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NATICK — Outside the Apple Store, plates of salmon nigiri and seaweed salad glide by.
The sushi has nothing to do with the newest product from Apple but rather the latest food trend at the mall. Shoppers, loaded with bags, pause and line up for a table at conveyor-belt sushi hotspot Wasabi. For over a year, the restaurant in the middle of the Natick Mall has been an "absolute madhouse," said general manager Jeffrey Miller, who sells 5,000 plates of sushi on a typical Saturday.
Goodbye, Orange Julius. From Wasabi to Pinkberry in Boston's Prudential Center, mall restaurants are becoming untethered from the food court. As traditional malls strive to compete with trendy lifestyle centers and the appeal of online shopping, they are rethinking the way they serve food.
Malls began to differentiate themselves during the recession with new food concepts, according to a study by Cornell University's Center for Hospitality Research. The study showed that customers tended to linger longer and spend more on food in lieu of retail purchases.
"It's an ever-changing trend," said Rick Tonzi, general manager of South Shore Plaza, who has worked for malls for 24 years.
Just as malls seek to stand out with unique retail options, "the challenge is to get the right restaurant in the right location. You can't just drop it into a mall," he said.
Although kiosks in the middle of shopping centers or restaurants outside the food court are not entirely new, serving food in unexpected places where shoppers stop and linger over quality cuisine is. Malls are allowing restaurants to set up in areas once designated for sitting or pass-throughs.
Ani Collum, a partner with Retail Concepts in Norwell, a firm that creates and markets stores, says open kiosks are big in Los Angeles, where cafes like The Coffee Bean in The Beverly Center have attracted shoppers for years. Instead of dashing into shops, "people hover over tables. Malls are thinking of ways to reinvent themselves and make the atmosphere more about being social," she said.
The idea is to "create a pause point for customers, a place where they can be social without being destination-focused," she said.
Consumers at The Shops at The Prudential Center who reach for addictive frozen yogurt at Pinkberry can relate.
The beachy feel of the open kiosk, with pebble flooring, potted plants, and yellow-and-white-striped couches is a world removed from the hectic food court a few paces away. Amid the bustle of holiday shoppers recently, customers snacked on gingerbread frozen yogurt at circular tables. Bathed in yellow LED lighting, it's an oasis of sophisticated calm just outside Saks Fifth Avenue. "With tons of people walking by, it was a no-brainer putting it in the midst of everything," said Jason Hopkins, who manages Pinkberry's only open kiosk in New England.
The store without walls is one of the top-grossing Pinkberrys in the country, said Hopkins, director of operations for NE Frog Pond LLC, the Boston company that operates most Massachusetts Pinkberry stores. It is working so well that the chain will open a similar concept in South Station in January. "Pinkberry is all about the experience," said Hopkins.
Retail experts say the open-kiosk experience is different. "They are able to keep the Pinkberry vibe, but let it bleed out into the mall," said Collum.
But opening in an unexpected place can also pose its own challenges. At the South Shore Plaza in Braintree, grilled cheese purveyor Cheeseboy opened in the center of the food court two years ago. The Boston company was looking to set itself apart and the mall made the space, formerly designated for seating, available.
'With tons of people walking by, it was a no-brainer putting it in the midst of everything.'
"It is unusual to see a food vendor right in the middle of the food court, which is usually a square vanilla box," said Vicki Bartkiewicz, marketing director for the South Shore Plaza.
But Michael Inwald, founder of Cheeseboy, has discovered that because his eatery is not in the usual traffic pattern, some people do not notice him.
"There is not a correlation between open spaces and higher revenue," said Inwald, who operates stores in Massachusetts, Rhode Island, New York, New Jersey, and Connecticut — with three in open kiosks in malls. He is testing the concept in transportation hubs like South Station to see which works best. So far, mall kiosks are "not equating to more sales than other locations," he said.
At Wasabi, some shoppers brake for the novelty. Exiting Lululemon at the Natick Mall recently, mother and daughter Sophie Smith and Andrea Brown spied Wasabi below.
"It looks cool with things moving around," said Brown, a 26-year-old from Hopedale who was attracted to the restaurant's theatrics. "It's good people-watching. It draws you in."
Running the conveyor-belt sushi restaurant is like working in a "carousal in the middle of an amusement park," said Miller, the manager.
The 100-seat restaurant, featuring sushi on demand, is generating a lot of enthusiasm in a former dead zone. "It provides a great focal point to that area," said J. Lynn Josephson, marketing manager at the Natick Mall.
Starting out with a brick-and-mortar restaurant a few blocks from the White House in 2006, Wasabi transitioned to open-air mall-only restaurants 10 months ago.
"Malls want excitement; they want energy. They want to combat the showrooming and online shopping," said Bo Davis, president of the modern Japanese restaurant company based in Virginia.
Besides the Natick Mall, there are Wasabis in Braintree's South Shore Plaza and in Orlando, Los Angeles, and McLean, Va. Three more will open by this summer.
Davis said he pays twice as much in rent to serve maki rolls in an open kitchen for all to see versus a traditional street location outside the mall, but it's worth it. "People are going for the experience of the mall and we fit in nicely with that experience," said Davis.Kathleen Pierce can be reached at firstname.lastname@example.com. Follow her on Twitter @bistrobroad.


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This is a guide to and starting point for research about basic demographic information on the World Wide Web. Demographic information consists of numeric data or statistics involving groups of people. Some questions requiring demographic information to answer would include:
Demographic information has many purposes; it is used for research in the social sciences, creation of policy, identification of potential customers in marketing. The following resources will be particularly useful for research in the social sciences, although they may have other applications as well.
Understanding demographics:
Some demographic information takes the form of data, numbers that must be interpreted. Other demographic information takes the form of statistics, numbers that have already been interpreted. The following resources may help familiarize you with the language used:
Glossary of Selected Social Science Computing Terms and Social Science Data Terms
Glossary for Qualitative Research Methods
Statistics Every Writer Should Know
U.S. Census of Population and Housing
The U.S. Constitution requires that a census of population be taken every ten years. Today, this is known as the Census of Population and Housing. The Census measures many different things, including the number of people in the U.S., their races, their ages, and a great deal of information about their living quarters.
Census 2000
Bureau of the Census
American Factfinder
Historical Census data
Historical Decennial Census Population and Housing Counts
Historic United States Census Data Browser (University of Virginia)
IPUMS (University of Minnesota Population Data Center)
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Statistical Abstract
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Arachnid wrote: Congratulations upon reaching the pinnacle of mediocrity in your posting career.
lol Are you for real?
You have contributed basically zero to the "hockey talk" discourse over the past 10 years, yet have the balls to criticise a consistently good poster like Tant....
How about you shuffle back to the trash section of this forum where you belong.


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15 Midwest Lake Getaway Homes
Budget-savvy dream cottage [1]
When Midwest Living's former home editor retired and built a barn-inspired home in Wisconsin's Door County, she used all the tricks she had learned on the job to create low-cost high style in her home.
Lake house spirit [5]
Sparkling water, sunshine and kids splashing set the tone for the Michigan home of Kelly and Dan Rinzema and their two children. Kelly, who spent every summer vacationing nearby as a child, uses DIY, flea-market finds and water-inspired colors to pull the lake spirit indoors. "With how fast-paced and busy today's world is, it's nice that we have our own little place where we can slow things down a bit," Kelly says.
Fresh airs [9]
Seeking space to exhale, a Chicago family heads to Indiana's countryside, where Amish neighbors remind them to focus on extended family, simplicity and nature.
Ship shape [13]
Nautical details and kid-friendly design put the focus on family fun at this busy Nantucket-style lake home in northern Michigan.
Indiana cabin makeover [17]
A quirky 1930s craftsman-built Indiana cabin becomes an enchanting cottage getaway after a thorough, true-to-its-roots makeover.
Lake Michigan dream home [21]
Water-inspired colors and durable materials set the tone outside and inside for an easy-care home—built for empty-nesters who wanted enough space for their three adult children to visit.
Instant classic [25]
This cheerful green cottage high on a Wisconsin bluff overlooking Green Bay was built in 2005—but looks much like one that the owner's grandparents once lived in nearby. The homeowners looked to the 1920s to give their new lake home vintage charm.
Beach home for two families [29]
Two Illinois families learn sharing doubles the fun when they split the purchase of a 1928 Indiana beach house.
Reinventing history [33]
Three century-old log cabins join together to become a one-of-a-kind lakefront getaway in northern Wisconsin.
Modern ranch getaway [37]
This Door County vacation home used to be a one-story, 2,000-square-foot art gallery. The wide-open feeling of the gallery inspired new owners to head straight into the 21st century with a renovation that's light, open and minimal.
Light and bright [41]
A color palette that's light, bright and mostly white fills this Wisconsin home with a serene vibe.
Full of vintage charm [45]
Uncommon vintage pieces take on new life and purpose in a Minnesota summer home for an energetic family of seven.
A-frame redo [49]
Door County, Wisconsin, homeowners turned an aging A-frame into a bright, woodsy cabin with low-budget updates and casual decorating.
Cheerful cottage [53]
The owners of this fire-engine-red home, tucked in the trees above northern Michigan's Walloon Lake, wanted a low-maintenance, cheerful cottage style when they renovated the 100-year-old house.
Little big house [57]
Clever decorating tricks and budget-friendly ideas turned a small-footprint space into a fresh and functional family home.


