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Title: Missing Anchor
Author: MacGateFan
Rating: PG-13 (language, violence)
Summary: Takes place during All Hell Breaks Lose. Quotes from there are included, but storyline is a bit different. Sam is missing and Sarah and Dean search frantically for their brother, but are they too late?
Disclaimer: Nope, not mine except Sarah.
Sarah had been driving for hours and there was still no sign of Sam. Realizing she was about five miles from Harvelle's Roadhouse she decided to pop in to see if Ellen had heard anything from her brother. She also knew that Ash was checking for any signs of demonic activity. She felt as if all eyes were on her as she entered the Roadhouse, but she ignored the stares as she stepped up to the bar where Ellen was serving a few fellow hunters glasses of whiskey. Once she was finished, she walked over to her. "Sarah, any word on Sam yet?"
She shook her had. "No and we're running out of places to check. I was hoping Ash found something out."
"Not that I know of. He's back in his room and he won't come out of there if or when he finds something. Why don't you take a breather and have a seat? Maybe he'll have some news within the next ten minutes," Ellen suggested, handing Sarah a bottled water. "Are you all right, hon? Physically, I mean. You're looking a bit pale."
Sarah waved off Ellen's concern. "I'm fine," she replied with a fake smile.
She didn't want to admit to Ellen that before Sam went missing she had seen a doctor. That doctor told her she only had six months to a year left to live. She hadn't even told her brothers about it yet because they would want her to be in a hospital having treatments and Sarah wasn't going to do that when she knew Yellow Eyes was still somewhere out there.
"All right. Well, I'm gonna head off and get some more damn pretzels. You'd think these guys around here would eat something with more sustenance."
Sarah laughed. "See ya later then, Ellen, and thanks."
As she sat there, she felt the hair raise on the back of her neck. Nothing good came of that and she definitely knew something was up when Ash came running out of the back room and straight for the phone. He must not have seen her at the bar. Sarah was going to say something to him when the distinct smell of sulfur entered her sinus cavities.
Bright flashes of light and screaming assailed Sarah's senses as she woke up. Why she was sleeping, she had no clue. She rubbed the sleep from her eyes when she realized that she was lying out in the sun, smoke billowing out from the burned remains of the Roadhouse. "Oh my God!" she exclaimed, standing up. "Ash! Ash, where are you?"
"Sarah!" She turned to see Dean and Bobby rushing over to her. "Sarah, are you all right?"
She nodded. "I... I think so. What happened?"
"We were hoping you could tell us," Dean said, holding her close.
"I don't know. The last thing I remember was seeing Ash run to the phone," she replied, placing a hand to her head. Dean was about to say something, but she cut him off. "I"m good, really, just give me minute."
Once she got a hold of herself, the three headed to the Impala to try to come up with the next plan of action. After what just happened Dean knew they had to be dealing with the Yellow Eyed Demon. Only one thing would go so far as to kill a bar full of hunters just for Sam.
"What the hell did Ash know? We've got no way of knowing where Ellen is. Or if she s even alive. We've got no clue what Ash was gonna tell us. Now, how the hell are we gonna find Sam?"
"We ll find him," Bobby replied.
Sarah practically leaped towards her brother as he clutched his head in pain. "Dean?" She exchanged a glance with Bobby. "What was that?"
"I don t know. A headache?"
"You get headaches like that a lot?" Bobby asked, worriedly.
"No. Must be the stress," he said with light chuckle."I could have sworn I saw something."
"What do you mean? Like a vision? Like what Sam gets?" Sarah wanted to know as Dean moved from grasp.
"What? No! Come on, I'm not some psychic." Suddenly, Dean was falling against the Impala in pain, crying out.
"Dean? Dean! Are you with us?" Bobby exclaimed as Sarah grabbed his arms.
"Answer us, Dean, please!"
"Yeah, I think so. I saw Sam. I saw him!"
Sarah stared at him in shock. "So, it was a vision," she said.
"Yeah. I don t know how, but yeah. Whew. That was about as fun as getting kicked in the jewels."
"What else did you see?" Bobby asked.
"Uh there was a bell."
"What kind of bell?"
"Like a big bell with some kind of engraving on it, I don t know," Dean replied, almost getting annoyed by Bobby's questions.
"Was it a tree? Like, an oak tree?"
Dean thought a moment before nodding. "Yeah, exactly."
"I know where Sam is."
Dean pulled to a stop just before entering the town. "Cold Oak. Should have known the most haunted town in the country would be involved," he muttered.
Handing Sarah and Bobby weapons, the three headed into town, hoping they wouldn't have their worst nightmares realized. Dean and Sarah grinned at one another when they saw Sam. He was limping and holding his arm, but otherwise he seemed well enough. "Sam!" Dean exclaimed suddenly.
Sarah watched in horror as someone appeared by her brother out of nowhere and raced after Dean. She could hear Bobby's heavy footsteps as she got closer and closer, tears coursing down her cheeks. "God, please," she prayed.
As she arrived next to Dean, who had Sam in his arms, her nightmare came true. Sarah dropped to her knees as Dean cried out for their little brother. She was too stunned to say a word. How could they not have saved him! How the fuck did they get here so late! When Sarah Winchester met up with that Yellow Eyed Bastard she was going to kick his ass herself!
Dean wasn't sure how long the two of them stayed there, clinging to Sam. He wasn't sure how long Bobby ran after that fucking asshole who killed Sam, but he didn't care at the moment. Dean blinked and suddenly they were moving and he was helping Bobby carry his brother to one of the buildings.
Sarah was following silently, sobbing. He knew he should be there for her, but he didn't know what to say. Why couldn't he have gotten that vision sooner? Why couldn't he have driven faster to get there? She was going to hate him for this. He didn't do his job. Dean had failed.
Dean wasn't sure how long he sat there, looking at his brother's now cold body. He knew Bobby said some things to him, so did Sarah and he remembered answering them, but he had no clue what they talked about. Right now they had left him alone at his request and Dean stared at Sam for another few minutes before speaking up.
"I always tried to protect you...Keep you safe...Dad didn't even need to tell me. It was just always my responsibility, you know? It's like I had one job... I had one job," Dean said, voice thick with emotion. "And I screwed it up. I blew it. And for that, I'm sorry. I guess that's what I do. I let down the people I love. I let Dad down. And now I guess I'm just supposed to let you down, too. How can I? How am I supposed to live with that? What am I supposed to do? Sammy. God. What am I supposed to do?"
Sarah decided to head back to the motel where they left Dean. She was worried about the way he'd been acting. As she slide into Bobby's car, she saw the Impala pull up. She didn't even notice the second person in the car, just headed straight for Dean and stopped in her tracks when she finally noticed him standing there.
