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There are two basic kinds of satellite nodes: geostationary and non-geostationary satellite nodes. In addition, terminal nodes can be placed on the Earth's surface. As is explained later in Section 16.3, each of these three different types of nodes is actually implemented with the same class SatNode object, but with different position, handoff manager, and link objects attached. The position object keeps track of the satellite node's location in the coordinate system as a function of the elapsed simulation time. This position information is used to determine link propagation delays and appropriate times for link handoffs.
Figure 16.2 illustrates the spherical coordinate system, and the corresponding Cartesian coordinate system. The coordinate system is centered at the Earth's center, and the z axis coincides with the Earth's axis of rotation. corresponds to 0o longitude (prime meridian) on the equator.
Specifically, there is one class of satellite node Class Node/SatNode, to which one of three types of Position objects may be attached. Each SatNode and Position object is a split OTcl/C++ object, but most of the code resides in C++. The following types of position objects exist:
$ns satnode terminal $lat $lon
$ns satnode geo $lon
Satellite orbits are usually specified by six parameters: altitude, semi-major axis, eccentricity, right ascension of ascending node, inclination, and time of perigee passage. The polar orbiting satellites in have purely circular orbits, so we simplify the specification of the orbits to include only three parameters: altitude, inclination, and longitude, with a fourth parameter alpha specifying initial position of the satellite in the orbit, as described below. Altitude is specified in kilometers above the Earth's surface, and inclination can range from [0,180] degrees, with 90 corresponding to pure polar orbits and angles greater than 90 degrees corresponding to ``retrograde'' orbits. The ascending node refers to the point where the footprint of the satellite orbital track crosses the equator moving from south to north. In this simulation model, the parameter longitude of ascending node specifies the earth-centric longitude at which the satellite's nadir point crosses the equator moving south to north.16.3 Longitude of ascending node can range from [-180,180] degrees. The fourth parameter, alpha, specifies the initial position of the satellite along this orbit, starting from the ascending node. For example, an alpha of 180 degrees indicates that the satellite is initially above the equator moving from north to south. Alpha can range from [0,360] degrees. Finally, a fifth parameter, plane, is specified when creating polar satellite nodes- all satellites in the same plane are given the same plane index. The Simulator instproc satnode can be used to create a polar satellite with an attached position object as follows:
$ns satnode polar $alt $inc $lon $alpha $plane
Note that the above methods use the atomic satnode instproc. In Section 16.2.2, we introduce wrapper methods that may be more convenient for generating various types of satellite nodes:
$ns satnode-terminal $latitude $longitude $ns satnode-polar $alt $inc $lon $alpha $plane $linkargs $chan $ns satnode-geo $longitude $linkargs $chan $ns satnode-geo-repeater $longitude $chan


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Those "temporary" automobile restrictions on Market Street (they've been in place since September 2009) could officially become permanent.
For the past 17 months, motorists travelling on the eastbound portion of Market Street have been forced to take right hand turns on 10th and Sixth streets. By diverting private automobiles off the busy artery, the Municipal Transportation Agency, which manages traffic in The City, hoped to speed up transit vehicles and make conditions safer for pedestrians and bicyclists.
So far, the plan has worked, at least marginally, for Muni vehicles. Since the forced right hand turns were implemented, transit vehicles on Market Street have increased travel speeds by three percent. While that may not sound like a big deal, MTA officials have said that increasing vehicles speed by just 1 mph throughout the system would save the agency $76 million annually.
The automobile restrictions also seem to have a positive impact on bicyclists and pedestrians. According to an August, 2010 report by the Great Streets Project, the number of pedestrians on eastbound Market Street increased by 24 percent compared to 2009 numbers. Cyclists on eastbound market street were up 53 percent over that same time period.
On February 4, the MTA will hold a public hearing to discuss making the changes permanent. The meeting will start at 10 a.m. on the fourth floor of City Hall.

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Thomas Jay Ryan - Shots from the after party for the opening night of 'A Month In the Country' which was held at the CSC Theatre in New York, New York, United States - Friday 30th January 2015
Thomas Jay Ryan - Opening night of 'Buyer and Cellar' at the Rattlestick Playwrights Theater - Arrivals - New York City, United States - Wednesday 3rd April 2013
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Nathan (Bender) is a new kid in a rural town, living with his deeply religious parents (Scarwid and Ryan). He catches the eye of his neighbour Roy (Roeg), a classmate who helps him adjust to his new school, and while doing homework together they discover a mutual attraction, which they of course have to keep hidden in such a church-going community. And there are other issues in Nathan's life, including parental abuse and bullying from two of Roy's friends (Wayne and Beckman).
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Part of the problem is Hartley's distinct style, which, if you're a fan, you already know well. Characters often speak slowly, pausing pensively for dramatic or comedic effect. Conversations -- and camera angles -- are unexpectedly funny and skewed, dabbling in established genres. When this approach has purpose or emotion (as in Henry Fool), it works. When it runs in circles, as in the second-half of Fay Grim, it exists only for the "art" and can be annoying as hell.
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Gypsy (Annunziata Gianzero), a beautiful alternative rock violinist achieving worldwide recognition, abandons her international tour in order to retire with her acclaimed composer husband Lucian (Andrew Borba) to their beachside retreat off Cape Cod, where he will begin work on a follow-up album to his recent hit. What lurks in the background of Gypsy's insistence to her agents and bookers that "I don't play anymore" is the nagging competitiveness between the marriage partners concerning just how much of her influence contributed to his success. Rather than argue the issue, she sacrifices her career for the sake of her marriage, unwilling to claim such a contribution. But the discord (or "dischord") is an insistent murmur, an emotional leitmotif.
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The story turns mainly on the relationship between Queens garbage man Simon Grim (James Urbaniak) and Henry Fool (Thomas Jay Ryan), a pretentious aesthete who drifts into Grim's life. Fool is thoroughly unlikeable - Ryan plays him as greasy, chain-smoking poseur, acting smarter than he actually is - but Simon clearly need somebody in his life. He's friendless, antisocial, and living with his mother and sister, who routinely berate him as retarded. Fool blathers on out his memoirs and opines about the difficult life of a genius ("An honest man is always in trouble," he opines), but he also encourages Simon to start writing himself. For Simon, that counts as friendship enough.
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Miles away from what we critics enjoy referring to as "visually austere" (i.e., static shots with careful compositions), The Book of Life throws caution to the wind. Working with new cinematographer Jim Denault (Boys Don't Cry) instead of old standby Michael Spiller (Trust), Hartley spins and fusses in colorful blurred abstractions, creating a dreamy, impressionistic look with none of his trademark hard edges. Look, ma -- no hands!
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A silly cybersexual fantasy hinged on the fetishistic sci-fi gimmick of replicant women who need sperm to survive, "Teknolust" isn't much better than what it sounds like -- a porn spoof. The fact that writer-director Lynn Hershman Leeson genuinely considers this concept a high-minded metaphor makes the eccentric comedy laughable in ways that were certainly never intended.
A low-budget, one-dimensional concoction with art-house pretensions, the film employs such "futuristic" trappings as two-year-old candy-colored iBooks and a brushed-steel microwave that doubles as a computer terminal. But while its shoestring style may have come of necessity, the movie's absurdly ineffectual intellectualism and that-take-will-have-to-do performances are what really makes it hard to sit through.
Odd-bird indie icon Tilda Swinton ("The Deep End," "Orlando") stars a nerdy-virgin microbiologist with the ridiculous name of Dr. Rosetta Stone. Swinton also plays Stone's home-made clones, the clumsily sultry Ruby (who always wears red), petulant, child-like Marine (blue) and shy, cerebral Olive (green) -- the first of whom has been trained, through watching old movies, to go out and seduce men with bad pick-up lines so she can bring life-giving sperm home to her sisters. (That the injections are given intravenously is all that keeps "Teknolust" from being even more ill conceived than it already is.)
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'Speak and Spell' was released on this day (October 5th) in 1981.
It's October 3rd! And you know what that means...
The final trailer for the new sequel is here.
After a couple of weeks of speculation, the Irish quartet are getting back together for the 20th anniversary of their 1998 formation.
Once a fire fighter, always a fire fighter.
Brody Dalle's band dropped their first new music since 2003's 'Coral Fang'.
Roughly ten years after cementing his place as an offbeat indie favorite, Hal Hartley revisits...
This serial killer story is interlaced with an identity crisis between a married couple who...
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Cook County Sheriff's Department police today arrested a woman who has been wanted since 2006 for allegedly setting a fire in Ford Heights that caused $25,000 in damage.Cherilyn Isom, 33, was taken into custody at a Chicago Heights apartment about 11:15 a.m. after someone called the department's tip line earlier in the morning. Isom had been featured on the "Police Blotter on Demand" cable TV show, which began airing on Comcast Digital Cable last month.
In 2006, Isom was charged with aggravated arson in connection with a domestic dispute in an apartment she shared with her boyfriend.
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A new era of QI begins with regular guest Sandi Toksvig taking the helm for her first show as QI-Master. She will be Naming Names with Cariad Lloyd, Phil Jupitus, Romesh Ranganathan and of course Alan Davies.
Actor: Sandi Toksvig, Alan Davies, Phill Jupitus, Cariad Lloyd, Romesh Ranganathan
Director: Ian Lorimer
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text: On Tue, Dec 02, 2003 at 10:49:14AM -0500, Greg Folkert wrote: > > > > God uses Windows. Didn't you know that? > > He most certainly does not... He uses Macs with ClarisWorks... It is > amazing the Miracles you can do with this combination. It's funny you should mention that. I got started writing MSAccess databases for Joe Schmoe in 1993. Did a lot since then but I'm working on an MSAccess workalike in gnome with xml. It's designed for small personal databases, but it's relational, with keys and lookups and indices, and all xml. I'm nearly finished. I'll give it to y'all when I'm done.


