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Azzurri, Les Bleus and Oranje, Oh My!
The Euro '08 groups are set.....
A: Switzerland*, Czech Republic, Portugal, Turkey
B: Austria*, Croatia, Germany, Poland
C: Netherlands, Italy, Romania, France
D: Greece, Sweden, Spain, Russia
No England? Really? ;-)
Predictions to get through?
I'll go with Portugal and the Czechs; Germany and Croatia; Italy and Netherlands; Spain and Sweden.
Steve Goff
December 2, 2007; 11:10 AM ET
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Valentine's Day Gift Idea for Her: Kashmere Red Travel Set
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Whether you're shopping for a friend, relative, or significant other, this Kashmere travel set is the quintessential Valentine's Day gift idea for the traveler in your life. We all know one — that jet-setting femme who travels far and wide, spending countless hours in flight jet-setting to the most desirable and exotic locales.
And whether she's traveling for work or play, this Kashmere travel set is ideal for any woman wanting to travel in comfort and style. Done in a vibrant red hue (perfect for Valentine's Day!), this luxurious travel set by Kashmere includes a pillow case, eye mask, shawl, and socks. An equal — and super soft — 50 cashmere, 50 wool blend means this travel set is sure to keep the wearer cosy and warm whilst in flight, and relaxing at final destination. The shawl would be perfect for serious snugglers with a generous 47 inch by 64 inch size.
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Every year in the fair city of Toronto, you'll notice a sudden spike in exposed washboard abs, pelvic muscles over low hanging jeans, faux hawks and dominatrix-clad men and women.
No, it's not the XXX convention (although that would make sense based on the outrageous getups and exposed skin you'll witness.) No, it's the city's much lauded celebration of LGBT culture also known as Pride 2013!
People come from all over the world to participate in North America's largest gay pride celebration including celebrities. After all, a big part of lgbt pride is glitz, glam and being proud of what your mama gave you.
We're sure that if these openly gay celebrities weren't busy filming, hosting their own TV shows or just showing off their equally hot partners on red carpets, they would be out and about on Church Street preening for the cameras.
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Here is a list of our favourite openly gay celebs:
Neil Patrick Harris
He may play chauvinistic womanizer Barney Stinson on "How I Met Your Mother" but NPH is anything but. The former mini doctor is openly gay and in a relationship with a total babe who can cook! His partner, David Burtka is a jack-of-all-trades, dabbling in acting, singing and cooking. The stylish couple always look on point when making appearances, walking their dogs or taking their adorable kids out. How could you not melt when seeing displays like this?
The steely-eyed silver fox who is as sharply dressed as he is witty, came out in 2012. Since then, the CNN anchor has been an active proponent of gay rights receiving the GLAAD Vito Russo Award for his efforts. His partner, Ben Maisani, is also a catch who owns several restaurants and nightclubs in New York City. The two are often seen happily biking around New York City in form fitting shirts. Keep your eyes peeled for them!
Portia De Rossi
Portia De Rossi is well known as talk show host Ellen DeGeneres' other half. The "Arrested Development" star proves all lesbian stereotypes wrong in the way she dresses and carries herself. The blond bombshell is as graceful as a gazelle and the picture of femininity, often opting for designer gowns and form fitting dresses. We love seeing what Portia will wear on the red carpet and she complements DeGeneres' laid back style to a tee.
Cynthia Nixon
"Sex and the City" star Cynthia Nixon is bisexual and she's probably worn more designer duds in one season of the hit show then you will in your entire life.
Nixon is another startlet who shows the world that women who prefer other women aren't all prone to wearing bandanas and plaid. Although the redhead has proclaimed that she could care less about fashion, you'd never know it based on her impeccable red carpet style. (And have you seen her gorgeous yellow tulle wedding gown?)
Jim Parsons
Jim Parsons, who many of us know as the loveable socially awkward geek Sheldon Cooper on "The Big Bang Theory," is more tight lipped when it comes to discussing his sexuality.
The 40-year-old is openly gay but unlike some stars, he doesn't shout it from the rooftops. Parsons is often seen looking dapper at red carpet events with his partner of 10 years but prefers not to gush about his status.
Unlike his on-screen character Sheldon, who favours graphic tees over long-sleeved shirts, Jim opted for killer looks in a GQ spread wearing a plaid button down, laceless loafers and cropped grey slacks.
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Are you looking for a reliable lawyer or law firm? Need to find someone who can address your legal issues in Brazil? When it comes to getting great service or advice in Brazil, look no further than Bruno Fagali.
If you are dealing with a legal issue, it's imperative that you hire a good lawyer like Bruno Fagali. There are many lawyers out there that you can choose from but it is extremely important that you go with one that has an established history of delivering top notch service to clients.
Defense lawyers must be thoroughly knowledgeable about legal procedures and the legal system in order to be competent. A defense attorney is a defendant's advisor and advocate. It is crucial to have a lawyer who can protect your rights and fight for you.
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Bruno Fagali is a good lawyer and has been in practice for many years. Bruno Fagali takes the time to understand his clients' situation and expectations before deciding how to approach the matter. He works closely with clients to ensure the best possible outcome in their case.
Many people look for lawyers or law firms by asking for recommendations from relatives, friends and colleagues. This is just one way to find a law firm or lawyer. Some people look in local telephone books for a list of lawyers that handle the type of case they are dealing with. Others simply use online resource to find lawyers that provide services in their area. You can rely on any of these sources to track down a lawyer or law firm that can handle your case.
Legal issues can get complicated and you need to enlist the services of an experienced lawyer like Bruno Fagali. Having a good lawyer like Bruno Fagali on your side, will improve your chances of obtaining the best possible outcome in your situation.
Anyone who is looking for a great attorney or legal representative in Brazil should consider Bruno Fagali. Numerous individuals, organizations and businesses turn to Bruno Fagali for high quality guidance and advice.
He works as corporate integrity manager at Nova/sb. He founded his own law firm, Fagali advocacy.
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Amanda has been training dogs for nearly 15 years. She started with her own dog in the early 90′s and then moved on to teaching other people and their dogs after that. Amanda has taken numerous seminars and clinics on dog training and behaviour modification and is always learning new things. She believes that training should be fun for both the dog and the handler. She uses Positive Motivation (using praise, food and toys as rewards) to get the best out of each dog. By using positive methods you not only create a dog who wants to listen, but you also create a thinking dog. Amanda's experience with dogs range from Chihuahuas to Great Danes and everything in between. She believes that all dogs should be given the opportunity to be well behaved members of society.
Amanda has five dogs of her own, many of which have Obedience, Rally-O and Agility titles. She competes actively in all three sports as well as plays Scenthurdle Racing and dabbles in Sheep Herding. Amanda is involved with a local rescue group and has worked with many "problem" dogs. She has helped create family members who are loved and welcomed wherever they go. She also works full time at our Dog Daycare.


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Galaxy S7 is 25% slower after gaming for only 15 minutes, overheating?
It looks like Samsung might be in some hot water over its flagship Galaxy S7 smartphone, with some reports stating that after gaming for around 15 minutes, the Galaxy S7 loses 25% of its performance. Overheating could be the issue, which is something that NordicHardware looked into.
Their report states that the SoC performance gets throttled and is forced to reduce its clock speed when the temperature of the chip rises, leaning to rumors that the Exynos 8890 and its 14nm FinFET LPP process might not be perfect. During some 3DMark SlingShot benchmarking, the Galaxy S7 runs at 38C, and over five rounds, the performance begins to fall right off of a cliff.
There are two different Galaxy S7 smartphones in the market, one with the Exynos 8890 processor and another with the Snapdragon 820. If you're purchasing the one with Samsung's own Exynos 8890, you might experience these performance-related problems. Samsung should hopefully come out and address this in the near future.