"Sammy?" she exclaimed. It didn't even occur to her that he shouldn't be there looking very much alive. "Oh, God, Sammy!"
"Take it easy there," he replied with a chuckle, wincing.
Sarah's eyes widened, suddenly remembering his injury. Wait a minute... his injury that was fatal. "Dean?"
"I know, Sar, I should have kept him in bed, but you know how he is," Dean replied, disguising his real emotions.
Apparently Dean forgot that Sarah could feel those emotions when he wasn't controlling them and damn it if she had stayed with Dean this wouldn't have happened! Oh sure, she was ecstatic that her little brother was alive, but not like this. Not when she knew she was going to lose Dean eventually either. At least they had 10 years.
The three Winchesters headed into Bobby's house and even the old hunter was about to question what the hell was going on, but he refrained for a the time being. Besides, they had major work to do. "Lets get started. Dean, I got some books in the truck, wanna help me get those?"
"You stupid ass, what the hell did you do?" he all but shouted when they were far enough away from the house. "You made a deal for Sam, didn't you? How long did they give you?"
"One year."
"Damn it, Dean!"
"Which is why we gotta find this yellow-eyed son of a bitch. That's why I'm gonna kill him myself. I got nothing to lose now, right?"
Bobby grabbed Dean by the collar. "I could throttle you!"
"And send me downstairs ahead of schedule?" Dean asked.
"What is it with you Winchesters, huh? You, your dad. You're both just itching to throw yourselves down the pit!"
"That's my point. Dad brought me back, Bobby. I'm not even supposed to be here. At least this way, something good could come out of it, you know? It's like my life could mean something."
Bobby was stunned by that revelation to say the least. "What? And it didn't before?! Have you got that low of an opinion of yourself? Are you that screwed in the head?!"
"I couldn't let him die, Bobby. I couldn't. He's my brother."
"And how are your brother and sister gonna feel when they know you're going to hell? How'd you feel when you knew your dad went for you!" Bobby asked, wanting to scream, cry, anything for this boy in front of him.
Dean shook his head, as Bobby pulled him into a hug. "You can't tell them. You can take a shot at me. Whatever you got to do, but please don't tell them."
They pulled apart when the sound of a crowbar falling came from behind them. Dean didn't know whether to laugh or cry at the person standing before him. "Ellen!" he exclaimed, hugging her. "Oh God!"
After explanations and demon testing, the group was pouring over Bobby's books and trying to figure out the significance of the map. Sarah walked over to Sam, who was paging through a Demonology book. "Sammy," she said quietly.
"You okay, Sarah?" he asked, moving over to allow room for her to sit on the couch. Sarah sank down onto it and laid her head on his shoulder. Instead of replying, though, she had fallen asleep. Sam was concerned about how quickly that happened.
He was going to ask Dean about it when Bobby said, "I don't believe it!"
"Looks like we're heading to Wyoming."
Sarah and Sam noticed that Dean was facing Yellow Eyes alone. The pair nodded in agreement and rushed over to help him. Of course Yellow Eyes was ready and slammed them against a crypt. They couldn't hear a word he was saying to Dean and he no longer seemed to have the Colt in his hand. Just when they thought the demon was going to kill Dean, a familiar figure appeared. The figure distracted Yellow Eyes enough for Dean to grab the Colt and fire. The body dropped to the ground and within minutes, the demon was dead. Sam and Sarah rushed to Dean as he unsteadily got to his feet.
The three stared at the figure who had appeared in stunned silence. John Winchester smiled at them proudly and was gone. "Dean!" Sam finally gasped out. "You did it!"
"We did it, Sammy."
Sarah grinned, hugging Dean. "Awesome! I'd have to say dad was quite proud of you. I know I am!"
"Thanks," Dean replied hiding the fact that he felt completely nauseated and his head was ready to explode. Normally Sarah would have noticed something like that, but she said nothing if she did.
"I don't even know what to say."
Dean looked up at Sam. "I do. That was for our mom, you son of a bitch!"
The Winchester siblings turned to see Bobby and Ellen grinning at them as they headed back to the Impala. "That was pretty impressive," he said."Well, not the part where the demons got out, but you know what I mean."
"Thanks, Bobby," Dean said.
As Dean opened the trunk, Sam stopped both him and Sarah. "Jake seemed pretty surprised to see me alive. Said the knife cut clean through my spinal cord."
"What?" Sarah exclaimed, completely forgetting the fact that Sam had been dead hours ago. "What the hell are you talking about?"
"I woke up on a cot with no clue how I got into that room. Dean, I know what you did."
"I have no clue what you're talking about, Sam."
Sarah crossed her arms as she looked back from one brother to another. "You do know what he's talking about, Dean, I can see it in your eyes! You may be able to fool a grieving victim's family, but you can't fool me!"
"You sold your soul, didn't you?" Sam asked. Sarah felt sick to her stomach as Dean avoided their gazes. "Why did you do that, Dean?"
Dean tossed the colt into the trunk of the Impala. "Do you really need me to spell it out, Sammy? I'm not even supposed to be here, remember? Besides it's my job to keep you safe!"
"And it's our job to keep you safe!" Sam replied, taking Sarah's hand. He noticed she had paled a lot since she saw Dean's response. "Don't you think we would do the same for you, Dean?"
Sarah waited for him to say something more, but he didn't and she knew why. "Dean... do you really have that low of an opinion of yourself? That you're not worth us risking our lives to help you and protect you?"
Dean chose that moment to stumble from his injuries and the two practically slapped themselves for having such a hardcore conversation with him so out of it and vulnerable. They each took one his arms and helped into the back seat of the Impala. Sarah began to worry when Dean's head lolled onto her shoulder and his speech was slurred.
"We going somewhere? I feel kinda dizzy."
"ER?" Sam asked.
She shook her head. "Lets just try to make it to Bobby's. If he gets worse we'll stop on the way. You know how much he hates hospitals."
"You guys ready?" Bobby asked, popping his head into the window. "Dean, you good?"
He smiled grimly. "I know, but we'll be at my place in no time so try and stay awake, okay?"
"Sure, Bobby."
About ten minutes later, Sarah was helping Dean out of the car. "Are you feeling better?" she asked.
Dean nodded, noting the paleness of her face and redness around her eyes. He had to look away because he knew he had caused that. "Sarah, I..."
"Dean, I understand why you did what you did, but I have to say that was selfish, especially for you! You couldn't stand to live without Sammy, and while I couldn't either, you didn't even think of the fact that neither of us could live without you!"
She shook her head. "No, Dean, please listen. You are worthy of everything you believe Sam and I are, I just wanted you to know that. And I want you to know that we're not going to stop trying to figure out a way to save you, I promise you that!"
