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Genetic Characterization of Intermixed Walleye Stocks in Claytor Lake and the Upper New River, Virginia
Palmer, George Caleb
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Historically, the New River may have contained a genetically unique, river-spawning population of walleye (Stizostedion vitreum). Additionally, a number of genetically different walleye stocks have been stocked in Claytor Lake, Virginia. The increasing importance of the walleye fishery led to interest in clarifying key unknowns regarding the biology of the New River walleye stock. A radio telemetry study and genetic evaluation of present-day stocks led to identification of three spawning areas and the characterization of the genetic stock structure of walleye in Claytor Lake and the upper New River. Using radio telemetry to track movements of walleye, I determined that two resident walleye populations co-exist: one within Claytor Lake and the other in the New River above the lake. These populations establish spatially disjunct home ranges, remaining spatially separated throughout most of the year. Although there is no blockage to movement or migration, walleye within Claytor Lake generally spawn at Allisonia, while walleye within the upper New River spawn at Buck Dam. Some walleye from both populations spawn in other areas, such as Fosters Falls. Using allozymes, microsatellite DNA, and mitochondrial DNA marker techniques to examine population structure of walleye, I determined that the walleye within Claytor Lake are a panmictic population. This is the result of years of stocking walleye from different genetic stocks and interbreeding among individuals. The genetic structure of walleye from the New River also shows the presence of more than one genetic stock. Within the New River population, there exists a genetic stock of walleye that is characterized by three mitochondrial DNA haplotypes (43, 44, and 45) that previously have not been seen. This may be indicative of a unique walleye stock that is native to the New River and which has remained spatially or temporally segregated by spawning habits. The co-existence of two different walleye populations in the Claytor Lake / upper New River system justifies different management strategies. I recommend that management of the walleye population in Claytor Lake focus on increasing the exploitation of this non-indigenous stock. Management of the upper New River walleye population should focus on conservation of the unique native stock through supportive breeding and/or strict harvest regulations.
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Raw Food Friend: Kale
I have been in Boulder, Colorado for the last few days helping my daughter move into her new digs. As far as college "homes" go, she found a great house to share with some girlfriends. It has been an exhausting few days. We rented a truck packed up all her stuff, drove 6 miles and unpacked everything. Between boxes, assembling furniture, and organizing, it has been an exhausting few days. I will be back in my own bed tonight, sleeping soundly but missing my girls.
The first item on my agenda tomorrow morning will be hitting the Minneapolis Farmer's Market. I need to restock my greens and at the top of the list will be kale. First because I am craving my favorite, Kale Chips, second, because after a bit of a exhausting trip, I feel like I need to refuel. And feasting on kale is a wonderful way to do that.
Kale provides one of the highest nutrition per calorie ratio. Kale is a part of the brassica family. Other members include cabbage, collard greens and brussle sprouts. High in calcium, lutein, iron, and Vitamins A, C, and K, kale has seven times the beta-carotene of broccoli! It is also a great source of fiber. But what makes kale really stand out are the phytochemicals sulforaphane and indoles which kale is abundant in. Research suggests that these important nutrients protect us against cancer.
Research has found that kale's sulpher containing phytonutrients activate detoxifing enzymes in the liver that help neutralize potentially carcinogenic substances. When we eat kale, our genes increase production of enzymes involved in detoxification, and our bodies eliminate harmful compounds. Kale is one of the powerhouses in it's ability to help our bodies be healthy.
It is interesting to note that when you lightly cook kale, the vitamin K content increases significantly. Food for thought.
You can find the recipe for my favorite Kale Chips here: Rawmazing Kale Chips

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At Tokyo's National Art Center, the exhibition Yayoi Kusama: My Eternal Soul, takes center stage as one of Kusama's largest shows yet.
Kusama and I have a long history together, which began way back in 2004, when I saw her Kusamatrix exhibition at Tokyo's Mori Art Museum. This was followed by the Kusama exhibition at London's Tate Modern in 2012 and followed by Yayoi Kusama In Infinity at Moderna Museet in Stockholm 2016. It's been interesting to follow her how work and audience have developed over time, especially after the buzz/hype caused by her Louis Vuitton collaboration.
The exhibition features 270 works selected from Kusama's more than 70-year prolific career. On display are 132 large-scale paintings from Kusama's "My Eternal Soul" series, several sculptures (which I find very cheerful), and a retrospective aspect with 80 works ranging from Kusama's earliest drawings to the more present.
Kusama's pumpkin sculpture.
Narcissus Garden.
The National Art Center, Tokyo, architecture by Kisho Kurokawa.


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Wet Exit
Practice getting out of your kayak when it is upside down so you can calmly exit your kayak when you capsize.
It is essential that you can remove your spray skirt while upside down.
- Every time you put your skirt on, check that the grab handle is outside the skirt and hasn't been caught between the skirt and the deck.
- Underwater, place your hands on the edge of the cockpit near your waist.
- Run your hands toward the front of the skirt until both hands come to the grab handle.
- Push the grab handle away from you, break the seal and release the skirt.
- Roll your body forward. Twist slightly to one side and you will surface next to the kayak.
- Grab hold of the cockpit or decklines so that you stay in contact with your kayak.
Practice drills
To practice wet exits:
- Make sure the water is deep enough and that you are close to shore.
- Always have someone else in the water to assist you.
- Sit in your kayak, make sure your skirt grab handle is within reach, lock your knees under the deck, take a breath and lean to one side until you roll over.
- Once upside down, take stock of things and calmly run through the wet exit routine.
When you have mastered wet exiting you can practice it without using the grab handle:
- Grab the skirt material in front of your waist.
- Bunch it up and pull the skirt away from the kayak until you break the seal.
- You may then need to run your hand between the coaming and the skirt to fully remove the skirt.
There are a few risks to consider when wet exiting, including:
- Water depth.
- Spray skirt handle must be accessible.
- A different skirt or boat might have a tighter fit.
- In surf keep your body and head leaning forward to reduce the chance of hitting the bottom.
- In surf or windy conditions try to come up on the ocean or windward side to avoid being hit by the kayak.
Common mistakes
The most common mistake is pushing yourself out of the kayak and not rolling forward. This usually results in scraping the front of your legs on the coaming.
Other mistakes include:
- Not checking the spray skirt grab handle is free.
- Leaning back when upside down as this could lock both knees under the deck.
- Covering the grab handle with equipment.
- Not running your hands along the spray deck to find the handle.
- Pulling the grab handle towards you - some kayaks with a more pointed coaming will not release and need to be pushed forwards.
If you change equipment or use someone else's, make sure you understand how to release the spray skirt, as not all systems are the same. This is particularly important when changing from a plastic to a composite kayak.


