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Eastern Health has announced new hours of operation for some rural hospital cafeterias that provide non-patient food service), including the Burin Peninsula Health Care Centre, Dr. G. B. Cross Memorial Hospital in Clarenville and the Carbonear General Hospital.
The new hours of operation will start Nov. 19. Cafeteria services will be available Monday to Friday, from 9 a.m. to 1:30 p.m.
In May 2012, Eastern Health announced that it would be implementing "operational improvement initiatives" over the next two fiscal years to improve its overall operations and to return the organization to a balanced budget position.
The health authority said in a news release today, once fully achieved, these initiatives will result in a savings of $43 million and will eliminate 550 full-time equivalent (FTE) positions from the organization. An FTE is a measure used by organizations not to count actual people but to count positions or hours of work that are equivalent to a full-time position.
Eastern Health said its initiatives were developed through a benchmarking process in which the operations at Eastern Health were compared with similar organizations across the country.
Managers were also asked to recommend initiatives that would not have an impact on the quality and safety of care patients receive.
The health authority said no permanent employees are to be laid off as a result of the initiatives and positions will be eliminated through attrition, "the gradual, voluntary reduction of employees through resignation and retirement."
Among its initiatives was a plan for Eastern Health to discontinue subsidizing retail food services at its rural sites. The health authority said a further review determined that by reducing the hours of operation, limiting the food selections and eliminating 3.3 FTEs, efficiencies could be found that would mean that these services would no longer be subsidized by Eastern Health. Permanent employees impacted have been assigned to another service within Eastern Health.
"Adjusting the hours of rural, acute care hospital cafeterias will enable us to reduce our high operating costs in this area, while still providing quality food services to those who visit our facilities," said George Butt, vice-president with responsibility for support services.
"Implementing initiatives such as this will allow us to become more effective in how we operate, without having any negative impact on the level, quality and safety of the programs and services that we offer, or laying off any permanent employee," Butt said.
With the adjustment of hours of operations, the cafeterias at the Burin Health Centre and the Dr. G. B. Cross Memorial Hospital will no longer be open from 5 to 6:30 p.m. effective Nov.19,. For the Carbonear General Hospital, the changes in hours of operations will mean the cafeteria will close at 1:30 p.m. on weekdays, compared to being open now until 6:45 p.m. and it will no longer be open on weekends and statutory holidays.
"These cafeterias will continue to provide a wide variety of self-serve menu items, such as beverages, soup, specialty and traditional salads and sandwiches, ready-to-eat entrees, baked goods, and a wide variety of deserts," said Butt. "Vending services for beverages and snacks will continue to remain accessible 24-hours a day at all facilities."
Eastern Health's rural acute care and long-term facilities in the eastern region have kitchens on site for food preparation, and are managed by Aramark Canada, while acute care facilities in the city along with the Dr. L. A. Miller Centre and the Hoyles-Escasoni Complex, are served by Central Kitchen and are managed by Morrison Foods.
Eastern Health said it is also determining how it will change retail, non-patient food services at other sites to eliminate subsidies and how it will reduce the cost of food preparation for inpatients, while at the same time improve food services with the option to outsource food preparation for inpatients.


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Common Core State Standards (CCSSM)
CCSSM document published in June 2010.
An Agenda for Action: Implementation of the Common Core State Standards for Mathematics
Leaders of three NSF-sponsored conferences that focused on implementation of CCSSM collaborated to produce a set of priority recommendations spanning the three conference themes. The recommended actions are intended to inform agencies, foundations and other interested parties regarding important steps to achieve the goals of the CCSSM initiative, namely to improve mathematics learning opportunities for all students.
Mathematics Common Core Toolbox
This site is a resource designed to support districts working to meet the challenge and the opportunity of the new standards. Here you will find tools and instructional materials that help you to better understand and to implement the CCSSM.
Priority Research Agenda for Understanding the Influence of the Common Core State Standards for Mathematics
This report details the rationale for, and recommendations of, a priority research agenda for understanding the influence of the CCSSM. It concludes with methodological considerations for carrying out the proposed agenda. The priority research agenda was developed by Horizon Research, Inc., with broad-based input from mathematics education and policy researchers.
Core Challenge Community
The Core Challenge is a 501c3 nonprofit organization focused on creating an advanced learning community with an initial focus on providing resources for the transition to the common core mathematics standards scheduled for 2014.
NCTM resources for CCSSM
NCTM has prepared an overview PowerPoint presentation and other presentations for Pre-K–Grade 3, grades 4–5, grades 6–8, and high school to inform teachers and to support them in implementation of the Common Core Standards.
Learning Progressions (J. Confrey)
To support the implementation of standards in classrooms, mathematics education experts Drs. Jere Confrey, Alan Maloney and Kenny Nguyen created Learning Trajectory posters to help K-12 educators.
Progressions within CCSSM (McCallum)
This project is organizing the writing of final versions of the progressions documents for the K–12 Common Core State Standards. The work will be undertaken by members of the original work team of the progressions and also by mathematicians and educators not involved in the initial writing.
Textbook Analysis Tool (Alignment with CCSSM)
A set of mathematics curriculum analysis tools for K-12 textbook adoption committees, school administrators, and K-12 teachers to analyze mathematics curriculum materials with regard to their alignment to the newly developed Common Core State Standards for Mathematics.
Turn On Common Core Math
Website including materials assembled by Jere Confrey team at NC State.
CCSSM - Illustrative Mathematics Project
Provides guidance to states, assessment consortia, testing companies, and curriculum developers by illustrating the range and types of mathematical work that students will experience in a faithful implementation of the Common Core State Standards, and by publishing other tools that support implementation of the standards.
Illustrations of the Common Core Standards for Mathematical Practice
The "Inside Mathematics" website provides web-accessible video clips which illustrate the CCSSM mathematical practices.
Math Common Core Coalition website
Seven organizations have collaborated to form the Mathematics Common Core Coalition to provide expertise and advice on issues related to effective implementation and assessment of the Common Core State Standards for Mathematics (CCSSM).
Conference Report: Curriculum Design, Development, and Implementation in an Era of Common Core State Standards
Key stakeholders met to discuss curriculum-related work needed in response to the Common Core State Standards (CCSS).
Conference Report: Supporting Implementation of the Common Core State Standards for Mathematics - Recommendations for Professional Development
Recommendations intended to support large-scale, system-level implementation of professional development initiatives aligned with the Common Core State Standards for Mathematics (CCSSM).
Conference Report: Moving Forward Together: Curriculum & Assessment and the Common Core State Standards for Mathematics
Understanding a critical need for collaboration among mathematics curriculum experts and assessment consortia representatives, a conference was convened to facilitate the sharing of information and next steps that must be taken for both groups to realize the evidence-based design they both identify as a driving component of their development and design process.
Teachers Companion to Measurement in the Common Core State Standards in Mathematics - July 2011 draft - by Jack Smith & Funda Gonulates
This document was written to provide guidance to K-8 teachers and those who work directly with them in support of their instruction in mathematics and science in interpreting the measurement strand of the Common Core State Standards in Mathematics
State-Level CCSSM Standards and Timelines for Implementation
Links to state departments of education websites, providing state versions of CCSSM and/or timelines for implementation of CCSSM.
Implementation of Common Core State Standards for Mathematics: State Plans and Needs
2010 report of a survey of state supervisors of mathematics regarding needs and plans associated with the Common Core State Standards for Mathematics.

