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September 22, 2009
Park(ing) Day Pictures!
Here are some photos from a couple of the spots in Pittsburgh's part of National Park(ing) Day that took place last Friday, Sept 18! Apparently it was a big success! I went out to look for a few that were mapped downtown, specifically in the Fifth and Smithfield range, but could not find one of them! What a bummer. But so glad that I could find these to share with you.
Pictures above were shot by flickr user fuzzzEe (Jeff Lantz).
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TFI Envision joins Skip the Plastic
Norwalk, CT — DID YOU KNOW: After being used for about 20 minutes, a plastic straw will take up to 200 YEARS to decompose in our oceans and landfills.
TFI Envision has joined the local movement of Skip the Plastic Norwalk and donated its creative services to developing logos for both Skip the Plastic and Skip the Straw, banners, informational cards for restaurants, post cards, ads, social media image posts and more.
"Being in a shoreline community like Norwalk, we are particularly aware of the effects of plastics and other waste products polluting the waters. When we were asked to help, we welcomed the opportunity to help this grassroots group." said Mary Ellen Butkus, Vice President of TFI Envision, Inc.
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A husband and wife have allegedly been caught drink driving in the same car within two hours of each other at Mornington in Victoria.
Police pulled over a 52-year-old woman after seeing a car being driven erratically as it left a bar just after midnight on Saturday.
She allegedly returned a positive preliminary breath test and later an evidentiary breath test result of 0.175 per cent.
Her licence was immediately suspended for 12 months and she will be charged on summons.
Within two hours of dealing with her the same officers saw the same car being driven in Mornington and stopped the woman's husband who allegedly returned a positive breath test then an evidentiary breath test result of .131 per cent.
The 55-year-old man had his licence suspended for 12 months and was issued with a penalty notice.


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Munster's crunch Champions Cup game with Castres delayed due to heavy rainfall
Groundstaff remove surface water from the Thomond Park pitch on Sunday afternoon
THE kick-off time for Munster's crunch European Champions Cup pool fixture with Castres Olympique has been delayed for three hours due to the heavy rainfall overnight and on Sunday morning.
Shortly before 12.30pm, half an hour before the scheduled 1pm kick-off time, match referee Ben Whitehouse confirmed that start time for the Round 6 game with the French Top 14 side would now be 4pm on Sunday.
The incessant heavy rain had left parts of the Thomond Park pitch saturated.
Referee Whitehouse said he found there was standing water on the pitch and player safety was paramount.
A PA announcement informed supporters inside the ground that 'in the interest of healthy and safety' a decision had been made to put kick-off time back until 4pm. Tickets will be valid for fans who wished to leave stadium and return later in the afternoon.
Munster Rugby apologised for any inconvenience caused.
BREAKING: Due to heavy rain Munster's @ChampionsCup game v Castres Olympique will now kick off at 4pm at Thomond Park #MUNvCO pic.twitter.com/Ht2gdpMVy6— Colm Kinsella (@ckSportLeader) January 21, 2018
Most fans left their places in the stadiums and terraces quickly after the announcement was made, but some took some time to weigh up their options on how best to deal with the three-hour delay.
Ironically, the rain finally stopped just before the scheduled 1pm kick-off time.
Munster need to win their final pool game to book their place in the quarter-finals, while a bonus-point victory would guarantee the province home advantage in the last eight.


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Go to Market guy. Advise firms on go to market strategy, brand and communications. Run "hidden voice of the customer" research to guide thinking at Where You Stand. Supported the 2016 Startupbootcamp Fintech cohort with a strategy seminar and individual workshops
Thirty years experience of B2B and B2C insurance, across personal and commercial lines and life businesses. Include 9 years for SunAlliance (Retail, Global Risks, London Market, UK Broker, International, Corporate); The St Paul; Marsh Mac; Howard and Co; Moneyguru; Nucleus.
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After years of second guesses and a rising tide of europhobia and scare stories, finally the UK faces the certainty of a vote on 23 June on whether or not it remains a member of the European Union. This will be a debate about so much – about how people see Britain and its future, the distinctiveness and autonomy of Scotland, and the absence of any uniform national British politics.
The referendum will be dominated by concerns about the economy, immigration, security, and the UK's role and influence in the world. It will also be about competing understandings of 'sovereignty' – with several different Tory perspectives, along with Labour, Lib Dems, UKIP, Scottish Nationalist and Green views. There will be similarities in language and tone to the indyref. Some of the same clichés will be invoked to breaking point, 'Project Fear' has been dusted down, and the trading and counter-trading of alleged pseudo-facts begun.
Most people most of the time do not go round thinking of how 'sovereignty' impacts on themselves and their family. Instead, it is an abstract, something remote and ill-defined, and a concept open to many different interpretations – whose practical application is unclear.
The referendum will see the regular invoking of 'parliamentary sovereignty'. David Cameron has already promised a parliamentary act supposedly making clear that the British Parliament and laws are superior to European law. Cameron last week talked in the Commons of 'the illusion of sovereignty' if the UK left the European Union – meaning that it would have the appearance of more sovereignty, but in reality have less. This drew the ire of Tory eurosceptic Bill Cash, who demanded that the prime minister clarify these remarks.
Boris Johnson, when backing EU withdrawal, acknowledged the 'excellent' bill the government was bringing forward to 'assert the sovereignty of parliament', but contended that it was not enough and 'cannot stop the machine' and 'ratchet' of greater European integration. Michael Gove's 1,500 word-document supporting exit stated: 'I believe that the decisions which govern all our lives, the laws we must all obey and the taxes we must all pay should be decided by people we choose and who we can throw out if we want change'.
The competing idea of popular sovereignty has deep roots in the Scottish political tradition, and has most found expression in the American and French revolutions. Popular sovereignty has come to denote that the idea of political authority in Scotland emanates from a different source to that of the English idea of parliamentary sovereignty, but after that it all becomes much more hazy.
It is not an accident that Bagehot's much cited book is called 'The English Constitution' and A V Dicey consistently talked about England – which was not an accident when he wrote about the perils of Irish home rule and Scotland's place in the union. This is a subject as old as the union – namely when the English and Scottish parliaments subsumed themselves in the British Parliament of 1707 – why is it assumed by the Bagehots and Diceys that the Scottish Parliament and its traditions was abolished, but the English Parliament, and 'parliamentary sovereignty' retained?
