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Back pain is one of the most common health complaints. Almost everyone will have back pain at some time in their life. Most of the time, the exact cause of the pain cannot be found.
This article discusses long-term (chronic) low back pain. Other types of low back pain may occur more suddenly (acute low back pain).
Nonspecific back pain; Backache - chronic; Lumbar pain - chronic; Pain - back - chronic; Chronic back pain - low
One single event may not cause your pain. You may have been doing many things improperly -- such as standing or lifting -- for a long time. Then suddenly, one simple movement (such as reaching for something or bending from your waist) leads to pain.
Many people with chronic back pain have arthritis and extra wear and tear on the spine. This may be due to:
You may have had a herniated disk, where part of the spinal disk pushed onto nearby nerves. Normally, the disks provide space and cushion in your spine. If these disks dry out and become thinner and more brittle, you can lose movement in the spine over time.
If the spaces between the spinal nerves and spinal cord become narrowed, this can lead to spinal stenosis. These problems are called degenerative joint or spine disease.
Other possible causes of chronic low back pain:
You are at greater risk for low back pain if you:
You may feel a variety of symptoms if you have back pain, including:
Low back pain can differ from person to person. The pain may be mild, or it can be so severe that you are unable to move.
Depending on the cause of your back pain, you may also have pain in your leg, hip, or on the bottom of your foot.
During the physical exam, the health care provider will try to pinpoint the location of the pain and figure out how it affects your movement.
What other tests you have depend on your medical history and symptoms (including how the symptoms developed). Tests might include:
If you have any concerning symptoms, call your doctor right away.
Your back pain may not go away completely, or it may get more painful at times. Learning to take care of your back at home and how to prevent repeat episodes of back pain can help you continue with your normal activities.
Your doctor and other health professionals can help you manage your pain and keep you as active as possible.
A number of different medications can help with your back pain:
When a severe episode of pain does not improve with medicine, physical therapy, and other treatments, you may need an epidural injection.
Spinal surgery should be considered only if you have nerve damage, or the condition causing the back pain does not heal after a long period of time.
Some people with low back pain may also need:
Most back problems will get better on their own. The key is to know when you need to seek medical help and when self-care measures will allow you to get better.
Future spine problems are possible for patients who have spine surgery. You may have a greater chance of future problems if you have more than one type of back surgery.
Call your health care provider if you have persistent, severe back pain, especially if you also have numbness, loss of movement, weakness, or bowel or bladder changes.
See also: Taking care of your back at home
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While we may have expected a slew of Pippa Middleton look-a-like designs for bridesmaid dresses, designers surprised us with a range of looks from short party dresses to floor-length gowns. Even the selection of colors on the runway — muted, neutral tones (grey, brown) to bright eye-catching hues (neon green, sunny yellow) – were more fashion-forward than in years past.
Here's a selection of some of our favorite looks, yes we do love one-shoulder necklines, that we think brides will love and bridesmaids will want to wear again.
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I can't work out how to fix a positioning problem with #inner which doesn't display correctly in Mac Version 10.8.2 Google Chrome Version 22.0.1229.79. The #inner is pushed down by about 212px. But in Firefox and Safari (all latest versions) it displays correctly.
In Chrome: http://www.diigo.com/item/image/2ow5n/8mqbIn Firefox: http://www.diigo.com/item/image/2ow5n/2eomWebsite Link: http://www.leadershipqld.com.au/
Can anyone help?
Hi nikcree . Welcome to the forums.
Hm, tricky. Somehow, it seems to be the JavaScript causing troubles. With JS off, the slideshow disappears altogether. One thing I'd suggest is to set a height for the slider-wrap div in the CSS, such as
#slider-wrap {height: 614px;}
That way, the div below might get less confused trying to find its position. Worth a try, anyway.
Thanks for the suggestion ralph.m. I set the height of the slider-wrap and it pushed the #pagewrap done OK but the #inner does not seem to position correctly. It should be higher as in Firefox.
Have you removed the style? I don't see it there. It would be interesting to see it in place, as I suspect that's the first step, if not the whole solution. Maybe even post a test page with that style in there.
Got it now. Altered the CSS as follows and this did the trick:
#slider-wrap {
background: none repeat scroll 0 0 #EEE;
margin: 0 0 -170px;
padding: 0;
position: relative;
z-index: -100;
#pagewrap {
background: url('images/shadow.png') no-repeat scroll center 0 transparent;
padding: 0;
position: relative;
clear: both;
top: -170px;
Thanks for your help
Glad you found a solution. The only thing I didn't like about that solution (and why I didn't suggest it) is that it creates a big gap before the footer. I guess you could pull that up too, but it's not ideal.
Thanks for pointing that out. I hadn't scrolled down to check that yet. I have pulled that up now.


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Did One Direction pour some of Def Leppard's 'Sugar' on 'Midnight Memories'?
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(Yahoo!) - The boys in One Direction are once again being accused of ripping off a classic rock hit. This time, 1D is alleged to have borrowed a bit of Def Leppard's 1987 hit "Pour Some Sugar on Me" for the chorus of "Midnight Memories," the title track from the boy band's latest album.
If a new song is heavily inspired by or samples an old hit, the original songwriters typically receive a credit. "Midnight Memories" is credited to 1D's Liam Payne and Louis Tomlinson and three other collaborators, but no members of Def Leppard, a fact that led the veteran band to consult their lawyers, according to the U.K.'s Mirror.
"Music lawyers will routinely scour hits like this one to see if there is any evidence that a band has either copied or cleverly mimicked a Def Leppard song," a band source told the newspaper. "These cases can often take weeks to sort out because we are not talking about peanuts here — the 1D album is selling millions and if the title track goes out as a single it will generate even more money.
"Everyone is staying silent at this stage but it's clear the two songs sound alike — which has been enough for Def Leppard's aides to pose questions to their legal team."
And Def Lep's lawyers aren't the only ones that have noted the similarity. In a Dec. 13 review for Entertainment Weekly, critic Nick Catucci wrote, "The title track sounds like Def Leppard's 'Pour Some Sugar on Me,' criminally de-boogied; pounding sports-arena beats and guitar riffs a centerfold short of raunchy dominate."
The isn't the first time this year that 1D has been accused of nicking a rock classic. Back in summer, there were accusations that their "Best Song Ever" lifted from the Who's "Baba O'Riley," but Who main man Pete Townshend let them off the hook, saying borrowing was all "part of pop's lineage," and giving the band his approval. "The chords I used and the chords they used are the same three chords we've all been using in basic pop music since Buddy Holly, Eddie Cochran, and Chuck Berry made it clear that fancy chords don't mean great music — not always," Townshend added.
So do you think One Direction are blatant song thieves or proud practitioners of pop tradition of borrowing from the past, as Townshend suggests?
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I have a "lightbox" plugin installed in my site that I use for my popup windows throughout the site. For one feature of my site I'm doing a cookie check and if one doesn't exist I have a submit form popup in a window; and I would like to use my plugin for that instead of, for example, a window.open. I just need to add a rel="lightbox" to my location achieve that. My current script is:

var link = $('Click');
I'm not sure that that is the best solution though.Why is it bad if Google picks it up?
