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text: News Release MWAQC Releases Revised Air Quality Plan for Public Comment Dec 17, 2003 WASHINGTON – The Metropolitan Washington Air Quality Committee (MWAQC) has released its revised regional air quality plan for public comment. Beginning December 20, 2003 through January 22, 2004, the public will be able to view and to comment on the air quality plan to the state air agencies and online. D.C. Council Member Phil Mendelson, chair of MWAQC, said with the release of the plan "the region continues to make progress toward meeting Clean Air Act requirements." He also said that MWAQC is releasing a "Gold Book" of new initiatives that will go beyond the Clean Air Act to contribute further to clean air for the region. The Plan, called a State Implementation Plan (SIP), uses new models and improved data to provide a more accurate estimate of pollutants from motor vehicles and travel demand in the region. The revised plan builds on the SIP that MWAQC approved and the District of Columbia, Maryland and Virginia submitted to the EPA last August. The SIP included a list of control measures to reduce ozone-causing local pollution and that which is transported to other areas, as well as a number of state regulated control measures designed to reduce volatile organic compounds (VOCs). In addition, the revised plan addresses Clean Air Act requirements for areas "severely" out of compliance with the one-hour national ozone standard such as Washington, DC-MD-VA, and incorporates contingency measures, thereby insuring that additional measures for reduction pollution are available as may be necessary to meet Clean Air Act requirements. Highlights of the revised plan: Uses new models and improved data to estimate more accurately pollutants from mobile sources in the region; Demonstrates required progress toward meeting improvements in air quality by 2002 and 2005; Adopts new control measures, including a package of local governments voluntary commitments to reduce pollutants from their operations such as: Gas can replacement program (for local governments) Alternative fueled vehicle purchases for local government fleets Low-VOC paint use for traffic marking and painting Wind energy purchases Diesel school bus retrofitting to reduce pollutants; and Contingency measures needed if the region fails to meet its goal by 2005 Commenting on the new plan, Tom Snyder, air director for Maryland, said "Maryland continues to believe that unless measures are taken to control pollution transport from the Ohio River Valley, local pollution controls will be of little value. Nevertheless, it is still important that we do everything possible to control local air pollution emissions, and the proposals being considered as part of this revised State Implementation Plan show this area's continued commitment to dealing with local air pollution problems." Marsha Kaiser, of the Maryland Department of Transportation and member of MWAQC, commented, "The region has done a tremendous job towards cleaning the air through the measures in the SIP. Despite increases in population, jobs and vehicle miles traveled, we have decreased emissions by more than 38% since 1990." The District of Columbia, Maryland, and Virginia will submit the revised plan in March 2004 for EPA approval. "Virginia is looking forward to receiving public comment on this cooperative effort to improve air quality in the metropolitan Washington region," said Robert G. Burnley, director of the Virginia Department of Environmental Quality. During December and January, MWAQC is also seeking comment on the "Gold Book" of innovative measures. Comments on the Gold Book should be submitted to MWAQC at the COG website. The public may view all the documents on the SIP Plan page. Tags: Air Quality Ozone Public Comment SIP Back to news

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Students who are enrolled in ENGL 300 or ENGL 301 (ENGL 3000 or 3001) in order to fulfill the University Writing Skills Requirement must submit a portfolio at the end of the quarter that consists of writing samples of work written in that course. Your instructor will assist you with compiling your portfolio, will inform you of the submission due date, and will submit your portfolio for evaluation. You must be in good academic standing in your ENGL 300 or ENGL 301 (ENG 3000/3001) class to be eligible to submit your portfolio. Please see your instructor for criteria for achieving good academic standing.
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Dylan McKay, 2.0? 90210 Stars Hints at Darker SideMatt Richenthal at . Comments
Since before he arrived on 90210, Matt Lanter (Liam) was billed by The CW as the "new Dylan McKay."
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With the announcement of the prize winners and the screening of the closing night film BEGINNERS, this year's Sydney Film Festival has come to an end. For me, it was a most enjoyable experience, as I got to see some truly excellent films. I am grateful to the organisers for giving me access to tickets and screeners, and would like to thank especially the lovely staff at the Media Centre, who were extremely patient with us 'media people'. I think we sometimes forget that it is not at all about us, and therefore we really shouldn't be getting upset about things like the limited availability of media tickets, or the freshness of the fruits provided to us.
After all, it is all about the films, and I think the organisers have done a stellar job with their selection of this year's films. As I was watching a screener, I overheard festival staff discussing someone's comments about the Festival being schizophrenic, in that it was screening blockbusters like KUNG FU PANDA 2, while at the same time showed many arthouse films of special interests. I think having such a diversified program is actually the strength of a festival like Sydney Film Festival. As such, instead of 'schizophrenic', I think it is actually splendid, almost sensational, and hopefully it will become increasingly significant in the cinematic world over the coming years.
Now onto the award winners. Iranian film A SEPARATION was awarded the Australian $60,000 Sydney Film Prize by a jury headed by acclaimed Chinese director Chen Kaige. "This film looks beneath the surface of relations between men and women in Iran in a way that raises questions about law, freedom and feminine and masculine honour. It is an extremely courageous film, successfully executed,' Chen commented.
