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SPRINGFIELD (AP) — A long-ago fire at the State Arsenal that destroyed many military records sparked plans to provide a permanent home for documents important to the Land of Lincoln.
The late Margaret Cross Norton, superintendent of the State Archives from 1922 to 1957, was instrumental in planning the design and construction of the Illinois State Archives building. Since 1995, it's been known as the Margaret Cross Norton Building, located in the Capitol Complex on the west side of Springfield's downtown.
The Norton Building, which is noting the 75th anniversary of its opening, houses more than 75,000 cubic feet of state records. Those records include the state's first constitution, Abraham Lincoln documents and every public act dating to pre-statehood and territorial records.
The central location for such documents may not have occurred save for a 10-year-old boy who in 1934 set fire to the State Arsenal, located at the site of the present State Armory.
"A bunch of World War I records were burned up," said David Joens, director of the Illinois State Archives. "The archivist at the time, Margaret Cross Norton, who was the first director of the State Archives and a real leader in the archives field, had been lobbying to get our own archives building and that certainly served as the impetus to get it."
The building was constructed for $820,000, with help of $500,000 the state legislature appointed and $320,000 the federal Public Works Administration provided.
"At the time, there were only two other buildings in the country that had been built specifically to be archives: National Archives on the mall in Washington and the Maryland Hall of Records," Joens said. "This became the third. She was involved in every phase of it."
Building for all time
The Margaret Cross Norton Building is largely the same as when it opened in 1938 after being constructed to Norton's standards.
Durability and space were important to her. Foremost was that the 12-story building be fireproofed.
"You've got roughly . four vaults on every floor, so each vault is self-encased," Joens said. "So if a fire did break out in one vault, it's not going to spread to the next vault, and it's not going to spread floor to floor.
"The floors are concrete. They've got tile walls and then the next level up is concrete."
Norton realized the building was being built specifically for archives and not for office space.
"(Archives are) very heavy, which is why you have, in addition to being fireproof or mostly fireproof, the concrete floors just to hold the weight load of the filing cabinets and the shelving," said Elaine Shemoney Evans, senior records archivist.
The filing cabinets had to be easy to pull, Evans said.
"(Norton) went to the factory to see exactly how easy they pulled," Evans said. "Her specifications called for the drawers to be pulled 100,000 times to see how long they would last because when she built the building, it wasn't to be a temporary building. She wanted to make sure those filing cabinets lasted a long time."
With durability in mind, Norton also realized that space may be an issue, Joens said.
"She's building a building that is going to be empty," Joens said. "She realizes space is always at a premium. She realizes people are going to look at this empty building and say, 'Hey. Why don't we get some space in this building? It's empty. We should take some space in it.'
"Her logic was you don't build an archives and immediately fill it because then you'd have to build another archives. You build the building in terms of long-term storage, that you're going to fill it."
With that in mind, Norton had sections built — archive vaults for the Illinois State Archives and then departmental vaults for record keeping.
The State Archives building was built with expansion in mind. The building has a stone front on three sides but the back is made of brick, where it can be expanded out when needed.
"We're not quite at that point, but we're getting a little crowded around the gills," Joens said.
Records for all time
People have suggested that the State Archives, which has a legal mandate to preserve governmental records of historic or archival value, electronically scan everything to save space.
"Well, scanning everything is a lot to scan," Joens said. "There are millions and millions and millions of pieces of paper here. It is mostly paper at this point. We have a floor of microfilm. We have some photographs, some miscellaneous reel-to-reel tapes, but for the most part, it's paper in the building."
Internet users can access online State Archives indexes and more at www.cyberdriveillinois.com (click "Departments" and "Archives"). The website receives from 16 to 17 million hits yearly from people looking for information.
Patrons who find out the State Archives holds a record can view it by going to the Norton Building. The records are open to the public through a closed-stack system. Patrons can view materials inside the building, but no one is allowed in the stacks but staff. And materials don't leave the building.
"It's all official state documents that we have here, for the most part," Joens said. "Sometimes people offer us private things, Civil War diaries, for example, things that are interesting, but those kinds of things go over to (Illinois Historic Preservation Agency). They don't come here. The reason it's here is because it's an official state document."
The challenge before the State Archives is how to keep electronic documents preserved and accessible, Joens said.
"When I started, they were talking about DVDs that could last 500 years. That's fine, but what are you going to put them on 500 years from now?" Joens said.
"With microfilm, it's easy. All you need is a source of light, which can be the sun and a magnifying glass, and you can read microfilm. Of course, paper, we've got the Dead Sea Scrolls that have lasted thousands of years."
Currently, the documents stored at the Norton Building are protected from deterioration and destruction in a number of ways. To keep the documents protected from light, there are no windows past the first and second floors. Waxed concrete floors help keep out bugs. Temperatures in the stacks are kept around 62 degrees and humidity about 40 percent. No water or chemical suppression system will be used in case of fire because "water is just as bad for documents as fire," Joens said.
Even though many of the World War I documents were destroyed in the 1934 fire, Evans likes to show bonus records that were salvaged and now kept at the Norton Building. They include the bonus records of Arthur J. Darche and Thomas M. Darlington. The edges of the bonus records are charred, but the documents still exist.
"I like to show these records because I like to think of them as the reason the building was built," Evans said.


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Playing a heroine on- and offscreen, the Hunger Games star comforted a woman who had passed out on her lawn until paramedics arrived.
This superhero has many powers and most certainly isn't afraid to use them. The actor reportedly rescued a little girl from a coyote at a Los Angeles park and resuscitated a 50-year-old woman
Oh, the power of words. After one of the actress' Twitter followers posted suicidal thoughts, Demi cautiously and sweetly replied. Her response gave police enough information to locate and help the distressed girl.
Man overboard! While in Venice promoting Burn After Reading, Brad Pitt pulled a fan out of the water after he had tripped and fallen in. Although shocked and scared, the boy left happy and unharmed with an autograph.
Talk about a slippery slope! While filming an episode of Man vs. Wild, the funnyman saved adventurer Bear Grylls' life after he fell off an ice cliff near the Arctic Circle.
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Competition for a license to operate the one medical marijuana production facility to be allowed in the five-county Illinois State Police district that includes Peoria is heating up in neighboring Marshall County.
And in Tazewell County, officials and residents in Delavan have thrown their support behind Joliet-based American Cannabis Enterprises' plans to build a medical marijuana cultivation center on the eastern border of town. Tazewell also is part of the five-county District 8.
Two groups that previously approached the Marshall County Board to express interest in developing medical marijuana cultivation centers in rural locations filed applications last week for special use zoning permits that will require public hearings later this month.
A group that includes three Putnam County men is seeking a permit for marijuana cultivation and extraction on a 40-acre site along Blue Heron Road in Lacon Township, about five miles south of town.
