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PESHAWAR, Pakistan (AP) — A U.S. drone fired a pair of missiles at a militant hideout near Pakistan's border with Afghanistan on Friday, killing six suspected militants, including a key Afghan commander wanted by the United States, Pakistani intelligence officials said.
Sangeen Zadran was a key commander in the Haqqani network, which U.S. officials consider one of the most dangerous factions fighting American troops in Afghanistan. He was staying at a sprawling compound near the border town of Ghulam Khan in the North Waziristan tribal region when the missiles destroyed it early Friday morning, officials said.
Several hours after the strike, clerics announced his death over mosque loudspeakers in Miran Shah, the main town in North Waziristan, and urged residents to attend his funeral, witnesses in the town said, speaking on condition of anonymity for fear of retaliation. Five Pakistani intelligence officials said their agents had confirmed Zadran's death.
A spokesman for the Afghan Taliban, however, denied that Zadran had been killed. Spokesman Zabiullah Mujahid said the commander is alive in eastern Afghanistan's Paktika province.
The remoteness of and the danger in Pakistan's tribal areas makes it difficult for journalists to independently confirm such incidents. Militants often initially deny the killing of one of their own.
Agents were investigating the identity and nationality of the other five men killed, the officials said. The area where the strike took place was believed to be a hiding place for the Haqqani network, the officials said. They declined to be identified because they were not authorized to brief reporters.
Pakistani intelligence officials say hundreds of people attended Zadran's funeral. Later, the Taliban took his body to an unknown location for burial, residents and the officials said.
The State Department in an August 2011 statement accused Zadran of targeting U.S. forces in Afghanistan and said he was behind the kidnappings of Afghans and foreigners.
"Sangeen Zadran helps lead fighters in attacks across southeastern Afghanistan, and is believed to have planned and coordinated the movement of hundreds of foreign fighters into Afghanistan," the statement said.
North Waziristan is a tribal region home to a mix of Pakistani, Afghan and al-Qaida-linked foreign militants, who used the remote border region as a base from which to launch attacks in Afghanistan and Pakistan.
Friday's strike came less than a week after a U.S. drone killed three foreign militants in an abandoned seminary in the same region.
The U.S. drone program causes extreme tension between Pakistan and the United States. Washington says it needs to use the unmanned aircraft because Pakistan refuses to engage fighters in the remote area. Pakistan says its troops are already weighed down fighting militants along the Afghan border.
Pakistan has routinely criticized the strikes, calling them a violation of the country's sovereignty and territorial integrity. On Friday, Pakistan's Foreign Ministry again called for an end to the drone attacks, saying such "strikes are counterproductive, entail the loss of innocent civilian lives and have human rights and humanitarian implications."
Also Friday, thousands of supporters of Pakistan's anti-U.S. groups rallied in Islamabad, vowing to defend the country's territorial integrity and sovereignty. The rally was organized to mark the Defense Day of Pakistan, the day on which Pakistan claims its forces repulsed a 1965 Indian attack.
Hafiz Mohammad Saeed, the founder of Lashkar-e-Taiba— the group blamed for the 2008 attacks in the Indian city of Mumbai that killed 166 people— led the rally.
Yahya Mujahid, a spokesman for Saeed, said they had planned the rally weeks ago.
Last year, Washington had announced a $10 million reward for information leading to the arrest of Saeed, who lives in Pakistan and moves freely. Analysts say Saeed enjoys support of the military establishment, which shares his hostility to India.
India and Pakistan have fought three wars since gaining independence in 1947.
Associated Press Writers Ishtiaq Mahsud in Dera Ismail Khan and Munir Ahmed in Islamabad contributed to this report.


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WASHINGTON (AP) — President Barack Obama said Tuesday he will nominate a top Democratic political fundraiser to be ambassador to Norway, one of a long list of nominations announced by the White House for posts throughout his administration.
Obama selected George Tsunis, the founder, chairman and CEO of Chartwell Hotels, as his nominee for the ambassadorship to Norway. He also nominated career foreign service officials for ambassadorships to Jamaica and to the Republic of Angola.
Nominated to be representatives to the 68th session of the United Nations General Assembly were Reps. Barbara Lee, D-Calif., and Mark Meadows, R-N.C. Obama nominated former Ohio Gov. Ted Strickland to be one of the alternate representatives to the U.N session.
Obama also nominated Beth Cobert to be deputy director of the White House budget office, Sloan Gibson as a deputy secretary at the Veterans Affairs Department, Heather Anne Higginbottom to be deputy secretary at the State Department, Jim Shelton as deputy secretary at the Education Department and John Carlin, a career prosecutor, to be assistant attorney general for national security at the Justice Department.

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Meditation is an effective way to heighten mental clarity, reduce anxiety and stress, and achieve a tranquil state of quiet inner reflection. A technique derived from the Gandharva musical tradition in India teaches that practitioners can bring the harmony underlying creation to the surface of life where it can be experienced and lived in a practical way.
Think of the mind as a pond of water that, when left undisturbed, presents us with a clear picture of the images reflecting off its surface. It is the mind's nature to reflect what we take in through the senses, but the tension and fatigue of daily life create "waves" on the surface of the mind, causing it to present us with a convoluted image, distorting our perception of reality. Gandharva meditation is a technique that enables us to restore the mind to its natural condition of tranquility so it can yield a truer reflection of reality.
During Gandharva meditation, the silence at the depths of the mind comes to the foreground of our experience while mental activity settles into the background and can even subside altogether. It is a psycho-physiological experience, simultaneously a condition of heightened awareness and deep relaxation. The technique does not involve forced concentration, and it is easy to learn.
This form of meditation is not a mood, nor is it a form of self-hypnosis or autosuggestion in which a person talks himself or herself into feeling a certain way. It is a state of consciousness as tangible and as real as waking, sleeping, or dreaming; a means of experiencing the ground of being that lies at the depths of our consciousness.
One first learns how to establish the proper physiological conditions for the body to reduce its metabolism. Then a technique is used that allows a person to cooperate with the mind's natural tendency to settle into to a quiet state of nondesire. This plateau of inner pleasantness cultures in the individual the state of attunement characterized by a heightened state of coordination between the voluntary and involuntary nervous systems. It is a procedure that is practiced twice a day and takes between 18 to 30 minutes, depending on the development stage of the practitioner.
For more information on meditation classes, contact:
George Wolfe
Center for Peace and Conflict Studies
Ball State University
310 N. McKinley Ave.
Phone: 765-285-1622


