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The Kentucky High School Athletic Association has handed down sanctions to Cordia High School following a nearly yearlong investigation for violations of KHSAA bylaws including Bylaw 1 (Responsibility of Eligibility), Bylaw 4 (Enrollment Requirements), Bylaw 6 (Transfer Rule-Citizens of the U.S. or U.S. Territories), Bylaw 7 (Transfer Rule-Foreign Exchange Students), Bylaw 11 (Financial Aid), Bylaw 16 (Recruitment/Undue Influence), Bylaw 23 (Limitation of Season) and Bylaw 25 (Requirements for Coaches).
Among the penalties imposed by the Commissioner are:
Suspension of the Cordia HS boys' basketball team from playing scrimmages or contests during the 2014-15 regular and postseason, as well as the 2016 postseason. During its suspension, the school would be permitted to conduct regular season practices from October 15 until the first allowable day for district tournament play. Included in this penalty is a stipulation that representatives of the boys' basketball team with eligibility remaining may transfer to specific KHSAA member schools without penalty;
Forfeiture of all boys' basketball games from the 2013-14 season for the use of at least one ineligible player in all games. The score will be recorded as 2-0 for all games which Cordia won, and the game score will remain the same for losses but will be noted as forfeits;
Probation for Cordia's interscholastic athletic program through the 2018-19 season. With this probation, Cordia will be placed on conditional membership, with its membership status to be reviewed at the end of the 2014-15 school year to determine whether its membership should continue to be recommended for approval by the Board of Control beginning with the 2015-16 season. Also as part of its probation, all Cordia coaches and athletic administrators shall be required to attend an in-service workshop in Lexington, conducted by the KHSAA staff concerning Association Bylaws and Kentucky law that affects interscholastic athletics during the 2014-15 school year. Additionally, an Assistant Commissioner will also be assigned to work directly with the Superintendent of schools and the Principal of Cordia to ensure development of policies, procedures and best practices to be implemented in the athletic program;
Suspension of two members of the Cordia HS boys' basketball coaching staff from the 2014-15 postseason boys' basketball tournaments sanctioned by KHSAA.
An aggregate fine of $25,980 for various infractions per the fine schedule in Bylaw 27.
"The majority of the aforementioned violations are clearly indicative of a school without any appreciable level of institutional control over its athletic program. While some violations date back to the 2010-2011 school year, the major violations occurred during the past twelve to twenty-four months. The violations in previous years, however, add context and it is my conclusion that they illustrate an undeniable pattern of practice and culture of noncompliance that has been allowed to evolve at Cordia," said KHSAA Commissioner Julian Tackett in his communication to the school. "Unfortunately, after this long and careful review, this series of events may well represent the most wanton and blatant disregard for Association rules in its 97 year history. There is apparently no person within the school or school system willing to actively and aggressively control and manage the athletic program. Therefore, students have been allowed an unrestricted privilege of participation without compliance with applicable and appropriate rules.
"Participation in interscholastic athletics has long been recognized as a privilege and not a right. This is an important distinction. With this privilege comes responsibility. A theme throughout this matter has been the participation, whether at practice or competition, of ineligible student-athletes," added Tackett. "The participation by any ineligible students may have affected the outcome of those games. Moreover, participation by an ineligible student-athlete potentially jeopardizes coverage under the KHSAA's catastrophic insurance policy that is provided for all student-athletes. The collective Association of member schools, including Cordia, have agreed to abide by the Bylaws of the KHSAA which are indisputable when the knowledge is there to prevent an ineligible player from participating."
During the course of its investigation, the KHSAA found sufficient evidence that representatives of the athletic program, including representatives of the Lotts Creek Community School who are inextricably related to both the school and its athletic program, committed violations of KHSAA bylaws, many of which were acknowledged by the school, including:
Falsifying records, or maintaining inaccurate records with regards to living arrangements of transferring student-athletes;
Allowing a staff member to lease housing to the family of a student-athlete without ever receiving payment;
Impermissible contact with multiple student-athletes with the intent to sway them to enroll at Cordia for the purpose of competing in athletics;
Providing free transportation to relocate a student from an out-of-state school;
Providing plane tickets on two separate occasions to a student-athlete so he could travel out-of-state;
Facilitating housing for a student-athlete at no cost to him or his family;
Providing money and clothes to student-athletes;
Conducting tryouts for non-enrolled students;
Paying the entire cost of education for two students on an F-1 exchange VISA to attend Cordia;
Providing housing to numerous students that participated on the boys' basketball team, as well as housing for their families;
Allowing ineligible players to practice and compete in contests before they were cleared to participate;
Requiring players to attend practice prior to the official start date for preseason practice (October 15), and disciplining students who missed these practice sessions;
Holding "open gym" practices that were limited to the boys' basketball team and thus mandatory, following the elimination from the postseason; and
Failing to properly monitor the coaching requirements for individuals coaching in the boys' basketball program, including the obligation to complete the legislatively mandated Sports Safety Course. These violations included a 30-day period during the 2013-14 season when no member of the coaching staff met the requirements of Bylaw 25.
Cordia has thirty (30) days to appeal the ruling to the KHSAA Board of Control. The KHSAA will have no further comment on this matter. All inquiries should be directed to Cordia High School or the Superintendent of the Knott County Schools.


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Information for Internship Providers© Peter Winandy
The Faculty of Arts and Humanities educates young researchers, who are prepared to face the social and cultural challenges of our time.
The respective technical knowledge is not only necessary to be prepared but also different transferable skills, which our students and graduates possess to a special degree.
These skills include cognitive skills:
- Abstract thinking
- Finding strategies for solving problems
- Applying theoretical concepts
- Ability to reflect
Communication skills are emphasied in the linguistic courses of study more than in any other discipline:
- Above average oral and written ability to express oneself
- Ability to compose tests and prepare and present topics appropriate for the target group and medium
- Abiilty to appropriately respond in dialogues and discussions
Various methodological skills are also acquired:
- Collecting and analyzing data using statistical processes
- Ability to analyze
- Preparation of academic explanatory models
- Methods for researching and processing information
Our students acquire argumentation and criticism skills to a great degree:
- logical, technical argumentation and criticism
- exercising appropriate criticism
- accepting appropriate criticism and productively processing it
Our students frequently distinguish themselves through the following traits:
- Independence
- Preparedness to assume responsibility
- Commitment
- Initiative
Humanities and social science scholars possess above average general education.
If you are interested in having our students as interns or employing our graduates, please contact the Head of the Faculty of Arts and Humanities Career and Internship Service.
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The New Orleans Saints moved aggressively to improve their interior blocking in the second round of the draft, trading up 14 spots to take Texas A&M center Erik McCoy with the 48th overall pick they received from Miami.
The decision Friday night to take the 6-foot-4, 303-pound McCoy came after 2018 Pro Bowl center Max Unger's recent decision to retire.
The move up the draft to snag McCoy also came despite New Orleans' signing of free-agent center Nick Easton, who started 12 games for Minnesota in 2017 but missed all of last season because of neck surgery.
McCoy asserted that his presence on New Orleans' roster gives the Saints a player with a combination of "power, strength and speed that's kind of rare as a center."
"I'm really good at getting to the second level," McCoy said, referring to his ability to block downfield. "But I can also maintain a block and really be a pile-mover on the first level."
The Saints entered the draft seeking immediate contributors who could provide depth to a team that has its sights set on a Super Bowl run after losing in overtime of last season' NFC title game.
The addition of McCoy holds the potential to improve depth at both center and guard, positions critical to protecting record-setting, 40-year-old quarterback Drew Brees.
"I would say I'm very flexible," McCoy said. "I have a lot more experience at center, but I played guard pretty much every spring I was at A&M. I have a couple of starts there, and I played it in high school."
McCoy said he has been to New Orleans only once before but is eager to settle there and start his pro career with an offense that has been among the NFL's best since coach Sean Payton and Brees both joined the Saints in 2006.
"Drew Brees is the best quarterback in the NFL," McCoy said, adding that he also has been impressed by the Saints' running game and offensive line. "It's a winning organization."
McCoy took a redshirt in 2015 before starting the past three seasons for the Aggies. He was a captain in all 13 games for A&M last season and was named offensive MVP at the team banquet after being a top blocker for a unit that gained 6,131 total yards.
The Saints gave up second round picks this year — 62nd overall — and next year in the trade. New Orleans also sent Miami a sixth rounder this year in exchange for a fourth-rounder.
New Orleans entered the draft with no picks in the first, third or fourth rounds, having traded those away in 2018 in deals that brought in defensive end Marcus Davenport, cornerback Eli Apple and reserve QB Teddy Bridgewater.
