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Just finished watching for a second time the DVD of a film, ÔÇ£Twice Upon a CaravanÔÇØ by Robert E. Fulton, Jr. In these days of the Iron Butt stunts, movie star rides, and other stuff, it is refreshing to see this manÔÇÖs description of his motorcycle ride from England to Japan in 1932. He rode solo. No cameramen, support vehicles, fuel injection, Russell seats, GPS, or even modern maps. He communicated with others with barehanded sign language.
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Splinter Cell: Conviction Trailers Show Sam's Tricks
A trio of Splinter Cell: Conviction trailers focus on a few of the tricks Sam Fisher will have up the sleeve of his tactical turtleneck--or "tactleneck"--in Splinter Cell: Conviction. Splinter Cell: Conviction is headed to Xbox 360 on April 13 i
Splinter Cell: Conviction is headed to Xbox 360 on April 13 in North America, coming to Europe on April 15. The PC edition will arrive slightly later on April 27--a delay apparently unrelated to its use of Ubisoft's ever-troubled new DRM system.
The first trailer shows Sam getting acrobatic as he traverses levels.
Next up is a look at some of Sam's brutal hand-to-hand stealth kills.
Lastly, Mr Fisher uses the environment to his advantage, from precariously-dangling sculptures to handy urinals.


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After two strong months of sales, there was a slight dip in the number of homes sold last month in the Regina area, based on reports through the Association of Regina REALTORS® Inc.MLS® System.
There were 247 residential sales in Regina and area last month, down 4% from 257 in November 2013. The number of home sales inside the city proper was 199, down 10% from 221 last year.
Despite a decline from 1,255 in October, the number of homes listed for sale in the city remained above historical levels. At the end of November, 1,134 homes were listed on the multiple listing service (MLS), compared to 914 in November 2013 and 620 in November 2012.
For November, the MLS® Home Price Index (HPI) which measures residential price trends based on four benchmark home types, reported a composite residential price of $296,600, down 3.4% from last year's prices of $307.000. The HPI is a much more accurate measure of housing price trends than the average – indicating that residential property values have declined in Regina over the past year.
Year-to-date, 3,510 sales in the Regina area have been reported to the end of November, virtually identical to 3,520 in 2013.
The average sales price in the city was $302,408, down 7% from last year's $326,279. There is a variance of close to $6,000 between the average price in the city and the HPI composite benchmark price. This is entirely attributable by the skewing effect on the average price of a shift to a larger proportion of higher priced homes selling. The average sales price in all market areas for the month was $298,290, a 3% decrease from 2013's $307,258.
With the onset of winter-like conditions and very cold weather towards the end of the month had a dampening effect on sales. With only one month to go, it's expected that the sales in 2014 will be very close to 2013's.
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Liza Ryabkina tallied a goal and an assist against the Bears (Gil Talbot).
PROVIDENCE, R.I. – A first period goal and an offensive outburst in the second highlighted a great performance as the Harvard women's hockey team earned its fifth-straight win, downing Brown, 4-0, Friday at Meehan Auditorium. Harvard maintains its second-place position in the ECAC standings with a 10-3-2 conference mark to go along with its 11-7-2 overall record.
With the victory, Katey Stone, The Landry Family Head Coach for Harvard Women's Ice Hockey, posts her 350th career win, further distancing herself from the pack as the winningest coach in women's college hockey history.
After a number of good looks in the early going, the Crimson finally broke the ice on the game's first power-play. Jillian Dempsey picked the puck out of a scrum at the far side of the left faceoff circle and managed to put a back-handed shot on net. Brown goalie Katie Jamieson made the initial save but Liza Ryabkina was there to clean up the short-range rebound to give the Crimson a 1-0 lead at 10:27 of the first. Harvard fired an impressive 22 shots on net in the opening stanza.
Harvard wasted little time extending its lead to 2-0, recording its second goal just 1:09 into the second period. Once again it was Dempsey displaying the unselfish play as she controlled the puck in the Brown zone and fed Josephine Pucci who buried a mid-range shot for her sixth goal of the season.
The goals kept on coming as Harvard kept the pressure on. At the 14:30 mark of the second period, the Crimson struck again to push the score to 3-0. Marissa Gedman took a pass from Ryabkina and bested Jamieson top shelf for her third of the season. Just 1:10 later, on a 4-on-3 situation, Harvard picked up its second power-play tally from its fourth different goal-scorer of the game. Working the point to perfection, Pucci dished to Leanna Coskren who fed Kate Buesser for a one-timer that beat Jamieson to the near post.
Each team killed a handful of penalties in the third, but neither was able to muster a goal as the Crimson sealed the 4-0 win.
Harvard goalie Laura Bellamy made 25 saves while recording back-to-back shutouts for the first time in her career. With the clean sheet, Bellamy extends her current shutout streak to 131:32 minutes. For the second-straight game, the Crimson had four different players score goals and notched its third straight game with at least one power-play tally.
The Crimson wraps up its weekend of Ivy League action tomorrow when it travels to New Haven, Conn., to take on Yale in a 4 p.m. game.


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Adoption of and Change in Accounting Methods
BY FRED A. GOULETTE Principal, Los Angeles Office
Presented before technical conferences of The California Society of Certified
Public Accountants, Los Angeles and San Francisco —November 1960
All OF us are well aware, I am sure, that what we may consider to be a sound, and sometimes even necessary, accounting method for book and financial statement purposes may not be acceptable for tax purposes. For example, setting up reserves would come under this heading. Also, while a faulty accounting method may be easily corrected
for book purposes by disclosing in the audit report the effect of the change, such change may not be as easily made for tax purposes because of the necessity for obtaining I.R.S. approval or because some of the years affected may be closed by the statute of limitations. So, I am going to try in the next few minutes to dispel some of the fog surrounding
certain areas of this subject.
It seems to me this discussion can be logically approached by examining the various aspects of tax accounting methods in the following order:
1. Accounting methods that may be initially adopted by the taxpayer
without prior approval by the I.R.S.
2. Change in accounting method.
3. Correction of the accounting with respect to a particular item of income or deduction.
4. Continuation of the use of an accounting method by a successor corporation in certain reorganizations.
5. Latest developments.
As a general rule a taxpayer can initially adopt for tax purposes the regular method of accounting used in keeping his books provided such method clearly reflects income. Thus, if the books are kept by the consistent application of generally accepted accounting principles usually employed for the particular trade or business, income will normally be considered to be clearly reflected and the method will not be challenged.