The $10,000 Australian Documentary Prize went to LIFE IN MOVEMENT, a portrait of Tanja Liedtke, who tragically died on the night of taking up appointment as artistic director at the Sydney Dance Company. The $5,000 Community Relations Commission Award was won by Chinese-Australian co-production 33 POSTCARDS. THE PALACE won the Award for Best Live Action Film, while NULLARBOR took home the Animation Award. Finally, Dario Russo, creator of internet sensation the ITALIAN SPIDERMAN series, won this year's Innovation Award.


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February 14, 2013 12:11 ET
MONTREAL, QUEBEC--(Marketwire - Feb. 14, 2013) - The Honourable Joe Oliver, Canada's Minister of Natural Resources, and the Honourable Peter Kent, Minister of the Environment, will make an important clean technology announcement.
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Hybrid Connectionist-Symbolic Modules: A Report from the IJCAI-95 Workshop on Connectionist-Symbolic Integration
The Workshop on Connectionist-Symbolic Integration: From Unified to Hybrid Approaches was held on 19 to 20 August 1995 in Montreal, Canada, in conjunction with the Fourteenth International Joint Conference on Artificial Intelligence. The focus of the workshop was on learning and architectures that feature hybrid representations and support hybrid learning. The general consensus was that hybrid connectionist-symbolic models constitute a promising avenue to the development of more robust, more powerful, and more versatile architectures for both cognitive modeling and intelligent systems.
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Discussion in 'User Submitted News' started by darkrock, Apr 10, 2008.
Now 38% of the Japanese e-Reader cardset is dumped (by no-intro).
Just to ask but why do we need these...? I forget.
good question!
What are they for, seriously, can we run them in a program?
They're for the nintendo gameboy advance e-reader. It used very condensed dot codes on the sides of cards to store small amounts of archived data, with most of the graphics and sounds already stored onto the e-Reader itself.
Since the dots are so tiny, they can't simply be scanned or copied. So these dumps are basically the dots in data form. If you have a printer that can print in 600dpi or higher, you can grab these files and a special printer application that reads them, and print out some cards that can be read by the e-Reader.
If you don't have an e-Reader or fancy printer, no$gba has a method of loading cards via the data dump. I did it once but don't remember exactly. I think something pop's up when you're in scan mode for the e-Reader, and then you select the card. That or it's just in one of the options somewhere.
It's pretty neat actually, and useful if you want to get certain things in games like Animal Crossing for the gamecube.
I don't see how this is really news though, since this is an ongoing effort on behalf of No-Intro, but eh.
Wait, do they give the dotcode printing instructions too? Because I printed some US ones before, and they worked.
You can grab the printer here http://caitsith2.com/ereader/devtools.htm along with other dev tools and such.
I just printed some and none of the worked 300 DPI and 1200 DPI didn't work at all, and 600 DPI would always give me a read error
The type of paper you use also matters. You need at least some kind of thick high quality photo paper. Not the glossy shit, but you know. Thin cheap everyday printer paper prints out blotchy (maybe not to us, but the e-Reader is ultra sensitive). I've printed out several before, so trust me. It works with the right paper and a good printers.
I didn't even know people still had those.
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Quick Protein vs Amino Acids Summary Points
- Amino acids are building blocks of protein.
- Proteins are nutrients consumed through foods or supplements that break down into amino acids and peptides to be absorbed and used to build body tissue.
- Both amino acid and protein supplements help to support muscle growth and recovery.
- Protein powders are generally cheaper than amino acid supplements and can also be absorbed faster.
- While both supplement categories can be helpful, protein powders would take priority for the majority of trainers.
What's the Difference Between Protein & Amino Acids?
Proteins are basically essential nutrients that the body needs and represent the foundation or building blocks of muscle tissue as well as other body tissues such as hair and skin. The majority of our protein intake comes from the consumption of meat, fish and poultry, however can also easily be obtained from a range of plant sources such as legumes, soy and nuts. The protein that we consume is broken down into amino acids.
Amino acids then are the building blocks of protein. That is proteins are made up of many single amino acids joined together. There are 22 standard amino acids, 9 of which are essential and they are responsible for a wide variety of functions in the body such as the production of hormones and co-enzymes as well as repair and immune responses.
Protein vs Amino Acid Supplements
Protein and amino acid supplements represent two of the biggest categories of supplements on the market and within each category are a variety of sub categories. Let's take a quick look at these:
Protein Supplements
- Single Protein Supplements – These are protein powders that only include the one type of protein. Whether it be whey protein, casein, beef, soy or pea, single protein supplements may also contain other ingredients such as carbohydrates, vitamins and minerals.
- Blended Protein Supplements – Blended proteins are those which contain 2 or more different types of proteins. This often helps to provide a more sustained digestion and release of amino acids to the muscles. Blended proteins powders come in many forms including pre and post-workout specific formulas as well as mass gainers and fat loss proteins.
Amino Acid Supplements
- Single Amino Acid Supplements – These products provide access to specific single amino acids such as leucine, lysine or methionine. They are commonly used for specific conditions, but can also be used to support muscle building, such is the case for leucine.
- Blended Amino Acid Supplements – Featuring more than one amino acid, blended amino acid supplements also come in many forms such as branched chain amino acid (BCAA) formulas, intra workouts or essential amino acid (EAA) supplements. As with single amino acid supplements, they can be in powder or capsule form.
