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Former chairs Howard Dean, Michael Steele to talk in Denver about next election
Democrat Howard Dean and Republican Michael Steele, who at one time served as chairs of their parties, will be in Denver Wednesday to discuss the upcoming election.
The pair are participating in McKenna Long & Aldridge law firm's "Effective Corporate Political Activities and Compliance Best Practices" seminar.
Dean, the former governor of Vermont and a 2004 presidential candidate, served as chairman of the Democratic National Committee from 2005 to 2009. Steele, the former lieutenant governor of Maryland and a 2006 U.S. Senate candidate, served as chairman of the Republican National Committee from 2009 to 2011.
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(CNN) - Vice President Joe Biden and former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton were among those who spoke candidly and cracked a few jokes at the funeral of their former friend and colleague Sen. Frank Lautenberg, who passed away this week at the age of 89.
Speaking at the service in Manhattan, Biden reflected on his time serving with the New Jersey Democrat in the Senate and recounted their shared fondness for Amtrak. One time when the then-senator was hustling to catch Amtrak back to Delaware, he ran to the train only to hear a conductor tell him there was no need to rush.
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"Don't hurry, we're holding the train for Lautenberg," Biden was told. The vice president talked about how well he treated Amtrak workers over the years.
"They never held the train for me," he joked.
The vice president said Lautenberg had been his best friend in the Senate. "He's the only guy that made me feel I was junior to him, but I was there longer than him."
"I knew Strom Thurmond so well literally I was asked to do his eulogy. I did his eulogy. This is a lot easier," Biden joked.
An influential businessman-turned-legislator, Lautenberg scored big victories in Congress, including a ban on smoking on airplanes, preventing domestic abusers from possessing guns, cracking down on drunken driving, and the "Toxic Right to Know" law about the release of pollutants into communities.
Lautenberg, the last World War II veteran in the Senate, announced in a statement in February that he would not seek re-election next year, but he continued to push for stronger gun control laws.
"As Frank would say, `You know it is not where you sit that counts it is where you stand.' And there was never any doubt where he stood," Clinton said. "He did stand with those families who keep their children safe from toxic chemicals, from smoking, from drunk driving. He stood with the victims of gun violence and HIV AIDS."
While Lautenberg's funeral was attended by big political names from New Jersey and Washington, it was his family members who stole the show. Lautenberg had six children and 13 grandchildren.
His daughter, Lisa, had laryngitis but asked her daughter, Molly, to read remarks for her. She finished the speech with some statistics.
"Two hundred pieces of `Lautenberg for Senate' memorabilia in my closet. Three thousand pieces of his opponents' memorabilia that I took down during campaigns and buried in my backyard, " she said, as the audience laughed. "Six trips to Israel to learn about our Jewish heritage with my dad. Three hundred new friends I lost during my freshman year at college when Dad raised the drinking age."
His son, Josh, also drew some laughs.
"If my father was here he would have really loved this party I tell you. He'd say, `Wow, look at all these people. You couldn't get the Israeli prime minister or the Pope? Oh, that's OK'," he said.
His daughter, Ellen, said her father had been expressing regret that he announced in February he wouldn't seek re-election in 2014.
"On days that were good he would say I never should have made that retirement speech," she said.
Lautenberg was first elected to the Senate in 1982 and won re-election twice. He did not seek re-election in 2000 when his third term expired, but was recruited to run again two years later after Democratic Sen. Robert Torricelli quit his re-election bid weeks before the polls opened amid reports of ethical issues. Lautenberg was then re-elected in 2008.
His wife, Bonnie Englebardt Lautenberg, thanked Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid for help with her late husband's upcoming burial. He had wanted to be buried in Arlington National Cemetery but never did the paperwork.
"He couldn't face his own mortality, and figured it would get done," Englebardt Lautenberg said. "It did get done, and thank you Harry."
The only thing that would have made Lautenberg happier, she said, was "if this was a fundraiser for his next campaign."
Lautenberg's casket will be led with an honor guard through the train station named after him Secaucus, New Jersey and travel via Amtrak train to Washington, D.C.
His body will lie in repose in the Capitol on Thursday and buried in Arlington on Friday.
CNN's Ashley Killough contributed to this report.
A true patriot. He did good things for a lot of people. RIP Senator Lautenberg.
Re: the Lautenberg funeral: sounds as though a good time was had by all. A fine tribute to the man.


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Being raised in a Chevy-only family, Bill Herder grew up thinking Chevrolet was the only manufacturer that produced high-performance engines. With his dad's help, he started his first project, a '73 Camaro. After an engine fire claimed the car, he put doing a build on hold. He had a couple other cars throughout the years, but nothing that really stuck. Then came the Pontiac. "My goals were to have a very streetable, reliable, visually striking car with at least 500 hp that could handle as well as a modern car. In other words, I wanted it all," Bill says. He didn't want a car he would feel criminal cutting up so he bought this '66 LeMans. Within three weeks of delivery, Bill had the entire car in baggies or on a parts rack. He sent the frame along to Mark Savitske of Savitske Classic to modify and powdercoat the frame. From there it got a Pontiac 462ci stroker, Tremec TKO-600 five-speed, tubular control arms, and Wilwood brakes. At the car shows people assume it's a high-dollar shop-built trailer queen, but in truth, most of the work Bill did himself in his garage, and the car is driven because it's built to drive.
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Rodney Prouty San Mateo, CA
While working at Steve's Camaros in San Bruno, California, Rodney Prouty answered a call from a woman looking to sell a '69 Camaro. Rodney made the trip out to her house to check it out and found that it was actually a '68, or what was left of one. The shell was badly damaged, but it was still a Camaro. He asked the woman how much she wanted for it. The answer of $100 shocked Rodney. After trying to convince her she could get more out of it, she stood by her offer and the car was his. "I don't know what made my heart beat faster, the excitement of owning a '68 Camaro, or the sense that I was probably in way over my head," Rodney says. Over the next two years he worked on his budget build, finding most of what he needed on Craigslist, funding those purchases with cash earned by selling the spare parts on eBay. He has since bought some fancy suspension components to get more out of the car at autocross events, but he's keeping it reasonable. After a thousand ideas on paint schemes, Rodney finally committed to white with a play on the traditional hockey stripe graphic.