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22 U.S. Code § 2797a - Denial of transfer of missile equipment or technology by United States persons
In the case of any determination made pursuant to subsection (a), the President may pursue any penalty provided in section 2778(c) of this title.
In determining whether to apply sanctions under subsection (a) to a United States person involved in the export, transfer, or trade of an item on the MTCR Annex, it should be a rebuttable presumption that such item is designed for use in a missile listed in the MTCR Annex if the President determines that the final destination of the item is a country the government of which the Secretary of State has determined, for purposes of 4605(j)(1)(A) [1] of title 50, has repeatedly provided support for acts of international terrorism.
[1] So in original. Probably should be preceded by "section".
This chapter, referred to in subsec. (a)(2)(A)(ii), was in the original "this Act", meaning Pub. L. 90–629, Oct. 22, 1968, 82 Stat. 1321, which is classified principally to this chapter. For complete classification of this Act to the Code, see Short Title note set out under section 2751 of this title and Tables.
1994—Subsecs. (c), (d). Pub. L. 103–236 added subsec. (c) and redesignated former subsec. (c) as (d).
For delegation of certain functions of the President under this section, see Ex. Ord. No. 12851, § 2(a), June 11, 1993, 58 F.R. 33181, set out as a note under section 2797 of this title.
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Despite Pat Robertson and Bush
administration threats, Venezuela is a revolution in progress. What are
things like on the ground? We'll talk with Bay Area poets just back from
Venezuela. Plus: Beth Lisick's hysterical, true tales of growing up, from
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- The City of Hanska was founded in the year 1901 by the Jenkins Townsite Company.
- Hanska is located in Brown County on Highway 257. Nearby lakes include: Lake Hanska, Lindon Lake, and Lake Omsrud.
- The name Hanska is a Sioux Indian word which means "long and narrow." It refers to Lake Hanska.
- The Lake Hanska and Lindon Co-Op Creamery and the Lake Hanska-Lindon Store Company were organized and established in the southern part of the present City of Hanska in 1892.
- In 1900, the Minneapolis and St. Louis Railroad started to build a branch line from its main line in Winthrop, south through New Ulm to St. James, and further south to Storm Lake, Iowa. The railroad company located its line close to the Lake Hanska and Lindon Co-Op Creamery and Store, which had been there for 8 years.
- The Jenkins Townsite Company came to the location of the Lake Hanska and Lindon Co-Op Creamery and Store and laid out the townsite, naming it Hanska, after the township. The name Hanska is a Sioux Indian word meaning long and narrow, which refers to the 9 mile long and narrow Lake Hanska a short distance southwest of the city.
- On August 1st, 1913, the Hanska Schoolhouse burned to the ground. The building was struck by lightning during a fierce storm, and within 2 hours it was totally consumed by the fire. Only a few books, the school's organ, and 2 desks were saved. The rest of the town was saved from destruction due to the heavy downpour and lack of wind. Work on a new school building started later that fall.
- Hanska became a "wet" town in the mid-1930′s with the opening of the Municipal Liquor Store. The revenue generated by the new Muni allowed Hanska to construct a city water system, including the water tower and water mains.
- School children in Hanska for the most part attend classes in New Ulm. District 88 is the home of the Eagles.
- Hanska is the home of several gift and specialty shops, most of them celebrating the town's Norwegian heritage.
- Area farmers have a place to store their grain at the Hanska Farmer's Co-Op.
- Great deals on home furnishings are available at Hanska Furniture.
- Hanska residents are able to take care of all of their banking needs without leaving town at Alliance Bank.
- Sleepy Eye Telephone Company came to Hanska in 2005. Residents have a choice for their cable and telephone needs.
Festivals & Events
- Hanska's biggest celebration of the year is Syttende Mai, the commemoration of Norway's independence from Sweden. The Scandinavian folk festival also celebrates the coming of spring, and means "May 17th." Syttende Mai features lots of music and dancing, arts and crafts, a parade down Hanska's Main Street, and "Hanska Hot Dogs," which are hot dogs wrapped in lefse.
- Hanska's churches hold annual events that are always eagerly anticipated. The Nora Unitarian Church has a Smorgasbord every October. The Zion Lutheran Church holds a Lutefisk Feed in October as well. Everyone loves lutefisk!
- There are special Norwegian groups that usually perform throughout the summer in Hanska, and the Hanska Chorus, too.
- The Hanska Fire department holds 2 fundraising events each year. The Pancake Feed takes place in late winter or early spring, they also have the Pork Chop Feed in the fall.
- The Hanska Baseball Association holds a special tournament every year on the 4th of July. They are also responsible for the town's top-notch fireworks display.
- The City of Hanska has a population of approximately 450 people. The Mayor is Gary Schwichtenberg.
- The Hanska area is home to the Lins-Hans-Rud dancers. The group has Scandinavian folk dancers from around the region. Up to 70 people participate in the group, which includes adult, junior, and children's divisions. The dancers perform at festivals around the area, and have even performed at Walt Disney World in Florida.
- Hanska's "Blackstad Brothers" are referred to as Minnesota's answer to the Everly Brothers. Dennis and Craig Blackstad are still performing, but only for special events.
- Proud of their Norwegian heritage, Hanska has a Sons of Norway lodge which meets monthly.
- The Antique Automobile Club of America's Minnesota Region regularly chooses the City of Hanska for their annual "Spring Fling." Around 100 classic cars typically roll into Hanska for the Syttende Mai Parade.
- The Hanska Public Library got a new home in 2012. It's now located in the basement of the Hanska Community Center. The hours remained the same following the move.
- Two brothers from Hanska were among the 6 recipients of the Minnesota Turkey Growers Association's Ranelius Scholarship in 2012. The award is given to students with an interest in poultry and agriculture. Aaron and Kyle Miller, the sons of Tim and Jill Miller were both seniors at New Ulm High School when they received the scholarships. Aaron held multiple leadership positions in the New Ulm FFA. Kyle was also a member of New Ulm FFA and a four-time FFA poultry production placement award winner. Both hope to farm after college and one day take over the management of the family farm.