Amino Acids vs Protein for Muscle Growth
Looking at it from a muscle building perspective, both are synonymous with muscle growth. After all, protein generally needs to be broken down into amino acids or at least di- and tri- peptides (2 or 3 amino acid compound) in order to be utilised. Going from food alone, you can't consume single amino acids or pick and choose which one's to have. We can only consume protein, of which different sources will have differing levels of each of the amino acids.
Looking at it from a supplements perspective, both will still be good for muscle growth, but amino acid supplements tend to be a little bit more expensive, due to processing needs. In addition, your body needs to be provided with all the essential amino acids in order to grow muscle.
Can Amino Acids Replace Protein Shakes?
While you can build muscle by taking a protein powder or a blended amino acid supplement, protein shakes may hold an extra edge. In some instances, single amino acid supplements tend to absorb more slowly than whole proteins, because they often compete with the absorption of simple sugars. Whole proteins on the other hand can digest to di- and tri- peptides, which can be preferentially absorbed without further breakdown to single amino acids. While this faster absorption may not matter for beginner trainers, it can most definitely have an impact on those who have been training for longer.
Protein vs Amino Acids - What's Best for You?
Ideally, you would be consuming both, especially if you're an advanced trainer, someone who has issues with recovery or if you train at high intensities. This decision will also depend heavily on your diet and nutrition such as how much protein you're having and when you're having that protein. However, if you're only allowed one option, protein is probably the most logical choice for the vast majority of trainers. It's generally more cost-effective and provides all the amino acids you need to build muscle and grow. In addition, it can often be absorbed faster than single or blended amino acid supplements. The next time you have trouble choosing between these two, make sure you prioritise a good protein powder first and then add on an amino acid supplement after a good 6-12 months of training.


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This one level, 4 bedroomed home, offers generous entertainment and living areas. The patio leads onto a sparkling pool with a backdrop of the Magaliesberg Mountainrange, creating a peaceful atmosphere. Except for a few steps up onto the covered patio with built-in braai, this is a one level home. A fireplace in the front lounge will take away the chill of winter nights and the generous wooden doors and windows open up to allow a good cross draught on hot summer days.
The modern granite-top kitchen is supported by a nice size scullery. Electric oven and open plan design is user-friendly for family and large parties.
The main bedroom, with full ensuite bathroom, has large windows to let in natural light and generous built-in cupboards. Both first and second front facing bedrooms have viewing balconies. The third and fourth bedrooms share a bathroom. All bedrooms are carpeted and curtained. Cool colour interior and timeless finishes are easy to match the most discerning tastes in décor.
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Oct. 11, 2013
COLUMBIA - The South Carolina Department of Health and Environmental Control (DHEC) announced today that flu vaccines for adults with health insurance are on their way to the state.
"It is important for people to understand DHEC is open for business as usual and will continue serving the public this flu season," Templeton said. "As soon as we receive our shipment of vaccines for adults with insurance, we will begin offering flu shots to these individuals as well."
The vaccines, ordered in March, were temporarily delayed due to a back order from the vaccine manufacturer. DHEC will begin offering flu vaccines to adults with insurance, including those with Medicare and Medicaid, as soon as the agency receives its vaccine supply.
Last month, the agency received its shipment of flu vaccinations for adults who are uninsured and began offering flu shots to this underserved population.
"DHEC is committed to helping all South Carolinians protect themselves from flu," said Director Catherine Templeton. "The best way to prevent flu is to get a flu shot every year. While we await our shipment of flu vaccine for insured adults, we encourage all adults with Medicare, Medicaid or another type of health insurance to visit their health care provider or local pharmacy to get a flu shot today to help them stay healthy during this flu season."
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I should make it clear up front that I have particular needs for my kit, which may be different to other people. In particular I am not a professional so don't need much of the stuff that a pro would need. My main styles of work revolve around travel and street photography, urban exploration and Landscapes with a few dabbles into macro and wildlife. Basically most things really :-)
I've also developed over the last couple of years, needing different and better tools as time has gone on - therefore I've outlined what kit I started out with (Entry Level Amateur Kit), and what kit I consider to be an advanced amateur / semi-professional. Of course, this is a matter of choice, opinion, preference and all those kind of things. I started out as a Nikon shooter, so all my gear revolves around that brand at the moment.
Below is essentially my current kit, with one or two additions (like the 200-400mm) for completeness.
Nikon D800 Digital SLR Camera (Body Only)
Super awesome - latest Pro level Full Frame DSLR camera from Nikon
Nikon TC-20E III AF-S Teleconverter
Used to extend the 70-200 for longer range shots
Perfect Walk around Lens - this is my everyday lens, and takes 80 - 90 % of my shots
Nikon AF-S NIKKOR 70-200mm f/2.8G ED VR II Lens
Longer range zoom
Nikon 14-24Mm F2.8G Af-S Ed Zoom Nikkor
Great wide angle, fantastic feel to the images from this lens, and better quality than the Sigma 10-20mm
Nikon 200-400Mm F4G Af-S Vr If-Ed Zoom-Nikkor
I can dream can't I ? :-)
3 Legged Thing: Brian Evolution 2 Carbon Fibre Tripod
I replaced my old steel Manfrotto and small fixed head carbon fibre Manfrotto with this - it's almos as small as my old 'travel' tripod, but supports a standard ball head and 8kg of weight. This is quite a revelation from a functional point of view: it is the one of the most compact, lightest, yet tallest reach with a reasonable weight support (for pro camera and lenses), which also doubles as a monopod. I'm very impressed with this functionally, and the build quality seems as good as most others at this level. The only downside is one that all compact carbon fibre tripods (and most in general) have, and that is that when fully extended, there is some give in the structure - so using the centre column weight bag that comes with it will be important when in windy conditions (most of the time not an issue though).
