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The Mason Inn Conference Center and Hotel has been awarded LEED Gold certification established by the U.S. Green Building Council and verified by the Green Building Certification Institute, developer Concord Eastridge announced.
This is the first LEED Gold-certified hotel in the Commonwealth of Virginia and the first LEED Gold-certified building at George Mason University.
"As Mason works to achieve ambitious sustainability goals, a LEED Gold-certified conference center and hotel makes a strong statement about how serious we are in these efforts," says Christine LaPaille, vice president for University Relations.
"We believe there is significant appeal among businesses and organizations with similar sustainability commitments to bring their meetings and conferences to a green building like the Mason Inn."
The Mason Inn Conference Center and Hotel achieved the certification for energy use, lighting, water and material use, as well as incorporating a variety of other sustainable strategies.
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"Buildings are a prime example of how human systems integrate with natural systems," says Rick Fedrizzi, president, CEO and founding chair of the U.S. Green Building Council.
"The Mason Inn Conference Center and Hotel project efficiently uses our natural resources and makes an immediate, positive impact on our planet, which will tremendously benefit future generations to come."
LEED Gold certification of The Mason Inn was based on a number of environmentally conscious design and construction features that positively impact the project itself, as well as the Northern Virginia community. These features include:
- An improved thermal building "envelope"; high-efficiency glazing on windows and doors; and high-efficiency water-source heat pumps that result in energy cost savings of 15.4 percent.
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Skip to comments.Vanity: What's Become Of The Breitbart Investigation?
Posted on 03/24/2012 2:25:51 PM PDT by ConservativeMan55
I've seen nothing in any type of media about autopsy results or any conclusion to his death?
Did he have a funeral or private memorial?
Was Breitbart married or did he live alone?
This guy was huge for our movement and he's suddenly gone.. and I think we need to be asking more questions.
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I certainly do. It was also the theme for a movie of the same name, IIRC.
I do know that my wife is completely aware of any and all medical conditions I have as her husband.... So your point is quite silly
Some of his own family and friends have already said Breitbart had heart problems. I have not heard one single person close to him suggest this was anything other than death by natural causes. Conspiracy mongering is irresponsible at this point.
Fine, but I assume she doesn't have the background and medical knowledge that your doctors have to give an educated opinion, if - G-d forbid - you dropped dead suddenly, on what the cause(s) of death were. It may or may not be related to something she knows.
Yes, 'twas.
Now I've got that damned tune in my head = "earworm". (Yep, I brought it on myself. Hadn't heard that tune in decades.)
Especially the ones who have all the documentation on tapes just in the event they are murdered while walking down a street at night.
Why murder them when all that will do is create ccontroversy and bring out the conspiracy wackos .........?
Oh wait! This may have been a suicide mission to bring attention to his tapes which have been whisked away in secrecy only to be revealed upon his death. That would bring millions of $$$ to his family.........
Whoa, I think you and I may have just busted this mystery wide open.........
1. Because he is an enemy.
2. Because he is the apparent brains of the enemy operation.
Do you have any other questions?
Where is there any evidence of the title you have posted being on the site Breitbart.com?
It's a vanity. That's why I didn't post it in the news section.
As one who had heart issues, he would have been well briefed on symptoms by his doctors. He probably also carried nitroglycerin, which most heart people do.
The thing that disturbs me is that he felt well enough to go to a bar, then dies on his way back. Yes, sometimes it is natural causes. It's just those little things that bother me.
Yea, do you only take LSD with your Wheaties or when you just run out of beer?
close, it was Arlo Guthrie, Woody's son.
YOU'RE RIGHT! It WAS Arlo. Thanks for the memory-jog, ThirstyMan.
Pretty (half) witty reply on your part. But no, I've never even seen any LSD. I don't think I've had a bowl of Wheaties in 40 years or more. But I do have lots of beer in my refrigerator and I rarely run out.
Why don't you answer my question, instead of making a juvenile reply.
Yea, do you only take LSD with your Wheaties or when you just run out of beer?
Then why did you cite Breitbart.com as a source?
Oh wow I hadn't seen that.
Thanks for the link!
Thanks for posting your Vanity in Chat. That was perfect! :)
I did add "Vanity" to your title.
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The chain started as a market stand in the Downingtown, Pennsylvania Farmer's Market. In the same year, Auntie Anne's expanded to eight locations in the state of Pennsylvania, after the first bakery opened in Harrisburg. The first mall location was the Park City Center in Lancaster, Pennsylvania, in 1989. By 1990, the bakery chain spread to nine other states with 50 locations. In 1992, the first Auntie Anne's airport location opened at the Pittsburgh International Airport. The year 1995 brought its first train station store at Penn Station in New York City. By 2005, there were 887 bakeries in 45 states and twelve countries.
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The company doesn't see this as a struggle, but an opportunity, Dunn said. Its stores are everywhere, yet aren't quite destinations the way a Dunkin' Donuts would be. The company combats this by handing out free samples and pounding the social media pavement to drive awareness.
In the year to come Auntie Anne's is set to add 100 new U.S. stores and 118 international locations to its total of 1350, a solid follow-up to its best year for openings ever. In 2012, the company opened 117 domestic units and 85 international stores.
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Auntie Anne's has 350 franchisees which account for its 1350 locations around the world. Some own just one store, while others own upwards of 65 each, he said, but on average its about three stores per franchisee. Between full-time and part-time employees, each store has between 10 and 20 on its payroll, Dunn says.
Part of the reason the company continues to be profitable over so many years is its franchisees, Dunn said. Businesses considering franchising should be hyper-aware of the people they are franchising to.
"You have to align yourself with the right people," Dunn said. "It's kind of like a marriage. We are partners and are trying to accomplish the same thing, so if they are successful, we're successful."
Franchising is also not a fast-track to cash, he said. Selling franchises takes serious vetting and nurturing, so it's not for the faint of heart.
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The corporate side of the company is providing franchisees with that all-important information regarding Obamacare as well, Dunn said. Auntie Anne's hosts council meetings as well as regional franchisee meetings to discuss what's coming down the pike.