Separately, LaGrange-based Illinois Agriculture Investments LLC (IAI) hopes to build a facility to grow marijuana and process the plants into medically usable products on a 10-acre parcel along County Road 1900 E in Roberts Township, about two miles west of Varna.
Both hearings will be held Aug. 26 at a Zoning Board of Appeals session beginning at 7 p.m. in the Marshall County courthouse. Legal notices will be published in local papers this week.
The County Board will later make a final decision on ZBA recommendations expected that night. The panel voted 7-2 last month to send general letters of support for such projects after each group requested that, stating the plans could bring up to 50 new jobs.
"The economic boost and job creation for our communities will be much appreciated," said the letters signed by board Chairman Gary Kroeschen.
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In seeking to develop the businesses under the Illinois Medical Cannabis Pilot Program, the two proposals ultimately will be in competition with not only each other but also at least the project in Delavan.
The law allows only one licensed cultivation center in each state police district, or 21 statewide. Metamora-based District 8 covers Marshall, Peoria, Stark, Tazewell and Woodford counties.
"We want to be the District 8 designee, preferably in Marshall County," IAI attorney Neal B. McQueeney told the County Board last month.
That group aims to build on a 10-acre corner of an 80-acre tract owned by the Robert J. Meils Trust of Varna, according to paperwork filed with the county. The site is on the east side of County Road 1900 East and about half a mile north of Illinois Route 17.
Meils is a member of the LLC, the documents state, and McQueeney has said that it also includes investors from Peoria and Tazewell counties. Identified as LLC managers are Steven J. Turk, Kraig Koester, Ryan and Neal McQueeney, and Mark Farnan, all from the Chicago area, according to online records.
"No members own more than 20 percent of the LLC," the permit application says.
The other proposal would involve building in the northern part of 40 acres owned by Robert Trent Griffith of rural Granville. The land is north of the intersection of Blue Heron and Sun roads, about two miles east of Illinois Route 26, and bordered on two sides by the state-owned Marshall County Conservation Area.
Joining Griffith as applicants are Bart Whitney, who owns Whitney Farms & Appraisal Service of McNabb; Bill Mennie, president of Mennie Machine Co. in Mark; and Glenview attorney Sam Borek of Borek & Associates PC (whose name is misspelled Borak in some county documents).
No one from the group appeared before the County Board, but representatives had met privately with some county officials and outlined their plans, Kroeschen said.
Their building "would be 50,000 square feet, but it would be built in phases," Kroeschen said. "They're expecting to hire 30 to 40 people at $16 to $20 an hour."
McQueeney said the IAI installation would create 50 to 60 jobs in that pay range. He declined to estimate the annual revenue for such a facility, but noted the interest in obtaining permission to operate one.
"I'm guessing that it would be pretty substantial, or else people wouldn't be knocking down the doors," McQueeney told the board.
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The Putnam County group also has obtained support from the Mark Village Board for a project there. Representatives told Marshall County officials that they expect to apply in three state police districts, the maximum allowed for one entity, Kroeschen said.
Putnam, Bureau and LaSalle Counties are in District 17, which has seen more early activity on the marijuana front. Four competing groups recently appeared before the Peru City Council on one night.
The Delavan project
Delavan has approved zoning and other steps requested by American Cannibas Enterprises for a possible facility there. The parcel is bounded by State Route 122 on the north and Springfield Road on the west.
Since June, the Delavan City Council has approved a zoning change from agricultural to industrial and special-use zoning variance for the site, and annexed the property.
It also has created a fund for a tax increment financing district at the parcel that includes $35,000 in seed money from American Cannabis Enterprises.
ACE developer Tim McGraw said the $5.8 million, 70,000-square-foot center would create 50 full-time jobs and more than 10 part-time jobs by the time it reaches full capacity in 2015.
He's promised to hold job fairs and provide employment for Delavan residents.
McGraw said the center would have 24-hour armed security provided by the company's security subsidiary, around-the-clock state police video surveillance, a 10-foot exterior fence topped by razor wire, and a secure entrance.
Marijuana would be grown inside in laboratory-quality conditions. No sales would be done at the site.
Negotiations are continuing on a revenue-sharing agreement that would send more than $100,000 annually to the city of Delavan and Delavan District 703.
McGraw said the center also would fully fund community drug prevention programs.
"We want to be a huge benefit to Delavan, an ally," he said.
Cultivation centers
The Department of Agriculture is expected to start the licensing process for proposed growers this month.
The requirements for just applying to the state are significant: There's a non-refundable application fee of $25,000, followed by an additional $200,000 if a license is received; and the developer must have at least $2 million in an escrow account.
And that's on top of start-up and initial operating costs, notes Green Rush Consulting, a California firm that advises on medical marijuana projects in Illinois and elsewhere.
"For cultivation centers, it is imperative to have the necessary operations costs covered for up to 2-4 months during initial cultivation cycle after receiving a cultivation license to operate," the firm suggests on its website.
Marshall County's zoning ordinance allows greenhouses in rural areas without a special use permit, but the cannabis operations would involve extraction and processing as well as growing. The AIA plans, for instance, include "a 2,000 to 2,500 square foot kitchen for preparing medical cannabis infused products."
The initial board responses last month ranged from opposition by members Sue McGrath and Vicki Waldschmidt to enthusiastic support by some others. Marty McLaughlin emphasized the potential medical benefits for many people who would otherwise have no legal access to the product.
"We're not talking about building a distillery here," McLaughlin said. "It's a pharmaceutical manufacturing facility."
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Possessing an 11-game winning streak and the best record in football has bookmakers in Vegas bullish on the Denver Broncos' chances to win the Super Bowl heading into the NFL Playoffs.
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A year ago Jose Quintana was just trying to hang on to a spot in
Chicago's rotation.
Now his position looks pretty secure, especially after helping
the White Sox stop a four-game losing streak with a 3-2 win over
the Cleveland Indians on Wednesday.
"He's been pitching great," White Sox manager Robin Ventura
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"I'm happy about the victory, that's the most important thing.
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have to keep making the necessary adjustments necessary."
McAllister (1-3) walked five and allowed five hits in 5 2-3
innings. Four relievers then combined for 2 1-3 innings of hitless
ball, giving the Indians a chance to rally.
"He had to dodge some traffic, especially early, Indians
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with one run, he got ahead of Rios and fastball came across the
wrong part of the plate – even though it was elevated – and he ran
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Cleveland's first three batters of the sixth got on base, with
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Quintana and Mark Reynolds hit a sacrifice fly to cut Chicago's
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Quintana "just made pitches when he had to," the Indians' Ryan
Raburn said. "We battled and battled and put guys on and we just
didn't get that one hit to put us over the top. He pitched well, we
can't take nothing from him. We just didn't quite get the job
Chicago got off to a nice start when Alejandro De Aza had a
leadoff walk in the first. He stole second and came home on
Keppinger's single to center.
The White Sox threatened again in the third, putting runners on
first and second with one out. But Keppinger popped out and Rios
grounded out to end the inning.