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Challenges Faced by the Consulting Project Manager
03/17/2016 by Brad Egeland Tags: client project, consulting project manager, project management consultant, project manager
When we think of project managers, most of us think of company employees placed in the PM role to take on either internal or external projects. But that is not the only scenario. Sometimes companies go outside and bring in consultants on a project by project basis to manage projects, save projects, or consult on […]


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If you pick up a book on meditation, chances are that you will be told that meditation is easy, and the benefit is huge. Modern man (and of course modern woman too, probably there are more female meditators than male meditators) is busy and commonly scared of anything that sounds unscientific. They love anything that is simple, easy to do and above all scientific. Is meditation really easy and the benefits huge? I shall discuss the theory behind sound practice of meditation.
In popular meditation books, probably you will be told to sit in a quiet place, simply seated or with seated with legs folded, easy pose or half-lotus pose for beginners (with a cushion to elevate your buttocks for comfort), to try your best to empty your mind (if you can't, just let your thoughts flow), make a certain hand form (called mudra) and recite a mantra, count your breathes or listen to soft music to relax your mind. In your actual practice your might have the benefit of a meditation or mindfulness teacher to guide you (or you might like to choose to learn meditation on your own).
During your first one or two lessons, you will likely to find meditation relaxing and enjoy the process. Your teacher might praise you on your progress and you might begin to be convinced that meditation can have all sorts of benefits including improving your immune system and increase your life expectancy. And most important of all, you like it!
But then after more sessions, you had days, oftentimes in a row, that you could not focus your mind properly. The more nervous you get the more you could not focus your mind. And you might have days that you just feel you are sitting down relaxing (and have intermittent short day dreams during the session), which is the same experience that when you listen to some nice music. You would properly lose your initial enthusiasm and ponder on the new thinking that mediation perhaps not your cup of tea.
The benefits of meditation are indeed huge. It is a pity that many people dropped off this good practice after giving it a try (or continue the practice at home, but can only reap the benefit of simple relaxation that can be probably be obtained through listening to some soft music in a cozy environment). To reap the full benefit of meditation, a practitioner has to understand the theory behind meditation, and put in time and efforts to try his best to obtain the result, which is oftentimes signaled by internal chi-sensations.
The thing to look for in meditative practice is quite simple. In meditation (or mindfulness training) you do everything to put yourself into the zone of Emptiness (Kong 空) and simply stay there. "What is Emptiness?" and "How to achieve Emptiness" are the issues.
A layman's understanding of Emptiness is that there is nothing. For example, you have 10 units of "noise" that bother you, and you want to reduce it to zero (or very close to zero). Zero is Emptiness. Thus answered the "What" question. As for "How", reduce it through "simple techniques" as mentioned above. This is the theory that many popular books on meditation wants to tell you.
In search of a better theory, let me tackle the "What" issue first. Emptiness (空) is indeed zero. But it is not Nothingness (there is nothing – 甚麽也沒有).
10 – 10 is zero
+(10) + (-10) is also zero (or in general form +(x)+(-x) = 0 where x is a number
The zero that I am taking about is Emptiness in the sense of the second statement. And (+) means Yang and (-) means Yin. They are opposing forms of energy.
Next, the "Issue" issue. Through techniques (like those in yoga and Zen-Tao meditation) a practitioner firstly tries to increase the value of x and second tries to balance the positive and negative values to achieve Emptiness or "in the zone".
In the practice of yoga, the first step is through the body postures called Asanas (which aims primarily at aligning our structure for better chi energy generation, i.e. increase the value of x and secondarily at balancing the positive and negative values) , and the second step is breathing exercises called Pranayama (which aims at increasing and balancing x and –x in seated form only with nano-movements powered by our breathing muscles), and the third step meditation proper (which aims at balancing the positive and negative values and managing our thoughts). The classic way is follow the steps. This is a sound system for the most serious practitioners.
In my practice of Zen-Tao meditation, all steps are intertwined together and grow together step by step. For example, on day one we do zhan zhuang which do body alignment to generate chi, with internal movements generated by our breathing muscles and half closed eyes to approach the zone. Once a student has an experiential understanding of the whole concept, he will be introduced to different exercises that will focus on other stationery or simple movement forms to open our major joints to generate chi (i.e. increase x). When such a foundation is built, then a student will go into seated meditation. This is a sound way, I believe, for most serious practitioners.
In short, in sound meditative practice, a student does not jump into seated mediation counting breathes on Day One. One last tip: staying in the zone with a good value of x is not a static process. It is a dynamic process in which the value is not stable at zero but fluctuate between a small plus and a small minus. Our mindfulness has to put into an effort to fluctuate it around zero.


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To report an emergency in progress, call 911.
This month District 2 Supervisor Robert Weygandt and I have provided this information in a joint effort.
Placer County is teaming up with Seniors First to help seniors put healthy, nutritious food on their tables. The focus of their efforts is CalFresh, the state's name for the federal Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program. Recipients receive electronic debit cards that may be used to purchase most foods at many food stores and farmers' markets.
Seniors First and the Human Services Division of the county Health and Human Services Department have launched a campaign to make sure seniors are aware of the program and how it can benefit those who are eligible to participate.
As part of the campaign, they are visiting Senior Café lunch sites around Placer County to provide information about CalFresh, how it can help and how to apply. For those who might not know, Seniors First provides hot, nutritious lunches to seniors at nine Senior Café sites located in Auburn, Colfax, Lincoln, Rocklin and Roseville.
We strongly support the efforts of Seniors First and Human Services. CalFresh plays an indispensable role helping ensure that participants have the means to buy groceries each month. The program emphasizes the importance of purchasing nutritious food that is so critical to the health and well-being of each and every eligible Placer County resident.
Human Services and Seniors First are making a big difference by ensuring that seniors have accurate information about CalFresh. They emphasize, for example, that residents can participate in the program even if they own homes, have cars and maintain bank accounts. Monthly income is the key criterion used to determine eligibility.
Placer County residents have several options for applying to participate. They can apply online at www.mybenefitscalwin.org, by phone at 1-888-385-5160 or in person at any of three Human Services offices in Placer County:
Again, it continues to be an honor to serve you. If you have a question, comment or concern, please call my office at (916) 787 8950 or you can send me an email to email@example.com.


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Doutzen Kroes: Bikini Photo Shoot!
Doutzen Kroes shows off her amazing toned figure in a bikini during a photo shoot on Wednesday (September 12) in Miami Beach, Fla.
"The paps were everywhere today!! Even on the roof! #Miami shooting @victoriassecret" the 27-year-old model tweeted during her shoot.
PHOTOS: Check out the latest pics of Doutzen Kroes
"Congratulations @AdrianaLima, Marco and Valentina for welcoming your daughter and sister Sienna;) much Love, Doutzen" she tweeted the next day to her fellow VS pal Adriana Lima on the birth of her daughter!
15+ pictures inside of Doutzen Kroes rockin' a bikini during a photo shoot…


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Viewed from one angle, all the pressure now is on the Kings, who have missed two chances to win the Stanley Cup and will get a third try Monday at Staples Center before their adoring but increasingly nervous fans. Have enough doubts crept into players' heads and their game that they'll let this slip away and subject themselves to a Game 7 in New Jersey?
No, they said Sunday in El Segundo after holding a team meeting to discuss the 2-1 loss that sent the series back to Los Angeles.
"The mood's good," team captain Dustin Brown said. "You talk about doubt — we've lost two games in a row. That's something that maybe this team hasn't done in a while, but again, we've been playing good hockey.
"You sit and you really start to realize the position we're in. We're up 3-2 and we're on home ice. I think most teams would have taken that at the start of the series."