Franchisees with multiple store location deals will likely be watching their employee thresholds, as multiple stores owned by the same franchisee are subject to the 50-employee mandate.
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Starring: James McAvoy, Anya Taylor-Joy, Betty Buckley, Haley Lu Richardson, Jessica Sula
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Shyamalan together with clever camera angles (from cinematographer Mike Gioulakis) use the change in personality to amp up the horror the kidnapped girls experience when they realise their captor is using completely different voices to have a conversation, with himself.
It's Kevin's psychiatrist, Dr. Karen Feltcher (Betty Buckley) who speculates whether DID caused through trauma is a weakness or a strength. And whether the Split is a way of tapping into the plasticity of the brain, creating pathways into parts unknown.
An interesting premise and the main thrust of the film.
Shyamalan really takes the idea of tapping into the power of the mind as far as he can. The result being a thought-provoking horror with a bit of dark humour thrown in the mix.
Thankfully, the few snorts of laughter I had were meant to be provoked, but jeez, there's a real push of that suspension of belief, the suspension achieved through the believable and truly phenomenal performance of James McAvoy as all those differing personalities.
McAvoy's great at those parts that require equal measures of
nice guy versus evil. I kept thinking back to the character from the film: Trance (2013), another thriller that delves into the mind.
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I think people will either swallow the story and enjoy the film, or they won't. There's certainly a unique flavour here.
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Mancini bemoans wasted opportunities
Roberto Mancini assailed his Manchester City players for being too soft after seeing them slip seven points behind leader Manchester United with defeat at "lucky" Sunderland.
City went down by the only goal for the third successive season at the Stadium of Light, while their neighbor came from behind three times to sink Newcastle 4-3 at Old Trafford to extend its lead at the top.
Mancini insisted his men had only themselves to blame after not making the most of the chances they created before succumbing to former teammate Adam Johnson's 53rd-minute strike.
"We had a lot of chances, we played well, but we didn't score," Mancini said. "This is our problem, we don't score. We don't score enough goals to win the game.
"Last year, we scored one, two, three goals every game. Now when we have chances, we are too soft and this is not good. We are too soft in attack, too soft when we have chances, too soft when we shoot."
The Black Cats, who took four points from City last season and were the only side to leave the Etihad Stadium with something to show for their efforts, defended resolutely to ensure Johnson's contribution was decisive, but Mancini was less than gracious in his assessment of the game.
"I think they [Sunderland] are really lucky against us at home because you can't create every time 15, 20 chances like this year, last year, two years ago and in the end, you lose the game," he said.
"They are very lucky against us. They defend well, but we need to be stronger when we have a chance to score."
Opposite number Martin O'Neill, however, was not in the slightest bit interested in Mancini's view.
"Honestly, I am really not particularly bothered, I am genuinely not bothered about what Roberto Mancini would say about the team," he said. "I have seen it before with other managers. I'm not bothered. I thought we were terrific today."
The game was settled by Johnson's second-half effort, but it was one which left Mancini with more than one cause for complaint.
Both he and Pablo Zabaleta were convinced City should have been awarded a free kick for Craig Gardner's challenge on the fullback during the build-up, although referee Kevin Friend did not agree.
Sunderland played on and when Carlos Cuellar fed the ball out to Johnson, he cut inside before blasting a long-range shot past keeper Joe Hart, who was caught flat-footed and allowed the ball to squirm past him.
Johnson initially thought his former team-mate had kept his effort out, but his joy was unbridled as it dawned on him that the ball had indeed ended up in the back of the net.
Mancini, who rather surprisingly absolved Hart of blame for the goal, was scathing when asked for his view of the official's decision to allow play to continue.
"The referee ate too much for Christmas. He was not in good form," Mancini said. "He and the linesman, I think, after Christmas, it can happen to have a bad performance like today."
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While Grandmaster (GM) Wesley So suffered his first defeat on Tuesday, GM Rogelio Antonio, Jr. kept the Philippine pride alive in the 7th round of 2010 Asian Individual Chess Championships in Subic, Olongapo City.
Antonio defeated Iranian Pouria Darini after 33 moves of the Sicilian Alapin at the Subic Exhibition and Convention Center. He improved his score to 4.5 points.
"I still have a good chance of making it with two more rounds left," said Antonio, who is aiming to get another crack at the World Chess Cup.
Slots to the 2011 World Chess Cup await the top 5 finishers of the 9-round tournament organized by the National Chess Federation of the Philippines (NCFP).
However, leading RP bet So was defeated by GM Ni Hua of China.
So dropped his solo leadership and settled for a tie for 5th to 8th places with 5 points going into the final 2 rounds.
The 16-year-old chess whiz kid tried hard to squeeze out a win before yielding to Ni in marathon 74 moves of the Slav.
Several moves earlier, So even held a slight initiative against Ni but made several passive moves against Ni's 2 connected rooks that turned the tide in the Chinese's favor.
Other results
In other matches, GM Li Chao of China crushed compatriot GM Yu Yangyi, GM Abhijeet Gupta of India humbled countryman GM Gopal Narayanan Geetha and GM Ling Direng of China outclassed Bayarsaikhan Gundavaa of Mongolia to vault into a 4-way tie for the lead with Ni with 5.5 points.
GM John Paul Gomez, however, also suffered a loss on Tuesday to GM Zhou Jianchao of China. Gomez now has 4 points.
Filipino International Master (IM) Rolando Nolte, meantime, toppled GM Ziaur Rahman of Bangladesh in 43 moves of the Sicilian to improve to 4 points.
IM Ronald Dableo drew with GM Zhou Weiqi of China, IM Dronavalli Harika of India downed IM Barlo Nadera, GM Wen Yang bested Allan Macala, and IM Oliver Dimakiling beat Paulo James Florendo.
Rapid chess tilt
Meanwhile, Christian Arroyo emerged as the solo winner in the National Amateur Rapid chess championship, a side event of the Asian Championships, which was held over the weekend.
A mainstay of Far Eastern University under GM Jayson Gonzales, Arroyo finished with 5 wins and 2 draws to pocket the top prize of P10,000.