'Parliamentary sovereignty' is a myth and folklore today – one which has become increasingly obsolete in an age of interdependence and globalisation, but also, as eurosceptics never cease to remind us, in the world of the European Union. It isn't just right-wing Bill Cash types who object to this, but historically, a deep strand of the British left, made up of the likes of Michael Foot and Tony Benn, who have bought into the idea of the mandate and 'socialism in one country'. This is a view which Labour leader Jeremy Corbyn, and John McDonnell, sympathise with, but know they cannot explicitly state in the campaign.
'Popular sovereignty' is an even more vague concept with little clarity regarding any practical manifestations. Neither the American or French constitutions that sprang from their respective revolutions, despite all the enlightening language, actually created any practice of popular sovereignty. Neither has Scotland – for all the romantic symbolism of the MacCormick v Cooper verdict of 1953 and 'A Claim of Right for Scotland' in the 1980s.
Seldom explored is that sovereignty is an inherently problematic concept. This began as an absolute, all or nothing concept, whereby power and authority of rulers emanated from God, and was expressed in the divine right of kings. This then evolved to being held by political leaders who became accountable through parliaments and the views of the public.
Yet sovereignty still has a sense of omnipotence in it, from the notion of the all-powerful parliament and mandate, to the idea of it as absolute and undiluted at the level of the nation-state. Many eurosceptics believe that it is indivisible, and that you either have it in a pure sense or don't – similar to being pregnant or not pregnant. Nowhere in this is the notion of pooled, shared, messy, fluid and multinational sovereignty allowed for; that is the reality of much of modern life, the 700 international treaties the UK is signatory to, or the dozens of supranational bodies it is a member of. Indeed, the 'idea' of the UK itself, a union state and state of four nations and not itself a nation, is one of 'pooled' sovereignty but one that many British parliamentarians seem to forget about as they rail against Brussels rule.
This can be taken to a ridiculous extent by the likes of Dicey when he said that parliamentary sovereignty meant that it was possible to undo any act or law, including that which had created dominion status of the likes of Ireland and other former colonies. He made the case that the British Parliament had the power to repeal such a bill and cancel the process of greater self-government and independence from the UK which it had agreed to. This was an argument of 'Stop the World I want the British empire to remain at its peak'.
The next four months will see a lot of guff pronounced like that. Already former Tory chancellor Nigel Lawson has broached Dicey territory by commenting that Brexit might lead to Ireland considering it had 'made a mistake' and seeking to enter back into union with the UK. Jeremy Cliffe, who writes the 'Bagehot' column for The Economist, engaged in a kind of 'Dad's Army' nostalgia for a Britain leading Europe when he wrote, 'The EU is Britain's to run', clearly not paying sufficient attention to the UK's awkward partner role of the last 40 years.
The hyperbole of Britain as the 'fifth richest economy in the world', its global role and influence, soft power, and military prowess, will be to the fore, as will the memory and lore of empire. Boris Johnson, celebrating British self-government and ingenuity, invoked this past to show that we could stand on our own two feet: 'We used to run the biggest empire the world has ever seen, and with a much smaller domestic population and a relatively tiny civil service.'
British exceptionalism will be celebrated: the idea that the UK is this blessed, unique creation whose 'golden thread' of liberty dates back to Magna Carta. The problem with such language is two-fold: first, yet again it invokes an English political tradition as British, and second, Magna Carta is as toothless and irrelevant as the terms of the Treaties of Union of 1707 in stopping restrictions of civil liberties and the intrusiveness of the state – witnessed this week by the UK government's unveiling of their latest version of the snooper's charter.
There is political duplicity at every level. When the UK joined the then European Economic Community in 1973, the country's political leaders assured the public that this was merely an 'economic union' and that nothing else would change. They assured voters that the UK would go on being an independent self-governing nation, and this was merely a change to our trading relationships. None of this was true.
Equally deceptive was the idea that the use of the referendum would not change British politics and democracy. First used by the Heath Government in 1973 for a Northern Ireland 'border' poll, it was embraced by Harold Wilson's Labour Government to mask the bitter divisions in his party, after being suggested by Tony Benn.
The 1975 referendum on Europe was a milestone for the UK. Then like today the ruling party was seriously divided. The prime minister of the time suspended collective cabinet responsibility and allowed ministers to disagree with each other. Then as now the weight of the British political establishment, business elites and the City of London, were all uniformly for the UK maintaining membership.
Harold Wilson weaved his way through the referendum in a way which today David Cameron could only dream of. However, re-reading some of the debates of 41 years ago, one repeated characteristic is the constant need of the political classes to pretend that nothing was being changed.
In the first parliamentary sitting after the 1975 vote, Wilson was asked by Tory backbencher John Eden: 'Will the prime minister keep to his determination not to repeat the constitutional experiment of the referendum?'. Wilson replied: 'I can certainly give the Right Honourable member the assurance he seeks'.
The Britain of Bagehot and Dicey was slowly being weakened by the historic entry of the UK into the European club in 1973 and then by the use of a referendum two years later. All the protestations were about denying this to themselves and the people, and maintaining the artifice of a Westminster Alice in Wonderland bubble.
Today we haven't moved that far forward in our assumptions, with the British political classes clinging to the wreckage that Europe hasn't really changed anything and we can have 'consultative' referendums whenever we like without changing anything, while invoking the arcane idea of parliamentary sovereignty.
This is an out of date dance and deception: part of the diminishing mysticism and supposed magic inherent in the 'invisible' parts of the English/British constitution. There is no desire to reflect that the regular use of referendums weakens parliamentary sovereignty, and indicates a shift towards, at the least, a nebulous notion of the sovereignty of the people. Instead, most of the noise we will hear about 'British sovereignty' is actually a default for the pains of a confused 'English sovereignty'.
This isn't Scotland's chosen debate, but it profoundly touches on how public opinion and the nation see itself. Nicola Sturgeon and the nationalists regard this as an unprecedented opportunity to place themselves 'standing up for Scotland's interests', positioning themselves on the right side of majority and elite opinion, and posing their opponents as wicked Westminster and the deranged cannons of UKIP in Scotland.