Appending the link would be great, I tried it but it just goes to the "document-download-form.html" page with out popping up, it doesn't trigger the lightbox. I see where you're heading with that though and will play around with it. It seems though that the lightbox trigger becomes nulled when it's appended for some reason; I'll troubleshoot it though to confirm.
The "document-download-form.html" is a hidden page and only should be called when clicking on certain links, which will be some PDF files. I have other coding in the form as well where the file will download once the form is submitted and they go to a specific "thank you" page. If it was picked up by Google and someone went to it it wouldn't work correctly, doesn't have a template (it's the form only), etc.
I'm guessing that this is a plugin issue.Maybe it grabs all links with a rel attribute of "lightbox" which are present in the DOM on page load and attaches certain behaviour to them.The bare-bones example I posted should have worked, however.
Then I would ask Google and co. not to index it.This might help: http://antezeta.com/news/avoid-search-engine-indexing
Hi, great idea with the Google non-indexing. You're dead on with the plugin issue, there was a conflict with other JQuery code and I was able to fix that using Fancybox instead and the popup is now working using the variable. I have Fancybox using the ID attribute name "formbox". My current code is below, which is working fine for what I need. I'll revisit it at a later time to make improvements but I'm good to go for now.
The linked files all ended up being PDF files so I change the click function to files with PDF extensions:


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A sheriff's deputy who shot and killed a 43-year-old Apple Valley man who was armed with a samurai sword was justified in his actions, the San Bernardino County District Attorney's Office determined today.
The June 4 incident began when sheriff's dispatchers received a call from one of Frank Hudnall's children, who said Hudnall was intoxicated and threatened to kill her 11-year-old brother in the 15900 block of Sago Road.
San Bernardino County sheriff's Deputy Michael Catalano arrived and tried firing a Taser gun at Frank Hudnall when he retreated into a bedroom, but it didn't work.
Hudnall then came out of the bedroom holding a 3 to 4-foot sword, and ran toward the deputy.
"Catalano believed that he was in imminent danger of being killed by Hudnall wielding the samurai sword," prosecutors said.
Hudnall suffered a single gunshot. Toxicology testing revealed he had alcohol, marijuana, opiates and other drugs in his system.
Reach Melissa via email or call her at 909-386-3878.
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April 8, 2013
LARAMIE, Wyo. - There is still time to bid on a wide variety of sports memorabilia and other items through the Weston Johnson Online Benefit Auction to help defray costs associated with medical treatment for Johnson, a former University of Wyoming football player and current Sheridan High football coach who is battling cancer. The online auction runs through Wednesday, April 10.
Among the items up for auction are: an autographed Denver Broncos football; a Brett Keisel autographed Pittsburgh Steelers jersey; two 2013 University of Wyoming vs. University of Nebraska football tickets: a Chris Prosinski autographed Jacksonville Jaguars football; a Joe Montana autographed football; a Peyton Manning autographed photo; a Ben Roethlisberger autographed Pittsburgh Steelers jersey; a Robert Griffin III autographed Washington Redskins jersey; a Weston Johnson autographed Wyoming Cowboy jersey; and much more.
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A separate Weston Johnson Benefit Raffle is also still underway, with the drawing for raffle prizes to take place on Friday, May 31. Among those raffle prizes are: a University of Wyoming package that includes a UW helmet, UW football and four Wildcatter Stadium Club & Suite tickets for a select game; a John Wendling autographed Detroit Lions jersey; two Mitch Unrein packages, one a Wyoming package that includes a Wyoming jersey signed by Unrein and a UW football signed by the former Cowboy, and the other a Denver Broncos package that includes a signed jersey and signed set of gloves from Unrein; among other prizes.
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It might be New York Fashion week and I do love fashion, but do you know what I love more? Full Figured Fashion Week! And it's set to all go down again in New York on June 16-18, 2011!
I was lucky enough to be selected as a member of The Curvy Collective in Los Angeles last year for Full Figured Fashion Week(end). It was an amazing experience!
Every time I see founder Gwen DeVoe post something about FFFWeek on Facebook, I get more and more excited! As a matter of fact, they are currently searching for The (New) Face of Full-Figured Fashion Week for 2011. You might remember the stunning Rosie Mercado representing in 2010.
There are over 30 beautiful women vying for the spot! I can't wait to see who wins!


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Markeyda Anthony still smiles when she thinks about 7-year-old Terrez Coleman, a lively young boy whose life was cut short in a drive-by shooting a week ago.
Anthony, who taught Terrez in her second-grade class at Inspire Charter Academy, recalled the boy's exuberance when talking about his new horse. He had proudly named it James Brown — James because that was his middle name and Brown because that's the horse's color.
Anthony was among more than 500 mourners at a funeral service Saturday for Terrez, who was killed Aug. 16. Although the school year had just begun, Anthony said she will cherish the time she spent and conversations she had with the vibrant, energetic boy.
"It was hard to know that I was coming to see him off," Anthony said, surrounded by about 30 other teachers and administrators from Inspire Charter Academy, at the Mt. Pilgrim Baptist Church Family Life Center in celebration of Terrez's short, but impactful life.
Terrez died after a shot was fired into his family's car from what investigators believe was a light-colored, four-door sedan that passed the Colemans in a wooded part of Prescott Road, near Joor Road, late Aug. 16. The family was heading home from a family reunion in Clinton when the bullet pierced the car, grazing one of Terrez's older sisters, Ty'lia Coleman, before striking Terrez.
The shooting remains under investigation.
The mourners Saturday included Mayor-President Kip Holden and Police Chief Carl Dabadie Jr., who came together to sing, laugh and cry as people involved in the young boy's life told stories about Terrez and talked about his character and love for his family and classmates.
"He was loved by everyone in school and will be forever missed," Anthony told the packed house during the ceremony.
The Rev. Danny Donaldson, the family's pastor at Rose Hill Baptist Church, pointed out the large size of the crowd gathered in the center and said he's been to funerals for much older people who did not draw the crowd that Terrez did.
"It means that he was young, but he made a difference," Donaldson said. "He was young, but he made an impact. He was young, but he changed all of our lives."
At the beginning of the ceremony, the large family walked in from the neighboring funeral home, Hall Davis and Sons Funeral Home, and filed by the light blue casket one last time to say goodbye to young Terrez.
The parents and other family members were all clad in white, and white roses sat on the casket. A cowboy hat nestled atop that arrangement.
A smiling picture of Terrez in what appeared to be a school photo stood behind the casket, which was flanked by a vibrant mix of red and yellow roses and other bright flowers.
His parents, Terry and Felicia Coleman, along with his two older sisters, Ty'lia and Te'lia, were overcome with emotion at the beginning of the ceremony, especially when the choir sang Terrez's favorite song, the CeCe Winans hit "Waging War."
After the song, friends, family and teachers walked up to the microphone to talk about how Terrez touched their lives.
"I know teachers aren't supposed to have favorite students, but Terrez was one of mine," Sara Landry, his first-grade teacher, said.