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by love our shepherds on 01 December 2017 - 12:12
Michał Szczypta breeds and trains dogs in Poland. He sells trained dogs and also pups. He will scam you buy selling you a pup that he tells you is healthy and when you get it home it is not. If you ask him about it he tells you that they were fine when they left. He also doesn't send you the pedigree of the dogs that you purchased. He ignores your emails and text messages for days. Prior to you sending him the money he answers right away, once he gets your money he ignores you. I have been waiting months for my pedigree and so has others who purchased out of the same litter. Michal lies to you, sends you sick and unhealthy dogs, and also doesn't send you your pedigree. BEWARE OF HIS SCAMS. HE CAN NOT BE TRUSTED.
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Neuromarketing in Action provides an in-depth review of how the brain functions and the ways in which it unconsciously influences consumer behaviour. It shows both the scientific frameworks and the practical applications of this increasingly popular marketing tool. Referencing many global brands such as Aston Martin, Hermes, Virgin, Facebook, Ralph Lauren and Fuji, the authors, whose background covers both neuroscience and marketing, showcase the latest thinking on brain function and intelligence, and on the subconscious influences on consumer behaviour.
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Steamboat briefs for Feb. 21
United Way grant deadline approaching
February 21, 2008
Steamboat Springs — Feb. 28 is the application deadline for grant funding from the Arthur E. Anderson Impact Grant, administered by Routt County United Way. The United Way will allocate $25,000 in 2008 to a project providing health and human services to residents of Routt County, with measurable outcomes. Any Routt County 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization may apply for the grant by completing an application, supplying a budget statement for the proposed project or program, providing financial statements for the organization and by agreeing to provide a presentation to Routt County United Way updating the project's status and outcomes at the end of 2008.
The recipient will be selected March 28 and announced March 31, Anderson's birthday.
For more information about the grant, call Mark Andersen of Routt County United Way at 879-6505 or e-mail firstname.lastname@example.com.
Ranchers recognized for Angus cows
Don Gittleson of Steamboat Springs has been recognized nationally by the American Angus Association for having five registered Angus cows included in the Association's 2008 Pathfinder Report. Lee Gittleson of Steamboat also earned recognition for having one registered Angus cow.
Only 2,306 of the more than 36,000 American Angus Association members are represented in this year's report, according to John Crouch, chief executive officer of the association headquartered in Saint Joseph, Mo. The Pathfinder Program identifies superior Angus cows based upon recorded performance traits that are economically important to efficient beef production.
The 2008 Pathfinder Report lists 9,917 individual cows and 273 Pathfinder sires. It is published in the April issue of the Angus Journal, and copies are available from the association. The reports appear on the Web at http://www.angus.org.


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Don Rosa creates cover for 'Scrooge McDuck' concept album
Renowned Disney cartoonist Don Rosa, who left comics in 2012, has returned to the character for which he's best remembered — with the cover art for a concept album based on his Life and Times of Scrooge McDuck. Yes, read that last part again.
Titled Music Inspired by the Life and Times of Scrooge, likely in hopes of avoiding the all-seeing eye of Disney, it's a solo album by Finnish keyboardist/songwriter Tuomas Holopainen, founder of the symphonic metal band Nightwish, and a major Rosa fan.
"This is my longtime dream come true, 14 years in the making," Holopainen says on his website. "And a homage to one of the best storytellers of our time."
Holopainen spent most of last year writing and producing the album, which contains 10 tracks, including "Glasgow 1877," "Cold Heart of the Klondike," and the first single "A Lifetime Adventure," which arrives with a video. The full album will be available April 15.
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News | Speeches & statements | Webcasts | Photo & video | Side events |
Sustainable Development Goals | From where I stand | Social media |
Official documents
Key Official Sessions:
- Opening of the 60th Session of the Commission on the Status of Women, 14 March, 10 a.m.- 1 p.m., UN General Assembly [Live webcast]
- Ministerial segment: Ministerial Round Tables, on the priority theme (in two parallel meetings) on 'Enhancing national institutional arrangements for gender equality and women's empowerment'; and 'Strengthening normative, legal and policy frameworks for gender equality and women's empowerment', 14 March, 3–4.30 p.m. and 4.30–6 p.m., Conference Room 4.
- Ministerial segment: Ministerial Round Tables on the priority theme (in two parallel meetings) on 'Financing for gender equality and women's empowerment in the 2030 Agenda' and 'Fostering gender-responsive data design, collection and analysis', 14 March, from 3–4.30 p.m. and 4.30–6 p.m., Conference Room 1.
- Voluntary presentations by Member States on Review Theme: The elimination and prevention of all forms of violence against women and girls, 15 March 2016, 10 a.m.-1 p.m., (Brazil, China, Turkey, Egypt, Japan, Estonia) and 3-6 p.m. (Costa Rica, Romania, Sweden, and Tunisia), Conference Room 4.
- High-level interactive dialogue among ministers on building alliances for gender-responsive implementation of the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development, 16 March, 10 a.m.-12 noon, Conference Room 4.
All the above will also be webcast live at: http://www.unwomen.org/en/news/in-focus/csw/webcasts; and http://webtv.un.org/
Information on all official events available at: http://www.unwomen.org/en/csw/csw60-2016/official-meetings
UN Women organized/co-sponsored events:
- Youth Forum at CSW60: Advancing Agenda 2030 – Empowered Young Women and Young Men as Partners in Achieving Gender Equality, organized by UN Women, Young Women's Christian Association (YWCA), Salvation Army, and UN Inter-agency Network on Youth Development's Working Group on Youth and Gender Equality, 11 March, 9.30 a.m.-6 p.m. and 12 March, 10 a.m.-6 p.m., Conference Room 1, A, B, C, D [Live webcast]
- Realizing Rights for Women's Health: The SG's Global Strategy for Women, Children's Adolescent's Health (Every Women, Every Child, Every Where), organized by United Nations Executive Office of the Secretary-General (EOSG), 15 March, 1.15–2.30 p.m., Trusteeship Chamber
- Monitoring the Implementation of SDGs from a Gender Perspective: Tools for Accountability, hosted by UN Women, 15 March, 3–4.15 p.m., Conference Room 11 [Live webcast]
- Transformative strategies to achieve Gender Equality and Women's Empowerment by 2030 in the Democratic Republic of Congo, Organized by Missions of Democratic Republic of Congo, and Sweden and UN Women, 15 March, 3–4.15 p.m., Ex-Press Bar (General Assembly Building)
- Women's Empowerment Principles Annual Meeting "Business Partners for Gender Equality: Multipliers for Development", organized by UN Global Compact and UN Women, 15 March, 3–6 p.m., Trusteeship Chamber. Contact: firstname.lastname@example.com invitation only. Details at http://weprinciples.org/Site/MediaInformation/
- Financing gender equality and women's empowerment: How to make a difference after the commitments taken in Addis Ababa, organized by Missions of Switzerland and Australia, UN DESA FfD Office, UN Women, 15 March, 4.45–6 p.m., Conference Room 11
- Girl in the River: The Price of Forgiveness, screening of Oscar-winning documentary film on 'honour killings', organized by UN Women and the Mission of Pakistan, 15 March, 6.30–7.45 p.m., Conference Room 1
- Open Consultation on the work and deliberations of the UN Secretary-General's High-Level Panel on Women's Economic Empowerment, 16 March, 10–11.30 a.m., ECOSOC Chamber [Live webcast]
- High-level event on Gender Equality and Global Call to Action on Equal Pay, a two-part event with the first part being a high-level dialogue on gender equality; and the second part a moderated interview-style discussion with UN Women Executive Director Phumzile Mlambo-Ngcuka and key stakeholders on a global call to action on equal pay for work of equal value, organized by UN Women, 16 March, 12–30 p.m., ECOSOC Chamber [Live webcast]
- Faith and Gender Equality: Leaving no one Behind, organized by UN Women, Young Christian Association (YWCA), 16 March, 6.30 p.m.–45 p.m., Conference Room 1 [Live webcast]
- Habitat III Agenda and Gender Equality and Safe Public Spaces for Women and for All, organized by UN Women and UN-Habitat, 17 March, 1.15–2.30 p.m., Conference Room 1 [Live webcast]
- Advancing Gender Equality through Sports: 2030 Agenda—the contribution of sport to achieve gender equality and end violence against women and girls, organized by Mission of Brazil, UN Women, and International Olympic Committee (IOC), 17 March, 1.15 -2.30 p.m., Ex-Press Bar (General Assembly Building)
- Achieving Gender Equality and Women's Empowerment in Humanitarian Action through the World Humanitarian Summit, organized UN Women. 17 March at 3–4.15 p.m., Conference Room 11 [Live webcast]
- The role of parliaments in the implementation of commitments on gender equality and climate change, organized by Mission of Morocco, UN Women, Parliamentarians of Morocco, 18 March, 1.15–2.30 p.m., Conference Room B
- How gender leads: innovation, perspective and leadership, organized by UN Women, UNDP, UNFPA, 18 March, 10–11.15 a.m., Conference Room A
- Launch of the Step It Up for Gender Equality Media Compact—Building on Experiences from the Media Landscape, organized by UN Women, 22 March, 3–4.15 p.m., Conference Room 11 [Live webcast]
- "Women's Resilience in Fragile States", organized by UN Women's Fund for Gender Equality and the Mission of Japan, 22 March, 6.30–7.45 p.m., Conference Room 7
- The Road from CSW60 to CIVICUS to Women Deliver to AWID: Strengthening Actions, organized by UN Women, Women Deliver and AWID, 23 March, 3–4.15 p.m., Ex-Press Bar (General Assembly Building)
Entire list of all official side events during CSW60: http://www.unwomen.org/en/csw/csw60-2016/side-events/calendar-of-side-events; NGO-organized parallel events: http://www.ngocsw.org/ngo-csw-forum/ngo-parallel-events
UN Women senior officials will also speak at the following events:
- NGO CSW Forum 60 Consultation Day, organized by NGO CSW, 13 March, 9.30 a.m. onwards, 92nd Street Y
- Sharing the Care: How to recognize, reduce and revolutionize, Organized by Mission of Iceland with MenEngage and MenCare, 14 March, 1.15–2.30 p.m., Conference Room 11
- Parliamentary day Focus on eliminating discriminatory laws, organized by IPU, 15 March, 10 a.m.– 6 p.m., ECOSOC Chamber
- High-level side event: The elimination and prevention of all forms of violence against women and girls, organized by the European Union and the Missions of the Netherlands, Tunisia and Mexico, 15 March 1.15–2.30 p.m., Conference Room 8
- High-level Ministerial Concertation on Ending Violence against Women as a follow-up to the Political Declaration and the Action Plan on VAW adopted by Francophone Ministers, organized by OIF, 15 March, 1.15–2.30 p.m., Conference room 12
- Women and Inclusive Global Economic Growth: W20 Experience of Turkey, Organized by the Mission of Turkey, 16 March 6.30–7.45 p.m., Permanent Mission of Turkey
- Advancing the Women's Empowerment Agenda in the Organization of Islamic Cooperation Region (OIC), organized by the OIC, 18 March, 10–11.30 a.m., Conference Room 12
- The Key to Economic Growth—Panelists include Phumzile Mlambo-Ngcuka, UN Women Executive Director, Sheila Lirio Marcelo, Founder, Chairwoman & CEO, Care.com, Ai-jen Poo, Co-Director, Caring Across Generations, and Anne-Marie Slaughter, President & CEO, New America, 23 March 30-10 a.m., Japan Society, 333 East 47th Street, New York