All straight stuff. However, the euro referendum poses some stark dilemmas. Sturgeon said in London this week, in what was billed as a major address on Europe: 'I want the UK as a whole to stay in the EU because I think that option will be better for the rest of the UK, I think it will be better for the EU, and should Scotland become independent in the future – something I believe will happen – I think it will be better for us too'.
She went on to say: 'If Scotland were to vote in favour of EU membership and the rest of the UK were to vote to leave – if Scotland in other words was to be outvoted – then there is a real chance that that could lead to a second referendum on Scottish independence'. That is a scenario that might suit some of the more black and white nationalists, but would be a recipe for confusion, argument and delay, and not one conducive to independence being a smooth, velvet divorce.
The EU debate is already showing signs of threat and counter-threat exceeding the indyref. There is the spectre invoked by the UK Government of the Calais Jungle having to be relocated to England, of the end of cheap travel, and of EU withdrawal, the process of which is laid out in Article 50 of the Lisbon Treaty and meant to take two years, lasting up to 10 years, and producing mayhem. This is a union which took less than a year for the UK to join up to and pass hundreds of regulations for in the 1972-73 period.
The next four months will witness an awful amount of fire and rain, and invocations of 'sovereignty', but not much clarity. The British elites have lost control of the processes and have to pretend the exact opposite – that they can offer certainty, stability, security and prosperity if only we follow them on this and other issues. At the same time, they tell us that the world is a dark, untrustworthy place, filled with nasty rulers and terrorists, and we should trust no one, except the political class of our country.
One constant in all this is the power of fear in uncertain times. In 1973 the UK joined Europe through fear and anxiety of being left behind as 'the sick man of Europe'. Today that perception is no longer true with Europe stuck in economic paralysis, and fear will play a major part in whether the UK stays or exits – with the stay option having the advantage.
It is a confused message, only matched by the even more contradictory different messages of the multiple Leave campaigns. Expect over the next few months to hear the word sovereignty thousands of time as politicians on both sides try to pretend that they can offer neat, tidy solutions and that the future will be simple and painless, if only we agree and vote with them. It won't, and wouldn't it be great if, after all the falsehoods and scaremongering, some prominent politicians acknowledged that much of this debate was about the perennial issue of 'who speaks and stands for England?' and what that means. If only the political class could admit that, in the face of unprecedented and multiple challenges, there was much that they didn't know – and that in such a world, uncertainty, doubt and unpredictability are the only things we can really be certain of. That would be a moment worthy of all the rhetoric and hype.


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Pseudo-type for verifying that value is less than expected.
Prints both values if the first is not less than the second. Compared type needs to implement at least an
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float a; CORRADE_COMPARE_AS(a, 9.28f, TestSuite::Compare::GreaterOrEqual);
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LAMAR, Colo. (KKTV) - A part-time probation officer and former law enforcement officer was arrested for bribery and drug-related charges on Friday.
Eric Todd Cope was arrested on allegations of bribery, possession of a controlled substance with intent to distribute, possession of a controlled substance and official misconduct.
Cope, 35, lives in Lamar and is currently free on a $10,000 bond. Cope was placed on paid administrative leave.
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Alice Cooper – "The God Father of Shock Rock"
Music | September 12, 2018
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Alice Cooper formed his first official band in the 60's and released his first album in 1969. That would be the beginning of a long and very interesting career for Cooper. In his first band, Alice Cooper's role was as lead vocalist. He also dabbled with the harmonica, but interestingly, none of the original bandmembers knew how to play any other instruments. Cooper and his act certainly have evolved over the years, to say the very least.
Over the course of his iconic career, Alice Cooper has tried his hand at several genres of musical styles. While he is best known for his brand of shock rock, he also experimented with art rock, hard rock, industrial rock, heavy metal, new wave and glam metal. As you can imagine, shock rock won out in the end!
It wasn't long before Alice Cooper would become known as, "The Godfather of Shock Rock."
Cooper's days as a harmonica player were soon replaced by a distinctive and shocking style of rock music. He has always had a very distinctive voice. It is hard to mistake Alice Cooper's raspy sound for anyone else.
Cooper's first band was called, "The Earwigs," which later changed to, "The Spiders."
Alice Cooper's brand of shock rock was something that materialized quite accidentally. As gruesome as it sounds, it all happened at the Toronto Peace Festival where he was performing along with other notable icons including John Lennon and The Doors. A fan had thrown a live chicken on stage while he was performing. Thinking that chickens could fly, he threw it back out into the crowd. When the chicken couldn't fly, it hit the ground and spattered the crowd with blood. After word of the incident got around, the concept took on a life of its own.
Alice Cooper never disappointed his fans with his shocking, live on stage performances.
Singer, songwriter and actor are all included in Alice Cooper's resume over the years. He is an American performer who didn't necessarily concern himself with what mainstream America thought of his outlandish performances. The more shocking, the better. Shock rock was Cooper's style and he was nothing if not true to it. Cooper, also, is never seen on stage without wearing his signature black makeup.
Cooper's performances were intentionally shocking. Gruesome and disturbing live performances included snakes and deadly weapons including, guillotines, electric chairs and swords. Cooper could always be counted on for fake blood in many of his shows. On at least one occasion, he murdered a baby doll and in another, he bit the head off of a bat!
Alice Coopers live concerts were designed to be nothing less than outrageous, shocking and thrilling to his fans.
Throughout his Cooper also appeared in everything from live music concerts to horror movies. His first big breakthrough into the international music arena came in 1971 with his hit song, "I'm Eighteen." Cooper's band was at their peak in 1973 after having released 6 albums in just 4 short years.
The original Alice Cooper Band was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 2011.
Although Cooper has been notable for being a driving force in the genre of shock rock and for his epic career spanning over 55 years, he is just as notable for his starkly contrasting offstage personality. Below you will find some fun facts that you may not have known about the Superstar, Alice Cooper.
- Alice Cooper has an impressive 25 Gold Albums.
- Alice Cooper is known for his witty personality and is considered to be very sociable, in stark contrast to his stage presence.
- Alice Cooper is an avid golfer. He picked up the sport to help him battle his alcohol addiction.
- Alice Cooper is a restauranteur having owned a restaurant called, "Cooper'stown." Not surprisingly, one of the menu offerings was, nightmare nachos!
- Alice Cooper is a "PK." That's right… a preacher's kid.
- Alice Cooper made an appearance on "The Muppet Show."
