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An integrated casino and entertainment complex
The City of Dreams, Manila project was an integrated casino and entertainment complex comprising two floors of gaming, six hotel towers, retail, food and beverage outlets, ballrooms, nightclub and support facilities, all located in Manila's new gaming precinct. Our client was responsible for all fitout works within an existing shell and core development by our client partner.
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We were responsible for the package procurement process for the works and subsequent package administration, management of trade contracts and provide all site establishment and logistic needs.
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Nevermore? Mysterious Visits To Edgar Allan Poe's Grave Declared Over
For decades, until 2010, someone appeared at Edgar Allan Poe's grave site in Baltimore before dawn on Jan. 19 — his birthday.
The mysterious visitor, who was never identified, would leave behind three roses and a half-filled bottle of cognac as a tribute to the man who wrote The Raven, The Fall of the House of Usher and other classic poems and tales.
Last night, there was no visit.
So, as theBaltimore Suntells us, early today:
"A tired Jeff Jerome, curator of the city's Edgar Allan Poe House and Museum, 'officially' pronounced the Poe-toasting tradition over. Having spent the night inside Westminster Hall [on the burial grounds], awaiting the toaster's arrival, Jerome declared that the furtive stranger's poignant tribute would be left nevermore."
What happened to the toaster? Who was it? That all sounds like a good mystery to explore.
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Environmentalists and renewable energy enthusiasts have been extolling electric cars for years, and now consumers are actually buying them. Electric utilities favor them as well, because plugging in the cars to recharge batteries adds to electricity sales. The utilities are worried, however, that if too many people in a community charge their vehicles at the same time of day, that synchrony would create spikes in power demand that could force the power suppliers to turn on expensive "peak generators" such as gas turbines—costs the utilities would rather avoid, and would ultimately pass on to consumers.
So would car owners all plug in at similar times? Early statistics from a concentration of electric car owners in Texas say, yes, they would.
The data come from a new, 280-hectare neighborhood in Austin, Tex., known as Mueller. The community is designed to maximize sustainable living, exploiting green building construction, intelligent appliances, smart electric meters and home management systems, as well as integrated residential, work, shopping and entertainment spaces. When complete, it is supposed to offer homes for 13,000 residents and jobs for about as many individuals.
Although energy planners for Mueller and many places worldwide had made assumptions about when and where electric car owners would charge their vehicles, real-world studies of actual consumer behavior were lacking. So Pecan Street, Inc., a research consortium based at the University of Texas at Austin, heavily instrumented homes throughout Mueller to take data every 15 seconds that would show what is really happening. The consumers have not been encouraged to use their cars in any particular way, and electricity rates do not change with the time of day, so costs do not influence their decisions.
Brewster McCracken, executive director of Pecan Street, and Chris Holcomb, data scientist at the organization, have just analyzed the first set of data, taken from 10 households over two months. "What we assumed turned out to be true," Holcomb says. "People come home at the end of a day and turn everything on." That means the television, computer, air conditioning, other appliances—along with plugging in their electric car for a recharge. The pattern held up across the two months—even on weekends, when it might be easy to plug in during the morning hours, and even though dozens of charging stations have been installed at convenient locations in and around Mueller.
The resulting demand on the power grid can be significant. The number of plugged-in cars begins to rise at 3 P.M. and continues through 8 P.M.—the same time period when home air conditioners are being turned on or up. Charging a depleted battery pack takes about four hours using a 240-volt line (similar to that for a clothes dryer), so the cumulative electric vehicle load peaks toward midnight. Most owners ended up charging their cars every other day or so, but no pattern emerged for preferred days of the week.
McCracken acknowledges that the data is only a start. As of mid-August about 40 Mueller residents were driving electric cars—mostly Chevy Volts, with some Nissan Leafs. (General Motors says Mueller has the highest concentration of Volts worldwide.) McCracken expects about 75 electric cars by the end of the year, and Pecan Street will expand its tracking. "There's much more to come," McCracken says.
Once 15 to 20 percent of residents in a neighborhood own electric cars, and if they behave like the 10 in Mueller, utilities could have real trouble meeting peak demand, McCracken says. The cars in Mueller draw about as much power as a home's central air-conditioning unit, and the two loads dwarf that from any other appliances. Pecan Street will be asking owners about when and where they use and charge their vehicles, and why they choose the options they do. The feedback might reveal ways utilities and regulators can adapt, instead of conjuring up incentives or rules that would "force people to behave in ways they don't want to, which would just put up a roadblock to using electric vehicles," McCracken says.
Pecan Street, which is developing and testing technologies and business models for smart grids and advanced energy management systems, is outfitting the grid in Mueller with more analysis equipment. It is now taking a variety of usage data on 35 homes and will be studying many more there in the future. It will also work with other sustainable neighborhood projects to brainstorm creative solutions. For example, McCracken notes, although time-of-day rates could indeed influence homeowners' recharging patterns, other solutions might be possible. San Diego Gas & Electric is finding that customers who own electric cars are much more likely to install rooftop solar panels. Those panels often reach peak output during the late afternoon on hot, sunny days—just when residents in Mueller tend to plug in their cars. So perhaps special solar-power incentives for homeowners who drive electric vehicles would be a fruitful way to lessen peak demand as the cars proliferate.


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Big Update On WWE Establishing A Physical Hall Of Fame, Possible Change For WrestleMania
- There are some rumblings in the WWE office that the company is close or at least closer than they ever have been to establishing a physical Hall of Fame in the city of Orlando, Florida. Apparently negotiations have been going on for some time now.
Details are sketchy right now but word is that Orlando officials want to host WrestleMania 2 times every 10 years as part of the deal. It's said that talks are serious right now and Triple H is handling a lot of the negotiations. However, nothing is expected to happen on the ground at a potential Hall of Fame location until late 2013 or early 2014.
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Russian Jet Passes Near U.S. Warship
WASHINGTON – A Russian fighter jet made multiple, close-range passes near an American warship in the Black Sea for more than 90 minutes Saturday amid escalating tensions in the region, U.S. military officials said Monday.
In the first public account of the incident, the officials said the Russian Fencer made 12 passes, and flew within 1,000 yards of the USS Donald Cook, a Navy destroyer, at about 500 feet above sea level.
The U.S. warship issued several radio queries and warnings using international emergency circuits, but the Russian aircraft did not respond.
"This provocative and unprofessional Russian action is inconsistent with international protocols and previous agreements on the professional interaction between our militaries," said Army Col. Steve Warren, a Pentagon spokesman.
The fighter appeared to be unarmed and never was in danger of coming in contact with the ship, said the officials. The passes, which occurred in the early evening there, ended without incident. A second Russian fighter jet flew at a higher altitude and was not a concern, said Warren.
A U.S. military official also said that a Russian Navy ship, a frigate, has been shadowing the U.S. warship, remaining within visual distance but not close enough to be unsafe. The official was not authorized to discuss the incident publicly so spoke on condition of anonymity.
Warren said that he is not aware of any official communication or protests by the U.S. to the Russians about incident.
The USS Donald Cook has been conducting routine operations in international waters east of Romania. The ship, which carries helicopters, was deployed to the Black Sea on April 10, in the wake of the Russian military takeover of Ukraine's Crimea region and ongoing unrest there. U.S. military officials have said the deployment is part of an effort to reassure allies and partners in the region.
Ukraine's acting President Oleksandr Turchynov on Monday called for the deployment of United Nations peacekeeping troops in the east of the country, where pro-Russian insurgents have occupied buildings in nearly 10 cities. The gunmen are demanding more autonomy from the central government and closer ties with Russia.