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2011 sees the second ever Winter X Games Europe descend once more on Tignes, France, and after a couple days of those clowns with the long t-shirts helicoptering, today is when the real bangers start to go off. Watch the action LIVE.
Trawling through the vortex of bad PR is pretty tricky, but we think we've figured out how the next couple days will pan out. Thursday will see the Slopestyle qualifiers, women's pipe finals and men's pipe qualifiers. Come Friday it'll be men's and women's Slopestyle finals and men's pipe finals to wrap the whole shebang up.
If you followed any of the action at last year's event you'll know that it went off, with Eric Willett and Jenny Jones taking the slopestyle titles, while the pipe was won by Iouri Podladtchikov (with the highest ever X Games pipe score) and Kaitlyn Farrington. If you click on them names back there you'll be able to relive the action from last year while you wait for the live stream to kick in.
12- 2 p.m. ESPN2 Snowboard Slopestyle Men's Elimination
2- 3 p.m. ESPN2 Ski Slopestlye Men's Final
3- 4 p.m. ESPN2 Snowboard SuperPipe Women's Final
9- 11 p.m. ESPN Snowboard SuperPipe Men's Elimination
12- 1 p.m. ESPN2 Snowboard Slopestyle Women's Final
1- 2:45 p.m. ESPN2 Snowboard Slopestyle Men's Final
2:45- 3:45 p.m. ESPN2 Ski SuperPipe Women's Final
3:45- 4 p.m. ESPN2 Medal Ceremonies
9- 10:30 p.m. ESPN Snowboard SuperPipe Men's Final
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echo Copyright: grimdestripador 2011 under Linux Mint forums agreement
echo This will find all flash video by searching mimetype=x-flv
date ; echo The following is where you cache is:
export cachePlace=`locate Cache | grep mozilla | grep -v Cache/ | grep /Cache`; echo $cachePlace
#Hint, I capitalize functions as one would a proper noun. As in "Hello! I'm Mr. Proper Noun, meet my friend Mrs. Proproper Function"
echo "Please have patience while your mozilla cache is searched. ETA > 1 Minute. During this time, you may read an explanation of its execution. \n This is an exercise in the use of piping. The program Find is used at the cache folder to execute Mimetype. Mime type then prints into the stream bufer its textual output with filename and mimetype. Lines not containing x-flv are removed using Grep. The rest of the stream is continued to be piped through Sed. Sed continues removing chunks of text evolving into a simple list of return-separated filenames. The current stream of filenames is piped into Xargs which repetitively executes Cp on each of the filenames."
find $cachePlace -type f -exec mimetype {} \; | grep x-flv | sed 's#: video/##g' | sed s/x-flv//g | xargs -I {} cp -v {} ~/Downloads/


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Welcome To One Ball (Index to Articles Below)
One Ball Media hosts most of my 'past' website writings in depository form, apart from that contained in my books, available here. All my major articles are indexed and linked below in Alphabetical order. There are also tab links to pages that house the Ayahuasca stories, my parables and archived news reports and these tabs are located, with others, directly under the main website banner above.
The writings on this website date back up to 12 years (From 2016) but please do not assume the information is somehow dated. Most of the articles were purposely written well in advance for reference in the future and most are literally timeless anyway. My books of 2004-2007 were recorded in the official legal deposit office before they were published.
If you have arrived on one ball to seek out a particular article title then most of my past 'major' articles are linked below (in alphabetical order) for your convenience. I can only suggest to 'newcomers' to this information that they be patient enough to read all the archived articles in date order. This information is not sensationalised 'truther' fodder that was simply created to sell you entertainment as some sort of an intermission in your life as a human slave. This information is NOT fodder 'news' that has been swiped off others and pasted on here just to attract your credit card to a shop either. It is a part of a very powerful spiritual counselling program to help you Break the Serpent's Spell. If you are happy in your slave life in this world then I beseech you to go elsewhere and suggest you do not read anything on this website at all. If you read the work provided it 'will' affect you, albeit mostly in your future, and I assure you it will affect you far more than you would believe or ever even realise. The information WILL affect your mind and soul. You have been warned in advance. It's obviously entirely up to you if you believe anything that is written but again you have been warned that it will affect you.


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The threat and appeal of the Dalai Lama
I had the privilege of seeing the Dalai Lama speak twice before Monday's panel discussion on "Bridging the Faith Divide," but I was particularly interested see how he would interact with other faith leaders this time. As I wrote in the news story about the panel, the Dalai Lama seemed more interested in listening than speaking.
And while his fellow panel members expounded on the complex issues of religion and politics into today's society, everything the Dalai Lama said was so simple. We're all sentient beings, he said. Everybody wants to be happy. But none of us are perfect, he added, and each religion is applied poorly—even Buddhism!
Still, these simple ideas have bigger implications. As I pointed out in the new stories, each of the interfaith leaders on the panel had taken up political and social causes simple religious ideas because of such ideas. And of course the laugher-filled monk is particularly seen as a threat to the Chinese government.
In our interview on the church in China (you'll have to subscribe for the August issue to see it), Father Francisco Carin explained that there only can be one authority in China. The Vatican and China don't always get along, he says, because they both insist on being the one authority.
Meanwhile the Dalai Lama is an authority who denies his own authority. No new ideas come from my brain, he said. "I describe myself as a messenger of ancient Indian treasure."
I could never imagine the pope saying that all religions can lead to inner peace. The Dalai Lama's challenge to authority is as much to the other religious leaders, including our pope, as it is to the Communist Party.
Interestingly, it is exactly his humility that draws so many to the Dalai Lama. He relates to others simply as one sentient being to the next. He challenges us all to place compassion above authority. Live truthfully and compassionately, he concluded, and you'll be a model for others. And it's for this message that I'll go see the Dalai Lama speak again and again.


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Arrest made in shooting of Everett store clerk
Gary Greene, 52, taken into custody
Arrest made in shooting of Everett store clerk
Gary Greene, 52, taken into custody
SWAMPSCOTT, Mass. —
Swampscott police arrested a man in connection with a convenience store robbery in Everett in February.
The North Metro SWAT team arrested Gary Greene, 52, without incident at an apartment at 246 Humphrey St. on Sunday.
A woman believed to be Greene's girlfriend was in the apartment with him during the arrest. She was not arrested.
Greeene was booked and turned over to Everett police. He is charged with assault to rob a person over 6 years old, assault and battery with a dangerous weapon and use of a firearm in the commission of a felony.
Greene allegedly shot the store clerk at the Neighborhood Convenience Mart on Main Street in Everett on Presidents Day. Witnesses said the victim was able to walk himself to the ambulance when crews arrived.


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The top section of this guide will explain how to remove Windows Messenger, because I find it really annoying on Windows XP when as soon as you log onto the internet it signs itself in for you and people see that you're online. Then you're stuck - you have to talk to them. And I'm not a great fan of disabling it, so removal shall be explained. In the bottom section of this guide I will explain how to remove the Messenger service, but the top section will be dedicated to the instant messaging program.
REMOVAL OF WINDOWS MESSENGER ON WINDOWS XP with SP1+ :
1) Click on Start, then Control Panel.
2) Open "Add or Remove Programs".
3) Click once on Add/Remove Windows Components.
4) Uncheck Windows Messenger.
5) Click Next, then Finish. (duh )
6) Restart your computer.
**Sometimes this does not work and Windows Messenger still stays on your computer, I don't know why**
REMOVAL OF WINDOWS MESSENGER ON WINDOWS XP without SP1+ :
Close all programs like Outlook Express, Windows Messenger (from the taskbar), and Internet Explorer.
1) Click on Start, Run. (Or hold the Windows key on your keyboard and press R).
2) Type in (or copy and paste) the following into the Run box.
RunDll32 advpack.dll,LaunchINFSection %windir%\INF\msmsgs.inf,BLC.Remove
3) Click on OK, and then follow the uninstall instructions. And its done!
1) Click on Start, Run.
2) Type in services.msc, and hit enter.
3) Scroll down to Messenger, right click on it and select Properties.
4) Under the General tab, look down a bit and you should see something saying "Startup type:".
5) In the box next to it, click once and select "Disabled".
6) Click OK, and exit Services.
7) It's done!!
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I recently discovered the Kairos Society through the Young Entrepreneur Blog (a great blog BTW). The group really impressed me. Here's what they say about themselves:
The Kairos Society is an international, student-run,…
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This season of good will someone better had good will me up a custom Rolex with my name on it. Coming from Bamford's Watch Department this website lets you pick custom colours and engravings for your own Rolex Submariner. Prices starting at around £7000 these don't come cheap, but then some people are worth it (me).