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Academic journal article International Journal of Sports Marketing & Sponsorship
Who Do You Think You Are?
Article excerpt
It has often been suggested that the reason why many people take up golf in middle age is because it is the one sport where you can still entertain the delusion of being in possession of a rare, if untrained, talent that, if properly nurtured, or simply discovered, could lead to competition at the highest level.
With the purely athletic sports such as running and swimming you can become disillusioned almost before you are old enough to develop illusions in the first place, while any code of football is a cruel instructor that middle-aged decrepitude sets in much earlier than most non-sporting types would believe.
In tennis and cricket you can last that little bit longer, especially if you can convince yourself that guile rather then physical power is the key to success (be a spin bowler or wicket keeper if you really want to kid yourself).
But golf, it's said, is the one major sport where you can fool yourself deep into middle or even old age. Unless, of course, you've played it since youth and have the torment of a rising handicap.
There is another sport, however, indeed a whole range of sports, where the older you are the more you can convince yourself that whatever the years may have taken away in terms of agility, eyesight and so on, they have given back in wisdom and skill. That, of course, is motorsport. The remarkable sight of middle-aged and older men strapping themselves into leathers or spine-challenging sports cars is often attributed to a Freudian compensation for failing powers. But surely there is an additional, if not exactly alternative, explanation: just as the most desperate park sportsman still occasionally believes his alter ego is Wayne Rooney or Shane Warne and the old rocker or karaoke king may still be waiting for their big break, the ageing petrolhead feels he is still engaged, however distantly, in the same sport as the superstars on two or four wheels. …


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Edwin's Recent Reading Roundup: Paranormal Romance
Life has been hectic the last few weeks, so I haven't had time for reviews, but I have, of course, still been reading! And I've read some good stuff that's worth highlighting…
Black Magic Glitterbomb by Sage C Holloway
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This novella grabbed me with the blurb and didn't let go until I reached the very satisfying conclusion. I mean, the blurb tells us the book is about a mediocre dark mage who steals the coffee makers of his defeated enemies and accidentally rescues a clueless blond twentysomething while defeating said enemies. And then the sentence of the book proper is "I liked to relax over a cup of coffee and the bodies of my enemies." How can you not want to keep reading?
The book continues in this vein, with dark mage Benji and rescued cutie Kit quickly being confronted with magical assault from enemies as varied as magical tentacles and evil cupcakes (yes, evil cupcakes). The humour is charming, the developing relationship between Benji and Kit is sweet, and the interaction between them and Benji's collection of friends and frenemies (including a kindly blood mage, the worst married couple in existence, and a too eager apprentice) rollicking good fun. The book took me about an hour to read, and I can't think of a better hour I spent the last couple of weeks. Recommended (and currently less than a buck!).
The Sumage Solution by G L Carriger
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G L Carriger is the contemporary PNR pen name for Gail Carriger, author of the excellent Parasol Protectorate series of Victorian PNR novels. The Sumage Solution is the first in a series about a pack of (mostly) queer werewolves who have recently relocated to the San Francisco Bay Area (The reasons for the relocation are set out in Carriger's earlier short story, Marine Biology). The central romance is between the pack's Beta (and brother of the Alpha), Bryan, AKA "Biff," and Max, who is essentially a magical bureaucrat.
Max is also a sumage, essentially an anti-mage: instead of casting magic he inhibits its use. Coming from a prominent magical family, he's something of a disappointment to them (being gay didn't help either). Much of the action in the book is Max dealing with the baggage of his family background, both in terms of the emotional toll his rejection took on him, and in terms of some mysterious magical artefacts his father left behind. He and Bryan did not initially get on well, but eventually become friends and then more. Bryan is a total sweetie, and does an interesting take on the "beta" trope: he's not his alpha's enforcer, rather he's the pack's domestic heart. A big, hairy biker who also makes sure his pack eats their greens and is an EMT in his day job. Dream man, basically.
The romance between the two of them moves quite quickly but is believable, and includes some surprisingly hot sex scenes. The paranormal plot is interesting (and seems to be a continuation, 100-odd years later, of the Parasol Protectorate universe), and keeps the action moving. I could have done with a bit more time on the details of the magic system (there seem to be 3 different types of mages and sumages, and it's not entirely clear what each does), but this is a minor quibble. Throw in enough humour to make you smile fairly frequently and you have a thoroughly enjoyable weekend read.
Cutie and the Beast by E J Russell
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This is the first in a new contemporary PNR series featuring 3 princes of faerie. The prince in this book is Dr Alun Kendrick, therapist to the supernatural population of Portland. He has also been cursed to have hideous appearance. His love interest is David Evans, his cute young temp receptionist.
At one level, this is essentially a friends-to-lovers romance. Alun resents the presence of a human, David, in his office, and is also waiting for David to reject him because of his looks. Slowly, both Alun and his patients start to appreciate David's sunny friendliness, and a relationship begins to build. This element of the story works really well. The chemistry between Alun and David is palpable, and David's general sweetness and naiveté (without being an idiot) make him a really appealing character. Similarly, the banter between the main couples and the well-drawn support characters is great.
Less successful is the paranormal world building. It's not entirely clear how all the elements – faeries, vampires, dragons, shifters – fit together, and there doesn't appear to be a governing cosmology to the world. You don't need to tell the reader all of this, but it does all need to hang together consistently, and this element of Cutie and the Beast doesn't quite get there. Regardless, the appealing relationship at its core make this book well worth a read.
Edwin gets grumpy if his SF/F reading doesn't feature happy queer main characters. Aside from that, he reads and writes for a living (though not fiction), so of course his hobby is reading, and now writing about what he reads. Why do anything else? Connect with Edwin on Twitter.


