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Tamil Nadu has a well established transportation system that
connects all parts of the state. This is partly responsible for the
investment growth in the state. Tamil Nadu is served by an extensive
road network, providing links between urban centers, agricultural
market-places and rural areas. There are 24 national highways in the
state, covering a total distance of 2,002 km. The state is also a
terminus for the Golden Quadrilateral project that is scheduled to
be completed in 2008. The state has a total road length of 167,000
km, of which 60,628 km are maintained by Highways Department. This
is nearly 2.5 times higher than the density of all-India road
network. It is currently working on upgrading its road network,
though the pace of work is considered slow.
Tamil Nadu has a well developed rail network as part of Southern
Railway. Headquartered at Chennai, the Southern Railway network
extends over a large area of India's Southern Peninsula, covering
the states of Tamil Nadu, Kerala, Pondicherry, a major portion of
Karnataka and a small portion of Andhra Pradesh. Tamil Nadu has a
total railway track length of 5,952 km and there are 532 railway
stations in the state. The system connects it with most major cities
in India. Main rail junctions in the state include Chennai, Erode,
Coimbatore, Madurai, Salem and Tiruchirapalli. Chennai has a
well-established Suburban Railway network and is in the process of
developing a metro.
Tamil Nadu has a major international airport, Chennai International
Airport, that is connected with 19 countries with more than 169
direct flights every week. This is currently the third largest
airport in India after Mumbai and Delhi and has a passenger growth
of 18%. It also has domestic airports at Coimbatore, Trichy,
Tuticorin and Madurai make several parts of the state easily
accessible. Increased industrial activity has given rise to an
increase in passenger traffic as well as freight movement which has
been growing at over 18 per cent per year.
Tamil Nadu has three major ports at Chennai, Ennore and Tuticorin,
as well as one intermediate port, Nagapattinam, and seven minor
ports, Rameswaram, Kanyakumari, Cuddalore, Colachel, Karaikal,
Pamban and Valinokkan which are currently capable of handling over
73 million metric tonnes of cargo annually (24 per cent share of
India). All the minor ports are managed by the Tamil Nadu Maritime
Board. Chennai Port is an artificial harbour situated on the
Coromandel Coast in South-East India and it is the second principal
port in the country for handling containers. Ennore Port was
recently converted from an intermediate port to a major port and
handles all the coal and ore traffic in Tamil Nadu. The volume of
cargo in the ports grew by 13 per cent during 2005. The
Sethusamudram Shipping Canal Project will transform the Tuticorin
port into a transshipment hub similar to those in Singapore and
Colombo. The ports are in need of improvement and some of them have
container terminals privatised.


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Casa Vista is a detached bungalow villa located on the stunning coastline of Costa Paradiso, Sardinia.
A superb villa to unwind and relax in, it is ideal for those that want to explore the surrounding areas and beautiful beaches, and great for those that enjoy beach life over sitting by a pool.
However, if a swimming pool is something you desire, then the local free to enter Costa Paradiso Sports Centre (open from June - September) has a fantastic communal swimming pool, as well as tennis courts, and is under a ten minutes' drive from the villa.
Casa Vista benefits from unrivaled, majestic views across the Mediterranean Sea and Costa Paradiso, surrounded by wildlife and nature that fills the air with the smells of the Mediterranean, it is a villa that truly lets you enjoy the stunning natural simplicity of Sardinia.
The outdoor sheltered terrace that overlooks the sea views is perfect for meal times, enjoying the local food and wine and watching the sensational sunsets and wildlife.
The villa is centred around an open plan living and kitchen area, with dining table and chairs, and comfortable sofas seating up to six people.
The hallway leads to one double bedroom and two twin rooms (either can be turned into a double), as well as two bathrooms, one family sized with bath, shower & WC, and one with shower & WC.
From the large living/dining area doors open onto the terrace and the sensational view of the sea and beyond. The modern kitchen is well equipped with gas hob and electric oven. There is a utility area with washing machine.
The villa is a short walk to the local shops and amenities, and a 5 minutes' drive to the best beach in area, Li Cossi. It also benefits from private off-street parking for one car.

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National Circus of the PeopleÂ's Republic of China Brings HOW OF A HUNDRED TRICKS to Folsom, 9/22-23
Direct from Beijing, the National Circus of the People's Republic of China-one of the longest running and most distinguished circus troupes in China-brings their cast of acrobats, contortionists, and dancers to Stage One for three performances of Cirque Chinois, featuring many one-of-a-kind acts, such as Great Teeterboard, Grand Flying Trapeze, and more.
Executive Director Dave Pier noted "a performance like Cirque Chinois can dazzle young and old alike, time and time again. It is timeless art, and a real testimony to what a circus can be."
NATIONAL CIRCUS OF THE PEOPLE'S REPUBLIC OF CHINA will perform in Three Stages on Saturday, September 22, 2012; 7:30 pm and Sunday, September 23, 2012: 2 pm & 6 pm. Tickets are $21-$34, with Premium tickets available for $45; they are available online at www.threestages.net or from Three Stages Ticket Office at 916-608-6888 from 10 am to 6 pm, Monday through Saturday, and two hours before show time. Three Stages is located on the west side of Folsom Lake College campus in Folsom, CA, facing East Bidwell Street.
Direct from China, the National Circus of the People's Republic of China, performing Cirque Chinois, was founded in 1953. It has won over twenty Gold and Silver medals and various other awards at international circus festivals including the Monte Carlo International Circus Festival, Cirque de Demain, Wuqiao International Circus Festival, Wuhan International Circus Festival and China National Acrobatic Competition.
During the 1980's, the Company started to change the concept of the "animal circus" to a new style of "non-animal circus" which influenced the then pioneers of "Cirque du Soleil" who invited many coaches from the Company to teach them the acts such as Balancing Chairs, Bicycle and Chinese Poles, which culminated in the revolutionary program "Circus Reinvented!". The Company has toured to eighty countries around the world.
While the origin of the Chinese circus is something of a debate, it is clearly an ancient art. First records date back over 2000 years to the Qin Dynasty (225-207 BC) when China was unified by the First Emperor Qi Shi Huang. It is believed that the art actually started about 3000 years ago.
Some believe that the circus evolved out of the Imperial court performers, something similar to court jesters in Medieval Europe. These performances, however, tended to be quite formal and staid, and it is believed that the adaptation of some of these acts into popular performances for the people in turn became popular with the ruling classes. Given the age of the art, it is likely that the circus was in fact a folk art which was later adopted by the imperial houses. The ancient Chinese came to call the circus "the show of a hundred tricks".
Rather like in Europe, families became involved in the circus, and a family tradition developed with skills being passed from generation to generation. The most famous Circus families were well known. In 1949, following many years of decline because of war, the art received a boost from the government of the People's Republic of China as an art form to be preserved.
Within China, acrobats in the circus troupes are regarded with respect and admiration. Training begins as early as four years old. Specific acts' training with the troupe may begin by the age of eight. Basic training---balancing, tumbling, dancing, flexibility and strength---is given in the first early years. Although some children can perform at early ages, normally performers start their career in their mid-teens.


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Saturday 2nd September 2000
Midland Combination Division 1.
Coleshill Town 3 v 2 Thimblemill Recreation
Scorer: Tim Hilton 3.
Team: Greg Allen, Adam Kidson, Adam Strong, Chris Mann, Paul Burns, Michael Graham (Tyrone Belgrave), Dean Tune (Mitchell Thompson), Tony Gormley, Tim Hilton, Ant McManus, Allan Thomas. Sub not used Michael Spooner.
Three consecutive wins and a Tim Hilton hat-trick! Coleshill were really on a roll now and were beginning to justify their pre-season billing as championship contenders!
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The Reason behind Sore Breasts in Pregnant Women
Tenderness and soreness in the breasts is a common occurrence in women during pregnancy. Though it may be alarming in the beginning, this is a very natural phenomenon that has to be dealt with. Instead of worrying about the heightened sensitiveness and the discomfort, it is essential to gain an understanding of why it occurs and how to cope with it.
What is The Cause for The Soreness?