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Moretti, Tornatore films lead way for d'Argentos
'Caimano,' 'Sconosciuta' top nomsNanni Moretti's "Il Caimano" (The Caiman) and Giuseppe Tornatore "La Sconosciuta" (The Unknown) dominated the the Nastri d'Argento film award nominations with seven mentions each, as the contenders for Italy's oldest film honor were announced Monday.
Winners of the awards — selected by the National Film Journalists' Union — will be announced in June and handed out to winners during the Taormina Film Festival.
"Il Caimano" was nominated for the prestigious Palme d'Or prize at last year's Festival de Cannes and earned 7 prizes at last year's David di Donatello awards, Italy's top film honor. "La Sconosciuta," which premiered at least year's RomaCinemaFest, is the first film in six years from the director best known for 1989 Oscar winner "Cinema Paradiso."
Other top nominees include Marco Bellocchio's "Il Regista dei Matrimoni" (The Wedding Director) and Turkish helmer Ferzan Ozpetek's "Saturno Contro" (Against Saturn), with six each.
Five nominations each went to Alessandro Angelini's "L'Aria Salata" (The Salt Air), "La Guerra di Mario" (Mario's War) from Antonio Capuano and Paolo Sorrentino's "Amico di Famiglia" (Family Friend).


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Message Personnel
Genres: Folk, World Music, Pop
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Allan Keith Dixon | Newcastle, England | 04/13/2003
(5 out of 5 stars)
"Message personnel is a truly beautiful albumn. It captures all the hauntingly beautiful, romantic, agonising heartbreak, of those who are in love, spiralling, deeply, out of control... It is hauntingly, beautifully sad. The title track, Message Personnel, seems to be based on someone who is deeply in love with someone, yet cannot bring themselves to contact them. I think it was based around a film.
Berceuse, a lullabye for lovers together. Many more tracks, one about a lovely garden, one track comes better than another, it simply blew me away. My version is on vinyl, and I play it often.Keith Dixon (50 yr old teacher, fan of Francoise Hardy for over 30 years!)"
A mile stone album
Rodney Gavin Bullock | Winchester, Hampshire Angleterre | 06/21/2004
(5 out of 5 stars)
"A mile stone album
Reviewer: Rodney Gavin Bullock from Winchester, Hampshire United Kingdom
This is a key album in the output of this great chanteuse. Her early songs were straightforward in meaning, though emotionally often very powerful. 'Message Personnel' (1973) represents a big advance in sophistication and the words have become more ambiguous and more subtle. Even if you have the words on paper, school boy French and a large dictionary will often not get you very far. Never mind, more than any other singer I know, she conveys the emotions purely with her uniquely beautiful voice, a voice laden with tenderness, humanity and intelligence.
The songs on this disc are all of the highest quality, with a mixture of the lyrical and more rhythmic. 'Premiere recontre' is by Michel Berger and his collaboration on this album seems to suit Françoise' style down to the ground. The orchestration is inventive and adds considerably to the impact of the songs. I will mention two songs in a little more detail. 'Beuceuse' (Cradle Song) is about a woman watching her sleeping lover - his breathing, sighs and stillness. She imagines his dreams. But at the end she recognises that things will be the same tomorrow, implying things are not too good when he is awake. This is set to music of touching tenderness and simplicity. The masterpiece on the disc is the last, 'Message Personnel'(Hardy, Berger). In my view it is one of the greatest love songs of all time, with an almost overwhelming emotional impact. It starts with her talking to her lover, apparently on the telephone but is she? Is it in her head? She wants to say loving things to him but she cannot. Why? What has happened? We do not know. The talking ends and she sings gently, building to an impassioned climax. I would buy the CD for this alone."