A teacher then read a poem titled "You meant so much" that will be mounted on the wall in his second-grade classroom to remind his classmates of the smiling 7-year-old.
His best friend, Marcus Spears, said a tearful goodbye on stage, then Pamela Talbert, a neighbor, told the story about how Terrez helped Talbert when her sister passed away.
Talbert said Terrez went over to her house, offered his condolences and said how God would take care of her family and said, "Keep the faith sister, love you," before leaving.
To explain how Terrez will live on in the people whose lives he touched, Donaldson used the analogy of "bumping" smartphones, touching two phones together to share information rather than texting or emailing. He said Terrez can never die because he bumped into people every day, passing on his infectious spirit.
"What God wants you to do is build on Terrez's life, not spend the rest of your life mourning over his life," Donaldson said.
Anita Coleman, Terrez's second cousin, said after the ceremony that the family's faith will be what gets them through the rough waters.
"It's going to be a hard road for the family to heal," she said.
As pallbearers loaded the light blue casket into the hearse for the final journey to the cemetery in Erwinville, Terrez's prized stallion, James Brown, stood behind the ministers.
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I've lost my dentist gumshield. Had that fucker for over 4 years
Dont want to go dentist again because they take weeks to come. Cant go back to boil in the kettle ones now. (Gumshield snob)
Does anyone have any contacts/Links for decent ones. With discount would be even better.


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Several years ago, I remember watching a commercial for the newest Apple product. They called it the "iPad" and it seemed so new and mysterious. I'll admit that I'm one of those people who are intrigued by technology and always crave the latest and greatest gadgets, but I usually don't buy them. But that Christmas, my husband gave me an iPad, and I've been totally hooked ever since. In fact, it seems that my iPad is within reach at any given moment!
Looking for new apps is always fun, so I was so excited to learn that the company that created our library catalog has developed an app called BookMyne — and it links to the Cecil County Public Library catalog. With a few clicks, I can see my account info, place holds and renew my materials, all from my iPad. I can even set my account to remind me when my books are due! And this app isn't just for iPads – it's also available for use on iPhones and Droid tablets and phones.
I like to see what my friends are reading, and this app allows me to connect to my Good Reads account, and even suggests reading materials based on what's being checked out and various award-winning books. The app comes with an instruction guide that gives some basic info on navigation, but if you're like me, you like to learn the features just by playing with it and tapping around.
Imagine: you're out and about running errands, get a reminder that your books are due, and you don't have time to get to the library. Just open up BookMyne and renew your materials! It's that easy.
A final note to my fellow iPad, smart phone, and gadget users; if you haven't tried the OverDrive Media Console app, check it out, too. It's another great resource to download eBooks and audiobooks from our library, all free, at the tap of the finger.
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We will never use Hotels.com again, and neither should anyone else! We booked a hotel through Hotels.com that did not have a check-in desk, so we needed to call to make arrangements to check-in. The hotel did not answer their phone or return any of my many messages for 3 days, so I contacted Hotels.com to cancel. I never got a response to the online instant messaging on Hotels.com.
I spent over 2 hours on the phone with them, being transferred around to 6 different agents/managers, I was hung up on twice, and they kept trying to charge me an 80$ cancellation fee! It's still not resolved. If they try to charge me, I'll have my credit card deny the charges, which is what I should have done from the start, if I had known how difficult this company would be.
DESTIN, FLORIDA -- Recently; I rented a beautiful 2 bedroom 2 bath spacious condo at Sundestin through Hotels.com. Once we arrived the unit was nothing like the pictures. After complaining the Resort said I needed to call Hotels.com because I did not call the hotel directly. Both Bathrooms were so small you had to stand in the shower prior to opening or closing the bathroom door. Also there was no washer and dryer in the unit like the website noted. After calling Hotels.com they said the Hotel was not picking up their phones so they could give me a 100 dollars. The cost for 3 nights were almost 1,200 dollars
I made a reservation for 3 rooms at Baja, Mexico through Hotels.com. When I arrived at the hotel I was told that 2 of my rooms reserved had been cancelled by Hotels.com. After trying to get on the phone with them for an hour I was unable to so I had to pay for three additional rooms at the hotel. When I came back to the states I contacted them and told them my situation. They were really sorry for what had happened and told me I would be getting a refund for the full amount.
It has now been 2 months 3 days and about 10 phone calls to them averaging an hour on the phone. Still no refund. Managers can't refund the money and there appears to be no one capable to refund the money. They keep stating that the billing department will get back to me within 72 hrs. and like I said above it's been 2 months and no refund. To make things worse I've spoken to three managers and even they can't seem to get it right. This company is worthless and useless. I will not be using them anymore and will spread the word of their unprofessionalism.
DALLAS, TEXAS -- Was driving to VA beach - made a reservation but realized the hotel was too far away. We called and cancelled, automation said reservation was cancelled and if we needed further information please continue to hold for representative. I called and verified and it promptly told me that refunds take up to 4 days to be credited to account. 4 days go by and no refund was issued, I called Hotels.com and told me that we never called and have no records of it. Next they told me that the hotel refuses to give a refund... These people are crooks!!!
POTOMAC, MARYLAND -- The story is a simple one... made a reservation, cancelled the reservation weeks before the deadline but... was charged for the 3 night stay anyway. Called Hotels.com again and this time spoke to Melvin and his supervisor. The supervisor began interrogating me.... Had I made the reservation? Did I have an email cancellation?...then after a few more hostile questions she says... "Oh do you mind if I ask you these questions? etc."
On a previous call this supervisor told me that this hotel didn't give refunds. Now the story has changed. They want screen shots of my credit card bill, more copies of the cancellation email they sent, and they want to see the cancellation policy printed on their email!
Seems like I have to do a bunch of work for their mistake. Their phone skills are horrendous. So, now is the time to contact some board members... The negative YELP reviews are abundant. Should I Go online and get the director of Customer Care for Hotels.com phone and email. I'm pretty sure they don't care at all about the average person's experience and the sloppy work at Hotels.com.
WEBSITE, NEW YORK -- I booked a hotel through Hotels.com website and paid with my credit card. The Hotels.com website accepted my payment and gave me my booking info. The hotel then told me (by email) that they did not accept Amex, and cancelled my booking. A month later, I get an Amex bill for a week's stay in this hotel. When I contact Hotels.com, they state that they gave my credit card info directly to the hotel (why then did I use their secured payment service?) and don't understand why this happened. They offered me a $100 coupon to use on their website, as an apology.
The coupon never worked to book anything on their website - constant error messages, currency cannot be used for this booking. I contacted them several times by email and they took weeks to answer, finally saying that they don't understand why their coupon doesn't work and to call them. I didn't bother to call, they are obviously giving me a run around and the coupon has now expired. Why book with an online booking company if they can't even do that! Awful, slow service. Completely unreliable. I have used their services for years and have even moved up to "silver member", but never again. AVOID using this website!