The West has accused Moscow of fomenting the unrest. And European Union foreign ministers are meeting in Luxembourg Monday to consider additional sanctions against Russian officials because of Moscow's annexation of Crimea.
The USS Donald Cook is now in port at Constanta, Romania.
Romanian President Traian Basescu visited the ship Monday and said a second U.S. Navy warship – a frigate from the Navy's Sixth Fleet in the Mediterranean Sea – is also heading to the Black Sea.
"My visit to the ship is symbolic, which first of all shows our respect to our NATO allies' reaction who have strengthened their presence in the Black Sea after Russia's annexation of Crimea," said Basescu, who is a former ship captain. He said the Russians "had created a circle of fire around the Black Sea."
The U.S. frigate, which has not yet been identified, is expected to arrive in the Black Sea in the next two weeks. According to a U.S. military official, the frigate is likely to replace the USS Donald Cook, which is expected to return to the Mediterranean Sea.
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If we have a cheap and readily available drug that can prevent and treat the two largest causes of maternal mortality worldwide—postpartum hemorrhage and unsafe abortion—why have we not taken more advantage of it?
Misoprostol: Have you heard about this small, inexpensive, and most importantly available pill that can save women's lives? Pragmatic Brazilian women first discovered the potential of misoprostol (or Cytoteca, in their parlance) in the 1980s. According to the label on this widely used peptic ulcer drug, it was not to be taken during pregnancy as it could induce bleeding. Living in a country with very restrictive policies and little access to safe abortion services, they recognized the opportunity to circumvent the system and, by word of mouth, spread the word to other women about this easily obtainable pill that could help them safely end an unwanted pregnancy.
Thirty years later, women in countries around the world are beginning to do the same—continuing to spread the word, talking to each other about misoprostol, and trying to get their hands on these pills. The women who are accessing the drug in their communities and taking it by themselves have shown us that there are relatively few health risks involved with misoprostol. What began in Brazil as a natural public health experiment has been validated by rigorous clinical studies conducted by international groups such as the World Health Organization and Gynuity. These studies have shown that the use of misoprostol for abortion is very safe, especially when taken early on in the pregnancy; while not as effective as when taken in combination with mifepristone (another abortion pill), misoprostol taken alone will safely terminate 75 to 90 percent of early pregnancies when taken as directed.
Misoprostol has also been proven to have numerous other lifesaving properties, including the ability to prevent and treat postpartum hemorrhage and to induce labor. It is registered in more than 85 countries, usually as an anti-ulcer medication, and is used off-label by clinicians around the world for numerous reproductive health indications. In addition to these clinical uses, we are beginning to see positive public health outcomes from community-based use of misoprostol. In countries where abortion is restricted and women are using misoprostol, we have seen a reduction in infections. And in under-served communities, where women delivering at home are taught to take misoprostol immediately after delivery, postpartum hemorrhage is significantly reduced.
If we have a cheap and readily available drug that can prevent and treat the two largest causes of maternal mortality worldwide—postpartum hemorrhage and unsafe abortion—why have we not taken more advantage of this exciting technology? Given the global attention being paid to meeting the fifth Millennium Development Goal (MDG 5)—that of reducing maternal mortality—it is difficult to fathom why we continue to squander the opportunity misoprostol offers us.
The public introduction of any new technology takes time and is not easy; the introduction of emergency contraception is just one of the latest examples. Reproductive health advocates have been working for decades to increase women's access to this safe, effective, and non-abortifacient technology. While much progress has been made around the world, the recent action of the Obama administration to prevent full over-the-counter access in the United States is a sad illustration of the hurdles women face in accessing reproductive health technologies. The hurdles we face in introducing misoprostol will be even higher given three inherent characteristics:
The Challenge of Multiple Indications
Misoprostol's greatest clinical asset—the fact that it can be used for numerous reproductive health indications—also poses enormous challenges for implementation. As mentioned, misoprostol has many uses: to both prevent and treat postpartum hemorrhage, to induce labor, to induce abortion, and for post-abortion care. But these multiple indications pose two major challenges for implementation, one political and the other educational.
The political challenge lies in overcoming the stigma of abortion. A survey we conducted in 2010 of organizations that were working with misoprostol for postpartum hemorrhage revealed that the second biggest barrier to the introduction of misoprostol was its association with abortion. To quote one respondent who was asked about the challenges and opportunities for its introduction: "Hypersensitivity of misoprostol as an abortifacient [is a barrier]. We see this in clinical providers, government officials, even donors—a disproportionate concern that if misoprostol were to be made available for PPH prevention and treatment, it would be used for abortion. This is a major obstacle in accepting misoprostol for other OB/GYN indications—the abortion stigma."
This political fear is strong, despite the evidence that all indications of misoprostol use are potentially life-saving. And because of this fear, there is a great deal of sidestepping going on as organizations begin to introduce misoprostol at the community level for postpartum hemorrhage while trying to stay clear of its potential use for abortion. "We feel there is tremendous promise for use of misoprostol for [postpartum hemorrhage], so we do not want to jeopardize that application by highlighting the other indications," said another respondent.
The political controversy only exacerbates the programmatic challenge of informing women, their partners, and their health-care providers of the different doses and the proper timing of administration needed for different indications. This is usually facilitated by the registration and labeling of products in appropriate doses for each of misoprostol's various indications. But because the vast majority of misoprostol use is currently done "off-label"(it's being used for an indication other than the one the product is registered for) there is an urgent need to find ways to get women accurate information about how to use it for the different reproductive health purposes. Mobile technologies are beginning to open the information door to some women, but challenges remain. We need to find ways of achieving a broader level of knowledge about correct use, and to help women differentiate between the proper uses for each indication, including abortion.
The Challenge of Competing Against a "Gold Standard"
For both indications—abortion and postpartum hemorrhage—misoprostol is the second best option, up against another drug long considered the "gold standard." For abortion, the most effective medical abortion regimen is mifepristone combined with misoprostol; when used together, the success rate is 93 percent, and when misoprostol is used alone it is 78 percent successful. Thus, where mifepristone is available, such as in the United States, it is the drug of choice.
In the case of postpartum hemorrhage, injecting oxytocin is the first line of treatment because, when oxytocin is at full potency, it is more effective than misoprostol. But oxytocin, unlike misoprostol, needs to be refrigerated. As a result, the quality of the drug is easily compromised by exposure to heat—a problem in many Global South countries. Finally, the administration of oxytocin requires that the women deliver in a health-care facility, another "gold standard" established by the medical community.
In reality, in many places in the world, we are not meeting these "gold standards," in spite of decades of trying to do so. Mifepristone is far from universally available, oxytocin stock-outs are common in many places and/or the quality has been compromised, and many women continue to deliver at home, without skilled attendants. In these situations, misoprostol is a very good alternative and even has the advantage of being in pill form, making home use possible and safe.
Which brings us to the third challenging characteristic…
Women Can Use it Without the Assistance of a Provider
Another survey respondent summed it up nicely: "This is a gender issue. Misoprostol faces this unbelievable barrier because it is a drug for women."