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Mark Giles Big Stone Gap, VA
The initial build plan was to go with a Pro Street motif, that was until owner Mark Giles got a job at a stock car chassis shop and his aspirations shifted. His boss tried to convince him to build a three-link with coilovers, but Mark wanted to make it like a Cup car. He started working on the frame in the living room of his apartment until he moved to Virginia, where he could really get to work. There he built the cage, fabricated the inner tin work, and started the bodywork. He took a factory nose and created an air dam and gutted a hood to clear his air cleaner. A flat hood would have worked if he stuck to his big-block Chevy with no carburetor spacer plan, but after seeing what a 2-inch spacer did to his dyno numbers, he made the sacrifice. He swapped out the original front and back glass for Lexan pieces from Pro-Glass, but kept the stock door glass. Consumed with the race aspects of the build, Mark ran the door bars right where the window crank needed to be. Instead of moving the bars, he found a set of electric window motors as the solution and ended up being the only piece of luxury in this race car. Mark tricked out the rest of the car with oval exhaust tubing, pinion-mounted parking brake, and a dry-sump oiling system.
1967 Chevy Corvette
Mark Cole Sonora, CA
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A Duke University-led study questions the reliability of the climate models used to project short-term swings in temperature and the future extent of warming.
Patrick Brown, a Duke doctoral student in climatology, and two coauthors analyzed 34 models used by the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change in its most recent report, completed in November.
Most of the models probably underestimate how much surface temperatures change from decade to decade, says the study published last week in the Journal of Geophysical Research. The models also don't consistently explain why they vary, it says.
That means too much emphasis shouldn't be placed on recent temperature trends, the study warns.
"The inconsistencies we found among the models are a reality check showing we may not know as much as we thought we did," Brown said in a Duke release. He added that the findings don't mean the planet won't warm as greenhouse gases accumulate in the atmosphere.
"It just means the road to a warmer world may be bumpier and less predictable, with more decade-to-decade wiggles than expected.... Don't assume that the reduced rate of global warming over the last 10 years foreshadows what the climate will be like in 50 or 100 years."
Global surface temperatures rose quickly in the 1980s and 1990, but have stayed relatively stable since then.
The National Climatic Data Center in Asheville reported that surface temperatures in 2014 were the warmest since record-keeping began in 1880. Nine of the 10 warmest years in that 135-year span have occurred in this century.
Martin's coauthors were Wenhong Li of Duke's Nicholas School of the Environment and Shang-Ping Xie of the University of California San Diego.
Monday, January 26, 2015
Duke scientists finds climate models inconsistent
A Duke University-led study questions the reliability of the climate models used to project short-term swings in temperature and the future extent of warming.
17 comments:
- Garth Vader said...
We know that the earth was far warmer during the Middle Ages than it is now. So these "warmest year ever" pronouncements are ignorant fearmongering and propaganda.
- January 26, 2015 at 1:18 PM
- VikingsRule said...
Garth Vader: No, the earth was not warmer during the Middle Ages. There was a period of time AD 950-1250, when it is believed there where several regions around the world that experienced higher temperatures. However, the studies indicate GLOBAL temperatures didn't come close to what we're experiencing today. You need to include evidence which shows that, during this same time, areas of the world experienced colder than normal temperature.
Additional studies have found several causes including: 1) Fewer volcanic eruptions and changes in the ocean circulation patterns that warmed areas like the North Atlantic.
Garth, your pathetic attempt to use half-truths to back up your claim is embarrassing.
- January 26, 2015 at 1:47 PM
- Anonymous said...
Somebody tell "Viking" idiot that poster #1 on the money only repeating what Duke just admitted thus making all these democrats as bogus liars starting with Al Gore the #1 idiot down to all time idiot Obama who lies when he moves his lips.
Who the hell was around 1000 yrs ago to say what the temp was anyway?
Climate change is all a fluke. No proof. Just lies and BS.
- January 26, 2015 at 2:27 PM
- KevinW said...
Anon@ 2:27pm - It's clear you don't have a clue as to how scientific studies are presented and debated. Their peers will review the information, compare it to other studies, possibly challenge their findings.
Their studies do expose some interesting points, but it is not proof of that climate change is a fluke.
Really wished you had paid more attention in school.
- January 26, 2015 at 3:15 PM
- Bird said...
Something all of the "climate change is a hoax" folks have yet to explain is who exactly benefits from the hoax? The vast academic-enviromental complex? Hoax implies a well-constructed like for an ulterior motive. What's the ulterior motive?
- January 26, 2015 at 3:20 PM
- Archiguy said...
All the data points to a rapidly warming earth, and it's the SPEED with which this warming is taking place that makes this period of warming different from any that has occurred in the past. This is unprecedented, especially when you consider that according to global temperature cycles, we should be in a long-term cooling trend right now.
The more salient data point is the total atmospheric concentration of CO2. The last time the percentage of CO2 was this high was 70 million years ago, and sea levels then were 70 feet higher than today. Temperature change lags behind this metric.
Unfortunately, we ain't seen nothin' yet. Just wait until the frozen methane (10 times the greenhouse gas CO2 is) trapped beneath the deep oceans begins to melt and makes its way to the surface.
And Anon 2:27 must have dropped out of school before he took any science classes. There are a myriad of ways scientists can determine both global temperature levels and concentrations of atmospheric gasses going back hundreds of millions of years with a high degree of confidence.
- January 26, 2015 at 3:32 PM
- Unknown said...
@bird...how do you not know who benifits? Who do you think is paying these scientists to convince us that global warmimg is real? Do you really think that these scientists are going to tell tell the truth that its all false....no more government money.In the end its all so the government can implement a "carbon tax" on every single living human being for the evil of living on this earth and our sin of contributing to "global warming."
- January 26, 2015 at 3:35 PM
- Bird said...
So, Scott, "climate change/global warming" is a US government conspiracy designed to allow them to implement increased taxes through regulation and some type of carbon impact assessement? And to do this they've enlisted scientific and academic institutions world-wide that are credible enough to have their research believed by a vast majority of the scientific community, yet dishonest enough to sell out their integrity for government funding? Sure, that may be viable on a small scale, as when tobacco companies would fund research to show that smoking and lung cancer were unrelated, but it seems like a less viable plan on a global scale.
That's what I'm interpreting from what you are saying, but I want to be far if I'm mischaracterizing what you said. Please feel free to correct me.
- January 26, 2015 at 3:44 PM
- Ghoul said...
It is a worldwide conspiracy of the left to make everyone on the planet equal, equally miserable. Everyone knows academia is in the left's pocket. They get paid to fudge the numbers, and its been proven that's exactly what they are doing.
Your prophet, Al Gore, is heavily invested in the carbon trading market. If the left succeeds in forcing the carbon tax on us, ole Al Gore will be a billionaire.
If global warming is discredited, then all those scientist will be out of a job, so of course they find what they need to find and ignore the facts that the Earth has not warmed for decades, and yes, the Earth was much warmer in the past, most recently in the 1500's. Guess it was all the oil lamps they were burning, right?
- January 26, 2015 at 3:54 PM
- Archiguy said...
The biggest problem people like Mr. Menzel have with their paranoid fantasy about a vast conspiracy to deceive the world about climate change is that, in his ultra-conservative world, "the government" is funding all this research that has 98% of all scientists agreeing with the data that points to a rapidly warming planet, higher concentrations of CO2, rising sea levels, etc.