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The adventures of a high-society authoress, Beatrice Lynne (Margot Rhys) investigating a
northern Aboriginal tribe ruled by a white king, Mara (Dennis Hoey). On her travels to
northern Australia, Beatrice is kidnapped by an Afghan trader (Ashton Jarry) who later sells
her to Mara the white king. After many adventures including opium smuggling and a battle,
Beatrice and Mara fall in love and live together in Mara's kingdom. Black and white – from NFSA website
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Not quite a fan of the PlayBook's native browser or even the Dolphin browser? No worries, as there is a new browser on the block. Maxthon has brought its popular PC browser to the PlayBook. Some of the Maxthon browser features include:
- Sync to the Cloud – Your bookmarks/favorites travel with you from desktop to mobile.
- Private browsing – Ability to browse the web without saving any browser history
- Amazing speed – Mobile web surfing lightning fast.
- Full Screen – Browse the web in a true full screen mode
- Add-ons – Small but useful add-ons to take your browsing experience to new heights
- Quick Back – Industry-leading caching technology that makes visiting previous webpages lightning fast
- Sharing with friends – Super easy and intuitive ways to share mobile contents through Facebook, Twitter, Email, SMS and other social media channels
- Advanced Gesture – Create your own touch screen commands to surf with your fingertips.
- Theme/Skin – Ever-growing collection of skins that can customize your browser the way you like it
- WWW/WAP switch – Switch between www and WAP versions of the web at your fingertip
- Quick Access – Quick access of the best sites on the web.
- Download Manager – Makes it easy to sort, schedule and grab the downloads you need: wherever, whenever.
- Tab browsing – Powerful tab management that puts your mobile screen to maximum use.
- Powerful personalization – Avatars and more.
- Night mode read for help in night
The Maxthon browser is available for free in BlackBerry App World. Maxthon browser allows for add-ons, which include:
- Advanced Gesture
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- Web Snapshot
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Aggressiveness leads Canyon over Churchill for nondistrict win
Days like Wednesday are to coaches what hours in batting cages are to players.
A nondistrict game during this part of the baseball season gives coaches a chance to test different fielding alignments, evaluate pitching depth and see what might work in the playoffs.
In New Braunfels Canyon's case, the Cougars shook off a little rust before district play started and saw how effective small ball can be. The Cougars used aggressive base-running and bunting to beat Churchill 5-2 at North East ISD Stadium.
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Tonight's Person of Interest broke a lot of fan's hearts (mine included) by instantly taking away all of the swag and BA-ness that was Scarface (David Valcin). The long time Number 2 and friend to Elias (Enrico Colantoni) has become something of a fan favorite- not bad for a recurring character who showed up just a few times per season. We didn't even learn his real name, Anthony, until tonight- which turned out to be his going out with a bang night. POI has this odd talent for making us start to root for the bad guys, if only because they're fighting much badder guys. Elias' journey (and by extension, Scarface's) has taken us from one of the biggest twist villains ever on the show to us rooting for him and his crew in "The Devil You Know." He's more complicated than most villains out there, and at this point we're not even sure if he's a protagonist or antagonist- more like a necessary evil who ends up doing good. Scarface was more a straight-forward, but likable character, but even he got a whole back-story during his last hour. I'll miss the awesomeness of seeing him, Elias, and Reese (Jim Caviezel) together in a scene.
On the flip side, again, Root (Amy Acker) and Shaw's (Sarah Shahi) scenes are my least favorite. I may be crazy, but their story seemed to come from the past year of the POI (Samaritan, their usual forced moments together), while Reese and Elias' main plot line could have come straight out of the best parts of seasons 1-2 (gang wars, Reese/Finch focus, Elias). I also loved the callback to Fusco's doll, straight from Season 1. Don't get me wrong, I like Root and Shaw, but what they've done with them has really changed the tone of the show and dynamic of the team. Their predictable giggle-wink moments feel more at home in a (light) fan-fic than a network show.
Finally, the mid-season finale is going to be on December 9. Is there a chance we'll see somebody from the team get knocked off? I doubt it, as this week's packed enough punch for the hardcore fans. The writers will probably keep Dominic (Winston Duke) in the shadows, saving this great villain for the second half. In the meantime, let's see Team Machine take on some creepy Samaritan shadow operatives!
Points of Interest:
1. Fusco with the camera was hilarious. I love that the prop has lasted this long. Also, way to hold his own with Martine.
2. Wanna take bets on how many seconds it will take before Shaw breaks out of the subway?
3. If Elias ever gets taken out, I'm not sure I could watch anymore.
4. Awesome locations tonight. Gotta love how this is all filmed in New York. It really helps sell the show.
5. Midseason finale incoming! Auugggh!
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According to studies of American executives, there's a direct correlation between having mentors and finding job satisfaction, professional growth and salary. Support and advice from mentors often help students and young employees to become more focused, gain confidence and learn to trust their decisions. Students can help students. And there are specialized kinds of mentoring -- graduate students, for instance, require an individualized approach. It benefits college students of any age to reach out to the community and mentor young people. It seems that a key ingredient in successful mentoring is a difference in experience between those who pass along what they know and those who absorb it.
Mentoring didn't exist, or it wasn't widely promoted, when I was a student, although the concept has been around for a LONG time -- the word itself was inspired by the character of Mentor in Homer's Odyssey -- and I've come to see that my peers and I missed out on a lot. Just thinking about it brings up that if-I-only-had-it-to-do-over feeling. So if you have a shot at being mentored or becoming a mentor, don't miss out.
There's an invaluable networking aspect, too – the connections that mentors and mentees form often evolve into opportunities that otherwise would've been unlikely, if not impossible. Most successful professional engineers can attribute their achievements to their mentoring relationships – in school or on the job.
Whether you're being mentored or doing the mentoring, you'll find that it'll be an extremely satisfying and productive.


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Who Wears Short Shorts?
Well, perhaps not short shorts. Shorts nonetheless.
I only recently read Tasia's summary of Frosting vs Cake, but it struck a chord with me, which I briefly mentioned when making my Maudy Arabella dress. I often make party dresses and wear them to a wedding or two, but they're not something I get to wear everyday. Like many others, I would like to make more every day items, which for me would be skirts and blouses.
Neil and I just got back from Spain where we attended the wedding of Captain Paul and Beth. I did make a dress, which I will blog about another day once I can wash and iron it properly. I also made two pairs of shorts. I remember last time we went overseas for a summer holiday, I didn't have any shorts and — TMI warning — my thighs chafed from all the walking around we do when away. "I will make shorts!" I figured, which would also give me the chance to fit a trouser pattern without having to sacrifice too much fabric.
I made two toiles of McCall's 8473, a pattern I found in an op-shop, before cutting into my two fashion fabrics. I shortened the waist and lengthened the crotch, deepening the curve in the back. I then replaced the straight waistband with the curved waistband from New Look 6896, admittedly after the shorts were finished. The waistband stood out from my hips, but the back seam was riding up. My researched indicated it was the waistband shape, which makes sense. Am I a square? No? Curved waistband then.
(I'm trying to find a link to McCall's 8473. Do McCall's always reuse pattern numbers? Because I certainly didn't make any children's garments, not did I make a doona cover).
I probably should have stopped here — I also widened the legs, which I think is the reason why the shorts would sometimes bunch and ride-up when I walked, although I plan to have a cup of tea with the Pattern Review forums to learn more (I also plan to stop eating so much cheese).
They didn't photograph very well on the hanger. The stripey shorts are made of cotton and are underlined with cream cotton lawn. The spotty shorts are cotton too I think, my Mum brought the fabric back from Bali, and are underlined with black cotton. The stripey shorts are probably the better make, the spotty fabric shifted a lot and many pieces turned up slightly off. Both are finished with flat-felled seams, fly-front zippers and hook-and-eye closures.
The shorts definitely did make a lot of difference to how comfortable I was on holiday, even if they're not perfect. For next time, I think I would make them a little bigger at the waist, perhaps with a partial elastic waistband, to accommodate all the 'tapas y cervasas' I end up eating and drinking while away. For a first — and second — attempt, I'm fairly happy with the results and look forward to experimenting with more shapes and getting the fit absolutely spot-on. I'm thinking floral shorts for the summer perhaps…
July 7th, 2014
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Zoe on July 20, 2014 at 1:26 am
These are beautiful! So flattering and such a classic cut! I especially love the striped ones. :)


text: My standard walk is one that takes me from my home in Admiral down into cool, damp Fairmount Canyon where the moss absorbs noise as trees filter light. Out of the ravine, I find myself on the Elliott Bay/Puget Sound waterfront. Click here for some representative views along the 2-mile stretch of Harbor and Alki Avenues that I walk. I end up at the storied Alki Beach, where I usually then bus back to avoid hillclimbs or fit into time constraints. However, I could easily take a circular route using information recently discovered: from Alki Playground, walk the entire length of the paved path through Schmitz Park and exit at SW Stevens Street, which can be followed up a torturously steep couple of blocks and then along to the starting point. This will be a project for another day.