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From Kalyves turning towards the south you can make your way to Vamos which is 25 km from Chania. Vamos is the capital of the homonymous countryside whose picturesque scenery is a resort attraction. The large village maintains its noble appearance thanks to the attention and care of the villagers who seem to respect and love their homeland with ecological sensitivity.
There is a homonymous corporation in Vamos, Vamos Inc., which produces high quality products such as marmalades, petimezi (grape syrup), sweet preserves, olive oil, oil-cheese, pasta, vinegar, tsikoudia (Greek moonshine) but also homemade soap which definitely is worth buying.
Also, under the supervision of the company, a homonymous traditional guesthouse and tavern are in operation which will offer you special moments of relaxation and a chance to unwind far away from the hustle and bustle and stress of the city.
In neighboring Gavalohori you will find a significant Historical and Folklore Museum with a rich Folklore Collection in a well-kept traditional manor. From the village's Women's Association you will be provided with first class quality sweet preserves, aromatic herbs, koulourakia (Greek cookies) as well as handwoven materials known as "kopaneli".
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Why should you hire a contractor?
Hiring a general contractor is a good idea for many remodeling projects. Home renovation contractors have a broad range of skills to manage, coordinate and complete a project. They should help make sure your project comes in on time and within your budget as they hire and supervise all the necessary subcontractors, including electricians and plumbers. They also handle procuring all the materials required for your job. Some homeowners look to save money by acting as their own contractor, but an experienced home renovation contractor is worth the cost. They should know local building codes, be able to pull all necessary permits, and work with inspectors to make sure the construction meets local codes. Also, because they get professional discounts, they can typically buy materials at a better price than you can; better prices on materials and labor save you money, and make up for at least a percentage of the cost of the contractor.
How long should a bathroom remodel take?
With proper planning and a good general contractor, your bathroom remodeling project doesn't have to take forever. The construction phase of the project will always vary based on your scope of work, the square footage and the condition of your bathroom under the surface layer. Inevitably an 80-square-foot master bathroom with major changes will take longer than a 25-square-foot guest bath undergoing a minor renovation. For a smaller bathroom, a facelift — the industry term for sprucing up the surface layer (such as paint, vanity, tiles or light fixtures) but keeping the existing footprint of the space — may take five to eight working days, as long as there are no surprises like mold waiting when the old vanity comes out. A more complex bathroom remodel that revamps the shower area (customizing the plumbing, installing tile and changing the shower door), updates the flooring and cabinetry, and adds new paint and new lighting could take anywhere from one week to three weeks. A full bathroom remodel that guts the room, changing the footprint and moving the electrical wiring and plumbing lines, could take four to eight weeks or more. To keep your bathroom remodel on schedule, have your materials ordered and waiting, and don't make any change orders once construction begins. Planning is key to keeping a bathroom remodel on schedule.
For more on how long a bathroom remodel should take check out The Complete Thumbtack Bathroom Remodel Guide.
Where should I start when remodeling a bathroom?
Bathroom remodeling doesn't have to be overwhelming. Before starting a bathroom remodel it's crucial to know what you want and have a clear understanding of your maximum budget. If you'd love all marble fixtures but have $3,000 total, you will have to compromise. Being realistic about materials and money before you even contact a contractor will have you on the road to success. Here are some simple steps to follow in the planning stages of bathroom remodeling:
- List your remodeling priorities in order of importance (e.g., 1. New shower head, 2. Replace flooring, 3. Install recessed lighting, etc.).
- Calculate what you can realistically afford to spend on your bathroom remodel. Identify an "all in" price — meaning the absolute maximum you're willing to pay, as well as what you'd prefer to spend.
- Gather ideas from Pinterest about colors and finishes.
- Research the costs of the materials and finishes you want and begin making choices about what is and isn't possible to fit into your budget (once labor is included). If you'd like to stay under $10,000 total, but really love a $2,000 tub, plan to downgrade in other areas.
- Request quotes from at least three reputable general contractors, share your vision and ideal materials, and work together from there.
How do I plan a bathroom remodeling project?
If you're stumped on how to plan a bathroom remodeling project, it pays to hire a designer. This is especially important if you're changing your bathroom layout in any way. Designers create contractor-friendly drawings indicating exactly where each tile and fixture will be installed, down to the light switches. This investment might cost you $300-$500 but save you significant frustration and miscommunication, while ensuring you get precisely what you want.
If you're going to do your own design, planning a bathroom remodeling project means being organized and planning ahead. Create a general outline of what you want and the budget you have. Identify the specific fixtures, tiles, paint and vanity you prefer. Get all this organized before requesting quotes from two to three reputable general contractors. Once you find the right pro, get a written contract outlining scope of work, materials that will be used, timeframe and payment schedule. Communicate clearly about when to order your materials so they are ready and waiting by the time the contractor gets the permits. Your job from here is to communicate clearly, pay the contractor as the work progresses, and enjoy your remodel when it's done.
For more on where to start when remodeling a bathroom check out The Complete Thumbtack Bathroom Remodel Guide.
When should you hire a contractor?
A few home remodeling projects can be done by an ambitious DIY-minded homeowner or local handyman, but many are best completed by a professional home renovation contractor. You should hire a contractor when you're planning a large project that takes time, machinery or large tools, and several workers; a kitchen remodel, new bathroom or home addition will be most successful with a licensed, expert contractor at the helm. It's particularly important to have a professional contractor on board for construction, electrical, plumbing and HVAC projects that require inspections to meet local building codes. Of course, you can hire a contractor for smaller projects, too, if you prefer to let an expert handle things like addition or removal of a wall, small framing projects, or anything that requires a permit.
You should hire a contractor when you're ready to start a remodeling project and you have plans, a budget and a timeline for the work in hand, but before any remodeling work begins.


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Although the hunt for vintage clothing may be enticing to some people, others would rather bypass digging for buried treasure that, even when found, may consist of garments that are tattered or in a size best suited for the bird-boned women of the 1940s.