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Holder Urges GOP Oversight To Focus On "Substance," Not "Politically Attractive" Things; Incoming Chairman Vows "Fair" Oversight
As House Republicans weigh how to spend their time after taking power of the oversight committees in January, Attorney General Eric Holder on Wednesday urged the committee overseeing his department to "focus on things that are not going to be politically attractive but will be of substance."
Before November's mid-term elections, Republicans on Capitol Hill promised to investigate allegations by two attorneys -- one currently with the Justice Department -- that the department's Civil Rights Division is "hostile" toward "race-neutral enforcement" of voting rights laws. But the Justice Department has repeatedly denied such allegations, and congressional hearings on the matter are not a sure thing, with the House Judiciary Committee yet to place such a hearing on its calendar, according to one committee staffer.
"I am committed to fair and reasonable oversight of the Justice Department and to ensuring openness and transparency of our federal law enforcement agencies," incoming committee chairman Lamar Smith, R-Tex., said in a statement.
But, Smith said, the allegations against the Justice Department are "troubling," and, "We need to make sure that our laws are being equally enforced."
The allegations stem from questions over why the Obama administration reversed course on a federal lawsuit against two members of the New Black Panther Party, who some say intimidated Pennsylvania voters on Election Day 2008. The issue came to a head after two attorneys heavily involved in the initial filing of the case appeared before the U.S. Commission on Civil Rights, who conservative majority launched a probe into the matter a year earlier.
During his testimony in September, current Justice Department attorney Christopher Coates only vaguely addressed the New Black Panther Party case and refused to discuss any specific internal discussions about it, but he insisted there is a "deep-seated opposition to the equal enforcement of the Voting Rights Act against racial minorities and for the protection of white voters who had been discriminated against."
In its repeated denials of the allegations, the Justice Department has often pointed to its continued prosecution of Ike Brown, a Democratic official in Mississippi accused of devising a scheme to disenfranchise white voters.
While acknowledging he and Smith "obviously have a different perspective on a number of things," Holder on Wednesday said he hopes Smith will focus on "things that have impact on the day-to-day lives of the American people," citing such issues as national security, the Gulf Coast oil spill and even civil rights.
"There are a lot of really important issues that are of concern that we are dealing with," said Holder, speaking to reporters in Washington after announcing a Justice Department lawsuit against BP and others related to the Gulf Coast oil spill.
Holder said he hopes he and Smith will "have a good dialogue, and that it will be based on things that really matter to the American people."
Asked whether he may be alluding to the prospect of inquiries into the Justice Department's handling of the New Black Panther Party case, Holder declined to answer.
Smith recently joined Holder for lunch at the Justice Department, Holder said Wednesday.
"I think we've had a pretty good relationship," Holder said. "I'm hopeful that in the interaction I had with him and with the committee that he will respect the positions that [we] have taken."
A House Judiciary Committee staffer similarly said Smith has a "good working relationship with Attorney General Holder."
In his statement, Smith said that -- in addition to ensuring equal enforcement of civil rights laws -- the House Judiciary Committee "also needs to make sure that federal laws are being enforced to the fullest extent," citing immigration issues and national security matters."
"We could help make millions of jobs available for legal workers if we simply enforced our immigration laws," and, "We will continue to work with the Justice Department to ensure that our federal law enforcement agencies have the resources they need to prevent terrorist attacks," he said.
Nevertheless, inquiries related to the Justice Department's Civil Rights Division are on the table. The committee will "likely" first send a letter to the Justice Department renewing previous requests for information about allegations made against the Civil Rights Division, according to one committee staffer.
Smith is "confident that the Justice will cooperate with inquiries from the committee," the staffer said. But if a hearing is deemed necessary, a subcommittee within the House Judiciary Committee would likely take the issue up first, and any hearing probably wouldn't happen for several months, with issues related to jobs and economy seen as more pressing, according to the staffer.
Any inquiry into the Civil Rights Division's enforcement practices would not focus on the New Black Panther Party case, the staffer said.
"The committee is interested in the larger issue of whether our civil rights laws are being enforced equally," the staffer said. "It really isn't New Black Panthers."
In October, the head of the Civil Rights Division, Assistant Attorney General Tom Perez, said he "strongly" disagrees with the allegations made by Coates and former Justice Department lawyer J. Christian Adams, who now runs a conservative blog.
"You look at our enforcement actions in the Obama administration in the voting context, and you see cases where we've had African-American defendants and white victims, and you see cases that involve white defendants and African-American victims," Perez said.
In his testimony, Coates said that during lunch meetings in late 2009 a top Justice Department official told Civil Rights Division attorneys "the Obama administration was only interested in bringing traditional types of ... cases that would provide equality for racial and language minority voters."
Asked about those meetings and allegations, Perez said he and "everyone on our leadership team" have "delivered" a "very consistent message that ... we enforce all the laws, and we do so fairly, independently and even-handedly."
"Our actions I think are the best indicator of what our policies are," he said, trying to emphasize the point.
The Justice Department's Office of Professional Responsibility has launched a probe into the handling of the New Black Panther Party case, and the department's inspector general is investigating what it describes as "more broadly the overall enforcement of civil rights laws by the Voting Section" of the Civil Rights Division, including "information about cases such as the New Black Panther Party matter and others."
In April 2009, the Justice Department won a default judgment against the two New Black Panther Party defendants, who on Election Day 2008 were dressed in military-style uniforms. One was shown on videotape carrying a nightstick. In May 2009, though, the Justice Department filed a motion to dismiss charges against the man not seen carrying a nightstick, saying a lack of sufficient evidence meant the case against him wouldn't stand up in court. The Justice Department successfully pursued an injunction against the other man. He is barred him from carrying a weapon within 100 feet of an open polling place in Philadelphia.