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World's Largest Carpet Manufacturer Rolls Out NetSuite OneWorld to Power Global Growth in a Two-Tier ERP Model
Shaw Industries Moves to the Cloud, Deploys NetSuite OneWorld to Run a New Manufacturing Plant in China and 10 International Subsidiaries While Maintaining On-Premise Software Systems at Headquarters
$4 Billion Industry Leader Achieves Rapid Deployment with Lean IT Footprint
SAN MATEO, Calif. — NetSuite Inc. (NYSE: N), the industry's leading provider of cloud-based financials / ERP and omnichannel commerce software suites, today announced that Shaw Industries, a subsidiary of Berkshire Hathaway (NYSE: BRK-A) and the world's largest carpet manufacturer with more than $4 billion in annual sales, has rolled out NetSuite OneWorld, the world's most deployed cloud ERP solution for global businesses, in a two-tier ERP model to run a new 210,000-square-foot manufacturing facility in Nantong, China, and manage 10 international subsidiaries in countries including China, India, Luxembourg, Hong Kong, Singapore and Australia. Shaw Industries' China plant, which opened this year to produce carpet tile for commercial and residential customers in China and the broader Asian market, is now relying on NetSuite OneWorld for financials, financial consolidations and reporting, order management, inventory management, manufacturing and purchasing. The new plant projects to employ up to 250 workers, produce 5 million square yards of carpet tile a year and enable Shaw Industries to reduce the time previously required to deliver U.S.-made carpet tile to the Asian market by several weeks. NetSuite support for the Chinese language allows the company to extend the solution for use across the manufacturing plant and other locations in China, while multi-currency capabilities streamline transactions in the Chinese renminbi and the Australian dollar.
Shaw Industries did thorough due diligence and evaluated the major ERP providers and determined that NetSuite OneWorld best met its criteria for rapid deployment with a lean IT footprint, easy and repeatable deployment model, ease of use and support for multiple languages and currencies to help power international expansion. The large-scale deployment of NetSuite OneWorld, implemented by NetSuite professional services, is designed to support Shaw Industries' strategic objective of rapid global growth, and is integrated with legacy on-premise systems at the company's headquarters in Dalton, Ga., including an Oracle PeopleSoft financials/HR system and a custom-built legacy application for inventory and supply chain.
NetSuite Manufacturing Functionality Creates an Efficient Process for Shaw Industries' Plant in China
NetSuite manufacturing functionality streamlined the manufacturing processes and improved operational efficiency, providing its China-based manufacturing plant with the following capabilities: -
• Manufacturing carpet tile in China for sale in China and Asia through a distribution network that leverages NetSuite's multi-location inventory capabilities to strategically position its products within the markets it serves.
• Lot control, which is critical to its manufacturing process to ensure customers get products that match their expectations for product color with little or no variation.
• Work Orders that are used to build both sub-assemblies and final assemblies, and which are key throughout the manufacturing process to pull lot-controlled materials from inventory for use in the production process.
• Advanced Inventory Management and Advanced Bin Management that allow Shaw Industries to accurately control its inventory and re-ordering processes to ensure production targets are met.
• Standard Cost and Work in Process accounting (WIP) that allow the company to control its costs and investigate process variances at all stages of its manufacturing process.
"The company is actively seeking to grow sales around the world and we needed a cloud-based solution that could support different languages and currencies with lean resource requirements," said Roddy McKaig, Shaw Industries CIO. "Because NetSuite is in the cloud, we can enter new global markets faster than if we were to set up servers in each location.
"Anywhere we go outside of North America, whether establishing a sales office or operational unit, our intention is to use NetSuite," said McKaig. "We're very confident that NetSuite will seamlessly support our growth outside of North America."
NetSuite OneWorld, with support for 190 currencies, 19 languages and automated tax compliance in over 50 countries, enables Shaw to manage its global subsidiaries and seamlessly conduct international business. Shaw Industries is leveraging NetSuite OneWorld to manage its 10 international subsidiaries with real-time visibility and global financial consolidation and reporting. NetSuite's cloud solution is enabling Shaw to aggressively pursue its global growth objectives at a fraction of the time and capital cost required of an on-premise ERP alternative, while positioning it to accelerate time to value of any future overseas acquisitions.
McKaig noted that Shaw Industries' Australian subsidiary was using NetSuite before the company acquired it several years ago. "They vouched they had no problems with performance or response times and that gave us additional confidence," McKaig said.
About Shaw Industries
The world's largest carpet manufacturer and a leading floor covering provider, Shaw Industries Group, Inc. is a vertically integrated manufacturer that supplies carpet, rugs, hardwood, laminate, resilient, tile and stone flooring products and synthetic turf to residential and commercial markets worldwide. A wholly owned subsidiary of Berkshire Hathaway, Inc. with more than $4 billion in annual sales and 23,000 associates, Shaw is headquartered in Dalton, Georgia, with salespeople and/or offices located throughout the US, as well as Australia, Canada, China, Mexico, Singapore, India and the United Kingdom. For more information, visit http://shawfloors.com/about-shaw.
About NetSuite
Today, more than 16,000 companies and subsidiaries depend on NetSuite to run complex, mission-critical business processes globally in the cloud. Since its inception in 1998, NetSuite has established itself as the leading provider of enterprise-class cloud financials/ERP suites for divisions of large enterprises and mid-sized organizations seeking to upgrade their antiquated client/server ERP systems. NetSuite excels at streamlining business operations as demonstrated in a recent Gartner study naming NetSuite as the fastest growing financial management software vendor on a global basis. NetSuite continues its success in delivering the best cloud ERP/financials suites to businesses around the world, enabling them to lower IT costs significantly while increasing productivity, as the global adoption of the cloud is accelerating.
For more information about NetSuite, please visit www.netsuite.com.
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Confidential report on UK and Irish wind energy v. nuclear power: Impact of Intermittency, Poyry, 1 May 2009
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This confidential May 1, 2009 report, titled "Impact of Intermittency", is a substantial study of possible future scenarios of high levels of wind generation in the UK and the Republic of Ireland and their effect on energy markets in these countries. It was funded by several companies in the UK energy industry. A public summary of this report is available at ilexenergy.com and has been used to justify favouring nuclear over wind in choosing low-carbon ways to generate electricity, for example, in this article published in the Register.
Given the political debate taking place now in the UK over this issue, it is important that environmentalists, NGOs and other concerned parties are able to see the full report as well as the companies that commissioned it. Furthermore, there are several serious question marks over some of the modelling done in this report. Making the full report with appendices detailing the methodology available means that these can be examined, whereas the public summary does not give any information on these—for example, in the last section of the appendices, compare the recommendations of the Met Office as to how their data should actually be used to model wind production with what was actually done, as described by Poyry.
Our source believes the debate over low-carbon energy is being dominated and distorted by large corporations and their special interests, and that this report in particular was used to do so.
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Offering both access to rural and city life, West Ann Arbor is a pleasant residential area home to the city's largest park.
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Why Residents Love Living Here: Residents love the variety of options available, including neighborhood conveniences and downtown attractions in addition to beautiful parks and acreage.
West Ann Arbor encompasses a large region extending west from the heart of downtown near University of Michigan's football stadium, which is easily accessible to residents. You will find a mix of city conveniences, residential neighborhoods and rural land in this expansive region. West Ann Arbor hosts many shops and restaurants, specifically along West Stadium Boulevard, which is home to the Westgate Shopping Center and Maple Village. A few favorite local restaurants in this area include Zingerman's Roadhouse, Seva, Chelas, and The Songbird Cafe. Neighborhoods near the heart of downtown feature some of the city's most charming historic homes, situated along tree-lined streets. West Ann Arbor also hosts a number of newer, thoughtfully designed subdivisions with large contemporary homes.
There is an abundance of parks and green space for West Ann Arbor residents to enjoy, including Lakewood Nature Area, Dolph Nature Area and Veterans Park, which is home to the Veterans Memorial Park Pool & Ice Arena. Ann Arbor's largest park, Bird Hills Nature Center, is an undeveloped 161-acre natural area with five different trailheads for hikers to explore. Barton Pond and Huron River are situated to the north, providing endless opportunities for fishing and boating. West Ann Arbor is home to the West Ann Arbor Health Center and a number of automotive and financial companies, providing a variety of employment opportunities for residents. The region contains more urban developments near downtown, with more residential communities in the central area west of I-94, and scenic rural farmland further to the west. I-94 runs through the northern portion of West Ann Arbor, connecting residents to nearby cities to the west and east, including Detroit.