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Aprils scan of the month is released.
Short intro:
This months scan is aimed at the beginner/intermediate.The Honeynet Project is a non-profit (501c3) research organization of security professionals
dedicated to information security. We have no income or revenue,
all of our research is done on a volunteer basis. It is our goal to learn the tools, tactics,
and motives of the blackhat community and share these lessons learned.
It is hoped that our research will benefit both its members and the security community.
Founded in April, 1999, all of our work is OpenSource and shared with the security community.
Anybody interested in participating can follow the link.your objective
is to analyze the aftermath of an attack on a Windows 2000 honeypot


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DeKALB – In its first two games of the season, the DeKalb boy's soccer team scored seven goals en rout to a 2-0 record and a spot in the Barb Cup Final against Sterling on Saturday.
And the DeKalb scoring continued.
The Barbs scored early and often to record a 5-0 win over the Warriors to win the Barb Cup at DeKalb High School. Junior forward Trevor Freeland led the way with two goals.
"We played really good," Freeland said. "We started off slow in the first 10 minutes, but then we started to pick it up at end of the first half and we kept that going into the second."
DeKalb head coach Brent McIntosh was satisfied with his squad's performance.
"I thought today we came out with a real good mentality. We talked a lot about how this is a real good foundation for our season," McIntosh said. "I was real pleased with how we approached the game and it gave us a lot of experience in games like this for the future."
The Barbs threatened early in the match and almost scored twice within the first 10 minutes. DeKalb finally broke through the Sterling defense with a goal in the 14th minute.
After a Sterling foul broke up a possible breakaway, junior Owen Smith lined up a free kick inside the half-line. Smith played the ball 30 yards into the box and Dylan Hottsmith nodded it into the back of the net to give the Barbs a 1-0 lead.
DeKalb's second goal came off another set piece — this time a corner kick. Misha Ryzhov curled the ball in, Deven Hill headed it home and the Barbs were in control.
"We actually have been working on both offensive and defensive set pieces," McIntosh said. "We have been working on setting walls and services into the box.I was real pleased that we got our first two goals off set pieces and headers at that."
Towards the end of the first half, Freeland scored both of his goals within a minute of each other. In the 29th minute, Freeland received a pass from Esteban Ibarra and Freeland put it past the Sterling keeper.
Freeland's second goal came 30 seconds later after Hottsmith slotted a pass into the box that Freeland finished.
"The first one was a real nice through ball sent to me. I knew what I had to do so I just slotted past (the goalie). And, the other one, we did that all last year and all of my freshman year. Just a nice little finish," Freeland said.
The fifth and final goal was scored by Akim Suraji seven minutes into the second half.
"This is probably the best game of the tournament so far. We did a lot better in terms of controlling the game through our midfield play and utilizing our strengths on the wings," Smith said. "Overall, I thought we did much better playing as a team."
The DeKalb backline held onto the shutout and have now only conceded one goal in three matches. McIntosh said that he wanted his team to take a "clean sheet mentality" and Smith made sure that back four made that happen.
"It is always great to keep that clean sheet," Smith said. "It is one of the things that coach stressed was to keep that clean sheet and keep that zero up on the board."
Owen Sawyer will get credited with the shutout after making three saves. DeKalb improves its record to 3-0 and will play McHenry Tuesday night at home.


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© ® The Nobel Foundation
IPCC honoured with the 2007 Nobel Peace Prize
Phone: +41-22-730-8208/84 e-mail:
Rangelands here are taken to include deserts (cold, hot, and tundra), grasslands
(unimproved), scrub, chaparral, and savannas (after, e.g., Allen-Diaz, 1996).
This section does not consider improved grasslands or croplands in detail because
they are covered in Section 5.3. It does partly cover
tundra because it is an important grazing system; that ecosystem is discussed
in more detail in Section 5.9.
Ecosystems within rangelands are characterized by low-stature vegetation because
of temperature and moisture restrictions; they are found on every continent
(Allen-Diaz, 1996). They are adapted to great variations in temperature and
rainfall on an annual and interannual basis, but they generally are confined
to areas that have about one unit of precipitation to every 16 units of evapotranspiration
(the ratio that is characteristic of drylands; Noble and Gitay, 1996). They
often are referred to as "pulse systems" (Noble and Gitay, 1996).
In many countries, human activities in rangelands have evolved in response
to variable and often unpredictable climate. Human practices include pastoralism;
subsistence farming (Allen-Diaz, 1996); and, more recently, commercial ranching
(Canziani and Diaz, 1998). Rangelands also are important for many national economies
in terms of foreign cash (e.g., through tourism). They are important stores
of biodiversity, including ancestors of many of the cereals (World Bank, 1995),
and have high levels of endemism (Barnard et al., 1998). Rangelands are used
primarily for grazing and hence livestock production (Squires and Sidahmed,
1997). Thus, they are important for food (mostly livestock, but also wild fruits),
fuelwood, wood poles for construction, and feed (Campbell et al., 1997). Other
key services are biodiversity, water cycle, and carbon stores. Some of these
products and services can be given economic valuation; however, only a small
component of the total economic value is represented by products that can be
given a market value (Campbell et al., 1997), which suggests that nonmarket
values are quite important for some rangelands.
Rangelands are adapted to grazing and other disturbances, such as fire, flood,
and insect herbivory (Allen-Diaz, 1996). Vegetation tends to be sparse and thus
is not considered worth mechanical harvesting; however, the sparse grass/herbaceous
cover is efficiently harvested by grazers (Williams, 1986). In many cases, episodic
fires (Bock et al., 1995) are important for providing new and lush growth for
grazers, and fire sometimes is used to manage grass-woody shrub balance (Noble
et al., 1996), which is important for livestock and meat and wool production
(see, e.g., Chapter 12). Human management can be critical
to the status of these systems with or without climate change. Previous IPCC
reports concluded that fluctuating rainfall and temperatures along with increased
human activity (especially in more tropical systems) has led to land degradation
and eventually desertification in many areas (Bullock and Le Houérou,
1996; Gitay and Noble, 1996; Canziani and Diaz, 1998).
In this section, food/fiber, biodiversity, and carbon stores are examined in
detail (see Table 5-1). Water as a resource is considered
elsewhere in the report, at the global level (Chapter 4) and in many of the
regional chapters (Chapters 10-12).
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Dustin Friedland Laid to Rest as Search for Suspects Continues
As Dustin Friedland was laid to rest on Wednesday, authorities continued their manhunt for the suspects.
A service for Friedland took place at Beth Am Shalom on Route 70 in Lakewood on Wednesday morning. A large police presence was in place to insure the family's privacy according to the Asbury Park Press.
Friedland's wife Jamie was among several family members and friends who spoke at the service. "I'm truly the luckiest person in the world. I still believe that because I married the best man in the entire world," she told the service according to the Star Ledger.
The funeral procession caused some delays on Route 70 westbound between the Garden State Parkway and New Hampshire Avenue.
Investigation Continues
Meanwhile, the reward for information leading to the arrest of the two suspects in the Sunday night shooting stands at $41,000 as Essex County CrimeStoppers doubles its reward to $20,000, according to the Star-Ledger and the Morris County Sheriff's CrimeStoppers program added $1,000. The Taubman Company, owners of the Mall at Short Hills, contributed $20,000 on Tuesday.
Investigators are hoping forensic results from swabs taken from inside Friedland's stolen Range Rover will help identify possible suspects, as witnesses have not been able to offer substantial details describing the suspects according to the Star-Ledger.
Surveillance video shows the suspects entering the parking deck in a green Subaru and then leaving separately in the Subaru and the Range Rover. A camera on the side of the building near where the Rover was found was not working.
The Toms River North girls swim team remembered Friedland with a moment of silence before last night's meet with Toms River East in honor of the North grad from the Class of 2002.
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Hidden costs related to in-home child care include additional:
- Electricity for heating, air conditioning, and lighting.
- Household expenses (such as food, laundry, and utilities) if the provider is living in your home.
Hidden costs related to out-of-home child care may include:
- Loss of income if you cannot work overtime because you need to pick up your child from the provider before a certain time. You also may lose income if you have to stay home from work when your child is sick and cannot attend child care.
- Payment for the days your child is absent due to illness or vacation.
- Additional expense (late fees or extended hours fees) if your child needs to stay beyond the provider's usual hours.
- Extra expenses for teacher gifts, donations to fund drives, and charges for special events, such as day trips or special parties.
- Extra gas expenses to take your child to child care if the provider is not on your usual route to and from work.
- Extra expenses for food and supplies (such as formula, diapers, clothes, blankets, and toys) that may be required by the child care provider.
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The girls are 11-6, the boys are 5-12
Girls win with authority in Wichita
It's tough to tell which was better for Wellington's Lady-Crusaders on Tuesday night – the offense or defense. Both were impressive on the road against Wichita Collegiate School.
The Wellington team achieved its highest point total of the 2012-13 season so far on Feb. 12. The final score was 64-27. There were three Lady-Crusaders with double-digit points, Kailey Jenkins, senior, with 14; and juniors, Avery Lewellen with 13 and Kelsey Whaley with 10.
With the pedal to the metal on offense, WHS already had a 25-point lead built up heading into halftime. The Lady-Crusaders put up 19 points in each of the first two quarters, holding Collegiate to seven and six, respectively.
It didn't get much better for the Lady-Spartans, who lost to Wellington in Dec. 2012 by a score of 41-30 at WHS. Collegiate only mustered five points in the third quarter, to Wellington's 18, but did outscore the visiting team 9-8 in the fourth quarter.
Up next for the 11-6 Lady-Crusaders is a home game against Clearwater. A team that got the better of WHS in December by a narrow margin of five points. Wellington returned the favor on Jan. 26 at the Mulvane Wildcat Classic, handing CHS a 34-26 defeat. Varsity action is set to tip-off at 6 p.m. at the high school on Friday, Feb. 15.
Feb. 12 score by quarter
Wellington 19 19 18 08 64
Collegiate 07 06 05 09 27
Top three scorers
Kailey Jenkins 14
Avery Lewellen 13
Kelsey Whaley 10
Boys lose to Spartans
Eight points is all the separated the Wellington Crusaders from the Wichita Collegiate Spartans on Feb. 12. Two players in double-digits wasn't enough to get the victory on the road for WHS.
Wichita Collegiate won the contest 59-51. Wellington was lead again on offense by Trevor Nance, sophomore, who had 16 points. Coupled with the game before Collegiate, against Andale, Nance has combined for 35 points in the last two games. Senior, Tyler Miles also had a solid offensive night with 12 points on Tuesday.
The eight-point loss is an improvement verses the Spartans, who clobbered Wellington by 20 in Dec. 2012.
The road doesn't get any easier for WHS, as it winds back home for a game against Clearwater – a team that has already defeated WHS twice this season. The Indians beat the Crusaders 54-27 on Jan. 16, and 51-44 in December.
Top three scorers
Trevor Nance 16
Tyler Miles 12
Brian Peck 7