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Tom Taylor auditioned for The Dark Tower 8 times
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Tom Taylor had to audition eight times before being flown out to Los Angeles to meet with the cast and crew of 'The Dark Tower'
Tom Taylor auditioned eight times for 'The Dark Tower'.
The 16-year-old actor - best known for playing Tom Foster in the his BBC TV series 'Doctor Foster' - landed a role opposite Idris Elba and Matthew McConnaughey in the Stephen King big screen adaptation, but wasn't sure he would get the part because he had to try out so many times.
Speaking to the i newspaper, the actor said: "I did eight auditions. I got flown to LA to meet Idris Elba and the director. I kind of thought, 'What the hell am I doing?' at that point.
"I heard they looked through a lot of different people. At one point I think they were going to go and do a street-casting in New York, so the fact that I got it was even more amazing.
"It was a huge deal - they picked an English actor."
Taylor has kept in touch with the two Hollywood actors, and recalled the first time he met McConnaughey the actor was still in his character as Walter/The Man in Black, the villain of the movie.
He said: "When I first met Matthew he invited me to his trailer. He was very much in his character, because he was playing an evil character so he had to stay in the zone.
"He told me how he prepares for roles, and how he gets his best performances. It wasn't method acting but he just had to stay in the zone.
"Idris is a good man. At the end of the day they're both just normal people. There's nothing superhuman about them."
Taylor has also admitted that while filming 'The Dark Tower he fell behind studying for his GCSEs
He said: "I did fall a bit behind, at the beginning of Year 11. I was revising with my friends, and then I started doing a film, and I had fallen so far behind that I thought I couldn't be bothered and it wasn't worth doing it again.
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One Direction: 'This Is Us' London Press Conference!
One Direction hits the carpet at the photo call and press conference for their highly anticipated flick This is Us held at Big Sky Studios on Monday (August 19) in London, England.
The guys – Harry Styles, Zayn Malik, Liam Payne, Louis Tomlinson, and Niall Horan – threw popcorn at photographers and snapped clipboards while posing with director Morgan Spurlock.
"Can't believe it's #TwoYearsOfWhatMakesYouBeautiful and this week we premiere our movie This Is Us," Niall wrote on his Twitter account. "Thank you!"
This Is Us will be hitting theaters everywhere on August 30.
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When to rob a bank : ...And 131 More Warped Suggestions and Well-Intended Rants. / Steven D Levitt.
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In celebration of the 10th anniversary of the landmark book Freakonomics comes this curated collection from the most readable economics blog in the universe. It's the perfect solution for the millions of readers who love all things Freakonomics. Surprising and erudite, eloquent and witty, When to Rob a Bank demonstrates the brilliance that has made the Freakonomics guys an international sensation, with more than 7 million books sold in 40 languages, and 150 million downloads of their Freakonomics Radio podcast.When Freakonomics was first published, the authors started a blog—and they've kept it up. The writing is more casual, more personal, even more outlandish than in their books. In When to Rob a Bank, they ask a host of typically off-center questions: Why don't flight attendants get tipped? If you were a terrorist, how would you attack? And why does KFC always run out of fried chicken?Over the past decade, Steven D. Levitt and Stephen J. Dubner have...
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To locate someone within the Taylor County Jail system in Merkel, Texas, go to the Texas Jail Records site.
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At minimum you will need a first and last name. If you can provide the middle name or initial that is even better. In a perfect world you will also have the inmate's birthdate, but if not, an estimated age will help.
State Inmate
Most states have Department of Corrections websites that allow you to type in a felon's first and last name and pull up inmates in that state. Go to this page for inmates in Texas. If you need to find an inmate in another state prison system, go here.
When you click next to the inmate's name or on a link, it will show you which jail or prison the inmate is housed in. If the inmate is no longer incarcerated, but is on parole/probation or discharged, it will tell you that as well. In addition, many state prison inmate pages show recent mug shots.
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To look up the detainee, users need the full legal name the person used upon their arrest and the country the person claimed they originated from. It helps to also have the "A-number", which is the number that ICE assigned to them upon their detention, which you can use instead of attempting to type the detainee's name.
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Choosing a monitor can be a pretty easy task if you know want you what. The single biggest factor is the size of the Liquid Crystal Display (LCD) but buyers will also have to decide on features, design, and a few other factors.
Buying from the same manufacturer or store that you are getting your computer from doesn't always make sense (unless you are getting a sweet bundled deal), because displays are a) universally compatible, b) available for very cheap from some places, and c) available in a multitude of different sizes and styles.
What you should concern yourself with:
- Size
This is the diagonal size of the LCD screen. A larger viewable area will allow you to put more on the screen at once. A bigger picture is preferable for watching movies and gaming, and it will often increase productivity. However, you have to make sure that you have the desk space to accommodate it. Size, to some extent, determines resolution. Consumers should be looking for something larger than 21-inches if they are buying new, but if you want to use an old display from a previous computer, that's fine as well.
- Resolution
This is the number of pixels on the screen. For example, a common resolution for a 24-inch display is 1920×1200 (width by length) which can fit more on the display at once than a 22-inch display which might run at 1680×1050. A higher resolution is generally preferable, but if you get too high a resolution for a given size (say that 22-inch at 1920×1200) then everything on screen will be smaller and harder on your eyes. Higher resolutions also stresses the graphics cards more, so you might need to invest more in graphics to accommodate a larger monitor, especially if you like gaming.
- Inputs
A monitor can do a lot more than just display what's happening on your computer. Some can also show a television signal, or display what you are playing on a videogame console. Some don't have speakers though so you can either buy one that has them or find another way to play the sound. Most computers output video through DVI or HDMI, both of which should be on a monitor. VGA, an older input, is available on most as well, just for legacy purposes. Other options to consider are display port, composite, and component connections.
- Sound
Some monitors have speakers, some don't. External speakers are almost always better, but something built into your monitor can be very convenient.
- Adjustability / Stand
Some monitors are more adjustable than others and some have nice looking stands while others don't. These might be deal breakers for some people, while other people don't care, but they are worth considering before making a purchase. Height adjustability is the most important, but rotating can be useful as well.
- Mounting
Most monitors will just be placed on your desktop, but you might want to put one on a monitor stand or mounted on a wall.
- Aspect ratio
This will affect the resolution of the screen. Older monitors ran at the squarish 4:3 while newer ones run at 16:10 or 16:9, both of which are preferable for watching HD video. Because most HD video is 16:9 it's actually a better fit for video playback because the letterboxing on the display will be minimized when video is playing. You lose some vertical resolution, but it could be worth the tradeoff.
- Other features
When buying a monitor you should not forget the extras. These might include a USB hub or memory card reader, but could also include a webcam or TV tuner. There are a lot of different options available. Don't forget the video options either, some display will be able to handle picture-in-picture for displaying multiple inputs at once.


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A reprint of a classical work in the Cambridge Library Collection.
Richard Inwards (1840–1937) trained as a mining engineer, working on projects in Europe and South America (his book on Tiwanaku in Bolivia, The Temple of the Andes, is also reissued in the Cambridge Library Collection). A fellow of the Royal Meteorological Society and the Royal Astronomical Society, Inwards became well known in scientific circles. Weather Lore was first published in 1869, with this 1893 second edition including new entries from the United States. Compiled from sources as diverse as Hesiod, the Bible and Francis Bacon, the collection includes the notable observations that 'if spaniels sleep more than usual, it foretells wet weather', but 'if rats are more restless than usual, rain is at hand'. Often entertaining, always fascinating, Weather Lore does not pretend to be scientifically accurate; as the author was to remark later, 'no human being can correctly predict the weather, even for a week to come'.
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ITC Products has been appointed new distributor for the complete range of Crouzet Automatismes products in Australia.
The extensive Crouzet product range includes automation control and safety components such as timers, counters, control relays, solid-state relays and logic controllers.
This is in addition to the company's wide range of motors, photo electric, proximity, limit and micro switches and pneumatic devices.
ITC Products managing director Victor Lutz believes the new appointment will complement ITC's existing program in providing a broader range of products for its customers.
"We have been dealing with Crouzet for close to 30 years, as a result our product knowledge and familiarity with their range is extremely high.
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These kinds of choices require asking myself questions that can feel impossible. Which path will be the most moral? Which will save me the most suffering? Which will enrich my life the most in the limited time I have on this Earth? Which will be best for those I hold dearest? At times, I can't answer these questions, especially when the answers seem in conflict with one another. Sometimes I freeze up with the fear of answering incorrectly. If I cross the threshold, will the gate lock behind me?
I have often felt the urge to examine every option from every angle, to ask every self-proclaimed expert I can find, to ensure I don't screw it up. This is why I waited a decade to make the hardest transition I ever have: to admit to myself or to any other person that I suffered being understood as a man and that I yearned deeply to live as a woman. For many years I searched for external validation that this was possible and ethical, that it was for someone like me, that I would not regret it, and that I would finally be happy. Even after devouring every "yes," "no," and "maybe" I could find, I felt no closer to knowing.
I eventually came to a surprisingly simple conclusion: that I might transition and regret it, or I might transition and finally be at peace. However, if I did not transition, I would continue to suffer and would always regret not doing so. Remembering this has helped me be at peace with a new life journey that has given me both immense joy and immense suffering.
Every transition is likely to hold both joy and suffering; that is why choosing it is so difficult. What I have come to understand is that there is never one correct answer that exists independently of you, and no one else can give you that answer. A mentor once told me: "We all made the best decisions we could have made at the time we made them."
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A motion has been made by the prosecution to try a Libertyville juvenile, suspected in the death of an infant, in adult court. The motion was filed yesterday. The 15-year-old female is charged as a juvenile with Child Endangerment Resulting in Death. If the court decides to approve the motion, it would mean the female faces a class B felony, punishable by up to 50 years in prison.
According to Jefferson County Attorney, Timothy Dille, the timeline of the events leading up to and following the death of the infant on October 10th is unclear. Dille says the 15-year-old's mother was not home at the time of the birth and it isn't believed the girl's step father was present.Authorities found the infant in a closet at their residence on October 11th.