Therein lies both the greatest opportunity and the greatest challenge. Misoprostol has the potential to be a game-changer when it comes to maternal health precisely because it can be used safely and effectively by women themselves. The foremost obstacle to achieving MDG 5 is the weak health-care infrastructures of many countries. Misoprostol offers the opportunity to circumvent this obstacle for two of the three principal causes of maternal mortality—postpartum hemorrhage and unsafe abortion. Yet despite growing evidence that women can safely and effectively take misoprostol by themselves, in their homes, for both uses, health-care practitioners are insisting on controlling access to the drug, viewing it as an important addition to their clinical tool kit and a service only they can "provide" instead of as a pill that can be used by women, to help themselves, with little or no assistance from a health-care provider. The failure to relinquish control over the use of misoprostol not only gets in the way of women who are intent on helping themselves, it risks negating the most attractive aspect of this new technology: it's self-use properties. To quote another respondent to our survey: "Many people are more concerned about what might happen with an intervention (i.e., side effects) than what might happen without an intervention (i.e., maternal death). In this case, women are more likely to be harmed by omission of the intervention than from any danger posed by the intervention itself."
Obviously, as we work to make misoprostol available at the community level we need to acknowledge that it is a powerful drug and that incorrect use can lead to serious consequences—such as uterine rupture during labor induction. While some would use this as an argument for placing restrictions on access, we see this as a call to put accurate and comprehensive information about its safe use into the hands of women.
The Way Forward
This week policy makers from around the world are gathering in Malaysia at the third Women Deliver Conference to continue to share ways of reducing maternal mortality. Misoprostol is the single-best opportunity to do just that. But the true potential of this simple and cost-effective technology lies in our willingness to abandon our "provider" frame and put the pills directly in women's hands. Our challenge is to let women be the shapers and the users of this new technology, not the beneficiaries of what we can provide or what we think they need. Can we stop worrying about women's "misuse" or "abuse" of misoprostol and show that we truly trust women with their own reproductive health care? Let us remember that it was women who discovered this drug in the first place, specifically to circumvent the weakness of the health-care system. Let us give them back this powerful tool and get out of their way. Our responsibility is to ensure that women have easy access to the pills and all the knowledge necessary to use them effectively and safely.
Originally published in Rewire.


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Jerry Jones promised changes were coming. The Dallas Cowboys owner said the weeks and months ahead at Valley Ranch would be very uncomfortable following another 8-8 failure.
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Rob Ryan learned Tuesday he was one of those changes, fired as defensive coordinator after two seasons in a move first reported by Fox Sports insider and NFL Network contributor Jay Glazer and later confirmed by the Cowboys.
Ryan told The Dallas Morning News that he learned of his fate while on vacation in Turks & Caicos. Coach Jason Garrett called Ryan on his cell phone with the news.
"They want uncomfortable," Ryan said. "I'm comfortably numb."
We didn't need Jones to tell us changes were on the way following a second consecutive Cowboys season that ended with a bitter Week 17 loss to an NFC East rival. It started Monday with the dismissal of running backs coach Skip Peete.
Tuesday, it was Ryan's turn.
With his long silver hair and brash attitude, Ryan often found himself in the headlines during his time in Dallas. But the Cowboys were a middling unit in both his seasons with the team, finishing 14th in total defense in 2011 and 19th this season.
"I inherited a team that was 31st in the league in defense and made them better," Ryan told ESPNDallas.com. "I (expletive) made them a hell of a lot better.
"I'll be out of work for like five minutes," Ryan went on. "I think I did a good job, and I think our staff did a good job on defense trying to compete with what we had at the end of the year. But the best job we did was when we were able to coach our starters."
Garrett said last week that Ryan "did a really good job managing" a Cowboys defense besieged by injuries, but the coach declined to confirm Ryan would be back. Now we know why.
Ryan's future might not be as safely mapped out as he believes, at least if he's looking for a lateral move. It's hard to ignore the fact that none of Ryan's teams have posted a winning record during his nine years as a defensive coordinator.
And no, don't expect to see the beat writer apocolypse that would be Rob Ryan united with twin brother Rex on the New York Jets. Glazer already tweeted that's not happening.


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Whether you tote a light-as-a-very-heavy-feather MacBook Air, or a slightly heavier MacBook, it's fairly painless to take your laptop with you when you travel for work or play. But many people forget to change their Macs' settings when they move from their regular network to something more public. The settings that make it easy to share your files, music, and photos at home or in the office make it just as easy for strangers to stumble upon your data when you're at a coffee shop or on a cruise ship. Here's what you need to do to make sure your Mac isn't unnecessarily vulnerable when you travel.
Turn off File Sharing
The first step to making sure you don't share more than you intend is to go System Preferences, select the Sharing pane, and then turn off File Sharing. This will ensure that no one can get access to your files, or put their own files onto your Mac.
If you prefer to leave File Sharing enabled because you're sharing files with traveling companions, instead go to the Sharing pane and change the permissions for Everyone to No Access. That way, folks with whom you've shared your username and password (or for whom you've created separate accounts on your Mac) will still be able to connect.
Turn off other sharing options
While you're in the Sharing pane, it's a good time to verify that no unnecessary sharing options are enabled, either. For example, if you never use Remote Login, Remote Management, or DVD, Internet, or Bluetooth Sharing, ensure that those checkboxes are unchecked. And you certainly wouldn't want to allow password-free Screen Sharing, either.
Now you're safe, right? Not so fast! If you'd prefer to keep your data truly private, there are a few other settings to tweak, too.
Keep iPhoto to yourself
If you're launching iPhoto to import photos from your travels, you may want to verify that you're not accidentally broadcasting your family's photos to anyone who cares to look.
In iPhoto's preferences (iPhoto -> Preferences), click on the Sharing tab, and make sure that Share My Photos is unchecked.
Share iTunes selectively
You'll need to make a similar change if you'd rather not have your Mac serve as a remote jukebox for anyone on the same Wi-Fi network as you, but you still want to rock out to iTunes yourself. Click on the Sharing tab in iTunes's preferences, and uncheck Share My Library On My Local Network.
With both iTunes and iPhoto, you can choose to require a sharing password instead of simply disabling the program's sharing altogether. But leaving sharing off is of course even safer, because you needn't fear someone guessing your password and gaining access to your music or photos. (For help creating good passwords, see " Create stronger passwords.")
Safe sharing on the road
Note that despite your preparations, you may still discover other users' computers are attempting to broadcast their information to your Mac. Other computers may show up under the Shared sidebar in the Finder, and other photo and music libraries may appear in iPhoto and iTunes, respectively. Though you can see them, that doesn't meant that they can see you or your data. So long as you disable the sharing features that would otherwise leave your data publicly accessible, you can trust that your Mac, at least, is secure.
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Control Panels
Using the Reactable mobile
Different types of panels are available depending on the type of object. In order to activate the panels double-tap on the object.
2D Control
This panel can be used to control two parameters of the object at the same time by dragging a point on a 2D surface.
The Envelope panel is used to edit the envelope of the object. Envelopes are triggered by events from sequencers and when rotating the objects. The four vertical sliders control the Attack time, Decay time, Sustain level and Release time of the envelope.
This panel is used to browse lists of files or instruments. Elements can by scrolled by sweeping the finger vertically or selected by tapping on them. Subfolders are shown in yellow.
This panel is found on the Oscillator object. The first row of buttons selects one of the 4 possible additional oscillators. For each one of them the following parameters can be controled: waveform, amplitude, detuning and offset relative to the main object pitch. When the top right icon is activated the oscillators pitch is controlled by the global tonality.
This panel is found on the Sequencer object. Its used to modify the pitch changes of the current sequence. When controlling a sound generator the pitch change is relative to its base note. The range of the bars is -12 to 12 semitones.
Step Duration
This panel is found on the Sequencer object. Defines the time duration of each of the steps of the sequence.