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Former Rolling Stones manager skipping Rock Hall ceremony
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Former Rolling Stones manager Andrew Loog Oldham won't be attending his Rock and Roll Hall of Fame induction. He tells the Los Angeles Times he's not happy with the way his honor is being handled.
Oldham explains that he was allowed "no input" into his induction, which he feels leaves him and The Beatles' late manager Brian Epstein "reduced to appearing like those accountants who appear at the Oscars, Grammys, or Tonys to assure us that nothing was rigged." He adds that when he tried to address the matter with the Rock Hall, there was "no discussion, just an attitude of 'show up, smile, read your speech and enjoy the evening.'"
Oldham adds that he doesn't like the way the event has changed since it started being taped for an HBO special. He explains that he understands the Rock Hall "has to dance to a new beat to survive but it's hardly rock 'n' roll."
The Rock and Roll Hall of Fame will welcome its Class of 2014 with a ceremony in Brooklyn, New York on Thursday. A highlights special will debut on HBO on May 31st.
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Alpha fetoproteinFetal alpha globulin; AFP
Alpha fetoprotein (AFP) is a protein normally produced by the liver and yolk sac of a developing baby during pregnancy. AFP levels decrease soon after birth. AFP probably has no normal function in adults.
A test can be done to measure the amount of AFP in your blood.
See also: Quadruple screen
How the Test is Performed
A blood sample is needed. For information on how this is done, see: Venipuncture
How to Prepare for the Test
There is no special preparation.
How the Test Will Feel
When the needle is inserted to draw blood, some people feel moderate pain, while others feel only a prick or stinging sensation. Afterward, there may be some throbbing.
Why the Test is Performed
Your doctor may order this test to:
- Screen for problems in the baby during pregnancy
- Diagnose certain liver disorders
- Screen for and monitor some cancers
During pregnancy, this AFP test can be done along with amniocentesis to help detect spina bifida or other birth defects in the developing baby.
Normal Results
The normal values in males or nonpregnant females is generally less than 40 micrograms/liter.
The examples above are common measurements for results of these tests. Normal value ranges may vary slightly among different laboratories. Some labs use different measurements or test different samples. Talk to your doctor about the meaning of your specific test results.
What Abnormal Results Mean
Greater than normal levels of AFP may be due to:
- Cancer in testes, ovaries, biliary (liver secretion) tract, stomach, or pancreas
- Cirrhosis of the liver
- Liver cancer
- Malignant teratoma
- Recovery from hepatitis
During pregnancy, abnormal levels of AFP (as part of a quadruple screen) may be due to:
- Birth defects, including:
- Genetic disorders, including Down syndrome
- Inaccurate due date
- Intrauterine death (usually results in a miscarriage)
- Multiple pregnancy (twins, triplets, etc.)
Veins and arteries vary in size from one patient to another and from one side of the body to the other. Obtaining a blood sample from some people may be more difficult than from others.
Other risks associated with having blood drawn are slight but may include:
- Excessive bleeding
- Fainting or feeling lightheaded
- Hematoma (blood accumulating under the skin)
- Infection (a slight risk any time the skin is broken)
Simpson JL, Otaño L. Prenatal genetic diagnosis. In: Gabbe SG, Niebyl JR, Simpson JL, eds. Obstetrics: Normal and Problem Pregnancies. 5th ed. Philadelphia, Pa: Elsevier Churchill Livingstone; 2007:chap 7.
Lee P, Pincus MR, McPherson RA. Diagnosis and management of cancer using serologic tumor markers. In: McPherson RA, Pincus MR, eds. Henry's Clinical Diagnosis and Management by Laboratory Methods. 21st ed. Philadelphia, Pa: Saunders Elsevier; 2006:chap 74.
Cunningham FG, Leveno KJ, Bloom SL, et al. Prenatal diagnosis and fetal therapy. In: Cunningham FG, Leveno KL, Bloom SL, et al, eds. Williams Obstetrics. 23rd ed. New York, NY: McGraw-Hill; 2010:chap 13.
Review Date: 9/12/2011
Reviewed By: Linda J. Vorvick, MD, Medical Director, MEDEX Northwest Division of Physician Assistant Studies, University of Washington, School of Medicine; and Susan Storck, MD, FACOG, Chief, Eastside Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Group Health Cooperative of Puget Sound, Redmond, Washington; Clinical Teaching Faculty, Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, University of Washington School of Medicine. Also reviewed by David Zieve, MD, MHA, Medical Director, A.D.A.M., Inc.


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Like the Rubik's cube, swing-dance-revival revivals, and the swimsuit portion of the presidential debates, celebrity news can provide hours of entertainment for average Americans. Keep up with Hollywood's finest with today's Groupon: for $30, you get 52 issues of Us Weekly (a $67 value).
Since 1977, Us Weekly has reported on the most glamorous aspects of celebrity culture and Hollywood lifestyles, enticing readers with exclusive photos and insight into the lives of movie, music, and television stars. After taking a vow of silence for four to six weeks before the first issue to arrive, readers can gasp, comment, and pore over the magazine's long-standing features such as Just Like Us, which documents celebrities performing everyday tasks in their natural habitat. Catch up on the latest parties and premiers with the glossy photos in The Red Carpet section. Hot Stuff relays riveting Hollywood news, and Who Wore It Best? encourages readers to vote on which stars can most successfully don modern fashion. With cheerfully absorbing articles on Hollywood starlets and up-and-coming musicians, Us Weekly delivers the ideal gift for everyone from budding pop-culture fans to veteran celebrity trackers.
Rolling Stone
Since its inaugural issue in 1967—which featured revolutionary musician John Lennon on the cover—Rolling Stone magazine has succeeded in doing the seemingly impossible: it captured the thriving, tumultuous, and amorphous culture of American youth during a time of historical change. Thrown into the spotlight by such prolific writers as gonzo journalist Hunter S. Thompson, the magazine's contributors have since gained a transgenerational audience with their comprehensive coverage of music, politics, and entertainment. Today, it's arguably one of the most iconic pop-culture publications, slinging up irreverent album reviews and articles that teem with the sex, drugs, and rock 'n' roll that made it notorious. Perhaps even more famous than the stories themselves is the who's who of celebrated artists and infamous particle physicists that grace its covers.