- Alice Cooper's name at birth was Vincent Damon Furnier. He had it legally changed to Alice Cooper in 1975.
- Alice Cooper collects cars and antique watches.
From the early 60's until the present day, Alice Cooper has put himself on the proverbial music map. He has been one of those music icons that has contributed immensely to pop culture over many generations.
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The University-wide career center will expand programming next month to teach students how to market themselves to employers, part of a larger effort to push students to think about job prospects early.
This year's National Student Employment Week, from April 8 to 12, will feature several workshops to help students reflect on experiences from their part-time or federal work-study jobs that can be applied later.
"We're really shifting focus. We don't want it to be just a transactional thing. We don't want you to come here just to get your I-9 processed," Assistant Provost for Career Services Rachel Brown said.
Brown added that the career center wants students to stop thinking about a part-time or federal work-study position as "just a job." She said the programs will help students identify skills they are developing in the workplace and ways they can make those stand out on a resume – even if students' part-time jobs may not be in their intended job field.
"It can be difficult, at times, to see the connections, and that's one of the things we can do to help – provide resources and tools for students to start to see the connection between what they are doing in these positions, the skills they are building and how they can relate to their career development and future," Brown said.
Brown took the helm of GW's career center last month, after an almost yearlong search. She will lead the center as it moves into the next phases of a massive overhaul started last year to better prepare students for the job market after graduation.
Bridget Schwartz, hiring and pay services manager for GW's Office of Student Employment, said the University tries to offer many options for federal work-study jobs – not only on campus, but also with off-campus partners.
"We are developing programs to help students make the most of these opportunities. It's really a win-win approach," she said in an email.
The week of programing will focus on work-study jobs and award one person a Student Employee of the Year Award.
Brown said more than 40 students were nominated, the most ever at GW.
This article appeared in the March 7, 2013 issue of the Hatchet.


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This stitch is best worked in light or neutral colors so you can see the texture better. It's also a bit of an alternating stitch, because you work single crochets on top of double crochets from the previous row, and double crochets on top of single crochets from the previous row.


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On this Cape Winelands Elgin Wine Tour,we travel into the rich world famous Apple growing area of Elgin.
This area is well know for its agricultural productive.
We travel about 260+ kilometres on this Cape Winelands Elgin Wine Tour, and is a easy full day tour from Cape Town.
The Elgin Valley is where the San hunters and Khoi pastoralists migrated with the majestic wildlife which once roamed the fertile valley.
In 1966, on Applethwaite Farm, Edmond Lombardi created a drink, free of additives and preservatives, a pure apple-juice beverage known as 'Appletiser'.
We will travel East through the modern town of Somerset West and up over Sir Lowry's Pass.The view is spectacular. Make sure you have plenty of pixels in your camera.
Numerous fruit and wine farms await your palate as well as a Brandy Distillery on this Cape Winelands Elgin Wine Tour.
Country Farm Stalls will entice you.
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Take your existing .NET and JavaScript skills to the next level by gaining experience as a full stack developer
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Test, deploy, and maintain your applications with the full stack experience offered in this video course
Delve into the important aspects of the .NET full stack such as its architecture, automated testing, and more
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Microsoft published the .NET Core framework, which is a fully open source and cross-platform solution; ASP.NET Core started getting a lot of traction as well. This framework was built from the ground up and its architecture is all about the so-called middleware and request pipeline, which makes it both very powerful and easy to use.
In this course, we will start with the basics of ASP.NET Core framework and discuss how to extend the already existing architecture of the Core framework. Further, we will define the architecture of our application, Cubo, which will be a simple key and value store. In order to create a RESTful HTTP API, we will need two projects—the Web API itself and the Core containing domain models and business logic—in order to properly define the responsibilities within our solution. We will start with coding the Core of our solution by talking about repositories, application services, and Data Transfer Objects (DTOs). We will eventually implement the RESTful HTTP API and make use of our Core project along with some design patterns such as Dependency Injection (DI) to abstract away the business logic from the controllers. Finally, you will find out how to perform HTTP requests by using tools such as cURL and Postman. In further sections, we will focus on the use of Server and Entity Framework. Unit and integration (end-to-end) tests will be implemented in order to ensure that our application works properly and that new changes do not break already existing functionalities. We will then create views using HTML, CSS, and JavaScript to interact with the API. Moving on, we will focus on executing asynchronous requests to the server and handling the responses.
By the end of the course, you will have discovered the basics of the EF library and implemented repositories to store our domain models.


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I've finally gotten around to posting more England pics in the photoblog than just Sallie (as you might have noticed with Liz yesterday). I still had some shots from Christmas left over, so for a while, it's a Christmas photo first, then several hours later an England shot. Then, after I'm out of Christmas pictures, it's 2-a-day Englands.


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No, that's not gibberish for yummy hot cinnamon sucker from a roadside stop that I haven't had since I was a child. Its the name of one of the most important archeological sites in the Western US.
While cleaning his room the other night Gabe found a "map" he had picked up at a local restaurant that highlighted several nearby attractions and the Besh Ba Gowah archeological site was one of the places featured. When he heard I wanted to get out of town for the day, he brought me his prized "map" ( my boy really has a thing for anything even remotely resembling a map, and don't you DARE suggest he throw one of them away!) and pointed out the picture of the ruins and told me he'd really like to go to "that" place, so we did! It was a wonderful morning with perfect weather. The drive was just beautiful and was perhaps only an hour long. Sometimes its so great to be a tourist in your own stomping grounds.
Monday, January 19, 2009
Besh Ba Gowah
Posted by Goob at 8:37 PM
12 comments:
- Erin said...
How fun! Since we just moved here, we have been trying to find the things nearby that are kind of touristy. It's been fun too.
- January 19, 2009 at 9:13 PM
- Lara said...
Very cool! I have never heard of it, and I lived where you live for 3 years. I think I missed a lot of stuff though, so I'm not too surprised.
- January 19, 2009 at 9:18 PM
- Jillene said...
How fun!! I have never heard of it but if your son wanted to go there then it must be happenin'!!
- January 19, 2009 at 9:34 PM
- Destiny said...
I can remember playing hide and seek there at night when I was younger. By the way, that town has the BEST mexican food. It is my ultimate favorite. If you go again you really should try it.
- January 19, 2009 at 10:02 PM
- Tana said...