West Ann Arbor Neighborhoods Include:
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Situated just west of the University of Michigan football stadium, Dicken is a large neighborhood featuring tree-lined streets with fairly modest single- and two-story homes. The area includes Dicken Woods Nature Area, Las Vegas Park, Greenview Nature Area, and several schools.
Situated just 10 minutes from downtown, the Uplands is a picturesque, well-designed community surrounded by natural beauty. Homes in the Uplands range in size, style and value, all of which are situated along tree-lined streets with sidewalks. Residents may access a variety of parks and green space, most notably, the Scio Woods Preserve, a 91-acre preserve with wetlands, dense woodlands and maintained hiking trails.
Hosting some of the most charming, historic homes in the city, Eberwhite is a vibrant and centrally located neighborhood just west of downtown Ann Arbor. The land that now hosts Eberwhite was once the property of Eber White, an early settler in the area. The neighborhood centers on the scenic and popular Eberwhite Woods, a beloved park filled with trees, wildflowers and well-maintained walking trails. Residents of Eberwhite enjoy convenient access to downtown and the University of Michigan football stadium, which are both within walking distance.
The highly sought-after Allmendinger Heights is a small enclave a few blocks west of the University of Michigan football stadium. Homes in Allmendinger Heights range in age and style, including Arts & Crafts, Tudors, and Cape Cods, many of which have been beautifully restored while maintaining original period features. Residents may easily travel along the neighborhood's shaded tree-lined streets to access the activity in downtown. Allmendinger Heights also hosts a community park, Allmendinger Park, which has baseball fields, an open grass field and a tennis court.
Situated 10 minutes west of Ann Arbor, Arbor Pointe is a beautiful, thoughtfully developed subdivision with a wide selection of one-and-a-half and two-story contemporary homes. Residents of Arbor Pointe may easily access the city via I-94, which is less than a mile away, in addition to the scenic Scio Township. The neighborhood is adjacent to Jackson Road, which hosts a number of conveniences and attractions.
Haisley is a desirable neighborhood situated northwest of Central Ann Arbor. While the neighborhood has an array of housing options, it is best known for its collection of beautiful Cape Cod and colonial homes. Streets in Haisley are lined with a thick canopy of mature trees, providing shade and natural beauty for residents. Haisley is home to the Miller Nature Area, a 22-acre area with hiking trails adorned with some of the biggest elm trees in the city. The neighborhood also hosts Veterans Memorial Park, which features an outdoor swimming pool, a year-round indoor skating rink, baseball and softball diamonds, and a fitness center.
Situated just west of the city's beltway, Lakewood is a unique community taking its name from the sister lakes and the forest that surrounds them. Lakewood residents enjoy convenient access to I-94, US-23 and M-14, yet enjoy the secluded, natural setting that this area offers. Many homes in Lakewood take full advantage of the neighborhood's naturally hilly landscape, and home styles include traditional Tudors, Cape Cods, ranches and colonials. Lakewood is home to Dolph Nature Area and Lakewood Nature Area, providing several acres of lush forest, hiking trails and two bodies of water for fishing, kayaking and canoeing.
Located along the southern bank of the Huron River, Newport Creek and Walnut Ridge are two desirable, secluded communities hosting an abundance of luxury homes. Executive homes are situated on expansive lots, enjoying surrounding green foliage and proximity to Ann Arbor and surrounding cities via I-94 and US-23. Residents enjoy convenient access to common areas, such as forested walking trails and sidewalks, plus the nearby Bird Hills Nature Area and the Huron River for boating and fishing.
The Polo Fields is an upscale golf and country club community with three distinct residential areas, The Fairways at The Polo Fields, The Preserves at The Polo Fields, and The Gallery at The Polo Fields. The Polo Fields features a variety of luxury homes, many of which overlook the well-maintained greenway dotted with foliage and water features. All homeowners may become members of The Polo Fields Golf & Country Club, which features a clubhouse, an 18-hole golf course, dining facilities, a fitness center and a resort-style pool.
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Iron Man 2 Suffices as a Serviceable Sequel
- Christian Hamaker Crosswalk.com Contributing Writer
- 2010 6 May
DVD Release Date: September 21, 2010
Theatrical Release Date: May 7, 2010
Rating: PG-13 (for sequences of intense sci-fi action and violence, and some language
Genre: Action/Adventure, Science Fiction/Fantasy, Adaptation and Sequel
Run Time: 124 min.
Director: Jon Favreau
Actors: Robert Downey Jr., Mickey Rourke, Sam Rockwell, Gwyneth Paltrow, Don Cheadle, Scarlett Johansson, Samuel L. Jackson
Iron Man 2 suffers from a typical problem with sequels. It has a little too much of everything—too many characters, too many subplots and a running time that's too long. But it's not half bad.
Sure, it could have done a better job of fleshing out the character of Tony Stark (Robert Downey Jr.) or his friend Lt. Col James "Rhodey" Rhoades (Don Cheadle), and it might have given either of its villains, Justin Hammer (Sam Rockwell) and Ivan Vanko (Mickey Rourke), more than one dimension. But what else should we expect from a movie series based on comic book characters? It all goes down rather easily, and if it doesn't rise to the level of better summer blockbusters, it at least holds its own against the original, wildly successful Iron Man. If you liked that first film, you'll likely enjoy this sequel. If you didn't, don't come to the sequel expecting any improvements.
Stark, having revealed his identity as Iron Man at the end of the first film, has, early in the new film, brought about global peace. "Iron Man Stabilizes East-West Relations" shouts a newspaper headline. Six months later, Iron Man is jumping out of a plane and landing onstage at the Stark Expo, a yearlong event organized by the egotistical Stark. He's still delighted by provocatively dressed dancers, but this time they support Stark's own stage act rather than give him private performances, as they did in the first film. "It's not about me," Stark says, as he speaks to attendees of Stark Expo. "It's about legacy." Stark hopes to leave behind a better, more peaceful world, thanks to his efforts as Iron Man.
It's Stark's legacy that Vanko can't live with. Seeking revenge for the death of his father, which he blames on Stark's father, Vanko shows up in Monaco to disrupt a car race in which Stark is participating. A physicist by training, Vanko wields electrified whips that cut through metal and steel, and subdue, if not paralyze, Stark in his Iron Man suit.
That's not the only problem with the suit. Outfitted with firepower, it has been deemed a weapon by U.S. politicians. Sen. Stern (Gary Shandling) calls Stark to appear at a hearing into the technology behind the suit, during which he demands to know the secrets behind the technology of the Iron Man get-ups. Stark "has created a sword, but insists it's a shield," Stern intones, but Stark refuses to be bullied into giving up his prized possessions.
Also after Stark's suits: Justin Hammer (Sam Rockwell), an arms manufacturer and Stark rival who sees an opportunity to team with Vanko and finally best his nemesis. Helping Stark are Pepper Potts (Gwyneth Paltrow), whom Stark promotes to CEO of his company, and Natalie Rushman (Scarlett Johansson). Just for good measure, Nick Fury (Samuel L. Jackson) drops by a couple of times to ponder recruiting Stark to be part of his team.
Hanging over the entire affair is the issue of Stark's mortality. Stark's faltering replacement heart and use of the Iron Man suit have his blood toxicity levels on the rise. His upcoming birthday party will be, he believes, his last. There's a lot going on in Iron Man 2—did I mention Stark's friendship with Happy Hogan (Jon Favreau)?—but the film never bogs down for long stretches. The battle scenes aren't taxing, and Rourke has at least as much fun in his limited role as Jeff Bridges had playing the villain in the first Iron Man. Stark's behavioral excesses are still problematic, but his humor plays a little better in this second installment. Maybe familiarity with Stark breeds something other than contempt.
There are no real high points in Iron Man 2—no standout scenes that will have audiences talking as they leave the theater—but the overall product is sufficient to satisfy audiences in search of another dose of the Iron Man franchise. If it's not a sharper Iron, neither is it a duller one.
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Language/Profanity: Lord's name taken in vain; the "f" word is uttered but bleeped out; some obscenities; sexual banter and euphemisms.
Smoking/Drinking/Drugs: Vanko drinks; a champagne toast; a woman prepares a drink for Stark and asks, "Is that dirty enough for you?"; a character is injected with lithium dioxide; a man is said to have spent 20 years in a vodka-fueled rage; guns are referred to using the names of popular cigars; Stark drinks during a party and urinates in his Iron Man suit.
Sex/Nudity: Women in revealing outfits dance on a stage; Stark stares at a woman's cleavage; a joke about prostitution and masturbation; a joke that Stark rarely appears in videos with his clothes on; Ivan sits in his underwear; an expressed hope that a character will "get laid"; a woman removes her top, exposing a bra; kissing.