But the retro aesthetic is still a desirable one, particularly for the thriving rockabilly subculture of Southern California that favors 1940s- and 1950s-inspired dresses. Not to be excluded are the plus-sized women who love the look of vintage garments but are hard-pressed to find pieces that fit, especially since the average American woman is an inch taller and 24 pounds heavier than her counterpart in 1960, according to figures compiled by the national Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
Enter several local designers and retailers who are creating and selling new clothing crafted to look steeped in the past. Their wares include cocktail dresses and bathing suits reminiscent of a Vargas girl, and they sell to customers who seem to be taking cues from modern-day vintage vixens, such as burlesque star Dita Von Teese and singer Katy Perry.
The vintage-inspired and reproduction pieces tend to appeal to people who are consistent in their love of vintage and wear the look year-round regardless of whether it's a current runway trend.
"No one's throwing out last season's '30s clothes to get ready for this season's '30s clothes," says Annamarie von Firley, co-founder of Revamp Vintage in downtown Los Angeles.
Von Firley's designs focus on men's and women's clothing from 1910 to 1957, which she makes in new fabrics from vintage patterns. "These are period pieces, but they have a timeless quality to them. Also, the clothing of the '30s, '40s and '50s celebrates the body and are styles that are hugely accessible for people."
She attributes her customers' strong attraction to looks inspired by the past to a retro culture spawned by the swing dance craze of the 1990s and, more recently, to the popularity of "Mad Men."
"There seems to be a desire to reach back to a time and period where everything seemed a little more simple," she says. "There's a safety and comfort to the past that people reach back to and embrace the beautiful bits of."
Von Firley houses a ready-to-wear line of dresses, separates and accessories in her 12th floor studio and store and also works often with made-to-measure garments, primarily for brides who want that antique appeal on their wedding day. Prices range from $85 for a halter top to $3,000 for a wedding gown.
The designer is also something of a full-service time machine, offering all things associated with vintage style, including hair ornaments and monthly makeup classes for clients who want a face to match the retro clothes.
Clothing lines such as Paramount-based Stop Staring and Anaheim Hills-based Queen of Heartz have created their businesses around the allure of vintage-inspired clothing. Stop Staring founder-designer Alicia Estrada started her line 14 years ago, infusing a love of '30s and '40s film noir into a collection of dresses done in stretch fabrics.
"There was nobody out there doing this when I started," Estrada says. "I would go shop at vintage stores that were selling the real deal, looking for a '50s dress or '40s pencil skirt. But being a plus-sized girl, you're not finding those styles in your size."
Estrada designs her own patterns but consistently incorporates vintage elements such as cap sleeves and box pleats, and she works a '40s-inspired panel of stretchy fabric into the midsection of dresses to allow the wearer to move and breathe comfortably while the tummy area stays sleek.
She sells her clothing at boutiques all over the country and has a line for plus-size retailer Torrid. "I want to celebrate a woman's figure and show off her curves in a sexy but classy way," says Estrada, whose clothes run from size 4 to 26. Dresses range from $115 to $180.
Queen of Heartz creator and designer Letty Tennant began her vintage-inspired clothing business making custom dresses for her girlfriends who were a part of the Orange County rockabilly scene. The demand for her creations grew as many of her friends had trouble finding vintage pieces that fit, and Tennant expanded her line to include a ready-to-wear collection that is still popular with the rockabilly community as well as with prom-goers and brides-to-be.
"I focus on the '40s and '50s," Tennant says. "I get inspired by my personal vintage collection, but we're not a reproduction company. I make all the patterns myself."
She adds that she tends to design with her own body type (she's a size 14) in mind and creates clothing to flatter curvier figures. "I think about what cuts are more flattering and might use wider straps rather than spaghetti straps or implement a waistband that's more forgiving," she says.
Dresses, priced $130 to $260, are the big draw in Tennant's collection, which comes in sizes 0 to 18, with anything larger custom-made. "We sell a lot of cocktail dresses," she says. "Everybody has special events to go to, and we tend to sell them year-round."
For the full-service vintage-inspired experience, retailers such as Unique Vintage in Burbank and My Baby Jo in West L.A. carry new clothing, accessories, undergarments and beauty products that all fall in line with the retro aesthetic.
Unique Vintage started as a Web store a decade ago, with a bricks-and-mortar location going up in Burbank three years ago. Owner Katie Echeverry carries a wide array of vintage-inspired clothing for men and women in a variety of prices. Her wares include Stop Staring styles, Esther Williams swimsuits and rockabilly shirts that are a bestseller with male shoppers.
But the store is best known to some in the prom-going crowd, who flock to Unique Vintage every spring to look for dresses that will make them stand out in a crowd of girls dressed largely in styles offered at the local mall.
At My Baby Jo, there's makeup, foundation garments, shoes and clothes that, displayed together, make you feel as if you've been transported right back to the '50s.
Owner Darla Montoya started the business online 10 years ago and moved into her West L.A retail space eight years ago while she was in the swing-dancing scene and wore the '40s-style clothes that went along with the lifestyle.
"People of all ages are drawn to" the look of vintage, Montoya says. "The ladies' clothes are very feminine, sexy and alluring without being revealing, and the men's styles have a traditionally masculine look."
Montoya also creates a line for the store based on a mix of vintage and new patterns but always maintains the vintage details. The line is made up primarily of dresses for women and vintage car-club jackets for the men.
Undergarments include garters and bullet bra pads for anyone who wants to go that far to get a retro shape under their clothes.
"No matter what size someone is, the foundation garments make everything hang better," Monoya says. "Plus, we like to have everything someone might need to complete the look."


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The City Council adopted the new Garland Development Code (GDC) on Tuesday, May 19, 2015. The Engineering Department has created a Technical Standards Manual (TSM) that was adopted in conjunction with the GDC. The purpose of the manual is to ensure that all public infrastructure in the City is designed and constructed to the highest standards.
The TSM replaces the Public Works Design Guideline from 1996 and the Traffic Management Standards from 1996 in their entirety.
Current Version of the TSM
This manual may be revised periodically. The proposed revision will be posted on this website for a period of 30 days prior to implementation unless the revision is required to comply with Federal, State, County and City laws, regulations, ordinances or codes. The Appendix consists of checklists and forms pertaining to the Technical Standards Manual and therefore may be revised to correspond to the TSM or City Ordinances without a review period.