In fact, "the government" funds little if any of this research, which he would know if he actually knew ANYthing about this issue.
If there is any conspiracy at all, it lies with the big multi-national energy companies which have paid shills to keep this "debate" alive with pseudo-science and false information distributed and championed by the right-wing-echo-chamber and the politicians it supports. It's been going on for more than 30 years now. Three decades of obfuscation and denial which have probably cost us the chance to do something meaningful to slow down the changes and mitigate the impact on our societies.
- January 26, 2015 at 3:56 PM
- kantstanzya said...
The UN's IGPC analysis only extends to the last 135 years....a pimple on the earth's climate history. There was indeed a Medieval Warm Period where the temperatures were warmer than in the last 8,000 years. It lasted from the end of the 9th century to the beginning of the 14th.And there was a Little Ice Age in the 1600's.There was a cooling period as recently as 1940 through the 1970's when we were warned of a catastrophic coming ice age.
Even the IGPC has been forced to revise its predictions...downgrading warming it expected in the 30 years following 1995 to 0.5C. Indeed the so called "hottest year" (of the the past 135 only)can not be determined because 2005, 2010 and 2014 all fall within the margin of error by a factor of five. And the reason the years are all close together is because...duh..climate is a continuous process of incremental change. The warmer years are grouped together just as the coolest years are.
The "pause" in global warming has lasted 16, 19 or 26 years depending on whether you chose surface temperatures or satellite records of the lower atmosphere to measure. and the people who make money off of climate scaremongering are panicked.They have seen it coming. Remember Phil Jones of the Univ. of East Anglia who wrote to another scientist in an email he thought would never see the light of day "the scientific community would come down on me in no uncertain terms if I admit the world had cooled since 1998."
Since the pause which has been pointed out by many scientists for the last 10 years can no longer be denied the Al Gore lobby has come up with 40 different explanations for it including cooling sulfate particles from China, an excess of volcanic emissions, a slowdown of magnetic activity in the sun and lately that the oceans are absorbing the heat.
The climate has and will always be changing. And there are plenty of scientists who don't believe in man made global warming that you have to look for because the media will not cover them.William Gray, Professor emeritus of Colorado State University says the computer models of the Climate Hysterics had hugely exaggerated any man made component in temperature rise. He estimates even the small rise that did occur in the late 70's to 90's is only at most 5% attributable to CO2. The rest was natural.
Man made global warming continues to be one of the biggest hoaxes in human history. Perpetrated by people making money off of it and by people who want bigger government and global wealth redistribution. Fortunately fewer and fewer people believe it each year and those that do are looking sillier and sillier.
- January 26, 2015 at 4:05 PM
- Anonymous said...
The problem with all of this stuff on climate change is that it comes from liberal sources. Every liberal I've ever known is into 'group think' - they all think exactly alike. They are reinforced in this narrow herd and it's very difficult for them to think outside their peer group. So I'm a skeptic not because of any objection to science - but a skeptic because of experience with liberals.
- January 26, 2015 at 4:53 PM
- Anonymous said...
The problem with all of this stuff against climate change is that it comes from conservative sources. Every conservative I've ever known is into 'group think' - they all think exactly alike. They are reinforced in this narrow herd and it's very difficult for them to think outside their peer group. So I'm a skeptic not because of any objection to science - but a skeptic because of experience with conservatives.
- January 26, 2015 at 5:09 PM
- John said...
So basically, recent data doesn't conform to our theories therefore the recent data is not reliable. As someone who does historical trending for a living, this is a huge red flag!
- January 26, 2015 at 6:42 PM
- John said...
Anonymous 5:09 PM,
Do you REALLY believe that group think is only a "conservative" problem? Then, please explain why liberal global warming proponents have consistently demonized any scientists who don't tow the line?
- January 26, 2015 at 6:43 PM
- Frank Burns said...
The models grossly overestimate the impacts of CO2 emissions on global warming. The attached graph shows the model predictions are 60% greater than reality.
- January 27, 2015 at 2:12 PM
- Anonymous said...
Yeah, I'm going to follow your link to some bogus graph made with crayons. LOL. I can make up graphs too.
What difference does it make if the earth was warmer at some point in history due to other causes? It still does not disprove that the current trend is most likely due to human activity and pollution. Will the earth still be here? Of course! Will we be able to live here anywhere near as easily and painlessly as we do today? No way. That's what you knuckledragger Teabaggers don't get. Too much money tied up in fossil fuel stocks to admit reality.
- January 28, 2015 at 11:42 AM


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morag needed a new logo design and created a contest on 99designs.
A winner was selected from 35 designs submitted by 11 freelance designers.
New logo required for http://www.ukhotelnet.com - and a simple 'blank' button which will be used as the basis for buttons within the site.
The UK Hotel Network
None used currently - but am open to suggestions.
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Classy, elegant, authority
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Overall feel am looking for is elegant, stylish and fresh - but not cliched 'UK' - ie. no images of Big Ben.
Should give the impression of authority and class.
Logo should be part of a banner to go at the top of each page. Dimensions are fixed width (780px) but height can be anything you like (guideline is around 100-120px). Logo should appear on left hand side of banner, with enough blank space on the right hand side for a 486x60 advertising banner - which I'll add later.
Suggested colours (but this is a suggestion only - do not be constrained by this). Deep red/gold, light browns and greens (or light blues and greys?). Silver and gold.
Button 'blank'.
Dimensions are fixed width, 76px, but height is up to you (suggested guideline is 20px).
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Alexis, Hannah, Aaden, Collin, Leah and Joel turned six on Monday, and reportedly had separate parties with their divorced mom and dad. On her TLC blog, mom Kate Gosselin said the day brings a rush of bittersweet memories.
"To make my sadness worse, their birthday falls on the same day of the week that they were born -- a Monday!" she wrote. "And also, like the year they were born, it's the day after Mother's Day! I barely have to start thinking about that day and, yep, hold on, I have to grab a tissue. I gotta catch these tears before they smear my eye makeup!"
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Hillary Clinton on Wednesday night defended her campaign's funding of the Steele dossier that alleged ties between Donald Trump and the Kremlin, and also said the American people should have known the FBI was investigating the Trump campaign before the presidential election.
Clinton appeared on "The Daily Show" to promote her book, "What Happened," and she was asked by host Trevor Noah if she thinks there is a difference between the Democratic National Committee and her campaign lawyer's funding of the research that led to the dossier and members of Trump's campaign working with the Russians to influence the election.
"Of course there is, and I think most serious people understand that," Clinton said.