Dean pulled Sarah into a hug, kissing the top of her head. "Thanks," he whispered.


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I have a beautiful amazing friend named Grace who woke up this morning and felt every one of her 40-something years. Today she is more than a little aware of her grey hair, the baby fat, and the aches and pains that weren't there not so long ago.
She has decided that she doesn't want to "go down without a fight." She is sorry that she took her beauty, youth, and health for granted. Today she could use some encouragement. I'm posting my response to her and to you too if you are finding it a challenge to grow old gracefully.
My darling sister,
Who decided that growing old "gracefully"–or doing anything gracefully for that matter–meant taking what comes without reaction or response? I am 49 as of a week and a half ago. I decided that Graceful is the thing that needs reshaping if I'm going to leave my 40s and enter the second half of my life with it.
Like you, I thought I'd just accept my grey hair as it came. However, it did not get the memo that I would not be ready for it until I was closer to 60. Until then, it is supposed to come slowly and discreetly. It doesn't, so it must be punished with invisibility, because the rest of me is not finished with the black hair. The hair does not decide my age. I do.
As for the excess fat that shows up in the worst places, not a problem. We always say, "If I knew then what I know now…" If I knew then that my body would turn on me like this, I would have been more disciplined about exercising, right? Okay, you know now what you didn't know then. Why not do now what you didn't do then? Tell your body who is the boss of whom. I promise it will not always be easy, but Grace, we are tougher, wiser, and more determined than we were when we were younger, aren't we? If we knew then what we know now, it just wouldn't have been fair to be that fabulous! Balance…
What we don't have now is nothing compared to what we didn't have then. Youth is supposed to be taken for granted. If it isn't, then we're just old people walking around in young bodies. Where's the fun and extravagance in that?
Society calls us "women of a certain age" because of our years. But I realize that I am also a woman of a certain age because there are some things I know now that I only suspected or hoped for when I was young. I am certain of the substance of my value, not just in this world, but to God, and to others. I am certain that I am strong and capable of loving the way I want to be loved. I am certain that the truth is what IS, not what people tell me it is, or what I may feel in a given moment, or what I regret. I am certain that these years on me are a good thing. I wouldn't trade what I'm certain of now for all the elastic skin and perky boobs in the world!
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Last night in the US: The Dow Jones closed up 192 points at 15,994, the NASDAQ finished up 42 points at 4191 and the S&P 500 ended the day up 19 points at 1819.
This morning in London: The FTSE 100 is currently up six points at 6678.
FX and commodities: GBP/USD is down six pips at $1.6445, EUR/USD is down three pips at $1.3635 and USD/JPY is down 16 pips at ¥102.46. Brent crude is up ten cents at $108.70 and gold is trading at $1286, down $4.45.
Stocks: Today the FTSE will lose over 11 points from companies going ex-dividend. Tullow Oil has updated the markets on further discoveries in its fields off the coast of Mauritania. Reckitt Benckiser has posted full-year figures with improving margins and an increased dividend. Manchester United will also be posting a trading statement later today.
The day ahead: Trade balance figures received from China overnight have been particularly good, but the focus of the day will be on Bank of England governor Mark Carney. He will be speaking at 10.30am, when the latest quarterly inflation report is issued. As the economic picture in the UK has been improving, Mr Carney will no doubt cover the timeline for interest-rate change, although with the UK population so very indebted to property mortgages it seems unlikely he will want to rock that boat. Mid-afternoon will see ECB president Mario Draghi speaking, too.
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YORK — In honor of Black History Month, the York Diversity Forum will host a Black History program from 2-5:30 and 7-9 p.m. Saturday, Feb. 2, at the York Library.
YORK — In honor of Black History Month, the York Diversity Forum will host a Black History program from 2-5:30 and 7-9 p.m. Saturday, Feb. 2, at the York Library.
The daytime offerings will include the reading of an original play and a panel discussion by local and regional writers and historians.
"Rachel's Best Friend," about a young slave girl mistreated at the hands of her master, will be read by author Victoria Mares-Hershey, a Maine writer and social activist.
Mares-Hershey has received a National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP) Community Service Award for her work in Maine, and is a member of the steering committee of the University of Southern Maine's Jean Byer Sampson Center for Diversity in Maine.
After a short break for refreshments and African-American music, the panel will discuss aspects of Black History in Maine.
Speakers for this segment will be Mares-Hershey and Wells Staley-Mays.
Staley-Mays, a Maine human rights activist and historian, has researched and developed the Portland Anti-Slavery and Underground Railroad Walking Tours that have become part of the Portland Freedom Trail.
The evening program will feature the documentary, "The Two Towns of Jasper," which examines the aftermath of the murder of a black man, dragged to his death in a car driven by three white men. The film was made with two film crews, one black and one white, who follow the trials of the local men, charged with the crime.
After the film, there will be open discussion between guest speakers and members of the audience.
The York Diversity Forum wishes to thank esteemed Maine artist Daniel Minter for the donation of his original artwork used to publicize this event.
The York Public Library is located at 15 Long Sands Road.


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Interior Design Schools
In San Francisco, California
The city of San Francisco has 5 schools where interior design faculty can find employment. The following statistics and charts help analyze the current state of the interior design academic community in San Francisco, and the future trends. Academia in interior design includes interior design training at the following levels:
- Interior Design Certificate
- Certificate in Interior Design from Penn Foster Career School
- Associates degree in Interior Design
Professional Trends
San Francisco Vs. California Interior Design Employment
San Francisco 880 California 5,360
Exactly 880 of California's 5,360 interior design professionals work in San Francisco. Between 2006 and 2010, the number of interior design professionals in San Francisco has grown by 87%. As the employment for interior design professionals in San Francisco has increased, overall employment in San Francisco has also increased.
San Francisco Vs. California Interior Design employment growth
5,010 5,560 6,500 5,700 5,360 470 590 700 730 880 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010
- Grey: California
- Dark Yellow: San Francisco
Interior Design VS. All professions salaries in San Francisco
$59,330 $64,900 $67,830 $67,580 $67,240 $54,770 $57,810 $60,430 $61,940 $63,290 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010
- Light Blue: Interior Design in San Francisco
- Dark Yellow: All Professions in San Francisco
Salaries for interior design professionals in San Francisco have increased. In 2010 interior design professionals in San Francisco reportedly earned an average salary of $67,240 per year. Four years earlier in 2006, the average salary for interior design professionals in San Francisco was $59,330 per year. This growth is slower than the salary trend for all careers in San Francisco.