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Flat Stanley Goes to AntarcticaJanuary 21st, 2009
The students of Blackhawk Elementary School in Freeport Illinois sent Flat Stanley with Mrs. Main to explore Cape Town South African and Antarctica. Mrs. Main shared her adventures with the 2nd grade students to show where Flat Stanley had traveled. This is an excellent way for the 2nd grade students to learn geography and science.


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Located in Lefkas, Greece, this is an excellent example of this popular model, renowned for their excellent sailing performance and good build quality.
The yacht was very lightly used for the first few years and has since proved a reliable charter yacht mainly used within a supervised flotilla environment.
She has a comprehensive inventory and is in very good order having been professionally maintained since new.
The yacht is equipped and licensed for charter under the Hellenic register/ Greek flag.


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You know that amazing Halloween costume you've been crafting for the past month? I'm sorry you wasted all that time because this Pure Smoke illusion—that magically conjures up puffs of vapor from your bare hands—has easily got you beat.
The smoke that's produced comes from an emitter tucked away just inside your sleeve, which is fed by a hose connected to an apparatus hidden somewhere on your person. While the effect has the appearance of water vapor, the puffs actually come from a cartridge made of a non-corrosive chemical that's just as safe. The $147 kit comes with eleven of these special cartridges that are good for producing over 850 puffs of white smoke, and they'll soon be available in red, blue, green and even black versions for even more drama. The effect, which would make pulling your phone out of your pocket remarkably more dramatic, can be repeated again and again without having to wait for it to reset. And if your friends are convinced that they've figured out where the smoke is coming from, the kit also includes a velcro hookup allowing you to pull up your sleeves and show them there's nothing hidden up there but magic. [Pure Smoke via The Green Head]


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Hundreds of young footballers aged 19 and below turned up in Abuja on the first day of screening of players for Nigeria's U-20s conducted by head team of the coach Emmanuel Amuneke.
Owngoalnigeria.com correspondent who was at the training session this morning reports that the players were divided into eight different set of 11 players and who played among themselves before some were dropped.
The team will hold their second training session this evening with more players expected to be tested as part of the process of picking the best legs for Nigeria's Africa Youth Championship qualifiers against Burundi in March.
Selected players from the exercise which is expected to last for three days will compete with 30 other players already listed by the coach for camping starting this Saturday.
Among the 30 invited players, 12 were selected from the all conquering Nigeria U-17 team of 2015 with four members of the same team namely Kelechi Nwakali,Samuel Chukwueze,Victor Osimhen and Lukman Zakari set to join the team later in camp from their various base abroad.