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"This was research started by a Republican donor during the Republican primary and then when Trump got the nomination for the Republican party the people doing it came to my campaign lawyer and said, 'Would you like us to continue it?' And he said yes," Clinton said. "He's an experienced lawyer, he knows what the law is, he knows what opposition research is."
The Washington Free Beacon, a conservative website, first paid political research firm Fusion GPS for opposition research into Trump in 2015 and ended its relationship after Trump secured the GOP nomination the following year, The Associated Press reported. Clinton campaign lawyer Marc Elias then retained the firm, which later hired former British spy Christopher Steele for its research.
Trump has called it a "disgrace" that Democrats paid for the research.
The bigger problem according to Clinton, which she writes about in her book, is that the American people were not aware of the FBI's investigation of ties between the Trump campaign and Russia until after the election.
"I know that voters should have had that information, that's something that may have influenced some people. And it's part of what happens in a campaign, where you get information that may or may not be useful and you try to make sure anything you put out into the public arena is accurate. So this thing didn't come out until after the election and it's still being evaluated. But the fact of the FBI investigation into the Trump campaign and Russia should have come out."
Clinton also criticized how Trump responds in difficult situations, the latest being the New York City terror attack on Tuesday that left eight people dead and a dozen injured.
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Clinton's appearance comes nearly one month after news broke about sexual assault allegations against film producer Harvey Weinstein. Noah lamented that misogyny and sexism undoubtedly cost Clinton some votes. Clinton agreed.
"Sexism and misogyny are endemic in our society, not just politics," she said. "The only way to get sexism out of politics is to get more women into politics."


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On Wednesday, March 27, Bemidji State University associate professor of music Dr. Cory Renbarger will be performing with fellow musician Dr. Sharon Johnson of Houghton College in New York.
The performance will take place in the Thompson Recital Hall in the Bangsberg Fine Arts Complex on campus. The concert begins at 7:30 p.m., and admission is free for all.
Renbarger joined the Bemidji State community in 2012 after teaching in Houghton College in New York where he was an assistant professor of voice and lyric theatre director. He holds degrees from the University of Minnesota, the Cincinnati College-Conservatory of Music and Concordia College. He also holds master's degrees in voice and an artist diploma in opera. In the Metropolitan Opera National Council Auditions, Renbarger was a semifinalist in 2008 and received two honorable mentions prior. During the 2009-2010 season, he also served as the official anthem singer of the Minnesota Wild hockey franchise.
Pianist Sharon Johnson, who will be collaborating with Renbarger for the concert, holds bachelor's and masters degrees from the University of North Carolina at Greensboro. Johnson has served as one of the official accompanists for the International Tuba/Euphonium Conference and the International Double Reed Society Conference. As primary keyboard/assistant director of the Continental Singers she has toured the United States, Asia and Europe.
The duo will be performing "Songs and Dances of Death" by Modest Petrovich Mussorgsky, which is a song cycle of four Russian pieces, various German art songs by Robert Schumann, Franz Schubert, Richard Strauss and opera arias and show tunes by Richard Wagner, Douglas Moore and Rogers and Hammerstein.
The feature of the recital is the "Songs and Dances of Death" piece that will be sung entirely in Russian. This work is based on poems of Golenishcheve-Kutuzov and is considered one of the best portrayals of 19th century Russian sound and heavy nationalistic emotion in music.
On March 25-26, Johnson will also be acting as a guest clinician for students during collaborative sessions with Renbarger in the Bemidji State music department.
For more information please contact the Bemidji State music department at (218) 755-2915.
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The hotel is located in a historical spot: this is where the natural scientist Alexander von Humboldt lived until his death. The vibrant neighbourhood around Oranienburger Strasse, with the Postfuhramt, the Hackesche Hoefe, the Tacheles art gallery and many other points of interest, is well-known for its multitude of cafes, galleries, restaurants, bars, clubs and shops. This is where Berlins heart beats and invites you to stroll, browse and party. Whether you are looking at a retrospective exhibition at the C/O Berlin, enjoying the last rays of sun in the Monbijoupark, wandering across the Museums Island or shopping in one of the countless stores, the lively neighbourhood captures you with its charm. If it gets too boring around Oranienburger Strasse which we honestly cannot imagine - you can quickly escape to anywhere you like thanks to the hotels great location: catch the M1 and M12 trams as well as the S1 and S2 urban trains right in front of the MEININGER Humboldthaus and reach almost any place in town in the shortest of times: for example the upmarket shopping paradise Friedrichstrasse with Gendarmenmarkt and Checkpoint Charly in one minute, Brandenburger Tor and the Reichstag in three and Potsdamer Platz in five minutes. Its location surely makes the MEININGER Berlin Mitte special: the natural scientist, explorer, volcanologist, oceanographer and astronomer lived his last eleven years in the exact same spot where the MEININGER Humboldthaus is found today. Our hotel preserves the spirit of the universal genius and transports it to our times, integrating the creative energy of the neighbourhood: all of our 118 rooms are individually designed by DaWanda artists; each of them is unique. Each floor has a theme based on one of Humboldts fields of work: nature, freedom, truth. There are references to his numerous expeditions and discoveries all over the house; comic strips about Humboldt drawn by Cuban artists were printed on wallpaper for the public areas. There is free WiFi in the lobby and the public zones. It is up to you whether you want to put your feet up in the lounge, prepare a wonderful dinner in the guest kitchen, do your washing or meet your new friends for a chat in the courtyard. Drinks are available at the hotel bar, as are sandwiches, muffins, cookies and other snacks. Our guests sleep in single, double, multi-bed or dorm rooms. Bed linen is included. All rooms have an ensuite bathroom with a shower and toilet as well as a television. On the fifth floor you can find the MEININGER Humboldthaus gallery rooms over two storeys: the beds are upstairs, the sofa, the writing desk and the bathroom are downstairs and the view of Berlin comes for free. Our young, multilingual team is available for you 24 hours a day. We look forward to meeting you at the Humboldthaus MEININGER in Berlin Mitte! Credit cards accepted Shortly our offers: - Centrally located and good travel connections - 24-hour reception and check-in; no closing times - Rooms ready for occupation at 3pm - All-You-Can-Eat breakfast buffet for only 6,90 Euros - Bed linen included - Towles in private rooms included, in dorms for fee at 1 Euro - Late Check Out: per room 10 Euros (until 2pm - not available for dorm beds) - Rooms with shower, WC, flatscreen television - Key-card lock system to assure your safety and security - Parking spaces (15 Euro per day) reservation is not possible - Guest kitchen for free use - M-Cafe Bar - Free luggage storage room and lockers - Internet terminals (for a fee) - Free W-LAN - Washing machine and dryer (for a fee) - Non-smoking Hotel - Lift - Multilingual staff - Pets: per animal und per day 10 Euros - Tax and service included - Credit cards accepted - minimum age for staying in a dorm: 18 years PLEASE NOTE: For bookings of several beds in dorms, we do not guarantee accommodation in the same room. *********** Earliest check in time is 3pm on arrival date for all Meininger properties. 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The Case for Better Internal Control in Our Government Organizations
by MAX A. MILLETT Partner, Phoenix Office
Presented before the First Annual Governmental Finance and Accounting
Institute of Arizona State University, Phoenix—December 1961
JUST TWO DAYS before Christmas in 1952 the head cashier of one
of the County Treasurer's offices in our state sat down with the County Attorney, a court reporter, and his boss, the County Treasurer,
and confessed that he had embezzled about $48,500 from the County over a period of three and one-half years. His defalcation had come to light when a taxpayer brought a canceled check to the office to prove that he had paid his property taxes. The Title company
had charged him with the taxes the second time when the property was sold. Christmas 1952 must not have been a very happy holiday for this father, his wife, and five children. He was arrested, tried and convicted, and given a sentence of from five to ten years in the state prison. The bonding company paid part of the loss, but the law required the County Treasurer to make up a substantial portion of it out of his own pocket. A bill was introduced this year in the State Legislature that would give the County Treasurer about $20,000 as reimbursement, but it died in Committee.