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Detroit's Hot New Economy: Misery Tourism
(NEWSER) – Detroit's economy is famously not exactly booming, but the city does have one burgeoning industry: Tourism. Since the city declared bankruptcy, hotels tell the LA Times that they've seen more visitors coming intent on gawking at some of the city's roughly 78,000 abandoned buildings. Restaurants in Corktown, which is strategically located near an abandoned train station, confirm that, and one tour guide the paper talked to said he'd recently upgraded to a 12-seat van.
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The Time Mariano Rivera Drove In A Run
I don't know what all the fuss over Mariano Rivera is about. The guy's been in the major leagues since 1995, and he's collected a grand total of zero hits in three at-bats, striking out once. That's just a day's work for Jason Bay. Ah, but it seems he's pitched,… Read More →


text: Oct 9 9:11 AM CT By Tim MacMahon | ESPNDallas.com Jerry Jones doesn't see 2-2 talent when he looks at the Dallas Cowboys' roster. That, however, is the Cowboys' record as they come off a bye and enter a potentially season-defining stretch of four road games in five weeks. And not even someone as optimistic as Jones can argue that the Cowboys have looked better than a .500 team, considering that their two losses were lopsided. "We've got to play better," Jones said Tuesday on KRLD-FM. "And if we play better or play where I think we're capable of playing … I'm disappointed that we're not putting more points on the board. I'm disappointed that we're not getting the turnovers. All of that tells me that at 2-2, we're in pretty good shape, considering the way that we've played. "I'm not saying we're lucky to be 2-2, but we haven't played any better than 2-2. We can play better, though. That's the good news." Read the rest: http://espn.go.com/blog/dallas/cowboys/post/_/id/4699031/jerry-jones-weve-got-to-play-better


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I could be wrong, but I'm using the 2.6.30 kernel. How can I update to the 2.6.32? Or is that not out yet?
I've searched around, and i know the old fourms had this question, but I can't seem to be able to load the page.
(I also searched here as well)
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Gale - from Fayetteville, NY
When making deep colors, such as black, brown, or red use Wilton paste food colors in larger amounts than normal. Deep colors are recommended for accent colors only.
When icing is colored deep red, a bitter aftertaste may be detected. Red No-Taste should be used when a large portion of red coloring is used on the cake.
When making black icing, start with your favorite chocolate icing – this doesn't require as much icing color.


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Halliburton Energy Services Inc. USC technology
A technology developed at the University of South Carolina that measures chemical concentrations in solids, liquids and gases has been sold to Halliburton Energy Services Inc. Halliburton will apply the technology exclusively in the energy industry sector and has licensed USC to use and develop the technology for other fields such as agriculture, pharmaceuticals, and food and beverage testing.
The sale, in which the university received $2.75 million, marks the first time that USC has participated in a start-up that has been sold to a Fortune 500 company.
Don Herriott, director of Innovista Partnerships, said the agreement exemplifies not only the Innovista concept, but also USC's commitment to taking impactful research to the marketplace and creating an environment where scientists are encouraged to think big.
"This shows our commitment and success in commercializing the research of our scientists," Herriott said. "This is exactly what a research university should be doing…taking research and translating it to the marketplace where it can be applied to change lives, protect the environment and improve our health."
Called Multivariate Optical ComputingTM(MOC), the technology was developed in the laboratory of Dr. Michael Myrick, a professor of chemistry, and licensed to Ometric Corp.
The technology is considered useful in oil drilling because it allows the chemical composition of the oil to be measured, which can ultimately be used to assess the oil's characteristics and economic value. Right now, measurements are made by extracting a sample and sending it to a laboratory for analysis. The MOC-based technology potentially allows the measurements to be made in situ, and can result in a much shorter analysis time, Pam Benicewicz, associate vice president for research and director of USC's Intellectual Property Office, said.
The agreement, which was approved by USC's Board of Trustees, transfers a portfolio of U.S and foreign patents and patent applications and software copyrights, all related to MOC, to Halliburton. Halliburton, in turn, is licensing back to the university the rights to use and develop the technology in all areas outside the energy industry sector.
University of South Carolina President Harris Pastides said the agreement is a milestone for the university as it expands its commitment to economic development.
"This agreement takes our research and development to an entirely new level," Pastides said. "By working with a Fortune 500 company, we have demonstrated our capacity to meld research and entrepreneurship and expect that this will lead to opportunities to work with other major companies, which will result in major investments in the Midlands to create jobs and improve the lives of citizens in our state. This is exactly what the governor and the General Assembly expect of our university."


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The hospital is dedicated to the memory of Lessing, who was born here.
Mrs. Lessing would have filled his arms, but she found the way obstructed.
An unsound text, the insertion of before the clause, sent Lessing on a wrong track.
Bode does not name Lessing; calls him a well-known German scholar.
But the majority of Lessing's contemporaries understood him as little perhaps as did the Duke of Brunswick.
See also letter of Mendelssohn to Lessing, February 18, 1780.
How could Lessing and Winckelmann benefit by the German culture of their time?
How much better the diagnosis of Madame Dacier, who is quoted by Lessing!
The roses had come in from Lessing's country place that morning in Lessing's car, and Lessing's wife had gathered them.
"Doctor Lessing, if you please, madame," said Monsieur Dupont.


text: Hi everyone, looking for some advice. A while ago I trained in BJJ for about a year and half (6 months in one academy and then a year in a different one) and collected stripes on my white belt on the way. I had a long layoff (3 years) due to doing a part-time degree on top of my normal work commitments, as well as starting a family. I have now finished studying and the baby is old enough that I'm not needed most evenings (my wife may argue otherwise), so I'm going to restart training in the new year. What do you reckon I should do with regards to my old stripes. I will be returning to the same academy, but the instructor has changed. Do I take them off and start from scratch as the instructor may have different grading criteria, or leave them on as they were legitimately earned (even though I'll undoubted be very rusty, definitely very unfit, so not rolling initially at the stripe level). When I switched academies previously I took off my stripes and started from scratch and I think it slowed my advancement as at the 2nd academy I only got back to 3 stripes in the year, 1 more than I had earned at the first academy). So I'm a bit confused on what to do. Leaving them on would probably see me returning to a 3-stripe level after about 3-6 months (I'm hoping to shake off the rust and regain fitness quite quickly) if I take them off it'll probably be a year before I get back to that ranking level based on the past history.