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This battalion, composed of five companies, was recruited in New York city, and there mustered in the service of the United States for three years between October 14 and December 19, 1861. It left the State December 19, 1861, commanded by Lieut-Col. Adam Senges; served at Fort Lyon, Va., and in the 22d Corps, and was consolidated, September 30, 1863, with the 15th Artillery, forming the first five companies of the same. Its loss is included in that of the I5th Artillery, and as a battalion it took part in no engagements.
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riseabove wrote:ah. any tips on where to begin with the dry sump set up. is the cheap cb pump the way to go on a budget ?
I was planning to use the auto craft system but this will only scavenge with the Type 1 style pick-up that connects to the oil drain.
As the wbx only has a sump plug, the scavenge has to come from the standard oil pick in the engine case and back up through the oil pump, then it will send the oil away to an oil cooler and back then to your tank.
It will then pump oil from the tank through the oil filter and into the galleries to feed the internals.
The cb pump is the easy and most cost effective option and it will clear most of the pulleys on the market.
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MIAMI – JCS Enterprises, a South Florida-based Ponzi scheme, used (nonparty) YouTube to bilk investors $40 million in a so-called "virtual concierge machine" scam, the SEC says; click headline to see the defendants in Federal Court.
Here are the defendants: JCS Enterprises, Inc., a Delaware corporation based in Jupiter, Fla.; T.B.T.I. Inc., of Highland Beach and/or Boca Raton; JCS president Joseph Signore, 49, of West Palm Beach; and TBTI president Paul L. Schumack II, 56, of Pompano Bach.


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Bella Thorne: 'Unleash'd' Cover Girl!
Check out Bella Thorne on the August 2013 cover of Unleash'd!
The 15-year-old actress wore a bow back Valentino dress for the stylish 'Blck' Issue cover which was shot by Solmaz Saberi.
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"I have absolutely no interest in a 'Hollywood' life style. I want to go to my friend's school games and dances. I want to dedicate more of my time to helping kids and providing clean water across the world. I want to study as much as I can all the time," Bella dished to the glossy about her on-screen life.
She added, "As an actress I want to use my platform to work more steadily with organizations that I feel passionate about. If fame can bring attention to those areas, that is the reason I want it so there is no struggle. I have no other motive in Hollywood."
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We went out to Harmony Hill on Sunday for harvest. Unfortunately, we got there a little too late for picking (they had those grapes picked fast!) but I did manage to get some great photos of the ultimate juicing machine. Harmony Hills uses a destemmer and a bladder press to squeeze the juice from their grapes. The juice, in a small bin, then travels through a hose to a tank. This process is called "crush" (for obvious reasons).
The red grapes aren't yet ready for harvest, so hopefully we'll be in town and available when that happens. I'd love to experience picking the grapes. My big thanks to Bill and Patti who managed to be incredibly hospitable hosts in the middle of crush. To view the entire process, you can visit my Flickr set.
These photos are a great reminder of two things I believe people often forget when they drink wine: wine is a grape, and a vineyard is a farm.
Harvested Vines
Retrieving grapes from the vineyard
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Dumping grapes into the destemmer
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Grapes entering the bladder press
Juice goes from the press to the bin to the hose to the tanks
Skins after being squeezed of juice
Attaching the hose to the correct tank
Red grapes (chambourcin?) not quite ready for harvest
Hopefully, we have a slideshow here of all 47 photos from Flickr. (You might be better off visiting the Flickr set itself.)
I wish I could have participated. However, we were out of town.
What a great day. Wine production is best experienced with friends and a most knowledgeable owner/professor. Now I know why the Harmony Hill wines are of such high quality.
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MasonicGamer.com: Way back in 1999 the 2D era of gaming had faded away but that didn't stop Capcom from continuing to flood the market with 2D fighters. As much as I enjoyed all of Capcom's classic 2D fighters such as Street Fighter and the VS. series, I was always hoping that the company would get with the times and embrace 3D gaming for it's fighters. Rivals Schools was great but it still played like a 2D fighter and Street Fighter EX was just plain old trash. I'm NOT hating on Skullomania, he was awesome.
Capcom for whatever reason decided to give the whole "3D fighter" thing a try with a game called Power Stone. It was developed for the arcades and ran on Sega's NAOMI system which was basically a Dreamcast. Porting Power Stone from the NAOMI arcade system to the Dreamcast was a walk in the park, so much so that the game arrived on Dreamcast little over a week after it debuted in the arcades.
Bought the collection on my vita, and cant believe #3 hasnt been released. So many years have passed since #2 came out.
A sequel with online and local MP.. that would be amazing.
Played so many hours on vs mode on the original for Dreamcast, at the time it blew me away, truly awesome game.


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Yom Ha'Atzmaut (1998)
Back in 1998, on April 19, Mr. Shuldig was getting ready to celebrate Israel's fiftieth birthday. This year will be our 59th Yom Ha'Atzmaut.Today I bought a new, big and beautiful, blue and white flag. I'll be hanging it from a window... or perhaps from the roof. I'll do it tomorrow. Thursday. Or maybe on Friday. Independence Eve this year is Monday evening, April 23.
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Ed Westwick & Darren Criss: Tommy Hilfiger Store Opening
Ed Westwick rocks pink pants and a leather jacket as he arrives at the opening of Tommy Hilfiger's New West Coast Flagship Store on Wednesday night (February 13) on Robertson Boulevard in West Hollywood, Calif.
The 25-year-old actor was joined at the event by other celebrities, including Darren Criss and Julianne Hough.
PHOTOS: Check out the latest pics of Darren Criss
The week before, Ed was spotted leaving the Chateau Marmont with friends.
10+ pictures inside of Ed Westwick and Darren Criss arriving at the Tommy Hilfiger store opening…
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Free food.
Got your attention?
Tack on these: games, music, contests, prizes. Also free.
Add a little icing: a $250 shopping spree in exchange for a smile.
Top with a cherry: a Beanie Babies raffle.
Now step lively or run the risk of getting trampled.
The stampede happens today in the parking lot of Coliseum Mall. Organized by the Coliseum Central Business Improvement District, it's being billed as the Winning Ways Celebration.
The reason behind the bash? It's the finale for CCBID's "attitude" campaign, a two-phase, months-long effort to promote first-class customer service among employees of businesses in the BID.
The lead-in: Customers nominated employees who gave top-quality service. A drawing rewarded 25 nominees per week with $25. The customers won as well - $25 gift certificates to Coliseum Mall, Red Lobster or the like.
All the names were then returned to the pool. A panel of judges pored over the nominations and selected a grand prize winner - whose name will be announced at the celebration. That person - along with the customer who nominated him or her - wins a heap of prizes, including a deluxe vacation to Disney World, scads of gift certificates, weekend getaways, cash, a camera and a lot more.
Everybody else is invited just to help them celebrate. The party runs from 1 to 4 p.m. in the flyover corner of the mall parking lot. There will be clowns, face-painting, a D.J. and, oh yeah, free hot dogs and Italian sausages, courtesy of Dominic's of New York, the newest addition to Coliseum Mall's food court.
Games and contests include a Coliseum Central-version of ''Jeopardy!'' and an offbeat "musical chairs" match for kids.
The Winning Smile Contest starts around 2:30 p.m. Best smile wins the top $250 prize. Other grins, including Biggest Smile, Longest Smile and Best Kid's Smile, will be treated to a $50 shopping spree.
Oops. Almost forgot: The Beanie Baby raffle features four bears - Glory, Curly, Valentino and Peace. Tickets are 50 cents. Proceeds go to Hampton's Achievable Dream program.
- Joanne Kimberlin can be reached at 247-7820 or by e-mail at firstname.lastname@example.com