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Skin care is tricky. Finding the right regimine for YOU is like dancing the waltz - you're skin has to be perfectly in tune with the product or the whole thing ends disastrously.
Sophtyo is an organic line that's been around for almost a year in England and finally launched in the states this summer. With 11 products, it's the worlds first organic skincare range with an average of 95% certified organic ingredients in each product! It's certified and licensed by The UK Soil Association (SA), the toughest worldwide standards for health and beauty care. And even more amazing, "a certified organic delivery system transports absorbable and non-toxic multi-vitamins, antioxidants, enzymes and minerals for comprehensive anti aging benefits." Basically, this means that what you put on your face is the exact potency of the ingredients when they were packaged. And why is this important? Because ingredients only work at their highest potential when they are completely free of outside toxins and pollutants. This is organic care on the highest level!
Besides being completely green and vegan, this British line is also water-based (gentle, even for sensitive skin). The range includes a glycolic foaming cleanser, ultra mild cleanser, energizing and balancing tonics, normalizing moisturizer, EFA moisturizer, acne treatment, polyphenol serum, high potency concentrate serum, refining peel mask, and purifying mask. It works for all skin types and most skin conditions (aging, acne, etc).
You can discover the correct regimine for your specific skin concerns by filling out a quick questionnaire that will give you a morning and night skincare routine. Click HERE to fill out your personalized questionnaire.
Here's my regimine:
Daily Routine (Day and Night)
- *Cleanse skin with Deep Pore Foaming Cleanser
- Dampen a cotton pad with Tone & Balance Super Bioactive and wipe skin clean.
- Apply Polyphenol Skin Drops followed by Skin Energising High Potency Concentrate (including eye area).
- Finish with Mega Omegas Day Face Moisturiser (only on eye area) and SPF.
* In case you wear makeup everyday, Ultra Mild Silken Clenaser is more effective for removing it. You can use the Deep Pore Foaming Cleanser in the morning if you wish and the Ultra Mild at night.
Weekly Routine:
- *Apply on clean skin Refining Peel Active Mask with circular motions. Leave on 5 minutes.
- Wipe skin clean with Tone & Balance Super Bioactive.
- **Apply Purifying Active Mask. Leave on 10-15 mins.
- Wipe skin clean again with Tone & Balance Super Bioactive.
- Apply Polyphenol Skin Drops followed by Skin Energising High Potency Concentrate and Mega Omegas Day Face Moisturiser (as indicated on the daily routine).
A word (or several...) from the company:
"Sophyto is the result of years of research funded exclusively by the company. Cutting edge technology designed by Sophyto's green chemists led them to invent the first fully approved and effective food grade preservative and delivery system licensed by the worlds most robust standards for organic health and beauty care. A range completely devoid of traditional mainstream chemicals and essential oil components that contain potential allergens."
My skin has had to endure the wrath of thousands of products - most are okay, some are terrible, and very few are actually effective. Sophyto is genius. It's gentle and refreshing and leaves my skin feeling cleansed and soothed (I'm obsessed with the drops - I thought they'd be oily but they're not! I've always been envious of dry-skin folks who get to play with all the neat skin potions, and now, finally, I do too! These drops are like food and nutrients for my face - my skin soaks up all the goodness within moments!).
I've been using my regimine for almost a month now and my skin looks and feels healthier, younger and more alive! And I have fewer breakouts (which is a huge personal skincare concern). It's as though my skin just went on a major diet and purged itself of all of the crappy (no pun intended) food (or in this case, processed products).
Sophyto has definitely earned itself a permanent spot on my bathroom counter!
For more info on the line and to view the entire range, click HERE.
P.S. The Mega Omegas Day Face Moisturiser is a God-sent! It's lightweight and ultra-hydrating (not oily and moisturizing) and it's also great as a primer before makeup application because it actually balances out natural oils and helps with elasticity and skin tone! It boasts a pH 5 for normal skin range (that's pretty good!). So, if you're still a little hesitant but itching to try one product from the line, this is the product I would recommend. It's one of the greatest moisturizers that my mug has ever felt!
$45.00 for 40ml (a little goes a long way!)
Tuesday, August 26, 2008
An Organic Face
Skin care is tricky. Finding the right regimine for YOU is like dancing the waltz - you're skin has to be perfectly in tune with the product or the whole thing ends disastrously.
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- Juliet said...
Interesting. Really interesting prices - considering it looks like a cross between Lavera and Allergenics. Methinks a bit of a rip-off?
I was looking at the 45.00 moisturiser, whose ingredients and formula are very like a cross between one of Lavera's most basic ones (for 1/4 of the price) and Allergenics (errm, even less, even for the 100 ml cream).
Lavera's a well-established German company that's been organic (and, importantly, cruelty-free and vegan) since decades before such fashions were a glimmer in a marketeer's eye.
Allergenics is a fairly recent UK-based company making products for sensitive-skinned individuals.
I'm not very convinced by the "world's first..." business: you've many such companies in the US, and have had for years, and indeed many are regularly available and not that expensive, from Whole Foods and the like. Burt's Bees, California Baby, Ecco Bella, Jason, the excellent Zia, Anne Marie Borlind, Aveda - and Origins Organics.
And there are many others here in Europe: for example Weleda, Neal's Yard, Faith in Nature, Elave, and above all Lavera's splendid Basics and Neutral unfragranced, sensitive-friendly ranges.
I'm glad this kind of product is catching on - of course it's marvellous when fashion coincides with ethics and good products - but, O fellow-consumers out there, there's no substitute for doing your own research, and homework on ingredients and how they work and what works for you, and then shopping around!
- Roxy said...
Oh come on, Sophyto ... you're NOT the world's first organic range of skincare ... for goodness' sake; what kind of foolishness is this?
Not impressed, and very disappointed they'd think we wouldn't notice that horrendously overexaggerated slogan. On this alone, I'll not be tempted by a single item.
- Anonymous said...
lavera do not have the weighty green endorsements like Sophyto, so on that alone I bought their products. My dermatologist recommended them. I asked the company what they meant by the 1st professional range - they said they are the 1st CERTIFIED ORGANIC company which after a bit of digging around I can tell you that they are. Apparently they are also registered with Vegan Society and PETA. They also list the overall organic % on all their packaging which for me is huge as I'm sick of getting ripped off by these other 'so called' organic companies. I also love - as did my Dermatologist that they display each products pH on their packaging too. So I would say in response to Juliet's comments . . . your wrong, this is a great 'Indie' company with all the right organic certifications and endorsements for me the consumer to be able to tell if they are truly authentic or not (unlike Lavera) - plus they are used and recommended by Dermatologists and Plastic Surgeons.