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LOLA (Laurent, Lawlor), NOEL (also known as Newell Lolar), Malecite hunter, guide, and legendary figure; d. before 1861 in Woodstock, N.B.
Noel Lola is listed, as an adult, in the 1841 and 1851 census records for the Tobique region. In the latter document, it is reported that he was married. His wife was probably Louise St Pierre (Sappier). In April 1852 their son, also named Noel, was baptized in Woodstock at the age of ten days.
According to the tradition of the Malecite band on the Woodstock Indian Reserve, by the late 1850s Lola, a hunting guide, was living there with a woman who was not his wife. Having been among the first to move to the newly established reserve [see Peter Lola], Lola had selected a favourable site adjacent to the Saint John River. Because of his domestic arrangement and his increasing intemperance, the other Malecites chose to live some distance from the couple.
One evening about this time, two white men, strangers to the area, were spotted approaching Lola's camp. When neither he nor the woman with whom he lived were seen for several days, one of the residents of the reserve went to investigate. Lola was found dead and there was no sign of the two men or the woman. The resident Roman Catholic priest was asked to conduct a proper burial but he refused, saying Lola's sinful life prevented him from so doing. A grave was then prepared near Lola's camp. In time the Indians forgot about the burial and established homes around the unconsecrated grave.
After a while the Malecites became aware of a strange whooping which was heard prior to every death on the reserve. This sound was attributed to a kéht∂kws or ghost – in this case the apparition of a person denied a Christian burial – which portends a death by whooping. This forerunner of death was last experienced about 1938 or 1939. At that time a resident, excavating his cellar, disinterred a skeleton. When analysis suggested that the bones were of a male who had died 80 or 90 years earlier, the community agreed that they were probably Lola's. Once these bones were reinterred in consecrated ground by the local priest, the whooping was no longer heard.
Most of what has survived about Lola's life is a matter of legend, but the circumstances reflect the values and expectations of the Malecites who were his contemporaries. Strongly influenced by both official Catholic doctrine and by Irish and French folk traditions, they believed a person's soul could not find rest until the body had received a Christian burial. These influences are also evident in the tale of the Dungarvon Whooper. Whooping was said to occur sporadically at sunset in a remote lumber camp because of the unconsecrated burial about 1860 of an Irish murder victim. It continued until the body received a proper burial in 1912.
The Malecites had added a moralistic overtone to their legend which was missing in the Irish one. To them, if a person sinned, he or she could become a ghost, the soul never finding peace until it received official church forgiveness. But, perhaps even more significantly, the end of the whooping came at a time when the Malecites' belief in kéht∂kws began to decline. Increased levels of education and profound changes in ethical values in Indian and white communities precluded the continuance of moral sanctions based on such legends.
N.B. Museum, W. F. Ganong coll., box 38, item 10 ("Return of Indians at Tobique and Madawaska, June 1841"). PAC, RG 3 1, A1, 1851, Victoria, return for Tobique Indian Reserve; 1861, Woodstock, N.B. St Gertrude's Roman Catholic Church (Woodstock), St Malachy's Church, Woodstock, reg. of baptisms, marriages, and burials. Handbook of North American Indians (Sturtevant et al.), vol.15. Rayburn, Geographical names of N.B., 98, 289. Carole Spray, Will o' the wisp: folk tales and legends of New Brunswick (Fredericton, 1979). Stuart Trueman, Ghosts, pirates and treasure trove: the phantoms that haunt New Brunswick (Toronto, 1975). V. O. Erickson, "The Micmac Buoin, three centuries of cultural and semantic change," Man in the Northeast (Rindge, N.H.), nos.15–16 (spring–fall 1978), 3–41. N. N. Smith, "Notes on the Malecite of Woodstock, New Brunswick," ed. K. H. Capes, Anthropologica (Ottawa), no.5 (1957): 1–39; "Premonition spirits among the Wabanaki," Mass. Archaeological Soc., Bull. (Attleboro, Mass.), 15 (1954): 52–56.
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Trail Blazers 100, Pacers 80
LaMarcus Aldridge insists he wasn't thinking about an All-Star spot.
''I was just trying to win,'' shrugged the Trail Blazers forward after scoring 27 points in Portland's 100-80 victory over the Indiana Pacers on Wednesday night.
The victory snapped a six-game losing streak for the Blazers. Portland also ended a four-game skid at home and avoided dropping five straight at the Rose Garden for the first time since 2006.
Aldridge was a first-time All-Star last year, but is by no means a lock this season. The reserves, selected by the coaches from each conference, will be announced on Thursday.
The six-year veteran said he honestly doesn't believe that he'll make the West squad this year.
''If I don't get in, I'm not going to worry about it,'' he said.
Rookie Damian Lillard added 20 points and eight assists, while J.J. Hickson had 14 points and 13 rebounds for his 24th double-double this season.
Portland shot a season-high 56.4 percent from the floor against Indiana, the league's best defensive team. No other team had shot that well from the floor against the Pacers this season.
Paul George had 22 points and seven rebounds for Indiana, which had won seven straight against Western Conference teams, its longest streak since 2004. Indiana (26-17) lost for the third time in 10 games.
''We knew coming in that this team was going to challenge us, especially on their floor,'' said George, himself a candidate to nab a reserve spot on the East All-Star team. ''They had us scrambling, running all over the floor all night. Aldridge did a good job of knocking shots down and getting hot. `'
The Pacers were coming off an 82-81 victory at Memphis on Monday to open their four-game road trip.
The Blazers (21-21) bounced back from a 98-95 loss to Washington on Monday on Jordan Crawford's buzzer-beating 3-pointer. Nicolas Batum, who had his first career triple-double in that game, hit a 3-pointer that gave the Blazers an early 18-13 lead over the Pacers.
Portland snapped a 10-game streak in which all of its games were decided by six points or less, a franchise record.
''It was refreshing, especially since we were on the good side of it,'' Blazers coach Stotts said about the lopsided margin. ''That 10-game streak of last-minute games, that was fun basketball but it was tough. To be honest, when you're up 15 with three minutes to go, you still don't think you quite have it. But we needed a win like that.''
D.J. Augustin tied it at 20 with a 3-pointer to start the second quarter. Augustin hit another 3 to put the Pacers ahead 24-22, but the lead was short-lived and Portland went up 34-26 on rookie Will Barton's running jumper and layup.
Aldridge made three consecutive long jumpers for a 44-28 lead as Portland broke it open with a 22-4 run. The Blazers led 44-32 at the half.
His dunk made it 55-42 midway through the third quarter.
Lillard's pull-up jumper gave the Blazers a 76-59 lead early in the fourth quarter, but the Blazers' biggest margin of the game was the final score. It was Portland's greatest margin of victory this season.
''It's about time,'' said Lillard, who did not commit a single turnover in the game.
The Pacers have lost four straight in Portland.
''They came out and played with great desperation. It's very difficult to come out play a really good team on a six-game losing streak,'' Pacers coach Frank Vogel said. ''They came out and brought the fight to us with their defense.''
Notes: The Blazers' first poster night of the season got off to a rocky start because of a printing error. The posters, which feature Hickson, won't be ready until next week. Fans with a ticket stub to Wednesday night's game will be able to get one in the team's fan shop. ... Indiana's 32 first-half points were a season-low for a Portland opponent this season. ... Indiana defeated Portland 99-92 on Dec. 5.