At any time, if you have a comment or request to modify current design criteria or add new design criteria, a formal request can be submitted to the City for consideration in writing to the Director of Engineering. These comments will be reviewed and responded to.
This page will contain the City's most current version of the TSM. The Technical Standards Manual will include a Record of Revisions to identify any revisions to the Technical Standards Manual. Please send questions or comments via email to R. Karfray or email T. Guillor.
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Updated on January 15, 2019: Any comments received during the 30-day review period were considered and addressed accordingly. No changes were adopted to the revisions posted on December 14, 2018. The revisions below have been deemed effective as of January 15, 2019, and will be incorporated into the overall Technical Standards Manual in the near future.
The following document contains proposed revisions to the Technical Standards Manual. The revisions have been posted as of December 14, 2018, initiating the 30-day review period. The revisions pertain to adding a new section to the TSM regarding Pavement and Subgrade Design Requirements. This Section is the result of internal analysis of our current paving standards for CIP, Development and Street Department projects.
This Section will set forth requirements for new thoroughfare paving that meets or exceeds current engineering practices and AASHTO guidelines.
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Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy by Douglas Adams
It's an ordinary Thursday lunchtime for Arthur Dent until his house gets demolished. The Earth follows shortly afterwards to make way for a new hyperspace bypass and his best friend has just announced that he's an alien. At this moment, they're hurtling through space with nothing but their towels and an innocuous-looking book inscribed with the big, friendly words: DON'T PANIC. The weekend has only just begun... Read a sample.


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Kim, Kanye pregnant with politics
Sunday night's news that Kim Kardashian and Kanye West are expecting a child together set the online world into a tizzy (for better or for worse).
Both Kim and Kanye - dubbed as "Kimye" - haven't exactly been strangers to Washington. A roundup of D.C.'s intersection with these divas:
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1.) Kim's first vote was for President Barack Obama.
2.) Don Trump had tried to get Kim to cast her ballot for Mitt Romney.
3.) Rush Limbaugh once called Obama "Barack Kardashian."
4.) Kim has teased a mayoral run before.
5.) Even the president is up on Kardashian family news.
6.) Rep. Peter King has " called out" Kardashian in the past.
7.) She is friendly with Fox News' Greta van Susteren.
8.) Kim's sister, Khloe, likes Herman Cain.
9.) Romney once cracked a Kardashian joke.
10.) Sen. Bob Menendez gave her a shout out.
11.) Kardashian has called for stricter gun control.
12.) Obama once called Kanye a "jackass."
13.) The president then repeated the statement.
14.) For his part, Kanye is happy to be the butt of Obama's jokes.
14.) POTUS prefers Jay-Z over Kanye.
15.) Kanye doesn't think Romney pays enough taxes.
16.) Pols have used Kanye's concerts as fundraisers.
17.) And, lest we forget, Kanye had certain thoughts about George W. Bush…


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We iOS users have it OK when it comes to alternate browsers. Although we still can't set anything but mobile Safari as the default, those of us who prefer another browser have a few options available, including Opera, Chrome, and iCab. But if you've been holding your breath for a (new) iOS version of Firefox, you can exhale: Mozilla doesn't plan to release a new version until Apple changes its ways when it comes to controlling user choice.
A full-on version of Firefox has never existed for iOS, although there were many hints that the organization might be working on one. Mozilla used to have an app called Firefox Home for iOS, but it wasn't meant to act as a browser as it focused mainly on bookmark and tab syncing. Ultimately, the organization pulled the app in September in order to "focus our resources on other projects."
Mozilla did demo an experimental browser for iOS called "Junior" in the middle of 2012, but the company was unable to use its own Gecko HTML rendering engine due to iOS restrictions. Instead, like other browsers available on iOS, it was forced to stick with WebKit. As Ryan Paul wrote last June, "the only thing that will differentiate it from other iPad browsers will be the user interface and the Mozilla service integration."
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Kenya study: Big jump in elephant poaching deaths
A 14-year study of a nearly 1,000 elephants in Kenya shows an alarming death rate among older males—those with large, valuable tusks—and an acceleration in poaching deaths, the group Save The Elephants said Thursday.
The study said that in 2000 the region of Samburu had 38 known elephant males over 30 years of age. But 2011 only five of those original 38 were still alive. Almost half of the known females over 30 years also died during this period, at least half from illegal killings, the study found.
Targeted poaching deaths of Africa's elephants have accelerated in the last several years. The killings are driven by the rising price of ivory as demand increases across Asia—and especially in China—for the rare natural resource.
Animal experts worry that unless China's increasingly wealthy middle class can be educated about how elephants must be killed in order to provide the ivory used to make small, coveted trinkets, the world's elephant population will be in danger of being hunted to extinction.
"Ivory demand and prices have reached a point at which poachers are willing to target well-protected, closely monitored populations," said Iain Douglas-Hamilton, founder of Save The Elephants, in a statement to release the report. "This is now being replicated in other protected areas across Africa."
The new study, published Wednesday in PLOS One, a peer-reviewed online scientific journal, found that the elephants of Samburu appeared to recognize the threat they faced and increased their reproductive rate.
Africa's elephants last faced a threat to their survival in the 1970s and 1980s. But the banning of ivory helped stem the threat until recent years, when the price again began climbing, increasing the incentive for poachers, corrupt government agents and even militant groups to kill elephants for their ivory.
Every week brings new reports of shipping containers full of tons of ivory discovered at ports in Africa or on the receiving end in Asia. Earlier this month a family of 12 elephants was killed in Kenya's largest wildlife park; all their tusks were removed.
Douglas-Hamilton believes the battle has not yet been lost, though.
"We faced this threat 30 years ago and we know that this situation can be controlled and reversed if the appetite for ivory is reduced. There needs to be united action from concerned individuals, NGOs and governments to reduce the demand for ivory," he said.
The study found that 56 percent of elephants in the Samburu region were being killed by poachers during the last three years of the study. In 1998 42 percent of the population was male but that by 2011 the bulls—who carry the most ivory—made up only 32 percent of the population.
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WASHINGTON (AP) — Russia's defense chief assured Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel on Thursday that Russian forces along Ukraine's eastern border have no intention of crossing into Ukrainian territory.
A Pentagon spokesman, Navy Rear Adm. John Kirby, said Hagel discussed Ukraine with Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu in an hour-long phone conversation.