Sharing 2nd to 3rd places were Allan Cantonjos and Ryan Dungca, who finished with 5.5 points. They took home P7,000 each.
Merben Roque and Jerry Areque finished 4th and 5th, respectively. Completing the top 10 were Marlon Ricafort (6th), Sheider Nebato (7th), Ritchie Evangelista (8th), Joey Albert Florendo (9th) and Jerad Docena (10th).
The other awardees were Lourecel Hernandez (top unrated), Vince Angelo Medina (top kiddie) and Judith Pineda (top female). (Marlon Bernardino, ABSCBNnews.com)
Standings after 7 rounds:
5.5 points – H. Ni (China), C. Li (China), A. Gupta (India), L. Ding (China)
5 points – W. So (RP), K. Sasikiran (India), J. Zhou (China), R. Yu (China)
4.5 points – R. Antonio (RP), L.Q. Liem (Vietnam), E. Ghaemmaghami ( Iran), P. Harikrishna (India), T. Bakre (India), Y. Yu (China), G. Geetha (India), B. Gundavaa (Mongolia), Y. Wan (China), C. Zheng (China), D. Xiu (China), P. Sethuranan (India), D. Harika (India)


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The Fight Between Carnival and Lent: Or, a personal metaphor for the struggle to balance the Creative with the Historical
I have no shame in high-jacking the title off of a celebrated Bruegel painting to frame my current state of mind. In my mind its fitting, especially since this internal battle is indeed occurring in the first full week of Lent. My medieval counterpart would currently be abstaining from eating meat (excluding fish) and dairy (including eggs), as well as being extra pious; while I'm sitting here debating whether to pin or sew the sets into the new ruffs I'm making.
It seems like a shallow and easy to answer question, but the underlying currents have me asking some rather difficult questions about the "creative" part of the SCA versus the history that we allegedly should be striving towards. Throw in practicality, as well as the overarching modern mindset into the mix and the question isn't quite so shallow any more.
In context, I've been reading Ruth Goodman's new book, How to be a Tudor: The Dawn-to-Dusk Guide to Tudor Life. It is really fantastic and has me re-thinking most of the ways that I approach the SCA – especially since I feel like I've been treading water for some time in the oft coined "persona development" side of things. Reading this book feels like a whole new world of possibilities have been opened to me on the historical front, and I'm only about half way done on the first read through. (Expect a full blog post write up when I finish on the second read through after notes have been taken, right now I'm just reveling in the joy of it all.) This book takes the information presented in the similar experimental archeology programs Tudor Monastery Farm and Tales From the Green Valley, to a whole new level.
Enter: the description of preparing a ruff. Goodman describes the process as starching the ruff, drying, smoothing the ruff and starch to a sheen, and then finally setting the actual 'sets' with a hot poking rod and pinning in place. Pins were used so that the ruffs could be easily laundered and the process repeated. Styles of sets could quickly change from one preparation to the next as well. Sometimes a bit of warmed beeswax would be used to hold the sets in place in lue of the pins. Fast forward to today and most ruffs used in costuming and historical portrayal have sewn sets and are starched and worked out to give a lovely even set every time with the conservation of time spent on the preparation of the ruff to a minimum. But that is one of the problems, time and labor are worth so much more today then they were in the 16th century. It is assumed that us modern persons will take the "creative approach" to our projects for practicalities sake. What do we do when modern practicalities contradict reasonable historical ones? Historically it would have been more practical to pin the ruff, yet today we see it as an inconvenience. Or, even worse, as laziness or sloppiness.
On my first ruff, I had read that indeed pins were used to set ruffs. Granted I had intended to sew the sets shut but lack of time indeed prevailed, so I left the pins in anyway – it was after all a period choice thing, right? When questioned about the pins, I explained that in the period they were one option used to set ruffs – oh the raised eyebrows and skepticism! (In no form or fashion am I saying that this ruff was perfect, it wasn't, amusingly it was the pins that people had problems about – not the actual wrongness of the ruff shape, etc.) And even worse, the self consciousness of "Oh no, they are going to think that I'm horrible and lazy and never look at anything I make with a shred of belief ever again!" Granted, after reading Goodman's work, I feel a bit more validated about my previous pin preference. Except, and it is a big one, I feel that I'm more torn than before about the ever present fight between making the historical choice (as odd as it might seem to others) or going with the "creative" side of the SCA and not coming off as a nutter. Well, maybe not that drastic, but when researching an era that is not as well pursued as others, "pretty" tends to come across as correct – and that's not always the case. Which, that opens up another can of worms in regard to SCA philosophy as to whether things should be encouraged to fit into our modern "pretty" sensibilities, or the ideal that authenticity itself is beautiful?
But that is not the heart of this battle in my mind tonight. Tonight, it is about whether to pin, or not to pin. Throw myself into the history of the period and the mindset of those that truly thought much differently than we do now? Or remain at a safe, comfortable, pre-set ruff distance? Granted, if I take this first step, a marvelously period kit isn't going to materialize over night. But a step is a step. If I pin, then I can make more batches of homemade starch (no, not the pre-made powder type, the good stinky stuff). A glass smoothing stone can be commissioned from the local glassblower, and a board won't be hard to find. A metal worker can make a poking stick, and viola! a period ruff setting set up. But what about everything else?
Ruffs weren't the only things pined. Hundreds of thousands of pins were being shipped into England at any given time. According to Goodman, pinning ones ensemble together was especially necessary if you were a woman who at the time was most likely either pregnant, in between pregnancies, or had a body that was no longer the one you had on your wedding day. Stomachers helped hide gaps in the clothing of the torso, as well as could be easily adjusted on a daily basis to conform to a changing body. These and other accessories were often pinned on, and women went through a lot of them – pins that is. Skirts that had a neat little pleat at the end of a wheel farthingale – yes, those too are thought to have been pinned in place. How do we cope with this vastly different concept of wearing clothing in context of the expectations of the SCA? I don't have an answer, but I think that it is an important question that any person engaged in any sort of historical reenactment or recreation has to ask themselves – or at the very least, engage in an internal dialogue once in a while.