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Alan Jay Lerner Biography
Alan Jay Lernerlyricist, playwright, screenwriter
Born: 8/31/1918
Birthplace: New York City
Lerner began his career writing radio scripts. He collaborated with composer Frederick Loewe, whom he met in 1942, on Broadway musical hits such as Brigadoon (1947), Paint Your Wagon (1951), My Fair Lady (1956; won a Tony), and Camelot (1960). Lerner also worked with the Gershwins (An American in Paris, 1951), Burton Lane (On a Clear Day You Can See Forever, 1965), and Andre Previn (Coco, 1969). Lerner and Loewe received the prestigious Kennedy Center Award in 1985.Died: 6/14/1986
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Sometimes I feel that we have so many virtual instruments and effects that it seems near impossible to come up with something new and exciting.
And then Sonic Charge brings Synplant, completely proving me wrong.
If you're into electronic beats you may very well be familiar with Sonic Charge's µTonic (or MicroTonic), Magnus Lidström's top notch drum and percussion synth.
And if you're a Reason user that name Magnus Lidström might ring a bell as well. Magnus worked on several things for Propellerhead Software, most notably designing and developing the Malström synth for Reason 2.0.
And now for something completely different
I hope you weren't expecting I was going to tell you that Synplant is some kind of Malström 2.0… Just take a look at Synplant and compare that with Malström's GUI.
Right, so let's focus on Synplant then. Here's what the product page reads:
Synplant is a software synthesizer with a genetic approach to sound creation. Instead of creating patches the conventional way by turning dials and knobs, Synplant lets you explore a world of organic sounds by planting seeds that grow into synth patches.
Aha, the lack of controls on that Synplant GUI is intentional! Btw, note how it says it has a genetic approach to sound creation, not generative. Although Synplant uses a generative synthesis engine, it isn't actually a generative music system (you might've thought so when seeing the circle of notes on the interface…)
Synplant invites you to take a different approach to sound creation. Using seeds to plant, and branches to grow sounds isn't something I've ever seen before.
Growing a sound?
Without going into the details of what kind of synthesizing goes on under the hood right now, Synplant is extremely easy to use:
- Open a preset or create a Random Seed to generate a new sound.
- Grow any of the 12 branches to alter the sound, from subtle tweaks to extreme changes as you pull the branches further out.
- Plant branches you like as new seeds, or clone them so that all keys will play exactly the same sound.
This is quite an intuitive process. You listen to the changes in sound when growing branches. There are four sliders around the seed's bulb allow you to influence the sound.
Tuning allows you to adjust the pitch of the entire plant, up to one octave up or down and Atonality determines the type of sounds the plant will produce: musical and "playable" sounds, or atonal sound effect type sounds. The Effect slider adjusts the effect mix and panning amount, while the Release slider controls the time it takes for the sound to fade out after releasing keys.
All of these except Tuning will preserve their settings when creating a new random seed, so you can influence the general type of sound a new seed will generate.
Clicky, clicky, clicky… now where's the sound I'm looking for?
With the above-mentioned controls you can get some great sounds, but you may still have a hard time getting the exact sound you're looking for. Now perhaps Synplant isn't exactly the right synth for you if you want program your sounds rather than "finding" and tweaking them, but there's more to this instrument than meets the eye.
The little DNA-type button in the top of the interface opens the Gene Manipulation window. Here's where you can get your hands dirty and do some genetic manipulation on any of Synplant's 37 genes. You'll find some control look like regular like synth parameters (i.e. a_mod, lfo_rate and flt_freq), but these aren't always what they seem to be…
Please be aware that although you may find some of them similar to the controls commonly found in other synthesizers, Synplant genes should not be confused with traditional synthesizer parameters. Many genes have a fairly complex relationship with each other and their scales and response ranges have been extensively tuned so that useful sounds can be created out of random "mutations".
The Synplant manual comes with a complete list of descriptions of each gene so you know exactly what you're doing when adjusting these parameters.
Though I don't think you'll want to create patches from scratch in the Gene Manipulation dialog much, it's good to know that you can fine-tune the seed. Note that the branches of a seed could still sound totally different as the seed you're editing, because they mutate and differentiate from the seed and you can't control those changes.
Other bits and pieces
There is more to Synplant (the mod wheel ring & wheel scaling, MIDI options, undo/redo, patch manipulation etc.) but I'll leave those things for you to figure out yourself. The Synplant demo version has a very generous 3 week trial period in which the plug-in is fully functional so there's plenty of time to explore all of its features.
Synplant comes with a wide variety of patches, showcasing its capable of much more than the experimental sounds you might expect from a synth that grows sounds from seeds.
So what do I think?
It's not like I haven't used any synths with great randomize features before, but Synplant is a breath of fresh air. I love its simple interface, the sound manipulation is focused on listening to where you're taking something rather than programming it, yet Synplant still retains a good level of tweakability in its controls & genes. Oh, and it's tons of fun to play with.
Although perfectly capable of doing a wide variety of bread & butter type sounds, Synplant is probably most useful for those other kind of sounds. Its wonderfully unique and inspiring sounds become the center of a new piece of music in no time.
Synplant is available for Windows and Mac and costs $89 USD, which I think is a great price. You can check the Synplant product page for some audio demos, or try the demo version of Synplant.
I don't usually rate anything here, but if I would have to this easily gets a 5/5 score.
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Texans Take Clowney in NFL Draft
No surprise: Clowney is the Texans' man.
After two extra weeks of intrigue, Houston opened the NFL draft Thursday night by taking South Carolina defensive end Jadeveon Clowney. Rarely does a team not reveal the top overall choice until it is announced, and there was wide speculation the Texans had soured on Clowney, whose work ethic has been questioned.
Obviously, the Texans were convinced that a player considered a budding NFL star even when he was a freshman was the right guy for them.
After Commissioner Roger Goodell announced the pick, fans who filled Radio City Music Hall to capacity applauded Clowney as he held up his index finger, his eyes moist, a relieved look on his face. Just like the 30 prospects on hand, the fans were extra eager to see who would wind up where after the draft was pushed back from late April because the theater was unavailable.
Clowney, 21, brings size, speed and power to a lineup that already has 2012 NFL Defensive Player of the Year J.J. Watt. His diligence had been questioned after he slipped from 13 sacks to just three in 2013. Critics said he was protecting himself from injury in his junior year before declaring early for the draft.
Clowney is the first defensive player taken first overall since Houston selected another end, Mario Williams, in 2006. Williams now is with Buffalo.
Houston also made the top pick in its first season, 2002, taking quarterback David Carr. He never lived up to that billing; the Texans hope Clowney has more of an impact.
Tackle Greg Robinson, whose blocking helped high-powered Auburn make the national championship game last season, went second to St. Louis. The Rams owned the pick as the final payment for a 2012 trade with Washington that allowed the Redskins to draft quarterback Robert Griffin III.
St. Louis is concerned about the health of starting left tackle Jake Long, who is coming off knee surgery.
The first quarterback to go went to Jacksonville in the third slot, but it wasn't Johnny Football. Blake Bortles of Central Florida, whose stock shot up last season and in subsequent workouts, was taken by the Jaguars ahead of Texas A&M sensation Johnny Manziel, the 2012 Heisman Trophy winner.
At 6-5, 232, Bortles drew comparisons to Ben Roethlisberger because of his combination of size and mobility. Jacksonville missed the last time it took a QB in the first round, Blaine Gabbert in 2011. The Jaguars gave up on the inconsistent Gabbert, who struggled to read defenses and was benched for journeyman Chad Henne. Gabbert is now a backup in San Francisco.
Then came the first trade. Seeing a chance to grab playmaking receiver Sammy Watkins of Clemson, Buffalo swapped spots with Cleveland, also sending a first- and fourth-round selection next year to move up from ninth to fourth.
