rates, a better-trained and higher-earning job force and reduced crime and welfare dependency. These may not be short-term, "stimulus" type benefits, but when we think about long-term implications of spending, what could be more important?
Children who receive the necessary care and developmental support from birth through age three -- the crucial years for human brain development -- are more likely to enter preschool healthy and ready to learn than children who do not. These children are in turn more likely to be successful in their subsequent school years and are more likely to experience social and economic success as adults.
The good news is that President Obama has started to elevate the importance of programs focused on early childhood. The American Recovery and Reinvestment Act includes $2 billion in additional funds to provide child care to working families and an additional $2.1 billion for Head Start and Early Head Start.
The next question is how early childhood development programs included in the president's 2010 budget will fare as they move through Congress. The administration's "Zero to Five" plan would add $10 billion to encourage state and local investment in early childhood education, support coordination at the federal, state and local levels and provide better information to parents about programs, options and quality.
In addition, the budget calls for funding for creative approaches like the Nurse-Home Visitation Program as well as dollars for "Promise Neighborhoods," a new effort to test innovative strategies to improve academic achievement and life outcomes in high-poverty areas. According to the White House, the program will be modeled after the Harlem Children's Zone, which aims to improve college-going rates by combining a rigorous K-12 education with a full network of supportive services -- from early childhood education to after-school activities to college counseling.
The Children's Futures' initiative in Trenton has implemented a like-minded approach to address the needs of vulnerable children and their families. As a result, Trenton's children are now reaping the fruits of this comprehensive city-wide collaboration. For example, nearly 100 percent of children in home visiting programs are up-to-date with their immunizations, have health insurance and are getting regular medical care. All communities deserve the resources to build relationships and connect efforts to achieve similar outcomes.
One of the long-term societal rewards of giving children a successful start in life is the reduction of costly needs down the road. Investing in our children not only drives healthier outcomes, but gives more economically disadvantaged parents a chance to get back to work without sacrificing their children's well-being. We owe it to our children, and to our country, to make these high return investments a national priority.
Floyd K. Morris Jr. is president of Children's Futures, a Trenton-based nonprofit organization created to improve health and developmental outcomes for children.


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Perhaps the time has come to say farewell to the idea of traditionally Catholic cultures. Maybe we are facing a new and different kind of epoch in the Church's history, where Christianity will again be characterized more by the mustard seed, where it will exist in small, seemingly insignificant groups that nonetheless live and intensive struggle against evil and bring the good into the world - that let God in.
... was the confidant of Pope John Paul II, and his immense theological authority was a critical aspect of the previous pope's moves ... . John Paul and Ratzinger buried once and for all not only the accusation of the Jews' murdering the messiah, but the entire theological theory that the Christians replaced the Jews and are now the Chosen People and that the New Testament annuls the Old Testament. The Old Testament is still valid, declared the two, and the Jewish people is still God's chosen and beloved people.
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First-round success: Kings West shakes state slump
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SPOKANE Megan Morris and Megan Spence began their fourth and final quest for a state tournament medal on a high note, leading the Lady Warriors past Tacoma Baptist, 48-30, in first-round action at the 2B WIAA State Girls Basketball Championships on Wednesday.
There was a lot of pressure to get that first win, Hanley said of the victory. It was all about leadership.
Prior to Wednesdays win, the Lady Warriors had posted a dismal 1-8 record in state play since its last victory, a 61-51 win against Wellpinit in 2003.
But Hanley said his team was ready to play against TB, breaking the trend of struggling at the state tournament.
It was a really good performance from start to finish, he said, adding that TB which out-rebounded KW 46-43 played a physical game, forcing KW to make halftime adjustments.
It was a battle, but we picked up our defense in the second half, Hanley said.
Spence led all scorers with 23, while Morris added 10, and Irene Moore shut down TB sharp-shooter Erica Tuell, holding the efficient Tuell to only one point.
Irene got in her grill and held her (Tuell) to that one point, Hanley said.
KW (19-5) took its 14-game win streak into Thursdays match-up against perennial state juggernaut La Salle (Yakima), which breezed past Northwest Christian, 78-42, in its opening round game.
La Salle rolled to a big 57-25 win against the Warriors to send Kings West into the consolation bracket. At the half, La Salle built a 38-11 lead on the Warriors. Results of consolation action were unavailable at press time.
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Today I decided to reveal a high level marketing tool, well known by the top marketers of this world, a real secret weapon from their arsenal, used to gain the best positions in the big search engines – Google, Yahoo, Bing – as fast as possible (often in a matter of hours).
With some articles in the past, I shared essential information about the content of a quality website or blog – the title, the SEO elements in the web page, the right keywords, methods and tools for backlinks building and website traffic. It is time to show a method not only for website promotion, but one indeed which can make the difference in a huge increasing of the sales and leads for your online business, as fast as possible.
Traffic Geyser will increase your video marketing distributions with less time and effort
Traffic Geyser
In November, 26, 2006 Frank Sousa, Mike Koenigs, and Rocket Helstrom launched Traffic Geyser. The main concept of TG is simple: it automates the process of submitting videos to free video hosting sites (Youtube, Dailymotion, Veoh etc.). Because the video sites are so popular, Google, Yahoo and MSN treat video content as relevant and desirable. The intended result is that your video on those sites will obtain high search engine results rankings for your targeted keywords chosen quickly (typically the title, description and tags of the video).
Why It Works?
Simple: Keyword-rich content.
How is that possible with video?
So easy: you upload your video with a keyword-rich title, description and a backlink to your site. The search engine spiders find the content and it shows up in organic search results pages quickly.
If you submit keyword-rich content to the top Google Video, YouTube, MySpace and around 27 more relevant free video hosting services from more than 300 available online, you are going to get indexed quickly and your web site or blog will be relevant in the "eyes" of the 3 big search engines. You will also benefit from lots of quality backlinks to your web site – I hope now, from the articles from the past you may already know that benefit.
There are two problems with this strategy, however: Spam and Persistence (how long you remain popular)…
Using keyword-loaded video submissions to generate traffic is a fast way to get quick results (usually in less than 24 hours). Staying on top requires that you continue to submit good content.
Submitting lots of quality content is the next solution (and challenge in the same time).
What if you could convert audio files, conversation, teleseminars into videos quickly an easily without learning any software?
Many people are overwhelmed and intimidated about the prospect of creating a video (or a bunch of them). Buying equipment, learning new software, hosting, fear of being on camera, etc. – all those are legitimate concerns.
In Traffic Geyser, its owners created a "video slideshow maker". As easy possible you can upload an audio file, create a slide, upload a graphic, click a button and the system creates a video file that is ready to submit to 30 search engines in a minute or two.
Of course you can do this with Windows Photo Story, Windows Movie Maker, iPhoto or dozens of other free or cheap software programs, but why go through the headaches and time-consuming?
To speak more about Social Networks, Bookmarks, Blog Posts or converting your video to Podcast and sending it to Podcast directories?… Or its professional splash-email capture page… But I think it is better for you to have something new stuff to discover when you will start using Traffic Geyser for the first time… Some explicit screen-shots from the inside of Traffic Geyser:
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Anyone who's uploaded a video to Google Video, YouTube.com or any of the others knows it is tedious and can be time-consuming if you want to upload to several services.