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15 Quick and Simple Vegetable Recipes to Get You Out of a Green Salad Rut
Don't get me wrong, I love a good green salad. But there is a whole world of quick, easy vegetable side dishes that don't involve lettuce. With recipes like sesame roasted snap peas, baked chili-spiked sweet potato chips and grilled cabbage with spicy lime dressing, you now have no excuse. Get out of that salad rut tonight!
Chili-Spiked Sweet Potato Fries
- 1 Grilled Cabbage Wedges with Spicy Lime Dressing
- 2 Chili-Spiked Sweet Potato Fries
- 3 Lemon-Marinated Brussels Sprouts With Parsley and Shallots
- 4 Lima Beans With Cumin-Mint Dressing
- 5 Roasted Winter Vegetables with Miso-Lime Dressing
Lemony Green Beans With Almond Breadcrumbs
- 6 Lemony Green Beans With Almond Breadcrumbs
- 7 Asparagus Ribbons
- 8 Thai-Style Brussels Sprouts
- 9 Elote (Roasted Sweet Corn with Cheese)
- 10 Grilled Carrots with Lemon and Dill
Corn and Zucchini Salad with Chives
- 11 Mixed New Potato Salad with Sweet Basil and Shallots
- 12 Corn and Zucchini Salad with Chives
- 13 Sesame Roasted Snap Peas
- 14 Baked Summer Squash
- 15 Asparagus & Pecorino
What are your go-to recipes for quick and simple vegetable sides?
This post was requested by sprite for Reader Request Week 2013.
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WASHINGTON (AP) — The National Park Service named a Massachusetts contractor Wednesday to repair the Washington Monument's earthquake damage, though it may take two more months before work begins at the National Mall site.
Perini Management Services Inc. of Framingham, Mass., beat out two other bidders to win a $9.6 million contract that includes extensive repairs to the monument's stonework. It will involve building massive scaffolding around the 555-foot-tall monument, sealing cracks inside and out, repointing the mortar, cleaning the exterior and strengthening weak spots with metal brackets.
The total cost of repairs, including work already completed, is $15 million.
Federal officials said the contractor's parent company, Los Angeles-based Tutor Perini Corp., was the prime contractor for the construction of the Ronald Reagan Building, Washington's largest federal building. The contractor's team also includes firms involved in a restoration of the monument completed in 2000.
"We are again one step closer to getting this important landmark reopened to our visitors," said Robert Vogel, superintendent of the National Mall and Memorial Parks.
The marble and granite obelisk has been closed to the public since a 5.8-magnitude earthquake shook the region on Aug. 23, 2011. The upper portion of the monument sustained large cracks when it shook violently during the quake. It will likely remain closed to visitors until 2014.
At a gift store nearby, visitors still ask why the monument is closed and when it will reopen, a worker said.
Maryann Albert, a nurse from Philadelphia, was riding her bicycle with her husband near the monument Wednesday but didn't know it was still closed.
"I keep thinking, one of these days I should come down and go up in it," she said.
It would help to have a sign explaining the monument to George Washington is closed, she said. Instead, yellow tape at the base reads "Police Line: Do Not Cross."
The monument normally has about 700,000 visitors a year who ride an elevator or climb stairs to the top.
Park service project manager Michael Morelli said gaining access to the tall monument is the most difficult portion of the project. The repair work is relatively easy.
The park service may add extra metal brackets to some stone panels that are similar to those that cracked to provide extra support in case of a future earthquake.
Within about 60 days, work will begin at the site to start building scaffolding. That alone will take four to five months, said Brian Labbe, who will serve as construction manager for Perini Management.
Scaffolding also will likely be built inside the monument's top pyramidion, where some of the worst damage was found.
Once work begins, the project will take 12 to 18 months to complete, officials said.
Congress allocated $7.5 million to pay for part of the repairs. In January, Washington businessman David Rubenstein pledged another $7.5 million.
The monument was completed in 1884 and was the world's tallest structure until 1889, when the Eiffel Tower was built. Vogel said it remains the tallest freestanding stone structure in the world.
"The monument," he said, "is one of a kind."
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Ford has recalled Firestone Wilderness AT and Radial ATX tires installed on multiple lines of Ford trucks from 1991 to 2000. On some tires, under extreme conditions, the tread could separate, which can cause immediate tire failure. This may lead to a loss of vehicle control, injury, and death. Dealers replaced the affected tires.