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The recipients of the Pravasi Bharatiya Samman Award, presented by President Prathibha Patil at the valedictory function of the 6 th Pravasi Bharatiya Divas, at Vigyna Bhavan in New Delhi on Tuesday.
Dr. Naveenchandra Ramgoolam - Prime Minister of Mauritius.
Neville Joseph Roach - Chairman of TCS-FNS, an Australian Banking solutions company acquired by Tata Consultancy.
Dr Ravi Pillai - He has a major presence in the oil and gas sector in Saudi Arabia and has set up the Upasana Hospital and Research centre in India.
A P S Mani - Founder and coordinator of Indian Community Activities in Tokyo.
Judge Ajith Swarn Singh - District Judge in New Zealand.
Rafiudin S Fazulbhoy - Founding member of the Indian school at Jeddah and the Indian Pilgrims' Welfare Forum.
Bicky Chakraborty - A leading hotelier in Sweden. He is a role model for Indian immigrants to Sweden.
Krishnamurthy Kumar - The founding governor of the Indian Business and Professional Council, under the aegis of the Dubai Chamber of Commerce and Industry.
Lord Karan Bilmoria - Chairman of the Indo-British Partnership and also the representative Deputy Lieutenant of the London Borough of Hounslow.
Dr Thomas Abraham - Contributed towards the NRI-PIO movement in the United States and mobilised Indian students to form the India club of Columbia University in 1974.
Dr Joy Cherian - Founder of the Indian American Forum for Political Education.
The National Council of Indian culture, Trinidad and Tobago - The NICC is actively involved in propagating India's cultural values and ethics in Trinidad and Tobago.


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Goal Achieving 2013, Your Strategic Roadmap
February 26, 2013 – 12:00PM to 2:30PM: Axa Advisors LLC, 1633 Broadway, 3rd Floor, NY
Goal Achieving 2013, Your Strategic Roadmap, by speaker and coaching expert RJ Lennon, Great Networking and Lunch. Let RJ really help you lay out, define and most importantly achieve your goals. This is in an intimate atmosphere so you really can get the personal attention from RJ that you need.
Developing Your Marketing Plan
February 26, 2013 – 6:00PM to 7:00PM: New York Public Library Science Industry and Business Library, 188 Madison Ave at 34th St, Lower Level – Healy Hall, New York, NY 10016
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If you live in DC, MD, or VA and have your Camaro already.. Post the type, the date you got it, the location, and pics if you have any. I'll start it off.
Type: SIM 2LT RS Blk interior no sunroof
Received: May 18, 2009
Location: PG County, MD
UPDATE:Type: 2011 SIM 2LT RS Blk interior w/ sunroof
Received: Augusrt 2011
Location: PG County, MD
I'll be adding to this thread tonight :happyanim: I'm picking up my Black 2LT from Sport in a few hours! :happyanim:
What part of PG County are you prowling?? I'm in Upper Marlboro and work in Bowie so I'll be spending the majority of my time on 301 and 50.
I ordered from Sterling Chevrolet but it wont be in until July or August......
Cool Wooav8tor glad too see you got yours.Hopefully im next at sport
Whenever mine decides to show up I'll answer that role call. Ordered on 11/29/08. Last I knew I went to 3000 status late April. Will be checking in with the dealer (Country Chevrolet in Warrenton) this weekend. I'm in Arlington.
2SS/RS, SIM, L99, sunroof, polished 20's.
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It was this past weekend that someone said there were already a couple of others from Sport that were built and just awaiting shipping. Hopefully you'll have yours very soon.
Those are all beauties. I'm still waitin on measly ole #1002 that was born 3/24. I hope to be meeting up with some of you in the future.
Anyone go towards bethesda? Rockville? area at all? My business is in bethesda and I live in rockville.
Would love to meet up when we are all equipped.
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Even Larry the Cable Guy likes it! He has a SRT8 Challenger and I was able to get the car backstage and have him crawl all over it. "GM did a great job!" He is a really nice guy and put on one hell of a show at the First Mariner Arena in Baltimore. I take her down to Miller's Island a lot and everyone come clamoring out of Robo Willie's to check her out. Thanks Rob for the special parking place. Even little kids with the Bumblebee toys want a pic!
:coolpics: everyone! Keep it up! I can't wait to get mine!
Amelia, how do you like the black rims? Don't have mine yet (shipped last Tuesday, so maybe this week!!!) but I'm getting IOM with black stripes and think black rims will look great but I'm hesitant because I don't know for sure.
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CHURCH: Daughter's birth puts life in perspective
This last weekend, my wife went through labor and produced a beautiful little girl. As I look at my new blessing, I began to think once again about how Jesus came into our world, as a little child. I look at my beautiful little girl and I see how utterly dependent she is on my wife and I to take care of her every need.
I then think of the little baby Jesus. I stand in awe and wonder as I think of the Creator of the universe dependent upon the very things He created. Wow! Amazing! The very idea blows my mind! What strikes me even more is that He did it so that He could identify with our every weakness. What amazing grace!
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We have a brother in our ward who has been ordered by a court to perform community service. We'd like him to perform this service at a Bishop's Storehouse, but we're told by the storehouse that his bishop needed to complete a recommendation form before he could serve there.
Does anyone know what this form is? I've called the storehouse (who told me that yes, there is a form, but that they didn't know the name of it or where I could find one) and have visited a distribution center (who similarly wasn't familiar).
Any guidance or direction here would be great. Thanks for your help.
Bishop's authorization for court ordered service
Discuss where to obtain or how to fill out specific reports or forms.
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I would call back to the Storehouse and ask to speak with someone who is familiar with the form and can tell you exactly what it is. I believe there is a Bishop's form for Services (not the food commodity order). If the Storehouse can't come up with the answer, have your stake go up a level for you and speak with someone over the Storehouse.