In 1944 headlines of local newspapers informed the people of our state that a long-time, respected political figure who had held the office of County Assessor, and two of his key employees, were charged with misappropriating some $56,000 of taxpayers' funds. After reading the court record and the newspaper accounts of the trial it is easy to reach the conclusion that the real total was undoubtedly substantially more. It was an interesting trial. Each of the accused tried to shift the blame to the others, but at the end the jury found them all guilty. The Assessor, who since had been elected State Treasurer, and his cashier, a woman, were sent to jail. His Chief Deputy received a suspended sentence, presumably because he turned state's evidence.
In 1957 it was discovered that another employee, this time the Chief Accountant of one of the state's large agencies, had taken more than $70,000 of state funds during a period of some five years. This defalcation was uncovered in the agency's first full audit in thirteen years. The employee confessed and at the conclusion of his


text: Academic Programs Drexel challenges you to apply your knowledge and skill to practical situations. Your classes will be taught by accomplished faculty, many of whom are working professionals teaching in their area of expertise, bringing you a depth of knowledge that can only come from experience. You can also take advantage of extracurricular academic opportunities that will engage your mind with new possibilities. Your Guide to Academic Opportunities at Drexel


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I just wanted to let you know that I received the Alu-Rack and Quick-Lock sideracks and it all went together really easily - a really well made product! I look forward to getting years of use out of them. Thanks for the excellent service and super fast delivery. Thanks again!
Keith Chin-A-Loy, an FZ1 owner, wrote to us on May 27, 2005:
A bit of information for buyers considering SW-Motech side racks with Givi E41 cases on a Yamaha FZ1. Stock mirror-to-mirror width is 35 inches and the width of the bike with the Givi E41 sidecases mounted on the SW-MOTECH sideracks is 41 inches.
It should also be noted that if you buy both the SW-MOTECH sideracks and the Alu-Rack toprack, you will need to install the grab rails packaged with the sideracks, NOT the grab rails packaged with the Alu-Rack.
Please note that many of the siderails shown on this page are from a first-generation Quick-Lock siderack (before the Alu-Rack toprack was invented). Current Quick-Lock sideracks for the FZ1 are packaged with siderails that have additional mounting tabs for the SW-MOTECH Alu-Rack.
NOTE: This product will require relocation of the rear turn signals during installation. All necessary brackets, along with additional wiring, are included in the kit.
Note: Fastening Kits are not required to mount these sideracks to your motorcycle. The Quick-Lock kits are keyed so you can take them on and off and have them locked when they are on your bike. The Hardbolt Kit is used if you don't want to take your sideracks off at all, as they are 'hard bolted' to your bike.
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Motion is what distinguishes us as an innovative company. It is the central element of our day-to-day work, in what we think and what we do - both on the business side and personally. We not only ensure that our customers' machines keep going, we also try to provide conditions that enhance the mental and physical agility of our employees. What's more, we pursue a committed social agenda, helping to keep things moving in the region where we are active. This is our Land of Motion.
When you work for us, you will find many ways of developing not only your career but also yourself as a person. As an intern, student, specialist, team leader, project manager or member of the company's management team, you will be working in a dynamic environment that allows you to choose the direction that best suits you. Go with the flow.


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Located at 2095 Washington Road, Canonsburg, Pa 15317
Cemetery Highlights
Woodruff Memorial Park Cemetery highlights include:
- Traditional in ground burial with monument choices ranging from flush bronze markers to stately granite upright memorials.
- Cremation scattering gardens featuring memorial walks and walls, with an adjacent garden to provide for in-ground burial of cremated remains.
- Private estate lots.
- Private family mausoleums.
- Community Mausoleum offering single crypt, multiple companion crypts, or a family alcove with granite crypt fronts that can be inscribed with individual names, dates and religious or artistic symbols.
- Special Veterans' Section dedicated to those who so valiantly served our country.
Woodruff Memorial Park is an endowed care cemetery with numerous grave, mausoleum, Columbarium and niche sites that are available for many years to come. In addition, the cemetery still has considerable land space in which to expand. Our customized payment plans can be designed to fit any budget.
Land has been set aside for free burial of children who have been victims of violence or abuse. The National Watchful Shepherd Monument will be built on that land to serve as a visible tribute and constant reminder of those children.
Types of Memorial Property
Elements of In-Ground Burial:
- Interment Space (Single or Double Depth)
- Outer Burial Container
- Cremation Burial
- Urn Vault
- Opening and Closing Fees
Cremation Options
- Mausoleum Niche Spaces
- In-Ground Burial
Cremation with Memorialization
- Chapel Mausoleum Niche Space
- Glass Front
- Marble Front
- Garden Mausoleum Niche Space
- Granite Front
- In-Ground Interment Space
- Ground Burial
- Interment Space
- Outer Burial Container
- Opening and Closing Fees
- Memorial
- Internment Space
- Urn
- Urn Vault
- Memorial
- Interment Fee
In-Ground Cremation Options
- Mausoleum Crypts Above Ground
- Indoor Chapel Crypts
- Outdoor Garden Crypts
- Hand crafted polished granite of unparalleled strength, durability and beauty
- Provides a private structure in a personal setting
- Eliminates the need for additional memorials and burial vaults
- Personalized entombment services held at mausoleum site
- Crypt front identified with incised lettering insuring permanent memorialization
- Unsurpassed example of strength, durability and beauty
- Adorned with marble and granite
- Religious features placed throughout the mausoleum complex inspiring prayer and meditation
- Personalized entombment services held in the beautifully appointed chapel or open- air courtyard.