Here are the steps:
1. Create a video
2. Upload your file
3. Enter title, description, tag, category, etc. information
4. Wait for your submission to show up in the service
5. Wait for your video to show up in the organic listings
Steps 1-3 usually takes between 5-30 minutes depending on the speed of your connection, your browser, your PC or Laptop model. And while you're uploading video – the practice of testing – your connection speed for uploading, browsing or doing "real work" is dramatically slower, even with a fast broadband connection.
How long might it take to submit that same video to 30 services for the optimum results?
In the most cases about a day – no kidding! Unless you are watching the upload process like a hawk and doing nothing else (no distractions, phone calls, meetings, etc.), it can take days, or even a week! If you want to upload 100 videos per month to 30 services, you need some very fast connections and multiple employees to do this job.
Some very big-name internet marketers who recognize the value of video search engine optimization have full-time employees, who did nothing but submit videos for them. And they simply could not submit to more than a few engines… They would spend thousands of dollars a month on their employees…
How about the risk of Video Spam?
Let us face it. It is only a matter of time before LOTS of video spam shows up. Google, MSN and Yahoo are going to deal with this sooner or later. The "system" will be abused because it works so well.
Remember the old SEO days when you could submit a keyword-loaded page and get in the top 10 listings in a night? Remember the early days of blog spamming? How about article directories? Redirects? Article spinning?
If you are lucky enough to ever get a Top no.1 listing in Google, you are either doing something right or something "naughty". If you manage to keep a top listing for an extended period of time, you are doing something right.
Keeping a top listing is a constant source of pain for any online marketer. It is nearly impossible to keep a top listing for an extended period of time with competitive keywords without a hard working.
The solutions:
– Quality content
– Lots (I mean LOTS) of backlinks
– Frequently and consistently content updates
There are plenty more, but these are the "obvious" ones.
Using keyword-loaded video submissions to generate traffic is a fast way to get quick and great results. Staying on top requires that you continue to submit good content. Submitting lots of quality content is the next solution.
Being able to persuade people is a must for you to attract success.
But having an audience throws a lot of people off.
The free video from the presentation page explains how answering four simple questions can connect you with 99% of people. The video called: "How to Get Your Point Across to Any Personality Type by Answering 4 Simple Questions." – one of four FREE videos – is based excellent research into people and their mindsets, and shows you:
– easy strategies for communicating with groups
– why 99% of any audience will listen to you
– the four personality types that have always existed
– how to speak multiple "languages" at the same time
– lots more!
I think it is better to insert here an excerpt from the description given by Mike Koenigs himself:
– "What's your time worth? We already discussed the costs of submitting videos manually. Even a "cheap" employee at $10 per hour will cost thousands of dollars per month to submit 20 videos to 30 free video hosting services.
Traffic Geyser costs less than $1 to upload a video to 30 free services.
Traffic Geyser is made up of an array of big computers that sit on redundant, load-balanced networks. It's capable of submitting a massive number of videos at once very reliably.
One video can be submitted from our systems to 30 services in minutes. It's fast because our ultra wide connections are talking directly to all of the free hosting services without going through a slow connection.
If anyone is thinking a "client side" application to submit videos from your desktop makes sense, think again. Literally every day, the rules for submitting videos changes. You'd be sending updates for your software several times per day AND every one of your customers would be frustrated because that program would hog all of their available network resources doing the uploads." –
The great news about writing a software is that you get lots of suggestions on how to make it better. An important thing was happened when the owners of Traffic Geyser found that the big Google penalize with spam flag a video appearing simultaneously on multiple video directories sites. From then an user have the option to sending a video creation with a schedule option, from 12 hours to many days, in case you will have lots of videos to send to video directories, or to spin its description…
As Conclusion:
After that $1 (which is a bit embarrassing for it immensity offers) to test it at full capabilities for the first month – Is Traffic Geyser Worth the $97 per month (that it is the Gold Membership in the most common) for a serious online marketer?!
To Mention – Maybe you do not know where to find content, or how to produce a video presentation…
You can use all these four free videos to create an online campaign, to influence search engine results, and generate massive amounts of traffic and leads… fast and easy. Your new content builds trust with prospective customers, and they'll choose to become buyers instead of you having to sell them.
…and to Stress – 20th Century Fox spent $280 million dollars making the movie Avatar…
Traffic Geyser will show you how to make a GREAT video for about $279,999,755.00 less…
Thank you for your time to read this review article. I hope to be a real hand of help for you, to be a new vision of an online business, a marketing plan, of the chosen strategy… Good luck, have inspiration in the choices that you have to take!
Update April 22, 2014
Important – Mike Koenigs wrote me few words, few days ago:
"In 1876, the telephone was invented, changing communications forever and allowing anyone with a phone to communicate quickly and efficiently, replacing telegraph and telegrams.
About 100 years later, the world wide web reshaped the way we think and do business, making communications and content distribution free and allowing you to buy, sell or market anything, anywhere, anytime, from any device.
The time has finally come!"
If you can imagine a system that will distribute YOU to multi-billion dollar networks for FREE – allowing you to legally and legitimately borrow the viewers and customers from the world's biggest sites and brands including Apple, Google, YouTube, Amazon, Facebook, Twitter, LinkedIn, Yahoo and many more that will actively promote, market, and share you with the world and in some cases, even pay you for that privilege!
And what if I would tell you that it's possible to deliver your message and content 100% of the time – without ever being stopped by someone's spam filter?
It's all right here in this comprehensive system… and people all over the planet are rushing to get access to the Mike Koenigs' new Traffic Geyser 2.0 system. Yes, right, every once in a while a revolutionary new product comes along that completely transforms the marketplace… NOW it's time of this must have high professional business tool.
Traffic Geyser 2.0
BTW – The system is opened today with a special-insider $1,000 discount!!! But fair warning, the discount will expire in less than a week. Then, the Traffic Geyser 2.0 system will go back to it's regular price…
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More than 45 military veterans from Hillsboro and nearby communities gathered at Glencoe High School early Friday morning for the school's annual Veterans' Remembrance Day. Given VIP treatment from their very arrival to be student-escorted along an entry walk lined with American flags, the veterans represented all military branches and several generations back to World War II.
The morning was punctuated by an all-school assembly honoring the school's special guests, but most of the day for the veterans was spent at tables in the school's media center recounting their experiences in military service. High school students sat enthralled with the tales from World War II, the Korean and Vietnam wars and the more recent wars in Iraq and Afghanistan, until they had to give up their seats to other students.
In one corner of the media center, Micah Fishback, a junior, interviewed Korean War veterans amid bright lights and backdrop for a video documentary he will edit and submit to the Veterans History Project which was created by the U.S. Congress in 2000. The documentary will also serve as his senior project required for graduation.
Started in 2004, Glencoe's annual tribute to military service has spawned similar programs at other schools in the Hillsboro School District, but remains the favorite of many veterans attending this year's event.