Cute! I love maps but never go anywhere. I have to look this one up!
- January 19, 2009 at 10:33 PM
- Anonymous said...
Oh, I love a day-trip. Sometimes those last minutes ones are the best, too. Glad you had a good time. And glad Gabe keeps his "maps."
- January 20, 2009 at 6:28 AM
- rachel said...
He sounds just like my son. He has maps for everything. That sounds like a cool place- I love adventures!
- January 20, 2009 at 7:07 AM
- Octamom said...
So glad you all had a great time!
- January 20, 2009 at 8:37 AM
- So said...
I wish we had more things like that closer. I do try to find things close by but we've done many of them already. Very cool that you guys went and check it out.
- January 20, 2009 at 10:51 AM
- Heatherlyn said...
That sounds totally cool. Aren't you going to tell us why the site has a strange name and what it is? That's pretty cool your son keeps maps and wants to see places on them. I hope he stays like that his WHOLE life. :)
- January 20, 2009 at 11:27 AM
- ramsam said...
HOw cool that you actually loaded up and took him!
Looks great, I love those little day trips that don't break the bank.
- January 20, 2009 at 12:34 PM
- clan of the cave hair said...
just for heatherlyn, If I remember correctly Besh Ba Gowah means metal city ( but there was no indication why they called it a metal city...maybe because its so near the copper mine? It appeared that they used stone tools, not metal tools, so I don't know). Anyways, it is ruins of a city tht were inhabited about 700ad and then again around 1300ad (or maybe that was continuously, i'm not sure.) As you can see, I paid very close attention to the 15 min. movie....oops. Actually, I was really interested in the garden and how they prepared some of the things they grew. I mean, did they just say "Hey, we gotta eat somethign, each of you take a part of this plant and see what you come up with." Was it IronChef Hohokam style? ( or maybe Salado style, depends on which group you're talking about.)
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Fluid Fusion: The Liquid Lights of innerstrings
The addition of visuals to live musical performances has transformed traditional concerts into immersive fantasy worlds. One particular method of visual stimulation, liquid light shows, are seeing a resurgence.
The origins of this mystifying kaleidoscopic presentation stem from the 60's San Francisco counterculture. The basis of the technology needed for the projections include an old-school overhead projector, and two glass clock faces. Between the glass faces, mineral inks, oil and water exist in a constant state of flux, morphing and changing form to the tune of the audio, and displaying an array of vivid colours.
Some modern artists have decided to ramp up the experience by adding various effects boxes and video projections, while some stick to the classic analogue style. Fuzz Club will be presenting a two-part blog series highlighting notable performers in this craft. First up will be innerstrings, who is based in the UK out of Lewes.
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Chris aka innerstrings was inspired by electric visuals at an early age. "My fascination for liquid light projection dates back to the 1970's, when as a child I saw my first psychedelic light show at a party in the Village Hall. It was an all encompassing affair and I remember my eyes being firmly planted on the ceiling for the duration of the evening", he shared.
"I'm amazed that several years after the initial spark of interest in psychedelic music again, that it is still going from strength to strength....Psych has never really left my consciousness though, there was a revival of sorts in the late 80's early 90's with bands such as Spacemen 3, Loop, The Shamen and Levitation ploughing that furrow." While he is most ardently inspired by the music itself, he notes filmmaker and fellow lights wizard Julian Hand as one of his favourite contemporaries.
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Recently, the innerstrings light show has provided a delightful backdrop of contortions for several festivals and acts, including the Liverpool International Festival of Psychedelia, past editions of the Lewes Psychedelic Festival, and the first reunion show for pioneering shoegazers Ride. "Highlights would have to be 10000 Russos and Lola Colt, who were incredible at the last Fuzz Club show at The Brewhouse. The one performance that really springs to mind though is Tess Parks and Anton Newcombe at Liverpool. That room was rammed, and the performance was flawless, everything fell into place visually too. It took a while to wind down after that!"
In creating his shimmering atmospheres, Chris celebrates the spontaneity that encompasses the spirit of liquid lights. "Once the technical side of things has been sorted, which can be very stressful, once I'm in the zone, I'm very relaxed. You have to place a lot of faith in yourself that despite the random and unpredictable nature of the visuals, everything will be OK. Because the majority of my visuals are analogue at source, and weren't pre-prepared, you really have to be on the ball, especially with live feedback visuals. Quite often, I just don't have enough hands to operate the cameras, the laptop and effects at the same time."
Equally at home in the dance music scene, he enjoys working in spaces with crowded dance floors, low ceilings, and crisp white walls that will enhance the dizzying rainbow swirls he produces. "A decent selection of Real Ales is quite important too!" he adds.
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Fans of innerstrings' oceanic projections can catch him performing alongside acts at the upcoming Under The Arches (presented by Fuzz Club, monthly starting March 5th), Cosmosis Festival (March 12th), and the revival of Lewes Psych Fest (March 19th, which will include music from The Cult of Dom Keller).
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A breathtaking final has just closed the epic weekend of La Thuile. This first-time involvement of the Aosta Valley venue in the Enduro World Series has been remarkable and the Round run perfectly under all perspectives. The organising machine worked really well and it nicely brought La Thuile to the finish line of a challenge that started more than one year ago. Starting with the first idea about the event, going throughout all the following phases, as the terrain inspections, the detailed planning and the promotion in the media, the local staff with the help of the Superenduro crew has been able to make the top riders of the mountain-bike enduro meet all together under the Mont Blanc slopes.
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Sub to remain untouched
THE Japanese midget submarine lying five kilometres off Long Reef is almost certain to be left in its underwater grave.
Although a final decision has not been made, compelling arguments against raising the M24 have emerged less than a month after its discovery.
These include the danger of explosives that might still be on board, the potential cost, and the possibility of the wreck disintegrating. As well, it is internationally accepted that battle wrecks should remain untouched on the ocean floor.
Australian authorities say there is also unlikely to be an attempt to recover any remains of the two-man Japanese crew, Sub-Lieutenant Katsuhisa Ban and his navigator, Petty Officer Mamoru Ashibe.
Comments by Itsuo Ashibe, who initially held out hopes that his brother's remains would be recovered, are making the decision to leave the submarine where it is much easier.