- Crypt front identified with bronze plaque insuring permanent memorialization
- Prestige
- Easy to Locate
- Year round Visitations
- Conserves land space
- Immaculate – clean and dry
- Costs fixed prevents inflation
- Total costs are comparable to those of ground burial
- Entombment can take place in short notice if necessary
- Eliminates need for burial vault and memorial
- Your family will not face financial burdens because your affairs will be in order.
- Your family will be informed about your funeral preferences.
- Your family is relieved of the burden of payment.
- You can assure adequate funds for your pre-arranged funeral.
- Your investment is secure.
- Your funds are protected from inflation.
- Your funds are not considered an asset when applying for Medicaid benefits.
- You may select the payment plan and method that suits you.
- No physical examination is required.
- Research and understand the teaching of your faith community.
- Discuss the choice with those closest to you to insure their ability to deal with your wishes should you pre-decease them.
- Consult with experienced professionals about arrangements that can be made in advance. Selections would include choice of cemetery, decision about in ground or aboveground inurnment of the cremated remains, selection of appropriate urn, and provisions for payment in advance of all items that can be secured.
- Study and be familiar with the variety of funeral service options provided for the benefit of you and your family, services that have traditionally included a visitation, final celebration with the body present, and a committal service. Take into account the time necessary to perform the cremation and factor that into the schedule of these celebrations. This will be especially important when the decision for cremation is based on the desire to be buried at a distance from the place of death
- Become knowledgeable about your choices in regards to caskets and urns. Most crematories require that a body be enclosed in a rigid container providing for the dignity of the deceased, and the health and safety of the crematory operator.
Private Estate Mausoleums
New Chapel & Garden Mausoleums
Advantages of Mausoleum Crypt Entombment
Advanced Planning
Being Prepared: By Pre-Arranging Your Funeral and Cemetery Arrangements
Pre-arrangement is a thoughtful method of funeral and cemetery planning that has grown in popularity. People make these arrangements with the desire to avoid burdening their families, while others are pleased at the thought of having taken care of everything independently. People also make these decisive choices when they have no family or children to make arrangements for them.
With pre-arrangement you have positive assurance that the funeral and final resting place will represent your personal lifestyle and beliefs. Making arrangements when you are able, through careful thought and active discussions with all involved will make clear your wishes with regard to visitation, memorial services and manner of final disposition. You arrange exactly the type of funeral service you desire, for yourself or for family members, and bring peace of mind to your loved ones. Beinhauer Family Services and the staff of Woodruff Memorial Park have always been sensitive to family needs, arranging a funeral and burial, or final disposition that celebrates the life of the deceased.
The information needed for legal forms and important paperwork for your funeral or cremation arrangements will be handled only by a licensed funeral director. Your burial arrangements will only be handled by an experienced cemeterian.
An investment made in a pre-arranged, pre-financed funeral, burial or cremation is protected by law. This plan is available regardless of age or physical condition.
Outlined below are several important advantages of making pre-arrangements for your funeral.
Nowhere is the need for advance planning of burial and funeral services more important than in the situation where the individual has reviewed all of the available options and decided to select cremation. Pre-planning is critical.
Most of us make our own decisions about daily life and future plans. We control the final distribution of our assets and care of our survivors through life insurance policies and provisions in a will. The same attentive care given to these decisions should also be extended to the decision about cremation.
What advance planning should you do?
Some Legal Considerations:
Each state sets the list of parties who can authorize a cremation. The area where conflict may arise is among children and other relatives. Clear and firm documentation of a deceased's wishes for final arrangements is the best way to avoid family conflicts.
For complete details on our secure inflation-proof pre-need plan, please call us at 724-969-0200. All of Beinhauer's facilities are locally owned by licensed funeral professionals with generations of service to families. Our counsel is a free service to you that has been available since 1860. We would be happy to meet with you in the comfort of your home, at any of our many convenient facilities, or the location of your choice. No obligation is incurred and your family is certain to benefit. Call one of our caring cemeterians at 724-745-7008 to answer any questions you may have.


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Most Cubs fans will tell you they've been waiting their entire life for a World Series victory — but just about no one has been waiting as long as a certain Cubs fan in New Hampshire.
Hazel Nilson is 108 years old, and might be one of the world's oldest sports fans.
It's always been about the Cubs for Nilson — who grew up within walking distance of Wrigley Field.
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"I love baseball," she said.
She was a Cubs fan when she bought her first car for $28 dollars, a Cubs fan when she went off to school and a Cubs fan when she got her first job as a physical education teacher during the Great Depression.
Through it all, this Cubs fan never witnessed a world championship. She was asked how it would feel if the Cubs manage to win their decisive Game 7 against the Cleveland Indians on Wednesday.
"Exciting? Awesome?" she said.
Nilson is convinced this is the year and believes her age proves it. The Cubs last World Series win was 108 years ago, and there are 108 double stitches on every baseball, a stitch for every year she's waited, and there are no more stitches to count.
Hazel's neighbors are throwing her a watch party tonight for Game 7. They've also reached out to the Chicago Cubs organization suggesting that if they win, some players bring the World Series trophy to New Hampshire so Hazel can see it in person. She says it's on her bucket list.
Nilson isn't the only 108-year-old pulling for the Chicago's Loveable Losers. But Mabel Ball, of Chicago suburb Northbrook, only managed to go to one game at Wrigley Field — when she was 90 years old, as a birthday treat from her kids, according to the Chicago Tribune.
Why? "I was busy," she told the newspaper last week.


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Hi there. I'm relatively new to C# and I'm also relatively new to forums so bear with me if I do anything wrong .
Anyhow, I have an issue with a game. I'm trying to get a specific pixel from a full screen game using GetDC and then I use GetPixel on the returned IntPtr to get a pixel at a specific point. My code works on literally every windowed and fullscreen game I've tried it on (chronicles of riddick, diablo 2, nolf 1, nolf 2, rumble fighter, battlefield 2, fable) just to name a few. I made it so that the pixel would be gotten from the cursor position, and it worked on all these games exactly right, even with the different resolutions. There is one game I had trouble with though. The game is called Gunz the duel. No matter how much I tried (random x and y screen values, using different methods, etc) I kept getting RGB value: A = 255, R = 0, G = 0, B = 0. This is the method that I use to get the pixel and then proceed to extract the RGB value from it:
The game's video settings:Code:public static Color GetPixelColor(int x, int y) { IntPtr hdc = GetDC(IntPtr.Zero); int pixel = (int) GetPixel(hdc, x, y); ReleaseDC(IntPtr.Zero, hdc); Color color = Color.FromArgb((int)(pixel & 0x000000FF), (int)(pixel & 0x0000FF00) >> 8, (int)(pixel & 0x00FF0000) >> 16); return color; }
Resolution: 1280x720 16bpp
Brighness: (there's a slider) almost half way
Reflection effect: ON
Light map: ON
Shader: ON
Dynamic light: OFF
Character image quality: HIGH
Background image quality: HIGH
Effect quality: high
Texture quality: 32 bit
I also tried using a function to make a snapshot out of the game screen, saving it in a Bitmap and then using GetPixel to get the wanted pixel out of it, and that worked perfectly. However, I'm doing this for a game, and my program is running a while loop with a mere delay of 30ms so it made the game somewhat laggy because of the constant snapshot taking. How do I fix the above code to work with the game?