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Carlos Vásquez Almazán, a member of the IUCN SSC Amphibian Specialist Group, received a 2012 Whitley Award in May 2012 in recognition of his outstanding amphibian conservation works in Guatemala.
Carlos is the Curator of Herpetology at the National University of San Carlos's Museum of Natural History in Guatemala and Coordinator of the Amphibian Conservation Programme at the Foundation for Eco-development and Conservation (FUNDAECO), an NGO —and longstanding IUCN Member— dedicated to protecting Guatemala's wildlife.
"I am very pleased with this award because all the effort was rewarded in the end," said Carlos Vásquez Almazán, member of the IUCN SSC Amphibian Specialist Group and 2012 Whitley Award winner. "Amphibians are not well known in Guatemala and this lack of information makes endemic amphibians highly vulnerable since they have no apparent value and receive no attention."
Since 2008, Carlos has led efforts to re-survey amphibians that occur in ecologically important sites across the country. While doing this he has discovered new species and re-discovered species that were previously thought to be extinct.
In Guatemala, deforestation and expanding agriculture are threatening wildlife and the communities who rely on the forest for their livelihoods. Although, 30% of Guatemala is officially designated as being protected, the reality is that many forests are left unprotected against illegal logging and people collecting amphibians for the international pet trade.
In 2012, thanks to Carlos' findings, Guatemala's first reserve for amphibians was declared, providing protection to five Critically Endangered, five Endangered, and two Vulnerable species of amphibians, of which four are endemic to Sierra Caral. Carlos will use his Whitley award to support the initial protection of this reserve including the training of members of the community to be park guards and wildlife guides. The project is also currently receiving support from SOS – Save Our Species.
The Whitley Award will also be used to tackle pressures from surrounding communities, by supporting the launch of environmental education activities and the initial involvement of local community members, particularly youth and women, in ecotourism.
Carlos will personally survey and oversee the protection of key habitats for amphibians within the Reserve and will support environmental education activities in neighboring communities. The project will also allow Carlos to continue his work in order to identify and protect the most threatened Amphibian Alliance of Zero Extinction sites across the country.
"I am sure that this work to raise awareness about critically threatened, and endemic, amphibian species and their habitats will impact directly on the development of actions and mechanisms for their conservation," added Carlos Vásquez Almazán. "It is my hope that future generations will still be able to enjoy these fascinating animals."
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Carlos Vásquez Almazán, Curator of Herpetology, Museum of Natural History, University of San Carlos of Guatemala. e: firstname.lastname@example.com
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- SOS - Save Our Species
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Plunging Through Time To Rescue Out Of Print Sci-Fi Books
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Via BoingBoing, we learn that this store plans to rescue one out of print sci-fi book each month by seeking out the owner of the copyright and purchasing the rights to publish the ebook.
We love books. A lot. And we love sci-fi books, new and old. But mostly old. And there are a lot of great old sci-fi books out there that are out of print, out of circulation, and, worst of all, not available in any sort of digital format. Given the subject material, that's just not right. So here's what we're going to do. We're going to open a bookshop, both online and in real life, in Brooklyn, NY where we live and work. It doesn't have to make much money. It doesn't have to make any money at all, since our day jobs cover our rent.This is certainly a huge undertaking, especially if the community votes to revive a work that has a really tough to find copyright holder. But as they succeed in bringing these books back from obscurity, they will achieve success, not just in this endeavor, but also as a book store. We have mentioned before that if brick and mortar book stores want to compete in the modern age, they have to think outside the box. This particular effort may not succeed (though we hope it will), but these kinds of experiments keep happening, and inevitably will lead to interesting new success stories.
But what it will do is let us choose one great out of print work or classic and/or obscure sci-fi a month, track down the people that hold the copyright (if they are still around), and publish that work online and on all the major digital book platforms for little or no cost. Every month on this website visitors will get to vote on the next great but not so well remembered work we will rescue from the obscurity of the past.