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The government may reconsider selling shares in state-run companies, including Taiwan Power Co (Taipower), after objections from lawmakers and unions.
An economic conference next month will discuss whether the government should cut its ownership of Taipower to less than 50 percent and sell postal and rail unit stakes, Minister of Finance Joseph Lyu (呂桔誠) said at a press briefing.
Some legislators and unions have urged the government to reconsider selling stakes in state-run companies that can help to carry out government policies.
"We're willing to listen to people's different opinions and try to forge a consensus," Lyu said.
The government, which owns 97 percent of Taipower, had planned to reduce its stake in the utility to less than 50 percent by the end of last year and to halve its 100 percent ownership of Taiwan Railway Administration by June next year. It has also said it will eventually sell shares in the postal service.
The sale of Taipower shares was delayed because of lawmakers' demands that 41-year-old electricity laws be revised and the legislature approve any sale.
The laws were enacted when Taipower was the nation's only power company. Today, Taipower generates about 75 percent of the electricity used by the country and has a transmission monopoly.


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If Chelsea want to get Oscar from Internacional, they're going to have to spend more money than initially thought, as the 20 year old Brazilian is expected to become the most expensive transfer ever to come out of the Brazilian league, while Andre Schurrle from Leverkusen is officially (for now) off the table. More
This year, Roman Abramovich is keeping his wallet open for the Chelsea manager to make use of. The next big thing? Oscar dos Santos Emboaba Júnior, Oscar in short, the 20 year old Brazilian midfielder from Internacional who will also be part of the Brazilian setup in London this summer. More
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According to the LA Times' Lance Pugmire, a middleweight title rematch between Anderson Silva and Chael Sonnen is being penciled in for the UFC's next New Year's Eve or Super Bowl weekend card, after Silva recovers from the rib injury that reportedly plagued him before the fight. Unlike other immediate UFC title rematches that have been booked recently — see esp., Machida vs. Rua II, Penn vs. Edgar II — Silva and Sonnen's first meeting didn't end in a close/controversial judges' decision. Instead, Silva sunk a triangle-armbar with less than two minutes remaining in the fifth round, after getting out-wrestled and battered for the previous four frames.
No matter who's "in line" for the next title shot in the middleweight division, the matchmaking argument would seem to be that Sonnen is still the biggest threat to the Spider, and he deserves another try after coming just short of victory at UFC 117. Can Sonnen learn from his mistakes, or does a healthy Anderson Silva run straight through him? And are you interested in seeing the Silva vs. Sonnen sequel in the first place?
Giving further weight to the Pugmire report is Vitor Belfort's recent statement that he won't be facing Sonnen next. As he told Sherdog: "I talked to Lorenzo (Fertitta) this week and will return in November. I just asked him to not be (on the November card in Germany). I'm tired of traveling. I would like to return to fighting here in America. According to my conversation with Lorenzo, my opponent will not be Sonnen, but another guy that will be decided soon."


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USGA Animated Video Clips
We would also like to encourage everyone to take a moment to visit this special link to the USGA's website where you can learn about golf course maintenance through short animated video clips. This link is a great way to learn about what goes on behind the scenes to prepare and maintain a golf course. Many of these great little details are often overlooked, taken for granted and questioned just beause golfers don't understand all that goes into the day to day operation of golf course maintenance.
Please visit the link below and page down to learn about topics such as :
- Why Frost Delays Are Needed
- Turf Aeration
- How To Repair Divots & Ball Marks
- Bunker Etiquette
Golf Etiquette Program
The Pitman Golf Course is committed to providing golfers of all abilities the best possible playing conditions for your round and it requires your attention;
We ask that those who play Pitman Golf Course;
- Repair ball marks
- Replace divots
- Rake bunkers smooth
- Follow cart rules and regulations
- Maintain proper Pace of Play
A fundamental principle in playing the game of golf is that all players show respect and consideration for one another AND for the course. Accordingly, as a golfer you are expected to uphold these basic etiquette rules of play and our golf staff has been instructed to enforce these rules throughout the day. Failure to follow these rules can result in being asked to leave the golf course with NO refund. We hope that everyone embraces this NEW program and we thank you in advance for your cooperation!
If you feel that you can not abide by these rules or have no desire to acknowledge proper golf course etiquette, we will gladly refund your green/cart fees prior to tee off.
Ball Mark Campaign
The Pitman Golf Course would like to remind everyone about basic golf course etiquette...
Please repair your ball marks. Everyone wants to putt on the best conditioned greens possible, but not everyone is doing their share when it comes to fixing ball marks. Remember, each golfer is respoonsible for repairing the damage that they do by way of ball marks and/or divots out on the course. If you wait for you golf staff to repair these things, it will take much longer to heal and the playing conditions will suffer as a result. This is especially true with ball marks. It only takes a few seconds to repair your mark and that will ensure the best possible playing conditions for your next round...we all might even make a few more putts along the way!