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Type of Pay
There are three types of pay for student employment:
- Federal Work Study: Federal Work Study is a need-based aid program that is awarded to students who have demonstrated financial need. This program is available to citizens or permanent residents of the United States. Students who receive a Federal Work Study allocation as part of the financial aid package are eligible to apply for Work Study jobs on campus. Students can earn up to the amount listed on their award letter.
- Regular Pay (Hourly): The majority of student employees on campus fall into this category. Regular Pay means that the student does not receive Federal Work Study, therefore 100% of the earnings are charged directly to the hiring department.
- Regular Pay (Lump Sum): Certain student employment positions may be paid on a lump sum basis. Lump sum means that the student receives a payment of money for work that requires:
- Irregular working hours, so that time card record keeping is impractical.
- No direct relationship exists between effort and hours worked.
- The position requires the student employee perform in a semi- or para-professional role.
Prior to hiring, managers must justify that a lump sum payment is necessary, and approval from the Director of Human Resources & Diversity is required before a student can be paid in a lump sum manner.
Classification Levels and Wage Guidelines
The hourly wage for student employees ranges from $7.25 per hour to $13.00 per hour. It is the responsibility of the hiring department to ensure that students are paid equitably for the same level of work. In order to ensure that this is the case, departments should:
- Develop and utilize job titles and description of duties for all student employees. The following General, Intermediate, and Specialized Classification Levels will serve as guidance to hiring managers when establishing the level.
- Determine a starting wage for all student positions. The department has the authority to establish the starting hourly wage within the range of pay for each of the Classification Levels. However, it is important that the starting hourly wage be consistent for all students hired by the department within each Classification Level.
- Develop a fair and consistent departmental policy on raises/pay increases.
- Maintain records and be able to justify that starting wages and raises are done in a manner that is fair and equitable for all student employees.
- When requested by Human Resources & Diversity, provide documentation demonstrating that the department maintains fair and equitable practices in their payment of all student employees.
Starting Hourly Wage Range: $7.25 to $10.00 per hour
General Position Characteristics:
- Minimum or no skills
- Close supervision with assistance readily available
- Limited independent decision making
- Work is routine and not complex
- Duties are performed independently after training
- Responsibility is limited to task performance
Examples of General Work:
- Accounting Assistant/Clerk
- Cashier/Clerk
- Clerical Assistant
- Library Assistant
Starting Hourly Wage Range: $9.00 to $11.00 per hour
Intermediate Position Characteristics:
- Relevant job-related skills or training and/or prior experience necessary
- Some independent judgment and initiative within limits
- Supervisory responsibilities for limited activities
- Work of moderate difficulty and complexity requiring the exercise of discretion
- Less procedural in nature of the total operation and application of specialized knowledge
Examples of Intermediate Work:
- Graphic Artist/Illustrator
- Research Assistant
- Administrative Assistant
- IT User Support Assistant
- Web Development Assistant
- Groundskeeper/Gardening
Starting Hourly Wage Range: $11.00 to $13.00 per hour
General Specialized Characteristics:
- Advanced level of skills, training, and/or job-related experience
- Receives only general supervision
- Involves supervisory responsibilities for large or complex activities
- Considerable problem solving and decision making
- Significant consequence for error
- Responsible for specialized activity or whole operation
- May develop or recommend operating policy procedures
Examples of Specialized Work:
- Computer Specialist
- Network Administration Assistant
- Program Manager
- Lead Student Administrative Assistant
- Faculty Assistant
- Figure Model
- Information Coordinator
Changes in Student Appointments
Pay Increases (Pay Raise)
Departments may, but are not required to, give a pay increase (raise) to student employees for length of service or quality of work performed. It is the responsibility of the department to establish clear and consistent guidelines on how pay increases will be determined. The campus maintains the following policy regarding student employment pay increases:
- It is the responsibility of the hiring department to request pay increases. All pay increases may only be requested at the beginning of the Fall, Spring, and Summer terms. Human Resources & Diversity will establish and communicate to hiring managers a deadline for requests each term and will not consider additional requests until the following term.
- Pay increases per term are limited to increases from $.25 to $.50 per hour.
- Pay increases are for permanent change in hourly wage only. There will be no fluctuation of wages for Summer terms.
- Pay increase requests are for future dates only. There will be no retroactive or backdated changes in hourly wages.
- Departments should maintain records to be able to verify that starting pay and pay increases are consistent with the department's guidelines, thereby ensuring that hourly pay is fair and equitable for all student employees.
Classification Level Change
Based on departmental needs, managers may change the level of classification of a student employee any time during a term. In order to do so, the manager must submit to Human Resources & Diversity a justification for the change. All changes will be made for future pay periods and are not retroactive.
Source of Funding Change
Departments may request a change in funding source for student employees at any time during the year. All changes will be made for future pay periods and are not retroactive.
Pay Periods
See the 2015 Pay Schedule.


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Past photo contests featuring a colors theme have done well, and we're expecting similar results with this contest. Have fun with this theme and be creative. Your photos don't need to feature a precious metal, but they do need to display the silver or gold color somewhere within the image.
- Gallery: Photo Contest - Silver and Gold
Here are the details for this contest:
- Sign in and upload your photo(s) to the Photo Contest - Silver and Gold gallery.
- The contest is open until 9:00 a.m. PT on Sept. 1, 2011.
- After the contest closes, OregonLive.com's editorial staff will select the finalist photos based on creativity and quality of image.
- The finalist photos will be voted upon by OregonLive.com users.
Make sure your photo contains the colors silver and/or gold, and remember to select the Photo Contest - Silver and Gold gallery when you upload your photos. Good luck.


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A couple of the comedians were better than others - there were some good laughs. A couple of them were just not my style of humor.
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*Obama's announcement seizes initiatives, puts pressure on Romney (New York Times)
WASHINGTON -- In many ways, President Obama's unilateral shift in immigration policy was a bluntly political move, a play for a key voting bloc in the states that will decide whether he gets another term. But as political moves go, it held the potential for considerable payoff.
*Sue Simmons signs off after 32 years as news anchor at Ch. 4 in New York (New York Daily News)
*Slain carjacker a career criminal but shooter cop is also no angel (New York Post)
*Police investigate swastikas spray-painted in Borough Park (NY1.com)
*Aerialist Wallenda makes historic trip over Niagara Falls (CBS.com)
*Swat team arrests N.J. man on weapons charges (WNBC.com)
*Yacht catches fire off Jones Beach (7online.com)
*Drake-Brown melee prompts emergency meeting on bottle service at nightclubs (MYFOXNY.com)
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John Joseph Banville
An American man who had been living in Newfoundland, but wanted on a charge of sexually assaulting an 11-year-old girl in Alabama, has agreed to surrender to U.S. authorities on that charge.
John Joseph Banville, 65, was scheduled to have an extradition hearing this morning in Newfoundland Supreme Court in St. John's. The hearing will no longer be needed.
He has agreed to remain in custody until the federal minister of justice signs the extradition consent which, court was told this morning, could take a few months.
Banville was arrested Sept. 20 on Swan Street in Placentia, where he was living near an elementary school.
He's wanted in Morgan County in Alabama on charges of sexual assault of a minor, sexual exploitation and failing to register as a sex offender in that state — all stemming from 2006.