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T.O, Hines Ward find life after leaving NFL
Both left the glamour and the glare of publicity that is the NFL, grudgingly.
But, apparently there is life after football in the sporting world for Hines Ward and Terrell Owens.
After a celebrated career, Owens has struggled to find a new direction and meaning in life. But, he seems to be getting it together. Ward, meantime, may actually be getting more face-time now than when he was catching balls for the Steelers.
There was Dancing With the Stars, he's worked as a commentator for both college and NFL games and he's a member of President Obama's Advisory Commission on Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders. And, now, he's in training for the Ironman Triathlon in Hawaii.
"I've always wanted to be known for more than just being a football player," Ward said before heading to swim lessons to prepare for the Ironman, which takes place in October. "I've been busier now than when I was in football … This past football season, I traveled all over the world. Of course, you're going to miss football and the competitive side, but I wake up a lot easier on Monday."
Owens, now 39, has had a lower public profile since his controversial 15-year career ended — not particularly of his own choosing — in 2010. His ownership of the Indoor Footall League's Allen Wranglers ended in disaster, and when he declared himself ready for an NFL comeback, nobody showed up to even watch him work out.
On Dr. Phil, he was denigrated on network TV, as a dead-beat father by several women. Then, there were his financial troubles. It all culminated in an article in GQ Magazine with Owens confessing, "I'm in hell."
But, he too, seems to have found peace.
It has come, in of all unlikely places, America's bowling alleys. Owens is the owner of the Dallas Strikers, a team in the Professional Bowlers Association. "I want to keep that competitive edge by getting involved with a sport I really enjoy," Owens said on PBA.com. "I always felt that my time in Dallas was special and I had a great time while I was there. Hopefully we can put Dallas back on the map with a bowling championship."
Owens, who rolls a 190, isn't trading cleats for bowling shoes. He is officially "A Suit" now. For now, he has set aside his indignities, and Sunday he once again heard the cheers of the crowd when he threw out the first ball at a PBA event in Detroit.
Ward never stopped hearing the cheers but, like Owens, wanted to play one more NFL season in 2012. The Steelers said "No."
He quietly announced his retirement.
No farewell tour.
Nothing like team-mate Jerome Bettis — who incidentally also owns a bowling team in the same league as Owens — when he retired as a Super Bowl champion. Neither he, nor Owens, ever got to walk off the field with the parting applause of a home crowd. "I'm a little disappointed how it ended. But that's part of the business," Ward said. "I still think about how it went down, and I look at Ray Lewis having the opportunity to walk off the field in Baltimore. I never had that opportunity."
Redskins tackle Trent Williams went to Hawaii.
And, all he got was tasered and a champagne bottle upside the head.
Williams got caught in the middle of a brawl at a notorious Honolulu night club. He suffered a seven-stitch cut. But, the good news is that just for a change, it appears that an NFL player was a victim instead of perpetrator.
According to the Honolulu Star Advertiser, Michael Miske Jr,, the owner of Miske's M Nightlife nightclub at Restaurant Row, has been arrested and charged.
Miske has a lengthy rap sheet that includes 10 total convictions and six felonies, dating back to 1993.
The NFL, after the incident, warned players to avoid the nightclub.
Former Bears coach Lovie Smith is playing Russian Roulette with his career. He is expected to pass on potential defensive coordinator jobs in Philadelphia and New Orleans in hopes of landing another head coaching job in 2014, according to ESPN. In pro sports, people very quickly forget who you are, and what you've done. Out of sight, out of mind — and, out of a job … Media and league sources are linking Browns' linebacker coach Billy Davis, the Ravens' Ted Monachino and 49ers secondary coach Ed Donatell to the Philly job … Noted bounty-hunter Gregg Williams looks like he'll have his suspension lifted after the Super Bowl, and the Tennessee Titans are reported to have him lined up to become assistant goon. (Oops. Darn typos) I mean, assistant head coach. Jerry Gray is the current defensive coordinator but Tennessee's defence set a franchise record allowing 471 points … Cowboys defensive tackle Jay Ratliff had twice the legal limit of alcohol content in his blood when he was arrested last week after hitting an 18-wheeler and a highway median … Reports suggest the Patriots will target Ravens' safety Ed Reed in the off-season to fix a leaky secondary. Guess if you can't beat'em, you might as well sign'em.


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MAE's Professor David Erickson has accepted the position of associate dean for research and graduate studies
David is the Sibley College Professor in Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering, and focuses his research on mobile health technology, microfluidics, photonics and nanotechnology. He's the cofounder of several startup companies as well as Cornell's Institute for Nutritional Sciences, Global Health and Technology (INSiGHT) – a cross-campus initiative focused on scaling up technology capable of solving global health problems.
He will maintain his research laboratory while assuming the duties of the associate dean's position, which includes supporting faculty research, identifying major funding opportunities, coordinating department reviews, administering fellowship funds and serving as a member of the senior leadership team of the college.
See here for more information about Erickson and his research lab: http://www.ericksonlab.org/


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Shares of Helen of Troy (NASDAQ:HELE) slipped 8% premarket Wednesday after the company reported weaker-than-expected second-quarter earnings and lowered its full-year profit view for the second time.
The Bermuda-based maker of consumer, healthcare and household products posted net income of $23 million, or 72 cents a share, compared with a year-earlier $23.59 million, or 74 cents.
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The results were below average analyst estimates of 85 cents in a Thomson Reuters poll.
The maker of Revlon and Vidal Sassoon-branded hair products lowered fiscal 2013 sales expectations to $3.50 to $3.60, from an earlier view of $3.70 to $3.80. That's below the Street's view of $3.76 and marks the second time Helen of Troy has narrowed its fiscal 2013 outlook.
"Similar to other global consumer products companies, we faced many challenges in light of continuing consumer uncertainty and global economic problems," Helen of Troy CEO Gerald Rubin said in a statement.
In the latest quarter, revenue for the three-months ended Aug. 31 climbed 3.6% to $287.4 million, up from $277.4 million a year ago, missing the Street's view of $310 million.
Helen of Troy sees fiscal 2013 sales in the range of $1.3 billion to $1.325 billion, which is above the consensus of $1.31 billion.


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Clifford A. Stumm, civil engineer, decorated WWII veteran
Feb. 13, 1923 – March 24, 2013
Clifford A. Stumm of East Amherst, a retired civil engineer, contractor and decorated World War II veteran, died March 24 in Harris Hill Nursing Facility, Lancaster. He was 90.
Born in Buffalo, he was a 1939 graduate of McKinley High School and joined the 106th field artillery unit of the New York National Guard in 1940. Mr. Stumm completed Officer Candidate School and in 1943 he began serving in the Army as a second lieutenant during World War II. He served three years with the 42nd Field Artillery Battalion, 4th Army Division, and rose to the rank of captain. He was seriously wounded during the D-Day invasion of Normandy at Utah Beach, for which he was awarded two Purple Hearts and two Bronze Stars.
Mr. Stumm's name is inscribed on the Wall of Liberty in Normandy, France, honoring the many servicemen who took part in the liberation of Europe.
After his military service, Mr. Stumm began a career in heavy construction with McLain Construction and earned his professional engineering license in 1956. He started his own general contracting business, Western Construction Corp., in 1963. Mr. Stumm's company specialized in pile-driving, bridge construction, steel and pre-engineered building erection, concrete and heavy construction throughout Western New York. He continued to operate his business until 1993, after which he began consulting work.
Mr. Stumm was a 32nd- degree Mason with Tonawanda Lodge 247 and a member of Ismailia Shrine Temple for more than 50 years. He also was a member of the Disabled American Veterans, Veterans of Foreign Wars, the American Legion, Loyal Order of Moose and the National Rifle Association.
He is survived by a daughter, Marilyn Wilson; two sons, Rodney C. and Curt W.; and a brother, Wayne C.
A private funeral service will be held.