Quintana breezed through three perfect innings, and then worked
out of a jam in the fourth after the Indians loaded the bases.
Brantley reached on a leadoff single and moved to third on
Reynolds' one-out double to the right-field corner. Raburn walked
to load the bases, but Mike Aviles grounded into an inning-ending
double play.
White Sox slugger Adam Dunn walked three times. He was 0 for 1
on the day and is 2 for 46 (.043) in his last 11 games.
Chicago opens a four-game series with visiting Tampa Bay on
Thursday while Cleveland is off. The Indians kick off a four-game
set Friday at Kansas City.
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arrests of three key gang members from the V-Boys and Tiny Oriental Crip gangs, two violent Southeast Asian street gangs "terrorizing California's cities and towns."
"We can never let up in our relentless campaign to crack down on the street gangs that are terrorizing California's cities and towns," said Attorney General Brown. "With the takedown of these key members of the V-Boys and Tiny Oriental Crip gangs, we've made significant progress in our work to make our streets safer for everyone." Starting at 7:00 a.m. yesterday morning, California Department of Justice Gang Suppression and Enforcement Team (GSET) agents joined other state and local law enforcement agencies in serving search warrants in two counties and arresting three leaders of the "V-Boys" and "Tiny Oriental Crip" street gangs. Both gangs have a long history of violence in San Diego County, but several of the gang leaders have relocated and now live in the Temecula Valley area of Riverside County. The investigation started in November 2006, when GSET agents learned that the San Diego-based street gangs were active in the southwest portion of Riverside County. Prior to yesterday's takedown, police have already arrested 27 gang members and their associates for murder, robbery, burglary, identity theft and other crimes.
The California Department of Justice (DOJ) and the Riverside County District Attorney's Office, with the assistance of the San Diego Police Department's Street Gang Unit and Mid-City Division and the Murrieta Temecula Regional Gang Task Force, served 7 search warrants on the Southeast Asian street gangs. Agents made 3 arrests and seized weapons, including rifles, a sawed-off shotgun, semi-automatic handguns, and a cache of ammunition. Agents also seized a Tech-9 machine pistol with the serial number filed off and night-vision equipment. Agents plan to seek additional arrest warrants for several suspects who were not found during the operation.
The gang demonstrated its potential for violence during a surveillance operation in November 2007. While agents were conducting surveillance on a suspect, Tri Minh Vo, the suspect and his companion, Cao Lam, entered a home in City Heights, a community in San Diego. They shot six people in the home, killing one of them. When the surveillance team and members of the San Diego Police Department's Gang Suppression Team confronted the suspects, Cao Lam fired at the officers and struck a DOJ agent. Tri Minh Vo was taken into custody at the scene. Cao Lam fled on foot while continuing to fire at the responding officers. During the pursuit, Cao Lam was shot by officers and died of his wounds. The wounded DOJ agent has since recovered from his gunshot wound. The California Department of Justice GSET program assists local law enforcement with severe gang problems that bleed osinto neighboring jurisdictions. State agents have recently shut down a Norten street gang, a violent Cambodian street gang in Stockton, and a Sureño gang in Atwater. Attorney General Brown's special agents have also participated in recent crime crackdowns in East Palo Alto, Compton and Oakland.
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Our thanks go to Canada's native peoples for teaching the early settlers how to make maple syrup from "sweet water," or sap, dripping from maple trees in early spring.
The natives looked on maple syrup as healing medicine that cleansed the body after the winter.
The sap was collected through a wood chip stuck into a slanted gash in the tree. The sap dripped through the gash, flowed down the chip and dripped into a birchbark bucket. The syrup was made by boiling the sap in a hollowed-out basswood log with hot stones thrown in.
Today's maple-sugar production uses tubing systems to collect the sap. You can watch and taste this liquid gold being made at Fulton's Sugar Bush and Pancake House. The Fulton family started making maple syrup in the 1840s, when three Fulton brothers emigrated from Scotland and settled on the site. Many of the trees the Fulton brothers tapped are still being tapped today, and Fulton descendants still run the business, led by proprietor Shirley Fulton-Deugo. She and her family love meeting visitors to the sugar bush.
And there is much to see, from the making of the syrup to enjoying a snack or meal in the pancake house. Foods include fluffy pancakes with bacon or sausages, maple baked beans, marinated pork tenderloin, pies, cakes and cookies, and organic fair-trade coffee, tea and more. You can also hike through the woods or visit the Maple Shop. It's filled with home-made maple products, including delicious spreadable maple butter.
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You can store maple syrup in the refrigerator for up to six months or freeze it for about two years.
There are several grades of maple syrup: Extra-light is the lightest in colour and has a delicate flavour. Light and medium are darker with a more pronounced maple flavour. Amber is darkest in colour and has the strongest maple flavour.
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Fulton's Oriental Maple-Marinated Pork Tenderloin
Serves 2 to 4
- 2 green onions, finely sliced
- 2 large garlic cloves, minced
- 2 tablespoons (25 mL) grated fresh ginger
- 4 tablespoons (50 mL) maple syrup, divided
- 2 tablespoons (25 mL) dry sherry
- 1/4 cup (50 mL) reduced sodium soy sauce
- 1 teaspoon (5 mL) Chinese
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- 1 pound (480 g) pork tenderloin
- Maple mustard, if using meat as an appetizer
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2. Preheat oven to 350 F (180 C). To create steam to help the meat be tender and juicy, place a baking pan on the bottom oven rack. Add 2 inches (5 cm) of water. Place meat and marinade in a small roasting pan and bake uncovered 40 to 45 minutes.
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- 2 packages microwave popcorn, cooked, or 15 cups (3.75 L) popped popcorn (see note)
- 1 cup (250 mL) maple syrup
- 1/4 cup (50 mL) corn syrup
- 1/3 cup (75 mL) butter
- 1/2 teaspoon (2 mL) salt (omit if using microwave popcorn)
- 1/2 teaspoon (2 mL) baking soda
1. Spread cooked popcorn over two large baking sheets with rims.
2. In a saucepan, combine maple syrup, corn syrup, butter and salt, if using. Cook over medium heat, using a candy thermometer until it reads 236F (116 C). Or, drop a small ball of the cooked mixture into cold water. When it forms a soft ball, the mixture is cooked. Remove pan from heat and stir in baking soda. Stir syrup and pour over popcorn to cover.
3. Preheat oven to 200F (95 C). Bake the trays of popcorn for one hour. Stir every 15 minutes. Cool and enjoy.
Note: If popping corn kernels from scratch, place 1 teaspoon (5 mL) vegetable oil in a heavy saucepan over high to medium heat. Add single layer of corn kernels. When one kernel pops, add the lid, reduce the heat to medium and shake the saucepan until the kernels stop popping. Remove the lid and the popcorn should be ready.