Mr Ashibe admitted this week that his wish for a recovery was an impossible dream. His aim now is to sprinkle sake over the sea off Long Reef - possibly on May 31, the 65th anniversary of the submarine attack on Sydney Harbour.
Japan has not called for the M24 to be raised or any remains to be recovered and is interested primarily in securing the wreck site, which is now covered by a Commonwealth protection order under which illegal divers face fines of up to $10,000 or five years' jail.
The project manager for the wreck, Tim Smith, a maritime archaeologist with the NSW Heritage Office, says the final decision will be shared by Japanese and Australian authorities. "Based on international experience, the raising of wrecks is a very complicated and difficult proposition and would cost tens of millions of dollars," he said.
A decision to raise the submarine would be considered only on the basis of a special research angle or a threat to the site. "But no such angle or threat exists at the moment."
Mr Smith said the M24 now lay where it finished its battle, which was an important archaeological consideration. "Leaving a wreck in situ is the first rule of the UNESCO convention [on the protection of underwater heritage]," he said.
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Telecoms.com caught up with Kim Larsen, executive vice president of T-Mobile Netherlands at the recent GSM>3G Middle East Telco World Summit in Dubai.
The main points concentrate around technology enablers for achieving operational excellence and efficiencies, which will be increasingly important as the Middle East markets dry up for customer additions and revenue growth reduces. This will lead to demand of opex reductions which might arise from outsourcing of managed network services, network sharing models, joint venture models, regional centralization of service delivery, near- and off-shoring, etc. Tangible examples of technology related efficiency measures will be provided for Network Sharing and various degrees of managed services. Furthermore, it is important to relay the message that although operational efficiency can be achieved they also come at a cost (i.e., restructuring/termination cost as well as integration investments). Finally, I will address what I call the law of small numbers as an important remedy to achieve general cost efficiencies without engaging in the big initiatives such as Network Sharing which is often complex, time-consuming and in the short term also costly. The law of small numbers basically states that most companies can save easily 10 per cent by simply focusing on minor cost elements across the company.
Judging from most analysts it would appear that the global recession's impact on the telecom's market in the Middle East will be relatively light with better anticipated revenue and subscriber growth figures than in comparable saturated markets in Europe. In general I believe that the impact of the global recession will be relatively light on growth markets (e.g., Egypt, Iran, Jordan) in the region, while more mature and saturated markets (e.g., Saudi, Qatar, UAE) will be more sensitive to the crisis. Despite that, most economists expect that the region has seen the worst of the recession in 2008 and 2009 and that very healthy GDP growth is expected to become a reality from 2010/2011 onwards. Mature and saturated mobile markets will need to focus on operational efficiencies to mitigate the risk of negative growth effects of the crises (something they anyway would need to focus on given their market maturity).
I would expect that overall voice ARPU will come under pressure and should be expected to decline. Further given the relative large foreign workers segment in many markets of the Middle East you will see MVNO's focusing on this segment possible with the effect of declining roaming revenues for the established operations. It will force established operations to become more efficient and competitive (i.e., many markets today with only two to three mobile operations) with MVNO's being introduced focusing on customer experience and quality centricity.
Broadband mobile and wireless access revenues will contribute to revenue growth. In most of the Middle East markets it is anticipated that non-voice revenue would compensate any voice revenue decline (although most markets do anticipate voice revenue growth for the next five years).
In general one can and should always learn from other market experiences. Given the success of the Middle East telecoms environment it clearly is important to follow this very closely and learn from the success. Clearly emerging Africa markets as well as other emerging markets in the world can learn from the mature Middle East telecommunications markets how to manage steep growth. Further the whole region benefits from a high degree of cultural-religious and linguistic coherence that is un-paralleled in Western Europe and Asia.
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hope your week was a good one, and that you had a fun relaxing Labor Day weekend.
My week was nothing short of perfect! I spent it getting lost in Cuba, but that's for another post (coming soon!).
Today I am trying to pin point what living as an artist even mean. Do other professions live as a teacher, a doctor, a cook or whatever the occupation is? Is it just something that pays the bills or does every occupation defines you?
If you could choose to do something to help you sustain your livelihood and inspire you to live your life exactly how you want it, what would it be? ( I really do want to know your answers!!!leave a comment!!!! )
Living as an artist has so many stigmas some of which might be true and some that are just so ridiculous its hilarious, but let's focus on the main stereotype: All artists are starving!
But why is that? I mean I get it, like with any other profession in the world, not every
single individual in it will be as successful as the next person, but going in knowing its a
Top 3 misconceptions about being an artists.
1. Art is just an hobby
I personally think being an artists is a real profession, worthy of respect; unfortunately a lot of people does not seem to feel the same way about it. The amount of time that is put into each creation, does not seem to hold the same weight as say, the amount of time spent typing invoices in front of a computer.
Art is viewed as something done simply to kill time, and express oneself. Art work might not be a necessity, but it is certainly
2. Artists with a side job are not real artists
Look, everyone choses the path that works for them, there is no cookie cutter way to be an artists. The only thing we all have in common is….WE- NEED- FOOD. In the quest of becoming an artist that can live fully of their creations, bills do not stop and starving will hardly ever be sustainable, by hardly ever I actually mean never.
I decided to get a masters in international business management to give myself an edge and help me overcome the starving artist faith. I got a job in good ole corporate America and have not lost the love I have for creating. Having a job helps me not feel the stress that comes with having to sell work in order to pay the bills, I tried living that way and creating was losing its sanctity it had warranted me in the past.
3. Artists make up their prices
Ok, if yo are one of those people that think art prices are very trivial and random, you might be right! That does not mean the cost an artist attaches to their work is wrong. Most people will never know if a painting took 5 minute or 5 weeks to create. The cost of art supplies is border line ridiculous at times, if the artists is able to work outside of their apartment, then there are added studio space rent fees that need to be covered.
Are you starting to get the point here? When you buy a piece of art you are buying a one of a kind item, that no one else will ever own – yes they can make copies, but it will never be the same as what was created with talent and passion.
Think of it this way, that $800 purse, those $300 sneakers heck even your $30k car someone else has the same exact thing, and over time they will lose value. Art might not take you to work everyday, but it takes your heart and your soul places you never knew were there.