Pregnancy brings with it increased levels of the hormones estrogen and progesterone which prepare the body to support the baby. The increased hormone levels increases the sensitivity of the breasts, thus making them sore and tender. Some women might also feel tingling sensations in their breasts for the same reason. Though this makes for a very uncomfortable time, remember that this is a necessary phenomenon to better prepare your breasts for nursing your baby. An increase in the breast size usually accompanies breast pain during pregnancy.
How Common is it and for How Long Does it Last?
It is very common among pregnant women. Sensitized, sore and tingling breasts are sometimes one of the earliest signs of pregnancy that can be felt even before you think of taking a pregnancy test. For most women, sore breasts can be felt from the third to fourth week of pregnancy. It is at its peak during the first trimester and usually reduces with the following trimesters. Some women tend to experience breast pain at random intervals throughout their pregnancy. For some it occurs in last trimester when the breast size increases. It can reoccur after the delivery of the baby and during breastfeeding but this again is natural and common among most women.
The duration of these breast pains differ from individual to individual. Most women tend to experience breast pain for around four to six weeks of their pregnancy. This soreness is mostly related to early signs of pregnancy but it is common to experience it at any stages of your pregnancy, more so in the first.
How to Ease The Soreness?
Here's how you can go about easing the soreness to more manageable levels by yourself.
Supportive Bras
Comfortable, supportive bras will ease your discomfort and reduce soreness. Avoid underwired bras which tend to dig into your skin when your breasts grow in size. This will only add on to your pain. Choose a bra size that feels the most comfortable and wear well-fitted ones when you exercise. Maternity cotton sleep bras are available which reduce soreness and feels more comfortable during sleep.
Avoid Contact
The lesser contact your breasts have, the lesser you feel the pain. Convey this to your partner and avoid contact during the soreness.
Breast Pads
Breast pads prevent contact between the nipples and the clothes which can reduce soreness to a considerable level. Bras without seams on the inside also feel more comfortable when compared to the other type. Avoid the hard padded bras or the tight bras which will push the nipples back on breasts.
Hot Shower
Most women tend to feel soothed by a hot shower. Give it a try and follow it if it works for you. Avoid use of soap if you have sore nipples.
Changes In Breasts During Pregnancy
In third trimester your breast are preparing for the breastfeeding. The colostrum is created and most of times it leaks during last few weeks of pregnancy. Colostrum is thick yellow liquid which a mother has to feed her newly born baby just after baby birth. You may notice this liquid on nipples starting from second trimester or mostly during last trimester.
You can use thin absorbent breast pads if you are worried about the stains on your clothes.
Stretch Marks
Along with your increasing belly and stretched skin on it, your breasts are also getting bigger and which stretches the skin on it. You may notice the stretch marks especially on sides. Usually they disappear after exclusive breastfeeding.
Tenderness in Breasts
The tenderness in breasts is anyway experienced throughout the pregnancy but it may increase towards end of it. You must keep a watch on your breasts and change your bra to comfortable one before your end up in pain and discomfort. It is better to start wearing maternity supportive bra from second trimester of pregnancy if not before that.
Breast pain is a common occurrence that just indicates that the body is working the way it is supposed to be during pregnancy. Knowing how to cope with it will make your pregnancy easier.


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Welcoming Adriana Arreola Joseph to the Board of Directors!
CWEALF is happy to welcome Adriana Arreola Joseph to the Board of Directors!
Adriana Arreola Joseph is the Deputy Chief of Youth, Family and Community Engagement for New Haven Public Schools. She is dedicated to fostering healthy communities. She brings with her a determined spirit and positive attitude. She takes her work seriously and is dedicated to the families she serves and brings this dedication to her position as a Board Member at CWEALF.
Adriana first came into contact with CWEALF through a One Woman Makes A Difference Award Dinner. She was blown away by the support that CWEALF receives and wanted to be a part of this. When asked what motivated her to join the Board, she mentioned one name, "Pierrette Silverman. She has a way of knowing what's important to me, and CWEALF fit the bill." Adriana believes in empowerment. She speaks of CWEALF's work as "helping empower people to advocate for themselves, it gives them the tools they need to be successful." She feels that people are strong and resilient and CWEALF helps them find that resiliency by making information accessible. She is proud of CWEALF and very impressed that "CWEALF does so much, with so little."
The impact that CWEALF makes with their Bilingual Community Advocate and the Information & Referral Line aligns perfectly with its mission to make information simple and accessible. And Adriana relates to this work through her own experiences of helping people navigate relationships and partnerships in her position with the New Haven Schools. Adriana brings schools and the communities they serve together by arranging the Kindergarten Canvas. During the Kindergarten Canvas, principals go into the communities of their incoming Kindergartners to personally welcome them and make themselves accessible to the students and the parents. No matter how busy Adriana gets, she will continue to participate in the Kindergarten Canvas. Her commitment is admirable and that's the type of commitment that CWEALF will receive from her.
Jennifer Devine, the Board President and Acting Director is happy to welcome Adriana. She says, "Adriana's drive to empower people and engage the community will serve CWEALF well, and we welcome her and look forward to her contributions." Welcome aboard, Adriana! CWEALF is lucky to have you.
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VIDEO: Churchill discusses the open public nature of the H. naledi research & publication process
Thursday, Sept. 17, 2015
12:00 - 1:15 pm
Forum for Scholars and Publics, Old Chem 011
Light lunch served.
Banner image from Lee R. Berger, et al, eLife 2015;4:e09560, Sept. 10, 2015. http://dx.doi.org/10.7554/eLife.09560.019
Join us for a discussion with Duke Professor Steven Churchill about the recently announced discovery of a new fossil human relative, Homo naledi, found in a cave near Johannesburg, South Africa. Churchill was a member of the research team that made the discovery, and will talk with us about how the find affects our knowledge of our human ancestors.
Watch Dawn of Humanity, a 2-hour NOVA special documenting the research team's work in South Africa. The special aired on local PBS affiliate WUNC-TV at 9:00 pm on Wednesday, Sept. 16.
Read about H. naledi:
- "A New Human Ancestor Arises from the Depth of a South African Cave." Kristina Killgrove, Forbes, Sept. 10, 2015.
- "This Face Changes the Human Story. But How?" Jamie Shreeve, National Geographic, Sept. 10, 2015.
- "Homo naledi is related to me how?" Michael Pearson, CNN.com, Sept. 10, 2015.
- "Why Don't We Know the Age of the New Human Ancestor?" Ed Yong, The Atlantic, Sept. 14, 2015.
- The scientific publication: "Homo naledi: a new species of the genus Homo from the Dinaledi Chamber, South Africa." Lee R. Berger, et al, eLife 2015;4:e09560, Sept. 10, 2015.
Check out what Steven Churchill had to say about H. naledi below!
Steven Churchill
Duke University Evolutionary Anthropology
Steven Churchill is Professor of Evolutionary Anthropology at Duke University. He is a human paleontologist studying morphological and behavioral adaptation in archaic and modern humans of the Middle and Late Pleistocene. Through comparative functional-morphological analysis of human fossil remains, coupled with investigation of the ...


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"Disappointment is really ugly. It feels ugly."
Have you ever heard something that you wish you could unhear? Did your favorite celebrity ever let you down? Have you ever fallen in love with a character, only to learn something hideous about the actor that played them? Has someone ever said the wrong thing? This week, in a four part series, we're going to discuss the ugly let downs of life. Today, we'll cry over the fact that Johnny Depp and Winona Ryder broke up.
The 90's were a time of bad color schemes, rocking TV shows, and all the stoners from the 70's were either dead or sober, (for the most part). It was also the only period of time to behold one of the most adored couples of this life: Johnny and Winona. They met at the premire of Great Balls of Fire! in which Ryder starred. It was June, of '89. By '93, they had been engaged for three years, had stolen our hearts (as well as each other's) and had broken up. Hollywood's loveliest couple was off. But back to the beginning. They both starred in Tim Burton's 1990 drama Edward Scissorhands, which I pray you've seen. The romance was budding both on and off screen. Below are some pics from Edward Scissorhands and the beginning of a true love.