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FINE+RARE Extends Sales Model for Wine with Sceneric and hybris.
European fine wine trader migrates to hybris' commerce platform to support market expansion and provide a superior online buying experience.
Sceneric, a leading web and e-commerce consultancy, today announced it has launched a new commerce platform for FINE+RARE, one of Europe's largest fine wine merchants. With the launch of its new multi-device optimised website built and enabled by Sceneric and running on the hybris commerce platform, FINE+RARE celebrates its 20th anniversary of trading by providing its customers with a state-of-the-art commerce and digital buying experience designed to take customer service and satisfaction to a new level.
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"Around 30 per cent of visitors to our website use a mobile or tablet device – a number that is set to grow in the future," confirms Michael Barker, CTO at FINE+RARE. "With hybris we've been able to deploy a fully responsive commerce site, delivering a consistent and highly engaging experience for customers, regardless of how they choose to interact with us."
FINE+RARE have a live catalogue of over 50,000 products from over 5,000 producers. Availability and price updates are fed into the system in near-real-time. hybris' powerful Product Content Management (PCM) solutioncentralises this data, enabling a 'single view of product' across all channels. This data is then used to provide customers with a richer, more engaging experience. For example, the faceted search facility allows customers to more efficiently browse and search the wide range of wines, allowing customers to fine-tune their selections.
"We've been able to create a highly effective search experience for customers, making it possible for them to explore the breadth and range of our offering, personalising and refining their navigation along the way," stated Barker. "This was important to us because one of FINE+RARE's key competitive differentiators is the ability to give buyers immediate access to the widest choice of wines available, anywhere."
In addition, the intuitive interface of hybris' Web Content Management System (WCMS) has allowed business owners to take full ownership of all online content, images and attributes. This has dramatically speeded up and simplified the processes to update the site content.
The complex workflows, business rules and processes underpinning FINE+RARE's distinctive B2B/B2C marketplace model represented a major integration challenge for Sceneric. The new commerce platform seamlessly manages payment gateways, order delivery and shipping, market price graphs and bonded warehouse storage options. In addition, with offices in the UK and Hong Kong, and customers located in over 50 countries, FINE+RARE serves an extensive range of international markets and the new commerce solution provides the multi-currency facility the company needs, together with the ability to calculate local duty and tax charges.
"hybris was the only commerce platform that offered the ability to efficiently implement our highly unusual hybrid B2B/B2C model," said Barker. "The Sceneric team applied their deep knowledge of hybris to deliver the commerce platform we wanted, complete with the capabilities we needed."
The site was deployed onto hybris' OnDemand infrastructure, a fully managed service that gives FINE+RARE the instant scalability it needs to cope with anticipated growth as the company pursues aggressive expansion plans, which include extending its market reach both at home and overseas.
"Making the move to the cloud represents a major positive for us," said Barker. "The hybris OnDemand model future-proofs our digital commerce strategy and enables us to instantly leverage the enterprise-class processing power, networking, security and storage we need. All of which leaves us free to concentrate on the business in hand."
The flexibility of hybris has also enabled FINE+RARE to quickly deliver changes. During the user testing phase, customers were encouraged to provide feedback on their experience with the site. "We have been able, in just a few weeks, to deliver many of these customer-requested features. This is a clear testament to hybris' flexibility and the excellent foundation provided by Sceneric."
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Technogym, Gambettola, Italy, is best known within the U.S. club industry as a manufacturer of fitness equipment, but the launch of two new products could help more operators see them in a new light.
Along with showing off some recent updates to a few of its equipment lines, Technogym used the International Health, Racquet and Sportsclub Association (IHRSA) show, held earlier this month in San Francisco, to introduce its new business service concept, Club 2.0.
With Club 2.0, Technogym aims to help club owners who purchase the system differentiate their clubs from their competitors and connect with prospective and current members by appealing to them on a more personal level.
The system classifies prospects and members according to six types—Shape, Power, Fun, Move, Balance and Sport—based on their answers to a brief quiz. Each of those types is based on the members' core aspirations. For example, "Shape" people are motivated by the wish to improve or maintain their figures and look good, while the social opportunities and the chance to try out new things attracts the "Fun" group to join clubs.
Technogym says that encouraging prospects to take the aspirations quiz not only piques their interest but also establishes the club as uniquely prepared to help them achieve their personal goals.
Technogym recently piloted Club 2.0 in five locations of GLL, a group of public fitness centers in London and Southeast England. The clubs reported positive results. The "aspiration mapping" page on GLL's website has so far attracted more than 4,000 visitors, and 3,000 of those went on to complete the profiling quiz. GLL also reported that about 80 percent of prospects who took the Club 2.0 quiz on its website became members.
Identifying the aspirations of prospects and members also benefits the club, according to Technogym, because it enables operators to tailor their marketing, programming, member communications and even club design to appeal to the six key types in the club population and make each member's experience seem personalized.
Club 2.0 is now available to clubs in the United States and Canada and is offered as a complete package that can be customized to work with the facility's current branding strategy, marketing and advertising materials. The package includes everything from the rights to offer the aspirations quiz on the club's own website to inspirational images illustrating the six types, which can be used on everything from mailers to large-scale decorative banners.
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MADRID (AP) -- The number of people officially registered as unemployed in Spain has edged up toward 5 million as the country's recession shows few signs of abating and its struggling banks await crucial bailout cash.
Spain's Labor Ministry said Tuesday that unemployment rose a monthly 74,296 in November, or 1.5 percent, to a record 4.9 million. The country's unemployment rate is released separately and quarterly. It stood at 25 percent at the end of the third quarter, with the youth unemployment rate standing well above 50 percent.
The figures come a day after finance ministers from Spain's euro partners approved the release of €39.5 billion ($51.6 billion) in bailout aid for Spanish banks worst hit by the property market collapse in 2008.
The funds are part of a €100 billion rescue package earmarked for Spain's banks that was agreed with the other 16 European Union countries that use the euro back in June. The loan package is designed to ease the pressure on the Spanish government so it can concentrate on managing the national finances as well as those of the regions and avoid a full-blown sovereign bailout.
The €39.5 billion figure includes €37 billion in loans for four banks already nationalized by the Spanish government. The money is to begin arriving next week. Under the deal, Bankia will get €18 billion, Catalunya Caixa €9 billion, Novagalicia €5.5 billion, and Valencia Bank €4.5 billion.
In return, the entities must reduce the size of their business by 60 percent, branch numbers by 50 percent, stop lending to real estate development and concentrate on retail loans and those to small and medium-sized companies in their base regions.
"The implementation of the program is on track," said Jean-Claude Juncker, the Luxembourg prime minister who heads the eurogroup of finance ministers.
The ministers also approved €2.5 billion to help fund Sareb, Spain's recently setup bad bank.
Many analysts think that Spain's banks will need much more over the months ahead to deal with their myriad of problems. In September, an independent audit commissioned by Spain estimated that the country's troubled banks would need €60 billion to survive a serious downturn.