Kata UL-B-222 Bumblebee Ultra Light Backpack
Spacious bag for all this kit + Macbook Pro Laptop and other bits and bobs, for airline hand luggage when travelling and full kit storage at home
Purchased this recently and what a wonderful upgrade to my old tiny Giottos ballhead. It is super sturdy, and the controls are quite easy to use to fine tune the positioning of the camera - I was finding my old ballhead would keep sinking a few mm after composing the frame, so had to guess at how much higher I needed to set it so it would settle in the right place... very annoying, and clearly I had outgrown that ballhead. This has none of those problems, even with my D800+Grip+70-200 f/2.8. One small problem though is that both of the ones I purchased (sent the first back) had serious issues fitting onto the screw of my manfrotto tripod legs - this is an engineering issue with these ballheads I would guess, where the tolerance levels are a bit too low. It can be wrestled on after A LOT of twisting back and forth (basically cutting a new deeper groove in the thread), but really, for this price, I shouldn't have to do this... (I still think the ball head is great, despite this)
Kirk L-Bracket for D800 + MB D12
Took a while for this to arrive, but now it's here I'm very happy - it is a perfect fit, and has solved a number of issues I had with using a tripod. I can also connect the Black Rapid Strap to the bottom plate where there is a screw fitting. This is now my (almost) perfect set-up... I say perfect, because I would prefer if the black rapid could remain connected whilst I used this on a tripod. This would make me very happy!
Yongnuo RF-603 N1 2.4GHz Wireless Flash Trigger/Wireless Shutter Release Tranceiver Kit for Nikon D1/D2/D3/D200/D300/D700
Cheap, but effective (non-TTL) triggers. Some minor annoyances (on/off button hidden under flash when mounted), but in general these triggers work really well for my needs. I am looking at upgrading to the pocket wizards, but it's a hard sell given that these meet the vast majority of my needs at the moment.
|Nikon 1,4/50mm Nikkor AF-S 1,4/50mm G Lens
Sigma 150mm f2.8 APO EX DG HSM Macro Lens For Nikon Digital & Film SLR Cameras
|Nikon SB-910 Speedlight Unit
|Black Rapid RS-7 Camera Strap
SanDisk Extreme Pro 64GB SDXC Card
This large capacity, high write performance (90mb/s) is essential for the Nikon D800
You can find all the above and a few more things on my Amazon Store
Below is the list of kit I started out with, some of which I still own.
Nikon D90 Digital SLR Camera 18-105 VR Kit
or the replacement model:
These are great cameras for the enthusiastic amateur, feature rich and great quality images - the D7000 is the more modern version, and I would suggest starting with this - the D90 is what I started with, and is also a great camera. The 18-105mm kit lens is a good lens to get started with - much better than the standard 18-55mm kit lens, both quality and functionality wise.
This is a bit more than entry level, but deserves a mention for when you want to upgrade to the best walkaround lens on a DX/Crop Sensor Nikon DSLR. This is a fab lens, and served me really well - most of my travel shots, especially the portraits, were taken with this lens.
Sigma 10-20mm f4-5.6 EX DC HSM Nikon fit lens
This is a fab ultra wide angle lens, for dramatic landscapes and architecture. I used this a lot of urbex photography and found the image quality to be great for the price.
Nikon AF-S VR 70-300 f/4.5-5.6G IF-ED
This is a great telephoto lens that I have used for wildlife, long range street photography and certain landscape shots. Although it is a slightly slower lens (f/4.5-5.6 aperture), the quality of the images it produces are really good - super soft bokeh and surprisingly good sharpness throughout the focal range.
Sigma 150mm f2.8 APO EX DG HSM Macro Lens For Nikon Digital & Film SLR Cameras
This macro lens produces stunning images - it has a very shallow depth of field, which is great for the super soft bokeh, though means you need to nail the focus in some shots. Great lens, though it deserves respect - I've still got a way to go before mastering this lens
Nikon 1,4/50mm Nikkor AF-S 1,4/50mm G Lens
This fast 50 is a brilliant lens - very sharp and delicious bokeh, very fast and creates wonderful images - obvious limitation is this is a fixed focal length lens, but that is a small price to pay for the quality.
Very functional flash unit - this has now been replaced by the SB 910 (see further down), which is cheaper on Amazon, so I suggest getting that instead
Manfrotto 055XPROB Tripod Legs Only - Black
Good quality stable tripod legs
Giottos MH7000-652 Series 1 Ball Head With Quick Release
Decent ball head
A must for any photographer that works outside of a studio - this strap makes carrying and using your camera so much easier and more comfortable
SanDisk 32GB 45MB/s Extreme HD Video SDHC Card
Good size, good write performance
You can find all the above and a few more things on my Amazon Store
I use Adobe Lightroom and Photoshop CS6 as part of their Creative Cloud subscription model, aswell as Nik Silver Efex Pro, HDR Efex Pro, Color Efex Pro and a few of their other tools. I also use Photomatix for HDR & Tonemapping as recommended by Trey Ratcliff of StuckInCustoms.com who offers a 15% discount.