In 1990, he popped the question. The bombshell couple was engaged for three years before the split. Winona as the one to break it off. She was 10 years younger than Depp, and her parents (along with others) were putting stress on her about being too young to get married at just 18. But it's undeniable: these were the only two people on this earth beautiful and strange enough for each other. So why am I telling you this?
Often, when we see celebrity romances, we feel that it is our personal quest to find out every single detail and give our very strong opinion whenever we get the chance. Whole magazine companies dedicate themselves to following celebreties and their lives and loves. We call them "paparazzi". I try to open your minds, but what about your eyes? Sometimes my posts can get to be arbitrary, symbolic, or metaphorical. But this is real. This is a tangible thing I can say and you can envision. And our infatuation with celebrities' lives is pretty ugly. So why do we invade our heroes privacy? We idolize these people. We care about them. We want to be a part of them. That's not so bad, right? We're all just looking for lean on, and celebrities are perfect for that. We love to hate Kim Kardashian. Just as much as we love to love Ellen DeGeneres. It's human nature to want to relate. Moral of the story: stay out of their way, give them their privacy, they deserve it just as much as you do. But having your heart broken by the end of Bad Boy and Queen Danger is just human nature. It's a tough one. Stay tuned for more views on celebrities and why they mean so much to us.
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From: Tokyo
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November 22, 1941.
Purple (CA) (Urgent)
So it seems that the United States is reluctant to definitely promise to do nothing to prevent the establishment of peace between Japan and China in accordance with Clause 4 of Proposal "B". Well, if they will accept our proposal "B", we will have no objection to letting President ROOSEVELT be our introducer. Through his mediation, on the basis of the American proposal (B) of the 12th, China would be made to express her friendly intentions toward Japan, and, as a result, peace negotiations would ensue. Then as soon as an armistice agreement were established between Tokyo and Chungking, there would be no basis in fact for continuance of American assistance to CHIANG KAI-SHEK. Thus, as a result of the mediation which President ROOSEVELT would exercise, CHIANG KAI-SHEK would by the American Government be caused to propose a cessation of hostilities. The American Government accordingly, hoping for the establishment of amicable relations between the Japanese and Chinese, should do her best to support our efforts in this direction and they should make it clear that they will refrain from any act that would hinder us in achieving this objective. Therefore, will you please endeavor to have the Americans accept our "B" proposal and, in case an understanding is reached, please endeavor by the date set in my #812 a to have the President prevail upon CHIANG KAI-SHEK to send us a peace proposal (a very brief one will be all right).
Army 25175 Trans. 11-24-41 (2)
*S.I.S. #25138 in which the deadline is extended from the 25th to the 29th.
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Anxiety about driving is not uncommon, and I can assure you, you will not be the first person to be anxious about driving. However having some form of severe anxiety in other parts of your life will quite obviously be part of your driving life.
Now the last thing you want to here from your instructor is "get over it" or "its fine" because in your head it won't be fine and you won't get over it. This is why at "Get Driving Today" we will teach you methods and coping strategies to help you manage the anxiety, as experience tells us the anxiety will not just go away because someone tells us to "get over it".
We treat each and every customer as an individual and will teach you to drive in a way that you learn, which is far different than you having to learn how your instructor teaches. Lets make sense of that last statement, If you are struggling with a particular subject it is not your job to do it like your instructor said do it. Its your instructors job to get you to do it in way that suits you.
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Letters to the Editor
Seniors penalized
We never read about the reality of the retired workers nightmare during the administration of President Barack Obama.
Many of them worked to save for their children's education, and sometimes their grandchildren's, too. The savings in certificates of deposit isn't giving them enough income because of the artificially low interest.
To make life more difficult, there hasn't been an increase in the Social Security monthly checks for three different years.
These are people who worked all their lives, saving for their future, and now they are being penalized because the government doesn't care.
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Dave Lowrey needs a miracle so that his son can walk again. When he finds it at a San Francisco hospital, he realizes he must contend with a woman he dated in college and dumped, to get it. All come to fruition when he accepts a job at the hospital. Being on staff will give him an in for getting Colin on the list for the surgery, even if he has to take Ellyn Morrison to bed to do it
Ellyn Morrison only allowed one man to get close to her and when Dave Lowrey transfers to a top position at her hospital, she's not certain how to handle the situation. Things only get worse when he becomes her doctor. It isn't until she learns that his son is a paraplegic that she softens.
Can the lover and needs of a child bring the two of them together? Colin certainly hopes so.
"Dr. Morrison, Dr. Ellyn Morrison," the PA blared Ellyn's name as she left the doctor's lounge. She took mental note of the telephone extension and went back to the lounge to place the call. The phone rang only once on the other end before someone answered. In the background, she could hear the buzz of conversation.
"Ellyn," Karl Waite, Chief of Staff, greeted her. "Where are you?"
"The doctors' lounge. I just got out of surgery. What's so..." she stopped mid-sentence. The reason for Karl's page flashed in her mind with the realization she promised to attend the reception for the new head of ER. She paid little attention to the announcement during the staff meeting this morning. "Let me guess," she finally said, "the reception for the head of ER, in the Bay Room. I'm sorry, Karl, I'll be right there."
"You stay put," Karl said, his voice stern. "I'll come up and get you. I want to be certain you come. This is important."
"Calm down, Karl," she said, unable to keep from laughing at his tone. "The reception will only last another fifteen minutes. By the time you get up here, I can be there. I promise, I won't skip out on you this time."
Ellyn hung up the phone without giving Karl a chance to answer. He certainly pegged her right. She didn't like attending receptions for the department heads. They all considered her little more than a staff doctor, hardly worth their attention. Even when she and Justin perfected the procedure for juvenile spinal cord repair, her name had only been added as a postscript. The Good Old Boys like Phil Hadley certainly didn't want to acknowledge her accomplishments. Besides, the new procedure was done only a few times a year due to the cost and the amount of time it took to screen the applicants. The rest of the time was spent doing more routine surgeries like gall bladders, appendices and all the other surgeries that keep her practice going.
In a way, she liked the lack of attention from her colleagues. She would rather they left her alone to do her job in her own way.
She hurried out of the lounge and took the elevator to the first floor. When the door opened, Karl stood waiting for her.
"You didn't trust me, did you?" she asked, unable to keep from smiling.
"I've learned not to believe you over the years, especially when it comes to attending cocktail parties and receptions." Karl's expression didn't change. She knew he had good reason to be annoyed with her.
Ellyn tried to laugh off Karl's comment. "So what makes this one so special? You usually don't demand my presence at these things."
"It's not just the reception. I need to talk to you and you've been avoiding me all week," Karl replied.
"I've been avoiding you because I know why you want to see me. You're concerned because I look tired. Well I am tired. I spent all last week in one of the dorm rooms because I was on call. It looks like I should have done the same thing this week. I've been called in more on Frank's week of rotation than on my own. Believe me, I'm looking forward to the weekend when I can sleep late and not have to answer the phone."
"Well," Karl said, "rest is something I can guarantee. I've made arrangements for you to check into the hospital tomorrow for a complete physical. There's more behind this than exhaustion. You've lost weight and your color is bad. I checked your file. Somehow you've managed to cancel your last two physicals."
Ellyn wanted to protest, but since they entered the Bay Room she held her tongue. Venting her frustration and anger in front of her colleagues would do her more harm than good.
"Ellyn," Gordon Kapling, the retiring head of ER said, taking her hand. "I'd started to think you were going to duck out on this reception, the way you have in the past."
"To be honest, Gordon, I got tied up with a complicated procedure and almost forgot. Luckily, Karl caught me before I went down to the recovery room to check on my patient."
"Well, whatever powers got you here have my undying gratitude. Ellyn Morrison, this is my replacement, David Lowry."
Ellyn could feel her eyes widen, her jaw drop. For the first time, she looked past Gordon to see the man this reception was meant to honor. If anyone had mentioned Dave's name earlier she certainly would have set up and taken notice. For some reason, either it hadn't been given or she hadn't heard it.
"Dave," she gasped, as he reached for her hand.
"You look lovely, Ellyn," Dave said, holding her hand a bit longer than was necessary.
Ten years of old hurts erupted to the surface and Ellyn began to steam.