Salary percentiles for Interior design professionals in San Francisco10th percentile
$35,59025th percentile $47,41050th percentile $65,36075th percentile $79,27090th percentile $106,060
San Francisco interior design professionals earn a median yearly salary of $65,360. The difference in pay between the interior design professionals in the lowest pay bracket and those in the highest pay bracket is approximately 198%. Those in the lowest 10% of the pay bracket earn less than $35,590 per year, while those in the highest 10% of the pay bracket earn more than $106,060 per year.
Average Salaries for Interior design professionals and related professions in San FranciscoInterior Design
$67,240Fashion Design $67,400Design $68,028Art $76,233Graphic Design $76,740
Interior design professional salaries in San Francisco are, on average, lower than salaries earned for professionals in related fields.
Educational Trends
Interior Design schools in San Francisco5
Many of San Francisco's interior design professionals are graduates of one of the 5 accredited interior design schools in the city.
Interior Design Programs Offered In San Franciscoassociate
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San Francisco's interior design schools offer 7 interior design degree and certificate programs.
Student Completed Interior Design Degrees In San Franciscoassociate
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Approximately 207 students graduated from interior design courses in 2010.
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Chichen Itza Light-and-Sound Show Launches! I think …
December 8th, 2014 by ejalbright
In the movie "Field of Dreams," the mantra was, "If you build it, they will come."
When it comes to the nightly Chichen Itza light-and-sound show, it's "If you build a website, is it open?"
With zero fanfare, the office of the Yucatan Secretary of Tourism Promotion (SEFOTUR) launched a website promoting the long-in-development nightly show at Chichén Itzá. Secretary of Tourism Saúl Ancona Salazar last week promised the program would launch before Dec. 19. The website does not state if the show has begun or how much it costs, but it did publish hours of operation (see below).
The website and associated media give us the best look so far of the new program, which is called "Noches de Kukulcan" ("Night of Kukulcán," referring to the Maya's feathered serpent god, for whom the great pyramid at Chichén Itzá is named). There is a video that contains spectacular footage from the show and behind-the-scenes footage of the show's creation (see the top of this post).
Unlike the previous show, which consisted of colored lights flashed on the great pyramid and the nearby Temple of Warriors, this new program consists of a computer-animated story projected on the pyramid. That portion of the program is 25 minutes, according to media reports, and will be combined with a night stroll by many of the site's monuments, as outlined by this map:
Hours of Operation
"Noches de Kukulkán" consists of two parts, a walk through the illuminated monuments of Chichén Itzá and then the animated program projected against the pyramid. The walk will run from 7 to 7:30 p.m. during the winter, and 8 to 8:30 during the summer/daylight savings time. The computer animated show will be from 7:45 to 8 p.m. during the winter, and 8:45 to 9 during the summer/daylight savings time.
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After a courageous 21 months, Strachan lost his battle against Non-Hodgkins Lymphoma July 5th, 2007 at the Royal Victoria Hospital in Montreal. Prior to his illness, he experienced short but unfettered joy as an M.D. pursuing his orthopedic surgery residency at McGill. Strachan is survived by his devoted wife Doctor Chloe ROUMAIN, proud parents Mary Ann and Michael, and loving siblings Aimee-Noel, Wyatt and Blythe. Sharing their daughter's loss are parents-in-law Pierre YVES and Françoise ROUMAIN of Haiti and sister Stephanie READ and family in Miami. While his Uncle Peter HARTLEY, Aunt Catherine LOUVET and cousins Camille and Lauren feel a particularly strong loss as they acted as his surrogate family during his 7.5 years in Montreal, their grief is shared equally with his Uncles and Aunts Ian and Mary-Louise and Susan HARTLEY, Glenn and Margaret MUNRO, Jim MUNRO and Margaret DRAGU and cousins Megan, Brian, Scott, Kim, Josh and Aretha. He was predeceased by his grandparents Herb and Simone HARTLEY and Ralph and Isabelle MUNRO of Toronto. During his 30 years, Strachan left a powerful legacy of Friendship, sport and scholarship in Edmonton, Vancouver and Montreal. His captaincy of the 1997 Vanier Cup Champion University of British Columbia Thunderbirds football team and subsequently of the McGill Redmen football team are testament to his leadership and commitment to others. Earning All-Star status in both leagues, 5-time Academic All-Canadian Honours, the Russ Jackson Award as the top community, academic and athletic achiever in the Province of Quebec and twice bestowed with the prestigious Canadian Interuniversity Sports Award as one of the Top 8 most outstanding academic, leadership and athletic performers in Canadian sports are tributes of his tremendous work ethic and strength of character. His successful completion of medical school while battling cancer speaks to the bravery and determination of this truly remarkable man who wanted to make a difference in this world. But most of all, Strachan will be remembered for his warm sense of humor, compassion and integrity. All who knew him cannot wonder what might have been. Why, when he had so much to give, was he taken from us? Sleep in peace wonderful Prince. We will carry you always in our hearts. The family wishes to acknowledge all the amazing Friends and community members who supported Strachan during his life and illness. Your overwhelming caring and compassion touched him and the family deeply and helped soothe his burden. In lieu of flowers, the Hartleys have requested that Friends honour Strachan's memory through the Strachan Hartley Legacy Foundation. The Legacy Foundation is designed to further Strachan's life goal of making a difference in the world. All donations will receive a tax deductible receipt. Please make cheques payable to the Tides Foundation c/o Strachan Hartley Legacy Foundation 468 Arbutus Ave. Duncan, British Columbia V9L 5X6
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The dental experts' recommendations range from age 8 through early adolescence.3
Your second-grader comes home from school sobbing, saying kids have been teasing him about his teeth. You call your dentist, who examines your son and sends him to an orthodontist. The orthodontist tells you your son has a deep overbite.
What does that mean? A deep overbite is a condition in which either the top teeth severely overlap the lower teeth4 or protrude too much (also called an overjet).5 Overbite can contribute to problems such as tooth decay; periodontal (gum) disease; strain on the teeth, jaws, and muscles; and temporomandibular joint disorder.4
Treatment includes braces to align the front teeth correctly. One or more teeth may have to be removed. Rough or irregular teeth may need to be reshaped, bonded, or capped. Rarely, your child may need surgery.4
Once your child has been diagnosed with a deep overbite, you might expect your child's treatment to start at once. That may not be the case.1 Determining when orthodontic treatment should begin depends on many factors. Dentists consider not only the nature of the dental problem but also the ways in which a less attractive smile may be affecting the child's social confidence.2
A large study found that early overbite treatment was no more effective than treatment starting in early adolescence.1 However, this may vary on a case-by-case basis. Another study found benefits to treating overbite between ages 6 and 9.2
Discuss all options with your child's dentist or orthodontist. Ask questions so that you can get the best treatment for your child.