"One can't help feeling that the amount being asked for could be one of many requests over the coming months," said Michael Hewson, markets analyst at CMC Markets. "With the aid being conditional on sweeping job cuts in excess of 6,000, and bank branch closures across the country the effects are likely to be felt across the entire Spanish economy, which is already seeing tax revenues shrink sharply."
Another four banks -- Mare Nostrum, Banco Caja 3, Liberbank, and Ceiss -- were found in audit to be not fully capable of surviving a serious economic downturn. They are due to present restructuring plans before Dec. 20 in order to receive rescue funds. On Monday, Spanish Economy Minister Luis de Guindos applied to the eurozone for €1.5 billion for these banks.
In a positive signal for Spain's deficit-reduction efforts, the country's 17 semiautonomous regions managed to improve their finances in the first nine months of the year.
The Finance Ministry said their joint deficit stood at 1.14 percent of Spain's gross domestic product at the end of September. In the same period last year, it was 2.2 percent and ended 2011 at 3.3 percent, contributing to Spain's debt woes. The central government has set them a target of 1.5 percent for 2012.
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The Departments of Education and Labor and Regulation are inviting juniors and seniors at South Dakota high schools to participate in the ACT® National Career Readiness Certificate (NCRC) program during the 2012-13 school year.
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SALT LAKE CITY — Candidates in the Salt Lake County mayoral race have seen a flurry of activity this week, challenging the substance of each other's platforms and examining their campaign finances.
Reports on the candidates' campaign spending were made public Saturday, placing Democrat Ben McAdams far ahead of his Republican opponent, Mark Crockett.
McAdams took in twice as much money as Crockett, collecting nearly $280,000 between June 19 and Sept. 10. Crockett received roughly $135,000 in donations in the same period.
McAdams' war chest also sits at double his opponent's at $150,000, and he's spent nearly that much more than the Republican.
Crockett's campaign reported a closing balance of nearly $75,000, more than four times the almost $18,000 he had in the bank at the beginning of the period.
On Tuesday, just hours after Crockett issued a challenge asking his opponent for specific solutions to efficient county government rather than "catchy campaign slogans," the Republican received a challenge of his own.
The county's Democratic Party filed a complaint alleging three donations to the Crockett campaign exceeded $6,000, violating campaign finance laws.
Crockett responded saying his campaign has operated appropriately, and the complaint stems from a misunderstanding of a "screwy rule" that isn't written clearly.
"If the elections office decides that they want to interpret differently, then fine. No big deal. We can send a little bit of money back," he said.
The Crockett campaign outlined its understanding of the rule in a news release Wednesday. The statement explains that donations had been based upon the premise that campaigns are allowed to fundraise for their current race, as well as two election cycles in the future.
Therefore, after a donation of the maximum $6,000, a donor would be allowed to contribute an additional $2,000 in the next election cycle, designated for the then-current third cycle.
McAdams said he was unaware the party was preparing a complaint.
Richard Jaramillo, chairman of the Salt Lake County Democratic Party, said Crockett made the same error in his 2008 County Council re-election bid and was asked by the Utah Attorney General's Office to return the $2,000 excess.
Crockett said he doesn't remember the details of the incident.
Earlier this year, the Republican's campaign was cleared by the Salt Lake County Clerk's Office of allegations of being too vague in campaign finance disclosures.
On Wednesday, McAdams literally took to the streets for a press conference announcing his plan to increase the county's efficiency, which was dubbed "Ben's Fiscal Fitness Diet Plan."
The McAdams campaign announced the event Tuesday, almost simultaneously with the challenge from Crockett.
McAdams said the plan and corresponding press conference were not done in response to Crockett's gauntlet. The fiscal plan is one of several policy proposals that have been in planning stages through the summer, he said.
"This is certainly not a policy document we wrote overnight," the Democrat said. "You will be seeing over the next few weeks … those substantive policy announcements that we'll be making throughout the course of this campaign."
McAdams stood at the mouth of Nibley Circle on Wednesday morning to debut the plan, pointing down 800 East.
"If you look across the street, yesterday we had trash collected by Salt Lake County on the west side of 800 East," he said. "Today, we're having Salt Lake City coming and collecting trash on the east side of 800 East."
McAdams, a Democrat and proclaimed friend to both parties, used the trash collection example and the similar dilemma that city and county snowplows face each winter to demonstrate jurisdictional inefficiency.
He outlined a five-point plan for cutting costs and upping efficiency, starting with an internal review of county government. A copy of the proposal is available on his website, benmcadams.com.
The plan includes McAdams' familiar chorus of cooperation across party lines, and touting the support he has garnered from area mayors. The campaign announced Tuesday that McAdams had picked up another endorsement, Republican Mayor Dennis Webb of Holladay, bringing his total to 13 of the 17 county mayors. Among them are several Republicans and current county Mayor Peter Corroon.
Crockett said he is looking forward to discussing implementation of the candidates' plans. Upon reviewing the McAdams' Fiscal Diet Plan, Crockett questioned the Democrat's ability to execute it.
"They're all fine points, they're fairly generic and obvious, and the real question is, do you have the experience to get it done?" Crockett said.
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Enamel Goods: Camping Out & Staying In
Summer has me thinking about camping, and thinking about camping makes me think about those iconic enamel mugs. Wine in the evening and coffee in the morning never taste better than by a campfire, sipped with good company, out of those humble mugs. And there are so many other goods with a similar rustic yet sophisticated charm — enamel signs, kettles, light shades, and more.
I got especially excited about enamel products when I saw these espresso mugs in the Sur La Table catalog, and thought they were teeny versions of the classic camping mugs. Sadly, they are faux enamel, made of earthenware, though they're still kind of cute. But not as cute as a bright red first aid kit...
1. This enamel steel sign from Best Made Company is painted with the simple but crucial words that Benjamin Franklin asked himself first thing in the morning, every morning. What good shall I do this day?
2. An enamel steel first aid kit from A&G Merch would look darling in a bright bathroom, and think how fun it would be to stock it with your personal rescue remedies! If you live in San Francisco, these were in stock at their Market Street store when I stopped in last week.
3. I covet one of Enamel Signs of Denmark's classy address signs. They come in all different sizes and styles, and you can have names, full address, or just your house number. Now I need a house to put it on…
4. & 5. Labour And Wait of the UK has an incredible amount of cool enamel goods, but I tried to limit myself here. I have a soft spot for enamel kettles because my parents have had one on their stove since I've been alive. Kettles like this one are timeless, charming, and perfect for travel or camping. This candleholder is as old-timey as all get-out — it is the "traditional 'Wee Willie Winkie' candleholder", after all.
6. And thus begins the lighting portion of this post. Labour & Wait's enamel lampshade comes in grey, green, and white, but I'm always partial to black with a white interior.