Banville did not agree to be expedited on the charges of sexual exploitation and failing to register as a sex offender. He is not expected to face those charges when he returns to the U.S.
During the investigation, police discovered Banville — a registered sex offender in Texas — had also failed to report as a sex offender when he moved to Alabama, which violated state law.
He was picked up by police in Alabama soon after the alleged sexual assault. However, he was released under strict bail conditions, including being placed on a $70,000 US bond.
When he disappeared, a nationwide warrant for Banville's extradition to the United States was issued.


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The Wye Valley, along with the rest of Monmouthshire, was finally recognized as part of Wales in the local government reorganization of 1974. Before then, the county was officially included as part of neither England nor Wales, so that maps were frequently headlined "Wales and Monmouthshire". Most of the rest of Monmouthshire is undoubtedly Welsh, but the woodlands and hills by the meandering River Wye have more in common with the landscape over the border. The two main centres are Chepstow, with its massive castle, and the spruce, old-fashioned town of Monmouth, sixteen miles upstream. Six miles north of Chepstow lie the atmospheric ruins of the Cistercian Tintern Abbey.
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Tintern AbbeyTintern Abbey has inspired writers and painters for more than two centuries – Wordsworth and Turner among them. Such is its popularity, however, that it's best to go out of season or at either end of the day to avoid the crowds. The abbey was founded in 1131 by Cistercian monks from Normandy, though most of the remaining buildings date from the massive rebuilding and expansion of the fourteenth century, when Tintern was at its mightiest. Its survival after the Dissolution is largely due to its remoteness, as there were no nearby villages ready to use the abbey stone for rebuilding.
The centrepiece of the complex is the magnificent Gothic church, whose remarkable tracery and intricate stonework remain intact. Around the church are the less substantial ruins of the monks' domestic quarters and cloister, mostly reduced to one-storey rubble. The course of the abbey's waste-disposal system can be seen in the Great Drain, an irregular channel that links kitchens, toilets and the infirmary with the nearby Wye. The Novices' Hall lies handily close to the Warming House, which together with the kitchen and infirmary would have been the abbey's only heated areas, suggesting that novices might have gained a falsely favourable impression of monastic life before taking their final vows.
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The Three Castles
The fertile, low-lying land between the Monnow and Usk rivers was important for easy access into the agricultural lands of South Wales, and in the eleventh century the Norman invaders built a trio of strongholds here to protect their interests. In 1201, Skenfrith, Grosmont and White castles were presented by King John to Hubert de Burgh, who employed sophisticated new ideas on castle design to replace the earlier, square-keeped structures. In 1260, the advancing army of Llywelyn ap Gruffydd began to threaten the king's supremacy in South Wales, and the three castles were refortified in readiness. Gradually, the castles were adapted as living quarters and royal administration centres, and the only return to military usage came in 1404–05, when Owain Glyndŵr's army pressed down to Grosmont, only to be defeated by the future King Henry V. The castles slipped into disrepair and were finally sold separately in 1902, the first time since 1138 that the three had fallen out of single ownership.


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The suspect, authorities say, robbed the Peoples Bank in Guntersville on August 2 and Traditions Bank in Priceville on August 8.
The FBI and police in Priceville and Guntersville are seeking a suspect described as a black male, wearing glasses, a band aid across his nose, in his mid to late 20's, approximately 5'10" to 6'0 feet tall, and weighing approximately 140 to 150 pounds.
A reward is being offered for the arrest and conviction of this individual. Anyone with information is asked to contact local law enforcement or the FBI's Birmingham office at (205) 326-6166.
The FBI has arranged through its joint partnership with Lamar Outdoor Advertising, to have digital billboard's go up in both Alabama and Tennessee within the next 24 hours in an effort to identify this suspect.
The suspect wore a baseball cap in both robberies, police said. The Guntersville robbery took place at 3 p.m., the Priceville robbery at 3:15 p.m. In both instances, the suspect presented a note to a teller demanding money and saying he had a gun. He left both banks on foot.
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Consumers gained a little confidence in the national economy in May, buoyed mostly by a perceived improvement in the labor market.
The Conference Board Consumer Confidence Index stands at 83 points, up from 81.7 in April. The Present Situation Index increased to 80.4 from 78.5, while the Expectations Index edged up to 84.8 from 83.9 in April, according to a news release issued Tuesday.
The widely watched consumer confidence had fallen in April. AIm, or Associated industries of Massachusetts, will release a new business confidence survey next week. The April survey said overall business confidence added 1.9 points in April to hit 53 points on a 100-point scale where 50 is neutral.
The monthly Consumer Confidence Survey, based on a random sample survey by Nielsen.
Said Lynn Franco, director of economic indicators at The Conference Board:
"Consumer confidence improved slightly in May, as consumers assessed current conditions, in particular the labor market, more favorably. Expectations regarding the short-term outlook for the economy, jobs, and personal finances were also more upbeat. In fact, the percentage of consumers expecting their incomes to grow over the next six months is the highest since December 2007 (20.2 percent). Thus, despite last month's decline, consumers' confidence appears to be growing."
The conference board figures its index on a 100 point scale and fashions it from survey results expressed in percentages of respondents.
Those results reflect a mixed picture:
- According to the survey, the percentage of respondents stating business conditions are "good" decreased to 21.1 percent from 22.2 percent, while those stating business conditions are "bad" declined to 24.1 percent from 24.8 percent.
- Consumers' assessment of the labor market improved on the month. Those saying jobs are "plentiful" rose to 14.1 percent from 13.0 percent, while those responding jobs are "hard to get" decreased to 32.3 percent from 32.8 percent.
- That optimism translated into how they see the job market, according to The Conference Board. Consumers anticipating more jobs in the months ahead increased to 15.4 percent from 14.7 percent. The number of consumers anticipating fewer jobs increased a smaller rate: 18.3 percent from 18.0 percent.
- Consumers had mixed feelings as to whether they are in line for a raise: The proportion of consumers expecting their incomes to grow increased to 18.3 percent from 16.8 percent. But those expecting a drop in their incomes also increased, to 14.5 percent from 12.9 percent.
- The percentage of consumers expecting business conditions to improve over the next six months edged up to 17.5 percent from 17.2 percent. Those expecting business conditions to worsen decreased marginally to 10.2 percent from 10.5 percent.


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Congratulations to the following 5 winners in the  GLOBE X G SHOCK Cruiserboard Contest!
Betty- Fort Worth, TX
Ben- Hoffman Estates, IL
Alika- Wailuku, HI
Evan- San Diego, CA
Brian- San Jose, CA
El Segundo, California - November 1, 2011 – GLOBE, designers and distributors of footwear, clothing and cruiser skateboards, has released the second installment of the GLOBE x G Shock product collaboration including a timepiece, boot and cruiserboard. The products will be in-stores worldwide early November.
"Having been an admirer of G-Shock for as long as I can remember, and having had such a good time working on our first shoe and watch collaboration with them, I was stoked when G-Shock asked us about a follow-up project," said GLOBE's Global Product President Matt Wong.