Violence/Crime: Stark inserts a device into his chest; high-speed car crashes and destruction; Stark's arm catches fire; Vanko beats a fellow prison inmate and snaps a guard's neck; Vanko detonates explosives; fights between Iron Man and friends/foes; a man hangs by his neck.
Religion: A character says, "If you can make God bleed, people will cease to believe in him."


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McGuan, our neighborhood wurstmacher at the San Diego restaurant The Linkery, emailed not long ago to say that he had collected a container full of peach pits for me. Unfurl that brow—this is hardly on par with saving last week's Penny Saver or a clutch of candy bar wrappers. This was an actual favor, something that would have taken me a whole season of snarfing down cobblers, pies, crumbles, grunts, slumps, betties, smoothies, ice cream, and sangria. On a restaurant scale, however, such a collection of peach pits doesn't take nearly as long. And, as they were destined for my house, they were wed with alcohol once they got here. Naturally.
Peach pits, also called stones and bunkers, have more value than might seem obvious at first blush. In a variety of forms—charred, split, still adhering to fruit flesh, fresh, dried, etc—they have long been added to moonshine, brandy, whiskey, and other distillates for the amber color and peachy-almond flavor they can impart.
Even more appealing are the kernels once those pits are cracked open. Peach kernels (noyaux in French) taste and even look a bit like small almonds. The smell strongly suggests both almond extract and fresh marzipan. That almond taste is readily surrendered to alcoholic solvents for a cordial with a decidedly old-fashioned taste of almonds and vanilla. Recipes for noyau, ratafia aux noyau, and crème de noyaux abound in older American household account books, recipe books, and homemade beverage collections where they almost always go by the French name. One still finds them in contemporary French cookbooks.
So, let's make a batch!
Oh. Wait. Forgot something. Peach kernels, along with those of apricots, plums, cherries, and other members of the extensive family Rosacea, contain cyanogenic glycosides. Big whoop, you say, I need a drink, Pops, not a chemistry lesson. I hear you. Lord knows I'm not an environmental chemist, but those who know about such things say that on ingestion, these glycosides break down into prussic acid, also known as hydrogen cyanide (HCN), a substance listed under Schedule 3 of the Chemical Weapons Convention.
Right there, smack dab on your bar cart.
You might recognize hydrogen cyanide as the primary component of the German gas chamber extermination agent Zyklon B. So, no fooling, crème de noyaux carries an element of danger.
Now, do you want to make a batch? I do. In small doses, noyaux does not seem to have ill effect—New Orleans Creoles have reputations for many things, but regularly keeling over from cyanide poisoning with a cocktail glass in hand is not among them. As Erik Ellestad writes over at Underhill Lounge in regard to apricot kernels, "Please take anything I say here as simply conclusions and choices I have drawn for myself. Make your own choices and draw your own conclusions." I couldn't agree more.
From the 4th edition of Picayune's Creole Cook Book (1910), here's the original recipe and proportions for this old New Orleans classic:
Peach Kernel RatafiaA note on procedure: Peach pits are hard and cracking them takes some force. I use a hammer and rap the bunkers firmly on concrete outside until they split in half, then just pry out the kernels. Hammer the pits on a cutting board and you'll just deboss their images into the wood. I heard someone might have done that one time. If you like, put them in a towel before hitting to contain any flying bits, but controlled smacking should prevent peach shrapnel.
Ratafia aux Noyau de Peches ou d'Abricots
¼ pound each of peach or apricot kernels
4 pints of brandy
2 ½ pounds of sugar
2 pints of water
Pound the peach or apricot kernels – some also pound peach stones – steep them for one whole month in four pints of brandy in an earthen jar, and at the end of that time add a syrup made of two and a half pounds of sugar and 2 pints of water. Mix all well together, and then filter as directed above [sic: below], and bottle and seal, and keep in a cool, shady place.
Ratafia aux Noyau is one of the standing Creole drinks, that is most agreeable, the taste being of a delicate vanilla and almonds combined.
I cut the recipe in half (not for lack of brandy, but for the limited amount of kernels) and am macerating the crushed kernels and half their stones cracked and crushed into small bits in a brandy bottle. Come December, I'll add the syrup, let it mellow bit and see what we get. Here's hoping I don't take a big dirt nap...
Also from the same edition of Picayune's Creole Cook Book:
How to Filter Cordials and Ratafias.
The filtering is of the utmost importance. A good home-made filter may be improvised by fitting pieces of felt into a funnel, very closely. Some use flannel, but the felt is far better. Filtering paper is sold by all druggists. Put the funnel in the mouth of the bottle, fit in the paper, pour in the mixture and let it filter slowly. Again, others use the ordinary brown or white paper, but this allows the aroma to evaporate, and the taste of the paper clings to the cordial. If you wish the cordial to be very transparent, take very dry, clear, transparent isinglass, and cut it very, very thin. Then dissolve it with white wine until it is perfectly liquid. Put it into bottles and preserve for use. When needed, coat the inside of the strainer with this, using a light brush or sponge. It will form a glue around the funnel. Pour the cordial or liqueur through this, straining several times, again and again, until it becomes perfectly transparent. Strain it the last time into bottles, and seal very tight. You will then have a clear, limpid cordial or liqueur that will not have lost its aroma by evaporation.
This simple method may be understood by even a child, and homemade cordials are not only very delightful, but far less expensive than the imported ones. Always have the Cognac as old as possible.
Goes well with:
- Erik Ellestad's discussion of apricot kernels for his orgeat.
- Kenneth Barbalace's Chemical Database entry on hydrogen cyanide.
- Wikipedia's description of the Convention on the Prohibition of the Development, Production, Stockpiling and Use of Chemical Weapons and on their Destruction
- Isinglass, called for in the filtering procedure above, is made of fish bladders and is widely available in homebrew stores since it's sometimes used by home brewers as a clearing agent for beers and wine.


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BATON ROUGE — Neil Carpenter took a pay cut when he accepted a job as a Louisiana state accountant more than 12 years ago, but he figured he would make up for the loss with a retirement check that would guarantee long-term financial security for him and his family.
Now the 41-year-old finds his life plan teetering as Republican Gov. Bobby Jindal seeks to restructure the pension system for rank-and-file workers, potentially requiring higher employee contributions and delaying the retirement plans of employees like Carpenter.
"Do you really want to breach a contract with the employees who have committed a long part of their lives to the state of Louisiana?" Carpenter asked state lawmakers recently.
For years, state governments lured workers with the promise of lucrative pensions that provide nearly the pay that employees earned on the job. But after years of budget crunches, nearly every state has revamped public retirement benefits in an effort to shrink the long-term obligations that are billions of dollars short of what is needed to cover benefits.
The moves have triggered a legal and political battle over whether states are reneging on their promises to millions of public-sector workers.
The National Conference of State Legislatures reports that since 2009, 43 states have boosted the slice of money workers must pay toward their own retirement, changed the age when a retiree can get benefits or modified their pension plans in other ways.
"In most cases, the changes affect only people hired after the legislation was passed. In a few plans, the changes apply to non-vested members as well," said Ron Snell, a public employee pension expert with the National Conference of State Legislatures.
Governors as ideologically apart as the conservative Jindal and California Democrat Jerry Brown are facing intense opposition from labor groups, workers and even members of their own parties as they try to change pension rules. And some battles have shifted to the courts, because most states have some sort of legal protection for public pensions.
Florida lawmakers last year passed a law requiring state workers to start paying 3 percent of their salary toward their pensions. Unions representing state workers challenged the law and won in a lower court. The lawsuit awaits a state Supreme Court decision.
Arizona legislators also backed a 3-percentage-point increase in retirement contributions for public employees, but they're working on reversing that increase after it was successfully challenged in court.
A New Hampshire judge ruled that recent pension changes in that state illegally raised contribution rates for workers vested in the state retirement system.
Few states have moved to raise the retirement age or change existing service requirements for current workers, as Jindal proposed. But most are grappling with the issue in some way:
— In New York, lawmakers voted to require new public-sector employees to pay more toward their retirement and to wait longer to get benefits. Public employee unions had strongly opposed Democratic Gov. Andrew Cuomo's efforts to cut benefits for future workers.
— In Illinois, Democratic Gov. Pat Quinn proposed raising the retirement age for public employees, requiring them to pay more toward their pensions and making school districts and colleges share in the costs. He said employees should not be allowed to retire with full benefits until age 67. Unions rejected the proposal as irresponsible and unconstitutional.
— Washington lawmakers reduced benefits for future state workers who take early retirement. Those who retire before age 62 are already penalized with lower pension benefits. Now, workers hired in May 2013 will face a 50 percent reduction if they retire at age 55 — a move expected to save $1.3 billion over 25 years.