1 "Orthodontic Treatment for Prominent Upper Front Teeth in Children." J.E. Harrison et al. Cochrane Database of Systemic Review. July 18, 2007, issue 3.
2 "Early Orthodontic Treatment: Current Clinical Perspectives." D. Musich and M.J. Busch. Alpha Omegan. 2007, vol. 100, no. 1, pp. 17–24.
3 "Braces and Orthodontics." American Dental Association. www.ada.org/2598.aspx?currentTab=2 Accessed 2010.
4 "Malocclusion of Teeth." U.S. National Library of Medicine, National Institutes of Health, May 28, 2010. www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/ency/article/001058.htm Accessed 2008.
5 "Why Do People Get Braces?" Academy of General Dentistry. www.knowyourteeth.com/infobites/abc/article/?abc=O&iid=322&aid=1304 Accessed 2010.
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'Buried treasure' on show at World's Cultures Expo
Abu Dhabi Tourism & Culture Authority is organising an exhibition called Treasures of the World's Cultures featuring more than 250 objects based on 'buried treasure' and artwork from around the world.
The event is the second of a series of exhibitions in the lead up to the opening of Zayed National Museum and is held in partnership with the British Museum, Al Ain National Museum and Sharjah Archeology Museum.
Images supplied by Trustees of the British Museum.
"This exhibition shares an underlying theme with Abu Dhabi's cultural ambitions as both embody the desire to safekeep treasures of the past, for the present and the future. This guardianship of ambitious cultural undertakings will also be reflected in the world-class institutions planned for Saadiyat including Zayed National Museum, Louvre Abu Dhabi and Guggenheim Abu Dhabi," said HE Sheikh Sultan bin Tahnoon Al Nahyan, chairman, Abu Dhabi Tourism & Culture Authority.
The exhibition tells the story of more than two million years of human life, from Islamic art and tools made in East Africa during the Old Stone Age to masterpieces from Renaissance Europe, at Manarat Al Saadiyat, Abu Dhabi, free from April 18-July 17.
Among the objects is a letter from the ruler of Amurru to the king of Egypt, from el-Amarna, Egypt, Middle-Babylonian, 14th century BCE, two mosque lamps, Egypt, 1350-355 CE, glass, enamelled and gilded; a necklace and pendant with keshi pearl, designed by Elsa Peretti for Tiffany & Co., 1985, made by Nakao-so Studio, Japan, 2006, and a Woman's Cloth, 2001, El Anatsui (Ghanian, born 1944), made from metal foil bottle tops and copper wire.
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INDUSTRY WATCH Russ Thurman Consumers Shop Online, Set Cyber Sales Record W ithout fear of challenge, we declare the expanded 2013 holiday selling season the all-time record holder for the number of times "cyber" was used in promoting sales. "Cyber (day/time/week/event)" emails began filling email inboxes shortly after Halloween — earlier than previous years. The number and frequency of cyber-sales emails intensified as we drew closer to the Thanksgiving holiday. It became overwhelming: an all-out, shock-and-awe Cyber Sales Attack. Cyber Day turned into Cyber Week, and then into Cyber Month. Following the Thanksgiving holiday, the cyber emails continued, as retailers nationwide scrambled to recover from less-than-expected sales during the days surrounding Black Friday. The National Retail Federation (NRF) reports that spending during the four days of the Thanksgiving holiday fell for the first time, dropping 2.9 percent from previous years. NRF indicated that as many as 81 percent of retailers said they planned Cyber Monday specials. Within the firearms industry, Barrett declared on Dec. 3, "Our Cyber Monday specials have been extended a full week." 5.11 Tactical email announced "Gear Up for 3 more days of Cyber Monday." Galazan/Connecticut Shotgun announced its "Cyber Monday Specials." Crosman heavily promoted its "Black Friday & Cyber Monday Sneak Peak." There were, of course, many other such cyber promotions. This trend continues to play a vital role in how consumers, in and out of the industry, shop. The Cyber Monday promotions worked. Bloomberg reports consumers set a single-day record for online purchases on Dec. 2. According to Bloomberg, online sales on Cyber Monday rose 19 percent over 2012 as of 9 p.m. in New York — as reported by IBM. In Shooting Industry, we've reported on the increased use of mobile devices in consumer shopping. This trend continues to play a vital role in how consumers, in and out of the industry, shop. Bloomberg reports that for Cyber Monday, "Retailers catering to smartphone and tablet users benefited the most, with mobile traffic accounting for 30 percent of the total site visits, an increase of more than 58 percent from last year," IBM said. "This is the first holiday season where mobile is absolutely having its mark on overall retail sales, whether that's from a smartphone or a tablet. It's not going away." Bloomberg quotes Ron Josey, an analyst at JMP Securities Inc. in New York. The impact online sales has on storefront dealers is significant, and no issue generates more "Letters to the Editor" in Shooting Industry than cyber transactions, whether they relate to the online transfer of firearms, website sales by manufacturers or direct competition from online retailers. 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I have a question about the recipe "Sugar Steak with Bourbon" from amanda. Flank steak is not easy to get in germany. Any suggestions for a steak substitute? Can I use any steak cut?
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Can you source tri-tip, hanger or skirt steak? Sirloin would work as well.
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L-A: As spring finally gets it's act together here in Halifax, I'm starting to think about getting my bike tuned up and hitting the streets. Before getting my bike, I was sort of anti-cycling. Too sporty. Too mountain-bikey. Too much spandex and padded bums. And I've never gotten used to wearing an ugly helmet (although, I do wear one…but I grew up pre-mandatory helmets. It's hard to get past that mindset).
And then I found "Mr. Higgins" and it was love at first site. Higgins is a red and blue vintage J.C. Higgins crusier (circa 1963, although we can't be sure) that I purchased for $200 from Ideal Bikes in Halifax. It's a pretty sweet ride if you avoid the hills. No gears on this sucker and it has back pedel brakes. The point of this bike is to look good as you get from point A to point B. Which brigns me to my point: how does one look stylish while cycling about town? Well, you have a few options. There is the North-End–Hipster look that was seen in Andrea Dorfman's film Parsley Days:
Adorable when styled right, but in real life tends to look a bit too grungey and ill-fitting Value Village-ish (nothing wrong with Value Village per se – just make sure the clothing fits you). It's also not a look that works for me. I prefer a more classic, garden-party sort of look when biking, a la Blair Waldorf:
Cute bike, cute dress, cute cute cute. Add some pretty ballet flats to that outfit and you're set. Waldorf and I are not the only ones into looking cute on our bikes. Club Monaco is getting into the act and selling a classy looking special edition Gazelle bike for $995:
Sign me up. That is my kind of cycling outfit. In fact, add a basket and (*sigh*…) a helmet and this is pretty much the look I intend to rock as I pedal my way around the city this summer. Except not on a bike that costs a grand (although, if you've got that kind of cash, it's probably worth it. Toronto Bike Chic claims that the Gazelle is as comfy a ride as it is stylish).