"Secretary Hagel appreciated Minister Shoigu's time and the minister's assurance that the troops he has arrayed along the border are there to conduct exercises only, that they had no intention of crossing the border into Ukraine and that they would take no aggressive action," Kirby said.
Asked whether Hagel accepted that explanation, Kirby said Hagel expects that Shoigu "will meet his word."
When Hagel asked how long the Russian military training exercise would last, Shoigu said he could offer "no firm timetable," Kirby said.
Kirby said Hagel initiated the call, having in mind Russia's moves against Crimea.
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IYA2009 and astronomy promoted effectively in Slovenia
Dr. Andreja Gomboc, IYA2009 Single Point of Contact for Slovenia, has been promoting astronomy in Slovenian parliament. She recently gave a 30-minute talk entitled "Us and the Universe". See more here: http://www.astronomy2009.org/news/updates/769/
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The IAU and UNESCO has earmarked a certain amount of funding to support beyond IYA2009 related projects and activities in developing regions. This call for proposals comes via the Galileo Teachers Training Program GTTP cornerstone and is thus targeted at providing seed funding and basic support in order to stimulate teacher training workshops in developing regions. http://www.astronomy2009.org/news/updates/768/
"Worlds of the Sky": the first live webcast from a professional telescope of an exoplanet's transit
On Saturday, February 13, 2010 the exoplanet XO-3b will transit its parent star. Although the phenomenon itself is not spectacular, as this planet orbits its star in less than four days, it will be accompanied by an extraordinary event on Earth: for the first time ever, a professional telescope will observe the transit and the light curve will be webcast live. http://www.astronomy2009.org/news/updates/767/
The Science Prize for Online Resources in Education (SPORE)
SPORE has been established to encourage innovation and excellence in education, as well as to encourage the use of high-quality on-line resources by students, teachers, and the public. In 2009, the prize recognized outstanding projects from all regions of the world that brought freely available online resources to bear on science education. http://www.astronomy2009.org/news/updates/766/
Global Astronomy Month – April 2010
Professional and amateur astronomers, educators and all astronomy enthusiasts worldwide are invited to celebrate the Universe in April 2010, during Global Astronomy Month – an international project that builds on the achievements of The International Year of Astronomy 2009, by combining a wide array of activities with the possibility of sharing experiences in real-time! http://www.astronomy2009.org/news/updates/765/
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Metabolic sensing neurons in the ventromedial hypothalamus (VMH) alter their activity when ambient levels of metabolic substrates such as glucose and fatty acids (FA) change. To assess the relationship between high fat diet (60%; HFD) intake on feeding and serum and VMH FA levels, rats were trained to eat a low fat (13.5%; LFD) or a HFD in 3h/d and were monitored with VMH FA microdialysis. Despite having higher serum levels, HFD rats had lower VMH FA levels but ate less from 3-6 h of refeeding than did LFD rats. However, VMH β-hydroxybutyrate (β-OHB) and VMH/serum β-OHB levels were higher in HFD rats during the first 1h of refeeding suggesting that VMH astrocyte ketone production mediated their reduced intake. In fact, using calcium imaging in dissociated VMH neurons, ketone bodies overrode normal FA sensing, primarily by exciting neurons that were either activated or inhibited by oleic acid. Importantly, bilateral inhibition of VMH ketone production with a 3-hydroxy-3-methylglutaryl-CoA synthase inhibitor reversed the 3-6h HFD-induced inhibition of intake but had no effect in LFD-fed rats. These data suggest that a restricted HFD intake regimen inhibits caloric intake as a consequence of FA-induced VMH ketone body production by astrocytes.
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No fade: Van Yahres runs again
He's served in the House of Delegates since 1981, and he's 76 years old, certainly reasons enough to join the swarm of legislators calling it quits this year.
But as "bizarre" and "appalling" as Mitch Van Yahres found this year's General Assembly, he's seeking reelection to his eminently safe 57th District seat.
The Democratic Party faithful gathered on the Downtown Mall Monday, March 10, for Van Yahres' announcement about whether he'd run again. If there were any disappointed Dems who've been eyeing his seat, they managed to hide it.
Van Yahres lambasted the majority party at this year's session and drew applause when he said, "We witnessed Republicans arguing that a primary seatbelt law is an intrusion into one's personal life and then turn around and interfere with a woman's most intimate relationship with her doctor."
Immediately following his announcement that he planned to head to Richmond again for a 24th session, former mayor Kay Slaughter and Charlottesville Sheriff Cornelia Johnson burst into song with For He's a Jolly Good Fellow.
Most Dems professed no amazement at Van Yahres' decision. "It saves us a lot of worry," says Jackson Landers, who's in charge of publicity.
"I wasn't surprised," says City Councilor and former U.S. Congressional candidate Meredith Richards. "He's always had political courage, he continues to work on a tax restructure, and he's courageous with the tax bills he introduced. He's never afraid to get out there and articulate a point of view."
One person who admits being "a little bit surprised" at Van Yahres' decision is 58th District Delegate Rob Bell (R), who thought Van Yahres' introduction of the doomed cigarette tax bill was a sign of a legislator on his way out with nothing to lose.
"He's one of the leading advocates for a liberal, Democratic agenda," says Bell, who often finds himself on the opposite side of a vote from Van Yahres.
Bell marvels at what good shape the 76-year-old Van Yahres is in. "He could take me in a fight any day," notes Bell.


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Did Kelly Rowland Steal the Idea for Her 'Down for Whatever' Video?
Was the concept behind Kelly Rowland's 'Down for Whatever' music video stolen from another video? Some are asking the question after noticing the similarities between Rowland's new clip and the video for 'Believer' by the Freemasons featuring Wynter Gordon.
Honestly, we're not sure the evidence is very convincing. Both are bright videos with quick cuts that match the up-tempo pace of the dance tracks. They alternate between close-ups of the singers and wider shots of dancers. But they both look like typical dance videos. There's nothing so stylistically unique about 'Believer' that makes 'Down for Whatever' an obvious ripoff.
If there were huge similarities, we'd point the blame at the music video director, since the director often comes up with the video concept. But in this case, Idolator notes, Sarah Chatfield helmed both clips, so if anything, Chatfield is copying herself. Rowland probably shouldn't take too much heat over this; it seems like much ado over nothing.