My main computer (where I do most of my editing) is an Apple MacBook Pro 15", and I use a mid sized Wacom Bamboo Tablet for detailed editing work.


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Navy Invests in Protecting Civil Engineering Crews and Equipment with ADSI
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The U.S. Navy is heavily involved in operations in Afghanistan by providing civil engineering support. The "SeaBee" units of construction personnel provide the ability as they have done since World War II to build facilities and provide services. In the day of the IED and mine their equipment needs to be armored and protected to survive this threat and protect their crews. As part of this effort the Navy awarded three companies the chance to provide up-armoring to the civil engineering equipment. One of these companies is American Defense Systems, Inc. (ADSI).
The contract allows the Navy to choose who will receive contracts under an Indefinite Quantity, Indefinite Delivery (ID/IQ) structure. There is no guarantee that ADSI or the other companies will win work but it represents a good step forward for the company. The contract allows a maximum of $50 million awards and this is larger then any previous quantity received by ADSI.
ADSI makes modular add on armor kits that are fit to the individual vehicles as necessary. This allows them to be applied to an array of different systems. They also may be applied in theater as well as in the U.S.
With the threat from the IED and mine as well as direct fire the U.S. has been moving over the last five-or-six years to develop up armored vehicles of all types. This is perhaps best exemplified by the use of the Mine Resistant Ambush Protected (MRAP) vehicles used for troop transport and engineering work.
Oshkosh subs work for armor
Filed under: ADSI, Contract Awards, logistics, production program, U.S. Army
Oshkosh Corporation chose American Defense Systems, Inc. to be a supplier to them of armor and armored glass in support of a contract they won to build vehicles for the US military. The Interim High Mobility Engineering Excavator vehicles are being built for the US Army for service in Iraq and Afghanistan. ADSI fabricates, installs and provides engineering support for opaque armor, security doors, windows and curtains.
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Hugh Dallas and Stewart Regan had a blazing row on Monday at the SFA headquarters in Glasgow.
Hugh Dallas offered to call off the referees strike if his disciplinary hearing into the Pope email was called off.
On hearing this ultimatum an SFA insider said:
"Regan went ballistic!"
Regan's exact words, overheard by many in the office were:
"How fucking dare you! Don't ever raise that again! Those two matters are totally unrelated!"
Hugh Dallas will hear his fate at 17.00hrs today in Glasgow.
In total eight people will be the subject of disciplinary hearings today.
I have learned that the Scottish Football Association has a very clear IT policy.
The passing on this email is clearly considered by Mr.Regan to be a "breach of the organisation's IT policy."
In recent weeks several staff were reminded of this policy of forwarding on offensive emails.
It was established inside the SFA that receiving such an email and opening it was no offence.
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I've never been to San Diego. To be honest all I know about it is the San Diego Zoo, and the fact the climax of The Lost World: Jurassic Park (aka "Steven Spielberg's worst film and that includes Kingdom of the Crystal Skull") was set there.
But that all changes September 28th as I will be appearing at Mysterious Galaxy Bookstore as part of the west coast Magicians Impossible book tour.
The event kicks off at 7:30 where I'll be reading from, answering questions about, and signing copies of Magicians Impossible. if you're in or near SD and planning to come out, I look forward to meeting you. if you can't make it but want a signed copy for yourself, please contact the store directly and they'll set everything up.
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The excellent chemical resistance of polyvinyl chloride (P.V.C.) makes it particularly suitable for a wide range of applications in which this property is of primary importance.
Most of the data on the chemical resistance of P.V.C. has been obtained from short term immersion tests carried out in the laboratory. These tests involve qualitative assessment of the effect on a reagent of the surface of a specimen and it is difficult to use these results to predict the performance of fabricated forms in service. Attack of the surface of specimens in laboratory tests is recorded because it will probably be observed in practice, e.g. as a change of surface appearance, but it does not necessarily mean the P.V.C. is unsuitable for use in contact with the reagent. Even when chemicals actually dissolve or degrade the P.V.C., or cause marked swelling, other factors such as concentration of the reagent and the conditions of service have their effect. Only by trials on the fabricated article under actual or simulated service conditions can the suitability of P.V.C. in a specific application be ascertained.
Plasticisers are incorporated in P.V.C. compounds so as to confer flexibility and softness. Plasticised compounds can cover a very wide range of flexibility and softness and will also differ in other respects e.g. tensile strength and resilience, according to the type and/or amount of plasticiser(s) used. For example, the type of plasticiser used will effect the chemical resistance, but in these notes it has been assumed that a commonly used, fairly resistant plasticiser dioctyl phthalate (DOP) would be present.
The amount of plasticiser incorporated will also effect the chemical resistance, an increase in plasticiser content leading to a deterioration in chemical resistance because the plasticiser is less resistant to attack than is the P.V.C.
Diluted acids and alkalis have little effect at room temperature, but at elevated temperatures some hydrolysis and extraction of plasticiser may occur. Concentrated acids and alkalis hydrolyse plasticiser slowly in the cold and more rapidly when heated.