(p.s. Halifax ladies: free bike repair workshops for women/woman-identified @ the Bloomfield Centre on Tuesday evenings!)
Your thoughts?
AllyG: Do you know why I love this blog? Well, there are many reasons, but mostly because it makes me feel smart. Prime example. As soon as you asked what you should wear when biking my mind went to People Magazine Spring 2007 (I could be off on this but I'm feeling intelligent so let me run with it) and an image of Kate Hudson on her bike.
Casual, summery, cute. Note the gladiator sandals, I certainly did. Safer than flip flops, hipper than sneakers. Next outfit please:
She's so dang cool. Seriously.
And lastly, Leo and his girlfriend Bar are often seen cycling around NYC. Here she is modeling her biking attire (I believe a basket with flowers is a must for all ladies-who-bike):
I feel so good about myself right now. This won't last so I plan to enjoy it.
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Can't wait to see pictures of your spring/summer cycle chic. if you have pictures and would like to send them with a description of your style we'd love to post it!
i love the east coast.. i would love to cruise down the cabot trail in skirts and tank tops or denim white shirts and heels watching the spandex junkies fly by… Kael would probably drop a wine bottle to slow them down..
thanks for stopping by the blog..


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KUALA LUMPUR, July 27 (Bernama) — Felda Global Ventures Holdings Bhd (FGV) has denied Wall Street Journal's (WSJ) and subsequent media reports quoting WSJ on allegations of human rights abuses on its plantations.
In a statement today, the plantation conglomerate said it has provided complete responses to WSJ, which the media chose to use only a small part for their article.
"Therefore, allow us to provide our answers categorically to the allegations.
"FGV currently employs about 33,720 foreign workers (about 85 per cent of our workforce) legally and in full observance of regulatory requirements," it said.
On the minimum wage concerns, FGV said its labour policy was guided by the Malaysian Agriculture Producers Association, which provided the industry standard on minimum wages and was regulated by Ministry of Human Resources.
However, the worker must meet the minimum 26 working days as required by regulation in order to receive minimum wage, it said.
"Apart from that, all foreign workers employed are accorded the same rights and privileges as Malaysians, with our standardised labour policies grounded in Malaysia's labour legislation, as well as in International Labour Organisation Declaration on Fundamental Principles and Rights at Work," it said.
All matters pertaining to the employment of Foreign Workers were managed by FGV Department of Labour under Palm Upstream Cluster, it said.
"We state unequivocally our commitment to ethical and transparent operations to ensure equitable long-term value for all our stakeholders: including employees, smallholders and plantation workers, without whom we would not be able to operate daily," it said.


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It started with a trip home to get the essentials (my sewing machine and serger)
Then I went "thrifting" at the same place she goes (since it's been proven a treasure trove)
I had to avoid the teacup area because another shopper was chewing her gum in an aggressive, annoying way and my mood was not ready to not make a scene telling her to stop chewing like a farm animal -never a good way to make a friend - so I moved on. (at least I had that much self-control)
I did come out with many items to transform, projects I have been itching to start.
I have been stalking the MADE site with all its boy themed tutorials during the month of February and have bookmarked several that I need to try. and discovered other incredible sites through that one, like noodleheads... with even MORE ideas to steal... erm make for my boys and friends!
Stay tuned as I climb out of this slump and start creating happy again. I will share my progress, as soon as I find where I hid the batteries for my camera! (sigh)


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Biosphere hosts "Science in Politics" panel
By Aphra Murray, Staff Writer
On Wednesday, April 12, Biosphere hosted a "Science in Politics" panel.
This event was timed so as to coordinate with a wider political involvement of the public, the March for Science that is to take place April 22, 2017.
It is expected that roughly 80 students from Biosphere, Sceptical Chymists and other science-related extra-curricular clubs will be attending.
Given the avid participation of these 80 students, Biosphere felt it important to have an academic discussion surrounding some of the ideas behind the March for Science.
According to the official organizers of the march, the reasons for an event on this large of a scale is to protect the elements of science that are under attack from policy-making, budget-cuts and censorship. In combination, these could all have a devastating effecting on our health, food, air and climate.
While science is, and always should be, seen as a truth taken from observing and experimenting with the natural world, in recent years it has a faced controversy as it has entered the realm of politics.
This has meant that researchers have seen topics such as climate change lose funding and public credibility, as well as seeing voters become more interested in seeing elected officials discuss potential solutions to these problems.
Moderated by Natalie Pittman '17, the panel included biology professor Dr. Alex Trillo, chemistry professor Dr. Koren Lipsett and Aphra Murray, a Chemistry major.
The panel largely focused on some of the issues that were brought up during the election, including growing concerns about the climate and ways forward with regards to politics in science.
Other questions focused on encouraging the panelists to talk about their experiences in protesting outside of science, prompting panelist Dr. Trillo to say "that [she] is excited that there is finally a march about science."
Moderator Natalie Pittman said she "was happy with the event and would like to see to it on a more regular basis."


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The types of pets available for adoption at the SPCA in McKinney, Texas include dogs and cats of various and mixed breeds. Other pets that are a bit unconventional are also up for adoption at the care center, such as horses, donkeys, ponies, cows, pigs, goats, sheep, chickens, rabbits, ferrets, guinea pigs, rats and mice.
The Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals of Texas is a nonprofit organization, and the leading animal welfare agency in North Texas according to its website. The agency operates two animal care centers and two spay/neuter clinics in McKinney and Dallas. The SPCA of Texas is not affiliated with any other organization nor does it receive any funding from the government.
The McKinney SPCA animal shelter is the Russel H. Perry Animal Care Center & Spay/Neuter and Wellness Clinic. It is located 8411 Stacy Road and the shelter hours are from noon to 6 p.m. all week long. The clinic hours may vary depending on the location.
There is an adoption fee at the animal care center and prospective pet owners will have to sign a contract to complete the adoption process. As of July 2015, the fee for adopting one to six-month-old puppies is $250, older dogs at $125 and VIP dogs as well as senior dogs at $50. Adoption fees for kittens are $125.