I used Hotels.com to book a hotel called Speco Hotel. I arrived and it was really called The Richmond Grand Magnuson Hotel which was under investigation by the State Attorney for fraud. I immediately checked out after arrival due to safety of hotel. Hotels.com would not refund my money they said I paid through hotel and would not refund it. I had always paid on Hotels.com for privacy and security, I am not sure how Hotels.com deceived me but apparently even if you choose pay now with Hotels.com you are paying at hotel after you read fine print on email confirmation.
I reported this to Hotels.com and they refuse to refund me my money and they still advertise hotel under incorrect name on their website. The true name of the hotel and reviews shows there was a recent shooting in lobby 3 months ago which can be googled and seen on channel 6 news. The phone didn't work, the elevator didn't work and they had a club attached where they were frisking all the customers. These were the only other customers staying at hotel.
I would give negative five star if there's an option! Do not use hotels.com ever! They gave us the wrong address of the Grand Canyon Inn hotel through email which caused us to drive extra 2 hours in the middle of nowhere at 8pm! And when I called them, the representative was so rude, he kept on telling me it is not their mistake and told me I contacted the wrong hotel.
He is the one who gave me the hotel's phone number and by calling the hotel I get the correct address, so I talked to their supervisor in which I did get some coupon but I did not receive the coupon within 72 hours like he promised! I had to talk to their customer service online again to get the coupon! Mad! Do not use hotel. Com. This site sucks!
I booked a room with Hotels.com based on the free cancellation policy. Hotels.com immediately charged me for the whole 23 days without previous notification 20 days before my arrival to the hotel. Due to changes in my plans I had to cancel my reservation. After tedious efforts, I was finally able to cancel my reservation and received a message that I would be reimbursed within 30 business days. This means that Hotels.com will be sitting on my money for approximately 50 days.
Imagine they do this with at least 1000 people per month at the rate of 1000 dollars per person! What a fantastic business! They are permanently sitting on millions of dollars while you have no say and no mean to get back your money. I tried to complain but of course didn't receive any answer.
TEXAS -- I booked a hotel and received my confirmation. A short while later Hotels.com asks me to contact them. When I call the number they inform me that their had been a miscommunication and the hotel I wanted was booked. The reservationist then tries to find another hotel and twice she said the hotel she was trying to book for me was filled while we were on the phone. Finally she found an opening at the Marina Inn at Grande Dunes in Myrtle Beach, SC. The cost was an additional $60.
The representative told me that because of all the trouble they were issuing me a $100 credit good towards my next booking. There was nothing I needed to do everything would be associated to my email address. Today, I attempt to book and use my $100 credit and after being on hold for twenty minutes, and being told several times they are confirming that the hotel can accept the voucher, they then tell me they cannot help me and they will transfer me to customer service. They then cannot transfer me but give me the 800 number to call.
I reach the agent at customer service who then tells me there is no record of my canceled booking. I tell her that cannot be right, what about phone records, the email that was sent to me, the person I spoke to last week, all of that cannot be random. "I am sorry, is there anything else I can help you with before I let you go?" Wow, really, that's it, you are an international travel site and you have not records of email or phone calls?!? They're worse customer service! Broken promises. Luckily there are other options and I have and will continue to use them instead of Hotels.com.


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Saturday's wet weather forced the Mt. Baldy ski resort to shut down operations, but all other resorts remained open.
"This storm is due to impact our area later this afternoon. It's possible we might receive some snow overnight. Let's hope and see," read a message on the Mt. Baldy resort's website Saturday night . The resort was scheduled to be open today.
Most other resorts, including Bear Mountain and Snow Summit in Big Bear Lake and Mountain High in Wrightwood did not report any new snow but did say on their websites they each had a base of at least one foot of hard-packed snow. The Snow Valley ski resort in Running Springs remained closed.
Today's expected sunny and clear weather will mean the roads leading to the mountain resorts are also expected to be clear today with the possibility of heavy fog this morning in the Cajon Pass.
California Highway Patrol officials still remind anyone making the drive to the mountain resorts to always be prepared and pack extra water and snacks for the trip. They also advise motorists to check resort websites for current road and weather conditions before they hit the road.
The latest weather system brought wet weather to most areas of San Bernardino County with Ontario recording a little less than half an inch of rain on Saturday and trace amounts in portions of the High Desert and San Bernardino, according to AccuWeather.com.
Temperatures dipped into the high 20s in Big Bear Lake while the Wrightwood and the Mt. Baldy areas recorded slightly warmer temperatures reaching into the mid 30s.
Forecasters do not expect any rain today or for the remainder of the week. They predict a warm-up with temperatures in the San Bernardino-Ontario-Riverside area reaching into the low 80s by next weekend.
The High Desert will remain cooler though with temperatures staying in the high 60s to mid 70s for most of next week.
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Flow control techniques and aerodynamic improvements developed at the Georgia Institute of Technology could save the U.S. trucking industry hundreds of millions of gallons of fuel per year.
Recent tests done using a full-size tractor-trailer truck show the techniques – which are based on systems originally developed for jet aircraft wings – could increase fuel economy by as much as 11-12 percent. The improvements could also enhance braking and directional control, potentially improving safety for the big vehicles.
"Aerodynamically, we have resolved unknowns raised in earlier testing, and the next step is to get this into a fleet of trucks for more extensive testing," said Robert Englar, principal research engineer in the Aerospace, Transportation and Advanced Systems Laboratory of the Georgia Tech Research Institute (GTRI).
"We have shown that this technology now works quite successfully, and we expect that the industry will find a potential 12 percent fuel economy improvement worth pursuing," he added. "At highway speeds, each one percent improvement in fuel economy results in saving of about 200 million gallons of fuel for the U.S. heavy truck fleet."
The aerodynamic improvements produced by geometry changes – which generate fuel savings of as much as six to seven percent -- involve rounding aft trailer corners, installing fairings and making other changes that smooth air flow over the boxy trailers. Fuel savings of an additional five percent come from pneumatic devices that blow air from slots at the rear of the trailer to further improve and prevent separation of air flow.
Supported by the U.S. Department of Energy, the project began in the late 1990s with tests of simple scale model tractor-trailers in GTRI's low-speed wind tunnel. Those studies suggested the possibility of dramatic fuel savings based on these simple models, but in the first tests on a full-scale truck, the results fell short of expectations.
So researchers went back to their wind tunnel with more realistic truck models to study lessons learned from the first test.
Working with Volvo Trucks of North America and Great Dane Trailers – manufacturers of the basic tractor and trailer respectively – Englar's research team and Smyrna prototype shop Novatek installed a new set of aerodynamic features and revised the blowing system at the rear of the trailer. A series of higher-speed test runs at the Transportation Research Center's Ohio fuel-economy test track in September then demonstrated the real fuel savings that had been expected.
The tests involved operating a blowing-equipped test tractor-trailer for several different 45-mile runs around a 7.5-mile oval at highway speeds of 65 and 75 miles per hour. A control truck that did not have the aerodynamic improvements or pneumatic control system was operated under the same conditions to provide a comparison. For additional comparisons, the test truck was also run without the experimental blowing equipment.
Before the pneumatic control system can be widely used in trucks, however, researchers will have to choose the best source of compressed air for the blowing system, Englar notes. Options include a diesel-powered motor installed in the trailer like current refrigeration units, bleeding pressurized air from the truck's supercharger, or a simple chain drive to turn air blowers from the trailer's wheels.