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Length: 13 Episodes
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+ Riveting, unpredictable story
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Lightly philosophical
While similar to other series and films about virtual reality, Amatsuki explores the concept in a way that is more metaphorical than most. After the first episode, the virtual reality technology is never shown or mentioned again. In fact the focus becomes the world within the simulation and the relationship between the denizens of the simulation and the programmer who created them. From their point-of-view, the programmer is a god who wrote their destiny's on their souls. This raises the uncomfortable, alarming question: Is the world we know only a simulation? If so, who created it and why?
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Amatsuki Anime Review
Written by: Frank B. Chavez III on 7/12/2009
What is the nature of reality? That question is as old as humanity and has been debated by philosophers and theologians for millennia. It is also the question at the heart of many science fiction stories created since the development of new technologies such as personal computers, the Internet, and virtual reality. Originally created as a manga series by Shinobu Takayama, Amatsuki tells the story of Tokidoki Rikugo, a high school student sent to study in a high tech museum that uses virtual reality to recreate the Edo period (1603 - 1868). Rikugo discovers that the world he has entered may be more than just a simulation when he is attacked by demonic beings and loses the high tech goggles that are his gateway in and out of the virtual world.
Like Alice in Wonderland, Tokidoki quickly learns that the world he has entered is vastly different from the one he knows. For instance, as with fairy tales, time passes at a different rate in Amatsuki than it does in our world. Although Tokidoki has been separated from Shinonome for only a few hours in our world, Shinonome has been living in the past for two years. Although it looks and feels like Edo period Japan, Amatsuki is not quite the same as historical Japan but an amalgamation of Edo period history, mythological elements, and folk beliefs. The major superstition is a belief in invisible spirits and demons whose interactions with humans can range from mischievous but otherwise harmless to malignant and dangerous.
Show More The demons are kept in check by a hierarchy of demon hunting monks and priests and the world is looked after the Four Holy Ones. Few people can see demons; however, Tokidoki and Shinonome are two who can. Tokidoki is surprised by Shinonome's acceptance of the existence of these creatures; they don't seem to fit in with Shinonome's logical mind. Shinonome explains that he understands the people's views, they don't have science to explain things away and their beliefs make spirits real. Not that Shinonome is above using the villager's superstitions to his advantage; in the second episode Shinonome and Tokidoki use Shinonome's knowledge of both superstition and science to scare an abusive samurai after he bullies Kuchiha and other townspeople. They disguise themselves as demons and then use ethanol and tobacco to fool him into believing they are writing him messages with "holy fire".
The plot of the series is the skeleton on which the series' creators have built a meditation on the nature of reality. Apparently influenced by the concept of hyperreality which suggests that human consciousness cannot distinguish between reality and fantasy in our increasingly technological society, the series script explores a number of questions about reality as it relates to a virtual world. These questions, voiced by the yakou that first attacked Tokidoki, include "What is reality?"; "What is emptiness?"; "What is death?" and "What is life?" These questions become increasingly relevant to Tokidoki as he pushed to use his power for one side or the other. Will he help those who wish to destroy the world or those who seek to save it? As an outsider from the "real-world" the central question of the series becomes: Where does Tokidoki's true responsibility lie?
Show More Some readers may make the comparison to The Matrix, however, that would be a false comparison. The world of The Matrix is depicted as a conscious effort by the machines to enslave humanity. As depicted in the film, the denizens of the Matrix are computer generated avatars of people who exist in the real world in a state of hibernation or suspended animation and Thomas "Neo" Anderson is a prophesied messianic savior figure. The denizens of the Edo period city depicted in Amatsuki are simulations that have developed a degree of sentience and are even aware, to a degree, of the computer network that created them; characters frequently refer to "Heaven's Net" and a deity that "writes" a person's destiny on their soul. Tokidoki is ambivalent towards the world with little attachment to friends, family, or places; he is less a savior figure than a blank slate upon which different people and factions can write their own ideals, hopes, and desires. Amatsuki is less like The Matrix and more like such fare as Serial Experiments: Lain which explores the ramification of a merger between the wired and real world; Tron in which sentient computer programs worship computer users like gods; and the Peabody Award winning Star Trek: the Next Generation episode "The Big Goodbye" in which holodeck characters wonder what happens when the simulation comes to an end.
As interesting as the philosophical questions presented by the series are, the strongest element of the series is the structure of its story. Unlike other anime series which would quickly establish Tokidoki as a messianic figure and then plod along to a foregone conclusion, Amatsuki manages to build suspense about his role in the world. Although it's established fairly early in the series that Tokidoki is the "Blank Page", the nature and function of this role is a closely guarded secret known only to a few. When the secret is divulged and the story's final confrontation does come about, it actually comes as a surprise. Even more refreshing it doesn't involve huge battles, penetrating an impenetrable fortress, explosions, or other clichés associated with anime. In fact the finale of the series is driven forward organically by the choices made by the characters. There are no villains in the series only characters struggling through bad situations. Their vengeful, wrong-headed, and sometimes tragic decisions are often based on not having all the necessary information to make wise choices. The truth of several of the major storylines is divulged in flashbacks only after it is too late to prevent the damage from being done allowing the audience to feel the full weight of the tragedy. In the end much of the story is resolved not through violence but through Tokidoki taking responsibility for his actions and performing an act of loving kindness.
Amatsuki is a thought provoking series which uses the conventions of fantasy and horror to explore the nature of reality as it has been impacted by our increasingly advanced technology. What is reality? If the mind can't tell the difference between reality and fantasy, does it really matter if an event is real or a simulation? What is life? Everyday man creates games and simulations inhabited by beings created in his own image. Are those beings more than the sum of their parts, something more than strings of code? If these beings are sentient creatures are they deserving of life? As the gods of this digital domain are we responsible for the choices made by such life? Amatsuki raises many questions. It is a sign of its artistry that it leaves the answers up to the imaginations of its viewers.


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Femoral neck trapdoor procedure and allograft for the chondroblastoma of the femoral head
Chondroblastoma is a kind of infrequent benign bone tumor, which accounts for about 1–2.7% of primary bone tumors (1-3). It mainly arises from the epiphyseal plate of long bone at bone development stage (4). The proximal parts of humerus, tibia and femur, and the distal femur are frequently affected (1,3,5). Meanwhile the incidence of chondroblastoma arising from femoral head ranks the third of the most frequent bone tumor (6). The majority of patients age between 10 to 20 years old. The prevalence between male and female is 2:1 (7). Although chondroblastoma is classified as benign tumor, malignant transformation and neoplastic transplantation were reported (2,3).
Coxalgia is the main clinical manifestation of femoral head chondroblastoma. Patients could represent with claudication as a result of severe lesion, while tenderness on the Scarpa's triangle could also be found (8). Trauma or sport injury history and limp neurovascular pathological changes usually could be excluded before diagnosis.
The treatments of femoral head chondroblastoma reported include acetabular osteotomies and osteochondral grafts (6) and vascularized fibular grafts (8-10). As a kind of benign tumor, adequate curettage of lesion and bone grafting are efficient. But the challenge is how to access the lesion, especially when it is located between the articular cartilage and epiphyseal plate. The ideal way is to find a safe and sufficient path that allows complete curettage, while preserving the joint function and development ability as far as possible.
Unfortunately, it's unavoidable to transgress either the articular cartilage or the growth plate when the epiphysis is involved, because the proximal femoral head epiphysis is entirely included in the joint capsule. Thus there are only three choices: (I) an approach via a drill along the femoral neck which may damage the epiphyseal plate (11,12); (II) an approach directly through the surface of the femoral head, which do no harm to the growth plate but have the potential to damage the articular cartilage (6,8); (III) an open approach which includes capsulotomy and raising a "trapdoor" of the femoral neck (10).
The first approach would violate the physis of proximal femur. So that is not recommended for the skeletally immature patients. Although the second choice provides direct access to the subchondral lesion, it destroys the integrity of the femoral head articular cartilage, which may have negative impact on joint mechanical characteristics and activities later on. Mont et al. (13) used a trapdoor procedure for the treatment of late stage osteonecrosis of the femoral head and good results were reported in 1998. Trapdoor procedure is not a new approach for the femoral head chondroblastoma. Iwai et al. and Orlando-Díaz et al. both reported good surgical results of this technique in 2008 and 2014 respectively (6,8). But they both raised the trapdoor on the surface cartilage of femoral head, as a result of that, both the hip joint interface and the mechanical characteristics of femoral head were changed, which may lead to osteoarthritis and even collapse.