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Kyushindo is a relatively modern 'freestyle' martial art, originating in the UK during the mid 20th century. We have taken influence from traditional Japanese styles of martial arts (such as Shotokan karate and judo), but also from the flowing forms of Chinese "soft" style arts, (principally tai chi and bagua). It is not based on physical strength or bulk, but on technique, balance and speed. It uses circular movement harnessing an opponent's force and using it against them. Unlike some traditional schools, we do not perform techniques that use unnatural movements or body hardening conditioning. We appreciate that this form of training can lead to long term joint damage. Consequently, it is eminently safer, particularly for children, than many other styles of martial arts.
This is not to say it is not as effective, just watch our instructors working together or demonstrating the use of technique and you will see why we teach the way we do. We also recognise that our students have to go to school or work the next morning!
All of our clubs are family orientated. Just come along to any of our classes and see how many children and their parents, or siblings, learn karate or judo together. We run a number of mixed-age karate and judo classes within Kyushindo where adults and children train together. Currently there are karate clubs in Reading, Abingdon, Oxford and Didcot and the Didcot Judo Club that allow this great opportunity. They are able to spend quality time together in a safe and structured environment; what better way to pass a few hours! Indeed why not look at our instructors profiles and see the evidence for yourself. Many of them started out training with their children, and indeed many still do.
"Kyushindo is where I bring my children in the knowledge they have wonderful role models and a good time."
"I love Kyushindo because the people are really nice and funny and make sure that you are safe" (Monty – White Belt)
"I love going to Karate because the instructors make it fun" (Thomas – Yellow Belt)
Come and join in
We know the biggest step is the one through the door as we have all taken it. Come along to any of our karate or judo classes in Abingdon, Oxford, Reading, Faringdon, Stokenchurch or Didcot and you will immediately be welcomed and the first thing that will strike you is the relaxed buzz in the club as parents, children and older students mingle.
Yes we do teach karate and judo to any age, however we believe 5 is the youngest to benefit, and have those of more 'senior years' in our classes as beginners. We are always happy for you to observe a class and it is surprising how quickly even the shyest want to get onto the mat and join in. We accept it is not for everyone and for this reason the first lesson is always free. Even after that we do not demand up-front payments and most clubs operate a "Pay As You Train" Philosophy. All of our instructors teach as a hobby because they really enjoy it, none of them do this as a means of making a living, as such we are able to keep our prices affordable.
"Since starting karate earlier this year I notice that both of my boys are more confident…"
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million spectators to see beautiful Paints in action
Paint Horses proudly bear the colors for Six Flags Over Texas
in 2002
WORTH, Texas-American Paint Horses are bearing the six flags that
have flown over Texas during the past 500 years as part of an exciting
new outreach program undertaken by the American Paint Horse Association
American Paint Horses made their debut at Six Flags Over Texas
in Arlington, Texas, recently as part of the theme park's "Rangers
and Outlaws" show. The American Paint Horse Association is sponsoring
the exciting performance, which is a salute to the Texas Rangers.
(APHA photo by Darrell Dodds)
two months, from June 8 through August 11, APHA is supplying nine
highly talented Paint Horses to the Six Flags Over Texas theme park
in Arlington, Texas. The horses are part of the thrill-packed "Rangers
and Outlaws" Wild West Show, sponsored by APHA. The 20-minute adventure
brings to life a true story of how the Texas Rangers fought outlaws
and brought justice to the silver-mining town of Shafter, Texas,
in 1892.
show runs four times each day for 65 straight days and about 2 million
visitors to the park during that time will have the opportunity
to see the adventure. It is estimated that about half of those spectators
will be under the age of 18.
of our primary missions is to promote the outstanding qualities
of Paint Horses and to try to familiarize as many people as possible
with the breed," said Jim Kelley, APHA's executive secretary. "In
many cases, we just want people to know what defines an American
Paint Horse. This is a great opportunity for us to showcase the
breed to a young audience. Through the American Paint Horse Association's
'Rangers and Outlaws' show, we're able to introduce our breed to
millions of people in a fun and entertaining environment. We were
thrilled when Six Flags asked us to be part of the show."
Buehler, director of human resources and administration for Six
Flags Over Texas, and a longtime horse breeder, sought out APHA's
help in finding the horses.
wanted traditional Western stock horses -- ones with excellent conformation
and athletic ability," said Buehler. "Of course, we also needed
them to be even-tempered, intelligent and trainable. And, we wanted
horses that were really attractive. Having been involved with horses
for 30 years, I know that American Paint Horses have all those qualities.
Paint Horses have stolen the show."
part of the APHA-sponsored "Rangers and Outlaws" performance, American
Paint Horses charge out into an arena and gallop full speed in precision
drill-team formation as riders in Texas Ranger attire carry giant
replicas of the six flags that have flown over Texas. The flags
include those of Spain, France, Mexico, Texas, the Confederacy and
the United States of America.
the performance, lawmen and outlaws alike ride Paint Horses. The
show is filled with non-stop action, including gunfights, stunts,
a daring escape from a blazing hotel, and even a giant water tower
explosion and silver mine calamity at the finale. Ten actors, whose
specializations also include stunts and horsemanship, are part of
the show, according to Robert Keith, the show's director and stunt
a special feature of the "Rangers and Outlaws" show, members of
the audience are invited to leave their seats after the performance
to talk with the actors and get a close-up view of the horses. This
"meet and greet" event is popular, especially with the younger members
in attendance. The actors, who have developed a close bond with
the horses, field numerous questions, many of which center around
the beautiful American Paint Horses.