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North Hampton restaurant's carved lobster sparks zoning debateBy JASON SCHREIBER
Union Leader Correspondent
January 22. 2013 10:10PM
NORTH HAMPTON - A controversial crustacean is making waves at a popular take-out restaurant.
The company that owns The Beach Plum at 17 Ocean Blvd. has taken from the sea to the courthouse its fight to keep a 900-pound carved lobster statue outside the restaurant.
Barr-Moran Inc. filed an appeal in Rockingham County Superior Court earlier this month after the Board of Adjustment for the Village District of Little Boar's Head denied a variance that would have allowed the lobster to remain standing in a picnic area on the property across from North Hampton State Park.
The board, which is part of the Village District and separate from the town, argued the carving is a sign, and violates local sign regulations because the smiling lobster is too large.
Some board members also fear the lobster, which holds an ice cream cone in each claw and often attracts beach-goers with cameras, could sink property values in the area.
The lobster is one of two on the property. The second is smaller and was allowed to stay next to the take-out window.
The Beach Plum's lawyer, Craig Salomon of North Hampton, said the restaurant never thought of the lobsters as signs.
"They thought of them as interesting artwork and just put them in," he said.
Salomon also said he finds it difficult to make a connection between the lobsters and lower property values.
A licensed appraiser for the restaurant, Jerome Sakurai, found that the lobsters would have no adverse impact on property values and might actually benefit them.
"They promote a family atmosphere at The Beach Plum as opposed to some other use that would be less family-friendly," Salomon said.
The restaurant also seeks a restraining order preventing the Village District from requiring the removal of the lobster or imposing fines while the appeal is pending.
Sharon Cuddy Somers, the Village District's lawyer, didn't want to comment on specifics of the lobster litigation because she hadn't seen the appeal.
The carvings first caught the eyes of code enforcement officials over a year ago. They determined that they were signs and in violation of sign regulations.
The Beach Plum owner challenged the ruling and eventually went to the town's Planning Board, which ordered that the larger carving along the highway be moved to the picnic area.
"We determined that they were, in fact, not signs at all but works of art," said Shep Kroner, Planning Board chairman.
Still, some neighbors don't like the lobsters.
Susan Boies, 69, who owns a summer home next door and has spent most of her life in North Hampton, said she feels they clutter up the property.
Boies said the business, which sits in a residential area, continues to expand and now offers a much bigger menu than it did years ago, when only hot dogs and ice cream were sold. She's worried about the business expanding even more.
"We're trying to get back to residential. We want to go to the beach and not fight crowds. They can go to Hampton Beach if they want restaurants and lots of people," she said.
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Release Date: April 4, 2012
BUFFALO, N.Y. -- The University at Buffalo will celebrate the scholarly, research and creative achievements of outstanding students on Thursday, April 5 at the eighth annual Celebration of Student Academic Excellence.
The event opens at 1 p.m. with UB's Sigma Xi Graduate Research Day and Poster Competition by graduate students in the Mainstage Theatre of the Center for the Arts (CFA) on UB's North Campus.
At 1:30 p.m., more than 100 posters by undergraduates will be displayed in the CFA atrium, and the students will be available for media interviews.
The posters will illustrate student work from a wide range of disciplines, including:
- College students' perception of hydraulic fracturing
- The effect of cognitive and interpersonal stressors on eating
- The effect of overprotective parenting on shy adolescents
- Characterizing the ability of new carbon-carbon composites to withstand high temperatures
- The evolutionary history of blood-feeding parasites and their hosts
- Characterizing Parkinson's disease proteins
- Second language acquisition and social identity of immigrants
- Russian entrepreneurial identity
At 2:40 p.m., students will be presented ribbons for outstanding research, scholarship and creativity.
A celebration ceremony, hosted by President Satish K. Tripathi and Interim Provost Bruce D. McCombe, will begin at 3:30 p.m. in the Drama Theatre, also in CFA.
During the ceremony, students who are nominees and recipients of various national, SUNY and UB awards, among them nationally competitive scholarships and fellowships, the SUNY Chancellor's Awards for Student Excellence and the UB Graduate Student Excellence in Teaching Awards, will be recognized.
In addition, recipients of the UB Faculty Award for Excellence in Mentoring Undergraduate Research and Creative Activity will be honored.
Press arrangements: Charlotte Hsu in the UB Office of University Communications at 645-4655 and onsite at 510-388-1831.
Charlotte Hsu
News Content Manager
Sciences, Economic Development
Tel: 716-645-4655
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Exotic dancer injured in fall passes away
Exotic dancer injured in fall passes away
A 22-year-old exotic dancer has died one week after she was injured in a fall from a second-floor balcony while performing at a club in Cleveland.
MetroHealth Medical Center confirmed the death of Lauren Block of Richmond Heights on Wednesday.
The hospital relayed a family statement expressing appreciation for the community's support and prayers and efforts to save her life.
A witness told police the woman was dancing for him early on Jan. 2 when she tried to perform a move or jump and fell over the rail head first at Christie's Cabaret near downtown.


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WASHINGTON (AP) — FBI Director James Comey says he eagerly awaits release of a report about a witness killed during a meeting with investigators in the probe of the Boston Marathon bombings.
Comey told reporters the law enforcement agency's internal review of the shooting of Ibragim Todashev in Florida is complete and will be released, "hopefully, very soon." The Justice Department and local prosecutors in Florida are continuing to investigate.
In the aftermath of the Boston Marathon bombings, Todashev told investigators that one of the brothers suspected in the explosions, Tamerlan Tsarnaev, participated in a triple slaying in Waltham, Mass. Three men were found at the scene of the crime with their necks slit and their bodies reportedly covered with marijuana. One victim was a boxer and friend of Tsarnaev.
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WASHINGTON (AP) — Guest lineups for the Sunday TV news shows:
ABC's "This Week" — Sens. Tom Coburn, R-Okla., and Debbie Stabenow, D-Mich.; Reps. Jeb Hensarling, R-Texas, and Raul Grijalva, D-Ariz.
NBC's "Meet the Press" — Sen. Dick Durbin, D-Ill., and Rep. Kevin McCarthy, R-Calif.
CBS' "Face the Nation" — Alan Simpson and Erskine Bowles, leaders of President Barack Obama's now-defunct deficit commission; Mayor Cory Booker of Newark, N.J.
CNN's "State of the Union" — Christine Lagarde, managing director of the International Monetary Fund; Reps. Marsha Blackburn, R-Tenn., and Tom Cole, R-Okla.
"Fox News Sunday" — Sens. Chuck Schumer, D-N.Y., and Bob Corker, R-Tenn.; Michael Oren, Israel's ambassador to the U.S.