Inspired by military night operatives, this collection includes, a uniform matte black GRX5600GE-1 timepiece, the Comanche Boot, and a custom cruiserboard. With cohesive attention to detail, industry leading technologies, a color pallet featuring matte black with contrasting red accents, along with a subtle integration of the GLOBE x G-Shock branding, makes this limited product offering essential for the action sports lifestyle.
Staying true to G-Shock's toughness and technology, the GRX5600GE-1 features, Shock Resistance, 200M Water Resistance, Tough Solar power and tide/moon graphs making it the perfect accessory for any action sport enthusiast. In addition, the timepiece is loaded with all the other features one would expect from G-Shock.
GLOBE's all new Comanche Boot is made from irregular leather, canvas and shaved suede for a vintage military look, has a rear zip entry, waxed rope laces and a metal speed lace collar to tie things up. It's completely skate-able and comes with a custom vintage dog tag.
The Cruiserboard is 8.5" x 32" and is constructed of 7-ply hardrock maple with custom Globe EVA traction foam grip that's easy on the feet. Premium 58mm/78A urethane wheels and Slant trucks with GLOBE first bushings to provide a smooth and nimble ride.
"Our partnership with GLOBE has been very successful," said Shigenori Itoh, CEO of Casio America. "We share the same interest and lifestyle and we want to continue this type of ongoing relationship with like-minded brands such as GLOBE."
The limited edition GLOBE x G-Shock timepiece, boot, and cruiserboard collection is now available at select fashion and action sports retailers. For more information visit www.globe.tv


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Hepatitis C
Hepatitis C infection is caused by the hepatitis C virus (HCV). Worldwide, about 170 million people have Hep C. In Canada, about 250,000 people are living with Hep C with 110,000 in Ontario. Roughly one in three people don't know they have the virus. There are other kinds of hepatitis caused by viruses, like Hepatitis B (See Hep A, B, & C for more information).
You can get Hep C when blood containing the hepatitis C virus gets in your blood. The highest-risk activity for getting Hep C is using drug preparation and injection equipment—needles, syringes, swabs, filters, spoons and water—that has been used by someone else. (See CATIE's Staying safe for information on how to prevent Hep C.)
The hepatitis C virus attacks your liver. Your body can try to fight the virus—and sometimes it can win—but the hepatitis C virus is very strong. Ordinary medicines like antibiotics do not kill viruses.
Quick Facts on HEP C
- Hep C is caused by a virus carried in blood. It attacks your liver.
- The virus is passed by blood-to-blood contact.
- You might not have symptoms for many years. By that time the liver damage could be serious. During that whole time you could pass the virus on to other people.
- You can get Hep C from:
- sharing needles, pipes, straws, cookers, filters, ties, or water for drug use with anyone else, including your sexual partner.
- piercing or tattooing equipment (including ink) already used on someone else.
- Sometimes you can get Hep C from:
- anything that might have blood on it, like razors, nail clippers and toothbrushes already used by someone else, even if you can't see the blood.
- unprotected sex with someone who has Hep C.
- People can get both Hep C and HIV from blood that has virus in it. Living with Hep C and HIV can present unique challenges.
- Knowing if you have both Hep C and HIV is the first step in helping you and your healthcare worker make the right choices to keep you healthy.
- There is treatment for Hep C but first you have to get tested to know if you have the virus.
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I'm very glad to hear this, especially as there had been rumors that the BBC considered Davies so integral to the success of the new series that they planned to discontinue it (or just produce occasional movies and specials) whenever Davies decided to leave. Obviously, Davies deserves the lion's share of credit for how well the show has been reimagined while maintaining the elements the fanboys loved. But Moffat's episodes have consistently been the highlight of each season of the new series, whether it was season one's London Blitz two-parter "The Empty Child"/"The Doctor Dances" with the gasmask people (pictured above), season two's "The Girl in the Fireplace" with The Doctor romancing Madame De Pompadour, or last year's frightfest "Blink."
My only concern is whether Moffat can pull it off on a regular basis. It's one thing to parachute in for one or two episodes a season (I can't wait for his two-parter later this year) and another to have to run the series. Obviously, Moffat has showrunning experience before (notably with "Coupling"), but it'll be interesting to see how (or if) he plots out those season-long arcs Davies seemed to love.
Also, this increases the possibility that, whenever Tennant decides to go, we might get James Nesbitt from Moffat's "Jekyll" as the next Doctor, which would be awesome.


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By RON CHIMELIS
The economic crisis is hurting millions of Americans, but there might be one small, silver lining.
Sanity is making a comeback, by necessity if not by choice.
The 1912 Red Sox World Series trophy has been pulled off the auction block, as were several items associated with the New York Yankees and the closing of Yankee Stadium, when they failed to fetch anywhere near the exorbitant bids expected for them.
No longer can some collector arbitrarily toss hundreds of thousands at an old jug for his mantle, or a ball that could bring a profit in resale.
Too bad it took an economic mess to bring it about.
I despise what the collectibles craze has done to the climate of sport, especially in baseball, where eBay has far more fans than Tampa Bay.
No wonder 8-year-old kids, who should be enjoying what I call the "healthy naivete" of youth, collect baseball cards as a cold-eyed business proposition.
No wonder that, in the jubilation of Boston's historic 2004 World Series triumph, Doug Mientkiewicz's thought was, "get the ball."
No wonder a home run sails into the stands, and fans reach upward for the dollar signs they see falling from the sky.
Once a "field of dreams," the ballpark has become the first stop to the downtown bazaar. Every ball, bat and jockstrap is merchandise to be bartered and peddled.
The practice of buying and selling collectibles is perfectly legal in the free-market system. But it also transforms the nostalgic sentimentality attached to baseball into a human weakness, to be exploited for cash reward.
Before the economic crisis, the sky-high prices for the Red Sox trophy and Yankees items would have been mere starting points.
Now, bidders are being forced to rethink their priorities. About time.
On Friday, I watched the old Jimmy Stewart movie about Monty Stratton, the pitcher who made a comeback on an artificial leg in the 1940s.
Inspired, I Googled up Stratton's name to read more about his true story. The first item was entitled: "How much is an autographed Monty Stratton ball worth?"
I wanted inspiration. I got a bid price on how much you can make off a guy's wooden leg.
So, don't tell me the collectibles craze hasn't poisoned the baseball climate.
At the risk of sounding ridiculously sentimental, I think the greatest value of sport is found in what can't be priced. You can't put a dollar value on a great game or a great memory, not that the nostalgia peddlers haven't tried.
Now, even their market is crashing. The items will eventually be sold, but the auction flop tells us people are being forced to come to their senses, and apply some reality to these trinkets and baubles of sport.
That's not as good as a having a healthy economy, but it's worth something.
Ron Chimelis can be reached at email@example.com


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The bustling city of Huancayo is the natural hub of the mountainous and remote region south of Tarma. Nearby Jauja Valley is significantly more beautiful, less polluted and friendlier. Further afield, Ayacucho is a must for anyone interested in colonial architecture, particularly fine churches; while Huancavelica offers a slightly darker history lesson – the area has suffered from extreme exploitation both in colonial times, with the mines, as well as in the 1980s and 90s when terrorism was at a peak. The area is still occasionally visited by remnants of the Shining Path terrorist group (see Sendero Luminoso), but there have been no related problems for tourists in recent years. The trip out here by train (some 130km south of Huancayo), one of the world's highest railway journeys, passes through some stark yet stunning landscapes.