7. Lucent Lampworks puts together highly-customizable hanging lights — again, the black with white is my favorite, but there are so many good options.
8. I can't resist a beautiful duck egg blue, and this lamp from Blue Moon Lights is particularly lovely — though they have tons of other styles and colors.
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Baden Baden
Baden Baden [1] (meaning Baths Baths) is a spa town built on thermal springs at the edge of the Black Forest in Baden Württemberg, south west Germany. Don't be put off by its reputation as a hang-out for the rich. This picturesque town is beautifully situated in a wooded valley, and you can enjoy yourself here without spending or gambling a fortune.
Get in
By train
The railway station is a 15 minutes' bus ride from the town center. It is served by Deutsche Bahn running north–south along the Rhine (Mannheim–Basel) and east–west (Munich–Stuttgart–Strasbourg–Paris). On arrival, catch the frequent bus 205 to the town center (direction Merkurwald; get off at Leopoldplatz).
By Plane
The airport Karlsruhe/Baden Baden (Baden-Airpark) is located only 10km from the city. The airport is served by low-cost carrier Ryanair, which offers cheap flights to several European destinations.
Get around
The town centre is small enough to walk around. Bus routes to surrounding towns and villages radiate from the town centre (Leopoldplatz and Augustaplatz). Buy your ticket at the machine at the bus stop before boarding.
Thermal baths
Römerplatz, the heart of the bath quarter (Badeviertel), is five minutes' walk from Leopoldplatz through the pedestrian zone. In Römerplatz you can see the ruins of the Roman baths and take to the thermal waters yourself at Caracalla Therme and Friedrichsbad. More details:
Roman bath ruins (Römische Badruinen), (adjacent to the underground car park below Römerplatz). tel +49 7221 275934. [2] Every day, 11AM-5PM. Small area of excavations with good audioguide in English. €2.
Caracalla Therme, tel +49 7221 275940 (fax +49 7221 275980, [email protected]). [3] Every day, 8AM-10PM. Follow the steam rising off the outdoor pools to find this modern bathing complex. Your ticket gets you into the pool area (where you'll find a cafe, several indoor and outdoor pools, whirlpools, waterfalls, water jets and so on) and the upstairs sauna area. €12-16 for 2-4 hours. No children under 3.
Friedrichsbad, tel +49 7221 275920 (fax +49 7221 275980, [email protected]). [4] M-Sa 9AM-10PM, Su 12PM-8PM. Friedrichsbad is a beautiful temple to traditional bathing culture, built in 1877, complete with statues and decorative tiling and culminating in a circular central pool in an ornate domed hall. In these elegant surroundings, the Roman-Irish bath (Römisch-Irisches Bad) is a programme of heat, massage, steam and water that will detoxify and rejuvenate any weary traveller. It's a wonderful, deeply relaxing experience. €21 for 3 hours (optional massage €8 extra). No children under 14.
The procedure at Friedrichsbad is unique, so read these instructions carefully before you go in, especially if you don't speak German. Buy your ticket at the entrance, plus a token for the soap-and-brush massage (Seifenbürstenmassage) if you want. At the top of the stairs, men and women go into separate changing rooms and follow the programme separately for the first hour or so. Take off all your clothes and put them in a locker, inserting your ticket into the slot inside the door before locking it. Naked, follow the sign to the baths, where an attendant will greet you. Follow the numbered sequence of rooms. Each room has a sign in English on the wall telling you how long you should spend there. You'll be given a towel and bath shoes at the first shower. You need these for the hot rooms (you must lie or sit on your towel). After the hot rooms, you reach the massage station, where you must hand back your towel, shoes and token. After the massage, proceed to the steam room(s) and shower again before going through to the pool area, where men and women bathe together in pools at three different temperatures. When you've had enough, head back via the cold plunge pool and the sleeping room, to be wrapped in blankets for half an hour.
There are plenty of cheap places to eat in the pedestrian zone in the town centre. Vegetarians need not despair. Noodle dishes (Spätzle) are ubiquitous, and look out for dishes based on chanterelle mushrooms (Pfifferlinge).
Free internet access is available at the public library (Stadtbücherei) in Lange Strasse, but you might need to book your session in advance.
Get out
Baden-Baden is ideally placed for day trips into the Black Forest. Other cities within easy reach include Freiburg, Strasbourg and Stuttgart. Avis and Sixt both have car hire depots in the town.


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Van Nuys '84 Talks ofby Steve Charles • September 29, 2006 Share:
During his talk Thursday night about the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Rev. John Van Nuys '84 showed in rapid succession almost 100 slides of the friends he met during his two trips to the African nation in the 1990s.
But the image that lingers—overshadowing all the photos of men and women working together and children smiling, even laughing at the camera—is the photograph of a cross-shaped landing strip slashed out of the deep green rainforest in the Kasai region. That cruciform runway seared into Van Nuys' memory and conscience a metaphor for "a blessed and good people cursed with a terrible history."
Van Nuys' audience in Center Hall included freshmen from English professor Agata Brewer's "A Tour of Power and Knowledge" tutorial, who are getting a taste of that bitter history as they read Joseph Conrad's Heart of Darkness. Conrad's masterpiece was published in 1902—near the final years of Belgian King Leopold's exploitation of the Congo, during which he used his mercenary army to force slaves into mines and rubber plantations, burn villages, mete out sadistic punishments, and take the lives of 6,000,000 people.
Telling the story of a sailor named Marlow and his journey up the Congo River, Conrad —who spent eight years captaining a Congo River steamer during Leopold's rule—reveals the brutality and horror at the core of colonialism.
Van Nuys' memories of his own trips to the Congo illuminated the legacy of that exploitation—a people trying to rise up not only from Leopold's cruelty, but from the tragic 30-year governance of Mobutu Sese Seko, followed by recent warfare spilling over from neighboring Rwanda and Uganda. Van Nuys was in the country when civil war broke out in 1996; the pastor and his colleagues were evacuated from the country by U.S. Marines.
In spite of this history, one of the highest mortality rates in the world, a health care situation described by international aid agencies as catastrophic, and an infrastructure Van Nuys called "surreal," the pastor said the people of the Congo are "the hardest working people I've ever met.
"Given half a chance, they'll knock the ball out of the park," Van Nuys said. "It takes such extraordinary effort and ingenuity just to survive, just to feed their children. Our Hoosier pioneer forebears would recognize and admire the determination of these people."
The minister added that one Congolese friend's response to his question, "What is the biggest health care problem in the Congo?" was, simply: "Our women wear out too soon."
When a Wabash student asked what the nation needed most, Van Nuys replied, "A really muscular United Nations peacekeeping force." During his own visits, the pastor had a much more modest offering. Sent to the country to partner with the Congolese Presbyterian church there, Van Nuys helped purchase hand-cranked sewing machines for women to make clothing for their families and for sale.