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The Holiday Inn Express & Suites is the premier family hotel in Missoula and we are so excited to serve you and possibly your family and/or friends.
All of our spacious rooms come complete with microwave, refrigerator, 40" HDTV and DVD player; as well as free high-speed wired or wireless Internet. Our guestrooms have premium bedding and a choice of pillows for the best possible sleep experience, plus large showers with the fantastic, Simply Smart™ showerhead to help start your day off right! Each morning our complimentary Express Start™ Hot Breakfast features eggs, bacon or sausage, biscuits & gravy, a pancake bar, hot or cold cereal, fruit, bagels, muffins, our famous cinnamon rolls, milk, coffee, juice and more.
If you need to get some work done; access our 24-hour Business Center with computer, printers, fax and copy service available. Fit a work-out into your schedule, our 24-hour Fitness Center is fully loaded with treadmills, elliptical machine, stationary bike, cable machine, mats, bosu ball, foam roller, resistance bands, and free weights.
Relax in our indoor pool and whirlpool, or spend some time in our Game Room with four 50" HDTVs with Xbox 360 Kinect consoles and games are checked-out for free at the front desk!
We are conveniently located a half mile off Interstate 90 on the corner of Reserve and Expressway, near a variety of restaurant's and shopping centers; and less than two miles from Missoula International Airport.
- Black-out Shades
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- Desk-level Electrical Outlet
- Free Local Calls
- Cable/Satellite
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- Power Converter Available
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- Complimentary Coffee/Tea Supplies
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- Full Breakfast Included
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- Complimentary Coffee in Lobby
- Kids Eat Free
- Off-site Restaurant Delivery Available
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- 1 Meeting Room(s) Available
- On-Site Business Center
- Printer
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Internet Access
- Free High-Speed Internet in all Rooms
- Wireless Internet service is free for all IHG® Rewards Club members
Entertainment & Recreation
- Indoor Pool
- Heated Indoor Pool
- Indoor Whirlpool
- Indoor Pool Hours of Operation: 8:00 am - 10:00 pm
We offer towels in the pool and hot tub area.
Health & Fitness
Complimentary Fitness Center
24-hour Fitness Center fully loaded with treadmills, elliptical machines, stationary bikes, cable machine, free weights, resistance bands, bosu ball, mats, and enough room for yoga.
Hours of Operation: 12:00 am to 12:00 am
Fitness Center Type: EXTENSIVE
- Treadmill
- Elliptical Machines
- Free Weights
- Stationary Bicycle
Housekeeping & Laundry
- Daily Housekeeping
- On-site Guest Self-Laundry Facilities
- Hours of Operation: 12:00 am - 11:59 pm
Added Value
- Concierge Services
- Executive Club Level
- Wake Up Calls
- Ice Machine
Hotel Details
150 Expressway
Missoula, Montana 59808
United States
Check In: 3:00 pm
Check Out: 12:00 pm
Check-in Age: 21
Parking + -
- Complimentary Self Parking Available
Shuttle + -
- Missoula County
- Complimentary Airport Shuttle Service Available For :Missoula International Airport
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- Guest Rooms
- Lifts
- Public Restrooms
- Registration Desk
- Exercise Facility
- Business Centre
- Pool
- Number of Accessible Meeting Rooms: 1
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Hotel Areas with Accessible Routes from Accessible Public Entrance
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- Portable Bathtub Seats
- Closed Caption TVs
- Telephone with TDD
- Visual Alarm/Alert in Guest Rooms
- Visual Alarm/Alert in Public Spaces
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- Guide Dogs Allowed
- No pets are allowed on property. We apologize for any inconvenience. Service animals are allowed.
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- Number of Floors: 4
- Total Number of Rooms: 82
- Number of Suites: 25
- Number of Non-Smoking Rooms: 57
- Number of Accessible Rooms: 7
- Connecting Rooms Available
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Sports RoomwithHi-Def TV!
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"Four 'n 20 is my restaurant of choice for good food and comfortable surroundings.They also have the friendliest people working there, across the boards.And when I want to impress my host, say, on Thanksgiving,by showing up with an unbelievable homemade pie - but not homemade by me - Four 'n 20 is the only place to go."Judy N.North Hollywood, CA
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5530 Van Nuys Blvd.Sherman Oaks, CA (South of Burbank Blvd.)(818) 988-1152Directionsm-fr 7am-9:30pmsat-sun 8am-9:30pm
4723 Laurel CanyonValley Village, CA(Laurel Canyon at Riverside Dr.)(818) 761-5128Directionsm-fri 7:30am-10:30pm;sat-sun 8am-10:30pm;
Four 'N 20 opened in 1969 primarily as a pie shop. Since that time it has evolved into two full-service neighborhood restaurants with strong community ties. Breakfast is served all day and lunch and dinner menus reflect a diversity of items ranging from smoothies, salads and sandwiches to full entrees and Four 'N 20's famous pies and cakes. Vegetarians will feel at home and find many options to their liking and those watching their weight can find what they're looking for on the special "Fitness Menu". Our Four 'N 20 'regulars' especially enjoy weekends with a choice of the regular breakfast menu or our special champagne brunch! Sports fans will enjoy the "sports room" at our Sherman Oaks location. The walls are decorated with team pendants and jerseys and our new Hi-Def flat screen TV will bring you the latest hockey, NBA and NFL games while you enjoy your meal! Both restaurants feature canine friendly outdoor patios where your best pal can keep you company while you eat. And inside you'll find special touches like daily newspapers that can be shared by customers as well as a basket filled with paperback books -- take one home or contribute one for other patrons to read.
We were honored to be inducted into the San Fernando Valley Business Hall of Fame!
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text: Among the American Tonalists, Leonard Ochtman's 15 major awards between 1900 and 1910 made him one of the most famous painters in his day. Before the turn of the century, Ochtman painted delicate landscapes, drawing on subtle patterns made up of deftly arranged tree and plant forms. Like many of those working in the Tonalist tradition, Ochtman moved from these spiritualizing landscapes to larger more vigorous works after 1900, canvases pulsing with rough and expressive paint marks that channeled the artist's subjective response to the natural world. This more painterly approach allowed Ochtman to create an array of surface textures, vibrant tonalities, and soft-edged forms that raise his subjects to a sublime evocation of time and place. Ochtman was a master of subtle tone, which he deployed in celebration of the Connecticut hills and valleys near his Greenwich home.