APHA "Rangers and Outlaws" show is part of Six Flags' Best of Texas
Festival - a 65-day summer-long event dedicated to highlighting
the Lone Star State's history, animals, lifestyles, music, cuisine
and other special attractions.
the entertainers at the Best of Texas Festival are the Dallas Cowboy
Cheerleaders and the Apache Belles, a world-famous precision dance
and drill team from Tyler Junior College in Tyler, Texas. The renowned
Light Crust Doughboys, who have been playing popular Texas swing
for seven decades, will be a featured act twice daily.
addition to Texas-style entertainment, Lone Star cuisine is a big
part of the Best of Texas Festival. Chicken-fried steaks and big
burgers are part of the food fare. The world's largest fruitcake,
whipped up in a stainless-steel cement mixer, will also be on display.
year, we decided to go all out with the biggest and the best of
everything's that great about Texas," said Steve Calloway, vice
president and general manager of Six Flags Over Texas. "And that's
why we wanted Paint Horses here, too."
paints the town
This is the second time in the past two years that APHA has answered
the call to showcase the breed in the Dallas-Fort Worth Metroplex,
which has a growing population of more than 5 million people.
spring 2001, when officials at the Fort Worth Zoo needed a horse
to take up residence in their innovative $40 million "Texas Wild!"
exhibit, they turned to APHA for help. They asked the Fort Worth-based
association if it could come up with a horse that would serve as
an icon of the West, and Texas in particular.
association did just that, finding a beautiful American Paint Horse
named Ollie Oops, who was born and bred in the Lone Star State.
is estimated that more than 1.5 million people visited "Ollie" at
the zoo last year, and read zoo placards describing American Paint
Horses. Millions more will see the easy-going, loud-colored gelding
in the years ahead.
a family-oriented organization," said Kelley. "Our commitment to
donating a beautiful Paint to the Fort Worth Zoo and finding beautiful
performance horses for Six Flags is just one way we're reaching
out to families. We want families to realize that this breed has
a lot to offer.
we put beautiful Paint Horses out there before the public, the attributes
of this breed are easy to see," Kelley added.
Paint is a great horse for children and parents alike. Whether you're
just learning to ride, or want to compete at the highest level,
an American Paint Horse can take you there.
the message we're trying to get across."
about APHA
Since its founding 40 years ago, APHA has registered more than 660,000
horses. Currently, American Paint Horses are being registered at
APHA's Fort Worth, Texas, headquarters at a rate of about 57,000
horses each year. The association serves nearly 100,000 members,
who are located in every U.S. state, throughout Canada and in 34
other nations around the world.
employs 160 people and has an annual operating budget of $15 million
for activities worldwide.
the many qualities that make Paint Horses desirable are their sound
conformation, versatile athletic ability, intelligence, calm temperament,
willing disposition and beautiful coat color patterns.
more information about the American Paint Horse and APHA, visit
http://www.apha.com/, or call (817) 834-2742,
extension 788.
about Six Flags
Six Flags Inc. is the world's largest regional theme park company.
The company owns and operates 38 parks throughout North America,
Latin America and Europe. Six Flags theme parks serve 40 of the
50 largest metropolitan areas in the United States.
parks annually host more than 50 million guests worldwide. For more
information, visit the Six Flags Web site at http://www.sixflags.com/.


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Paralympics: Coldplay delight musician Lloyd Coleman
A young musician from Bridgend has been speaking of his delight at sharing a stage with rock stars Coldplay at the Paralympics closing ceremony.
Lloyd Coleman, 20, who is partially deaf and blind, played clarinet in the British Paraorchestra created by conductor Charles Hazlewood.
"They were incredibly kind and incredibly open to us," said the young musician of headline act Coldplay.
Mr Coleman had previously composed new music for the Cultural Olympiad.
A short set of songs by Coldplay formed one of the highlights of a spectacular Paralympic closing ceremony at the Olympic Stadium in Stratford, east London on Sunday.
Mr Coleman told BBC Radio Wales how the orchestra was pleased to accompany the band as part of their appearance.
"I was performing with the British Paraorchestra, formed a year ago by the conductor Charles Hazlewood to provide a platform for musicians with disabilities," he said.
"Coldplay were very kind and invited us to perform with them at the ceremony and we provided an introduction to the song Strawberry Swing which was just fantastic.
The young musician said it had been a "privilege" to work with Coldplay and lead singer Chris Martin in particular.
"He came and spent a day with us in north London," said Mr Coleman.
"We threw a few ideas around and we weren't quite sure what we were going to do at that point but it soon became clear that they were very interested in collaborating with the orchestra.
"They were incredibly kind and incredibly open to us and allowed us to basically do our own arrangement of their song - we really enjoyed playing with them.
"I know they are a kind of Marmite band - love/hate - but actually I've always liked Coldplay and was delighted when I realised the ceremony would be based around Coldplay's music.
"I think that was a very good move by the organisers because sometimes these things can become a little bit overblown and overlong.
"Just to have what was essentially a Coldplay concert but then bring in all these other elements like the Paraorchestra, Rihanna and other artists too, I think it worked really well last night and I hope the public enjoyed it as much as we did."
Mr Coleman said it was very poignant to perform at the moment when the Paralympic flag was lowered, and that it was sad to see the end of an event that he like millions of others had followed avidly.
He was also confident that the Paralympics had displayed disabled people in a positive light.
"This year's Paralympic games have been a real game changer in perceptions of disability and attitudes towards disability," he said.
"How appropriate is it that that has happened in the country where the Paralympic movement first started. I think that's absolutely wonderful.
"People with disabilities have some amazing things to offer. Some people might think this has been said time and time again, that the message is getting slightly old now and that we've heard it all before.
"I do know people who still just have misconceptions and still haven't had their eyes opened to the extraordinary things that people with disabilities can do.
"I introduced some of my housemates to blind football which they'd never seen before … they were absolutely amazed by it.
"It's that coverage and exposure which is needed so that people can have their attitudes towards disabilities changed."
The accolade comes after Mr Coleman was asked to compose a piece of Olympic-themed music performed by the BBC National Orchestra of Wales during 2012 as part of the Cultural Olympiad.


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I had a chance to speak with 21 year old MLS All Star Jack McInerney of the Philadelphia Union today and we spoke on a number of different topics pertaining towards the future of Jack in the league and the future of the Philadelphia Union.
Jack on the offseason thus far: "For the most part just been relaxing. Last offseason I went in and was told to just recover from the previous season since I had not had a workload like that (before). So everyday I just lifted and touched the ball 2, 3 times a week and I started the season on fire. So this offseason I've been pretty much sticking to (the) same thing."
On manager Hackworth and players he might be playing with next season: "Last time we talked he asked what I think we needed and I said a through ball would be nice every once and a while. He laughed and said it was exactly what they were going to get this offseason. Never mentioned any names but I get the feeling it would not be a MLS player."