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As businesses continue to shift applications and infrastructure from on-premises data centers to the public cloud, they often find that improved security can be one of the chief benefits. Reputable providers often deliver better protection than in-house IT teams simply because of the scale they work with. Because these providers deliver services to large numbers of customers, it is easier and more economical for them to implement comprehensive security measures featuring a range of leading-edge solutions.
However, there is a danger of complacency with the cloud. A Forrester Research study finds that companies typically don't protect cloud data with anywhere near the care they use with on-premises data. They assume that the cloud providers' security measures somehow relieve them of any responsibility for data protection, which can be a fatal mistake.
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BOSTON (AP) — A legislative panel says some of the tax revenues from recreational marijuana sales should be used for afterschool and summer learning programs.
The report released Thursday by the Afterschool and Out-of-School Time Coordinating Council says chronic underfunding has left more than 200,000 children in Massachusetts unsupervised after the school day and without access to programs that improve academic performance and help prepare students for college.
Democratic State Rep. Jennifer Benson, of Lunenburg, was the House co-chair of the panel. She says for every child enrolled in an afterschool program, there are two others waiting to get in.
Marijuana sales, expected to begin soon in Massachusetts, will be subject to a combined 20 percent state and local tax. The report also recommends tax incentives to businesses that invest in afterschool programs.


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A Disney World Halloween: Mickey's Not-So-Scary Halloween Party
If you and your kids love the Magic Kingdom and count down the days to Halloween like we do, then I highly recommend attending the Disney World Halloween event, Mickey's Not-So-Scary Halloween Party in Orlando, FL.
What Is Mickey's Not-So-Scary Halloween Party?
Mickey's Not-So-Scary Halloween Party is a halloween-themed special event held at the Magic Kingdom on select nights in September and October from 7:00 pm to midnight. The party includes all of your favorite things about Disney and Halloween like characters in costume, candy, a fabulous parade, and magical fireworks to end the evening. Because it's not-so-scary, it's perfect for children of all ages. Admission is limited so there are shorter lines for rides and for our family that is one of the best features of this event.
Disney World Halloween Event Tickets
Mickey's Not-So-Scary Halloween Party is a special event held at the Magic Kingdom and this party requires a separate ticket for admission. This means that even if you visit the park during the day, you STILL need an additional ticket for this party! Because this event can sell out, I recommend you buy tickets in advance. This year tickets range from $62-$71 per person plus tax.
What to Wear to the Disney World Halloween Party
This is a Halloween party and you will want to wear a costume! Visitors of all ages, can, and are encouraged to, wear costumes. (During non-party times only guests ages nine and under are allowed to wear costumes.) We have been three times and every child is in a costume and many adults are as well. Fall in Florida can still be warm so you don't need a heavy costume but a light layer underneath or jacket always makes sense. Also, leave bulky or uncomfortable costumes at home and skip the costume shoes and wear tennis shoes because you will be walking all over the park.
What to Do at the Disney World Halloween Party
1. Take advantage of the shorter lines and enjoy all of your favorite rides! Unlike our visits with general admission tickets, at this party we have been able to ride prime rides like Space Mountain and Big Thunder Mountain Railroad without a line and then immediately walk through and ride again!
2. Enjoy watching the special Halloween Parade. The Boo to You Halloween parade is Disney-style fun featuring both lovable Disney characters like Mickey and Minnie along with the villains of each story. Villain characters include Cruella de Vil, Captain Hook and the laughing hyenas from The Lion King. The parade is loud but the characters are not trying to scare young kids.
3. The fireworks spectacular HallowWishes starts at 9:30 pm. Find a spot on Main Street or near Cinderella Castle to watch this special Disney World Halloween fireworks extravaganza.
4. A special feature of this party is the trick-or-treat stations with candy throughout the park. If there isn't a line I would absolutely let the kids have the fun of getting some candy, but I would not spend much time waiting in line when there are so many fun rides and things to see.
5. For our family it's the same with the Character Meet and Greets. Everyday characters and villains are available for photos, but we choose not to wait in line at events like this.
Making the Most of Your Ticket
Although the party starts at 7:00 pm, with your ticket you will be admitted to The Magic Kingdom anytime after 4:00 pm. I recommend heading over early and getting the most out of your party ticket! I suggest you skip buying a general admission ticket for this day since you'll be there all night anyway. Instead, spend the day relaxing or enjoying the fabulous pool at your hotel such as Hilton Orlando Bonnet Creek. If you have younger kids it's a good idea to rest up or take a nap so you can stay up a little later and enjoy your special access to the park.
I hope these suggestions help you make the most of your visit to Mickey's Not-So-Scary Halloween Party. If you miss it this Fall, the similar event Mickey's Very Merry Christmas is held on certain nights in November and December.
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- Hilton Orlando Bonnet Creek – The Perfect Family-Friendly Resort
- Disney World With Kids With Food Allergies
- See all of our articles on family vacations to Orlando
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"The 2008 Cheval Blanc has a very precise, mineral-driven bouquet, a mixture of red and black fruit, energetic and incredibly focused, perhaps even more so than Ausone? The palate is medium-bodied with fine tannin though I discerned a patina of oak dragging its heels, waiting to be subsumed. There is great concentration and yet conversely it feels bright and fresh; with aeration evermore nimble and sprightly. Towards the finish there are subtle hints of bay leaf and cedar, the Cabernet Franc taking over the steering wheel from the Merlot. There is a lot going on in this outstanding Cheval Blanc that does not deserve to be in the shadow of the feted 2009 or 2010." Neal Martin, Vinous.com
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"The 2008 Cheval Blanc (55% Merlot and 45% Cabernet Franc) is a winner from this underrated, classic vintage. Notes of forest floor, Asian plum sauce, black currants, sweet cherries and spice are followed by a medium to full-bodied wine with deep fruit, admirable purity, and a long, textured finish. There is not a hard edge to this wine, and in all likelihood, it can be drunk now or cellared for two decades." Robert Parker's Wine Advocate #194
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"This isn't shy about letting a tobacco leaf note weave in and out, while the core of red currant, damson plum and bitter cherry grows and fleshes out as this airs. The long finish lets mineral, red licorice and mesquite check in as well. Shows impressive range, with some youthful grip still to be shed. Best from 2013 through 2020." Wine Spectator
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"Exceptionally dark crimson. Very polished. Fragrant and fresh. I got a hit of pine on this wine as well as on its new stablemate La Tour du Pin - maybe from the trees outside the tasting room here at Cheval? Very fine and sculpted and well mannered even if without perhaps quite the spark of life that one would ideally hope for. Very cool and fresh. Lots of very ripe tannin. Clearly lots of Cabernet Franc. Succulent and supple. Ticks all the boxes - am I being niggly to ask for just a little more misbehaviour? Perhaps because I have just tasted the pretty wild Pétrus. Clearly this will have a long life and I can't see it disappointing anyone. But whom will it actually thrill? Limpid and unctuous." JancisRobinson.com
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The ICE Civil Engineering journal is planning a special issue for May 2020 on tunnelling and underground spaces. NB: The deadline has been extended to 1st NOVEMBER for abstracts.