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It hasn't been a terribly happy Christmas break in the Football League Championship, with two sackings immediately after the festive period which can only be considered to be perfect summations of the insanity of the hair-trigger nature of modern football club ownership. At both Blackburn Rovers and Nottingham Forest, managers have lost their jobs today for under somewhat different circumstances but with the same ultimate result, that of nationwide head-shaking at decisions which go against every instinct of what sound custodianship of a football club should be about. Though the timing of these two decisions means that they will be lumped together as one, though, there are clear differences between them – one of these dismissals has come at a club at which such behaviour has become something approaching the norm in recent years and the other at a club which was due to be ushering in a return to past glories with the arrival of a new owner during the summer.
First of all, then, to Ewood Park and the ever-adorable Venkys, an organisation which has been managing to snatch defeat from the jaws of defeat – frequently, it has rather felt, with something almost approaching a degree of relish – ever since they first took Blackburn Rovers over. Last summer's inevitable relegation from the Premier League was the opportunity for the owners to run a clean sweep through a sinking Blackburn Rovers ship, but this was, of course, somewhat difficult with the club having agreed to improve his contract terms in November 2011. Kean, however, was a dead man walking from the very start of this season and he eventually left the club, having spent a sizable amount of money on rebuilding the first team squad during the summer, at the end of September with the intriguingly oblique parting shots that he had been "forced to resign" and that his position had become "untenable" with the club in third place in the Championship table.
In looking for a replacement for Kean, Venkys seem to have decided that the heart-strings of the club's supporters needed to be tugged in with any new appointment. Berg made two hundred and sixty appearances for the club during the years that he played for them and was a key member of the 1995 Premier League championship-winning team. Berg had enjoyed a modest managerial career in Norway with Lyn and Lillestrøm, but his much-publicised comments whilst working as a pundit on Norwegian television that "There are no real managers with credibility who would accept a job like that" seemed especially unfortunate when he was offered the Blackburn job at the end of October. His time in charge of the club hasn't been particularly auspicious, but to attempt to extrapolate on the basis of ten matches in charge of the club is extremely difficult, even if slumping to seventeenth place in the Championship table is a clear cause for concern. It's impossible to say with any authority whether Berg would have been able to turn the difficult start that he had as the club's manager. All we know for certain is that he inherited a team built by a different manager and that, with the January transfer window still a few days away, he was certainly never given the chance to build the team that he might have wanted to build.
For once, however, Venkys might even have been bested in terms of managerial decisions which baffle and dismay in even measures. For the supporters of Nottingham Forest, Christmas was probably not supposed to end up like this. With new owners and a new manager, Sean O'Driscoll, capable of considerable experience and the capability of delivering both attractive and winning football, this might have been expected to be a season during which Forest supporters – who have only seen five years of top division football in the last two decades – had something to cheer about. Not, apparently, so. Forest's performance so far this season has hardly been dismal by any stretch of the imagination. A 4-2 win against Leeds United at The City Ground yesterday afternoon left the team in eighth place in the Championship table, one point off the play-off places with more or less half of the season left to play. Somehow or other, though, this has not turned out to be enough to spare O'Driscoll from the axeman's block he has also been relieved of his duties.
The club's owners, Fawaz and Abdulaziz al-Hasawi, stated that they made the decision because they wanted a manager with "Premier League experience", all of which makes the appointment of a man who got a club relegated from the division two years ago and came damn close to repeating the trick at a different club a year later. And this, let us not forget, is the sum total of Alex McLeish's "Premier League experience," all of which has come with a generous helping of dour reductionism, the sort of football that could curdle milk at one hundred paces. McLeish may well have won the League Cup with Birmingham City a couple of years ago, but the team's collapse in league form after that win and the sheer torpor of his Aston Villa team last season should surely have been enough to outweigh that achievement. Quite what he can bring to the manager's job at The City Ground which O'Driscoll wasn't in the process of pulling together is anybody's guess, as are what the thought processes of people that saw a good Nottingham Forest performance against Leeds United yesterday lunchtime and thought, "Well, that's not what we want from a Nottingham Forest team at all" might be.
There is a possible explanation for this outburst of Championship madness – cold, blind panic. Last summer, the Premier League signed a new television deal that is 71% higher than the one that it replaced, and it kicks in this summer. Failure to get promoted at the end of this season will, therefore, hit the owners of clubs that fail to get promoted hard and, in addition to this, clubs that miss out on promotion at the end of this season would, even if they found themselves managing it next season, be substantially disadvantaged competing against clubs in the Premier League that have a season of this milk and honey to their advantage already. It is possible that some of those who decided that this season was the time to speculate in order to accumulate in the hope of a place in the Premier League are already starting to get a little tetchy at the thought of missing out. The stakes have been high when it comes to a place in the Premier League for some years, now. At the end of this season, however, they will grow enormously again, and nobody
This, however, is mere conjecture – an attempt to make sense of a situation which seems, on the surface, to make very little. Perhaps the biggest problem at Nottingham Forest, at Blackburn Rovers and at scores of other clubs is that if the owners have a thick enough skin, they are answerable to nobody. This isn't a reflection of the nature of foreign owners on football clubs in this country. It is, however, probably a reflection on the sort of person that seeks to get involved in the running of a football club in this particular way. Perhaps one or both of Nottingham Forest and Blackburn Rovers – both of which are fine old names, present at the very birth of professional football in the 1880s – will end up seeing the success that their supporters crave and their owners apparently demand come the end of this season. Perhaps, however, they won't, and there are plenty of clubs before them which prove that replacing the manager is far from a panacea for the ills of many clubs. It is to be hoped that, in the rush to demonstrate their ambition, neither of these two clubs end up getting trampled underfoot.
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The Knocks Shoot To Kill In "Make It Better" Music Video
Last time we saw producers JPatt and B-Roc—better known as The Knocks—they were hitching a ride on a New York sanitation truck for Samuel's "I Heart NY" video. This time, the dynamic duo is back and this time they're joyriding through the countryside in a stolen convertible. In the vid, JPatt discovers a mysterious gun in the car that allows him to (as we interpreted it) shoot at his childhood nemeses. Jump below to watch Heavy Roc founders as they aim to please with "Make It Better".We're still a bit confused by the ending. While looking for a more indepth explanation, the Heavy Roc site only offered, "[We] would explain the whole concept but [we] think you should just watch it and figure it out for yourselves." Share your theories below.


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State Sen. Vincent Fort, D-Atlanta, is holding his third Moral Monday event at the state capitol, with this rally focusing on Georgia's Stand Your Ground law.
The rally begins at 4 pm.
Fort was quoted on All News 106.7 Monday morning as saying the law encourages a "shoot first" mentality. He says the law permits the use of deadly force when there is only a perception of danger, not real danger. He also says blacks are more likely to be injured or killed under Stand Your Ground.
President Obama has also called for a review of Stand Your Ground laws across the nation.