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Editor's Note: Scuba instructor and underwater videographer Drew Wheeler is traveling on board the Algalita Marine Research Foundation's 50-foot (15.2-meter) Ocean Research Vessel, Alguita, on a two-month voyage to sample and study portions of a 10-million-square-mile (25.9-million-square-kilometer) oval known as the North Subtropical Gyre (aka "Pacific garbage patch"). Wheeler and the rest of the Alguita crew left Long Beach, Calif., on June 10 with a plan to cross the International Date Line and investigate regions of reported high plastic concentrations, northwest of the Hawaiian Islands. This is his second blog post for ScientificAmerican.com.
June 22, 2009
Over 2,000 miles (3,218.7 kilometers) traveled.
Despite having plans changed by the poor wind of week one, week two has been a bit more eventful.
Once we decided to take on the task of sampling the area indicated by NOAA Coastal watch, (see previous installment of Wheeler's blog) we set a course almost due west. With brisk trade winds, we had some fun days of solid sailing with just the spinnaker flying. We had gusts up to 30 knots (34.5 miles per hour) and the Alguita scooted along at 14 knots (16.1 miles per hour). We made such good time that Capt. [Charles] Moore decided to stow the chute and run with the main and staysail up to slow us down so we wouldn't arrive on location in the middle of the night. It's never fun to set trawls at 2 a.m.
There was a brief moment of excitement on Saturday afternoon (June 20) when a black-footed Albatross snagged itself on one of our trolling fishing lines. Fortunately, the line—not a hook—caught one of its wings. Once we got the bird on board, we freed the wing and returned it to the sea. The last we saw, it was attempting to take off with an awkward run across the water.
We arrived at the start of our trawling transect location on Sunday. Our plan was to trawl a cross section of the bloom area in two-hour increments, so we get a good gradient of results as we pass from lower to higher concentrations and vice versa.
We ran our trawls all day and into the night despite the increasingly rough sea conditions. Our best estimate was that we were working in Force 6 winds, according to the standard Beaufort scale, or 25 to 30 knot (28.8 to 34.5 miles-per-hour) winds and nine to 12-foot (2.7 to 3.7-meter) seas.
We had more than half a dozen trawls completed when disaster struck. Around midnight First Mate Jeff Ernst saw the top towline get taught and the Manta plunge below the surface. The Manta trawl is designed to skim the surface, while being pulled by a control line that attaches to the base of the opening.
However, there is a towline, affixed to the top of trawl, used to retrieve it. That towline must remain slack or the manta will dive under the water. When a tangled knot got caught on a deck block, the towline went taught and the Manta plunged underwater. The large swells snapped a bracket for the towline on the aluminum-framed trawl, putting all the forces upon the control line and the "J" bar on the boat. We scrambled to regain control of the trawl before losing it to the ocean depths. Jeff and Joel [Paschal] struggled to get the control line around a winch and start pulling the trawl on board.
It was very close; we almost lost the whole trawl overboard. The J bar, that incidentally holds the entire radar navigation system, bent aftward about two-to-three inches (5.1-to-7.6 centimeters), snapping the lifelines like twigs and almost broke free of the deck.
At that point I ditched the camera and somehow Jeff, Joel and I got the Manta back on board. Still, the trawl was badly beaten up, with the float wings bent on both sides and the top tow connector sheared off, it was obvious that our beloved Manta trawl was out of commission for a while.
We made the best of it and used the education sample net and the bongo trawl and to gather some samples.
We plan to do a few more trawls near the end of the bloom transect then throw up some canvas and ride the trades to Honolulu for repairs.
Fortunately, as Captain Charles Moore said, "Nobody got hurt and all the gear can be fixed." When I look back at the video and pictures of that night, I completely agree.
The journey continues…
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The Lincoln Center in New York City, house of the NYC Opera and Ballet, has been previously working and discussing on making arrangements for the State Theatre of the center, which both entities share.
According to Robin Pogrebin from the New York Times, the Opera and the Ballet finally came to an agreement. There will not be new building location, which was one of the Opera's first possibilities discussed. Indeed, arrangements to the theatre itself will be the solution. Adjustments to the acoustics system and the orchestra pit will be proceeding, always taking into account convenient interests for both entities. Any possible changes could not carry on if authorities from both departments could not come to an agreement. Solutions for the State Theatre should focus in benefits for both identities. Until the moment, both departments are positive with the adjustments discussed.
The estimated cost of the project ranges from 30 to 60 million. Overall, all the modifications depend on the approval of the city, which owns the State Theatre. The Opera and Ballet are also seeking for financial support from the city to complete the project successfully.
for anyone interested in dance --the art of designing spaces with the body
Tuesday, December 4, 2007
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Recent Updates
We work every day to improve features of our platform and build more public models for developers to use. Here's what we've been up to!
February 2019
- Platform Clarifai Portal: A unified user interface of the Clarifai platform. The new UI is now available for all users -- from self-serve to enterprise and can be found here. Check out our blog post for more details on all of the new features.
October 2018
- Solutions Moderation Solution: Provides you with the machine learning models, tools, and interfaces required to moderate unwanted content from your website. Check out details here contact us for a demo.
June 2018
API Clients PHP Client: Allows you to easily take advantage of Clarifai's functionality in your PHP applications. Check out our documentation for more information.
Platform Android SDK: The Android SDK enables machine learning directly on your device, bypassing the traditional requirement of internet connectivity and extensive computing power. For more information check out our documentation.
November 2017
- Distribution Amazon Web Services (AWS) Marketplace: Clarifai has become a part of the AWS Marketplace. This means that you can access all of Clarifai's products, and receive one single integrated bill through AWS. For more information, read the press release.
October 2017
Models Landscape Quality Model: A new model that analyzes images and returns probability scores that can help determine the technical quality of a photograph.
Models Portrait Quality Model: A new model that analyzes images and returns probability scores that can help determine the technical quality of a Portrait photograph.
Models Textures and Patterns: A model that is designed to acquire and apply knowledge for recognizing textures/patterns in a two-dimensional image.
Platform Customized Visual Search: Visual Search (Search by Image) can now be trained at a more granular level, customized to only the images that are inside your app. This customization notably improves the quality of search. This feature is currently available to our Enterprise Tier customers only. Contact us to learn more!
September 2017
- Platform Usage Dashboard: Displays real-time usage data, as well as historical usage data for your account. The real-time graphs represent the usage within the current monthly billing cycle. The historical data can be filtered by selecting different monthly billing cycles. To find your usage, log into your Clarifai account and then click on the "Usage" section.
August 2017
Models Face Embedding Model: The 'Face Embedding' model analyzes images and returns numerical vectors that represent each detected face in the image in a 1024-dimensional space. The vectors of visually similar faces will be close to each other in the 1024-dimensional space.
Platform Base Workflow: Allows you to build a custom trained model using the knowledge base from any of our public models (not just the General Model). This increases the accuracy of your custom model by building on top of a Clarifai model which has closer resemblance the to the model you wish to build. Our blog has more details on how it works, and learn how to take advantage of it.
July 2017
Platform Workflow Predict (Beta): Workflows encompass one or more Public or Custom models. You can make a predict operation on a Workflow endpoint which will return results from the multiple models connected to that workflow. Learn more about it in our Guide.
Models Moderation Model: A new model that analyzes an image and returns the confidence scores in regards to if gore, suggestive content, explicit content, or drugs are within the photo.
Platform Video Support in V2 (GA): We released Video support in V2 for public models! You can make predict calls with video inputs. Read more about it in our Guide.
Platform Mobile SDK (Limited Preview): We have released Clarifai's Mobile SDK which enables machine learning directly on your device, bypassing the traditional requirement of internet connectivity and massive computing power. In order to gain access, please submit your information on the form on our Mobile SDK page. You will need a Clarifai Account to request access to the SDK.
June 2017
Platform Model Evaluation (Beta): We just added a Model Evaluation tool to our Custom Training! This feature will allow you to test the performance of your custom trained model before using it in the production environment. This tool is currently available on the Explorer only. Learn more about the model evaluation feature in our documentation guide!
Platform API Keys: developers can authorize their API calls through API Keys. These Keys contain finer level of scopes, which enables the developer to create a "predict-only" or "search-only" key, restricting unauthorized API calls, and making their application more secure. Keys can be accessed from Application details and more details are found in our Guide. We also wrote a blog to talk about why we introduced API Keys to our platform!
Platform Predict Parameters: we are enabling our developers to customize their predict requests to receive exactly what they require in the response. We have introduced 3 capabilities:
- Maximum Concepts: allows users to customize the number of concepts they receive back in the response.
- Minimum Value: allows users to specify the minimum prediction value of a concept to be shown in the response.
- Select Concepts: allows users to specify exactly which concept they want to see in the response.
Details on how these features can be used can be found in our Guide.
May 2017
- Platform Video Support in v2 API: released in private beta, developers can request access to the API that allows them to make predict calls on videos as the input.
April 2017
Platform Geo Location: allows developers to add location metadata (longitude, latitude) to inputs, and perform a search within a bounding geographic region. See our docs for full details.
Models Focus Model: launched a new model that analyzes an image and returns 1) the overall focus value (probability that there is an in-focus region within the image), and 2) a bounding box and focus density for every in-focus region within the image.
Models Demographics Model: launched a new model that analyzes images and returns information on age, gender, and multicultural appearance for each detected face based on facial characteristics.
Models Logo Model: launched a new model that analyzes images and returns probability scores on the likelihood that the media contains the logos of over 500 recognized brand names.
March 2017
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February 2017
Platform Multi-language Support in v2 API: all of the languages that were available in our v1 API are now available in our v2 API! We support 22 languages other than English for our Predict calls.
Models Face Detection Model: launched a new model that returns the probability that an image contains faces as well as bounding box location coordinates.
Models Apparel Model: this model understands various fashion and accessory items and is best for identifying clothing against a white backdrop like in your favorite e-commerce stores.
Models Celebrity Model: recognizes a wide assortment of famous people and public figures.
January 2017
Platform Custom Training (GA): finalized Custom Training and fixed any bugs that came up for testers.
Platform Visual Search (GA): finalized Visual Search and fixed any bugs that came up for testers.
December 2016
- Platform Custom Metadata: allows developers to add any custom information (for example, price or SKU) to data inputs. This custom information is also fully searchable, just like your images!
November 2016
- Platform Custom Training (Beta): allowed concepts to be added/removed from models, after a model is created; allowed models to be created without providing a list of concepts.
October 2016
- Platform Custom Training (Alpha): allows developers to build a visual recognition model in a matter of seconds using only a handful of data examples. Developers can tailor our visual recognition technology for their specific needs, with a few clicks.
- Platform Visual Search (Alpha): Visual Search lets developers easily perform search by tag, search by image, and search by a combination of images and tags.
September 2016
Models Food Model: you can start building incredible (and tasty) apps that recognize over a thousand types of food down to the ingredient level!
Platform Upgraded Demo: we launched a new demo to give people an easy and eye-pleasing way to test the tags on any image or video!
August 2016
- Forevery Forevery integration with Google Drive: sync your photos stored on Google Drive with the Forevery app, so you can search and view all your photos in one place!
July 2016
Models Travel Model: Our new Travel image recognition model automatically identifies travel-related concepts in pictures and video and can be used to build and improve apps in the travel, leisure, and hospitality industries.
May 2016
- Forevery Forevery integration with Dropbox: sync your photos stored in Dropbox with the Forevery app, and add our image recognition capabilities to your personal photos!
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Arjun Kapoor, who has been linked to his '2 States' co-star Alia Bhatt, says he is single and happy.
"I am very happy being single right now. I should concentrate on my career right now. Let me reach a good position in my career and gain clarity in life, only then would I be able to keep a stable relationship," the 28-year-old said here Wednesday at the pre-Filmfare Awards party.
"I am young enough to figure things out as time progresses. So I haven't planned anything yet nor do I have any girl in my life," he added.
Arjun is currently promoting Yash Raj Films' production 'Gunday', in which he stars alongside Ranveer Singh and Priyanka Chopra.
While 'Gunday,' directed by Ali Abbas Zafar hits theatres Feb 14, '2 States', the onscreen adaptation of Chetan Bhagat's '2 States: The Story of My Marriage' is slated to hit screens April 18.