One of the biggest battles is being waged in Louisiana, where pension programs are more than $18 billion short of the funding they'll need to pay for promised benefits. The governor says the shortfall threatens funding for critical state services as well as the state's overall ability to provide pensions to workers.
"What we're doing today is not sustainable. Part of the reason we're in this hole is for too many years, politicians made promises without paying for those promises," Jindal said.
Jindal wants to raise the contribution rate for current state workers and public college employees from 8 percent to 11 percent of their pay. He also wants to push the retirement age from as early as 55 for current workers to as late as age 67, depending on how many years they've been in the system and their age. He's seeking to create a cheaper 401(k)-style of pension plan for new hires.
The proposals would affect the retirement plans of 50,000 current state employees, including workers at public colleges.
The ideas have faced resistance so far from lawmakers and constitutional questions about diminishing benefits already promised to employees. Opponents, including leaders of the state employee retirement system, call the proposals illegal, saying they break agreements made with employees when they were hired.
"People entered into state government with a state contract provided for specifically in the Constitution," said Roy Mongrue, general counsel for the Teachers' Retirement System of Louisiana and a former assistant attorney general.
Secretary of State Tom Schedler said the governor's retirement proposals threaten to drive off some of his most qualified election workers.
"I'd leave too, quite frankly, but it's a very scary position for me," said Schedler, a Republican.
Jindal is opposing attempts to make the bills apply only to future hires.
In California, Jerry Brown faces an even-larger unfunded liability for the state's two retirement systems — $150 billion.
Brown wants to increase the retirement age for future workers, require current and new local and state government employees to pay more, increase the years a new employee must work to qualify for retiree health benefits and place new workers into a hybrid plan that includes 401(k)-style accounts.
Republicans say Brown's plan doesn't go far enough but have generally embraced his proposal. "We believe it's a good start," said Senate Minority Leader Bob Huff, a Republican. "It's certainly rare that you see us agreeing with the Democrat governor."
But Democratic lawmakers who control the Legislature in California have not acted on the ideas in the more than six months since Brown offered them.
Concerns have been raised that existing case law makes it difficult to change contribution rates for current employees and retirees outside of collective bargaining. Union leaders have said the proposals cut too deeply into pension benefits, despite a nonpartisan legislative analysis that found California public workers receive some of the most generous pension benefits in the U.S.
Carroll Wills, a spokesman for the California Professional Firefighters, said the union supports some measures, like ending pension abuses, but feels public employees have been maligned in stories about public executives who game the system.
Wills said "the notion that pension funds are an unmitigated drain on tax dollars" is misleading.
Changes to state-backed retirement plans for public employees were rare before 2005, said Snell, of the National Conference of State Legislatures. But then the economic slump and the stock market downturn battered investments and funding levels of retirement systems.
The average funding ration for 126 statewide retirement plans had fallen to about 77 percent by 2010, according to the Center for Retirement Research at Boston College. To pay for benefits, more and more tax dollars will have to be shifted to pension payments, threatening to crowd out spending on health care, education and road repairs.
The underfunding isn't the workers' fault. Retirees are living longer, the systems assumed optimistic investment returns but faced losses instead and politicians raised benefits or added workers to systems over the decades without adding new money to cover the costs.
"We made a bunch of promises we couldn't keep. We're where we are because all of us like to make people feel good and promise them things like a 28-year retirement, which sounded great at the time, but we didn't pay for it," said South Carolina Rep. Gilda Cobb-Hunter, a Democrat who served on a panel that studied that state's retirement benefits.
But public employees, in many instances, don't have the Social Security safety net. They don't pay into that government system and so they can't get Social Security benefits when they get older. That's why they think it's unfair for states to shrink their pensions.
"The state made a commitment," Jerry Pecora, a 25-year Louisiana state employee, recently urged lawmakers. "Don't penalize and punish the people that are working hard to try to provide, to stay off all the welfare, to stay off all the social stuff."
For his part, Carpenter is trying to sort out what the changes may mean for his financial future. The Louisiana Workforce Commission accountant had planned to put his three children through college before retiring at around age 59 with full benefits, about three-fourths of his salary. Now he faces the possibility of having to wait until he turns 64 to reach that level of pension benefits.
"You're paying more to wait longer for less benefits," he said. "One thing is bad enough, but when you combine it with insurance going up, pay staying the same, I'm considering looking at going back to the private sector."
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|Source: Rio 2016
Design is the marriage of message and motif. It is the intersection of identity and icon. In crafting a logo or a slogan or a character, the end symbol is the summation of both the shape and the story.
That's why the images of the Olympic Games have reached such exalted status. The five rings are a beacon of continental unity. The posters and medals and mascots have linked arms through the years to provide an intriguing portrait of episodic design trends and nationalistic pride.
|Source: Rio 2016
Looking back at the summer and winter Games, we have offered reviews of:
The Olympic torch is an often-overlooked aspect of sports history. Many viewers might remember the televised cauldron lightings, but few can recall the specifics of each particular torch style. This is a shame, because the Rio 2016 cresset is a testament to careful design and deeply embedded meaning.
The Rio torch, as always, represents "peace, unity, and friendship." This particular beacon, however, features many other subtle elements to personify the flair and landscape of Brazil. For example, this torch is the first to extend and grow. From the official Olympics site:
"The innovative design, which is inspired by the warmth of the Brazilian people, features moveable segments that expand vertically to reveal the colours of Brazil when the Olympic flame is passed from one torchbearer to another. The triangular shape of the torch, meanwhile, alludes to the three Olympic Values of excellence, friendship and respect, while the floating effect of its different segments represents the efforts of the athletes."
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For a look back at past Olympic torches, this wiki outlines a complete list of manufacturers and designers. For a visual gallery, the Olympic site includes icons going back to the 1936 Berlin Games.
Personally, our historic favorites are the art deco Innsbruck 1976, the knifed Sydney 2000, and this year's evocative Rio 2016:
|Source: Olympic.org
Our least favorites are the spatulaed Montreal 1976, the cucumbered Albertville 1992, and the twizzlered Sochi 2014:
|Source: Olympic.org
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Buying 1 piston and 1 top end gasket, you'll receive a 10% discount on both parts.
Not combinable with other offers, outlet or promo codes. Motorcycle, Bikes and OEM parts are excluded from the offer.
No codes, discount applied directly when you add the products to your cart.
Vertex Piston
- Italian made, pistons for high-performance motorcycle racing applications.
- Vertex are the unique piston profiles and compression ratios that are offered in a, b, c and d sizes.
- This variation in sizing, a mere 0.
- Allows the piston to be perfectly sized to the cylinder for maximizing power and performance while reducing blow-by and oil consumption.
- You can specify in remarks, piston details.
The pistons of any internal combustion engine, two or four-stroke, are conical and oval, to control its expansion in its operation. To get to know your maximum measurement you have to measure at 10-12 mm. of the skirt, in the opposite part to the bolt.
When we see a mark on the head of the piston, for example, 80 mm. or we have a cylinder of 80 mm. this measure is corresponds to the cylinder, when meassuing the piston we will see that actually measurement is 79.95 mm., the tolerance between piston and cylinder would be 5 cents (0.05 mm.).
In the aluminum cylinders with hard chrome interior treatment, already in disuse, or NIKASIL the measure of 80 mm. It is usually fixed to 80 mm.
The pistons work with tolerances between 4 to 6 hundredths (0.04-0.06) for two-stroke engines and 3 to 4 hundredths for four-stroke engines (0.03-0.04). To fix a deformed cylinder, the interior of the cylinder shall be polished first and the measurement is adjusted with pistons that are over-measured for this purpose, marked with letters A-B-C-D (selection); the lowest measure being A, increasing 1 hundredth per letter; that is, selection B 0.01 mm. greater than A, C 0.02 mm. greater than A, etc.
New Cylinder Ø 80.00 mm. mounts a piston of Ø 79,97 A Factory Tolerance 0.03 mm.
Polished Cylinder Ø 80,01 mm. mounts a piston Ø 79,98 B Factory Tolerance 0,03 mm.
Polished Cylinder Ø 80,02 mm. mounts a piston Ø 79,99 C Factory Tolerance 0,03 mm.
Polished Cylinder Ø 80,03 mm. mounts a piston Ø 80,00 D Factory Tolerance 0,03 mm.
The important thing is to maintain the tolerance, which the manufacturer recommends, between cylinder and piston.