"We were not in the country to convert people; the Church has been in the Congo for five generations—they were singing all the hymns I grew up with," Van Nuys said. "We were there to sit around the table with our brothers and sisters in the faith, to learn from them, and also to see how we might empower them."
Still corresponding with many of the people he met during his visits, Van Nuys says he tries "not to pay a lot of attention to bad news coming out of the country today." (Today's headlines include a possible epidemic of deadly pneumonic plague in East Congo.)
"It can be overwhelming, make you lose heart," Van Nuys said. "I ask them how the family is doing, what they need."
Through one such correspondence he learned of a village in Katanga province where 60 young children had walked in by themselves—all of their parents had died of AIDS. "Every 14 seconds, an African child is orphaned by losing both parents to AIDS," Van Nuys said.
In the midst of such suffering, though, Van Nuys found hope, prompting one student to compare the minister's journey to that taken by Marlow in Conrad's Heart of Darkness.
"Conrad and Marlow found horror and despair in the same place you seem to have gained some enlightenment," the student noted.
"Maybe that's because I got to know the people and to learn from them," Van Nuys said. "You have to be very humble when you approach a different culture. These people changed the way I live out my faith."


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(The Kurri Kurri Top Dogs have Landed in Fynnlund to find a secret temple)
(Meta: Schumacher is the one in the top hat,jaques is the one in the fedora, Pattison is the one in the silver helmet, Ahrens is the one in the black fedora, Coolberg is the one in the black police cap, Blazkowizcj is the one with the chocolate box concealed in his hairdo, Gordon is the one with the chef outfit, haynes is in the blue helmet, tierney is in the blue plugsuit, Pedonuker is in the suit and looks like president austin, MFS is the one with the hammer and sack, and the guy in the black helmet is seymour, but he plays no part in this battle.)
(Mister Schumacher)"Eureka....We've found it"
(Jacques Jean Luc Peecard) "May I ask what it is again we have found?"
(Colonel Jack Pattison)"Have you not been listening, Jacques, this is the workshop temple of the deity the locals call Joulupukki"
(Jacques)'Surely you don't mean..."
(Schumacher) "Yes I do, we are here to ask him to forge our new gear"
(Pattison)"Surely we could just get our engineers to make it"
(Schumacher)"But do our engineers have an unlimited supply of orange transparent?"
(Pattison)"That was my reaction when I was told the tale of Manly Fucking Santa as a lieutenant. It has been my life's goal to find this temple."
( Engineer Nick Ahrens)"Still, as the leader of the corps of engineers, I can say that forging OT or even brewing GT infused Maniac Beer is no issue for us."
(Schumacher)"Well, in that case, Mister Ahrens, it is a secondary option to kill 'Joulupukki' and take his gear, but as he is the only known smith who can make Saturnalian transparent weaponry, rumoured to be as strong as the original OTC, we better also take his journal."
(Doctor Johnny Coolberg)"From our analysis it seems that it's just layered Red and Dark Green Transparents, but we need the Saturnalian crucible to produce it, as markings of "Ho Ho Ho, MoFo" are found on every Ingot of it, without any evidence of etching"
(Schumacher)"Rocketeers, you heard Coolberg, return to the ship, Colonel Pattison, remain here, Mr Blazkowizcj, I want you to ask about a commissioned weapon of your choice. That should provide a decent distraction"
(A rocketeer leaves the battlefield)
(BJ Blazkowizcj)"Hello, can I ask about a custom weapon for Saturnalia?"
(MFS)"Sure, what type?"
(Blazkowizcj)"Um, Ten Foot Pole?"
(MFS)"What, a TEN foot pole, ho ho hoes, you must be joking, a FOURTEEN Foot LASER pole is what you need!"
(Blazkowizcj)"Sure, I'll take that, how much money"
(MFS)"It's for Saturnalia, is it not?"
(MFS)"Then it's Fucking Free!"
(Blazkowizcj)"Also, as we're in Fynnlund, could you take an order for someone willing to kick out both the Bavarians and the Russkians?"
(MFS)"Sure, that'll actually cost you something, how about some maniac beer and a custom bike"
(Blazkowizcj)"Well, we can give you a bike encrusted with OT, and some fine Bundyberg Rum as well.
(MFS)"That's better, it's awfully cold here"
(Katie "Flash" Gordon)"Here's the bike"
(Gordon)"And here's the Rum"
(Coolberg)"We've got an enemy teleporter detected"
(Coolberg)"Looks to be either Trattorian or Nyphyllian"
(Schumacher)"OH SHIT, WE'RE PRISON FUCKED UP SHIT CREEK WITH NO FUCKING PADDLE"
(Pedonuker)"Speak of the devil..."
(Lieutenant Alex Haynes)"Die scum!"
(Haynes)"interesting, he seems to have some kind of recording device"
(Jordan Tierney)"I'll take that"
(back with MFS)
(MFS)"Oh hello, can I get you something, son"
(Schumacher)"Yes Mister Manly Fucking Santa, I require an Orange transparent nova sword"
(MFS)"Ho ho Hoes, that's fucking easy, just walk up to that OT barrel and pull out the plug"
(Schumacher)"Fuck, that's clever, thanks a lot"
(Schumacher)"Alright men, time to leave"
(Pattison)"We didn't steal anything"
(Schumacher)"Colonel Pattison, I know you're from Cessnock, but that's no reason to steal everything not glued down with OT glue"
(Coolberg)"Right, back to the SS Church of Christ Casino and Hotel"
(Jacques)"May I ask why the ship's called that?"
(Pattison)'I used to run a brothel/casino hotel called the 'Church of Christ', it was awesome, then I joined the Top Dogs with Coolberg, we were the two executives."
(to be continued, maybe, If I feel like it...)


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A look at the film scene around the area.
What: A comedy about a woman laid off from her job at a fast food joint who discovers her husband is having an affair, and decides to go on a road trip with her foul-mouthed, hard-drinking grandmother.
Stars: Melissa McCarthy (who co-wrote the film with her husband, Ben Falcone), Kathy Bates, Susan Sarandon, Dan Aykroyd, Toni Collette.
Notes: The movie kicked off filming May 3. Look for extras casting information at Facebook.com/MartysCasting.
'Under the Dome'
What: A sci-fi CBS TV series based on a best-selling Stephen King novel about a small New England town that's mysteriously shut off from the world under a transparent dome. An Amblin Television production.
Stars: Dean Norris, Mike Vogel, Rachelle Lefevre, Aisha Hinds, Britt Robertson, Natalie Martinez, Jolene Purdy, Nicholas Strong, Alex Koch, Colin Ford.
Notes: Filming began Feb. 28 in Southport. The 13-episode summer series will premiere at 10 p.m. Monday, June 24. For extras casting information, visit: Facebook.com/VanessaNcasting.
'Iron Man 3'
What: The third installment of the feature film franchise based on the Marvel Comics character. A Marvel Studios/Disney production.