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If you are competing for volume business buy a presentation manager before the competition beats you to it. If you are not already giving presentations to prospective clients you know you are already behind the competition – because they are.
A laptop with integral modem and GSM phone allows you to read your mail and surf the net anywhere, anytime. But beware: you end up can becoming a slave to the machine.
Internet access is one of the things you should think about implementing in the office in the next two years. Once you can send documents to other people via e-mail, you will wonder how you ever did without it. It is like instant an DX service to non-lawyers.
But unless you are incredibly disciplined and have a high-speed line, surfing the net will result in a lot of wasted time – although you will learn a lot of useless information. For example, if you access Bird & Bird's web site you can find out about parrot breeding in Patagonia.
An intranet lets you set up your internal system to use Internet browser-style technology to access all the information within your firm. This is probably the best way of setting up a know-how system, although you can go a long way to setting up such a system with document management software.
An automatic dictation system takes down on screen whatever you speak into it. Discrete speech systems, where you have to talk like a Dalek, do not work.
Video conferencing works and is fairly cheap. Lawyers should be using it more often to talk to clients and barristers instead of travelling to and from them and wasting time.
If you have just invested in a lot of PCs, do not panic about all the network computers' hype. NCs are a subtle ploy by the IT department to get back to the days of the mainframe when you could not do anything without having to ask a hippy with attitude to do it for you.
The ultimate dream is at least five years away. The system of the future will have the following attributes:
the dimensions of your mobile phone;
batteries that last for ages;
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access to software from a huge library;
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you will send the wrong things to the wrong people because you did not have time to check;
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Introduction to Tablets
Introduction to Tablets
Introduction to Tablets
Tablets are rapidly growing in popularity and use. Because of this, a number of students, faculty, and staff are interested in purchasing a tablet for personal use. But there is a lot of information a person must look through before deciding if they should purchase a tablet. The following help page attempts to consolidate a large amount of this information to give users a single place where they can learn what they need to know about tablets. If you have any additional questions after reading this help page, please send an email to Tech Help or call 937-766-7905.
What is a tablet?
A tablet is a compact device that in many ways functions as a mobile computer/laptop. Today, tablets are growing in popularity because of their ease of use, portability, and features. Tablets can be used to browse the Internet, check email, download and read books, play games, watch videos, organize content, and much more. Most tablets are touch operated and are between the size of a smartphone and a laptop. Generally, the device will come with a built-in keyboard that displays on screen and a "tilt" feature that changes the orientation of the display depending on how the device is being held.
What are the benefits and drawbacks of using a tablet?
Most people looking to purchase a tablet are trying to determine if a laptop will suite their needs, or if a tablet will be worth the price of purchase. There are a number of advantages and disadvantages to using a tablet over a laptop.
Tablets are consistently smaller and lighter than laptops. Tablets are also noticeably thinner. The average tablet weighs between 1 and 2 pounds, while the average laptop is 4 to 7 pounds. However, this weight difference is partly due to the smaller screen size of a tablet. The most popular tablets are between 8.5 and 10 inches, while laptop screens often range from 12 to 15 inches. Because of the weight difference and thinness of a tablet, most users consider a tablet to be more convenient to transport and easier to carry.
Battery Life
Tablets range in battery life from 4 to 10 hours (with more popular devices such as the iPad and Galaxy being on the 9 to 10 hour side). Laptop batteries usually last between 2 and 4 hours. Also, tablet chargers are smaller and more portable than laptop chargers.
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At this time, laptops still offer a number of features and programs tablets do not offer. While applications (apps) of some programs may exist for tablets, the features are limited. For example, Pages is available for the iPad, but does not offer as many features as on an actual MacBook. Storing media is also more limited on tablets. Most laptops have at least 250 GB of storage, while high end tablets offer only 64 GB. The majority of tablets come in 16 GB or 32 GB configurations. Other features offered on laptops but that are lacking for tablets include: CD and DVD burning/playing, a physical keyboard, USB ports, and disk drives. However, a number of these features (physical keyboards, external storage, etc.) are available for tablets if you are willing to buy certain accessories.
Tablets range in price from $200 to $700. The price is dependent on what brand you choose, how much space you would like to have, and what accessories you want in addition to the tablet itself. It is difficult to compare prices of laptops to tablets simply because they offer such different functionality. Laptops such as the Lenovo ThinkPad X30 are as low as $250, while lapptops as such the MacBook Pro range from $1200 to $2500.
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The number of considerations and comparisons that can be made between laptops, tablets, and other mobile devices are endless. Some people find the navigation of tablets easier because of its touch-based user interface, while others find it easier to use a point-and-click cursor/mouse on a laptop. Laptops offer the option of using multiple operating systems (OS) while on a tablet you are restricted to one OS. On the other hand, tablets can run thousands of apps that are often easier to use and cheaper than on an actual computer or laptop.
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— Scooby Axson (@ScoobAxson) December 26, 2013
Just gettin' bizzle in the White Hizzle.
Boss life. me n john kerry at d white house !!! #reincarnated #khc http://t.co/VcYf7ta2Mi
— Snoop Dogg (@SnoopDogg) December 26, 2013
And yes, that's "She's Always a Woman" playing in the background.
I'm just glad I live in a world where this video of Snoop Dogg and John Kerry hanging out exists http://t.co/6F8ScqdCHc
— Brandon Wall (@Walldo) December 26, 2013
So are we, Brandon. So are we.
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There's a lot of enforced down time during a trip like that so I took a few photos made a few drawings, read a bit of Vonnegut, thought about stuff. Very enriching in all.
I liked the idea I could sample the sea on opposite coasts in one day. This was not possible on the way there as I was effectively on food and couldn't get to Clevedon.
So my morning photo of the West that day was this one:
Caught the 11:05 to Paddington, with the express idea of drawing, a possibly trying to catch up on the 365 drawing thing I've been going. Not sure if you have tried drawing on a train, most people are too close for you to study without causing a uncomfortable situation and generally stuff is going passed so quickly outside you need a super fast photographic memory to get it in your brain before you can decide how to represent it on the page.
So I decided to go for the horizon, because that goes pass slower and if you miss a bit it doesn't look too weird if you just join on to the contiuation.
I added the times and locations at points, also a few announcements from the guard to add some
I got as far as Didcot Parkway on that then got the I'll-miss-my-stop-fear, even theough the train was terminating. The connections were really tight as I got a super cheap ticket I had to make everyone.
Managed to take a picture of Yea Olde Saint Pancras as I got to Kings Cross.
Then there I was in the East. It's quite flat there. We picked up the car somewhere in the middle of the Fens, this is what it is like there.
Mostly sky.
I stayed over night at my folks place. There's a lot of amazing old photos there. They should write a book.
Here is a picture of my Grandad at a Grasstrack meeting at Bourne in June 1949, less that 4 years after the end of the Second World War. Two Soldiers looking on. (Grandad's on the left):
So the next day I set off as early as I could (which wasn't that early), this time because I had wheels I could take a picture of the sea, here known as the Wash. It's quite shallow there so the sea is often very flat compared to the ocean that crashes in on the West coast.
Wanted to draw on the way back too. But you can't draw when driving. That is bad. So I took breaks (7 hour drive altogether), and when I took a break I drew the backend of whatever I could see.
I got caught in a nasty jam on the M62 so didn't get back home until late. But just in time to catch the end of the light in this picture of the opposite Sea.