Just My Opinion …
Terroristic threats are a crime. I know from experience during a tour of duty in a metro Atlanta 911 center that police can arrest individuals for threatening another person. Even a finger jabbed, in anger, into another person's shoulder or chest can constitute assault.
I also know that retreat is always … always … always the best option in these instances.
But what's being overlooked in this debate is that, the person who institutes the threat is committing a crime. Threats are a crime. So what happens to that perpetrator? What consequences does that person face from threatening an innocent person?
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Take Costco, which made the front page of Reddit multiple times via the "Today I Learned" (TIL) subreddit. One post even featured "facts" lifted straight from the Costco corporate site. Altogether, they amassed more than 40,000 upvotes (in other words, user approval) and 3,000 comments chattering about how great Costco is. And it wasn't the only business getting love.
Through the TIL subreddit, Subaru let everyone know about its environmental concerns. Meanwhile, McDonald's dominated the section for weeks. Walmart, Air Jordans, Jell-O, DeLorean Motor Company, Netflix and Mountain Dew have also shared the Reddit spotlight. And Volvo owns the fourth most popular TIL post ever, alerting everyone to its good deeds and indirectly marketing its cars as safe.
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"The Girl in the Fireplace"
The sound of the TARDIS engines over the Time Vortex.
A spaceship is revolving slowly in space. A man approaches a woman in the cockpit (they seem to be the pilots) and offers her a drink.
WOMAN (taking it)
She sips the drink. In front of the ship, something explodes. Alarms go off.
WOMAN (shouting)
Ion storm! Lock down all systems!
They both operate the controls frantically. The console sparks and smokes.
Calling all traffic! Mayday, Mayday!
The screen goes blank.
We fade back in and the woman is lying on the floor, clearly hurt. There is a ticking of a clock. A shadow looms over her.
My God... help me.
The ticking gets louder.
WOMAN (frantically)
What're you doing?? Get away! Get back!
She screams.
Cut to a clock on a mantlepiece, hands at midnight. It shatters. The camera pulls back revealing the whole fireplace.
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Intergovernmental Relations Committee Agenda
Standing Committee of the City Council, Minneapolis, Minnesota
Regular Meeting
November 10, 2009
9:30 a.m. - Room 317 City Hall
NOTE: All cellular telephones, pagers and BlackBerry devices to be switched to a non-audible function during Council and Committee meetings.
Committee Members: Council Members Hodges, Colvin Roy, Hofstede,
Remington, Glidden, Ostrow (quorum 4)
Council Committee Coordinator: Irene Kasper (612) 673-2219
Discussion Items
Intergovernmental Relations
1. State Legislative Agenda:
Review proposals for 2010 Legislative Agenda (Action Taken 9/29/2009, 10/13/2009; 10/27/2009: Received & filed; continued as working document).
Staff Reports: 2010 Legv Agenda RCA ; 2009 -2010 Legv Agenda Chart
2010 Legv Agenda Supplement 20091013 ; 2010 Legv Agenda Supplement 20091027 ; Health Dept Legv Agenda; 2009-1020 Legv Agenda Chart 20091110
2. Federal Representation Services:
Authorize Amendment #1 to Contract #C-26349 with Patton Boggs, LLP, for continued federal representation services in Washington, D.C., extending the contract period from 9/1/2009 to 9/30/2011, in the annual amount of $144,000.
Staff Report: Fed Rep RCA; Fed Rep ATTACH1; Fed Rep ATTACH2; Fed Rep ATTACH3
3. Federal/State/Local Update.
Staff Report: None
City Attorney
4. City Charter Revision Work Group:
Update on departmental issues.
Staff Report: None.
Referred from Mpls City Charter Commission 11/4/2009
5. Charter Amendment:
Referred with recommendation to approve by unanimous City Council vote a proposed ordinance, as amended, amending Chapter 3, Section 4 of the Minneapolis City Charter relating to Powers and Duties of Officers: Executive Committee, to include the position of the Director of Regulatory Services in the appointment process outlined in Chapter 3, Section 4.
Staff Report: Charter Amend RCA ; Proposed Departmental Chart ; Charter Comsn Transmittal LTR
Requested Action: Set public hearing for December 1, 2009 at 9:30 a.m.
Notice: A portion of this meeting may be closed to the public pursuant to Minnesota Statutes Section 13D.03 or 13D.05.
Next Regular IGR Meeting: 12/1/2009
Next City Council Meeting: 11/13/2009
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Over the years, Manchester Airport has developed its air quality monitoring and modelling capability to more fully understand the impact of Airport-related activities on local air quality, including the production of a comprehensive emissions inventory for the site and annual reporting of monitored air pollutants. Nitrogen dioxide (NO2), particulate matter (PM10 and PM2.5), sulphur dioxide (SO2) and ozone (O3) are measured continuously at the Airport/community boundary. The monitoring station is operated jointly with Manchester City Council, and in the case of NO2, as part of the national network. Regular meetings with Local Authority Environmental Health Officers permit a wider debate on the local air quality issues.
The main Airport-related sources of emissions include:
Air quality is a complex subject with different sources producing different quantities of each pollutant. For example, the main source of NO2 is from aircraft operations and road traffic, whilst most particulates and SO2 arise from diesel vehicles and ground service equipment.
Additionally, only 10-30% of local road traffic is associated with the Airport and most on-site emissions are the result of third party operations and are therefore largely outside the direct control of the Airport Company.
Manchester Airport is committed to managing and controlling emissions of all pollutants arising from Airport operations and supports the work being undertaken by local authorities in Greater Manchester and East Cheshire. Further information on the Airport's environmental policies and targets can be found in the Manchester Airport Environment Plan to 2030 along with annual progress reports.


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Life's a bitch, and then you die. That pretty much sums up Of Mice and Men for me. It also spoke about friendship, or the loneliness we experience from the lack thereof. It dealt with the power of hope, and holding onto a dream even if you know deep down it will never be real. There was plenty to be said for the nature, and character of men. This book just found the most depressing way to talk about these things, and ran with it.
Don't get me wrong I accept that life is full of sadness and hardship. I understand that for some this is the large bulk of their life experience. Depending on your circumstance it might be most of your life experience.
I also believe that no matter how hard or terrible your lot in life is there can be found moments of good and happiness. Even if they are few, far between, and fleeting they exist.
There were none of these moments for any of the characters in this book. Well arguably Lennie has a few moments due to his simple nature, but those moments might have been the saddest of all. In the end no one was happy, or is likely to ever be.
So while I found Of Mice and Men to be a good story, well written, and surprisingly easy to read it was far too depressing for my tastes. I'm glad I finally got around to reading it, but all the same I'd rather not linger on it.
My Rating: ☆☆☆