In order to avoid the damage of the articular cartilage and preserve the femoral head skeleton maximally, we apply a trapdoor procedure of the femoral neck for the management of the femoral head chondroblastoma.
Case presentation
A 23-year-old male was admitted to our hospital with the chief complaint of left coxalgia for 6 months. Mild claudication was represented after about 90 min of walking. Patient denied any use of steroid or history of trauma. Neither anchylosis nor clicking of joint was presented. And there were none radiative pain or sensory-motor disorders of lower limps found. Physical examination revealed tenderness of left Scarpa's triangle and Fabere test(+) of left hip. Leg length discrepancy was not apparent, while the range of motion was normal.
X-ray examination showed an osteolytic lesion about 3 cm × 4 cm with irregular embrace on the left femoral head. Normal joint space was seen on the plain radiograph, while neither collapse of the femoral head nor calcification inside the lesion were showed (Figure 1).
The left femoral head lesion was of relatively low signal on T1-weighted MRI, while mixed high signal and low signal of proximal lesion, and high signal of distal part were identified on T2-weighted MRI (Figures 2,3). Polycystic changes could be seen both on the coronal plane (Figure 4).
The patient took horizontal position with a comfort pad under the left hip after general anaesthesia. We performed a modified approach according to that described as Smith-Peterson path. An oblique skin incision about 10 cm was made on the anterolateral side of left hip. And then separated the tensor muscle of fascia lata and the rectus femoris along the interval to expose the capsule. On a flexion and abduction position of the hip, we opened the capsule from the anterior and posterior side so that could preserve the blood supply from the deep branch of the medial femoral circumflex artery. After that, a trapdoor segment was dissected with an osteotome. The cutting edges was about 1 cm below the femoral neck junction, about 3 cm long and 1.5 cm wide (Figure 5).
Cancellous bone of the neck was removed and soaked in normal saline in preparation for grafting. A sense of breakthrough was felt when reaching the lesion and dark red liquid was seen flowing out. Yellowish and grayfish tumor was snapped out. Intraoperative pathological diagnosis suggested tumor could not be excluded. So we thoroughly curetted along the circumference of what then flushed clean. Because of the large defect created by curettage, autologous and then allogeneic bone graft were undertaken. After that, the trapdoor segment was replaced without fixation.
After operation, walking with half weight bearing was encouraged on the second day. And the patient started full weight bearing after 6 weeks following surgery. At 3 and 16 months follow-up, this patient recovered with good joint function without pain. Limb shortening or angular deformities were not found. X-ray showed good bony union around the trapdoor. And no osteoarthritic change, femoral neck fracture, collapse of the femoral head or tumor recurrence was presented (Figure 6).
Intraoperative pathology: large amount of fibrocyte and short spindle cells were seen under the microscope, so did multinucleated giant cells. Postoperative diagnosis of paraffin sections suggested chondroblastoma. The results of immunohistochemistry were as below: S-100(+), CD1a and CD68(partly +), AE1/AE3(−), CD23(−), CD34(vessel +), Ki-67(index 5%),P53(−) and PTH(−) (Figure 7).
Bone chondroblastoma tends to arise from the epiphyseal plate of long bone (4,14,15). In 1942, Jaffe and Lichtenstien firstly used the term "benign chondroblastoma", which separated it from giant cell tumor of bone. The frequent locations are proximal humerus, proximal tibia, proximal and distal femur (1,3,5).
The imagining diagnosis of this case showed osteolytic changes surrounded by osteosclerosis on X-ray. Others reported that the lesion could be of mixed high signal and low signal, and of high signal on T2-weighted MRI, while relatively low signal on T1-weighted MRI (10). The diagnosis was indefinite base on the imaging examinations. Pathologic diagnosis revealed the lesion of femoral head was chondroblastoma.
There is no role for chemotherapy, and radiotherapy is contraindicated in the management of chondroblastoma. Complete curettage and bone grafting are sufficient for the treatment of femoral head chondroblastoma. The recurrence rate ranges from 10% to 40% (3,16-18). Seldom had cases been reported for local soft tissues seeding, and about 1% of cases had pulmonary metastasis (12,19).
According to this patient's preoperative clinical symptoms and images, we could not reach the diagnosis of chondroblastoma because we could not exclude the possibility of bone tumor. The chief principle of the treatment was adequate curettage. As to the lesions located on the femoral head, posterolateral approach or direct anterior approach could be chosen for exposure of femoral head. Considering that the lesion was close to the anterior side of the femoral head, and that the patient is quite young and active, the direct anterior approach was chosen to save the greater trochanter, which avoided complications like bone healing defect, infection caused by internal fixation and lack of abductor forces. Moreover, a direct anterior approach not only provides adequate exposure which allows adequate curettage, but also protects the nerve, muscle and the articular cartilage.
As mentioned above, the minimally invasive approach which via a drill through femoral neck has an obvious limit of thorough curettage even with the use of endoscope or arthroscopy, because the long passage would restrict our operation. The second approach which through the surface of the femoral head would damage the articular cartilage though it provides good exposure. And it's likely to affect the skeleton of femoral head. A trapdoor through the femoral neck may provide relatively good operation pathway and avoid damaging the articular cartilage. As for a 23 years old patient, a trapdoor procedure via the femoral neck not only provides relatively good visualization than the first one, but also avoids mal-development of epiphysis.
This procedure does not need to dislocate the hip joint; on the other hand, it can preserve the integrity of the articular cartilage. But the disadvantages still need our attention. This approach may destroy the growth plate which depends on the location of the lesion, thus may cause leg length discrepancy. Lin et al. reported that some patients who were treated before skeletal maturity had been reached, they had a growth disturbance, but no one developed avascular necrosis (18). Strong et al. (10) also reported no necrosis of the femoral head after the trapdoor procedures. But two of five patients were reported to have recurrence at the follow-up time of 4 and 16 months respectively. Tumor recurrence maybe because the limit of visualization during operation. Besides, thin path also limits the curettage of the lesion. Pathological fracture and angular deformity have also been reported by Grimer et al. who performed curettage through the base of the femoral neck (20). To deal with these problems, great patience and meticulousness are necessary for good results. Patient's selection is important too, according to recent reports, recurrence tends to happen in skeletal immature patients (1); so an approach up the femoral neck is much more safer when the patient has reached skeletal maturity.
Although a trapdoor procedure on the femoral neck may have complications mentioned above, we consider that it grants better access to subchondral lesions of the femoral head than an approach which uses a drill along the femoral neck and it does no harm the articular cartilage. However, more cases are needed to prove whether this procedure could render good post-operative outcome. In skeleton mature patients with femoral head chondroblastoma, we consider the femoral neck trapdoor procedure as a good option for surgical treatment.
Funding: This work was supported by Surface project of National Natural Science Foundation of China (No. 81572110).
Conflicts of Interest: The authors have no conflicts of interest to declare.
Informed Consent: Written informed consent was obtained from the patient for publication of this manuscript and any accompanying images.
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SEIU Local 503/SubLocal 083 at Oregon State University!
Upcoming Events: Thursday, February 21, General Meeting, 11 – 12:30 pm in Willamette West Seminar Room (3rd Floor), Valley Library.
Our union represents approximately 1,530 classified employees at Oregon State University.
SubLocal 083 is part of the statewide Service Employees International Union Local 503, Oregon Public Employees Union.
Our union is member-driven and staff-supported, we democratically elect stewards, local and statewide officers, and bargaining delegates who negotiate the collective bargaining agreement between classified employees of the state universities and the Oregon University System. The collective bargaining agreement sets the wages and working conditions for all classified employees for the length of the contract. A new bargaining cycle will start in 2019. Contact us for more information or to find out how to get more involved. We currently hold monthly meetings the 3rd Thursdays of the month at Valley Library from 11 – 12:30 pm or in the MU. Worksite meetings can be set up to accommodate your office location and schedule. We want all union members to get active, and plugging in is the first step. Contact us to set up a worksite meeting or 1:1.