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Guess Michelle Williams isn't growing out her hair after all! On Tuesday, the Oz the Great and Powerful actress, 32, attended the Kate Young for Target Launch in NYC sporting a fresh, daring new haircut. In a style slightly reminiscent of Miley Cyrus' drastic August 2012 hair makeover, Williams' blonde locks were clipped short on the right side of her head with a side-swept long fringe that fell over her face.
The Oscar nominee, who split with Jason Segel in February, wore a similarly edgy outfit to match her 'do: short blue shorts that showed off her long stems, a black top and white blazer. The A-lister apparently had a change of heart about the length of her tresses. In mid-February, before Us Weekly broke news of her split with Segel, Williams said in an E! News interviews she was "ready" to grow her hair long again.
"It's on its way, slowly but surely," she said at the time, adding that the growing-out process is daunting. "That's why I've stayed with short hair for so long. . . The mid-stage is insufferable. It's really hard on your self-esteem."
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much fun and gives me the opportunity to leave my daughter beautiful
memories. I really enjoy crafts. I have made dolls, cross stitch, painting
and they all make me happy. I'm married with Luis and we have two sweet
daughters Sofia and Emilia and a dog name Leon.
You can see Cindy's beautiful creations HERE.
Monday, November 25, 2013
DT Introduction: Caroli
My name is Carolina, I'm 33 years old and I live in Santiago, Chile with my husband and our 5 year old little daughter. I started scrapbooking in 2004, I took a break on 2007 after having my little girl and returned to my albums on 2010. Through time my style has evolved a lot, but in general I would say that I like bright colors, grids, textures, layers, mist, watercolors and lots of embellishment. I love fussy cutting and layering and I use these techniques a lot in my layouts. I would define my style as colorful, simple and modern.
You can see Carolina's beautiful creations HERE!
Sunday, November 24, 2013
Are you getting ready?
Get ready to get in front of the camera! Who will be taking YOUr picture?
The first challenge is only two weeks away :)
Starting tomorrow we will be introducing one of our Design Team Member, every day through the week.
Stay tuned!
Thursday, November 21, 2013
☼ Welcome New Design Team! ☼
Hello everyone!
The DT call was amazing!! I was overjoyed by the response. There were so many talented scrappers who applied, which made it a difficult decision. I wish that there was room for everyone! I would like to personally thank YOU for your interest in scrapping YOUrself!
If you didn't make it this time I really want you to try again at our next call. Play along and link up and YOU may be featured on our Blog and Facebook Page! And, there will be fabulous sponsored prizes to be won.
If you didn't make it this time I really want you to try again at our next call. Play along and link up and YOU may be featured on our Blog and Facebook Page! And, there will be fabulous sponsored prizes to be won.
I am excited to share with you the very first Challenge YOUrself Design Team! Please give them a warm welcome.
Starting Monday, I will be introducing each Design Team Member so you can get to know them a little better :)
The ladies are already working hard whipping up some creativity for our first CHALLENGE which will be revealed December 7th.
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Wednesday, November 13, 2013
One Week Left for DT Call
Hi everyone!
I had a wonderful response and am super excited to get started!
There is still a few spots and a week left to get your DT applications in.
Don't be shy ;)
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Wednesday, November 6, 2013
Design Team Call & Giveaway!
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→ Term commitment from Dec 1st, 2013 - May 31st, 2014
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We are accepting applications until November 20th, 2013. New members will be informed by November 21th, 2013. First reveal is scheduled for December 7th, 2013.
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Lots of trucks and big containers have been at the former Oroweat Bakery Outlet site at the corner of NW 70th Street and Greenwood Avenue North for the last couple of weeks. Mike V sent us this photo that he took from the second floor of a building across the street.
Crews are cleaning up soil that is contaminated from when a dry cleaning chemical distribution facility operated on the site, between 1964 and 1983. Piper Roelen with Landau Associates tells us the soil is contaminated with tetrachloroethene.
Roelen says the property owner is conducting the cleanup under the Department of Ecology's Voluntary Cleanup Program. Most of the asphalt that currently covers the entire site will remain in place, and will be repaired where crews are drilling and excavating. Roelen says the soil is contaminated as deep as 30 feet in some places.
He says TRS Group, Inc.'s cleanup involves "heating of the subsurface soil to volatilize the contamination through a process called electrical resistance heating (ERH). The contamination is then drawn to the surface as a vapor through vacuum extraction, then captured from the vapor stream with activated carbon. The carbon is then shipped to a facility where the contamination is destroyed through thermal desorption (high heat destruction)."
The cleanup is expected to last until early spring. He says the property will likely be sold after the cleanup.


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This summer I'm headed to Ireland and Scotland to discover my roots....and eat Irish Soda Bread and Cadberry chocolate.
I'm also planning on redoing one of my rooms in my house to be a craft room. I've been on the hunt for the most fabulous finds a girl can find when looking for a functionally fun craft room. I found the metal diet coke carrier at a thrift store recently. This is going to house my pens etc. Everything in my house is pending that craft room. Once I have my crafts in the craft room I can redo my laundry room (which is currently my craft room). I don't know why I'm excited about that, but...I am.
My Mom also retired this year and as a side hobby/for a little money she has a little booth at an antique store nearby...which means that I've been hitting up some Estate Sales nearby...which means I'm buying a bunch of stuff that will never make it's way to my Mom's booth because I want it. It's a vicious cycle. This last weekend I scored an antique wardrobe that is over 100 years old....for 63 dollars. That will make it's way to my craft room as well.
I'm attempting a garden for about the 30th year in a row. It goes well until about June when the sun comes out and doesn't leave for 3 months and I give up on the outdoors and slowly watch things wither from my window in my air conditioned house. BUT....maybe this is the year....and I have all the makings for a pretty fabulous planting station complete with an old door. I'm sure the missing piece to my success as a gardener is that potting station. Actually, maybe if I have a fabulous planting station you won't notice the dead plants that surround it.
This year, my New Year's resolution was to take a photo a day. I wanted to capture something significant about each day so I value my time more. I'm posting those photos on instagram. I think that hits the highlights. All this to say...lots of crafts on the horizon! Lots of adventures on the schedule.


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About this event
Every year, AngelHack adventures across the globe for our yearly Global Hackathon Series. Over the course of Summer 2018, we'll hit six continents, bridging the gap between Silicon Valley innovation and entrepreneurs all over the world.
This year's theme? Seamless Technology. Hackathons are built for rapid innovation, and rapid isn't always pretty. But no matter the roadblock, broken code or bumps, we continue on and push forward, together. There's no boundary or limit to what we can create.
So join us! Create something cool. Meet great people. Win great prizes. Who knows, your founder journey may begin at BCI in Santiago!
- AngelHack Prize:
AngelHack Prize: The winning team from each hackathon will receive an invite into AngelHack's HACKcelerator...
- Code For A Cause Impact Award Prize:
Code For A Cause Impact Award Prize: One Impact Award will be given out at each event. At the end of the Gl...
Challenge: Get ready for Call for Code with this preliminary challenge to improve logistics based on traffi...
- Saturday
Day 1
9:00 AM : Doors Open & Breakfast
10:00 AM : Opening Ceremony, Sponsor Welcomes, & Team Building
11:00 PM : Coding Kick Off
1:00 PM : Lunch
2:00 PM : Sponsor Breakout Sessions
7:00 PM : Dinner
10:00 PM : Pitch Workshop
*Venue open overnight
- Sunday
Day 2
8:00 AM : Breakfast
12:00 PM : Lunch
1:00 PM : Code Freeze & Submission Deadline on hackathon.io
1:30 PM : A/V Check
2:00 PM : Demos
4:00 PM : Winners are Announced / Prizes!