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A large commercial city with over 350,000 inhabitants, HUANCAYO is the capital of the Junín departamento. An important market centre thriving on agricultural produce and dealing in vast quantities of wheat, the city makes a good base for exploring the Mantaro Valley and experiencing the region's distinct culture. While the area is rich in pre-Columbian remains, and the cereal and textile potential of the region has long been exploited, the city itself is mostly relatively modern, with very little of architectural or historical interest. It is still a lively enough place with a busy market and even some nightlife at weekends. It's also worth trying to coincide a trip with the splendid Fiesta de las Cruces each May, when Huancayo erupts in a succession of boisterous processions, parties and festivities.
Brief history
The region around Huancayo was dominated by the Huanca tribe from around 1200 AD, and the Huari culture before that, though it wasn't until Pachacuti's forces arrived in the fifteenth century that the Inca Empire took control. Occupied by the Spanish from 1537, Huancayo was formally founded in 1572 by Jeronimo de Silva, next to the older and these days relatively small town of Jauja. In 1824, the Battle of Junín was fought close to Huancayo, when patriotic revolutionaries overcame royalist and Spanish forces. Apart from the comings and goings of the Catholic Church, Huancayo remained little more than a staging point until the rail line arrived in 1909, transforming it slowly but surely during the twentieth century into a city whose economy was based on the export of agrarian foodstuffs and craft goods.
More so than any other Peruvian city – except perhaps Ayacucho – Huancayo was paralyzed in the years of terror during the 1980s and 1990s. As home to a major army base, it became the heart of operations in what was then a military emergency zone. In 1999, an extensive army operation captured the then leader of Sendero Luminoso, Oscar Ramírez Durand, who had taken over from Abimael Guzmán in 1992.
Remote HUANCAVELICA, at 3676m, is almost purely Indian in its ethnic make-up, which is surprising considering its long colonial history and a fairly impressive array of Spanish-style architecture. There's little of specific interest in the town itself, except the Sunday market, which sells local food, jungle fruits and carved gourds. A couple of pleasant walks from town will bring you to the natural hot springs on the hill north of the river, or the weaving cooperative, 4km away at Totoral. Local mines (see Plaza de Armas) are an attraction, too.
Brief history
Originally occupied by hunter-gatherers from about 5000 years ago, the area then turned to sedentary cultivation as the local population was, initially, taken over by the Huari tribe around 1100 AD, a highly organized culture which reached here from the Ayacucho Valley. The Huanca tribe arrived on the scene in the fifteenth century, providing fierce resistance when they were attacked and finally conquered by the Inca. The weight of its colonial past, however, lies more heavily on its shoulders.
After mercury deposits were discovered here in 1563, the town began producing ore for the silver mines of Peru, replacing expensive imports previously used in the mining process. In just over a hundred years, so many indigenous labourers had died of mercury poisoning that the pits could hardly keep going: after the generations of locals bound to serve by the mitayo system of virtual slavery had been literally used up and thrown away, the salaries required to attract new workers made many of the mines unprofitable.
Today the mines are working again and the ore is taken by truck to Pisco on the coast. The Mina de la Muerte, as the Santa Barbara mines tend to be called around Huancavelica, are also an attraction in their own right, located several kilometres southeast of town (about 1hr 30min by foot); the shield of the Spanish Crown sits unashamedly engraved in stone over the main entrance to this ghostly settlement. There's plenty to explore, but as with all mines, some sections are dangerous and not visitor-friendly, and it's best to ask local advice before setting off.
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Keeping up appearances - Ruth Longoria
With Island Market Square set to open by the end of the year and several other Town Center projects in various stages of design and construction, some downtown business owners are working fast and furious to keep up with their new neighbors.
Such is the case with Island House, the 79-unit senior citizen residence at 7810 S.E. 30th St. New bold lettering in front of the building is the first sign that Island House isn't fading into the background. Island House owners Steven Friedman, Leon Grundstein and Robert Spitzer recently refurbished the facility, at a cost of about $400,000.
``We want to stay on top of the curve,'' Grundstein said. ``The market has changed and with all the development in the Town Center we want to keep up to snuff.''
One way Island House is catching up with its new neighbors, and bringing a new service to the seniors, is through the addition of a business center. There residents will be able to connect with the Internet at new computer terminals. ``When you're a senior it's hard to travel, so to become Internet savvy opens up a whole world to them,'' Spitzer said.
Remodeling at the facility also includes a new media room, with a 56-inch flat screen television and theater seating for up to 16 people. And, there's an aerobics and exercise room, where seniors can take part in low-impact, seated exercises. In addition to painting the complex and putting in new carpeting -- in neutral tones with terra-cotta accents -- the dining room has new mission-style cherry wood furniture, drapes, and a separate dining area for up to eight people, that can be reserved ahead for family gatherings. ``We've tried to make this a comfortable home for all of our residents,'' Grundstein said.
The complex is about 92 percent occupied. Island House residents pay between $1,600 and $3,500 a month for studio, one- and two-bedroom apartments, complete with maid service, full dining and concierge services, as well as transportation for shopping.
Island House was built in 1990 by the three men and Spitzer's parents, Jack and Charlotte Spitzer. Jack Spitzer has since died, but Charlotte Spitzer remains a partner in the business.
Because the owners are all Islanders, they said, they feel a connection to the residents and a need to make the facility a place they can be proud of. ``Some of my friends' parents live here, I have to make this a nice place,'' said Friedman, who grew up on the Island and graduated from Mercer Island High School in 1968.
``This is a major upgrade for us,'' Friedman said. ``But when folks compare services and price I think they will find that we're the wisest choice.''
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-- Hooray! It's Election Day! No more telephone calls! Woo-hee!
A beautiful sight
-- I just got home from the Romney rally this morning and it reminded me all over again what's so great about this country. Here's a pretty good size crowd of men and women, young and old, party officials and regular voting citizens standing together outside in a thunderstorm for the privilege of listening to a candidate for the most powerful job on the planet tell us why he wants to be president. I wish everyone would be serious about our elections and educate themselves so that they vote for the best.
Good job, dog lovers
-- Wonderful! Please give the beautiful new dog park a round of applause! The Friends of the Mobile Dog Park did it and did a great job! Thank you!
When it was a game
-- Man, times have really changed. I see where the guy who won the turkey-calling contest this year got $2,500 and a new shotgun. I won it in 1973 and all I got was a trophy.
Signs of the time
-- Just think how beautiful our world would look without all the advertising signs posted on every pole, on every street corner. Look around people, it looks trashy and does not give visitors to our area a good impression. This is a form of litter and should be against the law. Mobile and Baldwin could make some much-needed money with fines.
Price seems unnatural
-- I haven't seen any comments on the residential gas prices charged by Mobile Gas in quite a while. Perhaps the high gasoline price distracts attention from this issue but the fact remains that Mobile Gas rates are ridiculously high. The U.S. is awash in cheap natural gas. How can they continue to get away with this?