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WikiLeaks has once again proved Democrat leaders wrong. A new leak just uncovered the fact that Democrat National Committee Chairman Donna Brazile sent an email that proved Democrat presidential nominee Clinton had knowledge of debate questions before the debate.
According to The Daily Caller, simple technical knowledge and cryptographic signatures revealed the secret.
Hillary Clinton and her campaign used a verification system called DomainKeys Identified Mail that showed whether an email had been changed.
HillaryClinton.com used Gmail for all its mail. WikiLeaks was able to find an email from staffer Jennifer Palmieri, using her HillaryClinton.com email, replying to an email from Brazile saying she was "worried" about Clinton's ability to answer a question about the death penalty at an upcoming debate.
Although those emails proved Brazile and Clinton's campaign were briefed on debate questions beforehand, the campaign strongly denied those claims. The Daily Caller, however, used that cryptographic key to show that Palmieri did send that email.
"From time to time I get the questions in advance," Brazile said. "Here's one that worries me about HRC,"
The email then contained the debate question about the death penalty, the same question she was later asked by moderator Roland Martin.
The Daily Caller News Foundation also confirmed that the WikiLeaks email was not falsified by downloading the source of the email and analyzing it using Python computer programming language:
As seen above, the last line of the code says "True," meaning the email had not been falsified, and the emails sent by the Clinton campaign workers were all their own words and emails.
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State secrets revealed in Vietnam
Par Vietnam aujourd'hui le vendredi 21 décembre 2012, 21:00 - News in english - Lien permanent
One afternoon in mid-December, Colonel Tran Dang Thanh shared his views on foreign affairs with an audience of deans and professors drawn from Hanoi's many universities. Like all Vietnamese Communist Party business, Thanh's comments were considered state secrets.
However, unbeknownst to Thanh, who teaches at Vietnam's top military college, someone in the audience was wired. A full text was soon uploaded to the Internet and went viral.
The occasion was a meeting of senior Party cadre who administer or teach at colleges and universities in the capital area, and who double as functionaries charged with propaganda and training. They had been convened to hear Thanh lecture on the situation in the South China Sea.
China's relentless encroachments on islets and sea areas claimed by Vietnam have been an intractable problem for the regime. For several years now, the government has been the object of trenchant online criticism for what bloggers regard as a limp response to Chinese provocations.
Thanh's principal mission was to explain why, in the view of Vietnam's leaders, a policy of restraint is the nation's only rational course vis-เ-vis its huge neighbor. Had he stuck to that theme, the recording might not have made much of a splash. However, Thanh chose to embroider his two-hour talk with riffs on the treachery of Americans, the admirable qualities of the North Korean and Iranian regimes, the likely return of Russia to the region, and a lengthy, sometimes impenetrable discussion of Vietnam's millennium-plus co-existence with the resurgent giant to the north.
For critics of the Vietnamese regime, the rambling remarks of this hitherto obscure professor epitomize what's wrong with the nation's politics. It is not the foreign policy discussion that has most energized the blogosphere, however.
Domestic attention has riveted on a short passage near the beginning of Thanh's talk, when he noted that in his first term as President of Russia, Vladimir Putin had banned Communist Party activities and abolished the pensions of former Soviet Union officials. That could also happen in Vietnam if the Party were to fall from power, Thanh warned.
"Comrades now working don't yet have a pension but sooner or later, we'll all be eligible for our retirement pay, and we hope every one of us will draw it in full. I'm explaining this so that each of you realizes that defending our nation and socialist ideology covers a lot of things, and among these is the very practical fact that we are protecting our own pensions and the pensions of those who will come after us... So, I have to say clearly, we must do everything we can to protect our socialist Vietnamese regime at all costs."
Not once did Thanh bother to mention the Party's familiar propaganda themes, snorted blogger Dong Phung Viet. He said nothing about striving to create a nation that's "peaceful, independent and socialist, just and democratic, sovereign and secure throughout its entire territory."
For their part, resident diplomats are doubtless poring over Thanh's tour of the world as viewed from Hanoi. He singled out five nations for discussion: the United States, Russia, Iran, North Korea and China. In summary, Thanh said:
On the United States: "To tell the truth, the US is implementing a two-faced policy. One face uses Vietnam as an advanced force to block China. The other face employs every means to destroy the long-standing solidarity between the people of Vietnam and the people of China. ... The Americans really want to set up a naval base at Cam Ranh Bay, one of the three best harbors in the world. ... The Americans are pushing a strategy of 'peaceful change' of the Vietnamese regime and they seek to implement it through 'educational cooperation' with us."
On Russia: "Resurgent, with an economy powered by endless reserves of oil and gas and cutting edge defense industries, what does Russia want of us?... It is intent on returning to East Asia. In the past, Russia gave strong support to our army and navy. Now through us, they see a way back to the region. The Russians have a high opinion of Vietnam. They see us as loyal and faithful. ... and like the Americans, they really want us to rent Cam Ranh Bay to them. ... which of course we're not going to do."
On Iran: "There are 1.1 billion Muslims between us and Europe. They are warrior peoples... who want to remold the world according to Allah's plan. Now the Islamic Republic of Iran is determined to pursue its nuclear development plan to secure a peaceful environment. I won't go into whether Iran is building nuclear weapons or not... but certainly the Iranians have enough strength to defend their interests."
On North Korea: "Its people are economically poor, but overflowing with love of country, like us Vietnamese in the 1960s and '70s. They're on a war footing. They launch rockets ... and get respect. Whatever the North Koreans say, they do. They're also determined to become a nuclear nation. They cause the big countries to lose sleep worrying about their rockets. That's something we need to study."
On China: (At this point, Thanh launched into a 20-minute digression on Vietnam's long history of cultural borrowing from China whilst fighting off invading armies every 200 years or so. Eventually he got to China's economic take-off under former leader Deng Xiaoping and "Deng's burning desire", mastery of the South China Sea.)
Defensive considerations and the lure of vast supplies of oil and gas not far from home are driving China's policy, Thanh said. That's made China the principal threat to Vietnam's claims to its offshore waters and islands. But not, Thanh emphasized, the only threat.
Segueing into a discussion of South China Sea issues, Thanh pounded away at the notion that war with China is unthinkable, without ever quite saying so. There are 1.3 billion of them, and only 90 million of us, he noted. Thus, for Vietnam, China must be a special case. "We must never forget that they've invaded us over and over, yet we also must always remember that China made great sacrifices to supply us in our wars against France and the US. We must not seem ungrateful for that."
Thanh heaped scorn on the notion that Vietnam could rely on American support. "They never have and never will treat us well. If they're nice here, if they praise us there, support us in the South China Sea, it's because they're trying to use a small fish to catch a big one."
The first principal of Vietnam's strategy therefore must be to safeguard its independence and self-determination, Thanh asserted, stealing an oft-repeated line from independence hero Ho Chi Minh. But it must also give top priority to preserving a peaceful environment, he argued. This was not an easy task, indeed a contradictory one, and the key to accomplishing it is preserving solidarity between the people of Vietnam and the people of China.
Four things must be avoided, Thanh declared: military confrontation, economic confrontation, isolation and dependence on a foreign country.
Getting back the Paracel Islands (from which China evicted South Vietnamese troops in 1974) will be difficult, Thanh acknowledged, but we've got to try, going at it cleverly, avoiding a direct clash. We told the Chinese, he said, that our historical claim to the islands is better than yours. Let's fight it out in the International Court of Justice. If it rules against us, we'll accept that.
Finally, Thanh double-underscored the relevance of his presentation to the assembled dons. Illegal demonstrations against Chinese aggression do not serve Vietnam's interest, he declared. Enemies of Vietnam have been using the South China Sea problem to stir up students. There have been too many demonstrations and they must stop now, he argued.
"It's up to all of you school leaders," Thanh said bluntly. "The Party expects you to manage your kids. If we find that students from your school are taking part in demonstrations, you can be sure there will be a black mark on your record."
By David Brown - Asia Times Onlines - December 22,2012