Stars: Robert Downey Jr., Gwyneth Paltrow, Don Cheadle, Guy Pearce, Ben Kingsley, Rebecca Hall.
Notes: "Iron Man" filmed around the Port City from May to November 2012. It opened in theaters on May 3. Learn more about the production at StarNewsOnline.com/IronMan3.
'Arthur Newman'
What: Off-beat romance about a man who fakes his death, then hooks up with a streetwise petty thief.
Stars: Colin Firth, Emily Blunt.
Notes: "Arthur Newman" shot in the Cape Fear region during the fall of 2011.
What: Sci-fi NBC series about what happens after all of the world loses electricity.
Stars: Billy Burke, Tracy Spiridakos, Elizabeth Mitchell, Zak Orth, Daniella Alonso, Giancarlo Esposito.
Notes: The production will move to Texas to film its second season, but you can still watch new episodes 10 p.m. Mondays through June 3.
'The Perfect Summer'
What: A TV movie about what happens when a nerdy high school senior who spends all his time on his computer decides to learn to surf to snag the attention of his gorgeous surfer-girl neighbor. A Swirl Films production.
Stars: Eric Roberts, Sydney Penny, Katie Garfield, Adam Horner, Jason Castro.
Notes: Filming kicked off May 3 in Carolina and Kure beaches. Look for extras casting information at Facebook.com/VanessaNcasting.


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Hi All,
New to this forum....
Am curious if any of you have dealt with working and reverse cycling?
I am looking for advice on how to get enough sleep and/or any tips on weaning the LO from this (she is up 5-7 times per night 7:30pm-7am)
Background info:
LO is 8 months old.
Transitioning from daddy home on parental leave to daycare (I went back to work 2 months ago).
gets 2 x 6-8 oz bottles while im at work (7:30-3:30)
We were co-sleeping but having to transition her to her crib (still beside bed) to prepare her for daycare
I put her to bed between 7-7:30 and I go to bed between 8:30-9pm, up at 6


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Trade Boosting DevelopmentOct 30, 2013
"The example of the South Koreas, the Brazils, the Mexicos and closer home the recent buoyant trade between Africa and China all point to the pivotal role of trade as an engine of growth, economic transformation and sustainable development," said Mr Eugene Owusu, the UN Resident Coordinator and the UNDP Resident Representative, at the Workshop on Mainstreaming Trade into National Development Strategies held in Addis Ababa on the 30th of October 2013.
The event, organised by the Government of Ethiopia and the United Nations Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD), sought to strengthen the capacity of key Government agencies (including the Ministry of Trade, the Ministry of Finance and Economic Development and the Commission of Economic Planning) directly responsible for mainstreaming trade into the national development strategies. The workshop was part of UNCTAD's project designed to assist six Least Developed Countries (LDCs) – Ethiopia, Lesotho and Senegal in Africa and Laos, Myanmar, and Vanuatu in Asia – to use trade as an instrument to boost development by creating coherence between trade policies and development strategies.
The workshop showcased how trade can be used as an effective tool to attain the national development goals, including sustained growth, employment generation, poverty reduction and structural transformation. It also provided a good platform to discuss ways of integrating trade into Ethiopia's Growth and Transformation Plan (GTP) and incorporate trade into sectoral strategies and action plans.
The newly appointed Secretary-General of the UNCTAD, Mr Mukhisa Kituyi, explained that "Ethiopia has demonstrated to other African countries and the world at large, what can be achieved when a country has a Government with a clear development vision and the determination to overcome some of the persistent challenges that LDCs face. There is no doubt that trade has played a large part in this country's recent impressive growth performance as it did in many other LDCs.". The Secretary-General regretted that the impact of trade-led growth on poverty reduction has been less effective in LDCs than other developing countries, noting the varied explanations for the slow rate of poverty reduction in LDCs. One of them is the failure of these countries to adopt an integrated approach to trade policy formulation and trade liberalization.
National ownership of the development plans is critical if a country wants to graduate from the LDC category. According to Mr Owusu who noted, "While seeking to address the exogenous challenges faced by the LDCs, the onus falls on the LDCs themselves. The time has come for the LDCs to pursue bold, creative and smart trading and investment policies to enable them maximise the development benefits of trade."
His Excellency Yakob Yalla, the Minister of Trade, expressed that Ethiopia is strongly committed to promoting inclusive growth. He stressed that the government aims to sustain the achieved growth by taking full advantage of the global integration, strengthening the domestic market and fostering an economy that will share its wealth with all Ethiopians. He also highlighted the importance of the workshop as lessons of it will be used to both modernise the trade sector in Ethiopia and feed into the development strategies of the country.
Ethiopia's national trade policy framework and trade strategies were discussed at the workshop to provide an in-depth assessment of the economic and institutional constraints facing Ethiopia in its efforts to turn trade into an engine of growth and poverty reduction. Recommendations on possible measures and options to address these constraints were likewise identified.


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Photograph, James Redpath
Author: No authors specified.
James Redpath came to Kansas Territory as a reporter for the New York Tribune, but he soon became a participant in the free state cause. He was involved with John Brown and wrote a biography on him that was published in 1860. He reported on the free state movement in Topeka.
Location of Original: KSHS Call Number: B Redpath, James *1
Item Number: 101422 Number of images: 1
Keywords: Brown, John, 1800-1859; Card photographs; Free state cause; Free state movement (see also Topeka Movement); Journalists; Photographs and Illustrations; Redpath, James, 1833-1891; Topeka Movement (see also Free state movement)
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When you post online, you post to the world
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The Convention on the Rights of the Child (CRC) sets out the rights that all children have. Even though it was adopted by the United Nations in 1989, before the Internet and mobile phones were widely available, it remains relevant today.
So what do your rights mean in the digital age? How do you
become a responsible digital citizen? Have you ever encountered
these scenarios?
BE CONSIDERATE: You have the right to express your views and opinions on social networks, blogs and comments…but you have the responsibility to respect the views of others, even if you may not agree. Don't post content that is offensive to others.
BE AWARE: You have the right to access information on the Internet that can help you with school work, planning your career, looking after your health or even just having fun…But be aware that not all the information on out there is true, accurate or legal.
BE TRUTHFUL: Don't lie about your age. Don't download illegal software, music or games or cheat by copying or buying essays or assignments from others.
BE CAUTIOUS: You have the right to meet new people who share your interest on the Internet…but avoid sharing personal information like your address, phone number or school that could put your safety at risk.
BE SAFE: You have the right to be safe from bullying or harassment in the online world….and you have the responsibility not to take part in the bullying of other by spreading rumors or posting and sharing hurtful or embarrassing stories or photos. Empower yourself.
BE YOURSELF: You have the right to privacy…but respect the privacy of others by not logging into their accounts or using their phones or profiles without their permission.
BE SMART: Once you share a photo or a video it is hard to control what happens to it and who sees it. Think twice before you click 'send.'