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I have read many reviews of Idearc/Superpages.com from many angry customers that feel that have been ripped off, but have not really read any solid explanations of why Idearc/Superpages.com is a rip off. My name is **. I work for the company in Everett, WA and have done the research to know why. It is my hope that by divulging the truth someone will be able to use the information to take action against this company. I've made a lot of money selling worthless advertising and this is my attempt to make it right.
First off, it's important to know that Idearc/Superpages.com employs a very specific sales tactic that they refer to as "Salesology." This is the very basis of all training and as an employee of the company, if you do not follow this method, you will be reprimanded. Salesology is taught to all employees by **. Utilizing this sales method, most customers don't even realize that they just purchased advertising.
Here's how it works: A Business receives a cold call and they are asked if it's "a bad time." Rep tells them that "We have people in your area looking for (fill in blank) in your area. Are you currently taking on more work/new customers?" Then we ask how much more work they can handle and how much they make per job. Multiply the amount of work by the profit per job and that's their gap. Let's say an Electrical Contractor averages $500 per job and can take on 10 more of those per month.
"So, if I were able to help you close that $5000 gap per month in your business, would it be fair to ask for $500 on the back-end in return?" Customer says "of course." Almost no explanation is given on how we are going to get them this promised work. We get GTI (General telemarketing international) on the phone who records the customer agreeing to a 12-month contract. They are told we're doing this "To enter them into our database." Most people have no idea what just happened, but this is 100% legally binding. Our only goal is to get them through GTI.
In the initial training, they state we're to find the gaps in small to medium sized businesses and help them grow. The funny thing is that no matter what state their business is in, no matter what they sell, how much they make per sale... it's all the same. The solution to every business is a minimum $500/month program to meet their objectives. They don't really encourage anyone to sell over a $500/month plan because that requires a signed contract in lieu of a GTI recording. If you sell less than $500 you're scoffed at, even if the business doesn't need it.
So, what does a business get for $500/month? We are told to tell businesses that we are selling "SuperLeads." However, these are nothing more than clicks with a theoretical conversion rate. Their collateral even shows how this works. So, for $500 worth of SuperLeads a business will get 125 clicks with the minimum of $4/click (some categories are more). They state that, on average, for every 5 clicks, a customer will actually make a call to the business. $500 should then relate to 25 calls in a month. Again, this is how we are trained and this is what the collateral we can send out states.
If the above actually worked, then it wouldn't be a bad deal. However, most businesses will not get any calls for their $500 per month. Why? Most (at least 90%) of these clicks aren't even from SuperPages.com, Google, Yahoo or anything you've ever heard of. They are from obscure partner sites that pull out a single keyword from the business and get the needed clicks to bill out $500.
As an example, let's say a kitchen contractor installs sinks. Let's say someone Googles "sink holes." A few wrong clicks and the contractor is out $4. Again, at least 90% of these clicks have nothing to do with what a business does. The customer doesn't have any access to these click reports, and there are no audits done to ensure it's actually working at all.
The fact is that most sales are made to oversaturated markets where businesses will not get any return on their investments. We can sell to the same type of business in the same cities as much as we want and tell everyone "we have people looking for your services." In all actuality, Superpgaes.com gets little traffic, and if a business gets even one call per month for $500 they are doing better than average.
Next, is there click fraud going on? (I.e. the company clicking on its own ads to turn a profit.) I'm not 100% sure here. We used to be able to see the IP addresses that were clicking on the ads, but not anymore. In the past, I did random sample searches to cross reference the IP addresses by location and a large amount of the IP addresses were not even in the same state as the businesses. Many of these IP addresses seemed to track back to where Idearc has physical offices. I have asked many times if I click on someone's ad from work, will they be charged a click and have always been told no. I'm not so sure about that.
We also sell postcard mailers. When these came out I was excited to sell something that actually works. We are told to tell customers they can expect a 0.5% - 2.0% return of them. I've heard of a few businesses getting work from these, but I also know of businesses that have sent out 10,000 cards (at $5000) with zero return.
The artwork on these is generally poor, as they have the sales reps do the basic design and ad copy for them with very little training. It's mostly a joke to see just how bad they come out. Many contractors have actually gotten in trouble from the State because License numbers have to be on their ads. This also is not audited. Good Luck!!!
CALIFORNIA -- I don't know how a reputable company like Verizon could turn their advertising customers over to a bad outfit like Idearc Media. For years Verizon Yellow Pages was the only place I advertised. I had just one bold listing, and it brought me enough business. Then they turned their advertising sales over to Idearc Media. Late last year, one of their reps convinced me to take out six small ads in the 2009/10 edition. She was so pleasant and called and emailed me all the time. That is, until she'd firmed up my contract.
After that, it was impossible to reach her. She had promised to send me proofs which I never received. Out of frustration I left a message for her supervisor. But he never returned my call either. Finally, I spoke with someone in Customer Service. Shortly after that, I got a curt voicemail from her saying that the phone books had been delayed and that I'd be getting my proofs shortly. I never did.
When the phone books finally came out, they were of appallingly poor quality - cheap, thin paper, blurry printing, binding so far to the inside that parts of some ads are unreadable (like when a used book has been poorly rebound). But, my main complaints are that the 2009/10 small, companion book, which is used at least as much as the larger book, is just a copy of the 2007/08 edition.
My six ads aren't even in it. Yet, I'm being charged as much as if the ads were in both books. Also, there's a problem with the ads themselves, which could have easily been corrected if I'd seen the proofs in advance. I certainly won't ever advertise with them again unless Verizon takes back the Yellow Pages. With all the complaints against Idearc Media, it seems that customers should have recourse of some kind.
We are never pleased when one of our clients is unhappy. Please give me the opportunity to review your issue. I promise someone will get back to you within 48 hours with an update. Please provide me with the following information and e-mail back to me at: email@example.com
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I cancelled my advertising with Idearc Media and they continued to bill me. I cancelled again, but they wouldn't stop. I tried contacting them and finally after getting through, the call mysteriously disconnected in the middle of the conversation. Had to start all over with the automated system and then once I get someone we're disconnected again.
I gave up. I try calling them from time to time, and now their latest voice mail message now is: "we're in a meeting right now and can't come to the phone." Huh? What are you, the corner ice cream shop? I've tried emailing, tried everything and they will not respond. So now they're ruining my credit by sending a collection agency after me. I will not pay the damn $116.00 to these scam artists. They are evil.
I believe I will sue them and let's see if they show up in court. Maybe then, if they show up in court, I can finally have a conversation with someone without getting disconnected, or told they're in a meeting. That is, if I can restrain myself from throwing the person up against the wall by his neck.
This company cares nothing about their customers or about their reputation. I can't believe it was associated with Verizon, who has great customer service. This company is evil and should be put out of business. NEVER DO BUSINESS WITH THEM! They will screw you. Trust me.
I am a new plumbing contractor in the Richmond Virginia area. From the beginning dealings with this company were very irritating! I couldn't get a hold of my rep either at his office or on his cell. Once I signed the paper work to go in the Yellow Pages I couldn't get him! I guess he didn't care anymore just like the company themselves! I told him of certain things that needed to be put on the ad and he told me he would take care of them. Well when the book came out I had people calling me (friends) telling me well the ad looks good except why doesn't your ad have licensed and insured on it!!!
Well that was 1 of the things I told him about and wasn't taken care of!!!! I called him and he said he would look into it. (I actually got him!) Well he called me back and told me they messed up in the art department and that the company would be contacting me soon. Well about a month later they called me and said that because it was not a text error they could do nothing! I went off. Then they offered me free advertising for the next year. I told them "Well how does that help me now!"
I may not be in business next year. I'm a plumbing service company. I need advertising and if people don't know I'm licensed and insured they aren't going to call me! She tried to feed me a bunch of bull about business and that if my company messed up that I wouldn't give money back or fix the problem! I don't know what plumber she deals with but my company does not work like that! Well she offered me 200 dollars off a 1400.00 ad!
Then when I laughed at her about that she said there was nothing else she could do for me or my company! And she denied me talking to a supervisor! I started making more calls and e-mails and had no response. Then I sent them a letter. They called me after I called and told them I had contacted my lawyer. And she told me I had signed a final with the ad that went in the paper. I told her I never signed a final. I never saw one!!!
Well they sent me the fax with the supposed final and the paper she is talking about was the rough of the ad! Not the finished ad! That paper was only the paper stating that I would be putting an ad in their book and somewhat what it would look like and that when it was done to my approval that I would sign the final to go in the book! And the agent said nothing would go in without my approval!!! Well it did!!!
And now they are saying it is not their fault that it is my reps or agents fault!!! So I said to her "So now I have to pay for something your employee did not do correct. I have to pay for your employee's screw-up!!!! And she said "yes you do!!!"
I cannot believe this company!! How do they stay in business!!! There are other plumbing companies in the area that they have messed up to and they are not going to advertise with them again. The only way my company is making it now is off other plumbing companies that know my work and by word of mouth. I WILL NEVER AGAIN ADVERTISE WITH THIS COMPANY AGAIN! I am on my way to taking them to court! I'll let everyone know how it went. What needs to happen is everyone needs to take them and they need to be shut down permanently!!!
TEXAS -- This is ** Messenger of Truth. The truth is that Verizon Yellow Pages and Idearc Media etc. are 2 companies that have conducted business with me in an unprofessional manner. I am advertising in their Verizon yellow pages in Miami, Florida, and I have many issues with them ranging from artwork mistakes, no artwork proof given before they printed the book, and the internet campaign I had done with them was not done right. They just don't seems to care about their customers at all. They just seem to care about money.
After they get your money, they forget about you. My rep given to me by their company ** is a rep who is really working at Idearc Media Verizon Yellow Pages for a paycheck only. When it comes to taking care of customers, she really does not care just like the company she works for. Her supervisor ** is really there for a paycheck. She does not care about fixing problems at all.
I had been doing business with Verizon yellow pages for 2 ½ years with no problems. Now that I have a problem I have tried to fix it, and I called every phone number that I can find for the company. I spoke to many different people from their company from New York to Texas, Saint Petersburg, Hollywood Florida, to Jacksonville Florida and the list goes on and on. I just get transferred from one place to another and no one knows how to help me or give me info to resolve my problems. I just keep getting transferred or given a phone number to call etc.
Finally, I got to Idearc Media Headquarters in Texas after a month and many hours of trying to figure out who can help me. When I finally got someone on the phone who said they could help me resolve the issues I became hopeful, but ultimately my hopes were dashed and nothing was resolved. All and all the negligence and lack or follow through by Verizon cost me an estimated $200,000 in revenue. This page was made to warn people about doing business with this bad company - Idearc Media and Verizon Yellow Pages. You can add your complaints to this page so the truth can be told and heard.
LANCASTER, PENNSYLVANIA -- Idearc Media does the Yellow Book advertising for Verizon. They contacted us for an ad. We submitted what we wanted. They always sent incorrect proofs, then we canceled. We went to Customer service, handed in all our proof including times and dated faxes, certified letters. "Nothing we can do. You signed a contract." Yes, BUT WE CANCELED BEFORE DEADLINE! Too bad, we are not doing anything. We were cursed at, by sales rep and all they do is laugh. SHAME ON IDEARC MEDIA. And SHAME on VERIZON for having such companies defraud the public. Contact us with any similar complaints. Class action lawsuit.
CALIFORNIA -- I am a small business owner in Southern CA, and have had a horrible time trying to cancel Idearc advertising in a Verizon book. They renewed my advertising contract without my consent, and when I realized what had happened, was told that it was too late and the book was already published. I refused to pay for advertising that I didn't authorize, but have been turned over to a collection agency.