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ArchBook is an open-access, peer-reviewed collection of richly illustrated essays about specific design features in the history of the book. Our goal is to make the diverse history of the book -- especially the under-appreciated parts of that history -- available to students, researchers, and the public. ArchBook is designed to complement more definitive and encyclopedic resources like the Cambridge History of the Book in Britain with essays that target connections between the history and future of books and reading. A typical ArchBook entry will follow a specific textual feature through its development (or disappearance) across historical periods, with an eye to the continuities and discontinuities the feature might have with digital reading environments. Each entry offers a definition of a textual feature and rationale for its importance, an historical overview of that feature, and (optionally) one or more spotlight sections offering critical arguments about that feature's digital reinvention. ArchBook seeks to combine the public accessibility of Wikipedia, the scholarly standards and original research of a peer-reviewed history of the book, and the critical provocativeness of a project like Raymond Williams's Keywords.
Although ArchBook makes no claim to exhaustiveness, the project can serve as a reference resource for students and teachers of book history. However, unlike entries in a traditional reference resource, ArchBook articles are written specifically to provoke further thought, discussion, and practical experimentation among all readers with a stake in the future of books and reading. In the spirit of the blank pages for readers' notes that Raymond Williams includes at the end of Keywords, each ArchBook entry contains a post-publication discussion section with links to the project blog and related wikis, where readers are invited to continue the discussion. The visual examples of textual features provided in the essays are supplemented by a larger open-access image database. Researchers, students, and teachers are welcome to use these images provided they respect the usage and attribution policies of the source libraries (named in the image metadata).
ArchBook originated in the research of the Textual Studies team of the Implementing New Knowledge Environment (INKE) project. Its creation was supported in part by SSHRC (Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council of Canada) funds from INKE from 2009 to 2012 and by a SSHRC Standard Research Grant held by Alan Galey from 2009 to 2013. It is currently supported by the University of Saskatchewan Humanities and Fine Arts Digital Research Centre. It was previously supported by the University of Toronto's iSchool. See the Publications page for more information on the project's history and rationale.
Contact: Yin Liu (editor) at email@example.com.


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Parks & Facilities
- Community Center
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- Shady Rest Park
- Shady Rest DiscGolfPark
- Tennis Courts
- Trails End Park and Volcom Brothers Skate Park
- Whitmore Recreation Area
The Mammoth Lakes Parks and Recreation Department manages and maintains the Mammoth Ice Rink, Whitmore Track & Sports Field, Community Center Tennis Courts, Mammoth Creek Park, Shady Rest Park, the Volcom Brothers Skate Park and the Whitmore Recreation Area, including the Whitmore Pool. Town Administration oversees the Council Chambers / Suite Z, located in the Minaret Village Shopping Center.
Many of the facilities are available for short-term rental. Please contact the office for additional information or submit an online reservation request today!
Please note: Facility reservation fees will be refunded if the reservation is canceled within 14-days prior to the use date, subject to a non-refundable administrative fee of 10 percent.
Mammoth Ice Rink
The Mammoth Ice Rink is a professionally maintained and refrigerated outdoor facility located adjacent to the MammothLakes Library. The facility offers public skating sessions, skate improvement programs, expanded adult and youth hockey programs, Friday Night 1st TimerSkate Assist, and new this year, curling! The ice rink is typically open from late November to early March weather permitting. Amenities include skate sharpening, skate rentals and snack and beverage services. The Mammoth Ice Rink is a drug, tobacco, and alcohol-free facility. The facility is open seven days a week, typically from 12:00 pm to 10:00 pm. Days and hours of operation are updated and published daily on the website. We look forward to welcoming you to the Mammoth Ice Rink this winter!
Whitmore Track & Sports Field
The Whitmore Track and Sports Field is located 6 minutes (6 miles) south of Mammoth Lakes, just off US HWY 395 on the Benton Crossing Road, and adjacent to the Whitmore Pool. The facility typically operates from April 1 – November 1 each year (weather permitting) between sunrise and sunset. The Whitmore Track and Sports Field is an all-weather, 9-lane polyurethane running track, with a full-size synthetic turf infield striped for soccer or football, and includes terrace seating, restrooms and ample parking.
Any organized, structured athletic activity requires the completion, submittal and approval of a Facility Use Application Form that includes approved liability insurance, and payment of all applicable fees. All reservations must be submitted in writing to the Recreation Department, 437 Old Mammoth Road, Suite R, (P.O. Box 1609), Mammoth Lakes, CA 93546. For more information, please call (760) 965-3690.
Shady Rest Park
Shady Rest Park is located at the end of Sawmill Cutoff Road, approximately ½ mile from Main Street and is open until November 1 (weather permitting). The park offers playground equipment, a sheltered picnic area, restrooms, picnic tables, sand volleyball courts, softball fields, soccer fields, a concession stand, a parking area and a small "street scene" skate-park designed for all ability levels. Picnic facilities may be reserved by calling the office.
Winter Grooming Program
The Shady Rest Winter Grooming program is well underway thanks to the great snow this year. The groomed winter trails in Shady Rest are located right at the entrance to Town and are accessed from the Welcome Center and Ranger Station. This looped experience is shared with a variety of users, including snowshoers and dog walkers, so please be mindful of others and share the trails. Weather permitting, the trails are groomed 5 days a week and are free and open to the public. Learn more about this program by clicking here.
Mammoth Creek Park
Mammoth Creek Park is located on Old Mammoth Road, and is open (weather permitting) from spring through fall. The park offers a play area designed for toddlers and school-age children, restrooms, parking, picnic tables, and access to Mammoth Creek.
Trails End Park - Volcom Brothers Skate Park
Trails End Park is located on Meridian Boulevard approximately ¼ mile south of Main Street and is open until November 1 (weather permitting). The 40,000 square-foot Volcom Brothers Skateboard Park is open sunrise to sunset, offers ample parking and seasonal restrooms. Please respect park closures and rules.
The Town requires all users to wear helmets and pads and no person shall use the skating surface other than for proper use of a skateboard or in-line skates. Use of a bicycle on the skating surface is strictly prohibited.
Mammoth Lakes Ordinance 12.20.500
Whitmore Ball Fields
The Whitmore Recreation Area is located 10 miles south of Mammoth, just off US Hwy 395 on the Benton Crossing Road. Facilities include a regulation baseball diamond, two softball fields (one lighted), and restrooms. Whitmore is open until November 1 (weather permitting).
Whitmore Pool
The Whitmore Pool is located opposite the ball fields on Benton Crossing Road. This outdoor aquatic facility has stunning views of the "Eastside," including the Glass, the White, and the Sierra Nevada mountain ranges.
Check out the stunning views on a short YouTube video!
The facility includes a six-lane 25-meter pool, children's wading pool, restrooms, hot showers, lawn area, shade structure and vending machines. The pool is open from approximately mid-May through early September and the facilities are available for private use by reservation. Red Cross-certified personnel staff the pool. Please call the pool during summer operations at (760) 965-3692.
Community Center and Park
Open in summer and fall, the Community Center includes a park, six tennis courts, play and picnic areas, and an inside meeting room, including kitchen, tables, chairs and restrooms. The Community Center is located at the corner of Forest Trail and Minaret Road. The facility is available for year-round rental - rental rates available at the Recreation Office.
Community Center Tennis Courts
The Parks and Recreation Department maintains six tennis Community Tennis Courts at the Park. Courts are open from mid-May thru November 1 (weather permitting), for dawn to dusk drop-in play. Please call the Parks and Recreation office at (760) 965-3690 to reserve the courts for groups or tournaments. The Mammoth Lakes Tennis Club (MLTC) offers social tennis activities for locals and visitors at the site, including the annual Summer Solstice Doubles tournament in June and the Labor Day Doubles tournament in September. Please call (760) 934-0150 for more information.


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Singapore said on Sunday it spent S$16.3 million ($12 million) on hosting the summit between U.S. President Donald Trump and North Korean leader Kim Jong Un, less than earlier reports that had angered some locals.
Most of the money went on security, the foreign ministry said, without giving a detailed breakdown.
Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong had earlier estimated the event cost Singapore S$20 million. Foreign minister Vivian Balakrishnan had said that included the cost of Kim's hotel room.
Those reports drew anger from some Singaporeans on social media - though one commentator said it was a small price to pay - the cost of a chicken-rice dish for each citizen - to contribute to regional peace.
Marketing experts said the publicity generated from hosting the summit could be worth more than 10 times the cost to the tiny Southeast Asian city-state.
Trump and Kim spent each spent three days in Singapore for the June 12 summit where the two pledged to work on ending North Korea's nuclear program and improve ties.
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The girl with no past, and no future, may be the only one who can save their lives.