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A little card made with the Christmas Gift Printable Journal. Its still my favorite Tsunami Rose Designs kit and I get excited every time I get to play with it.
This card was made using the papers and Ephemera's from the kit.
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Having a Home Inspection before you put your home on the market is one of the smartest moves you can make. As the seller, the inspection we perform for you and the report that you receive are identical to that you would get if you were contemplating buying your house. The report is even worded from a buyer's inspector's perspective. This way you get a sense of what a buyer's inspector would say about your home and will help you prioritize what you decide to address before putting your home on the market.
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The Trial of Tom Petters, Day 6
A connection to Michele Bachmann? More graphic testimony. Outside the Federal Courthouse in Saint Paul, construction workers were digging a big hole while inside the courthouse, Paul Enge, Tom Petters' attorney continued to dig holes in Deanna Coleman's credibility as a witness.
Enge questioned Coleman about not reporting income from bonuses and the eight hundred dollar Timberwolves tickets she tried to keep from the receiver.
The defense played taped phone calls of Deanna Coleman discussing with other Petters' associates the dire financial situation PCI faced in mid-September of 2008. Deanna Coleman, Bob White and Larry Reynolds speculated about who knew about the phony purchase orders which made the fraud possible. At one point in the recording, Deanna Coleman said she thought Frank Vennes knew about the fraudulent purchase orders. Coleman also said Frank Vennes managed hedge funds that invested over a billion dollars with Petters.
Frank Vennes was a top campaign contributor to Representative Michele Bachmann's campaign. Bachmann wrote a letter in 2007 to George Bush supporter Vennes's request for a pardon for his 1997 conviction for money laundering, gun and drug trafficking.
In another taped conversation Coleman told Larry Reynolds that Tom
Petters was in complete denial and pretended the purchase orders were
Later on, Tom Petters' personal assistant David Margolis took the
stand and told what it was like working for Tom Petters. Margolis
testified how part of his job was taking the fall for Petters'
screw-ups and lying and making excuses for his boss. Margolis also
talked about how he went to Michael Catain's car wash in Excelsior and
picked up an envelope containing fifty thousand dollars in cash and
delivered it to Tom Petters.
Assistant U.S. Attorney Timothy Rank called insurance guy Tim Gonsior
to the stand and asked him about the warehouses which insurance
companies were supposed to have access to to check on the merchandise
Petters claimed to have bought. Petters refused to let them have
access to the warehouses apparently because they did not contain any
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I am thrilled to announce new prints have been added to Brooklit, my Etsy shop of original fashion illustrations. Meet Kate, Eva and Maggie.
Over the past few months I've been so busy with client projects, freelancing and setting up my bridal illustration shop, Brooklit Bride, that I can't even remember the last time I added a new girl to the Brooklit mix. Well now I have not one, but three new beauties for sale.
A few weeks back I was asked to submit work to Harper's Bazaar. I was so excited that I decided to take the time to sit down and create some new fresh sketches especially for Bazaar. In the end they decided to go with one of my bride illustrations (featured here). Even though these three girls were not chosen by Bazaar I think they came out pretty well and am pleased to add them to the shop.
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THE search for two experienced climbers missing on Britain's highest mountain has been suspended again after further bad weather.
Efforts to locate Rachel Slater, 24, and Tim Newton, 27, on Ben Nevis in the Scottish Highlands were suspended today after five hours of searching due to treacherous weather conditions.
The pair, from Bradford in West Yorkshire, went climbing over the weekend and were reported overdue on Monday.
A Coastguard helicopter from Inverness was not long into its search for the couple when it was diverted to another mountain incident.
The search of Ben Nevis was diverted at 3.13pm to investigate reports of possible cries of help heard by other climbers coming from a climbing crag in a gully on 3710-feet high Creag Meagaidh.
Police Scotland confirmed there had been "a large avalanche" on the mountain. It was too early to say if there had been any casualties.
Lochaber MRT and Cairngorm MRT were sending teams of rescuers
Lochaber Mountain Rescue Team planned to resume the search for the couple at first light today but heavy snow, fog and blustery winds forced them to review their plans.
No foot searches have taken place because of the awful conditions but a search and rescue helicopter was deployed during breaks in the weather.
However, that helicopter later had to be diverted to assist a rescue following reports of a separate avalanche in the Creag Meagaidh area of north Lochaber.
Two members of the Ben Nevis search team were caught up in an avalanche on Tuesday but survived unscathed.
Rescue team leader John Stevenson told BBC Radio Scotland: "We're expecting more bad weather so we've put everything on hold and are reviewing it.
"There were high winds yesterday which have died down a bit but it's still very blustery on the hill and the areas we want to look at have had a lot of fresh snowfall blown in so they are very unstable and we wouldn't like to put people in there until there is a bit of settlement.
"It's always a worry when you're putting people in to these areas. It's quite scary and very hard work in these conditions."
Mr Stevenson added: "As time goes on it's very difficult, the weather conditions have been really bad and no-one has heard from them or seen them is a worry. You always have hope but as time goes on that diminishes quite rapidly."
It is believed the couple had been camping behind the Charles Inglis Clark (CIC) memorial hut on the north side of the mountain.
Seasoned climber Ms Slater is a graduate of Manchester University and is employed as an environmental consultant near Bradford.
Mr Newton, originally from Leicester, also lives in Bradford and studied physics at the Universities of Manchester and Leeds, according to his Facebook profile.
He joined Hinckley Mountaineering Club in Leicestershire in 2010 before he moved away to university, with fellow climbers there calling him a natural.
David Gair, club president, said Mr Newton had a wealth of experience garnered in the Himalayas, the Alps and in Scotland.
He added: "He's a quiet, unassuming and very likeable young man.
"He's a very competent mountaineer and if anybody is able to deal with this situation, he can."
Friends and fellow climbers have been posting messages on social media praising the search teams and voicing hope that the couple will be found safe.
One wrote on the UKClimbing forum: "Great, enthusiastic young climbers. Such good role models for the sport.
"I've seen them out and about in the past and follow their logbooks cos they climb routes I'd like to. I hope they are found OK. I'm crossing everything and thinking of them and the search teams."
An appeal was made by Chris Denham, pastor at Hope City Church in Leeds, where Mr Newton's brother is assistant pastor.
He posted a picture of the couple on Instagram with the message: "Please pray today for the safe return of Tim & Rachel (Tim is the brother of our Assistant Pastor, Ed Newton, in Leeds).
"Also pray for the weather to clear which is preventing rescue teams from searching at present and for all the family. Believing for miracles to be taking place on that mountain because God is Able!"
Anyone who was climbing or walking in the Ben Nevis area over the weekend and saw the couple is being urged to contact police on 101.


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Play Synopsis - Address Unknown
Address Unknown tells the story of two German expatriates who left Germany in 1918 just after the end of the First World War. The two friends settled in San Francisco where they became partners in a successful art gallery.
One of the partners Martin, a German-born gentile, returns to Germany in 1932 with his wife and children, and re-establishes himself in Munich. Max, a German Jew, remains in San Francisco to run the art gallery.
Max and Martin stay in contact with each other through their letter writing which we as an audience are privy to. Politics on a worldwide scale overwhelm the friends, and as the Nazi Party rises to power, betrayal and revenge threaten all they hold dear. Address Unknown dramatically portrays the rise of fascism and its unrelenting effect on the human soul.
Address Unknown is a story as urgent in importance today as when it was written as a novel by Katherine Kressmann Taylor in 1939.


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One-shots, short-term planning and closed-door negotiations are all part of the grand tradition of budget planning in Albany. Comptroller Tom DiNapoli is restating his case for a slate of reform measures that would end or curtail them.
Dinapoli first rolled out the reform proposals in March of 2010, just as the fiscal plan was about to blow its deadline but months before it was actually passed. None of the proposals were taken up.