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Place where there are several sets of stairs; one that matters distinguished by having thirty-nine steps.
Full tide at 10.17 p.m. Leaving shore only possible at full tide.
Steps not dock steps, and so place probably not harbour.
No regular night steamer at 10.17. Means of transport must be tramp (unlikely), yacht, or fishing-boat.
Place not harbour but open coast.
Boat smalltrawler, yacht, or launch.
Place somewhere on East Coast between Cromer and Dover.


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March 13. 2013 10:45PM
Celtics end brief skid, demolish Toronto
By MIKE SHALIN
The Sports Xchange
BOSTON - Rebounding from a dreadful loss in Charlotte, the Boston Celtics ended a two-game losing streak by running away with a 112-88 victory over the Toronto Raptors on Wednesday night.
Paul Pierce, given the night off in a 100-74 loss in Charlotte Tuesday, returned with 15 points in 25 minutes, as the Celtics, who lost both games of a two-game road trip, ran their record to 15-6 since losing guard Rajon Rondo for the season to a knee injury.
The Celtics, who led by as many as 26 in the fourth quarter, won their 10th straight at home and have beaten the Raptors 10 straight times at TD Garden. They are 2-0 overall against Toronto this season.
The Raptors have lost seven of their last nine.
Jeff Green had 20 points, six rebounds and three assists, leading a 58-point effort by the Boston bench that included 12 points from Jordan Crawford and 12 points and seven assists from Jason Terry. Kevin Garnett (a starter) had 12 points and seven rebounds and had to play only 21 minutes.
Rudy Gay, a game-time decision because of a back problem, started and had 19 points (just under his average in 17 games since being traded to Toronto) and seven rebounds in 32 minutes. DeMar DeRozan had 17 points in the loss.
Former Celtic Sebastian Telfair was ejected from the game with two technical fouls, one called with 2:58 left in the third quarter and the other called during the break between the third and fourth quarters.
Ahead by nine at the half, the Celtics scored the first four points of the third quarter to take a 53-40 lead; a perfect spot for the home team to put this game to bed. But while Boston was going almost five minutes without a basket, the Raptors ran off a 9-0 spurt and got as close as four points down on two occasions.
But four straight points by Pierce and then, after a Toronto basket, the first four points of the game by Avery Bradley and it was 68-58. The lead was up to 19 by the end of the third quarter.
The Raptors announced Wednesday that Bargnani will miss the rest of the season with a right elbow strain, this elbow injury not connected to the first one that cost him time earlier this season. With Bargnani, who was averaging 12.7 points and 3.7 rebounds per game and last played March 8, slated to make $22 million over the next two years, he is a candidate for an amnesty buyout. ... Garnett's fifth point moved him past Jerry West into 15th place on the NBA's all-time scoring list, while Pierce's 10th point sent him past Charles Barkley and into 20th place on the same list. ... Boston coach Doc Rivers opened his pregame comments with, "Say it ain't so, Wes," talking about Wes Welker leaving the Patriots for Denver. ... The Celtics host the Bobcats in a quick rematch Saturday night, while Charlotte is at Toronto Friday night before coming to Boston. The Raptors then host the Heat Sunday and Miami then comes to Boston (Ray Allen Return II) Monday night. ... The Celtics picked up two technical fouls in a span of 34 seconds of the first quarter, the first for a defensive 3-second violation and other on Jason Terry for complaining about a call. ... Former Celtic Mickael Pietrus, asked if he's surprised his old team has played well without Rondo, said, "I'm not surprised at all because what they have is a great coach and a great organization."


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WASHINGTON (AP) — The United States on Friday invited Japan's new prime minister to the White House next month, as the Asian nation's top diplomat signaled the government's intent to strengthen security ties with the U.S.
Prime Minister Shinzo Abe's conservative government took power last month after a sweeping election victory and faces stiff challenges in reviving a stagnant economy and managing an escalating dispute with China over an island chain in the East China Sea.
Abe is eager to make an early trip to Washington to demonstrate the U.S. alliance is the cornerstone of his foreign policy, and wants Japan to be a bigger player on the global stage.
Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton announced the White House invitation for the third week in February after meeting Foreign Minister Fumio Kishida at the State Department, and she described the U.S. relationship with Tokyo in similar terms.
"Our alliance with Japan remains the cornerstone of American engagement in the region," Clinton told a joint news conference.
Kishida said the security environment in the Asia-Pacific is "ever more challenging" and that cooperation between the U.S. and Japan is "indispensable" for maintaining peace and stability.
Friday's meeting took place against a backdrop of heightened tensions in Northeast Asia.
Japan and China, the world's third- and second-largest economies, are at loggerheads over tiny, uninhabited islands, known as Diaoyu in China and Senkaku in Japan. The long-running dispute sharpened in September when Japan's government bought some of the islands from private owners. That sparked violent protests in China, which also claims them as part of its territory.
Chinese vessels have since repeatedly ventured into what Japan considers its territorial waters. In a worrying development last week, the two sides scrambled jet fighters to the area.
The U.S. has been counseling calm. It could be compelled to come to its ally's defense in case of a conflict. The U.S. has about 50,000 troops based in Japan.
Clinton said she reiterated to Kishida the U.S. policy on its treaty obligations: that it doesn't take a position on the sovereignty of the Senkakus but would "oppose any unilateral action that would seek to undermine Japanese administration" of the islands. She also urged the sides to manage their disagreements peacefully.
"We do not want to see any action taken by anyone that could raise tension or result in miscalculation that would undermine the peace, security and economic growth in the region," Clinton said.
Kishida said that Japan would not concede its position that the Senkakus are Japanese territory, but added: "We intend to respond calmly so as not to provoke China."
Later, Foreign Ministry spokesman Masaru Sato was more candid about Japan's view on China. He said China's military buildup was "drastically" changing the security environment in the region.
"China is trying to change the existing order by coercing or intimidation by sending their physical presence to Japanese littoral waters or airspace. We will not take provocative action but will resolutely protect our seas and air space," he said.
"They (China) are making a gradual advance to other countries' territories," Sato said.
Kishida spoke of a "strong determination" to promote security and defense cooperation with the U.S.
Abe has advocated a more active role for Japan's military, which is kept on a very short leash under its pacifist constitution. He supports what Japan calls "collective defense" — allowing its troops to fight alongside its U.S. ally if either comes under direct attack.