Aerodynamic drag becomes dominant only at higher speeds, so the blowing would be turned off when the trucks were idling or operating at low speeds, Englar said.
To fully assess the energy savings, the researchers will have to accurately account for the power needed by the blowing system, which will cut into the fuel savings. And other practical issues – such as protecting the pneumatic surfaces from damage during docking – still must be resolved, though that effort is already underway.
Beyond boosting fuel efficiency, the pneumatic system can also provide a form of aerodynamic braking to assist the mechanical brakes. "Using the pneumatic systems, you can turn a low-drag configuration into a high-drag configuration in a very rapidly, giving you a lot more braking power," Englar said.
Differential blowing could also improve control of trailers in crosswinds by helping compensate for the wind direction. "This would allow you to have the blown equivalent of an airplane rudder on the trailer, without any physical additions," he explained. "Beyond increasing fuel efficiency, the pneumatic system could be a drag reducer, drag increaser, safety factor and a stabilizing device."
Both the improved braking and directional control could be part of an automated system that would not require special attention from drivers.
Further energy savings could come using a pulsed pneumatic system, which preliminary wind-tunnel studies on wings have shown could produce the same aerodynamic efficiency with less energy consumed by the blowing system. Englar hopes to get further funding to study how this might affect the truck aerodynamics – as well as fuel consumption.
"Our suspicion is that by using pulsed blowing, you could reduce the blowing system's fuel requirements by about half to three-quarters," he said. "This would reduce the penalty for running this kind of a blown system."


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LONG BEACH -- The first sound you hear upon entering the apartment of Rhiannon Gonzales is the wheeze and gurgle of the humidifier that runs day and night in the kitchen.
The next thing you hear is the wheeze and gurgle of Elgin Clowney, Gonzales' baby boy.
Whenever Clowney awakens, his cries fill the room. The boy's nasal congestion makes breathing hard for him and terrifies his exhausted mother.
Gonzales said this is the way it has been with her child since the gas was turned off at her apartment in mid-December and remained off until Dec. 30. And even though she has had heat for the past couple of weeks, her son is still suffering.
Gonzales' story is not unique. Of the 135,000 customers serviced by Long Beach Gas and Oil, 10,000 receive shutoff notices each month and about 1,000 are actually disconnected.
According to a 2010 report given to the California Public Utilities Commission, nearly 70,000 households across California have their utility or gas service disconnected every month.
Unlike other states in colder climates, California does not have laws that prevent a utility from disconnecting a customer, even in winter and times of extreme cold. It also has no special exemptions for the elderly, people with medical conditions or families with newborn or infant children.
As the Southland goes through another spate of unusually cold weather, the plight worsens for those without utilities.
The state's Public Utilities Commission has placed a number of conditions on public utilities before they disconnect customers, and price reductions and payment plans are available to the poor or infirm. But municipal utilities such as Long Beach Gas aren't subject to the same conditions.
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Long Beach Gas is also a rare utility in that it does not have a board of supervisors, reporting only to the city manager's office.
Long Beach Gas and Oil Director Chris Garner said the local utility is "compassionate." He ordered Gonzales' service restored immediately upon learning of her plight and is working directly with the woman to help her create a payment plan.
But, he said, he was under no obligation to do so.
His assurances have also done little to mollify the unemployed single mother of two.
On Friday, although Gonzales received help through the Long Beach Community Partnership and its Low-Income Home Energy Assistance Program, she said she received yet another disconnect notice and a bill for $260, which she can't pay.
Garner said although Gonzales' has a voucher that can be used toward her gas use bill, she still owes for refuse collection, taxes and certain fees that can be spread out on a payment plan, which he will discuss with her.
Southern California Edison says it has a policy not to disconnect utilities during the holidays, and Garner said his organization informally reduces disconnections in winter.
John Edmond, chief of staff for Long Beach City Councilman Dee Andrews, said his office regularly receives calls from people in danger of losing services. Although he said the office tries to intercede, it has no ability to reduce the amount a resident owes the utility.
He added that because residents consider utilities vital, it is often one of the last necessities they will go without - and chances are they have many other hardships.
"By the time they come to us, they're pretty much on the way out (of their home,)" Edmond said.
Gonzales is not without fault. She did not pay her gas bills on time, although she said she made two partial payments.
Making contact key
Most important, however, according to utility officials and advocates alike, her biggest fault was not contacting the utility immediately to discuss her plight and attempt to work out a payment plan.
Garner said Gonzales opened her account in late September and it wasn't until nearly three months later that her services were disconnected.
Problems arise he said, "when we're not called at all and you've avoided contact."
Ana Montes, organizing director for The Utility Reform Network, which advocates for consumers, agrees that communication is the most important step when a customer has trouble paying bills.
Montes added ignoring warnings "is the worst thing you can do, because then the utility won't work (with you), or has an excuse not to work with you."
Linda Yamauchi, director of consumer affairs for Southern California Edison, said her company has myriad programs to help customers pay for utilities.
But she added, "the very first thing, as soon as you know you're behind, is to contact us."
She added that once services are disconnected, those fees cannot legally be waived.
Many Californians don't know their rights, Montes said, so they don't act.
Many are immobilized by the staggering fees that can be tacked on to their usage. Within three months, Gonzales' gas and refuse bill had jumped to about $300, including setup and disconnect fees, although her usage was about one third of that.
California public utilities are required to offer payment plans to those facing shutoffs, but Montes said "not every utility tells people that."
Because Long Beach Gas is a municipal utility, it is not under the same guidelines. Garner said when customers fall behind in payments, "what routinely happens is we'll work out a payment plan."
Gonzales said she was only told she had to pay the entire bill in person at City Hall. She said she made two $45 cash payments at grocery store satellite offices, although the gas company said it received just one.
Montes said many customers informally make partial payments, and for some that can forestall shutoffs.
However, she said such plans are no guarantee services will be maintained, and utilities are less inclined to accept them in lieu of disconnection.
Resources for help
When shutoff was imminent, Gonzales said she frantically called to attempt to set up a payment plan, but was unsuccessful. She said she even showed one of her faded payment receipts to the worker who disconnected her service.
Garner said he only learned of Gonzales' plight and her newborn in late December and immediately ordered a crew to reconnect her services.
To provide better customer service, Garner said the company recently took local control of its call center, and is educating employees on helping customers.
"We're trying to change the culture at the call center," he said, adding that he wants those receiving calls to have more latitude in helping customers who are in danger of losing services.
Long Beach Gas and Oil does have a program for qualifying low-income households that provides a 5 percent reduction in monthly bills.
There are also charities, such as the Community Action Partnership, Catholic Charities, the United Way, Salvation Army and others, that help with utility payments for low-income families. Information is available by calling 211.
Montes said when citizens are unhappy with their municipal utilities, "the community needs to vote and revolt." However, since there is no public oversight of Long Beach Gas and Oil, that is unlikely to happen in Long Beach.
Meanwhile, the late payment of utilities is only one of many problems Gonzales faces. She is behind on her rent and fears losing her apartment.