Here's the Comptroller's press statement detailing the measures:
Sounding the call for fiscal reform, New York State Comptroller Thomas P. DiNapoli today renewed his appeal for series of actions to prohibit the use of gimmicks to balance the state budget, increase transparency in the state's budget process and force the state to plan for long-term fiscal solvency. DiNapoli's reforms would require the state to address out-year budget gaps and attain multi-year budget balance, align spending with available resources, limit debt, curb the use of fiscal gimmicks and publicly negotiate the budget.
"The enacted budget avoided much of the fiscal gimmickry of the past to attain budget balance, and it starts to address the long-term implications of the structural imbalance in the state's finances," DiNapoli said. "Now we need to set these important changes in stone. We need long-term solutions that take away the temptation to use short-term fiscal gimmicks that continually push the state's budget woes to future years."
DiNapoli's plan includes statutory changes, Constitutional amendments and controls contained in bond covenants that would address long-standing deficiencies in the state's budget process. In addition to supporting multi-year and GAAP-based budgeting, the Comptroller's proposal includes the following:
- Require Gap-Closing Plan: DiNapoli's plan requires the Governor to identify actions to close the out-year gaps as part of the state's Financial Plan.
- Impose Binding Revenue Forecast: Current state law requires the Executive and Legislature to agree on a revenue forecast of expected tax revenues by March 1, which is not binding. Absent an agreement, the Comptroller provides a non-binding forecast by March 5. DiNapoli's proposal would expand the forecast to include all revenues and resources available for spending to provide a more accurate picture of available means, and would set a binding framework to the budget. If the parties could not agree, the State Comptroller's revenue forecast would be binding.
- Increase Reserves: DiNapoli's proposal increases reserves to cushion against budget shocks. Under his proposal, in any year in which the state incurs a surplus, 50 percent of the surplus must be paid into the Rainy Day Fund until it reaches the maximum level of five percent of General Fund spending. Currently, these deposits are restricted to just 0.2 percent of annual General Fund spending with the maximum balance capped at 2.0 percent of General Fund spending.
- Restrict the Use of One-Shots: DiNapoli's proposal prohibits using one-shot budget gimmicks to pay for ongoing expenses. One-time revenues could only be used to pay down debt or finance non-recurring expenses, such as emergency or capital spending. The state has repeatedly paid for recurring spending with one-time revenues.
- Require Public Negotiation of Budget: DiNapoli's proposal requires joint legislative conference committees to meet publicly to negotiate the budget and give a greater voice to individual legislators in forming the final budget.
- Strengthen Capital Planning: DiNapoli proposes establishing a new Capital Asset/ Infrastructure Council that would look out 20 years to identify the state's most critical construction needs and develop a five-year capital plan. Currently, each state agency has its own capital plan process, but the plans rarely extend beyond five years. There is little coordination or consistency among the plans and there is no mechanism that comprehensively identifies priorities.
- Enact Real Debt Reform: More than 94 percent of all outstanding state-funded debt was not approved by the voters. DiNapoli's proposal calls for a constitutional amendment to ban backdoor borrowing by public authorities, restore voter control over debt, require that state debt is issued by the Comptroller, impose a binding cap on the amount of state debt, and prohibit the issuance of debt for non-capital purposes.
Require Budget Transparency: Dense budget documents make it nearly impossible for taxpayers to have a meaningful understanding of the budget. DiNapoli's proposal would require the Executive to report three years of detailed spending information, including more detailed cash flow projections and spending for new programs. DiNapoli would also prohibit the use of blanket sweeps and require information on how sweeps affect programs.


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CSLB Undercover Sting in Folsom Draws Full House of Unlicensed Operators
Eleven cited, ordered to appear in court on various illegal contracting charges
SACRAMENTO — A procession of suspected unlicensed contractors submitted bids for construction work at a Folsom home last week and walked into the waiting hands of California Contractors State License Board (CSLB) undercover investigators. The undercover sting operation on Thursday, June 26, 2014, was conducted at a two-story home near Folsom Lake College by CSLBs Statewide Investigative Fraud Team (SWIFT), with the help of Sacramento County District Attorneys Officeinvestigators and Folsom Police Department.
The newer home restricted the range of projects that could be sought for bid to exterior ones such as painting, fencing, landscape, retaining walls, and pool tiling.
Despite that limitation, there was no shortage of unlicensed operators who gave bids to investigators who posed as homeowners. The median bid was about $4,000, SWIFT investigators reported, with a high of $10,000 for an exterior painting job.
In California, all home improvement jobs valued at $500 or more (combined labor and material costs) must be conducted by a company or person with a CSLB-issued license (Business and Professions Code section 7028(a)).
All 11 suspects were cited for contracting without a license. Nine face an additional misdemeanor charge of illegal advertising (Business and Professions Code section 7027.1). State law requires contractors to place their license number in all print, broadcast, and online advertisements. Those without a license can advertise for jobs valued at less than $500, but the ad must state that they are not a licensed contractor. One of the men showed investigators a contractor license number that did not belong to him and was cited on an additional charge (Business and Professions Code section 7027.1).
About 70 percent of the suspect leads were found on the online bulletin board craigslist.
We have warned consumers many times about the importance of taking an extra minute to check CSLBs website to make sure the contractor has a license in good standing if theyre going to use craigslist or other online bulletin boards, CSLB Registrar Steve Sands said. Licensed contractors use craigslist and other online sources as an advertising tool, but so do many unlicensed and unqualified people.
Suspects received Notice to Appear citations for 8:30 a.m. on September 17 or 18, 2014, in Sacramento County Superior Court, 720 Ninth St., Sacramento, CA 95814 (Map) to answer to illegal contracting charges.
Jason Andrew Muller
Contracting without a license,
Christopher Ray Cunningham
Contracting without a license,
Patrick Richard Beals
Contracting without a license
Joshua Elias Valencia
Contracting without a license
Gabriel Cortez
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Contracting without a license,
Gregory Alan Hayes
Contracting without a license,
Jose Luis Tolentino
Contracting without a license,
Alejandro Arturo Diaz
Contracting without a license,
Soroosh Reinhanihoseinabad
Contracting without a license,
Bruce Timothy Aziz
Contracting without a license,
Abenida Stephen Olenslager
Contracting without a license,
CSLB encourages consumers to always Check the License First by visiting www.cslb.ca.gov or calling CSLBs toll-free automated line: 800.321.CSLB (2757). Also, visit CSLBs website for tips about how to hire a contractor and to sign up for CSLB email alerts.
The California Contractors State License Board operates under the umbrella of the Department of Consumer Affairs. CSLB licenses and regulates Californias 288,000 contractors, and is regarded as one of the leading consumer protection agencies in the United States. In fiscal year 2012-13, CSLB helped recover nearly $44 million in ordered restitution for consumers.
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Luc[as] de Groot schreef: > Ah, when I am at it, it was always possible to make tiny gifs and scale them > in the html; one, two, three or twenty times, which looked cool, sharp big > pixels. Until some fuzzy browser on a full fuzz OS started smoothing such > scaled gifs. :-( That was not the idea. > So, please define "no smoothing" for images as well. No thank you! The benefit of enabling users to easily scale images into their desired size while still having them look good to the human eye (thus removing the need to pre-render all the different sizes) far exceeds the loss of not being able to create some obscure stylistic effect with small images which depends on behaviour that was never specified in the first place. IMHO. Also, you can still achieve that effect. Because image file formats are compressed, there is no direct mapping of image size to file size, and the effect you desire will for example hardly cause any increase in file size, even when the image is many times bigger in size than the original. Finally, even *if* file size were a problem here, user bandwidth is ever-increasing, and the problem will thus eventually solve itself, while the human sight will stay the same. By the way, Mozilla Firefox 3.0 will also do interpolation when scaling images up or down. ~Grauw -- Ushiko-san! Kimi wa doushite, Ushiko-san!! ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Laurens Holst, student, university of Utrecht, the Netherlands. Website: www.grauw.nl. Backbase employee; www.backbase.com.Received on Thursday, 27 April 2006 15:46:49 UTC
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Picture of cabbage to the article «Benefits of cabbage». Cabbage is a low-calorie product, referring to the vegetables. As a vegetable, what makes this product the basis of their diet, I would not recommend. Best use, eat together with the main meal, do yourself a bit of salad from cabbage leaves, but without butter and salt. Sure, there are people who like this vegetable, more than all the rest!