We know some rules are meant to be broken, but you should probably (read: definitely) stick by these: 1. Fresh Code - We all start coding at the same time. It's cool t...
We know some rules are meant to be broken, but you should probably (read: definitely) stick by these:
1. Fresh Code - We all start coding at the same time. It's cool to work on designs beforehand, digital mockups, open source frameworks, and anything else available to everyone, but keep things within fair limits.
2. Code Review - Winning teams may be subject to a code-review at some point following the event or immediately before winning. This is to ensure that all code used is in fact fresh.
3. Ownership and IP - You own your IP and whatever you create. Simple as that.
4. Team Size - No more than five people.
5. Submissions - Each hackathon has its individual hackathon.io page where projects need to be submitted by the designated time. You'll receive an email with instructions on how to do just that.
6. Demos - You'll have 2 minutes to demo the functionality of your project and talk through your idea, and 1 minute for Q&A from judges.
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The Surreal Calder
BoxerDesign, Brooklyn, New York, 2005
Alexander Calder (1898–1976) is a key presence in the history of modern art and yet he is rarely seen or remembered in the artistic context from which he initially emerged. This book places the artist squarely in the midst of surrealism so that his achievement is more profoundly understood within that context. Elements of surrealism—such as biomorphism, abstraction, tactility, provocation and mystery—were brought together to design The Surreal Calder's cover. The front and back show Calder's Spider and Eucalyptus, respectively—stark, black biomorphic shapes against an unadorned white ground. The embossed leatherette cover, without jacket, is a tactile evocation of the handmade special-edition artists' book covers of the period. At once visually stimulating and thought provoking, the cover of the publication enhances the exploration of the many ways in which Calder was incubated by the surrealist phenomenon and how he contributed significantly to it.
Juror Notes
Iconic. This cover is a most elegant way of saying "Calder."
- Design firm
- BoxerDesign
- Creative director
- Matthew Drutt (project director)
- Art director/designer
- Eileen Boxer
- Jacket designer
- Eileen Boxer
- Production coordinator
- Susan Braeuer
- Production artists
- Hoa Luu, Angela Taormina, Lucy Kaminsky
- Author
- Mark Rosenthal
- Editors
- Lucy Flint, Susan Braeuer
- Trim size
- 10 x 12 inches
- Pages
- 156
- Quantity printed
- 10,000
- Typefaces
- Univers Light Condensed, Adobe Caslon
- Printer
- The Studley Press
- Jacket printer
- Sunshine Art Studios, Inc.
- Paper
- Cover, FiberMark, 10pt white Skivertex Matara; foil-stamped 3C; text, Burgo Chorus Art Silk
- Binder
- Acme
- Binding method
- Smyth sewn
- Publisher/client
- The Menil Collection


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CALGARY, Alberta, June 26 (UPI) -- Recovery teams working in a remote area of Alberta province in Canada have extracted oil and water from the site of a pipeline spill, Enbridge Energy said.
Enbridge this week said it suspected heavy flooding in Alberta may have contributed to the rupture of the 11-mile Line 37 oil pipeline about 44 miles southwest of Fort McMurray.
Parts of Alberta are under a state of emergency because of flooding. The Canadian National Energy Board, which has headquarters in Calgary, said its offices remained closed Wednesday because of the situation.
About 750 barrels of oil spilled from Line 37. Enbridge said no potable water wells were affected by the release, though some of the oil spilled into a small creek and a lake.
The type of crude oil extracted from Alberta is heavier than water, making it more difficult to remove from rivers and streams.
Enbridge said Tuesday it extracted more than 100 barrels of a mixture of water and oil from the site. Fencing was set up in the region to prevent wildlife from entering the area.
The official cause of the incident is still under investigation.


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The current situation with IE7 is a classic example: after achieving a monopoly position, the company sat back and did nothing until Firefox forced its hand. Looking further back, one of the greatest software engineering feats ever (in my opinion) was when IE went from nowhere to Netscape parity with the incredibly fast development of IE3, and I don't think it was a coincidence that Microsoft was then facing one of their greatest threats ever.
Another interesting example is Windows Sidebar. Five years ago Microsoft Research had a project called Sideshow which provided desktop widgets for "peripheral awareness". That project struggled to emerge from the research lab and was killed. Since then a number of similar competitive products emerged, notably Google Desktop. Microsoft responded by hastily assembling a team to copy those features by (re)creating Windows Sidebar.
One could make many more comparisons. Where Microsoft dominates (desktop OSes, office apps), progress is slow; where they are threatened (MSN/Live, Xbox, Java/.NET), progress is rapid.
The lesson is that if you want to see great Microsoft software, the biggest impact you can have is by working elsewhere. Create something compelling, and Microsoft will clone it. Make a successful challenge to an entrenched product, and prod them out of complacency.
A word of caution: you will run a high risk of being flattened by Microsoft's combination of technological prowess and monopoly power, which may daunt some. But fighting the good fight is not necessarily a ticket to penury.


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by David Crane defrev at gmail.com November 30, 2007 There's a custom 1911 pistolsmith out there building tactical guns (1911s) for military Special Operations Forces (SOF) assaulters /operators and civilian CCWs (concealed carry) who hasn't, to this point, received much ink, anywhere. DefenseReview plans to remedy that, right now. We first mentioned him very briefly in our article on the …Read More »
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Pistol Dynamics Signature Custom 1911 Pistols: Tactical Art in .45 Caliber.
by David Crane [email protected] If you're currently looking to acquire a top notch custom tactical 1911 pistol for concealed carry or home defense, DefRev urges you to take a serious look at the pistols coming out of Pistol Dynamics. Pistol Dynamics is run by Paul Liebenberg. Liebenberg's guns are special. Not only are they beautiful, but they are also unique …Read More »
Valtro 1998A1 1911 Pistol. 'Near Custom' Combat Gun.
by David Crane Last week, I had the very real pleasure of speaking with John Jardine of Jardine's Custom Gunsmithing over the phone. That conversation was a real eye opener, as Jardine seems to really know his stuff regarding 1911 pistols and 1911 pistol components. The Valtro 1998A1 1911 .45 pistol is Jardine's brainchild. According to Valtro USA's website, the …Read More »


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The Heart, Soul and Legs Behind America's Longest-Running 50K
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Editors' choice: March Symposium on the best "old-school" trail race
Scenes from the Skyline 50K in years past, clockwise from left: Helen Klein, then 79, on her way to winning her age group in 2002; Errol "The Rocket" Jones and Race Director Emeritus Ken Gregorich chat away; Eldrith Gosney and her trademark smile; Mark Sherman takes the overall win in 2002. Photos courtesy of Adam Ray.
Editors' Note: This piece originally appeared at The Runner's Trip and was our top pick among entries into the March Trail Runner Blog Symposium: What would you nominate for the best "old-school" trail race and why?
It's the summer of 1982.
E.T. says "phone home," Let's Get Physical plays on Walkmans, joggers wear Dolfin shorts.
And Dan Williams, 33, blazes through the San Francisco Marathon in 2:32.
"People told me I'd be good at trail ultras, and I said, you gotta be kidding—a marathon is far enough," Dan recalls.
But the idea sticks, the challenge beckons. A month after the marathon, in the heat of August, he enters his first-ever ultra, the inaugural Skyline 50K in the hilly terrain overlooking Oakland. "I thought if I slowed down, I could probably hang on another five miles."