On MLS attackers he'd like to have in Philadelphia: "I thought Eddie J (Johnson), Zakuani or DeRo all would have been great fits."
On overseas interest: "I haven't (Heard of any interest overseas). The plan right now is to play out my contract and see what happens. Europe is eventually the goal though. If something came along though, I'm definitely interested."
On if the Union would come to him with a new contract: "Unless they came to me with something a good bit up there, I wouldn't take it."
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V. K. Khersonsky and D. A. Turnshek
Department of Physics and Astronomy, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA 15260 USA
F. H. Briggs
Kapteyn Astronomical Institute, Groningen, The Netherlands
Keywords: Intergalactic medium: - Gunn-Peterson test; Young galaxies: - Interstellar medium; Primordial abundances: - deuterium.
One of the potentially most effective methods of studying the intergalactic medium (IGM) at different cosmological epochs (up to the redshifts of the most distant QSOs) is the so-called Gunn-Peterson (GP) test. For neutral hydrogen, this involves measurement of absorption from the Ly resonance line in a QSO's ultraviolet continuum by a small fraction of cosmologically distributed diffuse neutral hydrogen in the IGM. If diffuse neutral hydrogen were dense enough throughout the Universe, the GP effect should result in the appearance of an absorption trough shortward of the Ly emission line in all QSO spectra. However, the shape and depth of the GP absorption trough will, in fact, depend on the conditions and structure in the IGM at various epochs. Under the right conditions, similar troughs might be observed shortward of the resonance HeI 584Å and HeII 304Å lines, and Jakobsen et al. (1994) and Davidsen et al. (1995) recently announced a clear detection of HeII 304Å at high redshift which could be due to diffuse GP absorption (but we will not consider this here). Constraints on GP absorption provide extremely important results which are needed to understand the physical processes in the IGM, the equation of state of the intergalactic gas, problems involving the intergalactic UV background radiation, and mechanisms for the evolution of different structures in the Universe.
There have been many attempts to observe the neutral hydrogen GP effect in QSO spectra at high redshifts (Steidel & Sargent 1987, Jenkins & Ostriker 1991, Giallongo et al. 1992, Webb et al. 1992, Fang & Crotts 1995). However, in many cases the interpretation of the data is not very clear due to various factors, the most important of which are: (1) uncertainties in the extrapolation of continuum spectra of QSOs from longward of the Ly emission line to shortward of this line and (2) the huge number of high redshift Ly forest lines shortward of the Ly emission line which result in uncertainties in the determination of the local continuum at wavelengths where the GP trough is expected. The influence of this second factor can be reduced by studying GP absorption at lower redshifts with HST. In this case the number of Ly forest lines decreases drastically. However, without the appropriate data, the uncertainties related to the extrapolation of a QSO's continuum spectrum from longward of the Ly emission line to shortward of this line is still very significant (Bahcall et al. 1991). Thus, no reliable detection of neutral hydrogen GP absorption has been made.
Recently, during an archival investigation of HST-FOS QSO spectra aimed at placing limits on GP absorption, we studied a sample of moderate redshift QSO spectra. While many objects exhibited no evidence for neutral hydrogen GP absorption, we wish to report on one object (Q2145+067 with ) which did exhibit some evidence (Khersonsky, Turnshek & Sherer 1995, Khersonsky et al. 1996). The spectrum of this object is shown in Figure 1. We used a carefully developed conservative technique to estimate the continuum level and the minimum amount of GP absorption apparently present. In the original spectrum, we determined that the apparent depression in the continuum was extremely significant, 30% centered at 2150--2300Å. This corresponds to the redshift interval 0.75--0.90. However, this wavelength region coincides with potential absorption from interstellar dust. An estimate of the interstellar extinction toward Q2145+067 is 0.06 mag as determined by the galaxy counts method of Burstein & Heiles (1982). Based on the observed Galactic neutral hydrogen and an assumed dust-to-gas ratio, the study of Lockman & Savage (1995) gives a more conservative value, 0.09 mag. We have extinction-corrected the spectrum using this more conservative estimate and still find a depression of 13--15% (see Figure 1). Note that we believe that the spectrum has been over extinction-corrected, because OVI emission is much stronger than normal; any additional extinction correction would make OVI emission much too strong. Therefore, it would seem that the depression in this wavelength region can not be adequately explained by the effects of Galactic dust and so this should be considered as an intriguing possible case of GP absorption in the IGM near redshift 0.8. [The alternative interpretation would apparently require a substantial complex of blended emission filling in the region shortward of the SiIV emission line, and this is unexpected.]
Figure: The extinction-corrected spectrum of PKS 2145+067. The dashed line shows the continuum of the QSO as derive by fitting the data at the locations marked by the arrows. The 1-sigma flux errors are given by dashed-dotted line.
If real, the spectral width of the observed absorption feature is at least 250Å. Given the absence of GP absorption along other sight-lines we have studied, this suggests that the IGM exhibits an over-density of neutral hydrogen in the direction toward Q2145+067 extending over > 500 Mpc. The result represents an over-density of neutral hydrogen by a factor of 3 to 7 more compared to values that would typically cause non-detections to be reported. If confirmed, this would be the first unambiguous observation of HI GP absorption. If the typical linear scale of any inhomogeneity in the IGM is about the same as large scale structure ( 50--100 Mpc) in directions transverse to the sight-line toward Q2145+067, then the GP absorption should vary on angular scales of several degrees (for 0.8). Therefore, if the IGM is inhomogeneous on these scales, GP absorption should be found along the lines-of-sight toward some other QSOs in the close vicinity of 2145+067, but not found in other directions far apart from the position of the QSO 2145+067 as analysis of other archival spectra indicate. A search for such absorption would be highly desirable in order to understand the real sizes of gas inhomogeneities in the IGM and to compare these sizes with theoretical expectations.