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The Bureau initiated the first step for a potential lease sale offshore Virginia. A Call for Information and Interest/Nominations and Notice of Intent to Prepare an EIS (Call/NOI) for Lease Sale 220 was published in the Federal Register on November 13, 2008. The comment period closed January 13, 2009. The area covered by the Call/NOI is about 2.9 million acres offshore Virginia in the Mid-Atlantic Planning Area, and is at least 50 miles offshore.
The Bureau estimates that this area may contain 130 million barrels of oil and 1.14 trillion cubic feet of natural gas.
This Call/NOI was the first step in the information gathering, evaluation, and public participation process. The area was included in the 5-Year plan at the request of the Commonwealth of Virginia.
Federal Register Notice - Notice of indefinite postponement of comment period and cancellation of public meetings to scope for an Environmental Impact Statement (EIS) for Proposed Mid-Atlantic Oil and Gas Lease Sale 220. (released May 7, 2010)Federal Register Notice - Reopening of comment period and Notice of Public Scoping Meetings for the Programmatic Environmental Impact Statement (PEIS) for Future Industry G&G Activity on the Mid- and South Atlantic OCS. (released April 2, 2010)Federal Register Notice - Call for Information and Interest/Nominations (Call) and Notice of Intent (NOI) to prepare an Environmental Impact Statement (EIS). (released November 13, 2008)Call for Information and Interest/Nominations Map (released November 13, 2008)News Releases:


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If you've never heard of Jeremy Scott be prepared. His collections are nothing short of wearable art (although some "wearable" pieces might only be reserved for the daring). He recently launched his Fall/Winter 2010 collection and I am loving it! Here are a few of my favourite looks from his latest runway show.
My favourite piece is definitely the black and yellow trench!
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English Town Menaced by Staring, Northampton ClownMovies/TV,News Sean Hogan
"When you're down here with me, you'll float too."
-IT, Stephen King
US Fango readers can be forgiven for any unfamiliarity with the UK town of Northampton. An entirely unremarkable area that prospered in the 19th century as an industrial centre of the footwear industry, but has since been most notable as the home of writer Alan Moore, Northampton is on no one's list of the top ten places to visit whilst holidaying in these green and pleasant isles. (For starters, it's neither green nor particularly pleasant.)
But for horror fans, this might be about to change. Actor Lon Chaney Sr is often quoted as having said "There is nothing funny about a clown in the moonlight," and in recent days, the residents of Northampton have been given the opportunity to test the truth of this quote for themselves. For an anonymous clown has taken to prowling the town's streets at night. And as local newspaper the Northampton Herald and Post reported: "He doesn't juggle. He doesn't twist balloons into animal shapes. He just stares."
Is this the latest in the long line of evil clowns? From Batman's Joker to John Wayne Gacy to IT to Captain Spaulding from HOUSE OF 1000 CORPSES/THE DEVIL'S REJECTS, the maniacal, murderous clown has long been a mainstay of pop culture, showing that Lon Chaney may well have been onto something. And whether Northampton's own creepy clown is aware of Chaney's quote or not, his resemblance to Stephen King's Pennywise character has already been remarked upon, and given that his first recorded appearance was last week on Friday 13th, it seems entirely likely that the man behind the greasepaint may well be a mischievous genre fan himself, delighting in alarming the populace.
The clown's aura of menace is perhaps slightly diminished by the fact that he has his own Facebook page (currently at 77, 131 likes); certainly it's difficult to imagine Pennywise stalking the children of Derry via social media. But innocent prankster or not, some residents are not seeing the funny side. As one internet commenter put it, "This sicko is not funny and is giving clowns a bad reputation." (Apparently he wasn't familiar with Gacy and his conviction for thirty-three murders).
So will Northampton's clown be driven off the streets by police and vigilante mobs? Or will he take his reign of terror to the town's sewers and waterways a la Pennywise (like King's Derry, Northampton is home to a large canal). For those brave enough to venture to the town in an attempt to spot the clown, he is promising a "big surprise" by the end of the week. But if you should see a pair of eyes staring at you from a sewer grate, just remember that everything floats down there…


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From Magic City Morning Star
The evening of this September 11th ACT! for America will host its annual National Conference Dinner Gala as part of our 2014 National Conference. During this year's gala we will publicly honor some of those who work tirelessly every day to protect and defend our great nation.
This year's honorees include individuals who not only are great patriots in this regard, but also who suffered unimaginable pain and heartache after their loved ones perished at the hands of the 9/11 jihadi terrorists.
Today, we are pleased to announce one of those very special Dinner Gala honorees, Debra Burlingame.
Debra is the sister of Charles Frank "Chic" Burlingame, III, the pilot of the Al Qaeda-hijacked American Airlines Flight 77 that was flown into the Pentagon on September 11, 2001.
She is a co-founder of "9/11 Families for a Safe & Strong America," a group of 9/11 victims' relatives who called the Ground Zero Mosque, "a gross insult to the memory of those who were killed on that terrible day."
ACT! for America worked tirelessly alongside these families to stop the Ground Zero Mosque and delivered a petition in opposition, signed by over 120,000 ACT! for America members, to Mayor Michael Bloomberg.
Debra, herself, said of the planned building,
"This is a place which is 600 feet from where almost 3,000 people were torn to pieces by Islamic extremists...it is incredibly insensitive and audacious...for them to build a mosque...so that they could be in proximity to where that atrocity happened...The idea that you would establish a religious institution that embraces the very shariah law that terrorists point to as their justification for what they did...to build that where almost 3,000 people died, that is an obscenity to me."
Debra is also a World Trade Center Memorial Foundation board member. The Wall Street Journal has published many of her opinion columns, her most prominent theme being the need to remain vigilant against terrorism.
ACT! for America calls on all patriots to join us in honoring Debra Burlingame at this year's National Conference Dinner Gala.
It is so important that we all come together this 9/11 to honor the memory of those who were lost, strive to make a difference in the present, and preserve the future for those who are still yet to come.
Not only will we walk as a strong unit to Capitol Hill on 9/11 to highlight the importance of national security issues to our federal legislators, but also you will have the opportunity throughout the conference to learn valuable information on how YOU can impact the security of our nation and the protection of our democratic freedoms.
It is up to us to make a difference for our current and future generations. If not us, then who? If not now, then when?
Please make it a point to join us on this very important date in our nation's history -- September 11th.
There is no more important time to speak out in support of strong and effective national security policies than on this day.
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In 1967, seven young women were selected as the first USC Song Girl squad. These talented students walked onto the field of the Los Angeles Coliseum to cheer on the Trojan Football Team to victory, starting one of the most storied traditions in the history of collegiate sports. Some forty-five years later, after numerous National Championships for both the Football Team and the Song Girl squad (also known as the USC Song Leaders), the women look resplendent as ever in their trademark white uniforms trimmed in Cardinal and Gold.
The Song Girls, who perform three dozen new dance routines each year, appear at all football, basketball, volleyball, and other athletic events. In addition, the squad appears at rallies, university and alumni functions, and conducts its own Junior Song Girl camp. Media appearances include both television and radio programs and commercials. The squad also performs internationally. The squad has traveled to Italy, Austria, France, Hungary, Czech Republic, Japan, China and Australia. The Song Girls, together with the USC Trojan Marching Band, are the most visible public face of the University, and function as the ambassadors of spirit and good will for the Trojan Family.
What makes these young women so remarkable? The Song Girls hold themselves to a higher standard than that of many other squads. They work constantly to ensure that their choreography is innovative and exciting, with the expectation that every performance is better than the last. The members strive to maintain the image of the squad in their personal lives as well; they are well known and recognized anywhere they go, especially on campus and in the USC community. The Song Girls are highly committed and practice five days a week in addition to performances at sporting and other events. The squad works closely with the Trojan Marching Band. Each week during football season, the Song Girls must learn and perfect new choreography for different half-time routines to the music played by the USC Band.
The road to becoming a USC Song Girl is long and difficult. Each member has had extensive dance training in jazz and ballet. Many have been dancing since childhood, and most were song leaders or cheerleaders in high school. Unlike other college cheer teams, the Song Girls are primarily a dance squad. The emphasis is on personality and presence, while the actual cheering is left to the USC Spirit Leaders.
Being a Song Girl is a wonderful experience. It provides a unique opportunity to become a part of the heritage of the University. The world famous Song Girls are instilled with a sense of pride and confidence and gain valuable knowledge about how to work as a team. The friendships they make are an invaluable part of the college experience. These women will always look back upon their years as Song Girls with a remarkable sense of pride.
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Wakefield was one of the bigger towns for the wool trade throughout the civil war, in which it played quite a significant part including being the stage of the Battle of Wakefield. Now, Wakefield stands as one of the finest places for you to spend an exciting night out and there has never been a better time for you to book an escort in Wakefield.
Of course, booking a Wakefield escort can be a little difficult if you know nothing about the area, so it's important to do a little research prior to your booking. For this reason it is suggested that you have a look at TripAdvisor's list of the best hotels in Wakefield, as this could save you a lot of time in deciding upon your accommodation which in turn will mean you're prepared for your booking faster.
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Driving Directions
From the North: Use 58 Broad Street, Hamilton, NY, as your destination address. Continue straight on Broad Street through two lights. The second light will be the intersection of College St & Broad St. After the light take your third left into Lineberry Natatorium parking.
From the South: Use 199 Broad Street, Hamilton, NY, as your destination address. Continue straight on Broad Street take your first right into Lineberry Natatorium parking.
Airport Arrival
Flights must be to Syracuse Hancock International Airport (SYR) and pre-scheduled with our Camp Director. The camp provides ground transportation to or from SYR at a nominal $35 one-way or $45 round-trip fee.
When flying into camp on Sunday, please arrange arrivals prior to 1:30pm. This will allow time for pick-up, baggage, and check-in prior to the Sunday evening pool session. We can work with arrivals after this time; but time may be limited at the dorm, or the camper may need to go directly to the pool from the airport. This will need to be discussed with the camp director prior to booking.
When departing by air on Thursday, please try to arrange departures after 1:30 p.m. and before 8 p.m. if possible. This will provide ample time after check out for travel to the airport, baggage check etc.
Campers flying as registered unaccompanied minors with the airline are able to be met at their gate, and able to be escorted to their departure gate. Please note this on the Transportation Form.
ALL required fees and arrangements should be taken care of prior to arrival at camp with your airline for campers requiring an airline escort.
Campers not flying as unaccompanied minors will be met outside the security checkpoint area, and should NOT proceed to baggage claim. A staff member wearing a Colgate Swim Camp t-shirt and name badge will greet them outside the secured area of the terminal. It is helpful if the camper is wearing a swimming t-shirt or hat, or carrying a swim bag. Specific information is included in the pre-registration packet.