'Down for Whatever' was co-produced by RedOne and serves as the final track on Rowland's 'Here I Am' album, which also includes the hit 'Motivation.'
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The buzz around urban beekeeping
London's Jewish Community Centre is doing its bit to ensure a sweet new year with a campaign to promote urban Jewish beekeeping. Community members are being encouraged to run their own hives to combat a dramatic decline in honey bee populations…
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Alison Benjamin, who runs the course with Brian McCallum, said: "It's really important to start keeping bees in cities, there's more of a diversity of flowers and plants. You can taste that in the honey. In the country, there are fields and fields of the same crop. In a city it's warmer and more sheltered.
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It's interview time again! This week we're featuring William Melvin, who's made a name for himself here at ZBC as "Quadart". Bill is an extremely talented illustrator, specializing in nature. A lot of people don't realize just how difficult that is. Unlike monsters, where the artist can pretty much make up his own rules, real-world animals have to stay true to the source. Any mistake is easily spotted. I hope you enjoy this interview with a master!
Hi Bill. A great place to begin would be to tell us more about yourself. Where are you from? What is your background?
I live in the US, in a small town about 40 miles outside of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. I've always been interested in drawing and painting. I took drawing seriously at a pre-writing age, and never grew out of it as many children eventually do. I've always identified myself as an artist, starting from childhood. As a result, my career path was well established early on.
Your website says that you have more than 15 years of experience as an illustrator. How did you get started in the business?
Doing art professionally (making a buck at it) actually goes back a lot further than 15 years. I was a traditional artist way before the Desktop and Internet era began. I started making a buck doing art in high school. I did a few painting commissions and a lot of automotive airbrush work back then. I did countless murals on Harley Sportster gas tanks, vans, and custom show vehicles. The airbrush was my meal ticket for a long time. I did not go digital until the summer of 2000. By then most of my illustrations were done in gouache and/or oils, relying less on the airbrush. The timeline is blurry where I started doing commercial illustration, which I estimated about 5 years ago on my site, at 15 years. It would be approximately 20 years ago currently.
I am a full-time freelance artist specialized in science illustration. Most of my work is done for the textbook publishing industry. A lot of people may find that type of work tedious, unglamorous and downright boring. As an occupation I love it. I also prefer working freelance. I find that most people prefer the social climate of in-house company work to provide that needed connection with others and for motivation. I work most efficiently on my own with minimal distractions. Since I like what I do, the blurred line between work and personal life doesn't bother me. I'm usually working by 6:30 am, zoning out by 3:00 pm, then back at it (sometimes after a 20 minute power nap) off and on until midnight when I shut the box down.
Are you a full-time artist? Do you freelance, or are you employed by a firm? If you're with a firm, what are your title and responsibilities?
How long have you been using ZBrush in your work?
I purchased ZBrush back in December 2004 and have incorporated it in varying degrees into my work ever since. I use it a lot to create elements for biological illustrations. I'm going to start using it more in my geological work along with the digital elevation maps (DEMs) I use, and create in Photoshop.
How did you discover ZBrush? Could you tell a bit about your experiences with learning the software and incorporating it into your workflow?
A buddy of mine (3D artist/ animator) in the industry introduced me to ZB as well as the wonderful world of 3D in general while I worked on some projects for the company he worked for. Learning ZB was frustrating at first but once I had that 'Eureka!' moment, it was a smooth ride from that point forward. I'm still amazed at how powerful and useful a tool ZB is and how quickly one can achieve incredible levels of realistic detail. Since I use a Wacom, using ZB is more of an extension of my 2D skills than it is a sculpting tool. I see it as a 3D painting tool. When I was young, I used to imagine being able to turn the thing I was drawing so I could see it in a different view. Well, ZB is that dream come true. Other 3D apps have that similar effect though I see working with them as more of a construction process, where ZB is more of a real-time tool for artistic expression similar to using a brush and paint or even a piano.
I notice that you frequently use Cinema 4D together with ZBrush. Some of our users have reported challenges with that combination. Do you have any advice or techniques that you can share?
I use the prescribed methods found here at this site for working with the 2 apps in combo. There are no out of the ordinary techniques that I use. As an illustrator working with still images, I usually don't use a division level one mesh with displacement maps in Cinema 4D. I usually export meshes at a mid to high division level to maximize displacement map resolution in Cinema 4D. I do tweak the map in C4D, to optimize effectiveness.
Well, that is a selling point for those clients who want digital work done without it looking "digital". Some of my clients want 3D work that looks like it was traditionally done, which usually means work that looks water colored or a combo of water media and colored pencil.
On your homepage you mention that you're highly experienced in digitally simulated traditional art techniques. What are your experiences with ZBrush in this area?
This trend has waned considerably over the past several years. ZBrush and other 3D apps don't play a part in this area.
Have you worked with ZBrush's painting features? Since the pixol-based canvas was meant to bring digital media closer to being like real-world media, it seems like ZBrush's 2.5D feature set would dovetail nicely with your oils experience.
I personally find ZB's unsurpassed power lies in its sculpting and texturing capabilities.
I've played around with the 2.5D feature and have created a few interesting textures using it, but really haven't pursued it further. I have seen some incredible 2.5D art in various galleries. Coming from an oil painting background, I'm impressed though still not totally impressed with 2D software simulation of oil techniques. Rarely does the work from these apps fool me as to whether it was done digitally or not. When it does, it is usually due to low image resolution. There is infinitely more info and poetry in a real brush and oil paint stroke than an algorithmic simulation of one. I think the goal of 2D painting apps should not be centered around 'aping' traditional marking methods but to be concerned with innovative signature digital marking techniques. I see this being employed in digital concept art and speed painting, where the look is clearly digital in nature, which is one of the many things I like about it.
What is your favorite feature in ZBrush?
It definitely has to be first and foremost the sculpting feature and second the texturing tools. Being a ZB3 Mac version holdout, I can't say much for the wonderful new features in release 3. I am looking forward to using the TransPose tool. I think I will find this indispensable and spur me to create more dynamic models in the near future, hopefully.
What would be a typical ZBrush-related workflow for you, and why do you follow those particular steps?
I create all of my base meshes in Cinema 4D or Modo. If I don't use ZB's AUVs, I'll generate UVs in either C4D or Modo 301. I sculpt and detail the mesh in ZB and export the mesh and maps to light (and sometimes rig) and render the model(s) from scenes inside C4D.