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A man has been arrested for engaging in indecent acts with a schoolgirl friend after her mother invited him to come to her house to give her some private tutelage and then turned him over to police.
The 32-year-old unemployed Osaka prefecture man became acquainted with a high schooler in nearby Nara prefecture by way of an unnamed video site.
The two continued their friendship for some six months with the assent of the girl's mother.
The girl then approached her mother for advice as her friend "wants to take me out with him" – her mother replied that "you might as well get him to help you with your studies at home then," and he paid a visit to their home.
There the pair's acquaintance took a decidedly intimate turn, but for some reason the mother decided to consult with the local police.
They promptly arrested the man on charges of engaging in indecent acts with a minor, which he admitted to.
Online, for some reason there is a certain amount of sympathy for his case:
"Isn't this OK with parental approval?"
"I'm failing to see what he did wrong."
"I don't get what happened here."
"The mother approved it and dobbed him in. I bet she found out he was unemployed and wanted rid of him."
"That mother laid a vicious trap for him there…"
"Obviously a trap. Probably didn't think she could nail him unless she got him in the house."
"Probably wanted him himself and grassed him up out of jealousy."
"Wasn't this a genuine relationship?"
"That mother, what a bitch. So she basically lied about approving of it…"
"She worked it all out after finding out he had no job."
"She may have said 'you can date her' but she probably thought to herself 'I didn't say anything about sex!'"
"She probably did want him, but there is no way she could compete with a JK so she got him busted out of spite."
"An unemployed 30-year-old has no future. Doubtless she didn't want him breeding with her daughter."
"He probably lied about his age and occupation at first. I can't believe you guys would tell anyone what you really do all day."
"What kind of brainless woman tells an unemployed 32-year-old to give her daughter private lessons anyway."
"Sex was not supposed to be part of the curriculum."
"You have to wonder just where out police's priorities are hearing these stories."
"If he had only cut her in on the action too!"
"What happened to this country, they were dating properly and everything!"
"Face it, even if it is consensual as an unemployed 32-year-old man you are still going to be arrested if you try to have sex."


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Remembering Peggy Haggin
Former Pacific Crest volunteer passed away on February 1st.
Peggy Haggin started volunteering in 1996 when two of her children, Brent and Stacy, joined Pacific Crest. Though Stacy aged out in 2000, Peggy continued on for a number of years as a volunteer, helping with merchandise sales and Corps at the Crest.
"She always insisted on driving us down to rehearsal even when we could drive ourselves," said Stacy. "I think she had as much fun in drum corps as we did!"
Read the rest of the article here.
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My primary problem is that I installed the K-lite mega codec pack and installed one of the presets (I think for playback and encoding). Now everytime I try and start up itunes it first started erroring each time. Then i reinstalled it and then even did a system restore So its like...really aggrivating ebcause i like itunes. Now when i try to use it after uninstalling of k-lite and itunes, it says "ITunes is missing a file please reinstall".
Problem #2 is my windows just is real slow. when i click on my documents it takes 30 secs to open, when i open anything else its real fast. and the thing applies 2 anything else i open. when i use internet explorer and right click it freezes
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Those that have been holding off on the Kindle Fire HD may just want to grab one today, as Amazon has a special deal for today only. Their 8.9-inch tablet is their "Deal of the Day." Today only, customers will be able to get a whopping $50 off of the tablet if they enter in the coupon code "FIREHD89" upon checkout. Instead of paying the full $399 for the 16 gig version of the Kindle Fire HD customers will now only be paying $249.99. Granted, this deal is limited to one per-person and will be available all throughout today. Unless the stock runs out, that is.
Are any of you going to be grabbing this deal today or are you still going to be holding off? There are plenty of reviews out there that actually have good things to say about the new Kindle Fire HD. Most which have called it a vast improvement upon the original Kindle Fire.
Again, make sure you enter FIREHD89 when you checkout so you can actually make use of the $50 deal.
In other news, Best Buy launched their coupon today for $50 off of the iPhone 4S or the iPhone 5 (with a new two-year contract of course). You can read more about that on our post from earlier today.
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FTR, Miley doesn't always have to be naked.
Whether or not you agree with her perma-tongue, holiday nipple show, or twerking, there's no denying that Miley Cyrus was one of the most talked about people of 2013. So it makes complete sense that Barbara Walters would include the "Adore You" singer on this year's list of "Most Fascinating People." And, as you might've suspected, Miley's subsequent one-on-one interview with Barbara turned out to be equal parts revealing AND entertaining!
In the candid interview, Barbara and Miley spoke about shock value tactics (read: FOAM FINGER) as well as Miley's post-"Hannah Montana" "2.0" transformation.
While we do recommend that you sit down and watch the entire interview, if you need a quick overview, then have no fear! We've compiled the eight most memorable things Miley said to Barbara.
1.) On whether or not she has any regrets: "Not at all. It wasn't just 'shock people to shock people,' it really was with a purpose, I guess...To make everyone in the world be talking about me and music."
Watch Miley Cyrus' "Most Fascinating People" interview with Barbara Walters after the jump.
3.) On the fact that she was basically naked for all of 2013: "It's getting cold now, so I gotta button up."
4.) On always being naked: "I don't allllllways wanna be naked. Once I came out on stage, and I came out and was in a full Marc Jacobs dress, completely covered, and they wrote 'MILEY IS BORING' ...No matter what I do, I'm either boring, or a slut."
5.) On why her tongue is ALWAYS out: "'Cause I get embarrassed to take pictures! So, I stick my tongue out because I don't know what else to do. My mom's the one who gets the most mad at me about the tongue."
6.) On her breakup with Liam Hemsworth: "I was so scared of ever being alone, and I think conquering that fear this year was bigger than any other transition that I had this entire year... I don't ever wanna have to need someone again where you feel like without them, you can't be yourself."
7.) On being newly single: "It was so fun wearing a fat rock for a few years, but now I just feel like I can actually be happy. I wait for those moments of silence when I'm just at my house by myself."
8.) On whether she's dating: "No, but I'm looking! If you hear of anybody here in New York, you let me know."
+ Watch Miley Cyrus' "Most Fascinating People" interview with Barbara Walters.
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Dear Editor,
A happy new year to all your readers.
I am writing in response to an enquiry by one of your journalists on Sunday.
The Caribbean Press recently completed its initial task of publishing 36 volumes on the history and culture of Guyana from the travelogue of Walter Ralegh to the novels of Edgar Mittelholzer and Wilson Harris to a selection of Guyana Prizewinning texts. This 'Guyana Classics' Series saw specially commissioned introductions to each title by scholars worldwide (eg Professor Trevor Burnard, Australia; Professor Eddie Baugh (UWI); Professor James Walvin (UK); Professor Mariam Pirbhai (Canada); Professor Peter Nazareth (USA)). Guyanese scholars included Professor Clem Seecharan, Dr Janette Bulkan, Sister Noel Menezes and myself. I am grateful to the two dozen academics whose contributions made the series possible, and to the many writers (Fred D'Aguiar, Mark McWatt, Maggie Harris, Elly Niland, Cyril Dabydeen, among others) who agreed for their work to be published. The collaboration was a massive effort, and I expect that the series will grow over the years since it can easily accommodate 100 titles. It was pleasing when a columnist in the Kaieteur News called the series "by far the most important literary event in our country's history since Independence. It allows important works which would otherwise have been left to gather dust on the shelves of libraries and in private collections to become part of the local repository of literary history."
The creation of the Guyana Prize, is, to my mind, of more importance, as is the post-independence publication of Kyk-Over-Al, and many other events, including Carifesta, but the Guyana Classics is certainly a recent addition to our national effort to promote literary culture. Before the Guyana Classics Series was completed, the press began to publish local Guyanese writers. A book of articles (many from Stabroek News) by Ian McDonald; Anna Benjamin's book on the 1763 Slave rebellion; a poetry anthology (at the printers) featuring 22 local Guyanese writers, most of them never published before, and at least two who show serious talent and should be encouraged to produce full volumes. These will be launched publicly when I am next in Guyana, as well as a book by Cedric Costello, entitled Rasta Lyrics, an anthology of Guyanese folksongs, and an anthology of Guyanese short stories. An anthology of Guyanese plays is in the making. All these books were announced in advance, in July 2012, when some new titles from the Guyana Classics were launched at Umana Yana, with all the newspapers present as well as NCN. On that occasion, in July 2012, I announced that I would be publishing a novella by Ashley Anthony, which would be historic since it would be the first book written by a Guyanese child for Guyanese children. I was so taken by the literary quality of this young person's writing, which I came across in 2011, that I accepted it for publication, early in 2012, subject to revision. It was wonderful to see a young Guyanese writer taking her work so seriously that she revised and polished the novella, over several months, and argued with me on many occasions as editor, before I deemed it worthy of publication in our 2013 list (a few advance copies were sent to her for Christmas). I am more than ever convinced of the dedication and talent of Guyanese children. And, boy, can they argue and scowl and swell their lips in defence of their literary work! Whether Miss Anthony's father is a minister or a carpenter matters not; the Caribbean Press' main criterion for publication is that a work must show literary merit, if not excellence. Many months after the novella was accepted for publication, Dr Anthony kindly offered to donate (and he did) to the press the printing and shipping costs of his daughter's book; this was totally unnecessary, but, being a man of honour and integrity, he realized that the Guyanese political commentators would snarl at him, and accuse him of profiteering. As the public should know by now, given that there have been six public and media launches of the Caribbean Press books since 2010, all copies of all titles are donated free of charge to school and public libraries, except a handful given to the writer and a handful to Austin's bookshop. At each of these public and media launches we repeat that the Caribbean Press is a peer-reviewed press, and primarily concerned with literary quality.
I hope the above goes some way towards correcting the lies, recently aired, no doubt inadvertently, in your newspaper.
Finally, now that the press is established with over 40 titles, and has a new website where many of its titles (those not in copyright) can be downloaded for free, I'd very ( let me repeat, very) happily give up my honorary position of Editor to any individual or group who wants the work. Know, however, that all the editorial work is done on a voluntary basis. I am getting old, and need to concentrate on my own writing. Do contact me on firstname.lastname@example.com
Yours faithfully,
Professor David Dabydeen