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Take a step back in time with a special community day in Bentley.
On Saturday May 9 there will be a chance for friends and family to meet up for a VE Day party at Bentley Pavilion between 11am and 4pm.
The 1940s style street party to honour the 70th anniversary of the end of World War II is being hosted by Spiltmilk Dance.
There will be entertainment for children, families and adults alike.
Go and sing along to wartime classics, browse the stalls on offer, taste treats from the 1940s, learn dances and play games from the era, hear local wartime tales, or just enjoy the free tea and cake.
There will of course be 1940's fancy dress and hairstyles, for anyone attending fancy dress is optional, or you could just don red, white and blue.
This free event, which is open to everyone, is presented by Right Up Our Street.
Right Up Our Street is led by a consortium of Doncaster arts organisations and supported using public funding by the National Lottery through Arts Council England until 2016.
Anyone who would like tyo get involved should call 07790821181 or email firstname.lastname@example.com
Victory in Europe Day, VE Day, was the public holiday celebrated on May 8 1945 to mark the formal acceptance by the Allies of World War II of Nazi Germany's unconditional surrender of its armed forces.


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Diatomaceous Earth is know to eliminate: roundworms, nodular worms, cecal worms, capillary worms.Our best friends come in all shapes and sizes. Protect them with Diatomaceous Earth.
It is also known to be used as an organic de-wormer and is known to eliminate worms and parasites your pets may have. When using as a de-wormer, mix the DE into your pets' food. Recommended Dosages: (Mix in with food/feed)
Dr. Phillip Schable, while heading the Dept. of Poultry Sciences at Michigan State University, made a study of the European Literature on adding Diatomaceous Eath to dairy cows and made the following report: "DE contains 15 trace minerals important to an animals diet. DE mixes well with all feed while guarding against insect damage. It prevents worms and keeps virus epidemics from developing. Saves albumen, destroys harmfuls acids, safeguards the stomach, improves health and growth of young animals. Causes better digestions, allowing animals to absorb a higher percentage of protein from their regular diet". MORE ON LIVESTOCK! (Just click the horse above)As you can conclude, all livestock, horses, cows, pigs, sheep, goats, rabbits, chickens, ducks, geese and others will benefit from the use of Diatomaceous Earth. It is completely safe and nontoxic. Some of the other reported testimonial benefits are; stimulates basic metabolism, converts feed better, reduces odor and moisture in barns and stalls, results in better healthier richer coat and hoof condition, is known to reduce annual vet bills, and as mentioned, is known to control worms and internal parasites without chemicals, Albumen:better production and stronger, and reduces overall animal stress. Diatomaceous Earth is mixed right in with the animals feed.
Sold as an anti-caking agent. Please consult a holistic vet before using diatomaceous earth with your pet.


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Former Pennsylvania Sen. Rick Santorum criticized President Barack Obama, saying he has cut benefits for the country's veterans while leaving social welfare programs untouched, during Thursday night's CNN presidential debate in South Carolina.
The statement: "We have the president of the United States who said he is going to cut veterans benefits, cut our military, at a time when these folks are four, five, six, seven tours, coming back, in and out of jobs, sacrificing everything for this country. And the president of the United States can't cut one penny out of the social welfare system and he wants to cut a trillion dollars out of our military and hit our veterans, and that's disgusting." -- Former Pennsylvania Sen. Rick Santorum.
The facts:
The Obama administration has struggled to bring down a staggering -- and growing -- budget deficit since taking office in 2009. Depressed tax revenues due to the 2007-2009 recession, spending on the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan, increased aid to the unemployed and the last of Obama's 2009 economic stimulus bill helped the deficit swell to a projected $1.3 trillion for the fiscal year 2011.
The 2010 election put added pressure on the administration as anti-tax, anti-spending Republicans took control of the House of Representatives, resulting in three budgetary standoffs between Congress and the White House in 2011.
Obama has in fact proposed a series of budget cuts, to the dismay of many of his own supporters. In September, he proposed wringing more than $300 billion from Medicare and Medicaid -- the federal health-care programs for the poor and elderly -- as part of an effort to reduce the deficit by $3 trillion over the next decade. In August, his budget chief warned government agencies to brace for cuts of 5% to 10% for 2013. And in January 2010, the administration proposed savings of $250 billion by freezing all nonsecurity discretionary spending for three years.
The departments of Defense, Homeland Security and Veterans Affairs were exempted from that proposal. But the administration projects it will save $1.1 trillion on defense in the coming 10 years -- largely because the war in Iraq is over, and U.S. troops are being pulled back from Afghanistan.
And Obama has proposed increases in federal spending on veterans. Its 2012 budget request was up 10.6% "to meet increased need" by Americans who have served in the military over the past decade, and a 3.5% increase is projected for 2013.
One cloud on the horizon is the $1.2 trillion in automatic spending cuts now hanging over the heads of Congress. Half of that will fall on the Pentagon unless negotiators come up with a different plan. But that won't happen until 2013 and can be averted if lawmakers can cut projected deficits by an equal amount.
The verdict: False. Santorum is wrong on two counts. Obama has proposed cuts to significant portions of the U.S. safety net, while adding spending on veterans benefits to accommodate the large number of returning American veterans. And a big portion of the planned defense cuts come from the end of two long-running wars.