The main effect of organic liquids on plasticised P.V.C. is to extract the plasticiser and this results in some hardening, particularly when the P.V.C. is removed from contact with the liquid. The compound may become rigid and less tough.
Most organic solvents will extract plasticiser and give rise to these effects, but with aromatic and chlorinated hydrocarbons, aliphatic and aromatic nitro compounds, ketones, aliphatic and cyclic ethers, this plasticiser extraction is accompanied by a softening of the P.V.C. and the overall effect is difficult to predict.
With certain solvents too, the plasticiser extracted is replaced by the solvents so that the compound remains flexible provided it remains in contact with the liquid. On allowing the solvent to evaporate the material will stiffen and will not soften on re-immersion.
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This recently converted red sandstone barn on the southern slopes of the Quantock Hills offers comfortable self catering accommodation for two. It is beautifully furnished with antiques and original art. It is an ideal base for exploring this beautiful AONB area with its herds of red deer and Quantock ponies. It consists of a private entrance from an attractive small garden where you can sit and enjoy the sun, into a comfortable open plan, attractively furnished and decorated sitting room with flat-screen Freeview TV, and a Bose CD and radio. The dining area and kitchen are comprehensibly equipped. There is a modern electric hob, microwave, toaster and electric kettle. Stairs lead up to the pretty twin/double bedroom with large en-suite shower, basin & WC. Double French style windows open on to a small balcony overlooking the garden. Fully centrally heated in the winter and with east and south facing windows for morning and afternoon sun, The Barn is as welcoming in winter as in summer. We welcome dogs (at a charge) and they occasionally share the garden with our friendly miniature poodle. See Owners Website below.
I live in Bishops Lydeard with my husband. Our two children graduated from university recently and are now forging their own careers away from home, one in Dubai and one in London. We enjoy gardening and walking our pet poodle on the nearby Quantock Hills.
Caroline Smeaton purchased this barn in 2006
Bishops Lydeard is a delightful, unspoilt Somerset village with stunning scenery and all the necessary facilities on the doorstep to make life comfortable and easily managed. The Quantock Hills behind the village, teem with wildlife and support herds of deer and Exmoor ponies. The walks are delightful. The peace and quiet of the countryside makes it hard to believe we are only 20 minutes from the town of Taunton, with its mainline railway station and motorway junction.
A perfect place to live or to visit.
For those who enjoy an active holiday, there are good golf courses within easy reach. The coast and beaches are within a 20 minute drive and the open vistas of Exmoor and the Quantock and Brendon hills are all around us with miles of open moorland to explore on foot. There is pony trekking available nearby.
It is a haven for naturalists and bird watchers, lepidopterists and photographers.
Cozy little cottage in a quiet village but with great amenities and an easy walking distance to the Quantock hills.
Loved it and will be back.
Lovely little place in Somerset. Extremely cosy with everything my husband and I needed for a short break away. Would definitely recommend to other people who are looking for a relaxing break. We will be back!
We've had a great time at the barn. Caroline and John were very friendly and welcoming, but left us all the freedom we needed. The house is very clean and all the necessary appliances were there.
We would go there again.
We took the dogs on the hottest week for years to a delightful place near Taunton. The beaches are 20/30 minutes away and the village of Bishops Lydeard has good amenities including the Bird In Hand Pub with a large beer garden and welcomes dogs. Mr & Mrs Smeaton couldn't have been more welcoming along with Alfie the poodle and we would recommend the accommodation as ideal for a couple with pets. Shame that Owners Direct bombard you with confusing invoices(() demanding payment even after it's been made. Then loads of emails with offers when you haven't even gone on the first holiday with them.
had a lovely stay the barn is clean ,nice ,and pet friendly ,everything that you need ,the garden is lovely ,and gets plenty sun.the local pub the lethbridge arms is very welcoming ,and the food and prices are good ,also pet friendly ,plenty place to get to from here .the owners are on site ,but you don't see much of them ,but it's nice if you have any problems.we enjoyed the dog ALFIE .whos adorable,but you don't see him very often .thank you enjoyed our stay
Lovely place to come back to - clean, functional and cosy.
The nearest beaches are a 15 minute drive away on Somerset's north coast between Watchet and Minehead. These can also be reached on The West Somerset Steam Railway from Bishops Lydeard.
Nearest airports are Exeter and Bristol, both about 35 miles away.
The mainline station at Taunton is just 15 minutes drive away.
The Barn is perfectly positioned to tour Somerset's places of interests. Hestercombe Gardens, Cheddar Gorge, Wookey Hole Caves, Dunster Castle, Glastonbury Tor, Wells Cathedral, the Roman City of Bath and more mundanely, Clarks Shopping Village, Mulberry Factory Shop and Kilver Court Designer Outlet Venue in Shepton Mallet. Exmoor and the Lorna Doone country is on our doorstep, the Somerset Levels, The Willows and Wetlands visitor centre and Coleridge Cottage are within easy driving distance.