How has ZAppLink benefited you as an artist?
I more often than not work on color maps, spec, lum etc., in Photoshop. When using AUVs I find ZappLink a must-have tool to make the painting process easier. The Kudu art was textured this way since I opted to use AUVs.
Which picture using ZBrush is your favorite, and why?
As far as my work is concerned, the Kudu in the environment is my favorite. I do not have a lot of fully finished, textured and rendered ZB models so the choice wasn't a hard one. A lot of my ZB work does not require a full finish due to its use in illustration, where I Photoshop it up to fit the needs of the illustration. To choose a favorite from the ZB community would be virtually impossible with all of the stellar work exhibited here. I could probably produce a list of at least a hundred equal favorites.
What are your long term goals? What would you like to be doing in five years?
My goal is to keep on doing what I'm doing as a freelancer and adding great new clients to my pool as I go along. I entertain the thought of getting involved in digital fine art somewhere down the road.
How do you like to spend your free time?
One of my favorite pastimes is hitting the nature trails with my digital SLR and photographing the small citizens of the wilderness. (Insects, and whatever else I find interesting enough to zoom in on.) Macrophotography is a hobby that allows you to take interesting shots of scenes that don't take a plane ticket to get to. All you have to do is step out the back door where a universe awaits.
I also find myself in museums and galleries quite often.
Anything else you'd like to share? This is your opportunity to speak up about anything.
Keep up the good work, Pixologic and ZBrush community. Thanks for the opportunity to let me partake in this interview.
And many thanks to you, William, for having shared your work here at ZBC and also for taking the time out of your busy schedule to speak with us!


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Nate Berg is a freelance reporter and a former staff writer for CityLab. He lives in Los Angeles.
Suburbia is a place you probably associate with certain images: Lawns, bike-riding kids, big houses, two-car garages. The city, similarly, is a place we can easily visualize: dense, busy, and full of a wide variety of people. It's easy to think of cities and suburbs as distinct places with distinct lifestyles. But when elements of those places and lifestyles cross the borderline between city and suburb, these comfortable ideas about what's what begin to erode.
It's becoming increasingly true that the dense and walkable urban form of central cities can be found in suburbs and exurbs just as much as a car-oriented life can be reality in the city. It's an idea explored recently by Emily Badger in her article on the very non-suburban elements of her supposedly suburban home of Alexandria, Virginia. Not every suburb is completely suburban in lifestyle and physical form, nor is every city completely urban. Many, if not most are a blend of qualities and characteristics that challenge the way we think about the spectrum of urbanity.
There could be, for example, a town of densely developed homes with close proximity to shopping and services but which happens to be located 50 miles outside of a major city. Suburban in location, but maybe not so much in lifestyle, according to Markus Moos, an assistant professor of urban planning at the University of Waterloo who's part of a multi-university research team exploring suburbanism around the world.
"This example of the small city, one might be able to speak about how some of its residents, because of its walkability and high density, actually are living quite urban kinds of lives locally," Moos says. "But regionally they actually are more linked in a suburban way to the larger metropolitan network."
To develop a better understanding of the ways that elements of urbanity and suburbanity go beyond their traditional boundaries, Moos and his team have launched the Atlas of Suburbanisms, a resource-rich website focusing on 19 cities and suburban regions across Canada. By mapping characteristics commonly associated with suburbs, the atlas provides a more nuanced look at how elements of suburbanism are actually dispersed in Canada's metropolitan regions.
"We're trying to move away from this duo-definition of inner city versus suburbs and really trying to think about the ways people live in the metropolitan region and which parts of their lives may be more urban or suburban," Moos says. "Any place could simultaneously have urban and and suburban kinds of characteristics."
A high-rise residential tower in a central city where most of the residents drive 30 minutes to work every day is, in this sense, both urban and suburban.
For each of the 19 metropolitan regions in the Atlas, the researchers have created a series of maps showing the distribution of indicators like family size, home type and mode of commute, creating an easily understandable visualization of the ways that urban and suburban characteristics spread across regions.
The researchers also took data on typically suburban characteristics – single-family home prevalence, home ownership and commuting alone – and mapped them in a Venn diagram of overlapping instances to draw a picture of where all of these suburban characteristics occur.
The Atlas also compiles a wealth of demographic and statistical data on these regions, largely from Canada's census. According to Moos, the goal is to shake up the way we think of suburbanism as being solely a spatial quality, but also to track the trajectories of demographic change that are occurring in Canada's cities. Moos says that the information available in the Atlas can help to disentangle the different processes that are believed to shape suburbanization, from demographic change to immigration to institutional restructuring to market processes. Understanding how these processes are unfolding across regions will help give urban planners and policy makers a more complex view of the spread of populations and their needs, according to Moos.
"When we think about cities, we often focus on the downtown, and I think that focus has intensified as a lot of the large cities, particularly in Canada but also in the U.S., have seen downtown revitalization," says Moos. "This project really tries to shift our attention to parts of metropolitan areas where most of the population actually lives."
And though much of the concept behind the project is an argument that suburbanism is not only a spatial phenomenon, the geography of suburban lifestyles is still important.
"When it comes time to make policy, policies happen within clear boundaries," Moos says. The Atlas "aims to add another layer, not to say that we don't need to think about places, because that in itself is an important way in which we understand the city and its distinct neighborhoods."
Rather than erasing the line between city and suburb, the information and maps in the Atlas of Suburbanisms show that the two are actually more conditions than places. These conditions, it seems, are less and less tied to specific types of places.
Images courtesy: Atlas of Suburbanisms
Top image: Tim Roberts Photography /Shutterstock
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Inside One Designer's Fashion Week Prep
More than 300 labels are set to show at New York Fashion Week, and Bibhu Mohapatra is one of these designers. He joins Lunch Break with Christina Binkley with stories from backstage, and what celebrity means for a brand. Photo: Mercedes-Benz Fashion Week.
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hey Allen.
We leave for USA on 25th dec. and come home to Oz on 15th Jan 2012.
Joe Sonya Gianna Ron Adam and me are coming over, God willing.
Stuart wants to come to Hawaii for 10 days only.
I have to book now because it is xmas/NYear time and the nice hotels get booked out.