Nisha was abandoned at the gates of the City of a Thousand Dolls when she was just a little girl. Now sixteen, she lives on the grounds of the isolated estate, where orphan girls apprentice as musicians, healers, courtesans, and, if the rumors are true, assassins. She makes her way as Matron's errand girl, her closest companions the mysterious cats that trail her shadow. Only when she begins a forbidden flirtation with the city's handsome young courier does she let herself imagine a life outside the walls. Until one by one, girls around her start to die.
Before she becomes the next victim, Nisha decides to uncover the secrets that surround the girls' deaths. But by getting involved, Nisha jeopardizes not only her own future in the City of a Thousand Dolls—but also her life.
About the Author
Miriam Forster wrote her first story at seven and has been playing with words ever since. She is obsessed with anthropology, British television, and stories of all kinds. Miriam lives in Idaho with her husband.
After the Empire has been devastated by a magical war that has killed those with magical powers and left their world in tatters, the Empire has institute a two child policy much like modern day China. Nisha is left at the gate of a city that takes in unwanted daughters and she remembers her father leaving her there. We follow Nisha through her daily life in the city and the intrigue that awaits her daily. That intrigue is suddenly increased when the day of Redeeming approaches and two girls are murdered. The day of Redeeming is the one day that the girls can free themselves from the school and essentially be purchased as wives or apprentices.
The story is told in painstaking detail, as we learn about the girls and the different houses or departments of the school. The girls don't cross over into the different schools except for those that have special permission like Nisha. As Nisha wonders about her family, she begins to get clues into her background as she tries to unravel the murder mystery. The story really takes off the last third of the book when it became really exciting as Nisha did start to put the clues together to solve the crime.
I did enjoy this story but it was slow going for me. I wish that the pace has been a bit quicker since the plot had a lot going for it. Nisha was a great character and now that all of the world building is complete, I think there is room for another installment which could lead to a bit more excitement. Parents: There are a few kisses, some alluded to violence but nothing those over 13 wouldn't know about.


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The Friends will be there for you once again this February. NBC confirmed the entire cast—Courteney Cox, Jennifer Aniston, Lisa Kudrow, Matthew Perry, Matt LeBlanc and David Schwimmer—will take part in a new special honoring legendary sitcom director James Burrows on Sunday, Feb. 21.
However, they may not reunite all at once. "Hoping that all six of them will be in the same room at the same time, but I'm not sure we can logistically pull that off," NBC's Robert Greenblatt told reporters at the 2016 TCA Winter Press Tour when asked if all six would be together for the special.
Sean Hayes of Will and Grace is producing the special and the Will and Grace cast will also be in attendance.
Burrows has directed episodes of Cheers, Will and Grace, Friends, Mike and Molly, Taxi, Frasier, NewsRadio and many more of your favorite comedies. The casts of many of those shows are also expected to participate in the special. Burrows recently helmed his 1,000th episode of TV. He previously reunited with Kudrow, playing himself, on her HBO comedy The Comeback. Aniston was also on hand to help celebrate Burrows in 2013
Friends fans better soak this up as its going to be the only reunion you get. The stars and the show's cocreator Marta Kaufman have been adamant about not reuniting for a scripted special. Kaufman told E! News in 2015 that fans "have to let it go. It'll never happen—not happening!" However, the cast is no stranger to reuniting at parties, for dinners and special occasions…like Aniston's wedding.
NBC's salute to Burrows will tape in Los Angeles later this January and air Sunday, Feb. 21 at 9 p.m.


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AS MUCH as I love reading (and writing and publishing) books and articles about design, I've never learned as much from a book as I've picked up over time while rubbing shoulders with colleagues who share my work space.
It's why, even though NYC office rents are ludicrously expensive, I opened a shared design studio space in gently trending NoMad, Manhattan in January of 2012. And why, just three short months ago, I leaped at the chance to help launch the Shopify Partners Studio Program—a coworking space and casual mentoring program for exceptionally talented freelance ecommerce designers and developers.
The first six participants included a web developer and social media consultant; a visual experience designer; a freelance web developer and blogger; two freelance designer/developers; and a copywriter/marketing consultant. Three of them sought feedback from me on exciting business and product ideas they'd come up with; two asked me for career guidance and business advice. All taught me more than I taught them, and inspired me to look at my own work and career with fresh eyes.
Most or all of these lovely and talented people will be moving on soon, as the next phase of Shopify Partner Studio begins. Which brings us to you.
Apply now to join the next round of Shopify Partner Studio! If selected for residency, you'll gain access to a suite of opportunities to kickstart your business, including:
- Free rent and high-speed Internet for three months in my studio on lower Madison Avenue.
- Mentorship from your humble narrator, Shopify executives, and "other industry icons." (I put the quotations around Shopify's phrase to not sound like a complete egomaniac.)
- Fast-tracked access to the Shopify Experts Marketplace, where Shopify sends its 243,000 merchants looking for help with store, theme, and app builds.
- A free Shopify store to build your portfolio website.
- A free ticket to Smashing Conference NYC.
So what are you waiting for? Join me and some of your smartest colleagues in an experience that just might help make your career. Apply now to the Shopify Partners Studio Program.


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Win Dinner with Our Cheap Eats Contest
Hummus sandwich at Shaloha ($5.74). Photo by Steve Czerniak.
Feeling pinched this tax season? Check out our list of super cheap eats: more than 20 finds, all under $6, from Moroccan chicken at Da Spot to a beef crepe pocket ($4.75) at Seasons Ice and Eatery.
But we also want to know where you go for a cheap, satisfying meal. Enter our Instagram contest by taking a pic of your under $6 dish, hashtag it #hncheapeats, and you could win a restaurant gift certificate. Last week's snap of a W&M burger won a $25 for Salt Kitchen and Tasting Bar. You've got two more chances to win—the best entries will be picked March 25 and April 1. So what are you eating?


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Wild's market research has revealed global flavor trends for key beverage markets.
The Brazilian beverage market offers a great deal of potential, according to current market data, and Wild's research has revealed a projected annual growth rate of 3-5% for the market in the region. This increase is forecast for newer segments such as energy drinks as well as for the classic soft drinks market, which is now the world's third largest.
Traditional favorites in the South American country include flavors and extracts of mint, the guarana plant, the acaí berry and maté. But such tastes are not only popular in Brazil: they are becoming more and more trendy in many regions around the world, according to Wild. As a result, the company is featuring soft drinks with natural citrus-mint flavors of peppermint and spearmint as well as juice. It also has a concept with citrus-ginger and citrus juice along with products featuring fresh and fruity natural guarana, maté and acaí extract. Usage for these ingredients include soft drinks, juices and energy drinks.
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In the countries of the Middle East and Africa, research has revealed that consumers enjoy beverages with a well-defined malt flavor, no matter whether the drink is pure or flavored. New developments blend malt and juice such as flavors that match the tart malt note. In addition, consumers prefer fruity sweet beverages. One Wild innovation which responds to this trend is "mouthfeel drinks," beverages which create a rich sensation in the mouth. A combination of fruit and creamy dessert flavors provides a unique taste sensation: popular fruit flavors are rounded off with a top note from the field of confectionery, such as orange-peach with ice cream flavor.


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NEW YORK – Veteran New York journalist and author Pete Hamill has been selected by the Boxing Writers Association of America as the winner of this year's A.J. Liebling Award. Bestowed since 1995 by the BWAA, the award honors the elegant New Yorker stylist, who chronicled the sport for decades and whose work was subsequently collected in the timeless boxing books The Sweet Science and A Neutral Corner. The Liebling Award will be presented at the BWAA's annual dinner in Las Vegas on May 6th.
"This is a high honor indeed," said Hamill of his selection. "Joe Liebling was one of the finest writers of his time, whether the subject was war, food, or The Press. But his boxing pieces were his masterworks. I'm deeply touched."
Considered the quintessential New York newspaperman, Hamill has been editor-in-chief of both the New York Daily News and the New York Post. A reporter and columnist for both of those papers, he has also written for the New York Times, Newsday, and the Village Voice. Currently the Distinguished Writer in Residence at New York University, Hamill has authored 18 books, which range from his novels (Forever; North River) and his critically acclaimed memoir A Drinking Life to a biography of the controversial Mexican artist Diego Rivera. Hamill, 75, has written the screenplays for a number of films. He lives in New York with his wife, the journalist Fukiko Aoki.
"When I was a kid growing up in Brooklyn, there were only two sports – baseball and boxing," said Hamill, who has remained close to boxing throughout his career. His first published story was a profile of future light-heavyweight champion Jose Torres, and as a young reporter he covered the first Liston-Patterson fight in Chicago in 1962. Hamill chronicled the twilight of Sugar Ray Robinson's career (he sat with Miles Davis for Robinson's 1965 valedictory against Joey Archer) and rise of the young Muhammad Ali for newspapers and magazines, and wrote a boxing-themed novel, Flesh and Blood, later made into a TV movie starring Tom Berenger, Suzanne Pleshette, and John Cassavetes, He was the best man at the wedding of Torres, his lifelong friend.