Gonzales said before she moved to Long Beach, she had been met with one setback after another. She said she doesn't know how other unemployed people make ends meet.
"I'm trying, I don't know where to go," she said as her son began to stir and fuss.
As Elgin began to cry, Gonzales seemed to lose her concentration.
"I'm so mad and disgusted. ... I'm to the point where I don't care," she said. "I wonder what else can go on and now my phone is going out. I just want to get through all this."
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Am I pregnant or is it something else?
My fiance and I have been trying to conceive for a few months now. I feel like I could be pregnant because I'm currently having sore breasts and feeling a bit nauseous as well. For the past few days, I have had some spotting which I'm hoping would be implantation bleeding. Today is 10 days past my ovulation and when we tried, but I'm still getting a negative result on the home pregnancy test. Furthermore, the spotting I've experienced is like a small blot on my underwear. Could I finally be pregnant or could it be something else?
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Implantation bleeding is usually very slight - like a pinkish tinge in a little mucus. Anything bright red that is happening for a few days would most likely not be implantation bleeding, but more of a hormonal imbalance.
If your pregnancy test says negative, then that's another indication that you could have a hormonal imbalance, along with the fact that it is taking you so long to conceive.
How long are your cycles each month (from the first day of bleeding up and including the day before you start bleeding again). This is usually somewhere around 26-30 days.
Do you have any acne on your face or back? Do you have any weight gain around the middle/tummy area? Do you have painful cramping during your period? Let me know as much as you can about what your cycles are normally like.
Also, you'll want to watch your body's fertility signs really closely so you'll know when you're ovulating each month. Here's a thread where I discuss just what to look for: How To Conceive If You Have Irregular Periods
Post back with any questions you may have. If you have a good luteal phase (second half of your cycle) then you should be expecting your period to arrive about 14 days after ovulation.
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Valente, Catherynne. Deathless
Young Marya Morevna has watched her sisters married off, each to a man from a different strata of Russian life. Awaiting her own husband, she is surprised when Koschei the Deathless, the mythical Tsar of Life, shows up at her door to take her away to his lands as his bride, asserting his power over her at every step. At first repelled by the land of Koschei, in which everything is alive and fountains spout blood rather than water, she soon finds herself at home as its mistress. But in her need to prove herself to Koschei's frightening sister, Baba Yaga, Marya inadvertantly overturns the balance between Koschei and his brother the Tsar of Death and must spend many years leading Koschei's troops in the never-ending war between the two. When, finally sick of spirit, she allows herself to be seduced away from Koschei by a seemingly uncomplicated human man, Ivan, and returns to the human world, her problems are far from over. For she has returned to the city of her birth, now renamed Leningrad, in the midst of the worst of the famine and horror of Siege of Leningrad. She must struggle for her own life, the life of Ivan, and the lives of her friends. And when Koschei comes for her once more, the power balance between the two shifts alarmingly as Marya asserts her own control over her immortal lover and husband.
Author Valente seamlessly and fascinatingly blends 20th century Russian history with Russian folklore in her most recent novel. The details of the Siege of Leningrad are painstakingly researched and painfully depicted, as is the history of political turmoil which turned St. Petersburg into Stalingrad into Leningrad, dragging its citizens unwillingly along. Those unfamiliar with the rich tradition of Russian folklore will find much of interest here as well.


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Blum's Coffee Crunch Cake$0.00Valerie was approached by the Los Angeles Times to recreate the famous Coffee Crunch Cake from Blum's Bakery for a special feature on Wedding Cakes. With locations in San Francisco and Los Angeles, Blum's iconic cake had fans all over the state, including Valerie, a San Francisco native. We were very proud to add this cake to our permanent collection, making it available to fans old and new alike. Learn More
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so i have the PCMCIA proxim orinoco gold 8470_fc , this card works out of the box in BT3 monitor , injection no problem
in BT4 i have issues after i finally get it recognized and put in monitor mode (take a little trick as well) i went to launch aireplay and after few seconds my system frooze . does this card need a patch on BT4 .?
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Backstage and on the Road: Johnny Starbuck Discusses 30 Years of Life as a Roadie for The Rolling Stones (Part 1)
Jan 27, 2012 Line 6 Spotlight
Being a roadie or tech for a band is not easy. Being a roadie for arguably one of the greatest rock and roll bands ever in my mind is just plain frightening but that's exactly what Johnny Starbuck has done. Johnny has been traveling as a roadie with The Rolling Stones for over 30 years […]
Tags: concert, guitar tech, jonny starbuck, line 6, roadie, stage, The Rolling Stones


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Snake and Lizard
Gavin Bishop
Reading Level: Grades K-3
Though Snake and Lizard have their differences, friendship prevails and the two are best of friends, going on short adventures from story to story.
Snake and Lizard is a charming and hilarious episodic entry into the chapter book world not to be missed by animal and humor lovers of all ages. A step up (in every way) from classics like Frog and Toad, this short chapter book is great for independent readers or as a bedtime serial. This book is not to be missed.
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I can't believe it has been one year since I started this blog. Time flies when you are having fun and I have had a lot of fun writing this blog.
I haven't quite completed unpacking all of the boxes because we only moved to our house last Tuesday, but I will be posting some pictures of my new village this weekend.
I have so much to share with you in the coming months…….. I still need to finish my report from my trip to Italy in the fall and I am going to be planting a herb garden and some other goodies in my new garden. So, bear with me a few more days and the blog will be back reporting my cooking and travelling adventures.
This year, I plan to show you more pictures from Israel, such as the flora, fauna and outdoor markets. If you have any requests, let me know and I will try to fulfill them.
I would like to thank all of you for your comments and support over the past year. I am so amazed at how many people and how many countries have check out this blog.
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i bought a Asus WL-167g wlan stick today ! I bought just for the use in Backtrack and i bought it because its in the list of compatible USB sticks for BackTrack. When i start BackTrack3 and go to the "Network Monitor" it doesn't show a network, instead it says "Radio of your wireless card seems to be turned off using an external switch on your computer.
You need turn it on to be able to use wireless networks." i have now other lan device plugged to my pc ! What can i do ??
PS: I use D-Lan for surfing, but i disconnect the cable before starting the live cd !


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In "the week that changed the world," Richard Nixon became
the first sitting U.S. president to visit China. It was an extraordinary
event that only an ardently anti-Communist American president could have
Mao Zedong was in poor health, but still powerful and still suspicious
of American intentions. Zhou Enlai and Deng Xiaoping thought differently,
however, and began to place economic progress above the Maoist goals of
permanent revolution. The Chinese were also concerned about the growth
of Soviet power. Nixon and Zhou signed the Shanghai Communique, a milestone
document that described a new state of relations between the two countries.
China began to modernize the economy by dismantling communes and offering
profit incentives to peasants, farmers, and factory workers. More flexibility
and decision-making authority was granted to them as well. It was a difficult
change, but by the end of the decade Deng and modernization were firmly
in control.