We are going to Greer/greenville to show Gianna her USA roots. She will be 7 yrs then.
She wanted to go to disney land so we got there for 2 days and i wanted to go to Los Angles to see the hotels.
adam and the florist still remain good friends as it seems to be a work in progress.
i am glad you still can work because unless you plan ahead it becomes boring, trying to fill in the day. I cannot retire, i was 69 last march. I cannot believe it. Father will have to do a quick work hehehehe to make me beautifull again.
hey allan.
go look at this site - http://www.angelfire.com/in4/alchemy2084/avalon.html
have a read - re the non tomb of Joseph - HE GAVE HIS TOMB AWAY - see this Allan staring us in the face.
Joseph gave His tomb to Jesus so he had none for himself. Look at at this Joseph had made plans to die AND be buried - it was all organised. He was an organized wise man of the royal house. rich and famous as well,
what a clue~!~!~! this was Jesus uncle a wealthy tin merchant who travelled all over.
ok it is amazing i never saw this before.
as for the rest - discern and tell me what u think?
remember how i think i really met John mark with the withered cut off hand?
i think we need to be ON THE BALL here and try and understand more than we do already. There well maybe heaps of these people just waiting for us to be completed.
oh M G.
hey allan. here is a take on this person
hates apostle Paul thinks he is a fraud,
btw PM this to me.
I am reading your very long thread that I just replied on. I had not read anything but the last few of your posts when I replied to you. Now I am going back and reading.
I do not frequent here as much as I did a few years ago.
I find your posts very strong and intriguing. I think you have a lot of insight.
I understand the sacred secret and I am Sovereign. Are you?
what is the ''sacred secret and I am sovereing'' = a lodge for Mary Mag? or some weird thing?
new forum...
BTW they dont seem to ''ban'' on armageddon forum Allen.
dont write any pm's ok
they get read?????
glad to see you on forum.
hurrah LIFE RULES.
I HAVE WRITTEN on your forum.... can u look please allen


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text: Felix Domke wrote: >>Ralph Metzler wrote: >>I also don't think the elsewhere mentioned SET_SOURCE call or API 4 >>would help much. Or is there support for multi-standard tuners or >>for the case that 2 specific tuners cannot be used at the same time? >>You could e.g. only allow front0/1 as source for demux0 and front2/3 >>for demux1 and otherwise return -EINVAL but then all the software >>out there would have to "scan" all possible combinations first. >> >> >Well, DMX_SET_SOURCE is of course only to select the demux source... > >In general, policies about "what can be combined" are very hard to >describe in binary. For example, most hardware-filters still have >problems filtering AV-streams to both memory and a hardware decoder >(without doing twopass, if available). Then, often a hardware decoder >can only be fed from demux0. Some other can filter to memory only in PES >format (when decoding). Or this case, where only one of two (virtual) >frontends can be used at once. > >One could either completely virtualize everything (having one powerful >demux which can do everything, until all hardware resources are used, >then switching to software filtering to allow arbitrary filtering, >possibly including building PES-streams for the decoder in software etc. >- awful), or build machine-specific stuff in the application which can >handle this (for example, record from a second demux if first demux is >used to decode). > >In the case of the frontends, i see the following additional possibilities: > - Provide 4 virtual adapters(!), each to cover a specific DVB-S/-T >combination. Every adapter would contain 2 frontends with fixed types. >The application then should use only one of the 4 adapters, but could >use both frontends. Would keep best compatibility, but is obvious a bad >choice as for 3 (physical) frontends, you would need 8 adapters and so on. > > Ok, and what about an adapter that has two frontends, one with is 8VSB, and another which can be 8VSB or QAM-64/256? > - Have a module switch (or better, /proc-setting) which switches the >tuner types, then have two frontends. Disadvantage is that you need to >switch the type first in a non-standard way, but provided that >application which don't know about this special situation can't use all >of them anyway, i don't think this matters much. > - Have a frontend extension to "switch personality". As there aren't >much of these frontends (and to be honest, i still don't see THAT big >advantage of building such frontends), i don't think this would make sense. > >I vote for the /proc-setting. Applications which know about it can use >it properly, other ones can only use pre-selected fe types. > >I doubt that it's easier to teach applications that some of the >frontends are "offline" than to implement the type-switch. > >Felix > > Why burden each application with the necessity to grok this sort of limitation? Why not embed it into libraries as part of the user-side API? -Philip


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Oxford and Cambridge University have been battling against each other over four-and-a-quarter miles on the River Thames for 174 years.
Two friends, Charles Merival who was at Cambridge, and Charles Wordsworth (nephew of the poet William Wordsworth), a student at Oxford, decided to hold a race between the universities.
On 12 March 1829, Cambridge challenged Oxford and a tradition was born.
The race was successful and the Henley Royal Regatta, now the most famous regatta in the world, was established.
However, by the time the two crews next met, they had abandoned Henley for London.
The race was initially held on the Thames from Westminster to Putney.
Within 11 years, it became an annual event that has continued through to the 21st century - but for the two World Wars.
Each year, the loser of the previous year's event challenges the winner to a new race.
In the early years of the Boat Race, the crews wore no distinguishing colours.
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Cambridge are the more successful university, and in 1936 celebrated a record 13th consecutive win.
For their part Oxford won 10 in a row from 1976 and also racked up two nine race streaks - from 1861 to 1869 and again from 1890 to 1898.
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Cambridge sank in 1859, and then suffered the embarrassment of going under water just a mile from the finish in 1978.
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Both boats went down in 1912 - a matter of weeks before the Titanic followed suit.
The most recent sinking occurred in 1984, when Cambridge went down after ramming a barge before they were even under starter's orders.
The remains of the boat now have pride of place in a Cambridge public house.
With about seven million people expected to watch on BBC TV and an estimated worldwide audience of 500 million the race is a huge attraction.
The BBC first broadcast running commentary in 1927, and 11 years later covered the race on television for the first time.
The average time taken to complete the course is 20 minutes, but Cambridge holds the record of 16 minutes and 19 seconds, achieved in 1998.
The current score stands at 78 to Cambridge, 71 to Oxford, with one controversial dead heat in 1877.
Legend has it that the judge at the finish, "Honest John" Phelps, was asleep under a bush as the crews raced past.
When awakened and asked the result he said: "Dead heat to Oxford by four feet."


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