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6–12 January 2014 • Off-Campus • IOCC Ministry Trip
[2] [3]By Sandro Margheritino, third-year seminarian and Student Council President
The formation of a seminarian happens both inside and outside the classroom. Over the course of the 2013–2014 winter break, three St. Vladimir's seminarians participated in the first-ever International Orthodox Christian Charities [4] (IOCC) Seminary Action Team. Together with junior seminarian Sara Staff and middler Tor Vergard Svane, I traveled to New Orleans to join nine other seminarians from five Orthodox theological schools to work as part of an IOCC home-build team, in partnership with Habitat for Humanity. The leader of our group, IOCC's Country Representative for the United States, Dan Christopulos, was joined by his co-leader The Very Rev. Paul Wesche, rector of St. Herman's Orthodox Church [5] (Orthodox Church in America) and president of the Minnesota Eastern Orthodox Christian Clergy Association.
Thanks to the generosity of many donors, IOCC was able to offer this great opportunity to seminarians for the minimal cost of $150, which included our flight plus our room and board. In the last few years the organization has provided hands-on opportunities for ministry within the United States, allowing students, professionals, and retirees to work together to help out their most vulnerable neighbors. Subsequent to two major hurricanes, Katrina in 2005 and Ike in 2008, IOCC has mobilized teams of volunteers to help build homes for those displaced by these tragic disasters through their long-term partnership with Habitat for Humanity.
Our team flew to New Orleans in the early evening after the Feast of Theophany, on January 7, and stayed through Sunday afternoon, January 12. After an orientation on Tuesday morning we split into small teams working in different sections of two houses, sheetrocking ceilings and walls for eight hours each day. Most of us had very little experience in construction, and we made our fair share of mistakes measuring walls incorrectly or putting a few screws in the wrong places. However, the Habitat supervisors patiently guided and taught us what we needed to know; they modeled for us an example of forbearance with our inexperience and care for us personally. We will remember their example when we are called upon to show the same spirit in our future ministry with people we will serve in the Church.
[6] [7]After finishing a full day of physical labor, we were allowed time for reflection and prayers in the evenings. In our open discussions on the team, we learned more about the work of IOCC, and how we might further the cause of Christian charity once we leave St. Vladimir's. We also made time to drive around those neighborhoods of New Orleans that were most devastated by the hurricanes. In the Lower Ninth Ward, many of the lots are still empty, and only a few bricks on the ground indicate where houses once stood, while a number of houses are still severally damaged.
One of the most rewarding aspects of our trip was the inter-seminary fellowship. There are very few events which bring seminarians from different schools and different jurisdictions together. Seminarian Sara Staff commented afterwords that "The IOCC home-build mission trip was especially meaningful in that we worked toward a common goal alongside fellow seminarians from across the United States...gaining a new perspective on missions in general. It was very challenging to be reminded that Christ's love is made manifest through His people ministering to the poor. I hope to cultivate and share all that I have learned!"
Added Seminarian Tor Svane, "As a seminarian we learn many things in the classroom, but there is less time to put into practice the love of Christ in a practical manner such as this. Working in New Orleans together in a physical and down-to-earth context brought us together in a way that academic work couldn't have done. Friendships were made and strengthened through our shared labor and our common goal, and I thank God for this opportunity."


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Indie developer thechineseroom's experimental first-person adventure Dear Esther was a runaway success, despite the fact that wonderfully moody and atmospheric experience wasn't exactly what one might consider a game. Now that they've set the mood, it's time to add in a bit more game with Everybody's Gone to the Rapture, the story of the end of the world and the inconveniences that might cause.
In keeping with the isolated nature of Dear Esther, this isn't the end of the world on a global scale. Rather it's the end of the world in a tiny English village in Shropshire. It's a tight-knit community that keeps to themselves, so when God starts calling everybody home they aren't exactly at the front of his little black book.
Speaking to Beefjack, the game's creative director explains the inspiration behind Rapture:
"The concept of it is this almost '60s-'70s Brit science fiction – this John Wyndham, John Christopher kind of thing – of how the end of the world would be responded to in a rural English location," explains creative director Dan Pinchbeck. "It's kind of like that film that was made after the Second World War about what would have happened if the Nazis had invaded – and actually, the film was so controversial because not a lot would actually change for the vast majority of people, or they'd just accept it really, really easily."
There's definitely more game here than there was in Dear Esther, which really just featured a lot of walking. In Everybody's Gone to the Rapture the player will be given an hour to explore the village, interacting (or simply watching) six different characters (or memory traces of those characters) going about whatever business they might have at such a time. The player will be able to affect the story through interaction, opening and closing doors, discovering hidden places, or by simply standing there, letting events unfurl.
Whether you choose to or not is a different matter. It's perfectly feasible, says Pinchbeck, to play Rapture by standing still in the middle of the world. The game's characters will continue to follow their own path, and their actions will still change the world, so you'll still get to experience a story even if you decide not to participate in it.
With only a single real-time hour to experience a slice of humanity's end, Everybody's Gone to the Rapture is the sort of game you'll want to play again and again, sharing your experiences with other players.
It all sounds very transcendent, much like Dear Esther, only with more freedom to shape your personal experience.
Everybody's Gone to the Rapture is coming to the PC in 2013. Hit up the link below for more screens and info.
Everybody's Gone to the Rapture – Dear Esther's successor [Beefjack]


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Drilling machines and screw drivers
The drill family covers:
- Standard drills
- Hammer drills
- Impact drivers wrenches
- Screwdrivers.
The "Do It Yourself" market asks for drills which offer reliability, economy and easy handling. Professional users ask for the same features, but in addition require a high power output while maintaining a low operational power loss.
Hammer drillsHammer drills for the DIY market are designed in a similar way to conventional drills, but incorporate a percussion device that operates on the spindle shaft and gives the hammering effect.
In heavy duty professional hammer drills the electric motor is usually mounted vertically and gives the motion to the spindle shaft through a series of gears. The hammering system operates with or without the rotation of the spindle.
The environment for hammer drills is highly contaminated with dust etc. Hence the need to ensure good contamination protection.
Bearing solution for rotary drills
Single row deep groove ball bearings are used to support the armature and output shafts
Single row deep groove ball bearings for hammer drills
Bearings are subject to heavy loads, vibration and a dusty environment
Integrated garter seal units
Used in highly contaminated environments
SKF Sealed Energy Efficient deep groove ball bearing
SKF offers a new sealed deep groove ball bearing line which offers 30% lower friction while maintaining high seal ability