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What is a Cloud OS Network?
First off, it's important to understand what a Cloud OS is, right? Microsoft is invested heavily in the next marketing "thing" where the company is putting forth their latest operating system (Windows Server 2012 R2) and beyond as the underlying technology that the Cloud will run on. If Microsoft can sell the industry on their Cloud OS platform (Windows Server, Hyper-V, System Center, and the Windows Azure Pack) they can ensure that the company's future is secure.
Obviously, it's an important message for Microsoft. In a crowded world of Cloud competition, there has to be a standout. Unfortunately, Amazon and Google tend to get all the media glory and very little of the scrutiny. When there's an Amazon or Google outage, it makes the daily news. When Microsoft experiences an outage for any of its services, the news seems to shape the next few weeks. So, Microsoft has quite an uphill battle convincing the industry that it has the right tools, message, and technologies. They can't do it alone.
Microsoft has long been an advocate of partnerships and has built and maintained strong partner networks. It's one of the company's best assets. So, to help expand the Cloud platform, Microsoft has enlisted more than 25 Cloud service providers to help push the Cloud OS into more than 90 markets worldwide.
You can read more about the new Cloud OS Network and get a look at the arrangement of partners at the newly christened web site: The Cloud OS Network
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BGCI's Stella Simiyu takes part in high profile debate at the British Museum
15 September 2010
Conserving biodiversity. Whose money? Whose rules?
A debate at the British Museum
A high-profile panel debates the costs and advantages of retaining biodiversity in South Africa. Chaired by the BBC's Andrew Marr, with panellists including Stella Simiyu of Botanic Gardens Conservation International and Johan Eliasch, founder of Cool Earth.
Wednesday 29 September, 18.30
BP Lecture Theatre
£5, includes a ticket to Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew
| Stella Simiyu
| South African landscape at the British Museum