The issue aims to showcase the latest innovations and developments in the planning, design, construction and operation of tunnel and underground space projects that benefit society. As the world's cities become ever-more congested and polluted, building down rather than up is becoming an increasingly attractive option for commercial, retail, leisure and even residential developments. There are already many exciting subterranean spaces in the world and many more are being planned. Transport infrastructure has long enjoyed the freedom of travelling beneath man-made and natural obstacles rather than over or around them. As such, there are countless examples of stunning underground engineering and architecture in the global rail, road and air sectors with many more under construction or in development. The energy sector too is a major user of the underground zone, with everything from cable, hydropower and cooling-water tunnels to liquefied natural gas storage and buried pipelines. The water sector also builds giant underground reservoirs, buried water mains, and sewage storage tunnels and shafts. Papers are invited on all aspects of tunnelling and underground space projects from around the world that demonstrate at least one of the following:
The deadline for submission of extracts has been extended to 1 November 2018.
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Book: Life's vital link
Life's Vital Link: The Astonishing Role of the Placenta
Y. W. Loke, Oxford University Press (2013), RRP $32.95
The Old Testament refers to the placenta as "The Seat of the Soul". Today it is still revered in some parts of Africa, because where your mother buries the placenta is your home, and that is where you will be buried when your time comes. What a lovely way of linking our life to Planet Earth, which sustains us.
Professor Charlie Loke has written an amazing book on the human placenta; no sooner had I finished reading it than I felt compelled to read it a second time.
Loke has spent a lifetime working on the placenta at the University of Cambridge, where he helped to set up and fund the Centre for Trophoblast Research – an amazing achievement. This book is an eminently readable account of his life's work, with an excellent glossary, index and endnotes.
Today we have medicalised the placenta, belittling it by dismissing it as "the afterbirth", and throwing it out with the hospital rubbish. But as Loke's book makes clear, the placenta is an incredible organ. It is the go-between that plays a vital role in connecting the generations. It must express both the mother's and father's genes, thus making it impossible for an egg to accidentally start dividing and forming an embryo absent a sperm – a process called parthenogenesis (vigin birth) which takes place in some plants and lizards. On the other hand, eggs that somehow end up carrying sperm but losing the maternal genes, end up forming uterine cancers that that look like a bunch of grapes known as Hydatidiform moles.
Many of the genes that are active in the placenta are "imprinted". That means the gene has a different activity depending on whether it came from the mother or father. But we don't know how this occurs or why. One of the reasons why reproductive cloning, as in the case of Dolly the sheep, is so difficult to achieve is because of failure to develop a placenta. Dolly was the first successful clone after 277 failed attempts.
There is an enormous diversity of placental types across the species, from the simplest placenta of the horse to the elaborate placenta of humans. Surprisingly, it is the more complex human model that seems to be the ancestral form for mammals. The placenta also seems to be at war within itself, with paternal genes promoting placental growth and maternal genes restricting it.
Although many biologists think that marsupials don't even have a placenta, that is completely wrong; a placenta is essential for intrauterine embryonic growth, even though the teat becomes the equivalent of an umbilical cord for several months after birth.
The elephant holds the record for the longest-lived placenta; it does the job for 22 months. The placenta itself may play a role in deciding when pregnancy should end. In some species, such as cows, it certainly stops producing the pregnancy-maintaining hormone progesterone but this does not seem to be the case in women.
Loke also gives an interesting account of possible problems associated with Assisted Reproductive Technology; in vitro fertilisation of an egg in the test tube followed by culture in an artificial medium before transfer back to the uterus may result in failure of imprinting, so it may not be as simple as it seems.
The only thing that I found missing in this book was any mention of the dreaded word abortion. What is the best way of terminating an unwanted pregnancy? The 1958 discovery by two Chinese doctors, Yuantai Wu and Xianzhen Wu, of vacuum aspiration abortion has brought relief to many millions of women around the world, and deserves our praise.


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This is the second consideration. The local climate in your area plays a huge role in all aspects of your patio designs. Overall shape of the house as well as the yard - Choosing a well flowing patio design is a challenge. No matter what design you choose, it has to balance the in general layout of the home. Basic ideas such as selecting round patio layout may soften the overall look & feel of the garden, when your home has a good architectural design which boasts strong as well as sharp corners.
Combine Decks and Patios- You can really give that stylish look to the outdoor area of your house by combining a composite or traditional wooden deck with a patio created from brick, stone, concrete or other materials. A wooden decked gazebo will also match well with your patio furniture. It can increase the artistic value of your house.
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I've been a semi-pro historian for more than 35 years. In the late 1970s/early 1980s I spent six years of my spare time researching and writing my first history book,
Stapleton International Airiport: The First Fifty Years
(Pruett Publishing). It was published in 1982. The two other major historical areas that I've focused on are:
Italy Before the War:
1914 Glass Slides
3. CRB List of Delegates
October 1914 until April 1917 (when America entered the war), there were only 170-185 delegates who supervised the distribution of food and clothes in German-occupied Belgium. Because there is no master list that matches names with photos, I've started such a list and hope that others can help me complete it.
Click here for the Master List of Delegates.
5. Honor Bound
-- An 850-page historical novel that I spent two full time years researching and writing.
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2. CRB Blog
I've created a blog that chronicles my efforts to re-immerse myself in the 1980s research I did to write
Honor Bound
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4. CRB Contacts & Resources
To facilitate beneficial interactions between people interested in the CRB and/or Herbert Hoover, I've created a page that includes Academic Authors, Research Institutions and Libraries, Researchers for Hire, Relatives of CRB Delegates, and Websites/Videos of Interest.
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