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Told Tak I planned to cook braised pork last night, he asked "Is it the one your mum cooked before, with the fatty pork?" He loved it when my mum cooked it during Chinese New Year 2 years ago. I love it too actually but it is too fatty so I seldom cook it. I can eat a lot of rice with the gravy... like in the photo, mountain of steamed rice I ate. This is one of my mum's signature's dishes, all my family members like it very much. My brother and brother-in-law able to eat 4-5 eggs in one go!
I like to cooked it with chunky pieces of pork belly then slice it up just before serving. It tastes nicer that way, juicy. Tak told me to cook more as it tastes better the next day.
Ingredients (4-5 servings):
- 600gm pork belly, sliced thickly
- 2 head garlic, crushed lightly with knife
- 3 bulb shallots, peeled and sliced
- 1/4 cup dark soy sauce
- 1 cinnamon stick
- 2 star anises
- 1 tbsp sugar
- 2 tbsp cooking oil
- 3-4 cups hot water
- Salt to taste
- 6 hard-boiled eggs (optional)
- Sear all side of pork in a non-stick pan.
- Heat oil in a wok on medium heat. Add in garlic, shallot, sugar, cinnamon stick and star anise. Sauté for 1-2 minutes.
- Add in seared pork and dark soy sauce. Stir fry until the sauce and juice from the pork is reduced.
- Add in hot water, just enough to cover the meat. Bring to boil.
- Add in hard boiled eggs and let it simmer over low heat for 30 minutes. Stir a few times in between, be gentle and not to break the eggs.
- Add salt to taste and let it simmer for another 20 to 30 minutes. Stir once or twice in between. Ready to serve.
- Adjust the amount of garlic, cinnamon and star anise to suit your taste.
- Dried mushroom, chestnuts and pork tongue also taste great in this pot.


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I remember in my High School programming class, we used to mess around alot. And I am trying to remember a key combination. This key combinations flips you desktop screen upside down, and side to side depending on which arrow you press. I have been looking on the internet and cant find anything. I also used the Windows help and cant find it. I know I found it somewhere, cuz no one told me about it, but I cant seem to find it again. I was wondering if anyone knows what I am talking about, or knows this key combinations.
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Juran's Quality Handbook: The Complete Guide to Performance Excellence 6/e
McGraw Hill Professional, Sep 5, 2010 - Technology & Engineering - 1136 pages
The definitive quality management compendium--revised for the first time in a decade
For more than 50 years, Juran's Quality Handbook has been the singular essential reference to quality management and engineering. The Sixth Edition--the first revision of the Handbook in 10 years--forges a new standard in tools for quality. Bringing leaders, managers, master and black belts, and engineers the most up-to-date methods, research, and tools, under the guidance of a team of the world's top experts, this authoritative resource shows how to apply universal methods for delivering superior results and organizational excellence in any organization, industry, country, or process.
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Contemporary Art: Art Since 1970
Pearson Prentice Hall, 2005 - Art - 256 pages
"What are the central values of contemporary art? In Contemporary Art Brandon Taylor charts the ideas and practices of new art across a wide international spectrum. From Minimalism and Conceptualism to video and film, from painting and sculpture to performance and installation, he shows how advanced art has continued to provoke and perplex a fascinated public." "Contemporary Art shows how contemporary art of the last three decades has been energized not merely by changing technologies of art-making, but by the spread of new museum architecture, by the voice of the critic and in recent times by the activity of the powerful international curator. Contemporary Art also shows how the dominant narrative of advanced art in the USA and Western Europe has been invigorated by an expanding international network, from the West Coast of America, from East and Central Europe, and more recently from Asia and Africa." "Reviewing the major controversies of the later twentieth century and the early years of the twenty-first, it also includes a discussion of the impact of the internet and digital art. Generously illustrated in color and with a timeline, Contemporary Art will appeal to students and gallery-goers wishing for a guiding narrative to the most adventurous art of our time."--BOOK JACKET.Title Summary field provided by Blackwell North America, Inc. All Rights Reserved
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Now to expand your application to include data objects and import your sample data.
Now to expand your application to include data objects and import your sample data.
Now that your application is in place and your project has been shared with the server each time you make your changes and activate they will be updated to the server. To start with, create a new folder in your application called
dataand then add a new file called
Now that you have your schema defined you will need to add your data objects, your table. Right click and choose new file and call it
namespace codejam.mylocation.data;
@Schema: 'SDML'
context geolocation {
type SString : String(40);
type LString : String(255);
type SDate : UTCTimestamp;
type tt_locations {
lat: SString;
lon: SString;
alt: SString;
date: SString;
device: SString;
os: SString;
version: SString;
type tt_error {
HTTP_STATUS_CODE: Integer;
ERROR_MESSAGE: String(100);
DETAIL: String(200);
@Catalog.tableType : #COLUMN
Entity history {
lat: SString;
lon: SString;
alt: SString;
date: SDate;
device: SString;
os: SString;
version: SString;
Now that you have your table you will create a role file to give your user or other users access to the application and the newly created objects. Right click and choose new file again and call it
Now enter the following into the role defining which objects and which access they have.
role codejam.mylocation.data::user {
catalog schema "SDML": CREATE ANY, ALTER, DROP, EXECUTE, SELECT, INSERT, UPDATE, DELETE, INDEX, TRIGGER, DEBUG;
catalog sql object "SDML"."codejam.mylocation.data::geolocation.history":
Activate all the objects.
Choose your user (e.g. SYSTEM) and apply the new role to the user and save.
Now that your user has full access it's time to import your sample data. For this portion of the tutorial I personally chose an application called "Open Paths",
https://openpaths.cc/, and ran it on my mobile device for awhile to generate data. Then I was able to download my own history in
CSV format for use in this example.
To import data into your system from a local file you will click on "File" and then "Import" from the menu.
Then you will select from your local system your file.
Then you will define some basic settings and to an existing table.
Now when you choose next you will be able to do some mappings.
Now that the mappings are done you can choose "Import", provided everything goes OK you will have your data now imported into the system and should be able to see it from the "Catalog".
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This is one of mom's signature dishes we grown up with. Having said that, we could only have it during Chinese New Years or major celebrations. Those precious sea cucumbers were from my uncles they used to buy us some dried seafood from east of Malaysia whenever they visited us.
One of my nephews would never eat sea cucumber he asked why we eat those "worms" from the sea? He saw the live sea cucumber once when they went to the beach. Do you like the worm from the sea? Or... have you tasted it yet?