He toes the line wearing racing flats—but he doesn't slow down much. He wins his first ultra and the first-ever Skyline 50K in 3:33 (a 6:51 pace).
"Anytime you win something, you think, 'Maybe I am good at this.'"
Thirty-two years and 21 Western States 100 finishes later, you could say that yes, Dan, you are good at that.
Williams, now 65, was part of the first wave of Northern California runners to graduate to ultras and get hooked, thanks in no small part to the Skyline 50K. Classic ultrarunners made Skyline a classic race because they ran and volunteered at it throughout the past three decades—people like Tropical John Medinger, Errol "The Rocket" Jones, and the lady I admire more than any other, Eldrith Gosney.
Gosney, now 72, has finished some 150 ultras, including 10 Skyline 50K's. Back in the mid-'80s, when she was running only shorter distances on pavement, she volunteered at the Skyline 50K with her road-running club.
"It was my first experience with seeing ultrarunners, and it was a real eye-opener," Eldrith says. "The weather was especially hot that day, and at that time, I was a 'clean and fussy' street runner. We had a few patio lounge chairs, and some of the runners collapsed on them. Several runners were very dirty from the dust sticking to their sweaty bodies, and there were so many with bloody legs and arms from scrapes and falls. …
"I went home wondering why on Earth would anyone ever put themselves through such torture! I vowed that I would never do that to myself. What a liar I was."
The Skyline 50K is purportedly the longest continually run trail ultra in the country. I can't verify that claim, but I'd believe it.
When I first heard about ultrarunning in the 1990s, I knew of only three events: Skyline, AR and States. The Skyline 50K was a stepping stone to the American River 50-miler, and then maybe, if you were really crazy, you'd take the leap and do Western States. It was as simple as that.
Now, we can choose a different trail ultra almost every weekend here in Northern California. While that's mostly a good thing, it's also true that the sport is going through growing pains and generating tensions. But the Skyline 50K just keeps on keeping on. It doesn't sell out right away (if at all), and it's not on iRunFar's radar. It attracts a few really fast guys and gals, like Leor Pantilat and Jennifer Pfeifer, but it's nothing like Way Too Cool or Chuckanut. It's for first-timers and old-timers more than sponsored "elites."
Like a favorite old shoe, it feels good and doesn't wear out. Always friendly, never flashy.
And then there's the RD, Adam Ray. Since he took the helm as race director several years ago, I can't help but have a soft spot for this event. Adam has been my close friend since high school and got me started running 20 years ago, after all those years of partying together (but that's another story).
Adam has a busy life and a niggling knee, so he's not in the thick of ultrarunning quite the way he used to be. But I know that come late July and early August, Adam will put his whole heart and energy into Skyline. His extended family members will come from out of town to help him prepare the course markings, the aid station bins and the food. He'll cover his front yard with five-gallon water jugs and gear, and he'll sweat the details of the finish-line barbecue, where he roasts a whole pig and serves it on a picnic table, head and all.
These days, Adam noted, "There's something very different and special about these single-distance, classic races." He was referring to the growth of trail races by numerous relatively new companies that put on events combining several distances (10K to 50K), usually over routes with multiple loops. "Skyline has a special home-grown feel, in a way what you'd expect from a community throwing a block party."
Oh yeah, I almost forgot to mention the course.
Funny thing is, the course isn't the main draw for me. The tradition and the people are. I love pretty much every slice of the East Bay Regional Park District's greenbelt, and this 50K route is no exception, but it's honestly not the most beautiful or interesting 50K course in the region. Suffice to say it's pretty, it's challenging, it's worth it.
It starts and finishes at Lake Chabot, near the town of Castro Valley, which straddles the East Bay Area's urban-suburban split. Runners head north and cross into Oakland's Redwood Park, on a combination of fire roads and single-track, through eucalyptus and redwood groves. They climb a total of about 4,700 feet, and summertime heat, sometimes reaching the high 90s, can slow them down significantly. (See here for course details.)
In 2010, I set my 50K PR (4:46) at Skyline. I'd like to try to break it there again—but not this year; maybe the next, or the next. It's nice to know it's a pretty safe bet the Skyline 50K will still be going.
Sarah Lavender Smith is a frequent contributor to Trail Runner who blogs about trail running and travel at TheRunnersTrip.com. She's getting ready to celebrate her 45th birthday by running the Miwok 100K and then will gear up for the Grand to Grand Ultra in September, which she wrote about for Trail Runner in 2012.


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LESLIE, JAMES, merchant and politician; b. 4 Sept. 1786 at Kair, Kincardine, Scotland, son of Captain James Leslie, James Wolfe*'s deputy quartermaster at Quebec in 1759; m. in 1815 Julia, daughter of Patrick Langan, seigneur of Bourchemin and Ramesay; d. 6 Dec. 1873 at Montreal, Que.
Before emigrating to Canada in 1804, James Leslie completed his studies at Marischal College and at the University of Aberdeen. As owner of the firm of James Leslie and Company, which was set up at Montreal in May 1809 and which specialized in the wholesale trade in foodstuffs, James Leslie met with rapid success. The doors of the business world were open to him, and he contributed to the formation of one of the most important financial institutions of the time, the Bank of Montreal, of which he proved to be an energetic director from 1817 to 1829. With George Moffatt*, Horatio Gates*, and Thomas Torrance, he formed part of the group that promoted strict business procedures and that did not consider the administration of the bank as a family undertaking.
Like the majority of the businessmen of his period, Leslie divided his other activities between his seigneuries of Bourchemin, Ramesay, and Lake Matapédia, and political life: from 1824 until the constitution of Lower Canada was suspended in 1838, he represented the county of Montreal East in the Legislative Assembly of that province. Increasingly he identified himself with the moderate wing of the Patriote party, and he was out of sympathy with the English merchants around him because of his support of this party. In December 1837, before the outbreak of armed disturbances, Leslie accompanied Louis-Hippolyte La Fontaine* to Quebec to ask the governor, Lord Gosford [Acheson*], to convene the houses of parliament, in the hope of avoiding recourse to other than constitutional means. Immediately after the failure of the 1837 rebellion, Leslie began to look favourably upon the possibility of a union of the two Canadas: ". . . a union of the Canadas will probably be proposed," he wrote to La Fontaine on 6 Jan. 1838, "if on fair and equitable principles, I see no serious objection to it"; but he added "Care however must be taken that the representation is based upon population and that the heavy public debt of the Upper is not saddled upon the Lower Province . . . ."
Since the Act of Union went against these two principles, James Leslie stood as an anti-unionist candidate, and he met defeat in the county of Montreal at the first general election under the Union. A by-election in December 1841 enabled him to join the Reformers again in the following session, as mla for Verchères. He was re-elected in the same county in 1844 and 1847, and from 1848 to 1851 formed part of the ministry of Robert Baldwin* and La Fontaine; he was president of the Executive Council from 11 March to 14 Sept. 1848, then became provincial secretary on 15 September and kept this post until 27 Oct. 1851. He was appointed legislative councillor on 23 May 1848, and kept his seat until confederation; he was then called to the Canadian Senate, where he sat until his death.
BNQ, Société historique de Montréal, Collection La Fontaine, Lettres, 39 (copies in PAC). F.-J. Audet, Les députés de Montréal, 105–6. Can. directory of parliament (Johnson), 336. Can. parl. comp., 1872, 63–65. Turcotte, Conseil législatif de Québec, 145. Denison, Canada's first bank, I.
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