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We may place Summer Solstice under the greater heading of "dance," but in reality it's so much more. It's music and performance art, theater and visual spectacle, and it encompasses so many of the things all artists strive for. It's communal and collaborative, and it's shared with the masses in a big, community-first kind of way. As such, Solstice makes for the ideal kickoff to a season that seems to be bursting at the seams with art. In the following pages, we'll give you our picks for this summer's must-see theater, visual art, dance, and live music events, because there's still plenty to look forward to after this weekend comes to a close — we promise.
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Car Manufacturer News
2016 Ford F-Series Super Duty Prototype is HOT – Catches Fire
Spy Photographers are always out and about trying to catch the latest glimpse of a prototype vehicle.
With photos of camouflaged vehicles and often videos with emphasis on how the engine sounds or the exhaust…like with the 2015 Mustang and now the latest buzz the Dodge Challenger Hellcat.
Well unfortunately on this day, the Photographer got more than what he bargained for; to watch a live fireworks display of the 2016 Ford F-Series Super Duty Prototype catch fire.
Car and Drive: We're assured that the engineers inside escaped harm, pulling over and hopping out of the truck before it burned to the ground, exploding several times in the process.
Watch Video Here: 2016 Ford F-Series Super Duty Prototype on Fire
For more information visit: http://blog.caranddriver.com/hot-news-2016-ford-f-series-super-duty-prototype-catches-fire-explodes/
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Hi! I'm a performance poet and journalist living in a wonky house with my hubby, two kids and pet dog. This blog's my platform for sharing my poetry, travel adventures, family life, and photography. Scunthorpe's had a bad press recently thanks to TV show "Skint". I hope to reveal the real life in all it's beauty and comedy. By day I work with children in care. I also have a Mum wih Bipolar so mental health's close to my heart. Ever feel like you don't fit in? Then this blog's for you!
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One of the interesting questions in the real-time strategy genre is what is an RTS game? To some, RTS games must feature resource gathering and base building, in addition to the entire commanding units on the battlefield thing. To others, all a strategy game has to do is play out in real-time for it to be called an RTS game. Well, Relic looks to really shake things up with Warhammer 40,000: Dawn of War II, the sequel to the highly successful Dawn of War. That's because the single-player campaign in Dawn of War II goes in a completely different direction than its predecessor. Gone is resource gathering and base building of the first game (at least in single-player). In its place is a system where you nurture a small group of elite Space Marines through a desperate war for survival.
I was at Relic not too long ago to get my hands on the single-player campaign for the very first time. Within the span of a few hours I played through about 10 missions, or the bulk of the opening act of the game. That's' a remarkable figure, because most RTS games have campaigns that only last 10 missions, and each of those missions is designed to last an hour or two. Yet I blitzed through the first act of the game in the time roughly between breakfast and lunch. What's the deal, you ask?
Well, the deal is the nature of the campaign. Rather than a linear set of missions, Relic has built a branching campaign with plenty of player choice. Not only that, but there's a persistence and depth to the campaign that doesn't appear in many RTS games. Toss in some light role-playing elements as you have the ability to level up squad leaders to improve their abilities, as well as outfit them with weapons and equipment that you recover from the battlefield, and you've got the recipe for a single-player campaign that has a good amount of replayability.
Perhaps the biggest thing to get accustomed to, even for veteran Dawn of War fans, are the missions. They're designed so that you can battle through them in about 15 minutes each, which is a far cry from Dawn of War's epic slugfests. Part of the reason is to get rid of the fat, as many RTS games have you spend a lot of time waiting for you to gather enough resources to build a certain building or structure. That's not a problem in Dawn of War, since there isn't any economy to worry about. Another reason, as Relic's Jonny Ebert notes, is that this is a Guitar Hero world we live in. People lead busy lives and they like their entertainment to kind of get to the point immediately.
The single-player campaign is built entirely around the Space Marines, specifically the sect called Blood Ravens. One of the first things you'll do is create a character that serves as your battle commander in the game. In the campaign, you'll also gain squad leaders who each command a small group of men. Eventually, you'll have more squad leaders (and squads) than you do slots in a mission, so you have to choose which squads to take down with you. Often tactics will dictate the choice--you might not need a scout squad if you know there's a big battle--but other times you might want to take other squads so you can level up their squad leaders.
Things start with an invasion by space Orks onto one of the Blood Ravens' key worlds. You must rush your squad to the aid of defenders, and the battle ends with a mystery of sorts. This opening mission introduces you to the basics of the gameplay. You control a handful of squads and must use tactics to prevail. For instance, much like in Company of Heroes, you want to order your squads behind cover to shield them from fire. Then you can have the squads "leapfrog" forward; one providing cover while another advances up to the next area of cover. You overwhelm your enemies with weapons fire, maneuver, and toss grenades or satchel charges. You can recover supply crates to replenish grenades and resources that power special abilities. There's also wargear that you can pick up which are special weapons and equipment that falls on the battlefield.


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Nominations are currently being accepted for the 2018 Award of Distinction.
Each year, the Award of Distinction Program recognizes approximately 10-15 university employees who have made outstanding contributions to the Emory community. Honorees are recognized at a special dinner and also receive a $1,000 award.
All regular full-time and part-time staff, who have been employed for at least one year are eligible to be nominated for the Award of Distinction. Previous awardees are also eligible.
Those not eligible for nomination include faculty, faculty equivalents, librarians, board approved principals, employees of Emory Healthcare, and Emory retirees.
We invite nominations for employees who have consistently demonstrated outstanding job performance and who have made specific contributions that have impacted their department/school or the university. Nominations should be based on consistent excellence in the performance of job duties and responsibilities and should cite examples of how the nominee has demonstrated:
service and contributions in the work environment that have been rendered above and beyond the call of duty, and/or
exemplary personal qualities that have enhanced the overall effectiveness of, or public regard for, the services provided by the department or university
Nominations can be made by faculty, staff or supervisors and require the endorsement of the nominee's supervisor. Employees may not nominate themselves.
A department/school/division may submit one nomination for every 50 Full-Time Employee regular staff.
To nominate someone, use the 2018 Award of Distinction Nomination Form (interactive MS Word form). Send completed nominations via email to Kay Manning at email@example.com. Do not fax your nomination. Nomination forms must be completed no later than Thursday, August 30, 2018, 5:00 pm. Nominations received by HR after 5:00 pm on the deadline date will not be considered.
Nomination summaries cannot exceed 500 words.
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A nominees' contributions should be demonstrated through the employee's successful efforts to create and implement collaborative initiatives between schools and/or units that produce meaningful results towards one or more of the following categories:
Development of a program or process that directly impacts the university's vision and mission
Demonstrated commitment to the public good, which is a defining part of Emory's character, through the use of one's talents and abilities for personal and/or global goals
Exemplary contribution while serving on a university committee, task force or commission
Significant contribution to an innovation resulting in increased customer satisfaction for students, employees, visitors or alumni
Creative suggestion or initiative resulting in a new successful program or service for a department or for the university
Innovation resulting in increased efficiency or decreased costs in a department or for the university
Establishment of a program or procedure that has improved the safety and security of the Emory community
Exceptional contribution which advances and supports the quality of teaching or research
Demonstrated actions which have improved or advanced the university's commitment to diversity, equity and inclusion
Long-time, exceptional service and dedication to Emory which has led to a legacy of achievement over the span of one's career
Human Resources reviews each nomination for eligibility and completeness, and then routes each nomination to the Award Selection Committee. The Award Selection Committee is appointed by the Vice President of Human Resources and includes former awardees.
The Committee evaluates all submissions using the information described in the nomination categories and selects 10 to 15 award recipients each year.
Human Resources notifies each award recipient and his/her respective dean or vice president. A dinner is held to honor the recipients of the Award of Distinction. The honoree is accompanied by a guest of his/her choice. The honoree's picture and excerpts from the nomination letter are publicized in the Emory Report. The 2018 Award of Distinction dinner will be held on October 18, 2018.
Follow the internal process of your department or school. Most units have their own procedures for how these nominations are submitted up through their leadership. Before you begin a nomination submission, you should check with your HR Rep or HR leader to ensure that your nominee is eligible for consideration and that departmental leadership will support the nomination. In the past, some nominations have not made it through to committee review because internal protocols were not followed.
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