New king, same court
-- It's always so disappointing when you see that, once again, there's nobody in our area qualified to be school superintendent, so they have to go where the grass is greener. The only thing about that is, everywhere I have ever worked through all my years of working, when people come in, "We used to do it this way."
Fairhope too tight
-- Well the city of Fairhope just won't quit. Now they have made downtown so user-unfriendly with the narrow streets that you will get side-swiped. Parking spaces are so hard to get in and out of you will get dents in your car. They've done this all for bicycles. So the bicyclists should have to buy tags and pay taxes. It is so hard to get around. I will not shop there. I will go somewhere else for lunch. The city needs some people on the council with good common sense.
They have a helper
-- For the person with the big peeve about the way Christians drive: You have to realize, God is their co-pilot. Ha!


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HOPEWELL TOWNSHIP — A farmer's daughter who put her environmental consulting career on hold to raise her son, an Army veteran who oversees operations at local child-care centers and a marketing research executive join a three-term committeewoman vying for two seats on the township committee in the Nov. 8 election.
Democratic incumbent Vanessa Sandom, who is seeking a fourth term in office, is running with Army veteran Allen Cannon. The Republican slate includes environmental consultant Ashley Kerr and planning board member Todd Brant.
At stake is the Democrats' minority presence on the five-member governing body. Democrat John Murphy is not seeking re-election.
Sandom, who served four terms as mayor, said keeping the Democratic seats is critical for balanced government.
"A four-member majority would give the Republicans carte blanche to change zoning, change township administrators and key professionals and borrow money for anything they want to spend it on," she said. "I think we have to make sure that different opinions have an opportunity to be heard."
Sandom's priorities include efforts to make government work more efficiently, managing growth — particularly along the Route 31 corridor — and maximizing revenue opportunities around the Capital Health Medical Center on Scotch Road. She will also continue efforts to develop public-private partnerships in the redevelopment of the Marshalls Corner/Pennytown site, if re-elected.
Cannon said his decision to run for office was sparked by the township committee's reaction to questions about the appointment of a new municipal judge last January. The GOP majority ignored requests by their Democratic counterparts to be included in the selection process and refused to address public concerns on the matter, he said. "It was sheer arrogance."
Cannon said his experience managing multimillion-dollar budgets for the military will prove valuable in maintaining fiscal integrity in the township.
Kerr, who grew up on one of the township's most prolific farms, said her involvement in the fight to save the Jacobs Creek bridge site from development prompted her to run for office.
"It's really important to plan for the future of Hopewell from preserving our historical and environmental resources to managing smart growth," she said, adding she believes the Route 31 corridor cannot sustain more development. "We need to make sure what we build today will be utilized tomorrow."
Kerr's career as an environmental consultant included identifying and prioritizing brownfield sites that need to be cleaned up as well as planning and executing the cleanup.
She said that skill will help her address important issues of concern in the township.
Brant said the township should find ways to market recreational and environmental assets such as the D&R Canal and acres of parkland as a way to bring in revenue.
"We should shift to more of a tourist and recreation economy," he said. He also says the township should seek revenues through "low impact retail."
The town should promote growth that includes services aimed toward the thousands of new employees who will work at the new Capital Health hospital on Scotch Road.
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>> The camping is tops.
The bone-chilling rain is easy to ignore at our first night's camp at the broad saddle of 7,000-foot Horseshoe Pass. There's a natural windbreak, pine needle-padded duff, and plenty of water for cocoa. We nestle in the bosom of Arnold and Rock Peaks. The snow chutes on Horseshoe Mountain seem close enough to touch under a full moon's silver light breaking through the clouds. In the west, a quarter-horizon brims full of jagged peaks. We wake to clear skies above ankle-high grasses sprinkled with tiny yellow and red flowers. The sprawling, trailless terrain begs for roaming. But we can't layover at mile 11! Every PNT campsite has a similar magnetic pull, but save the rest day for mile 40 or beyond.
Our second night's site at Upper Cathedral Lake at mile 29.1 is dominated by the Cathedral Peak massif, and to the south, overhanging the lake, is an arc of the 1,000-foot ramparts of Amphitheater Mountain. Snap photos wildly here: All of them will look professional.
Three of our other five nights are so good it would take a panel of Olympic judges to sort out the champ. The saddle before Peeve Pass (mile 43.7), the Pasayten River at mile 59.5 (next page) and the spring-fed bowl near Rock Pass at mile 87 (next page) all score a 10 in my book. The Pasayten River site abounds with swimming holes for splashing or cleaning up and the site near Rock Pass holds an expansive view of the distant Majestic Mountains with 7,830-foot Shull Mountain visible in the foreground from our tent door. But my personal favorite is the saddle before Peeve Pass, where we camp beneath the stars in broad, open, Von Trapp Family high country.


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Water management rule making waves
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(Editor's note: This is the first in a two-part series on the soon-to-be-proposed water management rule for the Dungeness Valley. This week's article is a plain English explanation of Washington water laws and the rule's legal underpinnings. Next week: a look at the rule's impact on local homeowners, farmers, developers and the City of Sequim.)
It's back.
After a one-year delay, the Washington Department of Ecology ("Ecology") is expected soon to issue a draft rule regarding the use of surface water and groundwater within the Dungeness Valley.
The rule, which has been under discussion since 2006, has at every step along the way been subjected to intense scrutiny, particularly by those who are concerned it may stifle development within the valley.
The rule results from two previous actions: In 1998 the Washington Legislature passed a law establishing a framework for developing local solutions to watershed issues. The "Watershed Management Act" says each local "Planning Unit" must first assess the local availability of water, taking into account both current and future water use. The law also gives each Planning Unit the option to consider additional planning elements: water quality, aquatic and riparian habitat, instream flows for streams and rivers, and water storage potential.
With support from Clallam County, the City of Port Angeles, the S'Klallam tribes and Ecology, the Dungeness River Management Team and the Elwha-Morse Management Team created the Elwha-Dungeness Watershed Plan. Finalized in 2005, it incorporates both the required and the optional elements.
It recommends the following:
• Adopt by rule the recommended instream flow levels for streams and tributaries.
• Protect and continue to restore flows in the Dungeness mainstem.
• Negotiate measures to provide future drinking water while protecting late summer and fall stream flows.
• Develop aquifer and off-channel storage and conservation as sources of new water supplies and as a means to minimize effects on late-season stream flows.
• Emphasize the need for new development to use existing public water systems wherever possible.
The proposed rule is an outgrowth of that plan.
Complications ensue
The issue is highly complex. Marguerite Glover, a local Realtor who has participated in the discussions since the beginning, says even now, "We have well-educated people who don't understand the preliminary draft rule."
In late 2010, rule development was put on hold while local water resource officials, and the public, held further discussions on the rule and its implications. The delay coincided with a request by Gov. Christine Gregoire who as a cost-cutting measure asked her agencies to put off any non-critical new rule-making for one year.
Ecology now plans to propose the new rule formally in February 2012, with an anticipated adoption date set for August 2012.