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NY Times downplayed Powell's responsibility for false weapons claims in U.N. address
An October 23 article [1] by New York Times reporters Richard W. Stevenson and Douglas Jehl downplayed the role of then-Secretary of State Colin Powell in shaping the speech [2] Powell delivered to the United Nations on February 5, 2003 -- a speech that boosted the administration's case for invading Iraq but was subsequently shown to be riddled with falsehoods. Citing "former government officials and several published accounts," the Times reported that the original draft of the speech was written by I. Lewis "Scooter" Libby, Vice President Dick Cheney's chief of staff, and was rejected by Powell and then-director of central intelligence George J. Tenet, both of whom believed it was "exaggerated." The Times then used a quote from Washington Post assistant managing editor Bob Woodward's book Plan of Attack (Simon & Schuster, 2004), its use of which had the effect of suggesting that Powell's main contribution to the speech was to remove baseless claims.
The Times article pointed out that Woodward reported in his book that Powell had rejected Libby's draft as "worse than ridiculous." But the Times failed to mention that the final draft of the speech -- the one Powell presented to the U.N. to make the case for war against Iraq -- still contained numerous accusations about Iraq's alleged weapons of mass destruction programs that have since been discredited, as Media Matters for America has noted [3]. The Iraq Survey Group (ISG) confirmed the absence of weapons of mass destruction in Iraq. In its final report [4] in September 2004 (also known as the Duelfer report), the ISG noted that Iraq appeared to have unilaterally destroyed its undeclared chemical [5] and biological [6] weapons in 1991 and 1992 and had not attempted to restart its nuclear weapons [7] program after 1991.
Perhaps most important, the Times ignored evidence that Powell knew some of the claims he made before the U.N. were suspect. As Woodward also reported in his book, Powell sought and won from the Bush administration the "agreement that the length and content [of the U.N. speech] would be his decision" (p. 292). An August 19 CNN.com report [8] noted that according to retired Col. Lawrence Wilkerson, Powell's chief of staff at the State Department, Wilkerson and Powell "spent four days and nights in a CIA conference room with then-Director George Tenet and other top officials trying to ensure the accuracy of the presentation." The Boston Globe noted in a September 14 article [9] that Powell has insisted that "some US intelligence officials already knew many of the claims [in his speech] about weapons and terrorist ties were suspect, but they had not informed him or other senior policy makers about their doubts." However, there is evidence that Powell included claims in his speech that he knew conflicted with available intelligence and even, at times, with the assessments of his own State Department.
In his speech to the U.N., Powell declared that "Saddam Hussein is determined to get his hands on a nuclear bomb. He is so determined that he has made repeated covert attempts to acquire high-specification aluminum tubes from 11 different countries, even after inspections resumed." Powell then told the U.N.: "Most U.S. experts think they are intended to serve as rotors in centrifuges used to enrich uranium. Other experts, and the Iraqis themselves, argue that they are really to produce the rocket bodies for a conventional weapon, a multiple rocket launcher." What he did not say, however, was that the State Department's own Bureau of Intelligence and Research (INR) was one of the two intelligence agencies that dissented from the views of "most experts." Indeed, Greg Thielmann, who was in charge of assessing Iraq's alleged weapons of mass destruction programs for INR, later told [10] CBS News that in 2001, he had "reported to Secretary Powell's office that they [INR] were confident the tubes were not for a nuclear program."
In its July 7, 2004, report on prewar intelligence, the Senate Select Committee on Intelligence noted [11] that on January 31, 2003, the INR listed 38 objections to a draft of Powell's speech. According to the committee, the document was forwarded to Powell. In it, the INR stated [12]: "[W]e will work with our IC [Intelligence Community] colleagues to fix some more egregious errors in the tubes discussion." Most of the errors pointed out by the INR were removed from a subsequent draft of the speech, which the INR called "vastly improved" in a second set of comments [13] dated February 3, 2003. However, as the committee noted, the INR specifically objected in its new comments to "the claim that the aluminum tubes Iraq was seeking 'far exceed US requirements for comparable rockets.' The INR comments said that the tube tolerances were similar to those of a U.S. rocket system." Nevertheless, Powell told the U.N.: "[I]t strikes me as quite odd that these tubes are manufactured to a tolerance that far exceeds U.S. requirements for comparable rockets. Maybe Iraqis just manufacture their conventional weapons to a higher standard than we do, but I don't think so."
The ISG has since confirmed the INR's analysis, concluding that "Iraq did not possess a nuclear device, nor had it tried to reconstitute a capability to produce nuclear weapons after 1991." The ISG found [14] that "Baghdad's interest in high-strength, high-specification aluminum tubes ... is best explained by its efforts to produce 81-mm rockets" and not the tubes' supposed use in creating nuclear weapons.
In addition, Woodward's book noted that Powell parroted unsubstantiated intelligence reports by telling the U.N. that Iraq possessed "up to a few dozen Scud variant ballistic missiles" even after he had acknowledged that "[t]he Scuds are not anything anyone has seen" (p. 309). Woodward further reported that in his preparation for the speech, Powell "saw that previous U.N. inspectors had accounted for something like 817 of the 819 Scuds" that Iraq possessed [15] in 1991 (p. 309). No additional missiles have been found since Powell's speech, and the ISG has since determined [16] that "the balance of credible reporting and documentary evidence suggests that, after 1991, Iraq no longer possessed Scud-variant missiles."
Finally, in his speech to the U.N., Powell played an Arabic-language audiotape of an intercepted conversation, apparently between two Iraqi army officers preparing for U.N. weapons inspections. An August 9, 2003, Associated Press article [17] noted that "Powell's rendition of the ... conversation [18] made it more incriminating, by saying an officer ordered that the area be 'cleared out.' "* But according to the official U.S. translation [19], the officer ordered only that the area be "inspected." In Plan of Attack, Woodward also noted Powell's questionable interpretation of the intercept:
Concerning the intercept about inspecting for the possibility of "forbidden ammo," Powell took his interpretation further: "Clean out all of the areas, the scrap areas, the abandoned areas. Make sure there is nothing there." None of this was in the intercept.
From Stevenson and Jehl's October 23 New York Times article [1]:
In late 2002 and early 2003, according to former government officials and several published accounts, Mr. Libby was the main author of a lengthy document making the administration's case for war to the United Nations Security Council. But in meetings at the Central Intelligence Agency in early February, Secretary Powell and George J. Tenet, the director of central intelligence, rejected virtually all of Mr. Libby's draft as exaggerated.
John E. McLaughlin, the former deputy C.I.A. director, referred to this period in a statement issued in April 2005. "Much of our time in the run-up to the speech was spent taking out material, including much that had been added by the policy community after the draft left the agency, that we and the secretary's staff judged to have been unreliable," Mr. McLaughlin said.