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October 19, 1981
To: All Campus Administrators
From: President Gail Fullerton
Subject: 1981-82 Budgetary Freeze
Governor Brown has announced his intention to effect reductions in State expenditures. His announced plan is to reduce California State University General Fund expenditures two percent for 1981-82.
Because San José campus enrollment, especially of nonresident students, is below the budgeted level this year, we face an additional substantialrequired reduction in General Fund expenditures. These enrollment-driven reductions coupled with the Governor's announced reductions could require cuts in our expenditures of between $2,000,000 and $2,500,000.
Executive Vice Chancellor Harmon has directed that an expenditure freeze be placed on personnel transactions, and purchasing and contracts from October 13, 1981 through November 18, 1981 or until a reduction plan is implemented. The specific require?ments of the freeze are as follows and are in effect until further notice:
A. Personnel Transactions
1. A freeze of all personnel transactions was imposed effective
October 13, 1981. This freeze includes the following:
- New appointments to positions supported by the General Fund.
- Any actions to increase the time base of employees.
- Appointments of current temporary employees to permanent or probation status.
- Appointments of current temporary employees to a new period of em?ployment.
- Appointments of current employees to other positions in addition to their current position(s).
- Promotion of current employees from one position to another with a higher salary range.
- Changes in the classification of a position which would
result in current employees being moved to positions with a
higher salary range.
(Reclassification studies will continue but will not be effected for the duration of the freeze, unless a written request for a study was on file in the Personnel Office on or before October 13, 1981; see 2.c. below.)
- Transfers of State employees from reimbursed State positions to General Fund State positions.
- Any student now on the student assistant payroll can continue. No new students will be added to the payroll.
- Disencumbrances of vacant positions.
2. There will be no exceptions during the freeze other than in the following instances:
- Written offers of employment made by the appropriate appointing authority on or before October 13, 1981.
- Promotion actions in which the documentation clearly indicates approval by the appropriate responsible official on or before October 13, 1981.
- Reclassification action in which the documentation clearly indicates that on or before October 13, 1981 a written request that a study be initiated had been received by the Personnel Office.
- Merit salary adjustments which become effective during period of the freeze.
- Work Study student employment is excluded from the freeze.
B. Contracts and Purchases
- No contracts or purchases will be allowed for amounts over $500, except for emergency needs affecting health and safety. Emergency situations must be approved in advance by Interim Executive Vice President Evans. Splitting requisitions will not be practiced.
- No office equipment or furniture is to be ordered.
- Contractual commitments dated prior to October 13, 1981 on which final approvals by the appropriate agency have been received may be completed. However, within the spirit of the current restrictions, even these documents should be reviewed for possible delay or cancellation.
C. General
- All non-General Fund programs (University Trust, Continuing Education, Dormitory Revenue Fund, Parking, Special Projects, Independent Operations/ Reimbursed Activities, and all auxiliary organizations) are exempt from these limitations.
- Instructionally Related Activities funds have two components for several programs: that portion derived from student fees and General Fund Support. The fee portion of the IRA is exempt from the freeze. The General Fund portion is subject to all of the terms and conditions of the freeze.
- Campus activities budgeted in Independent Operations are directed not to fill vacant positions until possible General Fund layoffs and cutbacks are better understood.
- Although auxiliary organizations are legally separate from the State, and the expenditure freeze does not apply, their respective Boards of Directors and Managers are requested to exercise caution in filling positions during the period of the expenditure freeze, so that General Fund employees who might be subject to layoff could be considered for vacancies.


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Sri Lanka, with a population of more than 20 million people, is a midde-income country struggling with the after effects of the recently ended 26-year civil war between the Government and the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE). Despite significant gains in human development indicators and poverty rates, the effects of the conflict including the disruption of the planting season and land mines in arable lands, together with the onset of the global financial crisis and the impact of sustained high food prices have eroded people's ability to cope.
A joint WFP, UNICEF, and Government nutrition and food security survey conducted in early 2009 states that 20 percent of Sri Lankan households are food insecure. Malnutrition levels stand at 22 percent of the under 5 population, underweight, 19 percent stunted, and 12 percent wasted. Major regional disparities were also recorded. For example 40 percent of children under 5 in the former conflict areas are underweight and 47 percent of children in the same category living on estate plantations are stunted.
In mid May 2009, the 26-year long war in the north ended, having resulted in a mass exodus of hundreds of thousands of people who had been trapped by fighting along the north-eastern coast. The rapid influx of IDPs into Vavuniya prompted the Government of Sri Lanka to request WFP as well as other agencies to support its efforts to meet the basic needs of the population. At present approximately 80,000 internally displaced people (IDPs) continue to take shelter in transit/welfare camps, primarily in Vavuniya. As part of the Government's return/resettlement plan, some 200,000 IDPs have already been returned to their homes or are living with host families. It is unclear when the remaining caseload of beneficiaries in open movement camps will be able to returen to their homes. The mine clearance process is still ongoing.
Across the country, an estimated 1.2 million people are in need of food assistance and livelihood recovery support as a result of conflict and high food prices.
WFP Activities
WFP's activities in Sri Lanka continue to focus on meeting the food and nutrition needs of the most vulnerable especially returnees as they attempt to regain their livelihoods, thus promoting food security and peace and reconciliation. The main components of WFP interventions in Sri Lanka are:
- Emergency Support to IDPs returning and resettled IDPS as well as those remaining in camps
- Nutritional supplementation to pregnant and nursing mothers, as well as to children 6 months to 5 years;
- School meals to address short term hunger in primary/secondary schools;
- Rehabilitation, Infrastructure development, and Climate Adaptation activities for returnees.
- Food-for-training activities