"I knew Jose even before I became a newspaperman," said Hamill. "He and Cus D'Amato were my instructors."
Pete Hamill also has a unique personal connection to the man for whom the award is named. He was the editor of The Library of America's two-volume collection of A.J. Liebling's work, one of which was The Sweet Science and Other Writings. Hamill's latest novel, Tabloid City, will be published on May 5th – a day before the 2011 Boxing Writers dinner.
Hamill was chosen by a select committee of veteran boxing writers (all of whom are former winners of the BWAA's Nat Fleischer Award for Excellence in Boxing Journalism), chaired by George Kimball and comprised of Pulitzer Prize-winner Dave Anderson, Bernard Fernandez, Richard Hoffer, John Schulian, and Ed Schuyler.
Kimball, the chairman of the Liebling Award Committee for each of the past three years, had previously notified BWAA President Jack Hirsch that he would be stepping down for health reasons once this year's selection process had been completed. Hirsch has appointed John Schulian to succeed Kimball as the Liebling Committee Chairman.


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Team Hot Wheels The Origin of Awesome! (2014)
Watch Team Hot Wheels: The Origin of Awesome! (2014) full movie.
Storyline: In the sloooooowest town in the world, four lucky kids are about to discover that life is better…in the fast lane! Meet Gage, Wyatt, Brandon and Rhett. Kids born to ride. Separately, they are seriously skilled racers, but together they become TEAM HOT WHEELS! When a mysterious black car roars into their town, it creates an incredible orange track wherever it goes, but it also creates insane transformations and rampaging monsters. Ride along on an awesome adventure as Team Hot Wheels discover their true inner racer, confront Mutant Machines, navigate chaotic track, learn to work together and race to save their town!
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Greek island of Karpathos hit by 4.8-magnitude quake
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An earthquake with a preliminary magnitude of 4.8 shook Greece's southeastern Aegean Sea islands Friday, officials said. No damage or injuries were reported.
The University of Athens' Geodynamic Institute said the undersea quake had an epicenter 39 kilometers (24 miles) northwest of Karpathos and occurred just after 6 p.m. local time (1600 GMT).
Karpathos lies between the popular resort islands of Rhodes and Crete in an earthquake-prone part of Greece, which is one of the world's most seismically active areas.
But while earthquakes are common in Greece, fatalities and major damage are rare.
Last month, a 6.8-magnitude earthquake hit neighboring Turkey, killing 41 people and injuring 1,600.


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Actor Michael Coleman has denied what he calls a "whisper campaign" of sexual harassment allegations that have been made against him, saying they have damaged his reputation and his career could be ruined.
Coleman, who co-founded an acting school in Vancouver and is known for his role as Happy the dwarf in the television series "Once Upon a Time," told a news conference Friday he has never kissed or inappropriately touched any acting student, staff member or fan.
He directly addressed four separate allegations, which he said date back to 2009, including one involving inappropriate comments that he says came from a fake Twitter account in his name.
The complainants have not been identified and none of the allegations have been proven.
Coleman called the complaints an anonymous attack on his reputation.
"What I'd like to speak to today is the importance of words matter. I have seen my name in headlines with words like sexual misconduct and sexual allegations. And if you ask anybody what they are, the answer would be, 'Well I'm not sure,' " Coleman said.
Coleman said the first allegation came out in October 2017 at a town hall meeting held by the Union of B.C. Performers, which did not immediately return a request for comment. He said the union invited people to discuss sexual harassment in the entertainment industry after allegations were made against producer Harvey Weinstein.
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After that, Coleman said SchoolCreative Institute of the Arts launched an investigation.
"When there were allegations involving my name, as per our own protocol, I took a mutually agreed upon leave of absence and we initiated our own internal investigation," he said in a later interview.
He said he voluntarily stepped aside from an active role in the school so it could take place. However, Coleman said he took issue with fact it was conducted by a staff member and not a third-party investigator.
The staff member reached out to the woman from the town hall and asked if there was anyone else she should speak to, Coleman said. That's how the three other complaints were lodged, he said.
Coleman said his career could be ruined by the allegations, which have sparked a rumour mill. His IMDb page says he has also appeared on "Stargate: Atlantis," "Smallville" and "Supernatural."
He said a shareholders' dispute that resulted in his departure from GO Studios and SchoolCreative escalated because of them. The owners decided they no longer wished to be in business together, he said.
He also said he voluntarily stepped aside from an active role in the school to allow an investigation into the allegations to take place, but it was never completed.
Scott Gamble, admissions director at SchoolCreative, said to its knowledge none of the allegations involved the school.
"Out of respect for the complainants and in the interests of protecting everyone's privacy, SchoolCreative has no further comment on this matter," he said in a statement. "We are focused on continuing to deliver first class education to our students in a safe and respectful environment."
He said 14 instructors who resigned returned to the school after Coleman left the company.
A group of about 10 protesters holding signs reading "We believe the women" were allowed to watch the news conference.
Lisa Ovies, who was among the protesters, said there is a support network for women making allegations.
"We have a whole bunch of people here listening. If anybody wants to come forward privately or publicly, you have a community behind you," added Ovies, who said she worked with Coleman for four years at a children's acting school.
She said watching the news conference was difficult.
"It's hard to express what you're going through, from tears to anger," Ovies said.


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Insurance Giant Allianz Launches Custom AR App with Layar
Allianz, a multinational insurance and investment services company and one of the world's largest businesses, is using Layar to bring augmented reality (AR) and interactive print to its customers.
This summer, with the help of Layar Partner Network member TAB Worldmedia, Allianz Suisse launched a new mobile application - KonnectAR - which allows its clients to access digital content, services and information related to the company's printed brochures and magazine advertisements. The app was built using the Layar SDK, one of our custom solutions that allows brands to embed Layar's AR technology directly into their own apps.
When a customer scans an Allianz product brochure or an Allianz advertisement in a magazine, the KonnectAR app provides animated product information, links to relevant websites or even a button to quickly call a service employee on their phone in their preferred language!
"The possibility to connect our online content with our offline commercial instruments and engagements is of crucial importance in an ever increasing connected world," said Patrick Eugster, Head of Corporate Development and Strategic Marketing at Allianz Suisse. "KonnectAR allows the customer an easy transfer across different media instruments and therefore improves the whole brand experience these customers face."
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The British men won gold in the team sprint, in a world record time. But it almost didn't happen. The Brits could have been eliminated in the first round, if not for a move just as underhanded as anything pulled by those badminton women kicked out of the Olympics.
In team sprint, three cyclists from each country ride in single file. After one lap, the leading cyclist peels off; after a second, another cyclist drops back, leaving the third cyclist to complete the race. In yesterday's qualifying, only the top two teams would progress to the gold medal match. And the British team didn't get off to a good start.
Philip Hindes was in the "man one" position, meaning he had to lead the first lap. But he skidded out of the gate, and was in danger of being passed by a teammate. That would have been a disqualification. So Hindes crashed. On purpose. Because, for some reason, that allowed the British team to restart the entire race.
"So I crashed, I did it on purpose just to get the restart, just to have the fastest ride. It was all planned really," said Hindes.
In track cycling the rules dictate that in the event of an early crash, teams can restart their race and the UCI, when contacted by AFP, said the result would stand.
The 19-year-old said that, with so much at stake in the London Olympic velodrome, he had talked over such scenarios with the British team.
"When that happens you can lose so much time… my only chance was to crash and get the restart," said Hindes, who admitted that neither Hoy nor Kenny had been fazed by his actions.
"I think they knew I'd done it on purpose," he said. "We were speaking yesterday,that if anything happens someone has to crash. So I did it."
British Cycling immediately denied the claim, saying that Hindes's comments were "lost in translation" (Hindes is German-born, but was speaking English to reporters). But it doesn't matter if it was deliberate or not, because a crash means a restart. The IOC ruled the Brits' gold medal will stand.
It's not cheating, but it's damn close. It's taking advantage of a poorly worded loophole, and you can bet if it were any team other than the Brits, there'd be a much larger stink today. But the problem lies not with Hindes—he singlehandedly saved his nation's medal hopes—but with the rules. And the French, who took silver, are calling for the Cycling Union to change the rules on crashes. Which sounds kind of obvious. A false start is a false start, and a crash is a crash. Why should a crash be a false start?
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