In his 2004 book "Plan of Attack," Bob Woodward of The Washington Post wrote that Mr. Powell had rejected Mr. Libby's draft as "worse than ridiculous," which Mr. Wilkerson alluded to in his recent speech [20].
* The AP's excerpt [18] of Powell's speech differs slightly from the White House's transcript [2]. In the AP version, Powell is quoted interpreting the intercept as, "We sent you a message yesterday to clear out all of the areas." The White House's version quotes Powell as saying, "And we sent you a message yesterday to clean out all of the areas."
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Campus Activities
Welcome to the Sustainability website at Pitt Community College. Here, you will find information about our commitment to sustainability, sustainable events and activities, and your involvement in sustainability initiatives on campus and at home. Please take a few moments to explore our site and contact us if you have any questions or comments!
Pitt Community College strives to create a sustainable campus through a variety of practices including waste reduction, energy utilization measurement, recycling, and landscaping techniques. Sustainability is a campus-wide initiative that incorporates the efforts of faculty, staff and students both on the college grounds and in the classroom.
At Pitt Community College, we are committed to integrating sustainable practices into every facet of the college. This includes the curriculum, facility operations, professional development and the student environment.
Initiate and support resources, programs and events that increase awareness and participation in activities that increase resource efficiency and environmental responsibility.
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Football Opens Spring Drills Tuesday
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CEDAR CITY, Utah, March 21 – Southern Utah University begins on-field preparations for the 2013 football season Tuesday afternoon when the Thunderbirds are scheduled to begin spring drills.
The spring 2013 schedule calls for the team to hold meetings on Monday, with the first official practice on Tuesday. Practices will be held each week on Tuesdays and Thursdays at 4:30 p.m., with Saturday practices scheduled for 11:00 a.m. Meetings will be held on the alternate days and the spring game is slated for April 27 at 11:00 a.m. in Eccles Coliseum.
SUU Coach Ed Lamb, who is in his sixth season at the helm of the Thunderbird program, has six starters on offense, seven on defense and two specialists returning from last year's squad that finished tied for fifth at 4-4 in its first season in the Big Sky Conference and 5-6 overall. Included in the group are sophomore linebacker Zak Browning and sophomore defensive end James Cowser, a pair of 2012 freshman All-Americans and Jerry Rice Award finalists.
Browning led the nation's freshmen last year with an average of 11.6 tackles per game while Cowser was the top sack artist among freshmen in 2012 with 0.7 per game.
Browning finished the season with 116 tackles, 5.5 tackles for loss, an interception and five fumbles forced. Included in his efforts was an 18-tackle game at Montana, the highest single-game total by a freshman since Steve Smith had 21 at Arkansas State in 2002.
Cowser finished the season with a team-best 7.5 sacks, which was second in the Big Sky and an SUU record for a freshman, and 13.5 tackles for loss, numbers which put him 25th in the nation in sacks and 27th in TFLs. He tallied 61 tackles, and added an interception, a fumble forced and recovered, and co-led the team with five quarterback hurries.
Starters returning to join Browning and Cowser on the defense are senior free safety Tommy Collet Jr., sophomore strong safety Miles Killebrew, senior cornerback Tyree Mills and sophomore corner LeShaun Sims as well as defensive tackle Brad Meyer.
Collet tallied 50 tackles, three interceptions, three passes broken up and one interception return for a touchdown last year while Killebrew had 69 tackles and 1 fumble return for a touchdown, broke up five passes and blocked a kick. Mills had 52 tackles with an interception and four passes broken up while Sims tallied 27 stops with three interceptions and two PBUs. Meyer – who finished the season with 18 tackles and three PBUs from his nose guard spot – is slated to move to offensive line this spring.
On the offensive side of the ball the Thunderbirds have the entire starting receiving corps back as well as a pair of starters from the offensive line. Wide receivers Fatu Moala, Mitch Jessop, Griff McNabb and Easton Pedersen all return after combining to start every game for the Thunderbirds last year, while O-linemen Gavin Farr and Cody Burgess also return.
Moala, a senior, earned second-team all-Big Sky honors last year after leading the Thunderbirds with 65 receptions for 810 yards and nine touchdowns, while Jessop, a junior, earned honorable mention after catching 33 balls for 519 yards with three scores in just seven games as his season was cut short by injury. McNabb, who was also the team's punt return specialist, had 30 receptions for 290 yards and a pair of scores, while Pedersen pulled in 31 balls for 423 yards and two TDs, including the game-winner in overtime in the season-finale at Northern Arizona.
Farr has earned all-conference honors three times at SUU, twice in the Great West Conference, where he was named the offensive lineman of the year as a freshman, and last year when he was SUU's only first-team all-Big Sky selection on the offensive side of the ball. Burgess earned honorable mention all-BSC recognition in 2012 despite missing a pair of games with an injury.
Specialists returning are senior placekicker Colton Cook and senior punter Brock Miller. Cook earned second team all-Big Sky and second-team All-America honors last year after leading the Thunderbirds in scoring with 87 points, hitting 30-of-33 extra points and 19-of-22 field goal attempts. Miller ranked 11th in the NCAA's championship subdivision with a 43.3 yards per punt average, the fourth-best mark in SUU history. He also booted the fifth- and sixth-longest punts in SUU history last year, a 72-yarder at Utah State and a 71-yard effort vs. Weber State.
The biggest question surrounding the Thunderbirds is: "who will replace Brad Sorensen at quarterback?" Sorensen wound up his career last year as the school's all-time leading passer and he holds nearly all the school's passing records. A handful of players will compete for the job this spring, including senior Jacob Allie, who has played fullback and tight end but will move back to QB this spring; redshirt freshman Austin Young, who at 6-foot-5 and 228-pounds most closely resembles Sorensen, at least physically; Aaron Cantu, a transfer from East Los Angeles College who joined the Thunderbirds at mid-year after leading the junior college ranks in passing yards last year; Mitch Dahlen, who transferred from Utah last fall; and true freshmen Tannen Pedersen and Mike Sharp, who both signed with the Thunderbirds in 2010 prior to serving LDS church missions. Walk-on Kenny Schmidt could also be in the mix.
The Thunderbirds open the 2013 season at FBS-level South Alabama on Aug. 29, a Thursday, then open the home slate the following weekend when they host Ft. Lewis, their only non-Division I opponent, on Sept. 7. Non-conference games at Washington State (Sept. 14) and Sacramento State (Sept. 21) follow on the next two weekends before the Thunderbirds begin their second season of Big Sky competition at Northern Colorado, Sept. 28. The Big Sky home season begins the following weekend when UC Davis visits Eccles Coliseum, Oct. 5, and homecoming is tentatively scheduled for Oct. 12 when Portland State comes to Cedar City. SUU then travels to Eastern Washington (Oct. 19) before hosting Idaho State (Oct. 26) and enjoying a bye the week of Nov. 2. Road games at Weber State (Nov. 9) and Montana State (Nov. 16) are followed by the season-finale, a home contest vs. Northern Arizona on Nov. 23, with the FCS playoffs scheduled to begin Nov. 30.