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Night begetting day,
forces changing from within,
space changing all around.
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Each playing card belongs as much to its own suit as it belongs to all suits.
Therefore, Solitaire Master Players can mix and match cards as they play.
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Since the Middle Ages, the legendary Kings and Queens of the Hebrews, Greeks, Romans and Roman Catholics have provided the inspiration for the familiar images found in the Court Cards:
The King of Clubs is Alexander the Great, the greek conqueror with the world at his feet. The King of Hearts is CharleMagne, roman figure of legendary proportions.
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Step inside the planned Edward M. Dowd Art and Art History Building: a place to make art, study its history, and, through virtual-reality technology, explore the whole blessed world.
Start with this simple truth: A world filled with art is a far more enjoyable place. Indeed, it's a place where creativity and imagination are sparked in the minds and hands and hearts of makers and viewers alike, rippling through lives young and old. And the making and study of art are about to get a new epicenter, thanks to Ed Dowd '72.
"Art transcends all time and seems like a great cause to me," Dowd says simply.
The announcement went out Jan. 31 that philanthropist and real-estate investor Dowd has donated $12 million toward the construction of a new art and art history building for the Mission Campus. The Edward M. Dowd Art and Art History Building will encompass more than 45,000 square feet and cost a total of $26 million. Watch for completion by 2016.
So what's in store?
Ed Dowd '72. Photo by Charles Barry
Fast-forward two years: You're standing in front of the newly opened Edward M. Dowd Art and Art History Building in the middle of Franklin Street—which is okay, since cars no longer ply the pavement. The street is now a pedestrian mall. The three-story building before you takes architectural cues from other buildings on the Mission Campus but is striking in its own ways—particularly a dome and terrace on the third floor. To your left is a beautiful sculpture garden. Behind that is a living wall of plants.
More than that, the new building anchors an arts "neighborhood" with the de Saisset Museum, Recital Hall, and Mayer Theatre, making the northwest portion of campus a destination for students and community members interested in fine and performing arts.
From Chihuly to virtual reality
Inside the main entrance is a large sculpture delicately constructed from blown glass by famed artist Dale Chihuly. Adjacent to the lobby is a 1,600-square-foot gallery for senior art shows and exhibits by Santa Clara artists as well as visiting makers. With a capacity of up to 100 attendees, the gallery is ready to host lectures and symposia.
Step back through the lobby and head down the main corridor: A large electronic "canvas" and other screens display works of digital art by students—a level of exposure for computer-created pieces that hasn't existed on campus before.
Throughout the building, you'll find instructional studios for sculpture, ceramics, photography and printmaking, painting, and drawing. There are also media-rich classrooms and computer classrooms—one of which is on the first floor in a specially darkened room, between the sculpture studio and the tool shop. Why the darkness? Inside, projection screens are mounted on the walls to offer an experience akin to a virtual room: Here, projected images can create the experience of standing inside St. Peter's Basilica or Notre Dame Cathedral. We've come a long way from slides on a screen.
Together at Last
The second floor provides classroom space as well as offices for faculty members from both studio art and art history, along with room for a visiting artist. This combined space has finally reunited the department—scholars and artists working together.
The third floor is mostly devoted to two-dimensional art, including studio space for printmaking and photography, drawing, and painting. The natural light that illuminates the workspaces is very welcome. Also here on the third floor is the "pantheon" dome and terrace that provide the building's most distinguishing exterior features. Under the dome are two dedicated computer classrooms for graphic design and digital photography—space greatly needed for popular digital arts classes. The remainder of the pantheon and terrace provide a place for receptions and informal meetings. Stepping onto the terrace, you have a great view of the sculpture garden and Franklin Mall below.
The Whole Picture
Here's where the tour ends. But before you head back to 2014, consider this: Each year, more than 1,000 students take art and art history classes on the Mission Campus. The majority of these students do not major in art and art history. Instead, they represent the entire spectrum of Santa Clara's undergraduate population, which is a very good thing. So it just might be that the greatest impact that the Edward M. Dowd Art and Art History Building will have is on students whose life work isn't as artists.
But then, in what discipline or field of endeavor—or in the rest of our lives, for that matter—is creativity and imagination not necessary?


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Strawbery Banke Museum
P.O. Box 300
Marcy and Hancock Streets
Portsmouth, NH 03802
Ph: 603-433-1100
Strawbery Banke Museum provides visitors with the opportunity to experience and imagine how people lived throughout four centuries of New England history.
Through restored furnished houses, exhibits, period gardens, historic landscapes, and costumed role players, Strawbery Banke interprets the living history of the generations who settled in Portsmouth, NH from the late 17th century to the mid-20th century.
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General Practice, Solo & Small Firm DivisionMagazine
Volume 17, Number 5
July/August 2000
Sample Order Dividing Employee's Thrift Savings Plan Account (Employee Not Retired)
THIS MATTER coming before the Court upon the stipulation of the parties, Petitioner, John Doe, represented by [attorney], Respondent, Jane Doe, represented by [attorney], and the Court, having reviewed the pleadings and being otherwise advised FINDS, ORDERS & DECREES:
- The Court has jurisdiction over the parties and subject matter.
- Petitioner, John Doe, is the "Participant" under the Thrift Savings Plan, and his Social Security Number is xxx-xx-xxxx.
- Payee, Jane Doe, is the "Former Spouse" and her Social Security Number is yyy-yy-yyyy.
- The parties were married on 3/14/85. The parties entered into a Marital Settlement Agreement, filed on 11/23/98, and divorced by Final Decree of Dissolution of Marriage (Final Decree), also filed on 11/23/98. The Final Decree incorporated the terms of the Marital Settlement Agreement.
- John Doe accrued a Thrift Savings Plan (TSP) account through his employment with the United States [government branch].
- The month-end balance of the TSP under the name of the Participant, John Doe, immediately prior to the date that the Final Decree was entered by the Court was $_______.
- A loan exists through the TSP with an approximate balance of $____ at the time of the Final Decree, leaving a remaining TSP balance of $_______.
- The Final Decree requires that each party shall receive one-half (1/2) of the remaining TSP balance valued as of the date of the Final Decree, 11/23/98.
- The Payee desires that her portion of Participant's TSP be transferred to her existing Individual Retirement Account (IRA) as follows: ABC Investment Co., address; account no. ___________.
- The Federal Retirement Thrift Investment Board is authorized to divide the TSP in accordance with 5 U.S.C. 8435(d)(1) and (2) and 8467, and any regulations it has issued (5 C.F.R. §§ 1650.29 through 1650.32).
- Payee, Jane Doe, is awarded $______, plus any interest or earnings on this amount calculated from 11/23/98, through the date of disbursement to her IRA Account No. ______ at [address], of her share of the TSP account of the Participant, John Doe.
- Payee's mailing address is _______________
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