The rule will cover eastern Clallam County from Bagley Creek to Bell Creek.
Instream flow
Perhaps most importantly, the new rule will establish for the first time exactly how much water should flow in the Dungeness River as well as nine additional water bodies, including Bell Creek and Siebert Creek.
"Instream flow" is a legal term, defined as the flow "needed to protect and preserve in-stream resources and values, such as fish, wildlife and recreation."
The most contentious part of the rule concerns Ecology's comment that after the instream flow is established, "new water uses ... will be subject to interruption when stream flows drop below the established instream flow levels."
Ecology is quick to note that "some exceptions will be allowed." Ann Soule, a hydrogeologist with Clallam County Environmental Health Services, said that most importantly the rule provides water for use within a residence.
Because an instream flow rule is only effective beginning with the date of its adoption, the new rule will be "junior" to existing water rights in the valley, including those of the valley's irrigators. That should leave the issue cut and dried, but in certain areas of Washington, including the Dungeness Valley, the rights that have been established actually exceed the amount of water in the river. The Dungeness River is, in legal terms, "over-appropriated."
WA water law
The Department of Ecology says water law in Washington is based on two fundamental legal concepts:
1) All surface water and groundwater are owned by the public and as such are regulated by the state government. That includes establishing a required "instream flow" for streams and rivers.
Regulating the water within the Dungeness Valley is made more difficult, critics of the new plan say, because the to-be-proposed rule would establish an instream flow rate that is higher than the average natural flow rate of the river for much of the year.
Glover said she has concerns with the proposed inflow rule. "While average winter flows in December through February are approximately 400 cubic feet per second (cfs), the Preliminary Draft Instream Flow Rule is looking to give the river a water right of 575 cfs for December through March."
She says that data collected from 1980 to 2009 show that "From late August to the end of October ... the river couldn't attain an average of 150 cfs above the irrigation diversions." In fact the flow was less than 105 cfs for the same months when the diversions and other losses were taken into account.
Nevertheless, the draft rule "seeks to give the river a water right of 180 cfs, for August through October."
"Why does the river get a right higher than its flow?" Glover asked.
Ann Wessel, instream flow rules coordinator with Ecology, said her department "regards the minimum permissible flow consistent with legislative intent as the lowest flow capable of protecting and preserving instream values, when the amount of water is actually in the stream after senior rights have been satisfied."
Brad Caldwell with the Washington Department of Ecology provided a plain English explanation, saying, "A minimum instream flow is not the minimum amount of water that will be left in the stream for fish." In other words, there could be less.
That's true, he said, because "Ecology cannot affect existing water rights. We cannot make someone with a valid water right put water back in the river to help fish."
2) Washington adheres to the "prior appropriation doctrine of water law," a first-come first-served system in which every water right has a priority date. The older the priority date, the more senior the water right.
The most senior rights to Dungeness River water are owned by the valley's irrigators. In response to requests, the irrigators already have reduced their use and have enclosed much of the water in pipes to prevent its loss through evaporation and leakage.
The local Native American tribes also have a say in river matters via treaties regarding fisheries resources. Hydrogeologist Soule said, "Those agreements have been part of the picture for a long time."
Rules concerning the flow of water in the Dungeness and its tributaries also involve the hundreds of land and home owners who have private wells within the valley because Ecology believes that pumping water out of the ground reduces the amount of water that would otherwise naturally move into the streams and rivers.
Currently small, single-owner wells are not required to have a water permit from Ecology. But, the agency notes, "Although exempt from permitting requirements, these are legal water rights that must be managed along with other water rights issued by the State of Washington.
"Thousands of wells already exist in the Dungeness Basin. Add in the thousands expected in the future and you can see how withdrawing groundwater can significantly affect the amount of water in our streams and aquifers. Adding these impacts to already low stream flows could devastate aquatic life."
Critics of the plan say Ecology grossly overstates the impact of private wells, particularly if the water is drawn from a lower aquifer.
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New Orleans Hornets backup center Hilton Armstrong will miss tonight's game against the Los Angeles Clippers because of a sprained right shoulder that occurred during Monday's practice at the Alario Center, Hornets officials said Tuesday.
In 11 games, Armstrong has averaged 3.7 points and 3.5 rebounds. Sean Marks is expected to replace him off the bench. The Hornets enter tonight on a three-game losing streak. Since taking over for Byron Scott, who was fired last week, general manager/coach Jeff Bower has lost two straight.


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Bridges of Madison County on Broadway - One of the most anticipated Broadway shows of the season, "The Bridges of Madison County," a new musical, begins performances Friday. The promising team to revamp the Meryl Streep-Clint Eastwood movie includes composer and lyricist Jason Robert Brown, most recently of "Honeymoon in Vegas," director Bartlett Sher, Kelli O'Hara of "South Pacific" and Steven Pasquale of "Rescue Me," bridgesofmadisoncountymusical.com
Metropolitan Opera at Le Poisson Rouge - Anna Netrebko and other stars of the Metropolitan Opera make a pilgrimage to Greenwich Village for a concert billed "Russian Exoticism and 'Prince Igor.'" Showcasing the upcoming Borodin opera, the show will also include appearances by cast members Ildar Abdrazakov, Anita Rachvelishvili and Stefan Kocan, lepoissonrouge.com
Marilyn Horne at Carnegie Hall - Carnegie Hall celebrates the art song - and hugely influential mezzo-soprano Marilyn Horne - in a series of concerts and master classes. "The Song Continues" will showcase young singers in recitals and one-on-one coachings with Horne, fellow mezzo-soprano Christa Ludwig and collaborative pianist Martin Katz. On Thursday, an 80th birthday celebration for Horne will bring out venerable voices and fresh talents including Frederica von Stade, Barbara Cook, Renée Fleming, Jamie Barton and Piotr Beczala, carnegiehall.org
Yefim Bronfman at SubCulture - Esteemed pianist Yefim Bronfman plays chamber music downtown as part of the New York Philharmonic's CONTACT! series tonight. The concert features contemporary music by Marc Neikrug, who has been composer-in-residence at the Marlboro, Santa Fe and Bravo! Vail festivals, Grammy nominee Poul Ruders of the opera "The Handmaid's Tale" and Marc-André Dalbavie, nyphil.org
Hamlet at the Pearl Theatre - If you haven't reached your capacity for Shakespeare yet this season, the Acting Company performs its first production of the famed play in its 40-year history starting tomorrow. The company's artistic director Ian Belknap directs and the show is being produced in repertory with the related "Rosencrantz and Guildenstern are Dead" by Tom Stoppard, theactingcompany.org


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Emotionally devastated, badly injured, and vulnerable to the hidden dangers of the jungle, the trio faced certain death unless they left the crash site. Caught between man-eating headhunters and enemy Japanese, the wounded passengers endured a harrowing hike down the mountainside a journey into the unknown that would lead them straight into a primitive tribe of superstitious natives who had never before seen a white man or woman.
Drawn from interviews, declassified U.S. Army documents, personal photos and mementos, a survivor's diary, a rescuer's journal, and original film footage, Lost in Shangri-La recounts this incredible true-life adventure for the first time.
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