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"Learn to count" is a political rule and a life axiom. In politics, the goal is to count votes and to shoehorn a majority. In life, to count is to knit farsightedness, judgment and an intuitive sense of the greater good.
Both "to count" definitions inform the Everett City Council's consideration of the Central Waterfront Planning Area, a critical hunk of land that includes the Kimberly Clark site. Wednesday is decision day, and an informal tally points to the council approving the Planning Commission's preferred alternative, No. 4, for water-dependent and non-water-dependent mixed use. Both alternative No. 4 and the appealing alternative No. 3, which would permit public access and plug in design standards, are freighted with risks and possibilities. Here "to count" has ramifications. This may be the most significant planning decision in the city's history.
Allan Giffen, the director of Everett's Planning and Community Development Department, city staff, and members of the planning commission fine-tuned an impressive, professional report. All agree on the need for height restrictions, prohibiting certain industries (apologies to fish processers), and generating family-wage jobs. Alternative 3 would create the most jobs and, potentially, a workforce more aligned with a 21st century economy.
The alternative that counts, No. 4, provides for water-dependent uses. This stands out as the no-brainer for a deep-water port, although the devil may be in the environmental clean-up. In-water depths only accommodate barge traffic, while dredging and a shoreline permit trigger a clean-up process that will take a long, long time.
The ideal would be a hybrid of Alternatives 4 and 3, one that ensures public access. Contrary to the accepted narrative, the Navy isn't opposed to trails and access, only in-water public uses. Connectivity to downtown, access and fostering jobs: Assuming that the council embraces No. 4 (we can count) things will fall together, with many of the same risks and possibilities as the alternative.
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It might be interesting to pull in some local parks staff to talk about geocaching and how it has played out in their parks, like a panel -- a picked panel of our greatest fans. Maybe the geocaching contests in the state parks would be something to highlight. I seem to remember reading some blissful data regarding how they increased parks attendance, etc. I don't know who the right people would be but I bet the board does. : ) You could also highlights how mncga has served in various advisory roles as a model of parks/geocacher cooperation.
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Sounds perfect for Halloween Hoopla, one of Minnesota's most popular events.
Now, that sounds interesting. Can you tell me who is in charge of that event? Heh..they can all come as muggles!
Get enough muggles to sign the log book we can get a Mega!!!
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Marked the dates on my calendar. So far they are free. My two cents are that it is a good idea to pair up a cacher with a person from the convention. Take them out and show them what geocaching is all about, and stress that we like the environment.
Talking with some buddies of mine in the DNR their biggest complaint is the cacher trail that we tend to create and the misunderstanding that we leave garbage in the woods and ruin their WMA and WPA. I set them straight on the garbage, but there is a lot of misinformation out there.
I would say that the caches we take them to or direct them to should be "safe" and represent the best that we have to offer as far as stewards to the land. That is going to be the parks' biggest concern.
Boreal, I think this has been one of the biggest eye openers for me in my travels. it is absolutely amazing how much misinformation is out there among the land managers across the country in regards to Geocaching. Part of the credit for this phenom is that it's a really a difficult activity to explain to someone on the first pass. The other big factor is a lot of these parks people are introduced to it as a problem and it is so hard to work back to a positive place from that initial perspective.
Like I said in the first post, I think we could have done better in Utah by somehow providing a hands on experience. Your thought about pairing the parks people with some of the great Geocachers from Minnesota is really the holy grail here. I am just trying to figure out the best way to maximize the resources that we have and take everyone's temperature at this point. If we could have some of these people thinking that working with, instead of against, Geocachers could be beneficial to their profession that would be a really good thing.
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It might be interesting to pull in some local parks staff to talk about geocaching and how it has played out in their parks, like a panel -- a picked panel of our greatest fans. Maybe the geocaching contests in the state parks would be something to highlight. I seem to remember reading some blissful data regarding how they increased parks attendance, etc. I don't know who the right people would be but I bet the board does. : ) You could also highlights how mncga has served in various advisory roles as a model of parks/geocacher cooperation.
Contact information like this would be so valuable to set the ground work. How does one formally address the board? This feels a little like trying to pull back the curtain in the wizard of Oz.
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I think we have a chance to shine as a state helping out with this. Among our ranks of Minnesota Cachers we have the most prolific hider in the world plus 1013 other cachers that have found over 200 caches placing us 13th in the nation. We also have 12918 active caches placing us 16th in the nation. For a total of 12.8 caches per cacher and a density of 0.149 caches per sq mi.
I think we can highlight some of the success stories that have happened. Some one mentioned the MN State Parks. The program that they started was fantastic, but it wouldn't have happened without the help of local cachers voluteering to help out. I also noticed that Anoka County Parks are now allowing caches. I don't know who was responsible for that, but maybe they can offer some insight into the process.
More caching opportunities is always an incentive for people to help out, so is a Mega if ArcherDragoon's idea works out.
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Hey, Mike! Took me a bit to find your thread here. Looks like you've already got some good information and some great potential helpers. While it was sure fun participating in the setting up of The Great Race, helping to educate the parks people is something that is becoming increasingly important to us here, as we see more and more regulations at the city and county level.
I don't know enough yet about my own plans to be able to commit. That's about the time that I generally like to take off for a vacation somewhere, but I don't have any definite plans made yet.
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I'd be glad to help in any way that is needed.
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Setting a specific date in October when you are able is a good idea. The MnGCA fall event/elections is held in October so having your date set in stone would be helpful. That last weekend in October is a probably a great date for it too!
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JLS confirmed as the headline act at Osfest
POPULAR boyband JLS, who shot to fame in ITV talent show X Factor in 2008, will headline Osfest in May.
The festival at Oswestry's Park Hall has been held for the last three years and has attracted a number of top acts including rock band Razorlight and Hard-Fi.
The music festival, which attracts hundreds of revellers from Mid Wales, will take place over May Bank Holiday weekend from Friday, May 24 until Sunday, May 26 at Oswestry Showground.
The four members of JLS – Aston Merrygold, Ortise Williams, JB Gill and Marvin Humes – will appear at Osfest before they begin a massive arena tour around the UK this December.
Carly Jackson, event director, said: "These are some of our biggest announcements to date and we are delighted to be welcoming JLS to Oswestry."
The festival will offer a range of music and dance acts, both well known and emerging talent. More announcements about acts set to perform will be made in the coming weeks and for the first time in its history the star-studded music festival will be under cover.
This year the main stage will be indoors under a massive Big Top and the second stage and the rest of the festival, except the DJ and comedy tents, will still be outside so you may still need your wellies.
The main stage big top will only take 5,000 festival goers this year so there are just 800 early bird tickets available until Friday, February 15. These are priced at £59.50 for a full weekend camping ticket.
Under 16 camping tickets (for children from 11 - 15 years inclusive at the date of the festival) are priced at £55.50. Children aged under 10 years tickets are free. ID will be required when exchanging tickets for wristbands.
Ms Jackson said: "When they are gone they are gone, so don't miss out."
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MARS HILL, N.C.- The Brevard College Tornados fell in straight sets to the Mars Hill University Lions in Burt Stanford Arena on Friday night.
Mars Hill took the sets 25-15, 25-21, 25-18 to improve to 3-4 (1-2 SAC) on the season while the Tornados dropped to 3-4 (0-3 SAC) in 2013.
Mars Hill used a 7-2 run early in the opening set to take an 11-6 lead and keep the set just out of BC's reach. The Lions closed the set on an 8-2 run to take a 1-0 advantage.
Brevard battled back in the second set to pull within a point at 21-20 despite falling behind 7-2 to open the set. BC and Mars Hill traded points to make the score 22-21 before the Lions closed the set with three straight points.
Brevard jumped out to a quick 4-0 lead in the final set before the Lions rallied to tie the game at 6 apiece. With the set later tied 9-9, Mars Hill pulled away with an 8-1 run which led to a 25-18 set win.
Mars Hill's MaryKate Griffin and Marissa Wixson paced the Lions with a combined 21 kills.
Erin Rollins and Fatima Gharachorloo both had nine kills with the help of Kayla Hanus' 19 set assists for Brevard.
The Tornados continue SAC action as they visit Tusculum tomorrow afternoon for a 2 p.m. start.
Short Box Score (Match)
Brevard vs Mars Hill (Sep 20, 2013 at Mars Hill, N.C.)
Mars Hill def. Brevard 25-15,25-21,25-18
Brevard (3-4/0-3 SAC) (Kills-aces-blocks) - Erin Rollins 8-0-2; Fatima
Gharachorloo 8-0-1; Camille Cameron 6-0-0; Jasmine Robinson 4-1-0;
Kayla Hanus 4-0-0; Savannah Cox 3-0-0; Megan Meyer 0-1-0; Bailey Hayes
0-0-1; Totals 33-2-2.0. (Assists) - Kayla Hanus 19. (Dig leaders) -
Kortney Conner 10; Fatima Gharachorloo 9; Kayla Hanus 9
Mars Hill (3-4/1-2 SAC) (Kills-aces-blocks) - MaryKate Griffin 11-3-0;
Marissa Wixson 10-1-2; Toni Cole 8-1-4; Regan Macomson 3-0-3; Victoria
Kaiser 3-0-0; Courtney Worthington 2-2-4; Hillary Gambrell 1-0-0;
Natalie Rhew 1-0-0; Hannah Rowe 1-0-0; Totals 40-7-7.0. (Assists) -
Courtney Worthington 33. (Dig leaders) - Maggie Murphy 15; Victoria
Kaiser 8
Site: Mars Hill, N.C. (Stanford Arena)
Date: Sep 20, 2013 Attend: 225 Time: 1:23
Referees: Chad Austin