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FORBES, Rosemary
Died Saturday, October 7th while tending her magnificent garden on a beautiful, sunny day. Rosemary was Friends to thousands of persons. Everyone in the figure skating community knew her as a loving, tireless, and truly dedicated coach. She first started teaching children at the Lakeshore Skating Club in the 1950's. For close to 30 years she has been an honoured coach at the Port Credit Figure Skating Club. "She taught me all the dance tests" is a touching phrase spoken by so many. Rosemary was avid about all her activities. She played bridge every week. Lawn bowling was her fun summer activity. Swimming, walking, and bicycling for miles every day kept her fit. She participated in so many activities at the Boulevard Club where she was an honourary member. All of this was in addition to her daily joy of teaching skating. Traveling was a passion for Rosemary, and she journeyed the world, making Friends easily wherever she visited with Fred, her husband. He was the love of her life. They were married in 1959 in New Toronto where Fred had his drug store. Fred passed away in 1991. Rosemary did not want a Church service, or a Memorial service because that would make people sad. Rosemary's remains are to be cremated with her ashes interred at Fred's family plot. Rosemary wants us to have a party where her Friends can eat, drink, and laugh, telling stories about her and sharing memories. This will happen later in November. Please send a note to Taylor ECHLIN, 2338 Hurontario Street, Suite 301, Mississauga, Ontario, L5B 1N1 to receive details, and an R.R.S.P. invitation. Any donations should be made to your favourite charity for children.
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ECHLIN email@example.com_county.toronto.globe_and_mail 2006-10-14 published
STAPELLS, Beverley (née ECHLIN)
Suddenly at her home in Toronto on Tuesday, October 10, 2006. Beloved wife of Bredin STAPELLS. Much loved mother of Victoria and her husband Richard JOHNSON of Seville, Spain, Alexandra "Lala" of Paris, France and Elizabeth of Port Hope, Ontario. Inspiring Nun (Noon) of grandchildren Adrian, Alejandra and Nina. Dear sister of Claire-Anne and her husband José SANTOS of Spain and their children children Kate, Joseph, Paul, Eric, Magdalena and Ana. Colourful sister-in-law of Tony STAPELLS and his daughter Amanda. She touched the lives of people and leaves many Friends. Born in Toronto with family roots in the Niagara Fruit Belt. Organized World War 2 fundraising at Humberside Collegiate with a close knit group of girlfriends and the group continues to meet monthly. A graduate in Honours History '48 from Victoria College, U. of T., Beverley had a lifelong love of words which enriched her career as a Globe and Mail reporter in the mid 40's. In addition to raising a family, her passion for politics led her into being an active member of the Canadian Institute for International Affairs and campaigning for social issues. A creative Canadiana teacher in the Education Dept. at the Royal Ontario Museum, she then focused on West Asian and Islamic Galleries after a life changing trip to Iran in 1978. She became an ardent student in the Islamic Dept., U. of T. in the 80's and most recently returned to her joy of poetry in the Academy for Lifelong Learning. Although Beverley and Bredin travelled to many parts of the world and connected with people from all walks of life, their home will always remains within the same block of Toronto. There will be a gathering of Friends on Tuesday, October 17th from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m., at the Alumni Hall, Victoria College (Old Vic Bldg.). In lieu of flowers, donations can be made to Senior Peoples' Resource in North Toronto (tel. 416-481-6411 ext. 243) or Doctors Without Borders (tel. 416-964-0619). "So look you well to this day, for it is the life of life." Khalidasa
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ECHLIN email@example.com_county.toronto.toronto_star 2006-10-17 published
Star on ice, champ, adored coach
Generous spirit fed homeless man
Party, not memorial, to mark her life
By Debra BLACK, Staff Reporter
Rosemary FORBES died doing something she loved, tending her garden. It was a fitting end for a woman who was passionate about everything from gardening to ice skating.
The one-time Ice Follies dancer and Canadian Ladies Junior champion parlayed a love of skating into a career as a figure skating coach, first at the Lakeshore Skating Club and then the Port Credit Figure Skating Club. During 50-odd years of coaching, she taught thousands of youngsters how to skate.
"She treated every skater in the club equally -- it didn't matter if you had talent or not," says Siobhan CRAWLEY, a former student.
"She was very caring. She had a real sense of humour in the way she taught. She had a way of making you feel important even if you felt unsure." FORBES was teaching until the day she died. Many of her students are beside themselves, said CRAWLEY, who sits on the board of the Port Credit Figure Skating Club. She has arranged for a grief counsellor to talk to the children.
"They loved her," said CRAWLEY. " She was so pivotal to our club. We won't be the same club without her. That was her legacy -- she has taken so many little ones and started them on their way."
Born in Toronto, FORBES, in her 70s, died earlier this month from heart problems.
A passionate gardener and traveller, FORBES married Freddie, who had a drugstore in New Toronto, in 1959. He died in 1991. They never had children.
She also ran a skating group, called Morning Glories, for women aged 40 to 80.
She was generous to Friends, but also strangers. FORBES had lived near a grocery store and put her garbage in the nearby dumpster. "One day a homeless person climbed out of the dumpster and growled at her: 'Stay away, this is my territory,'" recalled Taylor ECHLIN, a friend and executor of her estate. "Rosemary pointed her finger at him and said: 'No one in Canada should eat food out of a garbage bin. You come home now and I'll fix you a sandwich and anytime you're hungry I want you to knock on my door.'"
No funeral or memorial service is being held. FORBES "didn't want people to be sad," ECHLIN said. "She wanted me to hold a big party for all her Friends so we can laugh and giggle and share memories." The party will be in late November, he said.
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ECHTERMANN email@example.com_county.toronto.globe_and_mail 2006-11-16 published
MENZEL, Peter W.
Passed away suddenly on Wednesday, November 15th, 2006. Peter is survived by his wife Ursula; daughters Andrea MENZEL, Cornelia AMICABILE (Uwe ECHTERMANN) and Petra HINKE (Uwe FRICKE); grandchildren Daisy, Corrado and Juri; sisters Gabriele RAPPENECKER (John) and Steffi STEWARD/STEWART/STUART (Ted,) as well as numerous nieces and nephews throughout North America and Europe. Born and educated in Germany, Peter arrived in Canada over fifty years ago and made this country his home. He was a sailor and world traveller, wildlife enthusiast and dedicated businessman. Known to all as a generous friend, always a gentleman and a true helmsman, both on board EKU 111, as well as, for his family and company. He will be greatly missed by us all. The family will receive Friends at the Humphrey Funeral Home - A.W. Miles Chapel, 1403 Bayview Avenue (south of Eglinton Avenue East), from 2-4 and 6-8 p.m. Saturday, November 18th and from 1-3 and 5-7 p.m. Sunday, November 19th. A celebration of his life will take place at a later date. If desired, donations may be made to the World Wildlife Fund, 245 Eglinton Avenue East, Suite 410, Toronto M4P 3J1 or the Canadian Cancer Society, 20 Holly Street, Suite 101, Toronto M4S 3B1.
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ECHTNER firstname.lastname@example.com_county.toronto.toronto_star 2006-03-21 published
SCHMIDT, Henry
Passed away suddenly at Toronto East General Hospital on Saturday, March 18, 2006 at the age of 82. Loving husband of the late Ellen SCHMIDT. Loving father of Petra, Pam and son-in-law David KELLOGG. Loving grandfather of Jennifer and Jonathan. Dear uncle of Uschi ECHTNER and her husband Rudi of Frankfurt, Germany. Visitation will be held at The Simple Alternative Funeral Centre, 275 Lesmill Road, 416-441-1580 on Wednesday, March 22, 2006 from 7 p.m.-9 p.m. A Funeral Service will be held in the Chapel on Thursday, March 23, 2006 at 11 a.m. In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to the Heart and Stroke Foundation.
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I can't believe, it seems like only the other day I was wishing for my first digital camera, and now look!
I just won this 1963 Halina on Ebay and received it today. Looks to be all working, but I'll wait for the photos to find out (even writing that seems weird 'wait for photos!).
This camera is sooo incredibly heavy, possible due to the amount of chrome plating! Looks cool though, specially in its leather case.
I hope to be posting some images soon, exciting! (for me anyway).


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Carl Hoffman, 79, of Landmark #1, Cherry Hill, N.J., formerly of Allentown, died Saturday in Leader Nursing and Rehabilitation Center II, Bethlehem. He was the husband of Bertha Hoffman.
He owned Hoffman Bros. Auto Salvage, Allentown, for 55 years, retiring in 1972. He was a vice president and board member of the National Auto Wreckers Association for many years.