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Bishops Lydeard is a traditional Somerset village centred on its attractive 13th century Church. The village still retains its paper shop, Co-op grocery store with ATM, post office, pharmacy, family butcher who prepares his own locally produced meat and a farm shop providing an excellent range of fresh local fruit and veg. The West Somerset Steam Railway starts from Bishops Lydeard station and wends its way through beautiful countryside to the seaside town of Minehead, stopping at village stations on the way. The County Town of Taunton which connects with both mainline Rail (Paddington 1hour 40 minutes journey time) and M5 Motorway networks is just 4 miles away. There are 2 pubs in the village, both within easy walking distance, offering excellent food, and a noted restaurant, Podshavers, just 1 mile away. The delightful traditional tearooms, just 150 yards away, are proving very popular with visitors.
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We ask for a 25% deposit to confirm your booking and the due balance is payable 6 weeks prior to your arrival.
We are flexible about arrival and departure days, but prefer a Saturday changeover during the summer period. We are dog friendly, but please contact us for rates dependent on size!
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While some people believe that fitness begins and ends at the gym, others have discovered that rollerblading can help you get in shape quickly. It is a relatively demanding cardiovascular activity that can be performed in a number of different ways, depending on your current ability on skates and your level of fitness.
Exercising with Rollerblades
Perform steady-state cardio for a preset length or duration to challenge your body if you are unaccustomed to participating in a regular fitness regime. Steady-state cardio simply means that you rollerblade at your own pace until you reach either a predetermined time limit or distance (take a stopwatch with you to measure the time). Work yourself up to the point where you can perform at least 30 minutes of constant rollerblading four or five days a week. Depending on your current condition, you might want to start slowly, with as little as two or three "training" days consisting of 15- to 20-minute periods, gradually adding extra time as your fitness level improves.
Perform distance races once you are able to achieve the aforementioned goal of training at least four days a week for 30 minutes per day. In a distance race you will see how far you can get within a certain time limit, aiming to travel a greater distance each week as you increase your endurance and become more comfortable on the rollerblades. Start with the 30-minute workout to which you are accustomed, and attempt to travel as far as possible within that time, keeping a record of your workout in a training journal. Quantify this amount by listing a certain mileage--it is sufficient if you denote it in terms you will understand (e.g., "I managed to rollerblade for 10 blocks" or "I made it to the park near my house").
Perform interval training once you are used to the higher speeds required by distance racing. Rollerblade as before, and use your stopwatch to measure the time. Alternate between traveling at a moderate pace and traveling at a sprinting pace every minute. Switching between sprinting and slower rollerblading can help burn more calories in the same amount of time without exceeding your body's performance capacity. Perform interval training for 10 to 20 minutes at a time to start, working your way up to performing your entire 30-minute (or longer) workout by using intervals.


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2014 turned out to be a musical breakthrough for DIMARO. Last Summer he smashed the biggest Belgian festival stages like Tomorrowland, TomorrowWorld, Ostend Beach, Daydream, Summer Festival, and Laundry Day just to name a few. His style can be described as EDM with a commercial touch.
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The U.S. Justice Department filed a motion Wednesday to drop its case against former Alaska Sen. Ted Stevens, who was convicted of seven felony counts of corruption last fall.
Attorney General Eric Holder decided to abandon the case due to prosecutorial misconduct -- one Justice Department source called the stunning turnaround a "black eye" on the department and the FBI.
Stevens was convicted last year of lying on a Senate disclosure form in order to hide $250,000 in gifts he received from an oil company executive and friends.
Only after the conviction did allegations of FBI misconduct come to light. The judge in the case has repeatedly delayed sentencing Stevens, and at one point he held prosecutors in contempt. Justice Department officials later replaced the trial team.
Stevens sought to dismiss the case, and Wednesday's action in effect supports his request. A hearing has been set for April 7.
In a written statement released Wednesday morning, Stevens suggested he would have fared better in his losing November election had it not been for the "unfair" case against him.
"I always knew that there would be a day when the cloud that surrounded me would be removed. That day has finally come," Stevens said. "It is unfortunate that an election was affected by proceedings now recognized as unfair. It was my great honor to serve the state of Alaska in the United States Senate for 40 years."
Holder said he would not seek a new trial.
"After careful review, I have concluded that certain information should have been provided to the defense for use at trial. In light of this conclusion, and in consideration of the totality of the circumstances of this particular case, I have determined that it is in the interest of justice to dismiss the indictment and not proceed with a new trial," Holder said in a statement released shortly after the motion was filed Wednesday.
Holder reportedly decided Tuesday to dismiss the original indictment rather than proceed to more hearings that might embarrass the department.
"Given what has happened in this case, it's not surprising" that charges against Stevens are being dropped, a source close to the case told FOX News.
Stevens' attorneys claimed the government "disregarded the Constitution" by going through with the prosecution but praised both Holder, the new prosecutorial team and Judge Emmett G. Sullivan for demonstrating integrity in the case.
"The misconduct of government prosecutors, and one or more FBI agents, was stunning. Not only did the government fail to disclose evidence of innocence, but instead intentionally hid that evidence and created false evidence that they provided to the defense," said attorneys Brendan V. Sullivan Jr. and Robert M. Cary.
"Had Judge Sullivan accepted the word of government prosecutors as is done often in our courts, the extraordinary misconduct would never have been uncovered, and the trial verdict might have survived appellate review. Judge Sullivan prevented such a tragic outcome. ...
Attorney General Eric Holder, too, should be commended. He is a pillar of integrity
in the legal community, and his actions today prove it," they said.