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UPDATE: 13-year-old Jonathan King was located in Montana Sunday. Gresham Police were notified by Great Falls, Montana Police that King was found safe with family in Montana. He hitchhiked from Gresham to Montana to see his sister who is living wither her cousin.
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Arcana Newsletter June 2008Tuesday, June 10th, 2008
Arcana Donates To Boys and Girls Club of America's REACH for Literacy Program!
Arcana Comics, the home of Kade, Koni and Dragon's Lair, recently donated thousands of Clockwork Girl comic books to the Boys and Girls Club of America.
The Clockwork Girl, the smash hit comic series from Arcana written by Sean O'Reilly and Kevin Hanna, tells the tale of a nameless robot girl and her friendship with an amazing mutant boy. The series was the first release from Arcana's new Arcana Kids imprint and has received critical acclaim for its artwork and touching story.
The Boys and Girls Club of America is a national organization whose mission is to enable all young people, especially those who need it most, to reach their full potential as productive, caring, responsible citizens. It offers many life enhancing programs with caring, adult professionals that provide kids with a fun and educational experience, as well as a safe after-school environment. Headquarters are located in Atlanta, with regional offices in Chicago, Dallas, New York City, and Los Angeles .
Arcana's Vice President of Operations, Mark Poulton said, "The Boys and Girls Club of America and Arcana Kids seemed like a natural fit under the REACH Literacy Program. It is great to work with such a worthy organization and have these comics go towards their main goal of literacy while entertaining and benefiting children."
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The Art of ReBoot
ReBoot the first full-length, completely computer-animated TV series was ahead of it's time. Co-created by Gavin Blair with writing from current DC Comics Senior Vice President, Dand Didio, ReBoot won several industry awards including the Gemini Award for Best Animated Program Series for three straight years between 1995 and 1997. Now fans can relive the magic and go behind the scenes with The Art of ReBoot, the most comprehensive collection of art from the groundbreaking CGI animated series. The book features conceptual design illustrations from UK legend, Brendan McCarthy (Judge Dredd, Shade the Changing Man, Solo), as well as illustrations from Scott Lee (PITT Crew) and Dean Ormstrom (Lucifer). The Art of ReBoot also features a 10 page section of new artwork from leading industry artists. It is a must-have for any ReBoot and animation fan!
As well ReBoot, Rainmaker and Zeros 2 Heroes were recently the recipient of winning the PopVox Digital Marketing Award.
Buy the book now: http://www.arcanacomics.com/store/
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This month in Previews, for items shipping August, Arcana will be publishing Burn #4 by Camilla D'Errico, Dwight MacPherson's Dead Men Tell No Tales TPB, Tales of Penance #2 by Sean Wise and Paul Gilligan, and The Gwai #3.
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Interview with Dead Men Tell No Tales' Dwight MacPherson
This month I got the chance to interview Dead Men Tell No Tales' Dwight MacPherson. Dwight gives the lowdown on the next installment of Dead Men, as well as what extra pirate booty one can expect in the upcoming Dead Men Tell No Tales TPB.
MP: The Shadowline releases of The Surreal Adventures of Edgar Allan Poo and Archibald Saves Christmas have been well received by comic fans. With your recent success, was coming back to work on DMTNT something you always had in mind or were you approached for a 2nd volume?
DM: I actually finished writing Dead Men: Decimation in July of 2006 after being approached by Sean about a sequel. To be quite honest, this is something I wanted to see happen much sooner. I love the "Dead Men Universe" and would really like to expand it. Whether that happens or not is entirely up to Mr. Sean O'Reilly.
MP: Speaking of the next installment how is Dead Men: Decimation coming along? What can you tell us about it?
DM: To my knowledge, we are in need of an inker to finish issues 2 and 3. The pencils for all three issues are complete and–I believe–the entire first issue is inked.
I can tell you that Dead Men: Decimation takes place in present times. Blackbeard and every other undead pirate have been chasing the Holy Grail since we last saw them and this volume brings that great chase into present times and finally brings an end to the curse once and for all.
MP: I hear there is also a DMTNT tpb that collects volume 1 in the works. Is there any extra pirate booty in this treasure chest of zombie goodness?
DM: Yes! In fact, it will be in June's Previews… finally. [laughs]
There are some extra goodies, sure. We've been able to include more pin-ups, pirate prose goodness, and a forward by B. Clay Moore. The graphic novel itself is absolutely gorgeous! When you see it, you're really going to flip. I'm extremely happy with the complete package.
MP: You also contributed a story to the Grunts tpb. How did that come about?
DM: Actually, I was approached by my buddy Shannon Denton who asked me if I'd write a short for the trade. Of course, I said I'd love to. I wrote a story entitled "The Absent Signature" that I believe turned out extremely well. I guess you can see if you agree with me after you read the trade.
MP: What other projects do you have coming down the pipeline?
DM: Next up for me is the Viper Comics graphic novel Kid Houdini and the Silver Dollar Misfits and a story in Image's Popgun anthology in July, followed by The Surreal Adventures of Edgar Allan Poo Book 2 and the Dead Men trade in August. Last but not least, my sci-fi epic M-THEORY will follow in September, October and November. I have several other projects in production, but none that I can speak of at the moment. Gawd… I hate saying that.
MP: Before we go, is there anything else you would like to say?
DM: Yes. Please buy the Dead Men trade. It's been two years in the making and I truly hope everyone will buy a copy for your personal libraries and to give to family and friends. Also, if you'd like to see more stories from the Dead Men universe, please let Sean O'Reilly know about it. You can accomplish this by posting on the Arcana forum. Decimation will bring an end to the story, but there is so very much that takes place between these storylines that I'd love to flesh out.
Thanks for the interview, Mark! It's always a pleasure to talk with you.