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By Jared Bowen
Nov. 17, 2011
UPTON — Just off Route 495 and bordering Hopkinton where the Boston Marathon starts, Upton has historically been a bedroom community. But it's waking up as it finds itself in the midst of a record population boom.
Upton is a sleepy town crossed by leafy avenues and dotted with quiet waters. It's a quintessential New England community where the town common is flanked by the Protestant and Catholic churches, although the latter is now for sale. It's a place of historic 18th-century homes and grand new ones.
I know it well. It's the place where I was raised and where people like 66-year-old Nancy LeClaire never found reason to leave.
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When LeClaire was growing up in Upton, the place was "out in the sticks. Kind of a just little town," she said. "We had a farm on each end of town. They delivered your milk in your milk box on the front porch."
One of those farms remains, a vestige of a simpler time.
It is rather Mayberryish. I spent my childhood riding through Upton's abundant forest land, climbing the ranks of the Cub Scouts and marching in town parades.
An old-timer reflects on her business success
LeClaire has put that small-town sensibility to work. She is the proprietor of two of Upton's signature small businesses. One, Fin and Feather Sports, has been open since 1969.
"We ordered some worms from a catalog and started selling worms and nightcrawlers, and then we started selling shiners out of a bathtub. And that's how the store started," she said.
The other is a liquor store that she opened with her late husband 20 years ago.
She said, "We named it Liquor Plus and Bud always said the Plus was us!"
The store's been able to survive even in the down economy. LeClaire chalked it up to the community feeling and service.
"I think it's the personal contact you have with a person when you come into a store like that, a family-run store. I asked someone the other night how their daughter was, she was in a bad automobile accident. She said, 'Well, thank you for asking.' It meant something to her just for me to ask that question."
The town's appeal to newcomers
That sensibility endeared the town to Rebecca and Mike Cotter, who moved here with their two daughters two years ago.
"Coming to Upton as a young mom, I was actually really surprised by just the different community activities. And it was very welcoming to us," said Rebecca Cotter, who is now expecting another child.
Her husband agreed: "We love being here. I feel like we're living the American Dream."
Of all the cities and towns in Massachusetts, Upton had the largest percentage of population growth over the last decade. It grew because its soil has always been and still is fertile enough for the American Dream.
"I think for most people it's having a comfortable home. Having it the way that you want it. Having access to all the conveniences," Rebecca Cotter described. "We appreciate just the simple things and we love history. So this to us is definitely the American Dream."
According to the last Census figures, since 2000 Upton has ballooned by roughly 1900 people. Most of them — 91 percent — own their own home. The median family income is well into the six figures.
A difference in priorities between generations
The region thrives enough that a long-dormant railway has been revived. Most farms and open space have given way to large developments, and new construction continues. The Cotters, however, favored a historic home next to the sprawling Sweet William Farm — a place the couple desperately wanted the town to buy and save.
"It's a piece of history. It's a rare piece of agricultural New England history nowadays. There's not many pastures like that left," Michael Cotter said.
Only half of Upton shared that opinion. Put to a vote this year, the potential purchase of the farm became divisive. The younger, newer population wanted it. Longtime residents didn't.
LeClaire said, "Most of the older people, of course, didn't want to spend town money on something like that because they'd been through it before. We bought three other parcels. And I think they felt enough is enough."
"There was definitely friction," Michael Cotter said. "It was a very, very close vote, I think it was decided by three votes. So it was somewhat controversial in town."
In the end the farm was purchased and saved. The contention has quieted. But the line has been drawn. For half the town the American Dream has already been realized. The other half is still making the dream real.
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This week in Island history
The news of 10 and 15 years ago is from the Jamestown Press. The news of 100 years ago came from the collection of the Newport Historical Society.
100 years ago From the Newport Daily News, May 11, 1908
The road scupper is at work on Clinton avenue clearing out the gutters and rounding up the roadbed.
From the Newport Daily News, May 14, 1908
Yesterday was the first warm day of the spring, at noon the thermometer registered 80 at several points on the island.
From the Newport Daily News, May 18, 1908
Several fishing parties visited the rocks at the Dumplings and Beavertail yesterday.
From the Newport Daily News, May 19, 1908
Submarine Octopus is being tried over the measured mile off the east shore of the island today.
Quite a number of the cottagers are expected to arrive next week, and work on grounds and buildings is being rushed to have them in readiness.
75 years ago From the Newport Daily News, May 17, 1933
A meeting was called by the school committee Monday evening, for the purpose of ascertaining the wishes of the parents of pupils in the seventh and eighth grades, in relation to the matter of keeping the ninth grade in Newport Rogers High, or returning it to Jamestown in the Thomas H. Clarke school. There was a large attendance of parents and all members of the school committee were present. … There were many ideas presented both for and against the proposition, and after calling for a rising vote, by the chairman, a large number voted to retain the ninth grade at Rogers high school.
50 years ago From the Newport Daily News, May 12, 1958
Jamestown taxpayers, Saturday, adopted a record budget of $383,921.81 for the next fiscal year in a quiet meeting attended by only five per cent of the 1,148 eligible voters.
Jamestown taxpayers Saturday voted 191-29 in favor of the permanent police bill ratifying the enabling legislation passed by the General Assembly.
From the Newport Daily News, May 16, 1958
A bill abolishing the Jamestown Ferry Authority and transferring its duties, powers, rights and functions to the state director of public works passed the House without opposition yesterday, and was sent to the Senate.
Testimony was completed yesterday in the 41-day trial over the construction of the proposed $55,000,000 refinery in Jamestown. The case, said to be the longest in more than 20 years in the U.S. District Court in Providence, was heard by Federal Judge Edward W. Day. Refinery opponents took 19 days to present their testimony. The Commerce Oil Corp. took 22 days to present its side. Each will present oral arguments May 26 to Judge Day, who heard the case without jury.
The new ferry Jamestown, largest craft ever on the Newport-Jamestown run, made its first trip from Jamestown to Newport at 3 o'clock this afternoon without ceremony or fanfare … The Jamestown carries 58 cars and 500 passengers. The Governor Carr, which it replaces on the run, can accommodate 32 cars and 300 passengers.
25 years ago From the Newport Daily News, May 17, 1983
The Watson Pond South Reservoir is deteriorating and millions of gallons of fresh water are lost each year, the Town Council was told Monday night. Town Engineer Richard Zimmerman said the daily water loss from the reservoir ranges from 700,000 gallons to almost three million gallons because inadequate storage capacity at the pond causes overflow. From the Newport Daily News, May 18, 1983
The Jamestown Teachers Association and the School Department signed a two-year pact Tuesday morning, ending almost six months of negotiations. The teachers will receive an across-the-board salary increase of 7 percent for the 1983- 84 school year and a 5 percent increase for the following school year.
The town is gradually working toward an improved lateral sewer system. But meanwhile it must look for ways to prevent system overflow during periods of heavy rain.
15 years ago From the Jamestown Press, May 13, 1993
Whether or not town officials start enforcing the newly passed animal control ordinance next Monday will depend on the town's solicitor's legal opinion.
This boating season Jamestown's harbormaster will for the first time have a harbor management enforcement policy to follow when he or she patrols the mooring fields. … The new enforcement procedures were two years in the making and establish guidelines that are not detailed in the harbor ordinance.
10 years ago From the Jamestown Press, May 14, 1998
The state Department of Transportation decided last Friday to downgrade the $1.96 million construction project on Southwest Avenue to just resurfacing due to the possible presence of Narragansett Indian burials.
More than a week of rain and humidity have delayed painting the outside of the water tower, and town officials may have to extend the restrictions on water-use currently in effect.


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Here, we will illustrate the profitability of trading a currency position using strategies based on the Fractal Market Hypothesis as discussed by Edgar Peters and Benoit Mandelbrot. We'll look at the fractal from the slant of a time series analysis provided by Mandelbrot in 1963.
Mandelbrot found that cotton prices (1900-1963) were not normally distributed and instead showed clusters around the mean with a greater frequency of extreme variations (the tails) than that found in a normal distribution. This type of distribution is known as leptokurtic: A distribution that displays a positive value of excess kurtosis or sharpness of the peak of the graph of distribution. In other words, it has a higher peak than a normal curve and "fat tails" or higher density of values at the extreme end of the probability curve. Fat tails imply greater risk and suggest a nonlinear stochastic process. Assets that exhibit price jumps also display fat tail distributions.
Mandelbrot's analysis led him to coin the term "fractal," although he did not provide a concise definition. Fractals are not limited to geometric patterns found in nature (some common fractals include seashells, snowflakes, ferns, coastlines and broccoli), but can also describe processes in time.
Fractals exhibit two quantifiable characteristics: Self-similarity and the fractal dimension. Self-similarity means that the parts are related to the whole. Peters puts it best: "The object or the process is similar at different scales, spatial or temporal, statistically. Each scale resembles other scales, but is not identical."
An object is said to be self-similar if it looks "roughly" the same on any scale. For this discussion, we assert that the trends found on a four-hour spot euro candlestick chart are fractal shapes: Each trend roughly resembles other trends, but they are never the same.
The fractal dimension measures how, in our particular case, a time series (a set of historical data) deviates. A line has dimension of 1, a plane has a dimension of 2, and a cube has a dimension of 3. A random line has a fractal dimension of 1.5. If a fractal dimension of a time series is greater than 1 but less than 1.5, then this particular time series exists between a straight line and a Gaussian random walk. Again, Peters proposes an excellent definition: "Regarding a time series, the fractal dimension measures how jagged the time series is."
We accept the fractal market hypothesis as stated by Peter and discussed below. Various empirical studies show that financial assets produced skewed and fat tail return distributions (Mandelbrot, 1963; Fama, 1965; Hols, et al., 1991). In fact, the frequency distribution of currency returns has a higher peak and fatter tails than U.S. stocks or bonds. We define a short-term investment horizon as a period of less than five years and a long-term investment horizon of greater than four years.
Portraying the market in five basic points:
- The market is stable when it consists of investors covering a large number of investment horizons. This ensures that there is ample liquidity for traders.
- The information set is more related to market sentiment and technical factors in the short-term than in the longer-term. As investment horizons increase, longer-term fundamental information dominates. Thus, price changes may reflect information important only to that investment horizon.
- If an event occurs that makes the validity of fundamental information questionable, long-term investors either stop participating in the market or begin trading based on short-term information. When the overall investment horizon of the market shrinks to a uniform level, the market becomes unstable. There are no long-term investors to stabilize the market by offering liquidity to short-term traders.
- Prices reflect a combination of short-term technical trading and long-term fundamental valuation. Thus, short-term price changes are likely to be more volatile or "noisier" than long-term trades. The underlying trend in the market reflects changes in the fundamental (economic) environment. There is no reason to believe that the length of short-term trends is related to the long-term economic trend.
- If a security has no tie to the economic cycle, then there will be no long-term trend. Trading, liquidity and short-term information will dominate.