The motion says the Department of Justice only "recently" discovered that Bill Allen -- the prosecution's star witness and an oil executive whose former company, Veco Corp., paid for some of the improvements to Stevens' home in Alaska -- was interviewed on April 15, 2008, but the defense never knew about it.
The motion states that "no memorandum of interview or agent notes" were written after the interview and that a response from Allen regarding a note dated Oct. 6, 2002, was inconsistent with his testimony during trial.
Thus, the motion says, "this information could have been used by the defendant [during trial] to cross-examine Bill Allen and in arguments to the jury."
In the motion, the Justice Department says: "Given the facts of this particular case, the government believes that granting a new trial is in the interest of justice," but, "the government has further determined that, based on the totality of circumstances and in the interest of justice, it will not seek a new trial."
Alaska Sen. Lisa Murkowski said she was happy with the news, but troubled by the implication.
"I was pleased with the news that the Justice Department will drop all charges against Senator Ted Stevens, but I am deeply disturbed that the government can ruin a man's career and then say 'never mind.' There is nothing that will ever compensate for the loss of his reputation or leadership to the State of Alaska," she said.
Sen. Mark Begich, D-Alaska, who beat Stevens in the November election, released a statement saying the end to prosecution is "reasonable."
"I always said I didn't think Senator Stevens should serve time in jail and hopefully this decision ensures that is the case. It's time for Senator Stevens, his family and Alaskans to move on and put this behind us," the former Anchorage mayor said.
In addition to Stevens' age -- he's 85 -- and the fact that he is no longer in the Senate, sources told National Public Radio that Holder wants to send a strong message to prosecutors that misconduct will not be tolerated.
Holder said in his statement that the Justice Department's Office of Professional Responsibility will review the prosecution of Stevens' case, but no conclusions should be drawn.
"This does not mean or imply that any determination has been made about the conduct of those attorneys who handled the investigation and trial of this case," Holder said.
Click here to read more on this story from NPR.
FOX News' Mike Levine contributed to this report.


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COCOA — Irene H. Burnett of Merritt Island has been elected chairwoman of the Brevard Community College board of trustees. She succeeds Roger W. Dobson, who served in the position for two years.
Burnett was appointed to the board in May 1980 and has served as vice chairwoman for the past year.
A native of South Carolina, she hold a bachelor's degree from New York University and a master's degree from the University of Wisconsin. She has served as a part-time instructor for the University of Central Florida and is active in civic affairs.
Philip F. Nohrr, a Melbourne attorney, was elected vice chairman. He was appointed to the board in June 1982. He is a past president of the Brevard County Bar Association.


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The Association of Municipalities of Ontario took the opportunity to push for arbitration reform when it met in Windsor last week.
Star Editorial: Change the arbitration system
The Association of Municipalities of Ontario took the opportunity to push for arbitration reform when it met in Windsor last week.
Perhaps the delegates thought taking on the system as a bloc would give them more clout at Queen's Park, since their city-by-city complaints traditionally fall on deaf ears.
AMO is in good company, joining forces with the Ontario Association of Chiefs of Police, police boards across the province and, of course, the poor beleaguered taxpayer, who has to foot the bill for arbitrary awards by unaccountable arbitrators.
It's generally acknowledged the system is broken, but there are two groups that clearly don't want to fix it: Public sector workers who benefit, and Liberal MPPs who don't want to tick them off any more than they already have.
Former finance minister Dwight Duncan and his cabinet cronies have admitted the process if flawed, but none of them — past or present — have had the stomach to make the necessary changes.
What AMO wants to see amended is so basic and so logical it's inconceivable one would have to ask in the first place. For instance, the association would like to force arbitrators to consider a municipality's ability to pay when making an award. That would include such fundamentals as the area's unemployment rate, the median household income and social service caseloads.
It would also make it mandatory to compare what those in the public and private sector earn in that particular municipality before making a decision. In AMO's words, arbitrators must be given "clear and measurable criteria" when it comes to assessing a municipality's ability to pay. They must also "give priority to and provide a clear, written explanation of how the fiscal health of a community was considered."
In other words, adopting AMO's framework would require arbitrators do what people in the "real" world have to do: Look at how much comes in before deciding how much goes out.
Alas, arbitrators do not live in the real world. They don't have to. And because they don't have to report their findings within a reasonable time frame, municipalities often find themselves with years of retroactive raises to contend with all at once. That's what's happened in Windsor, where multimillion-dollar awards to hospital workers and police officers have hurt an already crippled economy.
"The arbitration system is inconsistent with provincial policy in how it's dealing with collective agreements," said Coun. Bill Marra. "It seems to be out on its own." That's it in a nutshell, yet the Liberals have steadfastly refused to implement the changes, even when they had a majority government and could do so easily.
That's where PC Leader Tim Hudak comes in. It's no secret he wants the arbitration process changed. Indeed, he'd make it even tougher than the weakly worded, half-hearted suggestions the Liberals tossed around last year.
Hudak could support the government if it proved brave enough to try to introduce real change. Or he could wait it out until the inevitable election rolls around and appeal to voters, who are outraged by the way in which the Liberals have allowed arbitrators to hold them hostage.
The latter seems the likeliest scenario. Windsor taxpayers should pay close attention to this, because it seriously impacts their own bottom line.
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