You can of course eat sauerkraut and a small portion, if we do not want to or you just do not like to eat it raw. Here a matter of taste, and we must look at what you eat as a main meal. The food there must be useful, but as in any way and tasty. For example, when you eat mashed potatoes with fish, sauerkraut is the way, the combination is very good.
I am interested in the use of cabbage. Looking at the chemical composition of cabbage, nothing glaring, I had not noticed. Is that the content of Vitamin C per 100 grams of about 40 mg? Still, as a vegetable and it is desirable to have just as in addition to the food intake, it is generally quite even bad, as for me. Indeed, in conjunction with other very useful products, fish, potatoes, like the example above, will a very good, balanced, nutrient-rich meal.
I read on the internet about the benefits of cabbage is more, that is not so easy to learn. Because if the chemical composition of all just in the products here, for example, the content of different acids is very difficult to learn. Let's trust in the Internet and give a piece of information to our minds.
Benefits of cabbage
In the leaves of cabbage contains folic acid. This acid has a beneficial effect on the processes related to the metabolism of the body.
In cabbage salts more potassium than sodium, so if you use this vegetable, water does not stay in the cells. I think is perfect for those who are experiencing this problem. Because they know that there are people who have the water retained in the body and they suffer swelling of the face, for example. They cabbage should include in your diet.
For people suffering from low acidity of gastric juice, you can eat cabbage without fear. Because cabbage juice has a neutral indicator of acid-base balance.
In cabbage, like all vegetables contain fiber, which serves food fibers. Dietary fiber has a beneficial effect on the gut. Displays any rubbish from the body.
But sauerkraut is also very useful! In its structure, after fermentation, lactic acid appears, within which there are a lot of beneficial bacteria that have a beneficial effect on the intestinal micro flora and purified from the putrid environment.


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Website Designs that Tamed a Riot of Color – Great Examples
The color scheme is able to either break or make website design. Paying little attention to this essential constituent can lead to catastrophic results that not only destroy the overall aesthetics but also scare away regular users. So that it should be treated with respect.
One of the solutions for avoiding such fatality is to opt in favor of the limited amount of shades: combinations of 2, 3 maximum 4 tones are preferred. It makes sense since with 2-tone coloring it is quite difficult to go wrong. However, what do you do if your project requires a multicolored scheme? What if website aesthetics depend on a riot of color. Then, there are lots of factors that should be taken into account, and providing online readers with good readability is the number one priority. Mixing 5 or more colors can be tricky, really tricky. What seems to be a balanced look can be easily turned into a mess with only one extra color. Unfortunately, there is no definitive recipe, except for trying to maintain harmony.
Today we are going to explore 20 website designs that have successfully tamed a riot of color. Some examples entirely rely on it; some use it as an instrument for throwing a spotlight on the necessary elements. We hope you will find here some helpful solutions.
Multiply Colors in Web Design
What The Faculty
What The Faculty adapts a digital scrapbooking style that looks a bit messy. Nevertheless, it certainly has a powerful artistic vibe that entices users in. The front page is so rich in visually interesting things that it is quite difficult to leave without paying proper attention to every detail.
Amazed By Science
Amazed By Science is a fully illustrated website where cartoonish theme sets the tone of the project and recreates the overall aesthetics. The project exudes an image of friendliness and amusement thanks to carefully selected bright coloring.
With a pretty bold and catchy tagline it is not surprising that the official site of Crayola is literally overfilled with bright shades. Although the page features lots of seemingly incompatible things such as sketches and a glossy 3d figure of a dragon or some skeuomorphic touches and flat style buttons, however it still has a powerful creative endeavor that forces users to move forward.
Petite Jolie
Petite Jolie is based on a well-thought-out grid system that allows getting the most out of vibrant coloring. As a result, the latter not only benefits the project in terms of aesthetics, but also gives the front page a harmonious appearance and an eye-catching zest.
Nestle – Mix The Book
The interest of Mix The Book lies in its lavish illustrations and unusual use of colors that make the project stand out from the crowd. Not only does the solution draw users in but it also offers a unique user experience.
Let's Make History
Let's make history is a fantastic website that offers a memorable visual experience due to a professionally executed comic-inspired style. Mind-blowing illustrations in tandem with fantastic coloring establish an atmosphere charged with powerful emotions.
Candyland features incredible navigation that owes its amazing appeal to the fully illustrated environment. Cartoonish websites are excellent examples of how to properly handle the mass of colors, not overpower users and separate itself from others.
Mehrdokht Amini
Mehrdokht Amini has a splendid personal website that exhibits a series of illustrations. The page looks extremely artistic as well as having a friendly atmosphere that is so necessary for projects targeted at children. Hand-drawn elements, artistic typography and, of course, a riot of color increase the visual appeal.
Unlike the previous example that tries to embrace a chaotic appearance, Brandca, on the contrary, opts in favor of a quite structured and well-balanced look. Here everything seems to be in its rightful place. The key lies in a flat style that keeps everything simple as well as helps the page to achieve a harmonious appearance.
Alex Kratena
Alex Kratena has an aesthetically pleasing without being overwhelming personal portfolio where the lush and vivid video background is the visual driving force. It instantly strikes the eye with its enigmatic appearance, skillfully interacts with white used as a primary color and makes the project excel compared to others.
Vitamin Atlas
Vitamin Atlas pays attention to the idea behind the project, so the front page features not only corresponding illustrations that reinforce the theme but also an appropriate color scheme that finishes off the whole design. Although there are various shades, the general atmosphere is truly serene.
Travel Belize
Here a riot of color is present in spectacular photo shoots that populate the homepage. Being capably bolstered by some lavish hand-drawn illustrations and vibrant complementary panels, they easily whet the users' appetite for further exploration.
It is Digital
It is Digital skillfully deals with some splashes of bright colors that complement the appearance and add a lovely dynamic touch to images featured on the front page. Moreover, there are several soft and eye-pleasing gradients that naturally highlight such basic components as logotype and selected menu item.
Bolds Creative
Bolds Creative has managed to reflect its name through an extravagant header image background. The page certainly seizes the whole attention. Here graffiti style is particularly strong and used as the main driving force for engaging the users.
De Vlaamse Kust Extra Deluxe
De Vlaamse Kust Extra Deluxe has a fantastic, fully illustrated composition that is planned down to the last detail. It looks so professional and elaborate that you suddenly feel an insatiable desire to thoroughly examine it. Without a riot of color, the composition would certainly lose its charm.
Going the Rainbowroad
Going the Rainbowroad is a small browser game with a bright polygonal environment and a taste of adventure. Rainbow is a key feature that guides you along the whole trip.
10000 ans d'economie
This is another website that unveils history in a unique manner in our collection that prefers to choose energetic coloring in order to enliven and brighten up a boring storytelling. Each period of history is marked with its particular shade that contributes to the design.
Playing Arts
Playing Arts instills a sense of creativity through a splendid and sophisticated layering composition that skillfully illustrates various kinds of art direction. Although red dominates over other colors, it helps to save users from frustrations and adds some consistency to the design.
If you want to add a zest to the design through incorporating a riot of color, and managed to keep visitors from feeling overwhelmed, try out a grid system. It will naturally systematize everything and save a website from looking messy. Perverte is a representative example of this trick.
The Family Room
The Family Room incorporates a mass of color in a smart way by using it for several purposes. Thus, the navigation has managed to come to the fore and take its proper place, and at the same time, not stop images from impressing visitors.
Not always does a riot of color accompany fully illustrated projects or enhance a visual storytelling experience; not always does it associate with a chaotic appearance. Sometimes it can be used as an accent or focal point that allows integral elements to not get lost in the composition and take its rightful place.


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These high definition Enhance A Fire Georgia Pine twigs will add realism and southern charm to your vented fireplace or firepit. The twigs are crafted from durable ceramic and are coated with a heat resistant paint that will not burn off. The colors and textures create the look of real bark and pine resin. Use these twigs by themselves, or mix them in with other media for a unique look. Three (3) twigs come in a pack, and they measure between nine (9) and ten (10) inches in length. These are heat resistant up to 1650F.
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