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The public school teachers of British Columbia call upon government and school boards to make a dramatic shift in our public school system.
The current "accountability" system for public schools relies on narrowly focussed standardized tests as the main vehicle for determining the effectiveness of our schools.
Teachers believe we should be more concerned about meeting the diverse needs of all the students in our public schools and the success of our schools is all about how well we do that.
What's the problem?
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The world of health and long-term-care delivery is shifting from the fee-for-service model to one of pay-for-performance, where providers of all stripes are incentivized to focus on the value they bring to patients, as well as the healthcare system's bottom line. Innovative and forward-thinking community-based organizations (CBOs) are poised to step up to the challenge and capitalize on sustainability and service opportunities presented by new policies that encourage the integration of social and medical services.
But before you can sit in the driver's seat, you need to know the road. Having a well-informed, clear-eyed understanding of the health and long-term-care payment and policy environment in your area is a critical first step down the path to successful CBO–health entity partnerships.
During this web seminar, hear from leaders of the Council on Aging of Southwestern Ohio (COA), a business-savvy Area Agency on Aging (AAA) that has fully embraced the changing reimbursement landscape. COA has deep experience with surveying their market and using insights from the process to spotlight new growth opportunities. Speakers will cover how to identify your organization's "products," analyze the market for them, develop market strategies, and more. Tune in to find out how to uncover what's happening in your backyard!
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A lot of people feel as though the only real drink you're supposed to consume is water. It's no real wonder why people get that impression; it's all the health experts seem to talk about. No one, after all tells you how many glasses of Coke you should be drinking per day. But the choice isn't just between water and a sugary soda. In fact, you don't necessarily need to drink something cold at all. There are several healthy hot beverages that can be a part of any successful diet plan. Here are three of them that can serve you well.
One of the best things you can drink when on a diet is green tea. While you don't need to drink it warm to get the benefits, you may find you enjoy it in that format. The green variety not only provides you with metabolic properties that can get your weight loss moving, but also provides a number of benefits beyond that. Some studies have shown a potential link between drinking green tea and reducing your risk of cancer. If that's not enough reason to try it, what is? Healthy hot beverages don't get any better. Of course, green tea isn't your only option. There are fine benefits to drinking black, oolong, and white as well.
The majority of the population thinks of coffee as a vice instead of putting it into the category of healthy hot beverages, but is there any reason it can't be a bit of both? Truthfully, coffee can provide several benefits to its drinkers. There is no other drink or food that approaches its level of antioxidants, which have been shown to be effective in the fight against cancer. Coffee can provide another benefit to those looking to lose weight: it is an appetite suppressant. The caffeine included in the drink could be just enough to quiet your stomach until it is time to eat again.
Hot Cocoa
If you wake up one morning and you're not in the mood for coffee, cocoa can be a wonderful substitute. Among healthy hot beverages, it may be lagging behind coffee and tea in popularity, but studies have shown that chocolate is a very healthy substance. Dark chocolate is particularly powerful in this regard, showing benefits ranging from lower blood pressure to increased serotonin levels. Once again, the antioxidants are in effect. The flavonoids included in cocoa have been shown to reduce inflammation, which in turn can prevent heart disease. If you want to cut calories, use skim milk to make your cup.


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Artifice is another aspect of figure-ground where techniques like object blending, hiding, and visual deceptions work to conceal, or fool the eyes of the viewer. John Pfahl is a well-known practitioner of artifice photography in the form of visual camouflage, is most known for his "Altered Landscapes" series. In his images, we see an exploration of creating ambiguity of space and scale within the two dimensional space of the image.
Jerry Uelsmann practices a form of psychological artifice with his masterful blending of portions of different, unrelated negatives into prints of extraordinary beauty and mystical content. His work has led to a whole genre of digitally manipulated photographic images. Partly because of his masterful technique, but mostly due to the surrealistically logical imagery in the scenes, most of his images are immediately readable.
Artifice occasionally influences my own work, probably due to looking at too much Minor White over time. I find it can come in two forms visual and emotional.
Visual artifice, like the scene below, tricks the brain into seeing something other than the object photographed. In this instance, the effect is strengthened by the title. The title: "Control of the Oceans – A View of Iron Bottom Sound", suggests a logical framework for the brain prior to looking at the image.
Emotional artifice comes in the form of strong emotional reactions to images. Anytime empathy for, or personification of an object occurs, a form of artifice takes place. The image below is strongly reacted to by most viewers. Part of a series of images taken over the period of a year and a half, this image evokes differing emotional responses ranging from pity to anger.
Aesthetic Analysis
Formal aesthetic analysis of any creative work usually begins by mapping the visual structure of the image. This is an analysis of the lines, shapes, tones, contrasts etc, found in the image. This analysis is informed by the Principals of Art and the Elements of Design. These in turn are influenced by the Gestalt elements found in the image.
To illustrate lets look again at the image above. What makes this composition work?
Looking at it formally, there are three vertical elements: the wooden upright, the plexiglass rectangle and the rectangular compartment on the left. Each is supported by strong horizontals top and bottom. These verticals, anchored by the horizontals, create a sense of repose and solidity. The verticals are further reinforced by the fluting of the cardboard backing of the right compartment.
If it contained a plain background in the compartment on the left, this composition would have appeared heavy and overly imbalanced to the right. With the broad "barber pole" like diagonals, the image seems comfortably positioned and in balance. The image below illustrates how the space is divided by the horizontal, vertical and diagonal elements.
An implied triangle running from the top of the larger dolls head down to both sides to just above the horizontal base of the right compartment shown below left. This triangle strengthens the composition and adds gravity, anchoring it within the visual space. There is also a similarity of the rounded shapes described by the bodies of a both dolls creating an implied circular shape within the frame shown below right.
Other Gestalt elements found in the image include similarity in the shapes of the doll heads, and the rectangular forms of the left and right vertical compartments.
All of these steadying components then fall counter to the tension created by the emotional desire to personify the doll on the right as a deceased infant, contrasted with the laughing figure of the impish character on the left .
Keep in mind that these elements were not analyzed as the exposure was being made. There was though, a decision to include what is currently in the frame. A second composition was made by shooting closer, excluding the left hand compartment. Since I always try to compose to the whole frame (no cropping) the 2:3 format cut into the upper portion of the right compartment in the second framing. Visually, it was unsatisfying and the image felt imbalanced to the eye. I also almost removed the small figure on the left prior to exposure but in the end I left it in. Removing it would have resulted in a weaker overall image, deleting a key component of the emotional artifice.
Again, most of the design influences in framing the shot were not conscious decisions made prior to exposure. But being subconsciously aware of the Principals of Art and Elements of Design would have influenced the overall approach when framing the shot.
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Members of the New England Unit of the Herb Society of America are digging and dividing perennials in their teaching garden at Elm Bank.
Members of the New England Unit of the Herb Society of America are digging and dividing perennials in their teaching garden at Elm Bank.
Some of these herbs, as well as plants from member gardens, will be among the plants available for purchase at the Unit's 27th annual plant sale on Saturday, May 12, from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. at Elm Bank Horticulture Center, 900 Washington St., Route 16. The Center is the home of the Massachusetts Horticultural Society.
"The sale will be held rain or shine," says Faith Scovel, vice chairman of the Unit. "Even though it rained torrents last year, our loyal customers were lined up at 9 a.m., eager to shop. So, come early to make sure that you get the widest and best selection of herbs."
The sale offers many varieties of herbs, from everyday parsley, sage, rosemary and thyme, to the unusual and exotic. Perennial and annual herbs, heirloom plants, shade plants, groundcovers and new varieties will be available. Members of the Herb Society will be on hand to answer questions and to help customers select the most suitable herbs for their gardens.
The sale will feature the 2007 Herb of the Year, lemon balm, as well as other lemon-scented herbs such as lemon thyme and lemon grass.
Herbs are versatile plants having many uses. Some are edible. A favorite recipe is Lemon Herb Butter, which is great spread on warm bread or crackers, or for baking scallops and fish dishes.
Lemon Herb Butter
Mix one stick of soft unsalted butter
1 tsp. dried parsley
½ tsp. Dried lemon balm
¼ tsp. Each of dried chervil, dried basil and dried chives.
If you prefer to use fresh herbs, chop them finely and use two to three times the proportions named above. Fresh herbs give a better flavor.
A Lemon Lavender Potpourri will freshen rooms, drawers and linens. To make Lemon Lavender Potpourri, mix one cup each of lemon balm, lavender buds and lemon verbena, adding several drops of essential oil of lavender. Then, put the mixture into a wide-mouth glass jar three-quarters full, cover tightly and store in a dark place for two weeks. Fill sachet bags wit the mixture and place in drawers and closets, or in suitcases when traveling.
Proceeds from the sale are used for educational programs and to maintain the public teaching garden at Elm Bank. For more information go to the Society's Web site: www.neuhsa.org.