It has been recognized by many investigators that Damped Ly systems (DLS) seen in QSO spectra are best tracers of galaxy evolution at large redshifts (Wolfe 1993 and references therein). One possible interpretation of this population of absorbers is that they are formed in giant disks of spiral galaxies or progenitors of present day spiral galaxies (see, e.g., Lanzetta, Wolfe & Turnshek 1995, hereafter LWT, and references therein). However, this interpretation is not the only possible one. We have considered the possibility that these systems result from absorption of QSO radiation in giant hydrogen clouds (GHCs) in different types of young galaxies, independent of whether they are galaxies that have already formed or perhaps they are the progenitors of ellipticals, spiral or even dwarf galaxies. The available data on the properties of the DLSs, including data obtained with ground-based telescopes and recent HST data, show that there are no significant differences in the physical characteristics (except for metallicity) of the absorbers associated with DLSs and GHCs in our and nearby spiral and dwarf galaxies (see, e.g., Kulkarni & Heiles 1988 and Blitz 1991 for a review of the properties of GHCs). One of the most prominent features which was found in a statistical study of the distribution of the number of DLSs in column density was that evolves with redshift. At high redshifts the number of high column density systems is significantly higher than at low redshifts. This evolution is clearly seen in Figure 2a. Crosses show the result of observations of different authors (Lanzetta et al. 1991, Rao & Briggs 1993, RB, LWT, Rao, Turnshek & Briggs 1995, RTB). Solid lines show approximations of the data. For simplicity, we approximated the distribution of DLSs in column density in each redshift interval with a power law. One can see that the slope of the power law changes systematically with redshift. We interpret this evolution as an indication of the evolution of the mass spectrum of GHCs.
We have quantified this interpretation through analysis of the two-dimensional distribution of DLSs in redshift and column density, . By making some simple assumptions about the properties of GHCs (they are assumed to be homogeneous spheres of the same density but with different mass) the two-dimensional distribution of DLSs can be related to the mass spectrum of GHCs. This relation is described by the integral equation
In this equation, is the mass spectrum or number density of GHCs per co-moving volume, averaged over the surface of sky at redshift z, and where is the mean atomic weight. The left side of this equation, i.e., the function , was obtained from the observational data and presented in the form of a two-dimensional approximation, , where and can be represented by polynomials in the redshift interval z = 0--3.5 and 10cm. Figure 2b shows the derived relation for . The solid lines in Figure 2a are derived from this approximation.
Figure: (a) Distribution of DLSs in column density at different redshifts. Crosses represent binned data. Solid lines show our approximations. (b) The parameters of which approximate the data. Solid lines connect the coefficients derived from Fig.1 data. Dashed lines show the polynomial approximations.
By differentiating both parts of the integral equation with respect to , one can obtain the mass spectrum of GHCs in the form of a power-law relation,
In this result and are dimensionless parameters where and . For a mean number density of 4 cm, the derived mass spectrum of GHCs associated with DLSs is shown in Figure 3a.
In Figure 3b we also show the evolution of the cosmological mass density parameter for neutral hydrogen, , where is critical density and is assumed to be equal to 210, consistent with the derived mass spectrum. A comparison of the derived curve with the observational data clearly shows that equating DLSs to GHCs is consistent with the main observational features of the cosmological evolution of neutral hydrogen gas. Thus, this result can be used to study different aspects of the evolution of the interstellar medium in galaxies.
Figure: (a) Evolution of the mass spectrum of GHCs with cosmic time. (b) Derived evolution of with redshift.
The most prominent feature in the evolution of the derived mass spectrum is that slope of this spectrum systematically increases when redshift decreases. This feature can be considered a manifestation of fundamental processes in young galaxies related to large scale (galactic scale) star formation. The most massive stars are forming in the most massive clouds. On the other hand, they effectively destroy these clouds and form a lot of smaller GHCs from the bigger ones (i.e., a transfer of mass from the high mass GHC range to the low mass GHC range). Both sinks of GHC mass (star formation and cloud destruction) reduce the number of high mass GHCs, significantly increasing the slope of the mass spectrum (see Khersonsky & Turnshek 1996 for details).
Measurements of the cosmic deuterium abundance provide a critical test for physical conditions in the early universe. Recent attempts to detect primordial deuterium often rely on observations of absorption lines in QSO spectra. Songalia et al. (1994) reported the detection of a feature at the expected position of deuterium in the wing of a strong Ly absorption line in a Lyman limit system at redshift z=3.32015 in the spectrum of Q0014+813. By interpreting this feature as a deuterium absorption line, the authors derived . However, Tytler et al. (1995) obtained based on a ground-based study of the Ly and Ly lines in the 3.57 Lyman limit system in Q1937-1009.
A detailed examination of the detectability of the Lyman series of deuterium in QSO absorption-line systems shows that observations of the high-order Lyman lines in clouds of very high column density, low velocity dispersion (such as ``damped Ly systems''), and low heavy element abundance might produce efficient and precise measures of the deuterium to hydrogen ratio (Khersonsky, Briggs & Turnshek 1995, KBT).
Using HST-GHRS we have made a recent attempt to search for primordial deuterium using the criteria developed by KBT (F. H. Briggs is the PI of this program). A long GHRS integration was taken on the quasar 3C286 in the spectral region near the Lyman continuum cut-off at 0.69. The continuum strength in this region is consistent with extrapolations of values in published FOS spectra in the regions around the Ly and Ly absorption lines from a system that was originally selected on the basis of a strong, very narrow 21 centimeter absorption line. Our new spectrum includes 9 identifiable Lyman series absorption lines from the gas causing the 21 cm absorption line. A preliminary analysis of the spectrum shows the presence of the expected deuterium Lyman lines, as well as some additional low-column density, turbulent gas associated with the high column density cloud seen in the 21 cm data. Since the observation is pushing the GHRS to its sensitivity limit, the interpretation of the observation hinges on the wavelength stability and spectral resolution over the many orbits of the exposures. The detailed analysis and interpretation of the result is in progress (Briggs, Khersonsky & Turnshek 1996, in preparation), but it is already clear that the added sensitivity and low dark count of STIS will make a big improvement in future observations of this object and to these types of observations in general.
This research was supported by a grants from the Space Telescope Science Institute, which is operated by AURA, Inc., under NASA contract NAS5-26555.
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