At the same time, the United States faced a series of challenges, both at home and abroad. American society had begun to accept tens of thousands of Asian immigrants. Some were Chinese nationals from Taiwan; a few were mainland Chinese seeking refuge from persecution; others were Vietnamese fleeing the Communist takeover of their country. The United States also faced the challenge of ending the Vietnam War. The fall of Saigon in 1975 brought an end to that very tragic chapter in American history.
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Painted fan - one of the gifts received from the 1972 trip
--Richard Nixon Library and Birthplace, Yorba Linda, California
Photographs - Nixon's 1972 trip to China
Memo - to Nixon from Kissinger regarding his meeting with Chairman Mao in 1973
--Nixon Presidential Materials Staff, College Park, Maryland
Booklet - "Journey to the New China" April-May 1972
--Herbert Hoover Presidential Library and Museum, West Branch, Iowa
Tourist Materials - U.S. Liason Office Peking tourist information, post cards, and notepad, from Ford's trip to China in 1973.
--Gerald Ford Presidential Library, Ann Arbor, Michigan
The first visit to China by a sitting United States president was
a momentous occasion. At odds for more than a century, "the Eagle"
and "the Dragon" sought to find common ground. Millions of Americans
were glued to their TV sets, getting their first glimpse of life behind
the "Bamboo Curtain." Although the visit was extraordinary,
many difficult issues remained.
One of the first public hints of improved U.S.-China relations came in
1971, when the American table tennis team accepted an invitation to visit
China, ushering in an era of "Ping-Pong diplomacy." They were
the first Americans allowed into China since the Communist takeover in
"The week that changed the world," as President Nixon called
his historic 1972 visit, made for an eight-day television extravaganza,
and a public relations coup for hosts and guests alike. American television
audiences tuned in to a spectacular parade of Chinese images, the first
they had seen in more than twenty years. Throughout the week, when not
meeting with Chinese officials, the Nixons attended banquets, cultural
and athletic performances, and toured such cultural treasures as the Forbidden
City, the Ming Tombs, and the Great Wall of China. American reporters,
shut out of the substance of the official talks, also took to the tourist
On February 27, 1972, the United States and China issued a joint communiqué that pledged both countries to work for normalization of relations, and to expand people-to-people contacts and trade opportunities. Formal recognition, however, was still to come.
Newspaper clipping (copy) - Saigon Post 4-7-75
with the headlines, "North Vietnam Can Be Defeated." Also included
is an article about the death of Chiang Kai-shek.
Chaos reigned as the United States withdrew from Saigon, the capital
of South Vietnam. It had been the most expensive war in U.S. history and
the Vietnam War had deeply divided the American people. Perhaps the United
States had been taught an important lesson about its role in Asia.
On April 30, 1975, Saigon fell to North Vietnamese tanks. With American
fighter planes flying cover and marines standing guard on the ground,
Americans fled the city by helicopter after fighting off throngs of Vietnamese
who tried to go along. The final stage of the evacuation stretched over
19 hours, and brought to an end U.S. involvement in Vietnam that had cost
more than 50,000 lives and $150 billion dollars.
The beginning of the end came when the South Vietnamese Army withdrew
from the Central Highland, leaving Saigon open to invasion from the North
Vietnamese. The United States refused to provide additional aid. By the
middle of April, the U.S. Central Intelligence Agency was transporting
Vietnamese collaborators out of the country.
Each new day brought more chaos. On April 21, the South Vietnamese president
resigned and fled. Saigon residents panicked, storming the U.S. embassy
in search of refuge. By April 29, U.S. helicopters were flying non-stop
runs, ferrying South Vietnamese friends to ships 20 miles out to sea.
Even though thousands were saved, tens of thousands were left behind.
On April 30, just as the last U.S. helicopter was lifting off, the North Vietnamese Army swept into Saigon. Within a month, the name of old capital was changed to Ho Chi Minh City and the process of political re-education had begun. The Vietnam War was over at last.
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As Zhou Enlai and Mao Zedong passed from the scene, China struggled
to redefine itself. The wiley pragmatist, Deng Xiaoping, finally emerged
as the leader of a China seeking to modernize its economy and infrastructure.
As Maoist slogans and red banners faded into history, Deng was firmly
in control.
The most dramatic change in China after the Nixon visit was the rehabilitation
of Deng Xiaoping, who became Vice Premier in 1973. With Zhou Enlai, Deng
outlined the "Four Modernizations" for the four sectors of agriculture,
industry, national defense, and science and technology. Flexibility and
authority was granted to peasants, factory workers and scientists, replacing
rigid Communist centralization.
After Zhou died in January 1976, however, hardline radicals maneuvered
Deng from leadership and replaced him with a political unknown, Hua Guofeng.
The political system had polarized into increasingly bitter and irreconcilable
factions, still manipulated by the ailing Mao Zedong. Then his death in
September 1976 brought to power Mao's wife, Jiang Qing, and her three
principal associates - nicknamed by Mao as the "Gang of Four."
Three weeks later, the Four were arrested and blamed for all the excesses
of the Cultural Revolution. Freedom of expression briefly flowered on
"The Democracy Wall" through posters and artwork that criticized
the Party. This was soon repressed, however, but the "national uniforms"
of blue cotton were finally discarded. In this political atmosphere, Hua
Guofeng struggled against moderates and the rise, once again, of Deng
By 1978, Hua called for strict adherence to Mao's ideology, while Deng
re-proposed the Four Modernizations. Deng was able to place key allies
in positions of power, and by 1979, Deng prepared to formalize relations
with the United States.
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We were privileged to work recently on a project that involved a positive collaboration between family members, rescue workers, residents of Lower Manhattan, and others. The results have been a display at Ground Zero that both accurately and powerfully depicts the events of September 11.
Believe it or not, we're talking about our joint effort with the New York State Museum on the timeline panels which went up last week. The 4-foot-high, 36-foot-wide group of three panels are based on a similar timeline at the museum's exhibit near Albany and help orient the scores of visitors to the site. The project, spearheaded by FOS11 and the museum, also involved input from family groups, members of the NYPD, FDNY and the Port Authority, which paid for production. In a week filled with roller-coaster rides about what might or might not happen at the site, it was good to see a project finished and appreciated by so many.
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Katherine Jenkins Lands Two Perfect Scores on "Dancing with the Stars"
It was a great night for Katherine Jenkins and Mark Ballas on Monday night's (May 21) episode of "Dancing with the Stars."
The couple scored two perfect scores for their paso doble and freestyle dance in the final night of performances.
The judges praised the opera singer as Carrie Ann Inaba said, "You are a champion," while Len Goodman called her dances "fabulous."
Bruno Tonioli added his praise sharing, "You were on the money all the way."
The blonde beauty faces stiff competition for Mirror Ball trophy as her competitors Donald Driver and Peta Murgatroyd received a 29 out of 30 for their first dance and their first perfect score on the second performance.
William Levy and Cheryl Burke also rocked their first dance with a perfect 30, followed by an impressive 29 for their second performance.
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A Tsunami of Pages, #OccupyGaddisBy The Paris Review
A cultural news roundup.
- Want to know the books Whitey Bulger would have taken to the grave?
- Paper landscapes, a tsunami of pages—this is extreme editing.