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Marilyn Mansion
The Marilyn Mansion is located in a beautiful green street in one of the quietest area of Dublin. We provide simple and clean rooms, buffet breakfast, wireless Internet and on site parking.
It is easy to reach the Marilyn Mansion from the airport or from Dublin city Centre and the many buses available around will allow you to quickly access all of Dublin most famous places in just a few minutes: the Temple Bar district, the Guinness Brewery, the St Patrick Cathedral. We will also share our knowledge about the vibrant Dublin city and recommend to you the best pubs & places to discover!
You can expect young and international staff in a easy going and relaxed atmosphere. Bed linen, towels, hair dryers and everything you could need are all available to use at no extra charge.
Please Note:
Check-in from 2pm
Check-out - 12noon
Cancellation is free up to 5 days before arrival day, 1am. In case of no show or late cancelation 100% of the total booking amount will be charged.
Parking is 5 Euros per day
Buffet style breakfast is available for 6 Euros per person.
Availability & RatesTo view availability and prices please select dates and click 'Update Dates'
B&B Facilities & Policies
- Bicycle parking
- Board Games
- Cots available
- Credit Cards Accepted
- DVDs
- Free City Maps
- Free Internet Access
- Free WiFi
- Hair Dryers
- Hot Showers
- House Keeping
- Internet Access
- Self-Catering Facilities
- Laundry Facilities
- Luggage Storage
- No Curfew
- Outdoor Terrace
- Parking
- Taxes included
- Tea & Coffee Making Facilities
- Towels Included
- Wi-Fi
Cancellation PolicyThis property has a 3 day cancellation policy. Failure to cancel within this time will result in a cancellation charge equal to the first night of your stay.
Must-Read Guesthouse InfoThis property has specific Terms & Conditions.
Check-in from 2pm
Check-out - 12noon
Cancellation policy is 3 days in advance
We accept payment by cash only
Parking is 5 Euros per day
Buffet style breakfast is available for 4 Euros per person.
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From Dublin Airport:
- The 16a Dublin bus will bring you in one go to Harrolds Cross, Junction Rathgar Avenue, 3 minutes walk away from Marilyn Mansion. Ticket is 2.40 and journey time appx. 45min.
- Aircoach (8 one way or 15 return) / Airlink (6 one way or 12 return) / Dublin bus 41 or 16a (2.40 one way) to OConnell Street.
From OConnell Street:
- Dublin Bus 15/15a/15b, 65/65b to Rathgar Road, Junction Auburn Villas.
- Dublin Bus 16/16a to Harold's Cross Road, Junction Rathgar Avenue.
From Connolly Rail Station:
- Dublin Bus 14 to Rathgar Road, Junction Auburn Villas.
By car: From the Airport follow the City centre direction and continue straight on the N1 then turn left on Church Street. Drive along Church Street, cross the Liffey River, then turn left into the N81. At Harolds Cross, turn left into Rathgar Avenue, you will see the Marilyn Mansion and Garville Avenue at the crossroad after 300m!
Located Near
The Marilyn Mansion is located in a beautiful green street in one of the quietest area of Dublin. 2 minutes away from the Rathgar neighbourhood and it's local shops and pubs, it is also very convenient to reach the city centre of Dublin.


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Many shows have fallen victim to the three most cursed words in recent TV history: "the next Lost." Ever since the island drama debuted in 2005, networks have been scrambling to re-create the series' irresistible combination of poignant drama and the bizarre supernatural. Unfortunately, most shows that try to fill those shoes — FlashForward, The Event and Alcatraz, to name three — have floundered within just a season. Does NBC's latest foray into sci-fi mystery genre, Revolution, have what it takes to break the curse?
The brainchild of Supernatural's Eric Kripke and produced by Lost's very own J.J. Abrams, Revolution is a show about power, both literal and figurative. The series follows a group of survivors 15 years after all forms of energy mysteriously ceased working in 2012. In the wake of the blackout, our heroes struggle to restore the world and rebuild a peaceful, agrarian society under the watchful eye of a semi-corrupt militia, all the while trying to learn how to turn the lights back on — if that's what they even want.
Check out other must-see new fall showsSo can Revolution light up TV audiences? Possibly, but first it needs to learn from its predecessors and avoid these four common pitfalls:1. The Pitfall: Multiple Timelines Flashbacks, flash-forwards, flash-who-gives-a-frak. Time-jumps on TV have been all the rage since Lost first flashed back in the pilot to Oceanic Flight 815 and introduced game-changing flash-forwards three seasons later. Now it seems every show, and not just supernatural ones, is jumping around like they're Doctor Who — often unnecessarily.How Not to Do It: NBC's The Event didn't wait for viewers to get situated in the present before jumping headfirst into a pilot told almost entirely in flashbacks. As a complicated conspiracy theory unfolded, various timelines (within a staggering 66-year time frame) only added to our growing mystery-induced migraine. By the time the flashbacks were cut in the second half of the season, it was already too late; the majority of the audience had abandoned the hard-to-follow series.How to Do It: For Revolution, the big mystery will be what happened after the blackout and during the subsequent 15 years. How did our society go from planes falling from the sky to the quaint agricultural enclaves on display in the pilot? Its rich narrative territory, showing how the characters rebounded in the face of utter chaos, can provide a heart-felt grounding to the Matheson family's current struggles. Just don't overdo it. The real story should reside in the show's present.
Revolution's epic, mystery-filled journey will actually be paid off quickly
2. The Pitfall: Overly Complex Narrative Mystery shows are puzzles, but networks need to allow each piece time to find its place in the larger story. Many fans of Lost felt betrayed when the series ended without answering what they deemed to be the "big questions" of the show. To keep viewers tuning in, a mystery show needs to prove that all the clues are important.
How Not to Do It: FlashForward got a lot of viewers excited by its shocking premise (the entire world loses consciousness simultaneously), but its triple-paced storytelling and confusing secondary (and tertiary) story lines, the driving mystery of the global blackout was almost forgotten. If the producers didn't feel the main mystery was important enough to spend time on, why should the audience?
How to Do It: The premise of Revolution is intriguing and fairly simple: How and why did the lights go off and how can we turn them back on? The pilot indicates that whatever caused the blackout might just be the tip of a proverbial iceberg. We kind of hope it isn't. What if the explanation turns out to be completely... natural? A massive solar flare or an electromagnetic pulse from a galaxy far, far away? There can be red herrings along the way, but we're warning you, we've kind of had our fill of shadowy global conspiracies.
Exclusive Video: Meet the hero of NBC's Revolution
3. The Pitfall: Striking a Balance To be the next great mystery series, you need to have mass appeal while still remaining buzzworthy. The problem is, not everyone participates in appointment TV and might, say, skip an episode now and then — an often fatal move for a more convoluted show. To avoid this issue, many showrunners have compromised on complexity to increase accessibility for those not-so-faithful viewers.
How Not to Do It: Alcatraz had everything we loved: weird science, a magical island, strange crimes and Jorge Garcia! Unfortunately, in its attempt to avoid alienating viewers, Alcatraz became the one thing a mystery show can never be: predictable. Each episode featured the same basic structure, more appropriate for a crime procedural than a high-concept hit. Bo-ring!
How to Do It: True investment in a series doesn't rely on mysteries or twists; it relies on great writing, great characters and great actors, which Revolution appears to have. Make sure that quality continues and even the less-than-faithful viewers will keep returning to the show, not because they need to know the answers to the clues, but because they need to know what happened to Charlie, Miles and the rest of the gang.
Grey's Kim Raver jumps aboard NBC's Revolution
4. The Pitfall: Poorly Timed Reveals Timing can make or break a show, especially when it comes to how quickly a show's central mystery is resolved. Networks and viewers don't have an eternity to wait around for the answers, but the suspense is also what keeps us tuning in each week.
How Not to Do It: Thanks to a well-implemented ad campaign, The Killing had people asking, "Who killed Rosie Larsen?" before it even premiered. Yet when the Season 1 finale came and went with no murderer revealed, viewers were outraged and the series never quite recovered. On the other hand, cult hit Twin Peaks suffered from solving its mystery too soon. After ABC forced David Lynch to out Laura Palmer's killer earlier than planned, the series struggled to find a replacement mystery as compelling, leading to a less-than-lackluster sophomore season.
How to Do It: The best mystery show reveals answers that raise additional questions. So let's put in on the record now: Kripke & Co. need to tell us how and why the blackout occurred before Season 1 ends. It sounds scary, but if done right, it'll build a level of trust with the audience that'll keep them tuning in for Season 2's twists and turns.
Add all that to an all-star cast, which includes Rizzoli & Isles' Billy Burke, Lost's Elizabeth Mitchell and Breaking Bad's Giancarlo Esposito, and Revolution already has us hooked (if prematurely).
Do you think Revolution has what it takes to break the mystery show curse?
Revolution premieres Monday, Sept. 17 at 10/9c.