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On AcknowledgementsBy Anna North
Anyone who wants to study writers' idiosyncrasies need look no further than their acknowledgments. One contemporary author thanks her therapist, another his probation officer, a third someone he calls the "Infamous Frankie G." In the backs of books I've found shout-outs to the Ship Manager of HM Frigate Unicorn; a book on Satanism; and an ice hotel. But alongside the quirky is also the heartfelt. I've encountered declarations of love—"my children, my jewels"; "without you, I'd be sunk"; "not only the most supportive parents a writer could ask for but the most loving, kind, and inspiring people I know." One set of thank-yous closes with the code IALYAAT, which I hope means, "I Always Love You At All Times."
Acknowledgments also offer an all-too-rare view of the writer as actual human being. We often think we're seeing the author's real self when we read her fiction, but as any author who's ever been asked what happened after she fled her family of international superspies and threw in her lot with a group of itinerant circus performers knows only too well, this is a delusion. The acknowledgments at the back of a novel are tantalizing because they're often the only true thing amid a pack of lies. And at the end of a really great book, how wonderful to recognize that it was written not by a monolith or a beam of white light or the manifestation of the goddess Athena, but by a living, breathing person who remembered to thank her agent.


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This pioneering winery is the result of a partnership between Chalone Wine Group and Paragon Vineyard, and defines the Central Coast appellation for which it is named. Founded in 1980 as the Edna Valley appellation's first producer of estate-grown Chardonnay, Edna Valley Vineyard also quickly established the region's Pinot Noir credentials. While relying on artisan winemaking, Edna Valley Vineyard continues to innovate in the new millennium, introducing one of the region's first Syrahs and—with the addition of the latest clones and trellis systems in the vineyard and a modernized, state-of-the-art winery—adding new luster to its popular mainstays.
Edna Valley Vineyard lies at the heart of the Edna Valley American Viticulture Area, established in 1982. The winery's Jack Niven Hospitality Center enables visitors to sample delicious wines amid this beautiful landscape. View all Edna Valley Vineyard Wines
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The largest of California's wine growing regions, the Central Coast produces the majority of California's wine. The district sprawls out, covering most of the vineyard land between San Francisco and Santa Barbara. Smaller sub-AVAs of the Central Coast include Monterey Bay, Paso Robles, Santa Ynez Valley, Santa Maria Valley, Santa Cruz Mountains and many others.
Notable FactsGrape varieties range from Pinot Noir and Chardonnay to Cabernet Sauvignon and Zinfandel. Some Central Coast wine is generic, bulk wine that contributes to the high production numbers of the area. But many winemakers and wineries, particular in some of the smaller AVAs, are small production artisans, creating unique and high-quality wine. The great thing about the Central Coast is its diversity - you're able to find a number of grape varieties and styles at a number of different price points.
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The most famous of the California wine regions is Napa Valley, and these wines are certainly outstanding – but it's not as broad and diverse as its larger neighbor, Sonoma County. Down south, Santa Barbara's Santa Maria Valley is well-known for its Rhône blends, as well as cool-climate varieties like Pinot and Chardonnay. The Central Coast, the largest California AVA, has many different microclimates that lead to a wide range of wines with many sub-AVAs.


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Mike Nichols wrote:
> Though i plan to try this out late tonight, i was hoping to get some
> feedback on it beforehand.
> i plan to connect two offices through use of physical connections that
> must include the captive portal. What i mean is that the only way to
> connect the two locations is use of infrastructure that is using the
> captive portal. so i'm thinking of just applying pass rules and setting
> static IPs on those machines corresponding to the network outside the
> captive portal. My question is this, when using the pass through mac, what
> is actually happening? is it just routing the traffic around the portal?
> Will the packets make it through the portal, through the pass rules and act
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Passthrough MAC is not what you think. You still need to use a web
browser first, but you are "pre authenticated" so you never see the
login. What you want is allowed IP addresses. And yes, you will need
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and they will still need to log in for web surfing.