- Be Kind to Books Club. Some propaganda never gets old.
- Self-promotion knows no boundaries.
- "You can't turn Infinite Jest into a two-hour play. You can't put it on a conventional stage. And you can't send your audience away without at least a small dose of pain."
- A giant squid invades Paris in Fiona Apple's new music video.
- R.I.P. Gitta Sereny.
- The conspiracy is alive: find a Thomas Pynchon "Trystero" near you.
- Twilight is not an acceptable nomination.
- Paging Jonathan Franzen. #OccupyGaddis begins now!
- Flannery O'Connor reads "A Good Man is Hard to Find" in a rare 1959 recording.
- What happens when you leave a group of boys around art? The sculptor Eva Rothschild finds out.


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LAKEWOOD, NJ -- Elaut USA has promoted longtime operations executive Richard Listash to director of sales and customer sales support for the United States. The company also has added a new position, director of merchandise procurement, and has retained Christine Tomassone to fill it.
Elaut USA president Neal Rosenberg observed that the sales landscape is changing rapidly, and the time was right to appoint someone with vast product knowledge gained on the operations side of the business. He explained that Listash is the perfect candidate, as he has detailed hands-on knowledge of Elaut's lines garnered during more than 30 years' experience in operations. He is, for example, expert in the new E-Claws and Wizard of Oz.
In his new post, Listash will be available to work with Elaut distributors and their customers to address questions about Elaut products.
Tomassone also brings hands-on knowledge to her new merchandise procurement post. She performed this function for an operator on the New Jersey coast for several years, and then served with an amusement park operation.
Elaut USA Inc. is one of the largest operators and concessionaires of amusement games and related equipment in the theme park industry. It also designs, develops, manufactures and distributes amusement equipment, and provides complete parts and service support for everything it operates and sells. The company is a factory-authorized distributor for all major product lines, and consults on large-scale amusement centers and FECs.


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Swan Road
Princess Rhowenna of Usk is betrothed to a Prince she has never met, much to her dismay. When Vikings learn of this engagement, it is a race to see who can kidnap and ransom her and steal her dowry. Bastard child Wulfgar Bloodaxe wins the race, as well as her heart as he keeps her captive while awaiting ransom. ...
The Love Knot
Mira, May 2003, 6.50, 400 pp. ISBN: 1551666855 In 1802 Verity Collier accepts a position as governess to seven-year-old twins Meliora and Bastian though she has no previous experience with this work. Because the position is in remote Cornwall, the father Lord Jago Ransleigh, has no other takers. For Verity, the position enables her to escape working at a suffocating school. On the trek to St. Aubyn, highwayman Black Jack Raven holds up the c...
The Ninefold Key
Mira, Sep 2004, 6.50, 464 pp. ISBN: 0778320030 In 1835 Malcolm Ramsey watches a stranger kill his father and uncle. Malcolm, his mom, his aunt and his two cousins escape. The family splits up to keep the children safe with his mom and aunt each taking a special crucifix with them. Elizabeth and Marcus travel to London where they change their name to Blackfriers. In 1848 junior journeyman mapmaker Marcus sells three maps of the Castle Dundra...
The Rose of Rapture
A very young noblewoman is forced into marrying a forceful and intimidating knight. She learns to love him intensely as she matures from girl to woman....


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Washington : Government Printing Office
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Revocation. Secretarial Order 2857, dated June 6, 1961 (26 F.R. 5277), as amended July 9, 1963 (28 F.R. 7192), authorizes the Commissioner of Fish and Wildlife to enforce the regulations of the Department of the Interior governing Indian fishing in Alaska as set forth in 25 CFR, Chapter I, Subchapter H, Part 88, in those areas of the State of Alaska in which he is requested to do so by the Commissioner of Indian Affairs. It having been administratively determined that the Commissioner of Indian Affairs will enforce the aforementioned regulations this season, said order, as amended, is hereby revoked.
Authority. The Commissioner of Indian Affairs is authorized to enforce these regulations by virtue of authority delegated by Secretarial Order No. 2508, as amended (Amendment No. 5, 17 F.R. 6418).
Effective date. This order is effective upon publication in the FEDERAL REGISTER.
Secretary of the Interior.


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In a room on U Street, N.W., in our nation's capital, the young men and women of Inscape Publico operate a small, nonprofit firm. Their mission is to provide concept design services at significantly reduced rates to nonprofit clients, many of whom serve the region's disadvantaged. With concept drawings, Inscape Publico's clients (who have to make every dollar count) can work up accurate construction costs, which puts them in a better position to set realistic fundraising goals for projects that foster design excellence.
At the same time (and 640 miles to the south), Atlanta is engaged in the most comprehensive revitalization project in the city's history. A master's thesis by Georgia Tech student Ryan Gravel was the catalyst for an emerald necklace of public parks, multiuse trails, and transit anchored by reusing 22 miles of existing but defunct railroad corridors that circle the city's downtown. When completed, the Atlanta BeltLine, reported by Kim A. O'Connell in the previous story, will realize the vision of an integrated approach to transportation, land use, greenspace, and sustainable growth.
Perhaps the most dramatic chapter of this ongoing story is that Gravel's vision caught the imagination of his community, sparking a truly inclusive grassroots movement of local citizens and community leaders. This was not a classic top-down plan imagined by "experts" in a closed room, the sort that Jane Jacobs railed against. Instead, design thinking empowered the public to take charge of its future.
O'Connell profiles a many-pronged movement whose ideas and actions have coalesced around the term "tactical urbanism." Instead of defaulting to single large design strokes in an effort to re-create the energy of the so-called "Bilbao Effect," cities, for a variety of reasons (tight budgets among them), are increasingly looking to upstart urban design firms like Rebar and the Street Plans Collaborative for innovative, actionable, and affordable ideas that use design to engage and build community.
What do these two examples have in common? They leverage the creativity, training, and the passionate leadership of diverse teams of young men and women collaborating with the public to make a positive difference. To be sure, the recession played some part in forcing or inspiring recent graduates to consider different and innovative ways to apply their training. But something larger is going on that's having a transformational effect on the profession and the AIA.
Commentators on the subject have written at length about the Millennials (that is, the generation born between 1984 and 2000, more or less). Although there is a fair amount of disagreement about the profile of the "average" Millennial, a broad consensus has emerged that this newest generation to enter the profession is civic-minded, and that they are using their familiarity with social media and digital technologies to drive new ways of appreciating the power of design in their communities and the profession.
In one sense, the AIA's Repositioning Initiative is a way of capitalizing on and supporting a new generation committed to broader, more nuanced engagement with the public. As our Repositioning research makes clear, the public admires the profession but really doesn't know why architects are relevant. But the passion and impetuousness of youth argue that community-building projects should be standard practice, not exceptional. It's this sense of urgency to enlist the public as partners in using design to shape more healthy, productive, and livable communities that carries the seeds of our renewal as a profession. We would be wise to nurture them.
Learn more about architecture's 21st-century challenges at aia.org/repositioningweaetxdyvaydzcwq.
Mickey Jacob, FAIA, 2013 President